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There is a rumor about that I intend to withdraw my candidacy for congress in the 3rd district. Two newspapers have made a remark to that effect. I wish to contradict such an assertion and to state that I shall present myself as candidate before the opposition convention. But should there by

Again the Illinois General Assembly has proved that, when money matters are concerned, the difference between country and city, farmer and urbanite, is more pronounced than the difference between political parties. About eight years ago, Illinois had a so-called Board of Equalization which wa

A mass meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Bohemian Turner Hall, on West Taylor Street near Canal Street. The smallness of the hall made it difficult to accommodate the huge crowd. Mr. Jeffers was the chairman and Messrs. McAuliffe and Schlueter functioned as secretaries. The agenda w

Yesterday the trial of Rehm, Hoyt and Hesing took place in the Federal Court building. There were three indictments against A. C. Hesing. The main indictment accused him of having conspired with Rehm and Hoyt to defraud the Government of brandy taxes. The other indictments were against Hesing

When the bailiff called the names of the defendants, Rehm and Hesing answered, but not so Mr. Hoyt, who had fled to Canada. Mr. Cambell, Mr. Rehm's attorney, got up to state that his client wished to withdraw his plea of guilty and desired to hand in the following answer instead: "Jacob Rehm

The protest of the Socialist party against the German Government's repression of the Socialists drew a large crowd to the mass meeting at the Turnhalle on the west side of Chicago. Women were unexpectedly present, and their enthusiasm was apparently as intense as that of the stronger sex.

The next witness was called to the stand. [Editor's note: The testimonies given here were made at the trial of A. C. Hesing, who was alleged to have attempted to defraud the Government. As these procedures are available in the court records, they were not re-translated here.] Charle

[Translator's note: For details about this case see the Chicago court records. Several items of more or less significance in the life of A. C. Hesing, prominent Chicago German-American, may be of interest and have been translated. The court records which give an exhaustive account, involve th

The treasurer of the Chicago Mining and Hilling Company informed that body at a meeting yesterday, that enough bonds had been sold to warrant energetic procedures. It was decided, therefore, to attend forthwith to the procurement of machinery for the proposed reduction plant [Globe District,

We urgently beg all of our countrymen who wish to have an honest administration in our city to work with utmost diligence to secure the election of the Socialist-Labor Party Candidates for office, at the coming elections. Do not remain away from the polling places. Induce those who would stay

We stand today on the threshold of an important decision, whether our evil city government is to be continued; are we again to be surrendered to pillage by rapacious officeseekers and their numerous henchman or will we place in office honest responsible men, men of action, men, enthusiastic f

When Congress passed the law authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to circulate the ten-dollar certificates bearing interest at four per cent, it was intended as a means of giving poor people an opportunity to invest their meager funds safely. It was assumed that capitalists would not car

The fear of riots by the proletariat is immense. Dispatches from the foreign newspapers read as follows: "Chicago Communists are ready for action on July 4th 1879, the Authorities are taking precautions for safety." All the capitalistic newspapers express their indignation over the proposed i

Elmer Washburn reported to comtroller Knox in Washington on the Adminstration of Public Revenues of the German National Bank. The report is extensive and contains the exact history of the bank. For the greater part, the report is similar to that prepared by the late Mr. Weber and reads: "The

According to reports received from Washington, D.C., the Bank Committee of the National Congress will ask for a grant of money, in order to conduct an investigation of the administration of public revenues of the German National Bank, which is under the management of Henry Greenebaum of Chica

Lawyer Jussen is back from Washington, where he went in an attempt to induce the National Congress to name a committee to conduct an investigation of the German National Bank. The lawyer asserts that he made this direct appeal for the reason that Comptroller Knox, in whose hands rest the repo

The National Congress made its decision in the matter of the bankrupt German National Bank and ordered an investigation against the negligent business management of Mr. Greenebaum. Buckner, chairman of the Bank Committee, prepared this resolution for the Congress. Not only the administration

The trustee of the bankrupt estate of the Greenebaum Bank, by the order of the Comptroller of currency and in accord with the direction issued by the Federal District Court, auctioned off the entire estate with the exception of two pieces of land. According to the prevailing low market price

The eight-hour movement of Chicago's furniture workers gave one tangible result, and we hope it will endure. A co-operative furniture factory has been planned. If workers become their own bosses, that would be the surest and most sensible way to raise the economic standard of labor.

It has been proposed that elevated railroads be built in Chicago. The common council has been petitioned for permission to erect same. 1. South Side and Blue Island Elevated Road Company with a capital of three million dollars. The line to run from Market Street and Van Buren to Lak