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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The trade and labor assembly held
special session. at labor hall Friday even
ing to consider the present difficulty be-
tween the tin. sheet iron and cornice
workers union and their employers. A
committee from the union briefly re-
viewed the facts which led up to the
present lockout. Iu substance they said:
"A year ago when the union asked the
employers for reduction in hours to
nine day, the request, after some hesi-
tation, was granted. but bosses also ruled
that the employees must accept proper
tionate reduction in wages. This condi-
ton was agreed to with the
understanding that, during the pres
ent season, the wages would be
increased to the rate which existed be-
fore the reduction i'll hours. This was
the taclt agreement, as it was claimed
that the employers should have plenty
of time to base their bids for this years
work on the nine-hOur basis. The union
served notice early in April that the
Increase in wages would be demanded
on May /, but this was anticipated by
the employers, who asked their men to
work ten hours. AS this would be for
feiting the concession gained last sea
son, the men refused to accept the prop
osition, and in consequence were
locked out. Several joint meetings have
been held with view to securing an
amicable settlement, but thus far all at
temptS in this direction here proved
futile. The employers have advanced
several propositions as basis for an
agreement, which, however, have not
been accepted. They concede to the
men the right to organize and also to
work nine hours a day: but they claim
the right to set the rate of wages
to be paid. Upon the last propo-
Sition no agreement has thus far
been reached, as the men insist that
their wages are lower than those paid in
other cities. and that uniformity would
be an advantage to both sides. Another
meeting to arDitrate the matter will be
held. The president of the national
union is in st. Paul to obtain informa-
tion on the question at issue. He will
endeav0r to arrange another meeting
with view to securing a satisfactory
adjustment OF the difficulty" The mat
ter was thoroughly discussed by the
delegates, and financial aid was voted
to the cornice workers whenever they
should ask for such assistance. Special
meeting Of other trades will also be
held during the week to take similar
action, providing the strike is not set
tied before that time.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

Tuesday evening to attend the meeting
OF the prison board.
w. 81. Jones and wife, who have been
visiting friends at Albert Lea, returned
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith Fillmore and Mrs. w.
Carson, of Eureka, Cal, are visiting
Mrs. j. b. Raab.
DR.. Won Suessmilch has returned
from Clemens, Mich, and is much i'm
proved in health.
The ladies of the Christian church
gave maple sugar social last WedneS-
day evening.
John Brandtien, the Minneapolis type.
man, was i'll Duluth last Tuesday and!
Wednesday.
E. Brown, of Lakeside, has gone to
join his family at the Las Vegas hot
springs.
Ii. A. Ware. cashier of the American
Exchange bank, has returned from Chi
cago.
The Kitchi Gammi club may arrange
for rooms in the new Burrows building.
ii. Lardrer, of Niles, Mich. father of
w. T. Lardner, is visiting in this city.
Mrs. Dougherty and Mrs. Boyd re-
turned from st. Paul last Thursday.
Frank Greene, agent of the Northern
Pacific, is trout fishing in the Brule.
l.. {. Hunt will hereafter have charge
OF the Temple opera programme.
c: 5. Hatch, the artist, left yesterday
for his home in Woodstock, Ont.
w. j. Crane. of Marietta. o., is visit
ing L. ii. Hawkes., of this city.
William Swain has gone to Baltimore
to locate there permanently.
George W. Golf, the Washington Life
man, Is down with la grippe.
Mrs. James Cash is visiting her
mother at Pontiac, Mich.
DR.. Budd. of Two Harbors, is visiting
his sister. Mrs. Overman.
A. w. Clark, of Grand Forks, n. D.,
IS visiting E. l.. Emery.
q. Ii. SImonds is expected back from
the East in a few days.
Capt. B. A. Yocum has returned from
trip to Cleveland. o.
William and Arthur Mckinley left
Tuesday for MeSab.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Weber have re-
turned from the East.
j. p. Warren returned last Tuesday
from Augusta, Wis.
r. Folsom. of St. Paul, was In THIS
city last Tuesday.
Maj. NJ. F.. Baldwin is spending a few
days in st. Paul.
Miss Kate Hardy spent last Sunday at
Hudson, Wis.
a: c; Otis has recovered from his re-
cent illness.
r. c, Mitchell was in st. Paul last
Thursday.
&. G. Hartley has returned from Da-
kota.
E. c. Gridley has gone to Kansas
City.
Fred L. Ryan is back from Rochester,
\. Y.
Capt. La Sale has returned from Chi
cago.
Dr.. Speier went to Two Harbors yes
terday.
&c. & ridley has gone to Kansas City.
q. A. Elder has gone East.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
A Profitable Rusiness

st. Louis Globe Democrat
Stamp collectors who have not studied
the history of stamps are often surprised
ct the number of different issues that
are used by comparatively insignificant
governments. 1t is difficult and expen-
sive to secure a complete collection OF
stamps of the Central American repu6-
lies. Brazil and Peru have all kinds Of
issues, while even theSpanish stamps
used to be continually Vhanged. This
was done entirely in the interest of
stamp collectors There is firm in
America that used to supply stamps to
these governments free of cost, on CON
dition that the issue should be changed
twice year, and that all unSoid stamps
should be returned. The supply could
thus be controlled and fancy price put
on the obsolete issues. The extent of
the traffic in rare stamps can be appre-
clated from the fact that these specula-
tors made thousands of dollars annually
after paying all expenses.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

An invitation has been extended to car
painters, hardwood finiSherS and car
riage painters 10 attend the meeting
and organize unions of their respective
divisions of the trade. The need of
such course has been manifested re-
Gently, and it is expected that a large
meeting will be the result. Several
well known speakers will be present to
urge the necessity of organization.
The retail clerks union will hold its
regular meeting Wednesday evening. at
which the badges of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor will be distributed
among the members. The members will
also sign an agreement to use the badge
only to advance the early closing move
ment. 1t is expected to have whole
some effect on dealers and induce gen
eral recognition of the work of the
union.
The trade and labor assembly will
hold its usual meeting at Labor hall
Friday evening. Several matters of i'm
portance will be considered, including
the reports of committees which were
appointed at the last meeting to bring
about the organization of several trades.
aSSA
Inc tallorS' union VIII n0ld a special
meeting at Labor hall Monday evening
to receive the report of its organizing
committee, and other matters of general
interest to the trade Will also be dis
cuSSed. A full attendance of members
is expected.
The cooperative hall board will hold
a special meeting next Friday evening
for the purpose OF auditing the quarter
ly report of the officers. The hall board
has had prosperous season, and an in
teresting report will doubtless be
shown.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

in their union, but say that work was
never before SO scarce for their trade in
this city.
The trade and labor assembly met
FRIDAY evening with fair attendance,
and discussed matters of local interest
The tin. sheet iron and cornice workers
stated that none of them had returned
to work, as some bosses stated. Several
men had been brought from Chicago,
and were being employed nine hours
and paid from IS to $3.50 day. This
indicated that the contractors were not
SO much concerned about conceding the
terms Of the journeymen as that they
desire to crush out the organization,
that there may be no demands in the
future. The assembly passed resou-
ton piedging moral and financial aid to
the cOrnice workers. The matter was
also referred to all organizations con-
nected with the assembly, with a re-
commendation that they pursue SINH
lar course.
y circular was read from Samuel
GomperS, president of the A. f. of L.,
urging that no effort be spared to make
a success OF the effort of the miners for
the eIghJ-hour day. The matter was dis
cussed and referred to the local unions.
The painters and decorators union
held an open meeting Friday evening.
The state of the trade and prospects for
the season were discussed at some
length. Several applications for MEM
bershlp were received. although nearly
every skilled journeyman is now MEM
Der of the union.
The wood and machine workers union
held a successful meeting, at Roses
hall, on Wednesday evening. c. H.
Montague was elected president of the
union. The union starts in with large
membership, and has every prospect of
success.
The plumbers and steam and gas
iltters' union is in a fiourishing condi-
ton. and the steamftters are about to
organize separate union to look after
their special interests.
Leo Hart, of Omaha, the national
president of the tin, sheet iron and cor
nicemakers union, has been in the Twin
Cities for several days past. He reports
the national organization in tlourishing
condition, although it has to meet more
organized opposition than most trade
unions.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
THE BELLE OF THE SEASON.
A Beautiful Belle Broken in Health.
A Journey Through Europe.

A leautiful American lady had grown pale
and thin. 1.-The belle OF the season. was
tired Each passing winter had found her
in the forefront of social gayety, and each re-
curing summer had tossed her like a straw
from city 10 seaside, from seaside to mount
aH1s' ana from mountains to country. Itwas
very pleasant while it lasted. There were
balls and dinners in the winter with hosts of
admiring friends to bear witness to her social
triumphs.A black andliismal day came when
she was forced to admit. even 70 herself that
her influence was gone, and that she was
merely belle of the past. She was no louger
beautiful. Flesh and blood and nerves had
stood the strain as long as they could and
then they went to the wall
Realizing that the youth and beauty of her
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
THE WIDOW WAS BUSINESS. "
In Her Heart, Though, She Sor.
roWed for the ''OId Man"

rOWeQ Tor the "Oid Man.
New York SUM-
A rickety old wagon, drawn by a pair
of lean old mules, came around the cor
ner of the freight house. A little old
woman was holding the lines, and three
or four tow-headed children were be-
hind her.
"Hee-up. Jerusalem" she called TO
car, and with twitch and yahk and a
cut she wheeled the team around and
backed up to the platform
"Whars the express feller?' she
asked as she jumped out and came along
cracking her whip. ''Oh, you are the
chap? Wall, the old mans thar in the
wagon. l want to ship him up to Erin
Il don't see him. replied the agent,
as he looked into the wagon.
He 'un's in the coffin thar. I'm go
ing up with it 10 Erin. How much TO
pay?"
They went to the Office and arranged
matters, and the coffin was taken from
the wagon and placed on truck. Then
the woman returned to the wagon and
said to the oldest boy:
Now you, Reube, you drive slow
and don't worry them nevis, and the
rest Of you all behave yourselves. Come
down fur me Wednesday, and bring a
jag of con to sell with you. Hee-up,
now"
When the wagon had gone she turned
to us and explained:
'Old man went Off purity sudden, and
I've had to move lively. He 'un wanted
to he buried at home, and L wouldn't
disappoint him.
Your huSDand?" | asked.
''Sartin. Lived together nigh on 10
thirty years. Reckon you all are
amazed that [ don't cry and take OIL.
bur thar's a heap to see to, and it all
falls on me. Only half an hour afore
the train and Eve got twenty things to
think about"
We voted her full of business but
rather hard-hearted, but we had to
change her mind about that She sud
denly disappeared, and as we walked
along to the cotton bales piled high on
the platform we heard a grieying and
sobbing, and then voice of Iamenta-
ton cried out:
20 Jim. old man. it's the Lords will.
but can't abide it. I'm a-holdin' up
and tryin' to be brave. but my old
hearts being drowned out by tears
which the eyes won't shed! Pm await
in. Jim-a-waitin' till | get back home
and hev it out with my sorrow.''
And two minutes later she was stand
ing at the ticket window and saying:
Reckon these kivered kyars never
do be on time, but want no fussin'
around in this case or somebody'll git
sued. Hain't got but two days to put
him through and git back home.''s
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
Evidently Not His Sphere.

PnIIaueIp pIlIa RGCOTu.
Proprietor of Dry Goods Store Ito a
clerk who had just lost sale)-What
was the matter with that lady?
"Oh, we didn't have what she
wanted"
Didn't have what she wanted" re-
peated the proprietor in ainax emci.i;
ANY body could have sold her what $!i;.
wanted. The thing is 10 sell her wat
she doesn't want"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
COMING EVENTS.

A mass meeting will be held under
the auspices of the painters union at
labor hall, Friday evening, April "a, to
organize several branches of the trade
that are not yet included in the union.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

The plasterers' union held a we'll at
tended meeting at Labor hall Monday
evening and initiated ten new members.
The season for plasterers was reported
as having fairly opened and the union
hopes to be in a condition to render all
possible aid to its increasing member
ship to secure fair recognition.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

The painters union held its regular
meeting Monday evening and received
the report of the committee to organize
building trades council. Nearly all
the building trades in the Twin Cities
have already signified their willingness
to enter into the proposed union and a
meeting having this object in view will
be held in Minneapolis on Sunday, April
26. Several other measures to aid the
union in its work of agitation were also
discussed and will be acted upon at a
future meeting.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

The boiler-makers' union held an in
teresting meeting at Labor hall Monday
evening and discussed, i'll an informal
way, the preparations to be made for
the reception of delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Brotherhood
of Boilermakers which meets in st.
Paul during June. The convention
will be composed of delegates repre-
senting nearly every state in the Union,
and will have considerable influence
upon the future workings of the trade.
1t will be an event of no little impor
tance In labor circles in this city. The
boiler-makers also intend to secure
trade banner before that time and a
committee was appointed to secure one
of suitable design before the June con-
VentiOn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

life had come to an end. and knowing how
hopeless it WAS TO doctor shattered nerves
and Il worn-out constitution, she took I'D the
broken threads of her saddened existence
and sought IN some neglected corner of
Europe the rest and quiet that nature so per,
emptorily demanded.
one October day. three years later, the lists
Of steamship arrivals contained the name of
The brokeu-hearted creature who had once
been the social favOrltc. IN memory of hap
pier days, some friends made haste to call
upon her. Among them was her cousin who
had young physician's belief that his skill
III medicine would cure her. Upon entering
the drawing room, he was greeted by the
most brilliantly beautiful woman that he had
seen for years. He gazed i'll dumb surprise
Could this be his cousin-this radiant Great
Iure, with rounded form. elastic step. spark
ling eyes, aud, above all. Il complexion more
charming than she had ever possessed he
fore: II was impossible; and yet she was
laughing merrlly
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

Prof. Halsey c. Ives, who is likely to
be made manager of the art department
OF the worlds fair. is a resident of St.
Louis, and is connected with the school
of fine arts of Washington university.
He is forty-three years old
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

2 Some weeks later the young physician
much impressed with the wonderful stcry
that he had heard. began series of expert
ments with the CARLSBAD Mineral Waters. the
crystallized Carlsbad Salts, and with the Carls-
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19
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St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

The plumbers and steam and gas
filters union is in fiourishing condi-
ton. and the steamfitters are about to
organize separate union to look after
their special interests.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

The eight-hour bill, after passing the
house, was defeated in the senate last
week. The bill provided for making
eight hours the legal days work on city,
county and state employment. The ar
gumentS used were the same old reasons
that are always advanced on such occa-
sions. One senator objected because he
thought that having men working only
eight hours for the city would be hard
ship to outside contractors obliged to
work their employees longer hours.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-04-19

a circular was read from Samuel
Gompers, president of the A. F. of L.,
urging that no effort be spared to make
a success of the effort of the miners for
the eight-hour day. The matter was dis
cussed and referred to the loea. unions.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-06
An InextinsuisnabIe Ship Lamp.

An invention having for it's object
| the steady maintenance of the illumi
mating power in ships side and headlights
is of supreme Importance and interest to
shipowners. Such lamp has been
specially designed that is guaranteed to
maintain it's light in the teeth of hurri
cane. It's main feature is an inner front
casing. holding still inner plain glass
lens. the upper portion of the case being
continued with bend to form shield
under the inner moutn of the funnel be-
tween it and the light. Any wind blow
ing down the funnel strikes this shield
plate and is thereby detected through the
lamp between the cases of the outer and in
ner lenses and finds vent at the bottom OF
the lamp.
The DETECTION serves the double purpose
of diverting the wind from the flame and
keeping the outer colored lens cool-free.
ing it entirely from the risk of being
cracked when splashed by shipped seas, as
other lenses are, owing to their heated sur
face In experiments the lamp has been
blown upon by strong blast. passing
through 5-inch pipe from a fan driven
at speed of about $500 revolutions per
minute, the light remaining unaffected,
while an ordinary signal lamp was imme
diately blown out under far less severe
test. 1t has been blown upon from beneath
when the blast was SO strong as to necessi
tate the lamp being held to prevent it's be
ing blown away. It has been played upon
with hose with the top of the lamp open.
it has been immersed in water to depth
of ten feet, and subjected to all manner of
tests, but by none of these means could the
lamp be put out.-New York Telegram.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-06
How Insects Produce Their Sounds.

While the notes of insects are among the
loudest, and supposed by many to come
from the mouth, they are in reality instru
mental - in other words, produced by
various musical instruments with which
nature has endowed them, yet to some ex
tent they correspond to the voice of Other
animals, the sounds and calls being an
swered By others of their kind. When the
grasshopper wishes to hail some compan
ion or talk to his fellow over the hedge il
simply rubs its thighs against the fore
wings, or plays upon veritable fiddle. Il
the leg of the musician is examined under
a microscope ridge of very fine teeth viii
be seen-the sound producers.
The loudest players are the locusts, thai
often make the woods sound with theil
calls. Sometimes all are playing or chat
tering at once. Again there will be lul
in the conversation. Then one will begin
the note will be taken up by another, and
finally volume of sounds blend and fill
the air.
In the former case we had fiddler
Here the musician is drummer, which
we may prove by examining the locust
The base of the anterior wing is transpar
ent, forming regular drum, with which
the males utter their calls, and as there
are mary different species, SO there arc
many different calls, and some, it is said
have certain calls for the night and others
for the daytime.-St Paul Dispatch.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-11-06
Colonial Steelmakers.

In 172s Samuel Higley, of Simsbury, and
Joseph Dewey, of Hebron, in Hartford
county, Conn, represented to the legisla
ture that the said Higley had, with grea,
pains and cost found out and obtained 6
curious art by which to convert, change OF
transmute common iron into good stee
sufficient for any use, and was the first
that ever performed such an operation il
America"
Swank gives on the authority of Mr.
Charles j. Hoadly, librarian of the Con
necticut State library, certificate, signed
by Timothy Phelps and John Drake, black
smiths, which states that, in June, 1725
Mr.. Higley obtained from the subscribers
several pieces of iron, SO shaped that they
could be known again, and that few
days later she brought the same pieces
which we let him have, and we proved
them and found them good steel, which
was the first steel that ever was made in
this country that we ever saw or heard Of ,
A patent was granted Higley and Dewey
for ten years, provided 'the petitioners
improve the art to any good and reasona
BILE perfection within two years from thu
date of this act" They do not appear tt
have done this, or to have continued the
business of making steel.-W. F. Durfes
in Popular Science Monthly.