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President of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Reviews
the Year.
Strikes Have Been Rather NJ
merous and Mostly for
Higher Wages
Shorter Hour Movement, Compul-
sorry Railroad Arbitration
and Other Questions.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. l4-Presi-
dent Gompers read his annual report
to the convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. He said:
With two exceptions. all our affiliated
national unions report a large increase
Of local unions and in membership.
There is IN increase Of about $4,000
members in the organizations affiliated.
There have been quite a number of
strikes with the past year., but the
change in the causes which have pro.
duced them are worthy Of note.
The strikes Of this year with few ex.
ceptions have been for higher wages,
shorter hours and the extension and
recognition of union principles. Our
organizations report with gratifying
unanimity. the very large number Of
successes achieved, advantages gained
and the growth and extension OF the
power Of organization enjoyed.
The Movement For Shorter Houra.
The movement to reduce the hours Of
labor is always one which commands
the first attention of organized labor.
We hold that no condition is satisfac.
tory nor any solution complete which
fails to eliminate the curse aud the de.
grading influences Of unemployment,
and so long as this evil shall be with US
our best efforts will be concentrated to
the reduction Of the hours of labor of
all until the desired end is attained.
The establishment of a postal saw.
ings bank system and also a postal tele.
graph system. long since demanded by
organized labor. seems nearer accom-
plishment than at any previous time.
A. to Compulsory Arbitration.
1t is submitted whether it would not
be wise to modify our position in so far
as to interpose nc objection to the pas
sage OF a law providing for compulsory
arbitration in disputes between the or.
ganized employees Of the railroad and
the railroad companies, and the giving
Of an award by such lawful arbitrators:
but we should hesitate to give our gu.
dorsement to any legislation, state or
national, empowering the compulsory
enforcement of an award and the spe-
clfic enforcement of q contract to labor.
There should be no equivocation as to
n position on any question. much less
n OF such Importance as immigration.
Recently n of the branches Of the
federal courts decided by a majority
vote that the boycott is illegal. Til,
suggestion is made that upon any letter
or circular being issued upon q matter
Of this character, after stating the nam,
of the unfair firm and the grievance.
complained of, the words we have beer
enjoined by the court from ~boycottin;
this concern could be added with ad
vantage"
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OnIy Two l.scapcu.

BRUSSELS, Dec. l3.-The movement
Graphique. which on Tuesday. last an
nounced that a French expedition un.
der Major Marchand while on its way
up she Nile had been massacred near
bahrelghazel says that only two officers
OF the expedition escaped. one Of whom
is Major Marehand.
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The End Close at Hand.

CANTON. o., Dec. IL. The night a,
the Mckinley residence was one OF
anxious waiting. The family believe
that the aged invalid will live but little
longer, and are sorrowfully waiting fol
the end,
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FOREIGN MISSIONARY MEETING
arrangements Reing Made For II Worlds
Conferences in New York In 1900.

arrangements Heing Made For II Worlds
Conference. in New YORK in .
Boston. Dec. IA letter from q
committee representing the foreign mis-.
sionary societies of America, addressed
to the secretaries of the Protestant for.
elgn missionary societies of Great Brit.
ain and the continent of Europe, soil.
citing an expression of their views as to
the desirability Of converting an ecu.
menical foreign missionary conference
similar in aim and character to
the worlds missionary conference
at London in 1889 in New York in
April, 1900, and their readiness to
cooperate in such a conference has met
with a general and favorable response.
In view Of the cordial feeling and unan.
unity expressed, the American societies
have authorized the holding Of the cor.
ference and an invitation has been is.
sued, signed by the Rev. Judson Smith,
D. D., of Boston, as chairman, and Rev.
H. n. Cobb. D. D., of New York, as
secretary. This invitation asks each
society to be represented by two or
more delegates in ecumenical confer.
ence on foreign missions, to meet in
New York on April 20, 1900, and to con.
tinue for 10 days from that date. The
invitations are to be sent to all Protest.
ant foreign missionary societies.
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81 our missions In China. There are
but i've ordained missionaries in . ,fsld
that includes 1000 900 souls for whom
this mission is considered responsible.
The North China mission, located near
the political center Of tbs empire, Civ.
ing access to more than 40, 0O0, 900 souls,
ably manned and well established in
seven wisely chosen centers, is one of
the most important and promising I'M.
der the care Of the board. In the Shansi
mission, Northwestern China, an
opium refuge was opened early in the
year, which has attracted a large num-
Der of patients, and has been nearly
self-sustaining.
The problems which face the mis-.
s.onaries in Japan today are entirely
different from those Of % years ago.
The educated japanese are carefully
studying the social and religious ques.
tons in which the scholars OF the West
are interested. and always the begin.
nlngs of enlightenment are times Of
doubt and questioning.
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TO REFORM PRIMARIES,

Conference Called to Discuss Defects In
the Present Laws.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE following
call has been given out by Ralph NJ.
Easley, secretary of the Civic Fedora.
ton Of Chicago. who has been acting
for a lazge number Of reform and quasi.
political organizations the past three
weeks. The call is signed by Mr.. Eas.
ley and others:
"bellevlng that our caucus or primary
election customs and laws lie at the
very root and source Of our entire cleo.
tive franchise system, and that the mis-
rule Of our larger cities 10 due in .
large Measure to the defects in such
practices and customs, 1t therefore fol.
lows that to purify this system is to
take q long step in the direction of hon.
esty, economy and efficiency in every
branch OF the public service, and fur.
ther. believing that the enactment Of
laws to prevent corrupt caucus practices
and throw the safeguards Of q regular
election around the caucus or primary
Will Encourage More Good Citizens
to take part therein, we, the under.
signed, for the purpose Of discussing
and discovering, as far as possible, the
precise defects in the various systems
which now obtain and their remedies,
and to take such action as may seem
wise in the premises, do hereby join in
calling q conference Of persons interest.
ed in said question to convene in the
city Of New York on the l4th and 18th
days Of January, 1895. We deem it de.
sirable that the conference be made up
of men from all parts Of the country,
and without regard to party or fac.
tiopal Affiliations"
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Order for Hearing Petition.

In the matter OF the guardianship Of minor
heirs Of Chester o. Selland, deceae~d: Petition
of guardian having been filed aeklpg authority to
mostGage real estate IN the matter Of above es-
tate, II 10 hereby ordered that al pefsone inter
eeted IN eaid eatate appear before this ceRrt on
ten tlW O'Clock a. m. a. the office Of the comfy
court, In the city Of Madison, in sa,d county.
then aud there to chow cause, IL any there be.
Selland. as guardian. to Uortga0e the aAid real
estate, for the purpose of obtuinin1 funds for the
payment Of debte. charges, taxes, a.sessmenr.
and li~ns. and for the making Of necessary i'm
provements.
Dated at Madison, s. D., this 10th day Of De-.
cember, A. D.. Isl.
By the Court:
WM. McGRATH. Colnty Judge.
Attest: j. N. PRESTON, Clerk.
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MRS. M'kINLEY'S FUNERAL.
Services viii He Held In the Methodist
Church at Canton.

Services win He Held in the Methodist
Church At Canton.
CANTON, o., Dec. 1.-THE funeral Of
Mrs. Mckinley is to be held Tuesday
afternoon at l o'clock at the First Meth.
odist Episcopal church, Of which the
deceased had long been a faithful mem.
Der. 1t was the preference of the i'm.
mediate relatives Of the deceased to
have brief, private services at the old
Mckinley homestead but in answer to
the urgent request of neighbors, old
time friends and members of the
church, they yielded their desires and
consented to have public services.
Information is definite that all the
members OF the cabinet with the excep-
ton Of Secretary Gage will be present.
Vice President Hobart has just an.
nounced that he cannot come.
All churches will be represented at
the services and distinguished men will
be present from all parts of the country.
Rev. DR.. Manchester, pastor of Mrs.
Mckinley's church. will make a very
brief address in order to permit the pas.
tors Of other churches time to express
sentiment.
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=, 1no 0O1sCs q Snls ooG2oG0noo . Is /
bring together men with Dsaoacal idsAs
from al the large oitdea. and especially
from states where substantial progress
has been made in caucus reform.
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1t is easy to catch q cold and just as
easy to get rid OF it il you commence
early to use One Minute Cough Cure. 1t
cures coughs, colds. bronchitis. pneu-
moniR and all throat aud lung
troubles. It is pleasant to take, safe to
use and sure to cure.
FRANK SMITH.
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o.u.r., ror.ytAa N.v P,.v.

NEW York. Dec. l8.-Geueral George
A. Forsyth, U. s. A.. retired. IL in New
York arranging for the production at q
leading theatre Of q play he has written.
The piece, which is q four act society play
of modern life with the scenes laid al
Newport, was begun BY General
Forsyth several years ago, while he
was stationed ON the frontier. Re-
Gently he completed it and submitted
it to a prominent New York manager,
who suggested a few changes Of a
minor character, which have been
made.
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FRANK SMITH.

just try a 1Oc. box Of Cascarete. the
tineat liver andbowel regulator ever
made,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
a'KISLEY's POLICY.

Mai. Mckinley enters upon the
worH OF performing his contract to
restore prosperity. 1t was understood
during the campaign that the promise
was to restore prosperity Immediately
after the election, but when that
promise failed OF redemption, the
majors friends set forth that there
had been a mistake about it; that il
was unreasonable to expect important
results until the newly-clected prosi-
dent ms afforded the opportunity to
put his policy into force. According
ly the return Of prosperity was post
poned until after the Inauguration
but we may now look for the opening
Of the mills, n thing very much more
to be desired, rs the major put it,
than tho opening OF the mints.
or course the new president must
be given u little tina To talic his
bearings and to get his working force
i'll order. The restoration OF pros
pority is much more easy in promise
than in performance, and il ia not fair
to DO too cxacting. Every reasonable
person 10 willing to give the major u
chance. Eliminate the partisan view
and it will be seen that no il u very
worthy gentleman, and that he cuts
q pleasing figure in the public gaze.
He means we'll beyond a doubt, and
he will DO as glad a. anybody can be
CISCO better times, leaving aside all
consideration OF tbs credit that must
accruo to his administration through
restoration OF prosperity. II is q iuct.
however, TINT he seems TO be on the
point Of making q mistake IN 10 the
means to bo employed to bring about
business and industrial Improvement.
Tho need for currency reform was
admitted during tho campaign to DO
a pressing need, but currency reform
appears 10 by, no part OF the policy Of
the new administration, which is
laboring under the impression that
the safety aud wcll.bclng OF the
country depend alone OH tariff tinker.
ing. II is widely believed that this
is a mistake that is likely to prove n
grave one, and IL is to be noted that
oven tho logical benoiiciaries OF the
protective policy arc protesting
against it. II looks, therefore, rs IL
tho new administration had chosen
the wrong course at the siart, and M
IL tho psoplc wcrc TO be sacrificed for
The sake Of the favored fow. One
thing is clear, ut any rate the money
power is serenity itself. -Binghamton
IN. " Leader.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-28
TIL" TuriIr Debuio.

WAsHISGToS, March 25.-Th;e WIS
the last day OF the general !cbhc on
the tariff bill i'll tho House. Talber,
OF South Carolina, in the presence of
a scant audience. opened the debate.
The House filled very rapidly. Tai.
bert talked Il great deal about rob-
Der barons. Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri, who FOLLOWED said ~ a Demo.
cratic politician he rcjoiced in the
passage OF the pending bill because
after it became Il law, every store.
keeper would DO obliged To mako &
Democratic speech every time he
made Il sale. The passage OF this bill
he said, would give the Democrats
one hundred majority in the next
Congress.
After brief remarks by Mcguire OF
California. and Gum ri Indinns,
T:wney OF Minnesota. Il member .!
tho Ways and Mcnns Committee. took
the iioor for twenty minutes. Tuwney
IL Tended the lead schedule which had
been attacked by Gum. The latter
eaid ho had no criticisms to make Of
the rates. lie only asked that they
be collected.
Tawncy asserted the classification
OF this schedule was such that Gutic,
could not be cyGdcd. Tho PURPOSE OF
the irnmers OF the schedule wa 10
give American labor employment in
smelling Mexican and Canadian ore,
and at The samo time fully protect the
American lead miI'er.
Simpson, ropulist Of Kansas ON
tcrtancd the House five minutes. lie
read from McKinlcy's speech at the
Minneapolis convention debating
that the foreigner paid tho tax which
he ridiculcd. The last Congress, he
SAID, increased the appropriations
f0O0.OOO,000, and now according 10
'Mckiuley's theory tho taxes ON for.
eignere were TO he increased to pay
Tor tho extra aganco. Tho foreigner
should be glad Inc eaid, that the last
Congress had not been two billion
dollar Congress. II the taxes on the
foreigner could he sufficiently in.
creased, he observed sarcastically, tho
surplus could 10 distributed among
our " people mud every day wonld
DO Sunday here. tLnughtcr.) IGc
eaid ho was himself II farmer. who
farmed farms, not farmers. IL tho
Republicans had desired TO do some
thing precticall for the farmers.
why, no asked, had they left hides
on the FREQ list. Simpson announced
himself n free trader.
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THEORY AMI PRACTICE.

Mr.. Bryan in his recent New York
speech pointed out that n dollar which
rises in value is 40 essentially dislion-
eat ns q dollar that falls in value.
"The proper definition OF honest mon
cy. he said, sis tho dollar whose aver
age purchasing power is the same
yesterday, today and forever
This 10 no plainly true that il scarce.
ly requires demonstration. says the
Kanas City Times. Every writer ON
political economy has accepted it as
an axiom whose truth il self evident.
From IL tho economists have all mr.
gued for The maintenance Of the value
OF money nt az nearly II fixed point as
possible.
The fact that The value oi money
does not remain the same from tin,e
10 time has also been noted by tbe
political economists. TIoy have 70.
marked that those variations in tho
purchasing power OF tho standard OF
value have arbitrarily altered the val.
ac Of debts so that the debtor pays
back moro or less than no borrowed.
To remedy the injustice they have
even proposed that debte should DO
repuid not necessarily with the same
number OF dollars no was borrowed,
but with a number which would buy
40 much OF tho principal articles OF
commerce AZ the original sum bor-
Dwed would have bought ct the lime
the loan wiz contracted.
The difference between tho theorice
Of che economists and Mr.. Bryan ia
simply In tho application. The econo-
mists arguments arc accepted, but az
truths Of political economy. When
Mr.. Bryan repeats them and proposes
10 put tbom into usc, they are suds
discovered to be inlee or, what
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WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
nEpupLIoAN nEAso<1So.

When it was announced that the
wstfafS, for free coinage OF silver at
the ratio OF l6 to l was to be kept up
by an organization ot forces with
headquarters at Washington, the gold
standard press swept a Glenn place on
the political floor and proceeded to
throw q few fits. The action OF the
bimetallists was denounced ss nm CT
fort to delay the coming OF prosperity
Q silver mine owners propaganda,
agitation, promotion Of national dis
honor and such like. The gold stand
ard advocates declared that the CAM
paign ended the free silver acraze"
and demanded that nothing bs done
to keep up political agitation.
But while the gold standard press
was occupying u great deal OF space
with thsse demands and denuncia-
tons, Marcus A. Hanna and his COM
mIttee were preparing to continue
the Republican organization with the
Rvowsd intention OF keeping up a
campaign Of education during tho
ensuing four years. This campaign
Ia now on.
The Republican country news-
papers are being supplied with free
supplements extolling tho virtues OF
protection, pointing out the benefits
promised under the gold standard and
agreeing upon all manner OF evils had
the country seen fit to declare its IL
nancial independence.
MI. Hanna declared that it would
be a great wrong for the b%imetallists
to keep up their campaign of educa-
ton, but all right for the gold Htand-
ard crowd to go right ahead.
This Is a sample OF Republican
reasoning. 1t is on a par with that
other Republican argument, that a
man may lift himself over a fence by
pulling. on his bootstraps, and
fully aa comprehensive and unan-
swerable as tint other Republican
contention, that a people may tax
themselves into riches and opulence.
Since the election the gold stand
ard organs hive been u unit in de.
clnring that tho result a Il death.
blow to free coinage Of silver and
unanimously declared that it was
wrong to wrestle with u corpse. Free
silver was not killed By defent last
November any moro than protection
was killed four years ago last Novem-
Der. Tho very organs that are de-
handing that free silver be rele-
gated to the c n because il was de-
feated are the oncs that howled
loudest about a continued campaign
OF education after the crushing de-
feat administered to Mckinley u few
years ago.-Omaha World. Herald.
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TURTLES.
Curious Training Through Which Thsy
Arc Put In the Fnr Enut,

The spectacle OF an old, bearded man,
with long, tangled locke. dressed In n
fantastic costume. attracted The ntten-
ton OF pnsscrs-by one day in one OF the
large scaports Of Japan. Some said hc
was an Aino, pointing to his long hair
and beard, and that he wa a bear wor-
shipper from Nngnsaki.
The old man stood on the deck OF n
h~ouseboat quite rs disrcputablc rs ne
himself appeared and gave nm cxhi.
bition that was in every respect remark
able. lie held an old brass drum, upon
which he beat with several sticks, keep.
ing time with his foot; and in obedience
10 this strange summons a number Of
common ~high-backcd river t~ortoiscs Of
various sizes cruwlcd out of n box. and,
forming themselves in line, began to
march, one after the other, to the slow,
disconlant music. Around they went
In q circle. the big ones ahcnd, the
smaller ones following on behind, md
ut the word OF command the larger onca
took their places between two boxes
and formed q living tortoise brilpc.
over which the small mes passed from
box to box. the others then following
suit, ~whereupon oil the tortoisca mr.
ranged themselves in groups, like plates
about n table.
The japanese have another tortoise.
which they truin to perform sinplc
tricks IN the water. 1t is n little crco.
turc about three or four jncncs lonr.
That from n life OF inactivity has bc.
come covered with q long growth q,
green pond weed, which streams no.
hlnd hke hair ns H. swims along.
These people are also famous for
their strange nshcB OF the carp family:
some are short and chubby, with cycs
that protrudc so far from the head
that they look like telescopes, or the
stnlkcd eyes OF some erabs, with which
inc niue creature con Gee In every Ill.
rcction. Others have n broad lncc-Ijlc
tail that hangs gracefully like u mass
OF lace, md appears TO be divided into
three parts. Others have q perfect
black cross marked upon the back.
which ngniDst tho deep rcd, which IL
The prevailing color. presents q innrnjh.
cent appearance. Others aro called tho
fish of tho white Cross, the latter bcipg
whitc against rcd..g.
These fnnciful creatures nrc Trained
10 perform q variety OF tricks; they rise
at the sound OF n bell. ring n bell them.
fcIFcs, follow n another I'm n royy M
NC S'gnnl and then in many ways chow
their remarkable intelligence.
The japanese also import tho fomo,s
lighting fishes from India. which they
Keep In an aquarium md match In cor.
"nici, arc IT. must he snid, decided
without bioodshcd, though tho little
efentnre' show no little fcrocity.
Inc tortoise md crane arc both 81.
cred animals In Japan, and the former
~ oiten seen with the slork wnlklno
eoout villages, paying no attention to
t1o people, and MS safe us IL the sacred
Oh OF Indis"-st Louis Republic,
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Robber Trap.

Tile latest device fer bringing to
naught the ill directed energies OF
the thief who presents a pistol to the
head OF bank officials i'll broad day
light and during business hours Is
reported from the West. This
species Of criminal audacity is get.
ting to be painfully common OF late.
the usual plan being the bandit to
select M opportune moment, when
lots Of money is in sight, and rush
up TO the window, thrust his pistol
through tho cashiers opening and de-
mand the funds on pain OF instant
death i'll case OF a refusal. The system
devised for trapping this species OF
the gentry consists Of u drop fitted
IN the floor i'll front Of the pay
window and so nicely adjusted rs to
DO unnoticcd except upon close
examination. Tho dropping Of the
trap Is effected by a knob on the in
side and readily accessible to the
cashier. Directly beneath the drop
q shoot extends downward about six
feet and c%onverginG to a point at the
bottom. The sides OF this shoot are
lined with spikes, which project in
ward and downward. When Mr..
i'oober steps to the window and
makes his demands the cashier grabs
tie money with one hand, rs il To
deliver it, says. 1All right, here Won
are and with the other turns the
knob that unlatches the drop, when
down goes McGinty, wedgcd into the
SHOOT between the spikes, from which
no amonnt OF cursmg will extricate
HIM. and tho bank PARTITION being
b~ulletprooi. il he chooses to shoot. il
only adds to the alarm already given
by tie banks officials, which brings
the police to bag the game SO eifectu-
ally caught.-New Ideas.