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The advocate., 1891-09-23

Of secretary under which they had &C.
quired property rights, with contempt,
and unlawfully treating il as great de
nOVO; Is what the settlers have been and
are still wsging a fight against the su-
preme court
The settlers have long been demanding
Of Congress an investigation into the
official corruption Of the supreme court
in the Maxwell grant case. They win
renew that demand at the approaching
session Of Congress. 1t will be to the
everlasting shame and disgrace Of the
United States If settlers can openly
charge the supreme court with treating
executive and judicial authority with
contempt to the injury Of their private
and vested rights, and yet be denied a
Congressional investigation, which has
heretofore been denied by staving il of
with dilatOry procedure or plgeOn-holing
1t outright. Let there be no more OF
that.
The advocate., 1891-09-23
NEED OF A BETTER SYSTEM.

London has 10000 young seamstresses
under 20, who come from the country, Live
in homes for working girls, and, with their
utmost efforts, can only earn Slip a week.
The London Daily News has undertaken the
hopeless task of beneAtlng their condition.
New York World.
America has hundreds Of thousands Of
the same class who, In proportion to the
cost OF living here, are no better paid.
SO long as present industrial and flnan-
clal systems persist the number Of these
half-llvlng workers will increase rather
than diminish. In the face Of this awful
disparity between work and wages, be-
tween the needs Of working women and
that which our government monopoly
cursed society gives them, how foolish
and futile appear the child's play "re-
forms" Of ofincrease-the-ageoi-c i-consentand
moral-purity peoplel So long as women
are inadequately remuneFated for useful
work, SO long will the ranks Of prostItu-
tion be filed TO overflowing, even though
you make the age Of consent thirty
years and preach the crucifixiOn Of love
until the grave seals your lips. tits time
that the truth were unfinchingly told.
Under existing economic conditions the
childless prostitute contributes infinitely
less to the degradation Of womanklnd
than does the wife who recklessly ushers
into life large number Of children.
Liberty.
The advocate., 1891-09-23

The census has Joined the calamity
howlers. The tabulated figures, the
total assessed valuation of real and per-
sonal property Of the state In 1890, not
including s57,s57, ,233 railroad property,
$29O,593, I'll. The same authority gives
the mortgage Indebtedness Of the state at
1926, ,4S4,lOS. SO the mortgage indebted
ness Of Kansas is within s33,OO0OOO Of
the actual assessed valuatlon.-LasO-
renee Record.
The advocate., 1891-09-23
JUST so.

The following from the Philadelphia
Press, leading and stalwart Republican
paper, iR in the line of the march OF
events and the eternal fitness OF things:
The recent stumping tour of General
Weaver and Jerry Simpson through GeOr-
gis, in behalf Of the free coinage of silver
and the sub-treasury scheme, has brought
about a curious condition within the ranks
of the Democracy of that state. Simpson
and Weaver carried the Georgia Democracy
by storm and brought them over, bag and
baggage, into the Alliance camp. There's
the rub. The bankers and business men of
Atlanta, Augusta, Macon and other large
cities of Georgia have arrived at the conClu-
sion that this surrender of thu majority
party means financial ruin throughout the
state. They have, therefore, resolved TO
sink their political preferences for the good
of their pockets, and actually contemplate
going over to the Republican ranks.
The hue and cry raised in this section
by such speakers as Fishback, Berry, et
al, and the united wall Of the so.cslled
Democratic newspaper (?) press, that the
Alliance sub-treasury plan is a Repub-
lican trick to break up the Democratic (S)
party of the south, Is so contemplate
and dishonest that no one ought to be de-
celved by it. There can be no doubt
that the leading Democrats and Rspub-
licans contemplate union of forces II 1t
becomes necessary to defeat the Peoples
party. The Peoples party has got square
on the Ocala demands, and the Alliance
men Of the whole country will support
it, unless one or both Of the old parties
accept similar platform. John j. In
gals has been down In Georgia speaking
and fessting with the leading bourbon
Democrats of the state, and in a speech
at Atlanta he said: "If was not q stall
wart Republican would be a Stalwart
Democrat" Senator Carlisle, Of Ken
lucky, said not long since in an Inter
view: II should not be surprised to see
Democrats and Republicans voting TO-
gether in 1892" They will go together
unless Wall street, which is the head Of
both, decides it will be best TO use both
machines to deceive and keep the people
divided. VIII the people be fooled any
longer? Upon the answer to this ques-
ton hinges the destiny of the republic
and the hope Of humanity.-PrO Bono in
Peoples Tribune.
The advocate., 1891-09-23
NATIONALIST IN NEW HAMPsHIRE

Within year the city Of Portsmouth,
where is located the only organized ns-
tionalist club in the state, has adopted
the municipal water works. The town
of Milford, at a special election, adopted
town system Of water supply. COTS
town, the home Of ID. A. Taggert, Re
publican candidate for Congress last fall,
has done the same. Manchester has, In
obedience 10 an agitation by progressive
citizens, some of them natlonalists, ridden
her sidewalks of the crosSwalk sign nuls-
ance, and already has municipal water
works which yield an income above ex-
penses Of many thousand dollars an
nually. An agitation has begun in favor
Of municipal ownership of electric lights.
The lights at present cost the city $40
per year per light on the ali night sched-
ule. A mass meeting held In February
last, presided over by Mayor E. ]. KnOwl-
ton and addressed by Messrs. Legate and
Huntington of Boston, voted almost
unanimously in favor Of municipal
ownership. The state at large has re-
ceived an education as to Its rights in the
railroads by means Of the offer Of Austin
Corbin Of 100000 for the states I'm
terest In the Concord railroad, canvassed
and rejected during the last legislative
session. It ignored the ridiculous ruling
Of the state inferior court that the state
had no more rights under It's charter
contract with the Concord railroad than
ordinary purchasers of stock. This eduCa-
tion, we believe, will prove important In
thessllvely discussion Of state ownership
Of railroads which the next year or two
will develop. Last but not least the ma
tlOnalists and the reform element have
gained point in the passage OF secret
ballot law. This law was undeniably op-
posed by the politicians Of both parties,
and as undeniably favored by the rank
and file, and, with the aid Of the news
papers, it was secured. The writer ap-
preclates the difficulties that beset the
progress OF reform In this monopoly
ridden state, whose last Legislature killed
four-fifths Of the genuine labor and pro-
greSsive measures before 1t, but wishes
to go on record with prediction that
within ten years the state will own the
railroads instead Of the railroads owning
the gtate.-SWmner r. OLgtIin in New
Nation.
The advocate., 1891-09-23

grant 10 be treated as a quit claim. We
are especially delighted to find that Con-
gress knew just what It was doing when
1t incorporated In its CoDirmatory act Of
a Mexican grant the quit claim provision.
Accompanying this report" says the
Congressional committee, 'iS a bill, the
passage of which we recommend, that
provides for such combinations, not by
way Of granting a fee simple estate in
those lands but simply by way of quit
claiming to the heirs of the original
grantees, which is all that is required
under our treaty with Mexico" IL. H.
r. II, 4Oth Congress, I'd session.)
Here, then, was the Congress Of the
United States endeavoring to prevent
public land stealing under the guise of
Mexican grants by disClaimlng any in
tention Of passing the title of the United
States; it was not required to do that by
the treaty; it was only required to quit
claim: to admit that title had passed from
Mexico, leaving the grant to rest alone
on the basis Of its Mexican title.
Now look at the other picture. Con
gress, as we have seen, has given the
supreme court chance, by It's quit
claim provision, to check public land
stealing as Mexican grants; but the su-
preme court spurns that provision; arbi-
trarily thrusts 1t aside, as 1t did the de-
clsion of Secretary Cox, and comes in
with it's unlawful de nOUO trick: "What
isn't granted by Mexico is granted by
Congress-" and every thieving land grant
corporation, and interested railroad cor
poration, and all their minions, shout:
"Rah for the supreme courtp' Capital
has something to rejoice over then when
1t can induce the supreme court to treat
the quit claim action Of Congress with
contempt. This ls good for capital when
capital Is bent on public land stealing,
but 1t Is dlsgraceful and injurious to the
nation.
Our indictment of the supreme court
in this attempt Of Congress matter con-
sists Of two distinct counts, first, unlaw-
fully and corruptly refusing to treat the
confrmatory act Of the Maxwell grant of
June 81, 1860, as a quit claim-that is, as
disclaimer Of any intention on the part
of Congress to convey to the claimants
any title from the United Statas; second,
unlswfully and corruptly treating that
confirmation as grant de nOUO,-as hav-
ing passed the title of the United States.
One element of corruption Is, that in
the case OF one Mexican grant-Adam vS.
Norris-the supreme court treats the
confirmation IS quit claim; in the case
Of another Mexican grant Maxwell
the supreme court refuses to treat it
as quit claim, but treats 1t as new
grant; and when we look to see the reason
we find this that we are quite sure Of:
Republican officials have got mixed up
In the Maxwell grant steal and they must
be shielded at all hazards. The court
must even sink itself to save the party.
Just before the decision of the supreme
court in the Maxwell grant case the
Maxwell grant company had its agents
go to the settlers with a paper to sign
that pledged them to abide by the ap-
preaching decision of the supreme court.
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NEW RAiLsoADs IN FLORIDA.
Ths Tallahassee and Gainesville
RouEht BY The 5, z. and ".

The Tallahassee and Gainesville
Bought by the =, F. and ".
GAINESVILLE, FLA. Oct. l9.-Railroad
ruuiors now fl the SIR in Florida The
people in this section are very much elatei
vita the news that the McLsne or Talla-
hssSee and Gainesville road has been pur-
chased by the Savannah. Florida and West
err, fer now they believe that the
enterprise Will be carried out
81 once. The Latter road has
always been great fsvoTits with Florida
people, and they believe in the ability of
the company to execute any proposed i'm
p-ovement.
Newton Callisoa is suing, or about to sue,
tie Rocky Point rad for work done on the
grade OF that line il $ rum0red that he will
sell his claim al half price. There is 8
chance to buy az q low figure a very fine
property interest. Then comes news OF
mpany which proposes 70 build road
from Americas, CTs-. direct 70 Tampa, and
another report tia. company will build
sixteen miles Of road from Gainesville to
Sampaon City TO connect with the Georgia
Southern and FlorlGs.
Albert. the young son of Rev. a. B. Cur
~. who Is down south On duty, aud came
nesr dying with c-amp last night, is letter,
but still sick.
The condition Of Willie Sheffield. the
agent Of the Savannah. Florida and West
ern railway, grows no better. DR.. Appel,
from Lake City, Is here. in consultation
over his case with our home physician, DR..
Robert Lancaster.
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FIKE sup rios COURT.
Fuller Accounts of the Two Sensa.
tional Gases Tried.

Fuller Accounts of the Two Sensa-
tional Cases Tried.
GRIFFIN, GA, Oct. 19.-The superior
week, did large business.
1t will be remembered that on Satur lay,
Oct. Is, +. w. Quick, in attempting to keep
down a fight between George Coggins and
his brother Burt. stabbed George TO the
heart, killing him instantly, and, turning,
cut Burt Coggins' throat, nearly severing
the iugular vein. For this be VAS found
guilty of murder, and will in all proba-
oility hang.
Osca Hardin, a young man, was con-
victed or involuntary manslaughter. His
is a peculiar case, and every inch Of ground
was stuboornly fought over during the
trial. In August, 1890, Hardin shot and
| Instantly killed his wife. The circumstances
of the killing, as remembered now, are as
| follows: Hardin had started over in the
| plantation to superintead some work.
| his wife at window, who, seeing
him turn round. playfully shook
her fist at home and told him to go on to
work. Hardin shot at her. claiming he had
no idea the pistol would shoot that far, OF
that he could hit her. His aim. no Tever,
! was faultleSs, and the distance not too
| great for the leaden missile to End lodg-
tnent in the brain of his wife. 1t was
whispered that the shot was not accideu-
tai; that Hardin would have TO answer
the charge of murder TO the courts.
Learning this he left for parts I'M
known and remained away uatil this spring
when be returned, gave himself up to stand
trial. said trial terminating as stated above.
Judge Boyuton sentenced Mr. Hardin to
twelve mouths on the Changing, six
months in the county jail and TO pay a fine
OF $500 THIS case has attracted a great
deal OF atteation. owing TO the higl stsnd-
ing of tue families Of Mr.. Hardin and that
OF Mrs Hardin
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FLAT SHOALS tLAME-LIr.

A Gin H use, Planning Mil, Saw-Miu
and Considerable ottoa Burned.
GRIFFIN, GA, Oct. 19-MeaZer particu-
lars reached the city to-day Of disastrous
fire at Flat Shoals, Meriwether county, on
Saturday night The gin house, planning
mill. saw>mill, and the machinery contained
in them belonging to Harnott & Freeman
were destroyed by fire. In addition 20 the
loss Of the buildings aud machinery quite q
quantity of cotton and cotton seed were
burned. The exact amount of the loss could
MT be ascertsined tonight, but from the
best information at hand it is likely that as
many as thlr:y bales of cotton, together
with several thousand bushels OF cotton seed
are included in 1T, aggregating a loss on
cotton alone of S. $40. There was no insur-
ance on either the cotton or the build ngs.
The loss fails most heavily on Capt. W. H
Hartnett, WAC had sixteen bales of cotton In
the fire, most of which caught fire and
burned after being rolled some distance
from the burning building.
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FLoRIOA's ALAN 1aM6N.
Probable Action OF the State Convel
ton at Dsde City.

Probable Action OF the State Conveu-
ton at Dsde City.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 19-The
Florida farmers alliance will meet in an-
nual convention at Dade City Tomorrow.
Nearly 500 delegates will be in attendance
The principal topics to be discussed are the
sub-treasnry bill and the adoption of reso-
luton committing the alllancemen to the
support Of only alliance candidates at the
next state election, WI CD would mean third
party in tnis state. President Rogers de-
ciines reelection, aud there is an active
canvass for his position by at least half a
dozen aspirants 1t is thought that the
election to the presidency of the alliance
will have much 20 do with the nomin alton
Of its candidate for governor by the Demo-
cratic party next spring. 1t is predicted
tonight that the convention will indorse
the Ocala platform with the sub-treasury
bIln by a vote of 81 to l, but that third
party resolution will DO killed.
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Rlclrg LOUISVILLE.

LExISGroN, KY. Oct. I9.-The fall
nle@ ing OF the Kentucky assoc alton run
niugl commenced to-day. The track was
heavy. Following is a summary:
FIRST RAcE-Four furionss Hook Ladder
EnI, with Rose Boy second and Reflection
irt Time tsif
eFrosn hAcE-One mile r rka won, with
CoEts4t second asl "a =. shelby thlri Tine
';.ia
Ihlr0 lfkrE-Qne mile and seventy yards
UuAu-4l 10. wl.h OIfeFy et-onI and l0rriuua
Kenny taF lime 3. ga
lHrETH Isle one mile and dftY yards kin.
seem HnH. N.f Laura acErF second HEd Lon
doH Nose falFa llme 1851
fiTfi "a |auF aus Dse hrN furignRE
clegs aHe son $40 Hls al Ee-sni aai Biaex
aeaaty tlla. II 20 oa9
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TALLAHASSEE TOPICS.

Appointed Inspector OF Timber
Crump Receivers from His Wound.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Oct 10. - Gov.
Fleming has appointed W. B. c. Duryee of
Fernandina to be inspector of timber and
lumber for Nassau county, and w. H.
Miller Of Inverness to be notary public for
the state at large.
George W. Walker. recently appointed
state attorney for this district. left yester-
day for Apalachicola TO begin his duties at
the opening OF Franklin county circuit
court.
John Crump, who was shot in the recent
Crump- Bernard duel, is up and ab2ut town
again, Notwithstanding the fact that the
doctors thought be would die.
DR.. A. B. Hawkins of this city will at
tend the Raleigh exposition during Florida
days, Oct. %, % and "a.
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FERNANDIN - SICK CREW.
Claim That Sunstroxes ard Cor
gestive Chi.!s is the Trouble.

Claim That Sunstrozes ard Con-
gestive Chils IS the Trouble.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Oct ia Fer
nandina special to the Times Union says
the crew Of the wrecked bark Solideo
Gloria were inspected to-day by Assistant
State Health Officer Horsey and found
to be apparently healthy. The captain
states that ne has bad 10 fever aboard q d
that the death Of the three seamen resulted
from sunstroke and q congestive chill. One
OF tie pilots repsrtei that he captain in
formed him that he had three deaths aud
TWO cases Of fever. The captain and crew
are still on Talbot Island, eighteen miles
from here, and Will be inspected by
DR.. j. Y. Porter, TIE state health officer,
Tomorrow. They are closely watched by the
board of health agent aud it is probable that
they will be kept IN quarantine for at least
ten days. The vessel brought no bill of
health. She is an old craft, built il 1868 and
sailing from Ststtln, Germany. The
captains name is A bendroth
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as the sun in its path through the heavens, the
sphere of the mother in the home.

as the sun in its path through the heavens the
sDhers of the mother in the home.
EDUCATION OF TIE Young
The education Of our young peop-e IS OF a
graf concern TO US. We shall never , Se1ss 20
oppose every system OF uano1aI e1ueatlon
witch und1ly favoTs any particular caurcn. In
these days, vh-n out Of see &c Is Pr e s ~
formed a weapon to Rttark our faltA' On OF me
foremost iuties Of every church Is 10 gnsrd Ger
sons against dancer ami ens9ie mem 70
q . souneth N to vindicats for true science us
nigh pIace as hani maiden o. pure reASlon- To
THIS end we rejoice in the 70 nation OF Llsher
schools and in every step which 'eh1s 70 give
us our right place IN the university s4sleIns OF
the ys-i9us LANDS in WHICH our people dSeI.
Against the trade IN spirits ana L e ta1e IN
oriil-7. when are doing 50 Iucl 10 ceIeat And
discredit our missions in Area and ghlua: we.
shan never cease to raise our voIcs. W nile low
ing al them thst love Tod and
desiring closer cooperation With them
il his service We renew our protest
against every ecc,sStlss;iCsl system which IL
vades the rights Of conscience. which claims
to be the o,ly channel Of Infinite grace OF our
l ora Jesus Christ. sud sets up g human priest
as an Indispensable mediator between the soul
-
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PICKED FROM a PRIZE BRIG.
The Mate and Two Seamen Forced to
Abandon Their Big Catch.

The Mate and Two Seamen Forced to
Abandon Their Big Catch.
FERNANDISA, FLA, Oct. 19.-The
schooner Annie S. Conant arrived yester-
day with James j. Buckler. mate Of the
bark Albemarle. and two seamen Of the
same vessel aboard. Buckler reports
that on Oct. the bark Alhemarle
fell In with the brig Energy,
abandoned at sea, and that himself and two
seaman were put aboard the deserted brig
to take her to port Ga Oct. IL heavy
gales were encountered off the Virginia
capes and the brig was blown off shore
leaking badly and with her sails torn in
ribbons.
They abandoned her Oct. 16, and were
taken aboard the schooner Conent The
brig Energy hailed from Peterborough,
N. s., and was loaded with cedar timber.
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BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.

Owing to the INSCRIPTIONS efforts of incom-
petent manufacturers 70 defraud the trade and
smoking public With limitations of our Justly
celebrated and Incompatible
Ell ASTHONOMO CIGARS,
We warn the public to beware of limitations
We guarantee our E. Astronomo TO be made
of the choicest of Havana, free from all arti-
fetal drugs and favorings and equal 10 any
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the world 10 contradict or prove ought else
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l. STERN & CO, 3sA Second avenue, New
York and
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Savannah, Ga. Sole Distributing Agents
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Kpocksd Fr ,m His Rnzine.

DUPONT. Ga. Oct. l9.-Fl eman Percy
Parnell was knocked OF Of bis @ CINE three
miles west Jt chs place tonight ~ ma
c ans. he has not been conscious since the
nccilelt and theref re I'm 1ws nothing OF
the occurrence. he was picked W by
the pas e7ger train Gnd brought 70 this
place hero he viii receive proper attel~
ton. The extent Of bis injuries has not
been learned. Il IS thought that he IS il
ternally injured.