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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-05
THE DAY GENERALLY OBSERVED
Parades, Speeches, sports and Picnics
the Usual Features.

NEW York, Sept. 4-Perfect weather
characterized Labor day in New York.
Business was almost wholly suspended.
Fully ZOO men participated in the pa
rade which moved from Cooper Union to
the Battery this morning. No trouble was
reported. The parade was singularIy free
from offensive flags and transparencies,
the colors carried being the stars and
stripes and flags CT different unions. The
men in line were joined at the Battery by
their wives and children and went to
Staten island to enjoy themselves.
The wage-earners of Brooklyn turned
out IA, 600 strong TO take part this morning
In the two principal labor professions.
Beside these probably dozen trade unions
paraded in numbers proportionately to
their Importance. The anarchists refused
TO take part in the parade because no red
fiags were carried.
Dispatches from various cities and towns
throughout the state and New Jersey in
dictate that the day was given over to recre-
alton and outdoor sports bv all classes.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 4-The Labor dav
parade eciipsed all previous demonstra-
tions of the kind. Ii was followed by
speeches and sports at Exposition park.
The day was generally observed in all the
largest cities of Kansas. and there were
big parades in most of them.
CLEVELAND. Sept 4-The Labor day
demonstration today was the most success
ful ever held in Cleveland, about 5000
men being in line.
DENvEs. Sept. L-Labor day was gener-
ally observed. The effect of the hard times
was seen in the parade. which was scarcely
one-third as large as last year. After the
parade the day was spent In summer
resorts.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.--The parade of
labor unions was not so large as some for
mer demonstrations. More than 2ooo
were IN line. The workmen held picnic
At Schiitz' park this afternoon.
CHICAGO, Sept. f-Organixed labor in
this city made one of the greatest demon
STATIONS IN its history today, massing in
parade between $1,000 and $1,000 men.
Mayor Harrison headed the procession as
honorary marshal. while practically every
labor organization in the city furnished
ITS quota OF men for the procession This
afternoon monster picnies were held at
huhns park under the auspices Of the
Trades and Labor Assembly. and at
odgen's Grove under tha, of the Building
trades Council Gov. Altgeld Was one of
the speakers.
osaHA, sept 4-The Labor day parade
was the most successful ever seen here.
over 900 men we're in line. and the five
msie line OF march wss packed with peo-
pie flenios at the park. with addresses
on labor subjects, completed the day's pro-
gTsmme.
Le eIsvILLx, Sept. THE Labor dav Gel
eerssion was grand success. There were
over ioUo men IN the parade. which was
ioAowe1 oy = monster picnic zt National
PARK.
PosTtASp. sept labor dsy in Oregon
Was observed in this city by a narsts os
the various unions. Ia the afternoon the
exercises on the city plaza consisted of
addresses by prominent speakers. In the
evening banquet provided hy the Ladies
Auxiliary vas held.
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LABOR DAY AT TACOMA.
The Celebrations . SUCCESSIVE Parade.
Hut Games and sports.

TACOMA, Sept. Especial. Labor day
was q success. There was no parade,
Last year nearly 81 600 vas expended in
parade and incidental expenses This
year, many OF the members OF the unions
icing out OF the city and others being un-
employed. il Was considered discreet to
disrenseiwlth parade. This decision was
generally commended. The sports and
games were begun in the forenoon at the
old league baseball grounds on Eleventh.
street. During the dsy about |. 80 visited
the grounds, the admission being - cents.
Saltiero's union hand Was IN attendance
and played peppery airs while the races
we're in progress The small boy was in
has element lie did most OF the cheering
and did " we'll. When the potato race
was over re threw the sruds al over the
ground and could not be suppressed by
NessFA prammoDd. BiKley, Harbostle
Gsnuag and others of the com mi,tee in
charge. aud hts supreme effort vas 10 in
Nelgse an innocent man OF s. into drink
Ing nom tie nozzle of hose. At the
proper ume his pals tarned 90 the water
AZ iau bisst and Tie victim Was deluged.
tnsai p IN the day Was cool aud haxy.
After thsE hour there Was q few draps of
FSsn- This induced many already tired 20
50 asay 81 onee sna set ready for the hau
given IN tieraania ball shis evening. The
bicycle men furnished the most excite
meat IasFe acre several speriAl events
toF thera. in wAsca Wolf. OF Por,lnna
and Potter and LAngzton. o. Seattle
took Fast Wolfe carried off the
AeaeFs tes iAsI rsalag. Holland,
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HERR ALreELp on FINANCES.
The Iilinois Millionaire Tells the Work
men where the Trouble Lies.

The IlIinois Millionaire Tells the Work
men Where the Trouble Lies.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-GoY. Aitgeid. In
his address to the iaboring men at their
picnic, said, referring to the present COM
mercial and industrial depression:
ssYou are not responsible for this con-
dition. Men here and in Europe who call
themselves statesmen have inaugurated
the policies of which this is the natural re-
suit Considering the increase in pop
ulatlon, the increase in industries
and commercial activity of the world, as
well as the increased area over which
business Is done. there has been in recent
years a practical reduction in the volume
of the money of the world of from SO to 40
per cent, and there had, of necessity to
follow shrinkage in the value of property
to corresponding extent. Ii for some
years to come there should not be
sufficient blood in the industrial and
commercial world to make affairs
healthy, you must console yourselves
with the thought that our country. with
all the other great nations. has been
placed on q narrow gold basis and you
will not be troubled with any of those
cheap dollars that the big newspapers
claim you don't want. Combination and
concentration are the masters of this age.
Let the iaborers learn from this and act
accordingly"
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MARINE NEWS.

PoRr TOWNSEND. Sept 4-[special.l i
Arrived-Bk BENZ. Seweii, from Iquiqui
for orders. British bark Gainsborough
will sail for Vancouver on Wednesday for
Valparaiso; blk Palmyra will sail from Ia
coma for San Francisco tomorrow.
SAN Francisco, Sept 4.-Arrived-Str
Alexander. Copper island; str Truckee.
Astoria; str Walla Walla, Victoria. b. c. (;
str Wellington, Departure bay. Departed
Str Maekinaw. Tacoma.
INV YORK, Sept 4.-Arrived-Fri
land, Antwerp; Saale, Bremen.
PHILAnELPHIA. Sept. 4-Arriv ed-In-
diana. Liverpool.
GorHEsBuRs. Sept. 4. -Arrived-Italia,
New York.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4L-Arrived-Schie-
dam, New York.
LoSDos, Sept. L. --Arrived-Egyptian
Monarch, New York. Sighted-Dubble-
dam, New York.
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The Funeral of "Billy" Fletcher Takes
Place ut Chico ON sunday.

Place ut Chico ON Sunday.
The remains of William s. Fletcher,
mate of the steamer Chehalis. who was
murdered at Chico on Saturday by Servius
Rutten, were inferred IN the cemetery at
Chico Sunday afternoon. after simple but
touching services which showed the high
esteem in which the murdered man was
held.
The condition of the weather and the
lack of facilities Tor preserving the remains
made it necessary to have the funeral on
Sunday. Capt. w. B. Seymour. for whom
Fletcher had worked for several years,
took the matter under his charge. Not
withstanding the short notice. friends of
the victim of the tragedy came from all
about that section to pay last tribute TO
his memory. He had worked on the
Grace and other boats of Capt. Seymour's
for four years, and in that way had be-
come acquainted with nearly every one
living in that section. All who knew him
liked him, for he was always aecommo-
dating. good natured and bright He was
commonly known as ..Billy," and was one
of the popular features of Capt. Seymonr's
boats. There was, therefore. general
mourning over his death among the large
number at the funeral.
No preacher could be secured, so Capt.
Seymour read a chapter from the Scrip
lures and Mr.. John Lawson delivered a
prayer eloquent in its simplicity. The
ladies of Chico sang several sweet hymns
and the remains of the victim of the
tragedy were tenderiy laid away in the
Chico cemetery.
Mrs. Fletcher, who had been married
but little more than year and who is
the mother of little babe. is nearly
crazed by the tragedy. Her financial con-
dition is very poor and Capt. Seymour
will raise a subscription for her benefit.
Those wishing to donate to this fund may
leave their contributions on the steamer
Chehalis or send them 10 Capt. Seymour.
Servius Rutten now expresses sorrow for
his act, but claims to have acted in self de-
tense. By advice Of his attorney he will
talk with no one concerning the affair.
He is said to have always conducted him
self decentiv in the community aud 20
have been considered fair sort of man.
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamship Umatflia sails for San Francisco
this evening, and the City OF Puebls 10 due
from there today.
Tug Biz went TO Port Orchard yesterday to
tov two dredgers 10 Everett 20 begin WORK on
the hareor improvement thera
Steamer Homer arrived In port early yesssr-
day morning. bringing so tons OF freight from
San Francisco for the Detriek line. She had q
good trip up She takes out sixty tons of freight
from here on her return.
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spon,ansoa. Combustion Guilty Again

still alarm from the Madison stree,
power house called engine companies !
and and chemical No. 2 to extinguish q
small fire in house belonging to ~ s.
Anderson, at the corner Of Cascade and
Window streets, yesterday forenoon. The
cause of the blaze was spontaneous com.
bustion. pile of litter in wood box tax.
ing IRE in way not TO be explained other.
wise. The damage was about si25 The
furniture was insured for 81 900. but IL was
impossible to learn what insurance was
carried upon the house. which Is two
story frame structure. 1t was occupied
by J. r. Anderson.
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Ny friend. look here. you know how weak
and nervous yont wife Is. and you know ths,
Carriers Iron Ftlis viii relieve her: now. WHY
noE ps taIT about il and buy her n boz
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LoSpaS, sept A--AdYsces from various
parts On the country show that large num-
GERS % seriNiag coal miners are returning
10 woFk Al the owners terms. The st-ik-
eEs ~ Aanyefs made disosdefly demon
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sesstle. Lake shore 4 Casters Railway Com
pany are now running excursion trains % sac
Guaimle Fails on sundsys Fare Only u foE the
Tound Rip Special rates al any time for
parties zee display advertisement IN tais
paper
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The British Trades Union Congress.

The British Trades Union Congress
BELFAST, Sept 4-The twenty sixth an
nual congress of the trades unions OF Great
Britain and Ireland opened this afternoon.
Atout 400 delegates were present. The con-
gress is estimated to represent about MILL
ion and quarter workingmen- Last years
congress at Glasgow was attended by over
600 delegates.
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stration this afternoon and large force
was required to subdre il.
There were serious disorders ct the Deros-
shire coal mines. Chesterfield. England, MOI
day. Strikers drove new men out By fcrce. Inc
police are making preparations for trouble q
other places.
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Our telephone ia las. not sol. as in the book.
Louch, Augustine 4 Ca
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Fir.s Regiment baaa. Madison park. sunday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
ItHas Not Been Stopped.

The report that the Nicaragua
Canal Construction Company had
stopped all work on the Nicaragua
canal on account Of lack Of funds
was officially denied by ex-senator
Warner Miller, president of the
company. 1--WE have not stopped
work entirely, said Miller 8al-
though, of course, we have had a
lessened amount Of work In
times of financial stringency every
one has to cut his coat according
to his cloth. Work is now going
on at the breakwater at the entrance
to Greytown harbor, and on the
harbor; besides that we have a
large number Of men looking after
our valuable machinery. IL is not
true the company's securities are
bought. Persons have been buy
ing them all along and are doing
so yet. As for the report that
there are any internal dissensions
in the company, that is untrue.
We had to stop work to a consider
able extent at the timo Of the rev.
olution in Nicaragua. Our boats
were seized. These boats were the
only means of transportatien up
the river. We expect they will
soon be settled in q satisfactory
manner. Then, when the money
situation becomes a little easier
we expect to go ahead with tho
work at full blast. "a little more
than 100000 has already been
expended by The company"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
The DARK TIGER
Two Hundred Saloons Run
On the Sly In
CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Governor of Colorado Talks on
Silver Question ---0ther News.

A special to the Tribune from
Charleston, S. c., says: This city
is still waiting with expectant awe,
the punishment promised it by
Gov. Tillman for refusing to take
the state cocktail from state dis
pensary. The dispensary law has
been in operation for nearly two
weeks. While a few liquor shops
are closed most of the 200 are still
open. Some of them display signs
with lists of soft drinks, but the
tiger turks in the rear and shows
himself whenever the pass word is
given. The city is filled with Gov
ernor Tillman's detectives, but
most of them are known and have
not yet done anything. No infor-
nation has been lodged as vet for
the violation of the law: although
it is violated daily. 1t is said that
the papers have been prepared,
however, the governor is expected
to swoop down on the city any
moment. Another complication has
arisen as to the supply of alcohol
for the druggists. One of the larg-
est manufacturing drug concerns
in the city wrote to the state dis
penser for barrel of alcohol and
was told in reply that as Charles
ton repudiated the dispensary law,
no alcohol could be sold to the
druggists, The latter will probab-
ly order their alcohol from the
north as usual and have it shipped
here, depending upon the railway
to deliver it. The people here are
much elated at the decision of
Judge Hudson declaring the dis
pensary illegal and the local liquor
dealers are again looking at the
courts for relief. One of them to-
day took out a United States in
ternal revenue license and will
open shop under it tomorrow in
order to make a test case.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
Killed Them Both.

The express train from Spring
field on the New Haven road
struck and instantly killed two
men on the track near Pelham
vile, After passing Pelhamville
the engineer noticed the two men
standing on the track close to-
gether, apparently fighting. The
engineer blew a whistle, but neith-
er of them paid any heed. When
the engine was within a few yards
of the men the engineer reversed
his engine and did all he could to
stop the train, but TO no effect.
AS the locomotive struck the two
men they were clinching and en-
gagged in a desperate struggle.
The bodies were thrown ahead of
the locomotive, the entire train
passing over them. Both men
were mangled in q horrible man
ner. Both smelling strongly Of
whisky, and evidently while drunk
got into a dispute and were hav-
ing it out when the train struck
them.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
AT the Cascade Locks.

A few days ago, a reporter con-
nected with The Dalles Times
Mountaineer paid visit to the
Cascade locks, and was shown over
the entire works. Two steam
travellers are now in operation, one
on the north and the other on the
south side Of the canal, and there
are about 80 stone-cutters at work.
Theslocomotive, which had UNDER
gone repairs in Portland, was re-
ceived Friday, and is now making
two trips daily to the quarry on
Hermann creek.
The large derrick is being erect
ed at convenient place, so that
rock can he transferred from the
Hermann Creek railroad, and TAX
en- by the narrow gauge cars to
either shed. The water is still
very high, about 35 feet above
the lowest mark; but it is expect
ed by the end Of the month or the
beginning ofAugust work can be
prosecuted in the canal. A large
quantity Of stone has been taken
out, and these will be prepared
for their places in the wall as rap
idly as possible.
The contractors are pushing
work by every possible means,
and boats will be able to pass
through the canal inside Of two
years. There is perfect system in
the manner in which the work is
prosecuted, and it is a matter Of
surprise that every detail in
in such a gigantic undertaking
can be SO carefully mapped out.
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as possible. The white metal will
purchase now anything | want or
that anybody else wants but the
dickens of getting it too. Is that
not true with everybody, except a
few of the "more fortunate?"
From my personal knowledge
of the situation and to learn it
from mines, mine owners, and busi-
ness men from the silver countries
who are coming here in swarms,
should congress in the special ses-
sion next month repeal the Sher-
man law and offer no better sub
stitute then will be wide spread
misery loss and ruin, for at the
present price paid for silver (meas-
ured by the gold standard) the
white metal cannot be proftably
mined. There is 40 per cent more
profit in gold than silver. That
is a dollar in silver represents
more labor to produce it than
dollar in gold. This is the fact
and no man who will investigate
the matter, can dispute it. Then
why this clamor "cheap money"
which is yelled by owners of gold,
of course there are exceptions to the
rule where it costs more to mine
gold dollar than a silver dollar,
but there are only one OF two not
able exceptions. Talk about in
trinsic value. It's "sheerest" folly.
1t is natural for me to believe my
mine better than many others.
Why? Because is mine. / own
it. See? So with any other kind
of property, so with the goldite.
But what it costs to produce the
metal in dollar of gold or a dol
ar Of silver is not the real question
at all. The industrial interests?
The nation are suffering because
of a contraction of the currency
because there is not now enough
money pei capita to transact bust
ness without great losses, What
will it be if President Cleveland,
and Dan Lamont, the agent of
the Rothschild's and the personal
adviser and confident Of the presi-
dent, succeed in bull doing con-
gress into forever stamping out of
existence our most convenient
money-silver? Who doubts in
case the Sherman law is repealed
(and it should be) and no better law
enacted for the coinage of silver
(not the buying Of silver with gold)
that gold will go to premium
anyway. That gold will 60 to a
premium no matter which course
is adopted, is assuredly certain with
the passage of a free coinage of
silver law. Of course its a part
of the schemeto take advantage of
what lingering doubt there is
in the minds of the people Of
this nation and temporarily play
havoc in commercial circles, but
that will not last long. With the
Sherman law repealed, gold will
permantly remain at q premium.
That its value would shrink one
half, with the opportunity of the
people to pay their debts would de-
crease one half. In any case, look
out for breakers ahead. At least
them's my sentiments.-Cent-i-
ments. Expecting to be in Athena
ere long, with pocket full of mug
gets etc. | am Yours. /. Moo.
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MUM. 1t was stipulated that if
the plates resisted penetration un-
der certain prescribed velocity
the makers should receive pre-
MUM of $50 per ton in additonto
the contract price of 1915 per ton.
The first test was of nine-inch
plate, sample of the side armor
of the moniter Monadnock. It
was nickle-steel, weighed 40 tons,
and was made by the Carnegie
Fricke company. Three Holtzers
projectiles, weighing 250 pounds
each, were fred against it from
an eight-inch rife, the muzzle be-
ing fifty-eight feet from the face
of the target. The first projectile
had velocity of 1400 feet per
second at the moment of impact,
and penetrated the plate and oak
backing to the depth Of III
inches. rhe second projectile,
with a striking velocity Of 1883
feet, went through the plate and
three feet OF oak backing, and lost
itself in the earth against which
it was built. The third project
lie had a velocity of 1886 feet and
penetrated the plate and backing
to q depth Of 144 inches. The
plate we'll withstood the strain Of
attack, no cracks being precep-
tible, and it fully met every re-
quirement for acceptance, but the
result of the second shot deprived
the makers of any chance for q
premium.
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ASon's Letter TO His Father.

William Nache, the Endicott
burglar, who was taken to the
penitentiary atColfax a few days
ago, left a letter with jailer New
conner, in which he requested to
be sent to his father in Berlin,
Germany. The contents. which
he translated to the jailer show
that Nache's career was blighted by
an unromantic incident. "You are
the blame for all my misfortune"
writes Nache. "When | desired
to marry and asked you for 600
marks, you threw obstacles in the
way, refused me the money, and
drove me mad. You caused me to
run away from Germany, and here
| am in prison to spend my life.
! told you that you would rue
your acts toward me. You need
not be surprised to hear my death
by my own hands. | don't care
to live" The letter runs on for
several pages in the same strain,
accusing his parents Of running his
life.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
Mysteries of the Heavens.

Professor Wiggens says that in
two or three weeks very brilliant
comet will be seen in the northern
sky. He has been watching for
some weeks fora comet, which he
says is the large variable star seen
by Cornelius Gemma in 1910, in
the constellation Of Cassiopea, as
its temperance is about due. In
1864 he announced that Gemma's
star, usually called the star of
Bethlehem, was only a large comet
at its perihelion, when its halo
surrounded it and gave it the .ap-
pearance of star Of the first
magnitude He considers that
his theory has been proved now,
for the night Of the 9Th inst. lie
saw for a few minutes, between
clouds near the pole Of the heavens
a star of the sixth magnitude
moving rapidly sunwards, which
he pronounced a comet and which
is seeking a nearer perihelion than
in 1870. On its return from the
sun it will be very brilliant. II
is now, he says, probably below
the horizon.