10 THE OMATtA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. NOVEMBER. 1R. 1fl < U.
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4,000 yards Heavy Stair Carpet . . . . $ . 15 worth $ .65
3,000 , yards Ingrain Carpet 28 worth .55
2,000 , yards Brusssl s Carpet -.54 worth 1.00
1,000 yards Velvet Carpet 75 worth 1.25
500 Smyrna Rugs 2.38 worth 5.00
200 Moqnclte Rugs 2.95 worth 7.50
250 Kasmir Rugs 2.59 worth 4.50
100 pair Irish Point Lice Curtains. . 2.85 worth 7.50
200 pair Nottingham Lace Curtains. . 1.25 worth 4.00
3,000 , Window Shades 24 worth ,75
225 pair Portieres 2.60 worth 6.50
85 Ait Squares 3.50 worth 8.00
200 Hassocks 45 worth 1.00
Oak 0jsk , SSJ5 , Folding Bed , $9.1
Reduced from $12.r > 0 The above is nn exact
inudo of oak , polish finish picture of it. Wo have
the batno desk would cost them finished in antique or
you olsevvlioro at least 10th century has woven
$12./ / > . Mull orders ro- wire spring and Is ma-Jo to
colvod no later tlinn drape In front. _ A child
Wednesday will bo lllled. can open or close it.
MODERN GIANTS OF JAPAN
A Race of Men Distinguished for Their
Muscle and Appetite.
THEIR QUEER METHODS OF TRAINING
A Visit to a ( Srcnt Wrontllni ; JIutcli and a
Look ill Nuked Ulnillnton How
llumnii Mufcdo Iluns I lie I.mul
of the Mlkudo.
( Copyrighted , 1804 , by Trank O. Cnrpunter. )
I sec that the most famous wrestlers of
Japan have offered their cervices to the em
peror In the war with China. They have
sent a delegation to him at Hiroshima , ask
ing that they be sent to Corca and bj given
a place In the Japanese army. These men
liavo done a great deal In the crude wars , of
the past , but It Is doubtful whether they will
bo ot much use In connection with Catling
guns and Winchester rifles. They form a
curious class of the Japanese people , and they
are like no other athletes on the face of the
globe. They have entirely different methods
of training from our prize fighters , and John
Sullivan or Corbstt would laugh at their cor
pulent frames. They would think them puffy
and flabby , and would expect to see them go
all to pieces at a blow. Still , I venture the
Japanese giants could stand several rounds
with cither Sullivan or Corbett , and they
could probably throw either of these mus
cular Americans In a wrestling bout. They
seem to bo of a race of their own. They are
taller and heavier than the ordinary Jap
anese , and many ot them are over six feet
In height. The Japanese man la no taller
than the average American girl. Ho has a
long body and short legs. Ho Is as stralgln
as a stick , but he Is stocky rather than
tall. These wrestlers weigh from 200 to
300 pounds , and they are mountains of fat
and beef. They cat quantities of meat ,
while the other people ot Japan live largely
upon vegetables , rice and fish. They
drink coup and beer by the gallon , and Prof ,
liurton ot the Imperial university , who has
taken the best photographs of them ,
told me how two wrestlers whom he was
entertaining one dny , In order to get their
pictures , each drank two dozen bdttlcs
of beer and great quantities of soda water ,
ginger ale and claret. These wrest
lers have features much the same as the
ordinary Japanese , though their hands nro
much larger , and more like cannon balls
than anything else. They wrestla almost
stark naked , and the only hair I could see
on their bodies wan under their armpits and
that which was put up In the old Japanese
style on the tops ot tlielr heads. They shave
their heads from the forehead to the crown ,
leaving that over the ears and at the back
ta grow long , and tying It up on the top
ot the head in a queue like a doorknocker.
They are by no means fierce looking , and
when I visited the wrestling matches I was
token among them and chatted with some
ot them through my Interpreter. I felt
their muscles , and they were hard aa Iron ,
and what I had supposed to be great lumps
ot fat I found to be bundles of muscle.
MADE AN E.MPKROR.
Those wrestlers date back almost to the
"beginning of Japanese history. The lal-
ralos kept a corps at them about their per
son * , and when the princes traveled over
the country they always had some of thene
men with them. They gave exhibitions at
funeral and wedding processions , and they
am mentioned In Japanese history as far
back as twcnty'-four years before Christ.
About COO year * before Columbus and his
band of Spanish pirates discovered America
the throrie of Japan was the prize of a
wtcstllnc milch. The emperor had two
Bony , Whether they were twins or not I
tlou't know , but. they both aspired to the
throne. Their father told them to each pick
out a , champion wrestler , and the'one who
backed the vlc.tqr should be emperor. The
boys agreed to this , and the successful
backer succeeded his father , Krom that
time trf < hla wrestling has gone on all over
Japan , and Japanese history Is filled with
th& ' exploit * ot wreitler * . Tbert ore regular
Where can you find them better exemplified than here. We illustrate
the correctness of their claims every day. We have strongly proven it
with our GIGANTIC SALES. Another magnificent offering to
morrow. Don't miss reading every line , for the line you don't read
may be the one of most interest to you.
EASX" TERMS , Presents Given Away
$10.00 worth ol Goods , This Week.
$1 wuclt or $ ( > month.
$25.00 worth of Goods , With $10.00 worth of poods ,
$1.50 week or $0 month. Ono Sot Silver Plated Ten Spoons
$50.00 worth of Goods , With ! ? 2o.OO worth of yoods ,
$2 week or $8 month. A Beautiful Uisqtio Fi'niro.
$75.00 worth of Goods , With WO.OO worth of goods ,
$2.50 week or $10 month. A Handsome Picturo.
$100 worth of Goods. FORMERLY PEOPLE'S MAMMOTH INSTALLMENT HOUSE. With $75.00 worth of goods ,
M > 3 week or $12 jnuntli. A Genuine Oak Center Table.
$200 worth $4 week of Goods or $15 , month. Senfl 10 cents to cover pistagc on big ' 94 catalogue. Write Dr Bib ; Cirrngc : ana1 Stovj Catalogues , nuilil free. Opja Monday and Saturdiy Evening ? . With An Elegant $100 worth Oak cf Rocker. goods ,
matches held every year In the big cities ,
those In Toklo and Osaka last for weeks ,
and the champions of the eastern and west
ern parts of the empire are pitted against
each other. Not long ago wrestling became
a great fad , and one of the cabinet min
isters , I am told , entered the ring , while
the noblest men of the empire were ready
to meet all comers. In 1888 Count Kuroda ,
the prlmo minister , gave wrestling a great
boom , and during the past year some of the
moat famous matches ever held In Japan
have taken place.
A GREAT WRESTLING MATCH.
I saw famous matches In both Toklo and
Osaka , and 1 spent one day at a wrestling
match In the Japanese capital , In which 120
of the greatest wrestlers of Japan struggled
together. The wrestling began at 10 In the
moinlng and lasted until 5 In the afternoon ,
and there was not a minute during that time
that wiestlers were not In the ring. But
let me give you some Idea of one of these
Japanese prlo lights. Imagine the biggest
circus tent you have ever seen to bo spread
out upon a network of bamboo poles to that
It covers about JO.OOO people. These sit on
the ground and In boxes or on platforms
which are built up perhaps ten feet above
the cround. and In the center of the crowd
there Is a little pavilion about twenty feet
square , supported by four posts as large
around as telegraph poles.
This pavilion is trimmed with red , and Its
posts arc wrapped with red cloth , whllp about
Its top there Is a curtain of blue. It has a
raised foundation perhaps two feet high , and
a ring of rice bage runs around Its floor. In
closing a circle twelve feet In diameter , which
Is floored with black earth. This Is the famed
wrestling ring of Japan , and In such rings all
these matches arc fought. The giants struggle
Inside the rice bags , and If one can throw the
other over these or can fling him to the earth
he Is proclaimed the victor. At each corner of
this pavilion , against one of the red posts , situ
a sober , dark-faced , heavy brewed Japanese ,
dressed In a black kimono. He Is raised upon
cushions , and sits cross-legged , and he forms
one of the four Judges In case there Is a dis
pute as to the decision of the umpire. In
the center of the ring stands the umpire ,
wearing the old brocade costume of the days
of the Dlamlos. He has a black lacquer fan
In his hand , and he looks like a chump.He
screeches out his voice as though he had the
colic and was screaming with pain , but his
shrill cries penetrate to every part of the
circus , and ho Is n man of great Importance
and long training. The spectators squat on
the ground back of the ring , and on these
platforms. Each has a little tobacco bos
before him , with some coals of fire In It. All
sit cross-legged , and nearly all smoke
little metal pipes with bowls as big as a
thimble ,
NAKED GIANTS.
Hut let us take a look at the wrestlers.
There arc scores of them squatting about the
ring , Just outside of the rtco bags. They
are entirely naked , with the exception of a
band of blue silk , four Inches wide , which
runs round their waists and between their
legs ard Is tied In a knot at the back. This
has a fringe about four Inches long , which
falls to their thighs , but further than this
they had no more clothes than had Adam
when he was gardening before he- had eaten
the apple. Here cpnje two Into the ring.
They are the most famous wrestlers of the
cast and the west , and the people receive
them with clapping. What giants they are.
and how queerly they act ! At the corners
there are buckets of wate-r. They walk up
to these and gulp down great swallows.
They fill their mouths and squirt the fluid
Into the air so that It falls back In a spray
over their cream colored bodies. They take
bits of paper and wlpa themselves off and
then they look about on the audience and
show off their muscles , while a yell goes
up from 5,000 throats. They pound
their naked chests -with their flits.
They slap their brawny thighs. They lift
their legs up as high as their shoulders , and
they stamp their feet down on the well-
packed earth so that the pavilion trembles
as though a cyclone were paislng through It.
Look at that man's arm. It U ag big round
ua Grovcr Cleveland' * thigh , and the belt of
the champion would loosely fit the waist of
\\MUon Shannon DliBtll , He looks more
like a man with the dropiy than a great
athlete , and hi * body * eem * to be f dried
with great bunches of fat. He has a front
like a saloon keeper and his face ihlnei like
a butcher' * . He Is the champion ot the east ,
and the man from the west Is almost as
large. Now th to giant * walk to opposite-
sides of the ring. They bow to the umpire
and Judges and then squat down on their
heels and look at each other. They come
to the center of the ring. They bend over
and rest their fists on the floor. They poke
their great heads to the front and their
big almond eyes almost burst from their
buttonhole sockets. How they glare at
each other !
They are watching for the signal to close.
Now they rest for a moment , picking up
the dirt from the ring and rubbing It under
their armp ts and over their bodies. Then
they kneel and glare again. The umpire
watches them closely. He waits until they
breathe together , and then gives the signal.
As he does eo they crouch like tigers and
spring Into each other's arms. Each tries
to grab the belt of the other. They wrap
their arms round one another , and you al
most hear their ribs crack. The bunches
of fat have become mountains of muscle ,
and both arms and legs look like Iron. Their
b eeps stand out. Their calves quiver. Their
paunches shrink In. Now the .giant of the
west has reached over the straining back
of him of the east , and has grasped the
band of blue silk which runs round hit
waist. He lifts that 300 pounds as though
It weie nothing , and he throws him
with a Jerk over the rice bogs. How
the people yell ! Some of them tear off their
clothes and throw them Into the ring , whtch
they will redeem with presents of money
at the end of the day. They call out the
name of the victor , and some of them hug
each other In their delight at the success
of their man. There Is no sign of pool
selling , though I am not sure but that some
betting goes on. The defeated gathers him
self up and walks away with bowed head.
The victor goes to one side of the ring and
squats down on his heels w illo tha umpire
holds up his hands and proclaims him suc
cessful. The prize Is awarded and the apron
of silk embroidered with gold Is shown to
the people. The victor receives It , and , with
his seconds behind him , he marches away.
Then another couple enter the ring and the
same sort ot struggle goes on. Some
matches last no more than a minute , and
some are so evenly pitted that they strain
for a quarter of an hour before one Is vic
torious. The snakes of the Laocoon never
gripped their victims more tightly , and ribs
are often broken , and men have been killed
In these terrible struggles. Some wrestlers
throw their opponents from one side of the
ring to the other. Now and then onei strikes
a post and his skull Is cracked open. There
Is no striking or hitting , and the rules are
as rigid oa those of our prize fighters. There
are forty-eight different falls , and tha um
pires stop the matches at a single mlsmove-
ment , and they now and then call a halt
In order that their belts may be more
tightly tied.
MUSCULAR JAPAN.
The Japanese have very queer methods of
physical training. These wrestlers pound
their muscles to make them strong. They
butt with their shoulders against posts , and
they stamp the earth to strengthen the
muscles of their legs. They have a wonder
ful strength of back and wrist , and a com
mon test of strength Is what IK called wrist
wrestling. Two of the men will sit opposite
each other , with a little table between them.
On this they will rest the bare elbows of
their right arms , and grasping each other's
hands will twist and turn , and see which
can break the hold of the other. The acrobats
bats can bend themselves Into all sorts ot
shapes , and their little boya go about
through the streets and perform acrobatic
feats which would be considered wonders
In our circuses. The jlnrlklsha Is used all
over Japan , and this Is always pulled by
men. It In , you know , a baby victoria , on
two wheels , and these men pull you about
In these little carriages at the rate of five
to six mile * per hour. I have had tome
human steeds which could make six miles
an hour without turning a hair or gettlnc
outside of the shafts. I went twenty-five
miles In four hours last summer , with two
of these men to pull me , and we stopped
for lunch on the way. The road wai com
paratively level , but we had some hills , and
on a day's ride these men could make bet
ter time than a horse , I have heard of
their making seventy miles In twelve
bouri , and they do this not on meat and
milk , but on rice and fish. Their calve * are
wonderfully developed , and they sweat pro
fusely ,
'
HUMAN MUSCLE RUNS JAPAN.
It Is , In fact , human muscle that still runs
the land of Japan. There are lew cattle , and
outside of those used by the cavalry there are
few horses. The fields are cultivated with
a hoe , a sort of a spade-like Implement wlih
a hoe handle , and you see little plowing.
Merchandise Is carted through the cities by
men. The boards used by the carpenters
are all sawed by hand , and mighty temples
costing millions of dollars are now being
made In Japan without the use of machinery.
Logs which are used as beams are carried
up by an army of men along a road
which has been built up to the roof
for this purpobe , and which will be
taken away when the building Is completed.
All classes of workmen use their toes al
most aa much as their hands , and the cooper
holds his tub between his feet while he
squats on the ground and pounds on the
hoops. In mountain traveling you are cer-
rled by men , and it Is only along the rail
roads and In the cities that you realize that
Japan Is fast becoming a modern machinery-
using nation. The rice fields are all culti
vated by men and women , and the tea
which wo drink Is picked and flred by hand.
Nearly every leaf of tea Is picked over care
fully , and a pound of tea , which , I Judge ,
contains at least 1,000 leaves , has had
each leaf handled by a Japanese girl about
a half dozen times. It Is first picked from
the bushes. It Is then dried In the eun. It
Is next put Into great basins of clay or
Iron , with fires under them , and Is rubbed
about again and again by hand by a half-
naked , sweating Japanese girl , whose beady
drops of perspiration now nd then fall
down and soak Into the exhilarating leaves.
After the firing It Is again sorted , and all
the poor leaves are picked out and put Into
a lower grade of tea , while the others are
carefully examined and each given Its
proper place. It Is agnln handled when It
Is packed , rehandled by the grocer until
each leaf has had a chance at the bacilli of
about a score of mortals on this continent
and Asia. I hope some day to write a letter
on "Tea Without Frills , " when I will
describe some other little appetizing mat
ters In connection with the Chinese and In
dian tea , which may add to the gusto with
which It Is partaken of at our afternoon
parties.
JAPANESE MASSAGE.
Speaking of the physical development of
the Japanese , they understood massage
long before It was brought Into America or
Europe , and nearly every Japanese work
man Is shampooed two or three times a
week. Every wife Is supposed to know
how to knead the muscles of her hutband ,
and one of the most , affecting stories of
Japanese fiction Is about the dear little girl
who leaves her play And her companions
to press her little fingers all over the skin
and squeeze every bit lot the meat on her
grandfather's bonei.A large part of this
shampooing Is done vtoy the blind. These
men make a profession * ot It , and there are
no blind asylums rroqulrrd In Japan. They
go about with piped In itheir mouths , on
which they whlstlcvnand In the past they
we're the- money JeWUra of the country
They had a blind mart'H union , which , I be
lieve , still exists , andr. they shampoo both
women and men. iJJtook many shampoos
during my stay In Japnn ; and It Is wonder
ful how It takes thortlrtod feeling out of you.
I usually strip myself and put on a long
cotton Japanese klmcnn , , and then sent my
servant for a shampoocr. He would bring
In a bald-headed fetlo-wrwlth a door-knocker
queue fastened to Ids glistening crown , and
with eyes which wweailmond silts with no
light behind them , .1The man was always
dressed In one of Mttiese night-gown-like
kimonos , and he woillll pull his sleeves up
so that his arms were bare to the shoulders ,
He would be led overjto my bed , or In the
country , to the placq ; where I lay on the
floor , and would at ooce begin to pass his
hands over my body. He would gouge , my
nerve centers with his thumb , anil my
whole frame would quiver. He would
stretch each of my- fingers and toes until It
cracked , and ho found out hundreds ot
muscles which I never knew existed. All
of his motion comes from his wrists , and
he pounds the flesh again and again. He
continues his work until every molecule of
your frame ha * been put Into actlorr , and
you feel at the time as though you had
been run through a corn iheller , At the
end , however , this sensation passe * off and
you are a new man. All your tired feeling
ha * gone , and you are again glad that you
are alive.
IN THE GRAND ARMY OF LABOR
Some Laws that the Legislature'Will Be
Asked to Pass ,
REASONS WHY THEY ARE WANTED
Central Lulior Union Will Iluvo u Commit
tee at Lincoln to Urge Them Which
\VI11 lie A8Hlstiil by Attorneys
Demands In Detail.
ho question of legislation demanded by
the working people of the slate will most
likely receive some consideration from the
legislature which meets In Lincoln January
1 , after the membsrs-elect have agreed on a
man to represent this ttate In the United
States senate.
If as many men "stand up and fight for
labor" then as promised before election there
should be no trouble In passing some of the
laws that are asked ) for by those who toll.
Heretofore the trouble seems to have been
more or less with the worklngmen them
selves , who were often , from some cause
not readily explained , unable to agree jimong
themselves on measures , and for that reason
were unable to present a "united front"
when they demanded anything of the law
making power.
During the past summer the officers and
committees of the labor organizations of
Omaha made a thorough canvass among the
workers to ascertain the sentiment regarding
the adoption of the day labor system on pub
lic work Instead "of the contract system as
at present In vogue.
HEPOUTS OP COMMITTEES.
The committees reported their findings
early In the fall to the Central Labor union
to the effect that all wcro agreed that the
day labor system would be beneficial , and
accordingly the unanimous demand ot or
ganized labor was registered In behalf of
this reform. It Is also generally believed
In organized labor circles that the demand
meets with the approval of a large ma
jority ot the unorganized workers , but as they
have no system for expressing their wants
this can only be surmised from Individuals.
In addition to this a list of ten demands
was agreed upon at a meeting of the Central
Labor unlo i threxj weeks before election ,
which demands were printed and mailed to
every legislative candidate In the state , many
of whose answers were favorable and are now
on file at the office of the union for future
use.
use.It
It U qulto probable that the Central Labor
union , In accordance with Its established
custom , will maintain a legislative committee
at the state capital during the session of the
legislature , and these gentlemen will carry
the favorable letters , to be used as "re
minders of past promUcs , " It la claimed
by those who ought to know that It Is neces
sary to .hnve some one present directly In
terested that the labor bills may be taken
up In committee and acted upon , as other
wise some of the best bills might be al
lowed to die In the pigeon holes of the com
mittee room.
The following Is an exact copy of the de
mands as agreed upon by the Central Labor
union and mailed to the legislative and sen
atorial candidates :
1. A bill for 'an act to provide for the
establishment of a state printing ofllce.
i , A bill for an act to protect the health
of employes In factories and workshops , to
prevent the practice cf sweating the employed -
ployed , anil the manufacture of clothing and
gurmentK In dwelling * nd tenement houses.
3. A bill for an act to provide for stampIng -
Ing and branding convict made goods.
\ . A bill for un net to protect employe *
niiil KU.irantea their right to belong to labor
organizations.
5. A hill for an act to provide for a state
board of arbitration , and fixing the duties
thereof.
G. A bill for an net to establish and main
tain free public employment nlllci'K , and to
dcllne ( he duties of the ofllcers thereof.
7. A bill for an act to provide for collec
tions of small accounts for labor performed ,
without expense to the claimant.
8. A bill for on act to provide for -thu
oince , appointment , tlutlea and salary of a.
500 Base Burners $11.66 worth $22.60
358 Oil Heaters 6.75 worth 12.50
450 'Soft Coal Healers 5.00 worth 10.00
210 Cannon Stoves 3.50 worth 6.50
50 Wood Stoves 4.25 worth 8.50
185 Oil Heaters 4.90 worth 8.50
340 Cok ) Stoves 8.00 worth 16.00
68 Laundry Stoves 3 75 worth 7.00
48 Ranges (6 ( holes ) 10.00 worth 19.00
35 Parlor Coolis 9.45 worth 17.50
1,000 , Joints Pipe 09 worth .20
1,000 Elbows .09 worth .25
2,000 , Dampers 08 worth .26
Peninsula Range ,
Iron Bed , $6,75. 822.50 ,
Tlio sumo as other stores chnrpo Reduced from $ . ' 17.50. This is
$12 for. It is nicely bra-'s trhninud , otio ol the Peninsula Steve Com
white enameled , patuut castors and pany's finest rnnjrcs it is full
made us peed sis any of your higher nickeled mid has nil modern im
priced beds Wo have them binglo , provements. A written guar
three-quarters and full size. antee ocs with each one.
plumbing Inspector nnil nn assistant plumbIng -
Ing Inspector In cities oC the metropolitan
class.
9. A bill for nn net providing for tlie In
spection of htcnm boilers and the appoint
ment of a state boiler Inspector , and pro-
vldliig penalties for the violation thereof.
10. A bill for an act to prohibit lumber
dealers cr olier ; persons , com ; anles part er-
shlps or associations from enteritis Into
any cotitrnct , or nerecment or combina
tion to pool or fix the price at which lum
ber or coal shall lie sold , and to provide
punishment for violation of the same.
IlEASONS FOU WHAT IS ASKED.
The labor leaders claim that the demand
for a state printing office Is made on the
grounds of economy , and the desire to
secure fair dealing with the workmen em
ployed In doing the work.
They can see no reason for a profit accru
ing to the contractor unless It be to pay a
political debt , which they think should be
paid In a different manner if paid at all.
They clto the attempt o ( the Journal PrintIng -
Ing company to secure thla work two years
ago at figures at great variance with good
business principles on the pan of the state
as one very strong reason for supporting the
demand for a state printing office , and call
attention to the fact that the state can em
ploy compositors as well as other laborers ,
which compositors could be paid the union
scale of wages and tlien the wqrk would coat
the state much less than when let by contract
to the "lowest bidder , " which well Informed
union men regard as a bluff. In short , the
workers claim the establishing of a state
printing office would be a great saving to the
taxpayers of the state and at the same time
give them a better and more agreeable em
ployer.
The demand to prevent the practice of
"sweating employes" Is certainly endorsed
by all well thinking people , especially those
who have taken the trouble of posting them
selves on the sweating system as practiced In
many of the eastern cities. This demand
Is being specially forwarded by Journeymen
tailors of the state , who see low wages fol
lowing the sweating system in large cities.
It Is the Intention of the labor leaders to se
cure this law If possible before the system
gets any foothold In Nebraska.
The third demand "to provide for stamping
and branding convict made goods" Is one of
the demands of labor that has been Ignored
term after term by the Nebraska legislature ,
but as Iloss Stout and Charley Mosher are
out of the way now the workers hope to be
able to secure some legislation on this line
during tlio next cession of- the legislature. It
Is claimed that If the products of the peni
tentiary were branded as such they would not
be bought so generally and In thin way would
bo prevented from coming Into competition
with honest labor. Since machinery has been
In use In 4he penitentiary the members of the
local Coopers union claim that their trade
has been nearly ruined on account of the
penitentiary made barrels that are In general
use In the state.
Members of this union say that were It not
for the competition from penitentiary made
barrels that would not be used If they were
branded as such they would have steady work
the year around , Instead of being Idle about
one-third to one-half of the lime as at pres
ent. Members of the Harness Makers union
also make complaint that the contract at the
penitentiary Is Injuring tradesmen of their
craft , many of wlio'm are Idle because they
cannot work cheap enough to compete with
convicts.
VITAL QUESTION TO BE SETTLED.
The demand "for nn act to protect em
ployes and guarantt'O their right to brlong
to labor organizations" r.ecms to bo cne of
the principal demands of the organized
workers at the present time. The alarming
decisions rendered Our inn the pant year by
seine of the higher courts has led the workIngmen -
Ingmen to ash for a law defining their rights
and to prevent them from being blacklisted
at the aneet will of the corporate em
ployers.
Demand No , 5 regarding arbitration will
most likely be a vexed quoitlon for the
members of the next house to deal with.
In speaking of this dmnand one of the mem-
berg of the Central Labor union Bald.
"There seems to be a great difference of
opinion ai to whether or not nn arbitration
law can be made to become operative , but It
appears to me that something mutt noon be
done toward n more eperdy settlement of
labor troubles In the future and I can see
no reason for not trying an arbitration law
and see how It weirlu. "
A bill for free employment offices In cities
was before the last legislature and urgently-
pushed by the commit tee , from the Central
Labor union. It wan killed by opposition
In the senate , but the workers are going to
try It again. It Is claimed that such a ,
measure would bo a great benefit to these
who are unfortunate enough to bo out of
work and that money spent In the running
expenses of the offices would bo money well
Invested. The advocates of this measure
point to Its operation In the state of Ohio ,
where , It Is claimed , It works to perfection
and gives general satisfaction.
The demand for a bill providing for the
collection of small amounts for labor per
formed Is one of the demands that were also
prominently before the last legislature.
Many of the workers claim that It some
times cosla as much for a lawyer to force
payment of a debt as the- claim Is worth
and for this reason they ask for such a
measure.
The demand for a plumbing Inspector In
cities of the metropolitan class Is supported
by the Central Labor union on the ground
that a competent person should fill thla
olllco for the purpose of protecting the publlo
health. Likewise the demand for a state
bollor Inspector Is supported for the benefit
of the public good It
, being claimed l > y men
of that trade that
many defective and unsafe -
safe boilers are being used In the state t
the danger of the workmen and the general
Demand No. 10 Is considered a very Im.
portant question by the working people and
has been given considerable attention dur
ing the past two years , and an effort will
be made to secure such a law as Is defined In
this demand.
The committee on legislation has secured
the services of attorneys to assist the com.
mltteo In the preparation of this bill , with
the hope of framing u measure that will b
practical.
IJIliS for all of the above demands arg
being prepared with great care by these whu
have been assigned to this work.
Inili i.rltil .N < Ht .
Artificial whalebone Is made from leather-
American corset factories represent an In.
vestment of $7,000,000 ,
Aluminium Is being Introduced In bund In
struments In the Austrian army.
The Canton copper works of Ualtlmore.
employing 400 men , advanced wages 10 net
cent.
cent.The
The biggest carload of shingles over
shipped east was sent out of Washington
state a few days ago. It contained 340,000
shingles , beating the previous record by
3,000 *
Experiments are being made with com
pressed hay for paving blocks. The bay.
after being pressed , IB soaked In a drying
oil , which , It Is claimed , render's It Inde-
iitructlblc.
Paper Indestructible by fire has been In
vented by M. Meyer , of Paris. A .specimen ol
It was subjected to a severe test 148 hour *
In a potter's furnace and came out with lt
glaze almost perfect.
A Manchester ( Enc. ) man carries on Ma
person a complete pickpocket alarm system.
Kcmaval of his watch , pin or other Jewelry
rauscs the ringing of the bell , The clectrlo.
plant weighs twenty-two ounces.
It Is Bald that a week's work In Dlrmlnfr-
liain , Eng. . comprises , among Its various re
sult * , the fabrication of 14,000,000 pens , e.OOd
bedsteads , 7,000 guns , 300,000,000 cut nall , .
100.000,000 buttons , t.OOO saddles. 5,000,000.
copper or bronze coins and 20,000 pairs of
spectacles
Mora than half the world' * supply of tin
Is mined In the Stalls Settlement at tlje Up
of the Malay peninsula. The output In 1891
wae 31,0fil tons out of a total of 07,551 tons : '
12,106 tons cnme from the Dutch Kaat
Indict , chiefly from the Itlalld of Dnnka.
leaving only 8,384 tonn for the rent pt thft
r
world. ,
Ilenjamln F. Hunter , a New York colored
man , will build several mills In Virginia
and the Carolina ! , In which only black labor'
i\lll he employed. All the cotton mills nf tb
south are now operated exclusively by ivhlt *
help , who will not vork In inllln wher *
negroes are employed ,
Nothing could better llluitrate. the tendency
of modern railroading than tlio decision of lb
Pennsylvania xyitcm to Increase the standard
weight of ralli on the main Una from
eighty-five to 100 pounds , and tlm length ,
from thirty to sixty feet. A few year * ago ,
flfiy-slx pound rails were considered quit *
heavy enough and almost any kind of
bed would da.