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EFFECT OF MERGER,
Purpose and Effect of Company Outlined
iby MIR, Eild


by MIR. Hin.
The afternoon examinatio Of Mr.. FIill
by George B. Young yesterday brought
out the statement that there was no
intention on the part of either Of the rail-
road companies to hinder or restrain COM
merce in any way. Mr.. Hill testified that
instead Of being hindered commerce had
increased more rapidly than he had ever
before known it to in his forty years ex-
perience. A reduction Of rates had re-
suited from the acquisition Of the BurIing-
ton. He said the formation Of the North
ern Securities had favored rather than
hindered commerce.
| When asked as to the purpose, after the
purchase of the Burlington company and
after the very large purchases Of North
ern Pacific stock made in the Union Pa
cific interests, in forming the Northern
Securities company and putting in a. ma
jor1ty Of the stock OF the Northern Pacific
company, Mr.. Hill said that the formers
or the company We're particularly anxious
to- put a, majority of@the Northern Pacific
stock where it could not be raided as it
= had been. 1--WE wanted to put it in a com
\ pany that could hold it as an investment"
: Ehe president Of the Northern Securities
c. u npany, believed that the formation of
the compaay had not affected the COM
petl q on between. the Great Northern and
therl "a 'rthern Pacific in the least and that
if an, u hing the roads were. now a little
more, in 'ependent than before ..
The ci a nlar, of the Northern Securities
sent to n holders of Great Northern
stock was vi cred m evidence and also the
general letter. Issued to, them. by James j.
HILL. \ =. ...s,-,-- .g ~, - ,s
e The cross-e,a mfnation was conducted
by Solicitor Ge,YA raj =. x. Richards and
brought out more, h lily the reasons. Tor, the
issuing Of the ge4> raj letter Mr. Hill
stated that it gave tn e stockh s'ls dera facts
which they ought tV know now and should
not be- construed as haA ing advised them hem
I'M any way,
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TUESDAY, EVENING,

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debate had been adopted. and asked, a II
aSshort speech, that the vote be- unah8i-
imous. There was one loud roar of an
prevail and tho great strike was OFFICIALLY
off, The delegates arose and cheered fd
fully a minute President Mitchell came
in for a share of the applause. ="
More RESOLUTIONS Adopted. II
When order was restored, resolutions
were adopted thanking all organizations
and individuals for the assistance they
have rendered 1.-THE mine workers y in the.
strike.A --,. +
A resolution was also adopted recon-
mendingsfto state legislatures that no per-
son under'521 years be employed in or
about mines for more than eight hours
a day.. Another important action was the
adoption of a resolution that all men who
are needed:to place the mines an condi-
ton can return to work at once: This
applies more particularly to the en- gineers.
flremen and pumpmen.! aE.f
The engineers made another plAa that
something be done In the way Of taking
care OF the men who fail to find work.
It was decided that this question DE left
In the hands of the executive boands of
the three districts.
Envelopes addressed to President Mitch,
ell at Whkesbarre were distributed an long
the Delegates with Instructions that all
pay envelopes, due bills, statements Of
wages and anything that may help the
miners in their case. before the arbit ra-
ton commission, be sent to him.
They Sang "America."
Rev. j. J. Curran Of Will1esbarre made
rev remarks to the miners and con.
graduated them on the outcome of the
strike There being no further business
before the convention, a delegate arose
and suggested that before adjournment
the delegates should sing MY Country,
'Tfs of Thee" Just to show that we are
law abiding citizens.'
This was done, and the mine workers.
convention came to an end with three
cheers for John Mitchell.
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Stfik erS Going Home.

Pottsville, 9a.,. Oct. 21.-Many mine
workers who eft this5"region during the
period of the strike returned to their
homes It is claimed that of the 900
strikers who sc cured work at the Baldwin
locomotive wol,ks, Philadelphia, seventy
five have quit 81 nee Saturday and have
returned t., the coal regions.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-21
wouED you, RELIEVE E;gl e,

& A giraffe In d. foreign 700, snneriA from al
sore throat, has been wearing less tn fhlrfy
yards Of red flannel wound around It's neA k.ass
The only conceivable thing, In nature worse
than gtrane WITH tonslI ~ centipe VIA
chtlblatns.
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men who applied. This brought out con-
siderable applause. 49,
All TaIked out.

a-.s All Talked Out. '" ~
An impassioned speech by another dele
gate from Wyoming valley followed. He
hoped the convention would take a vote
by noon and end the strike. In all VIC
torious wars men have fallen and there
would be some to fall in this one.
THE debate was continued for fifteen
minutes more and the committee on reso-
buttons was again called upon. but it was
not ready. At this juncture it seemed to
be the desire Of the delegates to end the
debate. No one caring to speak. a dele
gate arose and took exception to an arti-
Gle in one Of the local neWspa pers, but
the objector was pacihed by an explana-
ton from Mr.. Mitchell. There being
nothing, further to do but wait on the re-
port Of the committee on resolutions, a
delegate suggested a song. Two songs
We're sung, after which the committee
on resolutions reported. 1t was as fol-
lows:
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Chicago News.
\ t'I see where a pianist played day and night
and then went insane"
81 bet the neighbors went insane before he
did l." : - a.
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7 wrote to Doctor
Pierce, who sent me
a very =: kind 'i:tl letter ! 3
and advised me-"

Thousands of weak and sick women
can trace the beginning Of a new life of
perfect health to that letter written to
DR.. Pierce. 49,
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult DR.. Pierce, by letter, free. ALI
correspondence held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DR..
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. .
4 DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures
weak and aching backs, headaches, nerv-
business and other wo1nanly ailments by
curing the woman1y diseases which cause
them.
rIn the spring of 1900 became very ilf !"
writes Mrs. fAlviena Scholtz, of Lake Washing
ton, Lesueur Co, Mimi, envy back was very
weak and ached so that I could do no work at
all so was obliged to take to my bed (! telta
constant desire to urinate and the pains IN
abdomen were almost unbearable.s wrote 70
DR. Pierce who sent me very kind letter, and
advised me to take his 'Favorite Prescription
and sGolden Medical Discovery II took asix
bottles 3of,each and am well woman now. ]
cannot say enough in favor OF Dr. -Plerce's
medicines " y g t::11r'' - - .
vFavorite Prescription, makes weak
women strong, sick women well. Accept
no substitute for the ,n,edicine which
works wonders for weak women. .s
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
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PASSENGER

: 1@60&S
Special to The jour-
Devils Lake, N. ]
night effected an end
ern passenger statid
drawer Of $685.
guilty persons,
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STATION ROBBED.

j., Oct. 21.-Burglars last
.ance into the Great North
n and robbed the money
Chere- is no clue to the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18

Congressman W. F. Rhea, of Vir>
ginia, announces that he believes the
returns from two precincts in the
Ninth District which we're thrown
out on technicalities belong to his
opponent, Colonel Slemp, and that
if his certificate of election depends
on the throwing out of those returns
he will not accept it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18

thousand, or over thirty thousand
more than in the President election,
Mr.. Johnson's prestige as a Presi-
Dental possibility has suffered onlv
less than Mr.. HiIl's.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN THE WEST.
In the States of Indiana, Illinois,
and Iowa, where the Democratic Con-
ventions, after a sharp struggle, re-
fused to indorse the Kansas CITY
platform, there we're similar losses as
compared with 1900.
In Wisconsin party lines went to
pieces in the contest for Governor.
Mr.. Bryan's Commoner, after the
Wisconsin Democratic Convention as
well as before it, strongly Endorsed
Governor La Follette's position on
direct primaries and equal taxation,
and condemned the Democratic lead
ers for abandoning Democratic prin-
ciples in order to secure the support
of corporation Republicans. In the
rural districts of Wisconsin Bryan
Democrats by thousands remained
away from the polls, or came to them
to vote for Governor La Toilette.
In Minnesota, where the Demo
Gratis reaffrmed the Kansas City
platform, they made some gains,
electing Ex-Governor Lind to Con-
gress in a district Republican by
ten thousand in 1900. This, how
ever, was a personal rather than a
party triumph.
In Nebraska the Democrats barely
held their own, and in all the other
Western States save California they
suffered serious losses. In California
their gain of two Congressman was
due to fusion with the Union Labor
Party.
In Utah, despite some Gentle
lection in Salt Lake City, the r.
publicans carried the State by an
unprecedented majority, practically
insuring the election of the Mormon
apostle Smoot to the United States
Senate. Mr.. Smoot does not appear
to be a Polygamist, and his creed of
course is not of itself a bar to his
admission.
In Idaho also the Republicans gain
a senatorship, and they may also gain
one in Colorado if the Republican
House can unseat the Democratic
delegation from Denver on charges
of election frauds. Such an action,
however, would be likely to cause the
Democratic Senate to refuse to enter
into joint session.
The Democratic defeat in Colo
RADIO followed a refusal of the party
to join with the PopuIists in nomi-
mating a fusion ticket.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18

J. W. Bailey, the bachelor Cover
nOr-elect of Kansas, pledged himself
to marry if elected, and the people of
the State call upon him to redeem
his pledge.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18

u $1,000
Wyck (Mr. Roosevelt's opponent) in
1898, and Mr.. Coler would have been
elected Governor but for the signal
failure Of Mr.. Hill to get to the polls
the Democratic voters of the upper
part of the State. This portion Of
the territory was under Mr.. Hills
especial charge, and his crushing de-
feat has a National Importance, as
it destroys his prestige as the Presi-
Dental candidate of those Democrat
ic managers all over the Union who
wish to subordinate party principles
to party success.
In Pennsylvania the Democrats
conducted their campaign exclusively
on State issues, and we're supported
by so many Republican reformers
that they had high hopes of again
eleoting Ex-Governor Pattison. Out
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
they did practically tie the State,
but in those cities there was a Re-
publican plurality of nearly a hun
dred and forty thousand.
In Delaware the election, accord
ing to the reports, had more than
ever the character of an auction, and
Mr.. Addicks comes carer than ever
to controlling a majority of the Leg
~islature. The Legislature apparently
stands, 20 Addicks Republicans, 8
Regular" Republicans, and 81 Dem
ocrats. Another deadlock is prob
able.
In the South there we're no events
of interest except that Maryland
went Republican by a large mapority,
and that in North Carolina the adop-
ton of the negro Acknowledgement
amendment was followed by the cleo
ton of a solidly Democratic delega-
ton to Congress.
MR. JOHNsON's DEFEAT IN OHIO.
The most interesting campaign in
the West was that in Ohio, where
Tom l.. Johnson, the millionaire
free-trade iron manufacturer and
anti-monopOly street railway mag
nate, dominated the Democratic
Convention, championed a platform
demanding the equal taxation of cor
porate property and a free hand for
municipalities in the control of fran
~chises, and conducted a spectacular
campaign, traversing the State with
an automobile and a gigantic tent
in which to hold his meetings. To
Mr.. Johnson's credit, he made no dis
tinction between Democratic corrup-
tionists and Republican when hold
ing up to scorn county officials who
assessed railroad property at a small
fraction of it's true valuation, and,
to his further credit, he waged bitter
wal upon the Democratic machine
controlled by John r. Mclean, of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. The city
of Cleveland gave Mr.. Johnson's
ticket. the unusual majority of four
thousand, and the Democratic vote
in the rural districts was strong, but
in Hamilton County, where the Gin
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18

Though 10000 tons of anthracite
r being produced daily, the output
of hard coal is still 10000 tons a day
short.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-11-18
GENERAL NEWS
A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE Ma
TIONAL ELECTION.

esting Reading for Those Who Wish
to Keep Informed as to Political Pro
gress.
The best general review of the
National election hal has come to
our notice is that of the New York
Outlook of the 18th inst, and it has
occurred to us that no more useful
or interesting matter could be put
before the readers of our General
News page this week. We make no
apology therefore for giving so much
space to The Outlook's article:
THE ELECTIONS: Il GENERAL RE-
SUITS
For the past thirty years Repub-
lican administrations have so uni
formly been confronted with a Dem
%ocratic House of Representatives
during the second half of their terms
that this result came to appear al
most inevitable. The rule was first
broken in 1898, when the Republi-
cans kept control of the House by
the narrow margin of thirteen votes,
and even this majority was attributed
by Democrats to the popularity of
the Spanish War, not then formally
ended. This year, however, the Re
publicans keep control of the House
by a majority of twenty-eight or
thirty, and by gaining United States
Senators in Kansas, Utah, Idaho and
Washington, make good their losses
last year in Maryland and Kentucky
and their losses this year in North
Carolina and Nevada. The next Sen
ate will again be Republican by a
majority of ffty-fve Republicans to
thirty-three Democrats, even if the
Republicans fail to gain a possible
seat in Colorado and fail again to
fill the two vacancies in Delaware.
THE CAUsEs OF REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
This extraordinary party victory is
mainly to be attributed to three
causes. Cd Industrial: The extra
ordinary commercial prosperity, es-
pecially in the rural districts, where
the largest crops of recent years in
all the Northern States are being
marketed at much the highest prices.
(2) Political: The persistence of
Democratic divisions, and especially
the apathy of the radical Democrats
where the "reorganizers" regained
control. CD Personal: The excep-
tional popularity of the President,
especially in the West. The last
appeal of the Republican campaign
managers to the voters in all parts
of the country was to "stand by the
President" indicating a conscious
ness that the leadership of the Presi-
dent was more popular with the rank
and file of the voters than the party's
attitude toward the tariff or the
trusts. In an unusual degree the re-
suit of the election was a vote of
confidence in the President. The
lesson it teaches to the Republican
party is that, if it would retain the
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rigid public control of the operations
of the +rustS

In the East the Democratic party
gained Congressman in New York.
Baltimore, Boston and Providence
and in the State of Rhode Island
they gained the Governor; but out
side of the industrial centers-for al
Rhode Island is practically an indus
trial center-the party vote as a rule
was relatively lighter than in 1900.
The greater industrial unrest in the
cities than in the rural districts is
explained by the fact hat while the
retail price of manufactured articles
bought by the farmers has hardly adj
vanced at all, the price of farm pro
ducts consumed in the cities has adj
vanced enormously and become the
equivalent of a serious cut in wages.
Both III city and country the ag-
gregate vote of both parties fell off
greatly from the enormous totals re-
corded in the Presidential election
of 1900. Even in New York State,
where Mr.. Coler reduced the Repub-
lican plurality from 49, 900 for Pres
ident Mckinley to 10000 for Cover
nor Odell, Mr. Coler's vote fell many
thousand short of that polled for
Mr.. Bryan. Take the country over,
barely four voters out of five who
came to the polls in 1900 took the
trouble to vote this year.
IN NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts was an exception to
this rule. Here the Democratic par
ty, for the first time in years, was
literally supplied with campaign
funds-more literally, apparently,
than the Republican party-and ex-
traordinary efforts were made to get
out the full vote. By dint of a hard
campaign upon the issues of tariff
revision and imperialism, they sue
ceeded in reducing the Republican
plurality from $4,000 in 1900 to 3D.
600, and the result would have been
still closer had not thousands of rad
zeal Democrats, offended by the State
Conventions rejection of the Kansas
City platform and nomination of a
representative of the Boston elevated
road as the party candidate, cast
their votes for the Social Democratic
ticket. This ticket received the as
tonishing vote of 10000, Fand Six
thousand more were cast for the So
cialist Labor candidates representing
the same principles.
In Rhode Island the remarkable
overturn which led to the election
of a Democratic Governor is attrib-
uted to the keen popular discomfort
with the failure of the Republican
administration to enforce the ten
hour law.
In Connecticut, where the Demo-
cratic platform was hardly distin-
guishable from the Republican on
any subject, the party was defeated
by a larger majority than in 1900 on
a far smaller total vote.
Mr. HILLS DEFEAT IN NEW YORK
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08
Elementary Education
i'm England and America

By w. Cambridge
" point leading England the matter of elementary
training concerned conceded
is child,
provided willing advantage the
opportunities grautousy offered to him.
visiting England
themselves which might take leaf
others book
First readily
education would surely result
fitted and follow
called
Glass; and how little such knowledge is city child will be
American education advanced than this
entail small but touch the
pocket o
provides
only ypewring shorthand languages history
geography
active life fully equipped for the journey
nestmabe benefit
to
established this Republic.
America. What America
England! existing
be invested with support his authority
blank his teacher and well
The teacher
punishment
to be de-
the old the rod spoil the
imbued with scunF Judgment
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08
A Self-Made Man
Must Not Expect Riches
By Grover Cleveland.

recalling the fact
the sefnade man elther
Though rewards will be mvlshy ds-
be forthcoming II he en'
himself and his MISSION
will valuable consciousness
of duty well and faithfully performed.
representing success pro-
vided realization of Obligations s
wealth best that be exhibited as result
contribution to
complain spending hr
wealth. they mandate oil uuy
sordid contemplation OIL
boards and expecting the before them
the rich No justified boarding education solely for his
entirely greedy pleasure IN It's
contemplation utilize personal and unhad
mier ms
accumulation subjected the crampng and
influences which acquisition
for him oddness of the
especially
binding obligations which laid
for
intelligent beay business clear
regard Of who toll constant exemp-
incemen
continual incubation
aon patriotism the cultivation independent oughfuf
political judgment healhul
nt-Suc
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08
The OnIookers' Comments.

On the half-demolished wall of an
old Broadway building sat four work.
men the other afternoon, their feet
dangling in air, while the men were
prying bricks from the wall with the
help Of steel bars. Below, on the op.
posi.e side Of Broadway, stood a gap.
ing crowd, stopped, probably, by the
sight of the rope strung from each
workman's waist to a point on the
tire-escapes of the adjacent building,
one or two stories higher up. So OBJ.
vious was the purpose of the ropes
that curious foot passenger expect.
ed comment upon the rarity of the
sight rather than on the need of the
device. In just thirty seconds, how.
ever. six persons were heard to ex.
plain: THE ropes are to catch them in
case they fall" and nothing else was
said.-New York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08
HIVE You Noticed That

A wise man never takes a penny
for his thoughts.
1t is an easy matter to be good on
good income.
The rooster does the growing, but
the hen attends to business.
Success is often matter of spec
tacular effect
A disregard of appearances is as
often due to lack of sense as of dol
lars.
A triiing argument may end in a
record-smashing quarrel.
A blue-ribbon friendship is better
than an honorable-mention love.
The fellow who gushes over his rela-
lions seldom gives his relations q
chance to gush over him.
Men are moral triangles, with a busi-
ness side, club side and a domestic
side.
With some women love is like case
of malaria-frst chill and then a
fever
The people who "told you so' for
your own good" and keep a supply of
sense of duty" always on tap need a
shotgun to put them out Of business
New York Press.
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~ 81 ~
Most Satisfactory Work
---Helping Others
BY j. G. HaIIimond,

G. HaI1imond,
Old Boyvery Mission, New York.
benefactns the benefacor is
IA falls
IVA which comes into contact with the needy ones
contributors
queed the spell OF the love
O.
hospital funds of his city,
will gratitude fash and Tighten
the paid sufferers face torturg pain assuaged
minor that filters through a report.
appliances
through the dark
bet
possibly ideal The
life
no his himself
blesses him whom
drawngrooms slippers and in
Christian ptng
se, and in the cutters filthy with human suffering and sim
Now kno tha a o
Christs complete in its satisfaction for Him till He laid
finished Personally helping others the satisfactory Christian work.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-08

Hamlin Garland, in an address be-
fore the students of the University of
Chicago, characterized Longfellow as a
poet whose works were fitted for
women and children, while Whittier,
he declared, was neither Il scholar, an
artist nor a great poet. Summer stu
dents who attended the lecture of Mr..
Garland on the First of the American
Balladists," heard Whittier character
lied as township poet" who was
read by men who left Emerson to
dreamers and Longfellow to women"
The American balladists before the
time of Edgar Allan Poe were classed
as writer's of the wailing verse WIN
lacked even an ear for rhythm.