THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1900.
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; CITY NOTES I
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ItEYNOLM JWUNIOK. The annual reunion
of the Reynold? family will to held at Factory
lllo August 25.
INSPECTION or watkr SUrTIT.-The East
mountain water supply will be inspected by tbo
board of health next Thursday.
EXnKAVORnii? JIKETIXG The regular month.
ly business mettinir of the executive committee
of the City Christian Endeavor union will bo
held at 6 o'clock this evening in Grace Reformed
church.
lUSTRCICr CONVENTION'. Th. Patriotic Or.
der Sons of America Saturday held a district con
vention at Centrcmoreland, Wyoming county.
A. J. Colborn of this city, was the orator of
tho day.
CONVENTION Or 0. M. B. A.-Tlip state
convention of tho Catholic Mutual Benefit as
sociation will bo held in tVilkcs-llarre, begin
ninir August 23. About 400 delegates are ex
pected to bo in attendance.
DR. READING WILL Bl'EAK-Rcv. Dr. Rcid
in?, of tho North Main avenue Raptist church,
will address tho Mridgcwatcr Baptist association
at New Jlilford, Sept. 11, on "Tho Relations of
the Young People to the Church."
nRICKLAYERS' MEETING. There will be a
special meeting of the Bricklayers' union. No. 1,
in ltaub's hall tonight at 8 o'clock. All mem
bers are earnestly requested to be present. Henry
Schof, president; Charles Softley, tecretary.
BURNS WKHE KATAL.-Ceorgc Shob, of Dun
more, who was taken to the- Lackawanna hospital
last week sutTcrlng from burns as the result of
an explosion of gas in No. 1 shaft, died Sat
urday morning. Ills remains wire removed to
his home in lhmmoro.
S1NG3 BURKE'S SONG.-.U each performance
of the Hr.iunitr Dramatic company which ap
pours at tho Academy of Music all this week,
Sammy Brown, a sweet crprano singer, will
render Will I". Burke's lasest song: "The Girl
I Should ll.ie Married Long Ago."
ACCUSED 01' LARCENY.-Ellas Weaver was
Saturday arragined liefore Alderman Kascon to
answer the charge of larceny, preferred by 1
Iledington, who alleged that Weaver stole sev
eral articles from his stable a few weeks ago.
There will bo another hearing in the cease.
WEEK'S Cf.KAliINC3.-Thc clearings for last
week as reported by tho Seranton Clearing
Home nssociuion were as follows: Monday,
JJO.M0S.flfl; Tuesday, $137,401. M; Wednesday,
$119,3M.15j Thuisday, $14(1,120.30: Friday, $171..
010.2S; Saturday, S-1I1.SC1.71: total, $0H,?S4.34.
Tbo total for the corresponding week last ejr
was $1,019,3(11.7.!.
ASKS FOR A LICENSE. Judge Edwards on
Saturday granted a rule to show cause why a
lirenso for the remainder of the jear should not
be granted to Thomas .1. Roche for the "Opera
Cafe," on Spruce street, 'ihe llcenhe for this
place which was formerly held by P. F. Moian,
was revoked recently. The rule of court is re
turnable on August 27, at 10 a. m.
R. R. Y. M. C. A EXCURSION. The Rail
oad department of the Young Men's Clirl.tian
OfEOclatiou has entered the excursion field and
will conduct an outing to Heart I.aTce on Labor
Day, Monday, September 3. The association ele.
serves the support of all classes, and as the city
will bo practically Idle on this legal holiday
there will undoubtedly bo a large attendance.
TOLMAN CASE SETTI.ED.-There was to be
a hearing Saturday night, before Alderman
Kasson, In the case of Mr. Tolinan, charged by
Benjamin Kerr with cxtortlui in lnvinj charged
him $4.10 more than the legal 0 pr cent, on a
sum of money loaned him. None of the parlies
In the case appeared before tha magMiate. It
Is understood they fettled their grievances out
of court.
A TECU1I.VK ELOI'EMENT.-Cltv Detective
John Moir has received a communication from
Cincinnati, O., stating that a Oio reward is of
fered for tho apprthenhton of Julia Flannery and
a Mr. Cohen, who eloped a few weeks ago. i'ohen
left behind him a wife and five children, while
Mrs. Tlannery's husband and live children be
wail her departure and that of $200 which she
took along with her.
RECOVERY IS DOUBTFUL.
Mrs. "Watson, of Throop, Is in a
Serious Condition.
Mrs. Pearl Watson, of Throop, who
SPEEDWAY NEWS.
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The Speedway tlotei
Open All Year.)
A first-clan city hotel on the mountain, and
tollciU the patronage of the public.
Rifle Range Is open.
Carriages leave Mears building rorner at 0 U
a. m., 8.S0 a. in,, 6.15 p. m. Iave Soeedvv'av
Hotel, 7.S0 a. m., 5.00 p. jn 0.00 p. m.
Chickens and Waffles every Tiiead.iv a, Thurs
days and Saturdays dinners or for a party of
six or more at any time if ordered in advanco
by 'phone.
Breakfast, 6 to 9 a. m.
Lunch, 1 to 3.30 p. m.
Dinner, 6 to 9 p. m.
Lunch all day In Cafe.
Arrangements for large parties
by phone, 46j4
SAMUEL B. COX, Manager,
P, O. Seranton Pa.
was seriously Injured Friday nlcht by
falling through tho Richmond breaker
trestle, near Dickson City, was yes
terday reported to be In & very ser
ious condition, and her recovery Is al
most despaired of.
Besides having both arms broken and
receiving several serious bruises, Mrs.
Watson sustained Internal Injuries of
a very grave nature.
new signal Lianrs.
TiolJoy Company Is Engaged In In
stalling Them.
The Seranton Railway company Is
preparing to install a new system of
light signals on all Its lines In and
around the city.. It will be remem
bered that the recent head-on collision
at Rcndham, In which one person was
killed and ten Injured, was caused by
some one tampering with the slgnnls,
and It Is with a view of preventing
a repltltlon of such an accident that
the new signals will bo introduced.
Tho signals now In use arc oporoted
by a handle, or lever, which may bo
moved by any passerby as rcudlly ns
by tho conductor. The handle which
works tho new signals Is carried in
the pocket of the conductor who, when
he has occasion to use It, has only to
fit It to the lever Inside and turn it
replacing It In his pocket again. By
this means, it will bo Impossible for
anybody to Interfere with tho lights.
A pair of these now boxes have been
placed In position on tho Petersburg
line and are giving excellent satisfac
tion. BY THB BLOOD
OF THE LAMB
Eloquent Sermon by Rev. Dr. Ber
nard MncMnckln In Penn Ave
nue Baptist Church.
Rev. Dr. Bernard MacMackln, of
Philadelphia, last night occupied tha
pulpit of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church and preached an eloquent ser
mon, taking as his theme, "And they
overcome them by the blood of thu
lamb."
Dr. MacMackln dwelt particularly
upon the purifying effects of tho blood
of Jesus Christ, of Its powers In effac
ing evil deeds and In strengthening
man for a better life.
He spoke generally of the sufferings
and tribulations of mortals anfl said:
"I do not know of any realm In which
the way to success Is not by trial and
tribulations, for a time, at least. Look
even at the plant domain, The other
day, while walking In a garden, during
the time of greatest heat, while the
foliage was suffering from a drought,
I looked at the different bproutB, seared
and yellow, and the petals of the
leaves, torn and withered and I
thought that even in that calm,
peaceful world there Is trouble and
desolation.
"Then, how much more doeH this
rule hold true In the realm of moral,
of spiritual life. There are many de
mons In life, my friend, whom you
must meet. There are the impurities
of life; there is dishonesty, vice, the
vengeful feelings, scores of evil spirits
who vex and harass mankind. All
these must be met by those who are
struggling to reach tho mountain
heights of eminence. And, If van
quished, then must he fall down and
grovel In the depths with these arch
demons and feel their heels upon his
neck.
"Hut there Is a future opened in
tho house of David, in which men can
be cleaned of their Impurities. And
now there are three things I would
point out to yon: The blood of Jesus
Christ is the weapon of victory. It
gives a man another chance in life and
grants the Jioor broken sinner a moral
start.
"Who Is there In mortal realms who
has not at some time In his life strug
gled and fallen? "We all know how
black are the pages that came to us
so clean. But they can be washed clean
by tho blood of Christ, and, after once
repenting, we can then have a fresh
start.
"Tho blood of the Lamb also Impels
energy In mfln, and fills him with the
determination 'to start anew, and lead
a cleaner, better life. It renews him,
and, In fact, is a great instrument in
regeneration.
"Without the blood of Jesus Christ,
we are only creatures of one little day.
Every day we are making additions
to our record In the book of life; let
us seo to it that they are every day
better ones, and that our record dally
grows better.
"I remember an Instance, when we
were conducting services and asking
for converts, wo reclaimed one young
man. He was from the continent, and
a graduate of one of the great con
tinental universities. He was a youth
of good family, good bringing up,
naturally fine education and possessed
of all the advantages which his birth
and bringing up could afford.
"And yet this young man, entering
upon life with such great advantages,
was unable to resist temptation and
like many another before him, fell, He
fell Into tho depths of vice and re
mained there until ho was a wreck,
physically and morally. He emerged
black with sin, so black, Indeed, that
his own family had diillculty In know
ing him; certainly so blnck that they
were unwilling that anyone else should
know him, and for that reason they
sent him to this country, where for
awhile he continued in his evil ways.
"IIo was present nt our Dlvlno ser
vices, when wo spoke on tho powers
of the blood of the Lamb.
"At the close, ho came to me and
said, 'Dr. McMackln, I was brought
up with good religious surroundings.
I studied tho Bible, and yet never be
fore did It occur to mo what magnifi
cent effect the blood of Christ can
have on a man, I knew that It was
griat In Its purifying qualities, but
never did the wonderful energizing and
strengthening powers occur to me as
they do now.
"And now, my friends, after having
once washed In the sacred blood, we
can stand with outstretched arms,
waiting for the future life. I beseech
you to tako that blood and then your
sins will be cleanesd, you will have
fresh strength, and the doors of tho
future will be thrown wide open.
"Oh, my friends, wash In the blood
of tho Lamb. Angels above nro urg
ing you on, and beckoning to you, to
do better deeds, and so enter the king
dom of heaven, which Is ever open to
those clean and pure In spirit."
If any of tho readers of this paper
think of sending their .children away
to school, write to the principal of the
First Pennsylvania State Normal
school at MUlersvllle for an illustrated
catalogue, No school, In the state has
a better record for taking care of its
students, and for Imparting to them a
general education. The location of this
great school Is ideal. It Is near enough
to Lancaster city to have the advan
tages of a large city, while too far
away to be affected by tho temptations
common to large towns.
BRIEF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
JUDGE ARCHBALD A SUPREME
COURT PROBABILITY.
No One Is More Prominently Con
sidered for tho Viacancy Than
Lackawanna's President Judge and
There Are Many Circumstances
Tending to Encourage the Belief
That Ho Will Be Appointed For
mer Seranton Boy Is Made a Col
lege President.
No one Is more prominently consid
ered for the vacancy on the supremo
bench than President Judge It. V,
Archbald and there are many circum
stances to encourago the belief thnt he
will be Governor Stone's appointee.
It was the Intention of Judge Arch
bald to be a candidate before the state
convention to succeed Justice Green,
whose term would have expired at the
end of next year. The vacancy oc
curring a year and a half sooner than
looked for has upset his calculations
and found his friends unorganized to
present his name and this region s
claims to representation on the state's
highest tribunal. A movement Is al
ready under way, however, to meet the
exigency and In due season It will bo
vigorously forwnrded. The fact that
there will not be another vacancy on
tho supreme bench until 1910, unless
caused by death, will spur Jfudge Arch
bald's friends to use their most earn
est endeavors at this time.
Judge Archbald's personal fitness for
the position being unquestionable, the
principal matter left to be considered
Is tho claim of this region to the right
of representation on the supreme
bench.
As has been often put forward, the
great mining anu Industrial belt, gen
erally known as the anthrnclte region,
Is not represented. The nearest ap
proach to such representation Is In
Justice McCollum, of Montrose, but ho
Is, geographically speaking, outside tho
belt referred to, his locality and Its
Interests being as foreign to the Lack
awanna, Wyoming, Lehigh Valley and
Schuylkill districts, as In the most dis
tant agricultural county of the state.
This and the fact that, In a general
geographic way, Justice Green was
from this region his home being In
Easton ought to have great weight
with the governor when he comes to
make his choice.
As far as Is generally known, Judge
Anron S. Svvartz, of Norrlstown, is tho
only other Judge publicly mentioned up
to this time for the appointment. A
secret session of the Montgomery
county bar was held Saturday, when
a movement to secure Judge Swartr."
appointment was started. Whether or
not Judge Swartz himself seeks tho
nomination is not known. He has not
been generally considered ns a supremo
court possibility.
Judge John B. Merhfrson, of Har
rlsburg, who, with Judge Archbald,
shared tho most prominent mention for
tho supreme bench at each succeeding
vacancy during recent years. Is now a
United States circuit Judge and not
likely to bo considered for the state
supreme tribunal.
Rev. P. J. McCaffery. lately of
Natchez, M!s., and one of the most en
thusiastic nnd earnest Catholic clergy
men doing mission work among the
negroes In the south, 13 visiting lils
parents on Seranton street. Although
a young man, having been ordained
a priest only two years ago, ho has
been selected to take charge of a col
lege about to be established In Mont
gomery, Ala., for negro catechlsts.
Before he began his studies for the
priesthood In ISOO.Father McCaffery had
long desired to do something to Im
prove tho social condition of the Amer
ican negro, nnd when he did enter col
lege he resolved to consecrate his lifo
to the upbuilding of the black race. He
Is a member of St. Joseph's Society for
Negro Missions, of which the well
known Very Rev. Father Slattery is the
head.
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After nearly thirty years of active
service with the Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western railroad. Division Su
perintendent A. C. Salisbury retired a
few days ago to make room for a
younger man whom the new adminis
tration has selected to superintend the
running of trains on the main line divi
sions. During all the years that Mr.
Salisbury was affiliated with the com
pany It might safely be said that there
never was a more popular superintend
ent on the line between Hoboken nnd
Buffalo.
To the uninitiated, "A. C. S.," os he
was familiarly known, was apparently
severe and exacting In dealing with the
exigencies which nrlse daily In railroad
work, but to those who know him best
nnd who met with him In tho routino
company work, he was as gentle nnd
approachable as a child. He had little
time for Idlers, but In his leisure mo
ments would always lend his car to a
good story or a good Joke.
Mr. Salisbury Is fond of athletic
sports, outdoor amusements and other
Innocent pastimes and can relate some
Interesting tales of his experiences as
a hunter and fisherman, but during tho
quarter of a century lie has been In tho
company's employ he never absented
himself from duty moro than two
weeks at a time. He leaves the Lack
awanna road with the friendship, re
spect and well wishes of every employe
of the company, and wherever he goes
will carry with him the assurance that
his work has been faithfully per
formed. Captain Frank M. Vandllng, quarter
master of the Thirteenth regiment,
had the unique distinction of being
mistaken for Colonel Watres by a cer
tain private In Company F during the
entire week the regiment spent in
camp at Mt. Gretna and had it not
been for an accident that same cer
tain private would still think that the
genial ex-postmaster was his colonel.
This may Beem Incredible, but It's true.
A newspaper man was sitting In
First Sergeant Derby's tent tho night
before the regiment broke camp when
this particular private came in and
said that Colonel Watres has Just been
In the company street giving some or
ders. "What did he look like?" queried the
sergeant, who had seen the quarter
master In the company street a few
minutes before and who wondered If
this was whom the private meant.
"He's tall and stout with a.nalr of
, loose khaki trousers on. I guess I
know Colonel Watres," replied the pri
vate positively.
Now, when ho mentioned "loose
khaki trousers" It was known at onco
that he had Captain Vandllng In mind,
for the fame of that gentleman's trous
ers had extendeu beyond the limits
of the Thirteenth's camp, and the offi
cers and privates of other regiments
Mrs. Bradlsh, of Detroit, Wrote
Mrs. Pinkham and Tells the Result.
LXTtl TO MM. MNKItAH NO. El.Jlo
" About two years ago I began to run
down nnd soon became almost a wreck.
I lost my appotlto and began to loso
flesh j my blood was Impoverished and
1 had to leave our storo.
"Tho dootors gavo mo a little tonic,
but I stoadlly grow worso and consulted
another doctor. IIo helped mo In some
ways, but my headaches continued, and
I began to have night sweats and my
rest was so disturbed that I would havo
hysteria nnd would cry and worry over
business matters and my poor health.
" Finally, htisbsnd took mo South, but
with no benefit, This was a year ago;
no one oan ever know what a winter of
misery I spent. Would bloat after
eating and was troubled with palpita
tion of heart and whites, Having road
by happy chance of your medicine, I
bought It and wrote for your advice,
and before having finished tho first
bottle of Lydla E. Plnkham's Vogotablo
Compound, the hysterics nearly stopped
and I slept soundly.
"I used seven or eight bottles with
such benefit that I am as healthy as I
can over remember of being. I shall
never ccaso to sound your praises."
Mns. E. M. Iiradish, 179 Dix Ave.,
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Plnkham's ndvlce is at the frco
disposal of every ailing woman who
wishes help. HoroddrcssisjLynn, Mass.
Every c.aso is sacredly confidential.
made dally pilgrimages Into tho Thir
teenth's street to get a look at them.
"That's Captain Vandllng, you fool,"
yelled the sergeant, "don't you even
known your own colonel?"
Tho private refused to be convinced,
whereat tho newspaper man escorted
him over In front of Co.onel Watres'
tent, where the Twelfth regiment band
was serenading him, and pointed out
the colonel.
"Well, I'll be blamed," said the Com
pany F man, "I thought that Vandllng
was colonel all week." This would
seem to be strange, as there had been
several regimental drills and a regi
mental dress parade nearly every
night, all directed by the colonel, but
the facts set down here are true never
theless. To those Scrantonlans who have
spent the summer or part of the sum
mer at Lake Ariel, and stopped i the
Hotel Pines, the memory of one of TiTe
attaches will always bo pleasant. The
man of all men connected with the
hostelry whose constant good humor
nnd abundant courtesy has endeared
him to all tho guests is Will Jennings,
of Avoca, who Is major domo of the
hotel.
Mr. Jennings Is possessed of a large,
expansive smile and a flow of good
spirits which make him excellent com
pany, rendering him popular with the
tiniest child nt the lake and the veriest
gray beard. Ho is an excellent clerk,
being careful nnd painstaking and fills
his post to the queen's taste.
Mr. Jennings Is also possessed of
quite a bit of fame as an amateur
actor and not Infrequently entertains
the guests with samples of his talent.
He is now preparing for Cornell at the
Mansfield State Normal school.
Will Jennings also basks In the sun
shine of his brother, the world famous,
radiant-haired, only Hughey. He has
a wholesome admiration for his great
ball-playing brother and the erstwhile
Baltimore shortstop and now Brooklyn
first baseman has no more careful fol
lower of his deeds of prowess than one
Will, his brother. The latter every day
hunts up tho Brooklyn's score of the
day previous, and on rare occasions his
brows remained puckered throughout
an entire day for no other reason that
that "Hughey thrice fanned the
ambient when the bases were filled."
These periods of melancholy, are how
ever, Infrequent, as Hughey Is not ac
customed to striking out on erltietf oc
casions. As a rule Mr. Jennings' face
Is wreathed with smiles for weeks at
a stretch, as a result of his famous
brother "having slammed tho trade
mark olf tho ball and put the Brook
lyns three on velvet," as the base ball
scribes elegantly express It.
If there is one,man moro than an
other on the local police force who
possesses the knack of making himself
liked by all whom ho meets ,In the
course of his official duties it is Ser
geant Charles Rldgway, one of tho
"grave Nestors" of, the blue coat guar
dians of tho city's peace. Sergeant
Rldgway Is liked by his superiors In
rank, the patrolmen under him, his
fellow hergeants.and tho public gener
ally. He Is one of the veterans of tho force
and In experience , natural capability,
coolness and prudence is finely
equipped for the responsible position
he fills. His career on the police force
Is checkered with many adventures
worth the telling and desperate en
counters with desperato criminals are
counted In profusion among the Inci
dents which dot, his record.
Sergeant Rldgway Is also a veteran
of the Civil war, having enlisted during
the last year of the strife undeserved
In one of the volunteer Pennsylvania
regiments. During the time he wore
the blue he wns in (the thick of the
fighting and came out of the hard
fought battles and skirmishes a sea
soned campaigner.
And now, after his turbulent career
with foes wearing the Southern gray
and moro recently with hardy adven
turers and with ruffians, he occupies a
desk position on the police forco and,
with Sergeant Deiter, reigns supreme
over the central pollco station, a splen
did representative of the. Seranton po
lice. RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
Key. Thomas W. Swan, of New Brighton, Ta.,
delivered two masterly senrons yesterday in the
First riesbjterlan church.
"Jetus, the Ilread of Life," was the themo
preached upon last nljht by Rev. George U Ah
rich, pistor ct the Grace lit formed chmcli.
Tho Epnorth league of the Asbury Methodist
Epl.cof.al church conJuetrd a temperance service
last evening, taMn; as Its theme, 'The Woes
of t lie Drunkard."
There were no seniors jestcrday In cither the
Providence Presbyterian or All Souls' I'nlver
ealiit churches, owing to the abs.cnco from the
city of the pastors.
Itev. Marion I,. Kiror, pastor of Calvary Re
formed church, preached two sermons yesterday
on "Why JfRiu Wept Over Jerusalem" and
"Why Jetus Wept at the Crave of Lazarus,"
Mrs. Walters had charge of tho Ooipcl meet-In.-
and scng service yesterday afternoon at the
Young Women's Christian association and an
especially iuplrlng afternoon was had by thoie
prctent, ,
West Plttston Fair, August 28, 29, 30,
31 Entries for the races close on Sat
urday, Aug. 18. John A. Wood, secy.,
Old Forge, Pa.
Read tho full description of The
Tribune's Educational Contest on
fourth page.
AS THE OPERATORS
VIEW THE UNREST
"WHAT TnE AUGUST LETTER OF
THE ASSOCIATION SAYS.
Takes the Position That Much of
Troublo Among the Anthracite
Coal Workers of the Wyoming and
Lackawanna Valleys Is Due to Out
sldo Influences and to Irresponsi
ble Torsons Claim That the Cost
of Coal Mining Hereabouts Is In
creasing Constantly.
Each month the Anthracite Coal
Operators' association Issues a letter
which discusses trade conditions In
Anthracite coal circles and kindred
subjects. The letter for August un
der the head of "The Labor Question"
has this to say about the unrest In
the Wyoming and Lackawanna val
leys: A ftrong effort has been made within the past
six months to disturb and destroy the harmo
nious understardlng which has liltlul to existed
between tho miners of the Njomlug and Lack
avvanna region and their employers I-abor agl
tators have been working busily, organising
lodges; promising the members advances in
wages and concessions of many and Impossible
kinds; and have enlarged on FOme local misun
derstanding, real or fancied, to Inflame the n.lnds
of the men and arouse antagonism between chem
and their employers.
The unfortunate part of these efforts is that
In their desire to till the various lodges, the
agitators have- taken in as members largo num
bers of ouths; itreponlhlo bojs, read to fol
low, for fun, mischief or malic loudness, the lead
of any equally irresponiihlo but older men In the
gathering. Such lodges, through force of
numbers and the possibilities for harm to outsid
ers arousing their anger, havo been able'fo coerce
into becoming unwilling members many of the
older, married and settled miners, few of whom
feel willing to call upon their emplojers for
protection against petty annojnaces or seem
ingly imaginary dangers.
As might be anticipated from such liresponvl
ble gatherings, there have been several strikes
based on the mo-ct trifling causes. In one cae,
the discharge of a boy who had brutally bean-n
a mule In his charge threw out a colliery and
made some 1,200 men Idle, and In others equallj
slight excues, matters of necescary discipline at
the works, had the same result.
AGREE UPON A SCALE.
Oven ten jears ago, after a series of wage
disputes, the employers and their men agreed
upon certain stales of wages to bo paid in
eatli vein and for various clashes of work, the
miners' wage stale containing an understanding
that powder was to lie purchased frum the com
pany, and Kld to the miner for 2.'H per keg,
allowing the former at that time the small profit
between the wholesale purchase prlte and tint
above stated. This agreement, cs It may prop
crly be called, was not in the nature uf a legal
document signed by both parties, nor even of
a large gathering of representatives tit miners
and emplojers. It hid been talked over In
tvvcen each employer and his men working .it
diffrcnt collieries, and, seeming xatistjetort,
was accepted nt one cedllery after another.
This scale has remained In force ttvrr since
The selling .irlte for coal ha-e, in the mean
time, varied fiom that current in lKi to the un
profitable figures of IS.03. In the meantime the
cost of mining has largely Increased throiittli
tho cxlnutlcm of the upper veins and cxpens
of opening, holding and pumping from el, op
vciin, as well tn the gioater coat of msthiner.v
suitable fur their ventilation, heavier props'
waste in larger pillars and numerous other
causes. Then, too, royalties on e-oal have in
creased, and, even more costly, competition h.i
compelled tho operators to erect large- and e"C
pensive plants to prepare clean roil fr the lr.ir
l:et ant throw away a lari;e percentage of in
ferior .-cil which in former jears was shipped
to market mlted with tho other coal. Ovvinu
tci these higher costs it would have been mant
festly impossible for the operators to have con
tlnued a wage scale made in more prosperous,
times, had it not fortunately happened that tin
purchase price of powder gradually decline 1,
thus giving an Increasing margin of profit, which
has been almost enough to balance the hlghi i
costs of mining, while paying labor the same
rate.
Tho agitator, talking to thoughtless men 01
to the jounger ones who have not received the
benefit of the high vvago during periods of ele
presslon, ignores this benefit of the pait and nr.ii'
the men to demand more wages. The matter
of falrnes.1 Is not considered; it is simply a de
mind for prosperity wages in depressed times
and still higher wages to follow.
AS TO THE AGITATOR.
To the agitator nothing is unfair but the sup
presslon of his salary. The obligation of an
rmplove to his employer is a foieign eon-Hera
tlon of which no account is taken. Ills etlml-.
are to arouse antagonism to tho established
customs and Icnoie business usages. The nat
ural result is to develop the tendencies of the.
lavvloks element toward riot and other breaches
of the. peace, and, as an ultimate usult, to
visit upon the heads of those who hive been
unwillingly forced into such uprisings the same
severe punishment which the law of the laud
provides for tho really guilty ones.
There is a mistaken idea prevalent that work
men have rights which their emplojers cannot
claim or e-certlse. It his, posslbl-, ni'r to
rurred to the mlncra' ouanlratlon that If, under
tho law, It has the right to refuse to allow anj
of Its members to work In a colliciy against
which it claims a pricviince, there is equal Jus
tice if all the owners of collieries should unite,
organize and refuse to accept as workmen any
of their cmplojes' organization labor. Indeed,
this could bo carried further, for these owneis,
through their connection with innnj either en
terprises both inelustrlil and commeiclal, could
refuse woil. to jn.v man or body of men. If a
combination of men fur the purposo of refusing
to work at a given p'nee Is legal, so mu-t be
a combination of places of work against a given
man or body of men.
In a rrccut decision in New York state, Judge
McLaughlin, writing the opinion of the Appellate
Division, reviews a caso in which the defend
ants, nn assotlatlon of workmen, struck or
thieatened to strike, hut used no force and com
mltted no lueacli of the peace. He sij-s:
"It cannot ho forlornly questioned but that
every vvpikman has the right. In the first in
stance, to say for whom and with wliom he will
work. Tills rlpht Is guaranteed to every person
of legal age and competent to contract, under
our laws An implojer has the absilute rtjlit
to say whom he will emplo.v, and the emploec
has the right to say by whom he will b cm
plojvd and with whom he will vvoik.
"The right is reciprocal, and on'eo that ri"ht
Is dci-tic j ed personal liberty is di'strojed. One
does not loo this right when aetirg with others,
so that cmplojen may combine and say they
will not employ persons who arc members of
labor oipanlrallons and laborers may rombiiie
and say they will not work for cmpio.vers who
engage any but members of labor organizations "
Hitherto, in the Wyoming and I.aekaw-111111
region, when strikers left one colliery thej were
usually able to obtain cmplojiiunt in another,
so that, having the power to provide for them
selves, they have felt no obligation for their
cmplojer, but unhesitatingly left ' htm in the
lurch and his colliery idle for, posslblj, some
trifling pretext. If, however, and it Is possible
that such a course may lie followed, tho various
colliery owners should decide nut to take in
their employment anj man from a colliery on a
strike, the men would have reason to carefully
consider the situation before placing them lives
In a posltior. where, tluougli their own act,
though work Is lefoio I hem In plenty, they re
fuse to accept it, and demanJ thailty on which
to live, for their own organization has never
furnished support.
The conduct of tho miners' organization In ap
pointing commltteea of men to call upon col
liery ovvnere, has never resulted In the settle
ment of any dispute, alleged or real. The op
erators Invo taken Ihe very sensible giound that
audi committees had nothing whatever to do
with the matter and wero almply Intruding In a
private affair between the tmploje claiming a
grievarco and Ills cmplojer. No operator has
ever refused to hear and consider any request
directly from an employe who fe.h tint hu r.
sonal Interests are being affected. Hut 0 (,,
other people, strangers who know nothing what,
ever of the conditions governing the conduct of
each colliery, prefer such reepiests, is an Imper
tinent Interference, without anj more right than
a stranger vould possess who attempted to dic
tate to the head of a family what cenduct he
should follow toward hit children.
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Ilread nnd Hotter Dates per dozen,..., ,.., 5)1.40
lei riates per dozen
flrcakfast Plates per dozen
Dinner Plates per dozen
l'U-s and Saucers per dozen
Covered Dishes, each
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I The Best of tiie
i Bicycle Season
ic September and October Is the Jlost
Delightful Bicycle Period.
0
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3 our entire stock, consisting of the following first-
X class wheels :
Columbia, Stearns,
Hartford, Barnes,
Pierce, Monarch,
Racycle.
: The few second-hand wheels which we still have
3 left will be sold at prices ranging from $5.00 up. S.
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243 Wyoming Avenue.
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We say truly when we affirm that it cleanses every
thing, for surely it does. Better yet, it cleans every
thing easier than any soap, or soap-powder, or acid.
Best or all it nas no soap,
will keep the hands soft,
ask your Grocer or Druggist tor it. sizes
and 25c.
CUSHHAN BROS. CO., Distributors, 78 Hudson
Old Y, M. C. A. Site, Wyoming Ave., Opposite Lyceum
We have been able to recover part of our large atock
of Fine Carpets, Linoleums, Oil Cloths, Etc., and will
offer the same for sale for ca3h at greatly reduced prices.
The greater part of the goods we hav to offer are good as
ever, except that they are a little dusty. Now is the time
for you to buy a good carpet for a small price. Every arti
cle to be sold. A great loss to us. Our customers' gain.
Call early. Bring size of your room and secure the best
bargains.
Sale Begins Monday Horning, August 20,
Scpanton Carpet Co;,
218-220 Wyoming Avenue.
These organizations arc wholly irresponsible
lioilies, quite without I'ovvcr to enforce any of
their claims anil the vtorkuun who pay their
membership fees ate simply being mulcted, ac
cepting proiniMi In place of peifeimance, for
there lias never been a case in these regions
vvhero the oi'anlztlcm ordered a strikei and vvas
able to secure for the men any of the demands
which it made and promised to secure for them.
It li licped that the Influence of the settled
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clement anions the miners may increase and
prevent the misery which would result from a
general strike, surh as the urganlutlou claims
it will bring about. If such a thin shoulJ
take place, there will bo no rca.ai for aympa.
thy, or charity, whatever tha destitution which
follows.
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