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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

For,-cl, sure on Demo ~ -,
-, Angeles. Jan. u-Special Tho'''as
A5susu has foreelosci cain ot go
eratast the ucTnoc7a y A'-eI -'.-s.''..N
-,t,s il the only Democratic paper
e..,,e...,..,s Ia his county. ard the Demo
49, Nall pr5baeiv make q strong effort 10
s.tts+, "a. Judgment
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

,t,.rv y Y. Jan. John r Parsons
-. et.-9 WIN Tire attorney general ara
answer ,'. 10 the denial OF the shArse - -
ssV.,.g against the American sasAr t'elall-
trr company N the application Ter psl
mission 70 begin an action 20 @is7e''e -
..,-,-rs~x On me grouad that Il : A mo-
-. an violation OF the laws % tAis
slklx.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12
PR Nlnf,er AZ n pn-n-

r Pasn Tex. Jan tl-Peter Naher the
-1gsllst. hts manager. J. J Quinn. Peter
Burns. John Quinn. pm Corey. jerry
Marshall ana y. *. Wheeler arrived today
from FsrrshllrE Naber 5 looking for
training quarters here.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

Memphis Tenn. Jan. 1l-Chrts Srntth's
ene racing naare Maid Mariaa. holder q
the worlds nve-- ghts - 1aiie AMI r. le
ara twenty YARDS -sauiug records. died. at
Montgomery park today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12
PATCHING THE QUILT.
The Premier of Canada Repairs
Holes i'm His Cabinet.
BUT IT WON'T HOLD TOGETHER.
Weak Men Fiji the Vacancies The
Manitoba school Question Wreck
ing the Conservatives.

Ottawa, Ont. Jan u.-Sir Mackenzie
Bowel has worked assiduously al his task
OF reconstructing his administration. the
crazy quilt government. as il VIII be known
in Canadian history. The seeding minis
tiers have made use Of every means at their
command TO thwart him. but he viii prob
ably meet parliament on Tuesday next with
most of the gaps VI the cabinet filed.
Senators De Boueherville and Mason,
who are said TO have accepted nominations
20 the cabinet, are not regarded as repre-
sentative men. The Ontario contingent
seems even weaker William Smith. who IS
mentioned as minister of agriculture, is
easily the strongest OF the party. ". a.
Mclean. also mentioned, is a very minor
politician, who is almost certain TO be beat
en- by the Liberal who viii oppose him
when he goes back to his constituency for
reelection. Col. Tisdale, another man
mentioned. is the parliamentary agent Of
several large corporations.
Sir Mackenzie, ex-master OF the Orange
Grand Lodge OF Canada, was an Orange
man for selfish purposes only, and as soon
as he became premier he made an alliance
with the Catholics and proposed 10 coerce
Manitoba on the school question. There
Upon he vas deserted BY q large section OF
his Marty.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12
old Arrives From Europa.

ork, Jan. 1.-THE steamship Par
brought S2.697, 500 Of
HIGH was transferred 10 the bank
n this CITY.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

A. RE san F'ranctsco races Saturday the
ugfnnees were i've furlonss. se RI NJ.
Setelsl<8rer l-1A. SIX furlongs. selling.
Yankee Doodle. l.G4is. Ssx f4rlonEs Bad
IN notel stakes value s. ..es1 Crescsso45.
49,. handicap hurdle race. ore mile aGt
rhres--six .s-sut1s. over I've hurdles. Bur
nah. no tins~. ore m..e. handicap F-rr.er.
Z - ave fGr.ouES. selling Fly. Ma
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12

when yoa want coal free from rock. dirt
nd soog. &c. Newcastle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
II O

Textile World for May, published in
Boston, under caption, Wool NarEet
says the first OF the present month
marks the ending ofanother wool year,
and there is more wool in stock on
hand than ever before at the closing or
the season. If not another pound was
| imported there is nearly enough to
supplv the entire consumption for
| twelve months to come. Baslng the
! estimate on fl ,ures officially reported
by the Manufacturers Association lest
] year, the clip OF 1898 was about us
million pounds. Including wool waists
about $50 million pounds were import
ed, bringing the total for the year up
to approximately 555 million pounds.
Under consump tion and large Imports
of foreign goods would indicate that
the domestic production would not
call for quite 300 million pounds and
consequently there must be materially
over 200 million pounds of old wool yet
remaining.
No Improvement is visible in the
market for domestic wool, prices being
nominal and very unsatisfactory,
II the above be correct then it would
seem to be the part of witdom for
farmers having wool to exchange it
for wooden goods with our wooden mills
and thus obtain comfortable clothing
for their families without any cash
outlay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

of the recent bond sale. Foreign ex-
change stands at 81 90 instead of at
the par figures of 81 86t Is there any
parity between 81 80 and 81 8652 This
is the so called international money
that "bas the same value everywhere
all the timer
When British gold is worth at home
"a 80 OF our gold, instead Of 81 SCI our
gold must be shipped to pay the de-
mands held over there. The reason Of
the Socretarg for withdrawing the gold
on deposit in the banks is to place it in
the sab treasury where it will be con
venient to the Belmonts and the key
IckeIheimere, who are preparing to
mako another raid On the treasury
gold.
The avndicates on this side and She
R1thschilds on the other have shown
beg ond all question that they r able
to corner all the available gold in this
country and in Europe. They did this
when, for five or SIX months last year
they controlled absolutely the rate of
exchange. They could only do this by
cornering in this coun5ry and in Europe
the gold that drifts from nation to
nation in response to the demands Of
trade and commerce.
TOTS being so, all the conditions are
ripe for another bond issue this year.
But in order to get bonds the treasury
gold must be raided. Even that is fixed
for. Exchange rules strong and steady
at the shipping point, and Mr.. Carlisle
stands with his hat off ready to wait
on such distinguished customers az the
Rothschilds and the Morgans.
But arethe Rothschilds and the sypdi-
cate to be blamed or ever criticised for
forcing bonds issues and saddhng large
additions to the public debt on the tax
payers9 Net a bit of it. These bank
ers have no rightunder the law to draw
out O dollar more of gold than Carlisle
is pleased to give them. Every time
legal tender note is redeemed in gold
on demand of the holder the lew is
violated. Every time a bond is issued
to buy gold the people are robbed.
Fortunately the honest voters Of the
country are beginning to understand
and appreciate these things
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
THE ST. LOUIS DISASTER.

A large portion of the city Of st.
Louis is in ruins. More than five hun
dred people were killed outright and
thousands wounded by the cyclone, or
rather three cyclones which were
merged into ore just as they struck
that city last Wednesday evening.
Probably Q people we're killed and
drowned N each OF The two sea storms
which visited portions OF the South
Atlantic @ Jaet two or three years ego,
but the property damage was not as
great. Other cyclones n the interior
have been destructive, Sometimes de-
stroying small villages, but this ls the
first t;m3 that a great American city
has been directly III the track Of a
c. c!one Of such proportions. Three
awful cyclones, coming from the south
west, west and northwest, struck st.
Louis at the same moment, and with.
out warming. Immense brick and
granite buildings were blown down as
though they were built OF paper. For
tunately it only cut a narrow path
through the city. But the wind was
stror z enough on either side to do great
damage to light buildings. To 6dd to
the horror, fire started il the wrecked
buildings, the electric light wires were
down and soon the city was in total
darkness. Many streets were 80 full
of debris that the fire companies could
not get to the scene of the free, rail
roads could not run trains and the tele-
graph wires were down. Steamboats,
were sunk in the Mississippi and a train
was blown from the track On oue of the
bridges. Four hundred thousand peo,
pie spent a fearful night hunting for
dead and wounded friends. 1t will be
many days before the remains of the
dead will all be found, as some are
buried under fallen buildings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

take an interest in the working classes.
I don't see what's the matter with
them lately. but maybe they have
come too late. We know that u sal,
aries have been cut under the gold and
bond administration, and we know
that we will be cut twice as much il
the gold standard comes. We cant
have any higher wages now, because
if we ask f9r them we are told to get
out, as there are ten men waiting for
every place. We know that free and
unlimited coinage will remedy all this,
and the work OF these gold men can't
have any effect"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
COWARDLY MCKINLEY.

It is said that the probable candidate
for the Presidency on the Republican
ticket, has, at various times voted in
Congress for silver. But no one now
doubts his golibug tendencies. Sen.
atOr Sherman recently gave hin q
letter Of credit" and that settles it.
However, some Of the New Workers
are pretending to denounca Mckinley
because he does not make & declaration
on the money question:. This is mere
buncombo. They wart the silver Re
publicaDs to believe that they Che
gcldbugs) fear Mckinley. No one need
loose any sleep on that account. Nc
K'nIey has already signed an oath
bound Contract with plutocracy and
will be found tight when they want
him
Bat we started Out t. moraliza q lit
tie about McKluIey's cowayd:ce. No
Intelligent VG5er will give his support
to a man who IS al C1knowT q IanJi5y.
II Mckinley was not,a political coward
ne would express himself on the one
great issue. When q candidate for Q
great ofice begins TO stra3dle, to close
up his mouth and seal it, you may feel
pretty sure that he either has no de
cided convictions, or else is not man
enough to stand by them, and if he
straddlcs before the convention, you
may feel sure that he will do 80 after
wards, even during his term Of office.
There is one party that will not nomi-
nate such a man this year. You can
guess which Il it will be.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
- g.
A BILL

To Prevent Discrimination Between ',
rious Kinds of Legal-tender M0n'' -
the United States, and to Maintain :,
Equal Cebt paying and PnF'aS, ,,,
Power Thereof, and fer Other F"'
ses, =.
Mr.. Butler introduced the t0DogD
bill, which wa read twice sbd E7l'-
to the Committee on Finance.
Be.it enacted by the Se11oteaNQ m I,..
Of Representatives of the United S'1.
Of America in Congress assem- \
That any note, bill, bond, drafs' CIV
exchange, contract, mortgage, ~
Or private obligation, or Peoun''!
biliSy hereafter made or coh'i,y ID
which may provide for its pay nsp 1g
a specific kind or kinds Of leg9! W.
money Of the United States nI15 ,a
paid or discharged in any kInd u II eot
tender money of the United Sta1 ~ col
rent at the time of its maturity ~ orlG
lection at it's face value, such s.,F no:
ton or agreement to the contE"'
withstanding.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
GOING TO THE FOUNTAIN.

Tae Missouri State Democratic Con
vention practically adopted the naha
platform. Oae Of che delegates, A. II
Buchanan, of Douglass county, there
upon lined the Peoples party. In e
published letter giving his reasons, he
said that a party that would fight the
Peoples party as hard as the Demo.
cratic party had done, and then turn
around and adopt the platform Of the
Peoples party, vas no longer entitled
to support, and would likely repudiate
its own action at the fret opportunity.
He said he would go to the fountain it
self. There is soma sound reasoning
in that, and it is time to open your
eyes when your party suddenly whirls
completely over and adopts the plat,
form of another party which it has
been fighting to the death. Democrats
should poLder ever this subject.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
KAFIR Q

"Kafr Corn: Characteristics, Cul
ture, and Uses" PIP -. zig I, by @. c..
Georgeson, Professor of Agriculture Ia
the Kansas State Agricultural C0lIage,
is No, 81 of the series of Farmers Bull
letins issued by the U S. Department
Of Agriculture. It will be sent free to
all who apply to the Secretary Of Agri
culture, Washington, D. @.
Kafr corn is a native of South Africa
and belongs to the same group of plants
as broom corn and other nonsaccharine
sorghums. It was introduced into this
country about ten years ago by the
United States Department of Agricul-
turP, and distributed all over the coun
try. The report of the Commissioner
Of Agriculture for 1887 gives most
favorable comments on Kafr corn
from Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi,
North Carolina, and Texas, and since
then it has become very popular in
California and Kansas. It withstands
drought better than Indian corn and
gives a larger yield. An analysis shows
that it is not SO rich in protein as In
dian corn, and an experiment at the
Kansas Agricultural College shows
that it is not equal to Indian corn as q
feed for fattening hogs. However, the
author says that the farmers of
Kansas and Oklahoma have given it
much att ntion during the three or
four years past, and finding it valuable
stock food, are cu~ltivacing it on a large
and ever increasing scale. It's drought
resisting qualities have recommended
1t especially to farmers living in LEGAL
tiles too dry for the best development
Of corn"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
THE GOLD SLIDE ALL CREASED

The prosperity of the government
cannot reach a higher level than that
of the people. In fact, the condition
Of the treasury in a government of the
people and by the people is a tolerably
faithful registry Of the condition of the
great mej0rity of tax payers, says the
Atlanta Constitution.
During the past ten months the re-
ceipts of the treasury from all sources
have fallen short of expenses by 1928
200, 600. This decrease registers the
shrinkage in the Consumption of gods
and In the purchasing power of the
people. This deficit stands out omi
nously and shows how the prosperity
Of the people has shrunk since 1898.
There are other omen in the sky. In
the midst of all the talk about PARTY"
the course of exchange shows that no
parity" exists between the gold of
Europe and the gold of this country.
In New York interest is low and gold is
at q premium. The Secretary of the
Treasury has called on the banks to
pay into the u5-treasury the small
amount Of gold they hold On account
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
To MAKE SILVER COIN LEGAL
TENDER.

The Philadelphia Item, one Of the
few unbought great papers in the
Northeast, having a daily circulation
of 40, OOO copies, cQmgOends Senator
Buffers plan for the different States
to make a foreign silver coin contain
ing pure silver equal in amount to u
own standard silver dollars legal ten
der within their borders. We make
the following extract from a column
article in the Item:
The point being, the Constitution
provides and permits States to make SILL
YER C1IN A FULL LEGAL TENDER, but not
to mint it.
The permission means in feet, that
any State in this country can, if it 80
elects, make Mexican silver dollars g
full legal tender within the limits of
the State. Also make the Japanese
yen a like legal tender, or any of the
South American coins that correspond
to the Mexican dollar or our own stan
dard dollar.
In 1871 President Tyler, to furnish
the people with money in opposition to
the threats by bankers Of contracting
this country's money, because he re-
fused to allow the banks Federal priv
leges, made FOREIGN SILVER COINS, as
above described, a LEGAL TENDER IN
this country.
While the legal tender caused for
eign silver to be a common currency
in this country for years afterwards,
and greatly to Jul prosperity, the
privilege was finally repealed.
But this repeal Of Congress does not
effect the rights Of the States under
the Constitution to enact State laws
again making all those foreign coins a
full legal tender.
The effect in practice Of SO doing
would be tremendouel
So far reaching and enormous would
be these effects, taat it becomes i'm
possible to foresee their entire limit.
One OF the very least consequences
would be such G. tremendous prosper
ity for the State so acting, q rise in
prices and wages, and consequent de
preston Of industries in nejghborlng
States WHO refused SO to act, that the
lines Of demarkation OF separation be
tween the two would be far greater and
Tar graver than ac:Uel secession,
In fact, such an at on the part u "a
sirgie State could undoubtedly solve
the silver question foc the Uoited
States Il short order; for it would lit
orally force all other States in this
country, in sheer self defense, to do
likewise or, what would come TO the
same thing, cause them ali to force the
immediate passage OF g free silver Law.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
sILvERITEs,

+ gentleman stood III = RchuJl.
bank Yesterday, and whit3 I.9kngi
yraeactiOn with the teller discuss.
with hIl3 the financial question.
The teller t.ate1ed to Wh2t be h2d|
say. cad then picking upa silver d0.G
that had a hole IL it said: ''Ia!5da
was paid TO a working girl who wo.-
for g dollar a day. E3Cau8o OF XII
hole in it she only got II cents for y,
any whera. Had she bGer p3'G g &c.
dollar with q hole in it che cou,@ 9$@
gotten 95 cents for it. This, 32Iz
lis argument enough tor me"
And it would be for most peopleN
run wild with the f~ree-silves cIa1o.
Tie Times thinks the ab,v8 a gr7
obj ericsson to the working Peep:
But the working people will only SEEN
it the advantage that is taken brine
banker and the government to dj8crln
mate against the peoples fa7orIs
money. A mutilated paper dollar CD
be exchanged for a crisp, new DOW
bill fresh from the public treasu
The gold dollar is only made to D.
the amount to which it has been JgI
ened by the abrasion. The silver aoi
lar, with the same stamp AM plea
of the government on it, VIXEN 1t D
been defaced is made to pass at It's Q, .
lion value. It this is true, 1t Is n0'.
the dishonor Of the silver dollar, oO'.
the government which fails to prov"
all of it's obligations a ike.-RIchn'D
Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
n. r. z. A.
EDITORIAL T

Four new Alliances were organized
in Pennsylvania last month.
They may be only half civilized il
Mexico, for they still patronize bull
fights. But, then, We have foot ball
games h8re 10 the United Stats What
is the difference?
Chief CLERK J. W. Denmark of the
State Treasury Department., drew a
check q few days ago for s73 523 to pay
interest or State of North Carolina
bondsheld in New York.
Government reports show al in
crease of Is per Ce2t, il cotton acreage,
and q decrease Of p per can't. in c.rn
acreage, II North Carolina this year,
as compared with last year.
Tonnage tax on fertilizers, turned
into the State Treasury to date, this
year, show sales OF 172, $685. tons,
against 102 90 tons the same time last
year. Al Increase OF 70 2J2f tons.
Brabster Vests letters from Waah-
ington. will be g regular feature Of The
PRoGREssIvE FARMER hereafter. They
alone will be worth the subscrioticn
price of the paper. DJu'g tail TO read
them.
Statistics show that over one third Of
the farms ii Iowa are m~ortgagod, and
the total Indebtedness amounts to
$138, 585. 72O. How mucl more cur
rency contraction will 1t take to flush
up the j3b2
Hon. John Allen, the yell known
Democratic politician of Mississippi,
speaking Of his free silver Democratic
friends, says: I'VE have got the gold
men whipped if they don't buy u.s."
According to Mr.. Allen every silver
Democrat has his price.
A New York bank has refused to
make loans on Alabama State War
rants because that State has two silver
Senators at Washington, That is all
right. Lat New York keep her money,
and let the South and West join hands
and get prosperous by having nothing
to do with New York.
The Concord Standard says that the
Southern Railway Company takes in
about $24O, coo annually at hat town,
which Is sufficient to pay the r ntal of
the North Carolina Railroad. II the
receipts at one station will pay the
rent, the Company will reap an enor
NOUS profit out of the trade.
The editor Of the Winston Rapubli- !
can is che ahead OF the Democrats. He
says: The masses Of tho people Of
North Carolina, irrespective Of party,
favor bimatalIism aud sound Money"
It is plain that the R publican is pre-
pared to ride three horses going in op,
posite directions. TIE GosIin is q full
grown gander at last.
The Alliance promulgated the very
best political doctrine years and years
ago, and it stands the test of time. If
any party incorporates that doctrine in
it's platform this year We will vote that
ticket, but will not waste time and com
promise principle by voting any strad-
dIebug or goldbug ticket. Every man
who really wants reform viii take the
same position.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02

T3e titled foreigners who have mar
rled American heiresses wish it dis
tlnctly understood that they favor the
single gold standard, as uEder it the
dollar Of their wives will buy more
Luxurles and employ more f1nkeys.-
Silver Knight.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-02
CREAM OF q PRESS

Hard Hits, Bold Sayings and P..-.
Paragraphs From Reform Psosr. '''''
Let's see, does anyone rero.,
whether or not there was g vi,o I'sr
dent elected about four years aoo p'5S!'
what his name was, and what boo '1l
of him.-People's Pilot. '-e
There r some people who v,..,
rather vote to uphold q system - .u0
robbiDg them than to vote ag8;7o+ a. u
party. There is no herolen il rT I:''
it is pure cussedness &C 4josvilo O.,
nal.
This is said to be a goverrm,o.
the people, but a grea'or m.stato 4"
never made made. It is a Go7orrr,%
Of the few who control The vo,I|
and the people are not in it.-Sn%
ern Mercury.
The only way the free silver 5sr.
Gratis can drive the goldbugs cut ofr.
Democratic party is to leave it tbor,
selves. then the goIdbugs will 90 T.,
the Republican party and drive Il.
free silver men out of it PEOPLES Al
vocate.
A prominent free silver Damcc,ato q
this city said to US the other dor
They Che ~goIdbugs) are still caIljrs
US Populists, but we don't care form
In feet We are getting 50 we like tob
called POpulists. - Henderson Cr
Courier.
If there is such a thing in our f1,n.
cial affairs as a 50 cent dollar. far
heavens sake where is the 50 cent
piece relegated to? There isn't q 80.
cent dollar to be found in the country
and none talk in such strain only fools
and IiaTs.-American Enterprise,
Senator Buffers bill to prevent te
further issue of boz s by the Pfe&
dent without consent Of congrea il
evidently designed to discogng
Grover from trying for q third terms
With the bond issues taken out Of biz
hands his job wouldn't pay FOR the 5alt
Sound Money.
Mexico with g population Otum.
900 produced 60, 200. 600 silver aud
coined %. 600. 900 and has no tranps.
America with a population Of $780,.
600 produced "a OOO. GOO silver and
coined but g, 1000. 900 aud has 100000
idle men to satisfy cold bloodldmoHg
trust-Labors' Tribune,
When you tell tie gold n2uo meta
list that the country IS suffering Il 'a
trom the loss of che two dollar d0Ir
he lst laughs. He is very glib il
talking about q fifty cent dollar, br,
the idea that thqre can. 80 e,saA g thiEI
as a Gwc hundred cent dollar excited
his humorous qualities. But Que poa
ton is as reasonable as TIC other. Th:
country does not want these e6t@eme3
It simply wants its old honest dollar
Why can't everybody have son'
s4nse?-The Southwest.