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Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Minnesota Methodists.

ST. PAUL, March 2S.-The annual meet
ing Of the Minnesota Methodist association
opened in the Central Park church in this
city this morning. "How to better provide
for superannuated minister's was dis
cussed by Hon. w. F. Hoyt of Red Wing.
System in church finances by Hon.
Thomas Simpson of Winona and show to
better promote church work in the state
by Rev. J. S. Chaffe. Interesting meetings
were held by the Womens' Foreign Mis-
siOnary society of the church.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
THE TFRIFES.

A DEMOCRATIC DOCUMENT.
LOUISVILLE, March 29.-The Courier
Journals Washington special says the re-
port OF the democratic majority of the
ways and means committee which will ac-
company the tariff bill to the house cites
that the surplus for the last fiscal year was
$55,5O0,Oo0 and for the current year is esti-
mated at $81,OOO000 and says: 'With re-.
ceipts growing larger and expenditures
growing smaller, weemust soon gather in
the treasury larger part of the circula-
tion of the country, to the great injury of
its business and the bankruptcy of many
of its people. Some method must be
adopted by congress to prevent the con-
gestiOn which must occur under the exist
ing laws. There are two ways in which
this excessive accumulation may be pre-
vented. We may reduce taxation to the
level Of expenditures and leave in the
pockets of the people all money not needed
for public purposes, or we may raise ex-
penditures to the height of taxation. The
committee have determined to recommend
to reduce the revenue from both customs
and internal taxes. They have carefully
kept in view at all times the interest of the
manufacturer, laborer, producer and con-
sumer. In progressive growth our manu-
facturers have reached point where our
capacity to produce is far in excess to the
requirements of our home consumption.
AS consequence many of our mills are
closed. Prohlbltory tariffs surround our
country with lines of Investment and pre-.
vent all relief from without. Trusts com
binatiOns and pools plunder the people
within. What is the remedy for this wrong
1t is more extended markets for sale of our
products, constant and active competition
IN business with active competition in
combinations and pools are impossible.
The largest reduction we have made is in
the woolen schedule and this reduction
was only made possible by putting wool on
the free list. In the woolen schedule we
have substituted ad valOrem for specific
duties. In the cotton goods schedule we
see the same vicious, inequitable and illog-
ical results of specific duty" The decrease
OF the production of hemp and flax under
the duty is discussed and reasons given for
placing them on the free list. AS to the
reductions on earthen and glass ware and
steel rails and on sugar the report SAYS:
"We have reduced the revenue received
from sugar about 20 per cent" The bill
which the committee reports provides for
the repeal of all restrictions on the sale of
tobacco by the producer and for the repeal
of all taxes on tobacco, except cigars,
cigarettes and cheroots and of ali privilege
featuring and selling cigars, cigarettes and
chnrOOtS = -
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Flax and Hemp Men.

WASHINGTON. March 2S-The annual
meeting of the flax and hemp spinners and
growers association was held at the Ebbitt
house in this city to-day. Officers were
elected as follows: President, A. B. Turner.
Jr.; vice president, w. NJ Barbour; secre-
tary and treasurer, B. r. Ware; board of
government, c. Galley, c. t. Wyman, P. P.
Simmington, T. r. Sparks, A. Bentley, w.
Allen, G. II. Farr. Resolutions were
adopted protesting against any reduction
of duty on hemp or the products
thereof. A committee was appointed to
present the resolutions to congress.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30

The reading OF the letter was applauded
on the democratic side. He also sent to
the clerks desk and had read extracts
from Minnesota newspapers and private
letters to himself favoring a tariff revision.
The reading was also received with great
applause. Mr.. Nelson next quoted west
ern republican platforms declaring in
favor of a reduction in the tariff at an early
day and added amidst the laughter and ap-
plause of the democrats, "And now, my
friends, is the appointed time." Contin-
uing, he said that even as stiff protection
ist as Senator Sherman had been forced at
the meeting of the Home Market club at
Boston to admit the necessity of tariff re-
vision and to declare in favor of the adj
mission free Of duty of such raw material
and articles as did not compete with do
mestic products. In the face of these plat
form pledges and these admissions, in the
face of the great and growing surplus
taken from the people and used by certain
banks without consideration therefor, it
made him sick at heart to think that there
were leading men OH his side of the cham
Der who at this juncture could not think
of any other field for tax reduction than on
whisky and tobacco. Surely these were
not the things on which the poor laboring
man kept his family. Would it not be bet
ter to give them cheaper clothes and food
and shelter? He would put free sugar,
free salt and free lumber against free
whisky and tobacco and so would the great
mass OF the American people. Mr.. Fun.
stone OF Kansas attempted to put some
questions to Mr.. Nelson, but the latter re-
marked that the gentleman could have the
floor to himself and took his seat, not
replying to Mr.. Funstone's challenge as to
why he did not put wheat on the free list.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Il JUVENILE AHENGER.

A IL Year Old Lad Shoots His Foster
Fathers Murderer.
CARLINvILLE, ILL, March 28.-The 12-
year-old son Of John Dietz, who was mur-
.dered by William Wineland last fall, last
evening avenged the death of his foster
father. Dietz on his dying bed told the
boy never to rest until he killed Wineland.
Meeting Wineland on the street last even
ing, the youngster cody drew revolver
and shot him in the side, lntlictlng a fatal
wound. The boy is in Jail. He is cool and
shot Wineland because Dietz had told him
tn do 90 f7iEs : -
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
THE BURLINGTON BoYcoTEED.
Hereafter Employees of All Roads Will
Refuse to Handle Its Cars.


Refuse to Handle Its Cars.
CHICAGO, March 28.-The Burlington
engineers and firemen practically cut
away from their leaders and grievance
committees to-day. The reason for this
action was that the more impulsive had be-
come impatient over the slow and ap-
parently unsuccessful methods of Chief
Arthur. Every road running into Chicago
was visited and pledges were obtained
from all of the switchmen and switch en-
gineers that under no circumstances would
they move Burlington car. Tonight the
strikers claimed that an infexible boycott
against Burlington cars had been estab-
lished and they were positive that not a
Burlington car would be moved tomorrow
in Chicago except on the Burlington
tracks.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Manitobas Cross.

WINNIPEG, March 28.-It is stated upon
excellent authority that the dominion gov
ernment does not propose relinquishing
its disallowance policy. They propose
the Manitoba apply to the dominion parlia-
Valley road and that all charters come
through the dominion parliament. Man
itOba delegates say such proposition
would never be accepted.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH.
Railroad Traffic Generally at standstill
and Casualties Reported.

ADMISSION, ALA, March 28.-For the
past four days the heaviest rains known
here since March, 1884, have been falling.
All streams in this section of the state are
out OF their banks and many bridges have
been washed away. To-day the Eastern
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia. Georgia
Pacific and Admission & Atlantic railroads
abandoned all trains and all traffic and
travel is at a complete standstill. 1t is re-
ported that two children living few miles
from here were caught in the current of
swollen stream and drowned.
ATLANTA, GA, March 28.-Reports from
all parts Of the state show that the enor-
nous rainfall of the past week throughout
Georgia has resulted in great damage to
railroads and farming interests.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Opposed to Protective Tariff.

ST. PAUL, March e. The executive COM
mittee of the Minnesota Farmers alliance
to-day adopted resolutions endorsing Pres
ident Cleveland's views on the tariff issue
and denOuncing the protective tariff as an
iniquitOus levy on the people for the bene-
fit Of mOnOpOlis and trusts and demanding
its immediate repeal on all raw material
and necessaries.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
The Milwaukee,s Earnings.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-The twenty fourth
annual report OF the Chicago. Milwaukee
& St. Paul, issued to-day, shows that the
gross earnings during 1887 were s25 1855 .12s,
an increase of $647, ,72O over 1864 The net
earnings We're $40. .15S, ,1S9, a decrease Of
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
The Lien Law Unconstitutional.

ST. PAUL, March 2s.-Judge Wilkin Of
the Ramsey county district court to-day
held that the mechanics lien law passed
by the last legislature is unconstitu:c onol.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
The European Floods.

BERLIN, March 2S.-Reports from the
flooded districts along the Vistula say that
within an area of ten miles square seventy
seven villages.are submerged, twenty-nine
lives have been lost and $50 O0OyO 900 damage
done.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
Mr., sCHEFFER NOAIINATED.

Hon. Albert Schetfer addressed the alli-
ance, pledging himself as above. where
upon he was endorsed by the alliance for
governor. The address to the people OF
the state recites the previous inability of
the farmers to get justice at the hands OF
the legislature and continues: "Officers.
instead of enforcing the law. have become
hungry politicians and hungry office-seek-
ers-jobbers who would barter their birth
right for mess pottage. and the people of
the state are subjects of cruel, relentless
system of robbing that enforces them to
pay exhOrbitant prices for all they buy.
and that deprives them of a free market
for all they have to sell. Unjust discrim-
ination against persons and places is prac-
ticed with impunity. Laws enacted to re-
leve the people are a dead letter or per-
verted and made of no effect. Laws
are framed and forged in favor monopo-
lies; corruption reigns in high places
The alliance then adjourned.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30
MINNESOTA FARMERS.
The State Alliance Recites Its Wrongs
and Demands Redress.

Synopsis of the Platform Adopted-Hon.
Albert Scheffer Declares Himself il.
Sympathy With the Tillers of the Soil
and is Nominated for Governor.
ST. PAUL, March 29.-The platform of
the state farmers alliance adopted to-day is
as follows:
We submit for your careful considera-
ton the declaration of rights adopted Feb
ruary 25, 1866, at Minneapolis, the address
and resolutions adopted by the farmers
alliance February 2, 1888, at st. Paul and
the address OF the national alliance to the
American people adopted at Minneapolis
October 8, 1887.
You will observe that among the many
propositions embraced in these documents
are the following: The smallest village
must have the use of the railway tracks
humblest individual the same rights as the
millionaire. There must be no discrimina.
tiOns against persons or places. Rates on
railroads should be SO adjusted as to pro-
vide for operating and maintaining eX-
penses and in addition thereto a reason
able rate of interest on the actual cost OF
roads and equipment not to exceed in the
for single track railroads. Duluth. st.
Paul, Minneapolis and all other points in
the state must be reached at the same rates
per ton per mile as Chicago is reached per
ton per mile, with reasonable terminal and
transfer charges in addition to the mileage
charges. The constitution of this state
should be so amended that railway prop
erty should be taxed as other property is
taxed. Free passes ana free mileage
should be prohibited. We demand the
separation Of the agricultural college from
the state university. We edemand a radical
reduction of the tariff. Country elevators
must not be bonded. Cars must be fur
nished to shippers on demand. All ap-
pointments must be made for fitness and
not to pay political debts.
TO THE POINT.
The platform will be presented to the
various candidates for governor with the
following query: care these your prin-
ciples, and will you if elected governor of
the state use the executive power to en-
force them?"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Mr. Dawes in
troduced bill to establish courts for the
Indians on the various reservations and to
extend the protection of the laws of the
states and territories over all Indians. Re-
for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
Free Voting.
The Century for December.


The "free aud independent" voter is
IA better citizen than the voter vino is
dazzled or inundated by banners,
badges, and words without meaning.
There is no sincerity iD the partisan
abuse shOwered upon such voter.
The abuse is meant to produce the eff
feet of trepidation upon the man who
sees clearly and votes straigh. to the
mark every time. But year 10y year
the trepidatiOn is less apparent, and
the partisan scolding more of II sham.
The greatest scolds are VIGOROUSLY
partisans who have themselves scratch
ed and bOlted whenever it was their
interest or pleasure to do so. The time
appears to be approaching when he
will be regarded as a poor creature
indeed who is governed in his voting
for municipal, state, or national can
didates by the good or the ill opinion
of some other person, rather than by
his own conscientious convictions. If
the "whipperin" should permanently
succeed, and voting at all elections
should he matter of precedent, habit,
or domination of mere party names, it
would be time to despair of the repub-
lican experiment in the New World.
The caucus and the boss would have
supplanted free, representative govern
ment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27

The following are the topics for the
week of prayer, as sent out from New
York by the Evangelical Alliance
Monday, Jan. 7.-Thanksgiving and
confession. For the individual, the
family, the church, the community
and the nation.
Tuesday, Jan. 8-The Holy Spirit
it's offices, gifts, fruits and examples.
Wednesday, Jan. 9-The family and
the church. For parents, children
masters and servants. For ministers,
officers and members; for Christ-like-
ness in heart and life; for increased
activity, personal and associated; for
Sunday schools; for associations of
young men and young women; for all
kinds of church work for the oneness
of all believers.
Thursday, Jan. I0-RefOrms. For
the abolition of the manufacture, i'm
pOrtatiOn, sale and use of intoxicating
drinks as IL beverage for the destruc-
ton of the Opium traffic for the re-
peal of all laws which protect vice for
the sanctificatiOn of the Lords day ;
for social purity, and all other needed
reforms.
Friday, Jan. Emissions. City,
home and foreign.
Saturday, Jan. 12-Nations. For
peace and prosperity, both temporal
and spiritual for civil and religious
liberty for rulers, legislators and
judges, and for all in authority; for
just laws and their impartial enforce
meut; for nations suffering injustice at
the hands of other nations for the re-
mOval of International and class antip-
athies and jealousies for purity in
national life.
Sunday, Jan. I3-SermOns.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27

1t is said that salmon are crowded so
closely together in some of the creeks
in Alaska, that they can hardly move
aud can be picked out of the water 10y
hand. In one case one draught of Il
seine brought to shore $500 salmon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
first.
Exercise for Cows.
National .StOckman.

This matter of exercise for dairy
cows in winter is a myth, but unfOrtu-
nately it is not myth so far as inter
ference with the profits of dairying is
concerned. Who ever saw COW take
exercise when turned out of Il warm
stable on cold day, beyond going to
the brook to'get ice-water, while her
owner was drinking coffee 7 When
full of water she returns as near to the
stable as she possibly can, rounds up
her back, puts all four feet on foot
square of snow, shivers and shakes her
head and in her dumb way wonders
what the civilization of one hundred
years hence will conf up to make Il
mother COW hardy, and strongly con-
stituted.
The cows of Sweden, Denmark, and
Holland are tine most vigorous and
hardy in the world, and they are kept
seven and eight months of the year, in
close and often stuffy little stables,
never leaving their tie-up for all that
time. Some of the most noted of Dan
ish dairies never leave their stalls from
their first calf until the butcher or
sausage boiler claims them. We do
not say that the American dairyman
has need of complete soiling of his
cows, but quote this to show that there
is far less to fear about keeping dairy
cows in their stalls while they must be
fed upon provided food than is gener-
ally accepted on this score. Every
dairynian knows that when cows are
exposed i'm bitter cold weather they
have ''sharp appetites," simply from
the fact that nature is calling for extra
fuel To keep the animal warm ''Why'
should not this farmer see that this is
Il loss of food that has no compensate
ing feature about it For the cows
kept in warm stables that do not
freeze and are allowed to stay there eat
no more nor demand more when the
mercury touches 2Oo below zero than
when 200 above. Nor yet can this
farmer show that the closely stabbed
winicred COWS, ON two-thir'ls the food
consumed 10y the exposed dairy, are i'll
the thinner flesh, less healthy and lack
ing inslairy performance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27

second also lost his senses, and began
to eat mud. On the second day can
didate spit blood from over exertion,
and died. Each student was in a sep
arate cell, which was hurriedly run up,
without any proper raised place for the
men to sleep, so that many rolled of
on the damp ground, and injured
themselves, while one was stung to
death by poisonous snake. Thou
sands of students went up for the ex-
animation, but hundreds were plucked
in the preliminary before the literary
chancellor, who was exceptionally Sc
we're this year.
The present examination rules have
been in force for over century, and
are most strictly observed. no district
being allowed more than a certain
number of degrees. If any district of
tends, this number is reduced as a
punishment while next year addition
al numbers will be allowed in honor of
the Emperor's marriage. At each ex-
animation there are two chief and two
subordinate examiners, with Il corps of
eighteen readers, who go through all
the essays, and submit the best only to
their superiors. Copyists then tran
scribe these essays in red. The exam
liners are shut up for five weeks. Hard
headed students, who cannot get
through after many efforts, are accord
ed an honorary degree when they
reach venerable age-i.e., over
ninety.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
A National Disgrace.
IhriStinn LPn6pI

1t is reflection which should be at
once sad and humilating to us that
our president never has the sincere re
gard of the whole people. He may be
the wisest, purest, most patriotic of
rulers: it makes no difference. The
fact that he was put in nomination and
elected by party makes him a party
rather than a peoples president. Those
who labored for his defeat feel bound
in consistency to keep up an attitude
of hostility. Your thorough going par
tisan is Thoroughbred bigot. He
considers it religious duty to think
no good of a president whom he did
not elect. To speak evil of dignitaties
is the principle occupation of the oppo
site press. The effect of all this is
miscellaneous both OH manners and the
national life. 1t is pleasant To IAear su
many kindly words for Gen. Harrison
from the lips of his political ADVERSE
ries it is not pleasant to read, as we
do in our Journals still, bitter abuse OF
President Cleveland. Let us cultivate
"a decent respect" for our chief magis-
trlteS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
FancifuI Indoor Gardens.


There are several ways of making
odd little gardens that will give an in
terest and delight through the winter
days, and never fail to call forth an ex-
clamation of pleasure from any one en-
tering the room. An old style is the
SANGER garden. Take a common saucer
and fill it half full of water. On the
top of the water lay gently a very thin
layer of cotton batting. To make this,
pull off the finished side of the cotton
and pull the threads loosely from each
other. Sprinkle over it small seeds,
flax, grass, hemp, or canary. Keep
the saucer filled as the water evapo-
rates, and keep the cotton moist.
Your seeds will grow, making an odd
little saucer garden.
Another way is the sponge hung up
in the window by string tied through
it. This is filled with little seeds.
Shake them well through the sponge,
and keep the sponge wet. When the
seeds grow out through the various
holes, you will have curiosity.
Again take pine-cOnes, one, two, or
three. Tie them together, end to end,
or separated by short bit of the
string, as you please. Hang them up
i'll the window by string tied to the
upper part of the upper cone. They
must he turned small end up. Fill the
little places around the cone with small
seeds. Amy light growing grass seeds
will do for such ii purpose. Your long
narrow cone garden will be quite a
novelty.
Still another style is the turnip, or
carrot garden. Take Il turnip, cut off
the point about halfway down. Scoop
out in the cut side Il cavity to hold
water about third of the depth of the
turnip. Make holes in the side to pass
a string through to- hang it by. Keep
the cavity filled with water, and when
Your vegetable garden sprouts up from
below, you will think it quite charm
ing.
These things will grow planted in
this way, and will make interesting
IL ethe children children to try
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
The Effect of Forest Butchery

Springfield Republican,
The unprecedented floods in Georgia
of two years past are attributed, by
speakers before the American forestry
congress at Atlanta, to the reckless
destruction of the forests ut the head
waters of the streams affected. I'm
mense tracks of hard wood timber
lands in the mountains of East Ten
nessee have been bought 10y English
companies which are sweeping away
the lumber at an alarming rate. The
pine belt of southern Georgia is being
cleared off at the rate of 200 square
miles year, and the net result of the
slaughter is increasing damage by
floods and prolonged drOuths. Never
thrless the tariff upon lumber remains
IA standing premium for the destruc-
tion of every tree in the country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-12-27
;Dhe Galedunian.
The Week of PRAYER.

Johnsbury, VT, Thursday, Dec. ~.