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The labor world., 1898-02-26
Reply to Dr.. Hum ason.
)r OF the Labor World:

To the Editor OF the Labor World:
We trust that you will allow
US space in your colums to re-
fute some remarks made by
DR.. Humason in his sermon
last Sunday evening. AS they
are of such vital Importance to
the working class it is there
fore plainly out duty to do so.
The principal remarks we take
exception to are on the prop
erty qualifications of voters.
We believe, as Americans. and
true patriots, it plain duty to
carry out the principles of our
The labor world., 1898-02-26
He WANTS MONEY
Mcdonnell Tells the Council
Why He Should be
Paid.
Balance on CarrOll-P0rtor Es.
tim ate Referred Back for
Investigation.

At the council meeting Mon
day night two judgments for
hydrant rentals in favor of the
State Trust company, of New
York, aggregating $7607.82
were ordered paid. A resolu-
tion for the payment of the
balance of $4599 IA withheld on
the $4,000 Carroll-Porter es-
innate, which has for a long
time been a bone of contention,
was referred back to the water
works committee for investi-
CATION as to the condition of
the pipe near the reservoir, and
a request from Contractor Nc
Donnell for the allowance of
an approximate estimate on
stone for the reservoir was re-
ceived, discussed and laid over
for one week. -z-.
The judgments for hydrant
rentals allowed were, one for
$5262.15, with costs and inter-
est, affirmed on appeal and one
for $2,345.67, pending an appeal.
The city attorney advised that
in the last case the same points
were involved as in the first,
that it would inevitably result
against the city and that at
least $50 costs would be saved
by paying it now.
Alderman Stevens wanted to
know if that $1,000 opinion the
city had bought of Judge
Dillon could not be used here
somewhere. The alderman in
timated that that opinion was
too expensive to be allowed to
/ Just lie around and rust. The
city attorney replied that it was
of no use in the. present case.
In connection with the bal
ance withheld on the Carroll
Porter estimate of $4,000, the
city attorney rendered an
opinion to the effect that the
fact that King & Steele had at
tempted to place lien on the
pipe was no defense to the city
against payment, inasmuch as
no lien could be had, the city
could not be gar11ished by King
& Steele and there was no de-
Tense under the contract.
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Equality of Rights etc. But
from the lips of Dr. Humason
we learn that in his opinion
every voter should have 500
aye 5000 in property or cash
before being allowed to vote
and raise his voice in the man
agement of our social system
of which each person is a part
and of consequence, thereby
imparting class interests.
Knowing that the interests OF
the capitalists and working
classes are directly opposed to
each other; and knowing that
either class will make no con-
cession to the other, if class
conscious; and knowing fur
ther that the working class is
the majority of voters in this
and other countries (75 to 80
per cent?, and which is practi-
cally propertyless, not men
tioning cash; who then will
feel most the blow? Is this
class to blame for its poverty?
Are their children, growing to
man and womanhood to blame
for their ignorance, because
forced at an early age to leave
school, to seek work, thereby
helping along the family in
their struggle for existence?
Are these voters to blame for
being ignorant of our country's
needs?
Stoppage of immigration-It
seems the working class has
no home, no flag, for when it
finds the means of existence,
there then, shall for an in
definite period, by it's home.
Is DIR. Humason ignorant of
this fact? The conditions and
struggles of this class are
identical, whether in America,
Europe or. Asiatic countries.
In any of these countries this
class must sell it's labor power
for whatever price it can OBJ
tain, and through the introduce
ton of labor-saving machines
in the hands of private owner
ship, aids to create an army
of unemployed, competition
among workers-consequen
wage slavery. 1t follows then
that the worker. selling his or
her labor power at the cheapest
price, will receive the job. Is
it wonder then that workers
who have in former times been
able to lay aside some money,
now use it in seeking a better
land, and believing the steam
ship and land sharks of Amer
ica, emigrate to the United
States? Allow themselves to
be brought here like cattle by
The labor world., 1898-02-26

railroad corporations? Are
you surprised upon learning of
their anger, spirit of revolt?
With DR.. Humason juggling
with such words as "republic,"
"liberty,' "free country" "glo-
rious flag "patriotism," ETC.;
and in view of the fact that
this is the richest country on
the globe, immensity of space,
climates favorable to all indus
tries, then to hear such words
from DR.. Humason as 1--WE
must keep these ignorant for
eighers out" Verify, such are
not the teachings of Christ,
who said: "Thou art thy broth
er's keeper, "Thou shalt ex-
tend the hand of fellowship"
Socialism-We would take
up too much space explaining
the great contrasts of social
ism and anarchisrA. Therefore
to be brief. Many people seem
to labor under the belief that
the two are identical and sad
to say DIR. Humason is one Of
them. Socialism means the
collective ownership of the
means of production and dis
tribution, i. e., that which to-
day is owned by few of the
capitalist class. The consis-.
tent anarchist will vote (if at
ally for the strongest wing Of
the capitalist parties, thereby
fastening the crash. The So
cialist will work with might
and main, aye, even sacrifice
his life, to peaceably establish
by the ballot box equality Of
rights and opportunities, lib
erty and the pursuit of happi-
ess-the cooperative COM.
monwealth. Then will begin
production for use, comfort and
welfare of, not a privileged
few, but all the people and
thereby making but one class
possible-a working class
of which must of
necessity become useful, per
forming his or her share of the
work-some as educators,
scientists, industrial workers,
etc. Remuneration and honor
will then be forthcoming ac-
cording to ability and talent.
Thus ambition and progress
will flourish. In conclusion
we would advise DR.. Humasoll
to examine the A, B. & books
to be found on socialism before
again attempting to attack that
part of science, and further,w we
would be delighted to meet
him in debate before a public
audience, in this city-subject
"Socialisn." Respectfully,
Section Duluth S. y. p,
Louis DwoRsCHAK,
.E@ Secretary.
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The resolution allowing the
balance on the $4,000 Carroll
Porter estimate was referred
back on motion of Alderman
Sim pson. He said that during
the municipal campaign, it
had been reported that the
riveted steel pipe near the
reservoir had been crushed.
Nothing had been heard in re-
gard to the matter since. The
committee is instructed to
make a full investigation and
report to the council. H..
The bill of fees of the COM
n1isaioners in condemnation
for the half mile cutoff on the
Swan lake road just outside
the city limits created some
discussion. The bill was for
five days time at So per day for
each of the three commission
ers, amounting to total of SIS.
The per diem is the customary
amount, but several of the
aldermen thought that five
days was too much time and
the bill was referred back to
the claims and accounts COM
mittee for further investi-
cation.
A resolution from the water
works committee was passed
appropriating $500 for freight
on the pumping engines. On
motion of Alderman Hale, it
was directed that Superintend-
e1lt Crawford submit a state
ment of the disbursements,
from the last appropriation,
and further, by an amendment
submitted by Alderman Jeffer-
son, that the superintendent
shall render a statement with
each pay roll, giving the ex-
Denditure and an estimate of
the amount of money required
and the time necessary for the
completion of the engines.
The following estimates and
bills were allowed also: Pay
roll on engines two weeks end
ing Feb. 10, $1731.54; rent of
Marinette Iron works, one
month in advance from Feb.
"a, $3.50; fees of municipal
election judges for taking re-
turns to county auditor, $40;
miscellaneous bills for January.
The use of the Armory hall
for Thursday evening for the
entertainment of the Grocers'
convention delegates was
lgranted.
The proportion of people in Nor
way who speak English is larger
than in any other country Of the
| 1w~m16
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r, SATURDAY, FEB. 90, 1
ly expensive. But that doesn't
account for it.
We should expect to find the
cost lowered faster than such
expense rose. Population is
much denser; traffic is dense1
in every part of the country.
That ought to reduce the cost;
the railroad can carry car full
of mail with about as much
steam and labor as to carry q
car with one mail sack. II
ought to reduce the cost be-
cause the, railroad which has
driven out stage lines by quick
er service and cheaper rates
ought also to be able to carry
mail cheaper than the same
stage line did by contract. A
lot of those expensive star
routes have been wiped out by
new railroads.
But this is the startling part
it costs more to carry the
mail than it used to. Figures
have been given showing that
it costs more now than it did
thirty years ago, where it
ought to be less. The govern
ment instead of making a more
favorable contract has been
making one for the benefit of
the roads. And if that wasn't
enough, the reports by which
the weights are fixed are often
padded. The government is
paying an unfair price on an
unfair contract-that is the up
shot Of tile matter. And that
is why Mr.. Helinski must find
some way of scrimping and
skimping four or five hundred
dollars. Ill.,. -.
Meanwhile. there are some
worthy citizens down east who
offered to buy some ships and
build some others if the gov
ernn1e sWould guarantee them
something like ten per, cent a
year besides what they could
make themselves. The good
natured government went into
the deal, and there are few
millions more for postal sub
sides. When the postof6ce
department is making presents
on such a magnificent scale it
is no wonder there is a
deficit which must be cut down
by saving in clerk hire and
public convenience.
In the third place there is a
lot of printed matter carried at
less than cost. Several bills
have been introduced in con-
gress from time to time to
rectify this error, most of them
bad and blundering. Some
times there is a plea for en-
as a reason for
cheap postage, sometimes a
plea ofor the country paper,
sometimes a protest against
the cheap literature which
goes under the guise of perio-
dicals. As a matter of fact it
is none of the postal depart
business whether the
stuff is good or bad; it has no
way ofjudging and is just as
likely to be mistaken as the
man who sends it. The only
rule is to fix the rate for printed
matter as near cost as possible
and then treat everybody alike
with no favors.
But a congress which is the
servant of special interests
cannot understand that pro-
position.
- 4-.-.ss
The labor world., 1898-02-26

The proportion of people in Nor
way who speak English is larger
than in any other country Of the
world.
The labor world., 1898-02-26
THE POSTAL DEFICIT
POetm aster Helinski Must Cur
tail Expenses, SO Say
the Rulers.
The Stamp Agencies to Be Done
Away with to Save a Few
Hundred.

Postmaster Helinski has an
nounced that Duluth will have
to get along for the present
without the stamp agencies
which have been established
for some time, until congress
makes an appropriation large
enough to cover the additional
expense. He thought first
when he got notice from the
department at Washington to
cut down expenses, that he
might have to let a clerk go.
Probably to see what people
would say, he gave it out that
he would either have to lay off
clerk or cut off the stamp
stations. AS a referendum, it
worked. The vote was not ex-
haustive, but emphatic enough
to be conclusive. It was plain
at least that some people cared
more about the clerk than any
body did about the stamp sta
tons.
While the sum involved is
only a few hundred dollars, it
has given rise to a good deal of
discussion. What business
has the postal department, do
ing a business of eighty to a
hundred millions a year, to be
run in such a niggardly way
that it must come to a ques-
ton of cutting down facilities
in an importont office? That
isn't businesslike.
The postoftice is not sup
posed to be a money-making
institution, and it isn't sup
posed to be a free express and
parcel delivery. 1t ought to
come somewhere near meeting
expenses.
At present there is a deficit
of about eleven million dollars
a year, which everybody agrees
is too much. So the depart
ment, running short on their
appropriation, are screwing
and twisting to save every pos
sible cent.
Everybody knows the allow
ance for clerk hire in Duluth,
or any other office of it's size, is
not excessive. The clerks have
enough work to keep them
busy their full eight hours,
and sometimes can hardly get
through within the allotted
period. Neither does anybody
suppose that they are overpaid.
Mr.. Helinski says, and others
who know something about it
endorse him, that with one less
clerk the Office would be really
hampered, if not crippled. It
is manifest folly to set up an
institution like the postoffce
and not have men enough to
make it effective. The post
office is for the benefit of the
community and the commun-
ity, which pays for it, is will
ing to pay enough to have the
work we'll and quickly done.
This isn't new trouble and
it is not the only complaint of
the kind. There has never
been decent mail service be-
tween New York and Brooklyn,
for instance, unless things
have been greatly changed re-
Gently there, and the constant
complaint In both cities has
been that they could not get
clerks enough to do the work.
Then what is it that costs?
To be sure rates have been
materially lowered. You can
send twice as big a letter for
two cents as went formerly for
three. There are a few fast
mail trains that are enormous
The labor world., 1898-02-26
4 Word Of Advice.

Only the best grades OF goods be used in the Nol
The prices quoted many lists of very inferior grades
less and unsatisfactory you The goods quoted this list
best qualities and all that necessary to the wants of
The whole list be bought from cost of $50 lees
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From the Boston Post.
Francis Palacio is a dog; fancier in st.
Louis. He speaks good Spanish and poor
English On Chestnut near 18TH street
Young woman lives who has a penchant for
pets, especially dogs and birds, and she
boasts of owning the most linguistical par
rot I'm town. This parrot speaks Spanish
much better than it does English, having
formerly lived in the City of Mexico The
parrot delights to screech vile Spanish cpl
thets especially to strangers. and is a
blackboard of no mean vocabulary.
The other evening Palacio went to the
house to sell the owner of the Spanish
speaking parrot a lap dog, and he will not
soon forget the experience he had there.
To Palacio's surprise while he was dilating
on the rare points of his pet canine to the
mistress the parrot applied a profane Span
ish epithet to the new pet. Palacio under
took to make friends with the parrot, spoke
to il affectionately in Spanish and finally
induced the bird to perch on his shoulder,
dividing his time between the mistress and
the parrot, speaking broken English to the
former and pure hidalgo to the latter. The
parrot called Palacio hard name, and he
slapped 1t in reproof. This SO enraged his
birdship that he savagely stuck his beak
into Palacio's left ear and tore the flesh of
the lobe In two. Again and again the par
rot struck Palacio in the face before it
could be jerked away. So painful were the
dog fancier's injuries that he had to have
them treated by DIR. Johnson at the city
diSpenSary
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ARMY ORDERS.
Official Announcement of Changes by
the Department..

oHCIuA WI Wy
the Department..
Lieut. W. S. Gugnard. 4th Artillery, has
| Teen relieved from duty at Fort Washing
| ton. Md, and ordered to duty at Tampa,
! Fla.
Acting Assistant Surgeon F. A. Disney
| has been ordered to duty at Fort Jefferson,
| Fla.
Lieut.. H. e Ely, I'D Infantry, now at
| the Iowa State University, has been or
| dered at Sioux Falls. S. D., in connection
| with the muster in of the volunteers of
| South Dakota.
Lieut.. G. E. Stockle, sth Cavalry. has
| been ordered to duty as acting assistant
| quarter master with the regiment of vol
| unteers commanded by Col. ]. l.. Torrey.
Lieut.. w. T. May. 18th Infantry, has
been granted leave of absence to enable
| him to accept commission of lieutenant
| colonel of the Sd Indiana Volunteers.
Lieut.. B. P. Pursell. 10Th Infantry, has
teen detailed acting assistant quartermas-
| ter and acting commissary OF subsistence
| for the Alabama volunteers.
Lieut.. w. A. Thurston. 18th Infantry.
| las been granted leave of absence 20 en-
able him to accept the commission of
lieutenant colonel of the I'd Alabama Vol
unteerS.
Lieut. F. G. Irwin, jr., I'd Cavalry, has
been relieved from duty as Indian agent
| at Fort Hall agency, Idaho, and ordered to
join his regiment.
Lieut.. u. u. SaHafanS, lotn 1HltHtIy, mas
been granted leave of absence to enable
him to accept the commission of major in
the Sd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
Capt. L. z. Brant has been ordered to
special duty in com ection with the muster
into the United States service of the
Florida volunteers at Tampa.
The following named officers have bsen
ordered to examination for promotlon !:
Capts c. r. Paul and C. II. Potter, 18th
Infantry; First Lieuts. f. p: Pendieton'
ODD infantry, ]. A. Dapray, I'D infantry,
T. w. Griffith. 18th Infantry, f. r. hatch.
18th Infantry. w. II. Allaire. ODD Infantry;
and L. p Dawson. 11th infantry; Second
Lieuts. H. l.. McCorkle. ]. S. Murdoch. ii.
L. Kinnison and ]. A Morse 18th Infantry,
and F. E Banford 9Th Infantry, H. O.
Williams, 18th Infantry, w. F. Grote lSth
Infantry, T. F. Schley, ODD infantry. "a
ward Sigerfoos. 5th Infantry. F w kobbe,
23d Infantry. ]. H. Lazelle, 18th Infantry
william Newman, 18th Infantry, H. q;
Cole. Odd Infantry. F. g.. StritZ'nger I.,u
fantrv.
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NAVY PERSONNEL BILL.
1t VIII Be Reported to the House in
Few Days.

The navy personnel bill, the source of
agitation throughout the navy for years
ard enecrng a complete reorganizati ton OF
that service. has been agreed on by the
House committee on laval affairs and will
be reported to the House in a few days.
Their are many important amendments
made and much important legislation was
added. A new section provides that of the
avail constructors five SHALL rank cap
tains, five commanders and all others as
lieutenant commanders OF heutsnanrs. As
sistant naval constructors shall rank as
lieutensrts or lieutenant Junior grade. As
sistant naval constructors shall be promot-
ed to the grade CT naval constructor after
not less thai eight nor more than fourteen
years service as assistant naval constrlc-
tors. An important entirely new section
follows:
BoatswainS, gunrars. carpenters and
sailma,sers shall, after ten years from date
of warrant. be commissioned chief boat
SWANS. chief gunners, chief carpenters ana
chief sailmakers, to rank with. but after,
ensign
There are several provisos TO this, how
ever, that allow the chief boltSwains, chief
guEners. chief carpenters and chief sail
makers on promotion the same pay ana al
lcwance an ensign, those not raised to
chief retaining the same as now sEoWed by
law, tn at nothing in this act shall give ad-
ditional rights to quarters on board ship
to command. and further requiring pro-
motions to he preceded by examinations by
board of commissioned officers of the
navy.
The committee has stricken out the re-
quirement that at least Ii years of service
of the enlisted men of the navy shall have
been o. government cruising vessels. ana
has added a rev section &c the bill reorgan-
iz:1g the marine corps and increasing the
number of marines. The provision that
chiefs of the bureau of medicine ana
surgery supplies and accounts, and con-
struction and repair, shall have the reia-
tive rank of commodore while holding those
positions and shall have respectively the
title of surgeon general, paymaster genera
and chief constructor is stricken out Inc
words ''of the line appearing in the DIN
are stricken out. The amendment eilminat-
ing the relative rank in the navy and max
ing all rank positive follows: And, pro
vided further, that all sections of the Re-
vised Statues, which, in defining the rank
of officers and positions in the navy, cor
tain the words with the relative rank are
hereby amended to read with the rank
Of
The other amendments are of a minor ma
ture.
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Funeral f ept. wetmore.

The funeral oAcap Henry Stanley Wet
more took place frou3 the family residence,
No. 624 Q stree mort invest. at 2 o'clock to-
day. Services Ere Held at the house con-
Quoted by Rev strf kland of McKendree
M. E. Church, The ceremonies were brief
after which thu cort{Ee moved to Airing
ton, where the sdnterhent was made. The
chaplain Of Lindbln P&st G. A. r., conduct
ed the exercised at the grave. The hand
some casket was wrapped in an American
nag, and was covered with beautiful floral
offerings, the last tokens of regards from
TRENDS. Among the pieces was q large sail
with the flag worked In the corner and an
anchor of violets in the center 1t was the
Offering of the clerks of the Interstate
commerce Commission, where Capt. Wet
more was employed previous to his death.
another handsome piece was sent by the
hoyal crescent Society, emblematic of the
order, OF which the deceased was an hon
oied member. The members of the special
DIVISION, Interstate Commerce Commission
VINO were the immediate associates, attend
ed the funeral in a body.
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A GOOD TIGER STORY.
How Man Escaped From the Den
of the Beast.

How Il Man Escaped From the Den
of the Beast.
From the Cornhill.
The shikari was a little stunned by the
tigers onslaught: he recovered conscious
ness, however, In few minutes when he
found himself lying on the tigers back
and in full sail toward the heart of the
jungle. Fortunately, he was not seriously
hurt, as the tiger had gripped him by the
arm just above the elbow. There he Law
quite helpless; what was he to do? 49,
movement on his part might have made
mis- condition far worse; so he lay per-
fectly quiet and shut his eyes as if
he were dead. u Soon the tiger arrived
at his den. WHICH vas no more than
hollow scooped in thessand at the foot of a
large tree. There the tiger deposited him
and covered him over loosely with some
sand. Luckily for him his face was upper
most when he fell otherwise he would have
had no other alternative between death by
suffocation and death from the tiger If he
had dared to m9ye AS it was. he could
have an occasional glimpse under his eve
lids. ar "a
After this operation of partial burial
the tiger ran ahead few yards, but re-
ings in his mind. Seeing, however all
safe, he bounded forth, but again return
ed to make assurance doubly sure He
kept up this method Of self-persuasion for
a few times till, feeling quite certain about
the matter. he finally went away on his
mission. After waiting a few minutes to
see that the tiger had really gone, our
shikari sprang up and climbed the tree
just over the den. and hid himself well
among the leaves He had not long to wait
for the denouement, for the tiger soon re-
turned, accompanied by a tigress and a
couple Of cubs Qike a generous and ex-
emplary husband and father the tjear o,,i
IDENTIFY scorned to eat on the Sly).
They came along with many a joyful
cat-like gambol in anticipation of the great
feast and found the den-empty. Such
lamentation over the lost dinner then arose
as was never heard before in the whoIe
animal kingdom; in fact, the tigers per-
sisted SO long in their piteous cries that our
shikari began to have some doubts as to
the righteousness of defraudine the moor
creatures of their hard-earned wages: hut
he was prevented from. offering himself to
them by the thought of his own wife and
children, whose claim upon him was OBJ
viously higher.