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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
OF RAILROADS.
No. 2.


but It Is not necessary to enumerate
them. Let few of the more impor-
tant ones be taken as representing all.
First-It would reduce charges for
transporting persons and property to
the lowest possible figures. When a
county erects q court house, the people
are charged with the expense of con-
struction, and there the charge stops,
except for keeping the building In re-
pair. 1t is so much property belonging
to the people, paid for and used in
common. The same rule applies to all
public property. No charges are de-
msnded for its use by the people be-
yond what is necessary to keep it in
condition for use.
Applied to railway property, there
may be a time when transportation
will be absolutely free except what is
required through taxation to construct
and maintain the means for carrying
on the work. For the present, how
ever, 1t is not proposed to go farther
than the mere ownership of the prop
erty by the public, requiring toll from
persons who use the roads for travel or
traffic. AS it is now, each road is a
private Investment, and every stock.
holder and every bondholder reason
ably expects a profit on whatever
interest he has in the cOmpsny's prop
erty. Courts allow this to be reason
able requirement. If the people built
the road, there would be no dividends
expected or paid. The road would be
public property, and the only charge
necessary would be what would keep
the road in good condition. 1t might
be found profitable, as is done In some
countries, to charge something more
than this, and in that manner derive
public revenues. This is done In Prus-
sis, Austria, Italy, Belgium and Aus
trRlis, with entire satisfaction to both
owner and patron.
Second-It would secure the work
men In good and permanent wages,
and thus do away with strikes and
avoid the inconVeniences and losses
resulting from them. The Plttsburg
strike In 1877 cost the railroads a large
amount of money; it cost the strikers
greet deal; it cost Pittsburg and AL.
legheny county upwards of 3 million
dollars. The strike on the Gould roads
in 1888 dersnged transportation and in.
juriously affected business at many
points. Its cost to the company and
the strikers was very great. The Chi
csgO strike in 1894 taught the whole
country lesson that nobody will for.
get. 1t reached every department Of
trade in all parts of the country. 1t
showed the power of idleness. 1t
brought the army into view in the set
tlement Of a strike that was not set
tied. 1t startled the country and was
reported at every postofice in the
world.
Government ownership would end
strikes at once. 1t would make strikes
impossible. 1t would regulate wages
of employees, it would secure them in
regular and prompt payment of what
is due them; it would insure perms-
nent employment to all faithful hands.
Among the many important phases
Of the transportation question, none
knkon praoodanoa ova, khT, D1,;nacn
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be daily lesson in loyalty and patriot.
ism. 1t would bring the people close
to one another. In the mingling Of
their industries 1t would prove to be q
powerful agent In destroying sectional
lines, and it would greatly improve po
litlcsl methods and conditions. 1t
would take the railroads out of poll
tics; 1t would relieve the country of
the dangerous influences of the rail
road lobby. The great railway COM
panies employ regularly an army of
lawyers whose business 1t Is to look
after the interests Of the roads and not
the interests of the people.
Minimizing cost and insuring regu-
larlty and certainty in transportation
are, without any other reason, Sufti-
clent to support the argument in favor
of government ownership of railroads.
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POpullst National Convention.

st. Louis July %. One fare for round
trip. Tickets sold July 10, 20 and 81 via
the Santa Fe Route.
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Bead Our s5-Csnt OfIer On PAGE a.
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What Should the National Convention DO1
EDITOR ADvoCATE:-Our illustri'
GUS friend, G. G. Clemens, makes some
suggestions, but he left some weak
places. He speaks of the action of our
Electors after election. To have sue
cessful Electors in any State party
must have a plurality Of votes. Sup
posing, as will surely be the case,
neither the Democrats by themselves
nor we have a plurality, but together
we are 0. K, the union or fusion must
sntedate election. He also objects to
fusion In the State elections. Well, "a
rose by" etc. We are sure to have
enough jsrring and pickering.
Let us get together on an equitable
basis, sacrificing no principle, so that
we may do something for those now on
earth, and gain numbers for future
work in the reform cause. How does
this plan strike you, farmers: Let
each party nominate It's Presidential
and Vice Presidential candidates in
the usual way. Then, through agree
ments made by the POpulist and Dem
ocrat National committees, have the
party which had the largest popular
vote In a State at the last general cleo
tion In such State name tWo-thirds of
the Electoral, Congressional, State and
local or county tickets, and the minor
ity party the remainder. Let the Elec-
tors be pledged to cast their votes for
the candidate Of that party in the COM
blne receiv ing the greater popular vote
In the aggregate In those States which
are successful in choosing silver Elec-
tors, and cast their entire vote for the
candidate of the minority party in the
combine for Vice President; provided,
should either party secure three times
as many votes In those States which
chose fusion Electors as the other, then
such majority party to have both the
President and Vice President. In each
State the party In the fusion polling
the greater number Of votes to name the
United States Senator where such
officer is to be elected. We should put
nothing in the body of our platform
but free silver and direct legislation,
and then enumerste the other meas
ures we favor, but subject to an sp-
proving vote Of the people. In this
way we could incorporate nearly sll
the Omaha platform. We could favor
graduated land, property and inherit
ance taxes, government banks, tele-
graph and railroads, non.interest bear
ing bonds so as to promote the munich
pal ownership of the natural monopo-
lies, election Of Senators and President
by direct vote. And no voter could
urge q valid objection, as we would
subject the measures to the popular
vote.
We would certainly gain an immense
adv sntage by this plan, as for the first
time our friends would have that Stim-
ulus-hope, the lever which most ef-
fectiVely moves mankind. We would
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w nv

Do people buy Hoods sarsaparilla in prefer
ence to any other in fact almost to the exclu-
sion Of all OthersP
Because they know that Hoods Sarsapar
rilla cures when others fail
The question of best is just as positively de-
cided in favor Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, as tho
question Of comparative sales. Remember,
, 1896-04-09
WAITING WITH ANXIETY
Friction to be Avoided Until the
President Acts.
THE HOSTILE CONGRESS.
Cubans Look for Nothing Friendly in
the Course TO Pursued by the
American Execuuve-The
Commission Plan.
THE HOSTILE CONGRESS.

New York. April 8.-A World dis
patch from Madrid says:
All the papers holly condemn the
American congress for the belligeren-
cy resolutions, which they persist in
considering an act of hostility and an
insult to the Spanish people. which
must be met by %resolute, active prepar-
atoms for resisting all kinds of inter-
vention. 1t is understood that the gov
eminent will calmly wait the decision
or advances from President Cleveland,
and will in the meantime push opera
lions in Cuba and preparations in
Spain to keep in touch with public
opinion, whilst firmly checking all ex>
aggerations and demonstrations that
might create international complica-
lions.
Spanish diplomacy has led the gov,
eminent to believe that Mr.. Cleveland
will endeavor to gain time until the
rainy season begins in Cuba, in May,
to see il the military situation is really
modified, meanwhile %instructing the
American minister at Madrid to ne.
gotiate direct with Canovas in a
friendly way. with a view to making
some compromise that could satisfy
the autonomist aspirations of the. ma
jority Of the Cubans and the imerialin-
terests Of Spain, through American in,
PREVENTION.
The Spanish newspapers, especially
the republican and the dissenting IN
servatives. express mournful regret
that the various Spanish governments
have not themselves understood the
expediency Of putting into force, at the
very beginning Of the present insur-
rection, the home rule bill and the tar,
in reforms voted by the party last
year, and which they will now have to
carry out awkwardly under pressure
Of Circumstances and foreign mediation.
The government does not a%pprehend
any fresh demonstrations against
Americans. despite the agitation fam,
ed by the press. Great precautions are
being taken in Madrid and in the prov
inces to quell any disturbances and
protect American representatives. II
is evident, however. that much sup
pressed excitement and irritation lie
prevalent among the classes. The sig
nificant attitude Of the ministerial
press excites ironical and very angry
protests and comments. Papers Of the
largest circulation, and opposition
journals like impartial. Pasi, Globo
Ell Liberal, Correo and others go SO fal
as to threaten the government with
serious consequences in domestic poll
tics in Spain If Canovas should consent
to mediation on the part Of President
Cleveland and purchase the neutrality
Of the United States by commercial
concessions.
, 1896-04-09
AT OGDEN.
Six Men Blown Up With Dyna-
mite.
VICTIMS BADLY MANGLED
Two are Yet Nissing aud II IL Not
Known Whether They Wcr"
Blown Into the River or
Left for THOR Homes.

Ogden. Utah, April S.-By an explo-
sion of dynamite in Ogden canon
about our miles from the city this aft
ernoon, six men were killed and four
seriously injured. The dead are:
d. ]. MORAN. foreman, of Ogden.
b. X. kIRKMAN, foreman. Ogden.
NATE KEMPTON, Provo.
JEFF RUBY. a Mexican. residence
unknown.
MICHEAL LEANAN. of Provo.
GEORGE WEAVER. residence I'M
known.
Ruby died on the way to the hospital
and Leanan after reaching there.
The seriously injured are:
Andrew Sprowel, of Utah county.
Utah. who has a wife and five children
now stopping at Spanish Forks.
Alfred Ellingford of Morgan City.
Utah.
G. N. Stetson, residence unknown.
This afternoon about 5:45 a tele-
phone message from Ogden Canon said
that a terrible accident had occurred
on the work of Rhodes Bros. on the
pipe line work for the power plant and
that a number of men were killed or
injured. Three doctors Immediately
went up. The Republican correspond
ent followed about half an hour later
and met three wagons containing men
being taken to the morgue or hospital
The correspondent went on up to the
scene of the accident. which was an
open cut near the big tunnel. The
place was black with men, who were
frantically throwing aside the stones
looking for other dead bodies.
1t was found that the accident oc.
CURED at $50. Foreman d. J. Moran
was charging a hole which he had pre-
viously sprung with giant powder. An
other foreman named kirkman ant
several men were assisting. The pow
der exploded, throwing Moran, Kirk
man and one other man 100 feet in the
air and over a high cliff down to the
river brink about 500 feet distant. The.
were mangled almost beyond recogni.
ton.
Moran. Kirkman and one other man
were thrown over a cliff a distance OF
500 feet.
1t is thought the explosion was "a
ed by the fact that the hole was hot
from recent springing or else Moran
was tamping with an iron bar, which
struck fire.
Moran was regarded as a very eau
tious man with powder and not apt to
lamp with an iron bar. All the bodies
were mangled except that of Ruby,
who seems to have died from a blow
of one stone on the temple. 1t is
thought Hatfield and Ellinford cannot
recover.
The work was on the sub-contract of
Hawkins & Wilkinson taken by them
from Rhodes Bros. Moran and Kirk
, 1896-04-09
CUBAN

New York, April San informal
meeting of Cuban leaders was held at
the Hotel America last night. The
possibility of Cuban belligerency being
actually recognized in the near future
by President Cleveland was discussed
at length. All seemed to be sanguine
of the indisposition of congress to pass
a joint resolution which would insure
action on the part of the president.
Mr.. Cleveland" said Mr.. Portuon-
do, "is the great political conundrum
Of the present time. We can only pur-
sue our unequal struggle on the is
land and continue to hope. We have
done that from the beginning, and
have much In the shape Of results to
encourage us.
THE plan of sending a commission
of investigation to the island. some
times attributed to Mr.. Cleveland,
would prove an absolute failure for
the purpose intended. Such a commits.
sion. even II tolerated by Spain. could
accomplish nothing Of value. simply
because Spanish offcials, when under
the eye Of a commission from a civil
ICED country, would naturally be on
the best behavior. The came might, of
course. be said Of u v armies. and
yet we have always welcomed CORES
pondents In the neld, and have and do
, 1896-04-09
FIRE AT ROCK E
Large Confiagration Narrowly Avert.
ed In That Burg.

Rock Creek, Wyo.. April ?.--The
saloon owned and occupied by j. F,
White, and the ware house and store
formerly occupied by r. s. Garrett,
burned to the ground last night.
The fire originated In the saloon
about 1920 o'clock and rapidly
reached the old Garrett store ami made
short work Of both. Only for lots OF
water and hose and a favorable wind,
with the help of all in town. the whole
street, occupied by William Taylor's
family residence. store warehouses,
barns and stock. would have been con-
sumed by the fire.
The White family live in the Tay-
lor building formerly occupied by Gar
rett and everything was moved II Of
the house. Everything in the saloon
wen up in smoke. The Rock Creek
Jail. just back of the saloon, is no
more.
The cause Of the fire is supposed to
be the drunken brawl of an i%ncendiary.
, 1896-04-09
H WAR IN Y
Strong approximations Prevail of I'M
pending Disaster.

New York, April s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Cairo says:
1t cannot be denied that there exists
in Cairo a strong apprehension that
disaster will soon overtake the head Of
the Dongola expedition. Merchants
here who nave business relations with
the Soudanese report that they have
information of a great rising and rally
ing of the dervishes. They confirm the
report that the green flag is up and the
holy var declared. Their opinion is
that $4,000 men will soon be ready to
intercept the march of the Anglo
Egyptian army, If the plan Of pushing
beyond Kasheh is persisted In.
General Kitchener is known &c he
yearning for fresh military glory. Ag-
gressive and self-willed 1t is feared he
will fall into the error recently COM
mitted by General Baratieri in Abys-
sinia. He is carefully fortifying as he
advances, and In event Of an ordinary
reverse he may be able to hold out nn-
til English succor arrives.
An American gentleman just down
from Wady Halfa says he met several
thousand Egyptian recruits. and rail-
way laborers going forward, hundreds
of whom were moaning and sobbing
like bereaved children. No depend
ence can be placed on these men. The
preliminary skirmishing SO far has
given some confidence to the Egyption
troops. The policy of the %Soudancse is
evidently to draw the invading army
as far from its base this summer as
possible, SO that when the main as,
sault is delivered retreat for it will
mean slaughter.
Many well informed people here ex-
press the belief that the fate of Hicks
Pasha awaits the Sirdas column. The
dervishes are better armed and better
prepared to fight than when they
checked Lord Wolseley's advance. The
English, as a rule. pooh-pooh the idea
of defeat. but they are all extremely
anxious.
1t ia feared that the trouble in Mata,
belle land may embarrass the English
government and weaken the support
Of the Dongola expedition. which must
soon be Forthcoming. The dervishes
are very active in the rear of the Egyp,
tian column, and great difficulty is ex-
perienced already in keeping up tele.
graphic communication.
, 1896-04-09

mar both have families here in Ogden.
Moran was married but recently and
though as yet she does not know that
her husband is dead. supposing him in
jured.
Two men are said o be missing and
some fear they were hurled over the
cliff into the river. Others say they
left the camp at noon and did not call
for time checks or there was nothing
due them.
, 1896-04-09

Japanese music is crude. There are nc
written notes to go by in playing, nor
has the singer any DO, Re. Mi" to
play by observation. imitation and prac-
tice. Instrumental and vocal music are
always taught together, and by the same
instructor, who il either o lady or a
blind man, who has received n musical
degree.
The singular method Of practicing by
u young lady intent upon cultivating
her voice is thus described:
During the winter the girl in training
clothes herself comfortably, takes a
samisen-a banjo with n square body,
played with u plectrum of ivory-and
ascends eye.J cold night the scafiold
erected on the roof Of the house for dry
ing purposes.
There she sits for hours, sitting and
banging away. until she can endure it
no longer. Upon coming down she is SO
hoarse as to be unable to utter q word.
This training is persisted in until her
natural voice has left her and a new
cleur v ,ice has been acquired. which can
be hes ed in q storm. The girl screams
her worthless voice out and away
Parsons Weekly.
, 1896-04-09

Busy people have no time. and SEN
sible people have nc inclination to use
. slow remedy. One Minute Cough
Care acts promptly and gives perma-
~ rssultx. Cha. N. Ssttele.
, 1896-04-09
SERVICE.

Denver to Chicago via Kansas City
ls givenvia the Union Pacific and
Chicago and Alton railways.
Through Pullman sleepera, Pull.
man dining cars and free reclining
chair cars leave Denver daily. The
Union Pacific 10 the great through
car line Of the west. Ask your near
est ticket agent for tickets via this
fne.
e. L. LOMAx,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. ACT,
1871. Omaha, Neb.
, 1896-04-09
A HOMELY WILL.
But 1t Will Probably Stand In the
Courts.

In the district court at Cheyenne yes
terday there was filed, with a petition
for the probate thereof, a very unique
instrument, intended for a wilt. Syl-
weston Meyer, a wealthy ranchman.
died at his ranch last week. and a few
hours before his death, realizing his
critical condition, and wishing to dis
pose of his property, he called upon a
friend there to draw a will. The result
of the combined efforts of several per-
sons was the following. which the heirs
now seek to have probated:
Davis Ranch. Wyoming. March 30.
1896. |, Sylvester l.. Meyer. do here by
bequth to my wife Florence Meyer and
my brother Slonzo Meyer all of my real
and pusnell propry as euqual ares after
all my debts and habits has bin set
tied and a munument has been placed
at the cad of my grave IL ether Of the
ares ElonZo or my wife Florence be
comes dis Satisfied the other shall buy
the other out or have the privilege of
selling to an out Side party as they
but hares has the first privilege to by
after they become Dissatisfied II the
estate is kept in partnership there shall
be a complete set of books kept and
after each sale OF stock has bin made
the PROCEEDS shall be kept euqually d.
vide after expense has bin paid this
being my last will and statement this
the 80 day of March 1896.
His
"SYLVESTOR l.. MOYER.
Mark"
AS there is no contest over The dis
position of the estate the will will
probably be probated.
A full assortment Of Fower, Garden
and grass seeds at TRAININGS.
, 1896-04-09
Gladness Comes

| With a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many Phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gcntle efforts-plcasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms OF
| sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to n constipatcd condi-
ton of the system, which Ii pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millionso OF families, n is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
| effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
| cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
| Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
II In the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
| other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and Is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
, 1896-04-09

ALI sorts of ranch pro-
ducts bought and sold by
the Trabing Commercial
Co.
, 1896-04-09

Hopkins' steamed hulled hominy IL
cans, 1t TRAININGS.
, 1896-04-09

A full assortment of Fower. Garden
and grass seeds at TRAININGS.
, 1896-04-09

Complsss stock q books edv&rtissd
ELSEWHERE Ia tAis papsr just received.
, 1896-04-09

watsr-risAt blanks at this ONCE.
, 1896-04-09

watsr-fisAt bsAass Il tais oaes.
, 1896-04-09

Hopkins hulled hominy, 10 cents per
can at TRAININGS.
, 1896-04-09
~''SYLVESTOR l.. MOVER,

position of the estat the will will
probably be probated.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-02-13
UWaga, POlacvl

Teraz jest wiasnie ozas i sposobnos6,
jaka sic VAN nigdy W syoiu drugi IA.
ME zdarzy dojs6 do posisdania wIasno-
Sci, W okolioy zyznej i pieknej, kt6ra
ley PREY rzece ,,Red River" (Czerwo-
neil W M~inesooie. Me namyslaj sie
d1ugo, ale przybywaj i wybieraj sobie
miejsoe zanim sic zacznie ten gwa}tow-
ny ruch kolonizacyjny, kt6ry powsta-
ME PREY otwarciu rezerwacyi, znanej
pod nazwa ,,Red Lake Indian Reser.
vation". Zpewnosoia 5000 ludzi be-
die W inii, oko1o pierwszego czerwca
1895 T., W Crookston, kiedy Ia rezerwa.
oya z~ostanie otwarta. q liczby tel ty-
siaoe kupowac beda grunta wzd}uz IL
nil kolei zelaznej Great Northern. w
roku 1895 juz byfy 3 zalozone kolonie
polskie: Lewakowski, blisko Argyle;
Stanisfawowo, PREY Stephen, oraz Kro-
"a W Hollocks. Jezeli to was interesu-
je, piszcie do Komisarza G~runtoweQo,
albo Pc angielsku LAND C0mmissfo-
ner Great Northern Ry., st. Paul,
Minn.", a o~trzymacie darmo mapy /
i~lustrowane pamflety. Otrzymacie Cd
mas rowniez informaoye, tyozace she ma
bywania wolnych grunt6w r.adowyoh,
oraz sposob0w, W jaki kolej Great Nor.
thern sprzedaje grunta na fatwe spaaty
czyli raty. Wszystkie paaslsty, o.yfi
objasnienia, 50 drukowane - po,skiin
jezyku. (2S-4-90.)
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-02-13
DARMO KSIAZKA

~ stronnie) Ola mezczyzn kobiet, dotknletych cier-
pieniem sekretnemi, chociazby bardzo zadawnione.
Pizyel1cie ? Gently W znaczkach po~cztowych dIs O
Pfacenia Porta. ksiazka bardzo ciekawa 1 pofyteczns-
m n HATHAWAY CO., ~ Dearborn st., Chicago.
N-7t96.1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-16
EVERYDAY EXCURSIONS

To all parts of the world can be ar
ranged for any day in the year, for one
or more persons, upon application to
any principal ticket agent of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway. Tin
eraries carefully prepared for excur-
slons to California, Florida, Mexico,
China, Japan, and to any part of
Europe. Estimates furnished, includ-
ing all expenses. Tickets furnished
for the complete journey. 1t is not
necessary to wait for any o-called
personally conducted excursions"
In these days Of progressive enlighten-
ment, with the English language spok-
en- in every land under the sun, one
does not need to depend upon the
services of guides for sight seeing, but
can 60 il alone or in small family par
ties, with great comfort and security,
and at ones own convenience, Apply
to the nearest agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST Paul railway, or ad-
dress Geo. H. Heafford. general pass
enger agent, 4l5 Old Colony building,
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