The sun., 1884-12-25
Village Incorporation Law Unoonstitu-
tional.

line following ID SYLLABUS OF Qoclslon o.
the Supremecourt of Minnesota: The State o.
Minnesota ex rel F. W. Luly, respondent, vs.
Orlando Simons, respondent Syllabus: Chap
ter seventy three, General Laws 1883, provides
for the incorporation of villages upon petition
to the judge of the district court may proceed
and take such evidence as it shall deem neces-
sary, and that if the court, after such hearing,
is satisfied ''that the lands embraced iii such
petition or any part thereof ought to be included
in said proposed village and thai the in
terests OF the inhabitants will be promoted
thereby, it shall make an order declaring thai
such territory, the boundaries Of which shall
be therein set forth by metes and bounds, and
which may be diminished or enlarged by such
court from the boundaries specified in the ap-
phcation, as justice may require, shall be an
incorporated village" Held That this act is
to delegate legislation powers to the district
court . tribunal not authorized under the con-
stitution to exercise such powers That writ
OF prohibition will lie against judge of the dis
trict court assuming to exercise such powers
under this act Let the writ issue.
The Unemployed Thousands.
The investigations undertaken by Brad
streets shows that 80 far as reported, three
hundred and sixteen thousand fewer employees
are at work in manufacturing establishments
in twenty one states, containing 30 per cent
OF the manufacturing employees, than have
hitherto been required 1t is fair to presume
that more detailed inquiry would reveal near
or three hundred and fifty thousand as the to-
tai; in part due, Of course, to customary stop
pages at this season. The enforced idleness
among iumbermen in the Northwest and the
North is not included in the totals presented,
he eo6uo ka and Ofh hpr
employees in mercantile houses in the larger
cities.
Wisconsm-Prominent numbering firms in
Wisconsin say that the cut ls expected to be
about two-thirds of that year ago. Last
year about eighty thousand men were en-
ployed, which number, it may be inferred,
will be reduced in just that proportion, show
ing the probable number out Of employment
Minnesota-The single instance in this field
where q large number of men have been
thrown out of employment BY the pressure OF
company, at Saltwater, which went into the
hands Of a receiver recently. The lumber
business Of the Northwest is severely de-
pressed saltwater lumbermen claim their
cut in the woods will be reduced 50
Per cent for next year, with a proportion
ate reduction of logging forces this winter
Wages in the woods will be from 10 to 20 per
cent lighter than usual The Minnesota iron
company had ON their pay roll, NOV. l, at their
mines, 500 men. Their force is now not to ex-
coed 400 men, and they have made reduction
of wages of all their employees of 20 cents pei
day. Two large lumber mills, one atDuluth and
one at Superior City, Wis have been idle during
| the entire season. The Duluth Iron company g
| blast furnace works have raised but little, q
small cut being made In higher priced labor.
Men will 90 to the woods at q reduction from
last years figures Investigation at St Paul
| develops light reduction of working force in
| many instances, with an average wage reduc-
ton Of at least 10 per cent taking ali employ
| ments It is Thought there are from Z, 500 to
5000 men out Of work. The manufacturing in
| dustry of Minneapolis shows little change.
| The largest estimate of iron workers thrown
| ont Of employment is 200, and this about the
| mark Wages are reduced about ~ per cent
| on the average. The lumber mills have all
| been running, but with reduced crews averag-
| ing three -fourths of full number. In wood
| manufacturing from 400 to sou men are out Of
| employment II is considered safe estimate
| that less than 60 per cent of the number of men
sent into the woods will be employed this winter.
It is intended to reduce the cut from 80 to %
| per cent and wages will be lowered by 33 pei
cent Taking all branches Of manufactures,
there are probably from 3, COO to 4, GOO men out
Of employment The Touring mills have been
running at profit, are employing more men
than at the same time last year, and have made
| icling are reported from the Northwest. In the
cities Of Minneapolis and St Paul there are
| ABSOLUTELY speaking, more men employed day
| than one year ago. The expansion of industry
has made way for new hands The pressure Oi
the times has made itself felt upon wages
which are uniformly from 10 to rs per CEN
lower.