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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is said TO be
financially embarrassed. Beecher has al.
ways championed the cause Of the cap
italist class and he is reported to have
stated at one occasion that dollar a day
was sufficient pay for anyone to live on.
Perhaps Mrs. Beecher may have a chance
to test that economic philosophy. At any
rate, this goes to show the greed and
spirit Of the capitalist class to allow the
widow Of one Of their ardent heroes to
become poverty stricken.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
She Chewed Tobacco.

In 1872 somebody sent Catherine de
Medici a box Of powdered tobacco
leaves. She acquired a taste for the
herb. both chewing and snuffing, or
rather smelling it, and for many years
the herb was called in France herbe de
Ia refine. 81.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Organization of Women.
Pittsburg, PA.

IRON WORKERS SCALE.-President
Garland of the Amalgamated Association
will go to Youngstown on Saturday to at
tend the conference on the wage scale
The iron workers say there is no question
but that the big reduction demanded by
the manufacturers will be rejected. No
compromise will be entertained by the
Workers Committee, and il the iron mas
tiers insist upon the reduction there will
be strike in the Shenango and Mahon-
ing Valleys that will affect about 10000
men. None of the other mills in the coun-
try will be affected. II the new scale is
adopted, however, it will be made gen.
eral all over the country.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
HIddlefown. Conn.

QUARRYMEN's STRIKE.-The Port
land quarrymen are out on strike for an
increase Of wages. They ask for g a day.
The bosses are willing to compromise
and a meeting has been called to con-
slider the matter
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
PIain1eld, y. j.

REDUCED WAGES.--Scott Printing
Machine Works have reduced the wages
of those receiving over 81 per day amounts
ranging from cent to cents per hour
No strike occurred. Two patternmakers
quit and six machinists asked admission
to the union here.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
New Haven. Conn.

AGAINST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
a bill before the Connecticut Legislature
making blacklisting by employers a GRIM
inal offonse, punishable by fine Of from
s. to $500.
The bill, If passed, will remain a dead
letter as long as Connecticuts workmen
vote as they have, either Republican or
Democratic.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Addison. Conn.

NOTICE.-Readers Of this notice are
asked TO find out, il possible, whether the
Crosby Steam Gauge and Valve Com
pany, 1896 Olive, street, Boston, with
branches on IS John street, New York, q
West Lake street Chicago, and IS Queen
Victoria street. London, England, has re-
duced the wages Of its employees during
the last crisis, or used same as a means
TO exploit them TO an unusual high de-
gree in any other way. II is wholly in
the interest of the employees of said COM
pany. Answers concerning particulars TO
be sent to the Office OF LABOR One who
Is on the side OF labor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18

er, one carpet planner. one coal porter,
one compositor, one felt halter. one har-
ness maker one instrument maker, one
itinerant china dealer, one machinist, one
plumbers mate. one polisher. one railway
porter. one teacher and one waterhouse-
man,
Making n Total of GO, Out of 40
Elected Members.
On the Baths Commission, one brass
worker and one schoolmaster.
On the Libraries Commission. one car
penter.
On the Burial Board. one clerk, one
filter. and one house painter.
Our second principal "object" was:
THE diffusion of Economic. Social and
Political knowledge"
No exact figures can be given regarding
these matters, but ii would be safe to say
that many thousands OF meetings have
been held during the past five years for
the discussion OF the social problem
Organization of Women.
The efforts made from time TO time to
form Women's Branch OF the League
have been signally unsuccessful. and the
last attemnt In This direction came IN an
end during 1894.
The need for the organization OF women
in this district is. however, very urgent,
and the League delegates on the Trades
and Labor Council have been instructed
to move a resolution calling upon that
body to take the matter in hand.
1t is a noticeable and regrettable fact
that Battersea has not returned even one
woman TO the Vestry.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Chicago, III.

CoLORED PREMIERSHIP National
Afro-American Typographical Association
was organized in Chicago at a meeting
Of colored printers and journalists OF
both sexes from North and South. It is
the first colored Printers Union in the
world. Fifty-three delegates were pres
ent. T. P. Rawlings Of Tennessee was
elected president. w. II. A. Moore, poet
and journalist Of New York, addressed
the delegates while the constitution was
being drafted T. Thomas Fortune OF the
New York age" was elected one Of the
honorary members. All printers, book
binders, stereotypers, reporters, appren-
tees and members of allied trades will
be eligible to membership.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
INTERNATIONAL.
London, England.

MAY DAY.-Representative of Trades
Unions and Socialist reform organizations
held several well-attended conferences
for the purpose Of arranging the May
Eight-Hour Demonstration.
Paris, France.
EIGHT HOUR DEMONSTRATIONS
The Socialists and Trades Unionists Of the
principal cities of France are making the
necessary arrangements for a grand
Eight-Hour demonstration on May l.
Lisbon, Portugal.
FIVE DAYS A WEEK-In order to
give work to a greater number Of vnem-
ployed the City Council decided to allow
the municipal employees to work only five
days in the week
500 TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE
Five Hundred textile workers of Arren-
tella are out on strike. They demand the
immediate discharge of foreman by the
name of Helde, who has recently been i'm
ported as slave driver
CharlerOi, Belgium.
GLASSWORKERS STRIKE. 49, Four
thousand glassworkers of this district
went on strike last Monday. It is ex.
pected that the mineworkers will Join the
strike.
Brussels, Belgium.
GENERAL STRIKE EXPECTED.-The
Socialist Labor Party has decided to in,
augurate a general strike throughout Bel.
GUM if the Government refuses to grant
equal universal suffrage in all municipal
elections.
Newcastle, Australia.
REDUCTION OF WAGES-The "an.
nual" reduction Of wages has taken place
in the Newcastle district. The United
Coal Miners made brief defensive strug
gle, but the coal barons. like the barons Of
old, had too numerous a retinue of free
non-union laborers to permit of anythin.
like an equal fight and the men wen
down. There will now be peace for an
other year. if peace it can be called, wher
the men who risk their lives in bravin,
the perils of their most dangerous occu
patton are forced by the prospect of wan
of employment and consequent semi
starvation to accept an unfair wage.
Sydney, Australia.
DAILY LABOR PAPER.-The Dali,
Post" IAN evening newspaper establishe,
to give temperate expression to the in
dustrial and political aspirations of tn
workers" has at last made its appearance
in Sidney, so at last the union wage
earners of New South Wales, if they onl,
know 1t, are armed with the most power
full weapon that can be devised agains
their natural enemies. Now there
some hope of mailing the lie the momen
1t is uttered, says the Brisbane Worker
Before there was none. A: Sest all tina
could be expected was that the littl
weekly Labor organs would in some de
gree overtake the wretched misstatement
of Plutocracy which often had as mucI
as six days advantage. Without press
and powerful press, the Labor move
ment is a man without a tongue. a
army without arms. 1t never was any
thing until it had its newspapers, and
never will be what it ought until in eac
capital throughout Australia there thur
ders forth each day the concentrate
voice of the at present half stihed Den
ocracy. Brains are cheap enough in a
sincerity. Every other man nowadays ca
write paragraph. and nearly every tent
man a decent letter. Journalists are a
plentiful as laborers. For every vacal
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Brussels, Belgium.

GENERAL STRIKE EXPECTED.-The
Socialist Labor Party has decided to in
augurate a general strike throughout Bel
GUM if the Government refuses to grant
equal universal suffrage in all municipal
elnCtiOnc
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Baltimore, Md.

SHOE WORKERS AGITATIoN.-The
Lasters met in Pipitone's Hall Tuesday.
The hall was crowded, as the occasion
was an important one. The election Of
delegate to the Boot and Shoe Workers
Convention was the most important bust
ness, and after regular routine matters
had been disposed of, nominations were
made for that position. R. B. Golden was
nominated, and, by vote Of the union,
was declared its unanimous choice.
Nominations and election of officers be-
ing in order. the following were duly
elected to serve for the ensuing term of
six months: President, R. B. Golden;
vice-president Geo. Frank; recording sec
rotary, Samuel Pitt; corresponding Sec
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18

GLASSWORKERS STRIKE. - Four
thousand glassworkers of this district
went on strike last Monday. 1t is ex-
pected that the minewOrkers will join the
strife
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
THIS HUSBAND A MARTYR.

His Wife Insisted That He Read the Durant
Case Testimony Through to Her Daily.
When Ire Refused. She Left Hlu.
San Francisco. October 10.-8Irs
Susie Rogers, wife of Philip Rogers,
has disappeared. Her husband had
been searching for her for the past
three weeks and now believes that he
has located his missing wife i'm War
saw. Wis 1lr. Rogers is q well to do
citizen who has many friends in Oak
land. He is certain that the Durant
case had something TO do with the
wreck of his home. Mrs. Rogers was
very much interested i'm the case and
could not let day pass without hear
ing The testimony. She compelled her
husband to sit down every morning and
read .l her the full report of the trial.
B0lors went throush the testimony
just r0 please his wife. Sometimes III
would take him nearly half day to
complete his task. But with undaunt-
cd her0ism ne struggled on. determined
to- please his wife. even az the expense
of his business. AIT last endurance was
no I0ngor equal TO the task and Rogers
deli .r1tely went ON strike and de-
cIaret hat he would not read the stem
Ographis reports any more. lie was
Willing TO compromise ON an amicable
basis and read the introduction to the
trial each DAY. but this did not satisfy
Mrs. Rogers. She wanted to hear the
whole case or nothing. The husband
was firm. however. and would not yield,
So there was q disagree and Mrs.
Rogers went away.
~. ann not soug 10 search for her any
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
THE DR0UTH.
Remarkable Dry Spell Covering
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
0hiO---Great Scarcity Of Water.

Pittsburg. Pa, October 10.-FOr two
months a severely felt drought has
reigned west of the Allegheny noun
tains The drought extends over West
ern Pennsylvania, West VIRGINIA, almost
the entire State of Ohio and in parts Of
Indiana. In all except tb last named
State there has been a remarkable de-
ficiency in railfall, according TO the fig
ures of the Piotsburg weather station.
Local Forecaster o. d. Stewart says
that up to date the deficiency in rain
fall since the beginning of the year has
been 9.0S inches. Since April 20 there
has been no coal stage in the Mon0nga-
hela river, not a bushel has passed
South since that month and 5000 men in
the river pits have been idle almost the
entire period.
All the boats and barges are loaded
and 20,000,0OO bushels of coal have been
waiting three months on high water on
which to go South. AT many points
railroads are being forced to haul water
for their engines.
The Ohio river is so low at East Liv-
erpool that the inGuent pipes are bare
and the supply is scarcely sufficient to
supply domestic requirements in the
town, some OF whose manufacturing es-
adjustments are idle this week.
Nine-tenths Of the small towns have
been strictly limited in the consumption
Of water by police regulations. A large
number Of towns have sut off shops and
mills, forcing them to resort to artesian
wells. In Lawrence. Mercer and adjoln-
ing counties farmers are selling their
stock because Of the difficulty in keen
ing the cattle w2tered. In all of the oil
fields surrounding Pittsburg the work
of drilling new wells has been greatly
interfered with for month past on ac-
count Of the scarcity of water. So great
has this become in some sections as to
cause practically complete suspension
of CDcratiOns.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
WANTED TO DIE.
Thought Detectives Were After Him a
Novel Method Employed.
Special TO the Register.

Steubenvelle. Ohio, October 10.-This
afternoon a passenger on Panhandle
No. 10 attempted to commit suicide by
placing the butt Of a 3S calibre Win
chester rife on the floor and, with the
barrel between his knees and the muz-
zle against his breast, he pulled the
trigger. The ball entered his right
breast and came out below the should
el and lodged in the roof of the car.
This act was committed just IS the
train passed into the darkness Of
GOuld's tunnel, west of the city, and
when the train emerged from the tun-
mel the passengers in the car, who had
been startled by the report OF the gun.
hurried 10 the man, who was leaning
forward and bleeding at the mouth.
After taking a drink Of water it was
learned that his name was Rudolph
MOraht, Of HOllidaysburg, Pa, He said
he did the shooting on purpose to kill
himself. as ne was innocent. Detect
ives, he said, were pursuing him for
something he was not guilty of. He
was taken off the train here and taken
TO the hospital, where he dictated a tel
egram TO James W. Gromiller, of HOlli-
days6urg, asking him for fifty dollars.
While AZ the hospital it was learned that
the whiskers and mUstache on Moraht
We're false, showing that ne must have
been trying TO conceal his identity for
some purpose. On his person were
found discharge papers from the Regu-
lar army some years ago.
The conductor on No. 10 says the re-
port of the gun nearly caused a panic
Moraht claims to own a farm near HOl-
lidaysburg and his false whiskers were
put on to give the people a SURPRISES
and that he has been at Los Angeles
Cal. on a hunting expedition and Wis
iting his brother. He mutters some
thing about a scrape over a little girl
at Los Angeles, but says he is innocent
of any charges, that the detectives were
on the train, and mentioned his name
in French, and that they would arrest
him and take him to Chicago. He
talks sensibly but some think him de-
mented. He says his father was a
preacher and his mother lives in Ger
many.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11

Constantinople October, 1O.-Late
today it became known that the Turk
ish government had finally presented
to the ENJOYS Of the SIX powers a reply
to their collective note on the subject
OF The recent disturbances here. This
reply, however, is not satisfactory to
the ambassadors. TIE Porte, in its an
swer enumerated the measures taken
TO preserve order, and declared that the
Mussulmans were not the aggressors
in the recent riodng, but that, on the
contrary, the Armenians killed in0ffen-
slye Mussuimans. The Turkish gov
ernmenJ added that so soon as the
Armenian refugees leave the churches
IN which they have sought refuge the
normal aspect OF the city will be re-
stored. IL denies ordering that no food
I De supplied TO the refugees in the
| churches and urges the ambassadors
10 assist in the work of restoring order,
claiming that the Armenian agitaJors
are intriguing TO cause fresh disturb
ances.
The note concludes with the asser-
ton that the government is about to
open an inquiry into the recent rioting
with the view Of discovering the guilty
parties.
I'm view of the unsatisfactory nature
of The Porte's reply. the six ambassa-
dors met to-day TO consider what shall
be done further. 1t is expected that the
drag0mans of the different embassies
VIII assist the Turkish officials in clear
ing the vicinities Of the Armenian
churches Of the rioters infesting them
and I'm installing the refugees in their
homes
The Sultan continue 10 be greatly
disturbed by the presence of the Brit
ish fleet off the Island of LemnOs, and
has just sent again TO the ambassador
OF Great Britain. Sir Philip Currie, to
ask for the withdrawal of the British
w3rships form the vicinity of the en-
trance of the D3rdanelles. Sir Philip.
it is understood. persists in rufusing to
recommend the withdrawal Of the
sqUa drOn.
Advices received here from Treb-
zond Armenia, confirm the report that
q massacre Of Armenians has occurred
there. rs IS added that a general panic
prevails in that city. The number Of
killed is not known.
Nothing definite has yet been heard
from Sivas, Van or Bitus, where dis
turbances between the Turks and Ar
menians are reported to have taken
place.
A consignment of 5000 Nanser rifles
ordered by the Turkish government, ar
rived here several days ago, but they
s5iu remain ON the lighters to which
they were transferred. as the bill Of the
manufacturers has not been paid and
the agents of the latter decline to give
ND the rifles until the money is forth
coming.
Izzet Effendi, a celebrated Turkish
lawyer. has been arrested on the charge
of being the author of the placards
which we're posted i'm the public thor
oughf9res Of StambOul EspOusing the
Armenian cause.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
REPUBLICANs all AT SEA.

Richmond, Va, October 10.-The Vir-
ginia Republicans are entirely at sea
as to what they will do about filing the
vacancy in the National and State COM
mittees of their Farty occas:oned by the
death of Gen. Malone. The Republi-
cans who attended his funeral in Pc
tersburg yesterday say that there was
absolutely no formal conference there
on the subject The matter was not
brought up in any shape. Judge Wad-
dill. who was seen by a reporter of the
Associated Press this morning, said
that the question has not yet been con-
sidered in any way. He said he was
himself in doubt as to just how they
would proceed in this matter, but he
saw no necessity for immediate action
and he knew the members Of the party
have taken no organized action looking
to putting a ticket forward this fall.
Judge Waddill was under the impress
sion that the members of his party
would cast their vote for the fair elec-
tions" ticket
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Considerable Business, Mostly OF a Routine
Character Transacted Yesterday

Character Transacted Yesterday
Minneapolis, Mimi, October 10.-The
opponents Of constitution revision in
the Episcopal Church showed their
hand in the House of Deputies to-day
when Stephen P. Nash, of New York,
arose and offered a resolution calling
for the commitment of the constitution
10 a new revisiOnal commission. It
was stipulated that all amendments be-
fore the convention should be referred,
that the commission should report to
the next convention and that the report
should be in the form Of definite
amendments 10 the present constitu-
ton
Louis Stockton, of Western. n. Y,
thereupon asked the ruling Of the Chair
as to whether this resolution was in
order.
DR.. Dix ruled that it was not since
the present commission had not pre-
sNnted its full report nor had it been
discharged from duty. As no one was
ready to move the discharge Of the
present commission, consideration Of
its report was resumed.
A motion to strike out section .,
which provides for the Office Of "Pri-
mate" ," to be held by the senior Bishop,
was defeated 17S to 100
When section was taken up, Judge
Fairbanks, of Florida, moved to amend
by restoring the number of clerical and
lay deputies from each diocese to the
present number of four. This was ac-
Cepted with practical unanimity. The
deputies spent some time at the OPEN
ing of the session in revising it's rules.
Buchanan Winthrop was reelected
treasurer Of the convention. The
church workers among the people
urged the need of appointment of more
cOlOred priests.
The House of Bishops took up the
proposal for the erection of the diocese
Marquette, in Northern Michigan,
which was favOrably voted on by the
Deputies Yesterday. It was explained
that an Episcopal endowment and a
resident Bishop had been provided.
The Bishops voted in favor of the di-
vision but appointed a committee Of
conference with the Deputies to
straighten out some technical difficult
ties. A set of resolutions deplOring
the Armenian atrocities, commencing
their ancient church to ell Christian
people, as deserving of succor and con-
tributions, for the relief of its sore ne
cessities and respectfully asking the
Church of England to take such action
as would commend the cause of the Ar
menian church to the English speak
ing world.
The House then went into council on
the subject of Christian unity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-11
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
Some OF Those From Out OF Town Who
are Now IN Wheeling.

Some OF Those From Out OF Town Who
are Vow IN Wheeling.
P. H. Mahany, an oil man of Sis
tersville, was a guest at the st. Charles
yesterday.
w. G. Daniel. Of Wellsburg. was in
the city yesterday and stopped at the
St. Charles.
J. w. Patton, an oil man Of Sisters
Vile, was registered at the Stamm yes
terday.
w. G. Worley, of KiDgwood; ". S.
Furbee. of Alma: S. Curtis Moore. Of
Proctor; F. A. Stanton and wife. Of
Sistersville; F. S. Denor, Of New Mar
tinsviIIe. and W. S. Smith, of Middle
bourne, were in the city yesterday and
were guests at the Stamm.
W. A. Smith. John 3. Nay and Tho5.
Flowers. Of Warrington, were guests
at the Behler yesterday.
William POmeroy, of Sherman, was
in the city yesterday and stopped at
the Behler.
J. z. Flint, of Hundred, was auto
graphed at the Behler yesterday.
John A. Mcintosh, of RayenswOod,
was a guest at the Windsor yester-
day.
D. ]. Hanen, of Littleton, was a
guest at the MeLure yesterday.