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iT,-T 1 & I -f3 -? 4 iSir!f FABMERS' ALLIANCE. ALLiANCE NOTES. Jp The republicans and democrats are doing most of the talking about next year: but the Farmers' Alliance is add ing to its membership at a rate that speaks for itself and in no uncertain tone. The California bankers arc getting some sense into their heads. At the Ixw Angeles bankers' convention they even discussed a resolution that con tained tills proposition: "The founding the issue of the currency upon the wealth of the whole nation." Sentinel. The plan of the government issuing money at a low rato of interest upon landed security direct to the people, the same as it is now loaned to the national banks with their bonds for security, has rapidly grown in favor and has been approved by the various industrial or ganizations after a full, fair and free discussion. Kansas Farmer. Old Shvlock's throne is crumbling beneath his feet. Instead of a solid rock he will soon find only a led of sand beneath his feet The people have "gotten the idea" into their heads that Shvlock must go! He must abdi cate! He must "get!" He is the curse of civilization. He is the leper of the ages! Conway (Ark.) WhecL The republicans aro working to capture the allianccrnen in the north and the democrats to capture them in the soutlu From what we know of the alliancemen, they are fighters ana cannot lie captured. They are honora ble and cannot be bought, and the in sinuations that they can should be re sented at the polls. Living Issues. Keep on! Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and the great west and south! Old New England is coming! The strongholds of the enemy plutocracy are yielding, and reform doctrine is be ing preached right under the shadows of the spindles and bank vaults that have absorbed and hoarded the wealth of the nation for a quarter of a century. On with the fight! Carry it into every nook and corner of the nation. Custer (Xcb.) Itcacon. Millions of American citizens, in their organized capacity as farmers, are earnestly and anxiously awaiting legis lation that will relieve them from the depressing conditions that surround them. In all the twenty-four years of its existence the National Grange has ever been conservative, yet progressive, in its demands for legislation. The farmers of the country who hold al legiance to cither the grange, alliance or F. M- U. A. have not and do not ask special or class legislation for them selves alone, but they claim that the interests of agriculture are the interests of all other honest industries, that upon a prosperous anil successful agriculture depends the prosperity and progress of our whole country Kansas Farmer. SOUND ADVICE. The Krfiinii Inilrnt Should ItalM n Stand ard Ample I'.lmucli to Shelter All lc lieath ItK I'olilt. Mrs. Mary II. Ford, of Kansas City, Mo., has written a book, entitled "Which Wins a. Story of Social Con ditions." The dedication is as follows: "This volume is dedicated to the Farm ers' Alliance, the members of which, although busy toilers, have become, what the greatest men have always been, both toilers and thinkers, as a slight testimonial of the author's re spect and sympathy for the aims and achievements of that great organiza tion." One of Mrs. Ford's characters, John Thurston, is a labor reformer and withal a philosopher and a sage. He soliloquizes as follows: "O, Christ, why did you die in the world so long ago, and what must you think now of the lessons men teach as yours? They use your highest thinking as an excuse for the meanest conduct? and feel themselves at liberty to op press the poor with a good conscience, Itccause you once said we should have them always with us! And your church fosters that system of pretentious pub lic giving and secret oppression which you were foremost in denouncing. I suppose Itingham will square his ac count with Heaven by building an or phan asylum or a public library for some city, and console himself for the sufferings of those he has starved to pay for it, by the thought that they are vermin, and ought to be thankful for the privilege of dying to provide a more enlightened class with the opportuni ties of culture." He reasons thus: "When we stop and realize what our present standards are, we can't help being horrified. Social and political considerations leave the personality, with its merit or demerit, practically out of the question. We seek the ac nnaintance of people because they have a certain income and live in houses of a particular style; we nominate men to office who can contribute large" y to the expenses of the campaign, and whose characters are not too good for the machinations of the politicians, and then we elect them because they belong to the party' we have chosen to support Doesn't it all seem perfectly absurd when we look at tho matter from an impartial standpoint? Is there any need more vital to the human soul than that of companionship with beings who will inspire and strengthen it? Yet we cut ourselves off from such fulfillment for reasons which are pos itively senseless, and is thero any need more vital to the corporate creature, the socially connected man, than proper representation in his legislative halls? Yet we deny oarselvcs this absolutely, and allow the choice of our representa tives to be governed by principles so pernicious that it is only an accident if a man comes to represent the people who cares anything about their neces sities. The men who go to Washing ton, therefore, and to our capital cities, go there with adherence to party prin ciples written first of all upon their hearts, and it never seems to occur to them that the welfare of the people is in their keeping." And gives the following advice: "It seems to me you labor union fellows are too narrow. You don't try to ap peal to any one outside of your own or der, and as long as you restrict your selves in that way, you can't accom plish anything important You must get out of class limitation and reach all -- men before you can do much for re form. "It's a very simple thing. Instead of calling jomreelves a labor union party, and working solely among the laboring men and their organizations, go out among men with a people's ticket and appeal to every one who suffers from any sort of oppression to vote it They won't do it at first but just let it dawn on them that yon mean what yon say, that your ticket stands for freedom and equality, and you'U be amazed to sec the oeoplo flock to your standard. Nearly everybody suffers, and the only thing which will retard your access is the fact that people have grown so accustomed to legislation without representation, through the chicanery of the two great parties, that they must hare time to think out the possibility of real representation a what it means. It won't take them long; one or two campaigns will do the work, for yon see the need is great" Kay the tribe of John Thurstons aerer grow less and authors like Mary H. Ford increase in Bombers, We hope the book will have a large drealation. QaOami1 a Wajhj. i..y-jT'b. Zr-.1-. - LINE. Extrurfa .Tom the Weekly Toiler. State Ornn Tecneasee Alliance Vlilch. Head Itetwren the -line., Ms-ana Independent 1'oPtlcal Action. The democratic organsof the country are being impressed with the Cleveland idea of ignoring the silver question. Thi nnnot meet with the approval of alliancemen, because it is the surrender ing of a principle. Cleveland may have the power, by a few strokes of tho in dorsement of Wall street to change the opinions of politicians, but the masses despise a traitor to principles. The party lash may be flourished with unusual skill and severity, but the farmerr. of the south and west will never be whipped into line on a plat form such as drover Cleveland is ready to propose. The newspapers that show their fear of a new party by their con stant reference to it always, by way of flattery, spoak of the southern farmers fidelity to principles and argao that for that reason he will rally under the ban ner of democracy. These farmers are loval to principle, and for that reason they will never be led against their in terests by a mere party name. For the democratic party to surrender one of its oft-repeated demands shows an unpre cedented recklessness. Ye politicians take warning. The alliance will never surrender principles. The alliance is receiving some father ly advice from the political papers. There is much uneasiness felt about a new political party. First these papers give their advice, then they essay to publish to the world trial me soumern allianceman will ever be true to tho "grand old party." Tho Toiler, as the non-partisan organ of the alliance, can not advocate a new party any more than it can one of the old ones. Tho principles of the alliance shall receive our support regardless of party. They are true enough to live by and pure cnongh to die by. We shall always ad vocate principles and not men. In so far as the old parties indorse the alli ance principles to that extent the true alliancemen will be partisans individu ally. Every honest man inside the order is there because he knows there is an evil to be remedied; he is there because he believes this evil must be remedied by a united effort on the part of the ag grieved; he is there because organiza tion is his last resort; the principles of the order he regards as the salt of tho land. For the benefit of the democratic journalists of Tennessee, who seem to bo sleeping with one eye open and dreaming of the itnpcmling revolution or deluge of hayseed, we suggest that the alliance principles will stand first The party that ruthlessly tramples our demands in tho dust need never expect an allianceman's support No name will bind us; it takes these principles! let them be under whatever caption, thev shall be the light to our pathway.1 The alliance is in position to dictate terms and will therefore accept no1 compromise. In 1880 every effort was made msiue the order to keep out of politics. The people had been educated, however, and their indignation bubbled over; it was only this little overflow that swept the country and drifted with such ter rific force against tho foundations of the old parties In 1SU3 no restricting influences shall be brought to bear. Every stimulant shall be given the cause of reform, whose tide shall roll across the political sea bearing upon its crest the rescued ship of state. These farmers' friends who give so much good advice about keeping out of politics improve every opportunity, for the sake of "the good of tho order," to abuse those alliancemen who are in a posi tion to speak out; they are "little up starts" as the Nashville Herald terms them, trying to lead the alliance into politics. We don't care anything about the "upstart" business These fellows who work to keep the political ma chinery in the hands of demagogues have already been spotted by the alli ance. They are the known enemies of reform and of course must resort to such methods to vent their spleen. The people are convinced that only through legislation can our aims lie accom plished. They are also convinced that only by an aggressive fight can we se cure the induction of our principles into a party creed. No sneering criticisms can deter us The fight is on, and it must be fought to a finish on these lines Not many months ago there was not a democratic politician or newspaper in the south of any importance that did not speak boldly out for the unrestrict ed coinage of silver. Their arguments were that this would give honest money for the increase of a circulating medium. Southern democracy and al lianceism were walking arm-in-arm alone this route. That a wonderful change has come about or is hear at hand, is very plain. When Cleveland at an unexpected moment slapped the democratic party square in the faco with bis anti-silver letter these repre sentatives of honest money sang out their .vigorous protests which seemed to ring through our southland in no un certain tones For a few days after this letter appeared tho great dailies sounded the key note of public opinion in their just criticism of Mr. Cleveland's position. It seemed that the whole southern democracy had swung loose from the ex-president How is it to day? Every force is arguing that the tariff must be made the issue in 1893, and that the silver question must be relegated. Grover Cleveland is receiving the plaudits of men who have from the housetops proclaimed their fidelity to the principle of free coinage. What can this mean? Has the word gone down the line to stifle the alliance even by sacrifice of a tenet of the grand old party? It is only the rallying signal of Wall street It is the gold's tighten ing clutch upon the very vitals of the people's cause? Do wc surrender? Will the alliance hoist her signal for terms? Shall the white banner of peace float over the hosts of oppressed and oppressor? Never, no never! Democratic politicians and newspapers may tread the traitor's path into the camp of the enemy, but alliancemen are too true to principle. They espoused this cause, not for place, bnt for the justice it bore upon its face. As free men, and not as political slaves they rest their cause upon these pi inciples If we must meet defeat let us go down with colors flying, conscious of the fact that we did battle in a noble cause. Surrender these principles? No true allianceman will do it Then bring in recruitsdiscipline the forces for the great contest of 1893 is dawning upon us If there is a person on earth whom the average politician hates "worse'n thunder" it is the farmer who "knows something." One such man in a conn trj(:'iieetin' house" is enough to upset all the wily plans and prospective po litical plunder of the "smart Aleck" politician who during the campaign doles ont to the rural districts the spe cific taffy the city "boss" has furnished him. Pacific Union Alliance. The sentiment of the country is fast changing In favor of women voting and enjoying at the ballot-box all the rights enjoyed by men. And why not? Why should women be taxed and not allowed to rote? Why ruled and pun nished by laws, in the making of which they have so voice? We say the thought is infamons Ghre women every right emjoyea ay s,-lm - TENNESSEE PARTY C-OLLAR. Tone: Old Oaken Bucket. How dear to the hearts of tho old party Are those that follow the; a up to tho polls; They fall Into line and neV cr once falter To vote a he tells tn :m, pawning their Bow fondly be watchea the votes they arc CeUtins A he leada them up bj- the rings In their The ohl party collar. p p.eullarly fashioned. The longer you wear Urlhe tighter it crows ; They wear the old collar, the mortgagc bound collar. .... The g. o- P- collar with .rings in their nose. Bow pleased is Bhylock with the people's submission. ... ., , ... For they bow down their heads inviting the yoke; They shoulder the saddle and tell him. to ride it, ... The more he can rob tho Rreater tlic, joto. He tclW them that tariff is Ju-it whit Is needed To make them prosperous, happy and free. And then they all shout lor uiguer protec tion There is none so blind as he that wont sec; While they wear the old collar, the debt burdenod collar, The high tariff collar. In bondagothey'll be. Bnt the day is now dawning, the people are waking. And no longer submit to be bid by the nose: They see that the bosses have kept them in bondage. And constantly robbed them of shelter and clothes. They will rise In their might and throw off tho shackles. Stand In their manhood, independent and free; Tho alliance has shown them tho strength of combining; ,Xow. In the future, no slaves will there be. They will throw off tho collar, the slave bindins collar. Tho old party collar and ever bo f rco. C 8. White, Ilalstcad, Kan. HILL'SSPANKING SYSTEM. His Proposed Scheme Has Some Very iravr Defects Sir. Hill Is Faulty In Ills Premises, and of Course Wrong In Hi Financial Conclusions. I notice that the National View and nearly every other reform paper I have seen for the last two or three weeks has published what is known as the "Hill Hanking System," a copy of which, by some preconcerted movement seems to have been furnished simultaneously to all the leading reform papers in tho country. Not entering into a discussion as to the merits or demerits of any other features of the proposed system, I wish to call attention to the fact that IkjUi the rate of interest it is proposed to charge borrowers and the rate it is pro posed to pay depositors are entirely too high. If, as Fichte says the volume of Eioncy in circulation in a country is equal to, or represents every purchas able commodity in such country, then money, in its mode of handling or manipulation, carries with it the own ership of the annual increase of ma terial wealth. Every trade, exchange or transfer of wealth must (as a general rule) be made through the medium of money, and whatever rato of interest such money may be burdened with is simply a toll taken out of every exchange, which, if the interest be high enough, will trans fer to the owners of the money all an nual increase in material wealth. Now, Mr. Hill proposes to pay depos itors three per cent interest which is just about equal to the rate per cent of increase in wealth, while the borrowers are to be charged four per cent, which is more than equal to the rate of in crease of wealth. Hut even if the rates of interest pro posed by Mr. nill were not altogether too high, his figures are "away off," he having made some grievous errors in his arithmetical calculations. Mr. Hill proposes "That the govern- ment establish 3,000 bank depositories' at central points throughout the conn try, and that three per cent interest be allowed on all long time money de posits made therein." Here we have three per cent cstal lishcd as a rate of interest to be paid depositors He then (himself)gocs on to say: "That the government loan money at four per cent interest on values accom panied by absolutely guaranteed se curity. As all money paid out will come immediately back to the bank, it can be loaned, over and over, up to the amount of $5,000,000 which, for illustra tion, may be the limit of the loan." In the first place we must promise that tho government has not at pres ent, and, indeed, never can have under the present system, very much money of its own. The money to start Mr. Hill's banking system must first be de posited by individuals Almost all gold and silver held by the government is now. and would be under Mr. Hill's system, held in trust to redeem the gold and silver certificates issued thereupon. while the greenbacks and gold and sil ver In circulation belong not to the gov ernment but to individuals Moreover, unless Mr. Hill provides for an issue of paper money, in addition to the volume now existing, tHe money to buy his ad ditional 5500,000,000 of gold and silver must bo first taken from the people by taxation. Hut assuming that the people (indi vidually) deposited with themselves collectively (the government) their money as they now deposit such money with banks and the system of banking Mr. Hill advocates was in full blast then, in that case, Mr. Hill's figures are faulty, extremely so. He says: Allowing the K0,00i annually, to defray tho oipense of conducting each depository, tho cost of yearly management of all the banks, would boJCO.OUO.OOU; amount expended as in terest tn depositors would be ;vl,W): to tal annual expense of the government in conducting Its own banking, U2J.0QO.aw. The receipts from interest, at four per cent on U.OOO.OJC.OOO would bo COO.OUO.OU, tnakin-t the annual protta to the government !8,WO,oao Loaning at three per cent Interest, up to IS, 000.000,000. would give the government each year a profit of f30.ouo.ooa Let us sec. Before we can loan S-V 000,000,000 we must first have that amount deposited by the people. Interest upon that amount, at 3 percent 1110,0)0,000 Cost of yearly management of all the banks 00,000,oro Total annual expense '210,0JO,OM Interest at t pereent, paid by bor rowers, upon (5,000,100,000. 200,' 00.001 Annual deficit $ 10,000.' 00 With these figures before us it is of course, easily seen that with interest on deposits at three per cent and an nual expenses of $00,000,000, loaning at three percent interest up to $5,000, 000, 000, would give as a result an annual deficit of $50,000,000. Mr. Hill then goes on to say: As the estimated valncat property In the United States la no,000,OOJ,M, and govern ment properties may be estimated at $10, B0.0S0.0jGO, loans rould safely be made. If re quired, up to tho latter amount; in which case loaning at two per cent interest would yield a yearly profit ot 100,001.000: and loan ing at IV per cent would give an annual profit to the government of 130,009,000. Worse, and more of it Interest at 3 per cent on $10,000,030,- 000 deposits. ....... ... 4800,000,103 Annual expense 6y,0U0 Total 18 '.OOO.ooo Interest on loan at 1 per cent.. 4MM,0JO Annual deficit $ieo,aeo,ooo With loans at IK per cent: Interest on deposits ..fJOT.000,000 Annualexpense 60,00000) Total Interest on loans Hi percent. ..SaMlOOQlOO .. li 0.000,000 Annual dene mo, 040 Mr. Hill has just kept on figuring the $3,000,900,000 deposits, instead of re membering that the money most be de posited oefere it k loaned. His figures ot assertions, are nonsensical, and the aaaterrsnlt will be shown by any sys tem that depends anon deposits for the tosnatetisa -"i -C. f r ?- V. in . r - 'V or that makes the government guaran teed rato of interest upon deposits so high (in order to induce depositors) as to constitute deposite slips the choicest investment security in the market The new system of land currency and sav ings bonds t deposite notes) must affix and establish such a low rate of interest upon savings deposits as to make abso lute security and not income the chief desideratum. Then none but legiti mate savings for legitimate purposes will be invested in safety fund notes or savings bonds Depositors who keep money in tho nation's care or deposit simply as a daily or monthly balance subject to cheek, should be satisfied with the absolute security afforded them, and neither ask or receive any interest whatever upon such deposits Now as to the true system, briefly, in as few words as possible. All gold. bugs metallic currency, specie basis intrinsic value idiots agree in stating and maintaining that 1 in specie is a good base or reserve for the redemption of SS in paper currency. Wo have $3J,. 000,000 of legal tender notes (green backs) which, with only $100,000,OOC held in reserve for their redemption, arc, and have been for years as good as gold, simply because of the fiat ol the secretary of the treasury declaring them receivable for duties upon im ports which duties are, nevertheless generally paid in gold. To proceed, first stating that I am declaratory fiat paper money man, sr, that it may be understood that I am wmply indicating a plan that might b followed and yet without lacerating th feelings or awakening the fears of th "hard money" theorists There was in the United States treas ury on December 1, 1S00, the sum, ir, gold and silver coin and bullion, ol 73,8oO,lSO, against which there wen issued gold and silver certificate! amounting to S4Sr,G25,0:, leaving I balance owned by the United States of, say, S190,000,000. The first thing to b done is to enact and put into operation two national laws one establishing the United States postal savings an loaning banks spoken of by Mr. Hill, the other offering to the people, tht common people, United States saving! bonds in small denominations drawing one per cent interest and redcemablt at the option of the government or the holder in any lawful money of tin United States, the interest being paya. ble in the same kind of money. Th issue might be limited to S2,000,000,00t at the start The immediate effect ol this legislation would be to place in th possession of the United States govern ment all the outstanding gold and silvci certificates which should be promptly destroyed, leaving the pcoplo's govern ment in ownership and possession of th sum of 5075,000,000, in gold and silver, or very nearly the entire amount ol such money in the United States us ad mitted by several successive director? of the United States mint, and proved conclusively by Mr. N. A. Dunning, in his little pamphlet, "The Tower oj Money to Oppress" We have now al most surrounded the gold-bugs and money-mongers all that remains to da being to remonetize silver and pay fot all taken to the United States mint with United States one" per cent savings bonds or treasury notes as provided fot hereinbefore, or coin into dollars at the option of the holder. Now issue upon the 5O.r,O0O,O0O ol gold and silver in hand, 93 for SI in United States treasury notes making such notes a legal tender for all debts, both public ml private. Hut theso treasury notes should not be mat'.c "redeemable" in specie. No, indeed. They should be based upon the credit and resources of the United States and be made receivable for all dues without any exception. They should read thus: "On demand the promises to pay to the bearer St (or S3, S10, etc, as tho case may be) at any sub-treasury in the United States in United States savings bonds" This would keep the notes in active circula tion, in tho hands of the people, as a medium of exchange. This gives us a banking capital of $2, 035,000,000 in lawful United States money, not counting the gold and sil ver, to be increased in the ratio of S3 to SI until the limit of $30 per capita is reached, as fast as the United States ac quires possession of gold or silver, either by the sale of savings bonds, or as it is paid into the United States treasury for import duties or other taxes Loaning deposits does not increase the volume of money. We are living nndcr that system now-. Doth deposits and bank "discounts and loans" are each three times as great as the vol umo of currency. Tho volume of money can be increased only by issu ing more money. Hnt when wc reach the limit of S50 per capita then, with a banking capital of 53,350,000,000, wo might expect both deposits and "loans and discounts" to each amount to three to five times the sum of such banking capital, as is the case under our present system. Of course, those who have saved, and wished to deposit with the United States the treasury notes spoken of would be given therefor United States one per cent savings bonds Under this system of banking the United States would, sure enough, make a profit above interest paid to depositors while individuals (as borrowers) would always owe the community as mnch as the community would owe to individ uals (as depositors). Of course it is un derstood that these United States banks would loan to the people at two per cent interest upon real and personal security and warehouse or elevator grain certificates; thus establishing the sub-treasury plan or principle, without the necessity of building government warehouses George C Ward, in Na tional View. In a non-partisan but political way the alliance mest assert itself in 1893. The individual members of the alliance are at liberty to rote and work for a first second, third or fourth party, but as an organization it cannot go beyond its enunciated principles The alliance organization is only a school for the study of economic government The political field is the place where the pupils of this school are expected to operate. The country is expecting something as the result of this educa tion. Should the alliance fail to put theory into practice in the next cam paign it will be a fatal impediment to our future progress Weekly Toiler. District Organizer C X. Douglass opened five new alliance unions in this part of the county last week. The Alicerille lodge will hare sixty to eighty members and all will be strong lodges The voting strength of the people's party is SO per cent stronger than in November last You smiled then when I told you Otis would beat Kelly ; but he got there just the same, and we will carry all before us when we come to the polls again. There is blood in the farmers' eye and no threats or promises of the old politicians can change their purpose. Alicerille (Kan.) Cor. Missouri World. From all sections of the west the reports are that the crops are larger than they have been for years. Kvery thing' points to reign of jseaty and the beginning of prosperous times. But never until gambling in wheat and earn is stopped wHl the farmer hare say a ks rmat-Ltrmt- " ?. S. "' tr ,jir4trr lm& S-4-s Sir -a' . "A ., rxSt. - 'I1-T11 in ITil mTT-T"'- t COFFEYVILLE EXPLOSION. Report of the Alliance Members of the In vestigating Committee. TorEKA, Kan., May2L The people's party members of the Coffcyville in vestigating committee who had been holding their report until tho republic ans should have submitted theirs have become weary at the continued delay of the senators and have published their findings In the Alliance Advocate. The report first declares that no evi dence was given in support of the pho tographer's chemical explosion theory and discusses the evidence oa that point at length. In regard to the second theory, that of malicious intent on the part of Up ham to kill his wife and adopted daugh ter, the report finds that the only testi mony in support of this is that the servant girl of Mr. Upham told a col ored man, who told Mr. Conner that me family relations of Mr. and Mrs Up ham were not pleasant Tho third theory, that it was revenge on the part of the union labor party on account of the vidctto expose, no evi dence being offered in support of this except from assertions in newspaper articles was dismissed as unsupported and untenable. The fourth theory that it was a scheuio of Ed P. Greer, Bion a Hutch ins C A. Hcnric and probably others to add force and emphasis to the second vidctte expose, thereby injuring tho union labor party and throwing suspi cion on the Vincent brothers as being anarchists and dynamiters was dis cussed at length and all the evidence at the trial reviewed with strong leaning against the alleged republican conspir ators The probable connection of Henric in disguise is dwelt upon in ex tenso. The Montgomery county attor neys are given a scoring and Upliam's! actions are declared suspicious. Hen ric's efforts to prove an alibi are shown to be flimsy in more ways than one. "Additional proof," the report con tinucs. "that the managers of the re publican campaign are guilty of aiding and abetting the preparation anil ine sending of the box is found in the ap pointment of C A. Henrie clerk in the la bor bureau, a large amount of testimony plalnb showing that he had becn ac tive in opposition to the republican party until August 1888. Tho evidence also proves that on account of personal dishonesty, immoral habits and general want of truthfulness he has lost the respect and confidence of his former associates (page MS). His willingness to betray his associates and to perform any disreputable act seemed to be a hijh recommendation for the managers of tho republican campaign to employ him. The evidence shows that he was cm ployed in preparing the matter of the so-called expose. A large portion of the time while in the employ of the repub lican central committee he spent in traveling to Cincinnati, New York and different cities in Kansas where he had ample opportunity to procure the neces sary material for a dynamite explo sion." After dwelling on Henrie's political record at length the report says: "It is impossible to think of an explanation of C A. Henrie's appointment except that he knew about the damnable plot of preparing and sending tho box, and that, for the purpose of keeping him silent the position was given him. The refusal of the legislature of 1SS9 to in vestigate the explosion seems to ns a con firmation of the theory that the manager of the republican party were connected with it Surely such a serious crime, accompanied by such results openly charged to a dominant party, ought to be worthy of an Investigation." Attention is given to Joe 1. Winton, of Winticld, and Sid Cure and the gov ernor's expression to Lcland J. Webb, "Leland, we had to do it" is qnotcd. In conclusion, the report says: "Our conclusions drawn from the foregoing review of testimony are that there was a conspiracy on the part of somu one to do certain things for the purpose of breaking the ranks of the union labor party and adding strength to the repub lican party in the political campaign of the fall of 18S3. The vidctte expose was the first step in that line, this was followed by the second expose and the preparation of the box of dynamite, which would have been in Winficld, Kan., October 19, had it not premature ly exploded in Coffey ville. "We are further of the opinion that C A. Henrie had some connection with the preparation of, and delivered said box at CoiTevville, to be shipped by ex press to Winficld, to be exploded somewhere; and under the excitement following the explosion a raid would probably have been made on the office of the Nonconformist "We aro further of the opinion that Ilion S. Hutehins and Ed Greer were cognizant of what was being done, if not direct participants of the same. "And fnrther that no man could have been appointed commissioner of labor who would Eot appoint C. A. Henrie to a position as clerk in said office. "And that said Henrie was appointed to the position wlilch he holds to-day as a reward for the part performed by him, and to.prevent him from revealing what he knows of the affair which would implicate other parties Ezra Cakt, Chairman. T. M. TEMrwrrox, M. Sens, G. W. CKUMLF.V." GRINNING TO DEATH. Joe Dnhrllnger Starts Ijtnghlng Over Ills CSood I.nrk and Now lie Can't Stop. PuiLAiKi.rniA, May 21. Joe Dnhr llnger, of Wrightstown, Hucks county, is nearly laughing himself to death over the New Hope extension of the Hudson railroad, which runs by his farm. He weighed 175 pounds three months ago. The first train passed his farm on March L Duhrlingcr has laughed so much since then that he now weighs only 110 pounds The doc tors are puzzled and Dnhrlinger's friends are awaiting the results with alarm. Duhrlinger is about .13 years old. He is a native of Germany. When the New Hope extension went into opera tion with a station at Walton, about a half a mile from his farm, his property increased in value at once and he began to grin. All his talk was of the im proved valuo which the extension would give his land and how his poster ity would benefit thereby. Then ho began to neglect his own work and took to watching the railroad men at theirs. He was so tickled that he took several of the railroad men to board for almost nothing'. Dnhrlinger's mirth grew as the time went on, and he did nothing but sit oa his porch and wait for the trains to go past -Unless his laughter can be stopped he will die from the effects of it Ts Keaaaddle a Muddle. Obiaha, Neb., May 2L The guber- natoruu coo tea muume ui uiu on was rendered still more complicated vesterdaT br the announcement by in dependent alliance leaders that a con vention would be called in July to nominate a candidate for governor, to iw. nrtmiitted to the Deonle at the Tan election. This step is on the hypothe sis that Thayer can hold the office not for the term of two years, as was gen erally believed, bnt only until the first state election, ibb leaoera that eminent legal lights take this view of the matter, and they will elect their candidate, being the only one in the field, and then bring quo warraaw Tharer. - ' . . " - Tiuir ImiST'T GENUINE GERMAN JOKES. Jottd-iabix. "What do I see? You a vegetarian, and eating a harer "Only out of revenge for the fine cabbages he has deprived mo of." AxATsXBncKnxo. "Yon miss con tinually!" "It is really of no conse quence, you see. The hares know well enough that I mean to hit them." ' A Little Misuxdeustasdiso. "You expect mo to cat such a beefsteak as tills! Or.e ought to have a hog's stom ach!' Walter (calling to the kitchen) "A hog's stomach for Mr. Mayer!" Afteh Dixxr.:t. "And now. Edward, put oa your dressing-gown and your slippers sit down In this big arm-chair andhavo a real comfortablo smoke!" "What you are going to let cic smoko in tho parlor? I must rna over to tho club and let the fellows know what an angel I have for a wife. Good-by, dear est!" Fliegcnde Walter. FACTS DY FIGURES. New Yor.K for the year 1890 received a total of 400,000 immigrants The United States has 637,000,000 gold coins and only 411,000.000 are in circu lation. Soxr ono has calculated tho world's present stock of champagnes at HO.'iVJ. 000 bottles Tiiers are about 2,800 counties In the union with an avcnuK size of 1.000 square miles Tiieke arc now 19.373 newspapers of different classes In the United States and Canada, a not gain of 1,013 over last year's record. Tun working population of the world is estimated at 500.000.000: the power of the world's steam engines at the equiv alent of 1,000,000,000 men. INDUSTRIAL ITEMS. It Is stated that California has six os trich farms Eight million wheels for vehicles arc made in this conutry In ono year. Cetijox Is becoming a rival of India in both cotton man'tfactnre and tea cul ture. The salmon fisheries of Alaska have yielded since ISS4 more than the original cost of the territory. What is said to be the largest quartz mill in tho world is in far-off Alaska. It consists of two hundred and forty stamps ninety-six concentratorstwclvc ore crushers and requires five-hundred horse power. The plant is at Tread- well. ODDITIES NOTED ABROAD. There is a small, unobtrusive society in London known as the M. A. II. Y. S.; otherwise the Metropolitan Association for Hefriending Young Servants Two moiie young lions have been born in the Ilcrlin Zoological gardens As the mother refuses' to nurse them they are suckled by a big Newfound land. Ix Franco the jrvernment still levies a tax on doors and windows. To tho peasant in his small hut this tax amounts to a little more than threo francs a year, but in tho towns it rises to seventeen francs annually for each family. Ix Corctt every unmarried man is con sidered a boy, though he should live to bo a hundred. No matter what his age, ho follows in position tho youngest of tho married men, despite the fact par- haps of having lived years enough to be their father. Tiicbk is a curiosity in an English workhouse In a girl who speaks a lan guage which no one can understand. She has been addressed in nearly a dozen different tongues but without evincing any Intelligence as to the meaning of words FRENCH ENTERPRISE. The river Seine has liccn restocked with 40,000 California salmon. Ix view of the prospects of tho gutta percha supply falling In Singapore the French government has decided to cul tivate the tree In Algeria. A special committee of ltonlcaux business men has been formed for tho purpose of devising ways and means for the proposed ship railway across France to convey vessels from tho At lantic to the Mediterranean without their having to go around Gibraltar. Thekk is talk in France of utilizing water courses as a railway motive power. It is proposed that the track shall bo laid on an embankment in tho middle of the current nnd that the locomotive shall havo two paddle wheels dipping into the water and re volved by it The amount of money spent in beau tifying tho new palaces of the success ful l'aris bourgeoisie Is attracting at tention. Marble staircases tapestried panels ancient and historic furniture and decoratrd ceilings are compara tively a now cultivation for the new rich Parisian, but they aro beginning to show in great force. A 8KCOXT)HASD mattress which for two months had been in possession of its purchaser, a resident of Mcbanes N. C., caused him some r.ncasiness tho other night because of a hard lump which had worked toward the surface. He investigated, and found that the lump was a wad of greenbacks amount ing to $1,011. Gehmax railways now aggregate 24.- 000 miles and employ 12.C20 locomo tives, 20,008 passenger cars 530,851 freight cars and 018.000 officials and other employes In 1830 there were S.08S accidents of all kinds. Love cannot lie. of conrs, bnt human exnerlcnce shows that it can soiuetiuics cut transferred to another object Louuiville Journal. THE GENERAL MARKETS. KANSAS crrr. May 27. CATTLE Shipping Steers.. ..$ 425 0 87S Butchers steers... SO) 4W Native cows 240 a 111 HOG8 Good to choice heavy 8 66 a 4711 WHEAT No. X red Vil 1 hird n a M OOSN No. 2. 47 4fts OATS No. 2 40n 41SJ BYE-No.3. 7M0 7 FLOCK Patents, per sack.... 215 a 2 Fancy. 210 a 2 IS HAT Baled 1000 a 1900 BUTTER Choice creamery.. 18 a 2S CHKKSK Full cream EGOS-Cbolee. BAOON-Hams. Bides. ma litta uj S a a 7 a too a 450 a son a in a 418 a 4o a 10 U 11 7 n 120 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE Shipping steers 450 a 8 70 Butchers' steer.... 300 490 BOGS-Packing. S a 4 40 SHEET Fair to choice 413 a SJ0 FLOCB-Cbolee 40 a ISO WHEAT No X red. 10H4 102 OOKX-No.2 88 a it OAT9-H0.2. 4 a 43 BTE-No.2...... ; Q BtTTTEK-Creamerr. 24 a 2S POKE. ' Ms M87 CHICAGO. CATTLE Sarppmx steers.... 469 8 70 HOGS Packing and shipping (tt a 410 SHEEP Fair to choice. 478 a 640 FLOUR Winter wheat- 440 a 550 WHEAT No.2rod 1 a 105 rnHUIlLl Ha 87 OATS Hu.1 .................... so a vosj ETE No S.......... ............ 04 a s mil i y nsaswr w m FOBS. . " NEW TORE. - CATTLE Oesssinatopriasa. 4t a 669 BOOS OcoafSwOIOQ. a FLOUB Good toeaolee IH a.68 WHEAT Ne.X rod ....- 1BW IMS) jots Tfa t i tsTSsa ss n ATS Weasera attztte. 47 a 62 ........ -a m v ......... It 71 m bv ew.t. - ii''-4?. ., SadSKiSlS.i Produced from the laxative nd jutritl g Jnice it California figs, ,w7nb,1nodJ"t5ltS medicinal virtues ot plants known to bo most beneficial to the human Js,tenb!" cently.on the kidneys liver and .bowels, effectually cleansing the systcm.j srUing colds and headaches, and curing habitual constipation. m man wno6cnTt!jytnetinmauic rasheard to remark: "This world might bo a fleeting show, but It has a mighty poor company." Washington Btar. "1 sec that rou bare shaved your whis kers" said illy kens- No," replied hnabV. "1 havo shaved my face." Washington Post Or coarso tho landlady expects you to plank down j our board numey. BinKhaia tou Republican. Good Urc! th. i. . ..,.1 icnnl wlien-taklnir leave of the beloved, but when fJostetti-rs Stom ..k niitAr. onnhles us to sav it to an ... t. r i:.AM.mntsint. It is. bv no means sad, but decidedly jolly. Similarly, if the creat tonic alterative relieves from dyspep sia or kidney trouble wo experience joy. Malaria, rheumatism and neuralgia are also tenants wmcu uu remvuj Ubiw-v "Ix practicing tho banjo," writes the ,-....... u.i..ti mt iltartMiraeea" That S wise. You can safely leave that for the persons who have to listen to you. . X Recorder. A mas's conscience, stranco to say. Is like whisky. He may down it butt will Uop him over at lost Columbus Pest Gi-s. A. Dcbois, a well known resident of St Louis, says: "I have used several bot tles of Prfoklv Ash Hitters for biliousness and malarial troubles, so prevalent in this rli'nate, and heartily recommend It to all afllicted in a like maimer. It is tho best nanedy 1 ever used." Tub proprietor or a meat market ought to mako u valuable member of a Joint commit tee. Lowell Courier; It Is a sort of satire on tho eternal fitness of tbiiitfa when tho messenger boy develops Into a fast j oung man. Cape Cod Item. Lames can permanently beautify their complexion with Glenn's bulphur Soap. Hill's Hair aud Whisker live, 50 cents ItEMEUBEit that you are not game J'lsi txvauso same big man makes you quad. Detroit Free Press. "How no you feel this morning, Gub biiisl'' "Just tho same, no change, not even a nlckeL" Pansy i lie Ureezc. The world Is full of jieoplo who enjoy seo Ing a tla pan tied to tho tail of some other man's dog. Tho Ram's liorii. .. Best, easiest to use and cheapest Tiso's Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists 23c ULCERS, CANCERS. SCROFULA, SALT RHEUM. RHEUMATISM, BLOOD POISON. these and every kindred disease arislns from impure blood successfully treated by that never-failing and best of oil tonics and medicines, SiSmsSSS Books on Blood and Skin x Diseases free. s Printed testimonials ecntom j application. Address TW t Swift Specific cific Go., . CA. ATLANTA The Soap that Cleans Most is Lenox. "August Flower' Perhaps you do not believe these statements concerning Green's Au gust Flower. Well, Ave can't make you. We can't force conviction in to your head ormed- Doubtlntr icme into your throat. We don't Thomas. want to. The money is yours, and the misery is yours; and until you are willing to believe, and spend the one for the relief of the other, they will stay so. John H. Foster, 1122 Brown Street, Philadelphia, says: " Mv wife is a little Scotch woman, thirty yearsofage and of a naturally delicate disposition. For five or six years past she lias been suffering from Dyspepsia. She Vomit became so bad at last that she could not sit Everv Meal, down to a meal but she had to vomit it as soon as she had eaten it. Two bottles of your August Flower have cured her, after many doctors failed. She can now eat anything, and enjoy it; and as for Dyspepsia, she docs not know that she ever had it" 9 KIBUIES k. w ivano arxaarrzxcc ti-msnt tolbatsste. bntantabeveru. Cores Mlllwis- anaa, Simiwml BcUHII, IriUnUasjJf taaslitit. reves- aai Am frAl TOCH iwrontsTB fob, rr. Mmnjsctaredbr MfPIM A FOX. ATCH1SOS. KAMbaS. Before you buy &nyHi.ng.ivsk two questions- Bo 1 re&ll 'wa.nt'ih HoH these quesHo buttheywillne Pf . lB?wB6r ?Jaala &2mMi buying SAPO LI O Its uses are many and so are Us friends, for where U is once used it is always used. To clean house without it is sheer folly, since U does the work twice as fast and twice as weU. Vr wife aad ekOd aavis CeeSL we tkoacaa that wa impttrm. uVeaa a T" !" VUsajsu muS-?. f&Sj--&:k& There's a patent meiicln which is not a patent medicine paradoxical as that may sound Its a discovery! the goldai discovery of medical science ! It's the medicine for you tiredj run-down, exhaust ed, nerve -wasted men and women; for you sufferers from diseases of skin or scalp, liver or lungs it's chance is with every one, it's season always, because it aims to purify the fountain of life the blood upon which all such diseases depend. The medicine is Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. The makers of it have enough confidence in it to sell it on inaL That is you can get it from your druggist, and if it doesn't do what it's claimed to do, you can get your money back, every cent of it. That's what its makers call taking the risk of their words. Tiny, little, sugar-coated granules, are what Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are. The best Liver Pills ever invented; ac tive, yet mild in operation; cure sick and bilious head aches. One a dose. iJHiUKLY ASH r BITTERS sm f Hat ImfKtuA fMS of bMtMbTlstfcaLIVER. WhwiHbMto sptea tocwies deranged. T BRAW, KIDNEYS. STMACH, BOWELS. aM rate toperferMtneirwork. YSPEKU.CON STIPATKH., RHEUMATIM. KMET BIS EASE, tte.,irt . " thini It mw to asbt " I the Issfwilieseawrt B iieH JaTORrlBUVER. TWsiSShtact w Mcesury m M feats to Prickly Ash Bitten! H ads directly ea the LIVER. STOMACH aad KIDNEYS, and I9 itomUd and cathartic efftxdaadienenl teaJc aaalities natores these crew to a seaad, healthy cwfttion. and cares aN dieeases arising treat these canes. H PURIFIES THE BL000. torn ap the systoai,aad restores perfect health. II year dratsisl does act keep it ask him to erderittoryea. Seed 2c stamp tor copy "THE HOtKETRAINER," published by as. MHCKLY ASH UTTttS CI., BcleProprUtors, ST. I.OTJ1S. MO. GREED OF GAIN Md taint far plemsnre. Tkem:lllM rtbe huut.n fussily. In cnuplnsaflcr rich es tb brala Is taxed, the trmu .ytel stralaed. la the pursuit r plenaare iu "! Is tortured ay rhla drauolle way the boars deslsued for rrpoo' are devied hauCla revelry; the slaaiaehU ralhlruly - - -- HMn! wu water, thu uatnrat drlak for all erenled beings. Is laaored. aad liquid re I. aubslltulrd until, ere -uje are unare arts, disease has axed It. Irra grasp upauus. TheawrlaoWr-rlho "remedy." Ts the victim at these rallies, we commend Br. Tail's Liver pills. They stimulate the liver, strensthen the nerves, restore the ap. petite aad build up the debilitated body. Tutt's .Liver Iills MAKE A "VIGOROUS BODY. Price. 25c. OMce, 39 4 41 Park Place, N. Y. EWIS' 98 LYE T0WSSBZD AHO Manas. (IMTKMEll) BaaaMf 1 aaaaaUM BBJ)wlIl fffW for iufBB infi sBBF Ins Tho (ronoft and jiurwt Lyi made Will mako tho tot lr- fumed Hard 8oat in"Ji miauies teltlumt boi'in;. It in the bcftl for cleansinfrwasto pipes, dis infecting sinks, closets, wash ing bottles, paints, trecstcta PUMA. SALT MTG CO.. Gen. Agts., Pbila.. Pa. STOP WALKING! to nnl f nun jrtMir home, t-o-t Blme tr reactoa vsillt 1aj.le.Cfs ami RIDE A BICYCLE. lowest rrlee. skvd sTr ros cATAijontra. rancae Pile Ririelo P.a E "Ii?s?J,T. " ""I "isjst. w. KoAfttt.CllreMdK gSdUCX TUU PATCH ceir t. A FARM FOR SALE ATASACHF1CE. On of th Imsflt hill farm la WauhlfMrton ConatT. VL S49 ACICK! i-inaltjr allTW-U between wimmI. p--v tureanilruUlrsite-tLLaivUaTMrrehaUilursjMtreeiii II thmuaxhhrt. Jer-JT row, t4-r.ro ftDslotber tortt: modern twtl-,abuiniai-c.r crater at hoot avod hart) the jrar ruan-L. tail Iintr- on prmlfcs ot WbMK irent wnrl too olj nuuiir th work. TM whole wi:. be il(l at a. ktv sacrifice for part cak Amlb-v!anreataperc-Tif. Write for farther part It laxa to Vf.OKI-.fi A. JUSI.YJU . Aairrswliav UdWEisjj ThksTnstm' Mark Is oa Tiiefiest B Coat fl Bak linthuworid. ittissessatxstSaiti. PENSIONS The Great PENSKHi Hh mtiui Father are cn tirlt-dtoatiaa rmi. e tin wbro ju jr-t your liwrner. J(Unk f rve. wOm U. UlSTtet, -UI-, Villi XaUt WU ewacf U au CEVCDcwiED to tt cured. riAI lXll.!a We want the name and ad- drcssofererr sufferer ia th . aOTUlflss U.S. and Canada. AdJrcM. .S.arulCanaila. Aiurns, Emid Ssto, UL. Wtlo.J.1 tx ilO lliein t. GOLDEN MEMOMESJTCrrrv??. bn sflllne bnok of the year "W. Write for b-rm-donlnViar. HmrTEAToy.uoSt!iATcL.N.y.Uty. snnissiuiuaa A. N. K. H. 1345. Wstzx wnmon asjvebtiskbs pleas statu thus you saw the AdTcrUsussat la tatt CiMi Ido- wiliioutr tteREB ymfibkeyouricli revenh you from a. severe attack of What wo - Jd try Kao's -Care foe lame wiiiii. Tke ant V. VT'11-'T 2tr&'afrira' Sras67J5k wy..-wss' euuuv4uua la M ggCSfe a-jVV-y