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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-08-25

CHi4sIlau sailor. There is another con-
trast vet, the one between the deep re-
1glous feeling of the commander and
the popular superstition attaching to
his ship. The Texas has been account
ed the Jonah Of the United States
navy. Ever since she was launched at
the Norfolk navy yard in 1892 she has
mad the very worst of luck-until Capt.
Philip was assigned to her, less than a
year ago. Even while the Texas was
building several men were fatally hurt
while at work upon her, and one me-
chanic plunged to death from her
deck.
Her engines were burned IN fire
at the Richmond iron works. and her
bronze propeller was broken, and her
first trip. Every turn she took she
seemed to go awry. She swamped a
schooner in her first dock trial, one Of
her turrets very nearly sank her while
at the dock, and while dry-docked in
November. 1895. it was found that she
had structural weakness that cost
$125.00O to remedy.
Every one Of the Texas trial trips
was unfortunate. In one Of them her
eccentric strap got hot, in another her
condensers would not work, in another
her wheels wobbled and in a fourth
her steering gear was broken. She
lost one Of her anchors atTompkins-
vile and had other minor mishaps
without end.
After this accident Capt. Glass was
relieved from the command OF the
Texas and Capt. Philip was assigned to
her. Even then she made one more at
tempt to prove hoodooism by running
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-08-25

afoul Of a coral reef near the Dry Tor
tugas. This was In March of the pres
ent year, but the injuries were so tri-
fling that she was put to sea again in
a few weeks. Since then she has be-
hayed herself. The mistaken faith and
Christian fortitude of Capt Philip was
too much for hoodooism.
The Texas was the first American
battle-ship built latter English plans.
and this fact made her cynosure for
long time.
JOHN EHLERT.
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HooDooED TO A MADHousE


Upon Her. * ~
Hannah Gray has been hoodooed il
to the madhouse. Hannah is a moth
erly-looking, mild-mannered, good-na-
tured old colored nanny" from New
Madrid, and is stopping at the city
hospital en- route to an asylum for the
insane. The sheriff of New Madrid is
on her trail, and has telegraphed ahead
to have the woman held for him. Han
nah and her "old man." as she calls
him, are Well-to-do colored people, and
when she lefthome yesterday morning
she carried off the familys savin~s
bank, stocking full of coins. That's
the reason the sheriff wants to capture
her. She left home because none of
the New Madrid doctors could remove
the 'tyarmints'' which she insists live.
move and have their being in her vi
tails, and having heard of DR.. Suffers
skill, came here to consult him. The
doctor hadn't the time to inquiry fully
into Hannah's troubles when a. Star
man visited the hospital last night, but
he is of the opinion that her only all
ment is aggravated superstition. She
has lived So years in the firm belief
that there are such things as hoodooes.
and gets violently. angry when their
existence is questioned. Only when
she is engaged in such conflicts Of
opinion does she show insane symp-
TOMS Notwithstanding this apparent
simplicity DR.. Suffer fears the case is
incurable, because the mental impress
sion of such long standing becomes
positively fixed. Hannah was in a.
very communicative mood when the.
reporter visited the cells last night,
and among other things she said: "Alf
this trouble I have in me comes from
two lazy niggers that I've lived next
to for thirty years. My old man got
a mortgage on their farm and lent
them money. They would spend from
SIS to $50 at time until they had spent
the whole farm. Then my old man
said he was going to close down on
the mortgage. In less than a week I
was taken sick with a misery in my
breast. I could feel little snake
crawling round my heart all the time
I knowed I was hoodooed, and said
right away Sally Jones did it. That
was seven years ago. One day I went
over to Sally's house and asked her
what she done it for, and she said,
| Cause your old mans gwine to sell u.s.;
out goes back home and lay the
case before him and explains that if
| he sells out the farm he kills me. Well,
! he agrees not to sell if Sally agrees
not to poster me. I wusn't troubled
| no more till year before last, when
Sally's old man died. Then + took
sick again in less than a month, and
every month gets worse. You see,
Sally is after my old man, and if she
gets me out of. the way she thinks
she'll get him. I've got every kind Of
worm and bug and varmint there's
in my stomach, and nothing won't get
them out but to cut me open. I've tried
all the voodoo doctors in my country,
and all of them say it is no use.
reckon I does get crazy sometimes
about that nasty Sally and my old man.
But she shan't have him. I'm going
to find doctor somewhere to get these
things out of me, if I have to go plum
to Europe. st. Louis Star.
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secondary only to my faith in God.
I. We have seen what He has done for us
In allowing us to achieve so great a
victory, and I want to ask you .all,
or at least every man who has no scru-
pies, to uncover his head with me and
silently offer word of thanks to God
for His goodness toward us ALL" What
strange contrast, indeed, between
this silent prayer and the customary
wild shouts of victory! It
Chaplain Harry w. Jones of the bat
tle-ship Texas furnishes these and 9TH
er incidents Of the pronounced re-
ligious sentiment of Capt Philip.
On one occasion, prior to this battle,
SO disastrous to Cervera's feet, the
captain was called on board the flag
ship for council of war. 1t was also
a Sunday, and the decision was
reached to lombard the forts OF San
tiago bay that afternoon, when Cant.
Philip said:
Admiral, this is Sunday. do not
think we should fight today. We may
be sorry II we do.''
Acknowledgement was deferred until
the next morning.
The strong religious faith Of Capt.
Philip is corroborated by Edwin s..
Wheelock, Of this city, president Of
the Christian Citizen Publishing com
pany, whose brother married sister
OF the captain.
From all l know about him. said
Mr.. Wheelock. II know he hates to
hurt any human being, vet, il his duty
calls him, know he will fight as
brayely as any warlike Christian Of an.
Gent times. You can readily imagine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-08-25

Mexico and Central America and was
lighthouse inspector of the twelfth dis
trict. ,, i. .~..
In every position Capt. Philip has
given good record for himself Thus,
eyewitnesses of the battle Of Santiago
bay state that during the fierce fight
this typical Yankee commander stood
on the bridge of the Texas and direct
ed the operations of his vessel person
ally from the beginning to the close
Of the memorable running engage
ment. He just escaped being blown
to pieces once by the explosion of a
she'll. mere accidental change in his
position being all that saved him.
Contrasts have been referred to re-
peatedlys in this brief sketch OF a
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A New Turn of Affairs.

1--WE are selling these GOODS said
the clerk, eat a positive loss. Practic-
ally, we are giving them away
"Then," said the lady with the naughty
demeanor, II must decline to purchase.
I cannot accept gifts from shopkeep,
r."-1ndianapolis Journal.
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ACHRISTIAN FIGHTER
COMBINATION WORKS WELL IN
CASE OF CAPTAIN PHILIP.
"a Confession of Faith-After Battle
He Says Il Believe in God'-D Drove
Away the "Hoodoo'' for the Battle
Ihlp Texas.
Especial Lottery

lME was when the
roar Of battle was
associated by COM
mon understanding
with more or less
profanity; W h en-
particularly a nav
al fight could hard
ly be thought Of
without much ex-
pletive expressed
in decent prints by
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27

speaking of the next presidentiol cleo
ton, Mr.. Bryan said:
at may be we will be strong enough
to win without any outside help. But
nevertheless 1 prefer to win with the
populists on one side and the free sill
yer Repu blicans on the other. And we
must not forget when the victory is
won that in the campaign of last year
it took more courage on the part of the
free silver republicans to desert their
old party and more self-sacrifice on the
part of the populists to go outside Of
their organization for presidential
candidate, because he agreed with
them on the paramount issue than it
did for the democrats to support the
ticket which was nominated by their
own national convention"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
stair TreadI Made OF Lead.

Sheet lead is often used for stair
treads in place Of rubber, where tue
traffic Is very extensive. but unfortu-
nately, while durable and nonsllpplng
either wet or dry, 1t has tendency to
flow" or grow thin at the points Ct
greatest wear. In new article Of
manufacture the lead is cast on a wira-
wove core and is produced in thick
ness approximatlng that Of eight
pound sheets. BY adopting this
method Of manufacture all the ae-
vantages OF secure foothold are In
sured, and the tendency of the lead to
"fiow" or work thin IL entirely over
come. The combination is described
as being more durable and possessing
an inherent strength and elasticity
which neither the steel core nor the
lead separately could possibly give. A
still greater field for this article Is
for roofing purposes, lead floors for
cold-storage rooms, magazines and
decks Of ships.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
rrul. Flavor. From Ls.rs..

Monsieur Jacquemin, a French
pharmacist, has invented a process by
which. he says. he can form, from the
leaves Of various fruit bearing trees
and shrubs. the flowers that are char
acteristic Of the fruits themselves.
From apple tree leaves, crushed and
fermented, he obtains a liquid possess
ing the fragrance and taste of apples.
and from vine leaves a beverage re-
sembllng wine. His theory is that the
peculiar flavor Of apples, pears. grapes
and berries is prepared in. and derived
from. the leaves Of the plant.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
APnliticnl Matt.

Our system of congressional elections
is political misHt 1t was made for a
time when horse back travel was a rap
id transit, and it took months for one
part of the country to ascertain the
result of elections in all other parts.
Now we know in twenty-four hours
the result of all elections except the
''close" Ones and all are known IN u
week after election day. At present,
unless an extra session is called, con-
gresham does not enter upon his du-
ties Except the drawing of his salary)
until thirteen months after election.
The welfare of the people, the purity
of elections, and every consideration of
public policy should lead congress to
shorten one term to one year or length
en- one term to three years., or, better
still, cut off four months from one
term and add it to the succeeding term
and provide that the newly elected
congressman shall take their seats in
December following the November
election and begin at once their work,
while platform and promises are fresh
in their minds, and while the people
are awake to the pledges exacted in
the campaign. We hope some populist
member of congress will solve the
problem of how to get that body to
work at once when elected, instead Of
waiting thirteen months, and then in
troduce the necessary bill to accom-
plish this much needed reform.
Who will it be?-Nonconformist.
Senator Wolcott occupies an import
ant position at the present time. He il
one of those who have stoutly main
tanned that President Mckinley was in
favor OF bimetallism by international
agreement While the senator was in
E7rnpe negotiating for conference to
bring about an International agree
ment to coin silver, he was betrayed
by the president who appointed him.
While Great Britain was celebrating
upon her answer to France and the
United States, President Mckinley sent
a message to congress suggesting the
appointment of commission to formu-
late plans for putting the indianapolis
gold standard scheme into operation.
This had the effect OF. discrediting Sem
ator Woleott abroad, and putting him
in the ridiculous attitude of asking for
something his own country did not
want Docs Senator Wolcott still be-
lieve that Mr.. Mckinley is honestly in
favor of bimetallism by international
agreement? II not will he continue to
support such a hypocritical admins
tration? The American people are in-
terested. 1t is time for Senator VOL
colt to announce his position, either
for independent bimetallism or for the
gold standard. There is no longer any
half way ground. -Nebrssk, Indepen.
dent
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27

Look oyer the republic today. See
great estates growing and multiplying,
while an increasing proportion of the
so-called free and independent Ameri-
can citizens are destitute of all legal
right to use the soil of their country,
can only work on it, can only live on
1t, by paying tribute to some other hui
man creature, and he often resident
of Europe, for permission to do so. Is
it any wonder that faith in democratic
republicanism is weakening; that all
the evils of our fathers thought of as
belonging only to "the efFete monarch
les of the old world" are appearing
here?-Heury George.
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must stay home from school and col
lege to help pay the interest on the
mortgage.
Briefly stated, these are some of the
changed conditions.
And we have not far to seek for the
cause. 1t is the encroachment of capt.
tai upon labor. The plutocracy, which
always places capital above labor, has
held undisputed sway in this country
for thirty years, and it has well nigh
succeeded in crushing all vitality out
of labor and gathered into its capacious
nav all the fruits of toll
Our plutocracy is an aristocracy
formed on wealth. Money is its chief
cornerstone, greed and avarice its only
incentives. Plutocracy proposes to rule
the world through the power of gold
While the people have been fighting
great political battles over a Sc issues
under the guidance of foolish or dis
honest leaders, the plutocrncy has so
entrenched itself in power that its po-
sition seems almost impregnable.
1t knows we'll how to appeal to the
cupidity in the human heart, and with
its ill-gotten gains it buys newspapers,
corrupts legislatures, controls congress
and the senate, and owns the courts.
1t dictates the nominees of conven-
tions, and then tells the worl1ingman
to vote the ticket or starve.
Should a patriot appear upon the
scene, with brains and capacity to lead
the people, and undeceive those who
have been blinded or prejudiced, all
the power of plutocracy is directed to-
wards his undoing The hireling
the paid laclleys, will hound him down
in every conceivable way. Even should
he succeed in coming into high posi-
ton the attacks will be kept up He
will be cajoled, flattered and tempted.
If he will not be bought, If he is found
to be incorruptible other means will
be resorted to for his destruction.
Thus does plutocracy fight, beneath
the black flag of the pirate, taking all
that is in sight, while its insatiate APP
petite yer clamors for more.
If it makes such gigantic strides for
the next dozen years rs it has in the
past thirty, the plutocracy will become
the absolute master of this country.
Then, with the army and navy to
back it, reinforced by the courts. the
railroads, the telegraph companies, the
newspapers, and the money of the
world, what chance will there be for
the people to further resist its en-
croachmeuts? 1t will then be too late,
and the masses will be reduced to
condition of serfdom, while the pluto
cracy will own all the wealth.
A few men will own all the land, and
the great body of citizens will be mere
tenants on the vast estates of the land
ed gentry. The money trust will con-
troll all lines Of business enterprise, and
men will become machines in the hands
of a few
This may, indeed, seem to be a
gloomy picture, but it is no worse than
existing conditions really portray. I'M
less its power is destroyed the Ameri-
can plutocracy, more tyrannical than
teudal despot, will surely undermine
our free institutions and pull down the
Temple of our Liberties Hon. NJ. w.
Howard in New Time.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
Inoome ~ Dbl o. her CounlrIes.

Batavia is about to adopt law pro-
Viding for an income tax similar to
that now in force in Prussia. Although
wealthy men are not numerous in
Prussia, over 100000 annually is
collected in that way from the s,445
Prussians whose fortunes are valued
at over s95O,OOO Among the great
countries an important part of whose
receipts is furnished by income tax are
Great Britain, Austria, Denmark, Swed-
en-, Norway, Holland, Italy and Swift
zerland. 1t Is also in force in most of
the German states There is an in
come tax in France, but its provisions
apply only to corporations and associa-
tions and not to private fortunes.
Aside from these European nations the
income tax has been gaining ground in
Australia II already exists In South
Australia and New Zealand, and that
the other colonies will sooner or later
follow their example Is regarded as ale
most certain.-The New Time
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
snerlaee and Courage.

w. ]. Bryan, in concluding a speech
before the Bryan League at the Ire
mont House during banquet held
after the Auditorium meeting made
some remarks which were interpreted
as showing his intention If lie is nomi-
mated for the presidency IN 1900. In
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27

The American plutocracy is of mod
ern growth.
1t has sprung up since the war, and
its growth has been so rapid that it's
power to-day is well-nigh supreme.
At the close of the war the million
aires OF the country could have been
counted on the fingers of a single han
and the wealth was reasonably well
distributed.
There was large middle class, and
the extremely rich, on the one hand,
and the abjectly poor on the other,
constituted but a small per cent of our
total population.
Thirty years ago no man was idle,
unless idleness was a matter of choice
with him. There was no difficulty in
finding work at remunerative wages.
The small dealers and manufacturers
could find profitable fields for the exer
else of their energies and the operations
of their genius.
The country boy of brain and pluck
could go to the city, embark in trade,
or enter profession, and climb to the
top of the ladder.
The farmer could, in modest style,
send his boys and girls to college, and
lay bya snug sum of money for rainy
day.
Thirty years have passed since these
conditions existed. and as we look over
the country to-day we are terror-stricIS-
en- at the change. To-day a quarter of
a million persons own more than eigh-
ty per cent of all our wealth, while the
middle class 10 being rapidly elimina-
ted, and the ranks of the extremely
poor have been swelled to millions of
recruits from the well-to-do to such an
extent that the abjectly poor largely
outnumber those belonging to the mid.
die class.
To-day idleness is not the exception,
but rather the rule. Skilled laborers
are seeking all over the land for work,
without obtaining it; and if, perchance,
one should be more fortunate than his
fellows, he must work at greatly re-
duced wages
Only the other day was discussing
the question of wages with skilled
mechanic in Birmingham, and he said
to mes NHF
There are plenty of houses built
here, and can get all the work can
do at one dollar and twenty-five cents
: day, but cannot support my family
On this"
A few years ago he could earn three
to fonr dollars per day.
On the railroads, in the South, men
work fourteen hours day, 40 section
hands (the most laborious work mag
inable) at from seventy-ive to ninety
cents per day.
To-day the small dealers are being
driven out of business by the depart
ment stores, and the small manufac-
turers have been crushed by the large
combinations of capital.
Should the country boy of to-day go
to the city, he could meyer hope to
rise to emiueuee, either in a profession
or business, for equal opportunities no
longer exist
The farmers of the country are bare
ly existing, their farms are under
mortgage, and their boys and girls
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27
PLUTOCRACY'S MENACE.
DANGER OF MODERN, AMERICAN
PLuTOCRACY is EVIDENT.

RlutOcracy, Which Always Places Capt.
tai Above Labor, has Held IndlSpuIed
Sway In This Country for Forty Years
and Grown More Arrogant.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-27

Now York tho First Chartered City.
The first city incorporated in this
country with a charter and privileges
was New York. which was granted it,
papers in 1864.
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10 Lorallao tho Trau,portatloa rruIaI


The railroads, us every one knows,
are anxious to get permission from
congress to continue their comblna-
ton known as the railroad trust This
trust is now operating in defiance of
the decision OF the supreme court Of
the United States, for the corporation
say that this decision does not apply
to them. Their anxiety for the passage
of a pooling bill is q little inconsistent.
But as the pooling bill is bound to go
through, the enemies Of the railroad
despotism have resolved to affix to the
pooling bill a provision giving more
power to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. This commission is now a
worthless bit of machinery, and bene-
fits only the corporations. The rail-
roads will not permit the commission
to be endowed with the power to en-
force its own decision on the ground
that the populists may get control and
thus ruin the welfare of the share
holders" The federal judges have
been repeatedly asked TO issue injunc-
tions to enforce the decision of the
supreme court, but this they will not
do. The judges are afraid of the rail-
roads. 1t will be test of the present
congress to observe how it conducts
itself on the subject of the pooling bill.
If it passes, we may expect the hand.
ing over of the country to the corpora
tions. If the pooling bill is not pass
ed, it will show that there is still some
honesty in congress. But as there are
now twelve railroad presidents in
Washington, two of whom are mem
bers of congress, the outlook is not
promising. Twentieth Century.
Congregational Committees VS., Sentiment
'The press of the country is almost
unanimous in support of postal savings
banks, and there can be little doubt
that it represents popular sentiment
1t does not, however, follow that the
new law will be passed by congress at
the coming session or put into immed-
late operation. Under our congress-
iOnal system, especially as recently in
terpreted by Reed, neither congress
nor the people can get what they want
unless the speaker of the house and
the chairmen Of the committees are
favorably disposed. The chairmen
can pigeonhole or kill any bills that
come before their committees and pre-
vent these measures reaching vote in
congress. 1t is said that both the
house and senate chairmen of the com
mittees on postal affairs are, for spec
ial or personal reasons, opposed to
postal savings banks, and can be
counted on to kill any friendly meas
ures that may come up in congress or
prevent their consideration. Thus
while the outlook for postal savings
banks is favorable from one point Of
view, 1t is bad from another; and un-
less the press and people are very en-
phatic and determined and defeat the
pigeon-holing practice and control Of
legislation by committee, there is dam
ger that we will have no postal saw
ings banks for the present at least.
The fight is not with congress, but
with the chairmen of committees, and
a determined effort ought to be made
to restore to the senate and house the
law making power they once enjoyed"
The Times Democrat, New Orleans.