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People's voice., 1895-05-09
COpenhagen. Denmark.

SEVEN SOCIALISTS ELECTED.-In
the recent general elections TO the
Common Council. the result in
this city was as follows: Seven Social
lists, five radicals and five centrists were
elected. This shows that the Socialists
are the strongest party in this city.
Brisbane. Australia.
THE MACHINE.-In June, 1898, Mr.. Bu-
zacott, director of the Brisbane Newspa-
per Co., reduced the compositors employed
by the company Il per cent-Ss in the
pound-on account of bad times, etc.
When making the reduction Mr.. Buzacott
said the original scale would be reverted
to as soon as possible. it might be six
months and it might be longer. Since
then several half-hearted but Intellectual
attempts have been made to get the COM
pany to pay the old rate of wages. the
management having the same old excuse.
In the meantime typesettlng machinery
had been making great strides, and the
Brisbane Newspaper Company, who could
only afford to pay their men on an aver
age los per week less than that paid by
newspapers of like standing, could afford
to invest from $500 to 10000 in linotype
type-casting machines, which have recent
ly arrived TO their order. The linotypes
are in Brisbane, and are being erected in
the Courier office. As a consequence,
many a good and faithful compositor, who
by his labor has assisted the Brisbane
Newspaper Co. TO erect that large pile of
buildings in Queen street, will be dis
charged and thrown out amongst the un-
employed.
People's voice., 1895-05-09
East st. Louis, Ill.

STRIKERS PROTESTING memben
OF the Amalgamated Association OF Irod
and Steel Workers held a meeting sl
Hellbruecks Hall last night and passed
resolutions condemning the action Of tbl
unknown party who threw dynamlu
cartridge into the residence Of Hermaa
Knapke. in which ]. E. Jones, a scat
employe Of the Tudor Iron Works, board
ed. The Association, through Its Prest.
dent, W. L. Bonehill, holds that mona oi
its members had anything to do with tho
affair. q,
People's voice., 1895-05-09

A bill has been introduced into the Con,
necticut Legislature asking permission 70
incorporate the Peoples Telephone Com.
pany with capital stock Of $4,000. Ri.
Gov. Tom Waller is behind the scheme.
and It is generally supposed to be Z
branch Of that big telephone schemt
which intends to cover the whole OF ths
United States under new patent. which
Is said to be far superior to anything we
now have in electric transmission.
People's voice., 1895-05-09

The Police Chiefs OF Connecticut and
Rhode Island have formed a Union "tg
advance social and fraterSal intercourse
interchange views regarding the best
methods Of preventing crime. discuss
crimes and criminals, police discipline and
kindred subjects, and other such matters
as the interests Of their occupation woyA
make Il right and proper for them 10 Hka
action upon as an organized Uuioa1s
People's voice., 1895-05-09
Lawrence, Mass.

CAPITALIST CLASS RULE.-The man.
ufacturers club in Boston is making et-
forts in Legislature, TO have the IS hour
law repealed Weavers Union No. and
No. 20, Dyers and Finishers' Union No. 81
and the Harpdressers' Union in Lawrence
will organize n district council TO work
against the manufacturers in the Legisla-
illrn
People's voice., 1895-05-09

young and tender age. deprived Of all
schooling, shut out from all pleasure and
sunshine their Young life made miserable
and through drudgery and overwork they
are made prematurely old. And why is all
Of this done2 Because the social condition
Of our Government is such that the man
Of wealth is the complete master Of the
laborers. The wage slave is not nearly so
free as the chattel slave was This is all
caused by mans greed for more wealth;
willing to press and cramp the human fam
lily if it but puts more Golfers in the
hands Of the wealthy. There must be a
change of some kind soon. II will be
impossible to stand it much longer.
Thousands OF men are walking the
streets, while the labor of women and
children is utilized"
MINERS TROUBLE.-A special to the
Banner" from Knoxville says "The
strike Of $50 Coal Creek miners in the
coal and coke companys mine is still on
but there is no fighting. The Ohio men,
who did the shooting yesterday, have left.
and the men who pursued them have
given up the chase. The company is try
ing to come to an understanding with its
men.
Cleveland, o.
NoN-UNIoN BAKERIEs.-Below we
append the names OF the firms who are
enriching themselves at the expense of
the toilers by not recognizing the de-
mands Of journeymen bakers for a decent
living under fair conditions:
Cleveland bakery, "a Euclid and Central
avenue
Union Baking Company. ssS Lorain
street.
Jacob Engel, 966 St. Clair street.
Fred Frank, l257 Pearl street.
John Hoesch, 900 Lorrain street.
Lyman Kulp. 4j5 Peal street.
XII. Horwitz, S57 Broadway.
Herbold, 396 Orange street.
Herm. Herr. Central avenue, near Brow
nell street
S. Lampel. Az Woodland avenue.
W. Twe!yetree, 5Ol Pearl street.
VI. Walsh. 493 Detroit street.
Mr. Wolf corner Quincy and Southern.
Mr. Kortz, 81 ST. Clair street.
Demand Union label bread and insist
that your grocer deals in none others.
BAKERS UNION, NO. 1s.
CentervilIe, Iowa.
MILITIA ON THE GROUNDING gen.
eral coal miners strike in the Cincinnati
Iowa, district is in full progress. One COM
pany of State militia is op duty, according
to all accounts, there has been no offer OF
actual violence The miners are all al
work, and say they intend to stay at work
as long as there is anything to do. Cincin-
natl is not situated exactly as some of
the other mining towns of the State. 1t is
not a mining camp proper, but It is a
town of about 100 inhabitants in a thick
ly settled farming community. Many OF
the miners are native residents OF tn,
place, and many are Scotch-a law-abid
ing, thrifty people. They own their owl
houses, and are not of the nomadic order
In their efforts 10 work they have the
sympathy Of the entire community. The
citizens are organized, and assist in
guarding the property and persons Of the
working miners. They are partially armeC
and in case Of serious difficulty would b,
an effective help to the Sheriff. The visit
ing miners are by no means welcome, ant
can not buy a cents worth Of goods in The
place. depending on what is sent them
from Centerville and other places for theil
subsistence.
People's voice., 1895-05-09

The men who have been placed in charge
of this boy labor refuse to join the Boot
makers Union. Horrible, is it not, to
think that Capitalism uses the children
Of one wage-earner's family to starve
those of another? Queensland bootmak-
ers, keep away from Sydney for the pres
People's voice., 1895-05-09
st. Joseph. Mo.

BRIEF STRIKE.-One hundred of the
girls employed in the shirt department of
Woods overall factory, in this city,
struck on account OF a lO-cent reduction
made in the price paid per dozen for the
manufacture OF shirts. A compromise
was effected by the price being raised 5
cents per dozen ard the speed Of the ma
chimes increased go stitches per minute,
after which the strikers quietly resumed
Unrk
People's voice., 1895-05-09
COlum bus, Ohio.


PENNAS MANIFESTO.-A manifesto
has been issued by President Penna of the
United Mine Workers, advising the settle
ment Of the mining scale for the coming
year by districts. The present scale eX-
pires May l, and the Pittsburg operators
have refused to meet the Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois operators in the joint confer
ence.
President Penna says: 1T may still ap-
pear to some people that the operators
and miners Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
could have held a convention and agreed
on a schedule Of prices without those Of
the Pittsburg district, but it seems TO me
that the experience Of the last two years
should dispe his idea. Early in last year
the Ohio miners accepted a reduction Of
20 cents per ton-forced to do so-because
mining rates had been reduced in the
Pittsburgh district. Again last December.
when the JPittsburg operators, who had
signed the scale in June. in accordance
with a contract provision, were relieved
from its obligation and reduced the min
ing rates, large portion OF the Ohio min
ers were again made to suffer, not In the
form Of a reduction in the price OF mining
this time, bu, by enforced idleness. and to
such an exten that relief was asked from
the charitable people OF Ohio by the Gov
ernor Of the State. This, 1t seems, is
enough to convince any one of the ability
Of the Pittsburg district to control the
mining situation in OHIO"
President Pena recommends conserva-
tive action. He does not favor strikes.
Pomeroy, o.
JOINED TIL STRIKERS.-Four Hun
dred strikers and sympathizers from Syra-
cuse, New Haven, Hartford City and
Pomeroy massed at Minersville to per-
suadt the non-union men working in the
Williams mine to lay down their tools and
come out. They formed in ranks four
abreast and marched up the street to the
mIne and formed to await the appearance
Of the miners when they came out at the
close Of the days work. being forbidden
by the operators to trespass on private
grounds.
At 4 o'clock the men came out, and were
met by a committee Of seven of the strik-
ers. who used persuasive means to induce
them to Join the strikers. For two hours
the twenty-three men held out stubbornly
with the 400 strikers massed about them
on vacant lot. They were assured by
Master Workman Eli Thomas that they
would Be amply cared for In case they
People's voice., 1895-05-09
w eSierly. II. 1.

WEAVERS STRIKE.-All the weavers
and spinners. 100 in number employed at
the Westerly Woolen Company's mill,
struck. Three hundred other employees
were also thrown out OF work. the man.
agement deciding to close down the mill
The strikers state that Congressman War
ren o. Arnold, the proprietor of the mill
promised to restore the reduction Of lSS;
as soon as business would warrant it
The Union will pay the strikers and other
employees 81 per week as long as the strike
lasts.
People's voice., 1895-05-09
Providence. II. I.

MILL HANDS LOCKED OUT.-when
the 800 intending strikers at the Atlantic
mills, in Olneyville. went TO the works
they were surprised to find themselves
locked out The doors were locked, and
notices posted on them impaired the in
formation that the mills would be closed
until further notice. At a meeting last
night the operatives voted TO go in this
morning and strike after working fifteen
minutes. The closing OF the mills throws
out Of employment 900 people.
People's voice., 1895-05-09
Nashville, Tenn.

WAGE SLAVERY MUST Go.-The
Journal of Labor" official organ Of Or
ganized Labor in this city, says:
''The South once boasted of chattel
slavery, and now in its place we have the
wage slavery. The latter is much worse
in form and effect than the former. The
black slave was fed and decently housed
and in case Of sickness the owner saw to
1t that he had proper medical attention
and medicine. The children Of the black
slave were not put to such task as would
result in physically incapacitating the
child for work when 1t was grown. What
ever duties were imposed upon It was Of
light character, and as a general thing
was not confined to long and tedious
hours Of toll; the slave child was allowed
outdoor exercise and ample and nourish-
Ing food. How is 1t with the white wage
slaves? Men. women and children are
compelled to work, when work Is to be
procured. for meager wages; If sickness
should confine them they must rely on
charity and exc out a subsistence the
best they can. And the white children,
ow do they fare? Put to work at q
People's voice., 1895-05-09
Pittsburg, PA.

WORKING UNDER GUARD. - The
Nottingham mines of Henry Floersheim,
on the Wheeling division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, resumed operations this morn
ing at the 60 cent rate. The men had only
been at work a short time when a body
Of strikers collected about the mine and
attempted by persuasion to induce them
to leave off work. Sheriff Clark Of Wash
ington County was notified, and he sent a
squad Of deputies to guard the men. So
far as is known here there has been no
trouble, but a collision OF deputies and
strikers is looked for
People's voice., 1895-05-09
indianapolis, Ind.

CORNICE WORKERS OFFICERS
The National Association of Tin, Sheet
Iron and Cornice Workers, which has
been in session here, adjourned. The next
convention will be held in Detroit. The as
sociation elected the following officers:
General President, T. ]. Ritter, Chicago;
First Vice President, Joseph Harman, Du-
luth, Mimi; Second Vice President, W. f.
Gilmore, Toledo, O.; General Secretary,
James F, Hughes, Pittsburg, Pa; General
Treasurer, James II. HOran. Louisville,
Ky; chairman of the Executive Board,
Joseph Harman, Duluth, AIinn. Executive
Board-J. +. Griffin, St Louis; James
Somers, Cincinnati; Frank r. Treuchet.
Fort Wayne, Ind; II. H. Brough. Peoria,
Ill. Delegate to the American Federation
of Labor. ]. c. Stuhlman, Grand Rapids.
Mich. General Organizer George NJ.
Hocket, Indianapolis, Ind.
The association indorsed Jas. II. Horan
of Louisville, the treasurer of the organ
ization, by re-electing him. He is the Off
Ger against whom there was complaint at
the beginning of the session.
People's voice., 1895-05-09
Fall River, Mass.

RESTORING wAGES.-The cotton
manufacturers met and voted to restore
the schedule of wages in force previous to
August, 20, 1894; the restoration to go into
effect April 90, 1895. The restoration is
return of an average Of 10 per cent taken
off last August, and amounts to $1,000 a
week for all the operatives in the city.
People's voice., 1895-05-09
birmingham. Ala.

MINERS STRIKE.-Miners at the CO.
roma mines in Walker County are out on
a strike on account of a reduction in
prices paid for mining. a few of the men
are still at work, and some fear is felt
that an attack upon them will be made.
A number Of heavily armed deputies
went to Corona this evening TO guard the
property and prevent an attack.
People's voice., 1895-05-09

Joined the strikers. rInally the non-union
men surrendered and agreed to join the
strikers. This announcement was greeted
with cheers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
VOLUME OF MONEY.

The demand for a large increase i'm the
volume of money issued by the govern
ment is not original with the advocates of
free silver. On the contrary, it was first
made the chief plank in the platform of
the now extinct Greenback party. The
Greenbackers demanded am unlimited is
sue by the government of paper money.
Their successors, the Populists, took up
the idea and incorporated 1T into their
platform, which calls for an issue by thu
government of money, the sort IS not
specified until it shall amounted 500 to
each head of population. As the per
capita amount of money now in the c0un-
try is S2j, or only half the amount de-
manded by the Populists, it is plain that
the issues of the government will have
to be doubled to meet the requirement.
of the Populist platform. There are, in
round Numbers, today $GOO,O0O,OO0 OF
gold, 5000 100000 of silver and 100000,
600 of paper money. If these issues were
doubled there should be $1,2O0,UO0,OOO Of
gold. like amount of silver and $780,
100000 of paper money, making up az
aggregate of 5000, 100000, instead OF
the 81 ,600,000,000 now in circulation
The actual amount is $100,OOO,OOO more
than the figures named, but they Will
answer by way Of Illustration.
Since the government and private capt.
talists are not in the business of giving
away money broadcast the question
naturally arises: How are the people, at
large to get any more money than they
have already? Suppose the government
should issue an amount not merely equal
to $50 per headAIfiS, 33PbO' ,ofUdinigou(
to $50 TO each head of population. but
enough, if it were divided out equally, to
give each person in the country $1,000,
would the people be any better off than
they are today? Would the masses of the
people have any more money than they
have now? No sane person contends
that unless the government and the capt.
talists should develop an sxtraordlnary
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
CORBETT DIVORCE CASE.
Am Actress Testifes as to What She Saw
and Heard.

New York, July 15.1Hestimony in the
suit of Mrs. Ollie COrbett for divorce from
James j. COrbett was taken by referee
Jacobs today. Counsel for the plaintiff
announced THAT she charged her husband
with improper conduct in the Bates house,
Indianapolis, i'm Charleston, w. Va, and
at GAINESVILLE, in April
Marie King. an actress in Corb"tt 5
company, testified:
SIN january of this year saw a woman
named Vera in company with Mr.. Corbett.
Vera was with our company a good deal,
but she was not am actress. il saw Vera
with Mr.. Corbett i'm Pittsburg and In
dianapolis. She used to come to the the
atre with him and leave it with him, and
was his companion at all times"
In response to questions Miss King said
she saw the pugifist with the woman iii
Parkersburg w. Va, Cincinnati, Charles
ton and Indianapolis between April ! 1 and
20 of this year.
Miss King had seen Vera in Corbett' s
dressing room and at his hotel and testi-
fed that i'm the latter part of April she
saw them enter the same state room ON
a train ON which they were travelling and
locked the door. They registered as j. j.
Corhett and wife at hotels.
What was the nature of their conduct
toward each other? was asked.
every affectiOnate."
"Did Mr. COrbett make any effort to
conceal his relations with this womanT'
Not in the slightest"
Miss King further stated that the mem
bers of the company called Vera Mrs.
Corbett in the presence of the pugiist and
that he never objected.
The hearing was adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
OFFICERS WINKING.

To the innocent observer it appears
that there has been rank carelessness, to
call it by no harsher name, in collecting
evidence against the liquor dealers for
violating the State revenue laws.
1t was not designed by the legislature
that taking out United States license
should be the sole proof of selling liquor.
That fact was simply set up in the
statute as prima facie evidence to aid the
officers, but officers are not expected to
rely upon that only.
1t is VIGOROUSLY known that many Of
the corner grocers sell whisky. The
officer who can't find it out and collect
conclusive proofs in five days is either
blind or stupid. There is no risk in haz-
arding the statement that officers them
selves have drunk whisky at these places.
Not only has there been neglect of duty
in this respect, but there Is a fruitful
field for prosecution for perjury which
the district attorney should not overlook.
Galveston Tribune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
for Infants ard Children.

"Castoria isso well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18

sembly, it is made the special duty of the
sheriff and all other peace officers to
quell and suppress it. The prize fight is
a violation of law, and it is the sheriff's
sworn duty to prevent all violations of
law insofar as he can, as we'll as 10 ap-
prehend the offenders after the offense is
committed.
Ihe Code of Criminal Procedure. in
discussing the duties of sheriffs and other
ofhcers, in Art. 26 thereof, uses this
language: The provisions of this code
shall be literally construed so as to at
tam the objects intended by the legisla-
| ture ,towit, the prevention and suppress
sion and punishment of crime" 1t being
plainly stated in the code that it (the code)
must be literally construed so as to at
tam the objects intended by the legisla-
ture, towit, the prevention and suppress
SION of crime as well as its punishment,
II must follow that the authority confer
RED upon the sheriff is ample, and it is
ms duty to exercise it.
he has the power to call
10 ms assistance any number of men he
may choose. Should he deem it necessary
ne can call on THE governor for the mill
TIA, or for such other assistance as he
may need. In this connection however,
permit me to add that if the sheriff says
there shall be no prize fight, there will be
no arrempt to have one Violations of the
raw In most instances, of the character
named are caused by the officers winking
at tnem Wherever sheriff announces
ms denomination to prevent the commits
SION OF any such offense, and those who
propose to engage in it believe that he is
sincere, they will not prosecute their pur
pose further. 1t is only when they believe
that his announcement is made to secure
the favor of those opposed to the fight,
and 'that really he is in sympathy with
at; and is averse to preventing it, aud his
efforts in that direction will be purpOsely
abortiye, that they attempt to proceed.
knowing your sheriff, however, us | do,
| believe that he will endeavor to enforce
the mw; and when the people of Dallas
county understand his position they will
aGt accordingly. To say that sheriff has
no such authority is absurd. If he has
no authority to prevent a prize fight, but
must want until the offemse lis complete be
tore interfering, then 1T must follow that
" he saw man with a lighted torch in
che act OF settlng tre to house. he would
be powerless TO interfere until the crime
OF arson had been committed. lie could
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
IOKE SMITH EXPLAINS.
Admits That He was Once a Silverte,
but Has Altered His Views.

Washington, July 10.-Secretary Hoke
Smiths attention was called today, to an
article published, yesterday, charging
that he had been at one time an advocate
of the silver free coinage and sub-treas-
ury plan of the Farmers Alliance. 1t was
said that five years ago, he published a
letter advocating these views. Speaking
on the subject, the secretary said:
"My attention has just been called to
the publication of letter written by me
in September, 1890, to Hon. w. l.. Peek
and published at that time in the Atlanta
Journal. The Journal was then openly
opposed to the subtreasury scheme and
INV opposition to it was well understood.
This clearly excludes the idea of com
hitting me to all of the seven PROPOSE
tions which it presented, although it was
known that | did favor the free coinage
of silver, / was giving more of my atten-
tiOn TO professional work at that time
and supposed. without thorough investi-
CATION. that the free coinage of silver
would carry the value of the silver bull
lion coined into dollar to par and also
keep the silver and gold dollars upon a
parity with equal purchasing power.
Since / have given the subject much
more study, and being satisfied that the
free and independent coinage Of silver Mt
the ratio of 16 to I would result in silver
monor1etallsm. have, for several years,
openly opposed it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
CoMpTRoLLER FINLEY.

Comptroller Finley refuses to issue a
license authorizing the COrbett- bitzsim-
mons fight at Dallas. He refuses be-
cause he claims that the recent law for
bidding prize fighting in Texas repeats
the older law authorizing an occupation
tax of $500 for such exhibitions. This
action on the part Of the comptroller Is
causing great rejoicing among the anti
prize fighting people all over the State
ST. Joe Gazette.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18

and heretofore unknown generosity and
divide out their money among the people,
amy living soul would get dollar except
in exchange for some article Of merchan-
disc or for labor. No other means except
stealing has ever been devised for the
distribution of the wealth of the world,
and never will be. No matter then how
much the government might issue it will
not make any individual dollar richer
New Orleans Picayune.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18

VOLUNTARY ADVANCE IN WAGES
Lewistown, July 1.-THE Logan Iron
and Steel company, at Burnham, has post
ed notice of voluntary increase of wa
ges of twenty-five cents per ton, to af-
feet all the men in the rolling mill de-
IaIttmenIt.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
ANOTHER HOUSTON SUICIDE.

Houston, Tex, July 16.-CSPeciaI-
Tom Fogel. a negro laborer. suicided to-
day by taking morphine. He left no ex-
PLANTATION.