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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
THE TRUST BARoNs.
Like Their Prototypes of Old, The.

Like Their Prototypes of Old, They
Become Too Powerful.
When the feudal barons of old
first began to wax strong they con-
fined their depredations to their i'm
mediate vicinity, but as they increased
in power and wealth they surged over
greater territory and contested with
each other for the mastery. It is
much the same with our modern feu-
dial barons-the trusts. They have
gone through the first formative stage
and have become so powerful that
some of them are aiming at universal
control; and now in the third stage
of their existence are falling foul of
each other. The railroad barons are
steel and sugar barons, of course with
an idea of plundering them of some
of the wealth they have absorbed
from the people. 1t is hardly probable
that the consumers will profit by the
contention for all the barons are
united on one point, and that Is to
charge all the traffic will BEAR" their
fight being as to who shall retain the
largest percentage.
There is some evidence that the
railroad barons have stopped the pay
ment of special rebates to the steel
and sugar barons, and these arrogant
combines are protesting. Some of the
trust barons are more fortunate, or
rather were more far-sighted, for they
control the avenues of transportation
for their products, and thus make a
double profit. The Standard Oil trust
owns or controls most of the pipe
lines, and has controlling interest in
some of the great railroads, and a
large interest in others. The anthra-
cite coal trust is the most complete
monopoly, as it not only owns most
of the coal fields, but also most of
the railroads that reach the coal fields.
The coal barons make more profit
from transportation than from the
mining of the coal, and plumber every
one who buys a ton by about dou-
bling the price it should be sold at.
The beef barons have created mo-
nopoly in another way; they control
the stock yards and the refrigerator
cars that the beef must be carried in.
The power of the barons of old was
curbed by the overlordship of the king
or emperor, and in turn by the peo-
pie themselves, who controlled legis-
lation. In the United States to-day
the trusts are so powerful that they
control the majority of the representa-
tives of the people, and there is none
to curb them.
There never was a time more urg-
ent for the people to scan closely
the record of those who are to repre-
sent their interests, and to demand OF
those who seek their suffrage pledge
that they will vote to reform the sys-
tenn before it becomes beyond control.
The tariff is one of the chief bulwarks
of the trust barons, and the reduction
of the protection that was enacted in
the interest of monopoly must be the
first step in unhorsing the trusts.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Booker T.Wash-
ington, the noted colored teacher, has
been appealed to by the leaders of the
stock yards trike to come and address
a mass meeting of the colored people
on questions growing out of the
strike.
The following telegram was sent to
Mr. Washington yesterday by John
]. Fitzpatrick and William Rossell:
Booker T. Washington, Tuskogee
College, Tuskogee, Ala: Organized
labor of Chicago, representing 100000
men and women of all races, respect
fully request you to address a mass
meeting of the colored people in this
city on the subject, Should Negroes
Become Strike Breakers?"
Organized labor has endeavored for
years to overcome the race hatred and
the fact that hundreds of negroes are
acting as strike breakers to aid the
beef trust to reduce wages, is undo
ing all the good work done in years
along that line. Letter will follow D"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

the packing houses at the stock
yards.
The city announced that an appeal
would be taken to the appellate court.
The injunction was issued in test
case brought by the C. H. Hammond
Company. Seven additional petitions
were at once filed following the de-
cision of the court for an extension
of the temporary injunction to all the
packing companies within the stock
yards with the exception of the Oma-
ha packing company. In the Hammond
case the court found that the build
ing in controversy is not within the
fire limits and cannot therefore be
regulated by the fire or building ordi-
nances of the city.
Chicago.-President Donnelly re-
turned from Indianapolis after having
made an appeal for financial assist
ance in conducting the stock yards
strike. Donnelly had received no def
mite reply from the miners when he
left. When asked what he thought
of a settlement through the proposed
action of the city council, President
Donnelly said he did not place much
hope in it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
TORNADO IN YORK STATE.
eescends on a Crowd Of Five Thou
sand PIenickers.

jamestown, N. Y, Aug. 27.-Three
persons lost their lives and several
others were injured in tornado that
swept through Chautauqua county.
Parkhurst's grove, where the Stock
ton town picnic was being held, was
directly in the path of the storm. Five
thousand people were on the grounds
when a terrific windstorm swept
through the place.
The storm came up suddenly. Trees
in the grove were struck by lightning
many of them were blown down, and
the rain fell in torrents. People who
took refuge under the trees at the first
sign of the storm were caught by fall
ing branches and. injured. Many
horses were killed in the same man
ner. Several animals stampeded,
trampling upon the injured people, ~
ing on the ground.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
HARRISON APPOINTS ALDERMEN
WHO Will TRY TO END STRIKE

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-The city au-
thorities are to make a second at
tempt to settle the stock yards strike.
At a meeting Of the city council a
resolution was passed empowering
Mayor Harrison to appoint a commit
tee of eleven aldermen who are to
make it their business to bring about
a settlement.
Invitations were at once sent to the
leaders of the strikers and to repre-
sentatives of the employers inviting
them to meet the members Of the
committee.
Washington.-In TIE absence of any
official intimation that the aid of the
federal government is sto be invok-
ed at Omaha in behalf of the packing
interests, the responsible officials of
the administration in Washington
prefer not to discuss what course
might be followed if such a request
comes, though that it would depend
altogether on what was presented.
Chicago.-Judge Theodore Bretano
issued an Injunction restraining the
city Of Chicago from interfering with
the lodging of non-union employees in
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
Everybody Wants II, According to
Lodge, Yet the Republicans Refuse
to Vote for Ii.

Everybody Wants It, According to
Lodge, Yet the Republicans Refuse
to Vote for 1t.
According to Senator Lodge, every
body is for reciprocity. The Repub-
lican platform is for it, If it will not
irjure "any" American industry. Pres
ident Roosevelt is for it, Lodge is for
it, at least he says he is, and the
Democrats are for it. But unfortu-
nately for Senator Lodge the business
men of Massachusetts, thirty or forty
thousand of them, do not believe that
the pledge in the Republican platform
for reciprocity will be redeemed, so
they have entered upon a campaign
to enforce it, and are demanding
pledges from candidates for Congress
and members of the legislature who
will have the selection of successor
TO Senator Lodge, that they will vote
for reciprocity with Canada without
any" ifs or ands.
Senator Lodge declares that this
Canadian Reciprocity campaign is all
a trick of the Democrats to divide and
defeat the Republicans. But the Re-
publican leaders of the propaganda
show plainly that Senator Lodge has
only himself to blame for this upris-
ing against him, for they point to the
fact that he and the ether members
of the Foreign Relations Committee
of the United States Senate have had
a number of reciprocity treaties, that
we're negotiated by President McKin-
ley. before them for the past three
years, which Senator Lodge and the
Republican Senators have refused to
ratify.
They may all be in favor of reci-
procity, but they have all failed to en-
force it. They favor" reciprocity,
but refuse to reciprocate on any
terms. That is why the business men
of Massachusetts are after Senator
Lodge and the rest of the Republi-
can members of Congress with a
sharp stick without evidently caring
whether they create divisions in the
Republican party" or separate the
Senators and Representatives from
the President" which Senator Lodge
says they are doing.
1t is unkind of these business men
to raise this important question on
the eve of a presidential election,
why cannot they allow the matter to
rest, even if they do see their bust
ress declining and trust to Lodge and
Republican promises to keep their
leads above water. If they are OBJ
stinate and persist in their willful
course they will pull down the sacred
temple of protection and the trusts
will have no shelter.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

impressed on him that he must keen
quiet. So he takes long tramps, rides
and drives, camps out, boxes, wres-
ties, fences with the broadsword and
single sticks, rows, chops trees, plays
tennis with his cabinet-the younger
members-shoots with rifle and re-
volver, and to fill in spare time jiu
jitsu, the Japanese muscular training
formula. These are the amusements.
Then there are political conferences
with Plat, Odell, Root, Lodge, Cortel-
you, Addicks, Black and LOU Peyn.
and fixing things with Morgan, Still.
man, Gould, and other Wall street and
trust magnates, all of which takes
time and lots of it.
In fact, most of the time of Mr..
Roosevelt since he was accidentally
indicted into the presidential Office
has been occupied in like strenuous
occupation, much to the detriment OF
the serious business of the govern.
ment. Think of the record-breakine
swing around the circle at the ex-
pense of the railroads." says the New
York World; ''the balancing of Platt
and Odell, the placating of this enemy
and the crushing of that, the careful
selection of delegates, the procuring
of copper-bound instructions, the
choice of a running mate, the elimi.
nation of all but the plastic Cortelyou
from consideration for national chair
man, the canning of the platform,
the choice of orators, the revision
and toning down of those extravagant
words of eulogy which rose so sponta-
neously from the fullness of his heart
to the lips of Frank S. Black-would
it be too much to say that these mat
tiers of such great personal import
occupied half of his waking hours and
all of his dreaming ones?
'The personal strain must have
been great, the presidential strain
greatly exaggerated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
JEFFRIES STILL CHAMPION
MONROE OUT in SECOND

and Jeffries in the first round had
him twice on the canvas taking the
count.
Jeffries directed his bombardment
against the stomach of his opponent
and each shot was followed by blow
on the jaw that sent Munroe to his
knees Jeffries went back to his cor
ner after the opening round with a
sheer and laugh on his swarthy face,
while Munroe's seconds busted them
selves with smelling salts and restor-
atives.
When the two came together for the
second round the laugh on the cham
pion's face changed to look of de-
termination and it was no time until
Munroe was knocked out.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
shaw,s statesmansnIp.

Secretary Shaw did more good ser
vice to the Democrats than they can
do for themselves when he discredited
mis- party by acknowledging there will
be a large deficit during the current
fiscal year, and suggested that duties
must be raised to meet it. No one but
Shaw would ever have thought of that
for a remedy. My, how the money
would flow into the treasury II the
Dirgley rates were doubled
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
LOST IN THE MAZES.
Lads Claim They Simply Broke Their
Way Out.

st. Louis, Aug. 29.-Paul Harper, Is
years old, son of DR.. W. R. Harper
president of the Chicago University,
and three friends, Fred Taylor, aged
II, son of New York broker; Fred
Gates, aged II, and Frank Gates, aged
Is, sons of Frederick G. Gates, bus
mess manager for John D. Rockefel-
Ter, were arrested at the worlds fair
on the charges of disturbing the peace
and destroying property.
The Jefferson Guards who made
the arrests claim that the boys broke
down a side door at the Moorish Pal
ace on the Pike. The boys declare
that they became lost in the mazes TO
the exhibit and pushed through a door
in order to get out
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

San Francisco. Aug. 29.-Like the
veriest amateur in the prize ring Jack
Munroe, of Butte, Mont, went down
and out before Champion James ].
Jeffries in the second round. The man
from the mining district made such
an extremely sorry showing that the
great throng in the Mechanics pavil-
ion roundly booted him as he protest
ed to Referee Graney against the de-
cision that had been given in favor
of Jeffries.
The two giants had not been in the
ring two minutes when it was foreseen
that the aspirations of Munroe would
be quickly disposed of.
The miner was scared and awkward
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
wife Saw Him XIII Himself.

Eldora. Ia, Aug. 27-Calling his wife
into the back yard and bidding her to
witness his act, NJ. S. Body. prom
fnent speculator and stockman, plac-
ed pistol to his head and in the pres
ence of the half-fainting woman pulled
the trigger. sending bullet crashing
into his brain.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
DARING RevoIutionIsts.

Berlin, Aug. 26.-The Mossiche lei.
tung says the Armenian revolution
airy committee daringly stole 563 rife
cartridges and $1,000 revolver cart
ridges from the Russian arsenal at
Alexandrianople. in Caucus, convey
ing the plumber over the frontier un,
moiestel.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Pleasure and Politics.

Roosevelt is not busy these days,
because he is not talking for publica-
ton, they are much mistaken. The
President is fully employed from
morning to night, although he only
devotes a short hour" for the duties
of his Office. 1t frets and worries him
that he cannot be more in the public
eye, hut the Republican leaders have
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Ideal Weather for Shooters.

Fort Riley, Kan, Aug. 25.-Ideal
atmospheric conditions favored the
shooters The shoot was at 200 and
500 yards, with nineteen teams in
competition. The Massachusetts, mill
tia team is considered the most dan
gerous by competitors
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Will Not Return Boat.

Toxic, Aug. ga formal notifica.
ton has been sent to the Chinese by
the japanese to the effect that the lat.
ter will not accede to the demand OF
China for the return of the Russian
torpedo boat Rieshitelni. The boat
was seized August II, at Che Foo.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Headed for Port Arthur.

Che Foo, Aug. 23.-A launch which
arrived today from Wei-Hai-Wei re-
ports seeing yesterday four, Japanese
battleships and two cruisers, includ-
ing the Kasuga, going in northerly
direction from Wei-Hai-Wei. The
squadron was apparently headed for
Port Arthur.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
A Strike Conference.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-The conference
between the aldermen and the labor
leaders began in the mayors office.
The labor leaders presented their
statement of the case and the packers
will later make presentation of their
side
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Coal for Russian ships.

Constantinople, Aug. 29.-The Rus
sian Navigation company's steamers,
Yenona and Meteor, laden with coal
supplies and fresh water, traversed the
Bosphorus. They are said to be on
the way to Join the Baltic squadron.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Dangers of Mormonism.

winona Lake. Mimi, Aug. 27.-At
the bible conference Prof. Patten of
Princeton university in an address
upon Mormonism and plural marriag-
es said if polygamy were permitted
the social Of the country would be
speedily disintegrated.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Incendiary Fire.

Van Buren,, Ind. Aug. ga $4,000
fire occurred here. The body of an
unknown man was found in the debris.
The fire started in the hardware store
of Bolds & Son, and is thought to have
been of incendiary origin.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
arieI Breaks Down.

London, Aug. 29.-It is reported here
that the Russian steamer Oriel which
sailed with the Baltic fleet on ten
days cruise, has broken down in such
a manner that it will take fifteen days
to repair it
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Esc.ned With Rootv-

Madrid, Aug. pa band of Cata-
lonian brfgands attacked the famous
Montserat monastery. escaping with
rich booty. They were pursued by
gendarmes later, and seven were kill
ed in fierce combat.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Robbers are Pursued.

Paterson, N. j., Aug. 27.-The four
highwaymen who held up D. White,
paymaster for the O'Rourke Construc-
ton company, and c~--'~@ of a satch-
ell containing more than s5,00O,are still
at large, but vigorous pursuit is be-
inc made
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Delaware to Be democratic.

The indications that the Democrats
will carry Delaware are so good that
the present Republican Governor re
fused a denomination The anti-Ad-
dicks Republicans declare that Ad-
dicks caunot buy the election this
time,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
On Campaign Tour.

Chicago. Aug. 23.-Secretary Shaw
arrived here on his way to the Pa
cific coast, whittier he goes to make
a campaign tour. The first speech
of the series will be in Helena. Mon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Fjrst Speech in Vermont.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-It has at last
been definitely arranged that Senator
Fairbanks shall make. his first for
NAL campaign speech in Vermont, Au-
gust 20. The selection of the place
has been left to Senator Proctor. who
is organizing for a monster basket
picnic as a part of the proceedings.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
To Protect His Sister.

Paris, Aug. 29-Thomas Watson, so
years old was shot to death here by
his 15-year-old-son Albert while the
father was chastising the boys sister.
The lad used a double-barreled shot
gun. He is under arrest.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Five KIIIed by ExpIosion.

Nevada, Mo-, Aug. 23.-Five persons
were killed at Minden, a station on
the Nevada & Mindeu branch of the
Missouri Pacific railway, by the ex-
plosion of a car of dynamite.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01
Need Reinforcements.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 29.-The latest
Lao Yang report is to the effect that
the Japanese, in two days, have sue
ceeded in driving the Russians four
miles. The latter is resisting stub
bornly, but must have reinforcements.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

Trust Baking Powders
sell for 45 or so cents per
pound and may be identi-
fed by this exhorbitant
price. They are q men
ace to public health, as
food prepared from them
contains large quantities
of Rochelle salts, a dan
gerous cathartic drug.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-01

Synod Ended.-The German Luth-
eran Synod which has been in session
in AtchiSon for week, closed after
one of the most successful conven-
lions in the history of the district
The Synod will meet in Gerardy, KS,
in 1906. The Rev. H. F. Taggart, of
Topeka, president of the Children's
Aid Society, addressed the synod in
regard to placing the orphan children
in Lutheran homes.
Musician Missing-At Leayenworth
the police are looking for musician
named Foote, who has disappeared
from the Soldiers Home band
Ready for Dedication.-The new
stone $4,000 school building of the
Western Kansas State Normal school
on the Fit. Hays Reservation, is COM
pleted, furnished and ready for fall
term commencing August 20, and on
the Both the building will be dedicat-
ed with appropriate ceremonies
Lane was accidentally killed by be-
ing struck by car near the Santa
Fe depot He was an old soldier. He
served in Company D, Seventeen In
diana Volunteer Infantry. Mr.. Lane
was 81 years old.
Greek Laborers strike-Fifty Greek
laborers employed on the Southern
Kansas branch of the Santa Fe
south of Lawrence have struck. Half
of the gang was discharged for incom-
potency and the Others quit out of
sympathy. The work was about COM
pleted. and the road will have no
trouble in getting men to take their
places.
Fatally Burned.-While starting a
fire in the kitchen stove with coal oil
Mrs. Frank Purkett of Burlington,
was dangerously burned. The doctors
say she cannot recover.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-10
TIT EoR TAT

The spirit of American fairness
would rise in revolt against the treat
ment now being given in Colorado to
members of the miners union if the
American mind had not been trained
to view such outrages with equanimity
by those who are now the victims of
them. People are being arrested daily,
deprived under martial law Of their
right to appeal to the civil authorities
and railroaded out of the state, pre-
cisely as men might be sent out of
Russia by an order from St Peters
burg, for no other reason than that
they belong to the organization which
is under the ban. Leaders of it that
are believed to have been mixed I'D in
rioting and dynamiting are in danger
of their lives whenever they appear. A
newspaper Office is broken into. the
machinery destroyed and the employees
ordered to leave the country instantly.
While these pleasurabIe incidents are
happening here and there, the soldiery
and the miners line up wherever they
have a chance and engage in a regu-
lar little battle.
To this state Of things Colorado has
been reduced, and to this condition the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-10
PERSONAL MENTION

Merchants-Henry Emkson and wife,
Towner. N. D.; H. H. Berge, Jackson;
j. ID. Carpenter, Malcolm, Iowa; G.. l..
Krostur, Fisher; K. E. Lathrop, Forest
Lake; H. A.. Mccormick, Tacoma; John
G. Grenan. New Ulm; c.. w. Dickinson
and son. Page. N. D.; o. A. Scudder.
Raymond: Fred w. Wright Great Falls;
F. Byrnes. Independence, Iowa; A. B..
Gottschalk, Seattle; J. A. Bane, Thief
River Falls; Alexander Anderson, Blue
Earth; o. H. Ingraham, Eau Claire;
Charles Brown, Winnipeg.
Windsor-W. H. Nichols, Butte. Mont
F. NJ Wilson, Red Wing; F. J: Nelson and
wife, Hallock Charles Bellamy, Laramie,
Wye; l.. NJ Martin, Sioux City; John
Martinson and wife, Maiden Rock; George
B. Frost, Sioux City; F. j. Carpenter and
wife, Milwaukee, G. o. Brecke, Olivia;
J. FL. Dale, Renville; George F. Carpen-
ter and wife, Crookston; Edward Donald
son, Owatonna; Charles Boynton, Man
kato.
Ryan,. N. Searles. saltwater; r. D.
Musser and wife, Little Falls; H. G..
Mcintyre and wife, Helena; Mrs. H. B.
Whipple, Faribault; John c. Nooner, La
Crosse; J. P. Edwards and wife, Fargo;
w B. Anderson, Ottawa, Ontario; E. M.
Adams and wife, Winnipeg; p. B. Foyer
ty, Lisbon, N. De; J.. B. Henry and wife,
Kansas City; M H. McCarty, Dubuque,
Iowa.