The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-12
new YORK.
Labor Reform Convention.

New YORK, May 1.-THE Fourth
Annual Convention OF the American
Labor Reform League, opened it's ses-
sion yesterday morning at Masonic
Hall. Among the resolutions discuss
ed were the following: -
-Rsolved, That since labor is the
source of wealth and creates all values,
equally vendible as property those who
have not by creative service earned
what they possess. or received It's Tree
gilt from the right'ul owners, are
thieves; and profit in form OF interest,"
,eut or dividend is onlv another name
10: plunder.
Rvolvsd, That the financial issue ia
no. contraction or expansion, but
struggle between usury and it's vicslms,
the old Union saving cry OF slave
traders in Charleston aud New Or
leans reappeafiug in public tsith the
anxiety OF New York and Boston mon-
ey lenders. seeking perpetual power TO
fleece the West aud South tbroug b the
currency monopoly. That while any
amount OF. greenbacks on delusive
basis OF national wealth would only in-
crease the existing insolvency and fur
nish no reliet it is tue natural right
OF individuals and voluntary sssocia-
tions. by stating marketable values
against the issue OF currency 10 pro-
vide their own money at cost.
News Items.
The managers OF the ice companies
claim that in order to cause an econs-
mical use OF ice and TO prevent the
exhaustion OF the supply the com psnies
have ixed the price at a much higher
rate than last year. The average price
will be seven dollars a ton at Wholesale
aud one cert per pound at reiale.
The regular official statement Of the
city and county debt, issued by Comp
troller Green, shows an increase during
April of over s4.O000O0
Foreign papers brought by the latest
mails show that the season has set in
with unusual heat ell over Europe.
In Paris and London the weather 3,
the end of April WAS hotter than it
usually is in July. There has been
case OF cholera reported in Paris, but
the rate OF mortality was not unusually
high.
The walniaK Match.
Weston began bis 500 mile walk at
1905 this morning in the hall OF the
American Institute. Jas. Gordon Ben
nett accom- panied him on his first four
rounds OF the hall, which were made al
q spanking gait. Weston expects to
finish his task by IL o'clock on Sstur>
day night next. He is epdesvoring to-
day TO make 1l5 miles within twenty
four hours.
The Cuban Cable.
The supposed fault or imperfec,ion in
the Cubs cable, which had interrupted
Communication during several Ii months,
proves to have been complete break.
Mr. William Msckintosh, The Western
Union Telegraph Compsuy's foreman
Of construction and repairs in New
York city, found the trouble few days
ago, nesrly a mile and half from the
shore, where he buried the parted ends
and effected the necessary repairs by
inserting about 800 leet OF new cable.
The break showed that it had been
made by an axe. doubtless in order TO
clear some vessels anchor which il had
fouled.
Attachment Agsinst - Railroad
The books and property OF the Cam
ada Southern railroad were siezed to-
day, under a writ OF attachment grant
ei by Judge Donahue, in the supreme
court chambers, on application OF Mus
grove Il Co., TOR the sum OF $4,000. A
pumber OF books in the possession OF
Whi,ner, counsel for the road, were
also eeized. |, is said that Whitney
has large amount OF the property Of
the road in his possession, q statement
OF whrch will be 10 sde Tomorrow. E.
A. Wilkes, Nice.President, thinks the
matter can be smicably settled in a day
or two:
Comptroller Schroeder, in letter to
the city cvuncil OF Brooklyn, states
that there is deficiency OF $25 600 in
the return oi the former State commits
sioner OF collections.
The street Cleaning Investigation.
The Aldermanc com mittee appoint
ed to investigate the alleged street
cleaning frauds met this stternooo.
Mayor Hsvemeyev's communication on
the subject was read, after which
Alderman At,eudorfer said that be did
not regard the expressed wish Of the
Msyor TO have the matter investigated.
~ eincere, as enough corruption and
fraud had been shown by the Legisls-
tive committee on the same matter.
Not only have the police commissioners
been rewarded but also indicted by the
grand jury. He looked upon the
Mayor as shielding the police COM
II Was agreed to make
out specific charges against the COM
IN, an ian ara end rsousst IN air i'm m, adj.