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The Governor Of Pennsylvania, in 1878,
| appointed MIR. JOSEPH D. WEEKs, one of the
editors Of the Iron Age, Special Commis-
sionor Oh the part Of the State to visit En-
gland to examine and report On " the prac-
! tical operation of arbitration md Cancellation
| in the settlement Of differences between en-
ployers and employees" in that country.
The report of 11r. WEEKs is now completed
and published, and it is to be regretted that
ployer and workman in the land The re-
port is clearly and forcibly written, furnish
ing Gil the facts, exhibiting the processes
and results. The report does not aim SO
much to advocate the adoption Of these
measures in this country as to present the
whole case intelligently, and leave to the
good sense OF all interested to determine
whether roason is not better than force.
In France the system has been in operation
for centuries, but continuously and success
fully since the time Of the First NAPOLEON,
md is now regarded ns national blessing.
In France these Councils are Judicial tribu-
nals, and there are now 100 Of such courts.
They consist of an equal number of en-
ployers and workingnlen, each class e1ecting
its own representatives, with President up
pointed by the Government: They have
jurisdiction over every question that can
arise betwoen the workman and his en-
ployer, except that Of future wages. Arbi-
tration is compulsory when demanded, and
the decision is enforced like the judgments |
of other courts. In 1850 no less thar $4,000 |
cases were heard in these courts. OF these,
2G, 500 were settled by private concillatlon,-
agreement among the partles,-others BY
Cancellation after advice from the court, and
the remaining few by arbitrary JUDGMENT
The great benefit, however, Of all such
courts is in the prevention Of disputes.
In England the law has provided for
Courts of Arbitration since 1924 but there
las never been any resort to them. The
English reject all compulsory proceedings In
1850, however, was be- gun the system Of vol
1ntary Boards Of Arbitration and Cancellation
7hich is now in operation in that country,
nd which has proved to be Of such benefit
Q those trades which have adopted it.
The history, character, and proceedings OF !
, 1879-06-15

Disasters we're plentiful yesterday. In
Chicago there WIGS drive to death through
an opened bridge, the story Of which is al
resdy familiar to the public. In Dakota
waterspout, or orcloud-burst, deluged party of
immigrants and drowned eleven persona The
victims to this caprice of the clouds were all
from Iowa, and were going out to make their
homes in the Hills. Seven OF them belonged
to ono family. In Indiana, bolt of light
ming struck 3 building beneath which hun
dred or more had sought sheltar from the
STORM, and safety, and two persons we're
killed instantly.
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all entered with the purpose of passing
through the twelve years course, or ten
years. or even eight years, the en- this system
OF beginning eatly in these technical studies
might DO excqsable; but when these chill
dren do not average in all over 410 dnys,
and very large proportion do not exceed
:loo days schooling for their whole lifetime,
the enforcement of these technical studies is
an an 1ne1cusabla abuse Of power, md an e1-
peDditura of. public money without any
profit. Computing the time devoted to
teaching these technical matters, and appor-
tionlng the whole cost according to the time
given to each study, 100000 year IS the
estimate for teaching music and drawing
q sum which is, practically lost-thrown
away.
Considering that these children are to re-
celve a@ the schooling they are ever to hare
in these public schools, and that their time
Is SO limited that 100 days is tho utmost FOR
at laast one-fourth Of the children, the reduc-
ton of time given for reading to IN average
Of one minute: @ day, and that the time
allotted to writing is only five minutes day
more than the time given to music and
drawing, the defects in the system which
produces such results are evident.
Of course the Board of Education made no
,hange. Boards never reform nbuses. Boards
generally forget that they are not proprietors,
md always forget that they are e1pending |
'ther peoples money, and not their own.
The Board. as MI Board9 d. rnfuae1 tn I
Nuke change, and the abuse which has
low become disgraceful is perpetuatsd an
,ther Year, |
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If the frightful accident Of Friday nigh
ut the State street bridge, resulting in tht
loss Of one life and the precipitation OF {
hose-cart, horse, and driver into the river
were the first instance in which the reckless
driving of the Fire Department had mot with
serious consequences, the blame might be
! fairly placed entirely upon the insuhiciency
Of warning at the bridges. But the fact is
that the Fire Department has cultivated the
habit Of headlong driving to an extent alto
gether out Of proportion to the requirements
serious street-accidents on this account t, re-
sultlng in loss of life, bodily injury, and
much damage to machinery, and the practice
of driving up to and orer the bridges in the
same rushing, tearing fashion is responsible
for the affair of Friday night. There is
no need Of galloping the horses, and hose
carts, and steamers over viaducts and
bridges. Each division of the city has q
fair allotment Of engines, which will
naturally reach the Scene Of the fire first, and
do the preliminary work. 4 difference Of
few minutes in the arrival Of engines from
the other divisions Of tho city is not, there
fore, SO Important as if tho crossing of
bridge were necessary in order to get even
one machine to the fire. The running of
horses at full speed, dragging heavy ma
chinery over tha bridges, is destructive of
property at all times. Both tho bridges and
the engines and carts and horses suffer from
the practice, When the approach is IN ill.,
clined plane to the viaduct roadway,-as on
State street, then down an inclined plane
to the bridge, the best of signals might fail
to prevent just such an accident as occurred
Friday night, SO long IS the reckless driving
we're in vogue.
It is manifest, however, TINT there should |
be better protection against accidents at the |
several bridges connecting such crowded |
as State, Clark, Lake, Ran |
1o1ph, and Madison streets If any barrier I
be adopted, or be Of any avail, the gates which
lave long been in operation at the Bur1ing~ |
on 4 Quincy Railroad crossing on Michigan
avenue are the best that could be selected.
These gates are worked by one man rapidly,
md include light-signals as warnings. It is
;ertain that the railroads entering Chicago
hould be required to adopt them at every
principal streetcrossing, aud the city might
ind it economical in the end to provide the
principal bridges with tho same device. In
he meantime the shore-oads Of every bridge
hould be SO lighted up with special lnmps
S to enable every one to see at o consider
Bile distance whether the bridge is open
r closed. The lights on the bridges arc used
s warnings for the vessels, and shore-Gghts
re necessary for the guidance Of those in
ehlcles approaching the bridges. As there
re two bridge-tenders, it would seem to be
racticablo for each to hoist signal-light on
aore, between the ringing Of tho bell and
10 actual work of turning the bridge; if
ot, then big bright lamps should be locat-
on shore at the proper distance for Light
g up the approaches, SO as to make them as
fe at night as during the day. I
, 1879-06-15

The railroad interests which inaugurated
the plan for boring tunnel beneath the
river at Detroit have succeeded in securing a
recommendation from the House of Repre-
sentatlves for the appointment of commit
zee to examine into the matter. Are the
Southern members Of Congress looking out
for desirable points at tho North in which to
spend the summer?
, 1879-06-15

It will be seen that three-fourths of the
children never get higher than the primary
class, and that nearly - 900 out of the 40. 600
never get beyond the ability to read. Yet
these $4,000 children, whose hours for
schooling are so limited, are required to
sacrifice the precious and all-important time
that might be given to spelling, reading.
writing, and arithmetic to receive technical
instruction in reading music and drawing,
+ When the average school life Of all these
pupils in the public schools is limited to 40
days. the importance to them of learning alI
they can Of spelling, reading, writing, and
arithmetic is apparent.
When one-fourth of all the children at
tending these schools do not average over
100 days Of schooling, the diversion of their
time from reading, writing, and arithmetic,
to the study OF reading written music can
hardly be said to be anything less than
robbery.
Accepting the figures given in the report
to be correct, We have the fact, that out of
the 100 days to which these 10000 children
arc limited in their attendance at school.
one-half of month of the valuable time il
taken from reading, writing, and arithmetic,
and expended in learning to read music.
When this loss Of time and Of essential in
stractlon to each child is multiplied by TO- |
ooo, tho irrepaRable loss to these unfortunate |
children becomes strikingly evident.
Inc statement is further made that omit |
hng music and drawing would add one I
month to each years. instruc ction in the legal
'ommon-school studies Of each of the 43. 600
snuaren IN the public schools. Certainly,
ne interests of these children ore Of more
to them, and to the public, than is
ne interest Of publishers Of music and
!ra"1ng books, and Of advocates Of pet
Il the children attending our public schools
, 1879-06-15

There is no use in undertaking to rhit.v,,h
or disguise the cause OF the accident tn ~.
hose-truck at State-stleet bridge. The ean.a ).
too patent: It WIS the result OF reckless ir,,na
at once unnecessary and inexcusable. Ths -.
port of the case thus na1rates it:
The hose truck leo the way. with r,nt ~
CHARLESTON ana Ptpenan HsyEr T, CoYiF m ~
seat with the driver JAMES FoLEr and = Tar,o r1o
t;see 1s nan ~ On the
Michigan street into State and upon thn y;adnst
over the railroad. The powerful horse ,rtth s.er.
nersf ana muscte stratnsa In The aight, eaneS
struck, aud the momentum OF the heavy trnet ~
came propelling force IN tAe fercs ruth ~ ne
@ when w,tan forfy feet Of the aoasen IN tho din
the planking OF the bridge was seen h,Isn,o
ynwning gulf. The draw was open! Snsce sssm.3
hotted ont as tho horse, with only the one instnct
6na 6a a's Of 1h on There
stop q the roar Of the whizzng wheels. then 4
dreadful splash in the water below. 'A'" .
Why was the hose-cart driven at such 1evi1,.
pace as thisa Bridges, il shut, are not buitt to
stand the shock and conclusion Of such awfn1lv
reckless driving over them. Right behind thu
hose-cart, heavy freeugine, drawn by two
powerful horses and carrying halt dozen men.
came tearing along over the vibrating 7iaduct at
breakneck gait. Every blow OF the feet of the
gallopinS animals shook the structure from
end to end, and the bounding Of the pond.rous
vehicle added to the danger OF wreckine the
7iaduct. II the bridge had been closed, such =
pace Of the engine and horses might have CRUSH
cd It and killed every man on the engine This
sort of dangerous as we'll Il unlawful
irving over the viaducts and bridges must
be stopped. It is the duty ot the Mayor
% issue peremptorr orders to that effect at
'nce; and also to slow down the pace With
which the t1re-engines are dashed through the
business streets mud over the crossings when
illed with vehicles and pedestrians dyfuef IN
right and confusion to get out Of the wsy Of
he fierce, mad, breaknecl rush to reach the
Gene Of q fire ten or fifteen ~minuhz betma
heir steam il up
, 1879-06-15

Ar- SAMUEL CHARLES Wu1TEnREAD, u. P.
lot !'llddlese1, who died May 81 at the good old
age OF u, was the occasion OF one of CANN1H8's
"ltt1est epigrams. When speaking in the
House, "H1TEBREAp referred to the day as the
anniversary OF joyful and mournful event
lor hm,-the foundation OF bis fathers brewery,
ana the death Of that father. This oddly-nized
sentiment CANNING expressed in the following
couplet:
This day still hail with sntle and sigh
for his beer with an and bis bier with an l.
, 1879-06-15

The House Committee on Banking and
Currency have formulated new bill which
viii be Of some interest to National bankers,
especially at what are known as redemption
cities. The chief points Of the bill will bo
found elsewhere,
, 1879-06-15

responsibility, and if the American people
always regarded principles as superior to
mere party organization. The BAEAnD case
Is pretty sure to furnish proof, however,
that the Democratic party, controlled by the
Democratic CAUCUS, is not an active agent in
the work Of reforming, purifying, and ele-
vating the politics of the country.
, 1879-06-15

The Rev. SAMUEL S. HARMS, of this city,
has officially signi6ed his acceptance Of the
Bishopric Of Michigan. HIS letter to this
effect was laid before the Standing Commit
tee of that Diocese yesterday.
, 1879-06-15

CoTcor1n's wrath was natural, for he dia 49,.
yet know that, owing to Buttercup's mi1ina
up process, Ralph Was "tho regular no+s;
ciau," " and he was the "lad Of ;low co,a:
tion." But how did, this emphatic ern-s.
sion strike his listeners? Did they annl.ns
it." or indorse it? Far from it. Tba nha,'
crowd burst out with an expression Of bo.
ror. Hebe cries ont:
Did you hear him, did You hear htn,9
the monster overlooking!
Don't 60 near him, don't 70 near him
He is swearing, he is swearing.
SIR Joseph, tho Lord High Admire, :
panied at the Captains emphasis. Son. -
fully he says:
. NY pain and my distress
find 1t is nor easy to express. Il.
Ny anaazemcnt, my surprise,
You may learn from the expression n mn
And all on board, down to the ittIa A.,
shpnaite, look with fear aud TREMBLING a, ~
wrath which is blazing in his offic;a1 ..a.
The Captain begs an opportunity to e1nia;s
He allows that the word was iniudicion,
but, if the -ddmiraz will only listen to 49,
facts, he, too, will be indignant. rha ~ ~
niraz, however, will listen to nothing h..
disgraces the Captain in the presence of ~.
crew, IN the following severe manner:
Twill hear Of no defense;
Attempt none, il you're senaA,a
Thai word OF evil sense
Is wholly indefensible.
60. rlba1d, get you hence:
To your cabin with celerity.
This is the consequence
, 1879-06-15

The Supreme Court of Illinois yesterday
made the assignments OF Judges Of the Ap-
pellate Courts, and the entire list will be
found elsewhere. Those for the First Dis
trict are: Judges JOSEPH F. BAILEY, ". K.
McAI1sTER, and Isaac G. WusoN.
, 1879-06-15

The President does not propose to give his
assent to the Judicial Expenses bill, because,
in his opinion, it is SO worded as to work a
complete notification Of election laws. He
also foresaes trap into which the Democ-
1acy desire him to fall through the signing of
the hill "a it now stands, and it is his inten-
ton to avoid this dilemma as far as lies in
his power.
, 1879-06-15

The King Of the New York Central and
divers other railroad corporations in this
country, who for four weeks past has been
ir Europe, reached his home yesterday.
The boys" gave him hearty welcome.
Stock operators may look out for lively
Ehakilng-up now to make up for lost time,
, 1879-06-15
TRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICES.

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE has established branch of5css
10. receipt OF subscriptions and advertisements
follows: r
SEW YoRK-Roem . Tribune Building. T. r. Nc
FApnEE. Manager
PARIS. France-No. l6 Rue de Ia Grange -Bateliere-
II. MAs.LEt, Agent
LONDON. EnE.-Amer1can Exchange. ~ Strand
HEsEY r G1L11G. Agent.
.-WASHlAGTOS u. elsie street.
, 1879-06-15

GILBERT has secured the refusal OF an untn-
haoted island to die in, for fear the doctors will
get hold OF his brain and dissect 1t. There is q
great dispute in scientific circles as to whether
= Fina1ore" came from the cerebrum or the Ger
eoelium, and the British Association for the
Advancement Of Science is bound to find out
Tia! ha!' cries GILBERT; "tbey are foilco,
they are foileq.''
, 1879-06-15

AZ the risk Of pulling somebody's double back
acuon bFidee-protector We venture obviously to
auiFn that fircmen ought not to be unnecessa-
Fng drowned IN the Chicago River. This Is
reckless, but conscientious, statement.
, 1879-06-15

The path OF the swiudler is not d comfort
able Que in Great Britain. The promoters Ct
the Emma Mine Company in England continus
70 receive severe treatment in the Courts
a1essrs LEWIS d Son. the metal brokers in LiSez.
pool, were sued BY some OF the purchasers Of
the stock for the sum they paid for their shares,
on the ground that the defendants had COZ
spired with TREsoR W. PARK, OF America, and
others to fraudulently sell the mine for infinite
II more than it was worth. The plaintiffs got i
verdict for the full amount, with interest, which
the tull Court, On appeal, refused to disturb.
, 1879-06-15

In the French Senate yesterday bill was
passed by 8 lnrge minority favoring the re-
turn Of the Legislative body from Versailles
to Paris
, 1879-06-15

messrs.'J J. II. SToDDAKr & Co., the publish
ess ot the reprint edition OF tho Encyclopedia
bfitannlca, desire to correct the statement
mat they have been obliged TO omit certain
, 1879-06-15

It reads a little strange, the report
from bigamous Utah to the affect that one
of her citizens and protesting believers in
her peculiar system Of martini rela-
tions has finally been brought to
the bar of justice and punished For
being provided with more than the Christian
quota OF wives this example has been sen
fenced to two years' imprisonment and fine
OF several hundreds Of dollars. This is the
first conviction secured under the law of
1872, and is particularly noteworthy in TINT
it establishes a precedent. the following up
Of which will have the effect to strike de-
cisive blow at the very root of Mormonism.
, 1879-06-15

GOURGAs CHAPTER Or ROSE CROIE-WIn hold
Irregular Concl8ve at their asyiu1 IN the Valley OF
Chicago on Thursday evening next- The .eventeenth
aad eighteenth grades Of the 4. L. Scottish Rite will
be conferred By order Of
ED GooDA1E, CT. SEC.
, 1879-06-15

GARDEN CITY LODGE. NO. 141. A. F. a. NJ
the y ~. T. K, June "a. s. Johns day Members OF
The fraierny and their friends are coFaiay Invited
Tickets. ST. Dy order Of the Executive Committee.
, 1879-06-15

ECLIPSE LODGE. 10. 4o+ I. q. 0. F--The otbcea
and members arc hereby notified to assemble at the
lodge, ,roou lso and 1s2 Twenty-second-st., 1T I.
o'clock NJ shsrr Sunday. June Is to attend the funeral
Of Our Iatn brother, Daniel f. Tonge., By order Of
the y. G.. L. Il. WAGGESEE:, Secretary.
, 1879-06-15

CoRNTH1AS CHAPTER 10 50, r. 4. NJ
Special onvocation Monday evening, June 1s, a. 8
o'clock. work On the Mark Dseret Visiting com
Il. r. J. O. DICEERSUN, SecretArYe
, 1879-06-15

APoLL2 q,.:!1 coMMASpEKE: d!sS}9: No. T1st.tsd
order @! the Temple will be conferred. Members Of
Apolio who have eQutpmentx ara expected To appear
II. S, TIFFANY. Recorder.
, 1879-06-15

ST. BERNARD c0MMASDERY, NO. IS. K. t.
S:ated Conclaye Wednesday evening. June IS, at 9
o'clock WORE on the F. Torder Visiting str Knights
J. o. DIcEEESUN, Recorder,
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else control. Nevertheless, arbitration has
settled many controversies, and has pre-
vented many others. In July, 1877, reduc-
ton Of wages was proposed; the men
refused to submit or arbitrate, and 12,000
went out on strike. Finally, an arbitra-
ton was agreed upon, and this resulted in
many changes of time and hours Of labor,
rs well az in wages. In November Of the
same year further reduction Of wages was
proposed, and strike followed. After ten
weeks of idleness the men resumed work.
In the Durham coal trade the miners
number $4,000 men. From March, 1872, to
May. 1873, wages had been advanced So per
cont. Then came the turn in business. The
arbitrators first reduced wages 10 per cent;
in 1874 another reduction OF per cent; in
February, 1875, per cent was taken off
IN February, 1876, 10 per cent more was
taken off in May 10 per cent, in August 6
per cent. and in February 10 per cent more,
was taken off. All this was done by arbitra-
ton, and was accepted. Then sliding
scale of wages was adopted, and questions
under it are settled by Cancellation. With
put arbitration each Of these reductions
would have been attended by strike aud
season of idloness.
In Wales, in 1875, no less than 10000 |
vorkmen struck, and they lost in wages dur |
ng the seventeen weeks Of idlenesa from |
SIS, 900, 900 to $25, 900, 600. It was settled
y Cancellation, out Of which there came q /
liding scale Of wages, with maximum and |
In 1s77~'78 the employers asked
or reduction Of s per cent in the mini
NUN, and the men agreed to it. Other cases
f arbitration have taken place all over
Inglaud in the conl trade, some of them after
strikes, and settlements have been
1ade satisfactory to all parties Among
ther trades in which arbitration has proved
are the lace trade, the potteries,
on and stone mining, iron tubing, quarry
lg, chemical, and boot and shoe trades. In
10 silk trade an attempt to establish arbitra-
on on the French plan failed. In the textile
ade there have been no attempts at system
ic arbitration.
In the important matter as to how far the
arties interested have accepted the decision
e report says that on all questions deter
inkd by Cancellation there has been little
no objection to the awarda. Where there
IS been formal arbitration and award, the
jections and attempted rejections have been
ore numerous than they should be. Most
the 1epudiations have been by the work
en- These. reflections do. not, however,
:ect the justice Of the principle. Much !
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-04-04
Facts that we Know.

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hundreds of cases it has completely cured,
and that where all other medicine has
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Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Consumption,
severe Coughs and Coughs and Colds
Hoarseness. or any Throat or Lung dis.
ease, if you will call at G. SpeideI's Rock
Island Drug Store we will give you tria
bottle free Of cost, or regular size bottle
| for Sl.O0.
The Rock Island Argus., 1879-04-04
Chapin's Buchupaiba.

The new and remarkably successful
remedy in genital urinary, kidney and
bladder affections, is rapidly superced-
ing all other preparations Its remark
able power and soothing nature, pro-
.ducing quick relief and sure cure. Its
economy and simplicity (requiring no
medical fees and its unvarying GER
tainty,itis attracting attention every
where, and is now employed largely by
the profession. In cases of impure or
diseased discharges, "Chapin's Injection
Fleur" is to be used with Buchu-
paiba," and to remove any taint of
mercury or syphilis that may exist in
the system from past illness, use
"Chapin's Constitution Bitter Syrup"
Sold by Druggists at 81. each by ex-
press on receipt of price. Advice free.
See circular with bottles. Address E.
IS. Wells, So Barclay street, New Y York.