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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

IT is said that if the English
House of Lords rejects the franchise
bill by a small majority new Liberal
peers will be created. If by large
majority the views of Parliament
will be asked regarding the future
constitutional position of the House
of Lords, either by resolutioe or by
an address to the crown. If there is
ii dissolution this fall the country
will consider the existence of the
House of Lords.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

ONE gentleman spoke this week of
"that JOURNAL" as conducting its
campaign for good water and plenty
of it 'for political purposes" and
some of its utterances as synonymous
with cd Wing lie" 1t is feared
this talented joker does net know
that he is barking at an empty hole.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

THEquestion of water works which
will be voted on next month will be
greatly influenced by the weather, for
we have a great many Arkansaw
travellers in town, who will argue
that if Il rain comes we don't need
any water works, etc.-xFrostburg
correspondence Homecoming Reriew.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

The amount Of coal exported from
the custom districts of the United
States, except by rail to Canada, dur
ing the year ending juno 80, 1884,
shows anthracite G49,040 tons, and
646,2G5 tons bitumlnous.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

WATER-TAKERs, we do not know
whether any influence is bearing
upon you to vote against Water
Works, but suspicion is growing
loud. Be very careful.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

The Newburgh Orrel Coal Com
pany have found Il seam of fine coal
at the new shaft which they have re-
Gently completed near Newburgh,
W, Va,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

New ENGLAND crop reports show
hat the potato crop throughout the
Canadian provinces, New England
and New York will be considerably
less than that of last year.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

VERY many opponents of tie
Water Works are fast friends of the
public school system. Yet had they,
Or such as they, been consulted about
the establishment Of that vital de-
partment of our economy, they would
have been "agin it" The logic of
this thing might be further extended,
but we desiet.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

THE Emperor William replying to
a deputltion of Dusseldorf workmen
declared that he was at present devot-
ing himself with special sollctude to
the consideration of the welfare of
workingmen, "but," he added, seven
a king could not make everyone con-
+a,fad -
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
Latest n ewS.

Mr.. JOHN W. GARRETT, president
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company, died at Deer Park yester-
day morning at o'clock.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
GENERAL ITEMS,

THERE are about 1900 coal miners
in Colorado, and about one-ihira of
that number in New Mexico.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
Sheriff S Sale of 8
HOUSE AND LOT
In Eekhart, Aiegany gCHnty, Md.

TT NDER and by virtue Of writ Of .f.'i
| tdci0s issued out Of the Circuit Court Tor
Allcgany county at the suit of Martin Jan
kowslly against Carls Jankowsly, it being No.
6 Judiclais, October term, 1854, ON the docket
of said Court and to me directed, against
the goods and chattels, lands and teneacnts
of the said Caris Jankowsky, have seized and
taken in execution all the right, title, interest
and estate at law and i'll equity of the sad
Carls Jankowsky, i'll and to all that lot or par
eel of ground with improvements thereon
situated in the village of Eclhart, III Allie
ganv county, Maryland, and described rs fol
lows.
Beginning for the same at the end OF The lst
line of Lot No. Il and running thence
South 81 degrees, West 60 feet; South 10
degrees, East 10l feet, thence South IS de
grccs, East e. feet to The end of the 2d line
of Lot No. ii and with ii reversed North Is
degrees, West rs feet to the beginning, as
conveyed to said Carls Jankowsky by Cor
nelius Behan and wife by deed dated April
.. 1888, and recorded in Llber L. L., No. 50,
folio 05i, one of the land records of said
AIlegany county.
And | hereby give notice that on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

Enterta iimentS. - The concert at
Odd Fellows Opera House for the ben
fit of the Welsh Congregational church,
Monday evening, was largely attend
ed. The affair was success in every
way. The music, instrumental and
vocal, was carefully selected and al
tistically rendered.
Gorton's New Orleans minstrels had
good audience Wednesday evening
in the same hall. The performance
was trihe TOGO lengthy, but generally
good.
The picnic held by the Borden Shaft
miners at Wright's Crossing last Sat
urday was successful affair An in
teresting feature Of the day was a race
of one hundred yards between two old
gentlemell-M essrs. Patrick Daugher-
ty and Owen Monahan. The former
won.
The ball held in Paul's Opera House
Monday evening is represented as one
of the pleasantest affairs of its kind
ever held here. Besides a large at.
tendance from town u number were
present from Cumberland and Iona
coming.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

The question is--Shall the people
hold the club, or leave it in the
hands of the Water Company?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

The Weather. Many people woke
up Thursday morning finding rich
promise of rain in weak drizzle, but
by noon it passed away and the sun
shone with accustomed brightness.
This month will probably go out
fair and pleasant. October will come
in mild, perhaps showery. There is
little or no prospect for rain of any
consequence before next Friday or
Saturday. And then it may not sat
isfy the popular thirst for a downfall
of large propol tons.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

THE JOURNAL will probably scale
down its discussions Of the Water
Works question to smaller proper
tons. In some measure it's work has
already proved thankless, but con-
scious of having done its duty it is
perfectly willing to abide the peoples
disposition of their own affair, and
none will accept it with more salts
faction,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27
TO EVERY ONE!
Who Knows When

Railroad Trains will he WreckedP
Ro;Iers ar Jor,n, Ex,,odop
Horses take Fright and Run? .-,..
Bricks or Timbers Fallp
'''e burn or As Hanni go s.f,Es ,, m ,,,,
Slips or rails Happen?
Hammers or weights Brulse!
Ladder or Staging Give way?
Animals Kick or Bite?
Limbs Spralned or Broken?
..,,'
- ClDE.NI may be caused i'll any one of
in ths rooo9 di.mI . ,se .hat oi coai mining
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

VOTERS should remember that the
Water Bond Act is open to amend
ment. Whatever the public interest
requires so far as change in the law
is concerned, is easily available at
any Legislature that may convene be-
tween now and the end of time. The
perpetual Commission enjoys no
vested rights; its members are merely
trustees endowed with certain powers,
and if it becomes expelient to dlvest
them of their prerogatives the legis-
lature is bound to listen to and obey
the voice Of the people.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-27

IT will be observed that the law
''authorizes and empowers" the May
or and Council and Water Commits
sioners to do so and so. 1t is manda-
tory upon the Sheriff to summon
iuries in certain contingencies upon
the Clerk of the Circuit Court to do
certain acts in such contingencies !;
upon the juries to do so and so in
condemnation proceedings, and upon
the Water Commissioners to continue
control, to keep accurate accounts
and return all unsold bonds and pay
over to Mayor and Council all cash
balances.
If it should turn out that the
Frostburg Water Company could fur
nish and did furnish sufficient water,
there is nothing in the law compelling
the Commissioners to go ahead.
There is nothing in the Act denying
the company time in which to satisfy
the people that they had "fillcd the
bill"
But the ratification Of the Act will
put the people in position ct any time
to move in their own behalf-to say
to the Water Company: Here, if you
will not do what you profess : if you
will not do what you are paid for, art
are in position to do it for ourselves
and now we have decided to do it,
Until the Act is ratified, however
the people cannot command the sit
uation. The power of doing as they
please and swapping their fingers il
the face of all complaints will remain
where it is. Self despoiled, they cm
protest against nothing. The Water
company Will be more than ever lords
of the manor Instead Of struggling
, along through the fancicd horrors G
Il perpetual Commission hey will &c
cept He neyer,dy,ng burden Of th'
.'totto,,,i';,il on top" 'i'hr last state
Of apecHIe who cruelty themselves l.
worse than iic first.
The journal adhercs to che post
ton originally taken more decidedly
than cyer--that the Act should b,
ratified and the Commission put t,
work. We do rot want 10 Win mere
ly 10 whip the Water cnMpany into
duty. We want the people to gain
the benefit OF their own investment
that they may make all the money
arising from the supply by themselye:
of an imperative need.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
List Of Standing Committees for the
New Term IAN Executive
Session.

The Trades Assembly met in regular
session, in Knights of Labor hall, last
Sunday afternoon. With very few ex,
ceptions all delegates were present, and
the session was particularly interesting
The president announced standing
committees for the term as follows:
Legislative-W. ]. Parrett, John K
Seagraves, Charles Machette, Vim NJ
Nudd, John S. Daveler.
Executives. H. Laverty, William
Forrest, E. Blume, C. Jacobs, Harry Nc.
Donoughs
Organization-Rudolph Hartmann, ].
Burkhart, L. w. Smith, ]. D. Bailey, C.
L. Merritt.
Insecure Buildings-M. Ford, John
Simpson, 7. O'Shea, NJ. J. O'Connell, P
81. Balfe.
Arbitration-J. ]. Smith, Thomas
Wilkes, C. Winter, W. S. Johnston, ].
II. Brooks.
After the transaction of the routine
business, and some minor discussion,
the assembly went into executive ses-
sion on the report of the arbitration
committee. The session lasted nearly
three hours, and was very int eresting
Immediately the executive session dis
solved the assembly adjourned.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Iowa knights.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. 25.-I should
ha We written you some days ago in re-
gard to the meeting of district assembly
% at Des Moines, but other duties have
intervened Audience the delay. The
district Qowa) was fairly represented
and a general unanimity pervaded the
deliberations. An independent fnsur-
ance department was established and
measures taken looking to the extension
of the order over the state, by the cleo
ton of general organizers, etc.
The sentiment of the Iowa assemblies
may be counted as strongly against
strikes In remote states, where strikes
seldom occur, it will have a damaging
effect on the assemblies to resort To too
frequent assessments to support them in
states or districts where they seem to
have periodic or chronic strikes of more
or less frequent occurrence. That they
sometimes result in good I have no
doubt-that they oftener result in dam
age believe.
Brother Kirk patrick was reelected
deputy master workman, and the next
assembly fixed at Des Moines, in Janu-
ary, 1885. J. L. ENos.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
AT THE GRAND.

Z = 4 . \
Milton Mobiles has not done very
good business at the Grand this week,
which fact must not be taken to signify
that the performances have not merited
good business; but it seems the people
are not in the humor for Mobiles style
of business just at this time. The COM
pany is stronger, with one exception,
than the one Mobiles had with him upon
former visits to this city, and the pieces
have moved with the incest precision.
Phoenix will be given this evening, for
the last time during this visit.
SIBERIA
The dramatic event of the season will
be inaugurated at the Tabor Grand next
Monday evening", when BARLEY Camp
BELLS thrilling, emotional spectacular
play, Siberia, will be produced for the
first time in this city. This plav is said
to be the masterpiece of the greatest of
American playwrights, and has been
rendered an ovation wherever it has
been produced. "siberia" tells the story.
Of the suferings and heroism of the
brave men and women of Russia, who
are struggling to throw off the iron heel
of the autocratic oppressor. The many
readers of THE ENQUIRER, who are in
in the struggles of the Nihilists
should endeavor to see Siberia" The
play will be produced here by power
full and specially selected company, and
all the scenery originally painted for it
by the best artists of New York City !;
and these features, in connection with
the perfect appointments of the Tabor
Grand, will render perfection in art al
most possible during this engagement.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Is History Repeating Itself.

The last days of Rome's grandeur were
marred by the unprecedented corruption
which pervaded the various classes Of
public servants. Wealth had become
the idol, virtue and patriotism were but
unmeaning terms. Valor was no longer
considered worth noting, and public
offices were only to be had by the pos
SCISSOR of the longest purse. Honor was
an empty sound, and official positions
were bought and sold without sensa-
ton of shame. These were the dying
days of Rome, and soon the memories
even of her glory were sunk in dishonor.
And here in the years of our Lord
eighteen hundred and eighty-four we
find ourselves becoming accustomed to
hear of this same sort of barter and
sale. A newly-elected senator of the
United States is openly spoken of as
having been chosen through the money
of the Standard Oil compay. The sena-
tors from the "Silver States" are each
and all considered as having come here
solely through the influence of their
wealth. and one by one we find the
seats of the highest legislative body of
the land filled by men who are noted for
little beyond inordinate riches. What
does this mean2 By the light which
history throws upon the question, we
are justified, we think, in our answer:
1t means that the government of the
people is passing into the hands of a
class-:he representatives of large
wealth, the natural foes of those who
toll for bread. And what can we do
about it? Nothing, if we stand idly by
and see things drift from bad to worse.
Everything, if we are wise enough to
organize and combine with one another
for determined, intelligent action. The
worknigmen are the hope of the repub.
lie. By united action they will save it
Without them it will 60 the way OF
Rome. e.-Craftsman.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
South Side; T., w. b. ,Shauck. Pittsburg;
S., Charles Kemple, Pittsburg.

South Side; T., W. b. Shauck. Pittsburg;
S., Charles Kemple, Pittsburg.
In his celebrated letter to Ellis in 1884,
Abraham Lincoln used the following memo
rable words: II affirm 1t as my settled con-
viction that class laws, placing capital above
labor in the structure of the government en-
danger the republic more fatally this hour
than did chattel slavery in the days OF its
haughtiest supremacy"
Dr. j. L. Enos, of Cedar Rapids, and
Captain r. F. Trevellick, of Detroit, Michi-
gan, were elected general organizers of the
Knights Of Labor for Iowa, at the session of
D. A. 2S, held at Des Moines, January 16
and II. The order is growing in Iowa and
bids fair to command its full share of in
fuenee. Enos and Trevellick will work in
unison and make strong team.
At recent meeting of the Ohio peniten-
tiary board of directors, held at Columbus,
the firms employing convict labor, by agree
ment among themselves made bids at extra
ordinarily low figures and so cents per
day for labor of able-bodied convicts. The
board rejected all bids as too low. Wednes-
day the same contractors bid again, offering
for able-bodied men lSo cents per day (or
thereabouts) and for minors go cents. The
bids were accepted.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
SKINNER BROS { WRIGHT
COR, ,l6TH& LAWRENCE STS DENVER.
The Very Latest.

vienna, Jan. 31:-A man was, discov-
cred secreted in the box of the emperor
and the police claim to have clues of a
plot to assassinate' the Kaiser. There is
considerable excitement. ~
BERLIN, Jen. 31.-Two Socialist leaders
have been placed under arrest. Active
correspondence was disclosed between
Padlowski and Socialist workman in
Posen, The Russian Nlhilist, Mendel-
sohn, whom the Russian police conveyed
across the Russian frontier, managed to
escape and has reached Paris.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Jan. 31.-The Nihilists
have poisoned DeGruf, alias Joblousky,
the chief murderer of fLieutenant-Co Colonel
Soudeikin, because of his wrong double
dealings.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Grand Rally.

The agitation committee of the Trades
Assembly have decided to hold their
first grand workingmen's rally on Thurs
day evening, February IA, at West Den
yer Turner hall. Good speakers will be
present and will address the gathering
on matters of importance to the wage
workers. There will be nothing of a
political character about this meeting,
and ward politicians will occupy the
rear seats.
Full particulars, including the name
of the orator of the evening, will appear
in next weeks ENQUIRER.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Late Labor News.

DS tAsSOCldCeu IIeSS.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass; Jan. 27.-The
Boston and Albany railroad announces
a reduction of Is per cent in the pay
rolls at all its shops, by discharging five
per cent of its employees and reducing
the hours of the remainder from ten to
eight hours per day. A dull freight
business is assigned as the cause.
VIENNA, Jan. 19.-The murderer of
Detective Bloch refuses to divulge any
thing beyond the fact that he is mem
Der of the Socialistic Executive commit
tee, which had resolved upon Bloch's
death. The murderer was photographed
against his will, and his portrait will be
exhibited throughout Vienna. His fea-
lures indicate great strength of char
acter.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 29-Sabriloff, an
officer in the gen d'armes, who was sent
to Kharkoff by Colonel Soudeikin to IN
vestigate Nihilism, was assassinated on
the twenty sixth instant. The police
have discovered plot for an uprising OF
the peasants in Little Russia, and also a
scheme for putting strychnine in the
czar's bread. Many arrests have been
made.
PARIS, Jan. 3O.-A number of Irish
and Irish-American dynamiters have
recently arrived here, including several
revolutionists who are well known at
Scotland Yard. English detectives on
service IN New York state that Captain
McAferty Is also among the number.
They come here to concert future meas
ures with certain Irish residents.
P1rrsBURG, Jan. 30.-The long strike OF
the windowIglass workers is at an end,
and after seven months of idleness the
men will return to work as soon as the
furnaces are heated. While both sides
have made great concessions, the terms
at which work will be resumed are
largely in favor of the workmen, who
will be paid last years wages until April
| l, when the sliding scale will be paid
and their wages thereafter will be gov.
erned by the card rate on glass. This
scale will be subject to changes every
four weeks, and the agreement will last
until July l, and if it is found to work
satisfactorily it will probably be adopted
for the ensuing year bya number o.
factories. 1t is expected that by Febru
ary Is al the factories in the west will
be in operation. By this resumption
$500 men will be furnished employment
in this city.
PrrrsBURG, Jan. 3O.-A Chronicle spec
ial from Rochester, Pennsylvania, says
Shortly before IL o'clock, last night
flames were discovered issuing from the
boiler house of the Phoenix glass works
at Phillippsburg, opposite here, on The
Ohio river. The fire was under goot
headway when first discovered, and th'
means at hand for extinguishing it beinl
limited, but little could be done towart
checking the progress of the flames
which soon spread through the entir'
works. destroying them in short time
The loss is about $125,OOO; insurance
$4,000. The works, which covered 1
large area, were among the largest in tn
country. A most unfortunate circum
stance connected with the destruction 0
the works is that 500 hands are throw
out of employment in the middle Q
winter"
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Como Home to Roost.

until our courts have fewer technical
tiles and more justices Judge Lynch will
do to tie to. In view of the circum-
stances the Tribune is proud to an
nounce itself a lynch law organ. Kill a
man who kills" s."-Tribune.
1t might not be inappropriate at this
time to quote that the editor of the
Tribune is "bad man from Bitter creek
the very headwaters and "Where
does he bury his dead?"
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
A Small Smith.

On the afternoon of last Tuesd y
there was born to the wife of P. w.
Smith boy weight eight and one-half
pounds. Mrs. Smith is getting along
nicely, but Pete appears very much un
sattled
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Attention, Knights.

Local Assembly 1927, Knights of La
Dor, will hold its next regular meeting
Thursday evening, February 7. All
members are earnestly requested to at
tend as the benefit plan will be up for
discussion and action.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
TAILoRs.

Tailors' Protective Society meets on the
first Monday of each month, at Justice
Jeffries' court room, at O'Clock p. IN.
c.. PUTTKENMER, President.
. T. HAMLIN, Secretary.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
KNIGHTS ofLabor Organizer.

The organizer for the Knights of Labor
in Colorado can be addressed through
this Office. Those desiring to form an
assembly or wishing information con-
corning this great order, will receive
prompt attention.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

Iron Molders Union meets every second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at
Knights of Labor hall, at 1880 pm.
]. II. GILBERT, Secretary,
SO Park avenue.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly of Denver anG
Vicinity meets on the second and fourth Sun
days of each month.
j. r. BUCHANAN, President
G L. MERRITT, Secretary, News Office,
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

Buy the new pamphlet, Evolution or
Revolution" price Is cents; for sale at this
office. This is the clearest treatment Of the
Socialistic platform which has ever been
printed.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
BARRIERS.

BARRIERS Benevolent Protective Associa-
ton meets every Tuesday at p. m. at
knights Of Labor hall, 1856 Holladay Street.
j. LEONARD, President.
w. NEWMAN, Secretary
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Only q Tramp.

1t is told of the present speaker of the
New York assembly that he arrived in
New York from England in 1856 abso-
lutely penniless, and that he, had to
tramp, begging tor food, from Syracuse
to Mottville, where he found employ
ment. What a subject for contempla-
ton. According to the doctrines pro-
mulgated to-day by three-fourths of our
newspapers and too many of our thought
less business men, this man, Titus
Sheard, now speaker of the New York
house of representatives, should have
been bounded by wild dogs and put to
hard labor with chain around his leg
Patterson Labor Standard.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Typographical Union No. 40 meets, on the
first Sunday of each month at Knights of
Pythias hall, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
o. L, SMITH, Financial Secretary.
+. P. mANIx, Recording Secretary.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
sToNECUTTERS.
IRON NoLpRRs.

Stonecutters Union meets every alternate
Thursday, at Mitchell Guards hall, at 7:30
p. m.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Montgomery Benevolent Assembly No.
1924 meets every Friday evening, at Knights
OF Labor hall, at 7:30 o'clock.
Union Assembly No. 1927 meets every
Thursday evening at Knights of Labor
hall, 1856 Holiday, at 1880 O'Clock.