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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-31
Socialism In Canada

(From the st. John Weekly Globe,
November %, fS03.)
The Canadian socialist labor party,
the first socialist party in the field In
this country, was organized In On
tario in or before 1894, and has sev-
eral strong sections in that province
and in Winnipeg and Vancouver. Its
Halifax section, organized in 1899, has
been inactive for several years. The
S. l.. p. has contested every election
in London. Toronto and several other
Ontario towns since 1893.
The Canadian socialist league was
founded in Montreal In 1898 by per-
sons who had belonged To- the S. L. r.
section there. 1t spread its branches
into Ontario, British Columbia, the
Northwest Territories, Manitoba, and
New Brunswick. Out Of 1t grew the
b. C. socialist party, founded in Oc-
tober, 1901; the Ontario socialist par
ty, founded in November, 1901, and the
Manitoba socialist party, organized In
1902.
AT the Ontario provincial election
last year, eight s. l.. p. and seven @.
s. p. candidates received 1884 votes.
In the British Columbia elections,
October 3, 1908, the socialist party ran
ten candidates. and the s. l.. r. one.
The eleven contested nine rulings OF
the thirty-four. They received 5,160
votes, about 9 per cent of all the votes
cast. Two OF them. Fl. Hawthorne
thwaite and Parker Williams, both Of
Nanaimo county, Vancouver islands,
were elected; a third came within ten
votes OF succeeding, and only three
lost their deposits. Only two socialist
candidates ever ran In b. c. before
this year. In 1901 McLain got 6S4
votes in Vancouver, and in 1902 Park
er Williams got 156 in North Nanaim0.
Several of the New Brunswick cler-
gy are active socialist workers, and
S. J.. p. agitation Is being carried on
in Cape Breton. Among socialist per-
iodicals are the Western Clarion,
weekly, Vancouver, B. c.; Social JUS
tice, monthly, Toronto, and Buffers
Journal, monthly, Fredericton, N. b.
There is also socialist department,
weekly, in the Winnipeg Voice. The
VI SUI vi tuI .. ~. ID LuG WcChly
People, New York.
Any New Brunswick readers Of The
Independent who are interested In the
further organization OF that province
for socialism are requested to CORE
spond with Henry Harvey Stuart, or
ganizer, Fredericton, N. b.. socialist
league. Address, Hopewell Hill, N.
b., Canada.
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ono Of the most Notwithstanding ae-
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NEWS OF THE WEEK


admission to the pie-counter. Hence,
their action in taking back the ex-
PEELED members, who alone can give
open sesame.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07


Harry 3. Fixes. the well-known cyclist.
who was killed in an accident a Boston
week ago. had 4 varied history. He was
born in Glens Falls, y. Y. in 1919. his father
having been long-distance pedestrian Of
considerable note in England. He was edu-
Gated there and began riding a bicycle on
the track in 1896
F.lkes's first appearance in a race in Bos
ton was in the six-day event held by Henry
f. Quicker at Charles River Park during
tho summer of 1897 The race was for eight
hours a day and finished each evening at
10 Fixes and his father were competitors
and each evening except the first. on which
he was given too much sherry, Harry Ekes
finished first in the sprint.
war ,hn fa.bar -. ,,,,,,oo- IIo-r,, than
WIN 'iS "'''' "S ''i"iihse'' ii"iiS 'tsi
took up micdie-dlStance rldlnS anu appeared
asain in Boston on Aprii 70 1885, in what
= =. haze hoo, . no vii, WOO, a,,inst
Vas % e,rmahr parna,,,. n',i. =, eftrea,sht
miles Dave Shafer then took Elkes under
-. il, 49,, A. ,.-.,, r-ous Sbadov. "
his wing ana the <iehs rams shaaow.
as he was called cycling circles. was
started on a pace-following career. which
,,5a hin, cbarnio, fer tho mast four
.n"ue ''''''
years
Much OF his riding has been done on
tne ~. = ,ro,,,d Boston and ba became
~ !,
very pt SSiar from MS quiet GeTneahof anu
fast riding.
In condition F,L.s r.ei.bea 1en Mounds
" -, -, COO - a.
ana STOOD nearly leet tail. IN 1880 ne ue
feated Monte Scott. but on June % was
hadl,, baaten bv ..plurpar R;I,', Martin in
-. ,
nitS-nile race al Cambridge. Ai'er d
season of training, he went against Tom
Linton ar PhiladeInhia on August 6 of
A.. - T., - -. e. Ill. 80 ,rd
tha' year III twenty live race am
defeated the Welshman. making new rec
ords from nine TO TWENTY-FIVE miles in
| o,,.,.o r,,o, oo,.;,,oa q. lido .or the
ei"e''e' i1i"eS .ot'i'"eu ~ 'iuS Az" wy
| hour record. which he set at tWenty-lour
miles 90, wards
He ,evt daf.,tsd ErsrL w,,Ier then the
fifty-mils champion In a ffty-nile paced
race at Baitimore ana MS name pesan 10
appear IN the scare heaus. AT the close OF
the season Fixes held all the paced Wor.u
records from fourteen miles to the hour.
Ihat winter he won the indoor paced
championship at madison square Garus!i,
defeating Edward iaElore, the french hour
champion, and making "a miles l'lot yaros
IN the hour
The next spring came the breakaWay OF
the racing men from me League OF amer
lean Nheelmen ana Fixes was one OF tne
| first to ride with the adherents oil me Ma
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square with us-didnt raise his prices a
cent.
"Ail the day long the water continued
creeping closer and closer until the train
stood on an island in the midst of vast
sea.
"A lady at farmhouse furnished break
fast for four of us. And il was a great one.
We had fried chicken. rolls. fresh country
butter and milk. Irish potatoes. eggs and
coffee.
we went back TO the car and told the
ether folks about our luck. Instantly
there was n rush for that house.
About the only. one on board who
didn't enjoy this three-day picnic
was a young man from Iowa. who
was gnng to Kansas City to be married
Saturday night His bride was to meet
him at one of the towns on the way. He
had pass for her and himself Sa.nr-
day morning he wrote ten kilograms. trying
TO explain matters. but the wires were all
back TO Des Moines. but they couldn't ham
die his messages
AT last he became desperate and on Sum-
day afternoon he started to walk to Indian
oia a town on the Rock Island. We never
heard OF him any more.
At noon Sunday the water was at its high
est. You could step from the pilot of the
engine into a boat.
The farmers on the island loaned us
books and brought their families over to
sec us. Ply this time VIC men were calling
eight ladies on board. and they were all
good comrades.
"A lady of St Louis secured our names
her handkerchief to work it into sofa pill
low.
ION Monday Conductor Cowan walked
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
Prize Ring Notes.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Two of the best contests promised for the
immediate future in the prize ring are the
matches between George Gardner and Jack
Root in the light heavyweight class. and
that between Benny Yanger and Eddie
Hanlon in the so-called feather-weight di-
vision.
The Hanlon- Yanger go is scheduled for
the last week OF June at San Francisco.
The Root-Gardner affair IS set for Fort
Erie on the afternoon OF July 4. Both fights
promise good battles in their respective
Hclasses.
Root and Gardner have been trying to
get together for some time. They have
fought twice. Root winning the first fight
Sen foul and Gardner capturing the last
\ go by furnishing his opponent until Roots
seconds threw up the sponge. The men
ere regarded as the most evenly matched
pair that could be secured at any weight.
So good card was tho match considered
THAT an offer was made by club at Bisbee,
ARR. for the battle. 1t was planned 10 pull
st off in the afternoon Of Iuly and TO have
1t to finish. Negotiations were in progress
for the affair when Jack Hermann made a
bid on behalf of the Fort Eric Club and
secured the match
IHe Hieii aie " go twenty iouHuS AT 1''
pounds, weigh in at . o'clock in the morn
ing. and give or take two pounds. The club
guarantees a purse of $500, with the priv
ilege of 60 per cent OF tho receipts up to
$4,000. and 70 per cent of the receipts should
they exceed that figure.
The men agree to divide the purse. s.
and rs per cent. Should pictures be taken
of the match. they are 10 receive Co per
cent Of the receipts therefrom up to $1,000
and so per cent Of any excess.
selected
date for the decision on an official having
been set for June -. 1t 10 rumored that
George Siler is likely TO be selected for the
!. post
Although Gardner would have been the IA
rorite in the match eight months ago. his
recent form and the fact that he has figured
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
WATER-BOUND TRAVELLER
TELLS LOST TRAIN STORY.
Seventy-Two Hours ON an Tsiand"-
Impatient Lover Walks Ahead
Through Water.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Glenwcod. Mo, June s.-Schuylcr Rector.
who travels for the C. F. Blankc Coffee
Company OF 81. Louis. to-day described his
three days experience in waterbound
train in Iowa.
I'VE left Des Moines on the southbound
Wabash express ut 7:i6 Friday night" said
Mr.. Rector. using the Burlington tracks.
At Clarkson We struck landslide. under
took to return to Des Moines. but the track
walkers discovered Il washout.
"At Cctrdson there are n depot. one store
and two noIses. All hands got acquainted.
So.ae told stories and some of the passen-
ats sang.
/ remember with particular vividnoss
that Home. Sweet Home was the most
popular air our railroad choir favored US
with.
"TTwird morning two of us be-
gan diminishing around for something to
eat. The merchant across the way sold his
entire stock of cigars and chewing gum.
and the passengers were making great In
roads on his canned goods cheese. crackers
and sailed herring before night. He acted
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, to his feet without lifting his guard. Blows
| from Feltz would draw a response in me
shape of n wiIdrush from Clarence ana some
striking case of instinct triumphing over
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that has ever been Wit
messed here.
One result of the last two battles has been
| the advancement of proof that Feitz can
stand punishment as well rs any man in his
y, class. No matter how hard an opponent
| NAV land, Tommy hobs up with delighted
| smile good. hard crack In the face SCENE
| 10 tickle Tommy about as much as anytnins
| that can happen to him whlie ne II n 1sS,s
| amused owe. series OF rights ana lefts
| to the Jaw.
! Forbes landed otter enough and hard
enough to have staggered a less STURDY mar
| in every round. When he found that Meth
| ing ne could do would shake Tommy, the
result of the battle was plain. 1t was clea,
| that no matter how the current of the pou'
in the end.
Nick Santora. who won the semiwindgp
| of the evening. seems a promising boy in ms
class. He Is fighting now at ITO pounds, ano
| is about as good a man OF the weight as
! has been shown here. The one drawback
| under which he would labor against an old
| old, he has not attained his full strength
| as yst-a fact which does not put him at
| any advantage in the clinches:, When he
becomes fully developed he will be about
as tough a little customer as there IL al
| his weight. to Judge from his showing here.
| His weight will probably be several pounds
| more than it is at present. however.
| Just now he is about as good a llO.pound.
| er as can be found around this district; and
| as the men like Harry Forbes Feltz and
Clarence Forbes. as well as Danny Daugh-
erty and Kid Goodman. are all graduated
from the 115-pound division. he should be
able to hold his own well when he enters
the heavier squad.
Young Corbett. 1t is said. is once more
engaged to be married. the lady in the case
this time being Miss Gladys Francks Of
Denver. Miss Francks is now In New York.
and smilngly admits that sentimental pas
sages have occurred between the champion
and herself.
The champion. however. has not commit
ted himself or the proposition as yet. so far
as is known. When he first won the title
he was said to bp engaged to young wom-
All who figured in cakewalks at Denver
The lady admitted the report. and even
went SO far as to give the date for the we'd
and stated that he preferred to be a broth
er to her. He admits that he knows Miss
Francks. but he has not yet confessed that
he intends to make matrimonial match.
Fighting in the open air seems to be be-
coming popular nowadays. The Root-Gard-
ner match will be fought with the roof of
the club removed, il it Is decided to take
pictures OF the go, and Kid Broad and Au-
reiia Herrera are to figure In a bout in the
9 Ris next Ma, Saturday, u They will tie up at
Charles Neary and Buddy Ryan have been
matched to fight before Milwaukee club
June 10. The men will go six rounds at 1872
pounds.
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WRAPPED IN FLAMES, MRS.
LANE TRIES TO SAVE SON.

New York. June 6.-lIrs- Albertina Lane.
of No. 131 Oakland street. Greenpoint, left
the bedside of her dying boy only long
enough to start the evening meal. As she
started back to her son her dress caught
fire from the stove. and in turn set fire TO
the tablecloth. The whole room was abIase
In an instant. Mrs. Lane ran TO her son
to try to save him. but she set the bed afire.
boy and his mother. and rushed into the
apartment only to catch fire herself. Other
neghbors ran in and beat out the fire.
Mrs. Lane was SO painfully injured she
was taken to the hospital in a dying con-
dition. Mrs. Nolan was burned on the neck
and arms and the 4-year-old son Robert was
burned on the hands. He has pneumonia
and his condition Is critical.
Mr.. Lane returned home just as his wife
was being taken away.
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said. moreover that he was suffering from
some slight ailmcnt when he stepped in the
ring. Certainly his fighting showed that he
feated Clarence three weeks before. His
condition was but slightly affected. hut the
little divergence from his true form was
out five or six rounds longer than he would
otherwise have done.
Forbes deserves all credit for the game
manner in which he staggered up time and
again TO take his punishment. That this
sameness WIS instructive was shown by the
fact that he continued to arise even when
dazed and semiconscious. He did not know
what he was doing at the end. yer his long
force OF training prompted him to staggcr
blindly up and fight desperately. even in his
almost unconscious condition.
The last few times he WAS down he did
not even take the count. He would rise 10
his hands. look stupidity around. and stagger
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ing the medical school OF the University
of Pennsylvania next fall. He was unmar-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

Julia y. Pesold Jennie NJ. Crowder Marp..
ret ". Downey. Florence F. ILewnau, Lou
use l. Dieter. Bay E. Bacon. Julia E. Stew
ems tIorence 3: Reed. Anna c. Sanders,
Baer. Ntis o.
Inc post graduates who will receive gold
slCfnaais are: Misses Anna May Loewenstein.
Nelle White. Rae Livingston. Katherine
Iroschke. Vivian a. Mihous Mary knight.
LAURA l. Musick.. Elodie Morris, Margarette
shaughaessy. Norma E Never. Agatha
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PUNISHED NEW YORK "cABBIE."
Publisher Causes Arrest of Man
Who Overcharged Him.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. June 6.-Robert Bolter. cab
man. of No. 1902 East Fifty-fifth street.
caught Tartar in the person of Lawrence
Maynard, wealthy publisher of Brain
tree. Mass. Rather than pay the cabman
30 cents, which he considered an overcharge,
the publisher missed a train to Boston and
remained in this city in order to appear in
court against Bolter.
Mr.. Maynard yesterday took a cab from
the Reform Club to the Grand Central Sta
ton. only few squares distant.
On arriving at the station he rendered the
cabman dollar bill and waited for his
change. "Cabby' told him 10 hurry or. !"
A policeman was called and Mr.. Maynard
decided to remain in town to press the COM
plant.
In the court the cabman returned the dol
lar. Mr.. Maynard then gave him the 50
cents and withdrew the charge.
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in one or two most unsatisfactory bouts of
/, tie will probablyfresult in Root being first
choice in whatever betting may be done on
the contest Root has d cleaner record TO
date than has Gardner. the latter's bout
with Bob Armstrong having brought down
As the pair are easily the best men in
their division, the fight should result in a
good go.
The Yanger- Hanlon bout Is set for the
latter part OF June. The match is set for
twenty rounds and is considered an even
affair. inAsmuch the men are closely
matched. 1t certainly appears. however as
If Yanger should win the verdict from the
coast man.
Hanlon is an elusive and shifty fighter. He
is in his element boxing a man like Atteil.
He can also hit hard enough to make Il
good showing against a man like Young
Curhett His splendid performance with the
champion will be recalled-but it will also
be remembered that Corbett was badly out
ing men will doubtless think on this point
when they put down their dollars.
Yanger can fight an elusive opponent. He
proved that when he met Attel His rec
speaks more strongly than anything else is
the fact that Benny. so far as is known.
of himself and trains faithfully for every
bout Even If his Chicago record OF vic
tories was helped by having his friends as
Frisco man safe.
At that. it should be a hard fight. and is
one worthy Of interest.
Tommy FELIX'S victory over Clarence
Forbes was no surprise. Tommy was an
overwhelming favorite in the affair, and
those who attended went with a view to
seeing how long 1t would be before the
slaughter commenced. That Forbes lasted
as long as he did was something of a sur
prise.
teltz was soft-hearted enough to let I'D on
Clarence when he first went to the floor.
Later he tried to put the Chicago man out
Forbes came back steadily however, get
ting up from the floor TO take more punish
ment. Tommy began to tire himself
Feltz admitted he was not in TN. best of
trim His appearance denoted this. /. is
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over to Carlisle, on the Rock Island. for
telegraph orders, an eighteen-miie journey.
At midnight the train began to move back
ward. Everybody cheered. We backed to
Avon. where we took the Rock Island track
to Indanola. From 1ndanola to Charlton
We followed branch of the Burlington.
Then We took the main line Of the Burling-
ton to Abba. where We struck our own
tracks-the Wabash.
I'VE had been waterbound at Clarksnn
just seventy-two hours and twenty-five min
utes. It's better than being snowbouhd."
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Butcher. Adele Huning, Eta Hunipr Ress,s
L. Ash and Mr.. Emmett Murphy.
The programme will consist of concerts
for piano. with orchestra accompanimen
and piano. vocal and violin solos Besides
the regular graduates and post-sradiiates
who Will assist. there will be numbers by a
blind pupil, hr. Rowland Howell
These annual concerts have been eiven
regularly for more thanNa quarter of a CEN
tury. and have been the means Of Cd.
yancing the art of music.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-01

Miss Eleano. Stone OF Charleston visit
ed with friends Ia town this week.
Gordon Dobson and Thomas Lancey of
Pittsfield were In town over Tuesday
night.
F. C. Harrington Esq. of Augusta is
10 town, II is week, on business at the
court house.
The Maccabee Band will give a con.
cert and assembly In Grange Hall, Tues
day evening next. Concert at O'Clock.
General Manager Evans private car,
No. 555, was 10 town Tuesday. 1t Is just
out of the shop and its trip to Skowhe-
gan was in way of an airing out. The
car has been entirely refurnished and
redecorated and presented very hand
some appearance.
Skowhegan schools are represented
at the Maine Teachers Association now
being held at Waterville, by d. Wilder
Colby, Supt. D. Fl. Perkins, w. L..
Waldron, Miss Dora Cleveland, Miss
Addie M. Swain, Mrs. Alice A. Mitchell,
Mrs. Nellie r. Copp, Miss Grace Russell,
Miss Lizzie Higgins.
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Make your plans to take in the Z. p.
fair, Feb. IL, II ana 13.h.
Don't forget the social at Grange
Hall, Saturday evening. Jan. 3rd, 1903
Music by Lees orchestra.
G. Davis Miller was severely injured
on Tuesday, while at the ice house of
the Skowhegan Ice Company, by being
struck in the back by the end Of tackle
used In housing Ice by horsepower. No
bones were broken. He is confined to
his bed by the effects of the injury but
the prospect Is that he will be around
again within few days.
On Monday evening, January 5:h,
there will be held the fourth social In
the series for young men and young
ladies' In the vestry of the First Baptist
church. All young people in connection
with the church or congregation, and
any young man or young woman no.
having any regular church home are
cordially invited to be present. Liter
airy and musical entertainment the first
part of the evening, social games with
refreshments following.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-01

Do you want to see "Mine La Motte"p
Take In the exhibition buildings at st.
Louis, and get into one Of the best in-
vestments known. Ii so, call on
E. F. FAIRBRoTHER.
P.S. Price now $50; Jan. 9th $10.O0
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-01-01
Given Away /!
Beautiful Gifts
Given TO Ny Customers
January 3, '03
Only z DAYS More
in Which to Sc.
cure Coupons.
Conditions are as follows:

Every person purchasing goods at our
store, beginning Nov. 1, 1902. and con-
tinuiDg until Jan. 3, 1908, to the amount
of one dollar will be entitled to one cou-
pom, five dollar purchase six coupons;
the person presenting the greatest mum
Der of coupons with his or her name will
receive gift No. /, and so on until the ten
gifts mentioned below are distributed.
Remember, the purchaser can insert
their own name or the name of friend
on the coupon. Bear in mind the prices
on our whole stock will be as low as the
lowest. The gifts are an extra induce
ment to make your purchases at our
store,