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this year, in consequence of which the cleo
tions will not be as exciting as it otherwise
would The ether offices to be filled are those
of recording secretary, sergeant-at-arms and
an executive board, composed Of five men,
bers, five delegates to the Trades and Labor
assembly and three to the Label league.
Several amendments to the constitution and
bylaws will be voted on, and the proposed
percentage plan of the l. T. u. for per
capita tax will be considered. The election
will occur on Wednesday, July q.
Miss Kate Heating, secretary of the gar
ment workers union, and well-known work
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

Hawaiian sugar if the islands become
part of the United States The sales
of his plantations have had some
thing to do with his family quarrels
i'll which he has been fighting his
sens.
The sugar plantations are own
ed almost altogether by Americans
they are capitalized at about $35 000,-
600. Some of them have paid quite
large dividends, the average for the
past year having been about II per
cent 1 am told that some plantations
have made double this. The fluctua-
tons, however, in the prices of sugar
have been so great that the business
is quite precarious. 1t is managed on
strict business principles, every means
which unlimited money can furnish be-
ing used to reduce the cost. Take, for
instance, the Eva plantation, which
made $4,000 tons of sugar last year,
and is now paying big dividends.
This plantation has a capital of q mil
lion dollars and about 100 stockholders.
1t made no money for years and was
spending vast amounts right along.
The plantation is eighteen miles from
Honolulu, and it comprises 5000 acres
Every foot of its cane has to be water
ed throughout the year by artesian
wells. 1t uses enormous pumping ma
chlnery, which is imported from Amer
lea. Its first pumps came from New
York, and it has just now put in
others made by Frazer & Chalmers,
of Chicago. at a cost of about $4,000.
In another plantation near the Eva
they are putting in machinery built
by the Worthington Pump company Of
New York, and 1 am told that this
plantation alone will spend something
like $4,000 on it's extensions this year.
l learn that there is little undeyelop.
ed sugar land in the islands. Such
new plantations as are made will have
to be irrigated by means of artesian
wells. and the cost is so great that it
will require very large capital. The
last three plantations which have
been established have cost, respective
ly. $4,000. $1.090.oO0 and $4,000, 600.
There is no room in sugar for the small
capitalist. and all of the plantations
are now managed by stock companies.
1t takes sixteen months to grow the
crop, and only three crops can be
made in four years. Fertilizers to the
amount of 100000 were used on the
cane last year, and more than half
Of this fertiliZing matter was import
ed.
GUANO FIELDS OF HAWAII
Much of the remainder of the fertilizer
came from the guano fields of the Sandwich
islands. If the country is annexed Uncle
sam Will add 10 his population an enormous
colony of birds. On Layson island which
is far to the westward, there are thousands
and thousands of sea gulls They cover the
island, walking, as it were, over the beds of
guano made by themselves and their an
cestors. These birds are so thick that you
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Union No. 30 next Sunday. ]. J. Gleason, the
present efficient presiding officer, is entitled
to second term. although rumor says he
does not care to again be burdened with the
is mentioned for another term and as he has
hlled the position to the satisfaction of even
the most critical, there will probably be no
opposition to his candidacy. He is reported
as having stated that one term was enough
for him. however, but his numerous friends
and admirers will use their most persuasive
powers to have him reconsider the matter.
NO convention of the international occurs
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From the publishers:

Little Brown & Co., -'Brichau-
t 6ita by Jules Clarete. sl.25; I'm Buff and
Captain shays, a Populist Of 17SS6.% by
George r. r. Rivers 81 %
y F.; Tennyson Nicely, New York-"Old
Folks" by Opie Read
Rand. McNaily & Co., Chicago-"A Daugh-
ter OF Judas" by Richard Henry Savage;
paper, % cents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
On Our Book Table.

From the St. Paul Book and Stationery
company:
Harper c Bros, New York-"susan's Eg-
cort and Others" by Edward Everett Hale
150; Georgia Scenes" by "A Native Geor-
gian," $1.25; Hell for Sartain," by John
Fox Jr., 81; "Mr. Peters," by Ricardo Ste
phens, $1.5O; "a History of Our Own Times
from 1880 to the Diamond Jubilee" by JUS
TIN Mccarthy: a.75; "Balbo,' by Thomas
Wharton. $3.50; The Real Condition of
Cuba Today" by Stephen Bonsal, go cents
D. Appleton e Co., New York-''Uncle Bar
mac" by c. Conan Doyle, $780, Marietta $
Marriage" by w. E. Norris; Town and
Country Library, 30 cents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

Walter Crane has given charming quail
ity to his article on 'tWilliam Morris. &" he
cause of fine artistic sympathy with Nor
ris' aims. and through personal friendship
which began in 1870. 1t is the best inter-
probation of Norris that has appeared. The
illustrations give some entirely new speci-
mems Of Morris designs-several of them
unfinished when he died
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

Marie life which the author seems
to appreciate in it's entirety-,"Happy
he who lives to finish all his task The
words, I have done my duty sealed
the closed book of Nelson's story with
truth broader and deeper than he
himself could suspect. His duty was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

cling matters. Photography for cyclers, cy-
ing along the Riviera and across the Ale
ghanies afford pleasing variety. The yacht
ing department contains 'The New Twenty
Footers," by r. B. Burchard and '"The
Yachting Circuit of Lake Erie" by c. f.
Flannery, both finely illustrated Ed w
Sandys contributes article on "Muskoka, y
and second on Camps and Camping, ="
with Illustrations by the author
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What President Mckinley saws

Il wish the meeting of the Republi.
can League to be a success"
Magnificent steamers and "a cool
delightful trip. Only $500 to Detroit,
Mich, and return. The 500 Line
IS the Ofhcial Route. Leave Minneap-
Paul at 1920 p. M, ST. .Ignace, Monday,
July 18th, 1000 a. m. and arrive De-
troit Tuesday, July 18TH at $50 a. m.
-Four steamers weekly returning to
Mackinac Island and st. Ignace. Trains
daily except Sunday to the Twin
For berths and further information.
apply 500 Line Ticket Office. 398 Roberi
street.
Elks, tourists and visitors generally will
make Hotel Metropolitan lively this week. The
popularity of its famous cafe and accommo-
cations on European plan are great
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to impose as much upon the reader
as upon Paul Middleton. T. The other
character drawing is of very quiet
and potent sort. The little book i'm
presses one throughout more with the
FORCE which the author holds in re-
serve than with that which he has
seen fit to eXpend.
,c'The Beautiful Miss Brooke" by al. r."
q. u. Appleton & Co. New York. For sale
by the st. Paul Book and Stationery com
panyo
The Impudent Comedian. and
Others" Is collection Of short stories
by F. Frankfort Moore Mr. Moore
amuses himself and his readers by
toying with the improper young per
sons and stage folk Of the Georges
times. A brave attempt has been
made to make the "Impudent Come
dlan." Nell Gwyn, sufficiently frivo-
fous and profane to meet the historic
requirements of the case and at the
same time fail to offend modern sus-
cept1bllity. The author succeeds in
neither worthy aim. Mr.. Moore mixes
tragedy and comedy with a ready
mana and fiavors all to his own taste
with semblance Of historic realty.
Inc stories are we'll enough WithaI
Tor summer reading, provided ones
hours OF leisure are many enough to
make economy in their use unnecces-
sary.
c'The Impudent Comedian and Others >,
by F. Frankmort Moore. $3.50. II. S. Stone
q 20. Chicago For sale by the St PauI
DOCK ana Stationery company
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a week and the death benefit $3.50. During the
four years 400 strikers died.
There is not d boot or shoe bearing the
stamp of the shoemakers' organization on sale
in ST. Paul Duluth and Winona lead this
city in this respect.
The brotherhood of Men, a labor organfza-
ton of Minneapolis, has over 500 members.
1t has been in existence less than year. It
opposes the letting of city work to contract
ors and the importation of labor.
The labor unions of the country are rapidly
eight-hour work day in May, 1898.
E. w. Randall, secretary of the State Fair
association, met with the executive board of
the Trades and Labor assembly Friday even
ing The board was represented by Harry
FRANKLIN, chairman; j. F. Krieger, NJ. E.
Murray and Charles Hillman Mr.. Randall
stated his object was to interest the labor or
CARNATIONS of the Twin Cities in the fair to
be given in September and proposed to set
apart Monday, the first day of the fair, as
labor day. Several propositions were made to
the board, which will be submitted to the
assembly at its Friday evening meeting, with
out recommendation. Mr.. Randall will also
endeavor to secure the cooperation of the
labor organizations of Minneapolis and will
hold conference with several of the labor
leaders of that city on Friday. He will also
appear before the Trades and Labor assembly
of st. Paul Friday evening.
G. H. Becker, of the local BARRIERS union
will again represent that organization before
the Trades and Labor assembly. Gus's many
friends will welcome him with open arms.
The joint agitation committee of the cigar
makers unions Of st. Paul and Minneapolis
met at Assembly hall Monday evening, and
after transacting other business made arrange
ments for an excursion to the Vermilion
river, July %. The steamer Henrietta has
been chartered for the occasion. The Mime
apoiis cigarmakers and their friends will
board the boat at Minnehaha Falls at 9
O'Clock. while the st. Paul boys will "get on
board at the foot of jackson street at 10
O'Clock, and will proceed to Hastings, where
a stop of several hours will be made The
best union music to be had in the Twin Cities
Will accompany the excursonists. Dancing
sports. games, etc., will make up the pro-
gramme.
The new Federation council elected at the
st. Cloud convention, composed of NJ E.
Neary, John Swift, Emil Skoog Ralph Bates
and A. T. Field, held its first meeting on the
2Sth inst. NJ. E. Neary was elected chair
the new council should be one Of the strong
est in the history OF the State Federation of
Labor. Its work, owing to the fact that the
legislature will not be in session during the
next year, will be confined largely to the
organization of new unions. but as the MEM
bers are enthusiastic in the cause of labor
they will no doubt give good report of them
selves at the Winona convention in 1885,
Nominations for Offices will take place at
the postponed meeting OF Typographical
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
Literary Notes,

Colonial Free-Lance" will be the title
Hotchkiss, author of "In Defiance of the
hlng' which will be published in August
IN IN Appletons' popular Town and Country
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

Letters of great men are always interest
ing reading, and there is something unusu-
ally fresh and stimulating about the letters
OF John Sterling and Emerson printed in
the July Atlantic. Emerson and Startling
never met, and their correspondence Is ali
the more interesting this account. The
editor of the letters, Edward Waldo Emer-
son, introduces them with sketch of Ster-
ling and shows his cheerful and heroic spirit.
The official jubilee portrait of Queen Vic
toria appears in the Messrs. Appletons' fas-
cinatng book, ''The Private Life of the
Queen" by member of the royal house
hold. which will form a most valuable per
manent souvenir of the great celebration.
We understand that Thomas Hardy who
has been discouraged by the persistent mis-
conception of many readers and critics, in
tends to abandon the problems raised in his
later novels, and to revert to his earlier
manner. His new work is now nearly COM
pleted. but it will not be published for some
time.aFrom Chronicle and Comment" in
The Bookman.
Outing of July devotes much space to cy-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04
ASSEMBLY HALL BULLETIN.
Meetings to Be Held This Week.

The action of the convention of the State
Federation of Labor in favoring the levying
of a monthly per capita tax of per cent on
!Ehe membership of the unions affiliated with
that body was creditable to the delegates in
attendance. The proposition is to be sub
united tc a referendum vote of all the
unions, and 1t is to be hoped will meet with
approval In the past the federation has
been handicapped in its work through lack
of necessary revenue to properly organize
&he working people of the state. If the per
capita tax meets with favorable reception
organizers viii be put to work Immediately,
and it Is safe to predict that the result of
their labors will be of such encouraging
nature that the small assessment Of one cent
per member a month will be continued for
years to come. The amount realized from
the per capita tax will be about $4,000 an
nually. q part OF which will be used during
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

The labor unions of the country are rapidly
swinging into line for the Inauguration of an
eight-hour work day in May, 1898.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

The Brotherhood of Men, a labor organfza-
ton of Minneapolis, has over 500 members.
1t has been in existence less than year. It
opposes the letting of city work to contract
ors and the importation of labor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

a week and the death benefit $3.50. During the
four years 400 strikers died
There is not boot or shoe bearing the
stamp of the shoemakers' organization on sale
in ST. Paul Duluth apd Wnona lead this
city in this respect.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

the sessions of the legislature to pay saarie
of lobbyists, necessary printing, etc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-04

Nominations for Offices will take place at
the postponed meeting Of Typographical
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

new member elected to the Legis-
lature, thinks he must introduce a
bill against the railroads, in order
to distinguish himself The best
thing the legislature can do is to
leave the railroads alone and turn
their attention to more important
matters, such as the present mode
of criminal procedure in our courts
etc. The railroads ere the life OF
the country. Without them the
fine farming lands of Lavaca county
would be useless; while Moulton,
Sinner and Yoakum would not be
in existance.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10
SINNER, TEX. WED. FEB. 10, 1897

Kansas and Nebraska have near
~ logislated the railroads, out OF
their states; not mile Of road
having been built in either for
years, while hundreds of miles
have bsen abandoned. The Texas
Legislature seems to be, trying to
emulate Kansas and Nebraska leg
islation. A BIZ is up to reduce
rqi4f9ad fare to two cents a mile,
and'another bill to reduce sleeping
cdr far9 to 81 a night, If the for
fler bill passes, the railroads will
simply cut dQwnrthair employees
wages to meet the loss If the lat
ter bill passes, good bye to sleep
iag. car service in Texas. Eve y,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10
A BUSINESS CHANGE.

A rumor was prevalent Monday
tsot the City Meat Market had
changed hands Adolph Herms
selling out to. Welhausen & Rich
ter, the former proprietor. The
sale includes town residence and
ALL
Later --Mr, Welhausen was
seen late yesterday eve, and stated
that the trade had not yet been
closed and that nothing definite
h d4bcen done aayetI.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10
Our Austin
News Letter.
Speaker Dashiell at the Mercy
of Tiberius. Off Having
Good Time on the Peoples
Hard Earned Summer Wages.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 10Th 1897.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 10Th 1897.
Especial Cor. to the GAzETTE)
The past week has been an i'm
portant event in the history ofTex-
as.
Speaker Dashiel has got back.
This is great event-one that will
go laundering down the ages. He
has been down on the coast shoot
ing ducks with the great and only
Bryan and the great and only Hogg.
This little spree cost the State of
Texas somewhere in the neigbor-
hood of $500; but that's nothing
compared to the great gobs of wis
dom accumulated by Julius Agus-
tus Dashiell during the souiourn in
the presence Of the great and only
Bryan, and which he will in turn
scatter broadcast over the Legisla-
tive halls, like a farmer sowing
turnip seed, Birds Of the Julius
Augustus Dashiell variety are scarce
and come high. AS soon as he
catches up with the business of the
House he is going to take a trip to
China to see Ii Hung Chang; the
expenses to be paid by the State,
of course. The is one little draw
back, however. 1t is noticed that
since Julius Augustus got back from
Galveston that his face wears a sort
of a worried expression, like man
who was waiting for something to
"drap." 1t is whispered around
that he is in hourly expectation OF
receiving petition which will read
about as follows:
Hon. Julius Augustus Dashiell
Honored Sir.-Either stop your
id foolishness and get down to
business or adjourn and come
home, or the State House and the
pack of fools over whom you preside
will be blown up with dynamite.
(signed) 100000 citizens of Texas.
Yesterday, Colonel Poke Malone
was around to see the man who has
the contract to write his speech
The colonel told him in plain words
that if he didn't get the speech
done by Friday morning that he
would get somebody else to write
it. The man excused himself for
the delay by stating that there
va a great many ahead of him.
However, the speech will proba-
oily be delivered about Saturday
The Colonel is making great prep
arations, by laying in supply OF
several bottles of fine old whiskey.
Representative Drew of Kaufman
county, is catching it for his deep
laid plot 70 detract from the glory
of Texas. He wanted to leave the
names of julius Augustus Dasheill
and Lee J. Roundtree off the letter
heads and envelopes for the house,
This would save several hundred
dollars to the state it is.true, as
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

of being thrown away as hitherto.
But leave the names of Julius Au-
gustus and Lee ]. off? Neverl For
shame at the idea. What is a few
hundred dollars in comparison
with glory? Leave the names on
if it costs millions.
The value of things can be best
be estimated by their cost, and &C
corting to this, our present legis-
lature is priceless thing, as it will
cost the state more than any SEES
sion for years.
1t is great on retrenchmcnt, but
the trouble is that great mass Of
the members who have warts on
the ends of their nose and grass
burs in their whiskers, wouldn't
know what retrenchment was if
they met it in the road.
The problem as to how long it
will take the present house to re-
duce the State Indebtedness is very
similar to the one the old man
gave his son. Said he: "Samy,
ifa cat is in well fifty feet deep,
and she crawls up ten feet every
day and falls back fifteen, how
long will it take her to get out?"
Sammy got his slate and pencil
and went to work. After he had
covered both sides of his slate with
figures, he came to halt and sat
buried in deep thought, swell,
my son, how did you come out?"
said the old man. We'll pap"
said Sammy, eff had another side
to this slate, I would have that cat
in Hi in fifteen minutes" Give
the legislators of the Dashiell stripe
a little more rope and they would
hang themselves and the whole
State of Texas.
A great many members have
been talking about adjourning next
week and going down to Galveston,
to see the Battle ship Texas. The
proposition met with much favor
until a report was circulated that
plot had been discovered to get all
the members on board the ship to
gether with Governor Hogg and
few others, take them out into deep
water and blow up the ship. Since
hearing this several members have
decided not to go.
Among the many important bills
introduced this week were the fol-
lowing;
By Hon, Tarwater Smith, Of
Smith County: "a bill making it
a felony, punishable by imprison
ment in the penitentiary for a pc
riod of a year, for man to think
Dam"
By the Hon. Colonel Poke Ma
lone, of Sawd-off county: "a bill
compelling every man to wash his
feet once a week under a heavy
penalty and providing for a State
I lspector Of feet" 1t is under
stood that the Colonel will apply
for the job himself, as soon as the
bill passes and the salary is fixed
BY the Hon. Judge Jerusalem
Jones. of Jones county: "a bill to
provide a bounty of ten cents a
hundred on doodle bugs"
BY the Hon. Buck Stevens of
Backwoods county; "a bill provi-
ding for State home for old and
disabilitated turkey buzzards."
Texas ought to be proud of her
Legislature.
ALEXANDER PosT.
n
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

The convent school in Sinner will
open up about the last of the
month.
VIM. Dickson lost a little day
book somewhere between Sinner
and Valley View, the other day.
The book contained some valuable
data and is advertised for in ano.l :
er part Of the paper.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

A heavy fog enveloped the land
Wednesday morning, and misty
rain is falling as the GAZETTE goes
to press.