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late the Eight Hour Law, by extending IN
contract system in every department. OF oui:u
ing. which contracts are gwen 70 sP.,,
favorites for corrupt purposes, as M NJ 80 the
clearly proreR by the Central Coun communicated
| Congressional Committee VINO w. ~ law on the
| to investigate the violation o.
new New York Post Once g N l.hox
-" VI a,,naal 10 the secretaries OF All lApoi
,.n;-ati,ons to at once communicate with
.hsir representative in Congress, and especial
IN request their attention to this subject, and
insist for further legislation IN order that the
working people may derive the benefits
originally intended by the trainers Of the
law
We appeal to the labor organizations Of this
city to at once appoint committees and assist
III arranging the details for Mass Meeting
such as never was witnessed in this city, and
let the voice of the working people be heard
IN thunder tones throughout the length and
breadth Of the land.
We propose to fearlessly erpose the corrup-
tons existing in all departments of govern
ment, and the manner in which the claims
and rights Of the working people are ignored
by the powers that be, and we shall propose a
proper remedy.
Ii is hoped that organizations outside OF
this city will not delay making arrangements
for meetings. The New York Resolution
will be sent upon application.
Chalrmen Of Mass Meetings please com
municate with us by telegraph.
By order Of the Standing Committee.
K. R. WILLIAMS, Chairman,
DO Eighth Avenue, City.
n. BAH committees when appointed will
report at once to Standing Committee every
Sunday at 3 p. m, Aunziger Hall, l47 w
32d street.
New York City, March 80, 1874
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THE MINER.

NEARLY 1900 coke ovens III the vicinity
of Connellsville, Pa, have suspended,
owing to the inability to obtain satisfac-
tory freight rates on account of the war
between the Pennsylvania and Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Companies. If matters
are not adjusted nearly 5000 men will be
thrown out Of employment, occasloning
great distress.
The trouble between the Miners at lr-
wins, Pennstadt, and other collieries in
Westmoreland county, Pa, and their en-
ployers has been satisfactorily adjusted
A basis of wages for the ensuing year has
been agreed upon, and some 1000 miners
have rest med work.
j. N Evans, of Northumberland coun-
ty, Pa, has been chosen to perform the
duties attaching to the important position
of State organizer, and will acquit himself
creditably Of those duties.
Friend Evans, we will 90 your bond.
The three miners agents indicted at
Burnley, England, with Mr.. Halliday, for
conspiracy, and who wer e discharged, have
caused wrlts to be issued against the pros
ecutlng collisry owners tor malicious pros
ecution.
There is talk Of a strike in the Hooking
Valley, arising out of a change from meas
urlng TO weighing the coal, and a reduction
is also proposed.
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Cut This Out.

Readers mark your enemies, who voted
in Congress for Currency Contraction and
against Railroad Reform, and for your
further robbery and oppression. Let none
If these tools Of monopoly again have
power The following is the list
U. 5. SENATE AGAINST BANK Reform.
Nays essrs. Anthony, Bayard, Bucking-
ham, Chandler, Conkhng, Cooper, Cragln,
Davis, Fenton, Ferry, Conn. Frehnghuysen,
Hager, Hamilton, Md. Hamilton, lex }
Hamlin, Howe, Morrell Me-, Morrill, WI
Sargent, Salisbury, Schurz, Sherman, Steven
son, Stewart, Thurman, Wadlegh, Flanagan,
Jones, Kelly, Stockton and Edmunds.
HOUSE AGAINST BANK REFORM.
Aaus-Messrs Albert, Archer. Barnum,
Bass Bromberg Buckner, Buthnton, Bur-
chard Burleigh, Clayton, Clymer Cotton,
Cox, Dawes, Dewitt Eames, Frye, Garfield,
Gooch, Hale Of Maine, Hale of New York,
Hancock, Harris of Mass, Hawley Of Conn,
Hendee, Herndon, L. K. Hoar, q. +. Hoar,
Hodges, Hooper, Hoskins, Hynes, Kelley,
Kellogg, Kendall, Lawson, Lowndes, Lutt-
rell, Magee, Macdougall, Mellish, Merriam,
Michel, Niles, U Brlen, Page, Parker of New
Hampshire, Parsons, PendleEon, Perry, Phelps,
lcECc, LhbtcE, htuudAl, lNcetl,
h. II. Roberts, Sawyer, Schumacher, Scotield,
Scudder Of New York, Smart, Smith OF ONO,
Snyder, Starkwesther, Stone, Storm, Town
send, Tremain, Waldron, Ward Of New Jer-
sey, Wheeler, Whitehouse, Willard Of Yer
mont, Willard Of Michigan and WoodfOrd
AGAINST RAILROAD REFORM.
Messrs. Adams, Albert, Archer, Arthur,
Asche, Atkins, Banning, Barber, BArnum,
Bass, Beck, Bell, Berry, Blery, Baud, Blount,
Bowen, Bradley, Bright, BrombeIg, Buckner,
b Itfinton, Caldwell, Cessna, Clark mo },
Clymsr, 1omingo, Cool, Cox, Dreamer, Crooke,
Grassland, Dewitt, Durham, Eames, Eldredge,
Giddings, Glover, Gooch, Hamilton. Han
cock, Hartman, Harris Mass }, Harris (Va.l
Harrison, Hatcher, Hawley Conn. Here
ford, Herndon, L. K. Hoar, Hooper, Hough
ton, Jewett, Kelley, kellogg, Knapp, Lamar,
Lansing, Lawson, Lowndes, Magee, Marshall,
Merriam, Miliken, Mills, Mitchell. Moore,
Myers, Neal, Negley, Nesmith, Niblack,
Niles, O'Brien, O'Neil, Parker IN. HI Par
sons, Pendleton, Perry, Phelps, Pike, Potter,
Randall, Read, W. r, Roberts, Robinson,
Saylor (0.), Scudder IN. W Scudder IN.
j. ], Sener, Sloss, Smith Pa, Southland,
Speer, Standeford, Stone, Storm, Townsend,
Tremain, Vance, Waldron, Ward I'll },
Ward IN. j. }, Wheeler, Whitehead, White
house, Witthorne, Willard W., Willard
mich J, Willie, Wilson Md, Wood, Young
(Ky.l, and Young Ca
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Rolling Mill News.

JOLIET, ILL.,, March 3O-The chief topic
on the streets here to-day is the condition
Of the Joliet Iron and Steel Company.
An agent Of the holders of the first mort
gage bonds took possession Of the works
on Saturday night, and viii hold them
until some definite action Is resolved upon
to secure them, by the board II directors.
The board will hold meeting here on
Wednesday, April l, when decision as to
the future status of the company will be
reached The cause of their embarrass
ment is said To be the fact that the cost Of
construction has outrun the stock sub
scrlbed, and the stock for the new works
has not been taken as was expected. Some
three million dollars have been invested III
the works, "a capital too large to remain
idle, -and il is generally believed that
some arrangement will be made under
which the works will be again started be
fore long. A large amount Of the due
bills given by the company to its employees
are III the hands Of many Of the business
men Of this city, and the consequences Of
a failure To meet them would be serious.
The rollers and heaters Of the Mllwau-
kee Iron Company, who have been out II
work to the number Of about 900 since
the first week Of this month, are trying to
negotiate basis Of agreement They work
by contract on the Siding scale, either side
having liberty to terminate work at thirty
days notice On the 1lth Of March, the
men gave notice, and the company ini-
medlately retorted b. shutting down the
mills, and no work has been done since.
A committee Of men visited the officers last
week, but could come u no arrangement,
and a second meeting will probably take
place In few days
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FROM ILLINOIS.
TAzEwELL Co.. March IL, 1874.

TAzEwELL Co. March IL, 1874.
To the Editor of the woRkSexANs ADVOCATE.
By an act approved March q, 1872, the
Legislature of the State Of Illinois provided
greater safety for the employees Of coal
mines, said law to be enforced July l, 1872
This law, very good in itself, is but a
myth for its real purposes, for every
miner knows that it is disregarded and
violated by everyone who, as proprietor
or agent, may have the management of a
coal mine
The county Of Tazewell has many coal
mines. the largest being the Hope Coal
Mine, belonging to the Wesley City Coal
Company To show in what degree the
stipulatious Of the law are violated, we
will onl take this shaft as sample.
According to section 8, every mine
worked by shaft shall have an escapement
shaft, and iii case the mine was worked
before July l, 1872, such escapement shaft
has to be constructed within the first year
after July l, 1872, if only 100 feet deep,
and for every 100 feet more is another
years time allowed. The said shaft was
l27 feet deep to the Al feet coal vein Lefore
1872, and has been working all the while
so it was the duty Of the manager to have
the escapement shaft finished by the first
Of July of this year To this time there
is no sign Of the beginning Of such work,
aud every miner knows that it is impossi-
BILE, even if the shaft should be immedl-
ately begun, to have the same finished at
the time the law requires.
In section 4 is said, that adequate and
sufficient ventilation shall be furnished, so
that every place be free from standing gas,
and fit to work therein. The circulation
OF air in the greater part of the works is
insufficient to such a degree that not only
the health, but also the lives Of the men
are endangered, because the coal is dug
by blasting, and very often the air is so
bad that the matches used for firing the
blasts will burn too slowly, 50 that often
blast will go off after it was supposed that
it had missed long ago. In a few months
two men were shot, one instantly killed I;
another had his leg broken, and 1t is to be
suspected that the bad air had something
to do with this.
The same section says, that in case a
furnace is used, the upcast shall be lined
with incombustible material, aid it shall
be built to prevent the communication Of
fire to any parts Of the works According
10 this the furnace is insufficient.
(Only last summer another shaft, the
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.,.,..d inn Rochester 20 represe". '"o
s..n.c.ive organizations in the Industrial
Congress
Lodge number 20, knights OF ST. Girls
pin Christopher Kane.
Lodge number 376, German Charles J.
Shopfell.
Cigar makers-Daniel A. Shepard
Moulders Myles McPadden.
The ERIE STRIKE MAGNIFIED.- The
Erie strike has been magniied and intensi-
fed by cowardly officials. There was ne
necessity for the military to interpose.
The best citizens protested against it, and
the civil authorities were not resisted
The employees families were suffering foI
want Of the necessaries Of life. and still
the company would not pay. The people
along the line sympathized with the strik
ers, and every man was ready TO work when
paid. The men were firm, but sober and
quiet. As soon as the paymaster commenc-
ed paying, the trains commenced moving
The company propose discharging about
half the strikers, and this may provoke
new troubles.
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LABOR ITEMS.

THE operatives of Fall River are ear
nestly agitating the project Of the erection
Of a cooperative mill.
The North Auburn Boot and Shoe
Manufacturing Company have been ex-
empted from taxation for five years. The
company Is cooperative.
The Fall River mills are running to
their utmost capacity. This is no symp-
tom of panic, nor is it any plea for the
payment of ''panlc wages.
NEWS come from Philadelphia that 800
Kensington carpet weavers are again - :
The new terms provide for sixty hours
work for the week.
The window glass factories of Pittsburgh
have been idle since July, owing to DIS
putes between the proprletors and their
workmen about wages. 1t Is not expected
that work will be resumed until next fall.
SIXTY laborers working for the Delaware
and Lackawanna Coal Company, in Wee
hawken have struck for higher wages.
They have hitherto received 81 so day,
and now demand 81 Work has stopped.
The men have made no violent demonstra-
tions. !.
&ToLEDo, o., March S1.-The railroad
employees in the yard and shops OF the
Lake Shore road demanded an increase of
wages. The laborers want 81 so. the
washers $175, and car repairers 81.
BosroN, March 31.-About 800 opera
lives in the hosiery mill and bleschery Of
the Boston Manufacturing company, Walt
ham, have struck for 10 per cent advance
in their wages.
The following delegates have 10 far bean
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THE LEGISLATURE of ONO viii adjourn
next week Andrew Roy, our friend and
correspondent on mining, 1t Is understood,
viii be appointed mine inspector under the
late act Of General Assembly. Mr. Baker,
the author OF the bill, is a No. l Labor
Reformer, and deserves, his name and like
ness in our corps Of American Labor por-
traits. He IS quiet and unobtrusive
man, but full Of energy aud pluck. He
worked zealously for the passage Of the
miners bill, and stands high with his fell
lows in the legislature Now let the
workingmen Of the State show their APP
probation Of his efforts IN some befitting
manner. He would make good Secretary
of State, and If nominated would be sure
to be elected
T. S.-Snce the foregoing was written,
Gov. Allen has appointed Mr.. Roy, inspec-
tor-an act for which he deserves and will
receive the thanks of the miners Of Ohio.
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MINERS HOSPITALS.

The Hon John W Morgan, a member
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature, has
recently introduced bill, which has for
it's object the erection and maintenance Of
three hospitals in the anthracite regions Of
that State. Ii provides for the collection
Of tax Of one cent per ton upon all
anthracite coal mined, and the appoint
ment of board Of seven trustees for each
hospital district, who are TO draw the lines
Of division Of the districts, and to have
sole control over all matters appertaining
to said hospitals, wherein all persons who
may be injured working in or about
the mines ais.sU " treated gratutiously
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property If r. Lettermsnn, in this county,
happily the works were not extensive, and
the accident was seen early enough by a
miner 80 that the men we're saved. In
case such q thing should happen here,
there would be no way to save any
Of the men, because the works are extern
sive)
Section wants the oEner to provide a
safe means for hoisting ard lowering per
sons, with a sufficient cover on every box
or carriage. There Is not only no cover
over the cages, but also the shaft is in such
a state that the cages used for hOlsting
will stick fast, SO that the engine is unable
to pull them up. Only a month ago the
cage stuck there with a loaded car, aud
hung in the shaft for nearly forty-eight
hours If men had been on the same,
would not there have been the n ost dread
full danger for their lives And although
no men were at this cage, one life was lost
thereby The cage had to be loosened, and
there being no way to get at it, man EN-
ployed at the top of the shaft tried to slide
down the rope but missed his hold, fell on
the cage 300 feet deep, and was instantly
killed
Section is violated, because the boiler
is in a bad state, and there are no gates on
the top of the shaft.
Section 3 was not obeyed in cases of &C
cident, for the mining inspector was left
ignorant of the same so the investigation
Of the causes of accidents did not take
place.
Not in all the mines in this county are
there so many fragrant violations of the
law, but it is sure enough that none Of the
proprietors fulfill all the requirements of
the law, and it seems as if the inspector Of
mines neglects his duty prescribed in sec
ton 49, According To the law the Hope
coal mine ought to be closed till the re-
quirements Of the law are fulfilled, and the
owners fined besides for wilfully violating
sections and 8.
hope that this may remind the officers
of the law of their duty regarding the
health and life Of the miners.
A MINER.
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years, an unmitigated nuisance in tn
labor ranks
In the circular referred 10 we are grave
" informed that at regular meeting o
| the National Executive Committee - Hon
John Pool IN the chair-such and sucf
resolutions were adopted. Now a.
short horse is soon curried we should feel
Obliged to NJ. Redstone for answers to the
following questions =, !,
When ana where was TINS s"-coleu
Executive Committee organized
From whom does 1t derive its au-
thority
3 Whose interests does it represent
4 What are the names and callings Of
those parties who compose It
8 When and where did the labor
organizations Of the United States author
lie Messrs Pool or Redstone to speak OF
act fo: them
When these questions are answered,
sdtisfictudg,w we shall have something more
u say about this latest addition to the
Fraudulent lists Of Labor form Associa-
tIuus n
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A PERSISTENT HUMBUG

We have received from a friend copy
of a circular purporting to be issued from
the Headquarters of the National Com
mittee Omitted Workingmen Of Anne lea, y
having the signature Of that well known
political trlckster, A. 4. Redstone The
sublime impudence OF this man is truly
refreshing. For years he has been bum
ming round Washington affecting con-
nection with this or that organization
when the fact is, they existed only in his
fertile imagination. With his headquar-
ters-where his headquarters ought to be,
with cheek for his stock in trade, the PHI
ant, political tool Of his masters, he is
to-day what he has been for the past five
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Cd None others need apply.

Attorney General Hoar-who has just been
defeated for the United States Senate-is
the same individual, Who IN 1869, when a
member Of Gen Grants Cabinet rendered
decision sustaining Secretary Borie's in
depreciation Of the Eight-Hour Law, by
which the wages Of government employees
were cut down one-tifth, but which decis-
ion was afterwards overruled by the Presi-
dent. Mr. Hoar had no fayors to expect
from Labor Reformcrs and received none
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FROM MASSACHUSE IT'S
Meeting OF the Labor Council and Dis
cusaiou ON the Ten-HOur Bill

From the Boston Herald. March %.
The Massachusetts, Labor Council held a
regular meeting in the Sherman House,
last evening The President, Mr.. ID. ID.
Minton, occupied the chair, and Mr.. Lang
ley, the Secretary, officiated in that capac-
ity. After preliminary and routine busl-
ness had been acted upon, the advisory
committe appointed At the last meeting
submitted several suggestions for the gov
eminent of the council, which were
adopted. Among these were orders that
hereafter no new members should be voted
in unless proposed by regular member of
the council, and that the candidate should
be balloted for in open meeting, one-ifth
Of those present being sufficient to reject,
and to render the candidate ineligible for
three months afterwards recommending
that Thursday night, instead Of Wednes-
day, be the time of meeting hereafter !;
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Violation of the Eight Hour System.

The following circular which explains
itself, and which we cordially indorse, has
Just been issued by the standing committee
Of the Workingman's Central Council of
New York city to the Labor Organizations
Of the United States. We have no doubt
but that the Industrial Congress viii take
action on the subject:
We appeal to the organized nottingham OF
every village, town and city of the Union to
hold Mass meeting on Monday evening,
May is, 1874, in conjunction with the work
ingmen Of this city, which will be held at the
Cooper Institute, for the purpose Of demand
ing the removal Of the corrupt agents OF the
Government connected with the Department
of Architecture, from office, on the ground
that instead of enforcing they fagrantly vio-
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NOT TOO LATE.

There Is yer an opportunity left for these
organizations which have 50 far failed to
elect delegates % the Industrial Congress
which meets Ia Rochester on the l4th
inst, % be represented, but there Is Ger
tainly a. time to be lost All delegates
representing bona fde labor organizations,
duly accredited, viii be cordially vel
coined Nome others need apply.
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ORCHARD MINES, March IL, 1874
To the Editor Of the woRkHsNAS's ADVOCATE.
TYRANTs THREAT.

ORCHARD MINES. March IL, 1874.
To the Editor Of the woRkHsNASs ADVOCATE.
TYRANT's THREAT.
Your correspondent arrived here this
morning. Having organized the miners of
Mapleton, he thought he would see what
he could do with the men Of Orchard
MINES. He had, however, u lay about a
good part Of the day, AS the men were in
the bank at work On learning that a good
many were ignorant Of his presence, he
made up his mind to enter the region Of
darkness, which he did. After travelling
half mile or more, making many =" hair
breadth escapes, not Of flood and field, I"
but Of having his brains knocked out by a
''nigger-head," horse back, or some
other inhabitant Of the mining region, he
reached the object of his search He was
now in the companiOnship Of mules and
men, surrounded by an atmosphere which
seemed heavy and disagreeable. After
waiting till some Of the men had performed
the
WORK OF BEASTS OF BURDEN
he succeeded in getting an interview. He
explained to them the object Of his mission,
and it was agreed tnat there should be
meeting at two o'clock. The meeting,
however, was stopped by an order from
the bank boss that the men should ''coal for
the river" in theafternoon. The meeting,
notwithstanding, was held in the evening
IN THE OPEN FIELD,
and afteryour correspondent had addressed
them, they organized under the National
Union, and elected full set Of officers.
1t is understood, however, that the super
Intendent
WILL DISCHARGE
every man who ,ins the union. II 10 very
likely he will have to discharge all the men
about the Orchard Mines, as they are all
determined
To BIZ UNION MEN.
On Saturday next there IS to be meeting
at Hollis Of the miners Of
ORCHARD. HOLLIS AND sHOLLIs,
when 1t Is expected that the three places
will form one lodge they, with Mapleton
and the Hope mine, Rundefs, Ledder-
man 5 and Wesley City will form district.
With this combination 1t will be an easy
matter to bring III BluetoN and the Kick
apoo Greek
The ball Of Union among the miners is
moving. b. j. Nj.
To the Editor Of the woRkNssAx's ADVOCATE
STKEATOR, ILL.,, March q, 1874.
have thought it my duty to give you
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CORRESPONDENTS.

I'VE do cot hold ourselves ponsible for any opinion
expressed by our Correspondents.