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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
JOSEPH LETTER IS NOW
READY FOR MASSACRE
Has verything at Mining Camp
Except Navel and Armed
Air Ships.
Former Wheat Gambler Acts
Like Crazy Man with Five
Revolvers.

Generalissimo Joseph Liter has brok-
en- forth again and fears are enter
tanned that a general massacre of the
striking miners who are living near
Zeigler cannot be averted.
Up to the present no blood but that
of mule has been shed, but Joseph
Is breathing fire and slaughter. Never
before has excitement run so high. Ev-
erybody is wondering what is going to
happen and when it is going to hap
pen.
High tragedy approaches ever and
anon, but smiling peace arrives in time
to avert its climax.
In an interview Gen. Letter said:
IT'S a great life at Zeigler. At s
in the morning I make a round of the
mine tipples and various buildings, as
well as the homes of the men.
Il carry a couple of good, trusty
revolvers in MY hip pockets, and may
say that I am not at all backwards
about using them if the occasion re-
quircs. The strikers never molest me,
for they know that I am not afraid of
them and that 1 would shoot to kill
the moment one Of them made a move
toward his hip pocket.
I'm addition have so deputies sworn
in as United States marshals, all of
them armed to the teeth. Any one of
they would shoot at the drop of the
hat
Every foot Of ground within the
stockade which surrounds the property
and shuts it in from the outside world
is traversed hourly by the guards and
trespassing would simply be suicidal
MY men carry shotguns loaded with
large buckshot, and I may say that
they have about the same regard for
the cutthrcats out here at Camp Tur-
ner as I have"
"A force of cavalry has been added to
the troops now on duty at Zeiglor.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
Character Sketch Of I.aborers
Great Chieftian- Pic
ture of His Career as to
Trades Unions and as Presi-
dent of the Worlds Greatest
Labor Organization.

No active uniOnist needs an intro
duction to Samuel Gompers, or to be
told what kind of a man he is. The
truth is that to his fellow union work.
ingmen and to them alone, is Samuel
Gompers thoroughly known. The out
side world cannot yet be said to have
taken his measure with any accuracy.
BY far the best portraiture Of him
and Of the movement of which he Is
the head that We have seen for a con-
siderable period it to be found in the
following article written by Walter E..
Weyl, Phi. D., and published in the cur
rent number of the Review of Reviews:
On Nov. 26, 1904, the representatives
of organized labor, in convention as
senlbled, by a practically unanimous
vote and amid unbounded enthusiasm,
reelected to the presidency of the
American Federation of Labor, to the
premier position in the labor world,
Mr.. Samuel Gompers. The result was
not unexpected. For twenty years the
Federation had, with one exception, an
nually voted to retain the present in
cumbent in his high office. In the
whole labor movement no name has
been so clesely identified with the for
tunes of the great Federation as that
Of Mr.. Gompers.
The life of Samuel Gompers illus
trates the influence exerted by a man
who concentrates all energies upon a
single object. For forty years Mr.
Gompers has been absolutely devoted
to one cause, the building up of the
trade union. Neither political ambition
nor business opportunity, neither pub
lie duties nor social diversions, have
forced him even for moment to
sWerve from his path. Morning and
night, Sundays, weekdays and holi-
days, he has lived with this one ideal;
to this sole attainment he has directed
his every effort. There has been no
dissipation of forces, no frittering away
of self upon multitude of small OBJ
jects; nothing but the intense concen-
tratfon Of a strong mind and an in
.domitable will upon living, vital,
growing movement.
Samuel Gompers was born in Lon
don on Jan. 27, 1885, At the age of 10,
he was apprenticed to the shoemaking
trade, but shortly thereafter changed
IoYer to the ma king ao1i oi sscieInrs which
6cnDation Ills {dthers was eslr1lnployed. n n
1853. at the age Of 49,: he .emigrated to
America. where, in the capacity Of
journeyman, he continued to work at
his trade. In the following year, the
first Cigarmakers' union of the city of
New York was organized, and the
young lad Immediately joined Even
at that age he was imbued with the
spirit Of unionism, though his enthusi-
asm, doubtless, was boyish and uncom-
pretending.
1t was not until Mr.. Gompers attain
ed his majority, however, that he Sc
cured recognition or preferment in
labor organization. AT the age of
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
LAWsoN's ADVERTISEMENTS
MUST PASS CENSOR

It is claimed that Lawson, the "Fren-
zied Finance" author, has made it so
uncomfortable for Standard Oil and
Consolidated Copper that they have Sc
cured an order from the Publishers
Association of New York, an organiza-
ton embracing all the leading dailtes
of that city, that all copy from Lawson
must be censored, and Objectionable
features eliminated before going to
press. The American capitalistic class
can give the Gear of Russia cards and
spades and beat him at the game of
suppressing free speech and muzzling
the press.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
SAMUEL G0NpfRS PICTURED AS THE
GRAND Old man OF LABOR MOVEMENT

"a he was elected, to the position OF
secretary Of his local union, to which
office he was reelected in the follow
ing year. He also served for six sue
cessive terms as president, and during
this period, and subsequently, he rep
resented his local i nthe city and state
federative bodies, with which his or
ganization was affiliated.
MR.. GOMPERS AS A TRADE UN-
IONIST.
In those early days the trade union
movement was modest in It's scope and
limited in its, powers. The vast major
ity of labor organizations were merely
local, and their activity was directed
solely to the achievement of Immediate
aims. Not until 1887 did the local
union to which Mr.. Gompers belonged
determine to take part in the forma ton
of national organization, and the first
congress convened for this purpose
consisted of but seven delegates. of
whom Mr.. Gompers was one.
In the creation of this organization.
now the Cigarmakers' International
union, Mr.. Gompers were extremely
active, the new organization ultf-
agitation, the new organization ulti-
mately adopted the democratic system
of proposing and making laws and
nominating and >electing officers by the
initiative and the referndum.
10 Mr.. Gompers> may also be at
tributed large part Of the credit for
establishing benefit features upon an
extensive scale. The British unions,
Snch loo q
Engineers, the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters and others, differ chiefly
from the American organization of
like nature In that they largely depend
upon well-developed system of trade
union benefits for securing and retain
Ing memberships. The union insures
the working man against unemploy-
ment, sicknes, death, accident, and
from disability resulting from old age
or prolonged illness. The Clgarmakers'
union is the. only large organization in
the United States which has adopted
an extensive system of benefits. Dur
ing the last twenty-five years, this
union has expended millions of dollars
on it's members for sickness, death and
out-of-work benefits. In large measure,
the credit for this system of benefits,
modelled upon the English plan. is to
be given to Mr.. Gompers, though, of
couse, its successful administration
has been due to the activity of the
presidents and other officials of the Or
ganization. =
Though for the last twenty years Mr..
Gompers has almost continuously re-
NAMED president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON sof 1.abor,.. he has during this
.sntire ;ket g <nahexshin..a
q fdrfnk the last
fourteen years has been Its first vice.
president. In this connection, and in
his various other capa cities, he took
part in political reforms, looking to the
protection of the workers and the bet
terment Of their conditions. Mr..
Gompers was active in securing in
New York the Saturday half-holiday
for employees in financial institutions,
and aided materially in the successful
movement for chlid-labor legislation in
that and other states. He was also
prominent in the struggle for the crea-
ton Of a federal department of labor
as we'll as for legislation prohibiting
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
CANADIAN WORklNGMEN.
STOP THE GOVERNMENT

The Canadian government was prac-
tically at standstill for over an hour
one day last week, when all the en-
ployes in the Parliament building in
Quebec ceased work and marched in a
body to the cabinet meeting and pre-
sented demands to the big politicians
for increases in wages averaging Is per
cent. But nobody was discharged
there is no President or Gear in Cam
ada. .*s*s.zgr >..ss Il #e.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
WORLD WIDE STEEL
TRUST IS UNDER WAY

That worlds iron and steel trust is
coming along rapidly enough. A ca
blegram from London announces that
articles have been signed by British,
German, French, Belgian and American
steel and iron corporations for a world
wide trust to control steel rails. 1t will
say who shall and who shall not buy
rails, what they shall pay for them
and from what mill they will be SUD-
plied~ r.. ,.s..s= 49,.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14

Continued on paEe 4.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14

1t is only a little step between the
sublime ard the ridiculous It's good
joke, of course, but on whom? Some
body is getting fooled. Is it the fire
breathing Letter or the people who
will have tc pay for the performance?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14

ing work in various instances at a cost
much in excess Of the amount allowed
by the state, and charging it up to the
general repair fund; of muddling the
accounts of labor and material so that
it cannot be told whether a private
profit has been made from a transac-
tion or not, and a generally slack
method Of doing business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
TRANS-MISSISSIPPl ..
CONGRESS ELECT OFFICERS

Portland, Ore, Aug. Io.-The per-
raanent organization coinInittce@ssf abe
Trans Mississippi congress yesterday
afternoon unanimously decided to rec
ommend the following officers for the
ensuing year. 49,
President-David R. Francis, OF St.
Louis.
First Vice Presidential. D. Love
land, San Francisco.
Second Vice President-Ex-G Govern
or L. B. Prince, New Mexico.
Third Vice President--N. G. Lar-
more of North Dakota.
Fourth Vice President-B. A. Eel
lows, of Kansas 80
Secretary-Arthur B.. Francis, OF
Colorado (incumbent.) a+~
j In response to a question as to
whether the American Mining Con-
gress have ever taken any action that
would tend to remedy certain alleged
trust conditions said to affect the cop
per mining industry, J. III. Richards,
president OF that organization, replied
that board OF directors OF the mining
congress has arrived at the unanimous
conclusion that there is no force on
earth exceptsthe United States govern
mefit able to control the conditions
signifed. BAs ....
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
VELVA MAN HAS PLAN
TO GET VEGETABLES

ID Velva, N. D., Aug. 1o.--An unique
method has been adopted by firm in
Velva to get their winter vegetables and
horse feed without the outlay of much
cash, as. they offer a prize for the. best
productions of cereals and vegetables,
and inasmuch as the farmer is not
among. the stingy class it doubtless is con-
fidently expected that each farmer aspir-
ing for prizes, first second and third,
that not less than a bushel of cereals, a
half wagon load Of pumpkins, potatoes,
and other vegetables will be furnished by
each farmer, one can readily see d the
enormous profits to be. realized upon the
Investment. Barns and grariaries win
be bursting with plenty cellars full to
overhoWing, and Mr.. Prize Giver can
laugh at. the snowfakes as they gafnbol
down the street at a lbreakneck speed of
10Y miles per hour. .s.@ =.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
THE END OF THE STRIKE
q Z. .5 ANNOUNCED LOCALLY

Vive President Campbell Of fthe o..
r.. !. confirmed the calling off Of the
strike on the g. N. last night, and the
N, p. at 9 o'clock this morning. He
said he expected to leave for the east
tonight. Mr.. Campbell said he knew
nothing positive about the returnsof the
men to their places on the roads. He
had learned ufofficially that the N. p.
was taking back old men as they were
anxions to replace ineompetents. Mr..
Campbell said the strike was not with
out its good effects. The men had
learned that the companies for some
time had been working to disrupt the
organization, that they knew that the
companies had advanced the salary
lists. On the part of the roads, they
had learned the value OF the work Of
incompetent telegraphers. /. .s s III .ss,ss.ee
{ NeWgmen are expected to4report for
duty at the m. p. depot office this
evening and it is expected normal con-
ditions will exist by Monday, 1t was
learned that four Of the high-class old
men had been accepted for duty at
headquarters at ST, Paul. 1t is stated
that a number Of NJ. p. operators have
accepted positions offered them on the
Rock Island road at much better re-
enumeration than they have been get
ting here. "a II ss3lss ~ 4. II. NJ
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
3 COTTON OPERATIVES.

London, Aug. 11.-Nearly all cot
ton factories in Lancashire closed
down for an indefinite period today in
consequence of the strike Of the, opera
tives. There are between sixty and
seventy thousand operatives employees
in the mills of Lancashire and nearly
all OF them stopped work this noon.
They demand an increase of wages
amounting to S per cent and, SO far,
only few of the, mill owners have
expressed their Willingness to grant
the, demand. There will be another
conference between representatives of
the strikers and the mill owners and if
no settlement of the. differences is
reached, there viii not be spindle or
loom working by next Monday
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
JEROME WILL NEVER
TRY NAN PATTERSON

New York, Aug. Io.-1 have no in
tention of again bringing Nan Patterson
to the bar for the murder of Caesar
Young, and | have no evidence against
her now that was not presented when the
last jury failed to agree upon verdict
in her case The newspapers were re-
sponsible for getting her out of jail be-
fore. They cannot make me put her in
jail again. have no further interest
in her case as it stands today"
District Attorney Jerome thus dis
missed today the rumor that the actress
would be tried again
1t was said that Nan Patterson will
remarry her former husband Leo Mar
tin, from whom she was divorced at the
request of Caesar Young, and that Mar
tin has never wavered in his devotion
to his former wife
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
SITUATION LOOKS BLUE
AT PORTSMOUTH TODAY

Portsmouth, N. H, Aug Io.-Black
pessimisin, reigns at atbPortsmouth. The
prevailing view is that the fate of the
peace conference is already sealed, that
it has ended in failure and that all that
now remains is for the pienipotentiarie
to meet on Tuesday, to which day they
adjourned Upon completing seriatum
consideration of the Japanese terms,
sign the final protocol, go through the
conventions and BID each other farewell.
In other words, that meeting Tuesday
will be what diplomacy calls "seaance
d. adieu" 'S~#& "a : # 4. b 55zl n
But there is. still room for hope of a
compromise Neither President Rocse-
velt nor the powers will see these
chances of peace shipwrecked without a
final effort and that pressure is being ex-
erted especially at Toxic TO induce ia
pan TO moderate her terms, is beyond
question Just what is being done or is
to be done has not transpired. King Ed
ward is Understood to be now lending
helping hand and the fnanciers Of the
world are known to be cxcrting all their
influences. ~ I. .a55 ~
4 AT Toxic and ST Petersburg the final
issae will be decided. The japanese have
been implacable throughout the six days
sittings. They have listened and ex-
planned, but they have yielded not one
iota OF their original demands Mr.
Witte accepted outright seven of the
twelve Japanese conditions, one in prin-5
cipal and III, four including the main Isl
Sues Indemnity and Sakhalir he reject
ed. The other two, the limiting Of naval
power and the surrender of interned
warships might have been arranged had
there been any prospect Of agreement on
the two points upon which the diver
gence seemed irreconciIabIe.
In the oral discussion of the terms
Mr. Witte yielded upon two articles, but
substantially the result OF the thirteen
ssittings of the plenipot otcntiaries has only
been to emphasize The position taken BY
MIR. Witfe in the written reply he pre-
sented last Saturday to the japanese
terms, and now both sides turn to home
for the last word before the cards are
thrown face upwards upon the fable
next Tuesday, for the sifnpasse reached
yesterday By the plenipotentiaries IS rcc-
ognized to- be only diplomatic fction
If. ifi the interim, fresh instructions are
received BY either side, q compromise its
yet possible, but the chances are recog-
Ilized to be slim. So far as the Russian
plcnipotentlari are concerned there
never was chance of their yielding
both indemnity and Sakhaliil.
The cessiof of Sakhalin without ifl-
denlnity was, according to the best irl-
side ififormations the extreme limit to
xstfsirh Mr. Wsffe uffat{d ex,xsv- .e>s<ex2,s4 ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
FINE CROPS AROUND - =
THE CITY OF VELVA

Velva, NJ D., Aug Io.Never within
the remembrance, Of the oldest citizens
has MeHenry and adjoining counties
been blest with as good crops Of a gen
eral nature as exists at this writing one
may ride for miles in any direction and
oceans of golden grain greets him in
every direction, in the wake of these
Hattering prospects may be seen wagon
load after wagon load of lumber going
in different directions for the erection
of barns, granaries and dwelling houses;
such an impetus in building has never
been known before, and SO il goes. The
problem for North Dakota's greatness
has been solved, and hereafter it is no
experiment but reality that she stands
in the foremost rank as an agricultural
state, and as star of the first nagni
stnde III thrift and prosperity
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
MRS. RANTZ HAS A \.
NUMBER OF DES NDANTS

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Aug. To- There is
no more disappointed woman III this
town at present than Mrs. Lydia
Rantz Of Danviile, who came here ex-
prcssiys for the purpose OF meeting the
president, when he came here to ad-
dress the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union and the miners, but failed In her
attempt to come near enough to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to shake hands with
him. II was her plan to bring her en-
tire family along and present all of
them to the president, but for obyio,is
reasons that plan was not feasible,
owing to the fact that II would have
been practically impossible leto make room
for her hundred and twelve living de-
scendants. 81 4
Mrs Rantz has six children thirty
FIVE grand children, sixty -four great
grandchildren and seven great great
grandchildren She is only eighty seven
years old, enjoys perfect health and
not only does all her housework, but
also some very fine edlework in her
leisure time Mrs. Rantz' s son John
is great grandfather at the age OF
60 His daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Of
Milton, is a grandmother at the age
Of 40. She has two daughter ), who
were each married when they were
zo years old and each has children.
James Werftna1i, one Of Mrs. Rantz's s
grandchildren, has eighteen children,
including three pairs Of twins and one
set Of triplets. gs
Mrs. Rantz is the grandmother of
one pair of twins, great and other
Of three pairs Of twins and one set of
triplets, great aunt of two pair Of
twins; great great aunt Of TWO pair Of
twins and second cousin of one pair
Of twins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
HUNCH FOR.
THE CHINKS
b. 49, G..r s4&E - ~ (. .stss's &t},a ,gf..
UNCLE SAN SERVED
NOTICE ON cELEsTIALs
VIII Be Done With Chinese
Exclusion Act Until the Boycott
Is Suppressed China VIII Be Held
Responsible for Losses. ~ r

'Pekin, Aug. 1o.-It is learned on
good authority that the American gov
ernment has notified China that all ne
gotiations for the new convention to
discuss the Chinese exclusion act will
be discontinued until the anti-Ameri
can boycott is stopped and that China
will be held responsible for any loss
sustained by reason of the boycott.
The Chinese state they will endeavor to
stop everything OF illegal or disorder
ly character but cannot stop the boy
colt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
RUSSIAN SHIPS Nor L. {
SUNK BY JAP SHELLS

London, Aug. Io. A Times CORES
pondent at Tokio telegraphs as follows:
Il Is now ascertained that the RUS
sian Marships at Port Arthur were not
blown up or sunk BY gun FIRE. Divers
and naval employees at work raising the
ships found that the Russians opened the
valves, having previously creased and
otherwise protected the machinery and
vital parts. N
Evidently the capture Of 2o3 Meter
Hill exposed the ships to- such danger
that the Russians decided to sink them
pending recovery when they should re-
gain control Of the sea by the Baltic
fleet. Four battlcsIiips and two cruisers
will speedily form a serviceable addition
to the japanese navy hey were little
damaged BY their long subrnersion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
ANOTHER AUTO RACER =.
....5. PUT OUT OF BUSINESS

Buffalo, Aug Io.Webb Jay, oi
Cleveland, was probably fatally IN
jured at Kenilwortf, Park in the ten
mile automobile race. At three
quarters Of the fourth mile, Jays
machined crashed through fence,
down an enbankment Of fifteen feet,
and into a pond Of water. What eaus-
ed the accident is not known. It is
believed, however, that Jay was blind
ed BY dust and .steered into the fence.
He was driving about mile a minute
when the accident happened.
& He was taken to the German Hos
pital, where it was found that nine ribs
were broken and one of his lungs was
punctured. Pneumonia and pleurisy
will set in within tWenty-four VI. hours
and if he. survives them he may live,
the surgeons say. r.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
WOMAN SAVED FlANCE
AND LOST HER LIFE

Philadelphia, Aug Io.-Exhausted in
an effort to keep her fiance afoat after
their canoe upset in the Schuylkill river
Miss Annie B. Ober was drowned just
as a rescuing party approached. Her
fance, M F. Alexander, was saved. He
was almost frantic with grief and at
tempted to throw himself into the river
several times from the boat and after
he had reached the shore.
The couple had been out but few
minutes. when. Miss, Ober was startled
by launch which darted swiftly past
them She clutched the side of the boat
and the little craft went over, throwing
both into the water. 4. '-'%
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-08-19
COLLISION !.
W AS FATAL
AN ACCIDENT ON THE @
81 NORTHWESTERN WAS FATAL
Ice Train Ran Into Rear of Beer
Train Part Of Both Crews Were
Killed i'm the Collision Italian is
Thought to Be Dead.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 1o.-In rear
end collision near Waukegan this
morning on the Northwestern road the
engineer and the fireman OF the rear
train and the conductor of the forward
train were killed. A brakeman had
two legs cut off. Two bodies have
been recovered from the wreck. - p
. A fourth man supposed to be O.
Love, brakeman off the forward
freight, is thought to be dead under
the debris of the wreck. Both trains
were bound to Chicago from Miiwau-
kee. The first was beer train and
the second was an ice train. ~s A fifth
man.. an Italian laborer, is also thought
to be under the wreck.