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Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
PRESIDENT MEETS
LABOR LEADERS
Decision Not to Dismiss Non-UniOn
BOOkbinder Final.
NO DISCRIMINATION IN SERVICE
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Washington, Sept. SO.-An import
ant conference took place at the White
House last night between President
Roosevelt and five members of the
executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor. including Presi-
dent Gompers and Mr.. Mitchell, head
OF the Miners Union, during which
the case of Foreman W. A Miller, of
the government printing Office, who
was dismissed because he had been
expelled from the local BOokbinders'
Union and afterwards was reinstated
by direction of the president, was the
principal topic of discussion The con-
ference was granted at the request of
the labor leaders. The Miller case was
very fully presented by the members
Of the executive council, at the close
OF which the president made a state
ment, in which he announced that his
decision not to dismiss Miller was
final. and that the question of his per
sonal fitness must be settled in the
regular routine of administration. The
statement is as follows:
Il thank you and your committee
for your courtesy, and I appreciate
the opportunity to meet with you. It
will always be a pleasure to see you
or any representatives of your organi-
cations or of your federation as a
whole
"As regards the Miller case, I have
little to add to what l have already
said. In dealing with it ask you to re-
member that am dealing purely with
the relation of the government to its
employees. l must govern my action
by the laws Of the land, which l am
sworn to administer, and which diff
ferentiate any case in which the gov
eTament of the United States is a
party from all other cases whatsoever.
These laws are enacted for the benefit
OF the whole people, and cannot and
must not be construed as permitting
discrimination against some of the
people. / am president of all the peO-
pie OF the United States, without re- |
gard to creed. color, birthplace, Occu- |
patton or social condition. My aim is |
TO do equal and exact justice as
among them ALL In the employment |
and dismissal of men in the govern
ment service can no more recognize |
the fact that a man does or does not /
belong to union as being for or
against him than can recognize the
fact that he is Protestant or a Cath
olic, Jew or a Gentle, as being for
pr against him.
In the communications sent me by
7arious labor organizations protesting
against the retention Of Miller in the
printing office, the grounds
alleged are twofold: 1. that he is a
lon-union man; 2, that he is not per-
Ionally fit The question of his per
jonal fitness is one to be settled in
he routine Of administrative detail,
md cannot be allowed to conflict with
II to complicate the larger question Of
discrimination for or
Igainst him or any other man because
le is or is not a member OF a union.
This is the only question now before
ne for decision; and as to this, my
lecision is final"
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
MaIor HaY KllIed Rv an.

Pittsburg. Pa, Sept 80. - Major
Samuel W. Hay met instant death by
falling from the fourth floor Of the
Arrett building through the elevator
shaft to the basement, making a drop
Of six stories. Major Hay, who is a
member Of one Of Pittsburg's oldest
families. was in the building on busi-
ness, and as he stepped from the ele-
vator at the fourth floor 1t is said the
cage was started before he was entire
" out. His foot slipped through the
opening between the car and the floor,
and as the elevator ascended his body
dropped to the bottom.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
PrIneeton Student Badly Hurt.

Princeton. N. J., Sept. 20. - Swift
Tarbell, of New York, son of G. E.
Tarbell, vice president Of the Equit-
able Life. was badly hurt at Mon
mouth Junction by Arthur Mount, an
tnnkeeper, who struck him on the head
with a wagon shaft. Young Tarbell and
two companions, Princeton students,
were horseback riding. Mount picked
= quarrel with the boys, according to
their version Of the AFFAIR, and when
be cursed them one OF the students
knocked him down. Then he felled
Tarbell, knocking him unconscious.
Tarbell WRs hurried to New York for
treatment Il is feared he may lose
his eyesight
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
GENERAL UPRISING PROCLAIMED
Macedonian Peasants Are Joining the
lnsurgent Army.


Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 80. "A tele-
gram received here from the camp OF
General Zontcheff. the commander-in-
chief Of the Macedonian insurgents. at
Bazlog, 55 miles from Sofia, announces
that q general rising was proclaimed
September 27 in the districts of Baz-
log, Nevrokop, Demirhissar. Me,nik
and Seres, and that all the insurgent
bands in Eastern Macedonia had re.
ceived direct orders to begin opera
tions.
The chief hope of the revolutionary
organizations now centers in the out
break in Eastern Macedonia. which is
expected to assume considerable pro.
portions, as the leaders there are all
officers of the Bulgarian reserve. This,
the sympathizers with the Macedonian
cause hope. will arouse a war feeling
in the Bulgarian army and force the
government to espouse the Macedo-
nian cause.
Dispatches received here from va
rious sources say General Zontcheff
has been greeted everywhere with the
greatest enthusiasm. and that all the
peasants are aocking to his banner.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
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coUNcILMEN GO TO JAIL
Summit Hill Law Makers Get Ten
Days For Contempt of Court.

Days For Contempt of Court.
Mauch Chunk. Pa, Sept. 29. - The
five councilmen of the borough of Sum
init Hill. this county, who refused to
obey the order of the Carbon county
court to perform their duties, we're de-
clared in contempt of court and were
sentenced to 10 days Imprisonment in
the county jail. pay the costs of the
proceedings and stand committed IN
til the sentence is complied with. The
councilmen are Philip Brogan, James
Kennedy, John Gallagher, John Nc
Hugh and Frank Gillespie. President
Judge Horace Heydt held a special ses-
sion Of court to hear the case.
The men had refused to perform the
duty Of councilmen, and an order was
issued by the court directing them TO
with the rules to meet and
the business of the branch.
They refused, and an order was issued
them to show cause why an
should not beissued against
them. They also failed to answer, and
the sheriff was directed to bring them
into court. The borough citizens were
willing to let them off on payment of
the costs. which amounted to S3S, but
.he councilmen claimed they could not
pay this, as they have no employment.
The court then declared them guilty Of
contempt of court and sentenced them
Is above stated.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
|TheLungS
Daily action of the bowels is neces-
sarY, Aid nature with AYERS pile
They Are Informal Affairs, Where
Many Good Stories are Told.

AhEy arc INFORMAL ANMAEHs ~ nero
Many Good Stories Are Told.
There has been a good deal of fiction
about the cabinet meetings for many
years. There seems to be very gen
eral impression abroad that the cabi-
net meetings are like the sessions of
congress or those of the supreme
court; that the president calls the meet
| ings to order and presides during the
4 deliberations, acting as a moderator,
| while the secretaries bring forward the
! business of their various departments,
consider it and then vote as to what
shall be done. Nothing could be
further from the truth than this.
Salmon p Chase, after serving four
years in President Lincoln's cabinet as
secretary of the treasury, said in one
of his letters to friend that he had
never attended what might be called
a business meeting of the cabinet.
They met twice a week then, as now,
and talked sometimes about the war
and sometimes about matters that had
no relation to official business. Some
times the president would open the
meeting with a story and the members
of the cabinet would also tell stories
That is the situation today.
President Mckinley was prompt
about the hour Of the cabinet meeting
and always entered the cabinet room
at II o'clock. but he did not always
begin by bringing up business mat
ters. There were often Il few min
utes of social chat and perhaps a sto-
ry, and then he would ask if any mem
Der had any question he wished to
bring up for general consideration.
There were some prolonged and tedl-
Gus cabinet meetings then, for there
were members who loved to talk and
thought that their talk influenced the
administration. but It did not Impor-
tant questions were decided in private
between the president and
the secretary whose department had
charge of that question.
Only once during the Mckinley ad-
ministration was a question put to
vote in the cabinet. That was on the |
Cuban message to congress. The pres |
ident had prepared a peace message. |
but the temper Of congress was for |
war. The message was read to the
cabinet. and each member was in
vited to express his views. They did |
so, and they were evenly divided. But
the president had decided to change
his message and voted with the war
party. He wrote new message,
which went to congress and satisfied
the country and ended the Cuban
question by driving Spain out Of the
island.
President Roosevelt does not always
enter the cabinet room on time. He
Is so energetic and surrounded by so
many callers from congress that he Of
ten forgets that his cabinet is waiting
for him. He enters the room and asks
about the business of the various de-
Dartments as a matter OF form. gives
his views briefly and let's the secretary
settle it or come to him for more ex-
-ensive conference at some other time.
There are no long winded debates with
every member expressing his views on
questions that are foreign to his own
work and on which his opinion is Of
10 particular value The cabinet meet
ngs are more often social gatherings
han business meetings.-ChicagO Inter N
ocean.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
MAD DOG IN SCHOOL
Seriously Bites Principal and Citizen
Of Dalton, Pa,

osFiousiy Bites principal and Citizen
Of Dalton, Pa.
Scranton. Pa. Sept. 20. - Winton
Green. principal of the Factoryville
high school. and E. Howell Fisk. a cit
izen Of Dalton. were taken to the Pas
teur Institute. New York. to receive
treatment Both men were badly bitten
BY a dog which was suffering from ra-
bies. The dog ran into the Factroyville
high school and began swapping at the
scholars. Professor Green attempted to
drive the brute from the room, when it
turned upon him. The professor was
terribly bitten about the arms and legs,
but succeeded in driving the dog from
the room without any, Of the children
haVing been bitten.
Professor Green secured a rifle and
killed the animal, but not before 1t had
STACKED and lacerated Mr.. Fisk.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
LYNoHINe cHAReEs IeNoREp
Delaware Jury Does Not Indict Those
Accused of Burning White.

Delaware Jury Does Not Indict Those
Accused of Burning White.
Wilmington, Del. Sept S0.-The
grand jury of this county came into
court and announced that it had de-
cided to ignore the bill of complaint
against eight persons charged with
being implicated in the burning at the
stake last June of George White, the
colored murderer of Miss Helen
Bishop. The jury completed its work
in connection with the lynching and
was discharged by the court.
One of the jurors said that there
was a great difference of opinion
among the members of the jury as to
what should be done with the report
submitted to the jury from the judges
Of the court but that the jury had
almost unanimously decided that the
members had but one thing to say that
the courts made a mistake in not see
ing that it was necessary to provide
for speedy trials of such cases as that
of White.
Had it been a case in which the
guilt was not admitted, the jury sald
this member would have acted without
any compunction in the matter and all
concerned would have been indicted.
The juror then said:
81 feel that an error in judgment has
been made and the grand jury members
are not the proper persons to take the
blame Of so important a matter from
the court. The man got only what he
deserved, and 1 would take part myself
in lynching such a brute"
The persons against whom the grand
jury ignored bills are George W.
Curry, Fred Lyon, William Wood, Will
liam Akler, Nathan Baker, James F.
Early, Clayton White and James A.
Kane.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
senator Hanna in Trolley Accident.

Senator Hanna IN Trolley Accident.
Berlin Heights, o.. Sept. sO.-The
private electric car carrying Senator
Hanna and others from Cleveland to
the Republican meeting here struck a
derailing switch three miles east Of
Berlin Heights and jumped the track
while running at . rapid rate Of speed.
All the occupants Of the car were
thrown into a heap at one end OF the
coach, but aside from being badly
shaken up all escaped serious injury.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
Two Killed In Slate quarry.

Easton, Pa. Sept. So.-Leyi Hender-
shot rs years Of age. and an Italian
were killed in a slate quarry at Pen
Argyll. They we're at work In the hole
Of the quarry when q falling derrick
struck them.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
Greatest Of All.
Tumbo'the Peerless. Land Enricher

While almost commercial fertilizers possess propert-
which beneficial to certain soils the problem has been
discover the adapabty of different fertilizers to various
soils What the agricultus wants fertilizer which is
beneficial his land While chemical experiments
will in measure demonstrate this the nfaibe test is the
application of the phosphate to the land and the results
thereby produced.
DraDer Davis Co., of Milford Delaware stands peerless
having proven by practical for twenyyears that po-
all the desirable qualities which render it the FER
tzer of all fertilizers for the soil OF Sussex, Kent and
adjoining counties
For two decades the farmers of this section have been
using JUMBO" and to-day it is popular than ever,
brought the desired results in every caseand
its value long since ceased to be experimental
During the past year Messrs Draper Davis & Co., in
stalled machinery which increased the capacity of the
plant day which enables them supply the
demands of the trade Another advantage secured by the
Improvements is perfect ganuatOn OF the products which
renders its condition such that any drill will give uniform
distribution
Messrs Draper Davis & Co., established their plant in
and have added it various times to enable them
the demands of their trade until to-day they have the
largest plan in the state The plant equipped with the la
improved machinery known to the trade Motive power
is furnished by 4ohorsepower engine, and an SOhorse
boiler.
The Jumbo" Super Phosphate, "FSH' Phosphate, and
TRUCK" Phosphate three products of this company
sold throughout the state of Delaware These brands have
been used extensively for the last and have
given general satisfaction; there be experiment
using these goods for the farmers know just what they
getting when they purchase these brands of phosphate
Every bag is made under the of of the firm and
there thing allowed to go uto the manufacture of
these goods but what is absolutely pure and that the
trade has grown such proportions that required
put i'll the very improved machinery the
requirements of trade We have of the largest and
best equipped fertilizer plants this peninsula and
prepared to furnish you with any amount from bag
thousands of tonsa in the very best mechanical condition
For Grass Oats and Corn use the JUMBO" Phosphate
For Sweet Potatoes Irish Potatoes Cabbages and Peas use
our high-grade TRUCK Manure.
For Tomatoes use our "FlSHMxure made especially for
this crop.
Before purchasing your fertilizers for this Falls crops
call and get prices write and will gladly
you figures which will be interesting to you.
The firm also keep in stock phosphate materials which
like all their products. always guaranteed The
bers of the firm Henry Davis and Frank Richards both
known throughout this section and the confidence
people in their business integrity is fully demonstrated by
the generous patronage extended 10 the house
Thanking you very kindly for your past patronage
hoping for continuance of share your the future
we remain Yours Truly,
Draper, Davis s. Co.,
MILFORD, DELAWARE.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
chJIdren's pav AZ Trenton FaIr.

Trenton, N. J.. Sept. So.-Yesterday
Ias childrsn's day at the interstate
fair, and all the school children Of the
city were admitted free. The attend
ence was very large and approximated
Rs,o0o.
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
A New wav 10 Keen Hou,..


The wife of a great American banker
is known for her even temper, and no
matter what annOys her she smiles and
refuses to be displeased. This may be
the reason why she has no wrinkles
although almost forty. She is idollzed
by her servants. because no matter
what they do she never permits her
hOusekeeper TO reprove them. This
consideration is rewarded by q house
full Of faithful and happy servants who
will go through fire to serve ma
dame" This amiable woman pays
semiannual visits to the kitchen and
the regions adjacent. but she does not
make this tour unheralded. Not she!
She fears lest she find corners full Of
dust or quantities Of broken china.
Therefore she appoints some day and
sends down this inscription to be post
ed in the servants hall: Madame in
tends to visit the kitchen Thursday Of
next week" When madame makes
this long announced visit she is greeted
by trim laundry maids, perfect order
and the chef in the whitest Of white
linen. Then jubilantly she tells her
friends how smoothly her establish
manf m0vaq
Milford chronicle., 1903-10-02
CHINA 70 oPgN lsOn1o

Minister conser Receives WrIttoa
Promise to Sign Treaty oetOber ..
Washington, Aug. 1s.--Minister Con-
ger, at Pekin. has secured a written
promise from Prince Ching to sign on
October s a treaty with the United
States, which will include a guarantee
that Mukden and Tatung Tao shall be
open ports.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-19
WISCONSIN Legislature.

Madison, Feb 9.-The people of Wis
consin have been charged higher for
oil, while gusher after gusher has
come in in Texas and Kentucky, and
now the legislature is disposed to get
after the Standard Oil company in a
manner perhaps more effectual than
has been hit upon by any other state.
The program is to have an investiga-
ton which will show the exact cost to
refine petroleum and furnish it to the
people of this state at a reasonable
profit. 1t is expected that this inves-
tigatBn will show that the father OF
all trusts" is hesvily taxing the people
Of Wisconsin in order to help make
some $40,000,000 dividends year on
watered stock The next step, it
seems, is to regulate the prices Of oil
in this state or else bar the trust out
Assemblyman Dudgeon of Madison,
took the first step in the program in
PRODUCING in the assembly a joint
resolution providing fCr the proposed
investigation. Mr.. DudgeJn also in
troduced a bill which, if passed, he be-
lieves will correct many of the evils
of monopolies and trusts in This state.
According to his bill the author would
have such power vested in the attor
ney general that that officer would
keep a sharp lookout in the state for
the baneful influence of trusts and
combinations, and when he discovers
conditions which seem tC indicate to
him that trust or combination is
operating in Wisconsin in restraint of
trade or to work an unnecessary or
improper hardship to the people, he
shall make full and searching in
yestigation and determine the exact
situation so far as possible. A bill
designated to put an end to the per
picious activity of federal Office hold
ers' was introduced by Assemblyman
F.. 2. Whitson of Lincoln county. 1t
provides that it shall be an offense
for any postmaster, internal revenue
collector. United States district attor-
new or any other holder OF Office Of
any kind under tde constitution or
government Of the United States TO
circulate nomination papers under a
primary election system (presuming
that the election plank of the republi.
can state platform will be honestly
carried out). to solicit funds for a
political campaign, to lobby in the
state legislature or in any way work
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-19

lated the law, the penalty is fine of
80 to 80 days. A batch of some 20 bills
were introduced by Senators Eaton
ard Ruekema, providing for reports of
premiums by life insurance COM
panies, limiting the expense of gaining
new insurance business in Wiscon-
sin to per cent of the face of the
policies, requiring annual accountings
and divisions Of the profits of mutual
companies and making it an offense
for companies to combine for the fix
ing of insurance rates, etc. Among
the house bills were the following:
Granting life certificates to teachers
who have taught for 20 years; appro-
priating $4,000 for building purposes
at the Milwaukee fair grounds; eX-
emptins beet sugar factories from tax
ways the right of eminent domain;
exempting from taxation homesteaos
to the value of $4,000; appropriating
500 600 for the establishment at some
suitable point of a state hospital fer
consumptives TO be under the state
board of ccntrol; repeating the law re-
curing the filing O. election expenses;
conferring the elective franchise on
woman: forbidding the drinking of in.
toXicants in election booths; limiting
the hours of labor on state, county.
city or town work to hours day !;
appropIiating $4,000 annually for an
archaeological survey to be expended
by the geological and natural history
survey; allowing compensation to
members of village boards; giving
unhappily married women the right to
transact business apart from their hus-
bands; also, giving married women
the right to sue in their own names;
limiting the charges common carriers
may collect for feeding live stock A
bill inspired by the tragic death of
Chief Foley and other Milwaukee fire.
men was introduced by Mr.. Timlin.
1t authorizes the licensing and regula-
ton of these dealing in nitric, sui
phuric and other dangerous chemicals
and also in fireworks and other ex-
plosives. Assemblyman Timlin is in
favor of allowing pool selling at fairs
and driving association meets and in
troduced a bill to that end. The bill
to provide new banking Law was in
troduced. AS drawn it meets the ap-
proval of Bank Examiner NJ c. Bergh,
end is said to have beer submitted to
and endorsed by scores of prominent
bankers.