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The evening times., 1896-04-17
PEARY TO GO NORTH AGIAN.
Navy Depa ri ment Places Him on WAL
ing Orders In Anticipation of It.

ing orders In Anticipation of It.
The Navy Depart ment is making great
mystery over its action in detaclIing Civil
Engineer X. f Peary from the BROOKLYN
navy yard and placing him on waitingorders.
1t was said yesterday that the order
had been issued at Lieut.. Peary's request,
and that he gave no reason in his app'i-
cation
Today however, 1t was learned that
Lieut.. Peary contemplated another ex-
plorng expedition, and has so informed
the department, but for some reason It
was desired 10 keep this Information secret.
The evening times., 1896-04-17

New York, April 17.-This is the fifth con-
secutive hot day and bids fair to become
the warmest April 18th on the records of
the Weather Bureau. At O'Clock this
morning the thermometer registered 6S
degrees and has been steadily rising. At
noou-it stands ST degrees. r---ts - g. ~
The evening times., 1896-04-17

Some like sharp toe shoes,
some don't. Both sorts at
Arthur Burt's. Broad soles
properly put on school shoes
save the upper wonderfully.
14tl Street,
Next to Branch Postoffice.
Open Saturdays Q p IN.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
sr,pisb Election Officials Fined.

Madrid, April 1.-THE members of the
Madrid election board have been fined
1000 francs each for corrupt handling
of the votes In the recent elections. The
fines imposed upon the variouspolling presi-
dents for fraudulent practices at tie polls
aggregate 100000 francs.
The evening times., 1896-04-17

The temperature will fall slightly in the
interior OF New England, the Middle At
iantic States the Upper Ohio Valley and
lower lake region Saturday, and it will
be cooler Sunday.
The following heavy precipitation tin
inchesl was reported:
hepasttwenty y-fo ur rhours-Dodge
City, 1.30.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
Suit for Divorce.

Richard H. Gemeny. who was married
to Gertrude A. Gemeny January Il, 1854
at her home In Alexandria, brought suit for
divorce from her today. He alleges de-
sertion.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
rn Avoid Damn Sheets.

To test the dryness or the sheets in n bed
il 8 only necessary to lay watch between
them and leave II there fe minutes. II.
when the watch is taken out, there is a
film OF moisture On the glass. it may be
taken as sure eindicatiOn thatthe shectsare
damp. and that it will be wise to remove
them and sleep in the blankets.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
A Linen Hint

Turn-down linen collars and cuffs turned
back about an inch around the hand are to
be worn very much this season.
The evening times., 1896-04-17

ice dealers can't sell any cheaper than that
and pay their bills"
The evening times., 1896-04-17
TORR|D UP TO the STARS
Hottest Weather Ever Expert
enced at This Season.
A LITTLE COOLER SUNDAY

No Rain in Sight, Though. and the
Drop VIII Be Very Siight-Six De-
grees Above Zero in Montana ana
the Dakotas-Showers in Kansas
The Price OF Ice.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Columbia Suburban Railway Pro-
muters Given a Hearing.
SEEKING EXTENSION OF TIME

Bill to Equalize the Pay of ConpOs-
itOrs, BOOkbinders and Pressmen In
the Government Printing Office.
Provision for Publication of His
toricnl Manuscripts.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
His Biblical Objection.

Brown-Enpee won't let his wife have a
servant.
JOnes-Wbyr
Brown-He says no man can serve two
masters-TOwn Topics.
The evening times., 1896-04-17

Tremendous sacrifices tomorrow at the
Misfit Clothing Parlors, 4OT Seventh street.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
OLD CLAIMS UP AGAIN
Officials Say the District Is Not
Responsible.
aBoss" SHEPHERDS ACTS

The Com missiOners Tell Mr.. Hemphill
His Remed Y Ia In n Civil Action-The
Donncliy Excise Case Develops New
Phases-Minor District Matters and
Daily Orders.
The evening times., 1896-04-17
Vow YORK Stock Market.

FURNISHED by Frank Wilson Brown. broker.
No. 1885 T street
The evening times., 1896-04-17
washington stock Exchange.
OF COLCNBIA

SIS 1893 '-20-year Funding" .-..- 10.
IS 1902 .tS0-year Funding" gold. 10.
IS 1901 Water Stock currency. liz
- 1893 "W ater Stock" currency. O.. IL.
S.B5's lS2i Funding currency. lVt
SI's Re-. o-lO's. lS9El90l l......-.. 81.
The evening times., 1896-04-17

Fot these BriIlia ntiue Skirts-in black
and colors-ali lined-and sold by
others at 81.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND.

Meeting of the Miners Federation.
The Miners Federation met in Noting
ham, says the Labor Leader, and
unanimously confirmed the decision to
make the minimum wage a condition of
continuing the present Cancellation Board.
We have already pointed out what this
means. Unless the employers give way
we are to have another three months
strike in the autumn. The press is being
worked in the interests of the coal masters,
and paragraphs are going the rounds about
the importation of coal from Germany.
This is the sheerest rot, as Germany has
no surplus coal to export at present, much
less has either Belgium or France; in fact
all these countries are dependent on this
country for their coal supply. But there
is one matter which should be attended to
at once. We pointed out last week the
danger of allowing Wales and the North of
England, and perhaps Scotland, to remain
at work while the Midland men are fighting
for the living wage. Now, what steps are
being taken by the Federation leaders to
secure united action9 Have the officials
approached Messrs. Burt, and Fenwick,
and Wilson, and Abraham? An official
request to these men to make the move
ment national would have the effect of
bringing the whole matter before their
men, and they, we believe, would be ripe
for action, whatever their LEADERS, may
be- The matter is important. The en-
ployers will probably offer to compromise
matters by offering to agree to the
minimum wage, provided the men accept
another reduction of 10 per cent. To agree
to this would be to give away the whole
case
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
INTERNATIONAL.
LONDON, ENGLAND.

The International Labor Congress.
Keir Hardie's Labor Leader says: The
approaching International Congress gives
promise Of being great success. AS will
be seen elsewhere, the l. l.. P. Council will
be represented by the chairman, secretary
and DR.. Pankhurst but it should be
generally understood that in addition to
these each branch is entitled to send a
delegate. The N. A. G. having paid the
fees for the whole party, the only expense
by branch in sending delegate would
be the delegate's own expenses, and it be-
hooves every branch to make special effort
to have its representative present Some
branches are taking the view that since the
party is to be represented through the
N. A. c.. that is enough. But it isn't.
We trust this hint will be sufficient to put
the members on their mettle, to see that
the 1. L. P. delegation is worthy of the
movement.
In addition Hardie says: The arrange
ments for the International Workers and
Trades Union Congress to be held in Lon
don in July this year are being rapidly
pushed forward. 1t has been decided that
all British Organizations desiring to be rep
resented at the Congress, and who have
not paid to the funds a minimum of GO,
shall pay for each delegate sent fee OF
los. The adhesions to the Congress. are
already coming in large numbers front all
over the world. The various Continental
Socialist and Trades Union Congresses that
have been recently held have all decided
to send delegates. The Socialist Labor
Party from America will be represented.
By a decision Of the Zurich Congress OF
1898, the important agrarian question will
be taken first after the details of standing
orders have been settled. Over fifty
resolutions have already been sent in. The
last day for sending these in IS May 1, and
the last day for notifying the Organizing
Committee of attendance is June /.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
MARsEILLEs, FRANCE.
An American on the Socialist Move
ment In France.

An American on the Socialist Move
ment In France.
The political movement is most in
teresting study. There is a strong Labor
party. 1t is restless, noisy and demonstra-
tive. Union men, as a rule, are active in
the Labor Party. The political meetings
are held separate from Union meetings, and
purely political issues are not considered in
Syndicate (union) meetings The La
Dor Party uses the international platform,
with notifications suggested by the French
temperament. 1t is easy to understand
their political enthusiasm. 1t gives an
outlet for their discomfort. 1t promises
them partial reform now, and an entire
change of system in the future. They hope
to get a majority in the national chamber
of de DUTIES some day. The fifty six mem
bers they have at present form very
respectable minority, and it causes the
other classes to do some serious thinking as
to what might happen if the laboring
masses were to flock into the Labor Party
in earnest.
As an example of the progress being
made, the Mayor CT Marseilles is said to be
a Socialist and, likewise, a majority of the
City Council. Marseilles is certainly de-
lightfully free and easy going town. You
are welcome to do exactly as you please,
and nobody minds little Inconvenience, if
only you are amusing yourself. If a mob
blocks up main tLoroughfare, the people
liz
cafes are wide open all night. Sometimes
the tram cars take one street. sometimes
another; if they don't happen to go where
the signs say they do, nobody is surprised.
The gend' armes are the most polite and in
offensive people in the city. Withal, there
is no danger to life or property. Every
body, except Americans, takes life
leisurely, and the population rather enjoys
the diversions have mentioned. / don't
know whether this latitude of manners is
due to the policy Of the Socialist Mayor or
to the natural inclination of the people,
probably mixture of both.
M. Michel, secretary of the Marseilles
Bourse du Travail, is a cooper by trade,
and was for six years Mayor of Cette &c.,
600 popuation). He tells me the whole
City Council there is elected by the Labor
Party. 1 might give other examples,
showing that the Labor Party elects both
local and national candidates often enough
to make it distinctly hopeful of more de-
cisive things in the future. Other classes
view the progress of the Labor Party with
some anxiety. Even though the masses of
unskilled Labor take no active interest
just now, things might happen which would
cause them to rush into it en- masse, and
those who know the French impulsiveness
are not at all sure what would happen
next. Among the Labor people there is
feeling that the economic revolution will
be accomplished gradually and peacefully.
Eva Mcdonald Valesh.
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phalen, and this certainly was not
calculated to hinder his advancement. But
at the university he came under the spell
of Hegel, and as ''Young Hegelian" he
began to apply his philosophy to the prac-
tical questions of tho day. When Frederick
William w. lin 1S40) came on the throne
of Prussia the Liberals of Germany thought
the day of freedom was going to break,
and rose with generous eagerness to the
tasks to which it was to summon them.
Under the influences Of these hopes and
feelings, Marx abandoned the professional
for the editorial life, and committed him
self at the very outset to apolitical position
which compromised him hopelessly with
the German Government and forced him
step by step into a long career of revolu-
tionary agitation and organization. he
Joined the staff of the Rhenish Gazette,
which was founded at that time in Cologne
by the leading Liberals of the Rhine coun-
try, including Camphausen and Hanse-
mann, and which was the organ of the
Young Hegelian or Philosopho- Radical
party. He made SO great an impression
by his bold and vigorous criticism OF the
Rhenish Landstag that he was appointed
editor of the newspaper in lS42. In this
post he continued his attacks on the Gov
eminent, and they were at once so effective
and 80 carefully worded that special
censor was sent from Berlin to Cologne to
take supervision of his articles. He was
too sharp for the official critic; the plan
did not work and the journal was sup
pressed by the Prussian Ministry in 1913.
From Cologne Marx went to Paris to be
joint editor with Arnold Ruge of the
Deutsche Franzosische Jahrbucher, and
during these excited times, he began writ
ing his famous work on the scientific basis
of Socialism, Capital ~ which is day
translated into all modern languages.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
BORDEAUX, FRANCE.
The Originator of the worlds Labor
Day Idea.

The Originator of the Worlds Labor
Day Idea.
Raymond Lavigne of Bordeaux has mod
estly issued disclaimer as to being the orig
inator of the idea OF the world fete of
May /. He yields that honor to M. Dor
noy, the present Socialist Mayor OF Mont
lucon, who proposed simultaneous Ma
tional Labor demonstration at the Third
Congress Of the National Federation of Syn
dicates, etc., held at Bordeaux in Septem-
Der, 1888. The idea was adopted and La
vigne was charged to organize manifesto
ton for February, 1889. This succeeded so
well that at an international meeting held at
The Hague to make preparations for the
Congress of Paris in the same year the
French demonstrations were much re-
marked upon, and universal extension of
the Labor Day was projected. The Paris
Congress approved of May as the date and
the Eight Hours Day as the precise object
of the manifestation, the subsequent his
tory Of which is well known. Commenting
on the prodigious development of the inter.
national proletarian solidarity and the uni
fication and msthodization Of the general
Labor movement which have resulted from
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NATIONAL.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.


Sweat Shops and Child Labor.
State Factory Inspector Florence Kelley
has laid her third annual report before the
Governor. The report shows that during
the year 1895 4S cities and towns were
visited and 4,54O establishm ents were
inspected, employing 100, 800 persons. The
number of children found at work between
the ages of IA and 16 was 3, 624. About 500
children under IA years of age were dis
covered and discharged under the law from
further work. Fifty-six defendants were
prosecuted and convicted of employing
eighty children under years of age, and
223 defendants were convicted of employ
ing 40S children between the ages Of IA and
16 without the required affidavits.
The worst thing shown in the report is
the increase of the tenement house sweat
shops of Chicago. The number found there
during the year 1895 was Lbs, as against
/ ALB in 1894. The number Of employees
increased from II, 1902 in 1894 to IA, 905 in
1896, and the child labor employed had
increased from 72l in 1894 to 1907 in 1895.
OF this vast number l, 1870 were little girls,
at least two thirds of whom could neither
read nor write the English language.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
BERLIN. GERMANY.

Monster Trial Against the Socialists.
The startling crusade against Socialists
inaugurated last November by Herr Won
Koaller, the Prussian Minister Of the In
terror, upon which occasion the houses
Of many prominent Socialists through
out Germany, including the residences
Of several leading Socialist members Of
the Reichstag, were raided and many i'm
portant documents and large quantities of
Socialist literature were seized by the
police, together with subsequent arrests of
Socialists and seizures of letters books, ETC.,
are having a sequel in the Berlin Courts in
the trial of forty seven Socialists under
charges of lese majestic, sedition and the
like. Among the defendants in these trials
are Auer, Bebel, Singer and Gerisch, prom
inent members of the Socialist party in the
Reichstag. AT the opening Of the trial,
which began on May Is, the Judge re-
marked that the question at issue was
whether there had been any breach of the
laws governing associations and warned the
defendants that he would not permit any
political declarations in the course of the
proceedings. The public prosecutor de-
clared that the documents which had been
seized by the police in the houses Of de-
PENDANTS proved the existence of secret
organization which was in communication
with various branches through secret
agents.
Auer denied the truth of the public prose-
cutor' assertions and trial was adjourned.
The charges against the accused Socialists
are based upon the Prussian Associations
laws, enacted by the Prussian diet in 1850.
The conviction of the defendants is ex
tremely doubtful, but in any event the case
is likely to arouse attention to the various
laws relating to associations, which are en-
forced in different parts Of the empire and
lead to the framing of an imperial law,
which will remove the vexatious complica-
tions, which exist in Prussia and other Sec
lions of the empire.
The Socialist members of the Reichstag
have decided that Bebel, Liebknecht and
Singer be selected as delegates to repre-
sent the Socialist party in the coming In
ternational Labor Congress in London,
during which special conference of the
members of various Psrliaments attending
the Congress will be held for the purpose
of deciding upon plan Of action to be pur-
sued in common for the protection of the
interests of Labor. Liebknecht is already
in England and his colleagues will shortly
follow him there.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND.

The Dock Laborers' Strike Growing
Serious.
The Dock Laborers' strike in this city is
rapidly spreading, 5000 men in all having
quit work because of reduction in their
wages Four battalions of the National
Guard have been called out as rrecaution
against any r1otous demonstration on the
part of the strikers. Three gunboats are
also lying opposite the city in readiness for
action should their services be required to
protect the shipping. The seamen on board
the British vessels lying at this port last
evening resolved that they would refuse to
comply with the demand that they perform
the work of the strikers in loading and dis
charging the cargo, and the consequence is
that fifty steamers are detained here.
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the patience which enables us to wait for
the results;
We have, after spending much time and
trouble, succeeded in perfecting an organ
izatIon which we hope will better the
conditions of the employees in this trade,
collectively and Individually
Aims and objects of this Association as
set forth in the preamble of our constitu-
ton:
PREAMBLE
To the Constitution Of the Provision and
Grocery Clerks Association:
We, the undersigned, do hereby associate
ourselves together under the name and
title of The Provision and Grocery Clerks
Association Of Boston to promote fra
ternal, social and literary intercourse, to
assist each other in procuring employment,
and by all honorable means to promote the
welfare Of all its members.
In other cities the clerks in our trades
have organized and accomplished great
deal for the general welfare of their mem
bers. Considering the intelligence Of the
Clerks employed in Boston, there is no limit
to the possibilities we can attain in the
future, which only need your hearty CO.
operation and assistance to be decided
success. Hoping that every club will give
this matter the most careful consideration,
we have the honor to be
Fraternally yours,
AL. NEALE,
NJ. B. SYLVESTER,
JAMES d. EAGAN.
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World Of Labor
OUR MARCHING Song.

AIR: "God Save Ireland"
With the symbol and the sign,
Rank on rank and line on line,
The pioneers of Liberty we come;
Light for all the blind we bear,
Thunder, so the deaf may hear,
And true Pentecostal fire for the dumb.
CHORUS.
Forward, to Liberty advancing!
Forward, to freedom from the thrall!
Come, with willing heart and hand,
All who'd WELD common brand
Meath the blood red banner waving over
all.
With Truths trenchant swords and
spears
Tempered in the lore Of years,
And well hammered on the anvil Of the
mind,
We have cleft the neither gloom
And provided marching room
For the hosts unnumbered coming on be-
hind.
Upward yet and onward still
To the "City on the Hill"
No rest we know till Labor has its own,
Till the death knell we have tolled
OF the clinging curse Of gold.
And the might of man o. er man is over
thrown.
When but memories remain
OF the curse and clog and chain,
And none need cringe or quail meath NOR
tails frown,
Growing with the growth Of years,
Pioneers, o Pioneers,
Will free generations cherish your renown.
j. Leslie.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
BOSTON, MASS.

The Provision and Grocery Clerks.
The following circular has been issued
by the Provision and Grocery Clerks;
Whereas, The necessity and Importance
Of having some kind Of an organization
for the clerks employed in the provision,
grocery and fish business, in the city Of
Boston, has been n long-felt want, and
approaching the difficulties in the way
of the clerks bettering their conditions,
as individuals and as only by united
action can anything be accomplished; and
Whereas, Unity, guided by intelligence,
is a source of strength that can Withstand
all attacks, and without intelligent organ
ization we can not acquire the discipline
which enables US to act together, concen-
trate our strength and direct our efforts
toward the desired end, and also acquire
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-06-12
Modern Primer.


do you see the man."
Eyes, / see the man; he is in yonder
doorway"
lis the man dead?"
mo, the man is not dead; the man Is
asleep"
rs not the man afraid to sleep in the
doorway"
mo, the man is not afraid to sleep in
the doorway; the man knows he is
safer when asleep"
when will the man awaken?"
"The man will awaken at in the
morning."
will not the man take ccld?"
mo, the man will not take cold"
why will the man not take cold?"
Because the man is used to Sleep
ing in the doorway"
who is the MANI"
"The man is policeman"
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HOLYOKE, MASS.
Executive Committee,

Going to Heaven on the Installmept
Plan.
If it needed any proof that the nineteenth
century civilization, under Capitalistic rule,
is dead failure, all we have to do is to take
up any daily newspaper and read the head
lines. This is the true mirror that reflects
the actual condition Of the people under the
management of the Capitalistic class. For
an illustration take up copy Of recent
date and copy these headlines;
Many Lives Lost by the Collapse of a Build
ing in Cincinnati, o.
A Girls Throat Cut and Body Thrown
Into Creek.
Shot for Conspiracy.
Killed Wife, Babe and Himself.
William Kersetter Kills His Wife, and His
Mother Dies From the Shock.
An Oil Steamer Wrecked.
A Farmer Killed by a Horse.
Oyster Schooner Sunk.
Killed by a Trolley Car.
Common Council of Albany Served With
an Injunction.
Destructive Fire in Duffelo, N. Y.
Mrs. Whitaker Held on Charge of Muir
dering Her Parents.
Clarence Barnett Accused Of Forgery.
French Army Officer Commits Suicide in
New York.
Eleven Year Old Boy Shoots His Brother.
Manager Graham Disappears With the Com
pany's Money.
The Shah of Persia Assassin.
The New York Times Insolvent.
Thread Mills Consolidate.
Poisoned by Mistake.
Is 1t Murder or Suicide?
One Thousand Men Go on Strike in New
port News.
A 5000, 900 Failure in New York.
Cowan, the Ascending Lumber Dealer.
Killed by a Train.
A New S. Counterfeit in Circulation.
Mill Starts Up on Half Time.
Wholesale Grocers Fail.
Rejected Lover Suicide.
The Record of Crime for April, 1896.
Cruel Treatment and Neglect to Support.
A Woman Hangs Herself in Wellsville,
N. Y.
Operations of the Tobacco Trust.
To Fight the Matabeles.
A Daughter Accuses Her Father Of Having
Shot Her Mother.
This is the average record of one day, and
it is enough to make any one sick. Who
ever can stand up and defend such state
of affairs must have the brazen cheek of
brass monkey. Any change, and be it
government of the devil himself, ought to
be preferable to this state of going to
heaven on the installment plan.
NJ. RUTHER.