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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-19

Here is the answer of the post
master at Hutchinson, Kas., as
written on the margin Of the letter
of inquiry, and returned to post
master at Vinita
Paid 2-21-91 to Fletcher Meri-
dith.
The above correspondence shows
very plainly that Fletcher Meredith
lied to Thos. HOWE for the purpose
of collecting a second time, the $40.
Meredith writes letter on the oath
Of March, telling HOWE to send
the $40 he spoke of in his letter of
the 10th of February, to Meredith,
when, in fact, according to the Off
cial correspondence Of the post
masters at Vinita, |. T., and Hutch
inson, Kas., Meredith had received
payment of said postal order, on the
Dist day of February, 1S91-just
one month and three days before he
sent the above mentioned letter to
Howie.
Now this man Meredith is the one
whom nearly all the Republican pa
pers are quoting as high authority
in the matter of the forged resolu-
ton charged to the Kansas Reform
Press Association. 0, he is dan
dy specimen to pattern after. He
has proven himself to be a fool, a
knave and liar. A fool for think
ing he could collect again, a money
order once paid by Uncle Sam. A
knave from the fact that he would
collect twice, the same bill from an
honest man. A liar as shown by
the above correspondence liar for
the sum of ten dollars.
We have the above letters in our
possession. They are probably not
such "readin' as the g. o. p. ed
itors would have, but they show
what kind of men the Republican
party of Kansas glories in.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-19
Does Fletcher Meridith Tell the
Truth ?

Below we give little interesting
reading matter regarding a certain
transaction of Fletcher Meredith,
Of the Interior Herald, Hutchinson,
Kansas, who has been trying to
carry off the medal, as the cham
pion Republican liar of this state
We would respectfully ask G.. o. p.
editors to read the correspondence
given below:
VINITA, CHEROKEE NATION, !
May 10th, 1891.
EDITOR KANSAS AGITAToR, GARNET,
KANSAS:
DEAR SIR: AS you are exposing
the rascality of one Fletcher Meri-
dith, of Hutchinson, Kansas, per-
haps the enclosed letters, which you
may use if you see fit to do so, as
they will throw some light on the
aforesaid gents character, and con-
firm your charges in branding him
as as fraud and liar. The fact
of the matter is this: l was sup
posed to be in his debt, and as an
honest man, | sent him postal Or
der from this place for $40, which
you will see by his letter of March,
he denied getting, which proves
him not only to be a fool, but as
well liar. | got our postmaster to
write to the postmaster at Hutchin-
son, to make inquiry who got the
money, and when. The postmas-
ter's reply gives Mr.. Meredith
away. Therefore on behalf of the
Kansas Reform Press Association, |
send you the correspondence to be
used as you please.
Respectfully,
THOMAS HOWE.
Vinita, Cherokee Nation, l. Il.
P. S. If you require any infor-
nation why l owed Mr.. Meredith,
as it would not rebound to his hon.
or, l will only be too glad to reply.
L. III.
Next we give Meredith's letter in
answer to Mr.. Howie's letter of in
quiry as to the receipt of the $40,
etc. The letter is in Meredith's
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own handwriting, written on Inter
ior Herald letter-head:


ior Herald letter-head
HUTCHINSON, KANs.,
MAR. "a, 1891.
Hon. THos. HOWE, VINITA, IND. TER.
My DEAR SIR Il have been alb
sent at Washington and found on
my return, your letter of Feb'y. 16,
which should have been forwarded
to me but was overlooked.
1 sympathize with you, my old
friend, in your financial difficulties
as well as in your political desires
for the Cherokee Nation, and l will
be satisfied if you will send me $40,
the amount stated in your letter.
l did not send you the notice l did
through any discourtesy but be-
cause was notifying you of the
other matters.
| am yours truly,
FLETCHER MEREDITH.
l get the Ind. Chieftain and Tele-
phone regularly. f. M.
Now read the letter of inquiry
from the postmaster at Vinita, l. T.,
to postmaster at Hutchinson, Kas.:
(No. 0O6.-DoMEsTTIC.
LETTER OF INQUIRY.
To be filled up by postmaster drawn
on.
PARTICULARS OF ADVICE.
Number 1881 Amount, $40.
Date, Feb. II, 1891.
Issued at Vinita, Ind. Ter.
Payable at Hutchinson, Kans.
Remitter, Thos. HOWE.
Residing at Vinita, l. Il.
Payee, Fletcher Meridith.
Residing at Hutchinson, Kans.
PARTICULARS OF ORDER.
Number 1881 Amount, $40.
Date, Feb. II, 1891.
Issued at Vinita, l. T.
Payable at Hutchinson, Kans.
MoNEY-oRDER oFNIcE.
VINITA, l. T., Mar. %, 1891.
SIR: Please inform me if the
above described order has been paid,
and oblige. Respectfully,
III. A. GALLOWAY,
Postmaster.
To postmaster at
Hutchinson, Kas.
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The Western Union Telegraph
Co. has cleared 500, 100000 in the
past 25 years, and the common
people paid it. Why cannot the
government do this work and leave
this $lOO,OOO,OOO in the peoples
pockets?-Colorado Workman.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-05-19

IT is now question of monopoly
or the people. Which side are you
on? You cannot remain neutral.
The fight is on and it will become
more bitter until one side or the
other wins. Which side will you
take? You must take one and that
soon. On the one side are capital
lists ruled by selfish greed-men who
produce nothing-who steal by law
from the people. On the other side
are the laborers-the sons of toll
those who produce wealth; those
VIII love humanity; those who look
forward to a grander day. On
which side will you enlist ?-Inde-
pendent, Bartlett, Neb.
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P1TTsBURe, Pa, May PA Col
umbus, o., special to the Times
says: Congressman Bunting Of
the Twenty-third district of New
York held a consultation to-day
with Governor Campbell. Mr..
Bunting is Cleveland man. In an
interview this evening he said 1T
is well understood in New York
that in case Governor Campbell and
the principles he represents should
be successful in Ohio this fall, then
Cleveland will be the nominee for
president. Should Mr.. Mckinley
be elected, David B. Hill will be the
nominee of the convention.
The above from the Kansas City
Times, gives a pretty good idea of
the attitudes of the two old parties
toward each other. There is prac-
ally 40 difference. Mckinley and
Hill are one. The two old parties,
although somewhat divided among
the masses, are one and inseparable
when it comes to the leaders.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
WHEAT STOCKS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct L-Stocks of wheat in all
call board warehouses aggregate 22s.Ooo centals,
as against 1900 centals on September L
THE STATE OF TRADE.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1.-The produce market
Is quiet and wheat is very dull, but prices are
steady. Barley is firm, with fair demand for
choice feed grades. Brewing grades are steady,
with fair demand. Oats are firm and prices
tending upwards. Corn is dull and weak. There
is no change in other cereals The market for
summer fruits 10 well supplied with poorer
quality of different varieties, and prices are
weak. Choice fruit brings good prices, and the
demand is practically confined to this class of
stocks. Grapes are very plentiful and dull.
The vegetable market is quiet, with light de-
mand and liberal receipts. Summer squash 10
about the only thing doing well Onions hold
firm under active demand for shipment. The
potato market IL dull
Eastern creamery and California picked roll
have in large measure dulled the demand for
fancy grades of fresh butter. Fresh Eastern
eggs are also in good demand.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS AND QUOTATIONS..
Produce receipts-Flour, 5000 quarter sacks;
barley, 5000 centals; beans, 1000 sacks; po-
tatoes, 5000 sacks; bran 1900 sacks; middl1ngs,
1000 sacks: hides, coo: wine. 1900 gallons.
Flour.Family extras. ;Ss5 Is per Dbl; bakers
Wheat-Standard, 1861 6l.67L ner GENITAL;
sL6ss+ for choice; milling, sL7OGL721S per
ccntal.
Barley-Feed, $i.o21SC1l o51l, with s1osH for
choice; brewing, sl12l 20g12O; Chevalier, and
standard, sLS59l.S71z; lower grades. s1.07lz9
ll211 per GENITAL.
Oats-surprise. 81 4o91. IS; milling, 81 s591. 40;
good to choice, sl3o9l SD; fair, sl.22119l271I;
gray 1271z9l. s2iz; black, s1.27l5dl3 5 for Ore
gon and s.. 5o(91.75 per GENITAL for California.
Corn-Large yellow, 3215(Ds1.371<; small yell
low, 81. 4oGl45; from sl359l4 As per GENITAL is the
range for white.
Wool-spring foothill, per pound, 160lsc;
northern. 1s(g22c; Nevada, 15f11Sc; Oregon val
ley, 2aG24c; eastern light l6Glsc; eastern heavy.
12(1l5c. Fall, mountain, light and free, 1l9l3c;
heavy and poor, 96llc; plains, heavy and poor,
7gSc: do, good, e9i0c; lambs, poor to choice,
S(G12c.
OPTIONS.
Call board observation-disclosures 1891, E.72166
1.725s, closing at s1.72s<: buyer season, s1S0lz1
Barley-Buyer 1891, 81. 131791.1 1874; closing at
$l.1315.
FINANCIAL
Drafts-Sight, 15c; telegraphic, 20c. Sterling
bills-Bank, $4Sl1a; sight, s4S4Ia; commercial,
$751; silver s-971sfg971zc. Mexican dollars
771zl977X.
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HEDGED ABOUT By A PROSCRIPTIyE TABOO

am not aiming to convince mental
babies, as indeed that won d be fruitiess
without the necessary cultured intellect
that makes logic applicable. Force. brilii-
ancy and originality even are no weapons
to attack slave with. For MANY CEN
turtles the medical art was hedged about
by proscriptive taboo which it. as vet.
has not survived. The brand for murder
ing truth is the penalty OF imbecility
stamped upon the mental caliber of the
average individual--in relation to medicine
and medicine men. The sun of the
Nineteenth century has not vet dawned
upon his intellectual horizon. He to-
gether with his ideal medicine man still
hiDernates in the good old DAYS of the
dark ages when it was bad form IN he in
gu sitive. He still ''bel ewes" in bleeding
clustering, vomiting, purging and sweat
ing. He loves copious doses of horse
medicine. He delights in asafoetida AMI
calomel and carbolic acid. They are con-
sidered Indispensable; no well regulated
family, with pigmy intellects and alb
oomlnai development considers iese,f safe
without those family lares. These I do
not wish 10 convert; they are the Rim Van
Wrinkles that will continue to slnmber
through this and probably through the
worlds history. They live, they die. No
monument marks their forgotten sepuI-
chre. Humanity was not enriched nv
their entrance; it has lost nothing by their
exit. They are driftwood on the shores of
time and float with the ebb and tide of
opinions they have inherited from their
anthropomorphic ancestry. No. il is not
to these I wish to address myself but to-
the thinking ones, whom thought does
not throw into an epilepic paroxysm;
VINO love knowledge for its own sake: who
are willing TO investigate the truth or
Iaislty OF any proposition. and once con-
vinced will stand by it through all the
grimacs OF chattering and delayed civil
ieation. To those-not the chatterers. but
the thinkers-I commend the Histogenetic
system Tor investigation, and will eluci-
cate with pleasure any question not suf-
Hciently clear In book, which viii be sent
Tree to any address.
SEATTLE, Aug. s, 1891.
All who are afflicted in like manner
know this: / have been nearly blind for
HIteen years. Have had the advice and
treatment OF several of the most eminent
ocuilsts OF the country. Have been treated
at the Eye Infirmary in Boston, but re-
celyed no benefit until commenced TAX
ing the Histogenetic medicines, since
which time my sight has been constantly
improving. and expect with the use of a
little more of the medicine to be aole to
see as well as ever did. My trouble was
paralysis of the optic nerve. The medi-
cines also brought me through a severe
attack of the la grippe last spring, after
my friends had weary nearly despaired of
my recovery, for ali Of which Iavors. after
God, we are truly thankful to DIR. Jordan
and his medicines. and shall never employ
any other physician when 1t is possible to
obtain treatment from him, for we are of
the opinion that he can surely accomplish
miracles. MRS. EDNA A. LEWIS.
S. w. Cor. Alton and fremont SITS.
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tooer, sl2 409l27 20: November, sfl. 4o9li.70; De-
eember, sil.Sxdi1.eo: January, sil55: March,
sll.&sG1L55; April, xI13O spot Rio, steady; iair
cargoes, lie; No Z, ls5sgg1sc.
sugar-Raw, nominal: sales were 10000 bags
OF auscovado TO Philadelphia, 90 test, at about
25sc; 5000 bags of Muscoyado to Canada. Re-
a me easier 1 Nc: 8 Sac; No. 7,slsl6c; No. =
Copper-steady: Lake, October, ,133a
Iead-Nominsl
Iin-firm: straits. so.
HOP MARKET.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1.-The price Of the
new crop of hops has been forced down 70 l2l<
cents per pound, but the Eee England Homestead
gives the reason for believing this IA arti aesaI
DEPRESSION and that growers should get between
Is and 20 cents. Prominent among the reasons
for such an advance is the shortage in the Pa
eific coast states ana OF Washington's crop being
only half OF the enormous production estimated
In earlier reports.
CHICAGO BoAaD OF TRADE
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The wheat market was
quie; today and the opening was a shade easier
than yesterdays closing and about &c lower
The market rallied ls(Gssc after few huctua-
lions, and then eased of again, and the closing
was Ac higher than yesterdays closing. Re-
eeipts, l,Sls,OOo bushels; shipments, $4,000
bushels.
wheat--Steady; cash, egsIc: pecember. syl<ta
g7skc IT'S
Corn-steady; cash, 5sc; May. $50
oats-steady; cash, 26A4c; May, sic.
Rye-Steady: S3c
Barley-Steady GfN161c.
Pork-Firm; cash, ss.S71s; January, sl25o0
12.52Is.
Lard-steady: cash, 500; January IS. eoe16 e21<
Short ribs-s6ets07.00; short clear, s7.4S97.5S;
shoulders, S. 20a6.40.
Whisky-$L1&
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO, Oct. l.--Cattle-Receipts, 1880: dull
and steady TO lower; prime 10 extra natives,
s5.75tg6.25: good 10 choice, 50: others. $250A
4; Texans, s1.1a(G265; stockers, s.. 1902 90
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; lower; rough and COM
mon, s3.75t1440; good mixed and packers, t4e0
tg4.75; prime heavy and butchers weights $3.50
0ga.I0: light, sS.S5<D4s0
5heep-Receipts, 5000; active and steady;
native ewes. s3tG440; mixed and wethsrs, $500
4S0.
BOSTON srocK EXCHANGE.
BosrcS, Oct. L--Closing:
Atchison. 4lssMex Central conn III
Burlington. 9617iSan Diego. ........ Is
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES JOINT REsoLU-
u ton, No. 25.-Be IL resolved by the board Of
sdesmen and house of delegates of the city Of
eeGtaem session assembled
mahtine intention OF the city council OF said
city foimprove Fourth street In Pontius addition
NON lake to Mitchell street; thence east on Har-
ncr street. TO the east line of Duwamsh street in
8edy Of Seattle by grazing and sidewalking the
mme ca each side thereof The estimated cost Of
ezsdlng and clearing and grubbing the said street.
Mifty Eve f$5, 7y5 0O1 dollars; the estimated cost
o. adewalking SAID street is thirty-six hundred
end seventy-fve t$36T5.00) dollars; tie total
estlmaied cost OF said Improvement TO be paid by
ne aeutiing property owners Is ninety-four hum
ard and ten t3s.41o.00) dollars; the estimated
100000 dollars; the estimated cost OF grading
snd clearing and grubbing crossings Is three hum
dred and ninety-five f$395.001 dollars: the total
estimated cost 70 be paid by the city Is twelve hum
dred and ninety-fve t$l, 2e500l dollars; and the
cost Of the grading and sidewalkng of said street
said street proposed TO be improved as described
shove, and which said abutting property is hereby
declared to be the property benefited by said inn
pfovement
All persons owning any abutting property, as de.
Of the charter, shall have fifteen days from and
AFTER the date OF the fret publication Of this resou-
ton TO ie with the city clerk protests against said
Improvement.
Passed board OF aldermen this soth day Of Sep
tember, 1891. A y MILLER
President pro tenn Board of Aldermen.
TENDER, 1891. r. MORFORD,
President pro tenn House Of Delegates.
Approved by me this 1st day of October, 1891.
GEORGE w. HALL, Acting Mayor
Filed by me this LIST day of October, 1891.
II. w. MILLER. City Clerk.
Published this I'd day Of October, 1891.
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sEArrLr. Oct. /. ls9l


Exchanges at the Seattle clearinghouse today
amounted to s134,i5515. The balances were
SSi,OoJ.t6. Tacoma exchanges. sl95, 1920; bal
ances, sSo,225. 81 Portland exchanges, 1921 900;
balances, $4,000
The salmon pack on the Sound II going to be
very light, As the fish are still rum ng in very
small numbers. George T. Myers, proprietor of
the seattle cannery, said yesterday that though
the run OF silver salmon has improved some
what. yet be was unable to get more than one
fourth OF the necessary supply. The past week
ne mas Dean receiving about 800 daily on vari-
Gus boats coming In from the rivers. He said
that the report OF heavy run In the rivers Ia
entirely untrue, as he has made a trip
up several Of the streams for the purpose
OF satisfying himself, and that the only kind
running in any abundance are humpbacks, but
the silver are very limited. He thinks perhaps
II Is due to the condition of the weather and
low water in the streams Mr. Myers says that
the outlook is good for an improvement in the
market, as the large packers are forming
ISOLATION at San Francisco for the purpose OF
keeping up prices. He considers the starting
up OF the Columbia river canneries for a fail
pack very unwise move ON the part OF the can
ners, owing to the present condition of the mar
ket and the heavy pack generally.
No new features were noted in the grain and
feed market yesterday, but receipts copfnue
light A car load Of Cape Cod cranberries, the
-N-ssOA sAc echSOu, CAIne IN anu were QuOttu at
$io5O per Dbl The quality is very fair. Grapes
continue to glut the market, but other fruits
move about as fast as they come In. Prices are
quite steady. Eggs have advanced to p cents
Tor Eastern stock. There are prospects of o de-
cline in canned and dried fruits very soon.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty-f four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from seattle in
the following amounts: By rail--Northern
Pacific, 40 tons: Columbia q Puget Sound, Is
tons; seattle, Lake Shore q Eastern, 235 tons
BY water-Mabel, 43 tons: Puget Sound & Alaska
steamship Companys boats, 40 tons; Multi
nornah, l6 tons; VI. F. Perley, l. TONS Nellie, 10
tons; Aountaineer, tons; Wasco, tons;
buckeye, tons; Glide, 4 tons; A. Z. Robinson.
8 tons; Grace, tons. Total shipments, $50 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcErPra
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours follows: By rsil-Northern
Pacific, 367 tons: Columbia Puget Sound, q
tons; Seattle, Lake shore & Eastern, la tons
BY water-Waseo, Sc tons; II. +. Perley, 80 tons;
Multnomah, tons: Mabel, s tons; Puget Sound
q Alaska Steamship Company's boats, tons;
Henry Bailey, tons. Total receipts, 657 tons
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
is the line to take to all points East and
south 1t Is the DISING CAR ROUTE IL
day in the year to
ST. PAUL AND CHICAGO,
(No change OF cars)
Composed Of Dining Cars unsurpassed. Pullman
Drawing Room Sleepsrs Of latest
equipment.
TOURIST SLEEPING CARS
Best that can be constructed, and in which &C
commodations are both FRYE and furnished for
holders Of first or second-class tickets, and
ELEGANT DAY COACHES
A continuous line connecting with all lines, af
fording direct and uninterrupted service.
Pullman sleeper reservations can be secured In
advance through any agent OF the road.
THROUGH TICKETS
To and from all points In America, England and
Europe can be purchased at any ticket Office Of
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
For ST. Paul and East 6:l5 a m. and 2:00 p. m.
For Olympia, 6:15 a. m. and 900 p m
For Anacortes and North. $40 a m. and 400
For Montesano and Gray's Harbor. 500 D. m.
For Tacoma and local. 6:15 and $3.50 a M; 1z:25,
zoo. 5:25 and $40 M
TRAINS ARRIVE
From st. Paul and East, 1l:59 q N. and 11:45
From Portland and the South. $40 a. m. AIS
From olympia, 2:45 and S:45 p m.
From Montesano and Grays Harbor, s:45 p. m.
From Anacortes and North. 1910 and 500 .. m.
From Tacoma and local s:<5, :59 q M. and
2:45 AIS, S45, HAS p. m.
Time shortened Is hours between Seattle and 81.
Paul.
Through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars elegant
day coaches finest pa ace dining cars between Sc
atile Tacoma and Portland direct. Daily service
Full Information concerning rates time of trains,
routes and other details furnished on application TO
A ID. CHARLTON, Asst Gen. Pass. Agt.,
III First ST., cor. Washington, Portland, Or.
A. CHILBERG, City Passenger and Ticket 4 gent,
southeast corner Yes er avenue and Commercial
street, Olympic block, Seattle, Wash
l. A. NADEAU, General A gent and Depot Ticket
Agent Seattle depot, foot OF Third street.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
ATcHrsoS ROADS EARNINGS.

Boston, Oct. 1.-The Atchison roads state
ment for August, including the St Louis-San
Francisco system, shows net earnings Of $780,
go, an increase of si27, go
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-The stock market today
almost from the opening to the close was in the
control of the bears. There was heavy out
pouring OF stocks in Missouri Pacific, Rock Is
land. Burlington, and Atchison at the opening
at about the same prices as last evening. except
in Missouri Pacific, which is down III. The
downward movement in this stock continued
till in the last hour, when il had reached 54s<.
The decline in the last forty minutes in the
principal shares was equal TO the losses for the
rest of the day. The close was weak and active,
at the lowest prices of the day. Missouri Pa
c,fc was down 81 sugar 31s, Rock Island ~,
Burlington and Atchison each ~
Government bonds-steady.
Petroleum-Closing, $3.50.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Money on call-Easy; closed, offered at s.
Prime mercantile paper-5Sl07. sterling ex-
chauge-Stesdy; sixty-day bills, fS0; de-
mand, 81 $50. Bar silver-g7l4c.
BONDS.
q. s. 4s treg.).. 1Ie 10. 5. 2s treg.)..... eoi<
u. s Is (coupon).. 1854 Pacific 6s..-.-.... 100