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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF Sill
YER.


Wherever this great wrong has been
consumated the sufferings of the people
have been great. We quote two ex>
tracts. one from Massachusetts and the
other in reference to Prussia to prove
this:
Boston Letter to Springfield Republican.
The Boston Overseers of the Poor do not
seem to be helping more families, this winter,
than last, but IN the larger country towns there
is much more suffering than usual. In this
city there is great, plnching poverty among
people who have formerly been wealthy, but
now have their incomes much diminished, or
entirely cut off There are also great many
warrants and tramps The number of the sick
| poor " hOm the state is called upon to relieve
| Is greater this month than in any proceeding
January, and the appropriation tor their aid
| will perhaps have to be increased this year.
I The small pox IS at work in Chelsea, and IN
some other cities and towns, bnt IS not alarm
inglv prevalent anywhere in Massachusetts.
The Boston City Hospital is soon to establish q
training school for nurses, which Will make
three such schools in Boston. All the pupils
/ in them are women
Philadelphia Ledger.
the United States: especially as connected with
our leading industries, are invited to careful
study of the recently published statistics Of the
iron trade of germany. The capital invested
by thirty. two Of the largest iron and steel man
uftacturing companies in that country amount
to S7S. 035, 900, ard the nett loss, exclusive O
property. was only Sl,795, 900. Only six o.
the COMPANIES paid any dividend whatever,
and the most fortunate of these six was one
the smallest companies, which divided 6x pc
cent The Prussian Iron and Mining Com
pany of Dusseldorf, with capital Of $2.7OO,
900. actually lost S6O5 900 on last years opera
tons. and S2l5 900 on those Of the year before
The net loss OF the thirty-two companies il
two years has been s2,77o,ooo.
Compare this with the greatly pros
perou, condition of France, where th
government refused to demonetise sill
YER
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
MORE DEVILS WORK.

Poor George Casserly. wild, reck>
.ss. but not naturally bad young man,
Of Hastings, was shot to death last week
Hastings, by saloon keeper without
le slightest provocation. 1t was all
,sum's work. George belonged to
worthy and respectable family; the sa>
ION keeper was, a few years ago. man
If excellent standing, and his family are
vet much esteemed. Now George IN
the very flush of early manhood sleeps
in bloody grave; and were better ior
his murderer that he were now stretched
beside him. The demon OF the bottle is
responsible for Georges death ana ms
murderers crime.
There is whole volume OF temper
nee sermons in this transaction.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

.grab" unless they could 'grab" also.
So the bill passed and was signed: But
the people compelled its repeal as far as
possible, the presidents salary not being
respectable during his term. So he
beat his co conspirators after all he won.
And when Congre passed bill to re-
store the old salary for his successors,
as they had been forced to restore their
own he vetoed it! And now when the
House bill for appropriations names only
$25, 700 for the presidents pay the Sem
ate object; thus endorsing that corrupt
and most corrupting "grab" at the
treasury. The influence will be felt in
official extravaganza throughout the
government. Fashion and ''respecta>
bility will require it, and the temptation
be increased to steal swindle or in some
way get the necessary funds. So cor
ruption will 60 on, and this is the ''econ-
omy' and 'refornl" promised the people.
And even the old corrupt franking
privilege by members of Congress,
which, after long struggle the country
throws off our Republican, economical
reform" Senate has voted to restore!
The Democratic House alone will pro-
tect the country from that "grab" at the
treasury. simply for political and per-
sonal purposes. Can you inform your
readers how our members OF Congress
act on these responsible measures?
Party papers carefully keep such infor-
nation from the pubhc.
The recent disclosures respecting Mr.
Dunnell's electioneering operations are
Of great value in teaching the people why
members of Congress want so large pay
It is to make the national treasury pay
the cost of their own election and run
the party. The pretence of cost Of living
in Washington is ALA sham and cheat.
Every informed man knows that the bes
men there live on 500 month; an(
they are there but seven months in two
years, for which they receive now $4,000
and our Republican and other retorn,er
tried to grab $1,000 more. And Whit
House style will make Unnecessary 70
responsibility. Corruption in tn
government will exactly keep pace wit
the amount of money to be found in it
Ants Monopolists have sometheing to d.
A, w.
Would it not be wise for Changers I
discuss just such questions as these?
not what questions can they prbperl
discussP
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

We quote from the proceedings Of the
Senate Feb. 9th.
Senator Donnelly offered the following
resolution;
WHEREAS, A considerable part of
the onelous burden OF taxation now rest
inc upon the people of this State is due
to the expense of holding protracted
terms of the district court In the several
counties in this State, to enforce the coll
lection of petty claims, or to adjust dis
putes where the amount in controversy
is oftentimes less than the expense I'M
posed on the taxpayers IN trying the
same; therefore
Resolred. That the committee on The
judiciary is hereby instructed to enquire
into the expedieucy of so amending the
statutes OF the State IS to assess, ID
hole or in part, the expense OF sucn
litigation upon the party or parties OBJ
tanning Judgment therein. and to report
by bill or otherwise.
The resolution was adopted after Z
brief explanation by Senator DonnellT
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee
This resolution tells its own story.
Why should 20 900 people in a count,
be taxed to pay the expense of allowing
a few fools to squabble over petty quar-
relss ia has claim against B VII.
should C, D. Z. F, and all the rest of tn
alphabet. have to pay A the expense Q
collecting that claim? What have the
to do with it
ia found that he had to pay the pipe
himself he would hesitate about rushin
into law; he would compromise with I
or he would agree to arbitrate his dis
pute: and thus the taxpayers of th
] county wonld save thousands of dollar
J annually.
; The long and short Of it is. that v
must reduce taxation within reasonab
proportions or admit that Republics
Institutions are failure.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

OFFICE OF
II. KNOX TAYLOR, Special agent
NORTHWESTERN LIFE ms. COMPANY,
ST. PAUL, June 18th 1876.
DEAR SIR: Having been appointed
special agent of the Northwestern Mu>
that Life Insurance Company, with
headquarters at St. Paul, l take pleas
ure in informing you that the company
is prepared to negotiate loans of its
funds on approved real estate security
situated in this state.
The company has already invested a
large sum OF money in this state, but is
prepared to largely increase its invests
ments here to satisfy borrowers upon
real estate security which will meet the
approval of the executive committe at
the home Office.
The company will treat borrowers
literally in regard to the rate OF interest
charged and time for which loans will
be made.
No commissions or fees of any kind
will be charged borrowers, and the only
expense to which they will be subjected
Will be the furnishing of an acceptable
abstract showing clear unincumbered
title to property offered as security.
Applications tor loans in sums not
less than $1,000 each may be made
through this office, where any intorma-
ton in regard to loans or assistance in
perlecting applications will be cheerful.
| ly furnished.
Yours truly,
H. KNOX TAYLOR, Special agent.
n. B. Interest ten per cent. No
COMMISSIONS. No DISCOUNT.
Our friend E. J. Hodgson, Esq, Of
st. Paul, is also making loans, on farms
at II per cent. per annum. We car
recommend him as an honorable ant
courteous gentleman.
We would suggest to our readers, who
have occasion to borrow, to write to one
or the other of these gentlemen. By al
means get out of the clutches of tn
three per cent fellows.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
THE STARVING N[NARS.

The Catholic Standard of Philadel-
phia contains the following statement:
Sad accounts continue to reach US of
the destitute condition Of the miners and
iaborers of the Anthracite coal regions.
Thousands are out of employment with
no prospect of regular work in the future.
Thousands of others have work for the
time being. but no prospect of its regular
continuance and for the work they are
doing, dangerous, and severe, they are
receiving only Sc and $S per week. In
other instances we hear of men working
tor sixty cents day. Many OF these
men have wives and children; and famis
lies of six or eight persons must lives on
these scanty wages: Where some of
the children are boys they must GO into
the mines or the breakers, in order to
exc out their fathers wages and keep of
starvation. If these children could be
sent to school they would not be admit
ted for want of sufficient clothing to cover
THAR nakcdness. In many instances the
only instruction they receive is what is
impaired to them in the evening by a
clergyman or other person who goes
around from place to place to teach them
the catechism.
They cannot 60 to chnrch for the same
reason that they could not go to school
the want Of clothing.
A for the families of those ,who have
no work, they. of course, are in still
worse condition. They have exhausted
!. tho savings from better times which they
had stored up, and sheer starvation now
stares them in the face.
This il plain, unvarnished statement
OF the case. What is to be done: Il
our mind, there arebut two alternatives
Either the whole anthracite coal-mininI
population OF Pennsylvania il to BE- al
lowed to sink down into inccnceivabl
degradation and wrstchedness, and alon,
with that into condition of practica
: heathsnism, or the surplus of miners an
7 laborsrs must be aided in getting away
; Here is a matter which challenges th
attention of every benevolent, human
person. Our readers find in novels An
r newspaper tales moving pictures of th
( population of the "Black Country" j
> England. and of the London poor; b,
= if they but knew one half Of the unu
. terable misery that the anthracite Co
miners Of Pennsylvania are endurin,
e they would feel that here, at our vel
y - DOOR. we have legitimate objects of syr
pathv, ald an outlet for all our benev
lence."
The priests. we SEQ by the same pap<
te are organizing immigrant associations
81 remove part OF this surplus populati
rs to Bishop Ireland's colony in Hinneso,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
Legislative Gossip.

The bill which passed the House re-
pealing the $50 exemption law was
killed in the committee Of the whole, of
the Senators, Wilkinson. Donnelly and
Stacy made the principal speeches in
opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Finney's temperance bill was COM
sidered in the committee of the whole in
the House and was recommended to pass
but this is no indication of its final pas
sage from the fact that many members
voted to bring the matter before the
House that they might be placed on
record against 1t. DR.. Bently made a
vigorous speech of an hours duration in
support of the bill and was warmly APP
plauded on many points he made ;
quite number of ladies were on the
floor of the house to listen to the dis =
cussion and manifested much interest in
its passage.
Mr.. Finney said he had not introduced
so radical measure until it seemed to
be absolutely demanded, listening to
the appeals of those who suffered from
the evils Of intemperance, bill was
framed that was thought would meet the
views of the majority of the people, the
bill proposed that prohibition be the
rule. and Licensed the exception. let tn,
people give temperance just that little
eminence, let every man do his duty
The second section prohibited the US,
Of liquors for any except medicinal o
mechanical purposes and an amendme n
offered to add the word ''navigable" wa
lost. The bill was recommended t
mas az il was introduced
RELIEF FOR CHRISTOPHER SUFFERERS
The bills appropriating $4,000 70
seed and grain and $4,000 for grass
hopper bounties was carefully consider
ed by a full House, every member show
ing a feeling Of great interest in tn
subject, and desire to forward the wor
of the committee by all means in thei
I power. Several amendments wer
: adopted ~ which the bills were in
proved while not materially changin
their condition, after which their passag
was unanimously recommended.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Mr. Wilson's bill on this subject ",
opposed by Mr.. Buck, who claimed tia
e it was antagonistic to the spirit of III
= constitution. 1t would not do to hedo
, ia the liberties OF citizens. An America
had right to do as he chose with hin
self and his property, so long as he did n
interfere with the rights and comforts
$ others. Its indefinite postponement VI
' in the Senate recommended.
Q Mr.. Donnelly rose to question
!. privilege, and read an attack made NM
d himself and Senator Wilkinson in Il
e columns Of the Dispatch charging the
o with not only leading but "bulldozin
y the Senate into voting for whatev
! measures they may favor, he repudiat
> the charge citing several Of his favor
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
THFC1RE or TIE POOR.

We have procured the passage through
the Senate OF bill which gives tho
township authorities of Dakota county
entire charge of their poor. This we
think is the proper policy. and will in
time be adopted in all parts OF the
State.
The town authorities will know who
are deserving of help and who are i'm
.postors. We were told, the other day
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

We have just received the following
interesting communication from friend
in Brown county:
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15

the contract void, and the lender loses
both his principal and interest. This
will effectually stop the three per cent.
business.
We have received the following circus
lar to which we would call the attention
of our readers:
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
Anti- 9tlluuupolist.
iCNATIUS DONNELLY Editor.
TFGTSLATTVE PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
From this time until the end OF the
ession we shall relinquish good deal
f our space to the proceedings OF the
legislature. They will probably be
1ore interesting than our editorial mat
Ar
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-15
CHEAP MONEY.

Our usury bill has passed. the Senate
and will probably pass the House. By
its terms the offence of usury renders
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-21

Advertising will gain new customers,
Advertisingwill keep Did customers,
Advertising literally always pays,
Advertising begets confidence,
Advertising shows energy,
Advertising shows pluck,
Advertise and succeed,
Advertise or "bust,"
Advertise often,
Advertise we'll,
Advertise
Here.
IF YOU
Want u cook,
Want clerk,
Want a partner,
Want a situation.
Want a servant girl,
Want to buy "A ranch,
Want place to board,
Want to sell or buy property,
Want to sell groceries or drugs,
Want to sell dry goods or carpets,
Want to find customers for anything,
ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-21
SILVER CITY NEv, SATURDAY. JULY 21, 1877
Never Knock Under.

No, neverl Always rally your
forces for a more desperate assault
upon adversely. If calumny assails
YOU, and the world-as it is aptsto in
such cases-take part with your
traducers, don't turn moody or mis-
anthropic, or worse still, seek to
drown your unhapiness in dissipation.
Bide your time. Disprove the SLAM
der If you can, if not, live it down.
If poverty comes upon you like a
thief at night, what then? Let it
rouse you, as the presence of the real
thief would to energetic action. No
matter how deeply you may have
gone into hot water-always pro-
vided you did not help the father of
lies to heat it-your case, if you are
of the right kind of stuff, is not des-
perate, nor is it in accord with the
divine order and sweep Of things that
life should have any difficulties
which an honest, determined man,
with Heavens help, caunot surmount.
AN clipping girl in France, menaced
by her fathers pistol, dropped from
a window she had chosen for an exit
and killed a washer woman who as
passing below. The least the sur
vivors can do it to erect a handsome
monument with the touching words,
"Died for Love"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-21
SETTLE UP.

~diLLIP GEYER OF THE SILVER c,rv
H., Brewery, requests all those ind ahtsa y.
sava n 20 co,1 make im mediate payment and thers
ysar with : ha,sn oosts. Commences the ~
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-21
BARBER SHOP.

TN ZACHARIAH. With assistants
Il . can always be found p ms shop.
MAIN STREET, SILVER GMpomfped G'M Prepared to
do HAIR CUTTING, .asstefnl wonN UonN1 AND
SHAVING in the moday sunda, ain pos
s,ble. shop open "'se nito
call
, 1877-05-20

remembered that the common basis Of prices
is very different from that which prevailed
previous to the panic. We are now
practically on specie basis, instead OF
m inflated and fuctnating currency
basis. The new structure Of business
prosperity will be erected on this
foundation. The relative improvement in
prices must be gauged by this new condl-
ton. It is not likely TINT prices will go
ballooning asthey did before the gas was let
out Of the bag; nor is it desirable they
should, because that would merely be q
repetition Of the speculative folly for which
We have already suffered years Of depression,
and which would surely be followed by a
similar punishment sooner than the country
would be able to endure it as well as the
hard times have been tolerated for the past
four years. The business prosperity which
all signs now point to in the near future
Will be of q more substantial and permanent
character than that which preceded the
panic and rested upon IN uncertain cur
rency, and, without the interference OF. I
some unfortunate event like the War of the |
it will endure longer. Il
, 1877-05-20

French newspapers arc almost exclusively
occupied with the discussion Of the peculiar
situation Of political affairs brought about
BY MAoAAHoss unexpected coup. The Re-
publican journals, while bitterly denouncino
the Presidents course, call upon the people
to oct calmly, and patiently await tho time
when the people at the ballot-boxea 1nav
properly rebuks the designing Monarch.
1sts- All the newspapers are not tins
conservative, some OF the provincial
sheets very plainly ignoring the provisions
OF the Press laws in the expression Of their
opinions The Bonapartists appear to have
the chr of :he Marshal, as, while claiming to
take no interest in the present fight, they
are securing some of the most important Of
f'ees 80 suddenly vacated by the Republic
ans It is alleged that the removal of all
the Republican Projects is contemplated.
, 1877-05-20

InE Ch1cAon TRIBUNE WIS making ftse,t W.
oyer GAIL HAgnToS's scoring Of Rtu1 @es1
Hartford Post. ''pPe<' ete.-
Yes, that's so. The TRIBUNE sees nm, ~.
It was little premature to MAKE I'm ~. !.
bo"1Es But CANS screed na, funn1-.th,. ~
Is to say, the one that 'swent for u BoEI. - =
Is sery plafn to US now that it doesn't ay h n
encourage women to pitch in They ut ~ Nv ~
enthusiastic when patted on the b,ct -. 49, =" y
their excitement are rather more likel1 - :. -
for the man who stands by and pats them y ~ -
Tor any one else. II THE TRIBUNE had ~. :.
used to the ways of women as some Of n. -,
tcmporaries it wouldn't have l.urbed w. =.
Bow1Es. But then we must live and 49,
AS the thing stands NOW, all NC have to o;,~t
Let the slipper go round" Poor HA1s1slnl
How be will catch it! Gtye him pood ~.
AB1G1Lt Heis the father Of eleven chfla,.n.
and maiden lady should be able to soota M,
On him for that, II for nothing else. ~
, 1877-05-20
THE FRENCH CR1gIR

Ihe cr1sls which has oyertaken the Franch
Republic is almost rs serious as that which
has estrangcd the relations of Russia and
Turkey, and is all the more serious becaDsa
it threatens to place the Clerical party in the
ascendeacy, and because Italy and Germany
will hnvo no faith in peace if the Ultrauon.
tanos gain control, The President has sent
his message to the House proroguine it for a
month. Apart from it's sneer at the Rad.
lca faction" which is in reality tho Repub-
hcan party of France, organized and cstab-
nshed upon majority Of over million of
votes, it placcs the President in the most
extraordinary position. President MAcaIauos
set out to govern Frnnce npon the Euclish
mo1ei Of responsible government. He him
SELF says that he has twico made Minist7iaa
against his own wishes, though in accordanca
with the wishes of tho people,. Now he sud.
denly turns about and organizes Cabinot
from the Right, or the minority,-the Right
having only about $50 members to some $50
OF the Left Hisstrange action must ag1oupd
every friend Of responsible constitutional
government in Europe. He has struck nt
the very foundations of that theory Of
government BY removing Cabinet which
had the confidence and support of the |
Of the Commons, and substituting
Cabinet in which already the Commons |
nave voted they have no confidence. It
position which will almost inevitably ba
fatal to the peace Of France unless he re-
cedes from it. It overthrows the funda.
mental basis of the French Constitution,
copied after the English, that the Cabinet
must respond to the sentiments of the Com.
mons, otherwise government is administered
defiance Of the will Of the people. II turns
be thing into farce,
It odds to the g1aYity Of the situation that
, 1877-05-20

The Duchess Of Edinburg is the object Of
the most affectionate soicitude On the part
Of Queen VICTORIA Personally, the Queen
is persuaded and hopes that the actual coll
hict will be localized. The Gar has written
her that, Ills mission OF civilization once ac-
oompished, Russia will give Europe q
pledge Of her moderation. The opinion
gains ground in England that the dangers of
European confederation are disappearing,
, 1877-05-20
SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1877.


The Chicago produce markets were generally
dull and weak Saturday Meas pork closed 15@
174c per hrl lower. at sl4. o5@14. .073S for June
and S14 f7h@14. 20 seller July Lard closed SO
TIC per 100 lbs lower, ut So. 2 for June md 49, IS
for July. Meats were quiet..and steady, at t4afc
per h for loose shoulders, 7c for do short ribs,
and74c for do short clears, Hi:hwinee were un-
changed, at s. on per gallon. Lake freights-wcre
quiet 81 Sc for com to Buffalo Flour was quiet
and unchanged Wheat closed SC lower, at s. 604
cash and S. 61h seller Jnne. Com cfosedoc lower.
at 4a39c cash and SOC for June. Oats closed INC
lower, At 4lc cash and 41Ac for june. Ryewns
fuiet, at 8oc- Barley was nominal, 1t 65@z5o
Hogs were steady. at SIS. 0o15. Is. Cattle were
euiet. at s. 5o@5~ 50. Sheep were nominal, at
g. oo98-25. One hundred dollars in gold would
bny $106, 6,87H in grccnbacks ut the close,