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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12
Uncover the Ulcer.


While the MulhalIs, the Citizens and
Levys have recently been perpetrat-
ing their statistics to show a condi-
ton of increased wellbeing among
the people and a steady rise of wages
among the workingmen in England,
and while their productions have
been quoted extensively by their
compeers in America, and applied by
these to our own conditions, there
comes General Booth, and, with a
simple and graphic picture of Lon
don, overthrows the cardboard
structure OF our bourgeois econo-
mists. "In Darkest England por-
trays the shocking amount of desti-
tuition and crime that make up the
structure of London-the great me-
tropolis of capitalism. There, it is
shown $1,000 prostitutes roam the
streets and a yet larger army OF
women increase their earnings by
their shame; 1000 juvenile thieves
are locked up in prison, while 32,91O
reputed thieves prowl along the
highways and side streets; 155, 900
persons pass through prisons, and
the number of summary convictions
runs up to I'll, 900. In warehouses;,
asylums and hospitals 81 900 beings
are herded; 33, 900 walk the street,
homeless; 100000 are starving;
and 222, 900 are next door to starv-
alton, and so on.
We suggest a similar chart for the
United States, whose conditions are
altogether similar, and that the ex-
tensive patches of our territory, COW
ering both the rural and Industrial
districts, on which the blight of cap
italism has fallen, wrecking homes,
producing widespread misery, to-
gether with unwholesome congestion
Of wealth, and conjuring up the long
catalogue of crimes that spring from
such social EMBELLISHMENTS, be fifty
surmounted with the filthy fiends,
hooked, clawed and beaked, described
by Dante in the tier Of the usurers
and spectators OF ''Inferno."-
Workmen's Advocate.
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Tha F. A. Il I. u.

The f. A. q I. q.
The Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union Convention at Ocala,
Florida, has been very important
gathering; not only on account OF
the great numbers present from all
parts of the United States, and the
nature of their proceedings, but be-
cause out of it has grown call Tor a
national convention, to be held on
February 23d, at Cincinnati, which
will probably give birth to presl-
Dental ticket in 1892.
The National Convention closed at
1 o'clock Tuesday morning. Alter a
prolonged and warm debate they
adopted the following declarations OF
principles and purposes, yeas 70,
nays 9. viz:
The abolition of national banks,
and the establishment OF subtreas-
uries in the States for the loan OF
money direct to the people at a rate
of interest not to exceed 2 per cent
on non-perishable farm products, and
also upon real estate with proper
limitations; that the circulating
medium be made not less than $5O
per capita.
The passage of laws that shall alb
solutely prevent dealing in futures
on all agricultural and mechanical
productions.
Condemning the silver bill recently
passed and demanding free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver. ~
For the passage of laws prohibit
ing alien ownership OF land, and for
the reclamation by the government OF
lands now owned by aliens and for
eign syndicates, as also OF all lands
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess of the actual amount
needed for the business of such cOrpOr-
ations, such reclaimed lands to be
held for actual settlers only.
Protesting against legislation that
builds up one industry at the ex-
pense of another, and demanding the
removal of the present heavy tax on
the necessaries of life, an equitable
system of taxation on incomes, and
that national and State revenues
shall be limited to the necessary ex-
penses of the government economical
ly and honestly administered.
For a most rigid supervision OF
the means of public communication
and transportation, and if such su-
pervision does not remedy existing
abuses, then government ownership
OF the same.
A resolution was adopted opposing
the passage OF the Conger lard bill
and favoring the passage OF the Pad
dock pure food bill, and also urging
the establishment OF postal savings
banks.
Messrs. Demming, Page and Hous-
ton were appointed committee to
arrange for grand summer encamp-
ment.
An effort, fathered by Mr.. Wardell,
of South Dakota, was made to re-
consider the vote by which the AL.
lance protested against the Federal
elections bill, on the ground that
that action was likely to be consid-
cred partisan and might injure the
order in the North and West, but al.
ter a short debate the motto n to re-
consider was laid on the table, Sc to
80. OF the latter vote nearly all an.
nounced themselves as opposed tC
the elections bill, but said they voted
as they did from desire to fee the
Alliance from any possible charge O
craftsmanship.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12
Our Public Domain.

Hewho owns the land owns the man
who lives on it; when the land is all
grabbed by lords in Great Britain,
and wealthy corporations in this
country, then the farmers have moth
ing to do but to accept the land on
the terms these robbers may dictate,
or get out of the world. Foreigners
who have no thought Of eyer making
this country their home, now own
over fifty million acres of land in this
country, and are yearly adding to
their estate.
The following is a partial list OF
lords, dukes, and earls, who own
land in America, together. with the
amount they own. The list is yearly
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

The daily papers suppressed the
election returns which are favorable
to the Alliance. The St. Paul Daily
News in it's Joy over Wilson forget all
about Owen. The st. Paul Daily
News is a-"what is it?"-Fertile
Journal.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12
FOREST LAKE, Dec. 9th, 1890
EDITOR GREAT West:

EDITOR GREAT West:
DEAR SIR:-Please state in your
paper the fact that there are no ad-
dresses on the books OF my office to
alliances with numbers between $50
and $50; l can therefore not send
them my circular or credential cards
until their addresses are in.
The reduction of railroad fare has
been obtained for delegates and al
ternates to the annual meeting Dec.
3Oth. Full fare to be paid going to
the meeting and one third fare re-
turning, and will be on the certificate
plan. I shall give further informa-
ton about this matter next week.
Yours, A. l.. STRoMBERG,
Secretary.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

introduction Of the new cheap rates
on August 1, 1889. to December 81,
1889, the passenger traffic increased
by over 5000, 600 persons and the
gross receipts by over $4,000. As
the total number of passengers an
nually carried by hungarian Rail-
ways has not hitherto exceeded 15,-
600, 900, the large increase in five
months is remarkable, and would APP
pear to be of good augury for the
permanent success Of the ewsystem.
1t is said that no extra expense has
been incurred, and, in fact, that
economies have been effected in the
icket-issuing department, owing to
the facilities now afforded of obtain
ing tickets at post-of1ces and other
places in towns. "Be this as it may,
it is natural to anticipate that q
large annual increase in the number
of passengers will necessitate some
augmentation of the rolling stock
and cause more wear and tear. The
only serious complaint which l have
heard against the new tariff is in re-
gard to the discomfort caused by the
wding of trains; and unless
measures are taken to remedy this
grievance, it will eventually become
real inconvenience. The number of
miles OF Railway open to traffic in
1889 was $50, of which 4, 415 were
either owned by Government or I'M
der direct Government control. In
1888 the number of locomotives was
1872, of passenger carriages 2,776,
and of goods wagons 1920. The
nominal value of shares issued, prior
ity obligations included, was 1884,
733, 574, and the capital expended
was ST., 712, 919."-London Times.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

ture comparatively nothing could be
accomplished without the leadership
of the old rugged hero Of many .
hard fought battle for the people
Ipnatius DOnnelly.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12
Incoutrovertible Facts.

Iwant to submit a few incontro-
vertible facts. The following is
brief review of our condition, the
cause and it's effect:
Blaine places the wealth OF the ma
ton at 100000, 100000. But is this
wealth in the hands of those that
produce it? Two hundred men own
81, 900, 100000 OF our wealth, 400
men own $4,000, OOO,O 900 of wealth,
400 men own 81, 900, OUO,O 900 more,
1000 men own $5,OOO,OOO,OOO,
$500 men own $5, 100000, 900, T.
900 men own 1000, 100000, 10000
men own $40, 900, 100000; total ag-
gregate amount, $3.50, 100000, 900.
Every dollar of it was produced by
labor, and most of it in the last
twenty-five years, but was accumu-
lated by 81 900 men through politi-
cal machinery, invented and paten-
ted by the millionaire senate, with
the help OF their representatives and
lawyers in the house of congress, and
signed by their president.
This enormous sum is increasing
annually from dividends, rents and
interest at a rate exceeding per
cent while the wealth of the nation
increases at the rate of * per cent
If we were to figure it at it's maxi
mum, 3 per cent the wealth of these
Shylock extortioners will absorb the
wealth of the nation in nineteen
years. -Cor. Chicago Express.
Pennington Tribune:
1t is getting to be amusing to
watch the contortions of those who
have undertaken the lob of downing
Donnelly. Last Saturday the St..
Paul News told in bold headlines
on it's first page how Donnelly had
come out for the alliance ticket at
the Blue Earth county fair, making
two ringing speeches. This was the
work OF the telegraph editor. On it's
second page was an editorial de-
nouncing "Donnelly and his man
Fish," and saying that they we're do
ing all they could to break up the
alliance ticket. Then Monday the
same paper contained some COM
munications explaining that Donnel-
ly had made his speeches for the ALI
ance ticket only to gain his own per-
sonal ends; to gain control OF the al
lance for another year, etc., etc. It's
a clear case OF anything to down
Donnelly. Corporations do not
waste their time downing men whom
they can use.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

The biggest trust, the richest syn
dictate, the most gigantic combina-
ton and the most dangerous conspi-
racy in this country, is the national
bankers associa ton. 1t is a cold.
blooded money trust that bleeds
every laborer and tolls all produc-
ton, reaping where it has not sown,
and gathering where it has not
strewn. 1t is an illegal trust founded
on violation of the United States
constitution, but too rich to be con-
trolled by law. 1t is the outgrowth
of foul treason at Washington dur
ing the war.-Farmers' Advocate,
Hamilton, Mo.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12
Alliance Times ::

In recent speech in Ohio, Blaine
stated that there were about sixty
million of people and more than six
ty billions of property in the coun-
try. What does that amount to,
when the fact is considered that this
vast amount Of property is so I'M
equally divided. Suppose John
Smith and Henry Jones jointly own
one million of dollars, it don't
amount much to Jones if Smith own
$999, 999 of the amount, and this is
about the way the matter stands.
The Goulds, Vanderbilts and Rocka-
fellers own the most of the money.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

If the American farmer is too indie
pendent to go on this land on the
terms these British aristocrats choose
to dictate, they find no trouble in i'm
porting pauper farmers from Europe
who will work these farms in compe-
tition with American industry, and
submit to greater squalor and more
abject poverty than they would in
the old country.
The wheat and corn raised on these
farms is, much of it, loaded into
British ships and sold in Liverpool
market. Did the New York Times
foresee this when it's English editor
wrote the following:
The sun., 1890-01-31
MEMS FROM THE noRsE WORLD.

The mare Star Lily. 2:2O. has been sold By A.
]. WEIGH OF HRrtfordto n Lowell man for So, 600.
Mr. WEIGH bought Star Lily last summer for
$1,000. ahd sho won for him $4,000 In stakes
alone. She was II flrst-class Investment
+. II; Douglass Of Huntington. Ind. has sold
MS cslebrated two-year-Uid ally kittie Clock to
Noah q. Young: Her siro was HILLS Mohawk,
22Gh; kittie Clock has not yet been given a
record. hut she Is known TO be very promising.
4 large price was paid for tho animal, but the
terms are private.
!, Donovan'4 only engagements this year are
thr biennial and the Kous Memorial at hacot,
the Lancasl lire Plate OF EI29D0 AT Manchester
on sept.2O In which lldorNdo. I'm thusiast AM
phi3n, hl!oWay. Riviera, SemollnA. It Surf
Gullher; MRrtuRon, OstroRoth. aud the DARK
water Meet are also engaged rs well as i'm
menhe numbers OF two year oida
Launder and Harter Of Wabash, Ind, haya
sold their celebrated stallion, Blue Bull Jr u
4; g, Knight OF brooklyn. Blue Bull was ono
pi the fastest stations in that section, Among
his colts are Lottio r. 2:l7A; Lottle k. 2.2lISS
ana Hettie, 2;221t for whom $4,000 has been re-.
IuseI iDlue Bulls sire was the most celebrated
stallion Indiana has produced. Mr.. RnIkht
values the horse at $4,000.
Philip and Michael Dwyer are having plAntv
OF sport in Florida, and the latter has rImost
9ntiroly reRatned his former vIRoroug health
Johh Kelly, thr0uHh whose Individual SffoSts
tne pettinR facilities were so nerfect al 0rayes.
Shd' Monmouth, Jerome Park, and EIIsshSth
iast season. left last night for WashlnQton 0id
Point Comfort and Richmond. Ho WaS AZ
fomPanled by Mrb. Kelly and nOloe, md Viii
pe ADsent about month. "'-
The sun., 1890-01-31
Go.sIn of sperts IYIth ARMS and L.rs.

The National Athletic Club will entertain its members
and friends within the next few weeks
The Bedford A G. will hold its regular monthly meet.
Ing on tuesday evening" Feb 4. at its club rooms
j. u. CoWie the ex6hampion amateur sprinter of
England nav in this country, 10 30 pounds overweight
aud 1t Is improbable that hO will compete In this years
championships
Ths GraylnE Athletic club OF Bayonne has hired Mst
ropoltRn Hal. At Greenvtlle for every Wednesday
evening to enable the members to practice ath eto
sports and train for fixtures in which they have entered
The indoor Of the Mohican Athletic Club which
were hxed for Feb H. have been postponed until Feb
25 TO prevent olAshing VII tue tnversty OF PennSy
YRnia RAineA. Entries will close Feb. 10 with
Berral Is Clinton street Newark
The entries for tho games Of Company D. Forty.Rev-
enth Regiment win close ne1t Monday. The following
events are open to all amateurs 7ayard dash 800 yard
run, sSLyard run. one-me mile walk. rs Yard
dash novice torarchi running high jump, and ~ mile
bicycle race
The sylvia Athletic Club of Jersey City Heights will
haze the following representative Athietes on the
ciuder path this coming season: H. L. Juch G. Horat-
man. L. LstZ }. Stanton. ID. Lawrence =. stAata c.
olsen R, kelmeL ?. narey. n. WRrusiev. 4. Dahl Z.
Zinnerii H. BachL John Dorr, 8. Adams 7. Cassidy,
William Bsuhle, J. Lawrence. j. stuber X Elliott,
". Gensen. J. Schwartz, ami f. Lynch,
Tho Metropolitan towing Clubs annual boxing com.
petitions promise 10 outdo any OF is previous onee
Very many OF the prompont amateurs ih 1o city have
already sEnihed their Intention of competing for the
handsome gold watches which will 10 Offered as IrSeh
The classes will be special at 10 l2b and 40 poundH
and Will he decided at ParepA Hall Eighty sixth street
and Third avenue on Saturday evening Feb rs.
The sun., 1890-01-31
Ice Yacht Talk.

PoudHKEEPsIE. N. Y, Jan 3O,-Ice yachts
men along the river At fever heat
of big ice yacht race for Commodore HRginsons $500
cup. The following telegram was sent today,
Commodore IL hgginScn orange Lake fee Fncht Cltb
EsWbp0h:
am instructed to inform that your challenge TO
sail for cup accepted provided it is over neutral
course on tho Hudson River - miles half to wind
ono hour and a half limit each club TO put up $500
The whole amount to be In silver trophy and to be tho
property OF the winner. Am prepared TO deposit our
stakea T. P. RoGFnk
Secretary Hudson River Ice Yacht Club
MI Archibald Rogers of the Gloop yacht Bsdouu who
also owns tho ice yacht Jack Frost of best of
the Hudson Rive Club, said in All interview to-day: II
do not think Commodore ggnson of the Orange Lake
Ice Yacht Club can maintain his position. Tho cond.
tionS governing for the Ice yacht challenge pen
nant OF America have never been changed. aud Com.
modore iSFnson 10 entirely wrong saying that this
club has made it impossible for yacht of any her
club to win have sailed may races for the psunAnt
haEs been twice nIsL twice Feoond ad sometimes last
s5 ana hnTs RSye ~ sr ssn snyh1s unfair The racing
work When the PouEhE Club in s had d to sa
@ SSS T and md
sSnih0% AND 9T Ssn Ss oqf best NsT
Atom. hS "hs s s anS % ns s CON
sSe. n..nr. in their feet
Zach contest has been strictly governed by the rules
t paSty q spSssysSs e; ssnHssi 70 gain r.: r.:
fS and SSuass Bo,h ~ th mai te races we're
clubs CHALLENGED last year for the pennAnt did not
Sfs S u, 20 pHt " Az sPneArAnee The sailing for the
prspGfAtiOn that little understood bs outsiders aud
4 'tritsI me as most gnSportSmanIiEs Ia
any ORGANIZATION TO try and set up q rival
emblem until they have least tried TO obtain the ex
istnE token OF ice yachts speed 1t Is quite probable in
RionshiP vi, Limit the "a hts they propoIs 70 to
smaller craft that are always left out 0 sight
soon after the start You will by the above m
that Commodore llkEnHon will abled 10 gel
S boat for boa, hongh notice In the terms Governing
have three Of thor own yachts to sail for IL notice
too he provides all sorts OF thinRs-pApsB To Sign aud
hiKh OF reach. 'N''
The sun., 1890-01-31
BIIlInrd and Pool Notes.

The pool tournament of tho Buffalo Rambsrs Will bo
finished on Fob. II.
The Titan Athletic CLUB will hold members hsndi.
CAP pool tournament At their club roOmA beginning on
wednesday evening, Feb. o.
over 300 EpectAto were present at the CaN Lenox
Seventy second street and Third avenue, Wednesday
evening 10 witness the pool game between ChAA II.
Manning and r. Ioole The scores: NAMING 10 T. =
- lS ~ IL \ Two scratches Total rs O'Toole, s.
is 02 = 2 One scratch. Total 81, Manning also won
the ~ point one'Arm game.
Tho exhibitions Of Daniel Shaw, tho famous Western
pool expert At Maurice Days billiard room on ash
inRton street, Brooklyn are attracting large orowda
shaw the best trick pool player that has Ia
Brooklyn ia some years and his feAts truly remark
playing yet shown.
n The opening EAmss Of the Ioel tournament at Jerry
Tuesday evening Feb II. The games will be Tor the
handsome Eold-headed silk umbrellas The competitorS
as follows George ~ BlAinoy George Schuer John
RrehneL r. A. sAiAmon, Louis Horn and Charles Wey
man The players are All excellent WielderS Of the cue
and there are no hRndicApG
in the annex or the hub Billiard Palace in Boston
Ives had SprtinSd his arm slightly by fa before an
terinE the contest and the play not 10 70 lis usual
standard The game lasted for sixteen inninRs and
kamss was the winner lie scored his 20 points when
the Western man was at his 2S7th point The sysnn1
game was won oy Ives and spirited althou1h
his arm troubled him great deal His hiKhept run was
ib and he made the necessary 400 when EsmssI but
tons marked 1874 wv
The sun., 1890-01-31

The oross-country team Of the 81. George
Athletic Club held road run on Wednesday night from
their headquarters Frohmerb Hotel Seventy sixth
street and Fifth avenue and eleven hardy athletes
turned the spert Capt Rawlinson led the boys
over the following course: Up FIFTH avenue to i2sth
street. to St Nicholas and return. distance OF
nearly six nes good stiff pace was maintained all
the way. the nn1h betna 40 follows:
Rawnscn; fourth. L. weits; nth, q Stein; sixth.
BRch; seventh, j. Smith; eighth p. Kunze. a. A. u !;
ninth J. Rose j. A. u; tenth. W. Aullaue A. n O.;
eleventh, II GraT ..
tudEes t. Stein and R. MoNa1; Starter 4 Coun; timer
J. sulzbaoh; paeemAker N. J RAwlinBon whippers In
J. H. Smith and R s Baird.
Instead OF the usual weekly over the Fort George
course on Sunday. Capt Rawlinpou viii take twenty
men and win hold Joint with the Prospect harr
s ever the Bay Ridge course the start 10 be made ~
The sun., 1890-01-31

The sscond dsposit o. 800 in the match be-
tween uhAppls Ncrss and fornmy HsrT. the Harlem
Spider for the bantam ohampionahip Of the Werid
e15o sldA or s50d ~ u u new and purse Of eSo0
was made yesterday in fioboksn when the bsoksrr Of
the men met their manner toward each other was aft
fsrsnt from that Of the tine when they posted tue hrst
slOo On the latter occasion each was retlcsnt and
quite unwilling 70 predict that his man would win
They we're bluhinE you know, On this "trip nothing
could have exceeded the confidence that Pete Black had
In Kelly nor In that that Joe Early had In Koran They
Sibsd each other while and then became earnest The
rssuit Of the talk doubliDE Of the stahss Black
made the propo,on % incresss the stakes 70 ey and
Eafy accepted with what seempd 70 be asoft OF hest
tatisn may be though. that Eary was only waiting
for Black to make the ener. ,,.,,
dition satisfactory 10 ther bAckerA Rack denied
tsrdsy for me tt time The Tumor that ts Spider had
that he eonld lick horsp Without M training IL. has
these reports new around up 70 Las, ss!qEdny night
6h mind that permitted people % think that Rely e
has bssp handled IL The 'nysst kind OF AmannsE and
whsn these bantnns meet In the ring there will be
battle to be remembered Both are shilful quick hard
hittorA and have hearts OF ohk A better matched
couple never fought under rules