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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-25

Marchand's pugilistic elephants, one
of the amusing features of Ringing
Brothers circus this season, give q
ludicrous and yet remarkably realistic
representation of the manly art OF
self-defense as understood in elephnn-
tine circles.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-25

Miss Anna Kammerer delivered =
lecture on Japan, last evening in Cal
vary Evangelical Church. Miss Kan
merer will sail for Japan in September
to take up mission work there.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-25

"Tis hetter TO have II always and
not need 1t, than 10 need II once aud
not have it,
u. N, Paige has the best accident
insurance. Everett building, Phone
SIS.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-05-25

The Grand Army will attend SER
vices at the First Baptist church sun
day morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11

GA STo RIA.
Hs.-st ths >Iss Kind You HaFs AiEaE BgBeh;
S''ss'''' 9 &lazISx
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Easter Suits and Jackets.

Styles more bewitching than ever
before. New eton suits and separate
jackets get their first showing this
week.
We offer as specials:
so handsome suits, values
$3.50 ami $l5, at. ... $0.S5
Two special lines of jackets.
values to $40, at 1919 and $500
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Loss and Insurance.

The Saturn was valued at $1S, 900
and was insured for $12, 900; the Vol
unteer, value $12, 600, insurance S7,-
600; Mascot, value $4,000. insurance
81, 900; Deere's excursion barge, value
$4,000, insurance $4,000; Little
Verne, value 81, 500, insurance, 81 =
500; Lotus and house, value 81, SOC.
no insurance; Comfort, value 50, 900
insurance 81 600.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks Office, Rock Island
ILL.,, until Monday April 16, 1900 at
o'clock p. m, for the erection of a
levee warehouse. Plans and specif-
cations on file at the city clerks Office
Rock Island, Ill., April 10, 1900.
II. &. SCHAFFER
CitV Clerk.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Fnr over FIftr Yearu

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25
cents bottle.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
When TraVelIpO

Whether on pleasure oent or business,
take on every rip bottle of Syrup of
tlgs, as 1T acts most pleasantly and
ehectually on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, preventing fevers, headaches
and other forms of sick ness. For sale
in 80 cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Manufactured by the Califor-
mia Fig Syrup company only.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11

La grippe coughs often continue for
months and sometimes lead to fatal
results after the patient is supposed
to have passed the danger point. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar affords positive
protection and security from these
coughs. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Easter MiIlinerY.

Tnere is an admirable style to our
Easter Millinery that has won the
marked approval of knowing buyers.
Among many special items we are
selling Taffeta Turbans, very
stylish street hats. s........ 1913
Straw walking hats, stvlishly
trimmed, new Golf hats, Outing
hats in fashions latest fancies,
priced specially at $1.97,
SI.4' ana. .............. z5C
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Easter COrSefS.

A splendid stock Of new corsets.
One of the Easter week specials in
this department is .
Handsome Baptiste corset, short
French Model special lace finish
our regular $3.50 corset for
Easter week, ek,............ $I.OS
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
DaCCaBE'S EASTER Sale.

The plans Easter
than before The strong
attractions the low prices that have made this There
will be rusha jam at this SALE 1t
the week possible and morning YOU
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Easter Ribbons.

1000 yards hemstitched, print
warp and fancy taffeta ribbons,
worth up to 50c, all on sale,
while they last, at, per yard CSC
75 pieces beautiful fancy rib
bons IN the neckwear width,
value 3Sc. while they last.
per yard. :. ..... roc
The new Astoria" ties made while
you wait; no charge.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-04-11
Easter Kid Gloves.

Very special values in new Easter
gloves, prime skins in greys, tans,
castor, etc; also grey suede
gloves, values to $3.50, this
week at. t............ ...... $L.OO
At 10 o'clock each day while they
last. fine kid gloves, slightly soiled
or with a slight rip that has been
neatly mended, values 81 TO
$1.75; your choice per pair. soc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

In his speech before the county repub-
lican convention the Hon. Pete Hep.
burn volunteered the prophesy, in so
many words, that if Christ were now on
earth he would be a member of the re-
publican party. Now. this would be an
utter impossibility, for, since the repub-
lican party already has sinch on the
ruler of the lower kingdom, through his
especially annointed agent, Mark
Hanna, the Savior could not be accept
ed into their ranks without the adop-
ton of fusion-and the republicans are
bitterly opposed to fusion.--Sidney
Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
MONOPOLY IN TRADE IS oDIous.
And again. in the same opinion:

MONOPOLY IN TRADE IS oDIoUs.
And again, in the same opinion:
"Monopoly in trade or in any kind of
business in this country is odious to our
form Of government. Is is sometimes
permitted to aid the Government in
carrying on great public enterprise or
public work under Governmental con-
troll in the interest of the public. Its
tendency is, however, destructive to
free institutions and repugnant to the
instinct Of a free people, and contrary
to the whole scope and spirit of the
Federal Constitution, and is not allowed
to exist under express provisions in sew
eral Of our State Constitutions.
"All combinations among persons OF
corporations for the purpose of raising
or controlling the prices of merchandise
or any the necessaries of life are monop-
olies and intolerable and ought to receive
the condemnation OF all courts"
The President quotes with apparent
approval from fhe messages of Presi.
dents Harrison and Cleveland in condem.
naticn of trusts, but he does not rec.
commend any remedy. He refers to
the Antitrust act of 1890, and cites the
Trans. Missouri Freight Association de.
cision and the Joint Traffic Association
taecision as instances of the successful
enforcement of the law.
lie does not refer to the Sugar Trust
case, which hullified the law of 1890 SC
far as manufacturing monopolies are
concerned. In that case the Court drew
a distinction between a monopoly il
manufacture and a monopoly in inter.
state commerce., and held that the Law
did not prohibit a monopoly in manu-
facture,
1t was admitted that the Sugar Trust
controlled ninety-eight per cent of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
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! Mr.. BRYAN ON TRUST, !
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l.n~en~>n~en~>noer -n~.n~S

In one of his messages the President
admitted that monopoly in private
hands cannot be defended. He said:
"It is universally conceded that COM
binations which engross or control the
market OF any particular kind of mer.
chandise or commodity necessary to
the general community by suppressing
natural and ordinary competition,
whereby prices are unduly enhanced to
the general consumer, are obnoxious,
not only to the common law, but also to
the public welfare.
There must be a remedy for the evils
involved in such organizations. If the
present law can be extended more GER
tainly to control or check these monop-
olies or trusts it should be done without
delay. Whatever power the Congress
possesses over this most important sub
ject should be ascertained and asserted y
Justice Sherwood, of the Supreme
Court Of Michigan, in rendering deci-
sion of the court against the Diamond
Match Company, makes a strong and
unanswerable argument against private
lmonopolies. He says:
The sole object of the corporation
is to make money by having it in its
power to raise. the price of the article or
diminish the quantity to be made and
used at its pleasure. Thus both the
supply of the article and the price there
of are made to depend upon the action
of half dozen individuals, more or less,
to satisfy their cupidity and avarice,
who may happen to have the control-
ing interest in this corporations arti-
fetal person, governed by SINGLE mo-
tive or purpose, which is to accumulate
money regardless of the wants of or
necessities of ever sixty millions Of peo-
ple."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
ROYAL ssx,ss ssxcss
~ ABSclu1EN PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
he food more delicious and wholesome
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ROYAL eaNse powpsa CO., Ngw yoRk.

| outlined at the Chicago conference
last September.
Believing that private monopoly is
not to be tolerated and believing further
that complete remedy cannot be sup.
piled by state legislation. l proposed
that a federal license be required Of
every corporation orga.szed in any
state before it is allowed to do business
outside of the state.
While this license would permit cor
poration, SO far as the Federal govern.
meut is concerned, to do business out.
side of the state in which it is organized,
it should not impair the right Of any
state to impose such restrictions, even to
the point Of prohibition, as the people
of the state deem necessary for theil
protection.
The state and Federal remedies
should, be concurrent. 1t would moi
be safe to take from the state any
power which it now has to protect its
people from outside corporations, even
though state protection is not com
plete, because if the state remedy were
taken away the people of the state
would be entirely helpless in case the
monopolies were able to exert a con
trolling interest over the action of con
gress.
Some have suggested an act of con
gress for the incorporation of business
! associations engaged in interstate com
merce. This would only aggravate tn
evil. What we need is not greater op
portunity for the incorporation of larg
concerns, but more rigid supervision
Of those created under state laws.
The license suggested should be grant
ed on conditions which would make
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
sugar manufactured in the United
States, and yet the law Of 1890 was con-
structed so as not to interfere.


States, and yet the law of 1890 was con-
structed so as not to interfere.
COURT CONDEMNED sshseRFERENcE.
The language used tsy the Court in
condemnation Of Fed3ral interference
with manufacturing conducted within a
State is so strong that Justice Harlan
assumes that the Court would hold un-
constitutional any amendment to the
present law aimed at mo onopoly in man.
ufacture.
In the recent decision in the Addys-
ton Pipe Company case the Court does
not recede from the position IN the
Sugar Trust case, but holds that an
agreement between corporations oper-
ating in various states for the division
of territory is a violation of the law of
1890.
Thus it will be seen that, as. construed
by the Court of.last resort, the present
Anti Trust law prohibits agreements be-
tween railroads fixing interstate rates
and agreements between individuals or
corporations dividing territory, butdoes
not molest trust or monopoly in its
most dangerous form.
The consolidation of all the producers
of a given article into one great corpora.
ton avoids the provisions of the law.
because the product is manufactured in
some one of the several states or terri
t6ries, and no agreemen. is necessary
for the division of Territory.
1t would seem proper that the Attor-
ney-General, who under the President
is harged with the enforcement of the
laws, should point out the defects in the
present law and suggest means for the
protection of the rights of the people.
On the theory that nature places the
antidote in close proximity to the dis
ease, New Jersey Attorney. General
ought to be peculiarly fitted for the
task of exterminating the monopolies
which have hourished SO long under ex-
ecutiye protection.
While several states have enacted
stringent antitrust lawss it does moi
seem possible for the stats to supply a
complete remedy for several reasons
among which may be mentioned the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XIV. NO. 50

monopoly impossible and would be re-
vocable upon the violations of those
conditions.
The first condition might be that all
stock of the corporation be issued for
money actually paid in. This would
squeeze the water out Of the stock.
The second condition, that the cor.
iporation had not attempted In the
past and was not attempting then to
monopolize any branch of business or
the production of any article of mer.
chandise.
+ The third condition, that publicity
should be given to all the transac-
tions of the corporation by regular re-
ports.
Other conditions could be added from
time to time if necessary.
If monopoly is bad it must be pre-,
vented; if it must be prevented means
must be employed which will be ade,
quate to the purpose,
THE CORPORATE PERSONS ADVANTAGE.
Natural persons, no matter in what
state they reside, are much like their
fellows in other states. All live and
labor under the same natural limita-
ton and under very similar legal re-.
strictions, but in the case of corporate
persons the differences are great and
material, depending upon the laws iofl
the various states. "
A attempt is already being made to
array labor on the side of monopoly by
the promise of higher wages, but the
wage-earners are too intelligent to be
misled. They are we'll enough acquaint.
ed with human nature to know that
they cannot afford to place themselves
unreservedly in the hands of trust mag
mates who will be tempted to use their
absolute power for their own pecuniary
advantage.
Charles r. Flint, in speech made at
Boston last May, mentioned among the
advantages enjoyed by the trusts. that
in case of local strikes or fires the " ork
4 goes on elsewhere"
When trust owns large numbe,
OF factories scattered throughout the
country it will be able to dictate terms
to employees. Private monopoIies, il
permitted to exist, will control the price
Of labor and the price of the finished
product. =.
government of the people, by the
people and for the people will be i'm
possible when the petition, .Give u.
this day our daily bread,n must bt
s( asssssa ~ 70 the =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
followlng:
WHERE STATE REMEDIES FAIL

fsa w ERE STATE REMEDIES FAIL
First-Because the injury done by a
monopoly-is not confined by-state lines,
but pervades every part Of. the Union.
Second-It is difficult for the authori.
ties in state to secure the necessary
evidence to support conviction when
the corporation has-its headquarters in
a distant state.
Third-The' political, economic and
financial conditions existing in the sew
eral states IN axe uniform state legisla-
ton improbable, Nif not impossible,
Fourth-A monopoly can retaliate up
on the people Of a state by refusing to
do business there in the face of rigor.
GUS antitrust legislation, and thus leave
the people without the use of some
necessary of life until the same can
be produced within the state. A mon.
opoly is able also to exert a potent
influence III presenting remedial leg
islation by threatening to withdraw
its capital from the state. This threat
has sometimes led states to vie with
each other in offering legislative in
ducements to monopolies.
Fifth-Even when domestic fac.
tory springs up to take the place OF
an outside factory which is driven out
by or withdraws because Of stringent
antitrust laws, the people are at the
mercy Of the new corporation until com.
petition is sufficient to reduce prices to
a reasonable basis.
Without saying anything in dispar.
agement of other remedies which bave
been or may be proposed, desire tc
submit an answer to some of the OBJ
jections urged against the remedy which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

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Senator George S. Boutwell, has an
nounced his intention to vote and speak
for William j. Bryan. He advises that
the nomination Of another ticket would
not be effective. He urges republican
antl-lmperialists to give their support
to Bryan on the ground that there is no
other efficient mode to defeat Mckinley
and secure the overthrow ,of his imper-
lallstlc policy. Boutwell, was a member
OF President Grants cabinet and is an
old line republican who cannot stand
Hannaism. And there are hundreds of
thousands of others like Boutwell, who
will vote the democratic ticket for the
first time this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

In his speech before the republican
consention in this city last Saturday
chairmansE. 4. Kelley referred to the
democrats endorsing and quoting from
ths policy Of Abraham Lincoln and said
he would venture the perdiction that
twenty-five years hence they would .be
doing the same with Wm Mckinley.
YsGodsl comparing Bill Mex Kinley and
Marx Hanna With old Abe Hncolnl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

John +. F,nerty, forAer republican
congressman and leader . the Chicago
Irish. Americans and preAlent Of the
United Irish societies Of Ckcago, says:
mo self-respecting Irlshma can sup
port the foreign policy Of Pre- dent Nc.
Kinley.n
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

Henry Yolmer, Of Dubuque, sne Of
the ack nowledged leaders Of thAgold
democrats in 1896, was delegate tthe
Cedar Rapids convention. He saysSe
gold democrats have repented in sat
cloth and ashes for supporting Mckin
ley and they are now almost unit TO
Rrvan
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

The democrats Of Decatur county Will
hold their county convention i'll this
city ne xt Saturday and will nominate u
ticket composed of good men who will
all be ele4ed in November.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

The tin plate trust, that pampered
child of republican class legislation, has
closed its plants and some 35, 600 EN-.
ployes are thrown on the streets for an
indefinite time, unable to find work in
their accustomed trade because the
trust controls all the mills. But the
laborings man should remember that
the trust magnate has "full dinner
pail. Troy, N. Y. Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

The platform ADOPTED by the demo.
crats at the Cedar Sapils convention is
without question TIN best state platform
ne have ever had. n does not dodge
any issues but strikes e{ror to the op-
position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

The question Is now up to the repub-
lican voters of Decatur county: "shall
the. Leon ring continue to boss the
party or will the party be it's own boss?'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

NJ. F. H&Iy, Of Fl. Dodge, who 1t was
claimed hadQeft the democratic party,
was a delegae TO the Cedar Rapids con-
yention and sands squarely for Bryan
and the kansaA City platform.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23
We devote considerable space to
.'Teddy the Terror" to-day but believe
our readers will appreciate the cartoon.

The Leon. caucus was tame affair
compared to the meeting Of the mem
bers Of the republican county committee
ts.saturday.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-06-21

On account of the lack of rain
when most needed. there is sure to
be great shortage in the hay crop
this year. 1t would be we'll for
ranchers who have not already made
preparations for winter fodder, to do
SO, unless they want to pay big p1fc-
es for baled hay that is shipped in.
Ranchers who are best informed say
that stock will be sold off very close
this season, and this will mean an
over supply in the market, and a
consequent reduction in prices. If
we have much snow this winter hay
will be needed, and it is well to be
prepared for an emergency, and
thereby save possible loss of a
large amount Of money. Montana
will not be able to supply any hay,
and east Of here farmers are prepar-
ing to feed corn straw and fodder.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-06-21

2 + = 81
"A pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
Wittmeier last Saturday evening. the
occasion being the anniversary Of her
birthday. "A large number OF invited
guests we're present and passed a very
enjoyable evening. During the evening
the crowd adjourned to Odd Fellows
hall and for abont two hours the deYo
tees Of tirrpsichose enjoyed themselves
10 tile strains Of sweet music. On re-
turning to the house Q! the hostess
I delicious refreshments were served.
II The following is the list of those
present.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Brownson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sharp, Mr.. and Mrs. Coulter, MIR.
and Mrs. H. v. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
McAneny, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank siewert,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Attebery, Mr.. and Mrs. Brownell, Mr..
snd Mrs. I. @. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ryan; Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs.
Leonhardy, Mrs. Geo. Newton, Mrs.
Mackersie, Mrs. Doug. Bell, Mrs. Jack,
Mrs. Handley, Mrs. Brickley. Mrs:
Mathews; Miss Frazier; Mr.. Bryant, Mr..
Coleman. Mr.. diversion, Mr.. Copeland.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-06-21
RAIDS BY OUTLAWS.
Trouble For Ranchmen.
Special to the Dispatch.

Special to the Dispatch.
Helena. Mont, June 15.-Serious
trouble is brewing in Northern Montana,
according to reports received here from
Valley county, which may possibly result
in an international complication, which.
however, would be so in maine only, as
the Canadian authorities recognize the
motive underlying the probable contra
yention of border laws. The trouble
arises over the depredations Of Jones
and Nelson, two Canadian outlaws, who
for more than q year have been indulg-
ing in raids across tile line until it is
estimated that they have driven away
fully 800 head of horses, and even a
larger number of cattle. All efforts to
apprehend the outlaws have proved
futile.
A short time ago the sheriff Of Valley
county, with posse, pursued them for
nearly week finally losing the trail
near the Canadian line. This seemed to
embolden the thieves. as last week they
again put in IN appearance near GILBERT
son, and, although full particulars are
not obtainable Of this latest outrage. it
is gathered that the two men raided
the Diamond r. outfit and chased the
cowboys for twenty miles from the range
into the town Of Culbertson, on the line
of the Great Northern, shooting at them
eyery time they came in range. One
cowboy had his horse shot from under
him, and narrowly escaped death him
self, while two or three others had quite
perilous adventures. The cowboys
could not make stand, owing to the
inferioritY Of their arms, the largest
weapon in their party being six
shooter, while the desperadoes had
rifles. approaching the town, the bor-
der ruffians even compelled citizens to
seek the shelter of their homes by the
reckless discharge of their firearms.
The entire vicinity is reported to be
thoroughly aroused at the nefarious acts
Of the outlaws, and it is highly probable
thata vigilance committee will be or
ganized to deal with them, should the
law officers fail to arrest them upon
theil next appearance. Such proving
the case, no doubt exists that Canada
would be invaded in order to secure
them. The country is but sparsely
settled, and the ranohers feel quite justi-
fed in taking the law into their own
hands if the ordinary mode of procedure
fails. 1t is in this same vicinity that the
Curry gang, which robbed the Union
Pacific mail train, infested for so many
years, and, owing to its rugged nature,
affords an excellent opportunity for
those desiring to eyade being trailed by
a posse, but il is believed that by or
gAnlzing the entire population. escape
could not be evaded for any great length
Of time.