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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

crops thrifty counties in the
their debts This the
talked with good amehones Industrious
state that 1882 andeen the would
nh enough mortgages principal
And during that entire
bush at the am gaand Liverpool worth from to 81
bush Fghts from Tail carving station
about IT'S to 200 miles, the other
e having
By the wheat robberies
profit of 40 the grain
nothing And thus while monaires have Minneapolis
the farmers of the northwest have fd Of the
the county plunged into hopeless For before
have passed onea of the of Otter Tail will
have shed the farewell hearhston
Shyok Exchanger putocrat
purple but the GREAT WEST will follow this matter with
which will make their sver
indignation which is arising.
We through with this thing We
OF Otter Tail County their farms than the total taxable
value OF their lands! In other their amounting
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
wholly paid other peoples decided
which Others getting
the practical invoved mortgaged farm
otherand that other his profit
The value of the farm lands Tail County
made including structures The total land mortgages
and railroad bondage amounts round four million
The county nsolven it's insolvency
interest and taxes every year to the tune of
HUNDRED DOLLARS,
without mentioning municipal and township debts interest
This drain
FOUR DOLLARS ACRE. EVERY
the and
municipal corporate and township
the cultivated Of the there
knows.
This glng prosperity compared which per year
profit of the elevators is dazzed into connpton fit!
The fact that the farmers Tail County paying
devourng
onehalf the value of their cultivated counting
mortgages and the debts This
ticn-t comes within hair breadth of the truth.
Yes these counties going the devil with railroad speed
will large mostly ootthere
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

and cry fealty to each other and go
into the conflict hand in hand-but if
so there would be no conflict. Plutoc-
racy could not exist only for the
unfaithful-the State Committees
the wretches who snatch at a dollar
to hang about their necks, and wreck
their lives to get political bribe.
We live to see the warfare open
who of us will live to see it close?
LATER.-More operators were dis
charged from the St. Paul Western
Union officers Tuesday, and there
was a strike CT the remaining night.
force -thirty-four in oil.
The same day four of the best and
Oldest operators in St. Louis was dis
charged for being members OF the
Brotherhood, and several from
Omaha. The Chicago operators are
excited over the matter.
What this will lead to anyone can
see. It means war between labor and
a monstrosity in the shape OF an,
overcapitalized corporation. The
Western Union pays enormous prof
it's on a capital of nearly a hundreds
millions with a plant costing but fif-
teen millions.
The railroads and the telegraphs
are the first great lines assaulted.
But it is the most portentious as
sault a bloated griffin ever made
against the walls of fate. 1t opens
up an avenue of ruin and suffering.
History will soon be written.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

The GREAT WEST has not taken up
the constitutional questions to be
voted upon at this election because
it was not sufficiently posted upon
the matters, and in the hurry of the
campaign did not have time to get
properly posted. Our convictions
have been against the gross earnings
tax.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

When John Newton, the Pinkerton
hireling, is in Dakota County work
ing against Ignatius Donnel]y, every
patriot should bounce the candidate
Newton works for and vote for the
old line anti-plute-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

sHYLOCK DEvOURs
ago. year
mortgages County,
Henry Judgment NATTER
looking papers published county making
reasonable deduction therefrom.
The Fergus Falls Register Deeds
and drew tereom statement that the number vastly
and tha5 the GREAT WEST guilty
aggeraton
other Alliance Otter Tail County took the matter
ered Henry Boen Register fee of $50 he would the
history the county, full
tables and immensely than the rad
cal alliance dreamed the amount of the
debtedness
organized county
ships 1t is and wodo county that
thirds which good
facilities having bonded itself for about 100000 therefor
cities and villages of which Fergus Falls with it's privileges the
metropolis
It's citizens only Industrious but intelligent No
y in Minnesota has thrifty development It not essentially
country 1t has been peopd years. OF
have doubled the life ordinary Its have been excel
grahopper years ago township
The the have all boasted of their
flung wit the GREAT WEST
to the mortgage burdens Of the farmers Of the northwest In fact thew
have distinctly stated whatever the
the world Otter Tail County comparatively happy and
free from any unbearable burden of debt
children with but 600 voters and loss number If tax
hope the terrible debts hanging
indeed
REVELATION OF WOE!
government sought disguise
prevent being easily
mokery fraud by skeleton
debt be exposed We the
shadowing wings of
pLurocRAr
the fruitful waiting
mortgage it's Victims and the toll
heritage OF robbery We
surplus the to
house.
buded mighty Minneapolis and the
prairie the cheek the tong
to the butterflies OF the city aristocracy!
The estate mortgages which have
OtterTai
During this time have been saisfactions foreclosures
etc. to the number 1922
Leaving the total number of mortgages in 6547
Total amount Of the aggregate OF mortgages recorded in
Ohe county - y 152, ,O63O0
Average amount of each 545OO
SO
Average amount Of each satisfied $4,000
(oct. L. 1890. So 6s7 os1 %
Average amount OF unsatisfed $500
The above struck ourselves that derive them
or our this article from the other amounts which the Register
given Here we have land 600 people,
women and children -estimated OF
$3637O87.
This distributed
townshipis
$58662.
The number OF unsatfed the
q township is nearly
log
These LOG average $500 mortgage
rarely five years
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

In regard to the "type-written"
Underwood letter referred to last
week, there seems to be two letters.
Our information came from a party
in St. Paul who saw the original let
ter, and states that it was not the
letter published by the Grant Co.
papers. OF course we are in the dark
in the matter-and still think the
letter may be a guy-and by "guy'
we mean written purposely to hurt
the candidate thus praised by rail-
way manager. We wish to avoid the
quarrel in Grant County, and hence,
regret any reference to the letter on
our part.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31
81 90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

chroniced in the GREAT WEST
will know who
the The crime of destroying the leading
the will stand against the who took the
movement from the hands it's and turned to
pocians that the will
bury and Hall with great
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

Gentlemen, before another issue of
the G. w., you will have voted. We
trust you vote the Anti-plute ticket.
And yet, we trust you will not so tin
plate yourself as to vote for Wesen-
berg, the moral and political oblo-
guy. nor Biermann, the democra {
anti-alliance politician. The latte
was special purchase made by OUR
State Committee on Original Pack
ages.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

for dead joining mighty throng
the tenants or the evicted
The nights shall be filed with
And the Joys that filed the
Shall fold their like
And penniess steal away
We shall follow this with
and other states!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

Merriam's success as q public,
speaker has not been electrical thi
season.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-31

This Republic was 1oundeo
upon principles which involved
tho DIGNITY Of Labor. To daS-
troy the power q Labor is to
construct caste. n Caste cannot
cO-exist with q fs.rubic.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
The Inst Grent Gathering.

The most impressive secondary thOug ht
tucgested bv the exercises OF to-day is the
conviction borne IN upon the minds
Of Confederates that the present Is proba-
bly, the last great gathering of their glo-
rious clans from all parts of the South.
There will be lesser gatherings, of course.
There will doubtless be erected many
monuments to individual heroes other
than the one % be unveiled today.
But the present occasion viii proba-
blv be the last OF its kind par
tieipated in by the South as whole and
with such earnest general interest as is
now being manifested. The reason Is evil
dent. The passage of time is irresistible.
and with It's going the Confederate host
that remains is called upon in evcr-in-
creasing numbers 10 cross the dark
river. The thought viii doubtless
sadden 20 some extent the JOY
of every Confederate as the bronze repro
huction of the great leader who has gone
before IL uncovered 10 his gaze. But the
sadness will not last. The glorles of to-
day will not be dimmed. The memory OF
LIZ will overshadow all other considera-
tions and the sublimty Of his life WILL to
q greater extent than ever before, serve to
encourage his old soldiers in the perform
ance If the duties now before them, duties
for the most part tedious and hum-drum
enough. LEE said Human fortitude must
be equal TO human calamity" and some de-
gree of the spirit thus indicated is respon-
sible for the wonderful rehabilitation Of
The South we have witnessed since the
waF Let the same spirit in its fullest de
velopment animate the followers Of LEE
md their descendants to the remotest
coporofinu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
Washington small Talk.


WASHINGTON, Nav 2s.-The President
and party consisting OF NIce-fresident
Morton, Secretary Window, Postmaster
General Wanamaker, Secretary Rusk,
Acknowledgement Miller, Representative
Mckinley, and Marshall Ransdell left
Washington at TAO O'clock on a special
train over the Pennsylvania railroad to at
tend the Garfield memorial services at
Cleveland on Decoration-day.
Speaker Reed has issued an order for
bidding the sale Of malt or spirituous
liquors in the House restaurant. The i'm
mediate effect of the order was to cause a
great falling off Of ;he trade of the House
restaurant. and an increase of the custom
Of the Senate restaurant beyond the
capacity of that institution.
Mr. Hit, of Illinois, to-day introduced
in the House bill to carry INTO effect the
recommendation of the international
American Conference for incorporation
of an international American bank.
The National Convention of Railroad
Commissioners opened its session to-day in
the rooms of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Tho convention has met in
pursuance of n resolution adopted at a
meeting Of the State Railroad Commits
sioners held in this city in March of last
year. The subjects which the convention
was called 10 consider are railroad legisla-
tior, uniformity IN railway accounting,
railway construction, etc. Judge Cooley
prosides.
Bond offerings to-day, S26, 400; all &C
cepted, at l22 for per cents and lO313 for
as.
An error in the customs administrative
bill will necessitate the passage OF a JOINT
resolution to cover the defect.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
Yesterdays Ball.

Philadelphia (Brotherhood: Philadel-
phias, D.; base-hits, O.; errors, 3. Buflalos,
il; base-hits, IA; errors, 3. Batteries
Burlington and Cross Baldwin and Mack.
Brooklyn league: Brooklyns, 10; base
hits, III errors, 4, Clevelands, o; base.
hits. o. errors, 9. Batteries-Gerry and
Clarke; Lincoln and thinner.
Boston (BrotherhoodD; Five innings;
rain. Bostons, 5; base-hits, 10; errors, 2.
Chicagos, 3 base-hits. 6; errors, 8. Bate
ties-Kilroy aud Murphy; King. Barston'
and Farrell.
Philadelphia Qeague): First game
Pittsburghs, 10; base-hits, To- errors, z.
Philadelphias. ~; base-hits. o; errors, 6.
Bstteries-Lawson, Sowders, and Berger
Anderson and Clements.
Second game (gx innings): Philadelphias,
u base-hits. &: errors, 3. Pittsburghs, 2 (;
base-hits, B: errors, 4. Batteries--Viekery
and Sehriyer Jones and Burger.
New York QBrotherhooD: New Yorks.
l6; base-hits. l6; errors, 3. Cleyelands, 8;
base-hits, y; errors, 8. Batteries--Keefe
and Ewing; Brown. oBrien, Sutcliife. and
SnydeE
bits. y; errors. 9. Chicagos 81 base-hits,
4; errors. 2. Batteries Rusie. Burkett'
Buckley. and sommers; Hutchinson and
Kittredge.
Rochester: Rochestera, 8; base-hits. (.
errors, s. Toledos. Q; base-hits. 8: errors
2. Batteries-Calhhan and McKeogh; Healy
and Rogers.
Brooklyn Brotherhood): Brookiyns, Q:
bsse-hits. 4 errors, 8. Pittsburghs. 8; base
hits, 6; errors. .. Batteries--Weyhing and
kinslow; Tenor and Fields.
Syracuse: Stars. O: base-hits, 8; errors.
2 Louisyilles, o: base-hits, 9: errors, O..
Bsttssies-Keefs and o'Rourke. Stratton
And Ryan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
The Blue and the Gray.


New ORLEANS. May % A Vicksburg spe-
cial saws: Soldiers swarmed over the hills
this morning in search of scenes of their
former glory, and there being nothing on
the programme TO require their presence
in the city, the streets were comparatively
quiet until 2. NJ. At that hour large
audience assembled at the pavilion
General Kountz, the orators Of the
day General Hooker's address was one of
his most finished orations, and won ap-
plause of the entire assembly. While in no
respect apologize. it was manly asser-
ton of sincere faith of the South in the
justice of its cause, at the same time
according honesty of purpose to the other
side.
General Kountz. in replying, .compli-
mented Colonel Hooker, and said he wish
ed his remarks could be heard in every city
in the North.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
.THE TOW BR,
JuiBSycIe c Son, Pro7rioior2
POI AND 2O3 EAST BROAD STREET.
IN ANTICIPATION oFTHE IMMENSE CROWD

OF strangers who will be In tho city In tho next
few days we have made all preparations TO so-
commodate those who visit us Ia the best man
ner we can. We therefore give = cordial invita-
tlon 10 ali visitors to call on us at THE TOWER
situated az the southeast corner Of Second and
Broad streets. where they win bo welcomed
Whether thoy purchase anything or not Ne viii
receive aud check all packages, trunks, &C, lef'
ia our care. and send same TO depot free OF
charge.
THE TOWER is ono Of the largest Dry Goods
Embellishments in the city, aud always have Ia
stock fun and complete Inc Of all the new and
latest novelties az the lowest prices.
Our store will,be closed on THu RSDAY In or
der to allow our employees TO attend the unyeii-
ing ceremonies OF our chief commander, X. l..
Lee,
On and after MONDAY, June 81, our store Will
close at r. NJ, Saturdays excepted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Kolb and Anti-Kolb-Feeling Running
High--A Long Session Probable.
nv telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l

MONTGOMERY. ALA, May 2s.-The Demo
cratic State Convention was called to order
at 1890 to-day by Chairman Tompkins of
the State Committee. He nominated w.
w. Davidson, late United States District
Attorney, for temporary chairman and Mr..
Davidson was unanimously chosen. Mr..
Davidson made speech which reused the
enthusiasm of his hearers.
The convention is about divided, Kolb
and anti-Kolb, the former depending en-
tirely upon the Farmers Alliance for his
support. The feeling is intense and such
excitement was never known in Alabama.
Great crowds are nere in addition to the
delegates. Ii IS hardly probable anything
Will be done to-day as the Committee on
Credentials will have TO report on three
contested delegations. 1t looks like afour
daYs' session.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
CHICAGO.
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, May 2s.--cotton firm; middiing,
f2sc. Flour frm and unchanged: Howard street
do. do family. Si26asAS5 ;City mills. Rio brands,
extra, f.55as5: winter wheat, patent s5a$5. 20;
spring do. do, IS. i0ash50: DO. do, straight,
si.60as5; do. do, extrs, sti0ss460 wheat
iongberry, s9ae3c: No. 2, 92c. steamer No. :
red, Sc. western steady; No. winter red, spot,
@a9iAc.; May, 90ka9lA Ne; July, 9ika9i2c !;
August yiLa9lsSc. /: September, 9ihc.
low. s0aiiHc.: western steady; mixed, spot,
1ia4ikc May. 40a4iAc. juno. 40s.a
1885,: steamer, sskc. Oats firm: ungradei,
southern aud Pennsylvania, sia3jSlc. do. west
ern, white, 3i1sa35ke; do do. mixed. S3sS4c. |;
unchaaged; choice, o3aG5r.; prime, 6laE3c. |;
good % fair, 6Szs0c. Hay steady and I'M
changed: prime 70 choice timetby, tl2t0asia
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
Boiled Down from the wireA

While the funeral procession Of Mrs.
Mary L. McLennan was proceeding toward
street car ran into the bearse, the casket
was thrown TO the ground. broken open,
and the body rolled around in the street.
p. J. Claassen, president of the New
wrecked along with the Equitable and
Lsnox-Hili Banks by the Pell. Claassen-
simmons syndicate, was to-day convicted
on i've counts Of the Indictment upon
which be was tried. Hh counsel gave no
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
The Cirv's Welcome.

Richmond extends the warmest possible
Welcome to all visitors within her gates to-
day-veterans. volunteers, and civilians.
with their wives and sweethearts, mothers
and sisters, sons and daughters. big and
little. If, indeed, the city has one wish
greater than another, at the moment, it Is
that the number of her guests were ten
times as great as it is and she herself ten
times as big as she is and so ten times as
capable of entertaining her friends and re-
iations. She, in effect. begs her visitors to
make her homes their own.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
The CoaI-Riyer Railroad.
fGpac3al falaOram ~ fne Dfsuafof

CHARLESTON, w. Va. May 28.--The Coal
River Railroad Company, of which Senator
Kenna is president and Senator Hearst, OF
California, is large stakeholder, has pur.
chased about forty acres of land at st. AL.
bans for terminal facilities, and will within
sixty days begin work on the road up Goa
river, TO connect with the Chesapeake end
Ohio at st. Adams. The Chesapeake and
Ohio Company il said 10 have endorsed
Work on the Chesapeake and Ohio shops
at the same place was commenced to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29

Richmond and the South at large expect
abuse from Radical quarters Just now and
for some little time to come. They will
not be surprised. either, if the article IS
turned out in considerable quantities.
Nevertheless. we honor the memory of LEE.
The country is free land, we believe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
,rw voeK STOCK MARKET.

Mr., yosv. May 2e-Thercis IN wal strees =
r,rerine Ieeiine against the trusts, OF n. iosss
against permitting usdins ~ .no oo re- mncer.
rsrtincates of those organizauons. ue uue IA
,sipfv "a 10 their real value nj any one u'ne ai.e
&C. douht An some cases as 70 whethor tney hs'o
suy value a. all being Regarded, ~" 49, .a,,,osd
eround. ss hilarious 20 specuIati0h ia o.
.torts lis certain that from the nrht tno in-
ss,s.r5at s,r.rss have been an unsednne
fsc,or in tho market, and preuolco nsalis'
thefn il growing rapidly. Az present, nTno'oa
thew have not the power 10 in!ure VIC ,aiuo go
good railroad shares mat tsey hs are an exer
yi,0csrion Of that fact Tho market lo-nay shu"-
ed n firm front with moderate oogIeo " u
ttyify until the announcements toFaIus = :. ~
that a receiyer had been appOlnte1 ior Nu'casee
a.,' a., ,nc anti n, ('harlion who IA the owner OF
only Ten 81 ares Of the stock. inc eO,k y, uso
cFtcaro Gas Comp.ny was Immediately AUS
I'd and the price rattled of per cent IN ,ho
suace OF little over an hour with close ~ Pasuy
~ .cysr surh a drop could not fail 10 have
eone depressing effect upon the reeuisr hs. oo'
itextended only 10 fractions, anu tuo WV -
announcement that ai roads except CT
Ind aereoi 10 restore rates aucctei So,
nlete revolution OF the temper In the Granger
stccks and they were immediately adVsnceu
70 stiil higher figures than beIOfe tns p " 81
the trusts The rally in the general hss Nas ~
loyed by a recovery In tho trusts, but they uphl-
ir shoot thcruselyes loose entirely from the res.
Of the market, and Chicago gan again ,ouCurN
the lowest price. while sugar contlhueu 70 10 o.
cline until its extreme loss was e4uhi 10 INC. :"
Chicago gas Other industrial stocks syInpa-
thizei 10 ouly admitted extent. Tho oPenIng
was strong, and under the influence OF s0ol
buyipg by the mmisson houses. together VIII
soTns orders from London and outside cenues'
the hesitating temper Of yesterday entlreiy uls-
appeared aud prices moved up steadily shongn
slowly during the entire forenoon. Peclnc MAI
was n marked exception, showing sharp gam
Of about N per cent, and among speciai.lcs
Citizens gas displayed ike strength. Inc ac-
tiyity and steady advance In Nanderbls was
also regarded Is indicative OF strong ionnoa-
tion under the market, aud keadlng, ANhl-
son. and the Glance-s came TO the 'front.' WINE
the business done Was much more evenly dls-
tributed than usual Of late. Tho breaks In the
trusts disturbed this tone for awhile but the re-
coyery was quick and tho highest figures OF inc
day generally were reached toward inc Ge-
livery hour. After this time, however, Selling
became more pronounced and closed ralher
heavy at something OF from best ngures ana
with the trusts at their lowest. sAles-Llsleu'
SlA 0O0 shares unlisted, 100000.
Frenin1. Exchange quiet and firm. Money
easy nj B a. Suo-rreasury balances-toll,
siG8. Esq 600: currency, S5,39l.ODO. Governments
dull but steady for as 4 per cents, ~; e1.
coupons 1887 bid ex. interest. state ponds ne
elected. ,oe,<
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
HOSIERY ! HOSIERY |

A guarantee from us means something. We
defy purchaser or competitor to make just COM
plant Of our failure " make good every state
ment we publish.
NoTE: We guarantee our Fast-Black Hosiery
20 be stainless also.
Childrens Fast Black, covered seams, l0c.
Ladies' fast Black, covered seams, l2%c.
ladies' and Children's Fast-Black Ribbed Hose,
full regular, 25c.
Ladies' and Children's Fast-Black Plain hose,
full regular. csc.
Ladies, and Children's Black, spliced heels,
glossy finish, i0c.
Mems Fast-Black SOCKS, regular made. PC.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
Lee. the Peerless,

LEE. the Incompatible Virginia pre-
rents his figure 20 the South, the South to
the world. in lasting bronze. and proudly
points 20 his character as the best and
fairest product thus far Of civilization in
Americaf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29

The American Baptist Educational So
ciety met IN annual session at Chicago
yesterday. The point Of chief interest
and one which aroused great enthu-
Tho society had raised the s4o0. 600
necessary 10 supplement the S6Q0.eOo
given BIZ Mf. Rockefeller, OF Cleveland.
loF Bsptist university IN Chicago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29
CORsETS ! CORSETS |

This is one OF our fayorite departments. We
keep all OF the bestknown faithful styles-Wsr-
ner's Health and Coraline; Thomson's Glove
Fitting; Pierre Dutoits celebrated +. d. 4; Now
mans +. NJ: Sylvia, j. b., and other celebrated
makes.
We have also a considerable quantity OF Jobs
I'm French-wovon and domestic makes, which We
can sell at q little above half value.