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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Now don't see any sense in people
starving themselves when it is so easy
to make money and money buys food
1 have before me Henry Clows Invest
ment Guide for 1897, and / would rec
ommend that the miners get copy
and study it On page SO it gives the
net receipts of the Manhattan Rail-
way of New York City, after paying all
wages, salaries, attorneys, lobbyists
and other legitimate and illegitimate
expenses, as SO, $50, $40 AS the road is
only IA II miles long, this means that
the road paid in round numbers, $4,000
per mile per month profit When a
mile of elevated railway will pay all
expenses and pay enough every year
to build the road, why don't the min
ers quit mining coal and embark in the
more lucrative business? The same
authority tells us that the surface rail-
roads of New York City pays nearly
S95, 900 per mile profit per yearl And
there are some people who are so crazy
that they would have the city bank
rupt itself by owning and operating
its own street cars!-Appeal to Rea-
son.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25


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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
III is NOTHING NEW.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF
RAILROADS NO EXPERIMENT.
governments on every Continent, to a
greater or less extent, own and control
their railroads and st 10 no longer an
experiment.

1t is not as wei understood as it
ought to be that the Union Pacific
road is now and has been since the
first-of this years the property of, for
its own use and benefit,, the United
States government. 1t is true that
foreclosure proceedings have been be-
gun to secare the first mortgage bond
holders, while entirely counting out
this federal right and ownership. A
great deal is said about this matter.
Meanwhile the situation of other gov
ernments in regard to railway owner
ship and operation possesses an inter
esting bearing upon the question
Senators Allen Gear and Butler are
responsible for the following statistics,
they, especially the former having
sifted this matter down into simple
shape better than most other compilers:
The Argentine Republic owns $50
miles of railway.
In Australia five-sixths of the rail-
ways are the property of the colonial
governments.
Austria-Hungary owns about 40 per
cent Of the total mileage and operates
about 70 per cent
Three-fourths of the mileage of Bel
GUM is owned and operated by that
country.
Brazil owns one-fourth and does
one-half of all its railway bushes.
Canada owns one-tenth OF total
mileage.
Cape of Good Hope, English South
Africa, one-half is owned by that gov
eminent.
Columbia subsidies with under
standing that it shall own at end of a
period.
Greece own a part Of its railways.
Gualamala likewise.
Holland owns one-half
India owns two-thirds.
Italy owns all but leases them.
Japan owns small percentage
while retaining an option of purchase
on roads built since 1887.
Mexican railway charters give gov
eminent an option of purchase.
Nicaragua owns all.
Norway owns all.
Paraguay owns all.
Portugal owns SO per cent and all
railways revert to government in nine
ty-nine years
Russia owns 40 per cent and the 9TH
er 60 per cent are subsidized by the
government Russia controls all divi-
1end paid by means of state board of
directors subject to government APP
proval.
Sweden owns one third.
In United States, Illinois bnilt
road but sold it.
Indiana has constructed railways
Georgia now owns one.
Pennsylvania built one from Phila
1elphia to Columbia but sold it.
Massachusetts,, Michigan and several
other states Have built and own roads.
North Carolina has built two roads,
operates one and leases the other; both
pay well.
It is not the purpose here to give
the advantages or disadvantages of
government ownership but merely to
lraw attention to facts as they exist.
New Era, Springfield, o.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
me na.slton slaurh..r.

II by some magic the American peo-
pie could look upon the scenes in some
of the Pennsy lvania mining regions the
bloody incident at Hazelton would pre-
cipitate a revolution.
The responsibility does not rest en-
tirely with the sheriff and his deputies
as they are but tools in the hands Of
real murderers, for whom we must
look higher. AS general rule the
public functionaries in the mining re-
gions are the spinless and subservient
creatures of the companies. They is
sue proclsmations, read riots acts and
commit murder when ordered to do so
their masters.
The miners who are murdered in the
name of law. and order were perfectly
peaceable. They were quietly walk
ing on the highway when the assassin
authorities stopped and bullied and
attacked them.
Suppose man of wealth, coal OPP
orator, were stopped and killed under
the same circumstances. The whole
country would be aroused in an in-
slant, and such papers as the Chicago
Tribune, supported by the Christian
clergy, would demand in thunder
tones that all the powers Of the gov
eminent be invoked to crush out the
whole body of workingmen.
Wholesale murder has been commit
ted at the behest of corporate capital
by the public authorities in the name
of law and order. No amount Of Jug
glery or sophlstication can obscure the
Indictment
Is this an attack ON government, or
is it government?
Is it an assault ON "Old Glory" as
they declared when the Pullman strike
was on, or is it what the old flag now
symbolizes?
Governor Hastings ordered out the
troops Was it for the purpose of
shooting the murderers, or numbering
more miners
The crime is so revolving that it is
difficult to keep within the bounds Of
reasonable statement.
The twenty or more graves of these
murdered workingmen loom up before
us. What text for the Christian
Have they raised their voices in as
solemn protest as if the strikers were
the murders instead of the victims of
the authorities?
When / think of these hard-worked,
half-starved coal miners lying in the
DIRT of the highway, the blood oozing
from their ragged bodies, and then
think of the novels in which wives and
are awaiting their return, my
heart melts in compassion, and my
whole being revolts against the satanic
crime.
1t is worthy of remark that the mas
sacre occurred in a state that boasts
Of majority of $50, 900 in favor of pro.
lection to American labor.
Government by injunction has borne
fruit We now have government by
murder.
The Pennsylvania horror is blot
upon the state, a disgrace to the re-
public and blistering reproach to our
gold standard civilization 1t is sufi-
Gent to shock all Christendom, and it
is to be hoped that the American peo-
pie will wake up.-E. " Debs.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Il is announced that the special
United States commissioner to the
Paris exhibition of 1900 has secured
Dne-quarter more space than was orig
Inally allotted to this republic. 1t Is
now in order for the United States 20
zee that the country is not represented
there by space only.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Characteristic modesty induced 81.
Louis man to order bsnio music at his
funeral. If he had lived in Chicago
he would have ordered the services Of
a brass band and the trumpeting Of q
few elephants.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

There are two remarkable state
ments. One is that heat is warm, and
the other that the New York Sun is
Republican paper.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Seth Low has long believed that Of
ace has been seeking him with an
anxiety that amounts to severe pain.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Always tell people to do things they
want to do and they will finally grow
very fond of you.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

No man who likes savage dog is
good to his family. You can put this
down and swear to it.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

The people spend a terrible lot OF
money on things they cannot eat,
wear or burn for fuel.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
TO be continued.)

A girl about to get married is as full
Of business as a woman who is manag-
ing a church festival.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25

Some women never entirely LOO
their kittenish ways until they have
married and had trouble.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-25
RAILROAD QUESTION.
AN ABLE DISCUSSION OF THE
SUBJECT BY JOHN DAVIS.

President Ripley OF the Santa Fe system
is answered by q man who has made a
study of the transportation problem
In all ats phases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Fate Of a Flyer on the Union
Pacific.
SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST.
Miners Uniformity Agree
mcnt Reached.
Strikers Are Surely Winners
in Pennsylvania.

Denver, Aug. S.-The flyer on tn
Kansas Pacific was wrecked at day.
light 40 miles east of here. Two
trainmen were killed outright, and
i've passengers are said to be fatally
injured, and others badly hurt. The
killed are: John A. Ward, engineer;
w. b. Harrington, bsggagemaster.
The names Of the injured passengers
are not yet learned. The wreck was
caused by a washout. Without warn
ing the engine plunged into the abyss,
followed by the mail and baggage
car and the other cars were piled
about in confusion. The engine Is
completely under water in the mid.
die Of the stream with Engineer
Ward under IL. The fireman Is re-
ported badly hurt. The badly in
jured passengers we're riding in the
forward coach. Byers, the nearest
town TO the wreck. il five miles
away, and the conductor hastened TO
cover that distance on foot, arriving
at 8. and notified the railway officials
at Denver. A wrecking train with
physicians and officials has started
for the scene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Locking to a Mine ssttie msnt.

Pi,tsburg. Aug. S.-The signatures
will be appended to the "uuiformity
agreement which has been in prep
aration for week. today. Tho last
correction was made lac last night.
and the completed document was
ready for the commission this morn
ing. Members Of the commission
who are coal producers will sign it
at once, and start out 10 visit the
owners or managers OF the 14l
mines named as necessary to be in
ciuded within the compact, to Sc
cure the additional signatures. 1t
is hoped to have the required num-
Der in time TO call n meeting within
the present month TO perfect ar
rangements TO carry it iaio effect.
A meeting before the last Of the
month 10 not deemed probable. When
this is done the operators will be
ready to confer with the miners
about a settlement Of the strike.
Pittsburg, Aug. S.-Ths strikers
are slowly winning the points about
the De Armitt mines. They have
already practically closed the Sandy
Creek and Oak Hill mines. and the
Plum Creek men are coming out in
small bodies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
FIGURES ON THE FINANCES.
Statements Of the Public Debt, Currency
and Income aad Outso.

" thc DEBT, currency
and Income aRd OutgO.
Washington, Aug. 3.-Dhe monthIy
statement of the public debt, issued YES
terday, shows that the debt less cash in
the treasury at the close OF business
on July 81, was s9s3, ,446, 646, an increase
during the month ef Sc, 100 16O. which
is accounted for by a correspondents de-
crease in the cash in the treasury. This
decrease is in consequence of excep-
tionally heavy disbursements The debt.
independent of the cash, was decreased
by $s30,610. The debt is recapitulated
AS follows: Interest bearing debt,
Ss41 .s6s,32o; debt on which interest has
creased since maturity s1,3a6, $40; debt
bearing no interest, $377, ,16l ,44e; total
S1,-Z6, ,463, ,102. The cash is classified as
follows: Gold, SITS, TT; silver. s521, =
+s4, 1s9; paper. S149 429, 392; bonds. dis
bursting officers balances, etc, SIS, 153.-
S.2; total ss67, ,s61, ,s32
The monthly comparative state
ment of the government receipts aud
expenditures for July shows the total
receipts to have been $39, ,027 1854, and
the disbursements $50, 100 sos, leaving
the excess of expenditures over receipts
Sl,073, 54i. This deficit is accounted for
by abnormally heavy expenditures in
cidept to the beginning of the new fiscal
year. As compared with June the re-
| ceipts were increased s2442, ,656, and the
disbursements, s27.166,214. During last
| month the receipts from customs
| amounted to I6.s6S, sol, an increase as
compared with July, 1886, of about S.
100000. The internal revenue during
July last yielded s19. 767. .S31 as compared
with I4.30s.5s2 for July, 1896.
The monthly statement of the COMP
| treller of the currency shows that the
| total circulation of national bank notes
| ON July n, 1897, was $3.50, ,15s. .93s, an in
| crease as compared with July 81. 1895
| OF $&,916.i .iSi. and a decrease as com
pared with June 30. 1897, of S597 ,19a The
circulation based on United States
bonds was s2o6, 49S $50. an increase for
the year of s395.452 and decrease foI
| the month of s1s1. .3S2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Fishy.

A man who resides on the east size
relates an incident which may be true,
bur il sounds fishy.
His boy caught large sucker con-
pie of years ago. and since that time he
has been experimenting with his finny
pet somewhat. The fish has been kept
out Of the water so much that it gradu-
ally became accustomed to it, and fire.
quently fiopped out Of the water itself
and followed the boy around. Finally
the boy placed it in pen and gradual
ly reduced its bathing periods until it
becaMe acclimatized, abandoning en-
tirely Its native element 1t weuld fol-
low the boy around like a dog, and one
day he starred over to tewn across the
swinging bridge with the pet Ash flop
ping along after him. But alas for boy
ish hopes! The fish made q slight mis-
cue and Topped overheard into the cyeek
and drowned before TIE boy could rss-
cue hiE,.-Punxsu;awney Spirit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
STUDIED ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE.
Professor Elliott Calls the Foreign Dis
patches About the Seal Conference

Cleveland, Aug. 3.-Professor Henry
w. Elliott has written a scatfling letter
TO The Plain Dealer regarding Lord
Salishury's seal conference, supplement-
ing one few days ago to Assistant Sec
retary of State Day. He says: I'm the
foreign dispatches Sunday morning there
appears an entirely misleading account
OF the fur seal conference wEich Lord
Salisbury has finally, at the urgent per-
senal appeal of John Hay, authorized.
i protest against this studied attempt
to deceive the people as to tie scope and
extent of that conference, and the in
ference which may be drawn, that it is
to be CT the slightest gain to ths Ameri-
can case.
In the first place, we have had the
official and curt refusal Of Lord Sails
bury to reopen this seal question in any
way affecting existing rules and regula-
tions as established by the Paris tri-
buna! in 1899. This refusal was made
April y last, and not thing has taken
place since which has altered Salisbury's s
stand. Testers trip to London only
strengthened the British premier 'shand.
Now, what is the warrant for this err
roneCus story Of what the fur seal con-
ference is to compass at Washington
next October?
Simply this and nothing more: John
Hay to break the force of Fosters
humiliating failure to reopen the ques-
tion and that shirt sleeve" letter of
May 10, begged Salisbury to let the
British raturaiists who have been study
Ing the seals on our islands since 1881
meet cur naturalists at Washington next
fall and compare their biological notes
as 20 these animals. all reference to the
revision Of the existing regulations TO
be expressly barred froN the discussion
Salisbury has permitted this; that Is all
OF it: and it is simply nothing for the
American case and as to an agreement
even ia biological notes that is very un-
likely. judging from the work Of Jordan
on cur side and Thompson on the
British last season.
Calling in Russian and Japanese
agents to this informal conference will
ret have the slightest effect ore way OF
the other sn tSe stand which the Brit
ish agents may take and have taken.
Canada controls this matter absolutely;
she has an unusually easy task as
things are now directed on our side: she
viii again skin Foster as clean as she
did a Paris in 1Ss3''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
THE PINkHAM CURES.
Attracting Great Attention AnEs
Thinking Women.
MUST Be SOMETHING BEHIND IT ALL.
Miss Van Horn, of Philadelphia Adds Her
Testimonial and Relates Her Expert
ences She Is Only One OF Thsu-
sands Who Have Received
Like Benefit Daring Last
Few Months, andWhose
Letters Are On File.

When Lydia z. Pinkham's remedies
were first introduced, sseptiss all over
the country frowned upon their cura-
tive claims, but as year after year has
gone by. and the little group of women
who have been cured by the new dis
covery has grown into a vast army of
hundreds of thousands, doubts and
scepticisms have been swept away as by
mighty flood. until to-day the great
good Mrs. Iinkham's remedies are do
ing among our female population, is
attracting the attention of many of our
leading scientists and thinking people.
The following letter is only one of
many Thousands which are on file in the
Pinkham Office, and go to prove beyond
question that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound must be an article
Of great merit; otherwise it could not
produce the results which are . posi-
tive fact, and not a mere claim -
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-I write to
thank you for the good your Vegetable
Compound and Sanative Wash have
done me. Before taking your remedies
l was 10 bad with backache, liver and
kidney trouble, that l thought would
never find relief. At the time Of men
situation, / suffered SO that / could
hardly stand, but l had to go to work
and stand in misery all day. Ny blood
was in an awful state. i suffered with
headache and local discharges. 1 was
sick all over. / doctored for a long
time. tried three different doctors. but
they did me no good. l did not get
any help until / tried your remedies.
After taking several bottles of your
Vegetable Compound and using five
packages of your Sanative Wash, am
! completely cured, and have no one to
thank for it but you. Hoping some
other suffering woman may talse warn
ing in time. | remain yours truly. Miss
Celia Van Horn, 1912 Sharswood St,
! Phila-. Pa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
DOESN'T ADMIT LIABILITY,
But Congress Pays n German 81 900 for
His Damage Claim.


His Damage Claim.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The treasury de-
partment has turned over to the state
department for delivery to Christopher
Schmidt through the German os4bassy
the sum of s3,0eo as full Indemnity to
him for injuries sustained in 1892 from
a rife shot fired by United States sol-
diers schmidt was passing along the
public highway near Foft Smelling.
MINI, while the soldiers were firing eve,
their rifle range and was struck by q
stray bullet.
He was a subject of Germany. but
when the appropriation was made fos
his relief congress expressly refused to
admit liability in such cases and made
the item read: Relief of subject of
Germany. To pay. out Of humane con-
sideraton, without reference to the
question Of liability therefor. to the
German government, as full indemnlty,' -
etc.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The state de-
partment has finally ended another in
ternationai incident by paying over to
Count Ninoi the Italian charge here
the sum Of $4,000 as indemnity for phe
doing to death by a mob of three Ita,iaE
subjects. The men were Lorenzo Salad
dino. Salvatore Areno and Guisepps
Venturella. and they were taken out OF
Jail at Hshnville, La, about a year age
and lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Uncle Sam May Nave E.,Ab.,shed Himself

San Francisco. Aug. s.-The Hon.
olulu correspondent of the Associated
Press writes via the Belgic, which
arrived today. that it is generally
understood in official circles that
United States Minister Sewell has
been instructed by his government
to declare a protsctorate. and raise
the American flag. in case the steam
ship, Mouua, due there July %.
brought word that congress
had failed to pass the an
soxa.ion .reaty. Ii is expected
that everything will be in readiness
to declare the protoctorasc Monday,
Aug. 2. As the general impression
here is that congress has decided to
let the matter 20 over to the regular
session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
To Gust inefficient Oaicers.

Columbus. O.. Aug. 3. - Governor
Bushnell has instructed the attorney
general to tAing suit in quo warranto
to oust Mayor Ganson, of UrbaHa, and
Sheriff MeClain. of Champaign county.
from office for alleged negligence in the
performance of their official duties in
falling to prevent the lynching of the
negro rapist. Click Mitchell This ac-
ton on the part of the governor is in
response to demands from the colored
people Of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
SCORES on the Ball Field.

Chicago. Aug. S.-Leagua base ball
records yesterday We're: At Washin stoa
-BcstoR I. Washington 8; (second
salme) Boston 9. Washington :; at Gin
einnati-PittshnTg 2. CincinrSti 3: at
Louisvi.le-Clevelara 5. Lcsisviile 8: at
Baltimore-Philadelp ., Baltimore 4:
ct I:rCollyn-New York 2, RfsoklSn s;
at Chicago-St. Louis ]. Chicago 10:
(secord game) st. Louis. :. Chicago g.
Western Ieagee: At Detroit - Mil
waukee 5, Detroit Il: (second Game}
Milwaukee l. Detrsit 3: at Grand Rap
ids-Mnnesp polls 4, Grand Rapids .: al
1ndianapolis - st. Pau 3. Indanaeo-
lis II.
Western Association: At Quincy
Burlirgton 4. Quincy ;: at PeOria-
Cedar Rapids IL. Peoria IS; at Des
Moines-St. Joseph &. Des heines 4: at
RockfOTd-DubuqYe IL, Rockford 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Mayor Of sp<,ns ne cid Coo. to Alaska.

San Francisco, Aug. 3-The
steamer Noyo will sail tomorrow for
Dyea, Alaska. Among the passen-
gers booked are 10 women; two
others are Mayor A. &. Scott, Of
Springfield, Ills, and his son. Mayor
Scott resigned his Office to seek a for.
tune in tho frozen north.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Failure of . Cycle Company.

Fort Wayne. Ind, Aug. 2.-The Ran
call Cycle company went into the hands
of 4 trustee yesterday. Slow collections
and the drop in the price of wheels was
the cause. The company owes fifteen
manufacturers about $1,000. Assets are
about the zane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Will Hold to ralmyra Island.

London, Aug. 3.-In the house OF COM
mons yesterday Curzon, replying to a
question Of Michael Davi;t. said a Brit
ish protectorateN was proclaimed over
Palmyra island in May, 1889, and that
the occupation would be maintained.
Curzon said it was. also not necessary
to notify any of the powers Of these
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Received a Charge Accidentally.

Monroe, Wis, Avg. 3.-Mort Stewart
blacksmith of WinslCw. His. while
throwing up bricks to be shot at was
accidentally shot ard killed by Jam es
Trickle, proprietor of the Winslow hstel
Fhe shooting occurred at a race track
ten miles west CT this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
kLONDYKE RIGHT AT HOME,
Mine Explorer Finds What He Hopes Is
bonanza in Nfshfgan,

Marquette. hneh., AYg. s.If things
tara ont as Intended parties here hope
that Marquette may have KlsnAvke
right at home. This spring a mias sx-
plorer named James Wilkinson located
lead half mile southwest of Mount
Nenard. He has obtained ar option On
the pieces of property which it crosses,
and efforts are now being made to tern,
a company to work the find. The lead
is forty feet wide where it comes to the
surface, and continues for a lsRg dis
tance.
1t is near the old Julien Case proper
ty-sboGt quarter Of q rnde from It
and Wilkinson thinks that what he has
discovered is the main lead. of which
the lead on the Case land was a branch
Assay tests have been made Of the reca
taken tight off the surface OF the WI
kirsoR lead. These show tiat il runs
sl0.SS to the ton in gold, with silver and
copper showing.