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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1908)
T THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT YAIiEXTIXE , NEB. X. M. RICK , - - - - Ptihlif-Iier. J BLAZE STA1ITS WHILE FIItEMEX AI1E AT PICNIC. Number \VhoIcj-aIe Houses Manufacturing Plants and Small Stores Destroyed WIiKky Ware house liiirns and I'arreJs Explode. Fire which broke out in the centci of the commercial district of New Or leans , L.a. , Sunday afternoon swept over portions of three blocks , destroy ing a large number of wholesale houses , manufacturing plants and small stores. Originating at Bienville and Char- tros streets , the ( lames worked theii ivay north as far as Olney street am west towards Royal , causing a loss of hetween $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 be fore they were finally subdued. At the time the alarm was turnei in , .shortly before 3 o'clock , the Ne\\ Orleans firemen were in the midst of * their annual picnic at a suburban park and the engines and patrols re- spomled with a mere handful of men It was nearly an hour before the de partment was able to make anything like a successful fight against the fire and the handicap was added to by an inadequate supply of water. The fire was one of the most spec tacular that has occurred in New Or leans during recent years. Two warehouses filled with wine. and liquors were among the buildings destroyed. Barrels of whisky and brandy exploded with thunderous roars which could be head for block ? and which shook the walls of adjoin ing buildings and endangered the live.1- of the firemen fighting the flames. It was not until several hours ha-1 elapsed that the fire was gotten undei control , and even then it continued t < burn well into the night. OFFICER KILLS NEGItO. Blades Gather in Park at Parsons Kan. , and Tin-eaten Vengeance. A race war was narrowly averted in Parsons , Kan. , Sunday morning when Policeman John Williams shot and killed Matt Matthews , * a negro. Aftei the killing the negroes began to gathei in Glenwood park and plan vengeance against the police and city officials The better class of the negroes at once took the affair in charge and persuad ed the leaders from any rash action and the mob was dispersed without trouble. Matthews was a train porter on the Missouri , Kansas and Texas railroad between Parsons and Kansas City. The trouble began Saturday when he re sisted the officer , and it culminated with his again resisting arrest Sunday morning. Mattheus was considered a bad man. KEMOVES FEDERAL MARSHAL. Alaska OfHeial Fails to Carry Out Hit President's Orel IT Promptly. George S. Perry , United States mar shal of the Third division of Alaska , lias been advised by the attorney gen eral that the president had ordered his removal from oflice for diobedience of orders. Mr. Perry's chief deputy at Fanrbands , Joseph C. Dillow , wrote a letter to the deparament last spring and the department ordered Mr. Perry to remove him , asserting that the let ter was impertinent. Failing to find a suitable person to take Dillow's place Perry waited until he got to Seattle before making the appointment , in the meantime writing to the department. Mr. Perry says that his letters to the department could never have reached the attorney general. ESCAPE ! ) DEATH IX FLOOD. IFivc Drunken Mexicans Carried Down Stream in a Saloon. All but two of the bodies of the nineteen persons who met death in the Hood of the Cimarron river at Folsom , 2s ? . M. , on Friday last have been found , the missing ones being two children. The funerals of fifteen of the victims were held Sunday , practically the en tire remaining population of the town .attending. The loss in property is estimated at $1,000,000. A saloon in which five , 'intoxicated Mexicans were asleep was carried down the river a mile and a half. The building was left intact and the Mexicans were not even awakened. Thaw Xot After Divorce. Harry K. Thaw denied unqualifiedly ( the report that he intended to bring fa suit for divorce against Evelyn JThaw. He said his wife was in a sanitarium - tarium taking the rest cure and re fused to divulge her whereabouts. Falls from Eighth Story. William Dockery , Jr. , the son of William A. Dockery , a wealthy planter of Memphis , Tenn. , fell from an Jeighth story window in the "Vendome hotel in Chicago and was instantl\ killed. i Sioux City Live Stock Market. Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow : Top { beeves , $3750. Top hogs , $6.60 , L MELBOURNE IS HOST. t American Fleet Arrives at Capital of Australia. The American Atlantic battleship fleet , under command of Rear Admiral Sperry anchored in Port Phillip bay Melbourne , Australia , Friday after noon after an uneventful voyage from Sydney. After passing Port Phillip heads at 11:20 o'clock the ships re ceived a continuous ovation from the shore and a vast excursion llt-Ot ac ( om- pnnied ; t the entire thirty miles to the anchorago. Turning the heads and pointing their noses toward the city the vessels of the fleet "were greeted by fifty Queen's Cliff fishing boats gaily befLagged and the British cruiser Psyche , which boomed a welcome of thirteen guns and dipped its ( lag to the Connecticut , which Avas in the van. Simultaneously there belched forth from the American ship an answering salute and her flag at the fore was dip ped to the British jack. The small populace of Queen's Cliff has been augmented by thousands of visitors , all of whom crowded the shore to witness the passage of the American armada. Craft of every kind dotted the bay and there was a constant exchange of salutes. Sirens screeched a welcome and cannon boomed from the decks of the Austral ian pleasure craft , while the flags on the visiting craft were constantly be ing dipped in answer. The procession up the bay was a stately and goreous one , the gleam ing white hulls of the American ves sels against the background of green , wooded shores making a beautiful spectacle. The fleet was sixteen min utes passing a given point as it steam ed in accurate alignment toward the city. The guns of the shore batteries and the ships resounded over the pla cid waters of the bay and were re echoed by the surrounding hills. Shortly after the Connecticut had anchored Rear Admiral Sperry and his staff came ashore and paid an offi cial \isit to the Hon. Sir Regmal A. J. Talbot , governor general off Victoria , who soon afterwards returned the vis it .on . board the Connecticut. MYSTERY IS XOT SOLVED. Shotting of Baltimore Financier is Puzzling. Though Charles B. Roberts , finan cier and clubman of Baltimore , who was the -victim of a mysterious shoot ing on the board walk at Atlantic City , N. J. , Wednesday night , is still in a critical condition , strong hopes are entertained that he will recover. He told the police something of the man who shot him and acting on a faint clew they are trying to clear up the mystery. Mrs. Williams , who was in a rollii\g chair with Roberts , and the negro chair pusher , were subjected to a sharp cross examination. Mrs. Will iams told the police that a masked man did the shooting. The negro chair pusher admits he was frightened and ran away. Mrs. Williams made an emphatic denial when asked whether the man might have been her husband. She asserted that Roberts long had been a family friend and her husband knew him as such. Mrs. Roberts , a daughter of the late Banker Sloan of , Baltimore , arrived Thursday night and is now at her hus band's bedside. The police scoff at the theory of highway robbery and hint at sensa tional developments upon the arrest of these whom they have under suspi cion. HEIR TO LARGE FORTDXE. Aged. Los Angeled Woman Left Over a Quarter Million Dollars. At the age of 70 Mrs. limily Woods , of Los Angeles , Cal. , mother of Mrs. K. W. Gillette , has come into a for tune of $250,000 left by her nephew , Charles L. Draper , of Bloomington. 111. Mrs. Woods received the news of her fortune at the home of her son- in-law , E. W. Gillette , former traffic manager of the Salt Lake railroad , now traffic manager of the Las Vegas and Tonopah railroad. ' Middies' ' Finish Cruise. The five ships of the midshipmen's summer cruising squadron , of which the cruiser Olympia is the flagship , returned to Annapolis , Md. , Thursday and the annual summer practice cruise of the middies , whjch began early in June , came to an end. Xc\v York Lamplighters Strike. A strike of 300- street lamplighters plunged the thoroughfares of the northern district of New York into al most total darkness until nearly mid night Thursday , and the only illumina tion in most of the streets came from lighted shop windows. Five Men Killed in Mine. Five men were killed , another is ex pected to die and five others seriously injured in the colliery of the Lehigh Valley company , six 'miles ' from Wilkesbarre , Pa. , being struck by a runaway car. Earle Beats AVifo. After pending two sleepless nights - ( in the jail at Goshen , N. Y. , on a a charge of beating his wife Ferdinand , Pinney Earle , of "affinity and soul- . mate" fame , was released Thursday morning upon furnishing $2,000' bail. $ Steamer and Crew Lost. News of the sinking of the British steamer.Duncarn and the loss of all but two of the 53 members of her crew in a typhoon which raged on Aug. 2f off Port Goto , on the island og Kiuhiu , reached Tokio , Japan , Thursday. Millionaire Ends Life. ' John Henry Ilriggs. of Attica , Ind. , aged C2 , a millionaire cattle raiser , c shot and killed himself Thursday. Ill f health was the cause. | P FORT JOLTS Jersey Governor "Readslliot Act * ' to Atlantic City. The action of Gov. Fort in threaten ing to scr-il troops into Atlantic City N. VJ. , to enforce the state laus unUss the people of Atlantic City observe the law caused a sensation among the res idents and summer visitor- : . Another sensation \\as .sprung at Mays Landing , the county seat of At lantic county , when the grand jury absolutely refused to obey the instruc tions of the court to return indict ments against excise violators. Su preme Court Justice Trenchord. who had been requested by GOVJ Fort to sit with the county judge , was so in censed at the action of the grand jury that he instantly discharged it with a severe reprimand. The governor's proclamation wa ? not wholly unexpected , as there had been rumored for days that he would resort to the calling out of the militia if necessary to enforce the excise laws. Assistant Attorney General Gasgill , who is assisting County Prosecutor Goldenburg in the excise cases , says the governor can call out the troops , although' it is an unusual proceeding. The governor's power to declare mar tial law , he says , cannot be ques tioned. Sheriff Johnson , of Atlantic county ; Mayor Stoy , of Atlantic City , and County Prosecutor Goldenburg i-efuse to discuss the situation. Last Sunday the cafes , with but a few exceptions , continued business aa usual. When the grand jury came into court Justice" Trenchord addressed it as follows : "I understand that all cases have been presented to you I have sent for you in order that the clerk may take the indictments. " When asked by the clerk if the jury has any indictments to present Joseph W. Salus , tiie foreman of thc- jury. said that it had not considered all the cases presented. Justice Trencord then said that the court would sit until a verdict was reached in the excise oases. RIOT LEA DEIS E.VDS LIFE. Mrs. Kate Howard Dies While on Way to Springfield .Tail. Mrs. Kate Howard. 42 years old , one of the leaders of the riots in Spring field , 111. , committed suicide Wednes day by swallowing acid while being placed under arrest. She died as she was being led into jail. Before the special grand jury now In session many witnesses testified that Mrs. Howard was one of the ringlead ers of the mob which wrecked Loper's restaurant. She was the first person indicted and was held on several counts in $10,000 which she furnished. When she was released she said she would never be arrested again. Wednesday shortly after the special grand jury returned another indict ment against her charging murder in connection with the lynchings Deputy Sheriff Cramer was sent to Mrs. How ard's rooms to arrest her. Mrs. How ard received the officer at the door. She secretly swallowed a large dose of the poison and said : "I'm ready to go now. " She accompanied the deputy to the jail two blocks away and was just en tering the jail door when she fel : dead. Ten more indictments , three charg ing murder , were returned by the spe cial grand jury Wednesday evening- . True bills charging murder were found against Mrs. Howard , Abraham Ray- mor and Ernest , alias "Slim" Muh- phrey. Raymor and Mrs. Howard arc charged with the murder of the negro , Burton. Humphrey is charged with the murder of the negro Donigan. Ivo bill was allowed in either case. AUGUSTA FLOOD IJECEDIXG. Georgia Town Suffers Loss of Nearly $1,000.000. Flood water at Augusta , Ga. , began receding Thursday. They reached the height of forty feet , probably as high as the flood of 1888. Rain has ceased in the upper val ley and there is no danger of fur ther losses. The loss approximates $750,0,00 to $1.000,000 and consists of damage to stocks of goods and pri vate property , destruction of the wagon gen and railroad bridges across the Savannah river and breaks in the ca nal banks. There are dependent on the canal for power eight large and several small cotton mills. While the flood was at its height five fires broke out. The McDaniel builders' material establishment in North Augusta burned. Attorney Convicted. C. W. Trickett , special assistant at torney general of Kansas , appointed to enforce the prohibitory liquor law in Wyandotte county , was found guilty in Kansas City , Kan. , of using his of fice to obtain $250 from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt. Is Fined Five Millions. The civil court of first instance at Caracas , Venezuela , has handed down judgment declaring the French Ca ble company guilty of complicity in . ( the Maos revolution against Presi dent Castro and condemning it to pay $5,000,000 damages. "Crow-lei's * ' Go Ironic Empty. Eight hundred barrels of beer , val ued at $8,000 , were emptied into a sewer at Oklahoma City Thursday in the presence of State Dispensary Agent Robert E. Lossier and Internal Revenue ' Collector Charles Howard. -Congo State Annexation. The Belgian senate has begun its' consideration of the treaty providing for the annexation of the Congo inde pendent state to Belgium. 4,000 XT NEBRASKA PIC XH * . Pioneer.Galin r at Dal ota City for Reunion. Gathering from both sides of the Missouri river , and from all north eastern Nebraska , the pioneers of Da kota county met Thursday at Dakota City in their annual reunion. During the day 4.000 persons were together at one time in this yearly event which is * so near and dear to the hearts of the pioneers and early- settlers of Nebraska. For in Nebras ka all those who settled prior to 186 ? are called pioneers , and all who set tled in the state later than that are olc settlers. The true pioneer in Dakota county is the man who settled during the territorial days. Py the score the hardy sons of the soil who have conquered the land and changed a wilderness into farms met and took each other by the hand while they talked over the days of long ago. Of the old pioneers who sat upon the stage during the afternoon session many wiped away a quiet tear as tin y listened to the words of , a fellow speaker. At the regular election of officers John Boler. of Jackson , 'was chosen president ; C. T. Westcott , of Sioux City , Ta. . vice president ; Harry Adair , of Dakota City , secretary : W. L. Ross , of Dakota City , assistant secretary : A. H. Baker , of Dakota City , financial secretary ; George T. Woods , of Dako ta City , treasurer ; M. M. Warner , of Lyons , permanent historian. An executive committee composed of one man from each precinct was selected as follows : Dakota City. L. Arnbright ; Covington. Hon. P. J. tim ers ; Omadi , Hon. W. H. Ryan : Emer son. Ben Bonderson : St. Johns , John J. Ryan ; Summit , Thomas B. Jones ; Pigeon Creek. Frank Way ; Hubbard. John Smith. The pioneers of Dakota county have been meeting each year since 1SS2. To set the ball rolling several pioneers met Aug. 20 , 18S2. at Ho mer. Geo. T. Woods was temporary chairman , and M. M. Warner secre tary. The following were named to compile a constitution and by-laws : Joseph Hollman. J. F. Warner. Daniel Duggan , Joseph Brannan and E. B. Wilbur. SKEK MISSIXG MAX. Property Interests. Depend Upon Him But Don't Reveal Relatives. Two attorneys and the widow of George H. Knight are journeying from court house to court house' in eastern Nebraska in the hope of finding some trace of the adoption years ago by Knight of William Huffman. The lat j ter has been reared as the auopted j son of Knight , and the lawyers aie j anxious to perfect this legal matter i in order that they may begin a law ' suit of some sort , the nature of which is mysteriously hidden. It is suspect ed from inquiries made that parents of the young man took up a home stead which is now of some value , ana that the suit is to regain possession of the land. Huffman's parents started west many years ago. The bey was born in the prairie schooner that was carrying - ing them across the plans. Shortly after settling on the homestead the father was killed by Indians , and the mother came to Lincoln. Here she died when he was 4 years of age. A" year later -he was taken from the home for the friendless by the i Knights , and supposedly adopted. It j happens that the widow of Knight was ' his second wife and was not his mate when he adopted the boy. if he did. i BOY TIRES OF WIFE. | Four Months of Marriage Fully Sati-- fies Harding- . Claiming that under the statutes of j i ! Nebraska a marriage license issued | without the consent of the parents or the guardian of a minor is void. Har ris larding , by his next friend. A. L. Harding , has commenced an action in : the district court at Dakota City to ani i nul his marriage. j The plaintiff , who says he is under IS yeM-s of age. was married at Da kota City on February 3. 1908 , to Miss j Anna Nelson. They lived together until June 3 , 1908. and now young j Harding would have the court enter a decree dtsclaring the marriage void. XFAV HATES FROM THE COAST. Nebraska to Receive Benefit of Local * Charge Back from 1 liver. The Lincoln Commercial club has been notified of the adoption of Mis souri river . .ates as the maximum for all points In Nebraska on shipments originating in the Pacific coast ter minals. The adoption of ths schedule means the abandonment of the old system of charging the inland towns the rate to the Missouri river plus the back. The rates will local rate new | t reduce the maximum to intermediate points in Nebraska from f. to 50 cents per hundred , according to the class of freight. BANK TAX RKMAIXS UXCIIAXGED Assessment * Fixed by County OJlicials Left Intact by State Board. The state board of equilzation has decided to leave the assessments of the Douglas county banks just as they are fixed by the county assessor. It wa ? decided that the Douglas county banks are assessed upon a greater per cent of their actual value than any other banks in the state. IScnklcmaii Mais is Slugged. A daring attempt to commit highway - | way robbery was perpetrated at Ben- . kelman when an unknown person crept up behind Jerry O'Brien and murderously-assailed him with a heavy stone. Holds Charity Festival. Judge Van Watrenen. of Sioux City , la. , and T. F. Griffin have been se- ctired as orators for the Fall Festival and Harvest Picnic which will be giv en at Jackson Thursday , Sept. 3 , for charitable purposes. SP2SS S 3 3S pESESSS S5S5SE SSSS g 1 | INTEREST HJ HAPPENINGS I | From Day to Day Condensed FOR CUB EO READERS AX ; > S ix PEN. Arrested , Pleads Guilty and Sentenced in Out * Day. George ( Ringer , of IJellevue , was ar rested , pleaded guilty and was sen tenced to seven years in the peniten tiary all in one day at Tekamah. The charge was burglary. Sheriff Phipps. of Hurt , and Mencke. of Washington county , succeeded in arresting t.'eorge Ringer , , of Oellevue , who was willing to plead guilty to a number of thefts in that vicinity. Dr. Gregg , of Decatur. notified Sheriff Phipps Sunday morning that someone. had stolen a harness from his barn the night before , and that he suspect ed a man -who was traveling in a cov ered wagon. The sheriff had seen the v/agon go through ther a few hours before and at once notified the sheriff - iff at B'air to keep a sharp lookout. The man was arrested about three miles south of Herman and brought to Tekamah in an auto. On the way into Herman he told the sheriff if he would go over into a certain cornfield near the road and count eleven rov.-r : west and then turn south he would find two guns , which he did. He says he hid them there a couple of days ago. expecting to get them when he went back home. When arrested he had a guitar and gold ring , stolen from Jim Cornish , a farmer living three miles south of Te kamah. also a ? . " 0 microscope and two suit cases full of books , which he hac stolen out of the school house at De- catur. The prisoner gave his name as Geo. , his home is Hellevue and he i Ringer 111 r * I i vj * i I ii at I'VJiit ; * iv tiiiv * * is a n. Tn about 33 years old. A-party who knew him at Bellevue asys he a house and lot at that place. FIXDS FAVOR. Xorth I'latte Hanker Kndm rs One to Broaden State Investment * . It is evident the publication of the figures showing the enormous amount of money invested in other states by the state of Nebraska has created considerable - siderable favorable interest in t.he adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment relating to the investment of the permanent school fund. The following letter was re'ceived by State Treasurer IJrian from F. L. Mooney , cashier of the First National bank , of North Platte : "In a recent newspaper article T note some figures regarding the invest ments of the permanent school fund and the same article intimates that you have difficulty'in placing these funds under the present law. "Am surprised , as many other read- ers must be. that the investments tn bonds of other states has reached the large ] total of $1.31(5.000. ( While no om- one , can criticise the board for mak ing j these investments , as they are ail first | class in every way. eveiyone inust deplore the fact that our present laws make it a necessity. "Am glad you are giving publicity to this important matter , and I feel that the ; press of the state and speakers who may appear on the platform in this | campaign should give some atten- lion \ , to this matter in order that the proposed ] constitutional amendment providing j for the investment of these funds i in municipal and school bones may i receive a hearty and intelligent i support. " RRETXA j MEKCIIAXT IMPROVES , .John liyorrh. Shot in Brain. Give * Promise of Recovering- . The condition of .John Byorth , the prominent hardware merchant or | Gretna. who was accidentally shot in { the head Friday morning by the-dls-j * charge of a ritle trap which he had set for burglars , is exceedingly encour aging at this time. Although small hopes were held out for recovery at the l Wise Memorial hospital in Omaha. v where he was removed , a delicate sur v gical operation was performed ami th < 6 I n bullet removed from his brain , since j when ] he has continued to improve [ ind at present there is strong hope o' ' his recoveiy. The condition of Clarence Larson.n the "young farmer who sustained a ; o broken back on Wednesday last by n being caught between a cross beam b and a load of hay- , remains unchanged ei at the Omaha general hospital. He still retains his consciousness , bur small hope is held out for his ultimat' rccovei y. STOCK TRAIN PILED IN DITCH Fifteen Cars Wrecked/md Many Cattle and Horses * .illed. A good sized freight wreck occurred - red on the Burlington near Cerwyn , icon i P ij con mi lei ; east of Broken Bow. iniwhich eighteen stock cars of eastbound No. 46. containing about f 00 head ofac - te ! and horses weie completely ditch ed. A broken frog was responsible for the catastrophe. The train was going at a high rate of speed at the time and had just cleared Berwyi. The er.gine and several cars passed over the defective frog in safety , but eighteen car. ' were caught and derail ed. As near as can be ascertained , none of the train crew was injured. \bout thirty head of cattle and twen ty head of horses were killed. Fifteen t ? ars were completely demolished. Survey for Electric Line. Surveyors for the Holdrege-Kear- ney electric line have reached Kear ney and have driven their stakes to n the head of Diagonal avenue. / Puts : : n End to FnfTerinic. -c if John Poultpn. aged 75. ended his p 'ong suffering from para'ysis by qom- milting suicide at the home of lib daughter , ilrs. W. J. Peterson , near joe e\ Hastings. Hey SIioo , s GIsloru 'ij-cast. in Dora Tansis ia , f Qmaha.k IS years re of age , was aeementa ! y shot in the fr right breast ty the premature dls- fr chaige oT a 22-calivrr revolver in the cc hands of her younger brother. John , til who had jus : fiRi he-J cleaning the ai weapon. * Hebrew painters and organizing a union. igors sire again There Js a movement to establish a Js ' bor temple for Morphia ( Tenn. ) trad * unions. At XewfcOrleans. La. , a permanent ar bitration board for labor disputes has. been completed The Waterville ( Me.'textile ) workers , have applied for a charter from the I mt- ed Textile Workers. ' Tlhe annual convention of the Trades , and Labor Congress of Canada will be held at Halifax in September. under to organize There is a movement way ganize a building trades section of tho- American Federation of Labor in Fargo , . N. D. Nc\v York Typographical Union ( "Big : Six" ) has transferred $5,000 to a special fund to be paid out to its out-of-work , members. The International Brotherhood o Painters and Decorators of America has increased t'he ' membership more than GOOG- since April 1. New York , New Haven and Hartford' railroad clerks' lodges will make a fur ther effort to have a system made between the road and the clerks. The American section of the boot and' shoe workers' international body now has4 more than $100.1)00 ) in its euiersencjv fund , the money being in banks and draw ing interest. A wage agreement for the enuring year was adopted recently at a conference be tween representatives of the steel inter- eests and of the Amalgamated Iron. Steel and Tin Workers , held at Pittsburg , Pa. Average hourly wages in the United States in 1007 were higher than in other year of the period , 1SDU to and more than 20 per cent higher than , the average in any year from -1S')0 ) tc.- 1UOO. The union of stationary firemen o J Pittsburg , Pa. , has established a night school , held once a week , when , experi enced union men lecture on topics con nected with the everyday work o. . the > trade. The French laundries at San Francisco , Cal. , have j norted that the Japanese- laiiuiries arc seriously affecting their business and have promised to support } , the Anti-Japanese League morally and' financially. The conciliation hoard of the North umberland ( England ) miners , at a meet ing i held recently , aureed upon a 2Vpeij - cent reduction , making a total reduction , this year of 3 % per cent , after a long period * of continuous advances in wages. . It is estimated that there are S4,10C men idle in the building tradin New York City. Of the 100.000 skilled me chanics in the city 40.000 are s'ili idl i Labor leaders express surprise that \\ork- ing conditions have not improved more- rapidly. The law limiting the work of women * and children in factories to fift\-four hours a week was amended by the Massa chusetts Legislature to read fifty-sis. hoursand was then 'passed with a proviso vise that it should not go into effect uii- til Jan. 1 , 1'JIO. The first annual report and balance- sheet of the National Union of Journal ists shows that die union , which twelve months ago had not one formally consti tuted branch , has now a large number in * . England and Wales , which embrace s. . membership of over 1,000. San Francisco ( Cal. ) Lodge No. G8 , International Association of Machinists , which has under its care Golden West Lodge of Machinists' Apprentices , has- adopted a plan by which the youngsters- are to be instructed by lectures on the- different branches of the trade. It has already been decided by ths- leather workers that they will make a uni versal demand for the eight-hour day within the next two years , but no defi nite time has been set. The object of. " their meeting at Kansas City , Mo. , in. . , September is to determine the date. Frank Feeney of Philadelphia , a promi nent member of the Elevator Construct ors' Union of Philadelphia , Pa. , and for many terms president of the Central La bor Union at that cit3 % has bV cn appoint ed to the ofiice of elevator Snspp.-tor. The position carries a salary of § : j.ji ; * a year. A reorganization of the building t-adrs anions has been brought about in Uit ale , N" . Y. , after many years-of warfarTht organization is a branch of the Diiilding trades department of th Ameri- ran Federation of Labor. Tlit * B-iffalo. Dranch has a membership of about 1' > .000. The Amalgamated Association ot Iron , pteel and Tin Workers and the Western liar Iron Association have reachel a set tlement affecting 10.000 men in Ohio , Pennsylvania , Michigan. Wiscoi-in. Illi- pois and Missouri. The puddiers are re duced from last year's scale about S per lent and the finishers , accept an average- rut of nearly 2 per cent. Charles W. Mcrker , organizer for the- American ' Federation of Labor , reentry n'sited an overall factory at thpro - rressive little city of Somerville. Tean.T md reports it as the finest example of the enefits of. organization he has se.-n. Not child is employed in any capacity , ev- ry worker is a union man. and not a Kirticle of dirt or speck of du.st is visi- ile from engine room to office. It is a afe prediction that no cases of eoi < 'imp- ion will be developed in such euviron- nents. The Journeymen Bakers' Society of the- T/nited Kingdom have taken a vof mod ifying their eight-hour bill , wai M now permits of relays of eight hours. The decision was carried by a very rjp ma jority. the vote bMng one of'th- i ever taken in connection wicli : I. Serious mining catastrophe * r the United Kingdom last y l.A-A resulted in an increase iu riu > d rate1 from 1.2 ! ) in ItlfKI to 1.J2 in I ' 7. but freedom from accidents is greatin the collieries ot the United Kjngdom . ' .in in those of other countries , except and. Belgium.
