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in the special rules the representatives Of
the mineownerz expressed their willingness
to concede conditionally
LIST. That ths wood b all cuS in proper
lengths, and lad In the workman's work
ing place for his use.
Cd. To remove rule 66, which made it
the duty Of the working miner 10 examine
his own place before commencing work ut
any time.
Sd. To take out the t,cclvs feet IN long
.oau, and substitute for it the working
place. " n nj
4th. To take out the words Fifteen feet
in stoop and room, and make 1t the work
ing place o rsu.
9th. And to add that it will BE- in the
power of the employer and the employed
to contract for the redding ont If working
places when they fall In
They, however, win only consent to these
terms on the specific condition that the lOork-
ing miners tciu set props ~ their oscn york
ing places.
The RISE In THE WHOLESALE PRICE or
ANTHRACITE CoAL.-One year ago the aver
age price Of one hundred thousand tons Of
Scranton coal, sold by auction in this city
at the monthly sale, was s.. Go. The aver
age price Of seventy-fve thousand tons Of
the same coal sold yesterday, was e4-96.
This is an average increase per ton Of 81. Al,
or Just forty per cent. This great rise in
anthracite coal 10 solely due to q combina-
ton or conspiracy of 6vs corporations,
which have purchased nearly all Of the
Tines and coal lands, and obtained close
monopoly of the transportation The de-
clared purpose of the coal ring" il to sd-
vance the Wholesale price per ton forty
cents more within the next four months.
This they intend to accomplish by limiting
the supply, as they have already done, IN
til they have raised the average price above
where it stood in July, 1871, Just after the
end Of the long strike Of that year. -Co0l
TrGds Circular
WAGES FOR AUGUsT.-Ths price of coal
upon which wages is to be paid for the
month of August has found to be ~ 90
49, 100, which makes the rate of wages for
August per cent above 81. 80 basis. II
all others had reported ~ high price a.
the p. g. r. c. & /. Co., the average would
above basis. -!Shsnond0ah Herald, August
10th.
PIrrsBURoH, Pa, August %. - This
forenoon . meeting Of the coal men was
held at the office Of Thomas Fawcett &
Sons. s. c. Richer was called to the
chair, and Addison Lisle was appointed
Secretary. A resolution was offered and
adopted that all coal merchants will refuse
to send barges to any works the proprie-
.E IL
for mining coal. A Committee was Ap-
pointed to confer with the owners Of pits
who are paying advanced rates, with q
view Of influencing them to cease opera
tions for the present. Resolutions were
also adopted re-afirming the resolutions
adopted at q previous meeting, opposins
any change in the size Of scales or in the
scale Of prices. The operators present
seemed determined to hol1 out against the
demands of the miners to the bitter end.
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CINCINNATI, August q, 1873.
To the Editor d the woRKNsAAx's ADvosArs.
The last resolution in the Preamble or
Platform of Principles of the Industrial
Congress reads a. follows
Twslfth-The providing of purely Nation
al circulating medium, based on the faith and
resources Of the Nation, and issued directly
to the people, 90 instituted As to constitute
circulating medium of the necessary fexibiity,
and receivable for all demands, public and
private.
ALI the preceding sections Of the plat
form were adopted by the Congress with
out dissenting voice, but the above sec
ton met with opposition from q small but
determined minority. There were two
parties in the opposition to it, one party
pleading entire ignorance of the subject,
and were not satisfied to admit in the plat
form subject upon which they were en-
tirely ignorant the ether party TO the op-
position claimed 10 know too much about
it, and opposed it on the plea that the Amer
lean people had been appealed to in behalf
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worlds history. This great victory, though
not fought and won in the name Of labor,
was essentially victory fought and won in
the interest and behalf Of labor, for the
distinction between rich and poor In the
early years Of the Republic was IN sxcep-
ton, and . very rare exception too /; all
were bound by common interest," COM
mon feeling a feeling Of antagOnism to
the aggregated capital and usury power Of
Europe Thus it was that in the eight
eenth century America became the battle
field of labor. But scArcsly has the nine
teenth century dawned upon the world be-
fore We find that the same causss-the con-
centration Of money and the Capitalization
Of power which led to the fearful con-
fiicts in Europe, are at work in our own
midst, and, unless countsrmAnded, will lead
to the same results Thus it will seem
that the labor question has assumed . new
phase. The hydrs-headed mOnSters-cap-
ital-in its aggregated form, and usury, with
all its rapacious cravings, have raised their
heads among US, and are exActing not only
the surplus earnings Of labor, but are de-
priving it of its just share Of the products
Of that labor.
Since the scenes and circumstances have
changed, let US see what is to be the future
of the labor movement in the United States,
and what are the duties depending upon
the leaders Of the movement. In our next
we shall return TO this subject.
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THE MINER.

Coal AND lion MuNGEKs STRIKR.-The
coal operators of the Alleghanles-Of the
Galitzin district have struck for more
profits, by ordering reduction in the price
of mining James Deneson j. Co. were
the leaders in the movement, followed by
d. Watson 4 Co., and also the kittanlng
Company The movement leaves every
coal miner, and all others who were work
ing in or about their premises, idle, know
ing, as they did, the miners would not
stand a reduction of ten cents on the ton.
But ayailing themselves of the grand OPP
portunity of this seasonable time, when
the coal is not 30 much needed, and whilst
the iron men are repairing their furnaces,
notwithstanding that the coal has been
mined cheaper around Galitzin than any
other part Of Pennsylvania, or any other
State, they have made the reduction.
Foreign.
DURHAM MINERS JOINING THE COOPER
ALIVE MOvEMENT.-From the minutes Of
the LAST Council meeting Of this association
we observe they have now flung in their
lot with the men of Northumberland to get
q coIliery or collieries Of heir own. They
have agreed to take the value Of L.5OO in
the stock as an association. We rejoice to
see that they have proceeded with caution,
and hope they will 60 forward. We trust
they will continue till every member be-
comes shareholder If there be men who
think that they should hew wood and draw
water for other people, let them do %.
Honest men, cooperate to be your own
EMPLOYER. MD.
THE PROFITS OF CoAL-owNERs.-An ex-
traordinary statement o. to the profits OF
coal-owners il reported in the Durham
County Advertiser. A feeble-looking man
was summoned for breach of contract. Mr..
Dickinson, head overmAn ct Messrs.
Smiths colliery, Langley, gave the man
work for charity, but the man went away
without notice, and stayed away several
DAYS. The sum of L 6 was claimed an com
pensation. The following observations
were made in Court The magistrates
clerk It il absurd to talk about claiming
such large amount from o man like that.
What il the minimum profit you would ket
from his labor for fortnight Witness
L6. The Clerk What ! out of q man
like that Witness Yes. The Clerk
Then what in the minimum profit you de-
rive from an ordinary pitman Witness
He would be very ordinary man indeed
if he did not get L. Is profit. The Clerk
Then, from what you say, however high
pitmens' wages may be at present, / think
they are too low yet. If the L. 10 be
sound datum, which gives the value of one
miner at L. 46S sterling, the labor Of "a, 900
will, at the same rate, yield to the employ
ers the sweet little sum Of L. p, $50, OOO. -
A. MD.
MINERS CoNEERKNcE IN GLASGOW.
conference of miner delegates was held on
Monday, Aug. 4th, in AllAn's Hotel, Iron
gate, Glaagow, Mr.. sheldon, West Calder,
y the chair. The subcommittee appoint
Alast conference to confer with sub
Nse of mine owners - to special
that the meeting was Of very
'ctM. ThS following things
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The question of wages is occupying the
minds Of men at present, even more than
questions of taxation. These two classes
Of questions are very closely connected,
and it becomes matter Of the utmost I'M
portance to ascertain the exact facts IN re-
gard to existing wages in employments
commonly called manufactures. From the
report of the Labor Bureau of Massachu-
sets. We find there were, in 1870, III ,654
persons employed in manufactures their
total earnings we're SLY, 1885, 9l the
number Of establishments in which they
were employed were 1906, including 242
different occupations If each of these
person be counted as a unit, and no allow
apce be made for the depreciation of the
currency, their average annual earnings
will be S422 each OF these persons so
employed, III, $50 were men and boys
above the age of sixteen years ; 80, 9oS
were women and girls above the age OF hf-
teen and l4,O75 we're children Of both
sexes under the seages The average man
earns about $3.50 the average woman,
s2S7, and the average child, Sl5l per year
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Cal for a Miners National Convention.

FELLoS WoKGAKS Il is well established fAct-A tAct
demonstrated by bitter perSouAl experience that there
Is class m the community whose lAbon 90 unre-
quilted and who much the victims of the heart
less demands d capital and corporations the Miners
la present isolated condition. poweress to re
sst them Increasing these NAL agencies in DOW
er and influence il requires prophet ioretsI the
position the miner must occupy in few years unless
mIneilAte steps t4Asn " unite under a common
head having for its OBJ the lettering Of social
mora and financial condition. The great desideratum
u the hour bond Of unon consolidation u inter
unity of action, fact the establishment u
Miners National organization whose influence viii he
elerted behalf ana whose strength viii be sum
protect in the hour Of need contest too
often forced upon At present defeat and de
murAliaton, matter how just deInands con
test IN which handful OF men have 10 contend against
the power OF aggregated wealth. This crushing in de-
tail policy be stopped. it is idle expect that
condition can be Amehorated.
The which has attended the efforts Of the Va
tous trades which have acted this principle shows
what unit, # action accomplish The difficulties
against which novcuutend the difficulties which
they have surmuuntei, and the obvious What
the efforts Of could accomplish the efforts
u MY unions accomplished What they have
uo's 'NN 10 ~' az "u'is . use lie same MEANS
i"eSe - 80 - se e''ue"' ma e'e's miner anu IA
III 'is "''i'e@ nus A'u'' 'ne ioree anu "u1h
"a 0"isueiS''ou u eSe Se0N' oeno'lig thA' the mn
hers are hpe ior sueh movement ana ID accordance
WIN The genera desire eN'eo On ali hands We hereby
= call for meeting Of delegates from the various
o..l union, and a. MINER II, GENERAL ,hronshou, ,hs
. -, !, -
'u'tS 'oi 'he pun pse "i forming MNAhs NArloNAL
MOS. o. lie held IN the city IF youngstown, Ohio,
In. S-,,,nd Tuesday IA ,lct,hsr ts-2
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NO PAPER NEXT WEEK.

As we will be in attendance ut the SEES
sions Of the Cigar Maken' International
Convention next week, and a. We have a.
good a right to holiday as anybody else,
no paper will be issued for the week end
ing September 9, but on Sept. Is, supple
ment will be issued, containing the pro-
ceedings of the Convention, and a large
amount of interesting matter to the read.
ers of THs ADVOCATE.
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Club for the Advocate"

On and after August 14th, we will send
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OUR Water Valley, Nyesville, Saginaw
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during the past week, sent handsome Clubs
to the ADVOCATE. have our sincere thanks
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Nix. G. G. MowEK, Grand Scribe Of the
K o. S. c., has removed from Hopkinton,
Mass, to Towanda, Pa, where all commu-
nications must, in future, be addressed.
His p. D. Box In 756.
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The Heaters in the Milwaukee rolling
mills are on strike against . reduction of
wages
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WHAT kind Of essence dosa young man
like whom no Pops the question Aquiss-
e1ce.
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TEE G.ATeK.RGS Bank.
Both dspArsmsnts the SAVINGS BANK (which Y
lows interest dspoaitn) and the SAFE DEPOSITORY
are under the special direction and supervision "a
THOMAS B. BRYAN, FOUNDER Of the DEPOSITORY an.
JOHN c. HAINES
PRACTICE SAVING, and encourage your children
domestics and friends 70 save.
Deposits q FIVE CENTS and upwards received ARd
INTEREST allowed thareon
INTEREST ALLOWED
On deposits Of One Dollar and upwards
May depoMt Money from time 10 time aud before NINA
ing the hrst Deposit may Provide by Vote how and 4,
Whom II shall Be drawn and, provided a COPY u
the Resolution Be furnished 10 the SaVings Bank o.
money will be paid, unless its provisions strictly
complied with.
OFFICERs.
JOHN z. HAINES. President
THOS. B. BRYAN Vice President
JARED GAGE, Cashier.
CHARLES J. HAINES, Asst Cashier.
DIRECTORs.
THOMAS B. Bryan, JOHN O. HAISKs,
JUDeE Z. ). WILLIAMS. JAREP GAOE,
FRANK B. TOBEY.
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ooRREsP0NDENCE.
FROM ONO.

i've do DOT hold ourselves responsible Dor any opinions
Gpressed by Correspondents.
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AVER mi6rcoles Is se embarc5 pa
n San Thomas el Excmo. Sc. tenien-
e general ID. joan Martinez plowes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-05-15

cnactmcnts. II il thus TINT we hare
statute law; but who will admit that
Congress may |egislatc the United
States into monarchy, proclaim a
King, and vote the people scrls! Be-
hind al such lcgerdema;n are the peo.
pie, the reol power, and if they cannot
control through the ordinary channel
Of proper legislation, they will, because
they may, justly rccoiutio"'@c, and
themselves assume to govern.
Here is II parallel case. Tho Legis-
lature has granted chartered privileges
to certain companies. These were given
for the mutual advantage Of the par
ties, but instead Of resulting thus. they
arc made to avail in expressing the
people to whom they belong inalienably.
If her trustees improperly employ the
States franchises, she mag rc-assume
them. ut pleasure. Corporations are
not sc,t:existent ; they were made and
the power that created them may de-
stroy; but they were made for the use
of the State, and are needed and will
b. fostcred by it, So long as they sub
NIT to its reasonable t2icla(iun and con.
troll, bot no longer. The world has
learned what Dcmosthenes meant when
be said "agitste," and there ca" be nc
more peace until this question is settled
upon the basis Of justice to al parties
concerned.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE.

Default has been made in the conditions of
. certain indenture of mortgage made and e.
ecuted by Simon Anderson and Sophia NJ.
Anderson, his wife, to Benjamin +. Ray, bea1-
ing date April 25th, A. d. 1871, aud recorded
in the Office Of the Register Of Deeds, in and
for Mower County, Minnesota, on the 9th
day Of April. A. D. 1871, at four o'clock, p.
NJ: in Book "J," Of mortgages, on page &c.
Said mortgage was given to secure the
payment Of the sum Of two thousand one
hundred and thirty -four dollars [$2,134.OU]
tons Of three promissory notes made and ex.
eeuted by said Simon Anderson, to said Ben
jamin F. Ray and bearing even dato with said
mortgage, and default has been made in the
payment Of the sum of eighteen hundred,
sixty -four and 40-lOOths dollars Isl, s64.4o].
Said mortgage is conditioned that if default
he made in any of the provisions therein con.
tanned, it shall be lawful for the mortgage,
his assigns. or attorney, to declare the whole
sum therein named, to be due, and pursuant
to said conditions he whole amount remain
ing unpaid thereon to wit j: the sum Of two
thousand, FIVE hundred, eighty nine and 81
lOcths dollars ($2,5s9.23l is hereby declared
And claimed to be due 1t the date Of this no.
tice, aud no proceeding ut law or otherwise
has been had to collect sold sum or any part
thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue Of power of sale in said mort
gagc contained, and pursuant to the provis-
ions OF the statutes, in such case nude and
provided, said mortgage will be foreclosed and
tho premises therein described to-wit: Tho
northeast quarter Of section twenty FIVE
[25] in township ono hundred and three 1851
north Of range eighteen isl west, and the
north west quarter of section nineteen [lyl
in township one hundred and three [l03]
north Of range seventeen III west, in Mower
county. Minnesota, will BE- sold at public sale
to the highest bidder therefor, u, tho Office Of
L. 0. Wheeler, in the city Of Austin, in
said county, on Saturday, the 2Sth day Of
june, A. d. 1873, ut 10 o'clock A. NJ, to sat
isfy tho amount then due en- said notes and
mortgage, rs above declared, together with
the sum OF fifty dollars attorneys fees a.
lowed by the terms Of said mortgage, in case
Of foreclosure, besides the cots and expense
allowed by law. Dated May 10Th, a. D. 1873.
BENJAMIN +. RAY
Mortgage.
+. o. WHsELEn, Attorney for Mortgagee.
CT Austin. MINI.
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Death Of lDalkos A saaea.

BosroN, May 9.-Oskes Ames died
at his residence at North Easton at
half-past nine last night For three or
four years he has suffered from diabetes,
and has been under the constant care
Of his family physician, but though
painful, the disease hos not been con.
sidered particularly dangerous. For
some weeks he has been unable to d.
gest certain kinds Of ordinary food,
but he regarded this as a result of
cold. On Tuesday Of last week, he
came up to this city from North Easton,
though his family urged him to remain
at home: and when here and in the
Office Of the Union Pacific Railway
Company: he was suddenly seized with
excruciating pain in the stomach which
he attributed to indigestion. Recover
ing after short time, he returned to
North Easton. The following day,
though feeling no better. he insisted on
coming to town, where he was attacked
by return Of the pain If the left sido
The next day his condition had SO
changed an to cause serious alarm, and
his brother, Oliver Ames, requested the
attendance Of DR.. L. II. Clark, Of this
city. DR.. Clark pronounced the diff
Guilty inflammation Of the diaphragm.
attended with pleurisg. and the paralyt.
ic shock topk him while in bed on
Tuesday evening. Upto That time he had
been steadily improving. He had been
in this city part Of the day. and after
his return home in the early afternoon
had dictated some letters and attended
to other affairs. The paralysis first
affected tho right side Of his face aud
arm, and his lex. 1t was caused by the
rupture Of blood vessel in the brain.
Previous to this fatal attack Mr.. Ames
has not been confined to his bed by
sickness for forty years. He was man
Of indomitab|e energy, steady habits
and methodical ways, and it has always
been bis boast that a man Of his con-
stitution could always work off any
sickness. Ho completed his Goth year
on tho 10th of last January. His
physician says that he has been pros
trated By over anxiety and care, and
worn down by the excitement Of the
Credit Mobilier business.
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The commencement exercises at the
State University this year are expected
to be very interesting. Preparations
are now being made to present so in
teresting a set Of exercises as shall
draw the friends Of education together
in large numbers President Welch.
Of the Iowa State Agricultural COL
lege will deliver the address before the
University, aud Hon. c. K. Davis, of
St. Paul. the address before the Liter
ary Societies. Both will doubtless be
models Of their kiud. The class which
is to graduate is said to be one OF
which the University can we'll be
proud.
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Tps trial Of Mr.. Smith, the former Treasur-
Or Of Mower county, which case has been on
the docket for nearly two years, 10 now in
progress 1T Austin, before George P. Wilson,
Esq, of Winona, who is selected as tho referee.
The trial will DO long one.-!t. Peter T'i
buHs.
IA prophet is not without honor
save in his own country" Brother
Moore ought to know that in the case
mentioned, Geo. p. Wilson is only one
Of three referees, and that ". &. Hay
den. Esq of st. Peter, is another, aud
a very capable one. The third is Or
maDzo Allen, Of this city.