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Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
AN INFAMOUS SYSTEM.
cruelties Of Republican MonopoIists
PerDetrated Upon Cruel.
fed Labor Es4sss .agl..

The strike Of miners in the Penn
sylvania coal fields is causing much
concern to- the republican bosses,
They have not forgotten the Home:
stead troubles in 1892, nor their ef-
fects on the national campaign Of that
year. Soldiers and Pinkerton detect
ives, obeying the mandates Of heart
less capitalists, make poor campaign
ers among the common people. A
needy miner shot down while assert
ing his manhood speaks louder to the
hearts of the American masses than
all their artillery.
Hanna recognizes these facts. After
reaching New York the other day from
Chicago, one of his first acts was to
call on ]. Pierpont Morgan, and re-
port of the interview says he told the
big tnancier that unless 5the coal
strike was stopped at once,lsthe elec-
.tion Of Mckinley. was in peril. "This
strike will ruin u.s." Hanna is report
ed to have said, "and you with your
great command can stop it," Mr..
Morgan was told that no money was
wanted from him, that the republican
committee had all the funds it want
ed; its pressing desire was that the
strike should be ended until at least
after the election, for every day of it's
continuance was winning thousands
of votes for Bryan. Cornelius N. Bliss
former secretary of the interior; Sem
ator Scott, of West Virginia, and the
president of the National City bank
were, with Hanna, and they joined
their voices in an earnest appeal that
for the sake of party success, the
strike should be settled at once.
It is too late. The harm has been
done. The pitiful wall of the miners
that they might as we'll starve idle
as .starve working has been heard
throughout the land, and the infa-
nous Industrial system that enriches
the few and pauperizes the many
must go. It would be incredible, were
not the facts adduced, that men with
families of young children were COM
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Here, waiter, you have charged for
three soups instead of two Yes,
sir; there il the one spilled on mad
ame's dress. Journal Amusant. + t.,.t /
7He-""Well, there's one thing: you
never hear Of q man wishing he was
. woman" She-tOf course not. It
might be his fate to. marry some hor-
rid lman."-Boston Transcript.
:. Alice -''She says she married him
because he was different from the
other men she knew" Maud-"He
must have proposed to her."-Town
Topics.
5"Say, teacher, here's snake called
the. Annycondi. an it takes it week
to digest its food" "Yes. Willie.
What of it?" "Well, would it be right
to say it had weak digestion?''-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Detective Whelan-"H you would
tell US who your pals in this job were
it would 60 easier for you" Prisoner
Casey (hotly)-"Do yez think for wan
minute I'd iver give Dan Leary an
Mike Connor away?" Indianapolis
Sun.
''Hello, Jasper" exclaimed Spend
ers, stopping his rich uncle's valet,
shows uncle this morning?" "Well,
sir, he says he thinks he needs a
change of heir" $50 he's sent you
for the doctor. eh?" "No: his law
yer."-Philadelphia Press.
Brown-"Dumleigh must be getting
along bravely with his French studies.
He says that he has got SO that he
can think in French Black
"Shouldn't wonder. You see. he
wasn't handicapped like the rest of
us, who have been in the habit Of
thinking in English."- boston Tram
script.
Queenly Kindness.-"I think" said
little Frances. who had been study
ing her history lesson. "that it would
be very kind of Queen Victoria if she
would die this year" "That is sim
gular remark" said Frances mother.
what do you mean?" ''It would be
such an easy date for future history
classes to remember" Pittsburgh
hronicle-Telegraph.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
ADOLPH PATTERSON.
GRAIN DEALERS TRUST.
4 Gtgantics Conspiracy to, Rob the
Farmers OF the United
States.

tive committe of the National Demo-
cratic Travelling Mems association,
and of the Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust league, arrived in Chicago a few
days ago. He has just completed an
extensive tour of Missouri, Nebraska
and Iowa.
II have recently discovered" said
Mr.. Dowie, "a gigantic conspiracy to
rob the farmers of the country. This
latest product of monopoly includes
in its membership about 600 big grain
dealers and elevator men in the terri
tory extending from St. Paul on the
north to Kansas City on the south, in
cluding the states of Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North and South Dakota,
Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
'All of the 600 and more members Of
this newest thing in trusts, are
pledged to buy grain at one and one
half cents low, that is below the cash
price, and to store for not less than
one and one-half cents profit. The as
sociation engineering the scheme is to
fix the selling price. Forty per cent.
of the profits are to go to the asocia-
tion, the balance going to the dealers
who are parties to the swindle.
Grain dealers in the sections where
the trust is at work have been in
duced to sign contracts and a regular
system of inspection guarantees
against cutting prices. Grain stations
are established here and there, and at
each station the trust has an agent
who has authority to inspect the
books of any member of the associa-
ton. A membership fee of $50 is
charged. A fine of $100 is imposed if
the agreement is broken, and $50 is
charged for reinstating a member who
has violated any of the terms of the
pact.
ION its part, the association guaran-
tees the grain dealers who enter into
the agreement protection from
changes in ownership of elevators
where they may have their grain
stored. If an elevator attempts to
break away or to run independent,
they guarantee to have it's supply of
cars shut off, so that it cannot ship
grain to market in opposition to the
trust.
"Sinee have discovered the conspir.
acy, a few days since, have been
collecting information concerning it.
ascertained to-day that the pro-
moter and organizer of the trust is an
ardent republican and superintendent
of one of the largest elevators in the
country.
"The practical workings of this
combination to rob the farmer are not
difficult to see. By getting all the
grain dealers of q community enrolled
as members, it is impossible for the
farmers of that section to sell to any.
one outside the trust or to ship their
grain away. They must stand the
loss of cent and half bushel on
the price of their grain in order to
| find market. I am not ready to give
the names, but will do so soon."
It is said that the new movement to
compel the farmers in the states men.
toned to accept less than the market
price to realize on their crops had it's
inception in Chicago, and that several
of the big elevator men and grain
dealers are interested in it.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
DESERTED BY RELATIVES.
Members of the Mckinley Family
Who Will Vote for Bryan
This Year.

President Mckinley appears to have
been deserted by his own kith and kin.
So far the returns indicate that only
"Brother Abner" remains loyal to the
political fortunes of the republican i'm
perator. ....
Mr. Mckinley has relatives of near
and remote degree in many parts of
the country, and these, almost without
exception, will vote this year for Mr..
Bryan, although most of them sup
ported "Cousin William" in 1896.
Several weeks ago there appeared
list of McKinley's relatives who had
repudiated their kinsman. An addi-
tional list has been furnished by Will
liam w. Mckinley. of Kosciusko coun.
ty, Ind, who vouches for its accuracy.
The list follows:
Preston H. Mckinley, of Harper
county, Kan. . d. ~,
DR.. Id. Mckinley, of Topeka, Kan.
William w. Mckinley, of Kosciusko
county, Ind. ...... :,.... 49,. a.:
B.: H. Mckinley, Delaware. county,
Ind. ...-...
~. - NASA1AASJs OeAaVoAS SOuuSJs
Ind. -
John w. Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind : i: <.,s>s .. .... J. -.
Samuel Mckinley, Delaware county.
Ind: a.. ,ez;..,..s =, H. IF, -.
Thomas Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind, ~. q. q, H. ..,..,,.,.... !. .=o..-:
James Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind. i ~. .@.ss. rs: S. :.
Robert Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind. .,:z. ls s5. i
George Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind. 1t. :.... s:#as..ss:. .:;. 81
These are all relatives Of President
Mckinley. William w. and B. H. are
first cousins; w. ]. and Samuel are
second cousins, while the others are
third cousins Of the Canton man. One
of them is postmaster in his Indiana
town, while all are prominent and
reputable citizens. They declare they
cannot vote for their relative and will
cast their ballots in November for Bry-
an and Stevenson.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
PARAGRAPHIC POINTERS.

a Nebraska man; who had one.
third of his brain removed some time
ago has Topped from Bryan to McKin.
ley. And yet the surgeons assured him
that the operation would not in the
least impair his intelligence. Denver
Post. 4 Ssz$ ,=sA -
' . Now, as there are really nc
trusts in this country, as Boss Hanna
says, how is Mr.. Mckinley going to
explain what he had in mind when he
wrote that part Of his letter Of accept.
ance speaking Of ."conspiracies against
trade, commonly called trusts ?'' Fort
Worth Journa... sis 81 .55 ss3. 4 S$
9 Il. In his Chicago speech Senate,
Hanna wiped out the trusts. In New
York he eremoved, Imperialism from the
campaign. There are no trusts and
there is no imperialism Only one real
and substantial issue remains, there.
fore, and that is the full dinner pail
Chicago Chronicle. 4.
-Presid lent Mckinley loudly de.
.clares TINT prosperity abounds every.
where throughout the republic, but
that declarat ation is not likely to be par
ticularly popular lin NeWtown or II
an 81 he 81 her owns which find
themselves wrecked BY the legiti innate
operations Of the trust programme.
Rockford Star
IS the. event ofsother complica.
SStions, which cannot be unexpected II
the programme Of imperialism is not
.summarily restrained. q still greater
army would have tto be sl,royid led and
once authorized perhap never could
be reduced The people will say II
what they think Of thisspro.
posed Great ion iof q biig and en ormous.
cost iitar est tasol ishme s.
talo lourIe
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

direct the punishment. This was never
done. The Joint Traffic association was
another trust which came under the
jurisdiction of the Sherman law. Pres
ident Mckinley and his attorney gem
eral refused to enforce even the anti
trust law already in existence.
# President Mckinley has not done
his plain duty in relation to trusts in
the past four years, the people have no
reason to trust him for another term
of Office. ;sa~ i. >..,', , ~e.;y.. a. ...4 .t.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

PEELED to work in the mines at an av-
erage of less than $3.50 year. Some
of them, as was recently stated, at a
meeting of the miners never had in
their possession even one dollar in
cash of their earnings. It is all
traded out as fast or faster than it
was earned, in the "pluck-me" stores
owned by the coal barons, where the
unfortunate Underground delivers were
forced to purchase their insufficient
necessaries of life and the materials
used by them in their occupation.
They were compelled to produce, too,
for ton of coal as high as $500
pounds, which the coal Laron sold for
nearly the equivalent of. two tons.
These facts and conditions are now
known to all voters throughout the
land, and even were the few moder-
ate demands of the miners granted,
it would not, in the minds of an; OUT
ragged people be regarded as con-
donation of the crimes and cruelties
against robbed and crucitied and too
patient labor. s
Hanna's presentation Of the politi-
cal situation seems to have convinced
Morgan that the strike was a grave
and dangerous one, and the latter inn
mediately set to work to bring it to
q close: The next day he held q con-
ference with the presidents Of the inn
portant coal roads and representatives
Of the coal operators for the purpose
of devising means 10 end the strike,
and the result will probably be that
the coal trust will ofer some con-
cessions to the miners, for the time
being, at least ...-....=- f.. t~-
Hanna's assurances to Pierpont Nor
gan that he had all the money needed
to run the national campaign was
doubtless true, hut was no pledge that
the work Of "fat-frying would be
suspended. That he should forget his
role of TOUGHER" in the presence Of
a multi-millionaire showed how deep
ly the strike had troubled his mind.
It is a sure sign that he is unnerved
and frightened, and that he sees in
the, strike q political catastrophe that
campaign contributions cannot avert.
He wants the coal barons to do vio-
5lence to their feelings by pretending
to sympathize with the woes Of the
miners, and taking some steps to tenn
porarily remedy some o. their griev-
ances. 4; sSs.sS II S
The Helena Indep pendent, of Helena,
Mont, furnishes some interesting fig-
$ures in regard to the strike In the
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
-While Mark Hanna ii az IS b, engages n q :

While Mark Hanna is engaged IN
what he calls tearing the mask from
the face Of that hypocrite, William j..
Bryan, he might 4 AXE = snatch at the
mask on the face Of the hypocrite who
declares that there is not q trust in
the entire United States and then
holds up the trusts for $40 900. .0OO. "a.
st. Louis Republic .5.s
81 - long as the trusts can con-
mand . sufficient number Of troops,
industrial slavery mi continue TO
whistle for emancipa ation. Houston
Post. ssssss
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

Of laborers get for doing the work.
Every s10o: got from mining. and
marketing the coal IS distributed as
follows: s.s
To the coal miners: SIG 6s
To the monopoltsts. -: .............5 Al 67
10 the railroads.. Al II
Total :. 800 %
Leaving the railroads out Of ac
count, every $1C0 got for mining the
coal is distributed as. follows:
10 tne miners; ...$2S s.
10 the monopol1sts. Observation-Disclosures. II 43
The railroads get 211ds times as much
for carrying the coal to market as the
miners get for digging it out Of the
ground. s. ~. -
"Private monopolies are indefensible
and intolerable, says the democratic
platform; and these private coal mo-
nopolies are an apt illustration OF
that declaration.
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24
The Lazy MAJ.

The. lay M
IL q lazy man is mforteble. he u
happy Chicago Daily Newt
Willmar tribune., 1900-10-24

Pulling Strength of Elephants.Esf
It is difficult to estimate the pull
ing strength of an elephant, for the
simple reason that the strongest ani-
mails in captivity are not the pos
SCISSORS Of the sweetest tempers,& and
accordingly their keepers are chary
of allowing them to be attached to
.dynamometers, not caring to specu-
late as to whit the end would be
were the mammoth to lose his hair.
.Testswhich have been made with aver
sage.sized animals, however, prove
that 8 healthy young Jumbo Of s18s
summers or. thereabouts can make q
dynamometer register 51A tons dead
weight. IN order to get an idea Of
what this represents il may be stated
that Q pair Of powerful horses could
only register, q ton and fifth by
their united efforts. Chicago Chron.s
icle. !
The Lazy 1ian.
If a law man is comfortable he n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-11

as much trouble as could possibly
eventuate from their possession.
Most potent of all considcra-
tons against it, from the distin-
guished gentleman's own position,
in order to reap from such a rela-
ton any compromising benefit for
our protection, in fact to make the
protectorate feasible possibility,
In accordance with The very defni-
ton of the term, we should be
compelled to deprive these people
of some of the vital attributes of
state sovoreignty,-the right to
contract foreign alliances, nego-
tate treaties or to pledge the pub
lie revenues for public debts,
with an inevitable interference
in internal affairs, = equally
as much us England attempted to
ieny to the rransvaal, and with
Dut which the vaunted self-govern-
nent offered them becomes a
,pecious fraud and their lndepend-
,nce but the mockery of name.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-11
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

In another column we publish
an address to the people of the
State by Gen. S. ID. Lee. What
ne says should appeal to every
man and woman who can in any
measure contribute to the accumu-
latlon OF matter relating to the
history of Mississippi.
We have remained lethargic
regarding such things far too long,
and much that was valuable has
been lost through neglect, but
even now there is enough material
scattered throughout the state to
Justify an earnest effort toward its
preservation.
This is largely the mission of
the gentlemen appointed by Gen.
Lee, and, without the hearty CO.
operation of those who have DOS
session of letters, records, docu-
ments, etc., bearing upon Missis-
slppi history, 1t must fail of the
success which should attend 1t.
may be donated to this
society is sure OF preservation, and
becomes of value to the entire
state, to the student engaged in
research, and to the reader who
nay subsequently profit by his
abors.
Mississippi is, in this regard,
behind every state in the
Union, mot because she has not
objects of historical
alue, but because they have never ,
zen properly collected. !
This commission will be glad to :
accept anything. 1t matters not ;
ow trivial it may seem to the :
onor,-the value of what you \
i've way be greater than you :
nagine. !
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whole truth.

! whole truth.
1T is a cause, and not the FATE
of cause, which is a glory" and,
even in this day, it is we'll for
those who have the matter in hand
to be careful of what they do
when selecting books from which
Southern children are supposed to
learn the history of a cause the
truth about which is rarely told
by Northern pens.
So long as Southern statesmen
of ante-bellum days continue to be
described by Northern writer's of
the first-class, as possessing the
true index to the statesman of the
South,-the manner and bearing
of the plantation slave driver" y
while no less one than Schouler
says, of Lees life after the war,
"but whatever the feelings he
yelled from the world for the rest
of his life, WE MAY DOUBT
WHETHER HIS CONSCIENCE WAS
CLEAR" and speaks of "the pill
lored porch of that stately man.
sion WHERE HIS SINISTER RESOLVE
WAS TAKEN" Southern parents
may well view with a critics eye
all children's books written by
authors hailing from that section.
But, gentlemen, give us histor-
es that tell the whole truth as to
acts, and treat matters Of opinion !
rom the Southern standpoint, and
cadets, the selections for which I
ell Southern children something '
# the treasures bequeathed to
American literature by Southern
rain, and let them know that t.
Jayne, Poe and Lanier, lived as b
'ell as Whittier, Bryant and d
-only do this, and it g
latters not at all whose imprint il
ppears upon the title page.
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40

Last week two dogs, supposed
to be mad, were killed Oh Poplar
street. Wednesday morning 8
bull dog with all the signs OF
hydraphobia passed up and down
the same street swapping and bit
ing every dog that crossed its
path-and we learned was after
wards killed on Washington
Avenue. So far the little chill
dren have escaped unhurt from
this source, and 1t is the duty of
our mayor and council now to pre-
vent it, as far as their power goes.
In jackson, and other cities, the
policemen have orders to kill all
dogs during August, or dog DAYS,
proving the streets without tao
and muzzle,-and it would be a
good law here. If you are not
going to remove a lot of these
worthless ours with a dog tax.
then have the owners keep them
tied at home or muzzled to pre-
vent their biting and killing some
little boy or girl in the city. III
hey will do neither, order
he policemen, or appoint a dog
,ilIer, to kali all found on the
treets without tag or muzzle.
Ilfe should be protected, and
the hands of the officers of the
W this protection should come.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-08-11

The Times has almost completed
installing its new $1,000 plant and
is now boxing up its old machin-
cry and type to ship back to the
foundry. The new machinery in
stalled by Mr.. Gibson, of the
American Type Foundy Co. of
st. Louis, consists of new Bah
cock, seven column quarto news
press-latest make, a new Chand-
Ter 6 Price job press, Brown
newspaper folding machine. and
a 3-horse power R. & T. dynamo,
together with 500 pounds Of news
and Job type. This, together with
some of the old material we re-
served, will make our plant one of
the best and most complete in the
Delta. After September list,
while the news and Job depart
ments will be IN the same build
ing, they will be separate and dis
tinct from each other as far as
work is concerned. This separa-
ton will be done for several reas-
ons, but OF the most important
are to prevent the paper from
holding back the job work and to
give it the attention it deserves.
Being run by electricity we will
be enabled to turn out the work
on short notice and at reasonable
prices. The job department will
be known in the future as the
Times Electric Quick Job Print.
No merchant, professional or bust
ness man of the city has any need
to send away for their stationery |
In the future as we are prepared to |
don't equal to the printery's of any |
city, and as our investment means |
to all a payment of share of the
taxes and our profits a part of their
earnings. Send us your work. |
BY September LIST we will have
everything in shape and invite the
citizens, the ladies especially, |
to visit our plant and see the press
es at work.
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North Carolina, like Mississippi
and Louisiana, has placed a stake
and rider clause in her constitu-
ton, SO that her brother IN black
can't get into an election water
melon patch. Florida and Georgia
will soon do likewise.
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Col. Chas. E. Hooker, who is
termed the silver tongued orator
of the South, was nominated in
9TH District to succeed the Hon.
Pat Henry of Brandon.