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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
COAL MINERS ON PARADE.
Greatest Labor Demonstration Ever
"a 5z$ i = 4. ~ Held In State.

Greatest Labor Demonstration Ever
\ .] III. y b. -, Held In State. d.
i WILKEsBARRE. Pa. Oct. 2 The
parade. and mass meeting of the4strik-
ing miners III this city was the greatest
labor demon strat ion yer held il north
eastern PennsYK lYaIi The Gather
hs
SUM and ft was
more like Is day III than October
1t is estimated that there were fully
5000 men and breaker boys in line
As a rule. they We're well dressed and
some few Of them from their appear.
ance might be taken for a body OF
farmers. They did not march with pre-.
cisiOn but were a dense mass of hui
mainly. They marched six. five anG
four abreast. The music was furnished
by about fifty brass bands and drum
corps. Many banners and Transporter.
cies were carried by the men. Among
the
Most Noticeable Was These:
I'VE want our dinner pals filled with
substantial food, not coal barons taffy.'
and 1;d,, ri9ght;%, 49,, Stand by Pr. Presiden!
m Must be "r rdot the Sdon euv will Sn9a
longer be Slaves. ':224o pounds 'i for "a a
ton" 1--WE want two weeks pay"
The breaker boys carried banners
which read: I'VE need schooling. but
must work" Save US from the Whims
With oppression; we will stand by
The parade passed over the principal
streets of the city and thousands OF
people lined the sidewalks. The men
from Pittston ha !!c., float with four
were drinking what purported to be
champagne. Directly following was a
float with miners dining on bread and
water. A stretcher was carried con-
who had just lost his life in a mine.
President Mitchell Reviewed
the great army of marchers on the river
common. He was generously applaud
ed by the marchers. Business was
ternoon. The superintendent of the
coal companies and their clerks viewed
the parade from their office buildings.
One coal man said it was a. very credi-
table demonstration.
1t was o'clock when the last of the
marchers swept past President Mitch
ell: Then he and his colleagues were
driven to West Side park, where the
big mass meeting was held. For sew
eral hours crowd had been gathering
lucIc dNu ~ was estimated CNdC nearly
10000 people were massed in front of
the stand when the labor president be-
gan to speak. The reception he got
from the vast crowd was most enthus-
iastic.
President MitchelPs Address
as far as outlining any future move on
the part of the labor leaders is con-
cerned was a disappointment. He in
timated strongly last night that he
would define the position of the union
today on the 10 per cent concession.
His failure to do 50 has caused the
impression to go out that he is still
undecided what should be done. and
that he is probably waiting for local
unions to take some kind of action
first.
On. the other hand there are some
people who are in touch with the situa-
ton who believe that Mr.. Mitchell
knows exactly what he is doing. They
argue that his telling the men that
they can settle the ten per cent in
crease question by holding a conven-
ton was broad hint to the local lead
ers to carry out the suggestion. Mr..
Mitchell had no news touching upon
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
Charter. Election
Almond nlant.

Notice is hereby given, that the
Charter Commission Of the City of Du.s
luth has proposed the following amend
ment to the Charter of said city: BY
adding to section numbered sixty four
(64) thereof. the following: &at
"Eighty-sixth: To provide by COM
tract or otherwise for the operation OF
free or toll ferry across the ship
canal in the city of Duluth from Min
nesota Point to the main land ads
jacent thereto 4. SIT AS. d
Said amendment will be voted on by
the electors of the city Of Duluth at
the general state election to- be held
on November s, 1900:
II. W..5cHEADLE.
City Clerk,
Duluth, Mimi. Oct. 6. 1900. 40.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06

The Boss Butchers had a jollification
meeting last Wednesday to which they
invited their employees. A good time
was had and all join pronouncing ii
one of the right kind of things to bring
good fellowship between the employer
and employed. -: :. 5~H5. !. ,..f
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
DOCTOR YOURSELF.

GnNnVi Is q French treatment for
uuNUVh male and female. for the pos
tive cure of Gon0rrhoea, elect. Unnat-
ural discharges. determinations. Irrita-
tons and Ulcerations of the mucous
membranes. An internal remedy with
injection combined. warranted to cure
worst cases in one week. 50 per pack
Cent Of PRICE :. and suarantee 81 n HE 59S
KIDD DRUG CO.. Elgin. Ill. Retail
and wholesale by S. T.. Boyce and Max
Wirth. druggists. Duluth. and NyEren'e
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06

remains the same. One hundred
strikers marched from Milnesville to
Lattimer and about 25 tramped to
Cranberry from Crystal Ridge fol: the
purpose of Inducing mine workers at
those places to quit, but they met with
little success. The question Of relief
is now receiving serious consideration
by the United Mine Workers officials.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06

Peter Mclaughlin, of the Plumbers
union and secretary of the Building
Trades Council, has branched into
business for himself at 101 West Fourth
street. The Labor World wishes him
success in his new departure.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
FOR ARblTR|A / Ton
READING ROAD MAKES AN ADDl-
TIONAL PROPOSAL.

Gave Notice to EmplOyes That 1t
Was Ready to Enter Into Arbitra-
ton in Regard to Any Grievances
They May Have-NOne Of the
Strikers, However,, Indicated Im-
tentfOn to Return to Work.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06

Ut, LIZ UQ6S warranted to cure the
Ceouioe Eeroeh most stubborn cases of
Female Ri qaatOr sM 1op1aFes Pathg}1 srssa
,larities. distractions and Ssuppres-
sions. or return money. $500 a
package or three for $500. Re-
fuse substitutes. Sent anywhere pre-
t Raia b SR T rffS'pKs 1 3 Ditto co. Elein
iii. Retail and wholesale by Max Wirth,
and IS. ~. BOyce. druggists. Duluth. and
NyRren's Drug Store. w. Duluth. MINI.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
DULUTH
Labor Notes.

Mrs. Schoening wife of Fred Scheon-
ing of the Butchers union, who under,
went an operation last week, is report
ed to be improving very rapidly and
it is expected will soon be GU tagain.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06
Labor IL All-Important.

Labor IL All-Important.
What would happen if all who work
should suddenly cease to work? 1t
might occur to some that labor is as
important as the class which absoibs
it's products.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1900-10-06

No -AmalGamatiOn.
Wood Carvers rejected a proposition
to amalgamate with the Amalgamated
Wood Workers. Union.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
GAAMlERCIAL
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IE s5EtiAfiD - 1,
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New York-Trade reports are in the
main more encouraging. Business, how
ever. seems to be confined largely to
purchases Of goods for quick delivery, and
there is little evidence of any buying
for future wants. A leading trade jour
nal recently made a thorough canvass Of
the dry goods situation and found almost
a general agreement among the jobbinS
houses that the season is undoubtedly
backward The conditions existing out
side of the markets are, it is claimed,
favorable 10 a good fall business. There
has been no important change in the spec
ulativc situation. Trading in stocks has
again been on q small scale, and the
movement of prices confined, except in
the case of faw spccialties, to narrow
limits. Their is No demand for stocks,
but on the other hand there is no pres
sure to sell. The prevailing opinion in
tradin. circles is that on the basis OF
intrinsic values the better class of ser'.1-
ties are worth all they are selling for
now.
Chicago in speculative branches
of the grain business during the week
was governed chiefly by the prospects for
the still unharyested crops. Fluctuations
obeyed for the most part the changing
views oc aneculators. according as opinion
veereG from the acceptance Of one and
the reflections of another of the numerous
estimates OF crops OF this and other coun-
.ries Of the world chat raise wheat or corn
to any considerable eXteRt. Even the
Northwest varies from day TO day in its
estimate of its probable production-from
scant suftiCieuCy for bread and seed with
Ia its own borders to a comparatively
generous yield OF 100000 bushels.
Only a rough approximation at best can
be reached Of either the home or foreign
production OF wheat, and not that until
much later in the season, so that more
cropping in tin, dark will have to he sub
mitted TO Tor some time yet Corn lost
little Of its value as it stood at the end
of the previous week because of the al
most ideal weather that has since then
favored the growing crop, which is now
conceded to promise as large II not a
larger yield than was ever before bar
vested
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
The People.

Chinese soldiers range from sixteen to
sixty years of age,
English bankers in China give native
Commercial men n name for strict bust
uess honesty.
To become a soldier is humiliation in
China. The magistrates outrauk the mil
itary. socially.
People in the interior of China seldom
read newspapers. They get their ideas
of foreigners and outside doines by COS
sip.
The Chinese boys ambition Is TO be-
come civic magistrate. Even servants
save money 10 educate their sous with
his aim.
4 native priest says of tue Chinese ar
Iieles OF religion: The men believe them.
The women don't, There is no religion in
China"
The population Of China is nearly 400
nO0, 0o0-more THAI the combined popuLa-
ton Of Great Britain. Srance. Russia,
Germany and Japan.
II a Chinese criminal is a fugitive. the
police arrest his father. grandfather
mother. uncle OF aunt. Family affection
speedily brings the man wasted to the
nlief Of his relative
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
Cities, Ports ard Rivers.

Port Arthur, leased to Russia in 1895
for a naval base in the far East.
Hoang Ho. river of northern China,
emptying into Gulf of Pe-Chi-L.
Tien-Tsin is a treaty port on the River
Pei-Ho, seventy miles from Pekin.
Yang Use, river, in the Kiang-Su prov
ince, on which the port of Nankin is stu
ated.
Taku forts, now destroyed. were three
in number. at the mouth of the Pei-Ho
river.
Pekin, the capital of China, has a pop
ulation of more than a million. Canton,
100000.
CheFoo, on the ShanTung peHinsula.
A treaty port, with the best climate for
Europeans.
New-Chang is a treaty port c the
British concession in Manchuria, 100
miles north Of Port Arthur.
Wei-Hai-Wei Iiu-Kun-Tao), British
base of operations. A garrisoned port
with a large, safe anchorage.
Shanghai is the largest and most impor-
tant treaty port. Twelve miles from the
mouth of the Yang Use Kiang river, Pop
ulation, 400 900.
Pei Ho North River rises beyond the
Great Wall, flows past Pekin and Tien-
Tsin to Gu,f of Liao-Tung. Nayigabls
from mouth to Pekin, 100 miles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
BUILDERS GO AWAY.
Chicago Union Men i'm Demand in
Other Cities.


Continued requests for structural iron
workers are being received by Secretary
Nicholas Darrah OF the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers Union in Chicago
Twenty-Five iron workers were sent to
Duluth the other day on request Of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company to work on
towers for the mammoth coal chutes be
ing built there. Twenty more men were
sent later. The towers are TO be com
pleted by Jan. l. 1901. Fifty men went
to West Superior to work on the grain
elevator being constructed there. The
contractors express a decided preference
for the Chicago builders, and are endeaY-
oring to recruit all the extra men needed
from the Chicago union. The building
now under way at West Superior will be
the largest elevator ever constructed.
When completed it will have a capacity
Of 2.0OO,O00 bushels. Ten bridgemen
were sent recently TO Jefferson, Wis,
where two bridges spanning the Rock and
Crawtish rivers are TO be built for the
Northwestern Railroad. The combined
length of the bridges viii be 9oO feet.
Twenty iron workers were sent TO Pearl,
H., upon request of the Chicago and Al
ton Railroad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
TRADE sITUATIoN IRREGULAR.
Few important Changes Noted During
the Last Week.


Bradstreet's says; important changes
in trade and speculation are notably lack
ing this week, but counter currents of
demand In various sections and indus
tries lend rather more than usually ir-
regular appearance to the situation
Among the features calling for notice are
the practical assurance of an immense
corn crop in the farther West; the CON
tlnued cheerful reports from the sections
which have gathered and are now mar
keting large winter wheat crop; fairly
satisfactory gains in gross railway earn
, ings. and less weakness in prices OF the
eountry's leading cereal products, based
apparently on renewed buying for ex-
port. Unfavorable elements in trade
probably find their chief and greatest ex-
position in the iron and steel business.
That industry is, if possible, more de-
! pressed than at any time for three years
past, and expectations that price declines
would be checked by the arrival of I'm
ished material at n cost basis have been
disappointed. Wheat, including -four,
shipments for the week aggregate 1865
! I43 bushels. against 3029,3S1 bushels
last week 1856 1872 bushels in the cor
responding week of 1899. Corn exports
for the week aggregated 3,243.740 bush
els. against 4,lS2, 1873 bushels last week,
| 3, fOO,320 bushels in this week year
| ago
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
B0EK ARMY is TAKEN.
GENERAL PRlNSLOO, WITH 5000
MEN, sURRENOERS.
British Grant Him No Terms-Roberts
Declares the Captured Burghers Must
BE Treated as Prisoners of war
TransvaaI Struggle Nears It's End'

Cape Town adyices say that ten.
Prinsloo, with 5000 men, has surrendered
unconditionally TO the British. An ON
cial dispatch from Lord Roberts reads:
"On July 26 Macdonald fought rear
guard action with the enemy from cry
morning until dark, nine miles OUTSIDE Oh
Nauuwpoort, in the Bethlehem nliIs' Ee
sulting in his effectualiy blocking Naaa"
poort mex TO the Boer wagons.
Hunter reports that the enemy t"lce
checked his advance by holding strong
positions On two neks, one OF which was
taken before dark by the Scots, the hoyai
Irish, the wiltshire and the Leinstsr
regiments Our casualties were only hVe
or six. The second mex was taken during
the fight by the Scots and guards WIZ
out opposition, the enemy retiring closely
TO Naauwpoort
Prisoners taken stated that l,2OO
burghers would surrender II guaranteed
that they would be treated as prisoners
of and not as rebels. To this had
asst d. As result OF these opera
tons Prinsloo, commanding the Beers,
asked, under a flag Of truce, four days
armistice for peace negotiations.
Hunter replied the only terms he
could accept were unconditional surren-
der, and, until these were complied with,
hostilties could not cease. l expressed
my approval and told Hunter on no &C
count to enter into negotiations.
LAS / am writing a telegram has come
from Hunter saying that Prinsloo had
written second letter expressing Will
ingRess to hand over himself, with his
men, rifles. ammunition and other hre-
arms, upon condition that the horses,
saddles, brides and other possessions OF
the burghers be guaranteed them and
they be free to return to their homes.
II have replied that the surrender must
be absolutely unconditional; that all
rines, ammunition horses and other pos
sessions must be given up, and that the
burghers will be considered prisoners OF
war. | added that Prnsloo's overtures
will not be allowed in any way to inter-
fere with Hunters operations, which
must be continued until the enemy is de-
feated or has surrendered"
a later dispatch from Gen. Roberts,
d,ted July %. confirms the surrender OF
F. nsloo, with 5000 Beers.
Fail to Round Up Botha.
1t seems that after all Lord Roberts at
tempt 10 round up Gen. Botha failed,
probably becauce the cooperation be ex-
pectsd wss not forthcoming. The field
marshal his returned to Pretoria. News
from the western part Of the Transvaal
is that Gen. DelGey is besieging Rusten-
burg, where BadenPowell is shut in. A
relief force under Col. Hickman has
proved too weak and was forced to retire.
Various reports are a1oat as to Gen.
Christian Dewet. According to one Of
these stories, Gen. Dewet is surrounded
at Klerksdorp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
Contests on the Diamond.

Following is the standing in the Amer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
MAKhET QUOTATIONS..

Chicago Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to $J.13. hogs. shipping grades,
$500 % $3.50; sheep, fair To choice. 500
to $40: wheat, No = red. &c to lie;
corn. No. =. 39c to 4Oc: oats, No. =, -1c
to &c; rye. No. >. 4yc TO 50c; butter,
choice creamery, lie to Zoe; eggs. fresh,
Sc % re; potatoes. 29c to Ste per bushel,
pols-Catt = shipping, $500 30
Sj.35: hogs. choice light $500 to 500;
sheep. common TO prime. $3.G to <i2j;
whea'. No. .. 74c to 75c; corn. No ?
Whit, 42c TO 43c; oats, No. white,
PC TO PC.
St Louis-Cattle. $225 to $3.50. hogs
$500 to $5.35; sheep. $500 to S4.25;
wheat, No. =. nc 10 74c; corR No. Z
yellow, SIC to 3Sc: oats, No, ,. dc 70
&c; rye No =. a2c to 53c.
Cincinnati-Catile. $3.O0 to $3.23; hogs
$500 to $40; sheep. S250 to $+.25
wheat. No. .. 1Sc to I9c; corn, No. :
mixed. Ale 10 45c: oats. No. > mixed. 2GC
10 pc; rye. No. >, zoe to e..
Detro.t-Cattle $3.50 20 S5.7:,; hogs
$500 to S5.s5; sheep. $500 10 S4.4o
wheat, No. ?. nc 70 7Sc; corn No.
yellow, 4oc TO Ale: oats. No. white. 21C
to 2Sc; rye. zoe to 5,ic.
Toied0-W heat. NJ. mixed, nc tc
INc, corn, No = mixed. 42c 10 4;ic; cats
NJ. mixed, - 10 23c: rye. No. =. 50
20 H'c; clover seed. prime. SJ.05 TO sJ.tD
Milwaukee Wheat. No. northern
I1c 70 16c; corn, Ne. 3, 40c to Ale; oats
No. > white, 2Gc to 21c: rye. No. /. 81,
10 5Ir; barley. No. =. 4Gc Il 4Tc: pork
mess. Sll.Cb 20 Sll.7O.
RuNale.- gNae4ln ..E.fr., ID
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08

The Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany is to have a formd BILE rival, the
Armours Of Chicago having decided to go
in with the Larleston Mining and Man
ufacturing Company, which owns rock
fields and mines in the Southern States
and manufactures for fertilizers. The
plant to BE- erected near the rock fields
will cost 81 100000. For several years
the Virginia-CaroIina Chemical Company
has been acquiring fertilizer factories IN
Virginia, the two Carolinas and Georgia
until it now has control Of every factory
of consequence in the first three naned
States The Charleston company owns
some of the most extensive and richest
rock land in the State, both river and
highland, and packing-house products
will be shipped in from Chicago The
farmers vii! extend a welcoming hand to
the new company.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
aa1aSa.3iAlSSss1.Sa1AS'al
{ CHINA AT A GLANCE Z
SHe&rex&eNexsN

A writer in the New York Evening
World presents the following photographic
| encyclopedia of fsct7, figures. names and
places TO keep handy for the next few
weeks. 1t tells you all about the eoun-
try which promises TO be the seat of one
| Of the worlds greatest wars:
Rulers and Generals.
TIE Hs, the Dowager Empress.
Kang Yu-Kei, exiied leader of the Re
| form party.
Kwangsu, the present Emperor, son Of
Prince Chun.
Yung Lu, the Empress factotnm. gen.
eralissimo of the army
KangYi, Manchu, anti-foreign, presi.
dent of the board of war.
Gems. Tung Flu. Mich and Eang So,
| anti-foreign leaders in revolt.
Tsung Li-Yamen. council of ten mem
bers acting on foreign affairs.
LiuKun-Yi. viceroy at Nankin trust
ed ally of the Dewager Empress.
Prince Ii. senior member of the CABS
net, much trusted in imperial family.
Li-Hung Chang. acting viceroy of Can
ton, trusted friend of the Dovsger EN-.
press.
Prince Tuan, father Of Pu Chun, heir
apparent, and now leading the antifos-
eign revolt.
Prince Ching. reported dead, was Lord
Chamberlain OF the Court and commandes
of Pekin field force.
Chang Chi Tung. viceroy of Hanko~,
man of much influence with the people
and believer in China for the Chinese.
Hsu-Chng -Chien, vcc-president Of
board of works, ex-minister to Russia
and Germany. president Of Chinese East
ern Railway.
Chang vi, director of mines and assist
ant director of northern railways. Favor
tie of the Dowager Empress. A rising
man, much in touch with foreigners.
Prince Sheng, administrator of tele'
graphs and railways, head of the Imperial
Bank and of the China Merchants
Steamship Company. Man of great pew
er, always t. be reckoned with.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
Resources.

Good newspapers are printed at the
treaty ports of China.
The Chinese have thirty field batteries,
with $50 Krupp and Armstrong guns.
The Chinese navy consists CT four cruis'
ers and a few useless lighting vessels.
The Chinese possess Mauser rifles and
Noldenfeldt. Hotchkiss and Maxim guns
There is no properly organized medical
corps, transport service or commissariat
in China.
A favorite Chinese weapon is a native
made rifle of one-inch caliber, requiring
two men to handle it.
China could raise an army of LOO, 900
men; but it would be undisciplined and
only one-third equipped.
Eight million cartridges were taken to
Pekin two years ago. and constant al
ditions have been made.
China has new colleges in engineering,
navigation, military tactics, electric sci
ence and medicine, with European pro-
fessors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-08-08
PLANS TO BUY TWO ISLANDS.
United States May Pay Spain 100000
for New Islands.

Arrangements have practically been
completed by the United States govera-
meut for the purchase from Spain OF the
Islands Of Cihitu and CaEayen, which
were left in Spanish possession by the
treaty Of Paris Although they are a
part OK the Philippine archipelago, they
we're not included in the treaty through
the adoption Of specific boundary lines.
rather than describing the islands in a
lump as the archipelago. The oversight
was not discovered until year later
The two islands are Insignificant u area
and tbinly pHpulated.probably containing
from GOO to 5000 people in all Both
the islands sre said TO he mainly valu-
able for their pearl and shell fisheries