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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
Yet Another Revolution.

It is reported that General Rivas, who was
recently recalled from Honduras by the Sal
vador Government to raise troops around
Cojutepeque and join the main army operat-
ing against Guatemala on the frontier.
turned traitor after having had handsome
reception in the capital. When he was sup
posed to be On his way to the frontier he
turned back his forces of 1000 Indians toward
the capital and stormed the barracks. There
fighting had been going on two days but no
details had been received
General Rivas started the revolution
against the Menendez Government some
months ago, but was defeated. He then fed
to Honduras
Results OF the Argentine Rebellion.
In the instruction at Buenos Ayres, Ar
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
FOUR BOYS KILLED.
They Dodge One Engine Only 20 be
Run Down by Another.

Pascoe Granfeld, aged nineteen, and ar.
thur Granfield, aged thirteen, brothers, We're
killed on the Lackawanna road at Nayaug,
Penn, during the afternoon. They stepped
out of the way of a train on one track only
to be run down by a train on another track.
4 few hours later on the Ontario and
Western trestle, at Dixon, Penn, two little
sons of Patrick Kelly were looking down on
a train on the Delaware and Hudson Rail
way when a passenger train struck and
killed them
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
CHASTITY DOUBLE TRAGEDY
Hans Hansen Murders His Wife and
Blows Out His Own Brains.

A long standing quarrel between Hans
Hansen and his wife of Minden, Neb, had
friShtful termination. He had hitched up
his team to go to the country, when
he had some words with his
wife. and seizing a stick, crushed in her
skull killing her instantly. He then dragged
her body to the barn, where he swung it
from a rafter by a rope. He then tried TO
hang himself with a portion of the rope bat
falling went to the house and blew his
brains out with shotgun.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
MOUNT ATHOS AFIRE.
Its Wonderful Forests and Twenty
Monasterics Destroyed.

Advices from Athens Greece, announce a
most disastrous fire upon the celebrated
Mount Athos, the Holy Mountain of the
Greek Church The fire has de-
stroyed the largest part of its
wonderful forests. OF the twenty
Greek monasteries which have been situated
upon the mountains for centuries most have
been completely destroyed. The damage is
estimated at 81, 900, 900. Twenty monks and
PERMITS have persisted in the flames.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15

FRINGE GEORGE, the eldest son of the
Prince of Wales, attended an open-air meet
ing of the Salvation Army at 1slington
Green, London, lately. He contributed to
the collection, boughta War Cry, knocked
rowdy down for insulting one Of the Saliva
ton lasses. and wound upby getting religion
himself.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15

The ship Henry Failing, with the first
cargo Of tea of the season, arrived at San
Francisco, Cal, from japan. Her cargo
consisted Of Al, 1888 packages, aggregating over
$500, 900 pounds and valued at 81, 250, 900. 1t
will make up seven or eight train loads Of
fifteen cars each for shipment East. The
cargo goes 20 nearly every principal city in
the United States, the largest proportion
going to Chicago.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15

The story that Mrs: Stanley intends to
accompany her husband on his next trip to
Africa has been denied Mr. Stanley has ex-
pressed himself as decidedly adverse to any
such plan, and has said that she must either
remain in England or Egypt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
Flood in a River of China.

The plain around Tentsin, China, was
submerged by the recent overflow of TIE Pei
Ho River. All the roads in the flooded dis
trict were destroyed and the crops were
ruined. All communication was cut OF, and
for seven days no news from Pekin was re-
ceiyed at Tientsin.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15

In Iowa there will be a total failure of the
honey crop this year. Leading apiarists Of
that section say there is no honey in the
flowers, and the clover and buckwheat have
thus far yielded nothing.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
Emin,s Great Victory.

Emin Pasha, the African explorer, hap had
severe fighting at Nasal and Ugogo. de
killed many natives by using the Maxim gd2.
he seized i2OO head Of cattle. He defeated
the Ugogos with great slaughter.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
Fatal Explosion in a Mine

An explosion occurred in the Unser Fritz
mine at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Eight
men were killed and several were injured.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15

LOCOMOTIVES have recently been shipped
from the Baldwin Works, Philadelphia,
Penn, to be used on the railway between
Jerusalem and Jaffa. in Palestine.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
The French Mine EXPLOSION.

The funeral Of sevent v-f1ve of the victim
of the fire damp explosion in the Pelissie
pit tat st. Etienne, France, took place Tn
collins were covered with garlands of flowers
Some Of the collins bore the inscriptions
Victims of Capitalist Exploitation -
The whole mining population of the ST.
Etienne district attended the funeral. NJ.
Ives Guyot, who was formerly Minister Of
Public Works, delivered an grafton over the
coff1ns which were arranged in line. After
the bodies had been inferred the local lead
ers spoke upon the demands of the So
cialists
The Chamber of Deputies has voted $40
900 for the benefit of the families of those
who lost their lives in the pit.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-08-15
Russian Women for Turkish Harems.

Much excitement exists in the south of
Russia over the story brought by a Russian
woman escaped from a Turkish harem at
Rizah, that many Russian women, decoyed
or abducted from their native country, are
prisoners in harems.
There seems to be little doubt of the truth
of the woman's stat ment, as it is customary
for Turkish agents to attend Russian fairs
held in towns near the frontier, and after
the fairs, peasant women are often reported
missing
Owing to the humble station of the parties
the authorities have never made much in
Quiry, if, indeed, Russian officials do not
share in the nefarious traffic.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Kansas Farmer:
1t is repeated-a change must
come in some way. When $4,000
is paid for the wedding dress of a
citizens daughter; when $1O5, 900 is
paid for a citizens racing horse !;
when one citizen owns 10000, 900
acres Of land, another $15O,OOO, 900
in improved city property and a
third 5000, 100000 in corporation
stocks; when great red lines are
drawn between poverty and wealth !;
when rich gamblers DEFY the law and
pocket millions in a day while poor
men seeking employment are stopped
as vagrants; when money takes the
place of virtue and pomp passes for
brains; when lawyers deny the law
for pay and editors sell themselves
to the highest bidder; when women
gossip in satin and men in brOadclOth
wager millions on a horse; when
magnificent churches are built, splen-
didly furnished and grandly equipped
that are too good for the poor to
enter; when ministers of Christ are
salaried officers of the church and
the wicked assist in worship; when
the rich hire their praying done
while the poor are left among thieves
when fraud is a profession and party
is preferred before country, one
wonders what is tn come of it all.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Sherburne Co. News:

Sherburne Co. News:
We had the pleasure of meeting DR..
Fish, editor of the GREAT WEST, that
is causing such a rumpus, and were
surprised to find him an inoffensive,
harmless and genial gentleman, per-
sonally. But he does WELD a sharp
and rather venomous pen.
Edgerton Enterprise:
Some talk is being indulged in
among the farmersr, elative to organ
izating a farmers alliance at this
place. By all means the farmers
should get together and form an
alliance. It is not connected with
much expense and it would be well
for the farmers to talk over their
own interests and let the interests of
politicians alone. Remember this,
farmers: sooner or later the farmers
OF this western country will have to
look after their own interests, or be
swallowed up by the tax collector
and the money shark combined with
the professional politician.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Way out in New Mexico the ALI.
.ance newspaper is springing up to
fight the battle against party despo'
tism. The Liberty Banner" OF Ma
gel, N. NJ, is one of these. Hail
Brother, the dawn of a new morn is
not so red in the east as the brighter
flush on the western sky. The west
is certainly leading in the great con
flict for human rights-and for the
dignity of Labor.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Ed. GREAT WEST:

Ed. GREAT WEST:
There is too much poverty in this
County. The majority are too poor
even to spend half dollar for men,
bership in the Alliance. But I do
not give up hopes that they will
come around in time. / would like
to come down to the meeting but |
cannot afford it. I hope they will
strengthen the organization, put it
on a just basis, and roust out all the
boodlers. The tone of your paper
has my approval. You are on the
right track. Keep on and never fear.
A. F. LUDWIG.
Grow Wing Co., Feb, 1890.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Ed. GREAT WEST

Ed. GREAT WEST:
l have received your praiseworthy
Journal since the beginning, and find
it the best political paper 1 have
read for thirty-five years-during my
residence in this state. 1t is the
Beacon OF Light, and is throwing it's
magnificent reflection on corruption,
and rottenness, as well in the legis-
lature as in the government A gen
uine sympathizer of the farmer ap-
preciate your ability in portrayine
the cause OF our depressed condition.
SVEN HAssLER.
Washington County, Feby Goth, 80.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Ins5tpping out of his Alliance re-
lations, Mr.. Hodgson saws some very
peculiar things for an honest alliance
man. A year ago he launched a ter
rife indictment against the inspection
system-in private letters telling
what he could reveal. Today he is
credited with saying some things
which we will not repeat until we
know he says them. But in the Daily
News he is credited with saying:
Il believe the grain and warehouse
laws to be substantially correct. l
believe thesystem Of inspection under
the law to be substantially right, and
l believe the administration of that
system to be in good hands. Mr..
Clausen is the right man in the right
place. 1t is astonishing how differ
emily the whole management looks
when you have confidencei in the head.
"What have l to say about the
GREAT WEsr?" Heretofore nothing.
If all it's so-called facts, exposures
and sensational attacks are as false
as those which reflect on my humble
self you may put the whole sheet
down for one massive, cOnglOmer-
ate lie. would not waste breath on
the GREAT WEST or it's editor
That is very cruel, Mr.. Hodgson.
That is the way every monopoly or
gan in the country talks. If we have
misstated anything we should be
only too glad to correct such state
ments. Perhaps you could correct
some of our sensational attacks
inasmuch as no one else seems to take
the job in hand. He goes on to daub
some of our alliance workers in this
fashion:
II am thinking seriously of coming
out and telling all l know and all /
can prove of the corrupt bargains,
sell-outs and treachery of some of the
talented Alliance gentlemen whom it
is the GREAT VESTS chief delight to
honor, and if l do there will be sensa-
ton enough for even the so-called
organ of the Alliance"
We did not hesitate, Mr.. Hodgson,
when the trial came, to expose you
why not be brave enough yourself to
do your duty?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Resolutions.

The following resolutions have the
proper ring to them. That is "busi.
ness" gentlemen. Get your armo1
on and your sword unsheathed-and
the first man to fall will be the coun.
try merchant who has not sense
enough to stand by you. These
resolutions we're passed by the Men.
tor Alliance, Polk Co., Feby Is,
1890:
WHEREAS, Branches of an Associa-
tion known as the. Merchants Retail
Commercial Agency of Chicago, ILL.,,
have been organized in CrookstOn
and other towns in Polk Co, and:
WHEREAS, Merchants and Others
belonging to said organization are
sending out circulars to farmer debt
ors who Through a succession OF poor
crops and the legalized robbery oil
money loaners and their like) are un-
able to pay their debts, requiring
them to pay at once or secure them,
on penalty of being posted as "dead
beat" and
WHEREAS, The Bylaws of said as
sOciatiOn forbid under penalty any
member of the same trusting a de.
linquent debtor of any other mem
Der, thereby destroying their credit
and
WHEtEAs, We believe the pro.
ducers and wage earners should have
some Of the benefits of their labor
should be allowed to enjoy few oi
the comforts of life OF which the
Nabobi have so many, Therefore
RESOLVED, That the members oI
the Mentor Alliance will not trade OF
deal with any member Of said associ.
alton 70 the extent of one dollar
that can possibly be avoided, and
we call on all members of the Ali.
ance in Polk Co., and elsewhere, and
all Others who may or may not be
subject to this humiliation to de.
nounce this outrage upon class ol
honorab able citizens, who through un.
fortunate circumstances, are not now
able to pay their debt, and
RESOLVED, That it is the duty ol
Alliances men, and all wage earners
in sympathy with them. throughout
the state, to lay aside partisan pre-.
judice, and this year elect Legisla.
ture that will repeal and enact, and
a Governor who will execute laws, to
free usfom the grasps of extortion.
lists. A
Resolved, That the foregoing be
published in the Polk Co., Journal
and tho GREAT WEST"
II GEO. H. TR1PP, Secy
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Kansas Commoner:

Kansas COmmOner:
The January railroad earninga
show increases over those of thS
same month last year. The granger
roads receipts increased u per cent
The earnings of the Santa Fe increasz
ed from $1,732,959 to $2,137, ,494,,
Central western roads increased Their
receipts 1876 per cent and southwes
tern roads 1876 per cent. These in
creases were on a mileage SO slightly
increased that it maybe called iden-
tical with last years. Consequently
the railroads have made this great
gain with no addition of expense. 1t
represents a clear advance.-K. c..
Times.
This might-if anything could,
open the eyes of the fool farmers who
talk of 1.-THE poor railroads. and
what hard times they have in collec-
ting interest on water
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

If this weeks paper seems little
weak in the knees, just call it a
"weak of knee-cessity!" There, how
is that for a punitentiary joke? It's
an opun question whether to punish
a punster now-or let him repunt at
leisure.
This is State Alliance week-and
there is no time to dig out editorials.
Everything is hustle and business
at this end of the line. Report OF the
State Alliance next week.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

Supt. Gregg has sent us the follow
ing notice of special Wheat Insti-
tutes to be held in the Red River
Valley, which we gladly publish. 1t
is in the form of letter mailed to
farmers in the Red River region:
SIR.-Recognizing the vast impor-
tance OF the wheat industry to your
locality, in. particular, and to the
State at large, it has been decided to
hold special wheat Institutes in the
Red River Valley. One day will be
devoted at each place as follows,
namely: at Warren on Monday,
March 10th, morning and afternoon; !;
at Stephen Tuesday, March 11th,
ditto; at Crookston Wednesday,
March 18th, ditto; at Hallock
Thursday, March 18th, ditto; at St..
Vincent, Friday afternoon, March
14th and Saturday morning, March
18th. Special excursion rates of one
and one-third the regular fares will
be made between all points from
Glyndon north.
The Experimental Station has con-
Quoted certain experiments during
the past two seasons, and Pro-
fessors Hays and Harper have con-
sented to make statements of the re-
suits. Prof Hays will also discuss
grasses and other forage plants and
the relation of these to the wheat in
dustry.
Prof Harper will give illustrated
talks on the physical and chemical
characteristics of wheat ard how
these may be affected by rust or
blight. and frost; the effects of seed
ing different kinds of wheat during
the past season; what constitutes q
good milling wheat and what a good
seed wheat, with the distinctions and
differences. Farmers will be in
structed in certain chemical methods
which can be used on the farm. Nu-
merous samples of wheat from for
eign countries, which compete with
the Red River Valley in the world
market, will be exhibited. ALL FAR
MERS ARE ESPECIALLY REQUESTED TO
BRING PINT SAMPLES OF THE SEED
THEY INTEND TO USE THIS SPRING
SO THAT ANALYSES CAN BE MADE.
'The Rambler"-Richard Waugh,
of Winnipeg lis expected to be pres
ent and give talks which will be an
nounced later. The Importance of
farm stock will not be overlooked, but
will be made special feature. Ques-
tions and answers will be a promin-
ent feature Of each day.
You are urged to be present, and
to bring along your friends and
neighbors. Please give this notice
as much as possible, and bear in
mind the dates, and to bring SAM
Piles. &C. GREGG,
superintendent of Farmers Insti-
tutes.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

You have probably observed that
our list of county lecturers is very
imperfect. Will the county and sub
alliances please see that the name OF
their County Lecturer is sent us, if
not in the list.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Chicago Daily News:
"The Price Of Bread"

Bread made from wheat grown in
the northwestern states and ground
into -four by the mills OF Minneapolis
is sold in Chicago at and 6 cents a
pound. The same -four shipped to
Liverpool and there baked into
bread is sold at 2 to 2 1-2 cents q
pound. That this should be so is
grave reproach on the American
economic situation.
The present low prices of wheat
and other grains represent the high
est sums that the producer can get
for them. While the profits of the
farmers have been sheared aWaX..sa0 On
this side the consumer OF thS
ducts has secured little or no sr6lle4.
Instead OF the low prices of pr0aNots
in first hands being reflected in the
prices to the consumer the case is
exactly the opposite; prices in first
hands and in the hands of the man
VINO has family to feed are relative
ly wider apart than almost ever be-
fore.
The purchaser of barrel of -four
or loaf of bread in this city or in
New York has no chance to realize
that the price of wheat is 25 to 26
per cent lower than it was q year
ago. The consumer gains little or
nothing by the distress of the farmer.
But the railway companies are get
ting more for carrying produce than
they were a year ago, and at both
ends of their hauls stand other hand
lers of wheat and -four who are en-
joying increased profits.
The present is an era of prosperity
to the middlemen or agents for the
exchange of products. Evidently
they are taking their innings-''mak-
ing hay while the sun shlnes," the
sun which shines for them only.
Edgerton Enterprise:
The GREAT WEST last week, after
quoting and speaking OF an article
that appeared in the Enterprise, says
that the paper came to him with the
article marked. We assure Bro.
Fish that we did not mark our ex-
change. 1t has been undoubtedly
marked by some one in the Office;
perhaps by the so-called editor of
the Minnesota Stjernen, which was
published in this office. ;
But let us say in connection that if
the GREAT WEST is not in politics it's
efforts to alleviate the farmers of the
northwest will become as sounding
brass or q tinkling cymbal, for we
believe that nearly all the oppres-
siOns and injustices to the farming
class is traceable to politics. For in
stance, what good will it do the
farmer to array before him the facts
and figures of the cost of a rail-
way and the manipulation of it's
stock, or tell him of how the eleva-
tors and bankers swindle him, il
there is no remedy. Go into politics,
Bro. Fish don't be afraid.
There is a large sized truth in this.
And of course the time will come
soon for a definite pursuit of the
policy indicated. This year it seems
the wiser course to succeed in every
thing-and everything SO far sue
ceeds in the work. Let us control
the legislature-and with q solid or
ganization, with all it's business in
terests in the hands of trusted men,
enter the field in two years to give
the farmers complete control. We
are not "moderate"-no one ever &C.
cused of it-but we try to use iudg-
ment in this somewhat perilous voy-
age.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Dawson Sentinel !:

Dawson Sentinel:
Now that the Farmers Alliance
movement begins to show evidences
OF being something greater than the
mere political appendage of three or
four hay seed politicians, number
OF newspapers throughout the state
are coming to realize that it is about
time to catch up with the procession.
The Sentinel is glad TO see this awak-
ening.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
Two Alliances Organized.

Hastings, Dakota County, was
captured by the Changers Thursday
of last week. The Court house hall
is very large, but it was filed full in
the afternoon, with farmers. Some
came twenty miles. They listened
over three hours to Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, Miss Eva Mcdonald and
DR.. Fish.
In the evening the Hall was again
filed, and the same speakers occupied
the time until 10 o'clock.
Two alliances were organized-and
delegates elected to State Meeting.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07
.protectionist view, it might still.
nevertheless be called by the above

protectionist view, it might still.
nevertheless be called by the above
name. By the sentiments you
avowed before election-cannot say
how you stand now-I consider it
cruel to make the request of you, as
contained in the resolution, accord
ing you the respect and consideration
for your opinions as sincere, as much
as every one likes or should claim for
himself.
Why should the farmers have a
right to claim any favors? Watch
ing the arguments of the different in
terests before the ways and means
Committee of the House, it strikes
me farcically, that nearly each inter-
est is working and striving to be ex-
ceptionally and individually favored
to the exclusion of the rest. Unless
the members of tie Ways and Means
Committe, are endowed with Rhi-
noceros hides, 1 pity them. If they
are philosophers. they must become
cynics, and despair of greedy human
nature. l have the humble opinion
that if you would honestly strive
with all your power to comply with
our resolution, that you would be
powerless to do us any good.
"WhOm the Gods want to destroy,
they make mad first"
Excuse my presumption. Very
truly yours, R. NJ. PRoBsTFIELD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-07

This Republic was 1ound6o
upon principles. which involved
the Dignity of Labor. 70 des-
troy the power Ol Labor is to
construct Caste. A Caste ca120r
c0-exist with q Republic.