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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
BIG BLAZE IN BROOKLYN.
Property Valued at Nearly 100000
DESTROYED.


New York, July 2.-Fire started at
about 1890 o'clock this morning in
George w. Piper's Long Island kindling
wood factory, situated at Ash street
and Newton Creek. Brooklyn. The
flames quickly extended to the extcn-
sive lumber yards of e. C. Smith and
from there to Richie, Brown & Melon
AIDS iron works, Posts and McCord's
iron works. These buildings with a
number of other smaller establishments
are on the block bounded by Ash street,
Faye avenue, Place street and Newton
Creek. No details regarding the loss
can yet be ascertained, but an estimate
has been made ranging from $S0O000
to 81 100000
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
Don't be jealous If he casually ad

Don't be jealous II he casually ad-
mires another pretty girl.
Don't make any destinations display
of your engagement ring.
Don't expect all your friends to think
as much of your fiance as you do.
Don't always have your own way.
Allow him to have his once in while.
1t will break the monotony Of the
thing, If nothing else.
Don't allow him to spend his money
too freely on flowers and sweets for
you. These may be trifles in them
selves, but they mount up in the long
run.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
GAS ExpIosion in n Hotel.

Pittsburg, July by the explosion
of natural gas at the Evergreen hotel.
seven miles north OF Allegheny, last
evening, six persons were more or less
injured, three. it is feared. fatally.
Those seriously hurt were:
August Stilzer. aged SO years.
Ada Stilzer, 16 years old.
John Brooks, 30 years.
The hotel was badly damaged by the
explosion. which was caused by leak
ing pipe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
PHILOSOPHY OF A CYNiC.

If man makes me keep my dis
lance, the comfort is he keep; his at
the same time.
Very few men, properly speaking.
live at present, but are providing 10
live another time.
We have just enough religion TO
make us hate, but not enough to make
us love one another.
The chameleon. who is sail to feed
upon nothing but air, hath, of all ami
mails. the nimblest tongue.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
ENToMsED MINERS ARE ALIVE.
Rescuers at PIttston Communicate with
Them by Rapping.

Pittston, Pa, July There are in
dications that at least few of the
entombed sixty miners are alive. The
II o'clock shift Sunday morning re-
ported hearing rappings, and every
man came up feeling absolutely con-
WINGED that some of the victims of the
disaster are alive. They not only heard
rappings. but answered them. One of
the men, hearing rap, raised his pick
and sent back the tap. Then all lis
tened intently. Back came the answer,
clear and distinct. Again they tapped
and again came the answer, and so they
kept it up from 1915 to IL o'clock,
when the other shift went on.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
MRS. Stowe IL Dying.

Hartford, Conn, July Mrs. Har.
riet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle
Toms Cabin and other works, and a
sister of Henry Ward Beecher, is now
lying upon her death bed. Friends in
attendance expect the end at almost
any moment.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
Yellow Fever Increasing.

Washington, July 1.-Official adj
vices to SUPERINTENDENT Wyman OF
the Marine hospital service from San
tiago de Cuba, June 13, state that the
United States sanitary inspector has
Sound 1000 cases of smallpox in that
city. Yellow fever is on the increase in
the island, these reports show.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14

Waterloo Iowa, July I.-Governor
Boies will not attend the Chicago con-
vention as a elegate-at-large. He de-
cided last night to yield his position as
head of the Iowa delegation to Judge
Van Wagenen of Sioux City.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14

Newport, KY. July 7.-Alonzo J.
Walling convicted of the murder of
Pearl Bryan, was sentenced to &c
hanged August z
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
CnIesgo Rosrd of Trade.

Chicago, July 6.-The following ia
BILE shows the quotations OF the Chi
cago board of trade today:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
Michigan ProhibitionIsts.

Lansing, Mich. July 6.-The state
convention of the national party. in
session here, has completed it's state
organization, Endorsed the Pittsburg
platform and nominated presidential
electors. The remainder of the state
ticket will be nominated today. The
Gtraight-out prohibitionists are also
holding state convention, the atten-
dance being about one-half as large
as that of its rival. The state central
committee, which was depleted by de-
sertions to the national party, has been
recognized. with Charles p Russell
of Detroit as chairman. The Pfttsburg
platform, with woman suffrage added,
was adopted, and full state ticket
will be nominated.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-14
New York sun May BoIt.

New York, July All eyes are CEN
tered now on Chicago, to which city the
democratic delegates are starting, pre-
pared for a long-drawn-out contest at
their national convention. There is a
rumor in this city that the Flew York
Sun, which bolted its partys candidate
in 1884 and supported Benjamin F.
Butler would declare for Mckinley in
the event of a free-silver candidate's
being nominated at Chicago. AT the
Sun Office it was said that no reason
could be given for such a rumor, but
there are those who belive there may
be some truth in it,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

FOOLED THEM AGAIN.
CLEVELAND AND CARLISLE'S
CONFIDENCE GAME.
The President and Secretary of the
Treasury Are Traitors to the Best In
terests of the Country-Bctraying Us
to Bondholders.

Just as all foresaw, Cleveland and
Carlisle are about to issue more bonds
and this time it is announced that they
do not propose to stop at less than $780,
O00, 900.
For weeks they dickered with the
Morgan syndicate and allowed items
TO escape to the papers in order to feel
the public pulse.
The wholesale steal of $4,000, 900
On the issue last year was to be re-
peated
But the people were beginning to see
that Cleveland and Carlisle's bond
schemes were barefaced steals.
The New York World denounced the
syndicate steal in unmeasured terms,
and offered to take one million of
bonds, while it demanded that the
American people be given an 0pportun-
ity to take the bonds instead of ped
ding them to foreign money sharks.
The row became so big that the pup
pets in the white house and the treas
ury department took water and Carlisle
issued circular asking for popular
loan.
The people were to pay for the bonds
in gold. The only people in the country
who have gold are the big banks, and
they will get the bonds, but not the
people.
Why Issue bonds at all?
We have about $S00,O00,000 in the
treasury of the United States.
During Cleveland's first term he
called attention in message to the
large sums in the treasury and that this
vast amount was constant menace.
Yet within the year the Cleveland
Carlisle confidence operators have
added nearly 100000; 900 to the pile in
the treasury unnecessarily, have helped
a syndicate steal $12,0O0,000 from the
people; and now propose to do II
| again.
Why borrow money at all?
In the first place the gold in the treas
ury need not be drawn out, as the law
| does not require it.
Every bond and every government
obligation outstanding is payable nO
in gold, but in coin. Silver is coin
| Why not give these money kings wha'
| the law provides, silver coin? Loat
them down with silver, and their rob
Der raidD on the treasury will soor
cease. but it will not cease as Ions
as they have their confederates IL
charge of the treasury.
In the next place there is no Law
| that requires retaining $100, 100000 IL
| gold in the treasury.
The law simply provides that the sec
retary of the treasury Is authorized tt
issue 100000 in bonds for the pur
chase of gold for resumption purposes
Does that require, as the gold thugs
agree, that all this should be kept IL
the treasury?
There are dark days before us wher
our mortal enemies control our law
| and our executive Eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty" and never hay'
our liberties been in greater danger
| Advance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05
THE OLD CHESTNUT.
Forty Acres and Mulc" Ripped Up
the Back.

Forty Acres and a Mule Ripped Up
the Back.
One of the taunts which the old party
papers take delight in throwing at the
Populists and all labor organizations
is that they favor paternalistic gov
ernment. They are charged, to use
an old chestnut, with wanting to give
to every poor man who wants to farm
and who is not properly equipped
forty acres of land and a mule" They
profess to be shocked by any such a
proposition, and if such a measure
would pass congress it would give them
a fit of Jim jams that would send most
of them to the saloon around the corner
to take something" to brace their
nerves. Now, while no labor organiza-
ton has ever made any such demand,
or anything similar to it, there Is no
disputing the fact that the government
has done mitch more than that for
each and every man connected with
many corporations.
1t has given to the railroad corpora
tions alone 197, 1896 acres of land.
This divided up into 40 acre tracts
would make 1912, ,492 farmers. Now,
no one pretends that there were that
many people interested as owners of
the railroads receiving these gifts.
hence each person got not only 40 acres
of land, but many times that much.
But how about the mule?
ernment has practically given to the
Pacific roads alone. in interest and
principal, $135, ,O0O,O0O Since the
adoption of our gold standard base,
mules are cheap; very good mules can
be bought for $50 each-good enough
to give away. At $50 each $135, 5,000, ,00O
would buy 10000 mules Not quite
enough to furnish the 4,942, ,492 farms oi
40 acres each, but fully enough to fur
nish as many men mules as would
avail themselves of the forty acres and
mule" OFFER
Here, then, the government stands
convicted by the official records of Civ.
ing to the railroad corporations alone
4,942, ,492 forty-acre tracts of land and
the equivalent in value of 2,7OO, ,00(
mules in money and bonds.
BY the so-called Credit Strengthen
ing Act of 1869 it changed the terms oi
payment of 81 500, ,000, 900 of bonds, Sc
that $500, ,O00, 900 in value were added
to them-practically making the bond
holders present of $500, ,000. 900. Fig
uring the government land at the price
| 1t sold In the market at that time, $1.2;
per acre, 40 acres would be worth $50
| Add to this, one mule worth $3.50
mules were worth more then-and ",
| have $500 as the value OF forty acre
and mule" Since the bondholders re
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05
HOW WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED.
The Peoples Own FauIt-They Get What
They Vote For

The Peoples Own FauIt-They Get What
They Vote For.
Our government has granted to a
few favored citizens known as rail-
road incorporators, or, railroad corpo-
rations, within the last forty-five years
1917, sos, ,697 acres of the peoples lands.
AS much as is contained in the follow
ing eleven great states of this union:
West Virginia, Connecticut, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky. And to the
same favored class or corporations the
government has guaranteed over $780,
000, 900 of interest bearing bonds. Now!
If they sold their lands at $6 per acre
(Which is a low estimate) it will reach
the enormous sum of 81 ,186, 1885, 1872, and
when we add the s100, 600, 900 of bonds,
it makes a grand total of 81 ,286, ,19S, ,182.
Are you satisfied with this kind Of
legislation? If so keep on voting the
old ticket.
The interstate commerce commission
has estimated that the entire railroad
system of the United States can be
built for four billions of dollars. 1t
is we'll established fact that not a
shovelful of dirt was thrown for the
construction of these roads until they
had pledged from the people enough
money to build them. and the land
grants were used for private plunder.
Then pledges were wrung from the
people through threats, that unless
there was a special tax levied they
would build the road an another sur
vey, and so it was, We built the roads
and gave them over one and quarter
billions of dollars worth of land and
bonds, and yet they were not satisfied.
They have been plundering the people
ever since, but the people seem to en-
joy it. The greater the railroad mag
nate is who becomes candidate for
Office the greater is the majority for
him.
The people continue to vote for these
results. and they get them. You gel
what they vote for, so quit kicking and
take your medicine.-Iowa Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

John Sherman is said to be the
greatest financier in the United States.
He is so looked upon by leading men
in both old parties. Cleveland, Car
Isle and thousands of leading Demo-
Gratis copy after him-are his pupils.
His portrait adorns the walls of the
Bank of England. Yet this great man
says he does not know what is the
cause of hard times. But he did know
in 1868. He knows now. He knows
that it is contraction of the currency,
just as he. predicted in 1868. But he
serves his masters well and has grown
to be millionaire thereby.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

of the Nation, a monthly maga-
zine, published at Omaha, Neb., by the
Union Publishing company, which will
publish for the information of the Le-
gion all orders and circulars. Its "sil-
yer article alone for January will be
worth the cost of the magazine. 1t will
have articles on all phases of reform
and will teach true patriotism and love
of country. 1t will lie the organ of no
organization, but will have something
good for all. 1t will be sent for one
Cs1.00) dollar per annum. Liberal COM
mission to agents. 1t will be invalu-
able for all members of the Legion, as
have already arranged for articles from
all our leading writer's. Address me at
Omaha, Neb.
PAUL VAN DERVOORT.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Well, Grover wants to sell some more
bonds. The farmers and workingmer1
will, of course, hail this news with joy.
This affords another opportunity for
them to make profitable investment
OF the money they have saved from
raising 40 cent wheat; Is cent corn and
8 cent cotton. The farmer who has
been losing sleep on account Of being
compelled to deposit his savings in
bank that might break or suspend at
any time, now has the opportunity to
invest them safely. Of course the loan
is only for s100G00,00O and will be
quickly taken up by the farmers, so if
you want to get part of it you must be
in hurry. AS the denomination Of
bonds are as low as $50 any farmer or
workingman can afford to own several
of them. If you haven't got the money
right handy to take $50 bond you
might sell two CT three horses, OF.
three or four hundred bushels of corn.
The United States is richer in nat
ural resources than any other nation in
the world, yet it is in the market
borrowing money TO sustain itself. If
there was no other evidence against the
two old parties who have had the ad-
ministration of affairs for thirty years
than this alone it would be sufficient
to convict them of incapacity, if not dis
honesty. Any man who has the man.
agement of fertile farm or we'll
stocked store, with all the advantages
of seasons and trade in his favor, and
VINO has to be constantly increasing his
Indebtedness to keep the farm or store
running, would be called bad man
ager.
But there is a sentimentality or pre-
judice in politics that seems to cover
up all these deficiencies. The United
States is the only government in the
world that uses gold as money, that
will furnish it for export. To make
gold the standard of payment and then
to throw the treasury open to the
sharks who export it from the country
is piece of folly so palpable that a
blind man ought to see it and every
honest man ought to repudiate it.
L hO SOhSi Ooo VI Tie OulI6Q states is
in pretty mess. 1t might appropriate
ly be divided up into several classes.
There are those WHO can do and won't
do: those who would do but can't do;
those who could do but are afraid to
do; those who never try to do, and
those who don't care a straw whether
they do or not. The house is Repub-
lican by 135 majority over all. The
senate has Al Republicans, SO Demo
Gratis and six Populists, with the or
ganization in the hands of the Repub-
licans The white house is tory, of
course anything for the bankers and
his friends. The house has not been
charged with any intentions to pass
any good measure of relief for the peo-
pie. The senate has made feint or
two in the right direction, but if some
good measure should run the gauntlet
it would be killed in the house If, by
any chance of good fortune it should
pass both houses the president would
veto it. Summing up the situation,
it looks now like the present congress
would do nothing but talk and draw
its salary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Congress is still discussing pensions.
Why, in the name of all that is honest
and patriotic, hasn't the pension busi-
ness been settled long ago? Discus
sion doesn't help the soldier. 1t is mere
pretense made for the purpose of man
aging the old soldier vote.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The tendency of Grover Cleveland's S
policy is to turn the American people
back to the relation they held to Eng
land before the declaration of inde-
pendence. and to not only re-enslave
the negro, but to make slaves of the
whites. If such policy is continued in
our government the revolution was a
failure and the war to save the union
useless wholesale murder
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The fiendish money sharks will buy
''coin" bonds much cheaper than gold
bonds would sell-yet coin" will mean
gold when it comes to paying interest
that is, unless both old parties are
kicked out of government headquarters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The National Republican League Off
cially calls on Republicans NOT TO
READ OR OTHERWISE SUPPORT
any other than Republican papers.
Afraid they might learn something.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

What the Populists propose is not
paternalism--weve had too much of
that already-but fraternalism. We
believe in putting religion in motion
and using it in the affairs of man
kind.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The Populist state convention of
Louisiana nominated a straight, middle
of-the-road ticket last week. Free and
fair elections they declare to be tho
supreme issue in that state.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The silver democrats who persist re-
naming in gold bug party become
valuable assistant republicans. AS
proof of this notice the result in
Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey and
Ohio
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The main reason why free silver can
not be obtained through the democratic
party is because it is not that kind of Il
party; besides that, it will never be
given another chance.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

1t appears from Growers own words
that the gold will be drawn out of
the treasury to buy the bonds to in
crease the treasury reserve. Strange
method of increasing the reserve. to
draw all of it out and pay part of it
back
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

One difference between fiat luna
tics" and goldbug robbers is that the
fiatist would print money, while the
goldbugs keep the printing presses
busy printing bonds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Senator Marion Butler of North Caro-
lima lacks three years of having ar
tanned the age TO make him eligible %
the presidency. Hence there is nothing
in the talk of his being the Populist
nominee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Simplest thing in the world to protect
the treasury. Just refuse to pay goll
on any obligations that call for coin or
money of the United States. Wonder
if Grover ever thought of this?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Coxey heaps Goals of fire on Tom
Watson's head by going down to help
him convert the Georgia democrats. All
Coxey asks is fair hearing, and that
should be granted whether his policy is
endorsed or not
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

America lacks 5000, 1000 900 a year of
producing enough gold to pay the an
nual interest on debts already con-
tracted, and the result is that the Amer
lean people must go into debt 5000, ,0O0,-
600 more year to pay the interest
alone
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The father of the republican party,
Abraham Lincoln, issued greenbacks in
an emergency. but the degenerate sons
of-guns who now boast of their ancestry
issue bonds for the unborn children to
pay.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

There is no business in the whole
country that is carried on more
methodically than that of the post
office, and none that gives better salts
faction, yet it is operated by the gov
ernment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The "Sledgehammer" of Meadville,
Pa, has just closed a voting contest
which indicates that Joseph C. Sibley is
the choice of Pennsylvania Populists
for presidential candidate-with Debs
for second place.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

No doubt an effort will be made to
keep up this war talk until after the
presidential election. 1t will be great
stuff to keep the whoopers in tune to
their own death march.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Every lover of birds ought to read
Secretary Morton's little book on the
common crow, and every free silver
man who don't like to eat crow ought
TO get out of the old party to which he
has belonged.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Whoever might wish to assassinate
President Cleveland, he need not fear
the populists. They realize that the
worse he makes matters the sooner the
people will wake up.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The Fathers of the Revolution would
not submit to an English tax on tea,
but their degenerate sons are submit
ting to a tax on all the industries Of
the land
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

Going deeper into debt is a remark
able way of increasing a mans credit.
1t is just as foolish when applied to
nation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

If gold is Gods money" why are
we mortgaged to England in order to
get it? Why not draw the papers in
favor of heaven?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-02-05

The principle of direct legislation is
being taken up by nearly all reform pa
pers in the United States 1t is the
key that will open all the doors of re-
form.