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The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-13
To the Kings Of Europe.

The following is a copy of a proclama-
tion issued in Europe by Prince Krapot-
kin, one of the sNihilist leaders, and is
reading:
Where you number ten we number
ten millions. .>r !
Where you produce one necessity OF
life We produce million. .~@ ~
Where you cultivate one rood of land
we plow and reap from thousand fields.
We build the ships and you sail them.
We build the railroads and you own
them. y - T..
We grow the bread and you deny it
to us. / =
While you have unused millions of
money stored in your vaults, our wives
and ourselves work YEARLY forever for
bread and water. ,/.-~5 . -
You have pictures and music and
dancing, the /thster, the feast, wassail,
the lecture and books, and do nothing.
We have misery and hunger and
thirst and crime, the prison, the work.
house, the asylum and the grave, and
yet we do all. ~ -%..
We are tired Of this and will suffer it
no more. "
Give us what we earn and govern
ment to protect it.
For if you do not we will take it by
force II ~ H
We, in the name Of liberty, knock at
the doors OF royalty, and bid the king,
the prince and the rresus to come out
and work with us in the field.
.Ifthey come not, then they must die.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-13

3 T. / ( . &.
On the top of this comes the railroad
Taxing machine, which is snow organized,
thorough, inyeterate, Unsuitable. 1t is
restrained by no law, human or divine;
lit makes its own laws through its own
Legislators; and interprets them through
Judges it has elevated to the bench.
1t is combining itself into a power such
as the old feudal barons never dreamed
Of. Our feudal barons are the railroad
kings; who, while they may hate one
another, combine to tax us.
The only limit to their taxation is the
ability Of the workers to pay.
The railroad ring does not care for
land except to locate population (the
workers.; because itowns, the transpor-s
tation, puts on such taxes as it Wills.
collects them before the products upon
which they are levied pass from their
possession, and thus makes sure oflsueh
share of the production as it chooses to
take. 1t does not care for either the
trouble or responsibility of ownership.
Two illustrations wilbsufice:
The New York Central railraod takes
out of the workers Of the country each
year; I ~ y
q .- "
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-13
A Scathing Letter.

Elliot in the New York Justice ad
dresses the following letter to Hamilton
Fish, secretary Of state and now an open
defendant of monopoly and the Fright"
Of property. Fish it is said thus far has
not dared to answer it.
Sir-Whoever owns the machinery Of
taxation oA ns'the lands, the workshops,
aud the men who do the work Of ma
ton.
Let us have some illustrations:
Russia is "despotism tempered with
assassination :" and all lands, workshops
and workers are taxed just as the czar
and his ring fcalled government see fit.
They take out. of the workers for
their own use in each year
S449, ,26l ,22O Gin 1879.
They take what they please, and do
with it what they please.
Russian workmen were once made
free, but they are still serfs working for
the car and his ring, who by the power
of taxation take such part of their
earnings as they choose: they spend it
largely in the maintenance of armed
troops, who force those serfs to work and
to pay.
The taxing-machine in Russia is the
czar and his ring.
| D,,+h ha 1loJTC roilrnn1 harnnc tn
take the second s. kin after he has taken
the first.
France, under Louis Napoleon, was a
despotism tempered by suffrage. The
emperor and his ring took out of the
workers of France in each year all they
produced above bare subsistence. The
emperor took from them $4,000, 900 francs
per year for his, own private profigacy
he doubled the debt Of France, and he
doubled the taxation Of the workers.
France is now republic (se-called,
governed by president and plutoratic
ring known as national assembly. This
controls and uses the taxing machine
and takes out of the workers of >Frande
each year $642, ,9O6,945 lin 1881 /
In fact the taxing machine cuts ais
deep now as it did when Napoleon and
Morney ran it for their>own purposes.
But France does not permit railroad
ring to run taxing machine to plunder
the workers of France after they have
been taxed by the government. t...
We dol ~ z. &. II It'd /.
The United States is a republic,
governed by a congress, composed of two
rings-one called Republican," the
other Democratic It takes out of the
workers of these United States in each
year.
1898, ,526, $40 (in2 1880.
some. $40 per year from each workman,
and the state and town machines take
twice as much more.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-13
! WIN Annulled.

John Malcolm, a silk manufacturer.
of Paterson, New Jersey, died some
time ago and left a will which provided
that his estate. should be divided among
"the most deserving poor" of Paterson.
The court of errors and appeals has de-
cided that the will is void, and it has,
been set aside.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-13

Quietly and mechanically the boy went
back and gathered up the few old blank
cts that would bear transportation.
Joseph went up the river a little ways,
opened the flood gates, and the last man
climbed out of the pit, leaving the bat
tered tools behind them, the waters
came booming over like a mighty in,
flowing tide The huge and weary old
wheel, ceased to ,creak, and the Sacra-
mento swept on in its swift old fashion.
The group of men were not SO de-
pressed, not so miserable after all, as you
might think, as they hobbled back to
camp and took up their blankets. True,
they turned their heads for the last look
as they climbed the hill away from the
bar, but it was noticeable that they still
did not swear. The man from Maine
muttered something about yet making
the river pay by rafting lumber down
it, yet that was all. 4I5.4" r.
The boys legs failed him at the first
hill, and Nut Crackers took him upon his
shoulders. Soon another took him, and
so in a sort of glorious rivalry those van
quished Trojans reached Portuguese Flat
And as tired and heartless, stumbled in
to the town, they sang a song with these
words for chorus:
AndWe damned the Sacramento
AS it never was damned before.
Joseph had the boy on his shoulders,
while Nut Crackers followed close be-
hind and in this order they entered the
only hotel, with the others stringing in
after them. ....
"Barkeep'" began Joseph, as he set
tied the load on his shoulders, Eve wants
to pawn this ere boy. Yes we do. We
wants to pawn this boy for one square
meal to get away on, and We'll come
back in the spring and redeem him.
Yes, we will If we don't barkeep', may
we never strike it, here or up yonder."
And what dinner-it was.
But Joseph, Timothy, Sampson, Laza-
rus, gentle Nut Crackers, where are you
know? And what befell you brave SOL
diers of fortune, after you came back in
the spring, and redeemed your pledge? !?
Are you climbing the mountains still, or
have you left them forever and become
railroad kings merchant princes and
leaders of your fellow men? If there is
one Of you living. anywhere, answer one
vino loves you we'll, for he it was you
pawned for your dinner when you dam
med the Sacramento. l.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08

Mr. E W Hopkins, 500 w Twenty Sc
cond street, Chicago, III, says Brown 8
Iron Bittefs cured me of severe dyspepsia
after physicians failed;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08

Having spent much of my time for the
past years in and near Albany, Ga, | had
gradually absorbed malaria into my sys-
TEN, and my general health was complete
ly broken down; this poison eliminated
last November in congestive chill. and
was confined to the bed and house for
five months; was treated by the best ply
sicians by all the approved methops with
no benefit; my health was awfuily broken
down; my skin almost as yellow as pun
kin; thick heavy coat on my tongue; no
appetite, and in miserable fix generally
1 was induced in April last to take Swifts
Specific, and the first few doses convinced
me that twas what needed. continued
until had taken several bottles, and am
a well man, the poison has all been driven
out of my system by Swift's Specific. and
| have gained thirty pounds In weight.
c. M CLARK, AaT. SOUTHERN LIFE
INs, Co. Atlanta Ga.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
CRIMINAL.

LIBERTY, Me, Oct Ambrose Dag
gett, young man working on the farm
of David Greedy shot through the neck
Miss Ella, young daughter of Greedy,
this evening, causing instant death.
Daggett went into the orchard near the
house and putting a bullet through his
own head, instantly expired. Jealousy
was the cause of the murder and suicide
Daggett had been partially deranged al
times
CHICAGO, Oct. 8-Au unknown maa
yesterday suicided by jumping from the
government pier He left letter stating
that he had been disappointed in love
The body was recovered.
Waco. Tex, Oct. S.-Advices from
Gainesville say that near there, some time
ago, the son-in-laW of Mrs. Shaw lost
his wife. and turned over his little two
year old child to its grandmother to care
for. He married again and took the
child. Mrs. Shaw. aggrieved by her loss
suicfded last Wednesday by lashiDg her
self in a very ingenious manner To stone
fence, first saturating her head and clothe.
with kerosene. She then applied match
When found she was dead Her body
was horribly burned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Oct, Sup to z o'clock
last evening the state. department had re
ceived no advice that an outbreak had
occurred in Canton or that United States
Consul Seymour had been killed. The
state department telegraphed to China
early this morning upon learning the ru-
NOR of Consul Seymour's death, but no
reply to the inquiry has been received
New York, Oct. S-A special cable
published in the World says the news from
China is of the gravest character. as Mar
quis lseng stated yesterday in Paris that
he feared it would be- Word had been
received that Charles Seymour, of Wis,
consin, United States consul at Canton,
has been assassinated by mob The
population of Canton has been in a fer
ment all day and the popular turbulence
has been directed almost exclusively
against the foreigners without discrimina-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
FOREIGN LANDS.
GREAT BRITAIN.

BELFAST, Oct. 8.--An Orange process
sion while returning from the meeting
Saturday at which Sir Stafford Northcote
spoke, was attacked By mob and des-
perate fight ensued Many persons were
wounded. A lady in convent, the win
dows of which were smashed By the
0rangemen Friday, who was i'll at the time
died owing to the shock caused by the af-
fair.
LONDON, Oct. 6.-The Solicitor of the
Treasury has informed Mr.. Guy, the So
licitor retained for the defense of O'Don-
nell, that the O'Donnell trial has been
fixed for the 18th inst Sullivan, counsel
for O'Donnell, has been instructed, how
ever, to ask for the postponemenI of the
trial until November II is believed that
the crown will comply with the request.
Mr. Guy telegraphed the solicitor who
defended the prisoner at Port Elizabeth
to subpoena witnesses who are likely 10
prove useful to the defense The woman
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
Mothers Spinning Wheel.
Concerning One Article that was Not for
Sale, and Another which is Cheap
at ANY Price.

No sir, wouldn't sell yon that for any money !;
that spinning wheel was my mothers II was one
day, when, she was singing like lark. and max
ing the old wheel hum, that my father, then a
young medical student, afterwards farmer. fell
in love with her-sOme fifty years ago.
SO spoke the proprietor of a rough bit of farm
land in Ulster county N. Y, 10 relic hunter and
mother spinninglwheel remained among her
children and grandchildren.
Ny mother,'' writes Rev j. Phelps, pastor of
st. Paul's M E. Church, Chicago, hae used PAR
KER'6 TONIC, and wishes me to say taat she has
found it more effective than anything she ever
used for inyigofating and Strengthening the sys-
TEN debilitated by malaria. She desiref me also
especially TO mention the certainty with which il
aids indigestion and Overcomes exhaustion"
Ever since the first household was established
mothers" opinion mas been more potent in this
world shan that of judge, iurist or physician.
Her hand hay always cooled the fever and her
voice has baen filed with hope With each day i
decline, Parker's Tonic is becoming more desery-
edly popular with the women who guard alike hus-
band and children. 1t eradicates malarial potion
from the blood, from which there is no such wide
spread suffering.
Please observe: DIR. PARKER'S TONIC sBOt
an t9t0ricdnt. It is combination of severnl ingre
dents, of which none singly can produce anything
like its effect. For Kidney. Stomach and Liver
troubles it is the standard ana unfailing remedy
In two sizes; 50 cents and Il. The latter the
cheaper Hscox Co., Chemists. New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
FtIlkS.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 8. 8.-Yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock large building on Main
street, occupied by b. L.wensfem &
Bros, retail dry goods, was discovered to
be on fire The entire building ana con
tents were destroyed. The Lowensteins'
loss on the stock is 1856, 900; insured for
$l06, 900 Loss on the building $40, coo;
insured for $4,000 j II. Moyston,
photographer, occupied n portion of the
third floor. His loss was 1000 The
building to the south, occupied by S.
Halle, retail clothing. was damaged $27,--
900; insured. Other minor damages
amount to $500 The origin of the fire
is unknown.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. S.-This vicinity
was visited last night by a severe thunder
storm, during which lightning struck the
sash and blind factory of Frazer & Shep-
pard, firing it, 1t was burned to The
ground with stock and manufactured
goods Loss $63. 900; insured for $50,
900. The lightning also struck the steeple
of the large Catholic cathedral but did nc
serious damage.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
JUDGE X BDER'S FUNERAL.

ST, PAUL, Oct. S.-The funeral of the
late Judge J. p. Kidder, of the supreme
court of Dakota, took place here yester-
day. Two Methodist clergymen of St
Paul, Revs DIR. d. &. Smith and Stafford,
conducted the services Associate justices
Hudson and Church and ex Justice Moody
of the Dakota supreme court were pres
ent, besides the in mediate family and
many friends from Minnesota and Dakota.
The remains were escorted to Oakland
cemetery, where the interment took place,
by the st. Paul Commandery of Knights
Temprar.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08

ST. JoHN's. N F., Oct. S-The Ma
tional line steamship Canada, from Liver
pool to New York. with 345 passengers,
was towed TO this port yesterday with her
main shaft broken. She left Liverpool
on the 22d of September, and encountered
severe adverse winds for eight days She
broke down on the first of October and
was taken in tow by the steamer South
Wales on Friday last and brought safely
to this port. The passengers are all well
except one steerage, who died mad and
was buried at sea.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
wAR upON THE lIQuOR srLLERs.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The anti liquor
selling people of Washington are making
an aggressive fight against the saloon
keepers of the city, with the object of
preventing the issuance of licenses for
the coming year to about $50 saloon
keepers who hav, been convicted during
the past year for violating the laws of the
district
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
Late News.
A DUMMY DISASTER.
War on the Washington Liquor Sellers
Memphis, Tennessee, is Visited by a
Great Fire.

CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Going rapidly around
ern suburbs, this afternoon, a dummy car
filled with passengers was derailed and
thrown into the ditch. Charles Cook, il
is thought, was fatally hurt, and eight
others more or less seriously wounded.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08
who passed as o'Donnelfs wife will not
testify at the trial.

who passed as ODonnelRs wife will not
testify at the trial
FRANCE.
PARIS Oct. SA dispatch says that
the negotiations between France and
China are virtually suspended.
The son of the Greek Minister at Paris
has been accidentlly killed BY shot from
a revolver.
RUSSIA.
BERLIN. Oct. S-The Deatsche Zestung
says that Nihilist proclamations have been
issued, solemnly sentencing the Gar of
Russia to death because he has failed TO
grant liberty to the people.
CANADA.
HALIFAX, Oct. 8.-A report is in cir
culation that Warren Smith. the oarsmeu
as well AS the other members of the crew
of his father in laws vessel. missing since
the gale of Aug. 9th. has been rescued
and that they were picked up by Nor
wegian vessel and carried to South
American port The rumor cannot be
traced to a reliable source.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08

CLEVELAND, Oct. 8.-The anniversary
of the settlement of Germantown was
celebrated here by monster parade yes
terday afternoon, and grand festival
tonight, at which addresses were made by
Mayor Farley and numerous prominent
German residents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-08

One of the effects of the intoxicat-
ing fungus used BY the Tartars is an er-
roneous perception of space A person
under its influence will take a Jump suf-
ticient to clear the trunk of tree hen
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
The Sesoui-CentenniaI.

Any doubt as to the success of the COM
ing Sesqui-Centennial celebration of the
founding of Georgia can safely be dis
PEELED. On every hand the people are
preparing to visit Savannah on the occa-
sion of the celebration, and TESTIFY Dy
their presence to their appreciation OF
the Importance of the event which the
ceremonies are designed to commemorate.
The occasion appeals not only to the peo-
ple of the State, but of the whole South
and the Republic at large. Georgia, the
last planted Of the colonies, founded, too.
as a refuge for the poor and unfortunate,
in the short space of one hundred and fifty
years has grown to be one of the great
est Of the commemorative of the New
World, with past as proud as that OF any
of her sisters and future radiant with
promise of happiness and wealth.
Letters received at the MORNING NEWS
office show that there is widespread in
terest in the coming celebration,
not only throughout Georgia but in
neighbOring States, and particularly
in Florida and South Carolina. The
indications are that there will be a
IuIOuZ Oh NlSllUIS never bCAOAC va
messed in the history of Savannah. In
view of this fact. we deem it proper to
urge that the proposal originally made to
have the programme extend over two days,
February 18th and 18th, be accepted.
1t will be impossible to carry out the
entire programme satisfactorily in one
day. To hurry the exercises through in
single day will mar their effect. and will
force visitors to do little else than stand
in the streets constantly to witness the
attractions Ofthe occasion. With two days
for the programme there will be abundant
time for proper and satisfactory display,
and visitors will have opportunities to en-
JOY the hospitality and take in the wOnted
attractions of the city. Moreover, with a
two DAYS celebration the crush will not be
so great. as many will return after the
| close of the first day and others may not
come till the second, and besides, should
/ the first day be unprOpitiOus, the second
NAV be all that could be desired.
This matter is worthy of the careful
| consideration of the General Committee,
| and it is not yet too late to make this, as
| it appears to us and doubtless to most
/ others, desirable modification in the pro-
! gramme. But whether the change Is
made or not. let all who can prepare to
/ come to Savannah on GeOrgia's birthday.
| and do honor to our grand old common
/ wealth
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
Living and the Tariff.

Very few persons have ever examined
closely the effect of tariff taxation upon
their family expenses, and consequently
there are very few who realize how largely
the cost Of living is increased in this way.
A citizen of New York city, who has
made an exhaustive examination, fur
nishes tine results to the World for publ
cation. and in view of the showing, his
choice of vigorous language in speaking
of the benefciaries of a high protective
tariff is quite comprehensive and pardon
able. He says:
II am workingman living on the fifth
floor of a ten-family tenement Of the far
east side Of the city, with family OF seven
to win bread for, and / need not say it is
all can possibly do to do it. During the
past year my wife and l have kept a care
full account of all expenditures and COM
pared them with the tariff tables. L have
excluded every item where the cost was
not enhanced by the tariff, and find that
during the year 1882 l have paid 1854 more
for what has come into my house than ii
was worth if bought in open market where
/ could buy it cheapest. / have not
estimated the value of an article
as having been enhanced by the
full tariff. Sugar is protected
by % to % per cent. nave put tne en-
HANGED price at 30. Salt is protected by
GA per cent. / estimate it at 90. Rice is
protected by 105 per cent. l put it at 100.
| bought two carpets protected at 6S per
cent. and estimate their extra cost at 90
per cent. Clothing of all kinds is protect
ed by from IS to Is per cent. / took 6Oper
cent. for enhanced price. | have tried to
be fair and just. My income from all
sources has amounted to $2,340. The tar
if has taken over % per cent. of it and
has not added one cent to my income.
How much of this % per cent. has
gone into the Federal Treasury, and
how much to the tariff lords
With the exception of little beer,
two bottles of brandy, lemons, spices, nut
megs and a few little items of women's
apparel bought by my wife, nothing pur-
chased has been imported, except, per-
haps. sugar: and that / doubt. (Cotfee,
tea and free list articles are of course eX-
cluded.) To be exact, $50 have been paid
into the Federal Treasury as tax and
1852 have been paid as blackmail to these
tariff robbers. My wife says that our pur-
| chases were of the regular kind, and there
is not an item that would not be down in
any family account book. and that half or
quarter the income would require more
than half or quarter the protected articles,
saving being made in imported articles
and domestic luXurieS not protected.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
Bop g3ittFrn.
5000 90 REWARD!

Will be paid for the detection and cOnvic-
ton of any person selling or dealing in
any bogus, counterfeit or imitation Hop
BITTERs, especially Bitters or prepara-
tions with the word HOP or HOPS in their
name or connected Herewith, that is in
tended to mislead and cheat the public, or
for any preparation put in any form, pre-
tending to be the same as Hop BTrTERs.
The genuine have cluster of GREEN Hops
(nOtice this) printed on the white label
and are the purest and best medicine on
earth, especially for Kidney, Liver and
Nervous Diseases. Beware of all others,
and of all pretended formulas or recipes
of HOP BITTERs published in papers or
for sale, as they are frauds and swindles.
Whoever deals in any but the genuine
will be prosecuted.
HOP BITTERs MANUFACTURING Co.,
Rochester, n. Y.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22
Tricks of the Trade.

Everybody understands that Miller rep
Tesents wood pulp and does not represent
anything else. Miller must make friends
of the Mammon of unrighteOusness, ''part
Artemus Ward, she is which, Accord
ingly every petty tariff swindler can count
with confidence on the support of Miller,
In fact, as Miller observed yesterday. the
great swindles of the tariff can take care
of themselves, while the people who profit
by the little swindles must get together
and log-roll in order to keep their swim
dies