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Sntnrdnx,s Rnnk CIenrings.

At Chicago-Clearings. $23. 645,43O balances.
81 665, 94S. New York exchange, 10c premium.
Posted rates, s4.S2h and s4.S5
At St Louis-Clearings, &,116,S0O; balances,
$641,477.
At ephia-Clearings, $14,72714S; balances.
81, O53 476
$685., $50.
Al Observation-Disclosures 81, 499, 800
At Cincinnati-Clearings, S,914650
At Boston-Clearings, 21,4OO,2S1; balances,
$21475S3 ...-
At New York-Clearings, 1892, s59, 267 balances,
SO GAG, 224.
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Total car movement.

East-bound shipments from Chicago for
the week ending Dec. Is were 1852 tons.
against 113.2S3 tons for the previous week
last year, divided among the different roads
as follows: Lake Shore, 63S6 tons; Michi-
gan Central, 5,493 Wabash, 625S; Fort
Wayne 1924; Panhandle, 1881; Baltimore
q Ohio S,S21; Grand Trunk, II ia; Nickel
plate, 1854; Erie, 10. 404; Big Four. 2.2T7.
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The firm naming the
settling price for leading miners and shelters IN
the West quotes lead at 3.Sac, copper at l275c
and casting copper at u.625ac. The Metal Ex-
change issued no report to-day.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. Head dull and weak at
S621zc sellers. Spelter dull at &c.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE.
Ten Transfers, with n Total COnsid
eratfOn of H23,725.

Ten Transfers, with n TOIAA COusAu~
GRAFTON of $23,725.
instruments filed for record in the recorders
Office Of Marion county. Indiana, for the twenty
four hours ending at 5 p. m. Dec. II, 1898, as
furnished by Theo. Stein, abstracter of titles
corner Of Market and Pennsylvania streets, In
dianapolis, Suite 229, first office floor, The
Lemcke Telephone 1850:
Philander E. Phillips to Eugene Huston
Lot 90 Shoemakers subdivision OF
Parker. Hanway & Hanna's Oak Hill adj ..
DS %ecsr aTe suDdvision n' Of outIot 1900
Charles W. Osgood to Ella Wishmtre, Lot
o. Block s, Bruce Bakers addition. ...-.. 10
Susan d. Smith to Luela f. McWhirters
south half Of Lot 1872, woodruff place.. LVV0
William Hartman to William IL. Y.
Schaekel, east half of west half OF north
east quarter of Section 20, Township 10, -
Range 40 o'''V
Frank Falk to Joel II. Matlock, Lot ~,
Square s. Indianapolis Car Company 8 adj -.
diton A'~VS
Shirley G. McLang to Grover Matlock,
Lots r. 1877, 15S. 224 and 24S Aliens sec
ond north addition ...............-.......-: z,VV
Martha E. Landers to Joseph Eastman and
wife, northeast quarter Of Section ~,
Township 16. Range 3.............-........ 15,V00
David Brown to Benjamin A. Brown. south
half Of Lot 26, T.. 7. Fletchers FIRST addi-
ton AzOV
Martha A. Outland to Louis Aichhorn and
wife, Lot 80, Norris south addiuon..-... 800
Transfers TO- consideration. rs
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Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17-Calfornia dried fruits:
Apples firm and other fruits quiet; evaporated
apples common. 7aISc prime wire tray, SAC:
choice. sQ914c. fancy, 1Oc- Prunes, 4@lo1sc-
Apricots-Royal u@l4c: Moor Park. 14417c.
Peaches-Unpeeed, SizGl21sc peeled, lSq2ec.
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NEW oRLEAN

NEW ORLEANS Dec. I.--Cotton quiet saleA
200 bales ordinary, 3sc; good ordinary, 1-i6c;
low middlng, 13-16c; mddlng. sac; good midi
ding. 57sc middiing fair, csc; receipts. II. 667
bales; stock 470,S26 bales.
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Cattle Scarce and Steady-HOgs Active
and Steady--Sheep Unchanged.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 7.-Cattle-Receipts
light shipments none. The receipts prin-
cipally butcher grades. The market was consd-
cred about steady and the prospect favors a
u4oolar r,narI,et for next week
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Question for the Dictator.

Kansa City Star.
Will Mr.. Bryan please inform the public
how much freer the Filpinos would be un~
der native government than under the
rule Of the United States?
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Seeds.

Clover-Choice. Sa.75; prime. $780, English,
choice, $S.25qS5O; alsike, choice S45OQ5 al
falfa. choice, .$425q45Oj; crimson or scarlet
light prime, $1.2OQ1.25; choice, $1.25@1.SO; fancy
Kentucky, IA lbs $1.l5; extra clean, 6O@75c; or
chard grass extra, d15Q1.S0; red top. choice, soc
man mlet S1Q1.25; Western millet 6OQS5c; COM
mon millet 4016Oc.
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its line 1149 loaded cars. against 11O4 in the
week ending Dec. 10, and 1,019 in the week
ending Dec. 3.
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Wool.
LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-wool steady; domestic
fleece. TQ22c; Texas, 11@14c.
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SAVANNAH. Dec 1T.-spirits OF turpentine
arm at Aoc Rosin arm; quote: A. B. C. D, e. f.
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Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Ir1Dune.
Colonel Bryan appears to entertain forty
cent views as to the future OF the American
Republic.
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RECORD-BREAKTNG WEEK
MORE STOCKS AND BONDS SOLD AT
NEW YORK THAN EVER BEFORE.
Features of the Trading-FavOrable
Bank Statement-LOcaI Markets
Active and Prices Steady.

Money on call at New York on Saturday
Wig steady ~ d. nar cent
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Sheer and Lambs-ReceIpts llght; shipmenta

none. Nothing doing for the want of stock Th
market was about steady at previous prices.
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Hams-6UgaT-Cu average, ST0D
Sc; Is lbs average, SAQ9Ac; II lbs average, So
Q9hc.
Bacon-Clear sides, 40 to 50 lbs average 616c.
80 to 40 lbs average, csc; 20 to 80 lbs average
6ac bellies, Is lbs averages 614c; is to % lbs
average, 612c; IA to 16 lbs average, &C. Clear
backs, IS to % lbs average, 612c IA to IS lbs
average, 6a4c; to 10 lbs average, sac. In dry
salt, 12c less.
Shoulders-1S to 20 lbs average, &c; Is lbs aver
age &c; 10 to II lbs average, &c.
ard-Kettle-rendered, 612c; pure lard, &c.
Pork-Bean, clear, $1S; rump, $40.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14

pouy eASc' tnty dSheu. NO, ne
said, 'after the first of May we shall
give she Standard Oil Company lower
rates than you" "How much dis
elimination will we have to submit
to?" the Independent refiners asked.
II decline to tell you," was the reply.
How much business must we bring
to your road to get as good a rate as
the combinations" they asked again.
81 decline to tell you," was the only
reply they got. ''If we will ship as
much, will you give us as low rates?"
NO. was the answer. HERE THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, ONE OF
THE HIGHWAYS OF THE REPUBLIC,
WAS ABSOLUTELY CLOSED TO EVERY
BODY IN THE OIL BUSINESS EXCEPT
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY The
independent rehners then went to the
president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and the only consolation they
got was that you had better go
and arrange with the Standard Oil
Company" They asked him if they
could have the "same rates as other
shippers?" NO" "If we ship the
same amount OF oil?" mo" ST we
build our own cars?" "No." The
history of their efforts before the
Pennsylvania Railroad was the his
tory of their efforts before all the
other railways, the highways of the
Republic.
In the case of the Commonwealth
against the Pennsylvania Railroad, in
ISIS, the vice president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad was obliged to
admit that they had paid the Ameri-
c.tn Transfer Company, one of the
concerns of the Standard Oil Com
pany, in one year, $3,093,75 in
rebates.
In 1888, the independent oil refineis
had built up great trade for their
oil in the New England States. On
October 25th, 1888, the railroads made
known to these independent refincrs
that they would not be allowed to
send any more through shipments to
New England. These facts were
brought forth in the testimony of the
Titusville and Oil City Independent
cases, pages 2s3 and 2S4. Again the
highways of the Republic were closed
to everybody except the Standard Oil
Company. The Independent oil re-
liners were shut out of all the princi..
pal cities of New England. THE MAN
WHO CoNTRoLS~rHE HIGHWAYS, OVER
WHICH YOU MUST GO TO MARKET, CAN
MAKE YOU HIS SLAVE. This great
corporate, monopolistic railroad COM
bination deties the courts, and refuses
to answer when questioned, shielding
itself behind that provision of the
law that provides that you cannot
make man convict himself of
crime by his own evidence.
The men who control the highways
of the Republic treat the Interstate
Commerce Commission with con-
tempt. In 1888, the independent
refiners petitioned the Interstate
Commerce Commission to prohibit un-
Just discrimination between tank, car
and barrel shipments. After an ex-
pensive litigation, they proved the
facts of these Determinations before
the Commission, and for two long
years the Commission failed to issue
an order prohibiting the wrong, and
when finally the Commission issued
an order prohibiting said discrimina-
tion, the Pennsylvania Railroad ig-
norcd the order, and when the Com
mission ordered them to reduce the
rates, they showed their contempt for
the Commission by increasing the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14

Hnony VI the llCuSVllle ana O1l City
Independent cases, pages lsS-193, 446,
666 and 467.l
Again, in the case of Rice, Robin
son g. Winthrop, before the Inter-
| State Commerce Commission, in 1890,
the case was dragged out before the
Commission year after year. During
all this time, Rice, Robinson s. Win
throp were unable to ship their oil
over the highways of the Republic.
And all this time the business of the
petitioners was being ruined and de-
stroyed, and five' years had passed
away in their vain effort to obtain
passage over the highways of the
Republic. Facts in this matter can
be found in the Report of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, page
l93.l Yes, five years had passed
away, and no justice. Yes, twenty
years have passed away since the
Interstate Commerce Bill was intro
duced into Congress-, and yet no
| Justice.
The most heroic fight thai man
ever made for the right to do busi-
ness IN THIS FREE LAND, has been
made by Mr.. George Rice, of
Marietta, o. The history of this
struggle is history of the highways
of the Republic being used in the
interests of the Standard Oil Com
pany, and to the detriment of all the
people. The railways continually
raised the rate of freight to Rice,
until he could make no money, and
sometimes absolutely refused to ship
for him at all. THESE facts can be
found in the Report of the Inter-
State Commerce Commission, pages
57-l47.1
Why all these efforts of the high
ways of the Republic to destroy every
shipper except the STANDARD Oil Com
pany? Because the men who control
the highways are in league with the
Standard Oil Company; because they
are in the conspiracy to take from
the producers the wealth which they
produce, for the benefit of the Stand
ard Oil Company, and from the
Standard Oil Company, through
Standard Trust Stock, they get their
reward in the dividends thus wrung
from the people. Hundreds of mil
lions have been taken from the men
who have produced this wealth, and
transferred to the pockets of these
great conspirators. And the govern
ment, under VIM. Mckinley, is organ
lied to force the people to submit to
this robbery.
The Sugar Trust, by raising the
price of sugar one-half cent per
pound are able to tax the American
people S50,000,000 annually. Within
the last three years, they have grad
ually increased the price of sugar by
about two cents per pound and by
this move they have been enabled to
take from the people 5000, 900
year of illegitimate profit, absorbing
the wealth produced by the people,
and the government is organized to
force the people to submit.
Today, the producer of petroleum
is forced to take sixty-fve cents
barrel for his production. The pro-
ducer is being impoverished, crushed,
pauperized and bankrupted, in order
that forty per cent dividend may
L ~.
Stock: that the wealth being pro-
duced by the people, may be trans
ferred into the pockets of the favored
classes. Who is it in these United
States of America that have created
classes? Who is it that has driven
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14

the foundation stones OF our Republic
were builded? And the answer is:
The men who control the highways of
the Republic. Aye, my fellow citi-
zens, and just as long as the corpora
tions control these highways, just so
long will they be used for the benefit
of the few, and against ths best
interest of the masses. Under this
system one set of men are built up,
and all other men are put down.
There is no longer an equal show in
the contest for wealth. With the
highways closed against you on equal
terms, you are forced back into
obscurity. You are helpless. You
are chained to the rock with the
vulture of injustice feeding upon
your vitals. This great wrong is
undermining and destroying the
strength of the Republic. The rumb-
lings of discomfort are heard upon
every hand. The soldiers, under the
flag, marching to force the people to
submit to Some unjust demand of the
monopolists, makes that dear old
flag look like an emblem of oppres-
sion, and yet, if you make any pro-
test against this condition of things,
you are ostracised as an anarchist.
My fellow citizens, what is the
remedy? The equal rights of our
peopl cannot be established so
long as the highways of the Republic
are in the hands of these corpora
tions. Corruption of Legislators, SEN
ators. congressman and judges will
continue as long as there is $40, $685.
235, ,4l0 of corporate capital on one
side, and only human justice upon the
other. Justice will triumph in the
end, but it cannot triumph as long as
ten billions of dollars are in the hands
of corrupt and corrupting lobbyists
and legislative bribers. What is the
remedy? They put up few millions
for a campaign fund, on condition
that they may continue to plumber
the people, and the poorer and poorer
the people become the more subser-
Went they are to the demands of cor
porate power.
What is the remedy?
Take these railways, these high
ways of the Republic, away from these
great corporations. Make them pub
lie property. Let the government
own and run them. Make them what
they should be, public highways for
the people upon which every man can
go to market on even terms with
every other man. Do this, and the
great monopolies that now oppress
us will wither away when they meet
the honest competition which will
rise up on every hand. Make these
highways, highways indeed. Declare
to every man that no Standard Trust,
no Sugar Trust, no Meat Trust, no
Coal Combine shall have any advan-
tage that is not open to the lowest
citizen in the land. Reestablish the
equality of our people over the high
ways of the Republic. When you
have done this, three-fourths of the
battle will have been won. There
will be no more coal miners strikes.
Soldiers and deputies will not be
called upon to shoot down American
citizens like dogs, for the reason that
then the miner can go to market with
his car of coal as cheaply as the big
gest coal company in the land. And
the coal miners, when dissa tistied,
instead of striking for their rights,
can get together, form company of
their own, go over and lease Tom
Johnston's or Tim Moore's farm, and
open up coal mine of their own, and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-04-14

coal companies, but it would be JUS
tice and wise national policy. To-
day, the letter of coal miner goes to
its destination with the same speed,
and at the same rate, as the letter of
Rockefeller. Send his coal, the
product of his labor, to marks upon
the same basis, and from a striker,
citizen, discontented and riotous, he
will be turned into patriot,
prompted by the warmest feelings of
pride of country and devotion to the
flag. From an element of weakness,
he will become tower of strength to
the Republic. And SO it will be
along the whole line of development,
from the forest, the farm and the
mine, to the finished product. Do
this, and the rule of the monopolies
will end, and the. reign of the people
will again begin.
How can this be done?
1t is easy. The public welfare de-
mands it. Under the eminent domain
of the State the power exists to con-
demn these railways, just AS under
the eminent domain of the State
private lands were condemned upon
which to build these railways. Pay
these corporations for them just what
they are truly worth.
But how could the people pay the
interest on the immense public debt
which this purchase would create?
The answer is, that the people are
taxed today by these corporations in
excessive freight rates to pay all the
interest on the bonded debt of these
roads, and every dividend that they
pay, and in addition they are taxed
by these monopolies hundreds of mil
lions annually for the benefit of these
monopolies, trusts and combines.
The only difference is, that under
government control, the people are
changing the managers of their high
ways. The advantage of government
ownership is that the bonded indebt-
edness upon these highways could be
placed at from one and one-half' to
two per cent. lower interest annually,
than it is under this corporation
ownership. Aye, and greater ad-
vantage is that, under government
ownership, we can shake off the grip
of these monopolsts from the throats
of the people.
| Is national ownership of railways
practicable?
+ The answer is, "Yes."
Fifty-four nations of the world now
own and control their railways, wholly
or in part. The German Empire owns
26,966 miles of railway, and, although
it cost them to acquire these roads
from the corporations that built
them, the enormous sum of S1O7,079
per mile, yet, while they only charge
an average of .1l7c per mile for pas
sengers, and an average for freight
rates of ol47c per ton mile, and while
third class passenger rates (which
is about equal to our second class
rates. is only one cent for every four
miles travelled, yet, Notwithstanding
this immense cost of acquiring the
roads, the German roads are paying
into the governments eAchequer of
the German government IL per cent.
per annum upon their cost. In Aus
tro-Hungary, will give the report of
Vrooman in his work on Government
Ownership" He says: "That 1889
will be noteworthy in the history of
railroads in Hungary, as it witnessed
the introduction of the Zone tariff on
all railways. The Zone system allows
tickets to be sold like postage stamps,
good for any distance within the
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-06
ARIzOSA Ar LARGE.

Tempe is going TO plant a flag 2Ox3C
on top OF the Butte and maintain It there
until the close Of the war.
The Globe postOGice has been remod.
eled and much improved for the con
venience Of the public. siKty-tOu new
keyless lock boxes have been added. max
ing the total number OF lock boxes 2ss.
The business Of the office shows a steady
growth.
The Indians on the Colorado river
agency had a scrap among themselves
over some unruly school children, which
resulted in three people being shot and
cut pretty badly, but not seriously.
Yuma county grows the largest and
%iuciest lemons In America. IL would be-
y good Idea 10 build a chamber Of com.
merce hall around an exhibit OF them,
along with the other fruits which are 80
successfully grown there.
SaB Sel Purdy died at his home in
Yuma. In his death Arizona loses one OF
her pioneers, coming 10 this territory In
the eos. His abilities soon gave him
prominence In the Legislative councils OF
the territory. In skillful parliamentary
debate he was ~unexcelled.
A telegram was received by superin-
tendent Darlington, Of the insane asy.
lum. from the deputy sheriff at Congress
stating that Convict Joe Wilson, who e.
capped from the territorial prison about a
month ago, was captured. and Is being
held in custody, awaiting the arrival Of
an officer from the prison, who will leave
for the purpose Of bringing the renegade
"hOme."
Chris" a convict working In the canal
camp at Yuma, became violently insane
the tirst Of the week and was taken 10
Phoenix by Guard Harrison. His hallu-
clnation consisted OF an idea that the
guards wanted to hang him. Mr.. Harri.
son brought back Convict George Harris,
who was sent TO the asylum several
months ago on account OF a mild insan.
ity consisting Of the Booth family boyle.
We are informed by Hon. W. II. Nj
chols, member Of the live stock sanitary
board, says the Range News, that at It's
recent meeting the board fixed the price
on the brand books now In process Of
manufacture at $3.50 each. This sum
will cover the cost Of postage and OF the
supplementary leaves which are TO be
prepared and Issued from time to time to
keep the book up to date. In view OF the
value OF the book the price Is not I'M
reasonable and should have q large sale.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-06
IPHOENIX.

Two hundred ex residents of the state
OF Kentucky sat down to a royal barbe
cue at Phoenix park, Tuesday afternoon.
Barbeeued mutton, barbeeued pork and
barbeeued beef, with plentiful supplies
OF burgOO, were there In their most ap-
p%etizing form. Everybody ate and ate
and yet there was plenty left over.
Louis Melezer Tuesday received a copy
Of the North St. Louis, Mo-, News, which
gives an account OF the death OF Adolf
plus Busch, Jr, vice president OF the An
heuser- Busch Brewing company, OF ap-
pendicitis. The grandfather OF the de-
ceased, Mr.. Anheuser, founded the great
brewery, and his father is now the head
Of the establishment. The deceased was
20 years Of age.
MaricOpa county Ia said to be the only
one In the territory that prints a calen-
dar for its district court. With the large
number Of cases on the docket 1t Is very
difficult to understand how the attorneys
and litigants interested could do without
such a document, Credit must be given
Edwin 8. Gill, clerk OF the court, for the
new order Of things.
The territorial board OF education is-
sued educational diplomas to Ella G.
Clark and Mary K. Cotton, Of Florence,
and Miss Belle Mcdonald, OF Phoenix.