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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19

Iieutenant-G Governor Edward f; Jones
called on Governor Hill ct Albany few days
ago and with tears streaming down bis cheeks
pleaded with tho Governor to resign next
Saturday and allow him TO be Governor ior
ono week. Governor Hill positively refused
and gave as his reason thst IAeutenan1-" .5
Penublicnps in the last campaign and
he could not be trusted in the I'M
nortant office % Governor even for one
week For almost an hour Jones pleaded
and offered 10 enter into any sort Of agree
ment G Governor Hill would suggest but the
Governor was firm and would not agree TO
resign even for one DAY u crafty the old
vas a ruthless one, acknowledgement
Jones finally left the room crying like a
child. II am grievously disappointed. be
said. "forthis ambition has been the inspira-
ti0n OF my life
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19

Daily EXCEPT SUNDAY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19

beautiful lot Of chifonieres for Xmas.
SYDNOR j. HUNDLXY.
100 east Broad street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19

BY Chewing Rose.
Real Estate Agents, Auctioneers and Brokers,
No. north Tenth street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19
A NrW CATHEDRAL.

The trustees OF the new Protestant cathe
dral OF St. John the Divine to-day accepted
the final plans for that edifice. The general
ground plan of the cathedral is in the form
OF cross. the arms OF which, forming nave,
chancel and transepts, have each central
and two side aisles.
The total external length Of the cathedral,
will be $40 feet. the width across the front
80 feet width across the transepts. go feet
height of central spire 425 feet; from the floor
of the cathedral from the level Of the city 625
feet. IL will cost over q 600 600.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Earnings of the Norfolk aud Western for
second week in December show S22.534 il
crease.
Although the statistics. as compiled 10y the
board Of health have shown few deaths from
grip. there is no doubt that the disease has
struck us for the third year So far 1t has
appeared in a milder form than in the winter
Of 1890 u, but it is none tho less to be
guarded against.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-19
YoRK RIVER LINE VIA WEST poyr

ANIME II IIIIiIONU
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The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
Declaration of Purposes.

Whereas the general condition of our coun.
try mperatively demands unity of action on
tho part OF the laboring classes, reformation
and economy. and the dissemination Of prin-
ciples best calculated 10 encourage aud foster
agricultural and mechanical pursuits. en-
couragng the tOiing masses leading them
in the road to prosperity, and providing II
Just and fair remuneration for labor, Just
exchange for our commodities. AMI The best
means of securing to the laboring classes tho
greatest amount or good: we hold 10 the
principle that all m Dnopolies are dangerous
10 the best interests of our country, tending
10 enslave free people and subvert and
finally overthrow the great principles pur-
chased by the fathers of American liberty.
We therefore adopt the following as our
declaration Of principles:
]. To labor for III educ lton of the agricul-
tural classes in tie science of economical
government, in II strictly nonpartisan spirit
and bring a6 ut a moro perfect union OF said
classes
2. That we dem md equal rights to all, and
special favOrs to none.
8. To endorse the motto: "In all things
essential. III ity; and in all things charity.
4. To develop better state mentally,
morally, socially anL financially.
D 10 constantly strive 10 sccuTe
mony AMI good will 10 all mankind and
brotherly love among ourselves.
G. To suppress personal, local, sectional
end national prejudices, all unheali by rivalry
and oil selfish ambition.
:, The brightest jewels which 1t garners,
arc the tears of the widows and orphans, and
Its imperative commands are to visit the
homes where laceritcd hearts are bleeding;
to assuage the suffering of a brother or
sister; bury the dead, care tor the widows
and educate the orphans; to exercise charity
towards eli offenders; to constrne words and
deeds in their most favorably lighr. granting
honesty of purpos, and goo1 intentions to
Others and t. protect the principles OF the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union until
death, Its laws are reason and equity; its
cardinal doctrines inspire purity of thought
ana life. it' intention is: son earth, peace
and good will to man..
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

ulent. They don't care cent for the
workingmau when his and the fund
holders interests conflict. Their fight
against more money is in the interest
of the money power at home and
abroad. They would take and have
taken the laborer by the throat and
made him deliver to the plutocracy
that which belongs to him and his
family. They have laid the iron hand
of their systems upon the tiller OF the
soil and made a slave of him. They,
with their systems, have arrested the
business man in his successful pursuit
of prosperity and driven him into cont
bines and trusts or into bankruptcy.
We have no patience with Sherman, no
confidence in him. He stealthily de-
monetized silver, and it was his inten-
ton to retire and burn up the green
backs. He fought the law of 1873.
which provided against the destruction
of the greenbacks, and the act of the
same year partially remone tzing sill
YER just stop and think for one mo-
ment what would have become of the
country if the greenback had been re-
tired in 1879 and no silver had been
coined! For Gods sake, Ohio people.
down John Sherman!-MissouriW World.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

"The shrewd speculator will, on the
instant, increase his price and protect
HIMSELF the storekeeper will mark up
his goods; land will nominally advance;
but the poor man, who must work to
live, is the first one to feel the advance
of prices and the loss of purchasing
power of his wages, and the last to win
an advance in his wages. "-Extract
from John Shermans Speech at Pauld-
ing, o.
The above refers to what will happen
in the event of the free coinage of sill
yer. 1t is mere assertion and without
foundation in fact The truth is, an
increase in the money volume carries
prosperity to the home of the working
man. When there is not dollar of
gold in circulation, in 1865, when the
business of the country was done ex-
clusively with paper money, the laborer
was permitted to dip his cup deep and
oft into the spring of prosperity. 'Huts
became palaces" THE laborer, for
the first time in the history OF the
world, tasted of the luxuries of life. J"
The solicitude of John Sherman and
Grover Cleveland for the welfare of the
workingman in connection with the
proposed free coinage of silver, is fraud
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
The Ocala Demands.

ID We demand the abolition of national
banks
b. We demand that the government shall
establish Sul-Treasuries or repositories in
lhe several States. which shall loan money
oirect to the peop'e ut a low rate of interest.
not 10 exceed per cent per annnm, on non
pershabie farm products, and also upon real
estate, with proper limitations upon the
quantity of land and the amount of money.
c. We demand that the amount of the CIR
euating medium be speedily increased to not
less than $50 per capita.
: That We demand that Congress shall pass
such laws as will effectually prevent the
ueailng In futures of all agricultural and
mecnanlcal productions; providing a astringent
tystem of procedure in trials that will secure
Nue prompt conviction, and imposing such
penalties as shall secure the most perfect
"npilance with the law.
d. We condemn the silver bill recently
passed ty Congress, and demand in lieu
silver.
- We demand the passage OF laws prohibit
ihs aiien ownership of land. and that Con-
s'ess take prompt action 10 devise some plan
"oot(in all lands now owned by aliens aud
,ofeign syndiea'c cs, and that all lands now
Seo oy railroads be reclaimed by the govern
NehI and held for actual settlers only.
c. believing in the doctrine of equal rights
"ah, and spec al privileges to none, we de-
mand-
H. mat our national legislation shall be so
nsmed in the future.as nor to build up one
'nuustry at tho expense of another.
a. We further demand removal of the ex-
s.g ,sung heavy tariff tax from the necessities ol
"ie' mat the poor of our land must have.
-. We further demand a just and equitable
"s'em OF graduatedtax on incomes.
=. We believe that tho money of the country
suouid be kept as much as possible In the
au1s OF the people. and hence we demand
aaal national and State revenues shall be
.@i'ed to the necessary expenses Of the gov
tered.
a. we demand the most rigid, honest anc
sus, state and national governmental contro
auu supervision of the means of public com
Municat'on and transportation. and IL thi'
sontrol and supervision does not remove the
souses now existing. we deLaand the govern
lsnI ownership of such means OF communi
sa.oa and andtransportation.
~ we demand that the Congress OF ths
catea States submit an amendments TO th'
nastitntion providing for tho election o.
s saAed States Senators BY dEeeE vote Of th'
ss0pss Of sssh elsta
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
FALLING WALLS.
Horrible Accident to Laborers Clearing
Away Debris at St. Paul.

Away Debris at st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 5-The most
horrible accident that ever occurred in
St Paul took place shortly otter one
o'clock. when the center wall of the
west section of the Shepard building,
recently occupied by Farwen, Ozmun
& Kirk, fell in, burying the workmen
| beneath the ruins. All the patrol
wagons in the city were at once sum-
moued and Chief Clark with the As
sistant Chief Martin attempted to
organize the laborers who were not
under the wall to get them to work re-
moving the dead and injured.
The men were wild with excitement,
however, and it was long time before
more than half a dozen could be in
duced to go to work The others ran
back and forth near the building shout
ing to each other and uttering impreca-
tions against the contractors, or stood
gazing blankly at the ruins. The
group that fiaally went to work, in
less than an hour had taken out ten
men, five of whom were killed and five
injured one so severely that the physi-
clans said he would not live until he
reached the hospital
BY this time large gang had been
put to work and the work of removing
the debris went on rapidly.
Contractor Wilcox was taken out
dead and manglcd beyond recognition.
His head was mashed to pulp.
The cause of the accident as near as
can be learned was that the wall
which was much weakened by the fire.
became too heavy from the large
amount of debris removed from the
bottom and fell over of its own weight
The wall had appeared firm and gave
no signs of weakening up to the time
of the fall, when it came down in 4
heap without seconds warning.
1t was sight never to be forgotten
as the dead aud injured were taken out,
some of them crushed almost to a pulp.
One of them, supposed to have been n
sub-fore was taken out in his fur
coat, nothing but his feet and limbs be-
ing visible His head and body ap-
peared to be crushed out of all shape.
There were men with all their limbs
broken, faces bruised and crushed out
of all sem blauce of humanity.
There were no groans or cries from
the injured as the poor fellows were
extricated from the ruins by their fell
low workmen. Not one had retained
consciousness The majority of the
men were under the south side of the
wall, and here the heaviest part of the
wall fell Only two were taken out
from the north side. The identified
dead are: Edward s. Wilcox, contract
or; Hans Hanson, Swede laborer;
Charles Katrinski, Pole laborer; George
Shapinski, laborer; Charles Larson;
John Adamski, 35 years of age; Frank
Marcia
The injured are John Warren, Thomas
Somatra, Frank ID. Lether, Samuel
Peters and an unknown man.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
A MANAGES DEED.
Terrible Deed of an Escaped
Lunatic.
He Demands One Million Dollars of Russell
Sage and Blows Up the Latter's Of
fice-The Crank One OF the
Victims.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Shortly after 12
o'clock yesterday stranger entered the
Office of Russell Sage, on lower Broad
way. lie demanded that he be given
$1,000, 0O0 He opened satchel which
he was carrying and seizing bottle
threw it at the head of Mr.. Sage. The
latter lodged and the bottle struck
the Office wall, exploding with fear
full crash and injuring, perhaps fatally,
three clerks. Mr.. Sage was badly but
not seriously hurt The bottle was
evidently loaded with dynamite.
Russell Sage was taken from his Of
flee and carried across the street to a
drug store. He is badly burned about
the face and shoulders, but his injuries
are not serious lie gives the follow
ing account of the affair:
shortly after 12 o clock a man whom
had never seen before entered my
office. He carried large satchel and
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

of life, or surrender and be a slave. -
Weekly Toiler.
The banks are tumbling in the
United States and in Germany. Some
of these days the burnt child will dread
the fire, and have the people do their
own banking. .-Nationa Advance.
The latest news indicates that the
peoples party will hold the balance of
power in the Ohio legislature. That
means help for Foraker, for they can
not consent to the return of Sherman.
Pacific Union Alliance.
The railroad companies of Nebraska
have found way to defeat the Aus
tralian ballot system. They gave out
that their employees would be dis
charged if Edgerton was elected su-
preme Judge. .-Nonconformist
I'm Barber county, Jerry Simpsons
home, a most desperate effort was
made to down the peoples party. The
old parties fused and elected three,
while the people elected four of the
seven officers voted for. We've got
'em.-Pittsburgh Kansan.
1t will be fatal error on the part
of the two old parties il they accept the
repulse of the peoples party as evil
dence of the disintegration or weaken
ing of the alliance. Such speculations
may be pleasant, but will not stand the
test Of future Developments National
Economist.
If every body in the country, north
and south, would read carefully and
thoughtfully President Folks address
it would do more to wipe out sectional
preiudices than anything that as yet
appeared. In the language and with
the sentiment of thoughtful, far-see-
ing statesman, he has clearly outlined
the duty of every patriotic citizen
Nonconformist
When the union arms met with re-
verses during the war the army never
once thought of disbanding. Earnest
men contending for principles do not
falter and relax their efforts when OBJ
stacles and difficulties obstruet their
pathway. The history of reforms
prove that the pathway of the reform
er is strewn with thorns-not roses.
Even IL the peoples party in Kansas
had not won its splendid victory at the
| late elections, it would go on as it had
been doing before-sgitating. and edu
eating. Alliance Tribune
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
County Alliances.

Madison President, T. J. Alsworth,
fanton; Secretary, David E. Wood,
Sharon. Y-.,
Secretary, c. s. Spann, Raymond.
Rankin-President. Dallas Watts,
Pink; Secretary, r. e. Knight Pela'
SImpson-President, S. NJ. William
son, Westville; Secretary, j. j. Hilton,
Harrisville.
Copiah- President. A. B. Guyncs,
Gallman; Secretary, j. d. Miller, Hazle-
hurst.
Claiborne-President, Caleb Lobdell,
Port Gibson; Secretary, !. d. Magruder,
Russum.
Jeferson-President Robert Mcbride,
Mcbride +. o.; Secretary, I. l.. Darden,
F4yette.
Lincoln-President, f. p. Douglass,
Wesson; Secretary, Edward Smith,
Brookhaven.
Franklin-President A. M. Newman,
Meadville; Secretary, Juan Nix, Nc
Calls Creek.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
DOM PEDRO DEAD.

Career of the Ex- Emperor of Brazil
EEied.
PARIS, Dec. ;, a. m EX- Emperor
Dom Pedro, Of Brazil, has just died
from congestion of the lungs.
Dom Pedro III. was born Decem ber 2,
1925. His reign over Brazil was noted
for his universal kindness and benevo-
lence, and for the emancipation of the
slaves.
During 1889 a restless spirit prevailed
the people, and on the evening of July
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

for all debts, public and private, and to
be held by any national bank associa-
ton as part of its lawful reserve"
In this statement, Mr.. Foster, though
using no words that do not appear in
the bill itself, is guilty of flagrant
falsehood; to prove which we have
only to refer to the records, as re-
form journals have the habit of doing.
with serious effect upon the reputation
of public servants.
Section of the bill in question pro-
vides: "And such treasury notes shall
be legal tender for all debts, public
and private, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated in the contract
That exception, like the exception on
the greenback, was put there for the
benefit of the gold speculator. Nearly
all the money loaning institutions of
the country have accepted the invita-
tion of congress, and are to-day ex-
pressly specifying on all their contracts
(notes and mortgages) against these
notes. Instead, therefore, of being a
step toward the financial independence
of the people from the gold specula-
tors, the ultimate effect of the bill will
be to rivet their chains still tighter.
There is no way by which the most of
this money can reach the people except
through loans. The notes given to Sc
cure these loans will demand gold coin.
The borrower, who must have money,
will not be in condition TO refuse,
even when he realizes the trap into
which he is walking.
There can be no hope of the supreme
court declaring such contracts void, be-
cause against public policy, for the
government itself has beforehand pro-
vided for and sanctioned such scrim-
ination.
Only one way of escape will remain
in the hands OF the people, and that
will be to elect a congress that Will
demonetize gold!-Chicago Seminal
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
Twenty Drowned.

New YORK, Dec. 5.-The Tribune''
Haverstraw dispatch says:
Twelve barges loaded with brick. in
Guiding the Irene, Capt James Kenne
dy; the Delson. Capt. Pat Hill; Louise,
Capt A. Bradbury; Lizzie and Louise
Christie Roy. Capt Brennan; James G.
Scott and Ellen C. McGuire, towed by
the Cornell Towing Co.'S boat Town
send. coming down the Hudson, when
opposite Crot N Point, were upset a
about p m. and about twenty persons
drowned.
There were sixty men on the twelve
barges and only about thirty have come
ashore
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

NEw YORK, Dee. Sri G. Dun &
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
The only change observable in the
condition of business is a gradual i'm
provement Many branches of trade
are a little more lively and in some the
improvement is quite satisfactory,
The only sign of unfavorable
character Is that the collections
at some points are slower and harder
than usual. particularly where the low
price of cotton leads holders to defer
selling as long as possible. But at the
principal western points, Chicago, ST.
Louis, Cincinnati and St Paul. collec.
tions are very satisfactory.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

16 an attempt was made on the emper-
ors life by an assassin who fred sho.
at him as he was leaving the theater.
On the morning of November IS, o:
that year, manifesto was issued by
Marshal da Fonseca calling upon the
emperor to at once abdicate the throne
and depart from the country.
The emperor complied and went to
Lisbon. He has since resided in Europe
at the different capitals.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
Boy Murderer Hanged.

MOUNT VERNON, Mo, Dec. >. CHARLES
Melvin Seaton was hanged here at 1925
o'clock this morning for the murder of
Lewis Channel, mining engineer at
Joplin, Mo, about q year ago. The
murderer was quite a boy and
committed the crime to obtain
q gold watch. The father. mother,
brothers and sisters of Seaton arrived
here in a covered wagon drawn by two
very frail and weary horses They
went into camp north of town. but the
citizens soon raised a purse to place
them in comfortable quarters un,it
after the execution. Tney came for
the purpose Of claiming tha body.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
ALLIANCE NOTES.

Three peoples party men were
elected to the legislature in Virginia
Three peoples party men were
elected in Washington to the legisla-
ture.
1T is more honorable to be defeated
in a good cause than to be victorious in
q bad one.
1t is fight for the eternal principles
of truth, life, liberty and the rights to
an equal chance in - financial battles
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
FOSTERS FALSEHOoO.
In the Interest Of the Gold BUGS lie For
gets n Portion of witness Oath.

In the Interest OF The Gold Buzs Tie FOR
gets n Portion of n witness Oath.
Secretary Fosters antipathy for tell
ing the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, when speaking
about our financial condition and regu-
lations, was again manifested in his
letter to the recent bankers conven-
ton at New Orleans. In detailing the
provisions of the act of July IA, 1890,
providing for the purchase of 1900, 900
ounces of silver a month and the pay
ment therefor with United States
treasury notes, he says:
"The notes TO be full legal tende
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
She a'rapkliaata 3Ysadsr.
ALLIANCE DIRECTORY.
state Alliance.

p-osident-J. H. Jamison, Cliftonvllle
VICE. e.president-W. l.. KERN, Tchula.
sacretary-C. T. Smithson, Newport
T-oasurer-T. l.. Darden, Fayette.
iacTnrer-Frank Burkitt, Okolona.
Assistant Lecturer. c. GVin, En-
erprise. c;..o n n caoov
Chsjrman. Rolling Fork; &. w. Dyer,
Ratssyille; T. J. Millsaps, Crystal
Snrincs; John A. Bailey, Topton; i. l..
business Agent-B. g. West, 224 Front
street, Memphis, Tenn.
representatives to Supreme Council
Frank Burkitt, Okolona; Ethel llarks-
dale, Jackson; J. w. Copeland, Water
Valley; ". d. Gibbs, Bentonia.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

LONDON, Dec Sin the Russell sep
aration case the jury returned ver-
diet in favor of Earl Russell. The an
uouncement was greeted with loud
cheers by friends of the earl.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

-0ver-confidence on the part of the
independents in Nebraska and South
Dakota was the only thing that pre-
vented them from sweeping both states
clean. County committees who fail to
make provision to get out every voter
are criminally neglectful.-Noncon-
formist.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10
Illinois Delegate

KANSAS Cry, Mo, Dec 5.-Gov. Jo-
eoph w. Fifer, of Illinois, has appointed
ten delegates at large to attend the
river improvement convention week
after next In a letter to Secretary
Miller he writes that while un-
able to be present himself, he
wishes the committee success in
the undertaking. The delegation
from Illinois is as follows: Isaac
Taylor. Peoria; William Cullen. Ottawa;
Robert Moir, oquawlxa; James Handley
and II. S. Brown. Quincy; w. ii. Gest
Rock Island; 7. w. Halliday. Cairo; II.
g Hull, Prophetstown, and c. b. Car
roll, East ST Lonls
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-12-10

The present bullion value of the
national bank note dollar is less than
one cent