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GRAND COUNCIL OF THE MINERS
ASSOCIATION

In this issue of the ADVOCATE We pub
hsh call for a special session Of the Grand
Council of the Miners Benevolent and Pro
lection Association of Illinois, Indiana
and Missouri, to be held ia st Louis, No
on the 8th OF July. We would advise
every reader # the AUVoATE ia the min
ing regions to carefully peruse the dOcu-
ment and twstudy ~oll what action should
be taken for future guidance It is highly
important that thorough organization
should east among the miners Of the west
and northwest, and ia the absence Of a
National organization, that a perfect IN
derstandng should exist between the MI
ncrs Of tho west and those Of the cast
There are many grievances now existing
among the miners of the western country
which cannot be redressed without con
certed action. They are subjected to
wrongs and injuries that no other class Of
men have OF would submit to- Yet for
these they have the remedy in their own
hands UNITE AND BIZ FIRM
We would again commend the call to a
careful perusal Of our mining readers
throughout the Western States
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THERE Is SOMETHING ROTTEN IN
DENMARK

Justice, what is it We had Just finish
ed reading the reasons assigned by Judge
Rapello of ths Court of Appeals, of New
York, for rendering his decision that
Stokes should be assigned new trial,
trh.ch decision. tCdS unanimously GPPrOred
~ 4 full bench; and were comparing the vas
cllllAting course Of justice IN dealing with
this noted criminal with the brutal and
prompt severity meted out to George Fran
els Tram, BY Judge Davis Of the Supreme
Court, for All offense, compared to which,
to muehlll, " hen our attention was direct
ed 10 the recent decisions Of the Supreme
Court Of Illinois Out Of twenty cases
upon which action was taken, the decisions
If the inferior courts were reversed III
nttecH instances, and new trials ordered.
Is there not food for serious reflection IN
this state Of affairs Are the ends of jus
tice served or perverted 10y the legal quib-
bles and technicaIities which every wealthy
rogue is enabled to avail himself Of by
these never ceSslng appeals, while the poor
er classes ART denied al equal privilege !
Can't We discount the red tape Of England
about which 1t is So popular to prate, while
We are following rapidly IN her footsteps
Common law Ia common sense. at least
such was the opinion Of Americas greatest
t.,F . H..
Tallyrand's expression that language was
meant to conceal ideas ls accepted as our
model. That prince Of Jugglers Of the New
York bar. John Graham, furnished the key
70 the whole matter, when he informed
client that delay MAS one half the battle
but money and money alone, generally Sc
cures that desideratum The fact is IS ev-
Ident as the nose on y man face that our
whole Judicial system is rotten to the core,
and no class IN the community have as
much interests IN securing reform "a our
mechanical or working population. They
are invariably the victims. and will contin-
ne to be SO, SO long As political h&rlots are
elevated 10 the bench
And now 70 cap the climax, the Supreme
Court Of Indiana has granted new trial
to Mrs. Glenn, twice tried and convicted on
the charge Of murder, and this too, by the
most overwhelming testimony. The grounds
upon which such trial has been granted,
are 50 superficial and trivial that the lndi-
ana Sentinel declares them unworthy Of
serious consideration
Justice War Is IT
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Model Citizens.

The following account of the causes
which recently led to riot among the
Chinese operatives at Beaver Falls, will,
perhaps, open the eyes Of some Of our phi
lanthropists as to the character ofthe viper
We are hugging to our bosoms
PITTsBURGH, Pa, June I4.-Beaver
Falls was the scene Of q riot last night
between the Chinese employed at the cut
lery works of that place. All Poy, their
agent, recently issued An order against
gambling and the use Of opium by the Ce-
lestials. Yesterday, in pursuance of this
order, Mr.. Crane, a white man who acts in
the capacity Of y detective, went So far as
to take pipe out Of the mouth Of Chi
naman, who was soothing his nerves with
the opiate. This was the signal for a
grand row, and the greatest excitement
ensued. Four Of the Cinnamon who had
been discharged for breaking the rule, lay
in wait for All Poy. They were armed
with knives and iron clubs, and meant to
kill their interpreter. This party Was re-
infOrced by some forty others belonging
to the force over which Che Hong, the ri
val Of All Puy presided. All the China
men in the works, numbering over 1870.
quit work, and the streets of Beaver dur
ing evening were filled with excited Celes-
tiels. All Poy got wind Of the warlike
demonstrations, and managed to reach
the residence Of Crane, where he found a
refuge from his pursuers. They invited
him to meet them, pledging their words a.
gentlemen that If he did come out they
would cut him into very fine pieces. The
whites, who are bitter i'll their feelings to-
ward Cinnamon, urged them on to deeds
Of bloodshed, and for a time the worst
was feared However, the officers of the
company succeeded toward midnight in
inducing the excited children from the
Flowery Kingdom Ia return to their quar-
tiers. This morning some thirty Of them,
under charge Of Che Hong, expressed a
desire to return to California, where opium
was i'll abundance and gambling no crime
There is much excitement yet, and appre-
tensions II much trouble.
Isn't it All outrage that Cinnamon should
be prevented from cutting their foreman
into very fine pieces, from gambling OF
eating opium. Isn't it time that Che
Hong was after All Poy, when he denied
them these Injuries And this is the class
Of men whom the pruprictors Of the Bea
yer Fall Cutlery Works would supplsnt
the chrstianlzel. intelligent American
mechanic with. They may laugh at the
playing with edged tools.
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Iron Items.

The Hubbard rolling mill is already be
ginning to attract attention by making a
superior quality Of iron. 1t is carefully
managed and none but the best Of work
men are employed here.
Evansville, Indiana, is to have a rolling
mill an immense one to be built by Hill
man Bros. \ Sons, wealthy manufacturers
Of Tennessee
The Crane Iron Company, Of Lehigh
Pennsylvania, are erecting furnace Of the
Bushnell pattern for the purpose of expe-
rlmenting IN the roasting IT ore.
The Cambria rolling mill at Johnstown,
Pennsylvania, has been made fire proof by
an iron girder Of the roof Just placed IN
position.
The mill Of the Newcastle Manufacturing
Company employs eighty men, to whom
are paid 81 800 semi monthly. The works
cover SIX acres Of land. and consume, an
nually, twelve hundred tons of pay iron.
But two furnaces have been blown IN"
in the vicinity Of youngstown. Ohio, since
the strike ended. The old Briar Hill fur
mace, and the new furnace of Andrews &
Hitchcock at Hubbard.
All the furnaces and mills at Niles are
running up 10 their full capacity. they
all, with the exception Of one furnace, ran
without interruption, during the whole of
the strike.
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NEWS FROM THE OLD WORLD.
Progress OF the Labor MoVemeRt strikes,
Compromise and Lock Ouas.

From the Edngburgh Reformer, June Z.
STRIFE Or BOLTON GOLFERS.
About 900 GOLFERS in Bolton district
have struck work III consequence Of no
tice of reduction Of Al per pit load.
GREENoCk RoPEsPISNEKs.
The ropesplnners' strike has ceased,
Messrs Tough having followed suit of the
other masters, and granted the mems
wishes for increase Of wages
STRIKE AT JARkUW
The rivet headers in Messrs Palmers
iron works, barrow, struck work ON Mon
day morning for 2s per week advance on
wages.
THE CLEVELAND lockout
The Cleveland mine owners met on Mon
day in Middlesbrough and resolved to meet
deputation from the National Miners
Association to day.
The Cleveland miners strike has termi-
mated, the masters having accepted the
mems proposals for arbitration.
The dispute between the West Yorkshire
coal owners and their men, in reference t.
the proposed reduction Of 10 per cent has
been referred to the arbitration of the
Mayor of Leeds
The strike Of rivet headers at Palmers'
ship building yard, Jarrow, terminated ON
Thursday, the men returning to work at
All advanced rate of wages
DUNDEE SHUTTLEMAKERs
The Dundee shuttlemakers demand for
an increase Of two shillings on the present
rate Of wages has been conceded by the
masters, and the men received the advance
on Saturday.
rLoUGHHES' AGITATION.
Numerous meetings If ploughmen have
been held ia Fife during these few evenings
past They are forming themselves into a
union for obtaining higher wages and the
adoption Of fewer hours IF labor.
Mr.. GLADSTONE AND THE LABoRERs' UNION
At meeting Of the Council Of the Agri-
cultural Laburers mon at LeamingIon-
MIR. Dixon, Nj. p, presiding letter was
read from Mr.. Gladstone's secretary, stat
ing that it Was not in Mr.. Gladstones pow
er to attend meetings of this nature; nor
did he think it would be advantageous;
but he observed with care all proceedings
of the kind with a sincere sdesire that
Justice and harmony may prevail in the re-
AdIiOIS DCAnOCAi AapOlOAS Gnu ioAh WI
Jacob Bright wrote that the Lynd Laws
were at the bottom Of the laborers present
low condition
THE S1oTMAKERS STRIKE.
The bootmakers Of Edinburgh, to the
number Of about 800, struck work on We'd
nesday in consequence Of the refusal Of
the masters to grant an advance equal to
% per cent. on the present rate Of wages
An offer of cd per hour for sixty hours per
week WAS made to the men on Monday, IN
accordance with their own request, hut
was refused, with request to reconsider
the piece rates. 1t is said that about loo
Of the men have left town, and that the
rest we're to leave this week
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THE WORKING WOMEN OF NEW
ENGLAND.

The following picture of overworked
children in New England factories is drawn
by the Springfield, Mass U".on:
Halt starved and overworked, cuffed
and showed about as though there were no
room for them anywhere, they are consid-
erably more iii need than the omnibus and
car horses Of the protection Of q society to
prevent cruelty to animals. Ten, eleven,
twelve hours day in our mills, and six
teen to eighteen in other countries, il a
heavier burden than any such shoulders
should carry.
True to the life, but how many Of the
New England journals supported the fac
tory operatives in the recent endeavor to
secure the adoption d the te" hour sys-
ten Would Senator Sprague require the
same amount Of labor from his carriage
horses that he demands every day from
thousands of children, stunted physically
and intellectually by overwork, but who
will yet live to plague their oppressors
Confined in overcrowded, oyerhested, lily
ventilated prisons never ceasing
tOil-their only heritage, is il any wonder
if communism should gain afoothold among
the rising generation in these industrial
centres The dignity of labor is to them
the drudgery Of lifetime, without ray
Of hope Or sunshine to vary their msnoto-
nous career. We earnestly trust that at the
forthcoming labor convention this villain
Gus system will be thoroua hiy ventilated,
and steps taken 10 bring its enormity be
fore the American people.
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Stewart, Directors. The capital stock was
fixed at 81, 600 all was subscribed on the
spot, for the purpose Of sinking a shaft
through the first vein. The work will be
pushed day and night until the shaft is in
operation. -BrdEa Miner.
RereIgn.
The YORKSHIRE MISERs-The question
between the West Yorkshire coal owners
and their men in reference to the pro-
posed reduction Of 10 per cent. has been
referred to the arbitration Of the Mayor Of
Leeds.
THE Coal MINERS OF GLAsGOw.-The
question between the employers and their
workmen in reference to a reduction Of
wages to the amount of one shilling per
day has been amicsbly arranged. After q
few idle days, and several meetings, the
men resolved to a reduction of cd per day
and this offer has been accepted by the
masters.
An immense meeting of the miners Of
Scotland was held i'll the Queens Park,
Edinburgh, on Monday, May %, to pro
test against the special rules, introduced
by the mine owners aud sustained by Mr..
Bruce, the Home Secretary. Over 30
OOO miners were present. Mr.. John Gil
lespie was appointed chairman, and able
and eloquent addresses were made by
Messrs. Drinnan, Of Crofthsad, Casey, OF
South Yorkshire, Malcolm, Of Holytown,
Mcdonald, Sir Robert Anstruther and Mr.
Plimsoll, M. p. The following are the
resolutions passed
That this meeting Of miners, assembled
from all parts Of Scotland, protest against
the new special rules hear, hear, and
applause and declare that unless they
are altered III accordance with their wishes,
they will not work under them on any
condition whatever.
That the meeting beg to state that they
are still willing to meet the employers on
OF before the "a of June, TO avert, if posi-
bic, y strike Of the miners generally iii
Scotland; and further, to establish board
or boards Of arbitration, to settle all dis
putes. Hear, hear, and applause.)
That memorial be- drawn up, signed
by the chairman on behalf Of this meeting
asking her Majesty to look to the pooI
sailors, and urge upon the House Of Com
mons, before it breaks up this session, t.
pass q bill to protect them.
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The MINER.

TIE miners Of the Koh-i-noor Colhery,
Shenandoah, Schuylkill county, Pa, are
still out, and are determined to have the
increased wages demanded from the Phil
adelphia Coal and Iron Company. They
have been out about three weeks. The
miners at Indian Ridge Colliery, in the
same district, are now ut work, the rule
requiring them to 60 into the mines early
in the morning not being enforced.
Coal banks in the vicinity Of Carbon, In
diana, yet out ON average sixteen carloads
Of coal per day.
Tbs new coal mines near Saline, Ind.
are now in running trim, and coal 10 being
daily taken out in large quantities.
Coal OF excellent quality mas been dis
covered in Vermillion, Co, Ills.
Messrs DIR. Sharp and DIR. Stewart, for
merly Of this place, have been boring in
Bledsoes well, at Hartford, Vigo Co, for
coal. At a depth Of eighty feet they struck
q vein of superior quality Of bituminous
coal thIrty -eight,inches thick. At depth
Of two hundred and thirty feet they went
through q second vein over five feet thick
The citizens have met and organized q
company, eliciting w. ID. Hampton, Pres
ident; L. ID. Weeks, Treasurer; A. 8. Kes-
ter, Secretary, and p. Bledsoe and Robert
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THE PUOD LERS.

New works, called the Jackson Iron and
Steel Works are being erected in the upper
part Of Allegheny, Pa, for the manufac-
ture of agricultural steel The works will
consist Of an extensive foundry, converting
furnaces and finishing shops, and are in
tended to use the new Jackson process Of
converting the IRON castings into steel
1t j. announced to the Elmira Advertiser
that the process q rerolling Bessemer steel
rails, hitherto regarded impossible, has
been successfully performed in that city,
by the use Of a newly patented lux which
Overcomes the hardness and intractsbilty
Of the material This, if true, is ali impor-
tant discovery, as steel rails, now in such
extensive use on all leading American
roads. have hitherto been regarded As use
less after their first term Of service.
We have frequent mentioned the build
ing Of the monster furnace " Rosena -
by Refs, Brown 4 Berger at New Castle
Pa. With the single exception of fur
nace at JuhnstOwn, Pa. this IS the largest
in that State, and for all we know, the
largest ia the United States The furnace
is now completed, and on Wednesday Of
last week, at 9 clock, the first cast was
made, it having been blown III at noon the
previous day. over fifteen tons Of first
class metal was drawn as result Of the
first cast. The quantity was greater and
the quality better than the proprietors ex
pected from the first cast, another cast " as
made the same day with the same crafty
ing results as the first Speaking Of this
furnace New Castle exchange says:
Mhen in full operation, Rosena will cast
every SIX hours, and turn out a large
amount Of metal Everything SO far works
smoothly, and as well as the proprietors
could ask for We congratulate them on
the success Of the undertaking, and wish
they may make plenty Of money with their
new and beautiful furnace
The Tyrone Herald says After short
suspension of work on account Of q scarcity
Of metal, the Tyrone Forge is again turn
ing out blooms as fast as any well arranged
forge and good wOrkmen can make them
The Hampton furnace at Birdsville
Berks county, Pa, which has been out Of
blast for six months, has, during that time
been changed from charcoal to anthracite,
and is now i'll operation. The proprietors
intend to make grade Of iron from which
Bess, mer steel can be manufactured.
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PROCEEDINGS OF Thh ANNUAL tbNN ENlipN.
SECOND DAYS PEOcEEDIS1s.
The Union was called 70 order at y
o'clock A. NJ, by the President
The minutes 81 the first day we're read
when the President announced the Stand
ing Committee as follows
Committee on Appeals Messrs. Plank,
No. ~ Harper, rs, Coulter, 40; Young,
go Singleton, .; Clarke, 81 Murray, 9.
Penney, ?; Peck, 10; McMurty, | Pride,
l23 Grover, %; Atty, ~.
Committee ON Finance Messrs Webb,
No. lO2; Mckenzie, 4; BroSn, Ii; Rob
inson. lOl; Marsden, d; Jamison, 81; Col
yer, l2l Wood, IS; Muirhead, 20; Cent?
Ter, 81; Mallory 70; Benny, 6i; Bevan, 62
Committee on Subordinate Unions
Messrs. Hedges, No. L.; Steele, | Myer-
hotter, 1875; Mcnamara. d; Roderus, 10.
Curtis, 100; Lowry, 10; Cotfey, 1873.
Crank, 10; McCovern, II; Goldsmith, IA;
Spinning, of Rochester
Committee on Returns Nessrs Cherry,
No. IL; Boudreau, l6; Feehan, 4; Finn,
IL; Neiman, 80; Oliver. ~; Britton, 81 /;
Picket, At; Austin, 80; Hofington, 40;
Gleason, 80; Weinsheimer, 50
Committee on Unfinished Business. -
Messrs. Craft, No. q Gilbert, "a; Dsvy,
|; Farrell, 81; Douglas, z; HARDWOOD, ~;
Dandurand, 3; Levsey, 81; Sullivan, "a;
Kline, Il; Palmer, 1l8; Brewer, l57.
Committee on New Business Messrs.
Hannah, No. 6; Cade, 2; Quinn, Is; Der
vey, y; Boyd, Z; Curran, ~; Lynch,
l07i Abby, 1870; Stevens, IA McCay,
l5l; Gritfard, 145.
Committee on Female Labor essrs
Crosby, No. l45; Hammond, Il; Lowry,
50; Ramsay, lOl Marcot, l59; Lee
Gwinn, 80; Patton, %; McCarty, "a;
Duffy, 80; Cloutier, 1O2.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
The Special Committee, to whom was
submitted reports Of the President and
Corresponding Secretary, suggested the
retirement of said portions OF reports to
the following Committees
GERMAN UNIONS.
The communication Of Edw. @. Win
ter, of st. Louis, Mo, relative to the g.
Of q German Society, the
suggest be referred to Special
The communication from Washington,
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LABOR ITEMS.

The Seventh Annual Session Of the
Pudler's National Union, will be held in
the Court House, Troy, n ", comment-
ing the first Tuesday in August 1t is ex-
pected the attendance will be larger than at
any previous session.
The hod carriers, bricklayers' lAborers,
ss they are more commonly called, are on
strike in London. Ont, for an increase in
wages. They demanded $3.50 per day,
and have been receiving $l.374.
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A CORRESPONDENT writing from Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., under date Of June 18th,
says
II send you ~npies Of our morning pa
pers, containing proceedings OF the Me
chAnics Convention Of this city. They
seem determined to organize for purpose,
and have recognized the call for . con
vention in Cleveland, Ohio, 18th next
month, and appointed delegates
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Crispinism How it Flpurishes.

Ia Randolph, Mass, Lodge 81 has been
reDrganiEed, forty members admitted IN
der the old charter, and full board q OH
GERS elected.
A Baltimore boot and shoe manufacturer
who had discharged the Crispins in hts SIN
ploy, went to Trenton, n j., where he
understood the lodge had gone by the
board. On his mission being made known
the stand-bys called meeting, reOrgAnized
the lodge, enrolled the best wOrkmen as
members, and the consequences was the
Baltimore man went back to baltimore
quicker than he came,
Scabs are a plentiful article in Detroit
Crispins are warned to avoid the shop u
Pingree & Smith. Lodge No. A., IT Al
bany. N. Y, has recently awakened from
its lethargy, and promises to do better for
the future.
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A Reminder to Subscribers in Arrears

will those subscribers to whom bills
have been sent he KIND enough to remit
the amount Of their Indebtedness At ONCE.
Il is very unpleasant to be compelled thus
70 remind them, but as very Large mum
- ara vet in arrears, we hope they will
save rs the necessity Of doing 50 again for
some time to come.
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THE National Mechanics and Working
mems Council q Washington, D. c., sue
cessor to the National Labor Council, has
elected Mes.rs. Thos Williams aud &. Me
Roberts A. delegates 10 the Cleveland La
Dor Convention
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That we, the miners Of Scotland, assem-
bled here, send q memorial TO the Prime
minister praying him to ask Government
to bring in . measure to extend the fran
chise to the counties the same a. the
burphs
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Laid Over

Owing TO the large number Of commu-
nications from Cigar Makers Unions, and
the receipt of the cali for a Miners Con
vention, just as We were going to press,
we have been compelled to lay over several
editorials.