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Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

the week, was held at Dayton, O., on Saturday, December 1. The Sedalia Hall was filled to overflow ing, and as the editor of the Day ton Dem0Crm observed, "'it was a far larger meeting than he should have supposed possible at Dayton. The Dayton Section had formally applied to the City Council for the use of the City Hall. These re- ferred it to the Building Committee to enquire into the intentions of the meeting," an action which Dr. Aveling characterized in his speech as "the most impertinent thing he had heard of even in America" and this committee reported without any recommendation, but sent meantime for the platform of the Party, and on the ground of its advo- eating communism in its views on the family relations, refused to give us the hall. The Council consists of sixteen members, "bosses," law yers and such like, of whom only one voted in favor of granting us the hall. The best part of it all is that the Dayton Section of the $. l.. P. was founded at 8 meeting held in the same City Hall, by Dr. Otto Webster. Of course Dr. and Mrs. Aveling dealt in their speeches with the City Council and explained what communism is, and what sort of family relations" Socialists believe to be really pure and moral An interesting comment on the freedom of workers in America was fur nlshed by the action of the large firm of railway car makers; Messrs. Barney X Smith, who on that same day had dismissed twenty-four men because they were supposed to have sympathlzed and abetted deputa- ton of four employees who had asked for slight advance in wages! Dr. Ayeling referred to this shame ful affair, and denounced the con- duet of Messrs. Barney X Smith, to the delight, and amid the ap- plause, of the crowded meeting. In Dayton, also, many Americans came forward after the meeting and declared their willingness to join the $. l.. P.
 At every meeting the Avelings have urged all who sympathize with the cause of labor not to spend a cent on papers that only calumniate and villfy the workers, and to sup port their own organs, especially the WoRKMEN' ADVOCATE.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
 AN ADJOURNED MEETING.
Carpenters and MasOns' Unions Rec. Ognized by the Electors of
 New Haven.

It may not be known to many, nor is it intended "by the powers that be" that it shall be known very ex- tensively, that there is a feature of ours annual town election which offers special facilities for voting for measures instead of men. This is the adjourned town meeting"-a relic of old time democratic sim phcity. Such meeting was held at , o'clock last Thursday after noon in this city. Mark well the hour--a time when the working people are toiling and sweating in the factories, or perhaps serving be- hind the counters in the large em- poriums. Some three or four hun dred out of the twelve or thirteen thousand voters of New Haven were at the meeting of Thursday. Most of these were of the class that call themselves taxpayers. Tax collec- tors would be q more appropriate term. They were there to see that above all they should not be re- qnired to pay more taxes than they could possibly help - they must make some profit out of the people who pay them rent. The amount of town tax was fixed by the meet ing. A motion to allow a certain number of master builders estimate on town work was made, and a cer- tain well known citizen, a poor man and rent payer, amended the mo ton that the Carpenters and the Masons' Unions should be allowed the same privilege. The worthy amender was not member of either union, but he showed himself q more thoughtful union man than any of the unionists themselves. The motion as amended was passed. Now let the respective unions do something to help themselves, and prove themselves worthy of the con tidence placed in them by the rent payer and the rent collectors. Here IS chance, too, for employing black listed and locked out workmen.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

sist upon private debate, such has been the publicity given the original project by the members of the As- sociation, that d public debate be- tween such debaters as each party to the discussion may desire to furnish, will finally be made. To absolutely refuse would be worse than defeat for the Connecticut Valley Economic Association.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Our worthy fellow citizen, Peter Lynch, would make good member of the Board of Directors of the New Public Library. He has shown himself to be d level headed man. Besides, he IS now representative of growing constituency, and 1t may be well to introduce the new order of things gently and gradually.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
A FEW QUESTIONS
AND SENSIBLE ANSWERS FOR
 POOR MEN.
After Reading These Questions and Answers, and acknowledging the COrn," Find out what
 Socialism Can Do For
 NOu-JOin Is.
HW Me "RcpuJlicans" help you,


 NO .-They believe in freedom of contract which means that you are free to accept the Capitalists terms-or free to starve. And they have given two millions of slaves vote. Why don't you make meal off that?
 WW Me "Democrats" help you?
 They believe in "boodle' politics and mean to keep all they can get out of you.
 The good old rule sutiiceth them The simple plan
 That they may take who have the
 power,
 And they may keep-who can. UiU halthusianism help yous
 NO .-The population in France does not increase, but from their towns and fields an echo of your cry of despair goes up. If you have no children, that won't help you much if machinery or Improvements" in industry throw you out of work. HW 1theism help you?
 NO.-Much good it will do you to be assured by Bob Ingersoll and Henry Ward Beecher that there is no hell after this life, when you are living in hell on earth.
 Does "christianity" help yous
 NO Its Founder said He would give you. rest. His latter-day hypo- critical followers give you q tract-and a quarter of the value of your work as wages. They pray to be giren their daily bread and don't mean to earn it un- less you make them.
 JIW 7otM Abstineace help you?
 NO !-The workers in India drink nothing but water and forty millions of them are always in a state of starvation and they are forced to work for q few dimes q day. Does ThrH help you.'
 NO The workers in Belgium are thrifty and are worse paid in consequence than even Englishmen are. If you saved $l q week out of your wages, do you know how long it will take you to become a million aire? 10000 years. So you had better start at once.
 Does fInapcial Reto,m help youy
 What difference does it make to you whether what you earn and don't get as wages goes to feed pensioners and officials or landlords and capitalists?
 HW Protectiom help you?
 NO If your employers profits are protected" by law, will he pay you higher wages or reduce your hours? Ask the men who work on railways and street cars which are protected from competition. In Protectionist countries there is mis- cry and poverty amongst the useful classes, and the same is the case in Free Trade England.
 HW Emigration heIp yOu'
 NO Out West there are labor riots and demonstrations of thl m employed. The rich would be glad to be rid of you, but it isa comfortable to dle of hunger in New England as in the frosts of Nebraska or the Summer of California, or the droughts of Texas.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12
HOLYOkE AGENT.

Adam Ramage, l3G Oak street, Holyoke, Mass, has been appointed as agent for this paper, and will receive subscriptions from our friends there.
Workmen's advocate., 1886-12-12

District Assembly l22, K. of L., has started cooperative jumper and overall factory at Elizabeth, N. J.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

We are indebted to the author, Mr.
Jas. Wood Davidson, a. NJ, of Lake
Worth, for a copy of "THE CORRESPOND
ENT," his latest work, just issued from the
press of the Appletons. 1t is hand
somely bound book, elegantly printed,
and its pages supply a compendium of in
formation which makes it valuable to stu
dents and in all professional or business
offices. The purpose of the work is best
explained by the following extracts from
the Introduction:
In courtesy, as in common law, we Of Ameri
ca have derived the basis of our system from
Great Britain; and both the spirit and the forms
of our social code-as of our Jurisprudence
follow, with characteristic notifications, those
of the mother-country The notifications are
In some cases important, and have grown out OF
the changed conditions of our people.
The modifying causes are many-thc influx OF
other peoples, especially the Fench and Ger
mans; new modes of living, new food, foreign
travel, radicalism and iconocasm, especially in
schools and speculation in finance. That is to
say, changes in forms have grown out of the
changed conditions. American etiquette OF
correspondence is essentially British with lndi
vidual features Of its own; essentially British,
that is to say, in contrast with both French and
German.
1t is the aim of this little book to give in con-
venient and Immediately accessible form, the main
points needed by the American correspondent or
writer of letters 1t is arranged for ready refer
ence, under the leading words, and the intorma-
ton given as briefly and as clearly as possible.
The best authorities available have been con-
suited and reasons carefully but briefly stated
whenever practicable. Conflicts of authority
and they are not few when doctors Disagree
have been reconciled in some cases, and in 9th
ers the seemingly preferable have been pre-
fcrred
Mr.. Davidson will be remembered as
the tall delegate from Dade county to the
Constitutional Convention last summer.
The books from his pen are numerous,
and are catalogued in Whitfield's "Oficial
Directory" beginning on page 81. His
work to be next issued is Dictionary
of Southern AsahOrs," which he has had
in hand some ten years or more. Mr. ID.
is, we have learned, North Carolinian
and after long experience in journalism
and authorism in New York and else
where has set up his study in the sub
tropics of Florida, dividing his time be-
tween letters and pineapples, cocoanuts
and bananas, lines and guavas.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

4a
We direct attention to m article adj
dressed to one Of the Adrian, Mich. papers
by DIR. J. Kost, who has in charge the
Preliminary Geological Survey OF Flor
ida The State Geologist was in ITALIA
hassee few days ago, and we learned
from him that he is making good progress
in the preliminary survey, but that it can
not be expected that many details would
be already afforded. Such work pecu-
liarly requires much to be done in getting
it under way. The attention Of the geo.
logist must first be given to matters which
relate to the facts concerning the geolog
ical conformations of q region. lie must
determine the character Of the rock-beds,
their geological age, composition and
manner of deposition. He must know
their character as to qualification, dip,
trends, &c. He must examine the fos-
sils in the rocks, by which means alone ne
can determine the age and horizon OF the
localities. These are facts that lie at the
foundation of such work when IN the
hands of q real scientist. Another than
scientist, or thorough geologist, would
naturally be disposed to run pro-
miscuously over the State to hunt
ND ore beds, coal deposits, phosphates,
or other valuable deposits. But the in
telligent geologist takes quite different
method of proceeding, as we have just
stated, in order to inform himself where
such deposits are likely to be found and
repay; his work at the least cost of search
ing. Thus the various deposits in the
State will be discovered as the survey
progresses.
/ The Geological Survey of State is
large undertaking and usually draws
heavily on its finances. The present un-
dertaking, only that of preliminary sur
vey, is to be accomplished entirely by
private contributions and the facilities in
transportation afforded by the liberality
of the managers of nearly all, if not all,
of our railroads and navigation lines
which, we trust, will be eventually repaid
many fold by the development of re-
sources promoted by their aid. In this
preliminary work much travelling and
visitation is Immediately required and
it is probable that important discov-
cries will be made incidentally. Our ge-
ologist is very observing and practical
man and while he will attend to the fun
damental principles of the work in hand
he will not fail note the incidentals.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

The seat in the United States Senate
made vacant by the death of Senator Mil
Ter, of California, will be filled for while
at least by Democrat. Senator Miller's
term would have expired on March 4, 1887.
The Governor of California is at present
Democrat and, of course, will appoint a
Democrat. Among the probable appoin-
tees are Judge Wallace, Ex-Chief Justice
of California George Hearst, the Dem
ocratic caucus nominee at the last election; ;
Gen. Rosecrans and Mr.. Dalmas, the at
torney for the State in the railroad tax
cases now before the United States Su-
preme Court. The Legislature is now
Republican. The body which will choose
Senator for the regular term is to be
elected next fall.
A special to the New Orleans Tines
Democrat says: The son of Gen. Robert
e. Lee, Gen. w. H F. Lee, likely to sue
coed the Hon. John s. Barbour in the
House. is man over fifty years OF age,
q farmer in comfortable circumstances,
thoroughly unpretending and popular"
He bears strong personal resemblance to
his father, and is called Runy" Lee, .
name coming down from nursery days.
He is without experience in politics, but
is represented a. possessing an uncommon
practical grasp OF affairs.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

Some weeks ago the Tallahassee FLoRIDIAN,
the organ and apolOgist for Florida polltclans
and statesmen in general, lecfured the florloa
press for alfuding to Senator Jones absence from
his place in Washington, and expressing their
opinions anent the same in rather plain language,
&c, &c.-Ocdl0 Banner.
"Some weeks ago" is correct. cleo
tured the Florida press" is incorrect.
We simply condemned the course OF
few papers which SO long ago as that al
luded to Senator Jones not in merely
"rather plain language but in exceed
ingly coarse and abusive language. We
had not forgotten, if those papers
had, the long years of faithful service he
had rendered, and the splendid ability
which maintained for Florida place in
the front rank of the Senate of the United
States.
If asking for fair play toward public
men and that they be not condemned un-
heard, and hastily, is being their "apolo-
gist," the term is correctly applied. 1ffear
of being termed an "organ" deters a jour
nal from according due credit to public
man, its editor is unworthy that position.
If his judgment is so warped by prejudice
that he cannot perceive merit that is in
public man, he is unfit for that position.
If he is conceited, censorious pessimist,
he is unfit for that position. If he talks
much and says little, is one of the "weak,
washy, everlasting food" of words, voa
ct pr0terea nihu sort of scribblers who
estimate editorial work by quantity
rather than quality, he is unfit for that
position. II he is general landationist,
praising without discrimination, and fail
ing often to censure what is censurable,
he is unfit for that position. In short,
many reasonably good ploughman or
wood chopper is lost by men mistaking
their vocation in thinking they can be ed
itors. The point of these remarks lies
ain the application thereof"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

Commenting ON the growth Of the
home rule doctrine the London Truth
saws In the Parliament of 1873 Mr..
Parnell had but two or three followers.
They were insulted whenever they spoke.
In the parliment of 1880 his followers were
more numerous, but he was only joined
by two or three English members, while
members in Office and out of Office We'd
each other in denunciations of SO horri-
bic scheme. And now! The Liberal
leader has declared for it; the very OFF,
cial Liberals who were the loudest in
denouncing it are either its advocates or
are mute against it. The majority in the
House of Commons is forit and so, too,
is the majority in the country"
Just before the outbreak of the war
Stonewall jackson, then q professor in
the Virgins Military Institute at Lex
ington, organized Sunday-school for
colored children, which is still sustained
by leading citizens there. The Sunday
school has now set on foot o subscription
for q monument to jackson, which is
meeting with . lively response among
the people, black and white, OF the South.
THE face of the orange grower wears
. broad smile nowadays when he looks
over his grove and sees it covered with
blossoms, promising an abundant yield
for next winter. Rhlafkd Daily Nssc&
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

"A private letter from Lafayette
county informs us that the question of
moving the county seat from New Troy
is being seriously considered by many of
the citizens.-Lire Oak Bulletin.
AT q meeting of the Standing Com
mittee of the Diocese, held on the 18th,
Special Council of the Diocese of Florida
was appointed to meet at Tallahassee on
Tuesday the soth inst, to arrange for the
election of Bishop. Jacksonville Times
Union.
Gov. E. A. Perry's proclamation in
augurating Arbor Day will be Of valuable
service 70 our country. The day was
very generally observed throughout the
State, and If the people will observe it in
the future, widening its scope 20 As to sp-
ply to churches, public parks, streets,
cemeteries and private dwellings, the time
10 not far distant when Florida towns
will, every one, be an emerald GEM
Florida Christi0n Adv0cats
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

AA90AkUU9 - :
After visiting various portions Of the
State, Hon. A X. Mcclure, the distin-
guished editor Of the Philadelphia Times,
was interviewed by . 1snses- U'sios re-
porter. The opinions Of 90 able man are
entitled to respect, and we extract:
"Did you fiud that the damage to the State BY
the recent frost was 90 great ~ one would sup
pose. after reading The reports published 10 some
of the Northern papersT
by no means I found that II least one-half
OF the present seasons crop WAS destroyed, upon
which the loss will mount to 81, OOO.OO or more,
but the trees, instead OF being injured, are now
budding out nicely in all the groves tnreogn
which we passed or that we visited. This exces-
sive cold has come once only ia 6fty years, while
in our State we lose at least 0ne-half Of our
wheat crop once in Ave years You 90 NOT near
so much of that for the reason that eat IL only
one Of our varied products, and D Ad upon ex-
animation that your products here In Florida are
equally as various, and that you do not have 70
depend wholly upon oranges, as Is generally sup
posed"
What effect in your opinion will the late
so Ear from iniuring it, think that it will
prove advantageous 1t will lead TO much
more general knowledge of the State and will re-
suit in the people of the North coming 70 under
8 sand Florida better. As l said, they have no
knowledge of the varied resources oil the State
"Then you think investments here are safe,
do your
"In my opinion there is no place In the South
where investments would be safer or bring better
returns than here in Florida"
"You feel satisfied, do you, that Florida is not
dependent upon her grange crop alone, and an
occasional freeze-out would not ruin the State y
ayes, the orange crop of Florida, as arm sur
prised to find, comprises only small pornon o!
her products. Her citizens could thrive ana
grow rich even without oranges. There ID no
telling to what proportions this industry Will
eventually grow a. itt yet comparatively In its
infancy. Besides 'orangea, sugar-cane will be
grown more extensively in future. Few people
know that in value there is more corn produced
in Florida every year than oranges. Cotton ana
other staple crops seem 10 thrive well. There Is
great profit in the cultivation of straw berries, TO
say nothing of the early vegetables which can
be produced, and with the present and rapidly
increasing railroad facilities can be placed fresh
and crisp in the Northern markets..
"You will return to Florida again, will you
not?"
"Yes, sir" was the emphatic reply, 81 shall
return next winter and remain at least one
| month cannot think of place in this coun-
| try where one could spend month more pleas
anily and enjoy the beauties of nature more
| fully than here in Florida"
"Then you think there is some hope for us
| yeti" asked the reporter, as he rose to leave.
"There is no question about the manifest des'
| tiny of your State. In my opinion, Florida is
destined to become one of the great States OF the
Union"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

The Execatlon Or FerA ana M~r..-
In New Orleans.


NEW ORLEANS La, March i2.-Ai 7;so ~.
morning when the keepers OF the Jail mads y. y
forts 10 arouse Ford and Murphy thew cs. y.
not wake them up. Alter examination k ~.
sicfans concluded that the men had taker ~
donna. Al 9:3O Murphy had rallied litils -.
Ford was still unconscious. wi
A States Baton Rouge special says: The g.
ernor this morning received telegram f,os.
Sheriff Butler, Of Orleans Parish, saying. aFess
and Murphy attempted suicide this morning b.
swallowing poison. They are In stupor 49,
comatose condition. Doctors believe the a,,ese.,
failure, but cannot say how long II NAV w
to restore them TO consciousness Should H.
not revive before the hour fixed, shall er
the warrant notwithstanding The Goyerr~s
replied: Yes, go on with the execution. Car.
out the warrant" Ford aud Murphy WEI.
hanged at 1851 o'clock.
Preparations for the execution began AT ION.
O'Clock. when the yard and CORRIDOR .svo
cleared of prisoners. Both men were lvin~ ~ =
their cells. Murphy was in the same son; y
conscious state and, although his eyes wands,a,
in all directions, he could not understand nh.
was going on. Only once he gave evidence Aa -
consciousness, aud then he held out his hand -
Pat and endeavored to shake hands with ~
but il was only for an instant His FACE onas
more relaxed into Inconsistencies, and this no,s
wiihsianding that emeiics caused him 10 e;sc.
the poison. Ii was Of q greensh hue, and afis, :
careful examination was pronounced 10 no nos,
dercd beladonna. At 1875 the arms and iss.
OF The two men were pinioned while they vssa
i'm a recumbent position. Six witnesses ws,s
sworn in by Sheriff Butler, and the death ws,'
rant was read to ears without hearing and sho...
TO eyes without sight The men were carried ~
The scaffold at 1913. "
II was indeed a miserable spectacle. Al m.
| gallows they were placed in sitting posi,ior
with their backs to a wall TO give them support
| Nearly all present invOluntsrly turned awsy
from the sickening sight, some even having q
nerve themselves against fainting I'll and 4
hold fast TO the balcony rail for support For.
Iuna,ely there was not long 10 wait It needed
only few minutes. or seconds rather for The
execuioner, in domino add mask, to adiust the
ropes and black caps. He then as auicklv ras
entered his cage. Almost instantly the sWisbn
| Of the axe was heard as it Gu; the roam and aim
uIiancousy the trap fell. The bodies shot down
wards eight feet, rebeinded with a Jerk and
then fell back stretching the cords TO the utmos,
| tension. Death was instantaneous. The Nj
les were allowed TO hang twenty-five mnn,ss
and were then cut down. At lis P. ,ho
same jury which witnessed the hanging v;ewaS
| the bodies, and gave verdict of death nv bsna
ing. The necks Of both men were disjocs,aJ
The bodies were taken charge of BY The FOIL
| family