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CLASH OF ATJTHOBIT Y FEDERAL COURT AND STATE L GOVERNMENT IN CONFLICT. Jfortli Carolina. Juclpre Kiioclcw Out in Part Stale' * * New Rate I.aYV r Governor Glenn. X'lciucd. Over De- { clvlon anil Orders Appeal. ' The penalty clause of tbe new North Carolina rate bill has been declared un constitutional and void by United States Judge Pritchard In Asheville. flames II. Wood , district passenger agent of the Southern , and C. Wilson , the ticket agent of the same road , who jfrere recently sentenced to thirty days qn the chain gang'for violation of the law , were discharged on habeas corpus proceedings. .When defendant agents of the com pany were fined a few days ago by Po lice Justice Reynolds and sentenced to jail a writ of habeas corpus was issued by Judge Pritchard , but the agents jfrere sigain arrested by the State au thorities and sentenced by Justice Reyn- slds to thirty days on the chain , gang. Contempt proceedings were then brought for resistance of the Federal Dourt Fines Would Be Million * . In his decision Judge Pritchard said that the penalties inflicted by the stat ute would close the doors to a judicial tearing and would amount to $2ifOO,000 1 day if the penalty was enforced on the sale of each ticket , which is eight times more than the amount involved In the original suit Also that it would flo violence to the comity which exists Between the State and Federal courts. Continuing , Judge Pritchard said : "The equal protection of the law is guaranteed to every citizen of the United States and I shall employ -all means within the power of the court to secure to all persons , who may invoke Jurisdiction of this court , such rights to the fullest extent of the law. "This court is confronted with open and avowed opposition by the powers of fehe Slate. The penalties prescribed by the State statute for charging more than the statutory rates are so enor mous that if permitted to be enforced they would practically bankrupt the railroads in an exceedingly brief time. Would Paralyze Roads. "If the criminal prosecutions against the agents , conductors and employes are permitted to continue , the managers of the railroads cannot successfully oper ate their trains , carrying the mails or continue their usefulness in interstate Commerce. "The State constitution as well as the statutory law afford ample protection - tion to every person deprived of his lib erty without due process of law. It is remarkable that anyone representing the State should oppose the granting of the writ of habeas corpus. " After Judge Pritchard had signed the Judgment Judge J. H. Merrimon , spe cial counsel for the State , gave notice Of appeal and waived bonds , but under the law the court fixed a bond of $200 each for Wood and Wilson. Governor Glenn wired the State's At torney to appeal at once to the Supreme Court of the United States from the decision of Judge Pritchard. He states that even if Section 4 , the criminal pen alty section , is stricken out the law is not affected , and the Southern Railway can be indicted under the common law. Advices received are to the effect that the Virginia authorities , in which State SL 24-cent fare law has been passed , will adopt precisely the same course as those in North Carolina. Judge Pritch- ; ard presides in the circuit which em braces Virginia. States' Rigrhta Question Raised. The Federal authorities in Washing ton are intensely interested in the siti aation. It is believed that Judga Pritchard's decision will precipitate a crisis that may be serious in its con sequences. Federal officials are of the opinion , that it will again bring to the front as SL political issue the old question of State rights , and while no one here ap prehends any such , discussion of the subject as preceded the civil war pe riod , the difficulty in North Carolina is not underestimated. Peter G. Pritchard has been prom- ( incut in the Republican politics of North Carolina for many years. Ho was United States Senator from the Stale for six years , and on the expira tion of his term was appointed a Fed eral district judge by President Reese velt. Later he was promoted to the Circuit Court. While he hns held aloof from politics since he has been on the pencil , Judge Pritchard has kept in , touch with political affairs , State and national. He is a personal friend of President Roosevelt. Indicted on 1,524 Counts. Dispatches from Memphis state that the federal grand jury for the West Tennessee district has handed up an in dictment containing 1,524 counts , each , -count a separate indictment in itself , all -aimed at the Standard Oil Company. I Japanese 3Icrchants Appeal. Seven chambers of commerce , in ses sion at Tokio , sent an address to the principal chambers of commence in Amer ica , and also to President Roosevelt ex pressing the fear that if such "unfortu- uate incidents" as the California attacks upon Japanese residents are not speedily stopped the ill feeling * which the Japanese ; - now Bftri or against a section of the Unit- -cd States may ocklftrsgor l&e development of cijmmercial re&Jtions &o& crfaseJ&cJ- eulable loW to with countries. C1AL CHICAGO. Considering the hot weather which pre vailed business has maintained a steady course. Commercial defaults t.eem to be yet in excess of those at this time last year and are due mainly to the pressure of July settlements upon weak traders , but the list includes none of special sig nificance in the effect upon credits. Money is in wider request for mercantile pur poses and the banks are adequately able to supply legitimate needs besides prepar ing for the approaching drain of curren cy to move crops , but the discount rate may soon turn firmer. Despite the high temperature and vaca tion season there is vdry little apparent interruption to production in the leading industries and tlistribution is remarkably extended for this period , retail lines scor ing a gratifying reduction of stocks. Visiting buyers attend the markets for staple wares in rapidly "increasing num bers and their selections for early deliv ery rise to substantial totals. Activity expands in dry goods , boots and shoes , clothing , furniture and food products , not withstanding the advanced average in price lists , as compared with , a year ago. Conditions in the manufacturing branches lo e none of their remarkable strength. Hides and leather move more froelj- , hard woods are in better request and shipments are larger of hardware , plumbing goods , merchant iron and wag ons. ons.The The total movement of grain at this port , 0,934,248 bushels , compares with 7,818,947 bushels last week and 0,028,120 bushels a year ago. Receipts are 3G.5 per cent under those in 1900 , while the vhipments gained 117.7 per cent. Receipts of live stock were 298,329 head , against 230,998 head last week and 297,935 head last year. Bank clearings , $237,746,630 , exceed those of corresponding week in 190G by 9 per cent. Failures reported in the Chicago district - trict number 21 , against 23 last week and 10 a year ago. Dun's Review of Trade. NEW YORK. Weather conditions still favor seasonAble - Able triaie and crops , and there is no more than ordinary quiet noted in wholesale lines as a result of midsummer conditions and the reign of the vacation season. Re tail trade especially is turning out rather better than anticipated. One favorable development certainly calling for notice is the continuance of good reports as to collections. Fair activity , with firm prices , is noted in wool. Large sales are : ew. Conservative buying of shoes and cather is noted in leading markets. In the leading industries there are some cross-currents. Iron and steel are quieter as a whole , with prices tending to case , while copper is lower and stocks reported accumulating. In the shoe trade businesi s moderate. In the cotton goods industry production is of record proportions , but still insufficient to meet demand. Business failures in the United States for the week ending July IS number 177 against 183 last week , 188 in the like week of 1900 , 103 in 1905 , 190 in 1904 and 183 in 1903. Canadian failures for the week number 20 , as against 28 last week and IS in this week a year ago. Bradstreet's Commercial Report. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , $4.00 to $7.40 ; hogs , prime heavy , $4.00 | J ! to $0.10 ; sheep , fair to choice , ? 3.001 to $0.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , S9c to 90c ; corn , No. 2 , 51c to 52c ; oats , standard , 42c to 43c ; rye , No. 2 , Soc to 87c ; hay , timothy , $14.00 to ? 20.00 ; prairi $9.00 to $12.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 19c to 2oc ; eggs , fresh , 12c to IGc ; potatoes , new , per bushel , 7Sc to S2c. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. $3.00 to $ G.S5 ; hogs , choice heavy , $4.00 to $5.95 ; sheep , common to prime , $3.00 to $5.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , SGc to S7c ; corn , No. 2 white , 52c to 53c ; oats , No. 2J j white , 45c to 47cv j j ' St Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.35 ; hogs , $4.00 to $0.15 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , S7c to SSc ; corn , No. 2 , 51c to 52c : oats , No. 2 , 43c to 45c ; rye , No. 2 , S2c to S4c. Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $0.00 ; hogs , $4.00 to $0.20 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2. 92c to 93c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 55c to 5Gc ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 4Gc to 47c ; rye , No. 2 , SGc to SSc. Detroit Cattle , $1.00 to $0.00 ; hogs , $4.00 to $6.00 : sheep , $2.50 to $5.00 ; wheat , No. 2. 90c to 91c ; corn , No. 3 yellow , 5c to 5Gc ; oats. No. 3 white , 4Gc to 47c ; rye , No. 2 , 79c to SOc. Milwaukee Wheat No. 2 northern , 9Sc to $1.00 ; corn , No. 3 , 51c to 52c ; oats , standard , 45c to 4Gc ; rye , No. 1 , SSc to S7c : barley , standard , G9c to 70c ; pork , mess , $10.30. Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers , $4.00 to $0.50 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00 to $0.25 ; sheep , common to good mixed , $4.00 to $5.25 ; lambs , fair to choice , $5.00 to $8.50. New York Cattle , $4.00 to $0.65 hogs , $4.00 to $0.00 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 95c to 9Gc ; corn , No. 2 , 59c to COe ; oats , natural white , 51cto 52c ; butter , creamery. 23 to 25c ; eggs , western. IGc to 19c , Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 90c ta Olc ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 54c to 55c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 44c to 45c ; rye , No. 2 , 76c to 7Sc ; clover seed , prime , $9.50. Told in a Few Lines. Germany alone sends to London an nually 20,000,000 feathers of _ birds for millinery purposes. President Hen-ry Hopkins of William * college is to retire and Profr Harry A. Garfield of Princetont on of the lat President Garfield , Has been chosen to roceeed * hin > . MAKES STARTLING CHARGE. PeiiBion ComnilK ioner Clulm * Step mother IK of Netfro Descent. The charge is made by Vespasian Warner , former Illinois Congressman and now United States Commissioner of Pensions , that his stepmother and half-sisters have negro blood In their veins. Mrs. I s -bella Robinson - Warner , second wife of the 0 o m ni i s s loner's father , John War ner , is prosaroted by the accusation his fattier as to her parentage and blood when she married the millionaire in 1874. They declare that the ex-Congressman's charges are false , and that Mrs. Warner and her two daughters will sue1 him for libel. Mr. Warner's allegations against his stepmother and 'hall-sisters ' , Mrs. Ara bella Warner Bell and Mrs. Minnie Warner Mettler , were onade under oath in the contest against his father's will brought by Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Warner began the fight to se cure her widow's share of the $1,050- 000 est-ite of the banker , who died in 1905. refusing to abide by the terms of an antenuptial contract wlileh gave her an annuity of $500 and $10,000. She declared that her husband had in duced her to sign this agreement by fraud and by grossly misrepresenting the amount of his property. Ilence she contends that the agreement is void. The widow's claim is considered so strong that slip is said to liave been offered $500,000 by Vespasian Warner , executor of the will , and his sister , Flora Warner McDer-mott She refused the offer , it is declared , and the charges followed in an amendment to the executor's answer to the widow's petition. This amendment argues that , since Mrs. Robinson- deceived her husband , the amounts provided for her in the ante-nuptial ] Contract are all she should , have. have.Mr. Mr. Warner affirms that Isabella Warner is the daughter of Stephen Robinson , an Ohio negro. The Commis sioner of Pensions claims he has searched the country for affidavits bearing out his claim. Most of them were secured in Norwalk , Ohio , former home of Stephen Robinson. The Warner will case has been the talk of the countryside for months , for the family founded by Jolm Warner , fanner and former head of John War- ser & Co. , bankers , of Clinton , 111. , is the most prominent in a social and business way in the county. Vespasian Warner was a member of Congress for iiwenty years. For thirty years Mrs. Isabella War ner has been a leader of the De Witt County , Illinois , society. Of fine fea tures and gray thair , cultured and at tractive in dress and manners , no one ever has breathed a whisper of sus picion against her name or blood. SAY MOST STRIKES WIN. Statistics Also Show Unions Succeed in Iiidnstrinl Battles. More strikes succeed than fail and the most successful strikes are those conducted - ed by organized labor. Statistics tabu lated by the Bureau of Labor , covering the last twenty-five years , show this to be true. In all strikes during the last quarter of a century the employes were entirely successful in 4S per cent of the cases and partly successful in 15 per cent , but in 37 per cent they failed. Organized labor succeeded in 49 per cent of the strikes called and failed in 35 per cent , while unorganized labor was successful in 34 per cent nnd failed in 50 per cent. Most strikes , 41 per cent of all , have been caused 'by a demand for increase of wages. Recognition of unions and union rules have caused 23 per cent and sympathetic strikes 3 per cent , Arbitration has been effective in bring- ing about a settlement of labor disputes in only 2 per cent of all strikes and 2 per cent of all lockouts , while joint agree- inents have ended 0 per cent of the strikes and 12 per cent of the lockouts. In the last twenty-five years there have been 33,303 strikes and lockouts , affect" ing 7,444,279 employes. AMERICAN ROADS MOST DEADLY. TJaiteil States Leads in dumber of Per.soiia Killed on Ruil.s. Elerr Guillery , an official of the archive bureau of the Prussian railway adminis tration , has prepared a comparative table of statistics of those killed and injured by railways in various countries. He finds that the railroads in the United States are the most deadly. The United States has more mileage than all Europe , but even taking that into consideration , the United States holds pre-eminence in pro portional figures. Out of every 10,000 employes the rela tive figures of killed are : United States , 20.1 : England , 12.3 ; Switzerland , S.2 ; Russia. 7.S ; British India , 0.7 ; Belgium , 4.1. In the matter of travelers injured , France holds the lowest record in the world. The United States showspropor tionately forty times as many injured as Russia ; twenty-two times as many as Italy ; as England , twenty ; Belgium , eight ; Switzerland , four ; Germany , two. Biff Rush to Europe. All the steamship lines are doing a record business in travel to Europe , the total of passengers in the first half of this year being 43,102 more than during the first six months of last year. The greatest increase Is in third class. Tooted Scientist Dead. Prof. Angelo Heilprin , a distinguished T scientist who achieved much fame by Itfs ( investigation of Mont Pelee , Martinique , < after the eruption there fire years ago , j died nji&enly In New torfe/City July 17 , IffltWEEKLY 1242 French defeated Henry III. at Taillebourg. 1540 Anne Askew burnt in London. 15SS First of a series of engagements between the English fleet and Span ish armada. 1029 Champlain , after the capture of Quebec , taken prisoner to England. Capitulation of Quebec to the British. 1GS5 Duke of Monmouth beheaded. 1702 Peter III. put to death. 1770 Pennsylvania adopted a State con stitution. 1705 Treaty Of Basel between France and Spain. 1801 Concordat concluded between Pius VII. and Napoleon. 1SOS Murat made King of Naples Spanish defeated the French at Bay- len. * 1812 Battle of Salamanca. vMackinaw surrendered to the British. 1821 Construction of the Lachine canal begun Coronation of King George IV. of England. 1824 Iturbide , who made himself em peror of Mexico , shot at Padillo. 1832 Napoleon II. , King of Rome , only child of Bonaparte , died of consurapU1 tion , aged 21 years. 1S37 Queen Victoria's first visit to Par liament . The Carlists defeated at Valencia , 1844 Bank of England charter act passed. 1848 Constitutional assembly met at Vienna. 1849 Restoration of the temporal power of the Pope proclaimed. 1850 Daniel Webster of Massachusetts , became Secretary of State. 1852 John P. Kennedy of Maryland be came Secretary of War United States recognized the independence of Paraguay. 1S57 Gen. Havelock entered Cawnpore Massacre at Cawnpore by Nana Sahib. TLSG2 James Glaisher reached height of five miles in balloon ascension in ° England. 1SG3 Abolition of the Scheldt dues. ISO4 Battle of Peach Tree Creek Taking of Nanking ended the Tai- ping rebellion in China. 1SGO ! Prussians occupied Frankfort. 1S70 France made formal declaration ft . war against Prussia..Franco-Prus- sian war commenced. . . .Michael Da- vitt tried for treason-felony. . . , 1873Don Carlos re-entered Spain. 1874 Spain declared in a state of siege. 1878 British flag hoisted at Cyprus. 1SS3 "Gen. Tom Thumb" ( C. H. Stratton - ton ) , famous dwarf , died. 1SSG Gladstone's cabinet resigned. 1S90 The National line steamer Egypt was burned at sea. 1891 Riotous miners at Briceville , Tenn. , refused to allow convicts to work in the mines Destructive hailstorm in South Dakota. 1893 Great fire in London ; loss , $7- 500,000. 1894 Many negro miners in Alabama killed by strikers Lega , the an archist who shot at Premier Crispi of Italy , sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. 1895 Henry Irving knighted by Queen Victoria. / f-n 1S9G Trial of Dr. Jameson and his fel- lo\v raiders in the Transvaal began of in London Princess Maud of "Wales married to Prince Charles of Denmark , now King Haakon VII. of Norway. 1S97 Statue of Gen. John A. Logan un veiled in Lake Front park , Chicago. 1S99 Strike began on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines Gen. Russell A. Alger , Secretary of War , re signed. 1901 Barl Russell sentenced by the Brit ish House of Lords to three months' imprisonment for bigamy. sp spto 1902 Sir Henry Irving's last appearance teat ance at the Lyceum theater , London. at 1903 Russia refused to receive the Kish- ineff petition from America. 1905 Peary sailed from New York for the north pole. ed To Disol > ey Hague Conference. Contrary to the finding of The Hague conference , Venezuela has intimated that she will not pay the $2,000,000' debt claimed by Belgian creditors. In the Chamber of Deputies at Brussels Foreign Minister D'Avignon confirmed this report from Caracas , and added that no efforts would be spared to protect the interests of the creditors. U. S. Defeats "W. Rockefeller. hi The Postmaster General has issued an order re-establishing the postofSce at Brandon , N. T. , which was recently abolished ished , or removed to Bay Pond , at the instance of William Rockefeller , whose estate largelr surrounds the latter place. is Owing to complaints , the PostofSce De partment caused an investigation to be made , and on report of its inspectors has ordered the restoration of the Brandon office , although the new office at Bay Pond will not be abolished , -since k sup plies a large numbsfc of people with mail THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE. Its Statute Book , Just Issued , a Maai of Ridiculous Error. The laws passed by the last Leglslai ure of Montana have been issued in book onn by Secretary of State Toder , and it a the opinion of lawyers and others that never before did a Legislature ia any Jtate have so many careless authors and ncompetent enrolling and engrossinff tleris. The result is that Montana has tome of the most ludicrous laws fhat ever graced a statute book. In fact , so nu- cereus are the errors that the Secretary of State was impelled to put this notice In the fly leaf : "The within are exact Copies of the enrolled laws as the same reached this office , and neither this office nor the printers employed in the work are responsible for spelling or punctuation. " Die offejrt , it is thought , will not be seri ous , as the Supreme Court , in passing upon laws , tries to determine the intent of the Legislature. One law was passed to prevent the sale t > f diseased meat , while the enrolled and engrossed copies thereof read "deceased meat" Thus , literally speaking , it ia against the law for butchers to sell meats except upon the hoof , and if they obeyed t they would be compelled to drive cattle around to purchasers and dispose of them while alive. A bill was passed relative to the meas urement of hay. It provides certain rules : or determining the amount "when it has jeen in the stack six montfes , provided it las been in the stack three months. " TBe ntention of the Legislature was to make allowance for shrinkage after the hay bad stood three and six months. Still another law requires boarding louses , restaurants and hotels using adul terated foods "not" to post notices in plain sight of patrons and customers , when its intention was just the opposite. Another law , dealing with the land question , refers to "parented" instead of patented lands. A UNIFORM INDIAN RELIGION. Indian to Be Given Instruction tnnl Will Not Befuddle Him. A form of Christian religion that will not befuddle the Indian is being arranged now by experts in the Indian Department at Washington , and is to be introduced in the government Indian schools through out the United States. The Indian bureau expects to have the form ready for introduction by the commencement of the autumn terms. The new policy will bar sectarian in fluences from Indian schools. At pres ent ministers of all denominations ar allowed to practice their respective creed * in the government schools , together with a particular kind of teaching and prayers , The result is that the Indian pupils be came confused. They find trie Lord'l prayer read and printed in different ways and different constructions placed upon some passages of the Scripture. Henceforward , however , after the uni form religious code has been introduced , only non-sectarian exercises will be per mitted. Each denomination , however , . .ill be allowed to instruct Indians wh < j desire to embrace a particular faith , bul there is to be no more competition among denominations for converts. All Indian tribes originally had a form of religious worship , which was adhered to with surprising persistency. The afr . tempts to convert the red man , however , have been unceasing since the first dis coveries of the American continent bj white men. The first white man to Hv < among the Indian tribes of this locality was a Spanish priest , who , with the In tention of converting the Indians , cami into this'country with Coronado durinj the ( seventeenth century and remained . with the Pawnees. Eventually he waj tortured ] and murdered by the peopll whom he sought to convert The bald-headed man's annual qnai > eel with the house fly has begun. . Washington Post The summer girl's campaign has be gun. Does she know Low to handle 1U , Well , watch her. Philadelphia In quirer. Dr. Wiley says It is not the pie , bul the filling that one should , be afraid , as pies go these days. Washington Herald. Boston has put up the price of pie but nothing can stop codfish and , beans from going down in that town. Wash ington Herald. After the Meat Trust has been broken up by everybody refusing to eat meat , everybody will go barefooted to busl tbe Shoe Trust , of course. Philadel phia Press. Pittsburg suggests automobile strett sprinklers. Well , there really ought be a closer relation between tha automobile and the water wagon. Milwaukee Sentinel. The fining of a Jamestown Exposi tion visitor $20 for kissing a Norfolk girl has been quite generally denounc , but as Exposition prices go tie amount Is not high , Philadelphia Press. London experimenters find that mo toring enriches the blood and givej good sleep. The tests were applied t < i those who ride , not to the man who gets in front of the motor. New York World. From the amount of heat Old SoJ has been giving out lately he has evi dently had jthose spotss removed from his face. Washington Post For an topressive illustration of th * mining or tne phrase "making up foi lost time" just note what the weathei doing.r-New York. Tribune. It is strange to hear that the mo quitoesiare annoying the President at SagamoreH11L What are the Secret Service men up to ? Philadelphia During May 2S7 employes were injured" in Canadian industrial accidents. Austria has 2,401 local unions , with * total .membership of 323,090. The fortieth annual British Trades Congress will assemble at Bath , England , Sept. 2. Oklahoma City (0. ( T. ) flour mill em ployes have organized and applied to tha international union for a charter. The strike of railway employes at Buenos Ayres , Argentina , has ended. Dis puted questions will be arbitrated. The iron molders at Winnipeg , Canada , will go on strike for better wages unless a suitable agreement is reached. Chief Statistician Pidgin of Massachu setts says that the increase of cost ot living for 1900 exceeded the average wage increase. The British Postmen's Federation held its sixteenth annual conference recently in Leeds. The membership was stated to be 15,388 , an increase of 440 in the year. The school janitors of Minneapolis" have taken steps to form a union , and as soon as the organization is completed they will apply to the American Federa tion of Labor for a charter. The Scottish miners have decided to renew their demand for 12 o per cent ad vance in wages to the conciliation board. The men's representatives declare that" the demand must be enforced. The Broommakers' Union , at San Francisco is making a fight against con vict-made brooms. It has asked organized labor not to purchase any broom that does not bear the union stamp. At a recent meeting of the Manchester ( England ) Trade Union Colliers resolu tions were passed in favor of urging upon their representatives in Parliament the necessity for supporting the miners' eight- hour bill. The metal trades division of the Trades Council of Cleveland is considering the advisability of establishing and maintain ing a legal department that shall take charge of all the legal business of the unions and members in that city. From the American viewpoint the wages paid both skilled and common la borers in France are very low , while tha cost of living is relatively higher in France than in the United States , with the exception of house rent and servants' wages. 1 * The factory inspectors of the Grand Duchy of Baden have published a com prehensive report ou the home industries of their country , which has attracted much attention because of the picture it paints of the misery and destitution in which a large portion of the population lives. lives.The The central committee of German trades unions has published a statistical table showing the wages earned in each of the sixty-six organized trades of the empire. The most remarkable thing about the table is the evidence it brings that in twenty-seven of these trades the average daily wage is less than 75 cents. The Central Labor Uqion of Detroit has added to the Labor day celebration a feature that will give much added interest to labor's national holiday. The new fea ture is the election by popular vote of a "Queen of Labor Day. " The crowning of the "queen" will be one of the attrac tions of the day. Encouraged by the success of the op erations of the loan fund plan which was established six months ago , the Minne apolis Cigarmakers' Union has decided to go a step further in the way of looking after its membership in a pecuniary way. A plan is to be considered to establish a banking system on a small scale , to be operated under the direction of the union. Recently about 1,500 laborers at Sal- ford docks , England , ceased work , owing to a refusal on the part of officials to accede to an informal request for an increase in their wages. The men engag ed in unloading timber began the trouble , by making a verbal demand for payment at the rate of Sd an hour , or Gs a day , in stead of 7d an hour , the present rate of pay. KINGSTON IN WOE. Desolated Jamaican City 3Iay Xever Be Rebuilt. Slowly the conviction is forcing it self even upon Jamaicans that Kings ton will never be rebuilt Except that the streets have been cleared of debris , tbe city lies to-day in practically the' condition that the earthquake left it A , few plank buildings have been erected * ed to accommodate certain lines of busi ness , but they are of light , rude con struction and can not be regarded as otherwise than temporary. Xowbere is there sign tbat any of the substantial structures are to be rebuilt There is no money in the island. Not a man in Kingston but suffered and most men lost their all. The insur ance companies without exception have refused to pay any earthquake claims , and investors of all nations are giving the island a wide berth. This stand of tbe insurance companies has result ed in an epidemic of incendiary fires. Many owners of property damaged by quake and fire , made desperate by their failure to collect insurance indemnities , fired their buildings that they might be completely destroyed to enable them to make a claim for fire damages not connected with the earthquake. I/essons in Motherhood. At the Rockefeller Institute for Med ical Research , New York City , a school has just been opened by Mr. Rockefeller's direction to teach mothers how to care for their young. Twenty experienced nurses , are to be hired to explain the subject to poor and ignorant mothers. The Pitts- burg board of health reports that 50 per cent of the babies born in that city die before reaching the ageof 1 year , and mainly due to the ignorance of their mothers.
