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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-19
T he Delicious
Fragrance

d OVAL Baking
IN Powder improves
the favor and
adds to the healthful-
ness of all risen -four
foods. 1t renders the
biscuit, bread and cake
more digestible and
nutritious.
Royal Baking Pow
der makes hot breads
wholesome. Food
raised with Royal will
not distress persons of
delicate or enfeebled
digestion, though eaten
warm and fresh.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-07-19
from a hot
Royal Baking
Powder biscuit
Whets the
appetite. The
taste of such
a biscuit
sweet, creamy,
delicate and
Crispy-is a joy
to the most
fdstidiOuS.
Imitation baking powders almost invariably con-
tain alum Alum makes the food unwholesome.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
The Conservative, 1900-12-13

vidual manufacturers could offer, which
enables them to meet successfully the
European competition. Larger ship
ments give them lower transportation
rates. They send goods by trainloads
and fill ships at the lowest possible cost.
The saving in production, transporta-
tion and distribution combined is 80
great that they are not only enabled to
give lower prices but declare larger
profits.
"If you will notice the export statis-
TICS" continued Mr.. Eddy, "you will
see that the slowest growth in our for
eign trade is in the dry goods line. That
is because the manufacturers are not Or
ganized. The most rapid growth is in
the various forms of iron and steel, be-
cause the manufacturers in those lines
are thoroughly organized and have
made united and intelligent attack
upon the foreign market
The Conservative, 1900-12-13
The marked in
crease in our ex-
pOrts of merchan.
OUR EXPORT
TRADE.

disc affords an interesting subject for
investigation by those interested in
political economy. For the twelve
months ending November 1, the total
export trade amounted to 50 ,277 300, ,O4S,
a sum that seems almost incredible and
far beyond the expectation of the most
sanguine advocate of foreign markets of
a few years ago. In a surprisingly
short time we have become competitor
in the worlds market and not only
competitor but very active and re-
markably successful one.
Where trade is unrestricted and peo.
pie have absolute freedom of choice in
making their pur-
chases they buy
where they can buy the cheapest. When
foreigners buy our products they do so
because they can obtain them from us
cheaper than they can from anybody
else. The interesting question is, what
has enabled us to undersell foreign COM
petitors? Is it because the Ameri
can wage scale has been reduced?
This theory is untenable for the reason
that the report of the United States
commissioner of labor shows that there
has been slight raise rather than de-
cline in wages during the last five years.
Perhaps changes in methods of pro-
duction and distribution have had some
thing to do with
cheapening the
relative cost of putting the American
product upon the market? The last five
or ten years have witnessed almost rev.
olutionary changes in industrial organi-
zation. Consolidation has been the
great principle at play in the CONNER
cial world. Small industries have COM
bined their limited capitals and operate
now under a single management. To
secure greater economy in production
and distribution is the principal reason
assigned for the formation of these large
combinations or trusts" as they are
COumOuly huOWu. Sbu ~ Uo ULlttU UIlc
economies resulting from consolidation
have enabled us to successfully COM,
pete in the worlds markets? Do
not the facts in the case tend to show
that this view is the correct one and
that we are meeting foreign competition
not because of cheapened wages
but on account of the saving in expense
of management brought about by com.
bination? If this be true is it not a
fairly strong argument in favor of the
principle of combination? Under these
conditions is there any need for alarm
because of the further application of the
latter principle? Do not the results
justify a postponement of judgment
and further experiments with industrial
combinations before denouncing them
III -
The Conservative, 1900-12-13
Che Conservative.

Op1n1On.
firms in the coun-
try, in recent interview made the fol-
lowing sensible explanation:
"What people call trusts, are respon-
sible for this phenomenal trade. With
out such combinations of capital and in.
terests as have taken place in this coun.
try within the last few years such
growth in our foreign commerce would
have been impossible. In the first place,
it takes great deal of money for new
dealer to build up market in a foreign
country, and few manufacturers in this
country could afford to do so until they
pooled their issues. Most of them were
afraid to make the costly effort because
they feared that as soon as they had
cultivated q demand other manufacture
ers in the same line Of goods would i'm
mediately take advantage of the results
of their enterprise and expenditures,
Few were willing to take the risk.
Then, again, small quantities of mer-
chandise cannot be handled with econ
omy. 1t cost just as much to sell $40 900
worth of goods as 81 100000 worth, on
which the profits are, of course, so many
times the larger. Therefore the trusts,
or whatever you may call the amalga-
mated companies, are able to do a for
eign business at a greatly reduced cost
with much greater profits than private
firms and corporations.
"It does not pay manufacturers to sell
or ship small quantities. The difference
in freight rates on cargo and single
invoice is of itself a good profit. Form
erly orders from foreign buyers were
scattered among dozen or hundred
different manufactures in small lots.
Now they are concentrated in large lots,
which can be handled at the same cost
and the same trouble. This centraliza.
tion not only enables us to produce but
to sell and ship with greater economy.
A few years ago, before what are call.
ed trusts were organized, there were two
ways of conduct
ing foreign trade.
One was through commission houses,
who placed orders with jobbers or man
ufacturers for specified articles. Anoth-
er was for manufacturers who had sur.
plus of goods which they could not sell
at home to consign them to selling
agent in some foreign country and let
him get rid of them on the best terms
possible. The result was that foreign
merchants came to this country only for
such goods as they could not get else.
where, and an irregular and spasmodic
trade was going on between our manu-.
facturers and merchants in foreign
countries, with very little profit tc
either. Now our manufacturers car
afford to establish agencies of their own
to study conditions and work up trade
The Conservative, 1900-12-13
The same peo.
pie and the same
QUEER.

orrr,r, 4uo Sdiuo poO'
pie and the same
newspapers that depict the distress of
farm life and the brisk competition
which farmers give each other in mar
keting their abundant products are also
strenuously advocating governmental ap-
preparations, with which to dig bitches
and construct reservoirs on the arid and
rainless plains and so make more farms,
more products. more competition among
the bucolic producers.
The government is a born pauper.
The United States cannot donate dol.
lar for irrigation
purposes except
out of money gathered from it's citizens
by taxation. It has no other money.
Thus the paradox of bemoaning the
farmers fate because of the intense
competition with
which his products
meet in all markets and then proposing
to tax the same farmer and all the rest
of the American people for the purpose
of fertilizing with water vast area of
arid land which is now unfertile, and
thus to create more competition.
If it is duty or function of govern
ment to manure lands with water, why
not equally duty and function of gov
ernment to furnish solid fertilizers? If
right to governmentally bring arid plains
in the West into productivity by legisla-
tive fertilization and then give them
away to homesteaders; why is it not
equally right and proper for the govern
ment to restore the old farms of New
England by paying for the commercial
fertilizers necessary to bring them again
into profitable production?
| In government like this can pater-
nalism prevail? Who are to be given the
| functions of par
enthood and who
are to play the children's part?
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
A TAIL TWISTER.
SuIxer Wants to Reject the Treaty
and Offer Insult to England.

SuIxer Wants to Reject the Treaty
and offer Insult to England.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February g.
Representative Sulzer, of New York,
to-day introduced the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That in the judgment OF
the House of Representatives the bill
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal to be exclusively built, owned
and controlled by the government of
the United States, should be immedi-
ately passed and enacted into a law,
regardless of the pending Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty now awaiting ratification
in the United States Senate, and that
said treaty should be rejected because
it contravenes the policy of the Mon
roe doctrine, ~surrenders American
rights to British interests and re-es-
tablishes the so-ealled Clayton-Bulwer
treaty long since lapsed now null and
void"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

sufficient troops in order to surround
the Beers.
In order to completely surround the
Beers, Gen. Darlington was dispatched
from Modder river with a large force
of cavalry and two batteries of horse
artillery but failed to reach here, al
though he started early enough in the
day to enable him to get here early
this afternoon. This morning, Gen.
Methuen ordered that the combined
force should retire upon the Modder
river which movement Is now pro-
ceeding. The British losses in the
fighting on Wednesday were so men
killed or wounded.
LONDON, February 9.-The dispatch
from Koodoesberg Drift does not say
whether Gen. Darlington finally joined
Gen. Macpopald but the word com
bined" seems to indicate that he did
so.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
A New Trolley Line.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, February 8,
The City Council of Catlettsburg
KY, last evening granted the right OF
way through the south end of that
city for the Ohio Valley Street Rail-
way Company. The hesitancy on the
part of the Council in that town TO
grant the right of way las delayed the
beginning of work on the line sew
eral weeks. When this connecting link
between Catlettsburg and Central City
is completed it will give a continual
street railway service of thirty miles
along the Ohio River, embracing the
towns of Guyandotte, Huntington,
Central City and Kenova, w. Va; Cat
lettsburg and Ashland, KY, and Iron
ton, Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
WEST LIBERTY MAN DEAD
Harvey Wen. succumb- Thi. Morn

Harvey Wells Succumbs This Morn
ing From Effects Of an Assault.
Harvey Wells, the well-known con-
tractor Of West Liberty, who has been
suffering from brain trouble. died at
his home this morning 1t $50 O'Clock.
AS mentioned in yesterdays issue, Mr..
Wells became seriously iii about ten
days ago. and his condition was
thought to have been due to a blow
which he received on his head about
three months ago. AS is known. 1t Is
alleged that he was assaulted by a
prominent school teacher OF that place
some time In November. An inquest
viii be held to-day. The relatives of
the unfortunate man will govern
themselves In the matter by the result
Of the oficial inquiry. Judging by the
story Of the case . grave charge may
be entered against the school teacher.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-Judge
Freer and the independent Republi-
dacy for the nomination for the
gOvernOrship, won a decided victOry
over the forces of the Whte-Elkins
combination here to-day.
So impressed were the c peO-
pie with the showing of strength
made at tie Freer ratification nee
ing ere ON w ednesday that "A hasty
consultation was held among the
leaders yesterday.
The result was that j. L.. Caldwell
of Huntington. who came here to
the conference which resulted in
the ratification of Freer's candidacy,
vas approved and rendered the
nomination to-day. 1t was urged
upon him that the fight between
Freer and the had be-
come SO bitter and that Freer him.
self was so Objectionable person
ally on of his independence
and his fight against the machine
that he was absolutely unavailable,
Caldwell threw "a bomb in the
camp of the tempters by stating that
the acceptance of the offer under
these circumstances would be the
grOssest t~reRchery to Judge Freer.
He said that first, last and forever
he was an independent man and a
supporter of Freer for the
nomination. Not only did he refuse
the nomination which he could un-
dOubtedly have gotten rs a comprO-
mise candidate, backed by his per-
sOnaI following and the machine,
but he communicated his refusal to
the Freer people.
The result caused %jubilation among
the followers of the Independent can
didate and CONSERVATION in the camp
of the White-Elkins people tonight.
AS the matter stands, If the ElkiEs
people are not able to effect a COM
promise of some kind with Judge
Freer. the chances for Senator Elkins
coming back to the Senate from West
Virginia have gone glimmering.
AS it is. Senator Elkins will either
have to sacrifice White or himself.
What he will do under The circum-
stances will scarcely be a matter for
surmise.
The question now 1is&whether the
Freer people will be willing to COM
prosiise with the machine. There can
be .lo doubt that the solution is en-
trey in Judge Freer's hand as far
as she Republican party in the State
is Concerned.
J.dge Freer said to the correspond
ent of the Register to-day:
"yhere can be no doubt that 1 will
now receive the Republican nomina-
ton for the governorship. The meet
ing of the members of the party and
their ratification of my candidacy was
unknown to me and unsolicited by me.
1t was less a personal compliment than
a ratification of the stand that / have
taken for a clean honest administra-
ton of State affairs. From all over
the State l have had assurances from
the people that leave in the minds of
my friends and myself no doubt as to
my receiving the nomination. AS far
as that is considered the fight is al
ready won. l had never suspected for
a moment that my friend Caldwell
would desert my standard. To say that
| am well pleased to-day would be but
expressing my sentiments mildly"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

ueaQ SOIuloT 3 9 Sdlu iof AiueTiCd.
Rather does such a death enjoin upon
u purpose and performance such
ends as shall vindicate US from
Cowardly Indinerentism
And evasion in the face of whatever
duty and however unexpected OF COM
plex-enjoin US to regard and to teach
liberty's authority.
in some good day-not far away.
please God-when those islands, found
lilgs no longer, shall have been rem
dered as a majestic deodand to civili-
zation, to regulated freedom. and to the
God of these; there in fair. LuZon,
right where he fell, front to his duty,
Net the valiant frame of this true liber-
ator rise in immutable bronze. while,
understanding us at last. our brown
brothers, gazing upon that statue,
stature and statue. all in one. shall
say: He was Americas; but he is
ours too-Lawton. He was slain by
us i%gnorantly in unbelief; but he has
forgiven
The casket, lightened of part OF its bur
den of flowers, was lifted to the shoulders
of the troopers and borne down the aisle
TO the street past the great crowd out
side, when it was raised to the caisson
waiting at the door. The waiting ranks Of
cavalry moved forward and closed about
it as a guard of honor. Orders flung from
rank to rank down the crowded avenue
brought troop after troop and platoon after
platoon wheeling into line. Then with a
rumble of wheels and clash of trace chains.
field and siege batteries Joined the pro-
cession and the hero of three wars moved
on his last march to his final resting place
on the Virginia hillside beyond the Poto-
mac.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
FREE SILVER SUBSTITUTED
For the Bill Introduced
by a Jones.


WASHINGTON, February 9.-Sena-
tor Jones, of Arkansas. to-day intro
duced a free silver coinage substitute
for the pending currency bill. The sub
stitute provides that From and after
the passage of this act the minis of
the United States shall be open to the
coinage of silver. and there shall be
coined dollars of the weight of Az
and one-half grants troy, of standard
silver, nine-tenths fine, as provided by
the act of January IS. 1887, and upon
the same terms and subject to the limi-
tations and provisions of law regulat-
ing the coinage and legal tender quail
ity of gold" -.
The substitute also provides that
whenever the silver coins shall be re-
ceivd into the Treasury certificates
may be issued for the mint in the man
ner prescribed by law.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
A BOER ATTACK.
An Attempt Made to Drive the Brit
ish From a Hill Position.

An Attempt Made to Drive the Brit
ish From "a Hill Position.
KOODOESBERG DRIFT, February 8.
The Beers yesterday made a demon
strated attempt to drive the British
from a hill commanding the drift.
Mounting two seven-pounders at the
northern extremity they shelled the po-
sition internationally the whole day.
The Seaforth Highlanders gained a
position on the rocky summit and kept
up a sustained rife fire, but suffered
somewhat from the Beers Smelling. A
battery was sent and succeeded in 81
lencing the Boer fire. Meanwhile two
companies of the Argyll Highlanders,
advancing along the plain in a wester-
ly direction, found the Beers entrench-
ed at a small drift. A sharp engage
ment followed. lasting the whole day.
Gen Macdonald now only required
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
MODS IN CONTROL.
Martinique Island Rioters Prevent
the Harvesting of Sugar Cane.
A Squad of Infantry Was Attacked
and Fired ON the Mob, Killing
Nine Men and Wounding Four
teen.

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique
February ga mob of about 1900 min
ers has since Monday last been pre-
venting the harvesting of sugar cane
The movement is extending and troops
have been sent in all directions. Ar
infantry post of twenty-five men was
attacked and fired on its assailants
killing nine and wounding fourteen.
In the commune of LIE Francois two
incendiary fires have occurred on
plantations.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
stanley Wen Again.

LONDON. February cit Is an
nounced to-day that Sir Henry NJ.
Stanley, the African explorer and
Liberal Unionist member OF Parlia-
ment for North Lambeth, who was TAX
en- suddenly i'll with gastritis in the
House Of Commons Wednesday night
and who was thought to be in a some
what serious condition, has now prac-
tically recovered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
The Story Denied.

NEW YORK, February 9.-The
Evening Post says: The rumors of a
joint alliance Of the National Steel
the American Steel Hoop
Company and the American Tin Plate
Company were denied to-day by a d.
rector Of the Tin Plate Company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
round Him GuilfN.

Special to the Register.
HINTON, w. Va, February 9.-The
trial of Will Crawford for attempting
to assassinate Charles Workman, night
Waterman at James saw mill, which
occurred last September, was ended
to-day. Crawford was found guilty.
At the time the shooting was done
Walter Crawford was with Will. but
afterward turned States evidence
against Will and was a valuable wit
ness for the prosecution.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
ALE WOUNDED DOING WELL.
Hong Kong Residents Subscribe
$1,000 for Families of Those XII
ed on the Wheeling. a

WASHINGTON, February 9.-S re-
tary Long received a cable message
this morning from Admiral Watson,
commanding the Asiatic station, dated
at Hong Kong, February s, saying
that the residents of Hong Kong have
subscribed 81, 900 for the families of
those killed and injured by the ex-
plosion on board the Wheeling on the
9th. Admiral Watson says that all
the wounded are doing well.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
Sold TO Hanna & Co.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, February g.
E. l.. Cochran, head of the Andrews
interests here, stated to-day that they
had sold their holdings in the Mahon-
ing Ore Company mines of the Mesaba
range to Hanna & Co.. of Cleveland.
The mines are valued at s2.400, 90. The
Andrews interests represent II per
cent of that amount.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

LONDON, February "a dispatch
dated Fiere Camp, February s, but
probably written with the advanced
lines, FEBRUARY Z, and sent to Frere
by runner, says:
"The forces of the enemy are on both
TANKS and continue to render our
position extremely difficult to main
tain"
Beyond the fact that Gen. Butler de-
voted Wednesday to bringing more ar
tillery and troops across the Tugela,
nothing is known of his movements,
ments is evident from the foregoing
from Frere.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
Died Suddenly.

Special to the Register.
WESTON, w Va, February 9.-Mrs.
Almira Farnsworth, the third wife of
w. NJ. F~arnsworth, who lives one mile
from Troy, was found dead in bed last
night. She had been sick but a few
hours, suffering with neuralgia of the
heart. Mr.. Farnsworth's second wife
died very suddenly. and under much
the same circumstances.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
Touched Upon Intervention,

BERLIN, February 9.-During En-
peror Williams two visits yesterday to
the British ambassador, Sir Frank
Lascelles, His Majesty expressed SYM
pathy with Great Britain and touched
upon the feasibility of friendly inter-
vention.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

NEW YORK. February 9.-James K.
Brown, colored. was hanged in the
Hudson county Jail at Jersey City to-
day for the murder of Policeman
Chas. Gebhardt, in Hoboken.
The police say that Brown was a pro-
fessional burglar. He killed Gebhardt
when the latter tried to arrest him on
suspicion in July, 1898.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

HAMBURG. February a-Arriged
toria. New York ]
cOPESHAGES, February -
steamer Norge. New York Tor 8te
BoLLGgSE york for Rotserds
p~roceeded1.
and. Copenhagen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
Received Fatal Injuries,

Special to the Register.
HINTON, w. Va, February 9.-Lee
Scott, aged II, while attempting to get
on some freight cars in the Chesapeake
G Ohio yard. fell under the wheels and
received injuries from which he viii
die.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10

DIXIE, washington, February ]. -
BENJAMIN Royce. a welI-to-do farinss
near here. was shot 10 death last night
by his grandson. Frank Royce. whs
afterward cremated the body and sui
cIded. The murdered mans aged wife
narrowly escaped his fate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
BACK OVER THE TUGELA.

BOER HEAD LAGER, LADY
SMITH, Thursday, February S.-The
British, who were in possession of the
kopje at Molen's Drift, abandoned it
after a bombardment by Boer cannon
this morning and retired cross the
Tugela river to their former position.
A desultory cannonade is proceeding
at the Tugela this morning, but other
wise everything is quiet.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-10
another FIERCE ATTACK
UPON MRS. MOLIN[UE.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OSBORNE DE-
CLAREs SHE WAS THE OLE
CAUSE OF CRIME.
THE JEALOUSY OF MoLINEUx
CAUSED HIM TO POISON BARNET.
THE PROSECUTOR AFFIRMED.

And the Same Hand That Directed
the Poison Package 10 Barnef.
sent h Poison to Cornish and
Caused the Death of Mrs. Adams
Moiineux Long Wanted to Marry
blanche Chesebrough, but Did
Not Succeed Till Barnet was
Dead.