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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
THE COAL STRIKE MIXUP
The Independent Companies Utilize
It to Try for Better Freight
Rates.

Scranton. Pa, Nov. 24-No definite ac-
tion was taken to-day with regard to the
proposed private settlement Of the differ
ences existing between the mine-workers
and the employees. All the attorneys fo1
coal companies have gone to their respec-
tive homes for the purpose Of consulting
with the head officials Of the concerns
they represent and no conferences will be
held until they return clothed with power
to negotiate a settlement. Clarence s.
Darrow Of Chicago, leading counsel for the
mine workers who was in New York yes
terday returned here to-day He said he
visited New York for the purpose Of see-
ing friends and that the proposed strike
settlement negotiations were not men,
toned while he was there. Mr.. Darrow
had a conference with Mr.. Mitchell to-day
and also had talk with Ira H. Burns, one
OF the attorneys for the independent oper-
ators. No action Of any kind was decided
upon at either conference
Much interest is manifested in the posi-
ton Of the Independent companies, COM
mittee from which will hold a conference
with the presidents Of the coal roads in
New York tomorrow. They want to know
what concession will be made to them by
the coal carrying roads before they consent
to an increase in wages. E:f> .so-.~
Regarding their mission to the metropo-
lis. a representative of the Independent
opera tors made this statement:
-. The Independent operator has no in
come beyond the profits derived from min
ing coal. When the mining of coal and
the breaker are stopped, his revenues also
cease, but the expense in maintaining the
property goes on. The large companies
owned by the railroads depend on their
freight rates to maintain their collieries
while in 1dleness. The independent COM
panies are paying the miners as much
now as they can afford to, and If an in
crease in wages is granted by the large
companies, the large ce->anies must give
the independents a lower freight rate in
order to meet the increase in wages. This
Is the mission of the commission. II they
refuse to make a concession in freight
rates or it's equivalent, then it Is proba-
BILE the independent companies will insist
upon the whole matter being threshed out
before the commission. The independent
companies feel that they have good case
and are willing to seave it to the commits
sion. Mr.. Mitchell in his testimony be-
fore the commission last week, said that
$500 a year would be fair America II
standard Of living wages. Some of the
Independent companies are paying an
average Of over $500 a year, while the
large companies are under these figures.
Therefore, If a 10 per cent increase is
agreed upon, the amount Of money to be
paid to the men by the independents
would be greater than that Of the large
companies
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
THAT N. p. HOLD-UP
A Man Supposed to Be the Artist
~. ~ Killed by a.Train.

- Oakland Cal, Nov. 24.-Struck by a
local train, Kaldemir Voigt,t: about 81
years Of age. who may be the robbel
who 4held up thes2 Northern Pacific al
Bearmouth, Mont, on Oct. 26, lies dead
at the morgue, and his companion, Ear
Smith, claiming to hail from Portland
Ore. is suffering from broken leg.
The string which connects Voigt with
the robbery is that In his own handwrit.
in gin notebook is a copy of the reward
offered by the Northern Pacific. He had
also two Northern Pacific money ORDER re-
ceipts. Voigt was at Butte, Mont, sew
enty miles from the scene of the robbery
three days after the holdup. II.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
NOT A SMOOTH CRATER
Why Congressman Loud of Califor.
mia Was So Badly Beaten
This Fall.

From The Journal Bureau. Room So. Pcs,
BuiIdina, Wos1tn0toss. @r% - -
Washington, Nov. 24.-Two years age
Congressman Loud OF California was
elected by a majority of 6,078; In the
election just held he was defeated by
a majority of 6,07S. In Mr.. Loud the state
loses a very valuable congressman. Loud
was unpopular; he seemed to court un :
popularity. He was always trying to get
into minority-an opposition minority
and If he could make 1t a minority of one,
he was just so much happier. But after
all Is said and done, Loud was always
protecting the interests Of the people, op-
posing raids on the government treasury
working like pack mule at the business
of his very important committee-post
offices and post roads-and always ready
to fight fairly and in the open for any
cause which he championed. There are
mighty few. men of the Loud stamp in
congress, and the great wonder is, not
that he should have been beaten, but
that he was not beaten long ago. A
smooth CRATER would never have met his
untimely fate.
w w. Jermane
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
Rheumatism

Is a rack on which you need not
suffer long.
It depends on an acid condition
of the blood, which affects the
muscles and joints, causes infam-
nation and pain, and results from
defective digestion and a torpid
action of the liver, kidneys and skin,
Sciatica, lumbago and stiff neck
are forms of it.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured ms oe
rheumatism. I was so I could not lift
anything and my knees were so stiff 1
could hardly get up or down stairs. Since
taking three bottles of Hoods Sarsaparil-
IA have never feis g. symptom of rheu-
n7atjsm, and g)aasE; recommend Hood S
1oS this G!sea ser Mrs. Hattie Turner,
Bolivar, No. T.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
LIDGERWO0D. HAS A FIRE
Several Stores and Telephone Ex
change Among the Burned,

Special to The Journal.
Lldgerwood, N. D.. Nov. 24.-At 1870
this morning fire broke out in Movius
Bros. furniture store, destroying, with
contents, their large building and addi-
tions containing the furniture store, har-
ness shop and implement warehouse
The fire spread to buildings across the
street. destroying the New York Bargain
store. telephone exchange. two restaurants
and barn. Other buildings were wrecked
The amount Of insurance is unknown
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
NOT BELIEVED HERE

Mr.. Fuller Thought to Be the Victim Of
Spite Work.
H. P. Benton Of this city declares that
there must be some mistake about the
charges against e. B. Fuller. who he says
has not lived in Chicago at all, but has
been in Minneapolis for twelve or fifteen
years and has born an unimpeachable
reputation He asserts positively that
fhen the facts come out they will! unques-
tionably clear him Of all suspicion. He
ascribes the trouble to spite work by
enemies of Mr.. Fuller in llicago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
THE PIERRE SITE
The Chas. =. Hyde Lot Purchased by
the Government.

Washington Nov. .-Thesecretary OF
the treasury has, selected the lot on the
northeast corner OF -Arele and Huron
streets as g. site for public building at
Pierre, s. DIT was offered by Charles
l., Hyde and the purchase price was
5000. The lot measures 15Ox165 feet
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
= RUNAWAY BOYS

'... to BE In the Northern Part
-, q
Of the State.
Special to The Journal. e.. s..
Morris. Mimi, Nov. 24.-Bonny MCGEE,
Chester Hardy and Joseph Hudson, from
Is to 1s years old, skipped from the
United States Indian school last night.
They are thought to have headed for-the
northern part of the state. and informa
ton regarding them will be appreciated
by the authorities here. ;-.2s.=ztsi
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
THE OBSTACLE.

PhIIadeIph1a Press.
Music Teacher-I try to make your son,
ze little Thomas. a grande musician but
he must help. I am 'fraid he does not
practice.
Mrs. Woodby-No. his father gives him
10 cents day not to.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
HE FETCHED THINGS.

- - 49,. Ch1cNgO I1n1es-f1erAIu. 80
THAT Miss Rocksleigh has such fetching
way. don't you think ~
&s' Yes. she has. But then, it is only to be ex.
pected in her case
Why
"uer father used to be waiter.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24

NOT AT ALL IDLE.
PhiladeInhia Bulletin.
s5.'sNhat an idle curiosity most women have
IL don't know. So far as I've noticed. it 10
usually kept very busy"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
FARMERS AT. HALSTAD
Professors Hayes and Washburn Address
an Enthusiastic Meeting at
E ..s&s sSH alstad. MINI, EEasS

Special to The Journal
Halstad, MINI, Nov. 24,-An enthusias-
tic farmers, meeting is being held here
under the auspices of the Farmers Club
of Minnesota. Professor Hayes of the
experiment station and Professor Wash
burn, state 'etomologist, are in attend
ance, the former .lecturing on "Agricul-
tural Education and the latter giving
an Illustrated talk upon THE Hessian
Fly
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24

TO Cure Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ali
druggists refund the money II It fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature 10 on each box. 26e.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-11-24
Hoods Jarsaparilla
IA and Pills

Neutralize the, acidity of the blood,
perfect digestion and excretion,
and radically and permanently
Gu! rheumatism. Take Hoods. :
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09

North Carolina does not lag behind in
many things. The Messenger has often
pointed to examples showing its wis
dom, energy and forwardness in doing
right things and even great things.
Take the white population of the state
and we are inclined to believe that In
proportion to numbers there are as
many members of churches as can be
found in any state in the American
Union. In the care of the orphan chill
dren of the state it certainly is in the
forefront, and it is recently stated tina
it leads the whole south. Mr.. Archibald
Johnson, of Thomasville, in a long COM
munication In the Charlotte Observer
writes informingly n laUdatorily of
the orphan work. He writes:
Il am sure the great AID growing
work done in North Carolina for orphan
children is not generally known. DR..
Jacobs, one of the veterans o~rphanage
men Of the south, and the of
the Thornwell Orphanage, OF Clinton,
S. c., says that North Carolina leads all
her southern sisters in the work OF car-
ing for orphans. However, North Caro-
lima has neither the Oldest nor the big
gest of our southern orphan homes.
Savannah, Ca, SO far as 1 know, is en-
titled to the honor of the establishment
of the first home for INDECENT children
IN the south. and she still maintains her
o~rphanage, which is the browning glory
of that good old town. Charleston, S. c.,
comes next, with an o~rphanage support
ed by the city for a hundred years, and
which is at this time caring for $50 of
the waits and straylings Of the city.
Only Charleston children are eligible.
Texas, which does everything on a
large scale, has the biggest o~rphanage
in the south. 1t is the Buckner Orphan
Home, the Baptist O~rphanage of the
Lone Star state"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
AN EXPERIENCED ACROBAT.

]. as announced hat ex-Representa-
tive J. A. Atwater. of Chatham, will
try lis hand in the campaign tn le'@a.
the regular democratic candidate. His
success gives him hope thai he can
play fast anG loose with success. He
is an expert topper. He began politi-
cial business as a democrat like so
many others fioppers-Harry Skinner.
Cy. Thompson & Co. he has coquetted
with all parties and been faithful TO
none. Floppe-s rarely have any fixed
convictions or an inconvenient politi-
cal conscience. He has made a sue
cessful deal. it is thought, with repub-
licans. and pon h condition thai his
SUI porters also favor PritcharG .cr tn
enate We do not know how IL is, but
the democrats ought t. send Hon. E.
w Pou back to the house in spite of
Atwater and hi1 republican dicker First
a democrat. then a populist. next q
democrat and now a republican. That
looks bad for Atwater. and would ind!-
cate that the democrats must be very
'AAAo oAO a. llltJ dllOh IlIIIl "
befool white folks in the Raleigh dis
trict any longe-. The Raleigh Evening
Times gives an outline sketch of this
acrobat in politics. We take this:
He has boxed the compass COM
pletely now. MIR. Atwater began as q
democrat and landed in the legislature
on the Farmers Alliance movement.
Then came h populist party and he
reached the state senate as a populist
and served two terms. His kinsman.
Mr.. w. F. Stroud. went to eongfess at
the same time. But In the legislature
of 1897 Mr.. Atwater opposed Senator
Pritchard's reelection, and Mr.. Stroud
backed him. HINGE republican influence
defeated Stroud and Sheriff Jenkins
was nominated. Then Mr.. Atwater
came out as an Independent and with
democratic endorsement was elected.
He went into the democratic caucus
and voted with the democrats. He was
a candidate for denomination. but Hon.
f. w. Pou was chosen. Mr.. Atwater
then turned back towards the repubii-
cans
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09

The fall election is beginning to oc-
cupy the time n space of newspapers.
There are some possibilities ahead for
the democrats if they unite and fight
against misrule, bad laws, unlawful ex-
penditure, etc. In the last election
the republicans had 1t much their own
way. The states giving republican plu-
ralitieS sent Ill republicans to the
house, and A democrats A "a BILE in the
Washington Post is at least significant.
1t shows that there is a possibility of a
change in the states giving republican
~pluralities sc as to elect a majority of
democrats. 1t says of this table:
Table "A" shows how few demo-
Gratis were elected to the present house
from states which, III what are called
off years generally send to Washington
almost as many democrats as republi-
cans A glance at the republican plu-
~ralities by states will tell also, the ca
son why no more democrats were elect
ed to congress in 1900"
In North Carolina the majorities
are close enough il at least two
districts perhaps to give the republicans
a good fighting chance. The Tenth is
L CtOSe u ldNOIdple " liz IepuDllCdIlS
it seems. The Tenth has all of the old
caunties but Madison, Mitchell and
Yancy. The Post thus figures: These
| three counties gave a republican plu-
rality of 1854 in 1906. J. NJ Moody
present congressman. carried the OLD
district in 1900 by 2,0S4. The detach-
ment of three republican counties saves
| him in a minority Of So"
The fact that the republicans carried
| the election by a majority OF over forty
in the house. does rot compel or indi-
cate necessarily that this will be re-
/ peated in 1902. 1t is well known how Of
ten great changes have been wrought
that was successful In the Presidential
year was ousted in the off year. two
years later. Garfield IS an instance,
1 His party controlled the house. but two
years after it had but 3S.4 Der cent OF
members. The republicans had but Jas
members while democrats numbered
23s. Harrison began and the house was
with him. But two years after they
| could muster but 26.5 per cent of ths
members. Inc Post says apply THIS Il
McKinley's second term, and If the re-
suit should be as under HARRISON there
will be but 1o2 republicans in the hex
congress to 2Sf opposition. 1t extends
its view to Cleveland's term. When tive
years after the democrats could mus.
ter but a remnant 29.1 pei cent. Il
says. IF the republicans cannot dc
any better than the democrats did in
the middle Of Mr.. Cieveland's admins
~tration-that is, 2s.1 per cent.-they viii
have h next house of the Fi.ty-eightf
congress liz members. out Of $50, leav.
ing pa to the opposition" II the dem.
ocrats will get together, stay together
fight together and stand for rights o
the people and for honest, economical
just government they will break tn,
back OF radicalism.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09

is hoped and expected that IL will be OF
great importance to the world-''his
greatest commercial success He Is
n strong believer in the important dis
coveries to come in the twentieth CEN
fury. He thinks they will more than
rival those of the nineteenth There are
more workers says. and they know
more He is indeed u maI velious in
ventive genius. a great honor to his
country, and his name will go sounding
down the ages. A writer in Cosmo-
politan says:
Edison was recently asked to- name
his principal inventions. He replied.
Enthusiastically:
THE first and foremost: the idea OF
the electric lighting station: then-let
me see, hat have / dwell,
there was the mimcograph. and the
electric pen, and the carbon telephone,
and the incandescent lamp and Its ac-
cessories, and the quadruplex telegraph.
and the automatic telegraph. and the
monograph, and the kaleidoscope and
/ don't know, a whole lot OF other
thinpS'"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
EDISON. THE INVENTOR.

Thomas Alva Edison is forty-ive
years old. Up to now 765 patents have
been issued to aim. His first invention
was in 1869. The carbon telephone is
his. The incandescent lamp Is mis- great
est contribution it IS said. For years
he has given almost his entire time to
practical inventions bearing on pro-
duction an ommerce He has a great
private laboratory at Orange, N. j. II
is a wonder. A writer in h Cosmo-
politan says that it may truly be said
to be the greatest exponent of inven-
ton. as an art. the warld has yet
known" He is at work, and has beer
for years, On "a storage battery" II
is looked for with great interest as il
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09

none but whites (having sold over one
hundred years ago all of its slaves to
the SOUTH with almost three centuries
Of schools and colleges, with North Car
DINA. which they declare to be the
poorest, most ignorant of states. Why
compare the highest with the lowest?
Compare Massachusetts, with almost
any northern state and the contrast
will be distressful on others.
Tell how Indiana or Ohio, Nebraska
or California will compare with Massa-
chusetts in per capita wealth in schools.
IN crime statistics. And that reminds
us that take the whites of New Eng
land n their crime statistics will
probably equal those Of the whites in
North Carolina or n southern state
The Messenger is a steady, staunch
friend of education. Before there was
a politician in the saddle speaking for
education, before a single teacher was
stirring convictions with harangues
about poor old North Carolina; before
the north had given a dollar to educate
one solitary southern boy or girl: be-
fore great gatherings had been thought
of for the south in behalf Of education.
The Messenger was steadily hammering
away at the maintenance of state
schools with a more generous allowance
and the expanding n fostering of the
commons schools. Push on the schools
but do not forget or neglect the great,
pressing moral side of education.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
D

Senator McLaurin has issued an ad-
dress to the people CT South Carolina
He refuses to enter the democratic state
caucus. He defies the democracy and
repudiates the primary. He still puts
Up a very thin claim that he is a demo-
crat, but that his conscience compels
him to support the policies of the re-
publican party. and declares that he
does not regret any speech he has made
or any vote that he has cast in sup
port of republican policies. Good bye
Nc. That should end h joke. Go in
and get all you can out OF your new
friends and corrupt. vicious old party,
He contends that he and friends will
be ruled out of the primary. Why
should he not be, when he shows his
hand in the republican easur an6
success? He says that he and friend:
will depend on the general election un'
der the state and federal laws HI
aver that the party yoke is too CALLING
for farther endurance. He kicks him
self out because he prefers republican
measures, is his real statement
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
THE MONEY ASSAULT CAsDs
The Three Indictments Dismissed
After Heated Argumeaf.

Washington, May 6.-The cases Of al
legged assault against Senator Money, Of
Mississippi. Orpha H Shaner. q street
a conductor n James z. Hooper. q
truck foreman in the FIRE department
all growing out OF q street car aitercs-
ton about ten days ago. were mol pross-
ed and formally abandoned In the police
court today after a vigorous contest
between counsel The only issue vnicn
the court permitted to be argued vas
as to the right OF the assistant disuict
attorney to mol pros a case without Inc
consent Of the court, which Judge Kim
ball finally sustained.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
His Life Was saved,

Mr.. J. F. Lilly, a prominent citizer
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had a wonder
full deliverance from a frightful death
In telling of it he says: II was taken
with Typhoid Fever, hat ran into
Pneumonia. My lungs became harden
ed. l was so weak 1 couldn't even sit
up in bed. Nothing helped me. I ex-
pected to soon die of Consumption,
when 1 heard of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. One bottle gave great relief.
1 continued to use it, and now am well
and strong, 1 can't say too much in its
praiSe." This marvellous medicine is
the surest and quickets cure IN The
world for all Throat and Lung Trouble.
Regular sizes SO cents I'd s1.00. Trial
bottles free at r. r. ] .liamy's drug
store; every bottle guar nteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
HOME FOLKS

Rev. DR.. R T. vann, president of thu
Baptest University at Raleigh. has ar
article on Dixon's novel THE Leopard.
Spots" in the Biblical Recorder. DR.
vann Is an able. scholarly Baptist min
lister. OF the novel in the beginning b.
says:
And II may be questioned whether
either section is yet quite To-
its advent To the north il win brin,
a shocking revelation, and in the south
1t viii raise the ghost Of halt-forgotter
horrors.
The critic will ind some slips il
grammar and style. minor blemishes
which win doubtless occur to the au
thor on q careful re-reading.r
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
GOSSIP.

Representative Peter J. Otey, OF the
Virginia Sixth district, is dead at his
home la Lynchburg, Va. He was a
democrat and a confederate veteran
The death Of Representative Amos ].
Cummings. Of New York. a democrat.
journalist and man Of ability. is a dis
tinct loss. He had served for fourteen
years in the house.
- - -
Secretary Long took a farewell hot
at Rear Admiral Schley whom he so In
jured and hates. The shot fell short.
Schley stood unmoved surrounded by
sixty millions of people.
1t Is hard to resist The temptation.
Roosevelt is to take the stump this
campaign for his party that IL shaking
II he does he will make the FUR fly. and
will catch it in turn. But his friends
should say-Don't.
r +
Henry Labouchere, ii. p, II editor Of
London Truth, his personal organ. and
he S a power in England. He Is a rad
ical-not a Tory nor a liberal. The
New York Press says of him:
Our weekly periodicals are without
force or originality, therefore without
influence. No n cares a rap for their
bite. Their namby-pamby vaporings
are regarded with about as much inter-
est as is bestowed upon the snarling Of
a fice-dog. But when "Labby'' speaks
out I'm Truth he disturbs London OF
somebody in IL. As = matter of fact.
he has shaken England"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-09
10 KnEnI In uEIIness.

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bright eyes. smooth, velvety skin, rich
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