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service than ever before, convince the
shippers that the union is good thing
for them, too.
Mr.. Bickerdike, who was also .ac-
corded most enthusiastic reception,
then spoke few words in French. He
said that after great deal Of trouble,
their champions Mr.. O'Neill, had got
them better terms than the speaker
had ever expected could be secured.
He wished to congratulate them upon
what they. had won, and to compli-
ment them upon their gentlemanly be-
haviour. He hoped that they would
go back to work at one O'clock and by
working with a will help to make up
for lost time.
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sTR'KERs::THREAIEN TO ASK
FOR ADDITIONAL CONCESSION

P1TTsBURG,, May 2e.-1f the orig
inal terms Of the strikers of the Har-
bison Walker Refractory company are
not conceded: bX Saturday night the
strikers assert they will make a demand
for the Reinstatement of the discharged
employees and ifsrefused they say they
will remain. :outz until the company
grants an advance OF ten per cent in
wages to 5make up. for the loss they
have suffered in striking. The exec
utive councils. of*the national sassocia-
tion Of brick, :fileIand terra Gotta work
ers and clay miners association will
hold a joint meeting at Phillipsburg on
Sunday: or Monday to prepare the ulti-
matum to be presented to the company
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GENERAL STRIKE or GAS
WORKERS IS ORDERED

CHICAGO, sMay. =2o.-A general strike
Of the members Of the, gas workers
union against thf,Poole Gas Light and
Coke company was ordered tonight by
the Central s,eouncil of the union.
streetmen, drtppamperrs, meter settlers,
and statement takers to the number Of
eo0 are. affected the, order Efforts
will be M orroW to draw. the
ssteamst Tito ESstri asscanse
theI by
::thk com lpany .sin,lc the Chicago board
az arbitratiou made its decision in the
recent strike=of the men,. :.
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EME REGENCY coMMlTTEE is
:. - ,.iNNESTIGATlNG STRIKES.

NEW YORK, May 2o.-Members of
the emergency committee appointed
Tuesday night by the executive COM
mittee Of the employers union met to-
day and Immediately began an investi-
cation into the labor troubles of the
city. Otto M. Ndiitz,> chairman, an
nounced at the close of session of
more than three hours, that they would
make no public statement or outline
any plans until they were thoroughly
familiar with both sides of the ques-
tion in every CASE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-23
CATL|NG GUN
FOR THE MINERS
RIDDLES GREAT TREES IN FOR.
EST IT IS TRAINED UPON.
W0RKMEN HELD PRISONERS
Will Resort to More .6ioodshed If Il
Becomes Necessary to coerce
the Miners.

Labor conditions in West Virginia
mines are not enviable. Eiesides re-
| ports of Gatling guns mounted on for
tifications to command approaches to
the mines, comes the further news that
the mining camps are surrounded by
armed guards ready to shoot down
| any of the workers who try to reach
the outside world. So, between the
guns and the guards, the wage work.
| ers of one of the naturally rich states
of the Union cannot be said to pass
very happy lives.
Though so rich in natural resources
for there are coal and iron mines and
virgin forests that have never yet been
| touched-West Virginia is cursed by
monopoly. As a result, the wage
workers are not free to employ chem
selves, but must accept the conditions
of those who control the source from
which all must draw their subsistence
the land.
For no other reason do the inhabi-
tants of that state submit. Those who
are enticed into it's boundaries under
false pretences, as evidenced by the
affidavits Of the miners published in
the organ Of the Mine Workers I'm
ion; have hard. work to get away
They are subdued by their poverty
and fear OF the armed guards.
The necessity for organiaaing West
Virginia is so apparent that it is a
wonder the American Federation Of
Labor does not flood the state with
"agitators' for human freedom and
human rights. What the wage work.
ers there need is the knowledge that
their own efforts to improve their own
condition will be supplemented by the
good will and financial assistance Of
organized labor everywhere. It is
a hard proposition to be sure, to 20 in
to territory dominated by such pow
erful social and political interests, but
greater tasks have been accomplished,
and it only. needs the united power Of
an aroused cornrnonwealthx to bring
about great and: good Industrial chan
Egesysin hat sect az cpunti
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TWO THOUSAND METAL
WORKERS ON STRIKE

ST: LOUIS, May 2o.-over 1000
machinists and members of kindred
unions, including metal polishers, brass
workers and laborers employed in
about It's shops in st. Louis, all mem
bers of the. st. Louis Metal Trades as
ISOLATION, which is allied to the Inter-
national Association of Machinsts, went
on strike today. The machinists de-
mand an increase of 10 per cent. in
wages, while the brass workers are out
for 16 2-3 per cent. =
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Il WILL MEET INST. paul

:. CHICAGO May. &. 20. st. Paul has
been selected BY the executive COM
:r1ittee 5of the National Association Of
State Dairy and Food departments as
the place and July Fl as. the time
for the seventh rl1lual convention 81
the associati ation N an ii; of the most
prominent food manufacturers :3of, the
country will be on the program. ::*.: Il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-05-23
UNION PACIFIC STRIKE
MAY SOON BE SETTLED

NEW YORK, May 20.-Another con-
ference concerning, the. labor situation
on the Union Pacific road was held to-
day between President Burt and rep
resentatives Of the strikers. No Off
cial details were obtainable but trust
worthy information from other sources
confirms the report that a settlement
of differences is likely to be an
nounced soon. .~+$ 3. & !,
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M Z RED TN Il WIRE cK:.

YsFfkI4EIGT1;N:#g::,, g::,,S M q ). IN Inc per-
sons y were Injured 4 In wreck on the
Ssouth rai ilWa nea here toda /:
vim FIeming of 1yi1son 6 IS
zzjjiured int and tate#R epresenta'
Tive arkeESE Was
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FOUGHT PIEcEsWoRk

Lima, ohio,z May 1s.-while the pro-
blem of piece-:work has been buried
deep by the shop men of this city,
they are now confronted with te con-
tract system which has been instituted
by the general superintendent. The
men are not all satisfied, as they think
thes ystem Will eventually result in
conditions that obtained under piece
work. .t#
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, STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK.
LIMA, Ohio, May 2s.-Three hundred
striking employees ! of the Lima Loco
motive & Machine. works returned to
work today. an agreement having been
reached whereby the men will not be
compelled to do4piece..sWo
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ONE THousAkD=.}MEN*sTR
KINGSTON, NJ, May: q. - gen
eral strike of az men. employed at
brickyards between Kin aton> ana sau-
gerties was begun today,* and tonight,
1000 men are iale.f .s:;.s . *s. = =:
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A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
Viii Probably Follow Russia's Accept
ance Of Japan's Proposition.

London, Dec. 1.-THE terms of Rus
sil' S reply to Japan have been commun-
, icated to the japanese minister here,
Baron Hayashi. by the government at
Toxic.
The minister subsequently said the
negotiations We're still incomplete, but
he significantly added that he saw no
reason to change his previously ex-
pressed opinion that Il peaceful issue
would result therefrom.
The Russian reply" Baron Hayashi
, said 70 u representative of The AssO-
ciated Press, lis in the form of an
| agreement. which if satisfactory to
japan, can Immediately be signed. In
that event all questions now pending
| would receive final settlement. I have
received no indication from my gov
| eminent regarding their probable
action in the matter. All | can say is
that ! firmly believe the Russo-Japa.
nese difficulty will be practically set
tied. Further pourparler. with the
view of notifications on the part of the
Japan may be necessary, but. this is
q matter which rests entirely with my
government"
1t is impossible to give out even q
synopsis of the government now await
ing the assent of, or suggestions TO-
modification by Japan. Possibly, ever
! in tho event Of it's signature both gov
| ernments might decide to keep the
! treaty secret.
1t is understood that Baron Hayash
communicated the contents of the Rus
sian draft of the agreement to the
| british foreign office and that it was
| discussed among other matters at, to-
days meeting of the cabinet
| Japanese bonds. and British consols
advanced and trading on the Stool
| Exchange was generally cheerful or
toGay's peaceful news regarding the
! Russo-Japanese negotiations.
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Mondays Fire.

An alarm Of fire was rung In. Mou-
day morning. for a bad blaze in tho
house on Butler court owned by Dennis
Sweeney. Box A on Chaplin street
and Box 46 on the Hose house were
pulled almost at the same time and IL
mixture resulted, that registered at q,
central hose house, as Box 43. which ;a
located we'll up on College, avenue.
Hose l drove straight to the hox, with
the hook and ladder close behind. But
Driver Davis Of the latter was hailed
at Alden street. so got to the fire firsi.
The blaze started under the roof in,
the ell and worked we'll in under, 4,
that a large amount of water had To
he used. The damage will be mostly
from water and will be fairly larE..
The fire damage will not be so great.
The damage is difficult to estimate UNI
ill the building can be ovcrilauled To
see how much of IL will have to ,bs
replaced. The roof is practically gone
and the whole place was flooded witt:
water. The total loss on the building
and contents is estimated, at about
$1,000 and is covered by insurance. The
furniture of John Rainer, who lived II,
the upper part of the house. was badly
damaged with the rest.
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DELAY AND DELAY
Now Appears in Grand Rapids
Water Scandal Cases.
All Cases Go Over a Week--Twenty
Now on the Docket.
Few More Arrests Expected-The
Trial Dates Unknown.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Dec. 14.-Twenty
gan Water deal scandal were on call
in the superior court, today. Prose-
cutor Brown announced to the court
that an agreement had been reached
whereby all cases should go over for ii
Week when definite arrangements for
trial will be made. Judge Newenham
continued the case until Dec. Il.
Liant n. Salisbury, former city attor-
ncy and the nlan whose confession is
responsible for the arrests made for
completely in the water scandal, was
called for sentence fer accepting Il
bride. Sentence was deferred until the
first cay of the next term of court be-
cause of the necessity of keeping SAILS
bury in the city to act as a witness in
the new cases. a formal order was
made in accordance with this request.
In police court, Alderman Malachi
Kinney waived examination and was
bound over to the present term of the
superior court for trial bonds being
fixed at $1,000.
When asked, today, as to the runlor
that another batch of warrants were
soon to be issued in the water sases,
Prosecutor Brown said: There will not
be another batch of them. but we may
get out one of two individual warrants
in a few days. ] can't say anything
more about them at present
Alderman Johnson waived examina-
ton in court and was bound over to
the present term of the superior court
under Il $1,000 bond.
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A NARROW ESCAPE
from Terrible Death-A Kind Stran
ger Being Locked For.

Fred o. Hamiin, the carrier on II.
2. d. Route No. IS, is still thinking
low extremely fortunate he and Mrs.
damlin were, Saturday evening, in es-
Gaping frightful death. Mr.. Hamlin
believes they were saved only by a
timely shout from stranger who
passed them. and he is very anxious
to locate this man that he may prop
erly thank and reward him for his
presence of mind and GOODNESS, ana
would consider it a great favor if he
would communicate with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlin were planning
to attend the Grange meeting in Wins
low and were riding in covered
sleigh. They came over to the store
of Proctor Il Bowie and We're on their
way back to the Grange hall. Mr..
Hamlin had the train. No. 80. in mind,
but thought that it must have passed,
as 1t was more than due at Winslow,
and he also thought that there was a
ilagman o. rights at the brickyard
crossing. SO lie vas driving along in
fancied security and his horse was jus;
about to step onto the. crossing when
a team rushed by him from the oppO-
site direction and the driver shouted
! TO them to look out for the train as it
was right upon them. Mr.. Hamlin
yanked his horses head, around almost
! instinctively and then peered out
around the side of the sleigh just as
the train rushed over the crossing. His
team was SO near that the wind Of the
passing train almost "jacknifed" the
/ top of the sleigh. Mr.. Hamlifl thinks
\ that the train must have been goina
i about 10 miles minute and says that
4 neither he nor Mrs. Hanlin heard tht
sound of bell or whistle but that The
first warning they had was the wilt
4 shout of the stranger and then the. rusf
4 of the train by them.
4 The stranger. driving in the opposit,
Il direction. was facing the, coming trait
q and saw it just in time to get oyer tn,
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Rev. Dr.. Thomas Marshal. field secre-
tary OF the Presbyterian Board of For
ci2n Missions, is dead at Olney, |. 7.
The case against Rev. Daniel Mcintyre
OF l,aw!et, VI. charged with abusing Ma
iy Francis iiunter, an adopted child of
tHrct wears, wds dismissed. Monday, for
lacl. Of evidence after Il hearing before
justice Costello.
y held-on collision between = work
train and Il fast freight on the SuSu ne
hanna Railroad near Rochelle Park, n.
j., Muldty night. resulted in the injury
Of ~ Italian workmcn and the fireman OF
In" work train.
Telling il an attempt to secure favor
Trades Council, Monday. decided TO go
ahead with plans for general strike OF
the ao,ecO stock yard employees: The ques-
tion Of ordering the strike will be voted
on by the various unions. this week.
The Federal National Bank OF Pitts
burg. Pa, after two months suspension,
resumed business. Monday under very
at the window deposited 5000 President
! AoUng stated that the bank had almost
! $t,J'.eoe more than the amount of the in-
dividual deposits on its counters or in its
vault.
Judge Gaskin. sitting in the Suffolk
county superior criminal court at Boston,
| Monday. sentenced David Josephs. CON
F, Victci of breaking and entering. and John
! Brennan, convicted of larceny, 70 the
! state prison for not less than four and
more than FIVE years. William Woman
! Tor breaking and entering, was given
| three to five years in the same instltu-
| zion.
| The supreme court of the United States,
| Monday. affirmed the decision of the
court below in the cases OF CZarnikow 4
| Co. and Warner & Go. The cases in
VOWED the insular question which wa
| decided in the Downes case. There was
Va Triton pniDipn and rho nnU,lES =,
| was cited as authority for the decision
! The chief. justice and Justices Harlan
! Brewer ard Peckhan dissented.
A force of dispensary constables has
made Il successful raid on a blockade dis
j tllery in Greenwood county. South Car
! clina The still was located on the PineS
Ridge place a plantation owned by Unit
ed States Senator Iiilman. The oper
. made his escape. In addition to finding
he still four gallons of whiskey, Ii bar
rpls and two hogsheads OF beer wer,
seized.
Lord Dundonald. commander-in-chief o
the Canadian forces, returned. Monday
to Victoria. +. C.. from Port Simpson ant
vicinity. where he Went to look over tn
situatio with respect to the report tina
the nited States intended "a fortify Silk;
and kannaghunut island. He declined {,
talk Of his visit, but from others i'll TIL
party it is learned that he regards til
island rs unable to dominate Port Simp
son If fortified.
Tho report telegraphed from Beogn;
that the DowaSer Queen MaSherita dur
inc 4 recent journey to Norway had con
tracted Il norganatc marriage with al
engineer 60 years old. is authoritative,
denied At Rome. The engineer to whom
the Queen mother is alleged to have bee
married is named Teuerani. lie il owe
~ wears of age and IS employed as care
t,!,er of the numerous charitable institt;
lions which, are supported By the Queen.
i,I,, nata rrheta pi fraternity nj Dart
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
Work on New Fraternity House-Per-
sonai and Fraternai Notes.

Orono, Me, Dec H.-(SpeciaD. The
work on the new house of theCniver-
siity Of Maine Chapter of Phi Kappa
Sigma fraternity is nov completed, i'll
side and out, and the members are
only awaiting the Acceptance of it by
the architect, who is expected this
week, before they will permanently
occupy it. The house is Il model one
and AIDES much to the appearance Of
the campus.
The weekly meetings of the Junior
Civil Society are being well attended
md an unusual interest is being man
ifcsted in it's work not only by the
members themselves, but by those of
the students who are pursuing engi-
neerng courses. 1t is the intention of
the society later in the season. to have
~ course OF lectures by men of promi-
nehce in engineering lines; atEpresent
the members are trying to arrange d
lecture by Professor Skinner. associate
cdtnr of the Engineering Record.Stg sx
a humber OF the stAAAAtS Win take
part in the Fl. NJ. S. EMaf0re. which
will be given in Orono, Bee Is and It,
President Fellows andsseverar men,
bers of the faculty will attend q meet
ing of the state Grange. held in Water
Vile. this week.
Professor Spring, at the head of the
rev department of forestry, will go to
Washington. next week. to consult
with. officers of the National Bureau
of Forestry about forestry work car
ried on under his direction in New
Hampshire. during the past summer
and concerning which he is to furnish
q report for the government.
The University of Maine Chapter OF
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Maternity has
sIletitioned the trustees of the Unver-
4sity of Maine to select ~ site for its
pi,op0sefl chapter house. to be erected
on the calnps1s. next spring.
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III DECIDED SUCCESS.
New License Law Has Worked
kVE.l for the State.

Ban1(k ts pec. l4.-The dec
hunting ssaapns ID maine will close
Tuesday night CpstR : p. NJ. tonight
4.4l deer had beea received ii DaEgcr
from the hunting regions north am
east. and this number will probably
be increased to about 500 by later re
ccipts In 19c2 the number of deer
brought 10 Bangor was 5i2i. TIE
moose season closed. Dee. ]. and the
record this year at ElnSo" is 203, COM
pared with 1871 in 1902.
The license law. While ii has Kept
away 4 few vino are unwilling to pay
the 81, tax, is regarded as Il decided
success. having brought into the STATE
treasury about $21,00o. TO be used II
maintaining increased warden service
AS for the decrease in the number On
hunters and in the number of doe!
killed. the commissioners say that thcr'
have been as many hunters as th'
game can stand and that il is not de-
sired to kill off the deer for the sake
of making big records.
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crossing ahead Then he Just missed Mr.
Hamlin and as he rushed by him sho,.A.1
a warning just, in time to save him. ,lf
u had not been for this Mr.. Hamlin's
team would probably have landed ON the
crossing. Just in time to have been struck
souarely, and both the occupants would
doubtless have been killed.
The narrow escape gave Mr.. Hamlin a
severe nervous shock and he has not yet
entirely recovered from It, Mrs. Hamiin
fortunately escaped this. as she did not
realize the rarrowness of their escape at
the time. a.
Mr.. l1amlin believes that he and Mrs
Eamlin owe their lives to the stranger
who had the presence of mind to shout
to him and is now hunting for him thai
he may properly reward him.
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JAPANESE LAND MARINES
At MokPhe to Suppress Rioting Re-
sultins from Strike.

Seoul Dec. 1.-THE Japanese land
ed marines at MoE-Phc, yesterday. to
suppress rioting during a strike among
laborers. 1t is reported that they fired
upon the mob, killing several people.
The strike was amoIhs Corean coolies
employed il the foreign concession
which precipitated clashes among the
Coreans and Japanese. The affair. it
is thought. may cause local compiica-
lions and it is possible that Russia ma s
send a warship should the Corean gov
eminent resent the landing of marines
by Japan.
tMok-P is. town on the southwest
coast of Corea. 1t has about 5000 in
nabitantsl.
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CAPT, f. 8. PERKINS
OF kennebunkport, Retired Sea Cap
tain, Passes Away.

Kennebunkpolt. Me. Dec. l4.--Caps
T.. II. Perkins. retired sea captain. is
dead. aged 65 years. He followed the
sea for 40 years, visiting all parts of
the globe. and for - years was conf
mander of full rugged ships, among
which were the Messenger, Mt Wash
ington and Henry Willard. He retired
eight years ago and purchased coal
and wood business. The funeral will
be held at > o'clock tomorrow after
noon, from his late residence. me
Masons and Knights of Pythias WIZ
which he was affiliated will attend IL
q body.
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The very sudden change in tempera-
ure prevented the rise in the river
hat had been confidently expected.
sunday night, SO that there was little
hange in the conditions, Monday. But
here was some Improvement and the
lockwood Co. started up mill No. /,
md ran it part of the night.
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of the Burlington to control that road

The attorney general was able before
adjournment to announce only one pTopo-
eition by way of argument, and that was
contained III the following sentence:
This merger of interests was a cOmbi-
the states, and was intended so to be and
with or without Il prvrep intention it is
Illegal as by virtue Of the combination,
ana ii is guilty of the mischief which tn"
law is designed TO prevent namely. it
brings transportation and trade through
ont il vast section of the country under
tn" controlling influence of q single body
public might have through any compe
tttion between the two lines.
The court adjourned until tomorrow,
when Mr.. Knox Will continue.
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Good VIII Rebekah Lodge, No. 50,
will hold n special meeting. Thursday.
evening", at which time an initiation
will occur. 1t is expected that the Oak
land lodge will visit the Fairfield
lodge at this time.
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The trolley wire for the Waterville
I Oakland cars has been strung around
he curve and down Main street as far
s Common and it is expected the cars
Jill be able to run down as far as the
'ity Hall park, during the Grange
Meeting.
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The Junior Epworth League ofsthe
Methodist church will hold q social al
the church vestry, Wednesday eyenipts.
The funds for the evening will berused
for charitable work. All Interested In
the church and society Will be wei
come