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The advocate., 1891-08-05

The west need not be troubled about the
southern Alliance men remaining in the
Democratic party. They wouldn't let us
stay there if we wanted to- but we are in
no hurry to get out. We are gaining
strength every day. Thousands are
ready to follow us now that would not
have followed us six months ago and
thousands more will follow us next year
that are not ready to follow US today.
We need but two parties in this country,
but we need and are bound to have new
alignment. would call one Jeffersonlan
and the other Hamiltonian. Every
wealth producer can stand upon Jeffer-
sons declarations of "equal rights to all
and government of the people, by the
people and for the people," while Harri-
son and Cleveland, Dudley and Brice can
stand side by side (where they belong) on
Hamilton's platform of a plutocratic
olgarchy.
You are mistaken my brother; do
not hate the name of Republican, but l
abhOr the men who dishOnored name
that Lincoln and Jefferson were proud to
wear, and made it to stink in the nOstrils
of decent people, and like Judas be-
trayed their master (the people) for pelf
and power. We are In the same boat po-
litically as well as financially. You were
foolish enough to hurrah for Harrison on
a platform of mingled vinegar and mo-
lasses, and | was foolish enough to hurrah
for Cleveland on a platform of molasses
and vinegar, but neither of us will ever
be that foolish again.
The man who gets our suffrage next
year will stand on a platform that means
what it says and says what it means, and
he won't live in hearing of the Atlantic
surf. Truly and faithfully your brother,
d. N. SANDERS.
The advocate., 1891-08-05
Fits From Pin Worms.

HANnIN, N. j., June 27.
Mr.. g. g. Steketee, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Please send me medicine for pin worms.
A year ago sent for packet of dry bit
ters; with 1t you sent some worm pow
ders. My boy had had fits since he was
six months old. After giving him these
powder such sights of pin worms came
from him, and he has not had any fits
since. But the worms are troubling him
again. MRS. ADELINE HOsKINs.
Ask your druggists for Steketee's Pin
Worm Destroyer. By mail, 25c. Address,
G. G. Steketee, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The advocate., 1891-08-05
Quick and Comfortable Trip.

Two new trains have been added to
the already excellent connections east
that the Great Rock Island Route has
been offering to its patrons.
The Lake Shore Il Michigan South
ern has put on new train, leaving Chi
cago daily at 1890 a. m., and the Fort
Wayne pennsylvania lines) one at
10:45 a. m.
These are daily trains, scheduled on
fast time, and arrive at New York city
next afternoon at 2 o'clock, and via the
first mentioned Boston passengers reach
their destination two hours later.
The fast vestibuled express from Den
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, via
both Kansas City and st. Joseph, arrives
at Chicago at $50 a. M, daily, and the
vestibuled express from Omaha and the
Iowa main line arrives at Chicago at
sos a. m, daily. John Sebastian, Cen
eral Ticket and Passenger Agent; f. st.
John, General Manager.
The advocate., 1891-08-05
To County Committeeman.

Peoples party committeeman, in coun-
ties having Swedish settlements, who
may desire Swedish lecturer to work in
such settlements, are requested to cor
respond with Neis Anderson, box 26O,
Topeka. Kan,
The advocate., 1891-08-05

1t will be noticed that the total saving
in Operating Expenses" as scheduled by
Mr.. Davis Is $l6O,OOO,OOO year.
SUMMARY.
For the year ending June 30, 1880, the
"Gross Earnings" Of the roads were $780,
0O0,0OO00; net earnings, $32O,0O0,0 ,0OO00;
(both round numbers.) The amount,
$9GOOOO,OOO, given as "GrOss Earnings"
does not include the amount paid by the
people to the railroads for the transpor-
tation Of the mails; therefore such item
is not factor in the calculation.
To simplify the matter and avoid
lengthy argument we will assume that
the people bought the roads, ,pGter and
all, for $S,O0O,OOO,OOO, in United States
tDo and one-ha!f per cent bonds, payable
at the option of the government, after
ten years. This is done In Difference to
those who, like the Kansas City Times,
include the wilfully ignorant holders Of
fctIcious stocks and bonds, In the class
known as "lnnocent purchasers" 1t is,
however, difficult to comprehend why
fraudulent paper, representing an out
rageous swindle, should be any more
sacred than a stolen horse or a stolen
watch. 1t ls not TO be understood that
freight and passenger rates are to be
kept so adjusted so that no greater sum
The advocate., 1891-08-05
GEO. @. WARD,
Kansas City, Mo.

For curative effects, one bottle Ayers
Sarsarparilla is worth three of any other
name.
The advocate., 1891-08-05
THE SOUTH WILL BE WITH US.

LYNEVIbLE, G&., july G4, koJl.
s. McLdllin, Topeka, Kansas.
DEAR'SIR AND BROTHER:-I have read
your letter Of the. ninth inst. with great
interest My article was hastily written
and | see from your letter that / failed
to make myself understood. l have for
the past two years presided over sub
Alliance containing near ten per cent. of
the white voters of the county and l have
delayed replying to your letter till after
our monthly meeting when would
have an opportunity of verifying my own
opinion by a vote Of the Alliance.
put the vote this way. We have been
lifelong DemOcrsts-we are now Alli-
ance men. 1t is likely that the two plat
forms may be different. Do you pro-
pose to stand by the Democratic
platform In that event or will you stick
to the Ocals platform even If it leads
you out of the Democratic party. In
other words which is your first love, the
Alliance or Democracy?
Every member present declared his
determination to follow the Alliance
banner-lead where it may. was told,
however, that one brother (whO had not
attended the meeting since the Alliance
declared against Gordon last winter,) had
said he would not follow the Alliance
out of the Democratic party. Now l
have no reason to believe my own lodge
an exception. may have tried harder
than some sub-presidents to get Alliance
literature In the hands of every member
and to impress upon them the principles
for which we are contending, but little
time and effort will bring every sub-Alli-
ance In Georgia up to the standard.
Now you ask me why we don't come
out of the Democratic camp at once and
meet you in the middle of the road.
We have been waiting for twenty years
for chance to meet you in the middle of
the road. For twenty years the Demo
cratic farmers of Georgia have realized
that their interests were Identical with
those of the farmers of Kansas. For
twenty years | have prayed that the Re-
publican farmers of the west would stop
their hurrsh over the bloody shirt long
enough to perceive that they and we
alike were being legislated into gslavery
more hopeless and cruel than the African
ever knew.
thank God that at last the message
has come from the western plains. Let
there be no longer strife between thee
and ffe, for we be brethren. Every chord
Of the great southern heart responds to
that message, and neither old party nor
any old leaders can continue to keep us
apart.
Our southern leaders say that the
Ocala platform is pure Jeffersonian De
mocracy, and IL is, but 1t is long, long
way from Cleveland Democracy and it is a
long way from the Democracy that Cal
vim Brice will tap the barrels Of the east
ern plutOcrats next year to put In power.
am q Democrat and expect to die a
Democrat and the Farmers Alliance Is
the only Democratic camp know of.
Some of our leaders profess still to
hope that we can get just and fair legis-
lation through the organized Democracy.
1t Is vain hope. The rank and file are
The advocate., 1891-08-05

Ayers Hair Vigor gives vitality, gloss
and freshness to the hair, and restores
its beauty.
The advocate., 1891-08-05

Who win Work for this Grand Prize {?
The undersigned Is desirous of more
extensively introducing his excellent
remedy for the cure Of hog cholera and
worms in hogs and horses, and now
makes the most liberal offer ever made
on 80 small an item as 80 cents worth
OF medicine. have no humbug for
sale, so that you can safely say that you
offer no humbug. My offer is as follows;
To any agent selling the largest num-
Der Of Steketee's Hog Cholera Cure be-
tween August l, 1891, and January 1,
1892.
The advocate., 1891-08-05
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF THE
RAILROADS.
10. AZ.
The ADvOCATB.

subject of Government OwnerShip OF
Railroads. having been written hastily,
amidst the press Of other duties, were
perhaps, prepared in loose and ramb-
ling manner, and do not present the peO.
ple's case as strongly and COnclusively
as it might be presented. Such articles
were intended to draw and direct the
peoples attention to the various phases
of the subject under consideration and
suggest some arguments as to the FEAST
bility Of the purchase Of the railroads by
the people.
/ had expected to write fourth article
in which / should take up and elucidRte
item for item, the various savings in
separating Expenses" that might be
effected by government ownership and
operation OF railroads. Since the manu-
script for the three articles already pub
llshed In THE ADVOCATE was put into
your hands, there has appeared In the
August number Of the arena, an article
upon the subject under consideration,
prepared by Mr.. G. Wood Davis, who Is
known to be an experienced railroad
man and an accurate and we'll informed
authority upon railroad statistics.
In the course Of the article In qnes-
tion, Mr.. Davis presents a carefully pre-
pared Schedule of Savings" which
would or could be effected by govern
mental ownership and operation. shall
therefore avail myself of Mr.. Davis
superior knowledge in the premises
and take the liberty Of using his
Schedule of Savings" in the summary
or recapitulation which shall now offer,
in which l hope to make the justice,
necessity and feasibility Of the peoples
ownership and operation Of the railroads
so plain that "A wayfaring man, though
he be fool, need not err therein"
Mr.. Davis schedule is as follows:
Saving in consolidation Of deposits
and staiiS. ..................... 8 9OOOO,OOO
% routes. 0 '.....".................. 49, 25,OOO,OOO
SI expenses. ......................s.. i2,OOoOOO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. evll. ~ . SOOOO,OOO
sion system. .........'...,...... ~ w 9OOOO,OOO
Saving In dispensing with high sal
aried presidents managers, ETC.. 29OOO,OOO
Saving In dSbandlng traiilc aSSOcla-
uOub. AIOOV1OOO
lOcaiJ offices ................" 15OOO,OOO
account. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100000
Total. $685. 1000
II will be noticed that the total saving
The advocate., 1891-08-05


year:
The case would stand thus:
Present operating expenses ...... $64O 600, ,OO(
Deduct Mr.. Davis schedule OF say
iDgs effected. ..................... l6OOOO,OO(
Net operating expenses ........... 48OOOO,O ,OO(
Gross earnings. s.................... 9GOOOO,OOC
Deduct net operating expenses .. 4sO 0,0O(
Net earnings s....................... 4sO, O.OOC
Deduct interest account ........... 30 900, ,OOC
Surplus s................... 2SO, 1000
Deduct sinking fund nd............... 100 900, ,O0O
Available net annual surplus. ........ l2O,OOO,OOO
This available net annual surplus
could be used to build necessary addi-
tional tracksge, and also to construct
second or double tracks to our principal
trunk roads, and would furnish fund
for the payment of any additional force
Of employees that might be employed.
AT the end of ten years one-fifth Of the
cost of the roads would be paid, while
the population having increased to 8O,-
100000, the per capita cost of railroad
facilities would be reduced from $40
to $l2, q gross reduction of 25 per
cent. and an everage annual reduction
of two and One-half per cent. There
would be no need Of a special "periOd Of
railroad construction" because the net
annual surplus revenue amounting to
$120,OO0,0OO would build all necessary
additional trackage and pay all addi-
tlonal employees it might be necessary to
employ, and any increase entailed in
operating expenses.
The bonds being now payable at the
option OF the government the sum OF
$160,0O0,0O0 Of such bonds would be paid
each year, thus effecting an annual re-
ductiOn In interest charge of $4,000
10000 and adding that amount each sue
cessive year to the surplus revenue and
saved interest fund Of the year before,
such saving In interest charge amounting
to the sum of $3,2OO,OOO,OOO.OO during the
last forty years.
At the end of fifty years the roads
would be fully paid for, and the whole
sum of $96O,OOO,OOOOO be available for
operating expenses, which is equivalent
to saying that the people would get their
railroad facilities at cost. The popula-
ton having increased at the expiration
OF fifty years, or in the year 1899 TO at
least 2O0,OO0,OOO, the cost of railroad
facilities with one-half as much more
mileage than at present, or 100000 miles,
and gross annual charge Of $500, 600
would be $3.50 per capita, a reduction Of
20 per cent from the present rates.
So mote It be.
GEO. @. WARD,
Kanaaa CitV. Mo.
The advocate., 1891-08-05

Do you want an education free Of costS
Write to THE ADVOCATE for particulars.
The advocate., 1891-08-05

First prize 5000
Second prize. 1900
The next two highest each 1000
The next four highest, each. 500
The next ten highest, each ................. $50
For further information, address the
undersigned. II you wish an answer In
close cent stamp
Gro. G. STEKETEE,
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
RAN INTO A ROCK.

One Man Killed and Two Injured in a
Freight Wreck the Panhandle
Brakeman Gray Pinioned and Steamed
to Dearh-The Engine Shattered.
Brakeman J. T. Gray was killed and En-
gIneer Oscar Albaugh and Fireman D. c.
Mahon terribly injured yesterday morning
in freight wreck near Sheridan station,
on the Panhandle.
AS the train emerged from the Cork run
tunnel the engineer saw rock rolling down
the hillside onto the track. Albaugh threw
on the air brakes and reached for the lever
to shut off the steam, but at that moment
the engine struck the rock and the locomo-
tive and three OF the cars jumped the track
and plunged against the rocky side of the
cut. The engine was completely wrecked,
the steam chests were torn from their places
and the steam rushed out.
Brakeman +. T. GRAY, who had taken his
place on the front of the engine preparatory
to turning the next switch to side track the
train, was pinioned between the engine and
the side of the cut. He was caught in a
standing position, and here he remained
over five minutes, the steam from the boiler
kissing out against him, burning into his
flesh like molten metal. d. G. Mahon, the
fireman. was thrown against the side OF the
cab, and for a few moments lay alongside
the wreck of the engine. and with the steam
pouring over and burning him. He managed
to crawl out Of the wreck. Engineer Oscar
Albaugh was scalded, bruised and un-
conscious when taken out of the ruin.
The men were cared for as well as possible
by local physicians, and then brought to
the city. The injured men live at Denniston.
Gray and Mahon were removed to the West
Penn Hospital, where Gray died in few
minutes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
THREE BEATS BEATEN,

FIim.Flammers Go Up Against a Bar
tender Who Is Too Cute for Them
Two of the Sharpers Arrested-Law-
renceville storekeepers Done Up.
Frank Lemon and Jack Quinn were ar
rested yesterday afternoon and sent to Cen
trail station. They werecharged with being
suspicious characters by Captain Brophy
and Officer Ford, who arrested them.
Quinn, Lemon and another man, whose
name is not known, are supposed to be the
persons who have been operating the ''flim-
fam" game on the store-keepers of the
Twelfth ward and in Lawrenceville for the
last week. During that time a number Of
the small business places in Lawrenceville
had been vIctimizcd by the operations of the
three men. Nearly every store out Penn
avenue had been visited. but the majority
escaped being caught by the game. The
matter was reported to the police, and YES
terdav Captain Siivis and another officer
started out Penn avenue to trace the men
down. They discovered several places
along the route where the men had attem pied
to play their game.
At the saloon No. 2812 Penn avenue the
men lost IS bill through the ingenuity Of
the bartender. They had tried to play the
game and used S. bill. The bartender
saw the trick they were attempting and
grabbed the bill. The men demanded the
bill, but the bartender refused, remarking
that 'if you call in an officer you can get
it"
Captain Silvis learned toward the after
noon that the men were in Lawrenceville.
Captain Brophy, in the meantime. learned
of the same fact, and: accompanied by o.
fcer Ford, ran them down at Forty-fourth
street. There were three of them, but one
ESCAPED.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60.

Mrs. Belva Lockwood passed through
the city yesterday, for Mononcahela. City.
where she lectured last evening. She said she
belonged to the Women's National Press Asso.
citation. and felt sighted because She had NOT
been invited to attend the convention and ban.
quet
Mrs. 2. Y. Snyder and Miss Jane E.
Leonard, of Indiana, registered at the Seventh
Avenue Hotel yesterday. Miss Leonard is the
preceptress in The Normal school.
Colonel Bennett H. Young and Judge
A. Z. Richards, of Louisville. are stopping at
the Monongafela House. They are interested
in Southern railroads.
Ed. Lancif, formerly a very popular
clerk at the Seventh Avenue Hotel. is in the
city. He may remain here as one of the clerks
in a leading house.
Assistant General Passenger Agent
Frank Van Dusen. of the PENNSYLVANIA Com.
pany, went TO Cincinnati last evening.
j. P. kirkpatrick, of Palmer, Mich,
aud George w. Short. Cleveland iron manu-.
facturer. are at the Duquesne
%. X. Wheelock, OF Bedford. and j.
NJ. Stewart and son. of Indiana, are among the
guests at the Schlosser.
IF. j. Hearne, general manager of the
Riverside Iron Works, at Wheeling, was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. William Thaw left for New York
last evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
WASHINGTON IN STONE.
The Equestrian Statue to the Great General
Arrived Yesterday-Proud Work of
Patriotic Americans About Finished
What IT Looks Like

The Equestrian Statue to the Great General
Arrived Yesterday-Proud Work of
Patriotic Americans About Finished
What 1t Looks Like.
The equestrian statue of Washington, to
be unveiled in the Allegheny Parks by the
American Mechanics on February %, ar
rived in the city yesterday and was removed
directly to the parks where it will be placed
in position Immediately.
The monument was made bv the Smith
Granite Company, of Westerly. r. l., and
is said to be the only equestrian statue made
entirely from granite in the country. The
whole monument will consist Of three bases,
die, plinth and the statue. The first
base is 12 feet by s feet, and the other bases
rise in graceful proportions to the
die, which is feet, 9 inches.
BY 8 feet inches, by 8 feet 1 inch.
This stone, which ADDS largely to the beauty
of the monument, has three panels on the
front and rear and one on each end.
In the front center pane. is skillfullv
carved in bas-relief an eagle with outspreud
wings, upon one side of which is vessel
under full sail, and upon the other a
fort, each partly hidden by the wings.
The two smaller panels contain respectively
o laurel branch and an oak branch. The
panels upon each end contain shield, upon
which is carved the emblem Of the Jr. o. U.
A. M. The rear center panel contains the
inscription: Erected by the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics of Western
Pennsylvania" in raised polished letters;
and the plinth, upon which the figure
stands, is richly ornamental. The figure is
9 feet inches high and the entire height of
the monument is II feet.
The horse, upon which the artist has
shown great skill, is representative type
of fitting charger for his illustrious
rider. The figure of Washington. clad in
the uniform OF an officer of the American
Revolution, sits upon the horse in COM
manding dignity, with the head turned
slightly to the right, with chapeau in
right hand and arm extended as
if returning the salute of his troops.
The face is copied from the marble statue in
the Capitol at Richmond, by the French
sculptor Houdon. The remainder of the
work is the conception of the sculptor.
Eduard Pausch, of the Smith Granite Com
pany. He has produced form in keeping
with the serene and composed majesty OF
the countenance, and the figure will convey
to coming generations lofty ideal of him,
who was first in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his countrymen."
The committee has not yet raised the re-
quired amount of money necessary to pay
for the monument. The contract price was
SIC, ,000 about 81. 900 of which is yet needed.
1t is expected, however, that all the money
will be raised before the monument is un-
veiled. Donations are now being made by
the various councils and a fair will open in
the Grand Central Rink next Saturday
night, under the auspices OF the Daughters
of Liberty, part of the proceeds of which
will be devoted to the fnnd
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
CAUGHT a DESERTER.

Samuel Mulherron Steals Watch and Is
Pounced Upon by Army Officials.
Samuel Mulherron, the man arrested by
Detective Bendel on Thursday for stealing
a watch from Z. K. Moss, Pittsburg and
Western Railroad engineer. was found yes
terday to be deserter from the regular
army. Mulh erron was stationed at the post
al Buffalo. n. Y, from which he deserted
about eight months ago. Inspector Nc
Aleese by the merest accident discovered the
prisoners identity. End Immediately notified
the United States Army officers at the arsenal
on Penn avenue.
Sergeant Buburct was sent up to Central
station and Mulherron was turned over to
him for transportation to New York, from
whence he will be taken to sea coast port to
be imprisoned for his offens-,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
PICKED UP BY The POLICE.

FREDERICK J. SEMINs of Sewickley is
charged with assaulting Lizzie Semins.
CHARLES Ross, alias Barker, is charged
with stealing coat and vest from No, 81
Fourth avenue.
ALEXANDER HEFFMAN was committed to
Jail by Alderman Warner last night, charged
BY Emil Kert with larceny.
JOHN GUNHEIT. aged II, was committed to
iail without bail by Alderman Stork, of ALLIE
gheny last night on charge of aggravated as.
sault.
BERNARD GOLDEN. a boy. is accused of rob.
bling John McCue of $50. McCue was stopping
at the house Of Golden's uncle. in Fifty-frst
street.
MRS. RUTH WOODRUFF. of Webster avenue.
claims her husband knocked her down and
then kicked her in the face. Woodruff was
locked up for hearing
THE police are looking for Annie Miller, who
has been borrowing black dresses from East
End families on the plea that she wanted to at.
tend the funeral Of her mother.