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Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
THE STARVATION ARMY,
A Copy of Circular Issued From the Headquarters of the Starvation
 Army, London.

Reader, we are the Starvation Army We, the producers of all wealth. are on the verge of starvation; thousands of Sur fellow workers after a life of toll die of starvation; our daughters ofttimes are driven to prostitution, our sons to crime our aged have to end their days within the workhouse gates. And why is this?
 First. That we may have family of German paupers, called a queen, princes, princesses, and dukes.
 Second. That we may have a class of idle loafers, known as landlords. who have taken possession of our common birthright. the land, and now rob us by compelling us to pay rent for the use of 1t.
 Third. That we may have a class of thieves, who rob us of the results of our labor in the shape of profits and interest; these are the capitalists bank CTS and money-Ienders.
 Fourth. That we may have a class of highly paid officials, who rob us of the results of our labor by rates and taxes.
 Fifth. That we may have an army of trained cutthroats, who are prepared to slaughter those who protest agalnst this system in any par of the world,
 This is why we are an army of miser- ables; why we have to die and be buried as paupers; why our daughters are driven to get living on the streets, our sons to crime. that these privileged classes may live in luxury on tn results of our labor. Fellow citizens, the an, nual wealth produced by the laborers in this country is e1,300,0O0, ,000, of which the small minority of capitalists
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30

and landlords take Gl,OOO, O,0O0,0OO as profits, interest and rents, leaving e300,- 100000 for the people who create it all. Is it any wonder they can have their servants and carriages, their palaces to live in, with suburban villas for their mstresses 2 And all from the results of our labor, while the wealth-producers have to live in filthy novels and eat the oifal and garbage of the town, not fit for dogs or pigs. And so it will con. tinue as long as the competitive state of society exists; therefore we call upon you to join us and assist in peaceably overturning this cursed system by which we, the producers of all wealth, are ground down.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
Neetings.

eE~ Notices, lines or less, under this head in
 serted at S5.UO Der year, payable In advance
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
TRADES UNION CALENDAR.
Meetings Regularly Held at Trades Coun-
 cil Hall, 763 Chapel Street.

Delegates to the Trades Council received at the
 regular meetings, on the First and Third
 Sunday evenings in each month. A. A of l. AND $ w., 2d and last Thursday evgs BREWERS, alternate Sunday mornings BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JoINERs, 2d
 and 4th Wednesdays.
 CIGARMAKERs (39), 4th Tuesday in month, 73O D.
 m Executive Board every Saturday, D, m CIaARMAKERs (6T, 2d Wednesday, 7:3D D. m. FURNITURE WORKERS 2d aud 4th Friday evgs GRANITE CUTTERS Sd Saturday evening. HORSE SnoERs, 2d Tuesday evening. IRON MouLDERs (60), 1st and 3d Thursday evgs IRON MouLDERs C7O, ist and 3d Friday evenings JouRNEYMEN BAKERS, 2d and 4th Saturday at ID, m,
 STONE MAsoNs, list and Sd Wednesday evenings TALoRs, 2d and 4th Mondays, SD, m, TRADES COUNCIL, lst and Sd Sundays, 7:30 D. m TYPOGRAPHICAL, 4th Sunday 8 D. Tn. WooD CARvERs lst and 3d Tuesday evenings
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
NEW HAVEN.

MEXICAN SECTION, $. L. P.--Regular Meet N ings the 1st and 3t Friday evening of each month.
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LOCAL NOTICES.
For aH kinds of Job Printing, go to tue StaDord Printing Co.
OKGANIZE!

Workingmen and women in any part of the State of Connecticut wishing to organize can have the assistance of the Federation of Labor, by addressing it's President, T. J, Flood, P. o. Box 542, New Haven, Conn.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
SOCIAL DEMANDS.

esa % of ht s ] ns s 5 % the not s s 3 sd sopns sp pov G asre '1 % bofsrs oEa one and % s ot msan @ s1 nc ap n r0a canals ths sGs stss e" and ao a o the local % and Public lands to be declared naenae They shall be leased agricultural 9ratns @ d"9 the conditions which have been with Legal incorporation by the States of T"re1nE @ of wqmnf G%opajys productive associations public works f Inauguration Ina of public works in times of economical depression The United States to have the exclusive right toisue money veway a t ] b ] h ] e a cfS forests and 1o The United States have the right appropriation running patents inventions to be free a but s.smp M Progressive income tax and tax 0" "'"o' '" smaller incomes to be Gomy s soG education all children under all y public Furnishing meals clothes books be under direction United a conspiracy mpuary Unabridged 4oS M o en % s s @ oonon ts o P% G @ the occupations detrimental health omai phbonof labor & M All wages be paid cash Eua1n by Law of voms myap S ay G aGE " pTG'''0n of and limbs of working people, and an efficient n and ] ss ] granted upon mutual con-
 POLITICAL DEMANDS.
 propose nive upon Abolition the PS Senate of the United % % aiss b S s HSss en 5 tuon and statuts '' '"S '0'S' B. Municipal sel: government suffrage without regard color creed Election to be legal holidays
  The members of all legislative bodies be and
 
 Uniform free of charge. Abolition of capital punishment.
 
 
 RESOLUTION. Whereas The Socialist Labor United States party, and
 Whereas The participation Municipal County and Congressional elections is good of agitation, Rsolre1 Party hereby  Resolved That faithful allegiance the Socialist Labor and political parties shall the Socialist Labor other parties being considered reactonary
Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-30
DEMANDS.

we consider the first duty of the Government legislatures
 ne ecoo @ conditions into cooperative system of society by ana thus conflict between For that purpose strive for the acquisition political power app
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Education of the Negroes.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.


Governor Gordon has done We in We
toing bill passed by the Georgia IegisIa-
ture relative to the school system of Ma
con to the effect that all the revenue col
lected from taxes on property owned by
white people should go for white schools
and all from the property Of the colored
people to the cOlored schools of the town
He is right in declaring such a law
against sound policy and a violation of
the spirit of both the state and Federal
constitutions.
If acts like this were extended over the
whole South they would assure the il
literaoy of the negro for all time
to come. The coloTed people are aequir-
ing property very slowly, and the taxes
on it would not suffice to make the
slightest impression upon the i'm
mense mass of illiteracy prevailing
among them. On the Macon basis the
negroef of Georgia would be entitled at
best to So 1000 or Sl5 900 a year, or
enough TO support twelve or fifteen
schools for its 20 900 children of an edu-
cational age.
The Georgia law is antagonistic to the
spirit which the South has shown in its
dealings with the negroes. Nineteen
LNentietHs OF al the money spent on COL
ored schools is given by tine Southern
whites, and given voluntarily, because
they recognize the fact that not only the
negroes, but themselves and the entire
South are benefited by getting rid
of the illiteracy which disgraces /,
Injuries and holds it back. And
when Mr.. Cable sneers at us and talks
boastfully of what Northern philanthropy
has contributed to the education of the
negro, we have but to point TO the fact
that Southern justice has done twenty
fold as much.
The Southern whites are doing all they
can for the education OF the negro. Civ
ing voluntarily larger portion of their
wealth to public schools than any section
Of the country; and in all they give, the
negro shares equally with the white, Sc
curing the same school and COLLEGIATE
education.
The Macon law was the very first prop
ositiop to depart from this system, aud
Governor Gordon did well to kill it so
promptly.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
LOC4LETTES.

Singers dancing school is open. Get
terms at Singers hall over Pendery's.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Hale are very
happy over the arrival of a beautiful
baby girl at their home.
Fort Worth Typographical Union, No
1913, meets at the Pythlan Temple, corne
of Third and Main, at $3.50 O'Clock thi )
evening.
The proposed new charter is being gen.
orally discussed by Fort Worth citizens g.
Many favor it as it stands, while Others
suggest amendments.
Bishop Goodsell, who was expected TO
arrive in Fort Worth Saturday has failed
to come, and will not preach in ST..
Paul IS NJ. E. church on Sunday as was
announced.
The annual statement of the Merchants
National Bank of Fort Worth will be
found in to-day's GAZETTE. it will
prove interesting reading to its stock
holders and bankers generaly.
E. e. Chase, president of the Fort
Worth Land and Street Railway Com
pany yesterday closed for the purchase of
the RosedaIe and Queen City Street Car
lines. A check for $50 900 changed
hands.
A negro boy informed Officer Pa,
Stevens yesterday that some clothing was
stored away under the compress plat
form, and upon investigation the officer
found a suit of good clothes, neirly, if
not quite new which await an owner.
Yesterday B. G. Evans purchased the
stock of Joseph FL Brown in the Martini
Brown Company, $50 900 being the
amount paid. The Martin Brown Com
pany continues to wholesale dry goods,
etc. while the B. G. Evans Company
will retail dry goods and wholesale boots,
shoes, hats, etc. The two concerns will
do an immense business in 1889.
The Fort Worth fire department met in
regular session last to transact the usual
monthly business. After all routine
business had been disposed iOf Judge L.
n. Cooper in a beautiful
speech presented the department
with crayon portrait of
Chief Matkin, life size, drawn by Assist
ant Chief Kaiser. The portrait was ao-
oepted by the department in a fitting
manner. The meeting adjourned TO Sat
urday night next to transact important
business.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
New Orleans Market.

New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 5.-Coffee-Firmer;
Rio, common to prime, 5iaG1S34c.
Rice-In fair demand; ordinary to prime, S34 "a
DC,
Cotton Seed Products-steady and firm; prime
crude oil, delivered, 42c; refined, free on board,
52isc cake and meal long ton, free on board, SIS.
Sugar-Open kettle, dull and nominal; strictly
prime, sc; prime, 4isci fully fair, 42.c. Other
grades nominal Centrifugal plantation granu-
lated, &c; choice white, 7-16G6 9-leci off white
5=I6d6sse; choice yellow clarified, s 1-l696lsc;
prime do, Sc; off do, 5$4 a5kc seconds, Aza5la Sc.
Molasses-Quiet but steady. Open kettle,
S5926c: fair, 22a2le; good common, 2Oa22c;
common, .l5a1sc; higher grades nominal; cen
tgifugals strictly prime, 24G25c; prime, goa
21e;; prime, lsal9c; good fair. lie; fair, Ice;
common to good common, 1301Tc.
SVrnp-25021c.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06

The total for 1888 is obtained by adding
the construction during 1888 as stated by
the Railway Age (7I20 miles, to Mr..
Poor s total at the end of 1887 (l48 1887
miles,. Should the average construction
during 1889 and 1890 be equal to that of
the year just closed (and there is no rea-
son to doubt that it will be) the total
VIII exceed 170, 900 miles by the end of
the next census year.
According to the American Almanac
the number Of miles of railway in opera
ton in all the world at the end of 1887
was 339 ops, and nearly "A per cent of
this mileage was within the limits of the
United States. AT the same time the
number Of miles in operation in Canada
was l0.7l5, and in Mexico 37O3. The
total mileage of North America, there
fore, was l63 ,405 or nearly one-half the
total mileage Of the world Our present
mileage is sufficient to girdle the globe
at the equator six times, with enough to
spare to reach twice across our continent
from New York to San Francisco.
Our railroad statistics aside from mile
age are very defective, and such as we
have do not run back beyond 1871. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Poor in. that year A GA
miles out of a total mileage of 80 ,293 had
q capital and funded debt of 81 ,G64 1921, -
Go, and the gross earning amounted to
S4O3 1929 POS. In 1886 125, Jag miles out
of a total of 1877 1887 had total capital
and debt of 81 1872 ,474 ,S3S, and the gross
earnings were SS22, 1911 ,9t9. These
figures do not correctly indicate the
increase in traffic, because rates averaged
very much lower in 1886 than in 1871.
While the gross earn ings rather more
than doubled during the interval it is
probable that the actual traffic increased
nearly four fold. 1t must not be infer
red, of course, that the realiztd wealth
of the country has increased at the same
rate, but the figures certainly do indicate
something like that increase in the gross
production and consumption of the Amer
lean people - Chicago Globe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
LIPSCOMB COUNTY.
Letter Regarding the Lipseomb County
Petition Who VIII Go to Austin.
Hon. J. n. Browning Prevented by Business
From Giving the Matter His Time, But
FaHors the Plan Suggested.
CLARENDON. Tx. Jan. 3. 1859.

CLARENDON, Tx, Jan. 8, 1883.
To the Gazette.
IN Y. ur issue of yesterday you repro
duced from the Lipseomb Interstate an
open letter from w G. Mcdonald which
referred to myself. Wishing to correct
the error before it is too far gone, re-
quest that you publish the enclosed copy
of letter 1 have just written to the
Interstate upon the subject. Very re-
specially, J. N. BROWNING.
CLARENDON, TEX, JAMS, 1889.
Editor Lipscomb Inter State.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE of yesterday
reproduced, from your paper an open
letter from w G Mcdonald, in which
the people of your county and the Pan
handle are urged to contribute to a fund
to be used in defraying my expenses,
while attending the coming session of the
legislature, in the interest of what is SO
well known as 1.-THE Lipscomb County
Petition l feel very grateful to Mr..
Mcdonald, yourself and all others who
may favor the movement and should
feel hOnored to go ON such an GRAND III
the interest of, and to amelioFate, if
possible, the unhappy condition of this
people who are so badly trodden down by
unWlse Iand legislation. But my present
circumstances and the condition of my
business are such as to deny me the priyi-
lege of so serving the people
Mr.. Mcdonald evidently misunderstood
my reply TO him when he approached me
! on the subject while was at your court
last month. In that conversation he
stated in substance that he thought it
best to have some one go to Austin to
york for and explain the petition; that
ne thought l was the man for the work
and desired to know of me what it wOul0
lake to secure my services in the matter.
/ stated TO him that l did not think it
possible for me to go; that if did go 1
should not think of asking more
than the payment of my neces-
sary expenses, and would not ask
that if l was able TO bear it myself. Ny
business obligations are such that if the
money were rendered me to pay my ex
penses on said trip could not accept it
Lest Mr.. Mcdonald s mistake, though ali
honest one, should cause his plan to fail
l request that you publish this in your
paper with the request that your ex-
changes who published his letter copy.
Sincerely, your obedient servant,
J n. BROWNING.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Made q Confession.

WGLKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 5.-Michael
Rosilio has confessed. He duplicates
three others. He claims not to have had
part in the actual shooting. He told the
detectives where the rifle used in con-
junction with FeYolyers and
the satchel in which the money was car
ried was secFeted near Miners Mills, and
to-day they were recovered. The rifle is
a Colt 5 repeater of 44-calibre It is stated
here tonight that two of the other three
have been arrested in New York and
viii be brought 10 this city on the early
morning train. The arrest and develop
ments created the most intense excite
ment and rejoicing throughout this sec
ton.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
-4merican RaiE,rnns.

There is no better indication of the in
dustrial vitality and energy of the Amer
lean people than appears in our railway
statistics. The railways are the great
inland common carriers, and their ex-
tension is evidence of the general growth
of industries of all kinds-not industries
in the restricted and unscientiffc sense in
which high tariff writers habitualiy use
the word. Ia the statistics of railway
advancement are -centered and reflected
the great facts of general Industrial ad-
vancenent. The salient points of those
statistics are. therefore, peculiarly in
structive.
According to Poor's Manual, the miles
of railroad IN operation at the end of each
census year, beginning with 1880, were
n follows.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Fresh bread and butter at Turner, Nc
Clure s Ce's.
STEAMER SUNK.
The Montana, Cattle Laden, Goes Down in
Collision with n German LIoyd Steamer.

The Montana, Cattle Laden, Goes Down in
Collision with German Lloyd Steamer.
BALTIMORE, Mp. Jan. 5.-The Brit
ish steamship Montana, Captain Will
Jams, which sailed this morning for Lon
don with an assorted eeFgo and PA head
of cattle, was this afternoon in collision
off North Point with the North
German Lloyd steamer Maine, Captain
Jaeger, which was coming in from
Bremen. The Montana was struck
full in the side and sunk in
few minutes. Chief Engineer
Robert NJ. Young was killed, but
the rest of the crew were transferred to
the Maine. The latter vessel was not Ia
jured. The Montana is one year old i,
was 800 feetiong, was valued at $500 900 :.
Her cargo was worth nearly as much
more, The latter was mostly shipped
through from the west, a considerable
portion being consigned by Armour &
Co. of Chicago. A great portion of the
cattle were drowned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06

compete with St. Louis. The demand
was submitted to arbitration, and yester-
day a decision was reached as follows:
First-class freight, 90 cents; second
class freight, l6; third-class freight, u;
fOurth-class freight, 10; ffth-class
freight, Z; class A 9; class B, s; class
G, Z; class d, s; class E, 8; cast
iron water pipe and wire
nails in carloads, 5; soap, g.;
candles and starch, ~; whisky, 10.
These figures are the rates of freight
from Cincinnati and Texas over and
above the rate from the city to that point
and is in the nature of a compromise, as
st. Louis claimed higher and Cincinnati
lower rate. The result, however, is
considered victory for st. Louis, and
will enable local merchants to hold their
Texas trade against Cincinnati.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Women's Work.


The women of America are fast becom-
ing bread-winners. There are now s.
600 600 of them in this country self
supporting ~ Exchange.
The above item is absurd From time
immemorial the women of all countries
have been self-supporting Man works
from sun to sun, but woman s work is
never done. As class they
toll harder and through hours
longer than the men, vet newspa-
pers talk seriously about women becem-
ing self-supportingI 1t is true that they
generally do the home work, while the
men do the work that brings in the
money, but that does not make woman
any the less lGead-winner. There are
as many self supporting women in this
country as men, and we do not doubt but
that at least 3 900 900 of them not only
Support themselves but trihing husbands
besides.
HAMBURG Jan. 5.-ProfeSsor Geffckeu
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Foa Wo,4h, Houston. Dallas.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. Jan. 5,-The operation
Dallas to Lancaster gives Dallas her
tenth railroad outlet. In the race for
railroad supremacy, Dallas, Fort Worth
and Houston are tied, 1t is more than
probable that either Fort Worth or Dallas
will take the lead this year, Dallas pro-
poses TO build the Dallas, Archer and
Pacific, while Fort Worth Is making
strenuous efforts 10 build the Fort Worth
Western. 1t is not known which project
has the strongest backing but it is almost
certain that the first road that is COM
menced viii shut the other out. Both
lines point in the same direction, and the
building of one win make the other abso-
lutely unnecessary.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Fatal Freight Wreck.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. "a dis
astrous freight wreck occurred this even
ing on the Pittsburg and Western Rail-
road near Carbon, Pa. Both locomotives
were wrecked. Engineer Doc Nc
Henry stuck to his engine
and was crushed. He will die.
Fireman William Condo jumped and es-
capped with serious bruises, The oth5r
engineer, Thomas Jenkins, was fatally
hurt internally, and Henry Motz, his
fireman, had both shoulder blades and
several ribs broken.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
SPORTING NOTES.
KiLrnin Mems R,.sin,ess

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan 5.--Jake' Kilrain
issued the following to-day:
''BUFFALo, N. Y. Jan. 5, 1888.
''In reply to Sullivan L wish to state
that the American public will not be
humbugged. Sullivan must come to the
scratch at the time appointed and
arrange match for $40 600 and the
Police Gazette diamond belt which rep
resents the championship of the world .
Myself or representatives viii be at the
place appointed at Toronto. mean, as
heretofore, business. 1t is too late
for Sullivan excuses about Ii
cense. I am native born Amer
lean of Irish descent, and [
intend the American public shall be the
judge and jury in regard to whether Sui
Ivan or myself is champion, and am
ready to prove it, like every genuine
champion should, in the prize ring, not
in the newspapers.
lSignedl, JAKE KILRAIN,
Champion of the World. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-06
Quarantine Conference.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 5.-Th'
legislature Of Alabama adopted at its re.
cent session joint resolution calling .
conference on quarantine regulations to
meet in this city March 6. To-day
the governor forwarded letters
to the governors of Georgia
Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Car
DINA, North Carolina, Tennes-
see, Kentucky and Illinois, requesting
them to appoint delegates to confer with
them