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STRUCTURAL, ALLIANCE : :
ALLY Of FEDERATION
PRESIDENT BUCHANAN so STATES
IN AN INTERVIEW.
Holds That Some Enthusiastic Unionists
Have Wrong Idea of the New M.
tional Central Organization for Build
ing Trades Unions-It Is Supported
By the Strongest Men In the Ameri-
can Labor Movement.

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 1S.-President
Frank Buchanan, of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Internation-
al union, who spent the last week in
this city, is an interesting talker on the
questions Of Importance to the world Of
labor. In an interview he said:
"A mistaken idea about the purpose
of the Structural Building alliance,
which will hold its first meeting at
Indianapolis, beginning Monday,
seems to pervade the minds of many
In the labor movement Even officers
Of the American Federation of Labor
have believed that the alliance is an
organization dual to the federation
and have urged that internationals re-
fuse to send delegates to the conven-
tion. When the preliminary meeting
was held at Indianapolis every repre-
sentative of an International body who
was present explained that the alli-
ance had no intention of fighting the
American Federation of Labor. Our
organization will send several dele
gates, and other building trades unions
also will be represented.
II believe that this alliance Of the
building trades can accomplish much
good for the labor movement. It has
been planned to drop those petty diff
ferences between international unions
which often cause a tie-up in building
operations, and which have caused
many employers to look unfavorably
upon organized labor. I believe that
Is per cent of the employers would
favor the organization when apprised
of its purpose. There is absolutely
no reason why jurisdictional fights
between two building trades unions
should stop work on a building, but a
large number of tie-ups have been
caused by them, and 1t Is because of
this fact that employers are prejudiced
against
Conditions in New York and the
| vicinity have improved recently, but
they are not yet such as might be
desired. Our union, whose members
were affected by the tie-up, has been
reorganized and dual organization
has been amalgamated with 1T, so that
| there is more harmony among the men.
Employers have signed a contract with
/ the es,amenzaand indicat tions point to.z.a
Ifurt r.improvement$i incondi ions The
New Yorlx, Brookl lyn, ersey5. and.
llssNsu ~
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Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 1s.-Disgusted
because their proposition to settle the
check weighman's trouble was not ac-
cepted and the whole matter referred
to Judge Gray, the mineworkers' Off
cials this morning are making arrange
ments to demand the appointment OF
check weighmen and to enforce this de-
mand with a strike at each Of the col
leries In this district.
They will insist that where a check
weghman Is employed every miner shall
contribute toward his payment or be
discharged. 1t is on this point that the
operators split with the miners and de-
clare emphatically that they will new
er agree to placing such a club In the
hands of the union and deprive the
men of the right to do what they desire
with their earnings.
Basing their stand on the decision
of Umpire Wright that failure to pay is
cause for discharge, the miners are
just as determinedly contending for
it, and not only is dissolution Of the
Cancellation board probable, but the
strike Of the 10000 mine workers in
this region is now expected.
The concilliation board has adjourn
ed without arranging any time for a
further discussion of the question in
dispute.
The miners want to have Judge Gray
interpret the award as a while; the
operators impose limitations.
One OF the operators in talking about
the stubborn fight they are making
says that if there is a strike the oper-
ators do not want to appear as being
responsible. for it. ~. :. ~ =+:,s.,.:.....
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account of whom d I'm rless
took place among the different metal
trades organizations, have decided to
affiliate with the International Asso-
oiation of Machinists, but it seems as
If the details Of the affiliation have not
yet been arranged. There is no place
for an organization like the Allied Met
al Mechanics, and think that when the
amalgamation has been perfected pct
ter relations will exist between the va
rious trades or ganizations."
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1t Is a question whether there has
ever been organized into capitalistic
combine worse gang of conspirators
than those who control the meat sup
ply OF the nation.
It is the successful gamblers motto
ITO play both ends toward the middle"
but the Armours and Swifts are playing
a game in which they have stacked the
cards to please themselves. They stand
to win in at least three directions and
losing in none.
= The Texas newspapers announce that
marketing cattle have never been so
low in price as at the present time,
and that the stock raisers are almost
completely at the mercy Of the beef
combine. This is the season when cat
tie are prepared for market, and the
trust magnates taking advantage of
the expiration of the wage scale to re-
duce the laborers. one cent per hour,
calculated correctly that the men
would strike In self defense, and while
the tie-up lasted the price of cattle
would be still further depressed and
on the other hand the meat products
on the market could be advanced to
almost prohibitive rates.
The New York Press, one Of the
leading capitalist daily papers of the
metropolis, gives the chief reasons why
the beef trust has forced the strike as
these:
To force down the price Of cattle.
TO force up the price Of beef and
keep 1t up permanently.
To smash the employees union and
compel the members to work for next
to nothing.
The press goes on to say:
THE evident facts are that the beef
trust has forced strike in order to
extort from the American public still
more toil,s tribute, blackmail or what
ever all trust-forced profit beyond the
line of fairness ought to be called; in
order also to rob two millions of farm
ers and cattle raisers Of fair profit
on their marketable live stock; lastly,
for the purpose of aiding in the en-
slavement Of labor by breaking up the
stockyard and packing house unions.
THE time chosen by the trust for
forcing the strike Is: really opportune,
though :tt' may look ill-chosens because
of the diminish amount ofSmeats t.
EN- su,nnsT q men s. have
|aa9sM@s.40aA m Ss4of
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MINERS VOTET0
ADMIT A. r. OF L. MEMBERS

The recent convention Of the West
ern Federation of Miners amended it's
so as to provide that men,
bership cards from the United Mine
Workers Of America, as we'll as those
from the American Federation of La.
Dor, will be accepted by the first nam.
ed organization. 80 ~ ID. = ~ 4: y
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collective ownership, means co-opera-@
tion, but on q larger. scale than even
the trust, and through government the
meat supply would be furnished the.
people without pulling up profits Of
hundreds of mill lions Tor pluto tpcrats.
The present systtem IS called capital
ISM; the coming system VII be known
Is .social lism. You. can vote. for either
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world, let the workers whose skill pro-
duces these splendid goods give their
fellow, citizens Of other calltngs. par
ticu1arly the merchants who are largo
ly dependent for their success on the
patronage Of the. 2vage-earners, the
opportunity to see and measure the
power and influence Of brain and
Drawn that are Represented by the SOL
idarity Of the organized labor Of the
Zenith city. e:
The Federated Trade and Labor AS
sembly. and the Building Trades Coun-
Gil have undertakenY the preparation,
and risk OF the due cele-
bration Of the approaching Labor Day,
which falls this yearson Monday, Sep
tember 5th. :sSs@E
The committee have the arrange
ments In charge aF first decided to
hold the picnic :at..Lester Park. Per-
mission had from the
park board, and anrangenaents were
about completed foI5 the day. But
just where. the two Central bodies were
to make nyssnaoreS Inoney was the
question, III t:was szlsarned that the
park board" "hadsEtYslthe adies. of th@
PresbyterianSch chtrch lakeside the
per1nissions rustic bridge Tor
kll,iel,tt. Day
IsaRRa,ss
mad fke
permissfon WIT ndravtvl Il: hoard re
fused to do anything An The matter
The committee then tried to: induce the
ladies Of the church to relinauish their
rights to the stand. This the ladies
refused to do unless they were paid
the sum of $40. The Labor Day COM
1nattee could not see It that way. and SC
it was voted to change the picnic
grounds to Zenith Park. Arrange
ments have been made with Glow an
Nicholson for the careful handling Q
the immense crowds that, will atten
the outing. Boats will leave 5th ave
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II the demand Of the campaign man.
ayers for funds is generously responded
to, it, can not be said that an effort
was not made to bust the. trusts.
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Treason to g Ia Dor: organization and
your ellows= =is regard led BY certain EN-
ployers as st virtue. $8$ zs.:= .:5. 55*=
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The so-called civil service. as 1t ap-S
plies to per diem mechanics, tends at
times to promote rather uncivil condi-z
tions: 5.
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II frequently happens that the pieces
from . broken tr1ke.verya serio riously IN.
.tures the Sbreak
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5S: nabor's plat form g sciprocity should.
be, abor's vote for hose who will
vote for labor
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BEEF TRUST CONTROLS
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS
HOLDING PRIZE FOR BEING
LEADING CONSPIRATORS
IN COUNTY.

Attempt to Smash Employees Unions
and Compel Labor to Work for
Next to Nothing. Stock Raisers in
Texas Completely At Mercy Of tho
Beef Combine. Government Should
Interfere in the Interest Of the
People.
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10000 COAL MINERS
ON VERGE &C STRIKE
COAL MINERS DIS
GUSTED WITH OPERATORS.

Trouble Is Rising Because Their Pro-
position to Settle Check Weighing
Trouble Was Rejected. Whole Mat
ter Was Referred to Judge Gray.
Mine Workers Officials Making Ar
rangements for Appointment Of
Check Weidhers.
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]. The open shop in Colorado has. been
q very i expensive and demon ralizing;.
concern.
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render hef fdepsnd hood
Ali s$t hese. conra des; and
many; Of them In distress for the sac.
red callse OF organized labor, need and
are entitlde to your: moral support and
clearly evidenced sympathy. Can you
manifest that support and sympathy
In any stronger way than by making
the only union celebration OF Labor
Day in Duluth a complete success?
Will one of you fail to do all you can
to promote this success? II you 90,
let not the delinquent complain when
his own day of trial and suffering
comes.
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Committee Decides to Change
Picnic Grounds to Zenith
Park, Where There Will be.
a Good Chance to Make
Some Money-Best of Ser
vice Promised.

niue west and West Duluth at regular
Intervals and there will be no over
crowding to endanger human life.
w. E. McEwen has been chosen to
deliver the Grafton Of the day. He
will discuss the labor question from
a workingman's standpoint. In the
afternoon there will be sports, games,
races and dancing.
This is the only authorized celebra-
tion of Labor Day provided for In Du-
luth. Any other so-called celebration
is a false pretense, a fraud upon labor
mote 'non-union'' interests to the hurt
OF organized labor.
It Is now up to you, gentlemen of
the several unions, to determine wheth-
er or not organized labor shall score
a creditable success In Duluth on Mon
day. September 9Th next. If your un-
ionism is of the earnest sincere and
faithful kind, you will be present at
the celebration at Zenith Park on that
day. II you are mere pretenders OF
unionism, lukewarm, indifferent or
treacherous to the cause Of labor, you
will stay away or go somewhere else
on that day.
Bear iE mind, that the present is a
critical period in the career Of union
ism. Your comrades in the Chicago
packing plants are in a dire struggle
for the very life Of the principles of
unionism. In New England, thous-
ands more Of your brethren are con-
testing a reduction Of we ges already
too low. In the anthracite district
Of Pennsylvania, miners are engaged
in contest to compel the Baer trust
70 keep the faith 1t pledged to them
In the settlement Of the great strike,
In the Tennessee and Alabama coal
regions, stern fight is ON to prevent
reduction Of wages below the living
point. If you read your Sunday pa
per, you saw that Parry and his min
ions are in desperation advertising
union men as thugs murderers and
anarchists. In the great city Of New
York there went into operation last
Monday a. lockout, ordered by the
Employers building. Trades Associa-
Etion. Nv which forced into. idleness. forty
lItthp,laand and their b, 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-07
SENATOR DIErRICWS CASE.
Jury Completed and Trial VIII
Now proeeed.

Omaha. Jan 7--Whan the ease of
United States Senator DicUoh,
charged Yith bribery, was called in
the United States circuit court today,
the room was again GROVE cd. Besides
several state officials there were nu-
merous lawyers and judges Of minor
courts present as spectators, There
also We're several women IN the ROOM
among them Miss Gcltude Dietrich,
daughter Of the senator
Judge Nendeyenter at once called the
case against Senator Dietrich wherein
he is charged with direct violation OF
section 1881 relating to bribery, 10y a
member Of Congress. The securing Of
Jury was then taken up by counsel,
The examination Of Jurors and chal-
lenges for cause was conducted by
Asst. Dist. Atty, Rush, who closely
questioned the yeniremen. Twelve
Of the first II men questioned By the
prosecution were satisfactory to the
government and they were turned over
10 Senator Dietrlchs counsel for fur
Their examination.
The jury was completed AZ II o'clock
and as selected IL composed OF one real
estate dealer, three merchants, one mil
Ter, one printer. two farmers, one bank
clerk, two railroad men and har-
ness maker. Dist. Atty Summers in
his opening statement began with a
summing up of the counts IN the in.
dictment He cited the alleged agree.
ment between Senator DIETRICH and
Postmaster Fisher OF Hastings by
which the latter is charged with paying
certain moneys. which the district at
torneys stated Is would be proven was
for the purpose OF securing Fishers APP
pointment as postmaster.
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THE STRONGEST CLUE.
Excited and Hatless Man at Depot
An Hour After Murder.

The notice arc doing everything IN
their power to obtain clue that VIII
lead to the apprehension OF the murder
Gus thug and already they have follow
cd down several rumors, but without
any satisfactory results
II was learned this morning that.
shortly after 70 o'clock last night a tau.
dark complexioned man was seen al
the Rio Grande depot, inquiring when
he could get n train either east or west
According to the report received at po-
lice headquarters, the man was bare
hsaded and appeared to be greatly ex-
c,ted. Detectives Chase and Raleigh
were Immediately sent out 10 follow the
clue and this morning they learned
that the report was true. They found
night call boy at the depot named
Warlnch who said that about 1880 this
morning a tall man. hatless and ap-
parently very nervous, walked into the
roundhouse and asked when he could
get a train out He Immediately dis
appeared and nothing further was seen
OF him. That Ia all the information the
boy could give the officers.
For some time suspicion rested on a
soldier al Fort Douglas named A. y,
blazer. lie was arrested last July on
suspicion OF robbing a couple OF street.
car men. This morning Sergeant Hem
pei and officer Selgfus went 10 the post
and located the man. but he was able
to prove beyond question that he did
not leave the fort last night at all,
on the 18th Of July last a streetcar
was boarded by q tall masked man at
Thirteenth East and Second South and
the motormsn and conductor robbed,
The robber was then described as be-
/ Ing a tall man, wearing dark clothes
and wore a handkerchief over his face,
Sergeant Roberts arrested the soldier
Blazer on suspicion, but the man was
only tried for carrying concealed wcap.
ons,
Chief Lynch, Capt. BurbIdge, Detec.
tIves Chase and Raleigh, sergeant'
llempel, Roberts and Eddington have
been out all night and are stu working
on the case.
1t'was learned today that yesterday
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day that It would receive contributions
FOR the benefit OF the Gleason ana
Brighton families. The response was a
generous beginning. The Bamberger
Coal company gave $50, the Herald SO,
J. Bergerman $40, and Cash SlO--a total
of SOS within an hour or so.
WHO MRS. BRIGHTON IS,
1t may interest many readers OF the
News" to learn that Mrs Brighton
wife OF the man who is now lowering
between life and death, was formerly
Miss Margaret Lang, a native OF Scot;
land. and presided over the kitchen at
church head quarters, A. Islington, Liv'
erpool England, at the time President
Anthem H. Lund was in charge OF the
European mission
INQUEST TO BE HELD,
The county attorney and justice u
the peace Frank II. Clark, who is the
coroner in the case, decided finally to
hold an inquest over the body OF Gea'
son, II will be in progress this AFTER
noon,
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TEXT OF THE REWARDS.
Wording of Notifications To Pub.
lie for Capture of Murderer.

Following are the full texts Of the
different rewards offered today for the
apprehension OF the murderer
100000 REWARD.
The Utah Light and Railway Com
pany corporation OF Salt Lake City,
Utah, hereby offers a reward OF one
thousand dollars, 20 be paid to any
person or persons who shall give in
formation that will lead to and cause
the arrest and conviction Of the
person who shot two OF the
companys employees, Amasa L.
Gleason and Thomas r. Brighton, In
the eastern part OF Salt Lake city at
about HAS o'clock on Wednesday night
Jan. ., 1904.
Utah Light and Railway Company,
by
ROBERT s. CAMPBELL,
Manager.
Salt Lake City Utah, Jan. Z, 1904.
BY The state-A reward OF $500 s
hereby offered for the apprehension
and delivery to a safe Jail of the muir
derer OF Amasa l.. Gleason and the
attempted murder OF Thomas Brighton
employees Of the Utah Light and Rail-
way company. Said crimes were COM
mitted on the night Of Jan. Q, 1904, In.
side street car of said company at
the corner Of Second South and Thir-
tenth East streets in Salt Lake City.
Utah. Drawn at Salt Lake City, this
18th day of January, 1904
HEBER NJ. WELLS,
BY the Governor
], T. HAMMOND
(SeaD Secretary OF state.
by The Countryside II resolved, That
the sheriff be and he is hereby author
ICED and directed TO offer reward
OF $500 for information that will lead
Ia the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who, on the night OF
Wednesday, jar. 6, 1904 murdered AM
asa Gleason and Thomas Brighton on
street car at the intersection OF Thlr-
tenth East and Second South streets,
Salt Lake City. Salt Lake county. and
that the amount Of $500 be and the SAME
Is hereby appropriated from the gen.
cnl expense fund OF the county, for
the purpose herein named.
This resolution was presented at an
adjourned meeting Of the board of
county commissioners called this morn
ing, by Chairman Anderson. and adopt
ed upon motion Of Commissioner VIII
son,
by The Clty-salt Lake City, Jan. :.
1904, TO Whom 1t May Concern II
hereby Offer as n reward on behalf Of
salt Lake city the sum OF 5000 for the
arrest and conviction Of the party or
parties who murdered Motorman Amasa
Gleason and Conductor Thomas
Brighton on street car No. H. on the
night OF Jan. s. 1904
RICHARD p. MORRIS,
Mayor
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PREPARE FOR MAN HUNT.
Peace Officers and Civilians Get
ting Ready to Find the Trail.

At o'clock this afternoon there was
absolutely nothing new in the murder
case Of last night which has been such
a shock to the community today, There
is not clue in sight, except the hat
that awaits Identification at the police
station. Nothing is known OF the ban
dit who committed the crime except
that he was tall and young. II IL not
even known positively whether he had
a beard or moustache, or whether he
was the man who appeared hatless and
excited at the Rio Grande depot an
hour or so after the murder, making
inquiry as to whether there was train
going out east or west, There Is Il
strong suspicion in official quarters that
he was the murderer. Meanwhile there
are active preparations for both ON.
GERS and citizens to take the trall-lf
indeed. trail can be found, and assist
In running the criminal to earth
Late this afternoon Sheriff Emery ex.
pressed himself in no uncertain terms
as to the man who rushed Into the de-
pot shortly after last midnight as des-
oribed above, lie says there, Ia no
question In his mind rs to this partIc.
ular stranger being the assassin. He
adds that when ever that man IL caught
the murderer will be In the tolls. And
TO the end that he may be apprehended
the full force at the sherlff's command
Will be put to work The supposltion is
that the man is in hiding, possibly
somewhere in the western part Of the
city,
Sheriff Emery says i Is his firm be-
lief the murderer made his escape on
one OF the midnight trains.
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q couple OF tough looking men entered
Smiths pawnshop on East Temple
street and one OF them wanted to trade
a 4i-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver
for another gun, The man had some
cartridges that would not Mt his gun, he
said and he wanted to trade the gun
for a smaller one. One OF the men was
described as being tall and dark, and
dressed in dark clothing. Smith noti-
Ned the officers Of the occurrence today
and gave them a good description Of
the men.
Chief Lynch has notified by tele-
graph, Ogden, Provo and all the neigh
boring towns and given the authorities
all the available information,
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THREE TRAlNMEN KILLED.
BY a Collision on the Brooklyn
Elevated.

New York. Jan, THREE trainmen
were killed today by a collision Of two
trains on the Brooklyn Elevated rail-
road one Of the dead was hurled from
the structure to the street and nearly ey-
cry bone In his body broken. while an
other had his head crushed between tho
bumper OF the engine which was ram
med by a motor train. and the front car
OF the one drawn by steam power.
simultaneously with the collision a fre
was started by the Goals from the loco
motive, ana this added TO the panic OF
the passengers who fought desperately
TO escape from the wrecked ears. The
dead who were all employees OF the road,
were:
George Gullg, yardmaster.
James y Brien, car coupler.
william II, Ferguson, foreman
George Il. Smith, aged % years, was
seriously injured,
None OF the passengers was badly hurt,
The crowded passenger train crashed
into train Of empties, telescoplng tho
rear car Of the latter In which were tho
trainmen