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ing and buying of the ne by
spot people, and after the the
National dinners, showing ales
ginned p March 2 was Ices
worked y several points fro est
on melfresh buying for unit
and btter demand from he
close waa7 to points up fl OF
tom, and There was some bu he
theory thit Liverpool would Il
ish view pf the ginners' fig he
morning. Erhe local bull lead a
statemenqduring the day dc at
he was $lling through a Il e,
and claiming that he had Q
line of loIe cotton on which h d
to realize handsome profit. "
without ilnuence, and receipts
large. Sothern spot markets
changed 4 1sc lower.
ReceiptsAt the ports today, Is
against 2715 last week and
year. For Ihe week, O000 bales
175, 433 last week and 117,2S6 Ia
Today's rtelpts at New Orle
bales, agaibt 6569 last year. and
ton, 5000 BID es. against $3.50 last
Newkork Cotton E,t,r,
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Intrior Movement.

Houston-Eey; mlddling, 1lkc
ceipts. 5000; grss receipts, 500; S
5505; sales, 3S;stock, 7O.l03.
Augusta middling, 11Ss
ceipts. 6s1; grss receipts, GsI; S
159: sales, 354: stock, 81. 200.
Memphis-Seady; middling,
receipts, 1867 gross receipts, ;
ments, 1887; sizes, 2250; stock,
st. Louis-Seady; middling,
receipts, $50; gross receipts,
ments. $40; sock. 36.7SO.
Cincinnati-2et receipts. 961
ceipts, 967; Shipments $50; stc
ouisville-Frm; middling, II
Total today-Net receipts, II,
receipts, 1866 shipments, 1859;
2642; stock, 961.
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Dry Goods.

New York, March n.-Further advances
were announced in cotton goods during
the day. both In bleached and printed cot
tons Raw silk is advancing rapidly as
stocks are exhausted. The primary mar
kets were less active than last week, but
jobbers are still doing an active trade.
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quote A. B, C, D, s4.25; f, $3.50: F,
$4.s5; C. 81. 40; II. s4.61 I, s4.65; X, $3.50;
NJ, S.. 60; n, So. 10; VIC, 500; WV, $6.25.
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Hides and Wool.
Green salt hides, No l, SUS1ac.
Green hides. G1zQ7c.
Dry flint No. /. lGplSc.
Dry salt hides. No. 2. 14al6c.
Clear washed wool. 32q3Sc.
Unwashed wool, 20Q22c.
BURY wool, 10a12c.
Sheepskins, 20475c.
Tallow. 4Q4,ac.
BeeswaY. 25c.
Try the Burgerbeau Wurz-
burg at the Florence bar.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure OF
passenger trains at the Union station.
effective February 10. 1907
Louisville and Meanwhile RaiIroad
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Queen and Crescent Route.
Se5board Air Line.

Arrive from part to-
RichmCad ..1O19 pm Richmond =. 500 am
Richmond .12:ol pm Richmond =. 225 pm
AL trains run by central time. Trains
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
MINERS UNION CARD
REASON FOR LOCKOUT.
Coal. Companies At Rock
Springs, Wyoming Dis
charge All Union Miners.
Every Man Is Questioned AS
He Enters the Mine Guilty
Are Discharged!

ROCK SPRINGS, wyo., May 80
A complete lockout at the mines OF
the Union Pacific and Central Coal and
Coke company here is threatened as
the result Of the labor agitation
which is going on in the camp.
The companies carried out the threat
made in the notices posted by them
before the labor meeting was held on
Thursday evening and at all the mines
the men were challenged as they came
to work and askd If they had Joined
the union, and, if they had. they were
requested to go to the office and get;
their time. - r. 'ss5Ss
This morning No. mine Of the
Central Coke and Coal company iss
closed and 1t is stated that the fami-s
lies occupying company houses have
been ordered to vacate. It Is the In
tention OF the companies to stamp out !
the organization Of the camp, Is pos
sible, and fight the union to- a finish.
Mass meetings Of the miners VIII bas
held tonight, Friday, Saturday aud
Sunday; also q big parade OF union
men is expected Sunday. organixers
state that they have abou. 750 men
enrolled to the present time.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
FIRST LADY MEMBERS
OBLIGATED IN YEARS
Duluth's Central Labor Body
Admits Delegates From
Garment Workers.
Interesting Report From New
New Union-Annual Ball
to Be Given in June.

The first lady delegates to attend
the Trades Assembly for many years
were obligated last Friday evening.
They were Mrs. Bessie Cayo. pres
ident Of the new union Of United Gar
ment Workers, and her colleague, Mrs.
Rose Pritchard, Of the game union
They were accompanied by one of the
men OF the Garment Workers, Mr..
Myron LASER, all Of whom were ad-
mitted as full f1edged delegates from
the new and promising union.
Mrs. Cayo gave very interesting
report of the organization of the new
union.. She referred to the efforts of
Organizer McEwen, and thanked the
organization committee Of the Trades
Assembly for their kind co-operation.
The union labels, she thought, would
be here in short time and the union
would be able to turn out overalls and
mems shirts in Duluth with the label
of the union upon them
The new organization expects to
give It's first annual ball at the Union
Labor pavilion on June 18th, and the
delegates were urged to give them
their moral and financial support. for
the new organization is badly in need
of money to put it on it's feet
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01

MADISON, Wis, May 3O.-Frank J.
Weber of Milwaukee,, union labor
member of the Wisconsin legislature
introduced a resolution recently in
the assembly to have committee ap-
pointed to investigate the famous
Dietz case. Mr.. Weber believes that
If an honest inquiry is made the
rights in the case will be firmly es-
tablished. The corporations interest
ed are bitterly opposed to Mr.. Weber's
plans and are requesting their friends
to oppose it in the legislature.
Clarence H. Dietz, son of the
brave home defender, has taken up
the fight for his father, and in a
strong letter to q friend at Madison
.he has the following to say:
II see by the papers that Mr.. Frank
Weber has introduced resolution in
the legislature to send a committee in
here to look into this case and make
a report to the legislature. l hope
Mr.. Weber will keep It up and see
that there is an investigation. for we
have been shut up here and perse-
cuted, and even shot at, by thugs,
dressed in military garbs.
Not SO Bad as Painted.
IF we were what some of the papers
call us, do you suppose that they
would have to go to Milwaukee and
get men out of the county to shoot
US down? 1 have been carrying q
wound across the head ever since last
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
WHAT IS LABOR TO Do?
ASKS SAMUEL G0MPERS
President of the American
Federation of Labor Re-
fers to Strikes.
"Those Who Would Be Free
Themselves Must Strike
the Blow" True Yet. -

WASHINGTON, May 30.-1n the
Forthcoming number Of the Federation
list, Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, will
discuss the present general movement
throughout the country for increased
wages, reduction of hours of labor and
Improvement of working conditions.
Although always opposed to strikes
in principle, President Gompers init
mates that labor has been forced into
a position where the use of this weap-
on may become necessary.
In the editorial he will say:
"Of course, no one who has given
the subject Of strikes and lockout any
considerable attention can stoutly ad-
vocate recourse to them. But we ask
any fair minded man to point out de-
finitely what the working people are
to do, situated as they are?
ION every hand prices Of commod-
tiles have risen. What are the work.
ers to do to meet these new conditions?
Shall they await the philanthropic i'm
pulse Of their employers to voluntarily
increase wages and grant improved
conditions?
Here and there may be found an
employer generously and considerably
inclined who will grant not only fair
wages, but also other reasonable labor
conditions. But taken as concrete
proposition nothing has been brought
to labor upon a silver platter.
"Those who would be free, them
selves must strike the blow, is as true
now as ever in the history of man,
and eternal vigilance is as much the
price of material advancement now as
it is, or ever was, the price Of liberty.
"The workers have not only them
selves, but also wives and children,
whom they love and for whom they
must provide. The means to the
achievement Of this desirable result is
through the wages they receive and
conditions they secure as reward for
their labor. II stubborn and unneces-
sary refusal is received, then there is
no other course for the workers than
to withhold their labor from the en-
ployers (strike) until necessity causes
the adjustment Of controversies upon
fair terms" =.zt .aa -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
STATE LABOR COUNCIL
HOLDS 5000 MEETING
Listens to Reports From Or
ganizers and Takes Steps
to Promote Work.
Much Business of Importance
to All Workingmen Trans
acted on Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS, May 3O.-A special
meeting Of the Executive Council OF
the Minnesota State Federation of La
Dor was held in ST. Paul Sunday. All
members Of the council. except S. w.
Moore Of Minneapolis, was present.
Organizers Turner and Garfield, who
were on the road for the State Fede-
ration, made exhaustice reports which
were placed on file.
Members Thomas and Garfield of
the council were instructed to investi-
gate the claims of the striking plast-
erers Of st. Paul, who asked the sup
port of the federation. They will re-
port next week.
Organizer Garfield reported that
motor men in the employ of the Street
Railway company at Winona were dis
charged for attempting to organize a
union among the men. The Trades
Assembly of Winona is to take the
matter up.
Organizer Turner and Secretary E.
G. Hall were instructed to go to Red
Wing Tuesday evening to install q
was previously formed by Mr.. Turner.
Board member Morrison of Mankato
informed the council that the Quarrey-
men of his city were still on strike,
and he asked that the federation take
steps to inform all workingmen of
the conditions there.
The flour mill at Eagle lake has
discontinued the use of the union label,
and the Federation will so inform all
central bodies of the fact, so that
dealers could be induced to use their
influence to restore the label on the
product Of this mill.
Organizer Hall has been doing some
good work in Minneapolis. He report
ed four unions under way.
Steps Will be taken to organize the
Cabinet Workers in all cities in the
state. The council will hold it's final
meeting next Sunday.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
BRA|NERD SHOP men
SETTLE BIG STRIKE
New Union of Freight Hand
lers at N. P. Shops Scores
It's First Hit.
Wages of All Members Will
Be Materially Increased.
= Admit Many Members.

BRAINERD, Mimi, May 30.-The
strike Of the freight handlers was set
tied yesterday, and by heavy vote
the union voted to return to work.
The men went on strike two weeks
ago for an increase Of ,:25 cents per
day in wages. They had no organiza-
ton, but it did not take them long to
get organized.
A charter was this week received
and the union will be maintained for
their future protection.
BY the terms Of the agreement the
men returned to work under promise
from the officials Of the Northern
Pacific that they would take the mat
ter up at St. Paul. The union agreed
to permit the officials to have 80 days
to decide, and If at that time the 81
wage scale is not in force they will
quit work again..
A few members were in favor of re-
naming out until the company grant,
ed. the increase; but on the advice of
President Flannery, of the Internation-
al Freight Handlers, they returned to
work, and he will take the matter up
with the officials at ST. Paul.
Martin Freeman, the organizer of
the union, said last night: I'VE are
very much encouraged at the out
look. We have a good union with
200 members. After the strike was
declared off we took in six new mem
bers. The men will now work to In
crease the membership of the union,
and look for strong and effective
organization from now on
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was the same Meyer that corporations
had kidnapped and thrown into prison
in Idaho there would never have been
a leap and no daily journal would have
heralded In its columns the malicious
story until Meyer sat in the witness
chair to defend himself against the
charge OF assassinating Ex-Governor
Steunenberg. The very fact that the
Pinkerton Agency was positive that
Meyer the burglar and ex-convict, and
Meyer the president of the Western
Federation Of Miners, were two dis
tinct and different characters, was the
very reason that this Pinkerton Agen-
cy saw to 1T that this hellish story
should find it's way into the columns
Of the daily press.
Absolute Proof For Meyer.
But the story which charged Charles
H. Meyer with the crime Of burglary
and a sentence In a penitentiary, had
scarcely been read, when there came
to the surface the absolute proofs that
branded the Pinkerton story as in
famous falsehood. 1t has been shown
beyond the shadow of a doubt, that
Charles M. Meyer, the president Of the
Western Federation of Miners, was q
resident of the Black Hills during the
years 1886 and 1887, and consequently
could not have been the Moyer who
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
OF HUMAN
BEINGS 1t ARM0UR's
Explosion of Ammonia in
Plant of Armour & Co.,
Claims Four Lives.
Report Precipitates a Panic,
and Wild Rush Is Made
For Fresh Air,

CHICAGO, May so.-Four men were
killed and Ia injured yesterday aft
ernoon in an explosion OF ammonia in
the plant of Armour & CO. in the
stockyards. Two are known to be
missing and may be dead. Others
may be lost.
The explosion happened at o'clock
at a time when the four floors of the
main building of the plant at Forty
second street and Packer avenue were
crowded with employees. The report
precipitated panic, workmen rush.
ing wildly in every direction for exits.
The bodies of the dead were not re-
covered for five hours, ammonia filing
the building and preventing the en-
trance of search parties.
Second ExpIos on Occurs.
The explosion, which occurred in the
chill room lis the second in four
months. Fatalities resulting from the
former accident numbered IA. In the
last three years about 40 persons have
lost their lives in the same way as
did. the half dozen yesterday.
Armour employees refused to permit
anybody but the police to go on to
the floor where the accident occurred.
They also refused to give out any in
formation, as usual.
All but one Of the IA injured men
are now in the Provident hospital
Those who get fumes Of ammonia
into their lungs almost always die.
Men have been known to walk home
after an Armour explosion, apparent
ly but slightly injured. The next day
they would be dead, the insidious ef-
feet of the fumes causing lingering
and painful end. "
Isaac B. Taylor, foreman, proved
himself hero. He ran to the cut off
valve, into the deadly fumes. He was
overcome, and John .Towle, another
worker, went to his rescue and turned
the valve. .r+Js| sr~ss- y 80 q
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
MASTER SHEET METAL
WORKERS SIGN SCALE
Differences Between Employ
ers and Employees in Tin
Shops Adjusted.
Unnecessary Delay of Two
Weeks Because of Misun-
derstanding or Pride.

It required the re-assembling Of the
old peace committee to bring the bel
ligerent Master Sheet Meta, Workers
and their employees together last Fri
day, and when once put their feet
together under the round" table,
spades were called spades: cars were
known as cards, and then they got to-
gether, just three weeks behind the
times.
The agreement reached was practic-
ally the same as that which had been
drawn up by the conference committee
two weeks ago, and which had been
repudiated by the employers.
The bosses claimed that the union
violated the terms of the agreement,
when the revised rules were not drawn
up by a joint committee of the mast
ers and union. However, lame this
excuse appeared, the matter was easily
adjusted when they did get together.
Secretary E. r. Cobb for the Build
ers' Exchange explained the delicacy Of
the situation, and referred to the fact
that when the conference committee
had decided to adopt the new agree
ment which had been discussed and
amended considerably, the members
voted to leave it in the hands Of M.
j. McMartin, representative Of the
boss sheet metal workers, and A. l..
Moore Of. the union, who were to re-
write the new rules and present them
to the union and contractors to be
signed.
Instead Of doing the work in con-
junction the committee worked separ-
ately. One of them re-wrote the rules
and then presented them to the other
for his signature. It was then claim
ed that the rules were not drawn up
just as had been agreed upon, there
fore, the signatures could not be OBJ
tanned. 1t is claimed that if Mr.. Nc
Martin and Mr.. Moore. had worked
together in rewriting the agreement
the last two weeks Of the strike would
have been avoided.
The main differences settled at the
last conference were the helper ques-
tion, the alleged discrimination fee
matter; and the necessity for a per-
manent. method Of arbitration. The
helper question and the discrimina-
,tion matters were left as they were
before, but q clause was inserted in
the agreement stating that hereafter
during tn year in which the agree
ment is in force when any differences
over the rules come up they will be
left to an arbitration board for set
tlement and that there will tbe on In
teruption tn the work. S=59
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
Union Labor Reprepresenta-
tive Frank J. Weber, in
Wisconsin Legislature Pre-
sents Resolutions Asking for
Legislative Inquiry.
Dietz' $ Son Writes Strong Let-
ter in Advocacy Of the
Scheme Believes an Honest
Investigation Will De;ernl-
inc Fathers Rights.
Hayward Sheriff is Also Anxi-
GUS for Inquiry and Believes
that True Facts Would Be
Brought Out BY Able and
Honest Efforts.

July. If we were so bad there would
be lots in Sawyer county who would
see that it was brought to an end.
Now, if the people Of the state Of Wis
consin will pick it up and see that
it to the state, that would show who
is right and the people would have
a chance to Judge for themselves. 1t
is high time this was done; not per-
secute family just because money
power wants it done, and of course,
it is just what they don't want the
legislature to do, for that would bring
the thing to a halt and show some of
the scheming that has been done to
take our lives and home away from
us, and they have made horrible-look-
ing beasts Of us before the public.
I see piece in the paper that as
soon a the resolution was introduced
there were representatives of the
company at Madison, and they didn't
think they would get Justice before
a union labor man, but no, they want
ed a committee appointed by the gov
ernOr.
Legislature Would Be Fair.
What would be more fair than
the legislature; they are the ones
that make the laws, and they ought
to be able to look into a case that a
millionaire corporation does not want
them to. Look what has been done. to
Haywood and Meyer in Colorado. They
have been shut up in darkness for
thirteen long months and not even
granted trial. Sawyer, county has
been noted for not giving Justice, but
. Continued on Paa. Four.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
Haywood Trial in Idaho Still
Occupies Center of Stage.
Jury Has Not Been Selected
and Weary Hours wear on.
Lawyers Grow Impatient.
Harry Orchard Being Watched
With Vligant Eyes-Prose-
cution Pets and Babies Him
in Order That Courage May
Be Strong.
Senator Borah Unbossoms
Himself and Promises Evi-.
dence Which Will Startle
the World He Has
Made Bad Break.

When the Pinkerton agency, the
hired assassins Of character, managed
to load the columns Of the Chicago
Daily Journal with the foul story that
Charles H. Meyer, the president OF the
Western Federation Of Miners, had
been convicted Of burglary and had
served sentence in the penitentiary
Of the state Of Illinois, there was a
Joyful grin on the murderous mug Of
villainy, and the 'law and order" mob
that ride In automobiles and purchase
senatorial togas for the magnate Of
smelling trust and an indicted timber
thief, gave expression to an exultation
that almost froze upon the lips of the
d-e-l-i-g-h-t-e-d fit-mongering
buccaneers, ere the story in type had
dried on the subsidized sheet that
gave 1t publicity. The Pinkerton
Agency, that took the record Of some
man named Meyer, and pointed the
accusing finger at the victim behind
the walls of an Idaho Jail, declaring
''ecce homo conceived that such a
damnable lie was master stroke, and
would have the effect Of overwhelm-
ing the labor people of the country
with CONSERVATION.
Pinkerton's Shameless Audaeity.
The Pinkerton Agency with the
shameless audacity of an out cast lost
to honor, declares that it was not in
tended that this story should find Its
way into the columns Of the public
press, until Meyer was confronted in
the court with the record Of his mis-
deeds in the state Of Illinois.
Had the Pinkerton Agency enter
tained the opinion for one moment,
that Meyer the burglar and ex- convict,
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-06-01
women SEATED hM0NG
FINNISH Law MAKERS
New Diet in Finland DEGREES
by the Czar Consists of
Nineteen Women.
Some American Women Oc-
cupy Seats of Honor in
Progressive Parliament.

HEIINGSFORS, Finland, May 30
Nineteen women deputies, the first leg
islators of their sex ever elected in
Europe, took their seats yesterday
when the initial single diet chamber
of Finland assembled.
The diet was elected under the new
constitution, pursuant to the decree of
Emperor Nicholas.
Every party In the diet counts one
or more women among its representa-
tives. Several of the women belong to
the old Finnish or Swedish nobility,
and there are ten working women
among the Socialists.
The Women.
The ages of the women range from
rs to "a. Two Of them have lived in
the United States, the husband of
Nine. Alakulon having been a miner
in Michigan, while Nine. Kivioja is
the wife of clergyman who spent
six years in America as a sailor mis-
sionary.
Among the male deputies is Hikki
Renwell, husband Of Mime. Aino Ackte,
Finnish singer, who appeared in the
United States in 1905. The great vic
tory OF the Socialists at the polls &C.
counts for the presence of SO many
women among the deputies.
Beyond the verification of credentials
no business was transacted. The elec-
tion Of president will take place late
today and the delivery Of the formal
speech opening the diet has been post
poned until Saturday.
The threatened deadlock over the
choice Of a president has been avented
by the so-called "unholy alliance"
composed Of Socialists with eighty
three votes, Young Films with twenty
five and the Swedes with twenty four,
as result Of which Judge Svinhufvud,
member of the Young Finn party,
probably will be elected.
The Socialist legislative program to
be submitted is one of the most ad-
vanced ever taken up in European
legislature.
1t includes a bill for old age pensions
to all persons over so, the entire pro-
hibition of the importation or manu-
facture of spirituous liquors. advanced
laws relating to marriage, divorce and
the social evil-ail legal recognition Of
the purchase; of land by the state for
distribution to the peasant farmers.