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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08
The Street Car Strike.

Houston. Texas; Friday was day
of turbulence in this city. II was the
second day Of the strike among the EN-.
ployes Of the Houston Electric Com
pany. The trouble was precipitated
because of the conpany's effort to run
the cars. There were but few people
on the streets early in the day, aud-na>
resistance was offegess-uhfii about 10
O'clock From that time up until 4 p.
m. there were stirring scenes, marked
with the hurlin gof stones, the USING
of clubs and jeering The tension had
become so great at $3.50 that in the
mayors judgment It was found necess
sary to call out the militia 10 ouellthe
disturbance
During The hours named the streets
were IN the possession of bowling
mob. Mapy times it appeared as
though bloodsbed would FOLLOW Seine
men went Wild in their excitement
The crowds, could not be touched by
persuasion, nor by threats
The greatest disturbance was III
front Of the conipany's office, where
every car that had started in the morn.
ing soon became tied up.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08

Paris Leading military experts ex-
pect the early fall Of Port Arthur and
view this .is,a most serious If not ire
parable blow to Russia, the present
condition of Port Arthur being com
pared to that of Metz and Sedan dur
ing the FrancoPrussian war. It is
pointed out that General Kuropatkia
is making the same fatal mistake in
regard to Port Arthurs ability to re-
sist that the French made in connec-
ton with Metz. The military critics
without exception disapprove of Kuro
patkin's policy Of non-resistance.
This is notable change in French
sentiment since The war began. The
official view for the first time is
strongly pessimhstic concerning Rus
sias ability TO retrieve the series Of
reyerses eliminating with the expect
ed fan Of Port Arthur
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08

war He is a member Of the Houston
Cotton Exchange and for many years
has been at the head Of the cotton de.
partment OF n. W. House of this city.
The officers in trying to find some
cause TO which TO attribute the attack,
learned from him that on Saturday
while in street car with some ladies'
riding a man began to talk insultingly
and yulgarly in the presence OF the la
dies and Capt. Christian called him
down pretty hard The Intention of
the man on the car seemed to be to
make It unpleasant for the passengers.
While the part Of Capt Christian in
this matter was the only thing that
could be called up II is not likely to
have been regarded SO seriously by the
man.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08

Savannah Ca jefferson Dsvis'
birthday was celebrated by a suspen,
sion Of business in the banks ana ex-
changes and a general closing Of stores
Friday afternoon. The militia Of the
city paraded in The afternoon
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08

Ardmore, J. I'll Heavy rains con
tinue to fall in this part of the Indian
Territory and railroad traffic is being
seriously affected The Rock Island
operated no trains Sunday into Aard
more and trains on the Frisco are be
ing operated with difficulty, washouts
on both roads being numerous.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08
walnut Rived noomlna.

Arkansas City, Kan; While the Ar
kansas river has fallen in the last
twelve hours, the Walnut presents a
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1904-06-08
EvENTs OF EvERYWHERE.

The First State Bank of Hillsboro
opened branch bank at osceola, with
R. L. Watson, cashier.
Any man who can hold baby for
an hour without saying naughty words
is in the same class with Job.
Texas Hotel Keepers Association
in session at San Antonio last week
selected Dallas as the next meeting
place.
Boil weevils have been discovered
in great numbers and of all sizes
around Athens Steps have been taken
to lay siege to them.
state Health omcer Tabor is ad.
yised Of the appearance of yellow fe-
yer in suburb of Tampico, and also
in the town proper.
The Farmers Hotel at Lawton, Ok,
was burned early Friday morning.
John Brennan and Pat McCabe were
blrned to death and some others were
Injured.
Naruinai oatoil lell rome prluay
morning Tor Naples on Journey TO
taEe mo steamer Princess irene for
NV Vol,
Albert Belts WHITE aged twenty
hye' has been arrested charged win
threatening 70 wnite cap negroes on
sedberry. near Elm Mott.
ne great llre at iazoo Guy On ias'
WEDNESDAY, swept away 'wenty'e'snt
ULCERS IN 'ne center u 'ne citS' .. d
,oss estimates a., an '"e way iro" ~
49,
No' wii,ns 20 '"Ne cndnces On loss
es 'n' ousn WIRE Tipping unuei 'ne
% ssen' ne.nou % ss'neiine 'aeins
ne"s, ore u .le '''ises' pooi y ooins ~
az ''p' '"sS nas 9uspsnpsu'
: stVuV :, sasu' io'e' iiayV "een
iVu"u - ~ ~ 'nos"'ea'en eoa' p'u'
p"Seu " i1''nsi nsNs' son = i,oeo'a,
- = - 11s''oN 7"'s ~ une''''A' ~
Nassaee :" away s'"''0n'
The district court Of Austin has
F~efded a Judgment against the city
y fAns''n - = - r UiS ~ in'''ie7
s,lessu - it',S oco"lieu WINS .ne
pia'ii'iN was e'eoe''oian ioi 7are ei'S:
The Santa Fe has granted a lease Of
Venus property to Or. Young Of Moody
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Colorado falls $13, 100000 short of the
same requirement.
Perhaps there might be found in
these and other comparisons herewith
fruitful topics for campaign discus
sion but the sole object of this COM
pilation is to illustrate by COMPARE
sons how fabulously wealthy is John D.
Rockefeller, and hC>7 fortunate it is
that the United States, as a govern
ment, does not have to pay him his
yearly income.
Should the nations. of the world be
called upon to pay Mr.. Rockefeller's
income in gold, it would require the
entire united twelvem onth production
of Russia, Korea, China, Brazil, Great
Britain, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Sweden,
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Mexi-
co, with the total silver production Of
Japan thrown in.
And if he could demand new coins
in every instance, it would take the
com bined 1901 gold coinage Of Austria,
Japan, Mexico, Persia, Sweden, Swift
erland, Turkey and France to meet the
! bill.
The yearly government revenues
Bolivia, s3,431, 900; Colombia, $685.
ss,564,OOO; Guatemala $2,7S7,0 900:
Honduras, $1,114,0OO; Peru, $5,914,-
600 Venezuela, $6,452, 000-would
fail by $5,OOO,OOO to equal MI. RocKe-
feller's income.
If Mr.. Rockefeller's yearly income
were paid in dollar bills laid end to
end, it would make greenback rib
bon three inches wide and nearly
3,40O miles long. It would extend
as one continuous greenback roll
from Washington to New York, New
York to Southampton, and thence to
London.
If it were unrolled at Vladivostok, 1t
could be carried down"the sea of Jap
an to F'usan, around thru the Yellow
sea to Port Arthur, up the railway to
Hardin and thence back to Vladivo-
stok, completely encircling with it's
magic green roll the scene of HOSTILE
| ties in the far east.
And if the wealthiest man in this re-
public should hire an able-bodied man
! to wind up the green roll thus ex-
| tended, it would require him $50 days
walking ten miles a day, to complete
| the task. Meantime another roll over
5000 miles long would have accumu-
lated.
Harking back only six years, Mr.
Rockefeller's personal income from
$40, 100000, invested in Standard Oil
shares, has been as follows:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

ties of these companies is due to a steady
relentless, uncompromising assault by the
financial interests controlled by John D.
Rockefeller There Is no truce. Rockefeller
has two objects in view. He desires to put
the steel company where he thinks 1t be-
longs and to get his man for president, and
he intends to help George Gould punish
Cassatt.
The Rockefellers are heavily interested
IN steel. They are said to be the largest
holders. It has always been their conten-
ton that Henry G. Prick Of Pittsburg is
the proper man for president They pro-
posed Frick. Mr.. Carnegie would not
listen to this proposition He wanted
Schwab. J. Pierpont Morgan stood behind
Carnegie. Rogers advised Rockefeller.
When the time was ripe the assault on the
securities OF the United States Steel COM
pany began.
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Ger and Samuel V. Hibler. They were
all yonug and venturesome and were
casting about for some means by
which they might WOO fortunes IA
,vor. The plan which found the most
favor was the location of a townsite,
to be made the seat Of a new county.
Such a move was finally determined
upon, and preparations were at once
commenced towards that end. A man
with a team was at once engaged, a
suitable stock Of flour, pork, beans
and other provisions was laid in, guns,
ammunition and blankets provided,
and the fortune-hunters started for
the wilds Of southwestern Minnesota.
| The first night they stopped at Man.
kato, then a place Of about 200 popu-
lation. Acting upon the advice of
some friends there, the next morning
they struck southwark. That night
they spent at Jackson lake, in Blue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

IOCal .4SS,
AS the total capitalization of STAN
dard Oil is 500, 900, 900, of which only
about s97,000,000 is outstanding, it is
thus shown that it has paid to- Mr..
Rockefeller alone more than it's out
standing capital, has more than repaid
his original investment and has re-
turned to the other stockholders in the
same period s146,000,000 on an origi-
nal investment of $60,00O,0O0.
1t would require the combined year.
ly output of the ten largest gold-pro-
ducing mines in the world to turn out
enough gold every year to pay Mr.
Rockefeller's income. And they could
have no idle time at that.
The ten largest gold-producine
mines Of the world, whose production
is verified, with the monthly output OF
each, are: Homestake, S. D., $425,-
$390,00O; Boulder Perseverance, West
Australia, s315,00O; Robinson, Trans
vaal, 100000; Golden Horseshoes
West Australia, 100000; Champion
Reef, India, $3OO,OOO; Rose Deep
Transvaal, $290,00O; Mysore, India
$275,OO0; Weihi, New Zealand, $685.
900; Camp Bird, Colorado, $4,000
Total, $3,030,0 900.
There are not enough $500 bills in
LIlS O1l1ISu OIdtSS 70 pay Lie WOTlO
richest man his yearly income. II
would take all the bills of this denom-
ination, $40, 1851 900: all Of the cent
bronze pieces in the country, 1,160,-
3O1, 1924 in number, valued at $11,603,-
O18.24, and all the. 3 cent silver
pieces, to equal his income.
If Mr.. Rockefeller should want his
yearly income in $4,000 bills, the
United States could give him the $685.
435, 200 it has in notes Of this denomi-
nation and borrow 100000 from the
Bank Of England to complete the sum
These are a, few of the things that
would happen If the United States
government had to pay Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's income for a year.
Suppose, now, that he could be
called upon by the government to meet
some of its expenses.
II Mr.. Rockefeller were asked to pay
the yearly salaries Of the nine mem
bers of the supreme court Of the
United States, the twenty-six judges
Of the United States court of claims
the five Judges of the United States
|court Of private land claims, the three
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

A man Of ability, integrity and enter
prise, he was Of great service to the
early settlers.
When spring opened Mr.. Constans
made a contract with Mr.. Sailor to
build him a log hotel on the new
townsite of Blue Earth Sity, as it was
first called. 1t was 20 by 40, with an
addition IS by %, all two stories, as
shown in the accompanying cut This
was the first hotel in the county. In
fact, it was the first one built in the
state south and west of Mankato. In
the fall of the same year Mr.. Con-
STAINS returned to Shakopee, where he
married Miss Barbara Hebieson.
In this log hotel Mr.. Constans did
a profitable business until 1867, when
he erected all but the main part OF
the new hotel, shown in the other
cut, hauling the lumber for it, except
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
A HANDFUL OF CHANGE
Conductor Took Revenge in Nickels
and Dimes.
New York Press.

Two 81 bills had been handed to
the conductor on a crosstown car, one
after the other. and the next pas
senger came UP with a piece of pa
per bearing the governments IS
stamp. The conductor did not say a
word. He just looked once at the man
and then started to count out change.
First he passed over the two 81 bills
he had just taken in. Then he went
down into his silver pockets and came
up with handful Of dimes. He
counted out ten and recounted them,
and then started to work off his sup
ply Of nickels. There were thirty
nine Of them when he stopped. The
whole lot was passed over to the pas
senger and it was handful. The man
was still counting change when the
conductor got back to the rear plat
form.
Getting even with him." asked .
man on the platform.
'Oh, no." said the conductor. We're
supposed to change SIS bills, but
was giving him some silver, so he
would have enough for the rest Of the
day if he wanted to ride any more"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

liant effects being, obtained in the
quartet number for Othello, Desde-
mona, Iago and his wife, Emilia.
There is stormy scene between
Othello and Desdemona on the one
side with a counter duet of much skill
and insinuating meaning between Iago
and Emilia on the other side of the
stage. Both are quarrels told in song,
the one having lovers dispute and
the other a tempestuous controversy
between Iago and Emilia, as the de-
signing ensign snatches the handker-
chief from his wife.
The four characters constitute the
dominating roles of the opera and af-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Much of the dramatic interest in
Verdi's brilliant lyric drama of
"Othello," the libretto for which is
taken from Shaksperes great tragedy,
depends on the incident of the hand
kerchief that Iago employs to arouse
the jealousy of the Moor. One Of the
daintiest lyric bits in the opera leading
up to the handkerchief scene, is the
Dream Song" wherein crafty Iago
recites the story of the night he spent
with Cassie, alleging to have heard the
young lieutenant tell in his sleep the
story Of his love for Desdemona. The
handkerchief scene comes in the next
act, some of the composers most bril-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

what was sawed in Blue Earth, from
Owatonna, then the nearest railroad
point, save Mankato. Recently Mr..
Constans built the main part Of his
hotel of brick and covered the old
part with brick, so that he has one
of the best country hotels in the state.
Henry P. Constans was born in
France, April 20, 1884. He came to
America in 1851, locating at Shakopee,
where, in partnership with J. B.
Wakefield, he opened a store. The
enterprise was not a success finan-
cially, and the result was the re-
moval Of the partners to this place.
Mr.. Constans was a member Of the
school board here for about thirty
years, and has always been a leader
in anything calculated to benefit the
town. A few years ago, with Mrs.
Constans, he made a visit to the scenes
Of his boyhood.
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100000. Mr.. Rockefeller, the I'M
crowned Car of Oil, has an income
three times greater. This private cit
izen Of the republic draws from it's
users Of oil, and other Rockefeller
controlled products 100000 every
thirty days, while the Car Of Russia
gets s1,O00,oo0 from his 100000
of subjects in the same time.
Among the nations Of the world are
% republics. Their presidents get an
nually for directing their executive
force less than 100000 in salaries. It
would cost Mr.. Rockefeller only s
days income to pay these % presi-
dents Of nations their years salary. He
would still have left over $35,000,000.
The democratic ways and the simple
tastes of John D. Rockefeller and his
entire family are so startlingly at vari-
ance with the general idea that man
Of vast wealth must expend much of
it in garish display, as to cause cease
less wonder among those to whom the
odor Of burning money is as incense.
OF eighteen persons who in the year
| 1908 made recorded gifts for religious,
| educational and benevolent purposes.
aggregating s63,S60,00O, Mr.. Rookie
Teller contributed s11,990,667, approx
inately 33 1-3 per cent. of his income.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

judges of the court of appeals of the
United States-in all 1870 judges with
a combined yearly compensation of
$70S,500, he could expend one weeks
income in doing so and have $41,500
left for lunch money.
In other words, the 100 jurists occu-
plying the 100 highest places in the ma
tional judicial system, labor twelve
months for financial compensation
smaller than Mr.. Rockefeller's income
in seven days!
But it is not only in comparison
with the salaries of the judiciary that
the Rockefeller income looms porten-
tously large. The people Of the United
States generally regard the office of
president of the nation as the one of
greatest dignity. The president re-
ceives salary Of $4,000 a year and
Mr.. Rockefeller could pay President
Roosevelt's salary out Of his income
for just twelve hours and have enough
a $1,000 pony.
There are fifty-one governors Of
states and territories in the republic.
They are considered a body of men
of mature judgment, ripe experience
and high character. Their combined
yearly salaries aggregate $221,700.
To pay this bill Mr.. Rockefeller
Monday and Tuesday and two hours
Of Wednesday, in any one week OF
the year.
If he should decide at any time as a
Christmas gift, or thank offering, to
pay one years salary of all members
Of the house of representatives and
the senate Of the United States, he
would only have to put aside twenty
six days income.
Test com ma riSOns So near home
grow odious, a few examples of world
import will serve to show how wealthy
John D. Rockefeller is, and what a
yearly income of $36,00O.O0O means
in an International sense.
The civil list Of European sover-
they receive-shows these appropria-
tons:
Emperor Of Austria and Hungary
$3,S75,000; King Of Bavaria, s1,412,-
900: King of Belgium, 100000; King
of Denmark, $227,775; King OF
Greece, 100000; King of Italy
$2,858,000; Queen of Netherlands
100000. King Of Sweden, 100000;
King Of Portugal, $634,400; King OF
$237,000; Gar of Russia, s12,000,000;
King Of Saxony, $735,000; King ri
Servia, s24O,O00; King of Wurtem-
berg, $449,300; King Of Spain
$1,4O0, 900.
These sixteen sovereigns of Europe
receive a grand total Of $29,6S0,675 a
year. Mr.. Rockefeller could pay their
combined yearly salaries or civil lists
from his income as an American .citi-
zen, and still have left a surplus OF
nearly $4,000 900 to supply his modest
wants.
The Gar OF Russia, the worlds
greatest autocrat, has an income OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Earth county, near the present coun-
ty line. The next day they reached
the home Of Moses Sailor, the first
white settler in this county, who had
located in the timber on the Blue
Earth river a short distance south of
this city.
After consultation with Mr.. Sailor
It was decided to locate town in this
vicinity and organize a county. The
next day Mr.. Sailor piloted them to
this point, then a wilderness.
shack was found unoccupied in the
timber here, which had probably been
built by some trapper. OF this they
| took possession. The next day Messrs
Wakefield and Spencer started back
with the team, their destination being
st. Paul, where they proposed to Or
ganize the county Of Faribault and
procure the necessary commissions
from Governor German. This they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

Special to The Journal.
Blue Earth, Mimi, March 26.-This
town does not boast that it has the
/ Oldest landlord and landlady in the
state, but in the persons Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Constans Of the Constans
house, it has a landlord and land
lady who have kept hotel In the same
/ spot longer than any other couple in
Minnesota.
One cold night in January, forty
eight years ago, there were gathered
tabout a stove in a store in the village
| Of Shakopee, J. B. Wakefield, after.
wards prominent in Minnesota politics
finally becoming a member Of con.
gress; Henry P. Constans, Spier Spen.
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ford an excellent opportunity to Mr..
Savage's singers. Joseph Sheehan,
the tenor, plays Othello, with Gertrude
Rennyson as Desdemona, Winfred
Golf as the designing Iago and Rita
Newman, the new California mezzo-
soprano, as Emilia. The role Of
Iago, dramatically, is perhaps the
greatest in the opera. 1t so dominates
each act that it was Verdi's original
intention to name his opera "Iago"
instea of "Othello." All four of these
principal singers have won special
commentator from eastern critics
this season for their dramatic as we'll
as vocal achievement in "Othello."
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did, Mr.. Constans being appointed the
first sheriff of the county, an appoint
ment which was afterwards ratified
and continued by the board Of county
commissioners.
Mr.. Wakefield did not return until
late in March. Before that time the
stock Of provisions had become ex-
hausted, and for some days Messrs.
Constans and Hibler lived upon
parched corn. When Mr.. Wakefield
did come 1t was found that Mr..
Spencer was not with him, but in
his place came George B. Kingsley,
now dead. but who proved to be a
valuable addition to the little colony.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26
WHAT ROCKEFELLER WANTS
tanned Raids on U. S. Steel and Other
CompanIes.

companies.
what do you know about the steel
business?" said Charles M. Schwab to H.
III. Rogers, vice president Of the Standard
Oil company, In the offices Of the United
States Steel company one day.
Perhaps know as much as you do, -
MIR. Rogers replied.
. And then, somewhat later. President A.
j. Cassatt Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
uprooted the poles and threw down the
wires Of the Western Union Telegraph
company that stood along the Pennsylva-
MIA lines. He destroyed more than SIS, 0OO,-
900 worth Of property in less than a
week.
That conversation and Mr.. Cassatt's
crusade against the Western Union may
appear to have no revelance. Combined
with two other circumstances, they fur
nish the key to the great raids on the
stocks of the United States Steel company
and the Pennsylvania railroad.
The tremendous bearing" Of the securi-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

welcome Of Governor Edward Everett,
and led the war dance which the In
dian chiefs gave on historic Boston
Common.
While editing the Western World at
Frankfort, KY, General Street, a. ma
tive Virginian, made charges Of con-
spiracy against Aaron Burr. AS a re-
suit attempts were made to destroy his
plant and himself. Numerous duels
were fought, the last one, between
Street and George Adams, lawyer,
resulting in the wounding Of Street
so severely that his life was despaired
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-26

of for months and he was unable to
appear as a witness against Burr at
the famous trial.
In 1927, Street was appointed agent
of the Winnebagoes at Prairie du
Chen, by President John Quincy
Adams, and remained there until 1885,
when he was transferred to the Sac
and Fox agency in Iowa, where he
died in 1910. While at Prairie du
Chen he prevailed upon the Winneba-
goes not to join Black Hawk in his
war. After the battle of Bad AK,
Black Hawk was captured by Winnie
bagoes and taken to General Street, to
whom he surrendered. Street in turn
delivered him to Colonel Zachary