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The advocate., 1894-09-05


Than most men dream Of and lie may keep
Behind the shield Of seeming name.
What is the nature of the property which, according
the opinions of those who supposed to know gov
ernmen exists to protectY If is visible tangible property
HORSES CATTLE stores of provisions and the kethen gov
ernment has always been ridiculous, though COSTLY fail
ure expensive humbug. 1t certainly does not protect
the possessions of the common people Farmers would
never know have government not for jury
vice. the foreclosure of mortgages their homes
Workingmen would forget that such thing government
exists were it for the injunctons and the Winchester
rifles points at them when they get too hungry and strike
The farmer is obliged TO lock his barn. load his gun and
then sleep with one eye awake all night listening for horse
thieves precisely if there government within
three thousand miles of him. Every citizen locks his DOORS
asen down his windows and looks under the bed before
retiring for the night just if government would watch
over his property while he sumbers. Merchants bolt and
bar the doors of their places of business they
castles in time Of SIEGE and then leave lights burning all
night Notwithstanding the taxes regularly paid for govern
mental protection of property Bankers put time locks on
their safes and broad daylight keep firearms within
easy reach and government ITSELF understanding what
joke its protection s puts time locks on its own treasures
and hires guards stay awake all night and watch the gov
ernmentsl cash. Surely, the property which government
protects must be something else than the visible possessions
of the ordinary citizen. 1t is Let study its nature.
In oasis natural spring at which travellers have for
centuries freely Saked their thirst AT length some COM
pany obtains from the government the % to that oasis
including of course the spring Over the desert sands the
travellers with parched throats and proruding eyes,
Already in imagination they qua the cool water from the
spring. But-what thisP Armed surround the
oasis and threaten the famished travellers with death
they dare approach The travellers unamed they
pershng of thirst behind the soldiers the bubbling water
Spsrkes in the sunlight the choice lies between dreadful
death and submission to whatever the company may choose
to demand Government protects the companys property
in the spring What is that property Not the spring.
that has existed for ages, while the compsnys property
is of recent origin. Is it anything but the right to com
pei men to pay for water ieI can that man hath will
he give for his fe and henceforth the company may be
sure of an income from thirsty travellers coming that way
The advocate., 1894-09-05
PART III.
TnE PRoPERTY wHIOH eovERNMENr PRoTECTs.

There Is more force in names
Than most men dream Of; and lie may keep
Its throne whole age longer, II itskulk
Behind the shield Of some fAir.geeming name.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Original Bill, 1887.

Section /. That, from and after
period of two months subsequent to the
date of the passage of this act, every in
dividual, firm, association or corporation,
employing wage workers, skilled or Or
dinary, laborers engaged at manual or
clerical work, in the business of mining
or manufacturing, or any other employees,
shall make payment in lawful money of
the United States to the said employees,
laborers and wage-workers, or to their
authorized representatives; the first pay
ment to be made between the first and
fifteenth, and the second payment be-
tween the fifteenth and thirtieth of each
month, the full amount of wages or earn
ings due said employees, laborers and
wage workers upon the first and fifteenth
instant of each and every month where
in such payments are made. And in
case any individual, firm, corporation,
association, or other employer shall neg
lect or refuse to make payment upon the
dates herein set forth, to wage workers,
laborers or other employees, employed
by or with the authority of such individ-
ual, firm, corporation, association or
other employer, then such an amount of
wages or earnings shall be and become a
legal claim against such individual, firm,
corporation, association or other en-
ployer, and shall be recoverable by law,
with interest from the date such amount
is due.
Section 2. No assignment of futul
provisions of this act, shall be valid nor
the said firms, individuals, corporations
sem-monthly, and in the lawful money
Section 3. 1t is hereby made the
deputies to bring action in the name of
uai firm, corporation and accociation Vi
the request of any citizen of this common
citizen of this commonwealth is hereby
commonwealth.
Approved the Goth day of May, A. 1
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01

At the time of Hines denial the TRI.
BUNE had in its possession the opinions
of FIVE prominent attorneys upon the
act, and each of them contained the
statement that the words in italics
made the bill null and void unless the
employe would demand payment.
But as these opinions might not be
considered by some as convincing proof,
the following letter was sent to the state
factory inspector, Robert Watchorn:
"Dear Sir.-Will you please inform
the writer, at your earliest convenience,
whether any citizen of the state can
bring action against corporation or
firm which does not pay its employees
semi-monthly? 1t has been stated that
it is not necessary for the employe to
have this law enforced, that such work
is the duty of the factory inspector and
his deputies, or, if they neglect to do so,
that any citizen is authorized to proceed
in the matter. Others claim that the
employe must first demand from the
corporation or firm the payment of wages
semi-monthly before action can be taken.
An early reply upon the subject will be
considered favor"
The reply to this request for informa-
ton was received on Tuesday. A
copy of Mr.. Watchorn's answer is pub
lished on this page today, and the
original letter can be examined by any
person who desires that privilege by
calling at the TRIBUNE Office. 1t is a
direct contradiction of the statement
Hines made at Freeland on October 10,
and shows him up to the public as can
didate who has boldly lied to the voters
of Freeland and other towns. He has
attempted to win votes with deliberate
falsehood. He has misrepresented an
important law to the miners of Luzerne
county. He has sunk his manhood in
his efforts to conceal and deny his guilty
betrayal of workingmen. But the TRI-
BUNE has nailed his lies and has the
pleasure of presenting the evidence that
stamps him as a man unworthy of the
vote of any American citizen.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01

her fifth birthday. She does not care
for dolls or other toys, but plays only
with irregular verbs, ablative abso-
lutes, moods, lenses and syntactical
puzzles. She speaks German like a
Berlinese, French like Parisienne,
hungarian like a Boyar and English
with Harlem accent.
Miss Fannie's gift illustrates the law
of heredity. Her father, Arthur
Erdofy, who is an interpreter at Ellis
island, was born in Buda-Pesth, Hun
gary, thirty-two years ago. He has
the special linguistic aptitude of his
race, having command Of not less than
ten languages. Mrs. Erdofy speaks
English, Hungarian, German, French
and Slavonian.
1t is said that the difficulty is not in
teaching Miss Fannie new language,
but in preventing her from overtaxing
her strength learning one without in
struction.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
A SAGAClOUS DO0.
The Newfoundland Was Bound to lave
His Evening Walk

The Newfoundland Was Bound to lave
His Evening Walk.
There is story of a French dog
whose breakfast was forgotten, where
upon he ran out into the garden and
returning with sprig in his mouth,
deposited 1t at his masters feet 1t
was a sprig Of forget-me-not. The
truth of this story is perhaps open to
question, but story almost as remark
able has been furnished to Cassell's
Saturday journal by a gentleman
whose veracity is said to be undoubted.
The story runs:
Jack is a handsome Newfoundland
dog. Every evening, at nine o'clock,
he is taken for walk by his master,
who has an orangewood walking stick
which he particularly likes and usually
carries Every evening at the stroke
of nine Jack rushes to the hat rack in
the hall, noses about among the walk
ing-sticks and umbrellas until he finds
the orangewood stick, and Immediately
afterward appears before his master,
carrying it in his teeth. He wags his
tail and prances delightedly about, and
shows as plainly as possible that he
will be broken-hearted dog If his
friend and master omits the usual even
ing stroll.
One evening the family were In the
sitting-room with some guests. A
shower had come on and it was raining
hard when the clock struck nine The
strokes had hardly died away when
Jack danced gayly in the room with
the orangewood stick in his mouth.
'No, jack" said his master, 1--WE can
not go tonight. 1t is raining too hard.
We should get wet. just listen to it,
Jack" With that the host turned his
attention once more to his guests, and
presently they heard Jack pulling over
the things in the hat rack They sup
posed he was putting away the walking
stick, like the clever dog that he is.
A few moments later beseeching
little bark was heard. There in the
sitting-room door stood Jack, with an
umbrella in his mouth. Every one flew
for the waterproof and hat of the man
of the house, and that gentleman,
bearing the umbrella SO persuasively
offered him, took Jack out for his walk
without further DELAY.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
SMART LITTLE GIRL.

FanRie Erdofy Knows Language for
Every Year of Her Ago.
Little Fannie Erdofy is only four
years old, but she is one of the most
accomplished young ladies In New
York. She speaks four languages
fluently, and her father promises to
teach her two more before she reaches
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Count de GainyilIe's Trip.

de. Gainville, of Paris, has arrived al
this port on the steam whaler Jean
nette after a five years hunting trir
in the unexplored wilds of Alaska and
the northwest territory. All the coun-
try he passed through was mountain
Gus and generally wooded. He saw
many rich coal lands which could be
developed and found traces of gold on
the upper Yukon river, but no rich de-
posits. He was unable to discover the
reputed big Esquimaux lake east of the
Mackenzie river, but found many small
lakes In clusters.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Hines Amendment, 1891

Section /. That from and after a
period of two months subsequent to the
date of the passage of this act, every in
dividual, firm, association or corporation,
employing wage workers, skilled or or
dinary, laborers engaged at manual or
clerical work, in the business of mining
or manufacturing, orany other employees,
shall make payment in lawful money of
the United States to the said employees,
laborers and wage-workers, or to their
authorized representatives; the first pay
ment to be made between the first and
fifteenth, and the second payment be-
tween the fifteenth and thirtieth of each
month, the full net amount of wages or
earnings due said employees, laborers
and wage-workers upon the first and ff-
teenth instant of each and every month
wherein such payments are made. And
in case any individual, firm, corpora
ton or association, or other employer
shall refuse to make payment aohen de-
mdnded, upon the dates herein set forth,
to wage workers, laborers or other en-
ployes, employed by or with the author
ity of such individual, firm, corporation
or association, or other employer, the
said individual, the members of the
firm, the directors, officers and superin-
tendents or managers of said corpora
tions and associations shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to pay fine not to
exceed two hundred dollars.
, wages payable semi-monthly under the
hall any agreement be valid that relieves
r associations from the obligation to pay
the United States.
duty of the factory inspector and his
le commonwealth, against every individ-
lating the provisions of this law, upon
wealth. Upon his failure to do so, any
to do so in the name of the
1891. Robt. E. Pattison.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Coxey's House Burned

Massillon, o., Oct. 29.-The handsome
residence of ]. S. Coxey, at Coxana,
four miles north of this city, burned to
the ground last night A number of
outbuildings were also destroyed and
but few household effects were saved.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
it is supposed to have been the work
of incendiaries. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Difficult to Translate.

1t was the duchess of Gordon, clev-
er and beautiful Scotch woman, who
successfully dumfounded pretentious
dandy. He was beside her at a supper
party, and in order to gain her good
graces, affected a liking for the Scot
tish tongue, declaring there was not a
Scottish phrase he did not understand.
'Rax me sprawl O that hubby
jock" replied the duchess, without
changing muscle of her face.
The exquisite looked appalled,, and
then skunk away in confusion, while
the commission was performed by q
cavalier hailing from the north Of the
Tweed. She wanted turley-wing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
A victim of the Cook Gang.

Tahlequah, l. T., Oct. 29.-Richard
Crittenden is reported to have been
murdered by the Cook gang. Critten-
den was a member of the sheriff's
posse that first attacked the outlaws
and drove them to their present busi-
ness. He soon afterward Joined the
gang but was murdered for fear he
would betray them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
A liz NAILED.
READ THE LETTER FROM THE
FACTORY INSPECTOR.


Semi-Monthly Pay Law Proven False.
He Boldly Lied to the Voters of Free
land, But the "Tribune" Has Nailed
His Lie and Publishes the Evidence of
His Dishonorable Claims.
The TRIBUNE on August 20, 1894,
charged Congressman Hines with being
guilty of amending the semi. monthly
pay law in such a manner when he was
in the Pennsylvania senate, in 1891,
that the act became worthless. We
claimed that the amendment compelled
employees to demand their wages semi
monthly before the offending corpora
tion could be punished for violating the
law, provision which was not in the
original act, but was inserted there by
Senator Hines when he had the penalty
of 5000 added to the bill. This provision
placed the employe at the mercy of the
employer, and the man in the coal re-
gions who would demand his rights
under that law would be given them,
but he would invariably receive his dis
charge the same day.
The act which passed the legislature
in 1887, and was approved by Governor
Beaver, contained no penalty, and after
four years of agitation by the miners of
Luzerne and other counties Senator
Hines promised to try to add fine to
the act. This he did in 1891, but he
also added the two words "when de-
manded," which had not been asked for
and which were not wanted by the
miners, for they destroyed every particle
of good that was in the law.
The TRIBUNE called attention to this
faulty piece of legislation upon many
occasions, and when Hines claimed to
be the author of the whole amendment
we denounced him as a man who had
sacrificed the rights of workingmen by
placing them in the power of corpora
tions. We repeated the charge several
times during the campaign, and on
October 13, Hines, in his speech here,
l. IL, 4
GAS to this bill of mine, it is not so
that the miner has to have it enforced.
That is the duty of the factory inspector
and his deputies, or, if they fail, any
citizen of our commonwealth is authoriz-
ed to do so. You miners are not respon-
sible for the enforcement of this law,
Notwithstanding a newspaper here says
you are"
Mr.. Hines further stated, that to show
to the miners present that the law was
as he said, he would send to each
voter in the fourth district a copy of his
bill, and they could judge for them
selves who was right. The copies of
the amended bill were sent out from
Wilkes-Barre last week, and no doubt a
majority of our readers have read it
carefully. For the benefit of any voters
whom the congressman may have over
looked, the TRIBUNE publishes below a
copy of the act. In the first column is
given the first section of the original bill
of 1887, and in the second column the
bill as amended by Senator Hines in
1891. The second, third and fourth Sec
tions of the original bill were not
changed.
If the reader will notice the changes
made by Hines he must, at least, con-
slider the insertion of the words when
demanded" very strange amendment
to the bill. Compare:
Original Bill, 1887.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-11-01
Mary Wagner,

Robert JVUtchO7n, MARI Wu6ner
Chief Inspector
PENNSYLVANIA.
DEPARTMENT OF FACTORY INSPECTOR.
HARRISBURG
Oct. 29th, 1894.
Editor Tr ibune,
Freeland, Pa.
Dear Sir
Replying to your commun cat ion
of the 23rd inst, beg to enclose you a
copy Of the laws with VIII ch this Department
has to do, Of VIII ch is the Semi Monthly
Pay Law. You will observe that fore the
Factory Inspector take any act ion in the
matter, that the inte ed part les must
first make demand for their wages. II can
be Of any further service to you after you
have read the law, shall be glad to hear
from you.
Very truly yours
Robert watohora,
Factory Inspector.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-11
TRAIN ROBBERS
MAKE ANOTHER HAUL IN MIS-
SOURI,
a burlington "Ell" Held Up-EH-
press and Mail Matter Rihed.
No Ciuc--The Amount
Not Known.


by Associated Press
81. Joseph. Mo-. Jan. 10.-The Burllug-
ton Eli, leaving Sc. Joseph at $50 for
Chicago, was held up 10y FIVE men at the
foot Of st. Joseph hill three and one
huif miles from the city, at about
r. m. The robbers secured the mall
pouches and an the contents Of the safe
in the express car. The amount secured
is unknown.
81. Jo. Mo, Jan. 1O.--l'or the second
tine within few months this city has
ben the scene of an attempted train
On ilc 2Id Of last September an at
tcmpt a., hold up Iain ON the Council
lluils rWtIs was frustrated by officers
being mtormcd Of the proposed plan.
Two Of the rtLbers were Killed that even
ing ana ano'l w. Mas recent sentenced
This was not sNhcicnt to put stop to
W. 'iiy, but ,oms\ another trS,49 ' was
held up almost WITHIN the city limits
The Huntington %Eh,N leaying this city
at 90, was Gcll, up Nont three miles
rnn Of Max 81 80 son ~ 'i m0a @Cn b d6S
paced on the Track and \ rcd lantern
swung across the road h\ regulation
custom, As soon AK the TRAN stopped
two Of the men boarded the cnNAc with
drawn rcyolyer3 and ordered the engineer
and iircmon tg accompany them 10 the
express gar aud ordered the express lives.
scngcr to open the door
Tie messenger did so, when he was COW,
cred with q rifle IN the hands Of one OF
The men. Three others, with revuycrs
10 each hand, had entered the cnr aud
the messenger was ordered to omen the
safe, lie did so. The robbers then
took oil there was In the safe which
nrUoTfnT Ia ola ffu.1 ht H.. 4 a.
not TO exceed $50, This statement Il moi
credited. here, however as Superintendent
llOhl OK the burlington rOnd and w. IL
Mnsley OF the Adams express compony
have hccn In consultation with tho sheriff
ana chief Of police, and posse IL now
being organized.
onc Of he robbers was slim man and
wore HIGHT brown suit Another was
short man AMI wore q black suit Tho
engineer ana other trlinmcn were mn
able 10 give q description of the ofhnr
three mem The trOinmcn think Tho r1b.
bcN were amateurs, az they sccmcd 10 he
nervous 0ll during the affair and an.
pc1Ul much excited.
+, H. Houlihln, snperintodent or M,
Hannibal and ST. Lo3ruh railway. with
headquarters at BrookRcld. has Offered
q reward nj SluO Of rthp arrest of o1cb
Of The r'hhor4 n c1nurcd hrforr IoYi.'
row When the train stopped briki
man went hnCk TO flag the st. Iouis
train following, and when he was several
hundred yards down the track he nv.
SORTS he heard shots fred and suddenly
the train pulled ont He secured d horse
and came TO this city and gave The
alarm. He eys the robbers entered thp
mall and express crs and took an the
registered mail In the former aud all the
packages in the snfe nut OF the Inter.
The shots fired, if the We're any, wer
probably fired by the robbers
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-11
A FIGHT GUARANTEED,
THE MANAGER OF THE DUAL
CLUB SAYS IT'LL BE A GO.
GOV. Mitchell WIN Not ralk-The
Baptist HcsoIute and I.nud
the Governor on
His stand.


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jacksonville. Fla. jan. 1O-The Dn-
val athletic club seems to have gone
regularly into hte business 81 deiylhg
Governor Mitchell. Manager Bowden OF
fers to bet 5000 tonight tiint In WerN
the Governor will publicly announce MS
intention not 10 interfere With Tue Cv'e
betl-Mitchell contest The defiance VI
the club sent forth last night was sup
p.emented this evening by the folowllS'
There have been great many Inquiries
M our Office from outside parties as 70
the return Of money paid into ms ciuo
for reserved seat tickets, caused ny
doubt and uncertainty OF the aDiiily o.
the Duvul athletic club IN bringing on
the tt.Mitchell contest. We assure
the public generally. and those wishing
20 procure seats In advance ,thdt unless
we bring 10 a successful iSsue the con
test, every cent paid into this club for
tickets VIII be- returned 10 the parties
holding tie certificates from us. Money
which we are receiving for the purpose Is
being deposited daily Ia the National
bank OF ,lach sonvillc, In a separate and
distinci account, other than one run by
The club IN making IT, necessary arrange
mfnts for thc purpose aud Otherwise
In order TO assure the public Of the
absolute security for q safe return Of
their money, We are willing that they
should deposit choir money paid for
tickets We any rcpu,ahlc bank in the city
OF .lncksmville Floridn. to be paid To
thc order of his club die dnv after the
contest tnkes ui.rre. I'pon tltr recent
Of q voucher OF such deposit this club
will issue q certificate exactly as " the
mos and ma nor, 40. will nruiu I'D.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-11

Honolulu in January last The examine
ton was conducted in secret, but it is
known HAT no statement was obtained
which did not fully corrOborate the
stories told by Lieuts. Young and Moore,
and IN many particulars Tat Of Minister
Stevens and the officials of the pro-
visionnl government Laird was able to
give full particulars as to the time the
troops landed. where they were stationed
aud why tkpy were located as they were,
lie also furnished more or less iutormu-
ton concerning the present Hawaiian
officials and tleir capacity for govern
ment. all of which Is important to the
committee to enable Il In lust estimate
OF this conntry's relntl0n 10 HnWnlI.