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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-04
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTE 8.

The laboriug men are cutting quite figure
In Mankato local politics. The Knights put a
ticket in the field and the Workingmen's club
make some complaint because they were not
consulted. The Prohibitions have Endorsed
The Knights candidate for mayor.
A rousing mass meeting was held at Fargo,
ID. T., Thu~day evening. Mayor johnson
presided, and the aims and work OF the
knights Of Labor were presented by c. w,
Stevenson Of St. Paul.
Workiugmen's meetings, under the auspices
OF one of the city pastors, are being held Sat
urday evenings at WinOna. At the last meet
ing strikes were discussed.
public discussion of the labor question
&C CURED at jamestown, OAK, Thursday
evening. The most prominent citizens took
part.
The Knights of Labor and faction of the
Democrats OF Eau Claire, Wis, have a joint
local ticket in the field.
The Iowa assembly has passed a bill pro-
hibiting alien nOn-reSidents from acquiring
title TO real estate.
A bill has been introduced in the Iowa leg
islature providing for the incorporation of
labor organizations
A. Lincoln of Cleveland, o., is lecturing
through the Northwest in the interests of the
knights of Labor.
The boycotte against Johnson Bros. of
Hudson, Wis, has been removed.
the cowboys OF the Black Hills country are
organizing and threaten strikes.
There is some prospect of trouble in the
Mankato stone quarrles.
A X of J.. assembly is to be organized at
Rochester.
The burned railroad shops at Brainerd will
be rebuilt.
a K. of L. assembly is to be organized at
Mankato.
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NIInneanoIis NIiIIers.

The Northwestern Miller, published Thur s.
day, SAYS: The mills now have almost as
much water as they can use and show greater
activity than for long while. There were
eighteen which recorded an output last week,
and the figures were the largest since last No
vember. there having been no week since
that date when over 100,0O0 barrels were man
ufactured The production of the week end
ing Saturday, was ~, 400 barrels averaging
20,500 barrels daily-against 90, 900 barrels the
preceding week, and So, 100 barrels for the
corresponding week in 1885. This week the
mills occupy about the same position as they
did week ago. There were eighteen running
at noon to-day. with capacity OF $4,000 bar
rels, and they are producing not far from I'll
500 barrels.
The mills running last week were the Pills
bury A, Phoenix, Palisade, Zenith, Petit,
Minneapolis, Pillshury B, Cataract, Holly. st.
Anthony. Columbia. Crown Roller, Dakota,
Anchor, Washburn A (two-thirds) and c,
and Humboldt. The Palisade and Zenith
were started up Monday, and the Cataract
Wednesday. The Galaxy broke down Monday
afternoon and will probably not do much the
rest of the week. The smaller side of the
Washburn A, 1.500 barrels. was closed down
Saturday.
None OF the mills are now running BY steam,
the waterpower proving adequate for most OF
the mills. although some of them do not ac-
quire full motion. The mills are at present
v"-EinT ohiafiv uDoa ordazs taken some time
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STONE MASONS ORGANIZE.
A New and Promising UniOn.-The
building Trades Well Organized.

The building trades are rapidly becoming
thoroughly organized in st. Paul, and if
they go about it right thy can soon settle
the uncertainty that now prevails to some
extent among builders as to the wages that
will prevail during the season. The brick
layers, stone masons, carpenters and
plumbers have old and rapidly growing Or
CARNATIONS, the painters and fathers have
recently organized, and last Thursday even
ing a most successful organization of the
stone maSonS was formed at Arion hall.
The organization was made under the aus
piceS of the bricklayers' and stonecutters'
unions and the hall was packed with mem
bers of those trades, and with stone masonS
of several nationaltieS. Thomas Ward of
the Stonecutters' union acted as chairman,
and the objects and work of trades union
were set forth by e. A. Lafayette and L.
P. McDermOtt, president of the brick
layers union. Remarks of a similar
nature were made in German, French,
and Swedish by IL. A. Rees,
Mr.. Grenett and Arthur Chelberg. respect
lively. When the roll was offered for sig
natures ninetY-fve stone masons responded.
The election of officers resulted as follow S:
President, Dennis Mcdonnell; vice presi-
dent, John Simons; recording secretary,
Duncan Hogg; financial secretary, Eric
Isackson; treasurer, Fred Schramm; door
keeper, Swan BOusted; trustees, Anthony
Faulkenberg, John Noeremberg and Ed
ward Ryan. The result of the meeting was
phenomenal success and promises strong
unioD
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ago aud the greater number have sufficient
to keep them running for several weeks 20
come.
Judge Blodgett OF the United States dis
tfict court has orecently rendered a decision
restraining N. Z. Plat s. Co. from
using the brands, "Washburn's Best and
"Lincoln," which the court decides belong ex-
clusively to the originators. The Washburn
Mill company of Minneapolis.
Seven different firms, four OF them from
Minneapolis, put in bids for the government
-four contracts, which, for several weeks, have
been advertised by the department OF Dakota,
and the Columbia Mil company was awarded
the entire lot.
The Crown Roller and Washburn will this
week put into use the Sperry feeder, which
has been tried with satisfactory results by
the Pillsbury b.
The Headmiller's association expects TO
consider the arrangements for its annual
picnic at the meeting of next month.
The Palisade mill expects TO receive its new
rolls next week, and will be shut down while
they are being put in.
II. Williams, the veteran miller, expects to
go into the graham flour business, and has
applied for patent.
Second miller Giles of the washbu IN C, who
has been laid up with sprained ankle, has
resumed his duties.
The Galaxy mill, which has been laid up for
repairs since Monday, is ready TO start up
again.
The use OF steam was discontinued Wednes-
day at the Pillsbury and Anchor mills.
The Operative Millers' association held its
monthly meeting to-day at Window hall.
The mercurial alarm in the Pillsbury A
mill is now in operation.
The Standard mill will probably start up
this week.
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Local His.

II is said that some local contractors are
advertising In other cities for bricklayers,
hoping to flood the city with non-union men
and keep down wages. Tho union asks all
bricklayers TO keep away from st. Paul until
the situation here is settled. 1t is understood
that the bricklayers now In the city can do all
the work to be done this season.
The Limestone Cutters union met at the
stitution aud bylaws. Four new members
the roll. They say that Mr.. Breen knew
made.
The Minneapolis stonecutters' union adds
emphatic Endorsement TO the statement OF the
St. Paul union that the Limestonecutter's
union will be recognized nowhere and under
no circumstances.
L. r. Harroun has left on flve-weeks' trip.
i: is a question whether or not the recently
elected delegate from the labor lyceum 10 the
Trades assembly will be received by the latter
body.
Two rates of wages are being paid on the
court house job, the best workmen receiving
50 cents per hour.
]. A. johnson will speak on cooperation at
the labor lyceum at Garfield hall this evening,
The question of establishing labor lyceums
in various parts Of the city is being agltated.
Contractor Breen viii have a special police
man employed about the court house job.
J. N. Minor was elected president of the
Labor Lyceum at the last meeting.
The typographical union will hold its cleo
ton to-day.
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Minneapolis Coopers.

The large proportion of -four lately put into
sacks receives strong emphasis this week in
the figures on -four production and barrel
sales. While the mills made Ia, 500 barrels
of flour, the number CT barrels sold was only
$500. In other words, only one-third of the
-four went into barrels. The sales for the
preceding week were $1,000 barrels, and for
the corresponding time in 1885, $4,000 barrels.
For the current week the mills Will probably
use less sacks and not reduce their output.
The manufacture of barrels last week was
about 80, 500, the first time for quite a while
thas the sales have exceeded the make. The
making full time being the exception. Bar
ing bought to test prices.
Miller.
1.-THE annual election OF officers of the Hen
nepin Barrel company occurs tomorrow.
o. Z. Dubois, the president, declares his in
tention of resigning.
The Northwestern shop is running a stint
on hand time. The Palisade mill. which it
supplies, will probably shut down for sup
plies this week.
The coopers in the Sixth street shop on
Monday commenced TO work by the piece, re-
ceiving s cents on one-stave barrels.
MIR. Tracy, formerly of the North Star, has
purchased the stock of William Rogers and
the Phoenix Barrel company.
L. c. Palmes of California is guest of Pres
ideut Pa lines, his brother, OF the Northwest
ern Barrel company.
The Doud shop was shut down all last week
for the second time during the past winter.
Peter and George Champion have with
drawn from the Acme Barrel company.
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The Poor of German Cities.
From a Heidelberg Letter.

FROM helOelOerg Letter.
Since the bitter c.y of outcast London
made so much stir in 1SS3-1SS4 and ''slum-
ming" became a pastime of the gilded
youth of the West End, the idea has been
pretty generally accepted that the horrors
of London were unequalled in the civilized
world. Yet DR.. Miguel 0berburgermeister
of Frankfort-on-the-M Main asserts land
quotes authorities enough amply to prove)
that the housing of the poor is worse in
Germany than in England, and adds:
''Such holes as the sO-called clappers of
Berlin and its night lodgings are scarcely to
be found in England to-day, and it is in
perfect harmony with this that we find in
London lower average of house rents and
death-rate of % per 1000, whereas the
death-rate in Berlin is % per 1,00O.'
Fancy $50 patients i'll with the spotted
fever in one housed Yet such a case actu-
ally occurred in Berlin in No. 81 Miller strasse
six years before my sanguine guide pointed
out the advantages of the poor in the dwell
ing question. And in the same year No. II
Gitschiner strasse harbored 1T persons who
were medically treated at the expense of
guardian of the poor. Moreover, in 1867,
when the first systematic survey of the
housing of the poor in Berlin was scientific
ally carried out, there lived 290, 600 human
beings in dwellings with but one room each
that could be heated, and besides these
there were 60, 900 others in dwellings with
no opportunity for heating whatsoever. In
the nineteen years that have interviewed the
population of Berlin has increased enor-
mously, and it is probably safe to assume
that to-day these numbers are too small
rather than too large, while in1s75 1912 per
cent. of the population lived in dwellings
below ground, in cellars.
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Another Union.

The brieklayers employed on the court
house and few Others have organized new
union called the st. Paul Local Benevolent
Bricklayers' union. 1t starts with a
membership of twenty-five, and
the following officers: President,
Cornelius Casey; vice president. G. S.
Johnston; secretary, John O'Neill; treas
urer. Thomas Wheeler, An initiation fee
of S1.50 and so cents monthly dues are ex-
acted. The union cordially invites all
bricklayers to come into the fold,
and publishes the following principles:
Members of the union shall be
at liberty to work for any employer and
for such wages as are acceptable to them;
there shall be no strikes in the union and
all difficulties shall be settled by arbitration;
ten hours is full days labor, with nine
hours on Saturday. There are twenty
bricklayers now at work on the court house
job, nearly all of whom are members of the
union. About twenty-five will be en-
ployed during the season and will be paid
the highest current prices.
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General News.

Bradstreet's reports less satisfactory con-
dition of trade. The knitting mill strikes at
Cohoes aud New Britain, Conn.,. the boot and
shoe strikes at Beverly, Mass, and that
among the suitmakers at New York have
largely disappeared, putting 49, 900 operatives
at work and cutting down the total striking
fro m So, 900 to $4,000 within a week. There
is, however, possibility of another outbreak
at Cohoes.
On Wednesday the National house of repre-
sentatives agreed to q resolution to appropri-
ate $1,000 to pay the expenses OF a commits
sion to investigate the labor troubles of the
West
Powderly says that IL the railway officials
will furnish the names of the strikers who
destroyed property during the recent strike,
they would be expelled from the order.
Hill & Fritz, smoking tobacco manufacture
ers of St. Louis, have inaugurated the eight
hour system volunt arily, without any reduc-
ton in wages.
The laws of Maryland now say that 1s hours
shall constitute days work for street car
conductors and drivers.
The street railway employees of Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg have secured II hours
work.
The textile workers of Philadelphia are thor
oughly organized.
The photographers may join the Knights in a
body soon.
President Cleveland favors arbitration.
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large majority of the laborers representing
the building trades are or shortly will
be, in the various labor organiza-
tons in the city and the trades
who have not already determined the
wages and hours they will ask this season,
will shortly do so. The recently organized
contractors union could lind profitable en-
ployment in trying TO hasten general
understanding in these respects, and the
labor organizations would consult their own
interests by doing all in their power to work
a prompt solution of the question.
ARCHITECTS INTERVIEWED.
Inquiries were proponnded to number
of local architects, who replied substanti-
ally as follows:
Walter Ife-I do not think that the feel
ing you mention is at all prevalent In the
city. have a number of large buildings on
hand and all will go right ahead. / don't
think that building operations Will be re-
tarded on that account. The building opera
lions of this year, both In business blocks and
dwellings. will exceed those OF last year.
G. Wilcox-No; 1 do not know or think
that building operations are materially at
fected by labor troubles. We have no clients
that are holding back on that account.
{. A. Wallingford- general comment
/ should judge that there is a large amount
of building which will be suspended until the
labor situation is more settled. 1t will not
affect smaller frame buildings so much, as
the carpenter trade is not so much affected
by agltations. l think the building opera
tons OF this season will co INSIST more largely
of smaller contracts though aggregatng
more than last year perhaps. Capital is nat
urally timid and the news OF such Sus-
pensions in other cities as given in the daily
press as we'll as the local troubles would nat
urally tend that wa.
c. Il. MoIld-lf there is any work on the
shelf on account of labor troubles, don't
know il. have more to do now than l had
last year at this time, and 1 know that con-
tractors are eager for jobs.
ID. w. MILAN ID think there IS an opinion
prevalent among architects and contractors
that building operations are retarded this
year on account of labor uncertainties, but
know of no particular instances. Contract
ors are all anxious to get jobs, and about half
of them feel a little uncertain but are will
ing to take the risks. Building is opening
up later than last year and will not be as ex-
tensive. 1t will be of u cheaper class as a
rule too.
Z. J. Hodgson-Building is retarded in the
city, but don't think il is on account of the
labor difficulties. There is such an idea
prevalent to some extent, but there is moth
lug in il. The building operations of this
year will compare favorably with those of
last year.
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Is 1T GENEROSITY,
RObbing Peter To Pay Paul--A Win
neaboIis Workingmnn,sX Views.

neabOIis WOrkingman's Views.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
We notice an article in the Journal upon
the great generosity of c. A. Pillsbury q
Co. in dividing surplus profit Of $50, 900
with their employees. Now let US take
little look upon this subject. How do the
Pillsbury's get such profits to divide. No
doubt million or more sticks to their own
clothes before any division is made 10 their
employees. One who has been around this
country for any length of time can form
something of an opinion. The warehouses
owned by this concern number nearly 100.
spread through all the best farming dis
tricts in this state and Dakota. 1t is well
known also when farmers need money most
wheat is the lowest and you can find plenty
of room to store and cars to ship it, but
when wheat is a fair price East, no cars
and no storage can be had and the poor
farmer has been and is without redress. 1t
is easy TO guess how firm can make them
selves independently rich when they can
buy all the grain within reach Of their
warehouses without opposition for ten or
twelve years and also be the principal firm
which controls prices. The poor granger
who stands the winter blasts and
frosts is the man who of all
Others is entitled to our sympathy
and protection. His little family in an
open shantY or sod house are the people
who furnish the basis of those much boosted
of surplus with which they make them
selves so conspicuOusly generous. Again
we ask are they paying the taxes upon
their milling property which brings them
such large income in proportion to the
man who owns little house and lot in this
city. We think not, and why not? An es-
tablishment erected to make q fortune in a
year ought to certainly contribute as much
in proportion as this dwelling which merely
serves US cover for the family. The state
has passed law to protect the farmer from
the systematic robbing which has prevailed
for some time. But we fear it will prove
like the blind pigs about our city since
George A, has been mayor. The blind
leading the blind was q true and life-like
picture of the situation in last Sundays
GLOBE, and it affords serious reflection to
rational and unbiased mind. VOTER.
Minneapolis. April 8.
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day to determine upon uniform prices at
which they could furnish barrels
and pay 10 cents for making. The
committee stated that leading miller, sup
posed TO represent some of the heaviest
firms in the city, had made figures on the
cost of an elm barrel, and tacitly agreed to
pay 3skc. After full consideration Of the
question, the meeting decided to offer to
make the price of elm barrels SOC and oak
Ale. This was done with the understand
ing that the millers should of their own ac-
cord advance any contracts they might have
10 this basis, making the prices uniform to
all. The cost of an elm barrel. on these
values, was divided as follows: Slaves.
1880; heading, 41lc; hoops, SIZE; shop
expenses. axe; making, 16c. The COM
mittee having made this much progress,
was next to consult with the millers. 1t Is
TO be hoped that some amicable settlement
will be reached. -Northwestern Miller,
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ton he is apt 10 see a point or grasp an
idea with more than ordinary rapidity. He
is a firm believer of the principles of the
X. of l.. and has a good share of what is
commonly called ''horse sense" so that
general he is to be found upon the right
side of the questions pertaining to labor.
Mr. McGaughey is ST. years old. and was
born at Mount Vernon, o. He first
identified himself with the cause of labor
during the strike of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers in Ohio, in 1873.
In 1877 he was elected secretary of the
Trainsmen's union of Ohio. In 1878 he was
yardmaster at Memphis, Tenn, and was
one of the few survivors of the yellow fever
seOurge. The year following he came TO
Minneapolis and identified himself with the
Printers union in 1882. In 1884 and 1885
he was elected state delegate to the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor of the
United States and Canada. and at the last
assembly, which met at Hamilton, Canada,
he was made secretary of the general CO.
operative board. He has recently been
elected master of District 20, which EN-
braces the state of Minnesota.
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A PROBLEM.
Shall Organized Working Men Help
the UnorganiZedl--A Test Cave.

the UnOTganiZedl..AT Test Gaze.
The Trades and Labor assembly at its
meeting Friday night did not choose to
take up the cause of the men who have been
employed by the Minneapolis Bottle Manu-
featuring company for the very reasonable
reason that the men knowingly entered into
a contract with the company by the terms of
which they agreed to have nothing to do with
labor organizations. The Trades and Labor
assembly decided to make this reciprocal,
and chooses to have nothing to do with
men who sign contracts to the effect that
they will have nothing to do with it, or the
organizations that are represented in it.
At the same time the situation of the men
is pitiable. They are mostly Scandinavians
and the company instead of pay
ing them gave checks upon the
Security bank which could be negoti-
ated at the Security bank upon which
they were drawn, only at great discount or
not at all. Orders which were given by the
men to pay landlords and obtain for them
the necessities of life were repudiated. and
Saturday the men were uncermoniously
fired. Perhaps these men deserve no pity
since they have agreed to shun the aid they
now seek, but at the same time their con-
dition certainly appeals to charity. At the
Trades and Labor assembly Friday night
they stated:
First-That they were given checks dated
thirty days in advance The checks were dis
sountad Is per cent. and charged up at face
value.
Second-The foreman agreed to give GER
tain prices not specified in the contract. which
were not paid, but consideral deductions were
made, contrary to agreement.
1t was also stated that the manager told
the men who visited him to get out of his
Office, as it was mo place for glass blow
ers," and he would talk with them at the
factory. When he visited the factory he
was invariably in hurry, and no satisfac-
ton could be gotten from him. 1t was said
that one man gave his landlady an order on
Mr.. James, the manager, having no other
way to pay his board. She was told that
she must look to the man for the money as
the company had nothing to do with the
matter. 1t was further said that the fore
man wanted one man to make sample bot
ties and offered him S4 per day, but after
the work was done refused to allow him
credit for it; that the time put in on the
work was three days; that only II cents
was allowed on quart whisky bottles, when
the contract called for 1871 cents; cents
for blueing bottles. for which cents was
specified in the contract.