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Evening journal., 1901-11-20
ASSISTANT ASTRONOMER WANTED
Government will Hold Examination on
December II, Il and l3

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that at the request
of the Board of Visitors to the United
States Naval Observatory, an examina-
tion will be held on December IL, -,
10. 1901, at various places throughout
the United States, for the position of
assistant astronomer in the United
States Naval Observatory, at a salary
of S1.S00 per annum.
This examination is open to all citi-
Zens of the United States who comply
with the requirements and desire to
enter the service. 1t should be stated,
however. that it will be useless for
anyone to apply who has not had con-
siderable training and experience along
the lines referred to in the subjects of
the examination. All persons who con-
slider themselves qualified are invited
to apply, and such persons will be eX-
amined and graded with entire impair
tiality and wholly without regard to
any consideration save their ability as
demonstrated by their examinations.
Persons who desire to compete
should at once apply to the United
States Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington. ID. c.. for application forms 3O4
and 375, which should be properly exc
cuted and, with the material required
under subjects and 8, promptly for
warded to the commission.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
SPECIAL BARGAINS OFFERED BY
WILMINGTON MERCHANTS TODAY

James r.. Mullin & Sons. Sixth and
Market streets. are offering TWO big
bargains in winter overcoats. One is a
genuine Worumbo chinchlla black fur
beaver. handsomely made and lined,
for S15. The other is an American
Montagnac fur beaver, new i'm cut and
finish, also for SIS.
The reduction sale of William Law
ton. No. Gil Market street, is much
appreciated by the public, and the 60
cent counter on the second floor is of
special interest. Specials are in the
shape of carpet sweepers. from 10 cents
to ST. and decorated chamber sets from
Sl.25 to S24. Excellent oil heaters are
to be had for s3.3S.
ID. Ross g. Son, No 2OG-210 Market
street. are. offering big bargains in all
lines today. There are big inducements
in fall and winter clothing, as well as
in hats and furnishings. All the goods
are new and of the latest styles and
designs.
The main floor of S. Mitchell's store,
NO. Zl9 Market street. rs tillod with
dainty and attractive things for the
holiday season. such as purses, chate-
laines. umbrellas, furs and gloves.
Then there also are many useful
things. such as suits. skirts and jack
cts. as well as the small but necessary
articles of women's and children's
wear.
Bargains today i'm The store Of NJ. 7.
Dougherty, No. 232 King street, are i'm
Innings and hosiery. The 1S-cent quail
ity of nearsilk is being sold for 1914
cents. and colored cambrc for 3 cents
La yard. Strong inducements also are
offered in childrens underwear. rib
bons and hair and corsage bows.
Women's and children's coats and
REFERS are being offered at very attrac-
tive prices in the store of r.. H. Scott
No Sl4 Market street Today there
are specials in womens walking anC
dress skirts, and petticoats. the lattei
both i'm Mercerized sateen and outing
flannel Today regular $3.50 wool blan
Sets are being sold for $3.9S a pair.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Restored 70 Civil Service.

Washington. Nov 20 On the recon-
mendation of Secretary Root and AS
sistant Secretary Sanger, President
Roosevelt has signed and promul-
gated an order restoring the operation
of the civil service rules to all those
places in the Quartermasters medical,
ordnance and engineer departments
at-large of the United States army.
which were taken out by President
McKinley's sweeping amendments Of
May %. 1899, while Messrs. Alger and
Moikleiohn were running the war de-
partment
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
SOC, 65c., 75c.,
81 90, SI.25, 81. so.
POrtieres.

Cord edge Portieres, the sea-
sons newest curtains. The
prices are SO. oo, SO. so, 81. so and
SII.Oo per pair. The SO. SO ones
come in appliqued and solid
borders, and the SII.oo ones of
mercerized armur with an
Arabian lace border-th they're
quite the thing.
Oriental Tapestries, so in.
wide at 45c., Soc. Csc, 75c3
SI.5O.
80 inches wide, 25c., in good
variety Of designs.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Child Drowned In Pond.

Lancaster. Pa. Nov. 20.-Playing
with a number of companions about
his own age, Robert G. Knox 4 years
old, son of Robert c. Knox. of Tetort
this county, fell into a pond opposite
his home His youthful playmates
were too frightened to tell about the
accident. and it was sometime later,
after q search had been instituted, that
his dead body was found lying in three
feet of water.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
RATAeuM cAsE MAJ FAIL
Mayor Of Little Rock Prevents Ship
ment Of Body TO Jef.orsonVille.

ment Of Body TO JefsersonVille.
Jenersonville. Ind, Nov 20.-The
authorities here are greatly surprised
over the report from Little Rock. Ark,
that the mayor Of that city has pre-
vented the coroner from returning to
Jenersonville the body of Charles
Goodman. on the ground that he be-
liovcs that Rathbun is really dead and
that it is his body that is now in Lit
tie Rock
Prosecutor Maydeld is of the opin-
ion. however that the body viii ulti-
mately be shipped here. Should this
not be done, it is feared that the
whole case against Rathbun will fail.
The special grand jury selected to in
vestigate the charges against Rath-
bun will take up the case tomorrow
morning
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Mattresses.

No such stock of Mattresses
shown anywhere-we fully
guarantee any Of them-prices
range from $3.50 to 5000. A
special one is of white cotton
and heavy art tick, made in
two parts at S. so. The bet.
tel grades have pillows and
holsters to match in fancy
ticks.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
A JERSEY Post Office Robbery.

New York. Nov. 20.-The post Office
at Englishtown. n. j., was entered by
three burglars and a quantity of post
age stamps stolen. AS the burglars
We're leaving with their booty they
were met by a party of citizens who
called on them to halt. The thieves
fed. followed by a volley from the
citizens. All the shots went wild
however. and the robbers got away.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
New Goods This Week Under-PriCed|
Down Comforts.

Good Down Comforts at off
prices:
Now $3.50, $500, 80. so and
SIS. so.
Were $3.50, SO. so, $500 and
$1,000
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Blq Mortqa0e Cancelled.

New York. Nov. 20-A mortgage
for s1O0OO.OO0 given January 10, 1901,
by the American Sugar Refining com
pany to the Central Trust company of
New York. and fled that date with
the register of Hudson county, n.
T., has been cancelled at Jersey City.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20

The liberal terms offered by the
managers of Roselle for the sale of
their lots is being taken advantage of
by many Of Wilmington's most wide
awake citizens Roselle will no doubt
become one Of our citys most popular
suburbs.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20

Timely things in bed covering
BLANKETS down cOmfOrtables, cotton
comfortables and white spreads are an
attractive display in the store of Ken
nard g. Co.. Nos G2l-623 Market
street. In the same store there are
alluring things in fine furs and the
popular golf vests. and in tailor-made
suits and walking skirts Very special
offerings are in wrappers and men and
women's ileece-lined underwear
Crosby & Hill today are selling an
excellent grade of black venetian cloth,
worth $l00 regularly. for 75 cents a
yard. Other Wednesday specials are
in blankets, piece velvets. handker-
chiefs. wool underwear and millinery.
I'm the latter there are some big re-
auctions especially in the ready-to-
wear hats.
New things for making the home
attractive and beautiful are arriving
daily at the store of NJ. Megary & Son,
Sixth and Tatnall streets One of the
greatest helps in this direction is a
booklet issued by the firm. Strong in
ducements to buy are offered in the
drapery department, in pillows and
holsters. rockers and parlor tables.
The art room is a delightful place to
spend an hour.
In the display of suits. jackets,
skirts. capes and fuis, of the Golden
Rule Millinery Company, No. 225 Mar
ket street there are handsome gar
ments offered at thirty-fve per cent.
less than cost. The sale will continue
all OF this week Fine half-htting
Newmarkets for instance, worth $25
are being sold for SlA9S.
Visitors TO the store of E. b. Riley,
Nos. 22S-23O King street. readily can
believe that the Christmas season is
near, Judging from the attractive holi-
I Cay goods on display. Especially in
teresting is the exhibition of dolls
and there is not a woman alive who
would turn away without giving the
gloves a longing glance. Dress good.
and children's coats are offered n
special prices.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Burnt Leather
Novelties.

A number of ideas in Burnt
Leather Goods at low prices.
Placques, for the wall, Csc. and
85c.
Match Scratchers, 25c.
Pipe Racks, 25c. to soc.
Tobacco Pouches, soc.
Mail Bags, 85c
Burnt Leather Trophies, having
a pipe rack and match safe on
it, $500.
Burnt Leather Baskets, very
suitable for dens and cosy cor
ners, S3.7S.
For den decorations many novel
ties will be found in plastic
masks in Moorish, Indian and
Arabian designs.
Soc, CSC, 75c.,
500, sI.25, 80.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
4OC. Oil Cloth Csc.

All our regular quality 4oc.
Oil Cloth has been reduced to
25c. per square yard. Each
pattern is from one to two yards
wide and in any length desired
not remnants, but regular
stock.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Reduced
Rocking Chairs.

Another lot Of the reduced
Rocking Chairs are now ready.
1t will be the last of these pat
terns-a selection now for your
holiday wants will save you
money.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20

Over 1900 Concerns Chartered
Dover Nov 20.-More than / 300 let
,ers were mailed from the office Of
Secretary of State layton yesterday,
representing the number Of charters
issued during the past two years.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Business Students Honored

There was an enjoyable reception held
last evening i'm \. NJ. G. A. Hall i'm honor
Of the students of the Wilmington Busi-
ness School. An excellent musical pro-
gram was presented and the gymnasium
class under the direction OF Physical Di-
rector Wesley Wales, gave a fine exhibi-
finn
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
sAeeED MUCH GAME
Trainmaster Brison Had Phenomenal.
Luck Down Siate

LUX DuWU oIaIe
statioEniaster Thomas B. Brson this
morning returned from a cunning trip
ci several days down the State he had
great luck. having bagged l47 cuau
and any amount Of rabbits.
Jealous Of his success. several en-
pioyes gathered about him on his re-
turn and questioned him as 10 where
ne had bought them and the price paid.
Quail is very plentiful, down the
state. but the sportsmen Of that sec
ton pay but little attention 10 this
game, prefeuing to hunt the rabbit.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
Rag Carpets, 25C.

A good purchase came to us
this week-a few rolls of
heavy, old fashioned Rag Car
pet, that will be sold at 25c.
per yard.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
SI25.

This quartersd sawed oak
and mahogany finish stand,
with 24-iuch top, Sr.25 with
wood feet, sI.75 with brass claw
feet.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
S4.zs.
$I.5O COstumers, $I.OO

One hundred Costumers or
Clothes Trees-oak or mahogany
Finishes heavy, substantial
piece of furniture-$I,o 90 from
81. so.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
E 1. PEACOCK CO E. L PEACOCK co
TRUST YOU

TITO give us the benefit of an examination
when on your shopping tour A look
around and comparison Of quality
and prices will save you money in the
end. Here quality comes first and prices are
secondary to quality, but will always be found
right, no haggling necessary you're entitled
to the right prices and you'll get them When
we buy below the regular value it's done for
your benefit, and our prices are made ac-
cOrdingly
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
HANSCOM'S

Wednesday, Nov, 20, 1901.
Our Rosada blend coffee is cheap
at the regular price. Special this
week, 22c a pound.
Both phones $50.
HANSCOM'S. Market and Seventh SIS.
Evening journal., 1901-11-20
so Sets Special Down
Pillows and BOISterS

That should prove ready sell
ers. Pillows are 2OX27 inches
Bolsters I8XS4. This lot at
$500 per set-two pillows and
one bolster.
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Order to Examine Accounts, Etc.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
of St. Louis, IS. In Probate court,
Special term, Sept. 5, 1901.
In the matter of the estate of Chaun-
cey P. Smith,. deceased:
Whereas. an instrument IN writing.
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament Of Chauncey p Smith, deceased,
late of said county, has been delivered
to this court:
And whereas, Clayton c. Smith has
filed Herewith his petition, represent,
Chauncey P. Smith died in said county,
on the 21st day of January, 1900, testare,
and that said petitioner was one of the
executors named in said last will and
and pF pe that the said
bate, and that letters testamentary be
issued thereon to Clayton G.. Smith, and
Martha w. Smith. >..--
It is ordered. that the proofs Of said
instrument, and the said petition, be
heard before this court: at the Probate
county, on the Goth day of September.
A. D. 1901. at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. when all persons interested may
appear for or contest the probate Of
said instrument:
And it is further ordered, that notice
of the time and place of said hearing
be given to all persons interested, by
publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to
said day of bearing: in the Labor
and published at Duluth, in said county,
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, the 5th day
of September, A. D. 1901.
BY the court, -
w. G. BONHAM,
Judge of Probate.
Seal of Probate Court of st. Louis
Labor World-Sept.-7-14-
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UNION PACIFIC STRIKE OF '84

On the morning Of May 1, 1884, no.
tees were posted in all the shops,
round houses. stations and freight
houses Of the Union Pacific Railway
stating from that date the wages of
all employees would be reduced 10 to 25
per cent. There was little organization
on the Union Pacific, excepting among
the engineers, fremen and conductors
at that time.
The struggle which followed this an
nouncement seemed to me one of the
very interesting episodes of the labor
movement. It was at that time slowly
starving to death publishing a. labor
paper in Denver. In that city there
were then employed in the shops and
other departments of the Union Paci-
fic about 1900 men. -.
1t was about 9 o'clock on the morn
ing of the LIST of May aforesaid when
a committee called upon me and asked
my support and advice on behalf of
the Union Pacific employees. At my
suggestion a hall was secured and the
strikers were assembled. To the sew
eral hundred who were present made
a talk. The following day another
meeting was held and I organized a
local several hundred strong.
Word came from other important
points on the Union Pacific and it's
branches that the men had struck
against the reduction, and by wire it
was decided that Denver should act
for the whole system. With two men
from the shops I went to Omaha to in
terview the officials of the company.
We won, and the men all went back to
| work within a week at the old scale.
1t was predicted that the company
| would not be long in trying to compass
in detail what it had failed to &C
complish at wholesale. The men were
advised to organize the whole system,
and to do it quickly. They took the
advice and acted upon it; not a moment
too soon, however, as events showed.
On August Is, 1884, or just fifteen
weeks after the incident above related,
| an order issued from the general Of
fices of the company at Omaha to re-
| duce the wages of the machinists in
the company's shops at Ellis, Kansas,
and to discharge fifteen specified en-
| ployes at Denver. The employees were
| well organized by this time, and by
| common consent the executive board
of employees at Denver acted for the
whole system. .
was again sent to Omaha to confer
with the company's representative,
Mr.. S. H. H. Clark, general manager.
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Order For Hearing Proof Of Will.

Order For Hearing Proof Of Will.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
Of St.. Louis. SIS. In Probate Court,
special term, August 30, 1901.
In the matter Of the estate Of Roulhac
Ruffin, deceased: ;.
On reading and filing the, petition Of
Edith Jett Ruffin, executrix Of the es-
tate of Roulhac Ruffin deceased, rep
resenting among other things, that she
has fully administered said estate, and
praying that time and place be fixed
for examining, settling and allowing
the final account of her administration,
and for the assignment of the residue
of said estate to the parties entitled
thereto by law.
It is ordered, that said, account be ex-
amined, and petition heard by this;
court, on Monday=the 3Oth day Of Sept
ember, A. D. 1901, at 10 o'clock q. M,
at the Probate office in. the City Of
Duluth in said county.
And it is further ordered, that no
tice thereof be given to all persons in
terested, by publishing a copy Of this
order once in each week for three
successive weeks prior TO said day of
hearing in the Labor World a weekly
newspaper printed and published at
Duluth in said county.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, the 31st day
of August. A. D. 1901. -
BY the Court,
e. w. BONHAM, -.
-......, 49,, Judge Of Probate.
Seal Of the Probate Court of st. Louis
Labor World-sept.-7-14-21.
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Up. MORGAN'S MISTAKE.

The strike is significant for the rea-
son that it is the frankest and most
open avowal that the annals of indus
try record of the intentions Of one class
Of persons to manage the business of
another class. Has not the United
States Steel corporation the right to
run it's business in it's own way? Has
it not the right to employ whom it
pleases? Theoretically, yes. This COM
pany has put, up the money to run the
steel business. Without its capital. or
the capital Of those from whom it has
inherited, there could be no steel bus
mess. All this is true enough, but 1t
is equally true that without the CO..
operation of labor there could be no
steel industry. Labor is as essential as
capital. The stockholders of the steel
trust furnish the capital, and this cap
ital has certain ends to gain from its
cooperation with labor. =" i"
A sound economic policy would die
tate that each party to the contract act
with the most scrupulous fairness to-
ward the other party. Capital in this
particular case, however, starts in with
the presumption in all minds that 1t
does not intend to act fairly. For in
stance, the capitalization of the United
States Steel corporation has been SO ex-
cessively inflated that the conviction
cannot be avoided that fair business re-
turns cannot be earned on this capital
ization year in and year out without
depriving the labor. involved In the pro-
duction of steel OF its fair and economic
proportion Of the product. It is to in.
sure their rights IN contingency Of
this sort that the operatives are now
debating to the steel trust how It shall
run its mills. Theoretically, thei,
course may seem high handed. but ne
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Mr.. Clark has been with the Union
Pacific for twenty-one years. He had
started with the company as brake
man and worked up to the highest po-
sition on the operating force.
This second seance with Mr.. Clark
TASTED through the greater part of four
days, and it was one Of the hardest
of the many fights I have had in the
labor war. Mr.. Clark was not hard to
get on with; but he was only the go
between for the president of the COM
pany, Charles Francis Adams.
From his palatial residence in Boston
the latter gentleman conducted the dis
cussion by wire; but he must have had
a Whit or two from the greasy over
matter was settled. The operator in
Mr.. Clark's office said we wore out a
wire between Boston and Omaha during
those four days.
At the beginning of the fourth day
the situation was serious. The shops
were closed over the entire line and the
train service was badly crippled for
lack of necessary repairs to rolling
stock.
Mr.. Adams finally came down off his
high horse sufficiently to consent to a
withdrawal Of the order to reduce the
wages of the Ellis machinists. He,
however, stubbornly refused to rein
state the discharged men at Denver.
These fifteen men were the leaders of
the organization in Denver, and among
them was the secretary of the executive
board. My instructions on leaving Den
yer were to stand out for the reinstate-
ment of these men to the last ditch.
When I went to Mr.. Clark's office
on the morning of the fourth day of
the conference he told me that Mr.
Adams was willing that fourteen of the
Denver men should be re-employed
but that under no circumstances would
the secretary of the board be allowed
to again work for the Union Pacific
Railway company. Here was situa-
ton, but I thought knew my book.
Tell Mr.. Adams that unless all Of
our demands, including the reinstate-
ment of the secretary, are conceded
before o'clock tomorrow night every
train on the road will be stopped" was
my answer. The tears ran down Mr..
Clark's face as he turned to instruct
his operator, but he said not word.
Was it bluff? Bluff or no bluff we
won, and for several years after the
Union Pacific was the best railroad,
from labor standpoint, in the country.
james H. Buchanan.
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ONE UNIONS sUCc Ess..

The seventeenth annual agreement
between the Bricklayers' unions of New
York city and the Mason Builders as
ISOLATION has been signed, and S cents
an hour, or 40 cents q day, has been
added to the wages Of the organized
journeymen in that trade. They will
continue the eight hour day at 60 cents
an hour. NJ % FL. X
The recent dispute between the en-
ploying builders and the. unions-the
first break in t16 years since the annual
agreements binding them to peace were
inaugurated-has been amicably settled
by the decision of an umpire to whom
the differences were submitted, and
harmonious relations have been re-
sumed under contract holding till
the spring Of 1902.
In 1885, when the first agreement was
entered into after years of annual strife
between the bosses and the men, it pro-
vided for nine hours a day and ~ cents
an hour. Gradually the working day
was reduced to eight and the price pei
hour steadily increased until now it is
60 cents, or $3.50 per day.
frequently Tie QuSSllO1l ~ dSheu Oy
uniformed persons, What benefit
does the workman get from his union %
In this caseton an investment in the
past year, of less than so cents a month
Of IS a. year, for dues to the union, each
journeyman bricklayer has row guar.
antee for the year to coma Of an in
crease of cents per hour, 40 cents a
day, or about 50 month, counting only
four hours for every Saturdays work
He pays out IS a year to the union
and receives for nine months work an
increase of $S1 in wages.
In the past 16 years the union mem.
Der has paid $50 in dues and, say, $2(
in special assessments. For this $10(
investment since his wages were 4:
cents an hour he has realized a clear
profit of about $4,000.