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TABLE OF MONTHLY WAGES.

DAYS.

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$13 $14 $15 $16 $17 $18 $19 $20 $21 $22 $23

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1.15 1.27

1.38

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1.54 1.69 1.85

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1.92 2.12 2.31

2.50

2.69

2.88

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6.23

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$24 $25 .62 .65 .69 .73 .77 .81 .85 .88 .92 .96 1.23 1.31 1.38 1.46 1.54 1.62 1.69 1.77 1.5 1.92 1.85 1.96 2.08 2.19 2.31 2.12 2.54 2.65 2.77 2:88 2.46 2.62 2.77 2.92 3.08 3.23 3.38 3.54 3.69 3.85 3.08 3.27 3.46 3.65 3.85 4.04 4.23 4.42 4.62 4.81 3.69 3.92 4.15 4.38 4.62 4.85 5.08 5.31 5.54 5.77 5.38 5.65 5.92 6.19 6.46 6.73 6.15 6.46 6.77 7.08 7.38 7.69 6.58 6.92 7.27 7.62 7.96 8.31 8.65 4.62 7.31 7.69 8.08 8.46 8.85 9.23 9.62 4.65 5.08 8.04 8.46 8.88 9.31 9.73 10.15 10.58 4.62 5.08 5.44 8.77 9.23 9.69 10.15 10.62 11.08 11.54 5.00 5.50 6.00 7.50 8.00 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 5.38 5.92 6.46 7.00 7.54 8.08 8.62 9.15 9.69 10.23 10.77 11.31 11.85 12.38 12.92 13.46 5.77 6.35 6.92 7.50 8.08 8.65 9.23 9.81 10.38 10.96 11.54 12.12 12.69 13.27 13.85 14.42 6.15 6.77 7.38 8.00 8.62 9.23 9.85 10.46 11.08 11.69 12.31 12.92 13.54 14.15 14.77 15.38 6.54 7.19 7.85 8.50 9.15 9.81 10.46 11.12 11.77 12.42 13.08 13.73 14.38 15.04 15.69 16.35 6.92 7.62 8.31 9.00 9.69 10.38 11.08 11.77 12.46 13.15 13.85 14.54 15.23 15.92 16.62 17.31 8.04 8.77 9.50 10.23 10.96 11.69 12.42 13.15 13.85 14.62 15.35 16.08 16.81 17.54 18.27 8.46 9.23 10.00 10.77 11.54 12.31 13.03 13.85 14.62 15.38 16.15 16.92 17.69 18.46 19.23 8.88 9.69 10.50 11.31 12.12 12.92 13.73 14.54 15.35 16.15 16.96 17.77 18.58 19.38 20.19 8.46 9.31 10.15 11.00 11.85 12 69 13.54 14.38 15.23 16.08 16.94 17.77 18.62 19.46 20.31 21.15 8.85 9.73 10.62 11.50 12.38 13.27 14.15 15.04 15.92 16.81 17.69 18.58 19.46 20.35 21.23 22.12 9.23 10.15 11.08 12.00 12.92 13.85 14.77 15.69 16.62 17.54 18.46 19.38 20.31 21.23 22.15 23.08 9.62 10.58 11.54 12.50 13.46 14.42 15.38 16.35 17.31 18.27 19.23 20.19 21.15 22.12 23.08 24.04

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John Alexander Dowie, founder of the "Christian catholic church," died in Shiloh House, Zion City, Ill., March 9, 1907. He was born in 1847, went to Australia in 1878, came to the United States in 1888 and began preaching in the streets of Chicago in 1890. Professing to be a divine healer, he attracted a considerable number of followers, and in a few years had established a bank, a newspaper and a large congregation, which held its meetings in the Auditorium. In 1900 he founded Zion City, a few miles north of Waukegan, Ill., made it the headquarters of the church and estab

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PRECIOUS METALS USED IN THE ARTS.

The director of the United States mint estimates that the world's consumption of the precious metals in the arts during 1905 was as follows: Gold,

4,117,777 fine ounces, value $85,122,000; silver, 50,718,000 fine ounces, value $30,937,980.

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STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS IN THE UNITED STATES.

From Jan. 1, 1881, to Dec. 31, 1905.

[Compiled from twenty-first annual report of the commissioner of labor.]

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1897.

1,078

8,492 332,570

28.12

1898.

1,056

6.38

1899.

1,797

1900.

1,779

1901.

2.924

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11,317 303,267 417,072 73.24 14.25
9,248 399,656 505,066 46.43
20.62 32.95
10,908 396.280 543,386 48.77 17.13 34.10
553,143 659,792 47.31 22.85 29.84
3,494 20.248 531,682 656.055 40.87 23.40 35.73 154 3,288 112.332 131,779 81.39 5.17
2,307 10,202 375,754 517,211 35.28
15.28 49.44 112 2,316 44,908
2,077 8,292 176,337 221,686 40.17 11.45 48.38 109 1,255 68,474
36,757 181.407 6,728,048 8,703,824 147.94 15.28 36.78 1,546 18,547 716,231

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Of the 36,757 strikes from 1881 to 1905 inclusive 11,851, or 32.24 per cent, were for increase of wages; 3,117, or 8.48 per cent, for increase of wages and other causes; 4,067, or 11.6 per cent, against reduction of wages; 1.797, or 4.89 per cent, for reduction of hours; same against increase of hours; 6,926, or 18.84 per cent, for recognition of union and union rules; 1,624, or 4.42 per cent, in sympathy with strikers; 2,693, or 7.33 per cent, concerning employment of certain persons.

SEX OF STRIKERS.

Considering all strikes in the United States during the nineteen-year period from 1887 to 1905, of the 11.782,692 male employes in the establishments involved 5,291,310, or 44.91 per cent, struck,

Total.......36.757 1,546

while of the 1,452.247 female employes 408,815, or 28.15 per cent, struck. In 1905 35.60 per cent of the male employes and 12.24 per cent of the female employes in the establishments involved struck.

JOINT AGREEMENT AND ARBITRATION. Of the 13.964 strikes which occurred during the years 1901 to 1905 a total of 803 strikes, or 5.75 per cent of all strikes, were settled by joint agreement between organizations on both sides. and a total of 223 strikes, or 1.60 per cent of the entire number, were settled by arbitration.

Of the 541 lockouts in the five-year period 66, or 12.20 per cent, were settled by joint agreement between organizations on both sides, and 11, or 2.03 per cent, were settled by arbitration.

WRECK OF NEW YORK CENTRAL ELECTRIC TRAIN.

The outbound White Plains and Brewster express on the New York Central railroad was wrecked near 205th street, New York city, Saturday evening, Feb. 16, 1907. Eighteen persons were killed outright and nearly 150 injured. Four of the wounded died within a few hours of the accident. The train, which was drawn by two electric locomo

tives, was running at a high rate of speed when the last coach left the track. Four other cars were overturned and all were dragged for a distance of seven blocks before the motor cars, which remained on the rails, were brought to a stop. Nearly all the passengers were injured and those killed were frightfully mutilated.

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1905.

118.2 117.5 122.7

100.4

1906.

126.1 128.5 134.8 115.8

124.7 152.6
134.1 128.5 164.7 120.4 121.8 175.5
SUMMARY OF RELATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES, 1895 TO 1906, BY GROUPS.

Average price for 1890-1899-100.

129.7

112.1 107.1 152.1

126.6

131.8

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