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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22

then each lind out who are on the tickets.
Carriages are hired to bring in men to
vote, and all the expense has to be paid
by the men who want the office. Then,
whoever gets the most votes wins the
primary, and his delegates 90 to the con
vention to nominate candidates for us TO
vote for on election day, They are the
regular nominees, and if you vote for
amy one else you are no good you are
no democrat, and the same with the re
publicans, only they have a different
way Of making their nominations. So,
If the WOfklngmen can make good,
square nomination, and put good men in
the field, | know that there are lots of
men who will he only too glad to have a
chance to vote for it, because they know
who the ward workers are and they
know they would not vote for either of
them if they were candidates themselves,
so how can they be expected to vote for
men who have been pushed onto them
in this hocus-pocus kind Of IA way!
| have used the word democratic in
this, because have been connected with
them for over twenty years. But you
must not understand that they are the
worst. ! mean to say that there is
gongng and trickery on both sides; and
that is the reason why we ought to have
a ticket Of our own. | will say right
here that am satisfied That if the work
nglnend do put ticket in the field they
must keep their weather eye open, be.
cause Troup on the one hand and Billy
Okecfe on the other, and some Others
on another, will probably have their del
egatc., there, too, and if they can break
it up tney will, and if they can't, they
will boom up the cry that we are only
throwing our votes away.
Yours truly,
For A WORKlNGMAN'S TICKET.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22
PREFERS A BOTCH.

One of the contractors at Sargent
factory, it is said, discharged a fell
low for being botch and sluggard.
Since the girls in that department
went OH strike. this creature, who.
by the way, was refused admission
into an honorable society of working
people, was reinstated. The con-
tractor has again taken him back,
evidently preferring a botch nom
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22
LABOR NOTES.


"The Boston Socialists will hold pic
mic today" This would seem to Indicate
that there are socialists in Boston.
The cigarmakers in twelve out Of the
fourteen New York factories Of the Man
ufacturers' Association returned to work
Monday.
The strike of the coal boatInen in New
York harbor will probably be settled, be-
fore this issue reaches our readers by
the X. of l.,
The strikers at Kenyon x Co, $ mills,
in South Coventry, have come out the
victoB. Eleven hours will constitute IA
day work during August, and after Sep
TENDER LIST it will be reduced to ten. The
demand was for "A cut down to ten and
one-half, but the workmen have been
granted ten hours.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Cleveland Ledder, is engaged in Il con
troversy with the Printers Union. 1t
fancies it knows how to manage its own
interests best. The union, in purely
benevolent way, is trying to convince it
that ii doesn't. Papers which know ey-
erything have a great deal to learn. -
Brooklyn Eagle,
Jablinowski said a good thing at the
labor conference. He was discussing
labor IN politics. zone workman says
another" he said, "we are not yet edu-
Gated up to the plane of independent POI
litical action" The bosses say to the
workingmen: "Tmee dollars Il day is
enough for you. You are not yet edu-
Gated up to spending four dollars day.
IN. Y. Boycotter.
II is reported that a meeting was held
by the Chicago striking nailers at Cum
mings, last night, and the long strike,
which has been in progress there for the
last fourteen months, was brought to an
end. The old men will be reinstated rs
far as possible, and every department of
the Calumet Iron and Steel company $
will start up with full force. This re-
port should be taken with caution, as il
comes from a capitalistic source. Nailers
should still keep away from Cummings,
The police made twenty one arrests IN
eight hours Friday night and Saturday
morning, The culprits We're principally
Migrants and courtezans, The former
are doing good work ON the chain gang,
repairing the bank of Cherry creek ad
joing the city hall The men do about
w worth of work per day, and il costs
the city about thirty cents per day to
board them at the city prison The
women are sent to the county Jail -
Western Paper.
Ii the authorities had given these PEG
pie work before they became tramps and
courtezans, and paid them what the
work was worth, there might have been
saving to the government of the price
of the chains.
Messrs. Williams and Mainwarng, so
cialistic speakers, We're arrested in Lon
don for holding an outdoor meeting. the
charge being obstructing the streets
The judge fined them 800 each, with Tia,
alternative of two months in Jail, vii
liams and Mainwaring maintain that
they had right to speak where they did
and will not pay the fine. If the author
tiles put them in prison, the sin will ht
that of the municipal authorities. TIL,
workingmen of London are fast realizing
that the police are being used against
them while religious eNhorters may us,
the streets whenever they choose with
out molestation. ~ y. Truth Seeker
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22
LETTER BOX.

j. &. CT is contrary to the rules of
this paper to publish anonymous com
minications. We must know the writer
80 that he can bear his just share of the
laws vengeance. Besides, a poet should
be brave, We are sorry to have to con
TESS that none of the publishing commit
tee or their employees have sufficient edu-
cation to correct poetry. Poetry is some
thing too sublime to be criticized and
garbled by unskillful hands, therefore we
must respectfully decline.
C.-Toulon and Toulouse.
POLTICAN.-lt means that there will
be an honest effort made to permanently
organize for mcompromising warfare
against both old parties, though it is pos
sible one may have to succumb before the
other. Eventually We hope to have but
two parties with clear issue Then
Wen win.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22

society man to the industrious girls
who understand their business, but
at the same time stand up for union
principles.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22
INFORMATION.

Wol!ingmen and women who desire
to better their condition and are willing
to join hands with Organized Labor, can
obtain all Information in regard to the
various organizations and the manner of
joining them, by addressing a letter to
the
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TRADES COUNCIL,
j. o. Box 1902, NEW HAVEN.
Or, if it is preferred they may call
personally at Trades Council Hall, 100
Chapel street, day or evening. Com
munications and interviews are regarded
as strictly confidential.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-22
I'VE MEAN It'll"

Special offerings in all our departments.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
VICTT,fS or NE COCtTNF U4DyT

ELMIRA, May 24.-Thc attention of the police
was this morning called by the proprietor of the Delavan
House to a man and woman occupying rooms IN that
hotel who carrying on Ike maniacs. They had
torn the beds TO pieces and scattered movable articles
about urOmiscuOu.y. The officers found "A rather fine
looking man and his daughter, both OF whom showed
rlnly tlat they under the influence OF some drug
pLyslcans were called and 1t established that
the Two were Dr. A. s. Halen ani daughter Of sharps.
vic PeDp and they were addicted to the habit OF
hvnoderpicafly injecting cocaine. They removed
TO the city Hospital and the supply OF the drug was
taken away from them. The man became almost frantic.
while the woman fell asleep After trying for some
,,m Ia ron SO her doctors only succeeded IN DONG 81
hv giving nrr a. her father directed, large doses OF
c9c,iue injected hypOderi icay. She then rallied ana
aI hrutiIy aud fifteen minutes after HaLen had Deen
Granted ms customary dose lie was apparently hlhIseii
again lie rs wccducited man ana has Ooeh ptaets
H. medic, AT Evansville. Ind. IIo acquired the haDl
Though expe rnenng on himself ana hc mas taken AS
nnch ms forty grams "a day. lie Is on his way 10 shhs
.,iI h,s home where says,he will pnt himself under
treatment and break the habit ihe uauEn'cr
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
EXCITEWENT ~ THE OIL MARKETS
BREAKING PRICES WITH "GUSHER."

THE MARKET FALLING OVER FOUR CENTS-A PANIC
PREVENTED
When the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum
Exchange opened for business yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock dense crowd OF brokers' filed with suppressed
excitement crowded the "bull ring" where pipe line
certificates dealt interest felt 0y all
the traders another big "gusher In tho
Washington County. Penn oil field had come in over
Sunday, and after it followed host OF selling
orders to the different exchanges. When the
charmans gavel fell signal TO begin trad
Ing, the "bul ring" became q paOdemoninm
Of struggling, bowling oil brokers' The market had
closed 67 Saturday night and the first sales
yesterday were nomnaly male at 1858 cents But
transactions made varying prices In different
parts Of the mob Of excited dealers and eager was
to sell that the register OF operations had in
few minutes scored SO cents almost rapidly as 1t
could up and knock down the fractions above that
figure The market saved from complete pan ic
only by liberal sustaining orders, but after the
first rush 10 sell over values
held with fair degree OF steadiness
around Gi cents. tn closing quotation being 63s cents
a quietcr but still nervous speculation. The
total dealings FOR the day reached over 100000 bar
res
The we'll which stimulated the decline in oil is known
the Cameron the Dyer well. OF the earliest
wells opened In tn the Washington field: Il was opened
l9o barrel an hour and by the close Of business yeter
day had fallen of to 1872 barrels; The well Is the
argess one that has been struck In the Penn
sylyana petroleum fields since the "gushers" OF
this Thorn Creek district IN ISsl-c0, ana
exceeds the Tbsyer Nj. Well which was brought
in on Good Friday Last. Brokers In crude certificates
earnestly discussed the situation all day. and opinions
varied to the effect that might be caused by other
good wells IN the Washington region coming IN. IL was
the opinion OF Old operators. who have been watching
the new oil Developments. that the chances were IN
favor Of large addition TO the production OF oil from
the Washington County field. but many persons thOuent
that the decline values had gone so far that the lu
ure operations at the West would not depress the mar
ket further There lacking bears, howcyewh0
cr0aked goomily about a much heavier decline. The
price OF oil IL lower than 1t has been since june
w WHpu "a "A of
the preceding May the quotation fell 5las cents. In
the the Cherry "gushers," in 1882, oil sold
low 49I4 cents in July.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
RIDICULING A TELEGRAM SENSATION.

The Telegram yesterday published a seD>a-
toma article to the effect taat genera! "t!cup" OF ali
Of he surface roads In the city likely take place
this morning, ana that The strikers in take al
vantage of HE condition of the police force resulting
from the extra amount OF work put upon 1t III guarding
the property OF the Third Avenue Company. and that
would not be abe ecciusly guard the prop
eriy OF the various roads, should another general tie
w take place. The story rdiculed and com.
mented upon severely by the members o the Executive
Board OF the Empire Protective Association were
at the strikers headquarters They conic its pub
hcatOn with strong language ana sa!i that the payer
trying 10 force general c-up" upon the various
roads.
"When II IS known without 4 dOIbt that the other
roads IN this city are backing the THIRD Avenue Com
pauy," sald member Of the Executive Board. "then
there may he possibility OF such thing taking place
But as yet We don't know whether the com pany
has any such backing President Lyon has both af-
nrned II an denied IT. IL IL asserted ~ the strikers
that everything Is moving to their satisfaction and that
sooner or later the road will be- compelled give In
their daily report they say that all the horses hoers
save TWO eft the companys employ yesterday AID that
many or the horses are unshOd For the first time
since tho strike began there policemen the
when ran from the stables the Post Office but
ocer was on every the branches OF tho
road ANA All extra large force pitroled ThirJ-avo.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
BUENiNG or 4 MISSISSIPPI STEAUhR
THE DEAN ADAMS EsTR)YED WHILE LYING AT
HER WHARF IN MEMPHIS

THE DEAN ADAMS DESTROYED WHILE LYING AT
HER WHARF IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, May 24.-An oil lamp exploded at
l2fj O'Clock this morning in the barber-shop OF tho
steamer Dean iams The flames spread RAPIDLY. and
although the night watchnan promptly gave tie alarm,
the crew barely escaped with their lives The boat
held fast to the and burned the waters edge
The steamers Rene Macrcady nj Gayoso were just be-
low the Dean Adams and were cut loose from their
moorings and taken tow by harbor tugs. The Kate
ADAMS which lying just above the burning steam
or was in great danger for while, stf upstream
brecz ze was blowing The hremen turned their aten-
tion principally to aving her and they succeeded.
The Dean Adams built by James Reese * son. OF
Pit.burg in October 1880. ana cost $4,000 She was
INTENDED the city and Ncksburg trade Ia
1883 she was purchased by the Lee line for the Memphis
and Osceoa. Ark, trade They recently expended
$4,000 III repairs. she insured Tor Sl1,oOd sbe
arrived late Saturday nigh; from OsceOla with
twenty bales cot 900 sacks Of cOru 500 sacks or
cottomsced and miscellaneous freight, which was
all destroyed.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
CONGRESSMAN REEDS OPINIONS.

HOW TIE EELAIIoNs OF NATIONS HAVE BEEN
CHANGED-NO RETURN TO THE OLD CUSTOMS.
Congre ssman +. b. Reed, of Maine, VINO was
in the city over sunday sat down with TRIBUNE re-
porter III the Fifth Hotel yesterday morning and
talked FOR a few moments on phase or the Canadian
fisheries question he said he had not seen aGyerted
to any where. SAID he:
when the treaty OF ISIS with England was made,
about which the Canadians making such pother,
nonntercourse between the nations and refusal 10
allow each the others ports were the rule, and
ordinary Christian poteness between nations was the
exception. That probably accounts for The sretness
OF the lang OF that treaty. But since that time
people all the world have changed. Nations have
changed their relations to each other The free use OF
Others ports rule and the other course the
exception. That fact has manifested Itself IN the con-
ven0ns and legislative arrangements FOR decreeng tho
rights OF and OF home ports Those con-
yentions and merely maLiiestatOns
OF the changed feeling that has come over the entire
civilized world What the Canadian are trying TO do Is
TO get and barbarous methods OF the
first TWO decades of American history andaO forget
modern ways. modern civilization aud true Christian
pOlteaess years have created great change
IN the IrafloN. between nations founded upon custom
aud usigc "a any other phase OF cylllZhtlOn Inc
tights aud privileges thoy now exclude Us from
In hcr have been freely granted TO them on our
shores the slightest Thought that IL favor
We gave them the use vi our ports Is matter OF course
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
CAPTAIN CULLUM REMOVED.
W. W. GREENWOOD HE NEW cnAInMAx or

w. W. GREENWOOD HE NEW CHAIRMAN or THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
largely attended meeting OF District Assembly No.
70 Of the Empire Protective Association held
last night ut No. 2G3l2 BOwery. Tue
meeting called By the association and
those present largely the car-drivers and
ductors working the various city lines excepting
Third Avenue They have become weary OF sap
porting the Third Avenue with
prospect OF success on the present
line OF contest and they willing II is understood.
bring the matter to Issue by tying up" all the lines
OF the city II Is unicrsto, ID to be Of thc men
working, rather than OF the Executive
Board OF the striking Thiri-sve men. The quest
was discussed at length and at . o'clock about go
members s in session. At that hour Secretary
milford stated 10 reporter that the results OF The meet
ing would not be given out.
one OF the objects OF the meeting to discuss the
action OF the Executive Committee OF the Umpire
Protective Association and a. a result Of the debate
General Cu!ium removed chairman and W. ".
Greenwood. driver OF the FOrysecond street line,
made chairman.
AT a. III. the meeting WAS in session.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
spPIyGFyELD DEcKED ~ BryTYyG.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 21.-Slain-st. was
bright with nags aud streanlers today. handsome
triumphal arch spannet the street opposite Court
Square and the square itself which to be the centre OF
coming festivities Is covered with a network Of
bunting hanging from the lofty elms. The streets
thronged tonight in the days OF the college boat
races, but with queter crowd. Many old residents
and natives OF the city here to help celebrate tho
25Oth anniversary. aud others Will Tomorrow.
Governor Robinson, Lleutenanttioveruor Ames. sen
ator Dawes. Congressman Rockwell Congrcssman Dun
ham. OF Chicago. native of Springfield; Colonel GeOrgs
Bliss, of New York. members OF the Connecticut state
Government and the Mayors OF Hartford Worcester
among those eXptcled to- morrow. President Ceye-
land. Governor HARRISON OF Connecticut. ant others
have their regrets The celebration t0-lnOr
With -alute OF fourteen guns ono Tor each Ok
the included In OLD Springfield followed ~ tus
ringing OF all church bells IN the city and the trIng
the national salute There VIII be u banquet AT tho
Massasot House AT p. at which liO plates VIII be
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
crRrors soUvEyIRs or DEAD PRISONS

CHICAGO, May 2i. -" 1t Is Il mistake saying
that have gone into the human skin shoe business"
said William II. Pennington. foreman for firm OF hide
dealers the stock yards. "bu here Is piece OF the
skin spoken OF IN morning newspaper" Mr.. Pennng-
ton reached up TO pigeon hole IN his desk and drew
forth piece OF buf-coloIcd leather about six
inches square. g. youch for the fact" he said,
1t from the body OF the n0te Enm, Jacobs OF
Philadelphia. Ii sent me by one OF the physicians
who dIssec ed the DUly h.i 1t tanned Milwaukee.
IL not properly cured you VIII observe. hut that
the fauit OF those VINO put II up Al the college.
II Is those young medical fellows have
OF giving sOuycnlrs TO their friends 10 send them spec
OF the anatomy OF noted persons whose bodies
under the dlssectiug knife Emma Jacobs
OF The most motel women IN Pbilaie phis history.
she died three years ago At the age Of eighty live
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
IOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

UOuLTON, Me-, May 24.-LinnCus Campbcl1s
steam mill. F. W. Titcombs saw mlil the houses and
stables OF : T. MllbuIy AMI Charles Lowering and two
dwellings and tho store OF kinney Watson were burned
Yesterday. Campbell loses $1,000 with no in-urance
lircomh ~ 800 Insured for $500. Tho other Losses
aggregate several thousands Of dollars covered by ill.,
III
MILWAUKEE, May 81 A dispatch to The Ntno"s'"
from Wausau WIS says that disastrous fire broke ont
there this afternoon and furiousy in the lumber
district of the city i g. Pnmmer's mills ana yards
we're swept away. several build ngs were also burned
No estimate OF loss given.
PIrI>rIRG, May pa fire al Butler Penn, yesterday
DESTROYED the livery stables of Bckel Bie. Kennedy
4 Flick and Julian CLARK and roasted five horses The
loss was II 900, wiih little Insurance.
sHAkoS Penn May "a CSpcciab b-Bracken q Go. :
large roller -four mill at jamestown, TINS county, was
buried on sunday with its contents Loss $4,000 &,
insurance, 100000.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25

THE COMPLAINT OF LOUISE BALFE'S HUSBAND
PHILADELPHIA, May 24 (Spsciah Before
Judge Allison to- lay. Abraham Erlanger manager for
Louise Blle. arraigned on the charge of attempting
To kill George Herbert Leonard, Mss Bafo's husband
The prosecuting witness said that he married Louise
Bale IN England on December 10, $50. They scpar-
ated In June, 1855, IL Dayton, OHIO. on October q,
1883. he went to i room In the Continental Hotel to
his wife TO get her 10 10 sign document which
would give HIM full control or their child. three The
child seriously III aud no wanted to bring 1t 10 New
York. where II born. Ho found Ia the room his
wife and drcssInaker. and told his wife the purpose
OF his visit She refused to consent There hand
some dress lying on a bed, and he said:
This il Of tho dresses which my hard. earned
money paid for" Seeing package Of cigarettes the
table aud knowing II did not belong to her. he threw
across the His wife ordered him to leave tn .
room. About two hours and half after his first
he went 10 his wfes and Knocked at the door HIS
wife said Come in" lie opened the door and found
Ilavand. Eringer and his wife In the ROOM Erlanger
drew pistol, and fired at him, the ball
woundng him In the side. Tho two grappied and
Iaviland and Mrs. Leonard out Of the room.
Leonard became weak aud faint. AMI Erangar SEEING
him by the throat threw hm across the room aud tnon
ran away. Here the court adjourned the case.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
TLLLGRAPHIC NOTES.
SUICIDE AFTER ATTEMPTED ur-pupp

SUICIDE AFTER ATTEMPTED MURDERS
SPRISGrIkLD Mo, May 2i.-John Russell, an elnplOye
in tie - Louis and san Francisco railroad shops This
city. while insane attempted to XIII his wIie child
early this morning by cutting their throats lie wounded
his wife frghtiuly but she escaped and the alarm,
when the hbors the house they found
the wOud-b murderer on the floor with bullet in his
BRAIN Mrs. Russell and her child may rccO,eE
SNAPpING HIS PISTOL ONCE TOO OFTEN
COIuIIA. Tex, May 2i.-G W. Crenshaw shot ani
instantly Killed Alexander Irving yesterday tho pres
OF two neehDOrs CTonshaw -urrendcred himself.
ie made the remarkable statement that
for Irving and himself to greet each other by swapping
their reyUlycrs.
THE RECORD OF A SUICIDE.
ClRO H.. May IA lightly cOrked bottle was fOnnd
In the Mississippi yesterday, in which the following
| drowned mys self mile east OF ChilcOih lie
the 27th day OF March, 1856" This signed " Mis-.
Fannie McGOromO."