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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
Cooperative Insurance.

We now have over Sc, 900 worth of prop
erty liable to destruction by fire. Such loss
would seriously cripple our work. In few
weeks we will have system of waterworks
atfOrding much protection. AT present we
have no protection at all. Hence we call on
each of our more than 1000 members to SUBJ
scribe for as many of the 81 shares of insurance
fund rs he can pay on short notice. No money
is to be paid in; but in case of fire each will
he called on in proportion to the amount OF
hts subscription. Send in your letters at
once, stating how much you will take. We
don't want to pay extortionate rates to the
old-line companies, and SO ask Our own mem
bers to carry this risk on their own future
homes. There will thus be no expense at all.
except in case of loss, and then merely enough
money to replace.
G. E. PELToN. President
OLIVER p. DARR, See.
A. L. YOUNG, Treas.
S. Hannah. M. w.
w. G. Davis, Distributor.
ID. BURGESS. Editor.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
ON TRE 1TRAHE TO EQUALITY,
Letter No. TX.

Letter No. TX.
We left Sacramento the second dav
of March, and lectured once between
Marysville and the Capital City of
California. Then through Oreville to
the mountain mining towns where we
expounded the true gospel of this life,
(socialism,) at Pentz, Cherokee Flat,
Dogtown(which a man said will al
ways be called Dogtown although
changed to the more digniGed name
of Magllia), Lovelock, Nemshaw and
Centreville, to the miners, who seemed
to be much interested.
AT LOvelock we were 5000 feet
above the "briny deep. On the night
of Mar. 18th, there was a snowfall
of five inches and it reminded us of
our old home in northern Illinois, $50
we drew our freight" (as the miners
say) for the CLOVER regions" of MINI
shaw, where we were storm bound
two days, while it rained, showed and
blowed great guns We had the
chance of getting both wagon and
team into a large barn where we
roomed with the other hogs and live
stock. My legal partner" thought
porcine friends relieved themselves of
the "festive flea" against our wagon
wheels in ducts and quartets. When
the storm was over we had a pleasant
drive down the mountain to Centre
vile where we had an appreciative
audience of miners.
At Diamondville we lectured in a
schoolhouse and camped near an irri-
eating ditch that was full of frolic-
some frogs who serenaded us all night
with their melodious voice up to G.
flat. We only stopped long enough
at Chico to attend to our mailing and
replenish our larder. Then drove to
Vina, where there is the largest vim
yard in the world of $500 acres Of
vines belonging to the Stanford estate,
this ranch has an acreage altogether
of $4,000 acres devoted to farming,
vitict1lturc and raising of thorough
bred stock. The VINEYARD produces a
crop of 10000 tons of wine grapes
annually and brushes 500 tons dailyin
the grape season. The large storage
vaults have a capacity of 100000
gallons. A brandy distillerv and a
u. S. bonded warehouse are on the
premises
Mrs. Jane Stanford gives the profits
of the ranch to the Stanford university
in the cause of education. 1t seems
to ME that it is not the true Christian
ity she endorses, when she runs a bus
mess that is causing so much misery
in the world, to educate the sons of
rich men, What Il grand work she
could do in the world if her ranch was
turned into cooperative colony to
set the idle people to work raising
grain and fruit, instead of employing
so many Cinnamon raising wine grapes
and some of her slaves were not
pleased with my lecture, said l was an
anarchist and left the hall and tried
to run our wagon offwith Mrs. White
in it, she told them to stop or she
would fire at them, cher gun was an
imaginary one,) and they showed
their bravery by running off and
bombarding the wagon with tin cans.
For two days we were storm bound
at Roberta, the rain was brought
about by the preachers in Los Angeles
praying for it in their churches.
fear they have over done it by this
long storm. ]. II. WHITE.
Red Bluff, Cal.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
President-G E. Pelton, Equality, Wash
Secretary-O Oliver P. Darr, Equality, Wash.
Treasurer-A. l.. Young, Equality, Wash.
Organizer-Wm. McDevitt Seattle, Wash.
Dean-Prof. Frank Parsons, Boston, Mass.
Editor-D. Burgess, Equality, Wash.
Master Workman-S. Hamman, Equality
Wash.
Distributer-W. G. Davis, Equality, Wash.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Send all funds intended for Equality
Colony to the COLONY SECRETARY,
addressed to EQUALITY, WASH. Send
all other Funds to National Secretary
c, Equality, Wash.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Like corporations, corporation have
no souls; they are for trade, power,
of other peoples land
and resources.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Dear Children:
/ am sorry to say that this is a fare
well letter. l have thought over it
all very carefully indeed, and | have
decided that when a person begins a
thing and then something unlocked
for develops, making it impossible to
do that thing well, it is better to leave
it to someone who is SO situated that
he can do it well.
Kansas and Washington are so lar
apart that it takes a long time for a
letter to go from one point to the 9th
er, and sometimes a letter is lost in
the mail and other things happen, so
that sometimes the Corner" has
been pretty badly mixed up, even
with the greatest care could use.
Tho | have dated the letters, they
have for some reason gotten mixed
up. as you see by the picture story No.
VII. being published before Nos. V.
or vi. These were sent in regular or
or some of his nephews got them
transposed so that the last one came
before the rest were IN.
And poor Dorothy Whitefoot is in
despair over her letttes, they are in
such a tangle The letter telling
about Polly coming back, got in some
how before the one that told about
her going away, which made it sound
as tho Dorothy were losing her mind,
and she really objects to that.
! have tried every plan | could
think of to remedy this and keep all
straight, but after l have dated them
and sert them in regular order, there
is nothing further can do.
Brother Burgess has done the best
he could to watch over these letters,
but he has so very much to do, and is
sometimes called away TO do some
thing for the good of the colony, and
has to stay SO long that he can't
watch so closely over all the columns
as he otherwise could, and SO he can't
prevent the things getting mixed al
ways.
SO | have decided that since thing
that is done at all should be done well,
it will be better to ask one of the isis
tiers" right on the ground to take
charge of the Corner. and | will some
times write you letter and let you
know that / don't forget you at all;
and hope you won't forget
SISTER HELEN.
Labor Commissioner Wright has de-
cided to compile statistics concerning
strikes and lockouts for the wears 1S-
94-9S inclusive President Gompers
of the Federation of labor will en-
deavor to postpone action in the mat
ter until the close OF the present year.
The last labor statistics complied by
Mr.. Wright were SO inaccurate, and so
clearly showed the Italian hand of
Mark Hanna that there seems to be a
general belief that President Gompers
is right in delaying this report until he
can see a reasonable prospect of some
accuracy. tbs very doubtful, however,
if the proposed delay will insure the
desired result. Whether collected now
or one year from this time, the stats
tics will be of little value to the cause
of Labor.-Coming Nation.
Conquering nations cry: eve are for
the worlds good" Echo answers:
Goods" eve love mercy Echo
answers: Money" Humanity we
would glorify," but echo gets it "cru-
city"
Like corporations, corporation have
no souls; they are tor trade, power,
acquisitions of other peoples land
and resources.
We have not yet learned who sent us that
dollar from Reynoldsvile
EEI NEW
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL.

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL.
Friends living in The Twin Cities Who
desire to subscribe for INDUSTRIAL FREE
DOM, can save trouble and expense 10y
leaving their subscriptions with Comrade
Chas ID. Raymer, Bookseller, 100 Post Office
Court MinneAnnNs Mimi
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

We have not yet learned who sent us that
dollar from Reynodsvle.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

We very much need Il "A inch extractor,
and would like any laundry machinery which
is in good working order.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
A Blue Print Map
o.
West Side Skagit Co., WASH,

Showing the location of Equality"
has been specially prepared and is
for sale by National Headquarters,
Equality. Wash. Price 25c.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Conquering nations cry: eve are for
the worlds good" Echo answers:
Goods" eve love mercy Echo
answers: Money" Humanity we
would glorify," but echo gets it "cru-
CITY,"
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Make your letters shorter, and wen prins
more of 'em
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
Swinton on the independent Press.

There is no such thing in America as
an independent press, unless it is out
in the country towns. You are all
slaves. You know it. There is not
one of you who dares to express an
honset opinion. If you express
it, you would know beforehand that
it would never appear in print am
paid $3.50 Ca weekly for keeping hon
est opinions out of the paper | am
connected with. Others of you are
paid similar salaries for doing similar
things. If | should allow honest
opinions to he printed in one issue of
my paper, like Othello, before "a hours
my occupation would be gone. The
man who would be SO foolish as to
write honest opinions would be out
on the streets hunting for another
lob. The business of a New York
journalist is to distort the truth, to
lie outright, to pervert, to villify, to
fawn at the feet of mammon, and to
sell his country and his race for his
daily bread, or for what is about the
same thing, his salary. You know
this and know it; and what foolery
to be toasting an Independent Press.
We are the tools and the vassals of
the rich men behind the scenes. We
are Jumping jacks. They pull the
strings and we dance. Our time, our
talents, our lives, our possibilities are
all the property of other men. We
are intellectual prostitutes.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Send all funds intended for Equality to
the Colony Secretary, addressed TO EQUALITY
WASH. Send all other funds to National Sec
rotary, Equality. Wash.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22
National Union Department.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

HEADQUARTERS, EQUALITY, WASH.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Looking Backward
Civilization Civilized
Co-Opolitan. ........... For a Club of Three
Daughter of Humanity. " d" Four
,Juggernaut of The Moderns - " 1" e."
Legal Revolution of 1902 " - " Eight
Morals of Christ. ....... d" % &" " :"
Equality .......... " " " Fifteen
Garden of Eden. ....... " " - - "
The New Economy .. " - Seventeen
NOTE:-ln taking advantage of these Of
fers it is not necessary to send books or pa
peis to the same address. Put them where
they will do the most good.
--D~,~>~>~~~-~-~~>>~~
We want everybody to read Indus
trial Freedom, but if there are per
sons who do not wish to do so, we
still want them to read some other
good socialist paper. Here is a list
you can choose from with the Ger
tainty of getting something good:
The Peoples Paper, Albany, Oregon.
Appeal to Reason, Girard, Kansas.
People, 1874 Williams st. N, Y.
News, daily Port Angeles Wash
Altruist, St. Louis, Mo.
Social Democratic Herald,
Belleville, Illinois
Coming Nation, Rusllin, Tenn.
Class Struggle, San Francisco, Calf
Tocsin, Minneapolis, MINI.
Cooperative Era. Des Moines, Iowa.
Spirit of '76, Tacoma, Wash.
Social Gospel, Commonwealth Ga.
Social Economist, San Antonio, Tex.
Coming Era, Dallas, Tex.
Rochester Socialist, Rochester, n Y.
Commonwealth. n. Y. City.
Justice, San Diego, California
Justice, Richmond, Virginia.
Co-operator, Olalla, Wash.
Niksur Magazine, Minneapolis, MINI.
Living Issues, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Humanity, Thomaston, Maine.
Critic, Rich Hill, Mo.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

Let us learn to admire men less be-
cause they are smart" and more be-
cause they are right!
The atmosphere is a huge mass ma
nurc, and the clovers are the wagons
to haul it to the land.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

The careless, forgetful reader is bet
ter than no reader, for he does
strengthen his mental powers, as n
dinner does his physical powers, even
though what it consisted OF is soon
forgotten.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

TNOTE:--In taking advantage OF these OF
fers it is not necessary to send books or pa
peir to the same address. Put them where
they will do the most good.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

BROTHERHOOD IS LOVING SERVICE.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1899-04-22

~V~wPR EW7UNS~V~N
We offer the following books, which are
among the best ever written, for clubs to In
dustrial Freedom: This applies to yearly
subscriptions at SO cents each.
FOR A CLUB or TWO: either
The Society Of The Future
The Kingdom Of Heaven lis at Hand
The Coming Civilization
Merrie England
Looking Backward
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01

detectives were at once sent out In an en-
deavor to arrest the offenders. The miss
ing child is Marion. the 1S-months-oid
daughter of Arthur Clark, an employe OF
a publishing firm. She was taken, the
police say, by nurse named carrie
Jones. who was hired by the Clarks
through an advertisement. The whole
thing seems to have been cleverly iald
plot. The child was taken ont by the
nurse and the empty baby carriage was
found 10y the police in Central Park. soon
afterward. Mrs Clark received tins letter:
Mrs. Clarll-Do not look for your nurse
and baby. They are safe in our posses
sion, where they will remain for the pres
ent. If the matter is kept ont OF the
hands of the police and newspapers you
will get your baby back safe and sound.
If. instead. you make a big time about IL
and publish il all over, we Will see 10 IL
that YOU never see her alive again we
are driven to this by the fact that we can
not get work and one of us has chiiu a.!
, ing, through want of proper treatment
and nourishment. Your baby is sate anu
in good hands The nurse girl is stlli Win
her. If everything is quiet you Will near
from us Monday or Tuesday. tSlgnedl
-Three" There is evidence 20 show that
| the nurse girl wrote this letter.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01
FIRE WIPES OUT DAWSON.
klOndike City Swept by Flames,
Causing $4,OOO,O00 Loss.

Dawson City. the famous capital of the
Klondike, has been practically obliterated
by fire that destroyed the entire business
section and many of the residences and
caused loss in all of not less than ST.
000, 200. Nor is the financial loss the most
serious consideration involved, for, save
the American Camping Company's and
North American Trading and Transpor-
tation Company's warehouses, no supply
house is left to the district, and more than
three-quarters of the population of the
mining town find themselves without food
or clothing supplies and homeless, and
with the opening of river navigation that
will enable fresh stocks to be received yet
more than 4 month away.
News of the great fire, the fourth or an
expensive series in the KlOndike this sea-
son, was brought out by three couriers-
Thos T. Reilley, Commissioner Ogilvie' S
special messenger: l.. F. Humes, son of
ex-Mayor Humes of Seattle, and Frank
Tokales. Il Russian scout. They took ther
lives in their hands to carry Dawson
tale of misfortune to the outside world,
and with the assistance of the mounted
police facilities and cooperation, got
through without disaster.
A veritable panic reigned in Dawson the
day after the fire, because hundreds OF
tons of provisions We're burned up and il
will be at least five weeks before any con
siderable amount of provisions can be OBJ
tained from the outside. An area oil
ground three-quarters of mile long ans
four blocks in width was eaten over by
! the flames, leaving absolutely nothing bu
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01
WAsHlNGTON's PEACE JUBILEE.
Celebration Has Imposing Parade
aud brilliant Night Program.

The national peace jubilee celebration
was ushered in ut Washington with the
ringing of church bells and the blowing
of steam whistles, while the guns from
Government vessels and army posts near
by tEundered salutes. At noon the can
non fired a salute of forty-five guns to
the Union-one gun for each State. The
afternoon was given over to an imposing
military parade, moving through the prin-
cipal part of the city and being reviewed
by President Mckinley, his cabinet, the
District commissioners and the diplomatic
corps, from an artistic stand in front Of
the White House. Besides the Fourth
immune regiment, just returned from
Cuba, the artillery from Fort Washington
and Sheridan Point, the cavalry from Au-
gusta, Ga, and Fort Myer, there were in
line the local military bodies. veterans OF
the Spanish American war and militia
from several States.
At night brilliant spectacle was pre-
sented in the grounds surrounding the
Washington monument. at which Presi-
dent Mckinley and his cabinet We're pres
ent. In addition TO a remarkable aerial
display of fireworks discharged under an
American flag nearly 400 feet long, sus-
pended at high altitude by means of bal
looms. there was a reproduction of the
battle of. Manila on an artificial lake in
which 100 men engaged
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01
DEWEY IN TIE ORIENT.

1898.
April 1S-Await.ng orders in HOngkong har-
Dor to proceed to Manila.
April 19-Conferred with commanding oili-
GERS and decided to attack Spanish fleet at
Cavite or Subig Bay.
April 20-Painted his ships gray, the war
color"
April 23-was officially notified that war
existed.
British Admiral notified Dewey to quit
Hongkong harbor within forty eight hours
April 24-Started to Philippines by order
of Navy Department.
April 28--Arriyed at Mrs Bay, Chinese
harbor.
April 27-Sailed for Manila.
April 30-Arryed off the coast of Luzon.
Formed plans of engagement.
May 1-Destroyed Spanish fleet between
5:45 Il. III. and 12:i0 p. m.
May effected surrender of Corregidor
forts from Capt. Gen. Augustin.
May 3-Landed forces at and destroyed
fortifcatoIs of Cavite.
May 4-Ordered all wounded Spanards to
hospital at Manila
May 5-Started first official news Of victory
TO Hongkong.
Ordered Admiral Won Diederichs of the
German navy. who was procuring photo
graphs of Spanish wrecks for Emperor
William. TO keep cut of the way of Ameri-
can vessels.
May 7-Oflic'al news of victory cabIed at
| Hongkong to Washington.
May s-Receivcd congratulations from Pres
ident Mckinley.
May 9-Received news of his promotion as
rear admiral.
| Aug l3-Demanded surrender of Manila,
| and, being refused. bombarded at $3.50 4.
IN. and secured surrender at p. IN.
| 1889.
Jan. 15-Appolnted member of the Philip
| pine commission by President Mckinley.
| March 4-Raises his flag as admiral.
| May 11-Cabled 20 return home when and
! how he pleased.
! May 2O-Saied from Manila for Hongkong
| ON his way to the United States.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01
DEWEY Al HONG KoNop
His Arrival IL Made the Cccasioc cs .
Great Demoustration.


The arrival of Admiral Dewey at Hong
Kong was the occasion for hearty DEM
,nstration. All the warships in the mar
bor fired an admiral's salute, and the sail
ors i'm the British warships manned the
rigging and cheercd the hero of Mania.
The Olympia's anchor was scarcely down
when Aid Scott went ashore and called on
Consul Wildman. who returned with MIN
aboard the Olympia. After a brief con-
versation with the consul, Admiral Dewey
went ashore to call on the governor lie
got slight taste of what awaits him when
ne arrives in New York. The streets were
,rowded with people eager TO see the man
who had sailed away from Hong hong
title over year ago almost unknown, and
who was returning famous. The streets
were lined with the troops of the Royal
Fusilcers, who kept the crowds IN check.
All English houses were decorated with
the British and American flags.
Admiral Dewey, accompanied by Cap
tain Lamberton and Flag Lieut.. Brumby,
was received by the British governor,
Blake, with n squad of honor. There was
full military band in attendance. All
the prominent British officers in Hong
Kong had gathered to congratulate
Dewey.
Governor Blake invited the admiral TO
put up at the Government house. Dewey
| declined with thanks. Admiral Dewey S
| health is somewhat impaired, but he Is
not seriously IL. A good rest will put him
| in good shape
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01
Three Texous Lynched.

Three white men, James Murphy and
his two sons, were lynched near the viii
age Of Alley, in Henderson County,
Texas. Several months ago Constable
Melton of the Alley precinct, was muir
dered by a man who had committed
crime and whom he was attempting to
arrest. The people searched the commu-
nifty thoroughly, but failed to apprehend
the murderer. The Humphreys were
known to have been on friendly terms
with the fugitive, and were suspected OF
having aided his escape. A few days ago
the murderer OF Melton was seen In the
neighborhood and arrangements 10 erect
his capture were made. The Humphreys
became aware OF this, anc are accused OF
assisting him in making his second es
cape. This enraged the people, and the
iynchiug Of tine Humphreys was decided
un0n
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1899-06-01

CAPT. WATKINS. scraping on Il rock.
There was much alarm among the passen-
gers at first, but there was no disorder,
and nothing that had the slightest sem
blance of panic. All made their way
on deck as quickly as possible. but before
many of them had left their cabins the
grating sound ceased. The Paris had, APP
parently, gone over ledge, and taken
bottom almost Immediately afterward, for
by the time everybody was on deck the
vessel was at a standstill The place
where the Paris stranded is in sight OF
land, and is so close to the wreck of the
Mohegan that the masts of the latter YES
sci, which are still standing, can be seen
from the decks of the American liner.
A few minutes after the ship struck
distress signals were burned and rockets
were sent up. These Immediately attract
ed attention, and i'll short time tugDoats
were racing for the scene of the accident.
The lifeboat from Falmouth and life
boats from other places were not long IN
reaching the stranded ship, but there was
nothing for them to 90 but stand by. The
passengers were quickly transferred to
two tugs and taken to Falmouth, where
all were safely landed.
No explanation was given for the ship
| being so far off her course, but it is most
| likely that heavy fog that was prevail
| ing caused Captain Watkins to lose his
bearings. Captain Watkins says, how
| ever, that he is unable to account for the
| unfortunate affair. The man who was
| acting as lookout forward says that he
| saw the loom of the land through the
r,nor ond Sbouted "I.and ahead" The
engines were Immediately reversed, and
they were going full speed astern when
the ship struck. The Paris carried 36O
passengers and 115 bags Of mail.
| The Manacles are among the most dan
gerous rocks in the English channel. They
| lie near the Lizard light, about twenty