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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1902-01-23
CHARGES HEARD
MINERS CONVECTION LISTENS
TosA STATEMENT AoAlNsT
NATIONAL OFFICERS.
TilE COMPLAINANT a WOMAN.

Alleges That Presidsnt Mitchell and
sscretary-T Treasurer Wilson Sought
- Protect Former Treasurer Pearce
ana sv,thheld Facts IN the Case.
oslaeers say Charges Are outsrowth
Of Spite.
Indianapolis, Jan. discharges
against President Mitchell, Secretary
Wilson and the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America, was
the order Of business before the con-
vention, during the morning and the
unexpected announcement that the
charges would be taken up caused q
furry of excitement in the conventions
President Mitchell, in voice full of
emotion, addressing the convention,
said 5Ts $#
4 The election of officers was to have
been the first thing on the, programme
but have to say with deep feeling
and regret that charges have been
made by Miss Mollie Meredith, for
mer employe Of the national Office, af-
fecting myself as president of the ma
ftional body, against your national sec
retary, Mr.. Wilson, and also against
the national executive board. The
time has come for the election Of ma
tional officers, but am unwilling to
have this proceed until those charges
have been heard. therefore ask the
convention to hear these charges and
L ask william d. Van Horn of Indiana
to take the chair while the charges
are being heard 3g3S
There was much suppressed excite
ment throughout the convention as 1t
awaited the hearing of the charges.
President Mitchell took a seat back
upon the stage.
The reading Of the charges present
ed an unusual scene in miners con-
vention. Miss Meredith is tall bru-
nette. slender and good looking. She
was dressed in black and wore a large
GainsbOrough hat with ostrich plumes
dropping over her forehead. When
she began reading there were cries Of
louder from the rear parts of the
hall One delegate moved that Reese
read the statement for the young wo-
man, but she insisted on reading the
charges and raising her voice, read in
I a clear tone: 5ss5
insists on Reading Il Herself.
miners, wish to read it myself.
and then, il it has not been heard,
5 cnv,o Z, 0y,o cleo NAV read II - sa Stfg
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
How is This?

There has been great deal of boast ing about Birmingham's musical culture and It's musical atmosphere, but judging from the small audiences that have at tended high-class musical attractions this season I am inclined to think this boasting is without good grounds, said member of the Southern Club last night.
 "The Maurice Grau Opera Company gave 'Lohengrin' at the Auditorium last October in the presence of a $700O audi ence. It was one of the largest audiences ever assembled in the South That at traction had been worked up in an ad- vertising way for months in advance. Since then Birmingham has not turned out a large crowd for a musical perform ance.
 Evan Williams, Am erica's greatest tenor, sang here to small house. Emma Nevada, a great soprano, one of the most charming, supported by several brilliant artists. appeared here before a small house.
 Fannie Bloomfield-Zesler, a celebrated piano vrtuoso, drew an audience of 25O, but Richmond Burmeister, another vr- tuoso, played to an audience of less than 200. Still later Harold Bauer, considered by many critics the greatest of all the piano virtuosos. had an audience of only about 150. And most remarkable of all the French Opera Company of New Or leans gave Carmen and Les Huguenots' at the Jefferson Saturday to audiences that did not fill one-fifth of the seats at the matinee and not one-sixth of the seats at night. The French Opera Com pany was known to be great organi- zation, but Birmingham wouldn't turn out. Lent may have accounted in part for the small houses, but when mediocre and positively trashy theatrical com panes come at this season and draw big houses, the Lent excuse should not be mentioned.
 T think the French opera would have got much better box office results had the prices been 50 per cent less than they were But even at $3 Les Hugue- nots' should have drawn twice as many people as 1t did. I heard Birmingham's distinguished musical director say that in all his experience he had never listened to so many fine singers in one perform ance as he did Saturday night
 Birmingham will have to do better in its audiences when famous musical at- fractions are presented or take a back seat"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
A Day at the White House.

The President has established a bu. reau of publicity at the White House. Correspondents will hereafter be given the news in bulletins neatly typewrit. ten. Here is record of the first days proceedings:
 The White House cook got up this morning in a strenuous mood. She served the breakfast bacon in a soup tureen, and the President immediately sent this lad" to a morning paper: Cook wanted; must not be strenu- pus."
 Theodore, Jr., arose after a strenu- ous night of bear hunting in the far west. There was a funeral of cats at the White House this afternoon. and a valuable rife was left with an F street pawnbroker. Theodore. Jr.. will mot occupy chair for several days.
 The cabinet met today but transact. ed no official business. The members were entertained by stories of the strenuous life, including a recital of the cat staying incident which occur red earlier in the day. Great merri-
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
The TechnoIoaicaI School.

It seems to pc quite well understood that MT. Andrew Carnegie is consider ing a gift to Birmingham. He fully appreciates the fact that this city needs a technological school in con nection with it's system of public edu cation, and within the next few weeks he is to say whether or not he will make a donation for the purpose in dicated.
 MT. Carnegie's benefactions in the United States and in Great Britain have been lavish, not to say startling He has given away enough to last him for lifetime, humanly speaking; but he is not the man to stop. He will give away millions more. If he does anything for Birmingham, it will be on the half-million-dollar scale. It is possible tnat he may give a million as an endowment to technological high school here.
 The great point is this, however: Birmingham needs technological school on the lines marked out by Dr. J. H. Phillips. Whether MT. Car negie makes a large gift towards such an institution or not, the people of lief ferson County must find way to erect an adequate high school building in Birmingham and to establish and main- tain in connection herewith a tech nological department that will afford every young man hereabouts the op- portunity of acquiring a thorough l training along industrial lines.
 Science as applied to manufacture is in absolute demand here. The Bir. mingham district numbers technically educated men by the hundreds, but they acquired their book knowledge not here, but elsewhere Birmingham must in future be able to do this edu- cational work.
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
HospitaI Comfort.

"While many people go to hospitals TOT painful surgical operations and many others go to await the fatal termination of some dreaded malady, there are oth- CTS, like myself who go to be treated TOT a mild case of fever or Tor touch ot the grip, or for slight attack or her- vous prostration and for such as these the hospital is a real delight" said man who had recently spent week at St. vincents.
 ''It has got to be the fashion for every one who can afford it to go to a hospitai for all sorts of little ailments. Well, IL Is a reasonable, beneficial rasnioh The old way was to go to bed at home' maybe in a boarding house and be walt ed on by members of the famliy or friends, or a hired nurse. Men would none about the house for two or three weeks, when one week at hrst class hosnital would have put them in good condition.
 q found St. Vincents a luxury indeed. I was not very i'll but was quite poorly enough to need attention day and night I had nurse at my beck and call. l had no bother about watching the time for my medicines. got over little fever in A week that would have stuck to me for a. much longer time had l re- mained at home.
 "The best feature of St. Vincents' next to the skillful nursing is, perhaps the beautiful scenery surruonding the place. The location of the hospital was happy hit The prospect from the windows on either side of the great building Is as charming as anything m nature this side of Lookout Mountain.
 If you are dangerously i'll the hospital is the only safe place for you and if you are just little sick it IS still the best place, if you desire to get quickly on your feet"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
Permanent Census Bureau.

The DlII for making the United States census bureau a permanent in stitution of the government having been signed by the President is now a law. The great pressure of census work in connection with the enumera- tion of the population and the gather ing of industrial statistics in 1900 is over, and the permanent force will be reduced to 800 clerks. This will form only skeleton organization, but one sufficiently large for the period be- tween decades. And in 1909, when preparations for the next general cen sus will begin, the bureau will be there upon what to build a large organiza- tion for field and office work.
 It will be the business of the census bureau to collect information pertain ing to commerce and industries, and publish it during periods of every year. It will therefore be an information bu- reau for the mercantile and industrial world.
 One of the most important divisions of this permanent bureau will be that which handles the monthly statistics of the cotton crop. The division chief charged with this work will get his figures in systematic and business hKe way from the cotton gins which form the only reliable source for crop reports. until recently crop statistics have been obtained from cotton buy CTS, and they have been notably unre- liable because they were only guesses. The crop reports under the new sys- tenn will be valuable, and if the perma- nent bureau did nothing else in the line of practical service, government money would be well spent in main- taining it.
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
THE BISHOPS STORY OF kIPLINe,

From the New York Tribune.
 Bishop Brewster (EpiscopaD of Connect lcut tells this story: "Kipling is said to be not ladylike enough to suit some of his critics The story that I am to relate about Kipling-and I suppose none of you have heard it-comes to me first hand, and shows the strong vigorous faith which Is back of the mans writ ings. trained nurse was watching at the bedside of Mir. Kipling during those moments when the author was in the most critical stage of sickness, and she noticed that his lips began to move. She bent over him, thinking he wanted to say something to her, and she heard him ut ter these words: Now I lay me down to sleep that old, familiar prayer of childhood days. The nurse realizing that Kipling did not require her services, said in an apologetic whisper, T beg your pardon MT Kipling, thought you want ed something
 do, faintly observed Kipling. T want my heavenly Father. He only can care for me now
 Tt is this masculine, robust religious faith that we see in Kipling's writings, and It is faith which the young men of Yale University may we'll carry with them in the performance of their daily york;
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
Miserable Mess of Pottage for Which Republicans Are Selling Themselves

man, one would have liked to see the look on his face when he read that in- sufferably impertinent message.
 Suppose MT. Birmingham were to en- certain MT. Elyton at dinner tonight. and on the morrow MT. Ensley should send congratulations to MT. Birmingham for having had a respectable guest in the privacy of his own home wouldn't MT. Birmingham be moved by a strong im- pulse to knock MT. Ensley down for his impertinence2
 Still Bishop Potter has never been &C., cused of being Chesterfield. Now. nearly five months after it's date, this self-ad- vertising bishop having rushed into print with the declaration that at some time in the past Booker Washington consented to dine with him in the bishops palace" in New York and, inferentially, suffered himself to Le bored by the bishops bab- ble about the bishop himself, the Rev. Potter Is giving 1t out to New York re- porters that h. is being "overwhelmed' with letters from the SouL-- indignantly protesting against" his entertainment of Booker Washington. One cannot easily believe that any considerable mum Der of Southerners would troubie themselves if Bishop Potter should even jump into the East river, to say nothing of his feeding Booker Washington for the purpose of | boring him with his unepiscopal self laudation.
 Bishop Potter as a negro-lover and otherwise is one of a kind with Rev. Joseph Parker "Clty Temple, London" in that he rants and cants to his own glorifcation. Parker advertises himself by speaking rudely of the King whom he never saw except from the top of an om- nibus or similar public conveyance; and Bishop Potter advertises himself by be- ing rude to the President, forcing him self upon Booker Washington, who Is an eminently self-respecting negro, and by dragging the South into his net as being silly and petulant over his negro-loving propensities
 The bishop Is a very tir some person, much given to relating anecdotes-telling stories that are hardly becoming to a man who breaches for and in the name or multitude of the best church people in the world! One night at a banquet in London attended by five hundred men, he was called upon to say som ething." In seven minutes ne told five funny stor- les, which set the table in a roar, said table by that time being heavy-laden with wine Now the Woman's Christian Tenn perance Union of New Jersey is praying for him because he favors Sunday open Ing of barrooms. Lore advertising for Bishop Potter!
 LUCIEN JULIEN WALKER,
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
A MARCH GLEE.

John Burroughs in Country Life. I hear the wild geese honking
 From out the misty night A sound of moving armies
 On-sweeping in their might; The river ice is drifting
 Beneath their northward flight. I hear the bluebird plaintive
 From out the morning SKY. Or see his wings a-twinkie
 That with the azure vie; No other bird more welcome.
 No more prophetic cry. I hear the sparrow's ditty
 A-near my study door, A simple song of gladness
 That winter days are OCT; My heart is singing with him,
 l love him more and more, l hear the starling fiuting
 His liquid "o-ka-lee;" l hear the downy drumming
 His vernal reveille; And from out the maple orchard The nuthatch calls to me. Oh, Spring is surely coming,
 Her couriers fill the air: D Each morn are new arrivals,
 Each night her ways prepare: l scent her fragrant garments
 Her foot Is on the stsiE
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Ahnnf chInamen.

'There are about twenty Chinamen in the district said a gentleman who is well acquainted with them, and, as usual they earn living by washing Eighteen out of the twenty are lauhory- men, the remaining two having recently opened a restaurant on Twenieth street. which Is the first restaurant in Birming- ham, and probably in Alabama to be run by Chinamen.
 "A Chinaman. next to a Frenchman, is the best cook in the world. The rare at this little restaurant is well cooked and is not of the imaginary Chinese oroer' such as rats and bird nest soup. when a boy I used to think that the entire Chinese race lived on bird nest soup ana rats, In fact I have been told wltn great minuteness how they raised young rats' and at a certain age they ate them raw by holding them by the end of their tails dipping them in honey and then swallow ing them raw as we do the oyster. never saw a Chinaman yet who admitted lo having lived on this diet. They eat rice chiefly and pretty much everything else just as an ordinary American would.
 "Of these twenty Chinamen in the dis trict not one of them is known to attend school except the mission school estaolish- ed for them by the First Presbyterian church. About fifteen of them attend this mission, the others refusing to attend on account of business differences between those who go .-.ere and themselves. Chl- namen are human in this respect as well as the matter of eating. They are taught very carefully out of books one page of which contains Chinese characters and the other page it's equivalent. They begin with the alphabet and two Of them nave learned to read English sufficiently well to attend services and understand the prayers.
 "In the matter of dress all the China men here get their clothes in China Some of them have American store clothes. but not many. They also retain their queues, which is a sure indication they intend to return to china"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10

ment! The President hopes to have some new stories for the cabinet in a few weeks.
 4 man wearing a red sweater and armed with boxing gloves has been seen acting suspiciously about the White House today. Secret service men told the President the man might be Senator Tillman. MT. Roosevelt at once dispatched a telegram to the Hon. J. Jeffries, summoning him for a conference. This is in pursuance of the Presidents well known policy of seeking the best advice on all sub- jects.
 Senator Mark Hanna called at the White House kitchen today, but the latch string was hanging on the roof Senator Hanna left to get a ladder.
 The President received the follow ink telegram from Prince Henry liia heu piiF@'e Deai Aouos' On the q. t. give you tip one. Bobby Evans and Beefy Corbin in the upper garrett have rats. Take a fools ad- vice and the way show them to some crazy house."
 A pile of ashes in the back yard is all that remains of book Miss Alice had been reading entitled, Quiet Tips on the Coronation"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
PROTECTION AGAINST sHoopY.

From the Baltimore American.
 Congress has bill before it to compel the makers and vendors of shoddy to la bel their goods as shoddy instead of as wool. The bill was introduced by Con- gressman Grosvernor. Congress has spent an immense deal of time over oleomar- garine with the purpose of compelling dealers to so distinguish 1t from butter that purchasers will know what they are buying. It is altogether proper to re- quire that any product shall appear un- der its own name instead of masquerad- ing as something that 1t is not
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
NEW YoRk'S ROSE SHOW.

From the New York Herald.
 The third annual show of the Rose So- ciety, which opens on Tuesday next, has moved from the Waldorf-Astoria to the Berkeley Lyceum. The exhibits will in clude two attractive novelties in the Hell en Gould, a new rose, and the Alice roosevelt which comes from Washington ana which was the rose used to decorate the cars for Prince Henry on his return from Washington
 Among the special prizes this year Mrs. Clarence Mackay offers a $1O0 cup for long stemmed Beauties; the President 8 prizes are for Bride and Bridesmaid. and special prizes are offered for Golden Gate the White House fayorite rose.
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
AN EXPERT WORKMAN.
,m the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore American.
 ''Sit a little closer, please!'
 It is the polite street car conductor who thus adjures his passengers.
 ''Sit little closer, pleasei'
 Again they crowded together, while ten more people get aboard.
 'Sit a little closer, pleaser'
 The passengers squeeze into yet small- CT space.
 From the press of people a hand is seen urgently signaling the conductor. He approaches the hand and traces it to its owner.
 What is it, sir?' he courteously in- quires.
 "rll give you s1OO a day to superintend my sardine cannery," gasps the man at the end of the arm attached to the hand
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
MIGHT sUccUMB TO ROYALTY.

From Lippincott's Magazine.
 Two women sitting opposite the writer in an electric car pitched their voices so high that every word of their conversa- tion could be heard by those sitting near them. Matrimony was evidently the sub ject of their conversation. for one of them said:
 Sometimes I think that if was single I wouldn't marry the Prince O Wales hisself, an then ag'in I dunno"
 Yes, that Is so,' replied her compan- ion. q feel just that way myself, an I have as good husband as the averidge, too."
 50 have I-that Is. as men run nowa- days"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
Church Going.

Goddess city, but that cannot be true. ' remarked a church member yesterday afternoon.
 ''The large churches were we'll filled this morning so far as I have been able to learn. Presbyterians. Methodists. Bap- lists, Eplscopalians and Catholics were out in great throngs. Very few preachers spoke to empty benches. The bright spring weather helped to bring the peo- pie to church but even on rainy Sun days Birmingham congregations are large"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
Costly Gift.

'"The citizens of Denver, who have been entrusted with the selection of a gift for the cruiser named in honor of the city, are undecided as to what would be most appropriate" said Mir T. P. Wilkins of Colorado, at the Metropolitan.
 'The amount subscribed reaches near ly $10,0oO Choosing between a $1OOOO punch bowl and figure head. both of which are suggested. Mayor Wright of Denver, favors the former on the ground that it would be more conspicuous"
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

From the New York Press.
 A bold lover makes a strong husband.
 Dreamers SOW their ambitions; doers reap them.
 Any man can teach wisdom; few are able to learn 1t.
 The careless man tries to win; the care full man tries not to lose.
 A financier is man wno can make something out of his own nothing, and nothing out of somebody elses some thing.
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
The Bicycle Output.

'The census bureau report on bicycles and tricycles, exclusive of repair shops, shows that the products of the industry increased aboot $9O,oOOOoO between 1890 and 1900" said a bicycle dealer. "The report makes the following show ing for 1900 as compared with 1890: Num- Der of establishm ents 312. increase 2S5; capital $29. 7SS, 65e, increase $27, 725 5S7 wage earners, average number 17525, increase 15,72S; total wages ss,1S9,S17 increase $7.- 207,S03; miscellaneous expenses g, ,252, GOA, increase $2,O1o5S6; cost of materials used $16 051. increase $16O773 2o3; value of products, including custom work and re- pairing, $31, ,s15, 1908, increase $23, ,347, ,5S2"
 About Persons. H. A. Norton of Boston is at the Hill- man.
 R. P. Cobb of New York is at the Flor ence.
 T. W. Brander of Richmond, Va, is at the Hillman.
 Thomas E. Pagan of Atlanta is at the Florence.
 A. Lassner of New York is at the IIillman.
 F. J. Brooks of Memphis is at the Hill man.
 H. S. Ramey and Miss Lidy Ramey of Louisville are at the Hillman.
  Hillman.
 c. E. Roland of Toledo is at the Hill man.
 Christian NJ Ward of Battle Creek. Mich, is at the Florence.
 
 Cyrus Ryan of Steubenville, O., is at the Florence.
 H. S. Green and wife of St. Louis are at the Arlington.
 J.. F. Armstead of Atlanta Is at the A H. Warren of Montgomery is at the Arlington.
 A. R. Davant of Memphis is at the Morris.
 J. W. Moore and wife of Coal City are at the Arlington.
 w J. Thornton of New Orleans Is at the Morris. A. V. Hoyt of PhiIipsburg, Pa, is at the Morris.
 A. N. Andrews of Philadelphia Is at the Morris.
 Thomas K. Poage of Cincinnati Is at the Morris.
 S. H. Wolf of New York is at the Nor ris.
 L. A. May of New York is at the Metropolitan.
 Estelle Wordette and company, playing at the Auditorium, are at the Metropoli- tan.
 A. B. McRedmond of Richm ond, Va, is at the Metropolitan.
 F. l.. Parks of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 The bellboys and porters employed at the New Metropolitan hotel look very natty dressed in their new up-to-date uni forms, which were received Saturday.
The age-herald., 1902-03-10
GREATER THAN THE LION.

From the Catholic Standard and Times.
 Yes, he's absolutely penniless now, but once he was a prominent contractor in New York and got the lions share of all the contract work given out by the Dem- ocratic administration.
 An! I suppose when he turned over the Tigers share he didn't have much left"