National Republican., 1883-09-07
THE MAN on THE AVENUE.
Small rolG About Mon and Measuros

VI prominence III lnulanU pDlllCsj WIN WAS
in tho city about three weeks ago, told
about an occurrence that has been fre-
quently alluded to in campaign literature but
always in vague, uncertain or guarded, and
unsatisfactory fashion. He pictured the scene
as follows:
Senator Barnum, Mr.. English and two or
three members of the campaign committee
were sitting around q table in the council
chamber They were talking business. That
is what Mr., Barnum came on from New York
for. It was three or four weeks before the
October election, think, though possibly not
more than two weeks. There was free ex-
preston of opinion.
What do you think about it, Stealey? the
chairman Of the national committee asked,
addressing a member from southern Indiana.
I" Il think the state will be lost to us unless
we have 100000 in cash to put out at once.
The tide has set in against u.s. and nothing
but money will turn it,
You hear what Mr.. Stealey says re-
marked Barnum, turning to the vice presi-
Dental candidate.
" I don't care what he says angrily re-
torted English; he does not know what he is
talking about. / know the democrats will
carry the state, and you might just as well
burn up 100000 or throw 1t into the street MS
to spend it in the campaign. The result will
not be changed
"Stealey adhered to his opinion, and, while
disclaiming any desire to get into contro-
versy with Mr. English or questioning the
honesty of his belief, he insisted that the
gentleman had entirely misiudged the tenn
per of the people, and formed grossly exag-
gerated idea of the weight of his own issue in
the canvass. He added further that if $780,
600 was contributed, the money must be put
in the hands of somebody besides Mr. English,
whom he did not think knew how to place
money for election purposes.
"AIr. Barnum listened attentively, and
when Stealey had finished his reply to Eng
lish he said, with an air of decision:
"'We can settle this matter very quickly
Mr.. English, you have promised to contribute
800, 900, or more If more is required, to carry
Indiana. You have refused to contribute
100000 l have in my hands check for
$4,000, and here it is Qaying a bit of paper on
the table in front of HIM. / am directed to
turn it over to the Indiana committee if you
will give your check for the same amount.
viii you do it?'
"'N No. sir; I will not answered Mr.. English,
decisively. Il will not give u dollar more
than $10,000 which have agreed to put into
the campaign before the October election
may add something to that amount between
the October and November elections, but it
will not be much
Every we'll, said Mr.. Barnum, I will keep
fba hrnp
York. 1 do not feel authorized to contribute
it unless you put up like amount
"He returned his check to his pocket
book and arose to leave. The others got up
out of their chairs for the same purpose. Mr.
Barnum turned as he put his hand on the
door knob and, looking Mr. English straight
in the eyes, said:
"'Will you give $25, 1000, Mr. English, if
put up $4,000, and we will make the best
fight we can with S5000oT
at will not give anotherd--d dollar above
the $10,000,' was the profane response; and
he kept his word"
The commissioner of the general land offic,
has prepared statement showing the mum
ber of original bomesteads entered in tn,
|
years from the passage of the homestead act
May, 1862 to June 30, 1888. The grant
total of homesteads taken in this time il
Cos, 1882, distributed as follows: Alabama, 81,
2o7; Arkansas, 47,945; Arizona, 429 Cali
fornia, 26,s07; Colorado, 9s49 Dakota, "a,
794; Florida, 1906; Indiana, %; Illinois
72; Iowa, 1S,96s; Idaho, 3,5l4; Kansas, 90,
4S5; Louisiana, 10,901; Missouri, 2S,763
Michigan, 27,303; Minnesota, 73,762; Mlssis
sippi, 1885, Montana, 3,044; Nevada, s63
New Mexico, 1898; Nebraska COOL
Ohio, III; Oregon, 1920; Utah, 6,121
Washington, 15,2O5; Wisconsin, 26,162
Wyoming, 631. 1t will be seen that tn,
greatest number of homesteads were in Kan
sas while the next greatest number were en-
tered in Dakota; the next in Minnesota, ant
so on in the other states and territories in tn
following order: Nebraska, Arkansas, Ala
bama, Missouri, Michigan, California, Wis
consin, Florida Washington, Mississippi
and Oregon, the smallest number being en-
tered in Indiana. The first three homestead
entered in Illinois were in 1863. Il
1878 forty-six homesteads were entered il
the same state The number of homestead
entered in Dakota gradually and rapidly in
creased from seventy-fve in 1862 to 2206
during the fiscal year endedsJune 80, 1888,
larger number of homesteads entered tha
by any other state or territory. During tn
last fiscal year homesteads were entered q
follows Nebraska, 46S3; Dakota, 22061
Kansas, 3,549; Minnesota, 3146; Arkansas
3o35; Washington e,5S7; Alabama, 2,21G
California, 2,O57; Missouri, 1855; Florid,
1,646; Oregon, 1, ,5s9; Colorado, 1887 Missil
sippi, 1856; New Mexico, LOLA; Louisiana
1856; Michigan, $3.50; Idaho, 604; Montana, Sc!
Utah, 432; Wyoming, 1s9; Arizona,7O; Iowa, q
Nevada 49, Indiana, l; Ohio, l; Illinois,
The totals of homesteads entered by years ar
as follows: 1868, $685. 1864, 9,405; 1866, s,924
1866, 1886; 1867, l6,957; 1868, 23,746 1866
2562s; 1870, 33,972 1871, 39,76s; 1872 3S742
1873, 1861; 1874, 29,126; 1875, 2O66S; 1876
25, ,1Ol; 1877, 1865; 1873 35,63O; 1879, Al, ,OO
1850, 1898; 1851, 5000; 1882, 1881; 1sS;
56,52O.
; 4sa
This is the way II, G. Burlington, one Of I'll
commercial agents of Canada, talks about I
in one of his late reports to the State depar
ment:
Notwithstanding the general prosperit
existing in this section of Ontario, the EN-
grafton from here to the United States for I'll
past year has been larger than the year pr,