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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-03-17
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FOUNDED IN DULUTH AND WILL
COVER EVERY PORT ON THE
GREAT LAKES. T..
MICHAEL RYAN. OF DULUTH, IS ITS
GRAND PRESIDENT. r.
The Duluth Local is Thriving and
Every Licensed Tugmnn is
q Member. r,.:.. .-,

The Licensed Tugmen's Protective
association Is the name of the new or
ganization of tug engineers and capA
tains. 1t is the outgrowth Of the strike
last year on the harbor tugs, and was
organized soon after. -
The licensed tugmen have heretofore
held exclusively to their craft organ
ization. The engineers were members
only Of the Marine Engineers associa-
tlon' and the captains stuck to the
Masters and Pilots association. The
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DULUTH AND SUPERIOR SATURDAY II 50 -

of the "Estivadores' = (L.ongshore-
men's) union, the best organized work
ers in Cuba. They may send q visitor
to the United States (perhaps to the
Louisville American Federation of La
Dor Convention),; to learn more about
our movement. t:5~: hA7 -Ez.E
4: It was my intention to accept an in
vitation4 of our Key West, Florida,
uniOnists and go to that city (taking
about two days there and back) and
deliver an address. but the Havana
Heraldo came out in an attack upon
me almost commanding me to Go
home Mr.. Gompers."" 1t seemed to me
that that was not just the time to leave
the city for any reason and I: cancelled
the Key West engagement: It accused
me of fomenting strife and being the
instigator of the cigarmakers' strike
the fact that it was
inaugurated four weeks before my ar
rival in cuba. OF course the settle
ment Of the strike took the wind out Of
the Heraldo's sails and it had to "craw-
fish," The Havana Journal came back
with an editorial defending my course
and advised me as follows: ''Stay
Where You are, Mr., Gompers.' I
could not follow. the command of the
one paper nor the advice of the other:
I remained in Cuba exactly as I at
first calculated, that is. just two weeks.
RI Il had very interesting interview
With Governor-General Wood, General
Humphres, and a number Of other
representative Americans in and out of
authority, the result of which will be
recorded later. 1t was my good for
tune to met with men of all shades of
opinion. and in all walks of life while
known position, sentiments. and ex-
pressed convictions, was made the ~e-
cipient of information which it is
thought will prove valuable.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. %. 1900.
We had stormy, swift, but un-
eventful voyage returning, and reached
the United States on February 20. On
my arrival 1 learned that General
Ludlow, military governor Of Havana,
dC.ing his recent visit to Washington,
IlltlulScu III 'aH ACCdCk upon me, ana q
criticism of my course while in Cuba.
He. is credited with saying that I had
fomented strife among the working
men of Cuba; that my actions were en-
tirely premature, and hurtful to the
people there, etc., etc. This statement
of General Ludlow Is in entire keeping
with his course, while in Havana.
AS stated ins3my letters from Cuba,
I was under the impression that the
men connected with the general strike
for the enforcement Of an 8-hour work
day last September, were "threatened
with arrest" Learned that they were
not only threatened" but really were
and this too without warrant
and without any shadow of a cause or
excuse. I have it upon most reliable
authority that there was no disorder,
no @semblance. or even the suspicion of
disorder, connected with the Havana
3 -hoalrsa stri the employers SMhoJ
tlf TT y > gs1 p
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two last named are not trade unions,
81 ans ;sl'o te1nal


5throug ugh these org rganixa IONS sol1ag 5ras,
splendid legislat ation in behalf of their
crafts. They in fact could reasonably
be called a trade union were it not FOR
the fact that they are unable to go on
q strike as an organization to enforce
any demand for higher wages or better
working conditions. In these days Of
combinations, when the employers sole
object is. to decrease the cost Of pro-
duction and operation so that their
profits may be Increased, they care lit
tie for the condition of their employees.
The combination Of the tug companies
will soon be so complete that one cor
poration will control them all on the
great lakes s Then il the individual
tugmen desire higher wages or better
working conditions, unless he is backed
by trade organization formed = on
trade union lines, he will be obliged to-
accept any answer his employer might
give or quit the business, as there will
be- but one concern to work for in his
line. Upon this presumption, g. move
ment was inaugurated to organize the
licensed tug men of the great lakes on
entirely different lines. The old craft
organizations, it is found, are made
quate to control the wage question.
The new organization will in no way
interfere with the work Of the Marine
Engineers, association or the Masters
and Pilots society n in educating it's
members or securing desirable legisla-
tion. In fact the relations of each are
so harmonious that both the captains
and engineers on tugs are members of
both organizations. 4tis>. r.. :
The first local of the Licensed Tug
mems Protective association was form
ed in Duluth shortly after the strike
Of last June. Through the efforts. of
the Duluth people, tugmen In other
ports We're interested and the organt-
zation began to spread. Later it was
seen that a, close affiliation Of these
unions was necessary, so a convention
was called to meet in Chicago, on jan
uary 20, 1900. At this convention a ma
tional constitution was prepared and
adopted. The organization was named
'The Licensed Tugmen's Protective
Association of the Great Lakes The
preamble states that 1T is organised for
the purpose Of improving the social,
intellectual and professional standing
Of members Of the craft.
The following were delegates to the
convention from their respective ports:
Duluth, Fred Benson, captain; M.
Ryan, Engineer; Cheboygan, Chas. M
Ketchen, captain; Chris. Lang, engin-
eer; Cleveland, H. ]. Coulter, captain;
M. McDonough, engineer: Chicago
VIM. Smith, captain; Alex Langto, en-
gineer; Tonawanda, N. Frank
Hartman, captain; Isa r. Booth, en-
gineer; Conneant, o., Elmer p. Hand
lengineer;; Ashtabula, Capt. 2. Wiley.
The following were elected officers
Grand president and organizer, Mich.
l5ael Ryan, Duluth ;s second vice presi.
dent, Capt. b. 81 Coulter. u Cleveland
third vice president Capt. vvm. Smith
IChicago; secretary trea surer, Hlmerss IS = =
Hand. ConIleatlt, Ohio.
Eight harbors q re now fufly organ
lixed having lnenbe hip of aoa . z
\ llEss,sven new applic ons
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the i \ Reason.

Mrs. Pilkins-Why don't that horrid
man, sWiller, across the street, sober.
up; he's been On 4, I g spree q week.
\ M Y Filkins iller is a philosopher
---sif Az soberss js,p he knows he'll have
q ahsadacht o,hio, st ate Jousna m n 1sISSss
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The Unseen Enemy,

/. why" we ,ventured to. inquire, al
though it was none of our business,
did you begin with treating the Boer
as a joker" i -" = =.
The British WINGED r = II
Because, :" they answered, with an
effort, but candidly, 1--WE. could not see
him. a. !. - ........-::@: -.
The Boer, we hereupon recalled, does
the bulk Of his fighting from cover.
Detroit Journal. .iss.,,$$-* 8@
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Couldn't Lose Her.

!. Green-1 see your daughter was mar
ried last week. suppose you gave
her away" as the saying is?. h, a.
Rrown-Yes, I did, but she's come
back to me again. -
r 3Green--What! She hasn't left her
husband already?
Brown-Oh, no. She brought him
with her.-Phfladelphia Press.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-03-17

1t in "a rumor in New York that Prof.
James HI. Hyslop of Columbia uni
,versity, is not pleasing the officials Of
that institution by his investigation
and Endorsement of spiritualism, and
that his removal may follow It was
understood that he began the inquiry
with the idea Of disproving and dis
crediting the CLAIMS Of the spirit
ualists. Is.8.. >&rs.I.5 ~ s# l5%"
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05

diers tramping through those tranquil
fields. The barns and sheds were full
of interest to us No nails rusted the
stout old logs, but strong wooden pins
held them firm. Hinges were not
needed in the simple days when those
doors were hung
From the house we looked down
slope to thick growth of trees Just
coming into leaf, bud or blossom,
where the white Of the dogwood stood
out delicately against the soft tints of
the other trees, and beyond which a
foot-path led to grove of tall pines.
We followed the path down through
a little glen over which fallen tree
made an arch, and through which a
clear, sparkling stream ran from a
spring. The bird glass came into
frequent use while we rested under
the big mulberry tree, listening to the
clear whistle of the Cardinal, the lazy
ascending scale of the Prairie Warbler,
the squeaking note of the Black and
White Creeper the tri1l of the Field
Sparrow, and the lively repositories of
the Chat, the Mockingbird, and the
Brown Thrasher.
l wonder when should have been
ready to leave this fascinating old
place without the incentive of an ar
oitrary dinner hour and its claim up
On healthy pedestrians, although
here was still to EN- Joy the two mile
walk down the tra1nway. l noted
with pleasure the landmarks which a
ortnight's acquaintance had made
first dogwood tree that
doomed, the natural picture frame,'
he stump where | had discovered the
3achman's Sparrow-and listened to
he murmur of the wind through the
Zines. That first impression of drear-
ness was gone now, and l felt keen
egret as I remembered, that this was
ny last walk up the tramway.
FLORA L. MASON.
April ~, 1900.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05

There will be five issues of I he
Youths Companion in the month
Of May. Among the contributors
will be Sir Norman Lockyer, who
has written for the May Sd num-
Der an article full of information
about the coming total eclipse
of the sun; United States Attorney
General John W. Griggs, who tells
"Something About Lawyers::' Prof
CA: Young, who has timely pa
per on Astronomical Photography;
and the Hon. Hannis Taylor, for
merly United States Minister to
Spain, who describes the state of
affairs ain Madrid Before the
War" The fiction in the May Num-
bers will be noteworthy. William
D, Howells and Mary e. Wilkins
each contributes short story,
there will be at least one serial sto-
ny, and twenty brief tales of ad-
venture by popular writers.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
Tortured a Witness.
April ~, 100

Intense suffering was endured by
witness 7, L. Martin, of Dixie, KY,
before he gave this evidence: Il
coughed every night until my throat
was nearly raw; then tried Dr. King S
New Discovery which gave instant
relief. | have used it in my family
fer four years and recommend it as
the greatest remedy for Coughs, Colds
and all Throat, Chest and Lung trou-
bles. 1t will stop the worst cough,
and not only prevents but absolutely
cures Consumption, Price soc and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, Trial bottles
free at all Drug Stcrcs,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-05
Up The Tramway.

OLD tramWay, little used now eXceT
by pedestrians who find its wor
beams an easier path than the Mort
Carolina sand. The beams are jus
wide enough SO that, if the wind i
not too strong, fairly good wake
can not only keep his balance withou
anxiety, but give attention to many
Of the sights that may claim his in
terest along the way
10 one accustomed to the New Eng
land woods, with their rich under
growth, the forests Of North Carolina
seem at first bare and desolate. Ere
Guent burning destroys the shrubs
and the vines, and chars the trunks
of the tall gaunt trees. There is a
darkness that is oppressive, and one
feels the doom that threatens the
pines nearly all of which have been
fboxed that is to say, large Sec
tons of the bark have been removed
to allow the pitch to flow freely to
"pocket' which has been cut at the
base, and from which it will be taken
to the turpentlne still
Dreariness, made greater by fore
holdings of more desolation when the
pines meet their doom-this is the
FIRST impression made by the woods
along the tramway, But do not be
content with this impression Forget
for while your New England wood
lands with their riot of scrub oaks
and green briar. Make no compari-
sons, but let yourself become acquain-
ted with the breadth and the freedom
Of these piney wastes, and then-but
let me tell you of my last walk up the
tramway.
1t was warm, summary morning
IN April, and the pines gave vel.
cone shade and pleasant, pungent
odor. Their boxed sides looked like
polished marble of brown, yellow, and
pink, and in their faithfulness to the
present duty they seemed to submit
to the Southern carelessness of per
manent advantage The woods no
longer looked forbidding, it was only
6 friendly letting alone. They would
give me as much or as little as | wish
ed for, or could appreciate.
If the vastness seemed wearisome,
there was relief in the violets, the ar
outus, and the pixy moss, which
grew at intervals near the track. Liz
ards and chameleons crept cut from
Under the ties to sun themselves
Side excursions into the wilds brought
IS to curious specimens of paint rock
nd petrifed wo1d. Dogwood bios
oms were whitening among the din
~ boles of the pines, and now and
hen bird song called us from the
,ath, for a field glass for studying
'irds was always a part of our outfit ;
or walk up the tramway.
With so much to interest us on the
way, we used a full hour in getting
0 the "old Monroe place" wish l
ould describe this place as it seemed !
, me that morning. 1t was history,
was romance, it was poetry, 1t was q
bit of the old Sunny South, " of r
~ Northern dreams, carefully tend 6
by nature herself. What man had
one there had been done so long ago y
ri with c,,ch rri,u five Gin nj icitx,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
Accused of Murder.

Eleven men have been arrested at
Oneida, charged with the murder of
Ralph Mills, in the riot at that place
on October TO- They were committed
to jail to await trial. The names of the
men are Stephen Gregoski, George
Tomshick, Thomas Harkur, Mike Calla-
han, Frank Arch, Jacob Reinmeyer,
John Hoffer, BERTHE Horila, Charles
Bovitch, Jacob Feger and Steven
Turock. The prisoners were all found
at their homes, and no resistance was
made when the warrants were served on
them,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
OAkDALE CLOSED.
Two Thousand Men Appeared in the
Town Early This Morning.

Shortly before o'clock this morning
the people of Oakdale, where Marllle &
Co.'s No. colliery has been working,
were visited by l 200 strikers. The men
came from McAdoo, Hazleton, York
town, Jeanesville and Harwood, and
their presence in the village was so un-
expected that even the deputies were
not prepared to offer them welcome.
Led by Mother" Jones, the marchers
entered the town, woke up the miners
and requested them to abstain from
work until the strike is over. 1t is
needless to state that the request was
obeyed unanimously.
A few minutes later the Freeland,
Upper Lehigh, Drifton, Eckley and
Highland delegations, mum mbering over
500 men, appeared, and the army of
1000 joined forces.
The colliery was guarded by eight
deputies. They took refuge in the sup
ply store, and remained there until :
o'clock, when Sheriff Harvey arrived.
John Markle, accompanied by General
Superintendent w. II. Smith, appeared
on the scene at o'clock Mr. Mark!e
and Mother" Jones entertained the
crowd alternately for some time, and
altogether jolly morning was spent
by those who were there.
A few Hazleton men employed at the
coliery arrived on trolley car. They
were asked to return home by the
strikers, and all but two readily con-
sented. These two got into an alterca-
tion with some of the marchers, and, it
is said, they were roughly handled
and, satisfied that the collery would not
work today, the strikers dispersed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
Died Yesterday.

John Hess, one OF the earliest settlers
at South Heberton, died yesterday. He
had been a sufferer for many years from
miners asthma and stomach trouble.
MIR. Hess is survived by wife and five
sons and daughters, as follows: John
Hess and Mrs. James Scheidy, Upper
Lehigh; Mrs. Henry Stuntz, Henry Hess
and Miss Lizzie Hess, Freeland. The
funeral will take place on Sunday after
noon at . o'clock. Interment in Free
land cemetery.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
Jones died at their home on the Hill
yesterday.
A year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Mauch died at Upper Lehigh
yesterday.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
Broke a Large Window.

John Payser, Of town, while intoxcat-
ed last evening, went into August Kel-
lert's saloon on East Main street and
wanted drink, which Mr.. Kellert re-
fused to give him. He then walked out
side, picked up two large stones and
smashed one of the saloons plate glass
windows, 60X91 inches, valued at SOS.
Paysar was arrested and given hear
ing last evening before Squire Buckley.
In default of paying the damages and
costs he was committed, and Constable
Fletcher took him in hand.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
STRIKE is ON
A BALANCE
Powder Question May Post
pone Settlement.
Operators Insist on Its Re-
duction Being Considered
a Part of the 10 Per Cent
Increase to Miners.

just as the miners, business people
and the public in general were con.
graduating themselves that the end of
the strike is in sight, the operators have
seen fit to disturb the prospects of settle
ment and another convention of the
mine workers may have to be called
before the struggle is over. This possi-
bility developed yesterday, when repre-
sentatives of all the big operators of the
Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys met
in Scranton and decided to insist that a
decrease in the price of powder be com
puted as part of the increase in wages
to miners.
President Nichols, of District No. /,
which includes the upper end sections,
on learning of the decision of the op-
orators, gave it as his opinion that this
new complication would serve to prolong
the fight and that, to his mind, the
settlement could only be accomplished
after another convention of the miners.
He declares that the resolutions of the
Scranton convention contemplated a
straight advance for all workers in the
entire anthracite region and that any
modification or the introduction of side
issues will never be accepted. Presi-
this opinion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
THE POWDER QUESTION.

In the note that is tackled on to the
end of the above notice may lie the snag
that will prevent immediate resumption
of work. The miners desire the ques-
tion of the price of powder to be con-
sidered separately from the advance of
wages. This desire has not been met
by those operators who have been
charging the high price for powder.
The Reading collieries did not have to
take the powder question into considera-
tion. The corporation operates its
mines within the strict limits of the law
of Pennsylvania. 1t pays sem-monthly
wages and runs no company stores,
Its miners can buy their powder when
and where they please and at the pre-
vailing market price.
In the Lehgh region the only opera
tors posting the new notices are the fol-
lowing: Lehigh Valley Company, A..
Pardee & Co., Calvin Pardee & Co. and
Van Wickle & Co.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
State Normal School

The Fall term of this popular institution for
the training of teachers opens Sept 4, 1900.
This practical training school for teachers
is located in the most healthful and charming
part of the state, within the great summer
resort region of the state, on the main line of
the d. l.. & w. Railroad.
Unexcelled facilities Music Evolutionary,
College Preparatory, Sewing and Modelling
departments
Superior faculty; pupils coached free; pure
mountain water; rooms furnished through
out; GOOD BOARDING A RECOGNIZED
FEATURE.
We are the only normal school that paid the
state aid in full to all its pupils this spring
term.
Write for catalogue and fun information
while this advertisement is before you. We
have something of interest for you.
Address,
GEO. p. BIBLE. a. NJ. Principal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
A CAUSE WELL WON.

The anthracite coal miners have won
satisfying victory, and they have won
it by deserving it. The strike has been
most creditably conducted, but not even
good generalship would have avaied to
enforce demands that were not just.
The miners had public sympathy on
their side, and they scrupuously abstain
ed from any action that would forfeit it..
The justice of their cause, the wise
judgment of their leaders and their own
good conduct thus combined to command
Continued on Fourth Page.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
STRIKE COMM ENTS.
Views of the Leading Newspapers on the
Mine Workers Victory.

"lhe w Orkers' Victory.
That the strikers have won victory
is admitted secretly by the operators
themselves. 1t was the men who asked
an advance, not the operators who Of
fered one. The men, of course, do not
get all they demanded in their original
petition. They did not frame that petit
tion in the notion that they would. But
they do get an increase of wages and a
concession in the matter of powder
which entities them to claim victory
so far as general results go.
The sliding scale, that longtime bone
of contention, will cease to exist. The
miner and laborer will hereafter hire
out for fixed consideration as men in
other vocations do. They will know the
rate, in the Schuylkil region at least,
before they hire, and the miners of the
other regions may profit by the example
of their Schuylkil brethren.
Two things should be said by the i'm
partial critic of this queston-the first,
that the men have won. What they
will do after the victory time alone can
tell, but they have won. The other is
that the operators have shown the best
of judgment in granting the strikers
reasonable demands, If for no other
reason than that public sympathy was
with the men. The men had right to
strike. The operators had a right to
run their mines. But the men proved
the stronger, and they proved their
strength within the limits of the law.
Considered simply as a demonstration
of the power of labor, it was a splendid
exhibit. President Mitchell has proved
himself leader of force, intelligence
and capacity Nothing more is to be
said except to compliment common
wealth in which nearly one hundred
and fifty thousand men of varying
nationality were idle for so long period
without any actual necessity for the
presence of the troops. The state ad-
ministration is not responsible for the
call of the various sheriffs.-Phila. In
quirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-19
PERSONAL.

L. w. Donmoyer, of fremont, Schuyl.
XIII county, is spending few days as
the guest of his son, w. r. Donmoyer
of Front street. Mr.. Donmoyer made
the entire trip by wheel.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Peeler have re-
turned to Philadelphia, where Mr.
Peeler will resume his studies at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Hugh McMenamin, John Gallagher
and Joseph Ferry are viewing the sights
in New York city.
Miss Edna Wilmot, of Upper Lehigh,
has returned from visit to friends in
the Lehigh valley.
Rev. and Mrs. A. R. King, of White
Haven, were the guests of w. r. Don.
moyer and family few days this week.