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The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
LEAVING COALFIELDS
Thousands Seek Work In BIZ
luminous Mines.
COMPERS PREDICTS An AGREEMENT.
President of American Federation Of
Labor Takes a Hopeful View of
the Struggle and Expects
Improved Conditions.

POTTSVlLLE, Pa, Sept. 1S.-The
exodus of anthracite mine workers
continues from the Schuylkill region
because the strikers have given up
hope Of an early settlement.
Yesterday forty certified miners left
for Wise county. Va, where they will
be employed in the soft coal mines. a
similar number left for the same point
ten days ago. and in Il few days car
load of driver boys will so 10 West
morcland county, this state. They say
they are promised good wages.
1t is estimated that 1000 mine work
ers have gone to Irwin. Madison, LII
trobe and Greeulburg bituminOus coal
fields, and upward Of 1000 are said to
have secured employment in the Pitts
burg district.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
Another COlIicry OneneL.

SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. lS.-Sheriff
Schadt admits that he has sent com.
municatiOn to President Mitchell in
forming him that if there is a repeti-
tion of lawlessness which occurred in
so many parts of the county last Mon
day he will make requistion for
troops The Pancoast colliery at
Throop, an Ontario and Western work
ing, has resumed operations. The On
tario and Western now has five col
lieries and three washerics in opera
ton,
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
MAGISTRATE
WE'LL FINED.
The Magistrate Will Appeal
His Case TO the Upper
Court. :.

Previous to the opening Of the
City Court this morning Magistrate
We'll called upon the Court reporters
and said that the papers have been
raising more racket than the sere.
made to newspaper man last night.
lie was informed that the notices
were given on account .of his prom
inence and he was satisfied. just
then House. Sergeant Durney brought
in two sdoors and Magistrate We'll
says, "Mein Gott, do have to climb
dot?"
The Squire was brought into
Court for permitting his thorough.
bred dog to walk at large without
having wire muzzIe.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
Nam mUth Plums,

James H. Ward, of West Second
street, Chester, Pa, boss machinist
at the mills of George C. Hetzel g.
Company, has returned from visit
to friends at FELTON,, Del, and took
q number Of plums home with him.
The fruit is of superior quality,
some measuring n inches in cir
culnference.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
STRIKE SETTLED
PLASIERERS GETINCREASE
OF $1.2O A WEEK.

plastcrers who went out on strike
on Monday returned to work ycstcr-
day having been granted the Sl.20
increase u week, which was asked
for.
A demand for an increase in wages
was made last week by the plastercrs
and was refused by some of the en-
ploycrs. The men quit work on Sat
urday night aud did not return to
work on Monday. On Tuesday
conference was held between the en-.
poyers and the men with the result
that the increase was granted.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
Clerk Pleads GUILTY,

West Chester, Sept. 17.-In the
United States District Court yester-
day Wilmer w. Miller, former
clerk of the Post Office here, plead
ed guilty to the charge of taking let
ters from the. United States mail
and secreting and concealing them.
He was sentenced to six months
in the county prison.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
LAST ST. 90 EXcuRTlON FOR TIT: SEAs ON
TOBAL VIMOREV VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

The last excursion to Baltimore
for the present Sc asou via the Penn
sylvania Railroad will leave vii.
mlngton by sbeclal train on Sun
day morning next, September q.
at9 a. m. Round trip tickets $l.0O
good only on special train in each
direction. Special train leaves Bal
timore returning at E. 80 p. NJ.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
,eoMPERs CONFIDENT.
lie Thinks Long struggle VIII End
by Agreement.

by Agreement.
e. WILKESBARRE Pa, Sept. 49,
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor in statement
just issued takes hopeful view Of the
strike situation. The statement Is as
follows:
"At this time it is impossible to say
exactly when the strike will terminate,
but after careful inquiry into the situ-
alton at the mines | am convinced that
the struggle will end by agreement.
The wage earners and the general pub
lie are generously contributing to the
aid Of the miners. 1t is essential that
this aid be extended and continued"
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
Bedding Supplies Wanted,

The Associated Charities will bs
grateful to receive bcdstead and
any bedding supplies for family
which has lost theirs through i lcng
spell OF sickness.
Thev will call for such a don ton
II the kind dorers will notify No COZ
West street. or phone No. 464, D. g.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
NJ hit School 81 Per Month

The uniform and reasonable rate Of
SO per month pays for a course in
Bookkeeping, Shorthand and any OF
the English branches at the Whining.
ton Business School. Drafting So. 50 q
month. Beacon s. Dultou, Props.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
FOR RENT.
The Equitable
'vA"A"TEr AND Trust Co.,
Ninth and Market Sts.
Capital rs4H1a'') $5O0,000.O)
Surplus pnt nOD M
and irvht3 ooo,ODO'OV

TRAN5ACrS A GENERAL TRUST BJS;.
NESS PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSl ~
OF MONEY; RENTS SAFE DIPJSl +
BOXES; MANAGES RIAL ESTATE.
DlHECiDRS:
Pr Pirston 1,ea Otho Nowlaul
Thomas JaGkSou 5. Mint Carts
Dr. j, A. Draper John Bancroft
William II. swift Franklin Taylor
j. Snlt Brennan Samuel X. Smith
William W. Pussy j. WiltlD. Goooh
William !Spws Goo. u. Loblcli
Edward Briushurst. Jr r. ColsnaI Dlpols
Joseph L. Carpenter. ',r
OFFICERS:
PRESTON LEA. Prssident.
OHIO NOWLAND. vioe l're+ All lr,,.
J. II. nENNYPACKEi. So, AMI ,ttL II
RICH ARD RmE5G Assistant tt,lii.,,,
i. X. MORRISON. Assistant Secretary
DL u CIiO5SAN. Real Estate O.iiosr
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
AMERICAN LEA,

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston Baltimore. l.; Boston, 13.
Second game-Baltimore. 5; Boston, l.
At Philadelphia-Washington, S; Phila-
delphia, c.
At Chicago-Clevciand I; Chicago, G.
AT st. LOuis--Dctroit. |; St. Louis, /
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
The Best System for Ni,ht School

Gregg Shorthand may be learned
at night in a third less time than is
required for the older system. 1t
costs but S3 per month at the Viii.
uington Business School. Bercom n
DuttOn, Props.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
Thankful For EIowpea

Mark e. (Chlck) Tierney, the pop.
ular base ball player wishes to
thank his friends publicly for the
handsome floral horseshoe which
they presented to him on Saturday,
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
BASEBALL SCORES
0G1Aes Played Yesterday In the Ma
tiOnRl and American Leagues.
NATIONAL LArJ'IS

At New York
Brooklyn .........0 0 0 0 % Ia
New York .......4 2 0 0 - 9
Hits-Rrooklyn !: New York, "a. Err
rors-Brookyn, !: New York. o. Bat
terics-Evans and Ritter: McGinnity and
Bowerman.
At PittSburE-
St. Louis ........0 0 0 0 0 / % 2-3
Pittsburg .........0 0 0 8 3 0 '-l2
Ili,s-St Louis !: Pittsburg, 15 Err
rors-St. Louis, /; Pittsburg, 2. Batteries
-Pierson and Ryan; Chesbro and Zim-
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

OST-oN SEPT. l6 A PUCKETBO *
- contDining key. papers md somo
change. In going IRON Third and Jackson 10
Harrison, TO Fifth street; the tinuer viii con.
fer n favor by returning same 10 this office.
.1T-tt
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

Weather PrObabiIities.
Partly cloudy: light to fresh south
east winds.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

1. OR SALE Or XCliANGE E-oIX, EIGH
l. ten and twelve TO ON houses, all III good
n"ighDorhoods. Apply to N. Is tulbert. "a
East ith street or a; | w Wust OH street.
fi!lmo
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
FOR SALE.

& OF SAlE-LOr o" LAND S0x2G0 FEET
J. ntsouthorly side Of Fourteenth s,root,
l5Uieet west OF " odluwn avsnuo. Apply
10 Hugh isngleson, Nj. Cuba. or Geo. c. Mar.
~ ~ Son. Wilmington. Dol a26.tf
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

CONSUMPTION. ASTHMA, CA.
v tarrh, Rheumatis N, Neuralgia,
quick relIel. DIR. Montgomery, 2O)
n. Ninth street, Phlia., Pa.
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

N\TANTED SEWEuS FOR LADIES
w Tailoring Department. Iippincott -
Co., 3l2 Market street. slI.2tT
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

"a ATTED-A FEW UPEHArOR5 ATD
w and two boys about seventeen years
old. Apply 10 Charles Taylor Company. Pop
aug.3 limo
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

l. OF: SAI .E- THAT NEW ARD DE,l!sA
IL BIereslIence No. Sl& BrUome strest: tot
terms apply to James Ii. iioHuckcr, Jr., LlV
BullI VII. Del II pul tt
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18
w AN'i'Iii,.

NJ; ANTED.SECOND Ii Nd FUIlNI FU ,;i
w WeDuy carpets stoves. entire hoIiy,
or part. also good cls. off clothing Cali ii
or send postal card to Mahou ii J,. 80! ilI;
street Dei!n. phone l..1 y ga; I'D A.
fi.tf
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

"A ANTEB-LORN CUTTEkS. APPLY
W 10 l.. bono oe, Edgcmoor, Del. sl2 II
\iT ANTED-- SMALL HOU, Il on tn
w western si!e OF city. between Wash
ington and Hal risun and Fourth and Tenth
streets. Apply ". W. j.. this Office.
sil.tf
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

AZ ANTED-EXPERIE KNlTTERS
w and Ioopers aud also learners. Apply
to Charioj taylor company Poplur street.
between 'Iw elith and Thirteenth. a2j limo
The evening Republican., 1902-09-18

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS,

Scott county democrats who want
to repudiate the silver plank in the
Kansas City platform, or at least want
it to die a quiet death, are not demo
Gratis according to Charles A. Walsh.
secretary of the democratic national
committee. He does not exactly saw
just what else theya are and stops lust a
trifle the other side of the line of MAX
ing guess out loud.
Scott county will hold it's conven.
ton next Wednesday. Mr.. Walsh
wants it to reaffirm the Kansas City
declaration. He says the men who
are endeavoring to prevent this "are
as little to be trusted in any honest
effort to curb the trusts or lessen the
political power of wealth as they were
to be trusted on the money question"
This clears up the atmosphere. The
men who are fighting reafarmation
are not democrats and cannot be trust
ed. according to Mr.. Walsh. 1t follows
II Scott county does not reahrm they
are clasEed in the same category.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
OUR NAVY TO STAND THIRD.

The navy of the United States will
four years hence stand third among
those of the world. This is the fore
cast of the naval authority of the ma
lions, THE German Naval Yea,
Book for 1902. There may be tinge
of the speculative in this forecast, but
on the whole it is made on substan-
tial basis. There is reason for the sup
position that the work now in prospect
will be carried out. This would place
the navy of the United States in the
position already mentioned. There
cannot be any material change in the
program of the nations or charging of
the plans that are already being work
ed out.
The people of this country are be-
ginning to be interested in the affairs
of the sea. There is certain pride
felt by every patriotic American every
time the navy of the United States is
mentioned. 1t is their desire to see it
placed on an equal footing with that of
any nation. To this end the people
are willing to support the action of
congress in providing for the increase
In the construction of naval equip
ment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
PREFER MAJOR LACEY.

Sixth district republicans who visit
Des Moines are full of confidence that
Major Lacey will receive his usual ma
jority in the Sixth district in spite of
the noise that is being made by the
democrats over the nomination of
John P. Reese the president of the
United Mine Workers. They say that
while large number of the miners
are democrats they believe that Ma
jor Lacey will receive the support of
a great many of them. The colored
miners are republicans and they will
undoubtedly be for Lacey. Moreover,
all of the miners have been greatly an
noyed by the long continued assess
ment of 10 per cent of their wages to
help out the miners in the anthracite
region. Another feature of the case
that has not been commented on is the
lukewarmness of the old-iine demo-
Gratis of the district. Two years ago
the best of the democrats were proud
to throw their support to A. C. Steck,
of Ottllmwa, level-headed lawyer.
They are not falling over themselves
to help Reese, whom they look upon
as a populist rather than a democrat.
Many of the democrats of the district,
and especially the more influential,
prefer Lacey to Reese any day.
Lacey's friends are constantly on the
alert, however, and do not propose to
be the victims of overconfidence-Des
Moines Letter in Burlington Hawk
Eye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
THE lLLlTERATES.

Approximately 100000 illiterate
persons may be numbered among the
20,O00,000 voters of the United States.
In other words this comparison be
comes more comprehensive when we
say that about one out of every ten
men who have attained the age that
permits them to WELD the ballot as a
means of participating in the affairs of
the government, cannot read or write.
In the thickly settled cities this
ratio of ignorance is reduced to about
six per cent, and in the rural dis
tricts it is found to be more than dou-
BILE the latter amount, or is placed ap-
proximately at thirteen per cent.
These are the facts as taken from
the report of the census bureau. Clear
ly the attention of those seeking to
better the educational conditions of
this country and to raise the standard
of intelligence of the voters, must be
turned to the rural districts.
10 those VINO may inquire into the
cause for this wide difference, it may
be said, Improve the efficiency of the
rural schools in proportion as that of
the cities has been improved and the
per cent OF the illiterates among the
rural residents will rapidly decrease"
AS general proposition the coun-
try schools are poorly equipped. An
other reason is that there is too much
demanded of the teachers of the dis
trict schools. The wages paid them
are not sufficient to justify them in
making the same preparation for the
work as the instructors Of the city
schools. With all those and many
others, there is one that is most vital
to the success of any undertaking, and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
INTERVIEWS AT LONG RANGE.

Russell Sage: Combinations of all
great industries are menace to the
government. Such combinations are
not only menace, but are oppressors
OF the people. Should an era of com,
binations ensue the American people
will certainly revolt against them, and
if they do there will be financial ruin
such as people have never dreamed of
in the history of the world.
There are certain times when combi.
nations are useful and beneficial.
When several industries are beginning
business it is well for the individuals
to combine for mutual protection until
the business is gotten on its feet.
When the business is firmly establish
ed the combination should be disrupt
ed and conducted along individual
lines. The embarrassment OF one iiidi-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
IMPERIALISM WON'T DO.

(Memphis Commercial-Appeal, dem.)
AS an issue, Imperialism every day
becomes more remote. Free silver
ragged red through the country in 1896,
and was as dying ember in 1900. I'm
perialism was stuffed with hot air in
1900 and set up as a stern, command
ing scarecrow, and today with ninety
nine men out OF hundred it is
dreary and insufferable bore. The re-
tention of the Philippines has been
removed from the arena of debate. We
have got them, and we will keep
them.
There are three insuperable objec.
lions to the injection of imperialism
into the coming campaign. In the hrst
place it has already led the party to
overwhelming disaster In the second
place it is 10000 miles away. And in
the last place it is dead. For the DEM
opratic party to go gambling about Ag.
uinaldo, the injustice of retaining ter
ritory that we have paid for and the
general infamy of shadowy imperial
ism, when there is a burning issue
right here at home. affecting every
man, woman and child in the republic;
affecting the safety OF democratic in
situations and imperiling those princi-
pies which had been estabaiShed by
the wisdom OF the ages and which are
about to be oyerthrown by tie brutal
philosophy of coterie of vulgar par
venus, is to make the defeat of the
democratic party moral certainty.
The people Of the United States
without regard to party are demanding
relief from the trusts; and while they
are complaining of the criminal exac-
tons Of the meat trust. what do they
care about the phantoms in the Philip
pines? When they are demanding
bgead, how will it profit the demo-
cratic party to give them stone?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
GOOD ROADS A NECESSITY.

The Iowa legislature at it's last ses.
sion passed a bill providing for good
roads that is in line with what has
been demanded so long. The measure
will, no doubt, bring about splendid
results but people of Ottumwa have
not yet fully realized how much they
lose annually by the bad roads that
lead to the city. Take as an example
the road to Agency which goes across
and up the hills; it is almost impassa
Bile for loaded wagons after rain. 1t
would be money in the pockets of OF
tumwa people if a fund could
be raised and expended in
making good road over the
hills to Agency; from thence the
farmers would take care of their own
roads. At present, the Agency road is
made worse than usual on account of
the new grade now being made on the
Burlington railroad; part of the wag
on road is temporary but after the
grading is finished on the railroad
there should be new grades on the
highway at several places and quite
an amount of money will be necessary
to do all that is required.
The city has been called upon often
to contribute to public purposes and
responded literally to nearly all en-
terprises, some of which were not i'm
portant or vital but the necessity of
better road to Agency City is imper-
ative in order to attract trade from
the locality east of the latter town and
from the border of Jefferson county.
The Agency highway is used as an
example of what should be done be-
cause it is the worst road leading to
the city. All highways of the county
should be made better. The new law
will aid to some extent but more mon
ey will be required than can be raised
by ordinary taxation and special eff
forts will have to be made in some
localities. A good road is evidence of
civilization. Let us see how many of
them We can make in this county.
They will pay not only the farmer but
the business man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
The Sixth District.

The opposition base their hope on
electing their candidate on the idea
that they have nominated miner and
that he will carry tie lfner vote in
its entirety. They 81 lot seem to
take into consideration that the nomi
nee that opposes Major Lacey has
never allied himself with the demo-
cratic party, but was merely put on to
catch the miner vote. The old line
democrats are tired OF voting for
anything to beat Major Lacey"
They want a more substantial reason
for turning down one of the ablest
men ever sent to the halls of congress
from Iowa. Captain Sam B. Evans,
one of the strongest and ablest demo.
Gratis in the Sixth district, tells his fell
low democrats that he is tired of the
party taking UP candidates who do not
belong to the party.-Keokuk County
News.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
Farmers Against Revision.

The Indianola Herald says that in
Iowa the proper place to find out as
to whether or not tariff revision is
needed and demanded is to talk to the
farmers and business men. The Her
aid has been doing this and its judg-
ment Is that the farmers and business
men of Iowa are not demanding that
the tariff be tempered with. Those
We meet and talk with" says the Her
aid, desire to be let alone and desire
to be allowed to prosper as never be-
fore in their lives history. This de-
mand for tariff revision is all In the
heads of newspaper men"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
Ranl, PopuIism.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald,
dem. has found an issue for the third
district democrats in the fact that Col.
Henderson is recuperating at Atlantic
City 1t is there. the Dubuque paper
explains, that the "hotels charge $12
per day for each guest" ut is there
that "all the monopolists and all the
heads of trusts, all the protectionists
who are not hobnobbing with the So
called nobility of Europe, are gather
ed" it is Atlantic City where poll
ticians and the privileged class meet
to formulate schemes of legislation. /"
The presence of the speaker at At
lantic City" the Telegraph Herald
adds, sis Indispensable"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
Rousing the Corpse.

1T Is proposed to make the para
mount Issue free silver" says the Gin
ton Age, DEM, commenting on the lit.
tie difficulty In its own party. "If free
silver isn't dead it is in a comatose
condition and at the present time no
treatment can arouse it, and only in
time certain circumstances can wake
1t up. Why attempt the impractical
Bile and. We might say the impossible?
Why do the wrong thing at the wrong
time? But who ever before in all his
tory heard of a political party going
down to defeat on contention inside
its own ranks over an issue which ev-
erybody admitted was dead? The
dead made the paramount ISSUE"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02

They are tried and convicted before
an Indictment is returned and are read
out OF the party, if they do not reaf.
hrm' with easy, careless grace by the
Ottumwa man.
Now, just where would Mr.. Walsh
pace Wapello county? 1t did not re.
affirm. Is it safe in Mr. Walshs esti-
mation? Can it, as unit of the party
organization, be trusted to make an
honest effort in curbing the trusts !?
According to Mr.. Walsh it cannot.
IT is up to Wapello and Scott county
democrats to say something.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
Deduction.

THE liquor dealers of Iowa., notes
the Oskaloosa Herald, ARE preparing
to spend $250,000 to have the mulct
law repealed or modified. The prohi.
bitionists in state convention demand
ed the repeal of the law at once. Any
thing that suits neither extreme is
generally pretty good thing for the
ordinary middleman, and we believe it
would be as well to leave the law just
as it is until something better is en-
acted"