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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30

Mr.. Daniel Lucie, a railroad
engineer and member of the San
Luis Potosi lodge, knights Of
Pythias, came here from Vera
Cruz. He was alone, his wife and
family being in San Luis Potosi,
when he was taken i'll with seri-
Gus attack of enteritis. He was
not really alone for his brother
Knights in the City Of Mexico took
care Of him. They had him taken
to the American hospital, secured
the best medical attendance and
provided nurse. They also did
everything necessary, but in four
days he died. Then they buried
him respectfully and affectionately
in the American cemetery under
their pretty ritual and laid many
wreaths Of flowers upon his grave.
One OF these was a floral triangle
bearing the mystic letters F. q. B.
in red, blue and yellow flowers.
AS we laid him. there with
eighteen knights as mourners, /
could not help but think how bles.
sed were the Knights Of Pythias,
and all kindred orders. Had he
not have been Knight he would
not have had the care and
attention in sickness or the
honorable burial that he received.
The man who is a true
knight has shield against any
calamity that may befall him and
therefore L always recommend
every young man to be Knight Of
Pythias and then join the Endow-
ment rank to have cheap addi-
tional assurance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30

Chief Justice James, of San An.
tonic, and his sister Miss Diana
James have had a good time of it
during the week they have been
here and have seen much that is
worth seeing. On Monday they
left for Jalapa to see that fine old
city and many interesting points
adjacent. They expect to return
here in a week.
The Misses Katie Semlinger and
Allensworth, public school teach
ers of San Antonio, have also had
a lively time Of it In seeing the
sights of the city. Much of that
time they spent with Miss Diana
James and they were then q jolly
trio. They left for San Antonio on
Monday but will take in several
interesting places on their way
home. They expected to reach
San Antonio by September l.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-08-30
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BOONE, Iowa, Dec. ID, 1895.

BOONE, Iowa. Dec. Ia, 1895.
No tell what have suffered in past years
with monthly sickness Last summer
with of leading physicians felt better awhile
but it did not last On the 5th of this month, suffering
untold agony friend called and recommended Wine
of Cardui sent for Bottle and OH relief? After the
first dose began feel better and have had pain SINCE
had not been half block from home 10Th of
October but after using the Wine only walked up
and feel good that help but this letter.
= MRS. GRACE IsANPHERE.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08

is everything. It has long appeared to me
that there were elements Of strength in the
person and character Of Judge Caldwell
that would more effectually unite the silver
sentiment than any other yet presented.
FIRST he was an appo.ntee OF Abraham
Lincoln. His private character is above
reproaca. He has no political record that
can be assailed. He is known to be con-
sentative and levei-headed and in sympa-
thy with the masses Of the people, as
against the aggress.ons Of organized
greed. He Is in hearty sympathy with the
effort to restore the free coinage of silver.
He would have the confidence of the con-
sentative voters of both parties, who with
candidate with an active political record
would DE scared into voting the regular
party ticket through fear of disturbances.
We must remember that the great argu-
ment that will be used by o,d-Ene po.iti-
clans and subsidized press will be to scare
the people into belief of the great calam-
ity that will happen If a silver president
should be elected. / respectfully submit,
(know!ng your influence with those who
VIII in large measure decide the ques-
ticn), these few suggestions. Respectful
ly, Geo. J. Flint.
St. Paul. Mimi. June 26.
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CIVILIZATION IN AFRICA.

"A large, strong man, dressed In q
uniform, and armed to the teeth,
knocked at the door of q hut on the
coast of Africa.
''Who are you, and what do you
want?" asks voice from the inside.
I'm the name of civilization open
your door or I'll break it down for you,
and fill you full of lead"
But what do you want here?"
my name is Christian Civilization.
Don't talk like fool, you black
brute; what do you suppose I want
here but to civilize you, and make q
reasonable human being out of you II
1t is possible"
SIN the first place you must dress
shlm and disgrace the way you 90
about. From now on you must wear
Understanding, a pair of pants. vest,
plug hat and a pair of yellow gloves.
I will furnish them to you at reason.
able rates."
"What shall do with them?"
"Wear them, of course. You didn't
expect to eat them, did you? The first
step in civilization is in wearing prop
er clothing.
"But it is too hot here to wear such
garments. I'm not used to them. III
perish from the heat. Do you want
to murder me?"
"Well, if you die, you will have the
satisfaction of being martyr to civil
ization."
"You are very kind"
Don't mention it. What do you do
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for living anyhow"
when am hungry, eat banana.
I eat, drink or sleep, lust as feel like
it,"
"What horrible barbarity! You
must settle down to some occupa tion,
my friend. II you don't I'll have to
lock you up as vagrant."
IF I've got to follow some Occupa.
tion, / think I'll start coffee house.
I've a good deal of coffee and sugar on
hand"
ooh, you have, have you? Why. you
are not such hopeless case as l
thought you were. In the first place,
you want to pay me fifty dollars"
what for?"
IAN occupation tax. you ignorant
heather. Do you expect to get all
the blessings Of civilization for moth
"But haven't got any money"
''That makes no difference. I'll
take it in coffee and sugar. II you
don't pay up IN put you in JAIL"
"What is jail?"
Jail is a progressive word. You
must be prepared to make some sacri-
flee for civilization. you know"
What a great thing christian civil
ization tsp
You cannot possibly realize the
benefits, but you will before I get
through with YOU"
The unfortunate native took to the
woods, and has not been seen SINCE
Texas Siftings.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
HARD TIMES IN NEW YORK.

In western New York there is one
dark spot. Distress is universal.
property cheap, laborers out OF en-
ployment, and the tax gatherer takes
one-half of the products. This is the
place that has no representative in
Washington. There was one, but 1
think he now has gone on the other
side, and is working against us. lam
not surprised, for he knows he has
done no good, and he did not mean to.
He is for the side that has agents in
every town working for the represen-
tative that serves them. have
known Of these men travelling from
farm to farm in the middle of the
night, hiring men who are employed
on farms to be at,the caucus in their
interest. You may ask a Thousand
men in this country the cause Of low
prices. and none could tell; all agree
that these are hard times; not but
what we had crops enough. the best
in years, abundance Of everything,
more than will be consumed, this is
hard. It is only hard to get money,
because prices are low or property
don't bring much money, money buys
too much. When the banks shrink
the money volume the farmers are
compelled to sell more products to pay
their interest, and consequently con-
sumo less of the products Of the fac
tory and machine shop. They in turn
have lost the market for their
products and have TO lessen the con-
sumption of agricultural products,
prices generally tend TO lower level,
and gloom and distress Is found on
every hand
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES.

Wealth belongs to him who creates it.
and every dollar taken from industry
without an equivalent is robbery.
IF any man will not work, neither
shall he eat" The interests of rural and
civic labor are the same; their enemies
are identical.
We believe that the powers Of govern
ment-in other words, Of the people
should be expanded, as in the case Of the
postal service, as rapidly and as far as
the good sense Of an Intelligent people
and the teachings of experience shall
justify, to the end that oppression, in
justice and poverty shall eventually
cease in the land.
The above which is taken from the
Omaha platform contains the cardinal
points of our creed. Upon these princi-
pies hang all the demands of the Peo-
pies Party. The St. Louis platform
must give emphatic expression to these
fundamentals, and every Populist should
stand firm as rock for them.
Vermont Kicker.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
MINNESOTA DELEGATES.

Minnesota delegates to Peoples Party
national convention at st. Louis.
State-Hon. Ignatius Donnelly and Hon.
S. M. Owen, at large.
/ First District-W A. Hotchkiss, Fill
more, at-large; H. G. Day, Freeborn; Jas.
Murphy, Mower; ]. K. Campbell Winona
is. Kinney, Steele. Alternates- M.
Cross, Wfnona, at-large; M. Hubbard,
Dodge; G. F. Dunn, Waseca; John Elliott,
Olmsted; A. Kruger, Wabasha.
Second District. C. Long, Rock, at
large; E. ]. Mellicke, Cottonwood; William
F. Rupck, Brown; Peter McGrath, Blue
Earth; Martin e. Tew, Yellow Medicine;
f. S. Reishus, Lyon; H. F. Pheiffer, Muir
ray. Alternates-C. H. Smith, Pipestone,
at-large; Sturgeon Odell. Lyon; James Ar
mold, Redwood; C. E. Walker, Martin; C.
]. Arntzen, Chippewa: Charles Lane, Lin
coin; F Green, MOBILES.
Third District. M. Bowler, Renville,
at-large; T. E.. Renswig, Renville; ]. T.
Ames, Rice; ]. c. D!ckey, Goodhue; F. c.
Gibbs, LIE Sueur. Alternates
Gillett, Dakota, at-large; r. Zeigl.n, Car
yer; E. T. Connolly, Sibley; A. S. Martin,
Mcleod; James Murphy, Rice; Peter Ship
man lie Sueur.
Fourth District-Thomas Clark, Ram
soy, dI-l0l nc, ~ II. Wdo4, ASdAoCy -. w
Bonham, Ramsey; R. H. MCGEE, Chisago;
Stephen Powell, Washington; Andrew
Richmond, Washington.
Fifth District-Wm. R. Dobbyn, at
large; A. A. Ames, F. N. Stacy, ]. H. Lyd-
lard, A. A. Sogerstrom, J. S. ingalls,, A. l..
Gardner, L. A. Mitchell, H. ]. o. Reed.
Alternates-Prof T. J. Cation, at-large; l..
NJ Ayers, A. H. Nelson, A. S. Neal, E. R.
Lynch, S. Kelliher, E. F. Clark, c. A.
Lundberg.
Sixth District-P. J. Seberger, Stearns,
at-large; j. A. Keyes, st. Louis; M. Wes-
senberk, st Louis; F. A. King, Itasca; D.
Cochran, Wright; c. E. Taylor, Aitkin;
]. Mayhem, Stearns. Alternates-Capt. w.
H. Smallwood, st. Louis, at-large; F. E.
Culver, j. Hubbard, st. Louis; w. B. Car
ter, Mile Laos; L. A. Paddock, Wadena;
w. S. Belt, Wright.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08

OF all the years since began
To mix in politics,
The one that tries my inner man
Is eighteen ninety-six;
And as the aching void feel,
1 cast a wistful glance,
And count them all from hip to heel,
The patches on my pants.
Chorus:
The patches on my pants,
The patches on my pants,
They're gathering here each passing year
The patches on my pants.
MY mind runs back to 'sS,
When first tried them on;
I walked with proud and joyous gait
To vote for Harrison;
Had I prophetic eyes to see,
They'd swim with tears. perchance.
To find that vote brought out on me
These patches on my pants.
And as they gathered, one by one,
There's something wrong" I said:
-Four yeas we've tried Ben Harrison,
Let Grover rule instead
But when Joined the other side.
My prospects to enhance,
It took longer coat to hide
The patches on my pants.
And when my wife beholds my plight,
She heaves g. sign, poor soul;
It tires her arms and dims her sight
To close each yawning hole;
And as her trembling needle flies,
Her life is no romance;
She traces there old party lies
While patching up my pants.
Echoes from '76.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08

the sound money men in Genesee county.
On test vote they defeated the sound
money friends of Roswell P. Flower in
the convention in the Second assembly
district of Jefferson county.
Unless there is change of sentiment,
free silver will control the organization
in both parties in st. Lawrence county
this fall. Thomas A. Spratt, one of the
leaders, is able to hold his place in the
Democracy only by masquerading as a
free silver man at home, though in Sara
toga he was for sound money. He is a
delegate to Chicago.
The free silver Democrats Of Onondaga
and Monroe counties were in control of
the delegations to Saratoga. They
wanted declaration for free coinage of
silver at a ratio of "a to 1 as a compro-
mise.
There are many more instances of the
same sort all over the state. The result
is a scare for the Democrats, and the
more positive sound money men among
them are already iocking by scores to
the eRpublican camp.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
JACKSON AND CLEVELAND.

When the money power in 1886 boasted,
as it does today, that It could control the
elections in any state in the union, and
Nicholas Biddle, president of the old Unit
ed States Bank, threatened President
Jackson with defeat if he refused to lend
his influence toward the granting of a new
charter to the bank, the staunch Old Hick-
DRY replied: "Mr Biddle, If that is true.
and I think it is, l tell you here and now
that If you can control the election of any
state in the union, that IS too much power
for one man to have in a free country.
And tell you further that if you get new
charter from congress for that bank, by the
eternal Twill veto that charter"
When, later, committee of 300 demo-
Gratis, representing the wealthy element,
went to Washington to further seek to in
f1uence him and were so incautious as to
hint that If the charter was not renewed
there would be not only money panic, but
violence, Jackson said to him: do you
come here to threaten me? If you ever
dare to put any of your threats into execu-
ton, by the great eternal, will hang you
as high as Hannah
These words express the spirit of Andrew
Jackson in his stand for the people against
the rule of money. And though he was de-
serted by all of the "sound money" men of
his own. party, and the combined money
forces, embracing all Of the "solid" men Of
the country, fought him with the greatest
bitterness, determination, political skill and
unlimited campaign funds. he was elected
with more majority than all the other can
didates had votes. The people of this
country are instinctively loyal to any man
who is loyal to them.
The money power Of today Is making the
same boast It did in 1886 and just as open
ly. Dispatches are caused to be sent out
from Wall street to the entire press OF the
country warning the reformers that no
funds may be expected to conduct any
campaign except for gold. That implies a
threat that campaign funds alone can car
ry elections and that the gold men alone
have them and consequently they control
the situation. It is announced that the
gold men Will unite solidly against any
campaign for any standard except gold.
Unfortunately, the present occupant Of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08

and fame unsurpassed by the favors
shown any other single tax campaigner
in Delaware. Baker, city editor of the
st. Louis Star Republican) says that
Crosby is the greatest orator in the United
States.
Mrs. T. L. Nugent, wife of the late
noted reformer of Texas, announces the
intended publication of life of her hus-
band, written by herself.
A. H. Livingstone, Populist candidate
for congress in the Fourteenth Missouri
district, is making fight of remarkable
self-sacrifice and vigor and If he is given
the right kind of assistance by the party
of the state at large, he will undoubtedly
be victorious. The Populists have reas-
enable chance of success in several other
districts Of the state.
Populists of the Fifteenth Missouri con-
gressional district have secured special
train service for the crowd which will at
tend the national convention.
The Detroit Tribune, which repudiated
the Republican platform adopted at St.
Louis, says: 1.-THE platform on the only
important issue before the country is
damnable, unpatriotic and unrepublican."
The Tribune has been the leading paper of
the state for years, and 1t now advises
''active campaigning against gold mono
metallism congressional candidates.
William Higgins, ex-Republican secre-
tary Of state of Kansas. says that his
world"
George A. Munger, Of Greenwood, Kan,
1 sthe latest candidate talked about for
the Peoples Party domination for COVER
nor.
Ex-Governor Lewelling does not pro-
pose to be put in the false attitude of OPP
posing Jerry Simpson. He has gone be-
fore the central committee of his county,
Sedgwick and insisted upon the county
supporting the man from Medicine Lodge
for the nomination for congress from his
old district the Big Seventh.
Leo Vincent is to have opposition in
his candidacy for the Peoples Party nom
ination for congress in Oklahoma in the
persons Of Ed. M. Clark, of Perry and W..
A. Ruggles, Of Tecumseh, both of whom
have officially announced their candi-
dacy.
The first Peoples Party state conven-
ton ever held in Utah, besides putting
special stress on free silver resolution,
declared against national banks; in favor
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08

company solid in extraordinary bad years,
such as we have once In a while. The
Montevideo company did not lay one cent
aside for any purpose Of the kind. So,
now, by way OF contrast, we find the Mon
tevide0 company using 30c for the pur-
poses that only took 13c In the Austin COM
pany. Let us now look little into the
cause for this great difference. Turning
to the official report already referred to, it
will be found by comparison of figures
that the expenditures of the Austin COM
pany Outside of losses paid) was only
about one-s.xth of the receipts or frac-
ton over cents per acre, while in the
Montevideo company the expenditures ex-
ceeded half of the receipts by nearly
100000, and were equal to about II cents
per acre. In other words the said Monte
v.deO company used considerable more for
the payment OF expenses alone than the
Austin company used for expenses and
Losses put together. Calculating further,
the Montevideo company used Coo Of every
dollar you paid it for expenses, while the
Austin company used only about Is cents
for the same purpose. The former used
four dollars for expenses for every one
dollar that the latter used.
If Mr.. Secretary Keithley IS not yet con-
WINGED that his company is not worthy of
patronage let me state that the average
cost in the Austin company has been sew
eral cents lower than it has in his company,
and that, besides, the Austin company has
laid aside cash reserve of $41 ,256.53 for
the payment of losses only, while Mr.. X. s
company has not one cent saved for that
purpose. could say considerable more
but your space Is limited and l will confine
myself to facts, but when these fellows
claim that their company is not fraud
flash the commissioners report on them
and see the squelch that will follow.
While my hand is M let me warn peo-
pie against the agents of the Minnesota
Mutual, of Amboy. They have been
around here "roping In" people by repre-
senting that their company was eight years
old and had several thousand dollars Of
surplus, while in truth It is new fake con-
Germ, with not one dollar of capital. They
tell farmers that they don't need to sign a
note in order to insure with them, while in
fact they require them to sign contract
which ties them down for five years.
There are hundreds of farmers here who
Will sustain Mr.. Ford's charge that the
Farmers Cooperative Hail and Cyclone
Association Is fraud. Yours truly,
e. Hoidale.
Madison, MINI.
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REPORT OF TRANSPORTATION COM
MITTEE,

The committee on entertainment and
transportation, appointed by the state cen
trail campaign committee to make arrange
ments for the trip to the national conven-
ton at St. Louis, July o., beg leave to re-
port as follows:
The committee has selected the Mime
apolis & St. Louis road The rate will be
one fare for the round trip. F'rom Mime
apolis and return the fare Is $16.) If you
are on the St. Louis get your ticket to St
Louis direct. If you are not on the St.
Louis road, get your ticket from the road
you are on but get 1t via the Minneapolis &
st. Louis road, and you can join us at Min
neapolis.
2. Sleepers will cost 50 each way. II
any one wishes particular berth secured
in advance it can be done by sending So to
e. r. Lynch, 210 Temple Court, with in
structiOns.
3. Unless otherwise announced later
our car will leave Minneapolis July 20, at
o'clock p. m, and arrive in st. Louis July
Fl, at $50 a. m.
4. The committee has sent man to St.
Louis to look up hotels. He has reported
two first-class hotels that will give us spe-
cial rates, the st. James 81 per day, and the
Merchants at $3.50 per day. These hotels
are Wltulu lulcC UlOChS VI LILO COAVOAtAOu
hall But these rates can be had only by
twenty persons stopping at each. These
are the lowest rates to be obtained from
first-class hotels. There are other hotels
that charge from $3.50 to SIS per day. We
will list these If there is any demand for
them. Either the st. James or the Mer-
chants can accommodate the whole Min
nesota delegation. We advise each person
to send a card to E. R. Lynch, notifying
him of the hotel selected, so that he can
wire the hotels the number of persons each
will be expected to accommodate.
5. If delegates and others will notify
Mr.. Lynch Of the train on which they will
reach Minneapolis he will meet them at
the depot If no one meets you at the de-
pot call at Peoples Party headquarters,
210 Temple Court, where you will be well
coined.
6. While in Minneapolis we advise the
delegates to stop at the Windsor Hotel,
corner WASHINGTON and Second avenues
north.
Z. Editors cannot go to st. Louis on
"local" mileage. But local mileage may
be exchanged for general mileage or a
ticket on application to the general office
by the person to whom the mileage was
issued.
8. Additional information will be fur
nished at any time by applying to e. r.
Lynch, 210 Temple Court.
VIM r. Dobbyn, chairman.
E. r. Lynch, secretary.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-08
THE LIGHT SPREARDING.@SIL
GAINS IN NEW YORK.

New York, June 28.-Portentous and
menacing, politictl spectre has risen
in the rural counties of this state, threat
ening to overshadow parties and condi-
tions and obliterate partisan lines from
the Pennsylvania boundary to the St.
Lawrence, and from Lake Erie to the
Hudson. The farmers are told that If
the free coinageof free silver be undertaken
at a ratio Of 16 to the price Of their
products will double and good times will
come to stay. Many of them believe it,
though few OF them know why. For the
most part they are cropping in the dark.
In many of the counties there is no act
ual organization of the friends of free
silver. Even without organization, how
ever, the free silver farmers knocked the
sound money men off their their feet in
many places in the recent Democratic
primaries. Here are few instances:
They instructed for free silver in the
county OF Lewis, and the only ground on
which it was possible for F. C. Schraub.
the Democratic leader Of the county, to
go to Chicago as delegate was that he
was free silver man at home and gold
standard man in Saratoga.
The free silver forces ran away, with