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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-21

Macon, Mo-, Dec, 20,--A warrant wns
Hwofn out BY Harold Hicks treasurer
~ the popuiist county commNtFs,
against Judge -. -. ballard. late n
Los Angeles, Cal. whom b. accuses ~
obtaining money from hlm uudof ftlas
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-21
Bland Bill Introduced.

Washington, Dec. 90 2o.-licprcsepiatlvc
Rland introduced a bill to restore the
blmctnluc system OF the United states,
The bill Is similar tU hts proposed
amendment 10 the Carlisle hill.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-21

meeting The speeches were without
exception carefully prepared reviews
OF the lives and characters OF The men
20 whom The day was devoted.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-12-21
No Influx Of Japs Feared.

Department OF, state
Dee. 20. 1894
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

AT the State Editorial Association
meeting last week Col. r. G. Ingersoil
made among other remarks the fol-
lowing to the editors, which presents
the case exactly:
l want to be honest with you. [ do
not think as rule editors are any bet
ter than other people. M Let me tell
you it's magnificent thing to make a
living. NJ The thing like about you is
that, uncOnsciously consciously per-
haps) you are the enemies OF PROVING
ialism. ~ Commerce is the greatest
missionary that this world ever saw. **
Nations first begin to trade things, and
and then thoughts. JUS. to the eX-
tent that people know each other they
cease to hate each other. M find that
even the Democratic editors are hon.
est enough to say that they are not
satisfied with President Cleveland. M
The reason / am for protective tar
iff is that the nation that sells raw ma
terial only is always ignorant. ** We
want to mix mind and muscle. ** [
want to live to see the day when every
thing used in America shall be made
by Americans M The finest crop that
a country can raise is a crop of good
men and women. ** If the Republican
party should go into power tomOrG ow
we would have good times next Mon
day. @ On that cloud which rose from
the factory fires, now still, rests the
rainbow of hope for future prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

THE Inter Ocean is giving Chicago
considerable of shaking up in the ex-
posure of the methods followed in the
stockyartls of that city in slangllbcfing
lumpy jawed cattle, and selling the
meat to the general trade. And it is a
shaking up which is badly needed,
Judging from the details of the story
published in the columns of that en-
terprising paper. The Inter Ocean in
vestigated the matter thoroughly, hav-
ing one of it's staff continually at the
stock yards for nearly three weeks
during the latter part of January and
fOrepart of February. He found that
the slaughter of diseased cattle was
extensively carried on. At the lowest
estimate, from 5000 to 5000 diseased
cattle are received there annually, and
only about ], 900 are so reported by the
Inspector No wonder the exposure
has stirred up Chicago, and it ought to
keep it at boiling point, until this
monstrous crime against humanity is
wiped out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

ga WAITING condition" is the way
R. G.. Dun & Co. speak Of the feature
which has governed business for the
past week. Business Of all kinds, they
state, is waiting until more can be
determined about the future and that
time will not arrive until something
certain is known about the tariff.
Orders barely cover the demand for
consumption from week to week.
The money market continues over
stocked, and the withdrawal of some
800, 0O0,0 600 by the sale of government
bonds has not had that tendency to
strengthen rates, that was confident
expected. Bradstreet estimates
the amount of wheat in the hands
of the farmers for the first of March
at l29,0OO,OO0 bushels, being somewhat
less than the estimate one year ago.
1t is expected that the raise in foreign
exchange will cause a revival of ex-
ports in gold to certain extent, but
this causes no uneaSineSS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

GALUsHA A. GROW enters congress,
backed by the largest pluality vote Of
any man who ever occupied seat in
the law making body to which he has
been elected. This fact causes the
st. Paul Globe to remark that
Galusha's 'sdaYs 0. usefulness are
about over" Well, if this be true,
HI. p, the old gentleman winds up an
honorable career in a most commend
dable manner. He has demonstrated
to the country that the Democrats Of
Pennsylvania have either taken to the
woods or voted the Republican ticket.
Whichever horn you take, furnishes
cold comfort to the administration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

SENATOR DAVIS, of St. Peter, who
has been charged with the author
ship and responsibility of the consti-
tutional lunacy law, denies the soft
impeachment, and. proceeds in the
Pioneer Press to unbosom himself.
Charley is good lawyer but he sadly
missed his calling. He should have
been newspaper editor. He writes
like an old wet" Inasmuch as the
bulk of responsibility has been laid at
the door of Congressman Tawney, it
will now be in order tor that gentle
man to regale the public with a
literary production.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

The Minneapolis Times thinks that
Senator Hill cannot get much glory
out of the recent supreme court fight.
Well, neither can Mr.. Cleveland. 1t
was fight of spoilsmen, and is so re-
garded by the people 1t is notice
able fact in this instance, however,
that it was Mr.. Cleveland who had to
back down, and forego his desire to
turn down his political enemy. Luck
seems to have turned against the
"Man of Destiny" with this admins
tration. He seems to be meeting
with a great many rebuffs, and the
supreme court turn down was one of
the slightest. Mr.. Cleveland will not
retire from his second term Of office
as great a man in the estimation of
the people, as he was when he turned
over the executive control of the ma
ton to Benjamin Harrison. The Re-
publican senate preserved his great
ness, or rather prevented the small
ness of his nature from becoming
observant to all. As "Siva" in his
famous letters well says, he was eIicas-
ed in a mask during his first term.
1t wore through in spots. Many were
we'll informed as to the true size of
the man, but the general public would
not believe it. 1t was only necessary
for him to again occupy the executive
chair, with the safety valve Of Re-
publican turned into Democratic
majority to reveal the true stature of
the man. The great and mighty
leader has disappeared. "The great
est man since Lincoln's time" drops
suddenly to the level of a ward politi-
clan, and the vast patriotism his ad-
mirers always declared him to re pos
sessed of, did not show itself when
much of that commodity was needed
10 our foreign policy. So far as his
own reputation is concerned, Grover
made the mistake of his life when he
allowed his ambition to play him for
second term in the presidential
chair. and the fates were most cruel
to him when that ambition was
gratified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
MUST CHANGE THEIR RULES.

Its sorry spectacle the house of re-
representatives. presents to the country,
that Of being unable to transact bust
ness because a sufficient number of
it's members decline to an
swer to their names and make up
quarum. With a Democratic majority
of about 80 business has been blocked
during the past week because of their
refusal to vote. Something has got
to be done in order to open the way
for work, and as some Of the De-
mOcrats look back upon the way bust
ness was dispatched by the house of
the 51st congress it is not to be won
ed at that they sigh for the rules un-
der which it was. accomplished OF
course Democratic leaders hate to
swallow their denunciations of that
time, and adopt those rules, but
pitiless fate seems to be driving them
swiftly to this point of last resort.
And in this, Thos. B. Reed would be
simply Tess than human if he did not
help matters along. While change
might in some particulars work
against the minority in occas-
ional instances, possibly, it
gives to the majority the
the power it ought to possess to trans
act the business it has in hand. The
minority has the right to protest, and
defeat if it can, any legislation which
it believes to be against the best in
terests of the country, but it has no
legitimate right to block all business
in it's attempt tu defeat measures it
opposes.
In their caucus called to consider
some method by which they may get
cut of the dilemma they find them
selves in, the Democrats may decline
to accept the Reed rules, but they will
be obliged to adopt some rule which
will practically cover the same
ground, and which will be but a
makeshift, for the rules of the 5lst
congress must become the standard of
the future. The events. of the past
few days have fully indicated the
course pursued four years ago by Mr..
Reed and his associates, and illus
trates fully the wisdom of their. de-
cision. With majority of scarcely
more than half dozen votes the Re-
publicans of the 51st congress made
record for business that has seldom
been equaled in legislative annals.
With majority of 80, the Democrats
of the present house find themselves
unable to transact business. Having
been in session for nearly seven
months they have passed but three
bills of national import, and only
two of these have become laws. BY
clinging to the ways Of the past the
Democrats have made it house of
national contempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

WHAT the Democrats in tn e house
need just now is some of Thos. B.
Reeds rules which will give them a
quorum SO that action could be taken
upon Mr.. BANDS bill providing for
the coinage seigniorage, but as yet
having been unable to do so, al
though they have large majority.
At every turn they make they show
up their general incompentency to
transact the business of the nation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

know onav elnoc Une election of 1892,
the English papers have been con-.
graduating themselves over the fact
that Grover Cleveland and the Demo-
cratic party had been successful, and
thatthe hated protection policy would
be wiped out and the American
market turned over to English manu-
facturers, and they have warned the
free traders Of this country that they
must not be to eager in cutting down
the protection duties or reaction
will follow. And yet in the face of all
this Mr.. Mills in one of our leading
magazines attempts to make people
believe that the reverse only is true.
In his plea to enlarge our manUfacJ-
uring power with free raw materials,
Senator Mills states that England is
manufacturing and shipping abroad
annually more than three hundred
million dollars worth of cotton goods.
1t is in our power to take from her
the greater part Of this trade" The
United States already has the free raw
material to produce these goods right
within it's borders. Its product in
cotton goods is increasing each year
Free raw materials" which the Sena-
tor signs for, can give US no advant-
age in this line, that we do not already
possess, for we have them right at our
doors, and we have under the benefic
ent policy Of protection, a better
market here at home than any that
England promises-a market which
England is bending every energy to
possess.
But suppose that in the carrying out
of the idea proposed by Senator Mills,
this country would secure the so-called
markets of the world, what would
really be gained thereby? 70 do this,
we must, to use the Senator's own
words as expressed at ST. Louis few
years ago, put our own labor upon a
level with the labor Of the old world.
Sink our intelligence; lower our stand
ard of living; forego the luxuries which
thirty YEA Of protec ion have made
possible; exchange pleasant homes for
cherries walls; transform the pros
porous wage Garner to the level of the
foreign pauper laborer, that is the
trade which Senator Mills and his free
trade associates offer the American
people. The answer from PenDsyl-
vania the other day ought to be en-
phatic enough to satisfy even Mr..
Mills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
THE DEATH OF MAJOR STRAIT.

The morning papers contain the
news OF the death of Major Strait,
which occurred on the Mexican Gen.
trail train as it was entering Ell Paso>
Texas, about eight o'clock yesterday
morning. His death removes another
Of the pioneers of Minnesota from the
scenes Of their earthly glory. The
Major was one of the best known men
in the state, and deservedly popular
with all classes. He came to the
state in 1856 and settled on farm
near Shakopee. In 1860 he removed
to Shakepee and engaged in the mer-
camille business. In 1862 he entered
the army and served through until the
close Of the war, with credit to him
self and honor to his state. At it's
close he returned to Shakopee and re-
sumed his business relations. He was
engaged in farming, milling and bank
ing, and was one of the most ener-
getic business men in his county.
From 1873 to 1879 he represented the
second district in congress, and from
1881 to 1887 was a representative from
the third district. He was not an
orator, but was possessed of first class
business. ability, and became one Of
the most popular and usefulimen Min
nesota had in that body. Thoroughly
honest and upright in all his dealings,
aggressive but not offensive as par
tisan, he made friends wherever he
went, and always had faculty of re-
tanning them. His was a friendship
worth having, and in his death Min
nesota loses one of it's best citizens, a,
man who has honored her in every
walk of life
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

THE New York World says that for
eighteen years the Democratic fight
has been for free raw materials. In
Their words during all this time the
Democratic party has been decrying
class legislation, it hasbeen working
to secure power that it might discri-
inmate against a large class of the
workingmen of the nation. Consis-
tency those art jewel, but you are
never found in free trade ranks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

WHEAT and flour were never
cheaper than at present, yet thous-
ands of Americans never found it
harder to buy bread. The smokeless
smokestacks which ornament portions
of our country are CHASTITY monuments
of the nations folly. But the people
are revising their views and next fall
will vote to restore prosperity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

'DoEs Democracy still love Presi-
dent Cleveland for the enemies he has
made?'' asks the Window Reporter.
From the murmers goingu up, we should
judge not. P. HI. Kelly and Henry
Watterson might be able to shed some
light on this question, though.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
SENATOR MILLS AND THE TARIFF.

The ideas of Senator Roger @. Mills
regarding the tariff seems to have un-
der gone considerable of a change
since he framed the Mills bill, if his
article ia the current North american
Revieao is to be taken as criterion.
He figures that $3.50, OOO,OO year
must be raised from customs duties
for the support Of the government.
This amount he says can be raised
without levying duty on anything
he is pleased to call raw materials,
and at the same time he would lower
the duty upon manufactures to
point where it would afford little
if any protection.
But his most amusing statement is
to the effect that England is alarmed
at the proposition of this country to
reduce the tariff. ''They have
watched" he says, with the utmost
concern the growth of our manufact-
uring system, and the superior capa-
city of our labor. They realize that
they hold the worlds markets by
reason of our tariff ON raw materials,
which increases the cost of our goods
so high that we cannot compete with
them. They saw with alarm the tri-
umph of Mr. Cleveland as the repre-
sentative of commercial expansion.
They knew that he was in favor of
reform that did reform, and they are
eagerly watching every movement we
make toward untaxing all raw mate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

GRAND MASTER WORKMAN SuyER-
EIGN has another scheme on hand
now, he wants to transport the
negroes back to Africa. lis an old
scheme. and he will find it no easier
to work out than OF hers have before
him. The negroes are in this country
to stay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

AFTER reading the complete re-
turns from the recent Pennsylvania
election Henry Watterson will not
revise his prophecy that with Cleve-
land a leader the Democracy would
march Through the slaughter-house
to an open grave"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

IT is said the extra session of the
Colorado legislature has cost the
state more than $4,000 and no bene-
fits have emanated therefrom. EX-
perience is a dear teacher, as the peo-
pie of that state are undoubtedly be-
ginning to realize.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
WASHINGTON is said to be infested
with beggars as never before. They
are probably there looking for those
good times Democracy promised.

The plurality for Galasha Grow in
Pennsylvania continues to increase in
size, and the Democratic groans are
undible. 1t is getting to be pretty
heavy weight to carry for fact. But
then they invited it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

, For twenty days In February the
government expenses exceeded its re- /
ceipts by over $4,00O,000. L. looks as
though it would have to issue some
more of those bonds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

CARL SCHURZ seems to be chatting
somewhat in his Democratic affilia-
tions. Secretary Gresham is still en-
thusiastic in his new harness, but it
may grow old after awhile. One
reason for the restivenesso of Mr.. Schurz,
however, may be because he has not
been remembered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

The first year of Growers rule is
drawing to close, and still that prom
ised tariff REFORM" increased pros
perity for the working men, and 81. 90
wheat haven't put in an appearance.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
The Pledge Kept, In a Fashion.

Jackson Republic: The Democrats
told US before election that to elect
Cleveland meant mo more so cent
wheat" That's about the only
pledge they haye kept. It's been 46
cent wheat on an average since the
change of administration.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

PRENDERGRAsT, the assassin of Car
ter HarI ison. has been sen enced to
hang March 23d. Now it is to be hOrei
that tn in authority will let
him hang No one ever more richly
deserved if.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

THE Michigan falsifiers of cleo
tion returns have been indicted.
Here's hoping they will follow Boss
McKane, for changing the will of the
people, and have plenty of solitude for
reflection over the wages of the trans
preSSOr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02

The St. Peter Journal thinks the
Democrats who voted to turn down
Peckham, were really loyal to the adj
minlstration. 1t is safe to say that
Grover does not look upon it ia that
light.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-03-02
Did Not Compare Them.

Chicago Inter Ocean: The 22d of
February has passed and no orator
yet heard from made any comparison
of George with (1rOyer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-20
PERIL FROM A NEW SOURCE.
Typhoid Malaria Fever Caused by
Eating Diseased Oysters.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov l9-Dr. c. A.
Lindsey, secretary of the State Board
of Health, has completed his investiga-
ton into typhoid fever cases at Wesleyan
College, Middletown, which have thus far
resulted in the death of two students He
is satisfied that diseased oysters were the
cause Of the epidemic. On the evening of
Oct IL, at three secret society banquets,
held at Wesleyan, raw oysters were served.
Ten days later about twenty students were
taken with typhoid fever The oysters were
taken from beds In the Quinnipiac river
very near the outlet of sewer. DR.. Lind
sley has learned that the wife of men,
Der Of the firm which owned these oyster
beds died a short time ago OF typhoid
n alaria fever. A daughter was also taken
with the same fever shortly after her>
mothers death. Some of the oysters taken
from the Quinnipiac beds are now being ex-
amined at Yale College. 1t is learned that
student from Yale and another from
Amherst, VINO were present at the Middle
town banquets, have been taken ill with
the fever. Three Wesleyan students are at
present critically I'LL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-11-20
CONSOLATION FOR THE GoULDs.
Their Taxes VIII Stand, but the Conn
missioners May BE Punished.

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-Justice Lawrence,
OF the Supreme Court, has denied the appl-
cation of the childie en- of Jay Gould. as the
executors OF their fathers estate, to can
eel the taxes on the personal estates for
1894 on the ground of non-residence, but
the Judge says he will grant their counsel
permission to move for the punishment
Of the tax commissioners for contempt for
failing to take any notice of the first writ
OF certiorari which was issued to review
the assessments. George j. Gould claimed
that he lived in Lakewood, ~ j., and the
other children claimed residence at larry
town, n. Y.
Justice Lawrence says: ION July 16 1894,
an order entered in each of these
cases that a certiorari be issued directed
to the commissioners of taxes and assess
ments and that further auxiliary writ of
certiorari be Issued to the board of alder
men, returnable on Aug. 6. 1894" The Judge
writs and adds: 1T follows from those
decisions that these motions, so far as they
seek TO obtain for the REALTORS a cancela-
ton of the assessments complained OF must
be denied, but inasmuch as in the orders
TO show cause, such other and further re-
lief as may be JUST is prayed for and as
1 discover no reason in the affidavits pre-
sented why returns should not have been
made in obedience to the mandates of
the writs, 1 shall grant an order in each
case that cause be shown why the respon-
dents should not be punished for contempt
for failure to make such returns"