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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT
Producers and LabOrers Being De.
strOyed by the Unsuitable
Monster-Usury.
THE UNITED STATES SUBMERGED BENEATH
AN OCEAN OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
DEBTS.
The Interest Charge on Which is More Than
the Proceeds From Eleven Leading
Products Combined.
BY Hon. Thomas v. Gator.

The crisis is upon us. The campaign of
1896 will result IN more for veal or woe
than any event since the birth of this re-
public. The laborers and producers of the
nation are being destroyed by an Unsuitable
monster-Usury. If this demon survives,
the masses must perish. Though denounced
by God, reason, and experience, this fiend
has left the earth in every age and cline,
wh:tened with the bones of its victims This
word uSury means to gnaW, to bite, and IS
so defined because it eats up, or absorbs
the product of the labor of others. But
hard as the IRON taskmaster has been in
the past, there has been no period when it
was so powerful, so rapacious, so cruel and
all-devouring as at present. Within the
last half century it has submerged the Unit
ed States beneath an ocean Of interest
bearing bonds and debts, such as no previ-
Gus age or civilization ever faced or con-
templated Mr.. Harvey estimates the pub
lie and private debt at forty thousand mill
ions of dollars. Other writer's have placed
it at thirty-two thousand millions of dol
lars Hon. J. H. Walker, Republican mem
ber OF Congress from Massachusetts, author
of the proposed new national banking act,
stated in Congress in March, 1892, that the
debts of our people, public and private,
amounted to thirty-one thousand millions
of dollars. II we accept his figures, the in
terest at six per. cent each year would
amount to s1,S6O,O00 900. This is more
than the total value of all the following
commodities, viz: wheat, corn, oats, rye,
barley, buckwheat, potatoes, hay, tobacco,
gold and silver produced in the United
States in 1894, which according to govern
ment reports were of the value of 81 ,703,-
S73,433 If we add to this usury on debts
the amount paid yearly for taxes, federal,
state and municipal, which is 00000 900,
then we have the following burden:
Annual usury ...........:. 81 $50 OOO, 900
Taxes ......... ...... 800 1000 900
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
...S12.646. 900 900
Total ......... .....

While such ruinOuS losses from falling
prices have bankrupted agriculture and
beggared labor, we find that the value of
bank stocks has increased beyond the
fondest dreams Of avarice. Chemical
Bank stock rising from $100 per
share to over $4,000 per share. First Ma
tional John Sherman's banD 500
to $4,000 per share, and numerous others
rising from 5 to 800 per cent in value.
Again, we see that usury rolls wealth
rapidly into the hands Of the few that
they cannot find investment for 1t all in
loans. 1t has absorbed all railroads,
telegraphs coal mines, Oil fields, lumber,
forests and similar industries, and by the
enormous advantage of immense combin-
ed capital has consolidated the manu-
featuring and similar branches of busi-
ness to the usurers. This oligarcny
all controlled by the few. 1t has thus
swept the smaller operators out Of busi-
ness and turned all profit from such busi-
ness to the ururers. This oligarchy,
with control of banking, transportation
and the trusts, increasing its income SO
rapidly has but one other outlet. 1t
turns to absorb all valuable agricultural
land. To this end it raises firmly it's
invincible weapon, the gold standard,
by which it can force prices of land and
products ever lower, until it has by fore
closure of mortgages Of otherwise, swept
all such lands to the hands of plutocra-
cy, thus destroying all Independent
American farmers, reducing them to
renters and wage slaves, who in rags
must toll, side by side with Cinnamon,
and fast hurrying all branches of labor
to Asiatic conditions, where pure des-
potism of capital shall grind ever deeper
into the dust Of despair, slavery and
misery the once happy and hopeful mill
ions of our land. With wages ever fall
ing, the masses become more wretched,
the army of unemployed is greater. The
usurer despots object to giving to labor
the means of life by public employment
of the unemployed while they are yet
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
REMEMBER

WHEN THE REPUBLICAN SPELL
BINDERS COME AROUND, HOWLING
FOR HIGH TARIFF, JUST ASK THEM
WHY WHEAT is WORTH ONE DOL
LAR A BUSHEL IN MEXICO AND
FIFTY CENTS IN THE UNITED
STATES, AND WHETHER THE RE-
MONETIZATION OF SILVER WOULD
NOT MAKE 1T WORTH ONG COLLAR
IN THE UNITED STATES. AND If
NOT, WHY NOT?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29

The Rings steal hundreds Of MILL
ions annually from the People. One
tenth Of the plunder is used to con-
troll the daily press and buy up tho
leaders Of the two old parties, to
darken intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable of
eeif-defense. Strike before 1t 10 too
late.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
QUERIE.

Is this to raise revenue for the G. o. P.
D. O. P. campaign?
The first of February up went Oil.
The first of March up went coal.
The first of April up went wheat.
The farmer sold his last fall. who pays
the bills?
..ss..- q g--y-,4---f -Souibs.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29

Continued on Page FiveJ
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
Total taxes and usury. 50, $50 600, 900

iOldl LANES anu uSuTy Sl,OOU,UUU,UUU
This is sum far in excess Of the total
wages paid in the year 1890 to All 1892
persons, engaged in all the factories of tho
United States who received 81, 282, 1923 ,265.
The total value Of all the property in the
United States in 1890 was $4,000 900, 900.
The shrinkage in-values since 1890 has
been in excess of the added value, so that
we may safely say the total property does
not at present exceed $50, 900, 900, 900. But
this debt OF thrty-one thousand millions is
owed by the masses and IS owned and
held by the ricn Now in 1889 we find thac
100000 families owned $4,000 600 900.
They certainly own as much or more now,
and when this IS deducted from the $780,
000,000,000 (the present value Of all prop
erty), we find that there remains less than
SIS 900 ,00G 900 in the hands of the re-
naming thirteen millions of families in
our country, ard at the rate of present ac-
emulation, all this must be swept into the
hands of the few in very short time.
While debts have increased. the means of
payment have decreased. The ascerta.ned
losses on the following crops during the
past twenty-five years by the fall in prices
since 1870 have been as follows:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09

are run by steam. Those who are
familiar with the process of threshing
wheat need not be informed as to the
process. The separator is located con-
venient to the stacks, and the engine
placed in position, steam Is raised and
the machinery set in motion, and then
the bundles Of rice are pitched to the
apron Of the machine, the band cutter
cuts the Irvine and the bundles are fed
into the machine by the feeder. The
straw is carried off by the straw carrier
and stacked, while the rough rice
which somewhat resem bles barley, is
sacked as it flows from the machines,
in sacks holding about two hundred
pounds of rough rice. The rice is then
ready for the market Or tor the mill.
Just as wheat has to be milled, before it
is ready for human food, so does rice
have to be milled in order to be ready
for the table. The screenings and light
rice, and rice that has been injured by
sprouting or heating in the sheaf, is
generally utilized for chicken feed or
stock feed. Our farmers are rapidly
learning that it does not pay to market
10 ferior rice that only brings one dollar
per sack when they can use it to most
excellent advantage for stock feed.
There is nothing that will put fat on
hog more rapidly than rice. Before
feeding it should either be ground or
soaked, and when thus prepared rice
makes the very best of feed for hogs,
horses or cattle. Rice is splendid feed
for milch COWS. 1t causes fine flow of
milk, and is also good for producing a
large quantity and fine quality of but
teri axe Charles American.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
Homemade Rice Mill.

Until recent years there were no rice
mills in southwest Louisiana, and the
small farmers, who only planted an acre
or two of rice for their own use, made
their own mills for milling the rice for
home consumption. These primitive
mills consisted Of block of some hard
wood, in which cavity was exoavated,
that would contain two or three gallons.
T his was the ''nether" milestone. The
upper" milestone was a peStle Of wood
two or three feet long, with an enlarge
ment at each end about the size of
m an's fist. In operating this mill, the
power used was human muscle The
rice to be milled was put into the cavity
In the block, and the operator, grasplng
the pestIe by the middle, pounded away,
sometimes with one end and sometimes
with the other, until the outer chaff
was pounded loose. The rice was then
taken out and winnowed to remove the
chaff, and all the grains that had es-
capped the action of the pestle, picked
out, and the rice was then ready for the
pot. Rice prepared in this way lacks
the nice polish put on by the present
methods of milling, but is none the less
palatable. Indeed, we have always |
thought that rice prepared in the print
tive style, as it is required for daily use,
cooked In the southern style, is the most |
delicious of any we have ever tasted
American.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
Rice Threshing.

After rice has been put in the shock,
if the weather is dry, it will be ready
for the thresher in week or ten days.
Sometimes the threshing is done with
out any preliminary stacking, the sheaves
of rice being hauled from the shock and
passed through the machine from the
wagon. But usually the rice is stacked
and left in the stack until grain and
straw go through the sweating process.
This requires some weeks. The appear
ance Of rice stack yard is similar to
that of wheat stack yard.
Rice is threshed with common grain
thresher, Just such as is used in thresh-
ing wheat or oats. Most if not all the
threshers used Fin southwest Louisiana
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
Garden Guide for the South.

Sent free by writing to Southern Cali
fornia Acclmatizing Association, Santa
Barbara. Palms, Bamboos, Decorative
plants. Fruit bearing and economic
plants. Timber and ornamental trees
Flowering and ornamental shrubs: Trees
and shrubs standing severe drouths.
Trees and shrubs standing heavy sea
winds. Trees for streets and avenues.
Shrubs for pot culture and for cut flow
ers. Bulbous. tuberous, perennial plants.
California native plants. Thirty pages,
over 1,20O plants described and offered
at moderate prices. P. 0. box 1900,
Santa Barbara, Cal. 81
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
Condition of Crops.

The Weather Bureau has issued the
following report of the condition of
crops for the week ending August 81:
There is an improvement in the gen
eral condition of all crops, save cotton,
the condition of which is such as to be
beyond any material change The staple
is opening very rapidly, and no time Is
lost in gathering it. The crop is decid-
edly short Of the amount expected from
the acreage. The irst of October will
find the staple very generally picked.
Minor crops are in very satsfac tory
condition. Corn will be below the aver
age for the state. There is much activ-
ity in planting fall crops; turnip, cab.
bage and other seed arc being planted
over the western district. Some corn is
being housed. Showers have helped
cane in st. Johns county. Crops in
Nassau county were greatly improved
by the rains Of the week, but the re
porter adds that dry weather did much
damage. In sections of Baker rains
were quite heavy, and tended 20 retard
farm work, also making it bad for pick
ing cotton; cane, potatoes, rice and peas
are reported as doing we'll, and that cot
ton is beyond recovery.
In Suwanee cotton is still failing and
opening fast. There was plenty of rain,
with good outlook for cane, pinders
and peas. Fall crops are reported as
good in Liberty county, with the
weather favora BILE. The week was
showery in Walton, which was bad for
haying, but the conditions were satisfac-
tory for growing crops. In Jefferson
county cotton picking was the leading
field work. The cotton crop tor that
county is short, also corn and fodder,
but cane, sweet potatoes and pinders are
good
AdviceS from the central section of
the state are generally favorable, the
frequent rains giving renewed vigor to
cane, peas, potatoes and rice. Over
recovered from the dry weather, al
though marked change resulted from
the showery and partly cloudy condition
of the past ten days. Good rains were
quite general In Orange county, and fall
gardens are receiving attention. In
Hillsborough there has been transplant
ing of vegetables, and work In this line
is very much advanced. All crops are
reported as doing we'll, although corn is
little short. Orange trees have put on
good summer growth.
In Lake county there were daily show
ers, and truckers are all actively prepar-
ing for fall crops. The hay crop around
Eustis is decidedly short. Columbia
reports favorable week for cotton pick
ing and likewise for cane and potatoes
In vicinity of Orlando pindars and peas
look well guava crop better than ex.
pected, and orange trees very promising,
The rains in Volusia county show good
results in improved condition of minor
crops.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09

These calculations made especially for THE FL
BERLIN III. WRIGHT. of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
Double Execution at North
Providence.
0~y- rorr ~r VYyo:rxv.x Cxod
Only Fall of Weight Stopped
C0nvict'S Tirade.
The Peculiar Punishments Employed
n Rhode Island.

Yesterday the Gossiper told the story
Of the murder of Amasa Sprague ano the
subsequent trial, conviction and execu-
tion OF John Gordon for the crime An
aged citizen who read 1t called the
Gossiper's attention TO another execu-
tion, which he says was the most not
able one preceding that of Gordon. This,
in fact, was double execution, Asa Miner,
white, and Charles Brown, colored, suffer-
ing the death penalty. Miners crime
was the murder OF John Smith who was
the town sergeant OF Foster, while
Brown, the colored man, suffered for rob-
bing Colonel Richard smith, who kept a
grocery store at the corner OF North Main
and Thomas streets. These men were
confined in the old county Jail which
stood on the west side of North Main
street short distance from the State
House rarade. 1t was ramshackle and
untared-for building which the people OF
that day regarded as a disgrace TO Proyi-
dence and the State. The execution
was set for December ~, 1888, Just about
a year after Providence had discarded the
town for the city form OF government
because OF the Olney's lane riots, in
which some 10 houses We're demolished
by an infuriated mob and which were
and killed by the militia.
The place selected for the execution was
IN the town Of North Providence, now a
part of this city. The gallows was
erected on the side OF deep reg.ne, now
crossed by Smith street, and which Is
only short distance this side of Elm
hurst. The morning OF the fatal day was
bitter cold and the condemned men were
taken from the dilapidated Jail on North
Main street and uriven in stage coach TO
the scene OF the expiation OF their crimes.
Brown met his fate sullenly and without
any indication of.contrition for his crime
or fear OF his fate. Miner, on the other
hano. created a sensational scene. lie
loudly declared his innocence. He did
not deny that he killed smith but he
maintained that he did so in self-defensce
for IL he had not killed Smith Smith
would have killed him. Then he went
on In a blood-curdling way TO call down
the vengeance OF the Almighty on his ac-
cusers, the State and all who were In any
way connected with his conviction. In.
Deed. he continued his imprecations un-
til the weight fell and he was launched
into eternity.
Speaking OF executions calls attention
20 the tact that Rhode Island in bygons
days nad some very peculiar methods of
Furnishing those who broke her laws.
For instance the man who invaded the
eancfity Of another's family was whipped
through two towns for The first offence
and for repetition OF II was whipped
through every town in the state. What
punishme1t was meted out TO him n M
had the haroihood 90 commit the ofencs
a third time docs not appear; but tn,
Isu makers evidently believed ttat aftel
harIng had the lash laid on 10 every towr
n Rhode Island lac would be very ready
90 shake the dust OF the common wealth
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
Stock Market Opened Ir-
regularly Today.
C0nS0lS Have Reached the
HigheStPOint on Record.
Low Priced Stocks Predicted to I'm
prove Within Sixty Days.


NEW YORK, April 1.-THE London re-
port at / 80 shows Consols to be at the
highest point on record, 111la. The
ID with the exception of St Paul, which is
unchanged. The earnings of the second
week of the month record an increase of
$4,000
lrivate cables from London say that j.
p. Morgan is urgently advising some of
the largest capitalists there to get long of
American railroad bonds and stocks as he
believes a 10 point rise will certainly fol-
low the nominations of the presidential
candidates, especially as both parties
will put forth sound currency men. III
England does turn bullish on our secu-
rites there Is no telling how high they
may go. There are hundreds of millions
OF pounds sterling awaiting investment
in Great Britain alone. Under these cir
cumstances IL may easily be seen what
the prospects are for an old fashioned
bull camaign in our securities, especially
as with the successful reorganization of
many of the properties new Incentives are
offered TO the bullish contingents.
The bobtail pool in General Electric
that was carrying 5000 shares closed out
the last OF its stock yesterday. General
Electric will now probably recover the
lost ground OF the past few years.
The Liverpool Cotton report for today
Is as follows: 1880, estimate number of
bales sold 1000; middlings 3-s. Tone OF
s OTIS, buyers at full value. Futures open
cd unchanged. At l2:i5 futures rose u
point.
Joseph says: 'It is useless to bear
the market. Low priced stocks will GER
iainiy improve. 81. Paul, Chicago, Bur
lington 4 Quincy, Rock Island will be 3
to 10 per cent. higher IN 60 days. Coalers
are going up and Sugar acts as IL it will
sell at 150 before TO- Gas has another
short interest and will sell higher.
WALL SrRFEr. 1915 n. m.-The stock
market opened active and irregular with
decided bea viness in the high priced In
dustrial shares.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Report That Gigantic Strike Will
Soon Be Begun.
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, ST.
Louis and Other Cities Affected.

CHICAGO, April IA special from
Boston TO The Record says:
AS result OF the eight hour-proclama-
tion recently issued by the executive
council OF the American Federation of
Labor, plans have been prepared for p
monster strike, which is planned to ex-
tend to New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago, st. Louis and all cities where the
force Of such a move would be most
keeDly felt.
The strike will be for the enforcement
OF the eight-hour work-day. President
Gompers and vice. President Mcclure of
the American Federation will be here
SUNDAY to confer with the leaders They
have been ascertaineing the strength OF
the unions and advance reports from
them say that the unions are prepared,
financially. 1t can be safely predicted
that, at the least computation, 40, 600 men
will be involved in the strike and IL once
started the labor leaders say 1t will tax
the resources to tie greatest TO prevent
such scenes as were enacted In Chicago
or, still worse, as were witnessed i'm the
Homestead affair.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
CRIPPLE CREEK
GOLD MIN ES.
The Gold Development Com.
panY of Boston.

Nearly 40s00 shares already sold in Provl-
dence alone. few shares more viii be sold at
first price rs cents per share; par value 81 90.
The recent marvellous developments in our own
mines, bought and paid for, In addition TO those
bonded and leased, justify the Company In doubling
the price Of the stock now. Come 10 my office
end see the new map showing the Gold belt and
the Gold Veins from which rich ore is now tcing
shipped. Samples Of Ore, Prospectuses, Anthem
tcated Reports Incorporation Papers at my office.
Como in and investigate. The bcst, safest and
surest stock for Is cents on the market. W. II
R0YER, Agent, 448 Butler Exchange Providence
M2l. IN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
Handsome Superba.

The announcement that Hanlon's Su-
perba comes 10 Providence Opera House
on Monday night for weeks stay, with
ladies and children's matinee on We'd
nesday and also on Saturday. should be
received with pleasure ble anticipation by
oil lovers OF pantomime ana spectacle.
Scperba, as this year presented, IL replete
with novelties OF a unique and varied
nature. A number OF excellent vaude-
yiile textures, eniailing the use OF several
high class European artists, have been In
terpolated. Scenically. IL II at least on a
par with the largest and finest spectacles
that have been presented 10 American
audiences. The many fine transforma-
tions, and all the beautiful scenery In the
production - as new as IL this vas the
opening week OF the season. as the Han
Ions always carry staff OF scenic artists
gnd carpenters, who keep the scenery in
perfect repair. and u thus appears TO
have just left the paint frame.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-17
HAD SAW In HIS CELL.
Taylor, the Meeks Family Murderer,
Preparing TO Escape.
Hereafter Two Deputy Marshals viii
Watch Him Night and Day.

KANSAS City, Mo-, April lin the
cell of William Taylor, the Meeks' family
murderer, brought here from Carrollton
to prevent lynching, Marshal keishler
yesterday found a steel saw eight inches
long and half an inch wide. 1t was con-
cealed in an old satchel brought from
CarroIlton by Talyor. With the tool Tay-
lor would have been able to saw his way
out within half an hour could he have
worked uninterruptedly for that length
of time. After making the discovery,
Marshall keishler ordered two deputy
marshals TO watch the murderer's cell
day and night and has refused to allow
him TO see any one but his lawyers.
Thousands have been visiting the muir
dercr daily.