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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

stroyed. At Silao about 325 houses
have been destroyed. The station
buildings are occupied by homeless
people, who are unable TO obtain
anything 20 eat except watermelOns
aud fruit found fioatingin the water.
The rain has been general, aud the
whole country around Silao is Hood
ed. Several dykes have given way.
The floods have been more destruc-
tive in Leon than in SilaO- On the
18th the river broke over it dykes,
and Notwithstanding all efforts to
check its course, il made rapid head
way, and finally flooded the city
until over half Of Leon was under
water. Houses tumbled i'm rapidly,
having been worn away by the wa
ter, and terrible loss Of life began.
As the buildings fell the unfUrtu-
nate sleepers were either crushed 90
death or drowned. IL is estimated
that 100 persons perished; aud au FL
PasO, Tex, despatch even puts the
loss at so, and says that l,OOO
bodies have been recovered. Leon
is "A city Of lOO, 900 Inhabitants, aud a
large part Of IL il in ruins The
Mexican Collector Of Customs AZ
pasO del NOrte received an Official
despatch stating that 100 miles al
the Mexican Central Railroad Is
impossible, and that IL wilt be ten
days before the mails can get
through and twenty days before
| freight can be moved. Several
washOuts occurred between Aguas
Calients and Leon. Trains are run
ming from Fl PasO as far south a.
Leon, to Irapurte. distance Of thir-
tV-uine miles.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

MINNEAPoIIS, MINI, July L.
Albert Griffin, chairman Of the
anti-slloon republican national com 70
IA ttee, has i~.urd AN address to the
country. ia which lac summarizes
the work of the national republican
convention ON temperance matters.
and appeals 10 the VOTERS to support
the ticket nominated hy the rOnVen-
tiOn. He gives a. reasons for his
advice that ,he platform commits
the party against the national whis-
Ky ring protection tax; that Harri-
son is a pronounced snti-saloOnist
and that a ringing temperance plank
was after all added To the platform.
The friendliuesS of the republican
party TO the temperance cause is fur
ther argued iu the statement that in
nearly every republican state the
Legislators have IN the last two years
antagunized the saloon element.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival Of trade at
Brown Arner q Co.'S. Drug Store -
their giving away to their customers
OF so many free trial bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable ar
ticle from the fact that il always
cures and never disappOints,
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Group, aud all throat and lung dis
eases quickly cured. You can test
il before buying by getting a trial
bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

y lllNa-N Nff.f -'f' ttIi
Ex-senator Mcdonald figures out
Democratic success iu Indiana tins
fall because i'm that State the Demo
Gratis have about 34U, ,OUu votes, the
Republicans p. .OUO, with 1000
floating votes made up OF Green
barkers, Prohihitiouists and Labor
men which will be found closer
allied 10 the Democratic party than
TO the Republicans. This may be,
hut two wears ago after the closest
canvass ever made in the state,
General Harrison taking All active
part, the Republicans did carry the
state aud defeated the Democrats
10y electing Republican Lieuten-
ant Governor and Republican
House. And the only reason why
Senator Harrison was not reelected
To the uited States Senate was that
the Democratic Senate refused 10
recognize MIR Robertson as Lieu
tenant Governor after Democratic
supreme Court had declared him
the legal President of the Senate,
and then by most arbitrary rulings
unseated enough Republican mem
her- tO give the Democrats "a
majority of one on Joint ballot. and
sent senator Turpie 10 Washington
To occupy Harri-ou'S seat. sim
Coy aud one of his conlederate- are
now in the state PenilentiarY for
the part they played iu the cam
paigu, and the HOnsIer Democrats in
their ill-gottrn gains were more
harmed Than hy amy defeat they
ever suffered at the polls. This
shows that in the last campaign i'm
Indiana General Harrison threw
his own personality in the canvass
aud won a signal victory. W hat he
did As candidate for reelection TO
the Senate, he will surely be able to
repeat when he stands a. the candi-
date for President at a. time when
the lioosier Democrats have been
denied the honor of the second
place pn their ticket ai the dictation
of the administration, which has in
suited Mcdonald. neglected Nonr-
hers, and which defeated the
ambition Of Gray at st. Louis.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
PROHIBITIONIsTS.


1.-THE OVERLAND RoUTE."
Will sell round trip tickets from
points in Kansas to Mcpherson, Kan
Sas, at the rate of one and one-third
fare to parties attending the Kan
sas State Prohibition. Convention
to be held at Hutchinson, Kansas, Iu-
ly 18th. Tickets will be sold July 18th
and 18TH, limited to return until July
Olaf
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

During the past ten days the table
lands between the City Of Mexico
unprecedented rains. Every noun
tain rivulet along the Central Rail-
way for more than 20 miles has been
converted into q destructive torrent,
and the valley presents the appear
ance OF lakes. Many cities and
towns have been inundated, and
Leon and SilaO have been partly de-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

SAYS the Albany EJpress: lar
ing the dark days Of the rebellion
the banking house OF Morton, Blis.
q Go. in New York and Morton
Rose & Co. In London. werp one oi
the firancial ruck- on which SC--e-
tary Chase relied. Mr.. Morton pas
instrumental in negotiating mill-
ions Gf United states bonds. and il
was through his banking house that
much Of the government sinews OF
war was secured. In addition 20 the
millions Of bonds that 60 distributed
Mr.. Morton = firm WAS Interested in
nearly all the loyal syndicates that
upheld the Nation crrdit in the
money markets of the wofld by risk
ing their own credit and prestige 10
pressing the sale oi the rnN ermeut'-
deprecated sccurities The Geneva
award OF SIS .p1 was paid
through Mr.. Norton, firm, a. wa-
also the fishery award of $3.50 0r1
From lS53 10 lSsi the London branch
was the fiscal agent Of the United
States Government. Nothing could
better illustrate the high financial
reputation that it had secured nv
honorable and valuable services
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
rHEooNTRoLOF OF wHEArPRICE


10 Is asserted by free traders. i'm
combating the protection argument
of the supreme importance Of good
home market market which con
sumes - per cent OF all our aaTicul-
tursl products; that the foreign
market, notably the London market,
controls the price nf American
wheat. and that, therefore. it mat
iers not " that the home demand may
be, the price of products in AmeTi-
ca Is liked in London.
Thst this is not true L. shown hy
the fact that England Is not the
only purchaser Of wheat, she is, Of
course, the greatest purchaser, but
not the only purchaser; therefore,
la the very nature of things. she
does not control the price Of wheat.
Ahy country would control the
price of any commodity if several
other countries were producing a
surplus aud she was the only pur-
chasing country. England is not
the only purchasing country, hence
she cannot control the wheat mar
ket
Further. the fact must not be
Ignored, that any country producing
all uf any commodity in demand
from several other countries; cOun-
tries which are either non-prOducing
or do not produce sufficient To supply
their wants, will control the price of
that commodity, despite the price
offered for the surplus in the foreign
or purchasing market. The greater
the number Of countries producing a
surplus Of grain. the more positive
would be the control of the single
producing country aud the lower
the price. The greater the number
of the nOn-prOducing countries the
more thorough would be the control
oi the single producing country and
the price.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE New York W-e,L7g Witness.
q Third Party organ. speaks Of the
Republican candidates ~ folloWs:
General Harrison Il reported 10 be
q man % fair capacity and of un-
doubfed integrity. q strong IarIizan
and an advocate Of high tariff He
D. therefore in full sympathy with
the platform on which he stands
and in all respects q suitable repre-
sentative Of his party. Between
hin and Mr.. Cleveland 10 will he an
even rlce aud M one can with safe
Il predict the outcome. Mr.. Cleve-
has fhe advautage of possession.
Which is said 10 b. "ulne points of
the law He has the prestige of
paEl succes- ton. hut on the other
hand he has made = record in the
paEi fC.ur years, which, while 10
eompaues fsvorably with those of
most 81 his predecessors, D. still
1fsen 20 very serious criticism Al
uta1r points. His competitor will
eAcaTse criticism partly because he
has had less opportunity tn incur o..
ahe Democrats will try to iniuTe
Harrison iu some places hy recall
iaE his votes against Chinese EK-
elusion bills, and this cry may 90
dogn With soBie, bat 70 giil only
strengthen him with more inteili-
EenI F.eofle- We will Re much sur
f,rtsec q Eood many Of the resi-
3enla oI the Pacific sluTe do not
change their minds considerably on
tte Chimes question before this
gesr's Crop is al gathered ia.
Mr.. Morton. ghn has been uului-
aated fOr kiue-I'resident. is \ hank
er - hiEh reputation and great
WeAlih. aud aiso firm believer in
Fsroteriiou
Iahe gaestiou nuW before the cnun-
trE b not Cleveland, or Harrison. 90
fisk hut moderate projection. high
EIreterlioa. ~ home protection.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
EEPUBLICANs.
TheUnion Pacific

"THE OVERLAND ROUTE."
Will sell tickets at rate Of one and
oue-third fare for the round trip
from points in Kansas to parties at
tending the Republican State Con-
ventiou To be held at Topeka, Kan
sas, July y, tickets good going July
y aud -, limited returning to July
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

\ lot Of binding twine, between
Salina and Remington. The owner
can have same 10y paying for notice
aud calling at my marble works, III
South Fifth street Salina.
JAMES. JOINS TON.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

SINCE May :, lss5, President
Cleveland has vetoed 1876 special
acts of Congress granting pensions
To aged or infirm veterans, or tue
widows Of dependent parents Of sol
diers. some Of the executive dOcu-
ments accompanying the vetOes
we're eOuched in abusive aud derisive
language, aud no better campaign
material could be circulated among
the old soldiers than a compilation
81 the brutal utterauces Of large
number of those pension veto mes
-ages. They will furnish interest
ing reading little later In the cam
paign.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

hands with the doubtful states OF
Indiana, and a triumphant victory
when the verdict ls rendered in
Move ember. Cheers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE. Junction city Cnion recom-
mends that inasmuch a. John A.
Anderson WAS achool-mate and
friend OF Ben. Harrison, he be sent
east as a campaign speaker. The
Union SAYS Anderson will have -
pJp majority in the district. even IL
the people, never see him.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
Excursion Rates to the Ohio Centennial
Exposition.


Exposition.
The Centennial Exposition Of the
Ohio Valley to be held at Cincinnati
July 4th to Oct. 2Ith, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of the National Centennial,
will be the largest ever held In the
United States. Low excursion rates
will be made by lines entering Gin
cinnati ana their connections. From
st. Louis and the West the Ohio &
Mississippi railway is the only direct
through ear route. BY this line
those who attend the q. a. K.
National Encampment at Columbus,
Ohio, for which very low rates will
he made, aud those going farther
east tn the different summer resorts
can stop over at Cincinnati aud visit
the Exposition. The o. & NJ. il the
only through line, via Cincinnati
10y which this can be done. For
further Information address a. j.
Lytle, General Western Passenger
Agent .. 4 VI railway ST Louis, Mo.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
THE DEMoCRATIC ~TArF cos
NENTTON

The Democrats Of Kansas endeav-
ored to inspire people with the be-
lief that they we're truly loyal by
holding their state convention AT
Lcavenworth on the Fourth Of July.
The convention was organized by the
election Of John NJ. Galloway, of Ft.
scott, ~ temporary chairman.
John Marin WAS nominated hy sc-
clsmation upon a platform the same
ss that Of two years ago, except there
is no plank demanding the result
mission Of the prOhibitory amend
ment TO y vote of the people
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
Paul Jordan,
REAL ESTATE

Loans and Insurance. GeneT-
al and Sale Agent for All lots %
the addition to the Kansas Wes-
ieyan University Grounds Lots
from SIS to $3.50. sold on the
installment plan.
City and County property for
sale and exchange.
Room 7 Grier block.
Saliua. kansas-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05
LOST.

la this city on Sunday last white
lace parasol. Finder please return
To this office.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

nEE Click Democrats have no OBJ
5erlioa b gshn Martha Tor Governor
- loaE e. they are permitted 20
Ez1R ths rlaf1ora.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THF New York THdopcHdcHf hear
tily indor-e~ the ticket Of Hari ison
aud Morton, and claims that il j. a
ticket which every Christian ia the
lsud can support.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

J. =. CLARKSoN. Of Iowa, has been
elected permanent chairman Of the
Republican National Committee
and Samuel Fes-endeu permanent
Secretary.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

rHE latest from Gen. Sheridan j.
that his steamer has arrived at Dell
aware Break water aud there are no
unfavorahle symptoms developed i'm
his disease.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE grand meeting which WAS
held in Saliua in August, 1854, was
the beginning of the splendid Re-
publican campaign which was made
in the state that year Ten thousand
people were in the Park and upon
our streets that day and the Repub-
lican camp-fires nurned brighter
than they ever did before in Kansas.
Shall not that grand day heduplirat-
eel in Saliua this year
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

GESEsAL Lev WALLACE. author
- -Ben Hur has undertaken the
Sark q sriting a sketch of General
AsrTfssn's life. This announcement
~iH ~ nsosl pleasing. The hio-
ErsrAg Ein be something that
Wtll lazi Beyond the campaign. which
. aol ususily the case with cam
naiEa tiOgrsPhIes. Ben Harrison
sil ~ ~ saell written of ~ Ren
Her.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

WHILE Ben Harrison Is not in the
habit Of slapping fellow on the
shoulder with the familiar exclama-
tion; How are you, Bill"' he is
still genial 90 all who meet him. and
is dignified with all his geuiality.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE Garden city ScHtiH,i, even
in iis head lines to the dispatches,
scotrhe- the Democratic admins
trstion. Besdt
Thurman Is told that he is "A can
didate. Lucky the Notification conf
mittee called upon him in person, a.
under our present postal service a
letter might not have reached him
until after election, and he would
never have known that he had heen
in the race"
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE following scripture j. now
quoted with much feeling:
The tribe Of Benjamin aud Levi
will come into full possession Of its
pstrimony this wear, and all the peo-
will say amen.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

THE Lincoln Center Democrat has
been sold AT sheufi's sale to a. G..
ElrOd.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

HAD Republican President re-
tanned in high cabinet position a
man who. like Attorney General
Garland. has made use Of his pecun-
isry interests, there would 20 up
such a prolonged aud vigorous howl
from the MugwamPs and Democrats
that would fairly deafen the country.
10 Is 90 boz observed, however, that
the serenity of President cleveland
is not at all disturbed by the situa-
ton. He still poses as refnrmer
aud accepts the fulsome hattery Of
-ubservient followers A. tributes Ia
his worth. lt is possible that the
President and his unqueStiouiug
partizians may succeed in dereiving
themselves in this matter, hut they
will not be likely To- dereive the in
telligent masses
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

The Atchison champion makes the
startling announcement that the
hay crop Of Kansas this season, 81
all the grass now growing 81 rank
is cut and property cured, will more
than pay the interest on the entire
farm mortgage indebtedness Of the
state, and leave y surplus large
enough to pay more than half the
taxes. Kansas farmers would do
we'll to make all the hay they can
This year.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

PROBABLY ever since the foundas
tion Of human government there
have been those who, unable to
manage their own affairs success
fully. have had a Penchant for pro-
posing plans by which 90 run gov
erumental affairs. Such men are
numerous in every community, and
always belong to some organization
or party that never gets into power.
We have such men here, and we
guess-judging from the following
information contained in the
Mcpherson Frvem0H-they must
have them in our neighhoring
county.
4 gentleman doing business iii
Gaiva recently failed, and left some
cndorser= to pay notes that they had
signed with him. And yet this man
i'naginPs himself one Of the financial
lights Of the country aud has for
two years been writing q book on
national finance and how to manage
them.
As an Illustration Of the financial
management Of those who are now
demanding that the government 20
into the business of lending money
ou farms, a gentlemrn who holds
10 that theory, made application a
few days since ia this city for loan
uf Slp, 10 secure which he proposed
giving mortgage on an organ. The
money was wanted 10 buy carpet.
This was an actual occurrence.
Connecticut western news., 1888-11-14
FOR TORPEDO BOATS.
What General Berdan Proposes to
 Provide Them With.

The Torpedo Board at the Navy Depart ment has just received an important modifi- cation of the system of torpedo attack pro- posed by General Berdan, of the War Depart ment. His latest idea is to provide the nt- tacking vessel with torpedo attached to an arm which is to be uncoiled and extended through q trap door in the bottom of a yes sel in the direction of another vessel immedi- ately alongside. This iron arm which is uncoiled by q small engine ill the centre of the shaft, is flexible ill one direction and rigid in the other. It is cal main shaft of the engine will unroll the arm, after which the movement of the shaft in tho same direction brings the torpedo up under the surrounding net of the enemy's ship and causes an explosion directly against the bot tom of the ship. The torpedo is attached to the arm with q sliding connection, some of the links of which arc to be blown of by the explosio'. without damage to the apparatus, as Gen. Berdan believes. The trap-doofs re- ferred to, which are to entirely shut out the water when closed, form the bottom of a we'll, from which the water is to be pumped when the links of the arm have bam rolled up on the main shaft and the trap-doors closed.
 When the water is out of the well it is pro- posed that men shall descend and attach another torpedo to the end of the arm. Gen. Berdan says that it is not even necessary to close the trap doors if the weasel is in mot otion, because without any trap doors the speed of the boat will draw all the water out of the we'll. He proposes to build his torpedo boat with plated deck and beams, from which the enemy's shots will glance off and believes he could run mp to an enemy without damage to his owp boat. Gen. Berdan is consistently following out his idea of destroying an enemy's ship by close contact and the intro- duction of a new mechanism for thrusting 8 torpedo with positive action under the bot tom of the vessel which is to be destroyed.
Connecticut western news., 1888-11-14
OUR VOLUNTEER ARMY. The Substance of Adj.-Gen. Drums
 Report.

In his annual report to the Secretary of War, Adjt. Gen. Drum says that during the past summer and fall army officers inspected militia cncampments in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska. New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyl- rania, and Vermont. He says The reports of these officers are both inter- csting and suggestive. The presence at the several State encampments of members Of over 60 regiments, 10 independent battal ions, and 20 troops of calvary or batteries of artillery, representing from 70 to 95 per cent. of the total strength of those organizations, evidences marked interest and steadily in- crcusing appreciation of the value of a we'll regulated militia the main reliance of free people for national defence. The regu- larly organized and uniformed active milit ia of the several States, which in 1885 aggre- gated S4, 739, reached 92,734 in 1886, in creased to 100, ,S37 in the following year, and on July ?, 1888, represented an available force of lO6,S14 men.
 The report contains recOmmehdatiOnslO look ing to q new issue of the army regulations on account of recent changes, the reduction of the term of service in the army from five to three years (which will operate to discour- age dcscrtion), the reimbursement of the Government for expenses of recruiting in cases of discharge, and continuance of details of officers to command light batteries during lntlf llIellmc or acIlNe SefFlce Ill VleW Ot UHe peculiar qualifications required of such off cerS.
 The Adjutant- General rcnews his rccoln- mcndation that the pay of non-commis- stoned officers should be increased so as to range between S25 and $55 according to rank.
 Tho report from tho military prison at Fort Leavcnworth is generally favorable, showing a large amout of work performed. At the end of the fiscal year 4SS prisoners were in confinement, and it is estimated that from $50 to 45O prisoners will be re- ceived annually unless some means of check ing the crime of assertion shall be discov. cred.
Connecticut western news., 1888-11-14
Cheap Food.

It is false economy that induces peo- pie to use cheap butter, cheap meat, cheap flour, and other cheap articles of food. In nine cases out of ten, cheap articles of food are either dam aged or adulterated, and are dear at any price. They are seldom what they purport to be, and if not really dangerous to use, generally prove unsatisfactory to the purchaser or consumer. Of all cheap things, cheap articles of fool should be most carefully avoided. Bread that is heavy or sour has passed tho bounds of redemption. Butter that has become rancid cannot be regenerated by the addition of color ing. Meats that are tainted can by no chemical process be restored to their original condition, and the secret of in- fusing freshness into stale vegetables and decayed fruits remains undiscov- cred. To use low-priced stuff for food is not only extravagant and foolish, but criminal. It is fragrant violation of the laws of physiology and hygiene, and reckless defnancc of disease and death. Beware of low-priced articles of food. Kitchen.