davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

own, he took down his shabby overcoat from its peg, shook himself into 1t, put on his hat, and went out of the bank. He noticed that the streets were full oi happy, hurrying .throngs of people, most of whom had some package or bundle. but he wasn't envious, though he wished for moment that he might have been able to send to his mother and sister some of the many pretty things he had seen through the shop windows as he walked homeward each evening.
 He started west at a brisk walk for he couldn't afford to ride, and it was crisply cold. He hadn't gone far when he noticed small figure trotting along by his side. He looked at it and caught two big brown eyes glancing up into his own.
 It was the boy who had wanted to earn the Christmas stake"
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

old-time dreams; And wife was at her knittin,' while was But both of us was thinkin' of Christmas long ago. We old folks-wen we aint so much on Christ Although the Lord has led us long on all our wnnderln' ways; But, sittin' by the old fireplace, the bright flames seem to glow And light n little face we loved one Christmas long agol A little face-the sweetest face of all tho vil- lage girls, Like springs red roses biossomin' trimmed
 round with golden curls; A face we've kissed-a face we've missed for many weary year; (How sweet the Christmas time would be if that dear face was nearO We didn't think John good enough for Mary. but you see, Her mother-she was always ies so much too good for me. That though they took and run nway-and though 1t seemed a crime, said I'd look 1t over if they'd come back
 Christmas time. The house, 1t seems so, lonesome, with only An Christmas aint like Christmas now. an
 never moro willb be; An though we thani-the Lord for nll. we can't
 keep back the sishs. An through the sunshine of the years the rain
 falls round our eyesl
  They sat beside the nickering nre. and in its ruddy gleams They talked about the old-time things. and dreamed the old-time dreams: The Mary of the golden curls and one who
 loved her best And sweetly dreamed a little ono upon the mothers breast
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

THEY SAT BESIDE THE FLICkERING FIRE. And looking in the face of him who leaned
 above her there. And kissed her cheek. and tenderiy smoothed
 down her golden hair. She said: We've been long away from
 mother. that know She's lonely in the home we left so many years
 agoi" No other words she said. but he kissed back
 the tears that came, And whispered: "If they loved you then, they
 love you still tho same: The old home must be lonely. though the fire
 is blazing bright The little one shall plead for us-theyll kiss
 him Christmas nigktl" And so it was that, while afar OCT the remem-
 bered dells Stin brightly beamed each Christmas star and
 pealed the Christmas bells, The wanderers went home, and in its loveli-
 ness and light They found Q welcome. and a kiss for baby Christmas nighti Frank L. Stanton. fin Atlanta Constitution.
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

of greenbacks which were scattered around so promiscuously. This abiding confidence in his greatness on the part of the owner of the small, wan face so
Connecticut western news., 1894-12-20

l. SAT beside tho ol d-tim 0
 fire. and in it's
 ruddy gleams, We talked about the old-ttme c
 things. and
 dream c q tho
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

When John Bull. undertook to d.
rect this country in the CHILEAN mat
ter, Secretary Blaine flashed back to
him: "The United States never
permits foreign nation to dictate
hhr policy" -Leavenworth Times.
That wos a short time before
American Traitors had completed
their conspiracy to- fasten their fl.
nancial policy of England upon the
United States. Now, the officials
have turned the country over TO the
usurers of Europe and the "policy"
that has beggared 1aborers Of that
populated continent 10 to be fasten-
ed upon this "never permits a for
eign nation to dictate her policy" is
a burning lie in face Of the fact that
the damn&ble financial policy of the
paramount robber nation of the
world is to be ours if the people do
not rise in their righteous wrath
and crush the conspirators, Ar'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08
PEOPLE NOT REPRESENTED.

Congress is the money-making
power of the United States. So far
it chooses to coin only a fraction of
what il needed, and makes laws to
enable a few men to corner that
fraction; gets the country in debt,
and borrows from the men who run
the corner, and then taxes labor to
pay interest and premiums on debt
that was perfectly needless. If
such work is not cause for rebel
lion, then cause for rebellion never
exists. EYE
Our fathers plea of taxation
without representation" in their
quarrel with the mother country
sinks into insignifcance beside the
Internal word Of our congress in it's
financial legislation for the last thir-
ty years. We declare, without fear
of successful contradiction, that ev-
cry financial act Of congress since
1862 has been against the interest
of the masses, and against every
interest except the interest Of the
owners of gold: and in all this the
people have not been represented.
To be sure. we have voted for the
men who went to congress, but they
were either incapable. or went over
to the enemy. Since the days of
General Weaver down to the late
upheavel, the people have had no
advocates in congress- e+aaE
Representative government is all
a humbug unless the people are in
teligent enoughsto know their in
terests and dare demand them and
maintain them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

IT is refreshing to find news
paper correspondent that will tell
the truth concerning Populist lead
ers, but one such lis found on the
trait of the New York Sun, who
says of the Populists Congressman,
that they aie neither "cranks or
FOOLS" but compare favorably with
congressman of other parties in "re-
finement, attention to duties, and
information.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08
UsURY AND CHRISTIANS.

Day following day and week fol-
towing week we are confronted
with philippines against usury, and
from the tone of mana of the arti-
Giles we are forced to the conclusion
that the writer's do not fully COM
prehend. what usury really is. If
you ask "what is usury?' you are
gravely told that it is charging and
accepting greater interest than the
law allows. Such is the modern
construction placed upon the word
"usury." This is nominally chris
tian natiun and makes recognition
of that in the "In God we trust"
on the coin of the realm. Our laws,
then, should be in complete harmony
with the laws of that God in whom
the nation declares it trusts.
But to usury. What is til Let
us see. In the United States there
are forty four states and some half
dozen territories, most of which
have laws on usury Legal interest
in K ansas is 10 per cent. All above
that, in modern phrase, is usury.
i Ohio 6 per cent, 8 allowable.
Pennsylvania 6 per cent, and no
more on contract. Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, and Washington 10 per
cent. Idaho permits contract to liz
per cent. land the remaining states nc
limit to contract. We make these
references to show what diversity
of laws we have in this nation on
this one matter of such vital inter
est to the people.
hesexperience of the people dur
ing the last few years is that al
other interests have been dwarfed
nv the overshadowing power giver
to money. 1t is eating like cank
er into every other interest. Usury
is undermining our liberty. Strange
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

ing interest, they will get fact
burned into their hearts they do not
appear to know. The JEW COULD
TAXI INTEREST FROM A STRANGER ); HE
COULD NOT FROM ANOTHER JEW UNDER
THE ECONOMY OF GRACE--THE CHRISTIAN
ECONOMY THERE ARE NO STRANGERS.
This is the age of The brotherhood
of man.
Now in all seriousness we pro-
round to them this question Can a
Christian exact interest (usury)
and remain Christian We fancy
we hear the answer eyes," and if
pressed for a reason will reply !:
Because all nations take interest. :"
The acceptance of sucn code will
justify many wrongs, for there is
not sin mentioned in the decalog
but is violated by all nations. Wrong
is not made right because many ma
tions do wrong The woe of war is
for but few years, but under this
civilization-under the present sys-
TEN of laws, usury keeps up an
eternal grind, wearing out the Drawn,
and brain, and muscles, making life,
for mere existence, one brutal strug-
gle for multiplied millions, bringing
heart ache, and sorrow, and anguish
Unreasonable, and hunger and pain
and dispair to, Oh SO many human
beings-all of which is too appar-
ent to be gainsaid, and with it all
before them, MODERN Christians bow
down to the idol, usury. and give
give it the depth Of their devotion,
without thought about those they
have overwhelmed with want and
beggary. ".t
We repeat our question: can a
Christian take interest (usury) ard
remain a Christian
There is not a passage in the
scriptures allowing them to take
"increase" "interest' or "usury,"
but .'all nations do it,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

Their entire time is taken up writ
ing notes for the loan of money,
computing interest (usury), draw
ing and foreclosing mortgages and
evicting the unhappy ones from
their homes, or, rather, from those
places which were once their homes,
the value of which, with the results
of wears of toll added, have been
eaten up by usury-brawn and
brain and muscle "a home, and
Joy and gladness in the home are
only secondary affairs.
But away from this moraliEing.
The money-changers tell us that
usury is the taking of more than le-
gal interest. Now we have seen
that scarcely two states lave exact
the same amount, and in some there
is no limit to the amount that may
be exacted. The straiter the bor-
rowers circumstances, and the more
urgent the necessity that secures
sum of money, the more cruel the
exaction.
Now this brings us to the point
where we desire to ask a pertinent
question or two, exactly germane 10
the subject, of those persons who
are so careful to tell us usury is
solely and simply taking greater
interest than the law allows, and
who will tell US also that to take
more violates, not only the civil
law. but the law Divine? if God has
ore code of laws for one state, an
other for another state, and 80 out?
the end of the list Dees the Di-
vine law allow exactions in the way
of interest for the use of money in
Maine, Florida, Massachusetts,
Washington and other states, aud
not more than six per cent. IN Con-
necticut, Kentucky, New Jersey,
Tennessee and some others?
If our readers will carefully ana
lyze such answers as they must fr m
the necessity of the position such
men occupy, they will readily see
it consists of nothing but. special
pleading for the usurer. Self is shak-
ing the balance, and it is not shak-
ell Alright. >sf :,"
We must say to those who profess
to serve God, who occupy front
seats in our fashionable churches.
and the "amen corner" on Sabbath,
and shave notes aud foreclose mort
cages during the week, that their
cue is taken from the Christ-killers
of eighteen hundred years ago, and
whose descendants are to-day en-
gag in beggaring the world, as
sisted by our Clevelands, our Sher
mans and Carlisles.
These protested followers Of
Christ fall back on the permission
given the Jews to take interest from
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

: TIE St. Louis Globe-Democrat ad-
mits that the Populist party is com
posed of reading and thinking men;
and in so doing, unwittingly perhaps,
presents the strongest of arguments
in favor of it's existence and prin-
ciples. Reading and thinking led to
the organization of the new party,
on new lines, and in advocacy OF
new principles: and if tue new par
ty is wrong, then reading and think
ing, are useless occupations, and
human progress, if progress there
is, will have to be blind haphazzard
business. 1t is needless to say
though that it is the readers and
thinkers, 50 far, that have made al
the worlds advances in civilization
and probably will be to the end o
time. 4'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

The Chicago Daily News wonders
how working girls live on from So
to 81 per week, and not run
to ruin. We might add that such
girls do run to ruin in starved bod
les, and dwaried intellects, even if
they do no worse.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-02-08

@Gct our cash club offer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
THE CALIFORNIA SITUATION.
No Improvement in the Northern Por.
tion Yet.

San Francisco, July 9.-The twelfth
day Of the great strike on the Southern
Pacific closes with not wheel turning
in Northern California. At Sacramento,
Oakland, San Jose and this point, the
situation is unchanged. The Southern
Pacific managers are utterly helpless
and appear to be making no effort to
resume traffic. Tonight there is an
added excitement, however, caused by
the news that United States marines
from Mare Island and regular troops
are to be ordered to Oakland to begin
the fight that the Southern Pacific man.
ayers have so long been waiting for the
government to make. The leaders of the
strikers in Oakland say there will be no
organized resistance of the troops, but
they openly declare that the strikers
have resolved to conduct guerilla war;
fare. Gov. Markham has been warned
Of the approaching danger, and Is hur-
rying from Los Angeles to the capitol
The fact that the authorities have de-
cided to begin operations against the
strikers at Oakland and not at Sacra-
mento where the men have already been
angered and provoked to the point OF
arming themselves with rifles is signifi-
cant In Southern California the rail-
roads seem to have all but broken the
blockade.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
A General Strike to be Ordered on
Wednesday.


Chicago, July 9.-After an all night
session the union leaders have decided
that If the Pullman strike is not set
tied by Wednesday, at a. m, a. general
strike will be declared. This means that
not only all the building trades workers
will stop, but also the butchers, bakers,
street car and elevated railroad en-
ployes will go out, thus completely par
alyzing all industries, besides seriously
affecting the food supply Of the city.
Inhammatory speeches were made by
Debs, Sovereign, Mcbride and others. 1t
is claimed a number Of unions, includ-
ing the printers. marine engineers, and
brick makers, will refuse to be bound
by the orders. The stock yards and
packing house officials today arranged
for sufficient protection to run stock
trains in and out Of the yards. The
receipts today were eleven sheep and
lambs, and twenty-five cattle.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
GENERAL MILES ORDERS.

Chicago. July 9.-Gen. Miles this af-
ternoon issued an order to all the troops
in the department Of the Missouri. The
order says: 1T is the duty Of the mill
tary forces to aid the United States to
disperse, capture or destroy all bodies
of men obstructing the mail routes and
in actual hostility to the injunction Of
United States courts and the laws OF
the United States 1t is expected that
the state and municipal governments
will maintain peace and good order
within the territory Of their Jurisdiction.
Should they fail to do so or be over
powered, the military forces will assist
them, but not to the extent OF leaving
unprotected property belonging to or
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
The Tread of Armed Men in
Chicago's Streets.
MUCH BETTER CONDITION NOW.
A General Strike Ordered for
Wednesday, But Not Likely to
be 0beyed.
MUCH BETTER CONDITION NOW.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, July 9.-Peace reigns in War
saw, but the same cannot be said Of
Chicago, for the tread Of armed men
is still heard in her streets and thel
wheels of commerce still lag at the bid
of the American Railway Union. Never
the-less the war cloud which has over
hung this city and the land for the past
ten days shows distinct signs of lifting,
Instead Of stories of additional railroads.
tied up at various points, throughout
the country, today's dispatches, almost
without exception, bring advices Of
strikers returning to work and increased
resumption of traffic, amounting in
some places to return to normal con-
ditions. The day in Chicago has passed
without any serious conflict between the
strikers and the armed forces now on
duty here. The feature of the day has
been the action, early this morning,
after an all night session of the Fed
Grated Trades Union Of Chicago in de-
>
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, unless
Geo. Nj. Pullman should have agreed
before the meridian of that day to settle
the differences between his company and
the striking employees by arbitration or
otherwise. For reasons not known to
the public, Grand Master Workman
Sovereign, of the knights of Labor,
and his advisors, have decided to post
pone the general walkout and paralytic
s rcke whi. h they prop sc to infiict uro on
the business of Chicago until 7 O'Clock
Wednesday. An announcement was
made that President Samuel Gompers,
of the Federation of Labor, has called q
meeting of the executive board of that
association to be held here Thursday,
and that he would leave New York
tomorrow evening. In view of this, it
is not believed that the Federated
Trades will precipitate any action be-
fore consulting him. In this connection
or not if President Gompers allows HIM
self to be hauled from New York to
Chicago by non-union engineers and
firemen his visit would be of any par
ticular profit. One labor leader in Chi
cago, said today that if he did so he
might as well stay in New York.
Touching the situation in general, it
may be said in Chicago the roads were
all doing better than on any previous
day since the strike began Passenger
trains were moving with more or less
regularity, and some freight traffic has
been cared for A large number of the
striking freight handlers Of the Illinois
Central have returned to work, and
other roads have noted accessions to
their operative forces.
At st. Louis, Kansas City and Denver,
it was exported that railroad business
had about returned to normal condi-
tions. Tomorrow's sunrise will see in
this city one thousand federal troops
more than were here this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
THE JETTY UNINJURED.

Portland, July "a survey OF the
mouth OF the Columbia river has just
been completed by direction Of Major
Post. United States engineer in charge.
to ascertain the results OF the late flood.
He finds the jetty uninjured, and a
wide, straight channel across the bar
having a depth of twenty-nine feet at
low tide, in the shallowest place. and
which. with seven and one-half feet
tide, gives depth of thirty-slx and one
half feet at high tide. The distance
across the shallowest part OF the bar is
only half what 1t was a year ago. Pilots
have taken soundings in the river and
find good, deep channel all the way to
Portland.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
PEFFER MAKING HAY
He Offers a Serio-Comic Set of
Resolutions.
THE CALIFORNIA SITUATION.
President Warns Western Strikers
and Martial Law to be Declared
at Sacramento.
CALIFORNIA SITUATION.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, July 9-In the senate to-
day PETER offered an omnibus resolu-
tion providing;
First-That all public functions ought
to be exercised through public agents.
Second hat all interstate roads ought
to be brought under one control and
the supervision of public officers, and
charges for train transportation of per-
sons and property throughout the Unit
ed States ought to be uniform and the
wages of employees regulated by law
and paid promptly in money.
Third-That all coal beds ought I. be
owned and worked by the government
and the wages Of employees paid in mon.
ey when due
Fourth-That all money used by the
people ought to be supplied only by the
government of the United States, and
that the rate Of interest ought to be
uniform in all states.
Flfth-That all revenues for the gov.
ernment ought to be raised by taxes
on real estate.
The resolution went over till tomor.
row without action.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
MAILS BY STEAMSHIP,

washington, July Arrangements
are being made by the postal authorities
for the transmission of mails by steam
er along the Pacific coast until the
strike is over. Senators Dubois and
Shoup, of Idaho, called at the White
House this morning to lay before the
president Gov. McConnells dispatch
urging the president to send troops to
Wallace Idaho, to preserve order. The
senators were in conference with the
president some time, but apparently the
governors statement was not entirely
satisfactory in demonstrating the con-
ditioas such as to warrant the sending
of troops to Wallace. for no orders to
that end have been issued.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
A MILITARY coMPANYs FIX.

Sprague, July 9.-Rioting broke out
here at 1 o'clock this morning. The
trdn bringing the militia companies
from the encampment at Olympia was
assaulted by mob which threw sticks
and stones. The train dashed through
the mob and ran into some ditched
cars, battering the engine and derailing
the baggage car. About the same time
a long trestle a mile east Of town was
fired. Fifteen deputies went out on an
engine and extinguished the flames, af-
ter considerable damage had been done.
Still another mob pushed a car loaded
with kerosene upon the culvert west Of
town and fired it, The car and culvert
were completely destroyed. Thus the
train could neither advance nor return.
The train is still tied up at Sprague.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10

Fourth Cavalry, fully equipped, with
Capt. Fred Wheeler in command. win
leave the Vancouver barracks for Ta-
coma. Co. +, Fourteenth Infantry, sta-
toned at Port Townsend, and Battery
b, Fifth Artillery. from Fort Candy
Lieut.. McClelland in command, arrived
today The latter went to Seattle There
are 500 regulars on duty on this division
of the Northern Pacific. The strike here
is practically broken. All passenger
trains are running regularly, and the
movement of freight trains began today.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
TO pARALYzE INDUSTRIES.

Chicago, July 9.-Grand Moster Work
man SOVEREIGN said today he had de-
termined to delay the order for a strike
until Wednesday to await the outsome
of the fight amoong the Chicago trades
unious. He said: 'T do not consider
1t impossible to so parllyze Chicago in
dustfles as D. force Pullman and the
railroads to meet the American Railway
Union half way. 1t is high time public
sentiments should move the corporations
tn arbitration"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
ANorHEp rRocLAMAT1oN.

Washington, July 0.--The president to-
night issued a proclamation command
ing all persons who offered obstruction
to the operation Of the railroads and
the carrying Of mails in the states OF
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington, Wyoming. Colorado, and CALI
foTnia. and the territories Of Utah and
New Mexico, TO disperse and retire
peaeeably TO their respective abodes on
or before 4 o'clock OF the afternoon of
the 10th day of July.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-10
MARTIAL Law AT SACRAMENTO
Regulars on the Way, and Fight
Probable.

Sacramento, July 9.-The startling in
formation was received at half-past II
o'clock tonight that martial law will be
proclaimed at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, and 1t is said on reliable author-
ity that regular rtoops will reach here
by tomorrow. The strikers are thor
oughly armed, and any attempt to dis.
lodge them will result in bloodshed.
The court-martial of the militlamen
who threw down their arms was con-
cluded tonight. The findings are got
made public, but It is generally known
the militiamen will be dishonorably dis
charged.