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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
Proceedings of the National Executive
Committee.

The last regular meeting took place on
Friday Feb. II, at the Brooklyn Labor
LyCeum Max FOrker was elected Chair
man; absent and excused, lily. Kuhn.
The Treasurer received $500 for dues
and $1l.65 for agitatlon-stamps; the ex-
penses were $l5.25. The Treasurer also
reported to have sent u, 004 by telegraph
to the German Comrades for the RelChs-
tag election. which takes place on Thurs
day Feb. 90. The presssub-commttee
reported that both party organs will be
published in double size as special agita-
ton numbers, containing large picture
on the. first page and also articles from
the pen of prominent writers. These
numbers will appear in the middle of
March for the celebration of the ami
versary of the Paris Commune and it is
hoped that all Sections will send in
extra orders. German communications
from HoIyoke, Evansville and Cleveland
were ordered to be published in Der So
2iuiiSt. Section Evansville reported that
it has joined the party reorganization
again. Section Cleveland reported "a
we'll attended meeting, where Mrs, 10,
hanna Crete of New York delivered an
address and Il new members were en-
rolled, This Section already counts 45
members. Section Long Island City also
reported steady progress. New members
are enrolled at every meeting, Comrade
q, SChaefer was delegated to address a
meeting at that place on Feb. 22nd
| COmrade Pattberg was delegated as a
speaker to Newark. Section Albany
sent $40 and the Central Labor Union of
Chicago $50 for the German ReiChstag
! election. Sections Lawrence, Mass, and
Troy, n. y, reported concerning the
action, which they have taken in regard
to the proposed agitation trip. The Sc
cretary was instructed to file all answers
in regard to this question and publish
a summary of them later on. As the
New York Section has invited Paul
Grottkau of Chicago to address several
agitation meetings in that city and vici-
nifty, the Secretary was instructed to
request Comrade Grottkau to mold meet
ings in all the principal cities on his way
from and TO Chicago. The Executive
will account for the expenses, However.
the New y ork and all Of their Sections are
informed that it would be of more in.
terest to the chole party to notify the
Executive of similar steps in the future
in order to organize these trips for the
benefit of the whole party. Further
communications from Albany, Hart
ford, st. Louis, Greenpoint, Meriden,
Baltimore and Detroit were finally dis
posed Of G. 5.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22
COMMUNICATIONS.
Sectarianism and the Schools.
To the Worhcmen's Advocate:

To the Workpen'S Advocate;
The present crippled condition of our
public schools is due to the influence
brought to bear on public officials by
Roman Catholic "sky.pilots' and their
satellites.
Their object Is to destroy the efficiency
Of secular training in order to establish
their own hot-beds of superstition on a
public basis.
Orthodox protestants have no more
love for secular schools than their catho-
lie neighbours, they support them in a
half hearted way through fear of catho-
lie domination.
An ex-catholc myself living among
and working with catholics, | am in a
position to know what a stumbling block
that form Of superstition is in the path
of social progress,
Ii were as familiar with the pen as
with the monkey wrench, | could sur.
prise some Of those very advanced 80
cialists who fatter themselves that the
religious question is dead
PETER GlBBODs
New York February a.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

and waterways, and prohibiting the
waste Of the natural resources of the
country.
8 Inventions to be free to all; the
inventors to be remunerated by the
nation.
o. Progressive income tax and tax on
inheritances; the smaller incomes to be
exempt.
10. School education OF all children
under IA years of age to be compulsory,
gratuitous, and accessible to all by pub
lie assistance in meals. clothing, books,
etc where necessary.
II. Repeal of all pauper, tramp, con
spiracy, and sumptuary laws. Una
bridged right Of combination.
~. Official statistics concerning the
condition Of labor. Prohibition of the
employment of children of school age
and of the employment of female labor
in occupations detrimental to health or
morality. Abolition of the convict
labor contract system.
13. All wages to be paid in lawful
money of the United States. Equaliza-
ton Of womens wages with those of
men where equal service is performed.
IA. Laws for the protection of life
and limb in all occupations, and an eff
cient employers liability law.
POLITICAL DEMANDS.
/. The people to have the right to pro
pose laws and to vote upon all measures
of importance, according to the Refer
endum principle,
2, Abolition Of the Presidency, Vice
Presidency and Senate of the United
States An Executive Board to be es
tablished, whose members are to be
elected, and may at any time be re
called, by the House of Representative
as the only legislative body. Tn,
States and municipalities to adopt cor
responding amendments to their consti
buttons and statutes.
3. Municipal self-government.
4. Direct vote and secret ballots in al
elections. Universal and equal right o
suffrage without regard to color, CreeC
or sex. Election days to be legal holi
days. The principle of minority repre-
sentation to be introduced.
s. All public officers to be subject t.
recall by their respective constituencies
6 Uniform civil and criminal Law
throughout the United States. Admin
istration of justice to be free of charge
Abolition of capital punishment.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22
English Capital In American Hats

1t is reported that a Mr.. Huebner,
who says that he represents an English
syndicate, is arranging for the sale Of all
the hat factories in New Jersey. Mr..
Huebner asserts that he has secured
options from all Of the manufacturers
except the firm Of f. V. Connect & Co.
Mr.. f. V. Connect, head of the firm
mentioned, the largest hat manufactur-
ers in the Oranges, New Jersey, when
questioned in regard to the matter, said
that he had not given an option to Geo
T.. Huebner for the sale of his business,
and that he did not propose to do So
Mr.. Connect said he regarded the repre-
rentatations made up to this time as
all wind" There is, he claimed, little
or no money in the hat trade now
Some of the firms would, no doubt, be
glad to sell at the prices they had named,
and would be foolish not to, if they
could. Cummings, Mathews & Co., of
Orange Valley, denied the report that
they had given Mr.. Huebner an option
for the sale of their business Ii is said
however, that Mr. Huebner has secured
options as follows: Mccall Brothers,
$40 900; Austin, Drew & Co, $275, 600,
and McChesey & Fisher, 1928, 900. These
are considered very high prices by per
sons familiar with the trade.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22
LOCAL NOTICES.
For all kinds of job Printing, 90 to the
Stafford Printing Co.
TRADES UNION CALENDAR.
Meetings Regularly Held at Trades Coun-
Gil Fall, 100 Chapel Street.

Delegates to the Trades Council received at the
regular meetings, on the First and Third
Sunday evenings In each month
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lettings !.
- Notices, lines or less, under this head In.
serted at $500 per year, PAYABLE In advance
NEW HAVEN.

A MEXICAN SECTION, s. L. Irregular Meet.
IL ings the lst and I'd Friday evening OF each
month.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

CONNECTICUT STATE COMMITTEE meets
v every second and fourth Thursday In the
month at No, /, Marsh Court Jos. Haaser,
Secretary, No, Mash Court.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

SECrlON NEW HAVEN, s. l.. p. The Regular
" Meetings of this Section are held at 7sl
Chapel street on the first Monday OF each
month at o'clock p. IN.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22


BREWERS, alternate Sunday mornings.
BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERs, I'd
Wednesdays.
Ci6ARMAKERs (39), 4th Tuesday In month, 7:30 D.
m. Executive Board every Saturday, p. N.
FURNITURE WORKERS. I'd and 4th Friday evgs
GRANITE CUTTERS Sd Saturday evening.
HORSE SHoERs, I'd Tuesday evening
IRoR MoULDERs (G0), I'd ana 4th Friday evgs,
i'on . " -, - a al OF oNenahes
$50 a. m.
MUSICAL PROTECTIVE UNION, I'd Sundays, pm.
STONE MAsoNs, lst and Sd Wednesday evenings.
TAnoRs, I'd and 4th Mondays, Sp. M.
TRADES COUNCIL LIST and Sd Sundays, 7:30 p. m
TYPOGRAPHICAL, 4th Wednesday, Sp, m
Woop CARvERs, lat and I'd Tuesday evenings.
WORKNEN's COOPERATIVE FIRE INSURANCE Co,
every saturday, p. NJ.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

TRADES CoUNCIL-Regular Meetings on the
L First and Third Sundays In each month, at
7;3O o'clock In the evening. All Unions should
be represented.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-22

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
Drift wood.

THE Onward arrived at Pt. Pleasant yesterday
and laid up.
THE Joe Walton passed Evansville on the way
down with light tow of COAL
CAPTAIN PUGH. of this city, arrived at Cincin-
natl, en- route to Pt. Pleasant.
CAPTAIN VANCE HIGBEE has contracted for a
new boat, to take the place of the Thomas A.
Means.
CLARK WILSON has resumed his old position
with Captain Hough, at the Brownsville wharf,
boat after spending some time on vacation.
THE Mayfower will make hourly trips between
the wharf and Brunot's Island. to witness the
placing Of the Ohio connecting bridge span In
position.
The City of Pittsburg was on the 60 'all day,
carrying people to picnics at Mckee's Rocks and
Kinney's Grove. 1t will carry excursionists to
the Ohio connecting bridge today.
SEVERAL members of the Steamboat Owners
Protective Association will protest against the act
ion of Saturdays meeting, in eecting officers. IL
is claimed that there were not enough members
present to constitute quorum, and that the cleo
t1ons are not bona Tide.
A NEW boat to take the place OF the Louis A.
sherley, which was withdrawn from the Cincin-
natl packet trade about three months ago, is be-
ing built at Port Harmon by Knox & Son. The
new packet will be of the latest build. and will be
equipped throughout elegantly. 1t will be mod
eled somewhat after the iier Keystone State.
THE Cincinnati wharfboat will 90 on the Man.
chester ways soon as the strikers return to
work. Yesterday passed without any incident in
the strike. Reed 3 Krepps remain firm in their
refusal to comply with the demands of the work
men for nine hours, and the men have evinced no
inclination to resume work until the dock owners
come around.
THE elegant side-wheeier James g. Blaine car
ries of the palm for making the fastest trip to
Morgantown and return. She left her wharfboat
Saturday afternoon at exactly 3:o5, and made .
run to Brownsville, making 1s landings In seven
hours, and reached Lock No. four hours later.
She left there in q dense fog, and reached Nor
gantown from Brownsville. distance OF 56 miles
and 70 minutes, On her retnrn trip she
left headwaters at . A. NJ. and arrived
here at 1910 P. NJ, making i6 landings on the
round trip. The up-trip was made In II hours and
20 mlnutes and the return run WAS completed In
ten minutes less. This is the fastest time ever
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
Grain, Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, car
extra W. oats, H1Sc, days, P. & L. E; car 2
white middlmgs, 221Ic, 10 days; cars No. 2
white oats 42c, September; cars No. 2
white oats 421<c, September. Receipts as bulle-
tined, 45 cars. Of which % were received by
Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Railway. as
follows: cars Of oats, of corn, / of bran, Of
-four, of hay. of malt. By Pittsburg. Gin
cinnati and st. Louis, IL cars Of corn, Of hay.
of oats. By Baltimore and Ohio, car Of bran,
/ of hay, of malt. By Pittsburg ana Western,
car of -four. There are no new developments
in the cereal situation since last report Corn
and hay are barely steady. Oats are shade
frmer Wheat and rye are firm with an up-
ward drift. Prospects are for another advance
in -four before the week is out.
Prices are for carload lots on track:
WHEAr-No. Q red. 81 O4@1 05; No. g. 99c@s1;
new wheat, No. 2 red, 81 0O@1 o.
CoRN-No. yellow ear, 62063c; high mixed
ear 60@6lc; No. yellow. shelled. 6@55c: high
mixed shelied corn. 56d57c.
eOATs--No. white, 4S1S@44c; extra, No. & 4211
043c; mixed, new, No. z 42042Kc.
RYE-No. Pennsylvania and Ohio, 66@67c;
No. Western, 65@66c
FLoUR-Jobhing prices-Fancy spring and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
LIMA ON TAP.
Introduction of Buckeye Certificates Causei
n Revolutiou-A Lively Day.

Introduction of Buckeye Certificates Causes
RevoIutiou-A Lively Day.
The oil ring presented an animated appear
ance yesterday, and there was considerable of
the old-time enthusiasm. The metamorphosis
wrought by Buckeye certificates was rapid and
decided. Everything was Buckeye. When the
gong sounded the opening there was hurlah
for Buckeye which was heard on the street and
caused some surprise, coming, as it did, from
place usually so quiet and dignifed.
The market opened at the top, with active
trading. The lobby was we'll filled and orders
were liberal, showing that outsiders were inter-
hour, and was rather quiet until about
o'clock, when there was another squirt of activ-
ity and the price crept up to within cents OF
the opening and highest figure. About 100000
barrels changed hands. The fuctuation was
2A cents. Sproul & Lawrence and David
the principal buyers. The range was: Open
ing and highest, 4215c: lowest, $3.50; closing,
4015c. The opening at Oil City. Findlay and
Lima was the same as here. New York and
Bradford were lower. The following kilograms
were received:
LIMA, August lS-On Exchange open for
business. We greet you.
JOHN O'CoNNoR Vice President.
FINDLAY, August l6-On Exchange open for
business. Born at o'clock. Babes as we are,
we accept congratulations with manly pride,
and hope to grow to the full stature of man as
an oil exchange. and trust to so deport our
selves that your Exchange will never regret our
advent. d. JOY, President.
Pennsylvania oil was firm but neglected in
the excitement over the new acquisition. 1t
passed through but one fuctuation, the open:
irg and highest being 93c and the lowest and
closing S2lIc- Sales were about 5000 barrels.
Refined advanced at Antwerp. Saturdays
clearances were 3S 900 barrels.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Business Extremely Good md the Excur
sion Trade Remark BILE One.

Business Extremely Good md the Excur-
sion Trade Remarkable One.
Opinions differ OH the action of the Senate
Saturday on the river and harbor bill. 1t was
confidently expected by great many that the
amendment to purchase Lock Mol would pass,
in connection with the other Senate amend
ments, while others never expected that section
of the bill to go through. Business was lively
about the wharf yesterday. The three up-river
packets had all the passengers and freight out
that could be carried. Excursion business
was remarkably good during the afternoon.
The rise which was booked for yesterday, had
not arrived at P. NJ. but it is expected this
morning. Local rains had no marked effect
upon the Monongahela in this pool. and it re-
mained at $40 the same as on the previous day.
At Davis Island it was likewise on a stand, and
registered 2.5 on the mark, at 6P. M.
Arrived-James G. Blaine. Adam Jacobs and
Elizabeth. DepartedABlaine for Brownsville
and intermediate points, Adam Jacobs for
Brownsville and Morgantown, Elizabeth for
Geneva. Leave to-day-9:30 A. M, Germania
for Brownsville; P. M, James g. Blaine,
through to the headwaters; Elizabeth for
Geneva,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
CERTIFICATES LIVELY.
The Speculation Large and the Price Almost
EQunls GoId-Money the Principal
Element-The Bulls Are

SanRutue.
NEW Y ORR, August 1s.-The money question
is again more than ever the principal element
in the making of prices in the stock market. and
the unexpected wipjng out of 80 legal reserves of
the banks by some inexplicable decline to the
interior last week has put an end to the slow
but steady Improvement which continued
throughout last week in spite of the high rates
for money, together with other disturbing
causes. The sanguine bulls maintain that
there is no likelihood of continuance of this
drain and no fear whatever Of stringent money
market this fall. although that 1t will work
close no one denies. and opportunities for ma
nipulatlon will be likely to arise from time to
time.
Considerable disappointment is expressed
over the failure of the Treasury Department to
make some new arrangement whereby more
money may be gotten out of the Treasury but
hope still remains that for political reasons, if
no other, there will be some move looking to
that end in the near future. The reappear-
ance of the strike on the New York Central
was also factor in the situation this morning.
and Notwithstanding the confidence shown by
London, where prices were all fractionallv
higher than our figures of Saturday, the OPEN
ing of the market here was marked by small
losses in almost all the active stocks and these
were followed by further depression during the
day, though in few cases were the net declines
of special importance.
Silver was higher in London, and the specula-
ton in the certificates here again assumed large
proportions, and the price was pushed up ra pid-
ly. lacking now less than 10 cents of q parity
with gold. This acted somewhat as a sustair-
ing influence upon the railroad list but the dc.
cline in prices was steady, though SLOW,
throughout the entire session. The Grangers re-
ceived the most attention, with the Coal stocks
and Louisville and Nashville In close attend.
ance. There was very little special feature to
the dealings at any time, and the trading calls
for little comment.
Railroad earnings for the second week in
August continued to be very satisfactory the
rate OF increase over the corresponding week
of last year being. Toledo and Ohio Central, 4;
Evansville and Terre Haute, 10; Toledo, Ann
Arbor and North Michigan 24i<; Louisville,
Evansville and st. Louis 80 and Wheeling and
Lake Erie, 40. The market under the strength
shown by silver rallied slightly in the last hour
and the close was firm at the slight improve
ment, though still close to the lowest prices Of
the day. The final losses of importance were
Denver and Rio Grande preferred, IL; North
western. TX; Canada Pacific and Canada South
ern, 1N each; Lake Shore, ~: Chicago Gas,
Rock Island, Northern Pacific preferred, and
Western Union ! per cent each, and others
fractional amounts
Railroad bonds were dull and without feature
Of Importance. The sales reached only $3.50.
500 The tone was in sympathy with stocks, but
no material movement could pc detected In
any portion OF the list
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19

steady.
State bonds neglected.
The Post says: 1t is plain that, while the
absorption of the floating and circulating cap
ltal Of the country by the collection of exces-
sive revenue has locked great deal Of 1t up In
sne National Treasury. there has also been
large expansion Of credit by the exploiting Of
industrial stocks" by means of which private
manufacturing and trading concerns have been
capitalized at two or three times the actual
prices paid for the properties. These watered
stocks have come into the loan markets and
Deen offered as collaterals in one shape or an
other. andeven though banks are understood
70 discriminate against them." there are other
and more venturesome money lenders who
take greater risks for a much higher rate OF in
terest, and by this means somebody's available
capital Is locked up in carrying these securf-
ties, which were not in the market at all before.
The private individual capital which was in
vested in them before the organization of the
stocks has not been wholly released, because
the sellers of the properties have in most cases
taken certificates for a large part Of their pay.
The following table shows the prices OF active
stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yester-
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
WHITNEY & STEPHENSON, old Pittsburg mem
oers Of New York stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
A CLOSE RACE.

Pittsburg maintuins Her Lend of Baltimore
In Clearing House Returns.
Saturdays business made good showing in
the Clearing House report yesterday. Ex-
changes were s27S9,71o % and balances $685.
S72 95. The weeks race between Pittsburg and
Baltimore was close, the difference being $500
in round numbers in favor of the former. st.
Louis and San Francisco ran almost neck and
neck, with the advantage in favor of st. Louis.
Cincinnati was nowhere. Philadelphia fell to
fourth place. being crowded out of third by
Chicago.
There was only moderate demand for dis
counts, which was accommodated at per cent
as the rule, exceptions either way being rare.
The supply of funds was said To be adequate
to business requirements but none to sQuander
on wildcat schemes. A few banks were re-
ported closely loaned up. but the most of them
were easy. New York exchange was a drug on
the market
Money on call at New York yesterday was
tight. ranging from 6Ql6 per cent, last loan 6.
closed offered at g. Prime mercantile paper
higher. Sterling exchange quiet and steady at
81 s4Sz for 6o-day bills and 81 S73z for demand.