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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-02
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mr.. McElroy of Bellows Falls is moving
to the Clark farm. which he bought last
fall.
Mr.. Wellman intends to move into the
house he is repairing this week and the
Smalley family will go into the tenement
TO be vacated by him in Mrs. J. Gorham' s
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
What Has Been Learned.

One of the consistent friends of or ganized labor. MT. Ralph M. Easley. the organizer of the National civic federal tiOn, contributes an article to the Oc- tober number of McClure's Magazine on What Union Labor Has Learned" During the past few months Mir Eas- ley has been especially prominent on account of his efforts, on behalf of the striking coal miners in Pennsylvania It is his opinion that. in the first place, organized labor has learned that strikes are bad, and should be a last resort" In support of this statement. MT. Easley quotes Chief Sargent of the firemen who says: "I have always counseled against strikes; they should be used only in extreme cases"
 The second thing labor has learned is that Scales of wages should be de- termined by mutual concessions in con- ference with employers rather than by a demand submitted by the union as an ultimatum." MT. Easley refers to sev- eraI instances where such conferences have had the happiest results, being approved both by employers and em- ployes.
 The third item in Mir. Easleys list of the things labor has learned is that when wage scale has been determined this scale becomes q contract, which is not only as sacred as any business contract, but the violation of which by union is also the most disastrous blow that can be struck at the princi- pie of unionism." On this point a great deal of evidence is submitted consist ing not merely of words but of deeds,
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
Personalities, as Usual.

No campaign in Ylvapai county
 would be complete without the appear ance of D. J. Sullivan as one of the clowns. These biennial contests give Sullivan the dearly prized opportunity
 of seeing his name in print, and every two years he emerges from his obscur- l ity to tell the "peepul' how they should vote Of course he is a con- tributor to the Prescott Courier. What his business is we don't know. We have been told that he has been q failure in his wanderings through Yavapai county-men who are so busy telling other people what to do usually are failures-but we understand he holds some sort of employment from the county recorder on account of past services. He writes from Congress, now. to inform a waiting world what the "ishoos" are. MT. F. NJ. Murphy happens to be investing large sums of money in the development of Yavapai
 
 strictly to his own business so far as we can observe, but Sullivan considers MT Murphy one of the paramount 'ishoos," simply because MT. Murphy pose, and is also a republican. But since he pays his laborers satisfactory wages and has no trouble with them, an intelligent public is at loss to un- derstand why it should be asked to hear nothing from the democratic press and it's Sullivans but Murphy" Per haps the Sullivan brand of citizenship would be better? Sullivan says he is candidate for office. Probably he is all right in his way, but the chances are the country would not thrive very much if the majority of the people contribut- ed no more to the prosperity of the territory than does MT. Sullivan. Peo- pie who are intimately associated with Mir Murphy. and those working for him, are his warm friends. and could not be encouraged to take sides against him by political schemer who comes before the public every two years to get some advantage, and then drops out of sight.
 Democratic papers of the Courier stripe, and their contributors, have not the intelligence to discuss the real questions before the public and always resort to vicious personalities. But MT. Morrison will be elected, just the same and the entire republican ticket will sweep Yavapai county.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
A Rival to Panama

The news of the tidal wave at Salina Cruz should serve to Colombians. and especilly to those of Panama, as a re- hinder of dangerous rivalry, and as an incentive to good behavior. The travel across the isthmus has for half a cen tury been of incalculable value to Col 'ombia. It was largely for the sake of promoting it and of thus securing the benefits which would accrue therefrom that New Granada made with the United States the treaty of 1S4$ placing the isthnus practically under United States protection. The earnest desire and strenuous efforts of Colombia to have a ship canal cut at Panama are well remembered, and are further indi- cations of that republics appreciation of the value of isthmian traffic Thus far the isthmus of Panama has had no serious rival except in expectation, and the expectations of Nicaragua seem now in danger of eclipse. The canal. however, wherever it may be, is still
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

as for example, when Daniel Keefe, employed non-union men at Buffalo to
 take the places of union men who had struck in defiance of their contracts. The action of MT. Gompers in the Mil waukee brewers dispute with their em- ployers is another case in point, as also in the recent action of the soft coal miners.
 Fourthly. organized labor has learned that Sympathetic strikes are unwise because they violate contracts, bring injury to friendly employers and the friendly public, and arouse public opin- ion against the organization" MT. Mitchell of the mine workers, among others, is quoted against sympathetic strikes.
 "Fifthly," says MT. Easley, "it is not essential to a contract that non-union men should be excluded from employ ment along with union men, provided they receive the same pay" This is Certalnly not the dlllluue CoIlllHollS assumed by unions, but it is approved by the presidents of the firemen and the locomotive engineers.
 The remaining lessons learned by or ganized labor are: That the union should attract the on-unionist by per suasion. not force, into membership; that "Violence in conducting a strike alienates the public, brings the courts and militia to the support of the em- ployers. and reacts disastrously upon the union:" that ''unionists should wei come new machinery" and that unions should abandon arbitrary re. strictions on output, and direct their attention to questions of hours and rates of pay"
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
CURRENT COMMENT
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 A Discouraging Slump

We have several times called our readers attention to the action of a white judge and jury in Wetumka. Ala. in severely punishing some of their white neighbors who caught and hung an absolutely innocent negro, be- cause his brother was by some accused of shooting at white man. It was q most encouraging happening, for it clearly showed that some white men in the south realize that the lynch:ng evil has got to be put down. "Nve just had to stop it in this county" said the fearless sheriff who made the arrests This incident also showed how easy it is to obtain information even against white men when the proper authorities set themselves to the task, and we took pleasure in commenting Governor Jenks for his prompt action in offering reward and insisting on the arrest of the criminals. With deep regret. there fore, We record the fact that. being a candidate for reelection. Governor Jenks has undOne this good work and nullified the effect of the convictions by pardOning every one of the five pris- Qners. including the one sentenced for life. Tho only reason Offerel by any one is that the governor did net wish to have his political adversaries accuse him Cf having put white men in jail fer killing a nigger." On this ground he released murderers as rcd-h handed as have ever been punished in Ala bama. It is a disgraceful and discour- aging outcome of q brave and right Cous aCtiOn.-New York Post
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

far in the future. For the present, and for years to come, traffic across the isthmus will be conducted by rail. That a powerful rival for such traffic now menaces the Panama railroad is a fact which the Colombia will do well to heed.
 The rival is the railroad across the isthmus of Tehauntepec, in Mexico. That railroad was first undertaken by the builder of the Delagoa bay railroad. It was finished seven years ago. but amounted to little because of lack of harbOrs. It ran from nowhere to mo- where. But now Sir Weetman Pearson has practically completed, at a cost of $50 OOO0, ,00O a fine, deep water artificial harbor at each terminus. Earthuuake and tidal wave have just done much damage at the Pacific end of the line estimated in cash at $500. 900: but the substantial integrity of the work IS probably not impaired. and we may ex- pect soon to see the damage repaired and the whole great work put into practical use. That will mean a com petition which the Panama route will not find easy to meet. Tehauntepec has the advantage of offering much the shorter route between the chief ports east and west. Thus between New York and San Francisco it is the short CT by nearly twelve hundred miles, be- tween New York and Honolulu by all most as much, between New York and Hong Kong by more than one thousand miles. between New York and Yoko- hama by twelve hundred miles, and even between New York and Melbourne by more than four hundred miles. Still greater is the advantage of Tehaunte- pee for New Orleans commerce. short ening the distance to Acapulco or Mag atlan by more than eighteen hundred miles, as compared with Panama.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

The whirling dervish with Buffalo Bills show astonishes all beholders by his ability to spin like a top for a half-hour at a stretch, but the whirl- ing editor of the Prescott Courier is ahead of Bills old Persian. It only requires that somebody suggest that
 the public is "on'' to the hypocrisy of
 the Courier mans professions of love
 for the dear taxpayers to set him spin
 ming worse than the dervish, and in
 fnitely longer. Moreover the dervish
 by his silence saves his breath for his
 task. But throughout the spinning of
 the Courier man, which lasts for days and days at time, he keeps up per petual bowling of Murphy Murphy!
 taXless toOts. the peepul the peepul, taXless toots," until exhaustion comes, and the few readers of Candidate Will sons chief organ have a rest for season. It is really remarkable. In the far cast. the two orders of dervishes are entirely distinct. The bowling der wish never spins, and the whirling dervish never howls. We earnestly commend to Buffalo Bills attention this neglected Prescott attraction.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
Phoenix Precinct Ticket
Wilson, tn. Lone Repudiator,

The extent to which the Judgment or q chronic officer-seeker may become muddled by his anxiety to land in the public feed-trough is illustrated by Candidate Wilson's advocacy of the policy of repudiation for the territory of Arizona In his speeches in Mari copa county, and especially at Tempe. and presumably elsewhere in the terri tory, Wilson flatly proposes that the solemn contracts entered into by Ari- zona and embodied in formal statute shall be repudiated. He has in mind the statutes which have been enacted from time to time by democratic legis- Iatures, providing for the exemption from taxation for a term of years, of such railroads as should be constructed within the periods fixed by the several acts. There is not now in effect sin gle exemption law of which advantage can DC Idken by ram OShu' 'hS NOAi struction of which has not already been, commenced. If railroads hereafter pro jected and constructed receive any benefits in the form of exemption from taxation for time it must be by the force of laws hereafter enacted.
 Were the Wilson policy to cover sim ply the proposition that encouragement for new railroads in the form of free dom from taxation shall not be extend ed by future legislatures. there would be no occasion for comment. In this the privilege of everybody, and every citizen has the right to advocate any policy which he deems good for the public. But this is not the Wilson scheme, at all. He proposes that the next legislature shall undertake to re- pudiate the exemption laws heretofore enacted, by passing bill providing for the payment annually of a mileage li- cense" by the exempted railroads be- fore they shall have permission to op- crate.
 In other words, Wilson's attitude is this: Whereas, when the several ex- emption acts were passed the urgent need of more railroads was generally recognized. and it had been impossible to get capital to build the needed lines across the deserts and through noun tains where the mineral wealth re- mained to be developed, and it was inn possible for the people of the territory to give direct subsidy as had been the custom in securing new railroads in the states, the people through their legislature announced to investors that | if they would build the desired roads, ! freedom from taxation would be guar anteed for limited period; and, inas- much as these exemption statutes served their purpose and capital was
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

In the face of such rivalry, Colombia will do well to keep the peace and maintain order on the isthmus. On equal terms Tehauntcpec competition will be serious. If Panama is handi- capped with chronic instructions and attendant menaCes to the regularity and security of transit, that competi- ton may well be fatal and without the gold bearing tide of sthmian traffic Panama's plight would be hapless in dced.-New York Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
scotTs santal-Pepsin Capsu.e

The principal difference between a case Of suicide and "a mystery" is in the item of insurance.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

The republicans of Mexican nation ality in Phoenix are to be commended for their patriotic interest in the issues now before the people. Only a few days ago the Mexican Republican club" was organized with a large mem- bership. and yesterday forty members more were added to the rolls.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
CHAMPION WOMAN RIFLE SHOT.

Miss Minnie Schenck, of Williams pert. Pa, is declared to be champion woman rifle shot of the world, havins; just established a record of twenty consecutive bulls eyes at 200 yards. Miss Schneck. who uses a 32-caliber rifle, is a terror tC sparrows. Out of ffty-siX shots she did net miss one, us- ing a 32-caliber rifle
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

The Sullivans. the Couriers. the RichardsCus. and that class howl oc- casionally that a freight and fare bill'' is the only salvation for Arizona. Per haps it is: but it would be more inter- estirg to have suggestions on the sub ject come from men who really have IsometAing to ship, or men whose in dustry and enterprise might lead one to expect that some day they will have some business to offer the railroads,
Arizona republican., 1902-10-06
LEO READS ONLY ONE PAPER.

The pope reads only one newspaper. the Osservatore Romano. But every lay collection of clippings from other journals is pasted into a scrapbook and given to him. His favoTite author is Virgil, whom he still reads frequently
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
- s-,.,.xs..sl.-l7 IT''477' . =
BATTLE IN SAMAR,
Seven American Soldiers Are Killed
in n Fight With Bo1omen.

Seven American Soldiers Are Killed
in n Fight With Bo1omen.
Washington, Dec. 29-Tlie war de-
partn7ent has received a cablegram
from Gen. Chaffee at Manila, giving
an account of an engagement near
Papado, Samar, in which Company F,
Ninth infantry, lost six men killed and
a number wounded. The cablegram is
as follows:
Jacob II. Smith reports the following:
During scout near Papado, Samar, Lee.
"a, Capt. Francis II. Schoeffel, with de-
tachment eighteen men, Company H,
Ninth infantry, was attacked large force
bolomen, springing from thickets. Severe
hand-to-hand fight ensued. Following
casualties occurred:
acknowledgement John P. Swisher,
Corporal James Gaughan, Privates John
Maren, Frank McAndrew, Joseph A.
Weippert, George Bedford.
Wounded-Capt. Francis H. Schoeffel.
Slightly; Corporal John H. Russell, Pri-
Yates Daniel l.. Mcpherson, George Clax-
ton, severely; Arthur Bennicastle, Slight
ly. One other killed, one wounded.
Names later. No property loss. Enemy
driven from field; lost severely. Lang's
detachment, Philippine scouts. arrived
soon after. assisted caring for wounded
and removing dead
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
WAR OF THE RACES.
Two Men Killed ma General Fight
Between Whites and Blacks.

| TWO Men Killed i ma General Fight
Between Whites and Blacks.
| Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.-In a gen.
eral fight between white men and ne
groes at Childersburg yesterday after
noon a white man and his son were
killed, while white boy and one negro
were wounded. The negroes are now
In Jail at Talladega.
The trouble grew out Of a crap game,
the negroes having quarreled over the
winnings. Tom Holley shot at one of
the party, when J. Bird, white man,
came up and advised the negroes to
stop fighting. Holley, becoming angered
at the interference, fired on Bird NOR
tally wounding him. Birds two sons
rushed to his side, and one of them
shot the negro Holley, inflicting a fatal
wound. BY this time the negroes were
firing on both boys and they began to
seek shelter. Reuben Bird went to his
father, who was dying, and was Or
dered by George Woods, a negro, to
run. The boy begged to remain by his
father, and on failure to move, was
shot dead. Charner Woods, father of
George Woods, then snot the elder Bird
again. George Bird was shot in the
legs while escaping. A large crowd Of
whites quickly gathered and surround
ing the negroes, captured them all and
took them to Talladega. For a while it
seemed as if a race riot would result,
but the quick ction of conservative
citizens prevented an outbreak.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
LIFE's CHORD IS SEVERED.
Senator SewelPs Death Occurs After
nm Illness of Two Years.

Senator SeyvclPs Death Occurs After
IN Illness of Two Years.
Camden, N. j., Dec. 29-United States
Senator William ]. Sewell died at his
home here at $3.50 a. m. yesterday. He
suffered from diabetis, complicated
with stomach and heart trouble. Sen
ator Sewell's illness had extended over
period of two years, but his condition
was not considered serious until about
year ago. His constant attention to
the duties devolving upon him in his Of
ficial capacity resulted, in 1889, in a
collapse. A trip to Europe was bene-
fetal, and he soon recovered sufficient
ly to resume his duties. Toward the
end of the last session of congress he
developed complication Of diseases
and. acting on the advice of his phys
icians, again visited various health re-
sorts in Europe. Upon his return, his
condition showing no improvement,
Senator Sewell went to Asheville, N.
c., where he remained two months. He
returned to his home about four weeks
ago. and for a few days slight inn
provement in his condition was noted.
During the past two weeks he has
failed steadily and he sank into uncon-
seriousness before he died. Senator
Sewell was born In Ireland in 1885.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
BRITISH CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY
WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE THE
BRITISH CAMP IS RUSHED AT
NIGHT.
DEWfT TRIES BRITISH TACTICS
AND TAKES REVENGE FOR RE-
GENT SUCCESSES OF THE
BRITISH.

London. Dec. %. = Gen. Dewet has
taken revenge for the recent successes
Of the British in rushing laagers at
night, and has captured British camp
In the eastern part of the Orange River
Colony by the use of tactics similar to
those employed by the British. The
scene Of the reverse is within one Of
the areas Of the Beers main resistance,
where Gen. Dewet has frequently foiled
the British commanders. The following
brief dispatch from Gen. Kitchener.
dated at johannesburg, Dec. &c, tells
all that it as present known of the af-
fair:
"Rundle reports that Col. Firman's
camp at Zeefontein was successfully
rushed on the night of Dec. "a by a con-
siderable force of Beers under Dewet.
fear the casualties are many. Fir
mans column consisted of the Thirty
fourth Thirty-fifth, Thirty-sixth and
Fifty-third companies of Imperial yeo-
many, one gun of the Seventy-nintil
and one pompom. They We're guarding
the head of the blockhouse line from
Harrismith to Bethlehem. The First
and Second Imperial Light Horse have
gone in pursuit Of the Beers"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
WEEKS OF MYSTERY ARE tNDtb
WAS HIT ON THE LEFT TEMPLE
AND THROWN INTO THE
RIVER.
GIRLS LOVER is SUSPECTED
MAINTAINS sToLID INDIFFERENCE
AND INSISTS ON HIS INNO-
CENCE.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Dec. 29.-Five
weeks of mystery and speculation as
to the fate Of Miss Nellie Cropsey ter
minated yesterday at 10 o'clock when
the body Of the missing girl was found
floating in the river opposite her
fathers home. The body was discov-
cred by ]. D. Stillman, fisherman.
Upon discovering the floating object
was the body of young girl he imne-
diately notified the coroner. When
found the body was floating face down.
ward. All the wearing apparel was in
tact with the exception of the rubbers
which Nell wore on the night of her
disappearance. With the exception of
some slight discoloration of the face
the body was in a state of good preser-
walton and little decomposed.
Coroner Fearing summoned jury Of
prominent men and called in three of
the best physicians of the city to make
a thorough and exhaustive autopsy to
learn If there was any signs of violence
on the body. The jury late last night
brought in verdict that Miss Cropsey
came to her death by being stricken
blow on the left temple and being
drowned in the Pasquotank river.
James Wiscox, the suspected lover,
who, in pursuance of advice from his
father and lawyer, had left town and
was stopping at a country house In
Pasquatank county, was sent for and
brought to Elizabeth City at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. There was no ap-
parent change in his expression, and
when questioned about the case an
swered in monosyllables and wore the
look of stolid Indifference he has as
sumed all along. He maintains not
only innocence but ignorance Of the
causes which led to Miss Cropsey's
death.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-01-03
havoc PLAYED By sToRM.
Train ana Telesraph Service Badls
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Train ana Telegraph Service Badls
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Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. 2S.-sleet ana
snow storms, accompanied by wind,
which at some points almost reached
the velocity Of a hurricane, have played
havoc with train and telegraphic serv-
ic, from the Northwest. In the noun
tains west Of Missoula, Mont, the snow
and sleet was binding. The storm 10
still raging in the mountains, all trains
are more or less delayed, while tele-
graph service is completely Frustrated.
Spokane, WASH, so far as telegraphis
service is concerned, is completely cut
off from the outside world. At Butte,
Mont, the storm came from the west
out Of clear sky. the snow, driven by
a fierce wind, being so thick that it
was impossible to see across the streets.
apparently extending clear through to
the coast. Seattle, Tacoma and other
points reported terrific wind and ma
rine disasters are feared. The storm
appears to be gradually working south.
High winds are reported from Utah
points and every indication points to a
severe blizzard in the intermountain
region.