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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
THE DUTY ON WEARING APPAREL.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Treasury Depart
mon has Informed customs officers that THEN in
regard to the duty wearing apparel must conform to
the decision OF the supreme Court in the ease of Astor
Merritt, involving duties wearing apparel
claimed 10 actual use. but which hal not actually
been the person. The customs officers are Inc
formed that the Court has decided that under the clause
In the free list which exempts from duty wearing apparel
in aoual u,e OF per,on arriving United States there
shall be included First wearing apparel owned by tho
passenger and In condition TO be worn at once whoas
further acure: second, brought with him as pas
senger and for the OF himself or HE
family who accompanied him passengers and not Tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
DISORDER IN OLD SALEM TOWN.
THE SALVATION ARMY MAKING ITSELF A NUISANCE
-RFsPECTABLE PEOPLE INsULTED.
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-REsPECTABLE PEOPLE INsULTED.
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BosTON, Nav 1.-The Salvation Army, which
invaded the peacabe city of Salem few weeks ago. has
become an intOerabe nuisance disgusting decent peo pie
and arraying against itself by its absurd antics, the
hoodums Of that city and adjacent towns in Essex
County The inctOn has become serious that to-day
the city marshal consultation with the Mayor with
view adopting to secure relief and stop the
nightly parades OF the Army, which draw up upon the
streets crowd of the worst elements not only from
Salem but from Beverly, Peabody aud Danvers. The
scene on the streets Wednesday night simply dis
graceful 1t will require the concentration OF the entire
police force OF the city to make the streets reasonably
safe Open air meetings by the Reform Club have been
held on sunday evenings for several years in Derby
Square and there has been trouble But for the past
two nights the Salvation Army has hardly been able 10
say I'm the square for five minutes at time, the nfst
Jingle of the tambourne being the signal for hootS eero
and Tibaldry On EseXSt young lady was publicly In
suited 10y ruftan presence could be accounted
for bv the gathering Of crowd OF his fellows TO the
Army A gang Of rough fellows to whom every law
abiding citizen would give wide berth, passed over
Beverly bridge, returning from the parade ana amused
themselves by insulting everybody whom they mot.
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4 GREAT REAL ESTATE SCHEME.
A PROPOSITION TO HAVE MASSACHUSETTS LEND
$30,OOO,0OO TO SMALL CORPORATIONS.
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$30,OOO,OOO TO SMALL CORPORATIONS
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BOsTON MAY lone of the strangest projects
that has Of late years been brought before the Massa
chusetts Legislature is in bill which Robert Treat
Paine has brought before the House substitute FOR
an equally queer measure which was rejected. The
salient points Of Mr. Paincs bill as follows: Any
twenty-five persons may form an association
the purposes OF purchasing, holding and improving
real estate and Of selling houses and lots at cost on in
staments persons who shall occupy them each house
and lot to cost as $500 practicable Not more
than one such corporation Is TO be formed for every
20 600 inhabitants and such corporation may hold for
its purposes real personal property TO the amount OF
$4,000 Shares are be issued, and member Of
an association is TO be assessed than 81 90 per
aunum. is more than One-tenth of the cash
hand to be paid for real estate The remainder is to
be used In making improvements. To each association
there to paid monthly from the State Treasury the
of 81 O0O such payments not 10 aggregate more
than $4,000 any case more tnan 81 uOO IOf
each l. 900 inhabitants
These State payments arc TO come from loan OF not
more than $50 OO00 900 10 be raised by the Common
wealth bear interest a four cent per annum ana
paid in less than twenty more than MY
years lands sold by these corporations are TO De
the corporation by which they sold this payment
to be made over the treasurer OF the Commonwealth
until Il shall reach the full amount advanced by the stale
sUCh association, when certificates 10 tat effect VIII
for the person who occupies house OF te cor
poration a full title to that and to the land on which II
stands The bill is a vOuminous document going into
minute details in regard TO purchases ana sales, con-
struction of houses and several cOgnate subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
NAVIGATION ON LAKES And CANAL.

BUFFALO, May IAN easterly wind, which
prevailed last night and this morning, has started
the the upper lakes and several channels have been
opened The vessels Mineral State and Case were brought
into port early to-day by the aid of tugs The propeers
Avon and Coffin Berry and the schooner Red Wing bound
ont and the schOoners Wayne and j. G. King, bound n
are still the Ice. Ten vessels bound out succeeded IN
getting through the ice safely.
ccarances from his Office to-day for loaded boats The
cearance5 Will be da al MAY g, and the boats can be
started and proceed as Lock port thereby making
channel among the large number of boats crowded along
the canal below the Erie-st. bridges.
DULUTH MINI, May l.-Navigation was resumed on
Lake SUPERIOR to-day The ice moved away from Duluth
harbOr and the north shore
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MR.. THOMPSON AND MAYOR EDSO

THE RESISTANCE TO THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL,
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ALBANY, May 1.-Mr Thompson agents here
are making desperate defence. To-day they succeeded
IN enlsting all the Democrats OF the Assembly IN oppo
.jtion 10 the "tenure OF office bill" This measure,
as is well known, declares substantially that MI
Thompsons successor Commissioners of Public
Works shall be named by the Mayor OF New
York elected this fall and not by Mayor
Edson suspected of design to reappont ThomI-
son Certainly Mr. ThOmpson's agents here act as If Mr.
Thompson had some understanding with Mayor Edson
respecting his reappOnment; otherwise The politicians
argue they would not TO such extreme measures
TO defeat the Tenure Of Office bill The BILL which was
introduced by Senator Gibbs, passed the Senate
several weeks ago. In the Assembly was
referred to the subcommittee OF the Whole.
Mr. Thompson's agents came here; then suddenly, Mr.
Dayton the chairman of the coanttee discovered that
IL was impossible to get majority OF the members OF his
committee 10 take any action on the bill The Demo
cratic members voted steadily against making either
favorable or unfavorable report on the bill They re-
fused to take any action which would put the bill
ip The possesson OF the Assembly again Unucky there
would not q majority OF RepupesS present az any
sort OF a report the bill ,
This afternoon Mr.. Dayton moved that the sub, NIB
further consideration Of the matter and stated
tass 9s found to Do apy,ns w the bill Speaker
sheard coToborated Mr. Dayton's statement.
the lead Of Within E. smith stiay resisted the adoption
Of the motion Some OF them acknowledge that they
desired TO keep the bill locked III the rooms
OF the subcommittee til the Legslanrelsdiourned All
The Republicans supported Mr. Dayton IN his notion nut
Democrats Every Democrat rallied to Mr.. ThOmp-
defence. The vote taken with great excitement.
Clark CmckernR announced that sXyODe votes bad been
then point order that an affirmative OF
twOthrds was required The Speaker compelled 10
rule that the point order well TAKEN and that the
motion had not been carried.
Stung by the remarks which made by their fellow
Republican members on their neglect 20 report the BILL
the Republican members OF the subcommittee at
met IN their room, when the Assembly adjourned, and
voted report the bill avorsby. Mr. Dayton will make
this report tomorrow morning ana Will then push the
oil. speaker shesrd said tonight "All the Democrats
In the legislature prevent passing bill
fore the adjournment of this Legislature"
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SrIYG FOR DTTORCE FROM DESERTED WIFE
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ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.-Randall II. Wright
prominent employe OF the Wheeler & Wilson Company
was TO marry lfs Mary H. Robertson he had
succeeded in freeing himself from previous marriage
No defence anticipated he expected the matter to
60 by default. Judge Hammond appointed Colonel
samu W. Small well known newspaper man, to repre-
sent the State When Mr.. Small crossexamined Wright
# was brought ont that the complainant had married
woman Of good family IN Allegheny City, Penn, nad
ve1 in Pttsurg and Cincinnati and later still In Nor
folk Va where LIS abandoned wife and child now i've
He had been I'm Georgia only two months when he ap-
pcd fora divorce from hs absent wife, He accused her0f
abandonment II requires three years abandonment In
Georgia TO give ground for divorce The jury was not
ont Ave minutes when II returned with verdict denying
divorce 10 the complainant The decision created con-
siderable aO1al stir
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THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
PREPARATION OF THE REPORT OF TIE sENAIh IN

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Albany. Nav 1.-The Senate Committee Oh
Cities resumed the preparation tonight Of Its report on
its investigation of the Department OF Public WORKS OF
New-York The committee at first divided into two
nortions in this work. The Republican nembers OF the
committee Senators Gibbs, Lansing. Dagget ana
McCarthv met in the latter's room, while Senators
Thacher DAILY and Cullen held consultation in SEN
etor Gibbss ROOM strongly suspected that Sen
atbr Thatcher had a minority report up his sleeve IL
such was the case for the neglect OF the Dem
ocratc Senators to do anything. They smoked all the
evening and chatted with another. Meanwhile the
Republican Senators pOdded away at the report drat
of which had been prepared by MI Whitn' ie' the
counsel OF the committee.
The draft of the report is twenty-five pages IN length
and severely comments on Mr.. Thompsons conduct As
II was read the Republican Senators commented upon It
and examined the evidence Much of the evidence had
not been heard by scme of the members OF the COM
ittee and their examination OF the printed report took
good deal Of time II not until midnight that the
reading OF the report finished and the Senators be-
gan debating its various parts Soon after midnight Sen
atOr Gibbs Informed the Democratic senators tha he
Repub ,an Senators would finish their work sen
tor DaY said that hoped the report would be one tnat
in accordance with the evidence. Senator Gibbs ex-
pressed confidence that the Republican Senator'S at eas
would agree on the report ., 49,.
The report concludes with n recommendation that n
hin be passed that will efecualy put an eud 70 unpa-
Rnced Dfds The suggested BILL 1t is stated VIII be IN
aud his associates present their report to the Legsa
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NET-JERSET'S SCHOOL FUND ALLOTTED
COMPLAINTS OF UNFAIRNEss IN ITS DISTRIBUTION.
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BY TELEGRAPH 10 The IhlbbNE.l
TRENTON, n. j., May 1.-The State Board OF
Education has performed its annual task of dividing up
among the several counties the fund OF the State
school tax and there the usual complaints of the un
fairness Of the law toward the richer counties The State
school tax amounts 100000 Of which 90 per cent
is retained the counties I'm which 1t is raised and 10
per cent is divided up among the counties according 10
their needs in the Judgment Of the State Board Under
this years apporonment Essex County pays $4,000 to
this fund and gets nothing in the distribution Somerset
pays 81. 200 and gets nothing. HunerdOn pays S54OO
and gets $500. Mercer pays $4,000 and gets $1,000
Salem pays $4,000 and gets 500. on the other hand
ocean pays 81 900 and gets $4,000 Atlantic pays
81 900 and gets $4,000 Mddlcsex pays S4700 and gets
$1,000 more than that sum- sussex gets three times
what il pays Hudson County gaus 81 000 and Camden
gets 81 1000 for the 5000 pays Cumberland county
pays SO 900 and gets nearly 10000 The total amount
raised in the state for public school purposes Is about
- .OOO. 900 annually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

BERLIN May 1.-The committee on the bill TO prolong
the antSoclast law stands ten in favor OF Its adoption
and ten including two Ultramontanes, opposed TO It,
The bill has heen thrown out.
GLASGOW May 1.-Barcay Curles, ship builders lost
100000 by fire to-day.
EBERLIS May 1.-At meeting Of the Colonial Society
to-day Prince Won HohenlOhe urged the establishment
Of depots for German products and manufactures at
German ports in order enable foreign merchants to
buy goods with greater convenience.
DUBLIN, May 1-Farrel Whims, an Irtsh-Amercan, has
been arrested in Ballymote, County Sligo. He had
loaded revolver aud number OF REASONABLE documents
I'M his pOssessOn,
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IRELAND AND THE FRANCHISE BILL.

LONDON, May 1.-The debate on the Fran
chise bin was resumed in the House Of Commons this
evening. Henry Chaplin, member for Mid
Lincolnshire, introduced the following mo-
tons That the House considers that
TO largely the electoral privileges Of Irshmen at
a time when many are bitterly opposed to the English
connection and when the openly avowed object of their
leaders to sever that connection dangerous to the
welfare the State and cannot fail to strengthen the
arms of the separatst party.
Mr. Gladstone said that it impossible TO maintain
the union between England and Ireland except by giving
equal rights TO both countries England was strong
enough In woalth and population. compared with
Ireland; let her be equally strong in right and
Justice and she would have abundant force 10 settle what
ever matters might arise between the two countries In
the future.
NJ Chaplin's motion was not pressed.
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IRLEGRAPHIC NOTES.
JUDGMENT AGAINST A COMMONwl

JUDGMENT AGAINST A COMMONWEALTH.
UARRIsBI Re- May Am opinion was MED tO-day IN
the case the Common wealth against the National iran
ait Company taxes, in which Judgment Is ordered of
the defendant Vhe ground that the amount asked Ot
exceeds already what the DEFENDANT Is re"ny o'so'
pay.
SALE OF MPORTED CATTLE.
PHILADELPHIA Nav lAta sale OF imported cattle tO
day prices ranged from 500 TO 300 MIS- WIeeeT 3i
this city paid $500 for sow ana X NJ Farchlld OF ho
yoke, Mass, paid 1920 for a heifer
THE PORTSMOUTH ORDERED TO PORTSMOUTH,
PRovIDEYCE, May l.Tne United States steamer Ports
mouth with the yellow fever board has been
ordered to proceed Portsmouth, NJ H. and will sail i'm
mediately
STRIKE OF ITALIAN LABORERS.
READING, Penn. May This morning 400 italian la
borers, employed by contractors for the Penusyvans
scmylkiIl Valley Railroad, demanded 81 35 a day in
stead OF ~ %. The demand was refused, when they
ceased work in a body and were paid OFF.
EXCLUDED FROM THE QUIDNpCK DIVIDEND.
PROVIDENCE May LIN the matter OF the writ OF tho
Quidnick Company against H. Chafee and others aud
the bill OF interpeaicr To determine tO whom the div
dend lately declared 266 of stock Of the uid
nick Company legally payable decree was to-day en-
tered in the Supreme Court against the Franklin Ins-
tion for Savings and against Evan Randolph declaring
that neither O them has any right title OF interest III tue
shares or the dividend.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
wAsHNGToNj May THE American Medical a. A-socl sI
alton will hold It's thirtyfth annual meeting in this cy
beginning May On that evening fn-dIess reeep
tion will he given to the members at the Executive sh
sion by the PRESIDENT.
THE FAILURE OF SHAW & BROS
BosToS May lit probable that the attempt 20 com
promise with the creditors O L. shaw plu5, viz Poo
failure. The extended time ia when the creditors
could name which proposition for setuslnent tnty
would accept expired to-day IL not considered prOba
he that tho attenpt 10 force settlement under the n
solvency laws will succeed
DRUNKEN NEGRO KILLS HIS CHILD.
HARTFORD Conn, May l.LAlonzo . anderson, eoioreu,
thIs mornng with an axe He Is disspated man and IL
is thought that he crazy with liquor at the time
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A CUBAN LEADER KILLED.
TIE STORY OF THE SHOOTING OF GENERAL VIC
TOR DURAN BY THE sPANIARDs.
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NEW ORLEANS May IA prominent CUBAN
at present living in this city, has received letter from
Sagua la Grsnde, dated some five days ago. when con
tains an account Of the killing Of Chief Victor Duran,
prominent Cuban commadder According to the letter. lie
was assassnatcd by the Spanish volunteers under the
command Eueenio LaZo. The letter states that Lazo
ked for conference and Duran, under flag OF truce
accompanied by Of his followers advanced > meet
Iazo when the Spanish opened fire and Duran fe
dead General Duran held in high regard by the
Cubans and It is sad that he was brave and talth
officer.
has been arrested and confined in Moro Castle for NOT
prevent ng the landing Of AgucrO II also declares Ihat
AerO Ia in the swamp and safe from the pursuit OF tne
spaAads 1t ntimatcs that news Is suppressed Dy the
Spanish authorities.
much mystery leading some people to believe that an eA
peditiOn is forming here
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4 REELECTION OF IRONWORKERS' W4GES.
LEY 1r1EGRArH 10 TIE TRIBuXH.l

IBl IEIE'HNII TO I'I' TF'"'N''I
PITTsBURG, May 1.-The largest meeting Of
iron manufacturers held in Pttsburg met to-day 1t
was the gathering Of the Iron Manufacturer Association
an organization effected during the progress OF the long
strike OF 1892 and nearly Nil the mills west OF the Allie
ebenies were represented. Although the session was
held With closed doors it was learned that the manufae
turers concluded insist upon the proposed reduction
for time at least Secretary Weeks said that there would
ference with the workmen President Welhe, of the
Amalgamated Association. said II it comes to strike
g6t viii be quite different from that OF 1852, At that
time we we're ont for an advance. Now viii be resist
ing reduction.
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SHARP DECLINE IN MEXICAN CENTRAL
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BosToN, May 1.-The Boston market has had
its excitement to-day Mexican Central secur1eswhich
.uffered heavy decline far the bonds were con
cerned The report that the Mexican Government
xos forcing loans and that some Mexican bank
,ne Institutions were in difficulties opened the
ewes of holders to the facts which they had refused to see
and pices went of rapidly each offering had to be
made at concession TO he taken great desl OF the
selling wa. done by operators, ana the
purchases TSrrIs were made to cover short sales
mmade "a few DAYS ago. The sales reached
,h annunf OF s385 600 opening at 52 and closing
At 5Oa The ipcoInes out moderately nut the sales
OF the stock were large and the fluctuations oc'"eeh
md
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GOVERNMENT REPLIES IN THE COMMONS

LONDON, May I'm the House Of Commons
to-day Lord Edmund Fitznaurlce Under Foreign secre
tary stated the treaty with Portugal regarding the
Congo would supercede all former engagements with the
native Chiefs who had not been consulted Replying TO
Henry Labouchere Lord Edmund said that the Egyptian
Government has acted within IT'S powers In preventing
Mr.. James Kelly, The Datiy NecS correspondent, from
reaching the Mahdis camp.
The Lord Advocate for Scotland announced that the
Government would shortly Introduce bill to create
Minister for Scotland.
The Honorable Anthony Ashley, Under Secretary for
the Colonies stated that the AngoFrcnch COmns sion a
pointed TO regulate the Newfoundland fisheries had
signed engagement modifying and defining French
rights subject 10 the confirmation OF the two countries
Newfoundland he said would he consulted before the
final signature Two British commissioners would pro
ceed to Newfoundland TO explain the provisions OF the
agreement The Government believed that the agree
would be greatly adyantageous " British interests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
4 CUT IN GRAIN RATES.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The statement was made
in railroad circles here to-day quoting the shipping rate
on wheat from ST. Lous TO the seaboard at 13
cents per hundred, a cut OF cents. The roads
here are said to generally quoting rate of fraction
over 10 cents and ii ia asserted that OF them
have made the cents, which meets the ST. Louis
rate allowing for the difference In distance Torces OF
lard have yesterday and to-day for export to
IiNernlnl nt 2} ccnts cut Of LltMeer and Ccnts
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PROFESS OR yIRCHOw on PORK.

BERLIN, May 1.-Professor Virchow has pub
lsned letter in which he says that trehinoss IN Ger
many caused by eating American meat is confined to
few isolated Besides this he points out
the dangers connected with the rearing pigs in general
and urges the compulsory examination of German ana
American pork.
BtRLIN. May 1.-The Worth Gerpan Gd,ee referring to
Professor Virohow's letter says IL is well known hat
there u Tar higher percentage OF tr1chne III
pork than IN German. Professor Virchow urges tne
compulsory examination OF German pork, 1t justinable
20 prohibit the importation OF American PORK, AS IL I'M
possible examine pigs cut pieces. A long "a tric
ine cannot be rendered harmless or their presence d
Gated wthOht the microscope the prohibition or tue I'M
pOrtauon OF American pork is our only protection"
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ADrNAuurErR ~ COLORADO.

DENVER, May 1.-Shortly before midnight
last night bomb with an gnitcd fuse containing ABOUT
six pounds OF giant powder, thrown upon the porch
of the Crawford House at Colorado Springs and exploded
satteIng doors and windows OF the hotel and houses
in the ncighborhOOd II Il supposed that the act was
directed liquor seller against the proprietor or
the hotel has been active in the suppression OF the
liquor traffic in that town.
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not their demands will be granted. If mot a strike will
NOSES FRALEYrS FAILURE.
AN INTERPRETATION PUT UPON IT BY ST. LOUIS
BANKER.
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CHICAGO, May Ia prominent director III
the Commercial National Bank OF st. Louis, who was
here with the ST. Louis delegation last week, tells the
following story on "Mose" Fraley " Fraley, about
April 49, was sitting with of the politicians WIN
whom he intimate and began bOasng Of the vast sums
he had taken Chicago had too much consideration
for you down here he said, 'but whether you believe
II or not I've taken between $1,000 and 100000 ont
of Chicago "The story was laughed at said the bank
director 81 SO FTaley responded Sells, you arc III ui
rector in the Commercial Take look nj the books see
If I'VE not pulled thar much out Of the Chicago fellows
tbe cashier how Fraley had been doing He answered
Hes the uckiest men ST Louis We looked over the
drafts on Chicago amounting TO over $500, 900 In tho
forty davs There n single draft for $l500O0 That
failure Of Fraleys said the authority who gave ths story
wants 10 be looked into. Fraley always )ased that he
would up the Chlcagonns They'll be fools to accept
n dividend OF 25 80 per cent The mortgage 70
Donaldson Fraleys house is simply given to quiet the
creditors"
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NOT TO RE DICTATED TO.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-Yesterday the work
men in Disston a Sons Rolling Mil Tacony. Informed
the firm that they would strike unless neY foreman
who had come from Down East" was discharged. The
firm promptly discharged the entire force except two
men, and the rolling mill will De closed until hands
employed the old wOrkmen resume under the Gil
rectiOn Of the foreman.