Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-09
UNIONS CALL STRIKE OFF
MEN LOSE 100000 IN FIGHT
WITH BEEF TRUST.
Work Is Promised $4,000 Men Soon
- Virginia Campaign Opened -
Canada's New Governor General
Bryan Will Speak.

Sryan VIII speak,
The 90 unions involved In the fight
against the beef trust have voted 10
call the strike off. Anticipating TINS
action, 1900 union men entered the
stock yards at Chicago Tuesday,
Sept. o, and applied for their old
places. They were put to work Inc
packers say that IN a few weeks they
can put SO per cent of the strikers 10
work. Fifty per cent or l4,ooo men,
can be given employment withlh zen
days. Since the strike began ten
hour day has been established IN place
of the old system of six ana eight
hours. This viii put 1000 men out Vi
employment, and as o,0o0 non UNION
men are expected TO remain soiie
10 600 strikers will be forced out.
The union men who go back VIII
make more money than prior TO the
strike for, instead of working three
and four days a week and then CIV
ing way TO other union men, they
will put In full week. the wages
will be the same per hour as before
the strike. As there was an open
shop" before the strike, there VIII pe
one now Unions will not be recog,
nized, but the packers nave salu
there will be no DISCRIMINATION
against union men.
days, and the loss in wages 10 the
80 600 men involved in the nine cities
is estimated at Si,l50000. The cause
of the strike was the refusal OF the
packers to continue last years wage
scale of 1Sla cents an hour FOR I'M
skilled labor.
II was announced Hast week that
the union would force meat famine
by declaring a boycott on all meat,
the union men 10 quit In all packing
establishments regardless of where
livestock is secured. President Com
pers Of the American Federation OF
labor refused to call a meeting OF the
national executive council to recon-
mend general sympathetic actlon OF
unionists in support OF the packing
house strike,
Arkansas reelected for governor
Jefferson Davis, the democratic in
cumbent. over Harry Myers, repub-
lican, by the usual large majority
The New York democratic state
convention will meet at Saratoga,
Tuesday, Sept. 90, at u O'Clock that
time having been fixed at the meet
ing Of the state committee in New
York City. Friday. Sept 2.
william j. Bryan announces that he
win take the stump for Parker ana
Davis, devoting his time during the
month of october TO this campaign
work. Many requests for him as n
sneaker have been made from Indi-
ana, Illinois, Connecticut ana New
York.
The American Anu-saloon league
IL.
Columbus. O., Nov. 1918 inclusive
The convention proper is to be pre-
ceded by a six days conference OF
the state superintendent and heid
workers of the league, and VIII pe
held at Columbus also.
The Knights Templar OF the United
States are holding their trienniai en-
campment at San Francisco TINS
week. Ten thousand Of them march
ed for miles through the gaily deco
rated city streets Tuesday, Sept, o.
Thousands OF spectators lined every
foot OF the way and crowded the
windows and doorways.
Three boys at Orange, Mass, are
being called TO account by state au-
thoritfes for cruelty 10 a COW. They
tied the cows tail securely 10 a tree.
and In her efforts 10 escape the
frightened animal tore her tail from
her body besides suffering injury IN
other ways. The boys were looking
for fun" and they will probably get
II.
C. 3. Spahr of kingshridge, N Y.
editor of the outlook and Current
literature. New York, either fell or
pl
Prince Albert. midway between Os-
tend and Dover, in the evening OF
August 80 He was returning from
tour of Europe for the benefit of his
health which had become impaired
through overwork.
check for slS,51GSl was mailed
from Washington, Sept. l, 10 Adiniral
Dewey as his share OF the prize mon
ey for the capture of Spanish SHIPS
and other property at Manila bay on
May l. 1898. Mrs. Charles b. Gridley,
whose husband commanded the
Olympia. Admiral Dewey's flagship.
viii receive S94I315. The other com
manders of the American warships
which took part in the battle viii re-
ceive corresponding sums, Inc
amount awarded each sailor averages
three months pay.
The Atlanta. Ga, Constitution says
that many negroes In Atlanta are
confirmed cocaine flends, this danger
Gus drug being peculiarly fascinating
to the nervous system of the negro
II further declares that the result OF
the use of this drug is an appalling
amount of degradation and crime.
and that the police department VIII
try to restrict the sale of the drug IN
the Atlanta drug stores.
The American Sunday school un-
ion. which has just completed its SOth /
wear of undenominational work Tor
the neglected children of our coun-
try. reports that 1t organized sun
day school army last year whlch /
would make a column, 1--WE abreast I
over II miles long, 1880 strong; I
those converted in these schools /
would make a line nearly four miles
long. single file; line of churches,
mile long. grew out of the Union 81
BILE schools last year; $50 public ad-
dresses were delivered each week by
missionaries of the society, 259 ms
sionaries being employed. who visited
22I 500 homes There are yet ABOUT
II. 900, 600 children and youth IN our
country who have not been enrolled
in any Sunday school.
Canada's New Governor General.
Earl Grey has been appointed gov
ernor general of Canada in success
sion to the earl of Mimic. He was
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