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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-07-30
THE IRON MONOPOLY
This Discussion of Ore Rates
is a Confusing Propo'
sitiOn.
Don't be Confused by the Chat
ter OF the Attorneys-0ur At
tention is due the People.

Il1lS UlSCuSS1OA VI OAO AobSS
The mine owners outside the
combination want rates re.
duced so they can enjoy a share
of the monopoly. The mines
in the railroad combination
now get it all.
To this the combination re-
plies-it would not help you;
there are iron men who also
control mines. Give these re-
auctions and they can base
prices on their cheaper ore, and
you would have to meet them
in selling to other furnace men
and manufacturers. In the
end the consumer would get
the benefit and nobody would
gain anything. ,~s.
Now, the fact is there is a
congress of overlapping mono
poles, for the furnace men are
also allied with the steel men
who have practical monopoly
of their market through the
power of overmastering capital
and the combinations that are
commonly called trusts. Re
duce the ore rate and it might
reduce the price of ore. The
result would be perhaps to re-
duce the final price to consum-
ers somewhat and undoubtedly
to add to the profit of the steel
men through their monopoly.
They would absorb what now
the railroads get and what the
independent mine owners want
to get.
A clear view of it is that
there is a certain monopoly
value in ore as it lies in the
earth. Though the Minnesota
deposits are so vast, there are
no others that can be worked
so cheaply and are Of such
great extent. This partial
monopoly is made complete by
the railroad combination which
controls the only avenues by
which the ore can get to market.
The Minnesota Iron Company
is a close ally of the Illinois
Steel Company and own twin
to the Duluth and Iron Range
Road. And how that monopoly
is divided among these corpo-
rations is more than any man
knows and more perhaps than
the owners themselves could
precisely figure out.
Back of them all stands the
state which is clearly. entitled
in all equity to the monopoly
value that lies in the ore. This
is the gift of God or nature as
you are pleased to call it and
was never rightly decided by
the state to any man or set Of
men. Resume this forfeited
right of the state and it would
be easy to let the others make
what they could.
= But as things are now con-
stituted the railroad monopoly
steps in between and prevents
owners of mineral properties
outside the combination. from
getting their share. Not en-
tirely, for there are still mines
which pay handsome royalties
to the fee owners who do no
stroke of work to earn it. And
if the state did resume its
rights in the premises nobody
would be deprived of a penny
that he really earns.
However, there is the rail-
road. It controls the situation
beyond the hope of competition.
Build another railroad and the
most natural thing for it to do
would be to enter the combina-
ton. All that would be accom-
plished would be unnecessary
expense in handling the ore.
For that matter one railroad
could discharge all the traffic
of the ranges at better advan-
tara than two Or three now
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-10-04
"SiCk Call Outfit -

80. Gas Reuehs nnb 9efe .gur $3.50. @an3 8enauua6Q b.
Cine 3ine I'll iebes ftDptlDe SauS. -
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1898-10-04
Gbiraso, Wilwamtee L. ct. Yan!
Giieababn.

TabrpIon in 8raft 9etreten am 10. 6ebriar
1898. Vabnboi Ode A. uno Slap StroBe.
SidetsS Office 597 WtainsS traBe.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
STREET FLIRTATIONS

If some fathers and mothers
would pass the white school al
most any day between twelve and
one O'Clock, they might success
fully assist in breaking up the
street fiirtations of certain youths
who do not attend school and
some girls who do. passed the
other day and the counting was SO
conspicuous as to attract my at
tention, and ! was somewhat
shocked to learn that street flirt-
ing is almost an every day occur
renee. lam so old fashioned as
to hope that it may be stopped by
those who are much more inter
ested in the future welfare Of these
school girls than
Jan. IS, '98. GRANDPA.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

Gov. Jones has written a letter
to our old friend, Charles Gordon
Newman, thanking him for his
defense Of the use Of the pardon
ing power. It is all very we'll fol
Gov. Jones to be merciful, but
some of his mercy ought to be
turned on the law abiding citizens,
and rot Quite SO much on GRIM
'inals. With a stroke Of his pen
he offers a reward for one Grim
inal and with the next he undoes
the punishment assessed against
q convict, with the avowcd pur-
pose Of restoring citizenship to a
man who has shown he has no re-
gard for it.-Hope Gazette.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
BLAcKToN BI1NKlNGs.

Jones peterson, Of Palmer spent
Sunday With his family 81.
IXEwnn Honser and Miss Pearl
l46fney spent Sunday in Brtnkiey
che gnests Of Friends. =
Who was your letter from Sat-
urday night Andrew Was IT
from Keevil or Brinkleys
Miss Maggie Houser spent the
week in town the guest OF Miss
Ella Moore.
Wallace and Lawrence Graham
arg moving out on Trent Graham's
plfce.
Mss Katie Cannon came up
from Red Bud and spent Saturday
and Sunday in BlacEton.
Three Of our young ladies took
a walk up the rail road Sunday
evening, but they were alone.
Guess they were meditating.
The Blackton saw mill started
up Monday morning under tho
management Of W. G. Brown.
Sheriff T. ii. jackson spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Black
ton collecting taxes.
Mr.. Pipkins who has been liv-
ling on a. j. Holloway's place
near Raymond died Monday night
and was buried in the Blackton
grave yard Tuesday evening.
Thank you Thisbe for your sug-
gestion but knowing our girls to
be irresistible we keep our eyes
on the out side boys.
Yes, Mr.. Guy Miss Jean did
come to Blackton and ses we'll at
tended. we all like Miss Jean
and would like for NJ to take up
her permanent abode in Blackton.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Ronner
were in Blackton Monday shop
ping.
~ Miss Katie Cannon entertained
her friends Saturday night with a
card party Messrs R. B. Strick-
land, A. R. Eaton, Dudley Gray
and Stark Olliphant, Misses jamie
Gray, Claude Peterson the young
hostess and her sister Miss Cola.
We failed to learn who was yicto-
rious that night but Judging from
Bruce's beaming smile Sunday
night heseemed to to think he
had gained one victory.
BLACKTONIAN.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

THE Inter Ocean thinks it is un-
fortunate that the Boy Orator Of
the Platte was not enough eIiam-
ored with Mexico and free silver
to settle there and grow up with
the country Grayville( Ill) In
dependent.
YES and the Independent no
doubt "thinks" the same but for.
tunately for the people Of this
country and unfortunately for the
Republicans, Mr.. Bryan is Ton
deck" and is undoubtedly grow
ing in popularity every day. The
people remember too well, the
promises made by Marks Mac that
the mills would be opened and
the minis would open themselves
if the republicans carried the cleo
ton. The cut in the wages OF
100000 workers in the mills of thu
East, the busting banks, tn
plendid successful the RAIDS arr
ewing in curing the treasury def
t, are gentle reminders to thu
ople that they need the presence
Bryan in this country and moi
lxico.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

r. T. BARNUM once said: IF
you have ten dollars to put to a
good use put one dollar up for
the article and the other nine up
for advertising. / can out talk
any man on earth but . printer
The man that sticks type and the
next morning talks to thousand
people while | am talking to one,
is the man that / am afraid Of,
and / want him for my friend.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
BLACK ANKLE NOTES.

Health good.
Mr.. j. B. Turrentine, was the
guest of Mrs. S. D. Sawyer Mon
day.
Lon Turrentine went to Hard
SCRABBLE today, to see his best gr,
or, -gr, friend.
Sunday. was one Of the few, Of
the season, favorable for church
attendance, the health unusually
good, yet the attendance was
small.
Mrs. Hinton closed her school
Friday, having given perfect sat
isfaction, so far as we have
learned.
Sell Johnson was down from
Brinkley to day, looking after the
interests of Henry Wolf & Co.
The lecture given Wednesday
night by N. Perkins, was we'll
arranged, and very pointed, it
was brief analysis of the condi-
ton Of things growing out Of q
disregard for sacred duty.
We hope to have interesting
letters from the corps of corros-
pondents during the year, letters
that will command themselves to
the public is valuable and much
to be sought after. Virtue, like
precious gems. It's value may
be reckoned from the fact Of its
being the very essence Of trans
lcendent purity. AS Queen, she
sits above all inferior qualities,
be-speaking the highest type Of
Ideal manhood and womanhood
Virtue, like other essential ele-
ments Of character is accumulative
| itSseizes FOR utility, the very best
material Of thought, making it
servile 70 the end Of forming well
rounded character, and perfect
man and womanhood.
ROUNDS.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

got . god sheking UP hl(1t1l
corn over the Marvell road The
middle Of the week.
Mr.. r. ]. Terry won't TO Pop
| lar Grove the 18th thence to Hell
ena the following day.
Miss Rose LightfootS and hei
brother, st. John made a trip to
MARVEL Thursday morning.
Congratulations are due Jno.
Turner and wife, Of Cypert, upon
the arrival ola fine boy Wednes-
day the 9TH inst.
r. A. Jones has hidden fare
we'll to Ark, friends and home,
and has gone to other parts in
search of employment.
Three cheers to Editor Folsom
for his offer to the correspon-
dents! Someone will be happy
victor. bye and bye, and all Of us
will be benefited by doing our
best.
Charley Thompson and wife, Of
Coffee Creek attended church Sun
day.
Two entertainments were book
ed for Friday night but the rain
interfered to the disappointment
Of many pleasure seekers.
Married AT the residence Of
the bride, on Sunday evening, Mr..
G. III. Duffel to Miss Laura War
ford, Rev. M. J. Day officiating.
We extend congratulations.
DR.. Case looks rather lonesome
now since the fair guest OF Mrs.
R. Terry has gone home.
L. D. Thomas has returned
from Roe. He and John Moody
are going to farm as partners on
Sid Craig's farm. They are go
ing to run Independence Hail.
It's a good way to learn the value
Of women, boys.
The Juvenile members Of our
community and representatives
Of adjacent points were royalty
entertained by Master Laban Hall.
The event was in honor Of his
tenth birthday. No pains were
spared to please the eye to con-
tribute to the happiness and tempt
the palate Of the many guests who
came from all directions to join
Master Laban in jolly merry max
ing. May his after life be as
full of successful achievements
as the event was full of joy.
Guy.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

The Gazette Almanac for '98 is
chuck full Of good things to know
and remember. 1t is replete in
every particular and is worth go
ing after. 1t is the latest piece Of
news and the best news the old
Gazette has sent out in long
time.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
TIIAT AFRICAN LIr1DLESS IN


We give description Of this cotton taken from
lenta Constution We nothing Whatsoever 0f IT, reo
and do not guarantee thing claimed for it. but have qu
81 the will give SO seed to every subscbe e
hev last The every old Subs paying
You can get sack containing 200 seed for ~ from this o
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
A FEW SNAP SHOTS.
TBY THE EDITOR.

stepping INTO q grocery store q
few mornings ago it was my
pleasure to meet an old acquain-
lance who had once lived in
Brinkley and had just returned on
a visit. Said he, ~ get the old
ARGUS every week and it is, in
deed a welcomed visitor. Why,
sir, a person to see the ARGUS
would imagine Brinkley q regular
City, fully alive and awake and
doing a big business This is
the same old story people at a
distance form their ideas Of a
town to large extent from the
papers published there. Are you
doing your duty to the newspaper
that is laboring every day in the
year toward tho advancement of
the city,
Ishave it from reliable source
that there is a strong probability
Of the Republicans of Brinkley
putting out straight Republican
Municipal Ticket. In case this is
done the Democrats will be for
ced to take alike step and the, city
election fight will be fought put
on strict party lines hit j. lust
the idea. 1t will lcause eaeh is5de
to Pit out the best men Oh their
best platform and will do away
with the dirty and disagreeable
fractional and personal strife that
has disgraced our city at elections
in the past. The ARGUS gave
notice two years ago, after the
city election, that from then on,
| it would favor such a course in
city politics. OF course there
will be a few candidates and pros
pective candidates who will OPP
pose the idea but their opposition
should not be matter for consid-
Grafton. / sincerely trust that
the leading Republicans will de-
eide to put out a straight ticket
composed only Of good men who
are sincere and honest in their
desire to push Brinkley along,
and that this act on their part
will cause the Democrats to take
similar action. Then for once
our city, will be freed from the
evil effects OF the petty personal
strife that has done more to pull
down and ruin it than every other
cause combined.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
1iIE BRlNKLEY ARGUS
Psna1shsd nvsry Thuzsa@y ~
w.B. & h. FOLSOM.
suBscRlr7roN ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
W B. FOLSOM, Editor.
THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1898. /
w.B. & Il. M. FOLSOM.
THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1898.

Cry Politics, did you sayi
Well, yes, and in all probability
it will be a straightout fight be-
tween Democrats and Republi-
cans. See mention elsewhere.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20

FROM lATIAANTA CONSTITUTION. 5a
.Iackson Tim},less Coffnn hss
created more falk thronchont. FL
cotton growing world Gran III
other varieties combined. There
has been over Ave thomaand r.,o-
Me from nearly every stafe a
the unior to visit the farm 81 M
jackson near this city and thew
are unanimous n she,r onininn
that II; is the most wonderful ma
productive cotton Ia the world
Not 4 limb on # e rrows from /;
to IA feet hieh. planted from {; 70
10 inches apart. rows from 3 "a 4
feet wide and has from 10 to 100
bolls. to the stalk 80 anyone can
see why it will make from 4 q &
bales per acre. The staple Il
white and silky and mnch ion0ar
than common cotton ana brinsa
q much higher price. and Il c9n
be ginned on iii ordinary Gins
Yesterday 4 verv promiuet farmer
from Mississippi said: II have
+ -, na,,a .,e rasl;ssa = - All, r*I
todaa, when standing n The i've
so,.a cotton +, retoh Z, r. IsaIsa 49,
@sr, : o !" ''''4' = - = 'A'on
Evarv farmer that poes " sao
Il; g impressed with the iilea nat
whether ne wants to buy these
seea, DuI me Iacc ne Must &c ~
cess of ra;r;no cotton q nr g ssrc
prices. This cotton patch q
guarded day and night, but every
BODY has an invitation e ceme
60. ~ ~. a wonue n1 c0.e1n:
have boncb 1T most - of ~ this cotto !,
and they proprose to plant every
one Of their seed.
a =. " smith, VINO Is Cashier q
~ l.ls ~ Na sa - nal i - .aln =
III jackson I lin ' Cotton S.s,d a
at the following prices: Two
hundred dollars per bnshel, seven
aoliars per ponno. Iney ya also put
sae en = - a T. .cnases - = ~ se ~
lar Der packace. 8 nackaces For
%: 90, thirtYsdYe ckss1s far
VIZ. ~, seventy-fiye packages tor
\ pooiuu on e. n 1lnn ~ ana a., slx.y
ara mt IN With FIJI d;raci; -, s for
planting. he has adapted this
plan Of distributing the seed 80
tne merchants can order for lneir
suss dn,s., s 81 oIo s Ell ts aeo
packaces. With each box son-
tanning 100 packages Of seed, he
puts in one large photograph Of
me jackson cotton patcn Eltn
M 80 $1,000 -, anu oi.osEaIs
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1898-01-20
TURNER PARAGRAPHS.

Robt. 7. Clark went to Maxwell
Thursday.
John Webb went to Holly Grove
tthe 9th inst.
NJ. j. Day went to H.. first
kthe week
Nun Howard ma trip to
alseaa with I loadeS - first
II ie week.
: ~ Baugh ala " lighter, Mrs.
srs went d Ma veil the 9th
ming and Kornagay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
SPANISH SOLDIERS ESCAPE.
Eleven Confined in Santiago jail
Succeed i'm Their Attempt.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Evenin; Star.
Copyright 1881

Special Cable Dispatch to The Evenin. Star
Copyright. 1881
PLAYA DEL ESTE. July 26.-At Santi-
ago last night eleven Spanish prisoners
escaped from the city Jail 1t is alleged
that they overpowered the guards
The Cubans claim that the keepers, who
are also Spanish, set the prisoners free.
Gen. Shafter recently appointed a prison
commission to inspect the Spanish prisons.
They were found to be in the most terrible
condition.
Prisoners were discovered I'm some Of
them who have been confined for years
without tria, for crimes the maximum
punishment for which, under Spanish law,
would be two months. The commission
will sit daily until these cases can be re-
viewed.
Several of the Spanish justices have sent
in their designations to Gen. Shafter. say
ing that they cannot take the oath of al
legiance. The high courts of justice will
b. closed until other appointments can be
made.
large sum of money is missing from
the Santiago branch of the Havana Bank.
Inquiries are being made for it. Otherwise
great tranquility prevails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
GRANTS BRIGADE THE Mex
1t Will leave Camp Thomas Today for New
port News.
Troop NJ, Illinois Cavalry, Named a.
Ten. Wnde's Guard of Honor
The SOidiers' Mail,

Observation-Disclosures MA
IlONAL MILITARY PARK, Ga, July DC
Inc &c Brigade. list Division, LIST Corps.
commanded by General Fred Grant, now
loading at Rossville Station leaves this
afternoon for Newport News
1t is composed of the 1st Kentucky. Sd
Kentucky and 9TH Illinois The brigade will
De accompanied by the Third Battalion of
the 10th Pennsylvania, which arrived after
the departure of the regiment for Porto
RICO. The route to Newport News will be
over the Queen and Crescent and Chesa-
peake and Ohio, via Lexington, Ky, and
Richmond Va
win the exception of the regiments
which go out tomorrow, and which are
busy today packing, all commands are
hard at work drilling. The weather is cool
and pleasant and it is being fully taken ad-
vantage Of
Major Skunk, chief engineer of the I'd
Division. LIST Corps, is now lectrring the
commissioned and commissioned Of
ncers on the art of constructing hasty field
Notifications.
MAJOR Nye, commissary of subsistence of
the local military supply depot, has shipped
eighty cars of provisions to the park dur
ing the last forty-eight hours.
Judging from these heavy shipments it
would appear as though more troops would
shortly arrive at the park.
MAJOR Nye has not received any orders
up TO the present writing to provide travel
rations' fer troops that are going to leave
the park Nineteen cars of potatoes ar
rived from Columbia, Tenn, today.
An enormous quantity of letter mail is
now being handled at the Chickamauga
postal station of the Chtckamauga post
office. All of the soldiers mail goes to this
office, and all civilian man is sent to the
Lyle, Ca, regular post office. At the
Chlckamauga station branch over 10000
letters are handled each day. This includes
both the incoming and outgoing mails, re-
curing force of seventeen clerks to dis
tribute and make up the mails. In addi-
tlon to these letters an average of 25,O5O
mail packages, including papers. boxes,
etc., are handled each day. This makes up
over 2Oo sacks of paper mail every twenty
Tour hours. The mails are now being re-
ceived and dispatched without delay, and
much credit is due the postal authorities.
Dr. e. III. Drake. former surgeon of the
Southern railway, has been transferred
from the Sd Corps to take charge of the
LIST Division. LIST Corps, Hospital. There
are a number of patients in this hospital
left by the commands which are now en-
route to Porto Rico.
Troop NJ, LIST Illinois Cavalry, from Chi
cago. has been named by General Wade as
his guard of honor. The guard will go on
duty as soon as Gen. Wade decides upon
the location of lis headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-26
HONOLULU TO BE FORTIFIED
Major Langftt Ordered to Make Preliminary
Survey of the Harbor
Troops Going the ST. Paul to
Manila This Week-More Trans.
ports Engaged.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26-Major Lang
fit, who is to go to Honolulu with a bit
talon of volunteer engineers, has received
instructions from General Merriam to cause
preliminary survey to be made of the
harbor at Honolulu and its surroundings as
the initiative of fertilization plans. He is
to prepare plans for barracks and officers
quarters, which will be final after they
have been approved by the War Depart
ment. They will be subject to change by
General Merriam before being sent to
Washington.
General Merriam has selected Lieutenant
Colonel Lee Slower of the LIST South Dakota
Infantry to command the troops going to
Manila this week on the steamer St Paul
They will embark on Thursday or Friday
Two battalions of the 1st South Dakota
left for the Philippines on the steamer Rio
de Janeiro last Saturday. The remaining
battalions of the regiment is to go on the
st. Paul. In addition, General Merriam has
decided. to send the recruits for the 1st
Colorado and 10th Pennsylvania.
Private w. H. Dubbs of Company K 7th
California is dead at the Marine Hospital
of pneumonia. Private Lyon Hull of Com
pany D. LIST South Dakota. is dead at the
division hospital of catarrh pneumonia
iNate IhuiiSdh u Company ~, Z0Q IN
fantry, who died Sunday night at the Ma
rine Hospital has been buried in the Pre-
sido cemetery.
The 18th California has sent in the past
twenty-four hours five cases of measles to
the field hospital. Two of the victims, Pri-
Yates Marske and Hount of Company G,
are In dangerous condition.
DR.. F. H. Demey of the 18th Infantry h: !
been taken to the French Hospital i'll with
pneumonia.
special to the Chronicle from Vancou-
yer, B. c., says that the Canadian Pacific
steamships Tartar and Athenian are an
chored in Vancouver harbor, having been
taken off the klondyke route. Their stores
are being removed. and they are to be-
come United States TRANSPORTS
AS they are British naval reserve heats.
they cannot be transferred to the Amer
lean government directly. so they will pass
through the hands Of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, being converted into
troop ships by Uncle Sam The Athenian
is registered at 1909 tons, and is con-
structed to carry l $40 men; the Tartar is
a 4,O00-ton ship, built to accommodate
LOO. Both ships can travel seventeen
knots an hour
SEATTLE. Wash, July 26-The steamer
Charles Nelson, which arrived here Mon
Cay from St. Michaefs has been chartered
by the government for a transport. The
government has also chartered the steam
er Samoa. Both vessels will leave for San
FRANCISCO within a day or two 1t is un-
derstood that they are to be used in car
rying troops to Honolulu