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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28
SEPTEMBER %, 1889.
THE CONVENTION.

The proceedings of the Board of Su-
pervision and It's last address to the Sec
tions are published in another column.
They explain themselves and require
no editorial comment. They leave no
room for miscontruction by the most
prejudiced person.
The Convention of the Socialist Labor
Party will be held October II, as previ-
ously announced, and no other meeting
will be recognized.
Were the four suspended members of
the old Executive Committee moved by
other than personal considerations, were
they actuated by the good of the party
instead of being carried away by anger
and spite, they would not for moment
have entertained the idea of splitting
the party by rebelliously ignoring the
Board of Supervision-to which they
had previously submitted-and attempt
ing to hold this day in Chicago So
called convention. They would not
have sent out wild circulars, full of in
sulting personalities against honored
members of the party, in the vain hope
of deluding majority of the Sections
into sending delegates, or appointing
prejudiced proxies, to their side show.
They would quietly and confidently have
awaited the 18TH of October, and laid
their grievances, their policy, and their
accounts before full representation of
the party.
But the party will not be split because
of the stubbornness and folly of few
men. The cool-headed majority will
soon bring back to sense OF right
any small, honest, but deluded minority
that may to-day exist, And if any at
tempt is made to pack the illegal Chi
cago meeting of September %, in order
to give it the appearance Of a conven-
ton, and thus aid in the carrying out
of some lawyers scheme for the seizure
of the property of the party, not only
will the scheme fail, but the schemers
will forever be buried i'll contempt and
oblivion.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28
GRIM FACTS.
oblivion.

In our last issue we showed that the
official statement of Prof. Walker as to
the size of farms in the Northern States
was absolutely untrue, and could not
even be supported by the numerical tic-
tons which disgrace the census of 1880,
These fctions, and the portentous
facts which they were evidently inten-
ded to conceal, will appear more clearly
still if, instead of taking the Northern
States as a whole, we consider them
separately or in small geographical
groups.
For instance, we find that in the
twenty years, 1S60-lSSO, the enlarge
ment of the area under cultivation in the
New England States was nearly one mil
lion acres; but, although Prof. Walker
reported an increase of $4,000 farms,
there was during that period an actual
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28
and lead, etc

Evening work has become general in
the wholesale grocery trade of this and
other large cities. Smaller concerns have
been driven to the wall, and the business
is concentrated in the hands of few
great firms, who are now reaping rich
harvest of dollars. The forces of the
shipping departments of those million
aire establishments have not been..in-
creased in proportion to their shipments,
and the hours of labor have been ex-
tended in order to catch up with the
accumulation of orders, by making up
bills and loading goods on trucks for
dispatch IN the earliest hours of the
morning. 1t is high time the over
worked wage slaves in that trade were
more thoroughly organized with a view
to the coming enforcement of the eight
hour day.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

mere superintendent, whose special
function is to conduct production within
the walls of his establishment, while
the officers of the trust conduct the
commercial part of the business. We
see, also, that the tendency of the trust
system is not merely to place under the
same management all the establishments
of the same industry. but to concen-
trate in the hands of few financiers
great variety of industries, such as
cotton-seed oil and brick, petroleum
and lead, etc.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

The brick trust is not the only step
taken this week for the further trustiti-
cation of industry. Great progress is
reported in that direction by the window
glass trade. All the glass works of Illinois
and other Western States have been
purchased by so-called United Glass
Company Of New York, which proposes
to place the fifty-hve window-glass fac
tories of the country under one man.
agement.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

Upon inspection, the Produce Ex
change has rejected large quantity Of
lard produced and shipped by the noto-
rious Armour of Chicago, thereby
notwithstanding his brand. This is a
serious matter. Is Armour poisoning
the people, or is the Produce Exchange
attempting to control the trade by
throwing him out:
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

The process of mental evolution
through which Pentecost and McCreedy
have lately been passing is truly remark
able. Lost as they are in the fogs OF
anarchy, men who can so readily eman-
cipate themselves from God and George
will infallibly some day repudiate
Proudhou and his prophet Tucker.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

1t is matter of impossibility to sue.
coed in crushing out the great monopo-
lies till there can be an agreement on
general principles and united action at
the ballot-boX. Our interest in the flu
ture of our children should so solidify
us that class lines could not be seen
while we were fighting the common en-
emy-monopoly .-Cdnadian Labor Re
former.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

The great speculator in food-stutfs,
Hutchinson, of Chicago, better known
as "Old Hutch" is reported to have sold
at least 100000 bushels of wheat last
Tuesday. The large crop is apparently
unfav orable to the artificial production
of famine. In reality, however, it is
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

See the signs of the times and know
the temper of the people.
own way

With a production of more than seven
million bales in this country alone,
there is corner in cotton which may,
if not broken, lead to a suspension of
work in many cotton mills on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

1t has suddenly dawned upon Wall
street that the Secretary of the Treasury
has tremendous power; that he can
take one hundred and fifty million dol
lars out Of the market or put as much
into it as he sees fit; and that man
who can do this is inevitably a subject
of uncertainty, of possible suspicion,
and of enormous temptation. That is
true and it is true not only of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, but of the num-
erous cliques of millionaires. speculat,
ors, bankers, etc, who control Wall
street and the government. No man
should have the power to put into the
market anything else than the actual
product Of his honest labor, or to take
from il any more than the equivalent of
that product.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

1t Is reported that leading brick
manufacturers have under considera-
ton the formation of a combination
for the purpose of controlling the
output as well as the prices of
brick. The promoters of the scheme
are said to be the same as were con-
cerned in the organization of the cotton
seed oil, lead and other trusts. As the
trust system is developing, we see that
under it the manufacturer becomes a
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

only favorable to a temporary fall of
prices, Let the prices be low enough
and "Old Hutch" will promptly make a
corner.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

The pension payments last year
amounted to nearly ninety million dol
lars, and as the Treasury is Overlooking
with money, it is proposed to multiply
three-fold this annual expenditure by the
enactment Of dependent" bill and
"Service Pension bill: Now, suppose
that sum of ninety million dollars were
annually applied to the organization of
industry, and imagine the results. We
dare say that in few years not only
the war veterans, but the not less de-
serving veterans of the farm and the fac
tory would be far better taken care of
by the Cooperative Commonwealth
than they can ever be by politicians
and philanthropists.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

The New York Sun, congratulates the
Cigarmakers' International Union con
the hard-headed wisdom of the majority
through which "the wildcat notions of
the Quaker City Socialists were defeated
by more than three to one" 1t con-
graduates in particular Mr.. Gompers
and Mr.. Strasser on their opposition to
"idle theories We have nothing to add.
1t is enough punishment for Gompers
and Strasser to be congratulated by the
arch-enemy of Organized Labor-the
New York Sum-
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

Prof. A. A. Starr, of Westfield, N. j.,
who for many years has been one of
the best known lecturers on microscope
cal subjects, and who in the course of
his life has made many important dis
coveries in animalcular life, is almost
blind and so poor that he is forced to
offer his instruments and collections for
$4,000. Such is, under our system, the
reward of science and the encourage
ment given to the development of indi
viduality.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-28

In the fortnight preceding the Lon
don strike, over 900 vessels, reaching a
the port of London for ocean voyages
while in the first fortnight of the strike
the number of clearances hardly
reached 100, with tonnage of only co.
900. In commenting upon these signif-
cant figures the London Times mourn
fully observes that during the strike the
shipments increased at Liverpool,
Southampton, Glasgow, Plymouth and
other ports.
, 1889-08-08
rom business men, whom he believed

from business men, whom he believed
to be
FRIGHTENED AZ BUSINESS MEN,
at the idea of retarlihg the growth by
this action As he could not believe
that. He could not surrender his judg.
ment and beliefs to theirs.
Mr.. Miner asked if a grLat established
under this section over short and new
lines.
Mr.. Turner could not see why This
provision bears equally upon all roads
within the territory.
Mr., Miner-Would 1t not have to .es.
tablish tho same rates, substantially,
throughout the territory, and thus favor
old roads, which can work cheaper than
new roadsP
Mr., Turner-Undoubte but the
commission Is to take into considera-
ton all facts in each case to guide them
in making rates for that road.
Mr.. Moore doubted 1t quite so much
legislation ought to go into the constitu-
ton. He did not favor electlng these
lieved they should be elected by tho leg
islature and hold their office at its pleas
ure. He should vote, however for the
majority section in the hope of amend
ing II later.
Mr.. Goldman intended to vote for II at
this time for the same reason, and so
did Mr.. Joy.
CLOSING THE DEBATE.
Mr.. Kinnear was recognized to close
the debate. He referred to the indu-
genco of the committee yesterday In
granting him more than half an hour in
which to open the argument, and would
not occupy much time now. He briefly
replied to Minors question. stating that
the commission could take into account
the condition of various roads and reit-
Grated his belief in the Usefulness and
advisability OF u railroad commission.
On substituting the majority section
the vote stood 80 ayes, and the section
was declared substituted AS a majority OF
members elected had voted for It..
Section 2l rs recommended by the
majority was then before the committee.
MIR. Grititts moved his amendment,
providing that the legislature may abol-
ish such commission.
Mr. Eshelman moved that the com.
tnittec rise and report progress. So
voted, MIR. Reed resumed the chair.
Mr. Bowen reported progress and leave
to sit again was granted.
CORPORATIONS AGAIN ON MONDAY.
Mr. Kinnear moved that the corpora
ton article be made the special order
for Monday at 2 o'clock
Mr.. Power claimed that this article
was still In the committee of the whole
and not reported back, but that the
committee had been granted leave to sit
again,
The chair ruled that 1t was within the
power of the convention TO say when II
should sit, and, consequently, he should
rule this motion in order.
Mr. Knneur's motion prevailed by
ayes 30, noes not counted.
Meyers, kinncar and Crowley were ex-
cused until Monday at o'clock, at their
own request.
Sullivan of Tacoma moved to adjourn
to Monday at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. Goodman moved recess until
this afternoon at p. NJ. Carried-ayes
33, nays 20.
, 1889-08-08
The Maybrick Trial.

LIVERPOOL, Ang. 3.--In the trial Of
Mrs. Maybrick the nurse testified that
when Mrs. Maybrick tried to persuade
her husband to take medicine, he OBJ
jected, saying 1t was the wrong medi-
cine. No improper food or medicine
was given to the patient while she was
in the house Mrs, MaybriCk appeared
tender and considcratc of her husband.
A waiter at Flattman's hotel identified
the prisoner as the woman who occupied
q bedroom in the hotel with the man
Briefly.
After the introduction of their testi-
mony the prosecution announced its
case closed. Sir Charles Russell opened
the case for the defence.
a witness named Batoson, who lived
with May ybrick in America from 1887 to
lsS8, mariner Thompson and negro
whom the Maybricks formerly employed
as servant, all testified that the de-
ceased took arsenic habitually. Prof.
Tidy testified that the symptoms mani
tested by Maybrick were not typical of
arsenical poisoning. The appearance oi
the organs was consistent with the theory
that death resulted from gastraentritis.
, 1889-08-08
WESTERN NEWS.
The Arrival of the Black Diamond
at Victoria Creates a
Commotion.
Two Seattle Horse Thieves Cap
tured After a Two Hours
Fight in the Brush.
Colonel Tobin Found Dead in His
Bed--Other Matters of
Interest.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE REVIEW.

IhPEC1Ab TELEuHhM ~ THE NtNtEW,l
VicToRIA, Aug. 3.-The greatest exc,
element prevails in this city over the ara
rival of the schooner Black Diamonds
from Behring Sea. After her capture
by the American cutter Rush, seaman
named John Hakarson was put aboard.
He was appointed special officer, and
was ordered to take the ves-
sci to Sitka. Captain owens, of the
Diamond, told the lieutenant of the Rush
that he would not go to Sitka. If he,
wanted her to go there he would have-to
put larger force than one man aboard.
The Rush took the seal skins, about
eighty, and steamed away, leaving the
schooner's papers and everything else.
The Black Diamond sailed towards Oun-
alaska, thinking to find British
warship. AS she went into
Ounnlnska, Port Townsend
schooner told Owens that no British
warships We're therabouts. Owens theui
determined TO come to Victoria, and ar
rived here early this evening. Haka-
son says he was well treated by the
schooner's crew. He made an oiiiciall
report to Vice Consul Marvin, who hasS
wired the facts to Consul Stevens in SAM
Francisco. Great satisfaction is felt here,
over the Diamonds escape. II Isl
thought it will bring speedy settle-t
ment of the matter.
, 1889-08-08

of session sixty days. At to.day's ses.
sion tbe'prcaniblc and bill of rights was
discussed ut length
Bartlett of Griggs wanted to strike out
that part of the preamble
referring to God, claiming II wholly un.
necessary, and when considered in com.
parison with the conduct of sohcming
conventions and legislatures, an incon.
sistoncy. His amendment, however,
was rejected, and tho preamble of the
lows: "We, the people of North Dako.
tn, grateful to Almighty God for civil
and religious liberty, do establish and
ordain this constitution"
The article prohibiting railroad com.
panies or other corporations from keep.
ing black lists of employees for the pur.
pose of preventing them securing en-
ployment was accepted.
, 1889-08-08
A Sheepherder Lost.
LFrom nc Garleld Enterprlse.l /

lfrom the baTilclu Entcrprlse.I
Considerable excitement prevails on
Deep Creek over the mysterious dap
pearanCc of man named Earnest
Householder who has been herdinu
sheep in the mountains on the head OF
Deep creek, about ten miles east of Gar.
field. On last Sunday his camp was
found deserted and the sheep scattered.
clothes belonging to the missing man
lying half mile from camp, carefully
covered with an ulster. 1t is sbelieved by
some that tho man was murdered prob
ably in some contention over the range.
But il seems more reasonable to suppose
that the herdcr became mentally de-
ranged from Il two years term of his
sedentary and isolated employment, a
not infrequcnt result attending upon
this occupation, and wandered away.
, 1889-08-08
NOT DuTIABLE.
Fruit Can BE Run Into Canada Free
of DUTY.

WAsHIHeToN, Aug. Secretary Tracy
this afternoon rendered decision on the
question submitted by the collector of
customs at Detroit as 10 the dutiablc or
non.dutiablc character of foreign fruit
by cars coming into the United States
from Canada, laden or for the purpose of
being laden with mails, passengers, etc.
The decision says in part that cars en-
gagged in such trade never have been re-
garded as importations subject to duty,
but simply as vehicles of transportation
for conducting an established and legal
lied Office. This principle has remained
in force more than twenty years, and in
view of settled rules and practice on the
subject the department does not deem
it coniormable to the. public interest to
disturb the decision deliberately reached
and repeatedly affirmed, and must hold
that the question is no longer open to
the administrative construction, al-
though the practice is not to be per-
mitted to degenerate into a license for
free importation of foreign.built cars
into domestic traffic.
, 1889-08-08

was done to introduce an article to be
referred: Heintroduced an article max
ing solemn compact between the state
ana the United States concerning religi-
ousbeliefs and Indian lands, following the
Language of the enabling act as required
TO be put into the constitution. Re-
ierred to the committee OH federal rcla-
tions.
Mr. Griffitts moved to suspend rule
40 (above quoted as to the majority OF
all delegates) for the remainder of the
day, because IL was evident that unless
this was done
No BUSINESS COULD DE TRANSACTED.
Mr.; Turner moved to lie on table.
Result-ayeS 2l, noes q. But Gritiitts
ana Convey, who were standing In CON
ference, were counted in each vote,
which, point was made by Moore, and
caused good deal of amusement The
chair called for vote over again, and
TINS time these two gentlemen got
J.. ii. Sullivan raised the point that
order
:. Mr.. Stiles meved to adjourn, and Sui
lVan withdrew his point in favor of that
motion.
Adjournment was refused by ayes IS,
noes 80 on roll call.
Mr.. Turner raised the point of order
that this motion to suspend the rules
amounted to an amendment of the rules,
which must lie over one day.
MIR. Griilitts claimed that IL two.thirds
of the members wanted ii, they could
suspend the rules at any time.
The chair sustained that point.
Mr.. Moore-I suggest that the gentle.
man (Gritlitts) withdraw that claim and
move to go into committee of the whole
on the report of the committee on water
and water rights.
Mr. Gritfitts--I decline to accept the
suggestion.
MIR, Moore--I never knew the gentle.
man to accept anything connected with
water when IA n could ,ef anytI,;nT, aIsa
, 1889-08-08
SOUTH DAKOTA.
A Constitution Adopted--Tho Con-
vention AdJourns Monday.

Sioux FALLS Aug 3,-The South Da.
kota constitutional convention practi-
cally closed it's labors to-day, though a
final adjournment will not be taken un-
til Monday. During the last hours the
convention passed upon some of the
most important matters brought before
the body. The proposed amendment
to thesch cdule shortening the term of
state officers to be elected in October,
and making elections for state and
county co.incident, which was defeated
yesterday was reconsidered and adopted
to-day. The state and county officers
will, therefore, be elected in November,
1880, and South Dakota has been deliv-
cred from annual elections. A most i'm.
portant feature of the work to-day was
the consideration of the state and mu-
nicipal Indebtedness. by the constitu.
tion, 1889, the limit OF state Indebtedness
is fixed at $4,000, An amendment was
offered fixing the limit at 100000, which
was adopted.
, 1889-08-08

HELENA, Aug. 3,-ln the convention
to-day the Judiciary committee recon-
mcnded that no action be taken regard.
ing Indian reservations, as under the
laws of congress the state has no author.
ity. Marshall introduced resolution
classifying and providing the manner of
the leasing of the lands granted for
school funds The bill on senatorial ap-
portionment came up, and section 4,
providing for sixteen senators, or one
Tor each county, created perfect
upoar after n heated debate. The
proposition was carried by vote of II
to- 20. The motion for reconsideration
was carried, and there the matter now
rests
, 1889-08-08
a Family of Comets.

ThTEVINT' ItLLuHAN 10 THE KEVlEW'I
SAN FRANCIsco, Aug. 3.--Prof. n. s.
Holden writes from the Lick observatory
that the comet discovered by Mr.. Brooks
Of Geneva, July g, has been regularly
observed at the Lick observatory by MrJ
Barnard. On Tuesday night he found
the comet attended by two other obs
jects, and on Saturday night his obser-
vations show these to be companion
comets, one of them having a decided
tail. Beside the three comets mentioned
there are four objects near them, which
are probable members of the same fam
lily. This phenomenon is rare one
though IL has benn observed before.
, 1889-08-08

from the Palouso City Boomcrang.l
The arrangements have been made for
the opening of new bank in Palouse
within the next two weeks. Mr. Cool
edge of McClaine, Wade 4 Co.'s bank of
summating the plans. j. &. Powers is
to be president and some others of our
business men will be officers in the com
pany. Thus IL is that we see capital
drifting this way, all because business
men can see the advantages TO be gained
by getting an early foothold in our pros
peruus CITY.
, 1889-08-08
A PLUCKY MARSHAL.
Two Horse Thieves Captured at
Puyallup.
rspEorAL TELEGRAM TO THE nEvrEw.l

IsPEcrAL TELEGRAM TO THE REvrEw.l
PUYALLUP, Aug. 3.-Two men who
arrested here this afternoon. While
Marshal Oldham was Handwriting one
the other escaped to the brush, well.
armed and stood OIL the crowd for an
hour. He shot at the marshal twice.
The marshal entered the brush and
forced him to surrender. The horse
was not seriously injured, only flesh.
wound near the knee by pistol shoti
from some one in the crowd. BothI
thieves started back to Seattle in custody
of the officers
, 1889-08-08
Made m Mlatake.
IFrom the Washington Indepenel

from the Washington independently
The territorial board of education un-
doubtedly made great mistake at it's
session in Olympia short time since,
by ordering u change in the text books
of our public schools. II will necessitate
the expenditure of thousands of dollars
at time when it is not known whether
they will be of use through the entire
term. Would it not have been better TO
have left them as they are until the new
state officers could act in the matter?
, 1889-08-08

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE REvIEw.l
SAN tRANclsco, Aug. 3IColonel Rob-
ment, National Guard of California, was
found dead in bed at the Union club
building tuis morning. Heart disease is
supposed to be the cause. Colonel Tobin
was to have gone to Ukiah this after
noon to attend the annual encampment
Of the Third regiment.
, 1889-08-08
Money MurphYA.

from the Rosalia Rustler.l
ii. M. Roberts, one of our substantial
farmers, living about four miles north
east of town, brought in partial load of
potatoes Tuesday, which nc sold at 90
cents per bushel. Mr.. Roberts has about
half an acre, from which he expects I50
bushels. The average yield of potatoes
in this country is about 800 bushels per
acre, and the price seldom gets lower
than 70 cents, per bushcl, or S225 per
acre for single crop.