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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
Michigan il in it.

The State Farmers Alliance OF
Michigan met in October, and decid-
ed that it had gone into politics to
stay to the finish. Michigan is an
i. U. state. We wonder how long
Minnesota will stay out of the great
national brotherhood?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
ST. PAUL, MIMI, OCT. 80, 1891.
Notice to Peoples Party.

By request OF all the members OF
the National Executive Committee
of the Peoples party. / call meet
ing of said committee at the Bates
House, Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 16,
1891, at 10 o'clock a. m.
have also been requested to invite
the three members from each State
constituting the National Commit
tee OF the Peoples party, and all
other friends of our cause to meet
with us on the above date. Let
every one be present.
Reform Press Association please
publish. b. r. TAUBENECK,
Chairman.
Marshall, ILL.,, Sept. %, '91.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

There is one thing evident to any
one who attends the district courts
in our cities-that they are run by
a lot of bums-plug-hatted sports.
1t is high time that gentlemen were
introduced into court machinery for
a change,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

The contest in Ohio against John
Sherman is strong and bitter. If the
Peoples Party secures the balance OF
power in the legislature it is the
surest safe guard against replacing
John Sherman in the Senate of the
United States. 1t is generally con-
coded that John considers himself
out of the tilt and is now battling
for the opportunity to say-not who
shall, but who shall not, succeed
him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
Court Room Dignity.

We sat in the District Court room,
at Minneapolis, last Friday morning,
a half hour before the court opened.
About Is persons we're in the room.
The clerk of Court went up behind his
desk, took out volume of Mr.. Don
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

The sub-alliances in Texas have
been increased by fifty-tIo between
the LIST and 18th of this present
month. The Alliance in that state
was never SO strong, never so united,
and never such a terror to old party
hOSSpS
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

The New York old party campaign
fund is being pulled up to large pro-
portions. Fassett, the Republican
candidate for Governor, has put up
$4,000; Flower the Democratic can
,didate-heads the Democratic fund
with $4,000, with thousands OF
plutes to be heard from.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
THE BANKERS LEAGUE,

IIhA Ouuu1AA.1tV 66uOO6b
again questioned reality
brated Bue Circulars from American Bankers
have always asserted their actual issue from having them But
than pleasant have exchange furnish testimony
think the following clipped the acorn exchange
failed to note it until the paper was laid aside.
organization was Sept 1871
Following out BY this honest O money
bankers league:
.av;sa Prv rat ar and Suggestive .n..n ,o
daily and weekly especially religious
not willing to the greenback issue
This circular the bankers copy
The following circulars Of which also speak
document which Office New Saturday morning
The Ame eric 9. Bankers 9aa,s Association
No New sa7 York; erRad ecs 3, 1872 1927. T.
following the this
and send marked copy with bill to yours truly 5ag ne
'a": 81 7q BFoa sisrsS'f Room T.
billed at the same time f WIZ - pau '0'
following the which we asked to insert as loaded
the editorial other
The rssback offered through sell
much dependence there placed the leaders una
We insert this but shall bill for it. We shall
compelled say that we believe word Of
% I @ to Hs % troy the
body commercial gentlemen and especially
Association
Here another which
The following received yesterday the Office the Sum-
American Bankers Assoeiation,(
146 Broadway, New York,
October g. 1877.
printed marked
OF with bill to
James Buell., Secretary
LAT Broadway, Room f.
"The that in months there will
leader all the
greenback President
lost providing he will good official positions about twenty
nothing"
The official should
the the National Bankers Association
Permit conclusion the held by
the the country being controlled
vate corporations and Individuals
Thomas Jefferson
circulation restorted to the people to whom it belongs"
James madison said sanction institution
which controlling
of cannot recognize authority of Congress charter
employment
uactures merchants thousands Of honest
citizens"
Jackcon sad cit the laborer
John Adams Banks other vile thrown
those
British dolatry did their mothers conceive them
John Randolph said "Charer bank let establish itself and
find he'll the
will Congress and laugh laws
Don't they do it now?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
The Biography

101O&16P0y
s. OF Mr.. Donnelly, soon to be issued
by the press of Schultz & Co., from
the pen of DR.. Fish, will soon be
ready. The page proofs are now
coming from the printer. 1t will be
a volume of over 400 pp.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

The democratic press deserve some
recognition, at least, of their at
tempt at fairness to Donnelly dur
ing the recent trial.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30

John D. Rockefeller has subscribed
$4,000 to the Ohio campaign fund
&C. q. P. fund, of course.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
KEYSTONE, Mimi, Oct. 6, 81
EnrrnD GDN m WT,cnr.

KEYSTONE, Mimi, Oct. 6, 81
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Allow me to bother you with q few
lines for the GREAT WEST.
Among the great many good arti-
cles it contains, let me mention es-
pecially the one entitled. ''Debt Pro-
Queer or Debt Lifter?" as the strong
est and most convincing newspaper
article I have seen. 1t speaks vol
umes. claim that the $500, 600, 600
OF bonds we're not only stolen but
that the bankers were paid bonus
for stealing them, or for every $780,
0OO,-the bonuses came to $56, 41O.
/ count the steals thus: The green
backs had been made by the machin-
ations OF the bankers, lobby in Con-
gress to depreciate at will, till they
got down to 33h cents on the dollar
and for that amount the bonds were
bought. That is for every 500, 900.
In bonds there was paid. $50, 500
Returns in notes to the
bankers. se,91o
Amt paid for bond....... $4,000
This subtracted from re-
tuln bank notes make
the bonus. .................... 56,41O
The banks. ..................... 100000
Total. ............................ $156,41O
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-10-30
$156,41O

bonuses on $500, 100000 the bonds
amounted to $782,OOO,OOO. To be
sure it was not gold value all of it,
but soon was made par with gold, by
the bankers bride for the benefit of
the bankers, and the bonds raised to
a premium of 80 cents on the dollar,
add another $15O,OOO,OOO to 1872
100000, and you have a total of
932,OOO,OOO. Now add the interest
of that sum compounded for 26 or
81 years at 6 per cent. Who can
figure out the enormity of this legis-
lative steal. And then the railroad
steal as well as our individual state
legislative steals such as the $5,OOO,-
600 state railroad bonds, and per-
haps many other steal enactments
that / cannot call to my mind at
present. 1t is therefore time for the
people to say STOP.
Let the editorial be reprinted for
several weeks, GA new era about the
dawn" nothing can be better to set
people 6nlnKlng.
AxEL JORGENsEN.
Mr.. J. B. Copeland, writes us from
West Concord, in Dodge County, a
strong letter concerning corruption
in high places which we would be
glad to publish in full. Mr.. Copeland
thinks the great political question OF
to-day is the financial question, and
if that question we're once settled in
the interests Of the people, the tariff
and other side issues that the old
party political bosses hammer upon,
would soon disappear. Mr.. Copeland
also inquiries about some books. We
suggest Protective Tariff Delusion, y
by Mrs. Marion Todd, and "Ten Men
of Money Island" by s. F. Norton.
Paper, 25c. each.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
PEOPLE OF NOTE.

Paulus, the famous singer of Boulangism,
has refused All offer of 10000 rancs a
month to sing at Berlin: He replied:
Magnificent offer in the case of any other
country, but in B~erlin-never!'
Alboni celebrated her sixtv-ffth birthday
on March IL. She sang Gounod's "Ave
Maria to the twenty or thirty friends fav-
ored with the entree on such occasions with
a voice as unapproachable as ever.
President Harrison's mail was never SO
large as at present. Many of his CORE
spondents now seek his advice on political
matters and ask for pointers to advance
the republican cause for the next national
campaign.
Thomas Jennings, better known as 'Stee-
Pile Jack" who ascends the tallest chin
neys and spires without a tremor. is ar
Englishman of about thirty years. He hal
a splendid physique, has been eight year,
in the bus ness and came to this countr,
about two years ago. He has never me
with the slightest accident.
DIR. Carl Peters, in his published accoun
of his expedition for the relief of Emil
Pasha, relates that when the natives attempt
ed to plumber a carrier and steal his mule
he seize 600 head of cattle, and at another
place, When the natives attempted to seiz,
some of his goods for tribute, he appro
priated 1000 head of their cattle, and il
the battle that ensued he killed nearly IL
men. And yet the African is slow to ap
p~reciate the beauties of civilization.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
Tin From Silk.

London Iron says That IAN ingenious
Frenchman. according to n contemporary,
has discovered Il process of recovering the
TIN contained in the wash waters of silk
which have been weighted. and has accord
ingly received from the French Society for
the Encouragement of National Industry
the prize allotted for the utilization of resi-
dual substances. AS it Is estimated that
Lyons alone will effect an annual economy
of El2, 900 by these means, the gentleman
deserves his reward. But the history of the
reclamation of waste products, although it
has been full of surprises, and may be CON
sidered an amazing testimony of the genius
and patience of man, contains nothing
moro remarkable than this profit derived
from the refuse of this excessive adulter-
ant. The question has been more than
once asked why silk rags had no value, bat
they may vet be sought after by dust con
tractors and marine store dealers, not fol
the sake of silk, but of tin. and if we haC
an industrial mint we might contemplate
the contingency of an old silk gown, spill
and torn because it was as much metal al
textile, being converted into a dripping
pan or some other kitchen utensil."
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

THE wisdom of philanthropist George
Peabody in giving his money SO as to
enable the poor to help themselves,
rather than an outright charity, is illus
trated in the latest report of the trus-
tees of the Peabody fund of London.
The original gift of s2,500,O00 has grown
by the %accretion of rents and interest to
S., III $50, while the land and buildings
under the care of the trust are valued
at Sc, 169,225 more. Up to the end of
last year there had been SOL dwellings
furnished to the artisan and laboring
poor of London. The dwellings are not
in a group. but are scattered over the
city, having been placed where they
we're likely to do the most good. The
trustees say that "this plan has con-
tributed to the health as we'll as to the
comfort of the poor, and at the same
time has enabled them to retain their
self respect and independence"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
A Lock Four Thousand Years Old.

The European Trade Mail says that IAN.
Egyptian lock has been found which was in
use more than 1000 years ago. The old
Egyptian lock was not made of metal, like
those we use nowadays, but of wood, and
the key that opened it was wooden, too.
On one side of the door to which it was
fastened there was a staple and into this
staple fitted n wooden bolt that was fixed
to the door itself. When this bolt was
pushed into the staple as far as it would go,
three pins in the uppe part of the staple
dropped into holes in the bolt and held it
iE its place, 30 that it could not be moved
back again until the pins were lifted. The
key was a staight piece of wood, at the end
of which were three pegs the same distance
apart as the pin which held the bolt firm.
When the key was pushed into the bolt
through a hole made to receive it, the pegs
came into such Il position that they were
able to lift the pins that fixed the bolt, and
when these we're lifted the bolt could bt
lifted out of the staple"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

and Iowa. All mine owners in the lat
tor state must construct escape shafts,
and Washington allows only safety cages
in mines. "Pay envelopes" with politi-
cal notices are forbidden In New York
state. No placard must announce a re-
duction in wages or u cessation Of work
in the event Of the election OF any par
ticular ticket or candidate, and the Sax
ton ballot law allows an absence OF two
hours without loss or reduction OF pay
on an election day.
Antitrust legislation has been
stronger than ever and the railroads
have received q fair amount OF atten-
ton. Natural are being dc
veloped. North Dakota has passed
bounty laws for the encouragement OF
the manufacture of beet-root sugar, po-
tato starch and binding Irvine. 10 this
list Utah adds iron and rope, and ex
empts from taxation all property used
in the manufacture of Portland cement.
The farmer was not forgotten. New
York, Maryland and Virginia are deter
mined to have their commercial fertiliz-
ers pure Counties in North Dakota
we're authorized to issue bonds to pro
cure seed grain for needy farmers.
Washington is set on irrigation schemes.
Kentucky provides for lectures to farm
ers at state expense, and Ohio has ar
ranged for a system of farmers insti
tutes with a series of lectures.
To some portions of this mass of legis'
lation, objection on the ground of un-
wise interference might fairly be taken
but on the whole we may agree with the
writer in Economics that 'the amount
of positively vicious legislation is be-
| coming annually smaller"
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
"EIectracuted" n Cat

A workman of the Davenport ia Gas
works conceded the other day that he would
"electrocute' Il troublesome cat. lie
placed the feline in q tub of water and
turned on the current. 1t was found that
the tub had to be moved slightly, and
while moving it the executioner got his
finger in the water and nearly ''eIectro-
cuted" himself. After he WAS brought to,
with n desire for vengeance, he renewed
the exI eriment. There was no hitch in the
proceedings this time, for just as the cat
opened its mouth for the fo%rty-ninth yell
after it had been placed in the tub the cur
rent was turned on and it died with ite
mouth open.-Chicago Herald.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
LAS SUMMONS-5TATE OF MONTANA.
n Lewis and Clarke county: So.

In District Court. First Judicial District.
John reilly: Philip Reilly. Frank RELY, Mary
susan Williams, Nee Reilly, John Sullivan and
M MoKn;nb T. t k.sd; May Il clarke 4, ses Jo.; n|s3 4. sene a:
vile, EFT Furne-s, Andrew Easton, Colin NJ.
Reed, William H.. Hays, Salina ". Fagley,. Christ
M.rs gsatl Monte. @a" WilI hl"i'" {. ' SHAW "a j nGne "
M.guirs, M.lse b. hoffman, John Nc ke.n,
William GnckeTt as trustee' Joseph yogal. 81.
Fred i. Holbrook, Nat s. Little, Charles s.
Iackman, Charles I. Hutchinson, Mary A. De
Max Asch. Thomas j., Kissnsr,' jacob &. tlsass,,
John A. Chatter, Charles (. Gihbon, and John y.
The state OF Montana SENDS greeting to this above
named defendant
You are hereby required to appear in an action
brought against yon by the above named plaintiff
in the district court OF the first judicial district
Of the state Of Montana. in and for sad county
Of Lewis and Clarke, and to answer the COM
the day Of servicet after the service on you OF
if served out OF this county but within this dis
trict within twenty days; otherwise within forty
days, or judgment Dy :, default ,hs nr,v wall i, s De taken aam.
plaint- The said action is brought TO qul,t
lite 10 the soutn nall or the "est quarter
ship ten north. range three west of tn.
p5insip. co msriai MONTANA t.. M' nnd to ID declare s&w.s y .ae
certnin instruments, winch pnrport to conve,
certa;n PARTS of said land to the several defend.
anita ana to cancel the Ieco-d OF said instru
msnts. in the office of the clerk and RICO dor ID
aid county, ali Il which IL more { lily set fortl
sn the nlaintiis' & mplsint. md file herein.
And you are hereby notified that il yon fail e
appear and answer the said complaint, As nbov'
c c.sa'r' 7 y tn. ole damanao D srid complains
Given unuer my hand and tho seal OF thed is
trict court OF tie first Judicial district OF thu
state OF Montana. in and Tor the county Of Levi
aud Ciarke. this 9Th day OF November, IN tn
year of our Lord one Thousand eight nandre
.resII JOHN BEAN,
Clerk.
BY H. r.. THOMPSON, Deputy Clerk.
WALss. q NEWMAN,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

The democrats of Helena need a
thorough organlzation-a central com
mittee and ward committees-an ener-
getic, working chairman, secretary and
executive committee. A central com
mittee for campaign time only is not the
thing. There should be year round
work, a perfect organization ready for
business at all times.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

HAVING succeeded in twice defeating
himself and the democratic party, the
Hon. Carter Harrison that he
will retire to a farm. Perhaps here is
the long lost brother the Farmers ALI
ance is looking for as a presidential
candidate in 1892.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
EaSter|y Addition I
40 PER CENT WITHIN The LAST II MONTHS.

We still have two or three lots for sale at $500.
Also several at$6OO and $3.50. If these lots are not
sold very shortly their price will be advanced to
conform with the prices at which other lots in that
addition are now sold.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09
J. MCCONNELL,
H. Architect and Superintendent,
Rooms SO and 81, third floor Montana National
Bank Building.

Prompt.a tention given to orders from clients
ut home or abroad. BY strict attention to bust
ness l hope to retain the patronage of old clients
and merit the confidence Of any and all who
superintendent OF the construction of buildings.
Plans, details and specifications gotten out for
Buildings of any description on the shortest no.
tice.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

WATCH the process of fixing the Mon.
tana delegation to the republican
national convention for Harrison. 1t is
going to be a slick job.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

CARTER HARRISON is gone but the
firm of Carter and Harrison will con-
tinue to do business at the old stand in
Washington.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

The Italian rumpus isn't going to last
long enough to give brother Blaine's
presidential boom a boost. He will
have to run on free sugar-Blaine, Boun-
ties and Business.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-09

GET in your bids for feeding the city
prisoners. 1t is no longer a sure thing
game.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
A Split In Tho sArty.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 16.-The lot
terv question has caused a split IL the
Democratic party Of the State. It Is
the most seriou. that has ever occurred
in Louisiana. Both factions osthe lottery
wing and the anti-iotterv wiag held
caucuses last night in Baton ROUGE.
The caucus OF the latter lasted nearly all
night and was very exciting. 1t vas
finally decided to ask the lotter; men to
put an ant!-lottery plank in the party
platform, threatening to boltliit was re-
iscted. It vas rejected, and the bolt
was declared.
The State central committee net this
morning, but none Of the ants attended.
The committee appointed hunted up the
absent members and were told that they
had left the party for good and had
started new party, and would hold a
separate convention. The regular
Democratic convention. composed OF pro-
lottery men, met at Pixies Hall. Fifty
parishes and wards were represented
and 544 delegates were present. The
ants met with thKty-nlne parishes and
eleven wards and 474 delegates il at
tendance. Both conventions devoted
themselves mainly to organizing. Ihe
Regulars will nominate Ex-Governor
McEnery and the ants will vote for Mr.
Adams, president Of the Farmers ALI
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
Death In the !indcw.

NEW YORK, Dec l5.-From last
Saturday morning until this afternoon,
the passengers, conductors. and guards
on the elevated railroad have noticed an
old Man, wearing apectacles leaning On
the sill o: :. window on tie sixth floor OF
tie tenement house No. 645 Greenwich
street. lis arms were crossed on the
easement, ard upon them rested his
head. with the face turned sideways, as
thousa watching something going On IN
tha Street. Hour after hour, as the
1umberless trains sped by, the motion.
ieSs figure OF the man still remained: ana
tbs trainc,an made it point to look up
ana sometimes remarked TO passengers
OF the peculiar position tue Old nan as
sumed II locking CUT of the window.
They never dreamed that lie had been
there eli the time, but supposed it was a
habi. os his 10 cone to the window at
frequent intervals. This afternoon, a
tyainmau, upon nearing the old mans
abode, looked up. The old mans at
the.window again" /" he remarked. a pas-
serscr, who Glanced TO pc DR.. Donlln,
The coro2er's assistant, glanced in the
direction indicated. His professional
eTc dec!c2tcG il an instant that the man
was dead. that he would remain there
until doa;usGsv un!css disturbed. The
doctor alighted ct the next STATEN, sum-
mone3 4 couple OF policemen, and golnS
to the old ,nan's apartments. found that
his sursaise was correct. The old man,
who proved to be Richard Harvey, fifty
sever Years old. was found kneeltnS On
tbs floor, with his head resting on the
vindoT-sill. as already described. He
nad PROBABLY died Of aDoplexY, and vas
apparently stricken do"n as he strug-
njed Ia the window Tor air.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23
D-,poed dead from Fright.

GREENvILLE, S. c., Dec. l6.-Mll-
ton Leatherwood, a prominent colored
man of the Pelham neighDorhood, drop
ped dead iass Saturday from fright. The
case is one OF the most peculiar ever re-
corded. Three or four weeks asoa large
dog began fighting a small dog belong
ing to Leatherwood. TIE dogs were
lighting under LeatherNood's house.
Securing q stick Leatherwood went un-
der he:houseand separated the animals.
As the large dog ran from under the
house, it snapped Leatherwood IN the
lace, lniicting a painful wound. 1t was
reported that the dog was mad, out this
was found to be untrue and LeatherWood
paid no more attention to the matter,
except to express some uneaslness. On
Monday Of last week, LeatherWooc went
away OF a trip. lie returned Thursday,
and while on his way home met white
friend, who jokingly said to him: ''Leath-
erwood, the dogs that that dog bit have
zone mad. You had better look out"
Lea therwood took what had been SAID
to him seriously, and when he went to
his home told his family be would go
mad. He paced backward and forward
in his room and talked about nothing
else. His family a2d friends told him
that the dog that bit MIN had not gone
mad and no other dogs in the neighoor-
hood were afflicted with hydrophobla.
Nothing could dissuade Leatherwood
from the idea that he would die from hy-
dcophobia. Hecontinued to move ner-
vously and excitediy in his room and on
Saturday the exertion and suspense told
on him and he drop ped dead in bis room.
He was 53 years old and was the most
prominent cololed man II his neighbor-
hon1 News