Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-24
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OTTAWA, ILL.,, special: Thomas ID.
Catlin. president of the United Glass
Company. in an interview here said
that the situation in the window glass
industry was far from satisfactory.
There has been no conference between
the manufactures and the working
mems committees as yet in regard to
the scale for the coming year, and the
date of q conference will be deferred
ers have been awaiting final action of
the tariff bill before preparing u scale
The uncertainty of the fate of the bill
leaves all concerned at sea. They
cannot ask the men to accept u reduce
ton on the theory that the window
glass tariff will he reduced. Neither
do they feel inclined to sign a scale as
high Us that in vogue under the Nc
kinley bill. 1t is barely possible that
Il conference Will be held during the
coming week, but there is not much
prospect of an agreement being
reached for some time. consequently
there may be a delay in starting up
the fires. The stock is very low at
the factories, and there is but little
glass on the market, all the factories
having run light last season, on ac-
count of the uncertainty of the tariff
.ela1llls w ellell PfouuCGs. Inc AotSe
buyers have %refrained from placing
orders for the same reason, buying
only in proportion to the immediate
demand. Consequently the tariff tim
kering is responsible for the serious
complications in this important indus
try. If the Wilson bill is defeated
and the Mckinley tariff prevails Pre-
sident Catlin says all the window
houses owned by the United Glass
Company will start on time, while if
the proposed bill is passed it will de-
lay an agreement on the scale and
greatly reduce the output in this
country during the next year.
San FRANCISCO special: In naval
circles and along the water front a
lively interest has been awakened in
| the case of Antonio Ezeta. the deposed
President of san Salvador, who is
now on board the U. S. S. Bennington
with three other refugees from San
Salvador. 1t is generally believed the
Government will intercept the Ben
nington and hold her outside the heads
until q warrant for EZeta's arrest ar
that a swift tug has been cruising out
side the Golden Gate all day, and it is
rumored that she has on board a num-
Der of naval officers from Mare Island.
1t is reported that the monitor Monte
rey. which has sailed ostensibly for
Puget Sound, was sent out to signal
the Bennington and keep her without
until the authorities had perfected an
arrangement for the arrest of the ref
ugees.
MADISON, Wis, special: The state
of Wisconsin is about to u the United
States Government for 1885, 05 on q
claim for NUM- ions Of war, etc. fur
nished in 1861. which was paid for on
ly in part by the United States under
the act of July %, 1861, and for inter-
est on deferred payments. In detail
the states claim is for interest upon
state bonds. S4422.3773: interest paid up
on certificates OF Indebtedness. $3.326,-
Cos: discount upon bonds sold, S2276, 100:
balance still due the state of Wiscon-
sin upon the original Indebtedness,
-, 92a, 265. The statute of limitation.
stacle to the recovery Of the money.
ST. PAUL special: In the conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
societies not connected with the
unions. Wonderful growth was re-
ported from many sections. In the af-
terno0n Secretary Doyle of New York
submitted the report of the numerical
strength of the order, in which he
says: I'VE have added s~ixty-eight
new societies with u membership of
2.663 to the roll of national unions,
making a total of 763 societies with q
membership of 55,4l5."
La CROSSE. Wis. special: A ~
year-old boy named Hirt vas arrested.
He cOnfesses that he set fire to Cros-
by's planning mill u few weeks ago, and
gives the names of others who started
ten Or a dozen fires since. Their only
object was the excitement Of seeing
the fire department turn out.
CHICAGO special: Busch & Epps
Mating Company's plant burned with
contents. The loss is 500, O0t