The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 12, 1903, Image 6
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Winding Up of the Last Session of
Both Houses
NO UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THANKS
Messrs. Hoar and Lodge Hitch on
tha Philippine Question?Closing
Scenes.
Washington, Special.?The Fiftyseventh.
Congress expired at noon
Wednesday by limitation. In tnaqy respects
the closing scenes were similar
to those at the end cf every Congress.
Every (our years, however,
there is an inauguration which materially
changes the proceedings in the
Senate, but the expiration of a Congress
in the House is very much the
same each time. But there has not been
in many years such a demonstration
in the House as occurred, owing to the
fact that Speaker Henderson was retiring,
not only as presiding officer
from the House, but from the House
as a member. The bitter partisan feeling
that has sprung up in the House
of Representatives during the past
week reached a pitch which prevented
the Speaker from receiving the unanimous
approval of the House when the
usual resolution of thanks and courtesy
was offered. More than this, the
resolution had to come from the Republican
side, and while this has occurred
before, it is not the usual custom.
The usual resolution cf thanks to
President Pro Tempore Frye was unanimously
adopted in the Senate.
MASON TALKS A BILL TO DEATH.
Two years ago, when the Fifty-sixth
I Congress expired, it was remarkable
not only for the second inauguration
v of Win. McKinley, but also for the
fact that Senator Carter, of Montana,
talked the river and harbor bill to
death, which occupied the time of the
Senate up to within a few minutes of
the end. Senator Mason, whose term
expired at neon, talked an unimportant
bill to death, but in his valedictory
he lectured the Senate for its unlimited
debate which allows bills to be
K killed in that manner, and he also
made a final plea for the freedom of
the Filipinos.
ALL IMPORTANT MEASURES GET
THROUGH.
As all the important supply bills bad
passed before the two houses took a
recess this morning, no legislation was
necessary and none was attempted.
! '' tills which tad passed and reached
the stage of enrollment were all
I' ; , by President llc,csevclt, who,
v\:h members of his cabinet, occupied
t-<. President's room in the Senate
~ Thit! vicit nf thp
I UI IUC l/Uj/i A uiu ? >wt\ -? ?
Jri?.A.ueat to the capitol is one of the
features of a closing Congress.
? NO LET-UP OF THE FILIBUSTER.
Washington, Special.?The deeks
were Clear for the final adjournment
at noon when the House reconvened at
W o'clock Wednesday morning. The
Speaker, despite the strain of the last
few days, looked smiling and serene
as he faced the House, gavel in hand.
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader,
who has been conducting the filibuster,
was on his feet, smiling back at the
Speaker. The Democratic minority de?
tennined to make good their threat
made when Mr. Butler, of Missouri,
was unseated last Thursday and filibuster
to the end of the session.
Speaker Henderson soon yielded the
gavel to Mr. Cannon, the in-coming
Speaker. As the latter took the chair
the members broke into applause in
which the galleries joined. It was quite
as much a compliment to the retiring
Speaker as to Mr. Cannon. Amid intense
silence, Mr. Payne, the majority
leader, then arose and offered the following
resolution of thanks of the retiring
Speaker:
RESOLUTION OF THANKS OFFERED
BY PAYNE.
"Resolved, That the thanks of this
House are presented to the Hon. David
B. Henderson, Speaker of the House of
Representative? for the able, impartial
and dignified manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations and
performed the arduous and important
duties of the chair during the present
term of Congress."
As the reading was concluded Mr.
Cochran, Democrat, of Missouri, was
on his feet demanding recognition, but
the ehair ruled that Mr. Payne was emtitled
to the floor. The majority leader
faced the minority as he announced
that he considered it a high honor and
privilege to be permitted to offer this
resolution, pointing out that it was not
the first time that such a resolution
had come from the majority side. He
cited the lntances of Clay, Polk, Banks
and the late Speaker Reed. As he concluded,
with a glowing tribute tc
Speaker Henderson, the whole Republican
side broke into hearty applause.
But there was dead silence on the
Democratic side.
THE SPEAKER'S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
Mr. Cannon, still standing at the side
of the rostrum, then in a clear voice
read the resolutions adopted by the
House. Speaker Henderson was visibly
attested as he faced the packed
galleries and the members of the
House for his valedictory. For half a
minute he paused to control his emotions
before beginning. Then in a voice
that trembled at first but grew gradually
stronger as he proceeded until
Ms words rang out, he delivered what
was perhaps the most touchingly human
farewell address ever delivered
from the Speaker's chair.
* Toward the close he laid down the
gavel and reached out his arms to his
colleagues as he spoke of the love and
affection with which he ttould treasure
the friendship and memories of his
career in the House. When he concludv
* ed the cheers from the floor and galleries
echoed and re-echoed through
the hall.
; V In the Senate.
Washington, Special.?The Senate
was called to order at 10 o'clock Wednesday
for the last sitting of the Fifj
ty-eeventh Congress, but business did
not begin until some time later. The
delay was due to the absence of a
t . quorum and to the fact that Mr. Cockiell
Insisted upon the presence of the
necessary number before taking up
r the work of the uay.
1
| >! *. Allison. chairman of the c:m
isitlce cn appropriations, made I
statement regarding the amount o.
money appropriated by the present
Congress as compared with the sp*
ic-priations of the Fifty-sixth Congress.
The total appropriation for the
present Congress he stated, was $l554.l08.5lS
as compared with $1.4i0,43S
for the Fifty-sixth Congress. Mr. Allison
said that while it appears that th?
appropriations of this Congress haw
been largely in excess of those of t.K
last Congress.' the incraaso is chief.*
made up of three items, namely, tfto
$50,WU.UVU ror ine raiiamn 1...,.
increased appropriation of $50,000,000,000
for the postal service and the river
and harbor appropriations. He con.
eluded by saying that the people of the
country endorsed these items of increase
and that the opposite political
party concurred In them.
Mr. Bailey, of Texas, called up a bill
amending the river and harbor act so
as to provide that $515,000 heretofore
appropriated for certain river and harbor
improvements in Texas snail be
used for the construction of a channel
in Sabine Lake, Texas. On a yea and
nay vote, demanded by Mr. Mason, the
Senate agreed to take the bill up, 41
to 9. The effect of the vote was to
displace the Philippine tariff bill. It
was then temporarily laid aside and
Mr. Hoar spoke on the failure to pass
the Philippine bill. The point he made
he said, was that the Senate, the executive.
the House of Representatives
ant! the public are not lit to govern
the destinies of a people S.000 miles
away who have no voice in the government.
'it ie the first great object Reason.'
said he." of the wretchedness, the
iniquity o f^yhat the American people
did two years ago in regard to these
people."
Mr. Lodge made a vigorous reply to
Mr. Hoar in which he said he did not
agree with him in the view that tne
American people are not able to deal
with the great problems in the East.
"Iv believe they are thoroughly able
to deal with it as they dealt wLth
greater and mighty problems before,"
said Mr. Lodge. Continuing he said it
was a great misfortune, that the Philippine
tariff bill had failed.
Mr. Mason took the floor and talked
of the Panama Canal and other matters.
He urged that the rules of the
Senate be amended and called attention
to the ancient snuff boxes in the
Senate. It goes without the rules, *he
said, because it is a.part of the dignity
of the Senate and he added amid
laughter, "like the rules, the snuff
boxes a;e as unchangeable as the
stars."
Mr. ^Allison reported that the PresL
dent had nothing further to communicate
and that Mr. Roosevelt had said:
"If it is in order I would like to say
that I congratulate the two houses of
Congress upon the admirable work
performed during this session."
As Mr. Mason had Just been arraigning
the Senate for its failure to pass
necessary legislation, a titer went
around the Senate which broke into
iaughter in which everybody joined.
At 11:55 Mr. Bailey attempted to get
a vote on this bill, but was frustrated
by Mr. Mason, who continued to hold
th*? floor, in spite of Mr. Bailey's protest.
Mr. Cockrell, of Missourf, presented
the usual resolution complimenting the
President of the Senate, which was
adopted.
Mr. Frye thanked the Senate for its
action and then -declared the Senate
n-djourned sine die.
Shut in By Snow.
Fort Worth, Tex., Special.?The
country around Amarillo is wrapped in
\
nearly two feet of snow and the town
has been practically shut out from the
world for the past six days. Railroad
traffic is completely suspended. Not a
train has moved in a week. Two hundred
passengers are held here awaiting
the break of the snow blocha;'.^
which is the worst ever known in thai
section of the State.
Avenged Wreck:d Home.
Roanoke. Va.. Special.?At Powhat
tan, W. Va.. a little mining town just
across the Virginia line, Jas. Hickman
shot and instantly killed Jas. Mack.
Several years ago Mack induced her
home in western North Carolina.
Hickman had not heard from his wife
until a few days ago when he learned
she was living with Mack in the coal
fields. He went in search of her and
located them in a cabin at Powhattan.
He called Mack to the door and
emptied both barrels of a breechloader
into the man who had wrecked his
home. Hickman surrendered.
One Released.
Paris, By Cable.?Mile Maria Daurignac.
who figured in the Humbert
frauds as the prospective bride of one
of the alleged American brothers,
Crawford, and who was arrested in
Madrid with the other members of the
Humbert family and brought here, was
released, the physicians having de"' " "l
?-Vio ?iifforinc from hvs
teria and not rcsponsibe for her actions.
She was refused permission to
see her sister. Mrae Humbert, and
others of the family before leaving the
prison.
Bootblack for Naval Academy.
Isaac C. Bogart of Columbus. Q., who
one of the successful four Ohio boys
at the examination conducted by the
United States Civil Senvce Commission
for entrance to the Naval Academy,
was formerly a little bootblack at
the Grove House in that city. Bogart
is an orphan boy, and was selected for
the place by Congressman Snook
through the efforts and influence of
John N. Kunneke, a prominent merchant
and Democrat.
The boy graduated from the local
High School with the class of 1902.
and at the time of graduation held a
teacher's certificate. He was an energetic
little fellow, and Landlord and
Mrs. S. A. Morris of the Grove Hotel
had him make his home with them.
Bogart closely applies himself to any.
thing undertaken.?Cincinnati En|
quirer.
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GORMAN M ILL LEAD
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Democratic Forces in United States
Senate Next Term.
WAS CANDIDATE FOR POSITION
Opening of Extraordinary Session?
natters cf Organization?The New
Body.
Washington, Special.?Arthur Pue
Gorman is again firmly seated in the
saddle as leader of the Democratic
party in Congress. He was selected
as the Democratic leader in the Senate.
His was the only name suggested,
and he was placed in nomination by
Senator Bacon. The Democrats practically
determined Friday to make
Mr. Gorman their leader, and his refusal
was all that could possibly have
stood in the way cf carrying out the
programme. When it was suggested
that the Senator would be an avowed
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for President and for that reason
he would not care to accept the
responsibility of becoming chief
ffuirio in the Senate, a ciose friend cf
Mr. Gorman said: "The Senator has
no intention of being a candidate? for
the presidency
After the caucus adjourned Senator
Simmons said: "The whole country
knows what Mr. Gorman's leadership
means to Democracy. The minority
will hence forth, under his guidance,
be aggressive and wisely effective
when unity of purpose is demanded.
Although he is new to the present
Senate, it is not forgotten that he has
had an experience of 18 years."
While, as Senator Simmons says,
the minority lays great store by the
Maryland man's actions in astuteness
in skirting legislative pitfalls, a more
important political significance is attached
to his elevation Remembering
Mr. Gorman's intimate associations
with the conservative leaders, there
are those who see in his elevation a
tendency of the whole party organization
to return to conservative first
principles.
Washington. Special.?The Democratic
senatorial caucus which met Friday
organized by electing Senator dorman
to his old position as chairman
of the caucus. This is a permanent
place and assures him the occupancy
of the Democratic conference room,
one of the most commodious and best
located committee rooms in the Senate
and of the capitol. He made a
brief speech in assuming the chair, and
the conference then proceeded to other
business. There were present 28 of the
33 Democratic Senators. Senator Gorman's
nomination as chairman was
* ~ 1 n ? T">r? AAW or\H thoro
suggested uy oeuaiui uatuu, auu
was no opposition to his selection. In
taking the chair, he thanked the Senators
for the honor conferred, but did
not make an extended speech. The
remaining time of the session was devoted
largely to the discussion of the
present situation in the Senate and
the necessity for Democratic harmony
and unity of action. There was a general
feeling that the vacancies caused
by the retirement of Democratic Senators
from committtees which have
to deal with questions before the present
call session should be filled, and
it was decided that the designation of
the members of these committees
should bo made by a steering committee,
to be appointed by the chairman
of the caucus, but that their selection
should later be ratified by the caucus.
The steering committee for the past
Congress has numbered only 7 members,
but Senator Gorman requested
that the number should be increased to
9, which was the number in the daVs
of his previous chairmanship, and this
increase was decided upon.
Will Not Be Released.
Washington, Special.?The Associat
ed Press is authorized by the British
embassy at Washington to state that
there is no foundation for the reports
that Mrs. Maybrick's release is contemplated
by the British authorities;
that there has been no recent correspondence
on the subject between
Washington and London, and no representation
whatsoever to the State
J Department, and that none is contemplated.
Shoots Mis Brother.
Charleston, S. C., Special?A special
tc The News and Courier says that
Friday morning near Holly Hill, in
Berkley county, Fred Martin, a young
white farmer, who lives 18 miles away,
rode up to the field where his brother
was ploughing, and without a word of
warning, fired a load of buckshot into
the shoulder of his brother, Joel Martin,
killing him instantly. He then
ouickly rode off, remarking that his
j brother had "only gotten what he deserved
long ago." Fred Martin claims
that his brother had been criminally
intimate with his (Fred's) wife.
General Strike Ordered.
Philadelphia, Special.?A general
strike against the American Bridge
Company has been called by the executive
board of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural
Workers. This general order includes
all construction work in the hands of
the company throughout the United
States and Canada, and involves thousand
sof men in all sections.
Calimo in Eruption.
Colima, Mex., Special.?The volcano
is again in eruption. The people at
Tuxpam are in consternation. According
to advices from that point the eruption
was accompanied by showers of
ashes and dense clouds darkening the
sky. Some have fled to neighboring
hills. Many houses and stores have
been closed.
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FLOODS IN THE WEST
Serious Damage Threatened at Han?
Points From High Water.
Cairo, 111., Special.?The observe)
'at the weather buerau has sent out
warnings to places south of Cairo tc
prepare for at least 50 feet of water
Rain fell Sunday and night over the
watersheds of the Ohio, Wabash, Ten
nessee and Cumberland rivers, anc
in many places where the rivers were
falling they are rising again. A vasi
territory around and below Cairo is
now covered with water and manj
farmers have been forced to abandor
their homes. While there is no imme
diate danger at Cairo, there is dangei
in the low lands between Cairo anc
Memphis. The levees are expected tc
stand a stage of 55 feet as they have
been raised and strengthened durinj
the last few years. The gauge show:
45.8 feet.
Excursion Boats Run Five Miles In
land.
Memphis, Special.?The river, aftei
remaining stationary for two days, be
gan to rise slowly again. The gauge
marks 34.4 feet and more water com
Ing. The levees remain intact, al
though a large area of lowlands south
of Memphis is submerged. Crittendcr
and Lee counties, in Arkansas, are in
undated and some distress is reported
from there, especially among negrt
farmers. The most serious difficulty
the railroads are experiencing is ir
maintaing schedules, trains beinf
from one to three hours late. Thou
sands of people lined the bluffs hert
gazing on the vast expanse of water
Excursion boats were run five miles
inland.
Water Up in Fourth Sreet, at Louis
ville.
Louisville, Special.?The Ohio rivei
registers 28.1 feet in the canal hen
one tenth of a foot over the dangei
line. It is expected that a 30fooi
stage, the highest in two years, wil
be reached before the flood begins tc
subdue. The water is now well up in
to Fourth street. The flood was caused
by heavy rains up the river in the pasi
24 hours.
The Flood in Kentucky.
Owensboro. Ky., Special.?The heav
iest rain for many years fell here Sun
day night. The river is still rising anc
it is over all previous mark3, exeep
the record of 1884. The smallei
streams are also flooding the country
The cold clear weather gives encour
agement but the situation is verj
serious here and at other poins alonj
the lower Ohio valley.
River Ten Miles Wide.
Evansville, Ind., Special.?The rivei
is still rising and stood nearly 4'.
feet at 10 o'clock. It is believed thai
the river will continue to rise for ?
week. All boats are delayed. The rivei
between here and Owensboro is man
than 10 miles wide. Many towns be
tween Owensboro and Cairo are nov
at the mercy of the high water.
Another Flood Predicted.
Cincinnati, Special.?The Ohio river
which fell Sunday night below th<
danger line of 50 feet, has been risinf
here again and it is reported to b<
rising at upper points. Rain prevailec
throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
Tennessee and western Pennsylvania
so that another flood is predicted this
week all along the Ohio Valley.
Pollc. msn Slain.
Waterbury, Special.?Violence ii
its worst form has broken out anew
in Waterbury, as a result of the higt
feeling in connection with the strik*
of the motormen and conductors or
the street railway line. This time ii
is murder and Policeman Paul Men
dlesohn is the victim. John W
Chambers, a non-union motorman i<
shot and his whereabout are unknown
and the conductor, George Webern
dorfer, was pounded almost into in
sensibility. The scene of the crim<
was at Forest Park, the terminus oi
the North Main street line, the spoi
is an isolated one, and when the cai
reached- the end of the line the crew
made preparations for the return. Im
mediately after the conductor turnec
the trolley and the motorraan reversed
his levers, eight masked men spranf
from the bushes by the roadside, en
tered the car and discharged their re
volvers. every man being armed, uffl
cer Mendlesohn fell' at the first re
port, and as a later examinatior
showed, the first shot was fatal, hav
lng pierced his heart. The motormar
was also hit and leaped from his cai
with a cry of pain. Some of the met
followed him, while the remaindei
turned their attention to the conduc
tor. He was thrown to the floor o]
the car and pounded and kicked un
til he wns almost unconscious. Th<
men then left him and joined theii
companions outside. From lhi3 poin
in the attack their actions are wrap
ped in mystery and are causing con
siderable apprehension. The conduc
tor regained his feet with difficult:
ajid went to the side of the \Counde<
officer, but he was dead.
wrecKeu at rtonoiK,
Norfolk, Special.?A herce wint
storm swept over Norfolk at nooi
Saturday, and did considerable dam
age. The large building being erectec
by the American Cigar Company, neai
the city limits, was almost completed
destroyed and several workmen nar
rowly escaped the falling walls.
Street Demonstration.
Buda-Pesth, Special.?Street demon
strations by 10.0C0 Socialists to pro
test against the government militar;
bills, took place here Sunday and let
to collisions with the populace am
breaking of windows. Many arrest,
were mace and the police had flnail;
to charge the demonstrators and dis
perse them.
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Terrible Snow Storms.
London, By Cable.?The St. Peters
burg correspondent of The Daily Mai
telegraphs that terrible snow storm
have been raging during the paBt wee!
in the government of Samara, an
have caused hundreds of deaths
Horses drawing sledges have returne
to villages with the passengers froze
to death. Many persons have bee:
frozen to death within the village
while searching for their own home:
= SIOPS A STRIK!
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Injunction Issued That Covered t
| Whole Gronnd.
j
A JUDGE BLOCKS ALL PROCEtDINI
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I Notice From the United States Di
* trlct Court Served on All t
1 Officials of th^ Orders Involved.
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1 St. Louis, Special.?Ail injuncti
" granted by Judge Adams, of the Unit
j States District Court, prevented t
) culmination of the threatened stri
of the 1,100 firemen and trainmen
the Waba6h Railroad for higer wagi
As the result of the poll during t
. past week among the employes ov
the questien of striking in case Pre:
r dent Ramsay ultimately should refu
to grant the demanded wage conces
1 Ions on the Wabash east of the M!
* flissippi river, the engineers and co
1 ductors refused to participate in
' strike, but the firemen and trainm
I favored it emphatically. Their coi
> mittees Wednesday notified Preside
r Ramsay that he would be given un
i noon Wednesday to grant their d
\ mands. If by that time he sjill r
- fused, a strike would be Immediate
; called. President Ramsay request
. more time and the two committe
s granted him until 5 o'clock to ma
final reply. Before the allotted time hi
* expired, President Ramsay had secur
a restraining o-der from the court a]
r it had been 6erved on all officials of i
; the orders and members of the grle
r ance committees. The injunction was
t most sweeping instrument and effect
1 ally blocked any strike proceedings.
> part it reads:
"We therefore, do strictly commai
1 you, until further order of the coui
t absolutely to desist and refrain fro
in any way or manner ordering, c
ercing, persuading, inducing or othe
- wise causing, directly or indirect!
- the employes of the said Wabash Ra
1 road Company to strike or quit the se
t vice of said company."
r The injunction is temporary and tl
. writs are not made returnable. Tl
. persons against whom the injunctii
r is issued may appear in court at ai
; time and present a plea to have the 1
junction dissolved, or if no one as
that it be dissolved, it may be ma
r permanent. Meanwhile the gievan
> c- ,mittees had prepared and subml
t ted to President Ramsay a letter se
i ting forth the increase concessions th
r desired. It #as soon after delive
> of this letter to President Ramsay th
. the injunction was served. Shortly a
j ter'5 o'clock, two hours after the i
junction proceedings, President Rai
say sent to the grievance committe
his reply to tbir letter, practically r
jecting all theid demands. Before lea
ing his ofTice to go home he said !
did not believe a strike would occi
J The committee of firemen and tral
men met and talked over the situatii
] this evening and then dispersed for t
j night
Killed by Stepson.
Columbia, S. C., Special.?Mr. N.
1 UnnnA nrae a V? onH InafanHv VUTpfl
nca^C nao ouui, auu moiuuvi/
x Branchvllle Tuesday morning by t
? step som, F. W. Fairly. It seems th
1 Mr. Heape has been on a spree for se
t eral days and had become delirious. 1
' had threatened several times to sho
his wife, young Falrley's mother, ai
J had run the whole family off the pla<
? Mr. Heape and young Fairly had i
' ways been specially good friends ai
he started to go and try to quiet
i Heape, who had already been shootii
f at Mrs. Heape, and at any one th
t passed the place. As soon as Mr. Fair
r entered the yard, Mr. Heape drew !
1 gun and Fairly had to shoot to save t
own life. The verdict of the coronei
1 jury was that "Heape came to t
I death by gun shot wounds in the han
? of F. W. Fairly, Jr., and we belie
the same to be justifiable homicidt
This is one of the most deplorable i
fairs that has ever occurred in tt
section. Mr. Heape was one of t
1 oldest and most trusted engineers
this branch of the Southern Railwa
i Mr. Fairly will apply for bail
[" once.
?
r' Took a Town.
Manila, Special.?Ladrones captur
the town of Ous, in tbfe province
? Albay, Wednesday. They at first d:
r ormpri thp municinal Dolice and thj
t surprised the constabulary garrison,
few of the constabulary obtained rifl
and resisted stoutly but they we
finally overcome. Two of the consta
' ulary were killed and 15 were ca
J tured.
Option Extended.
1 Washington, Special. ? Attorn
1 General Knot, on leaving the cabin
j meeting announced that he had i
r ceived from the Panama Canal Coi
7 pany an acceptance of the propos
which he recently made to it with i
spddt to the extension of the option <
the canal company's property held
. this government. He said that the coi
- muniaation from the canal compa
7 was of such a nature that the opti
j would be kept alive until the ratific
3 tion of the pending treaty?it matter
^ not whether the treaty was ratified t
fore or after the conclusion of the pr<
ent session of Congress.
Oil Tanks Ablaze.
Greenville, S. C., Special.?The st
j rage tanks of the Standard Oil Coi
a pany here are burning. The fire start
k in the stables adjoining the tanks. T
d tank on the delivery wagon, has <
s ploded from the heat and shattered t
j windows in a building some distal
away. The woodwork over the lai
a tanks is now burning. One tank cc
n tains 7,000 gallons of gasolene a
s there is fear of this exploding, a
;. doing much damage.
I SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
u?
Roanoke's $30,000 Silk Mill. 5
^ In its issue of February 5 the Mail?ufacturers'
Record stated that Valentine
Bliss of Scranton, Pa.f had decided
to establish a branch silk mill
jg at Rcanoke, Va., investing about $30,000.
A suitable building having been
secured, a portion of the machinery
Is- has been installed, and ten operal,e
tives begun work this week. There are
twelve throwing machines in position
at present, but forty more have been
oraerea, ana are expeciea iu tunva
before April 1. The mill Will-fill oron
ders on commission. It receives the
ed Chinese silk in the raw state as it is
reeled from cocoons, and its mabe
chinery throws the same into skeins,
ke Trese skeins are used principally in
of manufacturing dress trimmings. ItalJg
ian and Japanese raw silk will be
" ' used latef on.
he * j
er Spindles in February.
There was more than the usual acse
tivity last month in announcements
is- of increases to the spindleage of the
[8. Southern mills. Not for a year has
such a month's record been made. As
usual, the established companies of
va | long experience lead in the activity,
en ! There were 135,500 spindles and 2,500
n_ ! looms definitely announced in Feb.
i ruary as to be installed. An investment
of $2,710,000 is indicated by
equipment of that extent. Established
' companies are credited with 80,500
, spindles and 1,550 looms, making an
investment of $l,ttl0,000. This leaves
[ 55,000 spindles and 950 looms for the
, | strictly new mills, an investment of
^ 11,100,000.
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id | The Odell Improvements. I
i It was announced in these columns
v" j last September that the J. M. Odoll
a Manufacturing Co. had decided upon
u" making extensive improvements to its
In plant These improvements were
stated to include the rebuilding of its
id dam and raising same from a height
rt? of four to ten feet. During the pres'm
ent week John W. Hays of Peterg?~
burg, Va., was engaged to prepare
r" plans and specifications for these
T> water-power improvements. The comII"
pany will also carry out its plan, as
:r" previously announced, to install 150
innmo in nrrl^r tn manufacture its
b? yarns Into cloth. There are 6,000
spindles in the mill. About $52,000 la
3n being expended for the additional mar
ay chlnery.
n
J* Its Third Silk Mill.
ce A dispatch from Fayetteville, N: C.,
It- states that the Ashley & Bailey Cq.
it- will build another silk mill in that
ey city, making its third plant there. Site
ry has been bought for the third' mill,
at This company is now operating 15,000
if- swindles and 1,200 looms at Fayetten
ville, the first plant having been esn
tabllshed several years ago, and the
es second one last year. Only negroes ^re
e- employed in the company's Southern
v- mills. The company has large mills at
he Paterson, N. J., and in several Pennir.
sylvania towns.
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^ ' Textile Notes.
6 It is stated that M. W. Conway of ,
New York city, while in Jacksonville,
Fla., recently, purchased 2,000,000
crosstles from dealers in that city.
C. These ties are to be used in the construction
of an electric railroad from
Catskill to Oakhill, which is to be eomLS
plcted by July 1 next. Mr. Conway
at pronounces the yellow-pine heart cross- """I
v- ties of Florida well adapted for his- ?
purposes.
ot The door, sash, blind and building
ad material business of the late Mr. Joan
:e. R. Neely of Norfolk has been acquired
il- by a stock company which was charad
tered last week. The new company will
tr. be known as the Hawks-Maupin Comag
pany, and will bfegln business with a
at capital of $15,000. The officers of the
ly company are Judge L. R. Watts, presltis
dent; Mr. E. W. Maupin, Jr., treasurer,
ds and E. B. Hawks, secretary.
|lg C. C. Mengel, Jr., & Bro. Co. of *
ds Louisville announce that within the
ve next few months they will import
, ?> through Pensacola 8,000,000 feet of ma
hogany logs, the first cargo of which
lls is now here. The mahogany is coming
d0 from Honduras, and 250,000 feet of
0{ logs is considered a good cargo for a
vessel. The product will be shipped to
the company's box factory at Louisville.
Several vessels are now en route
there.
To Fight Combine.
Richmond, Special.?It Is reported
ig_ In financial circles here that the
American Locomotive Works is backen
^ ing the financial arrangements for the
eg settlement of the affairs of the Wm. R.
re Trigg Ship-Building Company and that
;b_ this is the beginning of an organizap.
tion of a shipyards to fight the American
Ship-Building Company.
Lumber Notes.
The shipments of lumber from the
ey port of Jacksonville, Fla., for the
-4-* - * AmAiinf a/1 tr\ 1Q .
I I22QHl.il UL rcui uai / auiuumvu w *?|
731,592 feet, against 11,035,033 feet
for February, 1902, an increase of 2,696,55?
feet.
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' The large new planing mill and
"c" novelty works of the Douglass Manuon
facturing Co. of Douglass. Ga., started
by up last week. The company turns out
all styles of woodwork, and has orders
for months ahead.
uy
A charter has been granted to the
Haynes Furniture Co. of Franklin
a" county, Tennessee, with a capital
ed stock of $15,000. The incorporators areP*^
to- J. C. Haynes, Jr., A. J. Barnes, W. \y.
53- Tucker and Floyd Estill.
The exports of lumber from the k
port of Mobile last week aggregated
:o- 1,504,732 feet, and for the season 39,m
877,667 feet, against 46,020,002 feet
cd last season. The shipments of sawn
bo timber last week aggregated 157,543
ix- cubic feet.
he Among the shipments of lumber
ice from the port of Charleston, S. C.,
go last week were the steamship S. T.
m- Morgan for Philadelphia with 1,400,nd
000 feet. The steamship Apache clearnd
ed with 48,912 feet among her cargo
' for New York.
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