The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-16

elevator. the largest In the world. It's
capacity is to be e,5CoOoo bushels Of
grain. or 2.500OoO more than the largest
existing elevator.
Local Union 70 Jersey city Anal
gamated Sheet Metal WORKERS has re-
solved on an eight-hotr vorkday 10 90
into effect on April 18th, and mini
mum rate Of wages OF s. per day.
At Cleveland 1900 women now IN
positions formerly occupied by men-but
not az mems wages. vt Pittsburg more
than 80 women are working IN the iron
mills al two-thlrd5 the wages paid to
men.
Four thousand Firms from an parts
Of the copper country attended the mass
meeting az Calumet. Mich, 10 protest
against the abrogstlon Of the Finnish
constitution by the car Of Russia.
The Supreme Court Of California has
rendered e. decision unfolding the right
of labor organizations 10 boycott OBJ
noxious employers. and denying on in
junction except upon a showing of spe-
ciiic acts of q criminal nature.
The appointment OF John Williams 20
be factory Inspector In New York IS
n distinct victory for the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. and corresponding
loss TO the order 90 tue ',nights of
Labor. lt is also the first big labor APP
pointment the American Federation OF
Labor has ever received I'm that state.
According 10 the census G.; 1890. the
entire capital then employed IN the man
ufacturine and mechanical industries III
the United States was $.3-7,''p'vV &C
cording 10 the New York iournai OF
Commerce. which has been an pans 10
bring together and add mp the capiiaii]a-
ton OF the trusts and combinations now
in the field. there has been created a
stock and bonded Indebtedness on theT
account of $3.50 sS1s42.
Among the bills passed by the Ncbras-
ka Legislature and which have become
laws is one which prohibits a railroad
company from requiring conductor
engineer. fireman. brakeman. telegraph
operator or other tralnman VINO mas
worked eighteen consecutive hours 'A-
cept an case of casualty to again go on
duty until he has had AT least elsht
hours rest The penalty provided Tor the
violation Of the law IS n fine or not Jess
than so or more than '-v'
Monkeys pick cotton at Smedcs Miss.
Cotton planters throughout ihe SCUM
have watched the experiment win a
great deal of interest. ON the biz plan
tation the rows wore hilco WIN mpn-
KEYS. each with her little cotton sack
about her neck. picking away quietly
and orderly and without any Fueu "r
confusion. As fast as the monkeys gol
their sacks uu they would run I'D me
end OF the row. where a man was sla-
toned TO empty the contents OF the
sacks into baskets. Then tho monkey
would scamper back along the row ANA
would Immediately resume their work.
Each monkey was protected from the
rays of the SIM while picking by cotton
cap. which was tied under is chin with
q piece of string. Mr. Magnum j. en-
thus.astic over the success OF his expert
nrnt. The monkeys are IN every way
superior 20 negroes as pickers in One
first place. tine cost of picking is about
one-third. Then they are far more care
full than negroes and pick % trer trane
of cotton lie said. Even during inc
rainy fan. when all other cotton was OF
"a low grade that picked by the mon
keys of my plantation was All midthns.
And that cotton sold for more than One
half q cent more than that which was
picked bv the negroes ln fact, ] Doe
lieve that the discovery that monkeys
can be taught 10 pick cotton Us ihe
greatest that has been made for the
cotton planter since whitney discovered
the cotton eiu.'