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The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-23
THE LEAP-YEAR BALL.
It Proves to be the Grandest Success
Of the Season in Every
Way.

The party given by the ladies of the
Leap Year Social Club" which oc-
Cured at Galloway's dancing acad-
emy, on Tuesday evening, was aper-
feet success and proved one of the most
ENJOYABLE affairs of the season. There
was only one drawback, and that was
the fact that the walls of the large dane
ing hall were too close together to allow
the large number present ample elbow
room.
Fully 200 couples were present, besides
a large number of half couples, consist
ing of unfortunate old bach's, who
couldn't be kept away just for lack of an
escort. The ladies of the various COM
mittees attended to their duties with
caref1lness which left no opportunity for
the superior sex" to make suggestions,
and everybody was proud and happy to
share in the pleasure they provided for
their guests.
Of course it was little awkward for
the chaps to have to sit still and wait for
ladies to ask them to dance, but for all
that there was no trouble to fill up every
set Where the boys took the most de-
light, and experienced the sweetest re-
yenge was when the ladies had to pro-
duce the lucre to pay for supper; but it
is safe to say the girls resolved to thor
oughly square the account during the
next three years.
THE ENQUIRER man went around about
ten o'clock to look 'em over and get the
names, but there were so many and the
Mr.. and Miss was so mixed up in the
minds of the participants that he aban-
doned the task.
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Serfs Cutting Stone.

The Craftsman in its last issue contains
a communication from Austin, Texas,
which contains points of information
and interest to stonecutters, and should
also be digested by every wageworker,
of whatever calling. The letter is longer
than have room for in full, but cannot
pass it by without making some peril
nent extracts:
A Chicago syndicate took the contract
for building the rew state capitol. Well,
the contractors are now at work on the
building. They have standing adver-
tisements in northern, eastern, and even
in some European papers for stonecutters
wanted at the highest wages. The con-
sequence is that stonecutters are and
have been rushing here from all direc-
tions, in the full expectation of work and
good pay-many of them penniless on
reaching here. If they get q job at all
they find the prices paid-all piece work
80 small that they cannot make any
thing like reasonable living wages. The
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-23

For De La Matyr the labor reformer,
have the profoundest respect For De Il
Matyr the theologian have the pro
fbundest pity.
De La Matyr, DR.. Hayes, nor the mutton
headed editor of the Denver Republican
cannot stay the onward march of free
thought, free speech and free press
accord to every man the freedom of his
opinion and the right to express it.
Your correspondent delta has either
drawn upon his Imagination or has will
fully misrepresented the bosses in this
neighborhood. do not undertake their
defence; they and their friends are quite
capable of that. But when an injustice
is done to any man or men of my acquaint-
ance, whether friend or enemy, will
resent it.
There is no Welsh boss in connection
with any Of the mines in this neighbor-
hood. The bosses are Scotchmen with
two exceptions, and whatever they have
done to injure the cause of the toiler, to
their eternal credit be it said, those men
never have drawn race lines any where
We have everything here but Cinnamon;
if they come along they, too, will be hired.
A. NJ. d.
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Without Malice.
Editor Labor Enquirer.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
WILLIAMSBURG, Feb. 16.-If l under
stand the mission of THE ENQUIRER, and
think do, it is for equal rights and
equality of mankind; to see that the bodies
of the industrial and wealth-producing
classes are properly clothed and sheltered;
that their stomachs are filled with bone
and muscle producing food; that the laborer
be paid the full value of his labor. This
in simple Language, is the mission of The
ENQUIRER 1t labors day and night to
this end. Every wage slave in the land
can read in its columns the cause of his
poverty; he can read weekly the remedy
pointed out to him, how to smooth the
rugged road he has to travel for bread
This then is the highest and holiest mis-
sion that man can be engaged in For 81
per year you can have weekly the gospel
preached to you, how to restore your
emaciated, worked-to-death frames to
vigor, dignity and full manhood
There is another class of men more
numerous in the land than the class thai
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Report Untrue.

The following card explains itself
The statements it contains are vouched
for by gentlemen well known in the
city:
Editor Labor Enquirer.
DENVER, Feb. l9.-Please state that the
statement made in the Denver RepubIi-
can of fifteenth instant to the effect that
deserted my wife, or that she had left
me, is absolutely untrue. My wife died
in my house She lived with me after
marriage, and 1 betrayed funeral ex-
penses. came to Denver in 1879 and
made an honest living since, at the
bench, as shoemaker. R. ]. HENNEsY.
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MIR, BradIau gh and Socialism.

Justice, london England.)
Mr.. Bradlaugh has notified his friends
that he intends to give some lectures
against Socialism in his hall, and that he
has sent tickets to all the leading Social
lists in order that they may discuss the
subject with him. The only Socialists
who have received tickets so far as we
know are two of our friends who are not
public speakers. Socialists have no
anxiety to debate with Mr.. Bradlaugh at
all; but if he wishes to have fair and
open discussion they will pay one half
the cost of public hall on condition
that the entrance shall be free and that
the chairman appointed shall be neutral.
If Mr.. Bradlaugh accepts these terms the
Socialists will provide speakers to argue
with Mr. Bradlaugh and his friends on
points where there may be difference of
opinion. This challenge will remain
open for six months. Should Mr.. Brad
laugh and his friends decline to pay one
half the cost of the hall and the neces-
sary advertisements the Socialists will
pay the whole of it. HYNDMAN.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-23
Wind and Water.

Latest reports from the scenes OF the
foods in the east and south are horrify-
ing, and to add to the terrors of the rag
ing waters the unhappy country has been
visited during the past two or three days
bv terrific wind storms.
At Shawneetown, Illinois, hundreds OF
families are homeless and there is great
suffering. The mayor has appealed to
the public for aid. At Evansville, lndl-
ana, the ravages by food and wind are
reported as the worst that section of the
country has ever known. In Georgia
and Alabama cyclones have done
incalculable damage, whole villages
being demolished and several people
killed. At Philadelphia, North Carolina,
a small settlement, twenty-five houses
were swept away and twenty persons
killed. Thirty persons were killed by a
cyclone at Wilmington, North Carolina.
And so the reports read from all'oyer
that section of country.
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Shake the Politicians.

The politicians have decided to divide
the workingmen on the protection and free
trade discussion plan this year. Politi-
clans have succeeded for many years in di
viding the forces of labor pretty evenly
between two apparently hostile parties.
We assure our friends that it doesn't matter
which of these parties succeed in capturing
the administration lin plain English, the
spoils), the capitalists will still own the
party in power through its representatives.
The struggle, so far as our interests are
concerned, should not be between working
men and workingmen, but rather between
the producers of wealth and their natural
enemies, the drones who live, upon the toll
of the workers. These drones may do
considerable brain work, but it is the kind
of brain work that is INDUCED in by the
accomplished cracksman when he contem-
plates -obbing bank it is the same
kind of brain work which the employer of
labor goes through when he figures out q
reduction of wages, SO that he can add
more in-gotten gain to his bank account.
The real issue is not the tariff question,
but the question of labor. Shall we con-
tinqe to be divided on every little question
brought up by wrangling politicians, or
shall we, as workingmen, as the producers
of all wealth, unite for our own interests,
as they are understood and recommended
by the advanced labor organizations of the
land? Workingmen, let US ignore the po-
litical parties, let us organize in our trades !;
let US fraternize and act together, and our
victp Dry shall mean peace and prosperity
to the faithful."-New Haven Telegram.
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There is little sheet published at
Dallas called the Tocsin. Its province,
so far as we have been able to judge, is
to inculcate socialistic ideas Just such
nonsense as this will have tendency to
bring about that greatest of all dangers
to this governmental Capitalization OF
power. Seeking for relief in this way is
more apt to induce serious oppression
by giving power to the few than to re-
move the burden from the shoulders of
the many by appealing to envy and pref
udice, the deadliest enemies to content
ment known to society.-Terrell Times.
The idea that Socialism tends to con-
solidation of power in the hands Of the
few makes up in novelty what it lacks in
truth. With Socialism permeating the
people of Europe, her centralized gov
ernments ought to feel secure and happy.
This explains why they are 80 eager to
assist in spreading these doctrines among
their people. The Tocsin never has ap-
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men are compelled to board at the con-
tractors boarding house "a notice to
that effect being conspicuously posted.
The fare furnished is poor in quality and
often insufficient in quantity. They
have to sleep in hunks q Ia Chinese. one
tier above another, 4S men being thus
packed in one room 80 feet by 20; in
another room "a men breathe the same
foul air in common. IF man quits
work, he has either to wait until the
next regular monthly pay day, or take 3
time check, which the contractors will
then cash at discount of from to Is
per cent, according to the urgency Of the
needs OF the individual or what be is
willing to sacrifice.
To add humiliation to their squalid
misery they are subjected to set of
"rules and regulations prescribed by
the contractors, and more fitted for con-
victs in a penitentiary than for freemen
in reputed free America. The contrac-
tors had brass tags made with number
stamped thereon. Each man also num-
bered, has to wear one of those tags
numbered to correspond. Man, name,
and identity sunk in the numbered serf.
Every appendage Of penal servitude
present except the clanking chain.
Many have left the city through the
generosity of friends; others less fortu-
nate have "tramped" out, seeking work
elsewhere. There are scores of first
class stonecutters in this city idle, mostly
strangers, and many moneyless, friend
less, and afraid less they be arrested as
vagrants by the city authorities.
In self-defense and for mutual benefit
the stonecutters lately organized q
union, whereupon the contractors, deter
mined to crush out the organization.
promptly discharged all who took an
active interest In the movement. Nor
did they stop here. They next dis
charged all whom they heard were
members; then all whom they suspected
of being members asserting that no
man could work for them that belonged
to the organization. Now the writer of
this Is not a stonecutter, or interested
directly or indirectly in this matter more
than is every American citizen-in the
welfare of the workingmen, and the
cause of Justice. write this at the re-
quest of the stonecutter's association
and being cognizant of the facts as set
forth
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small advance. The employers at nrst re-
fused to treat with the union, but weeks
strike brought them to their senses.

a small advance. The employers at hrst re-
fused to treat with the union, but weeks
strike brought them to their senses.
The records Of the Chicago coroner show
that $50 persons were killed at their employ
ment in the mills, factories, elevators. ETC.,
of that city, last year. bow many of the
employers lost their lives is not stated.
The city council last Monday night gave
the contract convict system black eye, by
resolving that in future no city contracts
should be awarded to any bidder who en-
ploys that species Of labor Chicago Truth.
The railroad pits are beginning to get
buster in this vicinity. The Catsburg miners
in the third pool are standing for the district
price. The miners at the old and new Eagle
mines, on the Monongahela, are out for the
rate.-Pittsburg Herald.
Work in the building trades In this city is
very dull at present, and there is less encour-
agement in the indications for the future
than there has been at this stage of the sea-
son for many years. Building is almost at
stand-still, and there is little of importance
IN the architects Offices.
Owing to the depression of trade in the
North of England the iron masters are re-
ducing the wages of workmen and placing
the men under twenty-four hours notice.
The Belfast shipbuilders, who recently
struck, have resumed work. =:
A Pfttsburg telegram of the eighteenth
says: ssThere will be almost a general re-
sumption of work this week in the iron
mills, glass factories and river coal mines.
Many mills which were flooded out started
up last week and the balance will be
running in few days. All the glass factor
les will be in operation by tomorrow, after
seven months suspension on account of the
strike. The river coal mines which have
been closed nearly all winter, owing to the
depression in trade, resumed to-day. No at
tempt was made to reduce wages. In the
third and fourth pools number Of pits are
still closed. The assumptions give employ
ment to many thousands of men. Miners Of
Scott Haven struck against reduction Sat-
urday night and the mines are shut down."
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until 1t Has Four More Legs.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
+ LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Feb. 18.-I have
just read my copy of your paper of the
sixteenth instant, and hasten to comply
with your request by sending postoffice
money order for $5 in the first mail, and as
soon as 1 get time will obtain the subserib-
ers and send you their names. The paper
is well liked by your patrons here and we
are beginning to regard it as our paper,
and we feel disposed to assist it until it
has at least four more legs to stand upon
and is firmly established. Then We may
turn our attention and give our assistance
to some paper nearer home.
We must have THE ENQUIRER; can't
do withoutit. Respectfully yours.
J.B. A.
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Grant Guards, Ball.

The Grant Guards gave their annual
ball at West Turner hall on Thursday
evening, and it was a perfect success.
The attendance was large, and the en-
joyment unmeasurable. THE ENQUIRER
was kindly remembered, but press of
other business prohibited the pleasure
of attending. The boys had the peoples
best wishes. ~.
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pesied to envy Of prejudice. but disccn-
tent is ever the forerunner Of reform.
the all-easential condition Of progress.
Without discomfort, improvement would
be impossible, and could the Tocdn
awaken deep discomfort in the heart of
every workingman, its work would b
weI-nigh accomplished. - Tocsin.
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Montgomery Cooperative Mining Co.

The above company held meeting
last Sunday afternoon at Armory hall
and transacted considerable business.
A committee was appointed to go to
the mines near Boulder and examine
work done and also take from the vein
sufficient mineral to have an assay made
of the same and report the result of the
duty with which they are charged next
Sunday afternoon.
The president requests full attend
ance of stockholders
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For Rent.

The Knights of Labor hall, 1856 Holla-
dat street, on the third Tuesday and
every Saturday in the month. Inquire
at THE LABOR ENQUIRER office.
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TYPOGRAPHICAL.

Typographical Union No. 40 meets ON the
first Sunday of each month at Knights Of
Pythias hall, at o'clock p. m. 49,. -
o. l.. SMITH, Financial Secretary.
F. P. MANY, Recording Secretary.
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TAILoRs.

Tailors' Protective Society meets on the
first Monday of each month, at Justice
Jefries' court nom, at O'Clock p. m.
G. PUTTKENMER, President.
- T. HAMnIN, Secretary.
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STONECUTTERS.

Stonecutters Union meets every alternate
Tuesday, at Justice Sopris' court room at
7:3o p. m.
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Workinqmen Save Your Money and

Buy Douglas coal, $3.50 for 1000 pounds.
Telephone, S47; Office, l763 Fifteenth
sfraet
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Trades Assembly.

The. Trades Assembly will meet to-
morrow afternoon, at Knights of Labor
hall. 1856 Holladay street.
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BUY the new pamphlet, Evolution or
Revolution" For sale at this office
price, Is cents.
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IRON MOLnERS.

Iron Molders Union meets every second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at
Knights of Labor hall, at 7:3O p. m.
j. h GILBERT, Secretary,
SO Park street.
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BARRIERS.

BARRIERS Benevolent Protective Associa-
ton meets every Tuesday at p. m. at
Knights of Labor hall, Ss6 Holladay Street.
J. LBoNARD, President.
W. NEWMAN, Secretary.
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TRADES ASSEMBLY,.

The Trades Assembly of Denver and
Vicinity meets on the second and fourth Sun
days of each month.
]. R. BUCHANAN, President.
c l.. MERRITT, Secretary, News Office,
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-23
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Montgomery Benevolent Assembly No.
l4A meets every Friday evening, at Knights
Of Labor hall, at 80 O'Clock.
Union Assembly No. 1927 meets on the
first Tuesday of every month, at Knights Of
Labor hall, 3S6 Holiday, at 1880 O'Clock.
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one God, one hundred or none, just as 1t
suits them. Bishop Haven, the pope of
the Methodist church in his day, and his
representative preachers, of whom the
doctor is one made a spasmotic effort to
put God in the constitution. If the senti-
meut of the American people is based on
religious principles why did they say, we
shall not have him there? \
"That contempt for Christianity is ram
pant from Ingersoll up through the saloon
and brothel, pimps, street arabs, pot-house
politicians and devotees of frivolous so
ciety." This is slanderous outrage on
common decency. However the doctor
will admit that large percentage of the
above named classes find their way to the
states prisons. live within ten miles OF
Colorado's state prison and will pay the
doctors expenses if he comes and enters
into a contract with me to visit that lnstl-
tuition; will give him $40 for every infdel
he finds within its walls, providing he
gives me 81 for every one of its inmates
that believe in future rewards and punish
ments.
If it becomesa question of morality, the
infidels will compare faEorably with the
Christian preachers, the supposed standard
moralists. They produce more criminals
than any other class in the country. Facts
are chiefs that wanna ding" If the
doctor demands the proof we will spread
the figures on this or any other paper that
will publish them. 1 would like to follow
the doctor through his sermon, but know
your valuable space will not admit.
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and that they ultimately die, directly or
indirectly, from the effects of drink.
The proper remedy for them would be
legislative one, if it could be SO framed
as to exclude the probability of its beng
abused 10y designing persons; but tho
subject is beSet with difficulties, aud is
far too complicated to I've fully consid-
cred in this place. The third class Of
ahstainers is formed by those who are
actuated in the main by benevolent and
conscientious motives, which, I'm.
fortunately, are seldom controlled
by the possession of adequate Enowl.
edge. Many clergymeu abstain "for the
sake of example," without pgusiug to
consider whether the example may not,
i'm some cases, he q BAD one; and
whether they would NOT discharge their
manifest duties more efficiently by the
help of the added force which alcohol
would give. Manyof The persons get on
fairly well without alcohol, because
their powers are never subjected to any
considerable strain, and these persons,
too, often break down when any strain
comes upon them, unless they viii con-
sent to modify tbaiC modo OF living.
This, as is too wen known, they will not
alWdy do; and every medical man has
seen Instances OF tanatcal tetotalsm,
Leading tn complete destruction of the
hoaith Of those VINO were governed by
IL. London Fines.
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Apntcntcc's Rights.

SYRACUSE, y. V, Sept. IA decis-
ion of great interest to the hardware
trade throughout the country was rem
dered Saturday Ivy Judge Shipman in
the United States Circuit Court nj Hart
ford, Connecticut, III the case of the
Steam Gauge and Lantern company
against Edward Miller n Co. The suit
involved the validity Of the tubular Ian
tern patents, and has been litigatod with
great acrimony during the past three
years, and has by all lantern manutac-
turerS in the country been considered a
test case. Tho court, in an elaborate
opinion, sustained the validity Of COM
plainant's patents, declares the defend
ants lanterns iniringcment,, and
grants peromptoryin iunctionrestrain-
ing further violation of complainuuts
right, with damages for past infringe
mpnts.
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The Base Ban News.

The result Of ire game Of base bah
played between the Brown Stockings, OF
this city, and the Gult Citys, of Calves
ton, on the grounds Of the latter club, as
wired to the Electric Light saloon last
evening, was received with great deal
of enthusiasm. The bulletin board was
surrounded by crowd Of some three
hundred people, all clamoring for the
kilograms as they arrived ut the end Of
each inning. The game was
close. At first betting was
lively and two to one in favor OF
Dallas, but later fewer wagers We're
made, and those who chose to "chance
it" were more cautious. In the begin
ming Dallas lead, but Galveston inn
proved as the game progressed, but it
ceased on the ninth inning in favor OF
Dallas by u score Of to 3. The crowd
around the bulletin board was chuck
full of enthusiasm, and the betting to-
day will be livelior than on yesterday,
with Dallas the fayorite. However,
there are a number of experienced
sports who are willing to bet even on thu
Galveston club, To-day and to-mor
rows games will settle the matter.
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On September 2G Prof Wears viii
give the first of a series of lectures on
the theory and practice Of art and art
criticism, A s,nHll number aside from
his painting pupils can arrange to at
tend the course By app yng early.
Mr. and Mrs. W. will be at their Dali
las studio on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Fridays.
MIR. w odtgs to his pupils ajyant-
ages that can hardly be found else
where, namely; An unsurpassed fac
ulty for adapting his demonstrations to
the minds o! his pupils,
A long life of close study Of nature, as
well rs art in Europe aud America, and
lastly the varied experience of over
thirty years as an art educator. Studio
up stairs, 407 Main street, close to al
| the street car lines.