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Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
MINE STRIKE Is On
WoEk ALL sToFPEo IN TIE
!, ANTHRACITE REGION.
Three Hundred and E'ifty-savon col-
iicries at tandstilI-Unon's Or
der to Suspend Cpcea.ons a
Obeyed in Every Instance.


Obeyed In Every Instance.
Philadelphia, May 13.-Mine work
Gs throughout the entire anthracite
coal regions Of PennsylYs MIA, to the
Dumber OF 145,o00, formally began
their struggle yesterday for increased
wages and shorter hours. Never in
the history OF hard coal mining has a
ueup been so complete, not one of the
s57 collieries in the territory being in
operation. There is e 4. indication
1Or the belief that ;spension,
which was to cover onl Grst three
days of the week. will be -aade perma.
nent by the miners general conyen.
tion which will meet at Hazelton on
Wednesday. Absolute quiet prevails
everywhere In pursuance Of the re-
guest of the district executive boards
which met Jointly at Sea nton last
week, all the local unions throughout
the region met and elected delegates
to the Hazelton convention. 1t is sig
Aific4.nt that in every issue where a
vote of the ''locap became public prop
erty the ballot showed a decided ma
jority for a permanent strike unless
the operators grant the demands.
Predictions are made that If It Is
decided on Wednesday to continue the
strike, the struggle will be longer and
more bitter than was that Of 1900,
which lasted six weeks.
The coal companies in the various
parts Of the region have already made
preparations for a siege. Coal train
crews and other employees numbering
several thousand not identified with
the mine workers union have been laid
on until further notice. Some Of the
companies have also brought their
mules to the surface and placed them
IN pasture.
President Mitchell expressed him
self as well satisfied with the way the
men responded to the call for sus
pension OF work.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
lsouth Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, May 12.-Cattle-Re Receipts,
$500; steady native steers. S5.OOd7 90:
cows and holfcrs, S5.sOn600. western
steers. 81. .sOd5.pO: Texas steers. Si.5oGi5. 30;
Gamers, S9.OJd3.2J stockers and feeders
S3.006l5 30. calves. $3l0nG.25: bulls. stays,
etc. s2.15q5.5o Hogs-ReccIpts. 1900: )
MtOc lower: heavy. S7.0Ou1.i5; mixed,
,0.D5l7. 90: light. SG15M7.OO; pigs. S5.5o0f
$50: bulk OF sales. S6.p5dt7O0. Sheep-Rc-
ccipts, a, roo: steady: fed muttons, $5.5Off
GOO; westerns. S4.5O'dio0O; ewes. 81. 250i
$50; common and slockers. S3.00G5.OO
lambs, SJ.JOciG.OO.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Two End Their Lives.

Lewiston. Ida. May 13.--A special
from Orc Fino, Ida. reports the death
at that point by suicide of DIR. f. J.
Leadbrook. prominent physician.
and Miss Winnie Booth. the 19-year.
old daughter of Rev. G. M. Booth, pas.
tor OF the Methodist church at Mos
cow. Ida. The couple had taken NOR
phine by hypodermic injection.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Ford Brothers Both Dead.

New York. May paul Leicester
Ford. the novelist. was shot and killed
yesterday by his brother. Malcolm
Webster Ford. writer and athlete
who Immediately sent bullet into
his own breast, dying instantly. The
shooting occurred in the handsome
new mansion which Paul Ford had
built at 81 East Seventy.seventh
street.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Aeronauts FaiI to Death.

Paris. May 12.-The airship belong.
Ing to Senor Augusta Severo the
Brazilian. made an ascension this
morning. The airship exploded and
Severe. the aeronaut. and one of his
assistants, who were on board. were
killed.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Mrs. Denison Elected Preoident.

Los Angeles. May 1.-Two things
distinguished the last day of the
Federation OF Woman's Clubs. the
election of officers and the address of
the president. Mrs. Rebeeca Lowe OF
Georgia. The election resulted in the
accoption by ballot Of the entire re-
port OF the nominating committee. as
follows: President. Mrs. Dimies- T.
S. Denlson. New York. first vice preBl-
dent. Mrs. Robert ]. Burdette. Cali
fornia; second vice president, Mrs.
Emma Fox. Michigan. recording sec
retary, Miss Louise Pappenhelm,
South Carolina; treasurer. Mrs. Emma
Van Vechten. Iowa.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
rwo HANGED Frem - soaffoId.

Wheeling. w. Va. May 10.-John
Mooney and Frank friday were
hanged yesterday at the Moundsville
penitentiary from the same scaffold
with a simultaneous drop. for the
murder OF James Hciyey. n farmer OF
this county, March /. 1900 Both pro-
tested their Innocence to the last and
walked to their death without h
tremor. Their last act was a prayer
"for the men who murdered James
Hervey."
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Senate Combinations.

Washington. May 10.---The senate
yesterday confirmed the nominations
Of H. Clay Evans to be consul general
at London and Frank p. Sargent. iii.
nois. commissioner general Of immi.
grafton.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Chinese Rebels KIN Inhabitants.

Hong Kong, May 10.-Advlces re-
ceived here from WI Chou say the
rebels bombarded Nan Ming Flu for
three hours April %, using modern
field guns. From 800 to 400 Of the In.
habitants were killed. The rebels
subsequently withdrew to the hills.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
ST. Joseph Live Stock.

st. Joseph. May 12.-Cattie-R Receipts, 900;
steady; natives, 50. 250tT. .25; cows and heif-
ers, &1.5OQt050; vcais. s3.50d0.00: stockers
and feeders. $2.50do.o0. Hogs Receipts,
alo0; steady; light nnd light mixed. $3.50
tEI.i5; medium and heavy. S7.l0Q7.30; pigs.
tA35Qb.25.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
Two Children F.

Pueblo. Colo, Ny 1O.-walter
Craddock. the 1o-ye- -d son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. I. Cra . died from
burns received last lli, His sister.
Edna, who was bur tho sam.
time. Is not expeo to recover
Soon after midnight boy left his
bed in his sleep, plcl'l mp a lighted
lamp and went to A., sisters bed
side. where In some aor the lamp
exploded and ignited tbo bed clothes
and the children's L dresses.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
PRESIDENT OF ,AYTI QUITS.
General Sam Tende
as Chief Execut

Port au Prince,
General Tiresias S
dent of the Haytie
signed his office.
The Haytian con
May IL to elect h
city of Port au Prii
The Dominican
completely Alm.
Jlminez has embf
French steamer an
General Descham
ernor of Puerto PIE
the last place to g
minican revolution
barked on a Freno
refuge at Cape Ia.
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
McLaurln Knocks

o'SSfNS
Washington. Ma
an exciting scene
hotel here last nigh
McLaurin of Soutl
The senator was 81
room with a gentl
came the object of
tention from a ma
senator refuses TO
the senator says, "
ence of liquor at
after this the sena
lett the dining roo,
cigar stand. While
man. who had fol
from the dining
him, whoreupon
knocked him down.
not struck. There
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15
sNoWsToRMs
Heavy Pre- oi7ita %
Red Rive

Grand Fork. y
storm prevailed O
valley yesterday r
a heavy snow fall
reaching south to j
Gilpin observer., 1902-05-15

The stories of the, survivors added
TO the awful details of the particularly
narrowing account of the loss of the
British steamer Roraima. Engineers
C. c. Evans and John G.. Morris, now
at the military hospital OF Fort de
France. say the vessel arrived at 6
o'clock. AS eight bells was struck n
frightful explosion was heard up the
mountain. A cloud OF fire, topping
and roaring. swept with lightning
speed down the mountain side and
over the town and bay. The storm OF
fire lasted not more than FIVE min
utes. The Roraima was nearly SUM;
and caught fire at once.
81 can never forget the horrid. fiery.
choking whirlwind which enveloped
me-" said Mr.. Evans. "Mr. Morris
and | rushed below. We are not very
badly burned. not so bad as most OF
them. When the fire came we were
going to our posts to weigh anchor and
get out. When we came up we
found the ship afire aft and fought II
forward until o'clock. when the Su
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

Of smoke appeared to be rising. We closed
In on the dark mass before US. There was
row on row of huge mash tubs filled to
overlooking with beer" There was a wide
stone furnace in which were a few glowing
embers. But the copper still and worm
were gone, and not a moonshiner was in
sight.
The possibility yet remained that one or
more OF the gang might be lurking in the
brush nearby. With whispered instructions,
therefore, to hold up the first man encoun-
tered the raiders separated as the morning
began to dawn, taking different directions
In their search up and down the ravine.
For a long time nothing came of this
effort. But as / neared the rendezvous at
the still / heard a rustic, a stealthy tread
In the laurel thicket ahead OF me. The
desperate was coming directly toward me.
l got my gun ready and then hesitated, as
l remembered that / had not been told the
correct form Of address to use on such occa-
sioDs. stand, in the kings name!" sounded
well. Under which king, Bezonian, speak
or die?" had also done good service in
Pistols day. But though excallent in them
selves, neither of these adjurations ap-
peared particularly appropriate to moon
sinners In West Virginia. Fearful, there
fore. of displaying ignorance of moonshine
etiquette, ! determined to say nothing. I
would simply get the drop on the moon
sinner. With my gun all ready / calmly
waited. The laurels swayed. then parted
and the burly form of Dan, the detective.
stood before me.
Destruction of the Mash.
AS the sun swept down the surrounding
hills Cunningham destroyed the plant that
the moonshiners had been forced to leave
Denind them. About a thousand gallons
or beer or mash" were thus poured into
the brook. This represented a net value
OF at least $500. then we followed a path
that led US straight to a house that we
knew to be the headquarters Of this par
ticular gang Of moonshiners. II was the
home OF Lens Lilly. They are all LiIlys in
this wild community. Lilly seems to be a
tribal name among them, due, probably, to
the fact that a century or more ago a fam
lily OF Lilly settled here and in time spread
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16
/ n Paragraphs

Chicago News: Short friends often make
long accounts.
Mans loose actions often get him in
a tight place.
Consistency IS often but another name
for contrariuess.
When a man is spelling for a fight he is
naturally too fresh.
selfshness is the result Of a misdirected
search for happiness.
A practical man is one who carries out
the plans OF a theorist.
Fireproof buildings are provided with
fire escapes Just the same.
Possibilities OF genius are few when COM
pared with impossibilities.
A heated argument is one Of the things
the wise man quickly drops.
Only a fool man believes that a woman
believes everything he tells her.
A small boy with an armful Of snowballs
can make a strong man tremble
The gas bill may be a light afiiction,
but getting 1t recelpted is a heavy one.
Women defend the wearing of corsets on
economic grounds; there is less waist.
He who steals a woman's purse gets
aSay with a lot Of samples and other trash
Contentment SHOULD be measured by the
number OF him you are willing to do
without.
Toadstools are often mistaken for mush-
rooms and gall is sometimes mistaken for
genius.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

OF the government. declares that during
four years OF warfare between moonshiner
and official in the southern states nearly
5000 stills were seized and 5000 muonshin-
ers captured. This was accomplished at a
sacrifice of twenty-nine government officers
murdered and ~sixty-three seriously
wounded. The saving in revenues to ths
government by the capture Of these distil-
leries Governor Atkinson places at 81, O42, 500
annually. From these figures the exten,
and seriousness Of moonshining can be es-
timated. although today, judging by Gov
ernor Atkinson's thrilling "reminiscences,
the moonshiner is not SO formidable as he
used to be. Indeed. with the continuance
OF the present official activity, by another
generation the moonshiner with all his
strange social environment may become as
much a matter Of fiction as the Highlander
OF Scotland or the outlaws Of Robin Hoods
England. Meantime many a brave deputy
marshal may bite the dust mid the soii-
tudes OF these southern hills, many a dar-
ing outlaw spread the terror and fame OF
his deeds over a country that he dominates
with the authority Of a chieftain of old.
CLIFFORD SMYTHE.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

over the country. The history Of creation
is frequently re-enacted on a small scale
In these remote corners OF West Virginia.
Lens, OF course, was not at home when
the raiders entered his cabin. His wife, a
wild-eyed woman dividing her attention be-
tween a spinnig wheel and a child who was
dying of whooping cough, persistently de-
MED any knowledge Of her husbands
whereabouts. Probably the primitive cabin
had never held so many strangers before.
and Its mistress with her half-staryed
children clinging about her, regarded the
unwelcome intruders with the gaze of some
female wolf at bay, until the detective
asked some questions about her dying child
and tried to soothe its cough. This show
OF interest had a humanizing effect on the
woman, although 1t failed to elicit any In
formation regarding the absent husband.
As we left the house the woman crept out
after us and commenced calling the cows
a favorite signal among these people to
moonshiners lurking in the brush that they
are in danger.
Twenty-Five Years of War.
For the next two days anG nights we
secured the adjacent country and sue
ceeded in capturing three OF the gang.
NNNH OhNO III "a CndbG VIC wore at
the mercy Of ambushed moonshiners, and
the aim Of these outlaws is unerring. We
spent three days valnly trying to capture
the leader, For the last thirty years he
has had a master hand in most Of the
m~oonshining in the neighborhood and his
arrest would go d long way toward break
ing up the open outlawry that hourishes
in this part Of the country. More than
one deputy marshal and revenue officer has
lost his life tracking him to his lair, and
Lilly has confidently announced he will
never be taken alive.
For the last twenty-hv years the govern
ment through its marshals and revenue
officers has been waging war on moonshin-
ing. and undoubtedly the latter is less
prevalent than at the time when the first
serious effort to abolish 1t was made. Ex-
Governor Atkinson Of West Virginia, who
was the first to make effectual Roadway
against this class Of outlaws, the first mar
hal to enforce the present revenue policy
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16
LO and the White Man

Washington Star: "Is your hair cut ?"
1T is" answered the Indian.
Have you washed all the paint on your
lace and instead anoInted yourself with bay
rum?"
II have"
Have you cultivated habits of thrift and
saved up some money!"
IT have"
Sure you've saved up money!
yes"
We'll, come on. You are ready for the
next step in civilization. will now teach
you how to play poker"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

1902, by Clifford Smythe.)
He man who pitches his cabin in
some mountain wild, collects a
band Of followers and makes his
living by methods that fall under
the censure of and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-20
Gov. Wright at Home.

The proceedings at Memphis yesterday
and last night were in the highest degree
creditable to the spirit that inspired them.
There was testimony offered Of neighborly
pride in Gov. Wright and his official
achievements, and there was testimony in
equal measure Of patriotic welcome to the
President Of the United States who had
come so far to add his praise Of the guests
of the occasion to that Of the good people
Of the Tennessee city. The remarks of
both Gov. Wright and President Roosevelt
were in keeping with the real significance
Of the festivities, and no man can read
them without profit A notable and praise
worthy features Of the arrangements was
the opportunity afforded the colored portion
of the population to share in the tributes
paid. The meeting attended by the negroes
is described as having been most success
fully conducted. Gov. Wright is popular
with all classes Of his owtownsmen.
and the blacks were as happy as the whites
to see him at home again with new honors
to his credit and the chief executive on
hand to heap up the measure.
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The Union Station Bill.

Chairman Babcocks statement that the
local legislation is to be pushed at this
session is gratifying to the people OF the
District who hope to see the union station
bill enacted into law and sundry other mat
tiers advanced. The steam railroad situa-
ton becomes less toIerabIe year by year.
Lives continue to be sacrificed at grade
crossings, the public is seriously inconveni-
enced in a greater degree each season by
the closing Of streets at crossings to permit
the passage of trains, and business gener-
ally is disconnected by the inadeQuacy of
the terminal facilities. The problem to be
solved is more serious today than when the
bills for the cure OF the Embarrassing evils
were first drawn, with the promise of ac-
tion, few sessions ago.
Mr.. Babcock notes this fact when he
cites the petition, Of the Pennsylvania COM
pany for permission TO lay new tracks In
the Mall to accommodate the increasing
traffic. The grand plans for the union sta
ton doubtless comprise a sufficient degree
Of elasticity TO accommodate not only the
present and Immediately prospective trafac,
but the chances for still greater increases
In the distant years. This work Is to be
Of monumental. permanent character 1t
is destined to remain as ono Of the SUBJ
stantiai features OF the capital. It win be
deplorabls y, through insufficient planning,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-20

head and fly, blazing, to a distance. Or II
the person. knowing this tendency. holds
the match close to the head the ignition Is
likely to cause severe burn. So marked
is this tendency of the parlor match stem
to break that few seasons ago western
newspaper charged the manufacturers with
deliberately weakening the stems half an
inch below the head to increase the con-
sumption.
As long as matches are used fires VIII re-
suit from them. Even the sulphur and the
safety matches can be ignited by children.
sulphur match may perhaps be pressed
by the foot into fame just as parior
match Is today. But there La no question
that the percentage of danger will be very
materially reduced If the latter is excluded
from use. That action alone will probably
so advertise the danger which now turks
In the matchbox that match users will De
more careful than heretofore In striking
light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-20
The Socialists.

Returns of the vote cast at the recent
election show a very general, though not
extraordinary, Increase in the socialist
strength, under one party designation and
another. In New York state the total vote
of the socialists was upward of 240e0, or
double that cast for Debs for President
two years ago. This increase is taken as
an indication that the avowed socialists did
not flock in any material numbers to the
democratic standard because Of Mr. Hills
state ownership of coal mines plank. Had
they done uniformly without causing
counterbalancing OBJECTIONS they would
have elected Mr.. Coler. The paralysis of
the coal mining industry has led to careful
consideration by the public of the conditions
OF mine ownership, and there has been
among business men all over the country
surprising amount OF approving comment
upon state socialism as a remedy for the
evils and dangers of the present system.
But the increased socialistic vote Is far
from being sufficient to indicate decided
political movement toward socialism in the
United States. Only IN few communities
are the votes large enough to reckon even
as one per cent of the total ballot. In Bos-
ton they made their best showing on the
percentage basis, polling total Of 9,414
Yet this vote was divided between two can
didates. each calling himself a socialist, so
that there is no prospect Of the socialist
vote becoming a deciding factor even in
Boston. Many OF these Massachusetts, So
cialists, too, belong to what is loosely
known as the school Of ''parlor socialism"
That is, they revel in theories of state
ownership and control, and extreme regula-
ton by law. But they are not militant
They do not seek to proselyte their fellows
They hold meetings under comfortable cir,
cumstances, discuss abstruse doctrines of
statecraft and give themselves intellectual
treats But when 1t comes down to prac-
tical politics most of them prefer the good
old ways OF voting and drop their ballots
for the men who stand for the systems of
government which are known in practice
and, whatever their variations of factionaI
influence, stand for progress and security
Whatever Is good In socialism will eventu-
ally be adopted by the large parties and
made part Of their platforms, and in that
way, and that only, will socialism triumph
The way of the third party to growth to
first rank Is long and arduous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-20
Parlor Match Dangers.

One of the charges against the parlor
match now brought forward in advocacy
Of its elimination from use Is that the head,
after becoming incandescent in its own
fame, suddenly drops Off from the charred
wood and Is capable Of holding It's heat
long enough to inflict a severe burn II 1t
touches the person. Many Instances are re-
corded of eyes being seriously injured by
these hot match heads falling as persons
have reached up to ignite gas jets. The
nomehtarily fierce fash of the chemicals
which compose the head will set FIRE to
fabrics much more readily than will the
first fame Of the sulphur match. Even the
safety match. isnited on the box, makes q
less dangerous flame at first.
A habit of men In striking matches on
their boot heels Is responsible for many
accidents. The friction u sudden and tho
pressure on the match stem severe. % that
the stem is likely to break on Just at the
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a dozen years should find 1t insufficient In
point Of accommodations for the volume
Of business and incapable Of extension in
harmony with the spirit Of the main plan.
Washington Is destined to become great
railroad center. Not perhaps in the Sense
Of Pittsburg, with its hundreds Of millions
of dollars invested in freight producing
manufactures Nor In the sense Of Chi
cago. with it's enormous freight business
and its constant inflow and outflow of pas
sengers But in distinctive sense peculiar
to the capital of the nation. where will con-
gregate at intervals, enormous crowds Of
people. attracted by events OF national i'm
portance. The freight business Of Wash
ington. too, will grow rapidly when once
the railroads have adjusted themselves to
the local situation and modernized their
terminals. Not only in point Of local con-
sumption, but as a transshipment point for
southern states will Washington take on a
new importance as soon as 1t is relieved Of
the handicap Of Its present inadequate rail-
road facilities
The sooner the pending bill becomes a
law and work is actually begun the more
rapidly will the situation develop for the
enlightenment Of the railroad officials
charged with the undertaking. Certain
property values now depend directly upon
the details of the terminal plans. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars will be at
fected by the choice between the two sites
now under consideration. Other areas
await the precise definition of the railroad
plans to determine their future as residen-
tial or business sections. 1t Is only Just to
their owners that this winter witness the
final work on the measure so that the now
checked labor of developing the eastern and
southern portions Of the city may proceed
on a basis of entire confidence.