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Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
minneapolis Grain.

MINN2AP III Dec. 81, 1885,.
WHEAT-Close. December, opening, 49,,
highest, f8Ac; low st. 5sc; close, as4 May
opened t91fc; highest, 5sss: lowest. 59ssc; close
59Ac; July opening. 4e: highest, 6OAc;
lowe t, 6O]5c; close, GO,s GA track No.1 hard
59ssc; No. northern, SLY; No. 9 northern.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
Friday. Dec. 81.

The debate ON the currency bill con-
tinued in the house. The resolution for
the holiday adjournment was agreed to
early in the afternoon
The senate was not in session.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
Tho cause Of soven,s De,tb.

New ORLEANS, Dec 2l.-The coro.
ner's jury has decided that Bowen's
death was due to the clubs failure to
pad the ring in which the contest took
nlaca
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CHIcAG .Dsc. 2, 1894
HOGS-Qt A.ity fair Mark It dull, weak.
Sales ran led at S3.S5 +2i for Hight; $3 95 ,4.l5
for rough packing 339 t4.4j for nike Si2l
a 4.61 for heavy pa king and shipping lotsani
So 2.9J for pigs.
CATTLE Good demand Firm at 5alO;
adv ince'
sHEEP-yery fair demanl for letter
(. rades. Prices firm.
Receipts; H,gs. l7,oN. cattle, CD; sheep
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
jA~, .-.,.,,, ~. +
RYE-Lower. No. J. 4sysc.
DulutI, Grain.

DULUTH, Dec. % 1894.
WHEAT-Clsh. M. aari. 69l4.: No. /
northern, 594'; Dece enb M. northern,
89A; May No. north .r.,, Gl34; July No.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

MilWaukee Grain.
NJ '.wArlE Dee. 22. 1894.
FLOUR-Quiet and unchanged.
WHEAT-Steady and quiet. No. 2 spring.
5434c; No. orthern. t3s4;: May :s14:.
CORN In fair supply. No. 8, 4i1a.
OATS-Lower. NJ. white, bic; No a
white 3ila@3lc.
BARLEY Dull and lower. Nc 2, 534.; SUM
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
Tuesday, Dec. 1s.

The discussion Of the Carlisle currency
bill was begun in the houseA.,y Springer.
In the senate resolution was intro
duced favoring the annexation of Canada.
Senator Hill delivered speech in favor of
cloture rule, and Mr.. Turpie continued
his speech against the Nicaragua canal
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28

Mrs. william Waldorf Astor Dead.
LONDON, Dec 24.-Mrs. William Wal
dorf Astor died at Clievden.o on-the-
Thames.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Monday, Dec. II.

The bill to protect. forest reservations,
which has been bone of contention in the
house for some time, passed by u good
majority. The balance of the day was
spent on the army appropriation bill.
The senate spent most of the day dis
cussing the Nicaragua canal bill.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28

The Moorhead Ex- Cong y lo
Like 70 Succeed waskbnFn. sssss sssAss
ST. PAUL, Dec. 2l.-S G. Comsto
has decided that would be q can1idates
for the United States senate. and has:
announced his decision to be a candi.
date for the seat now held by Senator
Washburn. He will open headquarters
and make an active campaign.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
STORM IN THE BRITISH ISLES WAS
VERY SEVERE.

At Least Hundred Lives Were Lost and
Heavy Damage Done to Property Both
on Land and at sea-Three Boats
swamped or stornoway.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-28
Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, Dec. %. 1891.
cEosINa PR css
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Pray Be Seated.

If bill introduced by Senator Nc
MILAN ever becomes a law, the genial
ex-chairman Of the senate District COM
m1ttee will probably become the patron
saint Of the shopgirls Of the district
In effect the bill says to these young
women, ''Pray be seated" In terms it
provides that all persons who employ
females in stores, shops, offices or man
ufactories as clerks, assistants, opera
tives or helpers in any business shall be
required to provide proper and suitable
seats for all such females and shall per-
NIT their use as may be necessary, and
shall not make any rules, regulations or
orders preventing the use Of such seats
when such female employees are not &C
tually employed in their work. Section
2 Of the bill provides that any neglect or
refusal to provide seats in this manner
shall be considered misdemeanor, and
each offense shall be punishable by fine
of not exceeding $25, with COSTS The
bill was referred to the District commit
ee.-Washington Star.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
The Benefits of High Wages.

A prominent political economist in a
recent lecture argued that high wages
would be found after a fair trial to be
true economy.
High wages imply high production,
and it is cheaper to employ laborer at
So day who does more than twice as
much work as the laborer who gets only
81 day. 1t does not follow that high
wages will increase the cost of products.
It is mainly question of improved ma
chinery In some lines of production
wages may rise to avery high figure, but
labor saving machinery will reduce the
cost Of the manufactured output. The
lecturer went ON to say:
Beef is 200 per cent higher now than it was
in 1900 because beef cannot be made by ma
chinery. Hand sewed shoes are dearer because
the shoemaker gets more pay and takes no
more stitches than he did 20 years ago. Every
improvement in machinery in this country
helps to protect the wages of the man who
works only with his hands. High wages mean
increased consumption, the spending of more
money and the increase of intelligence by the
reading of more books and newspapers. High
wages make dearer men, but dearer men are Of
better skill.
All Of this is suggestive. When we
expand our currency into volume that
will meet the business needs of the
country, the era of high wages will be re-
stored, and the results will be beneficial
to all classes, from the capitalists down
to the laborers. High wages purchase
the best skill, the best work and its
maximum quantity. The money thus
paid out does not remain in the pockets
Of the toilers. It leaps into circulation
and goes to the retail merchant, the
wholesale dealer and the capitalist. All
classes profit by it.
If wages could be doubled all over the
United States at this time, with an in
creased volume of currency, commerce
and industry would at once revive, and
general prosperity would be restored.
When we commit ourselves to the pol
icy of low wages, the country will start
on the down grade.-Atlanta Constitu-
ksor
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
True Christianity.

In a recent sermon Rev. George F.
Hill Of Germantown, Pa, said: MANY
Christians complain grievously when
they are confronted with unwelcome
truths and say that the preacher should
not discuss the themes that fill the high
way or find entrance into the home. 1t
is the old story Of the priest who passed
by on the other side, while his working
man brother, robbed of his wages, lay
wounded and bleeding by the wayside.
But ] do not think that we should grow
warm in doctrinal debate while Gods
children are hungry and naked. Indeed,
while there is one wrong unrighted OF
one shivering child unclothed, the minis
ter of Christ who wants to be like his
Master can use his pulpit no better than
by pleading for such.
cit is no strained sentimentality to put
Christ before the world as a working
man. Some call Christ the carpenters
son, but it would be better to call him
the carpenter. And if some lily fingered
aristocrat be ashamed of one who worked
for living, let him transfer his ale
glance. It is heart sickening to find
among Christians all mention suppressed
of Christ's lowly life"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Will the Right Way Ever Be Found?

Another scheme for cooperative So
cialism has been projected by the lead
ers Of the "labor army" who have been
prosecuting their work in Englewood.
The organization is said to consist of 600
members, whose purpose it is to form
agricultural, pastoral and manufacture
ing societies in different states of the
Union with view to abolishing wage
slavery" and substituting the system Of
cooperative production and distribution
Of wealth on the most improved eco
nomic and scientific principles.
The fact must be recorded that there
have been many propositions for such
communities in recent years, and that
most Of the projects have ended in
miserable collapse of the communal
states thus formed With theory
founded on an ideal state of government
the projectors have too often run upon
some unforeseen rock Of real circum-
stance or condition. And still similar
hopes are formed and similar plans pro-
jected
The facts serve to show the wide
OpA eau A1lOAC LII VA1O AOPOko hOAO OuO Ny
modern political economy, which SO far
from being the dull science" is now
the most actively studied and vitality
interesting of all. The proposed "col-
onies" are one of hundred indications
of distinct tendency in our modern
life. Like multitude Of other plans,
they hold out the rainbow hope of So
cial millennium in land Of plenty, and
there is no lack Of wise people to go
hunting for treasure at the rainbow
foot.
And still the wonder is are the rain
bow chasers all deceived, or are they
merely looking for the right thing in
the wrong way, and will they some day
turn about and go wisely? Up to the
present the query has stumped all the
prophets-the best of them, Herbert
Spencer, having deliberately turned
from his hope of former years and re-
treated into the darkness of hopeless
pessimism. Chicago Record
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
For United Labor.

The Knights Of Labor should cease to
hold assemblies Of any craft or trade
where the same is organized under a
trades union head. This would get rid
Of the cause of many chickering's and
clashes of authority in trade affairs.
Then bring the Knights Of Labor and
the trades unions into line with all other
forms of bona fide industrial organiza-
tions, blending all in one harmonious
whole. Thus the organizations Of labor
could be "as many as the pillows, yet
one as the sea. I am heartily in the
movement to unite labor's scattered
forces. p. J. Mcclure.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
WHAT WORKMEN WANT.

Reply Of Oakland Federated Trades to
Questions of q Senate Committee.
The inquiries propounded to various
labor organizations by the finance COM
mittee of the United States receive very
pointed replies from the federated trades
Of Oakland, Cal The communication
was from Senator voorhees, as chairman
Of the committee. The questions and re-
plies were:
Number and character of people engaged in
various industries in your district?
Seven thousand, mostly in the building trades.
Have wages, hours of employment and pro-
duction been reduced within the past IL
months? II so, what were the causes?
Hours of labor have continued the same.
Wages have been reduced about 20 per cent.
Is your industry in a depressed condition? If
so. what remedy do you suggest?
Our industries are depressed. We would
suggest that more money is required without
interest and with no bonds.
Have expenditures of workingmen's families
been lessened by reason of reduction of wages
or lack Of work during the past IL months2
Yes, and in great many instances to the de-
gree that they are compelled to beg.
Give a comparative statement of wages for
the past five years and the number of hours
worked per week.
Hours of work have been reduced in the
building trades. Wages have steadily decreas-
ed and are likely to continue downward.
What would be the effect of reduction of
import duties to point which would encour-
age the importation Of goods similar to those
manufactures in which you are engaged?
1t would make no difference to workingmen.
II the tariff should be reduced, it would make
importers richer and workmen poorer. If the
tariff should be raised, it would make manu-
facturers richer and workmen poorer. Tariff
to US is but the beating of pans and the footing
of horns to amuse the hive.
Give your views generally as to the best
methods of placing the industries in which you
are engaged upon prosperous basis.
Government ownership OF the means of trans
portation and production, government banks
and enough currency in circulation to carry on
business.
To what extent has immigration affected the
condition of wOrkingmen in this country?
As there are fewer than II persons to the
square mile in the United States, we would say
that it has had no effect.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
To Keep Up Their Organizations.

Walters are taxing themselves 80 cents
per year to keep up their international
organization, and the German typeset-
tiers, fer the same purpose, pay $15. 40
each every year; harness makers pay 49,;
seamen, IS. 40; boiler makers, S.; tack
makers, 81; iron and steel workers, So;
iron molders, 81 90; furniture work
ers, 3d. 80; brewery workmen, 81. 10;
brass workers, So. 60; carpenters, bakers
and English speaking compositors, So
each; electrical workers, So. 80; machine
wood workers, carriage makers, coopers
and furniture varnishers, 81. 80 each; cot
ton spinners, mine workers, painters and
metal polishers, 81. 20 each; horseshoers,
81. 40; garment workers and lasters, SO
cents each.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Cease Your Strife,

Come, workmen, cease your strife.
That only serves to divide you.
While thus you play the game of life,
Your enemies will deride you.
Cast each unworthy thought away,
Join hands with your toiling neighbor
And all unite to make the fight
Ger the rights and wrongs of labor.
Why spend your time and waste your
strength
In competing with your brother?
Pause and reflect. You'll find at length
IT'S better to help each other,
Too long have men their fellows slain
By musket or shell or saber.
Swear 1t shall not be Sc again.
Unite in the ranks of labor.
''United we stand" a gallant band,
Battling in cause most holy.
"Divided we fall" pushed to the wall,
The victims of our own folly.
Then clear the way. Do not delay.
Combine with your honest neighbor,
Your rights demand, and hand in hand
Uplift the standard of labor.
-Evohopoo
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
That Is the Question.

Will the people abjure their allegiance
to partyism and unite at the ballot box
for the defense of economic liberty?
That is the question of supreme import
to this nation. Shall we have plutocracy
and an army of unemployed, or shall we
study earnestly, perseveringly, how to
adapt our industries and finance to the
changed condition and secure to all per-
sons opportunity to gain subsistence and
comfort and culture? - Lucinda B.
Chandler.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Indecent Journalism.

There has been no rioting in this city.
The strikers have been orderly and
lawful.
There has been no bomb throwing.
And yet the newspapers have been
filed with reports about anarchists"
and ''reds" in Paterson, and even bomb
throwing has been charged.
Shame on such indecent journalism
Patterson Standard
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Labor LEGISLATORS.

England has six bona fide labor men,
elected upon labor platforms, in parlia-
ment. The German workingmen elected
as representatives to the reichstag, and
to the French chamber of deputies 80
labor men were elected. The American
congress has never had member elect
ed upon labor platform.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18

The petition Of the unemployed, bear
ing 40, 1888 signatures, has been for
warded to the New York state legisla-
ture.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
An Infamous Business.

A Tippo lib, who does not live in
darkest Africa, but at III Sholto street,
Chicago, has been found in the person
Of Louis Balletto. Last week Balletto,
who is labor broker, received a con-
signment of SO stalwart men from south
ern Italy. For these men he had previ-
ously received orders, and without being
given time to unstrap their luggage they
were hurried along to do the bidding Of
this American Tippo lib.
Signor Balletto has letterhead It
announces by way of preamble, italian
laborers provided for railroads and pub
lie works." Upon this he writes to mu-
inequalities and corporations through the
west. One of them sent out recently
says, I'm regard to the pay for the men,
am sure that l can furnish you good
men at 10 per cent cheaper than you can
get them anywhere else. "
Three years ago he was foreman Of q
railroad construction gang and had moth
ing. He began importing his country
men, and now 20 families live in his
tenements and pay rent. His business
has been conducted with the greatest Sc
crecy, and even his neighbors could not
account for his prosperity. He has cor
respondent who herds the men together
and ships them to this country, and Bal
letto disposes Of them as he sees fit. His
business is increasing, and he estimates
that he will bring over more than 1, 900
men this year.-Chicago Special.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
Calling Gun In the Composing Room

Not only the common laborer, but
skilled labor itself, has been a sufferer
from the almost Siberian despotism Of
our system. The labor saving machine
does not save labor: A Boston daily
newspaper is putting in 80 typesetting
machines, which means the discharge Of
60 compositors. A rival newspaper is
preparing to do the same, and it is with
in bounds to say that no less than 900
printers in Boston will fall before this
little gatling gun Of the composing room.
Tramps are the decayed fruit Of COM
petition. A mechanic in Boston, long
out Of work, being denied further credit
by his grocer, recently filched sack Of
flour. The grocer called policeman,
and both followed to the tenement of the
mechanic, where the mother and chill
dren were found eating the flour made
into paste with cold water, there being
no coal in the house. The policeman re-
fused to arrest the mechanic. Mason
A. Green in Donahoe's.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18

Many Of the eight hour advocates in
this country were unwilling for long
time to admit that there was anything
more in their aims than desire to give
the men who were working more lei
sure for recreation and improvement.
But there is no sense in attempting to
whip the devil around the stump any
longer. If labor is ever to secure stand
ard short hour workday, it must make
and win the fight itself. Little assist
ance will come from the employing
GLASS Let it be understood that we want
. day short enough to make the employ.
The evening world., 1894-04-11

her self-respect she must carry out
what she had so madly begun. And It
was the courage OF desperation alone
when sent her upon the stage for the
balcony scene she had SO often longed
20 pay.
Acting with Roland Temple, however,
was Gi',r'nt thing when he or she
alone We're on the stage. His earnest
ness the magnetism Of his personality,
inspired her at last She forgot
her frar-she forgot everything save the
JOY OF Jul! in her lovers discourse,
and the scene ended in a veritable
storm Of applause.
As she looked forward the rest seemed
The evening world., 1894-04-11

to both women. Suppose Miss Hender-
son should decide to attempt playing =?
Suppose Mr.. Temple refused the offer OF
Il strange actress?
But the stage doorkceper returned in
an incredibly short space Of time to say
that Mr.. Temple would sec the lady at
once. Don't come, mother" whispered
the girl, he would recognize you, per-
haps, and I'll send for you at once, IL
I'm to play"
Margaret was hastily escorted through
devious passages, piled with scenery. TIL
the region OF the green-room Was reached.
ana there, in the doorway. Roland TEN
ole and his stage manager were waiting
to Inspect her.
II was many years since she had seen
him, but the handsome. massive face AMI
figure were little cA0nF"d--Jnly grown
more massive and handsome, perhaps.
The decp-set eyes scanned her face ani
figure eagerly. She looked in earnest.
Her voice was sweet. nor personality
we'll fitted for the part, There was, too,
something vaguely. elusvely familiar
about the face and manner OF speech.
which would have reused his curl
oslty had not ell his attention
been concentrated on the business IN
hand. Within sixty sec nds the girl had
been infinitely catcch.s,-l, and had an
swerel tim.lly, but s,raightforwarlly,
u would be risk 10 try her %; course; ;
but II would he wiser than turning many
hundreds Of pounds away. and the crisis
i!d not admit = much hesitation.
"Df course you don't know my stage
business. but IA you've had experience
you can watch me- and humor what you
see me about to do In cur scenes to-
gether." the great actor said. Every
one will give you all the assistance pos
sible, and l will accept your kind offer
to help US out OF our dilemma. Mr..
The evening world., 1894-04-11

Queensland papers had said OF her tai
ents. II she had had bleachcd hair
darkened eyebrows and n smart gown,
she might have Jared better In some
quarters. But she was simply neatly
dressed girl, with nice features, an un-
developed figure, no style" and very
little sclf-assertion. Consequently. some
months of disappointment and waiting
had dragged away, while even the cheap
Bayswater lodgings began now to seem
too luxurious for the family purse.
The overture was finished; short
pause ensued. and then another piece OF
music was begun, AT its close. an anx-
us-looking stage manager appeared be-
fore the curtain. Ladies' and gentle
men," he began. apologeticaly, and
everybody knew that disappointment
OF some sort was coming. Il am sorry
to inform you that Miss Henderson, Mr.,
Temples leading lady, has been taken
suddenly and alarmingly Ill while pre-
pairing for the stage. Her understudy
has been sent for, but cannot be found at
the expected address, and until Miss
Henderson's physician has seen her and
pronounced upon her condition, II will be
Impossible to decide whether the per-
Torrance can 30 on" \
LET some one read thelA hEt-R Eloil2
The evening world., 1894-04-11
TAKEN AT the FLOOD.
me Accident Which Brought Margaret
Fame, Fortune and LOUe.

me play was Romeo and Juliet" and
margaret Dent and her mother sat in the
last row of the pit. They could III afford
'hs nve shillings, but they were exceed
N"s'y anxious to see Roland Temple act.
anu Margaret, during her two arduous
yours OF stage apprenticeship. had cease
lessly and lovingly studied the part OF
Juliet.
fer PROFESSIONAL card had been tim
'uiy presented, but Margaret Dent was
unknown in London. Roland Temple
was great star" and therefore his
manager had civilly informed her that
the "demand for seats was SUCH" &c.
ahu the five shillings had been sacrificed.
margaret had concluded an engage
ment In her own country. Australia. and
, mad hopefully come to London, the
teeea OF all professionals. trusting to
eosa'h something-no matter how insig-
a ,neaht ut first But agents and man
,seeiS were too busy with people they
"e" TO bestow much attention upon
Ae pretty pale girl In the worn black
..eIge' or to her modestiy treasured Aus
senan notice." Nobody cared what