THE DAILY BEE SATURDAY , JANUARY 31 , 1985.
AS IT REAllY IS.
An Ex-Penitentiary Foreman Expresses
Hinmlf On the Subject of
Convict Labor ,
The System In KB Nature nnil Its Kc-
sulta Oppressive on the
t"Worklns Classes.
A BKR reporter last evening had on
Interesting talk with Mr. M. W. Bru-
bachor , now in this city and formerly
connected with the state's prison at Jol-
lot , 111. , and Jefferson , Mo. The espec
ial bearing of tno conversation was upon
the subject of convict labor , trlth all
phases of which Mr. Brubachor is per
fectly familiar , having taken ndvantage
of his circumstances to make a careful
and analytical study thereof.
'in ' saying anything about this matter
of convict labor , " said Mr. B. In response
io the roportorlal invitation to unbosom
himself on the subject , "I hardly know
where to begin. However , bcforo saying
anything about my impressions on the
subject , I'll ' toll you something about
what the convict gooa through , as pre
liminaries. It may assist an intelligent
conception of the subject. "
"Tho convict , after sentence , is firnt
iaken to the barber thup , where ho fa
closely shaved , and then taken to the
clothing department , where ho is fitted
ont with the striped regalia , ilo is then
escorted to the warden's oflicp , where ho
is "entered up , " that Is , a full descrip
tion of him is taken , his name , etc. , is
recorded , and ho is assigned to a coll.
Ilo Is then Introduced to the foreman of
the department in which ho is to work ,
under the contract system. Of course ,
It makes no difference whether the con
vict has over boon employed at any trade
or not before his entrance into the prison ;
ho is assigned , provided his physical con
dition will permit , to a certain class of
work , and ho has to do it. Now , right
hero , permit mo to say that there are two
syatoms of contract labor , with reference
to the regulations under which the con
vict performs hii work. In the Missouri
atato prison , -with which 1 was for a long
tlmo connected , there is in vogno the
task system. That is , the convict Is
given EO much work to perform a day ,
and ho haa to roach that standard.
This regulation , however , does
net apply until the ccnvlct has been at
the particular branch of work six weeks ;
after that tlmo ho must perform the taak
which is allotted to him. What results
If ho does not accomplish the taek ? Ho
is generally taken into what is known as
the blind-cell , bared and ilogcjed with the
"cat o' nine tails' * until his iniud ia duly
impressed with the enormity of his dere
liction. This cruelty is sometimes car
ried to an extreme. I liavo frequently
aeon convicts rise in the morning with
their backs raw and bleeding from the
effects of these Hoggings. I have often
aeon men who were physically unable to
work , driven in llko brutes and compelled
to work ont their task , conscious that if
they failed to come up to the standard a
boating awaited them.
In the Joliet penitentiary the
system of contract labor ia dif-
orent , somewhat eimllar to the
system In thn Lincoln penitentiary.
Instead of being compelled to do a cer
tain amount of work , the convict ia
obliged to work so many hours a day ,
after which ho drops his tools. This
system is manifestly the moro humane.
1 might go on and toll you of ovllo
which I noticed which are a direct result
of the contract system , some evils name
less and horrible , had I the time.
Careful study of the whole question
has led mo to BOO the truth of ono or
two propositions. In the first place ,
the prison contractor can always rely
npon the exact fulfillment of his con
tracts. Ho knows that his men will
always do the work , and that they will
always bo on hand , and that his contracts
will always bo completed at a certain
time. Ho can also have the work
done at a comparatively
trilling cost. Tn these two
respects ho has manifest advantage over
the outside contractors and manufactur
ers , who , in demanding a legitimate
price for their work , have to asu higher
prices. And so in this direct conlllct
between prison-made work and the
product of ontaldo labor , the working
classes are damaged to almost an nn-
limltod extent. In analyzing the cause
af the present hard times , I bollovo that
the convict labor system ought to bo hold
responsible In a very largo share. Why
take the ono Item of local business in
the harness trado. Now there ia Jacob
Strauss of St. Louis , contractor of the
Joilcraon prison. Ho sends lila men to
Omaha and they undersoil right and loft
the local business firms. So do the Chicago
cage men who are contractors for the
Joliet penitentiary. So that you sou the
loss to business in this , as well as
other directions , h almost 'beyond
computation. And the workingmen , in a
greater degree than the jobbers and retailers
tailors , feel the oppressive burdens which
the system entails. "
"Bnt suppose the present system of
convict labor contracts , which is supposed
to make the penitentiary self-sustaining ,
to bo abolished , heavier taxation would
have to bo resorted to in making up the
deficit ? "
"Yes , so I acknowledge , but the work-
lugman of the state can bettor afford ito
fay a small additional tax in supporting >
the penitentiary , than to have his salary
constantly eaten away , I h d rather pay
ton per cent a year as the tax which ;
would result from the abolishment of the
eystem rather than have my wages
decreased ten per cent a month by the
existence of the system. In ether words " ,
do away with the contract labor system
and distribute the penitentiary tax equal
ly upon all classes. Let it remain , and
it bears with most oppressive results np
on the working men , whoso Interests , 5
all classes , ought .to bo most carefully
dolonded. "
HEAVY DAMAGES ,
Tliom H Itiloy , u AVell-Kuowu Travel.
Ins Man , Sues the Union 1'a-
clllo for $100,000 ,
Cheyenne Sun , January 29.
Thomas Ulley , of the firm of Delono it
Co. , liquor dealers of Omaha , haa commenced -
moncod suit again the Union Pacific
Railroad company for $100,000 damigea.
n ° n < Gco WDoane , ° f Omaha , as.as
boon retained for the plaintiff. The
complaint alleges , In aubatanco , that the
plaintiff was riding on a fio'ght train
between Greou Riv r and Evaniton ,
Wyoming , and tendered to the conduct
cr a thousand mile ticket. The con
ductor rofnaod to receive It without a
j > crmit accompanying , and demanded the
faro. Mr. Rilcy refused to pay it ,
whereupon the conductor stopped the
train between stations , and the complaint
alleges , with the aid cf the btakomna
forcibly put the plaintiff off. The plain
tiff claims to have raceivcd internal injur
ies ftom the force used by the conductor
and brak email.
The magnitude of tlio damages asked
by the plaintiff makes the action quite
noticeable , and causes some delicate ques
tions to arise to the construction tf the
orders w Inch are issued to freight conduc
tor concerning the carrying of passengers.
Ono of the conditions in the thousand-
mile ticket book relates to freight bains ,
ami states that any traveler on such a
train assumes riak to person or property
fr < mi accident , and the company is not re
sponsible.
It la understood that the plaintiff In
this action , Mr. Rilcy , status that ho has
travelled many limes over the Union Pa
cific on freight trains and has never boon
obliged to obtain a permit. On the ether
hand It la claimed by railroad men that
hla familiarity with the rules of the
road made It especially juat that ho
should abide by the rnlcs when the con
ductor demanded it. The case will un
doubtedly attract general attention of
traveling men.
Mr. Itiley ia in Lnramlo City receiv
ing surgical treatment. The full extent
of hia Injuries , which ho claims to have
received at the hands of the conductor
and brakcman , ia not known.
THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT ,
The Concert to lie Given 1)3 tlio Glee
Club Programme in Full.
The grand concert of the Omaha Glee
Club , to bo given on Tuesday evening ,
will undoubtedly bo the finest over given
by the club which is saying a great
deal.
deal.Below
Below ia the programme :
PROGRAMME ,
iwnr i.
1. Chorus of MenSt. ( Ceclllas D y.VanBreo )
Glee Club and Fourth Infantry Band.
2. Dreaming WeHings
Thos. S. Mendcen.
3. Fftntasia-"Mr. Ballo" Hnttmau
Frederick Austin.
1 , Parting Janaon
Glee Club.
5. QuilaVoco-I ( Puritari ) Bellini
Alice Atwocd ,
G. ( n ) Forsaken Roachat
( b ) Swedish Wedding March..Socderman
Mudrig.il Club.
TAUT if.
1. Aira from Lucia Donizeth
Fourth Infantry Bind.
2. ( n ) "Once I had n Beauteous Fatherland"
I > ns90u
( b ) "Pierrot" Hutcliinson
Emma Mabelln Baker.
3. Qunrtotta and Chorua "Ave Maim in tbo
Alps' Abt
Messrs. BreckenridRe , Northrup , Wilkins ,
Deuel , Reed nnd Glee Club.
4. ThoTaloof a Whale Malloy
Geo. II. Broderick.
5. Duet The Quarreling Nolgbbora..Aubsr
Alice Atwood and Emma Mnbella Baker.
C. ( a ) My TrueLove Swnrt
( b ) Jack Homer Caldicott
Madrigal Club.
7. So Far Away Englesberg
Glee Club.
PEUHONAU.
Attorney N. J. Burnham went to Lincoln
last night.
Part of the "Siberia" nro quartered at the
Metropolitan.
Several members of the "Siberia" company
are staying at the Gooa hotel.
Mcas , N. II. , J. M. and 1 ? . M. Porsingor , o
Central City , are at the Paxton.
Sir. and Mrs. Onorgo Joslyn of the Metro'
politau have returned from their Denver trip ,
The treasurer and two members of the "SI
berift" company are at the Metropolitan
hotel.
hotel.Misa
Misa Adele Bclgnardo and Mm 1'rankio
McClellan , of the "Siberia" company are rcg
isterrd at the Millar J.
Mr. Frank 0. Delano , n popular newspaper
man of St. Louis , nnd formerly connected
with the local force of the Times of that city ,
passed through the city last night. THE
BEG acknowledges a pleasant call from him.
Mr. Thomas Swobo and Mr. J , M. Eddy ,
of the 1'alaco Hotel company , returned tht
morning from an extended trip over the Union
Pacific lines , Mr , Swobo reports that tlr
company now bavo ten eating houses running
and will take possession of the balance as soon
as possible.
J. B Buskloy and wife , Stromsburg , S. 1' .
Vannatta nnd wife , 1'Iatt'moutb , T. If ,
Barnes , Wilber , J. F. Warner , Dakota City
.T. K. Karrington , Lyons , 1 { , M. Goshorn
Wayne , J. II. Snell , Ashland , and 11.
Aug.lus of Springfield , Neb , , are stopping a' '
the Metropolitan.
L. C. Foster of Chicago , the grand organ1
Uer and instructor of the brotherhood
railroad brakemcn , is in the city , Hu la o
his way west nnd will organize new branche
of tlio brotherhood in to ; oral of the larc
cities besides visiting these of Nebraskaan
Dakota. Ho ia deaer\odly popular amen
the railroad boys ,
Supreme Court of Nebraska.
Dodge vs. Stato. Error from Lincas
tor county. Affirmed. Opinion b ;
Maxwell , Judge.
1. A person practicing medicine
surgery In this state , mast possess th
qualifications designated In at least on
of the four classes proscribed by soctloi
4 of the act to regulate tlio practice o _
medlclno In this state , approved March
3d , 1881 , as amended In 1883 , and must
tile the sworn statement as required by
section 2 of the act of 1881 , with the
county clerk.
2. In amending ! an act it may bo de
signated by its tltlo or chapter in the
Compiled Statutes.
Savage vs. Pulton. Error from Gage
county. Affirmed. Opinion by Oobb ,
Chief Justico.
When no question of law la presented
in n petition in error , nor raised by the
record , and there is sufficient evidence to
sustain the verdict , the judgment of the
trial court will bo upheld.
* Hun Down by a Train.
A dispatch received at tbo Union Pa- '
clfio headquarters from Cheyenne , de
tails the aad death of Joseph Apperson ,
connected with the construction depart
ment of the road , and brother of J. rtA. .
Appcraon , tlio well known civil en
gineer. A."S
Young Appersou had been drinking
heavily at Choypiino Thuriday night ,
and ] it la supposed that Ihile in an intoxicated
toxicated condition , ho attempted Into
board a pasting train near the city . ,
When picked up yesterday morning bi
body was horribly mangled , almost t
beyond recognition.
I Seal ofNorth Carolina Smoking To
u-Jioco Is the beat.
I OOUKT NEWS ,
f
OpcnlnR of the District Court Grnml
Jury IJuslncet Now Gates Plica ,
Next Monday morning the district
court reconvenes for its February term.
The first two days will bo devoted to
making preliminary arrangements , mo
tions , swearing in jurors , etc. The
criminal docket is very largo and aomo
interesting cases will bo called up. Dis
trict Attorney Estollo will enter upon
his work Trlth the prosecution of the
criminal cases which call most prcosingly
for Attention.
The work before the grand jury is
most important , as will bo soon by a
glance at the portion of bueinoss repre
sented in the caacs { transferred from the
police conrt.
Charles LOUR , charged with the lar
ceny of a sealskin aacquo and other ar
ticles from Mrs. Fred Lang.
Johnny McClelland , charged with lar
ceny in connection with the recent Duke
robbery.
Pat Comlnslcy , charged with uttering
throats against Lottlo Coomba , state's
witness in the McClelland case.
F. 0. Gardner and Charles O'Connor ,
charged with stealing $100 from Goo. F.
Monroe , December 3.
Edward llyan , charged with threaten
ing the Hfo of his wife.
Thomas \ldlow , charged with threat
ening the Hfo of Thqmas Rich.
Willie Morao , charged with stealing
§ 21 from S. D. Morse , December 12.
Frank Grabno and Lusiim Kinaa ,
charged with the murder of the lattor'a
husband.
John Thompson and Lizzie Howard ,
charged with burning to death Kottio
Howard.
Albert Lempko and Lorenzo Groon-
wald , arson.
The case of James Walsh & Co. vs.
John Blake , in which Blake is sued for a
sum of money duo on Ifquor bought
from the wholesale firm , was filed in the
district conrt yo&tarday , on an appeal
from the county court.
The case of the State vs. Wylio D.
Clogg , the defaulting U. P. clerk , was
bled on transcript from the justice court
of Jndgo Stonborg.
A VAIN ATTEMPT ,
Julia Johnson Tries to Iicap tlic
Earthly Barriers Morphine
the Stimulus ,
"I thought I would bo better dead
than alive , and so I took the morphine. "
These were the words of Julia Johnson
a sporting woman living nc&r the south
west corner of Eleventh and Capitol
avenue , upon returning to consolouancaa
after va vain attempt to
commit sulcido last night
Early in the evening Julia had become
deopondent thinking over the Hfo she
was leading , and had inado up her mind
to pns ] into the unknown beyond in the
most expeditious manner known to her
limited imagination. Accordingly she
purchased a ten-cent bottle of morphine
and swallowed It at ono gulp. She soon
relapsed into unconsciousness and
would have undoubted died
in n vary short time ,
but for the fact that a friend catno in
about eight o'clock and discovered her
lying on the floor , In an unconscious
state. Help was summoned aud re
storative measures applied , and in a
short tlmo the woman was able to talk.
Thera Is no question of her recovery ,
though ahe avowa her intention of re
peating the dose , as she is tired of
earthly things.
SPIOY SCENE ,
An Insolent Papcr.Hanger , Insulting
a Lady , Is Made to Draw In
Ills Homo ,
Yesterday afternoon a apicy scene took
place at the residence cf a lady whose
name la at preaeut withheld , but who
deserves no small credit for the manner
in which she closed the mouth of an insolent
solont business man.
A papor-hnnger , whoao name Is also
for the present kept under cover of
aocrecy , called at the house of the lady
in question , In company with his bill
collector. Mr. Paper-hanger , In the
conrao of the conversation with
the lady , waxed indignant over
Borne financial grievance and began
using inanltlng language. At
this point , the hitter's sister ,
who knows fear of no man , entered the
parlortmd resenting the insult , belabored
the unwary man of glided paper ao effect
ually that a chair , tbo weapon of attack ,
was shattered upon hia luckloes cranium ,
The onslaught was so sudden and sus
tained so effectually , that the paperhanger -
hanger , hla noao and mouth spurting
blood , rushed from the houao , followed
by his bill-collector , both of whom in
their uneoemly haato violated tbo initial
rule of Ohoatorfieldian etiquette , In for
getting to bow themselves out.
The lady BO grossly Inanltod announces
her intention of making matters Interest
ing for the paporhaogor , and Trill begin
suit against him In the district court for
damages , on charges of slander.
A. Religious Fanatic.
Laura Hayes , a colored domeatlc Injthe
employ [ of F. P. Gridley , of the poatofiico ,
haa recently developed nnmiatakoablo
signs of Inaanlty and haa been taken to
the county jail , awaiting removal to the
atato Insane asylum.
Tbo circumstances which superinduced
idi
the disease are rather peculiar In thorn- (
aelvea , and provo the cilstcnco of a link
between temporary rellgloua frenzy and
inaanity itself. It appears that the girl 1 ,
who la subject to epileptic fits , had been
attending protracted meetings , until ina
a night or ao ago her mind , worked to an
Intonalty of feeling by onthualastn ,
broke'down , and aho gave unmistakable
algna of being atark raving mad. Yea-
terdoyDoputy Sheriff Ed Crowoll went
to the houao and brought down the girl.
- Whllo In the rl.a
coiivoyanco her demonstra
tions were of a thoroughly ; al
- type. In her frenzy ahe tore ly
every Jahred of her clothing off. It la
belleyed , however , that a few weeks'
real and quiet will rcatoro her mind to
ita normal condition.
Where Is Annie Davit ?
A gentleman , by name Davis , of the
"three gilt balls" fraternity rushed Into
the office of Harry Oitrom , the jo -
matter at the depot yesterday in ,
and inado breathless Inquiry as to
whether , "dot leetle girl of meln , rait o
pluo . .sack , lias peen oi aroun oh mein
freund ? Wota dose matter , eh ? I shoost
tolls you , a leertlo beet. "
And Mr. Davis went on to tell a story
of how his comely 17-yo r-old daughlrr
Annie , had recently arrived from a trip
to DCS Moines with her mother. When
Mrs. Davis and Annlo reached homo ,
Mr. D. , promptly volunteered to got
their baggage which ys lying at the
depot. Upon going down there
however , ho was told that ho could not
got the baggage without the chock ,
which was in possession of Miss Aiuilo.
Accordingly , that young lady , upon the
return of her father , nt cnco volunteered
to go to the depot , and "check ont" the
bag(5nga. ( She started on her orraud ,
and hai not been aeon einco , es Mr.
Davis saya. That gentleman stoutly
affirms his foara that she Las run away
with n lover , who has been paying her
assiduous attention to her , much to the
parental disgust. At the same time
there Is aomo doubt as to whether Miss
Annlo has pursued this course , and her
parents fool very much alarmed over her
absence. A vigorous icnrcli will be
prosecuted , locally and by telegraph.
The first society of the Spiritualists will
meet nt Metropolitan hall comer ronrtcanth
and Dodge street , on Saturday nt 2 aud 7
p. in ,
The IVorklnRinon's Meeting : .
At Kaspar'a hall last night n maea
meeting of the workingmen was held , at
which the Bubjoct of labor reform was
earnestly discussed.
Edward Walsh was elected to the chair
and Dr. F. S. Lowla chosen secretary.
Speeches were made in favor of the
eight hour and convict labor movements
by Hons. William Turtle and Winspcar ,
Latvia , Quinn and Krcahmaro.
The following resolution was adopted :
Resolved , That wo , citizens of the
otato of Nebraska , respectfully demand
that the bill introduced by the Hon.
Win. Turtle , providing for the abolish
ment of the convict labor system now in
vogue in thin atato , ehall rocelvo nt their
hands just and reasonable consideration ,
to the end that it do pass and become a
law ; and that any postponing of this im
portant matter by the legislative will bo
construed by the members of this moot
ing as showing a willingness to betray
the people of this great communwcaltn
into the hands of wily and unprincipled
fortune hunters.
The meeting was then adjourned to
the call of the trades assembly.
Unity tccturo Courso-Prof. C. M. Wood
ward , of Washington university , will giro the
second lecture In this course to-night nt 8
o'clock In Unity church. Subject of lecture ,
"Aims and Methods of Manual Education. "
Mr. Hovel Franco wishes it to bo under
stood that his drug store , located on Howard
street , is not the place whegr the mistake was
made In compounding a prescription a few
days ago.g
A f horse run "over by an onglno nt the
depot yesterday , was maimed so badly that it
had to bo killed.
Smoke Seal of North Carolina Tobao
CO.
U. S. DEPOSITORY-
J. H. MILLARD , WMffWALLACE ,
President. Cuhlei
$500,000.
Flro and Burglar Proof Safes ,
For rent at from 9 to { SO per annum
D. C. BRYAST , m. D.
1224 Farnam Streei ,
Corner 13th St. Offloo hcurs 9 to 12 a.m. , 2to4p ,
m Ton jcura CJVerlcnca , Can epeak Oerraiui
HUESEUY STOCK
These desiring Fruit or Ornamental Trees ,
Vines , Shrubs and Plants , will consult their
own interest by calling at the real e tate ofHct
of E. L. Emery , 1300 Haniey St. , or 2200
Farnam St Orders for spring planting must
bo given soon.
PHOTOGRAPH EB
313 North I (5th Street.
Old Bco Hlvo Stand.
The present proprietor wishes It undcntoml thn
all photographs aru made eatlafactory bcloro bon ! |
delivered Irom tills gallery , The old management
retires and Mr. 11. E. Gray succeeds.
Dr. ftmelia Burroughs
OFFIOE AND IIBSIDENOB
617 Dodge St. , - Omaha.
TKtKl'noNK NO. 144
Niray Stock I
For priced catalogue ol the POMONA NUUSE1UK3
address , H , O. llaymond , IIox 290 , Omaha , Ken.
Kuncry grounds situated Immediately north ol the
Institute ( or the Deal and Dumb. Contract ) taken
or tree planting. jan 3U3mwl2t
ALMA E. KEITH.
Finest Millinery
And Hat Ooodtln tbeClty ,
14:12 : Douglas St . , Omaha , Neb
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The firm ol Steele , Johnson & Co. , o Omaha , Nek.
lithlidsy dlssohed by mutual cum ent , Mr. B. IV.
Johnson retiring Irom the Una. D. U Stetle Is alone
authorized to fettle the aflalra ol the firm and to re <
cetpt lor monies due Bold Him.
, Jan 16 , 16S5 ,
D. M. STEELE ,
a H. JOHNSON.
B. W , BPUATL1N ,
A , LJ.NIELDS.
Referring totheabom the underlined will con.
tlnue the bualneiB under the firm name of D. M.
titotle & Co. , and hopu to merit & continuance ot the
maojr farort hitherto extended to the Into urra.
, Ji b. , Jan. 15 , liS5.
liS5.D.
D. II , STEELE ,
B. W. BI'RATLlN ,
A. NIKLDS ,
J. 0. CHAi'UAN ,
CiRD.
In retiring from the firm of Steele , Jobnion & &
Idwlro toUuiik the tnde ( or the ( aiou extended
la the pa4t , and tousle a oooUua ac ol the tame tc
the uew firm.
'JV.J * 188t B. It. JOHNSON
IJA.UOU AVI )
Mutters or Interest to tftnplof crs nml
The nAtlounl convention of stove man
ufncturora will bo hold at Chicago on
Wednesday. The meeting will bo of un
usual interest , becauseof the qaoatiuns
which ere to como up for consideration.
Among them are : (1) ( ) To what extent
nro niauufaclureia controlled by trados-
unloa rules , r.d the best way to obtain
relief from tradi < a > unious ; (2) ( ) the npnrcn-
tlco eyetom , ami what modifications are
needed in It ; ( I ! ) the fathering of ntiUis-
tical Information ; (4) ( ) credit and cash
qucationa ; (5) ( ) questions of cost of mauu-
tucturlng. Stove-making is ouo of tbo
Industries which , lil o the "Star of Em
pire , " Is moving further west , There are
now over 8,000,000 stovea In use , costing
§ 30,000,000 A steve lasts five years.
Somn foundries make COO dllTorcut kinds.
The chlof Blove-nihklng centres are In
Albany , Troy , Bullalo , Philadelphia ,
Clovclunu , Cincinnati , Louiavillo and St.
Louis. Stoves are exported to sixty-
eight foreign countries , and when a for
eign manufacturer deco attempt to make
a steve ho copies after American patterns
as much AS poa'iblo.
The s'ovemakers' union have engaged
during the past year or so in scvoml pro
longed and bitter coutusti with employ
ers. They were organized in 1850 nnil
substantially the same organization exists
to-day. A good many of the strikes
have failed , and the organisation has lost
a largo percentage of its membership
through alleged arbiti ry co tio' , by
which unwise contracts were erg iiii/.ed
and maintained.
Bricklayers , Btonccutterspl.ast < rots and
hodcarticrs are all pretty well < rga lixctl
but other branches of the buildi j ; trade
are in a bad couditon. About 01 i-f mrth
of the total number of carpenters are in
orguiization , divided up among the
brotherhood of carpenters , the Amalga
mated carpenters , and the carpenters as
sembly. The plumbers are increasing
thcic membership rapidly. The
painters have about one-half
ot tbo craft in their union. The lath-
era , bellhaugcri and papcrhangers , tin
roofers and slate-roofers have no organ
ization at all. At the simo tiino thu
spirit of organization is there , mid , as iu
the case of the increases , who were with
out organization at first , it sometimes
takes very little to start the flame. This is
the time for contractors and employer * to
consider their chances and figure accord
ingly. It is also the time for members of
building tradts-unions to call for a confer
ence with employers and to agree upon
prices of labor , so that builders will know
on what to liguro. It h scarcely fair that
they should bo permitted to contract for
buildings on a largo scuio audio find when
the season opens that labor has advanced
10 to 23 pur cent.
Foreign pauper labor is breaking out in
spots in various parts of the west. Thc&o
Goths and Vandals arc permeating our in
dustrial society through the ollorts of
avaricious agents , and some days they may
bo the occasion of an agitation. The fact
may as well bo accepted one time as an
other , however , that the avenues and
channels are being created between
the ovcrpopulatcd eastern hemisphere
aud the sparcely populated west
ern hemisphere by which t
more or leaa rapid equalization will bo of'
footed. It may eound very fine for po
etry to talk about America for Ameri
cans , but cheap railroad fares and cheap
steamship travel are laying the fouuda
tlon tor the rushing In of trio foreign so
called pauper labor , which no legislation
can force out. Just what is pauper labor
is hard to siy. Sooner or later the
woatorn hemisphere will rocelvo the sur [
plua of European population , Africa
will take its share. The congeatod condi
tion of the population of Europe will bo
corrected by the cheap moans of exit.
Such a result as this would at once DO re
garded from the narrow trades-union
standpoint as a thing to bo dreaded ; but ,
whether it is to bo dreaded or not , it wil
como. The social conditions In Europe
demand changes , wider room , greater
opportunities. That which wo cal'
pauper labor to-day will become ariato
cratlc labor to-morrow1.
- Repressed on-
orglec , tastes ar.d aapiratlona will , trhen
opportunity offers , lead labor to a higher
platform , where it will become as
exacting as the Chinaman , who
Insists on 15 conta for do-
lug up a shirt. Signs of a health
revival are exhibited in scorea of town
and cltica iu the weat , but even nov
throngs of idle laborcro , who were driven
from eastern sections In thn hope ot find
Ing work there , stand in the V7ay of any
improvement In wages.
The cities throughout Central Nov
York , for sorco roanon or other , are run
ning across a streak of activity. Koch
ester , E'mlra ' and Buffalo all send In en
couraglng reports to labor sources. Fron
Eomo parts of Massachusetts like report )
are received. The boot and shoo Inter
csts are running to their full capacity
thoro. A good many founderioa an
working full tiino. Mechanical labor 1 ;
In request ; but this must not bo taken ai
an assurance that ontaido labor woul
lind employment by going there , as eve :
with all the activity there ia n surplus
In same parts of the country ganga o
Itallana arc working for 00 cents per day
and agents .at Now York and clsewhen
are oilerlng to furnish all the foreign ui
skilled labor needed at that figure. Till
certainly ought to bo made Impossible b ;
law , yet It la ono of theao questions which
would never trouble lawmakers or labor
ers If the country were enjoying normal
activity , and If tbo condition of the coun
try and of exchange were in their natural
relationship to each othor.
The miners of the Ilockincr valley are
still battling against tbo alavo-drivlng
power of the "syndacot , " as they oxprous
It. There are about ,000 minors and
mine employes on a strike who have boon
Biipported by contribution ) of friendly
laborers for thirty-one weeks. The pro
posed wages reduction ia from 50 to 80
cents per top. Leas tfian 20 per cent of
the entire number of strikers have de
serted the ranks. Thla la a display of
courpge to bo met elsewhere only on the
battlefield. Money la coming In , and a
spirit of liberality and fraternity is being
developed among workingmen of all
classes which but for this strike would
never have boon stirred up.
Only 459 of the Plttaburg puddllns
furnaces are in double turn. Several
mills , with 10 ! ) furnaceB , are OD single
turn. The total production la 1,075 torn
of Iron per day , or lees than half the pro
dnctlvo capacity.
The consumers of tin throughout the
country ate greatly interested in the re
cent developments of tin in the Blacl-
Hills and in the Hack Bridge community
Virginia. At Hock Bridge the tin arc :
is eight miles long and ono milo wido.anc
the ere yield from 50 to GO per cunt o
metal. The ere developments of Virgiim
are attracting ficsli capital and men o :
aiiiaU means are investing there , anc
under fa > orablo conditions will in ten v\ \
twenty years bec.-mo wealthy.
A national assoc ation it being formeij
by the journeymen plumbers , steam ant
gas-Jitters. They are thotuugly
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ized and have reaped no small advantages
irom the org nizatiou.
The depression in labor has served to
retard rather than stimulate labor organi
zation for the past tlireo months. Fall
River operatives are earning only $300
per year , out of winJi § 100 goes for the
poorest shelter and fuel , leaving _ $200 for
living expenses. Last month thirty local
assemblies of the Kn'ghts ' of Labor Vcre
organized. The last number reported
was 3530 , printers , in Galvcjton , Texas.
Five have been organized in Colorado
lately , and ono in Sunderland , England ,
No. ySOi window glass workers.
The tanners , hide and leather dealers
have organized , and will hold their first
annual convention in Cincinnati on
March 10. Every manufacturer In the
United States is to bo requested to como
in order that the trade may bo put upon
a broad foundation.
The glass manufacturora are greatly
interested in a now furnaeo which will
save over half in fuel and increase pro
duction 20 per cent and work continu
ously. Thoao furnaces have been in uao
several yeara in Europe , but the fuel haste
to bo prepared in the shape of gas. As
natural gas is plenty in Western Penn
sylvania these furnaces are being intro
duced there , and will effect a great sav
ing in time , labor and money.
The Trenton Knights of Labor are
now carrying out the programme of using
the power of organization to enforce or
establish arbitration. The representa
tives of the order are coneervativo men ,
zealous in their work and anxious to
'demonstrate to the workingmen of the
country that their order can accompllth
results satisfactory nnd just to both em
ploye ra and cmployjs. It is the purpose
of the order to puih arbitration methods I
wherever it can Im dune.
the Greatest Medical Triumph of thoAgo !
SYMPTOMS OF A
Loeiofiippetlte , IloweUco tlvel'ttln In
the head , with a dull enmulon lu the
buck parr , 1'nln under thu boulder.
Made , 1'uUncmn nfter eating , wltli adU-
Inclination to exertion of liody orrnlnil ,
Irrltnlillllyof temper , /.owiplrlt * , vrllh
it recllngtof Imvlne nenlccled oniB duty ,
Weariucm , IUzlne , I'lullcrinir at the
Heart. Dam beforotho eyei , Headache
over the right eye , Ilemleiiaei * , with
atful drearan , Highly colored Urine , and
r CONSTIPATION.
TDTT'H I'JLI.8 are especially adapted
Io suck cases , ono dose effects eucli a
rlmnBooffeeHnsBatoaatonlalitnosufforer.
They Increaio the Apuctlte.snd cauio the
body to TnUe on Fiend , thui tbo ( Tatcm U
nourliheil.and by their Tonlo Action on
.
1'rlca aBc. 4 Btitrruy Nt.W.V
TUTT'S HAIR DYE.
OKAT lUin or WIIISKEIIS changed to n
Oixssr ULACK by n Hiiifjlo application oi
this DTK. It Imparts u natural color , nets
Instantaneously , bold by DrugKUU , or
ent by express on receipt of 01.
( jffice.44 MurravSt. . Now York.
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W fUudf tLkb.yc4M * d u All li-a.r rtit Tfi t .
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j. T ? . vrvrrzsL'AW , ci3LOIMCV
SI UJKV UWft .V. * ' .
"Words of AVnrnlnR nml Comfort
you are euHerlne from poor health or
languishing on n bed of elcknts * . take cheer
you nro eltnply ailing : or If you Iccl
w cak and illiplrited ,
1 without oloirly know-
'IrcwhyHop lllttcra
nill surely cure 5oil. "
II you are a minister , and
have omtaxcdyourself with your
ptetoral duties , or a mother , worn out
nltn care nnd work , or a man of huMncsa or
labor , weakened by the strain ol jour overydiy du
ties , era man of letters toiling otcr your midnight
work , Mop Bitters will most surely strengthen jou.
If yon are suffering from over-eating
or drinking , any indiscretion or dissipa
tion , or are young and growing too faat ,
an is often the case ,
'or 11 you are In the workshop , on the
'farm , at the desk , anywhere , anil fc l
'that your system needs cleansing , ton *
'log , stimulating withoutlntoxlcat-
'hur , 11 jousro old ,
'blocd thin and Impure , pulse
'Iccblo , naircs unsteadylaculllca
waning1 , Hop Hitters Is what jou neeJ to
'giro you now lite , health nud vigor. "
If you are costhe , or dyspeptic or Buffer-
las 'rom any cl the other numerous dis-
coles of the stomach cr bowels , It ia your
own fault If you remain I'l. ' II
you are wanting nway with any form
ol Kidney di'uaue , stop templing death this
moment , and turn lor a euro to Hop Hitters.
If yon are sick with that tcrrlblo sick
ness , NervouancBH , you will find a "Balm
In Gllead" in Hop Bitters.
If you nro a frequenter or n resident of
a miasmatic district , barricade your sys-
tern against the BCOUIRO of all countries
Malaria , Kpidomic , Bilious nnd Inter-
mlttcnt fevers by tlio UBO of lloi > Bitters , '
If you have rough , pimply , or fallow skin ,
bad breath , Hop Bitters will give you fuir
vkln , rich blood , the nweotoHt breath nnil
beahb. S5CO will bo [ mid for a ca&u they will
not euro or liclp.
liclp.A
A Ijady'H "WlHli.
"Oh , how I do wish my akin wns aa clour
'and soft BB yourc , " sniJ a Indy to n friend.
"You can earily make it go , " answered the
friend. "How ? " inquired the first lady.
By usiu/ / ; hop Bitters that innkea iurorich
L'd and blooming health. It did tor aio as
you obbvrve.
no pciuiinn without a bunch of green
the white Iftbel. Khun all the vile ,
s , btulf with "Hop" or "HopH"in
ihi'ir nnuie.
lIOHt-ettcr'a Htom.
acli Hitters Is the ar
ticle ( or you.lt Btlrau
latoa the ( ailing en-
r * * crultB. InvlgoraUa
thu boilyaml cheers
tbc mind. It onalilcs
the ey tom to throw
OH thu debilitating
effects of undue ( a-
OKUO , nlvea reuowt J
vigor to tbo organa
ol illKcet'on , arouaea
- . the liver when Inoo
' live , icnowa the Jad
ed sjipctlto , nnil tn-
cou KC8 healthful
r poec. Its luK'tdl.
cntH are tiafo , and its
oicdenllata , which
cODttUt In the hearty
endorsement of per.
. _ . . _ eons ot o\ory class
aoclety , are most convincing for nao ! by all
Kleta and Dealers 'enerallv
PROPOSALS.
UNITED STATES INDIAN HEHVICB , )
IIMI RlliUK AUI1CY , V
Dakota , January 12 , 1880 . )
Brake ! proposals ID triplicate. Irdorctd , propoiali
( orthutrectlon ol one Weeelwlght anil Carpenter
shop , cue harneie , shoe and nliotllaticoug ( hope ,
onu ulauihUr ; house , two w ( 'on and utorune ( hcdg ,
one hike house anil cellar , at thl BKenry and directed -
ed to the undersigned , tare ol Chief Quartermaster
department , f I thu Hatto , Omaha Nib , w 'II bo re-
oefvcil until Vi m. Saturday , February H , H80
Plans and specifications can be examined In the
olfco ol the ublcl quartei raantcr , dorart.ntntotthu
I'latte , Omaha , Neli , the "Icier Owaii" Clilragu , IIL
and the "Journal" ut KOMSM City. Mo ,
Contiact will Lo ouarcleil totnoloucbt nepocalblo
bidder , subject th the approval ot the Ucpartincut ol
the Interior.
'IhurlKht , howocr , li ruc-rud to reject any ami
all , or any part olany bhl , II Uueined lor tlio U t In-
tcrotolthoBcrilfe. '
1'roKBila inudt MatolciiKtli ol time je < | ulrd lot
completltlon ol bullilliu alter approval ol cxiitr U ,
auJ mint be accom ] > iln d by a ccrtlllul chuck upon
wine United fctatcu Doriusltoiy , pa ) able to the order
ol the funeerel niil , lor at Icabt flto ( S ) '
per cent ol tbo amount nt thatiropouil , which check i
Khali bo ioileltvl to the Uultul btatea In c eo ol any -
bidder reotMni ; the awird ; uliall fall to execute v
iiicuiptl ) a contract with K ad and tutndent necuri- t
llc , acoordlnif to tbeUrmnolhls bid , other l to
be ictiirnuj to the bUilcr. ' \
Kor further In lunnatlon address the undertlgned1
at I'lnu Illilge Agcucy. Dakota.
Tie underlined will will be at I'aston Hoiuv ,
Omaha , Nib. , by the mornln * ol Friday , Kibruary
IS , Ibsb.
V T. M'OlUtCVDDT
Jan03nnie L' . H , ludliu Aftu
