The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-11
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uanians and Slovaks. Their settlement
is virtually a city of all nationalities
The 10000 men under consideration do
not include the 1900 sympathetic strik-
ers of the allied trades While most Of
the skilled laborers are natiye-born, a
I-number of early immigrants have attain
ed to higher positions. The great bulk
of the laborers take orders from their
bosses with the obedience of soldiers
1t is not their part TO reason why Their
English vocabulary may be limited, but
they understand an oath, and the stock
yards has a language of its own.
i, immigration into the packing town
began in 1885, when the packing in
dustry was in its infancy. With SUBJ
sequent immigrations the Union Stock
yards and Transit Company has grown
until it is now the largest industrial or
ganization of its kind in America
The unskllled foreigners were welcom-
ed by the packers. They were more do
Gle than the native-born and were less
! capable of organization. Once an idea
was in their heads they worked mechan-
lcally, uncomplainingly And they were
willing to work for IS cents an hour.
LOU DILLON SICK.
CLEVELAND co.., July 3o.-ls one
day meeting was held at the Cleveland
Driving Park today to take the place
of the usual Grand Circuit meeting, that
having been abandoned because Of the
inability of the local association to sell
pools.
Lou Dillon, the champion trotter, made
an attempt to beat oS ga TO a high
wheeled sulky, but failed, her time being
2 :o9 IA.
Following her exhibition race Lou
Dillon was taken seriously i'll at the
Chenille track Late tonight it was
said that the animals temperature was
Io4, and grave fears were expressed for
her recovery.
Several records We're broken, however.
he Monk defeated Equity in half
mile trotting race. lowering the worlds
record for half-nlile to I 100 IL.
Z. X. Billings team, Nontascrooke
and Prince Direct, paced a mile in 2Io.
lowering the amateur record of 2:I3,
held by themselves.
Other meritorious performances were
that of Dan R., driven by John Splan,
Which placed a mile in , :o4 IA without
a pacenaker, and Fereno, which beat
44A 81 a. SIT tASctt> III = 10 -,
2;Io I-2, the former being the favorite.
BOULANGEh'S WAR HORSE.
NEW YORK, July 3I-A cable to
the World from Paris says: A column
OF troops marched past the Alsace col
umn, in the Place de la Concorde, Fri
day morning, with drums beating and
tlfes playing. A broben-down old black
horse drawing a vegetable cart heard
the music and saw the soldiers. AT the
sound of the drums and the sight of the
soldiers the old horse came to life.
He pranced and trotted TO the head OF
the marching column. nearly shaking
the driver off the seat. Half way across
the square the horse stopped His
knees gave way and he fell dead. The
driver was dumped to the ground. The
soldiers marched around the wreck and
laughed.
In front OF the Afsace column. Just
seventeen wears ago almost to a day,
this same black horse nearly upset the
Government of France On that dav
he pranced through the Place de la
Concorde carrying on his back General
Boulanger. who came within an ace OF
being another Napoleon.
\ VICTIM OF MOSQUITOES.
MOUNT CLARE IN. j., July 90
A man 20 wears old. who saws he *