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,nitted TO- arbitratton. each party to
this agreement Having the privilege
Of bringing before the arbitrators for
decision anYsi question of wages or
con ditions Of 81 any. other grievance they
may have ai,ds both to abide by the
decision ofsaz*the. arbitrators. The
packing coinpaniss signing this agree
ment are :roretan an employees now at
work who -:Wfshto remain, and win
re- employ all emHloyes now out as
fast as possthle,s without, discrinnina-
tion. EmplUyes :stof return Ito work at
the wages Sfeeeyed when going on
strike, pending He decision of the ar
bitraturs; <aahit fA4prg; to- consist ,of
three practnalHp packing house men,
to be selectedzaH follows:
Thssbi1rstion Board.
zone representative of the packing
companies;;@ one representative Of the
Amalgamated smeaticutters and butch
er workmen: ,ofENoIth America; these
two to- leetthird member. The
two first named shall meet within 4S
hours after#resumption of@work, pro-
ceed to elect Jt1e third member and
shall meet daily Tor, that purpose until
this duty. has been. completed. When
the third rne1nberhas been selected,
the three shall meet daily: unless. ad-
iournnent be had55by~ unanimous con-
sent, until the. final conclusions have
been reached and @the award made.
Any. former: employe not re-employ-
edzsWithin. AS .daYsA from date work :is
resufh a We theSSzprtV Vt1ege o1
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COLORADO MINERS WILL BE
CHARGED WITH EXPLOSION

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, July al
Sheriff Bell said today. that direct in
formation charging Pearl Shelton, the
miner arrested in Pueblo two weeks
ago, with the Independence depot mur-
'ders would be filed tomorrow.
Matthew and John Conway and Ed
ward Boyd, after examination. before
the board Of inquiry today, >. were
turned over to the military authorities
with a recommendation that they shall
be deported.
Over two hundred pounds of ore,
valued at $500, was found in the cellar
OF a house where the men resided.e They
had an engine and crusf1er erected and
were preparing toHtreat the rock Great
efforts are being, made by, the. mine
owners to stop ore stealing. It lis as
serted that within the past year over
half sa million dollars worth of ore has
been lost In this wa & j:
81 The Cripple Creek. Mine Owners, as
sociation"ha has issued 4, 900 re- ecommenda-
ton cards which are. absolute ely neces-
|.sary .obta zempl oyment dis
|trict
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Minneapolis Is tlB1Hl | 7:
PUT TING UP TICKET:
M. N:.ROGERs rs SOCIALISTS CAN
.ts.DIDATEs4FOR MAY6R.
Flour City Labor Is Out In Force for
Political, ,Action-Socialists Nominate
President of 'Carpenters' Union for
MaySr of Minnesotn's Metropolis.
Strong Agitation for Labor Candi-
dates invAM OF the Wards ",'

MINNEAPOLIS, July :21.-The city,
county and congressional, convention
of the Public Ownership (socialist)
party was held at the headquarters Of
the. party this week. The, following
candidates were put in nominations:
For mayor, M. N. Rogers:
For congress, DR.. Adolph FIicsh-
field.
For city comptroller, P. J. Samson.
For city treasurer, N. c.. Mckee.
A, committee was selected to- draft
"a municipal platform, and a committed
to look into the advisibility of putting
in nomination a full city ticket.
Nominations for aldermen were re-
ferred to the respective ward branches
with Recommendation to put in nomi'
nation candidates wherever possible.
: M. N. Rogers, the candidate FOR may
,or; Is. president of the carpenters
union, the largest labor organization
in the state. He at one time sNas a
member of the Federation council. Of
the Minnesota State Federation IF la
bor and at Rochester was cand:-
date for the presidency of the FEEDER
alton, being defeated by M. E. N:ary:
He is the, author"of several books on
carpentry, and is we'll and favorably
known throughout the city. Every =
thing indicates that the Public Own
,ership party will poll 'arge vote
at the coming election; =.
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WESTERN MINERS 0APPEAL
{ TO ssREp,#cRoss SOCIETY

DENVER, July .21.-rhe ways and
means committee sof the Western Fed
Grafton aof Miners has appealed to the
Red Cross society to:atake charge OF
the distribution a funds and the general
relief work fora Families OF ,:deported
miners #insI the Cripple Greek district. A
communities ation addressed to Mrs, John
A.Logan. president pf the society. reads
.ir part ~ follows: =s ~ ~: s
homes the husbands and fathers. they
now refu1e to, alloW relief in the way
,of food and Clothing 20 be issued TO the
Wivessand children, unless Sc be through.
the hand 3.;of q tery authorit ties.
q e. doanot 55iisti lied - trusting
the mat tar of relic So the mi ilitary.3
feeling aatished that owing to the ha-s
they hsvs sllse.ll our peeple they
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ANOTHER COAL: STRIKE
!: :MAY:OCCUR NEXT YEAR

It is pretty certain that another
great strike in the anthracite coal dis
:trict will occur in a year OF" So" For
several weeks eastern papers: have
mentioned the fact that the coal barons
are preparing to stack up millions Of
toons of coal at tidewater to be drawn
upon when the next struggle comes.
These reports are.confirmed by a: late
issue of the United Mine Workers. Of
ficial organ, which. Is being distrib-
:uted throughout the anthracite mine
region It sounds a note of warm
ing to the men, which.is asprediction:of
a big strike ins1s06. unless they get
together and. present a. solid front to
the operators. The Journal ayststh
conditions show clearly that President
Baer intends tos.&ght in :190t,:th that
anthracite operators are steadily pre-
pairing for final struggle, that guam
titles Of coal areSbeing stored, and that
the mine workers are: indifferent,
careless and seemingly utterly obliv-
ious> to- the danger which threatens
them:'' This does not look, as though
the coal barons cared sa3rap whether
Jo1;;l1 Mitchell declaims with emphasis
that, there rs no IRE epressible conflict
between the capitalists and the work
erS. E>z&i II:
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|BARS OU11iAL
STRIKERS !; FROM TOWN
WHEAT PLUNGER AFTER LABOR
IN MINING TOWN
Drives Out All Union Miners and.
Ereets Strong BIoekades for, Negroes
to be Imported from South to Work
the Mines-Brings Large Force Of
Special Policemen end Detectives to
Further His Interests at Zeigler.

CARBONDALE, ILL.,, July 14.-Prac-
tically every union miner and SYM
pathizer has been driven out of Zeig-
Ter, Joseph Letters mining town.
The exodus has been in progress
twenty-four hours and the road lead
ing to the main line of the Illinois Gen.
trail has been the scene Of many path
etic sights, whole families seeking
shelter in the wods. Some suffering is
reported.
Letter refused to extend the time
limit. Every approach to the town is
clsely guarded. The village is laid out
in the form Of a wheel, the hub being
the fine office building.
Work in the mines and coke ovens
has ceased. Emissaries have been sent
into Alabama and Tennessee to secure
colored miners and help. A strong
guard Of union miners is .camped on
the outside Of the town. Every hour
the tension grows more intense.
Ieither has brought seventy-five Chi
cago policemen and detectives to Zeig-
ler to protect the town around his
mine and power house.
He has built a. stockade with an
electric wire top. The postoffice he
has moved to the edge of the town on
public road, so as to prevent any
one EXCEPT these he .esfres M:teri! {;
his tow
He will allow no trspassing in his
town.. He has had telephones placed
miles in each direction to notify him
Of approaching danger. The miners
will leave the place, but 1t is UNDER
stood will camp near by in tents 10
prevent non-union miners working. He
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Arbitration Plan, is Made by
President Donnelly: Of Union
:. and Reluctantly Accepted
BY the Packers, Who Were
Forced toaAgree to Terms.

CHICAGO, July 421.AThe strike of
packing house employees, begun nine
days ago, which has. hampered the
packing industry throughout the coun-
try, was submitted to arbitration ait a
conference of representatives *of the
packers, officers Of the meat; cutters
union and representatives of all the
allied trades employed at the stock
yards. Both sides agree to abide by,
Whatever decision the arbitrators may
reach on all questions in issue
Will Take Beck Strikers.
Pending the decision of the arbi-i
tration board the men will be taken
back to work as rapidly as possible by
the packers, and 1t Is agreed by the
packers that all the old employees are
to be reinstated within As days from
the date work is resumed: If any Of
the former employees are still unem-
ployed ut the expiration Of that time,
such persons. are to have the privi-
lege Of submitting their cases to the
arbitration board for settlement.
To Resume Work.
The strikers returned to work as soon
as they were advised Of the peaceable
adjustment of the. trouble = Just
half an hour after the deci-
sion to :arhitrate had been reached, M.
]. Donnelly, the strike leader, had got
into communication by long distance
telephone with the leaders Of the
strikers in outside cities and had ad-
vised them that satisfactory settle
ment had been reached and directed
the strikers to report for work as soon
as possible.
Allied Trades Forced Il.
The settlement of the difficulty by
arbitration was brought ABOUT by the
allied craft at the stock Yards who
would have become involved in the con-
troversy had it continued much longer.
The representatives of these unions,
which number about $4,000 men, met
yesterday and gent final appeal to
the packers, asking for a sided
conference today OF packers, strikers
and themselves. The packers agreed,
and today's conference resulted.
The agreement entered into between
the representatives Of the packers and
of the strikers Is as fa1lews:
Text Of Agreement.
:. :. Wages and: working conditions of
all..Eemp ployesa sanoW4 on strik toa.be sub
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DULUTH CARPE:1ERS'' =:
ELECT TWO DELEGATES
ATTEND NATIONAL
CONVENTION,
Will Be Held in Observation-Disclosures
to Be Well Represented by Large
Number Of Delesa tes-Many Impor-
tant Resolutions to Be Considered.
Duluth Delegation Will Take Much
Interest in Many Of Them.

Duluth carpenters have elected j.. III.
Baker and Edward Lowe to represent
them in the coming national conven-
Carpenters and Joiners Of America,
which will be held in Milwaukee next
month. The convention promises. to
be the most interesting ever held The
Northwest will he we'll represented by
a large number Of delegates from Dur
luth, Superior, st. Paul and Minneap-
oils. -
Among the resolutions to be present.
ed to the convention will be the fol-
lowing, some Of which will start
fight:
Union Label Demanded.
Resolved, That the delegates to- the
Milwaukee convention be called upon
sity Of making more suitable arrange
7nerts for the use of the carpenters
union label on work on dwellings and
buildings. That all union carpenters
working nine hours per day shall have
the privilege of using the label, with
the understanding that within one year
from the time Of granting the label
they shall adopt the eight-hour day
Must Form District Councils.
/! Resolved. That the delegates to the
Milwaukee convention be called upon
to use their influence that steps be ta-
ken for the strict enforcement of the
Genefal Constitution, providing that
where there are two or more local un-
ions in one city they must be repre-
sented in a District Council, and that
such District Council have supervision
of wage-scales, hours, organization Of
local unions and other matters Of i'm
portance within it's jurisdiction.
Enlarge Executive Board. =
Resolved, That the delegates to the
Milwaukee convention be called upon
to use their influence to the effect that
the number of members composing the
General Executive Board be increased
from seven to eleven; that the United
States be divided into ten districts,
:one member to represent each district,
and the eleventh member to represent
the District Of Columbia, Dominions 5of
Canada, Porto Rico and the Hawaiian
Islands,, 49,. ~ Srss..: U.s.
Contest With Coal Miners =. ::s
Whereas, The carpenters working
in. and around coal shafts are COM
PEELED :, to, belong to-. the United. Mine
workers. and in localities where a To-
cal union Of the U.HB. of c, and sof
A.: exists these carpenters areScompell-
ed to: belong to that organization also,
therefore,, be It :. f =5
Resolved That the members of ,.I4.
iJI.. 807 working under. the 4#jlrisdic ction
5of the. United Mine Norkers all the
|1dilWaukee conYent lion to- arrans INST
(ters55 iiIl 1nanne AZ hat sal dzearpenrI
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Critical Period In Strike Avert
ed by Allied Unions in Pack
ing Industry - Arbitration
Board Must Meet Immediate
ly and Make Quick Decision.

submitting his or her case to ar
bitration, on question OF discrimina- :
tion decision of arbitrators to govern"
Is DonnelIy's Demand.
Agreement reached at Wednesdays
conference Is similar to the proposal
made last Saturday to the packers by
Donnelly. In Saturdays cor1mun,ca-
ton. Donnelly insisted that the, strik-
ers all oe taken back to work within
seven days. This the packers refused,
although they agreed to accept every
other demand made by Donnelly.
When the men return to-: work it
will be under exactly the same .condi-
tions as prevailed before the strike was
declared, with the exception that the
question of wage scale will be decid-
ed by arbitration.
Wage Scale Had Expired.
The old wage scale under which the
28. Since that time numerous con-
ferences have been held between the
packers and the union in an effort to
settle on a new schedule, but without
avail. Nine days ago 1t was decided to
call strike in order to bring. the en-
ployers to terms. Five hours after the
strike had been called, Mr.. Donnelly
received q communication from the
packers. offering to arbitrate the
whole difficulty. Mr.. Donnelly declar-
ed the offer had come too late to pre-
vent the walkout, although the pack
ers said that the communication had
been mailed to Donnelly "a hours be-
fore Donnelly received it.
Offered to Arbitrate.
Forty eight hours after the strike
had been on, Mr.. Donnelly offered to
accept arbitration but insisted that
all the. employees be put to work with
the acceptance Of the proposal The
packers refused this demand, but Offer
ed to- re-employ the strikers in the
order to their application. A number
of conferences were held in an effort
to reach. some sort of compromise,
but the question of reinstatement prov
cd a stumbling block at all these
meetings and finally peace negotia-
tions were broken Off altogether on
Saturday. With the proba bilities of
the strike spreading, the allied trade
unions took hand In the controversy
and after a conference lasting three
hours tonight, the: whole trouble was
amtcably settled ..ss u. 4 : sgsz::=as s5sSS.
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DEPoRTED CITIZENS ARE !.
LOSING THEIR REASON

Denver papers say that several more
victims of Peabodys bull pens haNe
lost their reason. A: Methodist min
lister and a Catholic priest have also
been ordered to leave the goldfields.
It Is said, the czar is ;attentively watch
ing the Developments In Colorado with
a view to- improving on the Intensity of
his own despotic rule over his s own
subjects. the work. ms and peasant
class of Russia
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ters: will not be compelled to belong to
the, United Mine Workers when a local
union of the u, b. :of: G: and J. of A. ex-
lists in: the respective locality; and be
it further - ~ ~ .sss.sss:,7s% .,.s.,,:>.
Resolved, That the General Officers
o. the U" b. of= &c invite the represen-
tatiyes Of the United Mine Workers to
meet; with them In conference for. the
adjustment Of this matter to the salts
faction Of all parties
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pAc1lVG HOUSE, SIRlM StI1IfD J.: ".
II BY ARBITRATION, AND all MEMBERS &
|: Of UNION ARf ORDERED BACK TO W0Rk
CAUSES WHICH LED
( UPHrO THE STRIKE

80. r
Agreenente hetween unions and
compaaies explTed. s.
Wages were Keduced from 1sH
to 17Kk and Us eents an hour.
Workaaen#Sssdem demnnded uniform
minimum :seale }dof 1871 cents for
unskili labor.
!. Ten-hour workday for men and
women vvorhers Of all classes.
Many ..Men: were unable to
make . e: :lix.as, .sstt'ns but thir-
teen te n rl TO- asrfyfht g hours work
Workers had not averaged four
days OF work = week since Janu-
Futile: NEGOTIATIONS had been
carried ON: sinces last NIny,. the
employers, :offer of arbitration
being made5t9 late.
Employers qontend that mems
demand fors tl.sF a day. for un-
skilled labor n unreasonable nnd
sla,@ 6 aa3. they e'. hire men for q
- sas.:
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NOT MEETING WITH APPROVAL.
Mine Owners and Citizens. Alliance
Denounced.

Judging from editorial utterances in
the daily press since the recent out
rageous occurrences in the mining re-
gions Of Colorado, the actions Of the
governor Of that commonwealth and
his military ally are not meeting with
much approval. The papers. declare
that the mine owners association and
the citizens alliance are going: too far
in crying death to unionism, while it
is probable they will maintain their
own organizations. One daily asserts
that the mine owners will not; haves to
go much further before demanding:
passports from everybody wishing to
enter the state. Strong arguments are
being made that the federal uthori-3
ties take: hand in settling the rou--ss
bles. 1'he .exiling Of a number; rs;of the:
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was framed i'll the sole interest of the
company. ALL the council can do is to
order extensions along certain i'm
proved streets. If the company does
not wish to make the extension, the
council may at the end Of one year
grant a franchise to some other COM
pany, but for that street only. No ir-
regularlties upon the part Of the COM
pany will permit the city to take away
the franchise as it is now held. The
company practically owns the town.
There is not an alderman in the city
council but that would be glad to dis
cover some means by which he could
bring the corporation to terms.
Public Sentiment is Necessary.
If the council was backed up by
proper public sentiment, steps could
be taken Immediately to build a mu-
nicipal street railway line. The first
thing necessary to be done would be
the sending Of a proper memorial to
the state legislature asking that per-
mission be given the city of Duluth to
float bonds for the purpose. Of building
or acquiring street railway lines.
A delegation q: :'i:1zans called upon
tn! La Dor World this week and asked
that this PAPER join in a movement
10 begin agitation e.: L public strf":t
reiiway. sv stem. Thay hav,. gone to the
':nuhIe c. getting an estimate O; '!.e
cost of duplicating the present sys-
ten1-the power. to be secured from
the Northern, Power company-and
shaYezn found stl IT. WI ith an sexpend dtture
sof s3500; ;08D. they could build an to-
date street, railway line, that. would
be self-sustaining from the very be-
ginning.
The whole town is incensed over the
arrogant position of the street rail-
way people, Public ownership is the
talk along Superior street Even those
who doubted the propriety Of acquir-
ing public utilities are now enthusi-
astic advocates, because Of the sue
cess of the operation Of the water and
light plant.
Advantages are Many.
What would be the advantages OF a
municipal street railway? An up-to-
date system. with modernly equipped
cars for every line in the city?
Improved service on every line, with
cars running every few minutes, and
at regular intervals.
NO OV6TCTO"ucu CdES dllu SedtS AOI
everybody.
A three-cent fare during certain
hours of the day. for workingmen.
Well heated and well ventilated cars
during the winter months.
Courteous treatment from employees.
Building Of street railway lines into
unsettled communities for the pur-
pose of aiding. in the growth of the
city.
A manager who would make some
effort to please the people.
/ With these few reasons there would
be thousand others that cannot he
| mentioned in an article such as this.
Let every public spirited citizen be-
| gin now to carry on the fight for a
! municipal street railway system. Vote
| toi no man to the state legislature who
will not promise to permit this city
| to vote bonds for the purpose Of build
ing modern system. Now is the time
! for action. Let no one permit himself
| to be swayed or influenced by any
| lickspittle of the street railway COM
| pany. Hew to the line and let the
| chips fall where. they will. Public
ownership in Duluth is on the upward
path. Boom it. aid let your work bear
fruit. T. -. =. =. sat
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COLORADO COAL MINES
GET READY TO OPEN

Works Shut Down BY Strike 70 Start,
IL. Following N itehell Letter.
DENVER. Colo, July 2 22lProf r.
]. Hearne Of the Colorado Iron and
Fuel company. and his assistant. sR M.
Waite, went ::to. Pueblo this morning to.
settle strike ma tiers and arrange for
the comp lete reopening Of the Mime.
qua works and the various coal mines
In this state Ills action was taken
after the letter of President John Nit
chell 81 the. United Nine Workers sof=
Ameri lea publ IN AZ Wl1ich9
an Sabandonmen ofs the.c Coal strike IN
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would not faithfully carry out this great

would not faithfully carry out this great
trust.
"Now. therefore, knowing it to be the
mission of the: Red Cross society, OF
which you are the official head, to take
charge of and ais much as possible elm
mate suffering caused by the cruelttes
arrange to have your noble Organization
take charge of. the distribution Of food
and clothing to the families OF deported
citizens Of Teller county. We will fur
nish all necessary supplies, and only
ask that your organization take charge
of the distribution OF game z.s5.
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miners, leaving them to starve on the
open prairie, was unjustifiable from
any point of view, and the. newspa-
pers were perforce compelled to take
up the cause Of the deported men. The
day of reckoning seems to be drawing
near.
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STREET Pail way COMPANY
=: FORCING PEOPLE TO TALK
81: pUClIC OWNERSHIP OF Line
OF PUBLIC
:. STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM

An up-to-date system with
modern equipped cars ON every
line.
Improved service with cnra
running every few minutes, and
MT regular intervals.
No overcrovvded cars, and seats
for everybody.
A three*:cent' fare during GER
tain hours of. the day for work.
fnEmen. 4
lated cars during the winter
Courteous treatment from en-
plOyes.
Building of street railway lines
into unsettled communities for
the purpose of aidin in the
growth Of the city.
A manager. who would make
some effort to please the people.
Building Of extensions, when
ever needed without the necessity
ity of unpleasant agitation.
A street railway system owned
by the people, run for the people.
and in the interests of the people.
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IS Since Porto Rice. became posses.
sion 81 4. the United States, fifty labor.
union have been formed on island,
most ofSthe= OF ons being char! 6!