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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
LOCAL LABOR NOTES,

The regular meeting Of the Plumbers
union has been postponed to Saturday
evening Dec. 26th. The referendum
vote on the socialist amendments to
the constitution of the State Federation
of Labor will be taken at this meeting.
The regular meeting of the Trades
Assembly, which was to be held on
evening, has been postponed
to Wednesday evening Dec. Goth.
President Henry Pereault Of the
Trade and Labor Assembly is enjoy
ing a few weeks Of vacation on account
of a slackness in the cigar making in
dustry.
Chas Sather Of the Minneapolis
Woodwarkera union, who visited in Du-
luth during the week returned to his
home Tuesday evening.
The regular meeting of the Bakers
union was held Saturday evening. The
election of officers was postponed to
January End, and the referendum vote
on the State Federation of Labor
amendments will come up at this meet
ing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
FOREIGN LABOR NEWS

The British government has appoint
ed a commission to inquire into the al
legged physical deterioration of the
working elias. The subject was brought
up in Parliament on the statement of
the secretary Of the Board Of Educa-
ton which declares that $4,000 children
now attending the schools are physical
ly unfit.
1t is computed that the loss in wages
Since the short time movement was
commenced in the Lancashire, Eng,
cotton trade can not be less than one
and half million sterling.
OF total Of 4,472,1o3 representing the
population of Scotland, 44.56 per cent.
are engaged in the various departments
of work, as compared with 43.41 per
cent. of the total in 1891. The decrease
is almost entire in female labor.
In Germany the employer pays one
fourth of the cost of a sick and death
benefit policy, the employee one fourth
and the Government one half.
The next convention Of the Internal
tional Plate Printers Union will be
held at Ottawa, Can.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
BIG FORTUNE HAS
NOT AFFECTED HER

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Mrs. William
Georgi, who has inherited 100000 of the
fortune of the late Macmillan Hers
chal, takes the situation philosophical
ly, and asserts it will not change her
plan of living in the least.
At her home on Hamilton place Mrs.
Georgi said:
despite the trend Of the reports
about my fortune, mine is not case
of a poverty stricken woman suddenly
raised to aff1uence. My husband has a
good position with the New York Build
ing-Loan Banking association. and I
have relatives who are we'll off. I do
not intend to go to Florida for the win
ter or to sojourn in Europe to display
my wealth. I'll just remain the same
as + have always BEEN"
Although Mrs. Georgi, according to
the terms Of the will, is entitled to ST.
100000 she will not contest the claim Of
Herschals four relatives for an equal
division of the estate between them and
her.
1T was the unkind conduct of his rel
atives toward him that made Mr.. Hers
chal leave them out of his will said
Mrs. Georgi.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
WILL NOT LOAD TILL
LATE IN JANUARY

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-No one is ex-
pecting any business in loading YES
sells here until late in. January. All
conditions are unfavorable to putting
grain into vessels. at the present time
and agents who started out to place
a number Of boats. have given up the
effort. The winter: fleet subject to
charter now in Chicago river consists
of AZ ships. with an aggregated: cap
acity Of 100000 .bH4shels Of grain: In
this estimate line beats are credited
with $4,000 bushels: each, the amount
they usually take, at the opening of
navigation. At South Chicago there
are nine ships outside Of the steel COR
poration boats, with a capacity of
1,23e,ooo bushels. The steel CORPORA
ton boats are not included in the es-
timate, as it is unlikely any Of them
will load grain. The total Of 100000
bushels for Chicago is about the aver
age Of previous winters.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
KILLS BIG. WOLF.
Farmer Gets Bounty Of SIS for Poison
cd Animal,

Thomas Murray, a farmer who re-
sides in: section S-55-15, yesterday
brought to the office of the county
auditor the carcass of a full-grown
male timber wolf which he had killed
near his home, and received the bounty
of SIS authorized by. the state. The
animal, which had been poisoned
weighed IS pounds and had legs near
~ as long as those of a small deer
Mr.. Murray stated that more wolf
bounties would be claimed by the farm
ers If they were able to track the ami
mails after poisoning them.
John McHale, who lives in the town
of Stuntz, sent the head Of a wolf to
the county auditor by express yester-
day enclosing the certificate issued by
the town clerk. Under the law passed
by the last legislature persons who live
some distance from the county seat
are allowed to do this and in that way
avoid the expense Of a trip. The
amount of the bounty was mailed to
Mr.. Mcdale Immediately upon receipt
of the VOLTS head.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
RAILROAD LABOR

Members Of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen are congratulatjng
themselves upon the remarkable
growth of the organization. After the
American Railway Union strike of 1894
the brotherhood lost many members,
and in 1896 about 10000 were on the
rolls The last report shows $4,000
members, a, gain Of $4,000 in seven
years.
Trainmen and trackmen on the VAN
dalia Railroad line have been granted
an increase of 10 per cent in wages.
The locomotive engineers and fire.
mems grievance committees of the
Rock Island road have returned home
after arranging a number of new rules
with the company officials. The re-
quest for an increase in wages was not
pushed. The Northwestern firemen
are nearing the end of their negotia-
tons with that company.
Committees representing the locomo-
tive engineers and firemen, employed
on the Missouri Pacific and the St.
! Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern sys-
! TEN, have reashed an agreement with
! the managers. It is to extend two
years, and embodies increased compen-
| sation.
The International Association of Rail
way Clerks issued two charters recent
ly for unions in San Francisco anC
! Lawrence, Mass.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
PEACE RE|GNS IN THE
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS
PACKERS MAKE TERMS WITH
COOPERS AND END TALK
OF GENERAL STRIKE.
Truce Brings an End to Trouble. All
Strikers are to Be Reinstated. Meat
Cutters General President Talks
Enthusiastically Over Settlement.
Butcher Men 4 Unit,

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Peace between the
Chicago packing-houses and their en-
ployes practically was assured Wednes-
day, when all but one of the grievances
of the striking coopers were adjusted.
The truce brought and end to the talk
of a general strike. The coopers are to
receive an increase Of Is cents day,
the strikers are to be reinstated, and
not Disseminated again, and boys
are not to be employed hereafter. Pres
ident Donnelly, of the International
Union was elated over the settlement.
II am Statistical he said, that final
adjustment will be reached. The REIN
statement of tn sub bosses who quit
with the men is the only hitch, and I
believe the packers representatives will
grant that. The. trouble has shown
that the butchers organizations in the
yards are a unit
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
HIBERNIAN SOCIETIES
MERGE AFTER 20 YEARS

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-After twenty
years Of dissension the two bodies OF
the Ancient Order of Hibernians-the
Board Of America and the Board of Erin
have amalgamated in New York county.
It is estimated that 100000 men and
10000 women will be affected by the
reunion. The dissention arose at the
national meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, in
1884 over the question of admitting the
children Of members who had inter-
married with other nationalities. Near
ly all Of the members voted in favor OF
admission, but the balance, who held
that only full blooded Irishmen should
belong to the organization and that the
head power should be on the other side,
remained steadfast and formed the
Board of Erin.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
VATICAN BRANDS
STORY AS FALSE

ROME, Dec. 22.-The Osservatore
Romano, the vatican organ, publishes
a semi official communication charac-
terizing the recent stories that mil
lions Of dollars had been left to Pope
Plus by his predecessor, Pope Leo. as
absurd and altogether unbelievable.
The communication says that the pos
sible object of the. story is to. render
the financial position of the holy see
even more difficult by insinuation that
the pope is so rich that he does need
the customary offerings of Peters
pence.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
REPAIR OWEN.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The underwriters
having insurance on the steamer J.
Emory Owen, which partially burned
and sank in the Sturgeon Bay canal
late in November, have let a con-
tract to Leatham & Smith of Sturgeon
Bay to deliver the ship at Manitowoc
for $4,000 The latest estimate is that
it will cost $4,000 to repair the Owen
In as good shape as she was when
she met disaster. If this estimate is
correct the steamer will be thrown back
on the owners, James Corrigan and com
pany of Cleveland, o. The ownars
abandoned the steamer to the under
writer's soon after the fire.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
V0hAN'S LABOR NOTES

The Trades and Labor Council of
Racine, Wis, has organized ladies'
union label league for the purpose Of
agitation for only union made goods.
The new union starts out with MEN,
bership of $50.
A New York theatre will try girls as
ushers.
A Girls Union League club has been
organized in Chicago. The league was
organized primarily to advocate the un-
ion label. It's members propose to mar
ry none but union men.
There are 1o784S dressmakers en-
ployed by firms in London, Eng. The
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
OLD HOTEL. BURNS.

ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. 22.--What is
thought to have been an incendiarv
hre this morning partially Destroyer
the old Chequamagon Hotel. one of the
i.andmarks of Ashland. The fire was
d1Scovered in an unused room of the
building and owing to the prompt work
OF Ihe Department the flames were
connned to that portion Of: rie house;
keeping the loss within 5000.
Lhe Chequamagon hotel was built In
1871 ana up to two years ago was $oc-
.cupied:* Since it was vacated little at
stent1on: has: been paid to the structure
and it. has been Al lowed to 10 TO- ruin
5fors5 SOM e. time Da s. several of the
haXeXToornsd linz they
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
TELLS HOW LABOR
WAR MAY BE SETTLED

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-After work.
special committee Of the Manufacture
ers' association of New York, present
ed a report on the subject Of capital
and labor at the meeting in the rooms
The report. which was laid on the
table until the next meeting, discusses
the question of labor and capital at
much length. dealing with the incep-
labor unions. 1t suggests as the solu-
ton of some of the labor troubles the
restriction of immigration and the
rounding of trades schools.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
DUTCH DECIDE TO
Guy MORE GUNS

THE HAGUE, Dec. 22.-The second
chamber of the Dutch parliament today
voted $1,75o,0O0 to purchase new Krupp
quick firing guns. The measure was
only carried by so to 80 votes and after
a heated debate, the socialists and pro-
gressists contesting the necessity for
large army expenditure, especially in
view Of the outlay required in connec-
ton with social legislation.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
WOMAN KILLS MAN
IN A MONEY QUARREL

HELENA, Mont, Dec. 22.-Charles
Hillson, aged 30 years, was shot and
killed by Matte Lee in saloon at
Phillipsburg today. The woman claim
ed Hillson owed her small sum of
money and followed him into saloon
armed with a revolver. When Hillson
refused to pay her she shot him in the
head Killing him instantly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
COAL OPERATORS
TO REDUCE WAGES

NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Operators
throughout the bitu1ninous coal districts
of central Pennsylvania Maryland and
parts of West Virginia have decided,
according to the Herald, to reduce the
wage scale now being paid to mine
workers unless business improves ma
terially within the next three months.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
GUEST DIES IN
HOTEI i. FIRE

MENoM1NEE, Mich, Dec. 22.-Fire
today caused IL persons to- jump from
the second story windows of the Trav-
elers' home, small hotel here. The
18th guest, James Beatty, was found
dead in the ruins. Joseph Vorachek
was fatally burned and Wilfrid Barney
and another man seriously. Fred
Jensk was badly hurt in jumping. The
MOTEL was practically destroyed. Loss
under $4,000.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
PASSENGERS ARE
TAKEN TO ANTWERP

ANTWERP, De- 22.-The passengers
of the Red Star liner Finland, which
left Antwerp Saturday for New York
and went ashore near Flushing, Hol-
land, were brought here on board two
tugs, which subsequently returned to
aid in floating the Finland. Nine tugs
are now on the spot. The Finland is
resting easily.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
KILLS BIG WILDCAT.

SALT LAKE, Dec. 22.-One of the
biggest wildcats ever seen in this part
of the country was killed by S. E. War
burton, who conducts a butcher shop
on Seventh East and Seventh South,
about five miles west of the city, The
animal is four feet and weighs nine
teen and one-fourth pounds.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26

conclusion of the brain from blows re-
ceived in a fight last Friday night, was
discharged in the city police court to-
day. The others who were implicated
in the affair were. also discharged.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
BRYAN GETS THE
CZAR'S PICTURE T;

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 22.-The
car has sent his photograph, with his
autograph affixed, to William j. Bryan.
Ambassador Mccormick gave a lun-
cheon today to Mr.. Bryan, Prince KILL
koff, the minister of public works and
railroads and other high officials.
Foreign Minister Lamsdorff went to
Tsarskoye Selo today.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26

Chicago, Dec. M.-Cash gifts Of more
than 81, 10000 will be distributed among
the employees Of Chicago banks and
manufacturing institutions within the
next wee kor ten days. Both the AM
erican Trust and Savings Bank and the
Northen Trust Company will remember
the members of their large office staffs
with generous gifts. Among the manu.
featuring institutions the largest pres
ent will be donated by the Crane Com
pany, which will distribute $250,000
5000 employees. This will be an aver
age Of $50 to each employe.
l. According to A. F. CARTE, Treasurer
of the Crane Company, not few en-
ployes who were laid off within the
last few months on account Of slack
business will be included in the Santa
Claus list.
1.-THE Company has laid off about
500 men the latter part of this year on
account of a let-up in business, and
these men will be given presents the
same as if they had worked up to the
end of the year. with the exception
that their percentage will not be quite
so large as that Of the men who arc
still at work. The Crane Company has
distributed in Christmas gifts in the
last five years nearly $1000,000''.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
WOMAN rs FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER

BENNINGTON, VT, Dec. 22-Mrs.
Mary A. Rogers was today found guilty
of murder in the first degree in killing
her husband Marcus H. Rogers on Aug.
-, 1sU2. The verdict carries the death
penalty.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
PUGILIST ESCAPES
MANSLAUqHTER CHARGE

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. a.
Frank Solomon, the pugilist, known
as kid" Williams, who was arrested
on g. charge of manslaughter, after
the death Il Tom Pendergast from
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
NEW LODGE FORMED.

ASHLAND. Wis, Dec. 22.-An Ash
land lodge of the order of Knights Of
Columbus was organized here today
with forty three charter members. The
organization was followed bv a banquet
at the Knight hotel A special train
bearing a delegation of head Of the
lakes Knights arrived this morning and
returned this evening.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
HANNA IMPROVES.

NEW YORK, Dec Ex-senator
Eanna, who has been ill at his hotc.
for several days Of grippe, Is ilnprov-
irg .arid'y. His physicians ezpet
he will De out within a few DAYS.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
CUBA AGREEABLE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Mr. Soul
ers, United States minister of Cuba, has
arrived in Washington and reports t.
Acting Secretary of State Loomis that
the Cuban government practically had
accepted all the suggestions the state
department. had put forth relative to
the Isle of Pines.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
CODDINGTON GOES TO
PRISON FOR LIFE

GRAND RAPIDS, MIMI. Dec o.
William Coddington was sentenced to
prison for life in the district court
today, after being found guilty of MUIR
der in the second degree for killing
Henry Kehring last August.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26

highest wages obtainable- except in the
cage of about dozen heads of depart
mehts-are eighteen shillings, or s. a
week.
Duluth Painters Union has lady
member She is a very skilled paper
hanger, and commands union wages.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
EMBEZZLER IS
UNDER ARREST

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 22-James
Porter Shaw, a confessed embezzler in
two states, Kentucky and Iowa, was
arrested today. Kentucky officials
waived claim and he will be returned
to Iowa for trial.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-12-26
SLEEPING CAR TACK
CAUSES DOCTORS DEATH

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. 22.-Dr. Jo-
seph H. Greer of Fort Wayne, Ind, died
today Of blood poisoning, the result of
stepping on a tack in a sleeping car.
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ment $3.50.
M. HENRICKSEN,
JEWELRY co.
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WOMAN LEAVES
MANY DESCENDANTS

CHICAGO, Dec 22.-Sixty-four child
rem, grand and great grand children are
living to mourn for Mrs. Antonio Hulec,
who is dead here, aged SO years. With
her husband. Joseph Hulec, she came to
this country from Bohemia in 1869 and
settled in Baltimore where the family
resided until 1872. Mrs Hulec is sur
vived by eight daughters. who have
thirty-seven children and nineteen
grand children. The family is scatter
ed throughout Illinois, Minnesota, Mon
tana, Maryland and Bohemia.
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WILL GIVE 100000
To THEIR employees
BIG TRUST COMPANIES WILL RE.
REMEBER THEIR EMPLOYEES.

Banks and Other Institutions Plan
Cash Presents for Their Working
.Forces-crane Company Has $780,
900 for 5000. Unemployed Workers
Will All Get Present.. Company Is
Unusually Liberal In Their Gifts.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
DETROIT COAL
MEN ENJOINED
Court Issues the Order
on Motion of Public
Prosecutor.
Exchange Is Restrained From
Fixing a Minimum Price
for Fuel.

DETROIT, Jan. 26.-The Wayne Circuit
Court to-day issued the preliminary in
junction asked for by Prosecutor Hunt
against the Detroit Coal Exchange. an
organization Of thirty local coal dealers.
The injunction restrains the exchange
from acting as an organization to fix the
minimum price at which coal shall be
sold. Judges Hosmer and ROsnert dis
sented from the action of the court, stat
ing that il appeared to them criminal
proceedings should have been instituted
instead of proceedings in equity. Judge
Fraser, in announcing the decision, said
that the court had decided that the
statute against combinations and trusts
has been violated.
The fact was brought out to-day that
fourteen of the largest dealers of the
city have resigned from the exchange.
leaving the smaller dealers to settle with
the law. On January 9, at a meeting of
the exchange, one of the larger dealers
offered resolution resembling the clause
in the bylaws providing for the fixing
OF a minimum price for coal. 1t is on
this bylaw that Prosecutor Hunts case
is principally based There was Oppo-
sition to resembling the bylaw, and when
the resolution was voted down the four
teen large dealers promptly resigned from
the exchange
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
RAID ON A COAL CAR.
Citizens Help Themselves to Fuel and
MANY Arrests Follow

STRATFORD, Iowa, Jan. 26.-Stratford
citizens are indignant over the arrest Of
more than thirty persons for holding up
Northwestern coal tratq yesterday and
seiz!ng several cars Of fuel. But little
coal had been shipped 10 Stratford for
weeks and a famine existed When the
train stopped for water the news spread
like wildfire and soon mob of 500 per-
sons. with wagons, baskets and coal
scuttles, were at the tracks. car was
broken into and the citizens eagerly
helped themselves. When the raid was
over only few tons Of coal remained
in the train. The railroad officials nOti-
fed the Sheriff at Webster City, who i'm
mediately left for Stratford and made the
arrest of between thirty and forty per-
sons. Excitement is intense and trouble
is expected when the prisoners are
brought to trial. All were granted bail.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27

ATTACKS CREDENTIALS
OF COLOMBIAN CHARGE
Senator Morgan Questions Validity of
the Present Bogota Gov
ernIment

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan, chairman of the Interoceanic Canal
Committee, to-day offered in the Senate
a resolution questioning the credentials
of Tomas Herran, Charge d'Anaires of
Colombia, who recently signed with Sec
retary Hay the isthmian canal treaty,
Aldrich made the noint that the subject
must be considered in executive session
and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion on motion of Hale
The point which Senator Morgan made
was that the validity of the Government
which accredited Herran to the United
States was doubtful and that It should
be inquired into by the United States. As
soon as the doors were closed Morgan
TOOK the floor and discussed the subject
al some length. He said there had not
ceen an election in Colombia since 1923
and that it questionable whether the
present acting Government had authority
to send representative to the United
States
Mcrgan's resolution, after considerable
discussion, was referred to the Committee
On Foreign Relations.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-27
GERMAN AMERICAN LEAGUE
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

The German-American League of Cal
iforEia held its annual general meeting
and election Of officers for the ensuing
year last night in Germania Hail. 42l
Post street. Before taking up the cleo
tiCu Of officers il was decided to hold a
festival at Glenn Park on October 4. 1903.
which should be termed German-Anerican n
day. The nominating Of officers then took
place and resulted as follows:
President DR.. +. Kuckein: vice presi-
dent, B. BLauert; secretary, W. thinner
mann; treasurer, DR.. Noge; counselor Dr.
q. Gutsch; trustees, Ed Zschiesche, A.
Schuler. =. Hamann. Henry Kesser. w.
Steinhaeuser. Professor A. Putzker. A.
FRANKIE, II. p. Peterson. W. Krabbenhoeft
II. p. Won DOehnen, Paul A. Kammenn,
Charles Paul. II. Hook, A. Kerteu, A.
HageTdoh. Theodore Gier, ]. Krumm-
hoiz. A. Entzmann, H. Back and W.
Arp.