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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06
SENATOR MITCHELL INJURED
Oregon Statesman Is SUFFERING From,
Broken Rib.

Portland, Or, Oct. 4.-Senator John
H. Mitchell, recently convicted OF con-
spiracy to defraud the United. States
government in connection with the
transactions in public land is in a
local hospital suffering from a broken
rib. He slipped on some smooth earth
while watching the dry dock of the
steamship Ocean Serious comn,ica-
tions are not apprehended, but on ac-
count OF the senator's advanced age
ne VIII have unusual care.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The hunger for righteousness" be-
gins IN English children at the age Of
Is, according to London professor.
And II Is generally SO we'll satisfied
that most Of them are never troubled
With It afterward.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

What a wonderful thing is the law!
The New York Judge who says he was
within the law in banishing woman
from Gotham adds that the law can
not compel her to go away.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The surprise party" Il the latest
thing at Newport. Thus do the most
complex products Of ornate civiliza-
tion suddenly revert to hrst princi.
ples. The donation party may come
next.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The worlds supply of sheep IS rapid
II diminishing, an official statement
says. The supply of lambs for the
speculative centers does not seem to
have been affected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

sNThe stock market is q wonderful
institution" says James j. Hill, the
railroad president. II know nothing
about ii" Most men are in the same
condition. but few are willing to ad-
NIT It.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The smart young men OF Newport
have taken to growing mustaches.
thereby setting q fashion that the
poorest of young men can generally
follow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

That pity Is al.ir % love Is proved
by he fact that shoemaker in New
York state, with two wooden legs,
advertised Tor : wife in the want col
1rrnns ana received 10S applications.
xlso. Il nays to advertise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

AS New York boy has been held in
$1,000 bail on charge Of stealing a
watermelon the inference is that col
ored man was on the bench.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Hits Wife, Misses Mother-in.Law and
Then Kills Himself.

st. Louis, Oct. 4.-Angered because
his wife refused to become reconciled
after their separation two weeks ago.
August Fielders yesterday went to the
home Of his mother-in-law and after
arguing some time with his wife. shot
her in the hip with a revolver. fred
an ineffectual shot at her mother and
then committed suicide on the door.
STEP. - -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Masks for certain convicts have
been advocated at a prison congress.
There are many who would be in
prison but for the masks they wear.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06
HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Steamer Sunk in Typhoon of Ticao
Island.

Manila, Oct 4. The interisland
steamer Canlabenia, 1897 tons, was
struck in the recent typhoon off Ticao
island, one of the Visayan group. Ap-
parently all on board were lost. She
carried five Americans, one Spaniard
and eleven native and Chinese passeD-
gers and a crew of 81 men and OFF,
GERS. The island steamer Carmen is
also reported lost. Details are lack
ing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

A captious New York editor finds
fault with the design of the new $50
gold certificates. Most of us are too
glad to see one to think Of picking
laws In It.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Then there is the mortifying reflec-
ton that the astronomers on the
planet Mars must have discovered our
north pole ages ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The mystery of what the baby
speaks is solved. It is Esperanto, for
It Is spoken fiuently and nobody can
understand 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

When Maggie Fox Of Minneapolis
found her lost hustle containing $500,
she was that much ahead and that
much behind.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Existence is fight against the
storms OF trouble, and Cupid is the
fellow who hands out the life preserv-
ers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The war incident cannot be consid-
cred closed until Rujj'rd Kipling has
written one of his stirring poems
about 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Judging by the picture Of the wom-
m in the New Jersey Jail who con-
fesses to having four husbands, she
must have been hypnotist.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

They have found man in New
York who has been married fifty
times, and he has never applied for
one of those Carnegie hero medals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

It's q pity that the successful men
who tell young men how to do 1t
cannot be put in the running second
time. We wonder how many of them
would hit It twice.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

A man says the trusts have driven
him to crime. Here Is hint to
drunkards in need of q new excuse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Society, says Philadelphia minis
ter, is going wild. 1t may have misun
derstood the appeal for return tt
nature.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06
ENVOY IS NOW COUNT WlTTE.
Gear Recognizes Services by Giving
Title.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 3. = M. Witte
has been created count. Though M.
Witte had expected to return to St.
Petersburg yesterday morning, at the
invitation OF Emperor Nicholas he re-
NAMED to lunch on board the imperial
yacht Polar Star, returning to St. Pc.
tersburg last evening. Owing to the
absence of Emperor Nicholas. it is an
nounced that the peace treaty will not
be signed until the end of the week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

The circus, it appears, has been ele-
vated. Now let all available energy
- concentrated on the theater.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

Alice Hogan Rice Of "Mrs. Wigs"
fame has started a bank. There's
money in cabbages.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

At last one Of the British royal fam
ny has distinguished himself; 1t was
By eating jam.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-06

n certain parts of Russia You do
not need to scratch anybody to ind q
Tartar.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
Oscar Mitchell, Former City
Attorney, and at Present
Secretary of the Great
Northern Power Company is
Opponent of Progress of
Public Ownership in Du-
luth.
His Position Carefully and
Fairly analysed. No Citizen
Can Safely Advance His
Private Interests and Con-
sistently Act on Public A.
fairs Committee.

ownership before he is given the sup
port of the people.
With Mr.. Mitchell on the Public Af-
fairs committee, and voting in the neg
ative, were other directors Of the Great
Northern Power company. Can this
corporation afford to antagonize the
wants of the people so early in it's ca
reer? 1t needs the good will of the
people more than anything else that
we know of, but it cannot expect to
hold it if its directors take sides
against the people In such an import
ant matter as the ownership of our
electric lighting plant. What differ
ence will it make to this corpora
tion if it furnishes power to the
city electric lighting plant or to
private plant, so long as it
has a consumer for it's power? One
thing is certain, it will be sure Of it's
money from the city, while it may
have more or less trouble with an
over-bonded private company. Can not
every reader see the point?
To Offset the position taken by some
prominnt citizens who are opposing
the public ownership bill the labor Or
ganizations of Duluth, representing
1000 voters, are passing resolutions
urging the members Of the Legislature
to tote square with the people. 1t Is a
plain question between the people and
private interests, and the attitude of
every public servant will be watched
most closely. No trimming or evading
will be tolerated, and it can be depend
ed upon that future legislative cam
paigns will be most interesting from a
municipal standpoint. The territory of
the present legislative districts will not
forever remain the same as it is. now,
and the downfall Of private interests
which attempt to tbWart the i popular
ma sxpects:'
Gentlemen: come to your senses. Be
square. with the: people. Twentieth
century voters know what they want
and no double dealing will be tolerated.
for two successive elections. Remem-
ber this important fact, and, act ac-
cordingly.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
NEW GAINSBOROUGH
IS AGAIN DUG UP

MILWAUKEE,, March 22.-The Journal
says: What is pronounced by New York
connoiseur to be genuine Gainsborougn
picture is IN possession of a Milwaukeean
If 1t is an original, the picture for which
J. P. Morgan paid fancy price. must
be a duplicate. The old canvas has a
history. 1t is portrait of King Louis
XIV Of France, which may turn out a
second Duchess of Devonshire sensation
Evidently it was painted about the same
period Of the famous picture bought by
Mr.. Morgan. The artists name was worn
away by time and stress. The canvass
was bought by a Mlwaukeean thirty
three years ago for a small price from
an o,d French immigrant According 10
his story, the picture was cut from it's
frame during the French revolution and
passed from hand to hand through The
Canadian provinces until the owner found
himself in Milwaukee and ready to sell
the we'll worn canvass.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
Big Meeting of Commercial
Club Tonight to Determine
What Course should be
Taken by the Members of the
Duluth Delegation in State
Legislature.
Expected that Club Will En-
dorse Electric Lighting Bill
by Big Majority-Advocates
Of Public Ownership Will
Have Justice on Their Side,

The powerful force of public opinion
IN the state legislature to urge the
passage of the municipal ownership
electric lighting bill as drawn by City
Attorney Fesler. The Commercial club
will meet tonight and it is expected
that it will by large majority urge
the state legislature to pass the orig
inal bill. Some opposition may devel-
op, but it Is not expected that it will
be strong enough to defeat the sup
porters Of the bill. The delegation pre-
tends to be waiting patiently the ver-
dict OF the Commercial club.
At the meeting of the Public Affairs
committee last week the proposition
was endorsed by one vote A number
of municipal ownership advocates were
In attendance, and by their force Of
logic succeeded in urging favorable ac-
ton on the electric lighting bill. Mr..
Phelps, member Of the Water and
Light Board. it is said, put the matter
squarely up to the committee. He
found represented on the committee
mem bers who were directors of private
corporations having franchises from
the city. He insisted that they were on
the committee to represent public in
terests, and that they could not afford
to vote their private interests against
the popular will of the people
The gentleman holding the most un-
enviable position on the committee,
who voted against the endorsement of
the bill, was Oscar Mitchell, former
city attorney, and always regarded as
an advocate of municipal ownership.
In fact If it was known that he was an
opponent Of public ownership, he would
never have succeeded in holding the
position OF city. attorney more than
one term; The people: Of Duluth,. at
least a fair majority OF them who HAD
confidence in Hon. T. w. Hugo, would
have seen to it that a sincere public
ownership attorney was appointed.
Mr.. Mitchell was the adviser of the
council when the Great Northern Pow
err company franchise was granted.
He took part In all of the delibera-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25

toward them. They are doing what
they think is right This moderate
statement Of Mr.. Mitchell rather made
me like him more than anything else.
was. in Minneapolis a few months
later and was asked to come to busi-
ness mems meeting of some kind.
cred that it was an unusually import
ant meeting, and that Mr.. Parry was
to be the guest of honor. I sat through
it all and at the close was introduced
to Mr.. Parry. We talked of general in
dustrial conditions for few minutes.
I finally said: Mr.. Parry, what do,
you think of John Mitchell?' Quick as
a flash Mr.. Parry replied: I think he
is the greatest rascal in the Industrial
world today. He sold out the anthra-
cite miners and is building a mansion
in Indianapolis at a cost of $50, O,OOO.'
This startling statement from the lips
of Mr.. Parry astounded me. thought
the matter over a day or two and
finally determined to write Mr.. Mitch
ell to satisfy myself whether or not
the statement of Mr.. Parry was true.
Mr.. Mitchell replied promptly to my
letter, ana Salu LIiil HOlHllS WOuAu
suit him better than to have Mr.. Parry
repeat the charges over his own sigma
ture. I then wrote Mr.. Parry, repeat
ing what Mr.. Mitchell had said, and
asked him to give Mr.. Mitchell a
chance to defend himself Mr.. Parry
wrote back asking me to drop the mat
ter. I again wrote Mr.. Parry that
would drop the matter If he would
write a retraction and give it as much
publicity as his original charge had
been given. In few days received
reply written by one of Mr.. Parry's
clerks, in which he charged that was
a detective in the pay Of the American
Federation of Labor, and that Mr..
Parry would have nothing to do with
me. AS I said before, the kind manner
in which John Mitchell expressed his
opinions of his most bitter enemies
makes him big man in this country"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
WHITE LAB0RERS HELD
IN BONDAGE IN SOUTH
St. Louis Post Dispatch Recit-
es Story of Wrongs in
Mississippi.
Planters Hold White Men in
Slavery Worse Than Days
Before War.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 23.-Accord-
ing to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch special
laborers have been engaged in Marion,
Ind, by an agent from Mississippi for
work on plantations and lumber camps
under promise Of good wages. The
most of these men have returned, and
report that white slavery exists in
that state. John Kessler, who has re-
turned, said:
II received an offer of $3.50 a day
to 60 to. plantation near Hendon.
am an engineer, and was to perform
that work. When I arrived there in
company with a party of 30 men, some
Of whom had their families, were told
by the planter that he would pay 81 a
day and we board ourselves, or that
he would pay $12 month and board
US.
when we refused to accept the Of
fer, and told him what the agent
agreed to pay us, he declared he had
not authorized the agent to make such
an offer, and if we did not remain
and work until we had paid for our
transportation, which he had advanced,
we would be arrested, fined $50, whip
pea anu Ue CO1lpc11Su " IcIIIdAu dt the
state farm prison and work out the
fine at II cents q day.
Many of them escaped, but were
captured in the swamps, whipped and
returned to work Or compelled to go
to prison. Some made their way to
railroads and returned to Marion.
made one attempt, was captured by
guards, who were armed with guns,
and was compelled to return to work.
I made the second attempt, and after
four days spent in the swamps without
food. I arrived at a railroad station
and told my story to a. railroad en-
gineer, who knew it was true. He al
lowed me to ride on his engine until
I had crossed the state line. was
without funds, and rode in freight cars
the remainder of the way.
"The planters Of the state have la
Dor laws that are outrageous, and the
white laborer Is a slave as much as
the black man was before the war. s.
"a number of Marion men are in
Mississippi with their families, They
are absolutely helpless; they are un-
able. 70. set out Of debt with the planter
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25

tions of the committee having the Or
dinance in charge. He drew up every
amendment called for by the commit
tee, and the members of the committee
had confidence in his integrity as a
public ownership advocate.
1t strikes us that any newspaper has
the right to analyze the position Of a
public man, whether in or out of office
Mr. Mitchelps position at this time is
worthy of considerable attention.
Since leaving the office Of city attorney
he has become attorney for the Duluth
General Electric company, the Zenith
Furnace company and the Great
Northern Power company, constituting
the majority Of private companies hav-
ing franchises from the city of Duluth.
This he has perfect right to do, but
we submit in all candor that he has no
right to act as attorney for these cor
tions and at the same time as a men,
Der of the Public Affairs committee of
such an important institution as the
Commercial club Of Duluth. No men,
ber of the city council, nor any public
official in the city of Duluth, is per-
mitted to be employed by any compa-
ny having franchise from the city.
This rule ought to apply to the Public
Affairs committee of the Commercial
club, so long as that organization is to
the wants Of the people Of Duluth.
Mr. Mitchells position is exceeding
ly inconsistent. According to a news
paper report he was recently elected
secretary of the Great Northern Power
company, the corporation that secured
a franchise from the city while he was
acting as city attorney. His fair" at
titude at the time the franchise was
pending no doubt secured the adnira-
ton of the directors of that most
promising corporation. The Labor
World was not unfriendly to the power
company then, nor is it now. When
the franchise was pending in the coun-
Gil We fought. honestly and fairly for
the preservation of the electric light
ing lights for the city. Our entire op-
position was based solely on this ques-
ton. We fought the battle of the peo-
pie in this matter single handed and
alone in the city council. We are now
being vindicated for our consistent po-
sition by the overwhelming sentiment
of the people in favor of the munich
pal ownership. of an electric lighting
plant. Were the franchise: to come up
today it would not be granted with an
electric lighting clause. Mr. Mitchell
has by his vote at the meeting of the
Public Affairs committee expressed the
:reaaosE sl1is pa sadve q attitude MS city:
attorney: on the weston 81 public
ownership. Now thatssthe people have
found where he stands it is hoped that
they will be more particular in the Sc
lection of public servants in the fu-
ture. Every public 1ervant should be
compelled tc ~~lare himself on this ali
important ipal question of public
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
MINISTERS MAY. JOIN
WITH TRADE UNIONS
Local Ministerial Association
Considering Affiliation
With Unions.
Would Send Delegate to Trades
Assembly if Request is
Sent to Them.

The Ministerial associations through
out the country are being asked by
Rev. Charles Stelzle, of Evanston, ILL.,.
of the Presbyterian Board of Home
Missions, representing the interests Of
the workingmen, to send delegates to
the trade and Ia Dor assemblies Of the
several cities.
Mr.. Stelzle is a member of the ma
chinfsts' union and is known by lead
ing labor men as a strong champion in
the church of the trade union idea
A review of our exchanges indicates
that he is meeting with remarka BILE
success in inducing the preachers to get
closer to the organizations of the work.
ingmen The trades assemblies of St.
Paul and Minneapolis have acceded to
his wishes, and have admitted dele
gates from the associations of minis
ters in the Twin Cities.
The Presbyterian ministers of Duluth
are urged to send delegates to the
Trades Assembly, and while no formal
invitations Or requests have been made
it is known that the clergymen are
seriously considering the proposition.
It is Mr.. .Stelzle's idea to get the
church nearer to the workingmen, and
it strikes the Labor World that he is
working on; the proper line. He is a
practical man, and much good is ex-
pected to result from his labors. The
writer recalls a conversation had with
Mr.. Stelzle some time ago. He was
describing the differences in the char
acters of two men most in the lime
light of the industrial world-Parry
and Mitchell.
This is substantially Mr.. stelzle's
story:
Il met John Mitchell in the East. I
like him very much. The one thing
about the great coal miner that i'm
pressed me was the kindness and con-
servatism. of his expression of opin-
ion Of the prominent enemies Of unions.
]. said to him: Mr.. Mitchell, what do
you think Of men like Parry, Post, ct
alp He replied: Well. I believe they
are honest in their OPINIONS. They
think they have honestly, discovered a
great evil which they think must be
wiped out. They are victims Of their
own environments. I feel no hostility
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-03-25
CH|CAG0 MOT0RMEN To "
HACE SEATS ON DUTY
Municipal Ownership Agita-.
ton in Windy City .
Helps Labor. .
Traction Companies Get Un-.
usually Generous as Re-
suit of Agitation. .

Chicago March 23.-As a result Of
the municipal ownership of street rail-.
ways agitation, now going on in Chs
cago. and the efforts of the Anal.
gamated Union of Street-car Men, the
Chicago City Railway Company have,
promulgated a new rule giving their
motormen the privilege of sitting.
down while on duty. Seats have all
ready been installed on the front plat
forms of one hundred cars, and the
work of equipping the others will be
completed, it is expected, within thirty
days..
Seats are now in use on the Vent
worth Avenue line, and reports 50 far
received indicate that; the new dee
parture will be success.
II feel confident that the use Of the.
seats will prove. satisfactory" said
General Manager Mason b. Starring
1.-THE motormen will now be given q
chance to rest whenever they feel like.
it, and the general result will be. be-
lieve. a betterment in their service.
There is great rejoicing among the.
men in consequence of the rule.