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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
ECHOES OF THE MEETING
OF THE PEACE ENJOYS

"In dealing with the peace commits
sioners President Roosevelt had far the
easier time with the japanese plenipo-
tentiaries," said one of the men who
had heard from the chief executive the
anecdotes hereinafter related concern
ing the real INSIDE of some of the con
ferences which were held at Sagamore
HILL. says the New York Tribune.
They were willing TO take his word
for any statement of facts and seemed
anxious from the beginning to do ev-
erything to please him. The same could
hardly he said of the Russians; they
were suspicious, overbearing and, when
ever they were mt loss for an argu-
ment or a reason for their refusal to
come to terms. would invariably fall
back ON the grandeur of their history.
Russia can never pay indemnity; she
is too great. Russia can never cede ter
ritory: her history is too sublime.
After the president had listened TO
these set speeches fer some time, he
one day asked the Russian ENJOYS if
Russia had not coded territory after
the Crimeau war.
- '
case theS exclaimed.
Quite true agreed the president;
this is another war; but. If you refuse
To ccde Sakhalin, how are you going
to defend it: The Japanese now bold
the island. do they notF
YES admitted the plenipotentiaries.
"'And YOU have no navy in AsiatiC
waters or in any other waters that Is
likely to retake IL within a generationF
ALAS, quite true" again admitted
the Russian ENJOYS.
Then how are you going TO avoid
ceding the islandT' asked the presi
dent
ITO this clincher they had no reply
except again 10 fall back on Russia's
past
The president intimated rather dry
" that her position was not half aS
glorious just then as IL had been AT va
rious other times in her history anC
made a few other remarks which,
think. opened the eyes or the ENJOYS
In his dealings with the japanese
plenipotentiaries he soon found that IN
was considerably handicapped by thei
ignorance of our commonest idiom'
and figures OF speech. When he illus
trated a point with a figure he usual,
had TO spend a quarter of an hour dia
granting the thing Then, when thel
finally understood, they held up thel
= hands in admiration and awe.
The president is the wisest of men
He speaks in parallels. He is seer,
they exclaimed.
For instance one day, he said, 'keel
the kernel and throw away the she'll
when he was trying to make the Japa
nese. understand how much better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Sang Dying Under Doctor. Knife.

on an operating table in the Blue Is
land hospital at Chicago before day
light the other day. with surgeons
working in vain to save her life. she
retained consciousness. says Il Chicago
dispatch. and sang in low. clear tones:
Abide with me. Fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens; Lord. with me
abide
When other helpers fail and comforts fee.
Help Of the helpers. oh. abide with me!
She died with the hymn on her lips.
Miss Buffers skirt caught in n step
as she alighted from Rock Island
train. and she was thrown under the
wheels and terribly crushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
National Organizer.

AS result of his legislative venture
he was made member of the state
executive board of the Knights of La
Dor and shortly afterward Il national
organizer. The succeeding year. i'll
1898, he was elected vice president of
the United Mine Workers. In n short
time the president, NJ. ID. Ratchford.
resigned to accept another place, and
Mitchell succeeded to the presidency.
where he has since remained. When
be became president the mine workers
only had about $4,000 members all told
By his organizing ability and by the
national growth of the order it now has
over ten times that number. The or
ganization. of the anthracite field has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

| once tried to quaiffy for citizenship
| Who is the president of the United
| States?" he was asked. "John Mitch.
| ell" was the reply. Thousands of the
| men and boys in the anthracite fields
who know little other English. vet
| know enough to say, me Jobnn~
Mitchell man.
Worked Night and Day For others.
Through all the mining districts han.
| large autographs of the president of
the mine workers. With many he
comes well nigh being their saint.
His priest-like garb and face may add
TO this impression. Men have mar
veled at the manner in which he uni
fies and controls the immense bodies
of foreigners who make up the mining
populations. They need marvel no
more. There is only one spell John
Mitchell casts over his people. and it Is
very old and simple one 1t is love.
Other would be leaders can learn a
great lesson from this quiet and un-
pretentious labor president He has
inspired confidence in those who fol-
low him. He has inspired that conf
dence because he has been unselfish
He has lived in the simple style that he
did when miner himself. He has re-
fused increase of salary. He has work
ell night and day for others. He has
never INDUCED in harsh or uncharita-
bic criticism of even his foes. however
unjust they have been in their treat
ment of him. He has never put on
airs. He has not been self conscious.
He never goes to his ends by round
about ways. He is cautious in his
statements, never gives any handle to
his enemies by what he says. Above
all he has confidence in the miners and
enjoys their confidence in return He
believes in them; hence they believe in
him. He has not sought to infiame
them by demagOgic appeals, he has
kept clear from politics, he has ex-
pressed faith in human nature, has
held to his original belief that labor
and capital are not enemies. but
friends, and has expressed again and
again his convictions that a fair under
standing could be reached if employers
and employees could only be brought
together to look into each others eyes.
1t has been these things which have
given John Mitchell the love OF his
friends and the respect of his foes.
His honesty, simplicity and faith in hui
man nature have been his strongest
weapons. Men have wondered at his
generalship, for of the so called STRAIT
egy represented by crooked tactics he
knows nothing. The shortsighted have
not realized that this thing which seem
ed n weakness was Mitchelrs chief
strength.
John Mitchell is only thirty-six years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
HAMMERING CURE FOR FAT.
How MaIIets Helped stout Man to
Reduce His Weight.

How MaIIets Helped stout Man to
Reduce His Weight.
Townsend Burnett Baldwin of the
Pennsylvania railroad, a member Of
the New York Yacht and other clubs,
who formerly was very stout, returned
to New York from Europe the other
day looking as athletic as q football
player, says the New York Times.
When Deputy Collector John Castree
Williams asked Mr.. Baldwin how he re-
duced his weight the railroad man
smiled and said:
II invented the remedy myself and
here Is the prescription: Every night
for months, when the time for all good
citizens to be in bed came 1 wrapped
two or three blankets around me. Then
/ lay fat on my back Near by / had
two big mallets such as marble cutters
use. Taking a mallet in each hand,
began to pound myself and kept 1t up
for hah an hour or more. Then 1 re-
moved the blankets and went to sleep.
The mallets. not the blankets, did the
work. I only used the blankets to
lessen the force of the blows. 1t is a
fine remedy and is just as good for
rheumatism as 1t is for undue fat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Smallest Dog In the world.

Chiquita. the smallest dog in the
world. is coming to New York. Her
trip does not require any special prep
aration. Her private car will be her
masters coat pocket, and at night she
will sleep as she does at home, in her
masters hat, says the New York Amer
lean. Chiquita weighs only twenty
three ounces. though she Is two and a
half years old. She is one OF the last
of her race, being chihuahua,
breed which fast Is becoming extinct.
Aside from being extremely ornament
al, Chiquita has n grave and serious
mission. She is her masters watch
dog and many times has proved n very
effectual burglar alarm. She is owned
by Hamilton Rayner OF Ell Paso. but is
registered with the American Kennel
club OF New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
EUROPE BOWS BEFORE
AMERICAN SUCCESS

/ Europe is bowling in submission 70
The fact that America is king"
In this sentence his European i'm
pressions were summed up by Con
gresham Reuben Q. Moon, who re-
Gently returned to his home in Phila-
delphia from a three months trip
abroad as a member of the American
group at the international parliamen-
tary peace congress held in Brussels on
Aug. % and 20, says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Congressman Moon also interviewed
Pope Plus y. and King Leopold of Bel
GUM, both of whom were compliment
tary to America.
step by step, with ever increasing
wonder and admiration. Europe has
watched our enormous commerce. our
industrial progress, our Philippine I'M
dertaking our Panama task and Presi-
dent Roosevelt's browning success as a
peacemaker. Things American have
swept across Europe and filled 1t with
ropean byphrase that anything is pos
sible in America.
The news of the presidents success
In bringing about peace came as won
derful climax to our international con
greSs on the eve of its adjournment.
What is now known all over the world
as the American idea was the most
prominent feature of the international
congress. All other deliberations dwin-
died into inSignificance in comparison
with the discussions of the American
idea. This was especially brought
home to me by interviews l had with
Pope Plus Y. and King Leopold OF Bel
GUM. They both alluded to the 'Ameri-
can idea
Last year In st. Louis the American
idea first took shape in the resolutions
recommending. first, general arbitra-
ton treaty which would give The
Hague court Jurisdiction, and, sec
ond, that delegates be elected or APP
pointed TO an international congress
with power TO make laws for The
Hague court to enforce within its juris-
dictiOn.
lit was In Brussels, where the peace
congress met. that met with the most
interesting experiences. / had an in
terview with King Leopold which last
ed for more than half an hour. and
during that time l was enabled to learn
at first hand what royalty really thinks
Of America The king is one of the
most delightful gentlemen / have ever
met He is trained linguist and
speaks English perfectly.
Everything which the king said TO
me was compliment to America. He
expressed the greatest admiration for
President Roosevelt and said: Your
! PRESIDENT is one OF the. most .remarka-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
AUTO RACE REFORM.
stripped stock Cars VIII Now De
Used In Track Contests.


Used In Track Contests.
Stripped stock touring cars will here
after be used almost exclusively for
any track racing which may be done,
according to men in authority, and the
huge racing machines which have caus
ed so much disaster will be used al
most entirely for road and beach racing
Track races will be promoted another
season, but will be limited to cars Of
not over forty horsepower. With such
cars the time will be slower, but the
competition will be keener. and the
public will take a much greater inter
est, inasmuch as the cars used are
those placed upon the market and not
freak machines, not to be purchased
at any price.
Some of the best races of the last
season have been contests in which
stripped cars have been used, and
some great rivalry has bSan ~rgen-
dered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Wanted That Kind .

There are some spectacles," declar-
ed the lecturing arctic explorer. that
one can never forget"
Excuse me, mister" called the voice
OF Farmer Foddershucks from the au-
dience. but would We mind givin' me
tn address OF the firm tibet makes
'em? I'm alters a-forgettin' mine."-
Cleveland Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

all under the leadership of ~DiyIne
Right" Baer. On the other will be q
half million miners under the capa bic
generalship of John Mitchell. That the
operators are preparing for such a bat
tie is shown by at least two things
first, they are quietly getting together
and coming to an understanding
throughout the country; second. they
are storing up coal at every possible
point. Nor are the men idle In the
soft or bituminous fields, extending
over a large number of states in the
central and far west, they are already
perfectly organized. with fund of
millions in their treasury. In the an
thracite region the organization is be-
ing brought up to point of perfection
such as it has never known before.
President Mitchell himself says he
does not want d strike. and he refuses
TO predict that one will occur. His
speeches have been conciliatory, espe
cially the later ones. The coal opera
tors refuse to talk. But the prepara-
tons for the contest go on.
One of the points of attack by the
mine owners Is on what is known as
1.-The certificate law This provides
that before Il man can secure GER
tificate to mine in the anthracite fields
he must have had at least two years
experience as helper I'm those fields.
This shuts out soft coal miners from
the whole hard coal region and makes
it impossible for the operators to fill
their mines except 1t be with men con-
trolled by the union. A test case to de-
termIne the constirutionality of the acs
was recently brought, and hearing
We're had in New York
Gigantic Contest Likely.
A lockout by the combined coal op-
orators of the country has been more
than limited at of late. The world is
always full of rumors and more so than
ever since metropolitan newspapers
have to fill space and play up sensa-
tiOns. But while the lockout scare
heads may be discredited the fact still
remains that there is certain TO be
contest, and a gigantic one at that.
And it goes without saying that John
Mitchell will be in the middle of this
contest.
The hold this man has on his people
approaches the hero worship of the
simple, primitive folk in the olden
days. At the time of McKinley's as
sassina lion, when the news had been
flashed over the country that the pres
fdent had been shot, very many of the
miners believed it was Mitchell that
had been striker down, and threatened
trouble until finally convinced of their
mistake.
One Pole, or 1t may have been
Slav or Italian, in the mining region
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Worlds Biggest hydraulic Fiji.

The largest hydraulic fill In the world
is being built in the Alamosa river.
about twenty miles west of Monte
Vista. Colo. When completed il will
form n reservoir in the Alamosa. the
water from which will irrigate nearly
10000 acres Of land
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

tied that the two chief things to be
asked for by the men will be recogni-
ton OF their union and the eight hour
day. The operators are preparing to
resist. 1t is even predicted that the
soft coal mine owners will join those
of the anthracite fields and thus will
precipitate strike extending over the
entire territory covered by the United
Mine Workers. If SO it will be the
most gigantic labor struggle in his
tory. On one side the mine owners will
mass with the coal carrying railroads,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
The Dinner Party.

That the success OF dinner party
does not depend on the excellence OF
the chef, but on the proper assortment
OF the company, was precisely the opin-
ion of a very witty old lady, who wise
ly said, My dear. 1t isn't the menu
that makes a good dinner; it's the men
you sit next to-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Has No Recreations Except Work.

John Mitchell has remarkable self
control and the power of concentration
in an unusual degree. He never seems
possessed of nerves. He is usually re-
served, but can unbend on occasion
He is good story teller. He has no
recreations except work. He Is demo
cratic and is called John by all who
know him at all well. He is at home
alike with presidents, millionaires or
miners-perhaps most with the miners.
He sleeps little and thinks much. Late
at night, after others have left him, he
plans his campaign for the next day.
Last summer bank failure at Spring
Valley took his deposit of $1,000, said
to be all he had In the world.
He has won two strikes for the an
thracite miners, one in 1900, the other
in 1902. 1t was in the latter that Pres
ident Roosevelt interviewed At this
time John Mitchell was hailed as the
man of the hour and was greeted as
the foremost labor leader of the world.
He wrote a book on that strike and
afterward took trip through Eu-
rope and sent back labor letters for the
American press. AS Il result of that
strike Mitchell day was established in
October OF each year and was made Al
holiday throughout the mining region.
Here is an estimate of John Mitchell,
not from one of his own men. but from
Il representative OF the coal barons
themselves:
HE is honest, fearless. brave. calm,
conservative and sound as a dollar"
When mans friends appoint a holl-
day in his honor and his natural enc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

or which he is president. tie has been
met with ovations at every point of his
journey. the miners taking a holiday TO
greet him. So well has he succeeded
that he now predicts there will be over
100000 members in the order in the
anthracite fields alone. and this will be
practically the entire mining force of
the region, as II takes two boys TO
count one full member. In addition to
this there are over 100000 soft coal
miners under President Mitchell, max
ing well on toward a half million men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
A Blur That FniIcd.

Careful Youth-Do you know that
chocolates are frighttully bad for the
digestion? Why, l was reading in the
papers tonight about girl that died
of eating too many. His Fair Compan-
ion (iippantlyy-Well. II that girl had
been a friend of yours she would have
been living yet!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Pencil I'm His Appendix.

Robert Hammers. baker. walked
into the county hospital at Chicago the
other evening and told the physician III
charge that he had swallowed a lead
pencil. His case was diagnosed as ap
pendicitis. The pencil, five inches In
length and sharpened at one end. was
found imbedded in the appendix. Han
Iers VIII recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Took Nothing With Him.

Hicks-weil. I see old Goldrox has
lost every dollar he had in the world
wicks-Incredible. What was it. fall
ure? Hicks-Yes; heart failure. He
died this morning.-Catholic Standard
and Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

The theme was once or vital concern
to the south. and Mr. Dixon is one of
the able thinkers and speaks OF that
part OF the country. The play has
been well described by the saying,
Uncle Toms Cabin answered al
last"
Mr.. Dixon is a minister. but he has
retired froiS the pulpit
Although Mr.. Dixon makes his home
in New York and votes there. he spends
OF least six months Of the year at his
beautiful estate, Ellington Manor. II
Virginia. There Is a fine old coionia
mansion he lives the life of a couptr,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

"H VOW deep and still he isl said
President Roosevelt after a
conference with John Mitchell
during the momentous coal
strike OF 1902. Not a bad characteriza-
ton. in a few words, of the man who is
liable in Il few months 10 lead a still
greater and more momentous strike in
the same region. Looking to this pos
sible struggle. Mitchell has been cam
paigning through the anthracite fields
10 build up the United Mine Workers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Has No RecreafionS Except tOork---SIeepS
Little. Thinks Mucb--HoneSf. Bro~e.
Calm and Sound as q DoHar---Af
Home Wifb Ricb and Poor.

mics speak OF him in that manner
there must be something to him
J. 4. EDGERTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

practically taken place entirely Under
his supervision.
In appearance Mr.. Mitchell is OF me-
dunn size. being about five feet eight
inches in height and weighing perhaps
$50 pounds. He always dresses in
black, wearing uniformly Prince Al
bert coat. straight narrow band Of
standing collar and black tie. \ soft
black hat invariably covers his head.
He smokes cheap cigars and has one in
his mouth necessarily. He is clean
shaven. with sharp features ald II high
but receding forehead. His hair is
black and not worn as that of other
men, but is cut off square across the
back. The most remarkable feature of
the man is his eye. This is large and
luminous and, though gray IN color. is
so intense that it gives the impression
at times of being black.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13

IItdU Iut NUIFu-
Will Present New Demands.
The agreement laid down by the
strike commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1902, under which
the operators and men have been work
ing since that time. expires on April l.
1906. At that time the miners will pre-
sent new demands. The convention to
formulate these demands meets In De
cember 1t is. already practically set
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-13
Man tUbO Nay Soon Head q Greof Coal
Strike Resorded a Hero By His
People. the United Mine
Workers..
Will Present New Demands.
Workers.

in all. the largest labor army under one
head In the world
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-01
FOR REVOLT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. As.As
Special Cable 70 The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
LONDON Nov. 1T is impossible useless fore
nj
been followed by obstinate questioning which
ugest
THE Petersburg
boodess revolution threatens
revolt Socialists
that the
the manifesto and nothing has been done for them They refuse be
pacifed declare will
gle They have formulated fresh demands which confirmed Tues
revolutionary meetings
pe political amnesty the formation of national militia guarantee
the rights formulated the
must be conceded Immediately"
Monday
element which
ton
THE imperial manifesto
The delays and bunde the
tona The inhabitants of St
cation great of
vncas remain passivey actively the
The manifesto regarded
cemen further agitation The situation
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-01
COLONISTS BREAK
ALL THE RECORDS
H0MESEEKERS FL0CKING TO
CALIFORNIA
Railroads Report That the Rush Of
People Coming Here to Settle
Is unpreoedented--AlI
Lines Crowded
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.--Today saw one
of the biggest movements of colonists
to California and the west In the his
tory of cheap rates. 1t was the last
day of the $33 rate to California. and
the Santa Fe had twenty-six extra
sleepers out of Chicago for the coast.
other roads were correspondence for
tunate, the Rock Island, st. Paul,
Northwestern and Burlington also do
ing large business.
At Los Angeles and San Francisco,
1t is stated by railroad men here. the
depots and wharves present a sight
never before witnessed. Baggage is
heaped everywhere and the streets arc
crowded with people who are making
connections with trains for points
where they have selected new homes.
Considerable significance is attached
bgSs to the fact that there is such a de-
d3eed movement to California this year
instead of the usual rush to Texas and
the southern states.