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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18

sent by Lake Shore officials to all the
morning papers calling for fifty switchmen
to apply at the company's offices for work.
1t is not known whether or not the strike
is begun by authority of the Switchmen's
union. A feature of the strike is that un-
like the Missouri Pacific strikers, the men
who have gone out do not claiI5 to be any
longer employees of the Lake Shore road
They say they have gone out for good. All
disclaim any intention of interfering in any
way with the operations of the road,
The switchmen on the Baltimore Il Ohio
railroad are still out, the company having
their request for the discharge of the non
union men still under Amusement. The
strikers say they are determined to stay out
until the Objectionable swilchmen are dis
charged or put into some other department.
Late tonight the Lake Shore officials
tried to take out freight train from their
yard at Forty-third street. There were
large crowds of people in the vicinity and
the sight of the moving train quickly ex-
cited their ire. A rush was made for the
engine and before any protection could be
offered the engineer and fireman both were
dragged from their posts. Each was given
terrible beating before being allowed to
escape. In addition to maltreating the en-
gineer and fireman the ire was drawn from
the engine, and for time it was feared the
mob would lead to further and much more
serious depredations. Trouble is expected
tomorrow, especially in case the company
tries to move any cars.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
SECTIONAL VIEW.

on the picture which will be historically
and artiStieally correct, at about so
cents per feast. This is the san
culinary banquet which capital spreads
before the city, expecting rich returns.
William WehneT, of Milwaukee was one of
those perspicuous gentlemen who fOreSaw
the interest that would be taken i'm realistic
pictures of American battle scenes, and
after trip to Europe. in which he famil-
iaTiZed himself with the mOdus Operandi of
constructing such pictures, he engaged q
staff of German artists and set to work
Missionary Ridge was the first work and
was pronounced success before it was
ready for the gaze of the world. Mr..
Wehner aScertained that with a CORPS of
twenty painters, there were necessarily
hours in which fully half the force could
not work at once and it occurred to him to
begin a second picture and have the works
progress together. He accordingly alighted
upon Minneapolis as the proper place of
exhibition, and organized a company with
a capital of 500, GOO, and r. c. KalkhOff as
president. The ground was leased of l..
NJ. Stewart and the work of erectin q
building begun. The battle of
Atlanta was decided upon and in a week
later the preliminary work began. A cas-
ual thinker would scarcely conceive of the
labor incidental to such production before
the canvass is prepared-a labor that was
entrusted to Theodore X. Davis, the cele-
brated war artist of HarDers Weekly. MIR.
Davis had witnessed the battle and at once
revisited the scene after a lapse of over
twenty years. The battle was fought on
July %, 1868. and was ole of the most
fierce and dramatic of the war. Gen.
Mcpherson, the Federal commander, had
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
A STRIKE THAT COUNTS,

Ordinarily strike is to be deplored. But
when one does occur that has real Justice
for its foundation and actual good is to be
accomplished for humanity by its success.
we feel inclined to give it a word of en-
enlargement. Such strike has been in
augurated by the school children of St.
Louis, who are striking for longer recesses
and shorter hours. and we feel like doffing
our hat to the brave youngsters who are
struggling to obtain rights which negligent
parents and old fogy school board are
denying to them. The school children
OF this generation are the worst imposed
upon people in the world. Talk about the
oppression of grinding monopolies! They
are bad enough, it is true, but nothing to
compare with the oppression of school chill
dren, whose young lives are ground out of
them by the iron heel of the long-term
system. The school-board despot is a worse
foe to humanity than the monopolist of the
railway syndicate or the coal combination.
The latter fills his pocket with money
filched from the public. The former fills our
cemeteries with little mounds. The pale
faced, sallow-complexioned children in our
homes are the victims of the school monopo-
lists tyranny. For ten long weary months of
the year the little ones are in prison, crowded
up in mperfectly-heated and badly-ventila-
ted rooms, compelled to sit for from eight to
ten hours each day on hard benches, their
bodies bent over still more uncomfortable
desks, while all this time the teacher is at
tempting to cram knowledge in a grimbled
sort of way into their tired and over
crowded little heads-just as a farm hand
would cram hay into stable loft
with pitchfork. 1t is no wonder that the
children are on strike against such meth
DDS. 1t is the rebellion of nature against
the forced processes of our educational sys-
TEN.
The ST. Louis school aut horities are re-
sorting to just the same dodge that JAY
GOULD adopts-they propose to fog the
little insurgents into submission. The in
strument of torture is the only law of the
despot. 1t may be in this instance. as in so
many others, force will override right. Par
ents don't stop to think long enough to de-
termine the equities of the case. They say
the school teacher is paid to keep school for
ten months and he ought to be made earn
MS money III IL costs The lives OF all the
children in the district to do it. That is
just about the argument the average patron
of the school uses in deciding this matter.
In order to exact unreasonable work of the
teacher for the small compensation he gets,
parents are willing to risk the lives of their
own children. This outrage has gone on
long enough, and as the adult population
have failed to correct it. it is gratifyinpto oh
serve that the children have taken the
movement in hand. They have the sup
port of the public press and of the intelli-
gence of the age, and are bound to win in
the end.
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THE RECORD LOWERED.
Result OF the Prince W0odside Race
at minneapolis.

1t seems as though there is something
phenomenal about the Washington rink
Minneapolis. In it all the sporting speed
records have been broken. IL has been
proposed that mascot is one of the auxil-
iarieS, yet that may be doubted on pretty
good grounds. Still the rink FORCES ahead
in the matter of record breaking. Last
night the worlds bicycle record was low
cred. 1t was broken by w. NJ. WOodside
the champion of Ireland. 1t was one of
the most interesting and exciting contests
ever witnessed in tue Northwest and the last
of a series of three races. Prince has
won the ten and the twenty-five mile races
and WOOdside's friends confidently antiei-
pated victory for Woody last night i'll
the fifty mile race. During the day the
betting was in favor of WOodside, but in
the evening no man could be found who
was willing to risk his money on the Irish
champion. Owing to an unfortunate acct
dent Referee Ryder declared the race a
draw. Up TO the forty eighth mile it was
exciting and close. At that time Prince
was behind, almost tapping WoOdside. The
two had previously passed and repasSed
each other, and the cheering was tremendous.
During the fOrty-eighth mile. while'' W OOdy''
was ahead, q young man rushed across the
track, colhding with Prince and giving him
damaging head. WOodside pushed ahead
and Prince was picked up and put OH his
wheel. but. unfortunately for the latter.
his saddle was bent to one side so far that
it was physically impossible for him to ride
the wheel to the finish. When Prince
pulled off the cheering by WOody's adj
mirers was loud. At the end of the strug-
gle Prince announced his desire to have
the race repeated. He was willing to
wager any sum of money that he could
win, and said he believed the boy who had
run against the whea had been fixed to do
it. In view of the above another race is
probable. Woody is full of pluck, and is
willing to give Prince another trial. Tie
worlds record made in England for fifty
miles is 2:47-20, while Woody covered the
distance in 2:46-S 2-5. This acieve-
ment was greeted with vociferous
cheers. The referee explained the
header" and declared the contest a
draw, some of course were pleased while
Others were angry, but the decision making
the race a draw was received with applause.
The score is as follows: Prince. l mile,
1913 SIS. 2 miles. 6-21 Is; Woodside, 3
miles. 1915 So; Prince, 10 miles. 1875 SIS;
WOOdside, ID miles, 1875, 90 miles,
1:4-14 As; % miles. 1905; Prince 40
miles, gil, WoOdside, 80 miles, 2:46-3 1-5.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
OPPOSED TO PRISON LABOE.
Chicago COOpers Asserting Their
Independence.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE jOurneyman
cOOpers have determined ID make another
move looking toward the adjustment of
prisOn-made boxes and barrels from the
market. Speaking of the matter to-day,
w. Ii. MuldOOn said:
Tomorrow shall ask the Trades and Labor
assembly to notify the national federation of
trades of Great Britain and Ireland of our
grievances. This organization is the most
powerful one in the world 1t is composed of
100000 workingmen of the United Kingdom.
They know nothing of prison-made goods
there, and are at present unacquainted
with what we have to contend with
in this country from this cause.
We are determined to ask their assistance.
If they take hold of the matter, it will mean
that 600,00 workingmen in Great Britain will
refuse to buy meats, lard and other American
products packed in prison made packages. If
the packers will not listen to us on this side of
the water we shall be compelled to ask our
brothers ON the other side TO help us out.
Without solicitation our friends in Canada
have taken cognizance of our grievances.
know of three orders for meats received in
this city that were sent to u cooper with a re-
quest TO place them in the hands of firms not
using convict labor. We have ut present IT8
idle cOopers in Chicago. They are getting
well along in years, and cannot learn other
trades. If they are not supported they will
either become paupers OF criminals"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
\ WORD TO ADVERTISERS.

Owing to the immense amount of adver-
Using space demanded of the SUNDAY
GLOBE by the business public we are COM
PEELED to request our advertising patrons to
have the matter they wish to be inserted in
the Sunday edition all in by o'clock Satur-
day evening of every week. We make this
request in order to give our patrons the OPP
portunity to have good position in the
columns of the paper for their advertise
ments. In last Sundays GLOBE there
were seventy-four columns of adver-
tiSements, and there is about the
same amount in this issue. Our patrons
can readily understand the difficulty we
encounter in finding position for their adj
Vertisements when the matter is not sent
in until late hour in the night. The
GLOBE has now the largest circulation of
any newspaper published northwest of
Chicago, and as its circulation is all the
time rapidly increasing, it follows naturally
that it should become the favorite medium
for the advertising public. and that there
should be rush on its columns for space.
Hence it is all the more important for adj
vertisers that they should get their copy in
early.
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THE STRIKE INVGsTIGATION.
Gould and Hopkins to be Sub
pHnaed for Examination.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-An of the
members OF the select committee on labor
troubles, except Mr.. Stewart of Vermont.
who is on leave of absence, were present at
this afternoon meeting. After short dis
eussion of the best means of pursuing the
inquiry, the committee resolved to SUBJ
pena Messrs. Gould, Hopkins, Powderly
and Mcdowell. The committee is anxious
to secure all of the correspondence passing
between these gentlemen in relation to the
Western strikes, and will begin its inyesti-
CATION here Tuesday with the examination
OF Messrs. Powderly and Mcdowell. who
Will be followed Wednesday and Thursday
by Mr.. Jay Gould and Mr.. A. l.. Hopkins
On Sunday next the committee will start
for st. Louis, and after taking such testi
mony at that point as may be deemed ma
terial, it Is probable that the members will
divide into two subcommittee. one pro-
ceeding to Atchison, Kan, and the other to
Fort Worth, Tex, to collect information
relative to the strike at these places and
along the lines of route. The committee is
disposed to report at an early day, but is
determined to make the Investigation
thorough and impartial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18

painter, and Heine, whose speciality Is land
scape work. direct the painting i'm their re-
spective fields. Artists travelled through
the Southern states, gathering types of
Southern faces. while others were engaged
In tours picking up the necessary portraits,
of which there will be more than
200. While this was under way.
Mr.. Davis had drawn an India ink picture
in proper proportions. which was cast, BY
powerful electric light, upon the hugh can
yass ready for painting. This canvas makes
picture $50 feet long by 80 in height, and
when brought into circle enables an OBJ
server in the center to view complete
horizon. from an average radius of seventy
five feet. 1t will be rolled into a huge
cylinder and brought from Milwaukee to
Minneapolis on two fat cars. Ii Is prob
ably understood the panorama observer will
stand on a raised dals or platform, in the
center of the building. and be surrounded
by the picture. Over him will be a large
umbrella-shaped covering, admitting the
light all over the picture. but screening it
from tie eyes. Twelve large electric lights
will furnish the illumination at night in the
manner shown.
1t has been a matter of establishment to
all who have gazed upon these war piano.
ramas to note the realism of the pictures.
The sky seems to bend over the scene and
the horizon to fade away in every direction.
Smoke hangs and drifts about: and one can
almost smell the burning powder and hear
the roar OF artillery, the rafting crash of
musketry and the hoarse cry Of command.
Tears suffuse the eyes of veterans as they
gaze. and women have been known to faint
as the horrors Of war are thus wildly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
Lake shore switchmen strike.

CHICAGO, April 17.-At z p. IN. this
evening the switchmen employed in the
various yards of the Lake Shore railway
throughout the city and suburbs carried out
their threat to strike if the company re-
fused to discharge eight men who accepted
work from the road during the strike of
1881. The strikers number seventy-four
men. A meeting of the men and their
sympathizers was in session near the Forty
second street yards when a messenger ar
rived from the general yardmaster with
communication stating that he had been
instructed to say that the company declined
to aceede to the demand for a displacement
OF the eight so-called ''scabs'' in its
employ here. Immediately news of the
company's action was spread and all the
union switchmen promptly ceased work.
With equal promptness advertisements were
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
ASKING FOR AID.
Issuance OF an Address 10 Working
men 10 Help the Strikers.

men 10 Help the strikers.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, April 17.-The fol-
owing circular has been obtained from
Robert Bennett, the state master workman
of Illinois:
10 the knights of Labor of Illinois. The
alarlhlng development of power for evil in
tne person OF Jay Gould demands the imme-
uIale aCtehuon OF every person who loves his
country, his home and the good of humanity
Iu uo IoEe oi money, regardless of suffering,
Dhhds this greedy and Unsuitable monster TO
octs Vi oppression, and he has driven thou
SANDS or MS employees on the Southwesternsys-
lems or railroads to strike for the rioht tn
sustain lie Tor themselves, their wives and
eneII uear ones. On presentation of their
Fallces stern and cruel denial was given.
All eHorts on the part of the general eyecu-
1--WE board to secure peaceabIe settIamant
py means or arbitration have been refused
ny tue treacherouS dealings of Gould and
T1OAie; premiums were offered by railroad
ollclais Ior men OF grit, who meant bust
ness, and these railroad hirelings. without
Justlication, shot and killed men and women.
innocent blood has been shed and every eff
IOFt 10 sllgmatlZe and render Odious the name
Vi our noble order has been resorted to- An
oruer mas been issued by the general execu-
i've board of the Knights of Labor for imam
clal aid TO supply our brothers and their
FAMILIES with the necessaries of life. Let all
heLhoers OF the order in this state render
such assistance as in their power and by
their action approve the efforts of our gem
erai otncer to sustain our brothers of Dis
erlct Assemblies II, 90 and 10I Remember
tnat prompt action is necessary. Law aside
everything OF minor nature, and let every
assembly fall into line and render what aid it
can.
Signed by Robert Bennett, master work.
man j. P. French, secretary; George
Rodgers, ]. ]. Mahoney, J. Courtney, John
Budiong' A. b. Barker, executive board of
Illinois state assembly
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
THE GLOBES LABOR SYMPOSIUM

Commencing with next Sundays edition,
the SUNDAY GLOBE will begin the publ
cation of a Symposium on the Eight-Hour
Labor question, including short and ably
written articles by the leading writers of
the world. Both sides of the question
will have a fair and able discussion. The
eight-hour movement is now attracting
unusual attention, and is the liveliest
question connected with the labor dis
cussion. Among the contributors to the
GLOBES symposium will be Judge T. M.
COOLEY of Ann Arbor university. HENRY
GEORGE. the distinguished English writer
EDWARD ATKINSON, labor statieian,
Master Workman T. V. PowDERLY, Rev.
HENRY WARD BEECHER, Hon. STEPHEN
B. ELKINs, banker and railroad president,
Prof. THURsTON, of Cornell university,
JOHN JARRETT, eX-president Amalga-
mated association. PETER NJ. ARTHUR,
grand chief Brotherhood Locomotive en-
gineers, Gen. FRANCIS a. WALKER, late
of census bureau, EDWARD KING, Central
Labor union, JOHN SwINToN, SIMON
STERNE, Rev. HEBER NEWTON, PAUL j..
Bowen and Prof. GUNTHER. These articles
viii appear in the SUNDAY GLOBE of April
a5 and May ?.
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PAINTING.

been killed in the fight of the previous day
and the command devOlyed on Gen. Logan,
who is the central figure of the picture.
Gen. Hood led the Confederate forces and
i'm attempting TO pierce the Union lines, on
July 81. had been repulsed. though McPher-
son lost his life. The great battle
was precipitated by a Confederate
attempt to capture a supply train,
bringing on a general engagement
which was pronounced one of the most
brilliant fights of the war. When Mr.. Davis
visited the battle bround he found most of
the old landmarks obliterated. but vas en-
abled TO reproduce the general scene, to be
corrected afterwards. A large personal ae-
quaintance with the generals in command
enabled him To gather much information.
and this, with official reports. gave him the
positions occupied by the various brigades
and placed him in a position to outline the
fight. The corps of painters then began
their work. Richter, the celebrated animal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
AID FOR THE STRIKERS.
Large sums of Money Being Raised
for the Month western LabOrers.

CHICAGO, April 17.-In an interview
published this morning, George d. Hunter,
foreman in the shops of the Chicago &
Western Indiana railroad, and Knight of
Labor, says $40, 900 was sent from Chicago
to the Knights at st. Louis and the South
west this week. He said that 81, 900 per
day was being sent to the strikers, and that
$40, 600 more would shortly be sent from
Chicago.
''There are $4,000 Knights in Chicago and
vicinity, and the sympathy Is very deep with
the men in the Southwest. We can easily
raise S5OO,OO0 per month among the half
million Knights in the country, If nee essary.
The organization is spreading wonderfully in
Chicago and elsewhere, and the membership
Is more diversified among different vocations
than the general public has any idea of. Of
the 200 special policemen sworn in after the
massacre at East st. Louis, los were Knights
of Labor"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
A SUGGESTION TO CHURCHES

Presumably many of the charitable peo-
pie connected with different city churches
have already contributed something from
their store to the relief of the cyclone suf-
terers, but no doubt there are others who
would gladly give small amounts, who have
not as yet had the opportunity to do so. No
mite should be despised. In the aggregate
a sum thus contributed would be of respect
able proportions and material assistance. If
at each one of the church services held in
the city to-day the contributions usually
collected were devoted to the relief of the
storms victims doubtless a handsome
amount, gladly given, would be realized.
The need is still sore. In the manner sug-
gested it could be materially lightened.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18

wedding in high life. These social mar
riage brokers are guilty of one great over
sight. They have neglected to mention
the matter to Mr.. CLEVELAND, and that
excellent gentleman is busy at work at his
office desk, in shirt sleeves, entirely uncon-
scious of the doom that is oyershadowing
him. The president has no more idea of
getting married than he has of taking a
trip to the moon, and it would be exceed
ingly unkind i'm the social gossipers TO
force this matter on him without his
knowledge.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
POWderly,s Plans.
Special to the Globe.

SCRANTON, Pa, April II. - General
Master Workman Powderly has been sum-
mOned to Washington by the sergeant.at-
arms of the house, to testify before Con.
gresham Curtin's committee of investiga
ton of the Southwestern trouble. and will
leave for the national capital next Monday
morning. After leaving Washington he
will go to Philadelphia, and he expects to
remain there to attend to the
rapidly-accumulating work of the
order until the close of his fern
of office. He is so overrnn
with correspondence from all parts of tn,
country, that he feels it absolutely neces
sary to be where he can avail himself OF
more assistance. In reply to the Question
to what action, if any, the general execu.
tive board of the Knights of Labor intends
to take in the case of Martin Irons. who
was indicted yesterday, Mr.. Powderlv said
last night that the order was not founded
for the purpose of defending cases OF thai
nature, and so far as he was concerned. ii
would not assume the defence of Mr.. Irons.
General Worthy Foreman Richard Griffiths
of Chicago, arrived here this afternoon. and
after brief interview with Mr.. PowderIv.
left for Philadelphia.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-18
A TOUGH WITNESS.

JAY GOULD is summoned to testify be-
fore the Labor committee of the House of
Representatives tomorrow. If Mr.. GOULD
would tell all he knowns concerning the
matters that he is to be examined his testi-
mony would make an interesting volume.
The likelihood is that all of value that the
committee will get out of him can be put
into very small space. All the lawyers in
congress haven't ingenuity enough to pump
JAY GOULD. Like his stock his testimony
will be well watered and will not be worth
the space it will occupy in the Congressional
Record.