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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

against class. Pierpoint Morgan can
go abroad, to Germany, to Russia. to
England, and when he arrives he is
entertained by his class, his own class.
though you sometimes forget it in
America-the class that oppressed you
in Europe, and that is growing more
and more powerful and oppressive
here" She enlarges upon this and
tells this story:
An operator says to me: Mother
Jones, how many hours would you
have the miners work, four?'
Eyes, four" I answer.
'And what would be the pay?"
"The pay would be five dollars, Or
ten dollars, even four dollars, what
ever they made. I'd have them paid
all that the coal they mined was
worth, deducting only running ex-
penses.
But where would we get any profit
then" asks he.
There wouldn't be any profit for
you" says l, unless you took off
those patent leather shoes and put
on rubber boots, stuck a miners
lamp in your cap, tied a can of powder
at your side, threw a pickaxe over
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 20.-'Moth-
er" Jones is here. She is the noted
woman strike originator who has de-
fed the injunction of Judge Jackson.
She had been advertised to speak for
more than week in glaring posters.
The biggest hall In the town was Sc
cured. Here is what one saw and
heard:
Dull-visaged, muscular mine labor
ors, mostly under thirty-five, Polish,
Lithuanian, Slovak, Welsh, Hungari-
an, their sons, their wives, sisters and
daughters, crowd the hall, standing.
Along the stairs are women holding
babies, and children who can just walk
play in the Railways. There is a lack
of collars and coats among the men,
an absence of attempt at anything
except covering themselves in the
dress of the women
Mother" Jones is presented in the
course of long speech, full of empha
sis gesture, and generalities, by a
square, ruddy-faced man in blue chew
lot shirt. Mrs. Jones looks, at dis
taneelike a harridan; eyes small, gray,
bright, close together, cheeks high and
wide, hair yellowish white, and she
moves her arms and hands in a ner-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

''If I find out that any man here
gives in and goes back to work I'll
raise an army of women and we'll
march on the mine and snake him
out by the heels. After all our paln
and sickness and trouble we don't in
tend to see you settle your condition
on our children. Perhaps you think
of us only as those who get your din
ner pail ready in the morning, and put
on the liniment and bandages when
you come home hurt. But you'll see,
you miserable, whimpering, paltry
apologies for men. if you ever say
Mary Ann, you better get my overalls
out for the morning, as I must 30
back to the mines.
why should you think you must
go back and work when the whistle
blows? Does the operator own you?
Has he any mortgage on you? II
not. why should you want to yield in
this battle You ought to die first
You should starve first. | call upon
the women, the mothers OF the chill
dren for whose future fortunes we are
making sacrifces-I call upon them TO
hunt out the weakened men and ruO
Strengthening Imminent on them.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

caverns to dig like the rest. Then
you'd get what you earned"
The crowd cIaps this a little. She
compares the rich and the poor, the
capitalist and the laborer, and then:
THE finest manhood, the sweetest
womanhood of the country, is in the
class you belong to-
Capital and labor! They are the
same thing. Labor is capital and
capital is labor. What we're lfghutns
is not capital but capitalists! When
th" fight is won this third element
will be missing. and capital and labor
will be Joined without separation
She goes on:
In the last 100 years there has
been an economic revolution. What
would you have thought years ago If
some one had told you that all these
coal fields would be held and operated
by one combination? That sort OF
thing is what you must defend your
self against, There is a tremendous
change going on and you must change
to meet it,"
Then, presently, she refers to the
tendency in some places to return TO
work:
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
Ed TRUST KILLS AC0M TOWN. E PAyED CRRRIE MO THE Big %
Death GOnirOntS a Once FIOuriShinO GOmnun-
itv in Old GOnD6CtCut

WINSTED, Conn. Aug. 20.-The
population OF New Hartford, which is
destined to go to the dogs, as the re-
suit of an order issued by the Cotton
Duck Trust, to shut down its Green
woods mills there on September l for
an indefinite period, has begun in
earnest, no less than 700 people having
left the town inside of two weeks,
never to return again.
BY the middle of next month it is
estimated that fully one-half of the
population of the place which is $500
will have made their exodus, Placards
reading, Closing out business" and
ITO Let" are already in store win
dows and For Sale" signs are tackled
on property everywhere.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
The Ex-senator DlSgusted
With His Political Collapse
Concludes to, Settle in
New York
CAUSEOF TROUBLE
The Brother of the Bx- Senator VIII
Shake the Dust Of Colorado
From His Feet, Too, and
Reside Abroad

DENVER, COLO, Aug 20.-It is
am ounced here that Senator Wolcott
and his brother Henry have deter
m'Eel to withdraw from Colorado for-
ever. The ex-senator will reside III
NV York, and Henry will divide his
time etween sailing on his Yacht alI
residence in England and France
The Wolcott brothers are disappoint-
ci and thoroughly di5gusted with Col
orad0. The repudiation of the ex-
Senator by the people of Colorado is
at the bottom of this displeasure The
Senator was enamored of life at Wash
ingtcn, and to spend his days in the
Senate was the hope and desire of his
life. But his adoption of the single
gold standard policy of the Republi-
can party disgusted and outraged the
Colorado people, and they sought the
first opportunity to retire him from
public life. He has made several efforts
since to put life in the Republican
party in the State. but failed His
brother Henry is devoted to him, and
felt the defeat of the former Senator
most keenly.
When Senator Wolcotts warm per-
sonal and political friend, Theodore
Roosevelt, became President, Wolcott
thought he could re-enter public life
as member of the cabinet. But here
again the fates were against him.
Roosevelt wanted to make him Secre-
tary of the Interior. but there is an
unwritten law that a man divorced
from his wife can not be either a cab
met officer or an ambassador. VOL
colt is divorced from his wife. He
married, while in the Senate, the
widow of his old law partner. 1t was
not happy union, and frequent ugly
disputes caused much scandal in Wash
ington. The wife sought and pro-
cured divorce.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt
sought to effect reconciliation be-
tween the ex-senator and his former
wife, in order to pave the way for ap-
pointing Wolcott to the cabinet, but
Mrs. Wolcott held aloof.
Now, seeing no hope of a continu-
apce in public life in Colorado, VOL
colt will settle in New York and his
brother Henry will retire from the
State too. The news came here in a
letter from Henry to his sister, who
made it public. Henry's bachelor
home, The Paddock, in Denver, is for
sale, and his agent has orders to close
out all corporation interests. The
reason for it all is given by his club
friends as the rebuffs offered himself
and his brother when they sought po-
litical preferment.
Many mining enterprises are num-
bered among the schemes which have
contributed to Henry Wolcott's wealth.
Eight or ten Leadville companies, as
many more in Gilpin county, and sew
raj in Mineral and Park counties, TO
say nothing of his Cripple Creek pro-
ducers, have recently claimed him as a
heavy stockholder. Among the prom
inent ones are the Nottaway, Gregory
and Bobtail. Last Dollar and Last
Chance He is associated with a
score of the best mining companies;
and 1t was his backing that developed
the famous Creede mine Henry
Wol"ott did as much as any other man
II ndv"" icing the material interests of
Colorado.
The Wolcott brothers wealth is
away up in the millions.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
HGHINST THE
EIGHT HOUR BILL IN CONGRESS

CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug. 20,-Eyidenlly
worried by the strength of the eight
hourday movement the National Man
ufacturers' Association has entered
the field to fight all legislation to n.
shortening of the work-day.
Circulars, which the recipients are
asked to keep secret for reasons per-
sonal to themselves, have been sent to
all manufacturers in the United
States. They contain a warning that
if the eight-hour bill before Congress
becomes law it will be more revolu-
tionary than revising the Dingley bill.
Besides, states the circular, if
Congress passes an eight-hour bill,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
D. G. LEVITT ISRWHkE
HFT6R THREE MONTHS SLEEP

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. I'D. c.
Leavitt, who slept for three months,
and was recently awakened, is greet
ing friends upon the street in hearty
manner and looks we'll He does NOT
intend to resume work as a travelling
salesman until the middle of Septem-
Der, but he looks heartier now than
many men who are perfectly well.
The case of Mr.. Leavitt has at
tracted attention all over the country.
He would fall into one of his sleeps of
several days and nights duration and
although unable to arouse himself or
speak and apparently unconscious,
would hear the talk by his bedside.
He knew the physicians told his wife
that his case was hopeless, and that,
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
f6 FOOLED SEVERAL WIDOWS
AND THEY HRE HOT AFTER HIM

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-Forty-
sewn women il ST. Louis an0 vicinity
would like to find Thomas Benton.
Benton is foxy old widower who
claimed to be millionaire cattle man
from El Paso, Texas. Six widows
have confessed that they were engaged
to marry him. He is sixty-five years
old. His right hand is cut off.
He won the widows by promising
them diamonds and a mansion in Tex
as. Some sold their boarding houses,
packed their trunks and got ready 20
go to Texas with Benton.
Mrs. Ella Embree, of 1116 North
Sarah street. it is said, gave Benton
nearly $1O0 to get the bonds out of the
express offices. Benton left Mrs. EN-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
NICARAGUA ROUTE
Mdu Yet Be Selected as Mr.. ROOSe-
welt is Not Disposed to Wait
for Panama Folk to Settle
Their Troubles

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Prospects
for the construction of the Panama
canal are up in the air again. The
State Department received a report
today from the United States consul
general at Panama stating that the
peace commissioners who stated out TO
reach an agreement with General Her
rera found severe fighting at Aqua
Dulce, and were compelled TO return
to Panama without accomplishing any
thing.
: Two government gunboats, which
left Panama to rlieve the govern
ment forces, We're attacked by the in
surgents. One boat, was forced to ~
turn to Panama, and the other is be-,
lieyed to have been captured by the
insurgents. o..
The best information obtainable at
the State Department is that the revo-
lutionists are prepared to carry on the
war for months, and prevent any
session of the Colombian congress for
the ratification of the Panama canal
treaty. The question is being brought
very forcibly to the President. and it
is believed he will not wait many
months for the conclusion of the revo-
luton, but will soon open negotiations
with Costa Rica and Nicaragua look
ing to the cession of the Nicaragua
route for the canal. 1t is known that
Attorney General Knox will not go to
Paris to look after the details of the
deal for the transfer of the rights of
the French Panama Canal company
to the United States unless there is
some better prospect than now exists
for the ratification of the treaty by
the Colombian government.
1t is also known that the President
opposes any long delay in the mat
ter, and that unless the insurrection
in Colombia is ended before Congress
meets in December. the President will
exercise the power given him under
the Spooner bill and will open negotia-
tions looking to the selection of the
Nicar@ qua route.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
WOMAN'S RIGHT TO KISS MANRIOT in f KENTUCKY PRISON
ST. Louis JUDGE Decides That Woman Gan
0SCuId6 at Her Sweet viii

ST, LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-No man
should resist or resent the efforts of a
pretty girl to kiss him, according to a
decision just rendered by Judge George
B. Sidener, of this city, in the case of
Harry Alberts, who used his fists in
repulsing the advances of a young
woman, gave her black eye and 9TH
erwise disfigured her countenance.
Harry wears diamonds and belongs
to the swell set. Of late he has been
Dragging Of his asbestos nature. and
the girls in the neighborhood of his
home decided that it was up to them
to bring about a change Miss Mamie
Mitchell, dashing blonde, who lives
a few doors from Alberts, was the ring
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
Three Desperate Criminals Mdk6 a Break for
LlO6rty but Th6y Fail

FRANKFORT Ky, Aug 2O.-The
officials of the State penitentiary and
the citizens of Frankfort were thrown
into a state of great excitment by a
riot in the prison, started by the at
tempt of three desperate murderers,
Lafayette Brooks, Wallace Bishop and
T. Muligan, to gain their liberty.
Before the riot, which began at 6 and
lasted until after 10, was quelled, and
the mutinous convicts captured, Bishop
was fatally wounded, Mulligan shot in
the shoulder, and a negro convict, AL
bert Ransome,- who the desperadoes
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

leader in the attempt to lead Harry
from the paths he had set out to fol-
low
Last evening Miss Mitchell waited
near a corner where she knew Alberts
would pass on his way home When
he appeared she stepped up and began
to talk to him. Harry backed away.
Then. so the testimony at the trial
showed, the young woman threw her
arms around his neck and planted
kiss on his cheek This led to the
assault. Alberts was arrested and
assessed fine of 500. Judge Aldener
said:
"A woman has right to kiss a man
at all times. This is a privilege we
owe the opposite sex
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

labor leaders will use it as an entering
wedge to procure "eight-hour legis-
lation in this industry or that, and in
this State or that. involving a cons
fusion for the average manufacturer
impossible to imagine"
Accompanying the circular is list
of questions the manufacturers are
requested to answer. These ask how
eight-hour legislation will affect them,
the hours Of labor worked by employ
ees, the number employed, what per-
centage of output is directly for Gov
ernment use, how the employees
regard the eight-hour day and whether
they want it forced upon them, besides
many other questions of like nature.
The returns will be submitted to the
next Congress as evidence against the
passage of the eight hour bill.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

In a district known as Dublin. =
where several hundred of the mill op-
eratives lived, there remains but a
single family.
Business men already feel the effect
and are planning to locate elsewhere
Truckmen. however, are doing a lano-
office business, hauling household
goods to the railroad stations day and
night. The Greenwoods plant is to be
removed to Tallasie. Alabama, where,
according to an alleged statement or
the Mount Vernon Woodbury. cotton
duck combine, manufacturing can be
done more cheaply. The business
was established in New Hartford IN
1888
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
find the Engagement Was Brief But Em0nontIu
Successful

BLUFFTON, Ind Aug. 20.-This
county and city is in the throes of
saloon remonstrances and in the past
sixty days six towns in the county
have gone dry" On the heels of this
came Carrie Nation, of Kansas, who
delivered Ietcure last evening. The
saloon men did not know what to ex-
pect of her and quite few prepared
for a visit.
After the lecture she retired to the
Bliss Hotel and it soon became known
to guests of the house that she had
quarters within A dozen commercial
men, hearing of Saloon Keeper Lewins
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

bree in the lobby of the Union Trust
Building and went up in the elevator
to get the bonds. He must be still
going up, as Mrs. Embree has not
seen him come down.
Benton appears to have gotten ac-
quainted with the widows through
matrimonial advertisement. When he
fed he left behind large bundle Of
letters from st. Louis widows and un-
married women. Some of the de-
scriptions the women wrote of them
selves read like advertisements of
horses. They all represent themselves
as gentle and kind, and one expects
to see them write: ''Will stand
without hitching broken to saddle and
Will drive double or SINGLE
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

even if he recovered somewhat, ne
would be an embecile and that the best
thing to do was to send him to an
asylum.
His condition, so far as he himself
felt was that of a man so weary that
he can not keep his eyes open. But
even when aroused he could not ex-
press himslf about the terror which
afflicted him. Upon being shaken
and called sharply he could speak, but
always in a drowsy way.
The theory that the principal nerve
in the back of the neck had undergone
a structure. producing possible con-
gestion of blood in the head, physi-
clans say, seems to explain the condi-
ton of sleep.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

had pressed into service, was hit by
rife ball.
The rioting started while the three
convicts were coming out of the dining
room in answer to the hospital call.
Suddenly one of the trio drew revol-
vr and compelled the guard to give up
his arms. Another guard was captured,
and also the yard foreman.
The convicts then retreated to a
room commanding the yard, and there
by means of their captives prevented
a capture for a short time. until later
they were forced out and taken.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

threats of what he would do If a raid
was made on his emporium. dressed
the porter in women's clothing and
sent hi macross the street to Lewins'
saloon.
The bogus Carrie smashed two card
tables with a hatchet and broke bot
ties and glasses right and left. The
customers sitting at the tables, who
were in the plot, with yells made a
break for the back doors, while others
came in the front and rescued the
porter as Lewins was in the act OF
choking him:
If the jokers had delayed the rescue
for a minute longer the saloon keeper
would have filled the bogus Carrie
with lead.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
MIMIC WARFARE BREAKS OUT
6Ont6ndInO FI66tS Now STRUGGLING for MdSt6ru
on AtI0ntiC Coast

RoCKPORT, Mass, Aug. 20.-A
unique war game in which the rival
fleets of Admiral Higginson and Com
mander Pillsbury are pitted against
each other, began at noon today.
The North Atlantic coast is now
threatened theoretically by a powerful
squadron of hostile battleships, from
the attack of which an equally able
fleet will attempt to defend it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

Commander Pillsbury's fleet, known
as the White Squadron, sailed from
Povincetown on Monday and is now
at sea. The present whereabouts is
unknown to Admiral Higginson, whose
force is known as the Blue Squadron.
The first tactical maneuver will be an
attempt on the part of the White
Squadron to effect landing on the
coast.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20
GREAT FOREST FIRES
THREATEN DESTRUCTION
Much Valuable Timber Land and
MINING Camp in Wyoming in
Peril

CHEYENNE. Wyo, Aug. 20.-A
telephone message from Saratoga states
that the forest fire conditions are be-
coming alarming, and that unless the
Interior Department acts promptly,
much valuable timber. and possibly the
mining camp on Gold Hill, will be d.
stroyed.
Governor Richards has notified the
Interior Department of the threatened
danger in Carbon county, and asked
that special agents be sent immedi-
ately.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-20

Metal and MOneu Market.
NEW YORK, Auguat 2O-Mexican dol
lars, 4114c; silver, $3.50. Copper 11.50
and 11.70.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-13
RUSSELL Sage SETTLES
fHB STRIKE QUESTION
Comes to the Rescue Of the
Manhattan S Ike.
Had Been no Trouble for Years and
Could Not See Sense in Having
Any Now.

NEW YORK. Aug 12.-It developed
today that Russell Sage. the aged fnan-
cier, wen the victory for the engineers
and fremen Of the Manhattan l.
General Manager Sl,itt and a majority
Of the directors were strongly against
granting the demands OF the men and
less than two hours before the trouble
was settled. at a directors meeting. the
general sentiment seemed to FAVOR al
lowing the men to strike and filing
their places.
II was at this critical stage that Nr-
Sage took hand.
I do not see any necessity for d
change. he said The company and
the men have always gotten along well
enough before. and what is the use of
making a change? The me- have been
working nine hours day and Why make
them work ten. unless We give them cx-
ira pay2"
Mr. Sage's view, after some further
discussion. tTiumphed.
When seen today and asked about his
part IN the trouble, Mr.. Sage said: I
do not deserve any special credit for
what ! did I think things should be
running along just as they have Tor
years For years the company and its
employees have gotten along nicely and
Why should we have strike at this late
day2"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-13
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
FIR COMMISSIONER
Mr. N. |. BurChell'S Name
Presented to President.
GUESSING CONTEST STILL ON
Mr.. Roosevelt in No Hurry to Appoint
Successor to Mr.. Ross-RumoTs of a
Conference at Oyster Bay Tomorrow
Afternoon.

new candidate for the va s1cy on
the Board Of District Commissioners ap-
peared ihis morning in the person Of Nj
y. Landon BurcheH. The welI-hnown F
street lawyer II appears that ti,s name
/ Of Mr. BurchcH was presented to the
President a few days ago with some
strong Endorsement from the members
Of the bar, and the business men on 2
Street. Those who have been looking
after Mr.. Burcheu's interests stated to-
day that they had confidence that the
presentations made to the President
would have considerable weight in the
contest, and would result in the claims
Ct their candidate being very carefully
/ considered.
/ According to the terms of a telegram
received in Washington late last even
/ ing. a prominent member Of Congress
! and a member Of the House Committee
on the District OF Columbia. has made
an appointment with President Roose-
welt for tomorrow afternoon. to present
the claims of one Of the candidates.
It was stated today that this member OF
/ Congress teIegraphed the President last
Monday that he desired TO consult with
/ him in regard to the vacant COmmis-
/ sionership. and requested that a time
+ for the conference be arranged This
/ is said to be the reason that the appoint
ment which IT was reported the Presi-
+ dent was about ready 10 make was held
! up
The name OF the candidate whose
name is to be presented BY the member
/ OF Congress could not be ascertained,
/ but the inference Is that it is the Dis
trict Auditor
/ There is q good deal Of gossip today
( to the effect tiGt the President would 60
outside OF the list OF candidates who
/ have been most peTsIstently mentioned
] and select man Of MS own liking. The
old rumor was also revived thai the
! President had said tAat he would nci
make the appointment until he should
return to washington and have oppoT-
tunity to consult several persons IN re-
gard to the appointment without tnt
! publicity Of trip 10 Oyster Bay
s = is not beIieVeds H5WeVer. Jaat 5hs
President interds 10 take such q course
j There are certain reasons OF some i'm
portance why he should act promptly
/ and Il is expected among those bes'
/ posted in the matter that the appoint
ment RilI be announced soon after tbs
/ iDterview referred 10 is over.
: report was current this morning.
that several Of the men who have beer
spoken Of in connection with the posi-
/ tion have withdrawn in favor Of NJ
Cox This il is thought viii better his
chances. and tire friends Of the banker
were in a confident frame Of mind %
day