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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
Charter Commission.

Judges Ensign, Moer and
Cant have appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen, as a
board of commissioners to pre-
pare a charter for the city OF
Duluth under the Sheehan
act:
H. F. Greene, Chester A.
Congdon, Louis j.. Hopkins
Fred A. Patrick, Giles Gilbert,
John c. Hessian, William, Hlar-
rison, T. T: Hudson; E.. F.: Al
ford, P. S. Annecke, J.. J. Tx
lund, F. J. Voss, Robt. ". Mars
lanes Mcdowell and B., SLIDER
stein. ~ . I.:>:.>..... ,~,..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23

United States Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has ordered that an examination
be held by its local board in this city on
Saturday, December 4th, 1897, COM
menclng at 9 o'clock a. M, for the grades
of clerk and carrier in the post Office SER
vice. Only citizens Of the United States
can be examined. The age limitations
for this examination are as follows:
Clerk IS, no limit; Carrier q to 40 years.
No application will be accepted for this
examination unless filed with the under.
signed, on the proper blank, before the
hour of closing business on November
13, 1897. Applications should be filed
promptly in order that time may remain
for correction il necessary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
Soliciting For Miners.

John Walker and John Dow
ney, of the knights of labor, are
in the city to solicit aid for the
striking miners of Spring Val
ley. They bear commission
from Liberty assembly, 8617, K.
Of L., endorsed by the mayor,
city officials and prominent
merchants Of Spring Valley.
They ask donations Of clothing,
food and money: Local organ
lied labor has taken hold and
will ,endeavor to make up a
carload Of supplies. Tenders
Of aid to President McEwen of
the trades assembly will reach
the representatives of the min
ers. The men at Spring Valley
are striking for the IS cents
conceded to the miners of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indi-
ana by the compromise entered
into at Columbus recently. If
they fail It means that the rate
named will go back to the old
figures, which is 81 cents. The
average earnings Of the Spring
Valley minerslast year, Messrs.
Downey and Walker say, were
81 cents a day, according to the
official report Of the Illinois
state bureau of labor The
miners getpay for only about
80 per cent Of: the coal they get
out. The balance, consisting
of dust and small chunks that
goes through the first screen,
although it is not paid for by
the operators, is sold by them as
pea, nut, etc. In all the min
ing districts Of America the
condition of the miners are not
nearly SO deplorable as at
Spring Valley, Ill. The suffer-
ing from starvation and death
in this section has been a dis
grace to our nation. Winter
after winter stories of how the
miners and their families were
compelled to eat dead animals,
ETC., have come to the public
ears, and yet the operators still
want to reduce their wages.
Just. only last week. one man
died from starvation. 1t is
hoped Duluth people will not
be slow to respond to this call
for aid.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23

The commission takes this opportunity
OF stating that the examinations are open
to all reputable citizens of the United
States who may desire to enter the SER
vice, without regard to race or to their
political or religious affiliations. All
such citizens are invited to apply. They
shall be examined, graded, and certified
with entire impartiality, and wholly
without regard to any consideration save
their efficiency, as shown by the grades
they obtain ia the examination.
For application blanks, full instruc-
tions, and information relative to the
duties and salaries of the different posi-
tons, apply to, A. GRABARK1EwICs. Sec.
rotary Board of Examiners, Postal Ser,
vice; +. q. address: Sup't. of Free De
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23

The nowe that holds the purse
strings ir1> this age of the worid
is supreme. Under such CIR
cumstances what intell1gen'
man can doubt for a n1ohen'
that the council has l>oth 'lAe
power and the right to 1naAe
such inquiries as it sees fit.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
Economic Debate.

Economic Debate.
The first discussion undeA
the auspices Of the trades as
sembly occurred last Friday
evening and was pronounced
success in every particular 1t
does not seem to be generally
known that these meetings are
open to the public and that all
working men and others inter-
ested in economic. questions
have a special invitation to at
tend and take part, if they so
desire; nevertheless there was
quite a crowd of interested lis
teners, not a few of whom add
ed more or less to the inter
change Of ideas.
The subject, allow Shall We
Establish Liberty on a Per-
manent Basis" was introduced
by George c. ,Findley. who
briefly outlined what he con-
sidered was the source OF the
trouble with conditions as they
now are and left the specific
remedies to be discussed by
the speakers that followed
him. .. - !.
| Liberty, he defined as oppor-,
tunity, qualifying this dehnl-
ton later by saying that it was
meant to apply only as far as
was necessary for the purpose
of this discussion. Under
present conditions, he said,
wealth measures liberty. and
the latter can be equalized and
! maintained only by either
eqnalizing opportunityth through
the equalizing of wealth, or by
emancipating liberty from
wealth. The first is impossi-s
BILE; the latter can be done only
by reversing the. position that
|1abor is accorded in the trinity
of productive forces. Labor is
the creator. land the raw ma
terial from which wealth is
produced and capital the pro-
duct. Our present system has
exalted capital, the third mem
Der of the trinity, over labor,
which should be first and SUI
preme. The solution Of the
difficulty is to restore labor to
it's rightful position by guar
anteeing to every man reason
able opportunity to work, and
freeing industry from the pow
er. of money by substituting
for the latter a national labor
check. In other words, elinnin-
ate rent, interest and profit, ex-
cept. in so far as the latter rep
resents the wages of superin-
tendence. This, the speaker
said, brought him to the part
ing of the roads, where state
socialism and philosophical
anarchy diverged. He, didn't
know which to travel, but the
correct answer to the evenings
question would be found in
making humanity superior to
wealth. 49,. y. ~
The discussion that followed
was varied and animated.
Messrs. Nixon and Mallet
championed the. single tax
idea, Messrs. Thiel and Louis
Dworschakathe socialistic side,
and Messrs. Savard, McCallum
and McEwen the trades union
point of view. In addition,
short speeches were made by
Messrs. Baker, Twomey, Nc
Lay and several others. =.
The next discussion will be
on Friday evening, Nov. 8,
when the initiative and refer
endum will be considered with
Mr.. Thos. Savard for leader.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
LOCAL NOTES.

The carpenters desire a large
attendance at their next meet
ing Tuesday night.
Smith, Farwell & Steele are
offering some excellent bar
gains on easy payments. Call
and see them.
NJ. s. Burrows has full line
of union made shoes in stock.
Also union made trousers, over
alls, hats, etc.
Hon. c.. A. Towne will take
an active part in the Kentucky
campaign. His dates begin to-
day, the 23rd.
For the first half of October
the collection of back taxes was
almost double what was re-
ceived during the correspond
ing period last year.
Judge Ensign is holding
court at various points on the
range this week to facilitate
the issuance of naturalization
papers.
The library board held
meeting Monday night but
took no action in regard to
moving the branch library from
Central to West Duluth.
The carpenters union have
their new bylaws and agree
ments out. They. show a neat
typographical job, printed at
The Labor World office.
Samuel Carlson, a member
of the carpenters union, who
has been in the ST.. Luke's hos
+ pital for some time suffering
with typhoid fever, is reported
to be improving.
Four hundred eviction suits
we're served on the coal miners
of Kanawha Valley, West Vir-
ginia, this week. The strike
J is still far from settled in that
state and if the evictions are
forced there may be trouble.
c.. w. Ericson's is the place
to buy good union made goods
at right prices. Fair treat
ment is the motto of the popu-
I lar store. Don't forget the
place. G. w. Ericsson, 219 w.
Superior St. ~
Complete house furnishings
can be bought at Smith, Far
well & Steele's on easy pay
ment plan. They offer the best
bargains and give you best
opportunities for making pay
= ments of any house in the city.
Harry Lloyd, the well-known
Boston labor leader, and who
as a delegate from the carpen-
ters' union has been one OF the
most prominent figures in the
late convention of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, has
been nominated for alderman
by the Workingmen's Political
League of his city,, II r."
The. county officials, it is
said, have decided to make an
attempt to collect all judg-
ments for delinquent personal
property taxes that are large
enough to pay the COSTS
Many of these judgments are
small items, but some OF them
are large enough to be worth
looking after. Among the lat
ter is the Duluth Gas Il Water
company which owes about
100000.
Twenty-eight italians who
came in Tuesday on the
steamer Monarch were de-
ported under the provisions Of
the alien contract labor law
They came from Port Arthur
and carried in their pockets the
cards of well-known Duluth
employment agency, Six 9th
ers who had naturalization pa
pers were allowed to land.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
TO CALIFORNIA,
In Through Cars, via 'The North West
erra NJ

In Through Cars, via '.rhe Northwest
at era Lne.''
Every Thursday in the year the
"Omaha" runs through tourist sleepers
to Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno
and Los Angeles, making the run IL
hours quicker than any other line. The
cars are the latest models of the Wagner
shops, vestibuled, fully equipped with
standard bedding, cooking range and in
charge OF conductor and colored por-
ter. T."
While the service is superior to all
other roads and the time shorter, the
rates of fare are as low as the lowest.
Berth reservations, tickets and full in
formation of your local agent, or call
upon,
Geo. M. Smith, B. w. Summers,
General Manager. City Ticket Ag't
4O5 West Superior Street, Duluth, MINI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23

FOR RENT-Three nice rooms for
light housekeeping, with city water and
bath. Enquire at % E. Fourth street.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-10-23
Every Laboring Man
In Duluth Should Trade With lie

We make his money buy more.
Our store is the trading home of
the people. We study their wants
and provide the 7vearnbI' sort of
goods they need.
We give attention to quality. No
shoddy about our goods or dealing.
Trade with us and save money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

chief business before the board was the
investigation of the little matter that
had cropped out at the last special
meeting of the city council.
Street Commissioner Green was pres
ent and as he is a member of the
Waterville Gun Club, and that club is
at Lewiston, it was more than evident
that Mr.. Green was more than simply
Interested in the proceedings of tn.
meeting. 1t can only be conjectured tina.
the most of the time occupied during
the half hour that the board was IN
session, was on the matter of th.l
neglect of some one who may or may
not be responsible for the apparent
neglect to obey the order of the city
council to place Seavy and Ticonio
streets in repair We can only guess
that Messrs. Lunt and Wilson went to
the meeting loaded for bear.
But what most people want to know
is if there is anything the matter with
any of the departments of the city, why
the citizens should not know about it
1t savored too much of star chamber
proceedings for the board to meet in
secret session, shutting out the citizens
and of course the reporters We're as
much if not more aggrieveI than any,
body. There will be developments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
Meeting Of City Government.

The monthly roll for the amount of
$45,323.9S that includes $36.650 of in
rerest bearing notes that has been paid
from receipts of the recent bond sale.
was passed.
Communication from b. +. Towne,
milkman, in which he set forth that DR..
Jolly has not been doing as he is re-
quired to do by law, that is to leave a
bottle of the sample of milk with the
milkmen Held until the meeting of
municipal officers.
Joint standing committee on new
streets. reported favorably on the loca-
ton of Sheldon place. Report was given
passage.
Alderman Boutelle, for committee on
| new sidewalks, reported that the petit
| TONERS, A. A. Plaisted and others for a
new sidewalk on the north side of APP
pleton be given leave to withdraw as
the appropriation for new sidewalks
has been exhausted By an order in
| troduced by Alderman Lunt the above
petitioners were given leave to with
draw
BY an order from Alderman Purinton,
Sheldon place was ordered to be made.
The clerk read the report of City
Treasurer Knauff of the issue and sale
of 5000 City of WaterviIle bonds,
| which report was accepted.
Committee on new sidewalks re-
ported inexpedient to build concrete
sidewalk on Water street
An order from the common council.
authorizing two weeks vacation for
hose drivers with full pay. Alderman
Lunt moved to lay the order on the
table. Alderman Fitzpatrick objected
on the ground that other cities have
been in the habit of doing this Mr..
Lunt realized that the men of the fire
department are good men but he can
| not see why they should not hire sub
stitutes.
Clerk Brown read letter from Chief
Engineer Eldrige of the Portland fire
department to Chief Engineer Plaisted,
in which it was stated that all perma-
nent men are granted II days leave of
| absence with pay. Alderman BoutelIe
suggested that the matter be held over
for two weeks. Alderman Lunt with
drew his first motion and then moved
| to refer the matter to the committee on
fire department, to be reported at next
regular meeting.
Alderman Purinton introduced an or
der for the transference of a sum of
over $4,000 from the city of Waterville
account to that of the new City build
| ing, the latter account having been
| overdrawn Mr.. Drummond, the au-
ditor. was present and said it was a
matter of bookkeeping and that it had
| already been paid to the City building
account from the miscellaneous ac-
| count. The order was laid on the table.
An order authorizing the street com
| missioner to place BurIeigh street in re-
pair, was referred to committee on
streets, to report thereon at the next
meeting.
| An order establishing grades of streets
on which concrete walks have been
made was passed.
The mayor said that Mr.. Lotus, the
| walk builder. wants some money but
he had failed to get his bill in on time
and In order to pay him the mayor
| must be authorized to draw his war
rant for the same. The mayor was an
thorized to draw his warrant for
$lO67.lS for the above bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
DOGS aAke rnExsElyes USEFUL.
Perform Many Services for the mIse,, i,
Frozen Alaska.

Dogs have suddenly become mo,s
valuable than horses in this section az
the northwest. This state of AFFAIR,
results from the great and growing d.
mand for dogs to be used in baulin,
sledges in the Yukon country. AIaek.
While thousands Of horses for which
their owners cannot get s. head are
roaming over the plains of easter,
Washington and Oregon. good-slze
dogs are bringing from SIS to $50 each
in the local market. At juneau Their
value is double what it is here. and ON
the Yukon river good dog brings from
200 to $3.50. To the Yukon miner ,hs
dog has become what the reindeer is IA
the Laplander and the pony 10 the cow
boys of Texas and Mexieo-a beast o.
service and a most valuable one.
Every steamer sailing for Alaska for
three months past has borne northward
several dozen dogs destined for service
in front of heavily laden sledges. They
are taken by boat to Dyea. at the head
OF salt water navigation, and there mt
INTO harness TO assist in hauling out
hts and supplies over the Chilkoot pass
and down the farther slope to the series
of fresh water lakes forming the head.
waters of the Yukon's Tributaries. In
To May, when the ice breaks up, dog
teams slide over the smooth surface az
the lakes with surprising rapidity. con-
sidering the loads they haul. Thereare
portages to be made around dangerous
rapids. and here again their services
are invaluable. Arriving at the CEN
tral posts. such as Forty Mile or Circle
CITY. both men and dogs take a rest
In most cases the dogs are put into
harness again for the trip to the dig
gingS.
The siedge dogs are too valuable not
TO be Well taken care of where that Is
possible. Their owners first thought
IN this respect is to obtain plenty of
food for them. Their food consists
principally of fish, usually salmon.
caught in the Yukon river by the ma
yves. An ordinary dog will eat daily
TWO pounds of dried salmon. which
equals seven pounds of fresh fish. At
forty Mile last winter dried salmon
sold at from 20 to so cents a pound. and
bacon that was fit only for dogs TO eat
SOFA Tor 3'la cents pound In some Of
the larger camps on the Yukon dog
poarding- houses have been established,
where the animals are properly cared
lor at from Sc to SIS a month, accord
ing To the season and the price Of dog
iood.-Forest and Stream.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The Universalist. Baptist, Methodist
and Free Baptist Sunday schools
united in picnic. Tuesday. at the
Pines, grove situated half way be-
tween Norridgewock and Skowhegan.
on the Somerset road to Norridgewock
where they Were transferred by III
Electric railway Ia the grove. Base
ball, foot ball, croquet and ring toss
furnished recreation for those at the
grove. while many sought additional III
the adjoining towns of Norridgewock
and Skowhegan. The day was a per
feet one. there being no showers TO
MARI its pleasure. The party reached
the Oakland station. on the return. at
about O'Clock, with tired but happy
faces. the affair being most successful
in every respect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
Two Lost Children.

-, -, :, =
Two niue poNs, one the son OIL cyrus
" LAWS anu tue othet .he son OF MIS-.
Leslie 'etcheli, went 10 dood WIZ idrin,
Is u'sa's, 70 atehu the assembly az the
TlneS. Nneh the tlfne came Tor water
VINE people 10 depart Tor nome Tie boys,
as poys sometimes WILL MANAGED to get
| leit. ihey We're nine miles from home
ana they nid not reiish Inc idea OF walk
ing that distance. put they knew their
fnainmas would begin TO worry the min
ute that they faiied 70 snow up after the
tram arrived IN NaterVlile- They dill
nor SNOW up ana their mamlnas began to
worry all fiSht ana with vengeance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
Tom CHALLENGES the River.

Tom Bateman, who has charge of the
crew of boom men taking out
the logs of the Lawrence, Newhail Co.
thinks he has couple of log rollers
that can give some of the smarties on
the river few points handicap and
then win. Charles Walker and Bert
Ames, who do the rolling at the trip
Tor Bateman, recently rolled, found the
mark and passed in to the checkers,
1000 logs in / hour and Is minutes This
breaks the record, and beside that the
men did not know that Bateman was
Keeping tabs on them. Bateman wants
to hear from any of the DULLES on the
kennebec that can equal or better the
record of his men,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

shade was a combination that came very
near sending one residence up in smoke
the other night Mr.. and. Mrs. Harry
Stewart We're frightened out of several
moments of age by a flash and a scream
that led Mrs. Stewart, who was down
stairs to rush into the dining room. Mr.
Stewart was up stairs and before he got
down TO the scene of the trouble. Mrs.
Stewart had seized two fine rugs and
threw them onto a blaze on the floor
that had been made by burning lamp
shade that had caught fire while the
hired girl was lighting the lamp. and had
been thrown on the floor The girl stood
in the middle of the fio.i apparently
very much frightened, too much SO to be
able to move. Mrs. Stewart saved the
house and the hired girl moved the next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
They Meet On the Quiet.

The Journal regrets very much that
IT IS unable to give the readers Of the
paper a detailed account of the trans
actions of the meeting of the board of
municipal officers held. last evening.
1t was know that meeting of tha
BOARD mad been called for o'clock but
the members did not get around until
about $50 and when they did get
around 1t was found that it had been
arranged to hold secret meeting.
Quite a number We're dissatisfied a..
this decision as it was known that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The potato stalk borer has made its an
pearance here and has already done much
damage IN several fine gardens. One gen
.ieinaii Killed 70 among his potatoes Ii
is claimed by some that wood ashas
Placed about the base of the affected
plant VIII drive the pest away. 1t mas al
50 destroyed tomatoes and suntlowers
mere. 1T has not as yet done much dam
a as On .he farms: Ordinary bug posons
do not seem to effect it any and its worl,
OF destruction Is rapid and comnlete
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

an electric light pole and the horse at
once began to raise about all the concrete
in the vicinity. The mayor saw the
whole thing from his office window and 1t
was but a short second before he was
heard shouting to the city marshal, who
was on Main street. Reuben. go down
and take that blamed tonly the mayor
didn't say blamed) horse out of that. i
should think man of any common sense
whatever would know better than that.
And the marshal removed the trouble
some beast
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The segregation OF the races was al
tempted in earnest. and with indicafiors
of success. in the survey and SADIE of lots
at West Palm Beach. Fla, but Influence
Of the almighty dollar was left ont ~
reckoning. "A thrifty colored merchant.
has rentel Il store in the precjncts ~ th1
white people, and all that West Palm
Beach twfnite} can do Is talk. ana tam
and talk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

30 cent Shirts and Drawe % cents.
and colored Merino, Ballbrggan, etc.
will go at % cents: 90 cent hose one
half price. 10 cents; 20 dozen SIX Ties
in Four Hand. Bows. Teck. Strings.
etc, will go at Is cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

John Mentally, who it will be remem-
bered fell under the Pullman train az
this station a short time ago, and was
rescued by bystander, was in the civ
again Tuesday evening. John got boiling
over with the juice of the forbidden
irut and began to get boisterous. Off
Ger jackson found him and. as the Office,
tells the Journal. he was afraid that Nc
Naiiy might attempt to knock another
train of the iron. so he gathered him in.
Judge Shaw gave Mentally 80 days in the
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Rev. NJ. y. Reed and family, ac-
companied by Mrs. Frizzell and two
daughters, Mildred and Madeline, whd
have been visiting there for several
weeks. left town, Wednesday. for Lynn,
Mass, where they viii spend the month
of August. During Mr.. Reeds alb
sence the Baptist church will be closed
for morning worship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The lawn party which was postponed
several times on account of unfavorablc
weather was held Tuesday evening at
Inc home Of NJ. H. Blackwell ON Main
street large number of invited friends
We're present and the occasion was en-
joyable In every way