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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24
pRoposITIoN-oF STEEL TRUST.
somethisg Novel and Startling for
the Democratic Calamity How'll
ens 90 Cont empsate.

The announcement which the Uni
ted States Steel corporation makes
of its plan for profit sharing with its
army of employees is the most re-
markable proposition of the kind
ever made. The plan of profit-shar-
ing has been tried by several small
corporations, usually with success,
but this is the first time that cor
poration employing an army of men
larger than was ever assembled for a
campaign has announced distinct
plan and made a public proposition to
divide portion of it's profits among
those in it's employ. 1t is PROPOSE
ton to add to it's $4,000 shareholders
16S,000 men to share, in proportion
to their annual earnings, definite
portion of the profits of the immense
business. Mr.. Carnegie contemplated
such scheme when he was the head
of portion of the plants constitut-
ing the "billion dollar trust" and
doubtless the present proposition is
the working out of the details of his
idea and putting it into active opera
ton.
No one will assume, says the In
dianapolis Journal, that this offer is
inspired by purely philanthropic mo-
tives. Indeed, it may be assumed
that the scheme is dictated largely
by personal and economic considera-
tions. Men who have shown the high
est capacity for the successful man
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24
COASTERS ARE KILLED.
BObsled and Express Train Meet at .
CroSsing-Five Boys Lose
Their Lives.

South bethlehem, Pa Jan. 49,
Five boys, whose ages range from
10 to Is years, while coasting Thurs.
day night, were struck by train ON
the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way and instantly killed and another
was fatally injured. The dead are:
Denis Mckinley, John Coyle, Owen
Cahill, Patrick Cahill and an un.
known boy, who was mangled beyond
recognition. John Heubner, the sixth
victim, is said to be at the point Of
death. The boys were coasting on u
bob-sled. The railway crosses the
street at the bottom of the hill, and
the sled and express train reached
the crossing simultaneously. The en-
gineer was not aware of the tragedy
until he reached the station, a mile
distant from the scene of the acct
dent, when the blood and bones on
the pilot OF the engine gave him the
first intimation of the occurrence.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

The FilIpinos Are Well satisned with
American Control In Their
Islands.

The remarkable demonstration at
Manila on Sunday, when 5000 natives
of all classes, parties and religious
beliefs called upon Gov. Taft and
urged and even implored him not to
leave his Office and the islands,
should forever dispel the delnsion
that American rule is not desired by
the Filipinos and that they would be
only too glad to be left to them
selves, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
This Filipino aversion to losing
their present governor, manifested
not only in the demonstration at Ma
Mia, but in letters and kilograms
from leading natives all over the
islands, is the result of fear, based
on sad experience with Spanish gov
ernors, that Judge Taft's successor
may not be equally benevolent and
equally jealous for the welfare Of the
islands and their people.
Past experience leads the Filipinos
to lay greater stress upon the per-
sonality of their rulers than an
American community would. Under
Spain il was all matter of chance
whether they got good ruler or
bad one. They could never be. sure
that Spain efficiently desired to do
right by them, and in that desire
would see to it that her representa-
tives should be men who would at
least try to do right. They have not
yet realized that the desires toward
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

Standing side by side in an old
Long Island cemetery are four tomb
stones. They commemorate the vir-
tues of the successive wives of one
of the towns inhabitants, who, from
the point of experience at least,
should be able to rival Max O'Rell as
an observer Of feminine traits,
A peculiar thing about the monu-
ments is that not alone do they per-
petuate the memory of each of his
helpmates, but they serve as a sort
of financial barometer to record the
husbands rising fortunes.
The first wife had modest little
headstone. The second wife's memo
rial was on the same order, but II
was at least two feet taller. The
third wife differed both as to style
and size, being greatly superior to
either of the others, while to the
fourth and last was granted the dis
tinction Of . granite shaft.-N. Y,
Times. - - 1880 -
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agement of vast industrial affairs
have come to the conclusion that it
is for the interest of the greatest
corporation in the world to give ev-
cry man employed by it an interest
in it's success. The managers of that
corporation have already learned
that the best skill and the best serv-
ice can be secured by paying the
highest wages ever paid in the iron
industry. They have now come to
the conclusion that still better eco
nomic results can be obtained by
adopting a plan which will insure to
all employed lifelong employment by
giving them a share of the profits.
The managers seen that by making
every man a small shareholder he
will have a personal interest in see-
ing that nothing is wasted. 1t means
that the managers desire to avoid
strikes and other Interruptions,
which are more disastrous to a nam
moth business than to smaller ones,
by making the employees sharers in
the profits of the enterprise.
The billion-dollar steel trust, con.
corning which the public has had so
many serious apprehensions and re-
garding the purpose of which so
many warnings have been uttered,
has given the world a number of sur
prises. Instead of cutting wages, as
was predicted in some quarters, the
corporation has advanced wages
twice; instead of using it's position to
push the prices Of iron and steel to
the highest figure, it's influence has
been to keep prices down below those
which Independent companies desired
to make under the temptation of a
demand in excess of supply. 1t has
already recognized the faithful serv-
ice of old employees by gift of
stock. and now It proposes to make
all who are in the employ of the cor
poration a term of years sharers of
the profits.
IT may seem impossible that this
scheme will be criticized and con-
demned. nevertheless IL is likely that
It will be denounced by those who
would keep labor and capital
two distinct forces in production.
Most people. however. will be inter
ested in watching the experiment of
making an army Of employees sharers
Of corporations profits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24
COMMENT AND OPINION.

DDuring 1902 not single gun was
fired by an American soldier at Fill
pino. Surely nobody can say that
civilization is being shot into those
people now.-Cleveland Leader.
DMr. Bryan notes that large
number of farmers with limited cap
ital are going from this country to
Mexico. In view of Mexico's pros
pective detection from silver, this
must cause Mr.. Bryan some surprise,
Washington Star.
r1The free trade papers are gener-
ally predicting the defent of Cuban
reciprocity in the senate. 1t Is evi.
IDENTIFY case Of the wish being the
father to the thought, since the enc
mics of protection would like nothing
better.-Indianapolis Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

Washington, Jan. 16.-Shortly aft
err one O'Clock Thursday afternoon
Representative Wachter, of Maryland.
chairman of the house committee ON
enrolled bills, accompanied by Repre-
sentative Allen, of Maine, reached the
executive Offices with the engrossed
and enrolled copy Of the free coal hin
passed by congress Wednesday. Pres
ident Roosevelt received the commit
tee at once and signed the measure
Immediately, expressing, Mt the same
time, his pleasure that congress had
acted so promptly.
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them of the American people are be-
nevolent, and that therefore barring
mistakes of judgment, any American
sent to rule over them will be up
right in character and righteous in
his acts.
Hence their extravagant declara-
tions that Gov. Taft's departure
would be revolutionary and destruct-
i've in it's effects upon the peace and
prosperity of the islands. Hence
their pathetic and even pitiful pleas
that governor whom they know to
be benevolent and righteous shall not
leave them.
OF course, the fears of the Filipinos
are unfounded. OF course, IL the
president finds it advisable to call
Judge Taft to other duties, he will
take pains to provide the best pos
sible successor. None who knows
Theodore Roosevelt, and none who
knows the American people, doubts
that for an instant.
Our policy in the Philippines, as
Gov. Taft told the Filipinos, is not
ehC Pcisohdi pobSy VI hchihiSy, VI
of Roosevelt, or of himself, but Of
the whole American people. No mat
ter how governors may come and go,
that policy will be steadfastly pur-
sued, because it depends not on the
initiative of any man, but is the will
of free and enlightened and be-
nevolent nation.
That the Filipinos like this policy
and wish to have il continued-that
they like American rule and wish its
benefits eontinued--is most striking
ly proved by their childish and pa
thetic fears that mere change of
governors may mean change of pol
icy. They want no change. They
want American rule as they have It..
leading them onward and upward in
peace, prosperity, freedom and civ
iliZation.
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A MOTHERS AWFUL DEED.
indiana Woman 'Jsmps Into a wen
with Her BABY and Both
Are Drowned.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 16.-A spe-
cial to the News from Bloomfield
Ind, says: "Mrs. Rella Gibson, wife
of Alexander Gibson, near Jasonville,
this county, threw herself and her
baby, few months old, into stock
well on the farm of her father,
Henry Letsinger, and both were
drowned. A few weeks ago she made
an attempt at suicide by hanging.
She left husband and two children.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24
MANsLAUGHTER CHARGED.
The Grand Jury Finds Indictments
Against Railroad Men Who Caused
Accident to the President.

Pittsfield, Mass, Jan. 16.--The grand
jury in the case of Euclid Madden and
James Il. Kelly Thursday reported an
indictment against each, charging
manslaughter. These men were in
charge of the electric car which last
August ran into the carriage of Pres
ident Roosevelt, with the result that
Secret Service Agent William Craig
was killed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

Puerto Cabeiso, Jan. 16.-The Ger
man cruiser vineta, at sunset Wednes-
day night, fired shell at La vigis.
the fort browning the hills behind
this port. The shell, which was fred
because men were believed to be in
the fort, exploded without causing
damage
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

DThc active efforts of the Clevc-
land element to push the ex-president
to the front for 1904 are alarming the
democratic leaders of the west, WIKI
are willing to take any eastern gold
democrat who stood by Bryan in
1900 as candidate. just now the
western men are said to be favoring
Judge Parker, of New York. who did
not take an active part against Mr..
Bryan.--Indianapolis Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-01-24

ryOf course, President Roosevelt's
hostility to the trusts is Endorsed by
his own party and by large element
in the opposition. The democrats, it
will be noticed, are saying very little
about the trusts these days. There is
nothing for them to talk about. All
that Is worth saying on this subject
has been said by the republicans, and
they have said it ina way that means
business. The president wants anti
trust legislation either through acts
of congress or n constitutional amend
Inent. and as statutes are passed
quicker than the constitution can be
altered the probability is that the
legislation will come through congress
sional enactments. President and
party are in entire harmony on that as
on all other questions of government
policy.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bill to he n Subject of Conference
Between Senate and House.

Washington, January 29.-The senate
committee on commerce heard the re-
port of the subcommittee appointed
Ito analyze the department Of COM
Imerce bill, as it passed the house and
make suggestions as to what, if any,
amendments should be made to the
measure, but decided to report the bill
back to the senate, without amend
Iments and ask for a conference with
1.-THE house. Accordingly after the sem
late convened, the bill was thus report
ed by Senator Hanna and the senate
ordered a conference with Senators
Hanna, Nelson and Clay as confereeS
IN the part Of the senate.
| The senators appointed to represent
The senate in the conference are the
men who have acted as the Sub-com-
lmittee and their efforts will be direct
Id toward securing amendments along
1.-The line recommended by the sub-com-
imittee. The principal amendments re-
lates to the provision authorizing the
president to transfer the Interstate
Commerce commission to the postofice
department and the amendment for a
bureau of corporations inserted by the
house. The trust provision constitutes
section 6 of the house bill, and the SEN
late committee will ask for a modifica-
ltion of that provision, which will direct
1.-THE corporation bureau to secure all
l)btainable information concerning cor
oorations and which will authorize tn
publicity of such information at the
discretion of the president.
The committee also adheres to the
Opposition to the inclusion OF the Inter-
State Commerce Commission in the
new department.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
MINISTER PRINETTE ILL
While Addressing the King He In
Attacked by Paralysis on the
Right Side. +.

Rome. January 29.-Foregin Minister
Prinetti had an attack of paralysis
Of the right side while being received
in audience by the king today. He
was removed to his home in a serious
condition.
The ministers were holding their
semi-Weekly conference with the king
at the quirinal. when Signor Prinetti,
who was addressing his majesty. sud-
denly threw up his arms, staggered
and would have fallen but for the fact
that he was caught by his colleagues.
The incident caused great excitement.
TIL" king rang for assistance and Min
lister OF Commerce Bacelli. who is a
physician. was able to do what was
Immediately necessary. DR.. MazZonf
is attending SignOr Prinetti. who, all
though unable to speak. retains full
consciousness. The minister's wife
who was fox hunting when she heard
Of her husbands illness, galloped home
at break-neck speed.
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PROBABLE MUTtNY AT SEA
Different Tales Told by Survivors
Of the British Bark

Liverpool, January 29.-The British
steamer Brunswick, Captain Brown
from Maraham, Brazil via Funchal,
Island of Madeira, arrived here today
and landed five survivors of the British
bark Veronica, Captain Shaw, from
Ship Island, Miss, October 9Th from
Montevideo who were picked UP at sea
by the Brunswick before arriving at
lFunchal.
The men reported that the Veronica
was burned at sea December Goth, but
the police detained four of them on
suspicion of having mutiniei and MUIR
1ered Captain Shaw and seven of the
crew Of the Veronica, after which they
re alleged to have set fire to the ship.
The cook Of the Veronica. a col0red
nan who was among those who were
'escued by the Brunswick, made a
statement to Captain Brown which
.aused him to cable to Scotland Yard.
When questioned here. the -four sea
men said the Veronica was abandoned
because she was on fire. They added
hat the chief officer and a seaman
tied on board of her. that Captain
Shaw and some of the crew left in on
BOAT, ana that tney (tne men DrOuSnt
here by the Brunswick left the bark
n another boat and succeeded in
'eaching Cajucira island December
18th, in a starving condition., after
lrifting for five days, during which
hey subsisted on eleven biscuits and
| small barrel of water. Three days
alter the men were picked up by the
brunswick.
The cook, however, asserts that the
men, led by the boatswain. a German.
nutinied and murdered the capt'in.
hief officer and others, and threatened
o kill him if he betrayed them.
After an investigation the four sea
| non of the Veronica were formally
harged with numbering ven of their
| hipmates. Three of the men in Gus
ody are Germans. The fourth is an
american, William Smith. who shipped
lit a Mississippi port.
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the undaunted lad kept on and final
ly'"-
That bell for the fifth time! Mr..
Bowser clinched his teeth together as
he rose up to trot down the hall.
"Don't-don't hurt anybody" pleaded
Mrs. Bowser.
But l will! I'll annihilate whoever
I find there and toss bis dead body
over the fencev'
Mrs. Bowser heard the door open.
hot words pass. a struggle and a fall.
and by the time she reached it Mr..
Bowser lay on his back Oh the floor.
with his legs doubled up under him.
She lifted his head and found bis neck
was not broken. She Strengthened out
his legs and found the knee hinges all
right. Then she returned to the sitting
room to pick up the pencil and write:
lowing to the fact that Mr.. Bowser
has been struck Oh the jaw at his own
door by a would be assassin and is still
wondering where he is at as this paper
goes to press we must cut this autobi-
ography short and fill up the space in
tended for it with Reuben's hair dye,
put up in twenty-five cent, fifty CEN
and n dollar bottles. None genuine
unless it smells like stale eggs. Buy
at n and take no other"
NJ. QUAD.
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was looking for a family named Green
and was directed to the other end of
the block.
THAT our hero did what?" asked
Mrs. Bowser as the historian resumed
his seat.
THAT Is as far as I have got. / will
now 60 on and say that one could
have safely predicted a life full Of
stirring adventures from these early
incidents. The subject of our sketch
was hardly three months old when he
was left In his cradle alone for an
hour one day. The doors Of the house
were open, and while the child slept
and smiled
"Ting-a-ling-ling." went the bell. and
Mr.. BowSer answered 1t to find q wo-
man on the steps who wanted to know
If his name was Johnson and If he
had thrown q beer keg at her boy Rob-
ert that day. 1t took him five minutes
to get rid of her. and as he returned to
the sitting room Mrs. Bowser asked:
Did a bear come in and devour the
baby? hope it won't turn out So"
"As l was the baby. and as | am still
living. l wasn't devoured. J shall fin
ish that paragraph by saying that a
gypsy entered the house to steal me.
and he was already carrying me off in
his arms when 4 faithful dog attacked
him and defeated his object. Then /
60 on:
~"'Scarcely three months later the
mother. went down cellar one day after
jam. leaving the baby sucking its fin
gers in the cradle. She was absent for
perhaps five minutes, and upon her re
turn she was amaZed'"-
| The bell rang for the third time, and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-03
MINORITY ANTITRUST BILL
An Amendment to Make the Meas
ure Applicable to Existing Cor
Dorations-Other Amendments.

Washington, January Pa min
ority report was submitted to the
house today by the democratic MEN,
bers of the house judiciary committee
on the antitrust bill recently reported
by the committee. The views Of the
minority are submitted az considerable
length. They purpose an amendment
which will make the bill applicable in
its operations to existing corporations
as we'll as TO those organized in the
future and will deny all corporations
violating the Sherman ANTITRUST law
thu use OF the mails. the telegraph and
telephone system. as we'll as the other
ABILITIES Of Interstate spec
flied in the bill reported. Another
amendment proposed to make watered
stock ground for declaring a corpora
ton bankrupt. Still another amend
ment provides that every corporations
engaged in interstate wher-
ever organized shall be subject to the
Jurisdiction of the state In which It
may operate. Provision is made by
the minority for the imposition of a
tax or all corporations with a capital
in excess of 5000, 600. Ii additions to
imposing a fine where common car
riers knowingly transport the goods Of
a corporation violating the antitrust
law provision Is made by the minority
for summary seizure and condemna-
ton of such goods. Finally the MILL
ority propose an amendment putting
on the free list certain articles manu-
featured of steel, agricultural imple-
ments, paper n pulp for the manu-
facture of paper, window and plate
glass, salt and other articles.
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MODERN
FABLES.
Author of the Girl Proposition.
BY GEORGE ABE.

to make his Party Call. He who tells
his Love by U. S. Mail never hears
anything about the Third Party. He
ives in the sweet Delusion that he has
bought up the whole House.
Harry Letters to the Girl and he
Girls Letters to Harry became more
and. more on that Order, until at last
they began to burn holes il the Mail
Bags.
After comparing her Picture with all
the Parlor Favorites that he met on
his Social Rounds, he realized that she
1utclassed all other representatives of
her Sex.
In her cosy Flat, far away, she had
him propped up on the Piano In a
Silver-Gilt Frame and featured to
peat the Cars. Any one who dropped
in to see her was made to understand
that he was merely an Understudy,
who was being used as a Time-Ki.ler.
She used to write to Harry and tell
him about her Callers and what
Chumps they were and let him draw
his own Conclusions as to who was
the real white-haired Papa.
Finally Harry took an Overdose Of
Nerve food and asked her right cut,
would she? The answer came back by
Wire and the same Day he sent a
sealed Express Package containing the
Ring.
After which they began to lay Plans
to have a Wedding and become better
acquainted.
To be continued in our Next.
MORAL: Absence makes the Heart
grow Foolish.
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MzZIXhD>s.s ,
m5neo SlgNTV ARA mi na,x PIT ea&rsaQ
EXPERTS IN MENTAL DISEASE
Hypnotism as a Healing Power Has
Not Much Value.

Berlin. January 29.-The commission
of experts in mental diseases, appoint
ed by the ministry of education to in
vestigate the healing value of hypno-
tism reports that it is essentially
worthless. The commission, which is
composed of Prof Mendel and Doctors
Cock. Muntor and Aschenborn. vas
appointed during the faith healing eX-
element here a year ago. The report
declares hypnOtism cannot produce or
ganic changes nor cure epilepsy nor
hysteria, but it can be used helpfully
in some instances by removing symp-
toms through suggestion. No good
physicians would leave out of account
the influence of suggestion upon pa
TENTS: but hypnotic suggestion may
intensity disease when laymen apply
if who do not know when ID use IL
and when not to do so. The influence
Of hypnotic suggestion diminiShes in
proportion to popular knowledge of IL.
1t is most powerful when regarded by
Il subject as marvellous and superna-
tural. The commission also notes that
hypnOtism is less used than formerly