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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
SHALL INDIANS BECONE sOLDIERSi

From Tho Army and Navy Gazette
Much attention has been atractcd by the import
ant announcement that ne secretary OF Wal nh pro-
full regiment Of Indians A. part OF thc tinted
states Army. The following remarks upon the sub
iect by Captain John g. BOurkc viii be OF interest az
The proposition can in one sense be looked upon
as a new one: the English. French and spanish
coonists al very carly DAY subsidized large bodies
Of savagcs to make war upon other savage a. well
as upon rival settlements Tho Spaniards 81 Florida
kept in condition Of terror BY the fcmaSsccs
and other tribes Which, they alleged. were supplied
Canadian French armed the Canadian Algonquns a. "a
o, the 1u'sh At any n ana Sc
BY the gross to her cdskinncd allies along the
brigader general in her regular army the chief
who was to lead the attacks upon the American settle
The value of these auxasies was recognized 80
long as hos'ilies lasted but the necessity for Their
enrolment having ccascd. they were allowed 70 drift
back into their normal savaScry and barbarlsn That
there we're objections To the employment OF such force.
came ruthless in their hands. There were difficulties
In the way Of language, as well ~ In the reluctance
tenn plaon Of the complete severance Of all civilized
ties which HE in the American wilds then involved
mnim1e d"' deSp Tie American nd"n ' az
face TO face with civilization, has changed greatly in
habits AID character and since the construction OF
the transcon mental railroads has adopted the food
dress and not little Of the language of his con
10 finer soldiers can be found anywhere In the world
than the American indians: Their skill and courage
by no more willing witnesses than the officers and
soldier, Of the Rceul,r Army whose business it has
under our hands the most perfect of material needing
no instructing In horsemnn-hp. In marching. In com
pe,rncy 10 look ont for itself I'm all Of weather
under every kind Of disadvantage. skilled in The use
OF the rife and revolver dcxterous In plotting as well
as evading ambush.
"As 4 matter OF cxpcdicncy each Indian soldier
enlisted is one morc subtIacted from The element OF
smouhcring discomfort which may at intervals fi
years 10 come fash into fame the reservation
when the friction OF too oppressive Caucasian civ
ilizatlon NAV become unbcaribe.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
Every Meal II IA Trial

To the dysrItc. Fatulence heartburn Oppressive W."
moss Of the stomach the inevitable sequences Vi '
Use OF the knife and fork To say OF him tka' ne s's,
th, cravings OF appetite would be genuine 'a'ir''
only apprases tnem Is relief attanablei ''r'"'s' ~
by the use Of pleasant "a well as thorough f'"'Ns "
letters Stomach Bttcr,. VIII IL cure l""'u'
Certainly n,t-it does not effect miracles pu' ~,
civ, pronlpt and unspcakablc relief, and "ll pe.
a., ,,,,,r. an rl,in,at, ,ure Not only does IL Impair
relish the foci. but promotes It's conN''s'o" -
stomach rich, health and strength sus'Ai". and
Super.scnsitN encss OF the nerves menta ,,.
unquiet slumber produced by Interruption OF Inv n,
functions are also rmedled by IT, IL is the n"''
yentive and curative OF maaral disorders anu .s.
constipation, rheumatism. kidney aad bladder A>-
aud Liver complaint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27

G.. .,,of magistrate was elected for one year only
and AZ the very next election Ramsay came III an
easy winner by Republican majority OF ZOO votes
The band of cntcrprsing Democratic Indians VINO
tins onalined as voters under the law so quaed, a.
II would appear. more by adopting the hap's tiian
the customs" OF civilized life and am not advised
whether or not like the green shirt OF the Prophet
n faved and tatered inexpresslbles are still hung
ma treasured and ncstimable trophy-in some In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27

amusing stories relative 70 the eject ~ the re
cent court matias and invest -aiOns going about
In army circles and Of them comes from jefferson
Barracks Mo An investigation held al the bar
racks last year As result OF tho talk about dcscr'ons
I'm the army and ever since tho invc iraon tie ofcc-
al the barracks have been extremely carcful n thrr
treatment If enlisted The Steel Wild court mar
tia Of recent notoriciy has increased the dcic'cy 81
their places 80 when a member ~ the military band al
the barracks 10 the post surgeon with long face
and plautye sior, about throat H. VA ir ated
with "a consideration which marked a. II va
gratifying
sore throat chl7 said the surgeon pleasantly Let
me- see. oh. that's not bad. \ slight irritation.
nothing more You'Il bc all right In day or two. !
cues, YOU wouli better take chances of renew Ing "a"
trouble by using throat. though. 80 viii recon
mend that You De excused from active duty for two
weeks
Armed with the surgeons certificate the land-man
obtained hi, tro weeks, rccl from active duty. TIE
two weeks Ind Just come 70 an end when b" met the
surgeon on the parade ground. The hand'man
,aIutcd The surgeon recognized the fi'e and stopped
~IIow's tie throat l- hc said pleasantly.
It's quite we'll SIR vac the reply.
THAT'S good said The surgeon. Nou can get back
~ vour duty now without fear. By the WAY. what
Instrument Do yon handle 90 the band
The small drum sir" said Tie musician.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27

Some wears ago General Noble now Secretary OF the
interior was persuaded to invest i'm mining prop
crv in southwest Missouri These lead and zinc mines
arc Of comparatively recent development and quite
number of people have made small fortunes IN them
II is what is known poor mans mining country
Almost ALI the ground Is owned leased by men OF
little capita the more form OF operation Being
on a ROYALTY. Capitalist, who make purchases around
joplin or Carthage usually lease the property In small
lots 10 men who will sink shafts and develop H. In
this way the Garrlsons branch Of the New York
family famous In railroad history have made a sub
stanfial fortune and Others have been almost as well
rewarded IL was the Influence Of the Garrison cN
ample and the earnest argument Of other mine owners
p. 900 In piece Of property which was represented
70 him as mos; promising II was after the property
had been purchased that the miners in the ncirborhood
chri,tcncd II smoker Fiat" for the mine had been
iudici0u-ly sailed and Nr. Soblc had paid $1,000
where $50 would have been considered A good price
II was not long before he learned Us condition. aud
after srcndlnc few hundred dollars trying TO get
metal in paving quantities. II what seemed 10 bc
an almost barren .oil. he suspended operations and
allowed the mine remain IDLE. cnc day " ica9cr7
offered 10 take the mine royalty. lie was heartily
r!cicucd hy tho other miners but he went 10 work
taking lead which had not been worked before la
cs. than thirty DAYS he was making the mine pas
a handsome profit. Secretary Nohl" told friend u
few DAY. that he had already received In royatc,
the amount which nc had paid for the mine originally
and that sucker Flat would be running oy 4
basis OF profit instead Of loss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
A WANAMAKER PICTURE.
GENERAL MOBILES sPEcULATIoN-rHE MCHClNN
WITH SORE THEoAT-CAsTE IN
THE ARMY.


THE ARMY.
Washington April 26-Among the pictures IN
the Wanamaker gallery there Is one ABOUT
which the owner tells an interesting Story
II is by Nunkacsy. the Hungarian artst ana repre-
sonts bride and bridegroom after the "eudlhe se'cu
hefore a glowing crate fire. Although they are nou'
in ,o s,nnIe costume OF peasants the faces are those
90 hicb nred pcople Mr.. Wanamakcr tells the story
y, how when he was travelling in Europe the last
,in,o he received "A summons from Nunkacsy TO come
-, bis co,ntrv place in Luxembourg. Arrived there
h wac chatting with the artist when guest entered
whose face was strangely familiar The artist, intro
duc,r him rs the Count RittI. told Mr.. Wananakcr
,h, no was the lover In the painting " After the
Wedding g which he had recently purchased. lie h"i
oed &c noosan for the great artist and II soon came
ont that fine prcty bride Of the picture was also a
mo, 80 the house and was a daughter of a noble
,,urcarian family The two were lovers and the
prc,tv nose had a romance back of IL.
,r,orc tho c,,ests nj Mrs Robert McKec's dancing
marty Wednesday night Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Arke Of New-York. They had been inVi'cu !" 'o"'c
down esncciav for the OCCASION and their acceptance
was one of the most conlcal that any hostess ever
received Mr. Arkcl. vino is barely five feet in height
and very broad. was represented III dress SUI, All"
with grim in hand on hard for the White House
which gllmmcrcd in tho distance raiiroan h'c''e''
inc his coat tails we're flying with his speed and
few rods back Of him his wife vainIy attempting i"
Keen mn with him. Sic represented a trinc
shorter than he and showing equal haaN h'r sioNoS
half on and few halrpns gFaspcd IN her manu. Ms
Mckee will keep the card as thc flhnient souvenir
She has received since she has been in the White House
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

value would your farm have if all
the buildings and improvements Of
every sort were taken away? You
answer zone hundred dollars Well
upon that value, and only on that.
would you be taxed. If there is plen-
ty of vacant land all around YOU.
your farm would have very little or
no value, in that case you would
pay very little or no taxes.
The single tax is a tax on the val
ne of lands. Coal lands, railroad
lands, city lots, the lands in the
streets that the street railway COM
panies use, the water fronts used bv
the great shipping companies, etc.
The values OF land are not in the
farms but in the cities and mining
districts. There's where people get
rich by owning land, and there is
where the single tax would mostly be
collected.
l could give you some figures that
would demonstrate to you that the
farmers OF the state would pay only
from one-half to one-tenth the taxes
they pay now, and in many cases
nothing at all, but I will not worry
you with them in this letter. If you
want to ask me any question on this
subject, send them in, and I will try
to answer them. If you desire the
figures l will give them SO any one of
you can find out just how much his
tax would be next year under the
single tax. Yours, C. J. BUELL..
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

DEAR FRIEND INDEED:
BY and through your paper I was
rescued from q careless Indifference
in regard to our interests politically
and commercially. For about six or
eight months past I seldom took up
a paper, unless it was to look over
correspondence in our county paper.
l remember several copies of the
GREAT WEST coming to my address,
but ignored them with all the Others,
until some way or other 1 read q
short letter from some friend. l knew
it must be friend for it was in sym
pathy with me, and my neighbors
for we are all laboring men, Farm,
ers) and from that time on / have
seen light and the possibility of lib
erty. If you continue to give those
right and left handlers, it won't be
long until every diabolical schemer is
dethroned.
Farmers stand up like men against
the wrong. l am with you in the
good work. G.. S. PERR1NE.
Martin Co., MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

The progressive, active element won
in the election of officers, R. j. Hall
defeating Ignatius Donnelly for presi-
dent by vote Of 159 to 134.
Our Duluth friend seems to have
sspied his case" The correct names
of officers will be found in last weeks
issue-and this. To place Mr.. DON
nelly and his workers among the in
actives is a good joke! The fact is
that Mr.. D. and his friends swept
everything before it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
Ed. GREAT WEST:

Ed. GREAT WEST:
l have been taking your paper
since it was first published, and
think you are giving the monopo-
lists the right kind of medicine.
Every farmer in this state should be
a subscriber to your paper, and fur
nlsh any receipt or prescription that
might tend to help the alliance
cause. [Sorry to cut short this
strong letter from Lac qui Parle
Co. Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
homes. May not the hitherto slow
progress of the alliance be due to the
absence OF women in the ranks?

dDocuCc VI WOu1cu III CuC 0AhO
=
To the women who don't see the
need of belonging to an industrial
organization. 1 say without fear OF
contradiction that the uncertainty
and poverty SO prevalent among the
farmers and wage workers Of the
city is the direct cause of a large pro-
portion of intemperance and every
kindred vice. Make the farmer more
prosperous. Give him more oppor-
tunities for education. Let the home
be furnished more tastefully. Let
there be less drudgery required in or
der to earn-not a pittance, but a
comfortable living. Then you will
see farmers who have no taste for
intemperance or other vices. He will
not crave liquor to make him forget
trouble and will not desire it for en-
joyment, because he will know bet
ter.
Not that I would attempt to de-
tract from the value of any progress
sive work being done by women.
But the majority of women don't do
anything, in their leisure hours, ex-
cept read novels or construct fancy
work. They have plenty OF ability,
but have never been taught to make
themselves valuable to society out
side of what is involved in home or
church duties.
They can help to make better
homes, more leisure, higher educa-
ton and more recreation by joining
fathers, brothers and .sweethearts in
the alliance. They will also help to
remove the charge that women are
inferior to men and in no way fit to
take part in any work outside OF the
home. They will quickly show their
ability if given the opportunity.
I got several other and distinct
impressions in regard to the alliance
convention; one is, that the alliance
contemplates no independent politi-
cal campaign, another, that the
farmers are organizing more rapidly
than ever before in this state, anoth-
er, that they are beginning to think
for themselves and some astonishing
results may be expected in the next
year. EVA MCDONALD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
Industrial Age /:

Industrial Age:
The Farmers State Alliance has
been in session this week at St. Paul
and elected the following officers
President, R. J. Hall; vice-presidents,
First district, J. j. Furlong; Second
district, P. S. Lester; Third district,
A. V. Poore; Fourth, Andrew Rich
mond; Fifth district, j. B. Pompe;
secretary, John Lathrop; treasurer,
H. P. Bjorge. The platform and
resolutions are too lengthy for this
issue, as they come late in the week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
Miss Mcdonald has reply to the
inquiries OF "Ajax," in a recent issue,
which will be given next week.
Some Single Tax Points


Ed. GREAT WEST:
To anyone listening to the storm
of mos" which followed the resolu-
ton asking for an address on the
single tax at the recent meeting OF
the State Farmers Alliance, it might
seem that that question was one
that the farmers had pretty well set
tied in their own minds; and yet it
was probable that those who called
mo" the loudest are those who have
most to learn about the way the sin
gle tax would work, and how it
would affect the farmers as a class.
Neither did their opposition arouse
in me the slightest feeling of resent
ment. If the single tax is right, it's
advocates have no reason to get an
CRY with those who do not see it's
truth. If it is wrong, then am sure
that he who demonstrates it's injus-
tice will receive his heartiest ap-
plauses from the single tax men
themselves. / have heretofore made
offers in good faith, and l will now
make another one. I will give a
thousand dollars in cash to any one
who will find a single county in this
state where maj ority of the actual
farmers would not pay less taxes in
dollars and cents to their county
treasurer under the single tax plan,
than they do now.
I want to tell you what the single
tax is not, and afterward I will try
to give. you some idea of what it is
and what it's effects will be.
The single tax would not lay a cent
of tax on any product Of labor MOI
any process of production. All the
farmers buildings, all his crops, all
his machinery and household goods
all his cattle, sheep, horses or dogs
would be free from taxation. All thu
things that he buys to eat or drink
or wear would also be free from tax
alton. "But," you say, eff the taxes
are taken off all these things it viii
only be so much the more heavy OF
the farmers lands" There is wher,
you make your mistake The singh
tax is not a tax on land. In Nor
way they have a tax on land, a ta1
on all agricultural land that is used
and it is very burdensome and un
just tax. In India they have tn
same, and there too the land tax il
burdensome and works great wrong
When I say the single tax is not !,
tax on land, mean just what / say
With the single tax in operation
there are thousands of farmers il
this state that would not be callet
on to pay a dollar OF taxes. Here i
the way to go at it. How mucl
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
Iowa Tribune:
What is Coming Next7
ONE Of THE GREAT RAILROADS PRO-
POSES TO SELL TO THE UNITED
STATES, AND PREPARESA
PLAN FOR

THE GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE AND OPE-
RATE THE GREAT LINEs-ALL COM
ING TO OUR o. l.. PLATFORM
The great Alton railroad is con-
vert to the Greenback theory that
the United States government should
own and operate the roads, but
hasn't got away from the bond
theory. 1t proposes the issue of
United States 3 per cent bonds to
buy the roads; otherwise it's sugges-
tons are worth considering.
The roads can all be bought with
crisp, alf-powerful greenbacks that
will not draw one per cent interest in
a thousand years, but will help the
people to patrOniZe the roads and
transact business.
The annual report of the Chicago
and Alton railroad company for the
year 1889 shows the following
figures: Gross earnings, 81, SIG, GIG,
increase, IS, Isl operating expenses,
1851, 1856, decrease, 800, 34S; net
earnings, 81, 944. $3.50, increase, $751;
500.
The question Of railway legislation
by the States and by the general
governments treated atgreat length
in the report and the statement is
made that railroad property has
been oppressed thereby
The report proceeds as follows:
1T is said that we should not COM
plain unless prepared, to suggest a
remedy. We will therefore suggest
the ownership of railroads by the ma
tional government and the organiza-
ton OF a corps of railroad operators
who shall remain in the service dur
inggood behavior and be in no great
er degree under the influence of poll
ticians or political parties than the
army militant. The outlines of our
suggestions may be statedas follows:
"First-The national government
shall acquire the ownership of all the
railroads in the United States which
are now used for interstate traffic
such railroads to be acquired by the
exercise of it's right of eminent do
main, or by purchase. under such
limitations and rules as to price as
Congress may determine.
acknowledgement therefor to be
made by the issue of government
bonds bearing interest at rate not
to exceed three per cent per annum,
said bonds to be redeemed by the
annual application of a sinking fund
equal IN amount to one per cent of
the whole amount of such bonds issu-
ed, the annual interest and sinking
fund to be paid from the net earnings
OF the railroads and the rates of
transportation from year to year to
be reduced, so as to provide no more
money than shall be needed for such
payments"
Other details are then elaborated
at considerable length, the chief fea-
ture being proposal that tine gov
eminent OF the roads and the making
OF rates be vested in board of ma.
tional railroad directors, and that
all railway employees after one years
service shall not be subject to dis
charge without cause and proper in
vestigation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

Kansas is ''alive and kicking!"
Her Alliance not only joined the
great National movement, but they
send to Congress the following ring
ing announcement. Kansas is not
playing by the wayside:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives. Washington, D. c.: Gen
tlemen: You gave to the money power
of the world the control of the finan-
ces of our country: which has ena-
bled them to absorb the profits of la
Dor, unsettle the value of the prop
erty, and brought the wealth produc-
ers to a degree of restitution in a
few years, unparalleled in the history
of the world.
Such a total abandonment to
schemes of robbery, by legislation, is
but little less than treason; and the
perpetrators Of these wrongs on the
people, should be denied home on
American soil.
The following measures of relief,
to the industrial classes, and Justice
to the old soldiers, must be granted !:
l. No more bonds issued.
2. The free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
3. On the retirement of national
bank currency legal tender q. S. notes
to be issued in lieu thereof.
4. the government to loan money
direct to the people on landed secur-
ity, at the actual cost of placing the
loan.
5. Thepassage OF "Senate Pension
Bill No. 1904, introduced by Senator
Ingalls, in the U. S. Senate, Dec. II,
1889.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
NIL. SHOW "a A CYCLONE

M. Il. SNOW IL CYCLONE!
Ed. GREAT WEST:
Since writing you our county has
been swept by two days cyclone,
destroying considerable property,
principally "R. R. watered stock" 1t
came in the shape of one M. L. Snow,
who gave us two rousing lectures.
The result of his two lectures was the
organization OF three alliances:
Long may he live to continue the
good work.
Let every subscriber of the GREAT
WEST consider himself a committee
OF one to solicit subscriptions to
that valuable paper, and thereby
backup the editor in his efforts to ex-
pose the wrong. VIM. PARRoTT.
Lincoln Co. March Bird, 1890.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

A friend from the southwestern
part OF the state sends his second
subscription first one was "switched
off, to a friend) and writes:
81 am a tailor, and cannot Join
the alliance-but I can vote with
Them. That's the kind of music
that charms the laborers of the
world.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
BETTER THAN BREAD AND BUTTER

BETTER THAN BREAD AND BUTTER.
Ed. GREAT WEST:
l used to live in Wisconsin and
know they need just such paper as
the GREAT WEST. I worship the G..
W. I'd rather go without my supper
than that paper.
GEO. w. MATHEsEN.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
L1TCHFIELD, MINI. Mch. 1879

LITCHFIELD, MINI. Mch. 1890
Returned from the Convention and
l am now satisfied that you are
working in the right direction. Keep
right on-never mind if you do hurt
the politicians. We will stay right
by you. JOHN NJ. NELSON,
Secy Cosmos Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
Worth Co., Iowa.

1t is too bad to pigeon-hole such a
glorious letter as Mr.. Isaac Berfield
writes-about the growth OF their al
lance at Plato-since the State
meeting. But room is lacking.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21
ED. GREAT WEST:

Ed. GREAT WEST:
Words seem to fail to express the
appreciation that is felt for your
paper in our alliance. Go ahead and
you will have more friends than all
the railroads. Yours respectfully, .
C. e. SANDBORN,
Sec y Hammar Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-21

About one hundred letters have
been placed on our table for review
next week.