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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-24
ErE'Y
Cents a Year is Now the Subscription
Price of the Great West.
The Size Of the Sheet Reduced, but
the Amount Of Type Setting j. J..
Remains the Same. #
An Effort to Reach the Masses of the
People in Times of Poverty
and DeStitutiOn.

The hard times have struck the newspaper profession
With great force This especially the case with those
circulating among the farmers Over forty newspapers
have suspended in Minnesota within three months and
1t is said that fifteen hundred journals have suspended
In the United States during that time.
The letters have been coming into the GREAT WEST
office for months stating their devotion to the cauae
and their love for this Journal but that their family
and the mortgage required the dollar Hundreds have
asked to be continued until the hard times are over
But cruel is ignorance and so powerful party
tes that there is hope of better times for at least
$50 who are behind and the burden becomes so great
that have taken step to avoid the danger of such
delinquency in the future. In this matter we have fol-
lowed in the footsteps OF the Ruras and other state
Journalist we have the size in two both to paper
and price, As to original reading matter there will be
material reducton-n fact, none whatever. We will
still, every week. set more type
THAN ANY POPULIST JOURNAL
In the northwest We abolish one whole page of book
advs, the large ad of The Power Behind the Throne"
. page of plates and the page of standing matter.
Now then, friends, get down to work. Will you get
as 2 900 men and women to try the paper six months
for 25 cents-or three months for 15 cents?
Wem make special appeal to the "Old Guardr'
MEN AND BRETHREN:-Will you give US solid day
in your neighborhood-with your team-to try to get
Jew more subscribers in YOUR neighborhood-for
six months, if not for year? There is always one tire
mendous argument in favor of the GREAT West: 1t
has been faithful to the platform of the peoples
party. No treason fusion subterfuge folly has
been able to begue it, It is today to those mag
nifeent elements OF government the peoples par
ty should turn deaf to the cry OF the oppres
sed, then the GREAT WEST will be found with the chill
dren of misfortune 1t is time for us to cry for
aid We have Court house back OF get any
$3.50 and expenses, from anti pOpust mining syndi
cate-nor we ''etatesman' and an Ajax, in the
columns of the pluto press No, have nothing but
the love of our fellow men to sustain us. When that
fails the GREAT WEST expires. Give us day of your
timeand let those hours be sancted to you with the
precious thought that generations yet unborn will be
happier and wiser for your efforts.
Subscribers who have paid $1.00 within the last
three months will have their time extendedthough the
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who have paid 81 90 within the past month either
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Fort Sisseton, s. Oak.


for appreciate your efforts in the cause of hu
%any and y1or practical to benefit the
and being all winter at the work will not do for the Da
kotas. II the wheat could be housed this plan mght
do. In the first place inclemency of the weather pre-
vents thrashing in the winter The fierce winds blow
the icy particles of half way to the centre of the
stack and any attempt to thrash it in this condition
the wheat unmarkeiable It takes till June to dry the
attacks thoroughly, and large waste at BEST
We had lesson given US two years ago. by the setting
in OF winter before wheat thrashed and no farmer
who through that experience wants it again.
Some farmers lost hundreds of dollars that year.
Your plan for marketing wheat through farmers
Board of Trade (ths applies to cotton we'll
wheatl seema more feasible; yet to my mind there
practical difficulties in the way. For instance, how
il farmer who is in debt to his eyes, and his prop
erty all mortgaged going to enter into contract not
to sell his wheat for less than dollar? What will the
sheriff he doing while he is holding the wheat? OF
nearly all the farmers could be united in
tract and there surplus abroad, to be imported,
the Of the plan would be certain But it 10
there chance for failure do write this to be
captOus. think must look at every question from
all sides. j. C. JOHNSON.
This is the kind of a letter which does good. Fair
and kindly criticism brings out the truth. The PROPOSE
tons mentioned broad and comprehensive revolu-
tOns in the commercial economy OF the age. Not one
difficulty but hundred, must be overcome And in the
examination of these difficulties we should wisely watch
along the line to see first, if of these difficulties
do not already pertain to the system and
onv that do aek for greater good than the
propositions themselves contemplate
THE SMALL THRESHER.
Our subscribers have probably read articles ad-
vocatiDg the return to SLOW all winter threshing We
maintain that the large thresher system markets the
whole vast crop of America inside Of seventyve days;
that it deprves the farm laborer Of winter work. affect
ing 500 900 industrious men, that it depreciates tho
value Of horses that it costs the farmer $50 per 100
acres and that it wastes in every of domestic
economy. we'll the sustaining Of the most unrght
eous features Of the elevator system. At venture Of
mans judgment, suggest that the large thresher
costs the farmer ten to twenty cents a bushel
The GREAT WEST does not incline to set back civli-
sation by the abolition of machinery. It simply pro-
mulgates this
DEIFIED GOSPEL TO NAN: 8#
That the machine shall belong to- be worked BY, end
execute the will of the toiler producer-and not DO
the parent of class who reap just unjust profits
from the machine ownership. We say this Of the boot
and shoe machine the typesetting machine and "
say it of the thraeher.
The sum Of $50 will CREATE and 100 to $50 viii ssl
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70 New Subscribers "1he Power Behind the Throne
postpaid. and lie Great West one Year. Is cents.

For the GREAr WEST:
On the Fence.
Did you ever flock of crows
Light on an old rail fence?
They twist, and turn, and stick out their eyes,
And try to look though they were wise,
With bushels and bushels Of sense
But while they lasily brush their coats,
The blue-jays over the way
Are chasing the jenny -wrens left and right
And putting all smaller birds to fight,
While the great hawks seize their prey
The poor old crows just stick to their fence,
And do not care one straw,
When the blue jays whip they say "all right"
When the poor birds grumble they bid them Aght,
And soemnly mutter "cawr'
Now the only way to teach those crows,
And teach them common sense,
Is to choose some sensible working men,
And bid them make quick as they can,
brand new barb wire fence. -DABY CLovxn.
For the GREAT WEST:
If senators are bribed with gold
thing that man abaorsl
'Twere better to abolish gold,
And hang the senatorsl -LATHB
Tell your that in order to be president Of the o.
he must be of the most disreputable the
world-as bad as Cleveland
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SELLER BOARD.
THE SMALL THRESHER.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-24

"Of eoprse fellow patriots, it makes no difference to
us who is Car, Grovie, Bennie or Tom Reed. What
You want is to have grab all your property Nov.
It matters little which is swipe Il
all anyway and provide for my friend the botteholder
Ny advice is that put OIL the Harrison prayer till
We get printed copy from Wall Street. see ont Of the
window there burned populst making faces ct us.
Let's 60 Tor him.
Adjourned till Christmas.
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To New Subscribers, 1.-THE Power Behind the Throne
and the Great West one year 75c

There are people who doubtless think we refer to
Grover Cleveland drink depraved monstrosity eeva
the presidency by plutocracy for purpose with
out the warrant of the facts If will step to the
telephone and summon witness who is by. Here
is one who has been many bum with him in Buffalo,
who knew Mag Halpin tho mother of his Oscar,
better than he knows and who had trotted little
frankie Folsom his knee when Grover the Bua-
10 hangman And when this gentleman heard that the
grown up frankie to marry that man he groaned
aloud the brutal sacrifice AS to whether she
flung upon the altar of Gambrinus, and has suffered
from the renzes ask the parties interested
and don't overlook the gardeners John g. Carlisle
People may and rant around and declare have
no right draw the curtain mans private life And
we retort and declare that behind that coward
cry titled iberne in Europe has draped the icenous
courts where power the mantle to dignity shame.
II the lbertine and the wifehitter the domineering
brute aud the reveer transform the honored shades
of Washingtons purity and Adams virtue into
of debauchery what then? Why then let tear down
every sacred temple of man and womanhood, ennoble
vice. shame and bid the besotted graduates
sin to cruelty decency And John g. Carlisle will under
stand this as well as Grover Cleveland.
In the name Of American citizenship cry out hot
" against this national shame this drunken C@sarsm
in the capitol and demand that those only shall be hon
Today the prime incentive to presidential honors is
to keep mistreeses hover around the poreus of the
brothels disgrace whisky and ''go fishing"
The democracy are terribly hit. They deserve it. A
platform has been dishonored and constituency
betrayed it's death. We have little sympathy for the
constituency For the democrats had majority
In the law making branch Of congress- Ihey
originated solitary measure of relief for the people.
They belied their platforms every They sustained
the p monsters in lying false prosperity upon the
suffering people, The party machine was fraud.
The spirit of Jackson and Jefetson calls upon the
democrat arse-not democrats" but American
citizens and cast of party ties to take patriotism.
The blow terrible and deadly. And Cleveland
can swallow his satisfaction in retirement.
To New Subscribers 1.-The Power Behind the Throne
and Great West year, for 76c.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-24

Tell your that in order to be president the
s. he must be of the most dsreputable buns in ths
world-as bad Cleveland.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15
Another nnIIns Trnrchr.

Dollas, Texas, December li-Thos. l.,
Jnmes lies In n coffin nj LinsNos undor-
taking establishment tonight ana ~ J.
Reeves, his glnycr occupies cell in the
county jail AZ 1880 they met at dance
at I'd AInrlIn's, AZ Enst elm street.
Reeves says that Jamcn swore that he
would KIN him II he stopped outside.
Reeves borrowed a pistol ana went out.
soyernl nhots We're fred and James fell
dead. shot through the body and neck
Reeves left wrist was shattered hy II
bnll. he gnys from James pistol but par.
tics who were present aay that he shot
himself
Reeves 10 % years old ana the dead
man 10 %. Three years ago Reeves mar
ried Ella Brown Of San Antonio. lie
says that since the death OF their baby
four months ago James has lcd his wife
astray ana yesterday he found Il letter
written by james to his wife which OPEN
ed his eyes to what had taken place.
Reeves runs restaurant on Elm street
and james was employed at Buell. 81
counolIys planning mill Reeves declares
that James alienated the affections OF his
wife and he killed him IN self-defense.
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rhc NInnsnn .rrinI

Ednhurg, December li--The Monson
triNl was continued today and the court
was crowded, The day was occupied taking
testimony. An Important norton OF the
evidence consisted OF deductions from the
examination OF the slSul and from photo
graphs OF the head OF The deceased. Tha
counsel said he WAS unwilling 20 ask that
the real skull be brought into court and
Tor the purpose of oss-eSaminauon, he
asked leave 60 use another skull
llr. littlelohn gave a mass OF technical
testimony describing tho post -iinrtaJn ex-
animation. SAYING he believed the gun
which killed Lieutenant rnmbroush was
nred nine feet from the deceased II was
impossible that the killing was the result
OF an accident.
pr. Mcmillan who made out the cerli-
fcute OF accidental death and who wrote
New York that the lieutenant died by his
own hand, testified that after so doing he
thought he had been too hasty.
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SniIlhIe CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

Ladies' Visiting Work baskets.
Ladies' Fine Card CnBcs.
Gcntlcmcn's Wallets.
Ladies' PocIsctbooISs.
Exquisite Photograph Albums.
Elegant Gold Rustic PenhoIdcrs,
with Pen.
Elegant Gold-chRscd PenhoIdcrs,
with Pen.
Christmas Cards, = cents 10 $40.
Moucherie Cases ChHnd paintcd).
100 designs Fancy Iukstnhds.
Solid silver FiInErecu Novelties.
Double indcNcd Diaries, (n pres
cnt which viii remind the user
of you every day I'm the ycur,
vest pocket aud large stEcrO
superb Christmas boxes OF ladies'
correspondence pnpcr, $500 per
box.
100 Steel Plate Visiting Cards.
At j. j. PnHtoriIa Printing md Lith-
ogrnphing Co., No. 3O4 Mnin street.
Printing Mt Bottom Prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Washington, December 1.-The East
TeNns marsh0lship hght wakes warmer
daily Oney's first caller this morning
was Bywaters o; Paris, who went uney-
corted and alone. Ito bore strong Gre
dentials from Jake Hodges ana other good
Hogg democrats Of North ToxnM While
he was In with the attorney general Shcp
Williams, accompanied by Bailey and PEN
dloton, arrived. Both delegates were in
formed that the appointment would be
made In a few days Douglas is also q
frequent caller. Another candidate ls
Brown Of Paris who Is relying on the
support OF an old friend OF Secretary Car
Isle.
A prominent candidate who stayed at
home Is Or. Theo e, Foster Of Nnyasota.
lndorscd by Minis and Hutchinson, but who
rs charged with being too old for the
active duty Of office. The other candidates
are Dick Reagan, y. j. Epperson ana i.
II Thompson
Coke has Endorsed Douglas. The best in
dlcations now look 10 Williams appoint
meut.
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BROKE THE QUORUM.
REPUBLICANS AGAINST STATE
HOOD IN ARIZONA.
They Declined to Vote in the House
aud Thereby Forced an
Adjournment,
THE BILL TO COIN THE sG1GEIoRAGE
REPORTED,
1t Also Proposes to Make Monthly Purchases
Of Silver for ooinage-Thc East
Texas Marshalship.

Washington, December l4-In the senntc
today much business Of misccll,pcoua
character was transacted Among the
bills introduced the most Important was
by MIR Voorhees, chairman OF the COM
mlttce on finance providing for the coin
age OF the silver seisnorage In the treus-
uiy at the rate Of 100000 per month, aud
when exhausted, for the purchase and
coinage Of II similar amount of silver
monthly.
House bill providing for two additional
associate Justices OF the supreme court of
oklahoma Territory was passed.
Mr Vance reported from the committee
on privileges and elections the house bill
to repeal the Federal election laws with
recommendation that 1t he passed without
amendment.
Mir Chandler said the report was not
unanimous and lac secured unanimous con-
sent TO submit the Views OF the minority
adverse to the pnssagc of the bill The
bill was placed on the calendar
The resolution was agreed to calling
upon the secretary Of the treasury to re-
por the value OF textile fabrics purchased
Tor the army, navy Indian bureau aud
marine hospital service FOR the fiscal ycor
lSaa.
Senate bill to repeal the clause IN the
last pension appropriation bill. which pro
hibited the payment OF pensions TO per-
SONS residing IN foreign countries, was
passed.
After executive session the senate adj
journcd until Monday.
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shccnmcn sInnehicrcd.

San Angelo. Texas December B.--Nows
has Just reached San Angelo that Ike
Gromskys, sheep boss named Arthur
Mayer ana two OF his herdcra were klned
on The Pecos river nearly 200 miles from
san Angelo, about week ago.
y, y. Han, aheepman, says that he
was visited az his camps few nights
ago and compelled 20 leave before morning
at the muzzle Of halt dozen wlnches-
tem.
Further bIooashcd Is anticipated, as
sheepmen appear determined TO have free
grass and tho ranohmcn and land owners
say they WIN not permit their range 10
be eaten down
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s,no rnnn INSURANCE.

THE HOUSTON POST VIII pay 500
to the legal heir of any person who
meets death by accident, provided
that nj the time the person 80 dying
has upon his or her body THIS PA
PER. This Insurance holds good for
1S hours only, or from : n. III. to 4
II, IN. of the dutc of this pnpcr. Sat-
isfnctory proofs of each claim mast
he presented within Is hours at the
business ODIce of The Houston Post.
remember this policy is void unless
THIS PAPER is upon the person at
time of death.
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THE SPANISH TREATY.
1T CAUSES A LIVELY DEBATE
IN THE RBI0HsTAG.
The Composition Of tho Italian Cab
met Agreed Upon, But Not
Yet eazctted,
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE 1gTroDUoBD
IN THE NoYsog TRIAL.
Special Services Held a the Royal Mausol-
cum At Windsor oastle-Inhu,nss
Raging in Berlin.

Berlin, December 1i--There was much
excitement IN the reichstag when the
Spanish treaty on commerce was intro
duced for the second reading
Manteufol attacked the general md conf
morclal policy of the government, whose
treatment he said OF the agricultural
classes encourage agrarian ngitation
Caprivi made vigorous reply. during
Sian treaty would be nude at the cx-
pense Of husbandry. In as much as the
grain producing state must receive COM
cesslons through Il.
The chancellor added thnt he opposed
the method OF agitation resorted 10 by
the Farmers Alliance and asserted II was
not conservative to appeal TO the maJori-
ties against the authority OF the governs
mont
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pension mud postal Mntters.

washington, Dccembrr Il-ponNOnH--
Original Mother Susan Aloha. Saint Joe
Mexican war, total desiitutlon and disc
ability. Increase, Thos Hudson. Jaoobin.
Mexican war, widow, Julia u. Arnold
Zephyr
Postmasters FOR Texaa-Delhi. C.. r. An
Goodsouyilie. = y. Heidelberg. vice Jacob
GoOdson, resigned; Holly. W. O Phipps
vice y II Phpps, resigned Morris. VIM
McNew, vice Mamie " Morris. resigned /;
School. WIN. Bucchner vice Albert Hax-
thauscn resigned
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tional hank az Bfowuwood. The treasurer
had personal notes I'm the bank where
he also had county funds fooiishly de-
positcd IN his own name. rather Than In
the name OF the county, Now Etkels
receiver IN charge OF the bank refuses
to let the county money he withdrawn
until the personal notes are paid. Eckcls
has not made any decision In the matter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Two areas OF nigh pressure appear on
toniehrs map. one oyer the East Cuff
and south Atlantic States and the other
over the extreme, Northwest, while wei
defined low pressuirs AREA IS central over
the central portion Of the Eastern Rocky
Mountain slope The temperature has
fallen along the Atlantic coast and over
Inc extreme Northwest while II has re-
NAMED nearly stationary or has risen over
other portions OF the country. Partly
cloudy 10 cloudy weather prevails over the
greater portion OF the country.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Scotland. win be used for the prosecution
TO compel Andrew TO tell all he may know
OF the case,
AZ the former trial Foy claimed he could
remember nothing regarding tho secret
meetings. and II his brother-in-law testi-
fies Toy win be compelled TO talk, q IS
snid or he win be attached Tor contempt
OF court. II Is also rumorcd that fears
are entertained that on attempt viii be
made to abduct Mrs. Foy 60 prevent her
tcstifying In the case. a policeman Il IS
said, has been detailed TO guard tho Foy
house and prevent such m occurrence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Hcarnc. TeXaB December A. About
o'clock this afternoon j. +. Kelley an
cnpioye Of the Central road az llcarno,
fell under the switch enFine and received
Injuries necossltatlng the omputntl0n or
his right leg above The knee. The opera
ton was perform I'd by Dr. n. j. Pugh, Jr.
local surgeon. lie reacted nicely and ls
resting ensily. Much sympathy So eT-
pressed for the unfortunate young man.
lie has but recently married. and he and
hia wife are highly esteemed among our
people
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

WASHINGTON. December a. Minister Men
donca has private adviccs announcing the
arrival OF the cruiser Nlctheyoy on the
coast OF Brazil Tuesday last Mendonca
denics the special TO the London Times
from Lisbon announcing the arrival Of
the steamer Milo, which lcft Rio de Ja-
metro December and carried TO pernam-
bueo the news of tho alleged outrages on
the crew OF the steamer Panahybn
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Thc IInMnIiln Mnttcr

Washington December ii--Thore is moth
lng at the White House or state depart
ment 10 show that tho information on the
Hawaiian question will be Transmitted
today or at amy tlmo M the near future.
Apparently the preparation OF material In
the state department 20 completed and can
be sent IN at any time the president choos-
es to transmit IT,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Ell Paso Texas, December A. News was
reached here today through reyolu-
tionary medium That tine casayantes.
three brothers wealthy, wen connected
ana influential have Joined their fortunes
vim the reyoluuonlsts with ial mon.
-rhls st6ry Is doubted by people here who
know the CasAyanies'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

washington December 1I,-Conhrmn~
tions Murccllus l.. Davis, Arkansas con-
SUI an Lerima. Mexico; John u. Proctor,
Kentucky, civil service commissioner,
Chus W. Dabney, Jr., Tennessee, assist
ant secretary OF agriculture; Commodore
Francis NJ Ramsay. chief OF the bureau
OF navigation OF the navy department.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Baltimore, Md. December 1.-The
evening News says: The statement comes
from a source hish In The anairs OF the
pennsylvania Steel company that the
company has agreed with three other
grent Atecl manufacturing corporations,
the Betheiehem, Carnegie and Illinois, 70
oloso the steel rail plant of the Maryland
steel company and It's branches IN this
state during the whole Of 1885, on the pay
mont Of consideration OF 100000. that
sum being estimated as the profits from
the manufacture OF rails during the year.
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me rnrin lin, n ncst.

Washington, December N.-The tariff
ha rest today. There were no meetings
ofSthe suh-commt,ees or OF the fuil COM
mNtce. II Is not expected that any FUR
Their action win be talScn ON the Internal
revenue feature OF the bill until an the
members OF the majority may he In the
city to consider It. The Individual or cor
porote iucomc tax must be settled before
the committee can proceed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

'ITIVNNN.1-VN NV HWNIITN IlNNNT, OF the
supreme court In October decided the case
OF George n, Painter OF Chicago. affirm
ing the decialon of tho criminal court
~ Cook county, and sentencing Painter
which Painter was convicted was the
murder OF his mistress. Alice Martin, az
their rooms on South Green street. near
ig0t
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-15

Washington, December lt--The house
committee on rules met this morning and
decided 20 give the committee on Terri
tories time TO dispose of the bill for the
admission OF Arizona and New Mexico
Holiday adjournment WAS discussed. but
no date was fixed. 1t Is believed however.
Tint on adjournment viii be taken II
week hom tomorrow,