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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
FOREIGN LABOR BUREAU.
Immigrant Laborers Sent From Ellis Island
- Work m E0xArnmAnt BuildingH.

Immigrant Laborers Sent From Ellis 1slAn4
to Work ON Government Buildings.
A special dispatch from Washington
says that the administration will soon b
compelled to answer or to ignore some
serious questions which will be pro
pounded to it by the National Federation
81 Labor. The charge is made by the
representatives Of organized labor there
that DR.. Senner, the new chief Of the Inn
migration bureau in New York city, II
permitting that bureau to be conducted
n opposition to the interests Of American
labor. It appears that the officers IN
charge Of the national immigration bu-
reau at Ellis island have established an
immigration labor bureau.
The nominal object Of that bureau =
to furnish employment for newly arrived
immigrants who are nearly destitute.
This bureau is said to furnish some l 200
immigrants monthly to persons who de-
gire to employ them.
The representatives of home labor say
that it is conducted in indirect If not in
direct violation Of the alien contract IL
Dor law, and that the effect Of it il to ex-
tend the protection Of the government
immigration bureau to those who violats
that law, and that under the authority
Of the United States officials the immi-
grafton law is also violated. It is not
claimed that the officials derive any per
sonal profits from the operations Of this
bureau, or that they have any other OBJ
ject than to find labor for immigrants
who greatly need it.
The agents Of the labor organizations
have discovered that considerable por-
ton Of the force of stonecutters employ
ed on the new postofice building in
Washington are Italians, most Of whom
are unable to speak the English lam
guage, and some of whom had only been
in the United States four days when
they obtained employment there. They
came directly from the immigration
labor bureau at Ellis island and were
sent by the government officers in charge
of that bureau The rate Of wages which
they were paid there is So per day,
which is 81 per day less tina IS paid to
the ordinary laborer Of that t.
The attention of the treasury officials
has been called to this, but Assistant
Secretary Curtis is said to have declared
that the immigration officials at Ellis
island have violated no law. However,
it is fact that immigrants who had
been only four days in this country have
been taken there under the authority
Of the present officials of the national
immigration bureau and have obtained
work upon government building at q
very much lower rate than the usual
wages paid in this city to American
labor.
The subject will undoubtedly be called
to the attention Of congress, inasmuch az
the administration has thus far either re-
fused to take any notice Of it or declares
that the practice is not in violation Of
the law.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Poverty Killed Them.

A Norristown Pa.) dispatch thus con-
denses a sad story of the operations of
the system under which we live in this
great nineteenth century:
Oppressed by poverty and weary of the
struggle for existence, mother and her
daughter ended their lives with poison
last night at their home near here.
Mrs. Agnes Burton and her daughter
lived at North Wales and were very
poor. The daughter earned IS week
working in web factory, and this was
the main support of the two women.
Worn out by their efforts to make liv-
ing, they determined to die.
The mother gave strychnine to her
daughter and then took the poison her
self, and both were dead in short time.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Practicing the Blue Label.

Persons who select what they suppose
to be fragrant Henry Clay cigars and
discover when too late that they are
rank weeds" may set themselves down
as victims of the little counterfeit blue
label. The officers of the Cigarmakers'
International union are making a strong
effort just now to suppress the nuisance,
and the conviction on Thursday in the
court of special sessions of Leo Lederer,
printer, who printed the counterfeit
labels, has greatly encouraged them.
Lederer was caught at 181 East Broad
way, with electrotypes Of the blue label,
and the judges fined him $50. It was
the first criminal conviction under the
law prohibiting the printing and circula-
ton of the counterfeit label. Speaking
of the case yesterday to reporter, Mr..
Antonio Knauth, attorney for the Inter
national union, said:
1--WE wish to break up the business of
counterfeiting the union cigar label.
These labels are printed by the Interna-
tional union and are distributed among
cigar manufacturers who employ union
hands. They cost us considerable, and
they are circulated without charge.
Foul shops, we found, were using labels
which were counterfeited. We deter.
mined to ferret out the counterfeiters
and prosecute them criminally. We got
out injunctions against the foul manu-
facturers, prohibiting them from using
the labels, but the injunctions were not
needed. We finally secured evidence
against Lederer and convicted him.
eve shall not stop here. We have ar
rested Henry Hill and Emanuel Fischel,
both employed in Sladkus' cigar factory
at 428 East Tenth street. Hill sent out
circulars offering the counterfeit labels
for sale, and Fischel sold a quantity.
Fischel is the concerns bookkeeper. We
shall also prosecute one of the Sladkus
brothers, but cannot say which one,
for his connection with the scheme. The
penal code makes the offense INSIDE
meanor punishable by fine of $780,
New York Times.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

Miss O'Reilly, deputy state factory in
spector of Pennsylvania, says: s.There
are places in the state where women
work in factories as much as "a hours q
week, and unless our legislators want
themselves known all over the country
as less public spirited than those of other
states they cannot refuse to enact the
6O-hour law asked for. New York has
standard of So hours, Massachusetts, So,
Connecticut 60, Rhode Island 60, Ohio
60, and New Jersey, which is sometimes
spoken Of as being outside the United
States, has standard of 55."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Shaking Up the Sweaters.

shaking Up the sweaters
The new antisweating law of New
York, which recently took effect, is said
to be working well. The factory inspect
ors, whose duty it is to inforce the law,
are actively engaged in ferreting out the
sweating dens and bringing the bosses
into court.
That the law is being vigorously and
honestly enforced is shown by the num-
Der of convictions obtained. Every week
about dozen sweaters are brought into
court, and conviction is nearly always
obtained, for the inspectors never waste
time in prosecutions where they have not
pretty clear case against the offender.
Another and perhaps a stronger proof
that the law is being enforced and that
the sweaters" are beginning to recog-
nize the fact is the great number of new
factory buildings that are going up on
the east side. The tenement houses, too,
which are usually SO full, are in many
cases half empty, where the tenants have
been compelled to move out and take
their business elsewhere.
In all the east side streets, too, signs
can be seen on houses which were once
entirely given up to living rooms, read
ing, 'sThese apartments to let for facto-
ries only"
All the tenants have been cleared out,
and the law will be observed by allow
ing no one to live in houses wheremanu.
featuring is done.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Compulsory Trades Unions.

Labor organizations on the continent
Of Europe are agitating for compulsory
trades unions to be organized and man.
aged by government oficinls, laws to be
made to the effect that every working
man must belong to the organization Of
his trade. and those refusing to join may
be fined and sent to prison by the police
authorities. The Swiss labor party has
embodied this idea in its platform, and
1t is also receiving attention in France.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
In Danger of Electrocution.

President Miller Of the Brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers said the other day in
referring to the demand O.: the linemen
for an increase in wages:
"Ten or Is years ago the only dangers
which threatened us was lightning and
falling from poles. Today poles carry
1900 volts or more. and they kill muir
derers at Sing Sing with 1900 volts
insist that the linemen were justified in
asking for an advance in wages.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

distribution Of obscene matter, lottery
and green goods circulars and any other
matter Of immoral or dishonest charac-
ter. am not sufficiently familiar with
the law to speak positively regarding itl
details, but / know that it is generally
understood to be what have stated and
no more. There is q posto6ce regula-
ton whether It is q part Of the Com
stock or some other law do not know
which prohibits the use Of postal cards
to ''dun" debtors, and it Is probable
that the high toned senator's WRATH
against McNair is due to the publicity Of
the postal card method employed by the
latter. OF course all the postal clerks
and carriers read the card. It was too
good to pass unobserved. Then the sen.
ator, out Of the goodness of his heart,
provides way for us all to enjoy the
billet doux by having McNair arrested.
However, we shall not be satisfied until
the senator has answered the queries
propounded by his correspondent.
There is serious side to this affair.
II McNair is convicted, it win be not
only serious matter for him personally
but precedent will be established which
will be further abridgement Of the
right Of free speech, and we have quite
enough of that sort Of thing. IF bloat.
ed oficeholder is to beallowed to Sian.
der honest men who are only asking q
decent consideration Of their claims al
the hands of their representatives and
then have thrown around him the CLOAK
of United States court to protect him
from justcriticism, things will have come
to pretty pass. IF laws passed osten.
sibly for the purpose Of preventing indie
cent and illicit use of the mails are to be
construed to punish men who ask on
postal cards what is asked in the col
umns Of the press and from the platform
every day, then the lovers of free speech
in this country want to know it.
We are great people. We are the
quintessence of all the civilizing ages
boiled down. Especially are we New
Workers right in it when you talk of en-.
ightened progress, superb manhood and
Christianized society. Behold the spec
tacle Of the proud metropolis of the
greatest republic on earth" groveline
at the feet of bullfighting royalty
Witness the lavish generosity with
which the taxpayers foot the bills
for famboyant and fapdoodle center
tainment" to his royal jags the Dock Of
'Ragua. For what is this great individ
ual celebrated in his own country? The
dispatches from Madrid tell us that OF
May 81 'the king Of the bull ring" La
garlic, "killed six bulls. all of then
from the herds of the Duke of Veragua
who breeds the fercest fighters in Spain.
When our triumphant democracy" tri
umphs little more, we shall be ready
to raise monument to Cockey Charlie
the Harlem game fancier, and Reddy
Dooligan, ''the reliable purveyor of bull.
pups" We are great people. Kee1
your eye on us. Jos. R. BUCHANAN.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
Where Cinnamon Arc Wanted.

Charles A. Carlisle is on his way to
China and Japan on one of the largest
projects South America ever attempted.
He is going to secure laborers for the
tremendous coffee plantations of Brazil
and will ask for 100, 900 men year for a
number Of years. The planters have al
ready made contracts with him to take
$4,000 of the coolies. The great reason
for this immense traffic in laborers is the
sheer desperation of the men who own
the largest coffee plantations in the world.
The native laborers and the slaves i'm
ported from Africa no longer perform the
task set for them. The emancipation
proclamation Of Dom Pedro made the
laborers unfit for service. The Africans
have already fled to the woods, where
they live in camps as wild and barbarous
as in their native land.
Last year in a single state in Brazil
over 600, 900 bags Of coffee were lost SIM
ply because the crop could not be gath
cred. In the whole country over 1,000,-
600 sacks went to waste, and the value,
amounting to from $8,OOO,OOO to $780,
600, 900, was direct loss to the planters.
For the last year the government has
been struggling to obtain German and
Italian laborers. During the year more
than 1876, 900 Italians and almost as many
Germans were brought over the Allan
tic. The firm represented by Mr.. Car
Isle, which is one of the largest in Bra
I'll, now has contract with the govern
ment to bring over 10000 more of the
Germans and Italians. In securing these
people they are offered free transporta-
ton and all expenses paid after they land
until they are engaged to work. The
only difficulty, but an insurmountable
one, is that the Germans and Italians
soon learn that they can do better for
themselves and so embark in their own
enterprises. In this way they all gradu-
ally drift to the cities or to estates of
their own.
The coffee industry has assumed such
enormous proportions that the prospect
ty of the country depends upon the crop
being properly harvested. Mr.. Carlisle
thinks that he has finally found a saliva
ton in the little yellow men of the orr
ent.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14
NOTHING TO BOAST OF
MODERN CIVILIZATION RESTS UPON
INJUSTICE.

Tho Great Columbian Blowout = Tribute
to the Wealth Owners and Not the Wealth
Creators-Now Il . Good Time 60 seek IN
Answer to the Leading Question.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-14

The action against McNair is brought
under what is known as the Comstock
law, and it will be necessary to strain
the law to the last possible limit to Sc
cure a, COW 4ction. The Comstock law
yves adopted for the prime purpose Of
preventing the use of the mails for the
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
ASHEVILLE AGAIN WINNER
TAKING THE PRIZE FROM
THREE OTHER CITIES.
The American EoharLnac eutiCaI
cagO, Decides to Meet in Ashc-
willie Next Year-whiie q. Smith
Elected Local secretary.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-[Special. J.
The American Pharmaceutical associa-
tion will meet in Asheville the first Mon
day in September, 1894. Montreal, Can,
Denver, Col, and Hot Springs, Ark,
asked for the meeting, but the vote was
almost unanimous for Asheville.
The following are the officers for the
ensuing year:
President-E. l.. Pach, Boston, Mass
First vice prcsitent-Lco Elicl, South
Bend, Ind.
Second vice prtsdcnt-Wiley Rogers
Louisville, Ky.
Third ce-president-Chas. Caspari
Baltimore, Md.
Treasurer-S. A. Sheppard. Boston,
Mass.
Permanent secretary-J. NJ. Maisch
Philadelphia.
Reporter on progress of pharmacy
Henry kracmer, New York.
Local secretary-White 6. Smith, Ashc
vile. Henry X. Chcar5.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15

A FEW MORE LADIES.
The Mountain Park still Yearns
For The UnattaiuabIe.

Hot SPRINGS, Aug. 15.-Twenty ar
rivals of health and pleasure seekers in
one day at the Mountain Park hotel
speaks volumes, and that being the case,
add innumerablc pleasure parties on foot
and on horses and donkcys, and you
have but a small part of our many and
varied amusements. The beautiful mu-
sic furnished by Professor Dietrich, as
sisted by that fine pianist, Miss Marie
| Mailard and others, deserve especial
mention.
Our rheumatic guests are rapidly re-
covering. For instance, Mrs. DR.. Henry
of Raleigh, believed to be a confirmed
rheumatic sufferer, is now up and about
and took donkey ride this afternoon
while her sister. Mrs. Parker, also for
mer sufferer with rheumatic trouble, is
walking around without any assistance
| Mr.. w. A. Turk. the general passenger
agent of the Richmond and Danville
whose immense shadow ought not tC
grow, or doesn't seem to grow, any less
is here in the Mount ain Park, with his
interesting family, for rest only, and they
as well as the many other guests seen
TO be doing splendidly.
The weather is fine, the days pleasant
the nights cool and invigorating anC
everything is lovely, only a few" NOR
young ladies would prove a most accept
able addition. Let them come!
Au ReVOr.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 16.-The commit
tee on finance by practically unanimous
vote this morning decided to report tav-
orably the bill introduced yesterday by
Senator VOORHEES, providing for the issu-
ing of circulating notes to the national
banks to the par value of government
bonds on deposit to secure circulation.
Mr.. Voorhees, will endcavor to put the
bill on its passage today.
After prayer and approval of the jour
nal before small attendance of mem
bers, Mr.. burrows offered a resolution
l.ving Charles E. Belknap the right to
contest the seat of Geo. +. Richardson
from the fifth district of Michigan.
Richardson, sitting member, asked that
the resolution be laid over until tomor.
row; so ordered.
The silver debate was then resumed,
Hutcheson, Texas, concluding his re-
marks begun yesterday in favor OF the
free coinage OF silver.
Hutcheson was followed by Blanchard,
Louisiana, who spoke in favor of free
coinage.
In the Senate today Gordon introduced
a bill to suspend for six months the orer'
alton of the law taxing the notes oi
National State banks ten per cent. He
prefaced its reading with statement in
| which he claimed that the passage of his
bill, if not a penacea for existing ills,
would stop the panic in Is days. 1t
| would, he said, allow the Savannah
| banks to issue notes sufficient to move
the whole cotton crop of which that city
is the central port. The bill was referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. VOORHEES, reported back from that
committee the bill introduced by him
yesterday to enable national banks to
| issue currency to the amount OF the full
par value of their bonds deposited. He
expressed the hope that the bill would
now be taken up and passed practically
| without discussion. He met, however,
an opposing force i'll the person OF Cock
rell who objected to it's immediate con,
sideration, and then proceeded to make
an argument against it as tavoring the
national banks to the disadvantage Of
state banks.
| Mr.. VOORHEES, said that, as a single OBJ
| lection caused his bill to go over till to-
morrow, he would now give notice that
he would call it up tomorrow and move
| to put it on its passage. lie was also
| instructed to ask permission tor the
fiuance committee to sit during the ses
sions of the Senate and gave notice O
the meeting of that committee tonor
row.
| The Senate finance committee this
morn ming decided to hold Gaily session:
beg inning Thursday next, during which
time they will endeavor to reach some
conclusion on the silver question. Sena
tor VOORHEES, subsequently notified th'
Senate of this action and asked auth hort,
to sit during the session of the Senate.
The Lee Mantcl case involving the
/ ,ght OF governors of States to appoint
Senators, under certain circumstances
was then taken up and Hunton, Virginia
addressed the Senate in support of Man
ties right to a seat.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
OLD HO MI NY.
She is Not Laughing Behind lil the
Race for ST1OiIS.


TURNPIKE, N. c., Aug. 15.-Yonr cor
respondent has visited good many sec
tions of the county during the present
season, but nowhere else has found the
husbandman so amply rewarded for his
toll as here. The corn crop, | am told,
has meyer been better, while wheat is
considerably above the average.
1t is estimated that the crops of small
grain above Sulphur Springs will reach
an aggregate of 20 900 bushels.
Squire p. p. Morgan, the business
agent for the +. A. at this place, sold
during the spring 300 bags of fertilizer
to his neighbors, which has been used
not only in the culture of tobacco, but
the various products of the garden and
farm.
Mr.. ]. w. Smathcrs, the genial hotelist,
has his house filed to OVERLOOKING with
guests.
The extensive vineyards of Messrs
Smathers and Hoyt are not so fruitful
as common, but have a tolcrably fair
crop.
The directors of the Hominv institute
hope to have their new Building com
during the fall. No section of Bunco mbe
county has better, if equal facilities 70!
successfully conducting school of high
grade.
Mr.. !. c. Curtis is highly pleased will
the prospects Of his husbandry. Oul
country has no better citizen than this
modern Joshua, or one who feels a deeper
interest in the public welfare.
The public schools of this section have
opened under very fayorablc auspices
and bid fair to maintain a good patron
age. c. {. Boone.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
working up a silver Sentiment

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The COM
mittee appointed by the recent silver
mass meeting in this city met last night
and adopted resolutions declaring it to
be the design of the committee to contine
itself to simple proposition to restore
the coinage of silver at ratio OF 16 to
l, and inviting people all over the State
to hold mass meetings in various cities
on August "a, and to appoint commit
tees similar to this one, with a view to a
comprehensive development of the silver
sentiment of the State.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
no DOGS FOR PEARY.
The scIeniists Exploring Expe-
ditiOn DELAYED.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., August 13.-The Lab
rador mail steamer reports having
spoken Peary's steamer the Falcon, at
Davis Inlet. Northern Labrador, on
August 2. She had been storm-bound
two days. Peary had been engaged in
visiting the coast settlements for the
previous two weeks endeavoring to get
dogs, but had not succeeded, and then
proposed visiting the Moravian settle.
ments to the North and then going to
Disco, as he was certain to get dogs
there. His plan had been seriously dis
arranged through the unexpected delay
Charleston News and Courier.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
For and Against Canadians.
RonBED rHEPAssENGE
A Good Railroad to Keep or OF.
1t would seem.

SHREVEPORT, La, Aug. 15.-The
southbound passenger train on the New
Orleans Pacific railroad was held up by
eight masked men three miles south oil
Mansfield at s o'clock last night. The
men boarded the train at Mansfield june,
tion, and when it had pulled out some
distance they began holding up the
passengers. Only a small amount o.
cash was secured. No attempt was
made to rob the express or mail cars. II
is thought the bandits were frightened
off before finishing the job. They jumped
from the train and escaped in the dark
ness
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
AT THE PHII.ADEI-PHIA MINT
Orders Given to Hurry UP the
COiMaSe.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 15.-The super
intcndent of the Philadelphia mint has
received instructions from Washington
to push the small gold and subsidiary
silver coinage as rapidly as possibl ble and
if need be to have the mint worked after
hours to get the specie out.
Adviccs from Washington state that
the stock of small gold coin is getting de-
pletcd, and the above order to hurry the
coinage is to fill up the hole that is being
made.
The work will be commenced at once
and the eagle, half eagle, silver halves
aud quarters will soon be rolling out by
the thousands every hour.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-15
ACIeTuyInan,s A Fake,

ST. john, N. b., Aug. 13.-The Rev. L.
G. Mt. ,al created considerable excite
ment in his church tonight by announc.
ing that cable dispatch had been re
ceived to the effect that Queen Victoria
had been stricken with paralysis. Nc
confirmation has been received of the
news.