Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-23


that It is not surprising that there has
been a bill at Albany sbolishing them.
| The existing law looks upon a mere private
| agreement between a man and woman as
legal merital union, and 1t has given rise
to endless contentious of the most Of
proposed change, when such marriages
occur, there must be at least one witness
present, and a formal statement of the
agreement must be filed with the local
authorities in order to make the union
valid.
An ambiguous paragraph of ours has
apparently aided in giving the Hartford
Post the impression that the Hon. Lynde
Harrison is one of those opposed to max
ing Professor Baldwin judge of the Su-
preme court. That paragraph did not
mean Mr.. Harrison, and it is due to him
to say that he has been from the time Pro-
fessor Baldwin was first talked of for the
place very heartily in favor of the sppoint-
ment. He has spoken and written for 1t,
and has bsen conspicuous in approval of
1t. 1t Is well known that such Is the case,
and We had therefore no idea that our re-
mark would bs interpreted ss twas by the
Post
1t was not to be eI pected that the natural
gas which has been found so useful in Ohio
would last forever. Matters in Flndley,
Ohio, are rapidly conyerg.ng to a crisis.
The natural gas with which that region has
abounded sbounds no more, or at least 1t
abounds to such q smaller degree that the
town authorities, who own the natural
product, have notified the glass factories
that they can supply them no longer, but
will give them fifteen days in which to
change to oil or some other fuel The
glass companies, on the other hand, declare
that they located in Findley because the
natural gas was offered them for their
work, and the town must keep up tie
supply or euf7r to them II damages for
breach cf contract-and 80 the matter
stands
The Mckinley bill was at work last year,
and, according to the Textile Msnufactur-
ing World, 272 new mills, employing come
81, 800 persons, vera added il 1892 to the
number Of textile mills in the country. OF
these 73 were cotton, 40 wooden. SO knitting
and 81 elk mills, leaving SO distributed
among other branches. In cotton Masea-
chusetts leads with 19 new milis, North
Carolina follows with 16 aud South Caro-
lima. stands third with IL Illinois and
Indiana boast of only one each. In wooden,
also, Massachusetts leads with new mills,
Maine follows with Z and Pennsylvania
with 6. But Maine stands first and PENN
sylvsnia second in numbsr of hands en-
ployed. In knitting Pennsylvania leads
with SO mills, and New York follows with
20. The most of these establishments are
small, and are engaged in producing seam-
less cotton hosiery
An attempt is being made to form
stronger combination of the salmon can
neries in Alaska, and the reason is that SO
the output has not been regulated among
the scattered packing houses, fluctuations
in price have made profits uncertain in the
past. In 1891 thu overproduction wss
100000 cans. Last year combination
was formed. but by agreement it was to
last only one season. The object of the
new movement is to "syndicste" all the
thirty-eight oanneries on capital of So,
100000. The idea of the promoters is
that with combination the seasons catch
can be limited thus preventing the product
of the canneriss becoming glut on the
market, and that the operating expenses
will be reduced so materially that while
the Gamers will be able to sell cheaper
than hitherto the profits will at least be
sure. Prices are to be made lower than
ever before, 1t is said, to invite a greater
demand. Canned salmon does not cell
readily In the United States, and in some
,,arfo 90 mt pD sala ar all