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The advocate., 1895-04-17

tered by the one simple fact that payment in paper
would be the payment the contracting parties had in
contemplation and to require payment in specie is
to commit outrageous robbery, enriChing the plot
ting creditors and making paupers Of the people.
81 am not through yet with what wish to say to
the orator who has shown himself so solicltous for
your welfare to-day"-(With contemptuous curl Of
the lip).-"If understand correctly, the Creator
made this world for all mankind not for an srst0.
cratic few; and every man has right to occupy just
so much land as he needs and cultivstes, and not
rood beyond. Look at Massachusetts Look right
around you'll Is the land all settledH Is the state so
crowded with people that there Is no room for any
more? Think of the untitled unoccupled acres hereI
Yet people are leaving Massachusetts and AoCking
to the new, wild territory to find homes along the
Miami in Ohio, among the savsges there, because,
forsooth, there are no homes for them herel tell
you it is dsmnable, that few proud, grasping rich
men are allowed to engrOss the soil purchased with
the blood of brave, sefsacrifcing PATRIOTS and deny
to the sons and daughters of those patrots-sye to
those very patriots Themselves right to live upon
that SOIL When submit to it, it viii be when can
no longer find men to help me fight to end it. In
stead of listening to the cOwsrdly advice we have
heard here today think the one thing left Tor us
to do is to get down again the old musketS and pow
der-horns of the Revolution and show these Tories
that Americans will endure oppression from the
arstocrats of Massachusetts with no more docility
than oppression by the British crown was endured.
Several times Stwell rose to stop "this seditious
TRADE, but the people from the country would not
heed him, and the speech was greeted with wild
cheers and with furious looks which boded Msssa-
chusetts aristocrsts no good. The intrudng orator
grievance, backed by an indomitable will, made him
irresistably eloquent.
The advocate., 1895-04-17

with putrefaction. Toilers eat while
they work, if they eat atall. One man
earns go cents a day, another 81, a
young woman 50 week. One man is
being eaten up with cancer. He eats,
sleeps and works in one room. One
physician found in the dust and dirt of
these places, germs Of diptheris, scarle
tina, erysipelas, measles and small
pox."
To mitigate the evils Of these fever
sores, these scales denoting the leprosy
of our civilization, the New York leg
islature had forbidden the manufsc-
ture of cigars and preparations Of to-
bscco in New York city and Brooklyn
tenement houses occupied by more
than three families. In the case Of
In re Jacobs, the law came before the
court Of appeals in 1885. The learned
tribunal said: SIN cases of great
emergency engendering OVerruling ne
cesgity, property may be taken or de-
stroyed without due compensation,
and without what is commonly called
due process Of law. But it cannot be
perceived how the cigar maker is to be
improved in his health or his morals
by forcing him from his home and its
halloWed associations and benefcent
influences, to ply his trade elsewhere" :"
Oh, those "hsllowed associations" how
they cluster about the heart of a jurist
who draws several thousand dollars a
year and lives among the wealthy. And
what tender memories they must be to
those who, according to Mr.. Goodchild
In the Arena, live in "rooms small and
crowded. In room 10x12 feet will be
found huddled together seven or eight
people. One Whit of foulness is
enough to give you the typhoid fever.
Yet what you cannot endure for five
minutes these people live in from year
50 year. In those human sites the
atures work, eat, sleep and perform
he operations of nature. The men
women are ill-fed, unwsshed, half
= PropEIetiea do not count for
n "a Ia sWeat-shop. and convent
The advocate., 1895-04-17

ences and common decencies are un.
known"
Surely to force one from these "bene-
icent" influences is wrong. We are
amazed at the simple.minded Bourbon
princess, who, hearing the people
clsmor for bread, asked why they did
not eat cake. Some of our judges
seOm as far removed from the living
present and its stern realities. But the
court went on: "Whst possible rels-
tion can cigar-making in any building
have to the general publicP Such leg
islation may invade one class of rights
to-day and another tomorrow, and if
it can be sanctioned under the consti-
tuition, while far removed in time, we
will not be far away In practical states
msnship from those ages when gov
ern nmental projects supervised the
building Of houses, the rearing Of cat
tie, the sowing Of seed and resping Of
grain, and governmental ordinances
regulated the movements and labor of
artisans, the rate Of wages, the price
of food, diet and clothing of the peo-
pie, and large range Of other affairs
long since in all civilized lands re-
gsrded as outside Of governmental
functions. Such governmental inter.
ferences disturb the normal adjust
ment Of the social fabric and usually
derange the delicate and complicated
machinery of industry and cause
score of ills while attempting the re-
moVsl Of one."
The case Of ED pGrte Kubsch in Cali.
fornis, 1890, held void, as infringing
the right to make and enforce con.
tracts, an ordinance of Los Angeles,
which made eight hours a legal days
work for the city, and forbade a con-
tractor to exact or permit more, or to
employ Chinese. In some cases Of
this class, it looks as If legislators, not
daring openly to defy the people, intro
duced clauses which tended to furnish
opportunities for appeals, and pretexts
for declaring the whole law void. Let
zs adopt the initiAtiYe and referendum,
The advocate., 1895-04-17
Labor Laws and the Courts.

EDITOR ADVoCATE:-T The recent
decision of the supreme court Of Illi-
nois, in the case of Tilt VS.. People, etc.,
holding unconstitutional that clause in
the act of June II, 1893, which pro-
Vides that "no female shall be en-
ployed in any factory of workshop
more than eight hours in any one day,
or forty eight hours in any one week, :"
has aroused new interest in the atti-
tude of the courts toward laws for the
protection of labOrers. These laws
have usually taken the form of limits
on the length of a working day, or
have attempted to regulate or abolish
the "sWeat shop" and "truck store"
systems. Such laws have generally
been rendered Ineffective by judicial
decision. There are honorable excep-
tions, as in the Missouri case of State
vs.. Loomis decided in 1892. The court
in a long and powerful decision up.
held a law requiring miners to be paid
in cash at stipulated times, and for
bidding payment in non-negotiable or.
ders on the mine owners struck store"
The claim of other courts that the
effect of such laws would be "to de-
grade the toiler's manhood and stamp
him with imbecility," was secuted.
The judge, referring to the idea "that
if he loses wages, he gains the inesti-
mable boon of free contract" con-
tinued: "But is he free in a true senseY
Suppose he is poor and depends on his
daily toll to support himself and his
family. Can he be said to stand on
equal terms with an employer Of hun
dreds, sometimes of thousands of
hands, handling often millions of dol
larsi Which has the longest srmH
Which will get the advantage if left
to deal in all cases at arms leR;c"SnS ." ~,
The sweating sEStGeut and meth.
In the e A4sRat 1t Disaster to the people
Sld standard countries, and this
y Ey is now running this country. Itis
hig state Of things that has made his l
The advocate., 1895-04-17
(To be cOntinWed.)

thus making the people in deed and
fact the highest power and court Of
last resort.
J. G. RUPPENTHAL, JR.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
FADS AND FANCiES.

EMPEROR WILLIAM has another fad.
He is studying tclcgraphy.
'INFLUENzA'D" is creeping into use
in England, and lie Figaro prints Gin
1lucnzc."
A QUEER collection craze has sprung
up in Paris for "bil cts dc fairc part"
the formal announcements of births,
bctrothals, marriages and deaths. The
Bibliotheque Rationale has been col
Letting them for some time past.
Mrs. JOHN JACOB Aston may be said
to have the athletic fever. She rides
horscs-this probably being her favor
lite sport. Then she rides the bicycle,
going often when home for O morning
spin over the fine roads of the park.
Mrs. THEODORE HAvEMEYER, wife of
the wealthy sugar king, is queen of
extravaganza. She is fond of flowers.
She buys lavishly, and has spent as
much as six hundred dollars for q
great basket of orchids. She also
shows great ingenuity in dcvising
schemes for spending money.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
WHIRR OF THE WHEEL.

REV. DIR. PARKHURsT has given up
for this year his intention of learning
TO ride the bicycle.
DICTCLIsrs must first learn to ride
fairly we'll before they are allowed to
use their wheels III the public streets of
Russian cities.
HYDE PARK has been thrown open to
cyclists before ten in the morning and
after seven in the evening, the hours
when it is not crowded by carriages.
IN France it is decided that the
makers OF bicycles are responsible for
damages when an accident occurs
through a structural fault in 4 ma
chine.
oS perfectly level hardwood floor II
stccl-rim bicycle wheel goes easier than
pneumatic, aside from its greater ten
dcncy to slip on curves. But on rough
going that's very different.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

SIX near relatives of George II. Nc
Calmon, of Biddeford, Nc, met violent
deaths-the father, grandfather, two
brothers and two cousins
AMOS MARKHAM, of Memphis, Tenn,
is fond Of moving. Since his marriage,
in 1850, he has moved fifteen times. His
twelve children were born in twelve
different states.
ARcTBIsHor CoRRIGAN received three
thousand dollars as his fec for perform
ing the Gould-Castellane wedding cere-
mony. Tho archbishop received the
money in the shape Of II check, signed
by George Gould.
j. w. MILES, of Albany, Mo-, claims
the championship in his line of work.
lie has sawed eighty-sevcn cords of
wood this winter, but he is now spoil
ing his good work by Dragging about
it.
PROF. JOHN A. ZAIAr, of Notrc Dame
university Qndiana) who is probably
the foremost uthority on science in
the American Catholic church, has been
honorcd by the pope with the degree of
doctor of philosophy.
Mrs. HETTY GREEN protests against
P"J Ahb tuNcS III NEW DIRK on ABOUT 81, =
$4,000 money loaned by her on mort
cages, but tho tax department cruelty
closes its ears to her appeals. She
says her legal residence is in Vermont,
where she pays taxes on g., 500 valua-
ton.
Miss MAMIE PowDERLY, u native of
Randolph, Mass, has been appointed
assistant private secretary to Lady
Henry Somerset. Miss Powdcrly ac-
companied Lady Henry on her tour
through this country as her stenog-
rapher. Miss Powdcrly is now on her
way to England with her employer,
whom she will accompany on an OK
tended European trip
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
THE ARTISTS.

SAINTS on horseback are rather rare
The Bohcmians have lately set up in
Prague an equestrian statue to st.
Wenzcslaus, who was duke of Dohe-
mia, and was put to death In 041.
II will cost a million drachmas to put
the Parthcnon, the Temple of Thesus,
and the other monuments in Athens
damaged by last years earthquake in q
safe condition. An appeal for help
will be sent out to all countries
FRANCISCO PoDEsTI, the famous
italian painter, died recently In Rome.
Among his best known works are 'tThe
Siege of Ancona by Barbarossa, Z"
Francesca di Rimini," and 1.-THE Judg-
ment of Paris" He was also clever
sculptor.
ALMA TADEMA spends about four
months on one of his moro finished
pictures To one that he thinks likely
to be a masterpiece he is willing to
give as many years, as was the case
with the one recently painted for
Berlin patron. This painting the artist
packed for shipment with the greatest
care with his own hands
TIE Societe Rationale DIES Artistcs, the
seccdcrs from tho Salon in the Champs
Elysees to the Champs dc Mars, of which
Puvis de Chavannesi is president, has ac-
copied the invitation to exhibit at Ber-
lin next May at the Universal Art OK
hibition. The association of the old
salon, over which Leon Bonnat pre-
sides has rofrsod
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
SPORTS AND PAsTIMES.

TIE ancicnts knew how to cheat.
Loaded dice have been found in the
ruins of Hcrculancum.
REV. DIR. RAINsFoRD, Il wcll-known
Episcopal clergyman, has been chosen
president of the New York Cricket as
ISOLATION.
WEST VIRGINIA has girl hunter
whose aim is death to bears She has Il
record of seven large animals of the
bruin family during the past year.
HOWARD GOULD lost over two thou
sand dollars in q poker game on tho
steamer that brought him back to New
York. 1t was won by German baron.
TABLE GOLF" has followed the
spread of the real game. a board is
marked out with six holes and hazards
of varying nature, and the moves to-
ward tho putting greens are decided
by pack Of cards played according to
certain rules which accompany tho
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
The Report in tho Debs Case

WASHINGTON, April pa story was
circulated by press agency to-day
that the Supreme Court had reached a
decision in the celebrated Debs case,
reversing the action OF Judge Woods
and granting to Debs and his associates
writ OF habeas corpus. Senator Voor
bees OF Indiana was given as authority
for the statement. The Senator said
to-day that he had written to Debs,
giving 1t as his opinion that the case
would have such a result. He said EN-.
phatically that this WAS merely his
personal opinion as q lawyer, and that
he had no information concerning the
views Of members of the Supreme Court
on the case and had written solely on
belief and not at Gil on information.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
The Missouri Legisiature.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, April 24.-At
noon yesterday the special session of the
general assembly convened and or
ganized. In his message to the legisla-
tive body, Governor Stone urged the
necessity OF passing laws that would
guard the ballot box against crime and
protect as far as possible from every
description OF fraud. lie also favored
the passage Of stringent fellow SER
want law and the enactment Of q meas
ure to suppress lobbying.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
THE KENTUCKY sEsAroasH1p.
How tho Candidates stand as to the Silver
Ouestfon.

Question.
LOUISVILLE. Kg., April "a -The
Evening Post prints an Interview with
Hon. James McCreary to-day, in which
he declares himself unalterably opposed
to the free coinage Of silver. This
utterance was brought out by Senator
Blackburn's stand in favor Of free silver.
Mr.. McCreary has p,epai ed . long
statement OF his position, giving a
resume OF his action and votes in Con-
gress. He says. ~ favor an interna-
tional agreement consistent with sound
business methods, but to throw open
the minis Of this country to the world
Is simply preposterous
This statement Of Mr.. McCreary adds
greatly to the interest in the Senatorial
race, and expressions of the views of
Governor John Young Brown and ex-
Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner are
expected at an carly date. Buckner
favors gold and Is bimetallist. The
Senatorial fight will be for and against
silver.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
To Hold An International tournament

10 HoId IN 1nternational TOurnament.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 24,-The ques.
tion of holding an international fire de-
partment tournament in the United
States, was the last matter considered
by the executive committee of the In
ternational Association of Fra Engi.
neers. which has been in session here
two days. The attention of the CONS
mittee was called to the fact that
several efforts have been made to get up
q tournament of this kind, but all eff
forts had been unsuccessful. The COM
mittee decided to bring the question
before the convention when it convenes
In Augusta, Ca, on the 7th of October,
and let 1t to be given discussion. In the
last tournament, which WAS held in
London several years ago, company
from Kansas City carried off tho first
prlZ5.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25

FRANK SHEPARDsoN, an engineer on
tho Southern Pacific Railway, who res
sides at Los Angeles, CAL, was troubled
with rheumatism for long time. He
was srested by several physicians, also
visited the Hot Springs, but received no
permanent relief until he used Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. He says 1t ia the
best medicine in the world for rheu..
matism. For sale by the Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Decides Against the Government

PHILADELPHIA, April 24.-Judge Dal.
las has filed an opinion in the United
States circuit court in favor OF the
Gettysburg Electric Car Company, in
the dispute over the taking of land by
the government to preserve the battle
field. Judge Butler filed dissenting
opinion. Argument took place last
month. 1t Is said the case will be car
ried to the United States Supreme
Court,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Cincinnati Produce market

CINCINNATI, O.. April 24.-Flour
active; wheat strong; No . red, Go. Corn
hrm; No. mixed, 4s. Oats easier; No.
2 mixed. 3lA@31x. Rye fair demand,
firm; No. 2, rs; no sales reported. Pork
firm, 1900. Lard easier. g. rs. Bulk
meats easier, so. Bacon good demand,
1879 Whiskey light demand; sales
ABS barrels, 1.20. Butter steady. Sugar
steady. Cheese steady. Eggs good de-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Final Report Filed.

New YORK, April 24.-The final re-
port OF the receiver of the Nicaragua
Canal Construction Company has been
filed In the United States circuit court,
and was to-day approved by Judge La
combe. The total indebtedness of the
company amounted to 1874, $50, with in
terest, making the total secs, 2O2. The
company pays 40 62-100 cents on the
dollar and turns over S254,0 to OF.
ganization committee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
st Jerome, Canads. FIooded

New YoRK. April pa despatch
from Montreal to the Evening Post
says: The town of St jerome, about 40
miles from this city, ls completely
flooded, the worst damage being done in
the vicinity of the large paper. mills.
The flood was caused by the immense
ice gorge in the river. There is fully
i've feet of water in the Main street.
Com munication is possible only by
boats.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Changes in the Nav

WASHINGTON, April "a -PAymaster
ii. G. Machette has been detached from
the Key West naval station and ordered
to the independence. Passed Assistant
Paymaster It. 8. Jewett, from the Nor"
folk navy yari to the Key West station.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Admiral nIeade's Squedron.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The New
York, Columbia and Cincinnati, of ADJ
miral Meade's squadron, arrived at Key
West to-day on their way to the New
York navy yard.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The bull move.
ment on the stock exchange which has
been In force for some weeks past, has
occasionally shown reectionary ten.
dency but has not met with O serious
set back before to day. 1t must not be
understood however, that the bottom
has fallen out OF the market. but never
theless the result of to>day's trading is
depreciation in values of the active
shares with very few exceptions. There
were no evidences of weakness at the
opening OF business, the market being
active and strong, but the dealings
gradually assumed q heavy tone, and
rallies and reactions followed each other
In succession throughout the day, the
declining tendency being most marked
closing decidedly heavy.
Closing stoc ks were as follows
Atchison, 5%; Adams Express, l43;
Baltimore ana Ohio, SIS; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1873; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. 74H; Chicago Gas, 72NiC G. G.
and st. Louis, Az; Del. Lackawauna
and Western, 1866; Distillers and Cat
tile Feeders Co., 1879; Erie, 1915; Erie
preferred. %; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 1903; Lake Shore, 141H; Lead
Trust, 23S; Louisville and Nashville,
5s%; National Cordage, G; National
Cordage preferred, 10; N. j. Central,
94H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
II; Northern Pacific preferred, cox;
Northwestern, 073s; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 14l; N. Y. Central, 9s%; N. Y.
and New England, SO; Pacific Mail,
25H; Pullman Palace. 167%; Reading,
14T; Rock Island, CO.'S; st. Paul, elss
st. Paul and Omaha, 3fI; South ern
Pacific, II; Sugar Refinery, 1861;
Union Pacific, 1915; Western Union,
SS%; General Electric, 33%; Southern,
1917; Southern preferred, IS Tobacco,
9SM; TOBACCO preferred, 100.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
New York MONEY Market

New YORK, April s4.-Money on call
easy at 7f@2; last loan, ~; closed, Is
Prime mercantile paper 1905. Sterling
exchange firm with actual business in
bankers bills at 4.s05s@4 s9E for de-
mand, and 4.sS5s@4 ssh for sixty days;
posted rates, 4.s9@4.S9H and 4.00@
4.90h. Commercial bills, 4.s7H@4 s7sI.
Silver certificates, 67%@6s. Govern.
mont bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds generally firm.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
BuoAlen's Arnica salve.

TIE best sslve in the world for cuts,
bruises, Sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores. tetter, chspped hands, chilblsins,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. It
10 guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. For sale by
Christian and Barhee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25

DID you know that we are already the
busiest paper store on busy Jefferson
street? Fact. Come and see. Fidelity
Wall Paper Company, 2O7 South Jeffer-
son street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. April 24.-The heavy de-
msnd for and sales OF cash wheat at
Chicago WAS the feature OF the davis
board Of trade which in the end finally
overcame some persistent short selling
and closed the market at an advance OF
20 PC for July, with May at the same
price IS on the day before. May corn
closed }sc higher and May oats 70
higher. Provisions finished at slight
declines.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows:
Wheat No. April, opening 60. clos.
s9H; July opening elk. closing 6lM;
Septem Der. opening eiM, closing e.
Corn No. 2-April. opening 46%, closing
~; May, opening 47ss, closing 47M;
July, opening AK, closing 47[; Sep
tenn Der, opening 4S9s, closing 4ss6. Oats
No. 2-May, opening 2ss6, closing 2sX;
June, opening g. closing 2915; July,
opening 2S1s closing 2sH. Mess pork,
per bbl.-May, opening 1925, closing
u 22H; July, opening 1252x, closing
l2.47H. Lard per 100 lbs.-May, OPEN
Ing 6.87T, closing 6.s7H; July, open.
Ing OF ~ closing 700; Septemb Der, open.
Ing 7.17s. closing us. Short ribs, per
10o lbs.-May. opening 6 rs. closing 6. 25;
ouAJ, oPohAhB o.fS> CLOSING O.4U; Sep.
tenn Der opening, 655, closing 6.524.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, 2.60@
90; winter straights, 2 5o@2 rs; spring
patents. 20@ 3 IS; spring straights, 2.25
@3.o0; bakers, 1.s5@2.25; No. 2 spring
wheat, 63X@641S; No. 3 spring wheat,
nominal; No. red, 59%@60; No. 3
corn, 47@47A; No. 3 oats, 2s%; No. Q
white. 32H@33; No. white, 3I%@3ok;
No rye, &c; No. 2 barley. 53@531; mo.
3, 51@53; No. q, 5o@51; No. / haxseed,
1.42h; prime timothy seed, $50; mess
pork, per barrel, 1222N@12.a7N; lard,
per 100 lbs, s731@6 90; short ribs
sides, Qoose), 25@6.72N; dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), 5s6@5H; short clear
sides, (boxed), 6 55@6.6O; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods per gallon, 1.20;
sugars, cut loaf ASS; granulated, 4.12;
standard A, 4O3.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
DINNERS at the Eagle Dairy, IS cents

Do you know we have GOO untrimmed
sailor hats we are selling for 10c. each,
Former prices were CSC. Palais ROYAL.
101 Salem avenue.