Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-09-03

me conditions In the local. packing
houses are again nearly normal. with
the difference, that the establishments
are no longer unionized. The packers
had but little dificulty in securing all
the men they needed to NIL the places
of the strikers and now the latter are
smut out. Naturally. they are very Bit
ter and indignant. but that does not
anect the situation in the least. The
packers may re-employ some of the
but only when there are va
caneies and only IL the men are good
The packers will absolutely
decline to deal with the union and win
recognize the men only as individuals.
When the trouble between the mem-
bers Of the allied building trades ana
the builders and contractors broke out
some time ago, 1t was feared, that the
strike or lockout would seriously inter-
fere with the completion of the sixty
hve school buildings planned or already
In course OF construction. Fortunately
a compromise was reached in regard to
the work on school houses and assuf-
once Aas been given. that enough
schools. to provide for q, 900 children
Will be ready for occupancy at the be-
ginning of the school year next month
and that the others. which win provide
for over hundred thousand more. will
be completed next year.
The steamship Minnesota, which was
built by the Eastern Steamship Com
pany. of New London. Conn.,. for the
Great Northern Steamship Company
and will be used in the trans Pacific
trade, arrived here the other day on It's
first trip. The steamer, which Is the
largest American-built ship in the
world, will go to Norfolk. to take in
coal and will then start on its way
around Cape Horn to San Francisco.
The steamer is Of enormous propor-
tions and compared with 1t the large
coast line steamers look like pygmies.
Wall Street is quite worked up over
the fact that Russell Sage, the poor man
of millions, the cheerless apostle Of
strenuous work and bitter opponent to
recreation, has taken vacation. For
the first time in his life Mr.. Sage, al
though in normal health, has torn him.
self away from the attractive occupa-
ton Of increasing his wealth and il en-
joying or is supposed to be enjoying
a spell of rest at Sag Harbor. What
Wall Street would like to know is, who
Is paying for Mr.. Russers vacation !
OF course. everybody knows that Mr.
Sage could not afford to go on a vaca-
ton at his own expense and it puzzles
piper.
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The Martha Washington Hotel. ar
institution exclusively patronized by
women,wes the scene Of highly anus.
ing strike the other day. When ths
house keeper OF the hotel. who seemed
to labor under the erroneous impression
charged by the manager. because shs
acted in the most arbitrary and impu.
dent manner, the chambermaids and
other faithful vasals Of the pseudo
queen demanded her reinstatement and
went out on a strike, when the man.
ager refused to comply with their de.
mand. Then the trouble began. Prac.
tically the entire house employees qui
| work and only the officeNstan remained
to look after the numerous guests
Clerks. bookkeepers and stenographer,
came to the rescue and prepared
enough food to keep the guests from
starving. At first there was consider
| able trouble. but, when the guests full!
grasped the situation, they bravel.
submitted to the temporary inconveni
ence and assisted the ONCE force, b,
relieving them of part OF the work o
cleaning and tidying the rooms.
| There is great disappointment
among the feminine patrons Of the sub
way tavern. who were in the habit O
dropping In and refreshing themselve
with beer at the soda water fountain
No more been will be sold at the foun
tain. A new room for beer iovin
women will be opened. but only wome
escorted by men will be permitte
there