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Another Chapter.

Another chapter added to the long list OF daboa robbees
OF the Another added
ed landholders The Great Northern Railway eviction
1000 land the Red River Valley
ed by the all
who took the land the 500
The miserable
combined called Court
patented land to the road the
getit Congress has appealed ad-but
language can describe the outragousness Of this
Pensions for the Aged.
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rapid strides towards paterna government than this republic
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comes to the front and all citizens
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December
pension accounts at the treasury department.
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The Madison Meeting.
The Alliance meeting held at Madi-
son, Wis, Dec. 9th and 10th was we'll
attended. Eighteen organizers were
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The rustler., 1891-10-02
END OF BALMACEDA.
The Defeated and Disgraced Ex-President
of Chill Commits suicide.

The Defeated aud Disgr'ced Ex-President
Of Chill Commits suicide.
NRw York, Sept 2l-The Heralds
Valparaiso cablegram states that ex-
President Balmaceda of Chilli, shot
himself through the temple in his room
ut the Argentine legation in Santiago
Saturday morning. The story became
known in Valparaiso in the afternoon
and created the greatest excitement
In the evening the city was brilliantly
illuminated and on every hand was
heard the sounds of rejoicing
II now seems that the story that Bal
maccda escaped from Valparaiso in the
United States steamer San Francisco
was erroneous. Instead he left Santi-
ago on August 20 in hope Of escaping
from the country, but finding every
avenue closed returned TO the city Sep
tember and went direct TO the Argcn-
tine legation. Since then he was in an
extremely nervous condition. No one
save the minister of the Argentine re-
public and one other man devoted to
Balmaceda was permitted to see him.
About $ o'clock Saturday morning
Senior Urriburia heard pistol shot in
Balmacedn's bed room and rushing
there found that the ex-president had
put a bullet into his brain. The body
was undressed and lay on the bed. The
revolver was still grasped in his right
hand. The junta was notified and a
committee Immediately went to the
house and viewed the body.
AS the news spread about Santiago
great crowds Of people gathered around
the Argentine legation. They cheered,
hooted and went into frenzy over the
death OF their chief enemy Above all the
discordant shouts were heard cries con
graduating the unfortunate Balmaceds
that in taking his own life he had es-
capped worse fate.
Balmaccda's body has been removed
to the general cemetery. 1t was nc
compauied by the members Of the fam
lily and friends.
The rustler., 1891-10-02
AFTER THE RAILROADS.

Freight Agents Indicted By u United states
Grand Jury For Discriminating In Favor
of Large shippers More Sensational De-
velopmsnts Expected.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 23-The
battle Of the small shippers of the west
against the railroads has been opened.
Indictments were returned by the
United States grand jury yesterday
against NJ Knight, freight traffic man
agcr, and S. i. Knight, general freight
agent of the Wabash railroad, and NJ
Il. McClellcn, general eastern agent of
the Lehigh g. Wabash dispatch fast
freight line, for violating the interstate
commerce law in discriminating against
small shippers by the granting of heavy
rebates to large shippers The in
dictments were returned on evidence
furnished by Interstate Commerce
Agent Kretschmcr The indictments
were turned over to the United States
marshal and the freight traffic men will
be placed under arrest at once. The
cases will probably be tried at the
next session of the United States dis.
trict court at Kansas City.
Another sensational development in
the western railway world is a pro-
posed United States grand jury investi-
! gaticn of the transmissouri association
| at Topeka II Is said that indictments
will surely be returned against Chair
man Smith and the head traffic officials
OF all the roads in the association. They
are to be charged with maintaining a
trust and pool. The investigation of the
transmissouri will be made because OF
ney and recent ruling of n United
States Judge of one of the southern
districts. This Judge has decided that
all of the railroad associations are
trusts and combines, whose existence
jeopardizes the interests Of the shippers
over the entire country. II n case is
made against the association It will
probably cause complete annihila'
tion OF the present system of conduct
ing railway business in America. The
pooling arrangements Of the western
traffic association, exposed month ago
when trouble grew out of the divis
inson, Kan, will also be investigated
At that time Chairman Smitl
strongly asserted to n reporter that the
pooling arrangements OF the associa
ton did not in any particular conflic
with the interstate commerce law
The expose was occasioned by an orde
Mr.. Smith made for the Missouri Pacific
to turn salt shipments at Hutchinson
over TO the Rock Island. ''If IL is neces
sary," said Mr.. Smith at the time, "
will deny that the order was ever is
sued"
The rustler., 1891-10-02
FARM NOTES.

Unless there is danger of the Hessian
fly injuring the wheat IT will nearly
always be best to get IL sown early.
Rye can be pastursd at nearly all
stages of growth, and can be plowed
under at any time as a green manure.
In cutting up corn II is better to cut n
full supply. Properly managed IL is 4
cheap feed, and there is little danger of
cutting too much
Manure needs but little care II hauled
direct to the fields and.scattered out as
fast as it Is made, while 1t lessons the
cost of handling.
Giving the turkeys and ducks good
home at night will be n strong induce
ment TO keep them coming.
One of the greatest benefits to de de-
rived from fall plowing is in the de-
struction of insect pests DO the work
thoroughly and in good season -
Good clean straw makes the best
material for nests, During the summer
while the hens are laying the nests
should be cleaned out thoroughly at
least once n week.
Seed potatoes are best selected when
the crop is harvested. Select good,
medium sized tubcrs from hills that
contain the largest number and pro-
portion Of mcrchantablc potatoes.
Turnips, cabbage, parsnips and sal
sify should be left out until late: the
last two will be all the better after u
light freeze. Turnips and cabbage will
stand considerable frost without in
jury.
When the hens are kept separate
from the roosters not only will they lay
better, but the eggs will keep better
When eggs are stored away those from
hens where there are no roosters are the
best
While nearly or quite all varieties Of
small fruits, as well as newly-set tree
fruits, are benefited by mulching dur
ing the winter, 1t Is no advantage to
apply until the ground is frozen sufii-
ciently hard to bear up wagon.
While in many localities IL is best to
close up the poultry house at night
during the day the doors and windows
should be opened every day that the
weather will admit, so as TO secure a
good ventilation.
About 800 cubit feet of well-settled
, hay, or about 700 of new-mown hay,
will make ton. Ten cubit yards ol
hay in NOW weigh ton. When che
| hay is taken out of old stacks eight oi
nine yards will make ton. When dry
eleven or twelve cubit yards of clover
! make ton.
The rustler., 1891-10-02
PENSION PAYMENTS.
Growing Feeling In the Grand Army Il
Reform tho Llats.

Growing Feeling In the Grand Army to
Reform tho Llats.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-Feeling is
growing stronger among the better ele-
ments of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie against the excessive pension legis-
lation and the numerous frauds perpe-
trated under IT, There is an unwritten
chapter OF history in connection with
the last Grand Army reunion Mt De-
troit That meeting was not charac-
terized by the demands for more lib
eral pensions which were made at
previous meetings. The explana.
ton is interesting. Notice was quietly
served that II the attempt was made to
commit the Grand Army to any more
extravagant pension measures the issue
would be raised and a split would oc-
cur. Some of the best men in the
Grand Army were prepared TO leave the
organization II it went any further in
pension extravaganza and TO raise the
banner of pension reform. Some steps
| have been taken toward an organiza-
ton of veterans for the purpose Of pen
sion reform. The idea of the pro-
moters is twofold. They desire to check
general pension Legislation, and they al
so propose TO weed out the fraudu'
lent pensioners. II is hoped that this
movement will acquire such headway
by the time of the reunion in Washing
ton next year that the Grand Army may
be committed to the work. A revolu
ton in sentiment among the hones
veterans is progressing with consider
able rapidity. 1t is claimed that there
are being carried on the rolls thousandl
OF pensioners who are not entitled X
| be there,
The rustler., 1891-10-02
GERMAN CATHOLICS.


EHNNWN ANHHNNMA EHAAAAHAa - = ="
narkalsis strset Pageant
nuFFALo. \. Y. sept sa-Behind
closed doors yesterday afternoon there
went into session in this city twelve
apostles of the much-taiked-of Priest
er Nercin. or Gcrman-American eler-
ieal union. II was the hrst Of the
series Of meetings Of the congress of
the German-American Catholics
vicar-Cseneral Won Muhlsiepen. of
81 Louis. president Of the Nerein,
called the meeting 10 order The busi-
ness was the scrutiny Of documents
resolutions and motions which there
was an intention ON the part of any
one 10 bring up In the proceed
ings Of the various sections OF
the congress The dozen men 20
whom this task was committed
were. without exception, priests, and
all members Of the clerical union-six
officers and others Of the union at
large. including President Won Muhl-
siepen and Secretary Focber, the latter
also a clergyman.
Piercing the sky like pillars Of flame
the spires Of the ten exclusively Ger
man American Catholic churches In
Buffalo shone down last night on one
Of the most remarkable pageants ever
witnessed In the United States. II was
an illuminated procession Of the organ
ized societies connected with those ter
churches and their neighbors from ad
/ iaccnt cities in honor Of the congress OF
/ their fellow religionists OF similar ma
I tionality. Main street was lammee
with people from the houses 20 the
street car tracks as far IA the eye coulc
reach. while the windows and othel
points OF vantage were so thick will
spectators that only their heads seemed
anywhere visible. Continuous stream
of rockets and Roman candles made
the street an arch of fire, beneath whicl
swung myriads of Chinese lanterns II
festoons
On foot and horseback and in carri
ages the parade advanced with thou
sands of torches till IL appeared unend
ing. Some of the organizations strag
glcd badly, but others marched with
precision and military bearing unsur
passed by crack militia or the choices
regiments of the regular army. Tn
line included hundreds of Catholi
knights with their polished swords
hundreds more unarmed but uniforme
members of the Catholic legion, cadet
and parish devotional, literary an
benevolent societies innumerable.
A careful estimate placed the actuc
number in line ut little short of 1900
To this Pittsburgh and Rochester, q
well as Tonawanda, Lancaster, Loci
port and Dunkirk contributed largely
The rustler., 1891-10-02
FRENZY OF FEVER.
Ex-Gov. Morshouse. OF Missouri.
Dies BY His Own Hand.
a. = ~ sf Dsiittam ne cuis His Throat
% Hi. usm- In Maryviile - brief
sketch ef uis Puddle
Career.

NJ. 9osErH No. sept eA-A special
to the News from Maryville. says that
eN-Gov Albert T.. Morchousc committed
suicide at his residence in northeast
Maryvillc yesterday morning at s'iO
O'Clock
The governor had for a week. al times,
been in dclirious condition. which,
d was believed. was occnsioned by
his becoming overheated one day last
week while driving cattle. Tuesday
evening he was out driving with Hon.
W. & Ellison. thinking that the little
drive would do him good. After driv-
ing a short tine, Mr.. Ellison noticed n
violent nervous disarrangcment on the
part Of the governor, manifested by the
twitching Of the muscles Of the body
aud also bY his seizing and
holding tightly 10 the bows
of the buggy.top Mr. Eli
son made efforts to divert the governor $
mind from his condition, but with nc
effect whatever. lie at once concluded
that IL would be best 10 take him back
The rustler., 1891-10-02
AMERICA EcLIPSED.
England Comes to the Front With Bold
Bank Robbery-Over One Million Dollars
Stolen From "a London Bank.

stolen From "a London Bank.
LONDON, Sept 2a-The banking
world of this city has just been
startled by the announcement that a
sensational bank robbery in which be-
tween $3.50, 900 and sl,a5O,oOO was
stolen, had taken place in the city.
The institution that suffered is the
London and Westminster bank limit
ed), Al Lothbury, +. c., an important
establishment having over fifteen
branches in the city.
The money stolen, IL would appear,
consisted of large parcel of bills re-
mitted from the country banks
The thief or thieves must have clever
ly watched for the opportunity to &c
complish the robbery and TO have
gained access to an apartment near the
main entrance of the bank. This was
easy OF access from the street. and the
parcel OF bills is supposed to have been
stolen while the bank officials were
busily engaged in another apartment,
In going over the accounts of last weeks
settlements.
The bank officers, the city police au-
thorities and the criminal investigation
department of Scotland yard ore put
ting forth their utmost exertions in or
der to effect the capture of the thievea
The rustler., 1891-10-02
TnE RUSS FoR LANDS.

Ansth~s wna scene IN IN. Inat.n csantry
"A Naa Ru.h 60 secure Ci-in.-Thr-~-
ouartsrs Miilien Acre. Located In F~u
mour.
GurmHrr. Ok. sept 2a-The grand
rush for homes In the new lands Is
over. Another large section heretofore
given over 10 Indians and virgin nature
has been opened up 90 civilization.
Last night 8. 600 men and women were
located on farms In the new Eldorado
and were as happy as circumstances
would permit.
A. % the hosts who Joined In the
mad rush Of yesterday and failed TO
secure homes for themselves. thousands
will become citizens Of the new towns
to be started and other thousands will
drift back 10 the states or work for
others and wait for the opening Of the
Cherokee strip or the lands west Of
here.
In all the hurly burly and excite
ment aud eager desire 10 secure lands.
10 the credit Of the pioneers be II said,
there was but few incidents that
savored OF hot blood. Two negroes are
reported 10 have been killed, but this
] Is not authenticated, and they may have
been victims OF inability 20 ride-if
they were killed at all McCabe, the
colurcd leader, formerly Of Kansas, de-
clarcs that white men shot at him
several times but no harm was done To
him. A woman too eager 10 Secure a
claim crossed the line twice in defiance
of an officer and when ordered back
the second time in her hystcrical cx.
citement tried 10 shoot the officer, but
was brought 10 her senses and also lost
her chances by bullet in the leg,
which. however. is a mere flesh wound.
With these few exceptions there was
no real trouble OF any kind
The rush and excitement was such
that hundreds crossed the line some
time before the hour fixed and thu'
made themselves sooners. Scores oi
them probably will never be molested
but there are scores more who by theii
actions have only laid up trouble fol
themselves and expensive litigation anC
il may be bloodshcd for themselves oi
for others. Take it all in all, however
the homcseefers were orderly and quie
and wonderfully law abiding.
A courier in from Tohee says that th,
rush was far greater than anticipated
there being at least five claimants fo
every quarter section. lie passed II
, his ride through twenty-five miles o
the new lands. lie says there has beel
no trouble in the section from whicl
he came, but the indications are goo'
for individual fights, as there were ba,
blood and charges Of ''soonership."
Three Iowa Indians arrived at |
!. o'clock last night from the Iowa village
, They had been locating white men o
: desirable claims. They report n
. trouble at either Tohee or at the poin
= ON the line where they took their me
into the country They received goo
I pay for their work. Tney each ha
J from five to fifteen ponies on the lin
and the white men rode them. The
report that n signal was given at /
o'clock and forty minutes later thei
party had made the run of ten miles.
The rustler., 1891-10-02
STOCK TTEMs

II Il often that the sides Of a hog
made into bacon viii bring more than
.he whole pig sold alive.
Unthrrshed oats run through = cut
ting box with a small quantity Of bran
added makes one Of the best winter
feeds for growing colts
There is no class Of stock kept on the
farm that will compare with sheep for
keeping mp the fertility Of the soil, and
there are few farms but where more OF
less can be kept with profit
Good stock is something like n good
mortgage. n properly looked after Il
will continue 20 grow while you are
asleep. and in the majority Of eases h
the surcst means of getting rid Of the
mortgage.
II costs less. all things considered. TO
keep growing stock In good. thrifty
condition during the winter than 20 at
low them 10 run down and depend upon
their making il up at the best season
/ for growth.
To feed grain Of any kind 10 hogs on
the ground Is more or less of waste.
and for this reason IL is nearly always
best TO provide light floor, which
should be kept clean by sweeping of
whenever necessary. A tight trough
for feeding slop and watering should
always be provided.
Oats is one Of the best materials to
use in feeding growing colts. One Of
the principal items To be secured with
them Is a good development of bone
and muscle, and oats furnishes the ma
terial for these. When the oats can be
ground without too much Inconvenience
IL will add 10 their value, as they will
be more thoroughly digestcd.
II is quite an item to feed fattening
hogs regularly; whether they are fed
twice or three times day, so far as Is
possible they should be fed at certain
hours. Water also should be supplied
regularly every day. Slop should never
be made to take the place OF good fresh
water. Keep charcoal and salt where
they can help themselves. II will help
TO keep the system healthy.
In feeding hogs one Of the best ra-
tions 10 use in connection with corn is
slop made with bran and oatmeal and
} milk when IL can be had when il can
: not be had conveniently use water.
This will help materially TO keep the
the bowels open, Corn Is a good fat
) tening food, but IL is also constipating
and needs 10 be Fed in connection with
something loosening in order to secure
! the best condition.
. The next two months is the best time
5 In the whole year TO fatten hogs. II
they are properly fed they can be made
to gain very rapidly at this season. All
things considered, moderately COO
weather is the best season TO secure
the best growth in proportion to the
. food supplied. While " closely con
fined and fed on fattcning foods 4
5 quicker gain can be secured, yet tn,
= risks of disease are so much increased
r that the safest plan is TO give the ruI
: of good pasture Provide comfort
: able quarters where they can be shell
n tered at night and on rainy days.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-11-03
Beetles and a Snake.

A resident of Nyack, N. Y. contri-
butes this bit OF natural history to a
contemporaries: II was crossing a
field. when my attention was attracted
by snake rolling over and over. The
snake was about three feet long and
appeared to be propelled by some
power | couldn't see. | knew it was
dead from the way it moved, and on
looking closer saw that two big beetles
were supplying the motive power.
They were behind the snake. and by
burrowing under it at either end acted
as rollers to send the snake ahead. l
saw them move it over ten feet. l
spent most of the day in watching.
They propelled it twenty feet farther
and then stopped One of them went
away and soon came back with at
least 100 beetles. This little army set
to work and actually dug hole in the
ground about five inches in diameter
and half foot deep. 1t took them
half day to do this, and just about
dark they appeared to be satisfied with
their task, and the whole army set
about dumping his snakeship into the
hole, which they did by coiling up its
body so that 1t fitted into the space
nicely. Then they covered it up and
disappeared in the thicket."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-11-03

Marshall P. Wilder astonished and
am used dinner party in London re-
Gently by telling this story: "When
Timothy Healy was boy, his father
was in doubt whether to make him
lawyer, a parson or a merchant. So
he placed on a table a Bible, six
pence and an apple and called the boy
in, determining to name the profession
according to his sons choice. Young
Tim came in and saw the articles on
the table. Without hesitation he put
the sixpence between the leaves of the
Bible. tucked the Bible under his arm
and began to eat the apple. That set
ties itr exclaimed Hsaly the elder. If
he is such hog as that I will make
politician Of Hmm