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Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
A VIGOROUS PLATFORM
Adopted By the Antitrust League
At Conference Held In
Chicago.

After a heated debate Thursday
night the resolution committee of the
antitrust conference, in session at
Chicago, decided to report in favor Of
government ownership of railroads and
for their seizure on payment of actual
value without payment for "watered
stock or other fictitious values" The
committee also unanimously favored
direct popular legislation as a means
of obtaining the result.
President Lockwood, of the anti
trust league, said that he regretted
that William J. Bryan's name WAS
mentioned in the discussions and de-
clared it was his intention to keep
politics out of the conference.
The platform unanimously adopted
by the committee declares for govern
ment ownership of all public utilities
and natural monopolies, government
money, the referendum and direct leg
islation and the withdrawal of all pro-
tective tariffs from all articles con-
trOlled by trust. Among other things,
after urging the organization to de-
prive trusts of their power, it says:
We make no assault upon business
combination, for diminishing produc-
tive cost or augmenting productive eff
cheney. What we do ask is combina-
tions for coercing producers and les
sening production. 1t is such combi-
nations that constitute the trust evil
and they We would abolish, root and
branch.
When oppressive trusts are exam
ined they are found to be combina-
tions not for augmenting wealth, but
for hampering its productions; not for
making things plentiful and cheap,
but for making them scarce and dear
Their strength lies in a more intense
concentration of monopoly privileges.
The platform particularly attacks
the Standard Oil trust to which it says
monopoly engendering laws have COM
mitted the regulation of the peoples
needs and rights in one department OF
industry. Their needs aud rights in
another have been by similar laws
committed to the beef trust" A num-
Der of set speeches were heard at the
morning and afternoon sessions of the
conference.
The night session was in the form of
mass meeting, which was held in the
Auditorium and brought out some OF
the strongest speakers among the del
egates, including John P. Altgeld, f.
s. Monnett, Samuel NJ. Jones, John
S. Crosby, George Fred Williams and
Tom l.. Johnson.
Resolutions introduced by Judge
Fleming, of Kentucky, were adopted
by rising vote. strongly cOndemniDg
the currency bill before congress.
A committee to prepare a memorial
to the United States senate against the
bill was provided for and the people of
the country urged to gather at court
houses. school houses and other pub
lie places to protest against the meas
ure.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
Debs In Tampa.

Eugene V. Debs, the labor leader,
addressed the largest crowd of people
who ever assembled to hear a man talk
in Tampa one night recently. The
speaking was from the bandstand on
the courthouse plaza, and fully 5000
people assembled there and listened to
this great speaker for over two hours.
The plaza was covered with benches,
and grand stand was erected over the
sidewalk, all affording the crowd am
pie opportunity to sit and listen to the
speaker. At the climax of every WE'LL
drawn point the speaker was greeted
with sincere applause from his audi
ence. W. A. PIatt, a well-knOwn local
labor leader. introduced Mr.. Debs and
neither wasted words in getting into
the meat of the subject. The success
of the meeting is highly compliment
ary to the wOrkingmen of the city
which 80 thoroughly carried out the
plans through organization.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
OIustee IT. the Campaign.

A Jacksonville special says: In the
second congressional district OF Florl-
da there are two Democrats In the race
for congress-Hon. Robert W. DAVIS,
the present congressman, and Hon.
Frank Clark, former Georgian. who
was conspicuous member OF the last
session of the Florida legislature. The
Republicans will nominate candidate.
Mr.. Clark, in a published card to
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, has boasted that he vas the son
of a Confederate soldier, and, there
fore. was competent to edit the bill
prepared by the society for the cree
tion of a monument to the memory OF
the Confederate dead at the Olustee
battlefield, in Lake county. He said
he indorsed the change made in the
bill which provided for the union dead
as well as the Confederate.
Mr.. Davis personal friend aud chief
supporter quickly followed Mr.. Clark
in q published statement, saying that
Mr.. Davis was not only q son of a
Confederate soldier, but was himself
a Confederate soldier and is in hearty
sympathy with the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have adopted a resolution calling for
the repeal of the monument bill. The
society declines to have anything to
do with the Union soldiers graves at
Olustee, because the soldiers of the
Union army buried there were negroes.
To decorate the graves of negroes along
with the graves of the Confederate
dead seems impossible for the society,
and Congressman Davis has expressed
his sympathy and assured the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy that he regards
their position as a most laudsble one.
A series of joint debates between
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Clark will probably
occur during the latter part of the
campaign, and the issue will be that
Olustee monument question.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
Must Have Permit.

d. G.. Amber. chairman of the river
and harbOr committee of the Jackson
vile board of trade, received an init
nation from the government ergin-
eering department that the proposed
canal from Lake Washington to the
Indian river cannot be excavated with
out the consent of the secretary of
war. He was also informed that so
soon as the matter shall be brought to
the attention of the department by an
application of the promoters, or other
wise if this should not be made, it will
doubtless be investigated with a view
to determining whether or not the
canal would interfere with the naviga.
tion of the St. Johns river.
Mr.. Amber in brief interview said
that the Jacksonville board of trade
has no desire to antagonize in any way
any efforts of the cattlemen or farm
ers of the Lake Washington region in
seeking relief from the excessive over
flow of that section in the rainy sea-
son, provided these efforts do not en-
danger the navigation of the st. Johns
river.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

Fortunately for the Industrious,
that portion of humanity is relative
~ small that goeo to Jail during the
winter months on charge of vagrancy
because assured of comfortable lodg-
ing and plenty to eat. Small as is
this element, tho burden 10 tie com
mUnity at large of these --LATEST of
drones amounts annually to thousands
of dollars. The main trouble appears
to be that iaiIs have become 50 com
Portable as actually TO invite the sbif =
less and idle to become reside
therein when the inclement seasc,,
begins. A Western judge has adob.
ed the plan Of sending professional
tramps and vagrants to Jail for fifteen
days with rigid bread and water
diet. 1t is said that within a week
they beg to get out, promising never
to return to the city again, and that
the jail, instead of being filed to
OverAowing, has very few inmates. II
this practice were followed with strict
impartiality in each city, an armv of
able bodied and lazy men might feel
that they had a call to do something
else th0n live off the industrious.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The naming of postoffices after mil
itary heroes has been fad since the
outbreak of the Spanish war, aud is
now beginning to die out; but after
Deweys, Roosevelts, Schleys and
Skaters had dotted the Union, a flip
pant Texas town with an admiration
for the Rough Riders turned up q
short time ago with a request that its
postofice be named Teddy" which,
after due deliberation. was done. On
the same day postOfice in Georgia
varied the usual procedure of securing
the names of the great and good by
naming itself Quilp. The flippancy
with which some towns brand them
selves with opprobrious names is IL
lustrated by Twobit, s. d. The town
is probably worth hIore than that.
Some Of the names, however, evince a
lively and poetic fancy, as Blue Ash,
Ohio; BOnny Doom, Cal, and Gallant
Green, Md.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The agricultural department of the
United States will make a display of
irrigation methods, as practiced in the
West, at the Paris Exposition. This
display should, at least, have the ef-
feet of inducing foreign capital to be-
come interested in this industry. The
profits to be derived therefrom cannot
fail to prove satisfactory.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The world has improved much dur
ing tho century that has elapsed since
George Washington passed away, but
it has not produced a man more
worthy of the homage of not only
Americans, but OF all mankind, than
he. What was recorded of him at
the time of his death is as true today
as it was then. He retains the place
then given him of First in peace,
first in war, and first in the hearts Of
his cOuntrymen.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
Objected tn Mime.

The Tampa association of ministers
have arrayed themselves against the
proposed carnival. They have ad-
dressed a communication and set of
resolutions to the Carnival Association,
the communication closing with these
words: ave feel bound, as ministers,
to oppose the carnival and use our in
huence against it, aud will advise our
people not tC support it." This is
signed by every white minister in the
city.
In tie resolution the ministers take
otfense at the name carnival, declaring
1t to be bad name and one sugges-
tive of the prostitution of public and
private morals, and they resoluted
strongly against the name, seemingly
wanting it changed to something else
and to get assurance from the assOcia-
tiOn that everything would be strictly
moral connected will the show. For
reasons best nown to themselves the
association did not reply to this, and
the ministers then indited a communi-
cation closing with the words as
quoted. The Carnival association
simply proposes to put on a week s
show for the benefit of the pub
lie, and the program has been an
nounced and nothing has been said
against the program, but that the
name is offensive.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The chief of the United States
weather bureau figures that the an
nual proportion of deaths by light
ming in this country to the population
is about FIVE to every 1000, 900. This
is rather a heavy showing, consider
ing that lightning never strikes twice
In the same place.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The story of the fowl that buried
the jewel, the value of which it was
unable to appreciate, is known to al
most everybody. The merchant who
does not advertise is like the fowl in
the fabIe-he hides his most valued
possessions where the public can have
no knowlege of their existence. The
advertiser, on the contrary, places the
jewel OF his business where il attracts
the attention of hundreds of thou
sands OF persons.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
English Agents Killed.

Advices from RangOOn, British Bur
nah, state that British Commissioners
Riddle and Sutherland, who had been
engaged in the demarkatiOn of the
Burmo-Chinese boundary, have been
murdered in the MOnghem district.
Consul Lifton was wounded, but es-
capped.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

Poiessor Boardman has made prop
ositiOn to the Orlando city council to
light the town for the coming year,
using gasoline lamps for the purpose.
He will put in place and furnish twenty
street lamps for the sum of 81, $50 for
a year, or will sell to the city as many
such lamps as may be desired at SIS
per lamp, the city to place them and
supply the gasoline.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
List OF New IndustrIes Established Dur
ing the Past Week.

List OF New Industries Established Dur
ing the Past Week.
Among the new industries reported
the past week, the more important are
an acetylene gas company and an au-
tomobile mandatory in Virginia;
brick works in Tennessee; bridge works
in Alabama; n canning factory in North
Carolina; coal mines in Arkansas and
West Virginia; a cotton gin manufac-
tory in Texas; cotton mills in Arkan-
sas, Georgia, Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Tennessee; a
Cotton seed oil mill in North Carolina;
two electric light plants in Texas; an
electrical supply company in Tennes-
see; an electric switching device manu-
factory in Kentucky; engine works in
Virginia; Touring mills in Georgia and
South Carolina; foundry and machine
shop in Texas; two furniture factories
In North Carolina; Ice factories in
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas; and irrigation company in
Texas; lumber mills in Florida, Geor-
gia, North Carolina. Tennessee, Texas;
Virginia; q natural gas and oil COM
pany in West Virginia; phosphate
mines in Tennessee; planning mill in
Mississippi; a shipbnilding and dry
dock company in Virginia; stave fac
tory in Georgia and Tennessee; tele-
phone companies in North Carolina
and Tennessee; a veneering factory in
Alabama; zinc mines in Virginia.
Tradesman LChattanooGa, Tenn.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The bulkheading of Jacksonville's
river front is a matter that has been
considered as important for many rea-
sons, and for a number of years it has
been regarded as An ultimate necessi-
ty, to be undertaken some time in the
uncertain future, when circumstances
should force the improvement, or
when ways and means to meet the ex-
pense should be provided. In the
issue of municipal bonds authorized
by the taxpayers of the city several
years ago, the sum of S25, 1000 was set
aside for this purpose, to protect that
portion of the front the expense of
which should fall upon the city, as at
the foot of the several streets. SO far,
none of the bonds for this purpose
have been issued, but are awaiting a
movement on the part of the city,
which seems now in way to be or
dered.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
Railroad Bridge Damaged.

Three spans of the Tallassee and
Montgomery railroad bridge, across
the Alabama river, we're washed away
Tuesday night. The river was in a
frightfully' swollen condition by the
heavy rains and considerable damage
is the result.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The link between modern literature
and the modern drama is often
stretched nowadays to the breaking
point. A good play generally makes
a good book, but a mighty good book
often makes n mighty poor play.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The Ocala board of trade met re-
Gently and heard Secretary Williams
report of his presence at the Sanford
cassava convention, and appointed Il
committee to meet Manager Fred G..
Perkins, of the Traders and Manufac-
turers company, of Lake Mary, when
he visits Ocala. The board of trade
also offered prizes to the amount of
S75- First prize, S25 for first bale Of
cotton for 1909; then three prizes Of
S25, SIS and go for best, second and
third best bale of cotton grown in Ma
rion county and brought to Ocala.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The new city government of Sanford
was sworn into Office the past week.
Mayor DR.. W. H. Evans, after being
sworn by Justice d. B. Manly, re-
eelved the oath Of office from the
newly elected clerk, marshal and al
dermen: The retiring mayor, Judge
}. L. WelborHe, was not a candidate
for reelection. Judge Welborne, in
addition to his law business, is now
editor OF the Gate City Chronicle, and
declined to be candidate.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The fad for large shoewear which
has attacked the men will doubtless
be confined strictly to their own side
of the sex problem. Femininity Will
still paddle along with its heel under
its instep, as usual.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16
rIADJLrHr SCHEME CHARGED.

Fri,h now alleges that after his res
- A1iG7 ard at the time of this last
interview, Carnegie was fraudulently
and secretly, without Frick's knovl-
edge or consent, attempting to carry
out scheme, which, if successful,
would enable Carnegie, as Carnegie
hoped, to cOnfiscate Frick's interest in
the firm at probably not over SO per
cent OF It's real value; that is, say, not
over Sc, OOO,0 for what, on the basis
Of Carnegie's option, was worth SI6,-
2SS, ZOO.
All this, it is alleged, Carnegie did
secretly, and purpOsely to conceal the
knowledge thereof from Frick.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

Tha naval stores companies located
IN the vicinity of Clermont have been
having a great deal of trouble in keep
ing their colored help on the grounds
after payday. Many of the darkies,
after having been brought from states
farther north at the expense of
the companies, attempt to leave
before they have worked long
enough to pay for their transportation.
Some shooting between employees and
darkies has been noted. About
dozen arrests have been made, and no
further trouble is expected.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

Governor Blo1ham has made the
following civil appointments: J. ".
Brady of Barlow, to be Florida COM
missioner to the Paris exposition,
cambridge Richardson of Jacksonville.
to be notary public for the state at
large; J. E. Brook, DR., of Vernon, to
be justice OF the peace for district 1,
Washington county.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The demand at Orlando for orance
trees for planting is better than it has
been for the past four years. There
are men who are willing to give the
orange industry another chance.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

England and her colonies and de-
tendencies buy from US now 60 per
cent of sll we sell abroad.
Bradford County telegraph., 1900-02-16

The many friends of Mr., E, ". Ag-
new IN COrdeal, Citrus county, are par
ing to tender him a royal reception on
his return home next month. Consid-
erable money has already been sub
scribed for THAI purpose.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-28
Another Third Party.

The anti-imperialist committee which
failed in its efforts TO effect fusion
with the Gold Democrats at Indianapo-
lis and put an independent ticket In the
field has issued call for a mass con-
vention In that city August II. This
committee represented a small meeting
OF anti-imperialists held In New York
recently. and In issuing Its call II an
nounces that its object Is to organize
new party. permanent in It's aims
and prepared to take positive steps
against both the old parties.
Nominations by the members OF this
proposed mass convention win add an
other to the unusually large list OF
presidential tickets that are now before
the American people for acceptance or
rejection. They all will receive votes
from some sincere people who have
good intentions, but politically they are
without serious significance. and neither
the candidates nor the organizations
NhtS inpANStHA atV y" Ve ttknfhfu hs OF
any consequence In the great national
contest that is abou; 90 take place.
There has never beer a time when a
third party. organized as such. has en-
tered American politics with two
strong parties against II and become
a permanent factor OF Importance The
Prohibitlonists have struggled for half
a century 10 maintain a separate polit-
Teal organization, and they have sue
oeeded, but as a force Il is about a.
weak now as when Il flrst came upon
the scene. II has rarely won a victory.
and its vote next November will prob
ably be smaller than II was four years
ago. In calculating political results .,
l. never taken into consideration.
slavery was question upon which Il
would seem that a third party could
have been organized and triumph: ana
yet the Free son party. launched with
the best of purposes. could not hold it's
own. and 10 1853 had practically gone
into decay 1t vas only after the peo-
PIE foresaw the inevitable downfall OF
the Whig party and appreciated that
Il was hopeless 50 expect anything good
from the Democrats party after its
repeal ~ the Missouri compromise that
Il was possible for an organiza ton Ike
the Republican party to come into per-
nanent existence.
Another third party came upon the
scene durins the greenback craze and
those who were sufficiently misguided
to take pride in being known as Green
backsss believed they had oAGs thar
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-28
Here To Stay.

A new variety of discord was emitted
yesterday from the Palm Garden. a
notorious resort which official favorit-
ism has permitted to select the heart of
the business district as the scene of its
performances. This time 1t was not the
screeching of vulgar song to offend
the ears of passersby. but a complaint
OF injury and demand for retraction
upon the Post-Intelligencer.
To pierce the sodden senses OF the
anagement of such place by
an exposure OF its character Is a
public service. The Post-Intelligencer
is not familiar with retractions. be-
cause 1t deals with facts. 1t serves
notice upon all who may be con-
cerned that It Is not to be frightened
by braggarts or by toughs. 1t does not
propose to interfere with or injure any
mans business without cause. but
neither win II be silent when decency
is outraged or permit the vicious ele-
ment to dictate terms to the people of
Seattle. Those who think they can
do that will discover their mistake.
The Post-Intelligencer is glad that it's
deserved castigations can cut through
the tough hide of those who thrive on
a mingling of political activity and dis
gushing vice. and it promises at the
proper time another application of the
lash.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-28
Loss TO Manufacturers.

As an incident to the outbreak Of the
war with China. the manufacturers OF
the Eas; are TO lose a large amount of
valuable business. 90 handle which they
had already made their arrangements
The United states was furnishing a
large share OF the material being used
in the construction OF the various rail-
roads In China, work on which has been
suspended for aa indefinite length 81
time as the result % the Boxer out
break. and the war which has followed.
According 90 the New York Com
merciai. there was hefng loaded at
Brooklyn. on July IS. the largest col
lection Of miscellaneous machinery ever
forwarded from this country 20 the far
East the consignment consisting OK
1908 tons OF railway material for the
Chinese Eastern Railroad The ma
chinery consisted in part OF air COM
pressors, drills, piping portable engines
and the Hike. for tunnel work and many
machine tools. The contracts for these
supplies were made before the outbreak
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equally well understood that the settle
ment reached is not likely to be dis
turbed for many years to come; that
in the meantime private rights win be
acquired, under the temporary British
occupancy of what is really American
territory, and that when final settle
ment is had. after long recognition of
British rights. the probabilities are very
strong that the line accepted now will
remain as the line Of final deiimitation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-28
BEHIND Mayor Humes stands Levi An

keny and the senatorial issue. The most
powerful telescope fails to disclose a
sign OF King county anywhere on that
horizon.
We believe that the Republicans OF
Seattle are. loyal. intelligent. and ami
mated by a proper sense Of their own
interest. II King county man is NOM
mated for governor. which the remain
der of the state practically comedies.
they want him real King county man.
II walla waila or Pierce or any other
county Is to issue orders. IL the inter-
ests of other sections are paramount
with him, because they are condition
Of his selection. what advantage is II
to us? Why not give the governorship
to another county directly? What Is
the honor or satisfaction of an empty
name. husk OF authority, a candidate
who votes In King county but has TO
take his instructions elsewhere? II
King county wishes to name the gov
ernor. she must select the only candi-
date In the race who has any right to
use her name In his own behalf.