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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18
IN A BAD WAY.

The following is from the Memphis
Avalanche in 1882. Doubtless it was
true of Mississippi at that time and Of
all the States. There should be a gen,
eral cleaning out of the Augean stables:
affairs in Mississippi are in a bad
way. The control of government is
mainly in the hands of corrupt officers
who are growing more desperate daily
IN their efforts to cling to the high
places from which honor has fled and
profit, Or the love of it, only remains.
Love of money and not a natural am.
bltlon to gain reputation in the legal
service of the public seems now as it
has been in the past, to be the ruling
motive. But to hold the masses of the
people of that State responsible for the
existing state Of things would be I'm
just. Their servants arrogate to them.
selves that which belongs to theirmas,
ters, the people, and SO long have they
been allowed to remain undisturbed
that they fondly imagine themselvesto
be too firmly intrenched to be removed
at this late day. Dressed in a little
brief authority they are engaged now
IN an effort to stife popular opinion
through the complex machinery which
IS SO necessary to the support of every
political ring. Having once secured
posses sion of the reins of government
they drive at headlong speed, threat
ening death and destruction to those
who stand in their way and turning a
deaf a to the guiding voice of the
public. By the use of money which
should properly be expended for the
joint benefit of the general public they
have secured the countenance and aid
of many whose opposition would be
dangerous. Those who cannot be
bought are kept silent by threats. and
threats, too, which are now and then
carried into effect. So desperate is the
case that perjury and open robbery is
followed by murder. The ramifca.
tions Of the corrupt ring are more ex,
tensive and its evils almost equally as
great as were those Of the old days Of
carpet, bag supremacy. But at last
there Is about to be an awakening.
And a reckoning, too. The honest PEG.
pie OF the State are making ready for
a bold strike for liberty"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18

ance that he used Glove so well? IhaG
led me to say Get tn BrWte?"
Others of the brethren who are OF us
but not with us, were present.
In front of the committee were w.
s, Barnes, w. II. Worth, W. A. Ora
ham. Marion Butler, myself and others
with our two lawyers, not begging, as
has been asserted, but trying to show
to this committee why they ought not
to do this mean act.
What a scene; the co~nspirators, ar
rogant and jubiIant over the prospect
Of the c of their high-handed
| plot, the defenders wondering and an
moved that such a deed could be done
in a North Carolina legislature in this
civilized and Christian 10Th century.
Not a dollar ought to be paid back.
Every cent was loaned to give the bust
ness agent credit, and according to the
contract, I'm a the North Carolina
Farmers Alliance should cease to exist
the money composing this fund shall
revert to those contributing It," L
loaned with this understanding and
these kickers did the same, and now
for any legislature to make a law re-
curing the Trustee to pay back is eI
post factO and ought to be dlsregarded
until the matter is determined in the
courts, where it ought to have been
settled and not by this strictly non
partisan legislature.
What kind Of a collateral would q
fund be in the hands of a trustee or a
bank, placed there for the credit Of an
| agent, subject to be drawn out in sixty
DAYS? Who would trust an agent with
such a backing?
A places 81, 900 in bank as a colla5-
eral for B and B is AS agent to do bust
ness for him. @ trusts B for $1,000
worth of goods. Before G gets his pay
Cunlees he gets it in sixty days. A draws
out his $1,000 which he deposited as
collateral. Such a thing defeats the
great trading object of the Alliance,
for no factory or firm would do a run
ming business on any such security.
| How can they know when every dollar
will be drawn out? The legislature had
just as we'll have enacted that if every
Sub.Alljance did not pay back all the
fees and dues of these defunct Alliance
men in sixty days, then the charter is
repealed, and set the Attorney General
to work to make them do it, as to say
that if the money loaned according to
the above contract was not returned in
sixty days the charter should be re-
pealed.
1t is not altogether this that these
fellows want; it is to stop. the educa-
tional political feature as we'll.
Now let me say to you right here
that that cannot be done until wrongs
are righted and relief comes. Place
every legislative barrier in it's way you
can, forbid it's secret sessions, if you
please, and the Alliance will stay it
has come to stay. If need be it would
meet in the groves in open air and
make the welkin ring with the cry,
equal rights to all and special privileges
to none. You may cripple but cannot
kill. Long live the Alliance, and God
forbid that the sturdy sons of honest
toll shall fail to pool their manhood.
J. M. MEwBORNE.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18
81 can and I can't,
I shall and I shan't,
I will and [ won't,
I'll be damned if | don't"

- W C@AA4LAS II l.
Senator Atwater, of Chatham, has a
very honest face, and I believe an hon
est heart, but looked lonesome to mein
that crowd.
Armstrong, the one strong arm of
Fender and a strength in the Alliance.
| When at the State Alliance meeting at
Morehead City he, as well as the other
delegates, required every officer to
! stand on the Alliance demands before
they could be elected, surely he could
! do nothing against the charter of that
Order that he seemed to love so we'll.
Did he?
DR.. Mercer was a small man Che was
pointed out to me). He looked like a
firm man, and some thought he would
not do the dastardly deed. Did he?
McRea! Let me see, he was from
Richmond. He was prominent in the
Senate chamber in establishing the
new county of Scotland. heard him
while advocating the bill; he was not
the man. "The applause of listening
Senates to command" but was patri
archal in looks and would have done
nothing Ggin us unless he had made up
his mind beforehand; if hehad the sum-,
moon and stars could not have changed
him,
Senator Mitchell was representing
the two great counties Of BERTHE and
Northampton, great in patriotism, in
resources, in learning and great in
statesmen both dead and living. He
was "calm and serene" He, too, was
a small man twas pointed out to me) 4;
not austere nor very suave. Were he
a monied man he would look we'll to his
mortgages. He impressed me by a mo-
tion be made in the committee that he
was willing to do fair.
Parrott, the Senator from Lenoir,
has been a good Allianceman; his votes
in the committee while 1 was present
were satisfactory. what shall I do
then with Jesus who is called the
Christi" LET him be crucified, " Pilot
said. Parrott in his heart was saying,
"why, what evil hath he done?'
I did not get the names of the others
of the committee.
This is the foreground of the picture.
The group did not seem to occupy the
place of Augustus, Nero or Trojan, but
more of a Pilot position. "What shall
I do with Jesus" etc., but oh! the cru
offers in the background. There stood
Kitchen, the irrepressible Buck
Kitchen, with tomahawk uplifted
against the Alliance. On his left stood
Senator Jones, of Forsyth, and others
I did not know.
Farther on towards the corner of
the room sat J. S. Bell, 1.-THE Bell" as
he was called at Morehead by those
who placed his name in nomination for
State Lecturer when he stood stolidlv
on the Alliance demands; this same let
ter writer Bell who has not a cent in the
B. A. fund and wants to put it in the
hands of a receiver.
Oh JudasI thou didst a noble thing
in hanging myself; it atoned somewhat
for thy dark sin.
Not far from him was J. A. Stevens.
Representative from Wayne. Was it
the fact that he had voted in the
House to repeal the charter of the ALI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-18
SENATE COMMITTEE AS
SAW THEM.

Mr. EDITOR:-InansWer to a telegram
from State Business Agent Worth, as
published in the Caucasian, and made
famous by the State Chronicle, I hast
ened to Raleigh to go before this com
mittee of grace Senators.
I will not undertake to describe my
chagrin and contempt for a body Of
men occupying seats once held by
Bragg, Badger, Graham, CASTOR, More
head and others of like ability and
worthy honor, for laying rude hands
on the charter Of the cheapest, the
most fearless and noblest order in
America, without seeking to find out
any truth about the matter whatever,
cIandestinely and ruthlessly, ''nothav-
ing the fear of God before their eyes,
being moved and instigated by the
DEVIL" as the House only a few days
before had been determined upon WHIP
ing the Alliance out Of existence, and
that, too, in the face of a recent pub,
lished address from the President and
Executive Committee that the fund
was intact and had been used only for
legitimate purposes. But let me tell
you what I saw in the Senate committee
room, or rather the picture as it pre-
sented itself to me.
The place was not very picturesque
but a comfortable room in the Agricul-
tural building adjoining the office of
that sedate and elderly looking, pam
pered gentleman, Col. John Robinson,
the Commissioner of Agriculture. And
this, too, was the committee on agricul-
ture, and it's chairman was Senator
Patterson from Caldwell. His look of
blissful innocence belied him if he was
not an elder in some local congregation;
would do right if not hindered by a
lurking prejudice or a p~rearranged pro
gramme. He sat near the center of the
group. He looked nervous after Bro.
Graham's speech and was saying to
himself:
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SIGNS OF LIFE A~PPEARIN

Member Committee f. A. &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
COLONEL. T.. u. WEBSTER.

rclaIr Nd April - ,special) Colonel Edwin
Hanson Webster. soldier. statesman and LAWYER and
a leader 81 the K'pnblican party since It's organila
ton I'm MARYLAND died AT lis home here this morning.
u. had been "A sufferer from Bright, disease for
yrat, Colonel Wcj.irr was OF English descent aud
ni, family were among the earliest settler. Of Mary
Ind lie was born March 81, io.J. near here lie
graduated from Dickinson COLLEGE. WIS admitted 10
. lar ana In l753 us She candidate Of the American
Party he elected 80 The state senate III" ioi-
loving y,or he wa. n Presidential ccoior for the
same party and h"lped 10 carry the STATE "F IN
more In 1859 Colonel Webster was nominated for
Conarr,. from the lid Disulci. The campaign was
an exciting one and the feeling wa intensified BY
m. John Brown raid Colonel Webster. however.
wa, elected b, over 100 majority. When th' war
broke ont Colonel Webster n vigorous supporter
81 the mon and UPON that iSsur WAS re- elected To
Tongues, a. was i1icc offered by the Pre- idcnt
mn app int .nt H. bngadcr general OF Volunteers but
declined lie recruited the TN Regiment. MarNlihd
Volunteer Infantry, and went 10 the front. III
January l5G.i. Lc l,ft his regiment temporarily ana
took hi, seat In the House Of Representatives On
Ia. adjournncn, 81 Congress h. RESUMED cOh'nnhu Oh
hl, regiment and continued In command un'il al"r
the Congressional election In 1853.
lu Julv 49, while In ia" field, Colonel WEBSTER
was rrnoninatci for Congress by mo thIoh parry vi
III, disIic; aud WAS re elected although during 'h
.n,if. time he had not been within ms district III
tho XXXVIlih Congress Colonel webster voted Tor Inc
,hoi,,ou Of slavery. lie for the fourth uh'
elected Congress. ON being APPOINTED Ole III
If ,L.. Port of baltimore by President johnson IN
August 1855, Colonel Webster resigned hls sea. III
,oIgess to enter upon the duties 81 ,ha, o'"",
Witch he held for four year III i'oL 't ,
\rthu- appointed him Collector ngain. Al the *
nlr,tlon 81 his term he permanently retired lie
was one Of the wealthI-st men In Maryland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
THE MARINE CORPS SCHOOL.
GRADUATION OF SECOND LIEITFNANTs. SER
GEANTS AND CoRPOR,L:

Washington, April o4.-Thc graduating exercises
OF this years class Of md llcu'enan's serg"atS
and corporals under instruction AT the School oil Ap
pcation OF the Marine Corps. AT the Marin" BARRACKS
here took place to-day. The exercises We're interest
ing and showed evidence OF marked Zeal and In
teMgence the part OF the directors and Instructors
at the school We'll as members Of the graduating
class. A board OF officers. composed OF Commander
IIeywood Of the Marine Corps Commander Thomas.
OF the Navy and Licutenant-C lionel MOsher. Of III"
ARMY reviewed the work Of the class. The class
consists OF Second iecnants Catlin, Neville. Moses
Ramfo!d and Treadwell, oil ~ whom We're graduated
at the Naval Academy last June seven sergeants and
eight corporals. Quite party OF prominent officers
and civilians witnessed the exercises.
The programme Of tie day Included practical ex-
orcses on the parade ground and theoretical work In
the recitation rooms. The outdoor exercises Included
company and bayonet drills and street riot iorna-
lion and extended order Of battle. In the latter the
manner of dcplo,men attack and defence prescribed
w the drill regulations for such emergencies was
shown 10 aivantlge. Practical work In fed Ell
cheering and mimic ATTACKS and rcpulscS by bat
,r,e, az artillery followed the exercises. Among
other Interesting feature, were torpedo manpula
tous during which contact ana service iorI"lo"S
were exploded movements in battalion drill ana
general Held work. IN which t-c excellent prohrlrhVN
a the officers and men was dlsplayed y sham bay
tie showing the attack aud capture OF IN" 'h"IlS y
foriirc,ti1n also took place. The ceremonies We're
concluded by full dress parad" 1or Wih'h tH MAJ
All mnsic furnished by The Marin" Bald. Al
together the exercises were Interesting ana i!a'ruc
zeolols appcaon on thr part of tho'r WHO par
tlcipaici Within few DAYS t.e coiuhIssoh, :, i
officers Of the graduating cass VIII be oIu,T'I 10
duty at the marinc barracks at the SrVer'' ''"N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
BIG DROP IN TOLEDO AND INN ARBOR.
TIE STOCK DECLINES NEARLY lG PoINTS-wAS
THE STRIKE THE CAUSE'

TIE STOCK DECLINES NEARLY lG PolNTS-WAS
THE STRIKE THE CAUSE'
In the face Of 4 strong market at the STOCK IN
change yesterday = sudden aud surprising break "'
CURED in Toledo. Ann Arbor and North Mi'hSah
which carried the stock Of that company down from
- IA at the opening 10 90 o at III" close" net
los 81 II IA per cent as compared with >aiifiN >
closing price During the first two hours oil business
the trading In Toledo. Ann ArbOr AMI North Mrhisa'
shares Eight ard II decided weakness was shown.
but II not until after the noon hour That the
decline really set In. Then the stock was offered or
the market In larg, blocks aud the price went
tumblng downward two aud three points at TIM.
until Just before the clos" 80 was rcnchcd \ H."
small purchase; made after that. ~" last beng
n, 80 =. The to;a sales 3j.23j shares.
The cause Of The break not easily iracci II
was generally believed. however. that "A man closely
Identified with the rOad's management had found him
self unable 10 carry longer a." 81 ca which he HAD
acquired during the recent strike In his EFFORT To Keep
the price Of the PROPERTY up lie was rcpn''d 10 nav"
MANY privileges ont. and TO have become involved
ON that account. ~ Is the decline was start "a
ly the sale Of the stock held fr loan. forced
uduidation due To the Wipu; out Of margins sent
Price, low that many stop or'r r. w"r" Hi''N'i -
ard everything gave way. The rest ~ the market
~ uff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
DAVID INNGWORTII.

David Longworth. for mon" than thv i've years
the Of st. Marks Protestant Episcopal Chrch'
Bedford and -outh fifth-s. Irooklyn' dird
yesterday al his home. No. % South Ninhst Death
caused by Injuries received In fail week pre-
yious. NJ. Longworih seventy nine years old.
II" born In This city, ana moved TO WllliamNDurS
sixty years ago In 1898 ~. Marks Church was es-
iablishcd. with the Rev. Samuel II. IlaSkins, who
IS sin ut the head OF the church. n rector, ana
David LongwOrth rs s:yton. Pastor and sexton grew
OH in the service OF the church side by side. ana
celebrated together five years ago the semi centennial
Of their Official career IN the parish. During his
fifty iv. years Of service Nr. LOngworth was In per
feet health. and DR.. Iaskins. in calling attention to
h, serious Illness lahl sunday said That that was tie
FIRST sunday IA the history Of the church that Mr.
Longwo.ih WIS compelled ~ remsin away. Mr. Long
worth as au undertaken opened the fourth grave IN
Greenwood Cemetery and during his lifetime had
chare" Of NOR. than 10000 hurias. Eight children
survive him. IA" nncrW VIII br held ri II. Mark :
church Thursday afternoon Dr. ifa.l1n> officiating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
INJUSTICE or THE ELM STREET BILL.
A RADICAL CHANGE FROM EXITING PRIVILEGES
ALLOWED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

RADICAL CHANGE FROM EXITING PRNILE"To
ALLOWED BY THE CONSTITUTION.
The public apathy in regard to the so-caled ELM
ST. Improvement Bl just passed by both houses ana
before the Governor for his conscientious seems
remarkable In view OF the radical change effected by
II in existing laws regarding the opening and wldeii-
Ing Of streets and public PAGES. The BILL contrary
Ia general public opinion. affects the whole city ana
not merely property owners on the line OF the pro
posed Flm-st. Improvement The familiar title As
nj Owe Is misleading and has been adrOty mad" use
cf by the promote Is oil the bill to blind the public
to his real nature. In effect, where streets III any
part of the city desired 10 b" opened or "iaehed
and where commissioners have been appointed LOT
the purpose. Immediately their taking the oath OF
Office the title TO all the unmpoved land necessary
to the purpsse shall pas, into the hands OF the
..Mayor Aldermen and CommOnalty;' ana Ia IN"
case Of land on which buildings have been erected
such title shall pass AT the end oil TX moh'hs lO'
abov. date In the words CT the bill the title shall
pass "witl0ut any snl, or process OF law lor thc
purpose Does moi this to violate that section
VI ,be fifth amendment TO the Constitution OF the
United states which says that mo person shall D"
deprived Of life, liberty or property without h"e Pm
OF law >"
To this change from cXS,irg ds Of acquisition by
the municipality OF property AIRY 70 build pupl'
improvements. while radical enough in Itself 10 occasion
SIT, picon In the minds of the people. T. added the
injustice Of competing owners 10 wall ihue""'"i'
fr compensation for property taken. The bill would
provide for payment therefor but the iae'
remains that the would be liable 20 suffer
the delays VIGOROUSLY common ID all legal al
jus mens OF value, and (thc evidences OF value
having been Gcsiroyed) would be placed at great
Disadvantages In subsequent proceedings. Loss CT IN
COM, such as rentals, &C.. would also BE- a hardship
to be encountered. by this proposed law property
is taken absolutely by The city and payment is de
fcrrcd to future date. on this point The hlth
Amendment to the Constitution OF the United states
further says 'nor shall private property be TAKEN
for public without just compensation III Is
lhr general opinion Of thos. who have interested
themselves In opposing tn" enactment Of the proposed
law that In the matter Of compensation proP"r'!
owners will suffer grevously firm veXaiious delays.
II cannot be- doubted that II III" old law for street
openings were int diligently and honestly administered
the work could b. dsuc diligently and we'll and IN"
rights VI property owners rTsprted NJ the same Tine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
OPIUM Morphine Habit Cnred tnI
nPTTJrl to 10 days. No pay I'LL curetI.
SHTTJM Dr. J. Stephens, Lebanon. u

line I'm the city, having been established in 1910 by
Pudney 4 Russell. In 1850 ii became Russeu
Brothers and has since been continued under that
STYLE Mr.. McNIGnn became partner In 1878, ana
since April 1880. has been sole proprietor For
some time past business had been improving. but
owing 10 the financial strngency Mr.. McMunn had
been unable to obtain further discounts, and had TO
susnend The liabilities are about $4,000 The
assets consist mainly OF the printing plant, which
cost about 100000.
Bninpnthal Brothers, dealers in trimmings ana
drcssmakers' supplies at No. 3f1 ThiTdave.' were
closed by the sheriff yesterday confessed )ude-
mont Tor $3.50 in favor of Jacob VI. Jacobs
Judgment for $7O.35O Yesterday entered ag"Hss
cG Rroad-s in favor OF John Is. Powell, on note
given I'm a stock q nj.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and tends 10
personal enjoyment when rightly used. Inc
many who live better than Others, and ENJOY
life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to the nee'ls
Of physical being, will attest the value to health
Of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced III
the remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
lis excellence is due TO its presenting In the
form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste
the refreshing and truly beneficial properties OF
a perfect laxative: cnectually cleansing the sys-
tenn. dispclling colds, headaches and fevers and
permanently curing constipation. 1t has given
satisfaction to millions and met with the APP
nroyal OF the medical profession because 1t acts
N the Kidneys, Liver and bowels without weak
cninc them, and it is perfectly free from every
Objectionable substance
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all druggists in
soc and 81 bottles, but it is manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name
ia printed on every package also the name. Syrup
of Figs. and being we'll informed you Will not
accept any substitute II offered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
ASSIGNMENTS AND JUDGMENTS.

Charles 5. Crossman. jobbcr In watches and jeweiry
M No 10 Maiden Lane made asst gnment yrscr
dny TO C-phas Brainerd, giving five preferences foI
~. l2l.
Tn. sheriff yesterday sold ont the Office furniture
Of the National steel Rail Paving and Constrn ton
Company at No. III Broadway. under several "A'cn
Tons. The company incorporated In Jnly ISL.
with II capital stock OF 100000.
Deputy sheriff Young yesterday took charg" o.
IA. large printing establishment at Nos. l49 To 10.
Lronard.st Garfield on under the style OF Russell
BROTHERS by Hichacl McMmn. Judgments aggre-
eating $40 I95 yesterday entered against Mr.
Ne Mum. sprnSsy and !ienncssy represent Inc
Judgment creditors. Mr.. lI"nnessy said yesterday
thu the concern Is one Of the Oldest III me p'ihllh!