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The advocate., 1890-07-23
Peoples Party County Convention.

NNFA"W WANA NWWWNl NheNNWNlRAe
In accordance with the action Of the
Shawnee County Industrial Association,
held June 29th, last and its endorse
ment by the Shawnee County Alliance at
lts meeting held July llth, viz, 70 take
political action In the coming election,
we, the temporary chairman and score
tary Of the county central committee Of
the Peoples Party Of Shawnee county,
Issue this call for a county convention OF
the Peoples Party 70 be held In Topeka
August Och, at 10 O'clock a. M, at 6is
Kansas avenue, third floor, for the pur-
pose Of eleCtlng eighteen delegates 10 the
Peoples party state convention 10 bo
held In Topeka Auguet 18th; also 10
elect eighteen delegates 10 the congress
slOnal convention % be held at EmpOrlA
August 10Th, and also 10 elect a perma-
nent county central committee. The be-.
sis Of representation shall be as suggest
cd by the county alliance, viz: Each
sub-alllance, knights Of Labor assembly,
trades union, or any other industrial as
ISOLATION, shall have one delegate at
large and one additional delegate ROr
each twenty members or major fraction
thereof. M. MCCAULEY,
ID. q. JONES, Secretary. Chairman.
Papers published In the county that
are In favor Of this movement please
publish.
The advocate., 1890-07-23
Cloud County.
OONCORDIA. Kan.

CONCoRDIA, Kan, July IA.
EDITOR ADvOCATE;--The regular meet,
ing of the Cloud County Alliance was
held at the Wilcox school house July II.
Thirty-six alliances we're represented by
253 delegates.
President ID. S. Steele called the meet
ing to order at 10 o'clock a. M, aud the
necessary committees we're appointed.
The meeting then adjourned for din
ner.
The meeting was again called 10 order
at 1890 p. m, and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, G. w. CoFey; vice-presl-
dent, G. w. Teasley; secretary, Thomas
LivengOOd; treasurer, S. C, Wheeler; Leo
turer, A. J. McAllister; assistant lecturer,
j. NJ. Peet; chaplain, G. G. StOnCr and
James Dalrymple; county business agent,
j. B. SawlrtOsky; delegates to the State
Alliance, w. 7, Doyle and w. G. Camp
bell; committeeman for the Fifth Con-
gressiOnal district, d. s. Steele; county
committeeman, A. j. McAlllster; the bal
ance OF the committee to be selected by
the alliances ON the basis OF one for
each township.
A great deal OF other business was
transacted OF a secret character.
The meeting adjourned 10 meet at
COncordla subject TO the call OF the pres.
ident. THOs. LIvENeooD, Secretary.
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s. j. ADKINS.
". q. CALDWELL.
w. A. NELsON.



EDITOR ADvoCATE:--On the 22d OF
August the Knights Of Labor, Farmers
and Laborers' Alliances, and other kin
dred organizations, will have a grand
rally and picnic in MCKay's grove, three
miles west Of Galesburg. Ralph Beau
mont, OF national reputation In the order
Of Knights Of Labor, and w. W. wilkins,
associate editor Of the NoncOnt0rmist OF
Winfield, will address the people, A big
time is anticipated. The Galesburg cor
net band, the only alliance brass band in
the country, will furnish the instrument
mental music. Yours fraternally,
A. o. WEAVER, Co. Sec.
Galesburg, Kan, July 10.
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Higdon q HigdOn, patent lawyers, 90
liCltOrs for American and foreign pat
ents, rooms 90 and 58 Hall building,
Kansas City, Mo-, and 90 LeDrOit build.
ing, Washington, ID. O., report the follow
ing List OF patents granted during the
week ending July 15, 1890. BY apply
ing 70 them At either Office a printed
copy Of any patent here named can be-
obtained for 20 cents in stamps. Send
for book OF instruction free OF charge:
Kanaas-DOOF check, Byron w. Wizard,
COncOFdia; apparatus for heating and
and settling brine, etc, Powhatan p.
Truehart, Sterling; corn planter, Hatri-
son Stages, Valencia; exhaust nozzle Cor
locomotives, FredrIck MeTtdheineF, KAN
saS City.
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THE FALL SCHOOL

The fall school at Gem Olry business COsloee,
Quincy, Ill.,, begins AeptombeT ., 1890, With 3
grand reunion Friday evening, September n. A
lull Bualnesg course, . Normal PanInAnshlp
by e0ielent teachers. Catalogue and hll prItiell.
lars sent FREE, Address,
ID. l., MUSsELMAN, Principal,
Quincy, Illinois.
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ETmAp9JARTmRs
ITmAD9UAEeTmF5
PARTY.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Co.. FIN and Jackson.
T0rRKA, Kanaas, JnlY llth. la00.
Third Floor Crawford SuIldIOs.

Third Floor Crawford Building Cor FIN and Jackson.
Topeka, Kansas, July llth, $780,
We your state committee have made arrangements with the publishers
and
clubs
before you the complete work official
partisan will
Ougy posted every eong 10
fight battle and glorious brethren
chance TO furnish members with that will enable
genty Send subscriptions We
necessary be taken from general fund
BY order OF the State Central Committee.
j. y. WILGirs Chairman.
S. w. CHASE Secretary.
The advocate., 1890-07-23

Following are the names OF those we
were acquainted with:
Grenada, WetmOFe, Capioma, Maple
Ridge, Social Hill, Pleasant Ridge, Ne-
tnaha county Harmony Victory, West
POwhAtsan, East Harmony, Pleasant
View, Brown county.
Mr.. r. d. Mctllmau, Of Pleasant Ridge
Alliance, was marshal OF the day, and no
made a good one,
Am pleased TO say that all passed on
we'll, not one accident or any disturbance
10 mar the day.
The advocate., 1890-07-23


mitesoH Oe tho state.
For the good Of the order we would
most respectfully request that you take
the necessary steps TO organize tho cOun-
ty by having a member appointed for
zach township, ward or industrial organ
lSatlOn In your several counties where no
such action has already been taken, in
order 10 perfect the machinery and pre-
pare for olectlng delegates for the state
convention. u..m.f
by order Of tho state central commit.
toe. .. j. II. WuLTTs,
s.W. CHASE, Chairman.
Secretary. ... .u..
The advocate., 1890-07-23

as poor aa whom we 60.
Kind government, this, that has mill
lions for worlds faiE1, public parks, etc.,
and not one cent 10 help the producers,
who are trying with heroic dst0rmlna-
tion 70 develop this beautiful country.
Brother PTAther says he was surprised
20 find 80 much intelligence in the cod
huta here In the bleak west Brother
Prather and your humble servant walked
west from GrlswOld one mile and took a
look Of Colorado.
We are anxious 20 read our alliance
papers and will you please send uS your
best offer FOR a club Of ton for slz monlhs.
1 will close, Wishing THE ADVOCATE
much success In Ia grand and noble
work OF rescuing the rights Of labor from
the grasp OF organized monopoly. Yours
frateFnally, II. M. NEAL.
An Alliance Picnic AZ Grenada, Nsmaha
County.
EDITOR ADvOCATE;-Southwest Brown
and southeast Nemaha counties held one
OF the largest and beSt meetings ever had
In this section. AbOut8,OO people gath
cred from far and near L. @. Clark, JUS
tice OF the peace, acted as president OF
the day.
Rev. r, p. Rolf made the address Of
welcome In his fine and happy way, win
ming the hearts OF the people from the
firat. .....
One Of the leading features Of the day
was the reading Of the declaration of In
dependence by q lady, Mrs, Minnie Baily,
OF CapiOma, Nemaha county, who 10
naturallya good reader, and the effect
was good
Miss Winnie Powers spoke a piece,
"The Independence Bell Of 1875" which
was we'll received.
Rev. L. @. Blgga, Of Wetmore, spoke TO
the people for about thirty minutes, all 10
the point, and many good remarks were
made.
The president then called dinner.
After dinner Dr.. Turner, Of PoWhatan,
spoke, aud in his fOEcible manner pic
tured ont the signs Of the times 10 the
many who listened with attentive ears,
and from the applause which followed
his remarks, / think what he said was Of
interest 10 all.
Mrs. Minnie BalIy came forward again
and favored US with one OF her best read
lngs.
The president then introduced Hon. I.
D. Hardy, Of Brown county. He spoke
in his happy good way, and his remarks
were we'll received by the people.
Rev. T. e Rolf was the nOxt speaker,
and from the cheers Of tho people his re-
marks will be heard oil through Brown
and Nemaha counties. He lS thoroughly
In earnest, and declared that the two old
political parties have done nothing for
the farmer, as the last few weeks Ia Con
gress will testify.
WetmOre brass band was In attendance
and rendered some fine music.
The people are under great obligations
TO the CaplOmA choir fOr vocal music.
CaplOma and WOtMOrs base ball clubs
played during Che afternoon, Wetmoro
coming Of with che prize.
We can testify TO eleven sub-AllianceS
The advocate., 1890-07-23

MondqnaTiera PeOple'a Party--Bpeclal No
tios.
The peoples party state central COM
mittee desire To have the names and copy
Of credentials Of all delegates elected TO
the state convention forwarded aa soon
as elected 70 headquarters, Crawford
building, Topeka.
!. f. WmLTTs, Chairman.
=. W. CHASE, Secretary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
SPARKS FaoM TnE WIRES.

THE American squadron has left Corfu
for Malta.
A DISPATCH from Isuenos Ayres an
nounces the resignation.of the Argentine
ministry.
GERMAN chamber of commerce has
been formed by the residents of the Ger
man possessions Of Togoland, on the west
African coast.
BIZ runaway accident at Frederieks-
town, o., Miss G. L. Evering was fatally
injured. and her guest, Miss Emeline Hall,
instantly killed.
ApvIcEs from Mozambique are that
Portugal has dispatched large armed
force mp tbs Shire river with the intention
Of attacking Mpanda.
A STRIKE of carpenters has occurred at
Munich. Nearly all the workmen In this
trade are idle In nseluence.
THE captain and thirteen Of the crew of
the steam barge Chsnango have arrived in
Toledo. They had taken 20 boats and were
picked up by the steamer Ward.
THE London Sfaadards berlin CORE.
spondent says that the emperor has given
UApAuN& nktAGfh huk 10 iuaEFtcTB Win Al8N
day manifestations except In case OF abso-
lutte necessity.
All the tailcrs OF Manchester. Eng,
have gone on strike In conjunction with
similar action on the part Of their breth.
ran in London. The movement may pos.
sibIy become national one.
STATE assemblyman OF New York
city, who has been pushing bill reducing
pawnbrokers' rates, makes the statement
that the pawnbrokers had sent 49, 60
Albany to defeat the measure.
FIRK IL raging In the heavy pine tim
Der near pleasantyille. N. J. Many barns
aud hs1ts IN the woods are said 10 have
bean burned, and considerable live stock
lost. Ths Hre IL said 10 have been started
by lramps.
The British and German East African
companies have agreed npon common
revision Of tariffs In view OF the increasing
African trade. Wissmann will not touch
Kasirondo. His plans are not connected
with ssanley's osertures 10 Emin.
THE London Daily Ntrs Brussels
special says Il Ii stated that Belgium. has
guaranteed loan Of go, 200, 900 for the
CongaFee state. II il rnmored In this
connection that King Leopold declines an
offer of $1,000, 600 from Germany toward
this loan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
TO ADJOURN ON JUNE Is.
Speaker Reed Names that rs
the Date for that
Occurrence
The New York aWorId' Tells Of ne
Motive for the A. S. Stewart
Grave Robbery.
The Steamer 0uetah Strikes . Rock
and ii3 People are
Drowned.

wAsHNeroS, April ~
The latest plan OF Thoaass B. Reed, Me
aggressive speaker Of tha house Of repre-.
sentafives. has created live discussioni IN
Washington among democrats ~ well ss
republicans. He has passed along the
line of republican leaders the statement
that the housewife wind up les business Cor
1890 ON June IS. Since this fiat has gone
forth there has been both praise and cen.
snre for Mr.. Reed The leaders Of the
majority on the door express themselves
as-highly satisfied The new men In fhe
house are mot satisfied. They are claim
ing that IL is plan to chip the stfAg-
lers INTO line on every every important
measure before the house. In other words
II means that no neasnre 10 to be discuss-
ed at great length, and that those who are
not satisfied with the Mckinley tariff bill.
for instance, are TO be given no opportun-
itv to fiRht II ut length ON the foor Of the
house. II Is a scheme worthy OF Reed. bat
the question is, will IL work." leading
member OF the opposition. when qnes-
toned regarding the matter, said:
If Reed succeeds In securing adjourn
asA11s W ~1AAt Az VIII 1SfDc w Voto fUk
him for president, il his party ever hoa-
ors him with y nomination; and I've never
yet voted anything bnt the straight demo
cratic ticket
When do the democrats think adjourn.
ment viii Gomez
II we are able to close up shop by Oct.
! / win think that we are doing mighty
we'll.
There are those, too, who think that the
only setback Mr.. Reed and his followers
will receive is In the attempt 10 shut Oh
discussion and all attempts 10 tack amend
ments to the tariff and free csinaee bills
and measures of like Importance. This
attempt TO whip I'm the objectcrs may re-
suit in general rev, and then the chances
are that no tariff measure viii be decided
upon. II is by no means easy 60 fore
shadow the outcome. bat IL Is natural 10
suppose that the country at large would be
nightly pleased to see the capitol doors
close with @hang upon the date named By
Mr. Reed. If bis ambition In this slaaecA
ton II accomplished. II may make him
president earlier than even his most ardent
admirers have desired. Mr.. Reeds action
In this direction viii certainly be watched
With great interest.
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Tas News Condensed

THE wolsey postofice has been made
money order Office.
CoSTRAcT has been let to build q Grand
Army ball at Pierre at acost OF $6,OO0.
1T Is said secret league is being formed
IN the state for the enforcement OF the
nsury Law.
A GERMAN paper named the Post has
been added to the list of Mcpherson
county newspapers.
THE miners strike In the Hill City dis.
trict has been declared OF, the men re-
turning to work on the terms proposed by
the company.
THE fremont, Elkhorn a Missouri Val.
ley railroad has secured land 10 the value
of $50, 900 at Deadwood for depot and
other purposes,
ARRANGEMENTS have been made 10 put
IN an electric tight plant al HoT Springs,
and II is expected to baye the plant COM
pleted BY the raiddle Of June.
woRp has been received that l7B Rus.
sian families left their native land iass
week for South Dakota. They will locate
near their brethren In Campbell, McPher-
son and Emmons counties.
NoTwITHsTANDNG the report OF the
commission claiming that L. ). Fulton,
The Casselton postmaster who is short In
his accounts, was insane. he was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of $70O.
No effort has been made 10 secure bail
SoUTH DAKOTA is entitled to one cadet
at West Point and t6 naval cadets nj An
napoiis. IL has been arranged to hold
competitive examinations about May i
at Huron for the cadet at West Point and
~ Red6eld and Mitchell for the naval
cadets.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16

Great Damage Dome in Many Sections os
fiisneis and Indiana.
MONMOUTH. III, April Is.
tesriGc wind, rain and hail storm, ac-
companied by the roaring noise of a tor !.
nado, passed north OF Monmouth, III.
The mercury fell twenty-five degrees In
two hours. Hail fell as larga as walnufs
and many windows were broken. The roar
Of the storm created panic In that city.
BLcosuNoroS. M, April i5
Bloomington, Ill.,, and les surroundings
were dslnged. Four inches OF water FELL in
less than an hour. AL the streams are far
out Of their banks. Great damage has
been done 10 country roads and bridges
A phenomenal fall of hail as Large as
walnuts accompanied the storm. The
glass In the greenhouses was demolished
by the hail. AZ Minner, seventeen miles
west Of this city, nearly every window in
town vas broken. The country between
Minner aud here was deluged and consid-
erable injury was done to the Chicago a
Alton track. Piles Of ties were ioated away,
many Of them being lodged on the rails.
The yoang wheat and garden vegetables
were crushed nat.
CoyTxaroN. Ind. April ID.
Covinglon, Ind, was VISITED. by one OF
OF the most severe hail storms experienced
for many years. The storm came from
the west and last for twenty minutes.
Hail stones as large a. walnuts and many
M large a. hens eggs fell, covering tho
ground to the depth OF four inches. Many
window lights we're broken by The hail
and considerable damage was done to fruit
and growing crops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Proceedings of Hoas1 and Senate The
Joint Committee on silver.
wAsHNaros, April IL
Beutalle, OF Name. called up the naval
| appropriation bill, pending, the question
being upon the appointment adopted in
committee of the whole striking ont the
clause providing for the construction or
three coast line battle Nhips.
The action OF the committee was rsjected.
Yeas, iel: nays, ls2.
ln the senate.
Among the petitions presented and re-
fsrred was one BY Dawes, from the Boston
Executive business association, for the
privilege OF Purchasing ships abroad for
ten years. Among the bills reported and
placed on the calendar was one providing
for the retnrn Of second class mail matter.
hr. sherman offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the secretary OF
the interior TO communicate TO the senate
the report of Jesse spaulding, q govern
ment director Of the Pacific railways, as to
the general management Of sucn railways.
Wilson, Of Iowa, offered a resolution,
which vas agreed to, calling on the secre-
tsry Of the treasury for information as to
whether, since the adoption OF the treasury
resolution Of Sept. q, In reference to the
transit Of Chinese through the country
and their departure therefrom, any Chi
nese have entered for transit under snch
regulations and failed to depart from the
United States Ia due course.
Butler offered resolution, which was
referred to the committee ON contingent
expenses, modifying one hitherto agreed to,
40 ne to suthorize the select committee on
five civilized Indian tribes 20 investigate
the statutes of negotiations In regard 20
the Cherokee outlet with power to send
for persons and papars and visit the In
dian territory.
In connection with the resolution, he
sent TO the clerks desk and had read the
letter from Chief AIayes, urging this
course be adopted. while Jones, of Arkan.
sas, intimated that the object OF Chief
Mayes was procrastination.
Joint F0saanssses en silver.
The senate and hosse republican com.
nittees ON the silver question we're in ioipt
session two hours this morning. Very
radical differences IN the views Of senators
and representatives we're disclosed by the
discussion, but an earnest purpose was
shown 20 harmonizs the differences II
possible. One Of the chief points
upon whicit-the committee could not
agree Was the proposed increase OF na.
tionai bank circulation. Such proposition,
II was said, eonld NOT secure majority In
the house. II was finally decided to CON-
init the subject TO subcommittee of five
senators and i've representatives, who viii
the work Of hunting for common
ground on which they can ssana.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
THEY HAD A LIVELY TINE.
Sensational Escapade OF Two
Young Girs With vinton
Young Men.
Death at Clinton Of Father Joan, the
Priest Who Was Unfrocked by
Bishop Hennessy
Favorable Weather Crop Bulletin for
the Two Dakotas---Ne-
braska Notations.

vINToN, April 10.
,Vinton Is all stirred mp over the esca-
pads OF two yonng girls OF that place
named Lily Bowen and Allie Bowen, aged
Ii and Ia, with two young men, Fred
Thayer and Clarence Knapp. who were old
enon gh TO know better. Thursday the
young men hired liveyy rig al a yinton
livery stable. saying they wished TO drive
for couple hours. They secured the girls
and drove to shellsburg, the first town
south. There they left the rig and
boarded train, coming to Vinton and
registering at one Of the hotels under as-
snmed names. They remained Thursday
night and Friday. the boys leaving the girls
in Cedar Rapids while they went back to
shellsburg, secured the team and drove IL
back 10 Vinton. They took the FIRST train
for Cedar Rapids and meeting the girls left
FOR the south. But the parents of the girls
already had officers on their track and the
fueitiyes had scarcely left the city when a
constable arrived In search Of them. They
wers finally arrested at Columbus Junction
aud taken back TO yinton. They were
headed for Kansas City. The girls were OF
respectable families and their escapade has
occasioned grest excitement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
Tnl.linn Brief.


CLAY county has fifteen branches of the
farmers alliance.
A WE'LL is being put down at Algona for
furnishing the city with water.
A FUND is being raised In Chicago for
Kate Shelly, the Moingona heroine.
The work Of riprapping the Missouri
at Council Bluffs win soon be resumed.
An effort is being made 10 secure the re-
moval OF the Milwaukee round .ho uses and
shops from Sanborn TO EverIy.
SEVEN hundred barrels of beer. In the
vaults of @. Magnus, at Cedar Rapids,
have been serzed by officers of the law.
BRRT ALGRR, Young man OF Ruihven,
was accidentally shot and killed by his
brother while hunting ducks near that
place.
WORK on the new Franklin county
court house viii commence In few weeks.
The contract has been let 10 BROOKLYN,
Ia, firm for s4l 200.
THE state synod of the Dutch Reformed
church will be held la Orange City In May.
Over 100 ministers are expected 10 be pres
ent at the meeting.
A KINGSLEY woman left her husband
the other day. taking with her span of
mules. The bereayed husband offers o
reward OF so for the return Of the mules.
AT the conference OF the Latter Day
Saints. at Lamont, II was decided TO build
a college, and a committee of seven was
appointed to receive bids for location.
Tur Polk county board of snueryieors
has put out 100000 more bonds 20 take
mp county warrants. There are $7D, 200
worth Of former issues still unredeemed.
A MEMBER Of the Pocahontas county
grand jury was lugged mp before . justice
Of the peace the other day on charge Of
being drunk and dasorderly aud tned Si0
and costs.
CHARLRs BL0DaETT, of Marshalltown,
IN under arrest for stealing three cars OF
potatoes. The vegetables aud thief were
seized in Indiana. The theft took place in
Green Mountain, Marshall county,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-04-16
A esrusl Teacher.

sr. CIouD, MINI. April 10.
Sank Rapids people are apparently in
dignant Mt one of their teachers for his i'm
human treatment Of some Of the scholars.
A local paper Of the village In its satnr-
days issue charges him with punishing
boys for little offenses by making them
sit on the floor near hot register from
one to- three days at time. Several of
the parents whose children were subjected
10 such punishment, have taken them
from school and the matter is TO be inves-
tigated BY the school authorities.
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An Awfal Ass or : murderer.


= WI tfNsNt Wv HFfft 10
Paul Bergrentnndt. ransher OF 0kan-
agen county. Wash, on Saturday mnr-
dered his nelehbor. Jamss 4. Willamette,
and then carried the bleeding body OF his
victim TO Mrs. Willamette and flung IL al
her feet. Tho men we're alone when the
nlH,rier was committed and the canse Of
the crime Is net known. Bergrentnnds
was captured bv posse OF citizens, who
intended at Grst 10 lynch the murderer.
but better counsel prevailed and the sheriff
was permitted to take him To Jail.