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THE eAMDEN CHRONICLE VOI.UMK XVIII. CAMDEN, S. ?.. FRIDAY, SE1TEMHEK G. I!t07. NO.:$5. SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS '? " ? ? - Newsy Items Gathered from the Different Sections of South Carolina. A WOULD BE SUICIDE. Mrs. Mainio Boseman Attempts Her Own Life. Maiming, Special.? Mrs. Mamie Boseman of Alcolu endeavored to take her own lift; by taking an overoso of luudanuin, but fortunately she was found before the poison had taken1 sufficient effect to put lior beyond re-1 covery. It was later sought to. find out if possible the reason for thin, attempt at suicide and from the in formation gained it seems that some time ago this Mrs. Boseman and a Mrs. Barficld had a misunderstanding J brought about by a dog of one of the j parties eating some chickens belong-, ing to the other. They mc^ and had. a fight, Mrs. Boseman striking Mr* Barficld, whereupon Mrs. JJarfiehl prosecuted her for assault anil ba:- . tery au<l the ease was sent up to the J circuit court, Mrs. Boseman giving] a $500 bond for her appearance. She has been revived hut i# not yet out of danger. 60^ Railroad Assessment Raised. Columbia, Special.?The figures on the assessments for the railroads do*' ing business in Sputh Carolina will. bo made public in a few days. The assessments were practically decided' upon by the State board of railroad' assessors some time ago, but there, has been much discussion as to the! basis for taxation. It is understood that the Southern railway has been assessed on a basis of $20,000,000 ' which is a raise of about $0,000,000,' and the Atlantic Coast Line on a basis of ifl 1,000,000,a raise of about $3,00(1.00(1. There has been no ma-| tcrial change in the assessments of, ihe Seaboard Air Line Railway. On | the increased assessment the two| roads would pay $45,000 additional \ to the State on the 5-mill levy for j general, purposes and $27,000 on the constitutional 3-inill tax for schools not to speak of an average of 4 mill for general purposes in each county through which the roads pass. More Charleston Tigers Out. j Charleston, Special.?Sheriff Mar M-iu reports that nine country liquor sellers have surrendered or cancelled their revenue licenses in the territory, covered by the rural police. This is something of a .record for the rural. .eritovy and Sheriff Martin is much ' pleased with the results of the raid-j ing which he has kept the ruralt police at. The dealers who have taken their ( licenses down from their walls or dc- ; cided not to renew them are colored,' and did a quart-or-two-a-day business It did not pay them to keep on, with ' Hjmraiding to which they were sub- ( .iccteth and so they surrendered to th? law. /As is the case in the city, the country "timers" do not dare to do ..JjusiiL'ss withouAthat magic revenue. liccnsK. and thoVoTore nine illicit liq- j (uor deaTncs of^lie rural districts may i scratched off the list. Negro Murdered in Laurens. Laurens, Special.?After an inter val of several weeks another negro murder is recorded in Laurens. Mon-j day night Constable Elledge of Sulli-: vnn township brought to jail Mose' Herbert who is charged with shooting' nnd killing another darkey by the name of Ned Roseman near Boyd'3 mill. The killing occurred about 4 o'clock and is said to have been tht' result of a dispute* between the two mon Over 50 cents. Only one shot was fired and Roseman was killed instant ly. The inquest was held by Magis- j tratc J. P. Elledge. Rccord Snake Story. Greenwood, Special.?Mr. Sebron ' Agnew, a well-to-do farmer , of tho Rosa section of this county, reports n "snake killing" that will beat the record of tho Yorkville killing of a few day8 ago. Last week he had a negro, Butler Ross, ditching for him. In tho course of tho digging a mocca sin was turned up. Ross Killed the enake and found 01 little ones inside. Judge Aldrich 111. Columbia, Special.?Gov. Ansel re ceived a letter from Judge James Al drich, stating that he would not bo able to preside at court hero next week on account of illness. Judge Aldrich wrote that he had been^ill for some months and on the cdvice of his physician had to give up all work until i)ecem1Wr. This means that a special judge will have to bo appoint ed for the term of criminal court in Richland, commencing next week. Judge Aldrich has been ill some time and the Columbia bar wan unanimous in expressing the hope that he would soon recover. New Knitting Mill. 'rv Spartanburg, Spccial. ? At Fait* Forest, in tfcis county, a knitting mill company was organized with a capital Rtock of $150,000. The capital is ..largely local. inWinthrop Student#. . SparaftfHurg, Spccial.?The follow ing voung vHdie? were awarded th# Winthrop aeholawhipe from the eonn Miase* Buliene*Erwin, Zola 0. Konrfeo* JUDGE PURDY MAKES DECISION Also Construes Contract Between Railraoda and Employee as to Dis ability Clause. Charleston, Special,?Judge Purdy filed Jjis decision in the case of Joseph It. Sturgess against the Atlantic Const Lino in which he declared the act of the legislature allowing recipients of benefits in the sick relief mud of the Atlantic (k>ast Line t<> sue for dam ages to he unconstitutional. The case was recently argued and the opinion in the office of the clerk of the court, is of great interest and impor tance. In tho submission of the case to the court, the attorneys asked Judge Purdy to pass on two questions, whether the act of the legislature al lowing a recipient of the hospital and relief fund to recover benefits, not withstanding his compensation for damages, is constitutional and valid and secondly, whether the term "dis-j ability" in the contract means a total inability to work or mere inability to perform the class of labor in which the member was engaged at tho time of his injury. After citing numerous cases involv ing the points of law on the first ques tion, Judge Purdy proceeds: "In tin light of these principles escape is im possible from the. conclusion that th-.' act here under consideration is au il legal interference with the freedom of contract guaranteed by the federal and State constitutions and therefore null and void. * * * Here is a con tract of highly beneficial character and undoubted validity attempted to be struck down by a statue that can he referred to a single source of au thoiity under the police power and which is detrimental rather than bene lineal to the only portion ol' the public effected. My duty to uphold the eon >ituation in such a case by declaring the statute void seems to4>e clear and I feci no hesitation in sofpronouncing it." iu pnssing upon the second question the court declared that the contract speaks for itself in sufficiently clear terms: "The regulation does not say physical inability to work in the line in which he was formerly engaged and the court can not read such meaning into to. A party may not ba physically able to follow one line ol work yet thoroughly able to follow another and more lucrative' one. Plainly no such case as this was in tended to be provided for by the pay ment. of disabled benefits; hence, I hold that the disability referred to means physical inability to perform any labor." "Evangelist" on Chaingang. Chester, Special.?A struggling roaming "evangelist," claiming to li4 one "Rev." Arnold of Georgia and | various other localities, was before n | recent session of the mayor's coml | here om two charges. The first charge j was cruelty to a hoy, whom this "Rev." had coaxed or forced to ac company him. The second accusation was vaprancy. On each count the sen tence was a fine of $50 or confinement at hard labor on the chaingang for 3"! davs. Being unable to produce thf coin, the "evangelist" was led awa> to the rock pile and there, robed it; | stripes and adorned with shackles, lie | doing service for the county. Killed by Street Car. t Greenwood, Special.?The body ol Mr. Arthur C. Moore who died Run day in Rlrminghiun, Ala., as a result 'of injuries received by being knocked i down by a street car in that city, | reached here over the Seaboard Aii ! Line, and the burial took place al Mount Moriah Church. Mr. Mooiv j was about 30 years old and had boen I in Alabama several years. Tigers Closing in Charleston. Charleston, Special.?Mayor Rhctt, who returned to the city to meet Bar on von Pillis made the announcement that over 50 revenue licenses had not been renewed this year by violatoif of the dispensary law, and that eij?:h! licenses had been cancclcd in the last few weeks. This is a tremendous gain in the determined fight which Mayoi ' Rhett is making to get an effective 'enforcement of the founty dispensary law in Charleston. The surrender ol ! over 00 revenue licenses makes a bijr' | hole in the number of tigers here. Knitting MiU For Aiken. Aiken, Special.?Mr. C. E. Hallmnti a progressive lumber dealer of Oak wood, is erecting o'njjis place reccntl> 1 purchased near *Howelton, an up-to date knitting^jufil and will have it ready for operation in the hear fu tnre. It is understood that Mr. Hall man has had the erection of such at enterprise for tome time under con* sideralion, bn? only recently com pleted his plans and the necessary booses qr? now being erected. "-'ixr'- ' . ?' " IHKEE C0UN1Y I AIK PROSPECT Citizens of Lexington, Aiken suid Ha luda to Join in Celebration. liatesbnrg, Special. ?In a little mure than six weeks from now this prosperous little city will be crowded with people intent upon having a good time und everything will he u bustle of activity. The Tri-Couuty Fair association will open on Octobor 15, and continue until the 18th. This will bring crowds of people here from Lexington, Aiken uud Saluda conn, ties. The buildings und stalls are now being rapidly pushed to completion, and when completed Bateslmig will have a fair ground worthy of a inoro pretennive place. The main building, a large, two-story structure, is ncariug completion and when paiutpd will pre sent a neat and attractive appearance. There will be several smaller buihlin.;:'.* and a large number of stalls for eat Me and horses,., The grounds cover a space of 10 acres and will be enclosed The departments consist of Held crop, household, h^rse, cattle, swine, need!*) and fancy work, tine arts, manufac turing and mechanical and floral. The departments are in charge of compe tent heads, and are sufllcient in num ber to embrace and kind of display one may care to make. Whatever success may result from the fair, much of it will be due to the general manager, Mr. J. Walter l)rf Jber, who has spared neither time n<?r ^'expense to make it a success. The people of the three counties are manifesting much interest in the project, and it will be worth attending Numerous prizes aro offered and theie will be no scarcity of entries. Knitting Mill at Montmorencl. Aiken, Special.-? Aiken county seems to have an epidemic of knitting mills. Besides the one at North Au gusta, which will begin operation about the flirst of next month, and the one being built by Mr. C'. 10. llallman, nyar llowelton, plans are now on foot to build one at Montmorenci. It is stated that such a movement is on foot being promot ed by Messrs. Woodward, Hell and Taylor. While nothing definite has yet been done,, tho project is under consideration. The plan is to get an electric current from the Carolina Light and Power Company of this city vnd operate the plant by electricity. The nlan seems to be a very feasible one and it is stated that there is every probability of its being carried to a successful fruition. With I lie good location, railroad facilities, etc., the enterprise would doubtless prove a saeccss. The Williamson Plan. Aiken, Special.?A large iiitmber of Aiken county fanners have planted i their corn ami cutivated it by the Wil liamson plan this year. In every in stance the corn that is now on the laml proves that the mode of cuti vation employed by Mr. Williamson comes up fully to what is claimed for it. In many cases it was tested by a few rows ino.a large tield and these rows now have several times as much corn 011 them as the. others. The. va rious tests prove beyond a'douht thai the method is a distinctive success, and it will be extensively used nil over the county next year. Those who havi employed the method this year are expecting a yield of 50 to 75 bushels per acre. New Bank Building. Batesburg, Special.?The First Na tional Bank of Batesburg has out grown its\present quarters and nt a meeting of the board of 'clirectors on the 27th they bought the corner lot on Main street and Railroad avenue, run ning back to Rutland street, ,25 fee? by 11f? feet. On this lot they purpose to erect a pressed brick granite front, and corner hanking building, in beau ty and convenience the equal of any banking, house in the State. Aiken Dispensary Ca3e. Aiken, Special.? Magistrate Smoak held a preliminary hearing for .Toe Corley a young white man of Kilch h.p'b Mill charged yvith violation of the dispensary law. After hearing the evidence Magistrate Smoak bound him over to the higher court and his bond fixed at $200 was promptly fur nish* d. Small Fire in Bennettsville. Benne'/ttsvillc, Special.?Ttnv barns and str.ble belonging to Mr. II. W. Corral.' were burned Thursday even ing. The alarm was givdn at about 0:15 o 'clock ' and a large crowd soo.i gathered. For ajO^minutes it seem ed that Benncttsvillc Hardware com pany's store and (he Bank of Marl borough would be destroyed, but hard work by the tire dcpaitmeut assisted by many other men extinguished the burning store and prevented the spreading of the tiie. Samples Were Sold. Columbia, Special.?The Richmond county dispensary board scld the en tire lot of samples on hand to the Slate hospital for the Insane for $90. Some of the stock was of an unusually high class, but was not the kind used by the dispensaries regularly and thereforo was oS little ose.. to the 'biJIMPdt INVALID, SAYS 1HE COURT Supreme Court Passes on Freight Claims Collections Act of 1003 is Deficient. Columbia, Special. ? Th? supreme court in iho case of Yenning against the Atlantic Coast Line llailioad, litis declared unconstitutional tin; uct of 190.1, regulating the manners in which railroads shall adjust freight claims for loss. The Mclkuap Hardware company at Louisville, Ky., delivered to the Sou thern railway a steel range conftign ed to S. I{. Venning at Manning. The Southern road hauled the goods as far as Columbia and it was then turned over to the Atlantic Coast Line road for further delivery. Only a part of the freight was delivered and in magistrate's court a verdict of $21 foj damages and of $.">0 for failure to ad just the claim within 00 days was awarded and upheld by the circuit court. The Atlantic Coast Line testified that only a portion of the goods was delivered by the Southern road at Columbia ami appealed to tin; supreme court, holding that the net of March 100M, was unconstitutional in that it attempted to regulate interstate com merce. The act says in part: ''Sec. 2 That every claim for lo.s.i of or damage to property while in the possession of such common carrier shall be adjusted and paid within 10 days, in case of shipments whol'y within this Stale, and within 90 days in case of shipments from without this State, after the tiling of such claim with the agent of such carrier at the point of destination of such shipment: Provided, That no such claim shall bo liled until after the arrival of the shipment or of &omc part thereof at the point of destination or until after the lapse of a reasonable time for the arrival thereof. In every case such common carrier shall be liable for the amount of such loss or damago, to gether with interest thereon from the date of the filing of the claim thereof until the pavmeut thereof. Failure adjust and pay such claim within the periods respectively herein pre scribed shall subject each common carrier so failing l<> a penalty of $.">0 each and every such failure, to he re covered by any consignee or consign ees aggrieved in any court of compe tent jurisdiction; Provided, That un less such consignee or consignees re cover in such action the full amount claimed, no penalty shall be recover ed, but only the actual amount of the loss or damage, with interest as afore said: Provided, further, That no common carrier shall be liable under this act for property which never came into its possession, if it com plies with the provisions of section 1710, volume 1, of the code of laws of South ('arolinajf'lVO'i. "Sec. 3. 'Hiat any common car rier upon complying with the provis ions of this act, shall have all the fights and remedies herein jpravided for against the common (jatrier fttom which it received the freight in nuea? tion." vJ 1 The court says (the opinion being written by Justice Woods) that the general assembly has undertaken to make a complete change in legal rela tions with the railways as applied t'J connecting lines with each oother, the rights of the owners of (lie goods and the right ot such carriers to contract? A railroad operating in Kentucky can not be made the agent of a rail road operating in South Carolina or liable for its default or negligence and if this statute was given effect a car rier operating on an interstate line, partly in this State, upon receiving freight in (Jeorgia upon a connecting line, under a bill of lading issued by a Kentucky railroad, would have L> pay damages arising from the negli gence of the Kentucky road and would have no recourse against the defaulting road. 1 he case is therefore sent back fo?? a new trial. 1 he opinion is regarded as one of the most important filed by the court in some time and will leave a far reaching effect upon the law covering the collection of freight claims on in terstate shipments. . Boll Weevil in South Carolina. Waterloo, Special.?Farmers thro' this section are very much concerned about the appearance on their cotton of a small insect resembling in many' respects the Texas boll weevil. It stings the cotton boH? and they die in a very short time. VcS*y young bolls die in a day, wither and'drop off/Th* insect is small and looks to be harm less and innocent, but it has beeu caught on the bolts getting in its dead ? iVu'k" '^ou,c farmers say their crop will be cut off considerably on account of the ravages of this insect. Per sons here who have seen the Texas boll weevil declare this must be it. Elopement in^partanbnrg. Spartanburg, SpSnal.?Miss Eliza beth Whitman, the 15-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Whitman of No. 170 North Church street, and Mr. T. A. Walker, Jr., of Greer elop ed Saturday afternoon and-were mar ried by Notary Public R. D. Hicka at Spartanburg Junction. They- contin ued their journey from the junction to Greer. The wedding camera* a great surprise here, both parties oeinj well known. CLEMSON VACANCIES FILLED ^hoUrships Announced by County boards Subject to Apjfoval by State Board. Columbia, Special.? The list of IYt**r recommended f?>r Clemson selni! %r*jiips by the county boards *>1' edu jation has been completed and 1W warded to the Stale superintendent /( education tor confirmation at the meeting of the State board of educa tion this month. There are four va cancies to be tilled by examination, one in Aiken county, one in George town and one each in Horry and Luc. These names will be sent in befoiv the hoard meets. Following is thy* list: Ahheville (.1) (). A. Moi'mli, Tloy li. \V. Cromer, Abbeville; L. (\ 11 a ? kell, Jr., Abbeville. Aiken t-)~ Thus. Watson, \\ liv elier; vitvaney to be lilled. Anderson (2)?A. W. Merridetri" Townville; Allen Opt, Helton. Bamberg (1)?Alvin Riley, Dei. mark. Barnwell (1) ? Paul Baxley, Black ville. Beaufort (il)?.John Paul Stickley, Bort Hoy a I; Ralph E. Brown, Beau fort; Decatur B. Campbell, Bort h'ov al. Berkely (2)? llenry C. Kurort on Alvin; H. \V. Harvey, Binopolis. Charleston (2)?10. J. Jenkins, Charleston; B. R. Baeot, Charleston. Cherokee (1)'?Wallace Foster, Pacolet. Chester (1)?William A. Connelly, ('hestci*. Chesterfield (1) ? B. Tillman Knight, Cheraw. Clarendon (1)^-Wiley F. I lodge, M unning. Colleton (1)?John li. Murray, Walferboro. Darlington (1)?(Menu A. Jef eord, Darlington. Dorchester (1)?J. R. Fixer, Sum-J nierville. Edgefield (2)?William A. Ed munds, Edgefield; Robt. W. Scoff, Johnson. Fairfield (2) ? Wade 1). Craig, Blackstock ; G. T. CaxsHs, Casscls. Elorenee (2)? Douj^ifls Ellebe, Florence; Martin II. Epps, Tinimons vi lie. (leorgetown (.'))-^Herman Byaty,^ Laurel; J. S. Pyrntf, Jr., (ieorge|oAvn/; other vricancy to be filled. (ireenville (3)-^John A. Goodwin, Travelers' Rest; (v. p. Rje<\ Pelze1-; Frank F. Sfokes, Toney ('reek. (Ireenwood (1)?Thos. Marshall, Ninety-Six. Hampton (2)?P. II. Miley, Crock etville; E. II. llanim, Giflirds. I lorry (1)?To be filled. Kershaw (,'{)?Ben W. Getfys, Lu go IT; William I). Tiauthani, Camden; G. ('. Trantham, Camden. Lancaster (1)?Fred Adams, Laa easter. Laurens (2)?Jesse T. Crawford, Princeton; W. R. Gray, Gray Court. Lee fj)?To be filled. Lexington (2)--L. S. Linder, Gil bert; J. O. Wingard, Lexington. Marion (2)-?A. B. Allon, Latta; W. M. Wall, Eulonia. Marlboro (1)?Grover Thompson, McColl. Newberry (2)?B. P. Folk, Ponia ria; W. N. Henderson, Blairs. Oconee (2)?W. 1). Barnett, West minister; J, S. Knox, Westminster. Orangeburg (2)?Claud V. Faltry, Orangeburg; F. M. Rast, Jr., Orange burg. Pickens (2)-?Calvin Garrett, Pick ens; Claude C~. 'burroughs, Liberty. Richland / (H)?J. E. Jenkins, Co lumbia; Cy S. Lykes, Lykesland; Frank Lykes, Lykesland. Saluda (2)?Henry Fulmer :Bates burg; John C. Crouch, Batesburg. Spartanburg (1)?Frank S. Thorn ason, Cedar Springs. Sumter (1)?Kenneth McLauriu, Wedgefiold. Union (1)?William II. Morau, Union. Williamsburg (2)?0. II. Ginhnm, Sc.ranton; H. T. ProsHcr, Jay. York (2)?John N. Carothcrs, Rock Hill; Ebenezcr Gettys, Rock Hill. Steamship Line Will Open in De cember. Charleston, Special.?President P. II. Gadsden of (he Chamber of Com merce returned to Charleston from Charlotte wlier he was a party to the conference with Baron von Pilis re garding the establishment of the im migrant line of steamers to Cliarlo fon. Mr. Gadsden said that I he rail roads have pursued a policy of friend liness to the project and he saw no reason why it should not be carried out successfully. He thought that the first steamer should arrive here in December as a sort of Christinas pres ent. Fatally Injured by Southern Train. ' *> ? Chester, Specinl.?Mr.Claude Moor.* yardmaster for the C. & N. W. rail way in this city and well known local ly was probably fatally injured Satur day evening while attempting crosa the track at the Southern 3epot in front of the incoming passenger train from Charlotte. The pilot of the en gine struck the unfortunate young fellow, crushing bis akull and injur ing bin) otherwise, Wealthy Young Editor and Politician Makes Address LABOR AND CAPITAL NEEDED Mr. Hearst Discusuos Labor, ltd Op portunities and Problems? Declares Not Only Co-Operation But Organ ization Necessary, in Labor as Woll as in Capital, and Labor Unions arc Valuable to Community. Norfolk, Yn., Special. ?William Wandolph Hearst, (it Now York, ami Saiiiiifl < lumpers, president of Clio American Federation of Labor, wero tho principal speakers at Monday's groat Labor Day celebration at tic? Jamestown Imposition. The weather lear, and thousands of persons .from all part,s of tidewater Virginia attended. Following an address of wolcomo b\ President Tucker, of the Exposi tion Company, Mr. Hearst was intro dueed and given an ovation. Mr. Hearst said in part; Mr. Hearst's Addross. My friends; Labor Hay should rank with the Fourth of .July as a characteristic American holiday. The fourth of July commemorates tho means > which we gained our inde pendence as a nation, and Labor Day commemorates the means by which we have made our nation the mosC, powerful, the most progressive, tho most preyperous of any in the world Some nations have grown great by conquering their weaker neighbors. Others have grown rich by despoiling dependent colonies, but this nation has grown to he the greatest and the richest ot nil through tho peaceful development of its own resources; by the honest labor of it^ citizens. In this countr\ labor is universal and is universally honored and ap preciated. In this country there m no forking class, but every 'man worthy of the name is n working man. In this country there is not class ?( moil that work'with their hands while another class work with their brains. Iu America all men work with their brains, and when we say that Ameri can laborers are the most efficient on earth, we do not mean that their hands are different from those of oth er men, but that their minds aro clearer, quicker and more effective than those of other men. In this country the mechanics work, tho farmers woj'k, the clerks work, th?? u?Vn work, tho profes sional men work, and even the mil lionaires work. We have no aristoc racy save that of intellect and indus tiy, and the proudest title of our most successful milionairc is'"Captain of Indus! ry.'' Iu a country?where all men are \v4li King men there hould bo greater community ot interest, bettor mutual understanding and sympathv. It is in behalf of this better understanding tluit 1 speak today. I have no pa tience with the prejudiced, wjiioh ex ist between alleged glasses when the classes thcmselvtwjrfdo not real ft ex ist. ? > ^ Capital and Labor. ?There is uo reason for hostility be tween employer and employe, between capitalist and wage-earner. Capital is but the accumulation of wealth which employer and omployo create together. Wages are but the division of prof its. Both employer and employe aro entitled to their share of the profits, and as long as the division is just and equable there is no occasion for con flict. If the division is not just, it can alway? be made so by arbitration, and there is still no occasion for con flict. Let us all regard one another as fe low working men and treat one an other with consideration and toler ance. j,ot us alt labor harmoniously to create wealth iu order that there may be the greatest possible amount to be justly divided. A condition v! class hatred such a^ has developed in Colorado is a curso to this country. I hope that such a condition has boon averted in San Francisco?from which city I have just como-*-but much has been said in the East to misrepresent the uuion working men of San I* rancisco. To set them right, to do them justice, it is only neces sary to state the exact facts with kindergarten simplicity. On the Subject of united I Hearst'.said: c * * * united effort is always more effective than distracted effort, and organization and combination may be said to bo beneficial whenever tlieii objects are legitimate. I he main purpose of laboi/^H^^Mis I is to secure comfortable conditnm> and adequate compensation for the wage-earners The main object of farmers' union.* is to secure proper recognition and adequate condensation for those who produce the necessities of liio iarmcrs and wage-earners com ftiiso two-thirds of the community, and the distribution of wealth th&ucrhout those large bodies is abso lutely essentia) to general prosperity. As a matter of fact, if the farmers and laborers are not proseprotts, there is no proseprity. Ltpnute frusta. The legitimate object of houeat combinations of capital is to unite the wealth of many u4itMn?b ia one great enterprise aad .ia distribute I the profit* of enterprise *a?oay the 11)1111 investor*. liy IUCUUS of MUcIl comhinat ions operat ions are conduct ed on a scale lliut would be beyond tin* power of any single individual. Most o| the great works of the country have IhVmi cou^ti u?*I<>? 1 by the. combined capital of jhousaudH of men, ami many ol these works would never have been completed in such magnitude, or at all/ if they had do- v ponded upon the limited resources of a few men. The effectiveness of combinations of capital is seen in their enormous power for good, and thc^r menaco lies in the misnes of that onomuus power for evil. There is no greater dauber to out form of government, to our popular rights and our public morals than the corrupt use of the great power of cor porate wealth. 1 plead for equal lows for all, for equal rights for all, for equal justice for all. 1 plead for opportunity for all hon est men, and to harmony and co-op oration between honest men. I plead for unprejudiced recogni tion of the advantages of organization and combination, and for intelligent discrimination between what is good in them and what is bad. 1 assert the multiplied value of uit p<l action and declare for the principle of union. A hundred and a quarter years ago a little band of patriots united to se cure better and freer conditions, to protect themselves from the exactions of their co-called superiors. They protested, struck, rebelled?call it what you will?against tyranny and oppression.- They fought a long and gallant light. They deprived them selves ami their families, they strug gled and endured and died tlmt they might win a righteous cause. They established the United States of Am erica, with independence, equality ami opportunity for all men. Sinco then, i^ seems to me, it little behooves a free and favored citizen ot this liberal land to be opposed to un ions. What is our government but a union? What is our motto? "In union there is strength." If there are faults in our govern ment , let us correct them, but not condemn all government. When there are faults- in our unions anil combinations, let us correct them, but not deny the value of united ef fort. * Mr. Hearst closed as follows: . "Let us combat organization that operates for evil with organisation that operates for good. Let us light the trusts and oppressive monopolies, not w.ith the slings and arrows of a'l age that is past, but with a modern firmament?with tli'o 12-inch batteries and disciplined battalions of an age of organization. 4 1 'Lot us organize unions of all good citizens to preserve our government ns patriots founded it, to conduct i* imparitally for our children the iii^ dependence, equality and opportunity which our latitats with devotion, sao ?idee and heroism-won for us." FEMININE NEWS NOTES. There Is a growing list o( Chicago ? women who are interested in com* nierclal enterprises. ' Mrs. von IJredon, daughter of Sen ator Newlands and wife of a German army oI?fer, died in Berlin. Tho Empress of Germany slipped and fell while playing tennis, so In juring a leg that she must stay In bad lomo weeks. * The wife of a New York yachtsman applies for divorce on the ground that she has had only three gowns in twenty-eight years. Mrs. Thoiuas F. Ryan Kra< created a Papal countess, and it was said bar husband' might be made a noble of the Catholic Church. Lady Charles Beresford collects ball programs as a hobby, especially favoring those painted by hand or da? signed by lady artists. General Stoessol's wifo has been sued for tho valuo of three cows, alleged to have .bean used and sold by her in the siege of Port Arthur. Miss Mlina Slllanpaa, a member of tho Finnish Diet, a few years ago ? was a domestic servant. She noil ' edits a paper, tho Working Woman, Tha highest salaried woman in tha Government ssrvico ' is Miss Kstellq Heel, inspector of Indian schools, - She receives $;)00') a year and $(* pensc3, Mrs. Piper, the celebrated medium, of Boston, has just Returned from London, where she weut last Novate* ? ber by Invltntton of the Psychical So ciety of that city. ? AH the women employes at tha - Fort William, Out., telephone offloa went on strike, refusing to work un- . der an Illinois woman who was en gaged as an operator by the manager* an American. \At tho Tobacco Exhibition Tu Lon doK^some women made cigarettes at the rbt? of 120 in thirty minutes, WEASEL. The weasel sjhall horror.- As tonishingly strong^apparently fear loss and as persevering as an ant, when once he has setffed to the track of a rabbit that particular bunny la Indeed In grave pern. The rabbit seems to know It, too, and the knowl-, ? edge to half paralyse him, for he set dom attempt* tho one saving chance ?atralght-away. Ion r-bu stained run at top speed. And the end of the patient. If-we-do-but-wait-t he-hour sort Of! ptoft auh.! 'Tls indeed bloody murder. Tfce fiend In angel garb finally toih wKhta deadly distance. There la a snake-ttka atroke, most likely aimed at tjfef Iqf rain near the butt of tbe raM4t^>*|par. Oooe there, the brute atlek* I to the Wocd-sucklng, whUe Ufa lkc, walling rabbit totters about till lt? drained .body ~ <o oajr Hs tout to mother