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The bee., 1902-08-14
The Crows Nest Pass Coal Field.

The Crows Nest Pass coal field
on the western slope of the Rockies
was discovered in 1887, but was not
opened on a commercial scale until
after the completion of the Crows
Nest branch of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, in 1899, since when the
output has Increased year by year
with giant strides, until, during
1901, the production reached 29,2lO
tons. 1t is estimated that this field
covers about 230 square miles. The
coal seams, of which there are sew
eral, show an aggregate thickness
of PIG feet, the seams varying from
to 40 feet thick, respectively. This
total thickness of coal seems occurs
in measurement of 4,736 feet OF
Cretaceous coal measures, which
overlie Carboniferous limestone.
At the present time only two Of the
seams are being mined at the Coal
Greek collieries near the town OF
Fsrnie, but at the Michel Greek and
Morrisey Greek collieries openings
are being made on several seams, In
order to increase the output to meet
the demands Of the market.
The coal field 10 triangular In
shape, with the base line extending
along the east side Of the Elk River
Valley In British Columbia for q
distance of about % miles, and the
apex OF the triangle situated oil the
eastern slope of the Rockies in
Alberta Territory.
The western boundry of the coal
field is marked by an escarpment
several hundred feet high, and the
territory covered by the Cretaceous
rocks is mountainous and includes
the summit of the Rockies as well
as both slopes. Three creeks cut
through the escarpment and empty
into Elk River, thus affording good
opportunities for opening mines
for the outcroppings at points where
the dip of the measures is more
nearly horizontal than is the case
along the escarpment.-By w. NJ
Brewer, in Mines and Minerals, fol
August.
The bee., 1902-08-14

nelp In money as the unions
who struck in aid of the steel
workers found out) that when,
at last, relief is provided or
promised, it will be given, if
given at all, to the shiftless only,
and not to those who have saved
money in other words, that a
member of the union is expect
ed to contribute to it's fighting
fund, not NEARLY all that he has
paid into its treasury for that
purpose, but also all that he has
laid by for his wife and children.
And when, impoverished and
discouraged, he returns to work
(if luck has favored "labor")
with ten per cent increase of
wages, or some concession" of
that sort, and reflects that he
sacrificed so per cent of his years
earning to secure this result, he
is expected to join in the chorus,
"But 'twas a famous victory"
and commence to lay up money
for another! Truly this kind of
recognition is the cruellest of all,
and we are amazed that thous-
ands of honest and well-meanine
men are betrayed into 1t. The
cause is two-fold. 1t is partly
terrorism and partly spirit of
heroic, unselfish self-sacrifice for
the sake of organized labor in
general, The nature and ex-
tent of the terrorism has never
been adequately told. 1t is
largely ignored by philanthropic
theorists as a mere incident in
the elevation of "labor." TIL J
unselfish sacrifice, on the other
hand, has been abundantly laud-
ed. without due exposure of the
false basis on which it rests, and
in view of which, it is as lament
able as the bravery of the follow
ers of the Mahdi.
Perhaps l NAV add that there
is still one more way of recogniz-
ing the most modern form OF
'lsbor Enthusiastically, by
seeing in it the familiar features
of old errors, old tyrsnnies, old
schemes of the demagogue and
the bandit, old class antagonisms,
artificially revived, old traps for
the sympathetic, and old lures
for the INSCRIPTIONS. 1t seems
to me, sometimes, that do rec
ognize the union, after all!
R. w. RAYMOND.
The bee., 1902-08-14


anthracite region have been ac-
customed to look for important
strikes at intervals of about a
dozen years. Their explanation
used to be that this period was
required to enable the labor or
CARNATIONS to recover from the
effects of strike; to forget how
little they had gained by it in
comparison with what they had
lost, and to raise up generation
of young men who had no knowl-
edge of the hardships of such an
enterprise and were eager for the
excitement of it. In fact, the
older miners, who owned houses
and lots and had money in bank
(or at still better rates of inter-
est in the hands of their employ
ers), have always opposed
strikes, but have been overborne
by the hotheaded young men. 1t
is a significant fact, moreover,
that the "bosses," or foremen,
have always been staunchly loyal
to their duty on such occasions.
Yet these men were only miners,
more intelligent than the rest,
and therefore advanced to high
er responsibilities. The striking
miners have never included men
who knew enough to run a col
liery.
In connection with the strike
of 1878 1 published Tin this
journal, January IA, 1889 a
careful statement of causes and
conditions, which might be well
nigh repeated verbatim as a de-
scription of the present situation.
Then, as now, the strike was
part Of a deliberate plan to con-
quer. once for all, the anthracite
businese"--and this was part of
a wider and wilder plan to rule
the country, in spite Of law and
justice, by a comparatively small
minority of its laborers, arrogat-
ing unto themselves the title OF
representing ''labor." Then, as
now, the anthracite miners were
commanded to strike by the lead
ers of organizations not connect
ed with the anthracite business.
Then it was Mr.. Powderly, the
head of the Knights of Labor,
who acted as commander-in-
chief. In one view of the mat
ter this was more ridiculous than
the domination of Mr.. Mitchell |;
for the knights of Labor, COM
prising cigarmakers, silk weav-
ers, car drivers, ETC., was a ludi-
crous aggregation of disinterest-
ed ignorance. But, in fact, the
present control of the anthracite
miners by Mr.. Mitchell, the rep
aesentative of a rival industry,
is more dangerous to them,
though more dignified to the pub
lie eye, than the motley author
ity which shouted its commands
to them fourteen years ago. Yet
the same element appears in
both cases-the doctrine and
dream of An impossible "solidar-
ity", ''labor''--the conception
Of industrial society as state of
chronic war, interspersed with
temporary truces.
The strike OF lSOO came ON
time; and if it had been fought
out, like It's predecessors, we
should not have had the strike of
today, which is, in fact, only the
renewal of the conflict then post
poned, and aggravated by con-
cessions, which, though not con-
shutting a surrender on the part
of the operators, were interpret
ed by the 'labor leaders" as so
much of victory won and a pledge
of success in the further cam
paign. Anything that can be
construed as recognition" of
The bee., 1902-08-14

Cashler Dan M. Evana ana
family are now enjoying them
selves in the east. Dan deserves
a rest. Probably no one con-
nected with the st. Bernard
Company puts in more hours and
works more days in the year
than he does, and therefore a
vacation is needed, but the min
ers may rest assured that he will
be back at his post of duty be-
fore pay day rolls around.
Foreman Harry Corey of the
st. Bernard Company's farm has
finally persuaded himself that he
needs a few days vacation, so
accompanied by his wife, he is
now busy seeing the sights in
the east.
Sixty million dollars is the es-
timated cost of the anthracite
coal strike up to date-that is
the value placed upon the whole
Louisville & Nashville railroad
system, and just think of the
enormous loss the striking min
ers have sustained. Of course
the loss to the operators has been
heavy, but small compared to the
loss to the miners who have for
months past lost millions in
wages, and Mitchell, their Presi-
dent, says they voted the trouble
on themselves, and when they
get ready they can throw up their
hands and cry enough.
One day last week we fell in
conversation with one of the
active members of the U. M. w.,
if there is such a thing as a real
live member in this region at the
present time, and he told us that
he and others of the few faith
full had been called east to act
under Mitchell's orders to pre-
serve peace If possible in the an
thracite regions by advising the
strikers to refrain from riotous
acts. OF course this is in keep
ing with their past record. Pub
licly they declare for peace, but
in their closed chambers they
plan and cause to be planned
schemes that often lead to riot
and murder, and when the latter
occurs it is part of the play, as
they did last week, to be among
the first to denounce it, so there
fore the eastern operators should
keep a close watch on what is
called those "angels of peace"
because within they are ''raven-
Gus wolves" Any leader from
this region of the U. M. w. can
not be trusted to lend a helping
hand in hand in preserving peace
and order, especially when he is
now resting under an indictment
of the Hopkins county Circuit
Court ON the charge of intimi-
dstion, which applies to the fell
low here referred to.
Last week one of the gang now
almost universally known as ha-
bitual idlers, boosted of the fact
that he had carefully housed up
five repeating rifles, and when
questioned about the object of
arming the U. M. w. he answered
that it was all done for self de-
tense, and yet the history of
crimes committed in this and ad-
joining counties for the last year
or two in connection with the
coal trouble, shows without a
single contradiction sustained by
the facts, that the offenders were
some of the gang acting under
the leadership of such things as
Wood, Ohappell and Barnaby, all
three of whom now stand indict-
ed for the part they took in the
dastardly affairs.
Weigher John M. Hogan of the
No. 8 mine says he was one of
a party who few years ago part
ly explored the Providence coal
regions with the avowed purpose
of locating and developing a coal
o;na IN tha saua tarritorv NOW
The bee., 1902-08-14
A. DOWN IN THE MINES. AZ

Company but serious hitch in
the proceedings put scotch in
the wheels, yet John thinks the
field is an immense one; in fact
one of the greatest in Kentucky.
Although last week was fair
week the records of No. 9. mine
show that no entire day was lost
and that with the exception of
the delay caused by broken ma
chinery it was week of steady
work for the miners, who on the
whole took little interest in the
fair.
Henderson will if present plans
do not miscarry, soon boast of
another coal mine which will be
located south of town short dis
lance. Work on the sinking of a
shaft is already under Roadway,
and now the question arises, will
the mine, when opened, be like
the other three, fully under the
control of the U. M. W., or will
the investors of capital have a
word to say in the operation?
A large number of miners, it
is stated, have been summoned
east by President Mitchell and
the question now arises, what
part are they to play in the set
Element of the anthracite strike?
Most of these go from Illinois
and Indiana, we are informed.
Quite a number of the colored
miners who left here to attend
the Hopkins County Fair never
reached their destination, so we
are informed. The side attrac-
tions at jacksonville proving too
much for them.
Among those who showed
their religious incllnations last
Sunday by attending the camp
meeting at Sebree was J. M.
Hogan, Wyatt Ford and William
Jennings all ct. Bernard Co.'S
workers.
| The effort to vote saloons out
of jacksonville will no doubt
receive the hearty support of
the miners who sees what ruin
liquor has wrought and the large
sum of money monthly spent at
these soul destroyers where they
never get value received. Lend
the good people of jacksonville
a helping hand and drive the
saloons from the country.
1t is reported that the Norton
vile Coal Co., have bought the
old electric light plant at Padu-
cab and that Nortonville will
soon be seen by the bright Ii sht.
What the U. M. w. failed to
do has been accomplished by
foreman Toombs and crew this
week, the shutting down of the
Victoria mines. Steady and
constant work has finally told on
the buildings, and repairs became
absolutely necessary. So the
old has been pulled down and
the new erected this week and
if calculations do not miscarry
everything will be in shape to
resume work next Monday.
The st. Bernard Mining Conn
pany will erect a fine brick en-.
CINE house at st. Charles at once.
George Farnsworth has charge of
the charge of the work.
Urgent business has called
Mining Engineer F. ID. Rash to
the Webster county coal field
this week. 1t is now claimed the
knowing ones that the st. Ber-
nard Mining Company's holdings
in that county will prove to be
the greatest coal field in Ken
lucky. ,a
The Senators from Pennsylva-
MIA have been appealed to by
some of the citizens of that state
to use their influence toward
settlement of the mining trou-
BILE, but as the operators have
taken the stand that there is no
question at issue that will per-
NIT of arbitration, there is little
that they can do.
The bee., 1902-08-14

against "intolerable" conditions.
That is what he would have done
if the Indianapolis convention
had ordered the larger strike
which he deprecated. He be-
lieves, just as much as anybody,
that such an order must be obey
ed, and that it supersedes local
obligations, even of honor for
this construction Of such obliga-
tions is involved in the "recog-
milton" of the union. Even now
his official committees are report
ed to be notifying bituminous
coal operators that if their coal
gets to anthracite using districts,
so as TO relieve the suffering and
loss of the public, their work
men will be called out, contract
or no contract.
But it is scarcely necessary to
bring any proofs beyond the sig
nificant and comprehensive fact
that a convention called by Mr..
Mitchell and representing, with
his knowledge, numerous bodies
of workmen bound by contracts,
celebrates whether it shall or
der those contracts to be broken,
and is addressed by him as if he
had the right to give that order.
The only escape from this con-
clusion is the declaration often
made that the bituminous miners
could have broken their agree
ment without dishonor, because
all such agreements contained or
implied the proyiso that sympa-
thetic strikes might make it
necessary to break them. Very
well. Then / am justified in re-
peating that recognition" in
wolves the unreliability of all
promises.made by. the union. If
a man hires non-union laborers
they will be bound by their
agreements; il he recognizes
the union his laborers will not
be 60 bound. They may or not
be trae to him--that will depend
upon a convention held to con-
slider the question, and upon the
nature of the speeches there
made by Mr.. Mitchell and others
lie it any wonder that those
who know the union best are
least inclined to recognize" it?
But there are two other kinds
Of recognition" though they
do not go by that name, and
usage has fixed meanings for
these, also.
The first is the recognition of
the union by magistrates, judges,
sheriffs, legislators, shopkeepers,
priests, doctors, publishers and
editors. This involves what is
called "fair" treatment of the
mem bers and acts of the union,
and aid, both active and passive,
in its holy war upon the hostile,
the lukewarm and the would-be
independent II. e., according to
usage, the ''scab"). Credit
must be gwen to the men who
have sworn not to work; cash
must be refused from those who
are working, and those who are
trying to protect the workers
from violence. All statutes
made to guard person or property
from violence or conspiracy must
contain provisions explicitly ex-
empting "labor unions" from
theis operation. Cove n or
must not call out troops, and,
above all, the powerof the Unit
ed States must not be invoked
when local powers have failed,
for the soldiers of Uncle Samuel
have a most uncomfortable way
of not recognizing ''labor" or
anything else when it is engaged
in breaking the peace.
But there remains the "recOg-
milton" of the union which is
exacted from its own members
and other wage-earners. To the
members it means, among other
things, that they must abandon
work without grievance or know
4 -.
The bee., 1902-08-14

CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
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4toErea4fser.

Moberner 9i6ter: nWenn
bod enbli9 mai Senfanb meme Sc
bihte fommenttren molta! Sd ipdre 81
reusierig, mas fi@ Die Meni9en babe
beffeni"
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Gntrpred1rnoe Ahhilfe.

sd psiB gar ni3t, mein Mann II
ieBt thinner 10 ber96loHen!"-ng}a, ba
geben sic inn bod BEN 9ausi9lihel!A
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Rrhitseitiu.

nSit Sbre iinefte Scooter au4 eins
70 enrasirte ~Glnan5ipirte ~gefpprben nj.
BITE dltere9"-ryiein, bic purbe nod
re4tseitig sebeirat6et!.A
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gerbreitet lid, iiber bic game erSe.

Der Guf BON Bndlens Nrnica
Snlbe-als Die bette in Der Welt-er=
ftredt iid iiber Die game @rbe. Sic
lit bas ein5ie rihtige 5eilmittel fir
Ghnttt< uno Branomunoen, allfae@
iprungene 6aut, Ghrammen. uno
.Gaut-N usihlae. 8reis % Cent?;
Az baben Bel s. &altener & Sobn,
GeD. s. s. Sdmitt @tgentbimer,
slnD 30. 9reiB.
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Wehnlet Gasc0ret8.

Candy Cathartic" beiit 8erftopfune
auf ieoen Sal. 10 uno % cts. g9enn
&c. C. c." bic @irfuu9 perfeblen, tuiro
oas @el6 auriidQeqeben.
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Dor Der AusIuue.

g Sud einmal, Mannfen,
biefen rei5enben 9ut BAG r: n8os
ffet ober aud fanfaig Marf."-S e:
,Sa, ben nil Neumaier ieiner Srau
f9enfen."-G r: ounIinn! Jiinf5is
RTsarf fir einsn 9ut f0nnen Die Neus
maiers iia ia gar ni6t leiten."-
Gle: .9iein, Mdnn6en, aud meine
Meinung. Nber, nidt tpabr2 70 ! r
tonnen es uns l~eiiten2"
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DER Denhrl.
Mir treimt', i'd, meer' in 9titneb,
SIN 2anoe Der IIIDrer,
Ge Briefter, neiBsefleio't pte Sauee,
Ser bienbe mir ais Stebrer.
Sett gam me- Dor Il rjeigeS Sans,
9aS mar BON lalioer @oloe,
Da frast' ib mein' 9ffnrer Jus,
WaS baS bebeiben loloe.
Der amer fliifert feierlia
Mls mte d Qei6enbibber:
rDaS Saus bas neunt Der 9enlbel ftn
Ser beiPgeu Sdmiegermiober.
me iebe Sdmiegermuboer, Die
Sn Ninipeb 8 ohut setuer,
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quit VuUF ItlUTI ltU tIUtII.
Da praatlden frieblid ie I'LL ftumm
Sn LANCER, LANCER Heibe,
I'm fleene MdbdeI8 mimlneln RIM
In reidern ibnen @eibe."-
ct" ipred' id, otpefh d iheener Braud
So bas BET Die gliiprer!"-
rSa, pdrffif ia, bas is e8 audi"
Setfat btefgeriebrt met 6iebrer.
Wie LAUDER @ebunutb blift er b'rein.
rDenn," iagt er mad 'ner Sauie,
so lang iuie ie in Dembel ietn,
Samm mir Idle mid &c 9aulel"
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Beruhipnnn.

~Mber, papa. penn iid mein 8rGu.
ttgam iiber Define @ermDsensperbalts
mile in einem @usfunftsbureau erfun.
bigt, bebt or bic 8erlobung auf!"-
~9erubis' Did, Sinh, ben perfen IL
iiberun hinousi"
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der Don aunn.

81 d 3 (3n Dem 8rdutigam
Der aDdin): nSbre 8raut perbe i'd
tpabrfdeinli4 entlafen. "-S olbat:
%, i9 babe bann cine Mnbere, bic td
Sbnen empfeblen fann!"
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Gallant.

GdriftFelIers<G attn:
sSeitoem gu mid eebeiratAet Daft.
fHreibit Su ia gar ni9ts mebr!"-
6 # eller: vNatiirlid-
neil Ou msin einatser g e.
banfe biit!"
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a.: nS9on UNI 3m5lfs, sben bat's
8eidldgen!"-8.: ng1u nee. ba pirfl
Du Did tpObl beradblt baben. es muf
bod fpGter 5ein9"
Elm atrrit.

Gran: nMlfo Dn theft Die Gupp,
ni4t9 60 tperbe i'd lie benz ftdnoisen
8ettler geben!"-M a n n: Stu
bas. ~penisftens nerben mir ben laiti=
gen RerI Ipsi"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03
The S. A. "a P management has

The S. A. & A P management has
decided to put another man in charge
of the station here in place of J. B.
Middlehrook, who was granted an
extended leave of absence some
time ago on account of failing health.
His condition has not improved,
hence the decision. R. S. Burke,
who is at present station agent at
Moulton, is an applicant for the po-
sition and will probably be appoint
ed. He is-well known in this city,
having served in the capacity Of
station agent here in the early nine
ties. Halletsville New Era.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03

A. J. Smell wanted to attend a
party. but was afraid to do SO on
account Of pains in his stomach,
which he feared would grow worse,
He says, Il was telling my troubles
to lady friend, who said: Cham
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy will put you in condition
for the party" | bought bottle
and take pleasure in stating that
two doses cured me and enabled
me to have good time at the
party" Mr.. Smell is resident OF
Summer Hill. Ny. This remedy
is for sale by Schultze & Seydler,
Druggists.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03
Teachers Institute Program.

The work outlined in the follow
ing program for the Teachers Insti-
tute of Lavaca county will be had
in all local institutes for the white
teachers and in those set for the
colored teachers;
How to classify and conduct
our schools (as closely as possible
according to the plan of study and
the daily program, outlined for the
schools in this county.
2-Discnssion of weeks Insti
tute.
3-School sanitation.
4-Relation Of civics to history
its proper place in the rural schools,
and how it should be taught.
5 Uniform school examinations
in the county; their Importance, the
main object to be accomplished by
them.
6-Do the"good results"as claim
ed by some teachers who advocate
and have so called School Concerts
justify the loss of time, the effect
these concerts generally have upon
pupils in regard to actual school
work the additional strain and worry
upon the Il arher and the frequent
cause tor discussion not only among
pupils. but also the patrons?
The study of physiology; its
neglects and abuses; methods to
teach it properly IN the country
schools.
S-The teachers proper attitude
towards religion in bis school.
9-Ilnportance of teachers libra
ries; why the teachers Of this county
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03

have failed to accomplish anything
in this line; ways and means to
succeed.
1O-Lessons in morals and man
ners; the teachers responsibility in
this matter.
11-Singing; the teachers will
please practice the songs assigned
by the last general institute and
also the songs in our second and
third readers.
12-Physical culture; drills on
the figures outlined i'll Smart's
school gymnastics.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03
The life OF the pork pig is so short

The life OF the pork pig is so short
that there is little danger of injuring
his health by too high feeding,
because long before high living can
get in its work, the pig becomes
food for two-legeed animal, with
which the case is quite different.
Therefore crowd the pig from the
start, and when he gets there to
the tune of $50 pounds, let him go.
Farm and Ranch.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03

Wanted--A Trustworthy gentleman or
Lady in each county to manage bust
ness for an old established house Of
solid financial standing. A straight,
bona flde weekly cash salary OF $500
paid by check each Wednesday with
all expenses direct from headquart-
ers. Money advanced for expenses.
Manager, $40 Caxton Bldgn Chicago
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-12-03

l. SELIGMAN, "A New York banker,
proposes to float the debt due by
Venezuela to England and Ger
many, provided the United States
will guarantee the payment of same.
The question naturally arises, why
should the United S ates guar
antee the debts of any foreign power,
particularly those of a country gov,
erned by by such tyrant as Castro?