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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-05-23
Arkansaw Fine Writing.

Murdered-Saturday morning
about 2 o'clock, when all nature
was slumbering, and the sweet
sleep of health and youth was over
the beautiful form OF Miss Ossie
Butler, she lying under the roof
of her father J. C. Butler, at the
home farm eight miles east OF 81
loan Springs near Gallatin, an
unknown assassin sneaked to her
bed side and with big heavy two
sided ak dealt the damsel a mighty
blow which almost severed her
head from her body, striking a
second blow which left big gash
a. little higher up on the head.
Death was almost instant. -Siloam
Herald.
/ Thus far in the deliberations Of
the school board there has been a
commendable absence of apparent
axes to grind. The chief purpose
in the establishment ofthe schools
we are to have is not to furnish
someone's daughter, or cousin, or
aunt with a Job as teacher, but to
furnish the young folks Of the city
with an education. Let's be sure
il we start right and not load UP
with kinfolks and pets.
II / have moved my office 70 rooms iu
the Patton building, over Burns
Racket. and viii be pleased 70 NEE
ali my paticnts.th :Df 8 3. Hrifiitn
The labor world., 1899-11-25

Arts that is to be erected at the same
manent memorial of what is intended
to be one of the most comprehensive
expositions that world has ever wit
messed. So far as bea.utifying the
grounds is concerned, however, the ex-
h;bition officials will have to do. AL
ready Kelvingrove park is considered
one Of the show places of Europe and
the art Of the Landscape gardner can
do little to improve upon the artistic
effect of its ornamental flower plots,
its wide sweep of terraces and the
general arrangement Of it's ponds and
fountains.
In addition to all this, however, the
Glasgow exposition is to be made the
occasion for a gathering of students
of political problems from all parts Of
the world. This does not imply that
the radical exponents of the various
political isrns are to be permitted to
make life unsafe at Glasgow. 1t does
not mean that anarchists and nihil-
lists are to be received with open arms
but only that the hundreds Of brilliant
men who are striving to make the
world better and happier by means of
political reforms naturally brought
about will have an opportunity TO
meet each other and compare notes. A
more suitable place for such political
congress could scarcely be susg,ste!.
for no city in the world furnishes
better illustration Of the effect Of
somewhat radical political methods
carried to their fullest extreme.
Years ago the city officials of Glas-
gov determined to own their own
water supply. A few years later the
same principles Of municipal owner
ship was applied to gas. Now not
only water and gas are supple direct
by the city but, electricity as we'll.
The street car service is now in the
hands Of the municipality. Great pub
lie markets are run by the city and
many Of the greatest enterprises, such
as the harbor and dock yards, the
ferries and steamers that \ply the
river are all municipal enterprises.
At the present time the question of
the advantages and disadvantages to
be derived from municipal ownership
constitute a question. that represents
one of the widest fields of political
discussion.
The labor world., 1899-11-25

4 GOVERNMENT telegraph would
~ be a great blessing to newspapers.
The actual cost of telegraphing is
very low and if the government owned
the wires they would do 1t at cost
just as they now handle the post Of
flee. The Western Union now handles
short distance press matter at one
fourth Of a cent per word at night than
does not cost any more at night than
in the day and the Western Union
figures on not less than 100 per cent
profit on a capitalization of $1OO, ,OO0, 900
when the value of the property is really
$25,00O,000. So it is safe to say that
government telegraph can handle ten
words Of short distance press matter
for one cent. This would enable small
but enterprising Weeklies to go to
press with the news right up to date,
as they could easily arrange to have
it sent them by wire just before pub
lication. Small .dailies could get their
own press reports, as under the gov
ernment the wires would be open to
all press associations on the same
terms. AS it is, the Western Union
stands in with the Associated Press
and every editor knows that it takes
fortune to get into that-even if he
can get in at all. Agitate for govern
ment telegraph unless you prefer pay
ing a private corpora tion from twenty
five cents to $1.00 for a message than
ten cents to the government for the
same service.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
Trusts aid Advertising.

~ HE rapid formation Of trusts
threatens serious injury to the
newspaper craft. 1t is estimated
past six months the trusts have caus-
cd a decrease Of from $9,000,000 to $13,-
100000 yearly in the amount spent by
general advertisers. The recently
formed baking powder trust is a good
example. Among the heaviest adver-
tisers with newspapers Of a general
character have been the various man
ufacturers Of baking powder. The
Royal, DR.. Price, Calumet, One Spoon
and others have for several years been
spending immense sums of money in
advertising. The new trust consoli-
dates all of these companies and the
result is withdrawal of an immense
lot of money from advertising chan:
nels. The beer trust threatens to do
the same thing, and other trusts now in
process of formation will increase the
withdrawal of money from advertising
mediums. The cigarette trust, the
corset trust, the cereal trust, silverware
trust, knit goods trust, shoe trust, and
many others-all representing goods
heretofore advertised extensively by
drawn most of the advertising here
to fore indulged in. Leslie's Weekly
places the amount lost to advertising
mediums by reason of the consolida :.
ton of interests at $15,000,000 a year.
Michigan Bulletin. e.. st4s rst =. 49,.
Now, my dear Mr.. Newspaper Man,
do you see. anything in the above?
The trust is not only Squeezing you on
paper, the price of which is going up
every week, but other trusts are
squeezing your advertising patronage.
Now, if you are intelligent, and you
are, do you not know that trusts can
not be controlled by laws of regula-
tion, that men who have discovered
that they san make more by not COM
peting cannot be forced to. compete?
The cheapest processes of production
can only be had by the greatest plants
and those who own great properties
study to undersell others not so we'll
fixed, and that to regain competition
and pe-establish the small fellows
would necessarily mean that great
factories with all their economies must
be destroyed. Do you not see that your
interest and that Of the trusts are
opposed? - ls-:,49 SE@ .-v
The labor cost Of paper, now in a
trust, is not over, half a cent pound,
but you pay three or four times that
price for it. If your advertising is to
be shut off, and the trusts have no
need OF it, you better teach the people
how much cheaper they can get things
made by themselves (the government)
than by letting the trusts have a mo-,
inopoly. 55 Nj : Hi ;fs & s.,
You are the greatest power in the
land, but you allow others to use the.
power, even against your personal in:
terest. Make the politicians whom
you have elevated serve your interests:
instead of the interests Of the trusts.
Do a little thinking in this matter.
The world is moved by thinkers.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
M MARCONI'S is not the only tele-
Vv graphy that will send messages

M MARCONI'S is not the only tele-
graphy that will send messages
:. without wires. According to Wa.
Eddy, kite expert of Bayonne, NJ, it
is equally easy to accomplish the same
result with wires fastened to two ordi-
na-y kites.
=. Mr.. Eddy believes that if the! two
poles of sending and reception extend
high enough into the air enough elec-
tricity will be generated from the at
nosphere to do away with the storage
batteries and complicated telegraph
instruments used by NEarconi
A kite was raised to a height Of 1000
feet Four hundred feet away another
wire of the same length was attached
to two kites, fastened to the main wire
in a sort of a V-shaped branch. No
battery or electrical apparatus of any
kind was connected with the kites.
= Mr.. Eddy took his place at the single
wire kite. He made the connection
between it and the ground, and in
stantly a shock was felt by his assis-
tant on the other wire 400 feet away.
Mr.. Eddy brought the shifting hook
against the wire with short, irregular
blows, something like a telegrapher's
clicks. They were all felt by his as
sociate at the other wire. 1t took ten
seconds for. each blow on the single
kite Wire to pass up to the kite, shoot
Oft through space and come down
on the double kite wire. 49, &.
With ;: :telegraphers' strumenis Of
only ordinary delicacy Mr.. Eddy is
confident a. message could be made to
travel in a much less time. ~,
The labor world., 1899-11-25
~ HE UNITED STATES Senate h;

T HE UNITED STATES Senate has
a committee out investigating
Z food adulteration, and some time
ago a scientist testified that IS per
cent of manufactured food products
are adulterated. A few days ago an
other scientist, Prof. Hart, testified
in Chicago, that "the persistent adul-
teratfon of all class of food is respon-
sible for the present degeneration Of
the race and would be responsible for
a generation Of idiots.''
=. We reap as we SOW. In this age Of
capitalism, comfort, health, life, every
thing is sacrificed to the golden calf.
Get the dOllar-no matter whether
you destroy the race! .-,.;
Swind1e, rob, kill! Plunge into the
competitive 7 arena, and if you can
adulterate food products with cheap
poisons and become 1nillionaire-if
you can successfully murder infants in
the cradle, sap the strength of brawny
manhood, and drive the 3old into pre-
mature senility and early dotage-you
are regarded as a successful business
mar and an honor to the community!
What mockery is this! .+>..
Are riches the sole guarantee of
happiness and longevity? Is there mo
way of enjoying life except by elevat-
ing a few business" people and hop
ing to some day crawl into their
charmed circle?
The labor world., 1899-11-25
Ca m era Exhibit.

The exhibit af amateur and profess
sional Photographic work, to be given
by the Y.M. G. A. Camera club at
the Association hall, Monday night,
promises to be an exhibit we'll worth
attending.
The views now gathered, including
views from all over the world, will
prove unique and interesting dis
play.
An interesting exhibit will be that
Of Zimmerman Bros, who will show
in their display the evolution Of the
camera, developing apparatus, ETC., for
the past twenty years.
Mr. Cook Ely will follow this ex-
hibit with an interesting article from
his twenty years experience in this
line of work.
Collections from some forty or fifty
local amateurs will be displayed.
The object Of the exhibit Is to stim-
ulate a new interest in camera work,
and to encourage Photographic art.
This exhibit is free to all, and all
are invited. -, rt.AA
A
The labor world., 1899-11-25
~ HE Denver Water company is ou

IN HE Denver Water company is out
with a pamphlet trying to convince
t.. the voters of that city that they
should not vote for city water
plant, It tells them that typhoid sfe-
ver. dyphtheria, scarlet fever and mall
arial diseases will become an epidemic
in case the proposition carries. 1t
says it will be necessary fel: the city
TO cXta, a. t.7to lay tt" Di;:esE ara the
@y,hilanthropic water company fears
that his digging up Of TIL, streets will
ruiz: the health of the city and it is
such. a catastrophe. Good, generous
water company! OF course it is never
necessary for private corporation to
excavate in order to lay pipes or if it
is there is never any epidemic of dis
ease follows. Disease only breaks out
when the city does the excavating!
OF the diseases which have existed
from time to time in Denver as re-
suit of the impure water furnished by
the Denver Water Co., this little pam
phlet is silent. The private corpora
tions employ the same arguments
everywhere. That little story told by
the Denver Water Co., is the same
the people of Duluth listened to for
several years, before we bought our
city water plant. These corporations
are very fearful for the people when
it comes to- their owning anything.
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The Recent Elections.

m HE ANTI-TRUsT1TES and anti
imperialists appear to have had a
:; long Wav the Wo st Of the mix-up
in the recent elections, if any deduc-
tions are to be drawn therefrom. Only
in Maryland and Nebraska have they,
any comfort, and in the former state.
the victory is a doubtful one, as it
puts the democracy into the grasp of
ex-senator German, one of the most
willing tools of trusts and corpora
tions. &|:SS- .%7
One of the most interesting features
of the election in Ohio was the cam
paign of Samuel M. Jones, mayor Of
Toledo, who polled over a hundred
thousand votes for governor, in a to-
tai vote of about nine hundred thou
sand. Mark !Hanna's party came out
on top with over fifty thousand plu-
rality, although there was nearly the
same. number against them in the
Massachusetts,, where it was expect
ed the anti-imperialists would cut a
wide swath,5 gives an overwhelming
! majority for the republicans, and at
the same time, an increase is noted in
the socialist party. .~,
There are democrats who profess to
believe that the result might have been
| different in Ohio had it not been for
| the candidacy of Jones, but the voters
| who cast their votes for the Toledo
| man are just as tired of Mark Hanna
| ism in the democratic party as in, the
republican party, and had there been
| no Jones in the field big slice of their
vote would have gone to the socialist
party, while the remainder would
probably have been evenly split be-
tween the two plutocrats who were
running for governor on the old party
tickets.
While it is the rule among socialists
to, scott at all such movements as that
of the Jonesites in Ohio anything that
can succeed in prying loose from old
party. affiliations so large portion of
the voters can be welcomed as move
forward. The Jones campaign has
made more socialists in Ohio this year
than any other propaganda could in
five years; for when his supporters
realize the ephemeral nature of such
movements, a very respectable por-
] ton fall in line with the real pro-
gressive movement, while the remain
DER either unable to comprehend to
the full scope the class struggle, or
too timid to continue the fight, fall
back into the ranks of the capitalist
parties.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
. URsUANT to instructions of the

D URSUANT to instructions of the
International Typographical I'm
ion atsDetroit, it's delegates to the
American Federation of Labor will
urge the propriety of a union label
which E,may be used wherever union
labor is employed. The only objection
raised to this plan of a universal de-
vice was that distinctive crafts de-
sired their own particular emblem;
and that confusion. would arise over
the control of the label by the individ-s
ual trades. These objections were over
balanced by the argument that so
many designs were now in vogue that
but few people cared to familiarize
themselves with them, and as a con-
sequence they were not the power they
were intended to be. The other was re-
futed with the statement that while
the carpenters, shoeworkers, printers.
etc., would all use the one device, yet
each craft would have complete con-
strol over ITS use In ttleil iine, and have
no more voice iE it's control by kindred
crafts than they exercise over each
particular design, while it would soon
become familiar to every one and be
easily and readily discovered in pur-
chasing any. article or inspecting any
piece of goods. ~ -,-.sg.- .sa ss.s Ks
The labor world., 1899-11-25

towards him to let people drink water
but it is perfectly fair to prevent them
from drinking in order to coax a few
nickles from their pockets in the petty
tradesn1ans till. Really you believers
in competition are a hot outfit. The
trusts have got you nailed to the cross
so tight that you can't even "com-
pete'' with an ice water fountain any
more. You had better take a course
in primary economics instead of try
ing to get the mayor to prevent the
people from taking drink of water in
order that you may profit thereby
Appeal to Reason.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
Treaty With S1ll Sultan.

= : t : q q
4 GREEMENT bet :::'wen Brigadier-
~ General John G. Bates, represent
ing the United States, of the one
part, and his highness, the Sultan of
Sulu, the Dato Kalki and the Dato
Joakanian, of the other part; it being
understood that this agreement will
be in full force only when approx ed
ty the governor general Of the Phil
ippine islands and confirmed by the
preside mt Of the United States, and
will be subjected to future modifica-
tons blythe mutual consent Of the par
ties in interest.
Article 1. The sovereignty of the
United States over the whole archi-
pelago Of Sulu and it's dependencies is
declared and acknowledged
Article 2. The United States flag
will be used il: the archipelago of Sulu
and its dependencies on. land and sea.
Article 8. The rights and dignitias
of his highness the Sultan and his du-
ties shall be fully respected; the Moros
shall! not be interfered with on as
count of their religion, and their reli-
gious customs shall be respected and
no one shall be prosecuted on account
Of their religion.
Article 4. While the United States
may occupy and control such points
in the archipelago of Sulu as public in
tclests seem to demand, encroachment
will no. be. made upon the lands immc-
diately about the residence of his high
ness the sultan, unless military neces-
city requires such occupation in case Of
war with a foreign power; and where
the property of individuals is taken,
due compensation will be made in each
case.
Article 5. Any person can purchase
land in the archipelago of Sulu and
hold the same by obtaining consent
of the sultan and coming to a sat
isfactory agreement with the owner of
the land; and such purchase shall i'm
mediately be registered in the proper
office of the United States govern
ment.
Article 6. All trade in domestic pro-
ducts of the archipelago of Sulu when
carried on by the sultan and his peo-
pie with any part Of Philippine ISL
ands and when conducted under the
American flag, shall be free, unlimited
and undutla bic.
Article z. The sultan of Sulu shall
be allowed to communicate direct with
the governor general Of the Philip
pine Islands in making complaint
against the commanding officer of
Sulu or against any naval commander.
Article s. The Introduction of fire
arms and war material is forbidden.
except under specific authority of the
governor general Of the Philippines.
Article 3. Piracy must be suppressed
and the sultan and his datos agree to
heartily cooperate with the United
States authorities to that end and to
make every possible effort to arrest
and bring to justice all persons engag-
ed in piracy.
Article 10. Where crimes and of
fenses are committed by Moros against
Moros the government of the sultan
will bring to trial and punishment the
criminals and offenders, who will be
delivered to the government of the
sultan by the United States authori-
ties for trial and punishment.
Article II. Any slave in the archi-
pelago of Sulu shall have the right tc
purchase freedom by paying to ths
master the usual market value.
Article u. At present Americans o.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
More Absinthe.

"Absinthe drinking is steadily on
the increase in New Orleans" said an
old caterer, "and the average bar sells
two or three bottles at present where
one was sold a. few years ago. A great
many people have a natural aversion
to the taste Of spirits or malt liquors
and they find the delicate flavor of
+absinthe pleasant to the palate. AS to
the much talked of evil effects, really
don't know. Quantity for quantity. 4
doubt whether it's any worse on the
system than whisky, but the trouble
about the stuff is that 1t seems 80
mild and innocent that a man is apt
to drift insensibly into taking too
much, have never known but three
real absinthe fiendsi in the 18 years
have been in business in New Or
leans. Two Of them are dead. They
were like any other drunkard, except
more nervous. Toward the end both Of
them made strange involuntary mo-
tions, like epileptics, and trembled con-
tinually. The other man is alive and
wreck but the absinthe has affected
him in an entirely different way. He
has something like frances Il don't
know how else to describe it) in which
he loses all idea Of all that is going on
around him for minute or two at a
time. One day he was pouring himself
out drink at the bar when a trance
struck him, and when happened to
look around a little later he was stand
ing perfectly motionless with the bot
tie tilted up and empty in his hand.
Its entire contents had run over the
glass to the floor. When called to
him he was astonished and couldn't
believe his eyes. The poor fellow is
feeble and can't last long. When an
absinthe fiend gets thoroughly in the
habit he always takes the cordial
straight. The ordinary dipped absinthe
or absinthe anisette is not powerful
enough to reach the spot any more."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The labor world., 1899-11-25
> LANs are being perfected for a
combination for good or evil Of 81

- LANS are being perfected for a,
Il combination for good or evil of 81
railroads, says al New York daily,
with an aggregate of $4,000 miles, or
nearly half the total mileage of the
United States. These railroads are
capitalized at s2,1se,619,294 They earn
each year above their operating, ex-
penses over s200,O0OOOO. OF course,
with the combination will come stfffer
prices for transportation, and also Il
general cutting down Of operating ex-
penses to make the properties more
''gilt-edged.' In this there is food for
reflection for the railway brother
hoods and their journals, In this con-
nestion a dispatch from Chicago says
the big moguls Of the steel and Wire
trust have Joined hands with the
Gould-Harriman railway magnates to
weld together the great trunk lines of
the country and become the actual
owners of them, and thus get around
all restraining laws. Some revolution
ary move is bound to be made.
The labor world., 1899-11-25

that he possessed were not wanted.
No doubt Uncle John Rockefeller pull
ed a few strings and now the COM
mission dances.
Papers from Los Angeles and other
Western cities report that Eugene V.
Debs continues to lecture to audiences
that occupy every inch of room in the
halls, land that the movement that he
is championing is growing wonderful
ly. Writing to the Social Democratic
Herald, Mr.. Debs says that everywhere
there! is a demand for the revival of
the A. r. u, and especially among
the Pacific railway employees, and that
While he has no time to undertake
the work Of reorganization at present.
when it does come it will be spon-
'taneously and renew it's efforts where
the Judges, soldiers and other thugs
interrupted it, and the new "A. r. U.
will add to its programme class-con-
scious solidarity at the polls.' The last
named paper records foursnew branch
es at Canton, ILL.,, Jacksony Tenn, Per-
~, Ol1l;.,. and SusanYille, Call zE
The Independent labor party Of New
York is a thing Of the past. It's poor
showing at the polls last week, when
it secured only about 5000 votes and it's
candidate for sheriff, the most impor-
tant office, running ber~~d the ticket
although endorsed by the republicans,
has caused surprise and merriment.
The party started out originally as a
strictly Independent movement, hav-
ing grown out of the street railway
strike--during which the republican
and democratic" officials alike violated
tEe law and took sides with their cap
ita istic masters-and the enthusiasm
with which it,%was welcomed, s turned
the heads of the managers andt they
fused ) "to get something now,''disre-
garding their socialistic preamble and
platform and aiming only to curry
favor with "good men, capitalists and
politicians. Now the unions in the
party . are withdrawing AZ on the
jump and. repudiating the leaders. It
is an old story, but probably this will
not be the last Independent fake.