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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
What It Signifies.

Here is a significant order that has just been
sent out by the president of one of the largest
iron and steel concerns in Pennsylvania: EN-
ploy in our department no Hungarians or 9TH
er foreigners-only Americans prefer
ence to men who have families" This is en-
couraging to native workingmen, but it will
occur to some rejecting minds that it is rather
harsh treatment of the foreigners who were
brought over here by the managers of these
same industries for the special purpose of beat
ing down higher priced native labor.-Ex-
change.
Another thing that will occur to the
mind of the workingman who reflects is
that there isn't spark of honesty in the
order. The company has succeeded by
using the Huns now to be thrown out
in reducing the wages in the branches
where they work. The employees whom
they displaced were better workmen
than the Huns, and they will now be re-
employed at the reduced scale. It has
also become apparent to the bosses o.
Pennsylvania that the foreigner soon
learns that he is being robbed, and when
he kicks he does so with ferceness
which puts the native in the shade.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
Ground Rent.

Frederick G. Waite, late special agent
of the eleventh census, in charge of ''true
wealth." has written letter to the Sec
rotary of the interior, in which he says:
cat the suggestion of Statistician Henry
A. Robinson I overhauled my manu-
scripts and found myself able to demon
strate 1) that at the end of the year the
bare land was worth 81, OO0, OOO, 900 more
than at the beginning, and (2) that Mr..
Robinson was correct in claiming that
during the year the landlords had re-
ceived from rents, royalties, stumpage
or personal use the equivalent to more
than another 81 200, 600, OOOin gold. The
fact that the average man actually pays
. seventh of his income for ground
rent, while his father paid only about
half as much, and while the prospect is
that his son will be compelled to pay
twice as much, indicates how vitality inn
portant the subject of ground rent is to
every man in the United States"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
CONGRESS.
Let the Common People Fight the Repeal of
the Sherman Act
Wall Street is Up and Doing! Let us not
be Inactive.

The financial disturbance
artificial United Sae and to help
aone "" prnc eo" form Oh Pc
~ ~ - " " ~ set to work to get sigma
uted by them as possible and
Sherman silver object it
the repeal OF that
compel the adoption of the We
gold They
engny accomplish ball rolling
gold
monopoly Everywhere following
for the repeal of the Sherman the signatures below it, Even i'll
law They circulating petitions get but three h
signatures
At such time the little helps but the
pie should not be silent We call rer"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
STATES:
The undersigned citizens county,
respectfully petition your body repeal
SHERMAN ac unless bill first signed
by President fully
holder bullion exchange United
dollars
exchange buy
for and the price United States will therefore price
the whole world And thus blow silver and gold will
place they held under the national constitution
capitalists
the brought the people, vany to the
universal bankruptcy
congress postal savings
banks as has been done three per cent per an
lending out the received
g 'G he eat ho to the nrdncipa classes 1avi h
corporations
abundant relieve those peng
the
Street, always liberty
progress savings
country
dung dollar this three times the amount
of national
while machinery which
depto therefor payable special
could
bearing three payable
States certificates
would relieve the financial gency and redeem the nation the
domination of the money-changers.
We, of ongsuheng muceendung people,
relief
institutions.
And We
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
A Bad situation.

Labor leaders are making strenuous
objections to the manner in which some
of the employment bureaus are filling
the city with men for whom there is lit
tie chance of employment. It is said that
the offices are wholly unable to secure
employment for any one, and that the
ultimate effect ofnthe present influx of
workers must eventually be reduction
in wages for those who are already here.
The close of work at the Worlds fair
grounds left 10000 idle men on the
market, which was already carrying
from so 900 to 1000 It is now estimated
that no less than 100, 600, artisans are
walking the streets looking for employ
ment. That many Of these will suffer
for the actual necessities eof life this
winter seems certainty, and that their
presence in the city is aconstant menace
to the stability Of theada labor market APP
pears an equal certainty. - Chicago
Record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13

Women's Wages In Chicago.
The seventh biennial report Of the nli-
nois bureau of labor is out. It is a
voluminous document and is divided
into three parts, one Of which is devoted
to showing the condition of the working
women of Chicago, another to the Chi
cago sweating system and still another
to the coal mining industry of the state.
The first part, relating to Chicago work
ing women, presents a table showing
that out of the 1926 women whose cases
were investigated, employed in Al in
dustries, 81 were working for less than
y per week, and II were receiving SEQ
or more per week.
Between these extremes the greater
numbers are massed in three classes
earning from "a to 81 per week, as fol-
lows: Six hundred and seventy-five re-
ceived from "a to S., 1872 from s. to Sc.
$50 from SIS to 81. Below this central
group are found $50 who earn less than
a per week, and above it are found
1,429 who earn from 81 to over $25 per
week. This, then, is the general state
ment concerning 1925 women and girls
employed in 80 establishments, in Al in
dustries, the same being all the en-
ployees of every rank and grade in each
establishment: That 1879 per cent of the
whole number earn less than 81 week;
63.4 from 81 to 81 and 31.58 per cent
from 81 upward. The average earnings
of the whole number, both Office force
and operatives, were 1922 a week.
Those who earn more than this average
were 1890 per cent of the whole, and
they received an average of So. 10 week.
Those who earn less than the average
were $40 per cent of the whole, and
they receive an average of $4.91 week.
In the matter Of gains and losses, out
of 2,819 working women, 1850 report
neither saving nor debt, 423 have some
accumulation, and 81 report failure to
meet their expenses.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13
NAMES.
RESOLUTIONS
by the Executive Com
mittees of the Peoples Party
and the State Alliance.

Following is the full text of the
resolutions adopted by the execu-
tive committees of the peoples party
and the state farmers alliance at the
Joint session held at St. Paul July
9Th, 1893:
ENDORSING MR.. DONNELLY.
"Resolved, That we have entire
confidence in Hon. Ignatius Donnel-
ly. We believe that he has been and
is the best friend the farmers and Ia
borers have had in Minnesota, for
the last thirty years; and that dur
ing all that time he has been the
target of plutOcracy, and their here
Sngs.
''FUsION."
Resolved, That we resent the i'm
putatiOn that the peoples party of
the state of Minnesota in the last
campaign, "fused" with the demo-
cratic party, as an absolute, unjusti-
fable falsehOOd.
"Resolved, That we desire to ex-
press our cordial approval and hearty
endorsement of the new alliance pa
per, the REPRESENTATIVE, and we
ask every friend of reform in the
state to constitute himself commit
tee Of one to work constantly to sus-
tain it and increase it's circulation.
1t is laboring, in a moderate and
temperate spirit, to unite all ele-
ments of reform, in this state, in
harmonious action;it is owned by the
local alliances; 1t cannot and 1t sciU not
sell us out IN the crisis Of campaign;
and if it is sustained, as it should be,
it will give us the state in 1894. We
ask every local alliance and every
peoples party club and industrial
league in the state, to go to work at
once and help build it up and make
it great power"
This was followed by the following
also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the peoples party
state central committee, that oul
chairman Mr.. T. J. Meighen, is here
by requested to solicit subscriptions
of stock to our paper, the REPREsEN
TATIvE, from such persons as in his
Judgment might be inclined to assist
our cause.s'
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NAMES.
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

Resolved, That we desire to say to
the members of the peoples party of |
this state, that the prospects for the |
success of the principles our party |
we're never SO bright as they are to- |
day. The terrible collapse of the |
business and commerce of the whole |
country, and the great suffering |
which is following and must follow |
to the mass of the people, who labor |
for living, are opening the eyes of |
the voters to the fact that the finan-
cial principles of the old parties are
destructive of the country, and they
are coming over to the peoples party
by the hundreds of thousands. We
have only to stand firm by our prin-
cipleS to speedily achieve state and
national triumphs.
Resolved, That in the presidential
campaign of last year we told the
people that the great issue was the
financial one; and that the cutlery of
both the old parties, about the tariff,
was simply sham fight, agreed upon
by them, for temporary purposes, to
divert public attention from the real
questions at issue. The result has
proved the truth of our statements:
the tariff issue is now dead and
buried; the money issue is the sole
and only one before the people to-
day. We call the attention of the
voters to this to show how cunningly
they were humbugged, by the money
power, acting through the leaders of
two great agencies, the republican
and democratic parties.
THE FREE SILVER CONVENTION
Resolved, That we urge that full
delegation go from Minnesota to the
Chicago convention. to be held
August 1st, 1893; to protect against
the repeal of the Sherman act and to
demand the full reconciliation of
silver. We believe that the said con-
ventiOn will be the most important
held in this country, in the last quar-
ter of century.
RESOLUTIONS OF COINCIDENCE.
Resolved, That we have heard
with profound regret of the great
and irreparable loss sustained by our
friend and fellow member of this
committee, Hon. 81. P. Bjorge, in the
loss of his eldest son; and we assure
him that he and his family have the
sympathy of all who know them in
their great afflictiOn.
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes of the state
farmers alliance, and the secretary is
fdirected to forward a copy OF the
same to Mr.. BjOrge.
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appeared years
richly attention
Problem
justice condemnation of with
pundere the people during railway construction
popular policy
is, the
radical antmonopos regards
the evils nothing
public ownership
an railway
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From his Stkney
In and vigorous English glazing
premises
stockholders Carefully prepared his and
enforce his which be
railway property railway
Mr. Stcknys
railway
stanty adding
Stickney
Chicago
that Mr. Stickny
fession well
ISckney Of
qualification on
IsOu.
which
the "tricks of the trade legitimate otherwise
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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13

President Stickney for over twenty has been ACTIVELY
the Gago st. Paul Kansas City Railway triangular
the that the radical
pro % in railroad President Stick
rates to be charged for railway service.
Starting this from the mouth of wealthy and active
rather be While President sticknsy ability and
and with relying his sagaty rather maxim
While quite his railway
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13

MR.. CHARLES B. SPAHR
DISCUSSES
RAILROAD MISMA
AN ABLE REVIEW
OF
PRESIDENT STICKNEY'S Book
THE CHRISTIAN UNION:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-13

THE GENERAL COUNSEL
OF
ONE OF OUR
LARGEST
RAILWAY. SYSTEMS
WRITES
OF IT AS FOLLOWS
PUBLIC OPINION
JUNE q, 1891:
The herald., 1893-02-19
PRICE FIVE. CENTS.
JERRY RUsK's sUccEssok.
He II Opposed to tho Hatch Bill and
EAvors Hard Money.

Ao - OppoboO " suo A1bteh DAAA ono
Favors Hard Money.
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-J. Sterling Nor
ton of Nebraska, who has accepted the
Office OF secretary of agriculture in Cleve-
lands cabinet, in an interview today
said:
II am opposed to the Hatch anti
option bill. What the farmers Of this
country most need is protection from
their alleged friends. The farmers need
change in some of their ideas and they
would be materially benefited by certain
kind of education. 1t is generally said
and believed that the farmers were the
instigators and supporters of the Hatch
anti-option bill. In my opinion they
should be it's most vigorous opponents.
The produce exchanges and board Of
trade, which this bill lie intended to de-
stroy, are of the greatest advantage to
producers of grain.
II am and always have been hard
money man." said the next secretary
of agriculture. II was opposed
to the unredeemable greenback issue
and have been opposed to every measure
advocated by fanatics and demagoguea
tending to lower our currency from ito
solid and honest basis. do not favor
state banks, but endorsed the section
of the Chicago platform favoring the
removal of the 10 per cent tax"
The herald., 1893-02-19
M. DE LESSEPS' MONEY.
WAS IT USED TO, CORRUPT AMERI.
CAN OFFICIALS?
A Mysterious Change in the Sentiment
of the Hayes Administration on
the Subject of the Mon
roe Doctrine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--In the Pana-
ma investigation today, j. Floyd King.
an ex-member of congress from Louis
lana, testified that while member he
assisted at an investigation on the sub
ject OF the canal and frequently saw the
late President Hayes on the subject.
HA aass Hayes assstyongly opposed TO
French control of the canal. and he eu-
logized Hayes as man of the highest
honor and integrity.
King testified that Hayes adminis-
tration was strongly in favor Of uphold
ing the Monroe doctrine and hostile to
the French company. Secretary of the
Navy Thompson was strongly opposed
to the French company and vehement
in his expression that the Monroe doc
trine should be asserted against the
Panama Canal company.
Mr.. Geary-What then did you think
of the retirement of Secretary Thompson
to become representative of the Pana-
ma Canal company?
King--I thought it most unpreced-
ented action. / had not the slightest
premonition he was going to resign.
Mr.. Geary asked without receiving any
very definite response a number OF quee-
tions as to whether or not at the time
the canal matters were under discussion
there was not good deal of talk about
the use of improper means to influence
legislation.
King replied that painful fact to his
mind was that after De Lesseps' visit
there was lack of any feeling regard
ing the assertion of the Monroe
doctrine. The atmosphere eug-
gested that public sentiment had
mysteriously changed concerning
the Panama company. 81 know of no
improper means used to change the
sentiment, and cannot recall any cir
cumstances, save that one lady, now
dead, said to me in badinage, as took
it, something about Better get some of
De Lesseps' money 1 turned it off and
it passed as joke, and perhaps she
meant it as such. That is the only time
any improper speech about such matters
was made in my hearing. 1 think it
was Immediately after De Lesseps was
here"
This evening Representatives Storey
and Patterson of the investigating COM
mittee left for Terre Haute, Ind, to ex'
anime ex-Secretary of the Navy Thomp-
son.
The herald., 1893-02-19
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS.
No Business of Importance Transacted
at Yesterday's Session.

SO Du8ln6BB OF 1rhubdCUoU
at Yesterday's Session.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 18.-Immediately
after the senate convened this morning
Seawell presented a report of the minor
ity of the committee on corporations
relative to the reasseHsment bill. The
bill provides that reassessment shall
be made from the year 1879, and be
made by the same bodies and boards as
are now required to assess and equalize
the same class of property as at present.
The bill was made special order for
next Friday.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Carpenter, to provide for five COM
missioners of the supreme court to act
as board of appeals; also providing for
improvements at the Whittier reform
school.
There was barely quorum present at
! the afternoon session and the time was
put in by reading bills for the first time.
Adjourned.
In the assembly the committee on
corporations reported favorably bill to
create board of building and loan COM
mieeioners.
The afternoon session was taken up
by first reading of bills. Adjourned.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Cost of Producing Precious Metals.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Stew
art today submitted an exhaustive re-
port from the senate committee on
mines and mining, relative to the cost
OF the production of gold and silver. The
conclusions drawn are that the cost of
production of silver and gold are about
equal to the established ratio, 25 $40
grains of gold to 4121s grains Of silver,
and in both cases the cost of produc-
tion, taking account of all legitimate
investments, is much greater than the
coinage value.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Archblshop Kendriok Dying.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. l9.-The illness o.
Archbishop Kendrick, this Catholic
diocese, is becoming more than serious.
He is confined to his bed, and for the
major part of the time his mind, it is
said, wanders. No one is allowed to
see him, nor, of course, does he transact
any business. 1t is generally admitted,
but with much regret by the Catholic
clergy of the city, that the demise o.
Archbishop Kendrick will not be unex.
pected to them at any time.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Brazilian Rebels.

VALPARAISO, Feb. 1S.-Information
received today, from Rio Grsnde do Sui
says: Governor Castilhos, alarmed by
the news of General Saravias' victory,
hurriedly sent request to the author
tiles in Rio Janeiro for assistance in
crushing the revolutionists. This was
followed by a dispatch that 5000
troops were sent toward the frontier to
intercept General Salavias in his march
toward the capital. Before these got
fairly started the welcome news was re-
ceived from the Brazilian capital that
the general government had determined
to send reinforcements to aid Governor
Castilhos in striking decisive blow
against the rebels.
The herald., 1893-02-19
A WHIRL OF FORTUNES.
WALL STREET VISITED BY 4 EI-
NANCIAL CYCLONE.
Millions Romp Up and Down the Ladder
of Prices-Reading Securities
the Center of tho
Whirlwind.

New YORK, Feb. 18.-There was .
wild whirl of fortunes in Wall street
today. Millions romped up and down
the ladder of prices and tonight there
are sad pockets in town, some, too, that
are cheerful. Reading was the core Of
the storm center and blizzard of dsnc-
ing quotations swirled about it. There
were only two hours of it, from 10
O'Clock until noon, but in that time
693, 900 shares of stock changed hands,
OF this great total, Reading unwound
over half million shares. It was as
serted today on the board that there
was decline of per cent yesterday
due to calling for more margin on loans
by the Mercantile Trust company. The
pool was apparently unable to respond
and the collateral, consisting in great
part of Reading stocks and bonds, was
said 10 have been sold out through
Grant Brothers. This was understood
to have marked collapse in the con-
trolling interest in the Reading and to
be the end of the present management.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18.-A prominent
fnapcier who conferred with President
Mcleod today said: Reading is per-
fectly sound. If had S.. 900. 900 would
not hesitate in loaning it to the COM
pany. The break was caused by sud-
den and imperative demand upon q
heavy creditor for $200.000."
At the Office Of the Reading company
it is stated there is nothing in the con-
dition OF the company's affairs to war
rant the decline of the stock. None of
the rumora current, it was declared, have
any foundation, and the company's
finances are sound and its relations har-
monious. The withdrawal of the pay
cars yesterday, it was further said, was
due to the fact that errors aud confusions
had occurred in making up the accounts,
and the cars will 60 out Monday with
the pay for the employees.
The herald., 1893-02-19
A Buckeye Banquet.

New YoRK, Feb. 18.-The annual BAN
quet of the Ohio society of New York
was held at Delmonico's tonight. Two
hundred members were present. The
speakers were Secretary of the Interior
Noble, Congressman Hsrter. ex-Gover.
nor Campbell, Frederick Taylor and
General Willard Warner.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Citrus Fair Arrangements.

CoLToN, CAL, Feb. 1S.-The state citrus
fair directors met this morning. White
law Reid, John Wanamaker and w. H.
Mills were invited to speak at the fair
The Southern California Editorial asso-
citation was invited to banquet march
18th. DIR. J. 7. Jarvis of Riverside was
appointed superintendent of the faii
and to solicit exhibits in the five south.
ern Countiee.
The herald., 1893-02-19
sHowERED WITH BULLETS.

vengeance wreaked on a Negro for In
suiting Young Lady.
MoBERLy. Mo-, Feb. 1S.-Yesterday
afternoon John Hughes, negro, made
insulting advances to young lady on
the street. He was quickly arrested
and hustled into the lookup. About 10
O'Clock this morning, while the atten-
tion of the guard was diverted, three
unknown men, but supposed to be
brothers of the young lady, entered the
cell room and literally showered bullets
at the negro. He is not dead but will
probably die. The girls brothers have
been arrested. Hughes was studying
for the ministry.
The herald., 1893-02-19
A Rurpfpe Town.

PrrrsBURa, Feb. 10, 3:10 a. m.--West
Newton, Pa, a town on the Burlington
& Ohio road, 80 miles east of here, re-
ports the whole business portion of the
place in flames and telegfsphs Pitts
burg for assistance. Firemen with en-
gines, etc., are on the way by special
train. The fire is still raging but the
wires have failed and no further news
can be obtained tonight.
The herald., 1893-02-19
MILITIA OFFICERS SUSPENDED.

Adiutant- General Artz today sus-
pended the following officers of the state
militia: Lieutenant Bird, Topeka; Ad.
jutant Nelson, Topeka, and Paymaster-
General Bonebrake, Topeka. The sus-
pensions were not made for disobedience
of orders, but because the men are no,
sufficiently in sympathy with the gov
ernor to explicitly carry out his orders
The captain of the company at Kansas
City, Kansas, whose company refused tc
come to Topeka when ordered to do &C
by the governor will also be suspended
as will number of other officers.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Elliott,s seat I. safo.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. = The house
committee on elections today, by a ma
jority vote, decided to report in favor Of
Elliott, the Democratic sitting member,
in the contested election case of Miller
VS.. Elliott, from the Shoestring or Black
district OF South Carolina. This is the
last contest before the committee.
The herald., 1893-02-19
Mora Garzaites Arreated

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 1S.-Advices
from Fort Ringgold today tell of the
arrest by Captain John 9. Bourke of 10
Garzaites in Starr county. Everything
is now quiet on the border.
In the extradition proceedings against
Francisco Benavides the prosecutio n
has closed.
The herald., 1893-02-19
The wyoming Code Of Honor.

CHEYNNE, Wyo., Feb. 1S.-Represen.
tative Harper today sent challenge to
fight a duel to Representative Baker,
with whom he had an alteration the
other night. Baker in reply said he
would settle the difficulty the next time
he met Harper on the street. Both men
are armed and d shooting affray is ex-
pect6d.
The herald., 1893-02-19
A Rehabilitatnd BANK.

RAPID CRY, S. D., Feb. 1S.--The di-
rectors Of the Black Hills National bank,
which suspended business December
18th, have decided to resume February
20th. The institution resumes business
upon solid financial footing and pays
all depositors in full.