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we're tonight. Mr.. NJ. Va, f,.0.-,
terrupte1 BY applause, and al dory
the plaudits OF his co.labOrers hait
Volnt Der Cute lager beer, and RI; a.
was passed round ~ q cOpioua u.n-ns
q general commingling OF glasses -si,
suit. Mr.. Birmingham was NV, ~. We
on, and With all the modestv ~ eo y
her teens begged TO be excused q, 1St
Mr.. Birmingham was not accustOmsa c0Oa
lie speaking, &C., but after ! 800 p&
coaxing, ne got the gearings o.. ma ma YEA u
himself, though unaccustomed - 'Ioss
speaking, that he was a good. son.a pOOs
mon sense practical talker, and =. Co
ated no such by his audience. 'ppfss
MIR. Stephen Murphy, a man lOO,;
ture and wide Of shoulders, was cAIi.5 y
and made one OF the briefest and S. a."N Opa
pact speeches, il was my pleasure co..
listen to. He was succeeded NJ 1T
Meter, Secretary, in an eloquent ana 4
ole address, in which he showed L-.U
troubles anu trials the association NV
periencsd; being q young man, bs";s
very retentive memory, and one az NM.
members Of the union, he gave a 49,. .a
history OF the organization I'd allnS.S 1870 s
modestv to the part be PLAYED Ia IA ~
organization. The consultation ~, ~
up by himself, and written i'm the vo,s So
be would steal opportunity, and V ,S.aIl
would find q boss coming Ia
clip the paper upon which be VA 49,, s
under the hide upon which be was n
with the sentence half written. and ~.
opportunity would offer be would -.
out and finish it. Mr.. Meters. ~.
throughout. was replete with gaod ad,i.. \
livered in an easy eloquent STYLE. Lns
least was B. J. Murphy, Of to- X OsSN
the very opposite MIR. Stephen Murub, N
former being about four feet and ~
and the latter ak feet three. B. ]. Nm.
addressed the meeting for few .eoo,t
and was followed by two gentlemen, a
bers Of the union, who sang comic aud |. \
timental songs TO the delight Of every Nj
con present, and afterwards follows MI
last round OF the collation., cousisn0.
I" Der Besser, Lager Beer, MIt, SVs,'
Kase, and Holland Herring" after VS-
all retired with three cheers and tire A
the Currier's Association.
Time and space will not Kermit a !,
dong justice TO the occasion, but permit
to say, that IL was an example for MI
trades to follow. YAM,
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FROM PENNSYLVANIA
MEADVILLE, Sept 4thi

MBADVILLB, Sept 4tn, W
TO the Editor Of the woREIHGHAxs ADVocI%
The impulse given by the solid SA
the Labor Reform Congress, to ths
Of the glorious cause throughout ~
try 10 plainly observable. CraWiOr1
is on the move, the Platform Of the ~
Convention has been heartily enaC%
an enthusiastic mass meeting OF Norl
on 3lst inst. A call for aCounty VA
tion to nc inmate State and Cou1v
has Just been issued, 10 which old Ptg
are laid aside, and all are inVise1 /"
under the new banner OF justice and
and to lend a helping hand 80 ~
Mighty wave OF ruin that il fast EnIs.s
to sink our great Republic into oO.'
with dead monArchies Of the pa%
leaders are energetic and have Pr,St
selfish aims in that contest, their y"
10 the right place, Crawford COuoy
on the march who will fall 10 anu w W
army still stronger. Let all max M
ing, no matter how small, and tne
be done. victory will favor the rlRT M
end. +" Despise not the day oil smAn w
is a maxim that should be regsroeu-
all things be not afraid il your no
few, so long as a platform 50 IL"
is your foundation. -
"For thrice 10 be armed who hAsn, - Y. strd
And be but naked though locked up m1-ro,sS
whose conscience with injusnce
May God speed the good cause !" Ersp
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TEE AVoND1LR NUnDRR.

Ts are glad % see thar che directors Of
the coal fcompany are doing something to
amA liorate the conditions OF the widows
AMI orphans whose Husbands and fathers
haks been murdered BY the, 8ross culpabilisy
Of yIese soulless corporations. Bot We pro-
ted against covering up their palpabls crime
byttmpiously charging it to the dispsnsa-
tidl Of an all wise Providence" 1t is tins
th& such irreligion and blasphemy should
be- rsbuksd-nO gentlemen-cOrporatiOn
am directors for unlawful gains you have
permitted this whole sale slsughter and you
sbt laid be held accountable for it. The
vidims Of this Avondals disaster 90 far ~
as4ertained number ITO. II experience had
nOt proved over and over again that 1t 10 ex-
trf nely dangerous to have not more than
or shaft there might be some excuse for
sush gross neglect in providing for the
sskety of the miners. Let the charge of
mfrder then rest on the heads Of these Di
I'd tOrs so firmly that no impious appeal
tdProVidenc can for q moment be enter
tsAned. Such an expression Of public senti-
N bnt may compel the Legislatures Of the
SNAte to make some provision against the
Wholesale slaughter Of its hard working and
Unprotected miners.
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According to this statement the American
saw makers ret for six dayS work $35.4S
I'm gold Asore wages than the Sheffield work
men receive.
sfAfgMKRfs or CoAAIeeI0EBR WELLS.
The Special Commissioner Of the United
States REVENGE, Mr.. David A. Wells, in his
last report t( 1857. furnishes the following
information touching the compensation OF
labor in certain leading branches OF in
dustry in the United States and Europe.
He SAYS:
In the manufacture Of cotton the aver
age excess Of wages paid In the United
States In 1867, over those paid for the cor
responding labor in Great Britain, gold
being taken "a the standard in both cases,
the Commission sscertAined to 3S1 percent.
"In Belgium, from m examination OF less
complete data, the sverage depression in
wages, 40 compared with the United States,
appears TO DO about 48 per cent. The fol
lowing are specific illustrations Of the spe'
cialties OF labor in the cotton manufacture
in the United States, Great Britain and
Belgium:
I" Workers IN cotton ssiQs-aveFAge weekly
wages or earnings Tin gold):
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To the Member Of the National Labor
Union of the United States.

AsnASW WViAnBAsA @AN "~eAs
The sad tidiDgs that death has so unex-
pectedly and prematUreiy removed your hon
ored and able President, VIM. h. Sylvis, .
loyal, persevering, and indefatigabIe worker
in the good cause from among you, have
filed Us With indefatigable grief and sorrow.
The great brotherhood and sisterhood Of toll
can but i'll afford to loose such tried cham
pions in the bloom Of life as him whose loss
We mourn in common. But though able
counsellors and tried leaders are not over
abundant, we find consolation in the know
ledge that there are others in your ranks
willing and able to serve you in mis- stead,
and with the same zeal and devotion. We
are pre-sssured that your present session
will select the right men for the right places,
and make arrangements that will enable you
to continue the great struggle without any
Interruption, and insure its success. Yours
in the bonds Of labor, brotherhood and sis
terhOOd By order of the General Council
Of the international WorkiDgGen's Associa
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THE BEECHER.STOwE.BYRON
SENSATION.

The atlantic Monthly having descend I'D
from the position Of being first class j.
terary journal, to that of a refined senh
tional species Of storytelling, yellow Cover-
ed Literature, has continued its descent o.
til it has become famous, or notorious lat
least as the retailer Of very fine span sOs!a-
dal dug out of the grave of the Byron family,
by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stow. The EXCISE
for ventilating this morbid curiosity IOf
Mrs. Stove, is the alleged popularity of loe
Countess Giuccioli's publication Of booI in
defence of Lord Byron. Those who Rad
Byron's works, read them because they i'd
mire bis genius and not his vices. INV,
the reading public aside from the sensatiot sal
news mongers, will continue to read L rd
Byron's works, and We assure Mrs Stfw,
they no particular interest in khe
tilt between her and Lord Byron's mistTks s.
Whether Lord Byron, or Lady Byron, Fss
most to blame in their family quarrels, has
10 charms for anybody, but antiquated stan-
dal mongers-eVen these cease TO scentethe
fragrance Of a first class scandal, AfteA all
The PARTIES and their relatives have ceased to
exist. The grave generally hides alike the
ipjurer and the injured. But 40 tOt the
story Of Lord ByrOn's being guilty of in4est,
we do not believe a word Of il, beduse
there is no possibility that such ciims
could under the circumstances TemaiDek 90
long a secret But admitting it's trutht no
good purpose could be served by Mrs. Slow,
in '3bumipg from the grave the dead gar
cas-, Of such gross libidiousness. Its feet
at this time could only be furDIsbing AN
other illut'rious example Of vice for an pge,
and portion Of country &c, corrupt, THAI de-
population is said to be taking place bf the
terrible crimes Of fOeticide. II Mrs. Aow,
must il dUlge in this gboulish tnterpriseswhV
did she not 90 back to some Of the Tlus
uious kirgs Ct old England, and IL shese
would net answer, she could then dk up
King Solomon, or David, and they Would
have furnished abundant material foS her
labor Of 10, snd where she could have
found an ample field in which to sxa rCis'
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FROM KANSAS.
EsIE, Neosho County, Sept. /, 1sf

GsAsS NoVouv OvuusyS ooPs IL low
To the Editor Of the woaKmeMAH's ADVOCATE.
II is impossible for me to remain an in
different spectator, to the attempts which are
daily being made, to bring q monarchisl
Government in Amsrica. Bribery, corrupt
ton, land monopoly, and an extensive pa
tronage system, are in the hands Of dsms-
gogues doing the work. speak from per-
sonal knowledge, when say that many
papers la this State are money muxsled in
the interests of demagogues, and it lie impos-
sible for o reform through them. 1 could
make some strange revelations if this were
the appropriate time.
TEST oArH TO IN ADhNIsfERxD TO PUBLIC MEN
/, A. B., in the presence Of Almighty God,
aud these witnesses, do solemnly swear that l
hove mot given, offered, or accepted q bride or
coosiderAtion Of any kidd, for the permission Of
legislation that will not give, otter, or accept
bride that will expose, and bring to punish
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Frsorms-The average weekly wages Of
all employs In the msnafactories Of 6re-
arms in the United States, Great Britain
and France in the year 1857, were Is fol-
lows:
In The United States. sold. xa.s
In kusland, TSo
In france, 6S&
In this branch therefore the rates of
wages in the United States are Sc per 1t.
more than In England, and los per cent.
more than in France.
" Iron Founding and AachSns BnsIdino-
Average excess In wages paid in iron foan-
dries and machine shops In the United Sta
tee in 1867 and 1858, over those paid for ii
milisF labor in England, SO per cent. The
following are specific illustrations Of the
average weekly wages paid to the following
enumerated employees In tins branch Of In
dustry in the countries above referred to:
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FROM NEVADA
SILVER CIrY, Sept

SILVER CRY, oeP~
70 the Editor Of The woRKneHAE's Adv
AT . regular meeting of the INV 4. IdrI
Union, No. 1856, Of Nevaoa' Do,uID
preamble and resolutions We's
adopted II r-uiOB
WHEREAS, We the members O 4. y
Of Nevada, deeply dePlori1g q srItAI
worthy champion the late ". o. q ,.,icuI
dent Of the Iron Moulders' lntef"'
Therefore be il -moa.bg !
Resolved, ThA. the heartfelt sy~ 1-ObIs
Union be rendered to his WioO"
all his other relations. ~
Resolved. That the charter :,
draped in mourning for thirty ~, IA ~
Resolved, That this preamble ~ ~
be published in the WORKTGA
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ment any person vhen nag knsx % b gsilty
of giving, offering, = according bsibes; thse l
viii reveal Ill pat egesees q vhieh NY y
coenizanA ThisI 60 I fooly end velsnt.ssly
taks in 10 pressses q this ss.spha:ge. eandng
myself - s.bseriel1g % - penalties IN e.ss
persy cco6scssnd r. - ksaeAs Of ths rsss,
mysslf declared lu6.noss y pablo dserss. end
forever aftsr debasrea from the exercise VI any
Of the rights, political, or civil. which my sa's
belonrsd 10 ms % q eisisen Of the unfeso
StatesI
I ~ this let % draw the dividing line BE-
tween crime, and honesty, 20 strongly % 20
be plainly perceived. 60 \
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said upen the actual condition Of those sons
Of the soil. ~ they actually exist at the
prsssnt day IN Eaglsnd. Never did the
words Of The post some more homo q pras-
tisal truths and psesopal dssiss 70 iatslligeat
English workosn thaa shay % now.
OF old tAlDC q ere sssF-s11,
On GOOD thtnu nsas ss gee6 snopuA 4
Well show shas - cen help 10 ffGns
A world q ether sfaRS
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Notice.

Mr.. Trevellick, President Of the National
Labor Union, writes to request all delegates
to the last session Of that body TO tend the
names ard address Of persons in their res
pectiVe States, in order to enable him to
make the various appoint ments required BY
the proceedings and resolutions Of the lats
Congress. M. Trevellick's address is No.
10S Griswold street, Detroit, Mich.
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WOrkingmeA's Congress.
The following telegram has been received
10y the associated press, announcing the as
Isembling Of the International Workingmen's
Congress at Basic, in Switzerland, on the
il4th inst. We expect in our next issue to
he enabled to give our readers letters from
the editor Of the ADVOCATE "a. O. Camsron),
delegate from the National Labor Union Of
the United States:
BAsLK, Sept. l5.-The International Work
ingmens congress convened yesterday. large
number Of delegates we're present. Congratu.
latory letters and dispatches from all parts OF
Europe and North America have been received.
A letter from the German workIngmen Of New
York City, regretting their inability 70 send q
delegate, and q communication from the Nation
nj Labor Union of the United States, were re-
ceived. Mr.. Cameron, an American delegate,
made a long speech, and invited delegates to
attend the National Labor Congress, 10 be held
at Cincinnati 10 1870.
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Omce Holders Va. the People.

We are glad to see that the people are be-
finniOg to move in the right direction, and
khile they are about it We hope they will
Aake clean sweep Of it. 1t is high time the
Augean stables we're cleaned out, the rooms
Ientilated as BY lre, preparatory to the ad-
issiOn Of men who have sympathies with
lst!ce and right, whose aims are higher than
building up slnecures and gorging the we'll
Allied pockets Of officers. Among the Officers
at We desire TO see routed is the Judge Of
Re Superior Court. WOrkiDgmen may we'll
understand that, if they do not desire to be
4bld out on special assessments they bad
better look to it that the present incunbaDt,
(. Gary, retlres to private life. Il vas his
bling that puts into the pockets Of the city
herk some $4,000 to 5000 per year, by re-
kuiring the poor men Of our city to pay from
el0 to 5000 for certified copies Of the assess
'oeDt rolls before their cases can be heard.
{ workingmen want this matter righted let
hem 20 for the nomination aud election Of
Fames 81. KnOwlton on the peoples ticket.
Now 10 the time TO look to this matter. Let
ne wOrkingmsn see that Judge Knowltou ia
but on to the ticket, and they may rest az
ured that this evil will be cured and their
rights protected in the bitter contest between
ehe people and the aristocsacy, which has
begun and must be carried out to the bitter
end.
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herr genius and crafty her taste in this d.
reel lon. We commend the history Of these
Wodthies 10 the serious ecnsidssAtim Of
Mr. Stow.
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Other proofs might be adducsd, but the
foregoing being the highest Official evidence
available at this moment, think will be
sufficient to establish the fact. 40 asserted In
the resolution, to wit: That the wages Of
workingmen in the United States are higher
than in any other country.
MosRs w. FIELD.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

sept stn, loos
TO the Editor Of the WoRKmeMAE's ADvocln.
The funeral Of the late Secretary q VI
came on to-day. The weather wu NJ
favorable and large turnout WIS exD.u.
all theDepartments being closed. The baa
than whom there 10 no race more fond Oi NJ
play, were ON hand early.
The whole popOlace seemed to DO On
balconies and sidewalks Of Pennuu
Avenue at an early hour. | never msi
great q variety Of the human family. I'D
were those resembling Miles Standish d
May Flower, Mike Walsh, and Mayor Bow
in the crowd, and I have no doubt h
could have been found the cOun.erpn
Mrs. Stow, and Lady Byron. Every ma
was represented except the Chinese
every creed and style Of dress except
bloomer.
Paradsd by . motley crowd Of dGrtis
all ages, sexes, and colors, and SquI "
the mounted Metropolitan Police he 4
cession, an imposing pageant aanEa
thousands OF idle ragged negroes cOaps
" filed the Avenue from the Tressu1
partmeRt 10 the capital gate.
The three hundred hacks marching
abreast, was BY no means the most inpM
feature. The military from three 70
hundred strcng presented q hne appears
and the music was excellent. The
bearers were
Brevet Brigadier Ganeral A. j. MVer,
Brevet Major General L ID. TownOeud,
Brevet Major General A. A. Humphreys
Commodore MelanctOn Smith,
Brevet Major General A. B. Dyer,
Brevet Major General A. b Eaton,
Brevet Major General NJ. @. Meigu,
General Giles A. Smith,
Brevet Major General John 4 Smith,
Brevet Major General r. ID. Marcy,
Brigadler General jacob Zellin,
BreVet Major General B. W. Brice,
BreYet Major General o. 0. Howard,
Brevet Major General j. X Barnes,
Brevet Major General Soseph Holt,
The Mayor Of Washington.
Among the relations Of the deceased VI
Mrs. RsWIins, and parents, james ha1
Sarah Rawlins, Mrs. Charles Hume, and
and Mrs. L. T. Hume.
The children at the WAllach SchOd
the following beautiful hyms - che prev
sion was passing:
TER BoLDIER's GRAVs.
Night winds are mournfullY weeping.
WhispeFing oak-brnnenes wave
where Jour loved ashe arc slssping,
form Of The true and the brave
silence relgnD brwaahlomB mroWnd you,
All your conflicts are DER,
Deep Do the Aleep rhas hath bound you, NJ
Trumpet shall Foass jon no more.
Sweet and serena be your slumbeF;
Hearts for whose freedom you bled.
MLlicns whom mo man can number,
Tears Of md gratitude sned,
Never shall morn, brightly breaking, A
Enter your enambsr Of gloon,
TIL the lAst trumpet awMkinG
Sounds through the depths Of the TONI
The Beethoven Octet Club, pref
the final salute at the vault, with
choice music set to the following Wc'a
Sigh not ye winds On passing DER
The chambers Of the dead ye ~:
Weep mot, W dewg for theDe no more
Shall ever weep, shall ever Sigh
Why mourn the throbbing breast at re-,
How Btih it lies within the breast
Why moarn, when death D. sssnEs uI pee
And in the grave our DorroSs eeaHel
The overworked clerks and other sa'
ers have had two holidays already thB
and another - announced TO- SstGS
honor OF the death Of Senator FeSsidH
Numbers OF the aforesaid clerks&.'
not be glad to have such deaths O'sl
frequently. NOEnT
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BENJAMIN SwEEATr, Chairman,
CowKLL SrrPsrv, Treasurer,
J.GEoRoE EccenTUs, Gen. Secy
London, August Is, ISIS
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AVN 4HowtYu0S~Ic-4ue@ average PsAOo Va
pudding iron per ton
In the United States, gold, eEs
In England, a1f
In Belgium, $50
" The average weekly earnings Of puddlers
in the leading iron producing countries are
a. follows:
UDitsd States, gold, sle54
England, s.I5
France, $50
Belgium, 800
RnsGia, LIS
I'm this department OF industry We select
the price paid for padding a. an indication
of the entire average Of wages in this branch
Of industry in the different countries, al
though the work performed under this head
ID NOT always the same in every establish
ment.
" UnskiIlsd Labor-The following are the
average ratss Of weekly wages paid for I'M
skilled labor in the manufacturing estab-
lishmeots in the countries below emu
mefsseo:
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Of persons employed In manufactures
cotton are a. follows:
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FROM ENGLAND.

I'VE DO NOT hold eurssivss rsspensibas Cor any ~
Ion expressed BY our oorrespondenta1
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1As wages HssS b Wsrksss~sa b dis Cosassy sad is
Ewess-Cs~Sarassss fsesss-HseA Dxi,s Oh ImpOv>
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COTTON vs., CURRENCY.

address the Preudesst Of he NGtionaI Labor UasOM
r. T. TRAvLLucK No. los GrisWOld street. Detroit,
Mich
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OFFICIAL ORGAN or THE LABOR UNION

CHIC AGO & LPHFAI
SATURDAY. Sept. IS, 1899.
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WAGES IN GAS WORKS.

A regular correspondent OF the FUssing
Post, signed " No Monopoly" has repeated
ly demonstrated in its columns that working
men of every trade and occupation in the
Unised States receive higher wages than are
paid for similar labor In Europe, and have
now before me statement Published by the
Post, and endorsed BY it % follows:
The average wages Of persons employed in
the gas works In New York and London, re-
aneo,ivelv ara.
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woRxIsexss IN COUNCIL,

not, however, In the city council, but i'm
council for their own interests in the
next municipal election, and il 10 quite
probable We shsll have some ten, or
twelve, workingmen in the next city cous-
Gil. AT meeting Of the wcrkinemsn's and
Reform Party, held on Tuesday night, IL was