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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25
Let Them Come.

At its recent meeting the state Dem
ocratlc executive committee decided
to open up a campaign of education
the old ex-congressmen to act as in
structors. This is in line with the
program marked out by Wall street,
that men already owned by the Shy
locks. and who have been trained to
do their bidding must again enter the
lists at their masters bidding. Truly
the leaders of Democracy are retro
grading. What would be thought Of
teaching our army to use the javelin,
assegai and bow and arrow in place of
modern appliances of war? Send out
these old barnacles to teach the peo-
pie of Tennessee, and see how soon
their shriveled remains will be shat
tered by contract with the rising gen
Grafton OF men who will think and act
for themselves Send them out and
let the people see under the strong
light of truth and intelligence what
hideous shapes and decrepit frauds
they have nourished in bygone days,
that they may understand whence
comes the blight that has wrecked our
state. Array them in purple and fine
linen, and send them among the farm
ers to do battle for the tottering HER
archy that parades as the Democratic
party that with their defeat shall ex-
pire the last hold of that rotten and
corrupt ring upon the people. while
freed from the tentacles of fraud and
corruption that now strangles every
honest effort to free itself, the pure
new democracy will come to the front
as the champion of the people. and
obliterate from the records the foul
wrongs perpetrated by reckless dema-
gogues in the name of the old Demo-
cratic party.
Such reformation must be worked
out in the Democratic party of Ten
nessee or a third party is inevitable
The people are aroused as never be-
fore, and the attempt to lull them into
quiet by sending among them men as
teachers whose doctrines they repu-
dated years ago at the polls can not
fail to bring the contest between the
people and the self-styled self-ap-
pointed leaders of Tennessee Democ-
racy to a speedy termination. Let
them come! - Alliance Advocate,
Tenn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25
Building ON Contract

Any man who has ever built house
will agree with the architect who says
that not more than one house in ten is
finished at the time mentioned in the
contract. and probably half the houses
are completed from two months 10 a
year behind time. In large buildings
the familiar device is the clause in the
contract FORGETTING, on the part of the
builder a fixed sum for each days de-
lay, but when such clause appears.
the contractor allows something for it
in his bid. SO that the choice is pre-
sented OF submitting to delay or pay
ing we'll for promptness.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25
THE SONG OF rHE PRoLETAIRE.
Dedicated to the wage workers of the
world, by Tom O'Reilly.

dedicated to the wage workers Of the
world, by Tom O'Reilly
Base oppressors! cease your slumbers,
Listen to apeople's cry!
Hark! United, countless numbers
Swell the peal of agony.
Lo from labor's sons and daughters,
In the depths of misery,
Like the sound of many waters,
Comes the cry: 1--WE win be free Z
Comes the cry: 1--WE viii be free p
Comes the cry: I'VE will be free -
Tyrants quail Dawn is breathing
Dawn of freedoms glorious day:
Mammon on his throne is quaking,
Iron bands are giving way.
Statecraft kingcraft black oppression
Cannot bear our scrutiny,
For we've learned the startling lesson:
That if we will, we can be free.
That if we will, we can be free!
That if we will, we can be free!
By our own, our children's charto,
By the fire within our veins,
By each truth attesting martyr,
By our tears, our groans and pains,
By our right by nature given,
By the voice of liberty,
We proclaim before high heaven
That we will we must be free!
That we will, we must be free!
That we will, we must be free!
Winds and waves the tidings carry;
Electra, in your fiery car,
Winged with lightning, do not larry,
Bears the news to lands afar:
Bid them sound the thrilling story,
Louder than the thunder's glee,
That people ripe for glory
Are determined to be freel :.
Are determined to be free!
Are determined to be free!
journal of the Knightsof Labor.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25

be killed or ruined. with only trivial
compensation"
Finally. as other domestic animals
must be restrained from rowing at
large, so also dogs should be kept
strictly at home instead Of being per-
mitted to range miles away from it by
night and day; or otherwise be shoot
able at sight by any keeper of endan-
geered shep. Rural World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
DOM PEDRO is NOMORE.
THE Ex-EMPEROR DIES SUD-
DENLY IN PARIS.
Broken In Spirit by His MisfOrtunes, His
End Is Hastened-He Longed to Die In
Brazil-A Ruler Who DisIiked Politics.
BraEII's Former Ruler Gone.


Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor of Brazil, Is
dead In Paris The disease with which
the ex-Emperor was afflicted was dla-
betes 1t is said that the last conscious
words OF Dom Pedro were an expression
of his deep affection for Brazil and his
regret that he could not go back there
to die. His death will probably put an
end forever to the attempts to revive the
Brazilian Empire.
Dom Pedro was born in 1926, and was
only years cd when, in 1881, his
father, Dom Pedro l., abdicated in his
| favor and left Brazil The boy was thus
left quite alone in the world, and he felt
himself still more iso ated when, at 10
years Of age, he hea. d of his fathers
death In Portugal.
His education was begun by the VEN
| cradle Bishop OF Chrysopolis, and by
the famous Liberal leader, Andrada
| Sylvia. who had been recalled from ex-
| lie, where he was sent again by his un-
grateful party. Dom Pedro, when year
old. lost his mother, Leopo' dine, an
Austrian archduchess, and a sister OF
Marie Louise, the second wife OF Ma
| poleon /.
The knowledge OF many languages
was but a small part OF the scholarly
requirements OF the dead monarch, who
was as much of savant as of an EN-
peror, and he had been elected, not
on account Of his title but as reward
for his numerous scientific works,
member of the famous Institute of
France and most of the European acad-
emies.
The revolution in Brazil broke out on
the 18th of November. 1889; two days
later Dom Pedro was deposed, and forced
to leave the country, since which time
he has resided In Europe.
Dom Pedro was tall, robust, and of
splendid bearing; his hair and beard had
grown white prematurely. His blue
eyes had deep look, and his face, frank
and open, inspired great sympathy at
the first glance He spoke easily, and
listened with polite interes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Five workmen I'm "a York State Bill Sent
Sudden Death.

Five Workmen I'm York State Bill Sent to
Sudden Death.
The entire eastern half of Rockland
County, New York, was shocked by
terrific explosion which occurred In Hav-
erstraw at the dynamite works, located
near the base Of the West Shore tunnel
at that place. Five men were instantly
killed and several injured What caused
the explosion cannot yet be told, but
throughout Haverstraw, Congers City,
Nyack, Rockland Lake and other places
S.Jlal thin t%elYe we. e. miles ass windows were
Imme Lately after the plosion peo-
pie in naverstraw rushed by hundreds
toward the scene of the disaster. but as
other buildings containing dynamite
were yet sta Iding, they realized their
danger and most of them stopped A
few, however, proceeded 10 the spot and
learned the true condition OF affa rs
The building " hich was blown up was
the main house. located aar the river.
It was high frame structure, so by $50
feet, and was used to put I ne dynamite
in proper condition for blasting pur-
poses
When the disaster took place, John
WadswOrth. The engineer was at his
post, and all that has so far been found
of him is two legs and a hand Wads-
worth was q married man, about fifty
years OF age. and lea,es a widow and
three children Three other wo kmen
were killed, and alsJ erry Lounsberry,
of Peekskill. in company with another
man. Lounsberry had Just rowed into
shore He stepped upon the dock mo-
meIt before the explosion. and was in
stantly killed. Elmer ash. foreman,
was in the dock near by and escaped in
jury. TwD boys named Farrell and
Mott were in the building when the ex.
plosion took place. They escaped with
some few brIisss.
In the vicinity OF the explosion large
trees were torn up, and in some In
stances rlven as II bv lightning. The
railroad tunnel, being far ABOVE the build
ing. Is unin iured. The effect of the
shock at many POINTS within few miles
up and down the river was terrific.
Houses trembl on their foundations,
and those on the tops OF adjacent hills
had glass bro zen. furniture Knocked
over, and doors taken from their nges.
The buildings belong 10 the Clinton
Dynamite Works. In tho main build
ing, whi h is now a compete wreck, the
number OF men usually employed was
from eight to twelve. ] he works have
been there five or six years, and Tor
months past efforts have been made by
those who have houses near b. to have
them removed The cases have boen
number Of times In court, but the dyna.
mate people have he d their Cwn, cain.
ing that at least some OF the houses have
been built there. since the works were
established.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
American Husbandry.


1t took 10000 cars to move the grapes
Of the United States to market the sea-
son before the census man made his
rounds The vineyards OF this country
represent an investment of S155, 661, $50,
furnish employment to 200, 780 people,
and cover 401, ,26l acres of ground. Last
seasons product from about three
Iourths OF tho planted area-the other
fourth being in vines too young 10 bear
was 527, ,139 tons, nearly half of which
was consumed as grapes and nearly
half of which went to make 24,-
3O6, 005 gallons of wine. There are some
figures for the temperance people TO
ponder over The small fraction OF
Al, 1876 tens went into raisins, filling
1872, 1875 oxes of twenty pounds each.
The vines now growing will In three
years make from 100000 TO 10000, 900
pounds OF raisins, and the smaller esti-
mate is 5000 pounds more than this
country now consumes.
Vegetable growing, truck farming the
census people call It, now requires 534,-
44O acres Of land and employs 216, 765
men, 9,254 women, 14,S74 children, and
as, $50 horses and mules The garden
sass" raised on these truck farms pays
$76,517, 1855 q year, besides freight
charges and the commission mans gen.
erous grab There is 500, 600, 600 in
vested in the truck farming OF the
United States, and $S,971, 200. 20 is in
tools
The investment In the 507, ,736 acres OF
peach orchards is S90,0cO,O0) The last
peach crop sold for SIC, 100. 400 That
was more than q dollars worth OF
peaches for each man. woman and child
in this glorious republic. The people
who we're employed In the peach or
chards numbered 226, coo.
Bus great "a are these figures, the real
surpr ses OF the census appear in the
figures which forecast the near future
of fruit production in the United States.
There are growing in the nur cries 240,
$40, 666 young apple trees. Old "Johnny
Appeseed," the missionary who went
through the Mississippi Valley States
half century ago pok'ng apple seed:
into the oil with his toes, would see the
near approach of the m llenDium in the
fruit census. California has 336, 464 al.
mond trees now bearing, but she ba
also 40, ,464 almond trees not yet old
enough to bear. so that in two or three
years her almond product will moro t al
double. Florida has 474, 2s3 cocoanutbear
ing trees and 79l, ,007 young trees, wn. CT
will soon triple her cocoanut crop. Take
lemons, of which Florida has 90, 40;
troes bearing and 41O,25s trees which
will soon be old enough to bear. But II
is in oranges that this country will soor
revel. The yellow fruit will be within
reach of everybody. Florida has 1924, 60,
orange trees now bearing and 9,302, 0s(
trees which will bear in short time
California has 523, 400 orange trees bear
| ing and l, ,641, 400 young trees. The new
| planting OF oranges in Arizona is 200,
900 trees. And with all the acreage il
the citrus fruits, but one thirteenth o
the land adapted has been utilized. Th'
prospects of fruit raising for the comint
decade are marvellous.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

defeated the rebels, killing their leader
and six hundred men. The general com
manding the imperial forces at Jeho also
amour ces successful engagement with
the rebels.
According to the cable dispatches that
have been received from Pekin and
Shanghai the rebellion began 10 the
south Of the military Headquarters of
Mantchuria-Girin - anC when last
ince f;- Of Shong King. and within four
hundred mil s of Pelkin, This being the
case the gr at bulk of the Northern
Chinese army is far beyond the present
advance, aud presumably. as yet, unac-
quainted with the revolt, II not actually
In sympathy with 1t.
The duties OF the northern army have
principally been to watch the Russian
frontier, which is marked by the Ussuri
and Amur Rivers, the latter extending
nearly 10 Lake Baikai. at the extreme
south Of which is Irkutsck, the capital
of Eastern Siberia. 1t seems that a Sec
ond rebel army is marching on Pekin
from Mongolia, a vast district inhabited
| for the most part by unciviliZed nomads.
Mantchuria has a population OF l2,-
600, 900, while Mongolia is cred ted with
| 1000, 600. The defense of Pekin will de-
pond uIon Ii Hung Chang, the Viceroy
OF BE I hill. whom Gen. Grant styled
the Bism arck OF china. He has popu-
lation Of 35, OOO roo under h rule, and
his army is the best organized aud drilled
In the empire.
The great struggle between the Chi
nese army and the hordes Is expected 10
take place at the Great Wall This
marvellous work OF defense was built by
| Chi-Hwang-ti moro than 1000 years ago
for the purpose of keeping off the Tar
tars. But the wa is no more occupied
by troops. In the towers there are
generally guns mounted, but they are OF
Oh antiquated pattern and would be
almost useless for repelling troops armed
with modern weapons The height OF
the wall varies, ircluding the parapet,
from twenty six to fifty feet, and de-
Dends on the character OF the slope that
It is built upon The b cadth Of the
outer parapet is fourteen feet on the
tor, with gradual inci ease toward tue
ground, both aspects OF the wall having
cons derable s,ope. Each tower has
four embrasures, which ara used as
lookout places T. o wall is on the
who in good repai. il passes within
thirty miles Of Pek n. II the forces OF
the empire, VIII ch still remain loyal. be
concentrated near to where the rebe' :
must pass the wal, they may make sc me
use OF this clumsy, antiquatcd bulwark
OF defense and save China from tho
perils attending on usurration OF tle
t rome.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

CURRENT COM MENT.
Kansas city's Kidnapping.

Such offenses are tho refinement OF
cruelty; they are worse than death IT.
self, because the future is unknown
New York Evening Sun.
There ought to be a law passed which
purpose OF securing reward capital
offense. kansas City Journal.
1t is scarcely possible 20 conceive of a
crime more heinous than that of which
she has been guilty. Murder is, in
deed, of inferior significance.-Broo
Times.
Parental love took precedence with
him of the public interests affected by
his submission 10 blackmail, and so II
would with nearly everybody. = New
York Press.
If Mr.. Beals had broken his promise,
arrested tho thieves agent and devoted
his S5, 900 to charity rather than to the
encouragement Of kidnapping, would not
tho end have more than justified the
means?-New York World.
1t is gratifying that the father was
fortunate enough to ansom his son; but
the authorities owe 1t TO every child as
well as to e.ery parent in the land, to
hunt down the kidnapers. each and all
of whom should be summarily dealt
with.-Lou'sville Times.
The kidnapping of a child in Kansas
City. with the oh, ,ect OF extorting money
from its parents, was crime the sue
cessful accomplishment of which would
have caused the hearts of millions of
people I'm this ountry to throb with fear.
Philadelphia Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
The Active Train Robber

1t may yet b. necessary to build all
express cars of steel and arm them like
a modern man. of-war on small scale
Linco' n Journal.
Two more Western train robberies.
II this thing keeps on every car will
have to be provided with a couple OF
Gatling guns.-New Yo~k Recorder.
The latest train robbery in the West
shows that this business cease to be a
10 sc the moment 1t gets beyond the por-
ter of the palace car.-Phila1elphia
Times.
St Louis is very proud of tho train
robbery which has brought that river
town into prominence again. 1t was
getting most fearfully Guiet down in
that region.-Toledo Blade.
The St Louis train robbery was evil
IDENTIFY patterned after the raids at
Racine and Omaha or perpetrated by
the same men. There was a striking
similarity in the methods employed. =
Minneapolis Tribune
After all. train robbing seems to be
about the safest of all forms of robbery.
1t is not alone the Northwestern train
robbers who have escaped, but those In
New York and Missouri have not been
arrested. Milwaukee Sentinel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

EMPEROR of CHINA. ernment to suppress
the rising A British gunboat is sta
toned at Tientsin and another has now
assembled the Yang-tse River to Ichang.
1t is said at Shanghai that the French
Minister has made an imperative de-
nand on the Chinese Government for
punishment of the rebels who perpe-
trated the massacre OF the Belgian
priests and nuns and also the exemplary
degradation and punishment OF the Man
darins who feasted and encouraged the
rioters. Orders have been given by tho
government for the immediate execu-
tion of all prisoners, except the leaders,
who are to be reserved for fayirg alive
and other torturcs, provided t.ey are
caught
The situation in China is attracting
great attention in political circles in all
the European capitals This Is not only
due to the fact that several OF the pow
ers have made demands upon the Chi
nese Government regarding the treat
ment of their respective subjects In that
country, which the present condition OF
affairs prevents being settled, but be-
cause Of the extreme Importance at
tached to the reports that England ha
come to an understanding with China by
which mutual aid will be rendered In
the event of certain contingencies.
The correspondent Of the Paris Figaro
cables from Shanghai that pour parlers
have been opened to bring about an
alliance between England and China for
the purpose of coping with lussia.
The correspondent adds that China is
sending troops TO the Pamir to check
the Russian movements in that part of
the world, China claiming that Russia is
encroaching on her territory
A dispatch from Pckin says: "The
Chinese Government has receiN ed an Off
cial report from Brigadier General Nj h,
commanding the troops in the Kinchow
district, announcing that he engaged and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
The Keelex Cure IN Count.

When the case comes to trial II is rea-
'onab that the on y matter to be con-
sidered T. tic octor's abb ity to cure
rso mania, not its elect which is a
different ala to. ether. r.--Harrl. burg
Patriot.
The Eec ey Institute at Dwight has
been sued for can aaes by a pat ent who
!, ges the bchloride treatn ent iai ed
to cure him. The sa oons didn't try to
cure hi and therefore are not sued
= ttsbarg Pre- s.
II the suit proves succe sful DR.. Kee v
will do well to make contracts that are
no doub headers. II the alcsed cures
are failure the patients will want the
money expended with Kceley t) buy
drink In the future. Milwaukee News.
The Kee!cy drunkenness ~Cure" ia to
be tested in court on the suit of an in.
ebriate who paid $50 on pledge that
he should be cured, which was not uone.
He so wants sl@, 900 for damages dono
to his const tut on by the treatment.
Incidental this last suit may raise tho
question whether an incnrable drunkard
has sl2,cy0 worth OF constitution. - De-
trcit Fret Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
Eonseca's Downfall.

Our esteemed subscriber, Da Fonseca.
writes us that he is wearing a much
smaller hat since his resignation. -
Coli mbus Dispatch.
Da Fonscca was t.! man who exiled
poor old ON Pedro. Now Fonseca is a
ru er without a oh Sic transit g oria
mundi baltimore Herald.
The times in South America are out Of
Joint; yet it does not seem to be within
the province of dictators to set them
right Record
Fonseca has stepped down and out
and Brazil is, or ought to be, happy. II
has been a hard year for dictat0rs all
around.-Rochester Post-Express.
Brazil, evidently, doe sn't mean to be
ChilianiZed. Fonscca doesn't dictate
any longer and Congress is soon to re-
assemble.-BrOoklyn Standard Union.
When 1t came to a question of coming
down or being thrown down, Da Fon-
SEGA gracefully came down. Such dis
cretion does not always go with dicta-
torship.-Ncw York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
KeYoIuuon IN CnIna.

The Chinese are growing civilized.
They have a frst-class revolution out
there -Boston News
What has happened in the outlying
territory of China W II bo as nothing to
what will occur IL the great wall fai s
TO keep the rebels out of Pekin.-New
York World.
To find parallel for the accounts OF
daboical cruelty which come from
China, in connection with the Takow
massacre, VIC must go back 10 the Indian
mutiny OF 1s57.-Louisville commercial.
Christian missionaries in China show
good sense in promptly getting out OF the
path of the insurgents. They would
show better sense by getting out of the
country altogether Tele-
gram.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
Indians as Soldiers.

The prob EN- OF preventing indian
wars in the West every few years has
been happily solv, d. The Indian war
rio a.e being put in the United States
amy, and there is no enemy TO fight
New Orleans Picayune.
Secretary Pl octor is undoubtedly cor
rect in his theory that dressing an In
dian up and treating him in such fash
ion as 10 make him self respecting does
him good. IL is the same way with the
Caucasian.-Boston Record.
The experiment perhaps helps to solve
the Indian problem. Such Indians as can
be induced 10 take up farms and i'm
rove them, Or go into s.otk-I aising,
should lie encouraged to do so, but the
young men who prefer soldiers lie
should be enlisted and made useful in
that ca Lincoln Jou nal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10
The Situation I'm the Kingdom.

THO bItuHtIOH III tIIe hfHBuOIH'
A telegram from the British Ambas-
sador at Pekin announces that an out
break has taken place to the west Of
Jehol beyond the great wall OF China.
The revolt is led by brigands who are al
ways present in the northern parts Of the
Province of Pechiil, assisted, no doubt,
by the secret societies and possibility
Chinese Mohammedans from Mongolia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

SECRETARY BAYARD'S daughter, the
Countess Lewenhaupt, intends to pass
the fall and possibly the winter in Swe-
den. IL is not improbable that she will
make her permanent home In King Os
cars kingdom
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

Two or three i'm
portant towns have
been captured and
hundreds of natives
murdered, n m o N z
them many Chris
tian converts. Six
housand Picked SOL
diers, commanded by
the chief officers Of
the province, have
been sent by the gov
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

MISS JENNIE CHAMBERrAIS. late OF
Cleveland. o., now Mrs Naylor Leyland,
lives in "a splendid palace &t Albert
Gate, London, whose marb staircase
and many priceless works OF art" are
sights 10 isn't always the American
girls who marry titles who have the best
time abroad.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-10

MUNKAczY is to get 220, 900 gulden for
the colossal picture he Is to paint for the
Hungarian Parliament assembly room.
This Is gulden fine gold. d.-PhIladelphia
Ledger.