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LITTLE TELEGRANIs.

The general impression in trade is that
the Indebtedness of Lewis Bros. & 90.
will not exceed 5000, 900.
The English syndicate have purchased
fiYe OF the six breweries in Paterson for
an aggregate sum of 81, $50, 900.
Governor Ames of Massachusetts,, il
very ill at his home at North Easton.
He is affected with heart disease.
The comet recently discovered at the
LICK observatory at San Francisco, Cali
tornia, is visible at Sydney, South
Wales.
Mayor Mosely, of Cincinnati, Gays the
police force will be increased, If neces-
ssary, to enforce the Sunday saloon clos
ing law.
A number of naval officers at Berlin
and Kiel have been arrested on charge
of wholesale bribery. One of them com
mitted suicide.
A Rome correspondent of the Catholic
News cables that Bishop Walsh of Lon
don, Ont, was yesterday elected Arch
bishop of Toronto.
Loring the new American minister.
to-day proceeded from Lisbon TO Cintra'
where the king is sojourning, and pre-
| sented his credentials.
James Kelly, colored, who made a
criminal assault on Mrs. Petar Prov,
was taken from the jail at Paris, KY,
this morning ana hanged.
-Four tinsmiths who arrived in New
York last week from Germany under
contract to work for the Milwaukee Tin
ware Company were sent back yester-
| day.
A contract with the Union Iron works.
of San Francisco, for the construction of
" coast defense vessel, was signed to-day
| by Secretary Tracy. Contract price,
100000.
On Wednesday night at Trenton two
negroes, Joe Cook and Sol Dorsey, en-
gagged in scuffie. Becoming angry,
they both drew, pistols and fired, and
both were killed.
| The secretary of the navy has awarded
the contract for furnishing 42s tons OF
steel plates for the armored battle-ship
Maine to the Linden Steel Company of
Pittsburg for $34, 1883.
The application of Burhe and his coun-
sci to make the writ of habsas corpus
granted yesterday absolute is being ar
pued before full court. The hearing
will last all day and possibly to-mor.
row.
Rev. Father Curley, director OF the
Georgetown univerity, died in Washing
ton Wednesday. He was the Oldest liv-
ing college president in the United
| SthttS, uiiu ~ lar ub knOWu- IN tne
world. F
A cable from London, received by the
Police Gazette to-day, says that Sullivan
having refused Smiths challenge, Smith
claims the championship belt. Smith Is
ready TO fight anybody FOR the belt 6nd.
f1, 900 a side. -SF
At a meeting of the Western Cut Nail
Association atWheeling, Va, preliminary
steps looking TO a combination of all
cut nail mills, by which their product
will be handled by a single central or.
ganization was taken.
| The executive committee of the Trans.
continental association continued IN
session all the forenoon without reach.
ing q settlement Of the dispute between
the Union Pacific and the Southern Pa.
ciac about differentials.
The general. offices Of the Atchison
Topeka q Santa Fe railway at Topeka
were damaged ~, 900 by fire this morn
ing, besides embarrassment and loss
from the destruction Of papers, but to
what amount ia not known, though
most OF them were rescued
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various coast fisheries, This is the first
time the commissioner has ever been
we;t ,os, OF Denver. i He says he proposes TO
Sanro sss,ocR e,e Columbia river, Oregon and
IN hve years the catch will be as great rs
formerly. The commissioner and assist-
ant leave for Baird station Tuesdav
next. They will here make some ipSy.
proyements for which congress has an
propriatcd $4,000 and will then prncead
to Oregon and Washington. f~N'
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The blythe Case.

SAN FRAsoIsco, July 2e.-Among the
letters read to-day was one in which
Blythe replied to inquiries of Mr.. Perry
as to whether he objected to having
Florence baptized and christened. Mrs.
Perry, for her husband, wrote that the
child's mother had opposed christening,
saying that Blythe objected to it. The
Peirys also asked IL Blythe wished the
child christened Florence Perry or Flor
once Blythe. In his letter Blythe said {;
After full elaboration l think best to
church--churoh of England. You will,
therefore, have my daughter christened
at once and have hei named after her
father, Florence Blythe"
In the Blythe will case to-day the
reading Of letters that passed between
him and his daughter Florence and the
Perrys was continued. The letters were
identified by Mrs. Perry, Florence's
grandmother.
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MAKING NOTIONS.
A Bitter Fight Over Allowine
the Veto Power of the
Governor.
The Rule Fining Members Absent
Without Excuse Will be
Enforced.
MIR. Weir Thinks the Convention
Would Amend the Ton Com
mandments.
ESPECIAL rELEoRAM TO THE REvIxw.]

lcFkStAL TELEohAM 10 THE HEVIEW.l
OLYMPIA, WASH, July 26.-The con.
vention met at 8 o'clock, the president
In the chair. Prayer by Rev. Lee oi
Olympia. Roll call showed all present
save as excused. The records were read,
corrected and approved. The chair an.
nounced that hereafter the rule would
be strictly enforced and members moi
present at roll call would be fined and
that fact would appear In the records.
Mr.. Cosgrove sent to the desk two let.
ters which he had received containing
suggestions regarding agricultural edu.
cation. Referred to the education com.
mittee.
Mr.. Berry presented memorial from
the bar Of Lewis county and Mr.. Joy
another from members of the same bar,
both praying for the establishment OF
Lewis county as a separate judicial dis
trict with superior court judge of its
own. Referred to the judicial committee.
Mr.. Berry also presented sundry petit
tions for the exemption of church prop
erty from taxation. Committee on taxa
tion.
Mr.. Allen presented q paper contain
ing notice that Rev. w. +. Crafts
would give
SUNDAY ADDRESS
on Sunday next on the subject Of Sab
bath observances and inviting the men,
bers of the constitutional convention to
be present and hear him. Referred to
the committee on preamble and bill Of
rights.
Mr.. Power presented petition of Sc
attic Typographical Union No. 212,
praying for the establishment OF a state
printing Office and the election of state
printer. Referred to the committee on
printing.
Mr.. McElroy presented sundry petit
tions for the exemption Of church prop
erty from taxation. Referred to CON-
mittee on taxation.
Mr.. Turner asked unanimous consent
for suspension of the rules, in order to
Introduce a resolution fixing the hour OF
meeting at o 80 instead of 8 A. NJ, but
Mr.. Moore objected and that spoiled the
unanimous consent, and then the con-
vention declined TO suspend the rules, so
This resolution was not admitted.
Mr.. Kinnear presented the report OF
the committee on corporations other
than municipal, and the article on that
yubject was ordered to lie over day and
be printed.
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=, Over 300 seats were sold yesterday for
the lecture by DR.. T. De Witt Talmage,
and premiums were offered for choice
selections. Efforts will be made to pre-
vent speculation, but II is evident that
the capacity of the house will be made
quate 10 the demand for seats.
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SOUTH DAKOTA.
But Little Accomplished In tho Con.
stitutional Convention.

Sioux FALLS, s. Dak., July 26.--The
Committee was adopted With slight
amendments.
The special committee on the commu-
nication from the American Sabbath
Unien reported that the committee has
no power to amend the constitution by
inserting. the provision referred to In the
communication.
The convention consumed the day In
discussing the report of the committee
on schedule and ordinance. Nothing
important was done.
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To Attack the Egyptiaus,

CAIRO, July 26.--Advices from the
front state that three columns of der
wishes are marching to reinforce the
rebels. 1t is believed that when these
erect a junction with the main body a
tian forces S'F
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Site selected.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE Review

tsPEcIAL TELEeRAM TO THE Review
ALBANY, July 26.-Mayor 7. J. Black
eny and Captain w. J. Wright Of San
Francisco, IN charge OF the United States
have selected site for life saving. sta
ton at Yaquina bay, recently ordered by
the government. The site selected is on
the south beach, just within the harbor.
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SALEM, Suly 2e.--The Willamette Val.
ley Hop Growers association met in
special session here to-day and adopted
bylaws for the organization ofa mutual
protective fire assf
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Forty Members Are Arrested by the
sergeant.at- Arms.

The convention met NJ 2 p. NJ, the
president in the chair. There were
twenty-five members on hand, includ-
ing the president when the convention
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SAN FRANcIsco, July 28.-United states
Fish Commissioner Mcdonald and As
sistant Commissioner 0'Connor ar rived
to-day from the East on tour OF the
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PROF. TURNER OF SPOKANE FALLS,

arguing that the salary of superintend-
ent of public instruction should be
equal to the secretary of state, and Mr..
Moore endorsed the position taken.
Mr.. Dickey Thought the provision
must have e., crept .d, In here .re by mistake
$4,000 to their superintendent of schools,
Should the whole state pay less2
Mr.. Lillis favored the increase and Mr.,
Griffitts aud Durie opposed IL.
Mr.. Weir, for the committee, defended
its action and expressed the belief that
$4,000 would be liberal salary.
Mr.. Lillis argued again for the i'm
crease of his salary.
Mr.. Buchana said $500 a year was
80 per day for 300 working days and he
thought Il enough.
Mr.. Prosser's amendment was adopted
ayes 35, noes 80.
Mr.. Travis moved to, SO back to $1,000
and:$35O0 Not seconded.
Mr.. Buchanan moved to strike out
the restriction on future increase of
salary. Iost-ayes 10, noes not counted.
Section adopted.
Section 23 reads: The commissioner
of public lands shall perform such du.
ties and receive such compensation as
the legislature may direct.
Mr.. Weir offered an amendment Great
ing q board and fixing the salary of the
Commissioner, but it was not seconded.
Section adopted.
Section "a requires the secretary OF
state, treasurer and anditor to reside at
the seat Of government, and these officers
and the governor and attorney general
to keep the records and the seal of the
government.
On motion of Mr.. Shoudy a verbal
amendment was made.
Mr.. Dyer moved an amendment, re-
quiring the governor also % reside at
the seat OF government and argued in its
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
ARE WE PROSPEROUS?

The Centennial anniversary of Gen. George Washington's inauguration as president of these United States was celebrated in most enthusiastic manner in this city. It was day which ought to be celebrated by free and prosper. ous people, by the most prosperous peo- pie under the sun, if all things had gone on as was expected and intended by the grand old fathers who framed our con. stitutiOn.
 But it is somewhat doubtful as to our prosperity when We take into considera- ton the most alarming fact that there Is debt, national. State, municipal county, town and private, over Us to the vast sum of over $30,000, GOO, 900. Our interest per day at the average low rate of per cent. amounts to more than S4O, GOO, ,0O0; more than S1 ,500. .0O0. GOO annually, averaging more than $50 for each head of a family.
 In 1881 our entire wealth was esti- mated at s5l, ,610, ,UO0. .000, and it is safe to say that we have not increased a dollar on the amount; but counting the amount of farm mortgages foreClosed, the buSi- ness failures which are occurring every day. involving hundreds of millions of dollars, that our wealth as nation Is now aggregated in at least 50 per cent. less hands. than at that time; and that
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

A recent article in the Philadel- phia Ledger, after quoting statistics showing that about four out of every five conylcts were young men under thirty, and that more than half of these were less than twenty years of age, goes on to say that there must be radical change in our system of education. Boys must be taught some trade or fitted for some useful avocation. Our present practice is to keep them in school until their so.called education is finished, and then send them out in world where there Is an ever growing com petition for the means of life, al- most as helpless as babes so far as the knowledge obtained in the schools will avail them. It is from this class as well as from the very ignorant, that the ranks of the con vlcts are recruited. These are words worth pondering. The fathers and mothers of to-day can not too soon become enlightened on this question. The young men can not too soon begin to learn that it will be much more to their advant- age to !become skilled in some use ful trade or calling than to enter the great class of unskilled laborers, expecting to find some genteel em- ployment. -HarUord Examiner.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
REFORM PARTIES,

The belief has got among the peo- pie that the multiplication of reform parties is largely due to the personal ambition of would-be leaders-aspl- rants for fame, or fortune and lux ury. How far the facts may sustain that belief we cannot pretend to say, but so long as the people think that way progress must be greatly retarded by the suspicion. While each little band of Heading men, each inhu- entlal committee, each incipient little ruling ring, clings to it's con- nectlon, and tries to "run" its little machine ''for all there Is out" the people can hardly be expected to trust in their disinterestedness or to pay proper attention to their theo- rles. Whenever the reformers can make the people see that they are seeking to benefit mankind, and not to enrich few leaders, they may expect a great popular movement in favor of reform. In the meantime those who have the intelligence to consider the various forces which influence the currents of popular thought and sentiment, and the self-rellance to stand firm and make the best of things as they are, should go on trying to teach their friends to think, each for himself. f.-San Fran. AQrertiser.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08

This is what might be called the re- constructive age, Every indication strengthens the assertion. The founda- ton of our Government is sound enough, but the structure erected thereon is be. ginning to topple, In the course of structure one part of the plans was made unimportant. Justice has been set aside, and it was the most import. ant part of the structure. This vital defect makes the necessity of rebuilding more evident every hour. Shall we soon begin reconstruction in earnest t?- WdShtagton Crdttsman.
 Whats the matter now, good brother? Didn't the "republican" party you favored last fall come up to the scratch? Whats the matter with Ben Harrison and "protection' and all that: It's a pretty time to talk about reconstruction and Justice after election, isn't it, friend CratiSman .?
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08

constructe d, or whether due regard was exercised as to the topography of the surroundng country or not,
 And it was not within the prov ince of tn @ private dam builders, competing with each other with an aim to get ting the contract to build the dam, on their part, and the owners, en CoUragng competition for the sake of chcapncss, on their part, to decide whether their structure could resist phenomenal rain fall, or W h ere the tern phenom- enaI could properly be used.
 The people living along water courses are entitled to the protection of the State, and the ad ministratOn of the highest competency the State Call COHlIl anu.
 The victims of the Johnstown disaster were sacrifices to the ad- ministratIon of the Incompetent, and the ad minlstmtlOn of thc in- competent, the narrowly prejudiced, and the z raspIng, ls a flower of tbe present capitaliStc competitive syS- tenn.
 Under the benign and scientific control of the Socialist State, soon to be inau gurated, such stupid and wanton waste of human life will be unknown. The States scientists, in all depar mentS, having no selfish private lnterestS to ubscrve, having only the du ty to produce the very best that their knowledge can sug- gcst and the almost unlimited re. sources of the country can supply, will have the high incentive of their own and the peoples appreciation to do their work m'l.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08

owing to strikes and suspension of man. ufactories and other industries; owing to the contraction of money circulation which has gone on or stood still, while the population has increased; owing to vast foreign immigration crowding out American workmen who do cOnSunle American commodities, and their places being filled by slavish wage workers from the old countries, who can live on the otfal an American workman would cast dside-it is safe to say the wealth of our country has decreased to $40, ,000, ,000, 900, and is decreasing as the interest wheel goes round.
 Out of the 60,000,000 of people who wound the starry banner about them or Haunted it from their windows yester- day, ut least 10000, ,0OO are hopelessly enslaved to the Juggernaut of capital controlling them by controlling the vol tune of money. There are in the State of New York and have been for three years 90, l96 tenant farms; the State of Illinois has 9O,0O0. Oh l guess we ought to feel that the experiment has been success, rehgiously, socially and financially. The Vanderbilts ought to think so; Jay Gould has found it pros- porous; but the triggers" don't bear us. out; they stare at us in way which says Failure! Failure! Failure !-Chi- cdgo Express.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
sCoLDING sCABs.

A so-caled labor paper which has 'scabbed it" politically year after year, by supporting and advis ing it's readers to support "democratic' party candidates for office, had the impudence recently to address it's constituents in the following man. her:
 You denounce scabs! You ask for high wagesl And yet you buy non union made goods! You buy goods without the union label!
 "Iou denounce scab goods an d sup. port scab labor!
 And the labor paper that defends and advocates your interests you do not support! No You prefer to support papers which side against you every time. Iou ask others to support you in your fights but you are not willing to support your supporters! Is this m anly How much above scabism is it Just ponder over this, and resolve to q Q bet ter in future"
 Now, what Is worse-to buy goods without a union label, or to vote and recommend others to vote for the nominees of rotten, anti la Dor political party: And what sort of support does a ''labor" paper afford workingmen which supports the up- holders of the competitive capital istic system for public office: Per haps the Paterson Labor Standard can explain these things.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
SOCIA LIST LABOR PARTY.
JUNE $, l809.
LESSON OF THE FLOOD.

The appalling calamity which re- gently occurred in Pennsylvania by the bursting of an artificial dam near Johnstown furnishcg another instance of the contemptlblc made quacy of private enterprise, and the murderous effects of private econ omy."
 Here was a dam, suspected to have been weak by a number of people residing in the neighborhood, which was intended to hold back a large volume of water mainly used for the pleasure of wealthy bOrge0is who amused themselves by catching fish while their employees tolled to supply them with bait and the usual trimmings of "gentlcmen's' summer fishing excursions,
 The great loss of life, estimated at from six to ten thousand souls, was but a fearful incident of a more fearful system. The bursting of the dam at Johnstown was a repetition of the Mill River flood of 1874, and irresponsible private enterprise left its mark upon both sections of the country involved. The short-sighted stinglness of private capitalists, the miserable products of the compet tive contract system, have been again exhibited in the evil conse- quences of the flood in the Cone maugh Valley.
 One New York paper, the Times, has advanced the opinion that eff it shall prove that the disaster was due to a phenomenal downfall of rain, not to be resisted by any human de- vice, the only visible moral will be that men should not build their habtations along water courses which form the outlet of ponds or reservoirs artlfcnlly contained. . This superficial and childish view is worthy of an organ of the individu- alistc school of Manchesterian economy. A population develops along a pleasant water course, which has perhaps for centuries been se- cure and peaceful. A party of cap ltaIsts intent upon sport or business, purchase tract of land further up the stream, and proceed to erect q dam "as oh heaply as possible" Ac- cording to the Times, the residents of the valley should immediately remove their habitations toa less exposed country,
 Now, it has been proved not only that the dam itself was not properly constructed, but that there was no adequate outlet for any possible sur plus of water that might gather in the basin. Another thing to be considered Is that every man i8 not a civil, mechanical and hydraulic engineer, and consequently the ln- habtants of the Conemaugh valley could not individually determine whether the dam was scientifically
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08

Now, let us see whether the IIli- nois Merritt Accessoryship law was intended for such accessories as were cognizant of the private "trial" and "executon" of Dr. Cronin. Here's splendid chance for Gary and a Schaack to exhibit 8 bloody consistency and exercise their homi- cidal instincts.
Workmen's advocate., 1889-06-08
ance, believes he is doing his be- loved country a service by partici- pating in secret assassinatons.
SLYBOOTS.

All sorts of scientists, theorists, faddists and fakes who claim to de. sire the good of humanity (and what man or combination of men who agitate for and proclaim what they conceive to be principles, do not make that claim ? are pretty sure to find a friend in the genial Hugh o. Pentecost, eX-Christian, editor of the 7|catieM Century, and circuit preacher to three admiring congre. gations. No matter how an tagon. istic the views and acts of the beno- ficiaries of his umbrageous sym pathy, they all come in for their share of his peculiar dlspen sation, Last week B issue of his rem arkable paper contains the following aston, lshlng paragraphs:
 ''If we can make converts of Demo. crats to our radical views, and if Social ists can teach us that after the land is free other things can be done co-opera, tively, why not? Democrats are more Radical than Republicans; Singletaxers are more radical still; Socialists are more radical than they, and Anarchists are most radical of all The order of true conversions should folI Ow the right line of progress, viz; away from monopoly towards freedom; aw ay from the Republican party, the conseryator of things as they are, towards A narchy, the most righteous conceivable social ar rangement, Let the reader be not shocked That is what Anarchy is"
 And thus we may assume tn at be- fore one can reach the wei I'd and fantastic realm of Pentecost 8 ulti- mate beatitude, one must first be a "republican," then d "dem ocrat, then a Socialist, and finally, attain. ing the very ne plus Mtra of science and ethcs-rev in anarchyf
 The great thing is to be a radical, you see, Pentecost last summer showed his incongruously amalga- mated congregation how he, as a Georgeitc, could give expression to his political views-simulta aneously vote the democratic" tick ct and hold his nose. Now, if he has really come to the conclusion that the Socialists are more radical than the sing gle-taxers, he will have ar opportunity before the year is out tC vote the Socialist ticket. And as far as voting is concerned he's moi likely to get anything more radical to vote than that.
 But it strikes some people thai the cunning little preacher has some very practical object in view in SC liborally bcstowing his sweets. So ciaIists, at any rate, are not Ii kely t( be caught with that sort of ch aff. It may, however, answer very well fol the other denominations men tioned in Mir. Pentecost's confused line O political and social evolution, begin hing with democracy and ending with anarchy.