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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07
A sugeestion to U. l.. See.

To the Editor OF tho indianapolis journal:
Accept apology for my intrusion. I offer you
suggestion or two; if found of use appropriate
as your own The writer Of the Fable with
Kick in TT says '.the poor old body polite
couldn't navigate, but sat in an easy chair and
suffered on account of the 'avarice of the trunk"
The true version should be that, having heart
and brains in the diseased legs, "Sir Knight"
giving them reasoning power, they are governed
by envy and ignore the golden rule They seek
what is not their own and have no right TO ex-
pect. They should cease to kick and conduct
themselves as decent legs should, for by such
senseless vigorous kicking they exhaust the
vigor they could attain, and debar themselves
from gaining strength in the God ordered way.
refusing the circulation nature has provided.
What should be done9
Moral ~: Take the Kick and smother it to
death in contempt or we shall have the spectacls'
of legs trying to live without body, which
would end in the death of the legs.
Moral ~: Feed the body with food that viii
assimilate: Business confidence Republicanism,
settled protection for work that legs that should
delight in, or wooden legs will have to carry
poor diseased CRIPPLED body polite I'M til true
'politic" prevails that can produce body
with legs that are healthy and of delightful
shape A. L. SEAwELI.
RUsHvILLE. Ind, May d.
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Gable Notes.

Twelve new cases of cholera and five deaths
were reported in yicenza, yesterday.
1t is officially announced that cholera has ap-
peared In Venice and Vicenzea. Several cases
and some deaths are reported in these places
daily.
Notwithstanding the objection of France to
the appointment of papal nuncio at Pekin. the
Pope insists upon establishing direct relations
with China.
M. De Freycinet the French Prime Minister.
is negotiating with the Vatican with the object
of establishing modus vivendi 1t is announced
that the archDishops of Rennes. Baltimore and
Quebec are to be created cardinals.
There are number of Mormon missionaries
in Switzerlgnd trying to induce girls to emigrate
to Utah. promising them happiness and prosperi-
ty. Some that have already been victims write
from Utah bitterly bewaAing their bese.
A committee of the Irish Methodist Church
has appealed to the conference to censure the
Rev. Mr.. p Hughes, editor of the Methodist,
for advocating home rule The case has been
referred to DR.. Grieves ex-president of the con-
ference.
The officials of the French New Hebrides Com
pany on Espirto Santo island have been. mas
sacred by party of natives from Port Stanley.
The Governor of New Caledonia has dispatched a
transport with troops to the island to render any
assistance that may be required.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07
A New Story of Webster.

On one occasion some Boston friends sent him
as present an enormous sized pillow to use on
his place. Webster gave out word that on GER
tain day it would be christened. The day ar
rived, and the surrounding farmers for miles
came to witness the event. A dozen teams with
arstocratic occupants came down from Boston.
1t was expected by every one that Webster
would make great speech ON the occasion. re-
viswing the history of farming back to the time
when Cincinnatus abdicated the most mighty
throne in the world to cultivate turnips and cab.
bages in his Roman garden. The plow
was brought out and ten yoke OF
splendid oxen hitched in front. More than
two hundred people stood around on the tiptoe
Of expectation. Soon Webster made his appear
ance. He had been calling spirits from the
vastly deep, and his gait was somewhat upcer.
tain. Selling the plow-handles and spreading
his feet he yelled out to the driver, in his deep
bass voice:
Are you all ready, Mr.. Wright9'
"All ready, Mr.. Webster" was the reply,
meaning, of course, for his speech
Webster Strengthened himself up by mighty
effort, and shouted:
Then let her rip!n
The whole crowd dropped to the ground and
roared with laughter, while Webster with his
big pillow proceeded to rip up the soil
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at Grand Crossing quit work this afternoon and
virtually blocked traffic all these roads Pas
senger trains, and especially mail trains. were
allowed to pass, but freights STOOD no show The
men at Forty first street number about eighteen
They say they received $45 per month for twelve
hours work per day On Monday they asked
that wages be raised TO $55 per month, and the
demand being refused to-day, they struck and
refused to let engines out on the road or into
the round-house, or to pull out any cars. A
Northwestern engine with four cars waited on
the north arm of the stockyards ~" for hours
in a vain hope that somebody would throw a
switch. bat nobody did so, and the engine was
compelled to back into the yards The big
switch gates at Fortieth street were thrown
across the main tracks at noon, and
kept closed for hours. but were finally
opened TO let q suburban train pass through.
Then the gates were unhineed and thrown on
the ground by order of the officials. The train,
however, met with Wabash engine on the
tracks or Fortv-hrst street. coming from an OPP
posite direction. Nobody could throw the switch,
and the Wabash engineer declined, for consid-
cradle time, to back down to Forty ninth street.
A crowd of several hundred stood by and
cheered. Later in the afternoon the Wabash
road sent out eight special policemen, and they
went south with al engine to iberate one OF
their locomotives. The strikers did not modest
them, and General Manager Lyford, of the Chi
cago 81 Eastern Illinois, threw several switches
personally in attempt to get out freight
train that had been abandoned. The engineers
and firemen seemed to be in sympathy with the
strikers and refused to pull trains until we'll
satisfied that the persons throwing the switches
for them understood their business. The town
of Lake police were represented by three or four
officers, who, however, took no action Of any
kind.
At late hour reports from the scene OF
trouble IN the town of Lake say all is quiet but
there is no freight being moved.
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Philadelphia Times.
Business confidence had become generally diff
fused throughout the country with the opening
of the year, and capital gave every indication of
diffusion into Few industrial enterprises Every
such new enterprise is simply new field opened
for labor. multiplies demand for labor, and in
creased demand ever advances wages but capital
has not only been driven from new industries,
but is tempted to withdraw from established
terpriees, and the loss must be incalculable.
Who must pay the cost?
There will be contraction of not less than
81. 000. 000,0 600 in the industrial business of the
country this year. 1t must fall somewhere;
somebody must pay the cost; by whom will its
severest blows be feltl
Who must pay the COST This question is one
that every employer and every workingman
should gravely consider, for the loss must fall
somewhere and the debtor must pay to the ut
termost 1t may seem to be question of com
raratively little moment to saloon agitators, but
is grave question for every honest working
and every honest employer who must face
re memorable consequences of the labor dis
utes The land is now sunny and green with the
romise of plenty; but when the frosts of winter
come there will be cold and breadless homes.
and then the cost will be reckoned by tens of
thousands who now bid defiance to fate.
Let none forget that the loss of the present
labor strikes must be counted by hundreds of
millions, and it must fall somewhere. Those
who must pay should now soberly count the cost
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GOVERNOR FORAKER ON JEFF DAVIS.
The Ohio Man Threatened with Unpleasant
Consequences, Because of Plain Speaking.

COLUMBUS. O., May GA dispatch from the
South, published this afternoon. attacks Gov.
Foraker sharply, on account of his remarks on
ment in Cleveland 1t is intimated that 1t will
be made unpleasant FOR Governor Foraker if he
attends the General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, to which he has been
elected delegate. Governor Foraker has re-
ceived large number of letters respecting this
matter He said this evening:
$50 far as attending the conference is con-
cerne0, / wrote our board of bishops, as soon as
notified of my appointment, that other engage
ments would prevent my going to Richmond as
a delegate So far as what said about jeff Da-
Wis is concerned, l have no apologies to make.
Much of the feeling that seems to have been
aroused Is due no doubt, to the fact that only q
misleading extract of my remarks seems to have
been published in the Eastern and
Southern papers l Us, should not have
in personal sense, in speaking about him only,
AS consider him a very unimportant man.
referred to him. as you will see, only in his re-
lation to the people of the South who were hon.
oring him. ] respect the soldiers of the South
for their heroism and bravery and never have
any trouble getting along with them. But de-
spise such men as Davis. who brought much
misery to his country, and shall never hesitate
to say So But here is what said on the sub
iect II never yet have seen the time, since
the war or before the war closed. when outside
of the hostile lines could not clasp hands and
have respect for the brave man who could take
his life in his hand and battle for his convictions
though they were never SO wrong therefore it is
that l can understand why people of the
South can honor those who were led into
that contest. but l cannot understand why they
should ever honor such man as jefferson Davis,
who, knowing better, misled them to their ruin
in the attempt to destroy the best government
that the good Lord ever permitted the people to
have. Whatever others may represent,
this man jeff Davis. who talks about
liberty. represents only human slavery,
the degradation of labor. the treason
of secession and rebellion, the horrors and in
fanes of Libby and Andersonville-all. in
short that is most malicious. vicious and damna-
BILE in American history. To talk of him as an
illustrious statesman, who is to be honored with
Washington in history, is to insult every senti-
ment Of loyalty and decency in this great coun-
try he wickedy did so much to destroy"
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End of Che Union Pacific strike.

CHEYENNE, Wy. r., May 6.-The strike OF
Union Pacific brakemen has ended at this point.
All the men reported for duty this after
noon. excepting several who were discharged
yesterday. Superintendent Duel sent out
four freight trains from this city,
and ali freight is moving between
North Platte and Cheyenne. At Laramie
to-day no attempts to move freight have been
made, owing to the disappearance of coupling
pins and keys of Drawbacks. If not restored by
the strikers it will take some time to replace
them. One hundred deputy United States mar
shals have been sent to Laramie and Rawlins to
protect the company's property and assist in
moving trains
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The Grand Rapids Strikers.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May 6--Three men
arrested yesterday, charged with melting to riot
we're bound over until Saturday for examination
and lodged in JAIL the bondsmen of one refusing
longer TO be responsible.
The cabinet-makers' difficulty at the chair fac
tory was settled to-day by arbitration
The men will return to work to-
morrow and will receive as high wages as
are paid in any factory. The brick makers and
street contractors have advanced the wages of
common laborers TO 81 25, and the men are all
at work. The teamsters refuse to work unless
the brick makers will agree to hire non-union
teamsters, and no brick have been handled this
Feek. Work on several large jobs is suspended
Tor want of brick
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One Thousand Saw-Mill Employees Cease
Work and Demand Shorter Hours.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journa,.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 6--Between sixty and
seventy five men struck at Reitman & Schulte's
sawmill at o'clock this forenoon, and, forming
in double column, marched to all the awmills
in the city, with two exceptions, and were
joined BY the employees of each, causing gen
eral strike. The procession, then numbering
nearly thousand men, marched to Coal
mine hill and held a meeting The strike is
for ten hours work with eleven hours pay. No
violence offered There are eleven saw
mills here, of which nine are affected by the
sfrikn
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How the Eight-HOur Question win Be Settled

How the Eight-HOur Question VIII Be Settled.
New York Evening Post.
The question now is whether the industrial
conditions of the country are such as to warrant
the belief that the people in general can support
themselves on the proceeds of eight hours work
1t Is proposed by relatively small number of
workingmen to test this question by experiment.
We say relatively small number. because Mr.
Edward Atkinson has proved by an examination
of the statistics of industry that not more than
one in ten OF those who work with their hands
can possibly be subjected to an eight-hour rule
whether that rule be put into the form of a stat
ute or whether it is sought TO enforce it by the
agency of the walking delegate. Thus the ques-
rion narrows itself to this: Are there certain
special branches of industry 30 favorably situa-
ted and having such advantages over other
trades that they can sustain themselves on 20 per
cent. less labor than is now applied to them2 We
are not prepared to say there are no such
trades Whether they exist or not can only be
learned by experiment. The experiment is now
to be made. fit should be learned that there
are such trades, the movement will succeed as
to them. Eight hours will become the estab-
lished days work among them at all events un-
til capital and labor are attracted to them to
such an extent as to reduce their exceptional ad-
vantages to the average of other trades. There
will be a struggle between employers and en-
pioyes in these special branches of industry, but
it will not be of long duration. The question
being one of fact it will be settled as the South
western strike has been settled when it is made
clear what the facts are. Mr. Martin Irons said
that the Missouri Pacific railway could not be
operated without the Knights of Labor Mr.
Hoxie said that it could be. Nothing but an ex-
pertinent could settle that dispute. 1t was made
and it proved that Mr.. Hoxie was right In the
same way and not otherwise can it be proved to
general acceptance whether any particular trade
can be carried on with the proceeds of eight
hours work. There is no occasion for panic while
the experiment is going on Nine-tenths of the
daily work of the nation will go on as before
Indeed if the statistics could be got at, it would
be found that only moiety of the trades sus-
ceptibe of being reached by an eight-hour rule
are now menaced by the movement
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Labor Notes.

Six hundred employees Of Rhorades's cotton
mill at Lenni. Delaware county, Pennsylvania,
struck yesterday against the companys store
system
Seventeen members of the New York Bohemian
Bakers Union, who are engaged in boycotting
Mrs Langraf, were arrested early yesterday
morning and locked up
The freight handlers in the Mobile & Ohio
yards at Mobile struck for twenty five cents per
hour after p. NJ and were discharged. Sub
stitutes were found, and freight is moving as
usual
Fred Page of Sedalia. NO., chairman of the
local executive board during the late Missouri
Pacific strike, and George Fisher, were yester-
day sentenced to ten days in Jail by Judge
Strother for contempt of court.
The Baltimore butchers had parade yester-
day to the number of about $780, to protest
against the use of Chicago slaughtered beef.
They held a meeting at Schuetzen park, where
speeches were made urging suppression of the
sale or the refrigerated article.
The boss bakers of New York, yesterday de-
cided on twelve hours for a days work, except
Saturday. fifteen hours; that any member would
be expelled who used union labels, and that an
assessment should be levied weekly on the mem
bers for any baker who should be boycotted.
At Albany. n. ", a workingmens mass-ineet-
ing was held last night on the capitol grounds,
under the auspices of the Knights of Labor.
Resolutions were passed denouncing the vio-
lence at Chicago deploring acts looking to an
archy and socialism, and asking for a State
labor arbitration board.
At Worcester, Mass, at meeting Of the ma
sons and tenders union. which was attended by
the stonemasons who have not yet struck, the
proposition that the masons should accept the
concession offered and leave the hod-carriers out
was negatived, and the three branches Of the
trade will work together.
Delegates representing 1000 coal miners Of
the Mahoning valley met al Youngstown, o.,
yesterday TO consider the refusal of operators to
grant their demand for an increase of ten cents
per ton in the price of mining. The convention
decided not to strike for the present. and it is
probable the differences will be submitted to
arbitration.
The Muskegon, Mich, Single and Lumber
Compsny's mills, the largest on the lakes, shut
down yesterday, owing to the blockade by the
Chicago strike. The mill has been running day
and night. employing 100 men and cutting 1,00O,-
600 shingles day, and has 5000 900 piled on the
docks. There have been no shipments for a
week. and the mill will not start until the strike
ends.
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The injustice of selling eggs by count will aps
size weigh twenty four ounces, while dozen OF
the smaller size weigh but fourteen and one-half
ounces. The dark colored eggs are more nutri-
tious than the white, the color of the shell being
an indication of the quality of the contents and
neither is determined by the food OF the hen,
any more than the quality of the wool, whether
long or short. fine or coarse is determined by
the feed of the sheep. Boston buyers make .
difference of IS per cent the price in favor Of
the dark-colored eggs. as they find the same
number will make richer cakes custards, pud-
dineS etc
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more Men Forced Ont at Detroit.

DETROIT May 6-The strikers in this city are
quiet but determined. Several factories where
the men had no grievances resumed work during
the absence of the overawing strikers. Two
hundred employees at Murphy's chair factory,
100 at the Detroit Carriage Woodwork Com
pany's shops. and eighty coopers resumed work
On the other hand between 400 and 500 painters
struck, this morning for a nine hour
work-day and ten hours pay The painters
are Knights of Labor, and have been for three
weeks trying to settle with their employers
Only 100 of the 675 employees of the Pullman
car works returned to work this morning and
they worked only a few minutes, the company
sending them home The men strongly favor
nine hours. 1t was reported that Calling gun
had been sent from Lansing, but the report is
denied
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. FRIDAY, MAY I. 1885

ably noticed the fact that there has been no call
for shortening any other hours than the hours of
labor. No voice has been raised in favor of
shortening the dinner hour. The historian
hasn't the slightest idea that any curtailment In
that direction is wanted. 1t occurs to him that
if the hours of labor are shortened according to
his suggestion, great many minutes will be cut
off which might be utilized. That no precious
time may be wasted, he therefore makes the ad-
ditional suggestion that all the minutes cut off
from the hours of labor may be added to the
dinner hours and the hours for rest and recrea-
tim
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07

ing q mass-meeting at Mansfield, Pa The
strikers want the Columbus scale and
semi-monthly pay. They also refuse to
load coal for the Eastern markets
until the strike in the third district is settled
At Rend's mines 400 men are out for an advance.
Mr. Rend refuses TO concede the increase be-
cause all differences were recently settled by
arbitration. Seventy-five negroes are still work
ing. and others will be imported if the old men
do not return to work. The strikers threaten to
mob the negroes if they take their places.
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What It Is Costing St. Paul.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 6--The st. Paul Fur
niture Company sent its striking employees a
written offer, this morning, to come back at old
wages and work ten hours, and after the lst of
June they would run pine hours IL majority of
the men so desired. This offer was refused. the
men wanting nine hours now.
Local architects soy the present disturbance in
labor will cost st. Paul 81 600. 00O Capitalists
are in state of uncertainty, and dare not do
anything; a good many have postponed building,
and several large contracts have been dropped
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07

The American Cultivator says that if a heap OF
manure be placed on one side of an apple tree
the branches on that side will produce fruit
while other parts OF the tree may be barrens
which confirms the belief that the plant food
taken up by certain roots is devoted to maintain
ing corresponding parts of the tree rather than
going into a common stock to be drawn upon
alike by ALL which may account for dead limbs
on trees
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He Had His Fears.
Boston Courie


Mr.. Bowles-Well. how is your son getting
alongg
Mr.. Towles shaking his head dubiously)-I
dunno. dunno. He don't seem to come up to
my expectations.
Mr.. B.-H'm! I'm sorry to hear that. He
hasn't got into bad company, has he2
Mr.. T.-N-no. not exactly that but I'm afraid
he's going to turn out to be snort.
Mr.. B.--What makes you think so2
Mr.. T.-Well, he wants to go to college
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Many farmers in places where their land is
swept by fierce winds find it profitable to plans
apple trees in masses large enough to make ID
wind break on the side of the farm most ex-s
posed. The apple tree branches low down. and.
if bordered by fence four or FIVE feet high on
the windward side, the ground will be covered
with snow almost as perfectly as it WAS in the
original forests
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The Ohio Legislative Tancle.

COLUMBUS, o., May 6-The State Senate,
this morning, authorized the President, on mo-
ton, to appoint several deputy sergeantsat- arms
to arrest and bring in the absentees. The an.
pointments have been made, and the deputies
will leave for other States to secure members.
Warrants for the arrest of the absent Demo
cratic Senators are being issued tonight. and
deputy sergeants-atarms will make an effort to
serve them tomorrow The warrants are made
returnable Immediately.
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Steamship News.

NEW YORK. May CARVED: America, from
Liverpool; State of Nevada, from Glasgow.
SOUTHAMPTON, May CARVED: Elder from
New York, FOR Bremen.
LONDON. May 6-Arrived British Crown
from Boston
GLASGOW, May CARVED: Grecian, from
Philadelphia.
BREMEN, May 6.-Arrived: Hapsburg, from
New York.