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The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-19

THE WISE TRAVELLER.
In Selecting His Railroad Route. Selects
the One
That affords excellent and most CON-
Portable facillties-The Milwaukee,
That traverses delightful and pictur-
esque portion OF the country-The
Milwaukee.
That has land merits) the reputation Of
strength and reliability-The. Mil:
waukee.
/ u .nyoys popularity and lis stamped
with ru. icapproval-The Milwau-
Thas has ST. art a,rosdl and most
fIeque.t tram ervIce : The Mil
waukee.
That regards, always, the ease, comfort
and safety of its patrons-ThesMil-
waukee.
That furnishes the latest private COM
partment cars and latest library -buf-
fet smoking cars-The Milwaukee.
That furnishes elegant drawing room
parlor cars. free reclining chair cars
and sumptuous dining cars-The
Milwaukee.
That has exclusive use Of the electric
berth reading lamp-TheM Milwaukee.
The Milwaukee," combines all Of the
above andI more. too. 1t trains are ves-
tibuled, heated by steam, electric lighted
and unsurpassed in luxurious appoint
ments.
The immortal Lincoln said: Follow
the people and you cannot be far from
right" The People use The Milwsu-
kee."
j, I. CoSLEY,
Asst. Genl. Passenger Agent.
st. Paul. Mimi
NorE.-Five trains daily from Twin
Cities to Chicago, one to st. Louis and
onesto Kansas City.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-19
Notice.

will close my millinery store every
evening at seven o'clock during the
months Of June. July and August.
Miss MINER.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-19

The hour of o'clock arriving the
Board adjourned until $50 o clock a. m.
tomorrow
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
GovRRNMENT TELEGRAPH

Among the many able advocates of
government telegraph is Judge Walter
Clark, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of North Carolina. Some time
since the Arena was enriched by
a paper from him entitled The Tele-
graph and the Telephone Properly
Parts of the Postal System" wherein
he proved conclusively, as Bellamy
had previously done in the FOrur11,
that it is unconstitutional for this gov
ernment not to have a telegraph sys-
tenn of it's own.
It is brave of Judge Clark to cham
pion a measure which hls party (the
Democratic) dare not incorporate in
it's platform. He is all right" to use
the language Of the college boys. The
Wilmington Messenger, however, does
not think so. But the Messenger is one
of those papers which can be scared
out of their wits by the words ''pater-
nallsm," ''centralization," socialism, "
etc. Why, the Messenger would actual
ly take the postal systematic only
thing save the puolic schools which the
people of the United States have cause
to be proud of-ou5 of their hands and
put it into those of men like Hunting
ton, Gould & Co., thus adding another
gigantic private monopoly to those
now enslaving the people, corrupting
legislatures and congresses, and fast
undermining the foundations of the
republic. Richmond Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
REFORM VOTERS ORGANIZE.

FRANKLINvILLE, Randolph Co., N. @.
Mr.. EDITORIAL Fair Grove on the
Sd of March, 1894, the farmers met and
organized Peoples party club called
THE Fair Grove Peoples Party Club. !"
The officers for said organization were
elected as follows: A. NJ Ingold, Presi
dent; Eli @. Cox, Vice President; E W.
Brown, Secretary, and J. NJ. Henson,
Treasurer. This organization consists
of sixteen members. Their next meet
ing is to be held at the same place on
the 7th of April, 1894. I am glad the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10

male members of Fair Grove Alliance
are coming to the front and showing
their colors. II we get out of this
trouble we must organize. Everything
else stands an organized body. The
farmers must organize before we can
fight against this wonderful power
that is sweeping the land-the money
power. We hope that every other Al
lance may do as Fair Grove has done.
It has taken a bold, firm step toward
the support of the Peoples party.
This little but resolute organized
Peoples party club is now just spring
ing up; it is just budding, and it is my
earnest desire tina. it will flourish and
grow, supported by the true, patriotic
hearts of this community, and under
this great cause throb the earnest,
sacrificing hearts of our female mem
bers also, helping to push them on to
victory. We should do so much more
than we have done and are doing for
the betterment of the people.
IDA INGOLD, Sec.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
EDITORIAL SUGGESTIONS.

During this month you may SOW
clover and the different varieties of
grass seed. Get good seed and prepare
your land thoroughly.
The county meetings are close at
hand. Attend your Sub Alliance meet
ngs, pay up YOUR dues and do good by
setting good example.
The farmer has reason to be proud
Of bis pursuit. 1t is productive of
Aealth develops a splendid mental and
physical manhood and it's duties are
Notirksome.
Free wool, tx on sugar to protect
oon growers and the trust, a reduc
a0l Of ore aalf in the duty on tobacco
sa-at present writing the nsw tariff
hardly farmers tariff!
'udcou7 pruning and a liberal use
VI wood ashes will improve surprising
'ae condition of the orchard. Of all
%uSe fertilizers, potash has proved
''S' When applied to fruit trees.
Every farmer ought to have a good
oa'0eo and other truck patches, and
.a''s .s no0s7s, cattle, sheep, hogs, fruit
w poultry amply sufficient for home
@' and when convenient to markets,
el. 0
you bolong to a farmers society
n;, SV You can tell what you know or
H. A you know, and hear what others
nn' > 'n'E bnow7 If not you are losing
tr.' .sa' Every interest, except agricul-
t.s1 ]" intel; why does not every
h. Combine with his brother
~ 1-S question has been asked,
Dea% au,''1 0aroyard manure be used on
isns 1,D and other fruit groundY" If the
shs. Is p'or and the trees make a
s,a D,so growth, 1t sh1uld. But if they
gro,,,, = III eSS, and make a full, rank
any, ,a o'ne phosphates, or potash in
'Oy tOrm Is best used.
,n.s !'Ae Is to d on farmer who had
rieldos 'L78 which nearly every year
vbioS so a full crop of little, hard pears.
nDrao 80 Ut led to his hogs in the fall. A
twaa man saw the tree and told him
4, - one Of the best varieties of win.
pels iS' and SO he put them in bar
f,s,s4 - 'n9 cellar and in mid-winter
''' them delicious. -'-'0-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10

The Pacific railroads are trying to
persuade Uncle Sam to give them a
few years more time in which to pay
off their obligation to him. A bankrupt
road which has been in debt to the
government for years should be taken
by foreclosure and operated by the
government, as an experiment in gov
ernment ownership. This would be an
object lesson, and it would be more
Just than to allow the delinquent to
sneak out of it's debts longer. S
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
Yours, r. w. BLANCHARD

It is a poor rule of political conduct
to oppose everything the adverse party
does, good or bad. Great national ques
tions should be viewed from a higher
standpoint than that of political
strategy or factional opposition. The
professional in Office receives pay for
tAe performance of official duties he
owes to the people and then spends his
time in making political capital for his
party. Such a system of public con-
duct is the very meanest kind of poll
tics and unworthy the men who stand
for craftsmanship and the patriotism
which merits the applause of men.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
IDA INGOLD, Sec.

The corn in producers hands, as
estimated, aggregates 589, 200, 600 bush
els, Or 36 per cent of the crop of 1898
This proportion is less than for any
year in the past five, except 1891 The
aggregate of corn in farmers hands in
the surplus States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and
Nebraska is $50, 600, 600 bushels, or 81 1
per cent. of that in farmers hands in
the entire country. The proportion of
merchantable corn is IS per cent. at
a present average value of 34.9 cents
per bushel. The unmerchantable aver
ages 1873 cents per buehel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
DOWN GO WAGES AND PRICES

For twelve months the price of farm
produces has had a downward ten
dency. The price of wheat is now
lower than for n years. At that period
we had no great markets. no railroads
and could not transport the grain
across the ocean with any degree Of
success. The prices were entirely local,
markets scarce, yet wheat did not 60
lower than it now is at any time.
Early after the 4th of March the
bankers ordered the panic. Then the
manufacturers and railroads began TO
cut wages and reduce the number Of
employees. Many concerns closed down
altogether. The wage reducing axe is
still cutting off big chips. Only last
week big cut went into effect all over
the North. We know that business
has been dull in every line. but there
is grave suspicion that certain inc
nopolists have taken advantages of the
panic to lower wages and prices of farm
products while they can. At any rate
the need of money, and contraction OF
the currency is the seat of the trouble.
Protectionists may claim that tarlA
reduction caused the many cuts IN
wages. That has no foundation IN
fact. for there has been no tarl1 redue-
tion and the outlook for it is gloomy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
THE SAME OLD STORY.
WOODLAND N. c..

WOODLAND N G.
Mr.. EDITOR Last fall man came
around here selling what he claimed to
be fine quality of clover seed. He said
the roots went so deep that no winter
was cold enough to freeze them out
and no summer was dry enough to
make it wilt at all. He said it would
do best on rich land but would make
two or three tons of hay on any farm
ing land. He said so much for it a
good many of our best farmers bought
from two to ten pounds of seed at IS
cents per pound Mine came up but
soon disappeared. think it worthless
for this section, and would like to hear
from others who tried it.
Yours, r. w. BLANCHARD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
NOTICE.

Rowan County Alliance will meet in
regular session, with Frick Sub Ali
ance, at the regular time-second
Thursday in April, 1894 Delegates
will go prepared for two days meeting.
A full delegation from each Sub Alli-
ance is earnestly solicited.
n. L. RITCHIE, See'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
,oNA1. FARMERS ALI
rHE Ma Ma AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

decentralization Butler Colds '0ro'
NJ: &15ss presidons-J. L Gilbert Call
mnia r-Treasurer-Col. D. P. Dun
81, Columbia s. G.
1orcks, Huron, 8. D.; Mann
g. l. Lo mGon Virginia; I. e Dean,
Page, bI bIdnIII Ellis New York; Il. .. Dem
goneoGSeec oGSecretary, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
HDi8' JUDICIARY.
c,uthworth. Denver, Colo.
< q y Bpck. Alabama.
+ y y Davie, kentucky
,o,rgA FARMERS STATE ALI
S0R.n ANCE.
;aon+-J NJ. Mewborne, Kinston,
Nc; &C. president-J. s. Bridges, Ca
asSp, as.o,stsry si II G,irreayurer-w. s. Barnes,
RIslEn, Is5lsEtn5l,rerECyrus y Thompson, Rich
Isnas3 sna,si,tant Lecturer. I. b, Hoover,
Elm HT@5soIyinlDr C'Isi 7. T. 8peight, Lewis
toy, 6,5r N. FSesper-Geo. T. Lane, Greens
0oto ot1s,istant E, n Door keeper-H. E. King,
FSaars ssorseant an at Arms-J. R. Hancock,
qraensboro, n 9.
'tSs Gate Business Agent-W. II. Wortn'
RTSSn, T3stoa p business IS Agency Fund-W.
, Graham. Machpelah, n. =.
-.,-r,,vr coyHrrTEH OF THE NORTH
&c n.poTJyA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
Marion Butler, Goldsboro, N. G.; ].
+ long Eoka, N. O.; A. F. Hileman,
Concord, n. Z.
,,.TE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY OOmAITTEE.
vw Culbreth, Whiteville, N. Q. /;
Tobn Brady. Gatesville, N. c.; John
Graham. RIdgeway, N. 9.
sstb Carolina Reform Press Association.
.3aeers-,J L. Ramsey, Preside'lt /;
s4I;0p Butler. Vice President; w. 5.
2}4~5aes Secretary,
PAPERS.
t.tnSsian Cole sborO, n. &.
GS-aTTv Hickory, n. G..
3.t+Iar Whitakers, n. G..
Gsr0Iins DisDatrh. HertfOrd, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
JUDICIARY,

couthworth. Denver, Colo.
+ " y Beck, Alabama.
+ " y 6avie, Kentucky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10

ssrb Carolina Reform Press Association.
,2acers-J. L. Ramsey, Prestde'1t ;
sa|;0n Butler. Wee President; w. 5.
224~saes, Secretary,
pAPERS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10

,,ort-Marion Butler, Goldsaoro'
Nc. p.osident-J. L Gilbert, Cali
nDia ,rv-Treasurer-Col. D. P. Dun
" Columbia s. T.
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1oucks, Huron, 8. D; Mann
3. l. t6nGon, Lyon Virginia; I. E Dean,
Psge Dla1II n Falls, New York; Il. Q. Dem
goneoSSec oSecretary, Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07

Ueen Uurneu OH. Some were DIOareQ
until the abdomen had been cracked
open and intestines were protruding.
Skulls were burned open and brains es-
Gaping; all were twisted and cramped in
agony of death that had overtaken
them.
A force Of men were quickly at work
digging a shallow trench along the
south end of the cemetery. The sandy
soil was hard as flint. It had been
baked to a crust by weeks of drought
and almost solidifed by the fire. The
work progressed slowly. Off in the cor.
ner Of the clearing two smaller graves
were being dug. One was for Mrs.
William Grisinger and her two baby
girls, Caroline, aged 6, and Mabel, aged
3. The husband and father had recog-
nized them in the grisly heap and was
hard at work preparing for them final
resting place apart from the trench de-
signed for the unidentified, his labor
dulling for the time the acuteness of his
anguish,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS.

Many of the Injured to BE Removed
There.
PINE CITY, Minn., Sept. &C. M.
Loring of Minneapolis, chairman Of the
Minneapolis committee, has telegraphed
for a special car over the ST. Paul and
Duluth road to be used by the hospital
surgeons in charge here in conveying
nine Of the more seriously injured to a
hospital at Minneapolis. It will then be
more convenient for the physicians
and the patients will have better care.
Tents were delivered here by Captain
w. II. Hart, brigade quartermaster at
st. Paul, and set up as follows: Fifty
tents set at Pine City in the city park,
10 tents delivered to the local commit
tee as a reserve, IS tents. delivered at
Hincl1ley, 10 Of which were set up and
s held as a surplus, and two delivered
at Mission Creek.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
At RAILROAD HEADQUARTERS.
Chicago Officials Much Worried Over tt
0ntlnOL

chicago Officials Much Worried Over the
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Reports from the
forest fires as they came into the
Northwestern and Wisconsin Central
railway headquarters were meager, but
showed fearful loss of life and destruc-
ton Of property. The Northwestern
received word at 10 o'clock that heav-
ny loaded freight train had been aban-
doned Oh burning bridge, but that the
crew had escaped The Wisconsin Gen.
tral service was badly demoralized and
none of the reports received gave any
definite information regarding the loss
Of life.
The superintendent of the Ashland
division of the Northwestern wired that
the fires were smouldering, but would
probably die out if no wind arose. A
high wind, he said,
Would Result in Fearful Havoc.
Wisconsin Central railway officials were
unable to get satisfactory reports from
the burnt district. The train service
was demoralized and telegraph wires
were down or working badly. Agents
at various points reported heavy loss Of
life and property but we're unable to
give figures or estimates. The reports
showed that the fires were smouldering
and grave fears were expressed that
fearful damage would ensue if the re-
glon should be visited by high wind.
The rain, the reports said, was not
heavy enough to extinguish the flames
which might break out at any time.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
HOUSED IN DULUTH.
Many of the Survivors Are Taken to the
Zenith City.

Many of the Survivors Are Taken to the
Zenith City.
DULUTH, MIMI, Sept. 4.-Early Mon
day morning relief train returned to
Duluth, bearing 227 survivors of the
burning Of Sandstone. The train came
upon the St. Paul and Duluth, the trip
having been made to Sandstone by the
relief party on foot. The surviv-
ors were secured and babes and
small children carried back over the
six-mile trail through the woods. One
hundred and fifty people were
left and a second train was
sent for them. The party has to cross
from Miller Station on the St. Paul and
Duluth to Sandstone, six miles distant
Many bodies were found in the little
town scattered about everywhere. No
attempt has been made to bury them,
and they are rotting in the hot sun.
One building is all that remains at
Partridge On the Eastern Minnesota.
Everything was burned, but so far as
can be learned only one life was lost.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
NELSON'S PROCLAMATION.
Minnesota's Chief Executive Issues Cal
for Aid.

Minnesota's Chief Executive Issues a Call
for Aid.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 4.-Governor Nelson
has arrived in the city from Alexandria,
where he had gone Saturday to be with
his family over Sunday, and at once is
sued the following relief proclamation
concerning the great calamity at Hinck-
ley and other Minnesota localities:
TO the People of Minnesota:
Information of an official character
has reached me that the villages Of
Hinckley, Sandstone, Mission Creek
and the neighboring towns and farms
have been destroyed by forest fires; that
hundreds Of lives have been sacrificed,
and suffering and restitution are on
every hand; tat the survivors of this
terrible devastation are in immediate
need Of food, clothing, shelter and
everything that makes existence pos
sihle.
This appalling disaster appeals to
every heart of generous impulses and
the case is one that demands the inn
mediate and liberal assistance Of all
good citizens of this state.
Now, therefore, I, Knute Nelson,
governor Of the state of Minnesota, in
view OF this awful calamity which has
befallen our people, and by virtue of
the authority in me vested, do hereby
appeal to all liberal and public spirited
citizens, to all municipalities and to all
religious and benevolent institutions of
this state, to take immediate action
towards securing contributions for the
relief Of the prevailing distress.
l hereby appoint the following state
commission authorized to receive con-
tributions Of money and supplies, and
to expend and disburse the same: G. A.
Pillsbury of Minneapolis, Kenneth II.
Clark of St. Paul, Charles H. Graves of
Duluth, Matthew G. Norton Of Winona,
Hastings H. Hart of St. Paul.
KNUTE NELSON.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
RIB LAKE THREATENED.
Fears Expressed for the Safety of Wis
cOnsin Town.

Fears Expressed for the Safety of Wis.,
consin Town.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. At is
feared the little town of Rib Lake in
Taylor county, population $40, will be
destroyed during the night, although
an engine and crew from Chippewa
Falls have been sent to fight the flames.
The Rib Lake Lumber company, with
mills and an immense tannery, is To-
Gated at that point. The danger to
CABOT is thought to be over, also to
Cartwright and Rice Lake. At Long
Lake a summer resort cottage of the
late General Ginty was destroyed and
several other cottages threatened. At
least seven railroad bridges on the
north division Of the Omaha, between
Chippewa Falls and Superior, have
been DESTROYED.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
NCENDlARlES At WASHBURN.

They Add to the Terror of the Situation
There.
ASHLAND, Wis.,, Sept. 4.-The smoke
and dirt begrimed settlers Of the forest
have been struggling into Ashland all
the forenoon with tales of losses of
homes and everything on their farms.
They are taken into the homes of the
people here and everything possible is
done for their comfort and relief.
To add to the excitement at Wash
burn incendiaries got out and COM
menced starting fires in different por-
tons Of the city. Five have been ar
rested, three of them caught in the
act. When first arrested, rumors of
lynching were prevalent. Large num-
bers Of deputies were sworn in and
placed on guard in different parts Of the
city, with instructions to guard the
docks in particular.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
ONLY A SMALL SHACK LEFT,
But Hundreds of Homeless
Found Shelter Beneath
Its Roof.
RELIEF TRAIN ARRIVES.
Destitute Residents Rounded
Up and Conveyed to
Duluth,

SANDSTONE, Minn., Sept. 4. -[ON
BOARD A RELIEF TRAIN. AL that re-
mains Of what was once the progressive
village of Sandstone is the small shack
used by the Sandstone company for an
office, and this would have met the fate
Of the other buildings but for the fact
that it was located near the quarry and
the flames missed it. Crowded into this
building and the ferry we found over
200 people, who had lost their homes
and everything they possessed except
the clothing they wore when the St.
Paul and Duluth relief train, which left
Duluth at 4 o'clock, arrived at Miller's
Junction. Word was received that the
town of Sandstone
Was Entirely Burned
and the people in need of Immediate
aid. A party Of the the relief commit
tee aboard the train started with pro-
visions to look after the destitute peo-
pie. After passing the Eastern Mime
sofa tracks and just before coming to
the glowing coal and ashes that marked
all that remained Of Sandstone, several
bodies were seen, the victims apparently
having been overtaken by the flames as
they were fleeing to safety. On reach
ing the quarry below the town, where
the people who were saved were await
ing aid, they wey were given provisions
and those who were uninjured were
Sent Forward to the Relief Train.
about four or five miles away. Those
who were burned and a number of
children were left in the Office building
until later, when they will be cared for
by another relief train.
All those saved at Sandstone were in
the river while the cyclone of flames
passed, and only managed to escape by
wading in the water as far as possible
and then throwing water over each
others heads. The coming of the
flames sounded like thunder, and with
such rapidity did they come that people
who fingered to save property or neg
lected to seek safety in the river
Perished in the Flames.
AS far as could be learned between 40
and 80 bodies are scattered about the
streets, burned to a crisp. The relief
committee had paid but little attention
to bodies as the living required imme-
date attention. The town boosted Of
waterworks, but, as one Of the citizens
remarked, the whole Of the Kettle river
would not have had any effect on the
the solid sheet of flames that advanced
on the town and swept it out Of exist
ence in less than an hour. The relief
train took back about 245 persons to
Duluth.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
RAIN IN WISCONSIN.

The Anxiety Felt for the Northern Part
of the State Somewhat Eased.
ASHLAND, Wis.,, Sept. 1.-The anxiety
felt at Ashland for the safety of North
ern Wisconsin is somewhat eased bv re-
ports of rain from nearly every city
where the fires had been worst. Quer-
les sent out from Ashland have brought
many responses regarding the rain,
which has to great extent checked the
flames. From Ironwood came the fol-
lowing response:
"This city is now in no danger from
forest fires. Rain fell during the AFTER
noon for nearly two hours. Yet the
fires crept up over the Gogebic range
around the Norris mine and were ad-
vancing on the city from that direc-
ton"