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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
a Great Loss.

Mr.. John Johnson, President of
Hope f. A. S23, Tyler, Lincoln coun-
ty writes the president of the state
alliance that hail storm struck
that section Of the county July 9Th,
totally destroying the grain, and a
large number of barns were blown
down and scattered over the prairie.
The people are in great distress, as
most of the farmers are mortgaged.
They have called mass meeting for
July I'D, to try to provide bread and
for seed grain next spring. The gov
ernOr will be called on to help them
with state loan. Mr.. Donnelly has
prOffered his assistance, and every
effort will be made to help the poor
people out.
These are the things that add
actual physical suffering to the hor-
rOrs of disagreement. The loss of
one crop would not have left these
poor people SO helpless if the pro-
ducts of their industry had not been
taken from them for a quarter of a
century back, by all manner of devil
ish rings existing under evil laws.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Elsewhere in this paper will be
found letter from Judge Macdonald
in defense of President Hill, replying
to Mr.. John H. Burke. Incidentally
this paper is criticised for publishing
Mr.. Burke's letter. The REPREsEN-
TATIvE is responsible for none of the
opinions set forth in cOmmunicat iOns
by it's correspondents. 1t desires to
give all sides of every issue a fair
hearing. If there. is foundation in
fact for the current rumOr that the
old St. Paul & Pacific was wrecked to
enable Mr.. Hill and his associates to
secure it Eat a bargain" then the
action of the city council of ST. Paul
in appropriating $4,000 of the peo-
pies money to crown infamy with
honor was damnable outrage and
deserves the condemnation of every
citizen who loves justice and decency.
If Mr.. Hills reputation rests under
the cloud of an unjust popular belief
in that theory, then it is only just
and it is due to Mr.. Hill that the
truth should be brought to light.
Let juctice be done though the hea-
VenS fall.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Getting Ready for Next Winter.

New YORK, July 12.-Rumors are
current that President Harrison, of
the Reading, is taking to task the
presidents of the other great anthra-
cite coal companies. 1t is said that
he intends to call them to account
for not restricting production, and a
Philadelphia dispatch declares that
if Mr.. Harrison's demands are not
complied with the Reading will make
a cut in coal prices at once. The
Reading is chatting under the discrep-
ancy between it's production and the
output of the rival corporations.
"Restricting productions means
putting up prices, and putting up
prices means suffering for millions.
And why not?
Do not the Rings own the nation?
Are not the people powerless? Look
at that Ramsey county grand jury,
for the answer. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
VERY IMPORTANT.
of the American Bimetal-
lie League.

Call for a National Convention
of the American Bimetal-
lie League.
SUN BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. G..
July 4, 1893.
The recent elimination of events
of the greatest moment to. the
people of this country calls for wise
counsel and determined action on
the part of all patriotic ciizens. A
concerted purpose is manifested to
seize upon the present opportunity to
destroy silver as money and estab-
fish finally and forever the single
gold standard, and at one stroke to
change all debts to gold debts, with
never-ending rise of gold and fall
of prices.
A financial disturbance, largely
artificial and needless, has been Gre
ated as an ''object lesson" and false
ly attributed to the present silver
law, in order out of it to create
manifestation of public sentiment,
under cover of which the greater
crime of overthrowing the money of
the Constitution and establishing
the single gold standard may be con-
summated. AS part of the same
great conspiracy the minis of India
have been closed, and the shock is
felt around the world.
Congress has been called to meet
in extra session on August I. If
at this session the money standard
of the Constitution is overthrown
and the single gold standard is final
~ established, to be extended over
the world, an economic revolution
will have been inaugurated more
disastrous to the welfare Of man.
kind, and especially to the produc-
ing and laboring classes, than any
in the history of the world.
In view, therefore, of the threat
ening conditions that have arisen.
and in answer to numerous appeals
for action, the executive committee
of the American Bimetallic League
has deemed it proper to call ma
'tional convention to be held at Chi
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

1t is said that a Chicago physician
was called to attend man last week
who had severe attack of diarrhea.
The doctor shook his head, looked
wise and told his patient that it was
caused by the SHERMAN law" but if
he could stand it till the obnoxious
measure was repealed he would be all
right.-Sentinel Chicago.
In town not more than thous-
and miles from St. Paul the other
day new baby made it's appearance
in the home of one of the citizens,
and this, too, was attributed to the
Sherman law. No man is safe while
such law exists on our statute
books.
The populist state officers of Kan
sas have increased the assessed valu-
alton of railroads $4,000, 900. The
railroads will fight.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

cagO, beginning August and to con-
tinue as long as the convention may
direct.
All members of the League are
urged to attend, and all who are in
favor of maintaining the money of
the Constitution and opposed to the
Establishment of the single gold
standard in the United States, with
out regard to party, are invited to
attend and participate in the DELHI
erations of the convention. All
economic associations and all indus
trial organizations are requested to
send delegates to this convention.
A special invitation is extended to
members of Congress and members
of State Legislatures. Governors of
States are requested to appoint as
many delegates as they may deem
proper.
BY order of the executive COM
mittee. A. J. WARNER,
w. M. HARRINGTON, Pres.
Secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
A Titled AriStOcracy.

Editor Flandrau of the St. Paul
Globe, quotes approvingly La
bouchere's proposition that baronets
pay $4,000 for their titles and
knights, $4,000. And this suggests
a new plan for raising the revenues
after the protective tariff has been
wiped out. Create a titled aristoc-
racy and sell patents of nobility at
auction, or lease them at LARGE an
nual rental. In this way the million
aires of Chicago, New York and Bos-
ton could be made to support the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tribune.
And ever after the people would
have to support the millionalres.
But don't the Tribune know that
it and the Globe are industriously at
work, one in the republican party
and the other in the democratic par
ty, to bring into existence titled
aristocrya Or is the above sugges-
tion simply a teelers
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
673 WabaSha St,

Remember that is the office of The
REPRESENTATIVE. Go right up Wa
basha street, four blocks past the
state capitol, on the left hand side,
and you will find us. next door to the
corner of Tilton street, on the first
or street floor. We want all our
friends to drop in and see us. 1t is
also the office of the of the Alliance
Fire Insurance Company, and it is
the headquarters of the State Farm
ers' Alliance and Peoples Party Of
the State of Minnesota, where all
committee meetings will be held in
the future. 1t is also the office of the
Business Agent of the State Farm
ers' Alliance, and the center of the
binding Irvine business. Don't fail
to call and see u.s..
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Important to Farmers.

"The Peoples Dairy is the name
OF new dairy store opened up by Mr..
G. G. Christensen, formerly of Rem
vile county, at 500 Rice street, St.
Paul. Mr.. Christianson is ready to re-
ceive butter and eggs from farmers,
and will pay the highest market
price, according to quality. Send
your produce direct to "The Peoples
Dairy" and watch these columns for
prices.
Last weeks prices were as follows:
Finest Creamery, Is to DC; finest
Dairy, Is to 20c.; fine Dairy, II to
lac. Eggs 10 to 13c. pr. dz.
Compare these prices with other
quotations for the same period.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Bird Island.

The alliance meeting at Bird Island
the 18th was good meeting. State
Lecturer Long was there and made a
very good speech on the great ques-
tions that are agitatin the public
mind: Finance, Land, Transporter
ton. He spoke in convincing terms
for the free coinage of silver, govern
ment ownership of railroads, and
land in America for Americans, not
for foreign noblemen. The alliance
in every county in the state should
arouse and send delegate to the
national silver convention which
meets in Chicago Aug. 1st, and thus
give congress to unders tand, in no
uncertain language, that it will not
do for them to demonetize silver
when they meet August 7th.
f. G. GREENE,
Sec. Renville Co. Alliance,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Do We Represent the Alliance.

The following resolution was adopt
ed at the annual meeting of the
State Farmers Alliance held in Min
neapolis, Jan. 5, '93.
Resolved, That the president of
each county alliance is hereby direct
ed to make canvas of his county
during the winter months, visiting,
if possible, every school house, speak
ing to the alliances already organized,
and establishing new ones where
none exist, and especially working to
raise subscriptions to the stock of
our newspaper and to obtain sub
scriberS for the same.
Resolved, That every local alliance
is urged to work for the same ends
and to do the best it can for the sup
port of our newspaper.
ROBERT ECKFORD,
Asst. Secy. of State Alliance.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
A SPLENDID OFFER.

With the issue of July 10, No. II,
our offer of premium books will be
withdrawn. By virtue of arrange
ments made with General Weaver
while here last week, we are enabled
to offer the two leading reform pa
,pers of the Northwest, the REPRE-
SENTATIVE and the Farmers Tribune
General Weaver's paperO at the ex-
tremely low price of $1.50 year to
new subscribers for cash. No orders
for premium books, received after
July 10, will be filled.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Parties wanting to get cheap and
comfortable accommodation at Chi
cago during the Free-Silver conven-
tion, should address Capt. G. A. Pow
er, Louisiana Hotel, Cor. list and
Seipp Av. Chicago. Capt. Power was
the getter up of the famous Cincin-
natl convention of 1891, at which the
peoples party was born. Rates 81 a
day up. The Reform Press ASsocia-
tiOn will meet at the hotel Sept. 4th.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Results of Privately-Owned Coal
Mines.

The New Nation, Boston. Bellamy's
paper, says:-The REPRESENTATIVE,
keeps up the fight for the nationaliz-
alton of the coal mines. Speaking of
the Pennsylvania coal mines, the
REPRESENTATIVE says: "The aver
age wages, Including miners and la
borers is less than so per day. Up
on this salary he must maintain an
average family of five persons, or less
than 80 cents each per day. This
forces the children, as soon as they
are big enough to carry dinner pail,
to go into the mines to work to swell
the family income so that it will be
adequate to keep them alive. There
are 25,OGO children under IL years of
age employed in the Pennsylvania
coal mines. These coal miners
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Hokah Chief:-The pardoning pow
er should be vested in the supreme
courts of the several states. and not
in the hands of the governors. The
power is now too many times abused.
and tends to weaken confidence in
the mills of Justice.
That's right. Put all power in the
hands of the judges; and then let the
railroad corporations select the
judges; and then we will be free
people indeed.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

Will some alliance man in each
county send notice to this paper
where meetings can be held.
l request that alliance men adver-
named,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
An EgregiOus Ass.


coinage, what will happen? That
same blarsted Englishman will buy
silver bullion at, say 20 cents an
ounce, send it here. have it coined
into dollars at $1.29 an ounce, buy
our wheat at the gold price-for the
surplus sold for gold in gold market
will fix the price of all we raise-and
make the eighty-odd per cent of
profit there is in transaction. st.
Paul Globe.
Oh thou stupendous ass! The
Pickering of thine ears disturb the
armament and trip up the stars. Can
you, even in the inane depths of
thine added brain, conceive of silver
being worth $1.29 an ounce on one
side of the Atlantic-mill-pond, and
worth only 70 cents on the other side;
with the Atlantic cable furnishing
instantaneous communication be-
tween the two continents? Oh,
Smalley, Shelley you might sell sill
yer for 70 cents that was worth 81 20,
If you had it;-but you will never
have it. The man who wrote the
above paragraph will never have
more than a dollar in his pocket at a
time.
Suppose wheat in New York was
worth so cents bushel and worth
the same in Liverpool, plus the
freight. And suppose the English
government passed a law to buy all
the wheat that was offered to it for
81 bushel. Now is there any man,
on this habitable globe, Except the
political editor of the St. Paul
Globe,-who, after he knew that
wheat was worth LOO per bushel in
Liverpool, would continue to sell it
for so cents a bushel in New York,
with the freight from one place to
the other but cents per bushel? Is
there? If there is let him send us
his photograph, and we will publish
it in the REPRESENTATIVE, as the
picture of the biggest fool in all
Christendom.
Are the brains of the St. Paul
Globe in the hands of receiver as
well as it's property? Does it not
know that the moment it was flashed
over the world that 4123 grains of sill
yer were exchangeable, in America,
for 100 cent legal-tender dollars,
worth 100 cents, that moment 412b
grains of silver would be worth dol
lar everywhere? To think otherwise
would be to conclude that all the
bankers and money-changers on this
planet were editorial writer's for the
St. Paul Globe-which Heaven for
bid!
And this is the kind of slush-muck-
sour livery-mash thistles rotten
straw-with which the leading organ
of democracy in Minnesota feeds it's
god-forsaken, benighted followers.
No wonder we have three insane
asylums in the state. We need three
dozen.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
Sec. Renville Co. Alliance
NOTICE TO ALLIANCE MEN.

A. Wardall president of the Ma
tional Alliance Aid and L. @. Long,
State Lecturer of Minnesota F. A.,
will hold alliance meetings in the
following counties on the dates
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
OFFICERS OF THE ALLIANCE.

Entered at the pOstOffice at ST. Paul, Mimi.
as I'd class matter May 10th 1893.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19
VICE PRESIDENTS

1St DiSt.--.J l. VERMILYA Dover
I'd Dist.-C. H. JOHNSON. Observation-Disclosures
Sd Dist.-C. n. PERKINS. Stewart
4th Dist. F. ZatterstrOm, Spencer Brook
5th DiSt.--CHAS. T. GRAVES. Long Lake.
9th Dist.-A. H. HENDRICKSON, Sank Centre
9TH DiSt-R, J. HALL. Morris
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-19

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
HE SAYS HE IS SANE.

Prendergast Objects to tho Defense Set Up
by His Lawyers.
CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-PrenderRast. the slayer
of Mayor Harrison. whose trial is set for q
week from Tomorrow, Is not pleased with
the defense his attorneys have decid ed
upon. "Thsy propose to enter plea of in
sanity" said he to-day. Il shall object to
thas. want to acknowledge the commits
sion of the crime and plead and prove justi-
fcntion."
'In what way will you prove iustifica-
tion"
1.-THE broken promise to make me> oorpo-
ration counsel and other things. II would
come out at the srisl. l am very much dis
pleased at entering the plea OF insanity.
am not insane and was jastihed In the
shooting. Tho way the newspapers handled
the story il amusing and also dlsrlsHsinR.
They called me . crank. . lunatio, otazy,
insane. and . lot of other things. and tho
pictures In some of them are simply hor-
ribls. am not insane and don't want that
kind of defense."
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
STRIKE ON THE LEHIGH.
brought On by Orisvsnces whioh the ON
eiAls Ign cred.

Brought On by Orisvsnces which the Odi-
eials Ignsrsd.
BUFFALO. N. T.. Nsv. 19.-PassssRsS
trains arrived anA departed on the Lshigh
Valley EailSead to-day ~ usual. bus fTsigbSs
are sled up by the strike. In BuRalo there
are about 800 employees OF ths LshiRh and
perhaps ons-thiYA Of that number are ont.
Az sayEs the sfasials Of the road adait that
fully half the men are ont. They include
bTaksmsn snd hssmen principally sna .
few engineers and conductors. All brake.
men OF the northsrn division went ont
against their will. but In accordance with
the ma sjority vote which ordered the strike.
because Of grievances IN she eastern divis-
Ion which the LshiGh officials ignored.
II was lsarnsd Tonight that the snRinssrs
and operators will bs ordel cd out first and
that the strike 10 now only In its infancy.
II the ordering out Of the two classes named
10 not sufhcient TO tie up the road others
will bs called out. II 10 p, sdistsd that By
tomorrow not wheel will be turning on the
RocHEsTER, N. Y. Nov. 19.--Lshigh OH
eiaIs say only two operators on the Koohss-
tss division went out. T. w. PSentiss,
deputy grand chief OF the order of railway
.telsREaphe Q Of New Yo.k state. said w.
night: Every operator except ten !. out
between sayre and Buffalo on the northern
division. Those ten are agents who arc un-
dor bonds and osAnot 90 out unless they
forfeit their bends. All members of the
brotherhood OF locomotive engineers and
brotherhood of railway Srninmen won't ont
at 3:3O p. m. Nothing bus United States
mail can bs transpol tod"
EAsToN. Pa, Nov. 19.-Employes Of ths
Lshigh Valley TO the Number Of 400 held
an enthusiastic meeting to-day and en-
doEssd the action Of the committee oxdsE-
ing the strike.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
MAY Be ALL ARE WRONG
Gresham's Letter Might Only Have
Been Intended to Feel tho
Public Pulse.
Willis Said to Have Intimated He
Had An Unpleasant Duty
Ahead.
u Ordered Thsrsn BE No Qaeea
to Restore.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 1914 has bssn the
ohiof fear of ths friends ef the ps PROVISIONAL
government Of Hawaii thst In its iQnorsnes
| of public sentiment heTe and the nrst
shook OF the th1eatsnsd action By the
United states. II would yield its authority.
The fact Il. however. that for sons tims
past the provisional government has
abandoned oil hope of favorable action 10
tratioa and had bssn considering means
70 put itself On permanent footing. II
NAV bs that The public and the press have
come to WONG conclusion a. to tho extent
Of Minister Willis Instr ustions. They sup
posed that Secretary GSssham's letter de-
olarinR wAat hs thought should be done,
and President Clsveland's declaration that
he agreed with ths ssesstary's opinions.
meant that they were determlned TO pro-
ossd accordingly. Yet some people be-
lisve the publication must have been in
tended 90 an appeal 10 public opinion for
Information as TO the course 10 pursue.
II IL considered that the chances of action
by Minister Willis TO restore shs queen will
be nush lsssensd after the news of the re-
osption accorded Secretary Grssham's let
ter In this eouAtry is read In the islands.
The hrst news Of Secretary Greshsm's let
ter ought to reach Honolulu by the steamer
which left Vancouver Thursday. or on one
that left San Francisco Friday. but last
Sunday OF Monday . chartered steamer lsft
San Frsnoisoo for Honolulu having ON
board Newspaper men and doubtless sone
Communication from Minister Thurston to
his government. This chartered steamer
should arrive al Honolulu to-day or to-
morrow. This would 10 after the next
steamer 10 arrive ~ San Francisco sailed
from Honolulu.
A prominent democratic senator. NOM
Dor Of the foreign relations committee, who
| declined to permit the use of bis nams
said to-nieht: ut seems very clear 30 me
that Willis has encountered . state of af-
| fairs which he had not been led to expect
Tho inference is justified that Minister
Willis discovered that the feelings Of the
intelligent people OF the islands was favor
able to tho present government and that 10
Weakened in tbs determination to resest
the queen. II, indsed, ths Dole adminis-
tration displayed . determination to main
tain its position by force of arms. there
was nothing for Willis TO do but 10 change
his plans and ask further instructions. To
have persisted in landina marines for the
purpose Of forcing q change of government
would have been an act Of war pure and
sim pls. and NO sane man can believe Prssi-
| dent Cleveland ever contemplated such q
| move as that" The same senator ex-
pressed the view that the islands ought to
be annexed to tho United States. and said
their government could be made sim pie
and easy by constituting them Fart of the
state Of California.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
AN UNPLEASANT DUTY.
Vague Hi1ts Thrown Out by Minister
willis At Honolulu.

Vague Hints Thrown Out by Minister
willis at Honolulu.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. ia newspaper
correspondent at Honolulu sends the fol-
lowing, which was written few hours be-
fore the steamer Australia left Honolulu on
Nov. IL: 1.-The new minister made NO sign
a. to Cleveland's policy in regards to
Hawaii. but gives mysterious hints Of some
We cannot learn. know the government
has received nothing from him up
to the steamers leaving here. officially
or otherwise" local Taper in
publishing the above says: "This hint
of an unpleasant duty was received by
the provisianal government. as well ~ the
correspondent. and they evidently knew
pretty we'll what the unpleasant duty was
| to be. namely the insistence by the United
States minister that Leliuokalani DO rein
stated, and they decided that The moment
Willis showed his hand they would bring
the natser then and there to . crisis BY or
| derinR the queen out of tho country"
Ihe paper also says this news comes from
| the most reliable soutce. and In proof Of
| this decla alton 1t published the following
| interesting interview with Il. w. Sevorencs,
ex-Unitsd States consul general at Hone
lulu, who arrived here on the steamer Aus
| /. ALA yesterday.
| what will tho provisional government
do whom the demand 10 made that the queen
| be- resto4sdT' Severance was asked.
"Tney will probably at once cancel the
exeQuatur Of tho minister making such an
absurd demand and cause him TO Ieturn TO
his country"
'And as to tho qoesn7"
"Oh, she will be disposed Of.
| "What do you mean? That she will have
been killed."
mo; nothing of the kind" said Sever
anee. ''Thers will be no bloodshsd. She
will be out of the country. She will have
been deportsd."
This move was contemplated some time
ago. was it potp'
Yes" said Severance. land ID Was even
spoken Of in the newspapers. but it waa
considered insdvisable, for then il was be-
| lievsi jhs great United States would listen
| to reason and such harsh treatment would
not be necessary. The provisional govern
msnt now stands ready TO carly out the
suggestion tho moment II seems necessary
for the safety of the powers that now rule
| the islands"
..Mha effect will the letter Of sserstary
Gresham have on the Rove nusnfs action
when II reaches Honolulu"
Il should NOS Ds surprised" said Sever
enos were ths qussn dsporsed next day"
| "What il the United states attempts ia
put her on the throne by force by landing
marinssp"
| "This country will never do that. In thG
| drst place. the chances are Minister Willis
| would find no queen 10 boost ON 10 the
( thons. No, there will be NO force ussd.'