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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
AN
the OF Ways and Means
imposed to the Passage of the Sub-treas-
ury Bflls---The Reasons Given.

-
The Committee on Ways and Means
Opposed to the Passage OF the sub-treas.
ury Bils---The Reasons Given.
The committee on ways and means,
through Mr.. Mcmillan, made a unan.
imous report adverse to the sub-treas-
ury bills. The report is a long
document, and discusses all the phases
of the question in a comprehensive
style. 1t defers phe question of con.
st%itutionality and proceeds to state
objections. They are, briefly: If
there should be a reduction in the
value of goods after they were stored
below so per cent. the government
would lose; if the value increased,
the government would get none of the
profit. The Jurisdiction of federal
courts would be increased so as to
make them an instrument of oppres-
sion to the people. The bill tends
strongly towards Capitalization and
interferes with individual freedom.
A great fluctuation in currency would
follow its enactment. Opposition to
the bill would not be confined to far
mers, but iron men, lumber men and
manufacturers generally would COM
plain until the government fixed a
limit to the possible loss at 20 per cent.
to them, and so on. The government
would be usurping the functions of
citizens and attending everybody's
business but its own. The Inaugural
tion of such a scheme would be the
spectators delight; he could carry
$4,000 worth of wheat with less
than S95, 900 cash, and pay the gov
eminent only one per cent. interest.
The great increase in the number of
officials would make it almost
impossible to dislOdge a corrupt
administration. No provision is
made for the redemption of the many
millions to be issued under the bill
and banks would have power to force
the destruction of any part of the
governments money. The bill is
class legislation and would be
unjust to day laborers and other toll
ers. People have a particular kind
Of property to deposit could get money
at l per. cent from the government and
let it at a higher rate to other per-
sons. Lastly, it is a violation of the
constitution, as is shown by citations
from the highest judicial tribunal in
the land.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

.grEF PRESIDENT ARTHUR, q. OF l. z.
xentv eighth annual convention of the
Irotherhood again reelected him for
hree wears more and granted him a
cave of absence for a good visit 10
Rcotland. the land of bis f~ore-fathers.
"A Is a unique and remarkable record,
nth hardly a parallel in the history of
labor organizations in this country.
Grand Master Workman Powderly and
E<he knights of labor are naturally sug-
rested in contrast, but there Is the
Salical difference that Mr.. Powderly
has had frequent and sometimes bitter
Rnposition. while Chief Arthur has rare
IA been seriously antagonized.
In the eighteen years the order has
<rrowi, a total of 10000 members,
NTH ass subdivisions, covering every
railroad in the United States and
canada. Hl-feeling has been rare, and
Chief Arthur's principle of the arbitra-
ZION of differences has not only been
with success in the settlement
|os difficulties between the brotherhood
lad railway managers, but in a not
able way within the order itself. Along
with the order has grown a flourishing
|nutual insurance society with a present
membership of 1900, of which Mr..
arthur is president, and the monthly
Iorgan Of the order, the Journal of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
bias been steadily increased in size and
Excellence until it is now a fine octave
Of about 100 pages, filled with readable
miscellany, letters on all kinds OF
TOPICS from both members and their
wives and daughters, and technical in
formation of great value, including
general railroad news and summaries
Of railroad law.
In all this thrift Chief Peter NJ.
Arthur has been a leading factor, and
10 it his clear Judgment and moderate
~counsels have contributed much. The
same sagaeity which has been manifest
ed in directing the affairs of the order
has enabled him to accumulate a
fortune. Sixteen years ago his total
savings were little more than 5000.
Sfoday good local judges estimate his
wealth az Saan, 900. About twelve years
ago he bought a small block of unim.
proved real estate on Wilson venue
one Of the finest residence streets in
the city, and made considerable money
By building and selling several houses,
II was approximately at this time that
lbs salary was increased to $1,000 q
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
A Bride.

s,an swedish bride tries to see the
has, before he sees her, to gain the
dnr;art, She places her foot before mis-
br;da}s ihe ceremony and sits in the
tss ehair first. She must stand near
txass .o4m, SO that no one can come be-
''Sea tAem.-Ezckaaoe,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
TIE 7 RESIDENCE.

Dnrlng tine next few years members
VI other labor organizations came to
mink very hard of Chief Arthur for his
opposition TO the strikes and bovcotts
mat We're then so prevalent and his an
s@trVing adherence to the principle Of
arUtration. Particularly was this the
odse at the time of the great south
western strike on the Gould railroads
~ ~ .ns early summer of 1856, when
euiei Arthur's cOunsels kept the
orotherhood from joining the strike and
vas thereby very Instrumental in
~Isshtually causing its failure. The
nnights OF labor did not hesitate to hint
Gcsy Things concerning the sources of
Nl,ei Arthur's prosperity, but his own
ouer was not influenced by the talk
ana the confidence of those who knew
Aun pest was mistaken.
ABOUT live years ago Mr.. Arthur con-
suded TO dispose Of his Wilson avenue
poperty, and purchased an elegant
Eue on Euclid, a few blocks beyond
pl station and about two miles and
nail from the business center of the
.' The picture shows the place to
ca advantage. Its value is about
1910. His daughter and two sons
haa low married well, the younger son
oeihg welded to the daughter of a
r.oiainent lumber dealer but a few
;nVpntns ago. He has set both boys up
business, and they move in the best
9oelety in the city.
LIVER since his residence here and for
lars before Mr.. Arthur has been a
rouinent member of the methodist
;gseopal church and has frequently
Paelhed himself with church work.
aaormesly he held his membership in
little Central church, at the
VII OF Wilson and Prospect, but
f.m growing prosperity he and his
- y iound it nor agreeable TO go
cbuse larger and wealthier First
frauih. lie has always been a man of
gai habits and shrewd business
paeity and is often mentioned here as
msstance of what thrift and good
LIdgement can do for a man at the
gea OF a large and prosperous labor or
onin aSion- Without doubt he is the
~ ldDor leader in the world who has
IN aoie to accumulate a great fortune
H. IMAM twenty years without losing
tor 9hncenee of his order and being
;and ld 70 give up his position.-Cleye-
'ana lo.) Letter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
An Uphill Fight.

New Haven Leader: With the
surplus" exhausted, the "~rascals" all
turned out, the books examined,
mckinley price" the lowest ever
known, the "EiIlion-dollar Congress-
thrown into the shade by its more
than billiOn-dOllar successor, the
country doing a bigger business, both
at home and abroad, than ever known
befOre-with all this the free traders
are hard up for ammunition this
year
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
GIVE HER A VACATION.
A Plea for the Farmers Lonely Faithful
WIG.

NJ. T. Greeley, a large sheep breeder
of Deuel. county, and a good writer on
farm topics, has just written a fOrci-
able and pathetic. article upon the
steady strain to which farmers wives
are subjected. The farmer himself
has Sundays and rainy days and the
long winter time during which he has
relief from the struggle, but these
times not infreQuently add to the
work of the wife, instead of allowing
her a let up. Mr.. Greedy says:
Il have sometimes thought the
most patient, noble women Of any
time are the wives of our western
farmers. Many Of them were but
girls when they followed us out onto
these treeIess prairies from the old
orchards and all the dear associations
of girlhOOd homes. They came
because we told them we cOald do
better here than in the crowded east,
and could OOner get a home for
them and for the little ones. But
there have been hOmesick days and
weeks and years; lips have quivered
and tears been winked back when
hail, drouth or hot winds claimed the
harvest, and yet another must be
waited for before the lOnged-fOr trip
to the old friends and places.
Above some of them the prairie
grasses wave with the dream of
returning unfulfIled, and still those
with us toll on, cheerful, Uncomplain-
ing. They work later than we do;
begin as early and rainy days and
winter storms bring no change from
the wearing toll. There is but one
bright spot to which they may look
and hope for a partial rest; and too
often we help make that the hardest
day of the week. Not a few of us
pride ourselves on having three good.
square meals at our house Sunday the
same as any other day" And often,
too, we invite friends TO come early
and stay late, little thinking what
this may mean to the overworked
wife"
A reform in the way in which work
is piled upon their wives by many
farmers is something which ought to
recommend itself quite generally.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

Hon. E. L. Young has resigned his
position as trustee of the deaf school.
owing to the fact that he is a candi-
date for presidential elector on the
republican state ticket.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

Cass county ought to be a pretty
good point for some jeweler to open
up in business. The assessors returns
show the value of the diamonds and
jewelry (which includes watches) to
he S565.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

The trotUing record has be-
lowered exactly ten seconds in twent
one years-from 2:174 in 1871 to 20
in 1892.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
THE CURRENCY.
Comparison of Additions Made to 1t by the
Cleveland and Harrison Administrations.

Comparison of Additions Made to 1t by the
Cleveland and Harrison administration.
On July /, 1889, the beginning of
the first fiscal year of HarrisOn's
administration, the public debt bear
ing interest was $500, 1863, 800 and the
interest 1873, 1852, 354.6O.
Three years afterwards, on July l,
1891, the interest bearing-debt was
SOLO, 29, 100, and the annual interest
$23, 6I5,735.SO-a reduction of $2iO,-
224,S $40 in the principal and Of$lO, 1885,
61S.SO in interest.
On July 1, 1889, the nOn-interest-
bearing debt-that is, legal-tender
notes, gold, silver and currency GER
tiacates-was S7S7, 2S7, 1867. On the
first of July, 1891, the nOn-interest-
bearing debt was 1898, S52, 766. 35-an
increase of SI46, 565, 319.3S. In other
words. there was an increase of cur
rency in those three years of a repub-
lican administration of SAG, $50, 1898
and a decrease of the bonded debt of
S2IO, 224.S70.
Compare this with the first three
wears of Cleveland's administration.
The bonded debt July |, 1885, was ST.
1856, $50, $50, and on July l, 1888, three
wears later, was $3.50, 522, 5OO-a
decrease of s245, SIS, $50. But the cur
rency, or Notwithstanding debt,
in 1885 was 1868, 712, a27. S8, and three
wears later was only S739, $40, 3S9.32-
an increase of only SIC, 127, 46l "A, and
this increase was all made in the last
wear under consideration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

Mr.. L. II. Bailey, of Pierre, has
completed his list of the respective
occupations of the delegates to the
Madison convention. The infOrma-
ton is obtained from actual CORE
.spondence and is absolutely reliable.
There are 323 farmers, 66 lawyers,
1l6 engaged in business, such as mer-
chandising, livery, grain buyers, etc,
T%hirty-ninc are bankers, IS editors,
IL miners. five millcrs, six ministers,
ten county, state and federal officers,
two insurance agents, Is real estate
agents, three ~abStracterS, one pension
agent, two civil engineers, one archi-
tect, two contractors, four carpenters,
two BARRIERS, six railroad employees,
five labOrers, three printers, three
mechanics, five teachers, and one cap
italist. One hundred and fifty-six
members of the convention belong to
the G. A. r.
A Black HILLS mar has a plan for
restricting foreign immigration that
will beat legislation on the subject.
He proposes to have printed in the
different languages and distributed
throughout the foreign countries the
preamble to the calamity platform
adopted at Omaha, together with a
few sample editorials from calamity
papers, This would be a cheap, as
well as effective method"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

While trying to get on board of an
engine last week, ID. Farce, a farmer
at Bottineau, slipped and his foot
vas amputated by the driving wheel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

Big prairie fires ragged last week in
the Bad Lands country west of the
Little Missouri. Much good range
was burned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
BANKS.

The report explains n new bank
ing law and discusses the restrictive
features of the same and argues that
| such of them as have proved them
selves beneficial should be extended
to all banks, whether incorporated or
not. Statistics are produced show
ing that banks subject to state super
vision are less liable to fail than
strictly private banks. The public
examiner speaks highly of many prl-
vate banks, yet shows the tendency
in a new country of irresponsible
| banking where no restrictions are
imposed. Figures quoted from Brad
streets for the year ending July l,
1891, for the United States not
including this state, show 81 private
bank failures with assets of SIC ,000,-
900, and liabilities Of$32,0 900, 600; and
| "a state bank failures with assets of
So, 155, 900, and liabilities of 81, 40, 900,
and 5 saving bank failures with assets
of 1865, 900, andliabilitieS Of S645, 900.
During the same in South Dakota
there were six private bank failures,
in which there were county deposits
of 1000, and none of the state banks
while for the year ending July /, 1892,
there were two private and two state
bank failures, with but slight loss in
either case. The report, while show,
ing the necessity of protecting the
public from irresponsible and dishon-
Orable banking, is conservative in its
tone. The report also recommends
that the present law be amended sc
as to allow banks to loan on Tea.
estate security up to 80 per cent. Of
capital stock.
COST OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The report also gives an interesting
resumi of the cost of maintenance and
average attendance of the variOu.
public institutions of the state a!
follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

A short time ago Hans Rohalt, of
East Grand Forks, was arrested on
complaint of a young woman on the
charge of seduction. The case never
came to a trial and the complainant
has mySteriOusly disappeared. a
warrant has been issued for ROhalt's
arrest for kidnapping the girl and
! Spiriting her out of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

New elevators are being erected in
all parts of the state,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01
TRUSTEES TO BE TRIED.
Serious Climax of Troubles at South Dako-
ta's Agricultural College.

Ia : agricultural NotiSSt'
Last January the regents of educa-
tion removed A. E. Hitchcock from
the board Of trustees of the agriCul-
tural college. The removal was made
without Mr.. Hitchcock having a hear
ing or any knowledge even Of the
action until it was all over. The mat
ter was carried to the supreme court,
which recently issued a mandamus
requiring the Tcgents.tO Teinstate Mr..
Hitchcock at once. In pursuance Of
this command of the supreme court,
the regents have just met at Brook
ings and reinstated him.
But this does not end the matter.
The regents haVe-nOw concluded that
not only Mr.. Hitchcock but, the en-
tire board Of trustees, five in number,
have been guilty Of misconduct, and
have cited them to appear before the
regents Sept. 6 and show cause why
they should not be removed, bag and
baggage, from their offices. The trial
will be held in BroOkings. This will
undoubtedly be the most important
event in the educational history of
South Dakota, as it involves points of
difference between the two boards,
charges of cro0kedneSS, and various
personal chickering's that will most
likely lead to radical changes in the
methods of managing the agricultural
college, if they do not affect the more
intimate concerns of that institution,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

The democrats seem to think that
appropriating 81, 0 900 for the
worlds fair violates the constitution
only half as much as to appropriate
1000, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

Holman, the economist, Is falrly
beaten by the record of expenditure
of congress. He whines in extenua-
tion that the increase over the
appropriations by the Fifty-frst on
press are due to legislation by that
congress. He means the pension
legislation, notably the dependent
pension bill. But no attempt has
been made by the democratic house
TO repeal that legislation. They had
not the courage. At the same time
If is safe TO say that there will be nc
future increase of expenditures made
necessary by pension legislation
enacted by this congress.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

..General" Stevenson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
Between

The wheat crop ot-tire Pacific coast
in ls9LwaS over /, 500, 600 tons and so
per cen of the wheat was exported by
sailing vessels and a large proportion
Of it passed around the Horn. The
Nicaragua canal by shortening the
route to Atlantic ports would not only
save the producer cost of freight but
the revenue of the canal n. SO per ton
toll would be nearly 81. 900. 900 on
wheat alone. 1t is shown that there
are 500, 900, 900 thousand feet of mer-
charitable timber in Washington and
Oregon 10 the value of which over SO
per 1000 feet would be added by cheap
water transportation via the Nicar-
aqua canal. The gross addition to the
value would amount to the enormous
sum of 81, 900. 600. o00, ven ut this low
estimate of 81 additional The fruit
industry of California would q~uadruplc
in two years from the opening of the
canal for business and fast refrigerator
steamers would deliver fruit from Cal
Ifornia TO New York in ten days. to
liverpool in fourteen days. and TO
New Orleans In eight days The
mountains of the Pacific coast are rich
in lead. copper, silver and gold. while
abe p~lateaux and valleys afford
q cereal bait with n soil more dur
able, aud more favorable seasons for
seeding and harvesting than any part
Of tho world, aud the committee
thinks the eom,letion of the Mic
aragua canal Il only needed to de-
veioP that country to production OF
gigantic proportions and double the
population Of the Pacific coast In .
bsu years Ths cotton growing ssc-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08

tions Of the gulf states have under.
gone u depression, and the Committee
believes that nothing could be of
greater immediate advantage than the
canal in relieving that depression, and
making a market for American cotton
in Japan, China and Corea. where al.
ready the people are beginning to
manufacture cotton goods by ma
chinery. Japan imported over 7,OOl,-
600 pounds Of American cotton in 1891.
most of which vas shipped from New
Orleans to New York and then by rail
10 Vancouver and steamship to Japan
At present the coal trade of South
America and the Pacific coast is mo-
nopolized by tho English. The com
mittee thinks that If the Nicaragua
canal were opened the Alabama and
West Virginia coal would have 4 de-
ciied advantage over English compel
itors, not 10 mention the enormous
an$unts OF coal the canal company it.
self would use. At the entrance Of the
Sucz canal last year / 800, 900 tons OF
coal were sold. In competition with
England for Pacific ocean trade the
Nicaragua canal would give American
commerce an advantage of >. 7O0'miles.
while, besides the specific benefits. the
committee thinks the great general
benefits will accrue TO the entire Mis-
sissippi valley, the lake ports and the
Atlantic coast Ship building and the
shipping interests in New England will
receive a new impetus. 4 new coast
ing trade will spring up and American
tonnage on the high seas will largely
increase.
The committee says that grea: trans
Atlantic powers are looking with cov-
etous eyes toward the Nicaragua pro-
iect and that foreign governm ms
would very cheeriully and eagerly en-
brace an opportunity to take advant-
age OF the enterprise with unlimited
C pital and prompt energy, bat il con