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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
PRESIDENT BATCHFORD TALKS.
Miners Driven to Striking ny ne
peated Reduction in Wages.


Columbus O.. July 3.-President
potcbford of the United Mine Workers
Of America SAYS of the miners strike:
"The exact date of the miners national
susnension has been a matter OF specuia-
tion with the newspapers OF the country
for weeks past. We are very thankful
IN the press for the friendly mention
which this great movement has received
from every quarter. With the press ana
the public it is not question OF Whet,eI
it should or should not take pace, Dut
rather a question OF when shall lhe llioNe-
ment for living wages be lnaugurateo.
"Independence day was chosen as a
doy well BETTING our demand. 1t is the
anniversary of our political independence;
let it also mark the beginning OF an era
of industrial freedom, and as our revo-
lutionory fathers freed themselves from
foreign rule. let the miners of the coun-
try free themselves from the DOMINATION
of their OppressOrs and wrest forever
from their limbs the letters ana shackies
of slavery. Independence day can not be
Celebrated nv American slaves in a
more notrOtic manner than to make proc
jomation to the world that they SHAH not
longer submit to industrial servitude:
Our present suspension is not OF our
choice. If is forced upon us by continuous
reductions in wages until the point Is
reached where living by our industry Is
no longer possible.
Our miners everywhere throughout the
country are ready for it as a last resort,
and there is no doubt that it will be the
largest of it's kind this country has ever
seen. $500
.The convention held in Pittsburg to-
day will be unanimous in their support.
Those miners who have been forced by
poverty and the cruelty of inscriptions
clad contracts will throw them up, as
they should do, and join the suspension. =,
II am not fearful that the miners will
in any case violate law or order. This
will be a peaceful contest, violence must
not enter into it in any degree. Public
opinion is with us. kilograms and let
ters from men in all walks of life are
pouring in, endorsing our actions. Inc
great body of the people are on our side,
and we mean to retain their support by
strict adherence to law and order
THE independence proclamation of the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
sprinr Valley Miners Strike.

Brazil. Ind, July 3.-The coal miners
of this district met in mass convention
here today. w. ]. Knight, state presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers asso,
citation. addressed them. He described
the condition of the miners as pitiful and
admonished them to join in the strike.
The proposition to suspend work was put
to the meeting and carried by an unani-
nous vote.
On account of the fact that all the
mines in the district were not represent
ed. another mass meeting will be held to-
morrow. 1t will doubtless concur ii the
action Of the meeting today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
THAT MALLORY CUT.
The 80 Per Cent Reduction I'm Rates
Applies Both Ways.

Galveston, Tex. July 3.-(Special.) -
The 80 per cent cut in Mallory rates
applies both ways. The original telegram
from the head office. received Friday,
was not exactly clear on this point. and
u wire for information was sent Further
than this little information could be got
ten out of Traffic Manager Bartholomew
today. The new Mallory rates, accord
ing to Mr.. Bartholomew, apply from New
York alone, Philadelphia, Boston and Bal
timore being reached by combination of
locals between New York and other
points instead of the usual differentials
being applied At this end the rates only
apply to Galveston, thus leaving any
further steps IN the matter in the hands
of the railroads.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Not a Fight on Employers.

Terrc Haute,, Ind, July 3.-President
Knight of the Indiana Miners associa-
ton says that the object of the coal min
ers' strike is to clear out the markets and
enable the operators to pay living wages
to their men. He declares that it is not
war upon employers and that the
miners do not regard it as such. They
admit. according to Mr.. Knight, that the
operators are not responsible for the pres
ent aggravated condition of affairs, but
are, like the men they employ, the vic
tins of overproduction and under con-
sumption.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
The Miners About Dubois.

Dubois, Pa, July 3.-The Rochester
and Pittsburg Coal and Iron company
miners are working at all places today
except at Reynoldsville,. where they are
idle on account of holiday observance.
The operators anticipate strike after
the 4th, as the mines, as usual, work
about half time during the summer.
The miners are working at ~ cents
per ton, the lowest rate ever pald mere,
and are dissatisfied.
1t is reported that the Northwestern
Mining company's mines at Brockport
and Shawmut will quit work today.
At Tiller the men have been out Tor
several days on account of cut from
40 to 30 cents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
y lks3sHSEsJy1SI3l3elS$
H. CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. 9l
best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use Isl
ES In time. Sold by druggists. ~
N CONSUMPTION q

United Mine Workers of America is
that industrial despots and despOtism
must forever be suppressed With this
inscribed in our banner and with 100000
men imbued with a purely American
spirit to carry it aloft success will crown
our efforts"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Kentucky Miners Satisfied.

Middlcsboro Ky. July 3.-There will
be no strike of coal miners in this dis
trict. The miners get good wages and
are satisfied, and no walking delegates.
it is said. could force them out. They
will disregard the order to strike.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Order VIII BE Disregardcd.

Washington, Ind. July 3.--The order OF
the national board of United Mine Work
crs commanding coal miners to strike
will be disregarded here, Cabel & Co.'S
miners being out since May l ON account
of n disagreement, and Wilson's miners
will continue at work. having by consent
of the state organization made special
agreement with their employers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Te,.. Division l.. A. w.

Waco, Tex, July 6.-(special.) Officers
and members of the Texas Division
League of American Wheelmen met IN
regular annual session in the Commerciai
club rooms this morning. Chief Counses
X. X. Earnest of Dallas presided, and ".
III. Thacker. secretary, OF CieDurne, was
at his post. r. X. Earnest was elected
chief counsel: n. II. Kirch, vice counsel; j..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Voted to suspend Work.

Brazil. Ind, July 3.-At the mass
meeting held today it was decided to s,is-
pend work by unanimous vote. Many
miners protested and will meet again on
Monday, but the result will be Il strike.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

"Iast summer one of our grand children
was sick with a severe bowel trouble"
says Mrs. Il. G. Gregory, of Fredericks-
town, Mo- "Our doctors remedies had
failed, then we tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
gave very speedy relief" For sale by
Chile's drug store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Hood S
SarsapariIla S spring s ass,.
cine and Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists 81.
uI, n:ly- cure Nausea indigestion,
1000 = FIttS biliousness 25 cents.

T.. Pitts of Cleburne, secretary and treas
urer; c. III. RaQuet of Marshall and Ira
]. Hall of Brentwood, delegates to the ma
tional meet. Adjourned
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
8 ing! q:

Is the season for new life in nature,
new vigor in our physical systems.
AS the fresh sap carries life into the
trees, so our blood should give US
renewed strength and vigor. In
its impure state it cannot do CHS,
and the aid of Hoods Sarsapar;lia
is imperatively needed.
It will purify, vitalize and enrich tho
blood, and with this solid, correct
foundation, it will build up good
health, create good appetite. toue
your stomach and digestive organs,
strengthen your nerves and over
come or prevent that tired feeling.
This has been the experience of thou
sands. It will be yours il you Toxic
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
u,v,.,d P,cIxs Up Three ISLAM

London. July IA special from sgd
new. New South Wales, says that tii's
British warship Wallaree has holster ny y
islands, belonging to the Solomon group
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

The croakers who complained OF Sec
rotary Stewards course because he paid
seven millions for Alaska showed about
o little wisdom as the croakers today
who have been insisting that nothing
hit the free and unlimited coinage of
silver would bring back prosperity to
the United States. Alaska has already
brought back to the United States
many dollars more than it cost us, in
~ fur-seal industry, and now it has
developed the richest gold mine in the
world. This enormous gold tind with
n our own territory, coupled with the
fact that the gold mines OF the world
are producing this year more than ever
u history, and that we are going to
draw great quantities Of gold from
abroad in payment Of our splendid
crops, for which high prices are al
roady assured, promises good supply
olmoney and prosperity in the United
sSa4es during the coming year, and Gin
- indefinitely.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
A VISIT TO SPHINX
From The Akron Tribune.

From The Akron Tribune.
1t was delightful morning and the
roads we're in fine condition. Time
was not 80 long ago when drive
across such country would not have
been so pleasant. Judging by the
topography, it must in some places
have presented rather forbidding
aspect in the early days of its settle
meut. The streams that find fountain
heads between the valleys of the Big
Sioux and James rivers render the in
termediate country somewhat broken.
yet mans industry has transformed it
into q region picturesque in appear
ance and giving sound promise of plen-
titude. Most of the pioneers in this
section were homesteaders OF Scandi.
navian nationality, who took the land
as q gift from God and have built upon
1t goodly homes, rearing families of
contented children, asking no more
than fair showing for existen ce
obeying the laws, and doing their full
share in the work Of development.
The road from Akron to Sphinx takes
one across Union creek to the Brule
valley, upon the western bank of
which the little village is situated.
Along the route there is ample evil
dence that the thrifty habits OF the
Norsemen have been engrafted upon
the country during the quarter century
Of its occupancy. Neat farm houses,
spacious barns. well-arranged out
buildings and well-kept groves are
the rule.
A large majority of the farms are
we'll titled, the herds are sleek and we'll
cared for. There Is ample drainage
and all the conditions prevail that lead
one to become in love with rural life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Events Ct late have been full Of dis
couragement tor the advocates Of FREQ
coinage at the ratio Of 10 to l. Condi-
tions seem, indeed, 10 have entered In.
TO conspiracy similar 70 that which
made possible ''ths great crime Of
1873" The argument Of the silver
ties based on the assumption Of . scar
city Of gold did ysoman service in the
last compaign, but the discoveries Ia
the Klondike fields, promising . con.
siderable addition to the worlds stock
Of its standard monetary metal, seems
likely to relegate that argument to
the class OF spent ammunition. Much
was made also BY the. silverites Of the
relation between the silver and whea,
prices, but unfortunately for them,
while the price Of wheat has gone
up over twenty cents . bushel since
last year, the price Of silver has gone
down about ten cents IN ounce, and in .
week in which we are able to record
evidences Of distinct revival Of business
as indicated in the early arrival of the
long promised advancing movement
for the fall, silver has touched the low
est point recorded in the American
market. Verify, conditions are I'm.
propitious for agitators In behalf ol
monetary change.-Bradstreet's.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Here are two sGraws which show
which way the wind is blowing. Dur
Ing the month of June there were re.
corded In Hutchinson county seventeen
real estate mortgages, as against TWEEN.
ty-seven which were paid of and dis.
charged Of record. In Douglas county
twelve farmers paid of their mortgages
IN one day, the first Saturday Of this
month.
This world is not SO bad world
Az some would like to make it,
But whether good or whether bad,
Depends on how we take it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Bar silver broke the record last
week, and reached 59a, the lowest
quotation in two years. Wheat at the
Same time reached almost if not quite
IT. highest point in two years, being
over 80 cents per bushel higher than
8 the corresponding date last year.
We would enjoy hearing Senator Petit
grew repeat the speech we heard him
deliver during last summers cam
paigu, in which he vociferously assert
Cd that wheat and silver were INSOFAR
ably connected, and therefore the
only way to get better price for
wheat was to vote for silver. The
Senator is great on the josh.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
TnE STATE OF TRADE.

a Summary Of Special 7elcorams to Bradstrect's.)
The widespread confidence that
there will be q marked revival in gen
eral trade in the fall continues to grow,
and with it material evidence that it is
we'll founded.
The worlds wheat crop outlook con-
tinues to favor the United States much
as it did eighteen years ago. The out
look is that Russia, alone Of all the
other wheat exporters, will be able to
compete with the United States. The
advance of more than zoe. bushel,
compared with year ago, in the face
Of adomestic wheat crop probably 100,
O00, 600 bushels larger than last year,
and the prospect for a continued high
level for quotations, owing to increas-
ed demand from importing countries,
explain why the American farmer is to
secure his proportion of the advance
and the coming era of prosperity.
That he is alive to the situation is in
dicated by q tendency to hold back
wheat already harvested, notwithstand-
ing higher quotations.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

accepted b9the conferees and by Cong
ress II wouiAhave compelled the trust
to pay In intknal revenue taxes proba-
bly, Is miliion\ dollars upon the sugar
which 1t had Pied up in its warehouses.
The oonferess a Congress, however,
did not adopt se&etary Cages recon-
mendation, for \ea.ons which they
looked upon a. entkely sufficient, and
the moment this fa& became known
first, that the sugar Nust would make
this large profit by \eason of the in
creased duty on sugar, md second, that
1t would not be compell,d to pay out
any Of that profit In the proposed in
ternal revenue tax upon Is sugar in
stock-those who calculatedthe profits
which it should make during Athe COM
ing year on this enormous MASS of
sugar which 1t holds. saw readily that
the profits would be great and tie divi-
dends large. The result was the ad-
vance In sugar-trust stock about which
there was 80 much talk and denunca-
ton. This advance was not due to any
permanent advantage which the new
tariff bill gives the trust over the old
law, but, on the contrary, the differ
ence between raw and refined sugars
under the new bill is, as already indi-
Gated, 12i cents per hundred, while
under the Wilson law it is 224 cents
per hundred pounds, thus making it
apparent at once that the permap ent
''differential" or difference in tariff
rates which the sugar retiners get
under the new law is far less than that
under the Wilson law.
The sudden jump in sugar stock was
due entirely to the knowledge of the
rejection of the proposition of Secre-
tary Gage to tax the raw sugar in the
country, and If his recommendation
had been accepted by Congress this
sudden rise would never have occurred.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

The powers have insisted on their
ultimatum a. outlined in our editorial
note Of two weeks ago, TIL essaly has
been evacuated, the trade announcing
that peace has been secured has been
Issued. and the Eastern war is practi-
cally st IN end. The disgraceful and
barbarous state of affairs which has
20 long prevailed IN Turkey might
have been put at an end long ago had
the powers been willing to use as much
backbone year or two ago as they
have now. The narrow selfshness and
consequent cowardice Of the Christ
ian" powers are scarcely less repre-
hensible than the barbarities Of the
hest hen Turk.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

While Senator Kyle is riding up
Lombard street on his bicycle and SEN
stor PettiRrew is slipping tea with the
mikadO In Japan, South Dakota will
harvest the biggest crop in her history
and greet them with concrete exam
pie Of restored prosperity when they
return. Meanwhile the Argus-Leader
wishes both gentlemen pleasant out
Ing and sucease from politics.
Argus-Leeder.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Bishop Hare OF Sioux Falls is prom
inently mentioned as successor to
Rev. DR.. VIM. s. Langford, deceased,
recently general secretary of the Dom
ostic and Foreign Missionary Society OF
the Protestant Episcopal church.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Silver continues to decline, reaching
the lowest figures on record yesterday
In the London market. Meanwhile
wheat continues to rise, being quoted
now ct % cents per bushel advance
over the same date last year.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

n. NJ. G. Dana, d. D. of Brooklyn N.
T., dieo Sunday after q long illness
from complication Of ailments. DR..
Dana was an Amherst graduate, was
one Of the founders and one of the
presidents OF the Minnesota Congre-
gational Club, pastor Of the Plymouth
church, st. Paul, and at one time
editor Of the Chicago Advance.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
NEAR TnB PRss sILvR1lrss,

HEAR Tns PRas SlLvERITESi
You can lead horse TO. water but
you can't make him drink. Law won't
make q man pay interest on money II
he don't want to borrow It, nor will II
force man to loan his money. The
law passed by the last Legislature re.
quiring county commissioners 70 re-
lieve the responsibility Of the treas.
urer b. placing the county funds in
acceptable banks Offering the best bid
for the money is largely dead letter;
the banks simply refuse to bid. 1t il
the case in Brsle county.-Kimball
Graphic. free Silver Democrat
Ditto In Brookings county. The
truth Is, money is going begging in
this section. The banks and other
money l0aners have more on hand than
they can handle with profit. Very few
farmers are asking loans on chAttel
securities and none on real estate. A
majority OF them, even at this time OF
year, just before harvest, who have
heretofore been compelled to make
loans to carry them over" pay for
their groceries and other need.uls in
cash, and frequently exhibit q pretty
good bag Of silver or . roll Of bills.
Still the yawping, lazy calamity crank
whites his stick, smokes his pipe,
wears out the seat Of his pants, and
h0wls 1.-THE country has gone to the
dOgs-There 10 no prosperity" Let
him gr0an and growl; the industrious
and thrifty are not affected by his
neutrality-suspicious. Tribune. .(Free
Silver Republican,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
PRES. ANDREWS AND POLITICS.

The silver people are making grea'
hul-la-ba-loo about the recent resigns
ton of Pres. Andrews Of Brown Uni
versity. Senator Jones calls the Incl
dent "a piece Of persecution, !" and {
part Of ''the general policy Of the cole
party to sti6e free speech" Jerry
Simpson wants the people to ''rise II
revolt, !" and Congressman Towne say,
1.-THE enforced resignation Of Andrews
Is another sign that the gold standard
men have taken possession Of the phys
ical assets Of the country and intend t.
plumber the producers. The State
Democratic Committee Of Rhode Island
regards him ~ martyr to his views,
and recommends that he be nominated
by the Democrats - their next United
States senator.
The truth of the matter is Pres. Aud
rews was not forced to resign ut all
He has been somewhat active In pro
mitigating his we'll known silver views
and this led to much dissatisfactior
among the alumni. A son Of John D.
Rockefell0w graduated at Brown Las,
June, and report IL circulated thai
the paternal sugar king declined Il
make good 4 prospective Offer Of Sl,'
0OO, 900 or 90 to the university, because
Of the activity and offensiveness OF the
presidents politics. A committee VA
appointed at the recent commencement
to confer with the president, and in q
courteous letter which has just been
made public, they ask him, after recit.
ing these facts, not to change his views,
but to be more judicious in expressing
them whom the interests OF the univer.
city were at stake. The president q
once resigned, and his resignation will
probably be accepted.
Here is no persecution and no inter.
ference with freedom Of speech. Fit
be regarded rs such, then the silver
people themselves have set the prece-
dent. Col. Lucas in our own state Wa
removed from his position Of command
ant of the Soldiers' Home at Hot
Springs for making . few campaign
speeches last fall. Three members Of
the faculty Of the Kansas Agricultural
College, employed to teach agricul ture
and not political economy or current
history or anything Of the kind, were
recently dismissed, because their poll.
tics, never very prominently asserted,
was not In keeping with that Of the
majority Of granger voters down that
way. It will never do for the pot to
call the kettle black. The fact Of tho
matter is, . man at the head OF . col.
lege or public institution, having con.
stituency Of various and varying views,
ought to devote his time and attention
exclusively to his proper duties and lot
politics alone. No matter what his
own opinions, or how judicious be may
be in expressing them, he 10 sure to get
in trouble just be,ause Of his position.
We may lament the fact just - much
as We please, but college president
owes it both to himself and his institu.
ton to keep out Of politics.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
Another ceanty gone Dsnocrati

A. Mr.. w. T. Buchanan, who has
lately disposed Of the Union County
COURIER, was in Sibley Friday and Sat
urday. Mr.. Buchanan is looking for a
paper In Iowa because he has lost con-
6dence in South Dakota. Having been
on different county and state commit
tees, he has been placed In a position
TO gain or lose his confidence in the
state, and his statement Is that he has
lost.-Sibley (Iowa) Gazette.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

The Des Moines Register one day
last week contained a list of over thirty
men who were willing to serve the
state % governor now that Gov. Drake
has withdrawn. Who says patriotism
u dead?
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29
xntsrsd u r. .. at Elk Point as second class
ia TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1897.

The best way to settle the regency
dispute 10 for the new board to accept
Treasurer Williams statement, which
would effectively and finally dispose Of
the old board,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-07-29

Be Not Deceived. A Cough, Hoarse-
ness or Group are not to be trifled
with. A dose In time Of Shiloh's Cure
will save you much trouble. Sold by
Dr.. w. ]. Conly 4 Son.