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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

The country is going to the ''demni
tion bow-wows' as fast as it can, NOR.
ally as we'll as we'll as materially. In
Boston last year thare were only sic
! 'y.seren marriages and four hundred
and Mrty-two divorces., In one year
in Ohio there were over 1000 di-
vorces, and the little state Of Connec-
ticut granted 5000 in six years.
In the meantime Bob Ingersoll is
going around demonstrating that there
is no hell, so as to add fresh flavor to
the mess. Ii there isn't one beyond
the grave we are rapidly establishing
very complete one on this side of it..
In Philadelphia the other day IL
wealthy merchant insured poor fell
lows life for $780, 900 and then hired
man for $500 to kill him, with ham
mer, marked with the name of par
ty on whom he intended to cast sus-
picion. And when the wounded man
Id ttU lllS ilOuoC ulCOIlSClOuS, Will LIlC
fatal wounds on his head bandaged up,
his rich and sympathising friend,
who had hired his murderer, went to
see him. and in the absence of his
family opened the bandages and
made the wounds bleed afresh SO as to
be sure to kill him! The Internal
devil come hot out of hell would have
shrunk from such an act.
What kind of a breed of people are
they raising up in those eastern
cities! Without virtue, morality.
honesty. religion OF manhood, they
are in training for an empire. It is
absurd to suppose that such stuff can
maintain a republic.
The hope of freedom rests with the
people of the great West. And they
must look to it or bad laws will sap
their prosperity and destroy their
manhood.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04
Chicago Times.

Chicago Times.
Land-ownership is an essential eIe-
ment of good citizenship. And now
after the era Of savings banks which
have burst, of railway bonds which
have collapsed, of life insurance
frauds, and myriads of other business
fallacies which were spawned of in
ilation and an irredeemable circula-
ting medium. it is a sensible and
gainful thing for American citizens
to buy aud till good lands. Three
generations hence and the transfers
of improved lands will be as rare as
honest congressman are to-day. Real
estate, real estate will. at least, be
found to be in the United States. as
it is in Great Britain, the most salts
factory, safe and government-con-
trolling thing which citizen may
possess.
Very true; and precisely the doc
trine we have been preaching foi
years. But the whole force of law
has been bent to the plunder of the
owners of real estate, by high tariff.
high interest, high freights on pro.
duce, high taxes, etc. until the great
bulk of the land owners Of the United
States have been driven almost to de.
spair, and tax-eaters, usurers and
manufacturers have flourished. We
have sometimes wished for league
of real estate owners as a means of
defence against all the rest of man.
kind.
But We aro happy to see that bet
ter day is a. hand. The rights and
claims of the producing class are be-
ginning to be understood. while the
shams are exposed and the frauds ex
ploded.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

We are glad to learn that despite
the hard times, the circulation OF
that peculiar paper, the ANTI-MONOp-
OLIsT, has been steadily increasing
1t has now one Of the largest lists of
subscribers in the state, and we learn
that the Minnesota Farmers Insur-
ance Association of Minneapolis has
subscribed for sixteen thousand cop
les for their patrons and members,
for three months. This will offer one
of the best opportunities for adver-
tising in .he state.-St. Puui Giobe.
We are obliged to brother Hall for
his kind words.
This extra addition will give oppor-
tunities for advertisers rarely pre-
sented in Minnesota.
The ANTI-MONOPOLIsT prospers
because we preach the truth. and
time confirms the Justice ofonr views.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04
Here is some gossip about General
Grant. 1t may be true of not.

Gfant. IL may De True OF not.
\ strange fact has leaked out here
within the last few days, and that is
that Seligman, the unfortunate He
brew who was expelled from the
Grand Uuion hotel Saratoga, New
York. is paying eN-president Grant s
expenses in Europe. The solution of
the mystery is that number of capi-
talists, principally Jews, have Grant
in training for the next presidential
contest, and it Was thought wise to
not only get him out of the country.
but secure for him enough attention
abroad to keep him before the people
at home. We are given only the lead
ing facts in this extraordinary affair,
but are promised the details hereaft-
er.-ljashin gton capital.
General Grant will return to this
country in the Fall. He will take up
his residence in Washington on the
4th of March. 1881.
We have no doubt Grant would be
willing to be Il life incumbent of the
presidential chair; and we know that
there are thousands who would be
Nad to see him crowned emperor:
but the American people have had
enough Of Grant and his Whiskey-
Ring civil government.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

The editor of the Fairbault Demo.
crat, and superintendent Of schools of
Rice county, though heretofore
strongly opposed to the text book bill,
now that it has become law, urges
that it be promptly carried into effect.
He requests the district clerks of that
county to send in their estimates of
the number of school books needed, in
order that the children of the res
pective districts may have the use of
the books during the summer schools.
ST Pant Dispatch.
Good The editor of the Fairbault
Democrat, like an honest man. bows
to the will of the people rs expressed
through two Legislatures; and he has
no sympathy with the gang that at.
tempted to bribe Mr.. Brandt.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

in trying to defeat that measure, he
and his colleagues acted for their best
interests.
Broom says he voted against the
bill because the representative of the
cities favored it. This would con-
stitute no reason even if true; but it
is not true. The representative of
Minneapolis, Red Wing, Winona, St.
Cloud, Mankato, Owatonna, Wabasha,
Lake City, etc, were fierce against the
bill, although their constituents did
not come under it's OceratiOn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

Our delegation in Congress are max.
ing bad record on the Tariff ques.
ton. Last week vote was taken on
Il motion to make the tariff bin spec.
ial order on Il day named;it prevailed
the vote standing ayes l31, nays ia.
And we are sorry to say crerv one ot
the Minnesota members, ric: DunntN
Stewarf aad STRAIT, rofed no. The
ayes were - Republicans and llj
Democrats; the nays were l5 Demo
Gratis and % Republicans.
The Protective Tariff is simply i
scheme to give the east the monopoly
of supplying the markets of the west
ut prices from 20 to l20 per ct. above
the worlds prices. We feed the COW
and they milk it.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

Among the most promising OF
Bishop Ireland's Minnesota colonies
is that located in the beautiful county
of Bigstone. one of the garden spots
Of the state. OF this colony the
Nor,ar esfern Chronicle says:
1t is astonishing how. in spite OF
and Liverpool is largely on the in.
crease, and it promises to deyelope in.
to immense proportions. A reporter
of the Pioneer Press, having heard
that an immense quantity of wheat
had been shipped from st. Paul on a
through bill of lading to Liverpool,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

As the following article from the
Pionesr-Pres will show, Minnesota is
entering upon a new AMI very im-
portant direct trade with Eng
land. This will save us the fleeing
which we have heretofore endured at
the hands Of the middlemen Of Chica-
go. Milwaukee and New York; and it
points to great possibilities in the fu.
ture:
The direct trade between st Paul
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04
MANS inhumanitv to man. s

MANS inhumanity to man. SAYS
the poet, "makes countless thousands
mourn And here is a fresh and
awful illustration Of this great truth:
New revelations are daily made by
4 correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, who is investigating the
Ohio penitentiary. Il know of one
man. said an ex-official of the prison,
"who was worked and punished to
death in just eight days Somehow
the contractor didn't like the man.
He was a tall, green-looking fellow.
and couldn't do as much as others had
done, and the contractor just said that
he was going to kill that fellow. and
he did kill him in just eight days"
One ingenious method of torture is to
make man sit upon q chunk of ice
for fifteen minutes or more. until he
writhes and howls with agony. 1t is
evidently good thing that sunlight
is now streaming into the prison cells
all over the country.
In our own State it seems that
similar horrors have been enacted in
the Insane Asylum at st Peter. A
legislative committee of Investigation
has been at work. and, if we are to
believe the testimony of witnesses,
one man was brutally choaked to
death with huge wooden plug. and
woman was boiled to death in hot
water bath.
We might almost exclaim:-"God
protect us from our fellow mortals.''
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04

4 party of St Paul gentlemen re-
Gently went to Kaniiyohi county to
shoot ducks; they bagsed over one
hundred; and on their return home
they say to the reporter of the st.
Paul Globs:
Mr.. Davis said that the rnmber of
Immigrants pouring along the main
line of the St. Paul and Pacific is ab.
solutely marvellous. In going up, he
said, he could not obtain a seat, and
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-04
AAln:!l- l:tll q. 'Sts}W.ol'cpollat
IGNATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR

We are under many obligations to
the st. Paul Dispatch for kind and
friendly words in behalf of the ANTI
MoNoPoLIsT. Capt Castle makes the
Dispatch a lively and able journal; and
he has lifted it out of the servile rut
of echoing the administration. His
course upon the silver question was
manly and able and events have PROV
ed its correctness.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
st. CiairsyiIIe Locals.
ST. CLAIRsyILLE, May 10


Editors IniellIgener:
Edward Fennor, contractor for ties on
the Tuscarawas Railroad, yesterday drew
nine hundred dollars from the Bridge.
port Bank on account Of the Road. Re.
turning home he used about one hundred
and ftty dollars and on retiring at night
he left the remainder Of the money in his
coat pocket, near his bed. Sometime
during the night some party entered bis
dwelling and secured the money without
disturbing Mr.. Fennor. The loss was
discovered this morning, but at this time
no suspicion rests on any one.
Ls,t night few Of our young bloods,
assisted by Bellaire man, all full Of tan.
gleioot whisky, made an assault on the
saloon Of JOSEPH King, about IL o'clock.
Failing TO get Joseph 10 open the door
they proceeded 10 break it down, the
Beilaire man taking the lead. This morn.
ing the whole party were brought before
our worthy Mayor Davis, who promptly
fined them each five dollars and coats,
With the aid OF their friends they were
enabled 10 make the same secure. As they
are to stand committed until fne and
costs are paid, q wholesome dread Of our
"stone pile will no doubt insure prompt
payment. Il would he q good thing 10
see some OF them on the stone pile crack
ing some stone for the benefit ot the town.
Il will be TO their advantage 1t they &C.
cept II as lesson. SIMON.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
The Log Inyestigation.

NEw oRLEARs, Msy 15.-The Lake
Charles log seizure investigation closed
here yesterday afternoon. The commis-
sion announced at the beginning that It
would wind up the investigation 10 New
Orleans by taking only record evidence.
It is expected that such evidence will be
offered by the defense. The commission
sat here nineteen days examining 81 Wit.
nesses for the prosecution and 6 for the
defense, whose testimony covers nearly
1000 pages In writing. The commission
voted in favor Of a full investigation.
All previously unsold logs bought at
Marshal's sale last September by Carter
for the Government were bought BY
Special Agent Adams for $3.50, except
about 1000 logs on the Calcasien aide OF
the Sabine river, which he will sell TO.
day. All Government officials connected
with The seizures have been discharged.
The United States troops will remain
here for the present.
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: sae'her Day In the IIouse.

y pFaoStacy, IN pursuance Of their
nj, .''O'utiOur spent yesterday in a
,..,,;. 4'nP' to second the previous
a, l4' under the operation Of which
"a. W seeking to prevent an honest
Pn'i,! .as0 Ihe bottom facts Of the
,,,n,.',, .'a''l' election. They want a close
nj "1u00 Investigation, a one sided
Gp,,,P pave affair." not one gotten up,
6.ISiA'PoetiueAlIy d. avers,t to viDdicale
6.e' e'' 0I the nation. The honor Of
inn '''a @ SoVst' the election in Miais-
Eo.,, - 10 South Carolina "a we'll as in
n IN =. !. md Louisiana. There can be
A n..as aalsaa0a Of the national honor In
atiSsa Sa''s =, Investigation by Tildsn.
n, ,.a,' The world will no. aecsp.
i.,s' '''di'' ii may render a. such a vim
,,,,,''.1.a ~ % iAi' lime the Republican, hav.
al s',S.;a n.y. 'a' Democracy from carrying
iD,S @',s PARTISAN scheme. They have
sti,s I''' !. power by uuvsarying alibu..
,,is " '.1 lsS' Of vote for an indefinite
do >. ~ hence We need no. be .urpris.
'''s'''' ldiouruiug from DAY
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Great Strike in England.
Riotous Demonstrations at Different
Points.
The War Status of Europe Without
Essential Change.
Austria Apparently Leans Towards
England Again.
Russia Suspected of Massins Her
Troops at Convenient Points.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, May 15.-The cotton opera
tives on strike in Lancashire are great
ly exsspersted at the refusal Of the
masters TO compromise. When the rep.
resentatiyes OF the operatives left the
meeting at Manchester yesterday, where
no compromise was arrived at, they ind |,
Gated that the leaders would not be able
10 longer restrain the men and disclaimed
all responsibility for what may happen
In the strike district. When the news Of
the decision reached Burnley thousands
Of people assembled in the streets, hoot.
ing, shouting and smashing windows.
A mass meeting will be held there to-day
and serious trouble Ia feared. The riot
in Blackburn lsst evening was the direct
result OF the announcement Of the failure
Of the negotiations. There were also
riotous demonstrations at Accripgton
and serious breach Of the peace is still
there.
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The Pennsy lvania Republican
toaIenilOn and the President.

hs hsPsnu,!lvanis Republicans, in con.
'sadn as'.ubled yesterday, adopted a
platform 10 which they declined to pass
ilIt.Olutiou expressive Of either ap.
Probation OF condemnation Of President
hl!a AdainiNruiOn. The very slight
reference Hhieh hey made to the admin.
i'liion At al, Eillbe taken as a criticism,
OF tiIAer, pe'hlPs, a. a ding, inasmuch
sAsy call On The government to protect
@PaSIleia' in The South. thereby as
'aains 'A''Ihey are not sufficiently pro.
''ssedey lAsgoVernment at this time.
IAt oouatiy veil not forget that the
Ffsid.nt could have bad the endorse.
0'a' oi this Convention had he chosen
!" 'sslln Don Cameron in his Cabinet a.
'lEify IRON the old order Of things
~ Ssa.I u General Grant Having offended
y S' ea1s'oH' be Of course offended all
~ = iaIl'E'n Of the house Of Cameron.
g ~ u'a''si0's pays the penalty that Pres.
si S'a' LlseoIn did when be dropped old
Sao'' d seeing a great suniiower, com,
l,,S e1'sd oI Psnn'yI'ani. politicians, turn
''cI' ~ l'll from him for a season.
u. ls' position Of the Pre.idsn. as re.
ll'd. all 'ueh manifestation, Of alien.
a'at iaPngulbls. lie stand, upon ,
paa'i'a 'An the country thorough,
,sp,'''' y md that will be triumphantly j
'l' 'l'dis'''d ia the end. lie Ia not Oul,
's',i'E ~, out in peri.c. good faith d,
4 1a''a On which be was elected, bu,
u sl'' patriot i. keeping hi. oath to >,
s's he ,r.ir. Of the whole country A
" Ss'l'F on every part oiit the blessing !,
s&astis peace.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
Canada Crop Reports.

TORONTO, May 15.-Ths Globe pub
fishes the crop reports from all over
Ontario and q portion Of Quebec. The
principal feature noted Il the extraordi>
nary and unprecedented rapidly Of
growth At this early date. The recent
rains have done . great deal Of damage
In the low lying districts, and in some
places the frost Of the last few nights has
blighted the previously iair proapect,
The fruit tres and gardens have suffered
more than the grain crop, and II Ia pos.
sible that the latter may yet recover 10 .
greater extent than was at first supposed.
The bay crops will undoubtedly be heavy,
and is already pact all danger from
drought. In some localities there Is dan
ger Of the grain becoming 20 rank that
Injury will result from that source.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
Marine InteilIxence.

NEW YoRK, May 15.-Atriyed- Steam.
ship Canada, from Hayre; California and
Nevada, from Glasgow Java, from Ant
LoEpos, May 15.-The steamers Cas-
pfsn, from Philadelphia, and Victoria,
from New York, arrived out.
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-The schooner
Dora 8. Prindall sails today for Rio
with = valuable cargo including sample
cases Of goods Of all descriptions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
Meeting Of stockholders.

PlrrsBuRGH, May 1b.-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Pitts.
burgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
was held to-day. The Presidents report
shows gross earnings for the year Of 3d.
1855 IL; running expenses, 3 ,06i. 1893
81, leaving net earnings Of S2,e69, ,457 "a.
An election was held for three directors
10 serve for three years and Messrs. Z. Z.
Springer, Of Cincinnati, Pliny Hoagland,
oil Fl. Wayne, and John N. Hutchinson,
Of Philadelphia, were chosen.
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wAsHISeroS, May 1.-THE committee
appointed at the meeting called BY the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 take suit
able action concerning the death Of Prof
Henry, to day, adopted series Of fesolu.
tions expressive Of the loss sustained BY
the American service in the death Of the
eminent scientist, and resolving that The
heads Of the Treasury Department attend
the funeral in body.
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THURSDAY MORNING. MAY l6 lSS

to day without accomplishing anything.
The Speaker has ruled that the rssolu-
tions introduced by Potter are before the
House "a a question Of privilege until
disposed Of, and therefore no other busi-
meas can come before the House while
said resolutions are pending.
The Republicans have openly declared
that they are ready to vote for these reso.
lutions provided an additional resolution
Is coupled with them, viz to diVsst the
Investigation Of It's narrow and partisan
character, and make 1t include the notO-
rlous allegations Of fraud on both sides
connected with the Presidential canvass.
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Republicans Caucus ON the Pot.
Ter Resolution.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The Republi-
can members Of the House Of Represent
atives held caucus this evening, imme.
diately after adjournment, to take action
concerning the proposition introduced
by Representative Potter to investigate
the alleged Florida and Louisana elec.
tion frauds.
Mr.. Hale presided, with Mr.. Conger as
Secretary. The caucus was addressed
by Representatives Banks, Garfield, Hale,
Conger, Fort, Brown, Butler, 1ttner, Ha-
zleton, Blair, Williams, (Wis.), Thompson
and others, all agreeing that the pending
resolutions offered from the Democratic
aide had purpose, hidden and deep, TO
overthrow the present admipistration,
The only question Of difference was as to
how far the Republican members
should resist the passage Of the
resolution. Should the amendment now
in the hands OF Representative Hale, pro.
posing to include Oregon, Mississippi
and certain matters connected with Lou.
isiann and Florida in the. investigation,
be excluded, and rs to whether they
should by Fuch resistance take the re-
sponsibiiity Of defeating legislation for
definite period 10 prevent what they
deemed wrong and dangerous; II was
generally held that the intent Of the reso.
luton was Of sufficient gravity to justify
resistance to the end.
Representative Brown submitted res.
olution, which was agreed to, providing
for q committee Of nine to prepare reso.
lutions expressive Of the sense Of the eau.
Gus, and the following named gentlemen
were then appointed: Represents
tiyes Brown, Garfield, Reed; Phillips,
Cannon, Oliver, Claain, Dunnell and
Mitchell.
Resoiped, That the resolution now pend.
ing In the House Is an attempt in form
upjuii6sble and illegal 10 reopen the
question Of the Presidential title, ques-
.ion solemnly settled by the action Of the
44th Congress, which alone had jurisdic-
tion, and is therefore revolutionary and
destructive Of good order, business pros
perity and peace.
Resolved. That the effort Of the Demo.
cratic majority to force on the House,
without an opportunity for amendment
or debate, q measure Of such revolu-
tionary character, which has not been
recommended or considered by any ot It's
committees, but has been devised by in
diyiduals for private or party ends,
should be resisted by all the means that
are authorized by the rules Of the House.
The FIRST resolution was passed unani-
mously; the Second passed with only q
| few members Of the caucus dissenting.
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steamer sold 10 the Russian
Government,

PHILADELPHIA, May l5.-The Morh
Ameriean announces that the transfer oil
the iron steamer State Of California, 10
be launched tomorrow and built for the
Pacific Coast Navigation Company, was
made In New York to representatives oi
the Russian government. The first In.
stallment Of 100000 in gold was paid,
and the remainder will be paid at inter.
vals In The nsxt two months. The steamer
Ia expected 10 attain is knots an hour.
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DAVENPORT, IA, May 15.-At large
meeting OF citizens was held in the Ger.
man, Theatre. The preliminary organiEa-
ton Of society auxiliary TO the Honest
Money League Of the northwest was ei-
iected. Hon. Il. r. ClAuasen presided.
Speeches were made BY prominent citi-
lens, and much interest was manifested,
Another meeting will bs held soon.
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CoLuMBus, May 15.-The Ohio State
Medical Association are in session here.
with about $50 members present, 6ity Of
whom were admittsd to the association.
The day was occupied In matters solely
Of interest TO the medical profession.
The following officers were elected:
President, B. B. Leonard, Of West Lib,
erty; j. @. Kennedy, Of Batavia, B. F.
Harp. OF Marietta, j. L. Mounee and B,
Williams, Of Delaware, Vice Presidents;
q. W. Jones, Of Columbus, Treasurer; J.
+, Baldwin, Of Columbus, Secretary, and
Thomas Waddell, Of Toledo, Assistant