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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-06-03

THE EVELETH MINING NEWS has
entered upon it's third year in the
troublous sea of Journalism. The
paper is neat, from a topographic
al standpoint. .
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-06-03

IT was not the intention of the En-
terprise to lead our esteemed con-
temporary into error by mention
ing a certain local event as to occur
on Wednesday instead of Monday
evening, but an editor who "swipes"
his news must expect to get caught
at times. We apologize to the
ladies for our error, however.
THE ENTERPRISES acknowledges
receipt of a letter from a Duluth
friend in which we are practically
asked to do some "roaring" on
matters political, but are requested
to omit the name of our informant
in making use of the information
vouchsafed. We have no desire to
step in where angels dare not tread.
E. L. M1LLAR, OF the Duluth Trade
News, was in the city the first of the
week. Mr.. Millar was not working
business on this trip but was look
ing after the political interests of
Judge Collins at range points. He
states that the Collins forces are
strong in Duluth, and that they
have bright assurances of support
in the range towns.
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early in my life All that got aftsl- ward came from night study and read ing.''
 when did you become president of che United Mine Workers?' ''In 1898 and have been its president ever since"
 Trusts and the Working Man. , '"The conversation turned to the 'n- fuence of trusts upon the labor unions and asked Mir. Mitchell whether the great syndicates had strengthened organ ized labor. He replied:
 "T think they have. They have shown the men the necessity for organization The unions have grown rapidly since the beginning of the great trust era, and they are growing rapidly to-day
 Do you, think they will some time reach all branches of labor?"
 T have no doubt of it. replied Mir. Mitchell How about the store clerks?'' a,-.. .
 ''The retail clerks are already we'll er- ganizcd," was 'he reply. "They have un- ions .n nearly all of the cities, and thclc membership numbers about 5O.0O0." ..- ''5
 What do ycu propose tr do, increase their wages?" l asked.
 'No." replied MT. Mitchell. "At pres
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word or so about his early life. He is the son of Q miner, and at B went into the mines and worked there until he was %. That was only eight years ago. so that only two presidential terms have elapsed since the John Mitchell of today was actually handling coal. Mitchell, the Miner.
 asked him what he did in the mines. He replied:
 Everything began my work in a coal mine at the age of B. started attthe bottom at 75 cents a day. Then became a driver at $1.10 day, and from that I went on through the various gradations of ninig work until. think can traly say. l have done about everything con nected with mining"
 When did you first join trades un- ion9"
 When was sixteer." was the reply. 'And, have been connected with organ isedr labor from tfat time until now.''
 "But how about your education. Mr. Mitchell.
 That came from a short course in. the public schools. for I began work very
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ent the clerks are working for a better arrangement of time They want short er hours, and fixed cnes for opening ani closing. The unien includes women clerks as we'll as the men" The American Woman as Union
 Man.
 How about the women and organized labor. MT. Mitchell? Do many of them belong to the trade unions?"
 .sYes." replied the President of the mine workers. Most of our unions admit wo. men as members. Many women belong to them. and we hope to have more. l think inc men should induce them to come in There are also unions composed entirely of women. In England about one-twen- tieth of the members of the trades unions are women."
 "whar kind of a union man does a woman maker
 ashe makes a very good one," said Mir Mitchell. "She will endure more and suf- fer more for what she believes to be right than the man."
 What class of men belong to the unionsT'
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four-hour week-that is. eight hours for nve days of the week and e half holiday saturday. That is not unreasonable. ln- deed, 1t prevails already in some branches or work in certain parts of the country" !"
 Proft-sharing Not Good.
 Speaking of wages. MT. Mitchell, what do you think of Carroll D. Wrights idea that the wage system will pass away and one of profit-sharing will take its placefs
 Il don't think it is practical" replied MT. Mitchell. Tt would be difficult to make an equitable proflt-sharing arrange ment. I think that wages win rise as time goes on, and in that way labor will get more of its share of the profits, but as to direct partnership with capital. don't think 1t advisable"
 Why not?' asked.
 We should have to have a. different scale of profits for every factory, and this scale would rise and falI,. with the busi- ness. Labor would not be content with It's share and capital would not be satisfied The two elements must always be to a certain extent antagonistfc, although they ares associated together"
 DO you think workmen ought to have stock in the factories where they work ?"
 q doubt 1t. The little stock they hold cannot have weight in matters relating AO Sle DuSlneSS. IL hampers tnelr action. The laboring mans greatest capital is ills own muscle and brains. He relies upon then for daily dividends They are his best investment and the one he should take most caro of. Any interest he has in the establishment to which he Is sell ing his muscle and brain will be often vitally opposed to this oale In other words, he has to work against himself. I think he ought to keep out of all bust ness connections with those who pay his wages"
 The United Steel Company.
 How about the United Steel Com pany's plan?''
 q think 1t has heen a faiIure." said MT Mitchell. "The managers of the com p2ny acted very generously and intend ed to benefit tho men when they gave them the right to buy certain amount of their preferred stock at $S250 a share ' They thought, and the men who investef thought, too. that the stock would ir- crease in value and would pay good div ldends right along. Since then it has
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tho men or to the fact that the bosses had to get more work and rushed them hard er?'
 It was largely due to the freshness of the men," said Mir. Mitchell, although will say that the operators knowing that they must have a greater output per hour bought better machinery and thereby fm- proved the facilities of rapid mining"
 Ten Hours and Drunkenness.
 There Is no doubt but that the eight hour day reduces drunkenness" MT. Mitchell went on, Tn those towns in H. linois where 1t has been adopted there Is now higher standard of living and at the same time less drunkenness and fewer saloons This is so notwithstanding wages have risen. The man who works ten hours comes home tired out He is in no condition for rational enjoyment and he wants to go either to the saloon or to bed."
 But will not less hours be demanded if eight hours are givenf' asked
 'I think not was the reply. "I do not expect to see less than an eight-hour day in my lifetime. We may have forty
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counseling with the building men, now at Cripple Creek advocating the rigats of the gold and silver miners. and now on the advisory board of a great striAe like that of the anthracite mines cf Pennsylvania.
 Labor's Young Leader.
 It takes strong man and a cool man to manage a business like this-a man with a good physique, iron nerves and a temper we'll in hand. These are among the characteristics of MT. Mitchell. His cheeks shine with health, and his mus cles are iron. He has a clear, brown eye whi ch laughs or grows serious as ne talks, and a jaw which shows determi- nation. He is a young man. We call President Roosevelt young. John Mitch- ell is ten years younger. He Is only &. and with his splendid physique is good type of the best of the working men he represents.
 As we chatted together he gave me a
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 Just one question more.' Mir. Mitchell said I. What are the rights of the non-union manY'
 He has all the rights of any individual under the law" was the reply.
 But the unions will not permit him to exercise them," said I.
 T do not think you are right" replied the. President of the United Mine Work CTS "The unions do not molest the nom union worker in any legal way. There are cases now and then, it Is true. where individuals have been ill-treated, but it has been by individuals and not by the unions as such. A great deal has been said about such outrages and the deaths caused by them, There have not been as many such deaths in thirty years as ordinarily occur in New York city in three months-not as much of such dis order in twenty years as Is caused by other things in New York city in one month. No, the older of the unions. and
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gone down more than s25 per share. think the steel company has acted very fairly with the men. They will get their dividends. but 1t will be long time oe- fore they can be paid back what they have put in."
 Uncle Sam and the Unions.
 Flow about unions in the government service, Mir. Mitchell?" I asked.
 "I see no reason against them" replied Mir. Mitchell. T mean among all classes of governmental clerks whose duties are not of confidential nature. Men and women who are working for the goverr4 ment in the ordinary way have a perfect right to combine." '"
 'Take the government printers, for in- stance" said l.
 ''Yes," replied MT. Mitchell. They ought to have a union and manage their affairs on union lines just the same as though thev were working for an individual"
 How about the mall clerks?"
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reaching the bones and causing them decay unless the blood is purged and purified and the system thor oughly cleansed of all morbid and unhealthy accumu- lations This cannot be done with washes saves and soaps, which only afford temporary relief.
 Such things neither make the blood any purer nor the system any cleaner and to depend upon them alone is suicidal and senseless The sore or ulcer is only symptom, outlet for the posons circulating in the blood, and long it remains impure the will heal It may scab and appear to be getting well, but fresh oupour of matter from the diseased blood starts it again, and thus it goes on sometimes for years slowly sapping away the life of the patient
 The only way to get rid of these disgusting evi- denees of impure blood is to remove the cause by purifying the polluted blood and nothing does this surely and effectively as S. S. S. It drives out of the circulation impurities and germs of every kind; and under the tonic effect of this great remedy the general health rapidly recuperates and brokendown constitu tons built up and strength and vgor are restored to all parts of the system When S. S. s. gets into the circulation, impurities that have been coggng the blood and causing the old or ulcer are driven through the natural @ channels cha of the body and the new flesh forms and smooth healthv skin hides all
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JOHN MITCHELL
 GIVES HIS IDEAS
Six Hundred Dollarr, He Say.r, Is Least Poorest Workman Should
 Have A Year.

Copyright; 1904 by Frank. G. carpentef.)
 WASHINGTON, D C.
 met John Mitchell, the President of the United Mine Workers. by appoint ment in his rooms at the Ebbitt House I say by appointment, for Mir. Mitchell is one of the busy men of the United States. He is tine head of the largest union in the world. The Association of United Mine Workers has more than 300,000 members, and 1t keeps a mllli on dollars in its treasury to fight it's bat ties with capital. MT, Mitchell is also one of the chief officers of the American Federation of Labor, which has moro than 100000 members, and as such he has to do with Congress and with all sorts of labor disputes. He is on the road about as much as the average com mercial traveller. He comes to Washing, ton once month, and the remainder; of his time is spent in Indianapolis or in traveling from place to place settling la Dor troubles. Now is he Is in New York
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'The same" How about the armyr"

"The same"
 How about the armyr'
 ''The army as we view it. said Mr. Mitchell. ''does not demand skilled labor. see no reason why 1t should have unions and yet see no reason why the soldiers should not combine to ask the government for more wages and other privileges"
 ''HoY about politics; will we ever have labor president?'
 i"I don't know about that said Mfr. Mitchell, Eff the times come and the man. it may be, but if so 1t will be by fair and legitimate means Abraham Lincoln was laboring man. He stood for all that We stand for and he might have been our candidate."
 The Rights of the Non-Union Men.
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indeed all of the unions regret such ac- tions, We claim our light to persuade the non-union man not ito work and to argue with him by word of mouth. but not to force him in any way. We claim the right not to work with him. If we so desire. and not to recognize him or fra- ternize with him.
 Frank c. Carpenter.
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Woman Becomes Union Machinist.
 KIssNellle Burke. the only woman ma chinist who ever applied for admission to a labor union. will be admitted with out reservation to the local organization in wilkesbarre. When her application for membership was received 1t was re-
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Kenton, Ohio Aug. 22, 1908.
 Some eight years ago a small blister appeared on my upper lip. tried several without avail Finally consulted doctor but tho sore did not yield to his treatment so consulted another without any better results. The third doctor pronounced 1t Eczema. The sore in the meantime had spread quite little and the skin about the sore was discolored. After treating it for EOzemS and not getting any better, the doc tor pronounced 1t Epithelioma Cancer, and advised that go to Chicago and have it cut out. did not do this. but having had s. s. s. recommended to me by couple of friends, began its use and the sore soon began to heal and after using some six bottles of the medicine it healed up entirely, and, has never returued. Several years have elapsed since its disappearance. JOHN L. SANS. N
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ferred to President o'Connell. of the In. ternational Machinists. His favorable reply has been received in Whkesbarres and Miss Burke will be admitted next week
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We are exporting these days at the rate of nearly $6.OOO.OO0 worthgof products per working day; our imports do not ouits reach $sO0O,Oo0 per day.
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New Castle, Pa.
 was the victim of severe burn, having stepped into a crucible of molten iron. My right foot to the shoe top was fearfully burned. You can get an idea of it's severity by my telling you that was unable to walk for months. 1 suppose my blood was bad, ting discouraged at the slow progress towards recovery, decided to use s. S. s., and am pleased to say that the medicine did it's work well. It went into the circulation, thoroughly cleansed and enriched my blood, and in due time the affected area began to heal. To-day it is entirely healed, and S. S. s, deserves great credit for what 1t did for me. l2o Pearson St. CHARLES HUNTER.
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SURE INDICATIONS OF BAD BLOOD

There is better evidence of bad condition of the blood and unhealthy state of the system than that heal
 fostering dschargng Ulcer Abscess There many ways by which the blood may become contaminated poisoned
 long spell of maaral fever other facilitating sickness the and lack of nOurishng food weaken the constitution congested with impurities which taken up by the blood bruised scratched fostering dschargng ulcer begins 'e or burn often develops into fgul looking because of the blood and the place will continue grow and spread finally
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OLD SORES ULCERS
 ABSCESSES

the unhealthy condition of the bood and the place will
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17

that there was nothing in it to indl-
cate that It had been enacted merely
for the control of large concerns, as
is generally contended. Indeed, the
law had not been understood as apply
ing to railroads until SO construed by
the supreme court. The act, he con-
tended, applies only to contracts and
combinations in restraint of trade and
makes no reference to competition.
He thought this inference due to
the size OF railroad corporations. He
took the position that there has been
no attempt to mOnopolize in this COM
bination of the railroads and said that
there could be no more objection to
the purchase of the stock OF the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
roads by the Securities company than
if bought by MI Morgan himself.
Justice White also read dissenting
opinion, taking up especially the power
of congress to control commerce. Be
ginning with an argument in support
OF dissenting opinions he outlined the
points involved in the case. He re-
ferred to its Importance and called at
tention to the fact that only four mem
bers of the court, one less than a
majority, had united in the opinion of
the court. He then said that such
principles as are laid down in that
opinion are destructive of govern
ment, destructive of human liberty and
destructive of every principle upon
which organized society depends"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
STUTsMAN COUNTY.

Medina (Leader)-W. F. Carev has
shipped two cars of hay to st. Cloud,
Minn.--Mrs. Phillips has sold her
holdings in sheep to Dix & Aosemore
Of Paris. Rev. Bauer OF jamestown
held services last Sunday at the resi-
dence of John Troutman. He will hold
services tomorrow at the residence Of
Christ Klundt south of town. : Born
To Mr.. and Mrs. Svihowe last Tues.
day. a girl.--A pleasant party was
rendered Bert Germain last night it
being his birthday. The evening was
spent in dancing and delightful
luncheon was served. VIM. Schelstke
and family have returned from Cali
forria where they went about Il year
ago and have decided to make their
future home in North Dakota.
Cleveland IHerald)-John Helm and
wife arrived Thursday from Palmer,
S. d., and will make this place their
future home Emil Wiese, Of Alca>ter
S. D.. has arrived and is preparing tor
the spring work. He intends To pu,
in large crop on his section south OF
here,-C. Terpena made a tripto New
Salem and oLher western North
Dakota points and sold several car
loads OF hay as that article is very
scarce in that section of the state
A large number CT the friends Of Mr..
and Mrs. f. l.. Kellogg gathered at
their home in Windsor MONDAY togive
them surprise on their twentieth
wedding anniversary. Dancing. games
luncheon and al made every one vote
the evening as u very pleasant onc.-
The store of Schneider & Sous closed
Tuesday as the trustees concluded
that it did not pay to operate it any
longer.
Pingree (Patriot)-Numerous in
Quiries that are being made regarding
fence posts and wire are indicative
that there will be great deal more
fencing done in this community this
year than has been done for several
years. John Price came near losing
his house by fire last week.--T. W.
Scratford returned from Seneca, Kan.
SaS, last week. Miss VandeErav has
closed her term OF SchOol.-The Ladies
Aid will make d contribution to the
Children'S Home at Fargo. Mrs. Levi
Jarvis is seriously i'll in Iowa.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
DETAILS OF SLAUGHTER OF GER
MAN SETTLERS BY NATIVES
IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA.
VICTIMS BODIES HORRIBLY Mu1llA1ED
TERRIBLE SCENES EXCITE SOL.
DIERS TO A LONGING FOR
SPEEDY REVENGE.

Berlin, March 17.-Letters from Ger
man Southwest Africa have arrived
here giving details of the CHASTITY
treatment of German settlers, 113 Of
whom were killed outright or tortured
to death in the district Of Okahundja
alone. Women outraged and dismem-
bered and with pieces of their bodies
nailed to the doors of the houses and
boys mutilated and left to die slowly
were frequent spectacles. The expe-
ditionary columns, on coming in sight
Of farmers house, would see the
heads of its former occupants fastened
to the roof.
These sights appear to have excited
the rage of the soldiers. The letters
express lOngings for revenge and de-
termination, as one writer says, ito
kill everything black" That causes
some papers to urge the government
to telegraph Instructions to Colonel
Leutwein, the governor Of German
Southwest Africa, that he order the
soldiers to restrain themselves and
conduct the war in civilized manner.
Colonel Leutwein himself comes in for
criticism, as it is alleged he left in
sufficient numbers of troops in the ex-
posed districts and was misled by the
temper of the natives, having fire.
Quently at his own table chiefs who
are now in rebellion and who are wear
ing decorations and swords of honor
bestowed on them by the governor in
behalf of the emperor. The Tageblatt
intimates that Colonel Leutwein will
be recalled.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17
Mr.. HILLS PLANS.

St. Paul, Mar. 10: Friends Of Mr..
Hill claim that he is not beaten yet
in the object desired by the Securities
company in the adverse decision Of the
supreme court. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Hill controls the Erie road and
will now have that road take over the
Northern Securities holdings. If the
government continues the prosecution
of the cases it must also 60 after the
Vanderbilts, the Pennsylvania and
the B. & 9. which were forme -ly
competing systems but are now. in one
combination.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-03-17

period during which this country
made it's greatest progress. He was
quiet, but forcible, positive and far
sighted and his death was great loss,
not simply to the party, but to the
country and to the world.
The following members of the state
committee were present:
l.. B. Hanna, Fargo, chairman.
NJ. II. Jewell, Bismarck, secretary.
A. Short, Pembina.
j. r. Gibson, St. Thomas.
Gunder Olson, Grafton.
J. II. Mathews, Larimore.
Stephen Collins, Grand Forks.
William Bulge, Grand Forks.
J. E. Paulson, HillSboro.
James Kennedy. Fargo.
Geo. d. Brown, Wild Rice.
s. G.. More, Buffalo.
Elmer H. Myrah, Wahpeton.
A. n. Carlblom, Forman.
+. S. Adams, Lisbon.
Governor White, proxy for j. d.
Black, Valley City.
David Bartlett, Cooperstown.
NJ. II. Jewell, proxy for a. Q. Whip
pie, Devils Lake.
John Knauf, jamestown, proxy for
Harry Cornwall, Eldridge.
L. B. Hanna, proxy for T. w. S.
Blackwell, LaMoure.
Geo. w. Irwin, Glendale.
N.F. Boucher, Bismarck.
G. X. Vikan, Bottineau.
w. c. Gilbreath. Mandan.
l.. A. Simpson, proxy for Il. Fl.
johnson, Dickinson.
J. f. Galehouse, Darlington.
+. w. Schiechter, FesSenden.
Geo. II. Stevens, Towner.
NJ. II. Jewell, proxy for John Satter-
lund, Washbdrp.
N. F. Boucher, proxy for G. Q. Gull
ack, Ashley.
Matthew Lynch, Lidgerwood.
G.. NJ. Young, proxy for VIM. Crutf,
Lucca.
w. H. Robinson, Mayvillc.
The apportionment includes Two
members of the committee at large,
and two from unorganized counties
making the convention 513.