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The Delta independent., 1894-09-26
STRIKES AND LocKoUrs.
Investigation by tho Labor Department
About Complete.


Washington, Sept. 22.-The depart
ment of labor has about completed its
investigation of strikes and lockouts
that have occurred since 1887 upon
which it has been engaged for many
months past The report will not, how
ever, be published before next spring.
1t will form an exhaustive showing Of
all the labor troubles in the United
States since the date named, the num-
Der Of employees involved In each
strike or lockout, the causes Of the
trouble, the loss in wages, etc, the
investigation being covered by about
thirty thousand questions.
The next subject to be Investigated
by the department is the influence OF
machinery on labor. Congress has
appropriated $4,000 for this, besides
authorizing the use Of the regular
force Of the bureau. The work of the
inquiry will begin in November. The
field force will be put upon 1t as fast
as they complete their work on strikes
and Iockouts. The statistics of strikes
and lockouts will be kept from year
to year hereafter.
The inquiry of the influence Of ma
chinery on labor is Q vast and com
pIex subject and one that il involving
tIie best thought and greatest inter.
est Of the department. The growth
Of machinery and It's use will be
looked into. An elaborate cOmpari-
son of the cost of commodities under
the old hand system and under the
ma chine system will be made. The
relative productiveness Of labor under
the two systems VIII be shown. and
comparisons Of wages under the two
systems win be made.
Beyond this resolution OF Congress
calls for an investigation of the mod
crn industrial condition Of women and
children. the wages that are paid
them a. compared with men, bow
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

An effort is making to start Popu-
list daily in Denver, for which it is
thought there is now an urgent need.
The course of the News in fighting the
present head of the Pop party is sup
posed to be fatal to the standing OF
that sheet as a Populist paper. In
fact, the opportunity is said to be e4-
ceptionally fine. The only things re-
quired to make a success Of such a
venture are brains and capital A
large number of ambitious editors are
anxious to furnish the brains, but the
parties required to represent the other
factor, money, are slow In coming to
the front.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

The prosperity Of the immediate com
munity in which every voter lives is
of more importance to them than any
other consideration. Colorado is just
now engaged in a deadly struggle
against the hostile influences Of ma
tional legislation and local misgovern-
ment. 1t is very poor policy for any
one interested in the material welfare
of the state to bubble over abstract
theories of political economy while the
business interests of Colorado are suf-
fering from the antics Of political ex-
periments such as Waite and the Pop
ulist party are inflicting upon Us. Let
us get our mines working at their full
capacity, our mills and factories busy
and invite the cooperation Of capital
to develop our resources by the assur-
ance Of the enforcement Of the law
and order and the protection Of the
rights of every citizen under the law.
Colorado does not mean to either re-
pudiate her honest obligations or con-
fscate the property Of any citizen. The
Republican party stands sponsor for
good government.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26
TREES MUST NOT BE CUT.
Timber Land Settlers of Wisconsin Appeal
for special Permit.

Timber Land Settlers of Wisconsin Appeal
for special Permit.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 21.-Com-
missioner Lamoreaux of the general
land office, has been receiving many
communications from homesteaders in
the burned districts Of Minnesota and
Wisconsin concerning pine lands which
they have taken but which have not
been finally patented or in which the
title does not rest with the settler.
Homesteaders are prohibited from cut
ting the pine until they acquire COM
plete title. To this they make no OBJ.
lection, except in cases Of fire, when
the pine must be cut Immediately, or
1t will lose its value for lumber. In
any section when the fire has ragged.
and the trees nre scorched, they must
be cut the following winter or the
worms at once begin their ravages.
and by the second winter the trees arc
almost. II not wholly, destroyed.
The settlers have been inquiring Of
Commissioner LamoreauX whether the
department cannot grant them permits
to cut the timber on their land so thar
1t may be saved. The commissioner
says that such permission cannot be
granted and congressional action will
DO HecesSHTS DeIoTe 'ie settPrS WhoSe
titles are not yet perfect can cut and
save their timber. 1t Is expected that
a bill will be introduced and m effort
be made early in the next session of
congress to grant the homestenders the
relief they are asking. Commissioner
Lamoreaux made n tour of the burned
section while he was in the northwest
He says that there will be extensive
numbering in that region this year, rs
the owners Of all timber lands where
the flames swept the country know
that they must cut the injured timber
in order to save II.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

THE old man is honest" is what
some Of the admiring sycophants Of
Waite are saying. But that is on q
par with majority of the statements
they make. If Waite has an honest
impulse. except to be reelected and
retain his pull on the state treasury,
1t has not vet been discovered. He
has prostituted the efficiency of the
public service to political ends to an
extent that no other executive Of the
state ever thought Of doing. Even the
policemen on the force in Denver can
only be appointed after consultation
with the "old man." Is 1t not dig
nified performance for the governor
of q great state to descend into the
political mire to the extent of not
only personally supervising the petty
appointments in city governments,
but actually levyipg for political pur-
poses an assessment on their salaries?
Yes this shows that the "old man is
honest"-in his intention to create a
machine beside which the falnous
New York Tammany may hide its
diminished head.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

The two or three counties In South.
western Colorado that two years ago
gave such large majorities for Waite
md the Populist ticket can repeat the
operation this year without in any
way making the election certain.
There were nearly 10000 Democratic
votes two years ago, of which Maupin,
the White Wings nominee, received
less than 10000. With a stronger
ticket in the field this year, on both the
Republican and Democratic side, 1t Is
hardly likely that Waite could get as
many Democratic votes as he did In
1892, while to Offset that the defec-
ton in his own party, against which
he will contend in vain. is enough to
defeat him. No, the Pop ticket II too
heavy Waited to win.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

The women of Colorado are deeply
interested in the labor question. Idle
husbands and fathers mean distress
to the families. Disturbed labor con-
ditions tend to close mines, mills and
factories and swell the army Of tho
unemployed. Voting to keep the Pop
ulist party In power means a con-
tinued disturbance In labor circles, an
unhealthful agitation that weakens
confidence and retards development
and growth, and loss Of wages to the
workingman. A vote for the Repub-
lican party Is a vote to restore conf
dence, invite investment in Industrial
enterprises and create a healthful ac-
tivity In those lines. The winter is at
hand when the expense of living will
be greater and the prospect OF work
poorer under existing conditions.
Women of Colorado who are most in
terested in this problem, will you by
voting the Populist ticket cast your
influence to continue the train of mis-
fortunes which Its election two years
ago brought upon the slater We think
not. Your good common sense tells
you most emphatically that a change
IL demanded and you can only secure
substantial relief and helpful change
by voting the Republican ticket in No
vembsf.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

New York, Sept. 23.-A special dis.
patch from Panama, Colombo. says:
The Star and Herald say: The italian
government has notified Its legation In
Bogota that the protocol for submit
ting the Cerrutti affair to arbitration
by President Cleveland Of the United
Stntes has been signed.
Fifty persons are estimated to have
perished by the recent earthquake
in the parish Of Lovar Merida, In tho
state Of Los Andes, Venezuela.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

The revolt against Waiteism is
Speeding. Even in the mining coun-
ties, where the workingmen were bun
coed into believing that Waite is the
friend of the workingman and the
Populist party the only friend Of sill
yer. the tide is turning. The fact that
the Friendship" of the governor only
lives to get the workingman into
trouble and does not either furnish
him employment or give him better
wages when he gets work, Is begin
ming TO make the laborer wonder of
what practical benefit such friend
ship" is? The other fact that POpu-
lists in other states are rcpudiating
the silver plank in their platforms nat
urally creates doubt as to the SINGER.
ity of the party anywhere In its pre-
tended advocacy Of silver. The truth
is the Populist party is greenback
party pure and simple. and Phoebe
Couzins, one Of their leading orators,
expressed the real sentiment Of the
leaders when she said, after visiting
q silver mine, that 1t was a shame to
make men work In such places at all!
The old rag baby is good enough for
her and all other simon pure Popu-
lists who think the stamp Of the gov.
ernment on anything 10 sufficient to
make Il money. even II the stamping
Of paper as such should close down
every silver mine In the country. The
Popuiist party is buncoing Colorado
people on the financial question.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

The old soldiers are not likely to
vote the Pop. ticket in any great num-
bers. The Populist auditor, Goody-
koontz, is withholding the amount due
the Soldiers Home, though the latter
is entirely out Of funds, and liable to
be closed IL help Is not secured. Even
the government appropriation is only
contingent upon the states paying her
share, and a Populist auditor is too
busy paying out money In other d.
rections to let the disabled veterans
have what is their due. Their com
rades who are not disabled will re-
buke with their votes in November the
Pop. management Of the home by
which the latter has been defrauded
of it's dues. Waiteism will be turned
down most efectually this year.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

far their labor displaces that Of men,
the sanitary conditions under which
they labor and the provisions for their
comfort, etc. There Is no special ap.
preparation made for this inquiry and
1t is expected to be made out Of the
regular funds of the department. 1t
will not be entered upon until after
the inquiry into the influence of ma.
chinery ON labor is completed, which
Is expected to occupy year or more.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

Leadviile, Colo, Sept. 21.-Mike Min.
ealey, section hand on the Midland
railroad. was found dead this morning
in gutter near Busk. BE had fallen
into the ditch while In a state Of In
toxication, and has, from all appear
ances. been there for several days. He
was well known character about
town and was well liked. He has no
relatives here and was unmarried.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26

Three hundred negroes left Birm.
inRham, Ala, last night to take the
places Of the striking miners in the
Massillon, Ohio. district, and 1000
more win follow soon. II is said the
Ohio strikers have threatened to kill
the negroes IL they attssnDt to go t"
Woek.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26
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The Delta independent., 1894-09-26
II the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
Be sure and use tha. old and weltried remedy, Ma
wEsLow's SOOTHING sYnur for Children Teethins.

'.This is q pretty good daze work." said
the dentist as he administered the gas.
]. w. Joseph, Florist, Pueblo, Colo.
Fashionable cut flowers. Send for cata-
logue of choice plants and bulbs.
The man who tries to deserve immortal
ity has small occasion to worry.
Politeness that does not begin at home
Is almost all vanity and deceit.
The Delta independent., 1894-09-26
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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
The Humming Bird nj Home.

While spending the winter in Cali
f%ornia, writes Frank Ford, in the
Magazine of Natural Science, / made
my first acquaintance with Madam
H~ummingbird Eat home" In the first
place the location could not have been
improved on. Just picture in your
mind a lawn dotted with orange,
lemon, fig and palm trees, with here
and there n giant century plant, or
bunch Of pampas grass, and no end Of
flowers. While a cypress hedge, over
shadowed by stately eucalyptus and
pepper trees, separated the lawn from
the street. One day while gathering
oranges, / was startled by the rapid
and angry darting Of akumming bird
near my face, which Tod me to look
closely in that part OF the tree, which
resulted after "A little search in the
discovery Of my first humming birds
nest. IL was placed on n twig not az
large as n lead pencil, on n OF the
lower limbs Of the orange tree, and II
was 80 covered with licbens the same
color as the bark Of the tree that it
WIN hlihCulb W hhi ~ "bhih pf'h "i0'i
/ knew about where 10 was. The nest
is about the size Of the burr oak acorn
cup, built almost entirely Of tho
feathery plumes Of the pampas grass,
covered with green lichens, and all
held together, and to the limb, with
something greatly resembling spider
web. Within this "maryel Of con-
struction" we're two semi-transparent
eggs, almost too small 90 describe, and
my efforts 90 use tho blowpipe on
them blew them all 10 smithereens.
Before taking the nest, i visited
Madam Hummingbird several times,
and nearly always found her at home.
She never left the nest but a few min
utes at "A time.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Paint Used hY Indians.

Much speculation has been INDUCED
in by theoretical writer's regarding the
source of paints and the means by
which they we're originally discovered.
As in all theoretical explanations Of
simple matters, the plain facts have
been overlooked and complicated e1-
plantations have been entered into.
The earliest record OF paint used by
the Indians tells of "A mixture of blood
with charcoal.
From this IL was an easy step TO the
ferruginous clays which produce yell
lows, browns and reds. Red chalk and
red and yellow ochre are to be found
over wide areas and are easy Of access.
Black micaceous iron, of graphitelike
consistency, is 10 be found in many
} parts Of the mountains, while the.blue
carbonates OF iron and copper furnish
many hues. Green fungus growth are
sometimes used, mixed with the white
infusorial or chalky earths to make
shades Of green tinging into pure
white. The sulphuret OF mercury to
be found about the mineral springs,
tHDttlhllN Nhf NV Dh'os Ap1 "a ~ ephh
dant supply Of paint, while the Juice
Of the choke cherry makes "A beautiful
red. In the Dakotas many colors are
produced from the use of plant juices
mixed with earth.
Since the advent Of traders among
the Indians native paints have been al
most entirely supplanted by those sold
in the stores. There are still some Of
the isolated tribes that use their
paints, but these are becoming more
rare with each succeeding year. To-
day the paint bag, which formerly car
ried a bit Of red chalk OF black graph
itic iron, contains a bit Of manu-
featured ochre, or prepared lamp black,
for which probably a hundred times
It's value has been paid by the man
who formerly obtained it through al
most a minimum Of labor. Globe
Democrat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

Robert Moore, a Water Works Com
missioner of st. Louis, made some re-
marks at the recent meeting of the
Engineers Club of Kansas City, which
deserve more than passing attention
from the commercial men of New Or
leans. He said: "You ask me to talk on
Missouri River navigation. 1t reminds
me very forcibly of the chapter on
snakes in Ireland. There is no Mis-
souri, River navigation. and conse-
quently l know you will excuse me
from expressing my views on the sub
ject." He added that the freight
traffic On the Southern railroads was
making river navigation even on the
Mississippi almost a lost art.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

The polyglot character of the Aus
trian army was abundantly shown the
other day when the ancient custom of
solemnly swearing in the recruits in
the presence of the troops was re-
vived, after having been discontinued
since 1868. In Vienna alone the for
mula of oath to the colors had to be
administered and read out in nine
languages, to wit German, Hun
garian, Croatian, Bohemian, Polish,
Ruthenian, Roumanian, Serviau and
Turkish, while the religious part of
the ceremony was conducted by Ro.
man Catholic, Greek Catholic and
Greek orthodox priests, Protestant
pastors, Hebrew rabbits and Mahome-
tan ulema.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

In answer to a recent inquiry made
of the Secretary of the Interior by
the Commissioner of Education in re-
gard to a division of the fund to agri-
cultural colleges in the South, the
Secretary has decided that the division
of the fund as already or hereafter to
be made by the various State legisla-
lures shall be approved by the depart
ment, unless it is apparent that such
suggested division is grossly inequit-
able and hat in cases where the State
legislatures have not yet proposed an
equitable apportionment that the
basis Of division now in force shall re-
main till the Legislative intent regard
ing the matter is made known. In the
case of South Carolina the act of Con-
gress of July 26th, 1892, applies not
only to the sum due the State at the
time, but to all sums becoming due
under the act of August Both, 1890.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

bNSl IN tcsnoHsibAt ioI many OK
plosions in coal mines.
Granite is the bed rock of the world,
being the lowest on the earth's crust.
Dynamo machines were in 1873
ordered by the British Government
for the Lizard light.
The planet Neptune has the longest
year, consisting of more than sixty
thousand of our days.
The young of the polype grow from
the body of the parent like buds, and
whom almost grown are separated by u
sudden jerk.
Two Scotch scientists have figured
would be required to propel IA whale
through the water at the rate of twelve
miles al hour.
Professor Dolbear says n powerful
searchlight could project a beam TO
Mars in four minutes which could be-
seen and responded to il they have the
apparatus that we have.
A current of electricity does not
always kill when it appears to do SO.
II simply produces All appearance OF
death, from which the subject may IN
many cases be restored by artificial
respiration.
In water In which decaying vege-
tables have been infused the micro
scope discovers little animals 80 minute
that ten thousand of them would not
exceed in bulk n grain mustard. Yet
these creatures are supplied with
organs as complicated ~ those of n
whale.
10 in believed that whales often at
tain the age of four hundred years.
The number of years these huge crea-
lures have lived is ascertained by
counting the layers of limin@ forming
the horny substance known as "whale-
bone" These lamine increase yearly,
just Az the ''growths" do on n tree.
The prevalence of crimson colors in
certain fishes ON the New England
coast on portions of which scarlet and
crimson seaweeds abound, liz explained
by Professor j. Brown Goode by the
red pigment derived by the crusta-
ceans from the seaweeds they d%evour,
and which in turn form the food of
the fishes.
A Tacoma Wash. man, George X.
Cowls, liz said TO be the inventor OF n
process for making illuminating gas
out of wood. From one cord of wood
he gets gas and products worth $iS, 40
il il claimed. III this he true, then
Washington State can use up all its
long tree stumps in the manufacture
of gas and get 30 much clear gain out
of them.
The thinnest part of n soap bubble
liz where the black, or rather gray,
tint appears just before IL breaks.
This thickness has been calculated by
the laws of optics to be less than one
one hundred and hfty-six thousandth
of an inch. From this minute amount
the thickness of the bubble may in
crease up TO quite p%erceptible
quantity.
Bricks are now being burnt 10y cleo
tricity. This promises To revolutionize
the industry by greatly reducing the
labor and cost. The kiln-drying pro-
cess is entirely dispensed with. The
wet clay is put into n sort of covered
iron mold, which holds about 1000
bricks, and n strong current Of cleo
tricIty is then turned on, and in n
very short time the bricks are dried
and burnt and all rendy TO be turned
out for sale.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
IN SHAD

The pennon AZ his PROV 10 ioat
No breeze along the islet sweeps;
But found and round the swaying boat
The indolent, slow eddy creeps.
II yester eve or yester-year
He drifted on this idle strand
Who knows? Time has no measure here
In Shadow-Land.
For one perpetual season flowers,
Aud knows no change OF sun or moon
To mark the never-yarying hours
From dawn to dusk. from night 10 noon
Nor song OF bird. nor breath OF rose.
But still and far, on either hand,
h lily blows. the water flows,
In Shadow-Land.
That soft, unceasing ripple rocks
The keel that with IL seems TO glide,
And to his dreaming fancy mocks
The motion Of an onward tide.
Dim shapes his half-shut eyelids Ill.
He hears the wave wash on the sand,
Nor guesses that he fingers still
In Shadow-Land.
Awake, o dallier with a dream
only in thy fancy dwells!
Push out into the open stream
Beyond these poisoned honey-bellsi
Let the strong wind asunder rift
Thedrowsy fragrance round thee famed.
Or perish of its deadly DRIFT
In Shadow-Landi
kate Putnam Osgood, in Independent.