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BIG LABOR STRIKE. ERIOs TROUBLE BREWING IN CO TON MILLS. sad Conditi no Exposed -Operators With , Good Work Can't Get Above Pittaoce of Wages-Strike Will Involve Whole Augusta District. [Special to Floreace Times.] Augusta, Feb. 21.-For some time there has been an undercurrent in libor circles here that gave the im pression of some serious movement on the part of the labor people. To day this supposition developed into a certainity in the shape of the pros peat for the most far reaching cotton mill strike that this section of the country has known. About two weeks ago at the meeting of the national executive council of the textile unions a proposition of the Augusta unions was brought up asking advice on a demand th be made on the Augusta mills -for an advance in salaries of ten per cent. dating from March 1st. The council reported favorably on the proposition and advised the local organations to make the demand. Last Friday night the executive council of the local unions held a meeting and made a request of the mills that they put on an increase of ten per cent and reduce the working day to ten hours. Today it was lea unofficially that the mills have signified their intention of turning the proposition down. It is very plainly apparent that the labor people have been expecting a movement of this kind from their adtions. A president of one of the carders and spinners unions which are making the fight, was seen this morning and said to your correpond e6t that they have gotten about every man working in their branch of the trade in Augusta into the union. He stated that if the request made was turned down the local body would refer it to the national organ ization and in the event of their be. * ing unsuccessful in carrying the re duction in hours and increase in sal. aries through a strike would be or dered. In explaining the strike out Iook he said: * "There certainly is every appear. ance of a strike now, and if itis or dered it will be abig one. The people are hot over the situation and say they want what they ask for. h my opinion the strike will be ordered about the first or iniddle of April and it will be one not to be ended iE * a few days. The unions are strong ly organized and have good back this city will advice and nc selves to be disease they of the way c using our d It is the grea constructor, Strength Ma Purifier that our pleasure friends and We guarantee the action of YInol and will refund its cost to any one not satisfied with the gesults obtained by its se. W F. PEIHAM ihe fight, according to this labor president, is being mado first and directly on the John P. King [nan ufactuting company, one of the largest cotton mills in the south. They claim that tha King mill eveu now pays fifteez per c nt le s than the other mills of the city. They say employes running six looms at the King mill can make but from $7 to $8 each settlement, which is every two weeks, while at the (ther mills they make from $10.80 to $11 on plain work and from $13 to $15 on drills in two weeks. The labor people claim that the cotton mills are organized into a Southern Cotton Manufacturers' as sociation and whatever one mill does the others will have to do and the demand being made on all for a ten per cent advance it is likely that they will all refused, which will mean that the carders and spinners will walk out, locking down all the mills in Augusta and quite likely in Gran iteville, Langley, Bath and Warren ville. From what can be gathered from various sources the present unsettled situation in the mill district is the outgrowth of some northern mill work. It appears that the northern mills have taken this method of crippling the southern mills to better their own trade; that they are large ly instrumental in bringing about the unsatisfied condition and have promised assistance to the opera tives in the event of a strike, which makes it appear that the northern mills are after making it a prolonged affair. A mill official stated this morning that the mills all over the south are running at a loss to themselves and are merely keeping their wheels in motion to fill future contracts which they have on hand. On account of the advance. in the price of spot cot ton and the fact that there has been no advance in the dry goods market any mill that is breaking clear on their present operations is an unu sually successful concern. The Au gusta mills are buying just enough spot cotton to keep their machines supplied without storing any at all It is further stated that the mills in Charlotte are running at such a loss they threaten to close down at any time. pThe day set for the final demand and the time at which the crisis will come in Augusta is,March 18. If by that day the mills have not granted the demand made upon them the labor people say there will be a walk out in the King mill to be followed immediately by all the other mills named revery one im only take our t permit them overtaken by can keep out f ill health by ~licious. test Tonic Re Flesh Creator, intainer, Blood it has ever been to offer to our. patrons. VIn leI not a patent medi. cine but a genuine scientific dis covry . Every ingredient of whkih is printed en 'the bottne. & SO . ruggists. Spooner and Tillman The Star Speakers. IN DERATIF ON PHILIPPINE TARIFF FRIDAY. Syooner Charges Mr. Bryan With Causing Ra ification of Parii Trtaty - Till ,man Alludes to "Carpet-Bag Vermin" in Manfl. Washington, Feb. 21.-For more than six hours today the senate had the Philippine tariff bill under dis caision. Mr. Bate, Democrat of Tennessee, delivered a carefully pre pared speech in opposition to the pending measure. He was followed by Mr. Spooner, Republican of Wis consin, in a brilliant defense of the Republican attitude toward the Philippine islands. He became in volved frequently in heated collo quies -aith members of the minority. He concluded with an appeal to con gress to stand by the policies of Mc Kinley'and Roosevelt. Mr. Tillman, Democrat of South Carolina, began a characteristic arraignment of the administration in the Philippine, but had not concluded when the senate a-ijourned until tomorrow. Mr. Bate asserted that the pay ment of $20,000,000 for the Philip pine islands was a commercial rather than a sentimental transaction, and was the first step toward a colonial policy antagonistic to the American form of government. He said he regarded the acquisi tion of the Philippine islands as hurtful to the American system, as destitute of benefit to the American people and as wrongful to the Phili pinos, the present was not the time to continue that discussion or to pro pose a remedy for the evils that had sprang from the ratification of the Paris treaty. Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, then addressed the senate in support of the pendig bill. The measure, he said, was entirely free from compli cations. It was simply a revenue bill. Whatever difficulties senators or others had in reconciling the diffi culties of the Supreme court's de cisions in the consular cases, he was satisfied that the proposed bill was constitutional, as the Foraker Puerto Rican bill was constitutional. Mr. Spooner referred to some re cent statements by Win. J. Bryan in his newspaper in support of the minority in the senate. He pointed out that these very gentlemen who now were criticising the government were instrumental in placing the problem before congress. He de clared that Mr. Bryan bad come to Washington and advocated the rati fication of the Paris treaty, and he ventured the opinion that if it had not been for Mr. Bryan's efforts the treaty would not have been ratified. A solution of the Philippine question as presented to congress and to the country now was demanided not by any political party, but by the peo ple of the country. He claimed the right of thbe majority to deal with thbe question -as it saw fit, as.by the pec pe it had been placed in responsi bility and was held to accountability by the American people. Mr. Spooner discussed at length the ratification of the treaty of Paris. In the conirae of his statement he was interrupted Ly Mr. Welliungton, who said: "1 would give 10 years of my life to recall the -vote I cast for that treaty. He declared t he prom sies made to him at that time "by the admiiistration" with reipect to the treaity we.re broken. Mr. Spoonier sharply arraignied the Democratic party for thbe encourage met wLich its n'teranice had given the rebelli"n ini tbe Philippines anid declared that the motive which actu ated the Democratic leaders was a "linid greed for political power, which madh eti forget for the unce the army at. the frout.." Mr. Spooner denonneed thne sub t.itte propositEin matde by the mi nority of t he senate committee on thbe Philippine as the most mischievous project 'that could be devised by the wit of man in the present status of affairs." It is," he exclaimed, "a bill to raise hell ini the Philippine archi pelago-a hill which has nio merit whtever in it." Mr. Tilbrx.au addressed the senate in opposition to the pending bill. He d0-clared that the expression of the mot iv.-s for enacting the bill were a subterfnge and a humburg and everybo'l knew it. He asserted that this government ini its t reatment of the Filipinos had returned to the policy of Great Britain which had been overthrown by our forefathers - L ~ 14 mE~ i.~ aaiA a damnable doctrine, yet we called ourselves liberty-loving Anpricans and declared our pride in our an cestry. He charged that the American authorities in the Philippines were "steering clear" of the provinces in the islands where war was real and pressing and were confining them telves to those places where oppor tunity was afforded to secure "pelf" and to rob the people. They were following, he declared, the same methods pursued in Sonth Carolina after the war between the States. ft was a carpetbag government, he in sisted. "The first thing," said he, "which the carpetbag vermin in the Philip pines would do (as they did in Cuba) would be to get their hands into the pockets of the people an ! steal all they could. I expect Gov. Taft has already caught some of the scoan drels but that would not be a good thing to ventilate in the United States just now." He said the Filipinos now were being "pacified off the face of the earth." Mr. Tillman had not concluded when the senate adjourned. S S Nobility Recommends Nervine. The above portrait is that of Countess Mogelstud, of Chica go, Ill., whose gratitude for the benefit received from the use of Dr. Miles' Nervine prompted her to make this statement: "It affords me great pleasure to add my testimony to the very excellent merits of Dr. Miles' Nervine. Although I am past 80 years of age I find it soothes the tired brain, quiets the irrn tated nerves and insures restful sleep. I never feel contented without a bottle of it in the house." 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Ex Run 6(0 202 h,v 12anrenR ..r 1 47 500 6 10 21.1 " Par ks A r 1 40 4 50 6S 2382 G4o'dville 112 3 51 ; s 2 :.9 .Kinard ! 05 3 40 7 17 2 46 ...Gary. 1 00 3 31 72d 2%I ..Jaapa !2:5 322 800 306i Newberry 12412 30. 3 2, 3 20 Prosperity !2 29 2 22 42 3 0 ...slghR.. 1220 202 8 55 :; 34 Lt Mountain l'2 16 1 56 9$ 3 45 ...Chapin... 12 03 1 39 9 24 3 51 Hilton 11 57 1 29 27. 3 55 W hite RLock 15 1 24 9 3 4 00 Ballen tine 11 49 1 15 9 52 4(09.. irmo.... 1 4 100 10 02 4 15 ..Leaphart.. 11 3 [2 4 10 30 4 '0 ArOolumibiaLv 11 20 12 30 4 15 LvCoiun.bla (A .c.L.)Ar I1 00 5 25 Sumter 9 49 8 30 Ar Charleston Lv 7 00 ForRates, Time Tables, or further iniformia] tion call on any Agent, or writMEoN WPresCiLdent Traffc EMagERN, eF. ivNGTON. H Tra.i EMDgR.N, s. t.GON Hen' Mr.& PaESsOAt.., Sol. A~. ~ien'1 Frt. & P.88 AgI. VTI1'rninaLnn~ II (1. - UN A WH EEtL h" ridranqlei an aLccident happens is a bottle of Me ULllceir IRunnTinf need not become a body. If they do ii MEXI MUSTANG will thoroughly, qii nently cure these a is no guess work ab iment is used a cur YOU DON'T KNOW MA Mustang Liniment. As a flesh h A Free Pictur Any veteran, who contemplates al April 22nd to 25th, will receive Robert E. Lee, and a copy of h framing), if he will send us his n~ and address of the Camp to which You bet rutetoa Cotton Belt operates it i change. These trains I evening, after the arriv YourMehsto to D fl. L.AIRt, Traveeg Pass f.W. La 3EAUUE, Geueral Pi TIlE GR E A OF TRAEDE.A Uniting the Prin4 Centers and Hea) Resorts of the Som NORTH, EAJ High-Class Vestibule Taia between New York and Cincinnati and Flosida: Asheville. New Yagh and Flowida, eith, and *avannah. ow via Savannah. auperio. Dining-Ca. Servic Enellent teu'vice and Le-e count aouth Cawolina Ini Expmosition. Winter Touwist Tickets to weduced wates. For detaated LenferatLon, uIter apply to nearest elek,taagent, 01 *. H. H ARD WICK, GeneraI Passeng.r Agent, vasa5ngton, D. C. a. W. IflNT, agDe. Paegr Agent, CharIe.ton, .1. 0. PUSNUAnys 10. UE RIDGE RAILRIJADI H. C. BEA'TIE, .Receiver. Effective .. ;, I89~7. .nietween Anderson and Walhalla. TBOUND'. W iCBTBOUleD. id. Mixed o. ZStations. NO. I 00 1'Oatu...... A nderson.......Lv 33pm 1040 am..........enver... ...Lv :3 56 pm r10Ma m........ A utun......... Lv 4Cpm 22 0am.......Pen detnn..... Lv 4 14pm 103 am..C erry's CrosSI.g .. 1.v4 23 pm 0.I7 am.. dan ' roRsinf. Lv 4 29 pim 49 am.).......Seeca....... Lv 447pm ?,5 arn ......WetJU ion.....Lv 5lpmi in 2am..... W ahala ........Lv 5I7 pm Lv P. M.Ar . R A Nl)KrOoN, seperintendenlt ;OII.ctinfs at Senpca 'with Qo R 1< No 11 '~ narunn w1tl Qn R A1lw, Noi 11 and '2 HEDULE IN EFFECT AFTER JUFE 2, 1901. Daily--ECxcept sunday. lv(enn Spriags.................... 9 00 a m Robuck.............. ................ 4.5 a m prSartanburg.........................10O00 am I . partanburg........................ 345 p '1 Roebuck................-... 4 05 p I ~ lenn Springs..............4 4 5 m H 8 SimDson. President ntly meets with disaster. A very mnt doctor to have with you when x1can Mustang Liniment. SSores fixture upon your is your fault, fo DAN LINIMENT ickly and perma fflictions. There out it; if this lin e will follow. tickly a burn or scald can be cured ou have treated it with Mexican mler it stands at the very top. e of Gen. Lee tending the Reunion at Dallas, handsome picture of General is farewell address (suitable for ime and address, and the name he belongs. own trains (tw eahdy from deoter Txa cetes ithoun" tio'ns and eeltsrvce ss.r d1tAUUt. . taas. ,W AY 'HIGHWAY AWD TR,DE L. sipal Cosm.nes-eal Lth and Pleasuse Lth with the .a# ' and W EST. as, Through Sleepiug-Casa NJew Orleans, via Atlanta. Points vwia Atlanta and via m' via Lynohberg, DaaVUIB Richond, Danville and on all Throug4h Trains. r Rates to Cheaveeten me e-State and West I*nd an all Resorts new en sale at sta,e, t.nme tab.le, ,aie., eta., A..a.. Gen. Paee. .Mne 3 . C. E Aas, 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE I1 TRtADE MARS DESIGNS COPYRIGH4TS &C. Anyone'asendting a setch an der tin ma quaya rn tha pno ree tea $dAttJehnalrcan. Ahandsomely illustrated weekii Largest cir era omont, L Bol bt.. Washidngton. MUPCOCAINEi'IWHISKT Pa1DM cured at IIm sae .. o re,.,sne, , .... ..n.a t. ca. O L5 Hnme I'roatment usc drum K. M. WOOLLEY. M. Din. AtI~t~. Os. Small crops, unsalable veg etables, result from want of Pot ash. Vegetables are especially fond of Potash. Write for our free pamphlets. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. VESTIULED TRAINS DouBL.E DAILY SERVICE "C8itgB City RAW1t6 Mortest line between all prineipal citieS North, East. South and West. Sehedule in effect Dec. 1, 1901, Central Time. Local At. Daily. Daily. lanta to ?rthbound 6 34 Clinton. vSavannah........1130 pm 155 pm Fairfax ............ 109 am 3 40 pn Denmark ........ 1 50am 127 pm Eastern Time. Colun bila,.... 410am 706pm Carden....... 507 am 800 pm Cberaw .... ..... 6 39 am 9 40 pm rHamlet ............ 705am 10 15 pm No. 52,, Lv Calhoun ralls 100 am 421 pm iS 25 ani Abbeville ......-. 1 33 am 451pm 12 57 pm Greenwood..... 166 am 5 19 pm 12! pm Clinton............ 2 45 am 6 08 pm 2 15 pm Carlisle............ 3 33 am 6 53 pm Chester............ 4 OJ am 72)pm oatawba Jet.... 4 35 am 7fi4pm &r Hamlet........---- 7 00 am 10 Ii pm [Hamlet ........ -- 7 25 am 10 4) pm & Raleigh............Il 15 am 130 am Petersburg ..... 2 26 pm 554 am jRichmond..:.... 3 05 pm 6 A5am Washingtoa..... 035 pm 10 10 am, Baltimrre .,.,,,.1 35 Pm 11 2> am Philadelphia.... 3549m 136pm New York......... 6 30 am 4 1 ! j Eastern Time. outhbound. Daily. Daily. 31 27 L Cheraw.......---.. 7 Il am 1 06 pm Can:den. ... 8 34 am 12 53 am Central Time. Columbia......... 6 40am 1 06am Denmark........ 9 52 am 2 17 Pm FaIrfax ..........-10 .30 am 2 57 am -Savn b......1205pm 440a= J.aeksonvil -,,. 3 0 pm 9 05 am Tampa........ WDam 510 pm Eastern Time. Local r Catawba....... 9 07 am 12 5- am Ci u to E bester...... 9 45 am 12 35 am Atta Carlisle...-.. IO1iam 2 00am Wo. Clinton ....... OG6am 257 am 246pp Green'wood..Il 2 pm 3 43 am 385pm Abb-,ville.... 12 21 pm 4 10 am 4 07 pm Calhoun Falls..12 50 pn 4 88 am 4 45 pm - A thens...... 21 pm 6i 13am 4 !9 pm A tanta ... 4 5 pm 8 -O-m W nnin uobia, Ne,wb, rry and Laurens RCaiw> y, .i No 52 l*-aving Columbia. Union sta ln t l'i0Oam daily, conn~cts at einton nh aS A L Railway. N o. 58i, 'afording thrOt and quickest route by several hours t ata ('hattanlooga, Nashville St. Louis, hicago and all points West.. lose co' n'ctionl at, Petersbur Richmond. WAsingtonl Portkwouth W1orft)ly, Columlbia avannah, Jacksonville andi Atlant$, with dvergi s ines agficent '.est ibule trains carryina rou~gbPulmanl sleepi.g cars netween aii iitpal pointS. 8. A L. Ratilway 1,000 mile books ar~e eood oer C., N and L. Railway; also to Washing r re riced rates, Pial1man resewations. c., apply to T~ . Savannah, Ga' i. . L. uc.G. P. A, Potmut.a (rlata asi Wcstcr Oar'oJ1 RW' C Auguta and A.shevilo Short Line scedaOJe in Ifeet Dec, 29, 1901, uve Aguta.......1005 a. m 3 Op n rrive Greenwood.1...2 i pm ....... Anderson ........ ......~ .5 Laure~ns.....1 4pm 5 35a m W ater loo i H 8.)... 1 12 p m ...... Greenville........242 p m 93 am Glenn Sprins....445 pm ........ Spartanburg... 3 30 pm 9 00a-m 5aluda......... .5 33 pm .....~. Hendersonvilie. . p m ....... AghbyWji,...... ....7 15 p m ........ 'ae'. AsheVillo,,.,,... .....' 0 p m . ..... Spartanburg..,,....4, . a gi 3 0 (.'ezn Bpri gs.......,.. . .-... ' Greenville......12 pm JjI- p m Laurens..........20p m swp rrive WaterloofiH. 8.... 2 33p m .,.,n, Greenwood....... 07 p m 74Upm Lave Anderson .........,..... . 7 25 , a i Anugus a........ 5 i . n 11 3 a m AH~ai ,,,,........... .. ... 6 3- pm Yeu..asee....,,...10 si:: 7 3>pm Beantort....,,...,.WL l. 8 3>pm Porti,lsI....... .. 10 & 9 8i45pm -avan nah.............. .. --.. Port Royas......... 1;).0 pm # a Beaurort ........ 1 4ipi 5 5 m Yemassee .........i115 pni tiU4mtT, .arix................ . .. .....-.. 1744 am Allendale............. ........1 4 atm rv-.e Augusta.................... .. 10 0" am oate co'i1iU-t.iou at G,reeu w<xd for all i on 8. A. I... aind , ant d . ltailway, and hI patannrg with Souttierp Railway. Vor any information rtelsLie 'Ao tlche1 4~s, sh. dules, address W. J. CRAIG, (.enf. ilaV.Aa, . ugusta, 4a T EMERSON, Traffe alnagAr TLANTIC COA8T LINE!I FAST LINE ewen Oharleston and Columbia Upper South Carolina and North srolina. TBAFFIC DEPARTMENT, WILrnNGTON, N C., Jan 1lth, 1942 CONDEN8ED) BCHED1TLE. OIG WEST: In Effect JAN. 15. ONor EsT No. No. 1904 No. No. *M. *LMP.M. fA M. 525 6.00 Lv...Charleston, 8. C...&r 9.35 113 7.5 7.51 Lv ..... Lanes.....A.Ar 7 40 9.45 l5 9 1.25 Lv.... nmter...... Ar 6.:3 8 20 l0 11.05 Ar...Co umbia..... v 4.40 8.56 . . i2.29 Ar...rPr sperity.. Lv 2 24... . - 12.4Ar.....N w berry.... v 2.:0... . - 1.25 Ar.......Cl nton.L.. v 1.25... . - 1.47 Ar......L urens .,,,..v 12.56 ... . . 3.25 Ar.....Gr e ville... v 11.10 ... AMN .3.30 Ar....8partanburg .. Lv .00 ,,,, A M. P. 1 .... . . 1.5 Lv...Su ter, 8. C . ...A r 5.4.5 .... . - .15 5Ar..... n.dem ...A r 4 15 .... P M. A M. .... ,.. .3 7 Ar.La..La caster... Ar .5.. .. ..0 A r.. ck HilL...AAr1.w00.. .. 4.8 Ar...Yo kvi.le... r 9.15 . .. 22> A r...Baaksburg.. Ar 15 . .. 600 Ar ..S8h lby.N C.. ..Ar 7. 5 ..... . 7.7.5 r... nt herfordton... Ar 6 05 .... .. 8.l0AAr... .Mlarion8 C... Lv 5-0 PM 4,M. .. .13 Ar winnsboro. S. C. Lv 10.18..... . 9.9 0 r..,Ch ar t,t . N . C...Lv 8.10 . ... P.M. A.M. Ar Lv ... .. a. .Hendersonvlle, N. C... so0... . 7.15 Ar . A s h e v le . . .Lv 8.00 . . . . *Daily. tTuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on 52 andI 61 Solid trains between Uharks rnand Grenville, 8 C. Nos. 58 and 59 carry Through Coach be en enCharlesten and Columbia. M . EMERSON, Gen. Passe r A t. J. . KNLY T. K.= o