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y-j 'l Ayr1*'' VOL XX AMOUNTS NAMED. A Joint Committee Report on Money for State Insti tutions. Reduction of About Half From Amounts Asked for Same. The Prohibition Law not to be Disturbed. No Resub mission. BISMARCK, Fsb. 16.—Speaker Williams introduced a resolution, wbiob WM adopted, declaring there ia no reason for alarm among the friends of temperance. That the houae ia opposed to the repeal of the constitutional prohibition artiole and that the temperance interests are aafe in the hands of the duly elected representatives of tbe people. The joint committee to visit the state institutions will report tomorrow recom mending tbe following appropriations: For the agricultural college $21,500, for the penitentiary at Bismarck $50,000, for tbe insane hospital $107,100, for tbe Soldiers' borne $13,800, for the deaf school at Devils Lake $19,300, for tbe normal school at Valley City $20,455, for the normal school at Mayville $20,900, for the university $47,720. These ap propriations aggregate $300,775 and are less than tbe amount asked for by sever al institutions by $274,630. Jan. 19, the auditor and treasurer estimated tbe re venues for the next two years at $648, 000. Tbe fixed appropriations aside from tbe public institutions amount to 9477,000. Tbe amount of estimated re venue available after these appropria tions are provided for was but $171,000. Tbe committee however, bave exceeded this estimate by $127,000 in anticipation of the increased revenue to be produced by the bills now pending. Thosfc best informed think the estimate entirely safe and yet even with tbe increased revenue taken into consideration it has been neoessary to scale tbe claims of tbe state institutions nearly 50 per cent. The divorce bills are directed more at Fargo than at amoral reform, it is said. Bismarck members object to Francis of Fargu calling down gambling and illegal liquor selling. Rev. Van Horn spoke at the Baptist cburofa, Bismarck, Sunday and though Mayor Johnson was present he told the story about reputable ladies of Fargo refusing to sign a petition fer closing tbe bouses of ill fame in that city and roasted both Bismarck and Fargo for tolerated immorality. Williams introduced a resolution in structing tbe state board of equalization to assess all railroad property at not less than $5,000 per mile. Speaker Williams introduced a bill witb an emergency clause, extending from three months to one year the period of bona tide legal residence, before an action for divorce can be filed. Senator Marshall introduced a bill organising an industrial school at Ellen dale. HOUSE. Tbe railroad committee recommended tbe passage of tbe bills requiring the construction of y^s and bulletining of trains. Dougherty of Walsh offered a resolu tion instructing tbe state treasurer to recover the deposits in suspended banks, amounting to $63,000. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Carlin—Prohibiting a greater rate of interest after maturity of notes, etc., than before. By Mr. Erickson—Authorizing the 'governor to contract for the education and eaie of the-blind. Appropriates $2,^00. By Mr. Eriekson—Fixing salaries of •county juuges based on valuation rang ing from $100 to $2,000. By Mr. Joy—For catting down weeds and other vegetation upon and along public highways. Mr. Sargent—Five sixths of jury to render verdict in civil actions. By Mr. Joy—Providing for the divi sion of voting precincts. Bills introduced in the senate: Haggart, authorizing §15,000 bonds for an industrial school at Ellendale relat ing to the number of aldermen in cities. Arnold, providing that testimony be fore tbe legislative committee be not used in criminal prosecutions. Strom, exempting oil inspected in other states from inspection here. Committee of publio expenditure, re ducing the salary of commissioner of labor to $1,500 and clerk hire to $500. Haggart, revising tbe probate code. Senate bills passed: Wishek's, probate code Green's, obligations of drover Rourke's, relating to O. A. R. command era member of tbe soldiers' home board Gordon's, bicycles go as baggage Green's, requiring butchers to give bonds Green's, requiring others than batchers to exhibit tbe bidse of oattle slaughtered. *4 Banns had to Pay. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10—It is reported here that General Alger has not fulfilled a condition preoedent to his nomination as secretary of war. Republican politici ans rsgard bis taking of the old soldiers' train through the "double middle w*st" as evidence of tbe general's patriotism and liberalty, bat now it ia suspected that he did not foot the bill at all. "It was supposed," said a man prominently identified with the repub lican national committee, "that Alger was going to pay tbe whole bill for tbe train, but after election tbe bill for the tram and for tbe •applies and expenses of the general waa presented to Hanna's com mittee. It footed ap the sum of $45,000. Hanna remonstrated, bat he finally paid the bill." The story is said to have leaked out from Hanna himself, who is not pleased with General Alger for other reasons. Bank President Fired. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Feb. 11.—The management of the Northwestern National bank ohanged hands, H. T. Fowler placing biB resignation as presi dent and manager in tbe bands of tbe board of directors, who gave out the fol lowing: •'On account of criticism grow ing out of the large loans to the Russell & Miller Milling company in which Mr. Fowler was deoeived, Mr. Fowler re signed as president. Tbe bank will not suffer any loss on account of loans to the mill. Mr. Fowler continues as director. Louis Han itch is elected president.1' The loans in question to tbe Russell-Miller mill, which was secretly placed in the hands of receivers, it is said, were in excess of 10 per cent of tbe mill's capital stock, which is contrary to regulations, and Fowler claims be was deoeived into it. Tbe bank's eeourity, however, is gilt edge for the fnil amount. Want Aedaced Kates. FKRGUS FALLS, Minn., Feb. 17—A convention of over 100 delegates met at tbis plaoe Monday to aigitate for a re duction in railroad rates, from northern and western Minnesota. After a long discussion it was agreed to urge the leg islature to pass tbe Iowa distance tariff bill, a measure that has worked advan tageously in Iowa, is being urged for passage in South Dakota, and it is stated has been introduced into the North Dakota legislature. It was shown tbat it cost as much to ship a barrel of flour from western Minnesota to Superi or 200 miles, as from Superior to Bait more 1,400 miles and tbat farmers were paying one-fourth the proceeds of their crop to get wheat from the Red river valley to Dulnth and Minneapolis. W-ages Cut. IRON WOOD, Mich., Feb. 16—A reduc tion of ten percent in tbe wages of all tbe employes has been ordered by the Metropolitan Iron and Land company at Norrie, East Nome, Pabst and other mines belonging to it on the Gogebic range. The reduction affects every -employe, from tbe superintendent. The miners are not in a position to resist tbe reduc tion. For the Dairymen's Convention. Secretary Kaufman of the state dairy men's association is urging a large attendance for tbe third annual meeting of the association to be held here early in. March. The Northern Pacific railway has made a rate of a fare and one fifth from points in North Dakota, subject to total attendance of fifty or more paying full fare going. Farmers aud dairymen should take advantage of this excellent opportunity to attend. The program will be ready shortly and distributed throughout the state. All those inter ested are urged to write the secretary for ii copy. Every creamery and cheese faotory should he members of the asso ciation, as well as all our private dairy men and farruera. The secretary urged a strong membership to aid in working out tbe problems of how to furnish cheaper and better milk and liner butter and cheese, and to urge upon the legis lature tbe pasaape of laws preventing the sale of "bogus" butter and cheese within the state. The date of the meet ing is March 17 and 18. Send to the secretary for program, and include one dollar as membership fee. A Big Engine. The Northern Pacific is said to have just recieved the largest freight engine yet built. It will be used in hauling heavy loads over mountain grades. A full description of tbis giant, is given in Twin City papers. Loaded, tbe engine weighs 93 tons and with tender 105 tons, total length 66 feet. There are 332 flues, 2% inches in diameter and 13^ feet long. There are 12 wheels includ ing four pair drivers. Weight on drivers 148,000 pounds the heaviest yet sustained by any looomotive engine. Boiler is wag on top atyle. JAMESTOWN WEEKLY ALERT. HONORING LINCOLN'S NAME Other States Set an Example For North Dakota to Follow. Great Meeting in St. Paul Where Notable Speeches Were Made. Donnelly's Personal Recollec tions— Unci's Remarks Noble Sentiments. There were no celebrations of Lin coln's birthday in North Dakota as in other states, where men of all classes assembled to banquet and renew pat riotic allegiance to the oonntry of the Great President. In Minnesota such an event was largely attended at St. Paul by democrats, populists and silver re publicans and the leading men of tbe entire state. In other states it was the same—loyal men of all parties gathering to honor tbe name and memory of the friend of the common people. In Min nesota Senator Donnelly added interest to the occasion by recounting personal recollections of Abraham Lincoln, who, he said, if alive, would undoubtedly be witb them today—as well as Jackson, Jefferson and Washington. Mr. Donnelly pointed out that Lincoln, tbe honored martyr, was reviled, defamed and ridi ouled in his first years of national life and effort, the same as many good men are today. He recalled that even after Lincoln's election to tbe presidency the leading illustrated weekly in the coun try, (Harpers,) piotured him as a gorilla. Mr. Donnelly's recollections were most interesting. He bad beard the last speech of Lincoln's delivered from a window in the White House be bad felt and seen tbe feeling of pride and rejoicing at tbe news of tbe fall of Richmond be had seen tbe feeling of grief, revenge and mob spirit, aroused at the assassi nation, when opposition newspaper offices in Philadelphia were wrecked and men wbo had rejected on Lincoln, punished. Mr. Donnelly continued: My friends, we are now engaged in that which is greater than tbe struggle which Abraham Lmooln led to victory, for that battle was the freedom of a race thia battle is for tbe freedom of all men. There is not a poor man on any contin ent or any island of the sea, no matter what complexion tbe creator may bave painted upon bim, tbat is not a particip ant in tbe great struggle and will not share tbe splendor of our victory, and tbe victory is coming my friends. We cannot be defeated. The machinery that was put in power this time cannot be put in power against us on another occasion. With gigantic strides liberty has oume down marching through the ages. Naseby and Marston Moore were some of the foot prints of that gigantic advance, when tbe kings head fell the basket, and when but 3,500,000 in num ber took power by tbe throat and shook it off forever. We cannot permit those that we conquered in 1776 to conquer us in 1898. My friends, I have no unkind feel ing against the poor wretches, whether they were intelligent or unintelligent, who are led in supporting this cause, to which we are opposed, tbe oause of plu tocracy. I bave no ill feeling towards them. They are but an illustration of human weakness. It was the most gi gantic conspiracy ever conceived on this globe. It meant the destruction of liber ty, and the destruction of freedom. The question is shall we remain Americans? The Americans of Lincoln's time and Washington's time or shall we sink be fore this tremendous power tbat has marked the face of the whole world with ruin. My friends, do not be discouraged, we cannot fail. God does not intend that tbis nation shall go down to European conditions. He has given ns too many great men in the past, men who ap peared at every critical stage of onr country's history, to desert us now. Mr, Donnelly closed by saying that if the vote was to be taken in Minnesota today the reform ticket would have 10,000 majority. Among the other speakers was Hon. Jno. Liad, who said in part: "Mr. President, we, silver republicans, are today, without a party, but I trust that our patriotism is the warmer and our allegiance the closer to our country and our state. The principles for which we have contended have been tempor arily thrust aside. Private and class interests have secured the victory whiob we hoped to win for tbe publio good. Their control of tbe government, state and national, cannot be and is qot per manent. Whenever, and so long as those in power evince tbe slightest disposition to fprther the publio weal, they should have and will bave cheerful oo-operation and support. If we were mistaken if they redeem their promisee of restoring con fidence and prosperity, ire will too cheer fully acknowledge oar error. We shoald aid them in every effort to remedy and alleviate the preaent deplorable condi tion of affaire. We ahoald criticise bat JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY FEBRUARY ]\i 1897 sparingly and aay nothing to offend the ooy and elusive creature, confidence, if it shows tbe slightest disposition to return. If there is prosperity in a tariff of two dollars a thousand on lumber, and in creased taxes on clothing and tbe neces saries of life, the sooner we bave tbem tbe better. So far as I am concerned, I bid them God-speed to any expedient they propose, so long as it is not inimioal to oar institutions or deetraative of pop ular government. Such I regard tbe proposition to veat in private corpora tiona tbe government function of issuing money. INCREASE OF CURRENCY NECESSARY. While an increase in the circulating median is in my judgment a necessary condition to the restoration of prices, prosperity and confidence, tbe problem must be solved in a rational, comprehen sive way We saw such a solution in the restoration of ailver. Its effect wonld have been world-wide, not merely local. An increase in tbe money volume of the United States by tbe issuance of bank notes would undoubtedly have a tendency to increase prices of all com modities whose prices are fixed in tbe domestic market. "Ibis tendency would be materially reinforced by tbe operation of an extreme protective tariff, such as we are promised and can reasonably look for. But its effect on our great staples, grain, meat, products, and cotton, whobe prices are fixed in tbe world's markets would be but trifling, if any. Hence, the net re sult of euch inflation to the producers of our state and of the agricultural sections of the country would be higher prices for everything which the agricultural producer buys, and, for tbe present, with a tendency to lower prices for the grain, the cattle, and the cotton, which he has to sell. This proposition oannot be gainsaid. Tbe only modifying factors would be the slight effect of our increase in circulation on the money volume of the world and the effeot of possible domestio speculation on prices in the markets of tbe west. THE ENGLISH, AND THE BANK NOTE SYSTEM Again, experience teaches us that when tbe way is opened for men to get something for nothing, to collect inter est on tbeir own debts—for this is what bank notes mean—human nature is such tbat they will try to get as much as they can. That suob temptations will lead to inflation and consequent panics is inevitable. But my objections to all bank note sohemes, cogent as are tbe reasons al ready suggested, are based principally on tbe ground tbat they involve asocial and economio injustice,and are class leg islation of tbe most vicious character. Public credit is not the creation of any individual or clsss in a state or nation. It is tbe complex of stable institutions, a high civilization and generations of vir tuous, law-abiding citizenship as sucb, it is tbe heritage of tbe people and of the whole people. To allow private corporations to appropriate tthis public credit, to convert it into money, collect interest for the use of that money, and to turn tbe profits into private pockets instead of tbe public treasury is so re pugnant to our sense of justice that its mere statement condemns it. Still this is the very proposition tbat the associ ated banking interest of the country propose to force congress to submit to. Judging by his publio statements they are going to be ably seoondea by the in coming secretary of the treasury. In Eogland where money power has pro bably more absolute sway than in any other country on earth, tbe banking in terests have not been able to exact such largesses from the publio. The Bank of England is authorized to issue its notes, credit notes, to the amount of 15,500,000 pounds. For tbis privilege, the bank pays to the government the sum of 120, 000 pounds anuually for the first 14,000, 000 pounds besides paying all tlie ex penses of tbe note issue and managing tbe public debt. On the remaining 1, 500,000 pounds, the bank pays two per cent per annum. In 1802, the last year for which I have the figures, tbe -Bank of England besides managing the pub lic debt, paid the government 162,710 pounds for tbe use of the publio credit. With us, though rates of interest are much higher than in England, the bank ers modestly propose to pay nothing. THE DUTY OK AMERICANS While I believe it is our duty to co operate with those in power in all legiti mate effort to remedy existing distres.-', and venture to urtre upon yon such a course, I am equally in earnest in the conviction that when they propose remedies which are snares for securing class advantafcre.it is our duty as citizeus to remonstrate and oppose." J. W. Wescott, the Spring creek stock man of Emmons county, reports the loss of 91 of 250 horses this winter. Horses are running on the range in Logan coun ty, but no losses reported, to date. Throughout the ranges few or no loss^p have been reported since the first storm, and tbe losses for the winter are believed to be light. J.J.Nierlingof this city has been elected grand master of tbe lodges of Odd Fellows of tbe state, the election of gen eral offioers being held at tbe last meet ing in January. Sidney Delong of Wah peton was elected deputy grand master, D. McDonald of Grand Forks, secretary and F. N. Gilmoreof Hope, grand treas urer Henry Hale of Devils Lake is grand representative to tbe supreme lodge. *Ai li 1 III ^111 I HI l! I "l I |ll I III in II I II WHERE FARMERS LOSE. Should Raise More Hog and Meat Products, Butter, Cheese, Etc. Immense Amount of Provisions Still Imported Into the State. Good Market for Such Products ia Montana, Idaho, Wash ington and Oregon. General Freight Agent S. L. Moore, of the Northern Paoitio. is urging Minne sota farmers to raise more bogs, ponltry and make more batter and oheese. His information on the subject is worth reading and what he says about tbe benefits to be derived in Minnesota ap ply doably in North Dakota. He says tbat while about fifty oar loads of dairy products were shipped out of Minnesota from Northern Pacific points in 1896, at the same time an immense quantity of meat, butter, and eggs, and obeese is shipped into and tbrougb Minnesota to points beyond in North Dakota, Mon tona and Washington. These latter states should produce sufficient for tbeir own needs and if short, as tbey now are, and always have been, should be served by their next neighbor, Minnesota. It does seem strange that we send a large quantity of butter, for instance, to New York, and that during the same period shippers in Io.va forward a large quantity to Montana and Washington also that while live stock is shipped to Chicago, fresh and suit meats are brought into Minnesota in large quan tities, thus adding freight charges in both directions to the cost to consumers. Mr. Moore continues that while hogs are not raised in Minnesota in large numbers, well informed men bave dem onstrated tbat we can and ought to raise all we need for onr own need and some besides. Stop for a minute a consider tbe large amount of pork, lard, hams and bacon and sausage consumed in tbe Twin Cities and Dnluth by 400,000 peo ple, and take into consideration tbat a great share of it oomee from Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa, and that our good money is going away from Minnesota to pay for it. During 1897 there were Bhipped, ap proximately, twelve million pound9 of hog products to the lumbering camps and small townB in Minnesota north of the Twin Cities and west of Dulutb. During the same period there were shipped through Minnesota into North Dakota, about three million pounds, and to Montana and Washington (including Portland, Or.,) over fourteen minion pounds, making altogether nearly thirty million ponds of bams, bacon, lard, pork and sausage to and through Minnesota, uearly all ot which, as stated, originated IU Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Now add to this the quantity of pork product consumed in our three large cities and some idea can be bad of the amount of cash sent away that could be kept in circulation in Minnesota if our own producers wouid do tbeir duty. Two million five hundred thousand puuuds of butter were shipped through our state to Montana, Washington and Northern Idaho during 1896. This but ter was produced largely by Iowa and Nebraska. During the same period four hundred thousand pounds of cheese we.e shipped through tbe Twin (Jities to the northern part of Minnesota, two hundred thousand pounds to North Da kota and seven hundred and fifty thous and pounds to Montana aud Washing ton. During the same year there were shipped from Illinois, Iowa and Ne braska tbrougn our 6tate to Montana and Washington one million five hun dred thousand pounds of eggs and a very large amount of poultry. Just think of the cash that wonld In* accumu lated here. My conclusion is that many of onr farmers are sticking to wheat, mid ful some unaccountable reason— unless it is because when tbe price of whent in ranging hi^h t.ii^v are able to support their families twntve mouths, and have something remaining. from the results of a few snout b's labor, but wheat may go back again to 50 cents, or even lower, and then it will be an easy thing to pick out farmers onr bave changed their method of farming from wheat growing to general farming and are prospering. milk' in the cocoanut. Wliy Manufacturers Find De pressed Conditions. The Philadelphia American explains the cause of tbe manufacturing de pression in tbis country The reason of it is, in substance, falling prioes for fnrm products. The income of the in dividual farmer has not only fallen away but tbe income of tbe fentire agricultural class is less than twenty years ago. The American says: "In short, there are 75 per cent more people dependent today for a livelihood, on the farms ot the United State*, than there were in 1875 bat while there are 175 farmers to day where there were 100 then, tbe 100 in 1875 actually got more for their crops and had more to spend than tbe 175 of today. Aad this has not come about from any laggard ness on tbe part of oar farmers, nor is nature to blame, for there are practically as many acres nnder cul tivation today for eaebr man engaged is agriculture as there were in 1875, and the yield per acre is as great today as it waa tbsn. More sores have been brought into cultivation, nature has yielded, year after year, with her accustomed bounty yet, despite it all, tbe value ot onr crops has fallen away. "In 1875, our farmers had under culti vation and harvested oereal crops from 86,863,178 acres in 1896, tbey harvested crops off 149,349,000 acres. In 1875 the vslue of tbe cerevl crops to our farmers was tbe equivalent of fl,030,276,099 in gold in 1896, the value was but $972, 069,000. Thus, though oar farmers had under cultivation in 1896 more than 60,000,000 -acres beyond tbe acreage under cultivation in 1875, tbe value of tbeir crops was nearly 860,000,000 lees." While other things have fallen in price, the farmer haB not been able to reduce the cost of production in propor tion. Taxes and interest rate, ^aspor tation, and rents are I the farmers had received the full pay for 1896 crops that they got for 1885 crops they would have received $285, 000,000 more than they did, and if their labor had been paid as well as in 1875 they would have received over 8800,000, 000 more than last year. The American concludes with these statements: If our farmers had not been deprived of this 8800,000,000 by the fall in prices since 1875 if they had had the $800,000, 000 to spend in 189G that they would have had if the fall in prices had not deprived them of the fruit of their toil, there would have been no manufacturing depresrion to record. But our farmers did not. have this to spend tbey actually derived from their cereal crops $45,000, 000 less in 1890 than they did in 1S95 $375,000,000 less than they did in 1S90 actually $170,000,000 less than tbey de rived from a smaller acreage in 18S5. Our farmers cultivated nearly 14,000.000 acres less of land in ISSo than in 1896, yt-'i they got for the harvests 6170,300,000 niur\ Need we look further for the ciuiSM manufacturing depression? lliwivir.s: lt»«e. onr farmers bnve less, to spend. That is the whole story. Our farmers have struggled manfully to build up their income, but they havo been defeated by il!irg prices. They have toiled, hot. their toil has been un requited. Verilv, it, is unrequited toil that is the mother of hard times. The manufacturer and merchant seek ing to save his capital and belp his profits ont of the slough of despond by getting special protection from a tariff committee should consider these things. The remedy does not lie in creating trusts and monopolies and freezing out competition, but in enacting legislation that will give the farmer himself a profitable income. The duties added to protect farm products will be unavailing, for we import little or none of tbem. Tbe remedy lies elsewhere than in the tariff, although a good protective tariff is needed at all times for this nation. ust try a 10c, box of Cascarets, I,he finest liver and bowel regulator ever made. A weed in tbe garden oan be easily destroyed when it first starts. Consump tion oan be nipped in tbe bud by One Minute Cough Cure. D. Baldwin. A UU1*\«*, NO 30 4 now H: not re duced communsuratu witb the decline in nrices for bis products. Tbe general decline has effected the farmer more-, than manufacturer.-, and by throwing a portion of factory operatois out of worlfc for lack of purchasers by farmers, tbe dulnees of manufacturing business is only increased. When the effect of such losses failing on nearly half our consuming population are better understood, the manu facturers trying to artificially raise prices for their goods by restoring the highest tariff ever Known, will look for another means, for tbe tariff alone oau not belp them as expected. The ex tent of tbe manufacturers and mercan tile losses can be estimated by a consid eration of tbe farm losses. Half the in come of tbe agricultural classes is de rived from oereal crops—corn, wheat, ryes, oats, barley, etc. Last year the American says, tbe value of these crops was $6.51 and acre the year before, 86.78 or over $45,000,000 less than in 1895. So much less to spend for manufactured goods. Iu 1885 the value of tbe above crops in this county was *$8.41 an acre and in 1875 $11.86. The aboje figures, as well as others are taken from the De partment of Agriculture. So it will be seen tbat despite increased acreage and efforts farmers received for oereal crops in 1895, $125,000,000 less than in 1885— so much less to spend for manufactured goods. Tbis is the key to the manu facturing depression. While tL±e farm population has grown, so should the money spent for manufactured goods have increased, but has not in propor-. tiou to growth of consumers, SSL I dm ••v#' TIL l|| a*: