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WANT RAISE IN PAY,
Superior Police Department Urge
Such Action.

Superior Police Depa rtmcnt Urge
Such Action.
The patrolmen, chief of police, SER
Seants and captain are in favor Of 2
raise In pay. A schedule has been pre-
pared which would give the chief s125
per month instead of 800, sergeants SIS
instead of $40. captain $50 instead of SO
and patrolmen SO instead of S65. Ald-
dermn Newburg last night introduced
a resolution making these rates and the
matter was referred to the committee
on police.
There are at present a lot of idle men
in the woods in this vicinity who are
to feel stringency in the money line.
The reason Is that the log driving
streams are too dry. For several weeks
crews of men have been waiting in ex-
pectancy of the time when they could
commence running the logs down the
rivers, but that time has not yet come
and the streams are continually get
ting lower instead of higher, as is de-
sired.
A 75-foot chimney is to be built for
the engine house of the new Broadway
Steam Laundry building. The walls
up to the first story Of the building have
already been completed and the scaf-
folding for the. big chimney was start
ed this morning.
The Douglas County Realty COM
pany has filed articles of incorporation
with the register Of deeds. The incor-
porators are ST. Norvel, Griffith Chad
wick and Louis Chadwick. The capital
stock is $4,000. ,.--..- s..
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Inc BOSS carpenters are trying their
pest to make mountain out of a mole
hlll in the supposed strike, which they
claim exists by action of the Carpen-
ter. union, notifying the contractors
that after. SIT tlaalls
Dor iof nan S5
cent Sc t an hour and no more than eight
hours per day. e., ~2,s4 n ~ an
~ When May 1st arrived the bosses re-
fused to buy it at that figure, and the
seller merely looked for, and very for
tunately found a, new market where
they got their price. Work being very
plentiful there is not any trouble in
finding job for every carpenter who
wants one at the advanced price. Now
the bosses come out with an ultimatum
and say to the men if they do not re-
turn to work at the bosses price, they
will look for other men. Just as if they
expected man to quit job where he
gets 50 cents an hour for eight hours
and go to work for them at so cents an
hour for nine hours. The union claims
that there is no strike on. and the only
noise that they hear is what few con-
tractors who have not very much work
on hand, are making in the press.
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= Frank Buchanan, vice president of
the Chicago Building Trades council,
is in the city soliciting aid for the Chi
cago strike. He visited the Labor
World during the week and when asked
for an interview on the trouble in Chi
cago replied as follows:
l will state in regard to the labor
trouble in Chicago, that 1t is not a
strike but lockout. This lockout was
occasioned on February 5th because the
labor unions would not accede to the
rules laid down by the contractors as
sociation. These rules were direct vi
olation Of the existing agreement en-
tered into on May 1st, 1899 between the
contractors association and the va
rious trades that are affiliated with the
Chicago Building Trades council. The
agreement stipulated that the rules
signed on May 1st, 1899 were to be in
effect for one year, until May 1st. 1900,
and in several cases, rules were signed
to be in effect until May 1st. 1901.
The fact is that the contractors as
sociation is trying to do everything in
Its power to disrupt the laboring mans
organization. Every fair and unfair
method is being pursued to accomplish
ance of the Chicago papers-which, by
the way, is newspaper trust-and are
continually giving to the people lying
statements about the representatives
of labor unions
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THE NEW STORE.
1t viii Soon be Opened by Hunting
ton & TallaMt.

1t Will Soon be Opened by Hunting
ton & TallaMt.
The Metropolitan block is undergoing
complete change in that part lately
occupied by I. Freimuth. Workmen of
almost every trade are engaged in rem
ovating and renewing every part from
cellar to roof preparatory to the OPEN
ing of large department store by
Messrs. Huntington and Tallant. They
expect, to carry, when all improvements
are completed, complete departments of
dry goods, notions, mems furnishing
goods, millinery, cloake and suits, boots
and shoes, jewelry. optical goods, car
pets, upholstery. crockery and kitchen
hardware, etc. The firm had an
nounced their date OF. opening as May
14th, but it will be delayed a few days.
The Labor World joins with the rest in
welcoming this young firm to Duluth
with a fair field and no favor" and
we wish them success. ="
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BUFFALO,. May 1O.--Package freight
handling at this port is being done,
[prac cticaf1y, by Americans. There are
Italians and men sof her ma ationalities
|aaslstt The
[AlnTsricans, led 81 JSyss, who
has reput alton foT cking. his weight
in wild cats, dreWsoutS Of the branch Of
the longshoremen'ssa association here
last year and formed another branch
this year. They have given to the: pub
lie. as. the reason for forming new
branch, that the Poles control the or
iginal branch and have used that pow
er to drive English-speaking members
out of it and away from the docks.
The Poles have given to the public; as
their reason for refusing ito work. on
the docks, that they object to being
employed by contractor. Joyce's
branch has not yet charter, but the
members are doing the work on the
dock and getting 80 cents an hour.
Barter Trying to Settle.
H. G. Barter, secretary treasurer Of
the International Longshoremen's as
sOciatiOn, is here endeavoring to settle
the matter, and has. asked the man.
ayers of the line boats to unite with
him in his endeavor. The Joyce men
have possession of the docks and have
raised the cry of America for the Am
ericans." If Barter gives them a char
ter he may precipitate riot by the
Poles. The Poles demand that the as
sociation refuse a charter to the Joyce
men. If Barter sides with the Poles
the association will have to lend it.
self to the nasty job of driving Ameri-
cans off the docks and supplanting
them with Poles that have previously
driven Americans out of the union and
away from the docks.
Boats Have NJ Trouble.
The managers of the line boats are
having no trouble over the handling of
freight, and naturally favor giving en-
)loyment to Americans. 1t is probab BILE
that the Poles-Who are now on the
verge of desperation" according to
Barter's statement to the vesselmen-
will soon realize that their connection
with the association will not help them
to win their anti-contractor strike. II
may then be UP to the police and pos
sibly the militia, to keep them from
! rioting. ~, -
AL other labor organizations inter-
ested in. work at the docks are either
working along steadily and quietly or
are amicably adjusting disputes. To-
day the strike at the Union dry dock
yards; will probably be declared off and
the men invited to return to work. The
settlement it is understood, is in the
form of a compromise by both sides.
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SOUTHERN OPERATORS STRIKE.
Failed because Members of Orders
Did Not Support 1t.

Failed because Members Of Order.
Did Not Support 1t.
ATLANTA, Ga., May S.-President
Powell, of the Railway Telegraphers.
today announced that the telegraphers
can apply to the Southern railway for
employment without being considered
by the order as scabs, but advises them
not to do SO. President Powell asserts
that while the strike controversy is
ended, owing to the failure Of the men,
bers of the order to support it, the boy
colt feature on the Southern will be
continued by the order. 1t is stated
from the strikers headquarters that
many Of the telegraphers formerly en-
ployed by the Southern are seeking
positions on Western roads and some
are entering other employment. The
daily strike edition of the Journal of
Labor announces this morning it's dis
continuance.
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THE LYNN LABOR CHURCH.
Herbert CN*xOn Throws Out Fe"
Things to Think About.


The following are IL few scintillating
sentences by Herbert N. Casson in the
Lynn Labor church:
Congressman CalderwOod not long
ago said in Congressional speech:
Large areas Of the country need moth
ing but a leader of ability to give us
= insurrection. If the leader should
4 ..appen to have the military instinct
1t would mean civil war;
The unheard of power that is being
given to the president is sufficient to
make him a military despot, if he had
the strength of character and the will
to- use it.
A. strong willed man in McKinleys
place could be as absolute as the Czar
Of Russia.
All Spain's cruelty and treachery has
not done One-tenth as much harm as
the present up-rearing of military
despotism by Congress.
1t may. take years of strife to undo
what.the Congressional rabble has been
doing during the last few weeks
Before long every trace Of represent
tative government will have disap-
peared. Instead Of inalienable rights
we have government by injunction.
Instead of life we have the Hazelton
massacre. Instead OF liberty we have
wage slavery. Instead Of happiness we
have 1000 suicides every year. f..
A farmer was accustomed to pasture
his cows on d barren, rocky hill. He
was asked why he put them where
there was no grass. and he replied
why. sir, see what grand view they
have. -. -,
That is how the workers are being
treated. They get flags, and medals
and speeches, and flattery. and uni
forms, and glory, and red fire, and par
AIDES, and everything but their just
4 share Of our national wealth
ssThe workers have voted for the
same tyrants who oppressed them be-
fore they had votes. .SsGsIs5@ i.
You might as well give libraries to
N the blind, and pianos to the deaf, a.
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IN BOTH KANSAS CITIES.

Street Car Traffic. May BE Tied Up
Unless Demand Are, Granted.
KANSAS CITY. May 1O-Street car
traffic in the two Kansas cities may
be tied up by strike within another
"a hours unless the Metropolitan Street
Railway company meets the demand Of
a committee oe its employees formulated
today. The committee waited on the
officials Of that company this after
noon to- demand decognition Of their
union, formed recently, and 20 cents an
hour for all onductors, ,motormen and
grlpiile. President c. ~. Holmes was
.ot at his office and the committee dt.
ferred It's visit until tornorrow but. as
tha official has previously emphati-
sc;aliys stated hes would re the systel,l
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liberty to those who dare not be free.
What good does the post office do to
the S6 per cent. of the people in North
Carolina who can neither read nor


What good does the post, office do to
the S6 per cent. of the people in North
Carolina who can neither read nor
write?
Industrial evolution is rushing ahead
here faster than in any other country.
the monopolists have gone ahead of
the people,. They have abolished COM
petition. organized for protection, con-
trolled legislation, established cooper
alton, thrown off national religious and
party prejudices, opposed war. cap
tured civilization, and built up for
themselves a heaven on earth, because
they have intelligently sought their
own interest, without following kings,
or clergy, or bosses.
The people have done none of these
things, and therefore they are suffering
munger and cold and ten thousand mis-
cries.
Monopolist are like the New Jersey
mosquito. who lit on d bicycle, tire and
proceeded to suck it's blood. AS soon
as the savage insect had thrust in it's
low stlnger, the wind from the tire
rushed into it, and the mosquito explo-
ded. That's what will happen to the
blood suckers of New York. They have
III on the wrong thing, and over their
graves we will write the epitah, Ruin
ed by Success"
Ihe liberties of Kansas are in danger
SO long as Massachusetts follows Mark
Hanna: and the liberties of New Eng
land are in danger so long as North
Carolina people work for $500 per week.
Let US agitate and educate, and then
1t Will be pleasant to remember in 1920
that we did our duty in 1900.
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SIGNS THE SCALE.

st. Paul Furniture COmpany Grants
the Demand of the Men.
ST. PAUL, May 1O.-The St. Paul!
FURNITURE company today signed the
scale of the woodworkers' union, pro-
vldmg for ten hour day, a raise of
10 per cent in wages and genera,
unionizing of the shop. Within half an
hour 80 of the strikers were back at
work In the furniture company's plant.
The remaining strikers believe that
the action Of the St. Paul Furniture
company augurs speedy settlement
|ef the existing difficulties. The plnmb-
ers' strike is unchanged and tie Coop
ers have called on the national union
for. 'olr.. support pending the result Of their
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I know great many contractors in
Chicago and have much respect for a
number of them, but there are others
in whom l have no confidence for their
honesty or good faith. The contractors
assOcia ton demands the dissolution Of
the Building Trades council. Some of
the largest contractors have shown
their willingness to comply with their
agreement and think with me that the
Building Trades council has been Of
immense value in preventing strikes,
rather than encouraging them. When
the contractors who were friendly to
the trade unions started to work union
men they were refused material by the
Chicago material trust. Then it was
that we began to realize that there was
a hard battle before us. We found
that against us was a combination OF
whose only aim was to
destroy the labor unions in Chicago by
demanding the dissolution of the Build
ing Trades council. i %. .,.42 .es.- 6 II.
They realized that the strength Of the
s;hsaa 81 % asN sRsRaaasfEs 81
Building Trades council To dissolve
the council eventually means a division
of 4labOr's forces and ultimately dis
solution of every local union. There
are 50 unions in the council with
membership of 10000.
The greatest struggle in the history
of the labor organizations OF Chicago
is now going on between two mighty
forces. Upon the result of the struggle
depends the future success of the labor
movement of the nation. s. l was in st.
Paul and Minneapolis for two weeks
and talked to 46 unions of different
trades. was vepy much pleased with
their spirit. 1t showed that they We're
much interested in our cause. They
responded nobly in a financial way. I
shall always appreciate what they have
done. The adjustment of the trouble in
Chicago does not depend upon the labor
unions, for they have welcomed every
effort for arbitration, but the contract
ors refused to arbitrate. We will not
surrender one principle of unionism but
shall fight for them to the last. If we
have the support of the labor organiza-
tions of the country we shall win the
fight, and labor througout the country
will profit by our success. We can not
get our side of the controversy before
the people because of the enmity of the
press, but when I'VE have an opportun
from the other side. If labor will but
give us their moral and financial sup
port, success is ours.
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4 Challenge.

The Cisarmakers' union hereby chal-
lenge any trade union in Duluth, West
superior, or Ashland to a game of base
oalI. The West Superior or Ashland
Cisarmakers have first preference. All
members of the base ball club must he
members of the trade union accepting
tne challenge. Address all communi-
cations to the Labor World, Signed.
C1GARMAKERS' UNION NO 294
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DULUTH SUPERIOR SATURDAY NAY . 100,

tied up before he would recognize -,
union an amicable settlement is nMos M
likely. n< sE.
Z. The demand carries with the threat
of a strike but Harry Bryan, of Cleye-:
land, who is in charge Of the union
as national organizer. says a strike
will be avoided is possible. Mr.. BRYAN
said this afternoon that the recognition
Of the union was the foundation of the
demands of the street car men.
IF we get that, he said, 1.-THE men
will be able to manage the rest them
selves. We do not now ask for the
discharge of men who do not belong
to the union" =:
The Metropolitan company controls
all save one short line in the two
Kansas Cities and strike would in
volve 1000 men.
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was given. a hearty round Of applause.
The Olympic quartette followed with
an excellent down south song, after
which w. E. McEwen made a brief
talk on the good results that must sure
ly follow a closer union of the employer
and employed. The quartette sang Il
am going back to Georgia. in real old
darkey style.
After the entertainment all sat
around well-filled table while the
Equartette sang Enjoy Yourselves"
Mayor Hugo acted as toast master
and all drank to the health of the
butchers union. Strange to say the
wine was nothing more nor less than
|good strong coffee.
Mr.. w. Porter gave buck and wing
dance with grace and perfection.
Mr. Clark, of the'S. & S. Beef Co.,
amused the gathering with several per-
feet impersonations.
Among the retail butchers present
were H. Folz, G. G.. Munsey, N. H.
Witt, Mork Bros, H. E. KrantZ, F.
HerZog, A. Ashton, !. GrOchowski, Jos.
|Schmauss and Geo. Ziegler. Among the
visitors were Dan Mcdonald, Augusta.
Wis, J. G. Martin, of the Gedney Pic
kle. Co., Minneapolis, Peter Linzweiler,
st. Paul, Ed. Woolway of the Val Blat
Brewing Co., w. H. Porter, general
manager Of the Hammond Packing Co.,
Omaha, Neb., Herman Opel, H. c.
Broderick and j. w. links "A number
of members from the West. Superior
union were guests of the Duluth local.
Everyone present Joined in saying that
the butchers were royal entertainers.
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WILL THEY DO II:
Question Between Polish and Anne RI.
cnn LOngshOremen Spreading.

question Between Polish and Ameri-
can LOngshOremen Spreading.
Special to The News Tribune. .s
4 st3'l BE FFALO. lLO. May. 9.-Secretary Barter Of
the International Longshoremen,s associa-
sionSllas telegraphed Instructions to repre-
se ntatiYes aIs VS. Of the organization in every
|l,orttSof port the gleat hes III which package
,fLreigllt Is handled 70 inst ruc them to fine
iis ne port of arrival boat clearing
[frofn Bllffalo with package freight.
pac e kage hand linss of the Buffalo
siaekss slls Il now llt' done nor-nnion men,
s,ieh ts the led con trac tors,
|ata,idiis la Y abor orSaIliz.
All \, lions result til
l6rlnAs ssftua Ion fo a
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Calumet Is Idle.

CALUMET, Mich, May 10.-Ine tram
mers of the Osceola mine struck today
for ten per cent advance in wages. The
strike made it impossible for the miners
to work and 500 underground workers are
idle.
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BUFFALO DOCK TROUBLES.
difficulties Between Polish and
English Speaking Unions.

: BUFFALO,, N. Y, May .8.-Vice
President Walsh and Secretary Barter
of the International Longshoremen's
union, have been here some days en-
to- effect settlement of the
dock troubles where the Polish long
shoremen refuse to work under the
contract system. All of the freight
handling on the dock is being done by
English speaking men,, who have
formed new union, claiming that the
Poles, who largely predominate in the
local unions, discriminate against other
The new union is seek
ling admission into. the American Fed
EZRA ton of, Labor, but there is bitter
opposition from the old unions.
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STRIKE. Of BOSSES
THE BOSS CARPENTERS OF nvr1.,rr.
ARE on 4 STRIKE FOR MEN.

heS Claim That II the Cnrpcmter.
Il" not Quit Their III Cents nm
HOur Jobs and Come to Work fo,.
Them mt 30 Cents an Hour That
ThcE Will Hire Men Who WILL
The Union Says That No Striko
Exists.
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To / DlSSeIv WEB. 1.C.
IFS WHAT THE CHICAGO CONTR ACT-
ORs' ASSOCIATION WANT TO DO.

So Says Vice President buchanan
From the Labor Unions epf Duluth
The Contractors Violated Their
Did Not Expire Until May 1, 1900.
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BUTCHERS ! { FEAST
THE bNVTCHERs' UNION ENTERTAIN
..s i"HEIR EMPLOYERS.
'"e o"'ee' "'t the Meeting Wa. to
E"teavor to Secure Week Day
Picnic This nHmn'Atrer-Mayor Hugo
was Present and q. ~. +.a n.+o,.
er~ Good Send oft-.,ther Speak
ers and Music. }aty II - '..tl

The Butchers union, or rathe4,. th
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and But~ch
er workmen Of North America No. IN
gave reception to the retail butchers
at the Kalamazoo block on Tuesday
evening last, that will be long remem-
bered by every one who was present. !
There was good entertainment Of
speaking and music, after which all sat
down to table very tastily arranged
and beautifully decorated. The salads
and meats were dressed as only butch
ers know how to dress them, and the
most dispeptic person in the hall could
not help. getting a good appetite for
once in his life. l.
The program opened with a selection
from the colored Interstate orchestra,
consisting of Prof. H. NJ. Ross, c. w.
Dorsey, H. c. and w. B. Richardson
and w. L. Johnson. Pres. Tierney, of
the Butchers union presided and very
neatly welcomed the visitors to the re-
ception. In the course of his renna rks
ne said: I'VE give this reception for
the purpose of assuring our EMPLOYEES
that we appreciate the friendship and
good Fellowship that exists between the
employer and employed Of our trades"
He introduced Mayor Hugo who verv
entertainingly addressed the gathering
Mr.. Hugo has mack Of introducing
wisdom with humor that is greatly an
pfeclated by his auditors. He said:"I
received letter from your secretary
requesting me to speak at this gather
ing of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters.
The name puzzled me long time be-
cause I have always been used to CAL
ling them just plain "butchers." Oaugh-
ter and applause.)
Mr.. Hugo spoke at length on the ne
cessity of organization. 1T is in the
air. he said. He also expressed a
hope that the butchers would hold their
summer picnic on some other day than
Sunday. If the retail butchers and
men could come. together and arrange
for joint picnic it would be a gala
day. People would commend their ef-
forts and the picnics would be attend
ed by the best of our citizens. He fur
ther stated that he was a member of
the oldest trade union in the city, and
although it did not work on exactly
trade union lines, yet it had done great
good for it's members. In closing he
said that he had well settled ideas on
the benefits to be derived from organi-
"a ton. He believed that any labor
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UNl|O|NlSM j VI
AMERICANS ARE HANDLING THE
FREIGHT AT BUFFALO.
Drew Out Of Branch of Longshorc-
mems Association Last Year.
Have Formed Another Union.
Did So Bccause Poles Were Too
Claim to BE Only Union Men.

BUFFALO,. May TO- Package freight
at this port Is being done.
practically, by Americans. There are
Italians and men sof III her ma tionalities
il,s ,.lsa