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10 THE ADVOCATE. NEWS BY FREIGHT. An Item That the Great Dailies Hare Not Heard Of. Paris, Maroh 11. At the session of the chamber of deputies on the 8th inst ant, our comrade, Professor Jean J&ures, demanded leave to interpellate the gov ernment upon the relations that seem to exist between the anarchists on the one hand, and people high in the financial world end among the clergy on the other, neither of whom had in any way been disturbed by the government. It is now an established fact a fact admitted by the official journal of the government, by the Temps, and by the Petite Oironde, which is the special journal of Cabinet Minister Reynal that the Tournade family and other an archists of the same stripe are on the best of terms with this and that Roths child, and with a certain Duchees d'Uzee, none of whom hesitate to subsidize and otherwise to give aid and comfort to the lovely apostles of the so-called "propa ganda of deed." How comes it that while the govern xnent is every day making dozens and hundreds of arrests, that while it inati tutes so many domiciliary searches, it still leaves untouched these prominent and patent promoters of anarchy? How comes it that the government which af fects to keep a determined surveillance upon anarchist propaganda, which pre tends to be bent on discovering all these associations of felons together with all their branches, has never yet thought of sending a few of its policemen to search the house ot such noblemen as Cornelius Herz and others of the anarchistic fra ternity? These are the questions that Jaures was to propound in the name of the socialist deputies. But this question was so embarrassing to Cabinet Minister Htynal that ha re quested the matter be laid over for one month, a request which the reactionary majority gladly granted. Nevertheless, in opposing the government motion to lay over, Comrade Jaures ably unmasked the maneuvrea of both Reynal and Premier Caslmir Perier. Jaures said: 'Gentlemen: I call your attention to the declaration made by Premier Casimir Perier. He said he had no knowledge whatever of the facts upon which oar interpellation is to be based. Neverthe less, gentlemen, it is a notorious fact, first, that it is barely six weeks since the satchel ot an anarchist, who had been in Carmaux, was seized containing an ap peal to the striking miners of that place to blow up the property of the company; and secondly, that during the last week, the best informed journals, such as the Temps, the Oironde, which is the prop erty and moutl piece of Cabinet Minister Reynal Interruptions; applause from the extreme left. that during this last week these journals have contained de tailed and accurate dispatches announc ing that proofs of a correspondence with very wealthy people and even high dig nitaries of the church were found in the houses ot this and other militant anar chists, showing that the latter had re ceived funds from the former. Now, then, at this time when the vital ques tion is put on all sides 'whence oometh that money?' Applause from the ex treme 'left. the government coolly de clares it has heard nothing! "Very well; we are thus enabled to let the country know with what wonderful vigilance public seourity is guarded by this government Renewed applause from the extreme left "But I insist in demanding that the matter be taken up now on the spot. I do so for two reasons: j "The first is a reason of equity. It is quite olear to everyone that if such grave suspicions as now rest upon a por tion ot the capitalist class and certain clergymen were drawn upon a working man, or any socialist organization, or upon any labor union, you would not have waited until some one had risen in this chamber to demand an investiga tion. You are redoubling your searches and investigations; but there is one side into which you do not seem to care to look and that is the side from which the funds proceed, and from which, per haps, also proceeds the primary inspira tion to anarchist felony. Applause from the extreme left "The second reason is that during all that time that the government continues to 'know nothing,' during all that time that it keeps its eyea shut, during all that time that it keeps in suspense the exercise ot its essential functions; the persons who are involved receive warn ing from the government papers them selves, and thus time is afforded them to cover the traces of their complicity." Applause from the extreme left The request of the government for a month's delay was granted by 257 votes against 223. When the vote was announced, the socialist deputy, Jules Guesde, justly shouted to the ministry: "During that month the government will have to bear the responsibility of all the bombs that may explode!" With equal justice Charpentier said: "This vote is a shield for capitalist dynamiters." It is worth while analyzing the vote. The 223 cast by the opposition in favor of an immediate investigation came, with the exception of five or six, from the right, entirely from the republicans and socialists. The 257 votes for the gov ernment include 100 votes from the clericals and the monarchists. The gov ernments majority was made up by the Schneiders, the Henry Cochins, Princes, such as the Arenbergs, the Aillieres, Counts, such as the Elvas, barons, suoh as the Mackaus, and such other worthies and shaky friends. The republican ma jority pronounced itself against the ministry; thus, the existing ministry governs only with the support of the right; accordingly, the ministry has not only receded to the right, it has betrayed the republic. Perier's downfall is inevitable and at hand. S. N., in The People, April 1. PROFIT IN COLORADO FARMS. Attractive Openings In Small Farming, Mar ket Gardening, Dairying ana Poultry Raising. On account of the fertility ot the soil, the superiority ot the climate and the great advantages of irrigation, Colorado is peculiarly adapted for the euooeaaf ul operation ot small and medium sized farms, if conducted by men of intelli gence, experience and enterprise, and there is perhapo no greater opportunity for this clasa of farming in any state in the union than at present exists in Colo rado. Over $5,000,000 .is annually sent from Colorado to other states for the purchase 'of small farm products which this state could and should produce. A GOOD HOME MARKET. One-half the population of Colorado lives in cities and towns of the plains, more than one-fourth in mining districts, furnishing a (rood home market for the products of the less than one-fourth liv ing in rural districts. As a matter of fact, Colorado is annually sending to other states about $1,000,000 for dairy products, $1,500,000 for pork supplies, over $1,000,000, for poultry produce and considerably over I $1,000,000 for fruits, all ot which ought to be raised at home. There is a growing public sentiment on the part of the citizens of Colorado to give the preference in their purchases to Colorado products, not only to en courage home industries but because of their superior quality. DAIRYING. While dairying is annually growing in importance, the creameries and cheese factories throughout the state have often more local orders than they can supply. The fact is there is not nearly enough milch cows in the state to supply the home market for dairy products. While some of the dairymen are condu cting the business on the most improved methods and consequently making money; others, who sell milk to the creameries, keep cows which do not yield above eight quarts per day and do not milk some of their stock to exceed three months in the year, in fact, they are simply range stock producing calves and some milk. The creameries pay an average price the year round of 85 cents per 100 pounds for fresh milk, and keep only the sepa rated cream. The cheese factories pay about 8 cents per 100 pounds more than the creameries and return the whey to the farmers. The average annual whole sale price of Colorado creamery butter is 28 cents a pound. There is a state law against oleo and a state dairy com mission to see to its enforcement If more cows were kept in Colorado and more butter and cheese made, the by products would result in a greater num ber of hogs being raised and fattened, and Colorado would no longer, aa now, send $750,000 per annum to other states for live hogs and an additional $750,000 for hog products. FRUIT RAISING AND MARKET GARDENING. Colorado does not yet produce more than 20 per cent of the fruit it consumes, and notwithstanding the great increase during reoent years of the area planted to fruit, principally orchards, it is not at all likely that the supply will equal the home demand for many years to come. Taking the averages of crops and prices actually obtained during 1893, as reported by the Denver Fruit Grow er's association, the following were the money yields to the acre for small fruits and vegetables: Strawberries $350,black berries $600, raspberries $400, currants $500, onions $200, celery $450, cabbage $100. The establishment of more fruit preserving factories will increase the de mand for small fruits. As to tomatoes, the average yield to the acre is ten tons and the canning factories pay 50 cents per 100 pounds or $100 an acre, but as a matter of fact, the great bulk of the crop is sold at much higher prices in the retail markets and . only the surplus taken to the canning factories which, however, put up annually considerably over 1,000 tons, besides large quantities of peas, beans, pumpkins, eta, while the pickle factories put up hundreds cf tons of ououmbers, cauliflower, onions and the like. A factory recently paid $1,500 to one grower for three acres of pickling onions. Similar interesting particu lars could be given, did space permit, of the returns, ranging from $200 to $1,- 000 an acre, from orchards, according to age. POULTRY FARMING. As an adjunot to a small Colorado farm, there is no industry that will yield a more profitable return on the capital invested than poultry. Colorado is now sending other states over $1,000,000 a year for eggs and table poultry, but the people of the state are steadily awaking to the fact that it is really cheaper to pay a higher price for home-raised eggs and fowls than for inferior imported eggs and poultry. Near the cities, poultry farmers get from private cus tomers as high as 25 ceata a dozen the year round, and from 10 to 15 centa fowl PRICE OF LAND. From the foregoing it will be seen that small farms, say ot about forty acres, thoroughly cultivated, devoted to dairy ing, hogs, poultry, fruit and market gardening, have a home market for their products. The present Colorado farms usually run in size from eighty to 320, or even a greater number of acres, and many are now ready for subdivision, but small farms can frequently be purchased, leased or rented. The price varies ac cording to proximity to city or railroad, ranging from over $200 down to $20 per acre, including water rights. Our Police System. It is a fact, and can be proven, that the police of this city are the most brutal in existence. In no other city in the world are the police endowed with such com plete authority aa here; in Russia, they but obey higher officials; they cannot without orders arrest and club as they please, being responsible to no one. Here, if they have masters, they are not always officials above them, and all of their pay does not come from the city. As far as can be seen, they do not seem answerable for anything they do. Aa our reporter has seen, they arrest inno cent people and use their clubs freely if there is the least resistance, and the vic tim, though he may escape without fur ther "punishment" has no redress, no compensation for his sufferings. Saoh a man cannot feel any too well toward law and order. Is it safe to turn loose so many embittered and misused men? What can be better calculated to create rebels than this treatment? The oases of brutality on the streets towards inno cent people or small offenders has be come so common as to create little attention when mentioned. But it is none the less horrible, none the less an outrage on individual liberty; when every one realizes it, something will be done. Bat besides these open outrages, there are hidden abuses which do not so often come to light It is presumed that the inquisition belongs to the past; but who that has heard of the "sweat- box" does not know that the methods of the inquisition are used to day? Racks, fagots, whips, thumbscrews may be out of date, but none the less are helpless victims tortured and terrified. The de tectives, hounded on by the press, to "catch somebody" when a crime is com mitted, pounce upon the poorest, most friendless man they can find, shut him up in the sweat box, and in three or four days have a marvelous "confession" from him. Why shouldn't they? If four days is not enough, five may be, and they can take all the time they wish to accom plish their purpose. Higgins' story of his life is a plain picture of an unfortu nate boy hounded to the gallows by the police arrested, clubbed, tortured, kicked about, whenever the officers had nothing else to do. What chance was ever left the poor wretch to become an honest citizen? The business of the po lice makes brutal scoundrels of men; the business of the detective makes des picable traitors out of human beings; and the system makes all kinds ot cruel ties possible. The "sweat-box" and freedom! The policeman's club and equal rights! Tor ture and glorious independence! They do not go well together anywhere, but especially in a country founded upon the Declaration of Independence. Up To Date, March 31. You ousht to read the new book Th Dogs and the Fleas." See premium list