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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
A Western View of this Bad. Cant
talistic World.

| | am WOrklngman, and wish, Mr..
Editor, you would print this letter in
your paper, which | like first rate; it
has a very good name here and is doing
well besides. | am, like yourself of the
opinion that the world is in very bad
shape. | am an old man and have been
working hard all my life, trying to do
my duty, which is the way TO peace and
happiness. My father and mother have
been working people and doing well
before my days, and their ancestors
have done the same when they were
living; but ! cant say am heir to the
good things that civilization has brought
forth; because | am only a laboring man
and looking for work, and sometimes |
get it, and sometimes | don't; but when
l don work | have nothing, and am as
poor as a beggar. The world must be in
very bad shape because people don't
care for and don't want to have me for
companion, especially when | have 40
money. There are lots of people who
are unhappy. | can present kindly
greeting from John Smith. He is pretty
near crazy. He got consumption when
working in cold weather, late in the
fall, and his wife deserted him because
be could not earn anything for her and
the children. And | can salute you
from Annie Brown. Her man was 5000
IN debt on the farm; she work d too
hard and got broken down; and when
she could not suit him any longer,
another woman came and told her:
Get out of my house;--it is my home
now" And the husband said: Get
out, or | will kill you" Yes, sir, the
world is pretty bad There may be some
thing in Tolstoi's saying; wharfage is
a bad sort of thing" suppose, how
ever, that marriage is all right, and the
real trouble is that the world IS in a bad
shape entirely. Yours truly,
JOSEF NALEPINsKI.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04

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| BALrMoRE-C, Doering, III N Castle #
| BosToN-H, W. Brown, 22S Harrison ave.
| BRookLYN-Alh. Griesbeck l15 Johnson ave
| BUFFALO, N, Wv, M0ser 500 GIANT 81
Geo, Rurk hardt 200 sherman ~
C,n,.. Berlyn, 4aO statest
| CLEVELAND o, Jansen SQl I.uriau ~
| DETnoIT-E Steyor, Isl Grandy avenue,
| ERIE, PA,-l}nh Helm 1877 Sassafruss Ct
EVANSVILLE, lND-Chr Schaad 1913 Fulton ay
HARTFORD Fred Gruniuger, lOI Asyhum =,
hOMoKE, MAss.II Backufen, 34S Park sf
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tora street, Hacktrar's Bridge, II {.
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NEW YORK Cry
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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04

justment of want and have" The
times are rpening rapidly for the PEG.
pie to assert their right to be the 0Orern.
ment. Comrade Hyndman does not
leave us in doubt as to how Socialism
should soon shape its course. Since the
u. =. Congress has gone to pieces most
efIectnally as body commanding any
respect or even attention, the next work
Is to constitute proper governing body
IN its place, The work looks large. but
Is 1t larger than that which fell to those
who constituted the republic in this
! land Need we wait to deliberate about
1t beyond what they did All bodies
organized on a true purpose to reform
can gain nothing from delay. To work
is to grow IN wisdom and strength; so
let us all say amen to Comrade Hynd.
mans plain counsel and proceed on its
suggestions in your paper of Sept 6,
y few weeks ago. in the hottest of
weathers, the condition of one of the
finest public buildings in Waltham was
such that, to expose its unsanitary state,
recourse was hid to the local papers.
The Post Office, Public Library. Young
Mems Christian Assem-, and other i'm,
pOrtt,nt bodies were housed in the bull
ding. The most dangerous and DISCUS
ting state of things was shown to exist
and was claimed to have existed for
some time, owing to the small capacity
of the esspool. Landlords of tenement
houses are put 20 il, TO construct cess
pools OF proper capacity.
The estimated expense Of disChargng
these vestiges Of past time averages
not less than one dollar per annum per
capita OF the entire population. which
goes into the pockets of private con.
tractors, who are allowed to perambu
late the streets with their vehicles in
the daytime. Adding ~ this the en-
pense of constructing and repairing.
the true cost of the Anticipated system
would hardly be believed.
was told a few weeks ago in a real
estate office in Boston that the selling or
renting of real estate in Maiden had been
checked until such time as a proper
system of sewerage WAS put IN opera
ton. Maiden has risen in the last ten
years from country village to sub |
urban city Of perhaps $4,000 population. I
Both these cities must drain into Bos |
ton Harbor and terror Of the expense |
keeps them to the penny -wise-pound
foolish method. Tenfoot cottages with |
pure sanitary surroundings, if properly |
valued, eclipse the mansard with cess,
pool under the windows Prof. L. S.
Morse, in his Homes in Japan, has
shown no mercy to the federation of |
such nuisances by his countrymtn.
MARY CUNNING,
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 10, 1890.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
ST. PAUL, MINI.
The Farmers Alliance Party BETRAYED by
Political Boodlers-The Socialists
Withdraw.

withdraw.
At the State Convention of the Far
mers' Alliance held in this city ON Jul,
/ 10th and to which representatives of La
Dor organizations were invited. IA deIega
ton of st. Paul Workmrn, in an over
whelnnng majority Socialist partici
pated, They were inclined to support
! the Alliance party as a progressive party,
believing that II might be able to keep
! itself above the control of the caplta.
listic parties. These expectations, how.
ever, have not been realized, and the
Socialists have withdrawn from the
State and local campaign; an example
which we believe will be generally fol.
lowed by all true lovers of reform.
State candidates of the Alliance party
have withdrawn, and already nominees
of the Democratic party have been Ell.
dorsed in ridiculous contradiction of a
recent letter Of Mr.. Owen, the Alliance
candidate for Governor, from which
the following extract is taken: $40 elect
the man means nothing in the estma-
ton OF the true reformer unless such
election expresses the popular will re-
gardlng the principles at issue. A move
ment SO actuated must not start out
upon its career by making what will APP
pear to the world in suite of the purest
motives as bargains to secure the election
of men without regard to principles
involved". The st. Paul campaign was
entrusted to Mr.. John C. Meyer, who
appointed County Central Committee,
which appointed convention to nomi-
nate candidates. The most notorious
local manager of the Democracy in this
city, Mr.. Il. 7. O'Connor, VS. :mme-
diately endorsed Then the Socialit
members of the Central Committee and
delegates withdrew in disgust The fol
lowing letter and circular are self
explaining:
st. Paul, Sept. 81, 1880.
Hon. S. ", Occn.
DEAR SIR:--At to-day's meeting of
Section st. Paul Of the S. l.. 2. Of the
u. s. it was decided to inform you that
the Section cannot, in justice to the
men and principles which it represents,
give its support to any party toleratmg
H. q tDnt,hnr nF.t &c Sto+a Eynr,tt
mlttee a man SO incomparably ignorant
of Labor's political rights as is the mem.
Der from st. Paul, Mr.. John C. Meyer
This man was forced upon the Indepen-
dent Political party of st. Paul in oppo-
sltlOn to our protest. In courtesy to
the honest persons connected with the |
late Alliance State Convention we lis |
tened to and obeyed him until his recent
stupid, tratorOus, or corrupt man. |
agement of SO called County Conven-
ton in the interests Of the political par
ties which the Alliance party was
formed to oppose, compelled our dele |
gates to refuse the nominations given !
them and to leave a cOmmitteeship |
which they had accepted only ~ serve,
not to betray, the Cause of Labor.
A committee empowered by the Sec,
ion will meet publicly at SIG st. Peter
street, in this city, Sept. %, at p. IN.
Until then no public announcement of
he Sections determination will be
made.
We are in Labors Cause only,
SECTION ST. PAUL S. L. 2. U. S.
per Ernest Seit2, Sec'y Committee.
The following circular WAS also is
ued
70 the Public
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
JOE CALLS VISION.
From the Farmers Voice.

Inc newspapers that were paid for it
published an obituary with biographi-
cal sketch of his Bulship's earthly
career, mentioning instances where he
unlntentionally did some commpndable
thlng Society demanded Of the family
some conventional mourning, which
theN dld, according to programme; and
While the divine oracle was commenting
upon the Christian worthiness and ~
signing said defunct to seat nearest
the throne of God, and his young wife
was affecting sorrow, his sons and daugh-
ters by his former wife were soliciting
legal advice preparatory to contestng
the provisions Of the will.
But entertaining a doubt about his
Bullshlp taking seat with Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob, followed to see how
things would pan out.
And ] saw his Bullship arrive at the
gate of the Holy City, with the keys in
his right hand that Congress had given
him to crafty his natural instincts on
earth; he tried them in the lock of the
gate. but they would not unlock.
So he knocked at the gate and called
for the porter, and was indignant be-
cause Of hardness within.
But finally Saint Peter came and asked
who was there.
81 am, Sir, Mr. GoIdbug, one of the
gllded four hundred"
An, is that So" said Saint Peter,
NV hat was your business on earth ?"
- altering stock and operating the |
Spring Valley Coal Mine
NV hat do you want here said Saint |
Peter
Il want this gate opened to me. Your |
lmpertlnence is offensive to the dignity
OF gentlemen OF culture and refinement: |
shall demand explanation when with
in
Saint Peter telephoned the recording
angel to see if Mr. GOldbugs name was
on the books; he received a negative
answer from that functionary and no.
titled his Bullship that he could not be
admitted.
what, II cant be admitted" And
his Bullship didn't smile, but began to
expostulate with Peter, pointing TO the
noble things that he had done in the
name of the Lord; how he dad endowed
colleges; established Libraries; aided
with his vast means in building chur-
ches and subscribed Literally toward cree
ting monuments in honor of the great
dead.
Saint Peter; 'Did you ever produce
all this wealth that you SO literally con-
tributed?"
His Bullship; "Yes-well no, not ex-
actly, that is, furnished the brains and
other men furnished the labor"
Saint Peter: Were you an engi-
neer ?"
mo, sir, I was capitalist"
Saint Peter: men are furnished here
all the value they produced, more than r
hey consumed in the lower world; in
other words their surplus earnings Of
he earth are given them here as a start
n the new life, And as you admit you
never earned or produced any wealth, :
you cannot be admit ed here for the
very good reason that Heaven has made
10 provisions for maintaining paupers.
But no doubt his Satanic majesty would
)e glad to accommodate YOU
His BnlIshjp didn't smile. But he
declared lie would appeal to the q. S.
Court whtro he could expect
avor. And this is the sum of my
'lSiOn.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04

The lecturer at next Sundays meeting
of Nationalist Club No. will be Mr.
A. Cahan. Subject. Liberty under
Natlonailsm.
Wretched men and women, real frog
lOdytes. live like ancient cave-dwellere,
huddled under the bulkheads OH New
York's river shores.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
The Struggle for Existence

Edit0r WoRKMEN's ADVOCATE: - 1t
seems Mr.. Golden tries to force me into
a lengthy discussion, although he must
have seen, from my rrevious reply, that
had neither inclination nor leisure to
accommodate him. Simple courtesy
ought to have forbidden him to address
me again in this matter, or, at least, not
in such a manner as he has in your last
issue Sept. 27) 1t would he an easy
task for me to refute altogether his
arguments, but the space of our paper is
too valuable-especiaIly at this time-to
take it up with such theoretical uues
tons, which have no practical bearing
upon the struggle OF labor against cap
ital Yours fraternally,
GEO. c. 6TEBELING. ND.
Il st. Marks Place, \. Y. Sept %, 80
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
COMMUNICATIONS,
For the Binghamtcn Strikers.

Edtt0r WoRKMEN's ADvoCATE:-En.
closed find 81, which send YOU in aid
OF the Binghamton strikers Anxiously
waiting to hear of victory through your
columns am. Truly yours,
Miss ANNIE MARFTSkY.
HUDSON, Sept. 30, 1890
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04

), A. Walker, when District Attorney,
nullitied the Alien Contract Law by
trying to execute it only against clergy
men hired abroad.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
To the Public.

The Socialist and Independent Labor
parties Of st, Paul supported the Alliance
party in the State Convention as a pro
gres-lve party, independent of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties whom
we consider the most powerful opprts
sors Of the people, Knowing the earliest
necessity in local management to be an
honest and able member Of the State
Executive Committee, the delegation
notified the proper persons that Mr..
Christian Gacfke was their choice. We
have good cause for the belief that his
name was put on the committee list bur
afterward taken off. Mr.. John C.
Meyer, who never. possessed the con.
tidence of the independent political
voters OF this CITY, rs given the now
thoroughly disgraced and contemplate
position. Leading our delegates, Messrs.
Seitz and Gaefke, to believe that he was
in favor of IN entirely Independent
local campaign. he appointed members
Of a so called Ramsey County Alliance
Central Committee, which, after long
delay, called a county convention to
nominate candidates. In that conven-
ton the attempt was made to bride
Messrs. Seitz aud Gaefke by offering
them legislative nominations in the 8th
and 9th Wards respectively, which they
refused. Then the so-called Indepen-
dent Labor Convention endorsed such
men as r T. O'Connor and other
nominees of the Republican and Demo
cratic parties, whose interest in the
Labor party Is that Of the hawk in the
sparrow. This action, chiefly brought
about 10y Messrs. John c. Meyer, E. NJ.
Allen, Otto johnson and &. D. CoughIin.
is stupid, traiiorous. or the result of
corruption We snail oppose it at every
opportunity; We have NJ confidence IN
any State organization which has further
use for such men or methods under tie
name of reform, and especially request
the popular condemnation of The caudi-
dates using such infamous methods to
secure votes.
We are, IN Labor's cause only.
SECTION ST. PAUL, S. l.. F.,
per Committee.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-04
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS.


The following Assembly Districts re
ported regular meetings as follows:
Alb A. d. 165 E. Broadway, Sundays
9th g 50 Clinton st. every Fri
, 1890-05-22
suEuIrr,s SALE.

state Of Washington. County OF spokane.
-ss.
In the superior Conn of tho state OF wash.
inslon and for the County OF spokane
lhetcoI b0ldiug terms Mt spokane fails
w. aud for spokane County. said STATE.
Frank johnson, pluiniiil, VI. SophIa
reeves, 1obnn y. Reeves, her husband and
Albert sortefi dcfcfdautsi decree OF fofe.
closure and order sale.
made and entered Ia thp ahovc on,Itlcd
cause and court on the ION day uf April.
a. ID, lrpO, copy OF which las ireti
issued and coriihcd 10 me by the clcrk Of the
said court under tho seal thcrcof, bearing
date the l1th dny Of May, A. u. 1900 Tor III q
sum OF r-,2iI 10. goid coin, with Interest,
~ the rate oi 10 per cent per annum from
the 9th day Of May. A. ~ ishJ.
aud the further sum of si3lO costs. and
the further sum Of 500 attorneys fees, aud
aa,io the mertased costs thoFeon.,I. y, IL
oi Washington. will on the 2ist dav Of
jung a. u; $50. at tho houtoDf 10 o'clocE
n. VI. oi sad dny, al the front door of Tho
court house, IN Spokane Falls, spoknne
county. scll at public auction, TO the highest
DllnoI, ior elNh. The tpllowing described
kaue county, Washington, aud particularly
ucscrlhed ns lOllows, to-wlt:
lot NJ. sN lBl, Ia block No. 40 tiO) In the
nrst addition 70 spokane Falls, the Sams
o. ing situated IN the city oil spokane FalIs
all aud singular the tcncmcnts, hercriit.
nmcnt- and appurtenAnccs thcrcnnto
belonging or IN nnywise appcrtninlf,g sttld
property 10 taken and sold ~ the pTope fty
Of sophia keeres. Toban ?. Reeves and AZ
Daiedai Spokane Falls, state of Washing.
ton, this 2Oth day OF May, A, D. 1870.
h. H. UiSCUIIFF
22et shcrif OF Spokane County, Wash.
, 1890-05-22

Hogs Receipts 32,Oon. Market lower;
mixed, s3.OOdi.i5j heavy, S3e5@Li7t;
Sheop-Rcceipts 100. Market steady,
slow; natives, SiGG3O; Westerns,
si.50d0; Texans, $iW63O.
CHICAGO WHEAT MNRKEr.
CHICAGO, Mny -Wheat-Activc.
weaker. July opened 5sd.tc lower,
oased oil q trifle more, then became
strong, and advanced with numerous
fluctuations 2L,c above the inside figures.
The advance was accompanied with
some excitement and fluctuations,
Later IL eased off gradually lhc and
closed &c higher than yesterday. MAY
and June both closed about the same as
yesterday. August and deferred deliy.
cries shared on the advance, which
would indicate large buying on the bad
crop nows, and fears that the next crop
may bo disappointing.
Receipts, b07 900 bushelsj shipments,
$4,000 bushels.
PETROLEUM.
NEw YoRK, May 81. - petroleum-
Opened steady, spot ut 03s.c; June at
ofHc, Juno advanced to O59.c The
market then became weak, and spot do.
ulined to O3c, and June to 03iic. The
market closed steady.
BRITISH GRAIN MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL. May Steady
demand poor; holders offer moderately.
Corn-Quiet, unchanged.
, 1890-05-22

variety store, where resolutions
were adopted with view to having
grand Fourth OF July celebration
to be continued through the two fol-
lowing days.
A finance and an executive COM
mittees were appointed TO prepare u
programme, TO include horse racing,
boat racing, foot racing, bicycle rae.
ing, and every other kind of sport
ing event imagl nablc, and to secure
funds for music, pyrotechnics and
prizes.
IL was contemplated having q
vast concourse of sunday school
children from Spokane Falls,
Cheney, Davenport, Spraguc, span.
gle, etc., here On the coming ith but
the clorgymen of the various denom-
nations here have decided to post
pone that pleasant event until early
In August, when the invitation TO
the young Sunday school folks of
neighboring towns will be- renewed.
The voters In this burgh
received quite shock few
days ago on learning that
no election could bo held here on
Tuesday of next week, owing to an
error In the county commissioner
notice. This, OH inquiry proved to
he true, but yesterday the new no.
tice was received for publication,
reading "for the election of a mayor,
five councilmcn and u treasurer" I"
omitting the chief executive. The
new notice calls for an election to
he held on Saturday, June 7, instead
of May "a.
, 1890-05-22
IN THE PALousE.
A Spokane Mans Observations OF tho


A Spokane Mans Observations OF tho
Crops
Mr. II. u. Scott returned day OF
two ago from u tour of observation
through the Palouse country, stop
ping at Rosalia, Oaksdale, Cotton,
ColfaN and other points,
Asked about the outlook in the
Palouse country this year, Mr.. Scott
said:
"Thc unprecedentcdly severe
winter caused more or less depression N
In the Palouse country, and at the
opening Of hcsprlng farming season
everybody was discouraged. But
this did not last long. visited
many farms, and I never saw n
finer prospect for crops Of all kinds,
Grain, grnss, vegetables and fruits
are looking magnificent. But wns
most surprised at the appearance of
the stock. One would naturally
suppose that after such winter as
we have just passed through, cattle
especially, would be In poor condi.
ton. On the contrary, stock of all
kinds IL looking sleek and fat. |
Nt'Nb'iN W. tiilH VIZ 'H' tltoiN iHut,
as II rule, the Palousc farmers have
abandoned the primitive practice of
relying upon the range and turning
their stock out To rustic for II living.
These farmers take the precaution
10 lay In n supply Of feed aud pre-
pare to house their animals. Tho
consequence is that their cattle ARE
now marketable at "a to $3.50
per 1e0."
With reference TO business In the
town, Mr., Scott said;
"Money Is tight in those towns,
rs II IA almost everywhere Mt this
season Of the year. Everything de.
pcnds upon, the crops. The mer-
chants and the bankers are obliging,
but they must have IA perceptiblc
shadow of security, for the sake of
maintaining their own credit. The
recent rains, however, assure good
crops, almost beyond u doubt, and
money II loosening up. | would
like to add, however, that the farm
ers of the Palouse country expert
enccd little or no difficulty In pro.
curing seed and other supplies nee.
essary for the scuson's work, the
merchants doing all III their power
for their relief. On the whole,n Mr..
Scott continued, ~ never saw q
more promising outlook In any sec
ton of the cotIntry.b
, 1890-05-22
MORTGAGE SALE.

Whereas, Default has been made In the
nnyment OF the money secured by certain
chsltel mOtlpdgc, according 10 the terms
and tenor OF q certain prnmls sorry noto there
~ de,cnhed ard set 10th, bcarit q date the
5lN day oi OotoDcr 1890. duly made and
executed by L, II. Mitchell and ]. n. Mitch.
cl at mortgage, to ". \. Rogers. ns,lgnee
OF washington lOnn aud Investment Com.
hhiy,as moHgngcc, which said mortgage was
county otspoknnc aud state OF Washington,
In iolk II ui chatel mortgages OF said
county and state, page iO7. on the LIST
day OF November, lsOO
ANA whereas. The amount due ON said
mortgage at the date Of this notice is tho
sum ~ il,OOo principal, and s., interest,
thM me said suni. amount TO the sum OF
$1,000. whifh said sum Is now due on said
mortgage aud rcmains unpaid a. Aforesaid.
Now, thctctoie, notice y hereby given to
said :. X. Mitchell ana J. n Mitchell, aud
~ Whon IL may concern, that under and
by virtue Of the -latnte IN such case made
aud provided and the power Of sale con
thlmed ~ slii morigage,. duly recorded
be force oscd by n al. OF the % roma prot.
erty hereln'dcscrit Cd. by the shor II q tic
county OF suoSanv. fRid state. a. pub,ic
sTs neiS honr OF ot iSo i've 99.e @ ds g ugS go At
~ tho livery stable n ". A. Helm. No IO1
East Man strcet in the city oi Spokauo
fhs, posane eluniy' wash. AID tho
cry WIZ loapp led tn the sutiTftct on " tho
said sum due on said mortga g IN principal
nn1 llletsas ahi a'cruing intrfr.t uutll
paid, together with thc sum ~ 500 n, a..
torney fees, as provided In siid uiorigag ge,
with too costs of this sale.
The Iollqwing Is a full desert tion of tho
inoltgassl lrulurly - ho sold, rs coniHliicd
IN sald mortgage, to.wtt;
one stone pni ding with brirh front, NJ o
story high, aus 10 feet situated on | /
seven 90, IN book niEe o. In the @ ~ ot
sp kane in H. Spokane county, Wash. 4 ON.
tNoseacd ettrihgy, one one scnicd bucAyy,
top buggy ami pole, three C1!umb %. tor
bnrHlcs, ihtee scts double hatness. tn rec
sets single harness. ". = ROuEis
2lcA As.irnec