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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14
GARNETT, KANSAS, FEBRUARY ID, 1896.

try-ruin pen, }" or his "negro-vote pen" or his
''for-office pen"
This $4S2 900 900 net debt means 20, 900, 900
bales of cotton, three years crop like last
years crop, and that means that you raise cot
ton for THREE YEARS for nothing on Gods
earth but to pay profits to bond-holders, and
these bonds were issued by an administration
Democratic from president to ward constable,
with the exception of the last 500, 600, 900,
which Cleveland and Carlisle, Democrats, is
sued without authority of law, and while
Republican, free-silvel majority i'll congress is
in session. This conduct and business gener-
ally you Democratic cotton planters are asked
to endorse by again "saving the country" by
voting in another Democratic administration.
One point you must not lose sight Of, which
is that this value of 2o,ooo,o 900 bales of cotton
is filched from the people without your seeing
or knowing where a single bale or dollar of 1t
goes, and you do know something of how you
ARE TAXED WHERE YOU CAN SEE TT by good
Democratic administration, don't you? Is it
any wonder that times are hard, and that you
get poorer and poorer every year, big crop or
little crop, diversified crop or single crop, un-
der an administration that has in two years
stolen outright three years crop in the one
single line of interest bearing bonds in time
of universal peace and plentiful crops'-Peo-
ple's Party Tribune, Washington, Louisiana
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14
NO. 80.

SPEAKING of the excessive freight rates
charged by the railroads, the Wichita Eagle, a
leading Republican, says:
From Wichita to Galveston, 7o5 miles, the
tariff rate is ,32 cents per 100 pounds, or 1892
cents per bushel.
From Wichita via Kansas to Galveston, o78
miles, the rate is 27 cents per 100. pounds, or
1912 per bushel the railroads out of Kansas
City absorbing the 7 Il cents per bushel charg-
>ed for local haul from central Kansas to Kansas
City under a term they call re-billing.
Cost of shipping car of 500 bushels of corn
from central Kansas to New York city, 1850
miles, allowing cent per bushel for elevator
charges and profits in Kansas City, SOS.
Cost of shipping car of corn, 500 bushels of
corn from central Kansas to Baltimore, 1850
miles, allowing cent per bushel for elevator
charges and profits in Kansas City, $S5.
Cost of shipping car of corn, 500 bushels,
from central Kansas to Galveston, 7o5 miles,
$4,000.
Cost Of shipping car of 500 bushels of corn
from central Kansas to Galveston via Kansas
City, 97S miles, $1,000.
A difference of SO per car less via Kansas
and an additional mileage of 273 miles.
The present tariff rates from Kansas City to
Galveston via Arkansas City is Fl cents perIoo
pounds, while the tariff in effect on corn to Gal
weston from Arkansas City is 52 a cents per 100
pounds, or cents per 100 pounds more for the
shorter haul than for the longer haul.
Give central Kansas points the same rate per
ton per mile to Galveston as are now in effect
from these same points to New York and Bal
timore, the rate would be IS cents per 100
pounds, or S.4 cents per bushel, which is less
than half of the present rate.
Figuring the surplus corn of the state of
Kansas at $50, 900, 900 bushels, on this differ
ence in rates, it would make $I4, $50, 900 to the
producers of the state. These excessive
charges would almost build a railroad from Ne
braska to the Gulf in one year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14
VALENTINES.

Love, thro' the ever-changing years,
Doth need some chosen sign,
And so to-day I'll send my sweet
This simple valentine;
Aud Cupid, on his swift, glad wings,
Shall bear my gift along,
And echo in my loved ones soul
The sweetness of his song
o. this glad day will be, | know,
The happiest of the year,
When gayly DER the snow-clad hills
Sly Cupid shall appear!
And to-day do fondly wait,
And hope that by some sign
My love will give her heart to me
And be my valentine.
Ladies' World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

If ! should make a cartoon of the govern
lnent of the United States, would picture I'm
Gle Sam standing with his hands thrown up,
saying "Anythng you want, gentlemen" to
the liquor king with his gun presented on the
right and the money king with his gun pre-
sented on the left. Money and whisky have
got the politicians and the politicians have got
the government. My hope has always been in
the people. l have never had any hope in
policitian except as he feared the people and
acted for the people, People are aroused, from
one end of the country to the other, and we'll
they may be, and the politicians may look to
hear thunder before long.-Sam Jones.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14
DEMOCRACY.
SOMETHING OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE
PEOPLE.

The present loan, February 5th, will be the
crat, has been secretary of the treasury, and
Mr.. Cleveland, Democrat, president Of the
United States The first one, i'll January,
1894, was $50, 900, 900 five per cent. ten-year
bonds, which were sold at $II7,2I3, or on a
three per cent. basis.
The second loan of $4,000, 900, five per
cent. ten-year bonds, of the same issue, which
were sold in November, 1894, went for Sly
OF, or on 2 7-S per cent basis
The third loan, which was made last Febru-
ary, was of $62, ,3I5,4oo four per cent thirty
year bonds at S1o4,496, or on 3 "a per cent.
basis.
On the first issue the interest to naturitywill
aggregate $25, ,ooo, 900. On the second, de-
ductng one coupon, the interest will be S22,-
100000. On the third, the interest for thirty
years will be about S74, 500 1000, while on the
present issue of $Ioo, 900, 900 the interest Tor
twenty-nine years will amount to SIG, ,ooo, 900,
making total of about $23S, 900 900 i'll inter
est alone, which the obligations created during
Democratic President Cleveland's and Demo-
cratic Secretary Carlises term of office will
cost the country.
Added to the principal of these four issues,
which amounts to $262 900 900, the total obi
cations amount to $497, 100000
Put in dollars, we cannot appreciate these
sums but in bales of cotton we can, somewhat.
The $23S, ,ooo, 900 interest amounts to more
than 10, 900 900 bales of cotton!-inore than
the largest crop ever raised, and more than y
crops like that of 1885! Practically, this
means that the cotton planter worked last year
for nothing but to pay the interest on those
bonds, and must work half year for nothing
else, PROVIDED there was no one else to have
whack at him but these bond-issuing- perpetual
debt-cursng-us, good, sound, pure, for-the-
people Democrats, whom we must again vote
for to save the state and country.
The total amount of interest bearing bonds
in-time-o peace debt they have cursed the la
borer and farmer with in TWO YEARS is $492,-
900, 600 We cannot say this debt has not
brought some money into the country. 1t has
Under the good Democratic contract made by
the two good Democratic C's-Cleveland and
Carlisle-oNE-HALF of the last S62 ,3I5, 400 was
to come from abroad; but they compromised on
SIS, 900 900; so, i'll all frankness, we admit
that the debt of $497 900, 900 has increased the
money in the United States 81, 900, 900 Gust
what Miss Gould paid for her count), SO that
we have only really paid S4S2, 900, 900 for the
s15 900, 900. That is glorious business con-
dncr. but il is Democratic, and you fellows have
cot to endorse it, or the Democratic papers will
swear you are working for the total ruin of
your country, or for negro votes, or for Office,
according to whether the fool or bought editor
there are only two kindS-picks up his 'coun-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14
CATER THAT-REVOL UTION."

Editor Sound Money:
Mr. f. V. Debs said in Cleveland the other
day that Capitalization and combination were
the master spirit of the age. This being pat
ent to everybody, why should the four reform
parties go through the weary old farce i'll 90
of voting their separate tickets, when by COM
bining on state electors pledged i'll the electoral
college to support the candidate having the
greatest number of votes, we would have a
fighting chance?
This has been proposed by two or three lead
ing spirits in the reform ranks, and no one has
yet controverted or shown it to be impractical.
The silver men met lately, with the same
show of heads and hands as year ago The
Populists will meet in St. Louis and reafirm.
The Prohibtionists will do the eninentlyre-
spectacle thing and conduct a clean campaign,
as usual and poll the same number of votes as
last year, or less.
The Socialist Labor people will meet and be
very pronounced and positive in what they
want, but there won't be many to the party"
The leading silver Democrats and the lead
ing silver Republicans are Democrats and Re-
publicans first, and silver men afterward.
This class, like Liberty Holden, of the Plain
Dealer, for instance, are already finding good
reasons why they should sail one more trip i'll
the old-party ship,
Neither Of the old parties will have any
trouble finding standard-bearer who will be a
silver man in the West and gold-bug in the
East, but Rothschild man when he gets to
Washington.
On the other hand, if the Big -Four should
consolidate, they can put all the zeal they
please into working up boom for their re-
spective platforms, and all combined will draw
heavily from the rank and file of the two mori-
bund aggregations, because at this writing it
does not look as though there would be any
split in either, while the talk Of combination
that is in the air will encourage good many
to break loose from party ties, because of the
show for success.
1t seems plain to me that something must be
done along this line. Otherwise, each reform
element will find themselves in hopeless mi
nority, voting as usual for principle, and the
successful old party (whosever turn it happens
to be) will also be there, voting for princiPAL
Cor interest), and after that-the revolution
Ashtabula, O. w. D. RICHARDS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

Pitchfork Tilman is a good name for him.
He told the people when they elected him
United States senator that he would take his
pitchfork to Washington, and the sleepy, un-
patriotic eastern senator's got prodding with
it last week that they will not soon forget
Manhattan Republic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

He that is not for a cause is against it. '
No man can serve two masters no paper can
serve two parties. Tribune, Augusta, Ga.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

THIS stopping and re-issuing of pensions is
simply trick to help control the soldier vote.
Manhattan Republic.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

TIILMAN's speech was little bit rash, but
it came nearer representing South Carolina than
Bakers vote on the silver amendment did to-
representing ansas.-Wichita Eagle (Rep. s
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

WOULDN'T pitchfork be an excellsnt en-
blem for reform party? 1t is both tool and
a weapon. 1t comes handy in driving tyrants
out of the places they have abused, and at the
same time it is useful in cleaning out stables
and other foul places. Let use the pitchfork
more in our politics.-Star and Kansan
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

THE government is paying Carnegie 5000 to
$72o a ton for armor plate that costs about $40
a ton to make, writes an iron expert in the
New York World This is government of,
by and for the people-and Carnegie seems to
be the people. 1t would ruin the government,
nation to own its own iron works and make its
own iron and ships That would not leave
any way to put millions into the hands
of the Carnegies, and that would cut off
the barrel from the Democratic and Republican
election committee. See Appeal to Reason.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-14

If the Peoples party sacrifice any of the
Omaha platform, it will sacrifice some of its
best workers and leaders. If the silver men
cannot stand on the Omaha platform, with the
referendum added, they can hardly expect the
public ownership element to stand with them
on a money platform. l had just as soon
either old party were in power as men who
think all the country needs is free coinage.
throat of the people, and money is only one of
hundreds. ds.-Appeal to Reason.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
ARDIL B. RAYMOND.

Ard,l b. Raymond one of the old residents OF
New-York and a wel-known figure In the upper
mart OF the city, died at his home. No "a west one-
nd twenty st. yesterday after an IL
nesa NJ nearly two years. About two years ago
Mr. RAYMOND was stricken with paralysis ana since
that time he had not been able to leave MS room.
The funeral will be held at his home this morning
., II o'clock The Rev. DR.. William NJ. Paxton. Oh
princeton, n. j.: the Rev. Dr. Samuel H. virgin,
~ New-York and the Rev. Charles r. Malery' Oh
West Farms will oficiate. The burial VIII De III
Woodawn Cemetery.
Mr. Raymond was born in North Salem n. T. on
December O. 1906. He lived in North Salem. study
ing and engaged In business until ne Was tWen.y
H. ,sn Years Cd when he removed TO west Farms
and married Miss Katherine Bathgate. OF tna' o,ir
aans He then for many years operated no ,
s ,nare and was a prominent figure In the anairs
of the village In 1858 he came to s Ca
oi 80 his SON was engaged In the pearl Darey anu
wWa,meal trade his pace Of business being IN war
oa.' ., Ne had lived In this city ever since, anu
rem n,,sn to be seen driving some OF his spirited
horses along the roads about the harem zen. HS15
10 no leaves widow and one daughter. MIS-. ". D.
H, &c asrs with whom he made his home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07

in two sections Of ten cars each. all heavily laden.
and was rendered by the Southern Railway Wives
and daughters accompanied many of the visiting
physicians, and large number OF prominent At
lanta women also were In the throng At Lithia
Springs station the travellers transferred to
q little dummy" train. which carried them a mile
to the Sweet Water Park Tables hundreds OF feet
In length had been constructed. which were big
wooden plates for the guests and at each plate a.
fork. a teaspoon. a glass and Japanese napkin.
Not far away were to be seen the burnt offerings.
the roasted carcasses Of thiryodd lambs and pigs,
spltted each on two iron rods hung across narrow
trenches, In which the embers were yet A
few feet from the trenches three big negroes.
stirring with long poles the Brunswick stew. a Won
derful connection OF chickens and corn. and score
OF other ingredients, which boiling merrily In
the great pots In another convenient spot were
two enormous bows of claret punch. which an over
tasked negro kept adling increasingly into hun
dreds OF outstretched glasses. and nearby. rival OF
this spot In popularity, stand with twenty-five
kegs. from which beer flowed In foaming streams
Many boxes OF cigars also distributed.
The carcasses carved a long board, the
carving being marked by vigor rather than skill
A muscular darkey welded broad cleaver to which
the carcasses were fed like cloth to a sewing ma
chine, and buxom negress as steadily kept sweep
ing the resultant fragments with her croupier 8
pole into the everready dishes. which were rapidly
conveyed to the various tables The meat was ex-
drank and was satisfied Then came the rush for
the cars TO begin the homeward Journey The sec
ond and last section OF the excursion train reached
this city before o'clock this evening
About 200 persons attended the barbecue which
was given by +. w. Marsh. owner of the Lithia
Springs. In honor OF the association and to all II
festivities arranged for the diversion OF the guests
OF the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
Wills FILED YESTERDAY.

The will OF Mrs Susan r. Lawton was nleu ioi
nrobate Yesterday Her estate was vaueo d. ,i'oi'
than 100000. She made provision for the coh,'hu-
e, ~. household of her two sons and three
daughters who now live at the house NO. l] Yves
seventv-sixth-st The part Of the house now oc-
cupied by the married daughter Is TO DE reserved io
her and part Of the income Of some real estate SET
nar for household expenses. to be paid monthly 10
two of the daughters. long as they remain I'M
married The five children are the resduary iesa-
tees after the payment Of few thousaho uo.ai' ~
other relatives and of 1000 to St. Andrews Church'
in West Seventy-sixth-st.
The will of John L. Merchant who died al inc
Continental Hotel. April 26. was offered ior pro
go, Yesterday Mr. Merchant had lived at the
hotel for more than fifteen years 80 iar as was
known he had living relatives ne ICY hone ~
in savings bank, amounting 10 ABOUT sd.~; ~ 40 90
annaiI divided between United States Lodge NO 100:
ana Memre Encampment No. 20 OF the Independent
Insenh Pulitzer flied in the Surrogates once yes
+eyday remuneration, on account OF impaIeu Iii @,
sight OF his appointment az e"e'"'' - N
John A. Cockeril.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
A RIG SALE OF CLOTHING.

IN about four hours yesterday $1,000 In clothing
was sold under the hammer at the auction rooni'
~ Uilmerdng Morris & Mitchell, In White-st'
MAR Broadway The sale was by order OF Maum-
here Kraus & Co., clothing manufacturers OF NO
cs7 broadway A similar sale was held three years
40 ord was Instituted for the disposal OF surplus
s,ock accommodating on the floors OF the warehouse
Twenty-six thousand garments. including COATS
wa,stcoats and trousers. were sold yesterday Inc
bidding was spirited and the sales averaged %
cents on a dollar The amounts for which each
suit sold ranged from s. to IS. The stock was pro-
nounced good. and satisfaction was expressed py
the buyers. who represented clothing firms In all
parts of the country. ~, ?, ,,,o,a o. 20
~ Manchester n H. Skinner Brothers & Wright OF
nenver were also large buyers. Among otner
firms represented in the bidding were Wens sb
Iubin & Co. OF San Francisco II. c. Lew ~, me
HUB, Of Chicago; @; II. Berry, RICHMOND: E va
HHs;w Work J Rosenbaum. New York Harris
Cohen. New-York: S. sarner. New-York: Cohn,
Endel A. Co. New-York: Jacob Brothers, Los
Angeles, CAL J. steinhack Long Branch o ii j.,
brooklyn II. Peyser & Son. Portsmouth s n; ri
OTTO Sampler g. Sons. Jersey City. and Wecnse''
baum q Co Richmond, Va.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
vus,ca1 FESTIVAL IN SPRINGFIELD.

e,r,,oe.u Mass May 6-The eighth annual may
,o,,,'a, - tpe uampden County Musical Association
"ns ~ ,n,s evening with performance Of ,rhc
I IiIy Nymph by G. W. Chadwick and Eve s.., ps
Massenet given by a chorus of z2s and an parron
OF fifty. the sooists being Miss Emma 'uen
Berthald and Giuseppe Campanari' Mr.. ."au 800
who has been conductor OF the associa'.o" uv
directed both works Mr. Chad""H ,,r,es
Nvnnh" has been given in public only three ''mes
7, Ia musical setting of dramatic ballad by ARC
Bates dealing with Black Forest supers.nV ,hs,r
maidens transformed into flowers who ASSUME. .,hose
natural form only In midsummer nights anu
To-,norrow afternoon there VIII be m'sea,h gym
orchestral concert which sshuSerts The sooist
phony. in major VIII lie the iea ,Sn evening Nine
Nordca and Max Heinrich viii :'r cssmuosed for him
WIN sing ballad LOe MmX rNordica viii sing the
YYyyeS1stnd from Tristan nud Isolde" ana ~
tSsvsn'S concsrt aria IA Psr6dsS"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07

Fred" Blake and William c. Cuntz. OF the H.
A. A.; Nelse Innis Of the Suffolk Athletic Club.
and ii. S. Cornish. of the new Manhattan Atm
letic Club When the boys sprang ashore they
met a warm reception of bearish mugs Inc
courtesies Of the Custom House were extended
them and they had no trouble with their bag
gage. a large part of which consisted OF laurel
chaplets medals and diplomas. I'VE had
glorious time and nothing was too good Tor
u.s. was the summing up of what they had u
say THE Greeks did all they could Tor u.s.
said Arthur Blake. They toasted us and gave
dinners for us from the King all down the line.
and our appearance on the streets was the Sig
nal for cheers The royal family Is out OF sisn'.
We hobnobbed with the King and knew 'ne
princes we'll enough to slap them on the DaSh
There must be a dearth of brass buttons IN the
royal household. for they denuded their UNI
forms of buttons TO furnish US with souvenirs.
"It was the same way everywhere IN Athens;
WHY the mercta ants could hardly be persuaded
to take our money for anything and our badges
little silk American hags-were passports any
where and everywhere Amer,cahs n are Americans
premium In Athens just now and any AnlerIcal as
who visit there won't regret 1t. If we ever get
the chance We will certainly go back .,
All the other BOstonians were equally ehthusi-
astic over Greece and the Greeks. The party
were in Athens about two weeks ihey saIieu
on April H. and went TO London. visiting on ,helr
way Patras. Brndsi. Naples ZONE ZONE s ata
and feted They went aboard the lam At
Southampton. 49, No.,
The boys went Immediately to the New Man
haitian Athletic Club from the ship. where they
remained last night, spending most OF their .iiie
In rehearsing the brilliant exploits 10 inc auIli
ing athletes OF the Manhattan. They VIII leave
here for Boston this afternoon at O'Clock ihey
will be met at the station in Boston by depu
tation from the b. A. A.. and carried IN triumph
On ton Of a taIlyho TO the clubhouse. where an
informal reception will be given for them. On
Saturday night the formal dinner In ce ieDrhtlon
of the American victories In the classic olyinp'c
Games will be given at which will be present the
Governor Of Massachusetts,. the Mayor OF bos.
ton. the Greek Minister. the Greek Consuis at
Boston and New-York and number III other
prominent gueats. --,. T.,
Here is the record made by the Arle',r LIS, ~,
.thars. 100 and 400 metre races. won by Thomas
F. Burke; broad and high jumps, won by EiIery
n Clark; hurdle race. won by Thomas T. Cu.'ls'
w W Hoyt tied for the pole-vaulting contest
and Arthur Blake finished n close second In the
I5Oo-metre race. Blake also started In the race
from Marathon to Athens. but gave up aiter
going about one third the distance. being then IN
third place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
THE LIGHTER COLUMBIA BURNS.

LOSS OF ABOUT 10000 CAUSED BY THE FLAMh'
Patrick Mclaughlin. a deckhand OF the steam
lighter Columbia. of the dreenpon' h,sn.e'ase
c-,,.ry discovered flames Issuing from the stoke
ia about II o'clock last night. He and John
clennon the cook, and Neal McCurry. the fireman.
we're in the forecastle at the time and they ran out
to give the alarm it,. -,
The Columbia was lying at the north size OF
American Line pier No A. North RIVER Inc
flames spread rapidly and the men cut 'he
,,hor ~ Tugs went TO the The tug
,,aarbnt got a line TO the burning lighter ana
Nanue' bnr INTO the stream. Whistles were blown
anu az mas II 10 O'Clock when the freboat Zophar
Mills reached the Columbia N wh Ms w ps ne half
saiiies s,roams on her and had the IRE uhoer
ntro, The Vanderbilt towed the Columbia over
Sh vas loaded with Spegel iron. which nad pee zen
,,nmnrted and was being transferred Inc loss VIII
be about 10000 TO vessel ana careo