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Pi.'.' $m ''-v.'. . : ,t ..V1 - ' I..., .' s c ; -,5 -: '.'.! Vcr :;V3 ;- - " fi-iV-- P.iV 4 ,i . ' Mi ' ' ,f u " 1 ' - ... m . ' , : v . ; ' ' ;t ;:,! Mil .-. .., J-M- :r W ' .Vo ''..' i :"l . v BAXTER SPBINGS NEWS. It. II. GARDNER, Editor and Publisher, Xntered at tha poat-offioa at Baxter Springs, jLaasaa, at aecona ciass matter. SATUKDAY, A PHIL 5, 1890. A FARMERS AND LABORERS. A GRAND MEETING OF FARMERS' ALLIANCE AND KNIGHTS OF LAHOK MEN. Btrouir Rcsolutloua Faaaoit Demanding- - Legislation and a Strict Knfureement of the Lw Now Existing la tha Intel-cat of La bo re ra. About 400 delegates and members of the Farmers' Alliance and Knights tf Labor orders of this county tuetin the opera houso at Columbus Wednes day In joint conveiuiou for the pur jioso of consolidating, as far as practi cable, the two organizations for the Jtiutual benefit of ail laboring men. The Knights of Labor met in G. A. R. hnll at 11 a. m. and clcctod O. O. Fee iiresideut aud C. T. Dana i;crrtu rv. Thepnrpo8e of this ronctitig wa tiio selection of delepites to confer with the alliance on a basis of union. Tho following delegates were named : (.Jalena, J. C. Hubbard; Baxter !Spri:ij;s. li. P. McGregor; Columbus Van Prat her and Mrs. lr. Scott: h-ammonville, Dr. II. Malian and Win. Gradv ; Weir City, (unknown) ; ItullowellM. D. lJilcmau; St.'ppville, (unknown). This meeting then adjourned to meet with a committee of one delegate iroui each alliance club at 1 p. ni. At the Farmers' Alliance meeting in the opera house to elect delegates Mr. M. A. Householder of Colum bus was called to the chair and John Holliday chosen secretary. James Elliott assistant secretary. Oa behalf of the Farmers' Alliance it was moved aud carried that tho del e'ralioiiti select one member from each Mib-alHaiico to act as a eonleroneu i.ommittee together with a similar committee from the Knights of Labor and report as to the best method of ac complishing the objects sought for. Tho comtnittco a selected was as follows: From alliance number :;1S F. M. Scott. 31G A. Bagtirll, 3uS John .stauffer, 7S7 J. P. Hartley, 78S Win. tfcamtnon, 820 M. I. Davis 1140 Sam uel P.iims. ol4 E. B. Davis. 811 Jerry Ileagan, Sl."i Ed.i Wallace. 2W W. W. r.ryanf,2i7 G. W. Canlicld, 313 F. J. Ellis, 411 .1. P. Douulai. KfiS II. S. Ilarvev, 21S C. D. Arnold. 411 Win. I.ittle,'332 E. Hall, H jJ A. E. Lceper, 1132 J. II. Burris, 215 V. H. May, 271 V. L. Browning, o2G I. Eastcrlinsr. 1U G. II. Beale, GIG W. J. liorncr, 4'Jj W. E. Brook?, 317 F. M. r.ockafellcr, M- nlewood alliance A. r. Ciiniiiiiyliain, Hope well aJlianco S. L. VUvney, Union Chitpel iillianeu Wm. Mallets, Pleasiuit ilill allianco W. 11. Larimer, Millei btirg alliance Douglass Scott, Colum bus Alliance D. M. Jones. The committee then repaired to the G. A. IL hall and met In conjunction with thu Knights o Labor eommitme. John SiauilVir was chosen chairman and D. M. Jones secretary. The chairman briefly stated the ob ject r. the meeting to bo the recom mending of Mich measures to the con vention as would result in mutual bonctit to tho laboring classes gentr allv. Hon. Van B. Prat her, who was a delegate to the national joint conven tion of tliH Farmers' Alliance and Knights ot Labor held at St. Louis in Dicemher last, was loudly called for and began by reading the Agreement ' and declaration of principles adopted by that eonveutiou. lie said the two or ders had not been consolidated, but i u u federated, it being the unanimous opinion of that convention that lalor ers fhotild stand together, hand in hand. The orders were being accused of having only political objects in view, and in answer he said Webster delined the word politics to mean "the science of government," and that be ing the can: and as this government is supposed to be a government of the people, for I he people and by the peo ple, he believed the only way to reme dy tho evils of this government was through the ballot. He didn't ex pee. t the two orders to consolidate in this county or country, lint hiving sub ftautialiy tho same objects, one with iho other, they sliould confederate and c t iu urison as far as practicable. He suggested that the agreement adopted by the St. Louis convention be ratified here. Mr. C. O. Fwe, district master work man of the Knights of Labor, then rad tho following extract from the Journal of United Labor, the official rn of the Knights of Labor, show ing the political aspect of that order: We are now dally In reclittof leltera from all p-lnla of the coni)MUa, aakinf hew they can be ur;noUed and brought Into the ordrr. Front the !Mor of a laixe proportion of tha ioqnlrlee. the impreeelon h Rone abroad that tha fcoiglita of Labor U apolitical oijjnliatiou toliulthrBCjh n cmpilfrn, or aomeUtlng of that aort. tf any one Jmoibe onler under tUU lm)reslon ha la ir.i.'uken, . X an onlcr wt har a bibber mluloft toacrTe Uin the ronulngora mere olltlcal party. Any one rradl t or declaration ol principles Will iwthat, while we arc aerkiii;rebrmithat muat ' iu anme inaUaeea ooma thruiija tbe ballot bos, vet by Tar the hit heat rootlet that eooorroi na u thu utiMtloa of tbe raiteea to ibat point where t tu-f will fullr aeo and know not only their own roDg-i anl deradatioa, but aea a fail an1 Dual c ol a 'ion of the Ubor problem, aad wbea tbia la 1 each will tee clearly for himaeif la his swKTtheoisy pain that tndt le liberty and V.'tfa Ult aJraaoed point ! encf at-J talned then will tba party that is to carry the dt alredmaaaureatoaucoeaabaeTOlred. But that will be evolved alowly and imperceptibly al moat. But tbat such will be tbe Until outcome of orjranUatlon aud education is the silver Un ion of the cloud that now lowers so threatening ly above ua, When audi a party dona come, Iu name will not be the laboring man's party, or the bond holder's party, but the party of the people, for the people and by the people A party refusing to receive speciul priviU'gcs or grant them. A party that will uot alt Idly by and do noth ing, or worse than nothing, when thousands and hundreds of thousands of honest ineu aru tramping our streets wanting to work, willing to work, und nmie to be had at any price with out employment at home and a "Tramp Act" throfttoulns them If they dure to seek it at a dis tance. A party that will not permit a si-tot politi cians to manipulate thu finances of the country so that ten thousand, four liuudred and seventj eight business men in one year are thrown upon thu streets prnnilcts anil wllliout a home, at u loss to the country of $23l,SS3,i:u, Involving 603.420 traders, or, In other words, citchliig oue business mini nut of every sixty-four. A party that will declare in toues of thunder list what kind of metal or paper shall consti tute the mon'T Of ttlf country, and tiiorauy prevent a lot of shy locks and tburprr of all de scription from declaring that one kind of money is worth 92 CO and another almost worthless, yet ail Hi.- money of the people A party tluit will demand and csUblU-h labor bureaus . A party that will declare and enforces law de claring that not unother foot of public lands oball be given to railroads mid corporations. A party that will insist upon exact equality before the laws. A party that will be huiuanc etiotish to lifhcve that pure air should mid must be louii'l Iu our mines and factories if scientille rcseuivti cuu de vise way and mean for providing it, and that all buildings where nfU are employed nre well Kiipplied with fire escape aud other means of safety. A paity Hint will aboWsh tho contract system on nil work doiiv for the people lor the use or the public. A party that believes If we tire to have a free country that It cull ontv exist by ivason of the intelligence of Its cltlr.riie. nwl if Intelligence Is to be thu b ise of our continiud exisien e, the , li flI must Ik- educated uud fitted lor (lie position he is to occupy fn tho future. Thl can only Is? d.mo by prohibiting children from going Into our workshop and mills before attaining their fourteenth year. A party that will not con Que man in prison because he is unfit to associate with his fellow :nuu, and then tax the community to board and loiljre the criminal fri e, and sell his labor so as to cuter ii.to competition with the same lubor of tl:e houeftlaw-nbidiug citizeus. A party that will make It fashionable to be lionet, and pay an equal price for eqaal labor, regardless of color, creed, country or sex. T. V. PuWDBKLY, . Jso. W. Hayb?, Grand Master Workmau. General Secretary. Some time was then taken up with motions and discussions reganiit! amendments to and thu adoption of the agreement as a. whole. li. F. Hogg thought the agreement was binding on members of both or ders by virtue of their being mem be in. Mr. Fee wanted demands made for legislation iu the interest of miners. Tnere was considerable discussion on this a ltd relative points after which the St. Louis convention ttgreement was on motion adopted as a whole. Some aiii-udniciils aud additions applying to Kansas were made and us finally adopted the agreement is in substance as follows : AtiltKLMEXT. Agreement made between the Farmers' Alli ance and thu KulghU of Labor of Cherokee county i The committee have read the demands of the several associations, and hereby indorse the !! lo'.vin? a basis of union for oneenunted uc tiuu lit the uff.iirs of our state and nutiouuiid agree, in onlor to carry out ttiese otjecis, inai we will snppovt for oftlco only such men as can ho depended upou to enact audi principle into statute law, uninfluenced by party caucus. We demand an ubolitlon of national banks, and the substitution of legal tender treasury notes Iu lieu of national bunk notes, issued in sliUlclent v'olu ne to do the business of the coun try ou a rash system ; regulating the umoaut needed on a per capita basis as the business In terests demand; that nil money Issued by the government shall be legal tender ill payment of ull debts public and pri vote. Second We dora unl that congress shall pass such laws a shall effectually prevent the dealing in futures ol ull agricultural and mechanic::! productions, pursuing a stringent system of pro ceedure in tnnls, sous to secure prompt convic tions, aud imposing such penalties as shall se cure pcciect compliance with the law. 'Third We demand the free and unlimited coinage of altver. Fourth We demand the pasnge of laws pro hlbitini; tbe alien oivnerjhipof land, and that our legislature puss such laws condemning all ulleu lands and purchasing the same for thu ben efit of public schools of the state they being given three years in which to sell lands now owned by them .after which said lands to be sold to residents of thealute aa other school lands. We demand the reclaiming by the government ol all lands held by railroads and other corpora tions may hold in excess of their present actual use, and that such landa be held for tbe use of actual settlers ouly. fifth Qelleving In tha doctrine cf equal rights lo all and special favors to none, wa de mand that taxation, national and stale, shall not be naed to build np one Interest at the expense of another. Wa believe that tba money ot the country abould be kept aa much aa possible In the bunHs of tbe people, and benoa we demand tbat atl revenues, national, state or eouuty, be limited to lbs necessary expenses of the gov ernment economically admin Utered , Sixth We demand that tba fovernnv nt shall control tha meant or communication and trans portation to tha extent of Insuring their opera tion ia the Interest of the people, with due re garifor the rights of tin- owning and operat ing the aarae. Seventh Wa demand that our state legislature procure tbe copyright, print, bind and furnish to tha public schools of the atata, at actual coat, aaeriea et reboot books for Use la each school district tn the ataei tha printing of anch books to tj do by thetaie is manner ImllarHo WRIGHT'S SPECIAL LE of that followed In the government printing. Eighth For better protection of the organiza tion, it is hereby agreed that such seals or em blems as the Furiu rs' Mutual Benefit Associa tion and Farmers Alliance may adopt will be recocnized and protected tn transit or otherwise bj the Knights of Labor, aud the labels mid seals of the Knights of Labor will In like mun ner be recognlied by the Farmers' Mutual Ben olll Association and the fanrn-w' Alliance of Cherokee county, Kansas. 11. S. Harvey stated that as a gigan tic trust of school book publishers had just been formed it was now more than ever necessary that the seventh section of tbe agreement should be carried out in order to protect the peo ple from robbery. Samuel Uitui suggested a section be inserted demanding a reduction of salaries of county ollicers. Tho following resolutions were adopted by the joint committee : Kesolved, That every mining, manufacturing orquarrjing, mercantile, railroud, street ruil way, telegraph, telephone, municipal corpora lion, every incorporated express company aud water company, shall pay weekly each and every employe engaged in lis business the wages earned by audi employment to wltiiln six days or said payment aud that the necessari laws be passed to enforce the same . Itesolved, That we demand the aimlisiimeni of tbe use of tho Jtalo public printers and re' quire of the Ktate legislature the pa-smo of such laws as will ri.jilhe the state of K tus.is to do all herr.wuprmtiug in Uij same manner ns does the United Stales. On motion committee roe and pro ceeded to report to the convention. After bi'irg read by the secretary the agreement w:is taken up by the convention and adopted 'by taction as above primal. The utmost harmonv. prevailed in the eon vent ion throughout and not withstanding the heavy rain and e.v cfediujily disagreeable weather nearly every portion of tho county was rep resented, and we believe all returned home satisfied with the work accom plished. The County Farmers Alliance, con tinued in session nearly all day Thurs day and yesterday, but wo are unable to give full report. Ex-Soldiers in Session. A mass convention ot union ex soldiers was held at Joplin last Satur dav, says the Herald, to take action with reference to pension legislation, and to effec. a permanent organiza tion. Tho following resolutions were re ported and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we believe congress should en act a law civing every houorubly discharged soldier who is now or shall become fifty years of ere a nemrimi. Resolved. That we fully endorse the pending mensurs known as the dependent und service oensiou bills. Resolved. That we ore in favor of granting to everv widow of an honorably discharged soldier nension of twelvo dollars per mouth from date of soldier' death, without regard to cause of death. Resolved. That we believe that congress should repeal the act of March 3, 1879, known ns the ar rearage act so that the government may not ulead the statute of limitations against her sol- diera any mora than-against her twiid owners. Resolved, That we believe that we should in struct our representatives in congress as to Wjiat pewifaw IrgliiUtl'in wo desire to have enacted, aud that we believe the time baa now ooma for them to do aonitdhiu; for us if they ever Inland to do anything. ' ' ' Resolved. That we heartily endorse the fcrllon or those who are mow working for us in con gress. ' Tlie rneetintr to eftVct permanent or ganization will beheld April 2G. When Baby waa sick, we gar her Castoria, When aba was a CUM, aha cned tor Caatoria, Whan she became Idisa. aha clung to Castoria, ' Wbea aha had Children, aha gave them Castona. ' Cannot 60ine one prduce a better wagon wheel than now exists? While American wheels are the best in the world, American roads are in the same or greater proportloa tho worst, and there is aeeded. a wheel which will Have a 'Strong' yet elastic tire, something that ia more enduring than the rubber tira, which is in use to some extsnt, hut not with -every, do- grea of eatisfttiov , SA ..?wv -tip I k , j . -v a l i'i i BABY CARRIA On Wednesday, April 9th, we will place on sale at SPECIAL PKICES for ONE DAY thirty-six BABY CABS ranging in price from 82.50 to the best goods in the market. Wo will put a price on them to close the efttire lot out in one day. The goods will not be on sale before the day named. West side of Square, COLUMBUS, KANSAS. THE LIFE OF THE nut uiDtsa mnrmn A FEW EXTRACTS SELECTED Mr. Homrinn ha done more to nictura Mr. Lin coln aa I knew him than any ot the many othora who have undertaken to give historiescf his life so far as I have aeon tbcin. Ex-Scuator Lyman Trumbull. The greatest Life of Lincoln yet written. Frim the Latt Judge J. C. Knukcrbeckcr. Tha best American biography that has ever been written Vt IKV.', Ed. N. Y. tztniugFoit. Tho very best American biography I have ever read. Gen. fames H. WiUe. Thia true story ot Abraham Lincoln pufht to be in every library in tho land, mid it will bo whenever Ita merits and faithfulness beromo known. Hon, C. T. Hubbard, late member of CoKgrestrnm Jv. Y. All these loving adherents will bnil Hern don'a Lincoln with unmixed, tnboended joy. Chicago fniunt. AGENT8 WANTED. For Terms and Territory FOR THE VOITXO MEN. Trof. James JI. Cantield of the Kan sas university addressed alarjre audi ence at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium iu Kansas City Sunday afternoon. His 6Ubjectwai, "A Young ilaii for the Times." He said : " First, he must he an intelligent young man. There never was a time when there was so nneh intelligence in the world uor a lime when there was so much intelligence needed.. Some ot you may he strong enough to do without learning, as I grant many have done. Yon may be aide to walk from here to Chicago, hut I would rather tako the most improved railway route were I going there. It ttie world is worth anything to you it is worth your while to accept what it is offering you. It is uot a difficult mat ter for a'man to gain intelligence) in these days of newspapers, cheap hooks, free seuools, etc. A man must be intelligent and think for himself. A-man whose only idea of religion is what he gets from his minister or whose only idea of polities is what he gets from his party Jeadi r, will fail to net much real pood out ot inc.- In tbe next place tho man for the times must he active aud energetic The ox cai t has oue, the stage coach has gone, the canal boat has gone, and I am not sure but steam is going, The man can do now in a day what onee renuired live or ten day. The young matt of to-day must keep quick nt en to the music ot the century it lie does not want to tret left. In the third nlace the man of to-dar mu9t he tin selllsh and public spirited. There is a place for each one in tho social organ ization, a. place where each one can help some xther. There never was a time when char acter, looked at from a mouey stand point, was worth nsrnuch as it is to day. A 5w lor Danker once saw to me that If ho could find a man in whom hn could put absolute faith to manage his finances and not disclose any of his business secrets, that money would he no object iu retain ug auch a man. To-day an integrity is wanted that would "sink ship in mid-ocean rather than cast anchor under the ene mies flag. Christ first taught us the brotherhood of man, and to Him and His teachings wo owe all that is noble aud good we have in this world to-day. Some one has said that lasting of what you will do is as tin wine as to advertise yocr prosixirity. If your plana aro good one, some one eli-c will catch them up and be. iu tlm twin in lima to divide the advantage with you. If they are not goal, yon may lm rer tain jio one will point out 1I1O errors in them, so that you cannot possibly gain ought by your win tnu idea tlvc uess. The men who littuii well, and are not in haste to impart tlietrown secrets, ire the who gey orally get alongtbs wotld. GES CkaliMMataaLaa GREAT EMANCIPATOR I HEHOfl'S LIIICOLH. Tha True Story of a Great Ufa. Till HCSTOBT A5 riESOSAT. BBC0LLXCI20S3 Of ABRAHAM LIPiOGLrJ, vWM. H. HEF.NDON, For Twenty Years bis Friend and Lav Partcer, osd JESSE WILLIAM WCIK, A. II. rttll ILLCITSiTID WITH FOkTIUITS OF LCtCOU (tttra IM pkeMsnplu), toi SHIS BBUT1VCS, AUOnSTU ud rKUSDg, ass ricrcBEs or vabiols bcesbs m im tin. Pet Ktof iTOtt Bound in best English Cloth, rjill top, 3 vols., $4.50 Bound in Library Sheep, 6.00 Bound In Half ftiorocco, Marbled Edjes, S vols., 7.50 Bound in Half Calf, 9.00 91 tt FROM AMONG THOUSANDS Bv lone odds Mr. Hcrndon's Lifo is the best vat wtitten. Chicago Timet. The work opens up a hitherto unknown stock of knowledge iei;crding Lincoln. Standar d, if. Y. In tho South, and with Southern public men, it ought to bo more popular than any other biography of Abraham Lincoln. JyV.i, Memphis. It will do more to shape the judgment cf posterity on Mr Lincoln's character than allthi't has been written or will te hereafter vriuen. S.-uiii:, Su Louis, Mo., July so, 1W9 They who wish to know Lincoln as he really waa, must read tbe biography written by his friend and law partner, W. U. 1 ictudon. .V. 1". Mr. Hemdon's personal recollections of Lincoln will rinubtluiis remain the most authentic nni trust worthy sorce ol information. W. Y. Natitn. address, Liprs for teas! Established 1876. LANDAUER & CO. 306 Main street, JOPLIN. MO. rpHE Oldest and Largest house 1 in Southwest Missouri. A LL Goods Warranted Strictly STItAIfillT. Satisfaction guaranteed. sstSend run price list.- 109 & 111 VJ. tlistA !., i;.l'JCAS CITY, h!0. The 6' lu Specialist in tx City ho ts n Re;ulnr CrcJuate in Xeiiicine. Over years' artuv, 12 jiii.-J in ChU-UQu. TKt OLDEST IM f.Ci, 183 LOriCZST LOCATED. Authorized by tbe State :o trout. Chronic, Norvoug aniff; wlnl 1I- :cnMs," benitnel Wfaki.tM uuiin' D.'imjkhI.Si'XUiiI lioMlit'v it onriutf it.puirrrj, nurvuiM lieuuuv, i-fiimim-fi I . Itl.uiH iTImnnnH AurullinuaAl Al-nrl' kind, t'rlnurv V'.rmihci. ami in (not all troubles or duasK8 In either male nr fomnle. Curen nmntnii-ed or money relunded. t'burires low. Tlimii-mulHof rust-u cured. Kxivrlfliice is important. AtlmeU ciiivr, are guaranteed to he pore and ell:c'uriuun, lieiiic rinnpounded iu uy perfectly nj Hilntei lalnirnlory, and nrp furnished rosily ior use. 'o runiiiiis lo drag Mures to bavo uncertain preHi'rliUiuiiH lilteil. Mo mercury or injurious meiliclnes imort. No detention from businc. I'alieiitn at n ilistunw tn-nted by letter and rx- prints, nifdiclnes sent eveiywhre fr front J f ie or brcakaire. Stnte ydur vk and semi ir terms. Cunsultatton free and couuduntlal. peronillv or by letter. a at iwko T)nni arop wm aexe. ainc Uluntralad elw! Iu plain uvelnp . for 6c w aumm. Evrry male, Lruiu Uie ot UUti, suuuld read this book. THE CHEAT TURKISH RHEUMATIC CURE. A pOPtTIVr CT7RE for XHEV MATIHM. nT.O fur any cane Mil treatment fail to citre or bolp. (irculoAt dln-overy In annals ( modleine. ln il kItm relief : few Sixm removes fever ami ritn In Jnlnta; Cure romplelPd In 10 7 days. Hend stau-ment of rase wliU siauiu tor circulars, call, or adilresa Dr.HENDEH8ON.l09 W.Cth 8L,Kaasas City, Me, mil urn wi "oe wttnrMuiu M.az.wi ffjOeaaral aad HJUtviMJO iiiiuxii a ; I'iWsakaasaof Body and Eind, E3cets won .ui. Iwl. BlltHINIllnUT kMir. HOT t -nlim tat hrMiafK,l'UKniUntHHl,t8rARIrtl0DI. UmUiIt afaliW MU1K ItUTSkAT H.mSii la a . KMiMtltTawMautMaaaatMlinCMatrlM. WrtitlM. CHL0R0-NA PHTII0LEU1I AUSOLTJTIXT - CURES EOG CEOLERAl' "Writ for Clrealara aad TaetimoaUla. . JLGEiLTTS "WAITT'C'D. ' MeCOtXtTM BAKRKTT, Kt Sbeidiey ituildicf, Kansas Civ .k.?-.