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ffiUMB XIII. CAMDttN, S. C.. FRIDAY, OOTuBKIl 17, ISM)). NO. 41. ?Settled at last. j3?V-7." . ? feperled That Mine Owners Want to Arrange Terms WILL KOW RECCGNIZB THE UNION ? jf ' * ?*' SJ; ? ee to Submit jji)l Utu?? to h Commission Appointed By the frtfttttiit. .^Whlugtcrt, Speclat.-vrhie Opera tors have Mrfced to ttib 4PJPoln^CDt frA^mmigBjQh by Uib'FrWldetit of the Lii|t$d 8tates to Whfaa snail be . referred all questlfoiifc itS ksue be tween thfe ccmpanlne and tftelr owh employs#, whether they belong to ?? union or not, and the decision tot 'tne ? cymmlsBlon shall, be accepted . 'by the operators. The commission la to eon* sist of an army or navy engineer of ? ? ller, an expert mining engineer, not connected with coal ullUlitg proper ties) one of the Judge* Of th? United Htatea Courts cf the eaflferil district of -Pelinsylvanla; a man of proml hchcc, eminent a* a scloiogist arid ft man who by actlvo participation iti mining and selling coal la familiar v.'lth the physical and commercial f features of the business. The opera j tors also make a part of their propo sition that the miners shall return to , vvofk a3 soon as thp euro mission Is c -\\ 'Ay ' cease all inference ? \w.V non union men. The commission Is to name n date when Itn findings ?l:all be effective and to govern con ditions of employment botweeh the companies atid their owft employed for - At-- l?ast three years-. The statement was read to tho President as ah Act of courtesy before being given to the ? preeg; * ? By authority of J. Plerpont Morgan, who with his partner, . Robert Ilacon, ? -and - Secretary Root, -were in confer ? enee-.wUh President Rooiov^.lt at the temporary White House Monday night for aji hour and a half, a statement was given out by Secretary Cortelyoc In which the presidents of the coal carrying railroads and mine operators propose a commission of five persona to adjust the differences and BCttle the coal strike in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The proposi tion Is believed by the administration to b? satisfactory to the miners, aa it covers the- proposition made by Presi dent Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers' Union, with additional con ditions which it is believed tho miners will accept. ~ The statement's ffs follows: "To the Public: "The managers cf the different coal properties comprising the anthracite coal fields, wish their position in the ^present strike to be understood fCiid therefore make the following state ment of facts: There are in the an' fhrnclte regions about ?5 operating 4 companies and firms, and -147,000 ^ trilnefa- and workmen (of which 30,003 are under age), ' comprising some 'twenty nationalities and dialects. Of these workmen possibly one-half be ^ 'long to the United Mine WorkerR' Union, of which Mr. John Mitchell Is president. That organization was or iginally Jformed In the bituminous region, and threo-fourths of its ttaarsaro, miners of bjtpmlnous "sna bituminous coal is sold In ..bTompetlttoiv with^- anthracite %jj?^the remaining vrOrHirtety in the -anthracite fields either belong to no m whatevfr, or ^belong to ]4ine Workers' Union. The present '"las declared by the Mine UtfrtXToloft-ou- the 10th -- day . of 1902. Since that time many workmen not belonging to or not will - lag to follow that organization were ti -forking in ami ahout the mines. From ~~1T,000 to 20,000 are now at' work. Many more have wished to work, but have been prevented by a course of ? 'violence and intimidation towards ? those working, and toward . their families, accompanied by' the destruc tlon of properties and the fear of death or bodily "harm to every man who wishes to exercise bio right to ' -"A'schedule is annexed hereto show ' Ing some of the things done to create this regis of terror, and evtffr instance ? stated can be verified ?by relerence to ' tho officers of the law, civil and mill tary In the anthracite coal region. This violence has continued and steadily increased, notwithstanding reucated avowals bv Mr. Mitchell, and rc is clear that he eltiier cannot, or will not prevent It, and that the lights, of the other workmen cannot be. protected under the supremacy of r" the Wine Workers' Union. inym Imlitva that the wages pale) in the coal regions are fair 'and full. The profits have been small several of the companies have ? become bankrupt and been reorganized several times. Several have never paid dividends, and the dividends of tho others have been a small return for tno camiat invested, it is not, however, the Durpos" of this statement to dls "r~'!n?? tho orvSV^n. The undersigned arc and Vver have been, unwilling to q??tim?? botw?.? thorn and SIS workmen lo any f?lr Whnnil tor cr9 Union, an u ^ amJ cQm_ and tlicy aro not wll J**"'* '?kc any arianwment which "iLXr ihey h,.onf ?. the Vjss ~ ttSS? JSS&tt'-ssVS -^T..onV& ?rtlt?Uon. h?r?<K rc~ M '.ga?afcs 32E&5SSEE3 I^^Umltted to the final ^eclirtiw tho court of Cotamon aL.^MOl.Ulc. ..?h'chU.^ toas-ggjaaggg earnest effort to reach a practical con elusion wfrllff will 'tffiflitt In an In crossed supply, and the presidents 01 tho companies deslio to make every effort to that end, which do<\s not in volve the abandonment of the IntercB. committed to their car? ami of the men who are working and seeking to work In their mines. This responsibility they must bear5 and meet as best they can They therefore re-state their posltUu. That they are not discriminating against tho United Mine Workers. l>v.t they insist that the Miners' Unlorr shall not dlscrimiiiatl' against or infuse to work with non-unlop nun; . that there shall be ho restrictions or deter toratlon in quantity or quality of worK, and that owing to the varying physi cal conditions of the anthracite mines, each colliery Is a problem by itself. We suggest that a commission be appointed by tho President of th$ United States (if he is willing to per -j form that public sirvlce), to , wbpn\( shall be r^erred all questions At IS8jj?: between thd respective pompaplos and' their own employes, whether they . be long to a union or not, and the decision of that comtnis&lon shall be accepted by us, The commission is to bo constitut ed as fallows; first: An officer iH the engineer Corps 6f fclthcjr inliiiarJr or navy serVic8 of the United States: Second; An expert mining fengiriebr: experienced iti the mining of coal, atid other minerals, and not Irt any way j conuected with coal mining propertied either anthracite or bituminous. j Third. One of the judges of the j United States courts of the eastern dis- j trict of Pennsylvania. Fourth. A man of prominence, emi nent as a sociologist. Fifth. A matl, who. by active plirtlo- j Ipation ih mining afid belling coal, is familiar with the physical and com- ; merclal features of the business. It being the understanding thAt im mediately upoii the constitution bf ftueti i commission in Order that idleness and non-production may ceaso Instantly, the miners will return to work and cease all Interference with and perse- j cution of any non-union m&n who are working- or shall hereafter work. The j finding of thi'B c-ommiftstoh shall tlx the j date when lh<i feamo shall be effective j and shali govern the conditions of em- ; ployment between the respective com- j panics and their ?wn employes for a j term of at least three yoarsi (Signed) George F. Haer. President j Philadelphia tk Reading Coal Com pany; E. 13; Thomas, Chairman Penn sylvanla Coal Company, Hillside Coal j and Iron Company; W? Hi TritesdulC., | President Delaware, LacUriwattna & j Western Railroad Company ; R. M. i Olyphant, .President Delaware & Hudson Company; .Alfred Walters, ? Presidrnt Lehigh Valley Coal Com- ' pany. I A liota appehded to the statement reads: "The schedule referred to in this statement was not brought from New York, as It had pot been completed;" While no official statement was madg ? at the White HOuBg after the Operators' nddreiS was made public by Secretary Cortelyou, the opinion was expressad that the^ agreement would settle the strike. erger. The Madison Spinning Mills, controlled by the Dallas Mill, wif. also continue to operate? la lepon | tlcntly. vi ' ? ' Mil's Bote? Merger. Huntavllte, Ala., Special. ? Seven Huntsvllle cotton mills hove ticuol the agreement to enter the Southern Textile Company, which bag beeh re cen^ly formed in the South. The Merrlmae Manufacturing Com pa :i . , which expects next year to spen 1 more than a million an.l a half dol lars on new mills here, an1 the Da'. las that ha3 spent $<300,000 ro cently^ in additions, have, it is said. K? -tm Sunday Coal Trains. Durham, N. C., Special. ?Major W. A. Guthrie left for the western part of tho State to consult Governor Aycocjc and bbta'n, i? possible, his .sanction for Surtday coal trains to bo run in North Carolina, lie is acting under instruc tions from the legal department of the Norfolk & Western read. The sole ob ject is said to be relief for communities and business iulerests now suffering on acocunt pf the coal famine. Demand Federal Interference. New York, Special. ? David Wilcox, vice president and counsel for the Del aware & Hudson Railroad, has sent to President Roosevelt a lettor demand ing that the Federal government pro ceed against tho miners' organization ia tho courtsL on the ground that it is a conspiracy to prevent interstate commerce. Mr. Wilcox, it is said on authority, represents all the con!. op erators in thia notion, and was select ed as their spokesman. *\? Insanity Cured by a Fail. In London a gentleman of high rank, whose name has not b<)en revealed, recently became insane on the subject of religion. He saw gods and god desses in all sorts of inanimate things and spent hours on his knees adoring ' them. Bminent physicians regarded his case as hopeless, and he waa placed in the charge of two attondants, who were instructed to take him to & luna tic asylum. -- Jeet aa tiay. were about to start, however, the unfortunate man jumped from a high window and fell with a crash on the pavement. He was ae 1 verely ^bruised. but In a' few weeks nui. only .were hie wounds healed, bub hi a, rsHg4ous mania also entirely dis appeared. The physicians say that his reason waa isatocod to him by tho violent ahock* and ttjey assert that such an occurrence (a unprecedented1 in tho aiwh of medicine. RaHwaya In Mexico. 7out Tatars? Hnea now t? ?ee MesM With u? UnHH list) the** waa ASK 8ETTE# TERMS. M , , . . , ? Miners May IfaVe Scmethiiif to Say About Terms. MAY ASK FOR SOME COvCtSSIONS. A Thorough Cahvass of the Situation Indicates That Pi opO.sitioN of the Operators May Not Be Accepted. Wllkesbairre, Pal., Special.-? From n thorough canvass of the situation as It exists there Is every Indication for be lieving that tho now arbitration plan proposed b^ tiie prertiflc n t of the coal companies for fcftdiftg th<h rtiiliei ?' strike will not bo accepted |ti ita pres ent form. i?> There Is a division of opinion among the strikers, but there is no doubt that a majority feel that the offer to have thfe President bf Ui?* Ufilted rttales no lec't oil arbitration Commission aiona tho lines suggested b^ tho operators in ~n7>r Tatr nitfTTTiin n ?iinnTiiyTi-nrm^? ww. President in making up the board. The miners, it iB safe to say. will abide by the advice of their national president, in whore judgment they have the ut moat-conQdenoe. President Mitchell de clines lo ft ay how he personally looks upon t iite ilr&i-'jsitiOH but he gave to the press tiit: followiiigf stateiuefit: "I fuliy appreciate with what uux iety tho people bf our country art? awaiting tlib end of the coal strike. Thd operators htiVe riot addressed (he miri ors' union or its officers iti making their public statement. It is. therefore, impossible for me to stato the attltu^p of the minora at tills time. 1 am now, as I- haVfc iilvVttys been. ttHPply solici tous of the interests of the puiilib and the welfare of tho mine workers who have been on strike for the past live months; A formal statement pointing out our position and intentions will be issued just as soon as we are in pos session of the full meaning of the prop osition of ti?f? bpbratbrs;" This statement was made by him at 8 o'clock, after a silence lasting all day. lie had no intention of making a state ment. but marir correspondents repre senting newspapers all over the United Stales were aft^r him. After giving it he was asked many question regarding tho attitude of the men and the proba bility fl# the aeeeptattce or rejection of the new offer, but he had no reply to nia*e to any of these questions. Ho '/fenied that he had any knowledge of what the new offer tif the Operators ,\vas utttll It became puMtt? property. in n rl nler* 1? ??-? %????. t*. Vand also denied that ho was jn tele phonic communication with President Roosevelt. His attention was called to the fact that most of the information from Washington indicated that the proposition would be accepted and that tho strike was near ah end. but he stoutly maintained that neither his, of ficers, nor the "rank 'ft lid file of-the mert had done anything to cause such an Impression to go out. The district presidents also maintaln ellence as to their personal opinion on tho proposition, excepting President Fahey, who, after he had arrived frc/.n Boston^gave an inkling as to how he viewed thg turn ol Btfairs. -iTr -repiy to inquiry, he said: "The (strike cannot be settled without the consent of the men. We are not dealing in gold bricks of any kind and you can make any de duction from that you can." It is exported that the sentiment of all the strikers will be more and, more in favor of accepting the terms OCer od by the operators. When Mr. Mltcfc-N ell was asked if he and the district of ficers had power to end the strike, he said that it is a rule of the organiza tion that no settlement can bo made by the officers of the union without tho consent of a delegate convention. It Iw practically certain that Mr. Mitchell's advlco will be followed in the confer ence. While he has not said a word as to what he will do, it Is freely predicted by those who understand tho situation that ho will advise the acceptance of the proposition/ T~ -7" Jackson's. Home Place Bought. l/oxlngton, Va., Special. ? The Vir ginia grand ilivlston of the Daughters of the Confederacy decided to pur chase the home place of Cloneral Stonewall Jackson hero, for use as n Memorial Hospital, and to appeal to the society asta whole for aid in tho undertaking. \ Found In Desk of Dead Policeman New York, Special. ? A fortune of over $106,000 was found In the desk of Pollco Captain J. J. Donahue at hia place in the station house, where he dropped dead last week. The sum of $35,000 in cash, watt found in a smullf iron box In a drawer and diamond jewelry valued at $11,000. including h solitaire ring worth $1,500, was found In another drawer. The rest of the property, including $15,000 In United States Steel stock. $1,000 in gold mining stock, $15,000 in Metropolitan Ball*i*v stock and five life Insurance policies of S2.000 each. Hj? discovery of tho treasure was a complete sur prise. tby captain, hivlas bfjen worth abput $?*.OCO in ot^er property. Islington, Ky.. Special.--Tfco South ern Synod of the Presbyterian church of Kontveiy to ti Iwlon horn. W?4* nesdny for the ftrit tin* ateeo the avn w*r th^ Morthvrs ??d BonthnHV 8 mods of U? SUi* hold A JBtot ** OUR WONDERFUL CROPS Production of the I arms This Yea/ lireaks All Records. v Tho country's grain y ioTtl this ytdt >\i!l nnt.only break all previous re cords, but {( :fUfMy bid# fair to estab llsh a figure that it will h-* <HfmnJt, for any future year to equal. The vanoifs crops have now reached a stage where they are practically safe from th? vagarlt h of the weither, and where tho reports of acreage and conditions may be accepted as accurately Indi cating th? actual harvest. The f.rirrt crop will, of course, sur pass all Others iH its and value. The most conservative esti mate places the yield at 2,495.0Sl,000 bushels, or practically 1,000,000.000 bushels lArger than last year. The fji'Bt year in tfhU'b,. th?V corn crop reached a total of i,Ooo,ufTe.f?oo IjusholR was IS70. In only si*, of the 32 ycslr.l 1 since than has the actual corn har vest been In excesB of 2,000,000.000 b li fin el I. tlie inesent corn crop will surpas# all of these record-breakings years by s^nethiog like ti ({lidrtPi' ol a billion bushels. ..... So much attention has been given to the enormous corn crop tht**- the rcr*?nt yield of other cereals has been largely overlooked. Only one crop will show a yield smaller than that of last y cftr. Tht? fcheflt erop i? estimated at -- 1 ? ??? > ? Hi. * TfTV t *? - ? ? 4CO.OOO byshela FWrffcste.d last year. The wheat crop of f.9oL, fitiyl't'pft, was a record-breaker, The crop this year is largely in excess of the average yield. ThO climate of 610.611.000 bushels compares with 522, 230.000 bushels In 1000, 547.304.000 bushels Iti U99, 530,149,000 bushelH In 1896. The indications are that the other ImpOrtitftj cereal erops-r^jats, rye. bar ley and UiiekwheiU--- W'? 'all he In ex cess of last yearns figiirejt .ThO estl mated ylMd of oatjj is 056.277,000 bush els, as compared with 736.809.000 bushels in 1901; the Estimated yield of rye is 31,840,000 bushels, as against 30.345.000 biiehets ifl 1901; tn barley the estimate is 1 20.720. (loo bushels, as again?! 109.933.000 bushels la.>t yar; while in buckwheat It Is 15.376,000' bushels, na against 15,125,000 bushels in 19(1 1: . When tii? figures for. ftli Six c( th<so crops are added together n niosl !rri prcsslve total Is shown. The total es timated y.leld for the six is no les3 than 4, j 4.1,911,000 bushels. The high ! <?st totdi evsr shown bfefort? was 3,- j 572,010.000 bushels. * It li)f difficult to overestimate, as a . prominent financier stated a few day's ! ago, what ttw*?p oliormou* crops mos(n as afTectlng the prosperity 6f thia country. They are the most solid of the foundations beneath the super structure of prosperity that the Uni ted States Is no\V, tfttjoylng# 15very r'bahncl of tradb Will receive its share if (he enormous increase In purchas ing power that has been added to this' country through thejo immense crop*. / Government C op Report. " Washington, Special. ? Titti monthly reportoof the statistician at tho De partment of Agriculture shows the av arage cohdition of cork on October 1 to have been 79.6 as compared with :?2.1 a year ago. T'.ie preliminary (esti mate of the average yield of wheat is 14.4 bushels. The preliminary estl- I mate of the average ^leld of corn per acre is 34.5 bushels as compaved with 25.1 bushejs a year ago. The prelltnf-J ii?lry C&tlfriatb per acre of rye is 17.0 bushels AS Compared Wlih 15.B a year ago. The average conditio** of buckwhcai is SB compared with 80.7 list year. The Improvement amounts to 4 points in Kentucky, 5 4n Virginia. In tobacc as compaied with their respective i year average North Carolina is 7 an Virglna 9, and Ohio 2 points above, Tennesse 3 points below. The average condition of potato aa on October 1 was 81.5, against 54 a year ago. Ab to the condition of sweet potatoes. Tentiossee reports 1 point and South Carolina and Vir ginia 5 points above their respective 10-yenr - averages. -While Georgia re ports' 3 "points, Texas 4. New Jersey 6, Florida t. Louisiana 11. Mississippi 13 and Alabama 19 points below such nverage. -, All of tho Important sugar cane pro ducing States except Texas, report conditions below their respoctlve 10 year averages. This reduction amounts to 2 points in Georgia. 5 in South Car olina. 17 in Florida, 15 in Mississippi, end 15 in Alabama, wlillo Texas Is 2 points above such average. As to the condition of rice. Texas reports 11 points above and South Carolina. North Carolina 0 point sand Louisiana t points below their respective ave. a*:cs for the last 10 years, while th? condition in Georgia is the same a* such average. As to the condition of ripples North Carolina reports 8 points; 'Illinois 9. TTlarmirltt' 10r Pennsylvanla-ll. Maine 11. Ne'iv York 15. Iowa 10. and Michi gan 27 points aboyc and Ohio 2. In liana 3.- Virginia 9. Tennessee 11. Kcu tucky 19 and Kansas 21 points below the mean of their averages for tb? 'ast 7 years. Farmers' CongrtM Adjourns. Macon, Ga., Special. ? Tho* Farmera' National Congress held Its fourth and last session Friday. It was the most Important day of tho conference. A persistent al tempt was mri.de to hi -dwe the 'ongvfBtj to reconsider Its ac tion of t!)0l and endorse tjie ship sub Sidy blll.The delegates from the West re-enforced l?y those from the South, sustained/ the adverse report of the committee on resolution* and the resolution of endorsement was laid on the tAhle by an overwhelming mu Jority. Reciprocity, where it will en large markets for farm products, tvaa l approved. TALK WAS RED HOT. Governor Cdell Clves Coal Operators | a Well Peser*ad 8oa>l< NEW TORS I tECUIIVf: HITS HARD, j He Tells Hr. U<;er I hat I lie Owner* j of Ihe nines Have Nut Acted With ; ' j l:airnej;s to the Public. New ^tfrk; Hpf rial,? ?" What do you mean by politicians? ( want you and all the other operators ^o uridoMtond I that 1 am the uovernor of New York, representative of 7,000,000 of people, and I him hare 111 tills matter solely hi that ciip#<m* and to relievo if possible an intolerable fcltu? attou. And what is more, 1 intend tfc ago evor^ frt jwjm- at my command to do ft." Governor Odell fnarte thin ?tate fn*m to President Bact,- trl ftio Head ing Railroad, in the presence of United States Senators Piatt, ?f New Vor.i, aud Quay and Penrose, of P?nnsyl- j vania, It "Wlttr'tire" ctrnnmaTirm?mr- ? father heated Interview in the ofllw-jof Senatot Plait ami Ihe rtfiult of the first mUbiitt ff belweNi Ouveriior Odoll and President Ba?f. tfU. Ha #>r was not ; in the best of humor when. ff*c<hwpa- j ifiM by 10. H. Thomas, chairman of the board of directors of the Erie Hull- | road, ho entered Soikft^r Piatt's office, 1 The conference was begun b/ 1* mule- j ment made by Senator Penrose thtft 1 til* situation was becoming ?o serious ! fha't Soii/6 Solution must be found at ! ODcO. ffo isfu?ge?f?.,1 that operators ! stitfuld lrtrlliie to some coH<7efc#ioiM to ward St K?ttitmcnt. "if you nteaft by that," said PreSidfcrtt H.ier. "that we are to recognize the existence ?f n la- | bof union i 1 tol 1 you right now tbflt the operators win aonsldcl' no s.uh proposition." Governor Odell was on his iett i ?> an instant. Holding a half burnt cigar ! ti h!S. $jartd swd white with excitement, he said: "Are wo to understand thN( Jio kind of conciliatory proposition will recclvt' | fcOf>?lrtnrnt?on at the hands of the Op- j orators?" "I did not say Uirtt,'' ftnswared Mr. ! Baer, "but 1 do say, and I reltefth* It, ; that we will not accept political advice oJ- alld# the IjUerferenee of politicians in this, our alfalf." Then it was that GOfroffiOp .Odell made the statement attributed to hi'frt at tho beginning of thiB article. y Preside tit Nanr, evidently appreelat- 1 ir.g that hfe hart gone too Jar. bowed | to Governor Odell add sardi "Governor, I beg yapr p'ardofl. No ! personal affront was Intended and we *111 listen to any suggestion you may bafe id make; but again I repeat that must refuse td rQMgn tea the union as represented by MV, M iitthen/' "I believe," satd the -Governor, "that your position from a public view Is ab* Sblutely untenable, ? If coal operators, railroad meh and Mthfef business men can combine for mutual profit and protection, there Is no reason why la boring men shouh} not." '"What Is the proposition?" asked Mr, Baer, cbldlf?-^ "Just thiB,". said Governor Odell, "1 ota Sure that the labor Organisation, of Which Mr. Mitchell iebead, deSli'es him to be fair with the geneial public. If the operators will consent to give the men five cents d ton Increase, I will personally present It to the ifclSers and I believe they will accept It. It is a fair proposition. "Do.ea.JLhls mean, Governor Odell, that we are to recognize the miners' union?" Mr. Baer asked* "It certainly does," answered Oox ernor-Odell, (piickly, "and there is no reason why, you should not.", Mr, Baer on d Mr. Thomas rose to go, Mr. Thomas remarking that lh? matgp tef wduld be lllesented to the other op orators and that an early atlawtfi -would! be forthcoming. Mr. Baer said: "We are to moot a committee of the Manu facturers' Association on Tuesday and we may have an answer then.*' The conference broke up, Mr. Baor and Mr. Thomas withdrawing. Sena tors Piatt, Penrose and Quay talked over JL?o matter Tor a short time and then they, too, separated, the two Pennsylvar.lans announcing that they would go hack to llarrlsburg and dis cuss the situation with Governor Stone. Killed |}y lixploslou. Anderson, S. C., ?pdtial.~ As n re sult of the premature explosion of a dynamite charge at Pourtman Shoals, nine miles we*t of (fris plate. Friday morning. Jamoa White, of " JSJor'.i?!cli: Conn.. /orwrum of the quarry gang, was fhslanfly killed, and three negroes,, injured/ one fatally. White was an em ploye of a construction -company of Palmer. Mass. ^ ? . . ? Trust of Wholmle tirocers. St. Louis, Special.? The Inter-State Grocery, of Utr Louis will say that a /combine, to includo every wholesaler of groceries In the United States, is in thy course of formation, That paper gives*1 the following outlihftof the plan: "ft is proposed to take dver the business of the entire line of wholesale groaers iu the* United States. One great corpora tlonc,)|NU bo formed, which will buy outright tho buslnsss and. good will of all the Arms. A central ofllcw for the accommodation the oftlccrs of the ?orapany will bo aalntaloed. j>roK3&y ?a York. ? : ? '?. ? ?!.? N#w MUI ml ttttiiJivlir*.-* " Boston, Special? The Mer?l?*c Man ( Company was authorised by LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS. Mirny A\dtfem of (lenerBl Interest 111 Ahort I'rti agraphs. The Sunny South. The strike of strecf mr employes in Now Orleans I* getfled, and tlie men arc to return to work at a futll in Crease. Illrmlngliam, Ala. ? Special. ? J. B. Cobhs, who wan appointed receiver of the Conttnejjtal BocurfCjr Bedqttip* tion company when the affairs <Jf tlutt concord wwe first aired in court, harf been removed and Z. T. Hudulph named as receiver. Savannah, (Ja.. . Special.? Kxtensivo preparations lmv*? been made to 91V tertatu th? members of the National Farmers' co/r|ff??? coming to Savan nah from Macon. Under the moat favornhle conditions and promising to surpass all previous season*. Atlanta's third annual horse ahow was Opened Wednesday night. The Hhow will lasf through Thursday. ; Roanoke, Va., Special. ? Ac* notlco | was posted in the general shops of tho Norfolk &. Western Hallway hero Wednesday ftigned by General Man | agor and Vice President 1/. 10. John ! i.rro-c Of 2 an hour In the wages of the machlu , ists, uiUClinnlhts' helpers and all la borers. This Increase which affects l about 2,000 men was made voluntarily, i the men having made no request for an advance. Not long ago the wages of tlie trackmen of the Norfolk Wrsttjrto system were materially in creased. v At The National Capital. Postmaster tieneral Payne, in in Interview nt MHwflCfke*. snld that, tlx? furthcoming annual messago of Presi dent Hooswolt to Congress probably will rmmimeurl a> permanent tariff commission too appointed. Attorney General Kiiqk addressed tho member# of the. Pittsburg chamber of commerce nl tile Hotel 8chonly Wednesday night. There were 700 guests jii'efnnt. The subject of lllflf dress was "The Commerce" Clauso hi the Constitution of th<i Trusts." Washington, . Hpi^-Ial. -,--fi^ -Al^'baol Hci'bcTf, the new Jlrh^li ambassador, was predated to th* president today. Secretary Hay ai/fVert ut' the tem porary white hoafco u few minutes be fato the corutftony. The ambassador followed" goort afterward, riding in tho President's carriage. "H? wua accom panied by Colonel IMngham, superln lendftnt of public buildings and grourfda. and by four. attaches of the BrKlsh otnb&fSy*. At The North. v MftScagtti,.ln Now York, kept a ban quet in ni.i heflov waiting four hours before he appeared, Though a largo number of officers are engaged in the hunt, no trace hAO been found of the Nebraska train job bers. Senator Ilatj&a; who had a bilious attack, spent Sunday at home in* Cleve land. Near ttarre, Pa,, a fast train lan In to a freight Wreck and two men were killed aity on<v Injured. Los Angeles, ...Calif,, Special.-? Art* drew Creelman, a well 'kuowri. t6le graph and electrical engineer, is dead here of. heart falluro. Creelman came to Los Angeles from Chicago a few months ago and was employed by the Western Union Company. In Chicago bo held Important positions with the eamo company. From Across Tho Sea. o Judge ?William L. Penfleld, who Is In Paris, predicts that The Hague arbi tration court will decide tho Pious Fund case in favor of the 'United States. It is reported that Turkey -has secret' ly agreed to the passaso of Russian warships through the Dardanelles. Seiious blt.clion riots occurred at Saint Poelt?r., Austria. I.ord flosebcry delivered tho oration at the unveiling of a statue of Glad stone at Glasgow. S. de Ulowltz, Paris correspondent of the London Times, has had to quit work on account of falllda eveaJaht. A statistician ofnhe German rail roads h^s exploded tho superstition that Friday Is ; u unlucky day. He pre-v sen ted a table of accidents last year on Herman railroads, grouping them by days of .tho .week.. .The auxol;ix..?Wfia.. C.DUTfind they- were pretty tributcd throughout the week. Monday leads, with 1.074; Tuesday has 1,561; ?Wednccday 1,(#I; Thursday 1,547; Fri day 1,63S; Saturday 1,039 and Sunday 268. The German Reichstag re-assembled Wednesday. President Von Ballestreitt conveyed to the -Houqp the thanks or the French government for Germany's sympathy with the sufferer# from the Martinique volanlc disaster. The Crown Prime of->U4uu wus takr en for a drive from Washington to Fort Myer. when? thejroop* gave blm 1 an exhibition cf their skill In cavalry, tactics, l^ater, accompanied by Assis tant Secretary of State Pierce and his* entire sttfte. he boarded the &ytpb and visited Mount Vernqp. Last night he was g4ven a dinner by Prof. ~J>. H. <?or?, of Columbia University; " . > - KI?r IWwnrtl- - ~ re turned to IjootoB' from Scotland. / A big banquet le to be givta by Ger. mans In Berlia. In ho?yr of An>ba>?a dor Andrew p. Wljlte ^An ofccUU of_|jM? lt ? Loan Bank. In Prague, la ? stolen 11,000.000 from the bank. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Silk Culture and Manufacture. Tli* Serlrulture Manufacturing Co,, has applied for incorporation at At lanta, Oa., plating Us capital stock at $2,500,000, with Messrs. Lewis B. Ma Kid of New York and W? E. Sweet of Atlanta as incorporators. The company, will he organized to carry out the ex tensive plans that Mr. Magid has In progress for silk culture and manufac turing In tho South. Mr. Mugld has been mentioned several times In con nection with extensive plans of this character. nndJsoveral months ago pur chasod 2.G0O apves of land at TaaUnlah Falls, Ga., an^he. has planted about 2.G00 mulberry trees for feeding Bilk worms. At the'vfalls tho company will develop two water-powers to furnish power for transmission hy electricity. This power will operate tho machinery for unwinding tho silk cocoons. Mr. Mngld's plans include thfc establish ment of colonies of Italian and French fnrmers. who ?ro thoroughly versed Itt the olllc industry. > * Another Mill at Anderfcon, It Is announced tliat another large cotton factory will be built at Ander son, H. O. Tho company that will build nml operate it will be organized with capital stock of $000,000, but It is prob able the stockholders will not meet until January to elect officers and de termine dutails. An equipment of 25, 000 spindles and complement of looma (about 7?0 will be Installed, an<| a high grade of cotton goods will", lie manufacturer. R. S. Hill, president of Farmers and Merchants' Bank, Is the promoter of tho new enterprise, and ban announced positively that the plant will be established. Textile Nolo*; Manufacturers' Record, liionlmnl (Texas) Cotton ? % ?HH mmi which contracted for it? building textile machinery (B000) ejfingtu 160 looms) last month, will open Ootobcr 16 for furnishing and 1 fi>K the required steam-power Rids are to he submitted at prices on board at . Brenham. This plant la to include n erosa-COai^ Corliss engine of 250 horse-power, flywheel to admit of incr? horBC-pow?r later; also two power water-tube boilers to t as fuel and nrranged to he chi coal when desired, and fcedWfttJ or, with two WorthlnjjtPO' pumps, , Work progrestie* steMU Washington Milts at Fr the company expect#. td.jil spindles and 1100 lcoms'-Jtt^j early In 1008. ,Thl* extC prise was announced about * ; and the power development; Hon of 'building* have progress, The cottpfatfM* New river is expected to.def# 6300 hortw-power^but of thia energy WfUW mill biiildifl# fa four stoi 410 feet, constructed xrf stock la $2,225,000. ' - : The efforts ? ? ? tablish ft cotton inti have proven has been applied for.: known' a* Ringgold at $1,00,000, half oSH niahed by " er wllT brueed to- _ ory, W. H. Odell wfl* W; McClain, tt Batterfleld, ?? y.W Brown of MffiOtieello. cflitect, builder am A 1200,000 eompaa ?r^BTd orgmttt**-#* the purpose of bulidinf i production of flneY rens investors have sul and the remaining largely taken by New TOfk, W. K~nuc flw. - president of V J, ooo Cotton Mills, is at the bead i\\ Iwrtfil announced later. enterprise. All furtheydetat Victor" Cotton Mills of C?? will resume operations J after an idleness of. seven! making this decision the atcHSK also announce that tifc changing from a spinning to ft mill will remain open until ti? meeting in Jiahuary. was recently noted at conai ourh a cJianae. - Messrs. J. H. Parham, J. B. tt. B. Fothergill, J. A. Carte* and Wilson have incorpdrai Cotton Felt Co., with $10,000. . Weatherford (Texas) Cotton Uaa.dci'Ho7rro"UiumlJL a fctifttjag p and tb^^fie!*aAbifc&"-TOr- ctll IfOte tfuctlou of yarns. The company had ite cotton mill under eftqlf for some months, and the WOO. are now being Installed Oxford Knitttng Milia G a.. Is preparing to cnt -output- of -Itfl turing high-grade ribbed W^iKwaferpowwr hotter. i er engine. addlU chintiend finishing 4 iwtfaiiclCTtta^S^W market for, the equip Jame^W^ Fa., d?ir < ontero knitting Tniltat*" w*t stated laaf dreeae* ? lion Of cotton-: & C., and it is of " of Cneccht h?iw