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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

per cent Carpenters were willing to
work at almost any price in 1896 now
they are getting 81 per day for eight
hours work. I>oggers have risen from
$3.50 and $3.50 10 81 and xs50
And so 1t IL all down the line. As Com
missioner Grant states In his report for
1899. prosperity retgns."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
MR.. FULTON IN A CIRCULAR LETTER
BIDS FOR REPUBLICAN VOTES.


A\
outs
Of
who is
a eters such
in Joined
In
TO elect Mr. ulton and Mr.
catering the Republican voters He
number Of Republican
nds In danger bell
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

-Four years ago, the Seattle Municipal
Labor Bureau had 3,403 calls for labor and
nearly score of applicants for each position.
For the ten months Of 1900 ending yesterday
there have been $500 calls or abou ten po-
sitions open to each applicant.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

ten months 81 iep..s.-s 28.0s 9.<7
The records ~ the empiavman, bur~sn
furnish a Nnmpiefe ragutatlgA ~ the
claim which has been made that the for
fhis year have prevented white men frnsn
securing employ nenf as railroad iaborora.
The September and 1etrbef records Of the
Office have not vet been NeEfex@fma but
Gurins the first eight months ~ the pres
snt year 1xE Whlfs men we're secured po-
sitinns az railrDaA work.
THIS II over - greater than sh@ record
for ths entire twelve months n last year.
4id1- Mr.. Groat estimates that durtng tba
two ursezferated months about 90 raft
road lahaTFre N0re sent Dsfs- This. COM
hiae6 with the tm0 nt0ntbS yet IN come,
vIf raise fhe total for che year to con-
sideFahiy In ertesH ~ 21S
A monthly comparison ~ The railroad
saborcrH placed duging isse ard is8 fol-
lows
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
Comparison e lsas rith ten

Comparison 81 1909 with ten
months ~ 100 a.-.a.s..... zfa1 2xx
The local employment offices have ssns
nly rgmrg more railroad iAtpcrers than ths
public esnqinymsn. bureau. said Mr.
several hundred mere to our records but
sosaa ~ ths iargest orders 81 She year were
given 10 the employment Offices. add they
furnished practically tbs same nsn ap-
pearlng upon our lists
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
LABORER is PROSPEROUS.
Tremendous Change for Good
Since Dark Days Of 1896.
EMPLOYERS CANNOT GET HELP,

During Year of Last Presidential
Election. Municipal Labor Bu-
reau.s statistics showed 3.4o3
Calls for Labor and Twenty APP
pItcanfs for Each-Now Ten Posi-
lions for Each Workfnsman-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

One Of seattie's attractive homes, To-
Gated in the best part OF Renton hill
Nine-room complete modern house--buiit
for hone-furnace heat. up-to-date
plumbing. The whole premises in excel
lent condition. Immediate possession.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

before steady work could be Sc
cured. This was especially true
of men with families dependent
ON them.-
As this paragraph from the report indi-
Gates. the outlook for the laboring man
four years ago was black The following
is from Commissioner Grants report for
.sfnce 1896. the conditions have
SO changed and the business
transacted through this ONCE
has SO multiplied to appear
quite remarkable. Much might
he said concerning conditions ex-
listing I'm various trades and Rvo-
cations. hut space win not per-
init. 1t IL sufficient 10 say hat
prosperity reigns and there have
been few persons who needed
work and could not secure It,"
In abiding to the Increase in the vol
ume OF real estate transfers during that
year, he writes This means the influx
OF outside capital the building of large
business blocks the employment Of hum
dreds OF artisans and mechanics. and the
circulation of vast amounts OF money
which win find its way into all channels
OF trade"
These predictions have turned out so
well founded that they need no further
comment The contrast between the con-
dstions OF labor at the last presidential
election and at this time is so great as
to be plainly apparent 10 the most skep-
teal. In 1896 when in this city there
were nearly a score of men for each po-
sition. the employers OF labor were able
to choose their help. At the present time
and for the last few years the tables
have been completely turned. and now the
laborer Is able TO choose his employer
and can always get a new one.
A comparison OF the kinds of positions
open in 1895 with those of 1906 show that
in the former year very few skilled la
borers were called for. the great mass
being unskilled. while this year the bu-
reau has been called upon to III positions
in nearly every class Of labor. skilled and
unskiiled. The report for 1895 shows that
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

An examination 81 these two columns
will leave no doubt IN the mind Of the
average laboring man regarding the bet
terment OF his condition since iS-. In
the column Of statistics for the year end
ing June ~. of this year, there are still
forty-iwo classes Of employment for
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01
iV 51llIl Per-.
: UNDER Mk|NLEY.
Wages Increased One Fourth
Since 1896.
OUTPUT NEARLY DOUBLED
Republican Tariff Brings Great
Prosperity to Washington.
OUTPUT NEARLY DOUBLED

A. the Beginnfns of the Mckinley
Aaainsstrasfon There We're Less
Than 5000 Enployes In washing
ten Mfses-Teaay There Are $3.50
Enpieyes ana Daily Preduction
Has Bees Increased Nearly 100
Asssttcs, shst Ont Nv the Enact
aent Of The Dtngiey Tariff BiiI.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

Increase under Mckinley. s..,,t,t.,. LIS
The total output for the year 1877 Of All
the coal mines In the state WAS l.&p.ls1
tens. IL VIII ncf be under i,isnao tons
shin wear. according 10 the present capacl-
~ ~ the mines. which Is approximately
Ne follows.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

r', n.e d r..,n rro,se, elton.

nue co 1Nrt0 Vretsrftnns
rne magnificent showing made rs the
eoal rasnrs - fhs state y entirely aue 70
~ aAs~irl.tYaticn ~ President Mckinley.
when the Democratic earty was IN rover,
Democratic cunKress rc-iacsd the duty
% coal fe T. reNss r~f tor. san Fvsncss-
90 was thtsa he ehiof m*fAei fof the SUR
Illus csai rFaanerA Ia wAahingter- bgit-
tsh cefurhss esal mseesi ~ practically
tide water was shgupsd % san Fganeisco
IN oasnnetitian With AmeFfcso rial. shipa
earss - Ss,, Francisco With krsl ~ miRcd
zeal a. atllsss 20 cesai.etitton with the
Ags,sftean pretiues
rns ninsses tariff Mii raisci TIE aaty
GO s72s cenfs ser tan ans Immediately
piae~a ghe wa~htn#ten coal whigA WAS
sahiset tn ehArsf ef transportation %
tsas water IN oven terms With the faretsa
product stuce thrA sh8urpeBtu ssam ~.
sttie and rareina have Increased greatlv,
urtf fNe pFvsems year when the Alaska
demand nAy tsen go great thar sNir.
meats 70 ssn Franctsso Asve fallen 81
wnsAaw hAt That eiky. haweVer remains
tha ehtef market ter TIE surplus co@i -
washtaxtan
nsi~ssn sana ana laase tons annually
nf Washington vesi IL hein9 shippeA %
Hawai- wsseh came satttf tas Americas
raE during thia administration rats
market was formerly evs ~ the reach
~ the Washiaxten coal nlines tyr the
ffaetfet AnAA rHAfetH saA#N tafAttA ~ tA1sftti4
there rhc&Hsr than Wsshingtnn coal
The Reaaelieaa cangveAs WndSr Me-
klniey tgak lnse consideration Ia framing
tsae present duty al caai tas fact that the
BRITISH C9aawthsN msneN emcaey large
n0nhes ef Chinese and japanese AZ wages
ranging from 81 10 81 - ref day.
Wages ia w..htaGtsa.
The lowest Wages paid IN Washington
sntnN@ b - per tay under tAe Rspuhlc~
an policy az prsntrcfsas Mass for 4Atft~l
sutNess run as hsSa as s. por day skilled
amnlNses IN rsanS Washington rniuex are
psid s. per aay. While unsSilisd labor ~
eclves S.ss per das.
In u'ines whsro the pay ~ the miner
IL h@xsd GA the amount 81 eual mined
Ter day. tha rais is 1n an average S cents
neg tca. Tho beas miners viii run as
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

or all the states In the Union Wash
ingfon II probably most vitality Interested
in the reelection OF President Mckinley
and tina continuance through a Repub-
Hcan congress Of the tariff laws now In
force IN this country. In particular the
proAtcd by the administration OF McKin-
Icy and the protective tarif law drawn
by tho late Congressman Dingley. which
increased the duty on coal from 10 cents
10 s7t1 cents per ton.
On account OF the tariff law which was
enacted BY Republican congress In
fuInilment Of the pledges made 20 the
people by the Republicans. there are now
IN the state Of Washington no less than
Ina more miners employed than there
were four years ago. under Democratic
rule. Moreover. the average daily output
IT the mines has been greatly increased
and the total tonnage per year has been
almost doubled IN the past three years.
The greatest material benefit derived
~ the sfats Of Washington has been in
the Increase o. the pay rolls Of tho vari-
Gus mines. On an average. Il IN esti-
mated By coal mine authorities the wages
Of the employees In the mines Of WASH
sngton have been Increased % per cent.
IN addition, ~ stated. the number Of
men employed In greater by LIS than
was tho caae three years ago. The pay
rolls Of the state coal mines are greater
b. approximately si.DS.ooo per year than
II the beginning Of the Mckinley admin
jstration.
usWployes ana Output.
The report OF Coal Mine Inspector
Owen 4 fusion ofFscchoider for 1888 shows
THAT during the year 1897. tho nrst year
or the Republican national admirfstra-
tton, there were employed In this state
IN the mines enumerated below f@s en-
s,icvea Including sntncra drfyern carpen-
Sers, blackamfthn. etc. There are now NOT
Hess than 4>b0 employees IN the coal mines
~ washington. The total output OF all the
rnlnes Of the state according to Inspector
Owen IN 1897 was !. 40. tsz tons II win NOT
he under i,7s0.cor tons for the year lsn
HccordInG 10 present indications II IN
deed Il fooa not reach soUo.OD tons.
Here arc the figures showing the mum.
Der Of men employed In the various coal
,nInes IN 1901 and In 1900
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

Preparing for Trouble In the Event
of N strike.

preparing Tor Trouble IN the Event
of n strike.
Minneapolis, Jan. 81. - The Journal
says: The Great Northern railway au-
thorities are preparing for trouble.
This has become evident by the discov-
cry that Chief Of the Secret Service
Herrick has an emissary here en-
ployed in hiring special police officers.
Herrick visited Minneapolis yesterday
and arranged with a former guard Of
the state prison at saltwater named
O'Meara, to hire all the ex-policemen
and watchmen he could get in the city
at 81 a day. The instructions of the
men are TO be ready to report for duty
today or Saturday morning. They
are told that they are to be stationed
ut various points along the line and
are to be lodged in sleeping cars. The
trainmen's grievance committee is
waiting for word from the officials as
10 when the promised conference is to
be held. 1t develops that the company
has been sounding the individual train
men on it's own account by sending Of
ficials to divisional headquarter points
to interview them, and the men take
this as a sign that the company is dis
posed to make concessions If 1t finds
the trainmen of n mind.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

Remedies ae such stands proven beyond all doupt. No statement is made regard
ing them that lis not justified by the strongest evidence. The purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate relief, the certainty of speedy and permanent cure the
absolute safety and great economy, have made them he standard skin cures m
humorr remedies Of the civilized world. aae treatmen tss simple, direct, agreeable,
and economical. andis adapted to the youngest infant as well rs adults of evGy age.
Battle the affected arts with hot water and CUTCURA SOAR to cleanse the surface
of Gusts and scales. and softent the thickeaed cutice. Dry without hard rubbing,
and apply CuTcURA Ointment freely, to alay itching, irritation and Inflammation,
and rootbs and heal. and lastly take CuucuRA EEsoLvESr to cool and cleanse the
blood. This swee and wholesome treatment affords instantr relief permits retan m
sleep in 1.-THE severest forms of eczema and other itching, burning, and scaly huInos
of IL skin. scalp. and blood, and points to a speedy permanent, and economical
cure w all other remedies and even the bstp physicians fail. CuncURA THE
SET pnc sI5; ore urcuKA Soar, &c, CUrcURA OINTMENT, 5Oc, CUTIcURA
RKsoLvRsT, Soc, sold throughout the world. Glow % Cure Eczema" free 0t the
Sole Props, POTTER DRUG AND CHKM. CoRP, Boston, Mass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

gigantic soldier of the Guards
brought before his commanding
In one morning, charged with be-
>lsorderly in the public streets.
|ho makes the charger" asked the
lei.
do. sir" replied a sergeant. 81
lin charge Of the town patrol last
when | heard some one below
BID roaring songs about three hun
yards away. l went to the spot
saw the prisoner, Private Jones,
be- at the top of his voice"
Id you could hear him three hun
yards away"
IS, sir"
hat have you to say, Private
k%
ease. sir" replied Private Jones.
Is only 'umming."-Answers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
facts
4
|ov' Sick
(v0sa1es1

srsf-fhe medicine that
(xs the record for the
number Of abs0-
s Cures Of female Ills
Lydia e. F,inkhans's
COnsp0Und.
Mrs.. Pinkhans
show by her letter
Is in Lynn that q MIL
I women have been
Esored to health by her
(dicine and advice
ANIeffors ia Mrs.
Khan are received,
6nen, read sanas an
ered by women only.
& fact is certified 10 by
! mayor and p~Osfrnas-
off lynn ard 0fherS of
q. PirEstsass,'S own city.
Ute for free hook con-
sing these certificates
very aiiis7y woman Es
tied 70 write to Mrs.
khan and get her ADJ
q free of charge.
a.. u pinkhanI Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

editor need no longer parade half
truths in fantastic garb to catch an
eager eye or to satisfy the cravings OF
morbid mind: but until that happy
day arrives he will DO we'll to remem-
Der that while the truth is all right in
its place he must be careful how he
uses it, and in those pivotal points in
bis career where printed words mark
the crises of his life he shall in the
last resort have one %unfailing choice
Tell the truth or trump"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
ETHICAL STANDING.

These classes and representatives OIL
roaations to which reference has been
,oade enjoy special privileges accord
Ins 70 the ethical standards OF their
nre,ess,ons by which, for the good OK
he common race and their own pro
.ection. they N,e justified in utterlng'
~ word or act of omission or commis-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
To Name the Day and Date.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator But
Ter. chairman Of the national executive
committee of the Peoples party, has
issued a call for a meeting of that
party to be held in Lincoln, Neb., Mon
day, Feb. 10, for the purpose of NAM
Ing the time and place for holding the
national convention Of that party. The
executive committee consists Of three
members from each state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
CREMATED IN A LOOKUP.
Fire Destroys the Jail mt Lake City
One Man Burned to Death.

Lake City, Mimi, Jan. GA man
named McTaggert, a w~ell-known coun-
try character. was incinerated in a fire
which destroyed the town lookup.
McTaggert was a hard drinker and
was placed in custody more to give
him shelter than with any idea of
punishment. His arms and legs were
burned nearly to the trunk. He had
no relatives in this region, but was
widely known around here and at
Wabasha. The origin Of the fire was a
mystery. The doors Of the Jail were
left unlocked, so that McTaggert
might depart as soon as he sobered up.
His blackened and charred body was
found in the bunk where he was
placed, and for that reason 1t is be-
lieved he did not start the contlagra-
ton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
The

pnger-Are you a resident Of this
! Summers-Well, I've lived here
to rip the town board UP
lack an kick ag'in the taxes-In-
|pOlis Sun.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
Opinions Differ.

IA e. Pinkham Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
w,nt PrincipaI Removed.

Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 27.-Morning-
side college students here nave com
menced circulating a petition for the
removal of Prof. Perkins Slocum, vice
president of the institution. The i'm
mediate cause was his suspension Of
a popular student for a trifilng otense,
but trouble has long been brewing De-
nus the students claim he has sys-
dramatically interfered with their attn
letic sports.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
The Reason.

|en-You say dat you wanted
ktein to marry your daughter?
ny did you OBJECT undt force dem
|pe?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01
MILLIONS OF MOTHERS

Use CUrIcURA soar exclusively for baby skn scalp and hair tits lot only the pmest
sweetest and mobr refreshing of nursery soaps butt contains dehcatee mohent proper
ties obtained from urcuRA. the greats skin cure, which preserve, purify, and beauty
distressing heatr ashe, chadnys infanmanons ard erupagns for crwed, itching irta
tens of fG5 scalp with Try. thin, AM falling har, for ed,r ough hanas ad shapees
nails sd simple infanule hunors itisa absolutely indispensable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-02-01

Surveyors for the Chicago & North
western railway have been surveying
through the southern part of Bon
Homme county during the past week.
to establish a right Of way for an ex-
tension of the Northwestern north
west from Yankton, through Charles
Mix and Bon Homme counties, and in
all probability will extend their line
through the latter county in the
spring. The line now being surveyed
will run near the Missouri river. This
will be n blow to the Milwaukee sys-
TEN, as the object of the extension OF
the Milwaukee system through Bon
Hon ne county was to shut u other
roads.
A. Hanback,, a Turner county farm
er, has been made the defendant in a
damage suit, which is the outgrowth
of an interesting case. Last spring he
was the complaining witness in a case
against liver Paulsen, another farmer,
who was charged with the murder, in
1892, of Christopher Nelson, mis- hired
man, who was found dead. Robbery
was the motive charged for the alleged
murder. Paulsen, after an animated
preliminary struggle, was bound over
to the circuit court, where n case
against him was dismissed. He has
now instituted an action for 5000
damages against Kambak for mali
cious prosecution.
Capt. Grant III. Tod, the young min
ing expert of Lead, who was arrested
by the York Mining company OF Ne
braska. has received news from Pierre
that his case has been reversed, and he
Is now a free man Judge Moore, OF
the Eighth judicial district, denied c
writ Of habeas corpus, and ordered the
prisoner turned owe to the sheriff or
York county, Nebraska. The case was
appealed to the supreme court. The
principal point at issue was that n
requisition papers had been granted
to the Nebraska sheriff by the private
secretary of Gov. Lee, and that the
governor did not examine into the mer-
it's Of the case, personally, as required
by the statutes of the state.
Sheriff Swindler Of Mitchell narrow
ly escaped losing his life Tuesday af-
ternoon, in his efforts to catch a fleeing
prisoner. He had been out in the
country some distance to arrest a man
for a petty ~offense, and in driving into
town the prisoner leaped from the bug
gy and started to run The sheriff pur.
sued him and, thinking he would have
no trouble in catching him. did not
pull his gun. The chase chase led
across n small stream, and as they
reached the edge of the bank the sher-
if was within a few feet Of his man.
The prisoner crossed in safety on the
Ice, but the ice gave way under the
sheriff, and he was precipitated into
the water, which was considerably
over his head. For twenty minutes he
struggled to get out of the water, and
had about given up all hopes of.savine
himself when he caught hold OF a
piece OF floating Ice and rested himself
until he was able to get TO shore. The
prisoner had taken advantage OF the
sheriff's predicament and escaped.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-01-06

about the compliments Of the season"
The gentlemen pridod themselves upon
The number of visits paid, the ladies
upon the number received. Girls at
school yexed each other with cumulative
Boosting.
1--WE had so callers on New Years
day"
"0h! but we had c5."
This perfunctory performance grew
very tedious by the time that the cali
ing hours were ended, but apart from
this the day was one on which families
were greeted by distant relatives rare
" seen, while old friends met and re-
yiyed their pleasant memories. In our
house the rooms were all thrown open,
and bright fires burned in the CRATES.
/ recall New Years day, early in the
thirties, on which a yellow chariot
stopped before our door. A stout, ell
derly gentleman descended from IL, and
came i'm TO pay his compliments TO my
father. This gentleman was John Ja-
cob Astor. who was already known TO
be possessed OF great wealth.
The pleasant custom just described
was said TO have originated with the
Dutch settlers OF the olden time. As
the city grew in size, II became diffi-
cult and well-nigh impossible for gen
tlemen 20 make the necessary number
OF visits. Finally, number Of young
men of the city took ii upon themselves
TO call in squads al houses which they
had no right TO modest, consuming the
refreshments provided for other guests,
and making themselves disagreeable
In various ways This offense against
good manners led to the discontinuance
by common consent, Of the New Years
receptions.