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THE SCBAJfLON TRIBUNE MtlDAr, KOVfiMBER 29, 1901.
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S.'nv Vurk Defied 550 Xanul St. .
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ft-lc .Vtnl tor l'otelijti AiheilUlnc.
I.ntucil it Ilis rosloffici at Smt.ton, I'J.t
ttrovl Cl.nl Mill Matter.
When r,i will pftmll, Tlie TrlLuna l .Hiiy
iflitil to iiilnt fhort Uttcis lintii Iti ftltmli Jj.ir
Itiif on mtrint toplw, Inil lt rule l tlitt Jury
mint lie slRifil. for tmlillrnlfon. by the writers
rfal l:.iiiio: .niel Ilia rnmlltlnit irornltnt to .ic
riplAtire U llml .ill contribution! ilult bo jutyec-t
In nlltorlat rfvblon.
mi! riiAT iiati: ron .miviiiitisinq.
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TEN PAGES.
SOIIA.VTO.V, NOVK.MUHU 29, 1001.
"Million" Ims tho 1'lnlil I'll'" f wnut
ii labor unlnn tOioutd bo ii fort"; for
ln-'iicc, iu'dHppt'lty and iiroRi'PHH, not it
'inuiiiiK of lmrildliiR ii I'Jilp on It h slinnl-
llfT.
The Jury System.
-- "A, XTltAOItDlXAUY ourt'.uv sue
1 Hllll, llllH lll'lill tlHCll In till! M-
j Ifctlon of nunicii In go Into
tlie jury wheel for next year.
Sir. HtiiiKi'. bus made.' this n cniolal
iniitttT. Jk- linn .iiitliorb.fil 11 to lio hiiIU
iliiit fliould tin: nii'ii thus suininoncd lo
i Ivlc. duly fxhlhlt itiiwllllnsnnss to
Mrva It will In- lu'ocMitcit hy him iik a
Ihuil notli'n to iliscontliuu' Ills activity
ns a rfformer.
From thesi' inviiiisi-.i it is InlVrrod
thiil ii hirgi.- ilrnfl Is to be nuirlc for
Jury sorvli'c I'iinii Ibu so-cnllcil hotter
I'loment, tlu men of moniis nml culture
who niuiiilly nslj to be excuseil ami
then sit kihikI.v by Ihclr lircslib; anil
tlnil fault with liow things nru done in
i he courts. .lust why the impression
should prevail that to set u majority
of these men Into the jury box would
improve the workings of the Jury sys
tem is inexplicable. It is unwarranted
and erroneous.
The jury system rests upon the doe
trine of averages. II presupposes that
the consensus of opinion o twelve men
fairly representative of the average
citizenship of the community is a safer
.uiide to justice in determining; ciues-
tions of fact from crossplay of testi
mony than the wisdom of any single
individual or of any set. group or class.
It is a legitimate offspring of universal
manhood suffrage, which takes the
common sense of all the people as a
better guide to the attainment of Just
government than the condescension of
aristocracy or the mad tumult of niob
oeraey. If in its local workings the jury sys
tem has fallen short of justice, the rem
edy lies less In trying to overbalance
Its equilibrium by excess of silk stock
'ns representation than by keeping out
professionals and in making it more
broadly representative. It is the plain
people who are the saving- grace of our
court ucfmlulKtrntlnn, and not the self
Mattering, so-called superior people, who
tall down every time they try to do
something practical in governmeul.
Itetickruuii ll hIioiiIiI be xnlil Hint tiu lin?
Itiviirlahly responded to the pi-epoinlor-i
.ii MMitliiienl of bin lmrty and hail
never nought to wlolil ttulliorlty arbi
trarily Xor linn it been illllleitlt lor
luein'ifttM with real ptthlb! biintii'.vn or
'tiiporttniet! lo iiectire fioin iliu speaker
nml (hurnniinlilni mi ntlH retiy ve"iu
Dillon.
The mien tnlulii be rt-li. ::ii1 In mniie
pnt'tluttluri), io us lo nittble, for In
Mtuilee, u certain peri.entimu of tlio He
pliblle.iu lneitiberutilp, by iietlllou, lo
secure n special order, this being It)
eonnonaiieu with pally uaaue In oilier
directions, lint the complete dismant
ling; of the speaker' power lo ijuMe
legislative procedure would Invito n
worse condition of niTuli'H llinii Is lire
seiited in ill" ruled us they now Hltuut.
At prenciil, tlie niajorlty rule, because
they cun iilivuja call a caucus and lay
Us commands upon the coinniltlei! on
pules. Hut to ordain n go-as-you-please
as suggested by Colonel Hepburn would
bo to Introduce Into the house a license
of Interruption which we believe would
lie Mell-nlL'h fatal to substantial re
sults. In any event, talk of bolting the enil-
ctis on this proposition is not good He
pulillciinlsiu mid we are sure that Col
onel Hepburn, If correctly reported,
spoke In it purely Hickwlckliin sense.
Although tlio state's lineal year does
not close until tomorrow, it is vir
tually ul an end, ami Auditor tieueral
Ilnrdenbergli has already totaled the
year's collodions In his department.
They amount to $17,772, l:!L'.4, the
greatest amount ever collected in one
year and UJ.lS.SJtMiS in excess of last
year a striking; tribute to tlie clll
elency of Wayne county's popular rep
resentative at tlie capltol. In the gen
eral fund there is $1.081. l!i and in the
sinking fund J2.72B,Mi2. The receipts
this year exceed expenses by $ 1 ,."00,0110
and. yet there are persons who believe
that the government at Harri.sburg N
honeycombed Willi fraud!
Tlie happlesl man yesterday was the
man who did something for others. 11
is a recipe for happiness good for every
day in tlie year.
The House Rules.
FHOM TFIK talk which pie
cedes the ns.'-enibling- of con
mess it Is Inferred that at
tomorrow's caucus of the
Hepublican members of the house the
old question of revising the rules will
be raised. The situation is thus de
scribed by Colonel Henry Hall In a
letter to the I'ittsburu Times:
"There lias been for some time past
an element 111 the Hepublican party In
Hie house opposed to ilie rules which
practically puts the control of legis
lation in tlie hands of the speaker and
the committee on rules. Most distaste
ful Is that feature of legislative prac
tice which permits the .speaker, should
ho lie so Inclined, or think that party
exigencies re(iliic ll, to refuse to
recognize a member rising to press
some, matter opposed by the majority,
When Speaker Heed ruled with an Iron
hand there was opposition, hut tlie ne
cessities of the i-.ise when the Uingley
bill was up, and the Important legis
lation required by the breaking out of
the Spanish-American war, led He
publlcans lo submit. Two yea is ago,
at the organization of the house In the
I'lfty-slxth congress, there was an ef
fort, led by Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, to
obtain some inoditicatlon of this rule,
but tint Hepublican majority was so
small Hint ll was not deemed -wise to
preelpltcup any dissensions at that
time," This year Mr. Hepburn s de
termined to light, deimindliig, in utt'ecl,
that thci speaker must not recognise
whom lie chooses, but whoever is (list
on his feet and seeks recognition. Of
course this cannot bu literally done,
but (hu spirit of Hie demand is that
i liu speaker shall give every member
a hearing, should ho seek it, and thai
recognition shall not go by favor, in
suppijrl of this It Is argued that the
speaker, as it Is now, can practically
dWranehlsu u dlbtiiot by refusing to
recoKnlsw "Us -'representative. .Mr. Hep
burn says that there are forty Hepubll
cans ,wio will follow his lend In this
matter, and It ih reported that he
threatens to bolt the cuueus decision
nliouli) it. go against him."
It IV doubtful If Mr. Hepburn really
ueans this, He Is too good a Hepubll
can. Vlitit the rules us at present ion.
stltuti'd epable tlio speaker to exercise
great power Is unquestioned. Tlieo
rdlcuily such a centralization of nit
thoiity In tlio hands of it few may seem
objectionable; bill practically it has
been found very useful -In expediting
the business of the house, now grown
to be o con-mlex a body that If every
member hud'hlj! wu'y'nlj would toon
become ontuns'ieil find II tt lo or nothing
y, oubt be done, in fairness to Speaker
One Year in the Philippines.
WITH Till-! progress made
by our olllclals in the
Philippines in the matter
of organising and ex
tending municipal and provincial gov
ernments and providing tile funda
mentals of a system of free public
education the American people,
through the news dispatches, have
been kept closely In touch. Less, how
ever, has been said in print about
what has been done In the direction
of establishing or developing- public
works. The annual report of the sec
retary of war devotes seveial pages lo
this topic.
Secretary Hoot llrst discusses har
bor Improvements. The harbors of
the Philippines are generally shallow.
At Manila all the freight of seagoing
vessels of over sixteen feet draft has
to be transferred by lighters between
the ship and the shore for several
miles at very great expense and risk.
Storms frequently interrupt business
altogether, especially in Hie season of
typhoons, and great damage is often
caused to the unprotected shipping.
The bunion imposed, upon commerce
by this method of transacting busi
ness Is great. The freight rale be
tween Manila and Hongkong, a dis
tance of about 7110 miles, is as much
as. and sometimes more than, between
San Francisco, and Hongkong, a dis
tance of about SOUO miles.
"The commerce of .Manila," the sec
retary says, ''ill gently demands the
creation of a thoroughly protected
harbor with sulllcieiit dipth of water
to accommodate tlie largest ships,
where they can lie in safety and load
and discharge their cargoes in all
weathers. More than twenty years
ago tlie Spanish government formu
lated an elaborate scheme for the im
provement of the harbor, and had
completed about !i() per cent, of tlie
work before the cession of Hie islands
to the I'nlted States. After a careful
examination of tlio plans and speolllea
tions of the Spanish engineers by Ma
jor Kiddie, now the engineer commis
sioner of the District of Columbia, and
then chief engineer of the Division of
the Philippines, they were adopted
with some modifications. A sum of
$l,nu0,00fl in American money was ap
propriated for the improvement of the
harbor, and contracts were authorized
for an additional amount not exceeding
2,li0il,00n, Tlie plans call Tor the com
pletion of the partially finished break
water and for ::o feet of water within
Hie bicaUwater. so that ships of the
largest class now frequenting- the port
of Manila may be able to Ho under it:;
protection: tlio improvement of tlio
canal connect lug the harbor thus made
Willi the Paslg river; the linpiovenient
of Ilie Paslg river below tlie bridge
of Spain, and the bar at the mouth of
the Pasig river; a bulkhead to be
readied by a channel live hundred feel '
In depth; also a railroad and wagon
and passenger drawbridge across Hie
Paslg river, and Hie Improvement of ,
tlie river between the bridge of Spain 1
and the I.aguna ie Hay."
Nearly every account of the Phl.
ipplnes dwells upon the v.'iolehod con
dition of roads, or rather Hie absence
of roads, which practically prevents
Internal commerce except immediately
upon the navigable waters, tin the
12th of September, moo, tlie Philippine
commission appropriated S2,0oo,(too
(Mexican) lo be expended in the con
iitructloii of highways and bridges,
Hoth this work and the river and har
bor work above referred to hiuo been
placed under the charge of the Hutted
States corps of cngineeis. The force
of engineers in llm Philippines was
greatly Increased for that purpose, and
they have been working during the
year on over eight hundred miles of
roads. Soventy-llve thousand dollars
have been expended In the construc
tion of a ) oad from the town of
Pozorrublo, in the province of Pangas
iiian, to the town of Haguio, in Hut
province of IJonguet,
A cold-slorago and Ice plant, ample
to supply both tint needs of tlio army
and the civilians in Manila who aro
accustomed to the uso of lee, has been
completed at an expense, of about
$700,000. Two market houses in iho
oily of Manila havo been built, and
two others are In course of erection.
Tim bridge of Spain has been widened,
the erection of the Santa Cruz bridge
has been commenced, repairs to the
Ayula bridge have been undertaken,
uiid all of the small bridges In Manila,
of which tliem ttiu it great lntiny, haw
either been practically rebuilt or ex
("nnlvfly repaired, Two eroinit lories
for Hu' illnpoFiil of gnrbngo have been
eroded III Manila, and till tippropiiit
Hon iiitn been iiuiilo for tin; erection
of iiiiolhiir In that. city. A now build
ing for the Miiton:! olllcen hid boon
elected, mill new; wit) chouses, affordlne,
luKIIHonnl storage spurn for nbotil 18,
iifin iom have been built. About 72
cublii nidetrt of cut stone have been
uHllKed hi the oxliiislon of the Hiinetn
sea wall.
The MailveloH (iiiaiantlne Rlnlloii
has been Improved by the repairing
of thu old existing barracks and Hie
construction of a hospital for con
tagious diseases, at u cost of )i!,1,trti.it;
by the conlriictlou of a wharf, al an
expeinlltuie of SOl.uiHi; by the construc
tion of four new btilldlngi; on Iho
wharves olid two on idiot e, ut a cost
ot ?;;s.yoo; the Installation of an electric-light
plant, al an expense of J2:l,
17".; the repalrliu; of old buildings, the
building of L'eweis, and modern plumb
ing. Thu station In now prnctlcully
complete, and provides accommoda
tion for iOO steerage and forty cabin
passengers.
These are mere beginnings, of course.
Hut where Spain planned and did
nothing, tlie United Stales plans and
ads. The difference is certain, sooner
or later, to commend Itself to the bet
ter judgment of tlie Filipino people.
.. . i -, ,. ... ,. ,
Colombians are said to be exceedingly
angry at foreigners, especially Ameri
cans, who have pul restrictions upon
their methods of warfare. Come to
think of it, it must be it trifle aggra
vating to have the prospect of a glori
ous victory nipped In the bud every
now and then by a "keep off the grass"
sign that prohibits lighting in the
vicinity of tho railroad.
Selfish American interests are brist
ling up at tlie administration's sugges
tion of reciprocity with Cuba. They
forget thai the American people are
responsible for Cuba's welfare and that
n prosperous free Cuba will be both n
credit to and uu Invaluable asset of
the United States.
The president is entitled to his own
say in his own way, regardless of the
number of words ll takes to say It.
And whin he says will be read.
We notice that most of the predic
tions of trouble between President
Hoosevell and the senate come from
those who want. it.
One figure in the IJonlne trial com
mands unqualified respect. The de
votion of the husband is nn example
for all mankind.
Snide publishers are unable to come
any games on the present postnuister
geueral. He Is something of a pub
lisher hiin-cir.
Old Peiin may be strong on impart
ing knowledge but something is evi
dently very shy in her football de
partment. Probably no worse calamity can Imp
licit to any community than to have
one of its number draw a lottery prize.
And anions; others, David Nation had
just cause to bo thankful yesterday.
.Mr. Croker pleads for harmony that
will save bis political bacon.
Coal Miners as
Insurance Risks
1 1 1 'lm I'lihuiii1.
SUMi; MYI j'.n ,iji ,i ju'Mli'iii.m in l.e'i
,l"ti mi ill inlu otii; el Hie ljij(t lite in
Mii.tmc imiiiMiiip,, ill' ii cnMIiii- In onlir
to Like nut a pullet. Ill filling up the .ip
plii.itimi, lie .. nsk'il ,. until',- oilier iiesliu'i:
"Ho .ou iliinl.8" The jipplli'.uit lepliril tlnl lie
ilM lint, ni'MT li.nl. .ml never ivhuM, "We me
leir Mil i.." f.ihl I lu i.un.iL'c.-, "lint lie ,!., not
k.ue pnllcle.-. In prr-oiw iihn ale irit.il sili-t.-lu.
its." The nieilieal evnnlniT if Ihe ininaiu-j
iiinip.iiiv iv.i'. Sir .luliii Ail.iiilmvl, imo n( lite
Iiiii-I tinnms pli.ihieii'i.-. ul his il.iv .mil uniloiibl
i illy otif ut (he siiMle.t uf any il.ij. 'ilie, senile
hi. in wviit home mule ileteinilncil in pilutiplc
Inn not .i little .wlmiMieil llut, ioiim luiu ns ho
iv.i i pul'eit litMltli, lie hti.iuM lie icfiiiul an
iiTiimme ii'ioii lilt life hi'iMii! he w.is not
iiunilu'ieil uninm; tin' ii'it viiom ihiiiK, lie Imo.v,
ill-, liny il.iy, in the illy In nhiih he llie'l,
-enilliiR- in lli,iiKiml tn ,i pit iii.ilmn 111,110, nut-uillil.iniln-'
they w le ton-hkicil "irmul nth
lull'' In Ihe lieui'Jiue i.II'.ic, T nuke 11 lull.;
l,iiy -Inn I, llili vrnlli-inm itetd liiin, il lo tmilor
11 1 lie hi. 01111 life .111.I Uu. of I11 1il1 ami
i.iniily nml thn-t uunieil Hi! nm U-ih of ihe
lliltli.lt 'I'l'inpi'i'iimr Asmimiuv tninpim, one uf
I hi' llilit'bl .oviiuniP iiiini.itoii in Ihe iiwiil,
oil,. 1 oiu el III in;- whieli il l-i Kli'litilie mull lo
il.iim lh.it to lielnif lo 1 1111 .in? 1 Ii ::i .it. J
happy Hie.
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'Mil- hiiiiui nit In Hie piili.l, In liii- 1 ill'.i-,
ami, 1 Kiln'-, tlnimnhoiil llm Jiitlu.Hiir eo.il
lliiils mliiiin .no pto, luilvd by u-i.i- s.ilii';ent
leuul.itluiK limn iii uinv; boiieiit Mulclli", nml
liieiull.i eulii. th.it hale t-cniiii i.ny .i.o'i i.ilioiii
miuihiil lo thcni, nml, of ioul-e, noin the ureil
iimn.inie i'uiiii.iiiii, iinlili lliinl; th.11 they 1i.no
llllllllll .lllll.lli.ll i'Hliipil'..lUllll to ,l!l 1'V.llt
rileliu .iml th.it milling l. 111.' muil uUy uf -ill
I !!-. .MhitM.-.' or;. nil. ah 1.- tin ,iiul ,ln iinilei'
mile Iheii inii iniinlnK. So l.n .is I .1111 aii.ue,
I.Diieiei. the liciiillt -niletii.. .itijiheil to the
I'nilril .Mine Wui Ki ik' illikn iieme onl.i tin.i'ilil
I I lp In 1 ei of jiililuit.
0
Tn ni.i .iil, I .1I11.1.1H inofei' M.'iiu a 'put
lii'lnMll.d 1 .1 ii.u , i..t Ku i.nv.vlnt; u UMll II.MII'
lime pilhiin .mil iniileiiiiitln'; lis 10111 1 kiiiIici-j.
ll ,nM, illiliily .111.I tnllility to the l.llnlii of
mi.'1! .111 oi:.inl..iiloii, It Iniiii.iliK the fntriet
uliu Ii e.lih iluliliiln.il liicintiei' I1.19 ill lid 110)1.110
in. I iio.-peilly, l leaiN In mliie c.-tieni un, 11
h.nni.ueiieit.v t i-plili iihhh nukes up think th.it
.'ll'.-init-- l not tho t'li'iloiniiunl ii.ii(m" in
ilejtli. lint tne li.U ni'J.-t -il-.it ho lul.cii Int.)
i.ltlilor.llioil Jll.i lllty .110 Klhl.W illile sell. H5
niuuiih io iiiiii.'iibii tho l.rnilits 01 tiie 11I.111.
It 1 1. j f. I lh.lt lllillheV In III Will.", ilecluii'il
nntilnii'in, i.ikiiii; uh.iui il,U in tinihiul em.
lil.Aiiiiiii-, or Iiuiii uilitr t .ni.e- more ultimo
hilt none thu le- .icliu. Ji.il .11 e1111ml.it Inr, the
li.'.itli- in .1 trj.le iiKinUalion, tli.il i- urn- ..I 11111
inip'iiuiue, .uu my hf.ry in a piulunseil cihl
nt Lonmi.'ui..l 01 iniliMil.il iliiiie... 'Ilie ilea III
Lite iinie.i-e- .il.uiiii.ly, ..nil nnle.- i.iliini"
Lllllioll i lll.lll t'J l.lli'.ee finll lllelil'lhll' ic
1 ill Ii 111 1.1 .il" I u.ili'uiul Jt.i'.li.t (liil.l, Ihe -uil'len
iluin npuii tne leiiiio .'imtl e-ihatlU il. 'I lien
1 ullll' . i'fili'lil.. A.l.ieiiN .iro Veil liliiuiil
l.ir .ui'l tli;tiil,v mi. Tho (ik-ii.lly oi-loty llml
e.uiii.ji peiioini ..1 any '.In.e flu- olilli-'atloiia v.liltli
it iiiuKitook is iiiiiiuilhy uf luppoit. I knot'
I Hal iiH'.-iiii'iiU aie tiiy ii.cr.il nml dial tlicy
die luukul upon ii, neit'snaiy lv fliinilly nocletle.i
liii.iml illy inflt1011ti.1l am) l.uninii ally pn-teie
tluin. tlll I ilaini llut .1 S'.iifly ivhldi inal.tM
lli'ipiuil .ii't-iiU'iil. jvar in- m !l h t'.i- out t.i
nut an. I ijiiu.it he in it lifilUn; eonilitieii, in.ik.
In- i'iii.i .ilU.wj.ii u in tvlirtnl or i.iliinlioui
ejli .
Aiiuthei ll.ili;. An oitiJiiUatiin 01 label- u.iiun
llut cieliiiiiltei iu own incmliorn iJimot ill
iilinli'.ile. II itiu.it lake evny l.in.l at lUl.', If it
luil .1 ileilll hoiii'llt aU.Hhi'tl Iu it. Imletii, the
11'iy lomlllion of iiiiniht'l.hlii lenioi.- Ihe i.
mnanro ot all Ihe Ixmlil., yi tho ll ivoulJ bo 1
flit iiiiili-jilk-tlon in linn. Tlwre U still .in
Stbir ohh" ir'li 10 a ll'Kh ei';Jiil-:Jtl"li i.nti"i;r
nn os-iniliKr liencfit, It U thb, Xo nutlcr liow
oilclrlitloiily th- niiflikf.'t ot .1 ilcllli liclirtlt
huy hu rc-erttil tor the nirpoo for Willi Ii It Inn
licen "tiiiinnliiti'il, thcio m.iy coins 11 1 i!U tiiicn
10 iiiUlii the llilm; ii.ij. .o of mute Inipotiiitici)
linn lo protlito lor the icieinuiiliil, or, ,-n It Ij
tiillc.l. the I'hihti.iii biteiinciil it tli ili'inl. In
oilier foiil-, In niilrt In pii'sttto tlie Inlieilli'
"f mi ni--.iiil,ioii nil thr fund-, ul Its ill-iumil
lini'l lm li.nl ImiMiit lli.il nnl Tho tlu.-ltlitJt.itit'C
liu pccitrrcil (rniticnll.i-,
1 Into biltlly .tnnlnalb.fil, loo In Icily, H10 -'!
tiinliigon tthrli urm to n liuilo m-vtniilfittloii to
lute ilealli imtl -ktitie-t fumli .itt.itlicil to It
.iml tint iiolbilitii. dui tn.iy mlllt.ite. a-.ilmt
tliein In pniiilee. TIim- me tniul.tmonliil not
llicoielie.'il; they 1110 olitiom, not olwctircj lh'v
limi! o'-cinieil, not that they nuy occur, tlrlk
IiiB a hiil.ineo lirtwciii the inlvanlaKM nnd ill.
mlmiiUwM llkily 10 iiceiir, 1 rliuiilil a.V tint
Ihey to nbout ii)n.illil for the purpiine "I Mine
(iinlu iiiKaiikitlonj that Ihey -in miMtoivble
In otlicln anil Inipriirtlcihle in Hi" ic-t. ll all
ih-prii.l upon Iho i-lirnstli ami ilmractrr of the
oiV'itib-itlon. hi n emjll on-nnbitloii "ilicre tl.o
i.oiiililou-'of tvork 1110 no! lurartloi' .nul mtivi.
iniuiHy tin! ilcith ulo low, wotklnit out .1 ileal h
liencllt -i'iiliiiio (iLiii Is fliititci in .111 oigmil.n
Hon like the Ltnli-il Mtnu Wcil.ei-, Miih nn in
Ulliillmi tvoiilil he cNtri'iiiely u.mpllciilcil; for
.111 I'lKaiil-atlou Midi .11 the Marine I'lirnieti n'nl
Sailors' union It ft nllosethif t:nffalblc. Put
taking nil the Militant fact iinilei' llcw. I boMlv
n-bi'it (hit Iho 1tK1lmlnatl.il, li'iroij".''l mid
f'npl.te.lblo im It "leini tu hi", lii.n!i! by Ilie 1iil
jorlly of frleiiilly dvochitiunn nml foclal ou!nr.
niuliist the as-iuance nf mlncn It niijmt ami
ilctilniii,tal to ihclr .11111 bed iiiltic-ts
ij
Olio la fon.nl alnio-l In Iho concltuloii t It-it Ihe
nulnttty of peiipalclic neiillcinrii on'o lav.iolly
mcett in .1 iiinitifnitVi wall,' arc In one way or
iinothei- accnls or rniv.i.eiK for lnt'.n.ui',e om
paii.', jet thoy I'tclicw Iho miner m If lila writ,
p.illon was n eiilaiii prtltidi! to tmlilcn. death,
this ailsi-i, I urn ivitiiin, Horn aetu.uial Ignor
.liue of .ifcerbilncil or aseritJlnabte tact..-. No
one will ilmy, lei.-t of nil shall 1 do mi, llut
mining N nn oceiipalnn i.-,'.teinely liitanlons '.
the Indl1i1l11.1l. What 1 do contend U that the
m-'SieC'iti' death rate anions mil cts U e.traotdiii.
11 illy or c.rcitlon.ill,v lilgli, .ill thinija consiikrcd.
It is tivinty per i-enl. Iom tlnti that ninon:
liroieoty tiuiliel- and dlllllery noikeis; It i"
Miinctvliat less Ihuil tlut .11110111; printeH :ird
t.tpe founder-, 1he1e oiiie Milillc poison In the
metallic Insirilieiits u-eil In I In. ttpc, probably
m-.-enlr, piodueci plillihl. I'aliitrn arc not fiee
from iici'iili'iit-, 11 Idle their oiciii.itton I' "dd
lo s-boilcn life. Indeed, It holds true of alnto-t
all oerupitloiis that their ptiicllee is delilinenial
lo avciajii! lonxcilly. Kun in the co-railed
learned pinfes-iutw Hie .-.line ruin lioldt gouil.
'Ihe aveiaco life of d"clis Is said lo be no more
than iorty years, liroiicht on more by worry, It
is ni.illclouly t-ild, in 1'olleetin,' their bills than
by Ihe (rouble of ri'siHcll.itinc licir l'Jtlr'its.
(iei-K.vinen, too, have their own appichensliin.i of
a premature call lo 11 wotld wheie Ihey n,uy
take 11 much liredril test. 1 ,1111 udduclrir lli'fe
in-tance.-- lo show that M.ddm deaths anions
miners do not sieally exited (lie talln i.mong
itlur occupations. In thl.s li.tcn-e and inlcn.-l-fjiiiB
life of ours, -iitldcn death is the rule, a
protected old age the exception.
11
What Is Hidden death? A t lake it, piciiv.lure
death whether It oierwhelnn a, mort.il throiisb :i
sudden bie.il; iu the ph.i.iieal muhiiicry from the
iinide or j-ay llirotiuli u fall of 101I; hum the
outside, may be placed In the Mine catenoiy.
A iii.ui I'liiiying .1 he.ny iniir.an.e policy imy
diinl; hhu-elf Ii, death in a week: vcl jo" may
sIhikI at the nmutli of 11 mine any il.iv and
conifitc witii men who have uoikcd in the mined
ten, titleen, twenty or oien tidily years, win
net or uot u siiatch iu their lites. Ye, but vi.''s
Iho taplcnl uctuaiy, "l.oo!. at cur liguK", fi?
mis, 3011 l.nniv, cannot He. Tbc-e st.ili-tlfs ;oe
as .scientlficiilly and 1111lhem.1tic.1lly accurate in
tli.lt I'.'.-o and tito make tour. We rannot t"!l
jou when tldti man or lli.it Hull die, but lae .1
!.'iien iium'oer of nun, their j;w and oiiup.i'.io-i,
mid tie can tell yo'u how many will die within
a ti'.-elve-nionlh." 1 .idiuit that flymen cannot
lie, but Ihclr lui-appll.-itio'i it a fal-ehocd. Now
nlioro all Ihe oinipatioiis In uhiih working tii'n
.110 ciipMRcd, peiliaiii miniii is the leat J.itis
factory tor iliawins.- conclusion? hem s-tati-tieal
eoinpuljtions on the ileilh isle .111111111; llio-e fie
ijaneil ill it. lleeausc why? The -.ifely of lite in
uifiiins lo .1 sieater etent than in any olhcr oc
cupation depend.- upon Hie puc.iutioii.iry luc-ii.e
ttlikli the ininei- lilm-elf mid Iho-o wiio aie III
eharpe mer him take lo euuo bitJ fiiely. f ad
mit, of touiM', that miners aie subjeil lo Itlcht
fid accidents which no piocautinn.s c.111 nfe
U'lurd iiqainsl. 11 should, howeicr, be leiVRiiUcd,
in this connection, dial 'lecidentb In mines Lire
a peculiar Kiuo.-omeucfS. whi-.h is :i.itur.il cii'iii'-li,
bin which Ins no licailnK m the cause or the
railner.s of .1 particular utailty. I am eiiiplo.tiu-
eouieiitloti.il tcitninoloiry, Iml i-peaKing wuii an
due icterence of dealii in wiiitcfci manlier it
occur, il is all the fame lo the dead person
whether lie be killed in .1 mine or urn oter and
his life quenched at .1 stivit tiorein:,. l'lobaldy
the moot liitthltul death iiiuiralilr, if '-here ae
coiiip.uallie devices of 1 uinmonpl.icc honor iu
tin.- iili'i 01 Hit' Ihioe.s nf death, which aie tin-
douhtedly at the la-l moment- painle--, l ileatli
in a railway wicth, .let llaieliui; by 1.1II is in
n 1t111.1l almost .1-. natural bieatbiic No one
moie icadily thinks uf loiiciains death tilth
tratelins- by uH Inan 01 being: choked while
eat iif,' .limit r.
.o
1 lute not b.i me the la.-t 11nm1.1l lepoil of thu
number t dealhs, thai w.'ie due to minim, ucci-dent-
la-t tear. Ii.it ll .slruel: uie at tho time
of iiailirir'that lor an cinplojnti'til which has
Mich 11 noloiiou-ly bad icpatalioii as mininir ihey
weio not near so slu-tly, I. ken at their woist,
a- in-urauci' companies i.nd instirange acents
mike out. While I admit at oi.co tint they aie
bleb, l.ir limber unfoiliiinlely Hum they should
be. 1 have not tho Hii:litft doubt, that if we
I1.11I lellable -tali-.tics of the dentin due to acci
dents from other iau.-cs ihey would compare viry
lavuiably Willi them. Vcl the uiimr I- ikhaircd
finni tilling ailv.int.ig.' of fii-maiK-o benelits winch
me not only licely UT.mlcd lo but pcitlnaciotdy
Millcited liy a-siiiaiice soiietles, niii.i and miiiII,
fioiu men in eiery other walk ul life isiepl mil
loader, and tlioiiKli the dialh vale .iinotis woik
ci.s on tin' lailnuds ii muidciuii-Iy he.ny. yet
the .-otlctics In wldih l.iilioad mill iibiirc tbcni-M'li-e-
aie not only atronir in tlieir flnatici'-, ic
M'lto and lurrent. Iml lon-bleilns; tlie ib'.is. Hielr
picniiuuis are suipiisiniily I.1I1.
--j
1 .nil veil .iwaie tint then ,-no a law tocutiej
"wliicli aui'il iiilnet moio or Iits eniidllioiially.
1 am m t uului; to inenlluii any uaiiies. llut I
1 an Mli'ly t,.y t I1.1t mini' ut Hiom1 societies whlili
do accepi liilncis on an enn!!! wl"' "t,"'l'
niuiiibeis hail' iniihlr tlie papularily nor rrputn.
lion ot tiio-e v.hich ililnr Hum. Tlie mlneis
ihcniseltes have accepted the Muiiti"ii(iilli what
I lciwiil in Inneiil.ibU Incrln.v-. 1 billeio tl-it
If thev HKitJtcil till- matter ll.ey umiM be able
In time tn hum the tlnveliald nf .iii' bci.-hl or
lu-ur.iuco i-oilely Willi 110 more sciiou- obil.nio
thin pc-lbly .1 sdlsblly liii;!i.r piiniluni.
o
One 01 Iho nio-t Mll-laeUiy ultillolls of the
dealh lalo ol a 1 1 --- uf mill I' the iiuui.ii;e
nite, When) .1 body of 'ii'ii following: an oei'i
i.ition nuuy licely, beluk men iun'-eil nt
illn.ui- toii'-lshl. and l.itluiil piovldiiu'o fur iliu
futnii', may it I"' Ukeli .is urauted tli.il. the he
ttlncl v.-lilili guides lo liuinntlclty would la
hoi imifly lelaided If imt ..bi.tcd If I If deatli
lalo wa'i nbiioiiiial 111 tint pailltiilar callius or
indusliy. lbillioailcis, (or liMwice, .-eldom many
until they ll.-o to hinh'i- nml Icni fatal po-ltiona
than bia'kiiiirii, sivilil.miii or engine liostlm.
A deep tutu wilor biio.v the unk ol captain or
liiatn would a. uoii ihlnk of ccnimllllnK tuii!.1n
q luaiijiin;. Mlncm, on tint other bmd. many
a fieipicully us oilur iieotile iliii.iiisUiucd iu
timidly ko.mIi. .n they aie. Mli.i'u' oiphius ..mi
not 11101 u pluillnil Iiian lll"e of mtj u-.her da.s
nor .no mlneu' 11 Idem .
'Ilie aviitiul healili n llm lilllo'l i- W-' abute
iho ,im iji;e. The- old) clno.it-: 01 crijaiiic luin
pi ilnt 10 vihiiii lie is -uliject abo-.-a or ln'ioud
Iho oidinaiy or an rj-.-e uioilal 1. inimr'a nithiiU.
The death lite limn tills illt-4ti mu-'t be ciy
tiuall, bcv.111.-e nil one doior in every tlility lus
a pandit t an one flmo iindu1 Id ilnaBt l,,r
lliaimint tor lliH lomplilnt or dUea.-c, ttlut
ever it jnay be. if It oiinlnites iu the mliio ..t
all. A nilnei's well, 1 la'wilutu and cNlilullui.
iu the iiilne, not o nitirii buarie ot the phvdc 1!
i-M'itloii t.idcli It leiiiilic. but beiau-i' Iho air
i, ei.ign.iiit mul moie or lent vitiated ov.liiy to
Iho piiKiiio of tiry volatile qas whlili no
loo.-ciicd in the pioccs of nilnliu. Otlwtwlm
mlnli' i. jirrlulil' tlio cleaneil .'lid hcalthiut
oicupatiuii i,t st to auUnliii.
Taken on die whole, thin, a miner un the
atnaue i. as pocl as any ctlitr "ubject" with
tiiraiil to miexpiTted danger. It U unjii-l an
well us iii'.-.,edleiil that b l.oiihl Ic csi'luded
I10111 jiiijiK.i priiili-ye,. I ill not doubt that
iu time, and in .1 my bhoil time, thU dbcilini
nation will line bun nteu-oine.
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