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The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
MARRIED..

WARN ER-LEBLEl.-On the 18th inst +,
at the residence OF the brides mother, III
Ponds Neck, Cecil county, Md by Rev.
+. c. Atkins, David q. Warner and Miss
Susan f. Lebley, both of Cecil county Md.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15

We hayc at present some unusual
bargains in I.accs and Embroiderics,
Linen Collars and Cuffs, and Neck
Ruching-
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
BONDS APPROVED.

Bond of Henry r. Carter, guardian of
Nettie NJ. Hoffman; bond of William T..
bond of John II. Ethcrington, execut, l.
of William G. Etherington; bond of Jas.
Crocs and John T. Steel, executors ,f
James CrOcS
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
Farm For Sale
I'm FOURTH DISTRICT.
II Il q Z

Intending to quit farming. the undersigned
offers at private sale that desirable property To-
Gated near Andora, in Cecil county, Nd, ,On which
he now lives This farm contains
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15

The EQUITABLE is REGARDED as one OF the safest
most reliable and best managed companies in
the country. and shall be pleased to take appli-
cations or furnish information upon the subject OF
insurance to any 50 desiring it. man can make
no wiser or more benitcent provision fur his lam.
lly than it. to be found in policy OF insurance.
Mr2O-3m j. II. JAMAR, Gen'1 Examiner.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
The Equitable Life Assurance Society,
HAVING BEEN APPOINTED
General Agent and Examiner,

of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New
York. for Cecil county, l have associated with
me as Co Examiners,
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15
OrpIianS' Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil county
was in session on Tuesday and "Wednesday
of this week.
Presentation. James McCauley, chief
Judge; Hon. James VI. Evans and Hon.
David p. Davis, associate judges.
Sundry claims against deceased pei
sons were duly examined and passed.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-15

| We have received copy of the cata.
| logue of Delaware College for 1856, which
has recently been issued from the press OF
the James & Webb printing company OF
| Wilmington. 1t is neat pamphlet OF
about 10 pages in which full particulars OF
the condition of the college is given. II
| shows this institution to be in Il prosperous
condition. The faculty consists of five
members including the president Rev. J.
II. Caldwell, ID. ID. There are forty-one
students on the roll, among them Harry
NJ. Davis and Thomas Il. Miller, of Ceci
county, the first named being in the junior
class and the latter in the sophomore. The
graduating class consists of eight membe
The commencement exercises will be heC
on June 10Th.
A great incongruity between solemn
matter and its surroundings was displayed
in Elkton some time since. The Colorc,
people were having gypsy encampment il
one of their churches. Along the sides o
the interior of the edifice We're mIniatur
tents, and she building was gaily bedecke,
with flags and streamers. Meetings wer
being held nightly, and much money wa
being made. While this gaiety was i
progress one of the members of the churc
had the ill-manners to die. AS a matter {
course his funeral must take place in I'll
church. The preachers and head member
put their heads together to consider TIL
cost of having the gypsy encampment pU
on the outside of the building for the da
that the services were to he held. 1t Wa
found that it would cost not only gre;
, deal of trouble but considerable money; 5
it was concluded to let the church stay
. it was. The hour of the funeral came, an
the mourners, with the usuai immen
:, gathering that colored people have on SUE
occasions, were present. The preacher WI
=, I evidently Somew hat troubled in his mir
by the flags, strea:nerS and tents that we
all around him, and when he arose h
. opening remark was: "Hrethren, this a
mighty uncomfortable"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
HIT THE TYPOS.
Messrs. Childs and DreXel Present the
l.. T. L. with $4,000.

PITTsBuRG, Pa, June S.-At the
session of the International Typo
graphical Convention this afternoon,
just before adjournment, James J.
Bailey of Philadelphia presented a
letter from George W. Childs con-
tanning a check for $40, 900, being
joint contribution to the Interna-
tl)nal Union from Mr.. Chids and
Mr.. A. j. Drexel of Philadelphia as
an absolute gift to be used for the
good of the union and the elevation
of the craft. The letter was received
with tremendous applause, and upon
motion of }. l.. Evans of this city
the gift was received and commit
tee appointed to draft resolutions of
thanks to Messrs. Childs and Drex-
ell. The committee will report to
the convention tomorrow.
The following officers of the |. Il.
Z. were elected for the coming year;
President, VIM. Armison, of Nash
vile, Tenn; First Vice-President,
Jas. +. Reymer, of N. Y; Second
Vice-President, Charles Gamewell,
Of Philadelphia; Secretary-Treas-
nrer, David NJ. Pascoe. of Philadel-
phia; Chief Organizer, David P.
Boyer, of Columbus, O.; Delegates
to the National Federation of Trades
and Labor Unions, j. r. Winders,
of San Francisco; Julien l.. Wright,
of Washington, d. c.; John Scott,
of Baltimore.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
RAT SHEETS.

Many an honest citizen would
rather walk mile than help to de-
grade Labor by patronizing a rat
sheet or any who advertise in such a
paper. A rat sheet is known by va
rious signs. 1t opposes Organized
Labor in general and typographical
unions in particular. This sign is
not always reliable however; for
there are those which are continually
even if furtiyely, opposing Labor,
that are not considered rat sheets by
the organized printers. A union
composltor may, as a rule, be relied
upon to "set up. his own death war
rant provided he gets the union price
for it. That's what he considers his
business. So that II rat sheet, from
the union compositors' point of view
is the vile abortion that is "set up
by persons who are not members of
the union, and are undermining the
union men by working for boss
who, even if he pays good wages,
only does it for the time being, to
defeat the union.
The daily papers published in this
city whose proprietors pay the union
price and employ union compositors
are the Morning News, the Register
and the Tnion, The other two, the
JournM and COurier and the PaHa-
d'nm, are what union printers call
rat sheets.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
A MURDEROUS CONDUCTOR

As one of the Third avenue cars
started from the downtown termi-
nus last Wednesday, one of the pas
sengers. poor peddler named Win
trey rendered to the scab conductor,
August Schreiner, five pennies, one
of which was somewhat battered,
but was good. Schreiner, who is
well known as being somewhat of
crank, refused to take the fare be-
cause of the battered penny, and or
dered Wintrey off the car. The
peddler told him that was all the
money he had, and quietly asked
him to be allowed to ride. But
Scrhreiner had pistol in his pock-
ct, with permit to carry it, and
was evidently anxious to make an
exhibition of it. Passengers who
examined the penny declared that it
was good coin; but the conductor
told them he knew his business, and
proceeded to drag Wintrey off the
car. In the struggle on the plat
form blows were exchanged, and
Schreiner drew his pistol and fired
it. Wintrey, being the innocent
victim of the scab conductor, was,
of course, arrested and taken before
Justice O'Reilly at the Tombs Court,
who examined the penny and dis
charged him. He condemned the
carrying of pistol by such scab
at Schreiner as being most danger
Gus, and ordered the clerk to write
to Superintendent Murray and ask
him to have Schreiner's permit can
celed.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
CARRIAGE WORkMEN.

At the regular meeting of the
Carriage Workmcn's Association at
Trades Council Hall last Thursday
evening it was voted to change the
meeting night to the fourth We'd
nesday in each month. Nearly all
the men have resumed work under
satisfactory arrangements, which
means at advanced rates, the Register
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
BOSSES SURRENDERlNG.

New YORK, June S.-The threat
of the journeymen tailors to cause a
general strike in New York, Brook
lyn, Jersey City and other neighbor-
ing towns has frightened the boss
tailors, and yesterday twenty bosses
offered an average advance of 25 per
cent. on piece-work. The scale was
adopted by the committee, but has
to be approved at general meeting
to be held next Saturday. 1t was
decided that, should work be re-
sumed On Monday next in the twen-
ty shops, each boss tailor must con-
tribute to the strike fund of the
Manufacturing Progressive Union
SO a week until all the shops have
given in. This condition was ac-
cepted by the contractors.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
COL. HINTON'S LECTURE.

A large audience greeted Col. r.
j. Hinton at Knight of Labor Hall
last Sunday evening, the occasion Of
the first of a series of lectures by
that gentleman before the members
of the Order and their friends. The
lecturer appreciated the peculiar
difficulties in the way of Sunday
evening lectures when he said in his
opening remarks;
81 think it's rather hard to ask
the young ladies of New England
city, and the young gentlemen also,
to come to a public meeting when
they have such delightful private
ones at home. | have been a young
man myself, and know something Of
those pleasant meetings."
The speaker dwelt upon the
"Unity of Labor" and the sacrifices
that must be made of heart and
brain, of body and spirit, and laid
upon the altar of freedom. His re-
view of the history of the Labor
movement and the growth of the
competitive system, involving the
enslavement of labor, was most in
teresting one. "But," said he, "you
all know that the spirit of revolt is
abroad, and that resistance is form
ing in the hearts and brains of those
who labor. 1t is serious question
when in country like this the great
mass grow discontentel; but | am
glad Of il. THAT agitation which pro-
duces unrest at bad conditions, which
is therefore preparing to resist and
revolt, is good and healthy condi-
tion and should be encouraged. To
revolt against bad conditions is to
gain better conditions"
At the close of his remarks the
speaker announced that the subject
of his next lecture will be "Public
Lands"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
POLICE THIEVES.

ST.. LOUIS, June 9.-There is
great excitement in East st. Louis
over the discovery of conspiracy
on the part of the police and other
thieves to rob the banks and the
houses of the rich. Had the con-
spirators succeeded undiscovered
they would no doubt have fastened
the guilt upon Knights of Labor
and socialists by perjured testimony.
The mayor discharged the whole po-
lice force, and the frightened prop
erty holders are talking of forming
a vigilance committee now that
there is no need for it. The indis-
criminate killing of workingmen
was not interfered with, but an at
tempt to disturb, the wealthy citi-
zens in the possession of their riches
has called forth the most intense in
dignation.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
NICE DISCRIMINATION.

A reporter went to the BlackwelPs
Island Penitentiary to take look at
Most in his confinement. Most was
dressed in the prison garb, and was
at work at a drilling machine
"Tim" Mccarthy, the wife-beater
and brothel-keeper, who was SEN
fenced for rape some months ago,
was sporting around IN citizens
dress. The reporter asked the keeper
how it was that the assaulter did not
wear the stripes as well as the other
prisoners?
"Oh," said the keeper, "only
thieves and other ordinary criminals
wear the stripes"
GLOW do you classify Most?"
"Well, you see, we never had such
a case here before, and so we counted
him as thief. ;"
"But under what rule"
"The matter is entirely in the
hands of the warden" said the
keeper.
Even the reporter was rather un-
comfortably impressed with the great
power in the hands of the politicians,
whose particular pet Tim" McCar-
thy was.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
HORSE SHOERS ORGANIZED.

The Journeymen Horse-Shoers'
Union of this city was organized a
few weeks since with membership
OF forty. They have now received a
sossar.9s from the national organiaa
ton and the number the local union
bears is 2G. They have adopted a
scale of prices as follows: Firemen,
slS per week; hoormen, Sl5; the
hours of labor being ten per day, ex
cept Saturday, when the working
hours are confined to nine. Calcu-
lating that to shoe horse properly
takes one hour, the union has de-
cided that the shoeing of ten horses
shall constitute days work. The
question of overtime has been de-
ferred till later in the year.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
TO-MORROW'S BIG PICNIC.
Anniversary Day Of the Founding of
New Hayen'S First Assembly.

Besides the contests named in the
advertisement on the fourth page,
there will be such attractions as music
and dancing without extra charge.
Prof. Hildehrand, the veteran tra-
peze performer, will give an exhibi-
ton of his astonishing feats, one of
which is to turn sixteen somcrsaults
IN one flight, sixty feet from the
ground. The committee have cx-
erted themselves to provide for the
pleasure and comfort of all who at
tend. An extra dancing platform
twenty by sixty feet has been erect
ed, and tables and settees placed un-
der the trees for those who bring
their lunches. No intoxicating liq-
ors will be permitted to be sold on
the grounds. Sargent's and most of
the larger factories will be closed in
order to give an opportunity for all
to have day of enjoyment.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
REPORTING PROGRESS.

The Trades Council Committee
entrusted with interviewing the boss
bakers have met with considerable
success, finding most of the propri-
etors willing to meet the demands of
the Union in friendly manner.
Mr.. Schafer, of Congress avenue,
has fully complied with the Union
resolutions, and his relations with
the Union are most friendly.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
LABOR AND THEFT.
PRESS LIES ABOUT THE X.
OF L. REFUTED.
The Thieving Police Of East st. Louis.
A MurderOus Scab Conductor
Shoots Mt Passenger.
The Innocent Party
Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-Secre-
tary Turner Of the Knights of La
Dor said to-day that the general spe-
cial assembly had provided that no
strikes involving over twenty-five
hands should be ordered hereafter
without the consent of the General
Executive Board. Mr.. Turner con-
tinued: "The talk about opposition
to Powderly is nonsense. He can
be General Master Workman as
long as he desires, so great is the
respect of the members for him. !"
Mr.. Turner said that, on account
of the pressure of duties and the
unjust attacks made upon Mr.. Pow
derly, the latter had offered his res
ignation in earnest at Cleveland and
had laid down his gavel. The gene
raj assembly would not accept, and
offers were made to increase his sal
ary from 81, 800 to $4,000 or even
$1,000. After much persuasion Mr..
Powderly was induced to withdraw
his resignation, but would not ac-
cept the increase offered. "All the
newspaper talk about the Radical
and Conservative elements of the
General Executive Board is without
foundation, and was inspired by
men who seek the disruption of the
order. The Board is in full harmo-
ny with Mr.. Powderly."
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
THE COURAGE OF DESPAIR.
Placing Babies on the Tracks to Pre-.
vent Transportation of Scab Goods.

vent Transportation of Scab Goods.
There is strike at the works of
the Calumet Iron and Steel Co., on
the line of the Rock Island railroad,
and the places of the striking nail
makers have been partially filled by
scabs As train with four carloads
of scab- made nails reached the little
town of Cummings, the strikers pre-
vailed upon the road employees not
to transport the goods further, and
the four cars were side-tracked and
left there.
The railroad superintendent tele-
graphed to Chicago for police, and
Captain Hunt with 60 of the Hyde
| Park police were sent to Cummings.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of the
4th inst, a locomotive also arrived
from Chicago to pull the four cars
out. This scheme was frustrated in
a most remarkable manner. About
two hundred poorly clad women and
| children, the wives and families of
the suffering strikers, assembled
about the track, and as the locomo-
tive hitched to the cars, they all
placed themselves between the tracks,
the babies and children nearest to
the locomotive about to start. With
out word the pale mothers kissed
their babes and laid them on the
tracks; then the little children were
crowded close together, and behind
them the older ones and their
parents.
An officer of the railroad hastened
to the spot, and gazed at the quiet
and determined group in anger.
Then turning to the police, he cried:
"Clear that gang out " The police
marched up and endeavored to dis
perse them. Not soul moved, save
an aged mother, who said: eve shall
not 60; kill us if, you will; then you
can remove our dead bodies"
The policemen wavered; seeing
which the road official called to the
engineer to start up, adding, 81
guess the women will change their
minds then.
The engineer opened the throttle
valve, and slowly the great engine
moved forward. 1t was memorable
and thrilling scene: On either side
of the track the deeply interested and
now excited policemen; upon the To-
comotive the deathly pale engineer,
his trembling hand upon the lever
and his eyes upon the group in front
of the mighty mass of moving iron
and steel; upon the track the trem-
bling but firmly determined children,
and behind them the mothers with
cleaning, beseching eyes riveted
upon the engineer;-his hand trem-
bles-his eyes grow moist, and in
stinctively he presses the lever. The
engine moves slower and slower-it
is but few yards from the babes
it stops.
The engineer is standing beside
the engine and shakes his head.
The brutal official cries out to him:
"You know your duty to the CON-
pany"
"To hell with the company !" and
the engineer reversed the engine and
backed it into the shed, leaving it
there.
Then the women raised their little
ones and slowly wended their way
homeward, while the cowardly Off
GERS of the nail company fled in dis
may before the indignant crowd.
Another attempt was made in the
afternoon, but crowd of more than
1000 was on hand. The four car
remained that day.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
William Meade, a Joiner, Demands More
Pay and Escapes-The Carpenters New
Schedule.

William Meade, a Joiner. Demands More
Pay and Escapcs-The Carpenters' New
Schedule.
William Meade, journeyman carpen
ter, employed at A. H. Bartlett's joiner
shop, 30 Court street, approached the
proprietor yesterday and told him that
he would have to pay him twenty five
cents per day more than he had been
paying in addition to giving him nine
instead of ten hours work. Mr.. Bartlett
declined and when Meade raised some
objections he was told that if he did not
go out at once he would be ''ired out. "
Meade went.
Later in the day Mr.. Bartlett SAID that
he was paying the price agreed upon by
the recent compromise but that he did
not propose to be dictated to by any
body, and if Meade did not remove his
tools by night he would put them on the
sidewalk.
One of the members of the Carpen-
ters' Union, acquainted with the
facts, and not relishing the thinly-
covered mockery of Organized Labor
in the Uaion's article, wrote state
ment and took it to the Union office
asking them to publish it or some
thing to the same effect. He was
referred from one person to another,
and finally left his writing at the
office. But it was refused publica-
ton in the Union. The following is
the carpenters statement:
To the Editor of the Uaion
Will you insert a few lines in your val
liable paper in reply to "a One-Man
Strike contained in your issue of May
4th. have delayed answering in order
to give Mr. Bartlett time to cool off, and
hope he has done so by this time, "seen
the error of his ways and, like man,
seen tit to conform to the rules the same
as the rest Of the bosses.
Saturday night, May LIST, was askeu
to clay of" for few days, or until the
Orchard street job was ready, then to
help finish it up. Mark what follows.
On Monday morning Mr.. Meade was at
the shop but did not go to work, but
waited for Bartlett to appear. When he
did, which was about half-past seven, he
said to Meade, "You have not gone to
work yeti" mo, said Meade, was
waiting to see you first. understand
you raised the pay of some of your men
on the Congress avenue job, and | think
am entitled to the same. Whereat Mr..
Bartlett few in q great rage, and said;
IL turned Grannis up because he belonged
to the Knights of Labor remember was
to lay off for few days and guess you
are in the same boat, and c. d
you, you get out of here, and get your
tools out, or will put them on the side
walk y Mead said: There is no Knights
of Labor about it," IAN the same" said
Bartlett, "get outr' Meade said: 81
would advise you to let those tools alone
and not be in too great hurry to get
them out" The tools were not disturbed
until Mr.. Meade saw fit to take them
away. Bartlett further said. 81 don't
care d. whether do any more bus
mess or not; and if there is any more
men in my employ that don't like t,they
can get out, too"
A UNION MAN.
1t would seem that Mr.. Bartlett
has good friend in the capitalist
sheet, and that the Union Carpenter
as a consequence, was snubbed.
But then, there are capitalist sheets
that print both sides of the question.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
DON'T PAY MONEY

On account of the WORKMEN's AD-
voCATE to short, black or brown
moustached individual, known as
James McGreevy. Look out for him.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-06-13
TWO STORIES.
A Capitalistic Newspaper Tells One,
And a Workman Another.

One of our local capitalist sheets,
the Union, in its issue of may 4th,
published the following;
A ONE-MiN STRIKE.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-15
THE DOITURs At PITTSBURG.
elimination and Recrimination Between the
Parties to the Great Combination.

elimination and ReCriminatIon Between the
Parties to the Great Combination.
a dispatch in the Philadelphia morning
papers says that through the efforts of DR.,
Mary f.. Walker, DIR. W. Ii. Hale, OF Wash
ington, was released from the Pittsburg
work house yesterday morning, his creditors
agreeing to accept notes for the amounts due
them. The Pittsburg papers OF last evening
say that Hale had not yet been released
when they went to press, but was likely
to be.
DR.. Hale said in an interview, I" There was
no intention of anyone to defraud anybody
Had we been given a chance everything
would have been settled satisfactorily. Much
OF the blame rests on Chantibriand. Had he
remained here as he should nothing OF the
kind wound have happened. His going
away, combined with Dr. Fonners going
gave the suspicion that all was not right and
the arrest followed. l never was in Jail be-
fore in my life but have always tried to live
honestly and respectable"
In long communication to the Leader
Bruce Chantbrand tells how Rudolph GATES,
of this city, was secured for the show by Hale
without his (Chantibrand's) knowledge. He
says he is not to blame tor Gates misfortune !:
he would willingly assist Gates and wife 10
return to Lancaster, but he lost all of his own
money in the minstrel snap. Gates recently
tolda reporter that Chantibrand could not
return to Lancaster; the latter says this is
untrue az he never did anything here that he
is ashamed of.