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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11

On our way to Colon. we had glimpses Of
the canal at several points and saw that q
vast amount of work had been done and a
good-sized canal excayated for most If not all
east end. our party entered couple Of large
row boats under the direction Of NJ. Bein,
and were rowed along the completed canal to
Colon. The work is comp. eted as far as BOhio
about fourteen miles, but this would have
been too long a trip for pleasure. and there
would have been no especial Instruction in
it. With the exception of about mile, which
is filled with the silt of a small river, the
canal is of full width and depth. AS we ap-
preached Colon the vast number of der
ricks dredges. dump steamers and ware
houses appeared and explained where so much
money went in times Of the old company. At
Colon steamers tie UP to the dock and the
tide is only about eighteen inches instead of
many feet.
We had several views from the train of the
Chagres river, which has been such dis
turbing element and in this the dry sea-
son, it is an insignificant stream, but it has
been known to rise thirty-fve feet in few
hours. flooding everything in its course.
These excessive floods, we are told, are not
frequent nor of long duration. The present
company is making a special study of the
problem Of controlling the river and think
that they have solved it.
The plan is to dam the river in the hills
before 1t reaches the canal, and also at point
on the canal, thereby making lake which will
be part Of it. These dams, which they claim
10 be only a question of money and material
and there is a plentiful supply of both will
be so located that the water can be used to
supply the canal and locks. 1t looks as if
the success of the undertaking will depend on
the feasibility of this plan. There seem to
be some serious difficulties to overcome
among which is that the dams will have to
be built entirely during the dry season. last
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station at l is place of considerable
Importance.
The port, San Jose, Is a miserable
place, consisting principally of a row
of shanties of boards or iron, contain
ing a few small stocks of cheap goods
largely bottled, and facing a dirty road
along the track. The beach is Of black
volcanic sand, and is too soft to allow
walking with comfort, and almost en-
tirely destitute Of shells. Here are sit
uated the railway, steamer and govern
ment buildings, and a hotel kept by an
American in as nearly our style as pos
sible. These buildings are all large and
comfortable, built so as to get the bene-
a. Of both land and sea breezes.
We spent three days here very plea
sanity while waiting for our steamer,
and were surprised to find that it was
not uncomfortably warm except in the
sun The thermometer stood at about
80, While there was a good breeze
nearly all of the time.
There is no harbor. and all Of the
business with vessels must be done over
the pier. This pier, which is some
thing like 1000 feet long, is built of
heavy iron columns screwed into the
bottom, with an iron frame work, and
is operated under a concession" from
the government. These concessions,
which are very numerous all through
Central America, are peculiar, and bear
a strong resemblance to monopolies.
For instance. one man, who was for
tunate enough to have formerly be-
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were lowered into the barge some
twenty feet below. After whirling
around few times, we stepped into the
bottom of the barge, which was dancing
about on the waves at a lively rate
and climbed over trunks, boxes and
bundles as best we could, to some safe
corner. 1t was decidedly peculiar to
feel the barge swaying back and forth,
up and down, when we expected some
thing fairly solid after whirling as we
did. Our trouble did not last long, for
steam tug soon took us to the steam
er.
The City of Sydney is a good sized
steamer with plenty Of deck room, q
good table, a fine lot of officers, and
very clean, so that the trip of nine DAYS
over the smooth Pacific was very en-
joyable.
The next morning we were at Acaiut-
la, the port for Santa Ana in San Sal
vador, where the ship lay for three
days. Here we were dropped again into
barge and were roWed slowly to the
pier to be hOisted again and to put
up another 81 apiece. There was so
much delay that we were ten minutes
too late for the train to Santa Ana.
and had to do the best that we could
in the miserable place till 2 o'clock.
when we took the train for Sonsonate
some twelve miles inland. This is quite
an enterprising town and has an in
teresting market, electric lights very
poor and an ice factory. There seem
ed to be little difference between this
and other Central American cities, but
the people were large and, apparentIy
Of a better class than in Guatemala
BY missing our train, we had lost the
chance of seeing Santa Ana, and, while
we might have gone to the city of San
Salvador and taken the steamer at La
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11

Sauer; financial secretary, H. Blissenbach:
sergeant-at-arms, Otto Benz. John B. Wood
was reelected delegate to the trades and Ia
Dor assembly. The union at this meeting for
mally received its charter. 1t Is a handsome
document.
A joint meeting of committees representing
the St Paul and Minneapolis coopers' unions
was held at Assembly hall Sunday afternoon
to draft scale OF prices to govern for the
coming year. A schedule involving an in
crease Of 10 per cent In wages was drawn up
and will be reported to joint meeting of the
unions which will be held in Minneapolis this
afternoon. The new scale will go into effect
on May 1.
typographical Union No. 80. was occupied
principally with discussion of relief measures
at its meeting last Sunday afternoon.
The executive committee reported that they
had paid out nearly 500 during the month to
members for different purposes.
The relief committee reported four members
on the sick list during the month, and that
they had drawn on the treasury on that az
count to the extent OF $40. Steps were taken
to send one Of the sick members 10 the
printers home at Colorado Springs. Col.
The Pabst and other brewertes Of Mil
waukee have thrown out their machinery
and will hereafter employ only union coop
ers, which means an increase for the coopers'
unions in Milwaukee alone OF about LOCO
members.
A regular meeting was held By the recently
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the head Of all trades unions. The funds
amount TO fully $50 for each member in the
ORGANIZATION. The members pay 80 cents a
week dues. The association pays its mem
Ders all the benefits. The wages are the
nlghest and the conditions of labor among
them the best in the country.
The blue label agitation committee OF the
cigarmakers union recommended the giving
OF steamboat excursion and picnic in July
as the means OF raising funds for the prose-
cutlon, OF their work, at Thursdays meeting
OF the clgarmakers' union and the recon-
mendation approved Committees will
De appointed to arrange for the event in due
time. A proposition to form state blue label
league was discussed and Endorsed. Other
unions will be asked to cooperate in an en-
deayor to make the Twin City Blue Label Ad-
vocate state organ. Two new members were
The annual election Of ,fhcers and reception
OF oncers reports for the past three months
made the quarterly meeting or thu tookhind-
ers. union an important e-1e and there was
very large attendance. An amendment to the
SICK benefit law was adopted The arral se-
ments committee of the unions recent dance
made final report showing comfortable
sum as result which was e1veFed into the
treasury The election fesulted as follows:
President. Peter Arth: vice president Howard
Russell; recording secref1-y aiB. F. Lernb:
secretary treasurer, E. B. Lott: guide, r. r.
heegan; sergeant-at-arms, ~ Muller; sta
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ing from three to six months, and next to
provide for a possible overflow

ing from three to six months and next to
provide for a possible overflow.
AS | make no claims to any knowledge In
the engineering line, do not feel competent
to express an opinion on the condition of the
in an apparently business like and economic
al manner that virtually all of the work in
the malarial districts is already done; that
the facilities in the way Of machinery, tracks,
ETC.. are there enough to complete the work;
and that such obstacles as exist are, prob
ably not insurmountable.
The condition Of the present company, as
we understand it, Is follows: They have
all the property and rights of the old COM
pany, furnish the money to complete the
canal and are entitled to per cent per an
mum on this amount out of the earnings of
the canal; the rest of the earnings to be
divided between the old and new companies.
None OF the property can be disposed of until
the work is done. and, in case of failure to
Colombia. They claim to have on hand H2-
000cc0, enough to carry them two years.
Taking all Of this into consideration, I can
not help feeling considerable confidence in
the statement which was made to u.s. that
inside OF two or three years at most, they
would have canal in operation that would
demonstrate its practicability and that in
five years 1t would be ready for business
AS We arrived at Colon too late for break
fast at the hotel. were entertained by NJ
Belin and several other officers at the house
of the director Of the old company, and after
very enjoyable afternoon, went aboard the
French steamer Canada for La Guayra with
feelings OF gratitude to the gentlemen who
had shown us so much kindness and courtesy
and made interesting what would have
been, otherwise, the dullest part Of our trip.
Anoka, MINI. e. L. Reed
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10 the dr Southland.
Guatemala, Venezuela, San Jose and Colon

Leaving Guatemala City over the
narrow-gauge railroad, we soon come
to a heavy down grade, and, after
passing along the shore of the beauti-
full lake, Amatitlan, come in sight OF
the Pacific, about twenty miles distant
in a straight line with the great Vol
cano de Aqua behind us. The road zig
gags down the smooth slope Of the vol
cano nearly to the sea, through a
country little cultivated, and not nearly
as tropical in appearance as might be
expected. The growth is mostly brush,
with occasionally a fair-sized tree.
The only stations of account are the
little one of Palm, where the Indian
women sell fruits from baskets on their
heads, principally pineapples, very fine
here; and Escuintla, a town of some
$500 Inhabitants, and. not very inter
esting except as an eating station.
After bread and coffee at z, an eating
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friended one Of the powers that be, OBJ
tanned a concession admitting wines
and liquors for his hotel free Of duty.
He appreciated this favor. and prompt
ly opened a wholesale house in this
line, and is said to be doing very well.
In San Salvador gambling is prohib-
tied, but party there has a conces-
sion to run roulette tables, and seems
to succeed. In the case Of this pier,
it is claimed that the cost of getting
goods from the vessels to land is great
er than the freight from Liverpool to
Puerto Barrios. Even the sand taken
for ballast bears a heavy charge
When we were ready to embark, we
went with a lot of other victims to
the end of this pier, where the baggage
was carefully weighed and lowered into
a large barge. We paid for the excess
and 81 for each person, and entered a
sCrt of cage where three could sit and
as many more hang on outside, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11
MINERS STARVING ON THE YUKON,
Mail Carrier Pays $215 for Food for
His DOGS

TACOMA, Wash. April 10.-Food sup4
plies are running short in the Yukon
Basin. Alaska. At Forty-Mile and New
Klondyke diggings scores of men are
already suffering for lack Of food. Az
Forty-Mile they have gold to buy with.
but there is little to buy, as stores werd
sold out weeks ago. At Klondyke f1out
costs dollar per pound, butter a dol4
lar per roll. and bread dollar per loaf,
Sugar is 25 cents per pound at Forty
Mile and there is none at Klondyke,
Two thousand miners scattered along
Yukon river and it's tributaries ard
affected by this scarcity of food, due
to the failure of steamers to ascend
the Yukon last fall before the rivef
froZe.
1t will be July before steamers can
get up, and the only hope is that min
ers now starting for the Yukon will
carry enough supplies to last all until
July. In-going prospectors will COM
mence to arrive in the interior in May,
and as all are endeavoring to carry 8
years supplies with them they can
easily divide with the starving men
and make big profits on their goods.
Hugh Day, who just arrived at Juneau
with mail, paid $215 for food for his
dogs on the trip out. If the situation
gets worse the Federal government will
be asked to aid in sending supplies.
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lime social to occur at Assembly hall on

dime social to occur at Assembly hall on
April ~.
The Web press helpers union had the
question of sending a delegate to the inter-
national convention under consideration Mon
day evening. No decision was reported.
The Hamilton, Ont, city council has passed
an ordinance to the effect that all uniforms
of the police and fire department must bear
the label OF the tailors' union. The work
amounts to several thousand dollars per year.
The German printers union has changed
its meeting date from the first Sunday to the
first Wednesday in the month. The first meet
Ing under the new arrangement was held last
week.
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organized shoecutters union Thursday evening"
Much Of the evening was devoted to discuss
ing the new constitution and by-lays of the
union previous to its final adoption. Sew
eral new applications for membership were
received.
J. H. MeNaliy has resigned from member
ship on the grievance committee Of the trades
and labor assembly.
An amendment to the bylaws provid-
ing for the adoption Of the rebate system of
paying dues will be under consideration by
the pressfeeders' and Job pressmen's unions
at its next meeting. Frank Menshek was
chosen chairman Of this unions executive
board last Monday.
special meeting was he'd by the gar
Inent workers union Thursday evening to
dispose of routine business The unien' a
card party occurred on its regular meeting
night and a business session was not held.
6ricklayers' union held regular meetings
Thursday evening. transacting only business
OF routine nature.
special meeting OF the binderv gir,s'
union Will be held at 6:15 tomorrow when
amendments to the constitution will be con-
sidered and several applications for member
ship acted upon.
The trustees Of the Trades and Labor as
sembly met Monday evening to audit the
report to the assembly.
A joint meeting Of the agitation committees
or the cigarma kers' unions Of the two cities
was held Monday night when arrangements
were made for the issuance of the next num-
Der Of the Blue Label Advocate"
The trustees OF Assembly halls met last
Sunday afternoon. There were a number Of
important matters under consideration, in
Guiding the auditing Of the secretary's books
Six new unions were chartered by the
Journeymen BARRIERS International union last
month.
T. A. Harvey, leading member Of the har-
nessmakers union and a delegate to the
Trades and Labor assembly from that body
will leave this evening for Kansas City
where he will make his home
Organizer Harry Franklin left Friday night
for Fargo, where he was called to adjust
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tistician. A. G. Anderson, delegates to trades
and labor assembly. E. B. Lott and T. j.
Conlin; executive board. A. j. Kringse, F. I.
keegan, A. G. Anderson ana =. Jarshishek ;
delegates to allied printing trades c.uncil
Ed Ahern. L. Krause and = JariShek; ira
ternal delegate to Minneapolis union, NJ D.
Imhoff
The local musicians union last Sunday de-
cfded not TO send a delegate to the national
convention at Kansas City. The semi annual
election of officers occurred with following
results: President Carl Anderson; vice pres!-
dent, Frank Brown: recording secretary, Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-11

was claimed, let the work to a con-
tractor employing non-union labor in
the departments over which the unions
interested claimed jurisdiction. An eff
fort was made by the unions at the
time to secure an adjustment of the
grievances by allowing the work to be
completed by union labor, but, owing
to some difficulty in placing the re-
sponsibility for the company's side, a
satisfactory settlement could not be
arrived at, and, as a consequence, The
boycott was declared, first by the cor
nice workers union and then by the
carpenters. AT q conference held last
Thursday evening between committees
from the interested unions and repre-
sentative Of the company, the latter
agreed, as a condition on which the
boycott was to be raised. to hereafter
contract with employers of union lator
when occasion similar to that giving
rise to this controversy arose, and to
employ only union clerks in the store.
This arrangement was considered salts
factory by the representatives of the
unions, and the action before related
was taken accordingly.
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were adopted protesting against non-union
labor at the new ball park and REQUESTING
the amendment of building Inspection laws
Ihfrty-twe dollars were allowed in sick BEN
ent claims by the pressfeeders and job press
mems union Saturday night Frank Pam
gates to the Detroit convention Of the liner
national Printing PresSmen's union next
June Frank Menshek and c. A. Rinke are
aIternates.
Inc Elastic Goring Weavers' Ama;gamated
Association of America stands financially at
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Recently. Rev. DR.. William S. Rains
ford, rector of st. Georges church,
New York city, replied to the follow
~ ing query:
"What is the duty Of the church to-
ward organized labor?'
He said the church's immediate duty
to organized labor is to recognize the
imperative need existing in these Unit
I'd States today for a more thorough
Ind comprehensive organization among
I'll branches of wage earners. The per-
Vading note of our time is combina-
lion. Many may deplore this; it does
not alter the fact. Larger combinations
and more comprehensive combinations
IN all departments of industry are in
Vitable. We may regret their depart
nre, or their method of departure, but
II Is inevitable that the big fish swal-
low the little fish, and we must be-
heve that in the end this process will
work for good to the community. Mean
while, those parts of the community
which are not organized and fail to
recognize the imperative need of or
ganization, are pushed rapidly to the
wall
What should the church do about it.?
From all her pulpits and in her insti-
tutions proclaim, without fear or favor.
the imperative need there is that the
poor people, men and women BOTH
should organize. We need TO encourage
all forms Of labor union. We need to
stand up for the rights Of labor union.
We need to pronounce against the tyr
ranny and injustice of those who will
not recognize labor union and labor
union leaders. This is all on one side,
and. as 1 have said on the other side,
we need to exhort to wisdom. to eau
ton, perseverance and to charity, those
who. from time to time. are entrusted
with so great cause as labor organi-
cation
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The installation of its newly elected
officers by the bindery. girls union was
made the occasion for an open meet
ing and entertainment last Monday
evening. There was an attendance OF
several hundred, among them being
quite a number of the young women
who had not yet become members Of
the union, and to whom invitations had
been extended with view of inducing
them to join. An attractive musical
programme was presented, and Mrs.
Eva McDonald-V alesh delivered an adj
dress, explaining the objects of labor
unions and urging their necessity TN
der all circumstances, to prevent the
introduction Of Objectionable conditions
as we'll as to correct present evils. T.
j. Conlin, of the bookbinders' union,
acted 3s presiding officer and perform
ed the installation ceremonies. The
new officers are as follows: President,
Maggie Mcclure; vice president, Sadie
Cotton; recording secretary, Annie
Nachtsheinl; secretary-treasurer Maud
Fontaine; sergeant-at-arms, Lizzie Hell
der; guide. Delta Belair; delegates to
trades and labor assembly. Maggie Nc
Clure and May Moeller. Together with
number of selections by Brass union
orchestra. the following numbers COM
prised the musical programme:
Piano solo. Miss Enarsor
Vocal solo " . Mise Laidnr
Vocal duet - Nisses ZONES
Piano and Violin Duet
Misses Mcmahon and Mccarthy
Vocal solo ....Miss Gertie Nachtsheim
Vocal solo Miss Anna Mcclure
Piano solo -. .M Miss Minnie HaIIar
The Misses Mcclure, Nachtsheim and Jones
each responded to calls with an encore
Supper was served in the dining room dur
Ing All inteTmissioa.
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disagreement between the journeymen and
some employing printers.
G. H. Bonn is chairman and A. J. KringIa
secretary Of the trades assembly agitation
committee.
Miss Maggie Mcclure returned to the city
Wednesday from ten days visit to Grace
Vile, MINI.
The retail clerks union is arranging for