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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
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The Big Duluth
The Big Duluth
Socialist Labor Section.

The Socialist Labor Section
met Wednesday evening in
Normanna hall, Central Du-
luth. There was a fair attend
ance, although a large part OF
the membership are at present
out of town, many of them be-
ing employed in the woods.
Carl Thiel led the discussion,
the subject being: 1.-THE Pro-
gress of Socialism," He spoke
of the rapidity with. which the
socialist labor party had grown
in Europe, particularly in Ger
many, and also in this country.
By 1900 he predicted that it
would be i'll a position to com
mand the respect of the coun-
try by it's strength at the polls.
He emphasized the futility of
the program being followed by
the American Federation of
Labor, particularly the useless
ness of the strike and boycott,
which, he said, had never &C
complished anything except
against the small employers of
labor who had least to do with
shaping the industrial condi-
tons thatssprevail. The ballot,
he said, was the only adequate
remedy and when workingmen
realize this fact, the labor
struggle will soon be won.
George c. Findley was called
up for a few remarks. He ex-
cused himself by stating that
he was a student of socialism
and had not progressed far
enough to undertake its discus
sion. He admitted the failure
of trades unionism and it's in
ability to remedy existing evils;
the salvation of the country
lies in an intelligent investiga-
ton into all phases of the in
dustrial question and fearless
acceptance of whatever princi-
pies are able to stand the test
of such an inquiry.
The next meeting of the club
is set for the svening of Dec.
|22, with Louis Dworschak as
leader on the topic the "Politi-
cal parties of the United
States
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Bow to Their Masters Will.

BY reference to the proceed
ings of the county commission
ers it will be seen that the
board has authorized the Coun-
ty attorney to settle the coun-
tvs claims for personal proper
ty taxes against the Duluth
Gas and Water Company for
$23,O56.O6. Only recently the
county auditor in a cornmun1-
cation to the council, stated
that the amount due the coun-
ty from this corporation was
$54 ,848.72. The settlement,
therefore, is little in excess OF
40 cents on the dollar. The
query naturally arises, is St.
Louis county prepared to have
this incident go out as a prece-
dent? Can any man who owns
dollar of personal property
taxes, walk up to the county
officials and say "Here is 40
cents, give me a receipt in full
or l won't pay you a cent?"
This, in effect, is what the gas
and water company has said to
the county and instead of pro-
tecting the interests of the peo-
pie as they have sworn to do,
the county officials have thrown
up their hands in helpless ter
ror and said, "Oh! dear Mr.. Cor
poration, give us just what you
please. We're glad to get any
thing at all"
And no doubt they are. The
average commissioner has TAX
en- his orders from corporation
attorneys so long that any bluff
at a compliance with the law
appears to him like a gracious
act of supreme condescension.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Thunder and Lightning.

Thunder and Lightning.
Thunder and lightning, though
natural operations, are a cause of
great alarm to many. It is seldom
any person is injured who keeps
away from considerable metallic
substances and avoids immediate
contact with the walls of the house.
The middle of the room is in gen.
eral perfectly safe, and the lower
rooms are safer than the upper. A
bed removed at a slight distance
from the walls Of the room is in
perfect security, even if the house
were struck When lead is used on
the roofs of buildings particular care
should be taken that it communi-
Gates with the spouts and by these
means with the ground To deter
mine the distance of the lightning
count the seconds between the flash
and the thunder and reckon less
than a quarter of mile for every
second.-New York Ledger.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Any Suit in the House for
$14.75.
the BIG DULUTH
Bankruptcy CT Populism.

Bankruptcy CT Populism.
George B. Leonard, of Min
neapolis, will deliver an adj
dress under the auspices OF
Section Duluth, Socialist Labor
Party, on the above subject,
Thursday evening, Dec. 10, in
the Trades Assembly hall. Kali
amazoo building.
On Sunday evening, Dec. 10,
he will speak at Normanna hall
in Central Duluth on "Modern
Socialism"
Mr.. Leonard is an able speak
er and every man interested in
the realignment of political
forces should attend his meet
ings. The public is cordially
invited.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
One Sho Knew

One She Knew.
Young Spoonamore-You don't
mean to tell me seriously, Miss
Quickstep, that you don't know one
piece of music from another9
Miss Quickstep-Oh, well, | know
wedding march when hear it,
Chicago Tribune.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Street Car Boys Will Dance.

On January 20, 1898, the
members of the street railway
EMPLOYEES union will hold their
sixth annual ball. The street
car boys have reputation for
always making this function
one of the events of the season
and this year will prove no ex-
ception to the rule.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
LOCAL NOTES.

The Building Trades Coun
Gil, owing to the prevailing
brand of gold bug prosperity
and the consequent low ebb OF
it's exchequer will not send
delegates to the meeting OF the
national council at St. Louis.
The Carpenters union Will
elect officers December IA. On
December 81 they will also have
an important meeting at which
will occur the final discussion
of the articles of agreement be-
tween the union and the con
tractors association.
The Shoemakers' union at it's
last meeting decided to have
cards printed classifying the
shops in the city according to
their relation to the union. A
committee was appointed to
wait on NJ. S. Burrows & Co.,
and request him to put a union
man in his repair department
The committee having in
charge the arrangements for
the series of economic discus
sions will have the program
cards for the remaining meet
ings ready for distribution by
the first of the week. At the
request of Mr.. McCallum the
debate on socialism will be de-
ferred until the latter part of
January.
At their last meeting, Mon
day, Dec. 9Th, the Laundry
Workers. union No. 6597 elected
the following officers: J. w.
Murchy, president; r. Fergu-
son, LIST vice president; Miss Ida
Dunleary, 2nd vice president;
H. w. Moeller, treasurer; L. 3.
Scott, secretary; Miss NJ. Gull
beault, guide; E. Fiskett, out
side guard.
At the meeting Of the build
ing trades council Wednesday
evening the proposed new
charter came in for it's full
share of the discussion. The
document found little favor
and unless there are numerous
notifications, the chances of
it's receiving much support
among the members of the rep
resented unions, is not very
bright.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Program of Economic Discussions.

Program Of Economic Discussions.
The program of economic debates un-
der the auspices Of the trades assembly
for the remainder of the season is as
follows:
Dec. l7-Hon. Charles A. Towne: A
Free Press and How It Shall Be Main .
tanned.
Jan. 7-Samuel Nixon: The Single
Tax.
Jan. 2l-Carl Thiel and Alfred Nc
Callum: Decentralization VS.. Trades
Unienism.
Feb. 4-George G. Findley: Help
Yourself, or Voluntary Cooperation.
Feb. 18-Rev. G. H. Patton: Fair
Distribution, or Labors' Share of the
Results of Production.
March 4-F. H. Lounsberry: Fair
Made Goods.
March 18-J. H. Baker: The Soil
darity of Labor Organization of un-
skilled and unclassifed workingmen.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
ANY Suit of Clothes in the
House for
STATS
THE BIG DULUTH.
Every day Excursions via 1.-THE North
Western Line.'

In planning your trip East, West or
South it is not necessary to figure on
any particular day of leaving, arrange to
make the journey via "The Northwest.
ern Line" and start any day in the year
Trains are daily, service always the best
and rates as low as the lowest.
The short line to Chicago. Quickest
time to California. Secure tickets Of
your local agent, or call upon,
Geo. M. Smith, B. w. Summers,
General Manager. City Ticket Ag't
4O5 Weet Superior Street, Duluth, MINI
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The BIG Dull nth.
A Protest..

One of the representatives OF
the Typographical union before
the charter commission Tues
day evening discussing legal
advertisements used the equiv
alent of these words:
"You might just as well not
publish such advertisements at
all as print them in a weekly
newspaper"
The merits of this question
we have discussed elsewhere.
The point is thatthe gentleman,
assuming to represent his
union, spoke directly contrary
to his instructions from that
organization, there being in
corporated in the motion ap-
pointing the committee for
which he was spokesman, and
by unanimous consent, an
amendment instructing the
committee to protest against
any discrimination by the char
ter against weekly newspapers
in the matter of legal printing.
Commissioner Mcdowell also
exhibited his porcine bristles in
the questions he asked Findley
about the embarrassment of
some weekly that once on a
time was awarded the delin-
quent tax list. The matter oc-
Cured year or so before
Findley's advent in Duluth,
and consequently the latter at
the time was unaware of the
drift of the query. Of course
Com. Mcdowell didn't know
that the present charter re-
quires surety company bonds
in all such cases and that in
addition to the judgment of the
council the city would have
absolute protection.
Some consideration is due
the weekly press from members
of the union fortunate enough
to hold situations elsewhere.
The weekly newspaper in no
way threatens to exterminate
the existence of big brothers.
There are as good men out of
employment as ninety per cent
of the fellows who hold the fat
situations, some of these men
have not averaged three months
work to the year in the five
years that the writer has been
connected with No. 1876. And
these men have only to put in
practice the selfish policy of
their more fortunate fellows to
not only annihilate the exist
ox,co &c Tho ,1nior1 h11t car1 c0r1a
ofthose self -complacent "wolfs"
on a tour through outlying
backyards hustling for hand
out. And were conditions re-
versed and the "Wolfs' out in
the cold, the rest of the crowd
would have to do the "handout
act with mighty little delay.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
Ancient 'syStems of Charity.

A regularly organized system OF
relieving poverty has been in vogue
in China for more than 1900 years.
1t is said that an organized system
of charity prevailed among the
EGYPTIANS 2. 500 years before Christ.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
The Free Lance.


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The BIG DULUTH.
Order to Examine AC'
counts.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,(s s
County of St. Louis. 100
In Probate Court,
Special Term December 9Th, 1897.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Hillm an
deceased:
On reading and fling the petition of Ham
Himan, administrator with the will annexed o.
the estate OF Mary b illman, deceased, represent
ing, among other things, that he has fully ad
ministered said estate, and praying that time
and place be fixed for examining, settling and
allowing the final account of his administration
and for the assignment of the residue of said
estate to the parties entitled thereto by law.
: IT IS ORDERED, That said account be ex
amined, and petition heard by this Court. on
Monday, the third day Of January, A. D. 1898. at
ten O'Clock q, M, at the Probate Office in Du-
luth in said county.
AND IT Is FURTHER ORDERED, That
notice thereof be given to all persons interested
by publishing d copy OF this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, in the Labor World, a weekly news
paper printed and published at Duluth in said
County.
Dated at Duluth the 9Th day OF December, A. D.
1897.
By the Court,
PHINEAS AVER,
[Seal] Judge OF Probate.
Dec. 1885, ~.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
A Business Germ.

Talker-I was but a little lad
when / started in business.
Walker-That's been the founda-
ton of many a business mans sue
cess.
Talker-What has2 <
Walker little ADHESION
Courier.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-12-11
TUE.

Il think it is the most ridiculous
idea, said Mrs. Newlywed, "cele-
brating your diamond wedding
when you have been married rs
years. I'm going to reverse 1.-THE
way it ought to be-the diamond
wedding first, then the golden, and
30 forth. Why, even if you should
live rs years after you were mar
ried, you would be too old to go to
dinners and dances where you could
wear the diamonds. '-Harper's Ba-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
WORKING AROUND WHEELING.
About Half the Full Force In the
Glendale Mines.

Wheeling, w. Va, July Si.-The mining
situation in the Wheeling district to-day
is as follows: About half OF the full force
was at work i'm the two Glendale mines,
and about forty men were working in the
mines at Elm Grove. Only eight men re-
turned to work at Moundsvile, and il Is
likely the effort to resume there will be
unsuccessful.
Secretary Lewis OF Ohio miners address,
ed the Elm Grove strikers to-day. There
is likely to be a clash between the men
who have returned to work and those who
stick to the strike. The Glendale COM
pany posted notices that all who did not
return to work were discharged This
brought about half the force TO terms.
The situation at Dillonvalle and Fair
mont remains practically the same as
yesterday. Judge Mason announced this
evening that the injupction granted at
the solicitation Of the operators was not
permanent. The miners do not seem to
care anything about the injunction.
The Ohio valley trades and labor assem-
bly, has issued a call for a mass meeting
of all citizens In sympathy with the strlk-
ers for next Thursday evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01

operator, said: Il am more heartily in
sympathy with the miners in this strug-
gle than I have been in any strike they
ever inaugurated, l hope they will win
The proclamation was an outrage and 1
do not believe he can force the miners to
leave the lands they are now occupying
with the permission Of the owners. l do
not think he has right to interfere"
James w. Shields, who operates the big
Osceola mine, Is sending donation OF
provisions to the strikers daily, and says
he will continue to do so as long as the
strike lasts He also condemns the
action of the sheriff and says the miners
should permit themselves to be arrested
and fill the jail, making the expenses so
great that the tax payers would interfere
ana resent obnoxious proclamations.
The work on the uniformity agreement
has been completed and the committee will
begin to secure signatures on Monday. Op-
orators who discourage the movement are
gradually coming into line, and 1t Is be-
lieved that the required number of sigma
lures can be obtained. When that is done
the strike can easily be settled
In the county courts to-day the prelim-
mary injunctions against the strikers re-
strainlng them from interfering with the
men at the Bunola and Castle Shannon
mines were continued.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
sPALDING's BIG STEAL.
The Chicago BanISer Convicted ON
His Third Trial.


His Third Trial.
Chicago, Ill, July 3i.--Chsrles w. spald-
ing, ex-president of the Globe Savings
bank to-day was found guilty of embezzle-
ment and his punishment was flxed at i'm
prisonment In the penitentary. The spe-
cifc charge against Spalding was the en-
bezzlement of bonds of Macoupin county,
Illinois, belonging to the state university
of Illinois, of which Spalding was treasu-
rer and valued at S2S, 600 This was Spald-
ing's third trial and the evidence sub
mitted to the jury was almost the same
as on the first trial On those he was ac-
quilted because the jury bell yed that he
hypotb scated the bonds with, 1T intent to
embezzle. The third jury foun him guilty
on the same grounds on which he was ac-
quilted The only difference being that
they took a different view of Spalding s
Intentions
The prisoner took the verdict very hard
and sat with bowed head while the clerk
read the finding of the jury. He will make
a strong fight before he goes to the peni-
tentiary, and will carry the case up 10 the
last court. The duration of his sentence
win be settled by the prison board of the
state.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
TOURIST MISSING.
Strong Reason for Suspccting That
He He's Committed Suicide.

Strong Reason for suspccting That
He He's Committed Suicide.
Toronto. Ont, July Sl.-On Wednesday
last an elderly gentleman registered at the
fremont house on Yonge street as c. L.
Houghton of Birmingham, Ala.
The following day he told the clerk that
he was over on little pleasure trip from
Pittsburg. where he resided, having orr
ginally come from Blrminham. Ala His
wife, he said. had died a few months ago
at Pittsburg. He expressed a wish to
have his body shipped TO Pittsburg II
anything happened to him. He seemed to
be in the best of spirits and had plenty
Of money, all Of which, with the exception
Of a few dollars he left with the proprie-
tor of the fremont. who deposited It in
the safe. Beside his money he had a fine
gold hunting case watch and a valuable
pin.
As he has not been seen either around
the hotel or about the city since. II Is
thought that something must have hap
pened 10 him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
CAROLINA CAMPAIGN cAusTIc.
The Candidates Give Each Other
Hard Raps on Their Records.


Seneca, S. c., July S1.-The senatorial
candidates were rather caustic toward
each other at Pickens to-day Mr.. May
field said Senator McLaurins position on
the dispensary was wrong and was criti-
cising his views when the latter asked that
if it was true he was not In a combina-
tion to fight him, why he singled him out
for an attack on his dispensary views
when Mr.. Evans, the father of the dis
pensary law, sat near by
Later Mr.. Mayfield stated he would say
nothing more about Senator McLaurn as
he had committed political suicide at
Greenville.
The senator said he supposed Mr. May
field made no mention of + Senator Irby
or Ex-Gov. Evans as he re- lrded them as
being also dead.
Mr.. Evans said some of the candidates
criticised the dispensary because the law
is unpopular here; as for himself, he had
no regrets for his advocacy of the law.
and still considered 1t the best solution
of the liquor problem Mr.. Evans claim
ed that matters were reaC ming a peculiar
state when Gov. Ellerbee said he would
use the machinery of his administration
against Messrs. Irby and Evans if they
opposed Senator McLJaurin. As Gov. FL
lerbee was absent, Senator McLaurin de-
MED for him that he ever made such a
statement.
Mr.. Mayfeld said Gov. Ellerbee told him
so and that If he denied 1t, he was guilty
of a deliberate falsehood,
Ex-senator Irby stated that he would
prove by Smith Thompson of Spartanburg
that Senator McLaurin promised to vote
for Mr.. Butler for senator against Mr.. Till
man. Senator McLaurin denied this, and
said the alleged conference was not about
senatorial matters, but on other questions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
SLAIN BY STRIKERS.
A NOn-UniOn Leader Killed on the
Street at ScOttdaIe.

street at ScOttd0le.
Scottdale, Pa, July S1.-Wilham Cum
mings, the leader of the non-union men
brought here by the Scottdale Iron and
Steel Company, to take the places of the
strikers, was shot and instantly killed to-
night in front of the Commercial hotel.
Cummings and three companions, all
non-union men, encountered number of
strikers as they came out of the bar room
and war of words ensued. Some one
fired a revolver and a dozen shots follow
ed in quick succession. Cummings drop
ped dead with a bullet in his right temple,
and his three companions fled to the mill,
hotly pursued by an angry crowd.
When the non-union men reached the
enclosure, the deputies on guard sur
rounded them and the mob was forced to
retreat. Word was at once sent to Sheriff
SeanOr at Greensburg and he is now on
his way to Scottdale, with fifty armed
deputies. At midnight everything was
quiet, however, and there was no fear of
a further outbreak.
Reports as to how the shooting occurr-
ed are conflicting. James Dolf one of the
non-union men who were with Cummings,
was arrested tonight, and other arrests
will follow. The situation is very much
strained, and no one can predict the out
come
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01
DINGLEY AND WILSON BILLS.
The Rates of the Two Laws COmpar-
ed on an Adj VnIOrem Basis.

The Rates of the Two Laws COmpar-
ed on an Adj VaIOrem Basis.
Washington, July d.-The comparison
Of the present tariff law with the Wilson
act authorized by congress has been com
pleted. 1t was made by Charles H. Evans
who has been engaged In the preparation
of all the tariff bills with which congress
has dealt since 1872. The comparison Is
made In rates expressly named and is ex-
pressed In ad valorem terms between the
present law and the Wilson law The
statement places the average duty rate
under the new law at 54G5 ad valorem as
against an average Of 40 10 under the vii,
son law, the averages being figured upon
the basis Of values In 1895. The schedules
show the following increases In percent
ages: Chemicals from 2S.53 10 3O67: woos
and wooleh, 4762 to 1854; silks from 49,
to 534i; earthenware and glassware. 80 10
5247; metals, 38.ll 10 1924; sugar, 1894 10
7416; tobacco, 1906 TO 1880; agricultural
products, PA 10 3s.42; spirits, etc, 6i.5i
TO 6883: cotton manufacturers, Ats 10
g. 30.
Some OF the increases expected in reve-
nue. are as follows: Chemicals from S5.6l9,,
239 TO IS, ,i23 O8i; earthenware and glassware
from $8OO6,s39 10 $i2,9O3 l49; metals from
$f3 1870, 416 to Si74S7, ,4s2; woods, from $685. 7l9
TO S2,439 536; sugar, from so. ,703 to $54-
20 6i2 agricultural products, from S7,727-
6l4 to si4. .587, 600
These estimates are based upon the sup
position that the value and volume OF i'm
ports will remain the same.
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GOING OUT AT cLARKsBUnG.
The Men Rt the Despnrd and Kin.
niclxinnick Mines Quit.

Cincinnati, o.. July 3i.-A special to the
Commercial-Tribune. from Clarksburg,
w. Va, says: "All the miners at the Des-
pard mines quit work to-day. about seven
tx men.
THE miners at Klnnikinnick No. 2 re-
turned their checks this evening, and say
they Will stay out.
'"Fhe United Mine Workers of America
are holding meeting tonight. and from
talk with several members, one would in,
fer that the united mine workers will stay
out IN a body. The meeting Is secret
and nothing will be given out until to-
morrow"