Telegram-herald., 1890-12-12
THE FARMER WINS
Wade Hsmpten 10 Retire from
the Senate.
The South Carolina Alliance csnei-
date. irb,. Chosen 10 sseeeea
fiim-D Doings Of ths 0rsnsers

A FAsaxn Pen sxNAToK
ToIUNsiA S. c. Dec li--fhs Gen
ersl Assembly ga tie seoeAd esllss
east sAs following vote fer United
states Senator - succeed e@Astef
h.npton lrby iAliisnoel, ess Donsiasen
lAilixnosA s., hanptOR. 81: hsnpeilL
1. Ne eksics nAmptSn ana henphill
are elassea a. strsight~uts On ths
fourth ballot in 1eiht session j. 1. A.
Irby VAS elected united states senator
10 succeed Wade Hampton The vote
stooa: Irby. les Donaldson. le HsRP
ton. a.
WISCONSIN FAnsERs
MAplses, Nis, Dee li-The Wis
eonsln State Grange on Wednesday
adopted resolutions fasorihg = separate
college Of agriculture asay fgcm The
State University. as recommended in
the address Of tirahe Master Carr The
committee on resolutions reported ss
follows, aud the report sas adopted by
the grange:
That part Of the masters address fsvorins
the Conssr iard bill the Psaaeek meat inspee-
ties ball ths pure food bill aRo TIE chemical
laboratory sill We recommend aud asa sid And
attention from eur order We also think he
express and telegraph eomr aEies should oe
brought uEder Government oeBtrol We recon
mead The CElIiorsis lsw IN furnishing
the text books Tor The public schools fer TIE
State OF Wisconsin. We slSo recommend the
resolution iavor!Eg plant being established ~
cur State prison 10 manufacfaFo binding twlne
ey conviel iaser and lei tue consumer have it
~ eost 70 protect ag alnst the slgantie
binder twins irast We recommend the reso
luton In regsra 70 the reaper and hinder"
Resolutions were adopted demanding
that the Government issue its money
direct TO the people. without the inter.
yention OF National banks, and that all
money put in circulation. of Whatever
name or nature. be . legal tender for all
debts; favoring the passage OF laws pro
hibiting dealing in futures; demanding
that taxation shall not be used TO build
up one Industry at the expense OF
another, and that railroad charters. be-
ing a grant from the people, should be
controlled by the people for the benefit
o. the people
TIE MICHIGAN ORANGE.
LANSING. Mich, Dec. lL-Governor
Luce addressed the State Grange
Wednesday. reviewing the work OF the
organization since it's inception and
congratulating the members On its in
fuence.
Secretary Cobb, In his annual report.
also reviewed the history OF the order
since he became Its secretary eighteen
years ago, but did not take q
very roseate view OF the situation.
IL 10 D.
Subordinate lodges organized for the
benefit Of the wives and daughters OF
grangers). and said but three Of these
oranges had made their reports quar-
terly as required. The Michigan
Grange, said the secretary, was organ
lied in 1878 with but nineteen subordi-
nate oranges Two years later the
number of these had increased to OIL
The total number was 69L. But in
the intervening years more granges
have become weary Ia well doing, and
have either surrendered their charters
or by slow decay have expired without
an effort to die in a regular business
Now there are less than 500 that report
to the secretary. The receipts during
the year amounted tn 81 500 and tue
expenditures s5,Oso. leaving adehciency
Of over $500.
IOWA FARMERS COMBINE.
DEs MONIES. Ia. Dec. 1.-THE TWEEN
ty-frst annual meeting Of the Iowa
State Grange is in session here wednes-
day with about sixty delegates present
The executive con mittee of the State
Farmers Alliance is also In session
here. Al the afternoon session Of tie
Grange the Alliance committee was
admitted and q secret session con-
tinued all the afternoon The mat
ser under consideration was the
consolidation OF the two orEsniza-
tions 1t was finally decided that they
should remain separate in name. re-
tanning their officers as at present. but
that the work should be consolidated
and that they would act ia unison on
all issues. The particular end sought is
wider influence in politics. which the
two organizations will probably seek
through the nomination Of . State tick
ct next year.
THE ILLINOIS GRANGE
SPRINeFIELp, H., Dec 1l-Resolu-
tions were adopted by the State Grange
demanding the appointment o. George
Ball as Railroad Warehouse Com mis-
sioner. the election OF United States
Senators by direct vote OF the people.
the placing of binders and mowers or
the free list and the exclusion Of liquors
from the ~orld's-iair grounds
swt.erI.aa Elect. Pre.Iaent
BERNr. Dec IL-h united meeting o,
the State Council and the National
Council wss held for the purpose