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RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1900
No 142
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STO LABOR PRQBLES!S3ESSi::::iN0W FOR REAL WAR
Rkhfin PnttPP TeStfieS D etO re
DI5JlUp rUILtJI lcsiiioo uw
Industrial Commission
EMPLOYER AND WORKER
The BUhop Relate I2is Experience ii
etilins a Strike-IIo Finds Worlitna;
t: rii ;iposed Co CaFalrnad Bcaon-ah;e-S!icTcia
the Right of Labor
to Organize Fashionable City People
Knoiv .Noitilngof Misery About Theni
Wellington. Nov. 9. Bishop Henry
'. I of the Protestant Episcopal I
dioeee of New York, appear d
..: the Inlusrrlal Commission this j
r:.t:a to pn-st :U Ins mows upon the
f a-bitration between employ-j'
i. 1 f:apl.vo and his opinioa upon
r :as in general.
i! bring directed to give his opln
i; : the matter of arbitration and
. v:i way, I?;h p Potter narrated
M I j t i :i a:.d I'oneiliation.
. h Lo ha.l bevn a piomo.er, had
ti. ;.l authorky t settle diSfor
; e:v.-n inaUT a ud man. It was
.v vi lxintary spirit of philan-
a:id c:oi .i:izeuh p. and wliuii
r-.nllvteut had d u:e worthy -er-
lie i r. motion of havmny
be-
:a;l i'lYers and mi; loves. It was
lief that organizations of the char- j soeomj Kaee. oU furlonprs. 2-year-old
i:.;:cattd had more intiuuce viithiThe Rhymer. 110; Isia, li7; Musketeer,
:itereSiS
.1 board
rtcted than a state or;iJ; Himself. 10H: bweet lootn. itr.:
t
vuiuntary boat a was cam-s
board
,v d.v.-reed from polities m
of mese persons, the oillereaee
ten whom its purpes- as to
:: Potter drew a lesson from tiie - ; tcr 10 X(
.f the r.oir l ..f .ieuiati'n and j M
ii iri.;n in ino case of tho maib'o
J'L :ioM. selling Carbuncle, 107; Bandy. 05;
; , ut a. truy born t;! he n j 1.restitliritator lo7: Harry MeCoun.
: tiu ir o-p! .yei. 1 he W: Chamberlain, UK,; Oh, 101: Pinch-
!t. 1iK; Templar! W; West Baden, 02;
ce or.ei xa th k t m p .oyt s . phili pin0 AnuoT. !(.
" thi" nVee ini was' of a inor' I Baee, ear-old, selling mile
Vaeur fo formal to i roduec the best I Jornette Kl; Miss Lazarone. 101;
ult-. The distances between the pe -ophe. hs. 40, : Monad, 110: trejnal,
o present was too great. Meu to ad-B4; Pigeon lVst. 10,: J,inki 0: Bast
ilres
t - .-.-. .w'ii.ip-;cj,i,i tri mnr P. I lie
n. Thtv Tvne not tlen !
nr h..Cr Tliev 'eouTd not rnier
- fnr'n:?l eondition express tnem-
.-Ives ;i v,-(-:i or as frankly as una-r
LoBdiiioiis to whi.h they were mole ai-
euttnine
Th p. next meeting." sai1 Biliop Pot
ter, "was held at my L.se. The men
were encouraged to talk witho.it r-
t-erve.
We sat aroimd a Table, aua ii
will iint he, k I he
oar.ms-ioi i
"Will
ttdl vou thai we -mok.d. We :i!si na.l
voffce. I'n i'-r rhese conditions it was
Tint a ii:r.ii"":.i ;:.. i .ii mi- ""H1U1
t .ird ihr-ir men t a c
mlete -and
liarmo:ii"-n r.vd-
, f r. i ;li v c
Th? fv.;.-;..--:; : :h
Board of Mclia- i
,.- -r.l Co.H-i.iat on Willi rue stride H
T.ar.i.e woiKe: iiau laagaL
i i
h m. tne !
i - -ai !. several valuahl.
l.rs ns. i
:? v.-:.s ;'m b-5Si.n of greater respee.
:.r the- int.:liie:ice of workir.gmen. ITr-v.-.i-.
surprised at this. They were qti'k
t ,) ar reheii'l the position of others and
i.iir 'in the siat meat cf their own posi-
.... t j:.. ' . . . T . . .
.oe. h. were iiulinet to press very
h'-ivily upon their men when they de-
- ..... . .w r.-. r , 'r I t
,-.-;irv tj rer.:r,. f.w m for thi
One
thine- 1 t-i,'rvtil was mat wn n a
i j
nz :r.;ui tin;l that a
-.,-i:C--s0!i
a his part will be met by a
.. .. the part f hi" emph ycr h
: ' aa nuick to snake the ad
-on'es'si: n
e is wii-
quick
idvance. I
that
th!
is contrary to th e-
: t of majiy pevp-ie -wn tmns tnar rn
'.i t r.u tor rf the workingmtm is obsti
: :t;.- and that he is d-.?zgel in standing
v . f -r what be thinks he o-aidit to have.
1 that he is as a rule hu-apable cef
t'iwiiiz a snirit of c-m:iromjse.
"One -if the great fore e j whiVh keeps
the v .trio as classes apart and thfir ro
il ri.ms ofttii trme
trained
is znv-
:r.H-e ignorance of eacu thtr.
--peciallv true in the case of
Thl is
the so-
i x,. f the fahlonal!e peoi'le hi Xiw
Y k kn w no anore ahoin the people
tenement an.i work in
t..:e swtit
shops
than they do .of the
.1 - jbY
-. n-.li:ion oi
tiie iitaaturants 1 i.-meo.
"They nad arouTUs in tiie newspa
T'ers of human sufTeii ig, Hit the-e re
p.rts -xnc to tV.in as from r.e far
off p'-lnt And v.-lth a vagueness that dos
t .t .-tr;ke home to th-::n in a way that
tri -cry d- es when me sees it face to
3ai-e. This is perhaps in Uie e.ler of
r:ii'gs. When reir.bl:es e-r t moires grow
it' b-r and greater :u:.l strmgi-r, -la-ses
d-.velvp. No ..ne who is at all familiar
rwitli the eondirloii-i whi.'h nrevaibd in
this coasitry in ir- e!y history -can fail
to sev th, cha:i-e i!;af. has vo.no -ver
it in the? m ; t r
there were cla.--i
l!fft"re:ire bet'v.c.
i so.mk 5r. ur cou:e.
s then -as mow. but the
ii th'.- top an.l'tiho' bot-.
in was u.,t t-cariy so' gieat."
Mr. Olarke disked:
I y.mi n-t tamk that there !rns heen
v. great inretrovtiuent in the mo-rails' and
g. -'C'-al physb-al e nlitiv.i of ibe poor?"
Bishop Potter :pswered that h? be
i: -vt 1 then' had been i::n-rovejncnit. hit
h wr:iid not feel justif.el in using ihe
i. i:-- tive great.' t
In the matter of the organization of
king men the witness said he thought
t right of working .men to organize
hey insist -n doing is n-i hmgr a de
.!j question. And -a the right of
' - i.-lzation -nntst in all f.tirness be rc-
- c.-l, then the right ox the 'Working
t treat with their emphves
'I'ough the media of representatives
..-.st also be recognized.
I;i reply to a leading question hv Mr.
'"arke. the witness said he thought the
. Ksirion of capitalists loathe organiza
.. rn .f w.-icking men is lcs than for
; frly and is -?t 11 on the .decrease, ile
thought that employers weie .showing
s the meetins nad to get upon tneir " '
wbii,. ail eves were u:on them. I v::l. 101: Lone 1 isherman, 101; Bluff
L'n-nVhev unintenti. nally fed j Mrs. Taylor was suffering from de-
.1,. inner particular. mentia and Miss Anderson, The nurse,
''mY-io tlr'v I o' '-ve' said B'iop under arrest, was hired to watch her.
P,iu-r "wa"' that the employers with. Miss Anderson saysthat. she fell asleep
'.. ....,.... V.,;-ri.- of a; her rost at 1 o c.o-k in the mornm:
- nut", iai.-i. ..iv..ii """ v - . , , , at...
New York, th? witness ikieidentuiJTy sa.d
that several haaaved Mt4'.rotiimiaiis
i had been ibr.tous.ht over to manufacture
, eatp -Jewelry, this be.:ng tie
irwhuh those tpecple excelicl.
craft au
Tills
to (a line of quesiionVng f determine
whether the p'i--n o- st'mt 2abcT law
had "o?en violated, Imt the (bishoo cow
throw aio h&m .upoi; uv.ts t-nbjext.
lie -was opposed to eooipnisory arbi
tration, believing that it wooild .be im
practicable cf application in th-is wan
try. He thought that the N cv.w Zealand
scheme of arbitration, with the elimkia
tica of the coercive feature in that ys
tecuL would operate effectively in tais
j country.'
The Lisbon took the 12:43 train for
New York.
THE AQUEDUCT TrtACIt
Yesterday's Erenticn the Raclns Turf
and Todar'n Entries
New York. No v.9. Results at Aque
duct Track:
. First Race, furlong Belle of Or-
leans, 7 to 5; Lady Contrary, 3 to 1;
Blarneystoiio, 3 to 1. Time, 1:12 1-5.
. t - r cttJ. n- 7 to 2: The Golden
ince.
7 to .". .Time, 1:51 2-..
Third ISatv. mile 70 yards Kochester,
r, to 1: Betty ,(iray. 2 to 1; Templar,
15 to 1. Time, 1:4! 4-5.
Fourth Ilaee, mle 70 yards Charen-
tus. 7 to 2: (Jreyfoul, J to 1; Herbert,
l to 2. Time. 1:50.
Minor Daly, 6 to
!,; -Nonpareil, to ccnooimaster, o
ito 2. 'l ime, 1:10 2-5.
! Sitlv Kaco. mi'e 70 yards Charawind,
0 to 2: Anple, 5 to 2; Iveon Ferguson,
jo to 1. Time. 1:53.
Entries Tor Today ,
First Baee, about Ts mile, selling:
Prestidigitator, 110: Baltan, 110; Trum
pet, 115: J. II. Sloan. 10S; Boss Clark,
UN: Macic Lijsht. "K: Fluke, 100;
. ; Ilinaldo, 112; Monmouth
Boy, 105;
.(.'audle. 1(;:5; Termless, 1U8: Ashes, 100;
nt, i?;) !a- i.nnno i'A
Third Race. 1 mile 70 yards, selling
; Trillo H4 Spurs, 02; Bare Perfume,
au-.,()., r0hie Ihimmv. 97: Sea Bobber.
10O: 1;tii Cupid. li: Knight of the
nmson, 10 ; Judge .Ma-
0 yards, 3-year-
Alfred. 110.
Sixth Ilaee, mile 70 yards, handicap
all ages Intrusive, 12b;
Trillo. 112;
Chnrentus, 11-1: Kriisrht of the (larter,
110: Withers. 105; Compensat3on, BK1;
Carbuncle, 102; Alsike, 07; Iroquois
Belle, 07; Borough, 80.
IT AD A PILE OF MOSF.Y
CIrcnrutance Snppos?d to Account for
tbe Disappearance of an Old Lady.
2Ccw York. Aov. 0. Mrs. Mary Tay
lor, sixty-four years oid. a wealthy
widow, mysteriously disapxeared irom
her home in UrooKlyn some days ago.
l- -vi.uv:rwn, ukk.
" i oli u j't'iioini; iwT- n-Min in .in unii?-
titration oy the poiii-o. wao eiisve .irs.
Taylor
was K.dnapoea. lmmeniaieiy
after Mrs. laylors disappearance n t
rooms were found to b1? in a very much
disordered condition. Iler trunk, in
which she kept her papers, an 1 bank
books, was open and the contents had
and when she awoke Mr:
Taylor was
gone.
Annie Anderson was
arraigned
in
charge of vagrancy, and was remanded
until Monday, Mrs. Dopkin. wife t
the proprietor of a restaurant, tcstifed
that on tbe Tuesday before Mrs. Tay
lor went away Miss Anderson called on
her and said: ,
"The old woman has a pile of money
ird I am going to cret it even if I have
ro knock lo r. and 1 am willing to go to
jail for it."
"GREATEST LIVING A71 EH1CAS"
Bryan Offered Tru Thousand Dollars
a Year as an Editor
Denver, Col., Xov. 0. Mr. William
J. Bryan, though overwhelmingly de
feated", is Still esteemed as of yor? of
some Colorado Democrats. lie has been
invited to become a citizen of Denver
and a salary of $10,000 a year is r.c.d
out as the inducement to remove fio n
unappreciative Lincoln. The pub ish
ers of a local afternoon n-aper have wir
tl Mr. Bryan as ioJlows:
"W. J. Bryan. Nebraska:
"The press telegrams say you will
leave Lincoln and that you refuse the
-enator?hip from .Nebraska, lie Den
ver Tost invites you to come to Colorado
-and offers you a salary of .$10,000 a year
to become a member f the editorial
staff". It still believes you are the
greatest -..--XFILS,
"II. II. T AM MEN,
Proprietors."
Offlrlals of Paoting-I?u Executed
Pekin. Xov. 6. "via Shanghai. Xov. 0.
Four of the leading officials of Paoting
Fu. induing Ting. Yang, the act'ng
viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li. and General Knsi
liins.'woie executed November 5 under
the 'sentence" imposed by the tribunal
of the allies. Benewed reports of th
death of the empress dowag?r are in
circulation, but they lack verification
and are discredited.
French and Italian nt Variance
Borne. Xov. 0. Tho TribauaV rekin
correspondent cahbes: t
"Tbe French commanders have pro
tested against the Italians and Germans
attacking the Chinese near Paoting-Fu,
claiming that the Chinese there arc
vx-o tinvinc fcillpd an Tf.iiinn eniri ui s
bv mistake, the. Italian troops wero , so the announcement is made, is solely
gieatlv excited. but! the officers sue- J for te benefit f the Secretary s shat
rralod in calminsr them." Itered health. Assurance is freely of-
- w -
Vigorous Campaign iri Philip
pines Has Been Planned
FILIPINOS TO GET ENOUGH
Natives Who iTlake Fatse Pretensions
of Friendliness Will Be Brought to
Book War Vessels to Have a Share
in the Operations Heturn or Volun
teers Will Be Delayed Congress to Be
Asked to Maintain a Large Arm j
Washington, Nov. 9. There is to be
a vigorous prosecution of the war in the
Philippines from this time forward. The
opponents of American sovereignty wih
be given an opportunity to come in and
lay down their arms, and it is proaable.
that the Taft Commission's efforts will
be made in that direction; but mean
while General MacArthur will proceed
vigorously against the insurgents every
where. The plans of the campaign are now
being worked out and the close cf the
rainy season affords opportunity to as
sume active measures against the insur
gents. It is evident from reports that
have been received from the Philippines
that the insurgents are being encour
aged by natives who profess friendship
to the United States authorities. It is
prolablo that those who are thus pre
tending friendly relations and are se
cretly assisting the enemies of this coun
try will be brought to bock. There is
an earnestness in the measures which
the government is taking which inai
cates important and far reaching ef
fects. ".
iihe plan of campaign, which is said
to be of a thoroughly comprehensive
character, was prepared by General
MacArthur last month after a coimed
of officers and has received the approval
of the War Department witcout mate
rial modification, it involves exten-ive
naval co-operation, including ail tt.e reg
ular warships on the siat.on, as weh
as the numerous small guu'lxats pur
chased from tho Spaniards, which are
to be distributed in flotillas, each with
a larger vessel as flagship. Admiral
Remey. in the flacship Brooklyn, has
just returned from China to Manila to
assume personal charge of the opera
tions afloat, which Admiral Kemptt, in
the Newark, already at Cavite, has been
mapping out a campaign in conjunction
with General MacArthur, for several
weeks. .
The details of the campaign are ciq2
lv guarded at the War Depart raenjte
eanse evervthing published in this ccun
trv is sent bv calde to the various Fili
pino juntas, 'especially to that at Hong
Kong, and in ome mysterious manner
AgumnSdo is placed in possession of th'
information in time to make counter
moves for his owii security. But tre
departure from Manila Wednesdav of
two animal transports, each with sever
al hundred cavalry horses and pa.k
mules for Vigan, in northern Luzon, and
for the southern islands, indicates that
the period of garrisons remaining on the
defensive is about to give way to rap d
offensive movements in the strongholds
of the enemy. '
The policy of a more vigorous and
aggressive prosecution of the campaign
against the Filipino insurgents who still
hold out against American sovereignty
in the Philippines has necessitated a
change in the plans of the War Depart
ment' for bringing home the volunteers
and enlisted men in the islands whose
terms of enlistment expire June 30 next.
The original plan was to start the home
ward movement of these troops about
the 1st instant, and the Quartermaster's
Department had completed arrangements
to that end.
A recent consideration of the geneial
situation, however, has resulted, in a
decision that such an early movement
would be inadvisable, under the circum
stances. There are about 115.000 sol
diers, including about .J4.000 volunteers,
whose terms of enlistment will expire
June SO next, and unless other, provisions
jMe made in the meantime the army on
that date will consist of but 27,0011
men, the regularly authorized strength.
All the volunteers and a great many
of tbe short-term regulars are now in
the Philippines. It is realized on all
sides that the army cannot be decreased
to the extent indicated without sacri
ficing American sovereignty in the -Philippines.
Strong representations to that effect
will be made to Congress by the-President
and the Secretary of War, with
the sincere hope that provision will be
promptly made for maintaining the army
at its present strength of 100,000 men,
either by the enlistment of fresh re
cruits or by the re-enlistment of the
volunteers and regulars now in the Phil
ippines. Inasmuch as that question
will be brought to the attention of Con
gress as soon as it convenes in Decem
ber, it has been deemed advisable to
postpone action for bringing home the
provincial troops in the Philippines until
about the first of January
It is stated that six months will suf
fice to make the shipment of the re
turning troops, and even if that were
not the case they could be discharged
at Manila and sent home afterward.
It is also reported that many of the
general olhcers in the Philippines, in
cluding Generals MacArthur, Bates and
Grant, will be relieved in the course
of a few months by other officers on duty
in this country and elsewhere. ' Rumor
has it that General Chaffee, uoav in'
China, will succeed General MacArthur
in command of the troops in the Philip
pines. ROO'V GOI.VG TO CUBA
A Trip lor Ills Health and for Some
Other Objects
Washington. Nov. 0. Secretary Root
left at 4 o'clock this afternoon for a
fortnight's' trip through Southern Cuba.
He will sail by .one of the Ward liners
from New York tomorrow. His decision
to make the journey at this time comes
as a surprise. M.i .m ""jvt.1. vi.
m'iirti mvsterious speculation
.ine trip,
fered in official circles that there is no
political significance"' to the journey.
Despite all these avowals, it is deemed
certain, .that the trip is planned to give
the ; Secretary a personal insight into
the Cuban attitude toward the United
States. "The constitutional convention
of the island is now in session at Ha
vana. That body has been called upon
to suggest the political relations that
should exist between the United States
and 1 the independent government of
Cuba. The recommendation of the con
vention must he submitted for approval
t the American government.
.It'.-is believed that the mission of
Secretary Root on his present trip to
Cnba will be to decide on what con-
cessions in the way of insular autonomy
mnv bo made by the McKinley admin
istration. Air. Boot, so administration officials
say, just now is the most important fig
use in the cabinet. He it is. they de
clare, who holds the President's ear and
advises him on all questions of policy,
and they do not regard it is strange
that -Mr. Hoot should be selected to un
dertake this exnedition.
Mr. Root, accompanied by his son, i
win leave Jew lork tomorrow for Ha
vana. It is not announced how long
they will stay there, but the visit will
te brief, as a tour of the principal
Cuban cities on the south coast of the
island only is planned.
Mr. Root will also spend a short time
on the Isle of Pines, which has some
fame as a health resort. One of the
government steam yachts in Cuban wa
ters will De put in service and he will
do a little fishing from it.
The projected visit of Mr. Root was
one of the subjects of discussion at the
cabinet meeting this, morning.
IS RIB TO BUSINESS
Work to Be Mapped Out toy Bepnbll
caus on Ways and JTIeans Committee
Washington, Xov. 0 ,Sereno Payne,
the venerable representative from New
York, who is at the head of the Ways
and Means Committee in tho House, had
a long conference thi-: m-crnimr wi't'h the
president. They wont in detail over the
work to be don-e during the short session
of "Congress convening -in Deceirniber. It
was agreed that finantcial measures af
fecting the war irevenues fh-oorld fce
given early attention. Aocondingiy, Mr.
Payne decided to eaLl ci oonferenee of
the RepTibl-ioan members -of the Ways
and -Means Committee. It -wall bo hi
in Washington at the committee's rooms
Novemiuer 20th. Tey will take action
looking toward a remiefron f the war
revenue taxes. It is doubtful, however,
whether any big reduction rwill be mad?
The xpnses of the Philippines war
continue 4 eto .heavy that .rmmense reve
nues are needed.
Mr. Payne is of the opinion that the
fibt'p-srrbsidy bill, a revenue measure, the
regular . lappropriatkm 'bills and a re
apportionment bill, -based irnoci the ten
wis returns, will take up nearly all of
the coining session.
TIIE CABITTET MEETS
Result f tho Election Dlmrnsaed More
, -r: Than Anrtbins Else.
Washington, Nov. 9. The first meet
ing of the cabinet since the election
was held this morning and it was at
tended by all the members save Secre
taries Long and Wilson. Mutual con
gratulations were exchanged, and much
of the time was spent in felicitations
on the result of the campaign.
The Chinese situation received some
attention. Many reports from Minis
ter Conger have been received lately,
looking toward a settlement of the em
pire's fate. These were discussed. No
new names have been added recently
to the list of those who are destined
for punishment at the hands of the pow
ers. It is now a question of time when
those already selected will be punished.
The press reports announcing that
Russia had annexed a part of Manchu
ria could not be confirmed by Secretarv
Hay.
A Survivor of the Alabama's Crew
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 9. Special. -,-T.
F. Howard, a resident of this city,
claims to be one of the survivors of the
Alabama's crew, despite the statement
from Atlanta that the last survivor died
there yesterday. He says ne can pro
duce papers showing the truth of what
he says. He talks with perfect familiar
ity about historical details and his
words bear the stamp of truth. He is
a native of Gloucester. Ensrland. He
was on the Alabama from the time she
left Liverpool to June 18th, 18G4, when
she was sunk by the Kearsarge off
Cherbourg, France.
Wrecked by a Defective Switch
Harrisburg, Pa.. Nov. ..9. The Pitts
burg express, on the Pennsylvania Rail
road, bound east, was wrecked at DiMO
this morning by a defective rail, near
Bailey's station, about twenty miles
west of this city. The train was not
going at full speed, owing to orders
regarding an alleged defective switch,
and to this fact is believed to be due
the escape of one hundred passengers
from death, as otherwise the train must
have plunged into the Susquehanna river.
As it was they were badly shaken up
and bruised. Nobody was killed.
ITIcKlnley .Responds to Bryan
Washington, Nov. 9. The president
today replied to the congratulatory tel
egram of Mr. Bryan which was received
at the White House late last night,
having been forwarded frtoan Canton.
Mr. Bryan's telegram was :
. "At the close of another political
campaign it is my Jot to coirgrati.ate
vou on a second victory.
"W. J. BRYAN."
The president's reply "was as foiUows:
"Executive Mansion, Washington.
"Hon. W. J. Bryan. Lincoln, Neb. :
I acknowledge with cordial taanks
your message of .congrairulation and ex
tend you my gowi wishes.
"WILLIAM McKIXLUY."
' Election Day murder
Hyden, Ky., Nov. 9. News reached
here today of the murder on election day
of James Creech at Wooten. one of
the most inaccessible and remote points
iu Leslie county. There was a general
fight over politics and just who fired
the fatal shot is not known.
Trains Collide with Fatal Result
-Offenbach, Hesse, Nov. 9. Two cx
pres trains came in collision today be
tween this place and Frankfort-on-the-Main.
A gas reservoir exploded, setting
tire to the wreckage, and seven persons
were burned to death and four injured.
!N BUSINESS CIRCLES
Bradstreefs Review of the
Trade Situation.
TWO FAVORABLE TURNS
v
The Election la Over and Cold Teatlt
r Has Set In Improvement In. -the
Iroa Trade Indicates a General
Brightening Up of Business Honey
Promises to Be Plentiful Enon-h for
All Legitimate Demands
New York, Nor. 9. Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
Election results and lower tempera
ture have of course been the features
this week the tone infusing the com
mercial and financial world with conn-
dence in the stability of business and of
values, so far as they could be affected
by a change of administration, while
the other had decidedly improved the
distribution of heavy fall and winter
goods at retail, thus furnishing a much
needed stimulus to a branch of business
which has suffered from unseasonable
warm weather. Less than tbe ordinary
accounting oi ejection returns appears
to have been done in the stocks pre
vious to election, with the result that
the stock market has been very active
at advancing prices, despite heavy real
izing sales. The effect of activity in
stocks and bonds at New York and other
cities is reflected in bank clearings
which for five days have aimost equaled
the full six days' total of last week.
All reports as to railroad earnings
show a very large traffic going forward
and marked gains in gross receipts over
last years large totals. There is a
stronger tone in cotton and wool, th
former largely because of reports or
fears of crop damage,: while the latter
is firm at former quotations on a volume
of business equal to the lately enlarged
Totals. Cereals are, as a whole, dull
and lack speculative interest. Wheat
is practically unchanged, early reports
of Argent ibe crop damage failing to
bring out much buying, and the latter
in turn inducing realizing. Corn is only
fractionally higher, while hog products
are rather silow and weak. It is from
that long-time barometer of trade the
iron business that relatively the best
reports as to aemand and prices come.
While a considerable volume of business
was undoubtedly placed just previous
to election, the quantity of. sales re
ported since has been very satisfactory.
Dnn'iBeTleW
New York, Nov. 9. 'Dan's review to
morrow will say:
Business . dUspikvvf-d - rmarkn&le nerve
during the presidentiaF'cafnva.ss Jtnd now
is shuddering a little When it "thinks
of what was evScaped in the action of
the voters at the tpoiKs, just es one avi-S
often sshow greatest fright .after danger
is pas. But the road is clear, money
promises to ?e .plcaVrifufl cuwugh. for pixs-
vtation of all legitimate enterprises, a
heavv eonrra-crs for nnaiie.aals ami
manufactured goods are being negotia
ted. In the .small stocks of goods car
ried in almost all lines there ns reascn
to look for an increased volume of bus
mess hieb -will he ifaiily sus'naine I.
Priet of raw materials except grain
shrtw a tendency to im-prove, and the
working force has been increased since
election thy .resirmtion or -urn oreiia
Hon at factories which had 'coo&rovt
with prevent eonditisms attached,
Bank ilea rings show for the week
decrease of 0.4 "per eent. for leading:
cities outside New York compare w
1SO0, and a gain c li.is ner cent, over
l.S0i whorea's .New York shoTvs j
per -cent loss from 185)0, but 20.6 per
cent. Brain over 1S0S. Speculative activ
ity eonsTderably increased fhe total both
thrs year and last.
Wall street a.t once advanced -prices
sharply for raJlroads evnd and us tri tils
-when olecnom returns came m, easin
sweeping nway Ifhe- opposition of thoc
traders whose motto is to iscu every
thing on good mews. London, Winch, is
obliged largely to New -York for cptk-?s
on stocks, was also a heavy seJler, aibwt
180,000 shares on balance for the week:
but those offerings were all absorbed
at a rising level of quotations by the
the 'heavy demand for outside interests
long awaiting the removial of what seems
to be the last obstacle to a sustained
and healthy markct.
A rate of 23 .per cent, for call money
made eaiiy in the week was siignifi
ean.t only of tante-election nervcarsness,
and the rate declined to am average of
21 per cent., while time loans And mer
ca utile discounts also declined a;bput
one-half per pent.
Exports from this port for the first
week of November were $2,516,1SS,
larger than the same time last year,
while imports declined slightly. The
final official statement of foreign com
merce in October has not appeared, but
ought to show, a balance of at least
$50,000,000 in favor of this country.
Iron markets are in an encouraging
condition. No violent speculation :s
threatened, but in numerous instances
better demand has caused small ad
vances. The most notable change thus
far is in pig iron which is eagerly
sought at all markets, large contracts
placed at 5 per cent above the bottom
point recently quoted.
Spot cotton has not advanced as ex
pected on the approach of frost. -British
exports of yarns and cloth, in October
show a loss, making the total for ho
vear very heavy. . Russian ports send
out wheat freelj. and even in -Argentine
the outlook. for the crcm is less discour
aging although the quality in some dis
tricts will be inferior: Speculative seal
ing here for foreign account meets every
advance, and exports are behind last
vear's. Speculation in hides appears
out of proportion to the business in
boots and shoes. Prices at Chicago have
advanced for some months with scarce
ly anv reaction, and leather has only
partiallv responded,, while boots and
shoes average the same price a two
months ago. when the bottom was reach
ed after a long season of declining val
ues. Wool is more active at Boston
than anv. previous 'time this year, but
speculation is reappearing. Prices are
steadv and holders are confident, al
though, heavy "stocks are available.
Burke Democrats Undismayed
Morgan-ton, N.-C Nov. V. fcpecial.
According to the official count, Burke
gave Bryan 279; J. C. Buxton, for Con
gress, 293, and Simmons a majority over
Carr of 157. If there had been no sena
torial primary, to divert our most active
workers Burke's majority for Bryan
and Buxton would have been over four
hundred. As it is, we have held our
own. If Cleveland county had done the
same and Caldwell and Wilkes had
done anything at all, Buxton would have
been eleeted. Burke Democracy is still
undismayed and unterrified.
FOUND IX THE LOOT
German Decoration Belonging to
Kwans-Sue Sold for a Trifle.
Berlin, Nov. 9. A dispatch to The
Lokalanzeiger from Hong Kong says
that- the broker who bought from a
Russian officer the decoration of tho
German Order of the Black Eagle, to
gether with an autograph letter from
Emperor William to the Emperor of
China, both forming part of the loot
secured at Tien Tsin, has sold the deco
ration and the letter to the German
authorities for $20,000. The price paid
by the broker for the articles was
$3,000.
The broker referred to in the fore
going dispatch is Captain Potts of the
Maxim Company of Hong Kong. The
decoration, which is set with brilliants,
and the letter, had been sent by Em
peror William to Kwang-Su. through
Prince Henry of Prussia. Wnen the
allies captured Pekin they were found
and seized by a Russian officer, who,
not knowing the value of his find,
sold them' to Captain Potts. The latter
took his prizes to Shanghai, where the
German consul learned that he had
them. The consul demanded that they
be placed in his custody, but Captain
Potts refused to part with them uutil
ho was paid the price he demanded.
The, statement in the dispatch that the
decoration and letfer were found in
Tien Tsin is probably an error due to
the fact that Captain Potts purchased
them there from the officer who had
brought them from Pekin.
HOLD-UP FAILED
Would-be Trin Robber Scared Offby
a B iggage Man.
Indianapolis, Nov. 9. An attempt was
made at 11 o'clock last night to hold
up a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
near Richmond, this State, by a man
who tried to batter down the door of
the combination express and baggage
car. He had taken a plank from the
tender and forced the door partly open
when he demanded the surrender of t-e
keys to the safe. Exnress Messenger
Taylor handed his revolver to baggage
man Ct&ne and ran back through the
car toward the passengers to get inOi'o
weapons, not knowing how many men
were upon the nlatform of the car. The
conductor and brakeman rushed to the
scene, and as they reached the express
car Crane fired two shots at the robber
through the partly open door and the
Would-be robber jumped from the tra'n
and eseapedin the darkness.
THE OPEN DOOR POLICY
Southern Cotton" Mill Me
Desire Its Continuance.
Trade nas Been Seriously Aflected tj
Disturbances In China Practi
cally the Entire South In
terested In the flatter
New York, Nov. 9. A petition urging
the vigorous continuance of the open
door policy on the part of this govern
ment with reference to China has been
prepared by a number of Southern cot
ton-mill operators. The petition is ad
dressed to Secretary of State John Hay,
and is now in this city, in charge of
Laurus Loomis, who represents some
large Southern mills. The plants rep
resented in the petition are principally
in the Carolinas and Alabama. Mr.
Loomis said today:
"The shipment of cotton goods to
China has decreased seriously since last
Mav. and cotton-mill men feel the bad
effects. This petition was suggested by
the officials of some of the prominent
cotton mills in the South, and was un
dertaken at their request, and includes,
the names of only a part of the cotton
manufacturing interests and those that
were in the route of the recent busi
ness trip. The signatures of a larger
number doubtless could be procured, as
in no instance was there a declination
to sign or approve this movement on
the part of any one to whom it was
m-esented, but on the contrary the own
ers are deeply interested in the matter
of foreign trade and earnestly desire
that the administration of President
McKinley will continue these efforts,
not only in China, but also in Central
and South America, either by reciprocal
agreement or otherwise.'
The petition is as follows:
"non. John Hay, Secretary, of State,
Washington:
"The undersigned manufacturers of
cotton goods in the Southern States
desire to express their approval of the
action of the United States government
in the protection of American interests .
in China by what is known a? the 'open
door' policy, and 'trust that this position
may be maintained, and more "especially,
relating to Manchuria, to which section
of the Chinese empire a large portion
r6t the production of the cotton drills
and sheeting manufactured . in the
Southern States are exported.
"As may well be known, this trad
has increased in recent years to such
an extent that the prohibition or inter
ference in China by any European gov
ernment would tend to 'seriously injurs
not only the cotton manufacturing in
dustries, but other important products
of the United States which are being"
shipped to China. For the protection
and perpetuity of these commercial re
lations we earnestly pray that the ad
ministration will take such action as
may be proper under existing, condi
tions. It is not only the manufacturers
of cotton goods that would be seriously
affected, but the Southern planter and
cotton-grower, who finds a ready rash
sale of his,, products at his very door,
and also the thousands of employes and
the laboring classes who are engaged
in the cotton mills and depend on the
success of these industries for a livelihood."
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