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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
STILLWA AFTER.
Warden Reeve Treats the COnVicts
With Consideration.

The convicts at the prison were treated
to something aside from the ordinary yes
terday, Warden Reeve giving them half
hours freedom in the prison yard and an
extra dinner. This privilege has Only
been customary on holidays, but Warden
Reeve decided that, if the behavior of
his wards warranted ii, he would give
them a half hours rest and recrea ton
Yesterday and the warden states that
during the month the discipline has been
excellent, and, consequently, he did as
he had agreed. The men enjoyed the half
hour hugely, and Mr.. Reeve feels highly
satisfied with the experiment.
A number of changes have been made In
the prison yard during the past few days
Trees have been planted and the park
grounds have been leve!ed. One of the
old sheds adjoining the boiler room has
been torn down, and soon as another
part Of the old wall back of the boiler
room is torn down it will be replaced
with a substantial structure of stone and
brick.
David J. Weldon and Abbie f. Hart,
residents of st. CroiX county, Wis, were
married here yesterday by Judge A. z.
Doe, of the municipal court.
The Isaac Staples and bow boat the
Clyde, and the Eclipse and bow boat,
cleared yesterday with log RATS, the Sta
pies going to Fort Madison, the Clyde to
Dubuque and the Eclipse to Davenport.
The May meeting of the board of pris or
managers will be held at the prison on
the 9Th inst.
The spring term OF the district court
was convened yesterday by Judge Willis
ton, of Red Wing, and the grand jury en-
tered upon its duties call of the calen-
dar was made and the hearing of jury
cases will begin next Tuesday.
A board of county commissioners is in
| session and devoted a large part of yes
terday to hearing applications for abate-
ment, etc.
In view of the continued demand for
prison binder twine, Warden Reeve has
l'decided to operate the factory overtime
and in that manner manufacture about
100000 pounds more than was originally
intended.
The Street Fair association net in the
rooms of the Commercial club Monday
evening and decided to give a street fair
in this city for three days, beginning
| Sept II.
! The city council, at its meeting last
night, instructed the city attorney to no.
| tify the owners of the South saltwater
| franchise to proceed at once to carry out
the construction of the line.
Mayor Arneson reapDointed members of
! the library board Mrs. Rosa Baker, Mrs.
Flora Jassoy and Mrs. Helen A MeCluer
President Welshous, of the city council,
appointed park commission composed
of Aid. Schroeder, Burnham and Hanson.
wINoNA LABOR TROUBLES.
TsTumhers Win n S+riIxa az Brief
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 1.-Contrac-
tors and employers generally today re-
fused demands for increased wages and
as result about 1000 working men
struck. They include timers and sheet
metal workers 20 the number Of $50, near
ly 500 hod carriers and about $50 plas-
terers and quarry workers. Nearly go
bricklayers have been laid off in conse-
Quence of the hod carriers action. it
is probable that the plumbers and steam
filters will go out. but they will proba-
bly, not take action until May 15 Tie
they viii fight the mems demands 10 tho
end till they have finally broken up TX
trades council.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Omaha Carpenters.

OMAHA, May 1.-All the union carpen-
ters in the city are idle today and not
contractor of any Importance Is doing
anything The men demand an eight-hour
day, an increase from 35 to 40 cents an
hour and the exclusive use of union label
planning mill ma terial. The contractors
are willing to concede the demands re-
cure material promptly at all times if
confined to union planning mill and sash
and door works
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Printers Voted Aid.

NEW YORK. May 1-At a special
meeting Of the New York Typothetae the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the members Of the
New York Typothetae subscribe a fund of
$4,000 to aid the employing printers of
Kansas City in resisting the unjust de-
mands made upon them that every Office
in that city shall be unionized
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
stnndnlA ON Adrnnce.

PARKERSBURG. w Va, May Ia
Of the Standard Oil company here Of an
advance In wages beginning today. The
advance will be given on the basis OF
allowing ten hours pay for nine hours
work. Men working twelve hours will re-
ceive an increase Of 10 per cent.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Many Men Out in Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ca, May lit is claimed
by the president of the Building Trades
council, representing all branches of la
Dor connected with building in Savannah
today, that 800 men are on a strike in
this city They inc ude carpenters, paint
ers, bricklayers, plasterers and others
connected with house building. They ask
an increase in wages and decrease in
working hours. The builders and con-
tractors claim they are not seriously en-
barrassed by the strike
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Crisis I'm Central Strike.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 1-Approxi-
mately 700 more car repairers have join
ed the strike, which was begun by the
men of that craft employed by the New
York Central railway, and this constitutes
todays active developments. The much
deferred ultimatum stands over until to-
morrow, when Supt Wait, of the motive
trail is expected from Neg York to CON
fer with the executive committee of the
strikers
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

Willis Millet and companion, OF Mil
waukee, were arrested this afternoon for
working the short change" scheme in a
One was arrested at the point of a re-
volver. The pair worked Good Thunder
merchants Yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Pere Marquette Freight Handlers

LUDlNGTON, Mich, May 1.-Two hun
dred freight handlers employed by the
on strike. In making a contract for the
ensuing year the company refuses to pay
the grain handlers 80 cents an hour, an
increase of 10 cents over last year The
freight truckers ask the same pay they
have been receiving. The men all belong
to the American Federation of Labor
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

sentation of the total membership Of the
allied building trades council, which en-
braces about 95 per cent of the men en-
ployed In the building trades. The fact
that so few workers were compelled to
strike Is considered by the unions as IA
vorable to their cause
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Zig Land saIe.

DEVILS LAKE, n D.. May 1.-(Spe-
month ending April 30 were $4,000 Dur
ing the same time !, ,105 homestead entries
were made. This is the largest number
ever made in one month in this office
and the largest number made in any of
flee in the United States during the past
thirty days. One hundred and tifty-three
cash and final proofs were also made in
the same neriOh
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
New Scale at Denver.

DENVER, Col, May 1.-Under the de-
cision Of the Carpenters union the new
wage scale of $3.50 ON an eight-hour day
became effective today. Some of the
contractors have agreed to pay the high
er wages, but the majority nave refused
and several hundred carpenters are on
strike.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Compromise ERected.

CINCINNATI, O., May IA joint con-
ference has been in session here all day
between the international Union OF Iron
Moulders and their employers
Tonight a compromise was agreed upon
for the same scale as last year for the
year beginning July 1 and for an ad-
vance of 10 cents per day for the two
months until July l.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
sympathetic strike.

BUFFALO, n. Y, May 1-Word has
been received at headquarters of the
workingmen that the shop men Of the
gone out in sympathy with the New York
Central men. Mr.. Fish estimates that
this adds $50 men to the striking force.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Pressmen to- Return 10 Work.

DETROIT, Mich, May 1.-The striking
job pressmen, feeders and assistants
reached an agreement late today with
their employers on the wage scale and
other questions at issue and will return
to work tomorrow morning. A new wage
scale has been adopted.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
BrickIayers and Hod Carriers.

PITTSBURG, May 1.-About 1,CC9 brick
layers and 500 hod carriers struck today
for an increase in wages and shorter
hours. The scale of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners was signed
by the Master Builders association and
ali are at work.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Six Hundred Roller Men.

AKRON, O., May 1.-Six hundred men
and molders struck at the Stirling boiler
works at Barberton today for an in
crease of IS per cent. An attempt will
be made to resume with non-union men
and trouble is expected. The company
navy,
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Plumbers Get an Advance

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 1-Beginning
today the journeymen plumbers, timers
skaters and carpenters employed here will
receive an advance in wages Of from %
to 80 cents per day. The sunions made
demand for the increase. which was
granted today, when the ultimatum eX-
pired. About 1000 men are affected.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

Tif7n says that the section men on the
Tiffin division of the Big Four struck to-
day for an increase in wages Of from
ST. 10 to $1.25 per day. The company has
refused to accede to the demand
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Trouble Is Feared.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. May Goal heav-
ers to the number of 108 of the Creiss
Coal company were paid off today and
are now, without work. The men want
shorter hours. They had been unloading
the Massachusetts. Non-union men were
at work today, and trouble is feared
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Racine Carpenters.

RACINE, Wis, May 1.-Two hundred
carpenters struck today and fifty NOD
carriers and masons also went out. All
building has been suspended In this city
The Carpenters union demands an eight
hour day, double pay for over time
and the employment of union men only.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Detroit COremakers out.

DETROIT, Mich, May Lone hundred
and fifty union coremakers went on strike
here today to enforce their demand for
an increase of wages from $1.75 to $2.Z5
per daY
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Molders auIt work.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 1.-Two hun
dred molders employed in the works Of
the Edward P. Allis company went on a
strike today, the cause being the failure
of the company to comply with a request
of the union men to discharge an old en-
ploye who would not join the union.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
FOR AN EIGHT-HouR DAY.
Three Thousand philadelphia
Workingmen Are on Strike.

WorkIhgmen Are ON Str1IAe.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-The strug-
gle for an eight-hour work day which has
been under consideration by the labor
DAY when, according to, Secretary Joseph
B. Allen, Of the allied building trades
Council worknien ra5ressnting every
branch Of the building trades. went on
strike to enforce by a. concerted move
ment the demands of the Unions. Nearly
5000 men are reported to have quit work
and this number is but small repre-
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

ST. LOUIS, May building operations
stilI and all the union men engaged in
the building trades are out. A conserva-
tive estimate places the number of men
ont at coo
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
wa1kout at Mi1wankee.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May 1-About 100
union worknen employed in fourteen car
riage and wagon works in this city walk
ed out today because the firms as whole
refused to sign the scale. Fifty men
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Il 8 O. s. w. Section Mean.

SEYMOUR, Ind, May AL the sec
tion men and the extra gangs on new
work from ST Louis to Parkersburg, w.
Va, on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
eTn railway struck today. About 5000
men are out. They want $1.50 a day.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
button Cutters Out.

ters in the pearl button factory of La
chirsch struck today for advanced wages.
Employees Of three Of the thirty button
factories here are now out and it is prob
able others will follow.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
RED WING TEAM WON.
Shoot at Lake City Was Interfered
With by Prevalence of wind.

LAKE CITY, Mimi, May 1.-(Special.)-
The Red Wing and Lake City Gun clubs
met here today in shoot for the inter
county gold badge. The teams were of
five men each. Red Wing scored IS and
Lake City rs, out of possible 100 Strong
winds interfered with the shooting.
A big fire is raging in the Chippewa
bottoms
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
strike IA PaAaaic.

NEW YORK, May IA strike of 900
men employed in the building trades be-
gan in Passaic, N. j., today The men
ask for shorter hours and more pay.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Nickel Plate Men Ont.

BUFFALO. N. Y, May IA courier re-
ported at headquarters that $50 shopmen
of the Nickel Plate had struck in SYM
pathy with the Centrals strikers.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
shin WorI,ers Wnnt Increase.

PORT HURON, Mich, May 1-Three
hundred men went on strike at the jerks
shops today for IS cents per hour. A
number of machinists and other employees
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

have been locked out Of two other shops
for about three weeks. The union men
demand an increase in wages OF about
10 per cent.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02
Big Strike at Kansas city.

also went out, and work is practically
at a standstill.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-02

They're impressionab!e suits and
are built on the most clever, high
class tailor lines.
The Sack Coats have the broad
shoulder effect which is the swell
idea for this season. The broad
shoulder gives it an awfulIy nobby
appearance; it builds one out.
They haven't their peer in this
town at $l5.
The fabrics are all thoroughly
tested as for wear, durability and
color. The price is made special
but for short period only.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
BETTER EYES NOWADAYS.
Despite the Fact That speotacies Ars
 Far More Comnan.


 Defective eyesight is certainly be- coming more and more common, and the way the use of glasses has inereas- ed would be extremely startling if we had not grown accustomed to them by degrees, said one of a group of New Orleans business men, When I was a boy 1t WAS very unusual to see @ young person wearing specs; now w9 en- counter them at every tura Our grandfathers used to be proud of their splendid vision, and in many cases it was retained into advanced old age. but at present 8 pair of perfectly sound eyes are the exception instead of the rule. am willing to bet that you can go up and down Canal street, from one end of the retail district to the other, without finding half a dozen business men of over 45 who can get along with out artificial aid to the sight. 1 paid a visit to a young ladies' seminary not long ago, and out of one class of 50 I counted IS wearing glasses. That is 9 ffightfu1 percentage. If it doesn't indi- cate that the human eye is playing out under the strain of modern conditions would like to know what it does mean?" T think I can reassure you, said physician who had joined the party while the other was speaking. The human eye is not playing out, but is merely receiving better care. The statistics on the subject do not extend back more than 30 or 40 years and are very imperfect, but they indicate thai there is less defective vision now than there used to be, especially among school children. I know that is con- trary to the general impression, but it Is a fat, and is attributed to better lighted school rooms and better printed books. We have al. read how some Of our great statesmen studied their les sons by the light of the fireplace, and if they ever did such thing, which doubt, you may rest assured they paid for it with spectacles in after life. The reason why so many glasses are seen nowadays is that the slightest visual defect is at once corrected while in former times it was either ignored or unnotieed, and, though there are prob ably more speetacles among very old people you will likewise find fewer very old people totally blind
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
rreca ntsens Against Fire.

The Paris Exposition precautions against fire include the coating of all wood used in the building frameworks with non-infiammable material; ali stairways will be fireproof. An emer- gency light system for night use will consist of electric lamps of one candle power, bearing a distinctive red color. Only coal gas and electricity may be used for heating and lighting, the use of any form of hydrocarbons, aeety- fene, or gas other than coal gas being forbidden. Theaters, concert halls, etc, must have fre-proof curtains Of iron or asbestos, and must be lighted exclu- sively by electricity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
Iron Mountain Rates.
Special Excursion to Hot Springs Aug. sl

Special Excursion to Hot Springs Aug. 3I Leave on regular train No 222 at 4:55 D. m from Pine Bluff; arrive at Hot springs II ?. ?, m,i returning train leaves tot Springs $50 a. m Sept. 3; round oFip S2. This prom lses to be the best excursion that has ever been run to Hot springs and parties desirine a nice pleasant trip should avail themselves cf this.
 Hamburg. Ark, Aug. IS to 20. womans Mis- sloba' ~7eiation. Return from Montrose at a3e ezf fare on certificate plan. limit oi cert18 AE 28
 fS Aus, 20-25. Supreme Lodge K ci 2 41. Return at one-thfrd fare on ce4tfEs7 an, limit return Aug. g.
 Dermo Ark Aug. 2a to Fent. ,. District CGnfefe ce. Return at one-third fare on certificate plan, return limit Sept, 6.
 BeeBe Ark, Sept. l6 10 2f, Camp Meeting Return at one third fare OIL certificate plan, return limit Sept 2s.
 Colorado springs, Aug. T to31 Tickets on sale Aug. IS and l9 at rate of 930b0 for round trip, Final return limit Sept 20 For other Information call on Il. M. Atwood, agent.
 Texarkana August P to 25. Return at one-third fare on the certificate plan, Limit of certificate. August %. Account Supreme Lodge Knights of Honorl colored.
 The M &s will sell tickets to Colorado and Utah on June 19 aad 20. July 3. r and AuRuSO l, ana q. obOp over VIII De allowed west of Colorado common points within limit of 30 days on going trip, Final limit of all tickets Oct 31st,
 Biennial Conclave Knights of PYthias, at Detroit Miehigan, August 27 to Sspt. 1, 1. NJ. X S. Ky. will sell round trip tickets from This place at S26.05 on August 9, 26 and 2 with return limit not earlier than August 29 nor later than Sept 5th except that tick cts will be limited to Sept. IA if presented to Joint agent on or before Sept. 1 and upon payment of Joint agency fee 50c.
 Summer Resorts.
 From Pine Bluff to Mt. Nebo and return. 7.80
 RaSandsn 9eau9S opi'nss aia U fetafn' 7s1e 779
 Tickets on sale now and will continue until close of business, Searcy Sept 15i Mt. Neho Oct. 1; Ravenden, sept. 30. A II tickets limit ed for return passage to Oct 3i, 1900. Parties wishing to spend the summer in nice, cool, healthy places should try the above.
 Boonville, Arkansas, August 9th to 20th Arkansas Conference Seventh Day Adyen- turists. Return from Little Rock at one third fare on certificate plan, Limit of cer : Cate, August 23rd.
 Forrest City, August 14th to 18th. Grand Lodge. COlOred treemans of the State oi Arkansas Round trip tickets &4.95 from Pine Bluff, Days nf sale, Augu4 E and Il Return limit, August20.
 G. A. R.. Chicago. III. August 21th to sep- tember 1st. 1a09 The Iron Mountain Route will sell tickets for the above at one fare fol the round trip. Dates of eale August 24th te 1st, except Ry depositing ticket and paying 30 cents joint agency fee, tickets will be ex. tended tor return September 30. This is a splendid chance for parties wishing pleasant and cheap trip. The I. M. < F. vii pnt you in Chicago in less than 24 hours
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
 SINGING AT THEIR WORK.
parkie. Accomplish Much More wheH
 They Can Make Music.

Contractors in south Missouri em- ploy many negroes to load railroad ties on the cars of the Memphis rail- way, says the Kansas City Star. The ties are cut in the woods. hauled to the railway in wagons and dumped in piles along the side of the roads The negroes then take them up, tie by tie. and run with them up the blanks to the cars, where they drop them in regular order. These negroes are paid 8 price for each tie they carry, so they vie with one another to earn the most money in one day. They become so s3expert at the work that an old hand can throw heavy tie on his shoulder so that it will balance, and then, with out holding it, he will run, both hands pressed flat against his sides, up tho gang plank to the car. The negroes are so accustomed to the whrk that they seldom drop tie and seem never to have sore shoulders. One may see gangs of dozen or more of them, all singing and whistling. Each sings at Che top of his voice orswhistles as loud ~as AAC Odip dAd CfCIJ tlAG 10 0lhCICbI- The effect is amusing. but beyond de- scription. The men carry their ties at trot all day long. An inspector stands beside the plank that goes up the car to examine the ties being load ed. It is amusing to hear the inspec- tor call negro halfway up the plank with tie on his shoulder to throw it away among the heap of bad ties. The negro gets no credit for his load and goes back swearing at his bad luck, while his companions stop their music and burst Into loud, uncomfortable x laughter. All these negro tie carriers SSFhave deep grooves in the right shoul- der, where the ties have pressed, but the flesh is calloused and seldom sore. The men make good wages, most of them $S.50 a day. They spend all of 1t. Very few of them save their money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
ROUTE
The following special low rate ex- cursions have been offered by the Choctaw Route.

National EncamPment +, Chicago homa 6c Gulf Ky offers through its Mempt is gateway absolutely the best of service and quickest time to Chicago Tickets on sale August 24 to T at very low rates, and limit ed fer return passage to Sept
 Colored Carnival Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug 27 to Sept 1. 1900 For this occasion the Choctaw Route will cell round trip tickets to Hot Springs at extremely low rates on Au- gust 2a, good for return passage ept
 Detroit, Mich--Knights of Pythias Con claYe-Tickets on sale August g, 26 and 27, at one fare plus S2.00 for the round trip, and limited for return passage until September 5, with privilege of extension until Sept II.
 For rates aud other information call on nearest railroad agent, or write J F. HoIden, Traffic Manager, Little Rock. Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
Electricity a Century Ago

Electricity as we know it is Just 100 years old In 1799 the Italian sci enlist Volta gave definite form to the method of producing the current, and it is from his name that we have the term voltmeter to describe the instru- ment which measures the force of the current. and volt as the unit of that m measurement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
One Third of Our Life
measurenent.

IS spent in bed. The bedroom should be cozy, cheerful and full of comfort We are mak- ing a special cut on chamber sets which is perfect beauty. The wood IS nicely fini he'd, and each piece is well put togetherand firm. You may have an offer like this again, but we doubt it.
 BLUFF CITY
 FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
An Ancient Coin.

h Texas some nine years ago a sil- yer shekel was found dating back to 142 B. c. Intrinsically it is worth about half dollar, but collectors put a price of S5,000 on it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22
Betters HIS Chance.

why do you insist on your sons be- coming a lawyer" asked friend i've made will leaving him all my kmoney." was the answer. Tt seems to 'me that if he Is a lawyer himself he will stand better chance of getting some of it,"--Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22

St. Louis Fair, St. Louis. Mo-. Oct, Is, 1900. inclusive, Rate, one fare fir the round tr p. Dates Of sale, Sept, 30 to Oct, B inciu- sive and for trains arriving in St. Louis be- fore IL on Of Oct. 6, Return liaie Oct Stb, 1900
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-22

St. Louis Exposition, St Luuis, Mo. Sept. F to Get, 20. 19l0. Rate, open rate Of one and one-third fare for the round trip. Dates f sale, Sept 18 1s 20 25 27; Oct g. 4 3, il. t6, f8, 10C0. Return limit five days from date of sa