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Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-16
THEY ALL SAY so.

Lovers are prone to self depreca- tion, said he, tenderly, as they sat look .ng at the stars; II do not understand what you see in me that you love me. :" '' That's what everybody says" gurgled the ingenious maiden. Then the silence became so deep that you could hear the stars twink ing. - Er.
Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-16

to a cause'of action. Such an element would be any libelous or slanderous statement made concerning the person whose discharge was requested, tending to discredit his skill, or his honesty, or his reliability, or any false or slanderous statement would constitute foundation for an action for islander or libel. But in such a case the gWrdlHeH of the ac- ton would not be the boycotting, but the libel or sander So if any act of violence, or threat of violence or tres pass of any kind was committed, the grdcdnteH of the action would not be the boycotting, which Is simply social, commercial and industrial ostraCism by the peaceful refusal of social, conner cial and industrial intercourse by those who may choose, in the support of the purpose for which the boycott is insti-
 "ted, to have nothing to do, for the "a. ing, with the person who is de- a!oO o. on enemy of that purpose, "T Igdo~ of such action would
 ~ h,sp,At suo act of violence, etc, anu ~.,o, of damage would be the injur, and approximately occasioned by sch violence, threat of violence, or trespass. And in this behalf there IS no difference between the rights of a commercial dealer in commodities and one who Is selling his skill and labor to another for wages. The threat implied or directly made that one will withdraw his patronage or his services from another, who has no vested right by contract to such patron
 
 right of such person, and IS not threat to violate any such right, and such a statement would add nothing to the force of the complaint. The very moment that a laborer is cut off from the right to change his employ ment at will, or to refuse to work under taskmaster who is tyrannical, or for for any reason offensive, or to refuse tO work with co laborers whose practices are i'll any way, or for any reason, unsat- iSfactory to him, or in his judgment det- rimental to his interests, at that mo- ment the laborer ceases to be a political or social equal with his fellow men, and at that moment he ceases to be an American freeman within the spirit of our free Constitution.
 If each and all have the right to be- stow their patronage or employment, or sell their labor to whomSoever they will, to commence and discontinue at will. then it would be absurd to say that while each and all have the individual right they cannot exercise it collectively, for that would be to assert that the eX- ercise of one lawful right is legal but that the exercise of two lawful rights is illegal; that while one right will not con stitute wrong, two rights, or ten rights, or one hundred rights will consti- tute a wrong increasing in illegallty with the number of rights collectively eXer- cised, which is the reductlO ud dbsUuUtltm of the position that a combination among workmen to do collectively that which each has the individual and un- questioned right to do separately consti- tutes an unlawful act or an unlawful conspiracy.
 Judge Mcguire, therefore, was of the opinion that the complainant ut terly failed to state a cause of action,
Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-16
A DEMOCRATIC" COMBINATION.

After comparing Cleveland to various celebrated stallions, one of the delegates at the democratic national convention referred to his wife as an uncrowned queen. Animalism and eifeteness com bIupd
Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-16
KIDS KIDS.

Mother, have l got any children!" asked little Johnny FizzletOp. Who? No, child; what put that in your head: :" ' l read in the Bible about childrens children. That's what put it in my head. '-E.r.
Workmen's advocate., 1888-06-16

The workman who supports capitalist papers Is like the warrior who supplies his foe with ammunition.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
JUDGE GRINNELL.

arrange it's details. On July they visited AL
dine Square, the pretty park on which Mr.. Grin
nells house fronts, and observed the location.
They discussed the question to whether it
the house or to execute the deed with revolver.
The conspirators We're armed with dynamite
bombs, revolyers, and poisoned daggers. The
circumstances and the opportunity We're to de-
eide which should be used. Hronek cnrried
bombs in his pockets a 3S-caliber elf-acting re-
volver, and Il poisoned dagger when on his mis-
sion of revenge.
Chebowa is pleasant-faced man of 81 years,
and his countenance indicates too much milk Of
human kindness in his heart for cold-blooded,
treachsrous murder. Until their plans had
reached the 4th of July point of preparations Che
bowa had been carried along by the blood-thirsLy
impetuosty of Hronek. Cnebowa said that Hro-
assassination. He was shocked at the prospect.
The conspirators had arranged to assassinats
Mr.. Grinnell July IA. The mode of the kill
ing had not been decided. but either dyna-
mite bomb was to be thrown into his bedroom
or exploded beneath his residence, or he was to
be enticed to the door and shot or stabbed to
death.
Mr. Chebowa considered what to do for o day
or two, and then made complete confession to
Il prominent Bohemian, OF which nationality all
the conspiratOrs We're. He Immediately cnlled
on Mr.. Bonfeld and repeated Cbebowa's story.
Capt. Bonfeld pushed his Investigations as
rapidly as possible, with the assistance OF the
Bohemian gentleman and two or three mem
bers of the force who speak the Bohemian Ian
guage. Hronek's love of notoriety and his
desperate resolve to avenge. the fate Of
his anarchist friends led Capt. Bonf1eld
to precipitate matters rather than risk
Hronek becoming Suspicious and murder
ing one OF his victims before he could
be apprehended. The Captain with number
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
EASING IN NUMBERS.
The Army Sections of the Anarchists Hav

The Army Sections of the Anarchists Have
Increased to Army Size.
1t is said that the armed ranks of the anarch-
lists have increased fully 100 per cent. since the
ports. Ever since that fateful night the police,
who before placed little credence ia the strength
OF the lawless mass, have kept spies in those
parts OF Chicago thickly populated by anarchists.
Shortly before the Haymariet riot ex-Chiefi
Ebersold was induced to take steps toward learn
ing the exact strength Of the organized and armed
portion of the mob. The result of the investga-
tons appalling The evidence against Par
sons, Spies, and others did not reveal to the
world half the truth The information came none
too soon to the startled heads of the depur tment.
They saw what this result must be, and nothing
was left to be done but to make hasty prepare
tons to meet the men who would light With
bombs.
Information elected shows plainly that the
armed sections of the anarchists numbered
ter rifles, revolvers, dynamite, and bombs. The
organization was perfect. The men had long
prncticed bomb throwing in the woods Of Indi-
ana. Besides, they had secured plans of nearly
all the buildings and the sewer system go that
the warfare could be carried on from tho house
tops and by placing mines in the streets. The
police had learned the names OF hundreds, AID
knew what gun-dealers had purchased the rifles.
and after the lnb-throwing searched scores of;
houses and hardware stores, but not one of the
valuable rifles found and the dynamite and
bombs had been buried.
The execution of the leaders in the murderous
conspiracy served only to increase the hatred of
the anarchists But it taught them that greater
secrecy would have TO be observed. 1t was with
deeper determination that they set about
strengthening their ranks until there upward
of five Thousand members of the armed groups.
All are armed with Winchester rifles, for the
MINES of the gun-dealers who have secretly
purchased these arms are known. They have
bombs without number, and dynamite without
limit, undoubtedly. They still possessed of
the plans of the buildings and streets, and that
the anarchists will be ready for another test of
strength sometime in the future none who know
can truthfully deny.
Now the anarchists drill in groups of three
and six, knowing each other by numbers, and
knowing only one in d limited number of neigh
boring groups. Orders passed from the cap
tain Of one group to that of another, and SO
complete is the organization that it is estimated
the entire force could be nnssed at a given point
in u few hours.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
MINNESOTA MENTIONS.
Murder.


The coroner's inquest over the remains
Of Christian j. Bladt, who was killed in
Millerville by Henry Schecher, developed
the following facts: Bladt had filed on
small piece of land. Henry Schercher also
claimed the land. For three years there
had been trouble between them on account
of the land. On the morning of the muir
der Schecher was moving with q machine
on the side of the land next to his cabin.
Bladt began moving on his side. Henry
Schecher, accompanied by his brothers.
Jacob and John, at once drove around to
the other side of the field so that the teams
came face to face. Thomas Kolt, who was
working IN q neighboring field, says he
heard shots. but could not tell who fired
them. Henry schecher was the one, how
ever. He fired four shots. The first one
was mortal one, in the abdomen. Two
more entered his face. The fourth one
was fired from the rear, entering his back.
His feet We're caught i'll the moving ma
chine seat SO that he did not fall off, al
though the team ran away, and were
stopped by an farmer who was moving
in an adjoining field. Bladt died at once.
John Schecher at once drove Henry
Schecher to Alexandria, the sheriff lodged
him in Jail. Jacob Schecher had not been
found at last accounts. They claim it was
q case of self-defense. They are Bohe-
mianS. eH
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA.
The Inves,isation End.,,.

Inc investigation Ended.
The public investigation of the Iowa
State university is closed. DIR. Heiurichs
took the stand and gave history of al
legged prosecutions by President Pickard
and Professors Leonard and Calvin. He
declared the charges preferred against him
were merely pretexts to get him out of the
department; complained that they black
ened his character and that his letter to
the Albert Lea -four firm was wrongly in
terpreted. Prof. Parker then took the
stand, showing that Regent Matthews had
said four months previous to visiting the
class in which he claimed to have found
causes for the professors removal that he
should be removed. DR.. Hunt handed in
his books, vouchers ind bills to answer
the charges against the financial manage
ment. admitting that for legislative pur-
poses he had exceeded an appropriation by
the dental faculty by $155. He proved
that he made reports by showing book
containing them, and signature of the
dean of the faculty, and that the COM
plants made against him as teacher were
instigated by Dean Ingersoll.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03

10000
were guarded. Since the present revelations
We're made thu houses of the three victims have
been protected by police eillance.
John Hronek, NO l." ia q small man with an
Intelligent 1ace. Back of his boastfuI air and
savage talks said to be recklessness OF spirit
that makes people feel uncomfortable in his
presence. He wears . scraggly, faded out BLONDES
mustache and a little goatee. His nose is sharp
and thin, his face pinched and decisive In ex-
preston.
A lathe that had seen little recent use was
found in shed in his yard and small turning
machine in his house. He has worked little at
his trade in the last year or two. He is about IS
years Old is we'll educated, aud speaks German
and Bohemian huently and English fairly. He
got his alarenistic ideas in Vienna and brought
them with him to this country. He is an adj
mrer Of Louis Lingg and rabid in his notions
respecting theories Of government.
Frank Chapek is small man, with a bald
head and full beard, and is about 40 years
old. He is also q wood-worker His anarch-
ism is of less rampant type than that OF
Hronek.
The men were arrested on warrants sworn out
by Capt. Bonfeld under the dynamite act. They
were charged with having in their posses sion
dynamite to be Used for unlawful purpose,
impri comment in the peniteutiary.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
HAPPENINGS IN NEBRASKA:
Smith Settles I'm.

The latest development in the Smith
Hasner scandal at Columbus, is the CON-
mencement of a suit by Hasner against
Smith for $4,000 damages. In his petit
ton the plaintiff asks for $4,000 TO, the
abduction of his daughter Emma and &c.,
900 for compelling his son Louie to haul
sand for the river during a heavy snow
storm. The boy disappeared and has not
been heard of since. The circumstances
indicate that he ran away from hone on
account of Hasner's ill treatment of him.
This suit and the two others for abduction
and adultery have been dismissed, Smith
paving the costs and deciding Hahn
eighty acres of land.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Iowa's Natural Paint Niue

The discovery of a natural mine of min
eral paint near Monroe in Jasper county is
regarded as very valuable to the paint in
forests of the west. A few weeks ago,
while drilling for we'll, the presence of
an extensive deposit of the best mineral
paint was found about four feet from the
surface. Experts have examined it since
and pronounce it equal to the best ore IN
the United States. Preparations are being
made for building factory in Des Moines,
for the manufacture of paint into an arti-
Gle of commerce. AS there is not another
such mine in the state or scarcely in the
west, the discovery promises to be very
valuable, and large industry will I'M
dou5tedly be built up. The ore is of pure
quality and ready for use as soon as ground
and mixed with OIL So if any enthusiasts
tic individual should desire to paint the
town red, in literal sense, the means will
not be lackinp
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
EsTERN NEWS
o,.,,oucn of the Northwest Now
=" ..,,ilmte their Losses to
Nismanagement.
s.o,a University Investigation
' r.,aod at Last After Many
Weeks Of Work.
1T the Territory, with a Spat.
-, Of News Notes From Ne.
h,,ska and Minnesota.
.,o,ish Cattle Companies.

-;.h investors at last understand the
~, on the cattle ranges of the west
Invest in this country. For a long
MARE have been curses both loud
lam in the English papers over the
e English investors in American
omnanies, or of English companies
nnaartook to do business in this
w. They have charged American
wan with being swindlers and thieves,
F a.n,1nined losses in this way. But
Nl:'. .hs leading English papers lately,
4 : ~ ' in the light of information, are
|h. ;ns that the main cause of English
F'' u, ths American cattle business has
2 Encouragement. They show repre-
.;ra rnses where the companies have
''' ,."naoed by men who had absolutely
i u,rlsdge of the business and who
Otherwise incompetent. Enormous
;as we're paid to long lists of useless
vs. vs. and extensive aud foolish methods
we'd, y, The cattle business was con-
ID bv many of the English companies
manner which would have wrecked
n.bar kind of business. ALI this has
been carefully familiar to the Ameri-
pblic. and it is strange that it should
required so Tonga time for the knowl-
10 reach England. Even the best
,rel companies have been hard put to
recent wears to make both ends meet
mot;nt of the depressed condition of
,sttle market generally, and Of course
recklessly managed concerns were the
10 90 to the wall. Where economy,
renee and intelligence have been APP
to cattle raising on the ranges there
w fair profit being realized or the
psct of fair profit in sight. The Eng
piapers are therefore calling attention
is fact and i'll addition are arguing
the American ranges offer an admir-
field for investment under new meth
Of management. 1t is hardly to be
tied that returning confidence in for
parts is 1T once an suspicious sign as
e actual condition Of the business and
strong influence helping to improve
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Want Their Pay.

G. L. Leeds s. Co., of Minneapolis, who
furnished the terra Gotta for the new court
house at Albert Lea, have CONNIE need suit
against that city for about $4,000, the
amount due them. The county commits
sioners will defend the suit as they not
consider themselves responsible. The val
uation of the county as per assessors re-
turns, is 1894, 9S4 and the personal prop
ETY. $1,2OS,973. The real estate valua-
ton of the city of Albert Lea is $49S, Sl7,
and of the village of Alden S33 ,635.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
PLOTTING ANARCHISTS.
Alarming Disclosures Show that the An.
archists Are Still Planning for Muir.
der and Revenge.
A Fiendish Plan to Assassinate judges
Grinnell and Gary and Capt. Bon
field Fooled.
rchicago special telegram. ]

wicked and murderous conspiracy to assaz-
sinate the chief officers OF the court and several
prominent people who assisted in the prosecu-
tion of the case Of the Chicago anarchists who
suffered death at the hands of the law last fall,
came to light by Inspector Bonfeld and his as.
sistants nrresting three Bohemians named John
Hronek was the chief conspirator and their
principal prey was Judge Gary, who presided at
the anarchist trial; Judge Grnnell, who con-
Quoted the prosecution; and Inspector Bon
wns to be carried out regardless of the destruc-
ton of property. 1t generally supposed
that when the knots closed around the necks
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Playing Horse Thief:

A report having been circulated at Oak
dale that horse thieves were in that neigh
borhood, a man in the employ of George
Haverly loaded his revolver, SO as to be in
readiness for the thieves, and left it in his
room. Two sons Of Mr.. Hayerly, one 8
and the other years old, finding the re-
volver, commenced p aging hired man and
horse thief, when the pistol went off. The
younger hoy was shot in the head, and
died in few hours.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Tha Sa,na OId STORY.

The Smith family came very near losing
one of its members at Greedy Center last
week. Mrs. j. S. Smith picked up gun
which she was positive wasn't loaded"
and pointed it at her husband. The re-
suit was demolished picture which was
hanging on the wall, and some very scared
but thankful Smiths.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Death of an Iowa Veteran.

II. G. Henderson, who sustained a dislo-
cation of the neck by falling into cellar
way. at Council Bluffs, and who was con-
fdently expected to recover after the ply
sicians had successfully reduced the frac-
ture, is dead. The case has created a great
deal of interest, and thu patient was Wis
tied by great many prominent physicians
in this part Of the country. He was SO
years old, was soldier, serving from 1862
until the close Of the war, in company G,
Thirty-fourth Iowa infantry. Financially
he was in straitened circumstances, and has
been cared for since the accident by his G..
A. r. comrades, who will bury him with
military honors. Capt. J. w. Kilgore, one
Of the few survivors of Gen. Harrison's
first company of Indiana volunteers, has
worn himself out watching at the bedside
of Henderson, and is now seriously indis-
OOSe0.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Burned by Benzine,

A few days since, while the VIE and
daughter of Judge Pattenger, of Platts-
mouth, were engaged about the house,
Mrs. Plattenger was seriously buried
about the face and arms. She had placed
boiler of water on the stove, preparing
to do small washing, when her daughter.
having heard that benzine in the water
lightened the labor, through quantity in
to the water. This caused; AN instantaneous
explosion and Mrs. Pattenger seized the
boiler to carry it to the door, when the
flames communicated with her dress.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
A. Sensitive Scab.

Two trains on the Osceola narrow gauge
and the %" met at the crossing thirty
miles below Des Moines, and as the Osce-
ola train pulled up the 60" engineer no.
ticed that the narrow-gauge engineer was
leaning out of his cab winnow, scratching
the back of bis hand. This is said to be a
signal among railroad men that scab is
around. or at least the engineer took it that
way, and, drawing revolver, fired at the
narrow-gauge cab. The ball passed
through both cab windows, entered a WIN
dow Of dwelling near by and penetrated
a mirror before which lady had been
standing moment before. The narrow
gauge engineer then ran his train across
the %" track, stopped on the crossing
and held the %" train there until the en-
gineer Vas placed under arrest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03

several weeks, and he had not been able to
sleep for some time. He was finally told
that she could not recover, which intelli-
gence made him wild, and he was watched
and followed out OF the house several
times. He at last succeeded, however, in
slipping out and was hanging to a limb of
tree dead. His wife is still living but
very low.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
An Embezzling Postal Clerk.

L. G. Gates, a railway postal clerk on
the Davenport and Atchison branch of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, vas
arrested in Davenport the other day
charged with embezzling registered
money order. He was held in default of
81, 900 bail,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Await the Grand Jury.

John Gibbs, who robbed the depot at
Madison Lake, has been taken to Mankato
and lodged in Jail. The money was not
recovered. Gibbs is a printer, and was
implicated in theft in Kasota last sum-
mer. He will have to appear before the
grand Jury in December.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
SEN station at u, Wedding,

Quite sensation was caused in the. vii
lage Of Elizabeth at the wedding of j. J..
Plomm and Miss Mary Sigmundstad. The
minister was just about to tie the knot
when discarded lover appeared with a
revolver and forbade the ceremony to pro-
coed. He had been assuaging his disap-
pointment with too much whisky, but was
summsrily elected from the house, and the
wedding proceeded.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
A Slaughter ofHor..s.

The west-bound flyer" ran into bunch
o1 well-bred horses belonging to NJ. G.
Keith, near North Platte. Thirteen were
Killed and two crippled. All the horses
were re OF superior speed pedigree and some
OF them We're valued at $500 and $500
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
Ia1,,ed for Life,

D. Webb assaulted G. A. Smith at Blue
Earth with an AK, dealing him blow on
the leg which will probably lame him for
life. Webb was abusing his family, whom
he had driven into the street in their night
clothes. Smith, trying to protect them,
met the above fate. Webb is under arrest: