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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
Harry Robinson Again.

The N. w. RailrOader is terribly
anxious lest the Kansas legislature
will compel the railroad iniquities of
that state to reduce the passenger
tariff to two cents a mile. The editor
remarks that he would think that an
antediluvian message of one Daniels,
to the Ohio Legislature, would have
settled the two cent business for all
time. Any other ''blame foop' could
have settled it just as well-except
with the Iowa Legislature, where the
reduced rates on freight seem to have
put gold galore into the railroad
treasures.
Mr.. Robinson, however, can Gig
ger'' for himself. He accumulates
digits to show the total income of
the roads. Then as his total would
show a bowling increase in the re-
ceipts he cuts out the great Rock
Island line, ''for the sake of compare
son!" This reduces the gross income
over Is million dollars land leaves
q decrease Of-think of it-and think
of Harry Robinson too-a decrease
of but one million and a half as COM
pared with last year.
Harry is cute-cute as lobster
but his rs yet unwritten excuse for
taking out the Rock Island wont
work. The freight and passenger in
come of the r. Island last year was
taken by other roads the previous
year. So whether the R. l. was on
wheels in Kansas or not, the traffic
has but slightly varied.
And then Mr.. Robinson tells us
that the roads of Kansas are only
bonded and stocked for $32, 1913 per
mile-and that $18, 900; is stock,
$14, 900 bonds. On the bonds, inter-
est was paid. On the stock, nearly
two per cent dividends were paid.
This nearly two per cent dividend
is nearly all robbery. Not one dol
lar was invested in the stock of seven
eighths of the roads of Kansas, and
every cent of the dividends on such
roads is a cent of steal.
The roads of Kansas are indebted
to the tune of $50, 1873 per mile. The
roads of Kansas cost from 81, 500 a
milet to $12, 1000 a mile. Seven-eighths
Of the mileage cost less than 81 500
a mile. The bonds at $14,OOO to
the mile twice built the mileage of
nearly all the roads in the state.
How desirable it is for some one to
put up the ducats on this question:
ducats sufficient to command the
original contracts and vouchers.
The writer has travelled over most
of the Kansas lines, and knows the
''class'' to which they generally be-
long. The people OF Kansas have
been swindled as have all the other
states. And Harry is in the business
of endorsing the swindles.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
THE RAILROAD BONUS.

Farmers, will aid us in getting the
to railroads in the shape Of Bonuses?
declined to publish them in their sworn reportsl
Write US OF County, Of Township, OF
lage city-or OF other County, Township
the State Will the Alliances please take this
cally--at earliest possible moment
Let each personally,
same section will be all better.
THE GREAT WEST.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

Reynolds, the Herman Enterprise
Lawyer-kid-glove-editor, who under
took to swashbuckle the state out OF
$4,000 for smiling sweetly on the
Washington bellies with mileage
books in every pocket, is painting
Sen. Hixson. Let's see-wasn't Sen.
Hixson the man who ewabbed off the
pra-eyrie with Reynolds some moons
ago-wid a hOes-gad?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

In figuring on railway cost we neg
lected to state that while farmers
shanty boards are taxed $500 a
thousand. the railroad tie is tariff
free. Big country this!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
A Program Of Exercises for the Annual
Meeting, March 4th.

The Executive Committee of the State Alliance has adopted
following rules regulations meeting the
Alliance March 18th 1890 right State Alliance
such meeting, to revise and amend the any particular
The Alliance shall sit during the daytime session with
it's doors closed for the transaction necessary business
H. Any addresses by invited the State Alliance
shall be made at the evening sessions and in public
ILL., During Alliance no member shall
speak than branch question: than ten
permission granted nv
w. On the first pending the report of the
mJtee credentials addresses good order NAV he
members the Alliance provided shall not exceed
minutes each, unless otherwise ordered.
After organization next business order
will be the report of officers and action thereupon
W. After hours thereof shall
be given to the discussion Of the Question ~ tho t+ - s
binding by the convc Of the state, otherwise
V After the disposition of this question: much
thereof necessary given discussion of railroad
transportation including watered.s stock
VIII After the disposition of this question, hours
thereof may shall be discussion
of interest money.
TX After the disposition of this question hours or as much
thereof be shall be given Alliance
X After the disposition this reports OF committees
shall be and upon.
be the election Of the officers If tho
Alliance for the coming year.
XII The first hour the second day.
shall be devoted address President Alliance
XIII The second hour the given report
the Minnesota delegates meeting Farmers
cussion thereon.
XIV One hour much thereof necessary given
the discussion of the question Purchasing Agency
Department.
At the open evening sessions be listened to as
follows:
l. Address of welcome from the OF the state
Address from the Attorney the operaton
Laws
The Railroad afforded an opportunity to
their Alliance report proceed
ngs.
James H. Baker exR r. Commissioner will address tho
State Alliance.
D. An address will no by Ke State Lecturer of the Alliance
his deputies heard
Any invited by it, will
have opportunity to do
These addresses will be divided the
sessions OF the Alliance 1t is also suggested that evening
public discussion of the
and Others speeches be limited
give large number opportunity participate 1t
these evening will
meeting
GEORGE w. Preside
H. E. BOEN, Vice President
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

We have just received an interest
ing report on Cost of Lumber by
President LaDue. of the Rock Coun-
ty Farmers Alliance. 1t will receive
attention. 1t is spoken OF in very
kind manner by the Luverne Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

We have an interesting letter from
Wisconsin little too late for this is
sue. Our design is to have a Wis
consin department, but to do so our
friends across the great creek must
write us often.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

The Commissioners of Nebraska
say officially that the freight rate on
corn out of Nebraska has not been
reduced for Is years.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
Notice---lnstitute Annual

Notce---lnstitute Annual.
The postage on the Institute An
nual is 8 cts. for each copy-instead
of five cents. Two call for 15c.
Please send postage when ordering.
The 200 page annual is free other
wise. The GREAT WEST Co.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
How to Elect Alliance Farmers to the
Legislature.

How to Elect Alliance Farmers to the
Legislature.
The following plan has worked to
a charm in Dakota-and in several
counties in this state. Iowa and Kan
sas havefoundit generally successful:
Be sure and call a legislative District
Alliance meeting fully a month be-
fore other conventions meet. Any
County Alliance in the District can
call for the usual delegates, and all
go to some central point-some small
village is better than a prominent
city. They will organize with a
chairman and secretary and creden-
tial committee. On the latter each
County Alliance must be represented.
This Alliance Convention should pro-
coed at once to issue a short. clear
manifesto or resolutions, and then
nominate Farmer for the legislature
or for congress, or other offices
Offering him to any party convention
for endorsement with the understand
ing that he is to run whether they
endorse him or not. Among the
principles of the manifesto two should
be very prominent:
o. The Farmers Alliance will
fight all political agencies until they
control the legislature.
(2.) The nominee of the Alliance is
pledged to stand aloof from all par
ties so far as legislative work is con-
cerned.
The first part is aimed at the refor-
nation of a law making body which
stands forth as a stencil in the nostrils
of the world.
The second is a blow at King eau
Gus, by which the moneyed political
scoundrel cracks his whip over coun-
try members, compelling them tovote
directly against the wishes of the
country constituent.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14
EXPENSES OF DELEGATES.

We have received number letters from the distant alliances stating
that the delegates would be the nehbohood
would unable
One my farm and chatt will stand another dollar
mortgages and have money In view of these
WEST makes the proposition that raise fund aid those distant
an This has put 500 for this and will
have others contribute What need Meeting
the entire State 1t unjust that should dbared
at 50 great distance while others almost free from the
meantime will make special at boarding the
and communicate with those who write what
done This work does apply partan friendships
The GREA WEST is at the service of who will
During the coming neat, this being political year.
Efforts made to makee GREAT WEST pasor supporting
certain or uncertan candidates Friends, grand
crippled by political falsehood This absolutely
such affiliations has it's caand it's capital
needs help from politics speak
of the public conscience weapons
monopoly gang they will use it against
said 'at his Office where Eat this ofieep Intended
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

The Alternate delegate is q man
appointed by the alliances as a dele
gate to take the place Of the regular
appointee in case the regular cannot
attend the meeting to which he is
sent. Also, if the alternate attends
that meeting, with the regular, he is
to vote and work in case the regular
is absent from the body for any
cause. By general courtesy the Al
ternate is given a seat in convention,
and in Alliance meetings can take
part in all business matters whether
the regular delegate is present or not.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

1t will be seen by the valuable his
torical paper of Eric Olson's, this
week, that the Executive Committee
was created in Feby 1S86-and that
before it was two years old it had
put up Mr.. Scheffer for governor
This is said with grim humor back
of it-for doubtless that Committee
thought they were doing the right
thing, though the hints of Doodle and
influence" were numerous. It Ger
tainly points to this conclusion-that
the Executive Committee and State
officials should at least in part be Of
ten changed. Frequent change Will
prevent the old Doodle soakers from
organizing political rings without
somebody "getting on to i'll"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

In article last week the attempted sale of Aant
said sat his Office where Eat this Offset was Intended
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-14

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GEORGE w. HAIGH Secretary.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11
TRUFFLEs.
A Species of Earth Fungi In Great Favor
with the Gourmet.

A Species of Earth Fungi In Great Favor
with the Gourmet.
Truffies, that are a popular dish in the
old world, and are often served at hign-cut
spreads in this country, are. like mush
rooms, 4 species of earth fungi. They are
cryptogamic plants, and subterranean in
their habits, their position bereath the
soil varying from two or three inches to
two feet in depth. They have no root,
stem or leaf, and are of different shades of
color, fiom light-brown to black. They
are more or less globular in form, and vary
in size from that of filbert to that of
large ducks egg. Their surface is knotty
or warty, and covered with skin, which
forms a sort of network of serpentine
veins.
The exact method of their production
seems as yet scarcely well ascertained.
Pliny considered the truflle as an excres-
cence of the earth, which is scarcely a
scientific explanation while Plutarch at
tributed its formation to the combined ac-
ton of thunder, heat and damp, producing
Jumps in the earth similar to tuberous
swelling in the human frame. They are
found in most temperate parts of the
world, and are fairly common in central
and southern Europe, more particularly in
France, where the Potion and Perigord
districts are most prolific, and in Italy,
where Piedmont carries of the prize. AL
geria also contributes a large quantity.
They are found in various parts of the
southern districts of England, but they are
by no means so common as they once were.
In Germany the common trufile is called
the black truffie, and the name of white
truffie is given to the Rhizophdgon album,
species of the nearly allied genus. 1t
grows half above ground, is of whitish
red color, and about the size of walnut.
1t is less aromatic than the common
trufile.
The French truffies are decidedly super
ior to those of any other country, but they
vary in flavor according to locality. In
the northeast of France they are grayish
in color and nearly tasteless; further south,
in the Isere and the Gard, they have
musty taste, which is stronger in those
grown in Savoy; in Burgundy they are
smaller, dry, and have the flavor Of resin;
but the Quercy or Perigord truffie-some
what angular in form, firm, and marked
with yellowish streaks-is the kind dear
to gourmets. The Perigord pie is famous
throughout the civilized world, and with
out the subtle flavor imported by the pres
ence of the Perigord tuber the pate de .foie
gras would lose more than half its value.
In some parts of France-Poltou and Peri
CORD, for instance-pigs are trained for
trufiie-hunting and there need be no great
wonder at the employment of pigs in this
business, for these nearly omnivorous ami
mails are amongst the most keen. scented of
quadrupeds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11
Substitute for Gunpowder.

A Paris newspaper, the Pair, states that
a French scientist has made discovery
which is likely to revolutionize the art of
war. NJ. Paul Giffard has found out a
liquid gas, whic he calle Ia nourelle balls
tique gas tiq,tefe, which can be used to
propel bullets, cannon shot, or shell. The
Chamber of Commerce of st. Etienne has
been so impressed by the value of the dis
covery that it has conferred upon him a
gold medal and more substantial reward
of 10000 francs. A small steel receptacle
is placed under the barrel of the rife, con-
tang 800 drops of this liquid gas. At
each pull of the trigger one drop falls into
the breech of the barrel behind the bullet,
and contact with the atmospheric air causes
it to volatilize instantaneously and with a
force of expansion exceeding that of gun
powder, and drives the bullet before it
with equal or greater velocity than gun
powder. No sound or smoke is produced
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11
A Swing Cradle.

The Sioux Indians have cradle shaped
like shoe. If you will imagine big
shoe lined with soft deer skin on the in
side and covered with many beads on the
out, and the whole fastened to frame
which may be swung over the back, you
will get very fair idea of the Sioux
cradle. The stats are painted yellow, and
the baby goes down in the bottom of the
shoe and sticks his head out the top. The
cradle is ornamented with pretty pieces of
ribbon and feathers and the Indian mother
sometimes spends months in making her
cradle. The cradle is so made that the
baby can be laced up in it, and as the
mother carries it it stands erect and in
such position as to give it straight limbs
and sound lungs. The child is thus carried
until it is about year old, and the mother
often takes it with her when she rides
horseback. If the baby dies while in the
cradle the mother makes mourning
cradle of it and fills it with black quills
and feathers, placing these in the part
where the child's body lies. She carries
the cradle SO decorated around with her
wherever she goes, and she talks to these
feathers as though they were her baby.
No matter how heavy her load is, she will
not lay down this cradle, and she acts just
as though her baby were alive.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Signal Buoys to be Placed on the Ca
fOrnia Coast.

Signal Buoys to be Placed on the Cali
fornia Coast.
WASHINGTON, August 10th-The follow
ing notice to mariners has been issued:
The whistling buoy now neal Souza rock
will be replaced by bell buoy, painted
with red and black horizontal stripes. The
buoy marks the entrance to Port Hartford,
and is placed 200 yards south southwest
from Souza rock, on which there is but six
teen feet of water, and it should be left on
the starboard hand going in. The distances
and magnetic bearings on the east are
prominent objects and are approximately
as follows Peche rock, northwest by west,
one-eighth west. four and three eighths
nautical miles; Bird rock, northeast, three
fourths east, four nautical miles Hartford
wharf. north northwest, one west, two and
three eighths nautical miles; San Luis
Obispo lighthouse, northwest two and one
eighth nautical miles.
A whistling buoy. painted with black
and white perpendicular stripes, will be
placed off Point Buchon. in twenty fathoms
of water, the point bearing about southeast
by east, one and one-half nautical miles
south to Lion rock, in range with the land
to the southwark of the point The whistle
will be sounded by the action of the sea,
giving from twenty to thirty blasts per
minute.
Also. on the same date, the whistling
buoy now off Point Sur will be discon-
tiuued.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11

wife was unwell, and he called Dr. Litch-
field to attend her. The doctor went to
the house and prescribed for her, leaving a
bottle of medicine. AT o'clock this morn
ing o Reilly again called the doctor and
said that part of the medicine left for Mrs.
O'Reilly had been spilled. The doctor
then gave O'Beilly single dose to take to
her.
When he left the doctor. OReillv SAID
be felt extremely tired, and if Mrs. O'Reilly
went to sleep he would take little some
thing himself to see if he could not get a
few hours sleep. AT o'clock Mrs. o Reilly
awoke and found her husband missing.
She went down stairs and found him lying
on the floor in an unconscious condition.
doctor was Immediately called, but
OReilly expired in a short time. 1t is
thought he must have taken a dose of
chloral to make him sleep, and took an
overdose. Mrs. O'Reilly and her four
daughters are nearly prostrated with grief.
John Boyle O'Reilly was born at Dowth
Castle. County Meath. Ireland June q. lSl,.
At the age of ID he learned type-setting and
afterw ard became reporter for various English
Journals. He returned to Ireland in 1868 and
enlisted IN the Tenth Hussars. He had mean
into the English army was with the object of
spreading disafection among the Irish soldiers.
His connection with Fenianlsm was soon dis
covered. His propaganda of revolutionary
principals had been successful, and several
Irish regiments known 10 be ready to participate
in rebellion were, in consequence, scattered
through the most unhealthful parts OF the
British possessions. O'Reilly was tri ID for high
treason and sentenced to be thot. The sentence
was eommuted and he was confined in different
English prisons. When in Dartmoor, aided by
other Irish prieoners, he collected and buried
the scattered bones of the French and American
pris s1ners of war who were shot in 1914. In 1867
he was sent to Australia. He was one of those
exc uded from the amnesty granted the politi-
cal prisoners in 1869. He escaped from the
western coast of Australia in an open boat, was
picked up by Captain Clifford, of the American
ship G: zelle. and landed ia Philadelphia on the
23d of November 1869. He lectured and wrote
for tn journals for q time, following the Fensn
raid into Canada in 1870. and described its Incl
dents for Boston journals. The same year he
became connected with the Pilot, of which he
was,he editor and principal owner mp to his
death
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-11

NORTHERN POPULATION.
Vast Strides Taken by the New State of
Washington.


WASHINGTON, August 10th-The census
fight between the States of Oregon and
Washington excites lively interest here.
Everybody seems to agree with the Oregon
delegation that their State should have
greater population than Washington in
proportion 70 the vote cast, because Wash
ington's population is of a transient char
acter There are proportionately more
voters than in Oregon on account of the
rapid influx of spectators now in the
State. Oregon being an older settled COM
munity should have population of about
five times the registered vote of the State.
Consequently when it was announced that
Washington's population very much ex-
ceeded that of Oregon, there was much
surprise among the Oregonians in Wash
ington.
A California Associated Press correspond
ent asked G. Hyde to-day if recount
would be ordered in Oregon. He said:
"Well, to tell you the truth, l think not;
at any rate not unless we receive some
specific charge against our Supervisors and
enumerators. We have for few days been
receiving scores of kilograms from all parts
of Oregon. 1t seems that every little town
in Oregon is organizing Board Of Trade
merely in order that its President may send
protest on to the Census Department.
But thus far these dispatches have dealt in
generalities, and have contained no specific
charges. Nor are we informed that any are
en- route from Oregon to Washington.
Therefore. IN all probability, no recount
will be ordered. We feel that the Oregon
Supervisors and enumerators have given
Oregon as fair and careful an enumeration
as the other States have received. The
truth is, that during the last few years
\ w Ok, Aar ft,1
strides Real estate men and spectators
have gone there by scores, as you know.
Washington's admission as a State also
gave her boom and attracted thousands
there. The rivalry between Seattle and
Tacoma has done much to encourage the
investment of capitl. Washington has one
of the finest natural harbors in the world,
and is rich in coal deposits. Oregon's
natural advantages may not be inferior TO
Washington's. but she has been sleeping
FOR wears, because there has been nothing
particular of late to attract the attention of
the settlers or speculators, and besides,
| there has been nothing of that romantic
| glamour that attaches To Washington, and
attracts hundreds of thousands of young
men. If Washington has outstripped Ore
gon. the census department cannot be held
responsible for il"
MI 6JOc Sdtb tudt LIE CiCNo VI AIooheA
sealers now fishing in Alaskan territory
and which were entered as San Francisco
vessels, would be enumerated as iDhabit-
ants of San Francisco. This will add sew
eral thousand more to San Francisco pop
| ulation.
| Have you received any San Francisco
or California census returns yet that you
would be at liberty to publish ?''
| Not yet" said he. I'VE have received
some returns, but they are not yet tabu.
lated But San Francisco will be reached
soon and in due order. The returns viii
| be published then as fast as tabulated.