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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
NOTICE.

Any County or Sub:AIIiance wishing
to employ a good lecturer, who has
no superior in the State can do so by
writing to me. The expenses and q
small compensation for services viii
have to be paid.
F~raternally,
w. 6. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. r. S. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
NOTICE.

All communications intended for the
Executive Committee of the State ALI
ance of North Carolina should be adj
dressed to Capt S. B. Alexander, Chair
man, Raleigh, N. c., care of w. s.
Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer
By order of Executive Committee.
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. T. s. A,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
NOTICE.

Gen. Jas. B. Weaver will speak In
North Carolina as follows:
Raleigh, September 90
Rocky Mount, September 30
Gen. Jas. G. Field will speak at
Asheville, September 80
Salisbury, 80
s. OHIO WILSON,
Chm'n P. P. State Elk. Com.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

pers Q the legislatures, State. and Ma
ClonaD shall be eligible to sit or vote in.
any convention Of this Marty and a
copy 1 this ordinance shall be annexed
70 every call for any future convention
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
NOTICE.

Mr.. E. A. Moye having declined the
Peoples party nomination for Con-
gress, l hereby request the Executive
Committee of the First Congressional
District to meet me in Edenton, Tues
day, Sept. 90 to put another candidate
in the field. THEO, WHITE. Chm'n.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20
A-pM1NIsTRAToR,s NOTICE.

Having qualified as the ADMINISTRATIVE of the
late L. L. Polk, thereby notify all persons in
debted to his estate to make prompt settlement,
and all persons having claims against the estate
to present the same for settlement on OF before
thu 18th day of June, 1893, or this notice may be
plead in bar o. their recover
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-09-20

90 HSNNS@O@S VA
several railroads and his article in the
Arena show thorough research and
acquaintance with his topic.
These figures may be correct as far
as they go. But they do not go to the
bottom facts.
The main cost of the railroad system
(and every other for that matter) is
the exhorbitant interest and dividends
that r taxed upon the people.
Poor's RGiL1CGy Manual, the stan
dard authority on this business, states
that the stocks and bonds of the rail
road aggregate SO, 1913, 781, 12O
Their total earnings were S /, 1885,
040, 207, the operating expenses $744,
S68, 828, leaving a surplus of 1921, $685.
S99. But the railroads collected $780,
129, 924 for rentals, tolls, etc., and
$35, la, 1873 from miscellaneous sources,
Add these and the receips of the rail-
road companies were 81, ,343, 1854
which would leave $435, $40, O47 as the
profits now made on the railroad. This
added to the $3.50, OOO, 900 saved on
operating expenses as figured by Mr..
Davis, would give the people of the
United States an annual saving of
nearly 5000, 900, 900 which even the
extravaganza of our late congressional
appropriations would be sufficient to
pay all expenses of the government,
and enable us to raise the wages of the
railroad men 800, 600, 900 a year.
This figured on the basis that the
government need make no profit on
the railroads any tmore than in con-
Quoting the post Office.
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Figures Showing Most Horrible Extor-
tion-It Reaches Into Billions Of
Dollars-Even Alleged Experts
Do Not Realize the Enormity
Of the Tax the American
People Pay to Mo-
nopoly Corpora
tions.
Reform papers should be careful
about copying figures unles they verify
them. The following has been going
the rounds:
GOVERNMENT RAILROADS.
In an article in the August Arena,
Q. Wood Davis shows there would be
saved by government ownership of
railroads:
On consolidation depots of and stats. $40, OOO,O 600
On exclusive use of short routs. ......,. 25,UO.OOO
On atCny's salaries and legal exposes. 1900, 600
On aggregation of passes. ........,,, 5000 1000
On aggregation OF commission 100000
On abrogatton of high priced officials. 100000
On abrogation of traffic associations. 100000
On ~abrogation of presidents. 25.OO0yOOO
On aboltshing all but local offices, etc. 1900 200
On aboIsh'ng on of advertising ...... 100000
800 100000
Mr.. Davis has held high positions on
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
ROGER q. MILLS,

The news was flashed all over the
Union yesterday that Roger @. Mills
had been elected United States SEN
ator. The red tape of a joint session
of the two houses to-day and the
official announcement of the result
is to be gone through with, but the
fact is present Mills is our new United
States Senator, for so 93 votes in the
House and 30 in the Senate-122 out
of 1877 votes-yesterday decided. THE
STATESMAN rejoices over this victory
not only because of the Endorsement
it gives this distinguished statesman,
but because of the emphatic indorse-
ment of the great principle Of which
he has been for years the distinguish
ed championship principle of tariff
reform. A man who is now in the
nineteenth year of service for his
state in congress and who has always
borne himselfwith such distinguished
ability and fearlessness in his ma
tional career, deserves such distinc-
ton from his state. We believe he
has earned his promotion and the
state has honored herself in giving 1T
ohm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
Electoral Commission Bill.

Let me ask my riends what answer
they will when they return to
their homes, and their constituents
shall ask them, why they surrendered
the rights of the people represented in
this House?
When they shall ask you if the
House of Representatives do not pos
sess an equal power with the Senate
in counting the electoral vote and de-
termining who is President, you will
answer, "a committee of this House
have so reported to it at this session,
and that no vote can be constitution
ally counted without its concurrence
when they shall ask you what has been
the practice of the government OH
that subject, you will answer them,
''No vote for president has ever been
counted without the concurrence Of
the House since the government was
formed; when they shall ask you if
the constitution does not confer on
you the power to elect president if
no candidate has received a majority
of all the electors appointed, you will
answer, yes, when they ask you if you
did not have Democratic majority,
both of members and states in the
House, and the ability to elect Demo
cratic president, you will answer,
yesl
What, then, will be your answer
when they ask you why you abandon
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
HOW DID HE END IT OUT?

The following paragraph from the
Philadelphia Times will send thrill
of wonder and alarm from Galveston
to the Panhandle, and from the Sabine
to the Rio Grande:
"Colonel Belo, of the Galveston
News, will go laundering down the
ages as the man who discovered that
kissing is one of the natural sciences.
And it is the only universal science
whose praise is ever on the lip"
Now in the name of all the gods at
once, how did Col. Belo make that dis
covery? And who was present when he
made it? 1t will hardly be presumed
that he made the discovery with the
aid of telescope. All the regular
methods of scientific research must
have been used by Col. Belo in the
investigation of this interesting
subject. And yet, with characters
tic newspaper brevity he has conten-
ted himself with giving merely the re-
suit of his observations, leaving his
methods to the readers fancy!
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
4 POLITICAL COLD WAVE.

1.-THE Hill boom has struck n Texas
norther," says the Appeal-Avalanche.
The truth is, it has been a cold day
for Hill ever since he started out on
his southern tour. He left his CAM
paign thunder in Washington, and
had to telegraph back for his satchel-
full of speeches. Then, the friend and
chief orator, who was to make his
Georgia tour glorious, was Gen. Daniel
f. Sickles, and some native with an
"unfortunate good memory" arose
and reminded the people that this
was the same Sickles who had said in
1876: 1.-The $4,000 Democratic majority
in Georgia means $4,000 shotguns."
OF course, that killed off the Georgia
tour. AHd' when, added to that, the
Texas legislature sent down word that
it was not at home, it was piling
Pelion upon Ossa. The New York
senator doubtless thinks the times are
out of joint.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
HEAVY STORM IN KANSAS.
Snow Lying Eight Inches on the Level
Traffic Suspended.

KANSAS CITY, March 2O.-Snow
exceeding in severity any of last win
ter or this spring, has been raging in
Kansas today. This morning with
the wind in the northeast it COM
menced showing and has continued
all day, and at 10 o'clock tonight snow
was still falling heavily. The storm
is not in the nature of blizzard, the
winds velocity being low and the
thermometer comparatively high.
However snow lies eight inches deep
on the level throughout the greater
part of the state, and some points re-
port much drifting. All railways
report more or less interference
but not enough to stall trains.
Reports of the storm in Kansas
received from as far South as Wichita
and West as Liberal. The storm here
exceeds in severity any at this season
of the year within the memory of most
residents. The snow is eight inches
on the level. Street railway traffic
has been impeded but, not suspended.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
Georgetown Gleanings.
Special to The Statesman.

Special to- The Statesman.
GEORGETOWN, March GA petit
ton with two or three pages of sigma
lures attached were sent from this city
to Hon. Seth Shepard yesterday re-
questing him to address our people on
the issues of the gubernatorial cam
paign on the fourth of April.
A number of Democrats went to
Austin on last nights train. Some
went to see Mr.. Mills elected to the
Senate, others with faint hope of
seeing Chiffon gain the victory.
MIR. Jack Steele has sold the old M i.
E. Steele block in Georgetown to Mr..
Hume of Austin for thirty thousand
dollars. This includes the hotel,
Steele residence, stone business house,
bank building and opera house. Mr..
Steele is an enterprising business
man, and Georgetown hopes she will
not lose him from the ranks of her
citizens.
S. II. Atkins has sold his interest in
the stone business house on the East
side to Sutton & Sharpe, aud has gone
to cast his lot in Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
Uncle Toms Cabin was played here
Monday evening to very small
house.
Attorney R. l.. Penn of Taylor is
here attending county court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
From Fairland.
Special to The Statesman.

special 10 The statesman.
FARMLAND, Texas, March 22.-Col
Holloway, of this place, and Mr.. G
G. Taylor, representing Dallas cap
ital, are now making a trip through
Llano, Burnett and Gillespie counties
in the interest of the wooden and cot
ton mill to be started at Marble Falls,
Over half the bonus is now sub.
scribed, and it is thought the factory
will be built.
Six miles of track are now laid on
the Llano extenIiion, and construction
trains will be unloading material at
the Colorado river by the last of the
week. Col. Holloway is having his
telegraph line from here to Elano
moved on the right of way along the
extension, and telegraph connection
will be established at the Colorado
bridge by the last of this week. The
contractors, Kicker, Lee G. Co., and
Chief Engineer Temple will transfer
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
For the Famine Sufferers. .

New YORK, March %. - Private
dispatches from st. Petersburg bring
word that the proceeds of the New
York concert for the benefit of Rus
sian famine sufferers has been received
and are being used for relief in such
manner as Minister Smith Directs
The funds amounts to $4,000 roubles
and the original calculation was that
little less than eight roubles will be
sufficient to save one life and provide
food until the new crop. Owing to the
lapse of time since the estimate was
made the amount necessary has been
reduced to six roubles or less. The
proceeds of the New York concert
would suffice to save 1000 lives.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
A STRANGE STORY.
Regular Enoch Arden Tale With Varia-
ations.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 21.-
The sequel of an Enoch Arden story
with variations is just being written
in the form of sensational and most
singular suit for damages. Briefly
told, the romance in real life is as
follows: John Quinby, Union
soldier, was badly wounded in
the battle of Chickamauga a few
few miles from here, in 1868, and
left in a temporary hospital in a log
cabin on the field. During his con-
valescence he became enamored of a
confederate supposed war widow, one
Mrs. Dooley, and after his term of SER
vice expired he returned and was
married to her. Fourteen years later
her first husband made his appear
ance. A compromise was effected. and
Dooley, for $2S in cash, surrendered
his claim to his wife and a
cow he had left early in the six
ties, and went his way alone.
Quinby accumulated consider
cradle real estate, which the increase
in values made valuable. A couple OF
years since he made to his wife deed
of his land in what is now Chica-
manga Park. Dooley in some way
learned these facts, took legal advice,
and was advised by the attorney that
as the woman in the case was his
Dooley's) spouse in law the property
in question was clearly his, and he
has come back to enter suit for the
land. Quinby has recovered his men
tai balance, and will fight to the end
of the law for the woman he bought
and the land he earned. The case is
attracting much attention in legal
circles, as it is without precedent in
the South at least.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24

they go to the polls to express
their Judgment upon public ques-
tions from the interference OF
thousands of employees paid
by taxes upon all the people, but
employed and directed as the tools OF
a faction or party. at proposes to thus
increase the efficiency of the public
service, raise the standard of Ameri-
can politics and place all workingmen
of the United States upon an equality
in seeking public service by the sim
plest methods and at profit to the
government resulting from better
service and better work rather than
at a cost of needless machinery and
new eXpend lures.
HILLS SOUTHERN TOUR.
WASHINGTON, March 90 The
Southern tour of Senator Hill came to
a close by the arrival of the party in
this city at II o'clock a. m. today
Senator Hill expressed great gratifi'
cation at the hospitable manner in
which he was received throughout
the South and does not conceal his
pleasure over the enthusiasm which
his visit caused in Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi. Numerous invita-
tions have been received by Senator
Hill within the past week to visit
various Western and Southern cities
and he is being strongly urged to
make a tour later throughout the
West and Southwest.
WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Lord
Salisbury has sent a communication
to the government in reply to the
note of Acting Secretary Wharton OF
the state department requesting re-
newal of the modus vivendi for the
protection of the seal line in Behring
Sea during the coming season.
The communication was received by
Mr.. Wharton through Sir Julian
Pauncfate, British minister at Wash
ington. The Acting Secretary took it
over to the white house during the
afternoon and submitted it to the
president. Mr.. Wharton declined to
indicate the nature of Salisbury's
reply.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
HONEST JOE SA YERS.

THE STATESMAN has received the
appended letter from Washington,
written by one who loves Texas ana
is very careful observer OF the times
and their events. 1t is with great
pleasure this letter is published in
editorial form, as The STATESMAN
loves TO honor truth and steadfast
worth. The congressman from our
district honors us, the state and the
Democratic party. The letter Is as
follows:
can Texans should feel gratified
with the splendid record which Con-
gresham j. d. Sayers is making al
Washington. With the House at sea
on the silver and tariff questions, he
is manfully fighting for economy OF
expenditure, and is practically the
leader on the floor of the House. AS
the second member Of the Appropria-
lions committee, Judge Holman being
the chairman, the stupendous work
of preparing the appropriation
bills falls chiefly upon Mr.. say
ers, shoulders, and no man-not
even excepting Samuel J. Randall has
given so much time and study to their
equitable preparation. With Springer,
Mills and Holman sick, the labor OF
leading the debates upon the appro-
priation bills has been performed by
Mr.. Savers in q manner which has
drawn to him the recognition and re-
spect of all factions. His mastery
warning to the Billionaire congress OF
a pending deficiency has been verified
by subsequent events, and his great
speech of last Wednesday completely
verified his predictions then uttered,
Sayers is a worker in every sense OF
the word-a worker for his section
and for the country, and whatever re-
apportionment the present Legislature
may make, we feel assured that he
will be remembered and rewarded for
his faithful services"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
FROM FALKLAND.
The Austin and Northwestern Extension
Going Forward Rapidly.

1ue nuSUlu anu NurUuWcSIeru GAJeusluu
Going Forward Rapidly,
Spe Cial to The Statesman.
FALKLAND, Texas, March 2l.-The
saying "On to Llano" will in a very
short time be realized by San Anto-
MO, as well as Austin, when she is in
vited to accompany the citizens of the
Capital City to the future great, ETC.,
on their excursion over the Austin
and Northwestern railroad, who are
pushing the extension of their line
Through Messrs. Kicker, Lee & Co.,
the contractors,) as fast as men, ex-
perience and money can possibly
build railroad. From a recent trip
over the line it is found out that by
actual count there are over three hun
bred teams and seven hundred
men employed on the works.
The first ten miles of the grade have
been finished, which covers the line
to Colorado river. The entire twenty
nine miles is as busy scene as per-
son rarely ever sees; the sub-contract-
ors, as fast as they finished on this
side of the river were moved ahead
until the entire line from Colorado
river to Llano was covered. There
Mr.. HILL general woodwork fore
man, started his two pile drivers and
his bridge men. The drivers are run
by steam, and are said to be under
able management and doing excellent
work. Then comes Mr.. Reed with the
track-laying, who seems to do his best
to catch the bridge men, but the
bridge men don't propose to be caught.
Mr.. Reed has necessarily been COM
PEELED to lose time in waiting for
track fastenings which the rail-
road company furnish, which
have been delayed. Although
he has been delayed in his work
he now has the construction
which is under the immediate con-
tract of Mr.. FOLEY of Galveston, (Old
Tom). In addition to the grading,
bridging, pile driving and tracklay-
ing outfits, there is Mr.. Cunningham,
who has charge of the masonry work
for the draw bridges, and has over
100 men. Quarrymen and granite cut
ters at work in the quarries on the Col
orado river, although the work slack
ed for few days everything is now
the picture of life and activity.
While there are so many men at
work new men are coming daily and
readily find employment. 1t is need
less to say that the A. & n. w., was
most fortunate in placing the work in
the hands of Messrs. Kicker, Lee &
Co., who certainly know their bust
ness as railroad builders.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24
Burnet Budget.
Special to The Statesman.

special TO Inc statesman.
BURNET, Tex, March 2O.-Dr. Les
lie Waggener delivered an interesting
lecture in the auditorium of our High
School last night. Subject, "Robert
Burns" Our citizens are to be favored
with five other lectures to be delivered
during the months of pril and May,
by the following gentlemen:
DR.. Joseph Baldwin, Prof. Thos, Fitz-
Hugh, DR.. Walter Lefevre, DR.. j. r.
s. Sterrett and DR.. Everhart. An in
tellectual feast is anticipated.
In an interview with number of
citizens from different portions of the
county, we learn that the fruit crop
has been destroyed by the late freeze.
the oat crop has not been injured,
gardens will have to be replanted.
Mr.. Hardy, treasurer of the Dallas
cotton and wooden mills, and Mr.. Geo.
Taylor of Fort Worth cotton mills,
met large gathering of the people of
the county at the court house Satur-
day evening, in the interest of estab-
fishing cotton and wooden factory at
Marble Falls. Seventy-five thousand
dollars of the stock has been taken in
this enterprise, and the erection and
operation of cotton and wooden mill
at Marble Falls is considered a GER
talnty at no distant day.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24

ed certainty for an uncertainty
why did you not discharge the duty
imposed upon you by the constitution,
instead of creating tribunal for that
purpose, whose determination was to
be coufessedly game of chance?
What answer can you make Tor put
ting up to lottery the presidency OF
forty millions OF people? The only
answer that you can make is that you
were afraid of the present executive;
the assembling of soldiers and artillery
here, and the open menaces of the
friends and supporters of the eXecu-
tive, had filled your bosoms with ap
prehensions of civil war. Grant IT,
But is it wise craftsmanship to en- =
courage intrigues and conspiracies by
making concessions to them? Is it not
rather our duty to. stand by the con-
stitution and laws, and declare him
president whom the people nave elect
ed2 1t is our duty to stand by the bal
lot box, and not the dice boxl
Ii in this game of chance the dice
should fall against the peoples choice,
and elect man reprobated by them
at the ballot box; if it should reinstate
an administration which they have
condemned and renowned, and con-
tinue over them the misrule that has
banished their p osterity and paralyzed
their industries; if, to maintain by f1rce
what they have won by fraud, they
shall annibilate the political power of
the South, by remanding her states to
territorial vassalage, as that party is
DOW proposing in the Senate and
House; if arbitrary power and the
swarm of vultures which follow it's
shadow to prey upon the victims of
lusts, shall be given again to an OPP
pressed and suffering people, what
answer will you,-what answer can
you give for surrendering the keys to
their fortress which they have en-
trusted to your faithful keeping?
For myself, l will stand by the con-
stitution and the sovereignty of the
people, and leave it them to deter
mine whether or not they will aban-
don their government to bold, inso-
lent, and palpable fraud. Concession
to fraud never added strength 10 the
right. and only defers the evil we
would avoid, and while deferring, in
creases it's strength. If we are right,
then let us stand by the right, for the
sake of the righ If the constitution
is assailed by powerful combination
for it's overthrow, we can best do our
duty by rising to the highest courage
in its defense. In the language of the
great American statesman, let us
'cling to the constitution as the
mariner cliugs to the last plank in the
shipwreck, when night and tempest
gather round him" Let us initiate
the high courage of that other great
American name. and adopt his motto,
"Ask nothing but what is right, and
submit to nothing that is wrong
These, sir, are the lights thai fall
along my pathway and these are the
lamps by which my feet are guided;
and will follow them with the faith
and devotion that the philosophers
followed the star that led them to the
Author of truth. r. Q. MILLS.