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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08
The New Political Party.

No other political movement in our
day has had such sudden and gigantic
impulse as that of the Farmers Alliance
in the present year. 1t is fair to predict
that, encouraged by this display of
strength, the farmers of the southern
and western and possibly some of the
eastern states will take still more prom
inent part in political movements. and
nominate candidate for the presidency
in 1902. At this time the outlook prom
Uses three candidates: Republican. Dem
ocratic and Farmers Alliance, with a
prohibition candidate omitted or merely
an inconsiderable factor in the struggle.
Neither of the great political parties
has ever Endorsed, nor can they be expect
ed to indorse, in its entirety. the plat
form of the Farmers Alliance. As party
lines are more closely drawn ct the next
session of congress the Alliance members
will find themselves far apart from the
majority. This will strengthen their
purpose to have an Independent candi
date in the field for the presidency. Both
parties must meet the situation as it is.
Both must acknowledge that the Farm
ers' Alliance is formidable factor in
American politics. Frank Leslie's News
paper.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08
The #. Nj. Il. A. Growing Rapidly.

1he II. M. ID. "A. GrOW1nS Iap1dly.
The report of the secretary of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit association,
presented at the annual convention re-
Gently held in Springfield, Ills, contain
ed, according to the dispatches, the fol-
lowing statements concerning member
ship:
Total membership in the country 107,-
1855, divided among the several states as
follows: Indiana, 81 $3.50; Illinois, 43, It's;
Kansas, 9,679; Kentucky, 1867; Iowa,
1919; Missouri, 715. 1t is estimated by
Secretary STEELE that there are at least
so, 900 more members who have not been
reported. The total number OF lodges in
the United States, according to the sec
retary's report, is 4, 047, and of these 2, 766
were organized during the year just
closed. Of the lodges organized last year
COS are in Indiana, 807 in Illinois, 152
in Kansas, CT in Kentucky. 40 in Iowa,
So in West Virginia, 36 in Ohio, ID in
Nebraska, 10 in Missouri and 2 in Ar
kansas. During the year there have
been organized 70 county assemblies, Of
which Al are in Indiana. 1G in Illinois, 6
in Kentucky, 8 in Iowa, 8 in West Vir-
ginia and 1 each in Nebraska, Missis-
sippi and Ohio.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08
Farmers Life Insurance.

The executive board of the State Farm
ers Alliance of Kansas has provided
for the organization of Farmers Life
Insurance company upon the usual basis
of such mutual associations, with an adj
ditional regulation that at the expiration
of specified term of years the party in
sured is to received a paid up policy with
out continuing the payment of assess
ments. All who are eligible to member
ship in the Farmers Alliance may be-
come members OF the insurance associa-
ton, but no outside applications are to
be received.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08
The Farmers All Right.

When the agricultural states trample
down the barriers of civil war sectional
ism and unite they will restore the old
union of frugal and free government,
responsive to the will Of ~ people whose
labor will then accrue to benefit them
selves and their families. instead of max
ing millionaires, as now.
The farmers are all right. Let them
keep right and keep on!-St. Louis Re-
public.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08

AS the smoke clears away it becomes
more and moro apparent that the farm
ers' organizations have asserted them
selves. 1t Was the FIRST opportunity
given organized effort to show that boss
rule las come to an end.-L. l.. Polk.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08

FARMERS, you cali help to make the
AGITAToR interesting. Send III stcr
letters or items.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1890-12-08

ITO thine own self be true,
And 1t will follow, as the night the day, thou
Can'st not then be false to any man."
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
CUBAN BRIGANDs.
Taking Advantage :of q HeadIess
Government, They Commit Msny
OueYaaAR

Taking Advantage :of q HeadIsss
Government, They Commit Msny
Outrages.
An attempt was made to blow up
the Antilla Guiana cigar factory at
Havana, Cuba, few days ago. A
dynamite bomb exploded close to the
wall OF the main building, and ada
cent houses were badly wrecked but
the factory was not seriously damag-
ed. Hardly had the people recovered
from their freight when tremend Gus
explosion took place in the Batabour
railway station on the PlaEe des Ar.
mes. This, although powder was used.
was terribly effective. The station
was totally destroyed. The traffic
was active at the time and the build
ing was rhronged with employees and
passengers. Thirty injured ha 70 been
taken from the ruins, some Of
whom may die. Others are missing.
On top Of this disastrous outrage news
comes from Cardenas that the ware
houses OF Henry Izurrietta have b0en
destroyed by fire. The losses are es-
timated at $500, 900, on which the In.
surance amounts to $95.000. There
is great excitement and alarm in Ha-
vana over these events. Coming at q
time when the government 10 without
q head. the authorities are paraiyzed
and the worst is leared. since the
| strong hand OF Capt. Salamanca has
been withdrawn brigands are Increas.
Ing In numbers and audacity. They
are in the country around Puerto
Principe. They have seized two
wealthy men OF that city aud carried
them OF to the mountains where they
hold them Tor ransom. Similar cases
have occurred in other parts OF the
Island. The victims having no hope
OF succor from local authorities, yield.
ed to the demands OF the robbers.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
HOUSE.

The house convened at 10 a. M, the
honors OF the chair being divided be.
tween Speaker Young and Mr.. Cor.
don.
The following house bills were in.
definitely postponed: Nos. ESQ, l51,
BAL, l13, 284, eel, 140, 304, 244.
House bill No. 17S, abolishing the
bureau OF immigration, was lost, con.
trary to the recommendation OF the
committee OF the whole.
Senate bill No. 16, fixing terms oil
circuit court, was passed.
The following house bills were pass.
ed:
No. 2SS, removing clouds from title
OF realty where not subject to sale or
execution.
No. 31s, regulating toll on wagon
roads.
No. 20I, creating trustees OF the
state library.
No. 1877, protecting breeders OF live
stock.
No. BOT, regulating political conven.
tions.
House bill No. 141, for assessment
ami taxation OF railroads, was lost.
1t produced @ long debate and brought
out bitter and stinging statements
from both sides.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

IL is currently reported but with
what truth cannot BE- definitely a..
serted at the present writing, that the
Catholic clergy OF the diocese OF New.
ark, N. Y, have begun carefully
planned effort to compel Catholic par
ents to Withdraw their children from
the public schools.
The first broad intimation came on
the 10th inst. with the announcement
that Bishop Wiager had ordered the
children OF Catholic parents through
out the diocese oi Newark TO be taken
from the public schools and forced TO
attend the parochial schools.
At the morning service in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, OF which Mgr. Doane
is pastor, Err. Herman, the assistant
pastor, issued TO the parents q notice
to withdraw their children at once.
A similar order was announced from
pulpit OF almost every Catholic church
IN the city, bus so Far escat bediscov-
cred the order has thus Tar been eensr-
ally ignored. The attendance OF Cath
olic scholars 10 almost 90 large as
usual, but Il u feared that intimida-
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
a Jewlsl, Conferences.

The unrelentine warfare against the
Hebrew race in Russia aud the inter
mittent anti-semitic crusades in Ger.
many and other countries have led to
proposal tor meeting OF the promi-
nent and representative European
Jews, to which, il Is understood, q few
Americans of that race will be invited,
at Amsterdam or some other city In
q small nationality In the cORrse OF
the coming summer. The principal
measure To az discussed will undoubt-
ediy be tir4 raising OF G. fund to be de.
voted to the protsction OF their breth-
erp from the prosecutions and invid-
ious distinction to which they are now
subjected in the majority OF countries
throughout the world.
Baron Hirsch has promised to at
tend suen congress II IL takes place,
and IL 10 confidently said that the
storm OF Indignation aroused by his
famous pamphlet OF last year, where.
IN he practically Urged the assimilation
OF the Jews with the people among
whom they dwell, has convinced him
that the spirit OF the race is, at least
at present, unsubdnc.i. This being
the case, he Ia Of the opinion that the
only course is for the Jews to fight In
every possible manner for their rights
using largely the press and persistent
personal appeals to persons exalted
by position aad reputed for justice
and humanity. The apparently i'm.
placable attitude OF Rnssia toward
the Hebrew rare has led to enormous
losses among the shopkeepers and
money lenders In the different prov.
inces where the debtors openly defy
the hated Jew, whose sxpul.
sion they deem q temporary In
tervention OF Providence IN their
behalf. The thirty lawyers just sxiled
from Odessa were among the most
prominent IN that commercial city,
and By their departure more than one
important transaction will be hinder
cd, II not prevented altogether, TO the
great loss OF trade there. A promi.
nent London banker observes that
| too much prominence cannot be given
| to the fact that where the jews are
most kindly treated they lose The
characteristics OF which their enemies
complain, as 10 iustanced In Eneland
and France. Indeed, In the latter
country, be remarks, the peasantry
are more Jewish than the veriest Shy
lock and would speedily fleece such a
class OF money-Ienders ca are com
planned OF In other countries, while In
the cities the Jewish bankers End il
more difficult yearly to hold then
own against their Christian rivals.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

10, securing text books for common
schools, and providing tor uniform
use thereof.
The third reading and final passage
OF senate bills was taken up.
Bill 14s, establishing a meteorlogi-
cal bureau, was amended by striking
out section 3 and passed.
Bill lis, authorizing the governor
to act as custodian OF all state prop.
erty that 10 without other custodians
was, on motion OF Stafford. postponed
for further action until tomorrow.
The second reading OF house bills,
joint resolutions and memorials was
then resumed.
The house then went into commit.
tee OF the whole to consider general
orders, GODDARD in the chair, and II q.
ny bills were acted upon aud the house
took recess until 7:30 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
In the absence OF the speaker the
chief clerk called the house to order,
and Mr.. Hilton was called to the chair
pro tenn.
Mr.. Parker moved that the house
adjourn to 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. Lost.
The requisite number ordered a call
OF the house, and the speaker ordered
the sergeant alarms to see that no
one escaped from the hall. and the roll
call was ordered.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Codington, moved
that further proceedings under the call
be dispensed with. Mr.. Gordon made
an earnest speech In opposition. The
motion was lost.
An informal recess was taken for a
tew moments, when roll call was de-
manded to determine the number
present. The call resulted in showing
the presence OF eighty members.
Mr.. Sage moved that the rules be
suspended and the members waiting
in the ante room be admitted. The
point OF order was raised and decided
we'll taken, that no business Is in or.
der during the roll call.
Mr.. Parker moved that further pro.
ceeding under the Call be dispensed
with. Lost.
Several motions for dispensing with
turther proceedings under the call
were made and defeated.
Finally at $50 Mr. Gordon moved
that proceedings under the call be
suspended. Carried.
1t was then moved that the house
resolve itseli into committee OF the
whole Tor the considera tion Of general
orders. Carried.
Mr.. Schnsuber, OF Yankton, was call
ed to the chair, and alter passing upon
large number Of bills the COM
mittee rose and in q short time the
house adjourned.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
cHouLs cosBLEO.
Two Prominent Physicians Avreet-
| cd White RobbinG q crave.

Two Prominent Physicians Arrest
Cd White Robbing a Grave.
Louisville, KY, is said TO be all
agog with excitement on account oi
the attempt Of three prominent local
physicians to rob the graves Of Tom
johnson and Ed Pearce, who vera
buried at New Albany cemetery on
the 22d inst. The men were to COM
NIT their deed early on the morning
OF the 25th inst, ard the storm seem.
cd friendly TO their plan, but Of.
ficsrs GOT wind OF Ii and were In walt
ING. DIR. J. ID. Blackburn and DR.. w.
=. Grant were arrested and afterward
placed In iail. The third doctor fed,
and his identity 10 not known, and
the negro accompanying the two, who
drove the wagon, WAS shot dead as he
started TO run. The second colored
man who went aIone to help the ghouls
was also arrested. Medical students
from the city are said TO have robbed
this cemetery repeatedly. The oiense
10 felony in Indiana.
The doctors, Grant and Black
who were captured In ths cemetery
we're indicted by the grand jury on
two counts, via: robbing grave
and conspiring to commit felony:
The punlshment in the frst
case 10 three TO ten years In the peni-
tentiary, in the second place. two TO
fourteen years and 5000 to $4,000
fine.
DIR. Grant Ia demonstrator OF anat-
olny In the Kentucky School OF msdi.
cine, and DR.. Blackburn is assistant
in surgery In the same school. The
college will back them with oil the
money necessary. Hon. Chas. Jewett
and other eminent counsel have al
ready been employed. On the other
slde Prosecuting Attorney Anthony
has engaged Hon. Alexander Downing,
leading attorney, to help him.
Owing to the high standing of the
men whose graves were TO be desecrat-
cd, there Is great Indignation at New
Albany.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

No. 335, prescribing penalties for
unlawful transportation OF intoxioat.
ing liquors. This bill is second only
in Importance to the prohibition bill,
and was a substitute tor two sections
OF the same as al first presented.
No. 81, reducing exemptions about
one-half.
No. 2l3, relating to place OF sale OF
chattel mortgages.
Also senate bill No. 90, providing
for collection OF taxes.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 36S, by Mr.. Faulk--Governing
state printing and prescribing COM
pensation therefor, ana fixing the
manner OF awarding contracts.
No. 869, by Mr.. Iuman-Design ating
places for deposit OF abstracts and
conveyances OF property belonging to
the state.
No. $40, by Mr.. Schnauber--A JOINT
resolution providing for submitting
amendments to the constitution.
No. 371, by Mr.. Greens-A joint
resolution authorizing the appoint
ment OF a state agent to prosecute
plsimss against the United States.
Senate bill No. IL, prescribing care
OF county funds by treasurers, a very
important bill, was lost
ThefolIowinQ house bills were passed.
No. 70, requiring engineers employ.
ed on steam threshing machines to
obtain licenses.
No. 344, making certain chartel
mortgages void.
No. "a, changing time OF assessing
from April to May.
No. 2a5, providing Tor resurvey and
establishing OF landmarks by civil
townships.
The bill abolishipg the Office OF com.
missioner Of immigration was lost.
Adjourned.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
THREE pAMsELs ON A LARK.
Oshkosh School Cirie Take q ia-
Nile Tramp Across the Lake.

Oshkosh School Cirie Take q ia
Nile Tramp Across the Lake.
Oshkosh has had something OF a
sensation in the past few dsys. A
week ago three young lady students
of the normal school started for
church. They were named respective
ly Mary and Sarah Carney and Jennie
Byron When night came they did
not return, and several days passed
and nothing was heard or seen OF
them. They had said nothing to in.
dicate an intention Of leaving the city,
and had taken no clothing save what
they wore. From conversation they
had INDUCED in some OF their fellow
pupils feared that they had attempt.
ed to walk across the lake to their
homes In Calumet and had perished
by the way. President Albee wrote
to their parents to ascertain whether
or not they had arrived there, but re-
ceived TO reply.
The situation began to appear crit
ical when two OF the young ladies who
had so thoroughly aroused the solici-
tude OF the public appeared at their
boarding house. They were the Misses
Carney, and we're accompanied by
their father. They had indeed walked
across the lake, O distance OIL miles.
Miss Byron is still i'll from the effects
Of the tramp. They said that they
did not disclose their purpose because
they would not be permitted to carry
It out. They now keenly regret the
notoriety they have achieved by their
singular adventure.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01

In q few minutes less than half an
hour the remaining guests were horri.
fed to see the bride come flying down
stairs in her night attire with the cry
that her husband was dead. dead or
in q FAINT" she said
Rushing up stairs the excited guests
oun d the appearances only too true.
The former bridegroom lay in he'd un.
conscious OF their efforts to rouse him,
and DIR. Grover, hastily summoned,
confirmed the worst Tears OF all.
Heart failure. or acute fatty degener-
alton of the heart had been the prob.
able cause. ...
Coroner Cross investigated but
no inquest was held.
The dead man was from FlesheHton,
Ont, where his relatives reside. u..
The strangely. widowed bride and
family have the deep sympathy OF all,
1t is stated as q peculiar thing that
the deceased husbands father met his
death in the same manner.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
r in the chair and a quorum present

er in the chair and a quorum present.
Committee on railroads recommend
that nouse bill No. 223 be indefinitely
postponed. Report adopted. Bill
was al act fixing maximum passen-
ger fare on railroads within the state
and providing penalties for the viola
tion OF the same.
On motion o. Mr.. Norbeck, the
house empowered the sergeant at
arms to arrest and bring to the house
any members OF that body absent
without leave when such absence Is
made known and the speaker so or.
ders.
Various committees reported upon
large number OF bills showing that
rapid work is non being done by the
legislature.
The following bills were introduced,
No. 362. To amend paragraph 20,
article 4, chapter %, session laws OF
seventeenth assembly OF the territory.
10 compel railway companies to build
vladucts IN cities, where necessary.
No. 263. Joint resolution re- me.
morialising congress Tor public land
grant to the state for permanent camp
ground for militia. Withdrawn.
No. 364. To repeal sections 152,
1853, 154, 155. 15e and 1o7, chapter
At, session laws Of 1887, seventeenth
assembly OF the territory.
No. 365. Joint resolution OF
thanks to the Chicago and North.
western Railway company, for aid to
destitute people OF the state.
No. 366. To repeal IAN act max.
ing tax receipts conclusive evidence OF
the payment OF former taxes, aud de.
ining the duties OF the county clerk and
treasurer in relation thereto" passed
at the first session OF the legislature OF
South Dakota.
No. 367. Empowering counties to
reduce the number OF county com.
missioners to three.
Upon the third reading OF house bills
the following were disposed Of:
Substitute for house bill No. "a:
An act granting counties the power
to issue bonds for sinking artasian
wells. On motion was referred to the
committee on judiciary for amend.
ments.
Mr.. Powell moved to suspend rule
%, joiut rules of the house, to permit
house bill No. 81 to be returned from
the senate with amendments, without
engrossment. Motion lost.
MessaQe from the governor. stating
that he had approved the following
house bills:
No. 254: To amend an act author
inng Lawrence county to issue bonds
to redeem outstanding indebtedness.
No. 368: Joint resolution author
iZing the governor to appoint q com.
mission OF five, to set forth the needs
OF South Dakota farmers for seed
grain.
No. AZ: To authorize treasurer to
transfer certain balance into the gen.
eral fund.
No. lit: Relating to misconduct
OF district attorney and clerk OF court
and their suspension from Office.
Third reading OF house bills contin.
ued:
No. 80: Defining the rights and lia.
bilities OF landlords and tenants with.
In Incorporated towns and cities.
No. 1o4: To prevent the spread OF
Infectious and contagious diseases
among domestic animats. Lost. Mo-
tion by Mr. Bixler TO reconsider vote
and postpone same.
No. 305: To appropriate money
tor certain improvements at the state
penitentiary, and to provide Iaborior
convicts. Passed.
No. 70: To provide for the returns
and record OF births. marriages and
deaths. Passed.
ADJOURNED.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-01
A BRILLIANT BANQUET.


carnegie spreads the Most Maa-
nificent 10 srd Seen IN the oour-
try.
The dinner gwen on the 2bth inst.
by Andrew Carnegie to the president
and cabinet, and delegates and officers
OF the International American Con.
ference, is said to have been the most
elegant affair OF the kind ever given in
Washington, and perhaps In tha- Uni
ted States. The arrangements. which
were novel and unique, were planned
by him, but az he had been compelled
to be absent from the city, he left the
details to be carried out by q friend.
The walls OF the large new dining
room at the Arlington hotel were lie.
erally banked with spring flowers.
The table Was circular In form, thirty.
six feet In diameter, and covers were
laid for forty-eieht gentlemen. The
center OF the table was q mammoth
four. .lenved clover Of maidenh&ir fern
over which was suspended amonstrous
silver lamp, the brilliancy Of which was
bOlteneu W t0stOShs ". eo@WOv1 Hnco
dropped into the maidenhair. The
angles betwee tho leaves OF clover
were filled with solid masses OF orchids,
tulips and crocuses, there being thou.
sands OF blossoms which were collect
ed in New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah,
Pensacola, Jacksonville and other
cities OF the south, as well as IN the
greenhouses OF Philadelphia, New York
New Haven and Boston.
The menu was engraved In fine script
upon heavy bevelled blocks OF papicr
mache. and every article oi food was
described in plain English. In the
left hand corner CT the block were the
initials OF Carnegie in two shades OF
green, while the name OF the guest was
by new and peculiar process blown
In glass at the bottom.