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The advocate., 1891-03-25
NON-EEGIsLAMON ON NORTOAGn.

mortgage bill2 Did it give time FOR rBdompti0n2
Was it House BIN and defeated by tho Senator
Did the Legislature pass any redemption law l0r
property sold under m0rtgago9 Please ansWor
and Obigo. Respectfully, EP. Fisher.
The Douglas mortgage bill, emanat-
cd from Hon. George l.. Douglas,
the Republican Representative from
the county Of SedgWick. He was q
member Of the House Judiciary COM
mittee, and in the Republican Legis-
lature Of 1889 he was the chairman
Of the judiciary committee of the
House. In defending his mortgage
bill in the committee Of the whole
House, he read a letter from Hon.
Christopher Reed, Of Wichita, the
judge OF the Eighteenth judicial dis
trict, giving his approval OF Che
ameliOrating features Of his bill TO
the Judgment debtor, providing for a
redemption OF real estate sold under
execution OF two years, etc,
There was but little opposition to
this Douglas bill in the House, and
when passed it was promptly mes
saged TO the Senate, where IL "hung
FIRE" for quite a time; but finally the
Senate took tie House bill and struck
out Of the same, all, after the enact
ing clause OF the bill, and inserted
entirely new matter, which bill, thus
amended, was messaged back 10 the
House.
In process Of time this emasCulated
bill-virtually a new Senate bill
came before the judiciary committee
Of the House, and il was particularly
examined by Messra Douglas and
Webb, OF Shawnee, Republican mem
bers Of the committee, and afixing q
brief provisO TO this bill as il came
from the Senate, il was promptly
passed by the House and forwarded
to the Senate. Senators Buchan,
Hardness, Moody, Osborn aud others,
took the matter in high dudgeOn and
that Che bill be spitefully
returned to the House, which propO-
sition carried by a vote of 10 yeas TO
II nays Your Senator Smith was
among the nays. The redemption
feature Of this bill was TO be made ap-
plicable only TO future mortgages.
Hence, speaking mildly, the pluto
cratic wing Of the Republican Senate
elected, with three exceptions OF
Senators, chosen to fill vacancies So
cured the object Of "the eastern hon
est money men," and thus the Kansas
Legislature of 1891, in session from
January 10, adjourned, failing to
pass any redemption law for proper
y sold under mortgage" Senator
Of Douglas county, who was
among the II nays, as above reported,
after the adjournment Of
he afternoon session'of the 18th INST.
when this action Of the Senate was
iad, that he thought Che Senate
would entertain a motion TO recon-
Jider this action Of theirs, but il was
lever done.
The advocate., 1891-03-25

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ONE MORE EVIDENCE on PROSPERITY.
On the 18th inst news of the fail
ure Of w. q. KnoH's bank spread
through this city. Alarge number Of
men and women had their small
savings deposited in this bank, and
should the failure involve the loss Of
these il will prove a great calamity.
IL is thought, however, AZ this writing
that depositers will be paid in full
The cause Of the failure is stated by
Mr.. Knox 10 be general depression
in money affairs and shrinkago
in values" This is the same cause
assigned for TIRE failure Of John ID.
Knox 81 90. only a few weeks ago.
Every business man and every owner
OF property has long been aware Of
thiS stringency in the money market
aud this shrinksge in values, and any
man Of ordinary judgment should
know the cause Of it, The Capital in
the same issue containing tho an
nouncement of the failure, in a
dOuble-leaded editorial upon the
"msyOrality Of our city" with its
usual penetration and Clearness, states
che cause as follows:
To-day tho failures and sta6natiOn in business
In Kansas can be traced TO the political reyolu.
tiOn chat has frightened capital AZ home and all
over the east.
viii the Capital be kind enough
TO tell us the cause Of the more than
ten thousand failures per annum that
have occurred during the past few
years before this political revolution
was thought of During all these
years with general bankruptcy threat
ening every business interest in the
country, this organ Of plutOCraCy has
been telling It's readers that the COun-
try was never more prosperous or the
people in possession Of greater ad-
vGntsges or facilities for the aCCu-
mutation of wealth.
We are not surprised at these fire.
quent failures. They are the legiti-
mate fruit of our present financial
system. Every banking institution in
the country feels the pressure of the
stringency and shrinkOge IN values,
and many more Of them will sue
Cumb TO the inevitable before
a change is wrought In the pol
10y which is responsible fox
such disasters. The great marvel is
thSs those who are even now threat
ened with impending ruin will still
sustain the policy by which such ruin
is wrought.
a r.
The advocate., 1891-03-25

Full particulars regarding our
great premium offer on page fourteen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
THE WHEAT WILL BE SAVED.
Thresl,ing May Continue Until January.
But There viii BE Little Loss.

Thresllins May Continue Until January.
But There Will Be Little Loss.
ST. Paul, Oct. 2O.-The Sunday Globe
published a series of letters about the
North Dakota wheat crop, written by
farmers, merchants, threshers and 9TH
ers, Of which the following is concise
summary:
The North Dakota wheat crop will not
be lost, nor will it be damaged by the
wet weather to the extent reported.
That part of it yet unthreshed may lose
grade on account of bad weather, but
this will only be the case where the
wheat was poorly shocked. All that
was well shocked or properly stacked
will be turned out in good shape. The
change in the weather has started
threshing all along the line again, and
while it may take until near the first Of
January to complete the work of sepa-
rating the grain from the straw, it will
all be done.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
GENERAL HowARD's IDEAS.

Aany Recommendation Made in His
Report to the War Department.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Major General
Howard, commanding the military de-
partment of the East, devotes much
space i'll his annual report to the war
department. He says that at New York,
San Francisco and Boston new guns and
mortars are needed Many fixed tor
pedoes or submarine mines have, how
ever, been already constructed for use at
these points. General Howard calls
special attention to the necessity of hav-
ing fortified points as basis Of q
proper defense of our national in
terests, and recommends that
a complete defense of the combined har-
bors of Savannah, Ca, and Port Royal,
S. c., by works. on Tribe, Hilton Head,
Parry and St. Helen islands be estab-
lished as the most available points for
that purpose. Increased pay for nom
missioned officers is also recommended.
General Howard gives but half
hearted endorsement of the canteen sys-
tenn, and says that no soldier should be
permitted tc act as barkeeper in can
teen
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23

The Farmers Alliance in the eastern
states, where it has not yet been touched
by the political blight, heartily endor-
SEES POS sLlnaster-G General Wanamaker's
recommendations that free delivery be
5exteuded to the smaller towns and farm
ing districts, and there is every indica-
ton that the next congress may be
called upon to take the matter under
consideration. MIR. Wanamaker has
already experimental enough to dem
onstrate that the idea is perfectly feast
BILE and that the plan can be made al
most self supporting from the first, but
even if it does not pay for itself at the
outset it is well worthy of trial. As
the Postmaster-General truly says:
| While the postal service keeps pace
with the growth of the towns, the far
mers, ouarrymen, blacksmiths, millers
and artisans, all paying the regulation
rates Of postage, are left to get then
mail as best they can from the post
office in the village or at the railway
station.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Three Persons Seriously Injured at Pitt
f,Ilrm

Three Persons Seriously Injured at Pitts
burg.
PIrTsBURa, Oct. 21.-An explosion of
natural gas occurred in Srlamens large
carpet store in Allegheny City, setting
fire to the building and seriously injur-
ing three persons. The building is en-
tirely destroyed. The injured are: F.
G. Hilyard, an employe of the Allegheny
Heating company, William A. Snamen,
and an unknown woman. Hilyard was
so badly burned that the physicians
think he will not recover.
The conclusion was terrific, wreck
ing the lower floors of the structure and
breaking windows block away. AT
1915 o'clock the fire was under control.
The frame buildings adjoining were
saved, but the Spaman bu,lling was a
total wreck. The loss will reach $75,-
600; fully covered by insurance.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
GIGANTIC IRRIGATION SCHEME.

A Colorado Company will Attempt to
Divcrge the Course of the Grand River.
Fort COLLINS, Colo, Oct. 2O.-The
Water Storage and Supply company has
undertaken the most gigantic irrigation
scheme in the history of the West,
which means the diversion of the waters
of the Grand river to the eastern slope.
A tunnel will be bored through the
range to tap the stream, and the water
conveyed to the plains by small creeks
and prehistoric streams to natural
reservoir which will hold millions of
gallons of water. The people of West
ern Colorado threaten law suit if the
scheme is carried out, as the Grand is
the main source of their water supply.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23

In connection with the report of the
inside workings of the late Independent
convention which we print TODAY, we
desire to again call attention to the pub
lished utterance of Candidate Woods to
the effect that Smith was to hold the
Republican Independents, and he,
Woods, would get the Democratic Inde-
pendents, which would be as good as
fusion. That utterance by Woods to
the Sioux City Journal reporter has
not been and cannot be denied. Verify,
the plot thickens.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Republican State Ticket.
For Member of Congress.
JOHN L. JOLLEY,
of Clay County.
Commissioner ID District.
FRED GIEsEN.
Of Rome.
Concerning 'sIr. Woods.

Following the nomination of Mr.. j. NJ
Woods in this city THE REPUBLICAN
printed short biography of the candi-
date, the facts OF which were gathered
from different parties who knew him..
One of the statements made was that
Woods served under Price in the con-
federate army, he being then resident
of Missouri. Our informant gave as his
authority Hon. 7. e. Blanchard, Public
Examiner, who related the circumstance
as matter of personal interest but with
no thought of it being printed. MIR.
Blanchard left Mitchell soon after the
convention and only returned on Sat
nrday last. The REPUBLICAN has
interviewed hrm upon the subject aud
he says:
81 was surprised to see the matter in
print as l had no idea when mentioned
it to party of gentlemen the day after
the convention that it would go any far
ther. AS near as / can recall the cir
cumstances it was about the first OF
September that I met Mr.. Woods on
the train going to the Black Hills. He
and Rev. T. M. Shanafelt of Huron and
myself met in the smoking compart-
ment of the sleeper and engaged in q
general conversation, Mr.. Woods recall
ing me from a former meeting in the
Pennington county bank of Rapid City
We discussed the Moody campaign
banking methods and other subjects
and thendr on to army topics, both
Shanafelt and myself being old soldiers
asked Mr.. Woods if he were in the
service and he replied:
i was on the other side, bnt saw
very little service as was with Price
in the quartermastcr department
The conversation led on from this tt
Prices attack on Helena. Arkansas
and asked Mr.. Woods If he was pres
ent at that time. He said he WIS not
and the talk then took another turn.
anu not positive whether Mr.. Shanafel
was present during this part of the con
versation or-not."
AS THE REPUBLICAN has alread
remarked, it simply. gave the points i
Mn. Woods's history as it picked then
up, and is not responsible for the frenz
INTO which the Democratic press ha
worked itself over harmless fact in il
candidates life. Mr.. Blanchard's pal
IN this matter is wholly casual one {
he would haye no object in manufac
iiiirlng the above given, eye
II ms high reputation for veracity all
honesty did not preclude any such COZ
temptible course.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23

The indications thicken that there is
an understanding between certain ele-
ment OF Independent leaders and the
Democratic managers toquietly slaugh-
tea. poor Smith in the interest of Woods.
Just now our neighboring county of
Hanson is being industriously worked
in this interest with considerable sue
cess. This jibes with the recent state
ment of Mr.. Woods to a Sioux City
Journal reporter that arrangements
would be made which would be as good
as fusion. Meanwhile the gallant fight
for principles goes merlily on.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
CHILDREN CREMATED
While on Visit of Charity the Resi-.
dence Of an Alabama Couple is
Destroyed by Fire.
Three Of Their Children Burned t,
Death and Another Fatally
Injured.
Several Persons Badly Burned in g
:Pittsburg Natural Gas Explosion.
Casualties.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 2l.-Near
Lime Rock, Ala, John Long, a farmer,
and his wife went to visit sick neigh
Dor, leaving their four children at home
asleep. The hall lamp was left burning.
Returning at o'clock, the Longs found
the house in ruins and three of the chill
dren, aged 12, 6 and 2 years, burned to
death. The other child, boy aged IA
years, is fatally burned. It is supposed
that the lamp exploded.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Anotlsr Drawing His Pension.

ATcHlsoN, Kan, Oct. 2O.-C. g..
Thomas, a merchant of Muscotah, Atch-
ison county, came to Atchison Wednes-
day to be examined for pension, never
having made application before or re-
ceived dollar. He was greatly startled
when the examining board informed
him that q. G. Thomas had been receiv-
ing a pension of 51S a month for thirteen
years Investigation proved that man
giving his name as G. G. Thomas, and
belonging to the same company to
which the real Thomas belonged, had
been receiving the money. His wounds
were about the same as those of the
Atchison county man. Further investi-
CATION IS being made, and startling de-
velopments are looked for The board
has not made the address of the false
Thomas public.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Grain inspectors Mating 5.oney.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 2o.-The grain inspec-
ton receipts for September, which have
just been reported to the state auditor,
aggregate $4,000, and are the largest
for any single month in the history of
the state grain department. This, too,
in spite of the recent reduction in the
rate for inspection Of grain 25 to 90
cents per car and from SO to 40 cents pei
1000 bushels on cargoes leaving Duluth.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
a Capitalist Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2l.-George w.
Wicks, the lumber dealer and capitalist,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head with revolver in his room
at the Pacific Union club He had been
in i'll health for some time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Met a Horrible Death.

MooRHEAD, Mimi, Oct. 2l.-Otto
Rosen, young man who was working
with thres:ling crew near Perley,
twenty-five miles north of here, was
killed in most horrible manner. He
had mounted one of the horses to ride to
house near by, when the horse became
frightened and threw the boy. In some
manner his foot became entangled i'll
the harness and he was dragged nearly
half a mile by the frightened horse.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23

Senator Sherman, Major Mckinley,
and Ex-Governor Foraker addressed an
immense meeting of Ohio Republicans
the other day from the same stump.
This hardly looks like a symptom of in
ternal warfare in the party.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
FIorida,s AlIinnce Conyention.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct. 21.-Nearly
three hundred delegates to the Florida
Farmers Alliance, convention are in the
city. The sub-treasury scheme and
resolution committing Alliance men to
the support of only Alliance candidates
at the next state election, will be the
principal topics before the convention.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Representatives of the Southern ALI
ance have been hard at work in Iowa to
induce the State Alliance to go into the
third party movement but in vain.

Are our Independent friends suttic-
iently interested in prohibition this fall
to have Candidate Smith make aspeech
on that plank i'll Sioux Falls?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
WORTH EIGHT MILLIONS NOW.

Inmate of IL Poor House at Butte, Mon,
Suddenly Becomes Rich.
BUTTE, Mon, Oct. 2O.-Mrs. Ann A.
Dodge, an inmate Of the poor house of
this city and so years of age. hasreceived
notice that she is the heir to an estate
worth $s,0O0,0OO in England. Docu-
ments have been received confirming
her right to the estate of a great grand
father who owned vast properties near
London
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The contract
for building torpedo boat No. has been
awarded by the navy department to the
Iowa Iron works, of Dubuque, Ia, at
their bid Of $113,5OO, The boat is to be
Of 100 tons displacement and is to be fin
ished within one year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Irrigation NJ ust he Had.

On the subject of irrigation the gov
ernor says there is nothing of greater
Importance to New Mexico than this
The future of the territory depends very
largely on the increase of it's area Of cul-
tivated land through comprehensive
systems of irrigation.
The mining industry throughout the
whole territory has increased in amount
and profit during the past year. The
total mineral product for 1890 was
almost $4,000, 900.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1891-10-23
Governor Prince. Of New Mexico,
Submits His Report to the Sec.
retary Of the Interior.
In His Opinion That Territory Pos
sesses the Necessary Qualifications
to Become State.
General Howard Makes Some Recon-.
mendations 20 the War Department
Regarding Defenses.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Governor
Prince, of New Mexico, has submitted
his annual report to the secretary of the
interior.
In regard to statehood, Governor
Prince says that the constitution was
submitted to vote of the people on
Oct. 2, 1890, and it was defeated by a
large majority. This action on the part
of the people. the governor says, while
peculiar, does not indicate disinclina-
tion to assume the condition of state
hood. He says that New Mexico should
not be kept in the subordinate position
of a territory, for the reason that she
possesses the number Of inhabitants, the
resources and the taxable property.
The total assessed valuation of the
property of New Mexico in 1890 was
$45, 1885, ,847, and of this $1,972,1 ,165 was
exempt from taxation under territorial
laws. The financial condition Of the
territory the governor says is remarka-
bly, good.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-21

talked with remarkable intelligence and
polite intonation about her fowls and nets
Here was woman IN hut who. as she
sat on that old rheumatic chair. creaking
with pain In every joint, was evidently a
person OF great cultivation. whose every
word betrayed refinement and a story az
better days; woman in squalor. vet even
IN her unprecedented delineations of A
rookery, woman whose fine seizures Of
diction. whose play and sparkle of wit.
whose knowledge of natural history. whose
whole ensemble instantly and incOntesti-
bly, betrayed the fact that she was no ordi-
Diary individual. And all this long con-
finued conversation without so much as
the slightest suspicion of ungrammar.
before proceeding with this strange story
OF Two continents let Us anticipate in ma
tur9 res.
People viii read the story and say with a
snrug OF the shoulders and q shake Of the
improbable, to say the least!p
10 an such the answer is simply this:
Inc adsenture was purely accidental
The picture is fact, drawn true 10 life AT
every touch and carefully verified by trust
worthy witnesses. The hut stands inst in
the place described. The woman answers
Tor herself. The cuts that appear in these
columns are drawn by her own hand, for
a cieyerer caricaturist there is not in
brooklyn. The marriage certificate is in
her possession and has been seen and
may De seen again by anybody who goes
70 that Int. The manuscripts in her own
handwriting, which is thatiof highly edu-
Gated woman, have been in score of
hands.
Ny good madam" said the writer,
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THE CALF ON THE LAWN.

In soin' 10 hitch this ere young esff out here
in my front lawn;
Hen stay hight here an chsw the grass til the
hull thing is ehawn;
Hen caaw fhet corner OF today until he's ct /,
bare:
Tsrmorrer / will move his stake an he'll ehaw
over there
Looks bsd, yer say. to see caf out in . mans
An blattins Ike lanyard on this stylish
Bat that air cAf shah eat that grass until get
An if he feels like blatsin'. ~ reckon he win
blat
Wen fust took my farm oct here this wux
country road.
Across the ws7 wig parsichure Ian, ware huck-
leherTles groYe1
Ny eaff wuz then hitched in my yard fer the
hull towns INSPECTION,
An 10 darn enierprisin' dood cum roan' 70
make objection
Wen this road grosed village street ny cat
An now the - Street il swelIs I,h style-a city
But vii aiscs this ere young cat ont here in
Hen stsy r.rht here an ehEw the grass I'LL the
hull thing Is ch2wG-
You say the way carry On makes the whole
Wall. lei en- laH, this 'ere's ny lawn an this
'e-e % nv cat.
An tEfngs hez reached the purtiest paas TIE
wori her ever saEn
FL an o. dur; can't lei his cAf eh.w grass on his
OWL lawn
Wall. let EN- lsfT this ere young ear shall stay
hereanyhOx,
An If rear en- l2E too hard III trot out the
Old COW
IN hitea EN- both 70 the same stake right here
in nv front lawn,
An let en- say an chsw the grass tili The hull
thing Is chswnt
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the nearness to London, In case she should
care TO make journey there at any time.
Tunbridge Wells is only thirty miles
from London and may be reached in an
hour. Nothing can exceed the beauty Of
the surrounding country during the spring,
when the foliage is IN its tender green and
wild flowers are IN their prime Nestled
as it were in a hollow, il Is sheltered by the
neighboring ciradjscent downs, but being
about 400 feet above the sea level the air Is
bracing and exhiiarating. Many famous
people have lived there, DR.. Jonson, Coliey
Cibber, Garrick, Pitt, the duchess Of Nor
folk, and Queen Victoria during the period
of her infancy and early childhood. The
place is famous for its celebrated chaly
beate waters, from springs of the discovery
of which there are so many traditional &C
counts.
Mrs. Navarro and her husband occupy
a pleasant home at No. Sydney place.
II is a quaint, old-fashioned house, with
wisteria running all over il, and the gar
den patch in the front poisoning with
hardy English flowers.
Mr.. Navarro met me at the door. The
husband of Mary Anderson is little be-
low medium height, short and stocky. but
his shoulders are broad and tell plainly
that in his day be was good hand at an
oar or on the football field. His face is
quite round and there is glow of per-
feet health on his cheeks He has
swapping black eyes, perfect
nose, splendid white teeth, a firm
mouth, and hair as black as ravens
wing. His mustache is rather heavy and