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The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

plumbers who evidently claim patent
right on the plumbing industry of this
city say to this man of small means who
wants chance to make a living, I'VE
have possession in this city and we don't
propose to allow you to come in compe-
tition with us-move on"
Thus 1t is that the small-moneYed
man is "frozen out"-boycotted out
Those blg-gun plum bers propose to keep
the business in their own clique; and SO
it is in every branch Of trade; the
wealthy few forming pools and cliques
and combinations to down the many
with the little money.
The average business, methods are
we'll shown up by this gang of master
plumbers. One of their rules is that no
contract or job shall be commenced till
the bids of each of them shall have been
opened in the meeting and it is settled
among themselves who shall have the
contract. Twenty-Five per cent is then
added to the figures and no member is
allowed to interfere with the man who
secures the work, as he turns over into
the treasury the 25 per cent which the
combination forces from the man who
is having the work done. Those hold
I'D" business" men are warmly Ell
dorsed and supported by the capitallstic
press of this city. When the journey
men plumbers struck few weeks ago
this press never failed to grasp hold OF
everything they possibly could bv which
they were enabled to place the men in a
false and misleading position before the
public.
The Denver capitalistic press have nc
word of condemnation of this most un-
lustifable case of boYcotting because
1t makes a vast difference to them
whether It's the pUor or the rich OK that
is gored. 1t is the poor OK that is
gored in this case. consequently they
don't feel called upon 10 raise their
voices in holy horror against that "un
Amer can, unjust and pernicious weapon
which was imported from Europe by
the Anarchists and social scum of the
old world" Oh, no; the holy horror
act is only done when the poor man as 4
last desperate resort, like the drowning
man catching at a straw grasps the boy
colt as weapon with which to defenC
himself.
The rich man makes use Of the boy
colt in a thousand ways to crush down
the puor man, and his action is justified
by the press it is business" with him
but Conspiracy" when the workinqmar
uses it.
A Denver Judge fines a Knight 0
Labor heavy for distributing boycott
circulars, but he would smile contempt
uouslY upon the plumber If he should
be foolish enough to ask tue judge fOl
protection from those who boycott him
out of a chance to live by honest in
dustry
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A Severe Case,

"Mr. Sugarsand," said Uncle Rastus,
u want er git er number one Goldfish
an er ham an two cas- of soap an foah
poun's brown sugah AM reckon dat's
alan yo' kin cha'ge 'em up to me-"
Il can't do it, Uncle Rastus."
Hasn't yo' got de goods ?"
oh, yes; I've got the goods"
Il reckon must a been boycotted," :"
muttered the old man as he started for
home. "Dere ought to be law agin dis
we're boycottin', deed dere ought."-New
York Sun. g.: t Ia
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SWEET PEACE.

Now that the capitalist press and the
know-alls of the street corners have had
sufficient time to air themselves, 1t may
| be appropriate for me to express an
opinion concerning the action of the
knights of Labor and the Trades unions
upon the question of the relations and
policy Of the,e kindred ORGANIZATIONS
| For several months there has been a
great deal of stuff circulated about "thr
pending war between the K. of L. and
the Trades unions" and the originators
and circulators of the rot have not been
all of the capitalist, or anti-labor class
The narrow-pated, idiot obstructonists
Of the labor cause, of whom it seems i'm
possible to purge the labor organiza-
tions, have been busy with their venom
GUS tongues in the attempt to array the
workers one against another and per
form the dirty work of the Shylocks
But these "kickers" have been held III
check, thank heaven, AMI peace reigns
all along the line, 80 far as the societies
as organizations are concerned
The General A ssemblY Of Knights Of
Labor, at its Cleveland session, consid-
cred this subject in cool and business
like manner, and in the fraternal spirit
which should abide in the breast of
everyone having the cause of the
laborer at heart. The General Assem-
bly, adopted and issued an address to the
Unions which has the true ring and
which, If its spirit is carried out by all
the organizations, will establish perma-
nently friendly relations aud already
it has had the effect of bringing peace.
1t is true there are some obstreperous
individuals, who have won the reputa-
ton of being the self-co 1stituted agents
of Gould & Co., that will continue to
rave and attempt to create had feeling,
but these Characters are becoming pretty
well known, and their influence is wan
ing to Its fsg end.
The Amalgamated Iron and Steel
workers, In their convention, which
opened just as the General Assembly
was closing, received the fraternal offer
ing of the Knights in brotherly man
ner and whether or not that organiza-
ton becomes a district assembly as i.
hoped by many, perfect harmony Is as
sured in that quarter for the future. The
International Typographical union, in
convention, last week, accepted the prot
fered friendship of the knights and
showed Its appreciation by appointing
a special committee to consider, after
the session end 81, the propositions con-
talneo In the document received from
the General Assembly.
50 there Is The best of feeling between
and the unions, aud the daV may not be
lar distant when the workers OF the land
Will be enrolled un Ter one broad ban
ner. "Tls a consummation devoutly To
De wished" )" TO certainly the interests
OF all who work for wages are Identical
and II combination is beneficial and
necessary, then the more co npact the
organization, the closer the " Irkers are
drawn together the better can the aim
be accomplished.
Under the white flag of Peace let rs
reason together, dispasslonately and |
without prejudice, that We may hasten
the day when tue workers of the world |
will stand together, in a solid BODY |
against the avarice and injustice of cap.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

In his baccalaureate sermon delivered
Sunday morning to the students of the
Denver University, Rev. DR.. Mo re used
the following words: "Chrisian Social
ISM is the high ideal; and, realized
scarcely precedes the new heaven and
the new earth, wherein dwelleth right
eousness.' The ENQUIRER welcomes
DR.. Moore to the ranks of the ad anced
thinkers and fearless speakers.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

The Sunday closing movement is
spreading all over the state. Idaho
Springs is agitating the subject, with a
fair prospect of success. This movement
started in Denver, and district assembly
No. SO knights of Labor, which pushed
it to its first successes, deserves great
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

THE good people of this Country are
in sympathy with the movement to give
Ireland home rule but lovers of free
dom are disguised with the religious
fanatlcism which has been made the
central point in the agitation.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19
The Parsons COnspiratoEs.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
PARSONS, Kansas, June 14.-The trlaI
of four members Of the local executive
board, and four other strikers has
ended. Great interest was manifested
by the public throughout the proceed
ings. The jndge showed his partlality
to railroad interests from TIE first and an
able corps of LAWYERS assisted IN the
prosecution.
The original charge against the mem
bers of the board was conspiracy" but
the prosecutio soon discovered that the
chances for acquittal on that charge
were too great. The charge was there
fore modified to "misdemeanor," and the
Jury, after nineteen hours dellberation
returned a verdict of guilty, Of an at,
tempt to commita misdemeanor." Two
of the others were convicted of a misde
meauor, one plead guilty to unlawful
assemblage and an attempt to commit a
misdemeanor, and the remaining one
was acquitted.
They will doubtless receive the SEN
tence of the court on Saturday. The
costs of the cases are very heavy, owing
to the great number of witnesses and the
many proverbial delays of the law.
7. D. M.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

The reward of $500, offered in Provi-
dence, for Information how to defeat
the K lights of Labor, is easily earned.
The prescription is-set them to quarrel
ing John Swinton Paper.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19
CARPENTERS.

mood Of America. meets eYery saturday
evening at Euclid Hall. All good Carpenters
are invited to join.
JAMES b. MACDONALD, President.
THOMAS MUlRHE EAD, Rec. Sec.
FRANK BAYER, State Organizer
f. F.. RICE, Cor. and Fin Secetary,
o COlfax avenue
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IRON MOLDERS,

lion Molders' Union. meets every second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at Reno
HAIL IWenty-seventh and Holiday, at 1870 p.
m j. j. SMITH, Cor. Sec.,
l0l5 Holladay street,
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BRICKLAYERS.

,Brlckiayers lnternatlona Union, No. l, OF
Colorado, meets the second and fourth Mon
day evenings in each month, at No. 379 Lari-
mer street, Denver, Colorado,
JAMES COOK, Sec'y. NJ. SULLIVAN,
lUS Blake Street. President.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19
PLAsTERERS' Union

The Plasterers' Union, of Denver, meet:
every Monday evening at 1880 o'clock, In ST.
Josepns Temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
c,,. HARRY COLE, President.
CHARLES NJ. McGABE, Secretary,
Address, l60 East 18th street.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19
TAILORS
The Tailors' Protective Soc

The Tailors' Protective Society. Of Denver
meets in Judge Jeffries' court room, a
O'Clock p. M, on the first Monday Of each
month. FRED WEIDER, President.
1. HAMLlN, Sec, 29l 10Th street
Room IS Skinner Block.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19
TRADES ASSEMBLY.

The Trades Assembly of Denver and Vicin
ity meets on the second >and fourth Sunday
OF each month, in Police court room, City
hail., at 2 o'clock. A. MENCHE, President.
T. HAMLIN, Secretary.
The Labor enquirer., 1886-06-19

jobbers and bankers, who we're mainly
instrumental in securing the passage of
the desert land act by congress.
This was one of the most infamous, il
not the worst, of all the frauds ever at.
tempted in this monopoiy-rldden state,
and accompanying this you will find
proof of what is here asserted, which
please note. G. B. SMITH.
SAN Francisco, June 12.
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FEEDER ATFn TpAnEc

,headquarters OF the Representative Coun
Gil of the Federated Trades and Labor Organ
lzations @ of the Pacific coast, is at Huddy's
nail, 9O92 Market, San Francisco, California.
FRANK RONEY, President.
+. D. MCKINLEY, Cor. Sec,
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Editor Labor Enquirer.

Editor Labor Enquirer.
l find in your issue of June an arti-
Gle over the signature of Il. w. A." on
the Anti Riparian Irrigation convention
held IN this city. The writer of the ar
ticle referred to, as well as those who
drew up the resolutions published in
your paper, must have been grossly de-
ceived in relation to the objects of that
convention. This is proved by the Sec
ond reso luton. State ownership" OF
the waters of the state was the very
thing the movers of that convention did
not want.
The convention, instead of being
largely composed of land owners and
farmers, was mainly composed of lawy ers
and land grabbers, and it was instigated
by men who had dug a canal to turn the
waters of river and irrlgate arid pl ins
that they had grabbed under the desert
land act, and among these men see the
names of one governor and the United
States senator he lately appointed. The
turning of this river would have ruined
some honest farmers, who had settled on
the banks of this river, and injured Lux
and Miller as well, but it would have
benefited Governor Stoneman and Sena-
tor Hearst and Hogue & TeYis, stock
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-20
NUMBER 33.

" convention ~. ,:----..
horonbefore specified, TOR rHu, SuI .am!
among others. Ifsuch method be adopted,
the convention adopting the same shall fix
tho time when, and prescribe the rules
under which such election shall DO held,
provided that such primary election shall
be held in each County composing such
district or circuit. Provided, further, that
no election either for delegates to a conven-
tion or under the primary plan shall be
hereafter held prior to the first day of Sep
tcmber in ovory year..
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-20

Sam Jones says: There is something
wrong when preacher gets 500 and a
pitcher $1,000 The Boston Transcript
explains But Sam should remember that
the $4,000 pitcher has much better de-
livery than the $4OO preacher
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-20

a student of human nature says anything
can be sharpencd. Put lead.pcucil in a
womans hand, and see.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-20

Few people realize how rapidly the gov
ornmcnt's land is disappearing. Tho pub.
lie land in all the States and territories is
overrun with buyers and the best is being
picked up with an energy that bids fair to
leave Uncle Sam without an acre of good
land at the end Of the next decade. Is it
not about time limit was put upon tho
amount of land that any one person or
company can own?
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26
The Burned Elevator.

FARGO, Aug. 24.-The Northern Pacific
elevator at Wheatland was destroyed by
fire this morning. Conductor Bell, as
his train pulled IN at 1:5O O'Clock, no.
ticed light in the engine room of the
elevator, but paid no particular attention
to it, thinking some one was in the room
with lantern. A few minutes later he
saw smoke coming from the roof, and be-
coming satisfied that the building was on
fire. he had his engineer sound an alarm,
which aroused the people. A telegram
was sent to Fargo for an engine with
water and hose attachments, but 1t went
no further than Casselton, another mes
sage having reached that place to the
effect that it would be impossible to save
the building. 1t had 10000 bushel
capacity, and contained $1,000 bushels OF
wheat, which was burnt with it. 1t was
built in 1850 at cost of about SIS, 900.
Both the wheat and the building we're i'm
sured
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26
EDITOR MCKENZIE, of the Michigan

EDITOR MCKENZIE, of the Michigan
City Times also corroborates the statement
of the Nelson County News in that the
Darlington News is totally mistaken
about the credentials of Mr.. Talent not
properly emitting HIM to vote in the
legislative central committee at CARING
ton. The Times says: "He had the
proxy of J. b. Edwards, who was without
doubt member of the commlttee." In
speaking of the futile efforts of the Capl-
tai to stir up republican broil over the
location of the convention, the Times
says:
Why the jamestown Capital Is trying
to stir up such q dust because that town
was chosen by the committee as the place
for holding the legislative convention, IS
more than We can understand. In our
opinion jamestown is the best fitted uf
any place in the district for the purpose.
We admit that it is not so centrally loca :
ted as some of the other towns in the dis
,rict, but this Is more than made up for
IN its superior facilities for hotel and hall
accommodations. Nelson county is satis-
fled with the choice.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26

THE Pioneer Press, contrary to all facts
in the case, it is said, has been publishing
favorable reports of the grass and range
condition in Montana, when, IN fact, the
situation is considered by stockmen as
being about the next thing to desperate.
Col. Steele was in Helena the other day,
and happened to see an infant jack rab-
blt-s little one about six inches long
He and Kindred Of Fargo are contracting
to ship hay to that country, and know
about how much the drouth has wllted
things. So the Colonel, to refute the
Pioneer Press, express ed the little rabbit
tc Driscoll of that paper, with the state
ment on card attached, that the animal
was fair specimen of the condition of
such Montana cattle as had survived the
drouth. He trusted that further evidence
would be unnecessary, and it seems no
reasonable journal could require it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26

ATTORNEY FOSTER of Chicago, who has
been the prominent associate counsel
with Capt. Black in the defense of the
anarchists, was al old law partner of
Roderick Rose of this city. Iu personal
letter to Mr.. Rose he expresses relief at
the termination of the great trial, where
the verdict was foregone conclusion
from the beginning. Mr.. Foster is q
young man, and his reputation as bril-
liant, able practitioner has bean one of
the resulting phases of the trial, concern
ing which he writes: II was not at all
surprised, but completely disappointed IN
the jury which l had considered body of
men who were mentally capable of free
ing themselves from the influence of pop
ular feeling and public clamor In this
case and doing their whole duty. When
say that l am not surprised that this
verdict was rendered, l will explain by
saying that 1t is simply elimination of
the popular excitement which commenced
with the throwing of the fatal bomb on
the night of May 4th, and has been famed
and kept alive by the police department
and the public press of Chicago"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26

all summer, and from results SO far OBJ.
served 1t is proving mighty scaley, pre-
carious occupation to rely on. Everybody
IN this city knows for what purpose this
rank, personal, democratic sheet Is con-
Quoted. Its design of creating republican
discord, at home and elsewhere, has
already failed as ANONYMOUSLY as its
efforts in boosting the political infatua-
tions of its proprletors will hereafter.
The following is the way the Mouse River
Advocate sees the situation:
The Darlington News wants to know
what we think about Jamestown's as
sumption Of the dictatorship in this legis-
lative district. We didn't know that
Jamestown had assumed the die
tatorshlp. The apportionment gives
Stutsman IL, Nelson 7, Foster 3, Eddy 8.
Wells 2, Benson 4, McHenry 3, and we
consider this a fair deal. We should
liked to have seen the convention
at Minnewaukan, but jamestown is
more accessible from all parts Of
the district. The apportionment
gives seventeen delegates to the southern
counties and seventeen to the northern
counties of the district, and we believe
the population is about evenly divided
between the two sections. What the
News seems to be driving at is to create
dissension IN the republican ranks, and
we will say frankly TO Bro. Wyard that
we have no sympathy with that object.
We respect the young and vigorous de-
mocracy OF Dakota, but we have no love
for men claiming to be republicans, but
who really are simply ''political bush
whackers." If the republicans put up
men we cannot consistently support, we
will vote for democrats, providing they
are better men. 1t has come to be an
axiom that Peoples tickets and Citizens
tickets arc got up by the worst class of
demagogues, men who are unable to OBJ
tain nomination at the hands of their
own parties. "People's Ticket" is simp-
ly catch word, and IS becoming odious
to "the people" as they have been so
many times deceived by the worst class
of low down demagogues, who have run
and been elected on this so-called "peo
ple's ticket" To be little more per
sonal, we might be pardoned for men,
tionlng the fact that large proportion
of the most complete demagogues elected
to the last legislature were so elected on
''people's tickets" By all means, we
should advise Capt. Shook to steer clear
of all 'people's tickets'' and stand loyal
ly by the republican nominees, whether
he IS selected or not. No, Bro. Wyard
please do not infer that jamestown owns
NlcHenry county. Not SO. No man, or
combination of men, can dictate to the
people Of McHenry county how they
shall vote, but if a good ticket is put in
nomination at the jamestown convention,
McHenry county will undoubtedly cast
Its vote to the republican nominees, and
that without regard to the locali y from
which they come. If the News wishes to
60 in with the soreheads this fall, We
have no objections, but We believe the
time has come to send the "po,itlcal
bushwhackers to the rear.''
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26

TIE proceedings of the commissioners
in abandoning all voting precincts and
polling places heretofore made in the
county and establishing Others, are
given in full in this mornings Alert and
the public can discuss it at leisure.
jamestown precinct Is divided into four,
following generally the wards of the city
for boundaries. The commissioners have
evidently made up their minds to pre-
vert, If possible, the alleged packing of
jamestown caucuses, heretofore SAID to
have been done.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-08-26
In Early Days.

Engineer y. q. Linsley who IN 1870
was assistant chief engineer of the North
ern Pacific was in Fargo yesterday and
gave an Argus reporter some interesting 6
| recollectlons aDout the first and much
discussed "crosslng" of the Red River.
would now do to state that originally the
order was made for the road to cross the
Red river at the mouth of the Wild Rice
river of Minnesota, some thirty miles
north of Fargo, where Hague postofice
is now located, and the route was to be
northwest along the south shore of Devils
Lake, thence along the north bank of the
Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. L. says: "On arriving at the pro-
posed crossing with the president Icould
not see any reason why the road should
be run there, aad l told Mr.. Garfield,
my companion, who was then president
of the road, that believed better route
could be secured by crossing twenty-five
or thirty miles farther south. Mr.. Can.
field said this could not be done without
consulting the directors and both of us
believed that the country between the
Red and the Missouri rivers was 50 for
bidding 1t was almost if not quite impos-
s,ble to build through it. Mr.. Garfield
and myself went to New York immediate.
ly, and we laid the proposed change in
hn ,1on ha
proposed that an exploring party under
an army escort be sent out to see what
the country west of the Red River was
like. This started in November, 1870,
and IN consequence of their report the
route was laid out where afterwards con-
structed. At the time construction was
stopped to determine where the road
should be extended, 1t had reached Oak
Lake, just east of Lake Park, where
there is heavy cut. In 1871 l spent
part of the winter where Fargo now Is,
and my wife and daughter Came here for
a while My tent was near where the
Union elevator is located and during two
severe plizzards my wife and daughter
lived 10 that bleak tent. A carload OF
freight was brought in from the east dur
ing the winter for the Hudson Bay Co.,
and was loaded on s,eds drawn by four.
teen dogs each and sent to the northern
posts of the company. This was novel
| sight to me-
"You asked about General Rosser q
| moment ago. Yes he was stationed al
Fargo for some time. He came up from
the south after the war, having been II
the confederate army and was determined
not to allow anyone to know who he was
He struck a party of axmen near Duluth
ard hired out as a chopper: after q few
! days he was placed in charge of ganl