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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

1t Is said that labor will be repre3
sented in the next Ohio legislature by
twenty-three farmers, puddler. mold
er, engineer, metal polisher, miner and
a carpenter
The Georgia legislature passed the
punishment bill the other day With
out a dissenting vote. The bill is to
Offset the heretofore existing corrupy
and outrageous system of issuing gar
nishment against wage earners.
One Walton, an employe OF the East
Chicago Qnd.) plant of the Republic
Steel company, who sued the locaS
Iron and Steel Workers union for
$4,000 damages for refusing to work.
with him, had his case thrown out OF
court at Crown Point, Ind. !
The radical action of the memberR
of the Textile Council in ordering a.
strike of all operatives employed in
mills which are now engaged or WIFE
be running overtime nights and sat,
urday, is meeting with favorable coma
ment from the mill employees generality
throughout Fall River Ten mills ara
affected.
At a recent meeting of the st. Louie
Central Trades and Labor union resi-
olution was presented and adopted
providing that no delegates of any
local body affiliated with the Centrai
Trades and Labor union will be recT
ognized unless such delegate has the
union label on his clothes. hat and
shoes.
The national and internationzs
unions affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor granted 2,26a
charters the past year, while 2S5 chaT-
tiers were surrendered. The new unions
represent a gain of 144,2S2 members
during the year. These had 425 strikes
which were won, SO were compromised,
SO are still pending and but 4S were
lost.
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
decided to look no further than CieVe-
land for a site for the building which
the brotherhood intends to erect for Its
permanent home. The committee had
intended visiting several cities before
coming to a decision, but concluded
that Cleveland offered sufficient ad-
vantages. The land and building WIZ
cost 100000.
The city of Boston was officially puf
on an eight-hour basis recently, IN
accordance with the act of the last leg
islature, that was accepted by shs'
voters on election day, Dec. IL. The
act provides that eight hours shall
constitute days work for all labor
ers, workmen and mechanics now emr
ployed or who may hereafter be en--
ployed by or on behalf of any city ar
town in the commonwealth" 1t was,
also provided that it should go into e.
feet on the day of its acceptance by
the vote at any annual election.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Another significant step taken at the
annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Detroit, Mich,
was the acceptance of a report from
the Committee on Laws, in favor OF
debarring from Federation member
ship any members of the Knights Of
Labor. The Executive Council was
instructed to take cognizance of the
matter. This action is the outcome OF
the war that has been waged upon
the Federation by the Knights, whose
leaders have been free to condemn its
policy and chief officers in pretty
strong terms, and have taken pains to
prevent proposed utilization with the
Federation, Of various organizations.
Without making any criticism of the
knights of Labor, facts show that the
masses of organized men and women
prefer Federation principles and poll
cies, this being indicated by the gain
of 144,2S2 new members during the
year now closing. Besides charters
granted directly by the Federation, Or
CARNATIONS affiliated with it issued
1924 charters, while only 2S5 were sur
rendered. The total membership is
about 100000. No gains at all corre-
spending to these either in actual num-
bers, proportionately, or in import
ance, have been shown by the knights
of late years, while accessions to the
Federation have been increasing from
year to year. While it must be re-
GREETED that the Federation and the
knights have reached the parting of
the way, since Labor's cause needs the
harmonious action of every individual
who works, the step was no doubt
deemed unavoidable, for many large
bodies in the Federation were former
ly attached to the Knights, and tens
of thousand Of individuals In them
received their first drill in organization
from the Knights, and cherish none
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
PIRACY is NOT PROFITABLE.
No Cargnes of Gold Now Tempt the
CupIdity of Mariners.

No Garages OF Gold Now Iempt inc
Cupidity of Mariners.
New York Sun: A son of the old
time yachting captain, Jack White OF
Red Bank, picked up Mexican silver
dollar of 1884 on Sandy hook the other
day. Capt Jack said it reminded him
OF many a dollar he had seen that had
been picked up along the Jersey coast
and on Long Island shores. Mexican
silver dollars" he said, were the
money of the commercial world during
all the early part of this century, and
you could find them whenever there
were wrecks. Nowadays pirating would
not pay, but in those days every ship
had to carry lot of money every time
she went on voyage. Nowadays a
captain doesn't have to have anything
but bit of pocket money, and it is
fact that many ship goes out on
voyage with hardly dollar on board.
If the captain needs anything he can
either draw money at any port he en-
tiers or else find credit there. 1t was
very different generation ago. In
those days a captain had to take
out with him money enough to
last him for the whole voyage and
sometimes for emergencies besides. He
often had big sums aboard also that
were used in trading, or that repre-
scented a cargo sold. 1t was not I'M
common in those days for ship to
start out with full cargo, bound for
some foreign port, where the captain
would have to hunt his own market
If the cargo wouldn't sell well there,
he had power to go to any other port
to hunt profitable market. Then
when he had sold out he was expected
to buy new cargo, either for home
port, or perhaps, some other port OF
the world. 1t was not unusual for
captain to handle half dozen cargoes
on a long trading voyage and come
home in ballast with big box of sill
yer dollars to help keep his ship up
to the wind Even the little vessels
carried lot Of money aboard. guess
that dollar was wrecked there fifty
years or so ago, and 1t has been drift
ing around in the sands ever since"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
WHERE ARE WE ATT

The furry on Wall street alarms no
one in this part of the world. where
business is good and money plentiful.
Conditions in this section are normal
and healthful, and there Is no reck-
less speculation and stock jobbing to
cause men to lose their heads and
overreach themselves. Happily the
west no longer is compelled to look
constantly to the east for its money
supply.-Omaha Bee. II a0 II
The Bee is blowing It's prosperity
bugle just as Wall street did two
months ago. Everything is lovely IN
the west and all our banks stand up
as solid as stone wall, but in tho
same number Of the paper from which
the above clipping is taken We find the
Nebraska banks. Since last Septem-
Der Omaha banks have lost $4,000
In deposits and Lincoln banks have
lost s613,000. In September Omaha
banks had a reserve fund of over "a
per cent, and now they have about %,
In September the Lincoln banks had.
reserve of over 80 per cent and now
they have less than 81 and during the
same time the Lincoln banks have
reduced their loans and discounts ST.
1850. Those banks now hold one
dollar in cash for each. five dollars
they owe depositors. How long would
these banks last in the case of gen.
eral run? If panic should start,
bank having but one dollar with
which to pay five, wouldn't last holy
minute.
This brings to mind another thing
which perhaps many of our readers
have never thought of. Suppose all
the banks in the United States have
as large a reserve fund as the banks
in Omaha and Lincoln, how much
money would be left in the hands OF
the people for general circulation?
There would be about $3.50 100000 or,
$500 per capita and here is the proof
of that proposition. The banks OF the
country owe over seven billions of dol
lars to depositors. If all those banks
have a reserve fund of 81 per cent,
they would hold in their vaults ST.
470,OOO,O0O of dead money and as all
the money in the United States out
side the national treasury amounts to
only S1,9OO,O00,000 we would have left
only $3.50, 100000 of actual circulation.
If good times continue and everybody
has confidence in existing conditions,
the banks are all right, and SO are
the people;..,b but il. Widespread panic
comes-and it was fearfully near us
last week-then look out for breaking
banks, ruined merchants and universal
disaster. The bankers, brokers and
spectators can join in singing that
grand old hymn:
10, on a narrow neck of land,
Between two boundless seas We stand,
Yet how insensible."
-Nonconformist
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME NOTES OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORKMHM.
Only Hope for the Laborer Il Trades
Observation-Disclosures of Labor Haired
Great Demand for Skilled Workmen
In Pennsylvania Notes.
The Modern Sal 1t.

No monkish garb he wears, no beads he
tells,
Nor is immured in walls remote from
strife,
But from his heart deep mercy ever
wells;
He looks humanely forth on human life.
In place of missals or Of altar dreams,
He cons the passioned book of deeds
and days;
Striving to cast the comforting sweet
beams
OF charity on dark and noissome ways.
Not hedged about by sacerdotal rule,
He walks a fellow of the SCARED and
weak.
Liberal and wise his gifts; he goes to
school
To justice; and he turns the other
cheek.
He looks not holy; simple is his belief;
His creed for mystic visions do not
scan;
His face shows lines cut there by others
grief,
And in his eyes is love of brother-man.
Not hedged about by sacerdotal rule,
lie learns to make the world sumner
cline
To live inland his mission everywhere
Is strangely like to Christs in olden
time.
No medieval mystery, no crowned,
Dim figure, halo-ringed, uncanny
bright.
A modern saint: man who treads
earth's ground, a.,
And ministers to men with all his
might.
Richard Burton in Lyrics Of Brothe-
hood.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
FORTUNES FROM DREAMS.
Inventors Can Tell of Some Strange
Experiences.

1 fhVcutOTb Gah AoA W. cSA~A~
Experiences.
ut Is remarkable how ideas Of an
Inventive nature occur to me" re-
marked Henry Hollingsworth to
Cleveland inventor. Frequently when
engaged in problems, upon mechanics
l have gone to bed and dreamed what
| seemed to be perfect solution OF that
which had been uppermost In my mind
during the day. But the trouble is that
upon awaking, while recollecting per-
fectly that had dreamed the solution,
it was impossible to recall the details
necessary to a practical application OF
my idea. You know, 1t Is said of the
| automatic car-coupler, Of the double
jaw type, that the originator of the
idea was a telegraph operator who,
while leaning back in his chair, with
his hands clasped behind his head,
doing, was brought to his senses by
the blowing of locomotive whistle.
That noise served as connecting link
for his thoughts. With his hands still
clasped, sailor fashion, he slowly
brought them in front of him, and
wondered why the cars of that train
could not be connected with one an
other in the same way his hands were
hooked together. AS a result of this
curiously suggested idea we have the
the two jaws of which fit into each
other and clasp after the same manner
of the human hands. There is west
ern inventor who tells of dreaming of
railroad spikes one night last summer.
He saw around him nothing but spikes,
hundreds and thousands of them, and
tons and tons piled up in front of him,
But these spikes differed from any 9TH
er he had ever seen, in that the four
faces were grooved. He thought about
these spikes when he woke up, and
next night saw more spikes than ever
in his dream. Then he became con-
WINGED that those spikes were intended
as the foundation for the fortune that
he had been striving for. AS result
the western man has applied for
patent upon the invention, which, 1t
Is claimed, effects saving of 20 per
cent in the steel used, and makes a
cheaper and better means of holding
the rail to the tie than heretofore EN-
ployed. "-Washington Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

groes. These negroes had voted and
disappeared, and members of their race
living in the precincts where they had
voted could give no account of them
Some were remembered to have been
around before the election some time.
and others were scarcely remembered.
The result of this investigation indi-
Gates that wholesale importations OF
negroes from Missouri took place, and
it would be we'll for the Fusion
committees to guard against a repeti-
ton of this practice in the coming
campaign.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
ECHO OF GREAT CRIME OF 'ee.

It was claimed at the time by many
that the large Republican majority on
the election of 1896 was. due to fraud,
says the Illinois Courier. No actual
proofs of such fraud were produced
and published, but the belief is strong
in the minds of many that Mr.. Bryan
was defeated by unfair methods. So
far as known the state and national
committees made no systematic effort
to probe these charges, so that the
question will always be an open one so
far as the general result Of that cleo
ton is concerned. 49,
While no general investigation Of
election frauds was made, Fusionists
in certain localities made some at
tempt to find where the large Repub-
lican vote came from, and made DIS
coveries which threw light on the sub
ject. In a county in central Illinois,
the name OF which is not necessary to
give, the vote was unusually large and
the Republican gain over the previous
election enormous. A group of Demo-
cIdtS SeCuTeu cUpleS VI Tic pull uOOhS,
and going over them carefully made a
list OF all those who were known to
them and who had voted. These lists
were distributed among the different
precincts and search made for the
men bearing the names. A few were
found and scratched from the list, aft
er which a letter was addressed
through the mail to each OF those not
found. Two or three were found by
the postoffice people, and the letters
to the others. over 200 in number. were
returned to the writers. A further
assassination showed that the men not
found 70. with I'VE exceptions. me-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Correspondence of the DetrofE
News: Everywhere we go in Italy We
see a pair of gendarmes standing In
the railway stations or in lazy way
parading up and down the platform
side by side. One is never seen
singly; they are always in couples
They are generally handsome young
men, Immediately dressed in black.
with cooked hats, white gloves and
swords. They never appear to be
doing anything but looking about. and
are apparently too well dressed to
think of soilng their clothes with or
binary policemen's duties. Their ex-
istence has, no doubt, been mystery
to many traveller. They must be
exceedingly numerous, for they are
seen at even the smaller stations. and
always in inseparable couples. They
are known as carabinari and are made
up of picked men from the Italian ar
my, who receive increased pay, se.ye
for eight years and then have claim
for some civil post in the public SET
vice. They are said to form very
creditable and efficient national police.
and without their watchful surveif-
lance acts of brigandage would again
be frequent in Italy as in former
times, and perhaps political outbreaks
also, for although the country has a
liberal government the great burden
of taxation causes much popular dis
content, and agitators abound wftu
would not scruple to incite reyofw
ton if afforded an opportunity
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
but the highest esteem for the princzl
pies the order was established to aEf
sert, maintain, and made dominant !
Demand for Skilled workmen.

The annual report of Factory Iny
spector James Campbell of Pennsyi4
vania for the fiscal year ending Octs
81, 1899, advance sheets of which have
been received, shows that there were3
1920 more persons employed in the
manufacturing establishments undsr
the supervision Of the factory inspector!
in 1899 than 1898. Mr. Campbell sayut
that If the demand for skilled work
men and laborers could be supplied thg
increase would be greater.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
POPULISM IN ENGLAND.

In his pursuit of big things the
of medium size in Great Britain, and
to concentrate his attention on Lon
don, Glasgow, Birmingham or Liver
pool. This is a mistake, for among
the cities OF 100000 or 100000 popula-
ton there are instances of municipal
enterprise not excelled by any me-
tropolis. Such a town is Huddersfeld,
Yorkshire town of 100000, situated
in the midst of the British textile in
dustries.
Every municipal monopoly is under
city management. The waterworks
have been satisfactorily maintained for
years. In 1872 the gas works were
taken over, the object being to reduce
the price of gas and increase its use
by the poorer classes. To this end the
department introduced pepny-in-the~
slot meters, which have been so well
received that about one-fifth Of the
population is now supplied in this way.
When this meter is used stove is sup
piled and fixed" free of charge. Not
one penny need be invested, except fol
the thirty feet of gas sold for 2 cents
This is a great boon to the poor,
who find it very difficult. to save
enough to purchase fittings outright.
Stoves alone may be rented for 10 per
cent of the cost per year, and the de-
partment has it's own stores containing
styles to suit the poorest or the most
fastidious. The price of gas has been
steadily reduced, until now it is Is I'd
(66c) for lighting and rs (45c) for heat
ing and trade purposes. Indeed, the
city has been so considerable of public
welfare in every way that practically
the whole population consumes munic-
ipal gas. How does this compare with
some of our cities-St. Paul, for in
stance, where not more than one
fourth of the population use gas?
The workingman and the taxpayer
have cause to rejoice as well. The
hours of labor have been reduced to
eight-Huddersfie was the first city
to adopt the eight-hour program.
About $4,000 is annually used to de-
crease taxes, and yet adequate amounts
have been set aside for depreciation.
renewals and 3.amortization OF debt.
The object, however, is not to make a
profit, but to lower the price as rapidly
as possible. 1t is cheaper in some
other cities, but the density Of popula-
ton is very, very low, being only seven
per acre, which makes it necessary to
have an unusually large number OF
miles of pipe. The interest and main
tenance charges are correspondingly
high.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
The Federation's Eastern Representative;

The Federation's Eastern Representative
The American Federation of Labor's
general organizer in the eastern stated
is c. ]. McMorrow. Mr.. McMorrow II
connected with the Boot and Shoe
Workers union, and has done a great
deal to advance the interests of his
fellow-workers. AS general organiDcr
of district No. he has acted inteIli
gently and covered the large territoryS
over which he has supervision in .
thorough manner.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Up to date the British governmenf
has purchased 1920 mules in tho
United States, all Of which have been
shipped from New Orleans. In money
fully S1,500,000 has been spent ana
there is no prospect Of any let-up. Be-
sides mules the British agents have
purchased thousands and thousands a
halters, mule shoes and other pans
phernalia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
Gold Standardism.

The John P. Lowell Arms company
of Boston was born in 1S41 and died In
$780, The. patient suffered much from
a lingering sickness caused by the
crime of.1S73, and finally died from an
acute ..attack of the gold standard.
Many mourning creditors followed the
remains to their final rest
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26
THE LIST OF HEROES.


Look on the list, the sad long list, of
heroes who are low.
The colonel's name is given so that all
the world may know.
The names of all the majors and cap
tains lying there
Are mentioned in the bulletins and
posted everywhere.
But the ordinary soldier
All, he's made Of poorer stuff,
And his name is never mentioned,
For there isn't room enough
Let the ones at home that love him
Learn his fate some future day.
Death to him is ever only f,
Incidental, anyway!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

did you say this was comic opera
war;" asked the Filipino soldier who
came into camp with flag of truce.
THAT remark has been made"
"Well, our general says he's willing
to take you at your word. He wants
to know if.you can fix up the show SO
there will be fewer marches and more
dialogue" -Washington Star.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

The little town of Turner Kan, with
its 400 inhabitants, supplied three SOL
diers when the call for volunteers was
issued, and all Of them died Of disease.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-01-26

Nature, after making man, found she
had some material left, so she made
dude.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06

and competent supervisor, recon-
mended by Goyernor.General Davis,
was placed at the head Of each. These
supervisors were the direct working
communication between the assistant
director and the enumerators, about
$40 in number. The census officials
were received with marks OF consid-
GRAFTON by the populace Of the smaller
towns.
In his book on Porto Rico, already
referred to, Mr.. Dinwiddie Gays that
Spanish polity, as applied to the ISL
and, has brought about a social and
financial condition quite ineompre-
hensible to the people Of the United
| States.
The other ports lack the outward
charm OF San Juan. aud in some Of
them the deplorable poverty OF the
people is in evidence. At Aguadilla,
at the northwest point Of the island,
where agriculture is the sole indus
J try, people have hocked in from the
country in search Of work, only 10 die
miserably when none was 10 be had.
Even in spite Of generous Government
relis@ the deaths are said 10 have
averaged in the last winter fifteen per
day in a population OF 5000. Resi-.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-04-06

owned by capitalists, who may or may
not own the cane lands. The land
owners send their cane to the mill and
receive q certain percentage Of the
sugar produced.
In some districts tho primitive
method of crushing the cane between
two wooden rollers is still in use. The
power is furnished by two plodding
oxen. The larger mills employ con.
trivances almost as primitive, and
crude methods have resulted in in.
volving estate holders in debt, a con.
dition of things accounted for by the
almost prohibitory tariff placed by the
Spanish on imported machinery,
1t was in the hope of being relieved
from this burden that many Porto
Ricans welcomed tho joining of the
islands interests with those of the
United States. The factor Of trans
portation has to be considered, par.
ticularly in the case of sugar for ex-
port, where the hauls to tho coast are
very expensive. The poor shipping
facilities also increase tho cost of pro-
ductlon.
Coffee growing is in prosperous
condition, but tobacco culture has not
made the progress 1t should. More
tobacco was exported from Porto Rico
in 1923 than in 1896. The staguation
of the industry is due 10 number of
causes, of which the most important
is the successful competition of the
Cuban growers. The increasing de.