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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
LABOR STATISTICS.

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Cigarmakers' Intefnationa1' Union Of
America has $4,000 mi 1nbers, each Of
whom contribute So in initiation fees
ard 80 cents week for dues to- the
treasury. It pays a strike benefit of IS
| a week funeral benefit of $50 a wife
and widowed mother benefit of $40 and
a graduated death benefit running from
$500 to $3.50.
The Retail *GVlerks'" Protective Asso-
citation charges Tor men 81 to join, so
cents per week dues. and it gives IS per
week sick benefits, and 800 for funeral
expenses in case of DEATH. In the face
| of these advantages >only 500 clerks Of
5000 in Detroit (and nearly 400 of that
number are women) are members Of
the association. 49,,
The New York Tribune says that the
| tenement house: curtI1ission has found
at least $4,000 rooms in which the
| sunligh never penetrates. In other
| words, says the Tribune, 100000 per-
sons live in rooms which ougth to be
considered absolutely uninhabitable,
| dark and without any window or VEN
| tilatfon. That is a. sure sign of "pros-
perity' when half q million people are
| crowded into dark holes unfit for lower
| animals. -:
On account of the great Baltimore
fire Col. J. Frank Supplee, a competent
| authority on factory statistics" estim-
ates that the number Of persons thrown
out of employment will reach $4,000.
| Others have estimated the enforced
idleness at greatly more.
! The massachusetts Bureau on Statis-
tics of Labor has reported that free
employment bureaus are in successful
operation in thirteen states in the Tn
tied States, as well as in eight foreign
countries, and Recommended the estab-
lismmeht of such a. bureau in Massa-
ckusetts. j: -: -
Maine is the only State north Of the
Ohio and east Of. the Mississippi that
has no local of the American Federation
! of, Musicians. r.
Chicago unions arezsaid to have over
three millions dollars deposited in the
banks and are agitating the question of
! starting a bank Of their own.
+ The Glass Blowers Union has adopt
ed the income, tax forxdues, and each
man ;is to pay 2 percent. Of his earn
ings until a defense fund Of 100000" is
Ao1oEAf
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
B(U]|lUTH HEIGHTS GOSSIP
BRIEF AND SOCIAL NEWS
MANY FRIENDS ATTENDED, FUN
ERAL OF MURDO MCEWEN.
Dramatic Club VIII Give Another
Play. VIM. Donaldson Has Return
ed From Long Trip. Old Maids
Convention Postponed. Fears Ex-
pressed for Regular Car Service
During Stormy Days in March.

The funeral Of Murdo McEwen was
held Sunday afternoon from the family
residence on Orange street. Short serv-
ices were held at the home conducted
by Rev, W. J. Lowrie. This was at
tended by a large number of friends OF
neighbours The services were contin-
ued at the First Presbyterian church
and were conducted under the auspices
Of Alpha Council Modern Samar1tans.
Sermons were preached by DR.. Clelland
and Mr.. Lowrie. The singing conducted
by Paul Gilbert and Professor Weeks
was exceptionally touching. The funeral
ritual services of the Modern Samarit-
ans were short but impressive. Quite
a number of friends followed the re-
mains to the cemetery.
VIM. McEwen arrived home with the
remains on the Great Northern at 2
p. m. Saturday.
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CARD OF THANKS.

The family of William McEwen
wish to extend their thanks to the
Duluth Heights neighbors and
friends, the A. O. U. w. and Degree
of Honor, the Modern Samaritans,
the Commercial Photographers, the
Duluth Police Relief Association,
and the many friends Of the fam
lily for their kind expressions of
sympathy and acts of kindness on
the death of Murdo McEwen. We
also wish to remember the Caledon-
ian Society Of Colorado Springs, for
their many kind acts during his
fines. Such Christian deeds do not
go unnoticed, and we are especially
grateful for all the kind deeds done
for US.
VIM. McEwen and family.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
TRANSFERS NOTES,

Words came last night from Indian
apolis that the executive board of the
international Brotherhood Of Transfers
had decided to organize the Chicago
Transfers Joint Council on lines sug-
ternational President c.: p. Shea said
that the laws of the international I'm
ion prevented the officers from intefrr-
ing. Section 81 of the constitution,
President Shea pointed out, is as fol-
lows: wherever two or more local
unions exist In any one city or vicinity
local joint council shall be formed,
which shall consist of the executive
officers from each local union" The
protesters desire the unions to be rep
resented according to the per capita
tax paid.
The arbitrator in the strike of the
Chicago livery drivers have announced
their decision. The result is a renewal
Of the old contract against which the
men struck, with the exception Of two
items which were eliminates in favor
Of the owners. These two items are
that there shall be no more delegates
Of the unions posted in the stables, and
the liverymen are not bound to have
uniforms made by union tailors. The
men are to. receive $12 week Tor a
twelve-hour day. with 25 cents an hour
for overtime with one day off in each
week. These were practically the con-
ditio11s before the strike. ~ =
The executive board Of the Interna-
tional BROTHERHOOD Of Teafnsters' de-
cided that hereafter before any affiH2
ated local union can go OH sympathetic
strike Of any kind two-thirds' majority
of the whole local about to be involved
must be secured and Endorsed by a
two-thirds majority vote Of recent
cuoncil Of that vicinity, and then re-
ceive the Endorsement Of the general
executive board.
A settlement of the Albany, N. Y,
hack drivers' trouble has not yet been
reached. The men are as determined
as ever not to go back unless their
agreement is signed Their committee
states that firms employing union help
are doing 80 per cent. of the work in
this city. - e.: =
The settlement Of the strike of the st.
Louis drivers provides for increased
wages and shorter hours, dating from
Feb l. i"
Officers Of the Keg Beer, Drivers
Union have requested the calling Of
special meeting of the Transfers Joint
Council to Endorse strike of: drivers
employed by the Eagle Brewing Com
pany. The officials assert that the
company violated it's agreement by
discharging a driver without cause.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
CITY OFFICIALS
ESCAPE CENSURE

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-The coroner's
jury which has been investigating the
causes surrounding the death of the
three persons in the Alhambra hotel
fire, last Monday. returned verdict
tonight practically indicating the city
building department. Recommends
tons were made in the verdict, which,
if followed, will necessitate the tripling
of the city building inspection force.
No attempt was made In the verdict
to place blame on any person for the
three deaths and the proba BILE cause of
the fire was also ignored.
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Duluth Heights Briefs.

The Duluth Heights dramatic club is
planning for another drama to be play
ed at the Fire Hall in the near future
VIM. Stewart Of Palmetto street was
called to his home in Michigan last
Friday on account Of the death Of his
brother John.
VIM. Donaldson RETURNED Saturday
from a several months absence in the
south west, where he has been travel
ling for an implement concern.
The Maids convention has been post
poned for two weeks. Rehearsals are
being held regularly and it is expected
that the entertainment will be quite a
treat.
Mrs G.. W.-Boutin has completely re-
covered from a two weeks illness.
Samuel Magician and Edward Perrott
have returned from a weeks absence at
Tower, where they were working al
their trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Fawcett have re.
turned from two weeks trip in the
south.
]. H. M. Parker has returned from a
two weeks business ,.thip in the south
While away Mr.. Parker took in the
Mardi Grau at New Orleans.
Everybody is wondering what kind
of an alarm clock Fred Hubbard has at
home. For the last three weeks he has
not been compelled to run one single
morning to catch the car
AS March is approaching the regular
passengers Oh the Highland car are
wondering how many severe snow
storms the month will bring. It is gen
orally conceded that but little more
snow will compel regular drill be-
tween the Heights and town.
Tuesday evening was the regular
meeting night for the fire department.
Only two members showed up, Messrs
Bruneau and McEwen. It is about time
that the members were taking tumble
to themselves. If they wish to take
advantage of the regular city allowance
1t Will be necessary to hold an OCCASION
al meeting to let the commissioners
know that the volunteer department is
still on earth.
The "All Around" club held 2 rnee+.
ing last Tuesday evening at the home
of Miss Beatrice Coons The evening
was spent playing military finch. All
preGan report an ENJOYABLE time
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
FOREIGN LABOR news

Guilds have been formed for many
of the most important Industries in
Japan, their object being to regulate
the quality of goods put on the market
and secure the cooperation for the ex-
tension of trade. They are proba bly, the
outgrowth'>of the peculiar conditions
which exist there, where there are few
or no large manufactures, but a. great
many of independent small CONCERNS.
The London, Eng, Times correspond
emit at Brussels, Belgium, says that a
party of 'twenty-four Chinese will arrive
IN that city soon for a course Of in
struction in liberal arts and to study
certain trades and handicrafts little
praoticed' in their native land.
There are in Austria '2,367,3S3 indus
trial and 50S,572 commercial wage work.
ers. Only about 100000 are organized
The largest percentage Of trade union-
lists is concentrated in Vienna and the
provinces of Lower Austria, Bohemia
and Moravia.
|. Most OF the leading unions in Eng
land have levied an assessment on their
members to raise the funds for cam
paign and to pay their members 81, 500
year during their term of service in
Pa1l1ament. -
Miners in South Wales have decided
to establish a relief fund for members
out of employment and have levied an
assessment Of Cd. per member to meet
the cases of distress in South Wales
coal districts. $50 !:
Premier Seldom, Of New Zealand, has
invited the premiers Of 'Australta, Can
ada, Cape Colony and Natal to unite in
protesting to the imperial govern1nent
against the introduction Of Chinese: Ia
Dor in the Rand mines, TransVaal colo;
ny, South Africa. - i =, Ill. =
Within a year, more than 900 skilled
Workmens have !left the French silk
factoriessof 5.Ro and Turcoing for
the United States.
. Rassi teachers ~ paid about TIE
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
UNITED MINE WORKERS

At a meeting of more than twenty
coal operators on. New river, w. Va,
employing in the aggregate 5000 min
ers, 1t was unanimously voted not to
reduce the wages Of miners this year,
Ih1s means no strike in the New river
territory.
The miners of the Red Ash Coal
Company at Wilkesbarre, Pa, have de-
c1ded to call off the strike which has
been on for six months past. At a con-
ference the company agreed to REIN
state the discharged driver boys whose
dismissal caused the strike.
The first step:in. the settlement of
the wage scale for the Central Penn
sylvania bituminous coal fields will be
taken Feb. 1S; at Lilly, Pa, when the
annual convention Of SUBJ district No.
Of the District Np.:2, United Mine
| Workers Of America, meet there to
frame up it's scale. demands, Sub-Dis-
tr1ct No. includes the important coal
territory, embraced in Somerset, CAM
bria and Huntington counties.
The bitiminous coal operators Of Ind
lana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
and Illinois, the central competitive
district in which 1lH0O0 miners are en-
ployed in mining one-third Of all the
coal produced in the country, are meet
ing to take up the consideration of the
wages and working conditions Of the
year beginning April L.
A committee appointed by the min
ers and operators to collect funds for
the relief of the families of miners
killed in the Warwick mine explosion,
at Chadwick, Pa: reported that $5,726
had bee subscribed:
Unless the operators and miners OF
the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania agree at the forthcoming
wage scale conferecne 100000 miners
Il nthose states will strike. -.
Miners at Houghton, Mich. are on
strike because Of reduced wAges,. n. !,
A total of 400. miners, areeon strike
in several states :at present. = s5@ :. !.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
UNION LABOR | E. DEMANDS lei 4 |
ACTION BY COUNCIL
CHICAGO UNIONS DEMAND PASSAGE
OF STREET ~ :ez-vAY LICENSE
ODINANCE.
Ask That 1t be Taken Fr0r, Committee
and Placed ON It's Final Passage.
Traction Company Wants Silent
Campaign. Great Movement for
Municipal Ownership In ON I'm Full
Force in Windy City.

Demands that the City Council with
draw the street railway license ordi-
nance from the Transportation Com
mittee and place it upon its passage
Wednesday night were Endorsed yester-
day by the Chicago Federation Of La
Dor.
The federation also arranged for hold
ing mass meetings throughout the city
in the interest of municipal ownership
and for that purpose appropriated $3.50.
It also demanded that on the expir-
alton Of the present truce with the
traction companies the license or
dinance be made operative and that
there be no further truces granted.
II have learned that the newspapers,
with one exception, propose to keep
silent on the franchise question until
after the April election" said Margaret
Haley. THE people will then vote on
the question Of municipal ownership.
The traction companies have advised a
campaign Of silence lin order that the
people will lose sight Of the great issue
theye will vote upon. It is, therefore,
necessary for US to- let the Aldermen
know that we are in earnest and will
not permit our interests to be bartered
away -.
DEMAND ACTION BY COUNCIL.
These resolutions were then adopted:
Whereas, The temporary frachise Of
the street railways expire February 20,
and,
Whereas, A license ordinance indors-
ed b ythe Chicago Federation Of Labor
was presented to the City Council be-
fore the last extention of these fran
chises, November go, 1908, and,
Whereas, The Council Transportation
Committee to which this license ordi-
nance was referred has never reported
on same, be it
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to dr. aft a communication to
the City Council at once urging that
body in the name Of the $4,000 patrons
Of the street railways represented by
the Chicago Federation Of Labor that
this license ordinance be called from
the Transportation Committee and put
upon its passage at the next meeting Of
the Council, and that said license ordi-
nance be made operative Immediately
on the expiration Of the truce between
the city and the February
29-and that there be no further extern
sion Of franchises for street railways
The legislative committee was in
structed to present the resolutions to
the City Council at it's next meeting.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
DON JAIME LOOKING
=: -, FOR CHANCE TO. DIE

ROME, Feb. 24.-pon Jaime De Bour-
bon, apn ofDons Carlos, THE pretender to
teryieW.; today that he was enthusiastic
to, give ,hiS sword and life for Russia
and the car. = s. :ss stSs s=s4s::4s "
pQn, alnaet 9W i'll leave; here Thursday
for st. Petersburg. He expects to go
atsonce oAsMslanchuri with Gen. Kur-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
EXHIBITS RUSHING
b. !. TO THE WORLDS FAIR

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. .244-!Twelve
thousand cars OF exhi bits will be at the
worlds fair during.th next sixty days,
according to the estimate: 81 Director 81
B Exhibits s. ]. 81. Skin, and prepare lions
for facI1i tatinG. the S,lnlnad ding OF tthe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27
FRENCH STATUS TO
= + - :. REMAIN THE SAME

: ST. JOHNS. N. = Feb = THE col
:onial legislators meets tomorrow and
it Is expected, owing to the. possibility
Of compli ca tions between Great Britain
and France nth far: East the French
shore rnodu yivendi 4. bill will not be
opposed. Nh
red uett 1ns hess taxes on flour.
ia her fisher
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END0WS A CHAIR -.
- FOR, BIBLE STUDY

APPLETON, Wis, Feb. .:24-Lawrence uni.
versity has received sit Of So 600 from an
English bible study. Prof, Merica,. who was re-
Gently added to the fdculty, was instrumental
600 received by the university this year, includ-
ing the gift from the Cooper estate OF Racine. :.
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WASHINGTON Feb. Postmaster
G SIS; 8! 6 & ehairman Ct
sdaY 4ortnally app inf Sxss1 E1Iner Dover,
.arflns lAcE4ta 81 Hffllez ationalsSsR
pub serve sSdn=
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Will, II BUILD

==zz.E sCAflABA,#H a ITCH Feb. he
..the5 pro- eetSo hui hfasonics block
MT least tempQr mi 1ecause# ofs assud-
&. q ds1ir.
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=. 500 MEN SVvANTEp is
=to buy 81 vat chss arrisz Esterly,
Jewellers.
spal1ing Hote
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thousand laborers and coal min.
ers haze gone 5a iso,,
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PASSENGER RATES Reduced.

During March and April the Great
Northern Railway will sell one way
attic; Portland, Vancouver, San Fran
cisco land all intermediate points, at
grsstly reduced rates. Write. A. Bros
west Superior street. Du,ut6 .,r 3Sz
oIsfn}lftttinformation and free. litera:
turs.f " It s2i5I ! i; H. "a e: ,rE555$ 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-19
TORPEDO BOATS TRIAL.
The Gregory Nearly Ready for Her
Sea Trip to Russia.

Perth Amhoy, y. J., Dec IS (SpeciaD. The
Russian torpedo boat Gregory. built here by
Lewis Nixon. left the Ramsay shipyard to-day
a few minutes afte: noon. and remained away
until after dark. thorough test made Of
the boat in the Lower Bay.
The trip taken to afford an opportunity
TO adjust the boats compasses as well as to try
the engines
Last night changes were made IN the Gregory's
steering gear, and it. worked much better to-
day II was found yesterday. after unsuo-
cessful attempt to use both engines, that a piece
of rope iammed in the propeller operated by one
of them was responsible for the trouble.
The Gregory has been fitted with two masts
or signal poles, and so far can be learned she
is ready to go TO sea. except for her stores and
a lfeboat The davits which will swing the
latter outboard are in place, and the boat is
in seagong trim. She will make the ocean trip
under her own power Men employed by
MI Nixon say that unless trouble develops with
the engines the Gregory will leave the yard for
the last time in few days
WoTkmen are stil turning out parts Tor the
nine boats consorts of the Gregory, which are
n be shipped to Russia in sections. The barge
on which the huls have been loaded is stlll
here. In addition to the hulls there are a lot
OF iron tanks such are used IN connection
with air compressing machinery and boNes ana
cases containing machinery. large quahutE
Of wooden keel blocks Is included IN the cargo
Of the barge
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SE4.S SUEPT THE BRIDGE.
St. PauPs Rough Ttip-Fe1o Passen-
gers at Dinner Table.

After what some OF those on board declared to
have been the worst trip IN their experience.
the American Line steamship ST. Paul arrived
last evening from Southampton. Through noun
famous seas and continual gales the vessel
ploughed her way to port, arriving over a day
late The passengers were kept from the decks
most of the way across, and, indeed there were
days when there so many sick In the first
bin that only ten persons out of rinetytwo
would cit down table. IN spite of this rough
experience. there was no damage done, and
only one passenger was hurt. A in the
second cabin fell down a companionway and
sustained bruises.
The ST Paul left Southampton on December
10 On the 18th she ran into heavy gale, which
lasted for three days. The officers had difficulty
in remaining on the bridge. Seas continually
buried her bow and swept tons of water across
her decks The sea ran so high that water went
down the ships stacks and into the engine room.
s. 2 Taylor. who was returning with his wife
from business connected with theatrical vent
ure in England, said the broke over the
vessel in such volume and followed each other
so quickly that the bridge was at times under
water The water down the decks IN such
quantities that the scuppers could not carry II
a. u,av fast enough and IT came under the doors
anC caused something Of n food He had room
~, the main deck, and there were times when
there was one two inches of water on his
floor.
Heavy gales furious squalls and mountainous
eaas we're the record for the 18th, 18th and 18th
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repuise: Generals Kondratchenko NiIitin ard
Gorbatowsky Colonies irTmann and EretiakOH
and Lieutenant Colonels NaOumenko and Cans
dourine. It Is, thanks 10 them and the heroic
officers Of naval sharpshooters and the artillery
sistlng- The japanese. according TO prisoners
and Chinese. lost at least 20O0o men,
We request your prayers and those OF ths
mother expresses which are manifestly shield
ing us.
AS general aide-de-camp to your majesty, =
have expressed your majesty's thanks 10 the
garrison.
On December 3 General StoesseI reports:
At : O'Clock yesterday morning the Japanese,
having concentrated all their forces. began an
assault Eisokaia Hill. bombarding II siuul-
taneOusly with 11-inch and 16-inCh shells. A
fierce fight ragged all day. We repeiled three
assaults.
Toward evening tie Japanese succeeded II
obtaining possession Gf the crest Of the hill and
Immediately got two machine guns into posi-
tion thereon
Among the wounded are General Tserpinsky
and Lieutenant Colonel BoUtonssoff, of the From
tier Guards Colonel Irrmann performed prodi$
gies of valor.
General stoesseTs last dispatch Is dated De-
cernber 10, and says:
Since the capture of visokaia Hill our ships N
japanese shells.
General TSerpfnSky SUCcumDed TO MS WOUNDS.
The spirits of the troops are excellent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-19
ARSENIC IN Tobacco.
Princeton Residents Narro,2 Escape
from Christmas Gift"
I8r -ELEGRAPH 10 ThE TRIDrNE.

Princeton. n J.. Dec. 1S.-A most peculiar at
tempt al murder was made hero yesterday, when
William Lutz, a commercial man Of this town.
received a small package through the mail On
opening it he found it 10 contain plug of to-
tacco with the following note:
Friend viii: Accept this utlc token a
Christmas present. Hoping you VIII enjoy 1t.
With greetings"
No signature accompanied the note Lutz
thought nothing more Of it. except that he told
q friend that he had received his first Christmas
present.
AS he was about to use the plug however.
I.utz happened by chance to notice a carefully
concealed Slit in the side. Thinking this strange.
he nried the tobacco omen. and found it filed
with a powder This aroused his suspicious.
and ne hurried with the package 10 chemist:
whose analysis showed that the plug contained
thirty-two grains of arsenic and paris green
Had Il not been for his casual glance at the
tobacco before he bit It, Lutz might have been
killed Every effort is being made TO run the
would-be murderer to the ground.