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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Liked Dy the Farmers.

The post office department is con-
stantly receiving a large amount OF
evidence tending to show the popular
ity Of the rural free delivery system
where it has been tried, and the desire
for the extension of the service to
other territory where it is not yet in
trial OF operation. The original appro-
priation by the last congress under
President Cleveland's administration
for the trial of the system was $4,000,
and the 1'ifty-fourth congress follow
ed this with an appropriation of $780,
900, to continue the experiment. The
congress just ended increased this
amount to 100000, and the system is
now considered practically perma-
nent feature of the post office depart
ment. 1t is said by the officials that
great satisfaction has been expressed
throughout the country, and those
familia- with the subject say that IN
populous sections, where the country
is .thickly interspersed with farm
houses and correspondence naturally
is considerable, the system will be self
sustaining. The only persons, it is
said, who are opposed to free rural de-
livery are the fourth-class postmasters,
who lose not only their revenue from
stamp cancellations, but also the priv
ilege of doing out provisions of var
ious kinds to the patrons of the office,
who, naturally, in a good many cases,
deal with them in the grocery line,
the fourth-class postmaster usually
keeping store.
The service has now been extended
by the department. to nearly all the
states and territories, and in such
states as have made application the
department is now considering the
most advisable system to introduce.
In some Of the: sparsely-settled regions
where the farms are large and the dis
tances between houses is great the ex-
pertinent is being made with bi-week-
ly and tri-weekly system, instead Of 4
daily.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08

of the horseshoeing and blacksmith
ing of the town. He is well up neal
where the new town is to be. and we
can imagine what a trade he will have
as the people get settled into their new
homes. Aside from his other work he
has turned out from his shop eighteen
new sleighs in the past winter.
Close up to the new town is the Eve
leth Electric light plant. under the
management of C. II. Webster. a man
of large enterprise, who will turn thu
light into all the homes as fast as they
are demanded in the new town.
The. residents of Eveleth and the
strangers ',whol: coma should under
stand that John A. Healey has wei!
equipped livery stable here with good
and reliable horses for their use when
wanted. He has another stable IN
charge of his brother at Sparta. Mr..
Healey is also a deputy sheriff.
There is much about Eveleth that we
have not time nor space to tell. We
can only say that it is a fine little city
with a grand future. !
The pay roll at the ADAMS and Faya.
Iron mines here at the present time is
about SOS, 900 a month. with prospects
of rapidly becoming more.
For full information about the Won
derflL tleveqopment of the iron mine
industry in this region, general Iron
Range news and facts relating to the
rapid growth Of Eveleth we refer vo I
to the FVEEETH STAR. published by
DR.. p. Ellard .Dowline-a large eight
mage weekly, and positive1yNone of tht,
hest weekly journals in the United
States.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
FOR 4 BIG TIME.
Labor Unions Are Preparing for the
Big Convention.
CURSE.

big Convention.
Last night there was a meeting of the
committee appointed by the trades as
se1nbly to devise ways and means for err
tertaining the convention OF the Mime
sofa Federation of labor. This convention
will meet here on June 12 and 13 and judg-
ing from preparations talked over last
night it will be q memorable occasion in
the history of union labor in this state.
The arrangements include banquet and
dance. The banquet will be given on
Monday evening and the dance on Tues
day. About 200 delegates will be here and
many will bring their wives. The commit
tee is determined to make their stay in
this city as pleasant as possible. A Ia .
dies auxiliary will be appointed to work
in conjunction with the committee from
the trades assembly. The members Of
the committee are w. E. McEWens
Charles Leytze. Henry Dworshack, Will
lam Garland and Charles Seymour. The
money for entertaining the visitors will
be raised among the different unions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08

< 7..-
in the country In Western Pennsylva
millions of dollars are invested In the in
dustry and it gives employment to thous,5 ous 4
ands of men. \ 'sysf Is
Armour already manufactures about
ore-eighth of all the glue used ain the
United States. Til The American Glue COM com.
pany, a combination, formed three years
ago, controls about third of the ouss
put, it's factories being located in half n
dhzen states. '5F%>-'1.
Mr.. Armour has made an offer in spot
CO sh for the company's entire busine 49,.
The company is considering the offer and 1.
so the report goes, will probably accept.
This deal consummated, ar. Armour. ~
is said, will be in a position to ua1dersell
all competitors. From that point ofsrap-
tage he will make cash offers for 4 the re-
naming glue factories in the country.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
LITERARY NOTES.

'Great Captains, with their guns and
r. drums,
Disturb your Judgment for the hour,
But at last silence comes.''
.. -.... Lowell !:
The silence has come in which but
the echoes of the guns and drums of
our great captains remain. The time
has arrived which calls for the eNer-
else of Judgment undisturbed by excite.
ment or passion. We stand face to
face with problems which require
prompt solution. Those who repre-
sent, us, with sword in hand, demand
of millions of people but just escaped
from one foreign oppressor, humble
submission and blind obedience. Tn
conditional surrender and unquestion-
ing acceptance of another military
authority are made conditions pre-
cedent even to a definite statement OF
our purposes in respect to a great
archipelago in which our doubtful in
terest is but probable quit-claim deed
of a title by force. We are about to
succeed Spain's contested title. We
have already, at least for the present,
succeeded in her methods. Whether
we are merely to take her place does
not yet appear. The president only
ventures to propose ''t7he success of QUIZ
arms and the maintenance of our hon
or" and to relegate the 'whole sub-
ject" of ''the welfare and happiness
and rights of the. inhabitants of the
Philippine Islands, to congress, which
he says is .'the voice, the conscience,
and the judgment of the American
people," This want of a defnite policy
has already led to dire results. TO
wait until the proper time comes to
act is one thing; to let loose the dogs
of war and wait for a programme IS
to confess that. we are adrift..
The necessity, the wisdom, even the
Justice, of our war against Spain are
still widely doubted. Whether our in
reference in a quarrel that was not
ours, whether our breach OF the peace
OF the world after Spain had conceded
our reasonable demands, can be iusti-
fed, depends almost wholly upon our
execution Of, the far greater task that
remains =, The final. verdict upon our
action will depend on its results rather
than on, its manner of occasion. The
problems which now confront us in
vo1ve vastly more than a few petty all
diticns to our trade, or. even the vel
fare of the alien peoples of some. re-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
New Com lnunity.

Failures of cooperative schemes do
not deter successive attempts. The
latest of these plans announced is that
of a band of Tolstoi students in Mime
apolis, who have bargained for 1000
acres of land in the valley of the Red
River of the North, in the western
There, when the SHOWS have
part of this state.
gone, they will erect buildings and be-
gin to live in unity in the vain Hope
that competition and, the human frailty
of envy will not enter. The commune
ity will be made up of men and women
representing all branches of business,
with the exception of that of manu-
featuring and selling liquor, wi. ;ch is
to be barred. Everything is to, be
owned in common, and $3.50 is the ell
trance fee which each person joining
the colony or living upon the commun-
ity grounds will be compelled to turn
into the common treasury. Plans have
been made for variety Of industries,
but thus far. only two lines of busl-
ness are really ready to open in the
new community. These are a tailor
shop and the inevitable printing plant,
without which no socialistic. commlm-
ity feels itself properly equipped. This
is. to be the first cooperative colony IN
Minnesota, but if it has measure OF
success it is likely to have many adj
herents, as the state has /, large num-
Der. of persons with socialistic tenden-
cies.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
PRISONER Bee ONES INSANE !
PAUL JONES ApAvvAITING 4 TRIAL.
's2EriGtG ;.5 LOSES HIS WITS. Fl
Prisoner Suddenly BecOmes ViOlelat8
and Sees spOoks and
u; ~ Spirits Il. M

p Paul Jones', a United States prisoner held
for trial, was taken violently insane In
the county jail on Wednesday, night and
had to be bound down. Jones Is charged
with selling liquor to indians. Jones hal
Of spooks and spirits that dance before
him. He keeps yelling at these shadows
to keep away from him and at times, es-s
pecial]y at night, seems to have fearful
struggles with them. ss3s5
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Z - :.
More American Contracts,

LONDON, April 1.-The Barry dock di-@
rectors have accepted American tenders
for the construction of several locomo-5
tives. They. assert that they Will get
quicker delivery at a price $500 less per-
engine with equal and perhaus better
workmanship as compared with the Eng IS
lish tenders. i 8 s.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Enston Gets Five Yenrx.

'e oELWEIN, Ia, April To-day Judge
Hobson of the district court sentenced
j. II. Easton, eX-president of the First
National bank Of Decora, to five years
in the pententiary, he ,,aving been con
victed for fraudulent Banking
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
sTroops Are LANDED.

LONDON, April SIT is asserted In
Rome, according to dispatch to the
Daily Mail, that the italian warships
have already landed troops at San Nun
Bay, province Of Chi-Kiang, China, where
the italian government has been seeking
a 80 year lease of a naval base and coal
ing station.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
French mission j wrecked,

f*r French Mission Wrecked 5
/. YOKOHAMA April ss. News has been
received here that a French mission has
been wrecked In the province of aChun
Chong,, Corea. The priest In charge was
carried of, and lit is not kri6wn by the
sender of the advices whether he is alive.
or dead. The Corean government has
sent troops to the scene Of disturbance. II
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Our Mission
: A Curse
~ o such high degree has the no
- ton of American Christianity ris-
: Christ in niSing the Fi!ltpinOs
4. ID. 1899.
by d. A. Petre.

W ton OF American Chrlstlanlty flS-
en- that many church advocates
have agreed, that the best plan to ac-
complish the freedom of the natives OF
the Philippine islands is to ,eNtermi-
nate all those who are loyal to their
own country, and who are now fight
ing American invasion. We hear of
ministers of the gospel from various
pulpits decrying the vain efforts ,,of
those who oppose determination, as be
ing contrary to Christian, and modern
civilizations; we hear, these. criticisms
OH all sides; we listen to their weekly
sci elmons-largely devoted to technical
[theology-we are confronted with the
prospect of everlasting doom, if the
terets of a church doctrine are not
faithfully adhered to, and to cap the
climax of unreason. we are asked to
believe that a process of eNtermina
tior is the basic principle of Christian
ity; in other words, if you do not be-
lieve as do, a righteous sword is your
just desert. Poor Fillipinos! Content
to govern themselves after their, own
fashion, and yet to be restrained by
the mighty hand of the free sons Of
America; pity their freedom indeed,
better servitude under Spanish slay-
cry, than to be slaves of American des-
polition. What an exemplifiication Of
the gospel of Christ, what a guiding
star for our rising generation, which
would advocate peace, by the sword;
when the Master Himself said, that
he who draws the sword must perish
by the sword'' And yet we read Of
His supposed followers and teachers,
preaching the gospel of slaughter.
What man with heart ever SO cold and
conscience ever, so d1mmed could ac-
cept such an inhuman, to say the least,
un-Christian doctrine?- May the God
of the universe preserve our people
from such untimely belief. which If
allowed to entwine. our rising youth,
might precipitate coming generations
into condition of Paganism. No, no,
not the sword of revenge to right
our wrongs; the world, and America.
first should cast aside, forever such in
human arbitration. But for a minis
ter of the church to advocate such
doctrines in the nineteenth century,
to go back to the dark ages of the In
QUESTION, is it possible to the imagina-
tion? If it: is so,1 the people must re-
turn to the sixteenth century and like
Archbishop Thomas Crammer, when
being burned at the stake, recant his
heresy, and say, to the world, 'tthis
right hand has offended, this unworthy
right hand.'' sf.. ,,.s- Is ..-.. ..is. r.
If the government intends to enlight-
en and Christianize the inhabitants of
the Philippines, after, the fashion, pur-
sued toward our home Indians, by
breaking faith with them, concedinG
to them reservations and then allowing
the dollar white man to absorb them,
crowding them into a small portion cf
the earth, stealing their timber, letting
the white man and the whisky bottle
to incite them to uprising, then to
quell them with the militia; then [ say,
the Fillipinos will ever regret Spain:s
departure, and our mission prove (:
curse.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Officials Deny It.

MADRID. April IAN official denial
has been issued on the report of Carllst
disturbances in northern. Spain, but ex-
tensive police and military: precautions
have been ordered and the government
Is in readiness for any emergency
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Couldn't stand Defeat

kIRKSVlLLE, Mo, April 7.----Ctty Ma
s.l alJohn N. Scott committed suicide as
the result of worrying over his defeatSin
the recent election He was the Repubh g
can candidate for reelection. He swa.
lowed strychnine in the presence Of his
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to the manufacturer is concerned.
OF course if tobacco factories choose
to give one-half of this money saved to
customers selling goods at lower price,
while keeping the other half them
selves, nobody could complain very
much, but human nature being what
it is, it is evident that this entire saw
ing of expense will be divided among
the proprietors. Not only that, but, be-
ing alone in the field, prices to consum-
|ers are liable to be advanced.
The situation is about this in the
trust business: Manufacturers in Or
der to make money and save money,
discovered that they must stop cutting
under each other on prices, and that
they must stop expenses of advertis-
ing and travelling statesmen, hence the
combination known as the trust.
What is the next thing beyond? The
setting of price by a government COM
missioner. That will not be very new
The government today sets the price at
which the postmaster shall sell post
age stamps. 1t sets the price at which
the service of policemen, firemen,
school teachers, soldiers, and many
kinds of federal, state, county and city
officers shall be paid:
The governemtn sets the price at
which gold and silver miners shall sell
their product, determines the price on
binding twine in several states and On
various other commodities.
: During the period Of high price for
wheat, last summer, European govern
ments seriously considered the matter
Of purchasing large stocks of grain
and selling the same at a fair price to
consumers. All these things show the
way the wind is blowing. Municipal
and general government ownership is
in the wind, and it's coming will be
greatly fastened by the trusts who will
put up prices while they discharge
help. go
= The outcome of all this will be that
the government by ,and by will set
prices at which commodities shall sell.
The first steps will probably be in the
setting the price of coal. This will
make the coat trust vince, but the
trust will have to stand it, as the con,
mon people will be so Overwhelmingly
in favor of putting the price down to
cost that there will be no standing
against public sentiment.
From coal it will be but a short dis
tance to all the other products. In the
appointment of commissioners by the
government to determine the price at
which all products shall sell is the
II, oE H.,
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Prominent German-Americnn Dead.
NEW YORK, April 7-Adarbert Pepp-
mueller, president Of the Internal ionalI
News company, and one of the most
prominent German-Americans in the Uni
ted States, died last night at his home
in Brooklyn, aged 63 years.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
WANTS STICKY COMBINE.
Said to he Organizing Il Glue
Trust

TITTSBURG, April 1.-The Dispatch to-
morrow will say:
From a reliable source It is ascertaned
that Philip D. Armour, the Chicago
packer, is making strenuous efforts TO
consolidate the glue business of the coun-
try II is estimated that it will take about
so, 600, 900 to buy UP all the glue factories
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08
Sl,OxYnlter Wins Final

NEW YORK, April 7.-Showalter won
The final game of the series with Janowskl
at the Brooklyn Chess club this afternoon
and thereby captured the stakes of $500. +
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08

Willie Slmson-Mother says she always
likes to go shopping with you.
Mrs. D!mpleton-Why. Willie? sa7s5s. x
."H saves car; fare. Detroit Free
Press. #sSgS5sE =.ez5s.zG.: .. II
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08

From coal it will be but a short dis
tance to all the other products. In the
appointment of commissioners by the
government to determine the price at
which all products shall sell is the
solution of the trust question.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-08

Tn June they will he right in the
midst of the movin@--tle EricscnS. The
Nickolsons and the Bensons-the
houses going up so smoothly rs to
enable the families to remain steadily
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13

the fourth London theater for which
am to supply the attractions.
Among other plays secured are the
Grundy play for the Haymarket, new
drama by Henry Merivale, play by NJ.
Berton, a drama tization of Hall Gaines
new novel, which will open at the
Knickerbocker in 1900; a new play by
Henri Lavedan, author of Catherine
comedy by the author of His Excel
lency the Governor. The companies
remain about the same. but Ida Con-
quest will play with John Drew and
H. Reeves Smith will join the Empire
Theater company; Odette Tyler will
tour in 'Phrosa.' John Drew will sail
for New York Aug. 10 and Miss Mar
lowe will be here Sept l. Miss Adams
success in Juliet will lead to another
Shakespearean production"
Concerning Jacob Lifts plans for tie
coming season, A. w. Dingwall, his
general manager, writing from New
York to the Evening Wisconsin, says:
Mr.. Lift is completely overhauling the
Broadway theater. of which he is now
the lessee The house has been COM
pletely Quilted, the stage is being en-
larged. new chairs are to be put in the
auditorium and the house will be en-
tirely recarpeted and redecorated
throughout. The whole electric light
la test improvements added. These al
terations will make the Broadway the
ater, we think. the finest and best
equipped theater' in America. 1t is a
magnificent place as it is. Mr.. Lift is
spending about $4,000 on the improve
ments. The house will open with the
first production in America of The
Ghetto a play that has been running
with tremendous success in Holland
cured the rights to this play for Amer
lea while in London recently. 1t is a
sensational hit on the other side and
we expect to make a great go of 1t
here. Mr.. Lift is now engaging the
cast, which will be very strong, and
We will probably have in the cast two
of three of Days company. Do not
Zangwilrs The Children of the
Ghetto which is also to be produced
in New York later on. Zangwills play
is not yet finished. The two plays are
entirely different.
"Following The Ghetto at the Broad
way will come Julia Arthur in an enor-
nous production of More Than Queen
also Romeo and Juliet Then will come
Klaw & Changers production of Ben
Hur, which will be the biggest produc-
ton of drama ever given on an Ameri-
can stage. They say it will cost them
$50, 900 before the curtain is raised.
AT MCVicker's theater, Chicago, and
the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneap-
oils houses, an excellent line of attraC-
tons has been booked. stronger. in fact,
than heretofore. McViCker's last seas
on had a great year
I'VE will also produce a new play by
Edwin Arden, called Zorah,' at Nc
Vicker's, Sept. 4. This will be a big
production with a strong cast. 1t reads
like a very strong play. Sporting Life
goes out again with practically the
same big cast. opening the latter part
of August at the Boston theater We
will also have In Old Kentucky Shen-
andOah' and Mistakes VIII Happen
on the road touring the country this
season.
Il bought two or three plays by
prominent authors while in London
which have not yet been produced there,
but it is not likely that we will produce
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13

Cause of the Loss of Hair Amoug Our
Soldiers in the Philippines.

From the Pittsburg ChrOnicle-Telegraph
when the 10th regiment comes home
from the Philippines the people of West
ern Pennsylvania must be prepared to
welcome an aggregation of baldheaded he
rocS.
These We're the words of Corporal John
J. Mcknight, who arrived in Pittsburg the
other morning after a 54-day trip from
Manila where he secured discharge
from Colonel Hawkins regiment while on
the firing line. The soldier is going to his
home to Greensburg, and while taking off
his hat to some old friends who greeted
hin at the Rush house made the above re-
mark about the badheaded heroes. His
own hair was disappearing and he has
tened to assure his visitors that he was
not alone in his affiiction.
Yes" he said, replacing the headgear,
1.-THE heat in the country occupied by our
troops between Manila and Malolos is in
tense enough to literally SINCE your hair.
OF course we keep our hats on. Death
by sunstroke was the fate of those who
went bareheaded and we suffered continu-
ally during the day. Much complaint
was made against our heavy campaign
hats. but We received no reissue and made
the best of il. | am not eXaggerating the
conditions when ] say that more than 30
per cent. of the American soldiers in the
Philippines are destined to become bald
When the boys come back you will think
that they had been recruited from the
front rows of the theater.