davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
Labor and Antl-Trnst law.


At Washington, D, c., several indict-
ments have been found against GER
tain officials of labor organizations, the
trials under which may result in de-
terrnining what restraint, If any, is i'm
posed upon labor organizations by the
act OF congress Of July 2, 1880, entitled
An act to protect trade and commerce
against unlawful restraint and mon
opoly," commonly known as the anti
trust law.
The law was primarily erected for
the purpose of preventing abuses that
had arisen in the conduct of trans
portation and manufacturing enter
prises where great sums Of money are
invested. About year ago a United
States court had occasion to interpret
some sections Of this law, and from
the points made in the argument before
the court, 1t was inferred by many per-
sons that the law was equally as an-
plloable to prevent and punish some
acts labor organizations were more
or less accustomed to do, as it was to
restrain syndieates and other aggrega-
tions OF great wealth. This point will
now be tested. The circumstances of
the Washington case are as follows.
Some time ago Mr.. Charles G. Walter
took q contract to make five wagons
for the Times, Washington newspa-
per. 1t was stipulated that he was to
employ only union labor. Instead OF
doing so, it is charged by the knights
OF Labor, he sent to the Keystone Wag-
on Company. Reading. Pa, and there
had them made by non-union labor.
Further, II Is charged, they were
brought, to Washington under cover
and secretly placed in carriage re-
pository ON Pennsylvania avenue. Lat
er they were delivered to the Times,
and the newspaper, on the protest of
the Carriage Makers assembly, refused
to accept the wagons The matter was
referred to an arbitration board. which
decided that the carriage makers had
no case against the Times. but that the
real grievance was against the Walters
Company. Thereupon the carriage
makers recommended that Mr.. Walters
be placed on the unfair list. The Dis
trict assembly then gave Mr.. Walters a
chance to explain before the district
executive board, and he appeared and
said that If he had violated union prin-
ciples he had done 1t innocently. He
was placed on the unfair list. Then let
ters were sent to merchants, supposed
TO be friendly to organized labor, ask
Ing tnem to withhold their patronage
from Mr. Walters until the grievance
was settled Explanations to them
we're made, and some agreed to boycott
him. Mr.. Walters took the matter to
the district attorney, and he laid it be-
fore the grand Jury, with the result
that the most prominent of tho execu-
Ave board, knights Of Labor, of the
District Of Columbia. were placed under
arrest charged with violation Of the
s Iaw above referred to. The defendants
gave bali, and tho trial VIII occur in
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19

October. 1t promises to be a celebrat-
ed case in labor annals, as the indict-
ment in substance accuses them of
conspiracy" The ANTITRUST law was
chosen to cover TIE case, as it is be-
lieved to be wider in application and
scope than the common law of con-
spiracy. The antitrust law is very
drastic in some of its provisions and
If it shall be determined that 1t Is ap.
plicable to cases such as this bhe, It
will go far to make a boycott" as that
terra Is ordinarily understood, an i'm
possible thing. But it should be remem-
bered that the most advanced thought
among labor leaders and in labor or
ganizations has already condemned
the use of the boycott, except possibly
in extraordinary contingencies.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
VOL. ~.
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORkMEN.
Labor and the Antitrust Law--,seems
as IL the Whole Law Is to he
Operated Against Wage Farmers If
Possible.
Twenty Years Ago.

published by request)
I've wandered to the village, Tom, I've
sat beneath the tree,
Upon the schoolhouse playing ground,
that sheltered you and me;
But none were left to greet me, Tom.
and few were left to know.
Who played with us upon the green.
some twenty years ago.
The grass Is just as green, Tom; bare
footed boys at play
Were sporting just as we did then,
with spirits just as gay.
But the master" sleeps upon the hill
which, coated DER with snow,
Affording us sliding place, some twen-
ty years ago.
The old school house Is altered now; the
benches are replaced
By new ones, very like the same our
pen-knives once defaced
But the same old bricks are In the wall
the bell swings to and fro,
Its music just the same, dear Tom
twas twenty years ago
The rivers running Just as still; the
willows on it's side
are larger than they were, Tom; the
stream appears less wide;
But the grapevine swing is ruined now,
where once we played the beau,
And swung our sweethearts-pretty girls
just twenty years ago.
The spring that bubbled meath the hill,
close by the spreading beech.
Is very low-'twas then so high that we
could scarcely reach:
And, kneeling down TO get drink, dear
Tom. / started so,
10 see how sadly / am changed, since
twenty years ago.
Near by that spring, upon an elm, you
know l cut your name,
Your sweetheart's just beneath 1t, Tom,
and you did mine the same:
some heartless wretch has peeled the
bark, twas dying sure but slow,
Just as she died. whose name you cut,
some twenty years ago.
My lids have long been dry, Tom, but
tears come to my eyes,
l thought of her / loved SO well, those
early broken ties;
visited the old church-yartl, and took
some flowers to strow
Upon the graves of those weioved. some
twenty years ago.
Some are in the church-yard laid, some
sleep beneath the sea;
But few are left of our old class, except
ing you and me-
And when our time shall come, Tom.
and we are called to go.
hope they'll lay us where we PLAYED,
( just twenty years ago.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
Notes.

The undermine workers of the Sew
enth Anthracite district of Pennsyl-
vania have adopted resolutions appeal
ing to congress to appropriate money
sufficient to relieve their suffering, and
also appealing to the government to
use anthracite coal wherever possible.
The Boilermakers' union OF Chicago
enjoys the eight-hour day, and the
highest wages are paid in San Francis
co, where the men receive 1924 a day.
The rate in Chicago is $2.75. Buffalo,
Pittsburg and Boston are nine-hour
cities, the pay being at the rate Of ten
hours, or about $3.50 a day.
Messrs. James Mitchell William Rid
ley and Frank Smith, Afro-American
contractors and builders, are putting
up the Hamilton Brown building in
st. Louis. Mo-, which is to cost $780,
600. They are said to be the first men
Of their race to handle SO large con-
tract in st. Louis.
ue Official report OIL Lne ClSdTHak-
ers' international union has just been
made public. 1t shows that the total
number of members Jan. l Of this year
was 26,341, which does not include the
travelling members. In all there are
4O1 unions established in as many cit
les in this country and Canada. The
receipts of the national organization
for last year were s7Os, ,4ss.07, while
the expenses were $514.245.77, leaving
q balance on hand of $194,24O.SO. The
organization has loans outstanding to
its members aggregating $SS,60l. 20.
During the last year for sick benefits
the sum of s1ls774.sa was expended
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
NATCHlTOCHES DIRECTORY.
CHURCH SERVICES.

Services at the Methodist church
every First and Third Sundays at II
=. m. and 7:3O p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. Fl. Armstrong. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday night at7:3O O clock.
BAprIsr-M. E, Weaver, pastor.
Regular services, Second and Fourth
Sundays at II q. m. and s p. m. f; Sun
day school, 10 q. M; prayer meeting,
Wednesday, s p. m. All invited.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
Where America Must Go,

That America must seek markets in
Asia for the products Of its workshops
becomes clearer every day. And with
this knowledge comes the sequence that
the Philippine islands are not as re-
mote from Washington in interest as
they are in the kind of distance reck-
oned in miles A late consular report
from Siam, issued by the state depart
ment, shows that that country offers a
field for Development which is not ab.
preciated by American exporters and
manufacturers. During the coming
year special effort should be made to
increase the trade of the United States
with this rich and prosperous kingdom
of southeastern Asia A critical period
is approaching, and the results thereof
will determine the control of Siamese
foreign trade. Siam is like Japan in
that disposition is shown to accept
progressive ways and adopt modern IN
ventions. 1t has about S,O00,eO0 people
and is nearly as large as Texas Bank
kok, the capital, Is one Of the largest
and most important cities of Asia. It's
population is about 100000, and 1t is
growing rapidly. 1t has an excellent
car system, electric lights on the lead
ing streets, telephones and telegraphs
railroads, hotels, clubs, libraries and
banks; while the River Menan, fiow-
ing through It's heart, is lined with
godowns, Offices and wharves of export
ing, importing and general shipping
| firms, as well as with the numerous
rice and saw mills of Chinese and Eu-
ropean companies. japan, China, Siam
and Korea are far from America, but
near the Philippines. With the Stars
and Stripes floating over those islands
this country would be next door
neighbor" to these countries. Their
people want to buy things we make
and we want to sell the things to them
Now they buy largely from Europe
mainly because they are better ac-
quainted with Europe than with Amer
lea. A man preferably gives his trade
to people he knows; SO do nations
which are simply masses OF men. Ant
to become acquainted, no way is bet
ter than to move next door to the mar
you want to know Despite the disad
vantage that these nations do not know
us as well us we would like Mr.. H. Coll
bran of Denver. Col, has contract tC
construct a six-mile electric trolley
street railway of the latest and mos
improved design in the city Of Seoul
Korea. The company owning the lint
is made UP altogether of Koreans, anC
has 100000 capital, but an American
will build it, and America will suppl!
most of the material and machinery
Japan announces that she will be
large buyer of car wheels and othe
railroad equipments. These are but
few instances Of many. The nearer W,
get to those people the more money ",
make, and the more shops can be KEEP
running. Dewey is pretty near then
now. When the ultimate disposition
of the Philippines comes up for discus
sion and determination, it will be seel
that aside from the international pol
itics and policies involved, there is al
Industrial issue that makes the subjec
of vastly more interest to laborers, me
chanics and craftsmen than many
big strike, or advance or reduction il
wages. The Philippines most emphat
ically present an industrial question.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
GOLD STANDARD,

Between the return to specie pay
ments in 1879 and 1888 we had been,
on the average, large importers OF
gold; but the moment England began
to call in her loans we were totally un-
able to satisfy her demands through
the sale Of our products, and we had to
pay the difference in money.
The subsequent history is only toe
well known. The exports of bullion
went on increasing until, in the spring
of 1893. the treasury reserve became
depleted and the panic began. A vio-
lent contraction set in, and, in the
words OF Lord Overstone, monetary
distress" produced a fall of prices"
AS in Australia, agricultural prod
ucts declined alarmingly. The wheat
of 1893 brought the farmer only about
fifty-four cents; that Of 1894 but forty
nine. What the loss of national in
come has been upon the cereals and
cotton can be estimated by comparing
this single wheat crop with that oI
1881, which was among the last which
sold for generous prices.
In 1881 the harvest gave 38S, ,2SO, ,00a
bushels and was worth $456, ,88O, 900; in
1894 1t gave 460, ,267 900 bushels and was
worth $225,90O,0O0. That is to say, for
wheat alone we received $23000O, ,00O
less for the crop of 1894 than for the
crop Of 1881, though that of 1894 was
100000 bushels larger; sum, per.
haps, equal to the interest we have to
pay on our foreign debt.
Nor can this fall in price be attrib.
uted to overproduction, for the best
estimates which have been made OF
the worlds crop of wheat between 1880
and 1887 allowed supply Of about
four and half bushels per head, an,
nually, for the population of the wheat
eating regions, while between 1888 and
1894 the supply has been but four and
one-third bushels.
1t is perfectly evident that this proc
ess cannot go onwithout producing the
direst misery to the debtor, culminat-
ing in certain. bankruptcy. 1t is only
necessary to glance ever so slightly at
the condition of any debtor nation to
comprehend the straits to which they
are already reduced. India is strained
beyond endurance to meet her inter.
est, and her ministers of finance say
openly that she Is on the road to ruin.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
LODGES.

Phoenix Lodge No. So, A. F. & A.
M.-simcoe Wslmsiey, W. NJ; J. G,
Trichel Jr., Sec. Meets First and
Third Wednesdays at p, m.
Castle Hall No. s5, Knights of Pyth-
ias.--U. P. Breszeale. G. G.; Adolph
L'Herisson, K. of r. & s. Meets
Second and Fourth Thursdays at
p. m.
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19

Does this car go as far as One Min
ute street, asked a passenger on
Market street trolley Never heard
of it," replied the conductor. well,
then, Sixty-second street" smiled the
passenger. And the conductor cough.
ed and said; That's hour terminus
Natchitoches populist., 1898-08-19
COURTS.

DISTRICT COURT.
Criminal Term-First Mondays in
June and December.
CIVIL TERM.
First Mondays in March and Octo.
Der.
CIRCUIT COURT.
First Mondays in April and Novem
Der.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20
THE Yukon TREASURE SHIPS.

The iong-l0oked-for time has arrived
when he treasure ships were expected
IL come ia and revive interest In the
gold fields q the Yukon. There Is no
disappointment, either about the
amount 81 money being brought down
or In the amount likely To ba yet taken
cut. 4 q hard Always to tell boa much
money IL on the steamers Men hide
their gold and hurry it into Seattle. get
into hack and drive of Without a
word. Others brag OF having made
fortunes. who have done no more than
earn 81 90 or 81 o09 working for others.
either in the mines or al some other oc-
cupation.
II must be left To the assay offices
to afford some indication of the truth
The ST. Paul took large amount Of
money into san Francisco. the Samoa
brought less. but still considerable.
brought down treasure estimated al
between & 04oD aud S00ca. The
vessel Is owned h. transportation
company. which has done an enormous
business and is said 10 have taken a
very considerable portion Of the miners
gold and given drafts - them n ex-
change
No new discoveries equal To those Of
Bonanza and Eldorado creeks have
been made, but several creeks have
shown very promising prospects From
Mano0k il IS estimated that the sea
son 5 work will be $50 900, a very ex-
cellent showing considering the coudi-
tons under which the prospectors hav
had u work Hunter. Ho0sier and
Chapman creeks have not turned out
SO well. but chiefly because so little
work has been done on them Stewart
many who have worked along their
banks. but they have not riyaled the
two great discoveries Of last year
The total amount to be brought down
must b. very large, AS II was last year.
every steamer 20 ;he close Of the sea-
son will bring down large amounts. and
the total wall net be far short 81 the
estimates, which ran between 81 900. =
900 aud $4,000 900
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

British Columbia is enjoying the pros
pect Or q change OF ministry. The cam
pajEn winch has Just terminated in the
overthrow Of Premier Turner was entire
~ local and distinct from dominion poll
ties. Nothing is said against the leaders
OF the victorious opposition and the PROV
ince viii probably gain by the infusion OF
the leader Of the successful party is known
a. one Of the best poker players and one
Of the most able platform speakers ives,
Of Winnipeg. Such combination ought
10 BE successfnl in any community.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20
WHY he DECLINED.

]. = xitn pef1. = 10. with szrrzrisas, maj
th@ s--1n7esiizencer no.ss that Col LEW
- has sacrificed hzs plain and conruaa- sdl-sg
datv 70 BIS country % thss hisn All acute
serse O honor f3< which he IS - justly
noted. We are advised ~ TIA telegrapaic
dispatches sAat the president n psrssz
sea4erea an appointment a. The tFont for
ire gallant coI31el. but that Re- FELT obliged
10 decline owiug so.ely 70 tns fact t1zt
rs had sought similar appointment fer
constituent TIE fancy only can do
justice 20 tha. history making Interview
with the president.
Col Lewis" w@ ran hear tbs president
saying. 4 an bound % cgntesz 20 you
thai Miles has been altogether TOO slow
In putting down the spanish tbs :
great emergency. and /; demands extra
ordinary condolences. and I 10 10: mind
saying 10 you thar, n my Judgment. Mics
is much better fitted 20 face lhe muzzle
of q camera than Spanish ccnnon-a
fatal falling. as you know, in ! warrior.
Nav. I know you ara aoove al suc2
weaknesses. and / therefore place The fate
Of he nation in your hands, and aave .
request tha, you 90 IN persoa and pat
down The wicked Spanish"
MI President" replied he great loeg-
distance Seattle warner. II an most pro-
foundly impressed with he urgent. imper-
alive and empowering need for nay dis
,inguisfied services: but / beg-u.ost kind
f7y
your attention 10 ths insurmoCniao!e fact
that / have already-much 10 my Own
presen. keen and inevitable disappo.nt-
nent-p-eferrsd a request for military
field appointment for an admlr!ng con-
stItuent. % whom ] must say-aumoiy. /
hope. but apprecjatively--i have thousands
i might ada millions. No man ot honor
could thus take the chance for military
glory and fame away from a deserving
friend and enthusiastic supporter. and
must regretfusly-but politely. I hope-de-
cline. and beg 10 assure you that am
your most obedient servant"
II vas certainly a most awkward Ill
lenlma No pen can describe Adequately
the emotions that must have ragged under
the statesnan-warriors Immaculate shirt
front. on the one hand, his country
sore needs and loud call TO duty, the oppor-
tuniiy for brillA nt persona achievement
and triumph, me consciousness VI i duty
well done, and the grateful applause OF
rescued people manifest1ns Itself most
substantially next November. The graft
cation OF desire Cor combat every truly
chlvalrous warrior ever feels-al these
things appealed powerfully 10 the warAAe
instincts OF the gallant colonel On me
other hand. there was the awkward fact
that he had gone on record as selecting
an army appointment for SOMEBODY else.
The colonel could not hesitate. he did
not. IL decided 10 get vaccinated so 20
Ch!ckamauea and at the point Of the SWORD
"a real sword-drlve the deadly microoe
from the stores OF the brave soldier boys
in an unofficial capacity. OF course.
A careful study OF the latest maps
shows that Ghickamauga - Sone~ nat De-
yond the range Of Spanish guns.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

CT the wa:er Tbe skill Il oar gsBDers
ruust be ad1sd 70 the other factors We
may rely upon. ard the cozadeDce they
have acquired would coEnt fo- c5nsId-
eyabiy more. These considerations. and
the further fact tsat neither Russia
nor Great Britain would aid Germany.
Ovt. On tbe contrary. wouA stow al
the opgasltios consistent With teeanica.
neutrality. make il a very safe pred.e-
ton 5hat We shall have 10 irouil@ Eith
Germany Il ii comes 20 e. question OF
Ing
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20
4 NEW Isst L..

Exactly what lines they VIII pursue
in the coming campaign is a question
causing no little peTplexity 10 Demo
cratic candidates for congress They
their number endowed with ordinary
horse sense, coEceda--that criticism Of
the war viii not prove popular. The
attitude o: the party leaders tn antaeo-
niziug the annexation Of Hawaii has 10
a great degr.c committed the party 10
opposition to the colonial policy attrio-
uteI 10 the Republicans Representa-
tive Dinsmore. Of Arkansas. a member
of the house committee on foreign al-
fairs. in recent Interview said:
The Democrats have a great o11npal On
issue ~ this question Of foreign acq1is.-
tlnU. an as firmly convinced - ran
be II anything that The course - - coIn-
rs al tae present time toward .,nnar.4!. >,u
vii res'l, Ga Disaster. Whatever e.ee
occurs = Is certain % lead AS lu-o marry
Disputes wita foreign powe-s. wh.ea might
oj1egR 81 lie avoided. ard the matats4 r.. -
az large standing army WI become a
uecc~s.iy- This Of itself WIZ t~ar~forn
ouV character from d power II peace 20 q
military power and be unfortunate .o the
last degree"
There is no doubt that Congressman
Dlnsmocs outlined the policy deter
mined upoa by the Democya;lc party
leaders upon this Issue a. TIE same
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

The full name Of the little boy who NOM
ia4.iy rules over Spain. together with his
titles. Is Leon Ferdinand Marie Jacques
Isidore Pascal Antonio. Alfonso. King az
ATrsgon. of Navarro, or Grenada. Of Va
Iencia. Of Gaiic!a. OF Majorca, OF Mnorca,
Of Seville, OF Sardinia. OF Cordova. OF
C1rcega, Of Murci. OF Jacn, Of Algrave. OF
Aigez!ras. Of Gibraltar. Of the Canary
Islands. of the Eastern and Western In
dies, of India and OF the Oceanic continent.
Archduke of Austria, Duke OF Burgundy
Of BTabant and Of Milan. Count OF Haps-
burg. OF Flanders. Of the Tyroi and Of Bar
celona and Lord Of Biscay and Molina,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

The regulations fer the government OF
the district Of Santiago promulgated BY
the president should meet the approval
OF the civilized world. Every precaution is
taken 10 secure the liberty AMI protect
the interests n the conquered, aud Only
such restrictions are 10 be applied as shall
be necessary TO protect the interests Of
the oonqueror. There is no reason why
business cannot be resumed and the peo-
PIE pursue their avoeations IN greater Sc
cucity than ~ any time since the com
mencemeut az the war
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-20

were rct permitted 20 srs7y STATE gov
errfreuts unrfs the conditions var
rartesi Ia there any reason why tne
Philippines and Porto Rico cannot he
controlled by q seusi-rnilitaTy govern
rrert until such t.use As more stable
government can D. maintained IL
would seem 10 be car duty 20 make the
attempt We believe this course will
meet the views " the people. and for
that reason do net hesitate 70 accept
the issue az presented b the Demo
cratic leaders and submit the question
10 q vote.