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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made in the pay
ment of the sum Of One Thousand Three
Dollars which is claimed TO be due, and
which is due. at the date of this notice
upon certain mortgage duly executed
and delivered by Ferdinand Baker and
Carrie Baker his wife, mortgagors, to
Alexander Macrae, mortgage, bearing
date the fifteenth q5) day of August,
1894, and with power Of sale therein con-
tanned. duly recorded in the Register Of
Deeds office in and for the County of
St. Louis and State of Minnesota ON the
1894, at $50 o'clock A. M. in Book ninety
five (95) of mortgages on page one hun
dred and forty-eight Q4S) thereof, which
mortgage was thereafter duly assigned by
the owner thereof by an instrument dat
ed the twentieth (20th) day of March.
1875. and recorded in said Register OF
Deeds office on Apri. fourteenth Qlth)
1885, at $50 o'clock 4: NJ. in book one
hundred and eight 00S) of mortgages on
page six hundred and fifteen (615), and no
action or proceeding having been insti-
tuted at law or otherwise to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any
part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
thai by virtue of said power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, and in pursu-
ance Of the statute in such case made
and provided the said mortgage will be
scrabed in and conveyed by said mort
gage, viz: Lots numbered twenty-six (2G)
and twenty-seven co in colock numbered
forty (40) New Duluth, First Division, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof the
same being situated, lying and being in
the City of Duluth, st. Louis County,
Minnesota, with the Entertainments and
appurtentlnces, which sale will be made
by the sheriff of said St Louis County at
the front door of the Court House in the
City of Duluth in said County and State,
on the Goth day of May, 1899, at ter
o'clock A. NJ. of that day at pubic ven
due to the highest bidder for cash to pay
said debt of One Thousand Three Hun
dred Ninety-one and 03.1JO Dollars
(S13S1.03) and interest. and taxes, il any,
on said premises and twenty-five (S2500)
dollars attorneys fee as stipulated in and
by said mortgage in case of foreclosure,
and the disbursements allowed by law;
subject to redemption at any time with
in one year from the day Of sale as pro-
Vided by law.
Dated April 1ith, 1882
L. A. STRONG,
shtard nitaOineta ON
Assignee of Mortgage.
AUSTIN N. McGINDLEY.
= Attorney for Mortgage.
5C5-506 Providence Bldg. Duluth. MINI.
April 15-22-29. May 6-l3-2O.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

of the German consul and the rebclling
Of the native villages, as recounted in the
press dispatches, followed. The instruc-
lions of this government to the commits
sioners appointed to represent the United
States at the czar's disarmament confer
ence, which is to meet at The Hague DUR
ing the latter part Of May, have been
prepared by Secretary Hay, and were
read at the cabinet meeting. Although
the sympathy of the United States for
the cars proposal is well understood,
the exact nature of the Instructions to
our commissioners is being carefully
guarded 1t would be manfestly i'm
proper to disclose our official position at
the con ference in advance.
The cabinet did not consider the ques-
ton raised by the demand Of the gov
crnor of South Dakota for the muster
out of the volunteers from that state who
are serving in The Philippines.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

State of trade reported as follows:
Cocpers, dull; clerks, good; tailors,
fail; street railway employees, out;
bre weryworkers, fair: BARRIERS, fair;
packers and nailers. poor; pioneer fed
ea. slow; laundryworkers, absent:
butchers, absent; plumbers, fair; long
shoremen No. 81, quiet; steamtitters,
good; cigarmakers, good; printers.fair;
n,illers. absent; boilermakers, poor,
stage employees, fair; drayowners, alb
sent: fiourmill laborers, fair.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The employees at the Clark 4 Jack
son mill at New Duluth went out on
a strike Tuesday,and the mill has been
shut down pending settlement OF
the differences. The men claim they
were to be paid $500 and $3.50 per day
and tie owners insisted on settle
ment OH Il basis of $1.75. 1t is to be
hoped that the matter will be ami
cably adjusted and really it seems
strange that 'lumbermen should hest
tate in paying any wages demanded
considering the great era of prosperity
brought to them by the $500 tariff.
1t cannot be possible that all the bene-
fits should accrue to the owners and
the toilers should receive no part OF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Duluth. Mimi.
iNAO

Land Office at Duluth. MINI.
April 5, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim. and that said proof will be
made before The Register and Receiver
at Duluth. Mimi, on May 10. 1899. viz:
John Benstsson, who made Homestead
Entry No. S175 for the swA neA N.Y. swA
nwA sell Sec. 80. r. IS N, r. 1G " 18th
P. M.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of. said land, viz:
GUST JOHNSON, of Independence, Mimi.
OLE REFS, of Duluth, Mimi.
MARTIN BRADAHL, of Independence.
MINI. -
ERIK S. ERICSSON. Of independence.
VIM. E. CULKIN,
Register.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Judge Cant decided in favor of the
street car company in the case of the
discharged employees applying to the
court to compel the receiver of the
road to show sufficient cause why they
should not be given their positions
again. So the boys are out of jobs All
because they belong to union. for thr
company gave no just reasons for thei:
wholesale discharge. Robert Shearer.
is one of the late discharged employees
o. the street ear company. MIR. Shear
er is an old employee. having worked
for the company about seven years
No cause was given, and no just cause
could be given for everyone who know
him speaks of him i'll the highest
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
Ia M any Gives Instructions.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Tammany
Hall executive committee, on The mo-
ton of Richard Croker, has adopted a
resolution urging tine legislature to give
prompt attention to the pending bills
authorizing the city Of. New York to
build It's own gas plant for the purpose
of supplying gas for lighting its public
buildings, streets, avenues and parks.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

z# The Poole, the national organ of
the Socialist Labor party Of America,
The Tocsir the state organ, can be
found on Gle at the public library. If
YOU want to post yourself OH Socialism
read these papers. They are reliable.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
Want Negroes Shut Out.

DIES MONIES, Ia, April H.-Strinking
miners in this city are circulating a petit
ton which will be presented to the gov
ernor tomorrow asking him to use all his
efforts in preventing the importation of
colored miners from Pana, Ill. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Breweryworker's union No. 15S will
put up strong fight against Duluth
beer sold in Superior. The label being
minus, the brewerymakers say it is
noll-union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The ball given by the cigarmakers
at Maryland hall Monday evening was
social success, and from a financial
standpoint was all that could he de-
sired.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

\ communication from the Wiscon-
sin State Federation of Labor was read
to the effect that the next convention
would be held at GAINESVILLE on June
18th. The assembly decided to send.
Il delegate and an election will be had
at the next regular meeting.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
WE FIT THE HARD-TO-FlT
REGISTERED TRADE MARK

terms. All the employees say that he
was more faithful in living up to tn
rules of the road than the others. lie
ha large family to support and ne
applied himself strictly to his work.
nc was at one time president of the
union.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

was intensely hot and the lieutenant was
sleeping on deck and it Is supposed that
he fell overheard. Three rivates and six.
children Of privates died of pneumonia.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The BARRIERS license bill was killed
at Madison Thursday. The local bar
bcrs union spent considerable time ami
money to have il pass, but it failed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
. Duluth

Louis Dworschak will speak Thurs
day evening Apr. 20, at Kalamazoo hall
OIL trusts and their cause: their eff
feet on modern society. The meeting
is held under the auspices of the So
cialist Labor party. Everybody invit
Ell. admission free.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Joseph Musolf, a member of tn:
waters union has received a letter
from Guy w. Fox, well known in Du
5luth, but now in Spokane, Wash. Mr..
FoN writes that he expects to go INTO
business there for himself, and writes
very encouragingly of the times. He
says Sam Wilcox, Spider Kelly, Geo.
,E;,mison, Charlie Baker and Max Stein
er are in Spokane.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Rev. DR.. Webb Of Minneapolis, has beer
extended a call by the Episcopal church
Of Warren o.
The late postmaster and ex-United
States Senator of Colorado. H. A. w.
Dor. was honored yesterday with a mil-
ilary funeral.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

At the last meeting of the cigar
makers union Julius Dworsch;lk re-
signed the position of corresponding
and recording secretary, which he has
flied for many years. The union has
divided the labors of this office AMI
elected NJ. McGuirk as corresponding
secretary, and VIM. Kehtel as record
ing secretary.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The clerks met Thursday evening
and transacted general routine bust
ness. Hereafter they will meet the
fist Thursday of each month.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Great preparations are being made
BY the packers and nailers for their
annual ball to be given May IL.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The coopers union is still pushing
the fight against Freeman flour, all re-
pcrts to the contrary Notwithstanding
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
Superior

The Trades and Labor Assembly held
a regular meeting Tuesday evening,
President Parker presiding.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The committee having in charge thu:
arranging for the state convention
which meets in Duluth in June, is
perfecting plans for Il grand round OF
er,iuyments for the large delegation
expected. \ ladies' reception COMM,
ter viii be appointed and act with the
Trades Assembly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Joe Konkel has resigned as assembly
delegate to Duluth and Peter Il. Smith
succeeds him.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

President Kriz, Of the Trades Assem-
bly, will address the carpenters at theig
meeting Tuesday evening.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The orgaization committee has been
doing good work lately visiting atfiliat-
ed unions.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

The free employment bureau has 20l
names on the register as applicants for
situations.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

Credential of John Londgraf of the
was read and delegate
obligated.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15

TIL" laundry workers union meets
M anight.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-15
ARRIVES Ar MANILA,

Transport Sheridan Has n Smooth
Passage From New York.
MANILA, April 1i.-11:3O a. m.--The
United States transport Sheridan, for
merIy the Massachusetts, which sailed
from New York, Feb 10, having on board
the Twelfth and battalion of the Sew
enteenth infantry, has arrived here
after5a smooth passage.
ON the night of April II, Lieut.. Meyer
The colored American., 1899-12-16
1t Beats Them All.
r. w. THOMPSON

1t beats them all! Rector's new Pic.
toral and Historical Chart. 1t is the
new Negro for the new Century with
facts, theories aud sta istics. 1t ia or.
namental for the homee-usefuI for
chlldren, 1tyou hsve no library you
cannot do without it; your children
have no incentive to labor unless thew
see it. 1t contains our leading institu
tiors OF learning, leading living crea'
lures Of thought and sentiment. Every
man represents an idea Bowen for
scholarship. Turner for colonization.
Morrls for organization, Dunbar for
poetry, Tanner for art. Washington for
education, etc. Seventeen portraits of
distinguished leaders and hundreds of
facts concerning the races progress.
Our lamented Douglass and Cuba's
martyr, Maceo. Agents are wanted in
every county and state in the Union
Secure terms and territory on the first
edition. Address, job 4 K. Rector. sO4
Broadway. Street, Arkansas.
The colored American., 1899-12-16
The Mysterious As,a,.,,

One night, shortly altar =,
brated battle Of Fontenoy ita eele-
Marshal De SAKE. arrived a. Nero
village in which was an inn Tri.S little
:uliar reputation. 1t was said tba, pe'
his inn there were ghosts Who va; aSt IN
Or strangled all who attempted tr1uOed to
The night in certain room " pass
The conqueror of FOntenov u,
rom being susceptible to suberst;s,tG tG
.errors, and was ready to face ~ '-'IOus
Of ghosts. He dismountet ate hi hi. "Smy
per, and went up to the fatal room, ,,S sup sup
ng with him his arms and his his bodt [Sk.
servant
His arrangements completed a.
Marshal went to bed and was soo, 'ae
profound slumber. with his soD..-NI T4 N
snsconced in an arm chair bv the btets' sIS
About I o'clock in the a,0rDins ne
watcher by the fire wanted n 2 Sos
some sleep himself. approached S,S
master to awaken him, but 10 his caT
he received no response Thfuking tba
Marshal soundly asleep he called aeai,
Startled at the continue silence w.
man shook him; the Marshal did No,
stir.
AS he lifted his hands from the for,
In the bed. the frightened servant saw
that they were red The Marshal wa.
lying in a pool of blood. Drawfng
down the cover the soldier saw .
strange thing. An enormous insect
was fastened to the side of De Save
and was sucking at a wound from
which the blood flowed freely.
The man sprang to the fireDIscs
grasped the tongs, and ran back 10 the
bed. Selling the monster. he cast II
into the flames. where it was Instantly
consumed.
Help was called and the Marshal
was soon out of danger, I'm, the grear
General, who had escaped fire and steel
for years, had barely escaped diving OF
the bite OF a. insect. He had found
he ghost
The colored American., 1899-12-16
The Lizard was too Snrv.

While in the country last Sunday,
.he editor of The Gazette saw black
snake try to capture a lizard for itP
linner. The lizard had the better Of
The snake in the contest, which took
place in a cluster of saplings The liz
ard would run up a sapling clear 10 the
top and patiently wait until the snake
would slowly wind its way about half
way up the sapling, when the lizard
would jump from the top of the tree TO
The ground, and the snake would fling
Itself from the tree, both striking the
ground about the same time. but before
The snake could get itself Strengthened
out, the lizard, which did not have 10
lncoil, would scale up another sapling,
when the snake would repeat its ef-
fort to procure dinner. The snake
not being the ready climber the lizard
was, was at great disadvantage in
the contest, and, after many efforts,
apparently gave it up as fruitless job
-Greenup CKy.) Gazette.
The colored American., 1899-12-16

Those editors who found it neces'
sary to strike over the head every
southerner, in order to get crack at
the Tuskegee Wizard, are finding that
they have stirred up a hornets nest.
The Richmond Reformer defends their
manhood, intelligence and race loyalty
in a style that simply pulverized the
traducer of the sons of the Southland,
Some of the best specimens of the cul-
ture and refinement of latter-day civil
lization were born and bred below the
Mason's and Dixon's line, and we are
glad to stand up and to be counted as
their friend.
The colored American., 1899-12-16
A Freak IL rarcnrl-s-

About three months ago TIr. Frisch
If Thirty-seventh aui Market Streets
received from his brother. who is a
missionary in India, two eggs that were
Joined together. A note accompany
ing them explained thar they were pea
rock eggs, and a great 0uriOsity on ac-
.ount of their strange form. Now, Mr..
Frisch has a friend il West Philadel-
phia who is a poultry farmer. and the
Idea struck him to have the eggs
hatched in an incubator. IN the course
of a month the shells fell apart, aud in
stead of two separate birds stepping
out, the pair came forth Joined togeth-
er by thick band of what appeared to
be gristle. By dint Of extreme care
and careful feeding, the strange pair
were nursed through babyhood and
ire now beginning to get pin feathers OF
Sarious colors-Philadelplia Record.
The colored American., 1899-12-16
Meeting of the Executive Com
mlttee of the National Afro
American Council.

Bishop Alexander Walters, through
vice chairman Jesse Lawson, has call
ed meeting of the executive commit.
tee of the National Afro American
COUNCIL, TO convene IN W asuIpglon on
the 2S:h and 29th OF December. The
Council has much on hand, looking to
the betterment Of the race such as an
investigation into the coDstltutionality
of certain southern election laws, the
pushing Of the White bill to give the
federal authorities jurisdi ;tion in cases
OF Iynching and public disorder, ex
aiming the effecG upon the southern la.
borer OF the convict lease system and
the credit method in dealing out sup.
plies, and the presentation of important
facts and data before the Industrial
Commission with the hope If inspiring
remedial legislation These matters
and the perfection OF the bureau plan
will occupy the attention of this meet
ing OF the committee, and the promot.
ers Of the org aniz alton expect large
and representative attendance, as the
time selected Is highly propitious for
members within radius of five hun.
dred miles. The Council is here to stay,
and evidence Is abundant sho wing that
its existence has brought about good
results for the Afro American. The
body is non'par tisan, and its platform
of race progress and protection is one
upon which every colored man. what.
ever his politics, religion or occu patton
can safely stand.
The colored American., 1899-12-16
Negro Exhibit at Paris.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ored people themselves are attempting
to supplement Mr.. Peck's generosity
with their own means aud by various
devices, With perhaps some miracles we
hope to pull Through, and fulfill the
prediction Of Assistant Commissioner
General Woodward, given in a public
interview In Paris and printed in this
country, Dec. 2nd. 1t is as follows:
There is much talk in Paris as to
what will be the chief attraction of the
exhibition. 1t will be the educational
WORK that Is being Ione for our Ne
groes think this exhibition will
show other nations that we know how
to solve the Negro problem upon In
telligent civilized lines. Some foreign
ers think We have nothing for the Ne
gro but the bludgeon and the revolver.
We shall convince them otherwise"
THOMAS J. GALLOWAY,
Special Agent ON Negro Education.
The colored American., 1899-12-16

was rendered the position of private
secretary by Congressman Dorr, but
declined. In 1897, he Was elected IL
brsrian of the House OF Delegates, be-
ing the first colored man to be named
for this distinction. After wards he was
sppointed d by Gov. Atkinson as corpOr
alton clerk in the Office of the Secretary
of State, Not only was he the first
colored mau to receive such an appoint
ment In the history Cf " est Virgin ID,
but was The first republican clerk that
had Sat at desk in the Executive De-
partment for a quarter OF century.
Owing to the favorable corporation
laws of West Virginia, Mr.. Waters
writes more charters for corporations
than any other similar clerk in the
United States. He has issued IS high
as foriy per day. 1t is also said that
he is one OF the most accurate and
ually the very best. Mr. Waters was
one of the delegates at large to the
National Republican League Of Clubs
that met at d =troit in 1898 He is close
10 the "poWers" in West Virginia, and
being an ardent champion OF his race
has thus been able to be of valuable ser
vice in number OF trying emergencies.
He enjoys the fullest confidence of all
the state officers, from Gov. Atkinson
down.
Mr.. Waters is highly respected by
the classes and the masses wherever he
stands Tor all that ls essential, to tue |
social and moral advancement of the |
Afro. American people. He is 10 crest
demand upon all publ, occasions, re-
ceptions, etc. His speech Introducing |
the lamented Douglass to Charleston
citizens in 1892, and the farewell ad-
dress delivered at the close Of the rec mt
reception rendered by West Virginia to
Booker t. Washington, are regarded |
as masterpieces OF forensic eloquence.
Though praised upon all bands, Mr.
Wafer has too much ''mother WITT 10 !
allow his head to become swollen, |
Plain and unassuming, he never con
siders that he knows it ALL" and it is
a source OF perennial pleasure to seek
the Inspiration offered in his den"
by one of the best stocked |
libraries in the entire common wealth, |
or discussing with a mutual friend
some plan by which This mundane
sphere might be made better, brighter
and happier. He is a mixer in the
truest selse of the word, and Is popular
with all elements, regardless of political
affiliations.
When the historian OF the twentieth
century comes to write of those who
have contributed generously to the
Of the times. and who have
added force to the wheel of progress,
he will record not far from the top OF
mis- most brilliant page, the name and
leeds Of one "Phil" Waters, the "Boy
orator Of the kanswha"
r. w. THOMPSON,
The colored American., 1899-12-16

that the torturing aud killing of Ne
groes fail to awaken sresponsive throD?
Ii the government can do nothing,
why are our press and pulpit so silent
when news of tragedies like that OF
Maysville, KY, is flashed oyer the
wires? Talmage discourses with vim
and eloQuence upon the horrors of
Mormonism, but his tongue Ia dumb
when the first principle of civilization
is trampled in the dust, and the func.
tions Of the court, jury and executioner
are usurped by irresponsible mobs.
The air Of our Capital is noisome by
reason OF the presence Of polygamist,
but the compsnionshIp Of rebels against
the peace snd prosperity of the coun-
try, is accepted without serious ques-
ton.
There is indeed bright side to the
Negro's condition in America, and we
are fond of presenting it.
There is a somber colorIng, too, that
obscures much Of our light which only
q long process of education aud civili-
zstion can remove We do not expect
solution of the problem in a day, but
We do expect and have right TO ex
pect that the friends Of humanity aud
justice will not leave too much to time,
but exert themselves now toward:
crushing out needless inequalities,
needless inconsistencies and go on re
cord that law breakers black or white, |
Mormon or Gentle, remain outside OF
The favor Of the governing forces OF
society.
The majesty Of the LAW must be
Upheld at any cost, and establishment
If guilt should always precede the in
iiction of penalties. Roberts and
3ellamy are both charged with crime,
md there is no reason, except W orked-
lp public sentiment, why fish should
,e made ofone and flesh of the other.
Is not the killing of Negroes as grave
n toffense as the violation OF the
eyenth commandment?