Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1897 — LABOR UNION TRUSTS. [ARTICLE]

LABOR UNION TRUSTS.

MOST POWERFUL OF ALL THE GREAT COMBINES. Ex-Fenator Ddmnnds Declares They Are the Worst of All— Chicagoan's Determined and Successful Effort to Die—Memphis Shortage Made Good. Edmunds on Trnsts. At the dinner iu Philadelphia given in honor of the former ambassador to Itjtly, Wayne MacYeagh, ex-Seuator George F. Edmunds received a cordial welcome. He touched a responsive chord when he spoke on the hostility that is now prevalent to trusts. He declared that the hostility was all one-sided, inasmuch as it ignored the great labor trusts. This is what he said: ‘’Somebody has said something iu the course of this evening on the subject of our economy, of the intensities of the concentration of various trusts, sugar, oil, tobacco and rope trusts. We find in the newspapers which print anything and everything anybody wants to say many things we don’t say, iota of things about these trusts. But have they got (hem all? Where is your plumbers’ trust? Where is your plasterers’ trust? Where is your carpenters' trust? Where is your every trust of labor and organization in every human industry that exists in the United States? There came under my observation in your city of Washington a touching illustration a few years ago. I had occasion to employ a plumber to do a small piece of work for me, and, during the progress of the work, he asked me if I could not find a place for his son in one of the departments. I asked him why he did not take his son into his own establishment and there teach him his trade. He said —I can hardly state it without emotion myself: ‘Senator, I cannot do it.’ I said, ‘Why?’ ‘Why,’ he said, ‘file Plumbers’ Union only allows two apprentices in the State front a certain district, and my son cannot get in.’ I said, ‘Why don’t you teach him your own trade in your own shop?' and, gentlemen, the reply he made was this: ‘Why, Senator, if I did. I could -not get a job in this whole city.’ Is not that a trust which is wrong? Well, that runs through every trade.”

DETERMINED TO DIE. Chicago Man Shoots Himself and . Falla Thirteen Stories. Prof. W. F. Mittmann of Chicago shot himself in the head and then threw himself from the balcony of the thirteenth floor of the Chamber of Commerce building to the main floor, where his mangled, lifeless body was picked up by the police a few minutes later. He left an explanatory letter declaring that his life was made unbearable by the extravagant tendencies and quarrelsome nature of his wife. Mittmann was 38 years of age and lived with his wife and 3-year-old daughter at 1149 North Clark street. He was a dancing master by profession, but owing to business reverses had been compelled to seek other employment to aid in supporting hia family. He conducted a dancing academy at 631 North Clark street, gave private lessons at his home and during the day worked as a collector for Bunge Bros., coal dealers at 616 West Lake street. About seven years ago Mittmann was the dancing master at the Germania Club aud later he opened a large hall on the West Side. This venture resulted in financial loss. Mrs. Miittmaun was found at her home, North Clark street, and had not been notified of her husband’s action until several hours later. She denied that she had ever quarreled with her husband. She said he had often said he was tired of living, but that she thought nothing of his talk. She said his business affairs caused him a great deal of worry and led to these remarks.

Athletes of the Diamond. Following is the standing of the clubs of the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Baltimore .. .20 0 Brooklyn ....13 14 Pittsburg ..-.16 8 Louisville ....12 13 Cincinnati ..19 10 New York... 10 12 Boston 16 10 Washington .. 8 17 -Cleveland ...15 11 Chicago 8 \9 Philadelphia 13 14 St. Louis.... 6 22 The showing of the members of the Western League is summarized below: W. L. W. L. St. Paul 22 8 Detroit 13 13 Milwaukee ..17 11 Minneapolis. 12 18 Indianapolis 15 10 Kansas City. 10 19 Columbus ...13 11 G'nd Rapids. 7 19 Another Viet tn of Cigarettes. William R. Ross, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ross, of Stockton, N. .7., committed suicide Sunday byhanging himself. The boy was in good spirits when his parents started to church. On their return they found him hanging lifeless. He was addicted to the use of cigarettes, for which he was chided by his father. It is believed that he could not break off the habit and in despair took his life. Made Mia Shortage Good. The case of R. B. Armour, formerly postmaster at Memphis, Tenn., charged with embezzlement of Government funds, has been nolle prossed by the United States District Attorney, for the reason that the entire shortage, amounting to several thousand dollars, has been made good. Fhot by Her Son, Mrs. Diana Wundling, near Pomeroy, 0., who was shot by her son, Silas, because she demanded of him a log chain he had borrowed of her, died twenty-four hours later. The murderer, who is in jail, when told of his mother’s death, remarked stolidly: “Well, she ought to have kept away from my house.”

With Assets of $600,000. William Tarr, the well-known Kentucky farmer and distiller, assigned with assets of $600,000. Tarr & Co. also assigned with assets of $60,000. The failure is the largest in the State in recent years. Broke the Quarantine. The consignment, of adulterated brandy has run the San Francisco blockade which Food Inspector Dockery thought lie had placed upon it, and is said to lie well on its way across the continent. Roaring Furnace Reneath. The mines on the upper level of the old Scotch Hill, near Newburg, W. Va., are on fire and threaten the existence of the town, which is built over the mines. The fire was started years ago by malicious persons and has recently grown so large that the residents have become alarmed. Bank Teller l onnl Dead. George A. Taylor, a teller at the Third National Bank of St. Louis, was found dead in a room at the Normandie Hotel. He had committed suicide by slxooting himself with a revolver. When found Taylor, who was a married man, had In his hands a letter from a woman.