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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
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A Few Words to the Peoples Party-to
Take Effect it it Ever Comes
Into Power,

A Few Words to the Peoples Party-to
Take Effect it it Ever Comes
Into Power.
1t is generally held that the aver
age reformer is a "man of one idea.' y
This is an error which is thrust upon
the public for the purpose of raising
prejudice against them. Looking
over the active workers, you find
many men Of either scientific reading
and attachments, or a broad and
liberal view upon such matters. Mr..
Donnelly. in this state, is one of the
greatest literary lights of the world.
There are doctors, teachers, book
makers, editors and occasionally a
lawyer, in the midst of the movement
but rarely a 'sfossil."
Look for a moment at the French
Revolution! Born in the agonized
suffering of poor population rob-
bed and oppressed; accompanied by
scenes of riotous bloodshed and ter
rible crime-still the Revolution
period in France is the one great,
glorious, Incompatible era OF scienti-
tic progress. No thirty years in hui
man history added SO much to
science, discovery, physics, etc., as
the thirty years including the terrible
years of the great outbreak. It is a
recognized fact that the moment the
common people took command the
schools were multiplied, the UNIVERSE
ties enlarged, the chemists pensioned,
the laboratories rebuilt, and scientif-
ic commissions sent into every por-
ton OF the known and. unknown
world. Chemistry owes tremend-
GUS debt to the French revolution.
1t is true that violent form of athe-
ism broke OUTPUT the terrible
struggles of the poor against the
overwhelming tide of woe and sui
fering naturally and excusably led
them into such excuses. And at the
same time those excuses have been
woefully exaggerated. For there
we're actually a less number of lives
sacrificed in that awful "reign of ter
ror" than were taken by the Judges
like Jefferies under English legal
tyranny.
In this age there is a wonderful up
rising OF the people against the OPP
preston of the despotic government.
OF course we mean the despotism of
machine whose heart and brain are
located in Wall Street-where the ma
tional Fosters and Blaines and Sher-
mans get their orders and commits
sions. At the same time there is q
wonderful age dawning in the physi-
cal world. The greatest problems
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

There is one township in Kansas
where it is alleged there are actually
three republican voters. The report
is not warranted by the facts and
doubtless originated with a pluto
press, as there was but one man to
attend the republican primary in
that township two weeks ago. The
Kansas Commoner says there is only
one place where republicans are en-
ioying boom, and that is, "where
it is hotter than this"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
Il Fits "Gaw9e."

Hamline V. Poor, in a letter to the
Hector Mirror" takes exception to
the publication by that paper Of the
often denied statement that "The
Farmers Alliance is mailing another
circular etc." and concludes with the
following, which fits Geo. Muller like
de paper on de VAIL"
"Any party presumptuous enough
to send out such circulars and fraud
ulently represent that it is the act of
the farmers State Alliance may think
to pose as an Alliance man or friendly
to the Peoples cause, but will soon be
given his true standing"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
Mr.. DonneIIy's Engagements.

On September 10th Mr.. Donnelly
made an Alliance address to an i'm
mense audience at the Pepin county
Agricultural Fair, at Durand, Wis
consin; and on September 18th he
spoke, in behalf Of the Alliance, at
the county fair at st. Croix Falls,
Wisconsin.
September Oath, he spoke in behalf
OF the Peoples Party, at the Goodhue
County Fair, Zumbrota, Mimi, on
the 3Oth ultimo he spoke at Little
Falls, Mimi, and Oct. LIST at the
meeting to organize the 9th Congress
sional District Alliance, at Sank Gen.
tire, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

We have recently referred to John
Livingston as President of the New
York State Alliance. We now under.
stand that he is not and never was,
but is doing some ''red-hot" alliance
work on paper to get confidence,
while really an Ingalls, traitor, and a
writer of letters claimed to be written
by other alliance men throughout
the south. The Kansas Alliance has
set down on him with a dull, cold
thud.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
Something that May Interest Mr.
Muller,

Among the various efforts to draw
the chain around the origin Of the
wheat Circular" so that the truth
could be yanked out OF the misty
depths, there has been some very in.
teresting correspondence. The fol.
lowing is from a man who handles
wheat in New York and Kansas City
with an agency in Chicago. Any per.
son may see the original letters at
this Office:
New YORK, Sept. IA.
You are dead right. The break in
wheat was produced by English buy
ers and Chicago bears but while our
markets went down eighteen cents
per bushel the English markets in the
same time declined hardly SC. per
bushel. l will give you reliable fig-
ures, and am in close connection with
foreign markets. Wheat today is low
at $1.1O spot cash.
1t was less than a dollar.-E.
W. FL
And again, another New York let
ter says:
II know that Chicago is today zoe.
too low on wheat
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
A very dark shadow ia HANGING

A very dark shadow is hanging
over one Of the prominent said-to-be
alliance men in this state. This is pub.
lished Tor a reason-that it is being
whispered where an explosion will
damage the alliance cause. Our sin
'cere advice to this person is-if false,
come to us and let us publish a
straight vindication before it is
bruited abroad by others. If true
then quietly retire from the work and
leave the state. Even this ugly
method Of referring to personal mat
tiers is unfortunate, and compelled by
an impulse to protect the alliance
from an approaching storm.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

independents-but it was an utter
failure.
In Minnesota there are peculiar fea-
lures to the move. One is to so strike
out the real planks in the platform
(Land Loan and Subtreasury) as
to leave our platform a harmless
democratic document. Another is
the denial Of the most prominent
fusionists that they are fusionists,
while they are in secret correspond
ence, secret pay, and secret consulta-
ton all the while. These are promi-
nent men, too, who have fastened
themselves on the Alliance and the
new party-and who are backed and
endorsed and abetted by two or
three hundred men in the state.
They are generally Cleveland demo
Gratis in disguise, men who, by previs-
ion and arrangement, are pushed to
the front-their own efforts being in
secret. But some are republicans.
The movement to fuse, will be a
dead failure. Other states have pun
ished these secret traitors by expul-
sion-a wise precedent. Let us make
every man whom we even suggest for
nomination under the new party
stand clearly, and solidly. and un-
equivocally, on our platform-every
plank. Liberality to the vast army
of voters-discipline to the leaders.
Make no more mistakes. The
wretched work of last year-which
cost us thirty thousand votes-that
of shame called the cam
paign committee, with it's expelled
alliance reprobates on it, was a
scheme to crush out the new party.
The offers to sell out the party the
day before the convention would
not work-the convention would not
be sold out had the traitors received
their pay! But a better scheme was
provided by going into the conflict
with wretched burlesque of COM
mittee which could afford to refuse
offers of assistance and disgrace the
cause.
Let no more such mistakes as that
occur! Know your men hereafter.
Why, the very president of that
State Convention stands publicly &C.
cused, in the public press, over a
good name known throughout the
northwest, of offering to sell out the
to Merriam "a hours be.
lore the Convention! And that man
today is incorporating in alliance
garments-and Olson, with his Mer-
Ram record OF 1888, is with him!
Go slow, and sure, and firmly and
safely hereafter, or the grand barque
nay be crushed before it is launched!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

The GREAT WEST is evidently in
good hands in the absence of the
Editor. He wishes to say that if Mr..
Stoughton will keep on writing arti-
.cles like that "The Blue and the
Gray" we will stay away all the
time. We are unwilling to take credit
for SO good an article-and hence
write this note.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
ST. PAUL. MIMI, OCT. 2, 1891.

If any one wants to see how the
Peoples Party is dying out they
should go out with DR.. Fish on his
campaigning trips-and see $50
farmers leave their work and come
to one meeting and listen for two
and one half hours Of the gospel of
the living age.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
FORCED TRIBUTE.
And the Railroads Refuse to Fur
nish Hin With Cars.


And the Railroads Refuse to Fur
nish Hin With Cars.
A Wadena special to the Pioneer
Press under date of Sept. 9th, says:
| 81. NJ. Stowe, who has been buying
wheat on the streets herey has been
unable the past few days to secure
cars in which to ship his grain. He
has applied to the local agents Of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads for cars, but these roads
decline to furnish him with the same.
When the railroad commissioners
were in Wadena, q week or so since,
Mr.. Stowe informed these gentlemen
that he had been unable to get cars
in which to ship his grain and they
told him to again apply for car and
if it was refused him, he should i'm
mediately let them know and they
would investigate the matter.
A day or two after the visit of the
commissioners Mr.. Stowe applied for
q car and it was refused him. He
telegraphed to the railroad commits
sioners not only once but three
times, and up to date has received no
reply to his kilograms.
Mr.. Stowe says that the railroad
companies have instructed their
agents here not to let him or any
person acting for him have car in
which to ship wheat. When Mr..
Stowe began buying wheat be raised
the price of that cereal 2 cents per
bushel over that being paid by the
three elevators here. As soon as it
became known that he was on the
market and had raised the price,
everything possible was done to get
him off the market and he was offer
ed q position as wheat buyer at a
station on the Wadena & Park
Rapids road, which he refused to ac-
cept.
Mr.. Stowe is still buying wheat and
will keep on doing so, and will have
cars to ship it in if the railroad COM
missioners will come to his rescue"
Another exhibition of the power of
corporations to Cypress and another
argument in support OF government
ownership Of railways is here furnish
ed. An independent buyer raises the
price and maintains it two cents
above the market, and demonstrates
thereby that the farmers of Wadena
County are deprived of two cents on
every bushel OF wheat sold. Failing
to buy up the independent man they
proceed to drive him out OF the bust
ness by refusing him cars, and the
farmers are thus
FORCED TO PAY A TRIBUTE
of two cents per bushel on their
wheat. Are the railroads commits
sioners powerless to protect the in
terest of the farmers against corpor-
ations? 1t is not to protect the citi-
zens against extortion that the COM
mission was created?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

Albert Lea Standard: Truly,
this is a queer world, and there
seems to be about the same number
and proportion of rascals and
fools as ever. We say of fools
because the farmers are themselves
in a large measure responsible for
the situation. So many are hurried
ly selling wheat and overlooking the
market that they are directly helping
the gang to hold down prices, and
are submissively offering themselves
to be scalped.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
Going to Scotland .

One of our subscribers in Wadena,
under date OF Sept. Dist says:
81 leave on q visit to Scotland
today, and therefore, wish you to
discontinue sending the GREAT WEST
to me when my subscription expires.
| am truly yours"
The writer then neglects to sign his
name. If he, or some of his friends
will kindly inform us who the gentle
man is we will comply.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

After consultation with large
number of farmers in Murray Coun-
ty, on the matter of the wheat crop,
the average yield may be safely put
at from Is to Is blu. to the acre.
Murray County is a section of
splendid soil, and almost universally
good crops.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

When Col. Livingston was nomin-
ated recently for reelection to the
presidency of the Georgia State ALI
ance, the entire audience delegates,
visitors and members en- masse
and rendered him a spontaneous and
enthusiastic ovation. This is not
the New York John Livingston
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
That Anti.Land-Loan and Sub
Treasury Convention.

Treasury Convention.
W. S. Morgan, the prominent and
radical alliance man of Missouri at
tended the recent Hall McAllister
anti-platform convention at st.
Louis. He gives the actual facts
about the miserable fizzle. The daily
press had advertised the gigantic
thing as mass of eleven hundred
delegates. 1t was in fact a conven-
ton of democrats, and it cast total
of Just seVenty-tWO votes!
Twenty-Five delegates out the y
were unauthorized.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
The Good Work Goes ON.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:

The work OF organization has
again started in after harvest. The
Swedish farmers at Spencer Brook.
lsanti County, take the lead by or
ganizing Spencer Brook Alliance, No.
1855, with twelve charter members.
A. Olander was elected president,
and }. F. Fatterstrom Sec'y. Isanti
County will soon have county alli-
ance. A. L. STRoMBERG, Sec'y.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

Traverse Co. Times: Wheat at Or
tonville is 70 cents, but buyers are
willing to contract wheat for future
delivery at five cents above market
price. Pretty good sign to hold
your wheat. Ell?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02
Secretary Hanson's Report.

We are glad to see that the farm
ers are now beginning to hold their
grain. 1t is a trife too late to realize
the coming rise.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-02

The means which man may employ
to initiate these evolutions of chemi
cal affinity, in order that the feecy
speck OF cloud may develop to the
vast storm-cloud may not be clearly
presented. But this much is probable
from what is already known. "Nas.
cence is a principle by which chemic
changes once started, coutizue until
the material of union is exhausted. y
Therefore, while prayers may accomp-
lish but little, a little muriatic acid
and zinc may do great deal. It is
highly probable that Melbourne, in
his shanty on the plain, produces
hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in his
retorts, projects them into the sky
above, possibly mingles a little nitro
gen with the two, and then ssfires" the
ascending stream of viewless matter
with a galvanic battery.
Whether or not this be the process,
that man who sneers at the possibili-
ties before us, is not aware that the
portals of a new science are opening
and new powers awaiting the genius
of race.
Being compelled to cut this article
off, as it is written in the midst Of
political campaigning, we will take it
up at 9 future time, hoping to sug-
gest methods Of practical experiment
tation.-E. w. FL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
Runs a Bank and a Train

Not every railroad can afford TO employ
bank presidents for passenger train con-
ductors. but the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul has one. Jerry G. Coughlin,
who handles the Chicago and st Paul linn
tied as it passes over the river division,
is also president of the Hibernian bank
at Minneapolis. In addition to this Jerry
owns a wholesale house at Spokane Falls
which for the year just closed yielded up
profit of $4,000. This conductor also
has liking for nice farms and owns
seven or eight in the best part of
Minnesota and the Dakotas. When
asked how he accumulated all this wealth
Coughlin replied: When I was g boy
With only S35 month | made it q point
to save SO. There has never been a
month since l commenced TO work when
did not save something. Any young
fellow who will stick to this plan and
invest his money in good bank stock,
sound building societies, or, when the
pile gets large enough. in good improved
business property, will be astounded at
the way his money will pile up on him. "
Jerry Coughlin is considered the best
conductor on the Chicago. Milwaukee Il
st. Paul system. Back in the days of
S. S. Merrill he was favorite with the
management and was always selected to
when the old Sco;chman was on trip
of inspection. Coughlin is terror to
to scalpers and their customers. In one
year he once confscated $1,000 worth
of scalped tickets without making any
mistakes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
ARRESTED AGAIN.
Detective Deveraux Twice More in
Charge of Moline Officers.
The First Time for Assault and the
second fer Gambling-Another
sensational Phase of the
Moline Cares.

The Moline gambling cases seem to be
nrolific of sensational features. Follow
ing closely on the heels of yesterdays
incidents in court came number of ex-
citing experiences in Moline last eve
ming, growing out of the same cases.
In Oliver Livingston's saloon early in the
evening, NJ. ]. McEniry, of the counsel
for the defense, and Detective Deveraux
got into an alteration. and for moment
it seemed as if blows. would be
exchanged. The detective offered num-
Der of threats aud banters, which McEn>
iry ignored, and this fuss had hardly been
auieted when George Tuff1ey entered
the place and it was not long until he
became engaged in an animated argus
ment with Detective Deversux. during
which the detective struck Trffiey over
the eye and Knocked him down. Tuffiey
at once swore out a warrant for his as
sailants arrest, who was taken before
Justice Mapes, and 3 fine of 81 and costs
imposed. The case was settled by the
paym emit of the amount of the fine.
At o'clock this morning, however.
the detective was again arrested in Mos
line on information filed by Attorneys W.
A. Meese ard NJ. J. McEniry, in which
gambling under the city ordinances was
charged, it being alleged that Dereraux
had engaged in the game in the perform
auce of his business. The hearing was
postponed until II o'clock this morning,
Peter Schleuter going on the detectives
bond in the meantime.
The trial came up before Justice Mspes
at II O'Clock, Carl kueh! appearing for
the prosecution. and W. r. Moore for
the defense. DeversuX admitted that he
had gambled, but held that he did so as
a matter of business. and was not in
spirit guilty of the offense. The justice
nevertheless imposed fine of $40 and
costs, which he paid.
The jury in the case Of Perry Merry.
man charged with gambling for money
reached verdict last evening, which was
brought into court this morning, finding
the defendant not guilty. 1t is thought
that no more of the gambling cases will
come up before next week.
William Jackson has Withdrawn from
the prosecution and hereafter States At
toruey Sturgeon will probably appe ar
alone on behalf of the people.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
Des fness Can't b. Cured

by local applications. as they cannot
reach the deceased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an ipf1amed condi-
ton OF the mucous lining of the Eustach.
ian tube. When this tuoe gets indamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the i'm.
hsmmation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be DESTROYED forever; nine
cases out of 10 are caused BY catarrh.
which is nothing but an inflamed condi,
ton of the mucous surface.
We will give 500 for any case of
deafness Caused by catarrh) that we can.
hot cure by taking Halls Cstarrh cure.
Send for circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY & Co..
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
River KipIets.

The St. Paul will be up tomorrow.
The Sidney passed down this morning.
The C. J. Caffrey went north for logs.
The Verne Swain was in and out as
usual
The Pittsburg is expected to arrive
down tomorrow afternoon
The stage of the water was 1:40 at
noon; the temperature on the bridge "A.
Captain George Lamont took the Libbie
Conger to Dubuque yesterday where she
will be laid up for the present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
sage Coos 10 Rochester.

Harry Sage, Rock Islands crack ball
player. received today dispatch from
Manager Morton. of the Rochester. N.
Y club notifying him that his terms had
been accepted as catcher for the Roches-
ter club for the season, and sage will 60
east in day or two to join the Rochester
club. He will play the season out, and
next year take an important part in the
organization of club in Rock Island
To an ARGUS representative. Sage ex-
pressed his confident belief this afternoon
that Rock Island would have s.first class
team next near.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
- 81 QuET7ETTE:
49, ISSA>A
FEIEiTE&C&9@1g5
WEDDING RECEPTIONS.
An Important Duty of the Ushers-Ths
Bridal Party at supper

An Important Duty of the Ushers-The
Bridal Party at supper.
At a large wedding reception the part
played by the ushers is an important one.
There should be several of them, and their
duties are thus enumerated by The Art
Interchange: "They stand at the door of
entrance and conduct each person who ar
rives to the bridal pair, mentioning the
name as they do SO. No guest goes up
alone This is more ceremonious, and is a
relief to timid or retiring guests, who
would have difficulty in making their way
through the crowd alone. As soon as the
person is presented, the usher returns to
the door to other guests Several ushers
can be kept very busy in this way as long
as the reception lasts Ushers are dis
tinguished from the other guests by the
large white favors they wear. As they are
generally intimate friends of the bride
groom, they are given seat at the bridal
table at supper" The bridal party takes
supper at the same time as the guests. At
the brides table are seated, with the newly
welded pair, the brides parents and her
bridesmaids, besides the ushers already
mentioned. The table is deliberately deco
rated and usually placed in the center Of
the room.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-28
ANOTHER CONSUMPTION CURE.
DR.. German Sees New Form of Treat
ment with Medicated Air.

DIR. German Sees New Form of Treat
ment with Medicated Air.
DR.. German See has new method Of
treating phthisis, which is exciting interest
and attention just now. According to The
Lancet he shuts his patient up for two,
three or more hours daily in an Theoretically
closed metallic chamber, into which is
slowly admitted a current of compressed
ar, which, having passed through mix
ture of creosote and eucalvptol, is saturated
with the vapor of these substances. Since
August last ten cases of phthisis have been
submitted to this treatment, all of which
cases, with one exception, had reached the
period of softening, and bacilli had been de-
tected in the sputa. The results obtained
were return of appetite, even in advanced
cases, gain of weight and strength, fall of
temperature to the normal in a week or
two, disappearance of hamoptysis, diminu-
ton of cough and of purulency of sputa
and cessation of dyspnea. 1t is claimed
that the method reduces the malady to a
purely local lesion, all the general symp-
toms disappearing. NJ. See related the
history of seven of his cases, all of which
were relieved and some actually cured
The treatment has been eflicacious in fetid
bronchitis.