Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
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Beginning of the Great Cotton-MilI Strike
in New England-One Result of the Han
ma Election-A CoIored Man in High Of
nce-IIavana News-Other Items.
The $4,000 or more skilled operatives
employed in about 20 of the chief cot
ton mills of the New England states, on
Monday came under the sweeping
order of a new wage scale, which en-
tails reduction of 10 per cent. or
little more. This reduction brought
on in New Bedford, Mass, and Lew
iston and Biddeford, Me-, labor strikes,
which may prove the beginning of an
industrial battle greater in extent and
more disastrous in effect than any in
the previous history of cotton fabric
making in the United States.
1t is learned that Consul General Lee
at Havana has been authorized to sum
mon warship from Key West in case of
an extreme emergency in Havana. This
power has been lodged in the consul gen
eral by the administration, which is de
pending absolutely upon his judgment.
1t was considered wiser to make this di-
Key West than to risk the clrcumlocu-
ton of transmitting an appeal TO Wash
ington and the re-telegraphing of an
order to Admiral Sicard.
The Tippecanoe club in Cleveland has
adopted resolutions asking Senator
Burke, Representatives Bramley and
Mason and Mayor McKsson and
Corporation Counsel Norton, who were
active in opposition to the candidacy of
Senator Hanna, to resign. McKisson
made a speech In which he refused to re-
sign. The directors will now be asked
to eXpel the five members.
Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts has
appointed johnson w, Ramsey, a colored
man, as public administrator. Ramsey
was born in South Carolina and was
driven from that state by the whites,
because of his lectures on southern
outrages. He studied law and was
graduated from the Boston university
in 1892.
a decree has been published in Havana
prohibiting the publication in daily
newspapers of cable dispatches without
previous censorship, and without twelve
hours notice of their receipt The post
office will detain national fand foreign
newspapers not having been previously
censored.
An amendment to the constitution was
proposed in the United States senate by
Mr.. Hoar, substituting the Both day of
April for the 4th day of March for the
commencement and termination of the
official terms of the president, vice
president, senators and representatives.
The Nicaraguan Canalcommission ar
rived at Managua, Nicaragua, on Satur-
day, being welcomed at the railway sta
ton by the judges of the supreme court,
cabinet ministers, members of the
national congress, the military band and
many citizens.
During December last the imports of
wool at the three leading ports amounted
to 7,76S, 246 pounds, valued at 81, 90S,-
ga. This Is an increase, as compared
with the December returns for 1896 for
the same ports, of over 100000 pounds
and $SS0,000 in value.
A Seattle despatch says that the Cana
dian steamer Danube, which was volunta-
rily placed into the custody of the
United States authorities for violating
the customs regulations of Alaska, has
been released Oh the filing of a bond
for S3G, 900.
On the other side of the earth total
eclipse of the sun will be visible on Jan.
-. The moons shadow will fall across
Egypt. India and China at different
hours of the day, and astronomers will
be alert to study the interesting
phenomena.
The Right Hon. Charles Pelham
Villiers. member of parliament for South
Wolverhampton, and known as the
"Father of the House of Commons, -
having sat continuously in the House of
Commons since 1885, died in London
on Sunday.
Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest daughter
of ex-senator Joe Blackburn of Ken
lucky, shot herself in her rooms at the
Wellington Hotel, Washington, Saturday
night. According to the statement given
out by the family, the shooting was
accidental.
Logan Carlisle, second son of John G..
Carlisle, eX-secretary of the treasury,
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