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The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
On the Subject.


London. Dec. 22.-The Times this
morning prints a whole page Of tele-
graphic dispatches on the subject of
Venezuela. A dispatch from ottawa.
says: One result of the war scare will
be the thorough equipment of the Ca
madam forces.
A Vienna dispatch says President
Cleveland is in no small way respon-
sible for the ruin of hundreds of cap
italists in Austria In Saturdays panic
on the bourse. prices receded by leaps
and bounds till they reached a figure
lower than for years past.
The Berlin dispatch says: The tidal
wave of the financial panic which has
rolled across the Atlantic for the past
two days had not spared the Berlin
bourse. which was In a state of fever
ish excitement on Saturday, specula-
tive securities declining 10 per cent.
The dispatch from st. Petersburg
says: 1t is easy to see that the Rus
slams cannot help showing satisfaction
at the serious turn the dispute has
taken. The Move Vremya Is at no
pains to hide its real sentiments and
animus towards England.
A dispatch from Rome says: Public
opinion is unanimous against Presi-
dent Cleveland. The financial panic
had no perceptible influence here.
Mr.. Labouchere. In Truth. regrets the
bullying tone of Mr.. Cleveland, but
contends that England ought to sub
NIT the whole boundary question 70
arbitration. All OF the papers continue
to publish full articles and kilograms
on the Venezuelan question. Sir Lewis
Morris sends a half-column poem 10
the Daily News. entitled Armenia,
America. December. 1895" The poem
pictured desolate Armenia turning %
England for help and then proceeds 70
reproach the great home OF freedom
in the West for staying England's arm.
The Vienna correspondent of the
Daily News has news from st. Peters
burg that the Russian minister In the
United States has been instructed tc
report all details OF the dispute 20 his
government. The car would like tc
see the question arbitrated. says ths
Daily News correspondent.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
All RuI Zeifnun.

Washington. Dec. 22-The Turkish le-
CATION received from the sublime porte
the following telegram under to-day's
date: The insurgents of Zeitoun at
tackled the Mussulman village Of Mehil,
killed and burned two men. Ave women
and three children and carried away
the cattle and things belonging to the
inhabitants. The survivors fed TO
Kenksonn. With the exception OF Zei-
toun. perfect order reigns In the whole
empire
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Fire In west virgins Causes Loss os
Life aud Many Dollars


Life and Many Dollars
Biuefieids. w. Va. Dec. 1z.-Fire &C
o'clock this morning resulted In q
monetary loss of $4,000. one mans life
and the severe injury of several others.
The fire originated In Tomany's bakery
and quickly spread TO B. c. Cohen's
clothing store and the Central hotel.
entirely destroying the three struct-
ures. The scene In the burning hotel
was an exciting one
Ell Stevens. a servant at the hotel.
was burned to death
s. l.. Ritz succeeded In rescuing
woman and three children and then to
save himself he had to jump from a
fourth story window. He Is fatally
hurt. George w. Blues. Misses Sailie
Comvars and Emma New jumped from
the second story. and all are severely
injured.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

Washington. Dec 22-The fact that
several members Of the cabinet were
observed coming from the white house
to-day led 10 a very general surmise
that there had been a special cabinet
meeting 10 consider some phase OF the
Venezuelan question or the condition OF
the finances. DIligent inquiry. however.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

Chicago. Dec. "A special to the
Chronicle from Indianapolis says:
Friends OF ex-President Harrison as
serted to-day without qualification
that he had received an offer OF the
presidency OF the Venezuelan commits
sion from the administration and that
he had declined the position on the
ground that he was not physically
able 10 endure a journey to South
America
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
After the Indians.

Denver, Dec. 22.-Brigadier General
Frank wheaton. who has just arrived
home from his trip TO Southern New
Mexico and Arizona. holds the opinion
that there will be no more Indian dis
turbances. The country" said he. lis
one OF the toughest In the world. and IL
is almost impossible 10 follow a trail
Detachments OF cavalry are now scour-
ing the country. and II any Indian Is
found OF the reservation IL Is likely 20
20 hard with him"
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

formed Major +. H. Lynn. who In 1888
was Identified with the torpedo service
Of Great Britain. Is at the head OF the
movement. 1t Is designed to cau
national convention of representatives
from the cities exposed to coast attack,
and arrangements will be made for the
instruction OF recruits In torpedo work
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
The spree L. on.

London. Dec. 22-The North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Spree was towed
OF Warden Ledge near Totland Bay.
Isle OF Wight. upon which she was
run Thursday last. by four tugs this
morning. and proceeded 70 Southamp-
ton. apparently uninjured.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

Chicago. Dec. 22.-The Militant church
of Chicago. OF which Rev. DIR. Ruick is
the pastor. is preparing for war with
Great Britain To-day. after divine
service was concluded. attention was
turned TO affairs military and the Ma
tional Torpedo Defense association was
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
Not Spec ~ Enough

Washington. Dec. 22--The president
has decided. after considering the mat
ter some time. that the government
cannot accept the ram Khatadain be-
cause OF her failure 20 attain the IL
knot speed required by the contract.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

failed to establish the fact that cab
met meeting actually took place. but
there is no doubt a conference had been
In progress during the day between the
president and some of his advisors
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

In the course of his sermon on CIV
ilization's Debt to Christianity" Rev.
DIR. Madison c. Peters of the Bloom
ingdale Reformed church, said: "war
is cruel. hateful. wrong. War is hell.
The political demagogues who at this
Christmas tide are shouting for war.
viii be branded by the second sober
thought of the American people as the
criminals of the nineteenth century.
When these men had an opportunity TO
fight for their land. when the Stars
and Stripes were trailed in the dust.
they sent substitutes. A war between
England and America could never be
determined until one or the other wen.
into bankruptcy or had no more men
TO I'LL the ranks. As a preacher OF the
gospel OF peace and universal brother
hood. call for arbitration"
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23

Carlisle. Mimi. Dec. 22-Edward
Burran. jr.. and Miss Emma Mox were
killed by the cars while crossing the
Great Northern tracks here to-day.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
Talmage's Voice.

Washington. Dec. PIN a number OF
pulpits of Washington to-day allusions
were made to the possibility of war
with Great Britain. The ministers In
their prayers invoked the divine aid
that such a calamity might be averted.
The Rev. Dewitt Talmage. in his dis
course. said: And now. standing here.
so near the Christmas day. ] hear un-
rolling from the sky the peace an
thems. There will be no war between
England and the United States. Such
a war would be the greatest calamity
since the creation of the world. May
God forbid the universal bankruptcy
and the universal slaughter"
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
From westm n.ter Abbey.

London. Dec. 22.-At st. Paul's cathe-
dral at Westminster Abbey, and at
numerous churches in London and the
provinces. the sermons to-day referred
to the Venezuelan crisis. At wolver-
hampton, the Congregational church.
where DR.. Charles Berry is pastor. re-
solved to cable to the Brooklyn Con-
gregational church a message of SYM
pathy with its efforts to preserve the
peace
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
stu Another.

Houston, Texas. Dec. 22.-At Kosseau.
Texas. fire this morning destroyed sew
eral brick buildings. Seventeen firms
lost their stocks. Outside towns rem
dered prompt assistance. or the entire
town would have gone. Loss. $4,000:
Insurance f3O 900
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
Another FIRE.

Cincinnati. Dec. 22.-The nve-story
brick building occupied by w. w.
Thomas & Co.. wholesale dealers In
teas. coffees. spices and baking powder.
burned tonight. Loss. 100000: insur-
ance $50 900.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
The wickedness of War.

Rev. Charles II. Eaton. pastor of the
Church of the Divine Paternity.
preached a sermon on "The Wicked
ness OF War" 1t was deplorable. he
said, that the day on which Christians
were to celebrate the birth Of Christ
and to proclaim from every pulpit the
doctrines of peace. the nation should
be eagerly awaiting the ultimatum of
statesmen and mutterings of war
should fill the land. without going into
the merits of the dispute. he would say
the principle involved in the Monroe
doctrine was such that even a states
man had an obscure knowledge OF II.
and without proposing to usurp any of
the functions of the statesmen now
considering the dispute. he would say
that there was no higher power to de-
termine the necessities of war than
religion. II religion was useful in time
of peace only. he said. ii could be no
use at all
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
War Is Impossible.

Paris, Dec. 22-Ths Gaulois has had
an interview with Right Hon. II. II.
Osquith, who was home secretary in
the liberal government of England, in
which he said he believed that war be-
tween England and the United Sta1ss
was impossible.
The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-23
Goverpor nastings' Doctrine.

Pittsburg. Dec. 22.-Governor Has
tings to-day declared himself on the
war question unequivocally. pronounce
ing the Monroe doctrine good. The oc-
casion was the annual memorial SER
vices of James NJ. Lisle Post No. ,2s.
G. A. r. In the course of the govern
or's address he said: Lately we have
been hearing growls from the British
lion. but the stars and stripes ore In
no more danger than when Lee handed
his sword to Grant. Two great peoples
speaking the same language, engaged
in the same pursuits. having the same
Bible. believing in the same God VIII
not go to war. Let us hope that wis
dom will prevail and that the resorts
will be those of peace. But let there be
no peace that will put a stain upon our
flag. Let us insist upon the principles
OF the constitution and the great prin-
ciples of security and self-preservation
enunciated by that great president.
James Monroe"
The advocate., 1895-02-06

ent in Office, the unemployed could, on
their voluntary plea of guilty of being
hungry and out of work, be sentenced
to the county industrial community
until reformed" and discharged by
the board~of directors. The board of
directors should be elected by general
vote, women voting as well as men;
and should be elected for short terms
so they would be always subject to
public opinion. The industrial COM
munity should be voting precinct,
and should have schools conducted by
teachers selected from among the
"convicts," and be supplied with good
libraries.
This program requires no change in
the constitution of the state and no
congressional action whatever any day,
the legislature can provide for the in
stitution of such cO.operature indus
trial communities in counties or in
larger districts to which all unemployed
persons could be sent. The institu-
tiOns for orphans, inVslids and the
aged could be located in the commu-
mites so that families need not be
broken up, and the immediate house
hold of each Convict" could be al
lowed to live with him or her in the in
dustrisl community. Within twenty
two months a legislature and gov
ernor pledged to enact such a law and
supreme court Judge, an attorney
general and county attorney pledged
to maintain it,SScan be elected by the
votes of the people from whom it would
remove forever the fear of want. In
stead of wasting time electing a free
silver president and q free.silVer con-
gress in 1896, the poor in every state
could elect state and county officers to
carry out the plan suggested. Were
this done, the plan could be in full op-
GRAFTON and poverty be ended before
the the time for the next presi-
dents Inauguration, and so need
not care what kind of a president he
might be. Actual investigation by
that plutocratic man of figures, Mr.
Edward Atkinson, shows that every
railroad, mill, factory, plant and resi-
dence in the United States could be
easily duplicated by the labor now in
America within from two to five years;
so that the dawn of the twentieth CEN
tury, five years hence, would see the
common people of the United States in
full possession of so much of the re-
sources and means Of production, and
the means of distribution and ex-
change, that what the people did not
possess would pay nothing to its owners
and could be readily obtained. If this
plan could not be made to work out
this result, will some one show why ?
And is it not perfectly practicable, and
Immediately SOP 1t possesses the pc
culiar merit of beginning at the bottom
Instead of at the top, and with those
in No ost immediate need of help; it re-
quires no national legislation;no bonds
no unusual taxation even to start on,
and no taxation at all afterwards; all
necessary lands can be obtained
through the ordinary mode of exercis-
ling the right of eminent domain for
public purposes; it can be accomplished
by single states without waiting for
The advocate., 1895-02-06

What has all this to do with the bill
to prevent competition of convict la
Dor with Stree" laborH Only this:
that it demonstrates the fact, which
organized labor leaders seem deter
mined never to perceive, that the only
rational hope for the Wage-Worker is
the overthrow of what is enormously
called 'private industries" and the
substitution of public industries How
much "priVate" industry remains,
should like to knOwp Is a railroad a
prlVate industry or coal mine, or
machine shOpP or stOreP Every one
of them is an industry carried on by a
cooperative body of men, or of men,
women and children. The industrial
system itself has been completely trans.
formed. What are called "priVate en-
terprises" are enterprises carried on by
the associated industry of number of
people for the private profit of capital,
lists. Is it not SO? Were the men
from section hand to general manager,
who actually operate railroad, to
carry it on for their own profit, would
any change result except that the
money heretofore paid few capitalists
would be retained by those who earn
it? Would the enterprise, the indus
try itself, undergo the slightest change?
Were the coal miners to sell the coal
and divide the proceeds, giving nothing
to the mine owners, would not the sin
dustry" get on just as well? Improved
machinery is every day making more
skilled workers superAuous, and un-
skilled workers have been a long time
too numerous. Hence the true labor
problem is the problem of the unem-
ployed; and that problem cannot even
begin to be solved without abolish
ing the wage system itself, by enabling
those who labor to labor for a COM
munity Of cO.operatiVe.associated la.
bOrers.
The constitution and the courts have
lett us no opening for the introduction
of this change but through the estab-
lished policy of providing employment
or recreation for the inmates of public
institutions. Make all the unemployed
such inmates and the problem is solved.
The more "priVate industries" driven
from the field, the more unemployed;
the more unemployed, the more in
mates of public institutions, the more
lines of employment absorbed; so that,
with enough criminal laws to give
chance for convictions, the peniten-
tiary alone could be made a cO-opera-
tiVe-industrial association embracing
the entire population and controlling
and operating all the production and
distribution Of products for the whole
state. Meantime, the government of
the penitentiary and its discipline
could be made whatever any legisla-
ture might choose to make it, and the
people can elect such a Legislature as
they choose. Instead of trying to pre-
vent convict competition, get law
through permitting the convict's
family to go with him and build a
home on the states lands and be sup
ported by the convict's labor. That
this humanizing policy may be carried
out, get the legislature to buy more
land and set its conVicts to building
j La..asu ..nn, Il Nhn --nnno..A .-.nAo-r..
The advocate., 1895-02-06
TIME.HoNORED DEMANDS.
Let Us All Get Into IN PPnitentiary aud
Find EmIl yment
"A g. O. CLEMENS


has, of course, got its perennial bill in
troduced-s bill to prevent convict or
public industry from competing with
private industry. ! used to believe in
this ancient bill, but considerable OBJ
servation and reflection have induced
me to be grateful that it has never been
passed. / am especially anxious that
Populists, at least, shall refuse to vote
for it now. AS this view runs counter
to that of most refOrmers, it cannot
hope for converts save by convincing
their reason, a decided advantage of
the new view over the old. Old views
demand submission; new views must
win it. And while it will, l know, to
politicians, seem a very rash thing to
say, 1 claim just as much right to ques-
tion the soundness of organized labOr's
demands as to question the demands of
any other association. am not at all
convinced that the leaders of organ
lied labor who have formulated its de.
msnds were the wisest economists, nor
the greatest philosophers of the age;
and, besides, l am no more willing to
concede the infallibility Of POWderly
or a Gompers than the infallibility Of
the pope. Indeed, my inclination
would be in the latter direction, for the
pope at least knows what he wishes to
do, and has pretty fair conception of
law to do it; in both of which respects
he differs widely from all the leaders Of
organized labor l have ever known or
of whom l have ever read or heard.
With this brief and politically reckless
declaration of independence and sd-
mission of disposition to wicked
heresy, allow me to air my new views
on the subject of competition between
public and private industry.
(D By settled policy approved by
the judiciary the state has unlimited
power, even under our present cOnsti-
tuition, to acquire property, put up ma
chinery and become vender Of com
moditles in order to furnish employ
ment, instruction, or even exercise, to
the persons gathered in any public in
stitution; and no federal court has ever
yet ascertained that such policy en-
dsngered in any manner this valuable
bit of eighteenth.Ientury bric.a brac-
the federal constitution.
This latter remark may cause the G..
A. r. politicians to come with drum
and fife, rout me out of bed, and hang
me, by way of impressing upon the ris-
ing generation the lesson that the lib.
erty their fathers fought for was the
liberty for all men to believe what the
G. A. r. politicians tell them to. But
sometimes-ca of course, as
becomes an ordinary mortal, who, be
cause of his lack of forethought, was
porn too late to fight in the last war,
and is obliged to wait for the next
doubt the entire infallibility of even
my friends, Bernard Kelly and Judge
Guthrie. l hope the gentlemen will
have some regard for my feelings, and
not hang me while.I am alive. These
digressions sadly interfere with the
unity which the books of rhetoric tell
us an article like this should preserve
but when q man starts out to say the
truth in print in this lend of perfect
The advocate., 1895-02-06

i ing damned, l have some hope of ar
irving safely at the perOration of this
interesting essay. Let us proceed again
till 1 have to pacify some other institu-
tiOn.
This policy, then, is constitutional as
to all the existing state institutions,
and would, of course, be equally so as
to any other public institution, say an
institution for the able. bodied and
criminal unemployed, which the
state might see fit to ins. .itute.
~ Should the state, therefore, es
tablish, not a work house, but work
community for the unemployed? 1t
would be constitutional and in line
with all past and approved state policy
to acquire land for farming and stock
raising purposes, coal mines and water
supply, and to provide all modern ma
chinery for all manufacturing pur-
poses, and construct Illuminating and
heating plants and dispose of illumina-
tiOn and heat, and to even build, equip
and operate railways within reason
able distance of the community. All
and more than this would be perfectly
constitutional and in accordance with
the prevailing policy, in order to give
employment and exercise to those con
nected with this public community.
(3) Establish enough such communi-
ties to provide for all the able-bodied
unemployed, and your local railroads
could become continuous. A central
market or place of exchange would be,
come necessary, and, therefore, COnsti-
tutional; there would be no army of
the unemployed to beat down wages,
and every person disposed to get into
one of these communities could live in
q sort of economic paradise on the un-
stolen results of labor. AS these pub
lie communities would not be carried
on for profit, but only with the view Of
making them self-sustaining. Private
industry, that is, cspitalistic industry,
could not compete, and would be
obliged to suspend as the lines of pub
lie industry were multiplied, and all
wage workers would eventually emf
CRATE or join the public communities.
(4) Except for the purpose of ac-
quiring lands and plants, no taxation
whatever would be required to operate
these communities, and the taxes now
levied in all the counties together dur
ing a single year for the purpose OF
caring for paupers that somehow are
still left for private charity to care for
would probably pay for all things need
full; and no future poor taxes would be
required, for there would be no more
paupers appealing to snybody's sym
pathies. Who would not work, then,
being able, could be conscientiously
allowed to stsrVe; while the helpless
would be cared for by the other public
institutions which the communities OF
the unemployed would maintain, pre-.
cisely as the penitentiary now supplies
fuel to other state institutions.
(5) The result will be the end of
land monopoly, of rent, interest and
dividends. Everything would be sup
piled by these communities, would be
carried over their railroads and be ex
changed in their markets and sold in
their stores. Surplus products would
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-06
FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
The Attaches at the Receiving Hospital
Have n Brief but Exciting
Experience.

There was desperate struggle between
an insane man and the attaches of the Re-
ceiving Hospital yesterday and it taxed all
their strength to overpower him.
John Glennon, tall, burly laborer, was
arrested on Sunday as a common drunk
ard. On Monday morning he showed
signs OF dellrium tremens and was removed
from the City Prison to the hospital and
placed in padded cell.
Shortly before 1 o'clock yesterday an
attendant opened the door of his cell to re-
move his dinner plate when Glennon
dashed past him and ran along the corri.
dor. DR.. Bunnell happened to be walking
along the corridor at the time and he in
stantly grappled with the maniac There
was short sharp struggle, which ended in
the doctor getting a good neck-and-arm
hold on Glennon and throwing him to the
floor.
DR.. Rhine, DR.. Badilla and Dr. Bucher,
the head steward. heard the noise OF the
struggle and ran to DR.. Bunnelps assist
ance. As soon as Glennon got to his feet
he fought the four with hands and feet and
II took several minutes before they were
able to force him back into his cell.
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-06
Charged With Burglary.

Peter Mcintyre was booked at the City Prison
yesterday by Detectives Gibson and Reynolds
and Policeman Mcpherson on the charge OF
burglary. Mcintyre had been rooming at the
lodging-house OF John Roddy on Federal
street, and John Barry, a fireman on one OF the
coal steamers, occupied the adjoining room,
During Barry's absence, Mcintyre, il is alleged i,
forced open Barry's trunk and stole some
money The exact amount will not be known
I'LL Barry return, but S59 has been recovered.