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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-25

house, and roughly ordered the priso-
ners to go with them to the police bu-
reau. When the eXiles protested that
they would go of their own free will,
the soldiers struck them with the butt
ends or their rifles. What followed is
somewhat obscure; but from one side or
the other some shots were fired. IL is
possible that these may have come from
the exlles, many OF whom, when in
| these parts of Siberia, are allowed to
carry reyolvers as protection against
wolves. AT all events, the first dis
charge was the signal for fearful repri.
sals. The soldiers rushed out into the
yard, and instantly 1.-The house was
Dombarded from all four sides" Many
OF the exiles were shot down. Sophie
Gurevltch was ripped open" by
bayonets. The Commandant, Vageg,
tried to stop the massacre, but the Vice
Governor, coming up at the time, fired
twice ut one Of the exiles, and the sol.
dlers, encouraged by tins example, went
on with their bloody work. The exile
Aotoli, wounded by this man, returned
ms shot and wounded the Vice Govern.
or, little thinking, as he himself says,
that he was thus exposing all his friends
10 terrible reprsals, and condemning
himself To death. la the end, when the
massacre ceased, it was found that six
exlles had been killed and nine wounded;
mat one policeman had been killed and
three officials wounded.
Worse, however, was to follow. Not
satisfied with tins butchery, which
plainly had all arisen out OF stupid
misunderstanding of orders on the part
OF police officer, and out of the hasty
action of the soldiery, the higher au
thorities determined that something
more must be done to vindicate them.
selves. Ostashne, whose wound seems
to have infuriated him, demanded a
court martial, on the ground that the
presentation of thirty petitions at one
time constituted an act of Insurrectlon;
and the Governor of Eastern Siberia,
General lgpatieif, brother of the famous
dlplomatist, ordered the court, martial
to be held. 1t was asserted and sworn
that several of the prisoners bad resisted
the authorities, that some of them had
fred; and that was enough. The court,
presided over by a sub lieutenant, found
S'eiyp ooJ, eAcept one person, guilty;
three were sentenced to death, and
many others 10 long terms of penal ser
vltude. The three men were hanged
soon afterwards, one of them, Bern
stein, who had been wounded by four
bullets, being carried to the gallows in
his bed. He left letter behind him,
full of that noble resignation which in
Russia marks so many victim OF politl-
cal maladministration. my friends.
he wrote, do not say that your life is
spent IN vain, because it is spent in the
midst of vain suffering and torture, in
exile, and in prison. TO suffer the suf-
ferlng OF ones country, to constitute,
to present, a living reproach to the pro-
genitors of evil and of darkness, surely
this is great cause, great work.
London Times.
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SPREAD THE LIGHT.
BY ROBERT w. HUME.
(Author Of My Lodger's Legacy"
Standard Librdry.)

Ger the surging human tide
VI earth's cities in their pride,
Sprea the light !
Wheresoe'er men may be found
Let them heed the trumpet sound.
Spread the light!
On the mountain, in the vale.
Down In mines, or on the rail,
Let the refrain swell the gale,
Spread the light !
For the day it is at hand
when the millions they will stand
For the right
ana the moment 1t is near,
When their triumph shall appear
, In its might
Then let each of us stand firm
For the truths that we discern.
Or martyrs glory earn
In the fight!
With magic an power
never known until this hour,
Beats our drum
MO the tollers In the world,
When they see our flag unfurIed
, They will come
linen away with doubt and care.
FOR there's music in the air,
And the time to do and dare
Has beguni
Der the South and DER the North.
SpreaQ the glorious message forth
Spread the light
from ne East unto the West,
bear aoioad the tidings blest,
Spread the light.
ana tiii all the peoples round
1iadiy hail the joyful sound
ana the \ Rights of Man" are
crowned, ~
Spread the light
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-01-25
Post Office Clerks Complain of Over
work,

The Special Committee of the Letter
Carriers and Post Office Clerks Asso-
citation, which was recently appointed
to confer with the Labor Committee in
Washington in regard to increasing the
force in this city so that the employees
of the Post Office may secure the bene.
fits of the eight-hour law, will hold a
meeting this week and map out pro.
gramme. The Clerks complain that in
the newspaper department overwork
averages two hours day, and in the
letter department one and half hours.
With the present force it is all they can
do to finish up each days work even by
working overtime
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A RUSSIAN HORROR.

The recent Slaughter OF. Siberian Exiles.
The far northeastern portion of Siberia
is occupied by the province of Yakutsk.
The town of that name, situated about
the sixty-second degree of latitude, is
the station at which the exiles stay,
either when ordered to remain there per-
manently or when preparing for :he ter
rible journey across the Vorkhoiansk
Mountains and the snowy plans hey ond
to Kolimsk, near the shore to the Polar
Sea. Hither came last spring band of
some thirty persons, exiles by admin
strative order" who were in due course
to be forwarded to their stations at
Kolimsk and elsewhere. They were not,
that is to say, persons who had been
convicted Of crime, political or other.
they had simply been ordered to Siberia
by the local governors or the police, as
persons whom it was inconvenient to
retain in their Russian homes. They
had arrived at Yakutsk, and were pre-
pairing for the last and most terrible stage
of their journey. What this journey is,
and how fearful an ordeal these sixty
days in wretched sledge are, even to
strong men--to say nothing of women,
girls, and children-is described by our
correspondent, on the authority of those
who made the journey. Time and a
certain amount of official leniency had,
however, softened the rigors OF the way
in some degree; when suddenly de.
cree of the new Vice Governor Ostashine
was issued. increasing the difficulties
and the hardships of the journey to an
intolerable extent. The essence of the
decree was that it made it almost mpos-
sible for the exiles to buy beforehand
sufficient provisions and comforts for
the journey, in the course of which no
inns or other human habitations are met
with, nor any means of replenishing
the travellers store. Consequently the
exiles sent Joint petition requesting the
Vice Governor to return to the old sy-
stem. But, in order to present their
petition, the exiles had been in BODY
to the provincial administration, and
this alarmed the Vice-Governor, who
ordered them to repair next day to the
house of NJ. Notkine, brother exile.
where they would receive their answer.
Then followed the almost incredible part
of the story. An officer of police, one
Olessoff, went to Notkine's house and
babe the exiles follow him to the admit
nistration. They cried out that that was
what they had been forbidden to do: on
which he departed in rage, to return
in few minutes with detachment of
some seventy soldiers and police. As
though expecting resistance, the soldiers
broke down the door, suri ounded the
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BOSTON,.

Election of the Board OF Grievances.
\. l.. T..
AT Joint meeting of the two Boston
Sections of the Socialist Labor Party,
held on December ~, 1899, the following
members were elected to constitute the
Board of Grievances:
Capt. +, S, Huntington,
d. Taylor,
n. O'NeIl,
B. Ebbecke,
c. David,
DR., b. Byclover,
e. c. SCHNEIDER, Sec'n
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made in open house would have attracted
universal attention and have awakened
mncn newspaper comment.
Inc democrats lost promising orator
when the republicans thrust William Hem
derson Gate, of Arkansas, from the hall.
He pleaded his own cause SO successfully
that several republicans voted against un-
seating him. II his party associates had all
been present he would have retained his
at. Several of them were absent without
ai~~, and others had dead pairs.
IN. Charles II. Turner, of New York
cratic rank. He is the ice man elected to
MI the vacancy from New York City last fall
he has good voice and ready flow of
language. He talks easily and gracefully
and upon almost any subject.
Inc germs OF oratory are seen in the
San Francisco; Augustus NJ. Martin, of
Indiana: Joseph H. O'Neil, of Boston; Rice
A. Pierce, of Tennessee; John Quinn and
John Henry Mccarthy, of New York City.
Edward j. Dunphy, of New York City, has
spoken only once and created a very favor
able impression.
There are young men in the democratic
ranks who have maintained strict silence,
but who have a reputation for elouuence
One of these is Hon. Thos. F. Magner, of
Brooklyn, the next to the youngest member
Of the house. Another is Hon. H. St.
George Tucker. of Virginia, son of John
Randolph Tucker. A third is Hon. John
+. Andrew of Boston, son of the great war
governor of Massachusetts. Each of these
orators is liable to come to the front at
any moment. It should not be forgotten,
however, that the conditions attending dis
cussions in the house are not favorable to
oratorical development. Roscoe Conkling
remained in congress two years before he
took the floor. He afterward became a
leader of his party in both houses, leader
in his state and a leader in the nation.
AMOS j. CUMMINGS.
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An Overloaded Boat Within Twenty
Feet of the Shore Capsizes
With Terrible Results,
Five of the Party Save Themselves
and the Others Helplessly
Drown.
A Strong Wind and Tough Water rre-
vcnted AssistaMce-The Boat Over
turned by . Child.

FALL RIVER, Mass, MAY 25-A terrible
accident occurred at Watuppa Lake this
afternoon. Seven men and women and a
number of children went rowing in fiat.
bottom boat, the seating capacity of which
was only eight. A strong wind was blow
ing and the water was rough. In short time
the party was observed trying to work their
way toward shore.
just north of the pumping station, when
the boat was within twenty feet of shore.
one of the children began rocking it and
without moments warning, the craft
capsized. Two men at the pump ing sta
tion were the only ones in sight and they
could do nothing.
Mr.. Turner, of the unfortunate party,
was the only one who could swim. He sue
ceedeQ in bringing one man ashore, and
four others of the party managed to reach
land in an exhausted condition. The peo-
pie on shore cried to the others to cling to
the boat, but their failing sire myth was un-
equal to the task and they sank before nid
could be procured.
The following were drowned: John Wit
ties, aged 30; Mrs. Wittles, aged AS; Henry
Wittles, aged 10; Samuel Wittles aged y;
Levina Buckley, aged 35; Fred Buckley,
aged 3; Willie Buckley, aged 8; Willie Tur-
ner, aged 3.
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MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES.

Veterans and Sons of Veterans Listen to
Appropriate Discourses.
LIVINGSTON. May 25.-[Special.l The
Sons of Veterans post of Livingston at
tended memorial services at St. Andrews
Episcopal church this morning. There
were about twenty of the young men, all in
uniform, who listened attentively to an in
teresting discourse by the rector, Rev. j. w.
Van Ingen, who spoke with feeling of the
sufferings of the old soldier. He said it
was not slavery that was the main cause of
the war, and referred to the states rights
proposition as a question in grammar,
whether these United States are, or is. and
he said it was demonstrated that the
United States is. He wound up by impress
ing upon his hearers in earnest tones that
the war was over, told the Sons of
Veterans they had a duty to
perform and explained what their
duty was. The church was.::appropriately
decorated with flags and filled with people.
Interesting memorial services were also
held at Holbrook Congregational church.
Farragut Post No. Z, G. A. R., attended in
a body, also in uniform. The pastor, Rev.
w. G. Fowler, preached an eloquent and
impressive sermon from the text, ''They
Being Dead Yet Speaketh.'' In his dis
course he spoke at some length of the JUS
tice of more substantially rewarding those
who SO nobly defended and preserved the
union, and said the sense of gratitude due
them should be infused into the nations
history to such an extent that their men,
ory may be cherished for all time. He
spoke of the suffering of the soldiers, and
in closing paid touching tribute to the
nations dead. This church, as we'll az the
Episcopal, was full to overfowing.
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FOUND AT LAST.
The Robber Who Held Up the Denver
Bank President.

The Robber Who Held Up. the Denver
Bank President.
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Mansfeld King, self
confessed murderer, horse thief and all
around criminal. now in Jail at Clayton,
st. Louis county, has been fully identified
as Wells, the robber who compelled Presi-
dent Moffatt, of the First National bank of
Denver, to hand over $2l, 900 cash in S39 at
the point of a revolver. H. G. Otis, assist
ant cashier of the bank. arrived in this city
few days ago and went to Clayton, where
King is lying at the point of death.
Until last night he wore a
full beard and long hair. When he
committed the robbery he had only small
moustache and for this reason Otis failed
to identify him at first. Last night, how
ever, the barber was called in and Kings
beard was shaved off and Otis immediatel ly
recognized him as Wells, the rob ber. King
was arrested some days ago for horse
stealing, after the arrest he was taken very
sick, became communicative and confessed
to being author of several crimes, one of
which was the Denver robbery.
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EXCITING MEETINGS,

Irish Members Received by Great Crowds
of People.
DUBLIN, May Notwithstanding the
government proclaimed a national meeting,
a crowd of two thousand persons welcomed
Dillon, O'Blien and other members of par
lament at Limerick junction to-day and
speeches were made. The police contented
themselves with warning the speakers. The
members of parliament then went to New
Tipperary. but the police there dispersed
the meeting by free use of clubs. O'Brien
denounced the police but advised the peo-
pie not to offer undue resistance as the ma
tionalist leaders desired to avoid bloodshed.
During banquet at tie national shoot
two bombs exploded in the street, but no
one was injured.
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How women should Sit.

Women who sit with their legs crossed, to
sew or to read, or to hold the baby, are not
aware that they are inviting serious physi-
cal ailments; but it is true, nevertheless.
When man crosses his legs he places the
ankle of one limb across the knee of the
other, and rests it lightly there. A woman,
more modest and restricted in her move
ments, rests the entire weight of one limb
on the upper part of the other. and this
pressure upon tho sensitive nerves and
cords, If indulged in for continued lengths
of time, as is often done by ladies who sew
or embroider. will produce disease. Sciat-
ica, neuralgia and other serious troubles
frequently result from this simple cause.
The muscles and nerves in tho upper poy-
tion of woman's legs are extremely sensi-
tive, and much of her whole physical
structure can become dcranged if they are
overtaxed in the manner referred to-
Ladies' Home Journal.
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THE ELEMENTS AT WAR.
Slight Earthquake shock-A Flood 8
m JOhnSt0wn.

Slight Earthquake sllock-A Flood at
m. JOhnstown.
UTICA, N. Y, May 25.-Early this morn
ing the Mohawk valley was disturbed by n
slight shock of earthquake, accompanied by
lightning and heavy rain. The shock here
was very light. but other points report it
moro perceptible and people in several vii
lagos were badly scared. No damage, how
ever, is reported from any quarter.
TRIBES HILL, N. Y, May 25.-The earth
quake shock was felt in this vicinity this
morning. Buildings trembled and dishes
in cupboards ratified. The inhabitants
were considerably alarmed. The duration
of the vibration was one second.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, May pa very heavy
rain storm. accompanied by thunder and
lightning, occurred this afternoon. The
streets are flooded, cellars filled and much
general damage done. The Pennsylvania
railroad tracks were badly damaged.
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One Cause Only for Divorce.

ST. LOUIS, May 25.-In the Southern Meth
odist conference Saturday communica-
tion was read from the National Reform
association asking some such action on the
question of divorce as would aid in tho ele-
walton of public opinion upon the subject.
The committee reported resolution recit-
ing the enormous increase in the ratio of di-
vorces and stating that the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South recognizes but one
cause for divorce, the spiritual, and will re-
joice in the day when the laws of all the
states are in accord with the law of the
church in the matter.
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A DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Fifty Pounds Carries Two Men Into An
other World.

Fifty Pounds Carries Two Men Into An
other World.
MANSFIELD. Ohio, May 25.-A severe
lightning and rain storm passed over Rich
land county early this morning, doing con-
siderable damage. At Lucas, John Charles's
block was struck by lightning and the
flames communicated to adjoining build
ings and citizens turned out to extinguish
the fire. While endeavoring to save the
contents of the general store, fifty pounds
of dynamite exploded. John Smith and
Jeremiah Jones were instantly killed and
scores of other people more or less severely
injured. It is not thought, however, that
any of them will die. The explosion was
heard five miles distant and nearly all the
windows in the village of Lucas were
broken. The loss amounts to 5000.
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Chief Arthur Against 1t.

New HAVEN. Conn, May 25.-A mass
meeting of Brotherhood engineers was to-
day addressed by chief Arthur, who spoke
against federation with other branches of
railway employees. "Our policy has been,"
said he in plain English, ''to mind our own
business. When the brotherhood feder-
ates it will forfeit the respect, not only
of the public at large, hut of employers.''
Chauncey M. Depew also spoke. He said the
question between capital and labor had
by any other organization in the country.
Labor has come to protection of capital
against deinagogues. He cordially coin
cided with Chief Arthur's remarks about
policy of the brotherhood being in opposi-
ton to strikes.
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Not for Politics.

RoME. May 25.-In the Deputies yesterday
Premier Crispi, replying to questions. de-
clared that there was no political motive
for the recent expulsion of French news
paper correspondents. The expelled
journalists had for several months been en-
gagged in a campaign, organized in Paris, to
decry Italian credit
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The City of Rome Won,

New York, May 25.-The ocean race be-
tween the City of Rome, Aurania, and
Alaska, ended to-day. The time of the
City of Rome to Fire island was seven days,
five hours and four minutes. That of the
Aurania was seven days, seven hours and
II minutes, and the Alaska's time was seven
days, eight hours and 40 minutes.
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Sunday Base Ball.

At Observation-Disclosures, 8; st. Lous, 0.
At Syracuse-Syraouse, 12; Louisville, 13
At Brooklyn-First game, Brooklyn, 3;
Columbus, 13. Second, Brooklan, 1; Co
lumbus. 8.
At Rochester-Game with Toledo post
poned on account Of rain,
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A Fatal Fire.

LINCOLN, Nebr., May 25.-Bohannan
Brothers livery stable burned tonight.
While the fire was in progress the roof fell
in, severely injuring a number of tiremen.
One fireman was missing, and Is supposed
to be buried in the debris.
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Collapse Of a Grand Stand.

KANSAS CRY, May 25.-The twenty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the Turnverein of
Missouri valley, occurred to-day. During
the games one of the reviewing stands COL
lapsed. dropping the occupants to the
ground, painfully injuring many.
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satisfied with the O,d.

AsHEvILLE. N. c.. May 25.-The Presby-
terian general assembly, south. adopted
the report of the committee on revised
directory of worship, recommending that
the question of revision be postponed in.
definitely, and adjourned until next year.
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THEY WANT UNITY.
Railroad Men Discussing Great Tetler.,
AtiOn.

.t,,n
iNDiANAPoLls' May Z5.-One OF the most
notable meetings of railway employees ever
held in this city convened this afternoon.
For soma Alma ,,ast tha ouast;o, ~ fa5.r..-
;n,, ror;o,a o.5o., ~
a .ns s"'ous o'ueis ., 'lle servlce nas Deen
a9ltateo' ana to-uays meeting looked to
the accomplishing of that object. Fully
500 delegates were present from Indiana,
T.x.s nb;o Kan.ra, "a M;.h;..., ..'
a, my, Aon"uoNy anu Mion'e"h' rep
.oeol'iiiH 'no ioiio"nH oroers: Drother-
hood OF Locomotive Engineers; Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen; Broth
erhood of Conductors. Sw;tch.
r,ar,s7 M,.ro, nanaet ,os;a.;s.
onon' nssooi"'Aon'
ana brotherhood OF railroad train men.
The meeting was called to order by Will.
liam Hugo, Of the brotherhood Of Locomo-
t,va En1;naara ara ~, Tn wo,ra-a !.
.,,;s 80. .a.,.., s ~ s-4. :, =.
su4s o1ey' auu.esseu ene .neeoin3. nc salo
much already had been done by the order
acting separately, but what did one organ
ization amount to in conflict with corpora
eans ons oo@d BE- ens @
contest with capital, but capital could never
as now proposed.
Past Grand Master Robinson, founder of
the brotherhood of engineers. said benefc-
lal results OF organized and disciplined ac-
tlon were no longer matter OF speculation.
they were demonstrated truths. In the
great railroad lines OF this country" said
Robinson, 'ls seen the most colossal aRgre-
CATION OF wealth the world has ever seen.
though occasionally appearing as rivals,