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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

San FRANCISCO. Aug. it.-It has de.
veloped that Harry X. Brown. ex.
change clerk Of the Bullion and Ex.
change bank at Carson. New. who left
that city suddenly two months ago. is q
defaulter to the amount Of nearly s75.'
600 lie is believed TO be in Mexico
He left % VIE and child in Carson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
Siam. on ,he sle.aul,e co..,.

Colon, Colombia, Aug. li.--Serious
foods caused much damage on Mosqui-
TO coast. Several villages have been dc.
stroyod. The telegraph lines 20 Grey.
town are down. I've Colombian schooner
Pioneer, trading between Colon and
Bluehelds, has been lost.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
sTILL hot At NEW YORK.

Twelve Deaths Given cat B the First
List by the Police.
NEw YoRK. Aug. ii.-Twelve deaths
and ~ prostrations comprised the first
list given on, at police headquarters to-
day Of the casualties attributed 10 heat
The accumulated effects Of more than q
week Of extremely hot weather are be-
ing shown in the number oi fatalities
reported, and IL is expected the death
roll will be quite as large. II not larger,
than yesterday. There is breeze which
brings feeling Of relief 20 those who
can get within It's range, but the tenn.
perature at II O'Clock was 02 TO 20 on
the streets and humidity G5 per cent
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

LONDON, Aug. il.-Bsroness Tenny.
son, widow Of the late poet laureate, is
dead. She was a daughter Of Henry
Selwood, Esq. and was married to Al.
fred Tennyson in 1850 Her son, Hal.
lam Tennyson, is the present Baron
Tennyson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
Cut uis own Throat

OvEEroN, Tex. Aug ii.-C. p. Gill,
farmer living in Smith county foui
miles west Of Oyorton, committed sui.
eide by cutting his throat The deceas.
ed was about 20 years old. Cause Of hi,
act IA unknown.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

CAIRO, Aug. ll.-Cholera again shows
an increase and anxiety is felt on 10.
count OF the absence Of reports from
the camp Of the Egyptian forces on the
Nile. Il is feared that serious condi.
tion prevails there.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

HARTFORD, Aug. ii.-Ycsterday was
the hottest day since 1873. The maxi.
mum was W degrees, though privat,
Thermometers ON the street registered
iOS degrees. Prostrations and death,
caused by the heat are received from all
sections OF the state.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

WARREN, Ark, Aug 1.-THE Jury in
the case Of Esther Warren against the
Missouri Pacific railroad for damages
for personal injuries 20 a child returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for $4,000.
The ehild's parents sued Tor sli8.OOO
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

UNioS CIrY, Tenn, Aug. li.-Jordan,
Ky, small town six miles north Of
this city, was destroyed by FIRE. Not =
businesshonse is left standing. The
loss will be several thousand dollars.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
AZ PrayIdence.

Providence, Aug. 1.-THE heat here
since yesterday has been intense, some
thermometers ranging ~ nearly all day
Three persons were overcome and will
prOhahly die.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
DESIGNATING QUA SILVER.

Canadian Banks Refuse 90 Take Amer
lean silver at Par.
HAMILTON, Ont. Aug ll.-Following
the lead Of Montreal and Toronto banks
and boards Of trade the banks Of Ham.
ilton have refused 20 accept American
silver and silver certificates at par The
order is said not 10 be due entirely to
the silver agitation In the United States
but partly because there Is too much
American silver In circulation in Can.
ada.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

BosroN. Aug. 1.-THE thermometer
registered 05. which is the record foI
the season. The humidity all day was
above the normal and the suffering wa.
intense -Four prostrations occurred and
two resulted fatally.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
Rmpsror wnlIam's Health Is Good.

LONDON, Aug. ii.-A dispatch fri
Berlin TO the Standard says that Empe.
ror Williams general health continues
good, and that he climbed a hill with
his physician on RrdAy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

LTrrLE Rock. Aug, 1.-THE boiler in
Major Beasley's mill, near Cabot. ex.
ploded Beaslcy's son was instantly
killed and himself badly scalded, p.
2. Bensnn Of Cabot vas fatally injured.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

BALTIMORE, Aug 1.-THE number
Of fatalities due 10 the continuance OF
the heated term yesterday was y, max.
ing a total Of 80 together with about e
prostrationa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12
FlFTY-oNE VICTIMS AT CHICAGO,
Number of Dead In One bay From
the Terrible Heat

the Terrible Heat.
CIucA0o. Aug. 1.-THE harvest Of
death from heat continues here. There
were 81 victims yesterday, aud the mum.
Der promises 10 be increased today. The
weather bureau has predicted cooler
weather for tonight, but for the present
terrible heat continues. At o'clock
this morning the Thermometer registered
20 degrees At the top Of the auditorium
tower, 20 stories from the ground. AT
o O'Clock IL was S. degrees. In close,
sitting tenement quarters. surrounded
by animals and fostering fomenting
garbage the heat was 100 per cent more
intense and fatal. At 10 O'Clock II
deaths had been reported at the health
depAftment.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

GUnmm. o. T.. Aug. ii.-w. ].
windofcr, tailor, formerly Of III Do
radO. Kan, and Quincy. I.ls., was over
come with che heat here and died IN 3
iaw momanla.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

MoRLE, Aug. ll.-Bishop Jcromiuh
O'Sulliyan died last night after a lin.
gcring illness. He was born in County
Cork. Ireland, in lSis. lie was ap,
pointed bishop Of Mobile in june, 1856
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

HARRISBURG, Ills. Aug. ii.--Georgc
Gaskins sho, ana seriously wounded
Albert Lancaster. a hOarder. missakiaa
him for a burglar.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

GwpExcs, Tex. Aug, i.-Tom Ken.
nody's little girl, years old. Wa
smcshrrcd 70 death n = pile Of eessoa-
seed horN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

owESsRoRo, Ky, Aug. ii.-Sixtccn
deaths from various cases. all caused by
excessive heat. occurred here in the last
thrne dANa
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
PROPORTIONAL REPREsEN.
TATION.

Proportional representation substi.
tutes for falsely assumed representa-
tion of majoritiess penned within dis
trict lines, an actual pro rata repre-
sentation Of the whole people, so ar
ranged in one form as to represent
parties, more or less nearly, in proper
tion to the number of their respec-
tive adherents; and in the other, the
whole people, whether in or out OF
parties.
The latter system is known as the
Hare or Preferential plan, because if
a vote is not needed or Ineffective for
the first choice, it ID transferred to his
End. 3rd, 4th, e &C. In the order of his
preference. SO that very few votes
sometimes not one in hundrcd-or,
perhaps. in thousand-need be
"lost" or thrown away" the per-
centage of Ineffective votes under it
being so small thataip South Australia
it is known as effective voting" 1t
is applicable to the election of trus-
tees, committees, delegates to conven-
tions, ETC., of churches, orders, insti-
tutes, parties and other voluntary or.
ganizations, while waiting on that
ponderously lympathic corporosity,
1.-THE state," to get move on" Un-
der it one-twelfthioft the voters Of San
Francisco could elect one supervisor,
and one-fifth of those of Santa Clara
County could dothe same; one-seventh
of the voters of the state, whether
resident in one county or fifty, could
elect one Congressmans similarly with
State Senators and .Assemblymen. 1t
would thus cause sstlle machine" to
crumble to powder.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
CITY sELF-G0VERNMENT.

With direct Legislation every city in
the country would ehter upon an era
Of reform and prosperity. With self
government restored. to the people
common abuses would rapidly vanish
and general reformi would Immediate
ly ensue. UnneceisaH offices would
be abolished. salafls of high officials
would be cut to q slevel of Industrial
wages, outstanding franchises would
be rescinded and her wholesale dish
ing out of more v&4pRble leases Of life
to greedy corporatf tftns would forever
cease. High-valued real estate. in
heritance and ibcotaes would be taxed
in proportion 90 their value, thereby
lifting burden from the poor and
giving wealth its j6st portion. Laws
could be enacted that would force
police officers to remain neutral on
the scenes of strikes and judges could
be chosen who would at least give Ia
Dor respectable hearing. Wage
workers would be In the majority and
could consequently control all muni-
cipal matters. An public work would
be done by Uniens Labor and the
eight-hour day would be permanent
feature Of municipal improvement.
Pinkerton detActives and armed thugs
would be an unknown quantity, and a
general revolution ct the social c0ndi-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
tions would ensue, as it invaria bly,
does where work-people are the con-
trolling element.-St. Louis Journal.
SOME STARTLING FACTS.

Grover Cleveland has caused to be
issued during the last three years
$500, ,O0O, 900 in bonds.
The interest on this vast sum for
the time they are to run is about
1920, 200, 900.
We lay down the proposition that
the entire issue was unnecessary and
could have been avoided, which prop
osition is true. We will not discuss
say that the entire amount Of inter
est, $3.50, ,OOo, 900, represented so many
dollars stolen from the masses.
That being true, and it also being
true that Cleveland and his gang are
responsible for the stealage, let US
make a few figures for the sake of
comparison:
There are As states in the Union.
In each state there is at least one
penitentiary.
Let us suppose that in each peni-
tentiary there are 1000 men charged
with theft.
Let. us suppose that each man stole
81 100; that is, average them at that;
and this is far above the average
amount for which men are sent to the
penitentiary. Their stealing will not
average 500 each, for, as a rule, men
who can steal a thousand dollars go
to Congress instead of the peniten-
tiary.
We have then $4,000 conyicts, steal
ing 81, ,000 each, which aggregates only
Gas, ,OU0,O 900, all told.
So we can reimburse every dollar
stolen by all the stripe wearers in
America out Of Mr.. Cleveland's steal
ings and have $2l5, ,OOO,0OO left. Out
of this sum we can build As peniten-
tiaries at $1,000. 600 each and have left
$125, 600, 900. With this sum we can
build a $25, 200 court house in every
county in the United States and have
$50, 600. 600 left, enough to give one dol
lar each to every man, woman and
child in the Union.
Run these figures through your
mind just little.
In the above calculation no consid-
GRAFTON is paid to the $3,O00,0OO he
helped the whiskey trust to steal dur
ing the ten days he was waiting for
the Wilson bill to become law without
his signature. Nor the $125, 900 he
stole for Carnegie in the armor-plate
deal, and great many other similar
deals. Inter Mountain Advocate.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
HOW THEY LOVE US.

The following illustrates how the
"bosses" love the 'common herd:'
The people be damned.-Vander-
bilt.
The best meal to give tramps is a
leaden one,-N. Y. Herald.
The capital of this country is or.
ganized at laSt.-N. Y. Tribune.
The battle with socialism will be
brief, but it will be hot.-Rev. Dr.
Hitchcock.
There seems to be but one remedy
and it must come-a change to land
owners on one hand and tenant farm
ers on the other something similar to
what has existed in the old countries
of Europa.-New York Times.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
But 1t Won't Work.

as we have a fepere9entative govern
ment,a crown President and corrupt
Senate, every house hold that supports
kerosene lamp will pay tribute to
this combine every time it says the
word. This is how the Lord has given
Rockefeller his wealth.and aless law
can be made to intervene he will con-
tinue to get more of it in the same
manner.
The same is true OF all monopoly of
the products of. the earth, and the
people are as utterly helpless in each
line OF produce as ln oil: The United
tai disinfection by monopoly abolition.
ST. Louis Journal
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16
the necessary funds for some political
party during the campaign in order to

the necessary funds for some political
party during the campaign in order to
have that party to guard their interests
after election. If the Peoples party IS
placed in power it will serve the people
and to be left free to do this, your ma
tional committee cannot and will not
accept contributions from the monopo-
lists who seek special laws to enable
them to prey upon the people.
EVERY VOTER INTERESTED.
''The Peoples Party proceeds from the
people, and is of the people, and must re-
ceive it's support from the people direct
in the form of small contributions from
the individual voter. Such small contri-
buttons from the political voters of
any political party would furnish an
abundant campaign fund for all legiti-
mate purposes and enable the party re-
ceiving it to successfully compete with
any corrupt organization of bankers,
corporations and venal politicians.
Therefore, in behalf of the people of
the United States, who produce wealth
and pay taxes, the Peoples Party ma
tional committee appeals to all who are
willing and able to do so to contribute
the sum Of 81 to our national campaign
quested to enable us to prosecute Wig
orous campaign in defense of our homes
and liberties, that are MANAGED by a
combined plutocracy-the Rothschilds-
Morgan Hanna Mckinley combination, n,
fighting us in front, and the Rothschilds-
an-Cleveland-P Palmer combination
figting us in the rear. Four years more
of the gold standard and monopoly rule,
wit n chr III o1,,a
and thousands of mortgaged homes will
be lost, and thousands more of our
labOrers will be without employment.
Plutocracy is desperate, and is deter
mined to have president and congress
of it's own that will increase and use the
army to suppress bread riots, while gold
grows dearer and human life grows
cheaper.
"Your national committee is doing the
best it can against the rich and powerful
corporations. For us to stand any hope
of winning you must uphold us. If we
could have but cent of every $40 used
by the enemy we would carry on vigor-
GUS campaign that would mean their de-
feat.
This is your fifht. It is our fight.
Hold up our hands and we will do
our duty In the terrible struggle. Don t
wait for somebody else to move. What
is everybodys business is nobody's bus
mess.
Make this your business. at once
see several of your neighbors, try
to get each one to contribute at least 81.
If some cannot do this, then get each one
to give as much as he can. In short,
take up subscription in your communi-
ty at once, and forward the amount
with the names of the contributors to
Hon. M. C. Rankin, Terre Haute, Ind,
our national treasurer. Also at the
same time notify your national chairman
at Washington, D. c., of the amount thus
forwarded.
There is no time to lose. It is now
only eight weeks until the battle will be
won or lost. Be the first in your COM
munity to forward subscription We
must win this fight. Let each do his du-
ty and victory awaits u.s.
MARION BUTLER,
Chairman National Peoples Party
y. A.gEDGERTON. Secretary"
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16

The American laborer must make
up his mind henceforth not to be SO
much better OF than the European la
b0rer. Men must be contented to
work for less wages. In this way the
workingman will be nearer to that
station of life to which it has pleased
God to call him.-New York World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16

"a The I. "a. 900 people Of Minnesota ~.
state, 2bunty and township; ana 81.
4 v00.U0O more annually of Interest On
"watered stock" Of railroads: usuriouS
rates on borrowed money: and through
Der. cattle and other rings. what 40
the people get for 1t all? Nothing.
What are they going to do about it3
Sneak and act = r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-09-16

= 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 the
leaders Of the two old parties, to
oarken Intelligence and make the
voters poor. blind and incapable Of
eeif-defense. Strike before 1t Is too
The record-union., 1896-12-25
AN IMPORTANT PAPER.

We print in this issue a paper from
the pen of Mr.. VIM H. Mills that is of
especial and noteworthy interest and
high value 1t concerns a subject now
prominent in public thought, the ad-
justment of the debts of the Pacific
Railroads to the Government, and con-
tains an exact statement of all the facts
in the case, a clear complete exposi-
ton of all the issues and an appeal to
the unprejudiced judgment of fair
minded men.
There has been so much Of mendacity
in many statements concerning the
facts that it is not surprising there has
been enkindled a great deal Of preju-
dice against the funding proposition
sented with malicious persistence and
unblushing effrontery and preached
with a bitterness born of unreasoning
hatred and personal bias.
But here are presented the exact facts
by a gentleman who knows them, and
who challenges, by the statements he
makes, successful contradiction of
them. 1t must be impressed upon the
minds of impartial readers, men SO self
respecting that they dread to do injus-
tice, that MIR. Mills would not venture
to set forth anything as fact in this re-
lation that could be refuted by appeal
to the records or other reputable testi-
monies, even if he were disposed to be
unfair and unjust.
We commend the paper referred to
therefore to readers who wish to be
properly informed upon the subject and
possess themselves of sound basis for
the formation of Independent judg-
ment concerning the funding PROPOSE
ton. Some of the more salient features
Of the paper we refer to in another col
umn, but such reference should not sat-
isfy-the paper should have full and
deliberate reading.
The record-union., 1896-12-25
THE DAY.

The Record Union to all it's readers
extends the greetings of the day, and
wishes them a Merry Christmas, con-
tent and plenty. The season of good
will and of relaxation of the hard and
fast lines of business and life's enforced
duty activities for a brief period, comes
welcoming and welcomed by all classes
and conditions of people. There are
are not at least glad that there is a
Christmas season; none, let us hope, so
lost to feeling, so unsympathetic, hard
and cold that they take no pleasure in
the joys OF others, even if to them the
season brings nothing to be thankful
for. If for no other thing than that the
Christmas holidays give joy to chill
dren's hearts and make life to them
brighter and better, we ought to rejoice
at the Christmas tide. That the sea-
son has so largely become the childre11's 8
own is something satisfying, If In all
else related to the time we find no pleas
ure 1t is not needed that We make re-
search for the origin of Christmas to
ascertain whether it ds an original
Christian feast, sprang from Druid1c
practices or from Roman revels-it is
enough to know that 1T is with us
season of universal acceptance, and is
welcomed and recognized as well by
those who deny the divinity of the Sa-
vior, as by those who celebrate it as
religious festival in honor of the birth of
the man Jesus and the God Christ,
whose example and precepts are con-
fessed by all to be the noblest guides to
right living and right thinking.
The record-union., 1896-12-25
THE SENATORS CALL A HALT.
There Must be Curtailment Of legislative
Extravaganza.
recommendations of the Committee
Selected at the Close of the
Last Session.

There is prospect-a fair one, per-
haps-that the incoming Legislature
will not lay itself liable to the criticism
that has been visited on some of its
predecessors because of the disposition
manifested to rake the treasury in the
interest of an army of place e-seekers.
There is now in print the report of the
committee appointed by the last Senate
consisting of Senators J. II. Seawell,
r. l.. Wilmington and J. C. Frankie
inquire into the matter of the appoint
ment of attaches and submit a recon-
mendation as to the number that will
actually be required at the coming ses-
sion, also as to the possibility Of other
wise reducing legislative expenditures
This committee have acted on the
lines urged by the Record Union"
in it's exposure of legislative extrava-
gance, and in some respects have gone
even beyond. In the matter of the print
ing of bills, they recommend that all
should be passed on by committee and
only those printed that may have suf-
ficient merit to warrant a favorable re-
port. Also, that it is unnecessary to
each branch of the Legislature.
Another important recommendation
is that before any bill reaches it's third
and final reading it be revised by a COM
petent committee to insure it's consist
ency with existing statutes. Something
of this kind is necessary, in view of the
large number of bills passed that con-
tain fatal errors and are set aside as
soon as contested in the courts.
In the matter of the number of at
taches required to do the work of the
Senate, the committee recommends a
reduction of two thirds on the basis of
the number employed at the last ses-
sion. Instead Of clerk for each COM
mittee, 1t is estimated that ten clerks
will be able to do the work of all the
committees. This reform would effect
a saving of some $500 a day, or upward
of $40, 600 for the session.
If the committees recommendations
should be adopted the Senate will have
81 attaches instead Of 10, and the AS
sembly 63, instead of 152. In the mat
ter Of attaches, say the committee, the
last Legislature had from 40 to 100 per
cent more attaches than any similar
body in the history of the country.
1t will require the exercise Of great
will power on the part of the members
Of the Legislature to carry out the re-
concentrations of the reform commit
tee, for the ranks Of the army of place
seekers are daily receiving recruits, and
they will invade the Capitol in over
whelming number when the session
opens. Ever since the day Of election
members have been importuned for
their support and their votes in behalf
of Tom, Dick and Harry for legislative
positions, and it will require consid-
erable nerve to stand them off,
The time has come, however, when
the -burdened people demand a