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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-07-05

(Signed) WILLIAM PAYNE.
The above letter was written to Mr..
j.. Grieve, Canadian Government Agent
at Saginaw, Michigan. Information as
to lands, etc., can be had from F. PED.
LEY, Superintendent of Immigration,
Ottawa, Canada, or BEN DAVIES, 154h
East Third ST., St. Paul, Mimi; w.
RITCHIE, Grafton, N. D.; T. o. CUR
RTE, Stevens Point, Wis.
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:
the beef trust. This law also derives
Its far-reaching powers, which extend
and meat consumers on the other, chiefly
from its Determinations In railway rates
and terminal facilities.
From the same prolific source Of special
privileges comes the grain elevator trust,
which lowers the price. of grain to the
farmers, while increasing the cost of
bread to the mechanic
Railway discrimina tions, buttressed by
a coal tariff and monopoly Of mineral
lands, is responsible also for the anthra-
cite coal trust, which already exists, and
for the btu bituminous us eoal trust, which is
would trade coal for food must submit
to extortion or starve, and the farmer
who would trade food for coal must
submit to extortion or freeze.
RATE DISCRIMINATION
Even the sugar trust derives no small
portion of its despotic power both in bus
1ness and politics from discrimina ting
railway rates. This trust. moreover, like
the coal trust IS a beneficiary Of tariff
fayors. So is the paper trust. Secured
by the tariff against foreign competition
in raw materials and controlling the
American sources of supply, the paper
decree. without alteration in the cost Of
production, to raise the price Of print
paper to an extent which involves the
loss of many millions of dollars to the
Then there is the raajestic steel trust.
Through patents and tariff indulgences
and Determinations; and the mo-
nopolization of some of the richest mines
which bountifu1 nature has bestowed
with impartial hands upon mankind, that
trust sweeps the area of other great
departments of indus4ry and proclaims
itself monarch Of all 1t surveys.
AS elimination of this aggregation Of
gigantic trusts, an unscrupulous congress
sional lobby now threatens to set up an
all-embracing banking trust. This lobby
demands that the government wholly
surrender to private corporations its SOW
ereign function of issuing money IN so far
as that function affects paper money.
If that were done, a Banking trust would
result which would regulate the volume
of paper money, and dictate commercial
discounts in the interests of all the great
trusts, and to which bankers in general
would sustain similar relation to that
which grocers already bear to the Oil
trust and the sugar tgust
INEVITABLE RESULT.
The trend of this trust-making is un-
mistakable. If 1t continues few great
trusts, governed by a few unscrupulous
men, will direct the course Of American
industries. and be the masters practical
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ly, as well as industrially, of the Amer
lean people. Without themselves produc-
ing they will determine the character
and extent of production by others, and
will measure out compensation by their
own arbitrary will And no power known
to the law will then be strong enough to
be- hopeless. For in this republic of theo-
retical equality, when the single source
of power shall have been once secured,
everything will have been secured, the
despotfsms Of the trusts will advance as
it is even now advancing sin the name
and with the might of the people. ;"
The only remedy for the trust evil Is
the abolition of ;legalizat1on of every
powers derived from law, which some
persons or classes enjoy to the exclusion
Of ethers, and which therefore create
private monopolieS.
National Antitrust conference have
come. But they are not unmindful of the
difficulties that would be unnecessarily
galized privileges that ought to be abol-
ished. Differences of opinion, not only
as to the real character of many Of those
privileges, but also as TO the wfsest meth,
DDS of abolishing such as were admitted
to be within the scope of the indictment,
might prevent that widest unanimity
Of purpose and action among those OF
stract, which is necessary in organizing
for an attack upon SO formidable foe
as the American trusts.
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
For that reason this conference recon-
mends three lega1ized privileges as OBJ
jects for the initial attack:
First-The privilege created by tariffs
for the protection of goods controlled by
trusts.
second-The3 privilege created by sur
rendering the money-issuing function to
private corporations, and
Third-The privileges created by tele-
graph and railway franchises.
The first of these recommenda atoms
can raise between free traders and pro-
tection1sts no practical issue, since free
traders advocate the abolition of all tar
Ifs, or, at any rate, of all protective tar
ifs, they cannot consistently. object to
the abolition of some protective tariffs;
and, as the object of the protectionists
is to promote American Industries, they
must consistently resent the misuse that
is made of protection by trusts to crush
American industries.
We declare that the problem of trusts
Is inextricably interviewer with the money
question. We see today the effort made
Systematically. and 1t would seem, with
fair prospects Of success, to. turn over
to the banks the control Of the eirculat-
ing medium of the country. But the
banks in their turn are controlled by
those giants Of finance. who in common
Continued on Third Page.
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stituents and to the, country.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Allison's
speech Mr.. Jones (Nev.) continued the
debate in a speech strongly antagonizing
the provisions of the pending bill.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST BILL.
'This measure" said he, .is the climax
of efforts that have been made since 1869
to abolish the use of silver. 1t is GER
tain that there will be additional legis-
lation presented at some subsequent date
to retire the $346O0 900 of greenbacks.
The gold standard advocates know that
it would not do to attempt to carry
through all of their plans at once. That
would be shock to the American peo-
pie. There will be also an effort in the
near future to retire the treasury notes.
This will afford the national banks an
opportunity to regulate the volume OF all
money, save only gold and silver coin.
Thus an aggregation of private banking
corporations will exercise the sovereign
function of issuing money, instead of
that function being vested in the govern
ment alone"
Mr.. Jones declared that the measure
provided clearly for a permanent In
crease in the bonded debt of the coun-
try, and that 1t Is a monstrous propo-
eition that any executive officer of the
government should have the power to
DOnQ the American poOplt.
Speaking of the provision of the bill
which will enable national banks to In
crease currency up to the par value OF
bonds deposited, Mr.. Jones declared that
the result Of the authorization of ma
tional banks to issue so great an amount
of currency as they would be able to is
sue by the provisions Of the pending
bill would be to place in the hands of
the banks the credit Of the entire people
and the power, in times Of financial pres
sure and financial stringency, absolutely
to bankrupt people by calling in loans
in-the regular conduct of their banking
business.
This bill places in the hands of the
national banks the control of the bonded
debt of the-eountry,'' said Mr.. Jones.
Whenever the banks see fit they can
reduce the gold reserve below the limit
and force an issuance of bonds, and
this process can go on indefinitely"
Mr.. Jones spoke with bitter sarcasm
of the financial dependence of the United
States, declaring that cock fight In
India or a war in Africa with the Beers
disturbed the finances of S0,000,000 Amer
leans. He maintained that this country
should have its own distinctive money,
which would not desert US in time of
trial, and in conclusion, advocated the
issue of paper currency alone. This cur
rency should be entirely Independent Of
gold, silver or anything else that pos
sessed inherent value. Such money he
argued, regulated in amount in accord
ance with the population of the country
would be the best and steadiest money
ever seen in the world.
The death of Representative c. A.
Chickering was announced, and the fol-
lowing senators were appointed as a
funeral committee: Plat, Mason, Scott,
Turner and Sullivan
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FIRST LEGAL MOVE IN THE CAR
NEGIE PARpNERsHIP CONTEST
PROVES SENSATIONAL
UGLY CHARGES ARR PREFERRED
MIR. FRICK ALLEGES THAT MIR.
CARNEGIE SEEKS TO CONFIs-
GATE HIS STOCK
THREATS WERE INDUCED IN

Mr.. Frick Forced to Resign the
Craftsmanship of the Carnegie
Steel Company, and Practically
Ordered to Surrender His Hold
fngs to MI. Carnegie at a Ruinous
Valuation-May Appoint Receiver.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Feb 13.-Henry Clay
Frick filed bill In equity today In the
court of common pleas No. 1, Of Allie
gheny county, against Andrew Carnegie
and the Carnegie Steel company, lin
tied, praying:
First-For decree that the pretended
transfer of his interests in the company
was and is null and void, and that he
Is still the owner of such interest and
is entitled in every lawful way to repre-
sent and act for the same.
Second-For an injunction restraining
the defendants from any interference
with his interest In the said company,
and from excluding him from partlc1pa-
tion in the care and management OF the
assets and business.
Third-A decree ordering the defend
ants to cancel upon the books of the
firm any assignment or transfer hereto
fore made, or pretended to be made, to
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Gov. Lee and ex-Attorney Monnett, OF
Ohio, were for government ownership of
these utilities, but thought the cause
would be injured by advocating practical
confscation at this time.
Finally John P Altgeld suggested
compromise which brought the warning
factions together, and prevented a fight
on the floor of the convention later. The
provisions denying the value of franchise
right was stricken out and an amend
ment substituted declaring that the OWL
ers should receive just compensation for
all property taken, irrespective of water
ed stock or other f1ctitions securities.
This appeared to satisfy the radicals and
was adopted.
The platform declares for government
ownership Of all public utilities and nat-
ural monopolies, government money, tho
referendum and direct legislation and
the withdrawal of all protective tariffs
from all articles controlled by trust.
The platform, and the address to voters
that precedes it are as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
The national antitrust conference, COM
posed of members from states and terri
tories of the American Union, assembled
at Chicago on the 18th. 18th and 14th of
February, 1900, earnestly urges all cit
liens who oppose the industrial comoina-
tions, commonly known as trusts. to or
ganize at once to deprive those combina-
tons Of their power.
We make no assault upon business
combination for diminishing of productive
cost or augmenting productive efficiency.
What We do attack is combinations Tor
coercing producers and lessening produc-
tions 1t Is such combinations that con-
stitute the trust evil, and them we would
abolish, root and branch
When oppressive trusts are examined
they are found to be combinations not
for augmenting wealth, but for hamper
ing It's production; not for making good
things plentiful and cheap, but for max
ing them scarce and dear.
STANDARD OIL TRUST.
Chiefly by means of railroad discrinin-
alton and exclusive pipe line service,
the Standard Oil trust has acquired such
undisputed control of American oil that
it can lower the price to producers and
raise the charge to consumers at will,
and SO enable itself to declare quarterly
dividends on millions of watered stock at
a percentage beyond all bounds of legf-
innate profit. To this oil trust, monop-
oily engendering laws have committed the
regulation Of the peoples needs and
rights In one department of industry.
Their needs and rights in another
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
BULLETIN OF
IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for st. Paul.
Fair: Northwest Winds.


Weather Forecast for st. Paul.
Fair: Northwest Winds.
I-Anti-Trust Conference.
Currency Bill Debate.
Frtck Sues Carnegie.
South African War News.
&Bad Blaze Averted.
Insolvent Bank Dividends.
Students Ruction at Hamline.
Agreem emit on Circuit.
S-Minneapolis Matters.
Northwest News.
4-EditoriaI.
State Political Gossip.
Fire board Meeting.
Hints From Retail Stores.
6-Sporting News.
Riots In Martinique.
6-News of the Railroads.
Popular Wants.
7-Markets of the World.
Bar Silver, 90 7-Sc.
Chicago May Wheat, 8S 5-S-3-4c.
Stocks Active; Higher.
S-St Paul Social News.
County Treasurer Suspended.
Smallpox at OwatOnna.
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Army APPROXIMATION Bill.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13-The house
committee on military affairs today COM
pleted the army appropriation bill. It
carries $111, 700,S64 against $50, ,080,104 in the
bill for the current year. The great
seeming increase is accounted for by the
fact that the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year were Inadequate and
the urgent deficiency bill recently pass
ed carried large additional appropria-
ton for the army for the current year.
The bill includes an appropriation Of
s4so, $50 for cable and telegraph lines to
headquarters at st. Micfael's, and $I00,-
600 for military bridges and roads in
Alaska.
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CLARK CONTEST.
MI. McDermott Tells of a Handsome e
Present He Received.

Present He Received.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
continued It's examination of Mr.. Neill,
in the Clark Investigation, and also heard
Mr. McDermott, another of the close
friends and staunch supporters of Sena-
tor Clark in his contest for the senate
before the Montana legislature last
winter.
Probably the most interesting testi-
mony of the day was statement made
by Mr.. McDermott to the effect that Mr..
Clark had made him a present of 5000
after his election to the senate to
pay McDermott for his services in the
contest He also testified that he had
expended about $4,000 in the legislative
and senatorial contests The major part
Of this sum had been received from Mr..
Clark's son, but the witness claimed it
had all been spent for legitimate serv-
ices.
The only other witness of the day was
a resident of Butte, Mr.. Jacobs, who
stated that just before the senatorial
caucus he had been told by Mr.. Kasson
that he was getting testimony adverse
to Mr.. Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
TO-DAY IN SIT. PAUT.

METROPOLITAN-Co Corinne in THE Lit
tie Host 2:30 and 8:15 D. m.
GRAND-"The Sorrows Of Satan" 2:3o
and S:15 D. M
Palm Garden--Vaudeville. 2 and 8 p. M
City convention, Socialist Labor party,
Assembly hall, p m.
Open meeting, Sacred Thirst society, Gre
tin hall, Sixth and Fort streets D. m
Exhibition of fancy billiards by Lew
Shaw. Commercial club, p. m.
st. Paul presbytery meets, Westmin-
ster church. 2:SO p. M
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
APPEAL TO PUBLIC
THE ANTITRUST CONFERENCE
REACHED A RESULT IN IT'S DE-
DELIBERATIONS TUESDAY
ITS PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
FAvORs GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
RAILROADS, TELEGRAPH AND
PROPERTY OF PEOPLE
PRESENT LAWS INADEQUATE
ITS PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
PRESENT LAWS INADEQUATE

Suggestion Is Made That More Rigid
Enactments Replace Those Now
Pronounced Dead Letters on the
Statute BOOks-There Was a
Warm Debate in the Conference
Before Report Was Agreed Upon.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13--The committee on
resolutions of the antitrust conference,
after stormy session tonight, finally
agreed upon a report which will be sub
mitted to the conference for adoption to-
morrow morning.
The discussion was caused by diff
ference of opinion among the members
as to the details Of how the government
should obtain control Of railroad, tele-
graph and telephone lines.
A faction lead by Tom L. Johnson,
Louis F. Post and other single tax ad.
vocates insisted that the value of fran
chise tn assuming control should be
ignored. They thought the government
should take the property without pay
ing compensation to the owners
John P. Altgeld, George F. Williams,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
NO GROUND FOR PROTEST..
Nicaraguan Minister Disputes a Sem
satiOnal Story.

satiOnal Story.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Referring to
the statement in the London Standard
that Belgium and France would unite in
a protest against American control of the
Nicaraguan canal, because of treaties
with Nicaragua, Minister Correa, of Nj
caragua, said today:
1.-The information is manifestly incor-
rect, in SO far as refers to Belgium, as
I cannot recall that Nicaragua has ever
made a treaty with Belgium in reference
to the canal. The only treaties that
have been made respecting the canal
are with Costa Rica, Spain, France,
Great Britain and the United States, but
these treaties do not refer to construc-
ton of the canal or control over it. but
merely to Its use as waterway by
ships of those nations. AS there is no
proposition to restrict this use on equal
terms to the commerce of all nations,
there hardly seems to be any ground for
suggesting a protest" =
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OCEAN LINERS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Werkendam,
from Rotterdam; Bowie. Liverpool.
lBRALTAR-Arrived Werra, New
18th: Ems Qrom Genoa and Naples),
New York
TENERIFFE = Sailed: Octavia Cfrom
Genoa), Valparaiso and San Francisco
GENOA-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm IL,
New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
A Fitting Close of the Century.

109,3o3 cases, the phenomenal importa-
ton in 1899 of g. H. Mumms Extra Dry,
exceeds any other brand by q, ,495 cases.
No champagne can excel it in quality,
G. H. Mumm e. Co. always securing fin
est vintages regardless of price. Their
1885, now imported. has no equal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
REGULATION OF MoNoroL1Es.
Representative Bailey Introduces g
Measure In the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-Representa-
tive Bailey, of Texas, has introduced
into the house resolution providing for
the appointment of a special commits
sion of nine members, not more than
five of which shall belong to any one
party, to which shall be submitted ali
measures for the regulation Of monopo-
lies, or for the suppression thereof, with
instructions to prepare general bill for
that purpose.
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TO FLY STARS AND STRIPES.
Brig Windward, Which Will Sail
for North Pole

for North Pole.
WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-The house
committee on merchant marine and fish
cries today ordered favorable report on
a bill to grant American register to the
brig Windward, with which Lieut.. Peary
purposes to endeavor to reach the north
pole. 1t provides such brig should fly the
American flag. The committee deemed
it wise to act favorably upon the BILL
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reason, will fail of his duty to his con-
stituents and to the country"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Allison's
speech Mr.. Jones (Nev.) continued the
debate in speech strongly antagonizing
the provisions of the pending bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
BRITISH FORCES FIND OTHER Pov
sITIONs OCCUPIED UNTENA-
BILE AND vACATE
BOERS ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE BRITIsH
TO ATTACK, BUT TRY A FOR
WARD MOVEMENT
cENsoR's PENCIL sHARPENED

Permits Nothing Concerning the
Whereabouts or Plans of Gen.
Roberts to Get Through-Boers
Score n Marked Success In the
Hensberg Locality-Gen. Glenn.
ents' Command Forced Back.
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Continued on Third Pase.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 13-The committee on
resolutions of the antitrust conference.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14
DEBATE is SHARP
STRONG ARGUMENTS ADVANCED
FOR AND AGAINST THE FINAN-
CIAlI BILL In SENATE
SPEECHES OF THE SESSION
WE'RE DELIVERED BY SENATOR'S
OFTEN INTERRUPTED
CLARK CONTEST NEARs CLOSE

Testimony of Tuesday Showed Free
Use of Money in Campaign Work
in Montana-One Witness Who
Received Present of Check for
Five Thousand DoHars-Cabinet
Discusses Philippine Commission.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-14

County Treasurer Suspended.
Smallpox at Owatonna.
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Gov. Lee and ex-Attorney Monnett, OF
Ohio, were for government ownership of
these utilities, but thought the cause
would be injured by advocating practical
confisca ton at this time
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19

Thirty-six deeds were recorded yes
terday at one time in the county
clerks Office for the transfer of coal
lands from river front land owners to
Mr. William Dunlap, conveying deed
in fee for coal and all mining rights
This is the consumation, long
anticipated of deal which has been
accommodating for years. The deeds
compose block of $3.50 acres of coal
lands, the total amounts paid in by
Mr.. Dunlap aggregating $751; ,95376.
The price paid averages 800 to $50 an
acre. This is the highest price ever
paid for coal land in this section OF
the country east of the Ohio river. The
usual price is from 50 to $40 per acre.
However, the excellency of the loca-
ton is worth quite a little money.
Mr.. Dunlap has already disposed of
the entire block, to a syndicate OF
Pennsylvania capitalists, headed by
Colonel J. V. Thompson, of Uniontown,
Pa.
The block lies entirely within Rich
land district and contains $3.50 acres
of the Pittsburg vein of coal Of pool
No. s. Its southern confines begin
just north of the Gilchrist mine and
runs northward close to or directly on
the river front for seven miles to
Short creek. The most excellent fea-
ture of the tract is that there is no
break in the entire vein and one open
ing will drain the entire territory.
The following table will show the
former owners, price paid to each and
the acreage bought in from each:
S. D. Hughes and wife, S3,264.75;
1869 acres.
]. L. Sawtelle, $6,159.75; 246.39.
293.88.
25O.7o.
R. w. Hazlett, ct al, 1883; 1880.
Eleanor McCord, 81, 400; 3343
A. P. McColloch, $2,82325; 1928.
]. W. McColloch, $6,19125; 247.31.
T. c. Adams and others, S50975;
H. Hail, $91369; 5O76.
D. H. Atkinson, $4,000; 1859
c. S. Burnley, S5,312.31; 1857.
R. w. Hazlett heirs, $5,472; 62.S3.
P. j. and Jacob Lash, Jr, S3,983.70;
1922
S. N Busbey, $4,375.SO; 1880.
Katherine Hall, $1,248.75; 1898.
Robert Constain, $1O475O; 4191.
J. J. and Jacob Lash, Jr., $3,9837O;
1882
Thomas Finn, $500; 1873.
Alexander McColloch, s9,121.75;
364S8
John Marling, $1,000; 553.33.
Mary V. Magee $S94.63; 81.
Ernest Norteman, $1,397; 1851.
W. E. Stone and ]. c. Thomas,
$4,000; 28S.89.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-19
international Grand operate co.

international Grand operate Co.
One of the musical events of the
year in this city will be the production
of "Cavalleria Rusticana' at the Ari-
on hall on the 28th of the month by
the International Grand Operatic
Company of New York. The perfor-
nance is given under the auspices of
Arab Patrol of Osiris Temple, and is
complimentary to the Masonic fraUer-
nifty Of Wheeling. The production Of
the opera will be prefaced by a concert
programme Of seven operate selec-
tons At the conclusion Of the opera.
luncheon will be served, after which
the floor will be cleared for dancing
The music will be furnished by the
full Opera House orchestra.
Nine. Vicini, who is cast for the part
of Santuzza in "CavalleTia Rusticana. Z"
has a soprano voice Of pure quality,
and her charming method Of singing.
combined with the advantages of
youth, beauty and grace, make her one
of the favorites of the operate stage.
She is supported by cast including
Miss Kathryn Tennier, contralto; VIM.
Stephens, tenor; Arthur Seaton. bari
tone, and c. F. Lorraine, basso. Nine.
c. F. Lorraine, one OF the greatest Hi
bernian impersonators on the stage,
has been especially engaged and will
appear between the acts.