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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06

being intended to lessen the resistance
and render the danger Of sbloW-out
shots" infinitely less. He said that these
center shots worked satisfactorily and
acknowledged that the direct cause Of
the disaster was to him a mystery. He
testified that the practice of himself and
others was to water back distance of
only twelve feet from the face, although
the rule was to extend the watering
back sixty feet. Upon being asked why,
ii the law and safety demanded watering
back sixty feet before firing, he had only
watered twelve feet, the witness replied
that if he had brought water and water
ed this distance he would never have
gotten out the amount Of coal expected
Of him, and probably would not have
held his Job. He said that sometimes
day and that the flames from the shots
frequently ignited the dust lying about
the workings.
On the day of the explosion, testified
the witness, only one machine was work
ing, and he had never had any blown
out shots nor had he been troubled
with gas. Just prior TO the explosion
hc had noted nothing wrong with the
air while in the workings, but on going
outside had found the atmosphere grow
ing heavy and had remarked that there
would be much gas made in the mine as
a consequence.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
Michael Fleming Had Only Been Working
a Couple Of Hours When Fatal
Explosion Game.
BROTHER BRINGS BODY
Remains Reached Red Lodge Last satur-
day and Funeral Was Held Sunday.
Largely Attended.

Roger j. Fleming arrived home last
Saturday from lNernie, b. c., with the
remains of his brother. Michael Fleming,
who was among the victims Of the Brit
ish Columbia coal mine explosion.
MIR. Fleming was not long ut Fernie,
arriving there on Monday evening Of last
week and leaving with the body the next
morning During the brief space Of
time he was in the stricken city he
learned that his brother had just on
tered the employ of the mlne, was on
his first shift and had been underground
but about two and half hours when
the explosion occurred. Michael and
about thirty other miners, together with
the mining boss, had evidently tried to
get to the surface, as their bodies, the
first ones discovered, were found in posi-
tions which would indicate that they
had been made aware Of tho explosion
and were Fastening together to the slope
when overtaken by the fatal afterdamp,
all dying together. Like the others Of
this group, Mr.. Fleming's body was not
burned nor the features distigured. The
number Of victims was placed BY the
mining company at 133 but the miners
themselves think that there were fully
200 OF the dead.
Mr.. Fleming found that Will Davis,
son of Daniel Davis of this city, who
4 - hn Ia
The young man, luckily for him, was
laid UP at the time Of the explosion with
a sore foot Since returning home in
ouiry has been made Of Mr. Fleming as
to the safety Of Thomas Miller, a former
employe of the Rocky Fork mine who
went to Eernie about d year and hall
ago. MIR. Fleming found nothing about
him, neither has his name appeared
among the list Of the dead.
The funeral of the late Michael Flcm
ing occurred last Sunday afternoon from
the Fleming residence in this city. The
remains were followed to their last rest
ing place in the Catholic cemetery by 1
large concourse of citizens, there being
twenty seven carriages in the sad process
sion. The services were exceeding sim
pie, it being impossible to secure tn,
attendance of either Rev. Father Stack
the resident priest, or any other clergy
man OF the Catholic faith, as they wer
all in attendance upon the annual re
treat at st. 1gnatius on the Flatheat
reservation.
The pail bearers were Alderman Bar
ney Hart, Hugh O'Donnell, M. M. Don
. oghue, Thomas Shelly James Meal
, lister and Thomas Conway.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
CHEsNUT STRIKE SETTLED.
Western Federation Of Miners Decides That
Men Had No Grievanc

The trouble at Chestnut between the
miners was settled last week and all
hands returned to work, says the Liv-
ingston Enterprise. The trouble orig
mated over complaint of the miners
that certain shafts were not safe and
that they would not return to work until
repairs were made. The company denied
the charge and after considerable wran-
Cling committee from the Western
Federation OF Miners at Butte was Sc
lected to come to Chestnut and inspect
the mine. The committee made thor
ough inspection and sustained the com
pany in its stand that no danger existed,
and when this had been done the miners
withdrew their demands and returned to
work,
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
BRING SUIT
Farmers Of Rock Greek Valley Want Rocky
Fork Coal Company Perpetually
Enjoined.
TOO MUCH COAL SLACK
Complaint Filed In District Court Yester-
day in Name Of Pippenger
and Mahan.
TOO MUCH COAL SLACK

The long contemplated suit by iniunc-
ton against the Rocky Fork Coal com
pany was on Wednesday commenced in
the district court. The action is brought
in the names Of B. Il. Pippenger and w
r. Mahan and contemplates an issuance
by the court of an injunction perpetually
restraining the coal company from
emptying coal refuse into the waters OF
Rock creek.
The action is backed up by nearly All
the ranchers who have property along
the valley Of the creek and il IS stated
that the sum Of $1,000 has been sub
scribed by them for the prosecution Of
the suit and that they have already paid
retainer fee of $500 to their attorney,
Z. j. Walsh Of Helena.
The complaint, as filed in the district
court, sets up the facts to be that y. ~.
Pippenger and w. r. Mahan took up
lands in Carbon county describing the
ranches owned BY the two plaintiffs
directly north of the city, the former in
1883 and the latter in 1885, and that they
il time proved up upon their properties;
that there is stream flowing through
the valley in which their ranches are
situated and which makes such valley
especially adapted to agricultural pur-
suits and stock raising and that such
valley extends for forty miles: that il is
necessary to irrigate these lands from
the stream described and that for that
purpose bitches have been dug into the
ranches in order to direct the waters OF
the stream; that when the waters we're
first used they we're clear and we'll adapt
ed for domestic purposes, irrigating and
the watering Of stock, and that they #ere
filed with fish which the plaintiffs and
the other residents along the stream
were in the habit of taking out; that The
defendant company for a period in ex
cess of year has been dumping into this
stream and has permitted to be dumped
into it screenings from the coal and
mine, together with washings, slack and
other refuse, until the waters of the
creek are no longer fit for domestic use
that its value for watering stock ane
irrigating lands has greatly deterioratee
and diminished, and that the fish have
been killed and driven away. It is also
alleged that the irrigating bitches ane
their laterals have been clogged and tn
passage Of water through them oh
structed.
4 The complaint ends by asking for tht
perpetual enjoining of the defendant
company from further dumping screen
ings, washings, etc. into the stream ane
for decree allowing plaintiffs the cost!
! in the case.
The suit will not come up at this tern
Of court, but it will appear on the Sep
tember calendar.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
Or. OWEN GETTING TO THE FRONT.
Son Of a Carbon County Rancher Weds .
Butte School Marin.

The following from the Livingston
Post refers to son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
E. Owen, ranch residents near Laurel:
The marriage of DIR. George B. Owen,
and Miss Kate Mccarthy of Calumet,
Mich, took place at Butte, at the home
Of the brides sister, last Saturday. The
groom is one of Anaconda's best known
physicians, and the bride has been
teacher in the Butte public schools for
the past two years. DR.. Owen is we'll
known in this city and has many friends
here. He is graduate of the Livingston
high school, '95, and received his medical
education at the university of Minnesota.
DIR. and Mrs. Owen will spend q few
weeks in visiting San Francisco and
other Pacific coast points, after which
they will take up their residence at the
Montana hotel in Anaconda.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
coRoNER's JURY INVESTIGATION.
The Coal Mine Disaster in British Columbia
Is Being Officially Probed.

Yesterday Roger Fleming received
copy Of last Sundays Duly News, pub
lshed at Nelson, 3. c., containing a
special from the i'll fatcd coal camp Of
Fernic and giving the story OF the pre-
liminary investigation instituted by the
coroner into the disaster ia which
Michael j. Fleming, together with some
one hundred and fifty other miners, met
his death. On the examination OF one
witness the inquistion was adjourned to
next Monday, after which another and
different investigation will probably fol
low In this latter investigation, the
special dispatch says, the government
and the miners each will nominate q
commissioner, third being found in
one Of the supreme court Judges. This
commission will attempt to analyze the
disaster and make use OF the terrible
lesson in suggesting desirable amend
ments to the coal mine regulations in
the matter of more effectually protect
ing the lives of workers in the provincial
collieries.
The coroner's investigation finds the
Western Federation of Miners, the Do
minion government and the company
represented by attorneys. The witness
examined was Michael Finnen, shot
irer employed in the Crows Nest Coal
company's mine from May until the
date of the explosion. His testimony
was largely the story of what he had
seen of the work during his short en-
ployment in the mines. He declared
that he had never encountered any gas
in the No. 2 mine, neither had he ever
seen gas reported on the books. He
said, however, that the mine was a
particularly dry and dusty one and that
he had seen dry dust along the road
ways from six to eighteen inches deep
that there was no provision for syste'
matte waterings, and that the practice
was to drill center hole as we'll as two
side holes in the face, the center hole
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
SECTION BOSS KILLED.
His Life Was Crushed Out by Burlington
Freight Train.

His Life Was Crushed Out by Burlington
Freight Train.
Billings Times: When tho Burlington
freight train, which arrives in Billings
about 6 o'clock in the morning, stopped
at Grow Agency Sunday night, the crew
noticed for the first time that the engine
pilot was bespattered with what was un
mistakably human brains. Word was
Immediately telegraphed to Sheridan
for the next train to keeps a lookout for
the body Of man. The next train,
which was also freight, found the body
Of the dead man just as they pulled into
Little Horn, The man was horribly
mangled, but tho crew was able to iden-
tify him as a section boss named Dresser.
Pieces of velocipede scattered along the
track indicated that he was riding, prob
ably in the same direction that the train
was going and was probably too much
under the influence of whiskey to hear
the coming locomotive, as !; sack con-
tanning pieces Of a jug smelling strongly
Of liquor was found near the dead man.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06
MARITAL TROUBLES BEING SETTLED.

Mrs. Samuel Owens Gets the Stock and q
thousand Dollars in Cash.
The trouble existing between Samuel
Owens and his wife of Joliet. which cul-
minated two or three months ago in his
arrest on charge of assault in the first
degree, preferred by Mrs. Owens, is in a
fair way of being amicably adjusted out
of court. The lady was in the city the
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-06-06

Billings Times: S. G. Reynolds, the
new agent of the Crow Indians, who
went to Grow Agency week ago, has
not yet been sworn in, but will be in
about week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01
Nominations by Direct Vote.

The question of primary elections Is
one OF government for tho people and by
the people. Under our system Of govern
meut by political parties, two elements,
equal IN importance. are involved IN the
exercise OF suffrage; one the making OF
the ballot; the other, the casting Of the
ballot The right 10 cast the ballot is
regarded as sacred. The right 20 make
the ballot is equally sacred. No man
would be willing 10 delegate his power
vote the ballot at general elections No
man should be compelled TO delegate his
power to make his ballot Boss Tweed
said: "You may elect whichever candi-
dates you please 20 office, II you will al-
low me 10 select tbe candidate The
boss can always sGOrd " shy, You may
vote any ticket you please so long as !
make oil the tickets The character Of
the men nominated and the Influences to
which they owe their nomination deter
mines the character Of government.
The result and the only result sought
by primary election 81 90 give 10 every
man an equal voice IN the selection Of all
candidate. 20 lodge In the people the
absolute right 10 say who their candl-
dates for Office shall be; 20 root out for
ever the power Of the political b19e ~
control the selection or officials through
the manipulation Of CaucuseS and con
ventlOus A primary election should pro
vide the same safeguards for nominating
candidates as for electiug them. il should
ia the day, name the hour, use the same
polling places, have the same election
officers. provide the Australian ballot,
containing the names OF all the candidates
10 be- voted upon az the election. II
should be an election, possessing all the
legal sanctions ~ an election.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01

vote by striking at them through mere
personal attack.
Even IL these false and malicious at
tacks had not all been answered or fully
discredited in the public mind, it would
still be no part OF my purpose now,
more than at any time heretofore, TO be
swerved from the advocacy OF principles
10 personal controversy with any one.
| have no quarrel with individuals, no
Interior purpose in politics
| nave been personal 20 this degree
only to bring clearly 20 your mind the
real issue which should be kept constant
" before the public in this campaign;-
that the contest now on In Wisconsin Is
NOT one OF individuals not solely one OF
political parties. The issues are vastly
more important than mere political is
sues. Il Is a contest between the people
contendng for equal taxation and the
right TO select their own candidates on
the one nAnd, and the public service cor
porations determined 10 rule and 70 CON
troll legislation in their own selfish in
forests on the other.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01
Part Of Progressive Movement.

PaTt OF Progressive movement.
The question Of primary elections s not
one OF partisan politics, II ~ question
OF citizenship II is question Of patriot
ism II Is part OF q progressive move
ment. Tie Legislatures OF twenty two
states ~ he last two years have intro
ducad measures involving tho principle,
Many platforms OF different states FOR
1902 contain plupks urging legislation for
tho principle. Minnesota on the west
OF us has tested IL In two elections, ana
IL Is now generally accepted by her citi-
zeus as a permanent reformation, subject
to Etatesmanlike improvement, but above
and beyond ali party attack. Michigan
on the east OF MS has tried the working
OF the direct primary IN the city Of Grand
Raplds, and both the Democratic and
Republican platforms OF this year declare
for II. The principle OF the primary cleo
ton law has been tried under party rules
and under imperfect and not wholly salts
factory state supervision, In various
states, counties and cities for thirty
wears But In oil that time from the
adoption OF the Crawford county system
In Pennsylvania 10 1868, 70 the successful
election Just held under the Minnesota
law, in 10 single instance have the PEG
pie, irrespective OF party, been willing 10
abandon this method OF nominating can
1idates and return TO the caucus and con
venti0u plan Should not this striking
fact appeal 70 our sober uOnpartIsuu
Judgment From Pennsylvania to Cul-
furnin, from the Gulf 90 Minnesota how
ever imperfect the rules under which
they operate, or the statutes which they
have adopted. no community or state
which has escaped from The domination
OF the caucus and convention has ever
been induced - give up the right, when
once secured. go make their own npnlna.
D. DO Q ID 81
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01

that the people can be safely entrusted
| with the government Of this republic. All
that the advocates Of nominations by d.
| rect vote ask is that every aspirant for
office shnl submit bis candidacy 10 vote
Of the people.
Opposition Platform Inconsistencies
Surely q platform consisting almost en-
tirely of bitter personal attack Of can
didate on the ground OF alleged abuse OK
power made possible by the caucus and
. convention system OF nominating Candl-
dates. which would be Impossible under
"a primary election, should pledge itself
&C a primary election laW that VIII cor
rect these abuses, remedy these evils, and
forever protect the people Of the state
from absolute despOtIsm.
This is the consistent course pursued
by the Democratic party Of Michigan ~
It's last platform:
Declaring that: "The present state adj
ministratiou secured place and power two
years ago only by gross corruption ana
the manipulation Of cauru5es ana hom!-
mating conventions, and again his year
similar methods have been employed to
secure its continuance Iu power
They logically conclude. "IAereiore,
such reform OF the primary npWiuat'
ing system, chat the people shall be the
supreme and final arbitcrs Of nominatOH
10 Office, is imperative. To this end we
are in favor Of legislation By winch prL-
mary elections Of oil parties for the direct
nomination OF candidates shall be held at
the same time and places under the super
giaiau Of public officials and regulated by
law"
But the Milwaukee, convention declar-
Ing that al manner OF evil has been per
prtruted by this administration through
|..N# Ian L.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01
Delay Of Legislation Secured.

Two years passed and again IN IVOO
the platforms of both political parties re-
newed the promises that the tax burden
should be equalzed The people now
felt doubly certain that at last their
patience would be rewarded. The Legisla-
ture assembled and the entire state wait
cd In expectation for the forthcoming re-
port Of the tax commission, which was
10 light the way for intelligent legisla-
tive action.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-11-01
Report as 70 Railroad TAXATION.

Second. They reported that If the
railroads paid taxes upon the same basis
a. the property Of private corporations
aud OK the individual taxpayers Of the
state. that they would pay over a million
dollars ye-g more than they now pay;
ana that II the other public-seryice cor
p0ratIous we're taxed in a like manner,
IL would add a million and quarter dol
lars TO the amount now paid by all Of
these puhhC-s'ryiCe corporations. They
definitely recommended that the taxes OF
the railroads and other public-seVvice cor
porations be increased 20 an amount
which would more nearly approach their
pruportiouRte share Of the tax burden.
and the commission formulated and pre-
scented 10 the Legislature the bills which
would carry out this recommendation.
The statement of facts in this report
81 which they based these recommended
lions showed clearly that the property OF
individuals and private corporations was
paying tax OF one dollar and fifteen
cents Oh each hundred dollars OF .
value, while the property OF the railroads
was paving only so cents on each hun
dred dollars 81 It's value-or but a tTiae
more than one-haf as much as the prop
erty ~ other taxpayers This made IL
plain thar 1y gar the most important OF
the recomm eniatious which the commits
sion submitted for legislative action was
the one pertaining 20 railroad taxation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15
no. 81.

Also at the same time and place,
the leasehold interest in and to
that certain lot, tract or parcel of
land, situate. lying and being in the
city of Brunswick, county and state
aforesaid, and known and described
on map of said city made by
George r. Baldwin. A. d., 1897 as
the southwestern one-fourth of Town
Commons lot No. II. between Coch-
ran avenue and Stonewall street.
Levied on as the property of j. H.
Hawkins, under and by virtue of a
tax f. ia, issued by N. b. Russell,
clerk of the Mayor and council of
said city, against J. II. Hawkins, for
taxes due said city for the years 1900
and 1901. Taxes $S.62 and costs.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15

LOST-At opera house, ON night of
Methodist entertainment, one pair of
mother Of pearl opera glasses in black
leather case, Finder will be reward
ed by returning to Mrs. G. B. Lloyd,
SOL Prince street
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15
SMITHS PHARMACY,
Corner Monk I'D Newcastle Streets
RECEIVER DUeeERLYs ROUNDS

| will be at the following places on
The following dates for the purpose OF
receiving state and county tax returns
Tor 1902:
sterling-April 3, and 20, May II.
st. Simon Mins-April 4, May and
l6.
Pyles Crossing-Aprll 10, May 2
and %.
Jamaica-April II, "a, and May "a.
Brunswick-April II, is, 10, May g.
,, 10, 20, 80, 81.
JOHN e. DUBBERLY,
Receiver of Tax Returns for Glynn CO.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15

Tuesday, April Is, mas been desig-
mated as Georgia Day at the South
Carolina and West Indian Exposi-
ton. The Southern railway has au-
thorized rate of 1925 from Bruins
wick to Charleston and return for this
occasion. Tickets on sale April a.,
final limit Apt1 II
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15
Why Pay Rent When the Same Mon
ey Will Purchase a Home,

The following property will not be
on the market long. First come.
first served:
The Old Fulton home. 90x206 feet.
with good twostory house. Price
$l,250, terms 500 cash, balance
monthly payments, with interest at
per cent. Monthly payment in
cluding interest $14.37 House corner
Richmond street and First avenue,
$1,000, terms 500 cash, $11.25 per
month, which include interest. Three
other two-story houses Immediately
east of above. Price 1920 each, $50
cash and $500 per month, which in
eludes interest. Brobston, Fendig 4
Co.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15
MARSHAL SALES.
for tho years 1900 and 1901 Taxes
eli M eo~t-

for the years 1900 and 1901. Taxes
S11,00 and costs.
NO. H.
Also at the same time and place,
that certain lot, tract, or parcel OF
land, situate, lying and being in the
city OF Brunswick, equity and state
aforesaid, and known and described
on map of said city, made by
George R. Baldwin. A. D., 1887, as
New Town lot No. 69S and improve
ments. Levied on as the property OF
Mrs. Jane E. Harvey, under and by
virtue of a tax of fl ia. issued by
N. D. Russell, clerk of the Mayor and
council of saiu city, against said Mrs.
Jane E. Harvey, for taxes due said
city for tAe year 1901, Taxes $4734
and costs.
S. A. BURNEY, Marshal.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15

Pipes! pipes! Pipesl ana smoker 5
articles. [ carry the largest assert
ment II the Try, lad e I SUIT eva'Y-
body. Sig Leylson, agent, 80 Bay
street.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15

FOR SALE-A handsome home near
Col. Goodyear's formerly belonging to
Professor Branham. Liberal Germs
can be given upon part of the pur-
chase price. Brobston, Fendig & Co.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-04-15

Pure California Tokay, Sherry, Ca
tawba, Port, Muscated or Blackberry
Wine, rs cnets per large bottle These
wines are absolutely guaranteed to be
as good as any so-caIled imported
vines, sold for more than double the
price. A trial will convince YOU
Telephone 1870, Sig Lewis IN, agent,
SO Bay street