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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

existence. The men are granted an increase of
wages disputes arising during the life Of the award
muet be settled by arbitration the nefayious coal
and iron police is abolished; the laws relating to
child labor are to be enforced and state or Federal
courts are to Investigate all grievances. Surely
the miners can ask for no more favorable decision!
It now remains to be seen whether or not the
United Mine Workers organization is the RESPONSE
BILE body that President Mitchell and others assert
it is The operators have all along said that any
contract or agreement with the union is efectual
only so long as the union wishes it to be, and no
longer. They say that the union, not having any
corporate existence is not legally bound to live up
to it's agreements and that redress be had if
it fit to violate its contracts. In other Words
that il is an irresponsible body of mon. The mas
terly manner in which the leaders handled and
controlled the heterogeneous mass composing the
organization during the strike goes far toward
refuting this statement but whether the hotheaded
members can be held in leash during the next three
years is problem. If Mr. Mitchell fails to do this
his failure will ring the death knel of unincorpo
rated labor organizations; if he succeeds the coal
strike will 60 down to history the greatest victory
for organized labor record. The miners had the
support of the public during the strike and there
was general rejoicing at its outcome; but if the
fail to live up to the terms of this eminently just
decision of the commission, they will find the public
on the other side when the next trouble occurs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

In CONSEQUENCE of the recent trial and acquittal
of certain persons charged with keeping disordery
resorts in St. Paul. the Pioneer Press has taken
casion to discuss editorially the difficulty that is
usually experienced in securing convictions in such
After scholarly presentation of the subject,
the Pioneer Press comes to the conclusion that the
average juryman-or at least one on the average
jury-drawn to try such causes is of somewhat low
moral standing, and it advocates the selection of
jury from men whose morals above question.
The argument is, that the law being definite and the
evidence convincing and irrefutable, the jury must
be at fault if it fails to convict.
Of course this conclusion is logical in the final
analysis the responsibility in such cases lies with
the jury. But whether not the Pioneer Press has
correctly fathomed the motives actuating juries to
acquit is another question There are certain laws
on the statute books that are there, apparently,
merely because our lawmakers believe it to be in
the interest of good government to ostensibly
penalize vice in all it's forms-not because they are
expected or intended to be enforced Among these
laws is the relating to the keeping of disordery
houses. 1t provides penalty of no less than five
years imprisonment for those who violate it, but if
every keeper of such resort in Minnesota today
should be tried and convicted of the crime tomorrow
the state would have to build new prison to &C.
commodate them Society .tacitly agrees that altho
it is right and proper to have stringent laws pro-
hibiting joints, the joint is necessity-an evil
that perhaps ultimately results in good-and that
the most feasible plan is to keep it under strict
surveillance, using the weapon the law affords to
prevent too great ostentation on it's part Whether
not this view is productive of beneficial results in
the long is open to question It cannot be gain
said that laws which are frequently violated and
seldom enforced have proven to be productive of
much official corruption in the past. That, however,
is beside the matter
The point The MIRROR wishes to call attention
to is this that it is hard to get American to con-
denim person for ofense he knows others are
daily committing with impunity. It is against his
inherent of the fitness of things And even if
he be who abhors every aspect of vice, the
chances that upon such occasions he will sacrifice
his respect for law to his of justice. We do
not know that the case the Pioneer Press had in
mind while commentingon this subject was one to
which our argument would apply; probably it would
not But general rule it is safe to say that when
q person is placed on trial for an offense that is
legally penalized and socially egazed it will always
be hard to persuade jury to convict. And in such
cases the jury is not altogether to blame.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

MIRROR weekly published In the Minnesota state
founded by and edited and
aged be home to
prisoners acquant
public the disseminate pathological
dpeng prejudice which has been
The entirely
financial If time there
surplus would expended
interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

AS WAS predicted several weeks ago, the finding
of the commission appointed by the President to
investigate the coal strike is favorable to the miners
in practically all its details. The only demand of
the men that is not decided in their favor at least in
a measure, is that the union be recognized by the
employer. This is refused But by the very pro-
visions of the award it is implicitly granted for it is
difficult to understand how the operators can deal
with the union as union without recognizing its
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26
M IlcE.

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of THE MIRROR who are
regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy Of patronage send to this
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

Notwithstanding the supposed
daily progress made by the numer-
GUS civilizing agencies among the
nations of the world, inventive
genius is exerting itself to the
utmost, striving daily to add new
weapons of war for the wholesale
destruction of lives and property,
involving additional expenditures
of millions of dollars. Individuals
agitate and nations plan daily adj
ditions to their armies or navies, or
some new internal machine to blow
their neighbors into the middle of
the next century or into the re-
hottest corner Of hades.
Most wars could easily be averted
and it is possible to avert any
war. Every civilized, intelli-
gent person knows that war is
wrong, inhuman, barbaric. Every
civilized man knows it would be
wrong for war to bring poverty,
mourning and misery, to his help
less, inoffensive wife and children
or other dependent persons. In
stead of Hague Commission, it
has long seemed to me that an
international committee of a large
body of diplomats say fifty to one
hundred of the representative men
of the various countries of the
world-men who are possessed of
as much authority and ability as
the average ambassador, whose sole
duties would be to keep themselves
Informed of the relations existing
between the various countries, and
when complications of any kind
arise, to exert every effort to ad-
just the differences between the in
terested countries, would be far
better and more effective than any
additions to armies or navies.
Without attempting to go into
the horrible details and reproduce
figures of killed, butchered,
wounded and diseased, with the re-
sultant wretchedness inflicted upon
the tens of thousands of innocent
women and children, an approx
mate summary of the expenditures
involved in any war is appalling.
The cost to the United States of
the Revolutionary war was about
one hundred and thirty-fve mil
lion dollars; the war of 1872 with
Great Britain, one hundred and
seven millions, the Mexican war one
hundred millions, and of the Civil
war, including all expenses grow
ing out Of the war, in the neighbor-
hood of seven billions, tho this
latter figure is probably far too
low when the pensions of the
future shall have been paid. The
Weekly Mirror, Minneapolis, says
the glamour that has hitherto in
vested the trade of the warrior and
made the occupation Of burning
cities and killing men the surest
and quickest path to fame and
glory, is being dispelled under the
influence of the same common
sense philanthropy and the same
humanizing and materialistic in
fuences that have banished other
decisions from the minds of men
and made the present age what it
is in almost every other depart
ment of human thought and en-
deavor. The thirst for battle is
too deeply rooted in human nature
by centuries of almost unrestricted
indulgence to yield easily; and it
fingers with us long after gladia-
torial shows, slavery, witchcraft
and other customs and practices
of savagery and barbarism have
been cast off and left behind in
the march of civilization. But
this relic of a cruel and unreason-
ing past is going also, and going
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26
ODDS AND ENDS.
by.
III. J.. B.


nations of the world are striving
more than ever before for mastery
in the peaceful arts of civilizations.
for leadership in industry and
commerce.; at time when ths
triumphs of inventive genius and
the developments of mechanical
science are knitting all the world
together, by strands visible and
invisible, in a community Of
thought, ambition and interest
at such time selfish and purely
material considerations come In
with other and higher motives 70
restrain men and nations from
plunging into the mutually de-
structive and suicidal courses of
war. The love of gain may not
always be noble passion, nor lead
to noble things, but it is a higher
motive and capable of leading men
to far better ends than the love Of
battle, the passion for blood and
carnage. The conquest of the
worlds markets may give no oc-
casion for the attainment of such
"glory" as hangs over the heads of
the Alexanders and Napoleons of
history, but it is a conquest that
leaves no bloody trail, no darkened
homes and desolated cities, and
fills no land with the sounds of
sorrow and mourning. The wars
of the past few years have pune
tured great many delusions and
cast down much pride and national
self-conceit. The United States
knocked big hole in SPANS con-
ceit, the Philippines punctured the
conceit of the United States and a
handful of farmers in South Africa
held the forces of the British en-
pire at bay for nearly three years
and revolutionized the worlds
ideas of military manoeuvres and
the methods of aggressive warfare
Mrs. John A. Logan declares
the United States should build, not
ten, but fifty new warships. OF
course this would be an easy way
to squander a couple hundred
millions Of dollars; it would pro-
vide positions for many officers
in the navy, and Mrs. Logan's adj
vocacy of it is doubtless bringing
her many bouquets from these
men ssBut would not these ships
be rather expensive ornaments9
According to the Kansas City
Star there is at least one man In
Kansas who has the kind of family
that Mr.. Roosevelt would enjoy
reading. about. One of his sons
was sick a few days ago and a
sympathetic neighbor asked him
which one of the boys it was. IL
don't know" he replied cts one
along the middle; 1 haven't
checked up lately
:s;F.
> 3
Rather sound philosophy in the
Arkansaw Thomas Cat, which says
that sometimes the devil is such
good company that we don't know
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-03-26

The Odds and Ends man win
give his check for five hundred
thousand dollars to any person Who
will kindly send him the Sazxxday
Evensng Post of February 28th, his
copy of that date having been side
tracked somewhere.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
and company ratings will depend
largely on the results attained in this
line Of drill.
R

A few late comments or this mag
nihcent aggregation, WEIGH appears at
the armory, Friday night of this
week:
Spokane Evening Press: Harry
Wards Minstrels pleased a large
audience at the Auditorium last
night. The show throughout was
clean and snappy and contained some
real novelties. The numerous come
dious and dancers are fine, and the
vocal solos, duets, trios and quartets
are away above the average. The
stage setting for the first part is a
marvel of beauty.
Memphis Appeal: There was a
large audience at the Auditorium last
night, where Harry Wards Minstrels
sang and danced their way into the
good graces of the audience. There
was plenty of applause and the per-
formance deserved it. Several of the
specialties introduced were received
with vaciferous welcome, which made
It a difficult matter for the performers
Ito get off the stage. The singing of
the Harmonic Four pleased immensely.
Portland Oregonian: A large
audience greeted Wards Minstrels at
the Grand opera house last night and
all present enjoyed an excellent per-
formanee. The s~pecialties are clever,
entertaining and all of them new.
The jokes are fresh and bright, and
the music is very good. The per-
formers are many and all very
capable, and no minstrel show that
has ever appeared in this city has
given greater satisfaction.
Boise City (Idaho) Journal: While
the Harry Ward Minstrel troupe,
which appeared at the Temple theater
last night, is not the oldest company
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
MONEY IN SHEEP.

MS local telephone service in Devils
Lake in the interests Of the new com.
Pany. The change takes place on the
first of April. Mr.. Tompkins will
remove his instruments, poles and
wires, and establish them in some
other town.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20

in which his share of the profits
be as great as any in the firm.
outstanding the fact that the
&c requires Mr.. Walkers remov-
the eastern part Of the state, he
intends to push the real estate in
arm North Dakota and his ac-
ntance with the conditions here.
30 Kim eminently fitted for the
ose. Here's hoping that Mr..
ker succeeds in his labors and
yes the sucess he deserves.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN
MINERS AND OFFICERS
IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 28.-At
Stamford City, in Raleigh county,
at dawn Wednesday morning ter
rible battle took place between the
joint posses of Deputy United States
Marshal Cunningham and Sheriff
Cook on one side, and rioting miners
on the other. as result of which
three miners were killed, two others
MORALLY wounded and a number OF
others on both sides more or less
seriously hurt. The killed are: Dick
Taylor, -Dobson, and an unknown
miner. Mortally wounded: John
Heiser, Irwin Lawson.
Cause of the Riot.
The trouble grew out of the at
tempt to arrest "a miners for viola
tion of the blanket injunction issued
by Federal Judge Keller last August.
On last Saturday Deputy Marshal
d. w. Cunningham went to Atkins
vile, mining town in Raleigh county
to arrest men charged with violating
the injunction. He was surrounded
by large party of miners armed
with Winchester rifles, who ordered
him to leave the place, an order
which he quickly obcyed. Sheriff
Cook at this time attempted to make
some arrests under process issued by
the state court, and was treated in
q like manner. Cunningham returned
to this city and reported to the mar
shall and district attorney that he
could do nothing without large
force, and then only at imminent
risk of precipitating bloody conflict.
He was instructed to return with
men sufficient to serve the process
given him and to do it at all hazard.
Rioters Go Into Camp.
Before Cunningham returned to
Atkinsville, however, Marshal John
X. Thompson and S. C. Burdette, at
torney for the United Mine Workers
went to the scene, spending most of
Sunday and Monday there. They
found everything quiet, the rioters
having withdrawn from the imme-
date neighborhood and crossed New
river, going into camp 300 strong
near the big @ mine on the north
side. Thompson and Burdette came
home Tuesday morning and Cunning
ham and strong posse went from
here to make the arrests. When
Atkinsville was reached the federal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
VICTIMS OF COLD.
six Mexicans Lose Their Way While
Crossing n Texas River and
Are Frozen to Death.

Goliad, Tex, Feb. 24.-The bodies Of
six Mexicans, three women and three
children, who had frozen to death,
were found Monday on the river, eight
miles above here. The dead are: 1sa-
bel Rodriguez, aged 40; Antonio Rod
riguez, 20; Cecilia Rodriguez, nine: An
tia Rodriguez, five; Jose Rodriguez,
seven months; Helen Vasquez, IS
years. The bodies were found lying
close together, their positions showing
that the women had tried to protect
the children. They were with friends
on the south side of the river Wednes-
day, and were put across in a skiff by
Tomas Vasquez, husband of Helen
Vasquez, after which they started for
a camp on the north side of the river,
two or three miles distant. 1t is sup
posed they were lost and froze to death
that night.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

forces were Joined by Sheriff Cook
and his posse, the coal companies
near by furnished some guards, and
the deputy and sheriff found them
selves in command OF about q hun
dred well armed and determined
men. The rioters had recrossed the
river on Tuesday and were parading
up and down before the various coal
works, from $50 to 200 men
armed with Winchester rifles. They
inundated miners at work, drove
away the guards of the mines and
even went so far as to disarm one
guard and force him to march at the
head of their procession. Emboldened
by their success they attempted to
burn down a bridge of the c. 81 o.
railroad over Piney gulch and threat
ened the destruction of other prop
erty. Tuesday night they went into
camp near Stamford City.
A Pitched Battle.
Wednesday morning. about daybreak
the officers and their combined posse
surprised the rioters in their camp
and called on them to surrender. The
reply was shot. This was answered
by a shot, and Immediately furious
battle was raging. When it ceased
three of the rioters lay dead and many
others were found to be wounded, two
of them fatally.
Many Arrests.
Seventy-three arrests were made,
ten falling to the share of Deputy Cum
ningham and SO to that of Sheriff Cook.
All the prisoners were taken to Beck
ley, the county seat of Raleigh, where
the ten United States prisoners were
given a preliminary hearing by Com
missioner Dunn and held for the APP
pearance at court here. They will be
brought here to-day. The federal
authorities will try to get the state to
give up the SO so that they may be
tried in the federal court, but it is
doubtful whether it will be done, as
the state court meets on Monday and it
is thought they can probably be tried
more eXpeditiously there.
More Trouble Feared.
Advices from the scene of the con-
hict are to the effect that all is quiet
now, but fears are entertained that
trouble will break out afresh at any
moment, and the conflict of Wednes-
day is thought to be the forerunner of
many more to come in the near future.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
Through md Through.

New Bedford, Mass, Mar 2nd.-At 65S
First St., this city, lives very happy man.
ly has good reason to feel glad and proud
Mr.. Levasseur has been sick for a long
time with general weakness and sore pain
in his back. At the last he got so bad that
he could not talk without great misery.
Now he is well and in speaking of this won
edrful change in him he says:
II believe it to be my duty to tell every
body how l was cured. was so weak that
l could not stoop; in fact, was unable to
walk without great pain. / began taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills and after two months
treatment | am well and sound again.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are God sent rem
edy., will always praise them for their
wonderful cure of my case. They cured me
through and through. I am as strong and
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
For Bottom Drawer, No. 2

A lady who was especially fond of bar.
gains came home from sale and displayed
her purchases.
why on earth have you bought this?'
demanded her husband, taking up brass
plate for door with the name of ''Wilk-
ms" on it.
well, il was so cheap" replied the wife.
"Only think, gave a quarter for it; and III
be bound it cost dollar!"
but why throw away quarter? What
possible use is it!
"Oh," said the bargainer, you never
know how things will come in. For instance,
you might die, and l might marry man
named Wilkins. "-Cleveland Leader.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
THAWED WITH A VENGEANCE
Others Manned by Dynamite be-
Ing Prepared for Use.

Connellsville, Pa, Feb. 24.--Two Ital-
ians were killed, two fatally injured
and number of others slightly hurt
by an explosion of dynamite on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad double
tracking operations, near lockwood,
Pa. The men were thawing dynamite
when it exploded, scattering death and
destruction in all directions. The two
Italians killed were hurled into the
Castleman river, distance of 100 feet,
and their bodies were horribly multi
ated. The names of the killed and in
1ured will not be learned as they are
known only by their working mum bers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
Tobacco Men Fight Trust.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 27.-Burly to-
bacco growers from 20 counties in Ken
lucky, two counties in Indiana, and
one in Ohio met here Thursday to per.
feet the organization of company
which has for its purpose the fixing OF
the price for this class of tobacco. The
capital stock is to be $4,000, 900, divided
into shares OF $40 each, to be held by
1000 tobacco growers. The schedule
OF prices submitted runs as high as 20
cents per pound. A guarantee is to be
given to every signer that an advance
OF so per cent. will be paid over the
trust price
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

President Roosevelt, on February 81,
laid the corner stone of the new War
College at Washington. The site is on
what is known as the Barracks res
erv'ation," a point of land between
the Potomac river and its eastern
branch. The War Collegewill consist
of number of buildings, the largest,
which will contain the classrooms, to
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07

be 300x100 feet in size and two stories
and basement in height. Congress has
appropriated $1,260,O00 for the i'm
provement of the grounds and the erec-
ton of the buildings, and it is antici-
pated that a considerable sum in ex-
cess of this amount will eventually be
expended on the post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
KNApp,s AWFUL DEEDS.
Wholesale Murderer of Women De
scribes In Grewsome Detail His
Method OF strangling.

Hamilton, o., Feb. 2s.-The search.
ers for the body Of Hannah Knapp.
wife No. 3, reported no progress up
to noon, and II they do not find the
shoe box with body on reaching
Lawrenceburg, Ind, the dredging
will be stopped. Mayor Bosch said
Friday: UNLESS we find the body
of the wife (Hannah Knapp will
likely be turned over to the Cincin.
natl police. where they have case
against him, in which the bodies
were recovered and to which he has
confessed. OF course Prosecutor
Gard will decide whether, in the event
the body is not found. Knapp will be
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
Appropriation Bill Passed.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Tbe house on
Monday passed the general deficiency
appropriation bill, the last Of the reg
ular supply bills. 1t carries $13, COS, ISL.
The only amendment of Importance
was one appropriating 1000, 900 to re-
place the stores and storehouse at the
Rock Island arsenal recently destroyed
by fire
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-03-07
Michigan Law au.t.i,.a.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The United
State supreme court on Monday sus-
tanned the validity of the Michiga n
law regulating the practice OF medicine
in that state. affirming the decision OF
the supreme court of that state in the
case of August g. Rcttze, who attacked
the validity Of the law.