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The advocate., 1891-09-30
MONEY AND FARMERS INDEBTEDNESS

MONEY AND FARMERS INDEBTEDNESS.
TO the Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.
In the course of an article concerning
Kansas Indebtedness, which appears In
my Alliance page for the current week,
l make the assertion that the chattel and
personal security indebtedness in the
state was at least $60,OOO,0OO (sixty mil
lions of dollars
Knowing that 1t is q foregone cOnclu-
sion that the partisan press will jump
onto this assertion with both feet and
hold it up to ridicule and Scorn, l wish
TO show the basis l had for the calculs-
tion, and that the figures l give are
below, rather than above the true
amount.
From the american Banker / clip as
follows:
Nothing so effectively confutes the claims
of certain reformerS that the farmer is in
debt beyond the possibility of recovery than
the condition Of deposit accounts in the
banking institutions of our agricultural
states. Nebraska may be taken as q type.
The Omaha Bee has taken pains to discover
just how the banks in the state stand in
this regard, and the results are most crafty
ing as well as unanswerable. The total de-
posts, according to this estimate, were
$50, ,511 ,O43, or $47 per capita. There are
eight counties in the state whose deposits
exceed $1,0O0,000 each, in the aggregate
over $33, ,0O0,O These counties are Adams,
CasS, Dodge, Douglas, Lancaster, OtOe and
Sanders, all manufacturing counties and
show deposit of S62.9O per capita. So far
as can be learned these accounts are mostly
of small proportion, denoting habits Of
thrift among the poorer classes Of the popu-
lation. Upon such foundation the state
should have prosperous year. The banks
have been conserving their resources, un-
willing to extend their business because OF
the general depression in trade, and now,
with ample funds and splendid crop to
sustain them, investments and improve
ments will increase and past and current
indebtedness will be paid.
It is very strange that 1t did not occur
to the american Banker that these very
deposit accounts" are the best possible
evidence Of the fact "that the farmer is
in debt beyond the possibility Of re-
covery." WhyH Because as s47 per capita
is just about five times the amount Of
money IN the hands Of the people, ex-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28
a SUDDEN STOP.

The Experience ~ q Couple 81 Hasehell
Mngnatcs While Touring the Yellow
stone Region Ia u stage Gonch-A Peep
Into tho uuxxle al Eevoiscrs with iiiEh-
waymsn hchind Th~us
DENVER. Col. Aug. 10. L. Q.
Krauthof. president u the Western
baseball association. and Jno. w. Shea,
president Of the Kansas City club. have
arrived In town They have been
providing around the Yellowstone
region and MET an adventure. To
reach some magnificent scenery Il was
necessary 10 undertake 75-milc stage
coach ride. Mr. Krauthof says tho
stage was held up by masked men. and
that they were relieved Of Ss6s. This
is what MIR. krauthof says about ii:
I'VE had a two or three days jour
ney before Us and we were humping
along nicely over the road. We went
close 70 the edges Of some pretty steep
precipiccs, but we did not mind that.
for we were brave men. or thought we
were. Suddenly the stage stopped with
jerk that piled Us in heap in
one corner Of the vehicle amid
the baggage. etc. Duri.g the
time spent in extricating ourselves.
In the meantime expressing our opin-
ions on things in general and the stage
in particular. couple Of angry-looking
seven-shooters were at the windows of
the coach, and we wcrc asked by two
masked men to hand over any val
tables such as money. watches and
jewclry that we might have about our
persons. The fellows were So polite
and gentlemanly about the whole affair
that we did not like to argue with them
or refuse the request. 50 we passed over
what change we had. amounting in all
to 1893 in cash. besides watch or two
and some little trinkets. After thank
ing Us for our kindness and considera-
ton. the men turned the coach around
and told us the best thing we could do
would be "a turn back for the railroad
station at once. We started Immediate
ly. and upon reaching telegraph Office
had 10 send home for money to contiuuc
our iourupv-f
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A CORNER IN CORN.

Va Doubt that Isig Corner i On. tut
Who i Doing Its-.Jim- keenc and
.-OId Hutch" suspected Of Having
Hand In IT,
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. The Post this af-
ternoon says: Many OF the board Of
trade brokers are advising their custo-
mers 70 look out for September corn.
Somebody is making an unmistakable
effort to corner the market and big
deal Is on. In the face of exceptional
weather and the best crop conditions
the market has gone steadily up during
the past three weeks. II started at
50iz cents. and opened to-day at 80
cents. There is everything to indicate
that the price viii continue TO rise. and
the Chicago traders are '-on." That
corner was in progress has been sus-
pected by the knowing ones for two
weeks past. but during the past few
days the evidence Of the deal have
been % convincing that there is no
longer any doubt about il. and now the
brokers are looking for the Spectator
behind the market
In New York the mischief is laid at
the door Of Jim Keene. and there are
those who accuse the venerable Ben
jamin Peters Hutchinson Of backing
the deal. The best authority on
squeezes and corners says a deal in
September corn cannot be controlled
from New York. Furthermore. the in
dieations point to a Chicago man. T. ID.
Armour. has reasons for making the
deal and the ready cash 10 back him
Many of the board Of trade brokers
say Armour is actually manipulating
corner in corn and that before Septem-
Der 80, the price will be beyond any
thing anticipated by the most cautious.
But the knowing ones" again come in
and say they have their suspicious of
the operator. but il is not the packer.
And there you are. This is the situa-
finr. IN cha rrre fr-Iav~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

A PATH OF RUIN.

jacksonville. fla. visited ny > Million
Dollar Fire-Over Seventy-Five Business
Houses and Upwards Of Forty DIV cilings
Fall = Prey 60 the Flames.
JACKsoSvITLE, Fla. Aug. IA path
Of smouldering ruins, two blocks wide
and six blocks long extending from
Bay street up To Beaver street and one
block on each side. Is the result Of
fire which started at midnight. It
caught in knight & Co.'S grocery adj
joining the large Hubbard building.an
in a very short time the block was a
mass Of flames Thence they were car
ried diagnnally across TO the Fremont
hotel to Col. Burbridge's large
block. in which the Seminole
club is domiciled. The fire spread on
all sides being famed by stiff
breeze that rose. The firemen worked
heroically throughout. but nothing
could stay the flames until exhausted
for want Of material. They were
stopped az Beaver street on the north.
at Laura on the. west and at Ocean
street on the east At o'clock over
seventy-fvc business houses are
burned and over forty dwellings Loss.
about 1000. 600; insurance. about one
half
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28
A SHOCKING SIGHT.

An OctogenarIan Found Imprisoned Amid
vermin and Filth I'm an Evident Attempt
10 Hasten His Demise short OF Actual
Murder.
DrLUTH. Mimi, Aug. ia revolt
ing case Of cruelty came to light last
evening in the suburbs of this city.
Detective Thomas Hayden accompanied
BY several police officers and the United
Press reporter. acting on Information
received. proceeded to the house If
James Lindbcrg, demanded admit
lance and asked for the the "old man."
Unwilling Lindberg led the way
through lamentably filthy house.
and in one corner in a room
five by seven feet. the door
to which was heavily barred
and locked. they found Andrew Spang-
berg. said TO be 81 years OF are. liter
ally r,eking with vermin and foul with
his own excrement. The stencil was
fearful. and QUIZ flies ard other insects.
reused at the CLEAN Of light which
one of the men carried. danced in
swarms over the poor old man whose
days evidently are numbered. On
hard bed. not two feet wide he tossed
and chartered incoherently, and his al
most sightIcss eyes told Of abject fear
at the sound Of voices lie was wrapped
in quilts and removed to one of the
hospitals
Inquiry developed the fact that he
had been comparative prisoner in the
room for years, his reason slowly ebb-
ing away. He came to America leav-
ing his family in sweden 20 years ago.
lie acquired considerable property.
and when decrepit age came on him he
willed it to the children Of Lindberg.
and il is believed that deliberate at
tempt has been made to hasten the old
mans death by ill-treatment coupled
with frequent beatings and other
aIusos
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

A Distinct violation 81 the Navigation
Laws Governing the Coast wise Trade or
the United states

A Distinct violation Of the Navigation
Laws Governing the Coast wise Trade or
the United STATES
WASHINGTON. Aug 2o.-The sec
rotary OF the treasury has received
a letter from Senator Hale calling
attention TO the fact that a sys-
tematic attempt IS being made to
evade the navigation laws Of the United
States. which excludes foreign vessels
from the coastwise trade. the plan be-
ing TO ship freight from New York to
san Francisco and other Pacific ports
BY foreign vessel 70 Liverpool or Ant
werp. and thence il another foreign
vessel from such port 20 San Francisco.
Acting Secretary Nettleton has writ
ten Senator Hale that the attention Of
the department was called to lhis state
Of affairs some weeks ago. and that in
struction< were Immediately sent 70 the
collectors Of customs on the Pacific
coast directing them. upon the arrival
Of merchandise thus shipped. TO insti-
tuse legal proceedings against the
property under section At Of the re-
vised statutes. and report the result to
the department The acting secretary
expresses the opinion that such ship
ments are distinct violation OF the
spirit Of the United States navigation
laws. and cantherefore be prevented.
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FROM POLITICAL AUTHORITIES

- Mr.. Quay explains that he did
not wish 20 resign under lire. lie
waited under fire until At last he was
swept up and removed 70 the garbage
heap--St- Louis Republic
Secretary Foster puts Maj Nc
Kin'ey's majority in Ohio At seventy
five thousand. That estimate looks al
most a queer as revised treasury
debt statemcnt.-Albany Argus.
a good crop year Is always hailed
with JOY BY the republican leaders ~
two special reasons: To harvest i
diverts the attention Of the p>ople- and
when harvested there is that much
more for the politicians 20 tax \.
World.
The biggest card Maj Mckinley
can play in Ohio IS TO get some bona
fide workingmAn whose wages have
been increased W his bill and exhibit
him throughout the state. lie would
indeed be curiosity and prove . draw
ing attraction--I ndianapolis Sentinel
Republican enthusiasm for Elaine
may not. after all. mean . presidential
nomination Every republican j. bound
TO show some gratitude for the small
hole which Mr.. Blaine fashioned for
the party when il became necessary 70
crawl out Of che high-tariff box
Louisville Courier-JournaL
The republican attempts 70 IN
force the prohibitory law in Iowa re-
suited in the worst tyranny bad a.
drunkenness is il Is not as bad as tn
repnblicanism which breaks down door
and looks under other peoples beds y
find whether they are conforming 70
theories 81 morals which republicans
themselves modify with private jug.
80 st Louis Republic.
While telling again the twice-told
tale Of how Blaine smashed his hat -
cause Mckinley babe fair 20 smash the
republican party IL should not b. for
gotten that part Of the secrctary's his
toric utteranccs on that occasion was:
Pass this bill and in 1872 there viii
not be man in all the party % bee
CARED A. 70 accept your nomination for
the presidency The indications are
however. that the secretary Of state
has reconsidercd his opinion. Chicago
Tines
The republican party must VT
ness the retirement Of Quay and Duo
ley with deep regret II was Quay
with his campaign fat in New York ~
Isss and Dudley with his blocks-of. fve
in Indiana that enabled it 20 elect Har-
rison. pass the Mckinley bill and give
the country Tom Reed and billion
dollar congress. No two men eves ava
more for : political party. and. a.
prived of their services In distributing
fst and manipulating biccks-of-n vc.
the republicans would stand but : pc@
chance In the casnpaign nsxs year
Chicago Herald
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Mr.. Phelps then srsie ssed the G. rise
OF Vermont in her one hundred years
and concluded A. follows;
sszng forward Ia thr lixht NJ the vanish
INK eentury 4e are able a. discern with tho
eve ~ faith aud hope what this sentinel pio
sh an look ont upon In the days that are be-
fore a. n y ia look out upon Vermont. on
whose valleys and hillsliss the seed time
and the harvest shall never fail land
whose people shall. still cling % u with an
an ction NOT felt for the surface Of the earth
By any but those along the hailow 81 hits !:
haIlowri "a them 70 us By noble tradi :
tlous. sacred for the dead who rest 10 ia
bosom. The beautiful name which th.
mountains have given Il will abide upon
the Hand forever. Mounted always. YER
mout
The grafton was interrupted by fire.
qucnt applause from the attentive audi
ence. Al its conclusion President Har-
rison was introduced. lie made brief
extempore speech. after which there
was selection by the band. and Rev.
Parkhurst pronounced the benedic-
ton The procession then reformed
in its original order and marched
through Monument avenue. Main
street and North streets 10 Camp
Vermont. where the troops were
dismissed. Many OF the other organi-
zations had dropped out along the line
Of march.
The president and his escort were
driven Immediately 10 the large tent
near the soldiers home. where ban
quct completed the exercises 81 the day.
Al night there was display of fire.
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THE HURRAH FOR BLAINE.


Harrison's Administrations Not Pleasing
10 R~pubiicAn Leaders.
When last year Mr.. Blaine succeeded
IN forcing his reciprocity provision into
the Mckinley bill. and showed his
sagacity by antagonizing the revolution
airy course Of Speaker Reed and by de-
Ginning TO say word in support Of the
force bill. the World declared that he
had made himself the inevitable candi-
date Of his party for president in 1922.
MIR. Blainc's was the only conspicuous
republican head left above water in the
terrific tidal wave Of last November.
Since then the only question has
been whether the health OF the real
leader Of his party would warrant his
nomination and whether he would nc.
ccpt IL. With these conditions sati~far-
torily met. AIR. Eiai:ic j. as certain u.
q nomination by reclamation next year
as he was in 1855 had he not declined
The active and enthusiastic support Of
his nomination in his native state Of
Pennsylvania, and the attitude of his
closest friends q home and in other
states seem 70 indicate that the judy
ment Of the Worlds correspondent who
interviewed him three weeks ago vas
sound and that Mr.. Blaine will stand.
The disposition Of the republican
leaders and managers 70 take up Mr..
Elaine again with he Old hurssh. while
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Aug. Iy.-The
East Tennessee miners troubles
reached the courts here yesterday in an
exhaustive bin fled Ia chanccry BY an
influential firm Of local attorneys on
the part Of the operators Of the Brice-
Vile mines against the board Of prison
inspectors. The bill seeks 20 cnjoin
the board from ordering the removal
Of the convicts from the mine and to
declare illegal the appointment %
Mine Inspector Ford on the ground
that he is not practical miner as the
law requires Argument will be heard
Saturday
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no donDt influenced chiefly ~ ~. ~.
siderations ~ policy which ", ~.
dieated. i obviously due in par, y, n.
unmagnetic characterize put Il ,nis',..
of President Iiarrison's admins,,r,,
tios Of public and party affairs
While Mr.. Blaine would be form,,.
able candidate we believe thar w.
democrats could. II wise in their cao....
Of ticket. defeat him more deci,iv.l,
than they did in 1854 IN. Y. World
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28
THE BIRD HAS FLOWN.
The Mayor ~ Durango. Col. IN Ab~eontl-
ing DefAuiter "a the Extent of o11O.

DURANGO. Col, Aug. 20. 1t is
charged that Edward Lambert. Jr..
bookkeepcr Of the San Juan smelling
and Mining Co.. is short $4,000 in his
accounts Lambert has $4,000 worth
Of real estate here and has for years
been living cxtravagantly. Some
months ago detective was put in the
office with Lambert. and when he re-
ported il was shown that Lambert had
appropriated $4,000 Of the company's
money. Yesterday warrant was
sworn ont for Lambert's arrest. but he
got wind Of il and left town. The
sheriff j. now close on his track Lam
bert was also mayor of this city. hav-
ing be en- elected last fall.
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a CRIME UNCOVERED
ny the Finding Of the Musiiated Isody %
Denlson McCue NJ Racine. wis.

RACINE. Wis. Aug 10. The horribly
mutilated body Of Dcnnison McCue. a
prominent citizen of Rockford. Ill. was
found in the river here. The body was
entirely devoid ~ clothing. and one leg
was Of at the trunk. The foot Of the
other leg was missing, long cash was
found in his breast. from which
the lungs protrudcd. AMI the throat
was cut. while number Of
deep knife gashcs were found on
his face and hands. lie was last
seen alive Friday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

The Political EnserPsiss q Pension Co.
missioner Raum-
Gen Raum prctends 70 state both n.
number OF union soldiers who ha,.
died during and since the end 81 ~
war. and the number Of those who are
still living
lie puts the dead veterans at Lon.
ass and the survivors at I. eos. s0.. NAL.
ing total Of 2..ls. Us individuals whc
bore arms in the northern armie, !,
some time during the four years ~.
tween 1861 and 1885.
We have shown why Il Il probahi.
that this estimate. and consequently
the estimate Of surviving veteran, \.
grossly exaggerated II a.2ls.sds men
went 10 the front IS Gen Raum II.
.eges. then. on the basis Of the c.nsu.
figures Of 1860. il follows that iu.,
about one-half Of the total male popu.
lation Of the north Of the military a..
wore the blue and carried muskets
This is prcposterous supposition. a.
anybody with common sense will per.
ceive AZ the first glance.
The truth j. that no official statissicinu.
no unofficial student OF military hi>-
tory. no person in or out OF the war a.
partment the navy department or the
pension bureau. no human being any
where. knows the number Of soldier.
who fought at one time or another in
the federal armies
The number Of enlistmenrs Is known
with some approximation to accuracy.
In round numbers the enlistnents and
establishments were :. 500. O0O Bu. this
total is far from signifying that >. 500.
0)o different individuals went into the
army. 1t reckons as two soldiers every
individual who enlisted and reea-
listed; as three soldiers every indivi-
dual who enlisted and reenlissei
twice; as four soldiers every in
dividual who enlisted first for thirty
days. then for ninety. then for two
years and then for the war. and so on.
But no veteran IS entitled. uDder any
r. ision act 70 one pension as thirty
day soldier. and 10 another on acroun,
of his second enlistment for longer
period
armies at each Of the various stages
Of the war Is also known II reached
the highest point in the spring 81 is;a.
just before disarmament. when there
were nominally more than l.O1o.Oo)
men in the service The effective
strength Of the armies. however. was
nearly quarter Of million less
II is simply ridiculous for the pen
sion commissioner TO put forward
such figures IS those which he uses 4
cover and excuse still further politica
enterprises in the way Of governmental
bounty.
What i definitely and exact.
known. on the authority Of G9h
Raum himself. u that now. twerf-
six years after the close Of the wy
and thirty years after its beginning. "
bureau is granting pension claims ~
the rate Of 100000 a years. man
new pensioners in a single year a. ther
were deaths in the union armies from
wounds in battle and all other cause
Iuriuu III. entire uor-& San
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a FAMILY GATHERING.


LoyD0S. Aug 20. The princess q
Wales has departed in the royal yacht
for the family party at Copenhagen.
where she will be joined In about .
fortnight wv the price. The king ~
Grecce. who is son Of the king 81 Dem
mark, and brother Of the princes Of
Wales. has already arrived in Copenha-
gen. with his two sons. and the car
and czarina are expected here about
Friday or Saturday. Prince Frederick
Of Denmark, with his Swedish wife
Louise, WHO il over six feet in height,
j. nj home 70 meet the party.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-29

We might as well call this a HALF PRICE SALE, as many of
the bargains are at half price, and some even lower. Examine for
yourself Your opportunity is here in this list of bargains. Ifneg,
lected, yours is the loss.