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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-04
PULLING WIRES.
How C~apitalistic Concerns ~"Infuence"
Legislation.

Legislation.
Below is a letter from the President
of the Boston West End Street Railway
Company, one Of the strongest systems
in the land. addressed confdentiallv to
the various street railway companies
for the purpose of turning down the
screws upon the peoples" represen,
tatlves at Washington. The Inter
ests" for which protection is herein de,
manded are those of the companies,
whose met revenue" it is feared stands
In danger of being diminished the in.
terests of the workingmen are not in
it." Furthermore, the signer of the
letter is the brother of w. @. Whitney,
the recent president maker" and
right hand man of Cleveland. himself
a rising star Of first magnitude above
the street railway horizon.
This quaint document reads thus:
81 MILK ST, Boston,
JAN. 10, 1898.
Dear Slr:-The directors of this
company are feeling not a little anxiety
on the possible future of the currency
question. If silver should become the
established currency of the country,
the effect would be to advance the
price Of nearly everything that rail.
roads purchase, while fares would
probably not De increased. The effect
would therefore be to diminish the net
revenue of all roads to a very great ez,
tent.
4 take the liberty to call your atten,
ton to the subject, and earnestly re.
quest that you will use your Influence
with the Senators and Representatives
in your State and district for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman Act.
Prompt action in this matter. Oh
the part Of all the street railroads Of
the country, would undoubtedly have
great weight in securing the desired
Hoping that this matter NAV re-
celVe your personal attention and trust
ing that my views of the importance
OF Gnis question to our mutual interest
VIII 6e accepted as a sufficient apology
Ior n suggestion, l remain,
Yours truly,
d. M. WHITNEY, Pres't."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-04
CATAWBA CREEK ALL RIGHT.

GAST0NIA, n. Q.
Mr.. EDITORIAL a regular meeting
of Catawba Creek Alliance, No. 636,
the following resolution was adopted:
ResolUed, That we, the member of
Catawba Creek Alliance, don't want to
draw any money out Of the State
Agency fund. We want it to stay
there and some of them say they would
rather put in more than take out what
is there. Yours f~raternally,
M. L. DICKSON, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-04-04
~sUNDAY-sCHOOL NOTICE.

Mr. EDITOR:-The annual Sunday
school Convention of Glissons and
Wolfscrape townships, Duplin county,
will be held at Holly Hill church on
the I'd Sunday in April, 1898. All Sun
day schools and Sunday school work
ers are invited to come and participate
in the good work. All things are con-
Quoted on a union system and all Sun
day schools in the two townships are
specially requested to prepare reports
of their respective schools. Time of
meeting, 10 a. m.
w. A. JONES, Pres
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
NO POWER TO FORCE A VOTE.

Some of the Eastern gold bug news.
papers, and that know as little about
the methods Of doing business in the
Senate ss they do about the causes
that produced the bankers panic, seem
to think that Senator Voorhees,, and
certainly the Vice President, can stop
debate on the repesl Measure at any
moment that they choose, and they are
calling on them, and especially Voor.
hees, to do as be has been told and to
do il speedily. The fact is Voorhees,
has nj power to stop debate In the Sen.
ate. Yet these laundering moulders Of
public opinion keep up their cry Of
"Vote, vote"
Some seem to think that Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson will take the matter
into his own hands and declare the de-
bate closed and recognize Mr.. Voor-
bees, who will make his motion that
the Senate proceed to vote on the
pending measure. The Vice President
will hardly make himself ridiculous in
attempting anything Of the kind. Even
Voorhees, himself would unquestionably
decline to be . party to any such per.
Torrance. The friends Of silver who
have been made anxious on this point
may rest easy that the r~epealers will
not carry out any such plan. II also
looks very probable now that the re-
peal bill will not come to q vote in
the Senate except ii is coupled with
some fair and equitable measure in the
interest Of silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

Hugh McCulloch, ex.Secretsry Of the
Treasury. in his report for the year
1868. estimated that Europe held $780,
100000 Of American securities, on the
greater part Of which interest was pay.
able in gold. Railroad and other bonds
were not included in this. He said:
"We are now increasing our indebted
ness to Europe al the rate Of sixty to
seventy millions q year in gold-bearing
bonds, and the largest portion Of the
debt Is to England" He further said:
''Of the 81, 800. 600. 900 Of gold and sill.
yer products Of California and the Ter
ritories produced since lS4S. we have
exported 81. 100. 900. 600" Our Euro
pean indebtedness to-day 10 estimated to
be between 50, 200. 700. 900 and $780,
600, 900.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The remarkable spectacle Of . Sena-
tor of the United States in tears upon
the floor Of the Senate was observed
recently, when Senator Teller Of Colo,
RADIO, having been drawn into . discus
sion with Senator Hawley, began to
dwell upon the sufferings which would
fall upon the people Of his section and
of the United States should the repeal
bill become q law. As he proceeded be
became more and more wrought up to q
pitch Of intensity unlike anything ever
seen on the aoor. He paced up and
down the narrow space behind bis desk
earnestly gessiculating, while with q
voice tremulous with emotion and hil
eyes wet with tears, he pictured the mis-
cry that he cav in the future for the
people whom, he loved. The spectacle
was so strikies and 80 unusual that il
riveted the Allegation Of every Senator
w ashington Rpst.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
woaL.axorEns IN CONVENTION

Al . meeting Of wool-growers OF Ne
vsds, Eastern Oregon and Idaho. held o.
the Courthouse in Reno, Thomas Nelson
Of Humboldt was reelected President,
]. b. Mccullough Of wsshoe Vice Presi'
dent, George F. Turritin Of Washoe'
Secretary, and ]. G.. Taylor OF Hum
boldt. Treasurer. Charles Kaiser and
w, W. Williams Of Churchill were
elected representatives to the meeting
Of wool-growers. wool dealers, cotton
planters and farmers TO be held at Chi
cseo on the 2Sth and goth inst, also to
the National Wool-G Growers Associa-
ton TO be held at the same place on
October 9th.
Owing to the present depressed state
| Of the business and the future outlook 10
was decided 10 reduce wages from the
present standard to $50 per month for
herders and establish q rate Of five cents
per head for shearirg.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, The w~ool-growers OF the
United States can, and, with full n
adequate protection for the wool indus
try, will SCOT produce oil the wool and
mutton needed for consumption in the
United States; and,
Whereas, To remove. or seriously
reduce, the presens tariff on wool and
wooden goods. would result In the total
destruction of the sheep industry OF the
United States, bringing immediate ruin
to the thousands, and afterwards raising
the price Of wooden goods and meat,
and thus reacting directly against
the poorer classes In whose In
terest such legislation 10 proposed to be
enacted; and,
Whereas, Inasmuch as the recent
panic and continued monetary strin'
gency commenced with the export OF
gold, our necessary remedy Is to 80 legis.
late that we shall cease importing wool,
which comes chiefly from countries that
take substantially nothing from us in
return but gold; and.
Whereas, Under proper protection
the United States would loon have l00.-
900, 600 sheep which, with the lands and
improvements required for them, would
add $500, 0OO, 900 to our taxable wealth,
and give millions to the employment OF
labor, and bring an annual income In
wool and mutton of $500, 900, 900. and
make q vastly increased demand for
pasturage and hay. all Of which will be
substantially destroyed by free wool;
therefore,
Resolved, That q copy Of these reso-
lutions be sent to each Senator and mem.
Der of Congress representing the States
of Nevada, Oregon and Idaho, and that
they be urged to use every honorable
means to prevent any change In the
present law as regards wool and wooden
goods.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
SNAP JUDGMENT COHrEM-
PLATED.

We are watching the proceedings OF
the Senate on the silver problem. and
We do not intend 10 take our eyes of
that body until the business OF dispos-
ing Of the subject is closed, no matter
how long il may be before il Is over. Ii
the friends OF silver in the Senate were
united, and none Of them were infiu-
enced by the President or patronage, the
majority In behalf OF bimetsllism would
be considerable, and there would be no
possibility Of q repeal Of the silver pur.
chasing Act. All Of the Senators who
are In favor Of the further use Of silver,
or bimetallic policy, but who are willing
to vote for the repeal Of the Sherman
Act any way, are merely betraying the
cause Of silver and Its party for the pay
to be got from The President. or by .
candidacy for Office in the future OF some
kind. Such Senators are pretending
that the repeal Of the Sherman Act is
the preliminary step toward the remone-
tization Of silver, and that such repeal
will not prejudice the free coinage OF
silver 10 the future. The whole pre-
tence 10 but . deception, and IL means
only that they want other silver Sena-
tors to be Influenced by 10, and to be In
duced TO vote for the repeal, when In
fact they know that when the repeal Is
passed there will be no legislation on the
subject of silver at ell, and that no bill
for it's demonstration will be passed at
the present session or otherwise. All Of
the friends Of silver will find there is no
purpose on the part Of such Senators
to put such . bill before Congress. or
TO vote for one or to speak in favor OF
one, and when such fact Is better
known than IL is now, q proper con-
sideration Of such b~etrayers Of the sill
YER party will be given them by the
other silver Senators and the people. A
mere deception is being practiced by
such bstrayers Of the party, and all
their talk about the worth of silver or OF
the bimetsllic system Is q mere device
for deceiving the silver party generally.
IS to their position as members Of Con-
gress on the money question.
Only by watching their course can all
Of the miserable positions Of such mem.
bers Of the Senate be seen, and when it
Is all seen the people will want no more
Of such kind Of public servants. We
are confident that before the discussion
Of the subject Is closed in Congress, all
the miserable and dishonest positions Of
the traitors to the bimetallio system
will be fully disclosed, and their whole
plot and folly for helping the gold party
defraud the silver party will be defeated
and cast into the slough by the better
men oil the Senate. There can be no
success attending such dishonest per-
Torrance in our opinion, and we advise
Ill the silver party to be on guard
q snap judgment Of the gold
party on the taking Of q vote in the
for it Is contemplated, and the
silver advocates are the per-
IONS to bring the trick to pass.-Empire
IF Finance and Trade.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
FARMING BY ELECTRICITY.

A highly interesting account OF the
application Of electricity to farm work Is
| given in o recent number Of the Me
| chanical News. IL was 9 Scotch farm on
which the experiment was tried. Do
this farm the electricity Is generated by
a turbine wheel In q neighboring water
course. From the point of generation
the electricity Is conveyed by wires In
the usual way to the house and other
parts of the farm where it Is to be used.
The house is lighted by electricity,
and electricity drives all stationary farm
machinery. Threshers, hsy-balers and
everything of that kind down to the
farm grindstone and churn can be OPP.
Grated easily by electrical power, and an
electric pump lie kept in constant oper.
alton. The motor used is l0.nc,se
power, which is ample for running the
entire farm.
When this system Of farming be.
comes general there are some farmers
who will think the millennium has come,
AID there are farmers wives who GER
tainiy will, as they break their backs
for the last time over the dasher Of
the churn. This looks far off, but per-
haps IL is not as far as il seems. Water
power will soon be used in this way TO
an extent that is hardly imagined now.
and the very best brains in the world
are now at work to find practical de-
vices for applying and cheapening the
great discoveries of the last thirty years.
In the neighboorhood of large cities II
will be done very soon. Not far from
st. Louis an electric road is now being
surveyed that will connect at least q hun.
dred farmers with the nearest steam
railroad. The electric road is likely to
lose money for some time to come, but
finally IL will pay. Small farmers who
will not be able to put in an electric
plant costing several thousand dollars
will buy their power from electric roads.
which in the neighborhood Of che larger
towns will soon begin TO intersect the
country in every direction between the
steam Railroads.&c.. Louis Republic.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
THE WORLDS SILVER MONEY.

The following statement shows the sil'
yer money in the various nations IS
follows: United States. s6l5.000,0Oo
Great Britain, 500. 900. 900; France,
500, 900, 900; Germany. s2ll, 0o0 1000;
Russia, SEQ, 900. 900. This stock Of sill.
YER IL divided by the Director OF the
Mint Is full tender and limited tender.
The United States has s53s, 000, 600 full
tender and s77.Ooo 900 limited tender;
Great Britain, silver nofull tender, $780,
900. OO0limited tender; France, $3.50, 0O0.-
900 full tender, and s50,000,00 Doc lin
tied tender; Germany, sl03, 600, 600 full
tender and Sos, 600. 900 limited tender,
and Russia, so. 900. 600 full tender. and
s3s, 900, 900 limited tender. The ratio
prevailing in nearly all the principal
countries between gold and legal tender
silver is l to l5t. This is the ratio in
France, Belgium. Italy, Spain, Neither.
lands, Russia, Central and South Amer.
ica. The ratio between gold and limited
tender silver is as . rule l to l43S. The
respective ratios in the United States
are I to Is 9S and l TO l4.95. The vari-
GUS monetary systems as divided among
the several countries are as follows:
Gold and silver-United States, France,
Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Greece.
Spain, Netherlands. Turkey and Japan.
Gold-United Kingdom, Germany,
Portugal, Austria, Scandinavian Union,
Australis, Egypt, Canada and Cuba.
Silver-Russis, Mexico. Central and
South America and India.
The aggregate stock Of gold Is esti-
mated at 50, 5S2, COS, 900; the aggregate
stock Of silver at s4,042, 700, 900, and
the aggregate uncovered paper at 81, 635..
1913, 900. The stock Of gold possessed
by the principal countries Is given as
follows: United States, S604, OOO, 600;
Great Britain, $3.50, 900, 900; France,
$500, 900, 900; Russia, $3.50, 900. 900.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The Atlanta Constitution IL evidently
inclined to Independence. It draws .
dead line" between Cleveland Sherman
Demo- Reps. Md says: "we are going
to continue spreading the gospel Of
straight Democracy. and when we see
Democrats following the leadership Of
John Sherman and Tom Reed we shall
make our protest heard and felt. and
ell the Postmasters and other appointess
In the country cannot swerve us from
the path Of duty. The few Democrats
here and there who think that . Post
office fits their case better than the plat.
form OF the party may say what they
please their constituents will attend TO
them later"
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
THURMAN ASKS A QUESTION.

The "0ld Roman" Allen G. Thur
man, whose long public life was de-
voted to the interests Of the people, who
commanded the respect Of the masses,
more perhaps than any other public
man since Lincoln's time, has sent the
following telegram to Senator Cockrell
Of Missouri:
sis il possible that the United States
Senate. now Democratic, is to be bull
dozed into the characterization Of silver p
The Missouri Senator'S answer has not
been made public, but II is doubtless in
the affirmative. A Senate nominslly
Democratic is controlled by Senators
Sherman Of Ohio and Lodge Of Massa.
chusetts, Voorhees, OF Indiana, German
of Maryland and Mcpherson Of New
Jersey, lifelong Democrats are now
leagued with Republicans. and this Wall
street combination makes it possible for
g Senate, Democratic in name, to be
bulldozed into the demonstration Of
silver.-Reno Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The report comes by telegraph from
New York that C. P. Huntington and
Cornelius Vanderbilt have been notified
by letters that . plan 10 or foot to blow
up their respective mansions on Fifth
Avenue with dynamite. A large force
Of wstchmen and detectives have been
stationed In the vicinity with instruc.
tions TO keep . close watch Of the move
ments Of ell suspicious-looking individ-
uals seen around that quarter.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

When Senator Peter, the Populist
Senator Of Kansas. addresses tho Senate
oil the Democratic and Republican mem.
beers begin reading, talking and initial
ing sleep. and he 10 studiously snubbsd.
All right. The day is NOT far distant
when Senator PETER will have . ma
iority on his side. and the traitors and
s~sll-outs will be kicked out Of Waning
ton. and many Of them sent to the peni-
Tertiary for their crimes, where they
ought TO be. There 10 . commotion
among the masses. PETER can afford u
stand 1.-THE Coming Nation.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

7. v. Powderly's paper. the journal
Of the Knights Of Labor. sends this eoi'
torisl greeting to Washington; I'll the
members Of Congress who have axe
the shilling and swallowing the profess
siops Of q lifetime consented to vote
against free coinage. would only be good
enough to stop cautiDg about their de-
vO.ion to labor. they would not excite
the disgust they are doing. They de-
ceive no one. workingmen know they
have been betrayed and their true inter
ests bsrtered for Federal patronage, and
they will remember their b~etrsyers."
That declaration means political death
for some men at the next election.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
President Cleveland's appointment Of

President Cleveland's appointment Of
James G. Van Allen as Embassador to
Italy has kicked up quite q rumpus
among Eastern Democrats. who declare
that the appointee is . self-expatriated
American. He has lived in EDgland the
quarter Of his life, and IL is said that he
has remarked On q former occasion that
America is no ct place for . respectable
person to reside. Ex-Secretary Whitney.
q very close friend Of the President.
recommended the appointment of Van
Allen. When bis case for confirmation
by the Senate comes up before that
body some very interesting debates will
no doubt take place.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
Senator White of California made /

Senator White Of California made his
maiden effort in the United States Sen.
ate in opposition to the repeal Of the
Sherman Law last Saturday. 1t was one
Of the best speeches that has been made
in the Senate on che pending measure. It
lie also the first time In many years that
the voice Of California has been heard in
that chamber-not since the days Of Eu.
gene Cssserly aud Newton Booth has II
been heard there. Theyoung Californian
covered himself with glory and is on the
side Of the people In the fight for silver.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

England gets Eve per cent interest per
year on the billion dollars that the
other nations Of the world owe her.
Thus she collects $500, 600. 600 q year In
interest alone from other nations, oil
payable In gold. Being . creditor na-
tion she wants TO keep silver dsmons-
tiled, 80 IS 10 continue payments TO her
in gold. The only way the United
States can get even with England 10
through free coinage.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

F. E. MCKINLEY Of Albuquerque. New
Mexico, has just completed an invention
that may revolutionize placer mining.
II is . "dry washer" for the extraction
and concentration Of gold from placer
dirt. The machine was subjected to the
most careful tests on . much smaller
scale than the new one now being built
1t the Albuquerque foundry, and is 90
adapted to the various forms Of placer
wash as TO ave every particle Of gold.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The Magazine Of 0rssory says either
and neither should never be pro-
pounced Either" and "ni.ther." AL
though some asoribe 1t to affsctation, u
is always gross ignorance. Il. originated
In the blunder Of . foreigner In England.
II is low English In England and stupid
ignorance In America.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The speeches Of Hon. VIM. NJ. Stew
art and the other United States Sena.
tos who are In favor Of free coinage
should be printed by the millions. with
index references notes. and mailed broad
cast all over the land. They will dc
more than anything else to educate ths
psopls On the financial question.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
NOTICED.
In the District Court Of the State sf
Nevada, Eureka County.
In the matter Of the Estate Of =. W. Dean.
Deceased.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO All
IN whom II may concern, that 8. Wephan
administrator Of the estate OF j. W., Dean. IA
ceased, has hled his final account In the Clerh,s
sfaee OF said Court In said county, and that ths
Judge Of said Court has appointed Saturday,
the 7th day OF October, 1898, ct II o'cIocs A ~
OF said day. ct the Courtroom Of ssid Cont. In
said county OF Eureka. e. the time and pIsce
Tor the Settlement of said final account ana
al parties interested In said estate are hereby
notined to appear ct said time and place ana
account or Its settlement.
Y. II. HARMON. Clerk.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

The Nevada State Journal says that
Barney Glow, who has q blackoerry
orchard on his ranch west OF Reno, 10 nov
harvesting Q crop OF those berries which
will amount 70 five or six tons.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

From 1870 to 1890 the population Of
the United States increased 10 per
cent and the output Of gold fell off "a
per cent; yet there are some people
who want gold as the only standard Of
money-the only de~bt.paying money,
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
POSTPONED.

The above sale hss been postponed 10 satur-
day. Sept. 0. 1898. ct the same hour and place.
A. sKILLMAH, Trustee.
Eureka. July 20. 1898. jy29-td
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

Senator Pettigrew has written the
Dakota Farmer and Secretary Of the
State Wool.growers' Association . let.
ter In which he declares that II Con-
gress undertakes TO put wool on the free
list, he will urge the passage Of . bill TO
abolish the duty on wooden goods.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30

Uncle Sam-When I pot my stamp on
. piece Of gold and call Il . dollar, then
is's dollar; bat when I put my stamp
on . piece Of silver and call ID . dollar.
ID rats dollar. and I'm . liar.-Pitts.
burg KAnssn.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
NOTICE.

All persons indebted 10 the SESTrsEr
are requested to make immediate pay.
msnt, as the business Of the late firm Of
Cassidy & Skillman must be settled mp.
Persons having bills against the late firm
will please present them.
A. SKILLMAN, Trustee.
Eureka, Nevada, May 10. 1898.