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Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
INTERNATIONAL COAL MERGER
Boston and british Capitalists Inter-
ested I'm Deal An Canadian
Maritime Provinces.

BOSTON. Sept. 1B.-The Herald today
says that a coal merger. whose scope is
said TO be the largest in the history Of Cape
Breton. Is engaging the attention OF New
England and English capitalists interested
in the industry In the maritime provinces.
The men behind the movement are Henry
NJ. whitney OF this city, b. F.. Pearson OF
Halifax and Graham razer. When the
merger Is effected. Wa will be In the
near future. It Is said. it viii equal. IL not
surpass In commercial Importance, the
Dominion Coal company. which has
hitherto dominated the Cape Breton col.
liery business.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
Mr.. Ely MARK COMES TO TOWN
Inspects Lower World and Gets
Separated from Nearly Two
Hundred Dollars.

Jack o'Brien. not he OF pugiiistic fame.
but resident of the hostelry of Peter
Coos. 1910 Cass street, had an experience
Thursday night that has made him
rabid advocate of the Celebrated Jim
Crow law, which he wishes applied to all
transactions with the colored people. In
fact. he desires an absolute separation
or the white and black races as his case
was one of separation wherein he was
separated from s1s7 in the coin OF the
realm By dusky damsei.
While having social chat with the
colored belle shs managed to abstract
the money from his inside coat pocket
and he did not discover the loss until
his fair charmer had departed. And now
all eoons look alike TO o'Brien-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
BARRETT AWAITS MR. ROOF
Americas Minister 40 coIombia Goes
TO Guayaaun TO Receive
His Chief.

WASHINGTON. Sept ls.--John J. Bar
rstt, minister to Colombia. has sent ais
patch 10 the State department announcing
his arrival at Guayaquil after forty-one
days ana l.eoo miles travelled on mule back
over almost inaccessible mountains.
see root Mr. f3arrett sav. h. r.ra,ds
the region traversed by him as possessing
the best undevelopsd opportunities OF all
South America.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
JameSC. KinSler
for County Attorney
Candidate Writes An Open Letter to The Voters
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 1e, 1906.

OMAHA, Neb, Sept 16, 1906.
To the Republican Voters of Douglas County:
AT the primary election next Tuesday the republican voters
must candidate for County Attorney. cand-
date for this Office which beyond question the most important
public Office in the county It's incumbent is both public prose
and corporation counsel for the most popuous and thriving
county the state Who shall fill this place is question well
worthy your careful consideration and when have
decided is well worth your time the polls and vote
In fact your the primary is generally Of far more Inn
portance than the final election for incompetent unfit men
primaries you have must
either vote for them or disfranchse yourself
IT, after considering the matter you should want me
nominated for County Attorney Of this county please 60 to the
polls will not help to have decide In
my favor unless you do vote for me.
1t will be my most earnest endeavor, if nominated and
elected give the best possible administration of the Office
Respectfully, JAMES o. klNSlAEh
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
MAN is GLAD TO BE ALIVE
Gardener Knocked from wagon by
street Gar Rejoice. In His
Escape.

While driving to his home at Florence
Friday afternoon. August Muskett. who Il
a gardener. was struck BY Dodge street
car at Thirtieth and Lalk streets and
Knocked from his wagon. but was not Sc
fiOusly injured The car was In charge OF
Motorman Kini<Aid and Conductor ElIer,
who said Muskett attempted To cross the
tracks In front Of their car. The street
car crew took the injured man 20 doctor
at Twenty-fourth and Lake streets where
his few bruises were attended 10. ana he
was sent on his homeward way rsjoiclnK
that he escaped % easily
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

CINCINNATI. O.. Sept. is = Nicholas
Iongworth was renominated for congress
By the Hamilton eosnty rspuDlicans today.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
DEATH NOTICES

HILDEBRAND- ouatlna, az the resi-
dcnce Of her daughter Mrs. Albert ~
9uatdt; ~ South Twelfth, saturday,
F1ncrai Monday at O'Clock .. m. from
residence TO Laurel Hiil cemetery. Friends
Invited
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

psilg: , p.lIy s8ssp. SUNDAY. : pAlly
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

Realty
Bargains

Find them every day
BY watching the an
nouncsmsnu In rHn
BEES Want "A Cd
ums.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
WANTED-To BUY

wANTED-To borrow 1920 at 5 per cent
on two new residences In Omaha; one OF
the houses just completed, the other con-
structing; loan asked less than 60 per
cent OF value. Address p 40, Bee.
V-99o 1Sx
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
FoR RENT-IIoUsEs

"nv,eaDO - s1Peft plano moVint at ,owest
Mueller Plano Co, lsii-iSis Farnam.
Dbl
Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-16

CLOSE INZ7-roorn house, modern except
furnace; owner desires to rent to good
ERNEsr SWEET. sls n. Y. L. Doug. 1472
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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16
lr, America s
Black Country
Present Conditions Among the Coal
Miners - The Child Labor
Problem Demands
of Men

PEV HE situation in the coal mining
ID regions is now a subject of
E acute interest In view Of the
possibility that there may be
hostilities between the forces OF cap
ital and labor q few weeks hence
The great strike Of 1902 affected only
the anthracite region but it ID OK
pected that the bituminous as well as
anthracite coal miners will be called
out in case of a strike this spring
While they are not organized to the
extent that the anthracite miners are
it is said that large majority Of them
are now affiliated with organized labor
Since the settlement of the strike in
the anthracite regions through the Of
forts of the commission appointed by
President Roosevelt the trade has been
brought to a state Of high prosperity
Production has increased, prices have
advanced, and the profits Of the mine
operators have multiplied, SO say the
representatives Of the miners. On the
other hand. the latter claim that their
share in this prosperity has been small
They wish general eight hour day in
crease in the wage scale and an agree
ment preventing employment Of boys.
The anthracite mines are located
chiefly in Pennsylvania. and the Key
stone State has been the scene OF the
big strikes in this industry in the past
President John Mitchell Of the United
Mine Workers Of America declared in
a recent address that the condition OF
the miners today shows a marked ad-
vance over the past. and this progress
he attributes largely to the work Of his
order for them. 1t Is a mistake to sup
pose that the hundreds Of thousands Of
men employed in mining coal in this
country all constitute about the same
class of laborers and citizens. Some
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

are intelligent, some otherwise; SOlHg
sober, others intemperate; some law
abiding. others disposed to fighting and
lawlessness and quick to resort to VIC
lence In case OF strike unless firmly
restrained by their leaders. Some are
of Welsh. Scotch and English birth or
parentage. and these miners are in gem
eral very good class of workmen and
citizens. Others have come but recent
ly from Italy. Poland, Hungary, Rus
sia and the Ural regions and have not
yet had time to absorb the true Amer
lean spirit With heritage Of igno-
rance and oppression, they are handi-
capped In the struggle for existence,
and the depressing effects of their an
cestry and former environment are
seen In the conditions amid which they
live. On the other hand, there are
many miners who own their own
homes. take pride in having them neat
and attractive. are graduates of gram
mar schools and in general class along
| side the best type OF skilled workmen
in other communities.
| Child labor is one Of the evils con-
Nected with mining which the repre-
sentatives of the miners wish to bring
to an end. 4 typical character of the
mines is the breaker boy. He tolls
from daylight to sunset far up in the
top of the big breakers. where the
huge Jumps of coal are broken by ma
chlnery into different sizes for conven-
fence in consumption. The conditions
Of their employment are very much
against their advancement Many a
breaker boy has begun work in the
mines at eight years of age and until
old enough to shoulder pick and go
down into the mines to dig coal has
had to sit day in and day out at the top
Of chute and pick out slate as the
steady avalanche of coal flowed mo-
notonously through the heavy breaking
machines. The only sunlight such a
boy gets comes to him through thick
cloud of coal dust. and the air the
youth takes into his lungs is permeated
with the fine particles of coal. Under
such depressing conditions his growth
physically, mentally and morally. is
stunted The miners representatives
hope to obtain conditions under which
these boys may get better start In
the world.
Subscribe for THE HERALD.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

One of the members of the Rhode
Island legislature has introduced q
bin to make it impossible to secure a
divorce on any grounds whatever in
that state. South Dakota will I'M
doubtedly approve the passage of such
q measure--in Rhode Island.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

While sounding the praise of the
American hen for the noble manner
in which she has risen-or sat down
to the emergency this winter, let us
not forget to emit sigh of sympathy
for the man who occupies a cave of
gloom in the center of a cold storage
egg warehouse.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

Receiver
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

DEYHE situation in the coal mining
I regions is now subject of
E acute interest In view Of the
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

Don't encourage that boy in his idea
that he has had enough schooling be-
fore he has finished common high
course. Keep him going even at the
expense of some rather stringent urg-
ing. The successful man of the
future must be an educated man.
Things have changed since you were
a boy, and are changing more rapidly
now than ever before. The chances
for the plug man are disappearing, so
give your boy enough education to
raise him out of that class
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16
WANTED VOTERS
TO Be INFORMED

| At a meeting Of the Cascade county
Trades and Labor assembly, held Fri
day evening Of last week, resolutions
were passed for the purpose of showing
that its Investigations upon the pro-
posed primary law had been conducted
solely for the purpose of educating the
/ voters and that they had no intention
Of influencing the voters one way or
the other in the matter. The reso-
buttons adopted were as follows:
"Be it Resolved. That it is not the
| intention of this assembly to direct
the voters on the primary election
question.
But that the time and money ex-
pended by this assembly has been
solely for the purpose Of education,
leaving the decision Of the voters on
the above said question to the voters
themselves at the special election
tlled for the the 9th Of March, and
that copy of this resolution be given
! the puplic press by the assembly press
committee. Also that anybody de-
string a copy Of the above said primary
election law may secure one on APP
, plication to NJ. Potee, secretary Of the
Cascade Trades and Labor assembly.
y. NJ. QUILTER,
u. LlCHLITER,
JOHN Fl. BOTTOMLEY,
| "Committee.
endorsed by Cascade County Trades
and Labor Assembly, March 8, 1906.
"(SeaU S. I. WINSCOTT,
IN. POTEE, r. S. President
In this connection the HERALD
learns that the Havre Trades and
Labor assembly took action similar
to the above, which is to the effect
that each man is to be his own Judge
of the proposed law.
The HERALD being an independent
newspaper, may not hear of all the
political aSpirants, but in round-a-
bout way we hear that the following
is about the lineup Of the active and
receptive candidates for the offices
which are supposed to be the gifts Of
the republican party to its county
constituency. For treasurer. Z.
Templeton, d. G. Lockwood, Geo. f.
Lewis, r. J. Troy, A. G. Station, II.
W. Gross, D. r. Thornber and c. E..
Owens. For assessor: ID. e. Martin,
?, Z, Buckley, Henry Griesbach and
A. e. Lewis. For Sheriff:-M. +.
Marsh, Frank Mcdonald and 4. d.
Parker. For state SenatOr:-O. T.
Brigham and #. NJ. Everett. For re-
presentatiVe:-W. E. French. For
county commissioner. c. Elder.
Of course there are dozens more, but
these we have heard mentioned. AS
yet there's not a word from the
democratic camp, but it is presumed
that there'll be something doing in
this direction as this is an of year"
The national issues will carry no
weight, and we have been told in the
last few weeks by leading democrat
of the county, that they would make
a determined effort to elect their
ticket, in this county this fall
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

The historic long bridge spanning
the Patomac, over which nearly all
the union troops passed on their way
south during the Civil war, is soon to
be destroyed. The march Of progress
has put the old struct ure out of use
fulness, but the tread of the armies
of Grant and Sherman, as they cross
ed the long bridge for the grand re-
view in Washington, will 60 echoing
down the avenues of time for ever.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-03-16

If "a national debt is a national
blessing" as Daniel Webster is said
to have maintained, Uncle Sam is
getting in to bad way, for the Feb
ruary treasury statement shows that
the national debt is decreasing at the
rate of 100000 a month, and that a
few years more, at the present rate
will see it extinguished.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-12-04
A Heavy Load to Carry.

Along with dyspepsia comes nervous
ness and general ill-health. Why? Be-
cause a di ordered stomach does not per-
NIT the food to be properly digested, and
its products asSlmilated by the system.
The blood Is charged with poisOns which
cone from this disordered digestion, and
in turn the nerves are not fed on good.
red blood, and we see symptoms of nerv-
BUSINESS, sleeplessness and general break
down. 1t Is not head work, nor over ply
sical exertion that does it. but poor stom-
ach work. With poor, thin blood the
body is not protected against the attack
of germs OF grip. bronchitis and consump-
tion. Fortify the body at once with DIR.
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Many years of active practice convinced
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The enormous popularity of eGolden
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the full list of its ingredients.
The vGolden Medical Discovery. cures,
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Pleasant Pellets are the original little
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-12-04
@. A. Barrett was in Pendleton Sat-

@. A. Barrett was in Pendleton Sat-
urday.
Will Jameson was in town Satur-
day from Weston.
Porn, TO Mr.. aud Mrs. Percy Curtis,
of Helix, Nov. %, 1906. sou.
Lew Reed was in town Saturday
from his home on the Umatilla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coppock re-
turned from their wedding trip Sunday
night.
Thomas Bowman, principal of the
Weston public school, was in the city
/ Saturday.
John Thompson and family have
moved from the stock ranch on the
Umatilla river to Weston for the win.
ter.
Late trains have been in order the
past few days. The mail both ways
has been from 80 minutes to an hour
behind.
Lank Booher and family are in the
city from Lexington, Morrow county.
They visit relatives here until after
the holidays.
A. ]. Mcintyre, one of the best
known farmers of the Weston neigh
borhood, was in town Saturday, trad
ing with Athena merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Swar came up
from Adams Saturday even ing. Mr..
Swart will go to Dayton as soon as he
is relieved at Adams by an agent.
"Good day to kill geese,' was the
verdict of an Athena sportsman yester
day, when the fog was SO thick you
could cut hole in it with knife.
The masquerade ball at the opera
house Friday evening was pro-
nouneed success. A large crowd was
in attendance, over 30 tickets being
sold.
Down at Hays real estate Office are
to be seen some very nice specimens of
apples and corn which were brought
from the Okanogan country by Ell. Fl.
Hill.
The barbwire telephone lines are
working splendid during the present
cold, frosty weather. When a thaw
comes it will be otherwise, for wet
tumble weeds lodged against the wires
are not good conductors for an electric
current.
The change in the o. r. & N. time
card on the Washington division
brings the north bound mail train
through Ath ena at 1856 a. M, in
stead of 9:42. The time of the Walla
Walla Pendleton special is also
affected by new time card. It arrives
in Athena at $40 instead of s a. m.
Mr.. NJ. J. Wallace, father of Bruce
Wallace, died at the home of his
daughter, Miss Belle Wallace, near
Alba, this county, Sunday Dec. 2,
1906, aged 70 years and six months,
after lingering illness resulting from
heart trouble. The remains were
brought to Athena on the noon train
today, aud the funeral took place at
2 p. M, from the Baptist church, Rev.
Geo. T. Ellis conducting the services.
Mr.. Wallace was a kindly old man
who made many friends in Athena
during bis residence here with his son.
1t is understood that interment of the
body in the Athena cemetery is only
temporary, and that later it will be
exhumed and taken back to the old
home in Michigan for burial.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
RAILWAY BUILDING.
Over Six Thousand Miles Constructed
in 1906.

Chicago.-The present year has
been marked by the greatest amount
of railway construction in eighteen
years. There were constructed during
the last twelve months a total of g.
064.40 miles of road. This is the
greatest mileage since 1887, when
nearly 1900 miles of road were laid.
The record of 1887 might have been
surpassed or equalled had it been pos
sible for the railroads to obtain all the
labor they desired. At the beginning
of the year the roads had planned to
construct extensions and new lines
during the year to the aggregate of
10000 miles. but were unable to carry
out the plan.
The Western Pacific, for example,
has been advertising unsuccessfully
for several months for 5000 laborers
in the territory west of the Missis-
sippi river.
The returns show that Canada has
also been active in railway construc-
ton. showing a total of 972.71 miles
on thirty-one lines.
In Old Mexico a total of about 245
miles of road were built on nine lines.
The total mileage of the entire coun-
try at the close of the present year
will be. it is stated. about 223, 139
miles
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
In the Interest of Good Roads.

At the Good Roads convention
lately held in Denver resolutions
were adopted outlining the pol
icy on legislation that should be
adopted, and endorsing in its
general features a bill submitted
providing for state aid and supervis-
ion in the construction of system of
principal market roads to the various
commercial and business centers of
the state, and connecting such centers
with each other. A legislative commit
tie was appointed to draft bills upon
the policy thus endorsed. and present
the same to the incoming Legislature
for enactment into law. A movement
of such vital Importance to the state
should receive the encouragement and
endorsement officially of every board
of county commissioners, of the Off
GERS of every city and town, and of
every commercial organization and
civic body or club in the state. All
such bodies are earnestly requested to
pass resolutions of endorsement and
forward the same to Mr.. S. A. Osborn,
the chairman of the committee, rooms
324-6 Opera House block, Denver, Colo
RADIO.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-28
HICKS RELEASED,
For Fifteen Days Confined in Living
Tomb.

Bakersfield, Call. B. Hicks, the
miner who was entombed by a caye-in
in tunnel of the Edison Electric
Power Company, December 7th, was
rescued at 11:15 O'Clock Saturday
night, December 22d.
Hicks was entombed alive under
sixty feet OF debris fifteen days ago. in
the tunnel of the Edison Electric
Power Company, seventeen miles
northeast of the city. Five of his fell
low workers were buried at the same
time by the cave in of thousands of
tons of earth and rock. The men had
just begun work in the tunnel, which
is being built to aid in generating
electric power from the waters of the
Kern river, when, without warning,
the perpendicular walls of the shaft
above them collapsed. No immediate
help could be rendered.
The work of recovering the bodies
was Immediately began and prosecuted
with vigor, but owing to the yield
ing nature of the soil, slow progress
was made. Hope of rescuing any Of
the victims had been abandoned, when
three days after the disaster the sound
of tapping on water pipe in the
shaft was heard. Instantly response
was sent, and the answering raps
plainly proved that at least one of the
imprisoned miners was alive.
1t proved to be Hicks, former SOL
der and and expert miner, whose life
had been saved by a steel car, under
which he was pinned. His five com
panions were dead.
Fearing to dislodge the debris in
the shaft, the rescuing party began
work on a drift from the side of the
hill, and work was not suspended day
or night. Hicks was given milk
through the pipe and soon showed
signs of renewed vigor. He said that
during the days previous to his discov-
cry he had subsisted on a plug of
chewing tobacco. Thereafter during
the long hours of his imprisonment in
closely-cramped quarters he was kept
well nourished. Every effort was made
made to keep his mind in a cheerful
mood, SO that it might not become I'M
balanced by his surroundings.
The stencil from the remains of the
dead miners was perceptible at the
surface of the ground and was intense
in close quarters where Hicks was con-
fined A photograph was placed so
that the lonely man could be enter
tanned by music. He also was in al
most constant communication with his
friends. Only at rare intervals did he
seem Respondent and frequently sent
words Of cheer to those upon the out
side.
His rescue was most difficult piece
of work, and that 1t was accomplished
at all is regarded as marvellous by all
those acquainted with the conditions
which were met and overcome.