The Atlanta constitution., 1900-12-03

men who had been placed in charge of
the republican party In Louisiana mad
polled the smallest vote ever recorded In
Ine state and had not done nearly as
well as his (Wimberly's) faction. This.
he insisted. proved them undeserving OF
further consideration and the president
the party to him ard. in order to
assure him in that control, should give
him the federal office.
Captain wimberly has come home crest
fallen. The president announced that
he had paid "a. the political debts in
Louisiana; that he was under no obllga-
ton to any faction or set OF men; ana
was. therefore. at liberty TO consult MS
own Judgment in the matter and to APP
point those whom he thought best suited
for the office. a geners-. overhaullng -
expected I'm consequence AID much better
men i'm the federal positions.
Mayor Caudeville has returned from
Ns=- York and Boston. where he went
i'm the interest of the New Orleans sewer
age and drainage bonds. bids for which
are 70 ba opcned December 1lth. The size
of the issue will depend upon the bids.
The invitation is somewhat different from
the average call for bonds. for it invites
offers for bonds at 3. 81. and per cent
II : bonds at 3is can Ice sold at par the
issue will be sI6.09Co0. but IL the bidders
demand Der cent for par bonds 1t VIII
be only siioOA.uo0 The last New Orleans
bonds issued bear per cent. but they are
al a premium now. and the new bohds
are so well protected that a 3i2 Did y
confidently counted. Mayor Ca.ueNl,le
IS Thoroughly satisfied with his visit % the
east and believes that the loan wiil oe
taken up at figures that viii enable New
orleans To complete its sewerage ana
drainage system. a large part OF the
drainage work has already been "ohe'
The railroads complain that they nave
too much business to handle. Nearly an
cf them are short of cars. but new difi-
Guilty has presented itself. something
never experienced here before. In order
to do the largest business possible with
the small number Of cars they have. the
freight trains have been run at faster
speed than usua, and given privileges and
preferences they do not usually enjoy.
And so many are the freight trains ON the
track that the passenger service has been
thrown completely out OF gear. AHhoSt
without exception all passenger udihs
reaching New orleans during the Week
have arrived late. one. two. six and even
twelve hours aul this has been due not
to any accident or Rad weather oT poor
time. but To The fact that the tracks are
overcrowded with freight trains and are
subjected To delays In consequence.
The steamer Aoradia. the pioneer of the
Porto D.can-New Orleans line. reached
New orleans ON her return trip lhurs-
DAY. having made so successful voyage
that another vessel will he added 10 the
lire next week Aoradia gave the United
Statss Immigration authorities here
great deal Of trouble by bringing lSo Por-
10 Ricans, who are going To Hawaii un-
der contract TO wo.k on the sugar plan
tations. They are thc vanguard Of several
thousand islanders whom the Hawaiian
sugar planters nave hired to take the
place of the contract Japanese labor shut
ont by the annexation Of tae Islands To
the United States. This Porto Rtcan i'm
migration plunged the Immigration au-
thorffies into all the difficulties surround
ims, IN. question whether Porto Rico IS a
part of the United States or not. Tor II
il = not then the importation OF foreign
contract labor -nto this country or ita-
waii is violation OF our immigration
laws The Inspector here telegraphed 10
Washington and the authorities there
yysr, equally al sea. but finally solved
the problem 10y making IL a matter of dis
erection ard allowing the immigrants 10
pass through for the present and until
the supreme court passes on the status of
Porto Rico.