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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
The Single Tax.

Those who support the single tax ere
classed by Henry Georgein two divisions:
% Single tax men limited, and Ky sin
gle tax Elen unlimited.
The single tax men limited would put
all local and state taxes upon land and
its improvements. They Go not aim to
change our present system of land ten
ure. They claim that the attempt to
tax personal property is failure and
puts premium on fraud and perjury;
that the honest pay and the dishonest
evade the tax; that the collection Of
taxes only from the land and its i'm
provements is a simple and economical
process; that it would tend to force the
improvement or sale of unimproved
property by diminishing its speculative
value. Chat it would distribute the bur
densof taxation cquitably through rent to
all persons in proportion to their means,
and that the relief of personal prop
erty from taxation would stimulate trade
and manufactures and reduce the rate of
interest on money. In support of the
last point they cite the fact that New
York city can borrow on its untaxed
bonds at , per cent, while loans on the
best Broadway or Wall street property,
being subject to taxation, cannot be Sc
cured at less than per cent. The linn
tied single tax is supported or regarded
with some favor by The New York
Times and a few other prominent news
papers, and by some business interests in
the larger cities, where it has been most
discussed.
The single tax men unlimited, the fol-
bowers of Henry George, while agreeing
with the single tax men limited, as far
IS they SO, hold that there should be no
taxation on what man has produced,
that the land is the gift of God, and
should belong to the whole people; that
the state should become the universal
landlord, and that the single tax on land
values alone land not even on improve
ments} should be used rot only to secure
public revenue, but ultimately to destroy
the private ownership of land and to
confscate ali land values to the stste,
With this purpose in view they hold
that in the end land should be taxed
to its full rental value.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

THE butt-end of a goat is doubtful.
So is the real sentiment of a mule.
The pair work wonders at both ends.
The goat has literary taste. as instan-
eed in his greed for hand-bills and cir
Gus posters. The mules intellectually
IS away aft, his energy is also abaft the
beam. Some members are made that
way. They can do more butting than
goat, and kick higher than a mule
besides having the literary endowments
OF both. We are happy that there are
very few who write themselves asses.
a1d butt at everything available
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

It is not a salt trust 1t is salt syn
d:catc. At least that is what is said by
the movers il the scheme to unite the
salt manufacturing interests of the coun-
try under one management. 1t is not q
trust because It does not take in all the
salt factories Of the country, bat only
the ones that pay the best. Neither is it
to unite with English makers The CAPT
tai to buy the different salt plants hes
largely been furnished by English CAPT
talists. That is all Neither does the
syndicate aim to control the price Of
salt. 1t only wants to put the salt in
dustry on a basis that VIII pay uniform
and reasonable return. Mr.. Berger, z
salt expert, is now making tour Of the
country to find what salt plants it will
pay the syndicate to buy. And it is to
be hoped after this explanation nobody
Will hurt the feelings of the salt syndi
cate by calling It trust.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Standard Gil Company.

FROM tiie llttet bt'ttlil,
1t viii be no matter Of surprise TO
the greater portion Of the residents Of
this place to learn that the Standard
OIL Company has fully decided to make
West Superior ii point Of distribution
for the South and West The expected
has happened, that is al. Ever since
the loss hy fire CT the Conpany's build
incs at Duluth Inst fau. it has been Il
fact practically settled in the Superior
mind that this heavy interest would he
Transferred to this side Of the bay.
Duluth coulI offer 10 desirable
location upon which to erect three
store houses whore they N0uli not be Il
standing menace to CjIer valuable pro
perty III case Of fire In West Superior
however there is an opportunity for
them to establish their interests upon
as large 4 se-le as they may desire,
without ondangcriag lars, property
interests, as Is the case upon the other
side. The splendid available deck pro
perty on St. Louis bay and the ey-
ccllant terminal facilities were APP
rreciated u them III casting about 10
secure a permanent site Tor their
Northwestern headquarters. The heavy
transfer Of dock property mentioned
III last weeks Issue OF the Inter Ocean,
tranSpircs to have been Influenced by
the Standard Oh Company Although
there is no Official information obtain
able IS . the magnitude Of the pro
posed Improvements, il has been given
out by those whose Information is
undoubtedly correct that 100000 viii
be expended IN the execution Of plans
already prepared. The company's pIans
regarding the handling Of the oils is to
ship large quantities in bulk to this
place, where il is to be pumped out,
barrelaa and sto.ad for shipment The
large number Of barrels which VII be
necessary, the COMPANY VIII man
Ufacture Itself and il VIII become an
important industry Of ITSELF, employing
f.ss
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Jews and GyI,sics in London.

In London, at the East End, there are
growing and bitter complaints ut the enor-
nous influx O. German, Russian and Polish
Jews, who, on landing, are almost totally
destitute Of means. These starving immi-
grants are willing to work for a crust CT
bread and shelter, and thus enter into a life
.truggle with i.ondou's destitute poor for the
scanLIest means OF existence There is also
large incurson III the class of gypsies who
are a curse to every village or district where
taey cougregate. The English government
seems TO he unable to cope with the danger,
but in Germany string. 1T measures are to he
passed to aUate the HGisaice. Indeed, COM
plants are heard from ever, part of Ger
many about tie thieying prUpeusities OF
these modern Eomads, and, worse than this,
q number Of cases Of children being kid
mapped are reported from the Rheuish prov
inCes and upper SieSIa. 1t is intended to lay
shortly an anti-gypSy law before the Federal
council San Francisco Chronicle.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Commissioner Tanner o., Pensions.
AsUINHTnN. Nlarch

" N-IIINuIUN, EI0ICI II.
Corporal Tanner, upon being asked
what his policy as commissioner Of
pensions Noald be, said:
H., hc.t ,.,,-or 4I.a+ hv o,,,ti,o.
ono ~ On ITa,.,.:s,,,,s. ,.o,,o,.l-.. ,,,aIo
dn,,nr ia 1a.t ca,,,,,.,...n TTo s,fI.
CentIeroa, + isno 4;,9a 70 usa tha
arotharar,.,s soa1as r-han Won Como 70
waioh thn services of the mon Who
eo,,eJ me eo,,,,t,,,,, r eeor,s - ma
that ia nrott,- looI r,lt+o fo, au tha
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
The Conner Syndicate.

Eight months ago the French Socie.e
des Metaux was formed. Its object WAS
to control the C PIPER production Of the
world French men, women and chill
dren invested their savings in it. The
syndicate did control over 90 per cent. of
tie copper production in America. Just
said that all the manufactured copper
on the earth was now in the hands of the
association. except 5000 tons in Amer
lea Even this was controlled by the
syndicate's bankers, for they held the
money to pay for it.
The organization paid the mining com
panies thirteen cents pound for copper.
They sold the same at sixteen cents a
pound The buying price was a good
one for the mining companies, consid-
cred as a steady thing. They received
cash, They FASTENED to produce all the
copper possible. rushing it into the
market. The syndicate had 10 contract
with the mining companies restricting
the production But slIrewd Gnanciers
say they made a mistake by not taking
consumers into the combination. Six
teen cents a pound was a high price for
consumers to pay for copper. Metal
workers, therefore, economical on this
product as far as possible. The mines
were meanwhile rushing it in on the
syndicate up TO their utmost working
capacity. Tie syndicate found itself
constantly buying more and more cop
per, and selling less.
Naturally there came time when it
could np longer pay. y cahlcgram to
the New York Metal Exchange, March
Is, announced that the great copper syn
dictate of Paris had dcfaulted in its pay
rents Its failure brought ruin to a
French bank. the Compton d'Escompte.
This was private bank. which guaran-
toed the syndicate's contracts. A panic
WAS imminent in France. Then the
Bank of France, under direction of the
French minister of finance, advanced
altogether S26, eco. Geo to meet the ohliga-
tons of the Compton d Escomrte and
prevent panic The latter banks col
lapse is complete. In America the cop
per mines have shut down for two
months, to enable the demand to range
alongside the supply once more. The
price of copper is anywhere or nowhere.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Five western railroads have organized
bureau for weighing and inspecting
freight at St. Louis. These roads are
the Chicago and Alton, the Wabash, the
VanGaIia, the indianapolis and St. Louis
and the Ohio and Mississippi. The
bureau last year weighed 27,S05 cars
It was suspected that the merchants who
loaded and shipped them had given false
reports of their weights. The suspicion
proved to be correct. The shippers had
undercertificd the weight of their cars
by 46,29l,700 pounds. Out of freights
to this extent the companies would have
Of weight been allowed to pass.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The reporter Of Superior items for
The Duluth News, in the Tuesday issue,
had The following items:
Dispatches were sent out from here
today stating that White Caps had
advised the Rev. c. Myers to leave
town, becaus-of his recent attack up
on Rev. IIouser, the boy preacher. Mr..
Myers is not At all alarmed. however,
and VIII remain at this post
/ Rev, I. \. Wright, of the East
End, preached in the Presbyterian
pulpit sabbath morning and evening,
Rev Putnam Cady filing the Meth
odist appointments at the East End.
] An even exchange is no robbery. and
Il is doubtful if either congregation
had any cause Tor complaint.
The Chamber of Commerce Of the
East End met yesterday morning at
tirehall and passed. q resolution remon-
strating against the erection of q
crematoIy for the city of Superior. de-
cluing It Unea]led for al this time.
+ There seems 10 be considerable dF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

erence of opinion regarding the nee
essity of the crematory.
There is considerable talk of Attorney
Ross for the Republican nomination for
MAYOR. and it is said he has consented
to the use of his name. l.. +. John
ston, of the East Ind, is also prom
inently mentioned. Either would he
a credit to the party and TO the city
and would stand good chance OF
election ii nom mated
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
Chilli on the High Seas.

Chill has no prejudice against floating
her own flag over foreign built vessels
A private firm founded few years ago
the South American Steamship company
for the coastwise trade between Valpa-
raise and the isthmus of Panama. The
line was established as a rival to the
Pacific Steam Navigation company. This
was an English tirIn that had held the
monopoly Of the trade for fifty years.
Having no competitors, the Pacific
company made such rates as it pleased,
and waxed enormously wealthy. The
trade at Panama was almost wholly with
the United States. Thus the vast com
merce between the United States on the
one side, and Chilli, Ecuador and Peru.
was carried on wholly il British ships
For half a century Britannia ruled the
wave in those ports. Then the national
pride Of Chilli woull endure it no longer.
All this time it had not hurt the pride of
the United States in the least. But the
Gillian company bought their ships
where they could get them the best and
cheapest, in Great Britain Then shov-
ing the glorious Gillian banner Of the
lone star to the peak, they set their en-
gincs putting on the blue Pacific
The patriotic enterprise has been great
l. successful There are nine beautiful
steamers in the line. The Gillian gov
crnment has recently granted the com
pany certain exclusive rights, and sub
sidy of $3.50 800 Plucky little Chill has
broken the British monopoly. The
United States VIII, of course, look com
placently on as heretofore.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The American built war vessel Vesu-
vius made on her trial trip 90 knots an
hour This is a triumph for American
shipbuilding. The new British gunboat
Spider. built with all the modern inn
provements fos giving strength and
speed, fails to make over 1872 knots an
hn,lr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Colored leaders in the south believe
that the race problem will be solved by
coloni2ias the negroes to themselves at
certain points. ut present there is a
strong colored migration from North
Carolina 10 Arkansas. L does not ap-
pear that the white people Of Arkansas
have been consulted in the matter, how
ever. It would be curious ending Of
the race troubles if the negroes should
finally take possession of two or three
states Of the Union, the whites gradual
II leaving = the bilcls came in
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

London Truth says TO women: There
is not a single article you wear, from
your boots to your hat or bonnet, which
is in the remotest degree fit foI the pur-
pose for which you pretend to wear it"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Figures seem to show that New York
city is not SO wicked as it was In the
last fifteen years arrests for juvenile de-
Iinquency have fallen off So per cent,
for DRINKS and disorderlies, IA per cent,
and for felonies, per cent.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

This is the age of germs and spores.
4 Swiss doctor thinks he has discovered
the cause of badness to be microscopic
fungus. Young men should now submit
their scalps TO microscopic examination.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

A New Orleans judge has decided that
when jury, with quart of whisky, a
pack of cards and a handful of beans,
play poker from midnight till O'clock
in the morning, the prisoner is entitled
10 a new trial
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Dr. Liberman, Of Strashurg, recon-
mends electricity for the cure of cog
sumption. He applies the positive pole
Of a weak continuous current battery to
the neck. half an inch above the collar
bone, and the negative pole on the side Of
the throat, over the vocal chords, for ten
minutes, twice day.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Deaf mutas il the United States have
increased Gve-tcll in the last forty years,
while the population OF the country has
only doubled. 1t is owing to the inter
marriage Of deaf mute5. Such mar
riaGcs were unknown before the present
system of education was introduced
among this class Of unfoTtunates.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Cotton goods of all grades have not
been so low in price for a generation. A
rise of cent or two on the yard would
raise the wages Of the cotton goods
weavers. 1t would not be felt by the
purchasers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The American Institute Of Civics in
New York has been founded to promote
the study of the most essential facts re-
lating to affairs Of government and cit
izenship. Members Of congress should
apply.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The next census will include a list of
the names, organizations and length of
service of surviving soldiers sailors and
marines, and Of the widows Of soldiers,
sailors and marines.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The speculative market of France has
received two very severe blows in the
failure, first of the Panama canal scheme
and next that of the copper syndicate and
the Compton d Escompte.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The report that Governor UiT. Of
New ! ork, is to marry Miss Bessie
Hotchkiss, of Albany. is confirmed.
The lady, who IS twenty-thrce wears
old and beauty, is at present with
her father al Ottawa, Ont, where he
fills the position OF consul.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

Call me gold gardener, said Claudi,
the French miser. "Centines are my
seed, they grow into francs and Napo-
Icons, and then into hundreds and thou
sands, l SOW ard gather my seed"
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

The death of Justice Stanley Matthews
leaves Ohio without Z representative in
the United States supreme court for the
first time in sixty years.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30
IITD OFFICE II ASHLAND. WISCONSIN

Notice is hereby given that The foiiev.S nam
Ell settler has a,g3 notice o' A., .e-lt, - ~
said 1rouF viii be made before tae ieiE 81 wy
t,frciift Court for Douglas county, WIS, 81 super
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

1t has been suggested that a rule
shoald be established IN every bank, far-
bidding officers anG clerks to engages in
stock speculations
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

j. \. S,Uks, young man about
: years Of age, Of Tamahawk, Wis,
has been taken to The Oshkosh asl lam.
His insanity was caused by sickness
and pondering over Christian Science
publications.. Ee imagines himself to
be God
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-30

IT. w EEHSDEhTH.
L--arf r1r.-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-29

GeorRe b. Harrin, Interpretations and gcu-
eral manage Z the Chica9o, Burlington
mo 1hern ra...oah; A. II. Moltse, 9eQ-
al yns0ageS of. the Naniso6a and r. j.
StsSlby, epsi.Aens geueri trasic msnaesr
Of the Manitoba were In this ei0 yestes.
day. Rumor has IL b - the object nj
the visit Of all thesG maQnatcs
mt this time was i'm connection
with the proposed of the Nam
itoba System To Anaconda. One Of the
g~entleIncn Was seen my tbe ~
porter and questioned as tn the object Of
the visit. The gentleman said the only
object was to inspect the railways now i'm
operation and to look over tire prospects
OF this camp and surrounding
Abe Lyman il visiting i'm Great Falls.
Charles n. Adams of New York is visit
ing in Butte.
r. J. Cunningham and George X. Aiken
of Helena are registered at the 81. Mich
olas.
J. F.. Mccarthy OF Pocatciio is in the
city to-day.
Harry &. Kessler and wife, \. Fred Wey
and family. Ernest LanRe and two gentle
men friends, George T.. Miauls. and fam
lily and two lady friends. Henry Muller
and family and q great many other prom
inent families of Butte leave this evening
for Salt Lake city via the Union Pacific.
George Canfeld, who was sentenced for
a. year to tine Deer Lodge p~snitcntiary
some time ago for breaking into u cabin
at Butte, has become, insane and WAS
taken to the Warm Springs asylum.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-29
TOWN TOPICS IN BUTTE.


AnOther Candidate Tor the FOotOmce-
Other Notes and Gossip.
Special Correspondence Of the STANDARD.
BUTTE, Oct. Lyons has
sworn that President Harrison shall not
appoint w. e.. Bachelor post master at
Butte, and accordingly Lyons is canvass
ing the republicans of this camp to get
their support for some candidate whom
the valiant "Capt." wishes to name. The
Hr. Bachelors strongest recommended
tions.
IL is reported that am eastern syndicate
IL negotiating for "a piece OF ground i'm the
city on which sixty, cottages are to he
erected. Five houses are now being built
on the Excelsior addition.
kilograms received from relatives at
-S:hateha of NJ. w. Wilson, who corn-
burial be made here. Pie funeral will be
held Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock:
The Northern PACIFIC, Union Pacific and
from 2 until 3 O'Clock.
The Minnesota Savings Fund and In
incorporation. There is no capital stock
but the company is authorized to do bus
mess 20 the extent OF S2a.oooocO and Ssh
The liabilities to date $3.50 borrowed for
the purpose of meeting applications for
LOANS. Fred. b. Snyder is president and
oohn L. Smith secretrry.
John Loise lie and E.: Albert to-day filed
load claim i" an S~norxanised mining dis
trict.
vi S
-sclaim in Twin Mountain mining. district.
The annual statement of the American
Building and Loan association was flied
i'm the county clerks Office to-day.
The company's principal office Is located
at Great Falls. Tn authorized capital
stock is S5O,OOO,OOO; amount paid i'm on
stock. 1855 .275.S5: assets amount To 81. i25.-
4fSs.i2; liabilities amount To $500. +.
p. Ruudcll is president and JAS. h. Bishop
secretary.
The is the most popular and
widely-read paper circulated in this city.
tt circulation is growing at IA remarkable
rate.
Ardin H. Senior. the real estate boomer
= from Ogden is i'm this city.
A. w. Ide, &. j. Clark, Foster MacGurn.
g. w. Z. Smith. Major Martin Maginnis.
b. H Langley and G.. w. Langley, jr.. of
Helena registered at the McDcrnott hotel
here to-day. They came over to watch
proceedings i'm the mandamus case.
A. Fred Wey. proprietor of the McDer-
mott leaves tonight for Salt Lake City
where he and his family will spend 10
days.
:. j. Ginsbury of Detroit. Mich. is IN
the city. Ii is his first visit here and he il
cli0hted with the place.
q. X. H~ardenbrook and wife of DeeI
Iodge are i'm this city.
J. j. Hill. president of the Manitoba
railway &. +. Perdins. president of ths
: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroaa