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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

manded until the Oath to fix the
books up. Here came in Mr.. Donnel-
ly's only Observation-Disclosures to his
destroyers. He let up on them!-
and let them have five days to
monkey up the accounts-and get a
balance at Scheffer's bank to make
it. But we don't believe it will work
for we instantly started off a de-
tective who will have gotten into
those books if he could before that
time. We will, however, be able to
tell this traitor to his friends that if
he has thousand dollars he wants
to wager on his balance" he can
find taker at this office!
Another matter transpired at that
meeting: Mr.. Donnelly demanded to
know why he as State Lecturer had
not received weekly reports OF the
new alliances as the constitution re-
quired. Lathrop began to use lit
tie profanity, but the Sage took the
starch out of him, by stating that
he had not received a solitary Gre
port by that means no check
on the finances was possible!
And then there comes the following
fine-haired Indictment of this politi-
cal functiOnary:
He has not fulfilled the require
ments OF the constitution in regard
to complete and separate accounts.
(See Const., Art. II, Sec. 12)
He has not paio over to the Treas
urer at the end of each month. (Sec.
49,
He has not furnished the itemized
account at each meeting of the Exec
utive Committee-nog in fact at any
0fthem! (Sec. 49,
He has not reported at the end of
each week to the State Lecturer etc.,
(Sec. IA
He has arranged no lists as pro-
vided Qd.)
He has not issued charters as d.
rected. (Sec. 49,
He has not returned the fees to
the organizers-but has kept their
money.
we would like to examine his
bond.)
He has utterly failed to make his
report ''at least two days before
each meeting of the State Alliance"
He gets $40 a week, and has done
nothing except to win the curses and
SCOTS, well mixed, of every one who
transacts business his kid. He
is too busy at Albert Scheffers'
headquarters to do any business
himself.
Think OF a government examiner
giving five days, or one even, to
monkey up the books! Who don't
know that books cannot be kept
that way.
We understand that this report
is. to be published in the GREAT
WEST. Thereafter we will call upon
every alliance in the state to furnish
an account of every dollar paid since
March 4th.
The previous Secretary never
closed his accounts, and it is about
time the Farmers Alliance of Mime
sofa got a shake on itself, and did
something for itself
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

The GREAT WEST had the pleasure
OF furnishing the farmers over 3OO,-
900 pounds of Irvine this season.
and we were not Gin the trade at
all-and, in fact, handled Irvine only
thirteen days.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

The information comes to us that
it is a plan of Halls now to force Ig-
natius Donnelly off the Executive
Committee. If we were Mr.. Donnelly
we would jump elsewhere than off
from that Committee in trible-quick
time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

from peculiar sore throat which de-
velops from over-exertion OF the
voice, species of liberation. 1t will
probably heal within few weeks.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

What joke it was on that one la
Dor man who Was called on for his
credentials when not single man
in the entire IS had credentials.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

1t Is a plump case Of stufing when
nine members OF one political party
meet, as such party, and send ten
delegates to another party conven-
tiOn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

A distinct effort is being made not
only to force Ignatius Donnelly off
the Executive Committee, but to
make him resign the State Lecture
ship.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

The lightning is awful slow, but it
usually gets there. The Pioneer
Press, itself, in fact it's only self, has
jumped on to c. L. Smith, and at
last girdled the mouth of him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

Our friend J. E. Oppegard asks us
if Mr.. Donnelly is a high tariff man
He is not; but he believes in the tar
if OF the low-grade, and has for ten
wears.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

Why don't the Mankato Journal
fly the Alliance ticket at the mast
head-hey there! In it's last issue it
gave Bakers nomination at the
Kasota Convention, but not name
OF the alliance ticket of the 18th!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

There were organizations here OF
common character, representing
5000 members, who had no "dele.
gates to the Convention-but a
esparty" club sent ten!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

If Hall says the GREAT WEST was
notified of railway rates to the con
vention he tells a falsehood. Not
one word was sent to us. He claims
that he sent a notice to a little OBJ
scure, one-horse st. Paul daily paper
which Albert Scheffer controls called
the Daily News! The fact is, he
wanted the Convention to be a fail
ure-and it was Not 375 out OF
1880 alliances sent delegates-and
SIS pluggers destroyed their vote.
Caesars Column will be built on
Halls guilty record.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

J. A. Salomonson has been nomin-
ated for the Senate in Sibley County
Fred Manthy for the house.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

If Mr.. Sprague wishes to deny that
he carried Sabin's check-book in
1888 he can have our columns for
the purpose.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

Now, look here, C. P, when we get
off anything as horribly funny as
the wag OF a political pup you ought
to give credit.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

1t is stated the colored man who
undertook to represent Minneapolis
at the Alliance Convention. was the
barber who came to the Merriam
Club in 1888 and undertook to work
the club for consideration, and turn
over the organized vote there-and
was repudiated. We hope this state
ment is not true but it comes from
a member of the club-and the sum
of $500 was mentioned. We would
not be aparty TO injure even this un-
grateful fellow, and hence offer him
full freedom to explain this matter.
A negro who will assault Mr.. Donnel-
ly has but few rights in this world
and none in the next.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

DR.. Fish was to go to Howard
last Saturday. He is suffering
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

The resolutions OF the State ALI
ance on the Pacific Railway steal
must be exceedingly interesting to
Hall, president of the Alliance.
When Hall and Lathrop went to
Washington, "a part of that "York
State" and New England junket
charged up to Irvine account) they
put themselves under the wing OF
this same recreant G.. X. Davis, whom
we Ego for" so savagely Although
the alliances of the whole west
thought Hall and Lathrop were
about to edo something" they never
even entered the Alliance Headquar-
ters. Nor did the legislative COM
mittee even see them. But dear
Pacific Cush towed them around
and exhibited their scalps. Wonder
if Cush paid their splendid hotel bill
at the Merchants during the alliance?
One hundred and fifty nine farmers
cursed Davis in the Alliance conven-
ton and voted for Hal! for governor! !
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25
ST. PAUL. MIMI, JULY 25, 1890

The Independent State Ticket.
For Governor,
SYDNEY M. OWEN,
OF Hennepin County.
For Lieut.. Governor,
J. O. BARRETT,
of Traverse County:
For Secretary OF State,
N. WESENBERG,
of St. Louis County.
For Treasurer,
ERIC MATHIESON,
of Lac qui Parle County.
For Auditor,
p. H. RAHILLY,
of Wabasha County.
For Attorney General,
J. NJ. BURLINGAME,
of Hennepin County.
VI
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-07-25

This Office has the most convincing
evidence that the ,Hall-Lathrop-
Sprague combine was a corrupt af-
filiation with the tyrant capitalists
of this country to break down the la
Dor and granger agitation. A car
riage has been at their disposal al
most every Sunday for the past four
weeks, in st. Paul, and the confer
ences have generally been in a st.
Paul bank. These poor, weak and
unbalanced men may not know what
the attention and control of these St.
Paul men mean. Hall and Lathrop
are weak business men who are cas-
lily controlled by these prideful aris-
tocrats. Hall has the faculty of COW
ering his profound ignorance under a
calm exterior-Lathrop is an aged
calf with neither brains nor dignity.
Sprague knows what is what, and
buys and sells in the open market.
He came to St. Paul two years ago
a strong Gilman man-was ''em-
ployed" by Merriam as a political
heller; he went down into Fillmore
County and worked for Eugene Will
son. Then an enemy of T. C. Hodg-
son and of Scheffer, he came up to St.
Paul last December, made his peace
again with Hodgson (who was form
ing a combine with Scheffer.) sent
word to Merriam that the banker
governor could depend on his politi-
cal aid-and went over to Scheffer
body, breeches and applicant, with
Hodgson. Then Hodgson stepped
out of the State House. These polit-
ical traders fought the establishment
of the GREAT WEST most bitterly
because they could not control it.
If the alliance wants them to run
their political end, let them do so.
But they can't run us into the merci-
less clutches of a political tyranny
which is crushing out the middle
classes. AS surely as this world
bowls along through space so surely
the Alliance is building Caesars
CO1umn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09

But this failure of local enterprise only
stimulated and called out the true Western
vim and energy. The burro train was too
slow for this fast-going age, and the people
were determined that the smoke of the loco
motive should yet be seen from the terminus
OF the highest railway in the world. The
result was that last summer witnessed the
organization Of a company of capitalists
with almost unlimited means A charter
was obtained and a corps Of engineers set
at work TO locate the line The contract
was let to Messrs. Lantry & Sons and the
work OF grading commenced.
From that time to date Of writing, all
day long and Of moonlight nights, it has
been one continuous boom, boom and roar.
resembling battery Of heavy artillery dis
tinctly twenty miles away Giant powder
and dynamite have done their work. and
mountains Of rock have been hurled from
where they had rested since placed there by
the Architect of the Universe.
Instead of following the old survey and
profiting by the work already done, the
new road starts from the Ute Iron Springs,
short distance west of the prince
pal avenue in the famous pleasure
resort of Manitou Springs Thence it
takes its course up Ruxton creek,
closely following the old burro trail, past
the Minnehaha falls, through scenery which
would require an inspired pen to faithfully
rortray. Four miles west of Manitou is the
Hail way-House," where station will be
heated. Leaving the Halfway House the
road winds through the canons, through
magnificent park of pine aud hemlock,
climbing up, always up, skirting the east
ern base Of the mountain, bearing south
westerly. around WINDY Point" on the
south, making its final rise and reaching the
summit of Pixies Peak from the west.
uHere, up amid the eternal SHOWS, station
house and hotel will be built, IA, 1886 feet
above the sea Level. From the eastern ter
minus at Manitou to the western terminus
on the summit. a distance of nine miles, the
difference in altitude is about 1886 feet, or
an average of 926 feet per mile in the grade
Of the road. The engine and cars are now
being built expressly for this road, the en-
CINE being SO constructed as to run over a
line of cogs in the center of the track, the
engine preceding the cars going up and fol-
lowing them coming down. A company
has already been organized to build an ele-
waited railway through Manitou, to connect
the Denver and Rio Grande and the Pixies
Peak railway depots, and this line will be
ready for business by the time the cog rail-
way is completed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
GRIFFIN GLEANINGs.
Mai j. F. Brooks Dead-An Afflicted
Family-The Farmers.

Maj. j. F. Brooks Dead-An Afflicted
Family-The Farmers.
GRIFFIN, GA, April S.-Maj. J. F.
Brooks, whose injuries were noticed In to-
days MORNING NEWS, died last night about
IL o'clock. Maj. Brooks was very prom
inent citizen of Griffin and was for many
years one of its foremost citizens. He was
chairman of the county commissioners and
a leading Mason. He was a good man and
very highly esteemed by every one. He
will be buried from the Christian church
tomorrow, and will be escorted by the
Masonic fraternity.
Edward Williams, the proprietor of the
Racket store. is critically i'll with pneu-
Inonia. He lost a brother last week with
the same disease He has another brother
very i'll with pneumonia, and the wives of
both are seriously SICK with the same NAL
ady.
The Improved Order of Red Men will
have public meeting next month, and
three prominent members of the order from
Atlanta, Savannah, and Columbus are ex-
pected to be present and make addresses.
The order is in a flourishing condition.
The farmers have bought more guano this
year than in any previous one larger
acreage in cotton will be planted and more
attention given to corn. The farmers gen.
orally are ali up with their work and the
greater portion have already planted cotton.
With good seasons a much larger crop of
cotton from this section may be expested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
TOWNSVILLE TOPICS.
Farmers Putting in Their Crops-st
Hope for the Pears.

Farmers Putting in Their Crops-st Ill
Hope for the Pears.
TOWNSVILLE, GA, April ST. E.
Blackshear says he has some hopes for the
LIE Conte pear crop yet. DIR. McTeyre, on
the other hand, says il seems to him that
what young pears are left are falling off.
Maj Varnedal thinks there will certainly
be third of a crop and possibly half crop.
The farmers are all very busy putting in
their crops. The acreage planted will be
greater than in former years. The spirit
of this class are always fine in the plantin q
season, but they are brighter now than
ever, and with good cause, too, for the
farmers of Thomas have never been IN SO
prosperous a condition since the years
directly after the war, when cotton
brought fabulous prices.
There is very little being said at present
about the new line of railroad to be built by
the Georgia Southern and Florida to
Townsville, but everything is progressing
satisfactorily and all preliminary arrange
ments are being perfected before beginning
thework. A jury has been summoned to
appraise certain land condemned for right
OF way in the city limits The jury will
meet and make an appraisement of it on
April II. After that all distractions will
be removed and work can commence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
PUNTA GORDA POINTERS.
The Phosphate Boom-The Cigar Fac
tory Stops Operations.

The Phosphate Boom-The Cigar Fac
tory Stops Operations.
PUNTA GoRDA, FLA, April S.-The phos-
phate boom is still on, and large steamer
will load at Punta Gorda April II with
1000 tons of rock phosphate for Baltimore.
This Is the first shipment by water, and is
made by Maj. Singleton of the De Soto
Phosphate Company Of Arcadia.
The Palmetto cigar factory has shut
down temporarily, awaiting congressional
legislation on the tariff question.
The large number of steam sailing yachts
and fishing boats Of every description
around the wharves in Charlotte harbor
gives the town the appearance of fashion
able watering place.
Senator Mat Quay spent week at Punta
Rassa fishing for tarpon.
The schooner Lilly White has commenced
carrying cattle from Charlotte Harbor to
tie Key West market. These are the first
shipments from Charlotte Harbor since the
collapse of the Cuban market several years
ago.
De Soto county won the 81 900 prize at
the Sub-Tropical exposition, having appro-
priated $500 for meeting the expense
of the exhibit Ii reflects a great
deal of credit upon De Soto
county and to John Crost, its representa-
tive. but it was no very difficult matter in
the way OF competition, for but few counties
in the state are represented in the exposi-
ton this year.
A government steamer Is at the freight
dock loaded with material for the Gaspa
rilla light house at Boca Graude.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
HARRISON'S ALLIGAT0RS.
HE TRIES THEM AS MAsCorS
AND GETS LEFT.

Judge ArkelI and Artist Gillian Led
aiu Into the Mistake-They Share
His Bad Luck a. the Races, How
ever. and Misery is Not, Therefore,
Without Company.
WASHINGTON, April S-Whsn Russell
Harrison returned from his recent trip to
Florida be brought with him two aligators
as AN addition TO the White House pets
The members of the family in the executive
mansion did not take very kindly to the
new arrivals, and they were placed in an
ordinary tin foot tub, and consigned to the
conservatory, which is connected with the
main floor of the mansion with red brick
floor, and amid clusters of oranges growing
on the trees in the conser vatory, the ALI
gators seem perfectly at home, and are aps
parently in thriving condition.
MISTAKEN FOR MAsCoTs.
Among those to whom Russell Harrison
exhibited his pets during the races was w.
j. Arkell and Artist Gillian of Judge, both
of whom are interested in one of the stables
of horses at the track. Both visitors de-
clared the aliigators TO be veritable mas
cots, and after little persuasion they in
duced Russell to go out TO Benning's with
them. after each of the trio had rubbed
their pocketboolSs across the scaly backs of
the saurians. The latter apparently en-
3oyed the sensation, and craved more.
FAILED TO LAND A WINNER.
There were six races on the programme
when the party from the white house
reached the pool lawn and began to invest
their money, but somehow luck seemed
against them. Not only did thev fall to
name the winners in any of the six events
but they were equally unfortunate in their
selections OF horses for place, and none of
them believe now in aligators as harbingers
Of good fnrtIlr1o
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
LAST DAY OF THE RACES.
The Bookmakers Caught Heavily By
the Plungers.

VIC EAuuR6ES
WASHINGTON. April s.-This was the
the last day Of the Washington Jockey
Clubs spring meeting. The weather was
sho"ery and the track heavy. Following
is summary Of the days events:
FIRST RAcE-Purse $500, divided; for beaten
2-year-olds; half mile. Helen Wallace filly
won. cerise colt second, COriolanus thiro.
SECOND RAcE-Purse 500. divided. for beaten
5year-olds and upwards: selling race: six fur
longs vivid won, Not Guilty second, Mamie
Hay third. Time I:IS%.
THIRD RAcE-Handicap; purse $500, divided;
one mile: Rrather won, with Manhattan sec
ondSand Vandergrift third. Time AZ.
FOURTH RAcE-Purse $500 divided; for Swear
oids and upward; weight allowances; six fur
longs Peiham won, with Onward second aud
Blue Line third. Time 1:19.
FIFTH RAcE-Purss $500, divided; for 3-year-
oids ana upward; selling; one mile and a six
teentn; Shotover won, with Cornelia second
and Village Maid third. Time :55.
In THE BETTING RING.
On the last race 81 mutuals paid $68 40,
the best OF the meeting. The favorites won
the first three races and as good, second
choice, won the fourth The talent gener-
ally expected that the meeting would close
without the proverbial last days dump.
lnere was big surprise laid up, however,
and 1t showed itself when betting began on
the last race with % to l
offered against Shotover, who has
done fine work in the previous
races for short distances. He has not run
over SIX furlongs here. and as his owner,
bradley, had loaned his jockey to ride Cor
neiia, the favorite, the bookmakers thought
themselves safe in laying long odds for one
and one-sixteenth miles. Shotover let them
down by making fine pace and winning
handlly in the stretch
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
Editor Fits of Carrollton Given G
Beating by a Policeman.

Editor Fits of Cerrollton Given a
Beating by a Policeman.
ATLANTA, GA, April S.-A. B. Fits, edi-
tor of the Carroll County Times, was
this evening badly beaten by Patrolman
Robert Anderson. Some time ago Fits
sent a dispatch to an Atlanta paper stating
that the policeman while drunk
had arrested man named Com
mon near Carrollton without authority,
that he handcuffed him, and that the latter
only made his escape when the horse draw
ing the buggy in which both were seated,
ran away. throwing them out. Anderson
went to Carrolton several days ago and
procured affidavits exculpating him. His
case was to have come up before the police
commissioners tonight. In the meantime
he happened to meet Mr.. Fits on the street
here to-day. After a brief conversation
it was agreed that both should, at a certain
hour, go to the office of Andersons lawyer.
At the time appointed Anderson appeared
there. His lawyer hadi stepped out but he
found Fits, and Immediately attacked
him. Fits was seriously bruised, about
the face and head. Anderson departed as
soon as he had exhausted his wrath, and so
far the police have been unable to find him.
The commissioners at their meeting tonight
discharged him.
GONE TO FLORIDA.
Judge Alexander Erwin of the railroad
commission has gone to Florida for his
health. An attack of the grippe from
which he has never thoroughly recovered
made the trip necessary in the eyes of his
physicians.
LEG BROKEN.
Representative ]. N. Coggins of Banks
county yesterday had a leg broken by a
runaway horse which threw him out of a
buggy at Bolton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
WEDDING BELLS RING OUT.

Allie Mcdonald and Miss Hattie Ben
nett Married at Quitman.
QUITMAN, GA, April S.-Allie Mcdonald
of jacksonville and Miss Hattie Bennett of
this place, were married here this morning
at 10 o'clock, at the residence of John Till
man, Rev. r. D. Ragsdale officiating. Only
a few immediate friends Of the contracting
parties witnessed the ceremony. A delight
full lunch was served at the residence of the
groom's father, Maj. j. c. Mcdonald, at -
o'clock, after which the happy couple were
driven to the depot and took the fast mail
for Jacksonville. their future home. The
groom is a valued employee of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway at Jack
sonville. and the bride the accomplished
daughter OF Judge w. B. Be nett, one of
Quitman's leading lawyers They were the
recipients Of many handsome presents from
numerous friends and admirers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09
$1,000
a CARD.
SAVANNAH. Anril 3 lsan

SAVANNAH. April 5. 1890.
Editors Morning Nelcs; desire TO call your
attention to the so-called early closing move
ment, as incomplete and a half measure only,
and will not be of much benefit 20 our deserving
assistants unless backed by other considerate
and reasonable concessions on the part of en-
pioyers- The closing at means leaving the
store at half past or at Z. too late for any
recreation, so necessary in these long and hot
Gays. Conscious of the great necessity 10 give
reliet TO our co-workers who so faithfully serve
our interests, hail with great satisfaction any
movement of practical benefit to them and
that will give them anyrelief during the hot
season and not seriously interfere with the
proper working of business NY services for
many years as a wage worker makes me in heart
and feeling in sympathy with any measure for
their benefit / therefore, from June l. intro
close daily at p. m. excepting Saturday. and
every afternoon. excepting Saturday. tCiI be
gtGen ID one Of TRy tddg assistants. The same
rule will be adopted in my workroom. Ihope
that this will inaugurate other reforms which
VIII be to the benefit of every wage worker in
this city. Respectfully.
S. KROUSKOFF