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Of the invaders. Then followed the reign of
the advisory board, daily scenes Of lawless-
ness, the calling out of 5000 state troops,
the long and trying period Of guard duty,
the attempted shooting of Frick by Berg
man. the thumbing of Private Lams for ex-
pressing approval Of the attempted assas-
s~ination, the trial and conviction Of alleged
conspirators and the collapse Of the strike
and boycott after a protracted seigs Of five
months. Conservative estimates placed the
loss at $40. 1000 900, one-fourth in wages to
the men. At least thirty five deaths we're
caused by the strike
A desperate struggle was pracipitated IN
August between free miners and the en-
ployers Of convict labor in Tennessee. Knox
Vile was the center Of disturbance, which
broke out on the morning of the 18th. Four
hundred free miners took possession OF tho
convict stockade at Coal Greek. surrounded
800 convicts and sent them under guard to
Nashville. Attempts to settle he difficulty
by civil authority were futile, the peace
makers being arrested and disarmed. The
state militia was then ordered to The front.
Meanwhile the strikers. anticipating the
military. laid dynamite under the tracks
over which the trainlosd of troops was ex-
pected. But the military did not ride into
the trap. They marched from Knoxville
to Coal Creek, q stookade in which 5000
miners were entrenched. A battle occurred
on the morning of August IS, resulting In
the route OF the strikers by l50 soldiers.
Twelve miners were killed and twenty
wounded. After the battle the course paid
their respects TO the rioters and sixty of
the leaders were indicted and tried.
Scarcely had this storm blown over be-
fore the war OF the Buffalo switchmen
started. The cause of It was a demand for
an adjustment Of wages and an all-around
increase. From the Lehigh system 1t ex-
tended to the New York Central. the Lack
awanna and Buffalo Greek roads. Much
property was destroyed in the yaris al
East Buffalo, but within thirty-six hours
after the walkout the state militia was on
the ground and order restored. The strike
collapsed In a week.
Tr0ubIe Out West.
hi Occur d'Alene war ragged during July
1892. The falling price of silver cut IrtC
the profits of the operators and various plans
were adopted to saddle some Of the loss OF
the miners. During the winter the mines
were closed, the reason given being that
high railroad rates rendered the mines un-
profitable. Early In April the mine vwnert
agreed to start up II the miners would &C.
cept So per day instead Of $3.50. The ofeI
was rejected by the Miners union. Mat
tiers dritted along until the owners began
shipping in ~nonuniOn miners at wages In
excess OF h the union demanded. The
destruction OF the union was thus made
manifest and the members determined TO re-
sist to the death. On the 18th of July the
union men swooped down on the town OF
Gem and had a brush with the ~nonunio1
men. Six persons were killed and sever
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Locomotive Engineers IN recent years was
that on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
system in 1888. Repeated efforts had been
made by the engineers to secure a scale
of wages nearly equal to the rate paid by
competing roads, and several months were
wasted in ~fruitless negotiations. An ulti-
matum was finally delivered TO the officers
of the company notifying them that the men
would quit at 4 a. m, February 81, unless
the scale demanded was granted. The ulti-
matum was ignored. Between Its delivery
and the date set for the walkout the COM
pany secured the country for new men, and
succeeded in securing a sufficient number
to move a few trains within twenty-four
hours after the strike. Two weeks passed,
however, before a semblance OF order was
effected. Firemen. switchmen. brakemen
and many conductors-in fact all organized
labor on the system-joined the engineers,
and fought. bled and died with them. An
attempt was made by organized labor OF
connecting roads to boycott Burlington
cars. For a few days this action seriously
crippled the road. But the courts now took
a hand and compelled connecting lines to
receive and handle Burlington cars. After
a battle extending over three months, the
last two of which the utter hopelessness OF
~ 1NA hebN war hAahlAtoAl Nh6 GukluN0IH
declared the strike OF. Few Of the old men
we're restored to their places. Very little
property was destroyed, but many lives
were lost, at least ten being recorded In
Nebraska alone. The financial loss on both
sides was enormous.
The great Carnegie strike OF 1888 broke
out in Braddock. Pa. in March. the men
refusing to agree to a twelve hour day.
Three thousand men remained out four
months and lost $500, 900 in wages, without
any corresponding gain.
The eight hour question precipitated the
most extensive strikes of 1890. They began
on May day, with Chicago as the center of
disturbance. some 26. 900 men quitting work
In that city. By concerted action the strike
extended from Boston to San Francisco,
and involved at least 100. 900 men directly.
This battle was the entering wedge, and
although IL failed of success then, II was
the means OF bringing the eight-hour day
into general recognition.
Great Year for Trouble.
The year 1892 approached the record Of
1877 in the number Of persons involved and
the lives lost. The first Of a series OF
bloody conflicts was that of the employees OF
the Carnegie mills at Homestead, Pa. II
began on June 80 and ended in disaster enc
defeat for the men November 22. Tha con
test was brought on by an order reducing
the wages of S25 Of the $500 employees, bu.
all made resistance a common cause. Al
the men were locked out by the company,
high board fence thrown up around tn
works ard preparations made TO operate tn
plant with new hands. At sunrise on Jul!
6 the strikers sentries detected a barge
load OF armed men heading for the works
They proved to be Pinkertons. An ALARM
brought the strikers to the dock and a bat
tie enSued ending in the death or eaptur
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trAckage. It is also required to pay 3 per
cent Of its gross receipts for Eve years suo-
ceeding 1905, and for every year succeed
ing 1910 must pay 8 per cent OF its gross re-
ceipts, or a sum equal to at least $3.50 a
mile of its trackage. Elizabeth has two
telephone companies which supply free
service for city offices and departments and
pay 500 a year for every mile Of subway
used by their wires, the total mileage TO be
not less than ten miles
Providence. R. l.. reports succinotly as
follows: The street railway pays 8 per
cent OF gross earnings; telephone compa-
MES, 3 per cent; electric light companies,
s per cent; gas companies, 3 per cent"
Schenectady, N. Y, reports that no COM
pensation is required for franchises granted
except the free, use Of twelve telephones
from one Of the telephone companies. This
is a fair sample Of replies received from
nearly a score of cities, Mr.. Crandall said.
According to Mr.. Crandall's paper. the
larger cities have taken better care of
their franchises. Mayor Low writes of
Greater New York that for the year 1901
the municipality received from percentages
on gross receipts of quasi public corpora
lions $34O. 72O, from car licenses $73,17O, a
total OF S4lS,o5V. NO uHect CompeusdtlOn
is received from telephone and telegraph
companies.
James G.. Hubbell, deputy controller Of
Chicago, says that street railway, tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light compa-
MES pay a percentage of their gross re-
ceipts, but does not give the amounts.
James Y. PlayerS city controller of st.
Louis, whose bribery scandals make the
report of unusual interest, writes thus:
''Th city received in compensation from
quasi public corporations in 1901 the fol-
lowing: Street railways, $4,000; telephone,
$3s, 6ss.sS; telegraph. $S64.SO; electric light,
$50, 249.14; other corporations, f7.741.70;
total, S2O5. 055.52 The gas company paid
nothing
Mayor Julius Fleischmann Of Cincinnati
wrote that in that city street railways
pay . tax Of 5 per cent OF gross earnings
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An Unparalleled
Record.
100 Per Cent

During August EVERY
ONE OF the death claims
paid in the United States
and Canada by the
Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society were paid
within one day after re-
ceipt OF proof.
And d uring nO
month Of the year has
the percentage been
below 9s per oeAL
This eIcels the SOcie-
tya own great record Il
has never even bees APP
preached by any other
company.
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lumber involved and the invocation of mar
tial law. the loss of life is remarkably low.
the fatalities numbering twenty five, four
OF whom were women and two boys.
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l-essness. II is the best Of tOnics and in
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female weakness are perfectly cured BY
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vNv VIE was sick for over eight years, writes
Albert N. Fulte, ESQ, Of Altamont. Grundy Co,
Tenn. ashe had uterine disease and was treated
~ two physicians and got no relief A. last 1
rad about DR.. Pierce's medicines and We de-
dded 10 Try his 'HAvOrte Prescription sent
20 the drug store and got one bottle and the nrA
dose gave ease aud sleep. she had moi sleKt any
for three nights. Being sure that Il NSulo cars
her i sent Tor five more bottles and When shs
had taken the sixth bottle she was sound and
Weil.s
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should Be
used with NFavohte P~resciPnOAS when
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or the rustic Oh
the bedclothes.
Such synp-
toms in general
point to disease
Of the delicate
womanly or
gans, and a con-
slant drain Of
the vital and
nervous forces.
This condition
cannot be over
come by sleep
ing powders.
The diseased
condition must
be cured before
c 5 c
quences of dis
ease are re-
moved.
DIR. Pierce's
Favonte Pre-
scnptiOn cures
the Womanly
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SEsepEeSSneSS

Is akin to insanity. Many a woman re-
aiizes this as she lies awake hour by
hour, peopling the darkness with Phan;
toms, starting at the creaking OF the bed
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One OF the most important Of the papers
read at the recent convention OF the Amert-
can Society Of Municipal Improvement was
that presented by william s. Crandall OF
New York City on the question Of the oom-
pensation received by cities from corpora
lions to which franchises nav been granted.
Mr.. Crandall wrote to the mayors Of 1856
cities in all parts Of the country OF more
than 81, 1000 inhabitants. He received replies
from hfty-three, but, although the returns
are incomplete the information thus &C
Quired was considered Of great value by
those who listened to the reading Of the
paper.
According TO MI. CrandAll the following
cities receive no compensation for their
franchises: Bsyonne. N. j.; Birmingham,
Ala; Bridgeport. Conn; Charleston. S. c.;
Dubuque, Ia F%1tchburs, Mass; Grand Rap
ids, Mich; Houston. Tex; Portland. Me-;
Quincy. Ill; Schenectady. N. z: Salem and
somerville, Mass; st. Joseph, Mo-; Troy, N.
Y; Toledo. o.; Trenton, NJ. J., and Whining
ton, Del.
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Many cities receive almost nothing, but
IL is interesting to notice that the street
railway companies are the ones that make
some return in most cases. Portland. Ore,
reports that no compensation is received
from street railways. teiegraphs, electric
lights and, gas companies. The mayor Of
that city admits in his reply that the "city
has been very careless" in the matter.
Seattle. on the other hand. has an oficial
inspector OF franchises, who writes that the
income derived from those granted by the
city amounts to about S15. 900 annually. P.
J. Ryan, of Elizabeth. N. j., says that. while
that city receives nc compensation from the
principal trolley company there. another
more recently established has not escaped
so easily. 1t is required to pave from curb
to curb the streets through which its lines
run, to keep In repair the pavement be-
tween it's tracks and for three feet outside
the tracks on each side. to sprinkle the
streets and remove the snow, and for a
period Of Eve years to pay 800 = mile for
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19

And yet the great principle which sepa-
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The Burlington STRIKE

The most important and most disastrous
strike undertaken By the Brotherhood Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-26

AssAILANT LYNCHED w. a. Wal
lace, negro sleeping car porter,
charged with ssssul,ing white woman,
was lynched at o'clock last night In
corner of the courthouse square in La
Junta, Col, being hanged to al electric
light pole by a bowling mob OF 4 600
persons, who had been hunting for MIN
all day. After the hanging the body
OF the negro was riddled With bullets
Wallace had been kept out Of town all
day by Sheriff Farr in 80 attempt t)
save bin from the mob. The prisoner
made no resistance to the lynching and
died protesting bis innocence. Mrs.
Heoritt tia A. Miller, q gray-haired
woman, aged si1ty-seven, Roiug from
Los Angeles, Cal, to Denver to visit
relatives, was brutally assaulted In the
SAINTS Fe Railroad yards at La Junta
Monday night by a negro porter on q
Pullman car running between Denver
and ia Junta. After leaving the Cnioa 20
limited train Mrs. Miller asked porter,
whom she met on the stt Ion platform,
where the Denver sleeper was. The
man offered tI conduct her to tue car
After going with him q considerable uls
tance Mrs. Miller became suspicious
and started to return to the station
she was t1en knocked down by olo~
on the head, and altsr q struggle Titn
her assailsnt was choked into inssn'
sioiiity. Wallace was Identified by Mrs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-03-26

ANOTHER STRIKE IMMINENT. - A
strike OF t le O. ton operatives Of Lowell,
Mass, appears to be inevitable, and It
is expected that if tle unions carry out
their threats all the big mills will shut
down indefinitely, throwing 20 600
men and women out OF work. The
rextile workers demand an increase Of
10 per Gel t. 10 t1eir wages, the same So
was granted 10 the Fall River mills re-
Gently. The mill sgettI have refused
to accsde t) the demand, stating that
the Fall River concerns can better af-
ford the increase, ss their coal comes
by water and is cousequeI ty cheaper
than car shipments to Lowell. Last
oight five of the ten unions affiliated
t le textile council held meetings, anO
two Of them. the weavers and .beamers,
v, ID to strike unless their wages we're
Increased. The cardeTs, nsppers, and
knitters instructed their delegates to
declare themselves 1T the meeting oi
the council tonight. That this body
will not vote to orderia general strike
st le met t og seems hardly probable,
as II mt )rity If the delegates are from
unions in favor OF quitting work.
Should the ttrike be ordered the mills
will undoubtedly shut down Saturday
nigat, aud remain closed uLtil tle con-
troversy Is set tied.
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ALLEGED BRUTAL TREATMENT.

ALLEGED BRU rAL TREATMENT.
According to the story told 10 New
Haven, Conn.,, last night, the death on
Saturday of Mics Clara l. Barton, sged
twenty-UiDe yesrs, who was buried
yesterday afternoon in West Haven,
was hast sned by outrageous tres tmei
OF poles officials at Philadelphia one
week ego. Miss Barton had been eui-
ferinR from consumption, end several
weeks ago left for South Carolina
health resort. Becoming woree ebe
notified Mr.. and Mrs. John Sbu tt-
worth, OF West Haven. relat yes, tnst
she had decided TO 7, turn home and
would p at their house. Mrs. Shut
tlswoit1 a week ago last Tbursdsy
went TO Jersey CITY TO meet Miss Bar
tlp. The latter failed t. appear, so
airs. Shuttleworth Wei as far as Phil
adelphia and hogan seerch for her
Miss Barton was found 10 the city hos
pital. She said tlst when she lett for
the North the conductor Of the
Pullman sleeper oD which she was
passenger agreed to look after her
unlil she reaoned Washington. There
she changed to another sleeper on q
train for Jersey City. When the train
arrived at Philadelphia two policemen
Ell red tle ear aud told her to e up,
because she was wanted by the police
She protet ID, but the policemen grab
bed her bodily, dragged her cut
of The Car, put her 10 patrol wagon.
and carried her of to police station,
There she was Did that she was sm all
pox Suspect. She says she was badly
bruised and very roughly handled. Size
also sa d that they partly 't-ipped b r
in the ponce station, looking for tv'
dence OF smallpox. She told the police
tbi instead OF having smsi ilpoX she was
really dying from coDsumG on, and that
she was 60 ng North tI her bona TO
die. The ponce evidently paid lit'lS
sttel on TO her, for she bad to subm t
TO v5c,i alton. Subs queotly che was
removed to the city hospital, and there
was forced to take cold oath, eoiet-
blt d es E be was by the rough trostm Mt.
Mrs. shuttle worth made arrange ment.
at oOc' - bring the young woman to
West Hivso, and she arrived ct N W
Haven a week sgo last Saturday. Dr..
William V Wilson attended her eBd
found her body very much bruised.
She died on Saturday. Her death Ger.
ti6cste gives consumption as the cause
of her death. The relatives OF t1e girl
decline to give all the details of Mics
Barton's experience in Philadelphia,
because, they say, they are going to
take action for damages against officials
| of t1at city. Miss Barton stated be-
fors she died thIt she was brntally
treated.
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writes Mrs Warren Z. Parker Of Orange Street
Nantucket Mass. UHe gave me medicine for
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gave me medicine but it did not do any good.
. 4 lost a3 pounds in three months. then COM
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
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OPPOSED TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

OPPOSED TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
A semi-o ficial report confirms the
s,tt meut that an organization opposed
to the Russian governmer exists
smopg the students offs Pttsrsburg
and that the IA tier are trying 10 cause
agitation smoOg workiDgmen through
the medium OF secret mestjnRs, which
sre being held tt various places. Be-
tween February % and March 3 there
were 682 arrests 10 connection with
this movement. Ofthis number uinety.
FIVE were gel to Siberia for terms OF
from two t1 five yesrs. The Car made
a request that only the ringlesders
should be banished. The remainder OF
nose arrested we're therefore sent to
prisoD for short terms. Fl t. five girl
It ldel 3 were involved.
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stomach is dis
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