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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-28
MORE WASHINGTON RELICS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April %, 1891
The sale of the Washington relics was
continued to-day. 1t consisted almost
entirely of autograph letters, maps and
broadsides. A letter signed by Wash
ington, dated Mount Vernon, August
II, 1899, and addressed to Robert Lee,
was sold to W. E. Benjamin for 1920.
A letter of Patrick Henry sold for $40.
An Annapolis handful giving the news
of the battle of Lexington was sold for
$65. Washington's inaugural coat
brought S1OS.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ALSACE-LORRAINE

PARIS, April %, 1891.-Representa-
tions have again been made to Emperor
William of Germany asking him to
relax the passport regulations in force
in Alsace-Lorraine in order to enable
the inhabitants of French towns near
the German frontier to attend the fairs
and markets held in German territory.
The Emperor, it is added, has refused
to accede to the representations made
to him, claiming that the time for
such a change had not yet arrived.
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IRISH POLITICS.

DUBLIN, April %, 1891.-The Nation
0I Press, the M'Carthyite organ, to-
day, in an article headed Sentence
of Death, :" referring to Mr.. Redmond's
statement made yesterday at the meet
ing here of the Tenants Defence League
to the effect that a continuance of the
plan of campaign was impossible in
view of the fact that, with the excep-
ton of the Paris fund, there was no
money with which to carry on the
warfare against the landlords, says:
"Mr ParnelIs last clumsy trick ended
in the evicted tenants being abandoned
to their fate. Had Mr.. Parnell yielded
for a short time to the duty of patriot
ism the mission to the United States,
which was auspiciously commenced,
would have placed the evicted people
out of danger. But he wrecked it,
recklessly and unscrupulously. Mr..
Redmond's audacious declaration
means that Mr.. Parnell has closed the
Paris fund, and that, while he cannot
take it himself, he will not let the
evicted tenants have it."
At a meeting of the Irish National
Federation held here to-day Mr.. David
Sheehy, Member of Parliament for
South Galway, made a statement, the
substance of which is that five hundred
branches of the National Federation
have been formed within the past six
weeks, and that already "a, 700 has
been subscribed to carry out the pur-
poses of the organization.
Mr.. Timothy Healy, who presided,
referred to Mr.. Redmond's remarks
made yesterday at the Tenants De-
fence League meeting, in regard to the
impossibility of continuing the plan of
campaign, as no funds were available.
Mr.. Healy said that this state of affairs
resulted from Mr.. Parnell's intention
to ruin the campaign tenants, all of
whom, Mr.. Healy said, were anti
Parnellites. Mr.. ParneIl, continued
Mr.. Healy, was in alliance with the
tories and had undertaken, in order
to please Mr.. Balfour, to bring about
a collapse of the plan of campaign, on
condition that no conservative candi-
date should be put forward in opposi-
ton to him in the city of Cork. But,
said Mr.. Healy, the evicted tenants
would not be deserted. Cheers J Even
though Mr.. ParneIl abandoned them,
the federation would not abandon
them.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
INDIANS RAPIDLY ENLIsTING.

OMAHA, Neb., April %, 1894.-The
probability of a resumption of hOstili-
ties by the Sioux this spring was de-
termined in the negative to-day, in the
estimation of army veterans, by the
receipt of news by General Brook that
the Indians were rapidly enlisting in
the cavalry. Troop L, Sixth cavalry,
has been organized complete with
Brule Sioux, including the most war
like of the ghost dancers.
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GIGANTIC TRUST FORMING

Topeka, Kan.-Anew Alliance move
ment contemplates the formation of a
huge grain and live stock trust, includ-
ing Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and
Iowa. Frank McGrath, President of
the Farmers Alliance, says that the
project is one of the ults of the fail
ure of the Alliance legislatures to pass
certain bills. Legislation, he says, is
too slow a means for the achievement
of Alliance objects. Mr. McGrath says
that District Alliances are being formed
in every Congressional district. The
District Alliances will be made up of
Sub-Alliances. In this way a constant
communication between Individual
members is to be had.
eve will know how many cattle
each individual member of the Alliance
has OF hand" said Mr.. McGrath, land
he can hold them without selling for
need of ready cash. A record of these
facts will be kept. No individual mem
Der will sell his grain to option men or
bankers, but when he is obliged to sell,
the grain will be taken by the Alliance.
The same thing will follow with cattle.
We will have agents in Kansas City,
Chicago and St. Lous, who will keep
the District Alliances posted as to the
market and the demand. Upon this
information the demand will be sup
piled, and no more, at a fixed price de-
termined by the Alliance. No option
wheat will be on the market. There
will be no specializing on grain before
harvest. The four States in this trust
will practically control the wheat and
cattle markets of the United States.
The commissioner each day will
wire farmers to send in a certain
amount of wheat or cattle, as the case
may be, calling on those who are the
hardest pressed for cash. The amount
demanded to supply the market for
that day will be apportioned among
the districts equally, and in turn ap-
portioned by the District Alliance. No
farmer who is a member of the ALI
ance viii sell his products until called
upon.-FGrmers' Record.
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More than eleven thousand members
have been enrolled in Minnesota since
last November, and Sub-Alliances are
now being organized at the rate of one
a day. The total number of Sub-Alli-
ances is 1915, with a total member
ship of 50, 900.
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FROM IN
APRESIDENTIAL LETTER-HOW T BEFUD-
III, DIES AND CONFUSES THE PRESI-
DENTS FRIENDS

APRESIDENTIAL LETTER-HOw IT BEFUD-
- DIES AND CONFUSES THE PRESI-
DENTS FRIENDS
President Harrison has written a
letter-wrote it to the chairman of the
great commercial convention held at
Kansas City this week. It is a won
derfuliy curious document, but seems
to have created less comment than any
letter ever before written by a man in
such high position. Mr.. Harrison's
warmest friends and most ardent ad-
mlrers r dazed and confused by the
document. There are some good points
in it, but they are not presented in
such a way as to define the Presidents
attitude toward the matters touched
upon. Here are some of the sample
points:
SOME SAMPLE POINTS.
ANY dollar, paper or coin, that is
issued by the United States, must be
made and kept in it's commercial uses
as good as any other dollar. If we
have dollars of different values, only
the poorest will circulate. The farmer
and labOrer, who are not in hourly
touch with the ticker or telegraph, will
require. above all other classes of our
community. a dollar of full value.
Fluctuations and depreciations are
always at the first cost of these classes
of community. The banker and
~speculator anticipate discount, and
often profit by such fluctuations"
HOW CAN THE DOLLARS BE MADE GOOD.
Of course. All this is good. We
knew it before. But the question is,
how can such dollars as are desired by
Mr.. Harrison be secured, and how can
enough of them be put in the hands Of
the people? These are the grave ques-
tions, and Mr.. Harrison doesnot answer
them. The only plans now before the
public for getting an increase of these
dollars are the Sub-Treasury plan, the
land loan plan mot the Stanford plan),
and the free coinage Of silver. The
bankers and SPECTATORS who IAN
ticipate discount" are opposed to these
plans. And their opposition arises
from the fact that these plans really
provide for such dollars and for such
a number of them as will make them
safe and uniform and prevent specula-
ton. See?
MR.. HARRISON'S OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Harrison has been regarded as
an opponent of free coinage, and it
was fully understood during the ses-
sion of last Congress that if a free
coinage bill passed it would be vetoed
by the President. He never attempted
to correct that impression. But he
says in his letter:
II have always believed, and do
now more than ever believe in BIZ
metalism, and favor the fullest use of
silver in connection with our currency,
that is compatible with the maintenance
of the parity of the gold and silver
dollar in their commercial uses"
This is one of the confusing points in
the letter and the anti-silver men do
not know exactly what the President
means by it.
IN ~
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In THE SENATE
Stamps Furnished Members-Bills Read
and Referred.

and Referred.
OLYMPIA, Jan. Especial. THE Senate
convened at l.30 p. M, and President Will
son announced the Senate standing COM
mittees. The sergeantsat-arms was in
structed to purchase postage stamps to
the amount of S. for each member.
Edens moved that committee of FIVE
be appointed to adjust salaries of Senate
officers and clerks
Kinnear introduced a resolution that a
committee be appointed to act with like
committee from the House, TO formulate
joint rules; carried. Senate memorial, No.
l, by Forrest, of King, relating to coast
defenses, was referred to the committee on
memorials.
Two hundred and fifty copies of the list
of standing committees were ordered
printed for the use of the members.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
S. B. No. /, by Dyer-Eixing sal
aries of justices of the peace and constables
of incorporated cities having more than
5000 inhabitants; read second time by
title and referred.
s. b. No. 2, by Kinnear-Making
Labor day legal holiday; read second
time by title and referred.
S. B. No. 8, by Kinnear-Declaring that
eight hours shall constitute legal work
day on all work done by and for the state,
or any county or municipality therein; ;
read a second time by title and referred.
S. B. No. 4, by Dyer Making nine jurors
competent to give verdict.
The Senate adjourned at 2 r. m. until
o'clock Monday afternoon.
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SENATE COMMITTEES.

Kinnear Chairman Of judiciary and
Dyer Chairman of Military.
OLYMPIA, Jan. ESPECIAL President
Wilson of the Senate today announced the
following standing committees:
Appropriations-Luce, Clough, Parkinson.
Agriculture McCroskey, Watt, Long.
Claims-Vestal, Baker, Preston
Commerce-Hastings, Vandeyanters Baker.
Constitution and Revision-owings, Easterly,
Forrest
Corporations, other than municipal-van Hou-
ten, Kinnear, claypool, Luce, McCroskey.
Counties and County Boundaries-Smith,
Education-Easterly. Frink. Drum.
Elections and Priyileges-Long, Forrest Nc
Engrossed Bills Baker, vandevanter, Eshel-
man.
Enrolling Bills Forsythe, Parkinson, Watt.
Federal Relations-Cooper, Forsythe, Edens.
Fisheries--McCarthy, Cooper, Clough.
Harbors and Harbor Lines--Austin, Cooper,
Indian Afiairs-ONeill, McCarty, Smith
Internal Improvements-Kneeland Cooper,
Judiciary-Kinnear, Claypool, Easterly, Dyer,
Thompson, G. T., Parkinson, Austin.
Medicine, Surgery, Hygiene and Dentistry
Luce, Hyde, Drum
Labor and Labor statistics-Rutter, Clough,
Edens.
Manufacturing-Frink,K Kneeland, Long
acknowledgement, G. T., Kinnear, Rut-
Military-Dyer. Claypool, Parkinson.
Mines and Mining-0'Neill. Rutter, Luce
Municipal orporations-Hyde, Van de Van
ter, Thompson, L. F.
Printing-Drum, Kiunear, Clough.
Public Buildings and Grounds -Owings, Long,
Kneeland.
Public Morals-Esheiman, Dyer, McCarty.
Public Revenue and Taxation-Forrest, Van
Houten, Forsythe, 0wings, Thompson, L. F.,
Drum, Hastings, Vestal, yandevanter.
Roads and bridges-Edens, McCroskey, Pres
ton.
Rules and Joint Rules--yestal, Thompson, G..
T., Austin.
Salaries and Observation-Disclosures, Baker,
Hyde.
State, Granted and School Lands-Thompson,
L f., Van Houten, Austin, Dyer, Forsythe,
Smith, Preston.
State Library-Claypool, owings, Thomp-
son, G. T.
State Prison-Preston, Smith, Watt
State school for Defective Youth-Clough,
Hyde, Frink, Edens, McCarty, Hastings, Eshei-
man.
State Insane-Watt, Thompson, L. f., Forrest.
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.


Blackburn Speaks on Financial Bill
Strong Stand for Free Coinage.
WAsHISGToN CRY, Jan. Elm the Sem
ate several petitions for and against the
Conger lard bill, and resolutions deprecat-
ing any further legislation in regard to sill
yer were presented.
The House bill for the relief of Major
Wham, army paymaster, crediting him
with $oS, ,345 in government funds. of which
he was robbed in Arizona in May, 1890,
was passed.
Platt gave notice that he would ask the
Senate on Monday, after routine morning
business, to consider the House copy
right bill.
The House bill to provide for an addi-
tional associate justice of the supreme
court of Arizona was passed.
The financial bill was then taken up,
and Plumb gave notice of an amendment
limiting to 81 900 the compulsory require
ment of the deposit of United States bonds
to secure public moneys in national banks.
Blackburn addressed the Senate in ad-
vocacy Of Stewards Amendment for free
coinage. He was not willing to have it go
TO the country and the world that the
amendment was simply an effort by the
representatives of the silver states and
that the rest of the country was indiffer-
ent to the result. There was not a silver
mine within the limits Of the great COM
monwealth of Kentucky, and yet he ven
tured to assert that her people were as
united, as earnest, as honest and as clam
orous in their demand for the free coinage
of silver as were the people of Colorado
California. Idaho or Nevada. The OPP
ponents of free coinage might rely on the
veto power of the president, but that
would prove a vain reliance. He de-
nounced the anti-silyer policy of every adj
ministration for the last twenty years. II
did not matter TO him that his own party
was for four years responsible for enduring
wrong. Cleveland's s administration was Just
as amenable 10 criticism and censure
as its predecessor or its successor. The
Farmers Alliance was now centralized
into q national organization. and was pro-
testing against class legislation. Every
intelligent man and every honest man ac-
knowledged that they had just cause of
complaint. They asked redress of griev-
ances, not imaginary but real. The
mighty West and rejuvenated South had
endured the heecing process until patience
was exhausted, and now they meant that
just laws should be enacted and unjust
laws repealed.
Morgan followed Blackburn in advocacy
of the amendment. He yielded the door
without concluding his speech. and the
bill was laid aside.
The Senate bill appropriating 10000 for
a public building at Joliet, H.. and the
House bill appropriating 100000 for one
at Rockford, Ill, were reported and placed
on the calendar, as was also the Senate
bill creating the Office of fonrth assistant
postmaster general. Adjourned.
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IN THE HOUSE.
Number of Members OF Standing Com.
mittees Fixed-Old Rules Adopted.

Number of Members OF Standing Com
mittees Fixed-Old Rules Adopted.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 9.-TSpecial. Chairman
Candy, of the select committee on stand
ing committees, recommended the follow
ing committees, naming the number of
members of each:
Privileges and elections. seven: federal
elections and emigration, nine; ways,
means and claims, nine; education,
nine; judiciary, nine; military affairs,
roads and highways, seven: engrossed
bills. seven; Indian affairs, seven; COM
merce, seven; manufactures, seven print
ing and supplies, ave; municipal corpora
tions, seven; corporations other than
municipal and railroads. seven; railroads,
nine; counties and county lines, seven; /;
rules and order. seven; agriculture, seven; !;
hospital for insane, seven; school for de-
fectiye youth and reform, seven; state uni
versity and normal schools, nine; agricul-
tural college and school of science, seven;
school lands, nine; peni tentiary, seven !;
state library, public grounds, seven; state
lands, seven; mines and mining, seven !;
fisheries, seven; water, water nights ana
irrigation, seven; mileage and contingent
expenses, seven; harbors and navigable
waters, seven; tide lands, nine; forestry
FIVE; medicine, surgery and pharmacy,
FIVE; compensation and fees OF state and
county officers, seven; public revenue and
taxation, nine; state, county and muni-
cipal Indebtedness, seven; constitution
and revision, seven; labor and labor
statistics, nine; insurance, i've; appropri-
ations, seven. The report was adopted.
Chairman Sharpstein, OF the special
committee on rules and order OF business,
followed with his report, presenting rules
for the government of the House. The
rules are about the same as those Of the
last House
Megler moved adoption of the joint
rules of the last House; carried.
House Journal resolution. No. l, ask
ing the secretary of state 70 furnish mem
bers with copies of the session laws and
journal of the last House was adopted
The select committee TO which was re-
ported the bills extending the time of pay
ment of taxes, reported substitute,
which, under a suspension lof the rules,
was passed-74 ayes, no nays. The en-
ergency clause passed.
Sergeant-at-Arms Lesh was granted
leave of absence for five days. Representa-
tive Frater was granted leave OF absence
till Tuesday.
The chair announced as the standing
committee on printing-Putney, Frame,
Smith, Meany and Spinning.
The office OF assistant watchman was
created at $3.50 per day. ]. II. Peterson,
Of Jefferson county, was elected
Adjourned till Monday at 10 g. m.
Umbrellas and gossamers Doheny & Marun
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THE LAND GRANT FoRFErrURE.
Effort Making to Provide for Immediate
Relief OF Settlers.

htAeI OF SettlerS.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9.-[Special -
Secretary Noble has recommended to the
house that the railroad land grant forfeit
ure act of September 20 last be amended so
that the time liked therein within which
certain rights granted to settlers on lands
included may be asserted, shall begin to
run from the actual restoration of lands
under the act, and not from the date of its
passage, as now provided.
Senator Dolph today introduced in the
Senate bill to carry into effect this recom-
mendation of the secretary without. an
amendment TO the land grant forfeiture
bill, extending the time in which settlers
may make their filings and offer proof.
The bill would be practically of no value as
relief measure. 1t is now three months
since the bill was approved. At the land
office 1t was said today that it would be at
least two months longer before
the land Office could receive filings.
so that only thirty days would remain in
which settlers might comply with the law
in securing title to lands ON which they
have settled. The delay of two months
from date is unavoidable, as the depart
ment has maps and plats to make, come
pare and approve, and special instructions
to prepare and forward to the officials in
the land Offices. The senator expects to
get report on his bill tomorrow when it
will speedily pass the Senate, and beyond
doubt will be put through the House and
become law in time to afford the relief
desired
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PROSPECTS OF THE SILVER BILL.
Speaker Reed May Prove to Be n stum-
bling Block in Its way an the Here.


WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9.-It ia the con.
eral expectation that the latter part of
next week the Senate financial bill will
come over to the House, and the members
are awakening to the possibility of another
strife over the measure somewhat similar
TO that preceding the enactment of the
present silver law. There is considerable
speculation as to the shape the bill will
take in the Senate, as its features outside
OF the free coinage proposition, which is
looked upon as In evitable, will to some ex-
tent influence the members in their views.
On this point the silver men themselves do
not appear united. Some think that the
bill should be passed providing for nothing
whatever save free coinage, as they fear
consideration would be retarded if the bill
were numbered up with general banking
legislation. Others are of the opinion that
free coinage would be strengthened by
association with these sections popular in
the East.
When the bill comes over to the House
the general impression is that it will be at
once referred to the House committee on
coinage. However, the attitude which the
speaker will assume toward the bill here
becomes OF Importance, and there is good
reason to believe that Mr. Reed has not
himself determined upon his course.
prominent Western Republican silver
man, member of the coinage committee
and friend of the speaker, said the bill
would go to the coinage committee and
would be reported TO the House. If the
bill were not reported within reasonable
time, motion will be made TO discharge
the committee and take the bill up for ac-
tlon in the House. The speaker has it in
his power to be great stumbling block in
the way of action, and for this reason his
attitude is the subject of intense interest.
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-Four bills were introduced in the Senate
today Senator Dyer of King has the
honor of presenting the first, and Senator
kinnear the second. Dyer's bill relates to
justices and constables in cities of over
5000 inhabitants, and hxes their salaries,
which range from S1,So0 to 5000. The
purpose of both bills by Senator Kinnear
are sufficiently explained by the title given
IN the detailed report. Overs second bill
takes advantage of the provision of the
constitution which says the legislature
may provide by law that verdict of nine
jurors out of twelve in civil cases in court
of record shall be sufficient. All the bills
were referred
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q there anything fresh in the
- to-dayf Yes Marriott's
neSmoked Queen hams and
"a are always fresh and delicious
msmber when buying anything of
lind tha, the Queen brand
Is you more money than other
.ds but the difference in favor
quality well repays you for your
IL. Some dealers may say. eve
a sell the Queen meats, they are
f;gh, but We have some just as
Ia Do not believe such state
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The south Dakota Iepi.,ature.

PIERRE, s. Oak, Jan. 9.--In the House
this afternoon a resolution was adopted for
the appointment Of committee to investi-
gate the reports of the bribery of legisla-
tors. A bin providing for the submission
of prohibition amendment TO the vote of
the people was temporarily defeated by q
motion 10 adjourn. The vote showed no
chance for re-submission at this session.
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first bill on the calendar was TO refer to the
court of claims the claim of the Citizens
Bank OF Louisiana, growing out of the
SEIZURE and conveying into the United
states treasury of certain moneys of the
pank by General Butter. After a long de-
bate the bill went over, the committee rose
o'clock
At the evening session the House passed
slxty-elght bills, including one granting
q pension OF $50 month to the widow of
General Furyee
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Government Appropriations BIN.

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 9.-The House
committee on appropriations today COM
pleted consideration of the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriations bill for
the next fIscal year. It carries total ap-
preparation of S2l $50, ,146, being $20s, AL
less than for the current year.