The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-28

The painters lockout in Indianapolis
il still on. 80
The big Rellaire iron and steel mill Is
to 90 into the federal steel trust.
A photographers paper trust, eontroli'
ing the entire output, has been formed
Powderly's suit for back salary from
X. of l.. has been settled out OF court.
Sandusky, o., will have milk trust
TO milk the public aud water the mix
by the absorption Of all independent
concern in Columbus, o., the monopoly
Of the dashboard trnst is complete.
The great textile workers lockout Ia
Georgia is still on. Dispatches say that
the workers are IN very Impoverished
condition.
The ,hoeworkers lockout in Marlboro
Mass, continues The workers have
sent out agents to collect funds to wage
the fight to the bitter end.
In Illinois and Missouri court deeis'
ions were recently made sustaining the
right of municipalities to have the union
label placed upon printing.
4 big telephone trust is organizing
The company in Cleveland already con
trolls the companies in hall dozen states
The Hell monopoly IS behind the deal
An invention by which telephoning
can be done over telegraph wire has re-
ceived a successful trial. 1t Is reported
also that BY a new discovery 5000 words
a minute can be telegraphsd.
Swift Co, the boycotte,l meat packers
II Chicago and Kansas City, increased
their capital stock from sl5,OO,OOO TO
SI2 900 900, which means that this unfair
concern will have more power than ever.
II il stated that there are y merubers
Of labor organizations in the Colorado
legislature They hold the balance Of
power and their action will be closely
watched by lAborers and capitalists
alike
A big miners strike il coming In
Belgium. The employers are combining
and refuse 10 treat with the urn who
are restless and threaten 10 walk cut all
over the nation At L0uyain the cigar
makers have shipped the bo-ses 10 a
standatll.
The old J. Wright Tobacco Co. Of Viz,
GINA, - tch made barrel ot money OUT
OF the Knight, Of Labor BY posing a. the
workngm-n's friend, has gone into the
Continental tobacco trust. The Mayo Co.
in the same state, has also brsa gobbtsd
up by the trust.
To meet German, English anil Ansri-
ean competition in the markets ot the
world the fabric manufacturer Ut R0u,
baix, France. have Developed hsw
weaving machine surprising the famous
improved Northrup, ono man operates
AZ machines, which turn out an average
at 40 yards each lay 1t ten hours, and
requires bat hall the motive force II
ordinary machines. The fabric shows a
woven effect oa one sids anil knitted on
the other. and Will take either as plaza
gu-.is or a novelty.
The American strrl AMI wire trust has
gDbblsd up the Shsnango Valley Steel
Co, II New Castle, Ia The significant
thing about th,s transfer. asilr from
making the trust complete. - that the
New Castle concern operates the largest
tin plate plant in the world anil Whirh
Is now a part Of The tin plate trust, thas
forming direct connection bstwrrn the
two huge combines. which Wtl probably
lcad 10 a closer federation or entire anal,
gamat,pn IN the not dpstan. iptufr one
thing IL certain the wire, TIN plate and
federal steel combines wiIi aos oppose
each other 10 any great extent The steel
lnA wire trust will be- rvorganitsd and
capitalized 1t s0d,DOODOo
Five cent cigars are now made By ma,
chtnsry IN tbs larger aetor,rs anil sol4
10 dealers At ~ 50 a hundred. says tho
Labor News. 81 Youngstown. o. The
apparatus for .tsam,ns and stretching tho
wrappers "a one OF the recent rruaoules
ia the Manufacture u tobacco. By aa
operation a Leaf that formerly made one
wrapper now makva two. whish IL equiv
alfnt 10 making two blades OF grass grow
whore ono grew before In onr larys lac.
tory a few days ago 5000 Ave cent ma,
chine made cigars had 10 BE- destroyed
becnue they hal breu wrapped 40 tight
that vacuum pump couldn't p-rmaslr
than To draw They we're chopped up.
wrapper AMI 6llrr. and made into ten.
csnters by hani. Thus another trade IL
Anr"Hmhing to rsvplutioutzing influences.
Prof George Cunton. Of New York
commonly known a. professor green
go"ds J.. runs a cheap magazine in wAirh
he Prct'ud' 10 make propaganda tor
organized labor. and ~ sysrlastingIy
warning worktnRmsn not to bccuns
Identified with soCialistie agitation Tor
fear Of arousing the hostility IT employ
era, il an rrstwhils British subject, Who.
with true takir instincts. ia attempting
to land the labor cummtsaionsrship plum
of New York state thus showing con.
clu''vcly tina, he IS merely a capitaiistic
d"roy duck, which IL further demon
'trat'd by the fact that the printers are
now after him with a club for having
n" cheap magazine printed 10 a non.
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