Nebraska Newspapers

    -Age cannot wither the Infinite varie-
tty of an actress' husbands. New York
Summer will have to go some to
? make up for this spring. New York
A woman has an awful good time
ihoping other women envy her. New
"York Press.
The more fun you could have spend
ing money , the more you don't know
where to get it. New York Press.
Contracts may be divided into bar-
-sains , marriages and Pittsburg matri-
Tinoninl alliances. New York Sun.
If the Spanish baby has had its first
-.attack of colic , the news has been care-
.fully suppressed. Washington Post.
In all probability there will be no
sshortage in the wheat crop except for
trading purposes. Philadelphia Press.
Millinery stores are now advertising
the "airship hat. " Another way to
imake the money fly. Washington
Josr.
Ruef says he fears injustice in San
Francisco. But it's exactly the other
rtliing that scares him. Philadelphia
jsLedger.
When wheat reaches $1 the farmers
. .are reconciled to the wicked men in
ithe pit who "deal in futures. " New
-York Tribune.
To complete his popularity King Al
fonso has only to appear on the streets
v.of Madrid pushing . " perambulator.
York Sun.
"How docs our weather man make
predictions ? " queries the Washiug-
-lon Post. Poorly , brother , poorly.
2sew York Mail.
No doubt the Hon. Abe Ruef is a'
jSrin believer in the theory that a man (
-should not be hit when he is down.
2Cew York Mail.
Mark Twain is to get a degree from
Oxford University. But will he ever
rsucceed in acquiring the Oxford man
gier ? New York Sun.
Notice that the Weather Bureau is
asking no credit , even among the farm-
jars , for the dollar-wheat episode.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ian Maclaren was neither a warrior
jnor a politician , ! but the mourning for
Inin is deep , sincere and worldwide.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
A New Jersey woman is going to far-
J -off Asia to get a husband. No place
is too far and no danger is too threat
ening. New York Herald.
The sentence of a New York woman
-io seven years' imprisonment for kill
ing a man reflects upon the value of
the man. Philadelphia Ledger.
The New York Ice Trust is to ex
pand to embrace coal and wood , so
-there will be no closed season for its
patrons. Philadelphia Ledger.
German scientists , in opposing the
-sise of the rod at school , may be cer-
ttain of the hearty approbation of the
-.small boy. Philadelphia Ledger.
When s. man wears clothes that are
out of style either he is so poor he haste
to worry about something else or so
-cich he doesn't worry about anything.
New York Press.
magazine writer who deplores
decadence of the English language
- ' could get into a better frame of mind
iby skipping the baseball reports.
Philadelphia 'Ledger. '
It was an English actress , not an
American , who suppressed news of her }
anarriage through fear that she would
"jje accused of seeking to advertise her
self. New York World.
Commentators upon the new plan to
snake Chicago beautiful will probably
aiot speak about painting the lily or
ii tiding another hue unto the rainbow.
New York Tribune.
A London literary critic thinks that
laughter is immoral. Physicians say
It is a splendid aid to digestion. Shall
- we be morally dyspeptic or unmoral ly
"Siappy ? New York Suu.
Nebraska farmers must be riding in
Tullman cars mainly now. The Lcgis-
3iture has passed a bill reducing par-
2or-ttir charges within the State one-
third. New Y ( rk World.
The ceremony incident to the chris
tening of the little Spanish prince con
tinued for two days. Christening a
Iboy with 12 names is a strenuous un-
* ! cr tak ing. Washi ngton Hera Id.
That Chicago man who/proposed / at
luncheon and married 'at/ / sundown is
liable to get in the divorce court at
"breakfast and get a decree before his
moon refresher. Cincinnati Cominer-
Although the .per capita consumption
. - of sugar in this country was 76 pounds
Hast year , it was not enough to coun
teract the effect of Hie lemons handed
-.to a good many of us. Washington
Test
Mark Twain is complaining about a
-tr.an who looks like him. Still , if ths
anan doesn't look enough like him to
draw his pay at the cashier's window ,
3ie has no real kick coming. Washing
ton Post.
? L r > A scientific sharp some time ago de
tected a human soul in the act of leav
ing a body , and now a Haverhill doc
tor has succeeded in weighing one.
[ o , Somebody may yet catch one of they
* If they don't watch out. New York
EWorld.
COLD HURTS CROPS.
WEATHER FOR MAY WORST IN
25 'YEARS.
Wet Fields Full of Rotting SCCUH
nnd Many Farmers Face Crop
Failure Theory an to Cause of
Chilling
The unprecedented cold weather
which has held the entire country east
of the Rocky Mountains in its grip
for the last twoi weeks has wrought
enormous damage to crops of every
kind. The Washington weather bureau
reports that not since 1882 has the ab
normal weather of the present year
been approached in severity.
As to the cause of the unseasonable
weather conditions now prevailing the
experts of the weather bureau have
two facts and one theory. One fact is
that practically every bit of the cold
air that has been rushing flown from
the Northwest has come from the di
rection of Siberia. Another fact is
that it has come in such great volumes
that it has leaped over the natural bar
riers found in the 'mountains of British
Columbia and spread over the North
west , the middle West , around the great
lakes to New York and New England ,
and as far south as Kansas.
"We have an idea , " said Professor
H. O. Frankcnfeld of the forecast di
vision of the weather bureau , "that an
extraordinary amount of snow has fall
en In Siberia during the Jast five or
six months. All the heat has apparent
ly radiated from it , leaving an intense
ly cold mass covering the earth. Arctic
winds blowing over that mass of snow
and Ice do not have their temperature
raised to any appreciable extent before
they hit the American continent. The
winds that blow across from Siberia ap
parently are without moisture. The re
sult is a high pressure over the north
ern part of the American continent ,
while in the south there Is a low press
ure. Atmosphere , like water , kows to
the lowest point. There is no doubt
about the course of the cold winds that
have served to make the oldest Inhabi
tants speak of this spring as If it were
the coldest In human experience , which
It Is not. "
Conditions in Many StateH.
The following reports , showing crop
conditions for various sections of the
country have been received :
Peoria , 111. The abnormally cold
weather in this section of the country
has played havoc with crops , and not
more than half a crop of oats and wheat
is expected. What is known as "the green
bug" is working in the wheat and oats
and the cold weather has retarded the
growth of the cereals to such an extent
that the insect has gotten in its work
with disastrous results. In central Illi
nois not even half a crop is expected.
The cold weather has left the ground in
poor shape for planting corn and the
farmers report the outlook discouraging.
Ln Crosse , Wis. Reports to offices of
southern Minnesota branches of the St.
Paul railway , which covers the bulk of
the best wheat territory in Minnesota and
South Dakota , are that the weather of
the past week has proven favorable to
crops. Ninety-five per cent of the seed
ing of wheat , oats , rye , and barley had
been done. The condition of ground is
very good and farmers expect an average
crop , if weather remains favorable from
now on. The crop is now two weeks be
hind.
Minneapolis , Minn. Although the crop
outlook in the Northwest seemed unfav
orable at the outset , present prospects
are that the grain will give a bigger yield
this season than last ; in fact , the situa
tion in the Northwest could not be bright
er , for general conditions are such that
this section should enjoy unparalleled
prosperity this year.
Cincinnati , Ohio. There has been a
remarkable continuance of cold , highly
unseasonable weather in this region for
many weeks past. The only crops to be
injured at all are the grapes and berries ,
as all growing grain crops are too far ad
vanced to be seriousl } * hurt.
Cleveland , Ohio. The cold weather and
the rains have not done much damage to
wheat in Ohio. Reports received from
every section of the State state the cold
is delaying the growth of the wheat , but
the gerrn is all right. Fruits have not
fared so well in this State.
Wabash , Ind. The unseasonable
weath has cut the wheat one-half , even
though conditions are favorable until har
vest. The corn is all planted , but with
mercury below 40 , almost nightly , the
plants have been badly nipped and cut
worms are at work. Fruit is practically
all killed aud vegetables have suffered
severely.
Keokuk , Iowa Oats and winter wheat ,
the only kind of wheat raised in this
section , made an excellent showing , and
with future favorable weather good crops
of these cereals will be harvested. Corn
is making a fair stand , grass made a slow
start , and there will be a very short hay *
crop. Fruit is almost a total failure ,
including early apples , peaches , peats ,
plums and cherries. The berry cjrop is
short.
Omahn. Neb. As compared with six
weeks a o the condition of Nebraska
wheat has fallen off somewhere from
15 to 20 per cent. Six weeks ago. how
ever. the condition was as near perfect
as was ever known. Corn has been plant
ed under exceptionally favorable condi
tions and the acreage is slightly in ex
cess of last year. a
Detroit. Mich. ' The most backward
spring in the memory of even the "old
est inhabitant" has seriously hurt the
farmers of Michigan , and will later makn
its effects felt on the consumers. The
month of Mnj all through the Wolver
ine State has been like the March of or
dinary years , and all crops are sure to
be at least a month behind. The fruit
crop will undoubtedly be short this year.
and present indications point to a small
and poor berry crop. Early vegetables
are scarce and are bringing high prices.
It pays to advertise in this paper.
LIKE WHANG THE MILLER.
Maine Farmer Ruin * Himself In Ftl
tile Search ( or tlold.
If a faker , who made a precarious liv
ing selling patent cure-alls in the daytime
and holding second-sight seances at night
hadn't put up three years ago at the
home of Samuel Gordon , then a well-to-
do farmer near Macwahoe , Me. , the
chances are that Mr. Gordon would be a
prosperous man to-da } ' . Instead he Is
dead , his farm has gone to ruin and his
children are scattered through the West.
When the faker put up at the Gordon
home he said he would give the owner
a second-sight seance for his keep. More
to accommodate him than anything else ,
Gordon consented , and that night in
vited in the neighbors. After some weird
incantations the faker went into what
appeared to be a trance and told of a
spot in the woods not far from Gordon's
home where a vast amount of Indian
gold , takenf from white men more than
two centuries ago , lay buried. He was
far from exact in locating the spot , but
he did mention a peculiar bowlder , and
the entire community was so impressed
that they secretly set out next day to
find the place.
Gordon found within a week a bowl
der resembling that described by the
faker and bought the property upon
which it was situated. To do this he
was forced to mortgage his farm , but
this he did cheerfully , as he had great
faith in seances. lie then began to dig.
The more he dug the more determined
he became to locate the wealth and the
more he neglected his farm duties. But
though he dug long and faithfully he dis
covered nothing more valuable than
stones and earth.
His children believed their father had
been fooled.and sought to persuade him
to desist , but their efforts amounted to
nothing , and finally , one by one , they left
home , saying that they would return
wrhen the gold fever was over. After
that Gordon lost his farm and his health
failed. Finally he became morose and
semi-insane , and remained in this condi
tion until his death , recently.
VAST GROWTH SINCE 1800.
Expanding : Conditions in United
States Shown by Government.
A series of panoramic views of condi
tions in the United States from 1800 to
the present time in area , population , pro
duction , commerce , money circulation ,
wealth , inter-communication , publication
and education is presented in a statistical
abstract of the United States just issued
by the Department of Commerce and La
bor. It is a volume of 700 pages , with
scarcely a line of text discussion other
than the titles of the tables themselves.
Beginning with tables as to area , it is
shown that in the continental United
States the population to the square mile
lias grown from six and one-half persons
in 1800 to nearly twenty-eight at the
present time. The per capita circula
tion , which in 1800 was $5 , in 190G was
$32.32. The per capita wealth , which in
1850 was $307 , in 1904 was $1,310.
Bank deposits , for which no record is
available earlier than 1875 , were a trifle
over $2,000,000,000 in that year , and in
1S9G they were $12,250,000,000. In 1820
deposits in savings banks amounted in
round numbers to $1,000,000 , while in
1906 they were $3,230,000,000 , with
8,027,192 depositors. Imports of mer
chandise , which in 1800 amounted to $91-
000,000 , in 190G were $1,226,000,000 ;
while exports , which in 1800 were $71-
000,000 , in 1900 were $1,744,000,000.
The publication also shows increases In ,
cotton production from 155,556 bales in
1800 to 11,333,000 bales in 1906 ; in sugar
production , which amounted to less than
14,000 tons in 1825 , to 582,414 tons in
1906 , and in corn , the production of
which in 1840 was 377,000,000 bushels ,
to 2,927,416,091 bushels in 1906. The
value of manufacturing products has
grown from $1,000,000,000 in 1850 to
nearly $15,000,000,000 in 1903.
Brain Injury and Speech.
Taking issue with the generally accept
ed theory that a definite region of the
brain presides over the function of speech
and that an injury to this part of the
brain means an interference with the
power of using language , Pierre Marie , a
French investigator , whose views are set
forth in an article translated for the Lit
erary Digest , contends that the old notion
is largely erroneous. After referring
somewhat indetail , to the results of ex
periments on persons afflicted with apha
sia , he states that failure to stand these
tests indicates , not word deafness , but
diminution of intelligence , since the pa
tient understands the meaning of the
words separately , but is not able to make
a proper connection of ideas. He con
cludes , therefore , that the theory of word
deafness and its localization in the brain
cannot be sustained. While his views
are perhaps too radical for general accept
ance , they seem to necessitate some mod
ification of previously held theories on
this subject.
May Xot Destroy Forests.
The Supreme Court held that the State
of Georgia bad a right to protect its
forests , and that the Tennessee Copper
Company and the Ducktown Sulphur and ?
Iron Company could be enjoined from so
conducting their smelting works on the
Tennessee side of the line as to destroy
forests and vegetation in the State of
Georgia. The court gives Georgia until )
the October term to submit the form of )
a decree with which it would enjoin the >
operation of the smelters. In the mean
time thq objectionable companies are said
to be installing a plant that will con
dense the sulphurous fumes , and which t <
would thus render the decree unneces
sary. However , the decision remains im !
portant as affecting the principle of for
est and vegetation protection. The
smelting companies in the case are large
ly owned by Standard Oil interests and :
the case has been pending for a year and
half.
Detective Samuel A. Hamilton of the
Birmingham , Ala. , police , who was shot $ :
by Mrs. Annie Magness at her home in o ;
Smithfipld , Ala. , while W. R. White , her 9 ,
first husband , was endeavoring to take
away the two young children of Mrs.
Magness , is dead.
rest
Federal government medals and certifi reT \
cates of honor were awarded at Block Isl- st
ind. R. I. , to the captain and crew of the stdt
schooner Elsie and members of the crews dt
of several fishing schooners who saved dtX
passengers of the steamer Larcainont last ( X
February. re
CIAL
CHICAGO ,
Aside from the effect of unfavorablt
weather on leading retail lines , the course
of business is steady , production in the
industrial branches being fully sustained
and new demands carrying the period of
assured forward work farther into 1908.
No diminution appears in the pressure
for supplies of raw material.
Current inquiries indicate that heavy
orders for rails and equipment are im
pending , and there is fair activity in fur
nace product , structural shapes and wire.
Local building operations involve unusual
consumption of materials , and the forces
employed increase , at exceptionally high
wages.
Manufacturing conditions remain fa
vorable , wood and leather working plants
steadily increasing outputs , and there is
a large distribution f electric and brass
goods. Receipts of ore fall short of ex
pectations , owing to late opening of nav
igation , but fresh arrivals of lumber and
bides exceed those of a year ago. Deal
ings in the wholesale branches make a
fair aggregate.
Mercantile collections continue tobe
very encouraging. Bank statements this
week exhibit deposits at the highest level.
Commercial borrowing is not particularly
urgent at this time , but money works
crisier , although the discount rate re
mains at O1 per cent.
The markets for provisions and live
stock reflect steady absorption , and bet
ter receipts of hogs increase packing , but
the breadstuffs are in lessened demand ,
the rapid rise in prices having discour
aged cash operations. The total move
ment of grain at this port aggregated
only 7,403,886 bushels , against 9,368-
130 bushels last week and 5,746,688 bush
els a year ago. Compared with those oi
last year , there are increases in receipts
of 14.3 per cent and in shipments 42.6
per cent. Receipts of live stock were
266,893 head , against 233,345 head last
week and 280,814 head last year.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 14 , against 26 last week
and 24 a year ago. Dun's Review of
Trade. 4 _ . ,
NEW YORK.
Crop and trade reports are irregular ,
but there is a slight improvement visible
as a whble , owing to higher tempera
tures. Relatively the best reports as to
retail and wholesale trade come from
the Pacific Northwest. In the centra
West , Southwest , Northwest , East anc (
South the volume of retail trade is be
hind a year ago almost without exception.
Foundry pig iron markets are firmer.
Business for 1908 is appearing in various
lines. Within the week 25,000 tons ol
malleable Bessemer were sold in Cleve
land for delivery in the first part of 1903 ,
the price basis being $22 per ton , valley
furnaces. Some southern iron has also
been disposed of for first quarter ship
ment , the quotation being $18.50 Bir
mingham. Demand for basic pig for de
livery in the last half of 1907 is quite
heavy.
Business failures for the week ending
May 23 number 165 , against 184 last
week , 170 in the like week of 1906 , 179
in 1903 , 184 in 1904 and 181 in 1903.
Canadian failures for the week numbel
19 , as against 22 last week and 13 in
this week a year ago. Bradstreet's Com
mercial Report.
Chicago Cattle , common to primt
$4.00 to $6.55 ; hogs , prime heavy , $4.00
to $6.35 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00
to $6.10 ; wheat , No. 2 , 96c to 98c
corn , No. 2 , 53c to 54c ; oats , standard ,
45c to 47c ; rye , No. 2 , S4c to S6c ; hay
timothy , $14.00 to $21.00 ; prairie , $9.00
to $15.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 22a
to 24c ; eggs , fresh , 23c to 15c ; potatoes ,
50c to 66c.
Indianapolis Catfle , shipping , $3.00
to $6.00 ; hogs , choice heavy , $4.00 to
$6.50 ; sheep , common to prime , $3.00 to
$5.25 ; wheat , No. 2 , 91c to 93c ; corn ,
No. 2 white , 53c to 54c ; oats , No. 2
white , 42c to 44c.
St. Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $6.25 ;
hogs. $4.00 to $6.52 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$5.30 ; wheat , No. 2 , 97c to 9Sc ; corn ,
No. 2 , 53c to 55c ; oats. No. 2 , 43c to
45c ; rye , No. 2 , 75c to 76c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $5.60 ;
hogs. $4.00 to $6.55 ; sheep , $3.00 to
55.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , 95c to 96c ; corn ,
Xo. 2 mixed. 53c to 53c ; oats , No. 2
mixed , 43c to 44c ; rye , No. 2 , 74c to 76c.
Detroit Cattle , $4.00 to $5.75 ; hogs ,
4.00 to $6.60 ; sheep. $2.30 to $5.50 ;
ivheat , No. 2 , 99c to $1.00 ; corn , No. 3
rellow , 55c to 57c ; oats , No. 3 white ,
i7c to 49c ; rye. No. 2 , S6c to S7c.
Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern ,
)9c to $1.01 ; corn , No. 3 , 52c to 53c ;
ats , standard. 44c to 45c ; rye , No. 1 ,
lc to S3c ; barley , standard , S3c to S4c ;
iork , mess , $16.45.
Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers ,
54.90 to $6.00 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00
o $6.75 ; sheep , common to good mixed ,
J4.00 to $5.75 ; lambs , fair to choice ,
5.00 to $7.00.
New York Cattle. $4.00 to $6.00 ;
togs , $4.00 to $7.00 ; sheep , $3.00 to
S6.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , $1.01 to $1.03 ;
orn , No. 2 , 60c to 62c ; oats , natural
vhite , 49c to 51c ; butter , creamer , 23c
o \25c ; eggs , western , 15c to 17c.
Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , 99c to
11.00 ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 55c to 57c ;
ats , No. 2 mixed , 46c to 47c ; rye. No.
79c to SOc ; clover seed , prime , $8.20.
Interesting News Items ,
Joseph Milner is under arrest as the
esult of the finding of the dead body of
Sirmaus , a storekeeper at Simians'
tation , Madison countjFlorida. .
More than a score of families were ren-
ered homeless by a fire which swept
lineoln , N. H. , entailing a loss of $100-
00. Twenty-two cottages and two large
ssidences were destroyed.
MR& . M'KlNuEY DEAD.
R idorr of Martyred President Panne *
Away ut Canton.
Mrs. McKinley. the widow of tht
nartyred President , expired at Can
ton , Ohio , Sunday afternoon. Ilor
ieath was so peaceful that it waa with
lifficulty the physicians noted when
dissolution came. There was no pain
ind no struggle. The body of Mrs. Mc
Kinley is to rest in the vault in West
Lawn cemetery , which holds the re
gains of her husband , until the com
pletion of the national mausoleum on
Monument hill , when both caskets will
be transferred to receptacles in that
tomb.
Although for thirty , years Mrs. Mc-
Kiuley had been something of an inva
lid , she was comparatively well until a
week before death , when she suffered
a. stroke of paralyses-
Throughout the long period of her
Inralidism , dating from the death of
her two little children , Mrs. McKinley
showed a firm and unwavering belief
in the career of her husband and by
her cheering words , in spite of person-
MBS. M'KIXLEY.
al afflictions , encouraged him when
there was darkness at hand. She be
lieved that his star of destiny would
never set until he had become Presi
dent of this land and for more than a
quarter of a century cherished that be-
Jief until her hopes were realized _ .
After P7esideiit McKiiileys death
she expressed a desire to join him and
prayed day by day that she might die.
.Later , however , she frequently told
friends she desired to live until the
completion of the McKiuley mauso-
'leurn , which is the gift of the nation
and which is to be dedicated on Monument
ment hill Sept. 30 next.
Mrs. McKinley was bo'rn in Canton
June 8 , 1847. James A. Saxton , her
father , was an intellectual and pro
gressive business man and banker , hit
wife a lady of culture and refinement
Ida Saxton was reared in a home of
comfort and ease. After attending
Canton schools she was a pupil at a
private school at Delhi , N. Y. Later
she went to a Cleveland academy and
finished her education at Brook Hall
seminary , Media , Pa.
While she taught Sunday school in
the Presbyterian church young Lawyer
William McKinley was superintendent
of the First Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school. Among many admirers and
suitors the handsome young soldier ,
who had been with Grant and Sher
man and won distinction In the Shenandoah -
andoah vallej- , was the favored one.
Her life as the wife of William Mc
Kinley was a devoted one. They never
"kept house" while he was in Congresi
because of her invalid state. She , how
ever , desired to be with hinJjg much
ns possible and spent much time in
Washington. On his campaign tours
while he was Congressman , Governof
and President , she journeyed with him
After McKiuley's term as Qovernol
ended , they catfie to Canton in Janu
ary , 1896 , in time to celebrate thei
silver wedding anniversary in the first
home of their early married life. This
wedding anniversary was the begin
ning of a year and two months' resi
dence in Canton , during which tima
Mr. McKinley was nominated and
elected President of the United States
GOES UP IN SMOKE.
Many Millions Eaten ITp by Aetna
Fires and l > y Fire Protection.
In all this huge country of ours wt
built about $500,000,000 worth of new
ouildings a year ; our fire losses , includ
ing cost of fire departments and insur
ance , exceeds that sum. Two hundred
million dollars is actually burned up
gone into smoke ; fire departments , high
water pressure and all that sort of thing
mean nearly $300.000,000 more ; we an
nually pay out $195,000.000 to the gen
tlemen who condescend to gamble with
us on the question of fire in insurance
premiums. We get back , after consider
able trouble and some litigation , about
$95,000,000 from the insurance com
panies as a slight salve for our fire in
juries ! Surely not a profitable gamble.
Xow then , the above are normal losses ,
so called. One fire , like San Francis
co's , means $313,000.000 wasted in smoke ,
$1,000,000.000 in lost business to that
city and the country generally , $12,000-
COO to clean up the debris and $330.000-
000 and 20 years' time to get the city
m the condition it was before the fire.
To counterbalance all that vast total
the people of San Francisco may , after
long delays , much quibbling and tiring
litigation and fussing , get $133,000,000
from the insurance companies !
Short Nevra Notes.
Gen. Funstoa used to collect botanical
specimens for the Department of Agri
culture.
Leopold. King of the Belgians , is said
to be the richest monarch in Europe , next
to the Czar of Russia.
The Duke of Orleans contemplates an
jxpedition to explore the northeast coast
jf Greenland this spring.
The Sultan of Turkey eats sparingly ,
jats meat seldom , and water is his prin
cipal beverage , supplies of which are con
veyed to his palace in sealed barrel
The musicians of Vallejo , Cal. , hava
formed a labor union.
Belville ( Canada ) carpenters arc ask
ing for an increase in wages.
Granite cuttersof Hardwick , Vt. , have
won their fight for better wages.
A district council of cement workers
will be formed in San Franci-sco , Cal.
San Jose ( Cal. ) Street Car Men's
Union is agitating for an increase in pay.
Laundry Workers''Union of Alamo la
county , Cal. , has made a demand for an
eight-hour day.
Union labor is renewing interest in a
proposition to establish a "labor temple"
in Boston , Mass.
The San Francisco ( Cal. ) building ma
terial teamsters' union now has on the
roster 2,600 names' .
The Wiuona leather workers" union
has affiliated with the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor.
Announcement has been made that all
Italian barber shops in San Francisco
have been unionized.
Leather workers on horse goods at To
ronto , Can. , are asking an increase of 15
per cent in their wages.
The International Union of riorj-e-
sheers of the United States and Canada
was organized in 1875.
The New York police now desire an
eight-hour daj\ Several hundred o them
recently met and organized a union.
The Ontario branch of the Canadian
Labor party was recently organized at a
lively meeting of labor men at Toronto.
The Sacramento Labor Temple Asso
ciation hopes to have its $50,000 temple
ready for occupancy by next Labor day.
Agricultural laborers at Argenta , in.
the Province of Ferra , Italy , are on ,
strike for a more equitable division ot
labor and wages.
The New York Labor Bulletin , just
issued by the Department of Labor , gives
the number of organized men and women ,
in the Empire State jis 398,494. ,
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A new lodge of the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen was instituted recently
in Minneapolis. The membership is al
most -wholly from the See shops. *
There is a movement on foot to estab
lish a weekly labor paper in Oakland ,
Cal. The Central Labor Council o Alameda -
meda county is behind the project.
A special committee from the Minne
apolis Team Owners' Union is investi
gating the feasibility of the Union goinj
into the feed business on the co-operative
plan.
Louisville ( Ky. ) union paperhangers
who voted to strike gained the advance
in wages asked from the wall paper deal
ers , and returned to work under a year's
agreement.
More attention is to be given to South
ern states by the American Federatioa
of Labor , which is planning to build up
a stronger labor movement in that section
of the country.
Stogiemakers intend to apply for s
charter from the American Federation of
Labor. Their application hitherto has
been contested by the International Ci-
gannakers' Union.
A compromise proposition to end the
strike of the lithographers for the eight-
hour workday , and which has been oa
since Aug. 4 last , has been sent to refer-
endtnn lor action. _
Patternmakers' League of North Amer
ica snen JO.SOO in organization work in
tEe" lEastern "Coast States last year , and
since that time njjwjnembers of the union
hove received $555,000 in wages as a di
rect result of that work. t
Electrical workers , machinists and
blacksmiths of Great Falls , Mont. , who
recently went on strike , have signed a
contract for five years. All the smelter
employes are now back to work and all
are bound by five-year Contracts.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor has given his official
sanction to a merger of the San Fran
cisco Water Works' Union with the gas
workers. The organization will be known
as the Gas and Water Workers' Union.
Metal Workers' Union , at Minneapolis ,
is making preparations to institute a
new union composed of factory and as
sortment workers and can workers. The
workmen of these crafts are tinners , and
there are a large number employed in the
various local factories.
A movement is on foot by the Amalga
mated Engineers of England for a fur
ther advance in wages , notices for which
have been given to the officials of the
Employers' Federation. The matter will
come before the joint committee at an
early date in London.
Washington ( D. C. ) Central Labor
Union recently passed a resolution to
the effect that the various trades con
nected with the body , and not belonging
to the building trades' , be induced a ain
to take up the question of an allied coun
cil of miscellaneous trades and form an
organization to be known as the Allied
Label League of the Central Labor
Union. |
If present plans are carrier ! out. Chicago
cage will have a union hotel , buik by
union men exclusively , all its furnishings
and appointments to be union made , and ]
every person employed , from bell boys to I
manager , shall be members of labor or-1
ganizations. It is believeu that the labor !
unionists of Chicago , regular residents !
and transients , who live in hotels are !
sufficiently numerous 'to make a very ]
large hotel a success.
San Francisco Plumbers' Union is one !
of the most progressive trades organiza-J
tions in the city. Recently it took anj
option on a lot valued at $20,000. If the !
title is found perfect the union will pur-j
chase the lot and erect a suitable home !
for its growing membership.
At the interstate conference o tradel
union representatives , held at SydneyJ
New South Wales , during the eight-hour
celebration , it was unanimously resolve
to recommend a uniform trade nnioi
label , to be placed on all articles prc
duced under union conditions of laboi
in the commonwealth.