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4 nn III my I -EE N.BIAI nn a OFFICIAL X'-A.mn Or 'rxiX31ITI3T7GTIIAX. TXl-TIO-tr. ' 'In. Tb.i.:n.f7sj Eeatlal. TTnitT" ; I all TKlng-s, CK0.-rf.t3r." VIN1TA. INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, MAY II, 1891. CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. VOL. IX. NO.'X i CHIEF IN Attention! 4 rSllI Stockrnon and Farmers. I kit Full oad Csupleto LIm of Siilss, mm, aad all g-oods Mr-rle-i la raa m EiiUI IK with prices to tart Um tins. Sbop, ALLIANCE MATTERS, I'ONI'fclCKNt'K NOTKN, at I employ none but thorough workmen, using th p?st of Material and guarantee all goods as first-dass in y?ry reject. BOOTS AND SHOES MADC TO ORDER. Gsw Osy Ocsts a SpasSs!!, AU moll orders reeelrt prompt attention. "No trouble to show goods." Yeun Respectfully, -,-. ,.r i-mas ' sYjj.s.jsA-' LEE BARRETT, Vinita, Ind. Ter. Copt. I'owor estimates attendance: three to tlve thuiiHund. Koch of the throe leading newspapers of Cincinnati have subscribed 25 to the expense fund. Musie Hull, whore tho conference meets, the lurgest in Ciuoiiuinti, itniln seven thousand, and over four thousand on main H,or. so there is room enough. Tho Southwestern Association has taken a tumble, and tho Iron Mountain system telegraphs that their road will uilow ono faro rates for tho round trip. Six hotels subscribe JIOO ouch, ft is sufo to say tliat all tho hotel HiilMcrip tions foot up more than tliolr total re ceipts from the recent republican league meeting. The present kick by railroads against this movement is the best thing they could do to convince the other states that Kansas and .Nebraska farmers realize that they have been robbed. The convention at Cinciniitl will be looked to as the great move of tho ago, and in future years will lie referred to as the eKX'h when labor first claimed her right of equality Ix-foro tho law with all other classes. Our Own Opinion. M. L. & W. M. CAMPBELL. 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Wood Mowers and Binders, Minnesota CLief and Fichols and Shcpard Engines and Taresliers. Call find see us. We guarantee to save you money on everything you necJ. Wi-iie us for prices ou anything you want in our line. C. D. MESERVE & CO. Feb. 8. 1 jrar. mm PflflPHP'fRV ' T" , - --fulfil ST? f ' v . --r . . . ." AGENT FOR THE WORLD RENOWNED CiritWsrniiiiffiJi Fxamine the "MACHINE OF STEEL" and jndee for yourself. It will pleas the mcst exa-ting. Samples for inspection at Vinita and Afton. 1 -ALSO HANDLES THE WELL KXOWN- John Deere Plows, Rod Breakers, Harrows, Corn Planters, Cultivators and Hoosier Drills. -A IT'LL LINE OF- Someone has led the brewers to be lieve that a democratic crowd waa com ing, for thev are advertising liberally, as well as chipping in ou exix-nso fund. But then, the Huptist associations hold a national session in the city ut the same time. Gentlemen who are coming to the conference with "chips on their should ers," are requested to drop them lieforo leaving home. The man who has but "one idea'1 that must Ilnd expression in declaration or platform, else a row will result, is reminded in advance this is a conference for agreement, not division and discord. Tne Citizens' Alliances of tho United States will meet in Dextor Hall, over Music Hall, at Cincinnati, on Monday, May 18, to form, it is hoped, a union of tho two national organizations, of which W. F. Rightmiro and Ralph Roaumont are tho national si-eretarics. Wo are glad to know Dr. Mct'une and Reauniount are coining over from Washington, Several ladies of prominence in the reform movement will attend tho con ference as delegates, who are an capa ble speakers as any of the gentlemen who will speak: Mrs. S. K. V. Emery and Mrs. Severance, of Michigan; Mrs. Incase, Mrs. Met'ormlck and Mrs. Anna L. l'igfs, of Kansas. Mrs. Mary A. Llvermore, of Ronton, may also at tend, as she is prominently connected with tho Nationalists clulw of tho city. All local organizations in a favor of tho people federat together on com mon grounds are invited to send dele gates to the conference. Where no dis trict organization exists, or whose otll cers are host ic, counties can act, and tho local organizations of dilTerent kinds in the counties, towns and cities. Ix-t the friends of reform make the con ference so hu ge that there will not tie any future carping about "authority" for it. Tho (NHiplo are sovereign in their power and authority to act for any legitimate purpose. A new German si.hemo: An electr! apparatus supplies a strong light, which attracts insect and nio.us. A auction fan, worked by the electric current, draws them in when tlx y approach the light and carries them into a small mill. alM) worked by the electric current, where they are ground up anil mixed with flour, and are thus converted into poultry food of excellent quality. Many partisan democratic newspa pers, since tho publication of Mr. Cleve lands anti-silver letter, are making an effort to pusli tho tarifl question to tho front in such a wnv as to have it overshadow all other questions. The fact is, the tariff is a tax anil makes the (leoplo pay high prices for tho necessa ries of life. Rut the plain people all over tho country know that the prico is not a matter of material interest to them, when there Is no money with which to buy. Tho question of linan cial reform should and must bo the is sue; and good citizens everywhere should see to it that no political trick or intrigue blinds them to the fact. There is evidence that an effort will 1 made by ringsters to oliscure every thing else bv the tariff cloud. ThU will bo mainly la-cause they aro optnised to any measure for making money eas ier and clieaK-r for the people, and will try to prevent prominent discussion ol such measures. The ieoplo should set) that such a trick docs not succeed. Watch the trickster. They are pre paring to work the same old dodge. Arbor State (Heatrlce, Neb.) The alliance Is studying the subject ol trusts and combines, it would seem, from tho numerous schemes which have been advanced by it different members. Some of these ai v chimerical and im practical, but all of them furnish the basic idea upon which to build a sukt structure that will stand and tiring suc cess. The alliance is opposed to all trust , and its memlx-i-s. like all cither people who are damaged by anything, are lighting them; but like all other people, w here they shall realize that there is only one biuvcssful way to fight them, and that is to tight them with a trust, it is very pmnahle that they will adopt that plan. This would not be the proper thing, but there ii so much human nature in a man that its mem bers mav be expected to do what other men would do rnder similar circum stances. The alliance is for relief from debt and redemption from serfdom. It has itt plans adoit-d to ai-comnlish these purposes, and thev will lie adher ed to; but it may supplement them and adopt further effort in the same direc tion. So it is not improper to promul gate the ideas upon w hich they will be fmindi-d, if they shall ever have an ex istence. Alliance Herald, Montgomery Ala. . The 1'rr.Ulrnt'a Kerrptinu. After reading William Mar-lav's re ollections of 1 'resident Washington's levees here in New York, it Is interest ing to see their present form after tho loosening influence of aeentury of in creasing democracy. "Havingpaid my rc9i-ctB to the presidont. said a New kcr ho w as in V ashington rec-nt- ound the great east room liler- paeki-d with peonle. hats in hand. lot bed for the street The Mne epitomized American family life. Par ents and children from every state ami territory wi-re there: young wives, nUl matrons, blooming p'rls, little children and hundreds of plain, rugged nu n. They were waiting to Miake hands with the president. Thus th-y collect every day while he is at the capital. At I o'clock be ca ne down stairs and stmid elne to th- doornay, while the peonle entirely without sujiei v ision or direc tion formed a rode line and by him. His hand and his head liot.l.-i ui. Who Arc th Repudlators. It is discouraging to nota the oonlln. tied effort to a certain class of political w i Iters mid speakers to reap a harvest out of the misfortunes of their fellow mou. That is wriltan with sneolal re ference to men who aro clamoring about tne financial condition of the pcopla of ansr. may insist, in season and out of sea.- jn, telling it wheraror they go, and w herever they have the insaus of .-sending their denunciations, that ths farmers' alliance and klndared organ 1 zations In Kansas are doing all that is their power to repudiate their debts and to bring odium upon the state and the people. These fellows know that what they say In this rcupoot Is not on. ly false In itself and utterly without lounantion, ii'.i that It is spoken or written with Vleltberate intent to do- ceive the peoif.e In other parts of the country in order that a fortune may be mode out of the deception. The mem hers of the political organization known i: the people s party in Kansas cast Llxmt 1 10,000 votes at ths last election more thun one-third tho entire vote ol I ho stale, and yet it Is perfectly safe to ray that not one person in every one lnmdred of those who voted the people's iiarty ticket ever, either publicly or prlvatoly.orally or in writing, expressed a desire to repudiate any honest debt. 1 here was nothing in the people s party platform, there was nothing In the pet-ches of tho recognized leaders of tho l'eopie's party, which even Intimated anything of the kind. Our papers have repeatedly, time and timo again, given notice to the world that they are not ropudtators. Our peoplo utterly despise repudiation In all its forms. We do not belong to that class of men and women, ana yet many men who cry us down as domo gogues and cranks and say all mannar of evil things about us, circulate among the eastern peopl6and capitalist gener ally, reporta that we ore trying to get rid of tne payment of our dobu. Some thing, surely, would have cropped out in tho legislature last winter looking In that directions if there had been any intention upon the part of our people to ces rid of paying any debt that they honestly owe; yet only one bill was in troduced which boro even remotely upon tho subject, and that was a propo rtion to give to the judgment debtors mi equity of redemption for two years, a law which was once in force in this itato, and is now in force In many other states, and ought to be In forco everywhere. There was nothing aula about repudiating debts then or at an other timo by the members of that leg islature. What they asked for, and what tho pcopla have a perfect right to ask for, is time to pay their debts. Nothing is more common in business manors man iorueotors to aslc an ex tension of time when they find it diffi cult to meet their obligations at maturity. It is well known here and everywhere mat too condition or vne farmers In all the west has been of extreme embarass- ment. and is growing worso rather than lietter:but instead of their propos ing to repudiate, they simply Oak a lit tle longer time. No reasonable man objects to this; no reasonable man over did object to a debtor asking timo to l ay his debt. It is only a matter of business between the debtor and the creditor. We understand very well that there is no such thing ai morality or sympathy in business. It is purely nl coldly dollars and cents. All this talk and noise about repudiation in Ktiiitas comes, as this pajier has repeat edly charged, from a class of men who want to make money out of the misfor tunes of their fellows. One gentlemen In this city took occasion to bracd the movement in favor of an equity of re demption as a repudiation of the con tract. He is engaged in tho business of lording money; ho knows as well as anybody else does that the people of Kansas have no intention of repudiat ing their debts; he knows as well as the ivy I of us do that what we want is sim ply a little timo that we may save our rcni-es w hile we are paying our debts. This clamor on the repudiation string will caie-o an onslanght upon tho debt ors of iho stato by tho owners of money through fear that in some way their In vestments ai-e In danger. Then syn dicates will be organized forthe purpose of purchasing the lands that are sold for a Kong at foreclosure sales. These landswill be put uon the market after wards for salo to farmers from other parts of tho country w ho are able to pay for them, or new sysUmia of landlord farming upon an extensive scale will be adopted, and tho present owners, it they see pi-oper to remain in the neighlKii lKMid, will bo "hired mon" or renters. That w ill be bonanza farming when steam plows nnd threshers are us, d; when sixty to sixty-five acres ol wheat can bo cut ano threshed in one day by tho use of a single machine, as It is now, and has hren done two or three years in tho state of California. Mmi.v of the men who now own farms will from this time on bo at the mercy of one man or a company of men able to cnmloy a thousand farmers, just as it is with mechanics in tho gnat factories, where from l.OOtlto 3,000 men aro em ployed, every man working at a particu lar piece of waron, or shoe, or whatever article is ling manufactured. It is a serious mat ter, and tho men who aro bringing this condition of things upon us will have more to answer for in the time to come than tl ey now drea-u of. They aro vam pires upon the body politic. Thev ars living off of the blood and the sweat ol honest men. They are in all inspects had, bold, dangerous men, and uulesi the people rise in their majesty and mow them down In-foro nn indignant public n ot iment, they will yet be ths rulers of the country. Kansas Farmer. A CALL. Tn Ilia Peoples I'artr Organization Kansas. The call which originated at the last national meeting of the farmers' alli ance hold atOcula, Florida, for a geno eral conference at Cincinnati, Ohio, to consider the question of and prepare for independent political action, and which is now assigned the lltth day of May, 1-f'Jl, as sulwequently modified, embraces the right of the people i party of Kansas to representation in tho conference as follows: All the members of the stato central committee were authorized and are hereby requested to attend that cos. forenoc as delegates. Each congreg. slonal district is entitled to ten repre sentatives, and the several chairman of the several district central committees are herebv requested, unless committee meetings before May 1 next have been called to ap)int ten suitable persons from their representative districts as representatives in tho conference. The call also embraces two representatives from each county, and the chairman of the several county committees are here by requested to apK)int two representa tives of thoir resiective counties ac cord ingly; but where committee meet ings have rs-en apiHilnted to be hold be fore May I next, the duties hereby as signed to tho chairman will be per formed by tho whole committees. Each delegation should bo provided with certificates of their appointment as credentials signed by the proper committee chairman and Bttosted by tho secretary. It is desired that all a pointmonla lie marie and delegates noti fied as at early a date as practicable. Ijcvi DUMHAi'i.D, Ceuirman. W. 1). Vivknt, Sectetary. Hartford, Kas., April 14, 1X01. Mtinnmrmt to Henry Krrh. The saving that a prophet is not with- ut honor save in his own house, finds ontlrniation in the circumstance that be first public memorial in honor of the ate Henrv Rergh has just lieon erected in Milwaukee. Mr. IJergh was a life long New Yorker, and began here his ureal work in liebalf of animals, the in llueiiee of which, before his death, ex-tendi-d all over the glob. Rut New York has never sought to do him -perial honor. Is is not time for some if our citizens to ask thenisclve whether they have done their full duty bv this i iend of dumbanimals? N. Y. Tritium. lf-i:- Ufnno Durrmno tnrl CnrinfJ IVaernne "ldown incs,.antiy for thirty minutes. A U C MdKUIId, QIIU JUIIII5 liUFjUHv., ana then he was a free man and a plain AFTON. I "iti7fin rr n Hir th xw V - INDIAN TERRITORY, sun. ' York The alliance Is now on trial before the liar of public judgment, and every indi vidual member is responsible for the faithful discharge of the particular task assigned him. The responsibility is a e min o 1 one. and rests U)sn all alike. The tre it work that is going on may not come liefore your view every day and your suit-alliance may not l all 1'iat you would have it be, but Stan 1 to our color. R-Milts may not be reach ed as fo.st as you had e ieet-d. but stick to your crowd. Your leaders may not be as b. Dlinnt nor as aggressive as vou would wish them, but abide your lime and c mtinoe the struggle. Revolutions never go tiaekwards: if you hold up you j are left. Nothing human was ever per-!f---l, and never iH Is-, tut stick to your j order and Iss steadfast to the end. It ' may i-equire jw-i-sonJil saerifi,-p of opinion but tliat is but a daily occurrence in life. It may demand inconvenienco and j r, c"k'nition. but stick Ugetlier. IVm't 'ziveuothe ship. The Alliance, (Tal I ;anaisee, Fla) Cirnwth of the Allmnrrs. Whilo the information contained In tho following shows but a fraction of tho organization now going on among tho farmers of tho country, It will glvo our readers some idea of tho activity and magnitude of tho great reform movement. Other Industrial organiza tions are equally energetic along the same lino: t OHIO. In Ohio thero are 187 sub-alliances, w ith a membership of over 8,000. SEW YOHK. New York has 241 sub-alliances, with a membership exceeding 10,000. CAI.IFOKXIA. There are already 305 sub-organizations of the farmers" alliance in the state and thirty organizers ore in the field. VI1CJI.VIA. There are 1.23.1 sub-organlations of the farmers' alliance in the slate, una ninety-four counties aro thoroughly organized. IOWA. The farmers' alliance is spreading in the state like hot cakes, no less than forty -0110 branches have ls-en formed in one week. WKST VlRlllNIA was organized seven months ago. There lire now J'Ct nrr-ait-.utUtis rejiorted, and tho work is more vigorous and active than ever before. I'KXNSVLVANIA. The state alliance was organized April It, 1S1KJ. There are now over 200 sub alliances with more than 10,000 members uud our friends are organizing at the 1 Mto of one alliance a day, Sunday in eluded. MINN risen-A. Tho mnulior of farmers' alliance branches in the state is 1,315 and others are Is-ing organized at tho rate of six or seven a week. Tho alliance has 1 1,000 more members than ut the time of the election hist fall. WISCONSIN huxl only seventy-eight sub-organiza tion last June. There are now 230 al liances organized. Applications for charters are received by tho secretary every day. and thero will bo over .'Ilio organizations before tho end of this month. KKNTCCKY. The state secretary sent charters for sixty new sub-ulliances during the month of March. Eighty-six of tho ll'.l counties in the state are organized. There is a total of 2,4iH) sub-unions in the stall-with a membership of more than 100, 1 KK) farmers. NEW K.NCI.A.NII. Toe New England States have been showing a lively intereit in tho alliance for some timo past. There have been hundreds of applications for alliance literature. In New Hampshire the in terest has culminat-d in the organiza tion of the Granite State Farmers' Alli ance and Industrial I'nion. They are now calling for organizers, and think the time is riio for good work in that section. THK I'KOPI.KS' I'ltKSS. Thr? I'lS-frr Tn Join the Kt-pulillrans. When democrats prefer to join tho T publicans in order to defeat the plans of the people to secure relief from debt and to regain theli protqierity, as has ls-en done in South Carolina, it is about time for tho iieoplo to scrutinize the plans and purposes of the same doss in Alaiiama, when tliey prelonu to no so zealous and anxious for t lie welfare of tho farmers, that they lesiro to destroy the organization of prouueers for mutual benefit to themselves and the general welfare of the stale, in order that that class of politicians may the more easily control them. Tho South Carolina episode is an object lesson to Alabam ians. Tho intensely democratic-element of that state fought the reforms tho farmers sought as long as thev could In the democratic party, and when they found no hiqio of suoivss in that party, they went over to -the republicans and projsise to fight in the future on the side of the representatives of trusts, cora llines and syndicates, which 'are largely private affairs for public plunder."' Alliance Herald, Montgomery, Ala bama. The three-headed monster that is destroying the lives and fortunes, hopes and happiness, of all civilized nations so rapidly, is interest, taxes, and rent. Manhood has for ages tried to mako some weasm sulneiently powerful to slay him. Moses ordered him out of the nation. "Take not usury iany interest I for money or victuals." God tried to scare him out bv withholding heaven. "It is easier for a camel to eo thmugh ' the eye of a n,-edlc," etc. Christ sw-ourg-j -d him in tho temple, IViesta and I prophets havs endeavored to frighten j him to death with a picture of the bor i ron of hell. The people have wielded j the jsiwi r of law and religion against ; him, and he has grown mon- bold, cor pulent and detiant. t Vox-ration is the ' inly weaxin he fears, the only one that an slay him. Times, ciberlin, Kansas. I It is aWnit daily reported that the alliances were dying out; that they would poll a less vote now ban thev did a-t fall: tliat a grusl crop would bury them so that in the future nothing s-oiild be heard from them. The facts f-e these: The alliances are increasing Jaily in number; they are more deter- i Th' ulllanee overcome 82,000 ropdh. (lean mujorily in Kansas in a cam paign of six months. It can be lieut 100,000 majority iu Texas in u year's campaign. Faulkner County Wheel. There are 8,572,IKI5 mortgages in tho United States, so SuH-rlnteiident Hur ler says, and he ought to be good repub lican authority. Had it come from any other source the republican papers would have denounced it as a falsehood. Rut here It Is: One mortgage for every seven people in the nation, counting men, women and children. There will bo ashttking up of thirdry bones in 18H2 that will open the eyes not only of the nation, but of the world. Lincoln (Ks.) Heuoon. The most distressing of all tho pain ful incidents connected with tho strike of coke workers and tho rioting In thu ('onnellsville rcigion aro those in which women figure as participants and suf ferers. To read of wives and swi-et-hearts who spring into pitched lattlo against the authorities "as if pos sessed of demons," us 0110 account has it, gives such an idea as nothing else can of the pitch of desperation to w hich t ho lioverty-Btrieken peoplo of the region lave come. r. Y. World. Tho members of tho alliance should constantly keep in mind that this is tho year lor them to study ana acquaint themselves with the great Issues that are being discussed. This is the educa tional year In that resicct wilh us, und we must improve every opportunity to become familiar with our principles and demands, In order for them to avutl us anything. We can not afford to stand still, "ixt us then tie up and doing." and always employ our licst efforts to further our cause. Farmers' Advocate, (Tarboro, N. C) When the old parties tell you vou aro for paternalism refer him to the law al lowing the banker to tuko his millions of dollars In gold to tho mint and have It pressed in liars at the cxs;iiso of tho government to maKO it convenient to ship to Europe. Now, why should tho government press the banker's gold into bars for shipment and make tho farmer compress his own cotton when he wants to ship It to Europe? Wo want tho shoo put on the other foot for a while now. it will fit better. Ken tucky Farmer (Shepherdsville, Ky.) Why don't Mills, Reagan, Culberson, et al., tell tho people of Texas that the bill loaning l, 100,000 to the New Oi lcans exposition was paternalism un constitutional':' Now answer gentle men, didn't every one of you and all the other members from the south vote for tho bill to loan 1, 000.000 to tho New Orleans exposition. Now some jieople think the reason you didn't yell "un constitutional" in that contest was bo cause it was loaning money to a big syndicate and because the money power w ow in favor of that move. The Vindi cator (Sulpher Springs, Tex.) The thoughts that aro workiu g in the minds of the masses of the civilized world foretell a change. This sudden appropriation of the power jiossossed by tho peoplo Is so extraordinary that its significance is beyond the realization of thu tower that is going headlong to destruction. )n the one hand thero is a selfish disposition on the part of the laud lords and lend lords to sneer at tho elements of the rising storm, which not only serves to intensify the irrita tion, and aggravate the tendency to separate from a ioaeeful and IiIcmhIIcss settlement of the dillieulty, but tends to hurry on a destructive calamity. Mystic 1 la. ) Hrce.o. Tho farmers havo awakened from their silitical lethargy. and huvs buckled on tho full alliance armor. The leading Uissos of the dcmocrutii: party havo left tho old JclTersoniun landmarks and gone off on a tangent niion a way unknown to tho deiiiccrii'iv masses, and the la-ople aro licim quickened with the breath of new life breathed into their nostrils. The peo ple are learning that the sub-treasury means more money, more liberty and final freedom from serfdom. Thev tie lieve It, and all Hades cannot prevail ugainst it. Serfdom and slavery have never met favor iu the eyes of Deity. -Tho Geneva, (Ala.,) Record. Farmers, the sulisidi.ed puicrs ami representatives of the money power an moving heaven and earth to make you think you are a lot of idiotscuttingyoui own throats, and that the only way for you to live in this country is to go back to the old parties. Ami all the time they are doing this thev aro upholding tho money power together with all the past legislation that has legalized th ' robbing of the farmers and lalmrers ol 75 per cent of all the weulth they have prtsJuced the lust twenty ears. In other words, they art? in favor of the great money power, keeping in power until it roll vou of all you have. Iiok out for them Tho K-rH tuitv of the old pat ties will keep yon pinned to the earth. Ottawa Co. index. We urge uiin every county alliance tho necessity of calling a meeting and electing a delegate to the great Cincin nati convention of May I'.', line dele gate for eiich county is enough, butt wo or thri-e w ill do no harm, if the alliance feeds able to bear the exienso. Send none but true men to this convention. It is probable that the greatest reform movement of Ibis century will I launched at tho Cincinnati meeting and its destiny must not lie trusted to the untried and faithless. If there is one word of advice wo would give to the alliance it is this: Sit don 11 hard on every man w ho makes an effort to gel himself elected. The solfsoeker is never to be trusted. State, St. l'aul, Minn. l'olitii-ians opMise the government ownership of railroads because they know that they cannot Ik- elected with out the supHirt of the railroad isiwer, and they aw willing to cringe before the desHii!er, to sacrifice the interest of the people, and prostrate themselves before the railroad dessits, for the sake of office. These things are mat ters of fact and aro not disputed by any one. If the people ever expect to base legislation nut w holly in the interests of the railroads they will have t i stand together Tor the election of men who are in favor of government ownership, for any man who oiqioses 't does so be cause he looks to the roads for support and will, if elected, do nothing; unfavor able to them. The Alliance Defender (Excelsior Springs, Mo. Certain )ias-rs in this state aiv otic a very loud and solicitous, in the abstract, for the inteivst of the tailoring man. They even admit that the alliance ia groat organization of laUiring men honestly strii ing to tiettor their rondt tion by bettering the condition of the country) is a good thing. The-e are their pretentions, but what are their real sentiments? The following illus tration w ill show : A few weeks since 1 very strons? and, we think, unanswer able presentation of the needs of the country, the condition of finance, who controls it, and v ho suffers by it. published by the heads of the alliaiH-o. A bout the same time a long article attacking the principles of the on! r and the leading characters i:i it a published. The tirst article is copied in but few papers; the latter has a l-'g run in these very psN-i-s t !.:d love the '"dear pi-ople" mi Stnuvs show which way the wind blows. Tho Caucasian iClinton, N. C. J Attiaitl Assaaaluntlou, Rkki.I.m, May 13. A disputed re wived hero from Toklo, tho capital of iapun, announces that nn attempt has boon mudo upon tho life of thozare wieh, but that the imperiid traveler, though seriously wounded, Is consid ered to lie In no dunger of dying. The particulars to tho attempt at as sassination are most meager. The only details given aro that tho czarewitcli was suddenly attacked by a Japanese, who was armed with a sharp sword. Thu Japanese, before ho could lie over powered, succeeded In Indicting severe wounds upon tho czarowitch, who de fended hliufef gallantly. The motive of the aliuek Is not given In tho divtch received here. Tho czarewitcli has been traveling extensively in China and expected after his visit to Japan to take a proinlneut part in important festivities and inau gural coll brai ions in various sn tious of tho Russian possessions, lie had planned to reach St. I'etersburg in Au gust. IxiNlKiN, May 13. A dispatch re ceived hen- from Japan confirms the re port that an attempt has been made on the life of tho czarewitcli. This dis patch, however, says that thu attack upon the heir to the'Russiun thi'onov.as mado yesterday and that, the scono of tho attempted assn.-siiiut ion was at Kioto, now officially called Saikio, or "Western capital,' the former capital of Japan, on the island of Hondo, tw 1- ty-seven miles by rail northeast of Osaeka and ulsiut 250 miles south wtst of Tokio. Th World's ldltlne. Washnuton, May 13. Tho cenrus bureau has in course of preparation a bulletin uion tho subject of foreign, im tional, statu and county indebted ne-ss. Tho Information concerning tho indebt edness of foreign countries was fur nished by the proper administrative) ofiioers of tho several nations at tho re tinoid of thu censusotlice for publication In the reports of tho eleventh census, as preliminary to tho statistics of the In debtedness of this country. Only tho totals of foreign iiidobte.-dm.-as aro herein staled, but a great amount of ln tr resting details eonivrning the dales of issue and maturity of the several loans, tho purposes and rate-s for which they were Issued, their present commercial value and thu kind und value of money in which they were negotiated, has been compiled and will tie published in 'lie hnul report o! tne eleventh census. Tho indebleidiK ss of the world for IMtsj and Ikso, as far as it lias boon pos ibli to eorreet the data for the present bulletin, with the amount of Increase or duoruaso Is UH follows in debt, less sink ing fund: F'irel;'ll rii!enl.i r!it, j sis'. -s . . Siai" h uud teiri- letles 1'ciuritKS I sil 'J3.am.irlt sen Ul'..lC,IU Sill 107 MCI HI IIWI.S45 IUSI t-fl.lWI. 1ST. l.seci.W.aril Jim.WWI lai.io...i7 Tin, Nrw Yurie l-rrsltyirry. NEW Yomf, May 13. Tho I'lesby. tery to-ilay resumed consideration of the ease of Professor Rriggs ot tlieehuir of biblical t he-oiogy in tlio I'nion t beo logical he'ii'mury. The adoption of the majority rcHirt was moved. An amendment to tho motion was offered to the- effect thai tho I'rcsbytery adopt tho minority report. Several motions wore made to adjourn until this evening or to-morrow-, or uu til next mouth, but tho moderator ruled that tho committees having ls-en heard from, Dr. Hingis should be heard, und a vole taken em the reports. Dr. Rriggs then spoke ut some length In his own defense. The motion to sulistituto tho report of tho minority for that of thu majority was defeated 35 to 55. A viva voce vote was then taken on the adoption of the majority report, and it was adopted ycus 44: nuys 30. I'l-ofessor Rriggs then gave a formal notice that he would enter u protest against the iipiinlment of the com mittee, and a complaint against the ac tion taken by tho l'resln tery. Dr. Rirch gave notice that ho would, In certain contingencies, prefer new charge-s against I'rof. Rriggs. The Rev. Dr. Shiland o.iered u reso lution tliat a judicial committee Is- iie point"d by the moderator to take into oonsidcrat ion t ho ease of I'rof. Rriges. Adopted. The committee will .- ap pointed later. Adjourned. Tlie Suttltt l-r l:icj,.b4 li,,ll. ers. Gfl'lUilK, I !;,, May I I.- A possrt of deputy iimi'MiiiIs are now scouring the Indian reserva; ion east of here in search of the li ve m.'i'-'ced men who held up rod robbed th" Kam -isCily und 'lulvi i ton ex press at 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing. The lead"!-- of t he uung ure now known to U- the famous Hob and Em met I laiton, two biot hers, who, with other brothels, orated sm-ces. fully near A lila and i-iher poii.ts in Cali fornia, during ls in and I "-i 1 1 , und for w hom tit. .Hi si ha- l-,-n offeivd mikv Feb ruary, l-Pl. Iu March last two of the brothers, Rcl! an 1 1 irant, were captured and are now in the Ttilarecount.v .Oil. 1 jail awaiting trial. Hob and Emmet eluded the officer-, at 1 bat t ime and cante ! directly to ( (klahoiiet. from w Inch place 1 they went In 1 aliforuia in the veai- j lWSl. .lust before they lef ( alifo'rniui ou their return trip to I iklahoma 0.1 the j night of I-'ebrunry bi. Is 0, they unsuc cessfully undertook to rob the Southern t'uciiic west-hound express tu-nr A lila. i and failing, iiniiicliately took refuge; in tho Indian territory, whore thev had 1 relatives living. The Santa I'e railroad ! and Wells-Fargo express companies! have oSfcred reward i of 2.5oo and l.5ii0 rcpectivoh , I bus swelling the; amount oficivd for the l)atoiis. dead or alive, not far from M I .ouo. Tot ills, tMM.ti.l'jH.jM iJSHlfl.X-l.ilSI Relatively tho burden of debt fulls far heavier upon tho inhabitants of tho principal foreign countries, except thorn! of Germany, t bun upon those of ttiis country. Franco iu 11 had a debt per capita of l 10.35, and it is under stood lliut this docs not include certain annuities of uu unstated but largo amount. i real Rritain, though slowly decreasing iu debt, h;ul a burden ut that timo of 5-7.7! per capita, Russia t30.7'.l, Austria-Hungary 7t).M. Italy $Tfi.0d. Ik-lgiuui ifiili. Hi, t he Nether lands .!!5.5i;, w hile that of the United States was but 14.li3, and of lis indebt edness nearly one-half was made up of non-interest. U-aring notes. Whilo individual fluctuations in tho amount of indebtness of the scventy nino foreign nations rexirtcd havo boon considerable during tho decode, tho ag gregated indebtedness shows hut little change, especially if compared with the inorcu.su of population. Thu public debt of tho I'nitcd States shows a gratifying decrease w ithin tho last ton years, the burden s-r capita having been reduced from 3S.33 iu Ihko to 14.03 in ."!Ki. The indebtedness of the states and territories has also do-civa-sod 07, 2is.7ii0 during tho decade, reducing the s-r e-apitu from $5.70 in IHSO tona.lt; in 1MHI. It should bo re membered, however, that of the total decrease of state debt, as rciorted, there has ixren sculped by refunding, in some of the southern slati-s, about 2h, -5l HI. 1 Kit I. The indebtedness of the counties, al though iucrea;-iiiLr somew hat In the de cade, has not kept pace with tin; S is j crease of population, and the ier capita j has In on reduced from t'2.47 in lssii to 1 -1-2.27 in IK'.ai. j Aggregating the national, state and county indebtedness, the per capita shows a decrease from 10.50 in Issii p I 20. 1'i ill lVM, or mure than one-half; j and this decrease h;is Ix-cn brought emt I main !y by voluntary taxation. The ag-gregati- surplus receipts of another de- ca.te like the one- jul oar-twrndu relieve tlio country iroin nearly all 'national, state und county indebtedness, could they Is- distributed for the- purpose-. Fatally Ititli-n liy a tlotf. Vi HlT.v, Ks., Mav 13. A sho tale eonie'S from Kiowa coupty re to the death yesterday of Johnny ner, the 0-vear-old sou of a fanner 'king alive C.reatfHt slo.w oil Kartli. W AsiiiNii'l'ON, May 1.1 The- World's Columbian Exposi! ion at Chicaeo bids fair to (, the greatest cxk. itiou ever held in any country, greater even than the I 'uris exposition of lss:i. Advices already received ut the Rurcau of Amer ican republics here attests a remarkable uud astonishing interest in the exposi tion on t In- part not only of the South Anttrieuil I'ej.uhlics, tint COI'tillenial FurojH-. und Chili and Jauan as well. Every country on tie- com iiient sout b of the I'liiled Stales, from Mexico to the Argentine Republic. has l--n hcaril from, and are making great preparations to place exhibits iu Chi cago. In England. Great Rritain bus already appointed a commission, with j 1 be 1 'rineo of , Vales at I be hea l of it. i to prepare a wo:. dei'ful exbiliit for the j fair. The Russian govi'i-niueiit has sot I apart two millions, uud the leading i merchants and niauufact if. rs of Shraiisb 1 g and Moscow are pi. li.-ed for j s,, much more, for I iu- purpose of send ; ing here the greatest di ver.-i :iod and j novel exhibit ever la-fore collected by a j single government. Germany will also ho present with u wonderful display uud i France lias given a m-aitiv of bi ing- IklV anil n sister 11 eoMole of V e.-trs o'.l.. were playing at "'lui ving " ' A bole h id I "g a great exhibit. m this continent ls-en dug, JohiinvVut down in i: and the ! Mexico will probably lead her sister girl had idled inearth until it reached ' I'"1'"1'-- "' s"' and diversity f .l.siilay, up to I be Isn's chin ami he was actual !v h""1 Iiils appropriated tI.si.u 1 imlu'd.led. 'At this juncture an j , Mexico. I olomb.a. Guat"ina;a. .-aha sow and her br, 10,1 ui'ioaivd and m. and Costa lin-a will civet their own tacked the girl, who wa- standi!.- over buildings at the fair, and lUtrba.hvs. .la her brother's head, and lir.ne .,. niuieu und the olli.-r Rntish est In uway. The sow then tin ned 111.011 t he ' dllt islands propose to ua.y tb.-ir unprotected head of tie- tv ' in I he i exhibit in a typical building w ,.!ch they ground, and sank her teeth 'into t he ! I" "!-"-e ''' 't. to b- cal.ed I In- . -t fac-and skull several times. I ly thi, I Indian c.-nrt. Altogether and already, ii,,,., ile s..,... l,,.s ,.r ,1,.. .,1,1.1 all hough the oiH Uing of 1 he exu-sition reams and assistance arrived, but the hoy w;ls taken fi-oni his .vas dead. ts.s-n heard, by the t ime IKisition be IViii,ii lniirrs. WasimnhTiiN. May 13. Commis sioner Raiiui of the pension bureau, has written a letter to Secretary Noble, calling at tent on to the very inatei ia! decrease in pa nietits on account ot -tensions during the present fiscal year. Theentiiv payments for army iM-n-iotis during tin-present fiscal jour will not ex -d 1 Hi.iioo.is-O. 'J'he total appro priation for this sen i-e is f 1 2.I.O P'.l.'l.f..',. It seems pmhaMo that there will Is- left of this appropriation at the end of the lis. 'al year. s'.'.7"'.i.ti. The allowance of tin- great niei.b 'i' of i laims under the act of June 27. l'si. has so reduced the nniount of the tiist puy mentson H'ii-ion i-ei'tilicates as to tiring a'sjutthis fa .orahio result. Tlir Flrt- Sronrifi Mill K.ie'ine. Dk.TKOIT, Mich.. May 13. Tin' hope, I for security from the recent rain did not materialize for tie- panic stricken inhabitants of the bur'a-d districts in this state. Tlio Toledo. Ar.n Arls-rA' Mii-hignn railway bus had to abandon all attempts to run ears north of the Claiv county lines. The wind shi't'-d the Clare county tin- and drove the fire to the southwest anil it blew across C K-ean county. Co,)k's station und Rar ton. Isith iu the line of the lire hau ls t WO ears he-US', Ibe IL-slirala-i-s ill',' : (s.mplete for one of the greatest cxlnbi : tioi.s the world has eer se, n, I 1 ht C'liiH-otw Inspm ll,,!!. j (IKI.AIO'MV Cl IA . ik. May 13. A sj-s-cial train l-earirg a (list inguishcd party of 1 ','nnsj 1 vania otlicials and cam 1 talist.s interested in Ibe c Ins taw I 'out and liaiiwaj cjnnpatij arrived last night from the south. All of the gentlemen illtel'V ieWeil e.pl'e.-seil -h,,ir jta1:llia t ion etver I la ubunuunt ,'i"oi jiros:,ecis along t he route lra ers-sl. ess-eia!.v in Oklahoma, 1 be party drove to N neon, the piVM ut teriniini- ot the Choctow road, und in-ootc-d the li -o from tiiat to El Reno. They returned to Oklaho ma Cit , ti.is evening, etu'iar's ing on their s;s''ial iiurthw ani. tram for tl '- journey 13. It is r llelert ssel that and am-11'.-. but not lsen heard t- Is- dest ro ,sl. rom and are t b- l'lsss,l I nilrr lln,l. Los ANnt.l.PS. Calif., May I Gi-orgo A. I tint, suisivaigo of the I ert and M iniiie. and Captain iT'ai'it II and the live levnt-n i-n Uiard of the craft, together with I'ilot ilill of sun Diego wei charged wish violation of the neutrality laws and Twil ti.x- il at 5.oo0cach in the cases of Hurt. O'Far rvll and Dill, and 2.ii e:ich in the other cass. Dill gavelnil. Stsrrt-lar Noblf, at Wrhb C il r. Wmil ClTV. Mn, May 13. -Ss-re-tary Noble arrived liere frs-ni Wa-hiiig-ton to-day, to l,k lifter bis h a t and zinc mines. To-night he was teuden-d a rei-eption at the 'omnt-n ia! e'bib i-oonis, w Inch was at tended t"-v M-ve ral hundred cili'TS. tionera! Noble ri' livered an address. Net Atone. S N Fll.xes. al.. May now stiit4'd that the sclns.ni and Minnie is not the only ve w:e- chart- red to eotney hi m munilion to lie l liiliah insur that the other vessels charter., d bt now unwilling 10 shie contra ai"i g.ss! or have put into lak and no k on the other side of S..01 I '1 alleiseo tu.t ii it is tlemonstrat-'d i ' ttier s i,-h carg.s.s c.'iu saf- ,v t- taken out. The district at torney has bad a eon-ulval ion with the -Chilian consul ami steps wiil I-' taken to seize ammunition und. i-s-.s-l to ho ol th-' way f-om ihis counlry to c h'li. o C'nal fnr lli llatis. itv or Mi xn i Mav 1! -Co"-ii;i Minister Maris,-! M- that ail the ne,--sarv s'.ei-. hae '- n taken s,, 1 1, ul when the Data roael.es any Mexican sift she will not a iowid to land. She will uilow .it to pur. base- a smal ipiaiitity i-f i ietuais -ut no e-.nl. 3 li governttient. the minister says. i ready to o'os. rve strietiy the tiva'v obliga tions w it b hii i ami rot tot.arl.r ln ut gents. Tt- C lil. ! Cainls on th lrsta. 'nv ( i' V i x H 1 1. v ia Gal vest,., i, May .l Tin hl .an sir a-;)"r I'at.'i, i- sail ing iit ii. r d V.-'.ih'.os and lb" l'nit.i s'at. s ar ship is irn n'n; nn l.cr. It is ext-f 'I t-- ten v. s.. wi lr-rat h Aeamiieo Hi. In a few inwir of e-ch losti