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the farmer and miner not only furnish
the materials which the upper stratas
manipulate but that they also consti
tute the great body of consumers Of
the output of the manipulators. And
it ought require no great talent to see
that if those classes can't buy and pay
for what they have bought, that the
upper stratas can't expect to enjoy any
great degree of prosperity. If the pres
ent muddle originated in an inability on
the farmers part to pay his debts and
continue buying of the manipulators it
must be plain enough that that ability
must be restored to him, or he must re-
store it to himself, before the muddle
can possibly give over.
1t has always been looked on as rather
q foolish thing in the man who killed
the goose that laid the golden eggs.
But if the goose be not yet quite dead,
and it is a matter Of picking the goose,
the manipulation ought to be able to
understand that having picked the
goose bare, he must now wait until
another crop of feathers is grown. And
| If the manipulation, banking on the
feathers promised, and which 1t turns
out are yet to be grown, has involved
himself in the muddle, it is unfortu-
nate, but we see no way out of the
difficulty except to aid the goose In
growing feathers. OF course it was
wrong in the farmer to promise feathers
that were not on his back or any where
else in sight, but then the farmer had
given the manipulator due notice
through the Grange, Alliance, and third
party that the stock of feathers was
running low. He ought to have be-
lieved him in time. Possibly, looking
from afar off, he mistook for feathers
that which was only moss, but as he
has always insisted that the farmer was
a mossback and not canVassback, we
don't inst see how he has been imposed
upon.
The mill having come to a standstill,
whether from lack of something in the
hopper, or from shortage in the pay
ing demand for the meal, when is it
likely to start up again, or rather when
will it be running with full head of
water and the usual output of branP
If the general muddle bases on the
farmers muddle, and if that bases on
the tariff; on a money power operating
through combines and monopolies; on
adverse silver legislation making it
possible for few men to control the
currency Of the country and the prices
Of all commodities, and on the farmers
extravaganza, lack of judgment in
crops and culture, and of system and
concert in disposing Of crops, then it
must strike us that these conditions
must be reversed before we can even
make show of starting back up hill;
otherwise we must needs go on down
to the bottom and remain there until
the bottom drops out. And if it has
required thirty years under a govern.
ment of adverse legislation to bring us
to our present pass, is it likely we will
get back to normal conditions in
days time even under government
more benignp +. j. RIPLEY.
Horne, Tennessee.
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THAT MUDDLE.
How Long Will 1t Take to Undo the Work Of
Thirty Years?


in money matters, crises, and panics do
well enough to convey an idea of GER
tain aspects and stages. "Muddle' is
the only term broad enough to cover
the whole condition in all its aspects,
and at all points of its development.
But it is the thing itself, rather than
the name applied to it, that the people
just now are wrestling with, for it is
being unanimously conceded that what
ever it may be called, the thing itself is
becoming just little mOnotonOus. 1t
is not infrequently asked, "When will
the muddle give over and things re-
turn to normal conditions?" And
generally it is replied that it is only
question of short time; that the cOun-
try has passed through such crises be.
fore and never persisted great while;
and we are usually advised to have
confidence ourselves and encourage it
in others, for all we need now is faith.
But is anyone quite sure that this crisis
is like any other the country has ever
experienced, and is it likely to have the
same speedy ending? Again, is it fit
subject of faith cure, or must more
substantial remedies be applied Those
other crises were generally Of rather
superficial character, limited to certain
location, and confined, for the most
part, in their origin, duration and dis
asters to the upper stratas of business
society, or to what is sometimes called
the exploiting classes. Perhaps it was
only temporary disturbance in money
distribution; too much at one point,
too little at another, to meet the de-
mands of business. In such case the
equilibrium is speedily restored. Or
perchance the panic was the result of
reckless speculation and wildcat enter
prises based on borrowed capital.
These spectators and enterprises go
down, dragging down banks and others
too heavily involved with them. A
temporary panic follows. But it is
soon discovered that the only unstable
institutions have already disappeared,
and the stable world soon moves on as
usual and as if nothing had happened.
But has our present muddle such super
fetal, local and confined baSep Is not
the patients disease more deep seated,
and does it not perVade the entire Sys-
tenn? Will not, therefore, the cOnva-
lescence be less speedy?
Human interests are so linked to-
gether, and so mutually interdepend-
ent that "circle of human affairs" is
not a less-appropriate expression than
"circle of human knowledge" AS in
the discussion of any subject within
human knowledge it is necessary to
cut the circle at some point, so in the
discussion of human affairs it is neces-
sary to cut the circle somewhere. And
in both cases the writer finds that, cut
the circle where he may, his first say
hinges on something that has gone be-
fore. In the present case we cut the
circle of human affairs at the farmer;
that is, we base the present general
muddle on an antecedent muddle which
the farmer was enjoying all unto him
self before the muddle became appar-
ent to the upper stratas of business So
ciety, or in any wise affected them.
What antecedent conditions led up to
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turer failed to buy of the mine owner
and they both began reducing the out
put that couldn't be sold, and then quite
a number of men were without employ
ment. And all along the line they were
failing to meet their notes at bank; the
banks got panicy, refusing to let out
money and called in what was already
out, upSetting some who operated on
borrowed capital; some banks knocked
under out of defiance to adverse condi
tions, the depoSitors got psnicy, with.
drawing their deposits which placed
other banks in the receivers hands, thus
adding fuel to the fire. Finally the
thing struck Wall street affecting rail
road stock and so on.
And thus what was only modest
cry of hard times with the farmer, to
which no attention was paid, became a
stentorian wall Of panic as it pro.
gressed up the line, to which you must
needs listen or stop your ears. What
was only a small flag Of distress on the
farm became whole bale of bunting
thrown out in the manufacturing and
commercial city. And it wasn't long
about it, for while the farmer may
stagger along under his load of debt
the man in the upper stratas must meet
his liabilities promptly or topple over,
going out of business or into the re-
ceiver's hands. Besides that, those
upper stratas are abundantly heard
from when anything hurts them, the
great papers see to that, but the farmer
is long suffering and reticent and thu
reporter does not intrude himself OF
his private affairs.
But muddle like ours not onl,
affects capital but labor as we'll. Low
prices and small demand for the out
Iput implies lower wages and less de
mand for labor. Low wages does no
seriously affect the laborer if food
clothing and shelter are correspond
ingly down. 1t is only when the de
msnd and prices for the output on tn
farm, in the manufactory, or in th'
mine reaches a point where lsborer
are not wanted, that the muddle be
comes tangible thing to him, for then
if he has not somewhat laid up for a
rainy day, it matters not to him tina
food, clothing and shelter are cheap, HI
can't get them all the same and mus
suffer and tramp. This again reacts oil
capital reducing the demand for tht
output, for in the business sense il
matters not so much what man wants
and ought to have but what he is ablt
to pay for.
Then it strikes us the muddle which
just now affects the whole people 81
seriously is not just like those which
heretofore the upper stratas indulgeC
in. In those other psniCs, especial!
those that came on earlier in the his
tory of the country, it was the upper
stratas that suffered. The farmer
scarcely perceived the storm raging
elsewhere, for he was prosperous, abl'
to pay his debts, and buy of the upper
stratas thus aiding them in the matter
of recuperation. But in the present
muddle the farmer is not able to hell
himself. This muddle originated anC
for sometime had its duration ex
clusively with him, unperceived by the
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protected interests and sections. Per
chance the gold standard had some
thing to do with it, thus giving mon
led men the power to command what
circulating medium is allowed us, max
ing money exceeding shy when most
sorely needed to move the farmers
crop. Perchsnce cause of different
nature was the farmers own extrava-
gance, lack of judgment in the choice
and culture of crops, and especially the
lack Of a business system and concert
of action in the disposal Of crops, thus
putting them at the mercy of the upper
stratas. Perchance the whole goose
that ultimately broke the camels back
was the fact that by the aid of govern
ment the money power became so
great in a few mems hands that by re-
sorting to combines, trusts, mOnopO-
lies and all that, they were able to
defeat the operation of the law of sup
ply and demand, thus causing the
farmer and planter to get less for what
they sold and to pay more for what
they bought than would have obtained
under normal conditions. But be the
antecedent causes what they may, the
farmers and planters of the country
have for quite a while been reasonably
well aware of the fact that they were
doing no good, that they were making
no money, accumulating no property,
and getting more hOpelessly in debt
from year to year. They were thus
getting in a muddle long before the
upper stratas recognized any indica'
tions of a muddle, for the farm
ers' muddle had not yet affected
them. True, the farmers cried out,
through the Grange, the Alliance, and
the third party, "Men and brethren, a
crisis is on us, what shall we do to be
saved?" But the upper stratas paid
little attention except to laugh at the
farmer as a hayseed and mossback, and
tocondemn him as calamity Shrieker.
Indeed the farmer was told to shut up
his head, not to tear his gown, that he
was all right, that his troubles were all
imaginary, that he was doing as we'll as
any man could do and as well as any
reasonable man ought to wish to do,
that this was the most prosperous
country in the world, and that if his
affairs were getting a little mixed, the
way out of his muddle was the most
natural thing in the world he must
make more and spend less. Some told
him to improve his way and make
larger crops and more of them; some
to not raise so much; that overproduc-
tion was the trouble, if trouble he had,
which was exceedingly doubtful. But
in no event was there muddle, nor
crisis threatened, so long as the farmer
kept it all to himself and did not allow
it to affect in any way the upper stratas.
This he was able to do for a time by
borrowing money, selling off land and
timber, running down his stock, and
thus piecing out his crops with "col-
laterals" that had accumulated in more
prosperous times.
But a time came when the available
resources were disposed of, and the
muddle which up to this time had been
content with the farmer, began reach
ing out to a broader field and larger
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DVs'Oa DOW, T0DssA. q. 'l.as,si1opsrdAy
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VERY SHORT ON. BANANAS.
CYCLONES DESTROYED THE PLANTS,
900 Lives Lost-5oO,O Bunches
of the Fruit Destroyed.

NEW YORK, October G.-The
steamer Tyrian which arrived last
night, reports that she was unable
to get her usual cargo Of bananas
on account of the hurricane. None
are TO be had all having been des-
troyed by the cyclone. The plan
tations are devastated and about
Banes, it is estimated that 100000
punches of the fruit were destroy
ed. The vessel returned here with
small cargo Of sugar and tobacco.
The steamer Panama also brought
particulars Of the violent manner
in which the cyclone swept over
some of the richest and most fer
portions Of Cuba. At Sangua la
Grade, a town that is situated on
the Sagua river, the water was
driven back up the river with such
forces as to inundate the town and
drive most of the population to the
hills for safety. Many persons
We're taken by boats from the tiled
roofs Of their houses where they
had gone to seek safety. The flood
lasted forty. eight hours, and
was accompanied bya violent rain
storm that continued for a day
after the river waters had sub
sided. 1t is reported that fully 20C
lives have been lost and the dam
age to property will reach between
two and three millions. The etfe,
of the cyclone upon the vessels
which got in its way as it come up
the southern coast and catch its
full forces and yet tloated is shown
by by the condition of the Clara
Bergen which sailed from here or
September "a, with a cargo fol
Charleston. When she returned
to port last night her masts were
wrecked. Reports come from
various other vessels which have
arrived within the past forty eight
hours, Of destruction.
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BOTH TOOK POISON.
The Woman Accidentally-The Man
Was Lonesome


HALIFAX, Oct. Elm the town
of Dartmouth, on the opposite side
of Halifax harbor, Alexander Nc
Kachan, forty-tive years old and
his wife were found dead in their
home last night. They had taken
poison. A note signed by McKachin
said that his wife had accidentally
poisoned herself and as he could
not live without her he resolved
on suicide.
He was formerly in the employ
eff the Royal government as an en-
gineer and was considered a fine
draughtsman and electrician. He
had been out of employment re-
Gently and was respondent and it
is thought that he poisoned his
wife. McKaChin worked for some
years in the United States, first in
New York and afterward in some
electrical works in the west.
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A STRONG CANDIDATE.
Short Sketch of Republican Win

Snort SKetch OF Republican Win
ner.
New YORK, Oct. Cool. William
Strong Republican nominee for
mayor OF the city of New York has
for years been a striking figure in
New York. He is president of the
Central National Bank and the
Homer Lee Bank Note Co. He is a
director of the Erie railroad, the
Newport security and trust COM
pany, the Hanover Fire Insurance
Company, the Plaza Bank and
several other corporations. He is
president of the Ohio Society, his
predecessors having been Gen.
Thomas Ewing and Wagner
Swayne. The colonel was born in
Richland county, Ohio in 1927.
When he was l6 years old he went
to Wooster as a clerk in a large
dry goods store. He remained
there two years and entered in
business in Massachusetts,. He
came to New York in 1858. Here
he began life as a salesman in the
dry goods house of l.. O. Wilson
remaining until 1858, when he
transferred his services to the dry
goods and commission house Of the
Farnham, ales Il Co. In 1870 the
firm became William l.. S troug &
Co. and is now one Of the richest
houses en- the dry goods district.
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b. H. Tarver Of Jones Prairie,
Tex. ia at the Maverick.
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NOONAN A WINNER.
GOOD NEWS FROM OLD MEDINA,
Houston will Bring UP the Tail
End in This County.
HOMO CITY, Oct. 5, '94

I1ONBO SlIh wv -, ~
TO the Daily LIGHT:
The barbecue announced for the
grove in the outskirts OF town came
off yesterday and was decided
success. The train from San An
tonic carried the speakers, w. S.
Messmer, who represented Hon.
George H. NOOnan; Perry Lewis,
spokesman for the Democratic can
didate, with whom and on the
same errand was Hon j ohm Greene
Meirow, who was looking after the
Interests of Judge Gates. The bar
becued beef and mutton was done
to a turn, and when the inner man
was satisfied the speaking COM
nenced. The committee had
arranged for three and half
solid hours of chin music
but this was more than the people
would stand and the program was
not carried out. Perry Lewis was
given an hour for his opening on
behalf of Hon. A. w. HOustO n
Messmer was to follow with an
hours talk, Meirow another hour
and Greene to sum up for Houston
in a half hours speech. Lewis
speech was in his usual vein at the
opening, a bitter attack upon the
Populists, smoothly and effectively
delivered. He then turned his at
tention to the Republicans,
whom he denounced as monopo-
lists and running the country in
the interests OF trusts. He
frequently challenged Messmer to
answer what he charged and ex-
pressed surprise that the Re-
publican party was alive and kick
ing, he, Perry thinking it dead.
He made no end OF fun Of the Re-
publican state tickets and was par
ticularly anxious to know how
Judge Noonan would voteon this or
that state issue. The committee al
lowed him to speak II minutes
over his time, and agreed to deduct
it from Greene's wind up, but as
Greene did not talk, he was that
much ahead.
Messmer was prompt to take up
the gauntled thrown down and
met the issues squarely as
Lewis had demanded. The crowd
were evidently in sympathy with
the Protection presentation of the
issues and showed it Enthusiastically.
The discussion of the growing need
OF Protection to all our industries,
agricultural and manufacturing
alike, was full and to the point,
and the attention Of the audience
and their responses showed that it
was acceptable doctrine.
At the close OF Mr.. Messmer's
speech, the committee announced
that the ladies wanted the plat
form for dancing and that the
speaking would proceed upon an
other part Of the grounds, but the
arrangement did not suit the
Populists and there was a good
deal of feeling. Some hot words
followed and your correspondent
soon left the ground where arrange
ments were in progress for dance
by the light of locomotive head
light.
The number Of ladies present was
frequently remarked, as they
formed full half Of the 800 present.
Conversation with scores of those
present led your correspondent to
the conclusion that Judge Noonan
will carry the county by hand
some majority. PROTECTION.
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BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

r. r. SUPERINTENDENT PROMOTED.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. Ct.
F. Corwin, superintendent Of the
main line of the Chicago, East
Illinois road returned today. He
is to become superintendent Of the
Cascade division of the Great
Northern, with headquarters at
Spokane.
BOLD BOY ROBBER.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 6.-Last
night at 10 o'clock boy not more
than I6 years old stopped Mrs.
Charles Atsentzer on Mt. Auburn
and pointing a double barreled
shot gun at his head demanded his
valuables. The young robber got
diamond pin worth 800; gold
watch worth as much and a small
sum Of money and then escaped
unrecOgnized.
TO DETECT BYCICLE THIEVES.
LA PORTE, Ind, Oct. GA state
bicycle detective association was
organized by Indiana wheelmen.
During the season now drawing to
a close hundreds of wheels have
been stolen and shipped to Chica-
go and western cities. 1t is in the
recovery of stolen wheels that the
detective agency hopes to accom-
plish the most work. 1t is expect
ed by the promotes of the assO-
citation to perfect similar organ
ization in Illinois and other west
ern states in which bicycle thieves
have been unusually bold in their
operations.
DEMOCRATS CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 6.-The
following telegram was received at
Populist headquarters from the
paper of which Thomas E. Watson,
Populist candidate for congress is
editor: "Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 5, 1894.
To thePeople headquarters, Wash
ingtOn: Official returns from IS
counties give Democrats 1000; fif-
ty-nine counties unreported prob
ably overcome this and elect POpu-
lists. Gross fraud everywhere,
throwing out POpulist precincts.
Signed DAILY PRESS.
WANTS TO BE HUNG.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Oct. 6.-Paul
LEM who shot Clara Ami n in
Hoboken, August II will not be
tried on Tuesday next, the day set
for trial by Judge LippincOtt SIM
ply because the accused refused TO
be tried. He says he is guilty and
wants to be hanged as soon as
possible. Under the law passed
last winter the court is restrained
from accepting plea of guilty in
capital cases, and in the dilemma
that has resulted Judge LippincOtt
will refer the case to the Supreme
court. The case will be argued at
the November term.
LOCOMOTIVES FIREMEN HEADQUAR-
TIERS.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. g.
Grand Master Sargent and Grand
Secretary Arnold, of the brother
hood of locomotive tiremen have
returned from the convention. Mr..
Debs has brought word that the
order to remove the headquarters
from this city was not Imperative,
but Mr.. Sargent says they are all
the same. Nine cities have asked
for the headquarters. The grand
trustees will meet here November
Is TO decide upon a location.
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az would rather trust that
medicine than any doctor l know
Of" says Mrs. Hattie Mason, Of
Chiffon, Carter Co., Mo, in speak
ing OF Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh9a Remedy. For sale
by F. Kalteyer & Son, Chas. Camp
bell and James Nsvin, druggists,
San Antonio, Tex. W
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WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should
remember to use even the most
perfect remedies only when needed.
The best and most simple and
gentle remedy is the Syrup of Figs,
manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
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Has Them Scared

LOURENzO, Marquee, Oct. g.
Kaffirs are raiding cattle within a
mile Of town and a panic prevails
among the Inhabitants.
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Iowa Opera House Burned.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 6.--Fire at
Adela today consumed the opera
house and other buildings. The
loss is 100000, insurance one-half.
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onnose the Consular Treaty

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 6.-German res
idents of Japan have resolved to
appeal to Germany against the
proposed revision of the treaty be-
tween Germany and Japan regard
ing foreign consular jurisdiction
The Germans are opposed to the
abolition Of the Consular courts.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ANCIENT CITY DISCOVERED.

PANAMA, Oct. 6.-Word comes
from Bogota that the remains OF
prehistoric city have been dis
covered near volcano, in the
Andes mOutanins. 1t occupies
hundreds of acres and contains the
ruins of great buildings with i'm
mense granite columns. Remains
of an aquedGct in an almost per-
feet state of preservation have also
been found.
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THE GAR ACCEPTS.

LONDON, October GA despatch
from Athens says that the King Of
Greece has placed his chateau at
Corfu at the disposal of the Gar,
and that the offer has been ac-
cepted.
HOT REPLY TO THE GOVERNOR.
LONDON, October 6.-The Times
publishes a leader commenting on
the reply of the governor Of Ala
bama to the lynching committee
protest. The Times says: "While
we have little or no sympathy
with anti-lynching, we have none
with anti.lynching committees,
who betray no consciousness OF the
magnitude and delicacy of the pro-
blem in which they interfere. We
should not be surprised if the
committees we'll meant letter had
the effect of multiplying the num-
Der Of negroes hanged, shot or
burned, notably through the south
ern states. This would be bit
strong irony but it is the fate that
often attends fanatical anxiety to
impose our own canons of clviliza-
tiOn upon people differently cir
cumstanCed.