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The evening times., 1900-10-08
THE GROWTH OF TRUSTS.
One Billion Dollars Year Taken
From. the People.

EeopEe
Under Republican rule the trust has
Deen marching on. This un-democratic
thing which smells to heaven in Re
public has been politely censured once or
twice in Republican platforms. but the re-
proof has been so mild that it has been
meaningless.
The Republican National Convention in
1883 adopted the following antitrust dec
laration:
Eve declare our opposition to all COM
binaLioBs of capital, organized in trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
dition of trade among our citizens; and we
recommend to Congress, and the state
Legislatures, in their respective jurisdIe-
tions, such legislation as viii prevent the
execution of all schemes to oppress the
people by undue charges on their supplies,
or by unjust rates for the transportation
of their products to market
The Republican platform in 1892 con-
tanned the following:
I'VE reaffirm cur opposition, declared IN
the Republican platform of 1888, to all
combinations of capital organized in
trusts or otherwise, to control arbitrarily
the condition of trade among our citizens
We heartily endorse the action already
taken upon this subject, and ask for such
further legislation as may be required to
remedy any defects in existing laws ana
to render their enforcement more com
plete and effective.
President Mckinley, in his inaugural ad-
dress, inveighed against Illegal comhina-
tions OF capital A great deal has been
said against trusts by the Republican
party but nothing against them has been
done. Wherever the Republican party has
dealt with trusts it has dealt fayors to
them.
Up to 1896, although trusts had Hour
ished unopposed. their growth was slow.
In 1898 Republican trusts. with total
capitalization of S915, lie, ,000, were formed
In January. February, and March, 1893,
Republican trusts. capitalized at $780,
600 600, were Incorporated During the
rest OF the year Republican trusts with
total capitalization of 6,009. COG coo were
formed. They were heavily protected
by the Mckinley tariff and the Mckinley
Administration.
1t has been calculated that the extortion
fund which is taken from the American
people by the trusts equals Sl,G00,o00, O0o
q year
The question is asked, IF the Repub-
lican party is not the friend CT the trusts,
why are all the great trust kings-the
Rockefellers. VandeTbilts, Morgans. Han
mas, Carnegies, ct ALTO be found III the
Republican camp?'
The evening times., 1900-10-08

open the way TO a settlement of the strike
upon terms and conditions that would en-
able the mine workers to feel assured of
something to eat, and clothes and fuel for
the next twelve months. In any event it
can now be properly regarded as only
preliminary movement. The intelligence
and good judgment which has character
lied the strike leadership to this time, and
the hearty loyalty OF the miners to their
organization, ought TO serve as warning
to the Coal Trust that, if it hopes to get
the anthracite labor var out of the way
before the Presidential election, it viii be
compelled to meet the United Mine Work
ers in a spirit of fair dealing and honest
concession In the Interests of the most
oppressed class Of Industrial toilers in the
country we sincerely hope that political,
business, and popular pressure. which are
being brought to bear with tremendous
force upon the grinding monopoly in ques-
ton, may result in forcing it for once into
an attitude of at least partial justice to
honest labor.
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TO FIGHT THE SUGAR TRUST.
Fruit Combine Secures Vast Tracts
ia the West Indies.

in the West Indies.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct S-During the
past week the elevator property and other
property N the river front have been
purchased by the United Fruit Company,
or Fruit Trust, which controls absolute
iy the trade in tropical fruit with Ger
trail and South America. The company
has purchased the properties with the
intention OF entering the field as a COM
petitor OF the Sugar Trust, by raising
sugar in the West Indies and Central
America and bringing it to New Orleans
for refining The trade will give the
company employment for its large feet
of fruit vessels, which is idle a portion
of the year.
For two years the capitalists interest
ed in the United Fruit Company have had
a gigantic enterprise on foot in solving
the production of raw sugar n vast
quantities. They first bought a sugar
plantation in Costa Bica where they
made experiments which. it is said. con
vinced them that the scheme was not
chimerical. 1t was nothing more or less
than alternating with the production of
fruit and sugar on the same lires-
After demonstrating the success OF the
plan with the Costa Rica plantation they
began to purchase vast tracts Of sugar
land IN Cuba. Recently they placed an
order with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, in Philadelphia, for ten twenty
eight-ton plantation locomotives, which
are to be shipped to the Cuban pIarta-
tions. which are nearly ready for eCiti-
Fation
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GEORGE R. BLANCHARD DEAD.
Neii-ISnown Hallway Expert Ex-
pires ia New York.

NEW YORK, Oct S.-George R Blanch-
ard. The weiI-known railway expert, and,
until its dissolution, President of the Cen
tral Traffic Association. died at his home
early this morning. Mr. Blanchard suffer-
ed from complication CT diseases, includ-
Ing nervous prostration erysipelas, and
maiady resembling jaundiee. His severe
summers work caused his breakdown.
Among Mr.. BIanehard's most recent
services to the State was the preparation
OF an argument presented TO the Inter
State Commerce Committee of the United
States Senate. in April of this year. in an
tagonism to the bill of the Inter State
Commerce Commission
Mr. Blanchard was nearing his sixtieth
year. He began railroading for the Gin
cinnati and Chicago al Richmond, Ind, in
1858. Six years later he had won his way
10 the position Of general freight agent of
the Ohio and Mississippi. He was general
freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio
from 1872 to 1874, and has served as a vice
president Of that road. In 1875 he became
general freight agent Of the Erie, then its
vice president. He was called on by rail-
roads all over the country for expert ad-
vice and as an arhiter in cases of dispute
The evening times., 1900-10-08
AN OPENING FOR TYPEwRITERs.
limitations of American Iachiues
Sold to Russia and Austria.


Vice Consul General Hanauer, Of Frank
fcrt. in a recent report TO the State De
partment, states that German limitations Of
American fypewTiters and cash registers
are being exported to Austria and Russia
He suggests that American manufacturers
should make efforts Immediately to secure
markets in Russia and Austria to forestall
this business. The report says;
During the first six months of the pres
ent year Germany imported 90 $50 pounds
OF typewriters and cash registers. Of which
26,640 pounds were imported from the Uni
ted States. The value Of the total imports
in this line was 1857 600. During the same
period Germany exported typewriters and
cash registers to the amount OF 12.100
pounds, OF which So per cent went 10 Aus
ia-Hungary and 10 per cent to Russia.
In view OF German imports from the Uni
ted States. as shown. II seems strcnge that
our manufacturers do not supply Austrian
and Russian wants in these lines direct
If they DO not make immediate efforts TO
do so. Austria and Russia viii soon be
flooded with German limitations of Ameri-
can typewriters and cash registers.
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BANKERS HEAR MR.. JASPER.
COIurcd Preacher Delivers His Fa-
nous Sermon On the SUN.


RICHMOND, Va, Oct 8.-The most
unique if not the most interesting of the
many features of the programme offered
the members Of the American Bankers
Association during their stay here vas
Rev. John Jasper's sermon yesterday on
1.-The Sun Do Move" The aged eoIored
preacher, who is now not far from ninety,
consented to deliver this well-known SER
mon to the strangers. Jasper's church.
which is in the very heart of Jackson, the
great negro ward of the city, was well
filed yesterday with bankers and their
fashionably dressed wives and daughters.
The old parson is getting too far ad
yanced in years now to make the impress
sion he did when he began delivering this
sermon twenty years ago, He is feeble
and fails to puDetuate his dro1l talk on the
question Of .sThe Sun Do Move with the
fervor and deep earnestness he did in
ether days. The audience. though, most
of whom were Western and Northern
people, enjoyed, the occasion and listened
with attention to the hours sermon.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
PHILIPPINE POSTAL ACCOUNTS.
Letter Received From Inspector Er-
win Saying They Are All Right


]. ". Erwin. the postal inspector sent
to the Philippines to audit the accounts
of the postal service, has completed his
7 ash A letter just received from him by
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith
announces that he sailed from Manila on
September i5. He is expected to reach
Washington in a few days to make his re-
port The letter just received from him
indicates that he found everything all
right.
He arrived at Manila on August 20 and
spent nearly month in going over the
books of r W VaiIle the Director Cen
eTaI of Philippine Posts. Owing TO the
economy of operation made possible by
employing soldiers in the service. it is be-
lieved that the Philippine postal depart
Inent will show profit of about S20,00e for
the fiscal year ended June 80 Officials of
the Postal Department here assert that
Inspector Erwin was sent TO Manila as
sound business measure, and not because
there was fear of wrongdoing on the part
CT Mr. VaiIIe or his assistants
The evening times., 1900-10-08
The Paramount Issue.

CFrom the New Orleans Times -DemocTat.l
The Democratic National Convention made in
PerialiSra the paramount issue in the platform;
the Demaeratic candidates fer President and Vice
President have not ceased to dwell upon II in
their speeches and written communications; there
l. Democratic orator but has made il the head
and front of his argument when addressing his
feilew-citizers; the Democratic papers are full
OF it, and the people, Hanna's assertion to the
contrary Notwithstanding, rapt in their at
tention to it, every time that they hear ii dis
cUssed. for they know that it is the question of
questions, greater than administrations, greater
than political parties, more important than tie
welfare or happiness of single generation
The evening times., 1900-10-08

The Republicans of Brown county, South
Dakota, at recent rally. showed the cour-
age CT their convictions in a way that must
excite universal admiration. They display
ed but one flag in the hall in which they
met, and that was the flag of Great Britain
tho same which flies over the American
Pcrcupine district ir Alaska; now called
part OF British Columbia. Some objection
vas mada 10 this emblem. but, according
10 the report, the local postmaster said
that it represents a better government
taan cur own. So the band played Rule
Britannia, and~the British ensign con-
tinued appropriately to preside over an
assembly of Mckinley Salisbury voters.
The evening times., 1900-10-08

Once more the Capital of the Nation
shifts from the little front porch at Canton
TO the little back stairs at Washington.
The President viii resume business at the
old stand tomorrow morning. We trust
that his numerous visits to his former home
in Ohio during the past summer. have I'M
pressed its beauties upon his amfable and
domestic nature. If SO, then it viii be all
the more pleasant for him to return 10 il
next March. should the Oracle so advise
him in November.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
BInckgunrd Campaign Methods.
From the New York World.l

NI IJIII lIit NOV VIA " UrIl.l
The Republican party could not Justly be con
demned on account OF the mere TACT that there
ii person in its ranks stupid and cadGisn
enough to say that Mr.. Bryan was tribed Tor
sl5o,090 TO insist on having the silver plank put
into the Democratic platform. But when the Re
publican national committee instead of treating
this preposterous yarn with the contempt with
which any body OF gentlemen would naturally
receive it announces that il viii Investigate,
thoroughly the serious charges against Mr.
Bryan, it degrades its party and lowers the tone
OF the campaign to the extent of its ability to a
level nom which We had hoped American politics
lid ascanrd fnl ever
The evening times., 1900-10-08
KILLED IN A MOCK DUEL.
4 Lad Shot Through the Heart While
nt Play


BALTIMORE, Oct S-Sidney T. Jones.
fifteen years old, of Wayerly. was in
stantly killed about 5:15 o'clock yester-
day afternoon by shot from .32-cali-
bre Smith & Wesson revolver fired by q
friend and playmate, Raymond Schultz
heis. sixteen years old. who lives in
Riggs Avenue extended, near Cafverton
schulteheis is held at the Northern Po-
lice Station to await the action Of jury
summoned By Coroner Reqrardt. which
will meet at the station tonight
The shooting occurred in Garrett's S
woods, east of The York Road. near
Briekyard Lane Waverly. and is beIiey-
ed to have been purely accidental.
The two boys left the home Of Jones
parents together shortly afternoon noon
yesterday. They said they attended go
ing after chestnuts. but the Jones boy
took a cat-and-rat rife and a quantity
of bullets, and Schulteheis carried his
revolver, which is of the short barrel
type. They went together to CARROTS
woods, and, after gathering a quantity of
ehestnuts shot several birds. They wan
dere around for couple of hours, and
Just before their return home, it is said
taought OF mock duel Ihey both be
lieved their weapons harmless, as the
Jones boy ha3 shot of all his aE1Nuni-
tion, and SCiulteheis supposed he had
emptied the five chambers of his reyoI-
yer.
Sidney Jones was the second son of
Robert Henry Jones, an engineer cn the
steamer Sue of the Weems Line, who
was detained down the bay last hight by
an accident to the steamer. His mother
and his seventeen -yeaT-oId brother, Mil
ton, were Frustrated at the news of his
death, and the services of a physician
were required. Young Jones had attend
ed the public schools until June last, and
intended taking up his fathers calling
that Of marine engineer, in a short
time. He was very well known about
Wayeriy where he had lived all his life
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Burial OF Lieut.. Col. J. NJ. lancaster
The burial at Arlington of Lieut.. Col. j

The burial at Arlington Of Lieut.. Col. j,
NJ. Lancaster, Of the Fourth United States
Artillery, stationed at Fort Monroe took
place tais morning at II o'clock The body,
accompanied by Mrs. Lancaster, was
brought from Old Point Comfort on the
steamer Newport News, which arrived at
g.: 45 this morning. The remains were re-
moved to Joseph Gawler's undertaking par
lors. 1T34 Pennsylvania Avenue The serv-
ices were transformations. The body was
removed to Arlington On caisson from
Fort Myer, accompanied by firing party
Of men from the Fifth Cavalry The sim
pie commitment services of the Roman
Catholic church were said at the grave by
Father Bart, CT st. Matthew's parish {i,t-
tenant Colonel Lancaster died at Fort
Monroe on Friday night. Funeral services
took place yesterday afternoon at the Ro-
man Catholic Church at Old Point Com
fort. AL the officers and men of the Fort.
with seven batteries of artillery Under
Colonel Gunther. escorted the remains to
the steamer
The evening times., 1900-10-08

IN Porto Rico starving women are break
ing stone On the Government roads. glad
10 earn the twelve cents day that per-
haps Will keep the life in than and their
lamiShed babies until after the Presiden-
'ial election. How good few dollars of
that twenty million dollar corruption
fund would seem to these unfortunates.
But it is needed 10 buy voters and re-
turning officers in doubtful districts and
city slums
The evening times., 1900-10-08
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Hanna In wnu street.-1Jpon autho

Hanna In Wall Street.--Upon author
ity that cannot be questioned it is stated
that Mr.. Hanna's last visit to Wall Street
was not for the purpose of arranging set
tlement of the anthracite coal strike with
j. Pierpont Morgan and the other coal bar
ons, as was generally believed at the time,
but was Ter the purpose of bracing up the
Stock Market by assuring the, gamblers
there that he had all the money he could
use and that, therefore, MIR. Mckinley
could not be defeated. 1t will be recalled
that with singular unanimity and uGusual
promptneSs the Administration organs all
over the country published stories to the
effect that Mr.. Hanna was striving earn
estly with the coal barons to settle the
anthracite strike when he last visited Wall
Street about two weeks ago. and that as
result of mis- efforts agreements between
the strikers and their employers very
soon would be signed. The strike
remains unsettled, and it is evident that
Mr.. Hanna no longer is bothering him
self about the trouble even to the ex-
tent of trying TO make the public believe
that he is interested in the least in the
strike. It is noteworthy that immedi
atefy following Mr.. Hanna's visit to Wall
Street the tone of the Stock Market be-
came stronger and there has been de-
cided upward movement in ali kinds OF
stocks. In all other Presidential cam
paignS there has been a marked panicky
feeling at this period in the Stock Mar
ket, and the tendency has been down
ward instead OF upward. and no matter
what the political issues were a slump
always was looked for in the event cf the
defeat of the Administration. Experts
declare that if Wall Street were dot per-
fectly confident of the reelection OF Mr..
Mckinley unusual decentralization would
now characterize the Stock Market and
that in point of fact the Street was
getting quite hysterical Just before Han
mas last visit. This hysteria was being
communicated TO the rest of the country
and the result was a rapid decline
in the Presidential betting odds.
Even in Wall Street the odds had
suddenly dropped from three to one
10 two TO one, ana out West several
big bets had been made on almost even
terms AS soon as the Stock Market was
bTaced up the betting odds in New YORK
rose to three 10 one. and they are being
kept up to that point The effect of this
is enthusiasm among the big and little
Republican party workers all over the
country where apathy bordering on hope
iessness. existed two or three weeks ago.
In other words. Mr. Hanna having failed
TO arouse his party from apathy by out
cry, TesoTted to the roundabout, but withal
effectual method herein described II Is
expected that the present strong tone of
the Stock Market will be maintained for
a week or two, or until Mr.. Bryan comes
East and throws a scare into the Wall
Stree. folks by the enthusiasm among the
masses which he viii excite. Then tum
BILE II stocks can be looked for, and also
a tunble in the betting odds. What new
tricks Mr.. Hanna viii have ready to meet
this situation of course. remains to be
seen.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
A Proof of Unatness.
fFrom the Detroit Free Press. /,

The Philippine insurgents possibly are Inspired
4 political ISSUE but under Republican form OF
C 5verument that cannot be avoided. An empire
ca, carry out its policies, without appealing TO
the people; bat republic is the people II 20
Iitical discussion in the United States stimulate
the Filipinos, that fact is but another link in a
chain of evidence, which goes to prove ear un-
fitness to engage in the bssness of Asiate eoleni
zation. under the present form OF our Govern
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Take Thought of Tonnorroyr.

President Mckinley in his private person rnles
today in Porto Rico without responsibility either
to Congress court, or the people. He does not
derive his power from his Presid, aia office; t
has not beer~conferred upon him by the law
making power-it is usurpation pure alN simple
il is empire. The Indifferent citizen consoles him
self by saying: oh that is only in Porto Rico!''
Yes, it is only in Porto Rico today-but where
viii Il be tomofrow?
The evening times., 1900-10-08
The Censor stin ut Work
(From the Boston Globe.)


Evidently the censor did not leave the Philip
pines with General Otis, as the fitness of things
demanded. He is st;1 in the old business OF sup
pressing facts. The tidings concerning the recent
battle the MaTindaque coast resulting re-
ported in the deaths OF Captain Shields OF the
Twenty-iiinth Infantry, with other officers and
men, as well as the capture of not q few OF
soldiers By an overwhelming force of Againaido
Tagalogs, have been given out reluctantly, gTudg
ingiy. as if the Americans at home had no claim
to know the facts and all the facts in the case.
The evening times., 1900-10-08

Senator signiRcantly, of New
JERSEYS bold aspirant for whatever
honoFs attach to the funny man OF ma
tional campaign Up to this time his col
league, Hanna, has won the cap and bells
But now comes SeweII, chief of the trust
machine. in State which is the incubator
Of trusts, ana solemnly declares that no
sach thing exists. in the country. Repub-
lican ammunition must be running very
low.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
In Future Days.
frron the Indianapolis Pres,

(Fronl the Indianapolis Press)
Now, the train was laundering along with its
load OF human freight toward the abyss with
great rspidity.
..alas.'' cried Gladys. q have no red skirt to
wavei''
For it was she who stood beside the track
1t suddenly occurred to her that the engineer
was woman
Taking off iler brand-new hat. she waved that
OF course the train was halted TO inspect the
hat: The Zeal
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Ample Proof.

CFrom the Detroit Free Press.)
Teacher-Who was the wisest man?
Little Boy-Solomon.
Teacher-Give an example of his wisdom.
Little Grille had eco wives.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Stirred Up the Republicans.
lFrom The Peoria Herald-Transcript.l

There was a good deal of apathy in the pres
ent campaign until Mr. Bryan made the AWFUL
threat that if elected he proposed to appoint an
Attorney General who would enforce the law
Then the party of the trusts went up in the air
and have been coming down with the cash ever
since As an indication OF treason and anarchy
nothing in the campaign equals this. Just mag
inc Presidential candidate declaring that he
wants the law enforced.
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Firearms and Patriotism.

1t is an undeniable as we'll as an inter
esting fact that the manufacturers OF fire
arms in the United States are as a rule
to which We have heard of no exception,
enthusiastic in their devotion to a party
and an Administration which have fur
nished them with many excellent business
opportunities during the past four years.
II is natural and perhaps proper eX-
preston Of gratitude, that they should be
liberal contributors TO a campaign cor
ruption fund upon which alone depends the
chance that the present imperial and trust
regime may be extended for another four
system, if perpetuated. viii offer endless
opportunities to all of the patriots who
make or deal in the enginery OF blood and
the ammunition to feed it.
Imperialism promises foreign wars Of in
vasion, Carpetbag colonialism involves re-
bellions in which both the Administration
and the rebels win make active markets
for our home production of artillery, rapid
fire guns. rifles. and so on.
There is one thing connected with the
policy Of the Administration. and the
trusts ana llelf POIlIlcaI organization II
serves and represents. and that is its IN
deviating loyalty to the monopOlies. syndi-
Gates, institutions. and corporations which
provide the means for its support. Perhaps
III, re is no logical connection between this
thought and two rec ut developments OF
more or less Importance; but it surely is
edifying TO read that the French proposal.
to stop the Importation into China of fire
arms, is to be rejected in Washington aad
that The Filipino forces now wagfng war
against the United states, are discovered
TO BE- armed with improved American rifles
Of the vintage OF 1893
The evening times., 1900-10-08
Cettinm Hi. First Tin

From the Chicago Evening Post)
.fWouid you take our darling daughter from
us?'' tearfuIly asked the mother.
''Why-er-yes,' rers;sd the startled youth.
THAT was my idea. IL really hadn't contem-
plated taking the whole family, you know