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The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
FraternaJly,
FOR A THIRD PARTY.
The Farmers of North Dakota Join the
Peoples Party.

The Farmers of North Dakota Join the
Peoples Party.
Had the Farmers Alliance of North
Dakota decided not to join the people,
party. a dispatch two columns long
would have been published in all the
old party papers from Maine to Califor
MIA. But inasmuch as the decision WIS
the other way the following brief item
is made to answer the purpose:
GRAND FORKS, N. D., June 25.-The
North Dakota state Farmers Alliance
to-day elected the following officers:
E. c. d. Shortridge, Grand Forks, presi-
dent; Hans Hagan, Valley City, vice.
president; Ira S. Lampan, Valley City,
lecturer; S. X. McGinnis, Cummins,
secretary. The platform indorses pro-
hibition, woman suffrage, the Ocala
platform, demands government control
of railways, au income tax, tax on
mortgages paid by the mortgage, and
the third party movement-IowaT Trib-
nnA
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
DUN'S REPORT.
While Business at Many Points is Disap-
pointing, the Feeling of Confidence In


While Business at Many Points is Disap-
pointing, the Feeling of Confidence In
crcases.
New YORK, Aug s.--R G. Dun &
Co. S weekly report of trade says:
While business in many lines is dis
appointing, the feeling of confidence
distinctly increases. The belief in
creases that the country will be able to
sell such vast quantities of grain
abroad, and draw so heavily upon for
eign supplies of capital that all homo
industries will be greatly stimulated.
Though at some northern points money
markets are tight, supplies at western
centers are adequate for legitimate
business and mere speculation gets less
help than usual. Depression in some
great industries continues and is real,
but may be traced to causes obvious
ly not permanent Thus the iron
manufacturer is much set back by ina
bility of railroads to make purchases
because they fail to negotiate securi-
ties. Cotton manufacture is retarded
by the extraordinary fall in the price of
cotton and consequent losses on goods
made from material purchased early in
the past year, but still there is fairly
large demand and at some reduction in
prices most goods are moving freely.
AT Philadelphia in most trades there is
much complaint of slow collections
Financial prospects have not changed,
and though money on call is cheap
commercial loans are made with
caution. Large failures have occurred,
but none threatening financial disturb
ance. The tone abroad is less strained
and the bank of France has gained gold
largely, but pressure in Europe must
result if needs for breadstuffs are as
large as are supposed. Foreign inn
ports of merchandise in New York in
July fall 10 per cent below the year,
while the exports largely increase.
The demand for money TO move crops
begins to be felt by many banks
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

AN English syndicate has purchased
practically all the leatherboard facto-
ries in the Eastern States.
GREAT excitement is prevailing at
Kouts, Ind, on account of the finding
of natural gas in paying quantities. A
flow of ~ feet in height of burning
flame now attracts the people from the
surrounding country for miles.
THE immense coal and iron property
of the South Birmingham Coal and Iron
Company was sold at auction On the Sth
for S127,455, Philadelphia syndicate
buying it.
THE Masonic Savings Bank of Louis
vile. KY, closed its doors on the sth.
A MESSENGER arrived at the Louisiana
penitentiary on the sth with pardon
papers of Joseph Warren, but was in
formed that Warren had been dead ten
days, and that he should present his
papers to the sexton instead of to the
warden.
EXCITEMENT in Bibb County, Ala,
over recent murders, principally that of
Henry Smith, prominent farmer, who
was tied to tree and shot to death two
weeks ago, continues unabated.
GRAssHoPPERs are doing more harm
in Ohio than has been known before for
years.
A TERRIFIC tornado, accompanied by
rain and hail, passed over Decatur
County, Iowa, on the 9th, doing much
damage.
In Fannin County, Ca, on the 9th,
Hezekiah Arp and William Bramlett
about yoke of oxen. Arp
Shot and killed Bramlett. A brother of
Bramlett ran to his aid and Arp shot
and mortally wounded him. Arp then
escaped.
NEAR Independence, Texas, on the
nth, Annie Raabe, girl of 16, was water
ing horses during a thunder storm. She
took refuge under tree, which was
struck by lightning, and she was in
'stantly killed.
THE Rev. DIR. Sherwood, an evangelist
from Florida, was arrested at Omaha,
Neb., on the 7th for having six negro
boys as slaves. 1t is said that they
were treated with great cruelty, beaten
and starved, etc. He will be charged
with violating the fifteenth amendment
OF the constitution.
y JACK Estes and Tom. Long, who
fought duel north of Frankfort KY,
on the sd, died of their wounds on the
7th. They were desperate men.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
FiNANCIERS.
The Difference Between Our Present
"wonder:ul system of Finance" and That
Propos. d By the Farmers.

The Difference Between Our Present
"wonder:ul system of Finance" and That
PropOs BY the Farmers.
Under our wonderful system of
finance-'the most perfect ever de-
vised'-the administration declares it
to be necessary, to avoid contraction CT
the currency at a time when mc-e
money will be needed to move the
crops, to extend its intcrest-bearing
obligations as basis for the issuance
of circulating medium. The simple
farmers, also, recognize the need of
plenty of money at harvest time, and
have proposed plan for supplying it.
Under the administrators plan, bonds
based upon the credit Of the nation are
the basis of the additional circulation;
upon these bonds the government pays
two per cent interest, and upon the
ninety per cent of bank notes based
thereon the people pay all the way
from six to sixty per cent, all of which
goes to support a class who produce
nothing and who render no essential
service to the country.
Under the farmers plan the govern
ment would issue notes on the same Sc
curity on which the national bank notes
ultimately rest, to the men on whose
labor depends all real prosperity at
rate of interest to the government
which the government now pays on its
bonds. The one is the acme of perfec-
ton in the eyes of our statesmen (?).
The other the rankest lunacy. The
fact is the present plan is perfection it.
self--for the purpose for which it was
devised-the enriching of an aristocrat-
ic few at the expense of the toiling
many.
The alliance plan may not be perfect.
but it would effectually loosen the
grasp of the money leeches who are
draining the life blood of the country,
and make it possible for the toiling
millions to extricate themselves from
the mountain of indebtedness which
Shylock and his minious in the halls of
legislation have sought to make per-
petual, and that is why they are fight
ing it So.-Iowa Tribune.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13

BohhD+
c. w. Macune was born in Kenosha,
Wis, May 20, 1851. His father died on
the way to California, in 1852, and his
mother moved to her fathers in Free
port, ILL.,, the same year. He spent his
school days in Freeport, receiving a
common public school education.
Worked on farm six months during
the summer of 1861, at three dollars per
month. Worked on a farm several
years for wages. Commenced learning
the drug business in Chicago in 1865.
Went to California in 1869; followed
farming there. Went to Texas the fall
of 1870, and has lived there since;
studied medicine there at home and,
without ever attending college, passed
examination under the laws of the
state, and was licensed to practice
medicine in 1877. Took up alliance
work in 1886; was first elected chair
man executive committee, State Ali
ance, Texas, then filed short uncx-
pired term as president of the State
Alliance Was elected president of the
National Alliance when it was first
organized in January, 1SS7-re-clected
at Shreves port, La, in Decem Der, 1857,
and at Meriden, Miss, in December,
| 1889; holding the Office two full terms
and about six months over, until con-
solidated with the Wheel in October,
1881. During his administration the
states of Texas Louisiana, Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia, South Carolina,
Florida, North Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ar
kansas, Missouri Kansas, Indian Ter
ritory and New Mexico were fully or
ganized. Was elected chairman of the
executive board of the y. +. A. & |. U.
at St Louis in December, 1889, for
three years. He never held any polit-
ical office in his life, and never was
candidate for any office. September l,
1875, married Miss Sarah Melisse Vick-
rey, of Salado, Tex, who was born in
Monticello, Ky; which union has been
blessed with five children, two girls
| and three boys, all living. DIR. Macune
omist, the national organ of the order.
DIR. MACUNE's VIEWS.
Mr.. George c. Ward:
My 'views concerning the present
aspect of political affairs" are that the
logic of events plainly shows that the
machine" as the controlling influence
of political parties is doomed. Tho
reign of absolute corruption towards
which machine methods" so rapidly
tends will never come in this country.
The people are becoming aroused as
never before, and will, with one accord,
demand pure methods and just and
wise objects. If both old parties are
too firmly welded to the machine"
and its methods to give them up and
return to pure methods, they will both
be destroyed in the coming conflict and
new parties formed that have methods
in accord with the principles of popular
self-government, and are not tools and
servants of plutocratic tendencies
Fraternally,
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
THE CLOSE.
The Twenty. fifth National Encampmeut Of
the q. A. X. Ends-The New Council OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Relief Corps
Officers.

The Twenty fifth National Encampmeut Of
the @. A. X. Ends-The New Council Of
AdminIstratiOn-wom Relief Corps
Oficers.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug S-The ma
tional encampment closed yesterday.
The quartermaster's report showed the
finances to be in good condition. The
per capita tax was reduced from three
to two cents, and the new officers were
installed.
The national council of administra-
tion of G. A. r. has been selected as
follows: Alabama, A. w. Folgyham,
Birmingham; Arizona, w. Christy,
Phenix; Arkansas, Isaac G. Parker,
Fort Smith; California, Magnus TAFT,
Los Gatos; Colorado and Wyoming,
John j. Cooke, Greeley; Connecticut
John c. Clark, New Haven; Delaware,
William ]. Blackburn, Wilmington;
Florida, J. ID. Hazard, Eustis; Georgia,
Alfred Gutian, Augusta; Idaho, George
L. Shoup, Salmon City; Illinois, II. S.
DIETRICH, Chicago; Indiana, Charles
II. Meyerhoff, Evansville; Iowa, L. Il.
Raymond, Hampton; Kansas, j. d. Bar
Der, Girard; Kentucky, j. III. Browning,
Louisville; Louisiana and Mississippi,
Charles X Lincoln, New Orleans;
Maine, Washington Cushing, Foxcroft;
Maryland, Alfred S. Cooper, Baltimore;
Massachusetts,, William II. Olin, Bos-
ton; Michigan, B. f. Graves, Arran;
Missouri, J. b. Miner, Springield;
Montana, Patrick S. Fisk, Helena; Ne
braska, John II. Erhardt Canton; New
Hampshire, B. J. Clark, Conway; New
Jersey, M. X. Kinsey, Camden; New
Mexico, Philip Mothersill, Eagle; New
York, r. +. Kniff, Saratoga; North Da-
kota, w. II. Winchester; Ohio, E. S.
Meanger, Oklahoma City; Oregon, ID.
B. Tuttle, Portland Pennsylvania,
William McClelland; Potomac, A.
G. Hunton, Washington; Rhode
Island, Henry c. Luther, Provi-
dencc; South Dakota, Z. w. Cald-
well, Sioux Falls; Tennessee, w. j.
Smith, Memphis; Texas, DIR. d. c. Stod-
dard, Houston; Utah, c. o. Fairworth,
Salt Lake; Vermont, D. J. Stafford,
Morrisville; Virginia, w. H. Aspinwall,
Morton; Washington and Alaska, Frank
C. Lendennin, Tacoma; West Virginia,
c. w. Hart, Buchanan; Wisconsin, E.
A. Shore, Ashland; Indian territory,
Robert w. Hill, Muskogee.
woMANs RELIEF CORPS OFFICERS.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. S,-The Wom-
ans Relief corps convention was yester-
dry morning occupied with committee
reports. Officers were elected in the
afternoon as follows: National presi-
dent, Mrs. Sue A. Sanders, Delaware,
Ill; senior vice-president, Margaret r.
L. Virgins, Sabetha, Kan; junior vice.
president, Mary Lyle Reynolds, Coving-
ton, Ky; treasurer, Amelia A. Chatf-
ney. Detroit, Mich. chaplain, Miss Clara
Barton, Washington.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
Fail to See Their Plight.

Those people who pretend to oppose
the present financial system and desire
the repeal of the national banking law,
and, at the same time oppose the sub
treasury and land-loau schemes, fail to
see the ridiculous plight in which they
place themselves. II the national
banking law should be repealed, it
would reduce the volume of currency
two-thirds, and still further contract,
instead of expanding, the currency,
which is exactly what is fought most
strenuously. There would then be no
way to get the money in circulation,
which is the purpose of the sub-treas-
ury and land-loan. The people want
to destroy the power of the banks over
them by their repeal, and also to fur
nish a means by which they can get
money at the lowest rate Of interest =.
Alliance Herald
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

A CLoUDBURsT occurred between
Harrisburg and Rockville. Pa, and
caused Paxton creek to rise SO rapidly
that the railroad tracks and many
houses in South Harrisburg we're
flooded. There were several narrow
escapes from drowning.
THE White Star line steamer Majes-
tic, which left Liverpool July s29.s ar
rived at New York on the 5tb. breaking
the record from Queenstown to New
York. Her time was five days, eighteen
hours and eight minutes.
NINE insane convicts of the state
insane asylum at Auburn, N. V,
overpowered their keeper secured his
keys and escaped Five of the es>
capped convicts were recaptured
A RUN was made on the New Jersey
Trust & Safe Deposit Co. ~at Cape
May, N. j., caused by lad, John NJ,
Love, employed at the Stocktons start
ing a groundless story that the bank
was in trouble. Love was put in Jail
LAST year the applications for pat
ents, etc, were: For letters patent
SO, 500; for design patents, 1, 146; for re-
issue patents, Ill; for registration
trade marks, l, $50; for registration of
labels, 500; caveats, 2, 1888; total, As, 949.
There were 95,S07 patents granted, L,7i4
trade marks registered and $50 labels
registered.
The thirteen Russian Hebrew immi-
grants who arrived N the putch
steamer Zaandam at baltimore. Nd,
were allowed to land, the state beard
of immigration having been given sat
isfactory assurances that the fmnf-
grants would not become a public
charge.
THE st. Louis express on the West
Shore ut Port Byron, near Syracuse,
N. Y, ran into disabled freight train.
Fire added terrible horror to- the
wreck. Twelve persons were Killed.
all bat one being Italians About
twenty were injured, mostly Of the
same nationality. ~ W &C
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
Killed at the Crossing.

SENECA, Kan. Aug. s.-About 8
o'clock last evening as the passenger
train was approaching the city it struck
a carriage of people at the Sisson cross
ing, two miles east
A. IL Burnett aud Miss Frances Full
er were killed outright.
Mrs p. P. Fuller was seriously,
though it is thought not fatally, in
jured, and Mrs. George Firstenberger
and her two little children. aged and
year respectively, were seriously in
jured.
The carriage was broken to atoms,
but the horses were not hurt
There is a deep curve near the cross
ing and the train could not be seen
from the carriage before the accident
occurred.
The victims are all prominent people
of this city. Mr.. Burnett was one of
the pioneers and one of the builders Of
the CITY,
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
A GUN SPIKED.

The National Economist Gives the Names
of the Five Republicans Who formulated
the Sub-Treasury Plan.
The democratic press of the south, or
that portion of it which is waging such
bitter warfare on the alliance and its
demands, are circulating for partisan
effect a report that the sub-treasury
plan was introduced at the national
meeting of the alliance at St Louis by
fiver republicans; that it was neither
discussed nor adopted by the meeting.
The following is taken from the min
utes of the fifth days proceedings:
Committee on constitution reported on tho
monetary system, which after an animated
discu: sion was adopted by large majority.
We your committee on the monetary sys-
TEN, bog to submit the following report, and
recommend that fifty thousand copies OF
this report, with complete arguments in sup
port OF the same, be published and distrtb-
uted to the members of our order and to tn,
country, under the supervision of the Ma
tiOnal Economist, provided the printing and
distributing shall be done at actual cost by
said journal, to be paid on the goth day of
November, 1892
J. l.. POLK.
J. r. LIVINGSTON
W. 5. MORGAN.
II. ;. +. AsHBY.
II the gentlemen who make up this
committee are republicans, it will cer-
taiuly be news to large number of
people. This assertion falls far short
of the facts, as everyone knows who is
acquainted with the record of these men,
and is simply made to stir up sectional
strife and thereby keep old party lines
unbroken. The fact is, the sub-treas-
ury plan was the only demand of the
alliance that was debated before the
convention. When the report of the
committee on demands was presented,
visiting delegation was waiting for
admission; they were read in haste and
voted on as a whole. The sub-trea asury
plan was reported by the committee, in
a lengthy argument by Brother Ma
cune, and followed by long discus
sion by members of the meeting, after
which it was adopted with but few op-
posing votes. This explanation is given
" ith view of correcting the state
mcnts that have been given out-N Ma
tional Economist
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
Into an Open switch.

EAST PALESTINE, O., Aug. s-What
might have been a fearful railroad
wreck occurred about 500 rods west Of
the depot here at 4:20 o'clock yesterday.
The New York and Chicago limited
express train on the FIT Wayne road
ran into an open switch, crashing into
four heavy gondola cars standing on
the siding.
The limited train consisted of five
cars. The three front cars were thrown
from the tracks, partially wrecking the
engine and freight cars. One passea.
ger was killed and several trainmen
injured.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13

IIOIhhDN Kidney and bladder troubles,
UnllVHn weak back, burning urine. fire.
qucncy of urInating, urine high cO'ored or
with milky sediment on unding, gonorrhtna,
gcet, cystits, etc. promptly and safely cured.
IhargCs reasOnaDle.
The Brookhaven leader., 1891-08-13
BATTLE SONG.
TUNE-"seots wha haze"

TUNE-"Seots wha haze"
Bv your powers of brain and speech.
BY the goal within our reach,
Lead us onward, all and each,
Onward to the fray!
When the banners are unfurled
OF the workers of the world,
Let the tyrants down be hurled
Trampled in the clay
BY our BARNS in tattered rags.
BY the hope which sadly drags.
Ra:se the cry mid floating fiags:
Onward to the frayH
Sound the songs and beat the drums.
From the work shops and the slums,
See, the Labor Army comes
Bounding on its wayi
By the strength of tongue and will
BY the force of art ahd skill,
Let your fire our bosoms all
Onward to the frayi
Lead US through the schorching hlme,
Lead us by some martyrs pane,
Liberty be aye our aim
Till our Triumph Dayi
Mitchell, In Workers Cry, London.
1T il said that we pay three hundred
million for the use of English capital
Why not have issued more money anC
saved this much to the nation?--Ex
chtltGe.
The Redwood gazette., 1891-04-02
Three Features of the Mckinley Bill


1t is amusing to witness the struggles
of the Free-Trade organs with the Nc
Kinley bill. The growth of this meas
ure in popularity is almost as great
surprise to its friends as it must
have been to it's enemies. Campaign
prices turned out to be campaign lies.
and the people are beginning to realize
phases of this bill which were almost
entirely overlooked in the campaign
last fall. First came the treaty with
Brazil, illustrating the automatic re-
ciprocity feature of the Mckinley bill.
Within a few days the duty will be
abolished on sugar, and it is said the
price will take a sudden drop. Then
there is that clause providing for free
Importation of raw material to be man.
ufactured into articles for export, Civ
ing the American manufacturer equal
footing with his transatlantic competi-
tors for all foreign trade. Here we
have reciprocity, free sugar and free
raw material. The meaning of this
is an enormous reduction in tie bur.
den of taxation, advantageous terms
for the admission of American goods
into foreign markets, and free raw ma
terial out Of. which to manufacture
these exports. Besides absolutely pro-
tecting the home market, the McKln
ley bill thus reduced unnecessary tax
alton and opened up important Soutl
American markets to the products O
our soil, mines, workshopes and mills
New York Press, March 2l,
The Redwood gazette., 1891-04-02

Redwood Falls, MINI. Mar. 31st 81.
Editor GAZETTE:
l noticed in the Minneapolis Even
ing Tribune of the 3Oth, an article
from W. F. Holden, brother of Cliff
ton Holden, stating among other
things that 'The jury was in charge
of one Nc Kenney (meaning myself
and Brooks. Now at half past ten
Brooks was on the outside OF the jury
room and at this time entered the jury
room and found said McKenney argu-
ing the case with the jurors, and con-
tinued to for one half hour or more,
then sat down to the table in the jury
room and argued with said Brooks for
one half hour or more in the hearing
of all the jurors" This statement OF
w. F. Holden I pronounce absolute
ly false and without foundation and
should any question be raised leave
the matter to any one of or the whole
jury. I was not on the witness stanc
during the trial and for that reason
desire to make this statement.
This question was raised on the mo
ton for new trial and if there hae
been anything in it there would hav,
been good grounds for granting ths
| same. F. E. KENNEY.
The Redwood gazette., 1891-04-02
w.C T. U. DEPARTMENT
For God and Home and Natiue Land.
The Prico of q Drink.

The Pr1co OF Drink.
Five cents a elass!" Does:any one think
That Is really the price OF a drinkf
"Five cents glass" hear you say,
"Why, that Isn't very much to pay"
All, no, indeed! tits a very small sum
You are passing over 'twixt finger and thumb;
And If that were oil you gave away,
It wouldn't be very mnch:to pay.
The price Of driuk2 Let him decide
Who:has lost his courage and lost his pride.
And lies a groveling heap Of clay,
Not far removed from beast, to-day.
The price of drink? Let that one tell
Who sleeps tonight in a murderer's cell,
And feels within him the fires oflhell-
Honor and virtue. love and truth.
All the glory and pride and youth,
Hopes and manhood. and wealth OF fame,
High endeavor and noble aim
These are the treasures thrown away
As the price of drink from day to day.
Theiprice OF drink! If:you want to know
What some are willing to pay for it, go
Through the wretched tenement over there
With dingyiwindow and broken stair,
Where foul disease like vampire crawls
With outstretched wings O 'er the moldy walls
There povertyliwels with hungry brood,
Wild eyed as demons for lack Of food;
There shame, in a corner, crouches low;
There violence deals its cruel blow;
And3innocent ones are thus accursed
To pay the price Of anothsr's thirst.
Five cents glass!" O, if that were all,
The sacrifice would. indeed, be small!
But the moneys worth is the least amount
We pay; and, whoever will keep account,
Will learn the terrible waste and blight
| That follows the ruinoHs appetite.
"Five cents glassl' Does any one think
That that is really the price of drinK7
Christian Evangelist