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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28
UNITE THE REFORM FORCES.
By DOROTHY poLITTLE

1t is the expressed opinion of many eminent
the coming election in 1896. If the reform
forces are not willing to concede each to the
other, how can there be union of forces? If
they divide by making three nominations, the
result can be clearly foreseen. There is one
great and pressing question upon which they
all unte-that is the silver question; and, while
it is one of momentous Importance, it is not
the only one that is pressing for solution. Ev-
cry plank of the Omaha platform should re-
ceive the support of every toiling patriot, and
no earnest Christian or observer of the growing
sin of ntemperance can deny that it is ques-
ton of deepest Importance. Yet, it is the
imperative need of the land that all the reform
forces unite; but can they, and will they do it?
1t is urged that if each make concessions to
the other in such way that union may be
arrived at the present reform organizations
will be scattered. believe that those who are
in the reform ranks are there through enlght-
enment, and because the side wings of the re-
form forces are called in to meet the central
advancing enemy they will not forget the en-
croaching enemy on the outposts, but, rather,
gathering courage from victory, they will turn,
with renewed force and added numbers, and
conquer all, until the people once again stand
redeemed. ELIZA HUDSON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.

AS to who will be the next president is yet a
question The Democrats seem to think that
if they could only get together, they might
elect president, but that party will not get
together. The breech between the anti-silver
and free silver Democrats is far too wide to be
closed within period short of dozen years.
In fact, it looks, now, as if that party would
go to pieces
The Republicans expect to elect everything
in sight and may succeed, but the present
congress has not strengthened that party to any
alarming extent, and there is promise of a
breach in that party that will seriously inter
fere with the Republican programme.
Both parties will attempt to nominate gold
bugs, and the outlook now is for Mckinley and
Morrison. The two men represent the extreme
views of the parties on the tariff question, and
both are gold-bugs
Senators Vest, Morgan and other leading
Democrats declare they will have free-silver
platform and free-silver nominee, or bolt If
they get free-siver platform and nominee,
the gold-bugs will vote the Republican ticket,
and that means certain Democratic defeat. The
Democratic party is in a hole The Republic
ans will certainly nominate gold-bug, on
gold-bug platform-no matter whether it is
Mckinley, Morton, Allison or Reed. Will
Teller, Dubois and other free-slver Republic
ans bolt? is the question. If they do, and
wing of the Democratic party is split off in
bolt, and the Populists and free silver men can
unite, the next president will be friend of the
masses instead of tool of Wall street. The
Populists, however, will listen to no PROPOSE
ton for union on one-plank platform. They
will not abandon the principles laid down in
the Omaha platform.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

SPEAKING of dirty attack on Senator PETER
nv the New York Journal, the Topeka State
Journal (Rep. says: "The attack
shows the sentiments which exist in the East
toward any Western man who makes any pre-
tensions toward representing the people, Or IN
fact, taking any active part in national affairs,
if his position happens to be antagon1stlc to
Wall street. After the Journal writer had said
all the mean things he could about the senior
senator from Kansas, he could find nothing on
which to hang charge of dishonesty, neglect
Of dutv or betrayal of trust; nothing rejecting
on his business or moral integrity. His chlei
offending seems to be that some members OF
his family have secured positions Ill the pay OF
the government The Senator's youngest son
did have, and, we believe, has yet, position
with the beet-sugar factory at Chino, Califor-
MIA. Whether or not the Havemeyers nave
ANYTHING to do with that institution is perhaps
better known to the New York Journal than 1t.
&c 70 the people of Kansas. The appointment
of his daughter as his private secretary Isl IN
measure, justified by the fact that he could not
have selected more competent person tor the
work to be performed, and by the additional
foc+ that the allowance of clerk hire to 1nen-
beers of compress was intended to be used IN
inst that way. 1t was a roundabout way OF
increasing salaries, when congress did not dare
70 do it directly. Senator PETER has never
caused the people of Kansas to feel ashamed OF
him. although majority of them do not agree
With him politically. They would rather be
represented by PETER than by Hill or Murphy: =,
And little later on the State Journal will
learn that majority of the people of Kansas
DO agree with Senator PETER politically.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

LAST Monday, at Kansas City, the writer
cav an exhibition of the workings OF the law
law of supply and demand" which our old
-,,r+v brethren talk of so much. The receipt
Of hogs that day did not near supply the de-
,rard of the packers, yet the price dropped ten
...s The law seems to be working back
ward nowadays.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

THE Fort Scott bank-wrecker who was re-
loose. If he had stolen loaf of bread to keep
his family from starving, he would have been
sent to the penitentiary for FIVE years.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28
KANSAS AGITAT0R. GARRETT. KANSAS.

WE have repeatedly declared that Kansas
Republicans are opposed to silver, and now
comes the Topeka Mail and Breeze, the lead
ing weekly paper of that party in the state,
and says: "The Mail has asserted repeatedly
that Kansas is not for free coinage of silver,
but for sound money. This has been proven
beyond a shadow of doubt. Letters address
ed to this paper from Republican state repre-
sentatives in all sections of the state are prac-
tically unanimous in favor Of safe and sound
money, and all are against absolute free coin
age. Every county in the state is for Mckinley
for president--there isn't any question about
that--and will cast majority of their total
votes for him if he is nominated, and everybody
knows he is for sound money. 1t is also
certain as death and taxation that no free-silver
presidential candidate On Democratic, Popu-
list or any other kind of ticket win this
year in this state as against the Republican
nominee What is the use, then, of talking
about Kansas being free-silver state? She is
not, and never was. Her sympathy is for the
freest use of silver consistent with safe cur
rencv, and there it ends. "
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

NEBRASKA Democrats will send two sets of
delegates to the national convention-one of
will likely do the same. Oh! there will be
merry sheol to pay in that convention.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

THERE is lots of corn stored i'll Kansas. 1t
is claimed that farmers bought lumber on time
with which to build cribs, holding for higher
price. What will happen? Suppose the farm
ers have another good crop of corn-wll they
still store it? Not much! Bound to sell,
sooner or later and another good crop means
ten-cent corn, and failure means years la
Dor lost. Next year, we eat what we stored
this year, or sell corn for ten cents. In hole,
any way it can be fixed; but the farmers are
not in such hole as the mel who will tramp
all over this country in search of employment,
and find none. Good money" 'parity,"
prosperity bonds, debt, tramps, mortgage
foreclosures and national damnaton-and then
cometh the end.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28
Attended to Her Knitting.

Nearly all afternoon Yesterday Mrs. Lucia
O. Case sat behng her husband in the district
court and attended strictly to her knitting.
Mr.. Case was defending Robert Waters, an
alleged thief, and Mrs. Case was knitting
Tam O'Shanter. She had prepared most of the
details Of the case-in fact her husband didn't
know anything about the case until. he entered
the court rooln-and between the stitches she
prompted her husband
While Mr.. Case was arguing he made the
statement that he was still wearing his last
summer coat. 81 bought this coat last sum-
mer," said Mr.. Case, cor rather my wife bought
it for me, for intended not to wear any coat at
all this winter
The crowd laughed and Mrs. Case could not
help smiling little. But she kept right
on knitting, every once il while stopping
long enough to help Mr.. Case out of some diff
iculty brought on by treacherous memory.
The Tam O'Shanter was nearly completed
when the jury went out.-Topeka Capital.
Dr. Martha Hall-Smith of Fostoria has the
honor of being the only woman who has ever
sat upon jury in Kansas. The case was a
trial for insanity, and the law says jury shall
be composed Of six persons, at least one of
whom is practicing physician. As there was
no male physician in town, DR.. Martha Hall
Smith was summoned to act and elected as
as foreman, and upon her decision as a physi-
clan and the finding of the jury woman was
adiudeed insane and sent to the ASYLUM
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

Frank FARRELL in the Kansas City Times tells
the true story, which could only happen to an
Atchison man, of fellow townsman who ran
a nail in his foot five years ago and claims that
it has worked its way up to his backbone, which
became much sitter as result, and he can lift
more.
What pity Gov. Morrill, didn't run nail in
his foot,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

~. semand the free and unlimited coinage
1t the ratio of I6 to 7.--Pop. Platform
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

THERE will never be any prosperity in this
country till we stop the mouths of liars, for, as
long as there are liars, there will be believing
fools, and as long as there are believing FOOLS
ton of general prosperity. 1t looks now as if
we will have to go clear down to the bottom of
the precipice before we shall be able to start
skyward. Our advice is to keep your shirt on
what there is left of it), and keep pegging
away. Never despair and never give up the
fight. Better die in a good cause than live in
palace. Better be an involuntary tramp than
a thieving millionaire. Better have reproach
and derison and be right than be wrong and
have the applause and praise of bad men.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

BILL NYE, the humorist, is dead.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

Put the liquor traffic in charge of the state.
Eliminate profits by selling liquors at cost Of
manufacture and handling. This would auto
matically close every joint'and saoon for
body would engage in business that yielded
no profits. This would kill the much talked of
rum power, and the authorities could regulate
the state agencies i'll all their details. The
agent would receive salary and could have no
interest in pushing sales. His retention in Of
flee would depend upon his fidelity to duty and
the business would be under the public eye
every hour of the day .--Pittsburg Kansan.
We would advise the editor of the Kansan to
hunt up the ST.. John interview in the Topeka
State Journal few weeks ago, which may give
him some light on the state or government sa-
loon business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

In a recent vote in congress- Representative
Long joined the gold-bug ranks. Curtis and
Broderick are the only Republicans from Kan
sas who stood out against Wall street robbery.
Calderhead ran as god-bug, and was elected.
Blue stradded and Long went i'll as friend Of
the farmer. Senator Baker had no politics
just three hundred thousand dollars. Baker
straddled but not long enough to make him
'bow-legged and then marched over to the enc
mics of his constituents. -Four men from Kan
sas never wavered, viz: Senator PETER and
Congressman Baker, Broderick and Curtis. All
honor to them, and nfamy for the betrayers Of
public trust.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-02-28

CLEVELAND has issued ain appeal to the Dem
ocrats He says that unless they adopt a
sound-money policy, and declare therefor in
the platform, and nominate men fully commit
ed to that policy, there is no chance for the
Democratic party this year. On the other
hand, Senator Carter (Rep.), of Montana,
speaking for his party, says: eff the platform
of 1896 announces to the country that the
plank on bi-metallism adopted at Minneapolis
was deusion, fraud and snare, it would
be Just as we'll for the Republican party not to
make a nomination at ALL"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
A Mischievous Young Man Sent to Jail
for Throwing Stones Into an
Open Street Car.

Thomas McDonoush. Of Avoca. Is a
painter by trade and has only one arm.
He is a young man. About noon yes
terday he was asleep along the street
car track near the top Of Greenwood
hill, and was aroused by some of the
men for fear he might roll over between
the rails. He was not in very gracious
mood because his slumber was dis
turbed. and when the car Of Conductor
p. ]. Kelley came along toward town
he boarded 1t and refused to pay his
fare. Mr.. Kelley put him Off and Nc
Donough picked up a cobblestone and
threw 1t in over the heads of the pas
sengers. 1t went out on the other side
without hitting anybody. He got an
other stone and aimed 1t at the car, but
missed.
A warrant was sworn out before AL
derman Millar when the car got to town
and Special Officer Tierney went down
to arrest the mischief-maker. A crowd
of hoodlums interfered with the officer
in Minooka, but McDonough was taken,
nevertheless. On the way to town the
prisoner was very profane and for this
he was fined $50. While the hearing was
going on he threatened one of the wit
nesses and was fined S.. He could not
pay the amount and could not give bail
for his appearance at court and was
sent to the county JAIL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
New York Produce Market.

New York, June 9-Flour-Steady, fair
demand, unchanged. Wheat-Dull, lower
with options; f. o. b., 1850. to arrive; un-
graded red. 65a75c.; No. northern, 6Sssc {;
options closed weak at 2a2lsc.; decline;
No. red June. 65Ac.: July, 651sc.; Sep
tember, 64ssc.; December. 66asc. Corn
Dull, easier; No. at 33a33Ac. elevator; 81
a3iAc. afioat; options We're dull and weak
at Aa%c. decline on easier cables; June.
33lsc.; July ABc.; August, 34ssc.; Sep
tember, S5aS5lsc.; October. 35ssc. Oats
Spots dull easy; options dull, easier; June,
22lsc.; July, 22Ac.; spot No. 2, 22a4c.; No.
2 white. 25c.: No. 2 Chicago, 23lac.; No. 3,
2l%c.; No. 3 white, 23,ac.; mixed western,
23a24c; white do, 24iaa2Slac.; white state,
24laa2Slsc. Beef-Slow, steady, unchanged.
Lard-Dull lower: western steam. $40;
city s.O5; September. $3.50; refined quiet,
easy: continent. A7O; South America,
$5.15; compound. 4a4Ac. Pork-Steady.
moderate demand: old mess. $S.25aS.50: new
mess $s.75a9. Butter-Fancy steady. fair
ly active. unchanged. Cheese-Steady. fair
demand; state large, new. 51Aa6Ssc.; DO.
small new. 4a7c.; part skins, new. aye
full skins. new. llsa2c. Eggs-Qulet. easy;
state and Pennsylvania. l3c.; western
fresh 1la12iec.; do. per case, $2a3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
GREEN RIDGE.

Mrs. William Cobb, of Delaware street.
has gone to oxford, N. j., where she Is
visiting her mother, Mrs Henderson,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. $. II. Adams, of East
MarEe! street, are rejoicing over the
arriva. of a son.
Miss May Kiefer. of Dickson avenue.
will go to Wilkes Barre on Friday of this
week to attend the commencement ex-
eicises OF the high school.
Mrs. William Pace of Dickson ave-
nue.. who has been sick for the last week.
is reported worse.
Miss Hattie Schroeder. of Carbondale,
Is the guest of Miss Eva Brown, Of Ca
pouse avenue.
Miss Emma Brundage has returned
to her home on Dickson avenue after a
short visit with friends at Factoryville.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Pratt. of Deacon street, is gladdened by
the arrival of baby daughter.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. ID. DeGraw, Of Dea-
con street, who have been staying with
Mr. DeGraws mother Of North Main
avenue, Providence, for about week.
have returned home.
The regular weekly meeting Of the
Loyal Temperance Legion was held in
their rooms on Penn avenue last even
ing. The following officers We're elect
ed: President, William r. Faatz; secre-
tary. Edith Jones; treasurer, Morris
Shannon; organist, Alma Barzler, and
chorister, Eva Dorsey.
The ice cream social given by the
Ladies Aid society Of the NJ. E. church
was held last evening ut the home of
Luther Peck, on Capouse avenue. On
account OF the shower they were obliged
to hold it I'm the house and on the porch
instead of the lawn, as they had intend
ed. The windows and doors were all
thrown open and Japanese lanterns
Were hung about the house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
MARKETS AND STOCKS
Wall Street Review.

New York. June a-This has been an.
other extremely quiet day at the stock
exchange, the transactions footing up
only .906 shares, Of which $1,000 were
in Sugar. So far as tho remainder of
the list was concerned II may be said
that Tobacco and Tennessee Coal and
Iron ranked next in point Of activity
and the dealings In each Of these
amount to only $500 shares. The fact
that early cables from London reported
quotations there slightly above the par.
ity OF our closing on yesterday i'm
parted steadiness to the local market
at the opening this morning. but a re-
action soon set in, in sympathy with a
fairly heavy selling movement in Sugar,
due to report that Z. C.. Potter, q
prominent broker and son-in-law of
Theodore A. Havemeyer had met his
death yesterday while playing polo.
This story was accompanied by another
that the firm Of E. c. Potter and COM
pany We're closing out their holdings of
Sugar. 1t subsequently transpired that
Mr.. Potter while sustaining serious in
jury. was still alive. with fair chances
of recovery. Nevertheless Sugar stock
declined 1% to 122h and closed at l22S.
Some Of the other specialties were raid
ed. notably Colorado Fuel and Iron and
Tennessee Coal and Iron, the former
selling OFF 21s to 24la and the latter 1ss
| to 22% on reports that the earnings of
both companies were falling off in con-
sequence of dull trade. Consolidated
Gas declined 9 to l53 and recovered to
1865. In the remainder of the list the
losses, after an early advance OF A@
y per cent. were only 1S to y, followed
by partial recovery in the last trans
actions. The declaration Of the usual
dividend by the Manhattan Elevated
directors and the recommendation by
the executive committee Of the Western
Union to declare the usual dividend or
that stock served to keep those shares
| firm. The continued dullness is attrlb.
utable almost entirely to the desire or
the part of both large and small opera
tors to wait for definite intelligence
with regard to the action Of the St
Louis convention on the currency ques.
tion. Speculation closed barely steady
In tone. Net changes show gains Of Y
Qlk per cent, the latter In Tennessee
Coal and Iron. Rubber stocks were
weak throughout on the reiteration o
the reports Of internal dissensions ant
the common fell to 10 and the pre-.
ferred to 80. Both stocks closing with
In fraction Of the lowest recorded.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL.
LEN q CO. correspondents for A. p
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
Buffalo Live Stock,

Buffalo, n. Y, June 9.-Cattle-Steady,
no very good on sale: veals IN light supply;
good to extra, s375al25; fine. $3.50. Hogs
Steady to strong for good light grades: |:
Workers, generally. $3.io; mixed packers,
50. 55a3.60; heavy grades, S3.5aSi50; pigs,
$S.65a3.70; roughs, s3a3.2O: stays. s.. 25a2 80.
Sheep and Lambs-Steady to firm for good
grades, others very slow; good to choice
mixed sheep, S3.25a3.50; culls to fair. S.25a
3; yearlings, S3.50ai.25; spring lambs, S3a
s; for common 10 good. extra, $5.25a55O;
export sheep, mixed S3,30a3.75 heavy ex-
port wethers. S3.S5a4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
Excursion to St, Louis Mo,

In order to accommodate those who
desire to attend the Republican Ma
tional convention to be held In st.
Louis. Mo-. June 18th, the Erie Rail.
road company have arranged to place
OH sale special excursion tickets to st.
Louis and return, at the rate of fare
one way for the round trip These
tickets will be good for return passag &c
on or before June u. The Erie is the
natural route from this section of the
country to st. Louis, and their accom-
modations are superior In every re-
spect to all others. Be sure your ticket
reads via this popular line. I"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
MlNOOKA.

Thomas Dudley has returned home
from visit with Pittsburg friends.
The school board will visit the differ.
ent township schools today.
The Minookas will cross bats with
the Pittston Reds at West Side Park,
Pittston. Saturday, June 49,
The Stars, of Minooka, will play the
Old Forge Dodgers on Burke's ground,
June H.
John j. Coyne is remodeling his hotel.
Prof. Taylor will conduct examina-
tions at No. school Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS.

DR.. J. A. Marley gives his speedy
team of roadsters rest now and then
and covers the ground on new bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Breen. Of Stone
avenue, are receiving the congratula-
tions Of friends on the arrival of baby
boy.
The Misses Cummings. Of Avoca, have
returned home after visit with Con-
ductor and Mrs. p. J. Breen.
Rev. j. A. Moffitt, of st. Johns
church, has returned from visit to
BinghamtOn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10
. News Of tbe Suburbs.

Fellows. Lois Fellows, Gertrude Fell
lows. Effie Fellows, Ethel Fellows. Pearl
Porter, Leila Porter, Lizzie Heiser, Fan
ME Kennedy, Grace Thayer. Gertrude
Miller. Edna Williams and John How
ell. Lester Losey, Will Dale. Harold
Battin. Thomas Hall. George WaldOn,
Joseph Wagner. Ford Pratt. Howard
Williams. Will Welsh. Tracey Tewkes-
bury and Eugene Hall.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Mrs. Elmer Norris and daughter.
Mary. are summering at Espy, near
bloomsbury.
A 3-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Gilroy, of North Main avenue,
died yesterday and will be buried this
afternoon i'm Hyde Park Catholic ceme-
terry.
Miss Nellie Owens, Of Pittston. is WIS.,
iting West Side friends.
Mrs. f. G. Post. of Jackson street. has
returned from trip to Gettysburg.
Victor Wenzel, of Wilkes Barre, spent
Monday with his parents on West
Lackawanna avenue.
Miss Lettie Doyle. of South Main ave-
nue.. has returned from visit to friends
at Carbondale.
Mrs. William Shoemaker, of North
Sumnei"avenue. Is at Shenandoah. In
attendance ut the funeral Of Il relative.
ID. ID. Evans was at Plains yesterday.
Miss Minnie Gabel, OF Chicago. Is Wis
itins at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
p. Jacobs, Of North Bromley avenue.
Mrs. John Morris and daughter. Liz
zie and Mrs, Daniel Edwards. of North
Rebecca avenue, and Mrs. Joseph Rey-
nolds, OF Hampton street, will leave on
June "a on trip to Europe.
This evening the entertaining young
ladies of the First Welsh Baptist church
will conduct am ice cream and straw
berry social at the church.. A pleasant
evening Is assured to all who attend.
Fred Burns. the unfortunate Bing-
hamton youth whose pitiful escapades
We're mentioned In yesterdays Tribune
was admitted to the Lackawanna hos.
pital late Monday night.
Sixteen members whose terms expire
this month will leave Company + before
July l. At last nights drill meeting
Corporal Will Leyshon withdrew from
the company, his term having expired
Mr. Leyshon will be missed at the an.
nual encampments.