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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-13

FOR RENT-Furnished front rooms with all
modern conveniences 910Second avenue.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
SlTEFORNATALSTATION
Secretary Moody Selects Guanta-
namO as Principal Base in Cuba.
EXAMINED STRATEGIC POINTS

Congress viii Be Asked to Purchase
Twenty Square Miles and Several
Islands and Erect Strong FOrtifica
tions Against Sea Attack.
Guantanamo. Cuba, March 25.-After
q personal inspection OF the proposed
site, Secretary Moody has selected
Guantanamo as the principal United
States naval station in the West In
dies. Secretary Moody, Senator Proc
tor and Congressman Cannon, Foss and
Gillett arrived here Monday on board
the United States dispatch boat Dol
phin, which anchored in the lower bay.
Secretary Moody and his associates
have worked incessantly during the
past two days under a hot sun, exam
ining the strategic points, the trans
portation facilities, the water supply
and the surrounding country. They
visited the locations for the proposed
Notifications, surveyed the coast line
and conferred with the owners of the
land it is proposed to acquire.
Senator Proctor and the congress-
men will recommend the purchase Of
20 square miles Of land on both sides
OF the lower bay ard several small
islands. AS socu as the necessary
legislation has been secured they favor
the construction Of a permanent bar
racks, dry dock and strong fortifca-
tions, designed against a sea attack |
only, fortihcations on the land side (
not being considered as necessary. No /
is anticipated in acquiring the .
lands. as the Spanish and
the English owners are enthusiastic for +
the station. 1t is thought that both
the army and the navy will maintain
forces at Guantanamo.
The Dolphin proceeded to Jamaica
today.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
Woman Shot In 4 onarrsl

Hazleton, Pa. March 25.-During a
4 quarrel yesterday at McAdoo. result
ing from law suit. Mrs. Joseph To
masso shot and fatally wounded Mrs
Rafael Farintena The injured WON.
an is dying at the Miners Hospital
here, and Mrs. Tomasso is in the Jail
at Pottsville.
Hooker Washington story.
Booker Washington tells this charac-
teristic story of one of his countrymen:
Il called an old negro farmer into my
office and explained to him in detail
how he could make $50 an acre on his
land if he would plant a portion of if
IN sweet potatoes, whereas, if he plant
ed cotton, as he had been doing for
years, at best he could make only SIS
an acre. As l explained the difference.
step by step, he agreed with me at ev-
cry point, and when came near to the
end Of my argument / began to CON
gratulate myself that l had converted
mt least one man from the one crop sys-
TEN to better methods. Finally. with
what l fear was the air of one who felt
that he had won his case, / asked the
farmer what he was going to cultivate
on his land the coming year. The old
fellow scratched his head and said
that as he was getting old and had
been growing cotton all his life lie
reekoned he would grow it to the end
or his few remaining years, although /
he agreed with me that he could double |
the product Of his land by planting
sweet potatoes on it,"
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27

uInlt the output Of the mines or to de-
tract from the quality of the worl,
performed, unless such Limitation be
ID conformity to an agreement be-
tween an operator or operators and an
organization representing a majority
ot said miners in his or their en-
ploy.
z. IN all cases where miners are
paid by the car the increase awarded
10 the contract miners is based upon
the cars in sizes, the topping required.
and the rates paid per car which were
IN force on April 1, 1892. Any increase
IN the size of car or in the topping re-
quired shall be accompanied by a pro-
portlonate increase in the rate paid
per car.
Sliding Scale of Wages.
g. The following sliding scale of
wages shall become effective April l,
1903, and shall affect all miners and
mine workers included in the awards
/ OF the commission. The vases fixed
in the awards shall be the basis of and
the minimum under the sliding scale:
For each increase of five cents in
the average price of white ash coal of
sizes above pea coal, sold at or near
New York, between Perth Amboy and
Edgewater. and reported to the bureau
of anthracite coal statistics above
$3.50 per ton f. o. b., tae employees {
shall have an increase OF per cent. ,
in their compensation, which shall /
continue until a change in the averag {
price of said coal works a reduction (
or an increase in said additional con-
pensation hereunder; but the rate of /
compensation shall in no case be less +
than that fixed in the award. That is.
when the price of said coal reaches
S4.55 per ton, the compensation shall
be increased 1 per cent, to continue
until the price falls below s4.55 per
ton. when the 1 per cent. increase will
cease, or until the price reaches S4.60
per ton, VIXEN an additional 1 per cent.
will be added. and so on.
No Discrimination Either Way.
8. 70 person shall be refused en-
ployInent or n any way Disseminated
against on account of membership or
onmembership in any labor organi-
ZctiOn; and there shall be no discrimi-
nation against or interference with any
employe who is not a member OF any
labor organization by member of such
10. All contract miners shall be re-
qui-ed to file within a reasonable time
before each pay day a statement Of
the amount of money due from them
to their laborers, and such sum shall
be deducted from the amount due the
contract miner and paid directly to {
each laborer by the company All +
employees when paid shall be furnished s
with an itemized statement of ac-
count. \
In Force Until March 81, 1906. \
IL. The awards herein made shall =
continue in force until March 81, 1895: =
md any employe. or group OF ON J.
lloyes, violating any of the provisions @
hereof shall be subject to reasonable
discipline by the employer; and. =
urther, that the violation of any pro
-ision of these awards. either by en-
loyer or empioye. shall net inYalidate
ny Of the provi-icns thereof.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
In Force Until March 81, 1oO6
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The B5ycott and Blacklist Are stronq
ly Denounced.


ly Denounced.
The commission also makes q nun
Der of recommendation, which may be-
summarized as follows:
The discontinuance of the system OF
employing "the coal and iron police d
/ because this force is believed to have
an irritating effect, and a resort to thu
/ regularly constituted peace authorities
in case of necessity.
A stricter enforcement OF the laws
in relation to the employment OF chill,
dren.
That the state and federal govern
ments shall provide machinery for tao
making of a compulsory Investigation
of difficulties, similar to the investiga
ton which this commission has made
The commission then takes I'D the
social conditions in the mining Re.
gions which they md are good. ana
wages not so low as to force miner.
to put their children to work.
Ho Recognition cf Union Awarded.
On the subject Of the RECOGNITION of
the Mine Workers Union the commits
sion says that they do not consider
that this subject is within the scope
of the jurisdiction conferred on them.
They do say, however, that
The suggestion of a working agree
ment between employers and en-
ployes embodying the doctrine OF col
lective bargaining, is one which the
commission believe contains many
hopeful elements for tine adjustment of
relations in the mining region"
Further en- they say the present con-
stitutiOn of the United Mine Workers
of America does not present the most
inviting inducements to the operators
to enter into contractaai relations
with it.
Lawlessness during the strike is
strongly condemned ana the commits. |
sion says the employment of armed /
guards and the calling out of the mill |
tia was justified.
The boycott is condemned as i'm |
moral and anti-socill. a practice |
which would be outside the pale of civ
iiiZed war In civilized warfare. wom- /
en- and children and the defenseless
are safe from attack, and a code Of /
honor controls the parties TO such war
fare which cries out against the boy
colt we have in view. Cruel and cow
ordly are terms not too severe by
which to characterize it.
CLOSELY allied to the boycott is the
blacklist. This system is an repre-
lensible and as cruel as the boycott.
and should be frowned down by all
humane men"
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
The Mine Workers Initiation Fee.

Wilkesbarre, March 25.-On and after
April l mine employees who desire to
have to pay $40 as an initiatlation fee.
join the United Mine Workers will
have to pay $40 as an inititiation fee
This rule has been adopted by the
three anthracite districts of United
Mine Workers and applies to every
local in the region. It is expected
that nearly every mine worker will be
enrolled in the union before March 81.
The initiation fee at present at 50.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
Boiler Explosion KiIIs Three.

Paducah, KY. March 25.-The boiler
CT John McCauley's saw mill, six miles
from Wickliffe, exploded yesterday. J..
S. Bird, engineer. who was on top of
the boiler; Arthur Starks and Warren
May, employees, were killed. and John
McCauley and George Marshall were
badly hurt Birds body was blown to
fragments, and Starks' head was blown
off. The building was demolished.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
BRANCH ROADS.

Delaware, Maryland q virginia r. r.
Leave Harrington for Franklin City and Wav
statious 10 42 a. m. daily and IA p. m. week
days. Returning, train leaves Franklin CitV
90 a. m. week and 1905 pm. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chinceteague wis
steamer) IS p. m. week days. Returning,
leaxe Chineoteague 4 81 a. m. week days.
Leaves Harrington for Georgetown and
Lewes at 1912 a. M. 6.l4 p. m. weekdays.
Returning, leave Lewes 6.45 a. m. and i.25
p, m. weekdays.
Leaves Harrington for Rehoboth 10 q q. m,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays oniV.
Returning leavesRehOhOth lC7p. m. Tuesdavs
Thursdays and Saturdays only.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 1912 a M.
and 6l4 p. m. weekdays. Returning, IeaVG
BerliR sea. m. and l.O3 p. m. weekdays.
Queen Anne & Ken R.R-Leave Towns.
end for Centreville and way stations. 9W
q. m. and 08 p. m. week days. Returning
leave Centreville 7 as a. "a, and 2ss .. Ti5,
week days.
OGford and way stations at 4S a. m. and 6c7
p. IN. week days. Returning, leave Oxford
5.5O g. M. and 40 p. m. week days,
Cambridge & Seaford r. R.-Leave Seaford
Tor Cambridge and intermediate stations AZ
II l9 a. m. and 81 p. m. week days Return
p. m. week days.
CONNECTIoN.-At Porter, with Newark A
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend, WITH
Queen Anne's Kent Railroad. At Clay
IOns with DeiaWare q Chrsapeake Railroad
and baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad. AZ
darrinston,wlth Delaware, Maryland a Vifs
{inla Railroad. At SeafOrd, with Cam bridge
: Seaford Railroad. lAt Delmar, with New
orki Philadelphia Norfolk, WycOmlco 4
Pocomoke, and Peninsula Railroads
J. B. HUTCHINSON, General ManaR
R. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
| FrankIin CitvI

J.R HUTCHINSON, Gen, Manager
WOOD, Gen. Passen ger Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
VIII leave FrederIsa, Webb's and Bowers,
Ior Phlladelphia as follows during

Returning steamer will leave Philadelp phia
from Pier g. South Wharves First Pier above
Chestnut street, as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
FIs5sTGa and philadelphia Navigation Co,
o.uss--FREoERIcA. DEL
%. M. 81 Y. Branch.
read up.
North.
South

At Georgetown trains connect with trains
o and from Franklin City.
Going south read down North read up
South Nortb
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27

Fare to PIa1IadeIpHa1a, 81 90
Round Trip .............................1 80
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
Drowned in slnht Of score of PeopIe.

Wheeling, W. Va, March "a. -
Charles ArEett. son of Colonel Arnett,
who is generally known throughout
the state as a lawyer, walked into the
river yesterday and, refusing aid from
scores of people who lined the banks,
was drowned. He was temporarily
deranged.
Milford chronicle., 1903-03-27
lDaiiy. 9Daily except Sunday.

NEW CASTLE ACcoMMoDATION TRArNs.--
Leave Wilmington 7.87, S.28 am, 8Of, lO2
6.58 pm. week days. Leave New Castle R9I
9.5S, II o., am, 2,S2, 54l PM week days.
Express trains leaving Harrington ST. a.us,
ana arriving at 6.lO p. m. week days run
through solid to and frem Baltimore via
Porter and Newark.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
CONVERSATION AS 4 FINE ART.

Lessons In Talking Should Become
Part of Our Education.
Before these days Of delightfully."-
written and widely distributed descrip
tons Of passing events, conversation
was regarded as an artistic accom-.
plishment, and valued great deal
more highly than it is at present."
said matron In the New York Trib-
une 1--WE hear so many curious facts,
we see 80 much more Of the world
than our coach-traveling ancestors,
that the spirit Of establishment Is less
easily conjured than Of old, when the
sciences had destroyed fewer of our
illusions and mankind was less analvt-
lcal. Crispness, conciseness and hui
NOR are the Indispensable ingredients
OF the dish offered to the faded men,
tai apDetites Of the old and Young
or to-day. Lessons In the art of CON
Versatfon should be considered quite
us necessary to a girl whose mind Is
expanding In the dollhouse Of her lit
tie school world as instruction In the
sciences or modern languages The
CHIEF difficulty. apart from the girl her
self, would be to find a teacher COM
petent to make the study both profit
able and interesting. But the cause
Is we'll worth struggle, and the only
thing Is steady, serious, daily cult
walton. Some people are born with
turn for conversation; it comes bv M
ture to them to make the apt repair
tee. the sympathetic phrase, when oc-
casion calls for it; others have the airv
manners, the speaking glance from
liquid eyes, the reserve thawing con-
taglous laugh. These are gifts of the
Favored few; but we are all endowed
with the faculty Of ineligible speech
and 1t behooves us to regard the max.
ing the utmost Of it-not as a mere
frlVolity' but as a duty to our social
neighbours"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
Involuntary Guilt.

The prisoner, who had been found
guilty Of lrze ma esty, PROTESTED gor.
ously and struggled with all his peas.
ant strength, as he was borne to prison
where he was to pay the penal y # his
crime.
1t was realized that his case was hope,
less when 1t was proved by unimpcach,
able evidence that he had sat down in
the presence of his royal hlghness the
king.
OF course there We're supplemented
persons who suggested that the offend,
er's lack of generalization, his hob,
nailed shoes and the smooth sheet of
ice on which the crime had been COM
mitted were eXtenuatives. But what
would justice ever accomplish were she
to be hindered by such trivialities as
these ?-Smart Set.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
What He Was Paid For.

A new application of the rule Of pti
portion between wages and labor
the motive Of little story from u
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. "
leader Of the band stopped the mus
In the middle Of the bar aud froWnd
Say, Pumpernickel," he denlandd
IN a loud whisper, "what do you nal
by playing a lot Of half-notes Whe
there should be whole notes"
Pumpernickel took the horn of y
neck.
.Nell," said he, II make exphal
lions by you. You remember dot ~
cud down my wages to haIluf, dom
your"
The leader stared in amazementa y
had done so, but
"Und SO l continues to make d
nodes mid, dis horn, but dey will p
halluf nodes until der wages YO8 Y
storeded unto whole wages. Aind \
yes?"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16

ecution of the voucher, instead OF tne
date on which the second impression
was made.
"Postmasters are Informed that con-
tinued failure to comply with t4e r.
ouirements Of the law in this respect
may be considered cause for removal
so they had better get move Oh
themselves, and act Accordingly
Postmasters will find the law set out
in section PSI of the postal laws anu
regulations, and they had better stuo'
I'D, or some of them will lose their
billets. Washington Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16

~ days. for is the great shopping day cas
The filed with people rich and old young
dressed rags Is ranchero magnificent gold
cred ght-httng "Charo walking side with m
peon whose Shirt blue
or sandals with "serape" over his
of fashion in silks and satns elbows her less FORUM
waist and but always with
"rebozo" head --
morning bands been playing through the streets advs
gran de Toros" bull fight which will take place
Toros at $3.50 The three ReVertes
fighters the matadores Are they well m
Ask anyc o Republic Of Mexico
We purchase tickets at rs head and pass in The bull
ranged amphiheaters oden times; h
then barrier inside of which and running around the
WIDE with little gates at intervals
bull barrier he again reach the ring; then
and tier tier of seats and finally at the top the boxes holding
persons, with the Judges box in the center
The bugle blows pnd the gate Of the bull thrown
appears his back
passed
fon1 ond nupts hts rd cone" IN no hnTs roca and
overt he # 6
The "motado" then takes hand in the game
the way he does so.
spur ponies apparently the
bull notices them He charges fecey; the pcador ia @
long pike pcad
horse down the former underneath and the horse dying
the heart from which the blood pur rather guhes
DOR rides forward and His horse up
mady the drops
soon removed Another pcadoT has his horse badly gashed
shoulder and then the picadoes leave the
them three times, their duty performed.
Then sticks two feet long
end Of which barbponed stands @
oehanc The bull looks surprised The banderlo forward
the bull charges this new places his "banderas"
and skipping nimbly out Of the
maddened bull
The second "bandello" introduces novelty He places
handkerchief the as charges
MS Oanderlas and his body
escape the horns Three pairs of banderas" placed
the bugle more
Inc matador takes the "espada" Sword
receiving the
advances to '~~oO
Inc hrS matador Reverte Espano
before the bull who bndy charges find nottingham AZ he turns Thai
Is the antazng piece OF red several charges
ls KIND he stops puzzled and watches the
closely Now ReverteS time He sideways the sword poised
eV win the shoulder gances of his aim
$1,000" ~ N0"o ~'Ao"sn 'N0 w.
I pu SINKS to his knees and small dagger plunged the
column behind the horns. The Is dead
The band plays the poono shout
the Dull Is hauled sold to the moor nan
oeo makes circuit
e people, s are thrown down ring and hapnv ia he Vh
PACK by the hand of the matador Money and cpr
fall thcky all picked norohor
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
A POSTMAsTER'S LOT,
Like That of a Policeman, It IL Not
Happy One.

Like That of a Policeman, It Is Not
Happy One.
"a postmaster's lot, like that OF a
policeman, Is not always happy
one" remarked department official
to Star man this morning. IF he
isn't being constantly lacked M bv
the department, he Is blamed and
abused more or less by the public, so
he gets 1t coming to him both ways.
The department is going after fourth
class pOstmasters now because thew
are so careless in executing pension
vouchers, and the first thing some OF
the first citizens in their communities
will know will be that they have
been summarily fired out of the sar.
vice for falling to give heed to the do.
partments orders.
1.-THE Secretary of the interior hoe
reported that the auditor for his do
partment Is hampered and DELAYED IN
the auditing of the accounts of tho
several United States pension egonts
through the want of the exercise ~
proper care on the part of the fourth
class postmasters in aftixing the stamn
Of their offices to vouchers for ro1
siOns executed before them as ou+ho,
lied by law.
1.-The main points of defects IN tho
use of postmarking stamp on nan
sion vouchers are indistinctnaso -
impression and variance of data fro,,
that given in the jurat. If tho n,
preston made by the postnorl,ina
stamp is not clear and distinct 90 rs
to show the date and the name ~ tho
postottice and the State, a pen or non
Gil must not be used to compreto 80
impression.
"Postmasters are instructed f. +o.4
their stamps on separate niece ~
paper before making an imnrnssion
upon a pension voucher, and 70 soa
that the stamp will make a clean 49,,
clear impression, and that the do+a ~,
correct Only one impression mnst ho
made on the voucher at the Tina ~
its execution. u
vouchers returned to postn...o-
because of imperfect impression ~ rs
postmarking stamp must he ~
Stamped showing the date of tho ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16

cuhStanccs. n o W
ne is poor, partially blind, and af1iot
ca WIN rheumatism. He is trying to
make living selling rubber stomna
while waiting for Uncle Sam to nonv
up He has no love for ex-prpsidont
cleveland, who vetoed his LITTLE htI
after it had been passed bv Concro Da.'
inc OLD mans account has been fay-
orably reported by the House oiab+
times and three times the Senate Has
passed it, but the red tape of govern
ment procedure proved a bar evarr
receipt. en LIS
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
FIREMAN'S ADVICE.

Don't Jump from Burning Building
Till Rescue Is Impossible.
Were you ever caught in tireT Fray
that you never may be, but If you
ever are one Of the unfOrtunates, he
this advice given by the vetela an Chief
Swingley, of the st. Louis Fire De-
partment, who says that In fOrty-nlne
out of every fifty cases where persons
jump from burning buildings and are
killed or injured they would be rescued
If they wa. ted until the arrival Of th4
firemen.
What persons should do If cut Off
from escape Is to shut the door OF the
room in which they are and make for
the nearest window. The best way Is
to crawl. There is always 81 ace
next the floor where the air is good.
Smoke always rises. don't care If
window can be reached by crawling
and keeping the head close TO the floor.
Persons should get on the outside Cf
the wlndUw. The room may be filled
with fire, but 1t will take some time
before the fire reaches them. Persons
should wait until their clothes catch on
fire before jumping. 1t Is almost sure
death to jump.
Burning buildings do not fall i'm
mediately. They are generally burn
ing at least half an hour before they
begin to fall. Even If the build NJ
does begin to fall. the portion where
one is may not fail. OF course, when
persons are placed in great danger,
minutes seem like hours. The Ell
glnes get to fires in the majority of
cases within a few NJ nutes after the
alarm has been given. Another thing
that l am reminded Of Is the fact Of
how few persons know the location of
fire alarm boxes nearest to their resi-
dences, and how to give an alarm. Ev-
cry one should famIliarize himself with
the location Of the box and how to
turn in an alarm. "-WashIngton Star