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. ESTABLISHED 1850. I
j, H. ESTiLL, Editor amt Proprietor .j
negroes raise a riot.
buildings burned and shots
FIRED AT NAHRNTA,
Tii' Attempt of the Proprietor ol' a
Turpentine Still to Prevent the
Departure of his Hantls Causes
il,c Trouble —The Governor Re
quested to Order Out the Bruns
wick Riflemen.
JesUP. Ga., May 111.—Intelligence was
received here to-nigbt that whiles aud
negroes were rioting at Nahunta. The
report is that six of N. 8. Leary’s turpen
tine hands attempted to leave. While
endeavoring to stop them Mr. Leary bad
an altercation with one. The negroes
returned to their quarters, armed them
selves, and commenced setting fire to
butldinea aud sbooiiug pistols, and told
Mr. Leary not to try to stop them. It is
impossible to learn full particulars.
THE STORY AT BRUNSWICK.
Brunswick. Ga., May 16,—N. S. Leary,
proprietor ot a turpentine still at the 37
mile-post on the Brunswiok and Western
railroad, intercepted some ot his bands at
Victoria mills to-day as they were about
to take a train and had an altercation
with them, which resulted in their going
back to tne still and getting a crowd of
armed negroes together, who began firing
pistols and yelling about Mr. Leary’s
house. At last accounts Deputy Sheriff
Waldron was guarding Mr. Leary’s house
and other property with such ht-ip as he
could secure.
TROOrS CALLED FOR.
In the meanwhile aid was solicited
from Brunswick citizens, who at once
telegraphed Gov. McDaniel asking that
lhe Brunswick Riflemen bo sent to the
scene ot disturbance. Up to midnight the
situation remains unchanged. TbeNsws
correspondent thinks the affair is' very
much exaggerated, although it is a fact
that the negroes in the locality named are
very bad and the white people very few
in number. Considerable uneasiness was
!e!t among the people at Victoria Mills,
but they have quieted down.
FLORIDA ON the wire.
A Report that the Mann Brothers
were Lynched.
■UcKSONVtM.B, Fla.. May 16.—Dan
and Lon Mann, who murdered Marshal
ampbeli and wounded Officer McCor
mick at Ba-tow Saturday, were lynched
late last night. A crowd of 200 men sur
rounded the jail, disarmed the Sheriff.and
took the keys and marched the prisoners to
a tree near by. While theraen were string
ing up Dan Mann, Lon got loose and ran.
He was promptly winged, and strung up
to the same limb. The Coroner cut them
dowD, and a verdict was rendered of death
by v iolence at the hands of unknown par
ties. V cry little secrecy was observed by
the mob. "McCormick will recover.
A desperate assault upon a visitor
named Thomas Whitworth at Sherlock’s
gambling bell last night precipitated a
i aid uoon that establishment by City Mar
shal Tyler and Chief of Police Keefe,
backed by Mayor McQnaid. Sherlock,
the proprietor, Houston, the manager,
and other gamblers, were arrested and
their tools captured. The trial of the
gang was set for to-morrow. Mayor Me-
Quaid declares he wilt break up the
gambling Urns here.
Capt. Durkee. Master in Chancery, has
returned from New Orleans, bringing an
order from Judge Pardee granting per
mission to the receiver of the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company to ex
tend the line to Tampa.
Jones Brothers, proprietors ot the
Times-Uniou editorially announce their
intention of bringing libel suit against
Mr. Varnum, proprietor of the Morning
News.
FLORIDA YACHTSMEN.
The Riverside Yacht Club of this city is
making extensive preparations for its
annual regatta, which is to come off June
in. It is understood that a number of
vachts from St. Augustine, Titusville,
Balatka, Sanford and other places will
enter for the ebampionsbipeup.
THF JACKSONVILLE, INTERLACHBN AND
OCALA HOAD.
President Hastings and General Mana
ger Hollister, of wnat is now known as
the proposed Jacksonville, Interlacben
and Ocala Railway Company, will ap
pear here Monday before the Board ol
Trade to try to induce the business men
of this city to interest tliems-dves and aid
in the enterprise. It is said this road
will form the nearest and most d'rect line
Rom Jacksonville to' Tampa, and run
through probably the finest farming aud
fruit section in the whole State.
SHOT BY A MAKSHAL.
' Well-known Young liattTicr of
Atlanta Cut Oft' by a Bullet.
Atlanta, Ga., Way 16.—A difficulty
'iccurred at 1 o’clock to-day at Weal Knd
l *ctneen Town Marshal It. L. Jones and
fiank P. Gray, a well-known yomi,- law
yer ot Atlanta, resulting In the dealt] of
•Be latter. It grew out of ttie Marshal’*
faking up cows of Orav’s which were on
the street in enforcing the stock ordinance,
oral lollowed to get hts cows, and wuen
Be eanie up stooped to pick up a rock,
w hich, In bis dying statement, he said he
intended to throw at the cows. At this
■lonessbot him, the ball striking just be
low the left nipple. Death resulted In
""minutes. I’bere are reportso( previous
""I feeling between the parties over some
'rouble. The Inquest is being held this
evening, but is not completed.
I luce l’otnj linking*..
H ack Pond, Charlton County, May
I,l —Rev. John Gardner preached here
at Sunday, at Uawl’s church. IvenTay.
0r * funeral sermon. There was quite a
numberol Irtcnti* present.
Ihe Sunday school Is flourishing, adili
o"iih being made to the roll every week,
'acre is to he a picnic on July 11.
Monday (he fast mall stopped to allow
I"- well-known Savannah merchant. Mr.
ohm. c| Peacock, Hunt & Cos., to alight.
'■ loimo him a very pleasant gentleman,
‘ "f anecdotes of bis travel* In Europe
Bd the North, p. H. IlMker and wile, of
Raker 4c Bro., were also present,
fo Kston has a prayer-meeting on
1 Biiridav night now.
~' 1 pton is extending bis business by
' odlng a trauiroad towards the Okefee
aoks.
1 uc measles j.as uhout run it* course m
•Bese parts.
' rops are needing rain rerr much,
t urpeniuie is running freely, but a lit
erain wiWild help the chippers, for the
'■!** verv tougn.
~ ' •‘olCapt. Uiliken's turpentine men
mm i 0,,M bf hts legs. Krvalpelas broke
11 and th# doctor lind* that inorli
“tation has set lit.
•*ui ’in for Coal.
•ie* m,c City. N. J.. .Mav tu.-Tbe
. “'b i. Magnolia and Pastime, from
in,, , Fls., for New York, put in
lor c *|.
DAVIS’ SPEECHES.
Denial of a Falsehood Circulated by
a Northern Prevaricator.
Montgomery, Ala., May 16.—A state
ment purporting to come from Carliso,
Fa., from Norman Dorter that Jefferson
Davis said in his spe-eh here April 280r29
that “Ha olteu prayed God to live to see
the day wbeu Lincoln and Grant were in
hell, aud as his prayer had been granted
he was willing to die,” is absolutely
false. Every word uttered by Mr. Davis
in the two speeches he made here was
telegraphed to the Associated Frees, as
many Northern correspondents who were
here will testify. Forter’s further state
ment that be was severely cut by a man
in the crowd hearing Davis, because bo
said “Davis ought to have been hung
while at Fortress Monroe,” is equally
false. On the night of Davis’ arrival,
about 11 o’clock. Porter was very drunk
in a barroom and got into a tight, tn
which he was slightly cut. His wound
was received fifteen hours belore Davis
spoke and the quarrel had nothing to do
with politics. It was just one drunken
man fighting another, and was the only
disturbance here during the three davs of
excitement.
The Montgomery Greys arrived from
Vicksburg this evening. They were wel
comed by the military companies and a
large crowd of citizens. A salute of 100
guns was fired. Their prizes since May
1 amount to $5,000.
EIGHTS WITH GE RON I MO.
Gallant Work by Capt. Hutfleld.
Followed by a Fata) Ambuscade.
Tucson, Ari., May 16.—A special trom
Huachu says that Capt. Hatfield, with a
troop of cavalry, struck tieronimo a
heavy blow yesterday morning at a point
ten miles southeast of Santa Cruz,
but a few hours later received a
heavier blqw m return. Friday
afternoon the bostiles, about 70 strong,
struck Miles Pias’ ranebe, rounding
up thirty horses. Captain Hatfield
arrived half an hour later and followed
the trail till dark. Yesterday morning
be surprised and stampeded the bostiles,
capturing their horses and entire camp
outfit. He tbeu started for Santa Cruz,
but wbile passing through Box Canon,
on his way thither, a galling lire sud
denly poured upon his little band. Tbe
men dismounted and made a gallant fight,
wii cb lasted for an hour. Two of the
command were killed and three wounded.
Many Indians fell, but the number Is not
known.
SAFE AT LAST.
Capt.Uatfield filially reached Santa Cruz
where be will be joined by Lieut. Cook
with Dorsi’s troops. Maj. Kuise. with a
large Mexican force, reached Santa Ciuz
last night and joined in the pursuit tuis
morning. Gen. Miles, Capt. Sebo, Lieut.
Davis with troops, Gov, Torres,
of Sonora, and Prelect Rivera of Magda
lina, district, are here in consultation.
Gov. Torres has just reeeiveda dispatch
from the Prefect of Guaytuaa alal lag Hat
Gen. Martinez routed the Yaquis from
irom their stronghold In tne Seirra
Bacatcbe on May 13, killing 100 and cap
turing 200 of the band. Tbe Mexicans 1 si
20 killed and 50 wounded. Cajenne escaped
but is being pursued by troops on land
and by gunboats on the river. This virtu
ally ends the Yaqui war.
GLADSTONE’S PROGRAMME.
Immediate Dissolution of Parlia
ment to Bo Asked After Defeat.
London, May 16.—An informal Cabi
net Council was held last evening, and to
dav Premier Gladstone bad a conference
with his colleagues. It is reported that
yielding to tbe urgent advice or Mr. Mor
ley and Lord Spencer, Mr. Gladstone has
decided in the event of defeat to demand
from the Queen immediate dissolution ot
Parliament.
Tbe Liberal Association leaders in the
provinces have sent a letter to Mr. Glad
stone, pleading witn him not to resign
but to appeal to the country witb a cer
tainty of securing a majority.
CHAMBERLAIN’S COURSE.
Mr. Chamberlain is deluged with Radi
cal protests. To tbe Birmingham Liberal
wno had written that Mr. Chamberlain's
action bad destroyed all chances of bis
ever atta mug leadership ot the Liberals,
Mr. Chamberlain replied that be would
sooner forsake politics than to consent to
measures that would prove disastrous to
tne country.
Mr. Gladstone’s committee has asked
Mr. Chamberlain to formulate a state
ment of the concessions that would recon
cile him.
The l’arnelliles, though assenting to a
second reading of tbe arms bill, will op
pose advancing it to committee stage
until after the division on the home rule
bill.
SALISBURY'S ALLEGED MISTAKE.
London, May 17, 6 a. m.—The Daily
News says: “Tbe supporters of Mr.
Glartstoneonght to bo deeply grateful to
Lord Salisbury, whuse recent speech has
reudered signal service to the Liberal
| par.y. Instead of persuading Liberals to
secede from tbelr party, he shattered the
i project of coalition with the Conserva
tives, publicly Insulted Sir Henry Jamie
and openly Incited the ITlster.te* to war.:
NATIONALISTS ATTACK P KOTEST A NTS. j
Dublin, May Id.—News has been re
ceiveu that a tnob of Nationalists attacked
a number of Protestant peasants while
the latter were returning Irom market at
Conk-town, County Tyrone, yesterday.
Tbe Protestants resisted Ilia attack and
several were roughly bandied, two being
badlv hurt. Arrest wsere made.
Tito French Oaks.
Paris, May 16.—The race for the Prix
De l*ure (French Oaks) was run ut
I Chantilly to-day. Tbedtalanee was about
one mile and a quarter. The raoe was
won bv M. A. Lupin’s bty filly Presta,
i with the same owners on filly Perline
second, and llaron Sohickler’s by filly !
bakotintala third.
Loo’s Nuncio at Pekin.
Rome, May 16.—The Cbloese govern
mout ts opposed to curtailing the power
of the Pope’s nominee for Nuncio at
Pekin, and does not desire tbe French
government to have exclusive control of
all the missions In China.
Italy’s Plague.
Rome, Mav 10.—Since the last returns
5 new esses of cholera and 4 death* nave
I been reported at Venice, aud 14 uew case* j
and 4 death* at Htrl.
Leo to be the Godfather.
Madrid. May 10.—Tbe Pop* has con-;
i seuted to be the godfather of Qu**n Chris-
I Una’s SlHld-
Rise of the Mississippi.
! VirgMK'KU, MISS.. May 1.-Tue rapid
i rise of the Mississippi at Cairo and Mem
i phis is causing considerable une*slne-s,
I a* It is feared tbo river will be brought
j lioyond the highest point reached a week
i ago.
SAVANNAH. MONDAY, MAY 17. 1886.
THE RATTLE FOR BREAD.
REV. TALMAGE BEGINS A SE
RIFS OF LABOR SERMONS.
Characteristic Description of Chaos
and llie Formation of the Universe
—A Definition of Anarchy—Good
Advice to Those in Employment—
Those Who Have Quit Urged to
Go Buck—Those Long in Idleness
Urged to .lump into the Vacated
Places.
Brooklyn. N. Y., May 16.—Rev. T.
DeWitt Talmage, D.1)., to-day began a ■
series of Sabbath morning discourses, iu
the Brooklyn Tabernacle, on the all ab
sorbing labor question lie discusses the
following subjects in the senes: “The
Battle for Bread,” “The Rights of Capi
tal and Labor,” “The Hardships of the
Working Classes,” “How Employers and
Employes Ought to Treat Each Other,” '
and “The Greatest Foe of Labor”—five
in all. *
The opening hymn of the service this
morning begins:
Arm of the Lord, awake! awake!
Put ou *Uy strength, the nations shake!
And let the world adoring see
Triumphs of ipercy wrought by Thee.
After expounding appropriate passages
of Scripture, Dr. Talmago gaye out the
text, Genesis i.,2: “The earth was with
out form and void; and darkness was
upon the face of the deep. And tbe Spirit
of God moved upon the lace of the
waters.” Dr. Talmage said:
Out in space there bung a great chunk
of rock ana mud and water and shell.
Thousands of miles in diameter, more'
thousands of miles in circumfeience. A
great mass of ugliness, confusion and
distortion, uselessness, ghastliness and
horror. It seemed like a great commons
on which smashed-up worlds were
dumped. It was wbat poetry and prose,
scientist and Christian agree in calling
chaos. Out of that black, rough, shape
less egg our beautiful world was batched.
God stood over that original anarchy of
elements and said: “Atlantic ocean, you
go right away and lie down there! Fa- j
cificocean, you sleep there! Caucasian
range of mountains, you stand there!
Mount Washington, you be sentinel lhere!
Mont Bland, you put on your coronet ol
crystal there! Mississippi, you march
there, and Missouri you marry it there l ”
And He gathered In His Almighty bands
tne sand and mud and rock and rolled 1
and heaved and moulded and dented and
compressed them into shape and tnen
dropped them in four places, and tbe one
was Asia, and another was Europe, and
another Africa, and another America-,
North and South.
That original Chaos was like tbe con
tusion aud anarchy into which the human
race ever and anon has a tendency to
plunge. God has said: “Let there bo
justice, light of peace,
light of level” “Nol No!” say Anarchic
voices; “let there be darkness, let there
be cut-tbroatery, let there be eternal im
broglio, let there be Chaos.”
Such a social condition many are ex
pecting because of the overshadowing
contest between labor and capital; there
has not been an intelligent man or woman
during the last two months has not asked
tbe question: “Shall we have bloody
revolution in this country ?” 1 nave heard
many answer tbe question in tbe affirma
tive: I answer it in the negative.
There may tze and there have been ter
rifio outbursts of papula." frenzy but there
will he no anarchy, (or the Church of
Christ, tbe mightiest aud grandest insti
tution of the planet shall, laying bold of
the strength of the eternal God, come out,
and putting one hand on tbe shoulder of
Labor and the other on the shoulder of
Capital say: “Icomeinthe name of the
God who turned chaos into magnificent
order, to settle this dispute by the prin
ciples of eternal justice and kindness;
and bow I command you, take your hands
off of eaoh other’s throats.” The only
impartial institution on this subject is
the church, for It is made ujs of both capi
talists and laborers, and was founded by
Christ, who was a carpenter, and so has
a right to speak for all lanorers; and who
owns the earth and the solar system and
the universe, and so can speak for tbe
capitalists.
As for myself, as an individual 1 have
a right to be heard. My lather was a
farmer and my grandfather, and they
had to work for a living; aud every dollar
I own I earned by the sweat of my owu
brow, and J owe no man anything, and if
any obligation has escaped my memory,
come and present your bill wnen 1 de
scend trom this pulpit and I will pay you
on tne spot. lam going to say all that 1
think and (eel on this subject, and with
out any reservation, asking your prayers
that I maybe divinely directed in Ibis
important series of Sabbath morning dis
courses.
That labor has grievances l will show
you plainly before I get through this
course of aermcna. That capital has had
outrages committed upon it 1 will make
evideul beyond dispute. But toeie are
right and wrong ways of attempting a re
formation.
W nen I say there will be no return to
social chaos 1 do not underrate the awlul
peril ot these times. We must admit that
the tendency is toward revolution. Great
throngs gather at some points ot disturb
ance iu almost all our cities. Rml-traius
hurled over the rocks. Workmen beaten
to death within sight of their wives and
children. Factories assailed by mobs.
The faithful police of our cities exhausted
by vigilance night and day. In souv
cases tbe military called out. Tbe whole
country asking tbe question, “What
next?” An earthquake has with one
band taken bold ol ibis continent at the
Faclflc beach, and wlih tne other hand
has taken Uold ol the continent at the
Atlantic beach, and shaken It till eveij
manufacturing, commercial, agricultural,
literary and religious interest has trem
bled. A part of Belgium one great riftt.
Russia and Germany and Austria key
ing their workmen quiet only by standing
armies so vast that they are eating out
tbe life of those nations. Thn only reason
that Ireland is lit peace is because she is
hoping lor homo rule and the ir'iuaph
of Gladstotieisin. Tbe labor quarrel Is
hemispheric, aye, a world-wide quarrel,
and tbe whole tendency Is toward an
archy.
Butane way In which we may avoid
anarchy is by letting tbe people know
what, anarchy la. we must buvo the
wreck pointed out in order to steer clear
of it. Anarchy is abolition of right of
property. It makes your Store and your
nouse and your money and your family
mine, and mine vours. It is wholesale
robbery. It is every man’s band against
every other man. It Is arson and murder
and rapine and lust and death triumphant,
it means no law, no church, no defense,
no rights, no happiness, no God. It
means h-ll let loose ou earth, and society
a combination ol devils Incarnate. It
means extermination of everything good
and the coronation of everything infa
mous. Do you want it f Wilt you have
It? Before vou let it eel a good foothold
In America take a good look at the dragon.
Look at Paris, where tor a lew daya.it
held swuy, the gutters red with blood
aud tbe walks down the street
a stepping between corpse*, thu Arch
bishop shot us he tries to, quell the mob,
and every man and wontnu armed with
knile or pistol or bind .’eon. iql this coun
try take one good.oie.ir, scrutinizing look
at anarchy before it is admitted, and it
will never ha allowed io sni up its reign
in our bordugs. No; there is too much
good sem*) dominant iu this country to
penult uauriby. Ail good people will,
together with-the uflicora of hivil govern
ment, cry “l‘#aco!” and It Will bo re-es
tablished. \Vitiun six mouths there will
be a kindlier understanding tyrtweeu labor
and capital than lias ever o -ti Known in
this couuiry. They have had demon
strated as never helotr, their absolute de
pendence upon each other.
Meanwhile, my brotherly counsel is to
three classes of laborers:
First, to those who are at, work. Mick
to if. Do uol amid ihe excitement of
these times drop voTir employment,
hoping that something better will turn
up. lie who gives up work nqw, whether
he bo •’railroad man, mechanic, farmer,
clerk, or any other kind of Employe. will
probably give it up for starvation. You
may not llko the line of steamers that you
are sailing in, but do not jump overboard
in the middle Ot the Atlantic. Bea little
earlier than usual al \ ..ir post ot work
whilo this turmoil lasts, and attend to
your occupation with a little more assid
uity than bus ever characterized you.
My brotherly counsel in the second
place Is to tboic who have resigned work.
It is best for y*u ami best tor everybody
to go back immediately. Do not wait to
see wbat otlndn do. Get on board the
train of nations prosperity before it atarts
again, for stMri. it will, start soon and
start mightilyN Last year in the city of
New York there wore 45 general
strikes and 17?!(bop strikes. Huoeesslol
strikes, 67; strikes tost. 61: strikespend
ing at the time the statistics were made,
59; strikes compromised, 32. Would vou
like me io tell you who will make "the
most out of the present almost, universal
strike? 1 can and will. Those will make
the most out of It who go first to work.
My third of brotherly advice is to
another class of laborers, namely, those
who have been a long time out of work.
How many of them! 1 Belore this present
trouble liegan there were nearly 2,000,000
people iu this country out of work and
could not get work. I have for the last
ten years been busy mueh of tbe time in
trying to get people work who asked for
it. I have worn myself out again and
again, as many of you have, to get em
ployment for those who besought it. Jo
some cases we succeeded, In others failed.
Mv brotherly counsel is in tbe nearly
2,006.000 people Who could not get work
before this trouble began and who have
themselves and their families to support,
to go aow and take the vacated places.
Go iu and take those places a
million and a half strong. Green bands
you may be bow, but you will not be
atequ bands kffig. My sentiment is full
liberty for all who want to strike to do so,
and full liberty for all who want to take
vacated places. Other industries wiil
open for those wboare now taking a vaca
tion, for we have only openeu the outside
door of this continent unci there is room
iu this country lor 5u0,000,000 people and
tor each one of them a home and a liveli
hood and a God. So, however others may
feel about this excitement as wide as hue
continent, I am not scared a bit. The
storm will hush. Gbrist will put his foot
upon it as upon agitated Galilee. As at
tbe beginning, chaos will give place to
order as the spirit of God moves upon tbe
waters. But hear it, workingmen oi
America! Your first step toward light
aud betterment ot condition will be an as
sertion ol your individual inde
pendence from the dictation of
your fellow workmen. Y'ou are
a free man and let no organization
corao between you and your best in
terests. Do not let any man or any body
of men tell you where you shall work or
where you shall not work, when you shall
work and you shall not work. If a man
wants to belong to a labor organization
let him beloug. If he does nol want to
beloug to a labor organization let him
have perlect liberty to stay out. You
own yourself. Let no man put a manacle
on your band or loot or head or heart.
1 belong to a ministerial association
that meets once a week. 1 love all tbe
members very much. Wo may help each
other in a hundred ways, but when tba'
association snail tell me to quit my work
and go somewhere else, that l must stop
right away b-oause a brotoer minister
has been badly treated down in Texas, I
will savtothat ministerial association:
“Get thee behind me, Hutan!” Further
more, l have a right to resign my pasto
rate ot this church ana say to tbe'people:
"1 decline to work lor you any longor. 1
am going. Good-by.” But I have no
right, alter 1 have quit this pulpit, to lin
ger around tbe doors on Sunday morn
ings aud evenings w.tb a shotgun to in
timidate or hinder tbe minister who
comes to take my place. 1 may quit my
plaeo aud continue to be a gentleman, but
when I interfere with my successor in
this pulpit 1 become a criminal and de
serve nothing better than soup in a tin
bowl in Sing Sing penitentiary. Here is
a statement that 1 would have every la
borer put in bla memorandum book or
paste in his but, and every newspaper
put at the head of its columns: There
are now about twelve million
people in this oouutry receiving wages
and about 606,606 to-lon zing to organiza
tions that control their labor. I "would
have all the 600,000 do as they please, and
l would have ull the other 11,100,000 do as
they please. You will admit that tho
600,000 In such organizations ought not to
control the 11,406.000 laborers not In them.
Your first duty. O laboring man! Is to
your family. Let no one nut Almighty
God dictate to you how you shall support
them. Work when vou please, where you
please, at wbat you please and allow ' no
one for a hundred millionth part of a
second to interfere with your right.
W hen we emerge from tne present unhap
piness, as we soon will, we shall find
many tyrnnules broken and labor and
capital will march ahoulder to shoulder.
'i bis day i duel are the mutual depend
ence of labor aud capital. An old tent
rnuker put it just right—l mean Paul—
wuun bo dcoiaied: “Toe eye cannot say
to tbe baud, I have no need of thee.” You
have examined seme elaborate marbine
ry—a thousand wheels, a thousand bauds,
a thousand levers, a thousand pulleys,
but all controlled by one great water
wiieol, all tbe parts adjoined so that il you
jarred one part you jarred ail ths parts.
Wall, society Is a great, piece of raeeban
ihui, a thousand wheels, a thousand pul
leys, a thousand levers, but ull controlled
by one itieulaud evcr-rcvolving lorce—
the wheel of Gist’s providence. Ho tbor.
oughly is society balanced and adjusted,
that if you harm one part you harm all
tho parts. Tbe professions interdepend
ent, all tbs trades Intel dependent, capital
and labor interdependent, so teat tbe man
who lives In a mansion on to* hill,
and tbe man who breaks onbhlettnnes
at the foot of tbe hill, affect each other’s
misfortune or pros|terlty. Dives cannot
kick Lazarus without hurting bis own
foot. Tltev who throw Hhsdrsrh Into the
furnace get their own laces soorohed *}
blackened. No such tiling as indepeud
dence. Smite society at any one point
aud you smite the entire community. Or
to fall back on the oid teut-maker’s
figure, wbat if the eye should say : “l am
overseer of this physical anatomy; 1 aui
independent of atl the other members; if
there is tiny thing l despise it Is those
miserable sod low-lived fingers!” What
if the baud should say: “I am boss work
man; l am independent of all the other
members; look at tbe callous in my palm
and the knots of mv knuckles; if there is
entiling 1 hate it is the human eye, sealed
under the dome ol tne forehead, doing \
nothing but look!” Now, we come iu
tbi* mormug to break up that quarrel,
and wo say: “Oh! silly eye, how soon |
vou would swim in death il you liud not |
the hand to support and defend you. Oh! |
silly hand, you would be a mere tumbler .
in the darkness II it were not for the !
human eye.” “The eye cannot say uuto j
the hand, 1 have no need of thee.”
Relief will come to the working classes |
of this country through a belter under
standing betweeu capital and labor. Be
fore this contest goes much further it will I
be found that their interests are Identical; j
what helps oue helps both: what injures I
one injures both. Hhotv nte any point in j
tbe world’s history of six thousand years
where capital was prospered and labor
oppressed, or where labor was prospered
and capital oppressed. Wbat is the state
of things now ? Labor at its wit’s end to
get bread. Capital at its wit’s end to pay
the taxes and to keep the stole and fac
tory running. Show mo any point in the I
last fitly years where capital was getting ;
large accumulation, aud I will show you j
the point at Which labor was getting large
wages. Show me a point at any time j
iu the last filty years where labor j
was getting large wages, ana I will show
you the point where capital was getting
large profits. Until me crack of doom
there will be uo relief for tbe workiug
classee until there is a belter understand
ing between labor and capital and this
war ends. Every speech that oapital
makes against labor is an adjournment.of
our national prosperity. Every speech
tliaf labor makes aguiust capital is an ad
journment of our national prosperity.
When the capital of the country maligns
labor it is the eye cursing ibe baud.
When labor maligns capital it is
the bacd cursing the eye. Tbe
capitalists of the country, so tar |
as 1 Know them, are aucceastul laborers.
If the capitalists in this bouse to-day
would draw their glovo you would see
tho broken finger-nail, the scar ol an old
blister, here and there a stiffened finger- ;
joint. Tbe great publishers oi New York
and Philadelphia, so far as i know them,
were a book binders or printers on small
pay.'The carriage manufacturers of tbe
country used to sandpaper the wagon,
bodies in the wheelrigut’s shop. On the
other baud, you will find in all our great
establishments men on wages who used
io employ their one hundred or five hun
dred bands.
Peter Cooper was a glue-maker. No
one lie ‘fudged him bis millions ordollars,
lor he built Cooper Institute and swung
open its doors for every poor man’s son,
and said to the day laborer: “Send your
boy up to my institute If you want him
to have a splendid education.” And a
young man of this church was the other
day walking in Greenwood cemetery and
he saw two young men putting flowers on
tie grave ol Peter Cooper. My friend
supposed the young men were relatives
of Peter Cooper and decorated his grave
for that reason. “No,” they said, “we
put these flowers on bis grave because it
was through him we got our education.”
Abraham Van Nest was a harness maker
iu New Y’ork. Through economy and In
dustry aud skill he got a great" fortune.
He gave away to help others hundreds
of thousands of dollars. I shall never
lorget the scene when 1, a groou country
lad, stopped at bis house and after passing
tbe evening with him be came to the door
and came outaide and said: “Here,
DeWitt, is SSO to get books with. Don’t
say anything about it.” And I never did
till Die good old man was gone. The
wealthy men of the twentieth century are
iu these last fourteen years of the nine
teenth century sitting witb their feet ou
tbe shuttle, or standing up swinging the
p ckaxe, or doing some kind of hard work,
and Irom the same classes are to come the
philosophers and poets aod orators.
Henry Clay was "the Millboy of the
Slashes.” Hugh Miller, a stone-mason:
Columbus, a weaver; Halley, a aoap- ;
boiler; Arkwright, a barber; the learned
Bloomfield, a shoemaker; ilogartb, an
engraver ol pewter plate, and Uurace
Greely started lifo in New York with
$lO 75 in his pocket.
The distance between capital and labor
is not a great gulf over wuich Is swun)t a
Niagara suspension bridge; It Is only ai
step, and tne laborers nere will cross over 1
and become capitalists, and the capital-j
ists will cross over aud become laborers, j
Would to God they would shake bands
wnile they are crossing, tnese Irom one
side and those from tue other side.
The oombutants in this great war be
tween capital and labor arc chiefly, on the
one side, tnen of fortune who have never
been obliged to toil, aud who despise
labor, and, on the other hand, men who
could get labor, out wiil not have it, will
not suck to It. it is tbe uand cursing the
eye, or the eye cursing the uand. I want
j it understood that the laborers aro toe
j highest style or capitalists. Where is
their investment? in the bank! No. In
j railroad stock!' No. Their muscles, their
i nerves, tneir bones, their mechanical
skill, their physical health, are the highest
; kind of capital. The man who uas two
i leer, and two ears, and two eyes, and ten
i fingers, owns a machinery that puts into
; notulngness Corliss’ engiue, and all tbe
railroad roiling slock, and ail the carpet,
• and screw, anil cotton factories on the
i planet. I nave the (lag of truce Ibis
morning between these contestant*. 1
I demand a cessation of hostilities between
Isbor and capital. Wnat is good for one
is good for both. VV hat is bad for one is
j bad lor both.
Again, relief will cornc to tbe working {
classes of this couniry tnrougb a co-oper
ative association. lam not now re err- j
mg tn trade* unions. We may bereatier |
discus* that question. Hirt I refe to that
plan by whlcu laborers become their own
capitalists, taking Dislr surpluses and >
putting them together and carrying on
great enterprises. In England and Wales
there are 76.5 co-operative associations,
with 300,06.) members, with a capital of 1
$14,060,006, doing business iu ono year to
the amount of $57,000,000. lii Troy, N.
Y., there was a co-operative iron foun
dry iHMlitlnn. It worked well long
enough to give an idea of what could be
mcc no pi i shed when the experiment
is fully developed. Thomas ilrasHay, ■
one of the fii at ol the English Parliament,
declared: “Co-operation la tbs one and
only solution of tills question; It is the
sole pstli by which tbe laboring classes!
as a whole, or any large number of them, j
will ever emerge from tne hand to fnouth
mode of living, and gel their snare in the
rewards and honors ol our advanced civ
ilization.” Thomas Hughes, ths ablest
a.id tbe most brilliant triend of the work
lug man; Lord Derby, John fituart Mill.
iosii who gsve half their life time to tbe
study of this question, all favor co-op* ra-
I tiro aasociation-
The principle was illustrated in li eland.
One day a mail coaoh traveler found a
man standing in the water repairing a
dam. "Are you working by yourself ?”
inquired toe traveler. “Y'es,” v-as the
auswer. “Where is your steward!” “We
have no steward.” "Who is your mas
ter?” “We have no master. We are ou
anew system.” “Tnen who sent vou to
do this work?” “Tho Commit.ee.”
"Who is the Committee?” “Horae of the
Members.” “Wnat members do you
mean?” asked the visitor. "The plow
men ar.d laborers who are appointed by
us as a committee. I belong to the new
sy stenntes.”
You say that there have been great fail
ures in that direction. 1 admit it. Every
great movement at the start is a failure.
The application of steam power a failure,
eleoti o-telegrapby u failure, railroading
a failure, but after awhile the world’s
chief successes. 1 beat some say: “Why,
it Is absurd to talk of a surplus to be put
into this co-operative association, when
men can hardly get enough U> eat and
wear and take care of their families.” 1
reply : Put into my hand the money spent
in the last five years in this country by
the laboring classes for rum aud tobacco,
and l will start a co-operative institution
of mouelary power that will suruass any
financial institution in the Uuited Mates.
Again: I remark that relief will ootne
to the working classes through more
thorough dieovery on the part of employ
ers that It is best for them to let their em
ployes know just how matters stand.
The most ol the capitalists of to-oav are
making loss than 6 percent., less than ft
per ceui., less than 4 per cent, on their
investments. Here and there is au aua
eouda swallowing down everything, but
such are exceptions. It is often the case
that employes blame their employer be
cause they suppose ho is getting along
gruudly when he Is oppressed to tbe last
point of oppression, i knew a mauulac
turer who employed more than a thou
sand harms. “I said to him: Do you ever
have any trouble with your workmen?
Do you have any strikes?” “No,” he
said. “IV hat! in this time of angry dis
cussion between capital and labor, no
trouble?” “None at ail—none.” 1 said:
“How is that?” “Well,” be said, “I have
a way of my own. Every Utile wbile 1
call my employes together, aud
l say: ‘Now, boys, l want
to show you how matters stand.
What you turned outthis year brought so
much. Y’ou see it isn’t as much as we
got last year. 1 can’t afford to pay you
as much as I did. Now, you know 1 put
all my means in this business. What do
you think ought to be my percentage, aud
wbat wages ought Ito pay you? Gome,
let us settle this.’ And,” said that manu
lacturer, “we are always unanimous.
When we suffer, we all suffer together.
When we advanoe, we advaucu together,
and my tnen would die for me.” But
wbeu a man goes among bis employes
with a supercilious air, and drives up' to
bis factory as though be were the auto
ural oi tbe universe, with the sun and the
moon in bis vest pockets, moving amid
the wheels of the factory, chiefly anxious
lest a greased or smirched hand should
touch his immaculate broad Mo lb. be will
see at the end he has made an awlul mis
take. i think that employers will find
out after awhile that itls to their interest,
as far as possible, to explain matters to
their employes. Y’ou be frank with tbem,
aod they will be frank witb you.
Again: 1 remark, relief will come to the
laboring classes through tbe religious
rectification of the country. Labor is ap
preciated and rewarded just In propor
tion as a country is Christianized. Why
is our smallest coin a penny, wbile in
China it lakes six or a dozen pieces to
make oue penny, tne Chinese carrying in
bis own country tbe "cash,” os it is
called, around bla neck like a string or
beads, a dozen of these pieces necessary
to make the value ol one of our pennies?
In this country for notbing do we want to
pay lass than a penny, in China they
often have to pay tbe sixth, or a
penuy, or tbe twelfth ot a penny.
Wbat is tbe difference? Christianity.
Hbow me a community that Is
thoroughly infidel, and I will
show you a community where wages
are small. Hbow me a community that
Is thoroughly Christianized, and I will
sbovf you a community where wages are
comparatively largo. How do l account
lor it? The philosophy is easy. Our
religion is a democratic religion. it
make* tho owner of tbe mill understand
he Is a hrplher to all tbe operative* In
mat mill. Burn of the same Heatenly
Father, to lie down in the same dust, to
lie saved by the same supreme mercy.
No putting on of airs in the sepulchre og
in the judgment.
An englueer In a New England factory
gets sleepy, and he does not watch the
steam gauge, and there is a wild thunder
of explosion, and the owner ol toe mill
and one ot tne workmen aro slain. Tbe
two slain men come up toward the gate
of heaven. The owner of the mill kn eks
at tue gate, ibe celestial gatekeeper
orles: “Who is there?” The reply comes:
“1 was tbo owner of a factory at Fall
River, where ibero was an explosion Just
now. and 1 lust my life, and I want to
uoino in.” “Why do you want to come
in, and by wnat right do you come in?”
asks the celestial gatekeeper. “Oh!”
says the man, “1 employed two or
three hundred bands. I was a great man
at Fall River.” “You employed two or
I three hundred men," say* tbe gatekeeper,
“but bow much Christian grace did you
employ ?” “Nope al all,” suy* tbe owper
of the mill. “Step back,” say* tbe celes
tial gatekeeper; “no admittance here for
you.” Right after upcomes tbe poorjwork
■nan. He knocks at the gate. Tue sinn
ing gatekeeper says: “Who is there?”
He says: “l am a poor workman; 1 come
up from tbe explosion in Fall River; 1
would like tu enter.” “Wbat is your
right to come in here?” ssks tbe shining
gatekeeper The workman says: “I
heard that a shining messenger came
forth Irom your world to our world
i to redeem it; I have been a bad man;
1 tram I to swear when 1 hurt
my band witb the wheel; 1 used to be an
gry; 1 nave done a great many wrong
tniogs, but 1 conlessed it all to the mes
senger that came from your country, and
alter 1 confessed it he told me to come up
here, ami luat you may know I have a
right to come, therein bie name on the
palm of tuy nund; here in bis name on my
forehead.” Then there In a sound (if
working pulleys, and the gate* lift, and
the workingman goes In. l'uere was a
vast difference between the fun- rals at
Fall River. The owner of tbe mill bad a
ureal funeral. Toe poor workman bad a
small tuneral. Tbe man wbo came up cn
his own pompous resouroes was shut out
of heaven. Tbs poor msn, trusting in lhe
grace of tbe Lord Jesus Christ, entered
heaven.
Ho you eee it ie a democratic religion.
! 1 do not care bow much mooey you have,
i you have not enough money to buy your
way through the gate. Ido not care bow
: poor you are, it you have the grace of God
! In your heart, bo one cau keep you out.
i If tbe shining gatekeeper, smitten by
some injustice, should try to keep vou
I out, all Heaven would By from tbolr
i tbron.-a, ami tbsv wouldory, “Lethim In!
; Lot him Ini” My friends, you need to,
| saturate our population* with tbe religion!
I of Christ. nn wages will b* 'arver. eiti-l
IPRirviin * year
f & CENTS A CODr, (
plovers will be more considerate, oil tha
tides of thrift will set In. I have thw
blithest authority fur saving that Godli
ness is profitable for the life tbat now is.
It pay* for the employer, it pays for tba
employes. Tbe religion or Christ came
out to rectify ull the wrongs ol tbs
world, and It will yet settle this
question hot ween labor and capital just
aa certainly as you ait there and 1 stand
here. The bard hand of the wueol and
tho soft band of the counting-room will
clasp each other yet. They will clatp
each other in congratulation. They will
clasp each other on the glorious morning
of tue Millenium. The hard hand will
say: “I plough'd tho desert into a gar
den;” the soft hand will reply: “I fur
bished the seed.” Tho one hand will say t
"1 thrashed lhe mountains;” the othef
hand will ssv: "I paid for the flail.” Tb*
one hand will suy: “l hummered the spear
into a priming-book ;” and the other band
will answer: "l signed the treaty of peso*
that made that possiole.” Then Capital
and Labor will lie down together, and th
lion and lhe lamb, and tbe leopard and
the kid. and there will be nothing to hurt
or to destroy in a l God’s holy mount, lor
tue mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
BURNING OF A DIHI ILLERY.
Tho Owners Recently Expelled from
lhe Foil Mini Incendiarism Kui
pected.
Fkokia, 111., May 16.—At an early
hour this morning the watchman at tbs
Enterprise distillery, at Pekin, d>scov
ered tbe building to lie on fire. An alhrm
was at once given but before the firemen
reached tho scene the building was wholly
enveloped and the tire was beyond con
trol. Tbe distillery with all its machin
ery and contents was entirely destroyed.
Tho building contained 20,000 bushels
of gram and 5,000 gallons ol alcobol.
Four oars of corn on the track were alts
destroyed, together with all the gov era.
iiimil books. The total value of ibe prop
erty Is esliinat'd at $200,000, on which
there is insurance of $65,000. Tho firs
originated iu tbe leach room, and was un
doubtedly the work ot au ineentitary. Tba
distillery was owned by Hpelliuan A
Doehney. The firm was recently expelled
from tho whisky pool. The proprietor*
offered a reward of $5,000 for the arrest
and conviction of tbe person wbo fired taw
building. They will rebuild.
A BLAZE AT NKW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, May 16.—Fire to-cehl
started in I’orvlH’ sash, blind und door
factory and lumber yard at Ht. Charles
nndCllostrr*'!*. Udestroyed the establish
ment. lhe flames spread to the German
Protestant church on Clio street, and
Michael McF.nany’s residence adjoining.
Both buildings wore completely de
stroyed. Dr. J. E. Board’s residence on
Bt. Charles street was also destroyed and
a number of adjacent buildings worn
damaged by fire and water. Tbe total
loss Is estimated at $70,000. The insur
ance is $50,000, mostly in local compa*
nles.
A BENMATI >N ON THE lURF.
Noted Flyer* Withdraw n From tha
Track at Irfiuisvilli'.
Louisville. Ky„ May 16.—A sensation
was caused here to-night by the announce
ment tbat J. B. Haggin, a Californian,
bad issued orders to withdraw his string
of horses from the track to take them to
Latoula. No explanation is offered.
Mr. liaggin has about twenty horses,
among them Ben Ali, wbo was to stark
Iu the Claike stake Thursday. Many
theories are advanced In regard to tho
matter. Home sav be was dissatisfied
with the pool aiTaogementa ber, wbils
others declare be is afraid for Ben All
to beat Blue YVtug again. Mr. Pag
gin’s trainer stales tbat tie removal
Is duo to the fact ihat sotua
of the 2-year-old oolts are sick, and Mr.
Haggin wanted them moved to Lafoma
so lhat they can go into training as soon
as they recovered. It is staled tbat tha
horses entered in the Mercba it stnke,
Fleetwood, Handicap and Turf-stake may
be shipped back to start In those events.
The stable leaves to-morrow morning.
HUH EM I ANN INDIGNANT.
i An Ktnpbatlo Deuunclation of th*
Recent Violence at Chicago.
1 Chicago, May 16.—Leading Bohemian
residents of tbia uitv hold a meeting to
day and expreseed their Indignation that
tbe recent rio* should be attributed ta
citizens of tbeir nationality. Adolph
Kraus, a member of tbe Board of
(Education, emphasized tbe fact
that one ol the policemen snot
during tbe riot. August Kellor,
was a Bohemian; that uo Bohemian bad
been arrested on account of tbe riot, and
'-bat not half a dozen Bohemians took
j part iu the Eastern parade “when the
i American (lag was dragged in tbe dirt
; ami tbo red Dag unfurled to the bra* x.”
i Other speeches were made, in which the
[ sentiment was general that It was tbe
| duty ol Americuu citizens, and of every
alien who enjoy* the hospitality of tbia>
! tree land, to cueerlullv obey all its laws.
Compromising with the Cutters.
I’ll 11. AbKLPUI A, Mav Hi.—Au agree
ment ha* been reached between the strik
ing garment cutlers and clothing manu
facturers and tbe strikers will rvaurns
work to morrow. Tbe men s'ruck for
eight bouis nut at a c< nftr on last night
between committees repiuseiillUs the man*
iilecturer* and striker*ucompromise was
effected on tbe basis of fifty-four hour* a
week, inse and a half hours to constituta
a days work live days a week, and six aod
a baif hour* Satin day, and tbe cutlers to
receive wage* for ten hours work as be
fore the strike. Tnere wore about I.o*l
cutters on strike and neatly 15,000 bauds
were dependent on tnem lor work.
Back From t. Ijoiilm.
W ashing ion. May 10.—Tb* Rous*
special ooiuinillee to Invcsllgulo ibo
strike on toe Gould system of railroai*
bus returned imni Its trip to tbo south
w*st. The committee had a splendid
| time, its metnlier* say, aud coin c'sda
i large quantity of Inlonnation about too
recent strike. TbeoonimilteH will pioba-
Idy take no more testimony, nut will pre
pare a report embodying li e facts which
it has iisocit(lueil, with po-ibly some
recommendations as to legislation. These,
It is bellevid. will be in tbe line of those
suggested In toe President’# special lues*
sage on tbe labor quest*on.
l umlH'i Mill Hands Mtrlke.
Texarkana, Tex.. May 16. —Informs
lion rescued bero to-duy that a strike be
gun ye-terduv at the lurgs lumber mills
of N. S. Ma news, in the pim-ri** 20 mile*
below here. The mills employ 100 men.
who arc demanding shorter hours and
back pav. It Is thought that the nine
hour movement will extend through th*
enure pinery region.
Bum* Balk
I Washington, May 16.—Th* following
1 games were plsy**d to-day:
At He* York—Brooklyn 18. Athletlo S.
i A' St. lends -ht. Isons*. Cii.etnn.iti f