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THE LA SALE BLACK LAWS
AMENDED.

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daily press to the Senate bill -, intro
duced by Mr. McGrath Of Cook County, on
Feb. 2S, which was ordered to third read
my March 9th, and which received the
signature Of the Governor, March 20, 1873,
entitled "An Act 10 amend an act entitled
IAN Act to amend chapter Of the revised
statutes, entitled Criminal Jurisprudence,
approved Feb 18th. 1868 This is neither
more nor less than the notorious La Sale
Black Law, which has been revised and
amended sumeW hat, We are pleased to add
IN the interest u the employe 1t now
reads as follows
SEXTON 3. q endr,.d ~ N, People 81
W. STATE W I4.eais represented 81 N, Gsa,rd1
4ssembiu. That an at entitled " An act to
amend chapter thirty ~ the Revised Statutes.
entitled Criminal Jurisprudence, approved
February 49, SOB ~ ANA the is hereby
amended 50 A. % read follows
Sr,rIu< u II any person shall ny threat,
intimidation or unlawful interference, seek 70
prevent any other person from working, ar
from obtaining work. at any lawful business
ru any terms that he or She may see tit such
persons So offending shall he deemed guilty Of
4 misdeueanor. and On conviction thereof
shall he tued M any sum not exceeding enc
hundred dollars
2 Ii any two or more persons shall com.
lime for the purpose OF deprNtng the owner
ur poS~essor ~ property of ITS lawful use and
management or Of preventing by threats, sug-
1esuons NJ danger or any unlawful means any
person or persons from being employed ~, or
obtaining employment from any such owner
ur posse>sur of property, GA such terms As the
parties concerned may agree upon, such per
sons So Offending shall bt deemed guilty OF
ml-iemtanur, ana on conviction thereof, shall
ny fined M any sum not exceeding i've hun
d-vd dollars, 1r Imprisonment lu the county
Iu. not exceeding SLY months
SIR ~ any person shall enter the coal
banks Of another without the expressed OF
implied consent ~ tile owner wv manager
thereof after notice that such entry IS pro-
hIhJted such person shall, ou conviction
thereof be fined IA any SUN not exceeding
five hundred dollars, Or imprisonment IN the
county jail not more than six months
50 n any person shall enter the coal
banks Of another with intent To commit injury
thereto. ~ by threats. intImi1atIous. or other
uulaVtll proceedings, u cause any person
employed therein a. leave hls employment.
such person shall he deemed guilty 10 a ms
demesnor. ana on conviction Thereof be iined
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Joliet Iron and Steel Company Mills, and
Mr. Hugh Mclaughlin, President of the
Puddlers and Boilers National Union, we
announce that no such contracts are now
required to be signed that the former
gentleman distinctly disowns any sympathy
with the provisions Of such a requirement,
and that the employees of the establishment
have too much manhood to subscribe to
them even if they were presented. This
is Just as it should be, and We trust those
who have given publicity to the foregoing
contract, will now make the dmende kOn-
orabie by making the desired correction.
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Ne VS. FROM THE OLD WORLD.
Progress Of the Laher Movement. strfk 60,
Compromises aud LOek Outs.
GLASGOW JoINERs.


We understand that last week the house
joiners of Glasgow laid before their EN-
ployers a request for a rise Of wages from
I'd to Sd per hour The employers have
declined to accede the request, and the
men are to have meeting on Saturday,
first to consider whether or not they shall
resort to strike, with the via Y possible,
of enforcing the desired rise / Master
house joiners Of Greenock have agreed 70
raise the wages of their men by sd per
hour, thus bringing them up to I'd per
hour the rate which has prevailed for
some time in Glasgow, and to which the
Edinburg wages have now been raised.
EDINBURG coAcH-PAINTERs.
At general meeting of coach painters
held in Buchanans Hall on Saturday last,
it was carried by majority of Al out of a
total Of 80, 10 leave off work on Saturday
the 9Th inst, on account Of the employers
refusing an advance of wages, viz 6kd to
"a per hour their average wages at pres
ent does not exceed DIS for 81 hours
EDINBUKGH OPERATIVE rAILoRs.
Tile quarterly meeting Of the Society Of
Operative iailors was held on Wednesday.
IN st Mary Street Hall Mr. James Cribbes
presiding. The Secretary stated that over
600 had been paid during the quarter for
sick, funeral, and approximation money
alone, notwithstanding which good bal
ance was carried to bank and investment
\ long discussion ensued regarding state
ment circulated by several employers Ia
the effect that the workmen were wanting
an advance on the rate per hour in April.
The Secretary was authorized to give it
Hat contradiction, as the men had no IN
intention Of asking any advance on the
contrary, by circular to all the employers
they had intimated their wish to renew
the present agreement when 1t expires IN
April
LOCKOUT IN BTRNINGHAM
Some Of the union men engaged in the
Birmingham iron wire trade have been
locked out in consequence Of demand for
increased wages.
LEIPZIG PRINTERS.
The committee Of the Printers Associa-
tIun uf Leipzig has received intelligence
that the members Of the Bresau Local
Printers Association, at a meeting held Oh
Thursday decided strictly to enforce the
decision OF the association to give general
notice on March to all the lnurneymen
printers belonging to the strike union.
BLACKsMIrHs
An aggregate meeting Of the blacksmiths
of Edinburgh and LeIth was held III Re
gent Hall Waterloo Place, on Thursday,
for the purpose Of considering the wages
question. II vas unanimously agreed u
request the employers fer an increase Of
Sd per hour GA the present rate Of wages
A committee Of delegates from every shop
ia town wts appointed to carry out the
movement u successful issue
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THE old suppositI,n that decrease in
the hours 81 labor results N a decrease #
proved by ate report Of the Bureau Of
Statistics Of labor in Massachusetts, Oue
IF the largest manufacturing corporations
" Lowell, reports a reduction III time NJ
1896 per cent a gam IN amount Of work
done Of 2oper cent, and an increase IN The
wages w men VI 40 cents per DAY, ana W
women 80 cents Such a result ought 10
be a strong argument IN favor Of the eight
hnur system.
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BRAZIL, MARCH 81, 1873.


TO the Editor u the woHErseKAS's Advocate.
DEAR SIR:-As you have already pub
lished the Miners Of District No. l, Of
Clay county, Indiana, have been on
strike since Feb. p, and had hoped for
satisfactory settlement until last week,
when they learned that Messrs Mosten,
Watson a Co have sent for gang u ne
groes to take their places, and they are
now looking for their arrival every day.
They have also been credibly informed that
a supply Of firearms and ammunition has
been ordered, for what purpose your read
ers can Judge. 1t is my opinion that the
principle Of these men and the negroes cor
responds, at least if any body has the adj
vantage IT is Sambo himself There has
been a written contract between the bosses
and the miners Of this neighborhOod since
Oct 1872 The basis then agreed upon
was 90 per ton for mining, and 81 p
the selling price, and an increase Of one fifth
Of all advance in market rates Now they
modestly demand reduction Of 20 cents
per ton when the market rate has not been
reduced one penny. Although we refused
to accept their demands, we are willing to
submit the question TO arbitration. and Of
fered to abide the result provided they
could show a reduction Of penny in mar
ket prices Miners, men Of honor, keep
away from Satans snare IN Clay county
until our difficulties are honorably and sat
isfactorily settled. II the presidential cleo
ton had to be held in Oct 1873, the ope-
rators would not have sent for their color
ed brethren to take the place Of the white
miner; neither would they have received
arms and ammunition from the Coy
ernor Of Indiana to shoot us down while
asserting our God-given rights. You will
hear from me again.
Yours IN the bonds of Union
MINER
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whole world, at its present rate Of con-
sumption, for thousands Of years to come.
And yet so great are the obstacles in the
way Of production that, within sight Of all
this boundless store, English and American
coal, after paying freight on voyage Of
10, 900 miles, completes favorably with the
native coal in the markets If China. The
English are trying to induce the Chinese to
grant them a concession for working these
mines, which, while benehtting the outer
world, would be doubly advantageous to
the Chinese themselves.
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foreign cheap labor products. Now that
Congress have voted themselves a greatly
increased (retractive) pay, may we indulge
the hope that they viii see more clearly the
conditions and needs of the people who
Lave these bills to foot
Statesmenn | take it, should not look so
much to what. will insure to the profit Of
capitalists, as to what will give the greatest
amount Of comfort and happiness to the
mass Of the people. Few causes tend more
to brutalize a man than to overwork him
for a long period. When his hours for
recreation are few and brief, he will natur-
ally take to whatever can be Immediately
enjoyed hence 80 much dissipation But
working men are slowly but surely learn
ing how to take care Of themselves Free
schools are detrimental to monopolies.
Yours truly, JNo. t. CAMPBELL.
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Assembly. A long pull, a strong pull, and
pun all together sacrifice Of every
personal ambition which stands in the way
Of success, an honest, earliest endeavor to
secure harmony and honest cooperation,
and success beyond the expectations Of the
most sanguine is assured We shall again
return to this subject.
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The English Journals are discussing, and
to small extent, rather favoring, the right
OF suicide A Fortnightiy Reriew writer
takes one side, and the press generally the
other The question of the former is,
not only that the perfectly wretched may
take themselves out of the way, but that
such persons may be put out Of the way,
under the advice, and in the presence of a
physician and a minister. The late Mr..
Charles Buxton humorously suggested that
Bishops be charged with the delicate duty
Of shooting the old and imbecile of their
respective dioceses.
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The miners State Council which has re
Gently been IN session II Harrisburgh, Pa,
has elected the vel known veteran ia the
cause Of labor reform, John Nmey, a. it,
President
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INJUSTICE TO WORKINGMEN

such is the caption Of an editorial artl-
Gle which appeared in the last issue Of the
Scientific american, IN commenting on an
alleged contract which the Joliet Iron and
Steel Company Of the largest estah-
hshments Of its class in Illinois recently
required its employers to sign, and which
read a. follows
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SPRINGFIELD, III, March l8, 1873
II the Editor q the woRKrSesASs ADVOCATE
| am not going To- write you about all
that has been going on, and is now going
on il this, the capital of the State, but viii
be content with selecting few Of the items
that are the
MOST IMPORTANT TO WORKINGMEN.
Among those is the bill recently passed
by the Legislature and signed by the gov
ernor. - your Chicago papers comment
ed very -ely ia 1t, and endeavored To
create the impression that it was a
''squelcher' on the workingmen of the
State, giving All power to the bosses, and
tIeing the hands If the working people
A copy Of the bill may be foInd IN another
column Eli. ADV
This Law having passed both Houses.
was, on the 10Th e tins month, approved
by the Governor
FEW FACTS RELATING ru rHE HISTORY
Of the foregoing till may not be minter-
estins to your readers Early in the spring
the Hon. John Huchclifr ,anvassed the
chances NJ getting the old {" La Sale Black
Law, as it is called. repealed Finding
there vas no possibility of doing w, he
tried to get the law amended IN such form
as would subject the bosses 70 the same
penalties as the men were liable to. To 40
this he drew up a separate section, making
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A PATENT FRAUD.

" AS"lhet"u, winch hays appeared "a the
d"..y press. regarding 4 meeting Il the IN
called N7'''H" Ld'o' '"WtI, the officers
elected Ntd lhe platform adopted. The
attempt "i 4 ie" played out political tricks
'erS ." obtain OF retain a little notorlety by
tagging 'he name II National Labor Conn
Di4 n" thrr unauthorized Proceedings, III,
I'M "S' a somewhat vulgar though iorcioLe
expression empDtucaIiy p.o"d "W We
"v tftdi.-N hi"'".i thHi a' thr meeting
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Witness

In commenting on the injustice of the
above requirements, the american Justly
observes
Although it is possible thas this contract
NAV be legally valid under the statutes of IL
LIMOS. we doubt whether its terms would re-
ceive a rigid Interpretation from any court OF
be enforced through any jury. 1t is plainly
uuequitable, inasmuch as it gives to the EN-
ployer rights which it denies to the employee,
and places the latter in a position in which
his means of support may be at any moment
taken from him without warning, aud without
leaving him any mode of redress That this
power may be so used to cause great hard
ship Is clearly obvious, while the system of
requiring men not only to give their time and
labor but to bind themselves by such op-
pressive obligations, for the simple and single
consideration of their already faithfully earned
wages, seems to us wrongful and highly IN
Just The laborer is worthy of his hire +"
and although employers have perfect right
to regulate the quantity, quality and manner
Of performing his work, they should not take
advantage of the necessity which impels
man to toll for the existence Of himself and
his family. to impose upon him extreme con-
ditions which, were he less dependent, he
would unhestatingly refuse.
To all of which we heartily say amen
But it gives us analloyed pleasure to add
that, on the authority and request of MIR.
Torrens, the new Superintendent of the
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REcEIPT A~D CONTRACT

JOLIET, Ill, Feb, 1873.
Received II Joliet Iron and Steel Company
the full amount due me As per pay roll for
service rendered said company during the
month Of January, 1873
And for the consideration 81 the above
mentioned, An hereby agree that SAID com
pany shall not be liable to me NOR my heirs,
executors, or other persons who may be de
pendent upon inc Tor support IN case OF my
death for any damage Or accident resulting
or occurring to me while IN its employ, wheth
er caused by the negligence or carelessness Of
any Of the Off ,ers or employees Of said com
pauy, or from any cause whatsoever And
that said company shall have the right, at
at any time, to discharge me from its employ
without notice.
Further, that ] will continue IN the employ
Of said company from month to month at the.
current rate paid by sari company for the
class OF Kind OF work done by me, and not
leave the employ Of sand company or refuse
10 perform my daily duties without fourteen
IA days notice IN writing 81 such intention
To the superintendent, foreman, or the person
under whose orders ! am employed. previous
to the time Of leaving or failing 70 perform
my daily duties
And IN consideration as aforesaid, DO fur
ther agree that IA case | fail 10 comply with
the conditions last aforesaid that / will for
felt all moneys earned by me and remaining
unpaid at the time of such failure on my part
to comply with the terms Of tins contract
llal
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BLACK LIST THE MEN,

which heretofore was common practice
among them and should they have the
hardihood to do It again the poorest miner
in the State, or the poorest labOrer, can
prosecute them and recover damages there
for He has also inserted a new clause IN
Section 3, in reference to persons entering
the coal banks, which reads as follows
A fter notice that such entry IS prohibited.
The bill as it now stands Is virtual
REPEAL OF THE OLD la SALE BLACK LAW,
in so much as in the old Law the workman
had to prove he was innocent and in the
substitute the owner, manager OF boss has
to prove that the workman has used un-
lawful interference, and the second section
of the substitute subjects the owner. man
ager OF boss of any mine or other work, to
criminal prosecution If he attempts in any
way to interfere with the miner or other
workman. Thus you will see it is the
old Law re-enacted with us. Trevelhck
would say, :" the thorn that pricked the
men is taken ont, and sting for the bosses
put III.
The workingmen of the State owe
DEBT OF GRATITUDE
to the Senator for the interest he has taken
in their behalf, during the present session.
The workngnen of Illinois cannot afford
to lose the services of such man as Sena-
tor Hinchcliffe. The very adrOit manner
in which he pulled the wool over the eyes
Of his learned colleagues Is sufficient evi-
dence Of his usefulness in another sphere.
He is a true, staunch and tried friend Of
the workingman, and his actions prove the
sincerity Of his word. Next fall there will
be vacant place in congress from the st.
Cla.r District, and State Senator John
Hinchcliffe is the very man to I'll it.
THE MINERS BILL.
The amendment to the miners bill was
lost, but nevertheless, you may hear Of
something before the end Of the present
session, which will make up for it.
MR. X. y. TREvELLICK IN SPRINGFIELD.
This champion of Labor Reform arrived
here on the five o'clock train, Saturday
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for any boss to black list ar, one under
his employ This met with 80 much oppo-
sition that ne was very soon satisfied it
would not pass The senator's next move
vas To get a subcommittee appointed to
draw up a substitute bill In this he sue
ceeded. and he was made chairman Of the
committee He then took the old Law and
robbed it Of all its venom, by drafting
substitute for it, and having the substitute
bill introduced in the Senate by Senator
McGrath, which body it passed and was
introduced i'll the House by Representative
, from - county.
BY referring to Section Of the old law,
YOU will find that the word " otherwise is
stricken out, and the words " unlawful in
reference" substituted therefor, which
puts an entirely different construction upon
the whole section. and IN case Of prosecu-
ton throws the burden Of proving the lu,-
larfd interference upon the owners, man
ayers or bosses Of the mines, OF other
works BY referring to the second section
YOU will tnd the following clause inserted
"or obtaining employment from" This
little clause makes it a penalty for the
bosses to
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-09-11
J. GEIGER.
Two Big MISUNDERSTANDING
Life of Satanic and Big Tree.

The two Indian chiefs who have ex-
cited SO much interest through the
refusal of Governor Davis, of Texas,
TO release them from Imprisonment.
are thus described by correspondent
of the Houston Mercury. "Satanta
is about 53 years Of age, above the
average height. and compactly built.
His face wears thoughtful rather
than treacherous look. and his large
keen eye has nothing of the devilish
in it except when angered; then it
flashes and burns into yours like a
living coal. Big Tree, who is only a
sort of second lieutenant to Satanta,
is short, thick-set, wiry, treacherous
looking savage, in whose coal-black
eve CLEANS the desire to do deeds that
chill the blood to think Of Strange
to say, he is the most industrious of
the two and has actually learned the
art OF putting a cane-bottom in a
chair. Satanta sits during the day in
different shop and chews tobacco, of
which he is passionate lover. At
night they both occupy the came cell
No, 3, in the east building. They are
clearly in person and habits only By
the usual prison coercion, and they
are industrious by the same process.
Big Tree according to this rule, works
all the time. He is employed in q
shop in the third story, and it is cur
ious to see him looking out Of the
window every now and then curious
to watch the emotions of his heart,
readable in his face, as he peers into
the woodland bordering the town.
As general thing these Indisns are
on good terms with those working
and living with them, and although
they have not settled down in the
habits of white man, they have
learned some of his ways. Big Tree
will do things on the sly, and Satanic
does all he does do open and above
board, and when reprimanded plays
ignorance and of coarse escapes. He
often scolds Big Tree in vigorous
kiowa, and sometimes he whips him
in real earnest. The Indian notion
gives Big Tree no chance to fight
back, and he takes it mutely. They
are both in good health, though Sat
anita is not the robust Indian he was
when first incarcerated"
understand that Satanic and Big
Tree are soon to be forwarded to Fl.
Sill, when they were arrested for MUIR
der in 1871. During this fall Gov
Davis, of Texas and probably some Of
the Washington officials are to NEE,
there and have "big talk which
will probably result in the release Of
those two Indians. What then will
be the result is more than the write,
can forsee, except that while muir
derer is in the penitcntary there is nc
danger to be apprehended from him
LAwRIE TATUM.
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The great consumption of timber fol
railroad purposes is subject that late.
~ has attracted considerable attention
II 10 estimated that there are $50 600.
600 ties In use In the United States. ia
furnish which requires the product O,
700, 600 acres of well-timbered land.
The ties being serviceable for q period
OF about i've years only, it is easily
seen that new supply of 10000, 900
Lies every year is required for repairs,
pr the product of 10000 acres. The
wood pavement used i'm many cities is
pnother great source of CONSUMPTION
q lumber. Add to the heavy demand
rom these sources, the great quantity
bed for building and fencing; also
De amount consumed In the construc-
pn Of cars and various kinds of of con-
yances, besides the large quantity
ed for fuel, and the question may
~ b put ~ to how long the supply
hold out at the present rate of
)sumption. The demand for ship
ding, always an important item, is
Feasing lately. owing to the revival
bic interest. The statement that
humber trade ranks second, II, cap
Employed and general consequence
Pat Of Iron, does not surprise as.
pugg0stive Of the advantages that
i accur In few years from set
put or planting forests on the
- Of the Weat. Where land Is
and the soil adopted to the +
p Of timber. the outlay would be
ropeiAting few acres for this p
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