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VOLUME I.
MEMPHIS, MISSOURI, THUKSDAY JULY 9, 1891.
NUMBER 23
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ONE AND ONE.
Tbr Iftft rttl rliinm,r of the sun
Shines through I he open divor.
Ami lii'sin straKHut; burs njton
'I hn well-worn srhonl-lioiiHU lluor,
Befor the grnvo young master ' chair
A wct'iiiny maiden httimls.
Am with u nervous, puzzled nir.
The cii'luTt.! work he scans.
It 1h no ubo." alio foMel, "to try,
1 cannot pet il riht."
See hero," the niastor said, it ml held
'I he fijii-rert to her t-iht.
This pnil-lem t lint hit kept you ero,
Hmi long go hern done,
ll:tl you not tinnl in milling, dour.
Hint one aud one make one."
Hut isn't thut- " flie Mopped confused,
Hit hltie evrfl noncht the floor ;
A look wits on I he master t faco
She hiitl not seen before.
Not quite, my do-ir." he gently suid,
"That is, in siim.s like this;
Hut vet. I think, there tire times when
TwotiM not ho far nuii h."
And then- hut prhaw! vhv uialertuko
To tell just w tint whs said ?
1'uil oftm has the tnlo been told.
Since Kve nnd Ailmu wed.
Tite li'-ie that t he master need
To miike the matter plain.
Whs used by man since earth began.
And seldom iibed in vain.
The swa ina trees h tale of love
i-e med w'hiperio to the hnok.
As man and timid ndowu the e.hido.
Their houiewnrd journey took
Now, hand n hand, thev pas life's school,
'1 heir knottiest problem ilono ;
They're soled it Uv thermal old rule
(f "One aud One Make One."
Yankee Jiititte.
THE GHOST BELL
It is many years since I was una tored j
With my regiment in Vienna. Among
my acquaintances theie was a young
nobleman i:i tho Imperial Guard
Huron von SteingralT. A liner hearted
fellow could not Le found in his ma
jesty's dominions nor a better soldier
in his army. Frank and gay as a com
panion, he was a favorite with his own
frex, aud a coed figure and good prop
erty, made him not unacceptable with
old mammas and young daughters.
Friedrieh, however, seemed to be no
marrying man, though, he hud nothing
iniMgyuistie in his nature. When our
friendship had grown iuto clo.-e inti
macy I happened to banter him on the
subject of matrimony, but he assured
me he had resolved never to marry.
"Not," said he, "that I huve any dis
inclination to t lie matrimonial state, but
fate, cruel and inexorable, has foi bid
den nie to enter it."
I stated at him in silent surprise.
After a moment he told me how, when
a child, he had met a gypsy woman,
from Bohemia, as he crossed a wood
near the Schloss. She had stopped
him, locked into his hand and said:
"Young herr, when you go to marry a
wife take heed. The way to God's
aitar lies through God's acre!"
"Well!" cried I, laughing, '"that was
8 safe prophecy. A man cannot well
get to the church door unless he walks
through the church yard."
Friedrieh shook l is head. "That was
not her meaning," said ho, "but rather
that lor she whomlsba 1 wi.h to make
Biy bride niust die on the bridal day.
Therefore, I shall never marry."
He shivered, turned i ale, aud added:
"And now, Hauptnian, let us never I
epeak of this again !" I
A year passed by aud I was far away j
in the north of Germany when I got a'
letter from Von SteincrralF. Jt an-
Iiounrril ills cominif niiirriiurn miM a
young lady of his own country. "My
destiny, lie wrote, what it may be I
must work out. I could not resist my
passion for my little lloeschen. So j
come to me as soon as you can ; and who
knows but your happier interpretation j
ot me gypsy s prophecy mav be the true i
one
1 laughed heartily ns I closed the
letter. The old story! Woman's
tongue had overcome man's resolve
pretty lloe.-chen had whipped the
withered gypsy from the field. And so
saying 1 i acked for my journey, aud
the morrow found me en route.
At the cloe of a lovely autumn day I
drove along the road between Ka'zburg
and St. Gilgen where it skirts the
picturesque little lake of Mondsee.
Not far from this stood the schloss of
1 1 .ru . ,, . -
my inecu, ouiu cioso to the ruins ot a
bupiuesseii monasiery aim sheltered tiy ; he nail been working, declared that as
a dark forest. Thither I worked my j he passed the tower ho heard the old
way but slowly for the approach was bell pealing, and saw n procession of
steep and circuitous, and by the time I monks following a bier and disappenr
reached the entrance and stood under ' ing within the ruins. Next morning
.i - .,).,.. . . -. , ,
me neavy arches ot the dxrwavs the
sun had tet and the great stone mass of
building was lying in the gloom. All
was quiet and the place seemed des
erted. I knocked at the heavv door
ami an aged servant appeared. 1 an-:
nounced myself and was informed that j
the baron was deathiy sick. On the'
very day that he had written to me he j
was prostrated with a serious illness I
and he was now in the eighth day,
struggling with the delirium of fever.
The doctors declared the cose to be
hopeless, but were in almost constant
attendance. One had just left aud had
said he would return as the crisis would
occur that very night.
I determined, of course, to await the
iistie. and in a few moments stood by
the bedside of my dearest fiiend and
looked down on a poor shattered being,
with flushed face, a bunting lip aud
glazed eye, toss-ing and raving, whose
haud was unconcious of my loving pres
sure, whose eir turned from words of
affection.
From time to time I could distin
guish words through his mutter
ings, which told me how the bewil
deied spiiit wrestled with horrible
phantoms. With appalling incongruity
he ming!ed the scenes of the bridal
chamber and the charnel vault, now
calling on his bride to wrap her grave
clothes about her, now bidding the
rexton pledge him a skull of wine.
Terrible as all this was to hear and
painful to see. I determined to watch
through the night, rod the faithful old
butler begged to remain also. Indeed,
1 felt so nervous nnd'distressed that I
was glad of his company. When it
. wanted but two hours of midoiaht
Fritdrich fell into a lethargic stupor. I
left the bedside and went to sit by the
file. Old Klaus threw on a fresh log
and filled a glass with Hungarian wine
irom a flask on the table" 1 noticed
that the old fellow's hand trembled,
and his eyes were filled with tears. I
spoke a few words of comfort and he
Bibbed aloud:
"Alas! Herr Hanptman, my mind
misgives me sadly ! 1 fear every mo
ment that I bhall hear the dismal rihg
ing of the ghost dead beli !"
At this uncanny title I shivered.
"But what may that bo?" I asked anx
iously.
"Achl What an old fool lam. I
forget sometimes, but forgive it."
"But Klaus," baid 1, "what did yon
mean.''
Klaus bent toward me, his old face
drawn with fear. "The bell that rings
out the life of every Von Steingraff,"
said he, with suppressed emotion. I
suppose I looked both startled and in
terested, and the old servant, glad of
sympathy and attention, continued in a
hnhed voice: "Mayhap you observed
the monastery near" the castle, sir, as
you came up the drive. Well, sir t
long time ago the liaron SteingralT of
that day, who lived then in the t.ch!oss
higher up in the hills above the Kro-
tensee, had a quarrel with, the abbot,
The baron was a fierce and haughty
man that cared little for church aud
priest, and the abbot was as haughty in j
his way, so the fued grew deadlier every t
day.
"At last the abbot sworn on the holy j
re ics or ht. V olfgang that he would ex-!
communicate the baron. And the baron
swore by the cross on his swordhilt that
he won '.d tear i he frock olF the abbot's
bark and drive him and his monks out
of the monastery. The abbot was as
good as his word, nnd so, on tho feast
of the ble-sed St. Wolfgang, be and his
monks walked in procession through,
tho church up to the altar, and the
great book was opened and the anathe
mas read, and then the bell was tolled
and the lighted candles extinguished,
and thus the baron was excommunicated.
The bell was stiil tolling and the priests
were on their way down tho aisle when
the shouts of the baron aud his wild
men-at-arms, his jagers aud hol.knecth
rang at the walls, and sledges and great
pine beams were battering at the gate".
( )ne mad fellow seized a splinter ot wood
and lit it at the aitar and then fired the
panels, and the roof aud the dry wood
were all soon in a blaze. The" baron
seized the bell roue aud rang one a lond
peal of triumph. 1 tit the abbot walked
up to him, dressed in all his robes, and
holding up his hands, cursed hin in the
name of the b'eised Trinity, and said
"'As the evil one peals that Le!l now
through your hands, so shall he peal it
when he claims the soul as it passes
from the body of yon and your sou and
of your son's son. Amen!"
"So saying, the abbot called his
monks, aud tiiey went their way down
to the Lake of Aver. Hut the baron
and his followers threw themselves upon
the holy men and toie their frocks from
their backs and threw their books i'.to
the lake. The baron then seized the
monastery lands and held them, too,
for might was right in tho.-e days, and
he built the present castle hard by the
the ruins of the monastery, lost the
abbot and his retainers should rally
and seek to regain their old possessions.
"Time passed on, and tho baron had
well-nigh forgotten that abbot or monk
had ever dwelt within the old black
ened monastery walls. One cold win
ter's night the baron sat with his re
tainers in the great hall drinking and
revelling, as was their wont. The wind
howled in gusts fitfully, aud in the
pauses a loud knock was heard at tho
oaken door. The Thin hut er, wheu ho
opened the door, saw no one, though
the moon was at that moment shining
through a rift of the clouds, but he felt
a coid blast sweep across his face. So
he shut the doo again, and thought it
mut have been the storm that deceived
Lim.
"The next moment those in the hall
saw a monk in a biuek habit, with a
cowl drawn over his head, enter and
walk without a word to w here the baron
was sitting. Then the monk drew back
his hood, and an old withered face,
i ghastly pale, but stern, aud fierce,
gazed undaunted on tho baron.
lausend sakerment! shouted the
baron, starting in a rage, 'dog of an ab
bot, what brings yon here? Trundle
out the shaveling, and set tLo dogs on
him.'
"The abbot raised his skinny arm,
and said in a hollow and solemn voice:
'This night twenty years you and I met.
I am on my way to the abbey; follow
me,
"The abbot retired as he came, no
one daring to hinder or harm the holy
man.
" 'To the hangman with him,' cried
the baron, choking with rage and
springing after him. That moment the
old Cell pealed out with a wild clang
from the tower. The baron fell to the
ground. When they lilted him up he
was dead.
" 'Twas said he died in a fit. Maybe
so. But that very night one of the
holzknechts returning to the village
irom the liiesen up on the mil wiie:e
tidings came that the old abbot had
died the day before at St. Wolfgang's,
but where or when he was buried no
body ever knew."
"Old Klaus ceased and sat gazing in
the fire.
"A strange, wild tale," I said lightly,
unwilling to confess myself moved by
tho story. "Has the ghost bell ever
been heard since that time?"
Old Klaus shuddered. "Ay, sir," he
answered gloomily, "whenever the soul
passes from the body of a Yon Stieti
grair, but I am not willing to believe
that the evil one dare claim the spirit
of my dear young master one so good
and noble as he!" and again the old
servant fell to weeping.
"Hnsh. Klaus, lest youdesturb him,"
I said, hastily, although a glance at my
poor Fredrich well nigh asm red me
that few sounds would disturb him
more. Then I paced the room and out
into the hall and down the stairs, for I
heard the sound of horses at the gates,
and I knew that the physician had come.
I let him go np alone, while I sat for
a few moments in the chamber I had
been shown to on my arrival. 1 could
not take my mind from the story of the
ghost bell. I stole up once more to the
sick-room. The phy-ieian sat at the
foot of the bed. Friedrieh seemed to
be sleeping I quietly. I hoped this
might lo a good sign, but, to my in
quiry, the old physician shook his head
sadly.
" 'Tis the sleep that will wake only in
death," he answered tadiy. "An hour
will decide, but be prepared for the
worst. 1 cri give you but little hope.
Impelled bv 1 knew not w hat, I sud-
ii."
denlv asked :
"Doctor, what could have caused
this sudde l illness? My friend has had
the most perfect health all his life, i'.o
once told me he had never been ill.
What could have caused this fever?''
"God alone can tell!" answered the
physician, piously. "The young baron
was with me the day previous to his ill
Dess, and bade me givly enough to
dance at his wedding I never saw
him looking better, lie was on horse
back and rode swiftly out to St. Gil
gen, reining up his stead for an instant
to throw money to an old gvpsy who
stood, her hand outstretched, by the
road. Always kind." added tho good
doctor, "always noble! I have known
him thus as .boy and man." And the
usually cold man of science brushed bis
hand across his eyes.
I took his other hand in my own and
pressed it warmly. Then I went to the
chamber below. Old Klaus crept after
me for sympathy. I sat down by the
fire with a heavy heart.
I took np a book from ono of the
shelves and tried to read. Not a sound
was to be heard have the ticking of the
groat clock in the hall. I laid down
the book and sighed. Just then tho
clock tolled the midnight hour. Tho
deep bell struck twelve times, loud and
clear, and mechanically I counted every
stroke.
Midnight! A sudden thought the
crisis!
Theu my poor Friedrieh might even
now be passing the portal of eternity !
I was about to speak to Klaus when I
discovered that he slept exhausted on
the hearth,
So I rose noiselessly, and passed sad
ly and alone into the great stone hall.
A breath of cold air struck my cheek.
It came from the end of the hall. I was
pierced through and through with its
chill touch. Certainlv the outer doors
must be open. I peered through the
vista of the dimly lighted arches toward
the entrance, and moved a few steps in
that direction.
As I did so I was sure I heard a ninf
lled knocking at the portal. I listened
intently, and after a moment tho sound
was repeated, and followed almost im
mediately by the slipping of a bolt.
Still I saw no one, and I concluded the
sound must come from some other part
of the Schloss. I was about to turn and
desist from investigation when I again
felt the icy blast sweep my face and
throat Thoroughly startled, I strained
my eyes to see more clearly before me.
They became gradually accustomed to
the semi-darkness, and I perceived the
massive doors swing inward on their
iron hinges to admit a tall, dark figure
in cloak and hood.
"A priest?" I thought instantly; then
the thought was succeeded by another.
" Fredrich is not a Catholic ! Who had
summoned him? The doctor, perhaps!"
Aud then again, who was it that had
admitted him ? I myself had seen this
figure pass through doors bolted and
barred! I heard his niuilled knock ! I
saw him, now, before me and yet of a
certainty 1 knew that none had bade
him enter nor had any hand unclosed
the gates to give him entrance!
Smitten with a nameless fear I stood,
or leaned against one of the stone pil
lars for support. The dark figure now
moved toward me down the hall.
Nearer nearer it came, and I saw that
I was right it was the figure of a
priest. As he passed close beside me
his cowl fell back a::d revealed an old,
wrinkled, ashy face in which were set
two gleaming eyes black and evil, lie
looked not to the right nor to the left,
but as he passed up the wide stair he
raised one thin, white hand above his
head, and the dark sleeve fell back and
showed the skinny, withered arm bare
to the elbow.
I stood frozen with terror to the spot,
when a harsh sound smote upon my ear.
It was followed by a shrill scream, and
old Klaus rushed from the room and
threw himself at my feet.
"Clod have mercy upon us!" he
shrieked almost crazed with fright.
"The ghost be'.l!"
Again came the harsh sound the
clanging of an iron bell ! It smote
cruelly upon my sharpened sense
wild, fitful, irregular and, God for
give me! not as human hands would
have rung itl
I llow up the stairs Klaus close be
hind me.
In a moment I was in the baron's
chamber. The physicau laid his cold
haud on mine I saw the truth written
in his face
"It is all over," he said, "Ho is dead!"
A hoot Ciretilar :Savs.
Everv raw-mill man knows that one
of the most difficult and trying opera- j
tions to which circular yaws are put is
that of log cutting, working up the
rough timber into lumber. But not all
sawyers are as familiar with tho condi
tions which govern the operation of the
circular saw as they should be.
These are the only tools used in cut
ting and dressing lumber that within
themselves have certain inherent condi
tions to govern their speed, and a
knowledge of this is an important part
of a sawyer's ability and education.
A great deal, of course, depends
upon thy material and manner
in wl.ich the saw is made, whether it
has been hammered ' tight." or "slack"'
on the periphery. Assuming that on
account of the centrifugal force the
steel is stretched from the eye of the
saw toward its periphery, a great deal
would depend upon the condition of the
saw at the beginning. A saw that is
hammered loose at its periphery can be
operated at a much higher speed than
one that is tight or stretched.
In explaining this lot us suppose that
a saw is started up aud gradually in
creased in speed. For a time, and up
to a certain limit, according to the above
conditions the stiffness or rigidity of the
blade will be increased. Above this
limit it begins to dimish, and at a very
high veloeity the plate becomes limber
anil pliant as a piece of paper, and if
the speed is kept up, the periphery of
the saw will assume an undnlatory or
wavy motion.
When in this condition it is as sensi
tive to pressure on its sides as if it were
made of a sheet of paper.
This, while it may form an interest
ing experiment, is also valuable in the
consideration of the subject of speed
for such tools. It shows beyond a doubt
that there is a specific speed at which
saws should be run to do work to the
best advantage and within the limits of
safety and economy.
Saw-mill men as a rule arc not suffi
ciently familiar with such matters, and
only consider the subject with relation
to the amount of production. There is
an important matter for carelul study
in tho manipulation of saws, and a
chance for the exercise of good judg
ment in regulating their speed forthe
different clashes of work to which they
are nut. Mamt fnvtiircra' (!arttc.
Sixty-Four Years Mnrrlefl.
Green County can probably boast of
having one of the oldest married couples
ct.i. l . :.! i;..i l ... At...
in the State. David Stickle aud Mary.
bis wife, are the happy pair. They
have been living together for sixty -four
years, having been married in 182(1.
The combined ages of the two is 174
years. Both are still enjoying fairly
good health. Mr. Stickle was born in
Washington County ninety-one years
ago, and moved to his present residence
in Morris in 1810. Eightchildien were
born as the fruitiof this union and three
are still living. The old gentleman is
quite active and his mental faculties are
st ill good. He was always an indus
trious man, and he still cuts hii wood
and does many other odd jobs abogt
the farm. Washington (l'a.) lleinib
Haii. llailn't tho Snap.
A legal firm ia Albany, Ga., was
called upon by three different men to
get divorces from their wives. None of
them had any money, however, but ono
of them got the lawyers interested in
his case after giving them a mortgage
on his mule. The other two were
turned away disconsolate.
You never find man
well treated
where God's laws are broken,
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN,
THE PEOPLE READY FOR PO
LITICAL INDEPENDENCE.
Thn IVople's Party Is No'e-tlonul Affair
It Ik In Kvory Stiti from L, kns to Unit
The Voters Are Niinihsrail ly Mit'loiM
! the Next President Will Wear o
hiilo llnor.
In reading the following dispatch sent
out, from Now York to tho Associated
I'ress, bear in mind that it is old party
authority, and that It belittles tho
strength of the third party force instead
of exaggerating it
!ut it, shows strength enough to war
rant the pr.'dirtion that tho next l'resi
dent of tho I'n'te 1 States will wear cow
hide boots!
Nkw Yohk, June 7. Now that the
leaders ot the Farmers' Allhinc s have
practically do ided to go into indepen
dent politics and make nominations for
the l'resideiicy in lS!r. the strength of
the Alliance and the extent of the third
party feeling in the organization heroine
matters of interest and importance.
For the purpose of getting th:s in
format o:i the State oflicers of twenty
eight State Alliances whi h now ho'd
charters from the National Farmers'
Alliance and lndustr al I'nion, the most,
powerful of the agricultural organiza
tions, were requested to answer these
questions:
1. What is th:; approximate strength
of the Alliance in your Statf- now.'
2. What has been the growth of the
order since the Oca'a convention?
3. What is the general fooling In re
gard to the nomination of candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidenc . In
1S92?
4. What proportion of th nn'm!:or.-hip
will, in your o in on, support such nomi
nations should they be made?
lUrewith are given the replios re
ceived Among many of the Alliance
nvn there is a well-dellneil suspicion
that anything emanating from newspa
pers other than those devoted to their
order must be antagonist C. Hence some
of the oflicials did not answer. From
other sources, however, information is
gathered about those Stat s that are or
ganized hut which are not included in
the letters which follow:
State. Membership.
Georgia &,o,U
Kanoaa 1-20.0 0
MlBsouri 0,OK)
Kentucky '.'5.0 K)
Virginia fic.iW)
Stare. Membership.
MirtatHHippj 40,il
!o 1...00 i
California an,(t).)
lorado 3 I.HX)
Maryland b.l'OJ
In nearly every one
of these States
there has been an in n as
in memher-
ship Siliro
the
a!a convention.
In
Iowa it is in lonnd numbers lo,ooOai:d
in California V "-
In addition to those States, Oregon is
ready for a State organization with loo
sub-Alliances and ahout 4. coo .nemliers.
New Jersey is in the same way with
fifty sub-Alliances and -',,100 members,
and the organizarion has a goo t start in
Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and Min
nesota. Little progre-s has been made
as yet in New Kngland, but outside of
that section the national otlii ors of the
Alllanco ex.ect to have every State in
the I nion organized before the iiii-ctintr
of the Federation of Industrial Organi
zations, which will meet in Washington
Feb. br tho purpose of taking action
on tho third-tarty question, and it is
predicted that the move:! out will then
be indorsed.
In addition tj the National Farmers"
Alliance and Industrial I'nion, there are
the (o'ored Farmers' Alliance, the
Farmers' Mutual I'eneflt Association,
the Patrons of Husbandry and the
Northwestern Alliance. The first claims
a membership of l,?.oo,ooi, the great
mass of which is, of course, in the
South. The F. M. It. A. has about
l."o,ooo members, n arly ail of whom are
in Illinois, Indiana and hio; the l'a
trons of Husbandry an; al ont 250, wo
strong and ate pretty well scattered
over the Northern States. The. North
western Alliance is strong in Nebraska.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, ami its
roll of memb rship reaches about i75,oo;
to L'oe.ooo men.
In estimating the voting strength of
all these organizations, a deduction of at
least 2) per cent, must be made for
women and minors
Outside of the purely farmers' organ
izations the Knights of Labor wih .'ioo,
ooo members is in a'liiiation with the
new movement, besides the t'itiz.ens' Al
liance, wh"ch is of unknown strength.
As far as the political feeling is con
cerned, it is claimed that among the
Western and Northwestern men they are
enthusiastic for a new party, whi e in
the South at.d Fast that feeling is rap
idly growing, but that there is a d sposi
tion in tho South to await the action of
the Democratic party in the next, I'm
gross, and if the Al.iance ongrossmon
are not- progeny recognized, ami il a
sub-treasury bill is not reported, the
Southern Alliance men will join tho now
movement
The Southern Alliance men are solid
for. the sub-treasury scheme, and aie
equally as so id against Urover Cleve
land as the Demo, ratio nominee next
year.
From the letters from State Alliance
oflicials. 111 ? following tabic has been
prepared. Some f the. olbcials refuse
to furnish other estimates, or talk so
ambiguously that it is impossible to make
deductions The tirst column of tigures
shows "the approximate strength," thi
Second the growth since the Cca a Con
vention: State
New York
l'eonsvlvanta...
West ii-Klnta...
North Carolina. .
Unriiia
Alabama
lxitiiRiaua
Indiana
lllinoiH
Michigan
Teiuiossoo . . .
ArkatiRaB
South lokota. ..
... 2-..I0J
. . . . iO.lt 0
:o,oo-
iiu.oio
U.tlOO
.... ".t;oj
. ... 2:l,(HHI
.... 2no
i:.,om
.... '20.O.X)
118.030
Gl.OOtl
31,003
lO.COi)
1000
1,000
4,000
1,000
i".ooo
7,5 10
12,6
2 V)
WHAT TIIK I.EAPI'.KS SAY.
Herewith are given tho views of lead
ers on the third party and other ques
tions: Ni:w Vobk. (Jeorge A. Scott, Secre
tary: The Alliance is not a party and
has no such ideas.
Pknxsyi.vania Henry C. Hemming.
Secretary: Tho disposition among the
members of the Farmers' Al i.inee, in
Pennsylvania is to give each of the old
parties a fair trial, and if they will not
aeoodo to tho demands of the Farmers'
Allian e then to take independent ac
tion. Tho manner in which we have
been tnated in Pennsylvania thus far
tlits year indicates that wo will be driven
to independent, action before the nom
ination is made for the i'resldoncy in
lH'ii In easo we are, you will find
ninety-nine members of the A'lianee out
of every 100 supporting the independent
candidates.
Wkst Viuoinia. S. A. Houston, Pres
ident: Tho Ocala Council demonstrated
the fact that sectionalism, especially as
between the West and South, was a
thing of tho past, and hence increa ed
Impetus was given to the movement. The
sentiment as to independent nominations
is In a transitive state with us. When
tho question was first mooted the major
ity of our members were opposed to a
third party. It was hoped that both or
one of the parties would see lit to put
itself in front of the great industrial
movement, bnt it seems the golden op
portunity has be:-n thrown away, be
cause none of our political leaders had
any conception of tho strength of the
movement. To-day the Aliiance finds
I the more prominent leader of both
parties in open opposition to its
demands, and this fa t Is making
the order look elsewhere, for a
leader in 182. The fact cannot
be too strongly em phasized that the
people have gone into th s movement
determined tt press it to tho end. If tho
confederation of farm and labor organ
izations in 1S2, through their repre
sentatives, determine to make an inde
pendent nomination for President. I feel
safe in predicting that our older will
vote solid'y for that nominee unless in
other respects he was unworthy of con
lidence and support
11. Z. Martin, Secretary (same State):
We do not expect, in ls'C, to support
Orover Cleveland. Itcu'amin Harrison,
or any other candidate who does not fa
vor these demands, or the leading ones,
sir h as the "abolition of the national
bank-," tin! "free and unlimite I coinage
of silver." and the "sub-treasury plan,"
or soni J other plan equally as goo 1 for
the supplying of a circulating medium
to the people in su.liviont volume aud at
a low rate of interest to meet the busi
ness requirements of the country.
Noitru CAiioi.iA. W. S. liarie s, Sec
retary: More than '.." percent, ot our or
der are a unit or "our tlemands," as
adopted at St. Louis and I'cala.
Socrn C.uioi.ix a. I. William Stokes,
President: Outside of tho olitical press
and a small circle of political speculat
ors the question of independent political
action has not caused a rippl", because
it has not been discussed. Independent
political action by the Aliiance is out of
the question so long as tho Alliance con
stitution remains as It is. It cannot be
changed before net wint r, and our
people are not disposed to worry al out
the bridge before they get to it. From
a close and frequent contact with them
in every quarter of the State I an safely j
say they may be counted on to stand I
squarely by all th" demands of the Allj
ance, (ov. Tillman to the contrary not-j
withstanding. The temper of the peop'e i
is such that they will repudiate any man,
however trusted, who cannot support the
Alliance demands, just as they repudi
ated lliitipton last fall.
Fi.okipa. II. F. Ilogers, I res dent: '
The general sentiment in this State on
the question of making an independent
nomination for the Presidency in iH'x! is
not at all strong. Not more than 5 ior
cent, of the organi. atlon would favor
such a movement. I do not believe that
more than 10 per cent, of tho rganiza
tion would support an indep -ndeut can
didate for the Presidency if one should
be nominated. That would, of course,
Include nearly all tho Uc publican meui
1 e:s of the alliance in this State.
Alabama.-. I. P. Oliver, President::
Much depends on the action of the two
old part es in the meantime whether or
not independent political action will be
taken in 1h;i2. Should no concessions lie
mado the sentiment for a new party will
be very great, and so strong as to carry
the State, I believe. Of course, as an
organization no action will be had, but
as individuals educated along the same ;
line they will generally act together and
they will b ! felt.
L risiAN a. I. W. McFarland. Se re
tary: Tlvre Is bnt little talk of an inde
pendent move in this stat as the Su
preme Conn il of our order decided io
push the work of educati u among Un
people dur ng the year IH.'l. and to
take no political action until the con
ference of February, lS'.C. While there
are some of i itr h a ling members who
favor an independent move, the mutter
is held in abeyance until such time as the
Supreme Council slia 1 decide after dis
cussing the matter what, is best for the
order to do.
Texas. S. o. Hows, Secretary: The
Farmers' Alliance in Texas has been a
grand rally ever stmc the national
meeting in December last. Over 4' O
suballiances which have been dormant
since l-rHii have reorganized and gone to
work, and over Sot) new suballiances
have been organized. Five new comity
Alliatic.es wore formed the lirst week in
May. The irosi ects are ihat the order
will doub'e its it e:n Dor-hip in this State
this summer. Kvory county has fro ti
one to three a tive ot gani.ers and lect
urers, Ohio. Alva Agel, 1 resident: Tl.o F.
A. and I V. is less than one. year old in
Ohio. The State Al.iance has been or
ganized within the last month. The peo
ple are ready for organization, but until
recently we have had very few workers
in the field. There were between 2O0
and :u 0 suballiances in the State when
the State AITan e was formed, and thir
teen counties were represented. I have
not the lecords giving the strength in
thi! State, but some of tho counties
notably Franklin, Ua lia, and Adams
had l,"i0 to 2.0 to members. During the
hist month, however, we hao been try
ing to answer the calls for organizers,
and are p.itting a largo number in the
lield. but their number is not sufficient
to meet the demand, and we are accept
ing offers of aid from Kansas and other
Western workers. The next six mouths
protni-o to show a most phenomenal
growth We stand upon th'! Ocala plat
form. While some members may not
be in any more full agreement with
every l articular in that p atform
than members of political parties are
with their platform, still it embodies
the present wishes of a majo: ity of the
farmers of this country, and wo go with
the majority. Our growth in ( hio is
made on that platform. Tho Ohio F. A
and I. V. think it too early to mark out
a course for 1S(2. The action of the
two prominent parties may affect our
attitude. If a nomination for the Presi
dency is made by the Pe; pie's party, in
a convention that is fully and freely
representative of the wishes of a ma
jority of the, farmers of the country, it,
will appeal to the faor of nil Ohio
farmers who are able to see that such
action is not inspired by wily politicians
and not taken in the interest of any old
party. The Alliance is a protest against
existing conditions, and it will bo the
work of wisdom in the old party leaders
to grant a change, and that right, early,
as nothing wilt be 1 -ft undone, if need
be, to secure the granting of our de
mands. As I understand it. we are heio
for that purpose, and "unity" will be
Our watchword until the purpose; is ac
complishe i.
Indiana. Thomas W. Force, Presi
dent: pur State D ready for the thirJ
party in 18.2, and the sentiment is
growing rapidly. I believe nine tenths
of our order will supj.ort the third party
ticket, and think 1 could safely put it
even higher. The Alliance and tho
Farmers' Mutual Henetit Association in
this State are one in co operation and
politics, and stand as ono order 10;), oo
strong.
Illinois. F. G. Wood, Secretary: At
least, 7" per cent, of tho membership of
this State is in favor of nominating can
didates for President and Vice President
In 18'2, and if such nominations are
made i 0 per cent of tin! members will
support the tick t
MicimiAV. A. K. Cole, President: 1
am of the opinif n that a largo majority
of our memb r.s favor an independent
nomination for tho Presidency in l'X',
and if sii.'h a nomination is mad j I think
80 per cent of the membership, perhaps
more, would support it. The I'at ons of
Industry have some organization in this
State, as also have tho Citi. ens" Alliance
and Knights of labor. Keprcsectatives
of each order met in Lansing, May 12,
and agreed to submit tho question of
united political action to the sub organl
zations. If this is ratified it will make
a combination that will sweep the State,
provided judicious nominations are made.
There is an old Greenba-k element in
this State, at one time 7G,0C0 strong.
who are all ready to join a new indepen
dent movement whenever it bids fair to
succeed. For the last month I have been
visiting county alliances and find the
membership enthusiastic.
Tknnksskk. I. II. McDowell, Presi
dent: About one-eighth of the member
ship is in favor of an independent po
litical movement, and the sentiment
grows rapidly.
Aukaxsas. Paul T. Davidson, Presi
dent: We are for the IVopVs party.
There is no use trying either of the old
parties any further. Arkansas is for
the St. l.ouis domanrls and neither of
the old parties will grant them. Enough
of our mcnibttr.i will support the n 'W
party to carry the State in ls2.
NoiiTii Dakota. M. D. Williams,
Secretary: I am not authorized to give
to the general public statistics concern
ing our organization 1 presume it will
be very "interesting" and also of much
"value" to certain classes of the people
to know just how many members of the
Alliance there are and what tho organ
ization proposes to do, but they will not
get the information through me at the
pre-ent time. 1 will say, h iwever, that
the order in North Dakota has had an
nn precedente J growth since the Ocala
meeting. I will aiso say that, the Al
liance in North Dakota believes in inde
pendent political action, unless the two
old parties are thoroughly renovated
and such men as ijuay, Clarkson, P.rice,
etc., are relocated to tho rear, and
men chosen who will work for the
people's interests instead of those of
corporations, trusts and monopolies of
all kinds.
Soi tii Dakota. Sophia M. Harden,
Secretary: Ninety per cent, of tho
membership is in favor of an independ
ent nomination for the Presidency in
I'.i2, and will supplement with State
and local I litiations The Independ
ent party of South Dakota made the
most brilliant campaign last fall of any
State against what seemed to be insuper-
j able obstacles. An honest vote and
j count would have elected the lndopond
' out candidate for Governor and the en
i tire State ticket. The St. Louis p'at
j form will be aiiopted in 1H'.I2, and more
i stress will bo placed upon the limine al
1 aud transportation planks than all
others.
Nkoko Ai.i.iaxi k. K. M. Humphrey,
Superintendent: The Colored Farmers'
Alliance now numbers l,2.Vi,ono mem
bers in lotind numters. This includes
the entire membership in all the States,
of this number from 2riooo to :uo.o n
are females and l."o,o 10 are males under
21 years of a e. leaving hhi.ooo men.
We have issued About 2,000 sub char
ters, fifty-six county ami one State
eh irter since the Ocala convention. Tho
order everywhere is in the most prosper
ous condition. I believe t hat seven
eighths of the Colored Alliance men favor
iiitloiM'iidciit political action.
The Silver Quest on.
Of all the outrages perpetrated against
a patient people, the destruction of
:ioo.ono,iH)ti of silver currency was one
of the boldest. Tho destruction of the
va'uo of the stiver product when only
two nations in Christendom produced
enough to export the Tinted States and
Mexii o - was a crime against mine own
ers P.ut tlw, destruction of the money
was a crime against nations
It was perpetrated against us ct tn'd
night in when only one man. John
Sherman, appeared to know what the
"coinage bul" really meant. It was
puihasod with bribes of the Kur.qoa;i
bankers, lUithschilds, Parings, Coutts,
etc.. as vitness the following from tin
IhmUirs' Wtiijnzi ir:
"In 1ST1-. silver being demonetized in
France, England, and Holland, a cap'tal
of S.mio.ooi) was raised, and Krnost
Seyd, of London, was sent to this coun
try with this fund, as agent of the for
eign bondholders and capitalists, to
effect tho same objo t (d -mo: e i a lion
of silver), which was accomplished. "
To day the Legislatures of certain
Western States where the crop can only
bo moved by borrowing i:i'.(ii0.ikh of
these European banners, refuse tc
memorialize Congress to reinstat ! tho
national property and currency in its
full value and usefulne s.
And what is the excuse'.
Excuse'.'
Why, th's, and th's only: That Eu
rope will flood this country with silver.
Ye gods, but what ignorance'. We pick
up the late report of the Treasurer and
lind that ?.1ti,0iM,o0(i are exported by
this country annually to supply a for
eign demand.
And yet these fools, harnessed to the
ar of plutocracy, tell us that if we put
s.'.oo.ooo.ooo more of silver into use in
this country Europe will cea-o to be an
importer, and become exporter to our
shores. Meantime, ti accommodate
those asinine idiots, the feop'e suber
with mortgages, and only S i a head of
currency in th country. St. I'aut
Minn.) Ureut Wist.
Wonder Tlmy l.lko It.
The naticnal banking system permits
a man to draw interest on i50,ooo when
he has but ,", (Hi actually imested. I.i
other words, ho invests .$."0,000 in Cov
ernment bonds, but lie no sooner does so
than Tilde Sam hands him over 84.", 0 0
in national bank notes; these bank notes
he can use the same a money (Just the
same as the money which ho invested in
th' bonds. He loans .."0,n0;) to Tnelo
Sam: Tncle Sam gives h'm back S4.".00 .
and still pays him interest on th full
original loan Practically he leaves hut
Sr.. ooo with Tnelo Sam. and Tne'e Sam
is such a foid financier as to go on pay
ing him interest, on ??."', I (Id. No wonder
the money sharks and their tods and
organs lose no opportunity in trying to
convince the people that the national
banking system is the b.-st the w r!d
ever saw. It is the best, too for tho
sharks. Tnder no other scheme that we
are aware of can a man do a $'.'. ooo cash
business with a capital of ?50,0( 0, or
draw interest upon sr.0,000 by an actual
invest nent of b:it ?."i,no:). U'oNiinifon
( ml. ) LiUmr llcraUl.
Iowa to the Front.
The People's party of Iowa have set
the ball in motion, and nominated a full
State ticket. Over live hundred dele
gates attended the convention, and it
was one of tho most enthusiastic and
harmonious gatherings ever held in the
State. A. . Wo-tfa'l was nominated
for Governor on a strong platform, and
the political thermometer of Iowa will
register above the hundred notch from
now until after e ection. Co in, broth
ers, and (iod bless y . u. Maine does not
get a chance at theod parties until next
year, but she is getting ready to give
them a roasting then. Livis'im (Me.)
XilUnuil -Idrociifc.
Thkbk is to bo a contraction of the
currency to tho amount of al out S35,
000,000 caused by tho action of Mr. Fos
ter in calling in tho money of tho Gov
ernment now on deposit iu tho banks.
Of cou-so this is going to create hard
times, as it will taVe more than six
months, under the law passed last year,
to get that much money ut for tho pus
chaso of silver; but Mr. Foster Is prob
ably only obeying the orders of his mas
ters in Wall street Oswego (Kan.)
Statesman.
"There is a great deal of talking
nowadays about a billion-dollar Con
gress," said Secretary Foster, the other
day, "but the pcop'e should remember
that this Is a billion-dollar country."
This is a capital 1 atch phrase, and will
undoubtedly tick e the national vanity
of all those who can forget their own
poverty In contemplating the wealth
which bo'ongs to ether people. Aeio
1'ork Cammcrtiil Adrertwer.
THE IOWA SUFFERERS.
WEST INDIA DUTCHMEN COM
ING TO THE FAIR.
Labor Trouble In Washington Coat Wine
Remit In a Battle with Loss of l. fr
ltrunh Firm on California Mountains
Make Havoc with Summer iSeslclence.
GOV. ItOIRS APPEALS FOB AII.
The People of Iowa Askct to Aasts r00
Hi males Persons in Cheroke".
Gov. P.oics. after surveying the flooded
district at Cherokee, Iowa, isst.e t he
following proclamation to the poop e of
the State:
To tiik People of the Ptate of I wa:
You have heard of the affliction wliirh ha
fallen upon some of the towns of our State.
1 have made a personal examination of the
condition in this city by coming here . -mil
poltig over the flooded illstricts and find
that at least seventy-five families have los:
everything and some twenty-five nmr.'
Iiiive hst most of their household ewds iin 1
much of their cloMibig, wliil.; tbeir dwell
ings have been preally injured by the
floods. In addition to this loss of h tu.-s
and furniture and clotliln; the county at
large has suffered greatly In the less of
nearly every tirldge, both Iron and wood,
within its limits.
A careful estimate places the number of
families which require help at once at Id.
thus making a population t t atxxit "0 ) that
require and will r quire for a considerable
length of time to be eared for by the char
ity of our people. In addition 1 1 the above
many of the surrounding towns have uls
suffered greatly, and will in cc-sirily le
compelled to appeal to the people f the
State for aid.
In view of this calamity I recommend
that the Mayors of the several cities of the
State and all other charitably disposed
persons immediately take steps to organize
proper committees to solicit aid for these
unfortunates, and see that tho same is
promptly forwarded to David H. ltloom.
Mayor of Cherokee, for distribution am ng
those of this city who have suffered losses,
and to such persons as may be named by
the roper authorities of the other towns
which have suffered from the same calam
ity. All contributions so forwar.led will he
faithfully applied to the purpose for which
they are sent. Let, contributions be prompt
and lilieral. H ok ace Hoiks.
At Tbibuqne a public meeting was held,
and SJ,iOO will be forwarded to the re
lief fund.
FIERCE LA I. OK RIOTS IN WASHING
TON. r'overal Lives Lost In a Cntt!e ftetween
strikers an I Non-l'nion Men.
Matters at the Franklin (Wash.) coal
mines have assumed a still more threat
ening form, and Colonel .1. ('. Haines
wired to Seatte for another company
of mi it a to report at one ant to
bring ammunition, camp cqu paze, and
rations for a week s scrvh o Porter
Ilohinson, one of the mine bosses, was
brought to tho city by a military guard,
charged with killing Tom Morris and
Ed .1. Williams, leaders of the riot
The first authentic information con
cerning the riot was received from
Franklin. At least 1,000 shot were
fired during the r.ot, which lasted about
thirty minutes and resulted in the death
of Tom Morris, a white striker, who
was killed inst-.-ntly: Kdward J. Will
iams, who was shot through the abdo
men and died six hours later, and the
wounding of four strikers, two women
and one colored guard. Tl.o trouble
commenced with tho return of the train
at T:-I0 p. m from New Castle, which
contained a number of 1 nikerton mn
who had escorted a 'oa I of negroes to
the. latter mining 'amp. The guard.
say that when the train was pulling into
iTuUklin it wa-i fired upon ty some ot
the white miners in amhush. and that
while no one was hurt bullets whistled
through the windows of the train at s
lively rate The guards returned tin
lire from the wint ow-, and the eng nccr
seeing the danger put. the train under
full head and 1 an it t ilhe depot, whicl
is inside the dead line.
When the train had stopped the whlti
miners commenced firing upon the ne
gr.H-s camp. 1 hey were Let ween tw
itres. as the outside miners were situate!
on tho fats below and 01. the hill abovi
them. The negroes went perfectly wild
aud all the cftorts of the guards could
not restrain them. They kept within
the camp 1 lies, and poure 1 vo ley after
volley upon the miners 011 the f ats, win
rep' led with equally as much vigor. '1 h
miners on the liil: kept up a go xi fire
but were answered shot for shot by th:
negroes.
After the shooting intense excitexen
prevailed among the negroes, and the:
gathered about their tamp in groups
threatening to make another chargi
1 pott the white miners They wen
finally quieted by the oflicers of th
company. Three compan'es of militia
are now camped between the strikers
and the negroes.
DI TCH COLONIES AT TIIK FAIR.
They Prom'se to Mike a Most Int, -retting
Exhibit f Their Natural W. al h.
Lieutenant Roger Welles, Jr, of the
I'nited Stat-s navv. Commissioner tc
Venezuela and tho neighboring co'onlcs,
reports that the Gowmor General of the
l.tltch Colonies in the West Indies, com
posed of the islands of ( uracoa, St. Mar
tins, Ponaire, Aruba. St. Eusiachc and
Saba, has accepted the invitation to
particii ate in the exposition, and has
appointed a commission to take charge
of the work.
Phillip aikr, formerly chtct of a
division in the Department of Agricult
ore devoted t experiments with Ameri
can silk, has been placed in charge of tho
preparation of the extensive exhibit of
that industry which the department pro
poses to make at t he World's Fair. The
work will be under the supervision of
Assistant Secretary Willetts, and will bo
dono in the museum of tho Department
of Agriculture.
At a meeting of repr- s.-ntativc shoe
and leather men held in Hoston it was
deci.ied that Xew England could raise
si.",ooi toward the constr. ction of the
shoo and leather building at the World's
Fair, for which subscriptions are being
received from all oxer the country, and
the committee made plans for securing
tho ne -essary subscriptions.
ONE THOt'SANU ACRES OF FLAMES.
Terrible Fire on l lg Ranelie i Near San
liafa 1, Cat.
The eastern slope of Mount Tatnal
pias, California, 0:1 winch are many
magnificent summer homes, was report
ed to be on lire. Tho San Rafael fire
department was called out and a largo
number tf volunteers started out to
light tho flames. The firo started
01 liaiber's ranch, and burned
about sixty acres of hay. The
flames spread rapidly to J. J. Kittle's
grounds, which wens foon a mass of
flames. Williams" Gulch, two mi'es from
Kos Station, was oa fire, and the flames
ran up the sid of the mountain. Tho
fire covered an area of about 1.C03 acres.
The crackling of the flames cou d bo
heard a mile distant, and the air was
filled with cinders and ashes.
Another brush fire started east of
town near the Hotel Rafael, and fifty
acres of eucalyptus burnrd. The whole
town turned out to fight this fire. Aa
there was no water it was necessary to
fight It with branches and sacks.
t- Louis Visited bf a Quarter Mil: ion
Lo'lar Elaxe.
The wholesalo and retail grocery estab
lishment of David Kicholson, St. Louts,
Ma, was completely destroyed by tire.
The heaviest loser was David Nicholson,
whose stock, valued at 5340,000, was al
most totally destroyed. The insurance
was 5175,000, .
NEARLY A LYNCMNG.
MURDER BY A NOTORIOUS DES
MOINES MAN.
In a Causeless Race ne FIret Four Bul
lets l it.. E. H. Wlsbart This Is No
III. First 8! ootlin An Angry Popu
lace. Frank Pierce fatally wounded Ji II.
Wishart, at Des Moines, and narrowly
caped lynching. Intense excitement
prevailed when ho was arrested, and
cries or Miring a rope." and 'Lynch
him!" were heard on ecry hand. Fo:ty
policemen wero necessary to escort him
to the jail. TI e feeling Is so strong
against Pioreo that trouble may cone at
any moment- u ishart was hit by four
bullets, and a crowd of 500 people cath-
e:edatthe Cit. Hall when Pierce was
placed In jail. For three years Pioreo
was the leader of the Des Moines search
ers, lie has shot several persons in that
city, and on three occasions mobs have
b'on organicd to lynch him. The casos
of Harry I loyd and Terry Chambers
attracted gre.it attention at tho time.
Another of his victims is in the insane
asylum fr m injuries received at Pierce's
hands. Heretofore Pierce has received
tho support and sympathy of the tem
eraii:'C jm o;:!o, b t this crime is tho
last straw wirch any kind of public
opinion can stand.
I ierce. who is a scavenger, drove one
f his wagons toward tho customary
dumping grounds on lower West Ninth
street. The oncers had notified him
that ho had no right to u-o the ground
used by another or that which was
owned by the city. Driv ng down Ninth
street, he. came at out opposito the new
crematory. Mr. Wishart, who Is the
legal guardian of the property in behalf
of the city as foreman of the crematory,
ordered him not to duniD there, (in
Wisharfs coat was the star of his au
thority as an oflicer. The two men fell
11 to a sharp dispute. Pierce ordered his
men to ig again. They hesitated. Mr.
Wishart, a revolver hanging at his
side, said: "I am an o'licer of the law.
I have orders to allow no man to dumn
in the street. They aro going to pavo
and will not allow dumping." Picroo
said ho had a right to dump somewhero.
and that he would tear down the fence
which blocked the street, it being still
unoiened. Wishart said: T havu no
authority over the fence. You can tear
that down at your own risk, but tho
street I am here to defend." Pieno
seized a shovel and made an attempt to
dig. when, his lage overcoming him. ho
whipi cd from the ho'sters at his belt two
revolvers and jumped toward Wishart.
"Consider yourself under arrest," ho
screamed. "I'll shoot you or any otle r
man that tries to stop me," and fired.
Wishart ra sed his revolver to fir.: back.
It. doing so his revolver came in contact
with Pierce's and was broken. Whether
a bullet left it is a matter of doubt.
Wishart. seeing his revolver was usele-s,
let it drop to tho ground The first
bullet of Fierce struck Wishart in tho
arm. Hut Pierce, seeing his victim un
armed, did not desist his murderous
work, lie fired time more shots, one,
according to the statement of an eye
witness, after W ishart had dropped to
the ground
To tho crowd which gathered and was
gathering in he said: "Stand back, or
there will be some more d-ad men."
With revolver in hand his wagon was
driven duwn towaid tho river where he
had concluded to go and dump. The
patrol was sent for and Wishart was
taken to the ( ity Hall. Doctors wero
called in and mado an examination. I5e
s des the wound in the arm a ho'e was
found in his abdomen, diie of the ether
shots had entered a little to the right of
the middle and lodg d somewhere in iiis
1 a -k. While iu the City Hall Wishart
iy in great agony on a pallet until Mrs.
Wishart arrived. The grief of tho 1 o r
wvmau was terrible t see. At last
for the sake of her husband sho was in
duced to control herself. The little soti
of the dying man also was t'lerc. Ho
had happened to bo at the City Hall as
his father was brought in Ho pushed
up to him to speak. Mr. W Ishart said
nothing, but raised up his lips to kiss
him. He was a manly little fellow of
about twelve ycats and struggle;! hard
to keep back tho tears. He kept con
tinually asking: "Tell mo how lie is.
pleaso. Will he die?" While Wishart
was lying iu tho City Hall basement the
oflicers arrived with Pierce. Tho crowd
had co'lected In great numbers at the
first intimation that the notorious Pierce
had killed a man. They, we o jammed
abotit tho ( ity Hall so thickly that tho
oflicers had difficulty In opening a way
through the mob. As he slipped out of
his buggy the Marshal demanded his re
volvers. He gavo them up A voice in
tho crowd cried out: "Where Is the
rope?" A look of dismay flashed ever
Pierce's features. He gave one look at
t he angry crowd, another at his weapons,
now out of his hands, and then liounded
up the steps. He was carried down the
stairs. On the way he was cursing and
swearing continually. He said: "You
can't put me In jail. You've no right to.
I demand bonds." But, bonds or no
bonds, he was hustled down. When he
came to the door of the cells ho was
searched. Tho holsters were still on
him. Then turning to the officers who
were searching him he said: "What aro
you trembling for? Why, you shake
like a leaf. Docs it take six or eight
men to arrest ono man? I can arrest
man alone and b will come."
After a few hirrried words, in which ho
said he had acted in self-dofense, Pioreo
was taken to the cage and put in. When
brought down the lower hall ho passed
by tho head of his groaning victim, but
ho did not deign to givo him a glance,
and seemed actually proud of his deed.
He was cool and collected, having recov
ered from his fright, and continually
taunted the. officers. His lean, cadaver
ous features and furtive cy-s did not
quail as ho looked at any one, and his
whole appearance was ono of dare-devil
defiance.
The Next Congress.
The noxt House of Representatives
under the census of 1810 will consist of
350 members. A ratio of representation
is 173.JKU inhabitants. Hut tho law is
that those States having a fraction of
half the ratio or more shall get a repre
sentative thereon. There wero seven
teen such fractions, and they were ap
I onioned to the' following States:
Fraction. M.C.! Fraction. M.C.
California ..ICVJ 1 Wisconsin ..121,771 1
Indiana 1 1:,3W t Ala buns, ... 121 ,K09
Iowa 1.2 8-6 lieJeorgia 8S,3
Maine 13 i.& 3 1 1 Kentucky. . .1 19,625
Oregon. . 139.H 6 1 Maryland . . .172,8sg
AtiiRsac's'tts Jr2,i:;i lis. Carolina .107,773
HhodelsrndJT.i.WiS 1 Texas 14S.7U
S. Dakota... 154,tH7 1 Virginia..... so,871
Vermont. ...io1, zi jj
It will be seen that Georgia and Vir
ginia ga'n each a member on tho steal -est
fractions. New York has an un
represented fraction of 85,219", Arkansas
of 8 S.7T3, Colorado of (i,3!6, Louisiana
of 75,181, Mfnnesoti of 84,519, Mis
souri of 70,069, and West Virginia of
07, 190.
Aliasing Links.
As English judge recently sentenced a
woman to fivo minutes' Imprisonment
for bigamy. It Is probably the shortest
sentence on record.
Monster turtles are so abundant in
Marde'ena Hay, Lower Ca'ifornia, that
a company has gono Into-the business of
canning tho extract for exportation,
A VALi.Er. more wonderful than the
Yosemite, except in the matter of water
falls, is said to have been discovered in
King's Klver Canyon, above tho far
famed Yosemite.