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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
CORRESPONDENCE
FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE.
Judge Macdonald Replies to the
GlObe.-The Coal Inves.
tigatiOn.
Dodge Discusses the
Grain and Warehouse Law.

1t is part of the purpose of estab-
fishing The REPRESENTATIVE to af-
ford a forum, in which the brightest
minds in the pOpulist party and in
the farmers alliance can express and
compare their views. The paper will
not be responsible for the opinions
set forth, but will try to give all
sides of the questions at issue fair
hearing. We would suggest to our
correspondents to make their letters
brief and to the point; not to ex-
coed one-Quarter of a column, if pos
sible. If you have Lengthy commun-
ication cut it in half and make two
letters of it. Avoid personalities.
Don't write unless you have some
thing to say; and let each letter
have a motive and teach something
to the reader. Try to make your
readers better and wiser by what
you write. Never mind about the
grammar or the spelling The prin-
ter will fix all that. Good sense and
an honest purpose are rarer things
than book learning.-THE EDITOR.
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which is simply the limit specified in
that act of congress. But he seems
not to know that there were also
millions of 'greenbacks," that were
not legal tender notes.
If he means anything, by making
this statement, it is that when the
retiring act was passed in 1866, the
total currency of the United States
was $685., 900, 900. He says it was that,
sinstead of over two billions" Now,
if he will refer to the debates in the
last two congresses he will find the
following table Of the currency in
circulation then given in over doz-
en- places, and conceded by the OPP
position to be correct:
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-31
THE GRAIN SHIPPING LAW.
Some Views in Support of it, by
Ex-senator Dodge Of Dodge Co.
EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:

EDITOR REPRESENTATIVE:
We read in From Stock and Home,
of May 1st, an article by L. G. Hodg-
son, in which he makes singular at
tempt at criticising S. F. No. 81, a
bill to regulate the receipt, storage,
and shipment of grain at country ele-
vators and warehouses. In the first
place he starts out with gross mis-
representation, by referring to the
bill as the Governors Bill" of Mime
sofa, and he undoubtedly thinks that
by making this reference, he is get
ting off fine piece of sarcasm; but
candid and sensible people won't see
it in this light. Mr.. Hodgson says:
1t is not my purpose to arraign the
motives of the friends of the bill, but
in the same paragraph he says, "they
(the governor and his friends) doubt
less felt that the good done would
atone for the doubtful means taken
to secure it's passage" Is not this ar
raigning the motives of these gentle
men, by declaring that they used
doubtful means to secure the passage
of the bill? 1t seems Mr.. Hodgson,
has peculiar way of pleading inno-
cense, either just before, or just after
he has made statement of doubtful
truthfulness, and we find examples
of this popularity scattered all
through his long article, some of
which we shall notice. He says: The
friends of this law exhaust his pa
thence, and force him to challenge
either their honesty or intelligence,
and he has no disposition to to attack
their honesty. No, Mr.. Hodgson is
too much of coward to attack both
the honesty and intelligence of the
friends of this law, but like Mexican
trooper. he is armed with spur and
saber ready to fight their intelligence.
but he should remember that fire is
sometimes successfully fought with
fire; and he might succeed better by
using little self intelligence while
making wholesale attack on the in
telligence of others. Now let us no
tice one other instance where, after
heaping vile SANDER on the heads of
the farmers, he then tries to shift the
responsibility of his foul language
onto other mems shoulders. He says
Politicians tlatter the farmer as be-
ing honest, when they want his vote,
but he backslides Immediately after
election, and becomes a cranky, sell
fish, unreasoning fool, and besides be-
ing dishonest, he has heard that
farmers would in certain cases perjure
themselves as jurors; then after he
has dealt the farmers this slanderous
blow, see how quick he rushes for
cover; by adding: SIN the opinion of
the same men (the politicians.)" Why
should the politician, after receiving
the farmers vote, express an opinion
that he is crank, and fool, and
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issued yet. These figures are official.
There are now nine districts, but in
the report of 1891 the new district is
omitted. The new district is report
ed with the first. It will be seen at a
glance that liz, 125 persons. and mind
great many of those boys, which
will be discussed further on, by their
toll create considerable wealth. The
coal industry is the greatest in the
world. You must bear in mind the
difference between miners and
miners laborers. 1t is this: Miners
''cut" the coal and the laborers load
it. In great many places the miner
pays the laborer, the company paying
the miner the total amount due. In
some places the miners "turn i'm the
time of the laborer, and he is paid
direct through the company. 1t is
immaterial which method is adopted.
The number depending upon the
miners and other workers in the pro-
duction of coal is difficult to ascer-
tain. At any rate it has not any
thing to do with this letter.
THE EMPLOYMENT OF BOYS.
Second. To find the number of
boys employed is quite difficult. [
can only estimate. 1t is a secret
guarded we'll by the companies. No
account of it is given in the inspec-
tors report. A point can be made
here: Compel the inspectors to
itemize more fully their reports.
Give the number of drivers and
"door boys" etc.
Now there are 400 collieries in the
districts. A conservative estimate
Of the number of boys working in
would be Is. Multiplying by the
number of collieries would give us
10000 boys working in the breakers.
This is outside of the mines: In the
mines the average is not the same;
the wages and ages are advanced a
little and not SO many employed. We
can safely estimate the number at
fifty: this would give us 10000.
You can see at a glance the cOndi-
tion of the miners when so many boys
are wasting away their lives in the
dismal mines. An item of infOma-
tion which came under my observa-
tion few days ago was the amount
of coal produced since 1920. The pro-
ductiOn of anthracite from 1920 to
1893 was 800, 1862 995 tons. OF this
amount the Schuylkill region pro-
duced 2S9, 719,916 tons; the Lehigh
region IA, 1852, $50 tons; and the Wyom-
ing region 49,, 800, 423 tons.
Mr.. Lewis letter will be continued
through several numbers of the REP
REsENTATIvE. 1t is the most val
liable contribution that has been
made to the literature of the coal
investigation. and should be pre-
served.
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Continued on page 4.
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Total employees in and out, 1925
All persons connected with coal
mining are components Of each other.
Each one is essential before the coal
is ready for market.
The number of tones of coal pro-
duced was A, $780, 1866.
The report for 1892 has not been
These robberies were not confined
to the pine lands alone, but it ap-
pears that the state had been plum
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-15
JAY LEONARD.

JAY Leonard. From race horse family.
Sired by Judge Leonard. he by Zero.
son of Boston. The Dam Of Jay Leonard
was by Panis. imported by DIR. Fulton,
Jay Leonard grand Dam was by Bulrush
Morgan the founder of the Morrill, fami-
ly. Jay Leonard is dark hay horse 7
years Old. Ii hands high. weight 1850.
will stand at Breaux Bridge. This sea-
son 1893.
Service fee $l5.m. Usual return pri-
vilege. Mares kept at grass for IS cents
per month. hay and grain extra.
Jay Leonard has standing challenge
to hot five mile heat with any of our
local stations for purse not less than
&2JON.
For other information address TO
AMILEAR MARTIN,
BTpauX Bridge La,
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.hsnW iuterC S Hl, ,,s,s. the we blood 10
The Best Blood Remedy.

Z. A. Thompson, SEYMOUR, Ind, writes:
MY sister Jennie, when she was young
girl. suffered from white swelling. which
greatly impaired her general health and
made her blood very impure. In the
Spring she was not able to do anything
ami could scarcely get about. More than
year ago she took three bottles Of Boz
tanic Blood Balm. and now she is per
fectly cured"
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An Important Capture.

The horrible murder of Mrs.
Robertson and her niece by three
cOlored men, at st. Martinville
about two years ago, is again
brought to light in an unexpected
and strange manner. 1t appears,
from the evidence introduce by
the prosecution, that there was
three negroes implicated in the
murderous assault, but although
every means known to the police
and detective force of the state
were engaged in the capture of
the miscreants, hut two were ar
rested, and short time since one
of them Louis Michel extirpated
his crime upon the scoffold, his
companion being respited by Gov.
Foster.
Yesterday morning as the Sout-
thern Pacific train was entering
Houston from the west one of the
news boys noticed strange negro
lettering about and upon closer
examination the boy became con-
WINGED that the negro's features
were familiar and that he had
known him as Paul Cormier in
and about st. Martinville, and be-
ing fully acquainted with the Ro-
bertson murder, he recollected
that Paul Cormier had disappear
ed from that place about the same
time that Mrs. Robertson lost her
life, while in defense of her home
and property.
The boy told his tale to the de-
pot police, who believing in the
truth of the lads statement at once
the negro on the charge
of soliciting for hotels on the
railroad lands" and placed him in
Jail. About an hour later the boy
was placed in the same cell on a
charge, rs he told Paul COrmicr,
Of fighting in the streets, the real
object being however to obtain
further evidence of the negroes
identity, but the man refused to
talk even to his cell-mate. Later
in the day the boy was released
and telegraphed to his father in
Galveston, who Immediately came
10 Houston and at once identified
the negro as Paul COrmier whose
whereabouts has been deep mys-
tery for the past two years.
Sheriff David Rees went to|
Houston last night and it is hoped
hat Paul Cormier will suffer the
full extent of the law in a short
lime, as evidence is at hand to
show that he was the man who
;hoked Mrs. Robertson to death.
Lafayette Advertiser.
The publication of the above
article created quite a sensation
mere. Sheriff Rees telegraph to
Houston for information, and the
reply says there is no foundation.
TOR the article. II is 'canard.'
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Local News.
For Nervous Headache. Dr.. Miles, Nervine.

Buy your summer goods from
j. b. Ferran Il You want to save
money.
Two negroes were hung a,
Convent, st. James parish Friday
of last week.
Mr.. j. Cairns left Monday
last for Olive, Texas. to spend a
few days.
We hear the boys of this
place speak of organizing a foot
ball club.
j. b. Ferran has a new and
nice stock of Summer goods to 60
at low prices.
The several buildings in course
of construction in this town are
all nearing completion.
1t seems a decided fact that
Hon. Theo. S. Wilkinson will be
the collector of the port.
The clay pigeon shooting is
the topic of conversation these
days. Some of the boys have no.
thing else on the mind.
The MESSENGER was given an
agreeable serenade last week by
several young ladies and gentle
men. Their singing was indeed
sweet.
Mr.. J. J. Carter, of Minden,
La. who was recently appointed
to the office Of Internal Revenue
Collector, WIS confirmed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Carlos Bienvenu has
opened a r.ircsllment saloon in
the Bienvenu building, Main
street. and invites his friends and
the public to patronize him.
Mrs. John J. Burdin and chill
dren arrived here last Sunday TO
Join her husband who is here since
about two months. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bur,lin will reside here perma-
nently. We welcome them.
- Flour, grist, lard, sailed meat.
canned goods etc at remarkably
low prices at j. b. Ferran.
Mr.. Cesaire c. Liable. who
died at the residence of his father
at the Coteau, Saturday the s,
inst, was buried here last Sunday
evening. Mr.. Liable was aged %
years and 6 months.
The proprietors of the re-
frcshment saloons smile when they
hear the people say 'aint it hot
for they know their business will
500 II he rushing one. and they |
will rake in the nickels.
The weather is getting to be
too dry. Field work in some sec
tions is being delayed on account
of the dryness of the ground. |
Gardens are suffering for want of
rain.
Cock fighting to morrow even
ing will be the sport of the day.
They are several chickens here
that have been trained and pre-
pared for this occasion. There
will undoubtedly be a large at
Eendence TO witness the fights.
All the chaps of the town
have "rOosters' on their brains.
Their are all investing their cash
in game chickens with the inten-
ton of raising same. IF they all
go into that business with the de-
termination they have at present,
We may look for a big crop Of
lighting chicks the coming sea-
son.
There will be a competitive ex-
l. - IL d. L
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l.
inst. Miss frankfort was a sis
ter of Mrs. F. d. d. DelacrOix O
this parish.
| There are 100000 more mel
than women in the United States
and yet, there are a good many oil
maids. Think of the number O
bachelors!
Rice, grist and sugar at thu
lowest prices ct J. B. Ferran.
DR.. +. l.. Jewell has had hi.
residence and front fence nicely
painted, and is having his fences
white washed. The Doctors resi-
dence now is just as nice and ele.
CANT as any property in town.
Planters are advised that j
b. Ferran has Cow Peas which he
sells at low prices.
Rev. Mother Superior Mary
Joseph Devereaux. of New Or
leans, arrived at the convent of
Mercy at this place Wednesday.
She will probably remain here a
few days.
Mr.. George H. Andree of New
Orleans spent several days here
this week, Oh pleasure and bust
ness.
Mr.. Valery Thibodeaux of
this parish visited our office Tues
day.
The Keely Institute, that
treats and cures drunkenness have
opened a branch of that institu-
ton in New Orleans, which is
working wonders among the drum
kartls. We have half dozen
persons here who would be fit
subjects for that institution. Why
not try and cure yourselves of this
disgraceful whisky habit?
If our business people seri-
ously want the road at the Lake
opened they should work it up.
They should hold meeting and
select a committee to see about
the matter and make an estimate
of the probable cost of said road.
We hear favorable report every
day concerning said road, but all
the good words will never open
this road. What is needed is
money and work, and to secure
this the people should come to-
gether and appoint committees
whose duty it will be to work up
the projected road. Unless this
is done, nothing will be accom-
plished.
Almost every one of the towns
surrounding us in clamoring and
speaking in favor, and showing
the necessity of n public park, for
the convinience of the people.
During the hot summer days a
park in the center of any town
where shady trees, evergreens and
flowers would be planted, one or
two nice parvillions for the must
clans and benches for our people
to rest on, would be much nppre-
riated. We have in this town a
nice, large lot in front of the
church that could, at a small ex-
pense, be made a beautiful public
park, that would be the grandest
of the town, and be
great convinience for our people
who attend church, and for pro-
RS. If Father Langlois
would take an interest in this we
ire sure it would he successful.
We have noticed with plea
'ure that several of our people are
free use of the white wash |
,ruch with cploudid oTfoct lima
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-15

Hack and Horses For Sale.
A good hack and two good creole
horses for sale cheap.
Apply al this Office.
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- BROWNS hs0N Differs

cures Indigestion. llioI,nrss. p,steJSi1, Mala.
ria. Nervousness. aui General liability Physi.
clans recommend it. All dealers soil l.. (,ey>-.pe
has trade mark and crossed re'' lines 90 wrapvep
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State Of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin,
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SHERlFF'S SALE.
In the matter Of the Estate Of
Alexandra K Guidry. deceased,
No 2S33. Probate Docket

10th Judicia. District Court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-22
IN THE COURTS.
Several Suits Filed, Probate Mat
tiers and General Court News.

Tho following final orders were rem
dered in the probate court this morn
ing:
In the estate of Antonio S. Barrfra de.
ceased, application TO set aside the will.
continued by agreement.
In the estate of Anon Barnes. de-
ceased. letters of administration granted
to Annie Barnes. bond, l.OOO.
In the estate of j. H French, &c leased,
temporary letters of admins JratiOn
granted to James Y. French. bond, So
900.
In the estate Of Kate l. TendcK. min
or, application of the ward for the allow
anCe of 90 to cover expenses for a trip
to Chicago, Niagara Falls and Washing
ton, granted.
SUITS FILED.
Charles G.. Hubbard has entered suit in
the FOrty-tifth district court against the
Alamo Heights Land and Improvement
company for specific performance of con-
tract. Plaintiff has transferred to defend
ant l23 horses. valued at $3.50. for which
he was TO receive land situated on Alamo
Heights in return. \ deed for the land
was executed by defendants in acknOwl-
edgment Of the contract, but contained
several provisions which were not met
with approval by plaintiff and hence the
suit.
Wagner 81 ChabOt have brought suit
against the Westminster Fire Insurance
company of New York City in the Thirty
seventh district court for insurance
policy. CPjaintitfS istate in their petition
that they were insured with that cOrpor-
alton for 5000 and have not as vet re-
ceived the money since their place Of
business was destroyed by fire.
A damage suit in the sum of 500, by J =,
| II. PreSsnalE against Jennie Raley, which
| was appealed from Justice Jones court.
was filed in the FOrty-fifth district court
| late yesterday afternoon. Plaintiff alleges
| that horse belonging to him became en-
tangled in fence, which was unlawfully
tanned injuries to plaintiffs damage In
the sum Of 500.
| COURT NOTES.
| L. and E. Kaufman, of New York
| City. have brought a suit for debt in the
| sum of S2lO1O against Frank and r. Sim
mang, in the Thirty seventh district
| court.
August Haye has brought suit agains
Theodore Haye ct al, in the Thirty
seventh district court, for partition o
certain property.
A petition to enforce a specific perform
ance OF an agreement to partition 10
| on the corner of Nueva and South Flores
streets, has been filed in the Thirty
seventh district court by T. II. Henderson
| against ID. Sullivan.
Kate r. Dashiell, Administrative Of thu
estate of George X. Dashiell, deceased
has filed suit for debt of S24O with inter
est, against Nat Lewis in the Forty fiji
district court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-22
HIS I. o. U. GOOD"
Captain Nat Lewis Explains Prof
Solms' Troubles.
To the San Antonio LIGHT.

To the San Antonio LIGHT.
Replying to communication in your
yesterdays issue signed "ln the Dark" at
non de plume which undoubtedly reflects
the devious methods of your CORES pom
dent (who heretofore has written under
the head of Short Stops it is stated
that Capt. Nat Lewis generously offered
TO lend Prof. SOlmS $40 towards paying
his taxes" Capt. Lewis did not offer 10
lend the Professor so until after the Pro-
fesSor had repeatedly requested the loan.
Capt. Lewis does not offer to lend money
promiScuOISly to every one who requests
it Of him. Capt. Lewis did escort the
Prof. to the bank, as stated. as that
was part of the agreement under which
the money was loaned. Whether lend
ing man money at his own urgent re-
quest is ''sntrapping him." the public
will have to decide.
Capt. Lewis does not stand in with the
collector any more then any one else;
for whenever he has delayed paying his
taxes when due, he has always been
compelled to pay the penalties for such
failure in full. Why the Prof. could
not give his due bill and get $50 on it,
the public will also have to decide
Why Capt. Lewis has no trouble in get
he always promptly redeems them.
In the Dark" alias Short Stops" alias
Col. JAS. p. NewcOmb. wants to know
why the Professor could not give his due
bill as well as Capt. Lewis" Doubtless.
he could: but it is almost certain Mr..
Duck RiSche would not have accepted it
and advanced the money. unless secured
by collateralS; for Mr.. Rische, cognizant
of the crowd with which the Professor
trains, and believing in the old adage, that
birds Of feather flock together" would
probably have declined to take chances
on recovering his money. Knowing that
one of the m ISt prominent and cOnSpicu
Gus agitatorS in this tax. lodging business
is the professors chief adviser, and that
he is TODAY in the same boat the professor
was, and that he is not claSsed as A l in
financial circles. nor cOnspicuouSlyIdiS-
for discharging either his per
Sonal, political or financial obligations,
it would be matter of no surprise if Mr.
RiSche should decline to advance him the
cash on his own unsecured. Il. O. IT,
NAT LEWIS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-22
Mr.. Solms Has His Say.
To the Daily LIGHT.

To the Daily LIGHT.
You refused to publish a cOmmunica-
ton from me. touching my tax trouble.
because you did not want to advertise
certain people. but you have published a
communication from another source of
which | have no complaint to make only
that it was not sharp enough. The facts
are substantially stated in that commu-
nication. and am yet puzzled over the
'moduS Operandr' why my Il o L.
would not have answered to pay my
taxes as well as Mr.. Lewis due
bill | have been miSrepre.
sentCl as to my conclusion to pay my
taxes because | became convinced that
the ordinance was valid one, on the con-
trary was advised. that it was not.
have been d prompt taxpayer for fifteen
years. and only now in these excessive
hard times, found myself pushed to meet
my obligations to the city. ! believe in
every citizen meeting promptly the pub
lie burden ! am opposed TO black mailing
methods to collect taxes.
OTTO SOLMs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-22
JoSKE'S OPENING DAY.
Crowds View the Pageant.

a brilliant success, both COM
mercially and artistically, was the
inaugural display of Fall Millinery
at Joske's yesterday. The fashion
able thrOngs came, saw, and were
so captivated by the rare creations
that many bought outright, while
others again left their orders for
original make-ups. The artist at
the head was praised On'all sides
for her deft skill and refined taste.
The opening days last through the
week.
The Joske Brothers heartily well
come all their friends to come and
inspect the display. 922 1t
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-09-22

Miss Julia johnson is visiting
the Worlds fair.