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Frostburg mining journal., 1883-05-05

A Coon HEART AND A GOLD MINE.
Agent NcGillycuddy, of the Pine
Ridge Indian Agency. Dakota, under
date of April 10, writes to the COM
missioners as follows: "Red Cloud
wishes to inform his great father that
his heart is good and his mind tranquil,
and also that he has discovered gold
mine on his reservation and intends
to go to mining with his people when
the weather becomes 6ne. He does
not wish to be disturbed in possession
of said mine for ten years.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-05-05

against the Chinese miners and killed
two of them, and have driven the
rest into their lodge.houss, which
they have surrounded. When the
messenger left for the nearest tele-
graph station the Indians were as
saulting the house, and probably
others have been massacred.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-05-05
AN INFANTS EXPERIENCE OF A

AN INFANTS EXPERIENCE OF A
CYoLoNE.-A little baby Of Mrs
Schett is one of the wonders of the
Wssson (Miss.) Cyclone. 1t had a
splinter driven down two inches
on top of its head into the brain.
This splinter was not observed uutil
last Thursday, three days after the
cyclone, when the doctor discovered
it. He pulled it out, when the blood
fairly spurtsd as high as a mans
head. This little child, strange to
relate. will recover.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-05-05

THREz DREANs.-The Chester Pa. }
Record tions three dreams in con-
nsction with the drowning of Cecil
Whitaker and his companions in
Northeast river. Whitaker's wife
dreamed that her husband was drown
ed the night before the accident.
Mrs. Whitakers sister had similar
dream two nights before the occur
renee, and gentleman living near
Northeast had a similar dream.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27

day each. If the laws of our state pre-
vented such contract the manufacturer
would be compelled to hire the same
number of honest citizens at wages
ranging perhaps from $3.50 to $3.50 per
day but while, perhaps, the same num-
Der of honest citizens are tramping from
place to place, laying themselves liable
to arrest under the disgraceful tramp
acts that are passed by the differe int state
legislatures, the convicts are doinglthe
work; an individual receives the benefit
and labor suffers. But it will be only
for short time. The victims to this
convict contract labor are beginning to
think, look and reason for themselves,
and they. have voice at the ballot box.
There they will be heard There they
will brand and condemn ever repre-
sentative who desires to array himself
against labor. They will do it regard
less of party self preservation will
actuate them, and slavery to party will
be thing Of the past. K. OF L.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
PRICE, F1 We CENTS.

ness, and the mine while being driven
for making and perfeeting a second
opening The owner or agent shall
provide, and maintain a metal tube from
the top to the bottom of the slope or
shaft suitably adapted to9the free passage
of sound through which the converse
ton may be held between persons at
the bottom and at top of the shaft or
slope, also the ordinary means of sig-i
Mailing to and from the top and bottom
of the shaft or slope, and an approved
safety catch, and sufficient cover over
the head on every carriage used for dow
eringS and hoisting persons and the said
owner or agent shall see that sufficient
fanges or horns are attached to the
sides of the drum of every machine that
is used for lowering and shoisting persons
in and out of the mine and also that
adequate brakes are. attached thereto
The main link attached to the swivel
of the wire rope shall be made of the
best Quality of iron, and shall be tested
by weights or otherwise satisfactory to
the Inspector of mines of the state, and
the bride chains shall be attached to
the main link from the cross pieces, of
the carriage, and no single link chain
shalk be used for lowering or raising
persons into or out of any shaft and not
more than six persons shall be lowered
or hoisted by the machinery at any one
times and only sober, competent and
Experienced engineers shall be EN-
ployed.'
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27

years And, no doubt, it CALLED him Sc
yerely and humbled his pride to appear
among workingmen to answer their
charges. AT last the superciliops With
row was on trial before work ingmen
before the very men he had formerly
scoffed at, and to their credit they gave
him fair and full hearing.
In opening Msreply Withrow attempt
ed to give bis hearers the stereotyped
''that hehad been born and bred me-
chaniC, and his father was before him.
ToRhich the chairman partly replied
There is no charge against your being
II mechanic" Mr. Withrow then. pro-
ceeded todeny each charge, but it was
evident as he proceeded that he was
merely equivocating, and attempting to
evade all responsibility on some charges
by throwing the blame. on his partner,
Mr.. HiIlock. ~. H..
Brother S. R. Heakes, of Union No. 81,
made brief reply to Wlthrow, which
perfectly dumfounded him. He showed
the price lists of the various carpenter
shops, and that they were paying from
$l.S1 to 81 per day. Withrow's average
rate was S1.73 and the highest Sl.78 per
day, Withrow failed to deny this. After
further argument the discussion was
closed and vote was taken whether the
charges were substantiated. Up went a
forest of hands declaring the charges
sustained. On election day, January l,
1888, the result was that in a poll of over
5000 votes Mr., Withrow was defeated for
mayor by thirteen majority, after very
bitter contest, where employers of both
parties forgot their political differences
to support Withrow. Let hisHdefeat be
a lesson to others.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
A Boss F'Iattened Out.
From the Carpenter,

From the Carpenter,
Some time ago ~e referred to !. J,
Withrow, boss carpenter, in Toronto,
Canada, who had sneaking ambition to
become mayor Of that city. Hewas the
candidate of the most popular party.
There was every prospect Of'his election,
were it not that like Banquo's ghost his
anti-uniOn career "Would not down"
The workingmen of that city did not
forget that in 1872, during the printers
strike for nine hours, Mr.. Withrow
went outside of his own trade to give the
boss printers helping hand. In that
instance the men were locked out before
they had declared strike! And it ap-
pears Withrow was active in procuring
the arrest of twenty-five printers under
the conspiracy act.
So persistent an enemy of trades
unions is Mr.. Withrow that were it not
for him last April the carpenters would
never have had so much difficulty in Sc
curing decent wages. His tyraupical
and oVerbearing spirit prevented an
amicabe settlement at the time when
many bosses desired it. And after being
forced to sign an agreement with the
men, Withrow was one Of the first to
break it by giving less wages. 1t is said
that he hired men at union rates and
then at the end Of the week paid off at
25 cents day less. Last April it was
Mr.. Withrow who asked the Master
Carpenters association to hire no man
prominent in that strike. And further
he discharged union men who had been
in his employ for years, and employed
non union men in their places. He was
also instrumental in publishing the Sc
cret black list of carpenterstok keep ptrades
union men from procuring employment.
This is the pedigree with which Mr..
Withrow went before the people of To
ronto for their votes
On December 80 last the Toronto
Trades Council called argepublic meet
ing and summoned Withrow to be, pres
ent and answer the charges against him.
The chair was occupied by J. Lewis,
president of the Seaman's union. On the
platform sat Mr. Withrow and his prin-
cipal accusers. The Master Carpenters
association and other contractors, en-
ployers, bosses, clerks and
friends of Mr. WithroW attended in large
force and acted in very disorderly man
ner. The charges were read, and Mr.
Armstrong, Mr.. Moor and other witnesses
stepped forward ard made their state
ments to corroborate them. Mr.. With.
row was granted three-quarters of an
hour to reply, and before he had con-
cluded one hour and a quarter had
elapsed. He said it was the first time
he had ever been on trial, at least for
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
Two Good Bills.

Senator Robinson has introduced two
good bills, which are much needed and
which we hope the legislature will try
and take the time from the senatorial
question to consider and pass. Our
limited space prohibits our giving the
bills entire; but we give the portion most
particularly affecting the laboring people
and Of interest to the general public:
The first section Of senate bill No. 104
reads as follows: 1t is hereby made the
duty Of every keeper or proprietor of
every hotel or lodging house in this
state Of over two stories in height, to
provide and securely fasten in every
lodging room above the second story,
which has an outside window and is
used for the accommodation of guests or
employees, rope ladder for the escape of
dodgers therein in case Of fire, of at least
one sineh in diameter which shall be
securely fastened within the room as
near a window as practicable, and of
sufficient length to reach therefrom to
he ground on the outside of such hotel
or lodging house and made of strong
materials, and as secure against becoming
infamed as practicable Such rope or
rope ladder shall be kept in good repair
and condition. In lieu of a rope or rope
ladder, there may be substituted any
other appliance that may be deemed of
equal or greater utility by the fire de,
partment or any other proper authority
that may have control of fire regulations
in the city or town where such hotel
or lodging house is located: but such ap-
pLance shall in all cases be so constructed
as to be under the control and manage
ment of any>lodger in such room.
Senate bill No. IS provides means for
securing the health and safety of persons
employed in the coal mines of Colorado.
Section 2 reads as follows: 1t shall
not be lawful after six months from the
passage Of this act for the owner or
agent of any coal mine to employ any
person at work within said coal mine, or
permit any person 10 be in said coal
mine for the purpose of working
therein unless. they are in communi-
cation with at least two openings
separated by natural strata of
not less than 100 feet in breadth, if the
mine be worked by shaft or slope, and
of not less than twenty -four feet if the
mine be worked by drift, provided, if the
mine be worked by drift. two openings,
inclusive of air shaft, shall only be re-.
quired, if the air shaft can be used for
ingress or egress in case of Emergency :;
and that not more than twenty persons
shall be employed in the mine at any
one time after the expiration of six
months, until the second opening shall
be reached and made available; and in
case of furnace, ventilation being used
before the second opening is reached,
the furnace shall not be placed within
forty feet of the shaft and shall
be well secured from danger from fire by
brick or stone walls of sufficient thick
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
4 DENVER. COLORADO. SATURDAY,, JANUARY p. 1883

man can leave his country until the com
pany pledges itself to return his bones,
dead or alive" to China.
All that he does know about these
questions is that Cinnamon work cheap,
and are an acquisition to all who can
employ them to starve out white work
ers and compel them to accept the same
wages and live in the same way as Chins-
men. H
As the poor creature writes for the
Watchman,sI presume that he claims to
be follower Of. the Nazarite Carpenter,
and if such is the case, my impression is
that Hades is almost full Of such beliex-
ers. T.a :. ~ n T.
i. .*/* 4
Emigrants to California or fpom Europe
believe in God, and put heir trust in
Him with a child-like confidence when
they leave their homes, theif kindred
and all they hol& dear, to go 10 new
land, among strangers, to fight the battle
Of life = "
Men like the correspondent of the
I Watcb1nan have Gods name ION their
lipsat all times, but He never was in
their hearts, nor do they know anything
about Him farther than to talk scripture
as the parrot talks.
Such men do not realize the fact
when the pockets are not hurt THAT the
first duty of a Christian is to lake care
of his family. The first duty of a nation
is the welfare Of its own citizen s.
This country has a right to Say who
should be permitted to land among us
and who should not. The state of Cali
fornia has very emphaticahy decided
the question so far as she is col ncerned
but men like the correspondent of the
Watchman are doing all in their power
to violate a law of congress, and admit
a Chinaman among US, whether the
people like it or not. Can sd ch men
claim to be law abiding citizens?F I think
not. NIGMA.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
A Wolf in Sleeps Clothing.
DENVER, January 20.

TO the Editor of The Labor Enquirer.
l enclose you copies Of letters that an
anonymous scoundrel has been sending
to Building Inspector Willopghby and
e. W. Clayton, with what purpose is not
very clear, except that it. may be to vent
spite against the Trades Assembly or the
contractor who is constructing the gran
ite columns for the Clayton block. Both
documents are written by the same per-
son. Here they are:
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
DENVER, January -.
Mr.. George w. Clayton.

We don't know that it is any of our
business, but would call your attention
to the fact that the stone columns now
being erected is not being done in a
workmanltke manner. Portland cement
should be used on some, instead of
worthless frozen mortar and they should
be cut SO when laid ON the top of each
other they would make tight joint.
You will have trouble if you allow such
work on your building. 1t is not profit
able to have yonr building condemned
when it is a couple of stories high. The
Trades Assembly are watching things
close, and will report facts to the city
council. ~"
The Labor enquirer., 1883-01-27
"DENYER, January 13.
Mr.. Willoughby, Building Inspector.

A faction calling themselves a Trades
Assembly are .busying themselves on the
manner in which stone columns put up
on building corner Fifteenth and Lari-
.mer streets. They say if the work is
not done better they will have the at
tention of the city council called to it.
The mortar used is frozen and worth
less, they say, while cement should be
used. They appear to have a grudge
against you and Mr.. Roberts. They have
also been at the building opposite the
st. James, now going up, and claim the
Intel over the openings is not stout
enough to support the stone column,
and it is your business to look after it
made secure. The concern would like
to have you displaced, if they could. 4.
= "a FRIEND OF YoURs."
All contained in the above documents
on behalf of the Trades Assembly, i
wish most emphaticaliy to deny, as we
have no manner Of fault to find with
the construction of Clayton block, nor
have we any grudge against either of.
the gentleman mentioned. Ia the.
note to Inspector Willoughby he assures
him that the Trades Assembly are watch
ing with jealous care the manner in
which the Clayton block is being con-
structed, and also that they have a
grudge against him and Architect
Roberts. In his letter to the owner Of
the building he endeavors to pull an
other string, and make Mr.. Clayton be-
lieve he is one of the Trades Assembly.
and that everything is going wrong with
the building We wish the public to
know that the Trades Assembly does
not tolerate any such conteInptible
sneaks as this anonymous writer In their
midst, and when we have anything to
say we are not afraid to sign our names
to it. We have sifted this matter pretty
fine, and If we hear any more from the
same source We will show to the public
the manner in which some men. who
are selfstyled honorable, are doing busi-
ness. r. WATsor
President Trades Assembly.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
Railroad News.

The main lire of he Oregon & California,
operated by the Northern Paei@c, running
from Portland south to connect with the
Central Pacific, has been extended to
Grants Pass, a distance of 500 miles. This
leaves q gap oil 200 miles to be finished be-
tween Grants Pass andJ Reduing, the
northern terminus of the Central Pacific.
With The completion of this gap there will
be through rail connection between Port
land, San Francisco and Sacramento. Trains
have been running Tor several days from
Por land 10 Grants Pass, and to morrow
Pullman sleepers will be put on between
those points.
Waterloo township, Iowa, including two
wards of the city. voted on the 18Th upon
the question Of levying q 5 per cent. tax ] n
aid Oh the Wisconsin, Iowa a. Nebraska rail-
road. and the project was carried by a vote
Of 800 10 81. Tnis in ures the building
of the road to Waterloo, and thus gives 6 sai-
rect line from Northeastern Iowa to Das
Moinss.
Genaial Manager Van Horne, of the Can
adisn Pacific roads, says no compromise
will be made with the striking engineers in
the Northwest, as they can easily be r. placed,
Foreman Dodge, of the Northern Pacific
shops 81 Brainerd, died from exposure
while hunting on the night ofthe l3tn inst
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
7nursdau, December 10.

SENATE Bills were introduced for the ad-
mission of Washington Territory and a por-
ton OF Idaho as the state of Washington
and for q commission ON the liquor traffic.
The report of the committees on rules was
discussed. f.
The president sent a large number OF
army nominations to the senate to-day,
mostly recess sppe intmepts. Among them
was Col. Holabird for qusrtermaster general.
Senator Mcmillan introduc- ID a bill author
iziug the erection of bIidgrs by the Widons,
Alma IL Northwestern Railroad company
across the Wisconsin river at Prairie du
CHEN, withiR five miles of the confluence
Of the Mississippi river, across the Black
river at or near La Crosse,
across the Chippewa river within FIVE
miles of the confiuence with the
Mississippi river, across g, Creix river or
lake within FIVE miles % its mouth, and be-
tween the mouth ofthc st. Croix river and
Hudson, Wisconsin. His bills also author
lie the Chicago 81 Northwestern to construct
a bridge across Fever river, near its mouth,
south OF the town of Galena, Ill. All these
bridges to be built under the supervision Of
the secretary of war.
Adjourned until Monday. 18th.
EoUsE.-Not ia session.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
Miscellaneous News Items.

The Publishers o fthe Scandinavian papers
of Minneapolis aud ST. Paul have organized
The Scandinavian Press Association OF the
Northwest to further fuenCly intercourse
between its members, entertain visitors, ana
discuss matters Of interest to the profession.
The fiCtr rs are - +, lows: President, Lu'
! tlrr Jr, ger, vice president, M6EIUS i.Hn-
/ nov: secretary, Christopher Braudl; CORE
spending secretary, A. SOderts'om; treasur-
or. II. Eger. Iue next meeting VIII be
held ia s. Paul on the first Thursday IN
January.
Bart s. TibGitts. a leading cigar manutac-
turer of Coldwater, Mich, one Of the hesv'
lest in the state. on Sunday the l6.b, mort
gagged all his properly. The fact coming to
the know 4dge Of creditors his tobacco
stock was repIeyined Immediately by The
II tied States marsha. IT the suit OF cred
Itors in New York and Phi!adei phla.
A serious con- .~ljcation has arisen, result
ing from the il Iness of Congressman Has
keII of Kansas. He is not able to leave his
he'd, ana has applied to the speaker to come
10 him and administer the oath OF NICE.
Such a proceeding IS without precedent, and
probably the speaker wul solve the diff
Culy by Laying the question to the house.
"A meeting of members of the Wander.
slice family was held at Philadelphia to
prose cute their claim to the property Of
Jacob NandprsliCe, who died in bort, Hol-
LAND, in 1922. leaving an estate now valued
at S5O. OOU 900. Jacob had 10 children and
the claimants are descendants OF his five
brothers.
One of the largest cattle sales on record
was consummated at Denver, D. Il. and j.
W. Snyder e. Co., of Denver, bought of Sny-
der Bros, ot GeorAetOwn, Tex, over 90 600
hea OF cattle and 400 horses; consideration,
800, 600 cash.
Stephen S. Price, Philade ohia, charged
with the enlightenment of $87, 600 from the
estate of Thomas Richardson, of which he
was executor, was acquitted by the jury
after being out all night.
The wife of John Horrie of bonneville,
New Brunswick, gave birth to four boys on
the afternoon of the 18th inst. Ohe died
two hours aiterward. The others are doing
we'll.
The state treasurer's report shows the
debt of Pennsylvania to be $40, us, 783.
During the, year the debt has been reduced
1906, 800.
Tyler & Frost, shoe manufacturers, of
Lynn, Mass, aid Joseph Mullet of East
Btookfeld, have failed. Liabilities not
stated.
C. b. Wickham & Co., bankers of Tioga,
Pa, have fail I'd. A judgment has been en-
tered against them for $4,000.
Gerold Massey has suel the New York
Times for S., 900 damage done by r~idiculing
his lecture.
A New Haven, Conn, ieweler is building
an elaborate golI watch for King Kslakaus.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-21
Gossip.

At Indianapolis Dr.. Edward Gritfths,
whose daughter, Mrs. e. 7. Johnson, died
recently from the effects of q pistol sh
wound, supposed to have been jntiicted by
herself, has brought suit 10 set side 3 deed
executed Dy er the night before the trsdg'
edv, He alleges hat her husband obtained
the property by fraud and deception, aided
nv Rev. DR.. " aketield OF Richmond, Ind.,
who was misltd and COuntenanced the
scheme. The plaintiff ClaTEes that Johh'
son falsely represented his vile 10 nave
been seduced ~ Col. Henry of Knoxville
Tenn. He says she was shot and killed IN
bed. intlma'ing foul play.
A party Of s.. Pau, people left recently
for Nassau, Bermuda, West I~n0ies, where
they will spend the winter, The party
were ticketed by W. A. Turner, the local
aren't Ofthe New York and Cuba Mail X
Steamship company. The personnel WAS
as follows: -. Horton, wife and daughter:
Miss Carpenter, neiCe OF the late Senator
Matt Carpenter; Col. Lewis ID. Wilkes, J. B..
BrowD, Mr.. aid Mrs, Winship.
Edward Hamilton, Appointment hna7cier,
died here at Portland, O., aged eighty-three.
He enliste in the Mexican war aud was
with Taylor in his famous charge on MOnt-
Grey. In 1850 be was appointed Sc rotary
OF the territory of Oregon and served IN
that capacity while Gen Joe lane was
governor. Ia BIZ later years he lived re-
tired.
ALB jay Jones Of Philadelphia, for
many years a resident OF Rome, proposes to
1onare to the government of the | uited
States Monte BAldriOno, an estate OF fifteen
acres in the suburbs Of Rome, for az acade-
my of fine arts. The property is valued at
$40, 600.
John Lorh, who so mystcriOusIy disap-
peared from Agate Bay a lev days since,
puts III an appearance at one of the camps
al Verm3NiOn IKE. He says he wandered
about Graz ID by quor for days.
f. V. SmaIley has written and Gen, Grant
supervised q sketch OF Gen. Sherman for the
Januar, Century. Gen. Sheridan will be
dyn up in February.
DR.. Collins Of Blackford, n. j., is dead.
Three weeks ago, Kate Vent, his betrothed,
was married to him at his bedside.
Mrs. Allen, wife of the actor killed in
Vicksburg by Frank Star (, is in Brooklyn
with her daughter, Miss Deyin.
Lady Wilde wants the blood of an Amer
lean editor to satisfy her anger at Q seal s
treatment.
Mr.. Mckenzie gets a s., 600 verdict against
the st. Paul. he stumbled into an excsva
ton.
Capt. s. NJ. Tallman, Ofthe FirsI infantry,
died OF heart disease at Fort Leavenworth.
Edward Hamilton, secretary of Oregon
under Gen. Joe Lane, is dead.