THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
VALENTINE , NEB.
JJ. 31. RICE , - - - Publisher.
iEUJN FOR PLANTERS
ilGU'V RIDERS' WAR CAUSES EX
ODUS FROM KENTUCKY.
T
pReeent Raids and Murders Increase
Alarm , and Conditions Said to Be
Worse Xo\v Than at Any-lime Sineo
Icginniii of Tobacco War.
Because of warning letters and visits
from night riders many farmers in
nearly all of the forty-two counties in
the White Burley tobacco district of
Kentucky aie busily destroying their
tobacco beds , and at the present time
Jess than one-third of the number usu
ally planted have been started. In
many counties huge signs have "been
erected on buildings and in high places
nearby declaring the intention of the
farmer not to raise a crop this season.
Realizing the difficulty of making
a living for their families in case the
decision to raise no tobacco is adhered
to , many tenant farmers are preparing
to move to other states , while many
ifarm owners have placed their
property on the market with the avow
ed purpose of leaving Kentucky. The
'murder ' of Farmer Hedges in Nicholas
county Saturday and the raids in
"Woodford and other counties last week
'liave increased the alarm.
In announcing their determination
to go elsewhere t'ne tenants declare
that it will be impossible to subsist
rom the proceeds of crops of hemp ,
wheat and corn.
In the neighborhood of Mt. Sterling-
many farmers have received threaten
ing letters with which were matches ,
{ powder and poison , and in both farm
districts and tobacco towns armed
, guards have been placed at threatened
jpoints. Conditions throughout the
-istale are declared to be worse than at
any time since the tobacco war began.
KILLS MOTHER FOR MONEY.
Indiana IJoy and Companion Spend
Booty in Drunken Carousal.
fJrover C. Blake and Orsel Reynold. . ,
l > f Anderson , Jnd. , were arrested here
Sunday on the charge of murdering
Ulake's mother Saturday at Anderson.
Touiijf Blake made a confession after
his arrest implicating Reynolds. lie
said he had been drinking \\ith Rey
nolds and they both needed money. He
Avent home and entered the kitchen
where his mother was cooking dinner ,
according to confession , Reynalds
standing guard outside. Blake says his
mother accused him of having been
drinking and he went into another
room and got a hammer. He returned ,
noiselessly crept up behind her and
struck her on the back of the head.
She fell insensible.
He says he then opened her dress
and grabbed a bag she had fastened
around her neck which contained
money and jewelry. While he Avas up
stairs changing his-clothes he heard a
scream. Ho returned to the kitchen
and found Reynolds standing over his
mother's body , hammer in hand. He
says Reynolds admitted having struck
lier when she moved. The two young
men then came to Fort Wayne , spent
the night in carousing and were ar
rested just a.s they were about to board
a train for Michigan. Blake says he
peeured $ ICO in money and some diamond
mend rings.
Disastrous Explosion in Russia.
A violent explosion occurred Satur
day night in the workmen's quarters
of the Naphtha works at Balachare ,
Russia. So far eleven bodies have been
recovered from the wreckage. The
cause of the explosion has not beer
scertained.
Negroes Kill White Man in Fight.
In a fight in St. Louis Sunday be
tween several negroes who insisted on
'taking up the sidewalk on the Eigh
teenth "treet bridge , Robert Garland ,
-aged 22 years , was killed and Gerald
-Xirk. aged 17 years , was seriously
wounded.
Disastrous Fire at Grafton. Til.
The Valley hotel at Grafton , Hi. ,
find residences and business houses in
its vicinity were destroyed by fire Sun
day night after y desperate tight made
by the townspeople to save the busi
ness center of the village. The los *
lis estimated at $50,000.
Tries ' 'Pay as You Enter" Cars.
New York xvas introduced to a nov
elty in surface car transportation Sun
day when pay as you enter cars were
placed in operation on the Madison
avenue line from Harlem to Brook.
Jyn bridge.
Mexico Rars Marines.
It was announced at City of Mexica
Sunday that the American marines
will not be given permission to land at
Magdalena bay foi-small arm practice.
Sailors may ge ashore with shotguns
for hunting if they so desire , but neith
er rifles nor pistols will be permitted.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market : Top beeves.
.SG.15. Top hogs. $4.75.
ON'TRAIL OF MAE WOOD.
Platt Threatens to Prosecute Omaha
Woman.
"Mae Wood will have to make good
( n the New York courts in her suit
for divorce against United States .Sen
ator Thomas C. Platt. She will be
forced jo prove all of the assertions in
her bill , and unless she does the sen
ator will prosecute her for perjury. "
This statement \\ns made Friday by
J. F. McMann , special agent of Senator
Platt. who has spent two ilr.ys in
Omaha gathering evidence and secur
ing court recoids to be used in the
case brought against Platt in the New
Fork courts.
"It is a plain case of blackmail. "
said McMann , "and the senator will
not stand for any more persecution.
I understand Miss Wood is in Colorado
somewhere. The case lias been post
poned from time to time on her ac
count , but the senator will not permit
of any more delay. She will be forced
to come into court and make her show
ing. We can prove that she has her
wires badly crossed. Her bill alleges
that she was married to the senator
in 1901 , but her former suit for breach
of promise was brought in 1905. "
McMann visited the court house and
secured the records in the suit she
filed against Senator Platt. Secretary
William Loeb and others three years
ago. He interviewed every person
whom he found to know anything of
the case. He learned that the breach
of promise suit was filed in the district
court on behalf of Miss Wood by a
newspaper correspondent named Porter
ter , the records showing that he acted
in the capacity of attorney.
McMann declared that unless Miss
Wood proved her charges in the New
York court she would be prosecuted
for perjury , and admitted that part
of the evidence which he was sent to
secure had in view such an action.
While in the city McMann was intro
duced to persons he wished to see by
Agent FitzWilliams , of the United
States Express Company.
DEATH CLAIMS NOTED DIVINE.
Bishop Chas. II. Fouler Dies in Home
in Xew York.
Rev. Charles H. Fowler , a bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal church , died
at his home in New York Friday. He
had been critically ill only since last
Wednesday. His death was due to
heart failure resulting from a compli
cation if diseases. He had been in ill
health for two years , but during" nearly
all that time he took more or less ac
tive part in the affairs of the church.
Bishop Fowler's long life was filled
with activity for the church and the
cause of education. He was born in
Burford , Ont. , in 1837. He was gradu
ated from Syracuse university in JSf 9.
After completing : his education he re
moved to Chicago , where that profes
sion. Entering the ministry at the con
clusion of his law studies , he served as
pastor of several churches in Chicago
during the next twelve years , and "n
1872 Tvas elected president of North
western university. He remained at
the head of that institution four years
and then became editor of the Chris
tian Advocate in New York. He was
made general missionary secretary of
the church in 18SO , and four years lat
er was elected bishop.
The bishop suggested and inaugur
ated the twentieth century thank offer
ing of his church , whereby more than
$20,000.000 was raised for the church.
He also originated the open door emer
gency commission , which eventuated in
the great Cleveland convention , at
which , with the bishop presiding ,
$235,000 was raised in a single even
ing.
While in Evanston , 111. , attending
the institute he distinguished himself
for heroism by being the leader of a
volunteer life saving crew which faced
death again and again in Lake Michi
gan and at last succeeded in rescuing
many passengers from the steamer
Lady Elgin , which was wrecked two
miles off shore.
In 1868 he married Myra A. Hitch-
rock , daughter of Rev. Luke Hitch
cock , of Chicago.
Disappointed Lover Ends Life.
Herbert Kremer , son of President
William N. Kremer , of the German-
American Insurance company , of New
York , Thursday shot himself in the
apartments of Mrs. Lafayette B. Glea-
son , who was formerly the wife of the
clerk of the senate and secretary to
the Republican state committee.
Mother is 29 ; Son 40.
Miss Filhelmina Crowford , of Low
ell , Mass. , aged 29 , adopted in the su
perior court as her son James Butler ,
aged -16. Miss Crawford , who is well
to do. snys Butler's parents died when
he was a boy. He was brought up .in
her father's family.
College President Going to Harvard.
Frank G. Barnes , president of the
Bloomington Illinois Wesleyan univer
sity , resigned to take a graduate
course at Harvard. He resigned the
presidency of the Grand Prairie semi
nary at Onargo to go to Bloomington.
Fight Duel to Death.
Mounted.cuntoms inspectors Charles
Logan and Charles Jones fought a duel
in the dry bed of the Rio Grande river ,
near El Paso , Tex. . Thursday night ,
and both were killed It is supposed
Men Fight for Jobs.
Three hundred men , driven to des
peration by hunger , again fought for
jobs at the Cuyahoga plant of the
American Steel Wire company in
Cleveland , O. , Friday. i
GERMAN POSTAL BANK PLAN.
Government Decides to Introduce
Check System.
The German government has decid
ed to establish a postal check system
modeled after the Austrian system.
The government proposed the intro
duction of postal checks eight years
ago but the reichstag demanded cer
tain conditions which the go\eminent
j wa tniuKlms to accept. The prespi.t
'
system is to l > o put irt'i operation '
{ decree , \\hich will lemain in fovcv till
1911. This will give the government
time to accumulate sufficient data to
serve at ; the basis for a general law
on the subject. At present it is in
tended to open check offices in only
nine of the larger cities. These are
Berlin , Breslau , Cologne. Dantsic ,
Frankfort , Hamburg , Hanover , Karls
ruhe and Leipsic.
Each person wishing to avail him
self of the check system regularly rnu.it
deposit 100 marks and always keep
his balance up to that sum. He re
ceives a number for his account , which
must be used on all his checks Pay
ments to his account may be made not
only by other account holders , but by
any other person at any postofiice in
the imperial system. Payments upon
account may be made by means of so-
called pay cards , by ordinary postofiice
money orders , or by means of transfer
orders from other accounts.
An account holder can ask to have
ail moneys received at the postofiice
for him carried to his account. He
can draw against his account in mak
ing payment to other account holders
or to outsiders. In the latter case the
postofiice will send the money to the
receiver through a messenger. Small
fees will be charged for various forms
of service in 'connection with the serv
ice. They are placed just high enough
to cover the estimated cost of opera
tion. Checks cannot be indorsed and
passed from one person to another.
A MILWAUKEE THAGEDY.
George WIHoughhy Murders His Wife
and Then Attempts Suicide.
George Willoughby , aged 50 , mana
ger of the Jewell & .Sherman com
pany's coffee and spire mills in Mil
waukee , early Friday shot and killed
his wife at their home. After the mur
der Willoughby fired two shots into his
breast over the heart , and it is not be
lieved he can recover. Willoughby
confessed to the police that he had
committed the murder because he was
infatuated with another woman living
in Chicago , whom he had been sup
porting for some years Tie said he and
his v.it'e qusnreled frequently ; ind to
end all he had been planning a mur
der and suicide for months. He first
chloroformed his wife and then shot
her.
After killing hi wife and shooting
himself Willoughby dragged himself
Jounstairs to the basc-menl and open
ed a side door so as to make it appear
that burglars had committed the deed.
He hid the revolver in a wall in the
basement and then "phoned for the
doctor.
ATTACK OX PLUTOCRACY.
Frenchman Quotes President in Con
nection with Crusade.
The Terns of Paris Thursday pub
lishes an article on President Roosevelt
from the pen of Andre Tardieu. its for
eign editor , who has just returned to
Paris from America , \\here he was
received by Roosevelt three times.
After picturing the president's
youthful vigor and his love for strug
gles against wrongs and abuses. Tar
dieu quotes from the president's utter
ances to him , especially in connection
with his "crusade. " The president de
clared his strugllc against plutocracy
was because he was an enemy of so
cialism and anarchy.
"I am after my fashion a conserva
tive , " Tardieu quotes Roosevelt as sav
ing , "and it is for this I combat the
abuses of plutocracy. I know that the
people think I am a good patriot. I
am not a sentimentalist. Let them at
tack me. I will defend myself by ap
pealing to the spirit of justice in th
country. I will return the blows. "
Score Arc Near Death.
Two Chinamen are believed to have
perished and scores of persons are suf
fering from inhaling gas , eight places
either were set on fire or were the
scenes of explosions , and many per
sons narrowly escaped death at Pitts-
burg early Thursday as the 7'esult of
a landslide which demolished the gas
regulator house at Ben Avon , a sub-
urb.
{ Itissian fjcatler is Shot.
Dr. Karavnieft" . who was- leader of
the group of toil in the second Rus
sian Duma , was shot to death by 'wo
men at his home in Yekaterinislav.
The slayers were members of the re
actionary organization.
'More Warships Arrive.
The situation at Port an Prince con
tinues tranquil. The American cruis
er Des Moines and gunboat Paducah ,
and the English cruiser Cressy have
arrived there.
Thawed Out Dynamite.
Two persons were killed outright
and three others seriously injured at .
Los Tanos , X. M. , on the El Paso and
"
Southwestern railroad Thursday , by
an explosion of seven sticks of dyna
mite which were being thawed in a
stove.
ij5 Road Reduces. Force.
The Reading railroad Thursday in
definitely suspended fifteen crews on
account of a lack-of busir.&ss.
\V\RXK Yorx < ; I/JVERK.
Ccirnlj , fi : ; ! ; cVi5l ! > - < / < " ! . ' 1 lie.- . '
i - : i * ! i \i ' , .
fJroomsith the I't t fr.xz of man
hood on their iip- and "irVot'1 it ! i -i ;
a though tlu-y "VmM "i- - \ ari"-
'shoetop skirts will havit v produce-
positive evidence of their a e before
they can wed in Omalia. un.ler a regu
lation just promulgated by County
Judge Leslie. The affidavit of the
young man will no longer go with the
license department , where there is any
reason to doubt the couple are under
age.
age.The
The reason for the rule was the
marriage Tuesday afternoon by Judge
Leslie of John K. Mershon. a barber
at the Merchants hotel shop , and Goldie -
die Houck. Mershon made an affidavit
he was 21 years old , but Wednesday
morning his mother. Mrs. Oliver Mer
shon. called Judge Leis up by tele
phone and told him the boy would be
IS Thursday. The Nebraska law posi
tively forbids the marriage of a boy
under IS , consequently , if thr + moth
er's statement is true the marriage is
invalid. While the bride's mother and
relatives were present at the ceremony ,
the groom's relatives knew nothing or
it until after it had taken place. C ° -
fore he tied the knt Judge Leslie
asked the young groom his age and he
answered veiy positively he was 21.
COMMERCIAL CLUB f OXVENTION.
Gcod AttetuSanee ; ; ( Annual Meet hi ; ; ;
at Grand TihiurJ.
The fourth annual convention of the
Ni brf.ska Association of Commercial
Ciubs was called to order at Graivl
Island Thursday evening by President
VI. M. TJushnell. of Lincoln , u good
attendance being present for the open
ing session. Bridgeport. Albion.
Franklin. Fremont. Wahoo. Lincoln.
Seward , Cairo , Grand Island. Fullerton -
ton , North Platte ami Central City be
ing represented.
Mayor Schuff. of Grand Island , de
livered the welcoming address on be
half of the city and C. G. Ryan on be
half'of the Grand Island Commercial
club. Response was made by G. II.
Gray , president of the Central City
Commercial club.
The question of "sewerage problems
in smaller cities" was then taken up
The session continued morning and af
ternoon Friday and the convention
Hosed with a dinner given by the local
club Friday evening.
PACIFIC ! MPi'ov-\MT\r .
Vf'til Probably Build Xe\v Depot at
Auburn.
The superintendent of th Missouri
Pacific Railroad company. Mr. Deb'er-
nar/li. and General .Mi nas.v < M- ! 0. A.
Gould wre in Au'-M'r. ri'tit'y ' ' ? -
an appointment tVv had made w5t'
the Commercial club of that o : y ir
jrdt-r to talk over the rruch ror"1"- ! im
provements on their line at t'int ' point
The matter of the building of a no\\
freight or passenger depot came up
and \\as discussed by the two official- :
and the club. They assured the club
that improvements would commence
in the near future in the shape of a
depot , but it is thought , however , that
a freight depot \\ill be built and the
present passenger depot remodeled anrl
painted. The officials assured the Com
mercial club that the improvements
would be commenced soon and com
pleted within the next two or three
months at the most.
ROBBER LEAVES COAT. -
Took Off Overcoat to Do Work and't
Forgot It.
Emil Geissler , a farmer living north
of Beatrice , was arrested Thursday on
the charge of stealing grain and gaso
line from the farm of W. H. Bowman.
Geissler , in making his e-'cape from
the Bowman farm with the stolen
property , left his overcoat hanging tea
a post not far from the barn. Letters
written to Geissler were found in the
garment , which led to his arrest. Several -
eral shots were filer at Geissler when
he drove away , but went wide of the
mark. He was arraingned in Judge
Walden's court at Beatrice on the
charge of burglary , pleaded not guilty ,
and waived preliminary examination.
In default of $500 bond he was re
manded to jail. Geissler has a wife
and six children.
WOMAX AXI ) CHILD DESTITUTE.
Seeking to Make Her Way to Oregon.
Where Her Father Resides.
In a destitute condition and accom
panied by her 12-year-old son. .Mrs.
R. H. Hickman of Hannibal. ? .Io. . ap
plied at the police station in Omaha
Wednesday night for shelter and was
taken in charge by the matron for the
night. Officer Davis was sent out and
secured some food for the mother and '
son. Mrs. Hickman , is en route tj
North Powder. Ore. , where her fat'-er
resides. The authorises f Jlrii > - " ' > ? i'
shipped her to St. J < x eph. where
enough funds were given her to re-ieli >
Omaha.
ToEscape the Gallows.
The supreme court Thursday after
noon commuted the sentence of John
C. Hamblin to life imprisonment. Ho
was sentenced to death for the murde1 *
of Rachael Engle. at Grand Inland ,
Aug. 3. 190G. The cour.t finds no re
versible error in the trial proceeding" ,
but declares that Ilumblin shows
trace * , i.f mental weakness.
For Cattle Quarantine.
Gov. Sheldon will go"tJ Washington at
to endeavor to obtain federal aid in.
quarantining counties o5 Nebraska
against cattle diseases , instead of sub
jecting the entire state to Government
quarantine. The governor desires to
carry out his recent quarantine proc
lamation , which recognires clean and * *
unclean counties , but the govern in or. t od
regulations arc in opposit. > n to it. The -
state aUo lacks fund : ; to < _ nfoco quar
antine.
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
In a Runaway Woman's Carriage Ccl-
. lapses on Railroad Track.
. While driving to town from tht
homo of her j-arents , Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Ipsen.-who re"ide southeast of
Beatrice. Mrs. IJ. L. Silver had a
thrilling experience with a runaway
ta n. One of the horses got its foot
over the btiTgy tongue , and in trying'
I to rein's ? It. the team broke away
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f. , . .T - - ' , i , p t * , , , rood at
a 'ir-y T OOA _ I'pon reaching a Rock
! i r cs sti 'i'VtI and fell. Arriving
t ft fc - mp.MtP * 'tit'Mrs. . , Silver f-und
? ; . : cli an ctoi t that -he could not ex
tricate it. The buggy stood in the
middle of the track , and not far dis-
tart a freight train was approaching.
The only way out of the predicament
lay in an .attempt to flag the train.
IVing her gloves for this purpose ,
the train was brought to a standstill
a few yards from where she stood.
The trainmen came forward and re
leased the horse from it s position.
Mrs. Silver led the team back to her
father's home , where it was found
that the animal was injured about the
legs , while the buggy was almost com
pletcly smashed.
IJURC.'LAIIS CATGUT.
Men Who Robbed LumJjti' Yards m
Valentin Apprehended.
Two burglaries occurred at Valen
tine Thursday and Saturday nights ,
the first one being at the Leduig lum
ber yinls. which \\cvs visited Thurs
day night Ly two men. Marks and
Steanrrian. who stole a quantity of
lumber artl cement. The man Marks
was caught and jailed Saturday , but
Steadman ha1disappeared. . The stol
en stuff was found hidden in different
place : about town.
The second robbery was committed
Saturday iiight , when Pettjvrew's gen
era ! t-toro was broken into by a 20-
yc-ar-old colored boy. named Solomon
and'A a supply of Hour , bacon , tobacco
and many other articles u hen discov
ered by two citizens , who notified tht
night ivarshall and he promptly ar-
reMed the bry and put him in jail.
I-'ORM XEW BODY.
To be Knov. n as Xehra ka State AH-
sx-iation.
In order to become associated with
the national organization the Northwest - j ,
west Bottlers' association in third annual - J
nual session at Sioux City. la. . Tues
day voted to abandon the present or
ganization and formed a new organi-l '
zation known as the Nebraska State
Bcttlers * association.
F. J. Sodlacek of Spencer , was mada
president : IJ. M. Goulding , of Omaha , | ,
secreuvy and treasurer : C. J. Marr of
Fremont , and C. 15. Chesterman of j
eioux City , trustees. A. L. Dose of '
Kansas City was president of the old
Vorthwo t a s > ciation and J. C. Hart
The Ne ra-1-a association will have ' ,
ibout eighty members. It will hold
t < * first meeting at Fremont aboul
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: TO PRISON.
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"leu'I 'v V < as for Murder of Franlt
Jrmer. : ol' Norfolk.
iTivrnor. I'o < * he has been sentenced.
t i t - yen is in the penitentiarj' at
hard labor for killing Frank Jarmer
i year ago. Manslaughter was the
verdict of the Jury at Norfolk and tha
sentence imposed by Judge Welch Is
the maximum limit.
Judge Welch denied a new trial ,
Sentence has been suspended ten days
until Boche's attorneys can file a pe
tition with the supreme court for ar
appeal.
Ollieer Waits for Baker.
Application has been made to Gov j
Fholdon to honor a requisition to the I
return \ to Kansas of George Baker , ! I
who was released from the peniten
tial y Monday. He was sentenced to
the Nebraska prison for three years
October 17. 19Uf > . He is wanted in ,
Kansa5 * on the charge of stealing a
wagon and team.
A-s-ss Insurance Stockholders.
Judge Stewart of the district court
at Lincoln Tuesday signed an order , "
levying 1 an as es ment amounting to
$27. < ' 00 against the stockholders of.0
the Mutual Mercantile Insurance !
company , \\hich recently went into
the hands of M receiver. The assesst : |
inent ranges from $1 to $175 against . ' e
the policy holders. !
Boy Killed at Trenton.
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Walter Hertz , son of J. W. Hertz. '
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was run over by Burlington passenger
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train at Trenton Saturday night and {
instaiit'y killed. It was not known unI. I. I
til about five minutes after it happened ,
but the general opinion is that it was
accidental , while playing with some |
other boys when the train was pulling
out.
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Norfolk Couple TCIope.
Dr. J. II. McKay , formerly superin
tendent of the insane hospital at Nor
folk surprised his friends by suddenly
Mis < ? Alice Mullen of Nor
folk. The bride's parents did not
'crov.of t'ie marriage until after it
' .a over.
I."r on niComplaint. ] .
. " petition has-- ! ) n tiled uith the J a
tate rail wry eon"1 mission I y a number
f -Itfe 's of IVnt > n protesting against
i'i * closing of the telegraph office at
hat place , re-ulting in considerable
trouble fcr shipper ? .
Y/oinnn Hanjis Herself.
A middle aged woman , giving the f
name of Elvira Wells , supposed to be
b
from either Concordia or Belleville ,
3t
Kan. , killed herself at Fairbury Tues-
J
clcy by hanging. Her actions while
alive wera peculiar.
A
Jsirv Gives Verdic-t for Girl.
It tool : a. jury in the district court < >
Fremont faturdcy afternoon only a
few minutes to decide that John Hein-
drick-'ori owed his daughter. Anna
Ileindrlckr > n. 5-100. 'money which he
had received from the man who had
ruined her.
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FVijht : Service Restored.
Numerous letters are being receiv- sey
ly thinihvay commission to the 1 3 ,
Tv > ' \ t'nt t'l- fn ; n Pacificis put- - /
tins K.-k st * f " . -t trains on the
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A inrtti ! tnvl s council has Txn crgan--
izpd at Bininerd. Main.
A I.ilior pap-- iu tlif F.VT-II I.in-agc-
lias been started at Montreal , l-anada.
The corner stone of the newr l.ii ) ' r tem
ple ha > boon laid in Kansas Lity. Mo.
The ten-hour workday lav for women *
in the State of Oregon has been declared !
constitutional.
The print ing trade in Canada employs * ,
almost 10,000 people at au annual wage-
list of $3,340SSTi.
There are in Great Britain , at the pres
ent time , from 300.000 to 300,000 persons-
working in metals.
Kansas Oily ( Mo. ) labor unions hope-
to be able to occupy their new labor tem
ple by next Labor day.
Twenty-three internationals in this ,
country paid out sick benefits amounting :
to $ ( KJ.-IH.GI ; : : ; last year.
Ladies' Tailors and Dressmakers' Tniori.
of Boston is to have a weekly paper io.
Yiddish for its members.
A Taunlon ( Mass. ) city ordinance re
quires the eight-hour day and wage scale-
of $ 2 a day for laborers. L
A union to he composed of street la
borers , in San Francisco , Cal. , is a possi
bility of the cear future.
An ordinance requiring the fortnightly
payment of city laborers was recently
passed at Concord , N. II.
A State factory inspector has been ap
pointed from the ranks of organized la
bor at Newport News , Va.
Washington State Federation of Labor-
has just indorsed woman suffrage for the-
first time. The vote was unanimous.
The Kentucky State Federation conven
tion recommended several labor measures *
which are now before the Legislature.
Minneapolis ( Minn. ) unions are pre
paring to take a decided stand for the *
wage scales and agreements this spring.
Loom Fixers' National Association rep
resents an almost absolute organizations
of the men of the craft throughout thc-
country.
Last year Iicgina , Canada , had one-
union f twenty members ; at present the-
city has twelve unions with over 40O
members.
Literature published by the A. F. of Lv
is to be translated into Yiddish , to bo
used fer educational purposes among im
migrants.
Local Union No. 105 , Cigarmakers' In
ternational Union of Philadelphia , has
invested j $12.000 in n mortgage on realty
in that city.
Tke mayor of Key West , Fla. , is en
forcing the child labor law by appointing :
a police officer to see that the children * /
attend school.
A local union of lay figure makers has *
been instituted in Brooklyn , N. Y. It
will be chartered by the American Fed
eration f Labor.
Cornwall ( Canada ) Union of the In
ternational Steam Shovel and Dredge En
gine * favors amalgamation with the As
sociated Brotherhood.
The Metal Polishers , Buffers , Platers'
and Brass and Silver Workers' Union
international i : biennial convention will be
held in Boston in August , 1900.
Tke Kansas State Federation of Labor , ,
which was organized last August , now hag-
affiliated over 120 organizations , embrac
ing a membership of more than 6,500.
South Carolina State Federation of La
bor is considering the matter of having ES-
committee at the State Legislature to look :
after the interest of labor legislation.
Nevr York Stereotypers' Union No. 1
has started a movement to create a fund ?
for the purpose of erecting a monument
to be known as a labor temple in New
York City.
During the period of ten months , 320 *
new charters have been
. granted by the-
American Federation of Labor , which i&-
an increase of 140 over the same period ?
of last year.
The West Virginia State Federation of
Labor convention , in session at Huntington -
ton , adapted a resolution demanding an ?
extra session of the Legislature to pass-
remedial mining laws.
Textile workers have issued over sixty
charters since the last convention in October -
tober ( , 190(5. and will no doubt show sev-
eral thousand increase in membership *
when the per capita tax begins to cornsV
in. r
The acquisition by the international anct
local unions of Chicago of a new build
ing , will accommodate the twenty-two
Chicag * locals of railway employes , be
sides providing permanent officers for the-
international officials.
An important federation has beer >
formed in England , called an "Associa
tion of Wood Working Trade Unions. " "
It is composed of seven of the great
unions outraged in the wood-working in
dustry , consisting of 81,900 members.
Under the new law which has just
Kone into effect in Massachusetts it is =
unlawful ; for any person or corporations
tgjrequire an employe to work on Sunday
unless the employe is allowed twentj--four-
consecutive hours without labor during :
the six days ensuing.
The cigarmakers of Minneapolis will *
ry the plan of organizing a banking'
yrystem on a small scale , to handle the-
funds of the union and individual mem
bers. They have been encouraged to this
jtep by the operations of a loan fund >
/hich they established some time ago.
The Shop Assistants' Union of Sydney , ,
Australia , has resolved that steps be
taken to join with kindred societies in > M
ther states , with the object of establish
ing a federation of shop assistants.
The legislative committee of the Ar
kansas State Federation of Labor is ac- jd
lively looking after labor interests at the-
Legislature. The State Federal"r La-
or is gaining strength by new affiliai.
Ilcports to the New York and New Jersey
Moral Tr-'dps Association show that
S.Of'f ) c .Is ' U.U'JJ members are out of
