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FROM MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. q. 1874.

ST Louis. Nov. q. 1874.
To the Editor d the oHkISsnAx's Advocate.
The plan suggested by Trevellick and
others for calling 4 National Convention to
prepare Instruction. for Congress upon the
money question solo ~, is. in my judgment,
tbs best thing that ean be done in order to
carry our measure fbr reform into effect. In
the state platforms Of the parties in the fall
elections, the mohey question was most
prominent but, wAh the exception of Ohio
and Indiana, no TIVE were alike The Demo
cato platform OF tHe party in illinois was a
tumble Of nOlsense Ii the Tarious labor re-
form oIgal ia ions viii call u National Con
vention. and unite bpon q resolution upon the
money question alOhe, leaving ont all other
questions, the mafte will be pressed upon
our agents, the Congress, in such a way as
will force them to obey the demands of the
people. The Congr9Es must be taught that
the people, and not the agencies which they
appoint, are he Goternment, and that Con-
gress has to 20 with the money ques-
ton, excep provide the Treasury with a
sufficient a. unit to meet appropriations, and
the Constitution expressly forbids dollar
being drawn from the Treasury, except to
meet appropriations Alter it has left the
treasury it belongs to the parties WHO have
produced q proper voucher showlnef they
were entitled 10 i'd Congress An ha,.
nothing to do with tlie money after II mas feft
the Treasury In cL3 tering national banks,
Conyrrss ~ r.arpedEa power not granted M
~, eor .;edtiOn. Aese are rights reserved
y, ..se States and to the people.
Truly, IxO--&ASwfRE.
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FaOa ILLINOIS.



To the Editor Of The woHahssnAEs ADVOCATE
Ihaye seen in yout valuable paper call
for national convention If men In favor
Of the greenback legal tender currency,
inlercunvertible at abe option Of the hdd-
er With government bonds, and rice versa
an trade demands. The election returns
show what can DE done by thorough
organization and work on the greenbAck
issue. Mr.. A. Campbell ran on that issue
IN the seventh congressional district, and
know that no other man could carry the
district on any other issue. He was known
to be sound OF the greenhack and the pro-
lector u the grtenbAck movement, and
the people knew he was sound and true to
the platform, oppIslng the national bank
swindle, or gold basis failacy. The can
vass was made in this district on that issue
and Mr. Campbell was elected by 3,OOt
majority over Corwin, who was known t,
be In favor of natIonal banks, and the
strongest man the Republicans had in the
district, and his majority two years ago
aas 1000 The dDnvention is q necessity
There cannot be anything done etfectually
without organization. When the people
understand the national bank swindle, And
the gold basis fallacy, they will soon re
move the barnaclea from the old ship, and
she will glide along smooth, and all will be
we'll
Yours respectfully,
NJ H.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION

W. herewith present, to the readers If
tho ADV Cara a statement u the proceed
ugs 81 the Independent Convention, which
Hc. AZ lliI rlt dis. On Wednesday, Nov
%. The platform adopted is one which
every tru. LaJor Reformer can endorse,
AS ~ is identical ln spirit with the financial
declaration 4 the National Labor Union
and th. Industrial Congress. Alth ugh
VS. arl not ahth lrised t. speak for amy
parts except hrseiygs, ne believe the sys-
t-iu 4 rrprrseNation adopted Is one upon
vUi. a yha tree friends If the movement
cat u..te Ettl state Is emitted to two
executives. ,ne i winch will ~ selected
from Ola, ranks / labor ana while they
are nat appoiute4 as trades unionists, o.
miners, painters or puddiers, but as citi
l-us syupathizng with the cause, the OBJ
ice, is t. secure = genera! representation
frun an classes IN the community. Ii this
uud rs,audmg is lived up to IN good faith,
rtpeat- We have Reason to believe that
t'ru.airus -.-opeAtion can be secured,
and ail rlv Try or aata gansm almost sure
to f,ius if two separate conventions are
caA.d-be oJvlated.
.Ae place selectedfor holding the pre-
liruarg conventionss perhaps the most
central which could Rave been chosen, and
IS 1t Is the head qugters Of large mum
Der Ut our national labor organizations,
there Is Itrle doubt but a goodly number
NJ their representative men VIII avail
themselves If the opportunity afforded to
express theIr opinions on the ail-engoss-
ing theme.
w shall be pleased to hear from our
iriluds "a the prnpriety and advisabihty
of mi parties Interested acting III concert
TO make the proposed convention grand
success Of uniting IN common cause,
ana sinking all personal considerations
Tu- appointment Of Messrs. Trevelliek and
Schi.hug VAS made without the knowledge
of these gentlemen, III the belief. however,
That ,hey would not refuse To cooperate,
and with the understanding that the ap-
pointment OF one member from each State
on the executive committee would he left
ia the hands uf the Labor Reformers. the
intention being that NJ appointment will
be made ia future, unless accompanied
with positive deelal alton from the party
named that such appointment will be ac-
cepted.
r. 5. Since the foregoing was written,
we have received COMMUNICATIONS from
Messrs. Schilling and 1revellick, endors-
ing the action taken at indianapolis, and
promising their undivided support to the
movement.
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WV. J. WORD.

HANtfoN, ILL.,, Nov. Is.
To tn. Editor Of tn. wo.2s s..s. ADVOCATE
A general meeting Of the district was
held at Rapid City, on the 9th inst, to
offer an arbitration to settle the grievance
which existed between the miners and
their employers in Is county. A com
mittee from each coal bank was appointed
to see theft respective operators, whether
they would accept of. arbitration, and re-
port at meeting to be held at Hampton,
on Monday, the 9th mat. The committee
made their appearance on the 9th, and re-
ported that the operators declined to arbl-
trste upon any conditions. Their plea
was that they prefssed to settle privately
with their own men, The Hampton mi
ners then appointed COMMITTEE to see the
agent Of the Hamptdh Coal Mining Com
pany, with q basis Of -terms ON which they
would resume work The price for dig
cling was the summer price, which il four
cents per bushel, or sL.OO per ton, Sithout
any other concesslonf pertaining to the
work The committeeeoon returned, and
reported that we'woul9 have tn renOunce
our rights as American citizens, to re-
nounce the Miners National Association,
not to meet in common council to discuss
the hest means for our social elevation and
int3rest--to Ameliorste our condition and
protect ourselves from t6s thieving, grasp
ing propenAities Of the seoal operators Of
this Countrywide have the audacity TO
bid defiance to our Ststss laws, and uSurp
them with impunity. TIE miners Of the
Hampton Bluffs were presented with .
copy of Taylor Williams ARBITRARY Blue
Law Of ClevelAnd end Rapid City mines.
His Arbitrary Blue LAw-eontrsct was read |
and listened TO with horror and con
tempt
This man Willisms u well known to |
every miner from the Atlantic to thu Pa
cifc ocean ~ to his thieving qualities,
stealing more than oP-third Of the mi
nsr's coal and has bseh very prominent
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LABOR HENS.

On the FIRST Of December the railroad
shops at St. Aibsrs yfA half shat down.
The Fall River pTnt works oEIy run on
the FIRST three daystbf each week. I
The paper mild. b ssyhOtr, o--4,
one excepfion, srS rslsssissy IN enfeq quar-
ter fine /
The prospect d increased smpfvgmsnt
in most Of the eoFon: nills q the cepntry
is brighter. -.
The Etna Nut sosbpn Of Southipg-
ton, Conn, has kdlpsd the nay Of it.
employees 10 per 'csbt., a0d dlsohargsd
eight men. . ~
" The six hundred slriRing workmen On
the peIawars, LaOkaf anna and western
Railroad companys M " tunnel, near Ho-
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THE SUN.
WEEKLY ANDDAILYFoR 1875


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A meeting Of delegates from various
Trades Unions Of fhis city met at Bacon's
Hall, corner Of Sit eth and Walnut streets,
last night, Now 10Th, to consider the
grievances Of the stone-cutters against the
United States Government in having the
stone for the he v Custom-h house and Post
Office cut III st. Louis. The meeting was
not so large as vas sntisipated, some of
the Unions havibg had no meeting since
the call was made, and consequently no
delegates have been appointed. Delega-
tions, however, we're present from the
Molders', Cord9 ainers', Plasterers, Stone
cutters, and Nschinists' Unions, and
there was corsih erable enthusiasm exhib-
tied. .r.
John L. Shb6eler was nominated Presi-
dent, and Fl. J. Walls Secretary.
The President stated the object Of the
meeting was u endeavor to have the
stone work for the new Oustom-house done
in this city. instead Of st. Louis, and to
agitate the md liter until the object is &C
complished.
The Cordwaihers Society proffsred their
assistance through their delegates. in any
way they could Pe useful.
Moldsrs' Unions Nos. 8 and came
without credentials, but appeared o. .
committee to see what could be done to
assist.
The stone-cutters OF this city, through
their representative, Joseph Ryan, stated
their grievances to be that the parties in
St. Louis who built the Custem- house in
that city had The contract TO do it for this
city. This condF Pact is larger than that,
but it took $50, poo q month to pay of the
workmen. If IL work was brought here
it would give poo stone-cutters employ
ment for three YEARS. We must have help
from the Chanl Der of Commerce and
Board of rradei or our efforts will be Of
no avail. !.
The President hated that the Commit,
tee Of the BricklAyers' Union was present
with discretionSfH power, and desired 10
hear from ether Trades Unions - 70 the
status their ComAittees occupy on the
hoor.
The Chairman o4 the Molders' Commit
tee thought the matter should mot be
looked at from Tlhdes Union point the
Mayor, Council, and the various Boards Of
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- 49, A~,"S' - s@'~ WYA@AA~@@M~ A~v~~@H~s
About seven months ago wrote 70 yUa
about the safety " ths mines in TAsswsM
County, and, a sample, told you hos
the Wesley City Coal Company. ~ their
shaft ,hs III ,,r Mine - la "a Aimsst
.VtTy ,,riio.e ii thl mini. =, l.s I .- cum
pany and their b,.k ses have read thru |, tar.
Afterwards hsy4 twice asked the mining
inspe, tor to enfo. be the sand laws. hut
things became bu3 little better, and to-day
perform the soEtowful duty Of letting
you know that the negligence OF the bosses
in disrespecting tic articles Of the Lar han
fallen upon Anotl kr victim. On Wednesday,
Nov 18th, the sHAft Of the Hope Niue
caught fire tor waht Of good furnace, and
there being no sssapement shaft, the men
rushed to the shalt to be hoisted, when, on
account of the thickness of the smoke, the
men being unableto see, and because there
are no gates at the shaft, Mr.. Samuel
Healer missed the cage and fell from tn.
middle vein to the stump, q distance of lao
feet, and was instantly killed. Another
man fell from the, lower vein in the stump,
sbont nine feet, bpt help being ut hand, he
wa saved from downing. There was not
much damage done to the shaft, for the fire
was subdUed, and although it broke out again
some hours after, it was kept under con-
troll.
The Fekin papers, partly owned and paid
by the proprieterA of the Hope Mine, gives
an account Of this rccident, saying that II
mas happened at one of the best conducted
shafts In the state, and in this manner trys
to impress upon THE public the opinion
that the company is not to blame. Tbs
object of tins letter il to protest against
this, and to give the opinion Of the other
side, and that 10 that Mr.. Healer wa.
murdered by the negligence Of those who
had charge Of tho Hope Mines, and that 1t
Ii due only to the mercy Of kind provi.
dence that instead of one not fifty miner.
were killed.
Mr.. Healer wat member in good stand
ing Ut the Minefs' National Association
and hope this association will make MS
case their own. He was about 6fty-6ve
years of age, and Leaves a widow and seven
cEildren-hve daughters, all If whom are
married, and twolsons, respectively seven.
teen and twenty one years of age. Yester
day we buried han, and by the thron.
that followed his earthly remains to tn,
grave was to be seen the respect be enjoyeS
among his fellow rpen, and also how thu
public condemns the outrage done tn,
laborer by his employers. A. s.
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6ahnsss. Charity Asrosing stroagw and
more thorough sver1 day. IL 10 tune for
10 % BE- urged - . . sePls Of lseplation
and political soonont. Il calls forhnsccia-
ton and solidarity. II In their rsascas
their sanction, and heir light. One q
che great impedimsmh 20 its success 70 che
selfishness ullhnss Horkingmen who are
unwilling TO make 4 q sacrifices, and incur
the hArdshiPs which may BE- required Of
them a. members u unionse ~orking-
--4Fs~asociasions They prefer ~ make
'suJe OF self, and sseak " WHARF there IN q
strike, to cut theiB brother workmen out
Of york and waga -
T Rssbessfaily yours,
tt MzAkr0z c0LLEEs.
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prssrs.. q sAs Lad Or ,M.,s-e.t. ssr,A...
L..A .s. nae.

IPrOH our FOREIGN n srhAnrsa. Oct. sl-l -
Under the guidank@ of NJ. Hazard. one
vt the most liberal Employer of Paris,
the Paper Trade EkPloysrs' Union has
constituted a MIXED Board II arbitration,
In which the men enaaRed in this trade cit
ON equal terms With sthelr masters. The
object Of this board ii 70 avoid strikes. by
pronounclng unbiAssRd judgment on all
matters of contentikI. II is said the
brvnze workers, botlt masters and men,
are about TO follow tt example set by the
paper trade.
REDUCrIoN ON WAtEs IN THE CerrOS
TRADE. learn tho the hand -mule cot
ter sPlnners IN the employment Of the
Clyde Spinning Comp@hy nave tins week
commenced working % the 5 per cent. re
duced liss, IN accordathe with the recent
award at Bolton. Qther firms in the
trade will, It Ia believed, also take similar
action. -
BLACKBURN Corrd& OPERArIvEs.-A
numeruusiy attended, meeting Of factory
operatives has been had at Blackburn. to
protest against the nd5w.r rules propoaed hy
the employers. 1t w4 resolved to offer .
submission of the m$ter to arbitration.
but belief was exprdbsed that the rules
would be ultimately Withdrawn, some Of
the employers having already taken that
course About 80, OO9 Operatives are con-
cernsd in the dispute.S
AcKrcuLrURA1 LASoKns.-At Lean
lngton, on Monday, the executive com
mIttee Of the National agricultural La
borer's Union received.a deputation from
the State Of Mississippi, WHO submitted a
scheme for the ernIgrstiOn Of half mil
lion of laborers to that State. 1t was
said the farmers were PREPARED 10 pay the
assage OF that number The offer to pay
the expenses of a unioR delegation to visit
the country and reportsswaA adopted.
kIDDERhINsTRR CARPM WEAvERTs.
The carpet weavers who have been on tn,
strike At kidderminsser resumed work OF
Thursday on the understanding that tn,
tapestry looms on whidh fomen had beer
employed are taken 26wn. They vii
probably be removed another part o
the country.
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michael C. Kerr

A stndi fort Z being tSade BY I'll,
National banks e. bring this entlemar :
name into prominence with tile u\St speak
ersa'p # the House Of r Iresel ltatives >.
NJ X belongs tn the g'ldJsn cAlf wor-
Shippers, auj ,his fact alou, aftt Reveut
u.m ,ruu occupying Mr. Biaiuts shes "
.N,use u,-shupers. MAJ n Prsdiai ..
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FROM wYoM1Nt TERRITORY
Rock SPRIsds, Nov. l6, 1874.

Rock SPRIsds, Nov. 16, 1874.
To the Editor Of the wOHkIEBSASs ApvOcArA
| notice in your isane 80 she 7th lnat-'
au article signed BY e. q, PurPortins to
be from Wyoming Territory BY the caption
thereof. Now, in ordpr that our section
Of the country may not be misrepresented,
and as an old miner for many years, and
one who has ever taken deep interest in
49, -nlfara If tho -Forking.sIO.- e II
classes, / desire, at mis- time, to correct
the misstatements made by your CORES
pendent, L. c. In the first place, We
know Of no outbreak % opposition to the
Miners National Asseeiabon, neither do
we know q any James Brown, of Reneek,
Mo-, or Edwards, Of xhom he warns peo-
pie to beware. His ~1hole statement is
tissue Of falsehoc6s Is far as Rock
Springs, in Wyoming territory, is con
cerned, and for ftar hat, through either
mistake or de.igp, oy ninsr- at thi. place
may be misreprsbe1ted, request promi-
nent place in yqdr columns for this refuta-
ton Of the chaf@s.
There is but IRe RQek Springs i'll Wyo-
ming territorX Snd it v settled by a large
number Of hYiakst miners from all parts u
the world, yhb are members Of the Nj
ners' NationA Association.
No DISAGREEMENT lists between them
and their employers, and every thing is
harmonious
As an Old miner, l al interested in the
proper vipdicstion OF Miners rights, and
therefore, trust that Jou will make the
proper correction BY pfblishlng this state
WV. J. WORD.
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FOREIGN.

ARBITRATION IN wET YORKSHIRE CoA
rR1DE.
At an adjourned meeting Of West York
shire colliery owners 4Ad miners deA-gate.
at Leeds on Tuesday, afternoon, it Wa
stated by Mr.. Dixon secretary to ths
Yorkshire Miners ASSOCIATION, that ms
jOrity of 5000 of the pien were In favT
Of settling the diff-re hce by arbitration,
they resuming work a the old rate untl
the award Is made. /
THE NoRTHUMBERLAYp COAL TRADE-sE.
ELEMENT OF THBwAGEs DISPUTE.
The coal owners sof Northumberland
met on Saturday at the Wood Memorl.l
Hall, Newcastle, and received a depuh
tlon from the men, headed by MIR. Th1.
Burt, M. p. Thesobject Of conference
was to see whether terms could be settled
by arbitration or by, agreement to adult
the question of red uctlon. 1t was ult-
mately agreed to accept reduction Of n
per cent on the sliding scale, equal to ID
per cent. on the gross amount Of wages.
ELswISK MINERS.
Ire Elswick colliers struck on Mondg
morning III consequence of refusing u
return TO work en- the Ia per cent. redut
ton. In'the sfteraoon the Miners Asst+
citation delegates t,3 them that If they re
manned ont the mion would not assist
them. The men subsequently agreed u
resume work on Thursday.
WIGAN COLLEEN .-The wigan collies
persist in their refusal to accede to tie
terms offered by the masters, and Their
does not At prssent;sppear to be any prof
pect of a settlement Many Of the bet
workers are reported to be leaving the dis
trict, and the stocks Of coal are rapidly
decreasing.
TIE NoRTHUMBEbLAND Coal TRADE
A largely attended meeting Of the COAL
owners Of Northumberland was hela On
Saturday at the Eood Memorial Hall,
Newcastle, and received deputation from
Fridays meeting of delegates Of the pen,
headed by Mr.. Thopas Burt, VI. p. The
object Of the conferepce VAS to see wheth-
or terms could be settled by arbitration or
by agreement, to adjust the questen Of
REDUCTION. 1t was u timately agreed TO &C
cept reduction Of A per cent. on the
sliding scale, equal toalO per cent on the
gross amount Of wage.
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The mammoth cottdn mill Of the
Spraaues at Baltic, ten miles north of this
city, has resumed work after three weeks
suspension, caused by stake of the mule
spinners. A few q the strikers have re-
turned, and fresh spinners viii be employ
ed If the rest do not yield. The Spragues
run on full tune, not having entered the
Ayo-third time league. -Ereh0Rgs.
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FhOt CINCINNATI.
The New Custom-H House.

Shall the Stone-Cutting be Done Here
or In s.. Louisi-1 Getting Last Night
at Bacon's Builditg Of Delegates from
the Different Sdes Z MONS 70 Com
slider that Questi pm Help Asked from
Various AOurcesi
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The folloStng are the officers elect Of
the Grand Division of Locomotive Engi-
neers