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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
Poor Boni win Have to Economize.

New York. Feb. 1.-Justice Beach,
in the supreme court yesterday. signed
the formal order directing George J.
Gould and the other trustees of the
estate of the late JAY Gould, not TO
pay over any moneys TO their sister
Anna Countess de CaStellane. more
than 100000 a year till further in
csrtyrtionS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
LeeisIative NormnI Condition.

Springfild, Ills, Feb. 1.-The legis-
lature is doing nothing special in the
way of enacting legislation. but the
flood of bills continues. One bill in
the house provides that 10 gain admis-
sion to the soldiers widows home a
woman must have been married to a
soldier prior to Jan. I, 1890.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
$40. 900. Both are insured. Minor
losses are S., 900


New York, Feb. 1.-The explosion
yesterday afternoon in the sugar fac
tory of the W. Wicke company. in
East Thirty-frst street, by which over
twenty persons We're injured. was
followed at 9 p. IN. by one of the
fiercest confia grations New York has
witnessed in many years. causing an
estimated loss of $1.500000. The
burned area, in general extent took
in about one city block. The Wicke
company's building, the building abut-
ting it from Thirty-second street, and
several tenement houses We're among
the destroyed buildings. Several lum-
bB yards in the vicinity were consider
ably damaged. The fire was wit
messed by immense crowds of people,
and is said to have been the most
spectacular one New York has ever
seen.
The panic-stricken occupants of a
number. OF tenements threatened by
the fire were assisted out by policemen
and firemen. The fire abounded in
thrilling incidents, but only few per-
Sons were injured, none seriously.
Nearly 800 persons were at work in
the factory at the time of the explo-
sion. Three hundred and fifty of
them We're women. Only two persons
were seriously injured. Joseph Speid-
Ter. fireman. was badly cut and
bruised about the head and body. He
was unconscious when found and was
sent TO Bellevue hospital He may
die. Emil Barschet, n steamfitter
was badly cut about the head and
shoulders. He. too, was sent to the
hospital. A score or more were slight
ly hurt by being cut with broken
glass or struck with flying splintess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
Great snndnz scl.ooI Me.norisI.

Philadelphia. Feb. Title interna-
tional Sunday sehs 2I union. represent
ing 14S.0D0 Sunady schools in. this
country, with 13.000O00 members; has
made the suggestion that memorial
services for the dead Queen of Eng
land be held next Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
PEACE AT THE MINES
Depends on the Outcome of the
Gathering Now at CO.
lumbus, o.
STRUGGLE OVER THE SCALE BEGINS
Operators Credited with a Unitei De-
termination to Give No More
Wages This Time.

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-The joint
conference of the operators of Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois and western Pennsyl-
vania, called TO fix the price of mining
for the scale year beginning April L,
1901, convened here yesterday after
noon. The first session was brief, the
conference adiourning until today i'm
mediately after the committees on
credentials and rules and permanent
organization had been appointed. The
real work of the conference will begin
today with the appointment of the
scale committee, to which the demands
of the miners, formulated at the In
dianapolis convention, will be submit
ted. The permanent chairman of the
conference will be Walter Mullen. of
Ohio, president of the Massillon Opera
tors association. The secretary will
be w. B. Wilson, secretary-treaSurer
of the United Mine Workers. and the
assistant secretary, G. l.. Scroggs, OF
the Illinois Coal commission.
Iowa and Michigan Not Admitted.
The operators and miners of Iowa
and Michigan will not be admitted to
the joint conference. That was settled
last night by the committee ON creden-
tials after a prOtracted discussion. The
committee being unable to agree the
request was referred to the chairman.
who decided that Iowa and Michigan
should be barred. No one will venture
prediction as to whether an agree
ment will be reached by the joint con-
ference. The miners are guarding
their position with extraordinary
secrecy, and the operators are doing
likewise. 1t is known, however, that
they are very wide apart and. some of
the operators personally express their
doubts as to the outcome.
Operators Agreed on One Point.
The only point upon which there is
absolute unanimity of sentiment
among the opera tors is that no adj
vance will be conceded. The miners
must rely, therefore. on, securing con-
cessions in other directions. and willie
none of them will say positively that
this is their plan, some very broad
intimatlons to this effect have been
thrown out by the less secretive dele
gates. Just what are the concessions
which they expect to secure cannot
be ascertained.
MEN ARE AFTER TWO CONCESSIONS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
BIG CLEVELAND FIRE.
Damages TO Business Blocks of Several
Hundred Thousand.

= AAuHuED DA AIEUu8HH1Us
Cleveland, o Feb. Fire today
destroyed the 4 story wholesale mil
linery establishment of Foote, Reed &
Co. Night Watchman Wilson is sup
posed to have perished in the 1ianles.
The loss is $3.50. 900, partly insured.
The Il Ames spread TO adjoining build
ings. causing losses to Root & Nc
Bride Bros, dry 'ods, $50. 600. and
Adams 4& Ford, shoes and rubbers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
SEVERE FIGHTING
IN ABYSSlNIA.

Cairo. Feb. IA dispatch says Sc
we're fighting is reported in Abyssinia.
The casualties are said to mum mber
z OCO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
ra.senger rrain Gets Lo.t.

Sioux City. Ia, Feb. IA passen-
ger train lost its way on the main
line of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad while en- route west. The
train connects with the Union Pacific
at Omaha and was delayed two hours
by being lost. In charge of the train
was new crew, which was not famil-
lar with the road. and as it pulled out
of Ames early in the morning the
brakeman did not turn the switch lead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
Coates Opera House Burned.

Kansas City. Feb. 1.-Fire late last
night destroyed the Coates Opera
House, the principal theater of Kan
sas City The loss is 100000. The
evening performance had just been
ended and the audience had dispersed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
smallpox u. Costly.

Houghton. Mich. Feb. 1.-SmallpoS
bills rendered against the county tC
date aggregate $1,000. The county
contagious diseases hospital is open
despite the decision of lawyers thai
1 II NvaS illa01I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01

Chicago. Feb. 1.-The United States
Rubber company put into effect this
morning cut of Is per cent. of all its
manufactured goods. 1t is declared
that the independent companies will
meet the reduction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
ST. LOUIS FAIR BONDS.

Mayor Zeigenhein Signs Bill Providing
for S5,O0O,OOO.
st. Louis, Feb. Mayor Ziegen-
helm signed the bill providing for the
issuance of $5,OOO,0 600 bonds for the
worlds fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01

Henry \. Everett. of Cleveland. o..
heads a syndicate that has purchased
the Detroit street railway system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
Vital Defects.
pEFAULTER KILLS HIMSELF.
Clerk Mason, of the Continental National
Bank, Ends His Life.

New York, Feb. John 2. Mason,
aged As, the defaulting clerk in the
Continental National bank, who was
to have been examined today, commit
ted suicide this morning by shooting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
.BUNCL|NC
LEGISLATION
Iowa Constitutional Amend
ment Declared Void By
Supreme Court.
FAULTY ON VITAL POINTS
Ruling Invalidates State Elec-
ton of Last Fall and
Necessitates Another. =

Des Moines, Feb. THE supreme
court this morning announced that
the decision of the lower court in the
Titus biennial election amendment
was affirmed. This knocks out the
amendment to the constitution and
results in a state election being held
this fall in Iowa.
General Iaterest Aroused.
Interest aroused in the case has
been general throughout the state and
all political parties have been waiting
to hear the result before the work of
preparing for the campaign should
the decision make it necessary. A
call will be issued within the coming
week for meeting of the republican
state committee.
Vital Defects.
The court in rendering its opinion
signed it "per curiam.' there not be-
ing dissenting vote. 1t is contended
that the passage of the amendment
by two legislatures, which is necessi-
tated by the requirements of the con-
stitution, was accompanied by defects
which were fatal and of vital ma
ture
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01

ing onto a branch. Joe A. Anderson,
the conductor, did net notice the mis-
take until the train had been an hour
out of Ames
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
Operators Agreed ON One Point.
MEN ARE AFTER TWO CONCESSION.
One of Which Is the>Hand and Pick Min
ing DiierentiaI.

1t is apparent, however. that the
miners will make a vigorous effort to
secure tie adoption both of the run-of-
mine basis and uniform differential
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01

fore. it Is our opinion that it is the
duty of congress, before the adjourn
ment of the present session, TO revive
our shipping upon the seas by govern
mental aid to American mail carriers
and traders. equitablY distributed"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

OF all the food requirements n thay
are only properly balanced, but not Civ
Ing enough OF all or any one ingredi-
ont, curtails production In quality or
quantity. Nevertheless, II may bo ad-
vlsable, as noted above, TO withhold
certain ingredients from the plants for
the purpose OF getting produce 10 suit
market requirements That, after all,
10 but establishing a new standard
suited TO our civilization, instead OF
merely catering TO tho natural peculi-
aritles, and II Ia substituting cultured
dellcaclos for wild fruits, vegetables
and grain, II Ia quite right
that we should do this, but
we must be as wise In our plans
OF feeding Rs OF breeding and So
lection. Lining tho soil may bo
lihened to giving Of exercise, II may
not be needed as a food, but II 10 re-
quired to provide the proper chemical
activity In the soil, otherwise rich
plant food may lle a. inert about the
plant roots az food In the stomach Of
the unexerclsed animal or human be-
Ing. Too much lime impalrs strength,
and 30 does want OF II but tho mt
ting amount" produces it,-Thomas
Wallace.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

as tho lords Ok tho soil may see az to
impose, Hence, labor la by no means
emancipated, but far from IT,
Mr., Depew 10 correct In saying that
the triumphs OF industrial genius have
made possible gigantic fortunes which
are the wonder OF our day, But he
falls to state who get and enjoy those
large fortunes, He knows but care
fully conceals the fact, that the for
tunes are not enjoyed by those who
really produced them by their own
labor, The truth Is that labor earns
the fortunes and greed appropriates
them.
An Industrial system with equal
rights for all and special privileges
for none as It's fundamental principle
would abolish monopoly and enamel
pate labor,-Ralph Hoyt,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
MR.. pEPEW,s MISTAKE.

At the recent dedication Of the Hall
Of Fame in New York city, Hon.
Chauncey Depew, one Of our numer-
Gus millionaire senators, made the
following statement in his eloquent
speech:
"The emancipation of labor has been
followed by its recognition and the dig
nifty Of its function in human af-
fairs" He also said; "The triumphs
of Industrial genius have created con-
ditions by which millions can live in
comfort and hope, where thousands
dwelt in poverty and despair. They
have made possible gigantic fortunes
which are the wonder Of our day."
The distinguished senator and arls-
tocrat exhibits either duplicity or
dense ignorance when he speaks Of the
emancipation Of labor as an accom-
pllshed fact, II he don't know he
surely ought to know that labor has
not yet been emancipated. As the
years go by and monopoly gets a
stronger and stronger hold on the
sources Of production, labor becomes
more and more slave to the indi-
viduals and the corporations that are
the recipients Of legalized privileges.
Labor cannot apply itself without first
obtaining the consent of the earth
lords. And that, too, on such terms
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
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|. MN, A,SCIENCE I.:,aAl;
GROWTH OF COKE INDUSTRY.

A report on the growth and present
condition Of coke manufacture has
been Issued by the census office, says
the Black Diamond The report says
the manufacture Of coke Is compare
lively new industry In this country. In
1850 the value of coke produced was
$l6,25O, while in 1899 1t was $50, $685.
AS, including by-products amounting
to $952,O27 In value, or an increase of
over 100 per cent In ten years from
1889 to 1899, This extraordinary
growth OF the coke industry has only
kept pace with the growth Of the iron
manufacture,
According to the report the modern
tendency of Industry to concentrate In
comparatively small number Of es-
tablishents Is strikingly exemplihed In
the coke industry, where there Is an
Increase of only 1876 per cent in the
number OF establishments reported, as
compared with 1889, while the increase
In tons of coke produced Is 96,2 per
cent and In the value Of all products,
1857 per cent
A capital of S36,5O2 $40 has been in
vested in the manufacture of the prod
uct. The value of the output was $685.
5S5, 445, to produce which involved an
outlay Of $7OS5,7S6 for wages Sl9,-
665,532 for raw materials and S2,1Si,-
9GS for miscellaneous expenses,
Pennsylvania leads the six chief
producing states, with 2G,920 ovens in
operation and an output Of l3,245,59i
tons OF coke out of total Of l9,640,-
79S tons, or GA per cent Of the total
output,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

and close the bellows to receive and
discharge the air, In the lower por-
tion Of the bellows Is located a sliding
drawer, when can be drawn out for
the insertion OF cake Of Ice OF any
desired size, and the air circulates
around this In entering the bellows,
being then discharged through the
nozzles attached to the ends of the
arm rests As these nozzles are ad-
Unstable the currents of air may be-
directed toward any portion of the face
or upper portion of the body
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
FINAL REMEDY is FREEDOM.

The final remedy and the only rem
edy for industrial wars is freedom,
And this Is to be obtained by the sim
pie process Of repeating laws which
limit freedom. Free trade would kill
the tariff trusts Free land would
Kill the land monopoly trust. And 1t
would kill the so-called labor trust as
well. Free land would mean free op-
portunity. 1t would mean free men. 1t
would mean free labor, 1t would mean
free industry. And why should not all
these be free? Why should men be
in bondage to an employer? Why
should they not be free to work for
themselves whenever terms cannot be
made to suit them with an employer?
Only one thing stands in the way--the
monopoly Of opportunity, landlordism.
And this could not last five minutes If
land values were taxed alone and labor
were untaXed. The whole strength of
monopoly lies at last in the forestalling
OF natural resources. These can be set
free and opened to all on equal terms
by the simple yet sovereign process of
taxing all land according to its value
Of improvements. The
single tax will stop strikes. It will
kill the trusts, every one Of them-and
they will stay dead
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

and no warm breakfast waiting, and
how disgusted 1t must feel when the
farmer comes In h little later with
pail Of SKINNED milk, straddles the
calls neck, inserts his finger In It's
mouth and tries to convince II that
drinking Is the proper method Of feed
Ing from that time on. Happy would
be that calf II the farmer would pro-
vide II with the feeding arrangement
here shown, and happy would the
farmer be II he did not have to waste
his time in teaching the calf to drink.
The calf seems to get along fairly well
until the farmer undertakes to with
draw his finger and make the calf go
II alone, but then rebellion rises and
an upset pail is the resuS in some
cases. Once introduce the calf to this
device and he may bunt to his hearts
content without upsetting the milk.
The arrangement consists Of reser-
volr, suspended from the wall, with a
tube leading to block underneath, on
which is mounted a rubber nipple. AS
the nipple Is screwed on the block 1t
may be removed as soon as the feeding
is finished or the entire feeder can be
taken down II desired.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
HAYCoCKs OF SALT.

At Salton In southern California, ex-
lists n basin of land between 200 and
300 feet below sea level. About 1000
acres of the depressed area are COW
cred with a deposit Of salt which c. F.
Holden describes in the Scientific Am
erican as one Of the sights Of Callfor-
mia. The salt is first thrown into
ridges by a peculiarly shaped plow,
drawn by dummy engine with cables,
and then is piled into conical heaps
before being carried TO the drying
house and crushing mill, The expanse
looks like field of snow. About
1000 tons Of salt are removed each
year, but the supply Is perennially re-
newed by the deposits of salt springs
which flow into the basin. In June
the temperature of the air reaches 150
degrees, and only Indian workmen can
withstand the heat and glare.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
MErHopIsrs SHOCKED.

Chicago Methodist parsons were
shocked when a brother minister rose
In the Monday meeting and denied tho
universal brotherhood Of man under
the fatherhood of God,' Some of them
denounced the dellyerance as rank
heresy and all Of them except Bishop
Merrill seemed to feel that the utter
ance was impolitlc II not sacrilogious,
Yet Methodist ministers as n rule show
no moral acceptance Of the doctrine OF
Gods fatherhood They seem gener-
ally to look upon him az a sort OF step
father to most of the race, Ills father
hood, according to their Interpretation,
extends only TO n select few-to such,
for example, as got here first and COB
bled Gods bounties. These, II we may
believe the average Methodist minister,
are indeed Gods children, and all the
rest Of us are mere orphans, depend
ent on the Others for any chance we
get to live, 1t Is only fair to the Chi
cago Methodist parson to say, how
ever that the shock given them by the
preacher who denied the fatherhood Of
God was not an economic one, but
purely theological. Even those who
hold to that fatherhood do not be-
lIeve 1t except In Pickwicklan sense,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
HONG Mnrl,ot Ia nIscnrdsd.

From the Omaha World-Herald
What has become Of the "home mar
ket" theory A few years ago we
heard nothing from the &. o. p, spell
binders but frantic appeals to save the
home market from the despoiling
hands of foreigners. Give us the
home market and we care nothing for
the world" shrieked the 6. o, p, spell
binder. We hear nothing about the
home market now, It is all about the
worlds markets" The protected In
fants keep up perpetual cry for pro-
lection against foreign competition, ex-
cept now and then when they boast
about their competition with foreign
ers, Protection logic is suffering from
curvature Of the spine,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

7 propose to beg no question, to
shrink from no conclusion, but to fol-
low truth wherever 1t may lead Upon
us is the responsibility Of seeking the
law; for in the very heart of our civ
ilization today women faint and little
children moan. But what that law
may prove to be is not our affair II
the conclusions that we reach run
counter to our prejudices, let us not
finch; II they challenge institutions
that have long been deemed wise and
natural, let us not turn back.-Henry
George.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08

BY neat trick, made possible by It's
enormous wealth, the Standard OIL
company has headed Off threatening
rival in the Texas oil field and made
itself absolute master Of the situation,
II has bought up the wharves, railroad
terminals and shipping facilities at
Port Arthur, the natural shipping port
Of the Beaumont field, together with
10000 acres of land In the vicinity,
which is doubtless located In such a
manner as to preclude any attempt OF
the Texas oil men to establish a new
outlet. 1t would not be profitable for
them to ship their oil TO tldewater at
more distant point and hence they
are at the mercy Of the Standard, and
must sell their product to II at It's own
price. This is how the Ideal trust
overcomes competition Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Ledger well points out the meth
DDS by which these sort Of schemes
are worked and by which monopoly
gets control Of the sources of produc-
tion, but II doth err In saying that this
move of the Standard OIL company has
been made possible by It's erroneous
wealth.
Wharves, railroad terminals and
shipping facilities are naturally and
Inherently public property, No indi-
vldual corporation can get possession
or control Of such things except by
means Of special charter, which
means a grant Of special privileges,
II the state of Texas and the city OF
Port Arthur had retained in their own
possession that which belonged to
them, the wharyes, terminals and ship
ping facilities, It would have made no
difference what the wealth Of the
Standard Oil company was, they
would have no better chance in the
field than other concerns.
It will thus be seen that monopolles
stiile competition, not by reason Of
their enormous wealth, but through
their ability to get from legislation
grants Of special privileges,
Had the people Of Texas and Port
Arthur had the matter in their own
hands this could easily have been pre-
vented and an immense benefit Sc
cured, not only for the state Of Texas
but for the whole nation. But as 1t Is
under our present form Of government
the people have no voice in the mat
ter. Our constitution grants to a
handful of legislators the exclusive
privilege of leglslatlng, and this hand
ful Of legislators grants to corporations
exclusive privileges in controlling the
resources Of wealth.
So it will be seen that monopoly
rests in legislative grants of privil-
eges and legislative grants Of privil-
ege to corporations rests on the con-
stitutional grants Of privilege to legis-
lators.
To get rid Of the monopoly strike at
the root, the constitutional grant of
privilege to legislators.-New Era.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
HOW TREES BREATHE.

+. Schuyler Mathews, in recently
issued work on Familiar Trees and
Their Leaves" says: "The greatest
sphere Of usefulness which tree oc-
cupies Is connected with its life. It is
great air purifier; 1t absorbs from the
atmosphere the carbonic acid gas
which Is poisonous to us; 1t holds and
slowly dispenses moisture which the
parched air needs; 1t gives out the
ozone (or oxygen in an active electro
negative condltlon) which Is particu-
larly conducive to our health; and 1t
modlfes heat which would otherwise
be overpowerlng. Step into the thick
woods from an open space on very
hot day, and immediate relief Is ex-
perienced from the intense heat. This
is not wholly the result Of shade fur
nished by the trees; much Of 1t pro-
ceeds from the modification Of the air
through the breathing of the tree
leaves.
81 have estimated that a certain
sugar maple Of large proportions which
grows near my cottage puts forth in
one season about $4,000 leaves; these
leaves combined present surface to
sunlight Of about 21,6OO square feet, or
an area equal to pretty nearly half an
acre. Every inch of this expanse
breathes in life for the tree and out
health for the man, while 1t absorbs
in the aggregate an enormous amount
Of heat and sunlight"