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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27

lieve as heretofOre-that there Will
have to be a revolution in the whole
organic law of nature before the
needed reforms that the honest peo-
pie of this country now demand
are brought about through the
results of one or dozen good crops
with fair prices. Fools and dema-
gogues may howl GOOD crops"
may stand, as it were, like McGin-
mis-, between two calamities shaking
their fists at one and foot at the
other, but they can never bring the
intelligent voters they have out
rageously insulted and robbed back
into the party that has betrayed
them into the hands Of the enemy
of human rights. The howl of "fools
and demagogues" may go to naught-
The time has passed when the hon
est, intelligent farmers will be
guided by the howl of good crops"
and don't you forget it, What they
demand is, their rights under the
law of just God, and as American
citizens. They demand just dis
tribution Of the proceeds of their
labor This is the road on which
the Peoples party is marching. It's
going to Washington, the capital of
America; it's going there in the
interest of justice and humanity !;
it's not stopping at every dema-
goguc post ON the roadside and
looking at the finger-board that is
pointing backward to the past rec
ord of the old party now of dema-
gogues.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27
Hale, KAs., Oct. 10, 1891.
gOGtles.

DEAR AGIrAToR: You have kind
lv sent the AGITAToR without price,
and | have read it and passed it
around, and trust that it has borne
fruit for our noble cause Send it
to Hale, Kansas, instead of to
Farmersburgh, as l am teaching
near here. | have been used up by
the usury sharks, and in addition,
have been confined to my room for
several weeks, but am now able to
enter the school room
Fraternally,
S. G.. RICHARD.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27
Won Must Go. Your Crop Howl
Won't save Won.


To the old party demagogue and
boss that is continually heaping in
suit upon insult upon the farmers by
loudly declaring, with self-satisfed
emphasis, that "good crops will kill
the Alliance and the third party !;
the farmer will vote his regular
party ticket just the same as ever
We ask you If one good crop, or
dozen good crops, will destroy
railroad extortion 2 Will good
prices for one good crop, or dozen
good crops, destroy railroad extor-
ton? Will crop, or a dozen good
crops, with fair prices, equalize the
burdens of extortionate taxation?
VIII it stop and drive the usury
extortion villains out of the bust
ness of taking the advantage of and
robbing necessity Will it change
the unrighteous Legislation that has,
and is, now forcing necessity upon
the people, Will it give employ
ment to the millions of idle men in
the country at remunerative wagesE
Will it destroy the monopoly and
speculation in land, the heritage Of
Gods children Will it destroy
the speculation in the food products
of the world? Will it destroy the
hellish jobbery that now exists in
every branch of the public service,
that is now wringing millions out
of the people, to satisfy the greed
of a band of slick schemers Will
it secure an equal and exact admin
istration of justice to all people
alike ? or will it correct any of the
damnable injustice that has grown
out of the prst corrupt political
administration of this country
We ask these questions for infor-
nation, and hereby request that the
party demagogue or boss that has
the impudence to insult the intelli-
cence of the common American cit
liens, stand up in the face OF
their own assertion, that one good
crop, with fair prices, will destroy
all the present industrial agitation,
and answer these questions III the
affirmative, backed up. by anthem
tic history, Of time since the
commencement of time to the pres
ent. that there has been law of
nature through which the civil
affairs of nation have been con-
ductea. Produce, this evidence
otherwise eve will continue to be-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27
s. G.. RICHARD.

III. l.. PAINE, the honest old SOL
der, will "sweep the platter" next
Tuesday. lie is making a clean,
manly canvass, and is not trying to
take q brother soldiers pension
away from him because said brother
soldier don't agree with him, poht-
ically. Depend upon it, Paine will
be our next register of deeds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27

THE enemy cannot criticisc either
the private or official life Of j. L.
Galloway. He is above reproach as
a citizen, and as county surveyor he
has given universal satisfaction.
Therefore, he will succeed himself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27

a fact, that J. II. McEwen, the
present candidate for register of
deeds on the Republican ticket,
told him that he (McEwen) wished
he knew Of some way through, or
by, which he could have Joe
Wayde's pension stopped. The
law allowing pensions to soldiers
who have received wounds, injuries
or contracted disease while they
we're in the service of the United
States, and in line of duty, is a
law of the United States, older than
the Republican party, McEwen, or
even Funston. The pension law is
a law of the government of the
United States, and was at the time
Joe Wayde and every other man
that wore the "blue" marched un-
der the Stars and Stripes, and
solmenly swore they would defend
the United States government,
which they did at the risk of their
lives, health and everything near
and dear to them on earth But
what has Joe Wayde done What
have the hundreds of other pension
ers done who are also being singled
out the same as Joe Wayde, by
such Republican congressman as
Funston by certain Republican
editors and demagogues by GER
tain Republican ofice-hunters on
Republican tickets (ex-Union sol
dier); by certain Republicans that
were so patriotic, so loyal, so brave,
that they actually risked their dear
carcasses by staying at home, while
Joe Wayde and the other fellows
they can now single out were at
the front, fighting to protect the
government, it's laws and their
homes. But as to what Wayde
and those other fellows have done,
is simply this : they believe it "to
he self.evident that all men are Gre
ated equal that they are endowed
nv their Creator with certain inalien-
able rights; that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness" and by virtue of this
belief, they have stepped down and
out of the Republican party, into a
party that endorses their princi-
pies; into a party that has declared
for Justice to all, and special privi-
leges to none; party that has
declared more favorably for the ex-
Union soldiers than any other now
in existence. This is the reason,
and the only reason, why the afore-
said crew are now butting their
own political brains out.
Carry the principle of stopping
mems pensions into legislation, OF
practice on account of their leaving
the Republican, or any other polit-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27

THE Eagle, after boasting that 1t
had abused no one, and was con-
Quoting a clean campaign, could not
resist the temptation to upset a
bucket of swill upon r. S. Ayres,
last week. But that won't prevent
Bob's reelection to the Office of
sheriff.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-10-27

THE Republicans concede the cleo
ton of A. J. Vaughn as county
commissioner.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
AN AMERICAN CONSUL INsULTED.
He Refuses to Recognize the French Pro
tectorate Over Madagascar.

He Refuses to Recognize the French Pro-
tectorate Over Madagascar.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Thomas Wilkinson, an
English merchant in Madagascar, said in an
interview here to-day that the United
States Consul in that island has been re.
peatedly insulted by French officials, who
claim that their Government has pro-
tectorate over the country. The American
consul is Mr.. Miller, colored man. Con-
sui Miller deals directly with the Queen Of
Madagascar, not recognizing the existence
of the alleged protectorate.
The matter has not heretofore become
public, Mr.. Wilkinson says, because two
American firms having an actual CONNER
cial monopoly in the island seek to prevent
general attention being directed to the
affairs of Madagascar, one object being to
thereby discourage Americans or others
from going there. Accurate knowledge of
gold fields on the island, which Mr.. Wilkin-
son claims to know will prove among the
greatest in the world, is said to have been
thus suppressed. The French protectorate,
he says, is upheld by Germany and England
in exchange for French recognition eff Ger
many in Africa and of the English claims
to Zanzibar. Mr.. Wilkinson was sforty-
miner in California, and is one of the few
survivors of the American filibustering ex-
pedition to Central America led by General
Walker.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
BURNED AT THE DOCK.
Two Men Lose Their Lives in the Fire.
and a Woman Narrowly Escapes.

Two Men Lose Their Lives in the Fire,
and a Woman Narrowly Escapes.
CLEVELAND, Dec 2.-The steam barge
Edward S. Peqse, which came into port
from Lake Superior Tuesday, caught fire
about noon and was nearly destroyed.
There were two men and the cook in the
after cabin, which was burning, and only
one of the three, the cook, Anna L. Bannen,
escaped She makes her home in this city
during the winter. She was in the kitchen
when the fire was discovered, and endeav-
ored to rescue her personal belongings but
was unsuccessful. She was compelled to
drop everything except the captains over
coat and one or two garments OF her own
which she hastily picked up. Cropping her
way through the smoke and flame she man.
aged to reach the side of the boat and jump
to the dock.
The first engineer Philip Stutzman, of
Buffalo, was seen by several witnesses to
emerge from the burning cabin, his clothing
on fire, and jump into the river, where he
foated for several minutes. Several at
tempts were made to rescue him, but he
sank before aid could reach him. His body
was recovered in the afternoon. He was
about 20 years of age and leaves q wife and
family in Bufalo. The other man, who
was at work in the hold in the after part of
the boat, was the fireman, and he has not
been seen since. 1t is thought that he
perished. The barge Planet, which was
lying at the dock close to the Pease, caught
fire and was saved only by dint of desperate
exertion. The loss on the Pease is about
$40, O0O
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
TRAIN ROBBERS WITH INFORMATION.
They Evidently Knew What Train to Attach
and What Was in the Safe


They Evidently Knew What Train to Attach
and What Was in the Safe.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. FACTS in regard to the
express robbery, which came to light only
to-day, make it appear that the robbers
were evidently Informed as to the value OF
the contents of the express safe before the
train left the ST. Louis station. Inc
through train to San francisco, which car
ried the bulk of the money to the coast, is
the one which the robbers would naturally
select, rather than the slow train which
was robbed Another peculiar incident
is that the express messenger was
in possession of key which unlocked the
through express safe. The Frisco is the
only road running west that has not pro-
vided its express cars with stationary safes
which have special combination locks and
are opened only at the terminus of the road,
the messenger having no key to them and
having no occasion to open them. These
facts were probably well known to the
robbers who selected the Frisco, OF all
other roads, on which to work their scheme.
The officials of the road are endeavoring
to discover why the train, a through one,
left the station 80 minutes late. The Adams
Express Company, it is now stated, will
lose about $4,000 by the robbery of the
Frisco night express car near Glendale.
Monday night, by six masked men. The
safe of the express company was completely
rifed, and although yesterday Superintend-
ent Damsell placed the loss in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000, it is now known that the
safe contained far more than that amount.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
SELECTING POLLING APPLIANCES.
The BaiIot-Box VIII Probably be One @
Pitfsburg Invention.

The BaiIot-Box VIII Probably be One
Pittsburg Invention.
HARR1sBURG, Dec. 2-[Special 1.-The
Commission, consisting of the Secretary OF
State, Secretary of Internal Affairs, and the
Auditor-Genera whose duty it is to select
a style of polling booth and ballot
box for use in this State, has
not vet arrived at Q conclusion,
and will hardly do so before next week
Auditor General McCamant said to-day that
the first cost of the polling booths which
will be borne by the State, may reach $780,
600, if a style is chosen in which iron and
steel enter largely into its constrnc-
ton. There are others, however, built
of wood and canvass, which would
cost less. Another large item of
expense under the new law will be the
polling places. These must be 30 by 30
feet, and the interior arrangements must be
in accordance with certain specifications.
This will, in many instances, perhaps in
nearly every case, necessitate the renting
bv the year of suitable rooms or the pur-
be taken to pieces and stored away between
elections. This means a large expense to
the County Commissioners.
The commission will suggest style OF
ballot box to be adopted, but the expense,
which may reach another S2o0.0o0 or more,
will fall directly upon the counties. The
box meeting with the greatest favor is the
Safety" the invention of Pittsburg
man. 1t is of glass and registers each vote.
1t is claimed for it that it is impossible to
tamper with the votes, except by the con-
nivance of the entire Election Board, each
member having the key to separate lock;
and, furthermore, that it does not wear out.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
JEALOUSY CAUSES A MURDER.
A Woman Shoots Her Husband Three
Times While His Back Is Turned.

BUFFALO, Dec. 2-[SpecidL John B.
Hyer, prominent German and large dealer
in small plants and cut flowers, was shot by
his wife on the street here this afternoon.
Mr. Hyer was driving when he met his
wife, with whom he has not lived for over
year. Hyer did not notice her and passed
on. As soon as his back was turned, his
wife pulled revolver from the folds of her
dress and crept stealthily up behind him
and fred three shots into his back. He fell
from the seat and some police officers who
had been attracted by the shooting appeared
on the scene and arrested the woman
Hyer was taken to the Fitch Hospital
The physicians say he will die before morn
ing. Mrs Hyer claims that her husband
has been living with another woman and
admits that she was jealous. She says that
she purchased the revolver a week ago for
the express purpose of killing her husband
with it. 'I'm glad he is going to die, she
said, che deserves to be buried alive. I
suppose that I'll die from an overdose of
electricity. but 1 don't care SO long as he
dies"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
HoUsEKEEPERs ARE WARNED agans

F1OUSEkEEPERS ARE WARNED against
the impositions of a company of females, who,
under the lead of male agent, are now nfesting
the kitchens of this city, performing trick which
they pretend is a test of baking powders
1t having been intimated that these persons
are the paid agents of the Royal Baking Powder
Company, this is to advise all concerned that this
Company has relation whatever to them, that
their so-called test is sham and that the females
are instructed and employed to perform these
tricks and make false statements in all kitchens
to which they can gain access, by concerns who
are trying to palm off upon housekeepers an
inferior brand of baking powder through the
operation of fallacious and deceptive methods
The Royal Baking Powder Company in no
case employs such agents, and whenever the
name of this Company is used to gain entrance
to houses, the applicant, no matter how respec-
table in appearance, should be regarded and
treated as an imposter.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.
1o6 Wall St., New-York
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
THE FIRE RECORD.

Ar Sterling ILL.,, the Spies works. employ
ing $50 hands. Loss, 600; insurance,
$4,000.
AT Chicago Tuesday night, the Adams Ex-
press Company building was damaged to the
extent of $l00, 900.
AT Sandusky, the Lake Erie and Western
round house, with three locomotives. The
blaze started in the oil room.
AT Lincoln, Neb.. the Lincoln Paint and
Color Company's brick fcur-story building.
Loss, $4,000; insurance one-half
At Beaver Falls, the dwelling of Fred
Holdschudi. Loss, 1000 partly insured.
Cause, sudden gas pressure during the night.
The family barely escaped with their lives.
A CROWD of boys set fire to pile of rub
bish in Mrs. Santer's garden on Mt. Oliver
street yesterday afternoon. A firm alarm
was sent in from station ia and the blaze
extinguished be fore it had done any damage.
AT Olympia, Wash, Tuesday evening, the
steamship Eastern Oregon arrived and went
in dry dock. Soon after she caught fire from
burning grease in the gallery. The steamer,
valued at about sls0,000, is a total loss. In
surance unknown.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
LAND BILL ALIENS FUNERAL
Though He Died in the Poor House He Was
Buried in State.

COLUMBUS, Dec. al Special Am unus-
ual scene was presented to-day in the fune-
raj of Land Bill" Allen, who died in the
poor house. The body lay in the rotunda
of the State House from 10 to o'clock and
thousands passed by to review the remains.
The flag was at half mast on the Capitol A
contribution box asking for money for the
Allen fund sat near the casket, and a large
gum was realized. There was some indigna-
tion that man should be permitted to die
in the poor house and then be given such q
gaudy burial.
The remains were removed to DR.. Gladden's
Church at 2 o'clock P. NJ, where DR.. Glad
den preached a long discourse, the import
OF which was that Allen was q good man at
heart, but he had hobby which amounted
almost to insanity, in the persistence with
which he claimed to be the originator and
author of the landi bill. He proceeded to
show from the records that SO far as being
the author of the measure, Allen was an
impostor. Colonel Nilbourne, Member of
Congress from the Columbus district, was
the author Of the measure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Indiana Miners Win Their Strike.

WASHINGTON, IND, Dec. 2.-The strike
is ended here at last. AT a meeting to-day of
Cabel & Co. and the representatives of their
men an agreement was reached on the basis
of prices-75 cents ton for screened coal,
and other coal accordingly and laborers
proportionately advanced. This is virtual
concession of the miners demands. There
will be an advance of coal to compensate
the mining operators for increased wages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
a Library for the New University.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The trustees of the
Chicago Academy of Sciences voted to-day
to transfer their valuable library and
museum to the new Chicago University, of
which DR.. Harper is President, and which
has been so richly endowed by Mr. Rookie
feller The university is to build a suita-
bic structure to receive the gift.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec Bank Exam
liner Chamberlain finished compilation of
his report of the condition of the recently
suspended California National Bank, and
sent the report to the Comptroller of the
Currency at Washington yesterday He
SAYS he is not permitted to make public the
substance of the report. Any information
must come from the Comptroller. He will
leave to-day to inspect other banks IN his
district
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
State Buildings Will BE Insured.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 2.-[Specia'. 1.-The
State buildings in Harrisburg, including
the Executive Mansion and the Arsenal,
are to be insured. Until the present there
has been no insurance upon any of these
buildings, which includes the State Lii
brary with over $500, 200 worth of rare
books. The total insurance will be about
81, 100000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03

SILK DEPARTMENT offers one
Of the best, if not the best, and most
important purchase and desirable bar
gain ever sold over our silk counters.
Not important as to amount in dollars,
as there is only about $1,000 worth,
but the rich quality and superb
shades at SO low price is the impor-
tant part.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03

Several hundred pieces making
the Greatest Sale these stores have
ever had. Over IS choice ccC.
shades, 46 INCHES WIDE, %
Then the Special Lot of CARDI-
NAL, GARNET, WINE and NAVY
BLUE All-Wool CASHMERES, 36
Inches Wide, at 81 1-2c interest a
great many people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Actor Curtis Sue. for H.bea. Corpus.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 2.-Actor NJ. B.
Curtis (Samuel of Posen), who shot Police
man Alexander Grant, sued out a writ of
habeas corpus to-day returnable before the
Supreme Court tomorrow night. Curtis is
now in the county Jail awaiting trial for
murder and wants to be released on bail,
which was refused him BY Judge Trout.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Exports Have Greatly Increased.
omcers OF the Board of Charities.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 2.-[Special THE
regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Charities was held to-day. President
Mahlon Dickinson was reelected. George
W. Ryan, of Shamokiu, was appointed
member of the Western Executive Com
mittee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
GeoIorist orton Stricken Down.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 2.-[SpciaL l-Dr Ed
ward Orton, the eminent Ohio geologist,
and member of the faculty of the State
University, had stroke of paralysis
to-day which it is feared will prove fatal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03

Go to Carnegie Hall, Allegheny, tonight
and hear Sir Edwin Arnold, author of "The
Light of Asia" Seats on sale at Ecker's,
rs Fifth avenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Holiday Dress Goods Sale.

Over 500, 600 worth of dress goods to be
sold during the holiday season. Prices
fully 20 per cent below regular.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'S
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
REAL ESTATE SAVINGS BANK, LIN.

4o1 smithfeld Street, Cor. Fourth Avenue.
Capital, 100000. Surplus, $4,000.
Deposits of 81 and upward received and
interest allowed at per cent. IT'S
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
Banking Superintendent Files His Bond.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 2. - Special ]-E1-
Sheriff c. H. Krumbehaar, of Philadelphia,
the newly appointed State Superintendent
of Banking, filed his bond to-day, and will
organize his department at once.