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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28
HOUSING OF THE WORKERS


Now the cold weather is settling in
and the poor have'to shift for shelter
the best way they can, it is not mop
perfume to give some consideration to
one Of our most important palliatives
and stepping stones-the construction
of dwellings for the people; these to be
let at cost OF construction and maintain
ance alone. The question of the housing
of the poor is one that is slowly but
surely gaining ground. One by one our
palliatives are being accepted as prac
ticable by the people and, needless to
add, by politicians anxious for future
favors on the part of the democracy.
The greatest anxiety workers have is
that of being able to keep roof over
their heads. The rent question solved,
the wage-slave feels that great load
has been lifted off his mind. The
power to GUST the poor man from his
dwelling is one of the greatest levers the
SApioittio pbooCoo w oSi We hhcli pun POoc.
Deprive them of this power and we
think we should soon see new spirit of
independence exhibited by the workers
at present hardly conceivable.
When advocating the establishment of
municipal dwellings, the control of wa
ter and artificial light by the munich
pality should also be insisted upon.
1t may be argued that if you practi-
cally abolish rent and reduce the cost of
living, wages will fall in the same ratio.
Here comes the test of the palliative
now under discussion. contend that
it has twofold virtue mat while rails
ing the standard of comfort of the wor-
ker by lessening the expense of rent, it
also furnishes him with a weapon of
resistance to repel the attacks of the
capitalist taking advantage of the iron
law Of wages, which we know reduces
wages TO the lowest point of subsistence
by competition among the workers for
employment.
With the establishment of municipal
dwellings it is not too much to assume
that the supply of light and water will
be under the same local control. Here
then we have, comparatively speaking,
free rent, free water, free light, and
consequently free warmth-splendid
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28
SPECIAL AGENTS FOR THE WORK
MEMS ADVOCATE.

ALBANY-J. Gilliar, ~ jefferson street
BALrIMoRE-C. Doering, III n Castle st.
BosToN-H. W, Brown DPS Harrison ave
BRIDGEPORT S, Seller SIS Main street.
BRooKLYN-Alb. Griesbeck, rs Johnson ave.
CHIcAGo-B, Frese, 70 state street room SO;
John NJ. Foley, 202 West Adams street
CLEVELAND, FIR Trappe, 3d Hamilton st.
DETRoIT-E Steyer, l5l Grandy avenue.
ERIE, PA.-Rob Helm, 1877 Sassafrass st
EVANSVILLE, lND.-Chr Schaad 1913 Fulton ay.
HARTFORD Jos Ellern, 10i Asylum street. w.
Werner 255 Market street
HoLYoKE, MASH. Backofen, 32S Park st.
LONDON, ENGLAND--H w. Lee. ISL Queen Vic
toria street, Blackfriars Bridge, t. c.
LYNN, MAss-Fred IL. Oelcher, 10 Jewett ST.
MEaIpEN, CoNN.-W. Maurer, 80 Pratt st.
MINI EAPoLIs, MlNN-TheO. Jost 3035 Fort ave
NEWARK c. Scheer, 106 Springfield ave
NEW YORK CITY, Decker, ag2 Il 74th st.
NEW ORLEANs-C Boensch, ?. O. Box 3OS; 4G 2
Lesseps st,
PouaHKEEPsIE, N, Y.-H. Szimmath 1853 N, Ham
iltun street
PRovInENcE-John Brand, SO Snow street
RocHEsrER.-L. Waldorf, 31S North av
SAN FRANCIsco--J. G, Blass. G3S 1-2 Natoma 81.
ST PAUL, MINI e, Seitz. 151 Carroll ST..
SYRACUSE, N. V Otto Koelling 333 Park ave,
Troy, N. Y.-Frank Dankhof, la Hill st,
WARRINGTON Ploner, p, o. Post Townsend
WILMINGTON, DEL.-Fritz Elser, IL I.amotte St.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28
Chauncey Depew's Nonsense.
HENRY D. LLOYD.

To the Workmen's Advocate:
The following is clipped from recent
issue of the New York Tribune:
"The cornerstone of the Women's
Lodging House, at No. IA East Sixteenth
Street, was laid yesterday. The attend
ance was large The exercises were be-
gun by the Rev. DIR. w. r. Huntington,
of Grace Church. He was followed by
the Rev. DR.. John Hall, who then in
troduced Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The glory of New York is its hospi-
tails, its asylums, its homes for the I'M
fortunates, its scores of beneficent lnsti-
tutions," said Mr.. Depew. 'ln proper
ton to its population New York has
done more to relieve suffering than any
other city on the globe. The chasm
between those who have something to
do and those who have not is rapidly
deepening"
The glory, Mr.. Depew! did you say
the glory? Why, man, it is the deep
damning disgrace of our civilization
that such institutions have a cause for
existence. Give to each human being
what he has a right to. namely, full
and complete subsistence for his phys
zeal body; full and complete educa-
ton of its mental faculties a full and
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28
A Still More Sensible PrOhibitiOnist.
Holyoke, Mass.

To the W'Orknen's Advocate:
A correspondent in your issue of Dec.
q, signing himself Prohibitionist, 4"
bemoans the fate of the gallant six
hundred Prohibitionists who have
again charged the enemies guns in the
face of certain defeat. This, he says,
"is magnificent, but not war" He pro-
poses union of all reform forcee, in,
Guiding Prohibitionists, to strike now
one united blow" and overthrow old
party corruption with one mighty
effort"
Good This is just what we have been
wanting all the time. But what definite
plan has your sensible" correspondent
to propose for uniting in one great pro-
gressive body such discCrdant elements
as he Observation-Disclosures and the
opponents of landlords, churchmen and
enemies of the church, anti-socialists
and those who, while signing for the
"social revolution" patronize most
literally the great "bar" to the peoples
advancement and progress?
fyour correspondent be indeed "sensi-
BILE" let us have his plan for practical
union of these discordant elements for
progressive and harmonious work.
PRoHIBITIoNIsT No. 2.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

gether skeptical of the possibility of
carrying out any scheme of Socialism in
the present phase of human develop.
ment' But my opinions on both these
points have been changed by careful
study OF that remarkable book, Looking
Backward which, for the first time, so
far as | know, sets forth a practical and
altogether unobjectonabe scheme of
soelallstic life, and solves all the Difficult.
ties of the problem in most complete
and satisfactory manner"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

The Standard Oil Trust has only one
competitor in the world, but it is a
mighty one and its existence accounts
for every reduction of price that is
usually credited to the improved man
agement of the great American monop
oily. The production of petroleum in
the Baku district of Russia increased
from $4,000 pools in 1889, to 500, 600
pools in 1888; where's in the United
States it decreased during the same
period from TAO, 900 to 10000 pools. A
Russian poo is about equivalent to SO
pounds.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

The Socialists of Berlin have surprised
everybody by their successes at the
recent election for members of the City
Council of the German capital. Of six
teen councilmen the Socialists elected
nine while the Liberals carried seven
districts. With the two Socialist men,
bers holding over there are now eleven
Socialists in the Berlin municipal legis-
lature. This victory is the more signific
ant, because property qualifications
almost entirely deprive the workingmen
from the elective franchise for these
elections. There are three classes of
electors, the third of which is composed of
storekeepers, small business men and the
best paid mechanics. In this third class
the Socialists have won their remarkable
victories and, rs is predicted by the
bourgeois press of Germany, will before
long obtain entire control.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

We clip the following interesting item
from a recent issue of the Pacific Union:
Alfred Russell Wallace is known
throughout the world of science as the
man who arrived, simultaneously with
Charles Darwin, at precisely the same
discoveries and conclusions respecting
evolution as those which will be linked
forever with Darwin's name. He has
long been a fervent apostle of Land
Naturalization, and he now has this to
say:
Hitherto | have been doubtful
whether Socialism il any form would
be the future of. humanity, and alto
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

There is trouble in Minneapolis on
account of the manual training schools.
1t seems that some of these schools have
been gradually turned into regular trade
schools. The teaching of wood carving
had been made principal feature of
the schools, and a number of half
trained wood-carvers turned out, whom
the wood-carving firm of Bardwell,
Robinson & Co. is trying to employ in
their factory, superseding the better
paid union wood carvers. The Union
is determined to resist the introduction
of these trade school competitors.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

Delegates representing the mule spin
ners of New Jersey and New England
States held a Convention at Fall River,
Mass, last week and formed federation
called the National Mule Spinners Asso-
citation of America. Delegates were
present from Newark, n. j.; Dover,
N. H.; Biddeford, Augusta, Lewiston
and Waterville, Maine; Lowell, New
Bedford and Fall River, Mass, and the
Blackstone valley. A quarterly tax of
ten cents per capita was charged for the
expenses of the organization. Members
on strike will be assisted by assessment.
An endeavor will be made to attain
uniform standard of wages throughout
the United States. The association will
push the eight-hour movement, and will
hold semi-annual meetings in May and
October.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-12-28

The West Virginia law requiring cash
payment Of wages and prohibiting store
orders or scrip has been declared uncon-
stitutional by the Court Of Appeals of
that State. The Judge, boasting of the
good American" name of Snyder, held
that the American" principle of the
freedom of contract was violated by the
law and it therefore could not stand.
The outrageous robbery of the poor
miners through the pluck me stores will
go on in the State of West Virginia, in
the name of liberty !. What an insult
When will the working people come to
the end of their patience and take the
law-making and law-interpreting into
their own hands?
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
HIS STORIES DON'T JIBE.
Ralph e. Wa1son Tangles Him.
self in Testifying, and May Get
Into Trouble.

halDn II. " aISOn IAQSleS t1lH.
self in Testifying, and May Get
Into Trouble.
Ralph E. Watson, formerly of the real
estate firm of Clark & Watson, and once
the Manager of r. G. Dun Mercantile
agency in this city, is now in iminent
peril of being consigned to the county
Jail, upon charge of perjury preferred
against him in open court, by prom
inent attorney of this city. st. Paul
real estate men will readily call to mind
the time when Watson was in the real
estate and brokerage business with Mr..
Clark, of Clark IL Frost, now deceased,
and afterwards on his own account on
jackson street. 1t was while Watson
was in business for himself on Jackson 1
street. that he entered into deal which
brings him into court now. The case
was called before Judge Kerr yesterday
afternoon. A. j. McAffee sues George
Graham, E. c. Long and A. ID. Mcleod
to recover $1,000 on real estate con-
tract, to which Graham, Long and Nc
Leed answer, and allege fraud on the
part of Watson, who was the pretended
agent in the transaction. While the
real estate boom was raging at Sault
Ste. Marie, as well as tagging here,
w dISoll pdChCu -Hlo S1lp dHu SUlupUly ]
left his affairs here and entered upon
new enterprises at the '.Soo." He was
subp9naed to testify in this case, and
yesterday while occupying the stand
under the torturing fire of cross-exam-
ination by C. ID. O'Brien, Watson con-
tradicted himself very seriously. He
seemed to be willfully testify
ing falsely, and the court and
counsel both noticing it called
''Time." The witness was obstinate.
and walked into net which he wound
up tighter as he awkwardly proceeded
to explain himself. As the examina-
tion went on the witness again belied
his former testimony, and counsel for
the defense grew wrathy. The court
also cautioned the witness, and, tomake
certain whether the minutes showed
that the witness had really perjured
himself or not, the court ordered the
stenographer to submit copy of them
this morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. O'Brien
moved that Watson be arrested then
and there and confined in the jail until
the warrant could he drawn upon the
findings at the examination of the mill
utes this morning. Judge Kerr con-
cluded to allow Watson his liberty un-
til all doubt was overcome this morning,
when, if it is found that Watson has
periured himself, and as often as the
judge and counsel presume, it will go
hard with him. The trial Of the case
will be continued this morning.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
METHODIsTs In TENTS.
Hundreds of the Faithful En-
CANNED at Red Rock.

Hundreds of the Faithful En-
camped at Red Rock.
This evening there will be encamped
on the Rec Rock camp meeting ground
hundreds of the Alethodists of the
state, who have pitched their tents Oh
the first day SO as to attend the opening
services. which are to be held this
evening. This will be the twenty-first
annual state encampment held at Red
Rock, and much is expected from it by
the members of the Methodist church.
Improvements have been going Oh for
the past two weeks. Hotels have been
repaired and new cottages erected, while
many of the older cottages have received
additions and other improvements
A number were encamped On the
grounds last evening and had. short
service in the chapel. The Methodists
assert that there are no extra Sunday
trains to be run. The Milwaukee and
Burlington roads have issued a joint
time table. One change has been made
for Sunday. The morning train which
leaves st. Paul at 10:30 o'clock will
arrive at Red Rock before the morning
mona, has built a new cottage on the
grounds. 1. C. Quinby, of st. Paul; Mr..
Moere, of Minneapolis, and Mr.. Bell, Of
Hampton, have made additions to sum-
mer cottages. The Northwestern Book
house moved supply of goods down
yesterday. The Sam Jones and Sam
Small cottage has been put in condition
for Bishops Fitzgerald and Newman.
The Red Rock postofiee has been
opened in the restaurant, and fast mail
appliances have been placed along the
track. The cottage of Mrs. Jane Hall
will be occupied by number of Day.
toms bluff girls. who will be cnaperoned
by Mrs. Hall. Mrs. Wentworth has
already moved into her cottage. The
programme of this evening will be as
follows;
Prayer and conservation meeting, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. E. SIN ith. D. D., superin-
tendent of religious sevices. There will be
short addresses by Rev. W. w. Satterlee, Rev.
A. Turner and others.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Canitai Combines.

Secretary Of State Mattson yesterday
recorded the following new companies:
The Fuel Patents company, with a
capital of $4,000, is incorporated by NJ.
Nirdlinger. Fort Wayne, Ind; d. Rob-
inson, g. Fl. Mead, d. W. Semlo, A.
BostWick, w. j. Ballard, A. Bauman,
L. w. Pierce, j. B. Macarthur, of Min
neapolis; j. M. Smith, j. G. Robinson.
M. Haug, E. g. Howard. NJ. 0. Hall, j
Seliwood, of Duluth. The headqnar-
tiers of the company will be at Mime
apolis, with branch office at Duluth.
The purpose of the corporation is to ac-
quire, own, lease and more fully develop
and sell patent rights for processes. ETC.,
for the manufacture of artificial fuel.
The same gentlemen are also respons-
ible for the Incorporation Of the Petrole
Fuel Company of Minnesota, capital
stock $500, ZOO, with headquarters at Min
neapolis and branch department. at Du-
luth. The Steberg cheese factory,
Goodhue county, filed articles, but gave
no capital stock.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14

year are:
Franklin School-Minnie Arney. Eckley
Blasdell, Lillian Crawshaw, Anna Sitter,
Robert Wanzer, Ida Hess, Mabel Sawyer,
Echo Ware, Clara Ginsberg, Mary Holmes,
Flora Sternberg, Rosa Nabersberg, Lille Col
burn. Nellie Scobell, Katie Winker, Louis
Grant, Frank Keogh, Ella Lindeke, Lottie
Ryan, Ethel Haisley, Lucy Parlow, Alice Fur
Iopg and Elmer X. Miller-26.
Madison School-Lydia Berry. Nettie Ber-
fea,i. Florence Boyd. Bridget Colbert MAJ d
Fellett, Kittie Fox, Bessie Gambel, Lille
G9fbois, Harry Greenbe.. Lille Garrison,
Mary Hawthorn. Ida Hawthorn, Annie Jen-
sen, Gustayus Knox. Kate Lynch, Alfred
Mason, Nellie Pesch, Helen Patterson. Sarah
Pashley, John Rodger, Albert Richardson,
Martha Schroer, Lydia Sturns, Kittie Tor.
fence, Merriam Tankersley, Clara Ward and
Webster school-Hascal Brill, Henry
Boyer, Harry Barr, Harry Castle, John
Delaney, Earnest Davidson. Arthur Ernst,
Hedley Grant, Arthur Gunneson, Perry
Jewell, Edmund Jewett, Ernest Lewis, Wal
ter Mailer. Beach Maxwell, George Oyerton,
Wood, Otto Willius, Rosser Womack, Nell
Austin, Bessie Allen, Alice Brack. Mary
Brown. Grace Bradley, Grace Delaney,
Agnes Eagan, Louise Femald Bertha Booch,
tride Hall: Gertrude Kirk, Mabel Lanpher,
Maggie Maloney, May Mahon. Hattie Merrill.
HHftie Mcdonald. Isabel Robinson. Kate
Rittle, Mile Turner, Irene Talman. Mae
Van Worries, Meta Witter and Emily Ward
10.
jefferson School-Oliye Becht. Martha
Bolt, Nettie Brown, Charles Dohm, Carl Du-
cius, Lizzie Dawne, Louis Frankel. Grace
Gardner, Augusta Geisenheyer, Millie Kutil,
Walter Loving, Adolph Mack. Dick O'Brien,
Lillian Rnzcka, Fred Schultz, Lula ShOk,
Bessie Solomon, Pearl Teeple, Matilda Wer-
ner and Marion White-2O.
Van Buren SchOOl-Clemie Siebold, Gale
Phillips, Frank Krieger, Walter Hall aud
Peter Ross.
Rice sehool-Mary Lynch, Eda Rapp and
Lena. Sullivan-3.
Monroe School-George Kirch, Guy Douty,
Willie Leitch and Theodore Simon.
HumbOlt School-Jennie Southwark. May
Slavin, Maggie Slayin. Lulu Golfers Minnie
Haskell Ada Wiseman, Fannie WOrthington,
Mary Dempsey, Elsie Staples, Lizzie King,
Josep Critic, George Flint, William Gray,
jerome Hirsch, Everett Pierce. John GelniO,
Charles Messenger, George Schauble and
Melva Wilgus-l9.
LongfeIlow School-Lottie Shepard, Ethe-
lyn- Mason, Bennie Sherien, Sidney Porter
and Lewis Crosby-5.
Cleveland School-Winnie Hicks, Anna
McElvery. Addella Knudsen, Crete Mertens,
Ebba Nordstrom, Noah Quick, John Austin
and George Dunlap-8.
The Slbley and Quincy schools have not
yet been heard from.
The Alumni association of the high
school meet Tuesday evening, for re.
organization.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14

share, amounting to Sl.SOO, on thirty
lots they own. The above amounts are
to be paid either in property or cash
wherewith to buy property.
TO the petition asking for the widen
ing of Selby avenue signatures, repre-
senting 5000 feet frontage. have already
been obtained. Subscription lists and
petitions are open at the Offices
of Bushnell & Bushnell and Egbert
q. Handy. The committee who have
the matter in hand will be a permanent
thing, and will call another meeting
should they deem it advisable. About
one-half of the necessary amount was
subscribed last night, and this repre-
sents the largest property owners in the
district. All that now remains is for
the owners of small amounts OF prop
erty to come up with their small sub
scriptiOns and swell the grand total to
100000. If they fail to come up, to the
scratch the whole thing will fall
through
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
RIGID REGULATIONS.
The State Reformatory Will Be
Managed q la Militaire.

The State RefOrmatOry Will Be
Managed a la Militaire.
The board Of managers of the state re-
formatory at st. Cloud met yesterday
afternoon at the Office of Gordon e.
Cole on jackson street for the purpose
of adopting rules and regulations for
the government of that institution.
There were present Messrs. H. S. Girls
void, of Chatfeld; Henry Poehler, of
Henderson; John Cooper. Of st. Cloud; ;
Robert E. Smith, of st. Paul, and
Charles Deith. Of Princeton, MINI.
The rules submitted were adopt
ed clause by clause, amendments
being made in several instances where
thought desirable. The rules governing
the conduct of prisoners appear to the
animated to be unnecessarily strict,
denying the prisoner the right to laugh
OF converse with fellow prisoners on
any pretext. Is is also provided that at
) the ringing of the bell every man must
: 60 to bed at once, and absolute silence
, must be observed for the remainder of
/ the night. Considerable encourage
, Inent, however. is offered to men deSir
, ouSrof conforming to the rules and
gaining credit marks for good be-
hayior. Every prisoner when he
enters the institution becomes at once a
member of the second grade. Upon
his future behavior depends his eleva-
} ton to the first grade or degradation to
, the third grade. Prisoners of the first
] grade will be clad in suits of Mackinaw
5 gray, as being least conspicuous and
/ nearest akin to citizenship Those of
/ the second grade will wear suits of dark
gray, and of the third, suits of coarse
red flannel, as being most conspicuous
and degrading to the wearer. Pris-
0ners will march in alock step,
and when addressing an officer of the
Institution must salute that worthy la
miiitaire. The ward has provided
against the possibility of any abuses in
the surgical department of the reforma-
tory. A clause in the new regulations
provides that in no case should amputa-
ton be resorted to or an operation be
performed on prisoner On the author
ity of the reformatory surgeon until
council of surgeons has been
called and course decided
upon by said council. As an
encouragement to honesty and industry,
prisoners of the first grade will receive
as the reward of their labor the sum of
121S cents per day, those of the second
grade nine cents, while the boys in the
red suits will be in the soup SO far as
recompense for their labor is concerned.
Stringent rules are laid down for the
government of guards and officials, as
well as for the religious instruction Of
the inmates generally.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Corneretl by the Coroner.

Circumstances point to German girl
named Mary Heinzelmann as the mother
of the child found in badly decom-
posed condition in the cellar at 500 Ex-
change street last Monday even
ing, When charged with being
the mother of the child, the
girl at first denied ever having given
birth to a child, finally admitting. when
accused by Deputy Coroner Markoe of
having at some period of her life been
pregnant that she had been, but that
the event occurred in Germany, and the
child was still there. There is, how
ever, no evidence to show that the child
found was born alive, and the case will
rest until the girls relatives in Ger
many have been communicated with.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Important to Fishermen.

The st. Paul & Duluth railroad is now
kunning train every day in the week
between st. Paul and Taylor's Falls.
leaving st. Paul Union depot at 9:1o =.
m, arriving at Taylor's Falls at II 80 a.
M; returning. leaves Taylor's Falls at
6p. M. arriving at st. Paul at 500 D.
m, giving the public an excellent op-
portunity for a days fishing at Forest,
Green, Chisago and the numerous other
lakes along the line. Do not forget that
the above train runs daily.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Gard OF Thanks.

l desire, through the public press, to
thank the many friends for the kind
ness shown me in my late bereavement,
the death of my husband, Timothy De-
laney. and especially to Chief jackson.
who kindly allowed detail of firemen
to attend the funeral services.
Mrs. MARY DELANEY.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-14
Struck for a Principle.

Frank Weber and j. F. Cummings,
two brickmakers employed OH the new
Pioneer Press building, objected yes
terday to the action of George Coleman,
a foreman, in placing at work with
them as helper, man working
for $l.50 per day. Coleman re-
fused to withdraw the new man, and
weber and Cummings struck on the
grounds stated. The matter was much
discussed in labor circles yesterday. and
the action of the men is heartily in
dorsed by all mechanics. 1t is believed
that the men will be supported by the
union and the apparently Insignificant
incident may lead to serious complica-
tions.