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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-07
THE ALLIANCE.

Tie Alliance bids defiance
To monOpoIies u nd rings,
To the vices and devices
That corruption always brings.
I've notion that devotion
TO it's principles and aims
Will most surely aud securely
Tear from us our CALLING chains.
With great patience and endurance
We have borne n heavy weight.
BY our labOrs, on our shoulders
We support the ship of State"
Shall we meekly and completely
Bow our necks To- further wrong?
Shall we hlindly and supinely
Listen to the SIRENS song?
Shall we meekly and completely
Bow our necks to fur her wrong? /:
Shall we nourish that il flourish
All this vile and grasping ihrung?
L"t MS rather join together,
That our rights we NAV maintain;
THAI This giant so defiant
May be numbered with the slain.
Let us rally. hill and valley,
Press and pulpit urge our cause,
Bench and anvil, pillow and Spindle,
Help TO make us better laws.
Rouse, ye farmers! Wave yOnr banner
From you crag to sea-girt sand;
Rise mechanics! With your efforts
Well redeem our native land"
Elk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-07
The People Against The Ba" ks.

Salmon =. Chase. whose honesty OF
purpose was never questioned, once
said 81;
"My agency in procuring the pas
sage of the national banking act was
he greatest financial mistake OF my
life. 1t has built up monopolysthat
affects every industry of Tie country.
II should be repealed, but before this
can be accomplished the people will
he arrayed on one side and the banks
ON the other in a contest such as we
have nexer seen in this country"
Are not the prophetic words of Sal
mon p. Chase coming true? Was
not our present condition foretold by
the immortal Lincoln when he wrote
e,tollOwing to a friend:
YES, we can all congratulate our
selves that this cruel war is drawing
r0 a close. 1t has cost a vast amount
of treasure and blood. The best
blood of the flower of American
youth has been freely offered upon
.:0nr cOuntry's altar that the nation
might live. 1t has been a trying hour
t0i. the republic. but | see in the near
tnlnre a crisis arising which unmerves
lne,and causes me to tremble for the
safety Of my country. As result of
tie .war, corporations have been ell
ihrOned and an ella of corruption IN
high places wi follow. and the mon
ey power Of the country will endeav-
or 70 prolong its reign by working
npon the prejudices of the people un
til all wealth is is aggrated in few
hands and the republic is destroyed.
I feel at this time more anxiety for
my country than ever before, even in
the midst of the war. God grant
that my fears may prove groundless.
No logical reason based upon any
jnst and fair principle has ever been
presented to our mind why special
privileges should be given 10 any
combination of capital for the pur-
pose of assisting it to greater power.
We have always entertained the Opin-
ION that capital could take care of
itself, and needs no legislative enact
ment TO KEEP it OH its feet The ma
tional banks are like rubber band
you are all right so long as the bank
crs expand their currency, but the
moment they let 60 and the contrac-
ton begins, just that moment you re-
alize that something went "snap." and
yOu feel it. The national banks
ought to be abolished.-Lyndon
Graphic (Republican).
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-07
How Money is. Leaned to Ranks.

In answer to the many inquiries az to
how government loans money to the
banks, it is proper to state there are. five
different methods by which chs tobject
| is cOmplished, but neither ODe,is, called
| Il loan either BY the banks or govern
merlt. In each case some other term is
used for the. purpose of deceiving tie
people as to the real facts. The meth
DDS referred to are: '''4 ~ .''N''''s
/ Upon deposit of$1OO,OOO in bonds
with The government the depositor is
loaned 500, 900, or 80 per cent, on with
is paid y of per cent. every SIX months,
or per cent. per annum.
2 By deposting 81 100000 of bonds
with the government, it will deposit
with such',lepositor 81. TOO, 900 in lawful
money without requiring '.hy' interest
whatever. .. -
- BY ;epOsiting.large amounts with
the disbursing officers in banks, where it
c;iii be used aid upon which 10 interest
is Daid - +" y t}' - - :. ri
4 By mapipulating the per cent
fund for lie redemption of national
bank notes SO the portion Of one bank is
held by another designated by the seq
retary of the treasury WI.
> by having Il postoffice arc tunt.
the necessity or lyinclion of wllch can:
not be clearly defined. - "a j.. ="
BY the above iiethods there was on,
:he 2Sth day of February s202 S2l 1914 in
possession of the baifkS and being loaned
Ito the people at the highest rate Of ihter-.
est, Meanwhile the banks were pTying
but l.per GENT. interest per annum on
only $I274l0,25l. 1t must be uinler1
STOOD thai. during all this time the banks
received tie entire interest accr,ring ~
The bonds 50 ',feposiled The. precise
amonnts loaned under the above .Iaelh-
DDS were: =" ~.
National hank currency ..,. SPA obi
Lawful money deposited. :. -. 33, ITS.3O4
Discussing officers basnces. -. 3I.977,Sl6
Redemption iund, 5per c.nt... 5,45O925
PostOftice account. '..,......... 1874, 5lS
- Total. ......... -. ..S2O2, 81 ,914
:, For the Use Of thi> vast sum tie banks
pay the government $l,274. lU2,al. The
people pay.the banks for he use of the
same. s. per cent. or $l6.225s 745. II. "a loss
TO the people and II profit 10 the banks
of sl4 90 .542, 81. l. it not about lime
these conditions were changed and This
whole system OF speculation ceased? tt
can only be accomplished through the
medium of the ''inco''venicnt multi
tude. '-NatiOnal Economist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-07
EAST GREELEY.
Out Of Tswn, Out Of All Rings, Pools
and Combines.

And now, if Won are searching for
Rock-BOttOm Prices la PLOWS, Gull
TIVATORS, or any kind Of Implement,
Stoves, Pumps, Seeds, call OH
w. ii. MCCLURE.
E Expenses Low, and all goods sold
low accordingly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-06-07

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
STEAM VESSELS.

Annual Report of the Chief Supervising
Inspector-Number of Lives Lost Dur
Ing the Last Fiscal Year-Remnr1kab1y
Low Percentage of Accidents to Num-
ber of Passengers Carried.
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-General Du-
mont, the Chief Supervising Inspector
of Steam Vessels, has sent his annual
report to the Secretary OF the Treasury.
During tho fiscal year ending June 80,
1890, the officers of the service inspected
1908 steam vessels of an aggregate net
tonnage of 1890, $3.50, distributed as fol-
lows: Pacific coast steamers 57s, net
tonnage 1856, ,519. Atlantic coast steam
ers 8, 1s9, net tonnage 506, 1868. Western
river steamers 961, net tonnage 1853, $40
Northern lake steamers 1864, net ton
mage 515,41S. Cult coast steamers 470,
net tonnage 67,47 The total number
of officers licensed was 33,237.
The number OF lives lost through ac-
cidents to steam vessels during the year
was 245, a decrease of So from the num-
ber lost in 1889. General Dumont esti-
mates that $4,000, 900 passengers were
carried on steam vessels during the
fiscal year. Charges have recently been
made in newspapers affecting the COM
potency of the service and General Du-
mont devotes some space in his report
to statistical figures showing that his
administration compares favorably with
previous administrations. In conclusion
he states: II unhesitatingly reiterate
what was said in my report of 1889,
namely, that mo mode of travel at the
present day, whether by railway, horse
car, carriage, or even the common farm
wagon, presents so low percentage OF
accidents as travel by steam vossos.'"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
Cnnxicted of Murder.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1.-THE jury in the
Rudert murder trial returned verdict
Sunday afternoon finding Alexander
Killian guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. The jury reached verdict last
Saturday night. The court officials
could not be brought together, however,
until Sunday. This is the second time
in the history of Allegheny County of a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree being returned on Sunday. Kill
lian stands convicted of tho killing Of
Mrs. Rudert, the wife of jeweler at
Tarentum, Pa, on the night of Decem-
ber 90, 1889. Three men robbed the
jewelry store and while protecting the
property Of her husband Mrs. Rudert
was shot in the head and killed. The
two supposed principals in the murder,
Peter Griffin and Thomas Conroy, have
not been arrested,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
EIGHT MEN DROWNED.

Steamer Annie Young Burned to tho
Waters Edse-Boat Containing Portion
of the Crew Capsizes and Its Occupants
Find Watory Graves.
PoRT HURON, Mich, Oct. 21.-The
steam barge Annie Young caught fire off
Lexington, Mich, in Lake Huron, about
ten o'clock Monday morning, and eight
members of the crew who tried to es-
cape in small boat were drowned.
There was terrific sea running at the
timo the fire broke out. Seeing that
there was no hope of saving the barge,
the captain had the men lower the
boats. The crew, consisting of about
twenty men, crowded into two boats.
One of the boats was capsized in the
heavy sea, but the other was picked up
by the steam barge Ed Smith and
brought here. Captain Hugh Miller was
in charge of the Annie Young. He and
his two engineers were in the rescued
party and they chartered the tug Kittie
Haight and went back to where the
burning barge was abandoned to look
for the missing small boat and its crew,
The Annie Young left Port Huron at
six o'clock Monday morning with a
cargo of coal and general merchandise
for Escanaba and Gladstone. She was
owned by the Lake Superior Transit
Company, and was built in Detroit in
1869. She was valued at $50, 200. She
was mass of flames when Captain Mil
Ter and the crew with him in tho life
boat pulled away from her and she went
to the bottom.
Among those lost were George Nc
Mannus, of Port Huron, who only shipped
Monday morning; j. Donnelly, G. Cros-
by, I. Gallagher, George Connolly and
| three deck hands, names unknown.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
Big Express Deal.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21.-A rumor has
reached Milwaukee-founded upon the
best of authority-whic CHI, If correct,
means the most gigantic express deal
that has ever occurred in this country
and means the consolidation of the Uni
ted States and Adams express COM
panios. For some time quiet rumors
have been circulated around among the
officers and general agents of the Adams
and United States express companies
in the West that negotiations were
pending looking to a complete consoli'
dation. 1t is to be in the nature of a
merging OF the United States into the
Adams by tho transfer of stock.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
RAILWAY TRAINMEN.

Tho National Brotherhood Meets at Los
Angeles, Cal.-Roports Presented Show
Ing the Order to bo in n Prosperous
Condition.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 21.- The
seventh annual convention OF the Ma
tional Brotherhood OF Railway Train
men opened Monday morning in Labor
Hall, the majority OF the railroads in
the United States being represented.
Grand Master S. X. Wilkinson, of Gales
burg, ILL.,, presided, and in his annual ad-
dress congr atulated the delegates upon
the present prosperous condition of the
Brotherhood. The annual report of w.
f. Sheehan, Grand Secretary and Treas
urer, shows an increase in the member
ship of the organization of 600 during
the past year, its present strength being
now 14,057. There have been organized
during the year sixty-three new lodges,
making total of 367 now in existence.
The organization has been steadily en-
larging its fields of work and now en-
braces all the States in the Union and
Territories, as we'll as Canada, Ireland
and Sweden.
Two hundred and seventy-hve disa-
bility and death claims to the total of
nearly $275, 600 have been paid during
the year. OF the total claims, over 200
resulted from railroad accidents. Par
ticular stress is laid upon the fact that
l30 of the deaths resulted from the
coupler now in use and that the re-
mainder of the accidents were almost
entirely trace able to the fact that the
post of duty of the brakemen is on top
Of the cars. The report of the Grand
Secretary deals at length with the re-
cent conference of the Federation OF
Railroad Employees to oconsider the strike
on the New York Central and justifies
the decision arrived at in favor of nom
interference. Tho convention will be
in session over week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
NO CAUSE FOR REMOVAL.

Excitement Among Chicago Teiegraphera
Over Dismissals From tho Western
Union Service.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-There is much ex.
citement among the Western Union tel
egraph operators in this city. Since
Saturday last nine men have been dis
charged without being given any reason
for their dismissal All of them, it is
said, are members of the brotherhood
of Telegraphers and they believe that
it was on this account that their serv.
ices were no longer desired. Charles S.
Address, publisher of the Telegrapher
was one of those dismissed and was in
formed when he demanded reason for
his discharge, that they had no reason
to give. His paper in its last issue pub
lished q notice of an open meeting to
be held the Sunday following.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
TRAGEDY AvERTED.
Disarming of Hostile Parties Prevents n
Bloody Battle at a Coroner's Inquest.

Disarming of Hostile Parties Prevents n
Bloody Battle at a Coroner's Inquest.
QUINCY, ILL.,, Oct 22.-What might
have been a bloody sequel to the Price
Booth tragedy of Saturday was pre-
vented Monday by the disarming of q
number of men. The killing of Price by
Miss Booth engendered much bitter
ness and threats have been made by
both sides. When the coroner's inquest
was commenced Monday it was no.
ticed that number of the male rela-
tives of both parties to the shooting
were present and the ugly looks ex-
changed between some of them recalled
the threats.
To prevent possible trouble it was
ordered that every person in the room
be searched. The search showed that
every relative of the victims of the
tragedy was armed, and when it was
concluded enough revolvers lay on the
table to start an arsenal. Then an Off
Ger was stationed at the door, who
searched every one who entered. The
inquest resulted in a verdict in accord
ance with the facts as reported.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
who Reaps the Harreste

Boulder, Mont, Age.
The Helena Journal says that "to
those who doubt that benefit to a city
helps every individual thereof, it is only
necessary to state that conservative bus
mess men estimate that the price of
real estate in Chicago has already ad-
vanced more than the amount which the
Worlds Fair will cost that city, and the
harvest has not commenced" 1t will
puzzle the average individual to see how
the rise in real estate should benefit
''every individual inhabitant in Chica-
CO." 1t looks as though only the land
lord is the chief person to be benefited.
There is no indication that wages will
be greater, that the merchant will be
able to make a greater profit on his
money, that work will be easier to get.
Rent is the only thing which is to be
higher, and it will be highernot through
the energy and enterprise of the land
lord but solely through the work,
the presence, the energy and the enter
prise of the very men who will be COM
PEELED to pay the higher rent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
FIGHT WITH BURGLARS.
Policeman Probably Fatally Wounded
and One of Gang of Three Thieves

and One of Gang of Three Thieves
Shot.
AsHTABULA. o., Oct ga daring at
tempt at robbery and probably muir
der was committed at an early hour
Tuesday morning on the premises of a
groceryman, Thomas Murphy. Officer
James e. Doran in his rounds discov-
cred three men about to enter the store,
when, fastening to them with the in
tention of arresting them, all three COM
menced shooting, which was promptly
returned by Doran, the latter evidently
getting the worst of it, as he received
three balls and tainted, two shots being
fired after he had fallen. He succeeded
in wounding one of the miscreants so
chat he was afterwards caught, securing
complete kit of burglars tools, pow
Ter and skeleton keys The other two
have so far escaped, but the officers are
in hot pursuit Officer Doran is in a
very critical condition, the doctors hav-
ing only been able to extract one ball
and they give no hopes of his recovery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
HURLED INTO ETERNITY.
Terrific Explosion of n Locomotives
Boiler-Three Men Killed and Number
Badly Injured.

Terrific Explosion OF locomotives
Boiler-Three Men Killed and n Number
Badly Injured.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 81. At eleven
o'clock Monday morning, shifting en-
gine No. l, belonging to the Mononga-
hela connecting railroad, while pushing
train of empty cars along sidetrack
near the casting house of the Eliza fur
mace Jones & McLaughlin) on Second
avenue, exploded her boiler with ter
rife force. Engineer Flaherty, aged
twenty-five, was blown from the engine
cab into the Monongahela river, a dis
tance CT 800 feet. His body has not yet
been recovered. Fireman Thomas Nc
Cuff, aged twenty-one, was hurled
against the brick side of the casting
house and instantly killed. Conductor
James Foraker, fifty years old, was ia
tally scalded Brakeman Joseph Ferry
was frightfully cut and scalded about
the head and shoulders, but may recover.
Thomas Clark, laborer, had his legs
broken and back injured. Several men
at work on the furnace were slightly in
jured by escaping steam and flying de-
bris. What remains of the wrecked en-
gine stands reared up on end. The
steam dome, sand-box and stack have
not been found, while the boiler is split
almost tho entire length and flattened
out like fan. The cause of the explo'
sion is not known.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
A VISIONARY SCHEME.
A Crank's Plan to Turn Around the Cap
itol at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. = Architect
Clark, OF the Capitol, is in receipt of a
curiosity in the way of an engineering
plan looking to no less feat than the
turning around of the great marble
building where Congress sits. The
method is somewhat complicated, but
the substance of it is as follows: Some
wonderful jacks will be placed at short
intervals under the building after sufi-
cient excavations have been made.
Then the ground will be dug from
around tho foundation by degrees and
shored up with iron girders from end to
end. Under the central portion, where
the crypts now are, he will place cir.
cular railway, supported by more OF
these Jacks and upon these with a
pressure of only few hcrse power, he
proposes to turn the entire Capitol
Notwithstanding either its foundations
or its walls.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
TWO WON EN-
And why They Arc Single Taxor,

ana why Ihey Arc SlnSle IaNer5.
Brooklyn Citizen.
Miss Lillian Hcadifen is an active
member of the Eastern District Single
Tax Club, rarely missing any OF the
meetings. Her rare musical talent and
sweet disposition have endeared her to
tho members. Asked as to the reasons
which induced her to accept the single
tax, she said: II first attended meet
ing of the Eastern District Club on invi-
tation of Mrs. Deverall, who asked me
to come and sing Solely to oblige her
went, knowing little and caring less
about tho single tax. / was "ontent to
feel that, whore my good friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Deverall were, my life, at
least would be safe. Well when my
turn came, sang my little part and
later when the discussion came on,
found my Indifference gradually disap-
pearing, and before the evening
closed was as vigorous in my
applause (size, etc, considered) as any
person in the hall. A few moro meet
ings and was anxious to join the club,
and hero am" said the little lady with
emphasis, ''enlisted for the war. Be-
fero joining the ranks ! supposed that
az best tho single tax people were lot
Of visionariss who, seeing the poverty
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25

twelve carrier pigeons from N. Z.
Delaney, of Mount Morris, N. Y, ar
rived at the office of tho American Ex-
press Company, in Oil City, one day re-
Gently, and at seven o'clock next morn
ing tho pigeons were let go. They
didn't hesitate a moment but rose grad
ually and took a due northeast course.
At 10:05 the twelve in bunch arrived
at their owners residence in Mount
Morris, having made 100 miles in five
hours. They flew at the rate of thirty
two miles an hour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
ESCAPED LYNCHlNG.

ConstabIes with Difficulty Prevent Sum
mary Punishment of tho Murderer OF
Two Girls.
CUMBERLAND, Ont, Oct. 22.-The in
quest into the death of the two McGon-
igle girls, who were found murdered
and outraged on October Z, was con-
cluded Tuesday, the jury bringing in a
verdict that from the evidence they
strongly suspected Narcisse Laroque as
being guilty of the crime. The prison
er was committed for trial. Some one
in the court room shouted: Hang him!
Hang himw and an exciting scene en-
sued, tho constables with difficulty get
ting the prisoner safely into the lookup
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
The Single Tax and Perjury.

Boulder Age.
The Miles City Stoclgrowers' Journal
complains of the assessment returns of
Custer County but can find no remedy
"when individuals put in lists to which
they are willing to swear" The Jour
nal ought to be able to see that sys-
tenn of taxation which so en-
courages perjury, which makes the hon
est man pay great deal higher proper
tion of taxes than he should, must he a
faulty system, and the Journal should
therefore be willing and ready to study
the reasons presented by any other pro-
posed system which promises justice to
all. Tho Single-Tax is such n system
and all that its advocates desire in an
impartial examination of its plans and
the reasons therefor
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
Wealthy Farmer wants n Divorce Be-
cause Ills Wife Dosed the whisky.

CARTHAGE, ILL.,, Oct 17.-Judge Bagby
and jury are listening to sensational
divorce case in which an aged and
wealthy farmer of this county and his
young wife are the principals. John
Peyton, a widower, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Deck, were married in September, 1882
Peyton charges that within four
months after the marriage Mrs. Peyton
attempted to poison him with croton
oil. He alleges that she put the stuff
In jug of whisky from which Peyton
drank. Mrs, Peyton admits that she
put croton oil in the whisky for the pur.
pose OF unring Peyton Of the drinkhabit
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25

Russians dress recent wounds with
n thick layer of ashes, prepared by tho
burning OF cotton or linen stuff. This
simple, effective, and convenient meth
cd has boon practiced from time im,ne.
mortal by the Russian peasantry