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The advocate., 1890-11-26

LOCATION OF THE STRENGTH or THE
PEOPLES MOVEMENT IN KANSAS
In estimating Che political strength
of the peoples party, as developed in
the vote on governor az the recent
election, the following tracing OF
counties is made on those that gave a
plurality for the peoples candidate
for governor:
The commencement is made with
Pottawatomie county, the southwest
one Of the First Congressional dis
trict, thence Franklin county is re-
served in the Second district, then in
the Third district are the counties in
southeastern Kansas Crawford, La
bette and Cherokee. In the Fourth
district are Butler, Greenwood, Lyon,
Cofiey, Osage and Wabaunsee coun-
ties and in the Fifth district the
counties Of Geary, Dickinson, Clay,
Washington, Republic, Cloud, Otta-
wa and Saline. The counties in the
Sixth district are Mitchell, Jewell,
Smith, Osborne, Ellis, Rocks Phil
lips, Norton, Graham, Sheridan, De-
catur, Thomas, Sherman and Wallace.
In the Seventh district are the coun-
ties Of Wichita, Ness, Rush, Barton,
Rice, Mcpherson, Reno, Kingman,
SsdgWick, Sumner, Harper, Barber,
Pratt, Stafford, Edwards, Clark,
Grant and Stevens, making fOrty-six
counties in all.
The seventeen counties Of Chase,
Cheyenne, Comanche, Elk, Ellsworth,
Garfield, Greeley, Haskell, KiOwa,
Lane, Marion, Marshall, Morris, Nor
ton, Pawnee, Scott and Stanton give
in the aggregate but 894 plurality for
Humphrey.
The missionary ground lies east Of
the sixth principal meridian, as in
this eastern territory there are but a
dozen counties that gave the peoples
party a plurality Of their votes
The advocate., 1890-11-26

cessity Of prompt aotion o avert im-
calamity TO the interests Of
labor Who will inaugurate the
movement in the city Of Topekai
What industrial enterprise shall fur
nish the first example Of successful
cooperative endeayor herel
II is important that laboring men
consider these questions seriously and
thoughtfully. The time is not iar
distant when their consideration will
be imperative.
The advocate., 1890-11-26
TIE Kansas delegation to the Ma

THE Kansas delegation TO the Ma
tional Alliance meeting to be held at
Ocala, Florida, have decided TO go
via st. Louis, thence via the Louis
vile a. Nashville railroad TO River
junction, Florida, thence over the
Florida Central & Peninsula railroad
to destination. All visitors from this
state should see that their tickets arc
over the same routes. From Kansas
City the round trip rate for this oc-
Casion will be $3.50 and can be pur-
chased on December 2 via the above
named route.
The advocate., 1890-11-26

In our list Of representatives elect
by some means a mistake was made
in the Butler county delegation, which
we are glad TO correct in this issue,
The following is the correct delega-
ton: j. II. Hartenbower, Sixty.sec-
ond district; o. W. Jones, Sixty-third
district. Brother Jones will please
pardon the error Il creptin through
haste in compiling the list.
The advocate., 1890-11-26

How would this do for %; Blaine and Dc.
pew? Capital.
This combination will suit THE AD-
vooATE precisely, especially the De-
pew end Of il. If q party represent
ing the industrial interests Of the
United States could not defeat chat
ticket, il would be imposaibleto TO make
one that could be defeated.
The advocate., 1890-11-26

THE editor Of The ADVOCATE goesto
the meeting Of the National Farmers
Alliance this week, but the psper is
left in good hands and it's interests
will not be permitted to suffer in his
absence We hope to present our
readers with an early report Of thee
proceedings OF that body.
The advocate., 1890-11-26
Va have 3 oommunication HroI

We have a communication from a,
Catholic priest upon the question Of
our prohibitOry Legislation which we
shall give TO our readers as soon as
we return from the national meeting.
We regret that we could not get TO it
earlier, but we endeavor TO publish
communications first that will get ont
Of date IL left over. This one will be
as appropriate at ono time as another,
and we have been somewhat crowded
since election.
The advocate., 1890-11-26
OUR MORTGAGE DEBT.

tention of county alliances to the
great Importance of securing correct
statistics Of the Indebtedness Of the
people. The old party papers per-
sist in declaring that il is not serious,
that farmers who are industrious and
economical are prosperous, and that
there is no cause for complaint They
publish weekly r.. g. Dun's report
which speaks of the great revival Of
trade and the constantly increasing
indications of unprecedented pros
perity throughout the country, not
withstanding every merchant and
every farmer and laboring man in
America knows that there is no in
dication of anything Of the kind. Our
misrepresentation repeat these
declarations on the stump and in our
Legislative halls and 60 on legislating
in the interest Of Wall street and the
corporations. We shall have a few
men in the next COngness who will
be willing to serve the people. viii
Che people now place within their
power the means OF demonstrating
beyond question the absolute necessi-
ty of Legislative reliefH OF what
avail will it be for these men to assert
that the country is dangerously over
burdeneG with debt if they have not
the means Of demonstrating the truth
of their declarations when they are
called in question by the tools Of
Wall street, Already Mr.. Porters
estimates are being given to the press,
and we begin to see the boastful
statements that the census shows a
more prosperous condition Of the
country than has been anticipated.
This census has been taken for a pur-
pose, and the method of it's taking
and the undisguised frauds connected
with it are absolute proof Of its unre-
liability. Never before in the his
tory of the nation has the depart
ment for the collection of statistical
information been openly prOstituted
10 the service of partisan purposes.
Are the people to be victimized by
such open frauds as these? We
have heretofore pointed out the
methods of the departments in the
taking of this bogus census. For
tunately there is a remedy if the peo-
pie will avail themselves Of it. Fol-
low the example Of Lyon county.
Let each county alliance appoint a
competent committee to examine the
records and make a complete record
OF the indebtedness of the people.
Send reports Of these Investigations
10 us and we will compile and tabu-
late them IN form for convenient
reference. This information will
place in the hands Of our Representa-
tives the means Of demonstrating the
absolute necessity of the Legislative
relief they are expected to demand.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
THE BIG FOUR" FAILS.
The Largest Bucket-shop in the Country
Goes Under.

The Public Grain and : ock Exchange.
better known a. th' Big Four Bucket
shop" with local office, az No. Is lIroul.
way, New York, AMI supposed to be the
largest concern Of the kind in the country.
succumbcd to the inevitable and laid
down" on its crowd of country customers.
Rumors all citing the sh ,p have been in
circulation ever sine" tn, failure OF u pral n
Wright two weeks ago, hut it, olt.Cftown
clients still continued to entrl,, their money
in its hands.
The expected trouble eliminate Monday.
when the sheriff attempted To- levy an ut.
tachmcnt issued IN a suit To- recover 81 .OJj,
alleged to he due John +. De-. or O,wcsp.
\. Y. Dee was agent or cprrespOn lent for
the " Big Four lie was accustomed t.
pay the winnings ot his customers out or
his own pocket and then draw on his priu.
cipals for the amount When this amruu.
reached $4,000, according To Dte's figures. it
was disputed, the Big Four claiming thai
there was only 81 so due him. Dee thea
commenced this suit
/, is alleged that this bucket shop hal over
l?0 offices scattered all over Am. .rtcI from
Montreal to New Orleans. II bulstrl that
its profits were 81 l,uDI,OoI or more year. IL
seems that most Of these profits must have
been swallowed up in the recent revival ct
legitimate trade and the general war ou
bucket.shops. Daniel Lpring. of Chic go.
was once member, but he retired The
firm claims a membership in the Produce
Exchopyp AMI in the GnnSpliI..s ! S'ss's
, aNa .,roleu,o l. , ,4NaIge. according Ia u
sign on the door nf Their handsomely
furnished offices. The Big Four" ha /
many private wires to their offices in o'h,r
cities, and it is said they paid the We, crn
Union Telegraph Company for wire priv.
ileges from $1,000 To- - 90 Oayoar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
PRESTO.
STRANGERS WITH A TIN BOX
They Bunco James Mcguire out Of Five
Thousand Dollars.

James Mcguire n we,l.knogn resident Of
Lima, Ohio was very cieverly buncoed out
| of $500 by two strangers. Mr.. Mcguire
lately sold farm in Perry township foi
$500 which he brought to Lima and de.
posted in the bank. lie moved his family
into the city after selling the farm, and has
been taking the world easy, living on
Kebby street. The bunco game Vas played
| in this way: One OF the men hired horse
and buggy at livery stable, and driving out
TO the Mcguire residence asked the proper
road to take to Hume station. He was di.
reced and afterward got into conversation
with Mcguire all the while acting hs IL he
| was drunk or else very simple minded. He
displayed a roll of money amounting to
sli, W. Just then the other stranger ap
reared on the scene and said that the man in
the buggy was silly to carry so much money
| with him. The last man was a large
man, and told aguire his name
was Porter and he was director Of the First
National bank, and a member of the Trinity
NJ l.. church. Mcguire and the large man
asked the man in the buggy why he did not
deposit his money in the bank. lie replied
that banks were unsafe.
The large man then showed Mcguire a
roll Of money. amounting. he said to S. 40
and proposed that Mcguire 20 to the bank
and draw $500. by this means they would
influence the man in the buggy to deposit
his money. Masure came up town and
drew out Of the Ohio National bank 5000,
and returned with IT, ! he large man pros
! duced tin box and plac ng his money in
II, told Mcguire TO put in his 5000
which hc did, and .hen the halfwit,ed
man in the buggy put in his rol,
and all got in the buggy and drove out South
Main street. Before aliIhting, however, Ma
guire aud the large man had arranged before
reaching the Chicago 4 Atlantic tracks Ma.
gurc should alight, and return to the bank
on street car. SO when the end of Main
street was reached Mcguire got out, aud
came back TO the bank to deposit the money,
which he supposed would amount to 81 go
Upon opening the box it was empty. The
box had been changed during the buggy
ride. and Mr.. aguire was minus bis O., 600.
| The confidence men los: no time in getting
out Of the city. Mcguire says he eau identify
the parties.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
MURDERED.
THE VICTIMS WERE WEALTHY.
An Aged Couple and Their Son Killed in
Their Own II Jme.

A horrible triple murder was committed
at the house of John Crouch about quar-
ter OF a mile from Bentleysvile, Pa, some
time during Tuesday night. John Crouch,
a farmer, aged so years, his wife and son
Andrew, aged IS years, were found dead in
their house with throats cut from ear to
ear, at an early hour next morning. The
sons head was terribly bruised, showing
evidence Of n struggle with the murder
ers. All the victims bodies were
cold, indicating that the bloody work
had been committed during the fore part OF
the night. The spectacle presented was an
awful one, and the apartments of the house
wherein the bodies were found were soaked
and bespattered with the liie-blood of the
victims The appearance OF the house show
ed that a thorough search Of the premises
had been made, rs though the object Of the
murderers was to obtain plunder, and there
must have been several in the party.
The Crouch family were among the most
respectable and we'll to.do people of the COM
muuity, and were usually supposed to have
large sums II money about the house. In
fact they were known to secrete large
amounts in this wa-.
The discovery Of the awful tragedy was
made early in the morning by bmall boy
named Crawford who went to the Crouch
home b. return borrowed saw He raped
at the door, and receiving no answer. looked
through the window and was Mortified 10 see
the old gentleman lying dead by the kitchen
door, covered with blood. He at once ran
home and told his father what he had seen.
Mr.. Crawford raised an alarm, summoning
the neighbors 10 the scene On entering
the no jse they found the old folks skulls
broken aud their faces terribly mangled,
while the sons neck was broken and the
throa.s Of all tl~ee were cut. Notes. letters,
newspapers, clojhng and other articles were
scattered over the floors, showing that the
murderers had made a thorough search of
the house.
The instrument Of death was found in
the form Of club covered with blood.
There were evidences Of a d spcrate strug.
gle In the room where the bodies were found,
tables and chairs being overturned and brok.
en-, while the clothing Of young Crouch was
badly torn, showing clearly that he had
grapped with the liends in an attempt 10
protect the lives of his venerable parents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
PREsDYTERIlN ASSEMBLY.
Methods Of Revision Of Faith Further
Iiscussod.

Discussed.
There WAS 'aree attendance at the Pres
byteran General assembly Saturday. The
Committee on Revision of the Confession Of
Faith AMI Catcchism REPORTED p.ogre~s and
was granted permission to make a final re-
port at the next next General Assembly
Consideration uf the report OF the Com
mittee on Methods Of Revision was resum.
ed. Dr. Howard Crosby said their were
two questions: Can our constitution be
amended, and II So how? Is the adoption
act high Oiympian god that cannot be
touched? We have only two utteranccs that
are Gcrmanc-thc adoption act aud that
clause of the Discipline that says that anlond
ments to the discipline and doctrnt mast he
proposed by Presbytcres and indored by
two-thirls of them. But cons itutional
Tuic> and the adopting a., il no llng else
can hc amended 10y maioI ~. II IL
therefore a lower thing than the consu'
tuition; il j. "a mere constitutional
rule. Now, as to the method OF pro
posing "A change This must always be 10y
the Assembly, but the overture for this must
always he from preshytcrics. Hence when
ouc.thifd or ouc-half OF them desire such Il
section We must pas, it down to them-the
Assembly is simply an exchange througIt
which the rTcshytcries come to know what
is their own mind. We only propose to
them that they shall propose This has
nothing to do with revision or snti-reylsion
abb aud learned men ON both sides of that
question agree that this report provided
g IA
anarchy. II shows that We do not mean 10
break the law, but that We propose to iiI An
Interpretation of that which has been diiler-
entity understood, 50 avoiding confusion.
No ecclesiastical body could bind itself for,
ever without proclaimng that It was wiser
than II ever would b. afterwards. We
ought to recognize no such nebuous inflli-
bilty in the adopting act.
Governor Beaver argued against the adop-
tion of the report. He did not believe that
the adopting act was binding ON the Asscm>
bly, Rev. pr. lIoyt said the report WAS in
tended 10 make revision easier, and If adopt
ed there would be no end of the changes
that would bee made in the futurc-the Pres
bytcrian Church launched upon a sea OF
truub cs lie advised caution in putting
hands upon the ark which contains the
faith and form Of the church founded by the
inspired wisdom of the fathers
Elder Henry ;. Day, Of New York said
the Assembly must not do as the report
seems 10 do-impair the coordinate power
Of the Assembly 10 shape and formulate the
matters sent down TO the presbyteres for
approval. by keeping this power the As
tembly prevents numerical minority from
efiecting a radical change China, for eK-
ample would have more power than the
whole State OF New Jersey. He moved that
section Of the report, which compes the
Assembly to send down proposals even if It
does not approve them, be stricken out, and
this wBs seconded,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
AGAINST PACK AGE HOUSES.
Senate Bill Protecting the Liquor Law;
OF States.


The Committee ON the Judiciary reported
10 the Senate substitute for the bill sub
icctns imported liquor To the laws Of the
several states The substitute provides that
no state shall he held 10 bc limited or re
strained in its power to prohibit regulate,
control or tax the sale, keeping for sale or the
transpor,a ion rs AN article of commerce, or
otherwise to be delivered within its own
limits Of any fcrmeu,cd. distilled or other
intoXicaing liquids or liquors by reason
of the fact that the same have been imported
into such state from beyond It's limits wheth-
er they shall or shall not have been paid
thereon any tax duty, import or excise to
the United States
Mr.. Hoar explained 10 the Senate that the
law was rendered necessary by recent de-
cision of the supreme Court,
Original package houses for the sale Of
liquor have been opened in Topeka, Kan,
and other large cities of Kansas.
Original package" houses are springing
up all over Iowa and liquor will soon be AS
Was passe l.
number OF PIttsburg liquor dealers who
were refused license have consulted attorneys
with view TO going into the Original
package business, il the attorneys advise
that they can do so without endsngering
their liberty. =. C. Duffy, of the "Old Pat
terry and S. Sproycr, Of South Twelfth
street, are ready to open package houses at
"a days notice. 1arentum and other dry
boroughs Of the county also expect TO have
package houses in a few days.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
KEYSTONE STATE ouLI1Naa

A proposition 10 borrow $4,000 for /
ough improvements was defeated at Bea
at a special election on Saturday.
Daniel Bennett, q Pennsylvania rail-.
brakeman living at Derry, was killed on,
railroad near Latrobe Saturday mornin,
James Davis, an engineer, died al Hi
ting Saturday from abu,let wound ina,1
by William Say, a jealous husband, a ID
ago.
The Mahoning Valley miners numir
600 10 So. will on Wednesday notify A
employers that they desire the Co.un
,cale of prices.
Saul snyders residence Il kccs.
westmorennd county, was burned .,Tl
Leonard Firie. a car inspector, wa, b.
bly, fatally injured by being struck b,
engine at Grecnsburg.
The striking street ear drivers %. Ia
Falls compromised with the compay
ceivins AN advance to 81 - per day
The contractors AT Washington, TT.
granted their striking carpenters lea
for shorter hours, but arr not rcqg-.
discharge their non.union workmen
Dr. Samuel Wakefield aged ~ r.
preached at West Newton last Sunily
preached the first Methodist sermon
town. Sent. -, 1855
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
CHURCH ASSEMBLY.
A CLOSER UNION DESIRED.
Two GrcA; Churches Are Drawing
Together.

The Presbyterian General Assembly at
Saratoga y. Y, was opened with prayer
by Rev. Ter Herrick Johnson, Of Chicago.
Rev. Dr IN II Roberts the retiring mod
orator, then delivered his sermon. He took
for his subject The Privileges and Consc-
quent Obligations of the Presbyterian
Church lie dwelt at much length upon
the educatipna! and missionary work Of the
church. Touching the question Of revision
Of the Westminster Confession Of Faith, lac
ss.d
Notwithstanding the few Objectionable
ISssages, the alleged incorrect interpreta-
tons Of scripture, and the Questionable phi.
losophy OF two or three paragraphs in our
standards, they are a marvel Of skill and
dialectic acum,n. They are based largely
on Gods sovereignty. 1t is no such
sovereignty, however, AS implies arbitrar-
ness or injustice, bat such rs aliases the
proud and encourages the lowly.
These doctrines have been drawn out ~
Gods word in such a way as to forbid the
making of any essential changes in them
without doing violence To that word. They
tell Us that the Lord chose multitude which
. man can number before the foundation
Of the woFld They are prcd,stinci to uc
couformed TO the imaS OF His son. that lie
might DC the first born among many bTetH-
Ten.
How shall the possibilities VI our elder.
ship, pre,bytcrics and our creed H. dcycl-
opcd? Not Ly luisumc culogics not by Ham.
ing resolutions ia rr,sbytrrics or synuds,
and not hy heated discussions ia the gener'
sl assembly, but by putting at once our
shoulders to the wheel. We are to-day a
spectacle to men and angels. our ministers
and members over t.c whole land are anr'
lousy watching every word and act ofthis
assembly. SISTER churches "f every name
are praying and hoping that our
deliberations may be marked with the
presence @! the Divine spirit The HE.
rarchy Of Rome, that has always looked upon
our church as the power behind the throne
Of Protestant Christianity, is hoping that
the spirit OF discori miy coniOund OR ooum-
ellis and deal II deadly blow at our growing
influence. Let all our deliberations anG ac-
tons be directed toward bringing about the
glorious day foretold 10y the prophets
At the afternoon meeting Rev. William
L. Moore, u. D., Of Columbus was elected
moderator, aud made a short address.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
HORRORS PILED ON HoRoRRs.
A Cyclone and Confagration Sweep
Away Russian Town.

Horrible scenes are reported as having oc-
cured during the burning Of Tomsk, the
capital of Western siberia The place was
visited simultaneously by conf ,gration
and q cyclone, the result Of the combined
dis ster being the destruction of three
quarters OF the buildings, which were OF
wool and the loss of hundreds OF lives. The
Cathedral, situated in the high town, is in
ashes. The walls Of the edfce
in falling crushed az adjacent
hospital, burying the inmates who we're
subsequently roasted alive The garrison
brutally refused to render the least assistance
to saving lives and property on the plea that
they had enough to do 10 protect the bar
racks and other Government buildings.
As if fire and water were not capable OF
inhictiEg misery cn, Ga on the unfortunate
outcasts, the storm wa, followed by a sud>
den fall in the tenn mperature, and soon the de-
wasted city was buried beneath mantle OF
snow that added singing wounds to the suf-
fering thousands of shelterless men, women
anu children.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-05-22
MISS BLAINE,s MARRIAGE.
Welded TO Walter Damrosch- Some OF
the Costumes Described.

Ine costumes DescriDeu.
Margaret Isabella Blaine, Oldest daughter
of the Secretary Of State, was married Satur.
day afternoon at the residence Of her father,
in Washington City, TO Walter Damrosch,
OF New York. II was one OF the most fash.
ionable weddings in Washington since that
of Nellie GrAnt-Sartoris. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. MIR. G. w. d Iuglas,
rector Of st. Johns Episcopal Church, in
the drawing>room of the Blaine residence.
President and Mrs. Harrison were among
the guests.
The brides wedding dress was of white
nouselline de sole, drapeI over white silk.
At the foot OF the straight, long drapery was
scalloped border Of applique embroidery.
The bodice had deep frills of crepe lisse
around the V shaped opening She wore no
Jewels save a spray of dismond mareuerites
ard diamond butterfly holding her veil in
place. The groom relieved the somberness
Of his Prince Albert frock bya wee bunch Of
daisies as bouttonniere.
Mrs. Harrison wore to the wedding a COS.
tune Of black Chantillv lace drapel over
black and white striped silk. Her little lace
and jet bonnet had few dark chrysanthe.
NUNS IN IL, and the entire costume was cx.
tremely becoming and rich. Mrs. Mckee
had on a French dress Of carnation India
silk howered In black. The waist wns
shirrei into the belt, and the long, ,trai,ht
drapery had a hon ce of black thread lac5
around rs edge Her black lace ha. hat a
big bunch of rel carnations. Nj, Merton
wore a blue and white huwcrel China six.
Her three younger daughters were in simple
white frocks.