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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29

Denver, May 22.-The following
Agre sment which settles tho strike n
Denver aas reached Last night and
signed by repre- esentatiyes of The Cit
izens' Alliance and the labor exec,i-
tive committee:
This agreement. made and entered
into this 2lst day Of May. 1903. by and
between the Citizens Alliance. repre-
senting all manufacturers and busi-
ness men who belong thereto now In
volved In strikes and lockouts, and
hereinafter called the Alliance. and
the general executive committee OF
the labor organizations. now involved
In strikes and lockouts In the city and
county OF Denver. and representing
them. and hereinafter called the gen.
eral executive committee witnesseth:
That the parties hereto agree as
follows. to-wit:
Il. All employers of labor who are
members OF the Alliance concede the
right Of employees to combine and
work together In whatsoever way they
think will increase their earnings.
shorten their hours of labor. lessen
their labor or better their condition.
and concede their right to organize or
Join labor unions. and also concede the
right of members of labor unions Mt
all times outside OF business hours to
use peaceful and lawful methods to In
ducc employees to become members OF
labor unions. providing employers
shall not be denied the right to give
permission to representatives Of labor
unions to visit employees during work
Ing hours. The fact that an employe
Is member OF labor union Is not OF
itself n sufficient reason for discharg-
Ing such empioye.
80. The general executive commit.
tee comedies the right Of employers TO
organize into associations OF employ.
crs or fedcrat!ons OF employers. and
also their right to have their work
done by whom they desire. Employ
crs In hiring employees should make no
distinction between employees who are
members OF labor unions and en-
ployts who are not members OF labor
unions.
-. That the differences now exist.
ins between tho employers and en-.
ployes In the city and county Of Den.
yer. touching hours Of work. wages.
working and sanitary conditions. shall
be submitted to arbitration on the fol.
lowing basis:
-ta)-That an arbitration board to
BE- composed Of ten members shall be
selected m follows: The Alliance shall
name i've persons ns nrbitrntors from
tho employers now having differences
with their employs, and the general
executive committee shall name nve
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UGLY TORNADOES
STRIKE KANSAS

saiina. Kans.. May ::.-Thc third
tornado In Saline county within the
past twenty-fou hours struck Assyria
last night. Two were killed and dog
en- or more injured. The dead are:
William A. Olson. thirteen years old.
Peter oisoa.
of the injured none arc fatally hurt.
The house in which tho oisons lived
was demolished completely and tn.
body Of the boy was found thirty rods
from where the house stood. Peter OIL
son was so badly hurt that he never
rrEsincd consciousness. The other
members of the family escaped with
slight injuries.
Tho wind carried the farm house oc-
eupicd by Sels olsrnburx distance Of
fisc rods. Miss Christine Ols~nburx saw
the storm coming and escaped from the
house half minute before u vas car
ried away.
A terrific rains,orm followed the ey-
clone. At bridgeport. In this county.
hail fell continuously for ,vcu,y min
u,cs. doing immense damage to the
wheat.
Ashland. Kan. May g. This place
and a lars. portion ut the country
were laid waste last cveaiuE at ;
o'clock by a tornado. Tho damage will
b. immense and IL IL considered mssac-
uious that no lives were lost. 80 far as
IL IL known tonight. nobody was killed
and none in Ashland injured severely.
Wright. ksns.. May ga tornado
visited this place last nisht about 6
O'Clock demolishinE number OF houses
and unfoofins some others.
Blaine. Kans.. May ga tornado
passed through here at 6 o'clock last
night. The Commercial hotel vas de-
moiished and many houses damaged.
Nobody was injured.
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Lasore, Wanted 1, California.

San Francisco. May s:.-word has
been received by the California pro
motion egmmiitcc from Jsis,y.fUur
canncrles in the slate that The p'esca,
outlook for assistance in canning the
big fruit crop shows 5000 people will
be required TO work in the canucrics
beyond the present available supply.
Word received from the fruit growers
shows that more than 1000 persons
will be necessary in harvesting the
crop. For these figures II is estimated
that the loss from failure to handle
the crop unless mitiEa,cd by immisra.
tion will reach fully ff;y per cent.
exceeding last years loss, which was
thirty per cent.
The charge made in certain quarters
that an attempt is being made 10 i'm.
port cheap labor TO compete WITH un.
ion labor is vigorously denied by the
promotion committee.
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you had known her treachery-"
"Hush!" The soft word was I'm.
perious. She pointed to the flower.
strewn mound below. Hush! She Is
here! Besides-f did know!"
You knew II, when-how?"
"The day you went away. Rose
came to me. She told me-thc truth"
The last gieam Of sunset had faded.
Amethystine shadows crept up tho
draws. but In the clear afterslow
they saw each other quite distinctly
the two who stood In silence there.
When he spoke II was In a voice that
thrilled her-thc voice OF the lover OF
her youth.
''Jean-wiil you come to mc-now?"
She answered: First say to her.
forgive you. dear!"
For nm instant he stood irrcsolute.
Then slowly he sank on one knee
bowed his barred head over the masses
OF perfumcd bloom. When he rose and
held out his hand she laid her own
within II. and thus they walked TO the
gate and down the road toward tho
village. where the lights were begin.
min. To CLEAN.
'You are tired" he said. and slip.
ped his arm around her. Il have
made n new fortune In u new world.
lean. You shall work no more
Rosinc and Billie were fcasting mcr.
riiy In the cottage when the Two
turned In at the garden gate.
TO think." said lean. as they went
up bct~ixt the io~ barbcrry borders
dcw-siiyercd in III. moonlight. that
II was only this morning I walked hero
-aione-and so sad-saye for the
chiid!"
-Ah. tho child." he said. softly
hunsrlly. much may happen In n day.
my Jcan'"
Somewhere she said. lifting face
siiii glowing from his kisses. u read
this: "B.t~ecn Calvary day and Eas.
ter day-earth's saddles, day and glad
dcst day-iay but one day!"
My beloved" he murmurcd. Then
as billie Ned laughing by them they
passed into the parpi. gloom Of the
porch. toward the open door. from
which IN. iampiisht str-am-d. making
a path Of white iasellasss for their
fv-t'
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Sugar Bee, Cooperation.

Denver. May ga 81 100000 sugar
beet corporation filed papers with the
secretary of state Wednesday under
the name OF the Western Sugar and
Land Company. The base Of the com.
pany's operations will be Ei Paso and
Mesa counties. Alfred Hand. !. X.
McKinnie and II. +. Davy are the in.
corporators. and the principal Office
will be in Colorado Springs.
The company will raise sugar beets.
cane and other saccharine products:
will manufacture sugar. molasses, me.
lada and all similar compounds, and
will establish refineries, deal in min.
eral and agricultural lands. build res.
eryoirs and promote irrigation. Brafich
Offices will be established in Grand
Junction and in Scranton. Pennsylva-
MIA.
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DOWNFALL OF FRANK THORN.
misfertvres' Shafts Fell Heavily on
AGED veteran.

Aged veteran.
lie was pitiablc old veteran who
stopped me that day on State street
The rain was pouring steadily down
and the tide ui humanity went hur-
rying ON with faces as E'uomy ,as the
sky itself. and paused no. to hear the
pieadIngs Of him who stoCd there lean
ing against iamppost. red-nDssd.
watery-cyed and clad In rags. Upon
his head was IN old battered and
ragged hat. from whose hanging rim
the dirty water ran in a little muddy
rivulet down to the ground. His feet
were almost bare. his breath redolgnt
with the fumes Of whisky. But there
amid the rags. upon his breast.
CLEANED n goldeE-hued star. an en-.
biem Of honor. the badge Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. lie was only
an old topper. but those feet had once
run swift at his cuuntry's call In the
days gone by. That breast had been
bared to battle blasts, ard these arms
had borne aicft the old hsi; when stout
hearts we're faint with fear. | paused
as these thoughts came 4" me. and as
I did so he locked up. All. catching
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DENVER CITIZENS ALLIANCE AND
LABOR UNIONS SETTLE STRIKE

persons as arbitrators from the en-
ployes now having differences with
their employers. Should these ten fail
to agree on a decision, they shall Sc
lect an eleventh person who shall
neither be an employer nor an employe
concerned In existing differences.
"(b)-No officer of the Alliance or
member of Its executive committee nor
any member of said general executive
committee of labor unions shall be
named as a member Of said board OF
arbitration.
"(c)-That all differences as herein
before stated shall be arbitrated by
said board, and the findings Of said
shall be accepted and be binding upon
all employers and employees involved.
the Alliance. and all the labor organi-
cations Of the city and county Of Dem
yer represented by the general execu-
time committee.
~. That pending arbitration all
strikes and lockouts now in existence
shall be called on. and all employees
shall at once report for work to former
employers. and all such former employ
ers shall, 80 far as their business will
permit. reinstate former employees.
''5. That any and all boycotts that
may have been declared because Of
present difficulties against products Of
members of the Alliance shall at once
be declared on and no boycott shall
hereafter be declared anywhere on any
goods. wares or merchandise manufac-
tured or handled by any member Of the
Alliance growing ont OF the existing
state of affairs. Neither shall re-em-
pioyed employees be discharged for any
cause arising out Of the existing state
Of affairs.
-6. That the following suits shall at
once be dismissed. the plaintiff In each
ease to pay all costs. namely: ID. G.
Coates ct al. vs. The Citizens Alliance
of Denver ct al.. now pending In the
District Court In the city and county OF
Denver: the United States Colortypa
Company vs.. Charles Young ct al..
now pending In the District Court In
the city and county OF Denver: and th.
City Transfer Company ct nj. VI. tho
Transfer National Union Of America.
Transfer Drivers Local No. 81 ct al.
now pending In the Circuit Court Of tho
United States for the district Of Colo
rado.
I'm witness whereof. the parties
hereto have hcrcunto set their names
the day and year first above written.
THE CITIZENS ALLIANCE. by J. G.
CRAIG. President.
THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE CON-
MtTTEE OF LABOR UNIONS. by
d. c. COATES. Chairman"
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erasshoppers in Montana.

Bozeman. Mont, May 22-One sec
tion of Montana is eaten nm bv iocust=
while another lies under three feet OF
snow. Professor r. a. Coiiey of the
Agricultural College. has received
word that district forty miles square.
situated east Of Forsythe. is pestered
by the Rocky Mountain grassbopper.
which has eaten up everything.
cattle have TO be removed from tho
,nIes,ed district. as there is nothing
for them to feed on.
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Settling the Omaha strike.

Omaha. May 22.-seventy.five col.
ored walters and cooks were locked
out yesterday hy restaurants which
had hired them TO take the places of
the strikers. and the business was
clSsed. pending negotiations for a set.
tlemtnt Of the strike.
Two large department stores took
back their old drivers yesterday at the
old schedule, and number OF smaller
places also settled with their team.
sters.
One hundred deputies were dis.
charged by the chief of police. but a
large number are retained for night
DUTY. The chief says that the strike
IS being settled piecemcal. and that
he docs not anticipate further trouble.
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No, Prosecuted for usury.

London. May 2O.-The Jews of Lon
Jon are very indignant at the asser-
tiun of Count cassini, the Russian
ambassador at Washington. that the
troubles at kishincff were the out
come Of the usury OF the money lend
ers. The editor of the Jewish World
offers to give $3.50 TO an American
charitable Institution named by Count
Cassini IL the latter can substantiate
his assertion TO the satisfaction OF
three Americans of standing in the
United States.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29
Roosevelt, In oreuon.

Portland. Ore. May 22.-President
Roosevelt travelled through the fertile
Willamette valley from early yester.
day morning until O'Clock in the
afternoon when he arrived in this city.
At Salem. the capital of the state. a
stop OF three hours was maie and
the president delivered an address on
citizenship at the capitol. The only
other stop made during the day was
at Oregon City. manufacturing town
fifteen miles south of this city. All
along the route crowds gathered at
the stations and gave the President
an enthusiastic reception.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-05-29

burg fell and the Red river campaign
followed. At Alexandria letter came
to Frank addressed in a strange hand
shall never forget his face as !
handed II to him. II seemed as a
mighty shadow had fallen upon him.
Hastily tearing open the envelope. he
gave glance at the contents and with
low moan sank sobbins at my feet.
The letter was from his old pastor.
and told how his wife had taken the
baby and started for visit to the old
farm. how the team had taken frigh,
and ran away and wife and child had
been Instantly killed. In that one
moment Of grief Frank became an old
and broken man. He sought to drown
his sorrow in drink: in every battle he
recklessly exposed himself to death,
At Pleasant Hills he was promoted 70,
Eallantry. but was soon degraded 70,
drunkenness, and then he sank lower
and lower. At last the war closed. the
old regiment was mustered ont and re
turned home. and I never saw Frank
again until that day under the pouring
pitiless rain. amid the hurrying throns
in squalor and wretchedness. There
he stood. leaning against the post-a
poor. miserable old toper.-ChicagC
Record.Iierald.
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him iirst."
e. b. Browning.
Jean Charteris. stepping out into the
pearl and sllverincss OF dawn and
dew. sIghed-and then smiled at sight
Of the riches spread before her
Agni.' y was Decoration Day. an oc-
casion witch In this little western
town was one almost OF festiyity. so
great was the gathering from the sur
rounding farms. 70 gay the girls in
their new summer finery. so stirring
the martial music of the local band.
Even the pathetic sight OF the handful
OF old soldiers. marching In depleted
ranks to the cemetery ON the hillside.
but emphasized the pleasure of the
young. who found In the holiday en-.
joyment ut once innocent and rcycr-
ent.
Miss Chnrteris walked down the
prim gravel walk between the low
green barbcrry hedge. She held daint-
lily aside the skirt OF her crisp. white
wrapper. lest IL be touched by the
wet twiKE on either side. Her spirited
gold brown head turned TO left and
righ; Us she mentally calculated the
floral w-Ilth OF her little garden. None
would have dreamed that over that
same radiant head thirty summers had
passed. 50 girlishiy slender was III.
erect and graceful hsurc. 50 smooth
the white brow. 10 luminous the long.
pansy purple eyes under the slim
black browE. She had swung the
basket ffcm her arm and was shipping
from the great SNOWFALL bush n, tho
end of the path It's frsi contribution.
when voice came piping To her from
over the gate.
"Mis' chsE,'rls. you so, mas dress
dorcg'
-Jus, finished II a, is last night.
nliiy," She smiled at the frcckicd
faced boy A. she moved TO SO back to
the house. She returned. carrying
bundle wrapped In newspapers. There
don't crush II. iaddic'"
The boy fingered. shameiaeciiy. lie
~ss no, bad ioosins boy. barring the
frrckics. lie kcp; casting lur;iv1
Eiane-s at n sccons.s;nry window IN
the little cream coioFcd cottage. where
the blinds ~cTc still dTaWr.
-Is-lA khe--'' n icFksE thumb
Indicating the house. -goIn' with you
TO the c-mtTyg-
''Rosincg- Miss charicris vas rrtA.
lcssiy shipping on every robin which
had presumed to show its blue head
In the Ions bed border. %. she ~iii
20, Her mother is buried there. you
know. Rosinc ~iii go With me-
I'm suiu'. too,- biurtcd Billie. Thea.
as though overwhelmed by the mag.
uiiudS Of the admission. he skipped
a~ay. his mothers dress crushed rcck-
lcssly aEains, his ,hrobhinE heart. and
his tarc feet. as yet Euiitisss of tan.
kicking up a dust which hid bis fcFy
blushss "An' III wear my new
Clothes chantCd Billie. "i'ii wear my
best cip,hss-an' a golIari-
I, was a royal burden Jean chartcriz
had gathered uhpu a, last she laid tire
shears in the basket brimful Of blooms.
There were trailing sprays Of white
and gold pTinEa stars. pcuuiss. pink
and crimson. aad white: houSysurkis.
amber and rusc. and esfmine; blush
roses. pale and vclvc,y. svcetbriar.
dciicstsly. yet Intensely fragrant. and
many a single flower which. courier
like. had biossumrd In prophetic peau.
u. Hack uf the Elittsrins window
glass Of the iI;iic home she approached
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sight of the little brunzed button in
the lapel of my coat. he stretched out
trcmuluus hat J. and in a husky
voice said: Hello. comrade. can't you
give a fellow 10 cents7 Amt had
bite TO cat to-day. and an old soldiers
no account when the commissary's
empty
The crowds went by unheeded-car.
riagcs relied past. spIashing me with
mud and water ! was unconscious Of
them all. My mind was far away.
forgot the cruwd-furgot the rain
forgot all the wretchedness and misery
before me. I was away in the sunny
southland. Spanning the long flown
years. | was back again with the old
regiment. marching side by side with
one who made cumradeship more than
a neetinE memory Frank Thorn
handsome, brave. earnest and true
the lightest hearted soldier and most
Joyous comrade ever knew. Night
after night we had stood at picket post
under the silent stars and talked Of
the loved ones We had left in the far
on north. He talked Of his sweet young
wife. and told me of little Willie and
the baby until they were almost as
dear to me as my own. How ssserly
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he used to watch for the mail and the
white winged messenger of love with
the patriotic device on the corner.
which rarely failed to come.
How tcnderiy he fingered over her
letters and then would hand them TO
me to read that too might share his
Joy. hut one day. at Champion Hills.
: think Il was. there came a letter
longer than usual telling how his boy.
little Willie. had died-how he had
fingered in pain for weary days and
nights while the tired mother watched
over him and prayed that the angel
Of death might pass him by. Sut one
morning just as the first ray of sun
light stole through the halfclosed
blind and kissed his cheek. he raised
himself up. and. his eyes glowing with
celestial light. stretched out his little
arms. exclaiming. Papa. oh papai I
see papa. mamma. Papa, kiss Willie.
Goodbye. mamma: I'm going to papa"
fell back and forever closed his eyes.
wearied marches and battles on
battle followed. and all through Frank
was the same earnest. faithful soldier.
a little more thoughtful perhaps. lit
tie more eager IL possible for the
locked for letter-that was all. vicks-
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Again


by the stone.
who" he asked. is that?"
That's Miss charteris. She lives
She makes dresses
My Cod" the man murmured.
Has II come to this with Jean?'
Conscious OF the boys sharp scrut.
iny the man took from his pocket two
pieces OF mctal-one brass. one silver.
Here take these down to tho
agent. Give him the check and tell
him TO send my trunk to the hotel. You
may keep the doiiar!"
Billie grabbed the money and stimuli.
taneuousiy uttered n yell.
"Ro.slnc'" He was valiant enough
In this piutocratic hour. ''Ro-sinc!
Come on! I'm soin' to buy candy"
a finai placing OF the last wreath.
an eager question. an answering nod
from the bowed head-thcn the child
was nying toward the road through the
m-iio~ins radiane. of the fading light.
shouting questions To Billie as she
came. Something in the skimmlng
iiisht OF the agile little body. In her
voice. In the shape of the curicius.
tered head. caused the stranger to put
out a dr,aininE hand.
What he cried. ''is your name. III.
tic oncT-
"Rosinc." She wr-s,cd herself
free. Lot mo SO with Billie. My
names Rosinc-Rosin. raymond"
Then sh. was dashing down III.
kili after the fortunate Billie.
The man. tall. straight. and soldier.
~. with prcmatuf-iy silycr-d hair and
dark mns,ach-. wrnt strtdins across
the green space that intcrvcncd be
tween him and that aaic; woman BY
the whit. shaft.
"jcan.~ he cried hoarscly. lean
char;-ris'-
A low. shivcrinE cry broke from
the woman. She s,incncd erect
stood as IL frosen.
Tell me- he begged. about that
lean. il She
The shock of his coming had irt,
her weak and shaking. Il vas with
an effort she spoke.
-Ycs-shc Is your child. Do you
learn 1, nov for the first timer"
God help me-yes. did not dream
there might be a child. when few
months after our marriage I learned
how Rose had deceived mo was furi
Gus. had cuntdsd in her. ! told hrf
how loved YOU. And shC-shc spoke
af your engagement to viii Clement.
Her sympathy vas sweet. There was
no question Of heart being caught In
the rebound. Never save for one
woman has my heart beaten a pulse
the faster. She knew this when We
were married. Hut she hoped-unul
the DAY some months after our mar
riass when a chance word during a
chance meeting with Clement. brought
the whole truth out. You had refused
him. And this Rose knew when she
told me the contrary. I settled cVcry.
thing possessed on her and went
away. vovins never to look upon her
face aEaIui"
The weary. bitter voice ceased.
"we shall speak of this now" said
Jean Charters. slowly. "aud then
never asaIni The hank in which. you
had deposited was the same which
controlled my fathers business. When
the dsfalration came Roses money
and ours was sucked down in the
whirlpool Father did not long sur
vive the blow. Rose could do nothing
She had been brought up in idleness-
in luxury. Besides she was ill-and
miscrabIy unhappy. Sol was always
clever as a seamstress-she came to
me. and VIC we're comtortable-quite
comfortable together. Two years ago
a sharp attack Of pneumonia ended
Ehr~r 4
"You took her into your home and
your iifc.' said the man in voice that
though low-stook with passion.
You supported her and her child VI
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"He took his life

He took his life
Just capable OF one heroic aim. and
threw 1t In the thickest OF the fight.
What matter? Since Aurora failed
him flrst!"
= II browning