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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-05

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IN KENTUCKY:
Southeastern Kentucky and Bordering
District in Virginia and West
Virginia Rapidly Developed.

Sergent, KY, Sept 3.-The Virginia &
Kentucky railroad, a Wise county cor
poration, has just secured a right-of
way from Ramsey, a station on the
Norfolk g. Western, to Norton, at the
terminus Of the Louisville & Nashville,
distance Of seven miles, and will
build the line within the next three
months, giving employment to 1000
men.
This will give Norton four distinct
railroad lines, and an important COM
mercial and coke manufacturing center.
The Virginia & Kentucky will also be
extended from Glamorgan, the boom
mining town near the Kentucky border,
to Pond, a. hamlet On the border line,
a., distance of ten miles, by the first of
the year. 1904 Several. fine distinct
veins Of coal will be opened up by each
extension, and three or more mining
towns will go up. The year 1903 has so
far been a. banner year in the south
WESTERN Virginia coke industry, as
eight new corporations have begun
operations in Wise county alone, with
several more in process, to begin bust
ness during the fall. The Indian Greek
been organized at Indian Creek, with
several million dollars capital stock
This corporation will develop an 11-foot
coal vein on the Kentucky & Virginia
railroad a few milesv,out from hustling
Glamorgan. The Bruce Coal and Coke
company, near Tacoma, organized re-
Gently, as mentioned: In the correspond
ence to Boyce's Weekly, is putting men
to work grading roadways, building
coke ovens, miners houses, and opening
the immense coal vein which already
crops out from the earth in many
places.
The eight-hour-day law for which
thousands Of miners in the district
made a strike has been granted in six
Of the best mining commissioned. Os-
aka, Looney Creek, Norton, Dorchester
and Glamorgan. The employees in the
other mines in general will ask for the
eight-hour law.
organized in this Ietcher) county
three months ago, with Chicago, New
York and Pittsburg capitalists, to de-
velop the coal fields Of the county, has
put large force surveying their thous-
ands Of acres Of mineral lands in diff
'ferent parts of the county. This COM
pany owns several hundred acres Of
fine lands along the proposed line of
the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn railroad,
and as soon as the line is completed the
Mineral Development company will be-
gin developing the property. Two min
ing towns will go up.
The Northern Coal & Coke company,
gigantic corporations with Illinois,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia
and Pennsylvania capitalists, closed a
deal Of 5000 acres Of fine coal lands
near here at $50 per acre.
There are three 13-footinoal veins on
the property. with hun d IDS of acres of
mammoth, poplar and wa4nut trees: The
company will put in several steam saw
mills owork in the forests. B. W.
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Minneapolis, Sept. 3.-The presidents
of the International unions have met
with the contractors and building
traders Of the city. This is all that
can be said at the present stage of
affairs, as nothing is accomplished
President George B. Gubbins of the
International BricKlayers' union and
Herman Lilien of the International
Hod Carriers union and Building La
borers' union, arrived in Minneapolis
yesterday morning over the Great
Western.
Word was sent of their arrival to
Robert Wilson, national organizer of
the Building Laborers' union, but moth
ing further was heard Of them until
noon, when George B. Gubbins, with
representatives. of the local Bricklayers'
union, met representatives of the Mas
ter Builders association and Of the
Builders and Traders association at the
offices on the fifth floor Of the Kasota
building.
After a long discussion, in which the
officers of the bricklayers went thor
oughly into their position in the mat
ter, which is understood to remain un-
changed, and when it was found that
the representatives of the Builders
and Traders association also maintain
ed exactly the same position as before,
President Herman Lilien, Robert Will
son and others representing the build
ing 1aborers were sent for and the dis
cussion was continued, lasting in all
about three hours.
It was said after the meeting that
the parties are one day nearer to
final decision, but the respective posi-
tons maintained are at present as far
apart as ever.
It seems clear that the presidents Of
both international unions have declared
themselves as standing by the action
taken by the local unions, and sincesthe
contractors are as strongly persuaded
as ever that the recognition of the
Building Laborers' union is impossible,
no one can suggest how any settlement
can be arrived at. Nevertheless, there
are some who were sent for, and the
discussion will be reached.
The statement was made in an eve
ming paper that President Clubbing
thought rs cents an hour too much to
pay a mason tender. This seems to be,
a mistake, as those present declare
that no such statement was made by
Mr.. Gubbins.
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HOLIDAY |! OF LABOR t: {; /! !.
> ONCE AN ILLUSION
u Is NOW HERALDED AS A BEAU.
TlFUL REALITY,
labor, the Rejected Stone Upon Which
.Aqs Built the Strength and Integri.
j. ty Of Our Country.
(By Myrtle Rose SteWart.)

\by Myrtle Rose SteWart)
Only a few years ago and Labor Day
was only an illusion, but today it is
heralded as a beautiful reality. In
every great event of American history
one day has been set apart as a legal
holiday in commemoration Of that
event and no holiday is gaining more
strength, more universal respect and
love than the first Monday IN Septem-
oer-Labor Day. This day which is
especially observed by the laboring
people and is the occasion on which
the hosts of labor rally round a COM
mon standard, demonstrating their
strength and numbers, at the same
time cultivating that fraterna1 feeling
which should weld together in one
common brotherhood all true men-all
men whose hearts beat true toward
God-toWard home-toward native
land.
y Nearly nineteen hundred years ago
when He, who died on Calvary was a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-05
What "Meraer" Means.

What railroad merger" means, and
how it works both sides against the
middle" is thus told by Will S. Maupin
in the Commoner:
But you told us that by merging
your two railroad systems you could
reduce expenses and thereby give us
lower freight rates
eyes
'"Now we find that you have in
creased the freight rates Is per cent
ayes
You have deceived u.s.
!" Not so, gentlemen replied the
railroad magnate. 4. did say that con-
solidation would enable us to reduce ex-
penses, thereby permitting us>to re-
duce our freight rates. But did + spe-
cidcally promise that I would avail
myself of the permission?' r..
''Not being experts in the subtleties
Of our language, the committee was
forced to- retire.
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STRIKE STILL
NOT SETTLED

SERVICES OF PRESIDENT OF Ma
TlONAL UNIONS so FAR
UNAVAILING.
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Telephone Linemen Out.

! Marion, Ind, Sept. 3.-Fifty linemen
employed by. the United Telephone
Company are. on strike and settlement
does. not appear. near: The. strike has:
spread to- Bl uffton and viii : probably
$exten ffurt her len are receiving.
$3.50 and ask $s;s are MI ling
conn romise
Eelephp ssona nelnlesn|
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1903-09-05
WALTERS IGNORE
ORDER 70 STRIKE

CHICAGO, August 31.-The attempt
Of President Callahan Of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees International
alliance to cause a. walk out Of all
members of the alliance: has met with
failure. A few men left but the great
majority refused to strike. President
Callahan announced Saturday that all
members Of the unions who refused to
leave work by Monday night would be
expelled. A. ri 4 a. l.. IN ~ T.. s,
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SAY IT WILL BE SETTLED

Both Sides Remain, Firm But Say
End Is Drawing Near.
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LAKE FREIGHTERS.
Plan Said to Be Formed to Make Them
Join the Lake Carriers Association.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 3.-Relief ap-
rine circles that the Lake Carriers as
ISOLATION will use the International
Longshoremen, Marine and Transport
Workers union to force the large in
dependent fleets operating: on the lakes
into it's %ranks. At the recent conven-
ton Of the big labor organization a
policy of dealing with some central
body of vessel interests was indorsed
To accomplish this, however, it would
be necessary to bring into the Carriers
association the. fleets of J.~:C. Gilchrist,
Tomlirson, and Davidson, which COM
prise in the neighborhood Of 1875 ships,
besides number of 4 smaller fleets
which still remain outside the organic
alton.
Since the tying up Of the steamer
Charles Elphicke at Chicago tor sew
eral days by the tiremen,. and the war
made against James Davidson's boats,
the steamer Burmuda and. her barge,
Grampian, marine men are: confident
there is something in the story that
either the le4lgshorernen have taken
such means to drive the boats into one
BODY or that the Lake Carriers are be-
hind it ALL *%<* : -: .'
The submission at this early: date of
new scale ;of wages for the, members of
the Lake, Dredgers' union for next year
has aroused renewed interest in the
wage problem on the. Great Lakes.
Representatives: Of the. Dredgers' asso-
citation shave already considered the
changes proposed. Arrangements were
made: for a.: further consideration of
the. new schedule: An advance Of ten
per cent inS the pay Of members of the
union: is. asked for tthre ports; Duluth,
the: 500 and GleVela and and at all other:
points the propos ltion is is to renew the
old agreemen := S:.z= ss=5
rye known many Duluth 81
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oRDE rs SAM PARKS RELEASED.

- NFW" 1OTth, 7AUSUSt EoI:'==-=J usLICe-
zSewell OF the supreme (: court today
signed an order granting s. certificate.
nof / reasonab oubt h i the case IF:
Samuel i Parks, 5= the wal king delegate,
no is now Sing Sins, having been;
convicted Oh Il d charge sof ion,
pend ,d 81 a order
slsaas slns q q q,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
NEWSBOYS WARN SENATOR
TOSTICK To HIS OWN STOOP
Object to Law Limiting Age of Vendors
of Dailies.

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-At the Wash
ington Birthday dinner given 10 the
newsboys by Randolph NJ. Guggenheirier
yesterday at the NewsbOys' Lodging
House state Senator Henry W. TJilI. OF
Buffalo. was roundly censured by many
a street yOungsteT. and the bill he has
introduced at Albany making IL Unlaw-
full for children under twelve years OF
age to sell newspapers or shine shoes
was denounced by many tongues.
Senator Hill lives in Buffalo. don't
he2" said Johnny Murray. known 10 his
intimate friends as The Chnk."
There's two or three things about
New York that he ain't thoroughly init
mate with. The best thing for him to
do Is to stick to his own stOop; we don I
want no bills passed so kids can't work
not in New York. I'll see that the gov
ernor knows II. too
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SEARCH FOR GROUNDS
IN GOTHAM GOES ON
Ban Johnson May Have to Locate Ball
Park Outside of Manhattan.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The American
League men are having great trouble in
locating baseball grounds In a desirable
spot in New York city. Two or three
deals that seemed sure have fallen
through. and it is not improbable that
the team will now be located outside or
the Island OF Manhattan. It was very
desirable 70 locate below the Harlem
River. more for the name OF IL than for
any other reason. since the transporta-
tion facilities are so good that grounds
located above the Harlem will be easy to
reach by patrons of the elevated roads
Politics have been brought to bear in
the matter, and Ban Johnson and his
lieutenants have been forced to take of
their hats. The New York National
League men will do their best TO keep
the Americans out Of New York alto
gether. and should they succeed IL will
be the first serious setback given the
younger organization since it began TO
expand.
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RULES COMMITTEES
IN JOINT SESSION
Baseball MagnateS Assemble
in Chicago.
LOTUS TO BE HEARD FROM
Local Manager to Propose Restrictions
Placed Upon Pitchers and Ground
Keepers at Large.

CHICAGO. Feb 23.-The wiseacres OF
the American and National Leagues
composing a committee to consider pro-
rules, as well as TO establish a uniform
set of rules and playing schedule, met
in joint session here at noon today.
Little routine business was attempted
when the magnates first assembled be
yond a general discussion of those points
" hich have been occupying the attention
of the baseball public in general for
some time past. Notably among these
were the point taken by Manager Tom
LOTUS, of the Washington club, who
wishes the pitchers slab lowered to a
level with the surface OF the diamond.
and the abolition OF the practice claimed
to be in vogue whereby the base lines
between the plate and first and third
bases. respectively. were so constructed
as TO favor a bunt hitter, inasmuch as
the incline slOped TO the infield, thus
having tendency to accentuate she
course OF a slowly hit ball toward rolling
fair.
Mr. Lotus claims with abandoning
these two features Of field construction
the ground keeper will become a less
important factor in the game than here
tofore
The stand taken by Mr.. LOTUS regard
ing the limit is well taken. but as con
corning the pitchers slab IL is hardly
thought the committee will consider Sc
riously. since the elevation is so slight
that the advantage accorded the twirler
is proportionately small. and but few
complaints have been registered I'm this
direction.
The Auditorium Annex. where the
meeting is in session. is alive with low
ers OF the national game and little else
beyond baseball chat is heard But lit
tie doubt remains that each league
will support the rules under which it
played last season, and no radical
changes are expected
The foul strike rule will come up for
discussion. but il is reasonably safe TO
predict that the rule followed by the
American League last season will be ad o.
heTed TO-
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DR.. HOFFMAN PRESERVES
SECRET OF HIS IDENTITY

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb. 23.-Dr- c
II. Hoffman, who resigned from the prin-
cipal chair Of Dsrke University medical
department. rather than divulge his true
name. learned yesterday that his enemies
had set a trap by which il was hoped TO
force his secret from him by legal
process.
Dr. Hoffman went directly 10 Judge
Given. before whom he had been sub
poenaed as an expert witness in a muir
der trial, and obtained a promise that
when the opposing attorney in cross
examination seeks 10 force him TO tell
his true name. place OF graduation, etc,
ne will not be forced to answer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-23
WILL OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
OF PATRIOT ROBERT EMMETT
Resident Compatriots Will Hear Flo
quent Addresses Next Sunday.

An entertainment Is announced for
Sunday evening next at the Co
lumbia Theater by the Emmett
Club, OF this city. 10 commence
rate the anniversary OF the birth OF the
Irish patriot. Robert Emmett The pro
gram will consist OF musical and liter
airy numbers. and the orator OF the Oc-
casion viii be the Rev. Dr.. Shahan. OF
the Catholic University, VINO viii review
the life work of Robert Emmett and the
cause for which he gave his life
Addresses will also be made by Senator
Clapp OF Minnesota and Representative
william Driscoll. Bartholdt. and Con
nor. One OF these addresses will be ni
Gaelic The public is invited 10 attend
the exercises.
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CHECKERED CAREER
OF BALTIMORE CLUB
Once a Power in Baseball
World.
DOOMED TO MINOR LEAGUE
Its Many Ups and Downs Long a
Source of Interest-Hanlon Again
It's Owner.

Baltimore is now an Eastern League
city. with Ed Hanlon in control of its
club. but he will not personally direct
its team. Thus another chapter has
been added 10 the unique baseball his
tory OF city that has had more ups and
downs. has been the scene OF more SEN
satiOnal episodes. has been in more DIFF
ferent leagues and has had more
changes than any large center of popu-
lation in the country. within twenty
years Baltimore has been in the At
Iantic League. National League. Ameri-
can Association, American League. has
been deserted. and now the Eastern
League has added il to its membership.
II has been a chronic taiIender and a
persistent pennant winner, a baseball
frost and a gold mine Of the game. 1t
gave the Orioles Of 1894 the geratest
ovation and reception ever rendered to
a ball team 1t has been the storm con
ter OF baseball many times. but has
turned out more great ball players since
1899 than probably any other two
cities in America. McGraw is response
bic for the decline Of baseball in Baiti-
more. II McGraw had been a man OF
integrity, sportsman VINO could &C
cept defeat fairly administered, and had
managed his baseball interests on bust
ness principles, Baltimore would now be
an American League stronghold. But for
that matter II the old Orioles had been
properly handled Baltimore would still
be in the National League and a good
paying city. Baltimore developed an in
difference TO baseball for the same rea-
son that Cleveland became a cemetery
OF the game. Each was represented by
a superb team, but both depended for
support upon the other cities OF the cir
cult for the reason that their offensive
TOwdyism had estranged home patrons
Hanlon and Tebeau adopted the same
tactics on the ball field. Each instilled
in the minds OF his players that the UNI
pires were dishonest and incapable. and
that their decisions were TO be disre-
garded and their authority despised
Hanlon from the bench and Tebeau from,
the field encouraged rebellion and in
stigated revolt. Fines were paid from
I the club treasury and not from the
purses Of the players. il they were not
RENTED
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OLD SAILOR Who WAITED
MORE THAN 20 YEARS
Died Without Obtaining $500 Difference
in Pay.

The death in AnacostIs few days ago
Of an aged man whose later years Of
life and insistent Iabors 10 obtain from
Congress what was Justly due him from
the Government adds another TO the
many similar pathetic cases that fire.
quently come 10 light al the National
Capital
John C. Rose. the claimant, was for
merly a seaman and a gunner's mate in
the navy He was more than seventy
years old. For twenty years he had
been trying to get from Congress an ap-
propriation OF $500 claimed as due him
from the Government as difference in
pay Rose enlisted in the navy and
served three years as gunner's mate.
He then took a three months furlough.
upon the expiration OF which he re-en-
listed as a seaman and served three
years. Long after his discharge from
the navy he realized that he should have
re-entered the service as a gunner 5
nate. and that in consequence Of this
mistake OF enlisting below the grade
which he formerly held, and TO which
he was entitled on re- enlistment. he had
suffered pecuniarily.
Senator Dryden Of New Jersey. having
become interested in the claimant.
promised 20 see that the measure was
acted on before the session expired.
with this assurance Rose went TO his
humble quarters in Anacostia at night.
The next morning he arose as usual and
left mis- room temporarily. AS he start
ed TO enter II few minutes later he
Toll dao1
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Ten High Average Men.
BIG PURSES OFFERED
FOR TRoTTING RACES

WABASH, Ind, Feb. 23.-Forty- eight
thousand dollars in purses is offered by
the Gas Belt Racing Circuit. Including
six early closing purses Of $1,000 each for
the meetings 10 be held this summer
The classes will be the same at each
place namely. 2.1S trotting, 2:24 trot-
ting. 2:25 trotting. PA pacing. 2.19 pac-
ing, aud 2:30 pacing The entries for
the special purses viii close April 10.
Lebanon. Muncie. Elwood. Anderson. Ma
rion. Kokomo. Lafayette. and Logansport
compose the circuit.
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MIDDIES WILL FENCE
YALE ON WEDNESDAY

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Feb. 23.-The mid
shipments fencing team has arranged a
match with Yale TO take place at the
Naval Academy on Wednesday of this
week Negotiations are also under way
between the Middies and the New York
FcuCcrs' club. and a match viii probably
BE- arranged with them. The Naval Acad-
envy will not enter a team in the inter
collegiate tournament 20 be held in New
York city ucxt month.
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COAL OUTPUT CURTAILED
TWO-THIRDS BY HOLIDAY

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. about
90 per cent Of the mine workers report
ed for work az the collieries this morn
ing. the others remaining away 10 cele-
bratc WashinEton's Birthday The pro-
duction Of coal viii be about 80 per cent
OF the normal.
At some Of the collieries so few re-
ported for work that work was not
started. The operators made a special
effort 10 have the men work today, ow-
ing TO the shortage Of coal in the mar
ket. but failed
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WEALTHY MERCHANT
PENSIONS TRQTTERS

CLEVELAND Ohio. Feb. pa. 8.
DickIe. vice president of the j. L. Hud-
son Clothing Company. set aside s., 900
in his will for the care and support OF
his two fast race horses. Nora. 2:27,
fourteen years old, and Dean. 2:I3A
eleven years old He left a fortune OF
50 OOO. OO0
He was a member OF the Cleveland
Gentlemen's Driving Company. and he
drove his horses himself a the matinecs.
lie was found dead in his bed on Friday
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PMEUMATESM
- EkaAQ ss..s-s..-..s--.-- -

Rubbing with liniments, blistering, the
application of plaSters; IN fact anything
that viii produce confederation Is
good for external treatment of Rheuma-
tisrn, but these simple remedies 90 not
reach the seat of the disease nor touch
the real cause. and relief is therefore
only temporary.
Rheumatism IS due 10 Uric Acid and
other irritaHt poisons in the blood. and
as II circulates through the system,
these acid pOisons are deposited in the