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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20
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Now, as there are really no
trusts in this country, as Boss Hanna
how is Mr.. Mckinley going 20
explain what he had in mind when he
wrote that part Of his letter of accept
ance speaking Of "conspiracies against
trade, commonly called trusts?'-Fort
Worth journal.
In his Chicago speech Senator
Hanna wiped out the trusts. In New
York he removed Imperialism from the
campaign. There are no trusts and
there is no imperialism. Only one real
and substantial issue remains, there
fore, and that is the full dinner pail
Chicago Chronicle.
President Mckinley loudly de.
clares that prosperity abounds every
where throughout the republic" but
that declaration is not likely to he par
ticularly popular in Newtown or in
any of the other towns which FIND
themselves wrecked by the legitimat,
operations of the trust programme
Rockford Star.
Willie Mark Hanna is engaged il
what he calls tearing the mask from
the face of that hypocrite, William j
Bryan" he might take a snatch at tn
mask on the face of the hypocrite VIII
declares that "ttere is not a trust il
the entire United States" and the
holds up the trusts for $4,000. 0o0.-
st. Louis @epablio.
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U OF GRAIN MEN.
A Gigantic Conspiracy TO no" TINS
Farmers of the Coun-
try.

p. f. Dowie. member of the execu,
tive committe of the National Demo-
cratic Travelling Mems association,
and of the Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust league, arrived in Chicago a few
DAYS ago. He has just completed an
extensive tour of Missouri, Nebraska
and Iowa. -.
ST have recently discovered" said
Mr.. Dowie, "a gigantic conspiracy to
rob the farmers of the country. inns
latest product of monopoly includes
in its membership about GOO big grain
dealers and elevator men in the terri
tory extending from st. Paul on the
north TO Kansas City on the south, in
| Gliding the states of Wisconsin, Min
pesota, North and South Dakota,
Iowa. Nebraska and Kansas.
"All Of the 600 and more members OF
this newest thing in trusts, are
pledged to buy grain at one n one
half cents low, that is below the cash
price, and to store for not less than
one and one-half cents profit. The as
ISOLATION engineering the scheme is to
fix the selling price. Forty per cent.
of the profits are to go % the asocla-
ton. the balance going to the dealers
who are parties to the swindle.
Grain dealers in the sections where
the trust is at work ave been IN
duced to sign contracts and a regular
system of inspection guarantees
against cutting prices. Grain stations
are established here and there, and at
each station the trust has an agent
who has authority to inspect the
books of any member OF the assocla-
ton. A membership fee of $50 is
charged. A fine of 500 is imposed il
the agreement is broken, and $50 is
charged for reinstating a member who
has VOL ted any Of the terms of the
pact.
ION its part. the association guaran-
tees the grain dealers who enter into
the agreement protection from
changes in ownership of elevators
where they may nave their grain
stored. If an elevator attempts to
break away or to u independent
they guarantee to have its supply OF
cars shut off, so that it cannot shiI
grain to market in opposition to thu
trust.
/ "Since 1 have discovered the conspir
r acy. a few days since, / have beef
= collecting information concerning II
1 ascertained to-day that the Pre-
moter and organizer of the trust is a
ardent republican and superintendent
of one of the largest elevators in tn
country.
y The practical workings OF thi
: combination to rob the farmer are no
n difficult to see. By getting all tn
grain dealers of a community enrolle
E as members. it is impossible for tn
4 farmers of that section to sell to any
one outside the trust or to ship the
al grain away. They must stand tn
loss of a cent and a half a bushel O
i the price of their grain in order
"a find a market. I am not ready to gi'
70 the names. but will do so soon."
1t is said that the new movement
70 compel the farmers in the states me
II toned to accept less than the mark
price to realize on their crops had i
he inception in Chicago, and thai sever
o. of the big elevator men and gra
r. dealers are interested in 1t.
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contortions of Hanna in tn,

The contortions of Hanna in the
effort to extricate himself from a bad
position are amusing. He denies hav-
ing said certain things in alleged inter.
views, but the fun begins when he at
tempts TO explain just what he did
say. Hanna's revised logic finally Sits
itself down to the proposition that
there are no trusts, because the Sher'
man law and statutes in several states
prevent the existence of illegal trusts.
In other words. there are 10 trusts, be-
cause there are some legal ones. AS Ia
usually the case with orators who do
not weigh their words, Hanna gets
more and more muddled the more he
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20

political fortunes OF the republican i'm
perator.
Mr.. Mckinley has relatives OF near
and remote degree in many parts OF
the country, and these, almost without
exception, will vote this year for Mr..
| Bryan, although most of them sup
| ported cousin William" in 1896.
Several weeks ago there appeared a
list of McKinley's relatives who had
repudiated their kinsman. An addi-
tional list has been furnished by Will
liam W. Mckinley, of Kosciusko u
ty. Ind, who vouches for its accuracy.
The list follows:
Preston H. Mckinley, of Harper
county, Kan.
DR.. L. D. Mckinley, of Topeka, Kan.
William W. Mckinley, of Kosciusko
county, Ind.
B. H. Mckinley, Delaware county,
Ind.
w. j. Mckinley, Delaware county.
Ind.
John W. Mckinley, Delaware county
Ind.
Odmuel MChlulcy, OcioNoiS SO"H'J
Ind.
Thomas Mckinley, Delaware county
Ind.
James Mckinley, Delaware county
Ind.
Robert Mckinley, Delaware county
: Ind.
George Mckinley, Delaware county
Ind.
: These are all relatives of Presiden
Mckinley. William w. and B. II. ar
first cousins; W. ]. and Samuel ar
second cousins, while the others ar
S third cousins of the Canton man. On
e of them is postmaster in his Indian
town, while all are prominent an
reputable citizens. They declare the
cannot vote for their relative and wi
cast their ballots in November for Br.
an and Stevenson.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20

as starve working has been heard
throughout the land, and the 1nfa-
nous industrial system that enriches
the few and pauperizes h many
must go. 1t would be incredible, were
not the facts adduced, that men with
families of young children were COM
PEELED to work in the mines at an av-
erage of less than $3.50 a year. Some
of them, as was recently stated, at a
meeting of the miners never had In
their possession even n dollar in
cash of their earnings, 1t is all
traded out as fast or faster than 1t
was earned, in the ''pluck-me" stores
owned by the coal barons, where the
unfortunate Underground delivers were
forced to purchase their insufficient
necessaries of life and the materials
used by them in their occupation.
They were compelled to produce, too,
for a ton of coal as high as 5000
pounds, which the coal aaron sold for
nearly the equivalent of two tons.
These facts and conditions are now
known to all voters throughout the
land, and even were the few moder-
ate demands of the miners granted,
it would not, in the minds of an out
ragged people be regarded as a con
donation of the crimes and cruelties
against robbed and crucifed and too
patient labor.
Hanna's presentation of the politi
cal situation seems to have convinced
Morgan that the strike was a grav'
and dangerous one, and the latter i'm
mediately set to work to bring it t.
a close. The next day he held a con
D ference with the presidents of the i'm
e portant coal roads and representative
of the coal operators for the purpos
t of devising means to end the strike
I and the result will probably be tina
the coal trust will offer some cor
r cessions to the miners, for the tim
Y being, at least
e Hanna's assurances to Pierpont Mo-
d gan that he had all the money needle
Il to run the national campaign Wa
e. doubtless true, but was 10 pledge tha
- the work of "fat-frying" would /
suspended. That he should forget h
e. -ole of "toucher" in the presence
" a multi-millionaire showed how dee
n " the strike had troubled his min
r. 1t is a sure sign that he is unnervt
in and frightened, and that he sees
I'd the strike a political catastrophe TIL
tie campaign contributions cannot avei
- He wants the coal barons to do vi
lence to their feelings by pretendil
in to s~ympathize with the woes of t
miners, and taking some steps to tel
porarilr remedy some of their grie
ae ances.
bo The Helena Independent, of Heller
in Mont. furnishes some interesting Fl
on ures in regard to the strike in t
anthracite regions Of Pennsylvania.
It is estimated tAat If the anthI
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20

Two Irishmen who had not seen T esen I bad
er for a long time met at a ia1r. in nshn nra
q lot of things to tell each ether. snyr re-
It's married / am" said O'Brlen; do y
don't tell me so!' said Blake. cFa'th, yeS, !,
said O'Brisn, "an' Iye got 2 me me hea very
bhoy which the ~neighpoIs saE ~ - : moment
at OeSsBrien, who was not, to say the Least,
rrsmsrkable for his good looks, and then
said: "Och, well, what's, the harrum Sc
long as the child's healthy lineage
Chronicle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20
.ite eoal s1rlke ahould last two month";

site coal strike should last two month";
the men will lose $s,0oo,ooo in wages;
and operators $4,000, 900 and the rail-
road companies a like amount.
Here is a curious condition. wen IL
~,ustrating the power of private mo-
nonoly to rob the producer, arpitra-
rilv fix the terms and conditions OF
labor. and appropriate the fruits OF
industry for the benefit OF the rev
at the expense of the many.
If is estimated that some $4,000 or
100000 workers will lose $s,0oo,ooo IN
WAGES while a few m%onopolies will lose
500 100000. In other words these
few monopolies get 2h times as much
for mere ownership as the great army
of laborers get for doing the work.
Every 500 got from mining and
marketing the coal is distributed as
follows:
To the coal miners.................'.".'tnp 60 90
To the monopolists............-....'." : ! Q.
To the 20
Total y"
Leaving the railroads out of ac-
count, every 500 got for mining the
coal is distributed as follows:
To the miners. q,
To the monopolists...................... II 10
The railroads get 2h times as muc
for carrying the coal to market as the
miners get for digging it out OF the
ground. ,,
private monopolies are indefensible
and i~ntolerable," says the democratic
platform; and these private coal mo
nopolies are an apt illustration o.
that declaration.
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RELATIVES DESERT HIN.
Members of the mckinley Famiiy
Who VIII Vote for Bryan
This Year.

President Mckinley appears to have
been deserted by his own kith and kin.
So far the returns indicate that only
Brother Abner" remains loyal to the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20

$50 long as the trusts can COM
mand a sufficient number of troops,
industrial slavery will continue to
whistle for emancipation. - Hous.os
Post
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20
NOTES FROM Washington
What Is Going On in the National
Struggle for POli'ical Su-
premacy.
ADMINISTRATION AIDS THE TRUSTS.

orosnsrity of the Trusts Is an I'm
disputed F~act-hnbor oppressed ny
the Combines-itcpuhlican indif-
ference to the VI mems
Troubles.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-10-20

Mr.. Nurox with blood In n.
Lookee herel l left an order WIN AZ eyey-
tidy fur a dozen bottles of the besaa X w. yih
wine in yer old shop. "adey
delivered? Nens thes
Say, the stuff you sent me was
the bottles had dust on EN- an ircb ,S Ssss
You can't. work no shop-worn trucL saick,
me. '-Philadelphia Press. 0n %
There is no individual liberty anar, g.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
WONDERFUL WORK.
If This Had Happened In San Francisco
Instead of Rock Island More
Than One Reader Would
If

The average man is dOubter. 1t is
due TO this fact coupled with neces-
sitv that such rapid strides have been
made in mechanics and science. Cur
iosity and investigation are necessary
in every business. Rock Island peo-
pie are asked to investigate the fol-
lowing. 1t is simple thing to do.
The party interested is citizen. He
does not live in New York or Detroit.
Ask Patrick Rooney bricklayer, OF 1909
Fifth avenue, if the following is not,
true. He SAYS: Il suffered from
protrudin@ and itching hemorrhoids
for ) years. They were of au aggra-
vatiDg form and there was almost
constant irritation. | tried 4 lot of
remedies. and if | had used one-half
of the cures, sure cures, prescribed
by my neig ghbors, | would have done
nothing else but put on applications.
l even consulted a physician who
treated me, but up until used Doan's
Ointment, | never got hold of any
thing that did me the least bit of good.
Obtaining box of this wonderful
preparation ut the Harper house drug
store, 1 applied it carefully as direct
ed. 1t did rae so much good that |
procured two more. After stopped
the treatment the intolerable itching
ceased"
Doan's Ointment for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed on
receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
company. Buffalo. n. Y, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

State OF Illinois, l.s
County OF Rock Island.
County court of Rock Island county To the
February term, A. ID 1900.
John j. Hun lev. administrator of the estate
OF James E. gtnRton, deceased, MelviuA
[ Gutter, Margaret Toland. Elizabeth RanRin ms.
EdRington and Elmer Lee. Petition TO sell real
est ate to paw debts:
AtidaviJ of the non-residence OF Meivina
Coulte-, Margaret Tola'd. Elizabeth Rankns.
Clara Edgington Ella EdRingtOn ard Nellie
Edgington defendant above named. hav-
ing been filed in the office OF the clerk OF the
tice is hereby given TO the said Melvina
Coulter. Margaret TOland. Elizabeth Ba' kios.
Clara Edgington. Ella Edgington and Nellie
Edgington that the said plainttn. admins ra-
tor of the estate of James Edgington, de-
ceased, has tiled his petition In the said
county court of Rock Island county for an
tate OF said deceased, or so much OF IL as may
be needed to pay the debts of said deceased.
and described aS follows, to-wit
Lots four ca in block thirty live (35) In the
village OF Andalu.a in the county OF Rock
Island and state OF Illinois aud that a sum
mons has been issued out of this court az tIinSt
you, returnable at the February term. a. ID.
1900, ot said court, to be holden on the lr~t
Monday of February. A. d. 1900, the court
house in Rock Island in Rock Island county,
Illinois.
Now, unless you the said Melvlna c, vi err
Margaret TdiaDd. EliZADc TN RanRns. Clsl.t Ed
ginRtOn Ella EdgingLon and Nellie Ed2ingLon,
shall personally be and appear before said coun-
ty court or ROCK Island county, on the first
day OF the March term thereof, To be holden ut
Rock Island, In said county. on the first Monday
of March. 1900 and pe cad. answer or demur
10 the said complainant S petition filed therein,
the same and the matters and things therein
charged and stated Will be taken as confessed.
end a decree entered against you according To
the prayer of sail bill.
Rock Island, Illinois, January p, 1900
H. Is. HUBBARD. Clerk.
ADAIR PLEAsANTS. Complainant's Solicitnr
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
CAHTERvILLE CASE BEGINS.
:; 'otcrs VIII depend on AIibis and AIsc
Ju>tIiinbIe Homicide.


Vienna. Ills. Feb. 14-The spening
statements III The famous Cartertillt.
riot case were made yesterday. Judge
+. NJ. Youngblood. of Carbendale.
opening fer the people. and w w
Duncan. Of Marion. stating the case for
the defense. The plea on the part of
the defense will bc an alibi for some
and iuStitiIble homicide for the 9th
crS. The first witness examined was
William Matthews, colored who lives
n BruSh'S mine. He stated that he
and eleven other colored men went to
Cartcrville on the eventful Sunday,
Sept. Il.
He went 10 take the train for Marion.
He SIw the elder Shadowcn AND his
two SONS. ana James and Walker. at
the depot. all armed. Old mas Shad-
owen WAS spokesman. saying to the
cOlorpd mcu: on SCahS. we have got
You now: step ont and take your mCdi-
cine. y general fuSillade followed.
and Matthews WAS unable to tell who
fired the first shot He said he was
knocked down with Il brick Upon
lie said he had Il re-
vulypr and fired two shots.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Rsndeline Requa, deceased.
The undersigned having Ueen appointed ad-
ministratriX. OF the estate OF Randelne Requa
late of the county OF Rock Island. state of hi
nois, deceased hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of Rock
Island county, ut the county court room. in the
city of Rock Island, at the April term, on
the irst Monday in April next, Ut which
time all persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose OF having the same ad justed.
All persons indebted to said estate re-
quested TO make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
Dated this Goth day OF January, A. d. 1890
EMILY FREEMAN. AdminiStratrlX.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
NEW BASE BALL ASSOCIATION
Organized with Seven Clubs and Anson
Tor President.

Chicago. Feb. 14.-At Il stormy session
at the Great Northern hotel the new
American Base Ball association was
formally organized with seven clubs
yesterday. John McCiraw and Phil
Peterson baltimore We're appointed
Il committee 10 secure the eighth city
As the circuit now stands ii Includes
Chicago. Milwaukee. ST. Louis. Louis
Vile. Boston, Philadelphia and Balti-
more.
1t was the expectation of those pres
ent that Washington would complet"
the club circuit. The work of making
9 constitution ana adopting bylaws
will not be completed for Il day or TWO.
Adrian &. -AnSon was chosen president
and Phillip Peterson. of Baltimore.
was elcctcd Secretary- trem Surcr.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
TRIPLE MURDER III FLORIDA.
aSrI Widow and Her SON avsI Daughter
Killed BY Unknown Parties.


Killed BY Unknown Parties.
Jacksonville. Fla. Feb. It.-At >
O'Clock yesterday afternoon the bodies
of Mrs. Eo>aua Roberts. Il widow
aged 7G. her son. g. T. Roberts.
bachelor aged -. and Miss Jennie
Roberts. Il daughter. aged II. were
found murdered at their home ABOUT
seven miles west of here The body
Of the old lady was discovered in he.
bed. her head split open with tan AK.
The body of The son was found half
out "f the he'd and a shotgun broken
in half hy the side of the bed showed
that he had attempted 10 defend him
self The body Of the daughter was
found under the house. where Sh" had
taken refuge. and where she had been
followed and Styuck two heavy blows.
with an aN.
Trunks and drawers were ranSacked.
hut what was taken has not been dis
covered. * money and other valuab bles
We're found where the robbers and
muTdcrrrS worked There is no clue
To- the perpetrators of the crime. hut
POSSES are ranSackinG the woods in the
vicinity. Tie crime must have been
committed late Monday night.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.
e az MnHam ]. Iryin. deceased.

Estate OF William J. Irwin. deceased
The undersigned having been appointed AL
miniSIratrix of the estate OF William j.
Irwin, late OF the county of Rock Is
land, state OF Illinois, deceased, hereby
gives notice that she will appear before
the county court OF Rock Island county, 1T
the county court room. in the city OF Rock ISL
and at the April term the first Monday
in April next, which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose OF
having the same al juSIed.
All persons indebted TO said estate are re-
quested to make Immediate payment to the
Undersigned.
Dated this ISt day OF February. A. ID. 1907.
Mrs FLORENCE IRWIN Administrative.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
ILLINOIS INHERITANCE rAx LAW
Chicago University Trustee Says Part OF 1t
should BE Repealed.

Chicago. Feb. 1i.-Dr. T. ". Good
speed. secretary of the board of trus-
tees of the University of Chicago. say;
that the university will cooperate with
Harvard 10 obtain Il repeal of that part
OF the Inheritance tax law so far AZ it
relates universities and colleges. The
law * Il serious impedimcHt Ia educa-
tional progress" said Dr. GoOdSpeed.
Ten per cent. of all the money left To
the university goes TO the state and
national governments.
An instance of its effect Is noted m
the legacy of $4,000 beuueathed 10y
Katherine NJ. White To endow three
scholarships. The tax was 5000. and
as a result the scholarships will not bc
available for three years The law is Il
mistake in public policy. and all edu-
cational interests should combine for
its repeal
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

Corydon, Ind. Feb. 14.-Three rob-
bers entered Thompson Shields farm
house. in Eoone township. and with
drawn revoiveTs. held Shields and his
son at bay. while they ransacked the
premises. finding bur Sl4. y bad OF
gold lying in a bureau drawer was
thrown out with the other contents,
and was unnOticpd.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
Reform I'm the British Army.

London. Feb. 1I-Whrn the debate
on the army supplementary estimates
was resumed i'll the commons yester
day Wyndliam intimated that an at
tempt would he made To druocrati;e
the army. which lrc said ought not 10
be closed to officers who did not enjoy
rn income of from $50 to 900 4 year.
Wyndham also said il WAS II scandal
and Il danger Ia the empire that young
men could not enter the cavalry unless
their fathers We're able to give them
4lnn a Nhnr
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

wall. under sentence TO be hanged at
Galesburg Oh Friday. Liudewall killed
Peter Bollenbach. His counsel asked
for the stay OF execution in order TO
have time TO present the facts to the
state board of pardons. The governor
was informed that the general senti-
ment OF the citizens of Knox county
faVorS Liudewall
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

Juneau Wis Feb. 14-AIrS. Maria
Friedrich died here at the age OF 10l-
She was born in Pommern. Germany.
Oct. 81. I19S. and came Ia America
and this county in 1857. being then Il
widow with four children. She had
buried in all three husbands.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14
He Goe. to the Eeformatory.

Bay City. Mich. Feb. 14.-Burton c.
Campbell public school principal at
West Bay City who four years ago
ran away with another woman and
deserted his wife and four children.
has been sentenced 10 TWO years ~
esnla reformatOrv-
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

Des MOineS. Ia. Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate yesterday passed the concurrent
resolution passed several days ago by
the house providing for ehe final ad-
journment of the session on March l.
This Will make only fifty days session,
the shortest in many Nears.
Rock Island Argus., 1900-02-14

Marshall. Ills. Feb. 14,-pr. W. G.
McCann took rorty-five grains sf NOR
phinr Monday morning with suicidal
intent. lie WAS unconscious when an
entrance WAS effected TO his room
few hours after he took the poison.
Physicians worked with him Hll day.
but there is little hope OF his recovery.
The cause assigned il domestic trou-
hleS. Before taking poison t3r. Me-
Cam dressed himself ready to be
placed in Il coffin.