Delaware gazette and state journal., 1900-01-18
morocco NAN 0FAorUREEs. 4
Semi i-annuai Meeting of the National Asso'
ciation HELD in philadelphia

1
SEMI annual Meeting of the National Asso-
ciation HELD in philadelphia
Improvement of the condition OF
their working men in a manner to
obyiate strikes, was. .anabsorbing theme
Of discussion at the emiannual meet
ing of the mombers OF the Morocco
Manufacturers National Association,
held in parlors Of the Hotel Bellevue.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday afternoon.
Henry Burk, president of the associa'
tion, presided at the meeting, and there
we're present about 30 representatives
OF firms from this city,, New York,
Gloversville, Lynn, Mass.y and Phila-
delphia. The discussion on the labor
question Brought out the fact that
wages have advanced about l5 per cent
in the last Il years, aud that this is
due in part to a rapid growth oil the
business. In the last few years manu-
facturers have greatly improved their
product, and, as the demand for goods
is daily increasing, further advances 10
wages will, perhaps. follow. Ihe
| morocco manufacturers are exporting
now five times as much Ms was ever
imported, and the goods are reaching
all parts of the world.
At present the system OF control oil
working men in Philadelphia is by,
card, filled out by the employer and
giving an account OF tho empioyHs
ability. Whenever he leaves q place,
is discharged, or goes on strike the
fact is noted ON the card, and, in seek
ing now place, he must show the
card before he can he employed, "
course, q striker would find himself IN
an embarrassing position II ne snoula
seek employment in another morocco
factory. s :.
| Another matter that came up for dis
cussion at the meeting WAS tho ad
vanced price of goat skins. The cost OF
these goods to the manufactures has
gone up about % per cent. and 1t is
4 regarded as probable that cCrrespond-
ing advance will soon, ne made in the
t.ade. From 5 10 40 cents per square
foot is now tho price of dress d skins,
and when theso prices alo raises! thera
VIII be, no doubt, CORE ponulng IN
crease in tho price OF shoes
At a BANQUET i,rmot Mayor Warwick
was the luustniaster, aud. there were
!, addresses by Mayor Mhm ld4G, unreu
\ | Stules District Atlulnoy JitneS u, b"oS,
Gnn. j. pnfi;R oat cs " ;nIs titS,
l,iehard iopgg oi .sew ,ork, anu others.
4brICAs tEDM IN oaiEAT.
: Vancouver, i. g., Jan. IL. jim the
Japanese presH, hie is abuHd INT eSl.
> t!elco of the prnua1iiity that Japan j:
Lri ting inVoaa war with hu 'sia. III,
! Jasanese apparently do nnr shrink trnn
tho dangers oi ancli @inuict, Ghoi
, government haging reNrTily given al
! orde in England 81 lW.ol0 suits o
waim wiDter ciothins fer Jaienes
? soldiers, IN preparation iot cunpaiBl
in Russia.
Tho Kuhb CHI onicle asserts that
japanese cruise, with u iarg force o
: soldiers en- board, recently sailed fior
D Japancss Loot under a'aled orders
ami that thee Transports have bee
chartered to carry troops 10 Korea.
: The following is a specimen
: Japanese journalistic opinion: 'Ih
+ Japanese are convinced that to permi
c Russia to acquire Korea, or to establis
s Russian ascendcncy in Northern China
O would be strategically, politically an
!. conmeic cialy q deadly menace to ,lapa
II rapidly de eoping, strength. Japa
II believes hef navy is strong enough
70 attack Russia, and he general orinio
" is that the interests of the Two nation
j. are 60 conflicting that it is impossib
j. W dNOio q houi 'ssat"'
5, MANY people, DROWNED:
N Christmas evening, a storm of grei
ie severity swept over the Japanese coas
IT causing the loss Of many lives ar
much damage to shipping. Out OF
10 junks that were passing between koi
10 and Osaka, in tow, all but five we
I'd lost. OF the 194 men on board the
~ vessels, all but 25 who were picked |
Al.
it AT Sakai, three fishing vessels foun
Q, cred, only two persons being saved.
" sunvIyoRs OF THE uRDANErA.
rme m Advices from Manila say that BENZ
min j. Green, coxswain, and Geor
M. Powers. first-class apprentice, a
the sole'survivois, as far as known,
the luckless American gunboat I
k daneta. While the Urdanela was TAXI
ry soundings near Orangi, she got agroun
be The natives, seing what had happene
n sent word to the insurgent troops
vs. Orangi, and strong force march
et took positions on both hanks, in {
ng undergrowth. Suddenly, they open
er fire on all sides Of the little vess
49, wounding most of the crew al the ii
he volley. Lieut.. Wood, who was in co
le- mand, was wounded in three pIat
Its during the first few minutes. Seei
sly that the vessel was doomed, he order
~ that the gig be lowered, to take da
OF down stream, but the boat was ridd
Of while being lowered. by this tin
w seven of the crew were killed or d
of abled. Only Green, Powers and thl
nR others remained active, The insurge
Ter growing bolder, waded into shall
on water, and oyerpowered them by sh
force of numbers. A few days lat
The when the Oregon was seen appIoachil
ok the men made dash for liberty,
ger were recaptured and sentenced to de;
Dis. for the attempt. The execution was
ide take place at daylight, but during
at night they again escaped. Green !
me Powers climbed into tree, and hid
my the dense foliage at the top while
S a Fiiipinos searched the woods arot
hat them. The other three Americans "
ges probably recaptured and killed.
DIS, that night, Green and Powers co
be hear the Filipinos searching for tht
OF but next morning they went aw
is After travelling two days without fo
de- Green and Powers reached the COT
per and were taken on board the Oregon
OYERO0HE BY Gas.