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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Damage to Railway Property.

Fort Worth, Tex, October 3.-Heavy
rains have fallen during the past twenty
four hours in the Pan Handle country,
and as a result the Canadian river is on
a tear. The bridge on the Fort Worth
and Denver road, 324 feet in length, and
a part of the approaches have gone out.
The Sante Fe's Southern Kansas division
has heavy. washout between Cochran
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Maine Universalists.

Bangor, Oct. 3.-The 25th.annual Maine
Universalist Sunday school and fifth con-
vention of the Y. P. c. u, opened this
evening with good attendance of dele
gates. Rev. j. F. Leland delivered an
address on Milk and meat for Sunday
schools" Rev. E. G. Mason, Oakland,
spoke on Enthusiasm necessary to sue
cessful young peoples work.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
TEN PERSONS KILLED
In the Mad Rush for Out of Doors in a
Mexico Church Fire Sunday.

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3.-A dispatch
from the city of Mexico says fire broke
out in the church in Michocan Sunday
while people were attending religious
festival. A panic ensued and in a rush
for the doors ten persons were killed and
many badly injured.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Drowning Accident at Bath.

Bath, Oct. S.-Warren Colby, an Or
phan aged II years, was drowned today
in the New Meadows river by the upset
ting of cunning float His companion,
James Mitchell, succeeded in reaching
the shore. The body was recsvered.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
9. PORTLAND

on Sunday night the bridge at Purcell,
on the Gulf division, went out. The
bridge on the Rock Island crossing near
Minco, Oklahoma, also went out on Sun
day 9ge MOT aang ser re Of 9sr opS
the damage.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
Evansville Races Postponed.

Evansville Ind, October 3.--The races
announced for today were postponed on
account of rain Nancy Hanks will go
against her record tomorrow afternoon
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04

Boston, October 3.-Local forecast for
New England: Cloudy; occasional rain;
cooler by Thursday morning; east to
south winds.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
BRIGHTER FOR REPEAL.
Senator PIatt Believes the Bill Can
Be Passed.
LIVELY TILT IN THE HOUSE BE-
TWEEN BOUTELLE AND KYLE.

The Maine Congressman Asks Embarras-
sing Questions Which the Mississippi
Man Declines to Answer-Another Day
vent0rs.
Washington, October 3.-Senator Platt
says that he sees no reason why, if the
Republicans stand together, the uncon-
ditional repeal bill cannot be passed. He
says that the Republicans will not COM
promise, and have no disposition toward
compromise. Whenever the Democrats
Senators choose to bring the measure to
a vote the Republican Senators will have
twenty-five votes to cast for uncondition-
al repeal.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04

Washington: October 3.-For New Eng
land: Increasing cloudiness; rain; east
erly winds.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy and Occasional Rain; Cooler To
morrow Morning.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-04
SOUTHERN DELUGE.
Its Ravages Visible Over a Wide
Extent.
NEW ORLEANS FARES EVEN WORSE
THAN MOBILE.

Many Lives Lost and Vast Damage Done
People Killed in New OrIeans-The
Orange Crop Completely Destroyed
Much Damage to Rice and Sugar Cane,
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
;-.ei-,.. 81 CHCursiCn.

.Au-. I'd sept. 18th and Dr'. ln)il
yon may - rnl.nH trip tickets i"
points uaiacd al run REGULAR Standard
.:..r ,,..., :. i, all paints III northwest
Iowa. west Of and including Io"a Falls.
Webster City and Wall Lake: - .AI-ona
| to all points west: 10 all points on
| Wavcriy line Of Chicago Great western
| Ity. Summer. to Hampton inclusive: To
all points west Of Hampton on the Iowa
! Central Ry.: to al points in Murin.
| >lccpy-t,Te and ives, on the Chicago x
! Northwestern Ky: 10 fajrmont. Bird
| Island and west on the {. ". x -. i.
Ky. To Nadona and points OH the
Northern Pacific ity: 10 Fcrgu, Falls
and breckenridge anc west on the
Great Northern Ity.: TO points in North
and South Dakota and t. Elbow Lake
Ste NJ. Ky.
70 all points III Tenn, Mis-. Ma,
and La. except Memphis aud New
Orleans: To points on the Southern
i'acit;c Go. Atlantic system. lafayette
10 AXE Cn,rlc. inclusive: - all points
in Ark. lad. .'y.. Oklahoma and TcNa-
also to l'hnniX and Tempe. Arizona.
10 all point, in Kan. Ncb.. Wye.
Utah anf New Mexico. except TO
points on The Southern Pacific and
Atlantic ana Pacific Go. in New Mexico
in, t.,l
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

The statesman out OF Il oh, John j
ingalls,. once senator from Kansas.
makes the following prophecy. which.
sound, very mach like Il calamity
hpwlcr:
"Ihi- day is halrny aud >ln>hiny in
comparison 10 the clouds and storms
lust ahead OF MS The ultimate result
will be redistribution of the assets OF
the country. The mitlionAir uf to-day
will occupy the raupcrs hut: aud The
pallt,er IN the future will ride in the
chariot nf he millionaire. Tho dtva--
tatipn ut the yellow fever in the south
WIS not near - ui>a~ttrou> a. the
situation in Colorado caused ny the
closing uf the mines Thousands Of
prri.,r are walking the streets 81 Den
yer. Like the iowly NaIalcnc. foN, ;
HAY. hole, and birds Of the air haV,
ness. but the Colorado tramp hath moi
where to lay lis head In Wall stree
the piticou> cry goes up for gold
W hen these TWO pani>y conditions cant
together jn the great Mississippi valley
chaos and n..rthy will follow"
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
-. =, A.. '-. - -. !;
Following j. synopsis OF The ci;>ui:

,r,t- ,..-
Following il synopsis of the cli"ut.
''3''tiro'.n d'"r".
i'.'Fh;t'h HiiI"r ana f-aHlt'"i =. NiIi"r.
"-.,cot3ii '@jiit" y i". e. -.l!t'F, de-
ccas2G. vs. :. > +. = I. Ky. 20. CON
Tinted
i'dtI La'fenz CT al ~ .ohn l'ahc
tied by jury, jury disagreed and we're
i7chaf9ed'
ne 'aIe VI 70. W " III. l'l'~h IN
Judgement 'of E'''' Io'' p!a4ltiH.
state tH rel 'a!i'e7 ~. -1"F'i'i -
'"'h . 'ol''il3' III - d. I"'' -''''0''' '''
oc'efi'"1l i w. ''c''hi'i'"'
>. J. Do'3 merry - 20 - '''"' VI
-"Ecf@' coh'ihu'".
'eof@c boyer - >iid7 0aE'r9' con
''''''c"'
'c''~c i'a''t'' l. ~ '''''''' "'''
Ct 81 dismissed a' ''''''o"n'S r'7,'
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IT, ''i"''' "'''''H e a. YUM - ''''''
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j. Earnest burns ~ JHo. -. Hum
ph.ry IT al. dismissed.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24

Where are al these people who
where a>crihing the Ills Of the nation TO
the tarif, last fall:
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-08-24
THE GREATEST
- CENT SHOW
ON EARTH.


treat >hpw' wnrcrfu show. \ colossal
..,lt.u
hoN mighty of
a! clac
9th
II is :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
AIeaanaria o asGtte.
,ATruD.y EVEN, SEPT 9, 1893.
SNAKES IN THE BLooD.-A discours'

SNAKES IN THE BLooD.-A discoufS'
on the disease of which King Her"n
died entertained the members OF the
Pan-American Medical Congress III
Washington last Wednesday. 1t was
read by DR.. G. Laussure, OF Chaiie-
ton S. c. In the disease described lit
tile white snakes get into the blood aud
wriggle about until the patient dies.
several of these were exhibited. The
doctors call the disease fiiaris hominiS
sapouinis, and it occurs at the present
time only rarely The snakes, which
are long, white substances, retire to inc
secluded organs of the body III u e
dav when the subject is moving
about. the doctor said but come into the
veins and arteries at night when he Is sleei'-
ing
DIR. T. Dtummond Burch, of Aurora. Texas
gave an interesting talk Oh ASiiuc cnoicia
THE mud OF the Gauges, sacred to the Pill
grims of India for 1900 miles OF It's c0HiSc
was responsible for the scourge,' he declared
He showed how the present epidemic began
its march in Afshauistan i'll December, 1871
until it reached Hamburg in the summer OF
1892
He maintained that filth docs not genera
cholera. nor cleanliness exempt IRON II. lie
also raised a question about the coma tac:ili.
recently discovered III the intcstines OF llle3.
and maintained that the disease GOULD be dan
g.rously disseminated by these insects.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

Knights Tempar, Old Dominion Command
cry meets every third Friday OF each month
at Masonic Temple.
Roval Arch Chapter: Mount Vernon Royal
Arch Chapter meets every first Friday OF each
month at Masonic Temple.
Aiexandria- Washington Lodge Of Ma
sons meets on the second and fourth thurs.
DAYS OF each month.
i,drcw jackson Lodge Of Masons meets or
the first and third Thursdays of each month.
Potomac Lodge Of Odd Fellows, No. SO,
meets in their hall, Oh north Columbus street
every Friday night.
Sarepta Lodge |. o. o. F.. No as, meets in
their hall, on King street, every Tuesday
night.
Marley Encampment, No. 6, meets every
s.corti and fourth Monday At Odd Fellows
EaEl, north Columbus street.
Mechanics Lodge Knights of Pythias, No
8. meets every Thursday night III Pythian
Hall Forth Pitt street.
Oriental Lodge Knights of Pythias meets
every Friday night on north Pitt street.
Alexandria Lodge K. of P, No. %, meets
Wednesday nights at Sarepta Hall, King
street.
Potomac Tent Rechabites meets in Sarepts
Hall every Friday night.
Golden Light Lodge of Good Templars
1ltGl5 III llCil lslll, oSutAi SsASN -
every Tuesday evening.
Talisman Lodge Good Templars meets every
Monday night in Pythian Hall, north Pitt
street.
Junior Order Ecchabites meets every Mon.
day night at Good Templar's hall, south Fair.
fax street.
Refuge Council, Sons of Jonadab, No II
meets every Monday night at Sarepta Hall.
Juvenile Templars meets every Saturday
afternoon at Good TcmplaIs' Hall south Fair
fax street
Champion Castle. No. 5, Knights Of Golden
Eagle meets every Wednesday night at Good
Tem;lar's hall. south Fairfax street
Alexandria Council Royal Arcanum meets
n Potomac Hall room, north Columbus street
Second and fourth Tuesday.
Belle Haven Lodge Knights of Honor meet
every first and third Tuesday in Potomac
Lodge room, north Columbus street.
Robert Andrews Division Brotherhood o.
locomotive Engineers meets first and third
SunanS in Potomac Lodge room.
Osccola Tribe of Red Men, No. l, inject.
every Thursday night in Sarepta Hall.
Alexandria Catholic Beneficial Society meet:
every Sunday night in st. Mary's Hall, corne,
Inya and Wolfe streets.
Young Mems Sodality Lyceum meets every
Sunday night in their hail on Duke street.
der Mechanics meets Wednesday night al
,,tln.n Hail, north Pitt street.
i,"xsrdria Council No SO, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ
meets Thursdays Al Washington Hall, King
Etreet.
Rathbonc Division Uniform Rank K. of P.
meets every other Wednesday at Pythian
Castle, Pitt street.
Alexandria Light Infantry meet every Mon.
day night at their Armory, south Royal street
Confederate Veterans meet first Monday
night in each month at Columbia Engine
House.
Sons of Confederate Veterans meet first
Wednesday in each month.
Mount Vernon Court, No. 7713, A. O. F.
of A. meet every Tuesday night at Pythian
Hall, north Pitt street
/. o. B. B. meets first Monday in each
month.
BETHEL Congregation meets first Sunday Of
every quarter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
Opening and Closing of the Mails


Northern mails close at 7 80 and 8 so a IN.
aud - 80, 6 so and 8 45 p. III. Open at
s 90 a. m, II 90 III. and so p. III.
Southwestern mails via Charlottesville,
oiose at 30 and II 90 a. m. and S do p.
III. Opcn at 8 90 4. M. and > co p IN.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at so
.. m. ANA 10 p. III. Open at S 90 a. III. and
) 90 p. II.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 40 a M and ; 80 and S A5 p. H. Open
ut S 90 4. III. and II 80 p. IN.
Manassas Division mails close ut Z so a. N.
and 30p. m. Open at 8 90 q. IN.
Alexandria and Round Fill mails close at
s 40 a. M. aud 90 p. IN. Open at 90 am.
aud 40 2. IN.
Western mails close at 9i5 a. m. and
10 SOP. III. Open at s GOA. IN. and 1900 m.
Washington mails close at 30 and 9 so 4.
M and II 30, 4 DO, q so and S 10 p. M.
Open at S 90 and 10 90 u. ~, - 90 III. and
$50 and 6 80 p. nj.
Office Hours--Orcn st co a. M Close at
8 so p M. Open at 6 80 p. IN. Close at 90
pm.
Sunday Hours-open at 90 a H. Close
a; 9 so a. N.
Carriers Schedule Collections made at
SO and 100 a. m. and II 20, 3 90 and
S 10 p III.
Deliveries made at 90 a. M, - 90 M. and
500 p. m.
sunday-Carriers' window open at 90 and
@ lose at 30a IL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09

hsiouibSlOH duu
FOR NEW ALEXANDRIA. RIVERSIDE
PARK AND MT VERNON.
South Bound-Lcave King and Fairfax
streets at So s 10, 8 40, 8 10, 8 40, 10 10,
10 40, II 10 and II 40 a. M, and u 10,
~ 40, 10, 1 40. . 10 2 40, 3 10, 3 40,
10. 40, 5 10, ) 40 and 8 10 p m For
Riverside Park only 6 40, 10. 40, s TO-
5 40 and 8 10 p. III. Arrive at Mt. Vernon
10, 8 40, 8 Is, 8 10, 10 10. 10 45, IL 10
and II 40 a. m, and IL Is. - As. Is,
40, 215, = 10, 10, 3 45, 4 10, 45,
) 10, 5 45, Is and 6 40 p. m. Arrive at
Riverside Park only at 10, Z 40, 10,
40, 10 and 8 40 p. III.
North Bound-Leave Mt. Vernon at 10,
30. %, 9 80, 10 %, 10 80, II % and
II 80 a NJ, and - 25, - 55, %, %,
, %, . 30, 3 %, 3 55, %, 90, %,
) So, p and 6 30 T.. m. Leave Riverside
Park only at 7 80 90, 8 30, 8 90 and
10 ID p. N. Arrive at King and Fairfax
streets at 7 so, 8 30. 300, 10 30, II 90
and II 30 a. NJ, II noon, and II 30, 90,
[ 30 2 90, 2 30, 3 90, 3 30, 4 CO. 30.
) co. 5 80, 500, 6 80 700, 7 80, 500,
8 80 90 and 10 AS p. m.
Persons having packages or other freight to
ship will procure stamps from the company's
agents. Packages must be properly stamped
before they will be forwarded Those having
milk to ship will purchase tickets which are
issued for this species of freight.
Round trip tickets beoween New Alcxan-
dria and Washington and single trip tickets
from Mount Vernon and New Alexandria to
Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tren-
ton, Elizabeth. Newark and New York (via
P. K. R. and B. & o. r. R.; also to Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, st. Louis and Chicago via B. & o.
L. K. for sale on the cars
D. W. HOLDEN, Superintendent
VIM. S. NOBLE, Gen. Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
MEDICINAL.
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria isso well adapted to children that
recommend it us superior to any prescription
known to me- II A. ARCHER, Il. d.,
III SO. oxford ST., brooklyn, y. y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
AIEY ANDRTA GAZFTTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
STEAMERS.
WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
w PANY Q.nM1TED)
ECDpv SruFDTTJE

AN
FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after Monday, March 9th. 1883, boats
will run as follows:
Leave Alexandria, foot of King street, al
co, 80, $50, 9 80, 10 80, and ] 81, a.
NJ, - 30, So 80, 3 So 80, 80, g 20
and Is p. II.
Leave Washington, foot of 7th 90 street
at G15, I 30, s 30, 9 30, 10 30 and
/ 30 a. m, y 80. 80, , so, 3 30. 30
30, 6 30 and ] j p III. \. B. Same sched'
ulc Sundays, commencing 8 30 q. IN.
POTOMAC RIVER ANDlNGS-SlEA Fam
Err ARRUWSMITH.-Leayes Washington
Mondays and Wednesdays at 3 p. m, and
Alexandria at 4 p. IN, and Washington on
Saturdays at $50 p M. and All Iandria at q
p. M. for river landings as FIR as kinsa!e; Re
turning Wednesdays and Fridays. STEAM
Err WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon,
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Z Rl
a. M and Alexandria at w a. M for land
ings as far as NoJnini.
C. W. RIDLEY General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT. Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
Mt. VERNON ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Time Table in effect August 1st, 1898.
On and after this date cars after leaving
Alexandria will stop ut the following stations
only: New Alexandria, Dyke, Belmont, Wei
lington Arcturus. Snowden's Hunters, Riv-
srsidc Park and Mount Vernon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09

WARRENToN-Trair Mes. 9. Is, 80
connect daily for Warrcntcn. Nos 0 and Sc.
iaily, and 1G daily, except Sunday, from
Warrenton.
FRANKLIN DIYIsIoN-Loave Rock,
rive Franklin Junction $50 a. n.
Leave Franklin Junction daily except Sun
day 4:30 p m; arrive Rocky Mount 1:3G
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
KING STREET LINE.

Cars every ten minutes, connecting with all
Pennsylvania r. r. trains and boats via
Washington and Alexandria ferry.
FOR NEW ALEXANDRIA. RIVERSIDE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-09-09
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE.

Nos. 81 and 80 are composed entirely o
Pullman cars, OH which no ertJa fare is charge,
over and above regular Pullman charges
Through Pullman Sleeping Car between New
York and New Orleans. New York and Au
susta, connecting at Salisbury with Parlor car
;Or Hot Springs, and at Columbia with S.
Railway for Charleston also Pullman Sleep
er between Washington and Memphis via At.
lanta aud Birmingham. and Birmingham Il
Columbus Miss. Dining Car between New
York and Montgomery.
On trains Nos. 30 and 36 Pullman Buffet
Sleepers between New York and Atlanta
uniting at Greensboro with Pullman Sleeper
for Augusta.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVISION.
Leave Alexandria from depot at 10 a. m.
and 80 p. IN. daily, arrive at Round Hill
II 40 a. m. and 10 p. m.
Leave w. & o. Junction daily Al p. m
for Herndon, arriving at Herndon Z 40 p. IN
Returning. trains leave Round Hill q 20 q
m. and 2 80 p. III. daily, arriving at Alexan,
dria ut D % q. IN. and D % p. m
Leave Lccsburg daily at % a. M, arrive
Alexandria wv. & o. Junction. s 80 a. IN.
The 8 10 a. N. train from Alexandria con.
meets at Round Hill with stage for Blue Ridge
Bcrryville and Winchester, and at Lecsbure
with stages for Aldie and SEiddleburg.
The 8 10 a. m. train and 30 p. m. train
from Alexandria connect at Vienna with
stages for Fairfax Courthouse.
Through tickets on sale at the principal
stations to all points. For rates or intorna-
ton apply to any agent of the company or to
W. A. TURK, G.. P. A., Washington d. c.
S. II. HARDWICK, AG.P.A., Atlanta Go
J. S. B. THOMPSON, Snpt., Rich'd., Va.
w. q. GREEN, Gen. Mgr, Washington.
SOL HAAS, Traffic Mgr. Washington.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-10

conditioned on the faithful discharge of
their duties, and shall receive such COM
pensatiOn as the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners determine
which compensation shall be paid out of
the grain and warehouse fund hereafter
created on the order of the railroad and
warehouse commissioners.
Sec. II. The railroad and warehouse
commissioners shall adopt such rules and
regulations for the receiving, handling,
storing and delivering of grain as they
shall deem proper; and if the commits
slOners have reason to think that any
person or combination of persons is seek
ing to mOnOpOlize the said elevator. they
shall adopt rules to limit the amount of
grain which any one person, combinatio
or corporation may have in said elevator
at any one time.
Sec. IL. The railroad and warehouse
commissioners shall fix the charges for
storage, inspecting, weighing and hand
ling of grain, including the cost of re-
ceiving and delivering; said charges
shall be and constitute lien on the grain
so received; and said charges for receiving
inspecting, weighing. handling, storing
and delivering of grain shall be collected
by the inspector, warehouseman Or as
sistants, and shall be by them paid into
the state treasury, and be known as the
grain and warehouse fund; provided that
the minimum fee for inspecting grain
hall be fifty cents per thousand bushels
or car load lot and twenty-five cents for
weighing like quantity.
Sec. Ii. the state treasurer shall keep
as q separate fund all money received
from the inspection, weighing, handling
or warehousing of grain, publishing the
market report, or in any other manner
connected with the warehouse business;
said fund to be known as the grain and
warehouse fund; and pay the same out on
the order of the board of railroad aud
warehouse commissioners. The grain Ia
spection fund is hereby transferred TO
and consolidated with said fund.
Sec. IA. That said elevator or warehouse
shall be cleaned and measured up once
each year, to ascertain whether therests
any gain or loss by the system of dockRee.
Sec. Is. That the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars or as much thereOfHs
may be necessary be and the same is here
by appropriated out of any money in the
state treasury belonging to the ware
house fund, or out of any money coming
into said treasury belonging to said fund
for the purpose of establishing the eleya-
tor or warehouse, docks, track facilities
and grounds contemplated by this act.
Sec. 16. This act shall take effect andfbe
in force from and after its passage r.
Approved April 10, 1893. r.rt
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-10
Dissensions in Our Ranks.

Some of our friends are disturbed
about what they think is a division
in the ranks of. the peoples party.
We deny that anything of the kind
exists. But if it does, who caused it9
Did the Alliance drive DR.. Fish out
of it's ranks No, he resigned his
position as state secretary, before
any one asked him. Did the Alliance
refuse to let his paper act as its
organ to publish notices to it's MEM
bers ? No; he notified the executive
committee that it would not act as
such organ any longer. Did the
REPRESENTATIVE inaugurate !. war
on Fish or his paper? No; weeks
before our first number appeared he
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-10

ridiculed and denounced the attempt
of the Alliance to establish a paper:
declared that we could not get out
even first number: and, when the
first number appeared, said that not
another number would even see the
light of day. What was his excuse?
That Mr.. Donnelly had denounced
him in private letters, as a corrupt
man, who had sold out the party in
the last election. But Mr.. Donnelly
had not gone out of his way to assail
Fish. He simply replied, IN private
letters, to questions asked him. He
had right to his opinion of Fish or
anyone else, and right to express
them in his private correspondence
to those who asked for them. What
right had Fish to publish such private
letters? But if he had done so and
had simply abused Mr.. Donnelly there
might have been some excuse for him.
But he attempted to prevent the
State Farmers Alliance of Minnesota
(which is not Mr.. Donnelly by long
|sight)from establishing an organ of it's
own, by unprovoked attacks upon the
solvency of a business venture, so as
to prevent members of the alliance
from subscribing for it. And all this
after Mr.. Donnelly had declared, in a
circular to the local alliances, that
there was no purpose to make war on
DR.. Fish or the Great West in or by
the proposed new journal; that he
could go. on and publish his paper as
an independent, free lance, reform
sheet to the end of time without let
or hindrance from the alliance.
But the point is right here: If
Doctor Fish is an honest man then
compromise would be wise and
proper, for there should be the
largest federation for all sincere diff
ferences of opinion among those
working for the same objects. But
| if DR.. Fish is not honest, if he sold
us out last fall for republican money,
then compromise would be impOssi-
BILE; it would be crime. You cam
not strengthen the cause of right by
uniting honest men and rOgues, by
mixing the penitentiary into the
church. The man who has sold you
out once will certainly sell you out
again. You cannot build anything
substantial on the foundation Of
corruption. The higher you rear
your structure the more certain it is
to sink into the mud Suppose that
after Judas had betrayed his Master
he had not hanged himself, but had
insisted that he should lead the new
church as it's chief apostle, and the
new church had been weak enough
OF corrupt enough to consent, do you
think christianity would ever have
Etriumphed? The first duty of
reform movement is to weed out it's
rascals. And it is great calamity
that every Judas has not sense
enough or conscience enough to go
and hang himself. Fancy Judas
Felbowing Peter and Paul out of the
synagogue in the name of the Christ
he kissed and sold, with the thirty
pieces of silver jingling in his
breaches pocket.
Don't worry, friends, the alliance
is unit. I. D.