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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
WORK LONG HOURS
Shonts Not in Favor of Eight
Hour Rule on the
lsthmus.
WOULD INCREASE THE COST
American Labor at Home Would Be
Taxed for Benefit of Few En-
pIoyed on Canal.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 10.-Theo
dore p. Shonts. chief of the isthmiar
canal commission. was the principal
speaker at a joint meeting of the
American Hardware Manufacturing as
sociation and the National Hardware
association last night. The address
was an interesting review of the canal
construction. a feature of the address
was the opposition to the proposed in
PRODUCTION of the eight-hour day law
in the work of building the canal.
Opposes Eight-HOur Day.
Il want TO go on record here that the
application of the eight-hour law or
contract labor law, of Chinese eXclu-
sion act, or of any other law passed.
or to be passed by congress for the
benefit of the American laborer at
home. to the labor of the isthmus, is
serious error" he said. over so
per cent of the employees of the canal
will be aliens. A majority of the 9th
er 20 per cent employed will be in
clerical or supervisory capacity.
Would Increase Cost.
The application of those laws on the
isthmus will benefit very small num-
ber of American laborers. but will
struction, and American labor at home
will have to pay its share of the conse-
Quent increase in taxation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
EASTERN TOURISTS
IN FIRE ON COAST
Raymond Hotel at San Luis Obispo,
Calf, Reduced to
Ashes.

mona hotel, 300-room structure, full
of eastern tourists. burned last night.
No lives were lost The loss is estimat-
ed at quarter of a million.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
MENACE TO RAILWAY MEN CROWS

elected president. and C. p. Stemen, OF
Fort Wayne. Ind, was reelected sec
retary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Carnegie Has Returned.

New York, Nov. 10.-Andrew Carne-
gle and Mrs. Carnegie arrived here last
night from Liverpool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Wabash Surgical Association
Told of Increase of Kid
ney Diseases.

St. Louis. Nov. l0.-At meeting Of
200 surgeons, members of the Wabash
Railway Surgical association. held
last night. T. ~ Boggert. of Excelsior
Springs. Mo, made the principal ad
dress. saying Bright's disease and kid
ney hypereamia is increasing among
railway engineers. firemen and conduc
tors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Work Responsible.

He declared railroad work is respon-
sible for the prevalence of the disea sc
among those who ride constantly in
cars and engine cabs.
DIR. c. 3. Powell, of Abba, Iowa, was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Fifty Dead.

st. Petersburg. Nov. 10.-American
Consul General Watts received the fol-
lowing dispatch last night from Con
sular Agent Wigius. at Cronstadt: ::
sailors aided by a mob commenced
rioting here. several houses were SET
ON fire and shops were robbed. The
situation remains critical"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

Cronstadt, Nov. 10. (Noon).-A is
quiet at Cronstadt today. The mutin-
Gus sailors have all submitted and
leaders TO the number of several hun
dred have been deported from the is
land. Others are thoroughly repent
ant. Troops are pouring into the city
from all directions by water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10

St. Petersburg. Nov. 10.-Stories are
being industriouSly circulated that q
regular ST. Bartholomew massacre OF
Jews and intellectuals has been plan
ned by the black hundred" of ST. Pc
tersburg for Saturday night No rea
danger is anticipated as the police
have received most rigid instructions
to suppress any attempt at uprising
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-10
Nutineers Overcome.
started in Afternoon.

The outbreak started Wednesday af-
ternoon when the sailors of the "Sev-
enth Fort Equipage" revolted, and. it
is rumored. killed some of their Off
GERS. They marched out of the bar
racks and Immediately plundered four
spirit shops.
Crazed with liquor. they returned
and seized their arms and then went
ON the rampage. firing promiscuously
upon the troops and the loyal sailors.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1905-12-19

transferred to that division tenn
,orarily. Engineers and fire.
men so transferred will lose their
rank on their home division and
will be returned to their home
division when conditions justify.
"3. Regular engineers and
firemen will not be called for ex-
ira train service when extra men
are availa BILE.
TO FURNISH TRANSPORTATION,
ARTICLE 26.-1. Engineers
and fremen in good standing
and in search of employment
will be furnished with trans
portation over the system on be-
ing vouched for by an engineer
and fremen in good standing on
the system, and if found to be
misrepresented, parties vouch-
| ing for same will be charged up
with his transportation"
-. Allengineers and fremen
in the employ of the company
shall be furnished with free tran"
spJrtation over this system
|
when applied for through the
proper officers.
ARTICLE 27.-Water coolers
will be provided for on all en-
gines, and ice will be furnished
between June 1st and October
1st, where obtainable."
ARTICLE 2S-Callers will be
provided at all points where
engineers and fiemen are re-
quired to lay over.
ARTICLE 29-There shall be
no discrimination made against
any employee in the motive pow
err department on account OF
| participating in the action af-
fecting a settlement between the
comp papy and the men. And all
such men shall be restored to
their former positions, without
discrimination. Employees who
were employed to take the places
of those who left the service on
Decem ber 10th, shall not be used
IN the direction or operation OF a
loco motive either as engineers or
firemen.
''In future engineers and fire.
men shall not be Disseminated
against on account of serving on
committees representing EN- ploy-
ees in the motive power DEPART
ment."
ARTICLE 3O.-In future in
emp1oying firenen 10 other than
those who are eligible for prom
otion 10 the position of an engin.
eer will be employed, provided
he passes the necessary examl-
nation.
"ARcrIcLE 31-We hereby
agree that when trains are oper-
ated into Lagrange either OVER
our own tracks or those OF anoth-'
er company, commencing the
first Of the month following stan
dard pay shall become effective
for engineers and fremeu said
rate be not less than that paid
by Atlantic Coast Line or South
ern railway.
Should trains be operated in
10 Talbotton before reaching La
Grange there shall be four crews
70 rum passenger train between
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1905-12-19
WITH THE PROCESSION
MRS. NETTIE @. HALL,
(MorHER ENTERPRIsE)
NEWS DITOR.

Hussey & PARROT will sell you
a S25 talking machine for SIS.
Mrs. Clandia Lee, came over
from Irwinville Sunday.
Call and see E. A. Russe1l's
line of beautiful parlor lamps.
Mrs. B. T. Mansfield, Of Re-
becca, patronized our merchants
yesterday.
Christmas toys for every boy
and girl in Fitzgerald at Birds,
The Winner Grocery. Hast.
The Misses Bessie and Lillian
Tillman, of Ambrose, were
in town shopping Saturday.
J. E. Harrison, the Seaboard
section hand who has been i'll for
sometime, is slowly improving
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Barnes re-
turned to their home in TyTy
Yesterday, after visit with Mr.
John Barnes.
DR.. E. A. Russell, will be at
store from Dec. 10th to Jan. 1st.
Have him examine your eyes
while he is here.
Mr., aud Mrs. C. NJ. Fesgin,
car down from Cordele Satur-
day and are being entertained by
Mrs. J. W. Bailey.
Albert Green and family OF
Mans field, N. Georgia, came in
this week and have located on
the Hyde farm one mile and half
west of town.
Have you seen E. A. Russell's
line of cut glass and hand-paint-
ed china? Ii not see his line De-
fore buying.
E. A. Russell Jewe1er.
T. H. Brown, of Philips Mills,
was in town Saturday, and left a
big order with the Phenix Who'll :
sale Grocery for goods to stock
up his new store out at the Mills,
Here's success to the new ven-
ture.
We've multitude of trinkets
and small usefuls in sterling sill
yer for your toilet table or desk
or for gifts, Russells line is i'm
mense, call and see them.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1905-12-19

ARTICLE 32-No fireman will
BE- required to clean or wipe
engines or to black front ends of
smoke arch except work train
and switch engine firemen, who
will be required to clean above
running board.
ARTICLE 33.-Thirty days
notice will be given of any con-
templated change in the rates of
pay or rules provided for IL this
agreement except as provided
for in article 81.
"Signed
-. E. CAMERON,
Master Mechanic for the Company.
''G. N. MORTON.
Chairman for the Ensineers,
ss1N j THOMAS.
Fitzgerald enterprise., 1905-12-19
Articles of Agreement
That Ended Big Strike,
Continued from First page.

ARTICLE 21-1 "Firemen will
net be required to do duty as
hostler helpers.
-. When fremen are requlr-
ed to watch engines they shall be
paid 15c per hour. Firemen will
not be required to tend any coal
engines at terminal points at
which coal-chute men are en-
ployed. When required to coal
engines at chutes on line of road.
they will be assisted by coal
chute men. Coal will be cut
down on passenger and freight
engines at points where neces-
sary and convenient to do so.
SHALL HAVE SECOND TRIAL.
ARTICLE 22-Firemen falling
in an examination shall be given
a second trial within three mon
tbs. If not successful in passing
the second examination, he may
be placed at the foot of the list,
| if the company so desires. Fire
men shall have fair and impair
tial examination, and if they feel
that they have had an injustice
done them, they shall have an
investigation through the proper
channel.
ARTICLE 23-Engineers and
fremen voluntarily leaving the
service of the company, who are
afterwards re-em ployed will rank
as new men. The company will
endeavor to find EN- mployment for
engineers and firemen in good
standing, who may have been
disabled in the company's SER
vice.
ARTICLE 24-When an engl-
neer or fireman is suspended,
they will be given a hearing with
in five days, and will be promptly
notified Of the action taken.
Should the charges against them
be unfounded, they shall receive
The amount they should have
received had they been in actual
service.
In holding Investigations, en-
eineers or fremen will be al
lowed to call in a fellow engineer
or fireman to be present and act
as their counsel.
ARTICLE 25-1. Preference
to assignment shall be given the
men who have been longest in
The service of their respective
territory, provided they are, in
the judgment of the proper offic-
ers of the company, equal in
merit, capacity and qualifications
TO other men in the service. No
more men will be retained in the
service than will be necessary to
move the traffic of the road with
safety, promptness and regular
ity. 1t is understood, however,
that every engineer and fireman
will have an impartial trial and
an opportunity to prove his COM
potency.
"2. If by reason of extra bus
mess on any division, additional
crews are needed for such divis-N
The Youngest engineer aud
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05
wit of nm Australian Bishop.

A certain bishop, happily still with
us, though retired from the cares of
his colonial diocese, was famous
throughout Australia no less for his
quaint conceits than for his spiritual
vigor and eloquence. When one of
the clergy described a wealthy parish
ioner as careless, Indifferent. sort of
a man, who cared only for his garden
during the day and his billiard room
at night, he said: Garden! Billiards!
Don't call him careless; he evidently
minds his peas and cues" To the
rude question of a dissipated passen-
ger board ship, why do you wear that
thing?" Ga cross,J he replied: "For the
same reason that you wear a red nose
as a mark of my occupation. -
Strand Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05
Wandering WaE.

In a good many western states where
one railroad has gobbled up most of the
available right-of-way land in the inn
mediate vicinity of a town, the rail-
roads subsequently building thither
have to build their stations at the
nearest available point to the place.
An instance of this is found at the
town of Oswego, Kan. The other day
a travelling post Office inspector from
Philadelphia was getting off of a Frisco
train at that place. When he had
driven mile or so from the station,
and was beginning TO get into the
struggling suburbs of a village, he
called out TO the driver of the bus:
Say driver, is this the nearest town
to that station where | got off f?"-Bal-
timore American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05

Tonti took several strides up and
down the room, then turning TO mis-
companion, exclaimed:
Pardon, mon ami, but | am dis
tracted and know not what | say. Hear
me, and decide if | have not reason for
my madness. | meet a beautiful wOm-
an in Paris. | worship and adore her.
She is friendly. | leave France; and
my COmTade, he Whm / have sworn
to aid and defend, coDfdes to my honor
a mighty secret, tells me that he loves
the same woman, and that he has
every reason to believe that he can
win her. Two years later | approach
a besieged seigniory in the wilderness
and find her. the woman | love and
whom | left across the seas, as the de-
fender of the post. | meet her here;
she will not even recognize me. You
talk Of her and tell me she desires the
convent and the veil Mon Dieu!
what am | to believer"
"You have never told me of your
love-" asked the comte in return.
Il could hardly do so after my friend
and companion had honored me with
his confidence, little dreaming of my
own feelings toward her." replied
Tonti, proudly.
Frontenac watched the young man
musingly. "One can never know a
woman's mind. If Madame Bizard
were here"
Madame Bizard?" cried Tonti
"She has never known herr"
"Certainement! 1t was to her charge
that | confided the girl when she first
came"
"Misericorde!" calculated Tonu.
He then related to the governor the
details of the attempt to entrap him
through the agency of that woman be-
fore he had left Quebec.
Frontenac opened his eyes and
whistled softly. "She then has reason
to dislike you. She offered to become
your dishonoroble friend; you re-
pulsed her, she accordingly became
your dishonored enemy. l see," he
muttered to himself after a moments S
thought.
See what?" exclaimed Tonti
Nothing" was the mysterious re-
ply, except the sunlight advancing
along the floor which reminds me that
time passes. Perhaps l may find a So
luton to your riddle some day"
After Tonti had left the room From
tenac sat awhile buried in thought. Al
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05
UnINTERESTlNG PEOPLE.

They five in n quiet sort of way,
In a quiet sort of street,
They don't meet = great many people
nor
Impress the people they meet.
The newspapers never mention their
names;
Thc world doesn't care what they do.
They never go in for anything much,
Aud their intimate friends are few.
He never has had a favorite club,
Though somebody said he might,
For a fat little nose on the window pane
Awaits him every night
And eight little fingers and two little
thumbs
Undo all the work of the comb.
AS ne sits in the qutetest sort of a way
In his quietcst sort of a home.
She doesn't belong to a woman's club,
She hasn't a single fad.
She spends her time with a blue-eyed lass
And a mischievous little lad.
She never unraveled "A Problem of Life;
She doesn't know lots of things;
She plays with the kids" and works all
day.
And most of the time she sings.
He isn't like most other husbands at all,
She isn't like most other wives;
And they never attempt to make a
change
In the course of their quiet lives;
But once in a while they dress the kids"
And go to spend the day
In nice little country spot
In nice little quiet way.
Maurice Brown Kirby in Golfers
Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05

thinliug that she would be content TO
talk to him. and thus, although it were
to discuss the eXCellencies OF his rival,
he would find a certain sweet satislac-
tiOn in being with her. Then, too,
what would his comrade think when
he told him that he had seen her, and
yet brought no message from her? A
feeling of wearincss passed over him,
that Weariness of living that comes at
times to every man. 2s the result OF
bafjled endeaVOr or hope deferred, hat
clogging effect of our imperfect human
nature upon the ever-buOyant spiritual.
But the thought of the patient, stead
fast heart awaiting him, that wavered
not nor faltered, although surrounded
on every hand by foes open and secret,
by the giant obstacles of nature, and
the checks of chance and circumstance
Quickened Tonti's fortitude and pur-
pose, until his paddle cleft the water
and tossed its glistening spray as gal!
lantly as any voyageur.
Renee waited at Montreal the arrival
of the party with a feeling of relief
and happiness. The voyage from Que
bee had been made without discomfort,
and as long as the leagues were left
behind her spirits had risen, and she
had given herself up to the enjoyment
of the healthful, vigorous life about
her. At length it was announced that
the fleet had arrived and her escort
was in waiting. She thcreupon re-
paired with her companion to the
riverside to embark, with light
heart, full of hope for the long jour
ney before her. Upon nearing the de-
signated place she caught the CLINT
from the paddles of a group of canoes
that had already started, and saw the
one remaining craft that awaited their
arrival. On reaching the landing, she
beheld the leader engaged in conver-
satton with one of the fur-traders
He turned toward her, and she recog-
niZed in him the man from whom she
had fled. She saw him start and
flush, as though with feigned surprise.
She stood rooted to the spot in aston
ishment and anger. How he could
have learned of her proposed eXpedi-
ton she could not comprehend, as she
had taken great care at Quebec that
her destination should not be known;
no one but the superior and Fronte-
nae knew, and she did not believe that
either of these would betray her. The
presumption of the man who, knowing
her aversion TO him, had forced his
society upon her was insufferable. But
nothing could be done now. The re-
mainder of the canoes had already de-
parted and there was no escape, SO
summoning to her aid all the pride OF
race that for generations had con-
quered or suffered, as the case might
be through their haughtiness, she dis
regarded the doffed cap and proffered
arm, and took her appointed seat with
out word.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-10-05
CHAPTER XIX.
IN WHICH THE PERILS OF THE
DEEP ARE MET, AND POMPON

IN WHICH THE PERlLS OF THE
DEEP ARE MET, AND POMPON
CLIMBS A TREE.
Through the long sunny days, past
cape and river-mouth, flower-fringed
bank and wooded islands, the expedi-
ton hurried on without let or him
drance from human foe or Natures ad-
verse whim. Renee contented herself
with Conversing in low tones with her
companion, whilst Tonti from his po-
sition in the bow neither spoke nor
turned his head. On landing he su-
perintended carefully the erection of
the bark hut that sheltered the wo-
men for the night and made all ready
for their occupancy. Their meals were
cooked and served as daintily as the
rude means available would allow, the
MOhegan hunter in some mysterious
manner always providing fresh fowl
or fish or tender bird to tempt their
appetite. To him and to Pompon who
served them Renee was all gracious
ness; but Tonti, who cared for every
detail and who, unknown to them,
slept before their door each night. re-
ceived no thanks. He did not attempt
to force himself upon them, maintain
ing always a respectful distance and a
demeanor full of deferential courtesy.
Delightful as these attentions would
have been from the Tonti she had
first known, they became under the
circumstances anything but agreeable,
almost unbearable; for it seemed to
Renee that, perceiving, as he must
her repugnance for him, he was choos-
ing the most successful way to tor
ture her and render her miserable.
And so the bitterness in her heart for
the man she had once loved in
creased.
At length the distant glimpse of the
walls of Fort Frontenac was hailed
with delight as being the end of the
first stage Of their long pilgrimage
They landed amid the welcome of guns
and shouts of men. Tonti provided the
commanding officers house for the use
of Renee and the nun, and detailed one
of the mission girls to wait upon them
A slight delay was necessary here in
order to transfer the contents of the
canoes to a small cotton vessel that
was placed at the disposal of Tonti
With this the men were to sail directly
across the lake to the Niagara river
and haul the goods to the fort before
Tonti reached it. This would save
some time. lie preferred to coast
along the southern shore of the lake
with his party in their canoe, a pro-
oedure less dangerous as well as one
of greater comfort for his passengers.
While these matters were being ar
ranged. Renee and the nun wandered
about the Indian settlement near the
fort, viewing their mode of living with
much interest, as this was the first
glimpse of an Indian camp that they
had ever had. They were received
with kindness, and sought TO relieve
the suferings Of two or three Of the
old men OF the tribe Hao were bed
ridden
One day Renee had allowed the nun
10 return 10 the fort ahead of her ana
was sauntcrIng along the edge of the
lake, She finally stopped at a point
overlooking the water and stood Faz-
ing at the scene spread 0ut before her
The distant BUILDINGS Of the fort and
the curling smoke from the fires of
the Indian eneampmeut wseo the only