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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-02

charge is that when the petition ask
ing members to vote for Ingalls, was
presented, some of the more radical
moved to lay it on the table. The
chair refused to entertain the mo-
ton, and, by large majority, the
petition was referred to select COM
mittee of old soldiers, who reported
in favor of spreading the petition up
on the journal, and the motion was
adopted. In the discussion, the mo-
tion was adopted. In the discussion
on reference, speech after speech was
made by members of the Peoples
party, in which the old soldier was
warmly commended.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-02
False Prosperity.

There has not been a time, perhaps,
in the history of Kansas when, from
the standpoint .Of certain men and
newspapers, and advice, looking to
economy retrenchment and reform,
was not hooted at. The cry all these
years has been, "Don't scare capital ]"
Just now that cry is being taken up by
the ring press with renewed vigor,
and, like the Ephesians when Paul
preached at Ephesus, we cannot hear
anything but"Great is capital !"''Don't
scare capital!" The fact that tens OF
thousands of farms are encumbered
with mortgages; the fact that our jails
arc being filled with piferers driven
to theft by poverty, excites no COM
ment, and vet it is the foolish policy
recommended by the spectators ofin-
viting capital that has brought the
people of Kansas to the brink of ruin.
1t takes so much Of what is produced
each year to pay interest that all the
surplus wealth is drawn east instead
of being invested in the state. Now
the policy Of the reform party is to
change all this. Let the capital invit-
ed be such only as will return the in
terest to actual residents, and then a
lasting prosperity will set in that can
not be shaken or Overthrown by a
short crop. Let the legislature enact
all such measures as will assist the
debtor to get free from debt, ,and let the
people turn deaf ear to any and all
propositions looking to the assuming
of any kind of debt. The people of
Kansas will never be prosperous until
they learn that they must free them
selves of the eastern money-lenders'
power existing as at present; it is a
certain barrier to material advance
ment. As conditions are now, the
people of Kansas arc simply working
for the eastern money-lender with the
certainty, unless there is change,
that eventually the cast will own the
west, neck and heels.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-02
CAPITAL NOTES.

The election of Judge PETER to
the U. S. senate seems to have won
many friends to the cause of reform
At least, it is we'll received in To-
peka.
The bill prohibiting corporations
and persons from employing armed
detectives or any armed force in
resisting strikers was considered in
the committee of the whole, and af-
ter an animated discussion, was rec
commended to the house for passage.
The resolution appropriating to
each member of the senate and the
house $40 worth of postage-stamps
originated in the senate, and at first
was disagreed to by the house, a
majority of the house holding that
SIS worth was sufficient. 1t has
been the practice of the Legislature,
heretofore, to vote $40 in stamps.
DR.. Neely, of Leavenworth, voted
for Judge PETER for U. S. senator,
and was heard to say that he did so
because he hoped the Alliance would
reciprocate next election for U. S.
senator. The Doctor is "away of, J"
for there is just as much reason to
hope that the Alliance will vote with
the Republicans at that time. 1t is
strange that the old ring politicians
fail to recognize the new movement
At precisely noon of Tuesday, the
speaker of the house ordered call
of the roll OH vote for senator. In
gals votes were cheered all the way
through call, but when the result
was announced, the scene that fol-
lowed beggars description. Doubt
less, no such cheering was ever
witnessed in representative hall.
Possibly the defeat of no man in
the history of the United States has
created so great a sensation as the
defeat of Senator Ingalls,, and pos
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-02

ced, Judge PETER was called for AM
made a short speech, in which HI
declared that government is th'
agent of the people, transportation
a necessity, and money is the lubri
Gator; that labor created wealth
and that the Alliance party is new
party with new issues, and will
move on to success.
A counter old soldiers petition
was introduced in the house on the
Oath, reciting that ingalls, had not
been soldier in the United States
army was a copperhead during the
war had done nothing for the sol
dier, and had secured the appoint
ment of ex-confederates in prefer
ence to ex-soldiers Of the Union,
and asking the house to support fol
United States senator man in
sympathy with the masses.
In 1889, Rice county raised two
million bushels of wheat and five
million bushels of corn. After pay
ing all expenses, there remained in
the farmers hands about fourteen
thousand dollars; and with this pit
tance the farmers paid taxes, inter
est on borrowed capital, bought
farm implements, and supplied their
families with necessaries of life.
And yet farmers are either consid-
cred extravagant or shiftless.
Two contested election cases
came up Monday, and the sitting
members (Republican) Boyer and
Reed, were unseated. The Repub-
licans protested, but as the commit
tee on elections seem to be very
fair, their report was accepted by
the Alliance members without ques-
tion.
The House Of representatives
adopted resolution requesting con-
gress to submit an amendment to
the United States constitution pro-
viding for the election of United
States senator by direct vote of the
people,.
In the debate on house bill No. 2,
it was charged, but refuted, that the
Peoples party members were nomi-
mated in secret, and that the Peo-
ple's party was secret political
party.
The Topeka Capital of the Oath
charges the Peoples party with
treating the old soldiers with disre-
spect. The only ground for the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-02-02

sibly no man has as little sympathy
in the ranks of the opposition.
1t may be said that the campaign
ended on the 28th, with the election
to the q. S. senate Of the first op-
position senator from Kansas.
The Capital is never compliment
ary to the Alliance members of the
legislature, but admits that in the
selection of PETER for United States
senator, it's members did better than
was expected.
The senate and house met in joint
convention in the hall of the house,
Wednesday, at noon, and proceeded
to vote for United States senator.
The names of the senators were
first called, and as each senator's
name was called, he arose and an
nounced his preference. In the
same manner the vote of the house
was taken. The hall and galleries
of the house were packed to their
utmost capacity.
There are Ga old soldiers in the
house, mostly all privates, which
goes to show that the Alliance
movement is a movement of the
common people.
Three bills passed to third read
ing, Tuesday, viz, and act to reg
ulate the enforcement of liens for
labor and material an act regulat-
ing the weighing of coal, and the
pharmacy act. The pharmacy act
will be contested before passage.
Through some inadvertance, a
slip of paper containing the legend,
"Burrs will stick hayseed is firm"
was attached to a message from the
house to the senate. The senators
were very angry. The house dis
owned the act, and good feeling is
supposed to be restored.
The result of the meetings held
in Topeka, on both sides has been
to create undue excitement. Cam
paign speeches and campaign ex-
citement is always detrimental to
wise legislation. Political parties
are supposed, in a political cam
paign, to manufacture sentiment.
The duty of a Legislative body is to
embody of that sentiment only
what is wise and right. To do this
the surroundings should be free
from excitement.
After the result of the vote for
United States senator was announ-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
A Glove to Fit.

1t is just piece Of good luck now when
you get glove to fit you by relying upon
the number which you has worn for
years. The size--which to you have seemed
rather diminutive from the fact that it
took q great deal Of patience, time and
muscle to decide that you could wear 1t at
all-really makes you blush now. It makes
you blush to think you have betrayed the
fact to the attendant that you ever wore a
glove Of that number-your hand Is so
much smaller now. You can never tell
how it has come about. You know that
those scales insist upon adding five or six
pounds to your weight and yet here is
this glove two sizes too large at least. She
seems to know how to ignore your embar-
rassment. She says sweetly: " Really,
you are mistaken; you never wore a glove
as large as that. 1t must be five and q
half you want. Let me measure your
hand. Yes, it is five and half. 1t is not
often ladies ask for size too large"
"Do they buy them too small?"
"No, they don't buy them too small ex-
actly, because we fit them, but it is many
glove that goes to the repairing room
from the first attempt" A flood of light
crosses your embarrassed brain. The
managers of glove stores are balancing
up the profit side of their ledgers by
changing the numbers on gloves, and you
can tell your friends now that you wear
81, where before you were obliged to ac-
knowledge to 81 and six. There is some
thing so aristocratic about a small hand
Chicago Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
GUILTY AS CHARGED
The Brotherhood of Trainmen
in a Conspiracy.
EXPELLED BY THE FEDERATION
They Supplied Men to the Northwestern
Road to Take Strikers Positions.

PowderIy and His Lieutenants On Their
Way to Washington-AIajor AIcKinleY's
Friends in the Party-Trying to Settle
the Meredith Fight-Employing Print
ers of New York Opposed to Nine Hours.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June S0.-The
committee appointed to investigate the
charge of conspiracy preferred again st
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
reported to the Supreme Council of the
Federation, finding the Brotherhood
guilty.
The Switchmen's Mutual Aid Associa-
ton had preferred the charge, alleging
that the trainmen conspired with the
Northwestern officials to provide men to
take the association switchmen's places
The vote sustaining the report was unani-
nous except for the three votes Of the
trainmen in the council.
When the vote on the penalty, moved
to be expulsion, was taken, two firemen,
Debs and Hannahan, voted with the
three trainmen. Three votes each of
the switchmen and Brotherhood Of Con-
ductors were in favor of expulsion.
Grand Master Sargent, of the Fire
men, who is the presiding officer of the
council, did not vote.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Rice Irrigation by Artesian Wells.

The rice planters along the lower coast
Of Carolina and Georgia are adopting q
new system Of irrigation by which they
expect to increase largely the profits Of
rice planting, as well as the production.
Water is secured by means Of artesian
wells, which, at a depth ranging from
sixty to 200 feet, yield an almost incalcul-
able supply.
An experimental well Just completed at
Femassee in the central of the lower
Carolina River rice region, at q depth Of
f1fty-eight feet six inches diameter, sends
O jet of water eight feet above the surface
atithe rate Of 400 gallons a minute.
One in Bryan county, Ga, flows 1900
gallons q minute. The planters hereto.
fore have depended almost entirely upon
the state Of the rivers for the innudation
Of their fields. The success Of the new
method Of irrigation will revolutionize
the methods Of rice growing and make the
planters independent Of the weather..
N Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
A HAUNTED PHoNoGRAPH.
Catching the Remarks OF the Depa rted
at a Spiritual Sennce.

at n Spiritual Sennce.
Spirits that hover about seances In Wash
lngton are up to the times. They have
demanded monographs or "talking ma
chimes" to assist them in their work, and
the earthly beings who attend to their
wants have provided them. "The touch
Of the hand that is vanished and the sound
Of the voice that is STILL" That is a part
Of a message or address recorded on O
monograph cylinder by an apparition
claiming to be the materialized spirit Of
the late lamented John King, pirate. Mr..
Kings head appeared at an aperture in .
dark screen. The room was dimly lighted.
The photograph was outside of the screen
and the horn or sound receiver extended
up so that it just touched the edge
Of the aperture. Mr.. Cromelien, the
general manager of the Columbia Phono-
graph Company, was outside of the screen
and operated the little lever of the phono-
graph so as to set it going or to stop
1t to suit Mr.. Kings convenience. There
was objection to Mr.. Cromelien's going be-
hind the screen as it might have a bad
effect on the manifestations. This all oc-
| CURED in a house on I street, where two
spirit mediums are doing business in the
usual way. Mr.. Cromelien was there with
his photograph last night and on the two
nights previous. A Star reporter recently
listened to the voice Of the pirate King as
| It was reproduced by the photograph. It
was somewhat sepulchral, an extra grave
yard twang being given to it by the
japanned tin horn through which it es-
capped out of the photograph. John Kings
| voice was not the only one thus impriS-
oned. There was an address by ME-.
Wash, Emmons, who. according to his own
statement, had no palate in life and has
not succeeded in picking up one yet in the
after life. So a good many of Mr.. EN-
mons remarks consist of rather unin-
telligible gutturals. Others of the
cheerful circle of spirits that have
given their time toward making
the I street seances interesting also
spoke. The mechanical arrangement
in each case was the same as in the case
Of John King. Some Of the voices are re-
corded with marvellous distinctness. The
messages are all on about the same level
as the usual spirit message. One spirit
said it was like talking into an empty bar
rel to speak into the photograph horn.
The photograph experiment was tried
because the spirits themselves, according
to the statements made to the Star re-
porter, clamored for it. One spirit, much
interested in the proceedings, claims to be
the immortal essence Of Christy, the min
6trel. Christy proposes to drum for the
monograph and make a record Of what is
considered a wonderful performance even
for spirit-the beating of a rapid tattoo
in perfect time with light sticks made by
splitting a clothespin. This would have
been done last night probably, but Christy
was in hurry to get away from the per.
Torrance in order to see sparring match
at one Of the theatres. He keeps up his
interest in these things.-Washingto
Star
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
A Texan NTule.

A venerable mule, with an eventful his
tory, was pointed out on the streets Of
Dennison, Tex, this morning. It is the
property of Ben Walker, and is known to
be forty years old. During the war it
was in the Red River Department of the
Confederate service. At the battle Of
Honey Grove, in the Greek Nation, the
mule was attached to the artillery service.
It was with Gen. Price at the Battle of
Elkhorn Tavern, Mo. It was also in the
Pea Ridge campaign, and was at one time
ridden by Gen. Holmes, of Confederate
fame, when Gems. Marmaduke and Him.
man retreated to Little Rock, Ark. After
the affair with the Federal Gen. Blount
the mule was used in the ambulance de-
partment. It has been in a number Of
battles, but never stampeded or lost its
presence Of mind. This morning, while
standing on Main street, the venerable
animal did not look a day over ten years
old. Jimmie Dare is sleek and fat, with a
bright eye and elastic step, and Ben
Walker informed the Globe-Democrat
man that last Spring he travelled over 800
miles through the Chickasaw and Choctaw
Nations. averaging twenty-five miles a
day, and that Jimmie showed no evidence
Of fatigue.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Leprosy Victims Secretly Slain.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 30.-Dr. Smith,
of the Tracadie Laz arctic,
has returned from British Colombis,
whittier he was sent to investigate re-
ports of leprosy among the Chinese in
that province. He found that all the de-
veloped cases in Victoria, six in number,
had been segregated on an island about
II miles from Victoria, where they have
been supplied with necessaries sufficient
to last them eight months. In two cases
Dr. Smith found that the victims of the
leprosy had been secretly slain by their
fellow countrymen to prevent the posi-
bility of contagion.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
THE K. OF L. FIGHT.
PowderlY and His Lieutenants on Their
Way to Washington.


WASHINGTON, June 30.-The fight of
the Knights of Labor against Capt. Mere
dith, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, has assumed increased in
terest, in view of the fact that it has
been taken up by the executive commit
tee of that Order.
Information has reached here that
Messrs. Powderly, Devlin and Hayes had
left Columbus, o., to visit Washington
in connection with the matter. Accom-.
panying them are Daniel j. Ryan, Secre-
tary of State of Ohio, and D. K. Watson,
Attorney General of Ohio.
The Knights, in a former interview
with Secretary Foster, made the threat
that they would use the power of that
organization to defeat the election of
Mr.. Mckinley for Governor this fall if the
demands for the reinstatement of certain
Knights of Labor discharged from the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing were
not complied with.
1t is with this object in view that the
principal officers of the Knights of Labor
are now on their way here accompanied
by two of Mr.. McKinley's close friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Queen Victoria Was Chief sponsor.

LONDON, June 30.-A large number Of
members of the royal family, attended
the christening at Chapel Royal, st.
James Palace, of the daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Fife. The water
which was used in the ceremony was
brought from the River Jordan. Queen
Victoria acted asschief sponsor. Among
those present were the Queen of Dem
mark, the Prince and Princess Of Wales,
Princess Victoria of Wales, and the Duke
of Clarence and of Avondale, the eldest
son of the Prince of Wales. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop Of
London, Dean of the Royal Chapel, Of
ficiated
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Murderer Dillinger Recaptured.

CHICAGO, June 30.-Lewis Dillinger,
alias Paul May. who year ago escaped
from the Jail at New England, Mo-, a
few hours before he was to have been
hanged for the murder of his wife and
two men, was arrested in this city in the
morning after desperate running fight
with the police officers, during which "a
shots were exchanged. Dillinger re-
ceived several severe wounds before he
was finally overpowered and locked up.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
OPPOSED TO NINE HOURS.

The Typothetse of New York VIII Not
Grant tho Printers Demands.
New York, June 30.-A full meeting
of the Typhothetae Society was held at
their rooms, 10 Park Place, during the
afternoon, to discuss the proposition of
the journeymen printers asking for re-
duction of labor to nine hours.
The following resolution was unani-
mously passed: 'That the society can
not entertain the proposition of the jour
neymen printers to nine hours and will
oppose it,"
Secretary Pasco is of the opinion tn at
the adoption of the resolution will lead
to a general strike in September.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
The Missing Eprllshman Found.

NEW York, June 30.-Charles Warner,
of I>evonshire, England, who was report
ed missing with $4,000 which he was
known to have in his possession, and who
was believed to have met with foul play,
has been found. His disappearance
turns out to be no more than the usual
consequence of q stranger landing in a
strange city in ignorance Of the where
abouts of his relatives.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Sensational News About bismarck.

LONDON, June 30.-The Times this
morning publishes an interview with
Count Won Munster in Berlin in which he
says that Prince Bismarck's retirement
was determined upon by the old and not
by the young Kaiser. He says Bismarck
was retained as Chancellor only as long
as was necessary, and it was settled be-
fore the old Kaiser died that Won Caprivi
would be Bismarck's successor. The
statement will undoubtedly create SEN
sation in Germany.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
A observation-disclosures to be Tried.

WATERFOWL, N. Y, June 30-Smith
NJ. Lindsay, the noted lawyer, of Utica,
arrived here last night with a commits
sion to act for Attorney General Tabor,
with Lansing s. Lansing, of this city, in
the trial before Gov. Hills referee, Judge
Gilbert, of Clinton County, of the
charges against District-Attorney Peck,
Of this county, for malversation and NAL
feasance in Office, three prominent citi-
gems having preferred the charges and
petitioned the Governor for his removal.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Clothing manufacturers Give Bail.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June S0-The q
clothing manufacturers, indicted for con-
spiracy, appeared before Judge Kinney
in the Office of Vile g. Golf and gave bail
in the sum of $4,000 each. District At
torney Benton and Sol Vile had previ-
ously appeared before the judge in
special term and fixed the bail in this
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
The Moody Conference.

NoRTHFIE1D, Mass, June 80.-The dele
gates to the Moody conference held q
meeting during the morning and dis
cussed the subject of "How to Awake
and Maintain Interest in Bible Study
Secretary Messer, of the Chicago Y. M.
G. A., organized an enthusiastic Bible
training class. President Harper, of the
Chicago University, also addressed the
conference at the morning session. The
afternoon was devoted to athletics under
the leadership of Stage, of Yale.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Editor Clnpp Retires To-Day.

BOSTON, June 30.-The Journal to-day
contains an editorial, signed by VIM. W.
Clapp in which he announces his retire
ment from the editorial and business
of the paper. Col. Clapp
has been with the Journal 25 years. He
is succeeded by Stephen O'Meara, who has
had 90 years. experience in Boston
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
ch,nsss Women Burned to Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-A lodging
house was burned in Chinatown last
night, and the body of Chinese woman
was found in the ruins. 1t is stated that
five other women were burned in the
building, but their bodies have not been
Rnuud
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
Tho pory Mermaid spoken.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, June 30.-The dory
Mermaid, Capt. Andrews, was spoken on
June 25 by the schooner Della w. Tarr Of
this city, So miles off Highland Lights.
Capt. Andrews reported that he was very
tired, having had no sleep for SO hours.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-30
MARY Druse Refused n Pardon.

ALBANY, N. Y, June 80.-Gov. Hill
has denied the petition for a pardon for
Mary Druse, who was sent to the onon-
daRG County penitentiary for life at the
time her mother Mrs. Roxiana Druse,
was sentenced to death for the murder
~ William Druse, the husband and
father.