The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-08-24

Department making Fort Slocum, N. v,
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and Jefferson
Barracks, at St. Louis, exclusively recruit
stations. All the troops now at those
stations are to be Withdrawn and sent to
other posts, and the soldiers who will
hereafter be at these three places will be
recruits.
A parcels.post convention having been
concluded between the United States aud
Denmark, to take effect October I next,
packages will be admitted to the mail on
and after that date. The packages must
not exceed $50 in value and must not
weigh more than four pounds and six
ounces. In the United States on parcels
for Denmark IL cents will be charged for
each pound or for each fraction of a
pound.
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An important question respecting the
importation of labor from Mexico into
the United States for work on railroad
construction in Texas has been deter
mined by the Department of Justice at
the instance of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The question was
whether men employed as laborers on or
binary railroad construction were
skilled" or "unskilied, in the meaning
of the law.
The Department of Justice, through an
opinion rendered by Acting Attorney
General Charles H. Robb, has decided
that the men are ''unskilled" laborers and
that, therefore, they cannot, under the
law, be admitted to the country under
contract.
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The fact that exports of domestic ,ner-
chandise from the United States have
doubled within the last 10 years, coupled
with the constant demand for information
concerning articles in which that growth
was developed, has set the experts of the
bureau "a OtdlAStlSS Vi SOuuCAGG ono
Labor to figuring. The result has been
the preparation of special table showing.
in the order of magnitude, the principal
factors in the export trade of the fiscal
year which ended June 80 last. To this
they have added, for comparative pur-
poses, column showing the expectations
of tho ea,,,a q, tio1ae ;,, yQo6
Raw cotton still occupies first rank and
is entitled to the title of King Cotton, :"
which it has borne for years. Provisions
continue to rank in second place, indi
eating that the United States is still doing
business as storehouse that furnishes the
food products for many other countries.
Iron and steel manufactures have taken
rank in third place and refined mineral
oil has dropped from third place in 1896
to fifth place in 1906.
Agricultural implements exported are
five times as great in value as in 1896 and
this large increase has advanced the posi-
ton of that class from twenty-third in
loSo 10 lOuItcSutu III 1SOo. EApOIIS Oh
oats, which occupied the thirty-frst rank
in 1896, quadrupled during the decade
and advanced to eighteenth place last
year.
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Specifications for bids to furnish Chi
nese labor for the construction of the
Panama Canal have been issued by the
lsthmian Canal Commission,
The basis for bidding is invitations for
$500 coolies, although the comission may
call for such additional Chinese laborers
as it may need, but the number shall not
exceed 1000 a month. All proposals
must be received not later than 10 A. M.
September 20. Bids must be accom-
panied by certified check or bond for
Sc, 900. The bond of the successful bid.
der will be advanced to 500, 900. The
proposals are to be expressed in terms Of
hourly wages for two years, with work
ten hours day. Over time will ne maid