The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-14

Dispatches continue to announce
zig miners strike next month
The metal polishers' strike at Kenosha,
Wis-, in the Sieg Bicycle Co., has proven
successful.
On January Is the New York c. L. U.
and the Central Labor Federation, q
socialist body, will amalgAmate-
A great paving brick trust Is being
organized and prices will be advanced.
Most of the big concerns are in il.
A $20,OO0,0O0 combine has gobbled up
all the electric and gas lighting plants
Of Pittsburg, Allegheny and Philadelphia
and holds an absolute monopoly.
A permanent committee has been
formed in France to harmonic and
unite all the socialist parties. The old
politicians are nervous about it.
1t is reported from New York that the
personal capital of John D. Rockefeller
now amounts to one-third Of q billion
dollars, which is a sum greater than ever
possessed by any individual in the world.
1t is estimated that, at the present rate
Of increase, Rockefeller win be a billion
aire in about ten years if he lives.
A million-doIlar syndicate will soon
place horseless trucks and -drays upon
the streets Of New York. It 10 claimed
that the horseiess vehicle can haul eight
tons whereas only six tons can be hauled
by three-horse wagon. The plan Is to
buy up the business OF the hauling COM
panies. or if they won't sell fight for the
control Of the business.
Attorney General Monnett's attack on
the Standard Oil trust In Ohio will cut
little figure even II he should win, as the
octopus has q capitalization of $4,000, 900
in New Jersey, and under numerous de-
eisions Of the courts the Standards pro-
ducts cannot be interfered with N COM
mercial transactions between the states.
Thus the Ohio mountain in laboring and
at best will bring forth a mouse, while
the cry, don't drive capital from the
stated" is ascending to the heavens
Now it turns out that the eight" be-
tween the Sugar trust and the two or
three independent refners was q sham
battle, and had no other effect than to
frighten little stockholders out Of about
Sl2, 100000 in securities, which were
grabbed by the big fellows on the inside,
who are now making an advancing cam
Paign with total profit Of $4,000 900
in sight. The result will be eonsolida-
ton in short time and the little stock.
holders who have been thrown overheard
can gnash their teeth in rage.
At the Federation convention In Kansas
City representatives Of the big LiRgett
4 Myers tobacco concern, of st. Louis,
worked hard to secure a special endorse
ment for their products, declaring with
emphasis that the company would never
enter the trust. But on Wednesday the
news comes from New York that the L.
q N. Co. Is going into the Union To-
baceo combine, the trusts rival, and no
doubt after q short sham battle and the
squeezing out Of the little stockholders
the usual amAlgamation will take place
between the big fellows.
In the first three weeks Of December
four trusts with an aggregate capital of
slS5,OOO,OOO were Incorporated under the
laws Of New jersey. The total amount
OF capital trustiHed under the laws of
that state during the year, and up 70
December 81, was $3.50, 100 900, and the
total interpretations now foot up the
immense aggregate Of sl,ll5,9 $50 900 In
the state Of New Jersey. How small
capitalists expect 10 compete with such
enormous millions Of soeialised capital
confronting them Il one Of the strange
manifestations Of an age In which greed
or want drives men ma