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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25

New York.-Fourth Vice President
 Wilson, of the International Associa-
 tion of Machinists, after conference
 with the local officers, said that there
 had been more advances in wages and fewer strikes during 1906 than in any
 preceding year. Advances in wages. "
 said he, have been received by 115,-
 900 machinists throughout this year
 without strikes which will aggregate
 $S,OO0,0OO a year in wage advances.
 The advances were principally on the
 part of the railroad companies, but
 there has been a general tendency to advance wages" A referendum vote
 will be taken in February on the Ques. tions of holding an international con.
 vention this year.
 Indianapolis. - There were 2,097 men killed in the mines during the last year in IT coal states. There were 4,402 injured more or less seri- ously. About half the men killed left widows and 2,500 children. One
 man was killed for every 175,000 tons of coal mined. These figures will be considered at the miners con vention. Some action will be taken looking to changes in the methods of mining so as to reduce the number of accidents. New York.-Commercial Telegraph CTS International union has directed all local presidents to bring up the
 following proposition for debate at their unions next regular meeting. take a vote on the same and report the result to headquarters promptly. Proposition: Shall we devote all our energies for the next he months to organizing with definite object 1 in view, viz, ask the commercial companies next June to grant their telegraphers an increase of 16. per cent. in salaries and make the day tricks eight hours? Other corpora tions have increased the salaEies of their workmen; the telegraph com panies have not"
 Memphis. Tenn.-About 30 girl oper- ators employed by the Cumberland
 Telephone and Telegraph company
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS
Barlow X Wilson's Nlinstrcls.

The local theater goers will have an opportunity of seeing Barlow < Wilson's celebrated New York min strels. The show given by these high class artists is said to be the best on the road this year and judg- ing from the fattering press not ices the company has been receiving all over the country, their show equals that of any touring the south. The minstrel band will give a street parade and concert that is deserving of special mention. Com pany is a large one. At the Elks theater on Thursday, February 2S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25

Every mason in the quarry, every buiiti-
 CT on the shore, Every woodman in the forset, every boat
 man at the oar, Hewing wood and drawing water, split
 ting stones and clearing sod. All the dusty ranks of labor in the reg
 iment of God. March together toward His temple, do
 the task His hands prepare; . Honest toll is holy service, faithful work N is praise and prayer ZTechnical World Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25
His Fathers Son.

At school Wilhelm had great difficult ty with his arithmetic problems, and his teacher tried in vain to make hill unf.>rstand, Finally, to bring the mat ter home. i.:s said:
 "If l should go into your fathers shop and say I wanted two pounds of meat and he only had a pound and a half. what would he do?'
 The boy thought profoundly for a moment and then said:
 "He would make up the weight with his thumb. ."-AIuskete.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25

The family that keeps on hand and uses occasionally the celebrat- ed Prickly Ash Bitters is always a well-regulated family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25
MORE MONEY FOR
 THE FIRE FUND

A collection was taken up at the Catholic church yesterday for the fire relief fund. The amount receiv- ed was s61. The. largest donors were Mrs. Mary Derriseux and Mrs. Mary Portis, ten dollars each.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-25
c OA5TozIA. -.,a 71hs kiad Yol lave Always BougT
 ~

City Physician W. H. Blanken- ship returned this morning from New 'Gascony, where he spent Sum- day on professional business.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
New Baseball Rules.

If any player ether than the pitcher
soils a new ball, either by moistening
il or rubbing it in the soil, he will be
lined IS.
If pitched ball strikes the ground
before it crosses the plate it counts as
a ball in every case.
The batsman will be declared out if
he changes from one box to the other
after the pitcher has taken the pitch
er's box.
In games where two umpires Of
ficiate it shall be agreed on and an
nounced before the game on which
particular plays each shall rule.
If catcher interferes with a bats
man while striking at a pitched ball.
the batsman becomes a base runner.
Ii there are two base runners and
one passes another in an endeavor to
make run while the first base runner
is being tagged" the base runner
who passes shall be declared out.
The Standpoint Rod & Gun club is
exerting every effort to have the fish
commission stock the lakes and
streams in the vicinity of Standpoint
with trout this spring.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
rockefeller Will
QUARTER OF BILLION DOLLARS
FOR COMMON GOOD.
viii Donate Much to Charity-Educ,
ton viii Also Be Aided in a MAJ
ner to Astonsh Word-Vast SIN,
to New York-PersonaI Friend 90
Family Is Quoted.

The New York Herald says that ao-
cording to member of John d. Rookie.
Teller Jr.'s Bible class, and who is also
a personal friend of John d. Rockefel.
Ter and in a position to know of his
affairs, the latter proposes soon TO
make princely gift to New York civ
1t will amount to at least $50 COCOON
1t will be partly charitable and partly
educational.
This man also said that when Mr.
Rockefeller was comforting with his
son at Lakewood, N. j., a fortnight
ago, the meeting was not for the DIR
pose of discussing any immediate Gift
but was on the subject of Mr.. Rookie
feller's will, which document the oil
king was then completing with the aid
of his son and his lawyers. 1t was
said that this document will astonish
the world when it is made public. 1t
will, it is declared, give no less than
$3.50, 100000 for charitable and educa.
tional purposes and it will be so be-
slowed that the benefit therefrom will
almost be perpetual.
''The manner in which these be-
quests will be bestowed is said to be
mainly educational and charitable.
While there are some contributions
for religious purposes, it is stated that
Mr. Rockefeller does not think it nee
essary to extend any great financial
aid to churches. He thinks the
churches are growing steadily strong
er and that there is no danger that
they will ever need any great financial
assistance from one man.
"Mr Rockefeller, however is said to
be much in favor of the growth of
education and to the furtherance of
this he has done much in his will. He
believes that education will make this
country the greatest in the world,
and that every cent contributed to
ward that object will help to make
better citizens and better Christians.
las to the charitable requests, it
was said some time ago that Mr..
Rockefeller had in mind building
model tenements for the poor, such as
have been erected in some European
cities.
"In his will, the informant states,
Mr.. Rockefeller has provided these
things: Requests for religious, pur-
poses, though not of large sums, lib
eral requests for education, and what
are described as princely requests for
charitable purposes. 1t is said that
there is scarcely a man, woman or
child that will not heneft in some wav
by these prospective donations"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Exclude Some Jap Laborers.

Complying with the provisions of
the immigration act, approved Febru-
airy 20 last, President Roosevelt has
issued an executive order that such
citizens of Japan and Korea, to-wit
Japanese or Korean laborers, skilled
and unskilled, who have received pass
ports to go to Mexico, Canada or Ha-
wall and come therefrom, be refused
permission to enter the continental
territory of the United States. This
order was issued by the president in
fulfillment of his promise to Mayor
Schmitz and his associates from Cal
ifornia, when the negotiations regard
ing the Japanese school question were
had in Washington.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
WITHDRAW FROM UNION.
Industrial Workers of World Losing
Ground in GoIdfieId.

Goldfeld, New, March 19-All
stores have reopened, but the en-
ployes will not be members of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, the
employers having given them the al
Tentative of Withdrawing from that
body or FORGETTING their positions
Very few clerks remained loyal to the
Industrial Workers Of the World. The
American Federation Of Labor will
proceed to organize the clerks. The
town is orderly, there having been no
disturbances since the shooting and
killing Of John Silva last Sunday
a week. The place is being carefully
patrolled and every business house is
under guard. The miners OF Fairview,
Bullfrog, Manhattan and Seven
Troughs, although members of the
Western Federation of Labor, have de-
clared most emphatically against the
Industrial Workers of the World, from
which body they have withdrawn.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Blanche Walsh.

Blanche Walsh, with a specially sell
ected company, and the entire produc-
ton from the Aston theater, New YORK,
VIII be seen in "The Straight ROAD,
clyde Fitch's newest play, at the Spo-
Kane theater next Trusday and FIJI
day evening. The play startled metro
politan theatergoers by the intensity
OF its dramatic situations and the Wv
ldness of its life pictures. Since leav-
ing New York Miss Walsh's tour Is
said to have been a succession OF tri-
umphs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
NEGROES Confessed
TO SHOOTING UP TOWN OF
BR0WNVILLE, TEXAS.
Belonged to Twenty-ffth Infantry, U.
s. A., but Were Discharged by Presi.
dent Roosevelt for Their Conduct
Noted Case, 1t Is Believed, viii
Now Be Cleared Up.

Fort Worth, Texas, March ia
special to the Telegram from Calves
ten says: BY the confession of five
negroes who belonged to the Twenty
fifth infantry who were discharged by
President Roosevelt for shooting up
the town of brownsville, Texas on the
night of August 10, 1906, an entirely
new phase has been given the case,
the most sensational that has come to
light concerning the affair, which has
attracted the attention of the whole
country since the outrage was COM
mitted. The five negroes have arrived
here and from what can be learned
they make clean breast of every
thing and furnish testimony which
will no doubt help clear up the case.
The discharged soldiers bear each
other out in the statement that a Mex
lean woman was the primary cause of
the riot which cost the life of one
man, resulting in the shooting up of
several houses and eventually the dis.
charge of the whole regiment. They
claim that one of the soldiers had
taken up with a Mexican woman who
lived in the city of Brownsville, near
the barracks, and when he and others
who had been going with the woman
found white man in her house they
became enraged, and going to the bar
racks, called for volunteers to help
shoot up the town." as they put it..
They claim that quite a number OF
soldiers responded to the call and i'm
mediately the shooting began. While
hunting for the white man they took
occasion to fire their guns and even
tually became so enraged that they
fred into everything they saw. They
hurried back to the barracks after the
shooting had heen done and from that
hour they nave cen absolutely quiet
about the affair.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
LOPS OFF EAR OF PRINCE.
Captain kosloff in Turn Is Shot by
Noble.

st. Petersburg, March ia shoot
ing ARRAY took place in The dining
hall of the Grand Hotel de Europe be-
tween Prince Nokardze, a marshal of
the nobility from Kutais, and Captain
kosloff of the East Siberia sharpshoot-
ers. In the midst of spirited argu-
ment concerning the autonomy of the
Cucasus Prince Nokardzs made a dis
paraging remark about Russia miti-
tary prestige. Thereupon Captain
kosloff drew his sabre and cut off the
princes ear. Reaching into his pocket
the prince pulled revolver and fired
twice, the bullets penetrating the
neck and breast of the captain. A sur
geon sewed on the Princes severed
ear. Captain Kosloff's wounds are
dangerous.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Naval Accident Disastrous.

Ajaccio, France, March 19.-Durine
the maneuvers without lights, the tor.
pedo boat destroyer Epee rammed tor
pedo boat No. 269. A steampipe on
the last named vessel burst. killing
TWO men and MORALLY injuring an.
other. The Epee towed the tornedo
boat ashore where she was beached
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
More Men for Canal.

The president has formally apnoint.
ed Sibert, Gaillard and Rousseau mem
hers of the canal commission at a
salary of $4,000 each, including their
pay as army officers. 1t is announced
the president will appoint w. x. Blu
chanan of Sioux City delegate to The
Hague peace conference in June.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
White Star Liner on Rocks.

London, March II. The White Star
line steamer Suevic struck on the
rocks and went ashore near the Lizard
in thick fog.
Two lifeboats have been launched
and others have been summoned to go
to the assistance of the vessel
On board the vessel were 400 pas
sengers. No loss of life is anticipated.
The passengers and crew of the
Suevic are being landed No lives
have been lost.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
SPORTING NOTES.

Frank Gotch recently defeated Jonn
Rooney, Chicagos wrestling ponce
man. TWO straight falls in their match
at catch-as-catch-ca style.
Will Jordan, first baseman Oh INC
BROOKLYN National league Daseoaii
club. who made reputation last yeal
by making more home runs than any
nlaver in either of the big leagues
has finally signed to play in Brooklyn
again.
Mr.. Holzell of Spokane reports that
President James E. Sullivan or the A.
A. U. will visit Spokane in about a
month on a trip through the noren-
west.
c. C. Holzell, president OF the +. N
A. has been honored by the crown
prince of Greece by an appointment
OIL the American committee for the
revival of athletic games at Athens III
1910.
The biggest deal in connection WIN
sport was concluded recently when
the Vancouver B. c., Baseball CLUB de-
cided at a special meeting 10 pay Szo'-
900 for the lease of the grounds con
trolled by the Recreation Park com
pany.
Kid Murphy of New York and Ed
die Greenwald of Milwaukee fought a
10 round bout recently before the Mil
waukee Boxing club, Murphy getting
the decision.
Hot Springs, Ark.-The recent light
between Harry Hart and Harry
Rogers. scheduled for 20 rounds, was
terminated in the second by Hart
knocking Rogers out with a right
swing on the jaw.
Lewiston, Idaho-By the score oil
Is to 1 the Cheney normal school
basketball team defeated Lewiston
state normal school girls here.
Louie Long has left Spokane for
Denver in search of matches with
some of the lightweights there.
w. F. Conner, president of the city
league in Spoakne, has rendered his
resignation as a member Of the Spo-
kane Amateur Athletic club and ac-
companies it with sharp criticism OF
the attitude OF the clubs athletic man.
agement.
This season is likely to see none or
little bail playing in Occur d'Alene
city, as the ball grounds have been
sold in town lots.
Kid Harrison and Kid Scaler have
accepted the offer of the Palouse Ath-
letic club to box 20 rounds before that
organization March 90.
Yale won the intercollegiate indi-
vidual swimming championships Sat
urday night, scoring II points. Penn
sylvania was second, with Is points,
and Princeton third, with six points.
Archie Hahn has been engaged as
coach for the University of Oregon.
Cambridge university with practical-
ly the same crew as the one which
defeated Harvard last fall by two
lengths, Friday beat Oxford by Az
lengths over the same course from
Putney to Mortlake, a distance OF
about Az miles. The time was 20:26
was somewhat slow, a gusty wind and
rough water destroying all chances OF
beating the record over the course.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Newell Is Not IMPLICATED.

The report that Director Newell of
the reclamation service was impli-
Gated in charges of graft preferred
against a number of engineers en-
ployed upon government projects in
Idaho has been quickly squelched by
a statement coming from the interior
department that that department has
not been advised of such action.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Ohio City Shaken by Explosion.

About $50 pounds of dynamite on
the site of the new city hospital at
Cincinnati exploded recently. The hos
pital site is located in the residence
district of Avondale and windows are
broken for many squares. 1t is not
known that there were any fatalities.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Fatally Wounded by Police.

In riot among foreign workmen
at the plant Of the Republic Iron &
Steel Co. at East Chicago recently one
man was fatally wounded when the
police opened fire. The town is in a
state OF wild excitement, as rioting
continues.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
New Portfolio.

Winnipeg-Premier Robin an
nounces a new portfolio, that of tele-
phones and telegraphs. 1t will begin
at once the construction of 1000 miles
of lines in pursuance of the policy
OF public ownership recently adopted.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Revolution in Venezuela.

Williemstad, Curacao, March ia
dispatch received here from Cucuta
Colombia, announces that a powerful
revolution has started in the state of
Tachora, Venezuela, with Juan Pablo
Penalosa as it's leader.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Water Causes Fires.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 1S.-To-
night the Ohio river is rapidly reced-
ing. The losses from fires aggregate
nearly $4,000, while the food damage
amounts to $3,O0O,0O0 Relief head
quarters were opened today at the Y.
M. c. A. and food and clothing were
distributed to several hundred people.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
HeIicone Hall Burned.

Englewood, N. Upton Sinclair's
socialistic colony, Helicone hall, was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
Fifty-ive occupants narrowly escaped.
The fire followed an explosion of
mysterious origin.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Vienna Dressmaker's Strike.

Vienna, March 20.-At three mass
meetings of dressmakers and ladies'
tailors today it was decided to strike
for an increase of wages. Nine thou
sand women and girls and 5000 men
will be involved
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23
Cleveland 70 Years Old.

Ex-President Cleveland completed
his 10th year Monday. Mr.. Cleveland
is now in the south taking his usual
spring outing.
The entire Hebrew Bible was
printed in 1888.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23

There are preachers who so exhaust
the subject of religion on Sunday that
they appear to avoid 1t all the rest Of
the week.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23

There seems to be a great lack Oh
unanimity in your family, Mr.. Come
up"
No. sir, that ain't the trouble, pu'
we don't appear to be able to get w
gether in anything. '-Baltimor Amer
lean.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-23

The first anesthetics were used in
1874 -
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25

he assumes too much when he assumes that the business men, miners, pros- pectors, or indeed any element of the Alaskan population, once given the power of legislation, would immedi- ately proceed to kill the goose from which the golden eggs are expected. He knows, or should know, that capi- tai, to be employed in mining develop ment, has maintained larger and steadier flow during the last decade into Arizona than into Alaska--and Arizona is by common repute the worst governed of the organized terri tories.
 i. Another fear of Mr. Nowell's is the walking delegate" as concomitant of home rule. Waving the question as to the desirability or undesirability of the walking delegate, it may be pertinent to inquire how he is to be kept out, home government or no home government.
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
THE POLITICAL PENDULUM

The Woman's National Daily says:
 "The political pendulum is a deli cate instrument. and no one knows 1t better than the man who has made politics a lifelong profession. It is swung by every breeze. no matter how light or seemingly insignificant that breeze may blow. The politician watches that pendulum as closely as a which it hopes to make a midday meal Incidents of national life that would ordinarily pass by unnoticed by the average person are taken by the professional politician and warped and distorted into "isSueS' of supreme importance to the country. The men who have Inspirations in the politi- cal line never let an opportunity pass to make political capital.
 That such a condition is unfortu- nate, or that we are burdened with too many politicians of the pinhead class, is a fact that is patent to any body who takes lively interest in national affairs We have about reached that stage in our national life where one Representative or one Sen ator can block important legislation for weeks and months by raising or making an "issue' that at best really interests only hundred or so of the voters whom he hopes to influence with his harangue. Everything that one of this class of politicians does is done with an eye singular to the effect that it will have upon the voters of the country in the event that he is "called" to lead his party in na- tional campaign and election, rather than the good or bad effect that it will have upon the country generally Bills that are introduced in Congress are judged not from the standpoint of merit or public good, but from the spandpoint of partisan, vote-getting politics. Indeed, the making of pol itical capital and campaign thunder has become such an active industry in the halls of Congress that it's manu- iacture is not confined exclusively to
The Ketchikan mining news., 1907-01-25
NOT LIKELY.

The Skagway Alaskan says it is reported from Washington that Sena- tor Platt will resign at the close of the present session of congress and that Gov. Hughes will appoint Score. tary Root to succeed him. This is reported to be particularly desired by President Roosevelt, who scents a stronger opposition to him and his policies within the ranks of his own party in the senate than he has yet had to face. He desires better sup port in the senate than he now has. It is also said that the president sen. atorial plans include his own selection to succeed Senator Depew at the end of his presidential term. Should these rumors be we'll founded and President Roosevelt's plans fructify, New York will cease to be blank in the ''great- est" legislative body. A change from Platt and Depew to Roosevelt and Root, would have a marked effect on the United States senate.
 Another paper wants to known if Grover Cleveland will be the one to answer when the "Junior senator from New Jersey" is called after next March? It is said to be not unlikely. Yesterdays mail brings report that the recalcitrant members of the re- publican majority in the New Jersey legislature have offered to vote with the democrats for the former presi- dent and present Sage of Princeton" to he United States senator unless the republican majority will drop Senator Dryden, the insurance man who has been financing New Jersey campaigns of late, and assist them to elect re- publican of their choice It is not said whether Mir. Cleveland has been consulted or not.
 It is hardly likely that either of the three suggested events will happen. It would be a departure from the usual course of action on the part of tbs legislatures etAaose states to prs.