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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25
Another Wreck Reported.
To Make Two ;,tate, a., Kan,...

TOPEKA, Nov. 23. 1t is announced
that number of leading Republican
politicians of Western Kansas have or.
ganized for the purpose of dividing
Kansas into two states. The matter
will be urged upon the Kansas legisla.
ture at the coming session and it is be.
ieved that body will favor the change.
A committee will go to Washington
during the season and lobby for the
scheme. The object sought is to make
Republican state out Of the western
counties and leave the Populists the
eastern.
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One of the current bits of gossip since
election is that Utah, Arizona aud New
Mexico are to be admitted as states as a
return for Mormon votes in Idaho and
Wyoming for Cleveland and Stevenson.
This is rather farfetched theory, but
II those territories are entitled to ad-
mission they should come into the
Union without delay, no matter which
way their friends voted. Democratic
gratituds may not be any more substan-
tiai than the Republican article, as
evidenced by the result in North Dako-
ia, and the hard fight made necessary
in South Dakota, Montana, and Wash
ington, to say nothing Of Idaho and
Wyoming.
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The Democrats will have a majority

The Democrats will have majority
Of 90 in the next house: Two years ago
with the Mckinley bill as their chief
argument, coupled with a vigorous use
I of old Samson's favorite weapon, they
ssecured majority of l4O, although
several southern districts which they
have regained this year went to the
Peoples party. And the most signifi-
cant feature of the Republican gain this
year is that large percentage of it was
made in the Northwestern states where
the farmers were supposed to be break
ing their necks to get a taste OF tariff
refOrm ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

Mrs. Lease, during one of her lucid
periods, makes the startling annonce-
ment that she has discovered that the
Democrats have been playing the Popu-
lists for suckers, and that sockless Jerry
himself is one of the chief Democratic
steerers. Sister Lease has been long
time reaching conclusion that has
been arrived at by impartial observers
of the new movement in politics for a
good while.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

There is no occasion for any sincere
Republican to waste his sympathy upon
Mckinley or -McKinleyism. If the
issue was worthy of support before cleo
tion it is no less, worthy now. The best
fighters in politics or any other field
are not those who look around for a
scapegoat when they are whipped, and
console themselves by blaming the
thing nearest to them at the time. 1t
is the other fellows who accept the sit
uation without whimper or whine and
set their teeth firmly together for the
next round that win in the end.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

President Lowe of the State Alliance
is just now making frantic appeal for
the reorganization of that body. But
haven't we been told by all the Inde-
pendent organs that the Alliance had
not suffered by being sneaked and bull
dozed into politics?
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The Captain Careless.

SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 23.-The board
of local marine inspectors have given
their decision holding Captain John A.
O'Brien guilty of negligence in stranding
the whaleback steamer Charles w. Wet
more on the night of Sept. 8, of Coos
bay, and have revoked hia license.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

After supporting the Independent
ticket and platform to the best of its
ability, the Woonsocket News now turns
about and says:
The Independent party declared it.
self the party of reform, but did not ask
for single reform in its state platform
this year, for fear of offending someone
and losing some Offices. 1t presented
the strange spectacle in this state of a
reform party that didn't dare to demand
single reform. Consequently it got
pretty badly left.
Perhaps Loucks and Lowe are not
wholly to blame, after all.
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Ruff.. Take. CHARGE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The bond Of
Major Charles Ruffee as agent at White
Earth Indian agency has been approved
and ne will be placed in full charge. II
is expected that he, in conjunction with
Commissioner Hall, will now settle ur
the affairs of the Chippewa Indians,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25
Cable Patents Invalid.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The supreme
ourt has rendered decision invalidatipY
the patent granted to Henry Root Of
New York for the method of construct
ing cable railways now in common use.
The ground for the decision was the
fact that Root allowed his invention to
be publicly used for two years before
applying for his patents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

There is considerable gossip in Wash
ington to the effect that Speaker Crisp
il to be displaced in the next Congress
because his views on the tariff are not
sufficiently advanced.
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Denied by Foster.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ga statement
in the San Francisco Examiner that the
state department has been for six weeks
in conference with the Hawaiian minis.
ter on the subject of annexing the
Hawaiian islands to the United States
was denied by'Secretary Of State Foster
to reporter of the United Press.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

II Loucks and Lowe were the bold,
bad schemers which certain soured re-
formers hereabouts now say they are,
why have these same local reformers
kept stilI.about it and allowed the mis-
guided Populists all over the state to
continue to follow these false prophets
up to the present time?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

The incoming legislature can be re-
lied upon to pass reasonable appropri-
alton bill for the benefit of the World S
Fair exhibit.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

Acting Commissioner Vim. M. Stone
is to be promoted to the position of
Commissioner of the General Land Of
flee for the remainder of Republican
incumbency,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

The secret ballot system is all right
in the main, but in this state it needs
simplifying materially. The right of
suffrage should be at once the safest
and easiest right for an intelligent man
to exercise.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

"Doc" Fish has been fired as the
Alliance state lecturer in Minnesota
and his "Great West" is no longer the
official organ.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

In spite of the I-told-you-so-chaps
President Harrison will go down to
history as the ablest, broadest and SAT-
est President since Lincoln.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

Tyndall Tribune: Claim jumper
Sheldon is governor just the same.
Yes, kid gloves, extra suit of clothes
and all.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

Consul John Drake seems to have no
fears Of the Democratic wrath to come.
He set sail for Chemnitz just the same.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

Mitchell Mail: Down in Alabama
the test Of a mans Democracy is that
he voted for Cleveland electors. That's
plain enough.
Yes; but won't it be little rough on
the faithful hereabouts if that test is
applied?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

The Populists of Montana succeeded
in electing woman as Attorney Cen
eral.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

ported to have been drowned on Satur-
day near Snohomish. Professor Caliard,
wife, son and niece, all adults, are be-
boat was found on an island. They
left Everett Friday afternoon for Marys-
vile and have not been seen since.
Many farmers throughout the entire
western portion of the state have lost
all their stock by drowning and none in
tho rich and extensive valleys have
escaped from loss.
The damage to the agricultural dis
tricts will amount to many hundreds of
thousands of dollars. 1t certainly has
been the worst rainfall that has ever
been experienced on the Puget sound,
and if the rain sets in again it is liable
to cause additional loss.
Several additional small towns along
the railway lines are under water, and
some single story houses are entirely
submerged. 1t is believed that when
telegraphic communication is resumed,
the reports will come in from the worst
flooded localities Of many lives having
been lost and much stock killed. Though
Ao AnAoh AaGAoA las } GU peeu ieceAfeu tno
Skykomish valley will doubtless suffer
the same as the others, and the valleys
of the mining districts will meeS with
similar disaster.
Another Wreck Reported.
Another train wreck is reported on
the Seattle and Northern railroad, up
the Skagit valley, through running on
water covered tracks, but no lives have
been reported lost. Kittikas county
will sustain heavy loss in destruction
of the bridges over the Yakima
river, and other counties are sure to be
seriously damaged by the floods. Re-
ports from British Columbia are to the
effect that the valleys in that country
have met with similar disaster.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1892-11-25

PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 23.-Pro-
fessor Charles A. Young says of the
comet now attracting so much atten-
The advocate., 1892-07-06

abundant yield, was selected for the pur-
pose.
1t was the depreciation in the value OF
the precious metals and Of money, sup
posed to have already resulted from the
new supplies Of gold, which made him
the conspicuous advocate of the demand
that one of the metals should be demon
etlzed in order to "redreSs the situation" "
In the conference of 1865, which. re-
suited in the formation of the Latin
Union,S9 Belgium, Italy, and SWitzer-
land, in insisting upon the demonetiza-
tIon of silver, were not influenced by
either its actual or anticipated depre-
citation relatively to gold. The annual
silver production of the United States
was then only $11,OO00O0. In 1871,
when Germany decreed the demonetiza-
tlon Of silver, the relative value of gold
and silver was steady and unchanged
and no change was apprehended. AS
Germany then had the single standard
Of silver, changes in the relative value of
gold and silver in the London market,
unless very large, could have been Of
but little importance to that empire. 1t
was not a fall In the value Of gold rela-
lively to silver which caused Germany TO
demonetize gold in 1857, neither was It
q fall In the value of silver relatively to
gold which induced that empire to de-
monetize silver in 1871. In both cases
Germany was governed by one and the
same apprehension, that the mass Of
money, or Of the precious metals COM
bined, was undergoing a depreciation,
and that the adoption Of single stand
ard was needed to "redress the S;tUG-
tiOn." And 1t Is apparent that 1t was
quite Indifferent to Germany which
metal was selected for the standard.
To be continued)
The advocate., 1892-07-06
THE WAR IS OVER.
or Of THE ADVOCATE.

TOthe Editor Of THE ADVOCATE.
AS delegate to the Peoples party
state convention, held at Wichita, 1 will
say that on the night of June is, the
great rebellion closel-that long and
bloody struggle between the SONS Of the
revolution. The war started in Kansas
In '56 and ended In the Peoples party
convention at Wichita in '92. The
bloody shirt was buried there, never to
be resurrected again by men who are
lovers of liberty.
When Fred. j. Close, the one armed
soldier who left his arm on the battle
field, and who Is now q candidate for
congress in the First district, arose and
pointed to his empty sleeve, then to the
American flag, and said he had sacri-
feed an arm for the preservation Of those
stars and stripes, God knew that he no
longer harbOred in his heart any i'll feel
ings for the boys who wore the gray, and
who had met him bravely in the great
struggle. That the men who had seen
service In the war from 1851 to 1866
ceased fighting when that war closed,
and to-day the Confederate who was
identified with the best interests of our
whole country and as ready and willing
to defend the stars and stripes as we,
should be treated as any other citizen.
He said he knew Mr.. Harris would
shoulder his musket now as quickly as
any Federal soldier to defend the stars
and stripes and to keep this one united
country. That he Is a man of great
learning and posted on the issues of the
day; q ready and fluent speaker and
able to meet Geo. 7. Anthony on the
stump or anywhere. He said Il was
those who stayed at home, made money,
robbed our mothers, wives and daughters,
and howled long and loud; those who
never saw the smoke or heard the charge
Of battle, who were now opposing the
fair and equal treatment Of the Con-
federates. In other words, It was the
cranks and not the rank and file who
The advocate., 1892-07-06

The captain suggested that all ex-
Union soldiers that are delegates desir-
ing to second the nomination Of Mr..
Harris, manifest the same by rising
vote. The vote was taken and 964 old
soldiers arose. When those 264 gray
haired veterans arose and declared to
the world the war was over and that
they were willing TO shake hands across
the bloody chasm, which venal men have
been trying TO make wider and deeper 90
as to divide ,us that they might satisfy
their own personal greed, those 1854 sons
of our fathers who fell at Concord,
Lexington and Bunker Hill, filed up the
chasm, those 264 old soldiers believed In
the commandment Christ gave to his
children to "Love one another" They
believe In the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood Of man. They believe In
burying all animoslty. They believe in
such principles as were taught by Wash
ington, Jefferson and Lincoln, that God
created this country for the land Of the
free and the home Of the brave. They
believe that John J.. Ingalls, told the
truth when he said In the senate that
this beloved America was fast becoming
the land of the rich and the home Of the
slave. We said In our convention that It
shall not be.
The rebellion Is over. Let our war be
with ballots instead Of bullets.
7. J. SMITH.
Mcpherson, Kan, June %, 1892.
The advocate., 1892-07-06
wore objeOting to such consideration.

Evans, a war veteran, whose head is
frosted over by the SHOWS OF sixy-slx
winters, stepped to the front Of the stage
and said: "Mr. Chairman, for the pur-
pose of seconding a motion, ask unani
nous consent" The captain said: "Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen of the conven-
tlon, was a volunteer in the Union
army In the war of the Rebellion. / left
the state of Michigan with Lightweight
men in my company. After the war
closed, returned with only twenty-slx.
/ we'll remember shaking the parting
hand Of wife and children, fully contem-
plating the realities Of war. The last
shake, you all know, was closed In silence.
I remember the terrible scene of Nash
vile. Many Of you remember Ckicks-
msuga and Gettysburg and other scenes
Of similar notoriety. You remember In
times past of only seeing those Con-
federates in the face Of cleaning gun
barrels through the red blaze Of war,
when the war gods held high carnival of
blood and death. Long have evil design
ing men stood between the blue and the
gray. We have been taught to look
through distorted mediums, held up by
those men for the sole purpose of divld-
ing public opinion, that they might, like
Judas, satisfy their thirst for gold. While
the scenes Of war were passing in review;
when there was vacant chair at every
table, a tear dimming every eye, cloud
on every brow, an ache In every bosom,
every ear was strained TO catch the last
groan from the battle field. 1t was then
the plutocratic scoundrels of Wall street,
dictated by British gold, met and, over
wine and cigars In a lofty hall, with
doors doubly bolted, and trusted servants
walking to and fro, that there should be
no intrusion, laid the foundation
to enslave American labor. And by
cunningly devised schemes and con-
cocted plans promptly carried out have
brought our beloved country to the verge
Of ruin. Our liberties are fast passing
from our grasp. The goddess Of liberty
Is trembling with fear at the Slckenlng
scenes and heaven-daring crimes COM
mitted against American industry by
men prompted by selfish greed, with
chance weighed with faYorltism and sell
fishness sitting as arbiters."
Here the captain was presented with Q
beautiful flag. AS he received it he
said:
"This flag now waves triumphantly all
over our beloved country, honored and
respected by all nations. Comrades,
under this flag we fought for united
government. To perpetuate system Of
government bequeathed us by the fathers
Of the republic. AS victors, under this
flag our southern brothers we're rein
stated to the high position of American
citizens. Now in behalf Of forty millions
Of American citizens rapidly approach
ing the condition of Serfs; in behalf Of
ten millions Of American citizens that
never have their wants supplied for a
a day; In behalf Of one million of able
bodied men unable to find employment
to provide for wife and children; In be-
half of government to break down the
color line on which the bloody shirt has
been hung every four years, and to bury
it beyond the power Of resurrection, let
US shake hands across the bloody chasm
The advocate., 1892-07-06

cost so cents, to say nothing of lining for
the waist and thread and buttons?"
The ladies looked at each other. ave
never thought of that" said they. "a
dozen wrappers, did you say? Think Of
making whole dozen. I should think
it would be a weeks work at least"
"Mrs Martin, said the lady, addressing
the seamstress, "come here and tell these
ladies' some of your experience"
A neat pale little woman In rusty
black came forward.
~ have tried almost every honest way
Of making living since my husbands
death, and for year previous to that,
while he lay Ill. made corset covers at
35 cents dozen. There were sixty but
ton holes to make, and sixty buttons to
sew on, and ! could only make a dozen
in day by sewing until twelve o'clock
at night.
NJ had not been used to hard work or
to running machine, and l suppose
was slow, for when I took the first lot
home, the manufacturer said they did
not care to let me have any more; was
too long in making them."
Quick looks Of sympathy and cries Of
"OhW and "Ahp from the listeners.
"Then l tried ladies' wrappers, at rs
cents dozen from another place, but
was too slow" with sigh.
"Dreadfull Dreadful" said the callers.
"Please 90 on, Mrs. Martin"
NJ made chlldren's drawers at % cents
q dozen, and chlldren's canton flannel
night drawers at 35 cents dozen, but |
could not earn enough to buy bread,
much less pay rent. A woman who lived
In the same apartment house, used TO
make hickory jumpers for 35 cents
dozen. There Is almost as much sewing
on one Of these as on o white shirt, but
she made dozen In day. She used 10
run her machine until and in the
morning. have seen her get up from
it and say: 4 feel as if my limbs were
on fire. She had, perhaps, been running
1t with scarcely pause for hours. She
was only 30 years old, and had married
widower Of more than twice her age
with five children. He was out Of work
and they all depended on her for sup
port. Her baby was born dead. The
doctor said she had sewed too steadily"
There was a moment of Mortified
silence and then one and all declared
that never again would they buy "bar-
gains" In ready-made clothing.
~ think 1t will be worse for the poor
women If you don't" said Mrs. Martin.
"They are glad to get work, even at
those prices. 1t is often all that stands
between them and starvation. Some
times there is an old mother or an aunt
or sister, who Is something Of an invalid,
but who can just manage to look after
children and do the housework-
isn't much to do when one gets 80 far
down, and then the wife can give her
whole time TO the work. Most Of them
work faster than do"
NJ can't reason Mrs. Martin out Of
her belief that we will only make mat
ters worse by not buying this poorly paid
work" )" said the hostess.
"But surely" said one Of the callers, "if
we each find some needy seamstress and
hire the things made, that will be bet
ter"
The advocate., 1892-07-06

SHALL SEWING BE DONE AT H0MER
A question came up the other day that
proved too knotty for settlement by the
parties who had 1t under discussion, and
it was unanimously resolved that one Of
the number should present it to the
readers of the Standard.
Two or three ladies making morning
call on friend, found her In her sewing
room before table piled high with mus
Inns, nainsooks, embrolderies and laces,
while she herself was rapidly cutting out
garment after garment Of ladies' and
children's underwear.
"What new crochet have you got into
your pretty little head now, MaryP"
asked one. "Are you working for chill
dren's hospital or an old ladies' home, or
bothp
"Neither," replied her friend. ~ am
simply cutting out years supply Of un-
dergarments for the family, which my
seamstress Is going to make up"
"You are not doing this from motives
of economy, l should judge" said
another. "You can most certainly buy
these things ready-made at the spring
sales cheaper than you make them, or at
least than you can buy the material and
pay for having them made"
"WhY," said q third, yesterday l
bought really nice corset covers for %
cents apiece; nightgowns for 90 cents;
children's canton flannel night drawers
for "a cents, and pretty morning gowns
for my nurse for 81 cents. All were
neatly finished; the cotton garments
were trimmed with Hamburg edging or
lace, and the dresses were dsintily made
and we're a good flt."
Then followed further evidences Of
Mary's want Of thrift, during all Of which
the hostess was quietly going on with
her work. When they had ceased she
ssid
"And who makes these garments, do
you think?"
"Why, sewing women, suppose"
said one.
"What do you suppose they get for
the making? The materials for the
articles you have mentioned cost me
almost as much as you paid for them
ready-msde, and l have even less trim
ming on them than some OF you have
described. How much, think you, does
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-23
A SURVEY
Has Been Made-Will it End
There ?

Friday gang of eight surveyors and as
sistants passed through Napoleon on sur
vey of the proposed trans-continental rail-
road from New York to San Francisco.
The river was crossed near Patrick's, the
Wabash railroad near the old distillery
while the nearest point to Napoleon was
just beyond the Stout property, just within
the corporation.
The engineers were adopts at the business
and according to their statement made
an average of eight miles per day. At this
rate the State of Ohio will be trayersed in
twenty five days.
While the project is one of almost unheard
of magnitude, it is not altogether impossi-
BILE. 1t will involve an outlay of cool
hundred millions and will consume nearly
fifteen years for its completion.
A number of our leading citizens have
faith in the enterprise. The amount re-
quired of Napoleon is 5000, and it is all paid
in. 1t is small sum and although there
may be no return beyond few stakes, the
output will not be begrudged. The hope
and prospect of anew railroad is something.