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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-02-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Then First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson is after a
lifetime job. Owing to a recent
death, there is a vacancy on the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, and Stevenson has
made a dead set at the appoint
ment. Mr.. Cleveland NAV
nominate him, but there is little
probability that the Republican
Senators, will confirm the man
who openly regretted that the
official day was not longer so that
he might remove more republican
postmasters.
Democrats of the House say
that the Senate tariff bill will be
reported from the committee on
Ways and Means this week.
Lively times are expected over it.
Mr.. Blaine has taken a long
lease on the residence which was
formerly occupied by Hon. H. H.
Steward, President Lincoln's
Secretary Of State. 1t is peculiarly
appropriate that the residence
occupied by the Secretary of State
of the first Republican administra-
ton, at the beginning of the first
twenty-five years of that party's
power; should be now, at the
beginning of the party's second
quarter-century of ascendancy, be
again occupied by the same
official: 1t is good omen.
The conferees on the Springer
Omnibus" bill failed to come to
any agreement. No report has
yet been made to either house, but
a caucus of republican Senators
have decided to stand by the
Senate amendments, which so far
as | can see settles the fate of the
bill, but Mr.. Springer still thinks
the bill will pass. He says that
three republican Senators will vote
with the democrats to admit New
Mexico. Perhaps they may, but
if SO it will be the first time that a
republican Senator has voted
against a party caucus, in my
recollection.
Secretary Bayard has again put
his foot in it. He has forced Mr..
| Sewell, y. S. Consul General at
Samoa, to resign because that
official gave the foreign committees
of the House and Senate true
statement of affairs in those
Islands-a statement that is
necessarily uncomplimentary to
the State Department. The
removal of Mr.. Sewell at this time
is regarded as particularly unfortu-
nate, as it will appear to the natives
of the Islands as though it was
done through fear Of Germany,
and as a rebuke to him for bravely
insisting on American rights. So
strongly does this view Of the case
strike Senator Frye, that he says
if he has any influence with the
next administration Sewell shall
go back to Samoa as Consul
General.
Governor Hill Of New York was
over here last week, and he and
Mr.. Cleveland had a regular parrot
and monkey time keeping out of
each others way. They met at a
dinner at Secretary Whitney's, but
as soon as the dinner was over
Cleveland took a train for New
York and remained there until he
knew the governor had left Wash
ington. The fact that Mr.. Cleve-
land has decided to live in New
York city after the fourth of
March has added nothing to the
love between these two gentlemen.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

century OF the scientific progress which
has already SO enriched the world of to-
day as compared with the world of the
eighteenth century. Quite as much,
however, 1t Is owing to the vast positive
gains and negative savings in the use of
labor resulting from the substitution of
the scientific methods of organized and
unified industrial system for the waste
full struggle of the present competitive
plan, with its countless warning and
mutually destructive undertakings.
The account of the manner in which
the change was made from the indus
trial system OF to-day to that of the year
2OOo represents 1t as resulting from the
development to its logical conclusion of
the tendency now observable to the con-
solidation Of entire trades under the
single management of great CORPORA
tions, syndcates and trusts. As indi
vidual ownership and control of great
business enterprises has already almost
wholly given place to corporate man
agement, and as corporate management
Is now before our eyes giving place to
the still larger concentrations of the
trusts or syndicates, so, it is repre-.
scented, the syndicates and trusts in due
time realized their manifest destiny by
absorption in the great trust of the ma.
ton, the universal partnership of the
people.
The enthusiasm of the people of the
United States when they began to foresee
the manner in which their salvation was
thus destined TO be wrought out, and to
realize the greatness of it, is described
to have been unparalleled and to have
resulted in popular uprising, peaceful
because irresistible. without precedent
in history.
While the condition of societyiin the
year 1000 is described as being in all
ways vastly improved upon that of the
present day, it is represented that the
people of that epoch by no means rested
satisfied in it, or considered it anything
more than single step in the infinite
progression of humanity toward the di-
vine. In looking back upon our time
their sentiment was chiefly one of
amazement that the race should have
been so slow to apply to industrial or.
ganization principles at once SO obvi-
ously just and so economically advan-
tageOus.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
OF AMERICAN SECTIONS

ALBANY. Organizer, Jos. Gilliar, 40 Jefferson
street. Meeti' !, every first and third Tues
day evening at Cecilia Hall, 1850 Alexander
street"
BALTIMORE Meeting every Sunday at O'Clock
p. at Turner Hall, 416 E. Baltimore street;
free discussion every meeting. Ira Dean
1l04 Il. Preston street. Organizer, q. Fleisch
man, 1922 Bank street,
BOSTON MASS Public agitation meetings at G.
A. X Hall, GIG Washington street, every Sun
day evening at 731 o'clock. Free to all
Business meetings, first Tuesday evenings In
each month, at 3 Nassau st, Organizer
Mrs. s. II. Merrfed,S Nassau street, Bos
ton. Recording Secretary, Daniel Lynch, So
YeOman street, Roxbury.
BRooKLYN-AmeriCan Section meets every Tues
day evening at the Labor Lyceum. Organ
izer. Gustav Schaefer 14b Leonard st.
CHfCAao-A citation meeting every Sunday af
ternoOn, 2 O'Clock. at Waveriey Hall, corner
Lake and Clark streets Organizer, r. j.
Morgan, Box 81, WoOdlawn Park
CINCINNATI Regular meeting second Monday
evening OF each month at Central Turn
Hall. Organizer, Jacob Hemler, 1853 10th
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Organizer, VIM. Feske, 1901
Walnut street.
LYNN, MAss.-Organzer George r. Peare, 81
Jefferson street.
MINNEAPOLIS. Scandinavian Section Agitation
Meetings, every second and fourth Mon.
days in each month, Business Meet rs
every first and third Monday. Organizer
/, PETERSEN, T. .. BOX luh1,
New YORK.-American section: Agitation meet
ings every Friday evening at 25 East Fourth
street Organizer, Harry White, rs East
Fourth street.
New HAVEN, CoNH,-Meetngs at WoRKMrN's
ADVOCATE Office LIST aud 3rd Friday of each
month
NEW ORLEANs-Meeting every first Sunday in
month In the house Of Comrade Beck, l05
Bordeaux st.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. Agitation meetings every
Tuesday evening at Morning Star Hall,
northeast corner of Ninth and Callowhill
streets. Secretary, Jul. Necker, All Vine
street Organizer, W. II. Bishop, 9i9 Sar-
tain street.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Flemisb Section meets First
Sunday IN each month, 1896 Germantown
ave. De Bruyn, 1915 WarnOck ST.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-French Branch meets every
second saturday at Weissers Hall. Louis
Crocaert, Sec, 2gf4 Oriana st.
PROVIDENCE. r. injecting first Sunday of each
month, 2 O'Clock y. m, SHADES Building,
Room % Organizer, Franklin Burton, 3
Sampsonav.
SACRAMENTO CAL.--Meets every Tuesday even.
irg al 80 o'clock at Humboldt Hall, cor.
Ninth aud l. streets Organizer, l.. c. Fry,
BIS street.
SAN RAfCIsco--Pubic meeting every Wednes
day night, 80 Fourth Street, Organizer,
7. Ross Martin, 62S Clay street.
The Directory of sixty German American Sec
tlons will be found in DER sozIALIsT.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

right, such as tilling the soil, depends
on the consent Of no one.
In applying his discoveries in natural
law 'r Stuart makes the most minute
distinctions. Thus man lends money;
ne has no natural right to appeal to col
lectlVe power to get 1t back; while If
he lends a horse, he has the right. Dis.
coveries in natural law are of the most
general nature, such as the discovery
of the expansion of steam. They are
applied specifically by mans intellect,
by endless methods. So relations must
be left to mems inClinations. If COM
munlty decides that 1t cannot return
horse that was lent, or can compel re-
turn of borrowed money, such must be
the law IN that community. Dissenters
can join another COLLECTIVELY.
Mr.. Stuart would dislike to be called a
State Socialist, but he is one in de-
gree. Collective control of railroad
track or other highway protects natural
rights; hence is natural. But here is
another queer discovery in natural law.
Collective control of engines and cars is
unnatural and wrong. The word natu.
raj is out of place. Nature has neither
railroads nor cars. Men may decide
what they will own collectively or per-
sonally. A practical question of this
nature is at least equally as important as
one of personal rights. 1t is discovered
that gas can be made and distributed
for less than ten cents per thousand
feet. This will furnish heat at less than
half the cost of coal. Shall collective
power lay pipes and furnish this gas at
cost, or shall individuals do so for
profit or build two plants and compete;
or combine and raise the price? Such
questions are seldom raised in individu-
alistic journals. When an illustration
of collective coercion is wanted,
State interference of ''my right to speak,
sing, dance travel etc, does duty in
vanquishing the collectivist zENo.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
AS TO INDIVlDUALiSTS.
TO the WOrkmen's AduOcate:


To the WOrkmen's Advocate:
Liberty, of Boston, mentions the
town of Sltka, Alaska, where "nobody
owns any land in fee simple. A man
simply builds his house on the best I'M
occupied lot he can find Possession is
the sole title, and it is very effective,
for, as Liberty does not state but which
is included in the account, "water is
both scarce and dear, and has been al
Lewis, who has the good fortune to
own the only spring in tie place. Being
live man, he laid pipes into the
houses of residents, charging from $3
to $40 a month as a water rate"
He owned the land, hence the water.
Does Liberty recognize a collective
right to that spring? OF course not;
collectivism is tyranny. They are
prosperous, happy and well-behaved,"
says Liberty But the report which |
read says: 1.-THE girls in the Indian fam
lilies are bought up to be sold for pur-
poses of immortality" Also, Cottages
readily find tenants at a rent of $25 to
$50 per month" Surely there is too
much anarchy, or not enough, in Sitka.
Mr.. Pentecost, of the Twentieth Cen
tury, has discovered that nothing can
ever be gained by votes or ever has
been. His method Is, first, self-reform,
and second, agitation; then, "when a
large majority of people come to think"
certain reform ought to take place, it
ocU take place. The tariff will never
be reformed by votes. "a decision is
hindered by votes,' says Pentecost. Ger
tain it is that a thing is never decided
by votes unless it is voted upon. But
suppose abolition of the tariff were
voted on in Congress- or in election,
would not IA small majority do the job?
Which is sooner gained by agitation, a
small or large majority?
While this utter dependence upon
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
SPECIAL AGENTS FOR THE WORK
MEMS ADVOCATE.

Albany. Gilliar, 10 jefferson street
BALTfsoRE-C Doering, III n. Castle 81.
BosToN-H. W Brown, 22S harrison ave.
BRIDGEPoRT-S. Seller, 52S Main street.
BRooKLYE-Alb. Griesbeck, lis Johnson ave.
CHIcAGo-C. L. Heeg, 1886 W. Van Buren, street;
John NJ. Foley, 3D2 West Adams street.
CINCINNATI Gus Mueller, $50 Walnut st.
CLEVELAND -Fr Trappe, 35i Hamilton 1t.
DETRoTT-E Steyer, l5l Grandy avenue.
ERIE, PA-R1b Helm, 1877 Sassafrass st.
EVANSVILLE, IND.-Chr. Schaad 1915 Fulton av
HARTFORD joe. Ellern, 104 Asylum street; W.
Werner, 255 Market street.
HoLYoKE, MASH. Backofen, 32S Park st.
LONDON. EsGLANB-H. W. Lee Isl Queen Vic
toria street, Blackfriar's Bridge, E. c..
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

LYNN, Mastered r.. Oelcher, 10 Jewett st.
MEKpEN, Conn. w Maurer, - Pratt st.
MtssEArolls, MINN,-rheo Jost, 3l35 Fort ave
NEWARK &. Scheer, i0G Springfield ave
NEW YORK CITY, Decker ie2 L 7ith ST.
NEW oRLEANs-C, Boensch, p, O. Box 8ts. iGl 2
LesSeps st,
OLYMPIA, Wash. TER Ploner, r. O. Box 95.
fouGnKEErsIF, n. Y.-H Szimmath, 1853 N Ham
ttOn street
PEovDENoE--oIohn Brand, SO Snow street
RooHEsrER L, Waldorf, SlS North av
SAN FRA' CISCO. G. Blass, G3S l.2 Natoma st.
vt, PAUL, MINI Peter Max, 491 Charles St
SYRACUSE, N, Y.-OttO Koalling 9l4 Highland a.,
Troy, n, l.-Frank Dankhoh, IA I'm st
WILMINGTON, DEL,-Frtz Elser, lG Lamotte st.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
BOSTON,.

AT a public meeting held under the
auspices of the American Section, Miss
Voltarne de Cleyre addressed crowded
hall last Sunday evening. Her subject
was, "What is Socialism, and who are
Socialists i" She was listened to with
marked attention throughout. A large
number of questions were asked and
answered, and very little opposition
was displayed.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION.

"Hhereds, The interests of the ex-
plotted in their struggle against their
industrial enslayement are identical
throughout all countries; and
"WheredS, The time has come when
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

this solidarity should find expression in
an international organization, he it
"ResoiCed, That we fully endorse the
resolutions of the Paris International
Labor Congress as far as the same are
applicable in this country. and we in
struct the coming executive to enter
into communication with the socialist
parties and organizations of other coun-
tries with view to forming an interna-
tional federation"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

While insane from fever Mrs. Will
liams, wife of William r. Williams,
the well known tenor singer of Newark,
committed suicide by taking fatal
dose of poison.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

Ocean and Stadts-Zeitung of the 18th
inst. the following letter, which needs
no comment:
"NEw YORK, Oct. Is. 1889.
"70 the Mayor and Citizens of Chicago:
"The aggregation of demagogues-
Schevitsch, Grotkau, Sanial, the woman
Crete and others-who took pains to
show their hatred of Americans last
Sunday at West 18th street in Turner
Hall, Chicago, by kissing the American
flag, we beg to inform you are not
members of the Socialist Party. whose
national convention was held in your
city from Sept. % to Oct. 3. Enclosed
you will please find copy of our plat
form, which was then adopted under
the flag of our country and the flags of
all nations, with which the convention
hall was decorated. While we have
been and are traduced because of the
impudent adoption of the name Social
list by disorderly anarchists, we cannot
patent the honorable name of Socialist,
but by our energetic opposition to all
enemies of the State. and our loyal adj
herence to the principles which underlie
our national fabric, we hope at least to
maintain the respect of all shades of
political opinion. At our national con-
vention held in your city we publicly
denounced the ranting demagogues,
who would now disgrace the name of
our party, and who have not the man
hood to show a decent respect for the
opinions of others.
Respectfully,
"W. l.. ROSENBERG.
"Secy Natl Executive Committee. :"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
THE FLAG INCIDENT.

"ReSolred, That we deeply regret the
'blication of report to the effect that
u public meeting of Socialists at Vor-
waerts Turner Hall last Sunday the
American flag was Kissed. Although
we did not arrange the meeting, and, as
strangers in this city, surely cannot be
held responsible for the conduct of the
audience, yet we declare that none of
us has heard any Kissing, and that if
there was any it must have been an ex-
ceedingly insignificant affair, brought
on by few indiscreet persons. How
ever, we can positively say that the
American flag when hosted was greeted
by the clapping of hands, and we think
the mere fact that the hosting of the
stars and stripes was done should be
sufficient proof that there was no intent
whatever to insult or even to show dis
respect to the flag
Brooklyn was elected as the seat of
the next National Executive Committee.
Sanial was recommended for the editor
ship of the WORKMEN's ADVOCATE. For
the editorship of Der Socialist three
comrades were recommended, Chris
Jensen, Negendank and Hugo Vogt.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
COMMUNICATIONS.

NcTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Write plain;
boil down" your letters; make them short.
Write only on one side of the paper. Be as good.
natured as you can BE- under the circum.
StanCes
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26

Some other matters of interest, includ-
ing true report of Shevitch's interview
with the Mayor of Chicago after the
"fag.hissing" incident, are crowded out
of this issue. They will appear in our
next, together with the amendments to
the constitution
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-26
ROSENBERG'S SUICIDE.

We republish from the Chicago Inter-
Ocean and Staats-Zeitung of the 18th
inst. the following letter, which needs
no comment:
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-02-16
Shot at "a Fox

LELAND, Feb. ljth.-Mrs Andrew Ilar.
per who has been sick for several weeks, we
hear is gradually improving
Miss Jennie Kipp has gone to wichita,
Ks, for u two months visit among relatives
and friends.
Both Lutheran churches are holding con-
ference meetings this week. Ministers are
here from abroad.
Capt. Knutson is out from his lame foot
difficulty. lie thinks it will take more than
one kerosene barrel to kill him.
DR.. Monroe, of Kentucky is in town this
week. He is here for the purpose of selling
his real estate interests in town, and to see
his many friends.
Henry Warren and bride arrived last
Thursday evening from Iowa for u two weeks
visit among relatives and friends in this vi
cinity. Henry is son of Andrew Warren
south Of town
Lewis liazeman shot fox the other day
down in the timber. About q week before
he shot at one and crippled him, but the fox
got away. At the second fox he took o
straighter aim and got away with the fox.
The gathering of young ladies at the home
Of Miss Laura Barnes last Tuesday after.
noon to drink chocolate is reported a ve-
ry pleasant affair. Chocolate socials among
the fair sex are very fashionable, nova.
days,-Erpress.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-02-16

FARM RIDGE, Feb. l3.-The dance Of the
hall Friday eve is proof that the people can
have too much of even good thing.
The oyster supper last night was not a
marked success.
Mr.. Elmer Baldwin, who has been quite
seriDusly i'll Tor II week past, is, we are
glad to learn, betting better.
Mrs. Williams OF S,reator, has been with
her father during his illness,
Mr. Sawyer aud Mr +. NJ. Southgate and
wife made visit to Joliet on Wednesday
Johnny McLaughlin the Galloway mail
carrier, was married Oh Monday TO Miss
Wier, of Rchland
Mr. Jacob Lock and wife celebrate their
tin wedding tonight May the wedding
day return many times, and the supply OF
tinware be unfailng.
Mrs f. NJ. Southgste will entertain the
Ladies Mite society TO morrow.
A sad accident occurred in the south part
of the town on Saturday, by which two little
children of George Gordon were burned, 4,
one fatally The little ones were in bed,
and it is supposed that the bed was set on
fire by third child playing with matches
The mother on discovering the fire ran to
the neighbors for elp, which, on arriving,
found one child burned past help, and the
other very seriously injured.
We learn at Mr. }. Studebaker has pur
chased the tenant house on Mr., Miller's )
place, and will move it onto the land which
he lately bought Of L. G. Lewis. GOSHEN.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-02-16
W est Serena.

The following newsy letter was over
looked by the editor last week, although our
excellent correspondent had il hore in good
season for publication, The items are too
good to go into the waste basket, no gever.
SERENA, Feb. 8.--Cold, but pleasant,
Wednesday waa our COldest day
Roads somewhat rough.
There was large attendance at the Sc
rena singing school Tuesday night.
large number are getting up their sup
ply of ice.
The singing class met this week at Mr.
Brunk's on Wednesday evening on account
| otthe supper at Harding.
Joe Hall and wife are com ortably settled
in their new home on the Jacobs farm.
Ole Eastergord is hauling stone and lum,
ber for his new barn, which we understand
will be one of the largest in these parts.
Hiram Rugar has finished hauling materi
al for his new barn, but will wait until the
spring opens TO commence work
VIM. Downing is making calls on the
farmers for their spare change, he being our
tax collector.
Peter Jacobs filled his ice house on Mon.
day aud Tuesday of this week.
The ladies of the NJ f. church of Harding
gave supper THURSDAY evening of this
week.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson, north of the creek.
has been quite sick with malarial feever, bat
the middle of the week was better. DR.. Wy
lie, OF Harding is attending her.
Mrs Fred Muter has been unwell for a
few days past but is now on the improve.
Tip Miller made the Bend school pleas.
ant call on Wednesday.
A. n. Porter and school spent Tuesday at
ternon visiting Miss Leonard and school.
Although the weather was not as pleasant as
might have been, the good derived there
from, we hope, made up for the inconven.
cnce
The meetings at Zion we're closed last
week without any additional interest or any
new converts.
Pros Malaise believes in making good use
OF that new buggy. He tried the roads to-
wards Serena, Tuesday evening. All, there!
To show people that Wm. Greenleaf has
some carp in his pond we make the follow
ing statement. lie and VIM. Parr cut hole
In the ice 10 feet wide and SO feet long, and
made one daw with sein, and had sixteen
that would average about six pounds, and
from 70 to so from 6 TO IL inches long
All this, please remember, with only one
haul for the above result His fish are doing
well this winter.
The Ottawa free trader., 1889-02-16
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business ~ Dun,

LosrANr, H., Feb. l5,-Mrs Perry Wilson
is very poorly at last accounts,
Skaters nave monopoized the fun this
winter, while sleIghers have hung up their
bells in silence. 1t has been good season
for the small boys.
Aside from the usual going and coming OF
the people, there is little to break the monot
Ony Of mid winter in L0stant. Shows are
scarcer than groundhogs since the ID, the
religious meetings are closed, and business
moves along at IA snails pace waiting for
the opening of spring
After two weeks Of efficient labor, Elder
Croker has closed his series of meetings al
the Baptist church IL is to be regretted
that Elder Crooker could not have continued
his labors in Lostant for the full time ex
pected when he begun lie is an abl,
preacher, and very good indeed rs an evan
gelist. II is possible ne may return later in
the season. - kOCi.