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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-03

He is Republican, but he is not
bitter partisan. He can see good quail
tiles in an opponent as well as in diff
ferent party, and to this admirable
trait Col. Bebleter owes many of his
friends. From these remarks no one
should infer, however, that Col. Bob
Letter is not man of firm and decided
opinions; for he is; but they are in
most cases opinions based on judgment
and experience, and not on the grounds
of partisanShip and prejudice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21
K THE OXFORD MEETING.

official Proceedings Of the Farmers Az
Sance, as Furnished by Publication
Comnp5ttee-Bright Tobacco Farmers
Form Special Permanent Organsza-
hon.
OXFORD, N. c., Jan. 1.-THE con-
vention of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union of the bright tobacco
belt of North Carolina and Virginia
met in the Opera House here at IL
o'clock a. M, January 9th, and was
called to order by Bro. W. T. Adams,
President of the Granville County
Alliance. Rev. DR.. R. H. Marsh
offered a prayer.
An address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Hon. R. W. Winston on be-
half of the mayor and citizens of Ok
ford, and was responded to by Bro.
J. B. Smith, of Caswell, on behalf of
the convention. Mr. Winston's speech
was very acceptable to the Alliance,
and showed him to be a man Of broad
and liberal culture and well informed
in regard to the great evils Of monop-
oily in the days of the past as well as
the future. Bro. Smiths response
was well conceived and to the point.
Adjourned until l:3o P. N
AFTE RNooN SESSION.
An organization was effected by
electing Col George Williamson of
Caswell, N. c., President; T. Y. Allen,
of Mecklenburg, Va, Secretary, and
T. B. Lindsay, of Rockingham, N. c.,
Assistant Secretary.
The convention then went into a
committee of the whole to admit Of a
free discussion of the tobacco trust.
Adjourned at 5 p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
The convention re-assemb bled at 6:3o
p. m. The following bylaws and
declarations were adopted for perma-
nent organization:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21
THE FARMERS ST. LOUIS CON-
VENTION.

Their Declaration of Cardinal Principles,
Embracing Restoration of SIlver to
the Standard of Values Government
Control and Ownership Of Telegraph
and Railroad L9nes-THe Sub Treas
ury Plan.
BY OLD FOGY.
Mr. PREsIDENT:-I know of no
event in the last quarter of a century,
50 pregnant with meaning as the
union of the different "farmers' " or
ders, embracing the Alliances of the
North and South, the Wheel and
Mutual Benefit Association, and their
confederation on lines common to all
With the Knights of Labor.
I | have never seen, Congress not ex-
cepted, an abler body of men assem-
bled, and since the Declaration of
independence was given to the world,
no body of men has been inspired with
apurer and loftier patriotism. Their
declaration of principles is so pre-
emlnently just that no man who loves
his country more than party, or its
spOils, can long hesitate to join the
iorces now being rapidly marshalled
Tor the right.
HE PROGRESSIVE FARMERS "Old
FOgy" wants here and now to 90 on
record in relation to the cardinal doc
tlnes enunciated at ST. Louis.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
The Republican and Democratic
parties both oppose the views we en-
ieftain. Both the old parties go hand
. hand in doing all they can to keep
the silver dollar of our fathers in
abgance. The leaders of both parties
a7 millionaires, and are interested in
9qEnks and stocks much more than
Pey are In the honest yeomanry of
their country.
The banks (hence the leaders of both
Partles) are interested in reducing the
ejaculation of silver and for the follow
ng reasons:
The government has by legislation
gwen the banks monopoly of money
Privilege (thus showing clearly that
neither party is in sympathy with the
doctrines of the founders of our Re
APQohc) and on each million of dollars in
circulation (paper) the loss by fire, etc.,
amounts = to D per cent. per decade;
. mat it is clear gain to the banks
VI $4,000 every ten years by reason
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21
RESOLUTIONS.
,PERNELL, Wake Co., N. @

y ON Ue7L ~ IOOV'
ResoIUed, That we, the members OF
Little Rock Alliance, No. III, do obi
gate ourselves to patronize, for the
next twelve months, w. B. Dunn,
plow manufacturer at Wake Forest,
and that we request all Alliance men
who can conveniently do so, to use
Dunn's castings, for we believe that
said Dunn is friend to the Alliance,
and that his castings are superior to
some others on the market.
ResoZved, That this resolution be
sent to The PROGRESSIVE FARMER for
publication.
w. J. SIMPSON, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

,,erH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
president-Elias Carr, Old Sparta, NC.
e-President-A. Fl. Hayes, Bird
town, N. G.
Sec Seo3retary-E. c. Bedding6eld, Raleigh,
NC.
Iecturer-Thos. B. Long, Longs, N. @.
Assistant LECTURER. B. Hunter, Char
oh Chaplain. J. Scott, AlfOrdsville,
y; Door % Keeper-w. H. Tomlinson, Fay
stteville, N. Q.
Assistant Door Keeper-H. E. King,
Peanut, N. G. :,
Sergeant-at-Arms-J. S. Holt Chalk
Level, n. @.
State Business Agent-W. H. Worth,
Raleigh, N. G.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W. A.
Graham, Machpelah, N. G.
FTEoUT1vE COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
s. B. Alexander, Charlotte, N. c.,
Chair nan; J. NJ. Mewborne, Kinston N.
G.: ]. s. Johnston, Rufin, N. Q.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

Yes, we may al congratulate our
selves that this cruel war is nearing 3
close. It has cost a vast amount of
treasure and blood. The best blood
Of the flower of American youth has
been freely offered upon our countrys
alter. 1t has indeed been a trying
hour for the republic; but see in the
near future a crisis arising that IN
nerves me and causes me to tremble
for the safety of my country. As 8
result of the war, corporations have
been enthroned, and, an era of cor
ruption in high places viii follow, and
the money power Of the country viii
endeavor to prolong its reign by work
ing upon the prejUdices Of the people
until ali wealth is aggregated in fev
hands and the republic is destroyed
l feel at this time more anxiety for
the safety Of my country team ever
before, even in the midst of the war.
God grant that my fears may prove
groundless.-Liac0Ia
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21

istration would be hard to displace
with all this patronage in its hands.
Who proposes to place all this patron
age in the hands of the General Gov
ernment ? We do not. We propose
to put it in the hands of the people.
This government ought to be the peo
ple's. 1t ought to be by and for the
people If the people employ any
part of their number to look after
their collective interests, is there any
thing contrary to the genius of our
government in the plan?
There need be no more employees
than now, and at least 10000 officers,
lawyers and lobbyists less than now.
To day the combined billions Of dol
lars invested in railroads is controlled
by less than 5000 principal officers
We propose for go millions to have
a say in the management. The pres
ent managers have but little interest
in the government, but seek by brib-
cry and corruption the control of the
legislature, the executive and judicial
departments.
OUR PLAN.
We favor Cabinet officer whose
sole duty would be to attend to trans
portation. This Secretary of Trans
portation would take the place of a
score of kingly railroad presidents and
a horde of corporation presidents.
Each State would have superinten-
dent of transportation and the State
superintendents be elected by the
people Of the several States. Thus
we would have no administration pat
ronage and the mail and telegraph and
express superintendents would also be
elected by the people instead of being
appointed by the head of the admins
tration, and our plan would actually
lessen by more than one hundred
thousand the number of appointees
by the administration. Each party,
anxious to succeed, would place in
nomination their best men suited for
the placs, as they now do for Super
intendents of Schools or Judges OF
our courts. In many cases a practical
civil service could be inaugurated if
thought advisable.
ADVANTAGES
The transferring of this vast power
from the plutocrats to the people
would be a great reform. Reduction
of passenger and freight rates would
save the people yearly untold millions
of dollars Such monopolies as the
Standard Oil Co. could no longer
exist. The smallest shipper would
have the same opportunities the
largest enjoyed. The country mer-
chant and the farmer would stand on
a level in shipments with Armour or
Hutch.
Billions of dollars now locked up in
railroad and telegraph lines would
then go into factories an3 mines, into
farms and Improvements. The wage
Garner and bread-winner would be in
demand and the thousands that now
go to bed supperless would find profit
able employment. These advantages
alone entitle our demands to be placed
alongside the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21
NATIONAL FARMERS AL
HS S,sNcE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

n.o.;dent-L. L. Polk, Raleigh, N. G,
FTi;ooss-DPresident-B. h. Glover, Cain
'5IagS, Ga5ozstarv-J. II. Turner, La Grange,
6sS0llaga,Snnrer-W. II. Hickman, Puxico,
AlssCfr TsssCcft1rer-Ben Terrell, Texas.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
cW Macune, Washington, D. G.
y VI,.nao WardaII. Huron, South Dakota
7 F Tillman, Palmetto, Tennessee.
JUDICIARY.
G Patty, Macon, Mississippi.
Isaac T. McCracken, Ozone, Arkansas.
Evan Jones, Dublin, Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-21
NIGHT SESSION.

The convention re-assem bled at 6:3C
p, m. The following bylaws and
declarations were adopted for perma
nent organization:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
The indianapolis Fire.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 1S.-A great crowd
surrounds the ruins of the Bowen & Merrill
building this morning. An army OF work
men is engaged in removing the wreckage
to exhume the bodies of the dead and res
cue the living, the voices of several of
whom are audible in the ruins The list of
dead so far as now known, is as follows,
all firemen: Andrew o. Cherry, George
Faulkner, Espey Srormer, David r. Lowry,
Ulysses G. Glazier, Henry ID. Woodruff,
George Glenn, Albert Hoffman, Anthony
Volz Thomas A. Block. The injured num-
Der eighteen.
The work of clearing away the wreck
was continued throughout the day with re-
newed energy. The floors and roof lay one
upon another, with burnt books and sta
tionery sandwiched in between. At 9
O'Clock this morning the crushed and man
gled remains of Tony Voltz were found
and extricated. 1t was about o'clock
when the dead fireman was located. Some
one noticed his head protruding from
the debris, and quick work revealed
his form in almost standing
position leaning slightly forward with one
hand clasped on his head. 1t would appear
he had been struck by something and
placed his hand there before the fatal
blow came. The most horrible of all was
the condition especially of Stormer, whose
dead body was taken out at 2 :45 o'clock
with one leg burned entirely off. He must
have died in terrible agony as there are no
evidences Of his having been killed by fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
kansas FARMERS Alliance and Politics.

KANSAS CITY, March 1S.-The farmers
alliance in Kansas is growing so rapidly
both in members and perfection of organi-
cation that they have become decidedly
disturbing factor in politics. Every county
nearly in the whole state is organized, and
nearly every farmer in each county is a
member of the organization. This thorough
organization has made the order exception
ally strong. In local politics, where their
immediate interests are at stake, the ALI
ance has generally decided to support only
those candidates who coincide with their
views and adopt their principles In state
politics similar action has been de-
cided upon, and it has even been
proposed to run a farmer candidate
for governor in the person of A.
w. Smith of Mcpherson. The organiza-
ton has already got its finger the national
political pie. The president of the Kansas
alliance has addressed to the Kansas
Senators and Representatives at Washing
ton letter informing them of the belief
among the farmers that the depression of
agricultural interests is due to various
legislation and demanding that some at
tention be paid to their interests. 1t says
the time is not far distant when Legislators
will heed the voice of their constituents
who are 100, 900 strong in Kansas. The
politicians are becoming nervous.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
THE POWER OF LOVE.
Madame Juanita, the Charmer of
Beasts, not Men,
ENTERS THE DEN OF AN ALLIGATOR
For the Sake of Subduing the Saur;an and
Gives a Fine Exhibition of How
Not to do it.

Especial to THE HERALD-Exam1nerD ispatch.l
New YORK. March 1S.-Wild screams is
suing from the alligator and snake den,
which is numbered among the freaks of
Harlem Museum, 2O9O Third avenue. al
most caused a riot in the big crowd cele-
brating st. Patrick's birthday by feasting
their eyes upon natures distortions. 1t
was when the crowd was biggest that Nine.
Alene Don Juanita, fairy creature in
spangles, some clothes and considerable
make up, praneed into the den.
Nine. Juanita is ambitious and recently
conceived the idea of adding alligator
charming to her other endeavors. An or
der was sent to an alligator dealer in st.
| Augustine, Fla, TO send two of the largest
alligatOrs he could find. The saurians ar
rived in the museum early Sunday morn
ing and when their prospective charmer
saw them and examined their gaping Jaws
and treacherous teeth, she clapped her
hands. Romeo and Juliet, as they were
christened, had muzzles of wire over their
wicken cOuntenances.
When the performance began in the af-
/ ternOOn, Mime. Juanita determined to give
an exhibition of her power in training alH-
gators. Lecturer Lyons said that Nine.
Juanita would show the spectators the limit
less power of charms He described how the
/ alligators had arrived fresh that morning
from the swamps of Florida, and were still
IN a terribly savage state. They were of
the man-eating variety, but the peculiar
charms of Nine. Juanita would subdue
them. He called the attention of the spec
tatOrS to the muZZles of Romeo and Juliet
as evidence of fierceness.
Nine. Juanita appeared and tripped into
the den. With few dexterous twists she
unfastened the wire muzzle from Romeo's
jaws and was Just about to acknowledge
the loud plaudits of the appreciative audi
ence, when the alligator reached up his
great jaws and caught the two first fingers
of the charmer in a grip-li5e wise. Mime
Juanita began to shrek and the crowd
scattered in all directions, yelling at the
top of their voices. Nine Juanita danced
all over the den so great was her agony.
But the alligator held on like death.
The other freaks, including Nine. juan
ita's husband, the wild man from Borneo,
rushed to the den to ascertain the cause of
the stampede. Seeing the danger of his
wife, the wildman leaped into the den and
grabbing hold of the alligator's jaws with
his hands, attempted to force them apart.
His strength was nothing, however, TO that
of the alligator. Lecturer Lyons, caught
an iron bar from the Zulu chief and Jump
ing into the den commenced to belabor the
alligator over the head. This mad no effect
either and the bar was jammed between
the jaws of the alligator, and after much
: difficulty, they were forced apart enough
to allow the fainting woman to free her
hand. Tonight Nine. Juanita pluckily ap
peared in her role, but left the muzzle or
the alligator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19

ST. LOUIS, March 1S.--A Republicans
special from Tahlequah says: The Chero-
KEGS are terribly incensed over the inva-
sion of the strip. Talk on the streets and
at the state house is all of one kind-de-
nunciation of the boomers, but blame for it
is laid upon President Harrison. They at
tribute the invasion largely to the Presi-
dents proclamation expeiling the cattle
men from the strip, and it is evident that
the prospects for a settlement of the strip
question are not so bright as week ago.
The full bloods especially are excited and
it is sail they are holding secret meetings
denouncing the raid and condemning the
Republican party for its course in dealing
with the cattlemen. No information has
been received as to the damage done by
the boomers, but demand will be made on
the United States government for large
sum to cover the injury to the grazing lands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
UTAH COMMISSION.
A Bill to Abolish it Introduced
by Representative Stone.
HISTORY BEGINS A NEW PAGE
With the Resignation of Bismarck-The Gen.
eral Impression in Eur0pe-What
French Journals Say.

WASHINGTON, March Isl Especial tele
gram to The HERALD. The bill introduced
in the House to-day by Representative
Stone, of Missouri, to abolish the Utah
commission, provides that the duties here
tofore performed by that body shall vestin
board composed of the governor and sec
rotary of the territory and the president of
the 'legislative council, with an additional
salary of 81 900 per annum each.
1t is understood that the measure will
save the government $4,000 year in sal
aries alone, besides the travelling and other
expenses of the present commission.
This proposition is rather significant,
coming so soon after the announcement
that Governor Thomas, of Utah, has vetoed
bill of the territorial legislature provid-
ing for disseminating the commission, as il
was originally intended that they should be
by the original Edmunds bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
A MYSTERIOUS Crime Near Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 1S.-At an early hour
yesterday morning woman was found ly-
ing unconscious in the road at Fifty fifth
and Morgan streets. The police were sum-
moned 1t was assumed that she was in
toxicated and was carted off to the police
station She lay there several hours and
was then renoved to the county hospital,
where she died last night. The matter has
assumed proportions of an evil like the
Mitchell murder mystery. The woman
was identified as Mrs. Bingham, of Mil
Waukee, who left her husband some time
ago and came to this city, where she has
been living with an engineer named Taylor,
employed in down town establishment.
TAYLOR says she left her husband because
she discovered that he had another
wife living. Her sister tells the
same story. The landlady of the apartment
house where Taylor and the woman resided
| says she was in great fear of Bingham and
asserts that man resembling the descrip-
| ton of him called on her last week. The
murdered woman left her sisters house
Sunday evening to call for Taylor, it being
until he was off duty at 9 O'Clock. She
never reached his place and the next heard
of her was when she was picked up as
described above at point five miles dis
| tant. Taylor asserts his innocence Of any
completely in her taking off. Sons
| iewelry the woman wore was missing
when she was found. The police are work
ing on the case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
HEART BREAKERS AND BROKERS,
Agness Booth and Lillian Russell go to Wall
Street to Transact Business.

Agness Booth and Lillian Russell go to Wall
Street to Transact Business
Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch. |
NEW YORK, March 1S.-The brokers in
Wall street were in a fiutter the other day.
Even those who got cincbed on Reading
forgot their losses as they stood in front of
the treasury building and at the end of
long breaths calculated: "Well, l wonder
what Lillian is up to now Solomon has
been forgotten already and here comes
Mrs. Booth.n
The cause of the wonderment among the
bruins and boyines of the narrow street
where millions are lost and won, was the
appearance of two favorites of the foot
lights. They were Lillian Russell and
Agnes Booth. 1t has been known for some
time that both ladies dabbled in coal rail
road securities, but nobody suspected they
would muster up courage to venture among
the men who either could make fortune for
them or lose one. Report has it that Mrs
Booth is just as good business woman as
she is an actress, and has managed to
cleverly invest her money in such a way
that even without her husbands wealth
she could retire from the stage aud live in
comfort. Time is dealing lightly with her.
She is trifie stouter, perhaps, than years
ago, but she is still as chic as in the old
days when she held spell-bound her audi
ences. She went into the brokers' Office
without turning her head to the right OF
left and left the clippers on the sidewalk
standing In amazement at her daring
Lillian Russell had dealings with some
other broker, but she likewise deigned not
to notice the impudent staring of the
the brokers. She led by the hand her only
child, "a bright-faced little girl with wealth
of golden air surmounted by an enormous
Gainsboro hat, and all this time Russell
Sage, Cyrus W. Field, Eddie Gould and
noticed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
BASEBALL DESERTERS.
They May Find Themselves Entirely Left Out
This Season.

1ney NAY flnu themselves EntlTtly LEU Out
This Season.
Especial to THE Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.l
Boston, March 1S.-Deserters from the
brotherhood may be in a bad box before
the season is over. Manager Hart, of the
Boston Players league, says the brother
hood has little use for them. Hart says at
the Cleveland meeting letters were re-
ceived from five men, Beekley Miller and
three others asking to be taken back into
the brotherhood. One of them offered to
play this season for nothing if he was re-
lnstated. Another agreed to pay the
brotherhood 5000 After considerable dis
cussion it was voted to allow the employ
ment Of certain players conditionally, but
one condition was that no player who had
seeded could ever be reinstated to the
brotherhood. He might be employed as d
salaried servant, but he could not partlci-
pate III the councils or management. If
Glasscock was on the market at SlO0 year
he could not get an engagement from the
| Players league and there are others IN the
same category. Hart was very much sur
prised to-day when Tom Brown and SWEET
who, it was thought, were en- route from
| Savannah, walked into the Office. The
California boys left San Francisco week
ago Sunday, thereby missing Geographic
instructions to proceed directly to the
south. Tom is looking well and Is in fine
shape. So is his companion, who resembles
Camel in appearance. The two players
| left at 6 O'Clock last night for Savannah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-19
A Remarkable Freak of Nature.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
DUBUQUE, Iowa, March 1S.-The death of
a remarkable freak of nature occurred here
Sunday. Thirty-two years ago there was
born to Siias Hall and wife, of Parkers-
burg, Iowa, boy baby. 1t was normally
developed with the exception that the head
was very large in proportion to the body.
After two years the body of the boy did
not grow, but the head developed until it
was as large as that of an ordinary man
and a full beard grew on his face. For
thirty years the freak has been tied in a
chair and fed with a spoon. The mother
was obliged to get up three times during
the night to attend to its wants. 1t could
never speak word, rewarding its mother
with grateful locks. Her constant fear
was lest she should die before her boy and
no one be left to wait on him. The other
children of the family are perfectly normal.