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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06

Washington, D. c., Feb. 4.-Organ-
lied labor is preparing to press hard
for the enactment of legislation it has
been seeking from congress for sew
eral sessions and organized capital is
already prepared to oppose the propos-
ed legislation with more vigor than
| ever before. The battle before the
house committee on labor and judici-
airy will open early in February and
| will no doubt be kept up for many
weeks. Labor is specially interested
in two bills-the Grosvenor anti-in-
junction or anti-conspiracy bill. and
| the eight hour bill. The former is be-
fore the judiciary committee and the
latter before the committee on labor.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Am
erfcan Federation of Labor has pre-
pared to have most of the members
of the executive committee of his body
! come here for the public hearings.
The laboring people realize they say,
that II they can not get their bills
| through this Congress on the eve of a
presidential election, they might as
we'll abandon all hope The anti-in-
junction bill has passed the House
| three times and each time has died in
the Senate. The eight-hour bill passed
the last House but fell by the wayside
In the Senate. The labor leaders do
not anticipate much trouble in getting
the two bills through this House, but
they are not so sure about the prospect
| In the Senate. In the last Congress
organized capital was represented by
| the National Association of Manufac-
turers, of which D. M. Perry is presi-
| dent. Since that time capital has been
/ further organized. and the National
Building Trades Employers Associa-
| ton an dthe Citizens Industrial Asso-
| citation Of America will at the COM
Ing hearings, reinforce the manufac-
] turer's associa ton.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
MASTER BUlLDERs
THREATEN LABORERS.

Spokane, Wash, Feb. 5.--The master
builders here !: made good their
threat, that unlesssthe building labor
ers withdrew from the Building
Trades Council they would not be en-
ployed by any members Of the associa-
ton. The masters have locked out the
union men on a number of buildings
A communication was sent to the I'M
ion shortly before Christmas stating
the position of the master builders.
The union laid the communication on
the table and vouchsafed no answer.
The association waited and at a meet
in ga week ago Saturday night decid-
ed to lock out the union building la
borers. This action was commenced
last Monday and during the week the
union men were laid off ON nearly all
Of the big buildings. The buildings on
which the men were laid off are the
Sherwood, the White, the S. A. A. G.
and a. number Of small residences be-
ing built by the master builders. It
is estimated that about so men were
thrown out of work by this step.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
LABOR and STRIKES

District officers Of the United Mine
Workers have put into effect the or
ders to organize the miners in the
Connelsville coke region as decided
recently Four organizers were sent
to the field to personally solicit the
miners in their homes and in the mines
when they can get near them-and
in mass meetings on the outside. There
are $4,000 unorganized men in the
region.
Eleven chandelier factories in Chi
cago against which a strike was call
ed by the Brass Workers union, will
remain closed until April 1, unless the
brass workers agree to accept the
terms offered them by the employers
prior to the beginning of the strike.
During the past year it has been
noticeable that most of the important
strikes have been on the part of recent
ly organized unions. The older uni
ions have established more harmon
ious relations with employers than
have hitherto existed.
It ia estimated that wages in New
York City have advanced 10 per cent
since 1897, while in the same interval
the proportion Of working time lost by
organized wage earners has declined
from 1913 per cent. to 1879 per cent.
At Pittsburg, Pa, 600 members Of the
National Union of Brewery Workers
have been given an increase in wages
averaging 10 per cent.
New York merchants are planning the
formation of National Merchants
Association with an ultimate member
ship of 100000.
There are 103 trade unions in Roches-
ter. NJ NJ, with a membership of 49,
1872
Iowa employs $4,000 teachers in its
public schools.
The International Theatrical employ
/ es' union has made an agreement with
the Theater Trust by which the union
secured recognition and a wage agree
ment for the next five years.
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GENERAL LABOR NEWS

A new International union is to be
formed by the carpet workers. union in
large cities, to be composed of carpet
layers, cutters, measurement and sew
ers. At present locals are established
in many large cities and smaller towns,
with a combined membership Of 1900
The Mineworkers' Journal, official
organ Of the United Mine Workers Of
America, says there is a prearranged
scheme of certain operators to reduce
wages, the Myersdale, Pa, reduction
of ten cents a ton being the third re-
duction within short time.
Molders are discussing the question
Of amalgamation with the patternmak-
ers. There doen't seem to be much OPP
position among the molders, but some
of the patternmakers' officials seem to
fear that they will cease to be great
leaders, if the benevolent assimila-
ton takes place.
The labor commissioner of Michigan
reports that in the past year, there
has been an increase in the member
ship of trades unions of over 40 per
cent. Wages have advanced over IL
cents day, and over 40 per cent OF. the
unions report that hours have bean
shortened.
Locked out plumbers of Spokane,
Wash, declare they are going into
business for themselves. Bosses say,
on the other hand, that the journey
men will not be able to secure mater
ial from supply houses.
Business Agent I. B. Kronberger of
the Drug Clerks Association issued
union drug store cards yesterday to
druggists at 18th and Halsted streets
and 300 State street. Business Agent
Kronberger states that the public gen.
orally, as we'll as the union men, are
taking an interest in having druggists
display union store cards.
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MOTHER JONES
Says Rockefeller Expresses the Coal
Miners,

Miners.
Hastings, Colo, Feb. 5.-"Rocke-
feller's mining company cleared $780,
900 last year, and every dollar of it
was wrung from the miners" says
Mother Jones, the miners friend, who
is now going up and down among the
shrinking miners in Colorado.
AT some Of these mining camps a
miner is not even allowed to bring a
pound of butter from the outside. He
is compelled to buy everything at the
company's store. Every man who
comes to the mines to work must be
searched, and when he goes to visit
friend outside the camp an armed
guard goes with him.
What would a Chicago workingman
think if he had to pay 80 cents for a
quart of syrup that cost at wholesale
1926 a gallon? What would he think
if his employer taxed him dollar a
month for a doctor whether he needed
one or not? What would he think If
he was obliged to pay his employer so
cents a month for a preacher?
Yet such are Mr.: Rockefeller's SUM-
day schol methods of conducting his
mining business in Colorado, says
Mother Jones.
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ARGUMENTS ON
E|CHT-H0UR BILL
Gompers Champions Measure
and Employers Attorneys
Oppose It.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The eight
hour bill was the subject of discussion
today in the house committee on labor.
Samuel Gompers, president of tbs
American Federation of Labor, said
briefly that he did not believe it neces-
sary for the proponents to enter into an
extended argument for the bill:
Judge j. X. McCameron, represent
ing: iron; steel and shipbuilding inter-
Grafton is substantially the same as
the bill that had been reported to the
house. He said that under this bill it
would be impossible for a contractor to
construct government. ships under an
eight hour law and construct ships for
commercial purposes under ten hour
law and that the measure is un-Amer-
lean and vicious
Mr.. Gompers said that. Judge Nc
Cameron's charge that the bill is un-
American or vicious industrially is un-
founded
Daniel Davenport Of Bridgeport,
Conn.,, representing private associa-
ton of manufacturers, formed for the
purpose Of preventing boycotts. said
| the association is strongly opposed 10
the bill and he asserted that the labor
ers of the country are opposed to law
| which will deprive them from making
| up time if time should be lost through
| illness or other reasons.
| Mr.. Davenport said the so-called rep
resentatives of laboring men are no
more representa- Of them than light
| is Of darkness.
Mr. Gompers said the character OF
Mr. Davenport's clientele can be esti-
mated by the fact that he refused to
| bring any of it before the committee
| as witness.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06

President Of Harvard Makes Charges
md Unions Demand RefractiOn.

President of Harvard Makes Charges
md Unions Demand Retraction.
Boston, Feb. "a formal demand
on President Elliott, of Harvard, for
proof or a retarction of his charges
against the building trades Unions of
Boston was made at Especial meeting
of the Boston Building Trades Council,
last week. The Council voted to send
to President Elliott letter which, at
ter quoting the remarks, DR.. Elliott is
said to have made in Brooklyn a week
before to the effect that "grafting'
prevails among Unions and walking
delegates, continues:
If you did make the above state
ments, we demand you publicly de-
clare the names of those Unions and
walking delegates accused by you and
implicated in these affairs or acknowl-
edge that these statements attributed
to you are not true. If you will k,nc1y
give this your earliest attention yvu
will confer favor on the Building
Trades Council of Boston.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Organized labor Of Indiana is about
to make departure by gathering all
the wives and daughters Of union men
into unions, the object being to In
crease the Influence Of organized labor
this way. The leaders nthe move
ment say that the wives of the work.
ingmen do nearly all the buying for
the families and that if formed into
thing they purchased should be union
made, and thus the cause would be
greatly strengthened.
1t IS said that the union machinists
throughout the country are organizing
to strike against an impending cut in
wages, which is expected to take place
shortly. In some of the other trades
notices have been posted in the shops
Of reductions, in wages, the reason
given being dullness of trade.
The House Committee on Labor has
decided against hearings on the bill
Of Sibley, (Rep., Pa.,) prohibiting Of
ficers Of the government from enter
Ing into contracts for prison made
goods. Wardens of state penitentiaries
are against the measure and are ex-
pected to come before the committee
to be heard in opposition. Labor Or
CARNATIONS will be heard in favor of
the bill.
In the past twenty years, according
to the figures of the Labor Bureau at
Washington, there have been more
than $4,000 strikes, involving a loss
employees and employers Of over $780,
100000. The loss to the workingmen
themselves has been more than twice
that of the employers
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CARPENTER GETS
$500 DAMAGES

After celebrating for less than half
an hour a jury in Judge Ensign's room
in district court yesterday afternoon
returned a verdict in favor of Robert
Richardson in his suit against H. F.
Davis & Co., assessing damages at
$500.
Richardson is carpenter and he was
injured last fall while repairing side
walk on West Michigan street. A team
Of horses belonging to the defendant
company was driven on the walk anc
truck with which they collided fell
upon Richardson.
In Judge Cant's room the case Of
Marie M. Owsley against Nels johnson
and others, a suit to quiet title tc
property on Minnesota avenue, is still
on trial.
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sHER1FEvs EXECUTION SALE.

Under and by virtue Of an Execution
issued out Of and under the seal of the
District Court of the State of Mime
sofa, in and for the Eleventh Judicial
District, and County Of st. Louis on
the 28th. day of January, 1904, upon q
judgment rendered and docketed in
said court and County In an action
therein, wherein the A. Booth Packing
CO. ct. al. Plaintiffs and George r.
Stuntz, Defendant; In favor of said
Plaintiff and against said Defendant
for the sum of Thirty=nine and 97-100
Dollars, which said Execution has to
me, as Sheriff of said, St. Louis County.
been duly directed and delivered, 1
have levied upon and will sell at Pub
lie Auction, to, the highest, cash bidder
at the Front. door Of, the Court House,
In the. City Of Duluth, il said county
OF st. Louis, on Saturday the 18th. day
OF March, 1904 at ten O'Clock, in the
forenoon of< that day, all the right
title and interest $Of George r. Stunt
the above nam ed Judgment debtor, in
and to the*following described prop
Lot. one hundred twenty. (124),
Minnesota Avenue: Lower Duluth. ac-
cording Ato the recorded plat thereof On
file and: 81. record in the office Of the
Register Of Deedszof st. Louis County:
!: B s. Duluth, Mimi, January 18th.
Il E.4&
h ; I'LL Sheriff st. Louis Count Mimi
BY. 81 ierce, deputy
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union NAG0N MAKERS I !:
] To- lND|cT: EMPLOYERS
TO BE CHARGED WITH INTIMIDA-
TON AND CONSPIRACY.
Innovation in Grand Jury Investixa-
tions VIII he Demand Of .:Worlkiag-
men for Indictment OF Men who
Union Is Writing Threateninu
Letters. "Hurrah: Hurrah!" Says
ParFyite. i.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Something new in
the way of grand jury Investigations
will be demanded Of the February panel
by the Carriage and Wagon Workers
Union.
Trough Khpsa & Spencer, it's attor-
neys, it will ask for the indictment of
c. D. Heile, secretary of the Carriages
and Wagon Manufacturers Union, and
the entire Executive Board, and Mark
Morton, F. w. Job and V. W. Sincere
of the Employers Association.
The charges are intimidation, con-
spiracy and the making of threats
against manufacturers who refused to
lock out their employees when ordered
to do SO by the Carriage and Wagon
Manufacturers Association.
A. A. Lawder, manufacturer at 4o8,
West Sixty-ninth street, will be wit
ness, it is asserted. He refused to lock
out his employees.
have been told in a threatening
manner that it would be much better
for my business if locked out the en-
ployes," said Mr.. Lawder last night
This treat is made a score of times
day by the officers of the Carriage
and Wagon Manufacturers Associa-
ton in their efferots to induce me to
join the fight against labor.
But I will not do it. My agreement
with the union does not expire until
March q, and I am not contract
breaker. Probably by this time the as
ISOLATION has expelled me for refusing
to bring suffering upon my employees
and their families
"Hurrah! Hurrah!" exclaimed Sec
rotary F. w. Job when he learned OF
the intentions Of the carriage workers.
II do not believe the story" he added
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CHEMIST AND ASSAYER.
Angermeier. No. $40 First Ave. w
DIES UNATTENDED.

PRINCETON, Mimi, Feb 4-Martin
Johnson, a single man living on a
small farm southeast of town, was
found dead in his bed by neighbors. He
was last seen on Saturday, when he
was In Princeton to buy some provis-
ions. These were found undisturbed
on a shelf, and it is presumed that he
died Saturday night. Coroner Trum~
bull, Of Sherburne county, viewed the
body, and decided that death resulted
from natural causes, as Johnson had
been troubled with. heart disease. He
was a brother of John w. johnson, of
La Crosse
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COLORADO STRIKERS
ARE NOT ABANDON

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2.-Dis.
patches from Trinidad, Col, stating
that the united minewCrkers' organic
alton has withdrawn financial support
from the strikers in the strike in Col
orado and had repudiated all bills and
contracts of the district officers, were
shown to President John MITCHELL of
the United Mineworkers' today.
He said that contrary to the report
from Trinidad, the organization in the
convention that had just closed, had
provided for more funds and for more
liberal support of the Colorado strikers.
He said that there was no truth in
the report.
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BUILDING TRADE NOTES

The San Francisco, CAL, Dist. Coun-
Gil of Carpenters has entered a protest
against the United States Government
buildings. The soldiers gets $500 a
month with an additional SO cents a
day for carpenter work.
The Pittsburg building trades lock-
out has terminated. 1000 men have re-
turned to wokr.
Unions in all the building trades are
rapidly voting in favor of the proposed
Structural Building Trades Alliance
Of America.
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GLASS FACTORIES
:. ARE CLOSED DOWN

PIrTsBURG, Pa. Feb. 2.-Fires have
been drawn at the window. glass fac
tories Of the D.. O.. Cunningham: Glass
company and Cunningham - Co., on
tie south side, and for the first time: II
1oS years, no window glass will be made
ii. ,.Pittsburg this season unless some
manufacturers and their workers. ssss:s II
These firms mentioned propose to
start on a =r,e,d uct ions= OF 43 pen cent
81 the philadelpp liza scale and he aen
refused o#consid er he proposft lon
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Politics and Politicians.


of 81, when considered carefully, is a
wonder. Just think of the power Of
his opposition. Every local office
holder and employee of the city, coun-
ty, state and nation was called into
service.
1t was an immense army of workers
that the Republican managers had at
the several precincts on election day.
One worker said yesterday: 1T cost
us $4,000 to take care of one particular
precinct" In the Eighth ward there
was a veritable army of workers. So
it can be readily seen that Dr.. Cullum
was up against a hard opposition.
with the same number of workers his
majority would have been nearer 1000
than 100.
DR.. Cullum's appointments. Here are
a few good men to draw from: For
Chief Of Police Chauncey M. Troyer
and no other: City Attorney, J. B.
Richards, Bert Fesler or Judge Powell;
Assistant City Attorney, T. J. McKeon,
H. H. Hawkins; City Engineer, Axel
Wilson or Thos. McGilvrey; Board Of
Public Works, some good >citizen Of
DR.. Murray or DR.. Webster.
City Clerk Cheadle, it would seem,
will have rather hard time getting
reelected with a council composed of
~ Republicans and Democrats. Mr..
Cheadle has made such an efficient
clerk that even very hide-bound Re-
publican dislike to interfere with him.
But party organizations are unmerci-
full. Cheadle has at least six tried
and true friends In the council who
will vote and fight for him to the very
| end.
Coryate Wilson, the new Alderman
from the First ward will be the only
attorney in the next council.
A. J. Harker, who defeated Alder
| man Krumsieg in the Second ward,
was a member of the Council several
years ago.
| Alderman Krumsieg's defeat was one
of the surprises of the contest. Mr.
Krumsieg was one of the strongest
men in the city council, and the city
will lose valuable man when Mr.
Krumsieg retires. It is said among
Democrats that Mr.. Krumsieg's defeat
is due to the fact that he voted for
Noble Sampson for Sealer Of Weights
and Measures, when there was a
! splendid opportunity to elect a DEM
Ocrat.
Jas. A. Waugh, Republican, who will
occupy Alderman Mannheim's seat in
the Council during the next two years
is available addition. Mr.. Waugh's
business experience will be of consider
able service to him in his work in the
Council
When Thos. Trevillion was receiving
the congratulations of his friends upon
his success for the seventh time in the
Fourth ward, Alderman Moore greeted
him with the queery: Have you got
a deed this time, Tom?'
W. E. McEwen was without opposi-
ton in the Fifth ward, so his election
| excited no interest. This was also true
| with Eric Olson in the Sixth.
Alderman Haven gave Captain Stew
ems q lesson in politics that he will
not soon forget. Both Democrats and
Republicans pitched in to re-elect
! Haven.
! Alderman Kern's'defeat in the Eighth
ward was a complete surprise for the
Democrats. His election was practic-
ally conceded by the Republicans I'M
til the votes were almost counted. Mr.
Mr.. Chesney comes into the Council
with the good wishes of a host of
friends in the western portion of the
city.
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WILL MEET RATE.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE Northwest
ern and Rock Island have decided to
meet the passenger rates recently an
nounced by the 500 Line from ST. Paul
and Minneapolist to Eastern points. The
new rate Is on the basis of an SO rate
from st. Paul and Minneapolis to Chi
cago, which makes a cut OF 50 in the
through rate. The reduced, rate tnis. \
treal S ESs sIss
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OPERATOR KILLED

DANVILLE, KY, Feb. 4.-W. B.
.Rucker, night operator, % years old,
recently married, was shot and killed
Fin the telegraph office here late to-
might. Attention was attracted to his
office by pistol shots. He was dead al
most before assis lance arrived. The
murderer ESCAPED. "A; cash drawer was
|fotlnA looted. .z ( II
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YOUNG: C0RBETT TO;
NEE r SULLIVAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-Youle
Corbett has signed articles to meet Dave
Sullivan here the end Of this month.
Corbett is also matched to meet Jimmy
Britt of this city March .15 When Britt
heard Of &C; corbett's action today he De-
would. not take place. Britt, however.
has already posted a $4,000 forfeit Is
meet Corbett and the agreement does
not prohibit Corbett meeting any other
opponent before March rs. 5:5 s=.s
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HORSES ARRIVE.

NEW YORK, Feb. six Moorish
stations sent by the sultan of Morocco
for exhibition at the st: Louis EXPOSE
ton, arrived here today on the steam
ship Hohenzollern. The steamer stop
ped at Tangier to receive the animals,
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MINES CEASE WORK

POTTSVILLE, Pa. Feb. 2.-Notices
were posted in all the Philadelphia &
Reading collieries today ordering sus-
pension of mining until Friday. No
cause is assigned for the suspension
but it is probably due to over-produc-
ton.
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ON SPECIAL MISSION.

LIMA, Peru, Feb. limited States
Minister Dudley: proceeds on his way to
Bogota, Colombia, where it is asserted,
he is proceeding on Especial mission in
behalf Of his government. .= z:s TX %
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MILL STARTS. UP

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 1.-The ten
inch bar mill Of the spang- Chalfant
company ut Etna, was. started today
with notl-union men, They were taken
in to the mill Without demonstration
from the strikers. Is: s e. ::: =: =
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! COMMITS / i. I SUICIDE j, !.

SIOUXsRAILs,S s. 81, Feb. 4 wind
field S. WeiliYer,s az the real estate firm
|9ofz Sexton e w e1liVer, IA and Instant
ElyS killed himself III his of flee here this
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llB| || ! ] / GIlPlTA[ =
\ OPPOSE D / EACH OTHER
PARRY, AND ooMPERs Nix IN
NATIONAL LABOR LEGls.
~ - LATJ0N,

Ant1-1njunct1on Fight, Eight Hour and
Ant1-Conspiracy Bills Excite the
Interest of Both Labor and EN-
pIoyers Organisations. Labor Ex-
poets to Win ON Account of Close
ness Of Presidential Election,
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SAILS.FoR ROME.

NEW YORK, Feb.: 4-Archbishop
Farley OF New York, sailed today.on the
steamship Prinz Adelbert for. Naples
on his way to Rome. :,
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GET YOUR WATCHES
Repaired at T. A. Pinto, 2oo4 w. Sup.
Street.