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A Joint resolution proposing to

A Joint resolution proposing to
amend se~ticn eleven nD OF article elk
(6) OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Nebraska, relating to increase In num-
Der OF supreme and district court
Judges.
BE II resolved and enacted by the Leg
isiaturc OF the State Of Nebraska;
Section |. That section eleven OD OF ar
ticle six 80 OF the Constitution OF the State
Of Nebraska ba amended TO read as fol-
lows:
Section II. The Legislature. whenever wo-
thirds CT the members elected to each
house shall concur therein. a In or
after the year one thousand eight hum
ired and nlnety-scvtn and not oftenCr
tnsn once In every four years. Increase
tbs number OF judges Of supreme and dis
trict courts, aud the judicial districts "
the state. Such districts shall be formed
Of compact territory. mud bounded by
county lines; and such Increase. or any
change IN the boundaries OF a district.
shsll not yacatc the Office OF any Judge.
Approved AIarch 80. A. ID. 1873.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
Turkish War Indemnity.

ST. PETERsBURG, Nov. g.-lt II ru-
norcd that Russia, in view of Turkeys
financial troubles, will reduce the
yearly ins,allmcnt of the Turkish Wal
indemnity of 1908, 600 rublcs to 5000 o
rnhloS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
SURGEON While MAILING u Speech.

FOWLER, Ind. Nov. LEROY TEN.
plcton, while delivering n Democratic
speech a. this place was stricken with
paralysis. He wa carried to his hotel
where ne now lies in a critical condi.
ton. He was the populi,t candidate
for governor in this state IN 1899, and
PROPRIETOR Of the Non-Conformist.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
a Huntrcss hilIs Her Husband,

NANpALGA, H., Nov. o.-Near 1Ia
Pcrstown. this county, Edward Arm
strong and his wife. who is n good
marisToman, went ont To shoot quail.
Mrs. Armstrong was in a corn field and
could not see her husband. who wa
on the other side of the fence. She
fired at n covey of birds and the charge
struck her husband in the back of the
head and killed him almost instantly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
Mormons Driven Away by Force.

ASHLAND, KY, Oct. 3l.-Reports
from Elliott county state that the OPP
position to the advance of the Mormon
religion is becoming very violent
throughout that entire county, and
that all the elders have been driven
away. Several serious ARRAYS have re-
suited between the opposition and the
sympathizcrs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
Two Bullets in Ills Brain.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. William
Payne. alias Pratt, said to have been 4
desperate from oklahoma. killed him
self at 1870 last night while in a fit %;
dependency. He fired two shots from
a 3s-calibre revolver through his head
and died instantly. The act was com.
mittcd in the yard in the rear of 4l3
Cherry street, where ne had been liv.
ing for soma tina.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06

ATLANTA, Ga, 2Nov. .~Ca'ry j..
Thornton, Populist nominee for con.
Prcss in the Fourth district, has with.
drawn in favor OF Freeman, The Rcplb-
lican candidate. This ma':c5 this dis.
trict, which was heretofore been CON
ccded to the Democrats. doubtful.
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a Zig Labor Meeting.

DerRogr, Mich, Nov, 2.-the mass
~ 'rr Of 1900 worlSingmcn was adj
q. % The Auditorium last night
..u.nt labor union leaders from
c ...ro So 20 spoke in the interest OF
the 49, Standard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
Russian Troops Mobiiizcd.

LONDON, Nov. 2.--Tho Times dis
patch from odessa reports that cx-
citclncrt has been caused by the sud
den mobilizing OF the reserves OF the
{smnil and Danube regiments Of the
Russian army which were Inspected
yesterday by the commander in chic!
of South RuSnin.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06
Charles l., Fair sued for Libel.

Public j. j. Cooney of Fair pencil-will
ease fame, has sued Charles l.. Fair
for 10000 for SANDER in the cross
complaint filed in the courts in conncc-
ton with his answer To Mrs. Ncttio Il.
Craycn's suit Thursday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06

NoDRisTowS, Pa, Nov. 1.-The hus-
band of Mrs. Emma Kiscr. who was
shot through The head while riding
on Wednesday night. has been held for
-,1,,n,
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A Sow Missouri Professor Chogcn.

a PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2.-Or y. Meade
Nolton, who was al the head o.. tho
Filadelphia laboratorg of r..
!. .Jday vacated his nos. ion .,o.,rn,
the professor5hip OF huct "iD'u 'n
the University Of Mia-oari a. 49, =.
biu, Mo.
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ST8tUTV wit Ut wv VFTT'
Approved March 20. A.. d. 1898.

A Joint resolution proposing TO
amend section n % Of article six 6)
Of the Constitution Of the State of Me-
braska, relating to judicial power.
Re II resolved n enacted ny the Leg
lslature of the State of Nebraska;
Section I. mat section one % of article
six "a OF tho Constitution of the State OF
Nebraska be- amended TO read as follows:
Section !. The judicial power OF this state
shall be vested In a supreme court, iis-
trict courts, county courts justices OF the
peace. police magistrates, and in such
other courts Inferior TO the supreme court
NJ may be created by law In which two
thirds OF the members elected to each
house concur.
Approved March 20. A. d. 1895.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06

A Joint resolution proposing o.
ar,ead section six tG) OF article one a.
OF the Constitution Of ,he State Of Me-
braska. relating 10 trial By jury.
Re II resolved ana enacted by the Leg
tslsture Of the State OF Schrnska.
Section !. Tina section six Oh, article
enc % OF rhs Constitution II the St0ts Of
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state. shalt sser make donations - ~
works OF Internal Improvement,
fnnnufao,ory uniens A proposition % te
do snail, have been FIRST submitteN to n
qualified electors and ratified by two
thirds vote at AN election Wy autt ority OF
law; Provided, That such donations OIL
county with the dunati : Ut such subdi-
visions In The aggregate shnl not eHceeo
ten per cent Of the nssr7s"l valuation o.
such county; Provided f%Irth"r, That any
vote, Increase such indebtedness ave per
cent, IN addition 60 such too '''' C"nt ano
no bonds or evidences OF Iu.'t"dne-s -
issued snail hr valid unless l.' .u,tte shaY
have ,udoracd thereon It C,r.,usite signed
10y the secretary and auditor 90 state
showing that the same Is iIsucd pursuant
to law.
Approved March 20. A. II. 1895
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i Oh tlllS hItlcit ~ empowered 10 SeIl from
time to time any Of tho securities belong
Ing TO tho permanent school fund and In
vest the proceeds arising thercfrom In any
OF the securities enumerated In his Sec
ton bearing u higher rate OF interest.
whenever an opportunity for better In
vcstment H. presented:
And provided further. That when n
warrant p2On the state treasurer reg
alton by the legislature and secured by the
levy OF a tax for its payment, shall
be presented TO the state treasurer for
payment, and there shall not bs any
money In tho proper fund to pay such
warrant. the board created by section 1
Of this article may direct the state treas
urer to pay the O due or such war
rant from moneys In his hands belonging
to the permanent school fund Of the state,
and he shall hold said warrant NJ AN In
vcstmcnt OF said permanent school fund.
Approved March 20. A. u. 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State Of Nebraska by adding a new
section to article twelve Q2) Of said
constitution to be numbered section
two ~ relative to the merging Of the
government Of cities OF the metro
polltan class and the government OF
the counties wherein such cities are
located.
Re It resolved and enacted by the leg
isiature OF the State OF Nebraska:
Section I. That article twelve u2 OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Nebraska he
amended by adding to said article "A new
10 read as follows.
Section 2. The government OF any city Of
the metropolitan class and the gov
IL Sr"m is located mae may fS% be merged w Tm,nS
or In part whc,. a proposition so to do has
been submitted by authority OF law to the
voters OF such city and county and re-
ccived the assent OF "A maturity OF tine
votes cast In such city aud also n majority
OF the votes cast In the county exclusive
OF those cast In such metropolitan city
at such election.
Approved March 20. A. ID. 1898
A Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to section six () Of article
seven "a of the Constitution OF the
State OF Nebraska. prescribing the
manner in which votes shall be cast.
10 It resolved and enacted by tho Leg
stature OF the State OF Nebraska:
Section l.. hat section six 90 OF article
seven % Of the Constitution VI the State
OF Nebraska he amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 6. All votes shall he by ballot, OF
such other method a. may he prescribed
by law, provided the secrecy OF voting be
preserved.
Approved March %. A. d. 1875.
A Joint resolution proposing to
amend section two (l) OF article four
teen C1D OF the Constitution OF the
State OF Nebraska, relative TO dona-
tons to works OF internal improve
meut and manufactures.
20 Il resolved and enacted by the leg
islaturc OF tho State OF Nebraska:
section /. That section two () OF article
fourteen 90 of the Constitution or IN"
State OF Nebraska. be amended to read ~
follows:
See. 2. No city. county. town, precinct,
municipality. or other subdivision OF the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06

A Joint resolution proposing an
amendment to section six (6) Of article
seven "a OF the Constitution OF the
State of Nebraska. prescribing the
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-06

Approved March 70. A. u. 1895.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24
$25.o 90 PRIZE.
w. A. PEFFER.

The Monthly Sentinel will give $25 90 cash
for the best article, not exceeding 500 words,
in behalf Of the Populist doctrines. An arti-
Gle should be one that will make converts dis
arm prejudice; invite a fair hearing, and do it
in the plainest, most attractive and truthful
manner. We would like one better than any,
thing that has yet appeared in our columns.
Write plainly, using Typewriter if possible;
send it in time to reach Joliet not later than
March 25th. We reserve the right to publish
any article contributed whether the same wins
the prize not. Keep copy, as no manu-
script may be returned. Address
THE MONTHLY SENTINEL, Joliet, Ills.
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CONCENTRATIONS or WEALTH.
STARTLING FIGURES PRESENTED


The following article, sent us by ex-Lieuten
ant-Governor Daniels, was written by him fol
the Grard Herald, some time ago 1t is Sc
full of startling, though truthful, figures that
we gladly repubish the whole article. We
want every reader of the AGITAToR to read it
carefully---read it twce-and hand it to some
old-party neghbor- circulate it well:
EDITOR OF THE HERALD Please permit me
to correct your statement of last week in regard
to the concentration of wealth in this country
You said nine per cent. of the population own
seventy-one per cent. of the nations wealth.
The facts are much worse than you stated, and
no one who has not deliberately sifted the
available evidence can hardly believe the facts
the startling condition of the country which
the reality reveals. / was disposed to doubt
my own figures and conclusions given in the
"Crisis' lectures in the summer of 1880, on
account of the seeming impossibilty of perpe
trating so gross an injustice on nnety-6ve per
cent. of a people with sovereign power, until
| found them more than verified by later stats.
tics and the researches of those more used to
dealing with such questions. In all the figures
made In those lectures, have yet to find one
case where later evidence has refuted the sta
tistics or the conclusions, but many tables and
reports have shown that my statements then
made were within the fact.
For instance, | gave the Indebtedness of the
people of Kansas (meaning the mortgage debit
at $500, 900 900, and the annual interest, $Io,
ooo, 900 (see "Crsis' lectures, page 3o). The
census of the next year shows the real-estate
mortgages amounted to $243, I46,726, with an
annual interest of S2I,I5,9o7 (see abstract of
nth census, pages 2I2 and 2I5).
In reference to wealth concetraton, the fol-
lowing quotation from the supplement to those
lectures contains my table showing that ONE
HALF OF ONE PER CENT. of our people own 95
per cent. of the nations wealth:
"rhe most difficult item in our investigation
was to fix the amount of INSTRUMENTATION
how small per cent of our people had ac-
oured possession of the vast wealth of this
so-caled prosperous nation.
srrhe assertion which we made two years
ago in the Crisis lectures in relation. to the
concentration of values was made after care
ul search for evidence, in which we found
enough to satisfy ourselves we were within
bounds, and not enough to convince oppo-
ncnt.
"Recent Investigations have more than con-
hrmed the accuracy of our assertion OH this
point, showing that not only is o5 per cent. of
our wealth in the hands Of less than one per
cent of our people, but it is in the hands of
"The following table shows the latest figures
on this point, compired from various sources,
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SENATOR PEFFER'S VIEWS.


The following letter from Senator PETER ap-
peared in the New York World of recent date:
UNITED STATES SENATE, |
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.
Editor New York World
You ask Inc two questions: First-What
think of Senator Tillinan's article which ap-
peared recently in the World. Second-What
"consider is the greatest evil of the time, and
what is the remedy for the complaints of the
discontented masses"
The Tillman article is strong presentation
of material facts, showing the truth of
statement made some years ago by Henry Clews
in his "Twenty- Years in Wall Street."
where he says: cit meaning Wall street
moves the money which controls the affairs of
the world.''
The greatest evil of the time is private mo-
nopoly of the sources of subsistence and of the
means and facilities for distribution of the
surplus productions of the people.
The remedy is to destroy these monopolies
and get the people employed at remunerative
wages.
The sources of subsistence are: primarily,
forests and mines.
Land monopoly is shown in census reports
Thirty four per cent of the farmers, ifty-two
per cent. of all the families in the country,
seventy-seven per cent of families in the large
cities, and ninety-four per cent of families in
New York city, are renters. Small farmers are
driven to the wall by competion of "bonanza
farms,''
Small tradesmen are crowded out by great
establishments. Small mer-
chants are pushed aside by department stores.
Wage-workers give place to machines.
Monopoly of mines and forests has shut out
the wood-chopper and the charcoal burner, and
put up the price of fuel to the poor a hundred
per cent. above its COST
Industrial organizations built on borrowed
capital float their shares on a speculative mar
ket, while the only privilege left the poor is
that of paying rent and taxes.
Transportation is capitalized at three times
its worth, and courts allow dividends on watered
stock,
Dollars and dimes are instruments of COM
nerce the same as ships and railway cars, and
| few bankers hold the nations treasury at
heir mercy.
How destroy the monopolies? Destroy land
by taxation The fuel combine can
'e destroyed through government ownership
md management of the coal mines. The
monopoly can be disposed of by
he people building and owning their own roads,
Ehe money monopoly can be got rid of through
system of public banking
How to get the people employed? First, re-
uce the hours of daily labor to seven, or six,
+ five, so that all may be engaged on the work
hat is to be done; or, second employ the sur
lus labor on public work; or, third, national
ze all the great industries; or, fourth, and best
f all, adopt each of these plans in part
w. A. PREFER
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Ihe statement is enough to tax any ones
credulity that a quarter of a million people had
pocketed IS per cent. of the profits and accu-
mutations OF this great nation of 10000 600
people, if the evidence was not in plain sight
and it should shake our faith in republican in
stltntions when men can be gulled and duped
and hoodwinked and wheedled into the support
Of mea1tires aud projects and schemes for ac-
complishing this by such men as j. K. Hud-
son, who at last has fallen a victim to these
measures he has SO ably and hypocritically de-
Tended
In confirmation of the figures in the above
table, call up Mr. Thomas G.. Shearman, who
is probably as good an authority as we have,
by quoting the following article from the Wor-
cester, Mass, Spy "a radical Republican organ
OF October 23, 1850:
In spite of the rapid increase in the num-
Der of mllionaircs in the United States in re-
cent years, the popula: notion is that wealth is
yet very much more evenly distributed in this
country than in England Mr. Thos G. Shear
man, the well-known New York statistician,
has been engaged for some time in collecting
facts to show as precisely as possible the pro-
portion of the wealth of the country held by
few rich men and families, and he finds
greater concentration of wealth here than in
any other country. The results of his investi-
CATION will appear in the Forum for November,
from advance sheets of which the following
facts are taken. Mr.. Shearman makes the fol-
lowing enumeration of owners of more than
$40, 900, 900 each:
"SI5oooo, ,ooo J. ]. Astor Trinity CHURCH
''$Ioo, 900, 900: c. Vanderbilt Jay Gould,
Leland Stanford, j. D. Rockefeller.
10000, 900: Estate of A. Packer.
SOC, 900, 900: John !. Blair estate of Charles
Crocker,
$50 1000, 900: VIM. Astor w. w. Astor, Rus
sell Sage, E. A. Stephens, estate of Moses
Taylor, estate of Brown & Ives.
$40, 900, 900: P. d. Armour, F. L. Ames,
VIM. Rockefeller, H. M. Flagler, Powers &
estate of p. Goelet.
"$35, 200, 900; c. P, Huntington, D. o. Mills,
estate Ct T. A. Scott J. W. Garrett.
t'S5o,oQQ, 600 G. B. Roberts, Chas, Pratt,
Ross Winans, i. B, Coke, Claus Spreckles A.
Belmont, r, ]. Livingston, Fred Weyerhauser,
Mrs. Mark Hopkins, Mrs. Hetty Green, estate
Of S. V. Harkness, R. w. Coleman, l. NJ
Singer.
"$25 900, 900: A. ]. Drexel, ]. S. Morgan, !.
P. Morgan, Marshal Field, David Dows, ]. 6.
Fair, E. 7. Gerry, estates OF Gov. Fairbanks,
A. T. Stewart, A. Scht rrnerhorn.
"$22 ,5oo,peo: O. Fl. Payne, estates of F. A.
Drexel, l. Y. Williamson, w. F. Weld
"2o, ,ooo, 900. F. w. Vanderbilt, Theodore
Havemeyer, H. Q. Havemeyer, w. c. Warden,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24
letter, VIM. Sharon, Peter Donohue.

tetter, VIM. Sharon, Peter Donohue.
"These seventy names represent an aggre-
gate more than So 700, ,ooo, 900, average
more than $375oo, 900 each. Although Mr..
Shearman, in making this estimate, did not
look for less than twenty milionares, he dis
covered, incidentally fifty Others worth more
than $4,000, 900 each, and he says that list
of ten persons can be made whose wealth aver
ages 500, 900, 900 each, and another list of 100
persons whose wealth averages $4,000, 900.
No such list can be made up in any other coun-
try. 'The richest dukes of England, he says,
fall below the average wealth of a dozen
American citizens, while the greatest bankers,
merchants and railway magnates of England
cannot compare in wealth with many Ameri-
cans
''The average annual income of the richest
hundred EnglishInen is about $3.50, 900, but
the average annual income of the richest hun
dred Americans cannot be less than 81 900 ooo
and probably exceeds 81, 500, 900. The richest
of the Rothschilds, and the world renowned
banker, Baron Overstone, each left about ST.
900, 1000. Earl Dudley, the owner of the rich
est iron mines, left $40 200, 900. The Duke of
Huccleuch (and the Duke of Bucceuch carries
half of Scotland in his pocket left about $780,
ooo, 900. The Marquis of Butte was worth, in
1872, about $2S, 5000, 900 in land, and he may
now be worth $40, ,ooo, 900 in all. The Duke
of Norfolk may be worth $40, 900, ,ooa, and the
Duke of Westminster perhaps $50, 900 1000.
''Mr Shearmar's conclusion is that $4,000
half +1,a II
States, and that the whole wealth of the coun-
try is practically owned by ESQ, 900 persons, or
one in sixty Of the adult male population, and
he predicts, from the rapid concentration of
wealth, that, under present conditions $4,000
persons will practically own all the wealth of
the country in 80 years, or less than one in 500.
of the adult male population"
Six years have passed aince said one per
cent of our people own 95 per cent. of the ma
tons wealth, and six of the thirty which Mr..
Shearnan allowed for the bulk Of the property
Of the country to pass from the pockets of 25o,-
900 people to those of $4,000, and the concen-
tration Is going on faster than he anticipated.
Political knaves have made it smooth sailing
for the millionaire anarchists, and if their
agents and servants are able to continue to
amuse and dupt the American people with
their little game qi "muggins," fifteen years
more will be enough to dump the earnings and
acculnulations of 10000, 900 people into $4,000
pockets. PERCY DANIELS.
Girard, Kas.
We demand the fire. and unlimited coinage
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GARNETT, KANSAS, APRIL "a, 1896.

w. P. Thompson, Mrs. Shenley, ]. B. Hag-
gin, II. A. Hutchins, estates of w. Sloane, E.
S. Higgins, c. Tower Vim. Thaw, DR.. Hos
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24

We demand the free and unIi United coin age
Of silver at the ratio Of I6 to ..--POp Platform
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24

giving, in the first column, number of persons;
i'll the second column, average wealth, and in
the third column, aggregate wealth:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-04-24

LET every Populist be up and doing.
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WEALTH STATISTICAL TABLE

WEALTH STATISTICAL TABLE.
PERSONS, AVERAGE WEALTH TOTAL WEvLTH
200 S2o,ooo,ooo $4,000
40" lo,oooooo 100000
1000 100000 5,oooooo,ooo
Zfoo 100000 6,ooooooooo
5000 100000 6,ooo,oooo
10000 100000 10000
10000 25o,ooo 7,5oo,ooooo
10000 100000 5000
10000 10000 lo,SOo,ooo,ooo
s." by aggregatng parts of the above table find that
loooo people $25, 900 900 900
10000 ' 24,ooo,
10000 " lo,oo
Soooo
One per of o population s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-13
HANNA'S SCHEME.
Tie Depends on the Influenee OF Employ.
ers Over Employees 20 Catch the
Labor Vote For Mckinley.

Chicago, Aug. l2.-Chairman
Hanna, of the Republican
national committee, spent very
little time at the headquarters
today He spent most of his
time among moneyed men in
the leading clubs enlisting bust
ness men for service in the com
ing struggle. After looking
through his mail he took a
carriage this forenoon and
drove around to see the big
manufacturers, merchants and
employers of many men. He is
reported rs saying that the best
way to reach the great armies
of voters and workingmen is to
consult with those who employ
them and to that end it has
been arranged, it is said, for
employers 10 hold meetings in
their shops and factories for
the purpose of educating en-
plOyeS on current issues.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-13
rhe Har,ir aerman c.rn.

German carp has been introduced
of late int many of the lakes and
rivers of the west. A queer fish is
the carp. 1t is said that carp may be
shipped from New York TO Chicago
With only a wet cloth around them
and bits of bread soaked in whisky
in their mouths and be none the
worse for the journey. One day an
attendant at the ST. Paul hatchery
was passing along near the pond
where the carp live when one of
them Topped out on the bank. The
attendant took care to cover il with
leaves and long grass. so that the
sun could not get TO il, and left it
there for - hours. Then he put the
fish back into the water, and il swan
away as though nothing had hap
pened. The carp has an odd way Of
boring down into the mud when the
weather gets cold, staying there,
deeply imbedded. until the winter
Is well over.-Chicago Record