Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-08-03
THE CATTLECON
Stories About Syndicate Cornering
Texas Live Stock Not Believed.
NAY ENFORCE The ANTITRUST Law

Minnesota OmclAls Have . Conference
About Prosecuting the Milling Trust
Issues Of the Democratic Party
Protest Against the Cantssn.
Chicago, July ss-S Burke Burnettt
and Judge s. G. Cowan, of Fort Worth
A. P. Bush. Of Colorado City, Col, and
George B. Lowering, owner Of the Tex
a. Stock and Farm Journal, were il
Chicago together Tuesday. They are
leading men in the stock and cattle in
terests Of the west, and their presence
gave rise to new rumors about the es.
tablishment Of great cattle trust, in
which the big Four" packers of this
city are said to be interested. They
refused to discuss the rumors Unau'
thenticated stories Of an English syndi.
cate, with a capital OF $500. OOO, 900,
formed for the purpose Of "cornering'
the live stock product Of Texas
and the southwest, have been cir
culating for some time, and the
presence in Europe Of Philip D. Ar.
mour, Gustavus F. Swift and Edward
Morris, Of the big packing quartette,
is regarded by many as an indication
of such project, in which the Ameri-
cans are supposed to be willing TO in
vest $50, 900, 900. The four western cat
tlemen now in the city say that they
are here in the interests of stock raisers
and to secure concessions in the matter
Of terminal charges Louis F. Swift,
Of Swift'& Co., says that he does not
believe a cattle trust is possible; that
the recent heavy purchases Of live
stock by his father were for the firms
needs, and that the rumors of an
English American syndicate were
rubbish" J. Ogden Armour, Of Ar
mour & Co., said that he knew of no
such vast enterprise and that he did
not believe that it could be worked.
Cattlemen at the stock yards, however,
discuss the syndicate rumor seriously.
MAY ENFORCE THE ANTITRUST LAW.
st. Paul, Mimi, July sS.-The state
of Minnesota may undertake to enforce
the antitrust law that recently went
into effect. A conference with that
end in view was held with Attorney
General Douglass, of this state, yester-
day afternoon. There were present
Congressman Tawney, who drew up
the original bill; Representative OWN
nell, who worked for the passage Of
the measure in the house and is inter-
ested in the case as an attorney; W. G.
Edgar, of the Northwestern Miller,
who has the information regarding the
organization of the milling trust in
Minneapolis, and Attorney General
Douglass, upon whom will devolve the
duty of beginning the prosecution.
The object of the conference was to
prepare the way for bringing the action
against the milling trust, and it is ex-
pected that this will be done within a
few days. No final decision was reached
yesterday, much time being given to
consideration Of the antitrust law, the
provision of which, according to some
of those present, had no bearing on the
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ISSUES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Chicago, July IS. Mayor David s.
Rose, of Milwaukee, has written an
open letter on the issues of the demo-
cratic party in 1900. The epistle is d.
rected to H. W. Meagher, Of Chicago,
secretary Of the National Jeffersonian
Democratic league. Mayor Rose says
that silver should not be a dominant
issue, but the trusts, the tariff and
imperialism, Touching on the silver
question, the letter in part says:
gold standard republican senate stands as
an impossible obstruction to any remedial BIZ
metallic legislation, so that nothing can be &C.
compished in this behalf though we succeed at
the polls. In this connection cannot refrain
from expressing the fear that success in the
next campaign would be o misfortune to the
cause OF bimetalism were that to be made the
dominant issue. To succeed, we must promise
relief and how can we keep the promise as to
sixteen to one in the face of this certain impos-
sibility
PROTEST AGAINST CANTEEN SYSTEM.
Beaver Falls, Pa, July 2S.-At a
mass meeting Of the Womens Christian
Temperance union, held here yester-
day, resolutions were unanimously
adopted protesting against Attorney
General Griggs' decision in reference
to the canteen system and appealing
to President Mckinley to carry the
anti-canteen law into. full force
Chicago, July Sl.-A special to the
Chronicle from Dallas, Tex, says:
Fannin county, located Is miles north
of Dallas, is in a stale Of indignation
over a terrible crime. A 1l-year-old
white girl, the daughter of Alonzo
Newton, farmer, was found by her
father hanging lifeless from tree near
the family home The police of the
city and the citizens have searched
dilige ntly for clew to the crime. The
people of Fannin county are terribly
aroused and lynching may be the
outcome.
Mayor Zlegenhein Enters Protest.
st. Louis, July Sl.-Mayor Ziegen-
helm, Of this city, took hand in OPP