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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

INVESTIGATIONS of the bribery committee at
Topeka "qo nlerrily on" Prominent men OF
all parties are getting into the meshes. 1t is to
be hoped no guilty man will escape, no matter
what his color, creed or party may be.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

INGALLS, the skinner Of Democrats, is report
ed to have fallen below John L. Sullivan as
prize fight reporter. All are said to ma the'r
fevel sooner OF later. Whittier are the Repub'
1icans drifting
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

Jerry SIMPSON sadly worried the Republican
high tariff majority in the house with hard
hits on the Dingley schedule. Jerry knows the
location of the tender places in the opposition
and seldom fails to make the Glade vince"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

In olden times when man wanted an office
held by another vacancy was created by act
of Providence engineered by midnight as
sassiu. Now it is the fad to buy out the other
fellows unexpired term and get appointed to
gil the vacancy-boxes, of course, thrown IN.
This may not be what the Eagle calls hunger
for Office. It looks more like the frenzy OF
starvation. Isn't it about time for our Repub-
lican neighbors to say something about 1.-THE
hungry Pops ~
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

NEVER in the history of our country has
any third party been so ably and numerously
represented in congress as are the Populists IN
the present session. Old party papers have
ceased to ridicule. They merely snort and re-
lapse into silence.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

Thousands upon thousands of voters who say
that they hate the saloons bowed down and wo--
shipped them last Monday by voting for parties
whose policy it is to licence the accursed bus
mess. Living Issue
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

THE combined millions represented by Me-
Kinley's cabinet amounts in round numbers to
one billion dollars.
Wow but us common people must get it in
the neck or nothing.-Denver Road.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

=. The women of Garrett seem to have to have
been humble instruments in the hands OF Prov
ideuce for the election of Martin Setter as may
or. We had heard before of MYSTERIOUS dis
pensations, but here's one that knocks every
rifle of Dabol catawampused.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16
Prince Imperia

Will make the season of 1897 as follows: On
Monday and Tuesday, at my farm, miles
IL orthwest of Garrett aud 3 miles west of Scipio.
Wednesday, Thursday, FRIDAY aud Saturday,
at the John Pckert farm, Y miles northeast
of the poor-farm.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIG Rec.
PRINCE IMPERIAL is dark bay; weighs $50
pounds, and has very fine style and action. He
took first premium and sweepstakes at the An.
derson county fair last year. Prince Imperial
was foaled July g. 1887, bred by c. H. Huxley,
of Livingston county, Ill.,, sired by Paducai
(2o12( 1898; dam, Lsette 1872.
Terms: 81 10 insure HUi11G c0Jt.
CONTRACT: Any person selling or trading
mare before she is known to be with fOal shall
pay full insurance. Care will be taken to pc
vent accidents, but will not be responsible
should any occur
G. HE.MRECK.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16
Air-Ship at Garrett.

About one O'Clock a. M, Monday, several OF
our most reputablecitizens saw what they be-
lieved to be an air-ship.
1t was first discovered near the depot. Nov
ing in the usual zigzag course rapidly west,
and vanished from sight about mile west of
the city.
Later it was ascertained to be the red-head-
end of the Carey boom for the post-offce at
Garrett. The absence of Frank Brown at the
rudder was what msled as to the identity of
of the thing.
We are satisfied from what the Escondido
Times says that the promised "wave OF pros
perity' has at last reached us. Hear it when
it says cit is estimated that about I,I75,ooo
men have gone to work since McKinley's cleo
ton. They are all working for the job of post
master in their respective towns, the estimate
being about twelve workers for each Office. "
Perhaps about the same number are working
for few hundred thousands of other places.
This will give employment to number equal
to the two millions or more of idle men in the
country. Prosperity has "arriv!'-Western
Waterman.
The following is rhyme OH the inaugural
ball by some poetaster in Uncle Sam;
The vultures swooped down OH the capital,
They massed in the White House hall;
They crowded the parks and the avenues
And they monopolized the ball.
The sugar coal and the oil combines
Shook hands i'll ghoulish glee,
While the meat nonop and coffin trust
Were happy could be-
For their lord high high priest was now
enthroned-
Ended their days of fast;
Their hour of feast and reveing
Had come to them at last.
There was Plat and Quay and Bro. Lowndes,
And German and Wellington too,
But the workingnan was noted by
His being there so few
i: lDi.; .l.illl / gorgeous time,
They ate and swiled theis fill;
And the poorly-paid chump who voted for that
Will have to settle the bill
Riotous, licentous ancient Rome
Was but penny show,
And Nero himself is put to shame
By modern inaugural blow.
Civic Review.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-16

What little QOuDt oI the auNi'"o''') Vi
special session of the Legislature we have held
is entirely dispelled since we see every Repnb-
lcan paper in the state bowling against II ana
predicting that such an act "would cost the
Pons their political lives" Don't every sane
man in Kansas know that if these same g. o. p.
papers really believed that the calling OF an ex-
IRA session meant political death to the Popu-
lists, these plpers would be the loudest advo-
Gates of a special session. A good rule for Gov.
Leedv to follow is this: Find out what the Re-
publicans want and then do the opposite and
YOU will be right By all means call an extra
session. Jefersonian.
France, Canada, Germany and Mexico are
preparing to meet the United States OH the
raise in the tariff duties TO the same extent
that we shut out their products they will close
their ports to our products. That will be "pro-
tection' for the farmers and producers OF this
country with a vengence. And why should
these countries protect themselves from the
tariff impositions of this country. Senator
Plumb said that 'tarif was a delusion, snare
and an imposition" and we say it is all this
against the people, the consumers, and IN the
interest of the protected manufacturers only.
It never has benefited labor, and never Will.
Experience has proven that under the McKln-
lev hill and the Wilson bill which are both ex-
+reme1v "protective" Labor has been turned
out by the tens of .housads to tramp and starve.
-Paola Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

dire threat to his honor, CONSERVATION
reigned in the chief executives office,
and tt the , county attorney vas consulted;
gone to that very office, and before she
left she was placed under arrest, and
subsequently taken before the probate
court on information of insanity.
Upon examination 1t was learned that
Miss LovesVand had been confined in
tie hospital at Ashland, Wis, with
typhoid fever and that she was merely
afflicted with q. temporary alteration
of mind Incidental to her illness.
She was on her way from Wisconsin
to the home of her uncle, Gustaf Love-
strand, at Lake Benton, and had a
railroad ticket reading as far as Ka-
sofa Junction. Thursday night Chris
tena, who had just arrived in ST. Paul,
slept at the union depot, and Friday
night she stopped in Minneapolis.
Christina was not committed to the
asylum, it appearing upon examination
that she was not insane, but she will
be sent to her uncle at Lake Benton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

the national debt of the United States
and Great Britain and leave plenty to
spare" Such was the declaration of
Judge Turner, manager of the LIE Roi
mine, to a correspondent for the
G o e. And there is no doubt that,
at Rossland among the British Column
bia mountains, is the greatest gold field
that has as yet been disclosed to the
world It's full extent is not known,
but enough is known to fairly justify
this statement. If the expectations Of
the sanguine are realized the statement
would be altogether inadequate. But
on the most conservative estimate, bas-
ed on the facts that are as well eStab
ished as anything in mining can be,
there is already the assurance of mar
Vicious output of the presious metals.
The people Of Rossland are inclined to
quarrel with the rest of the world be-
cause Of the hardness with which the
great richness of the district has been
recognized. Standing on the main
street of Rossland, however, and see
ing the hustle and hurry of a town of
5000 inhabitants, seeing the smoking
and steaming works of the mines that
are in operation, hearing the whistle
of the engine bearing car loads Of gold
en- ore to the smelter at Trail, which
has been constructed at great expense
for the purpose, one is inclined to think
that their Impotence is a little I'M
reasonable The visitor has no room
for impatience-his mind is engrossed
with wonder. Three years ago the site
of Rossland was as remote from civil
liZation as any spot on the globe
1t was almost inaccessible. Miners
have paid as high as a dollar for get
ting a letter in or out Since that
epoch town has grown UP whose main
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

The guiding star these days of all
fortune hunters is the star which hangs
over the great KOotenai mining country
and thousands of eyes are turned Thu
Their daily, as pilgrims near their goal.
Probably there has been no such rush
for gold fields since the days of AZ.
The fame of the new KOOtenai mines
has never been outdone, and the coun-
try at large is still to learn the inn
measurable wealth these mines con-
tain.
The Kootenai country is located on
both sides of the international boun-
dairy line, above Idaho and Washing
ton. The discovery of gold dates back
only three or four years, but 1t is with
in the last two years, and practically
within eighteen months that the mar
velous wealth of the country became
evident. Even now it is believed that
not a tenth Of the story has been told,
and the work of prospecting will con-
tinue as soon as the SHOWS are off the
mountains.
The great work now being done to-
ward the development Of the country
is the perfection of a system Of rail
and lake transportation, and the work
Is being pushed with vigor by several
great systems. The Kootenai country is
tributary to the lake of the same name,
and the various ranges are severed and
interviewer by number Of navigable
bodies of water.
eff we ever get smelling and trans
poItation down to about 81 or IS a
ton the production of gold in this camp
will in future be sufficient to pay off
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

honor. Patrolman Miller, the mayors
lady wanted to see him in the par1or.
The mayor went to the parlor at once.
There he saw a petite creature with
bright blue eyes, who asked him if he
was the mayor of st. Paul. Mr. Doran
replied that he happened to be holding
that position at the present. time. Then
he inquired what he could do for her.
But the fair visitor replied not. She
locked at the mayor with an incredu-
lCus expression, moved uneasily in her
chair, slowly unbuttoned her winter
jacket The mayor waited for her 10
speak, but in vain, and he began to
grow uneasy as he watched her ner-
vOus fingers unbuttoning her sack.
What do you want? What can 1 do
for your" queried his honor in anxious
tones. But the woman answered not,
while continuing unbuttoning her sack.
The mayor thought he had taken
chances enough, and excusing himself,
hastily withdrew to his private office.
The mayors messenger then showed
the woman out into the corridor.
When interviewed, a moment later, she
declared that the Roman Catholics
were conspiring to poison her and had
already administered poison to her.
Il was told" she continued, that, if
[ would come to st. Paul, Mayor Do
ran would protect me. But he is the
worst l ever saw. When he came into
the room, first inquired if he was the
mayor. and, when he told me he was,
I knelt down to kiss his hand, but he
got mad and ran away. But, If he
doesn't protect me, l will kill him!
When Messenger Miller reported this
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

that he had never spoken to a member
of the assembly regarding his vote on
the garbage question and had done no
soliciting one way or the other. After
the meeting adjourned Mr.. Kenny call
ed angrily to Mr.. Rearlon from across
the hall that he had never mentioned
Reardon's name in public and that he
wanted 1t understood that he did not
intend to have that gentleman question
bis motive in public. Mr.. ReardOn
smiled, a broad, even malignant, smile
and said nothing.
Assemblyman Kirke moved a recon-
sideratiOn of the resolution after its
failure to pass, but it was again lost
by the same vote, and the assembly
then adjourned.
Some speculation was INDUCED in
after the adjournment regarding the
future of the garbage matter and the
general opinion was to the effect that
it had been practically killed, though
one other course is said to be still
open. Should the board of aldermen
choose to reconsider the assembly reso-
luton, it is claimed, the question can
again be brought before both bodies Of
the council on the bids opened yes
terday.
A resolution introduced by Aid Shep-
ard at the request of Health Commits
siOner Stone, providing for the extern
sion of time to April Is Of the salaries
of two extra inspectors and a copying
clerk. was lost in the assembly by not
obtaining a two-thirds vote, Assembly
men Thompson and Reardon voting
against the measure. After April Is
the health commissioner is entitled to
the extra assistance by the charter
and he desired the resolution passed
to compensate the additional help
which will be needed up to that time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

street presents a most creditable an
Iedrahce, with streets at right angles
closely lined on both sides with pood
structures. There are a number Of
LARRY good hotels. which will no doubt
ldpIuly improve with time. The chief
shortage likely to be experienced nv
che traveller IS in the matter of rooms
LOT the influx to the place keeps ahead
Oh the most determined efforts of the
AoteIkeeperS. The stage of sOliditv and
permanency has already been reached
Tor the clapbOarded structure which
mas SO lar been regarded as one of the
pest hotels in Rossland, the chief citv
is giving place to a handsome hrict5
and stone structure that is arising newt
door. Already an opera house has beer,
pullt an electric light plant put in
ana WaterWOrks system established
The first thought of the least i'm
aglnatlve man who adventures into the
labyrinth of hills that compose the
British Columbia mining fields is the
uncounted years that their secrets
have been locked from the knoWlede,.
OF man, and though not at all a prac-
tlcal or profitable subject of specula-
tlon the era and manner in which the
deposits were made will engage the re-
hectlons of the curious. The form in
winch the deposits are found suggests a
pc rlod when these apparently immova-
some of natures vast disintegrating
forces.
One mans guess is as good as an
others, and 1t is not straining proha
blllty to suppose that into these cos
mic clefts in the earth's crust the mol
ten matter at its heart gushed tumuI-
tuously to the surface. The result was
strange ola podrida of the minerals
that we may we'll suppose are at this
burning tides under our feet. causing
here volcanic vOmitings of lava and
there such undulations of the sure
and firm set earth as shake cities into
ruins, sink islands beneath the ocean
and change the courses of mighty
rivers. This Kootenai country must
have experienced in the hidden ages
or creation some such mighty disrup-
tive force, rending and tearing 1t open
in hundred thousand chasms to the
very heart of the molten abyss Into
the marvellous hodge-podge of metals
and minerals and chemicals that then
gushed up into the void the miners of
the kootenai country are today driv-
ing their drills, pushing their tunnels
and sinking their shafts, and as a. con-
sequence little towns are springing up
IKE mushrooms under the shadow Of
the pregnant hills.
'A14AS OAA IAAC main St1OSI Oh ROSS-
land, one is surrounded by these ever
lasting hills, and it would be a bold
man who would assert which of them
Is the richer in the precious metals.
The fabulous value Of Red Mountain
mas, OF course, been demonstrated by
development. and at present it enjoys
the chlet fame. 1t is in what is local
ly known as the North Belt. but IN +ha
South Belt properties which give every
indication Of being equally remarkable
are being developed.
The ores at Rogsland, with the ex-
ceptional free-milling gold quartz of
the o. K. mine, may be divided into
three classes:
(a) Those large deposits Of coarse
grained massive pyrrhotite, locally
known as the iron ore" in which very
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

ed into the United States through this
port of entry for consumption for ifs
cal year ending June 80, 1896, was as
fellows: Total value, 100000. Ounces
of silver, 140 900; pounds Of lead, 1885,
600. Statement of silver-lead ores i'm
ported under warehouse and immedi-
ate transportation entering through
this port of entry for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1896, was as follows:
Total value, $47S,0 900. Ounces of silver,
$4,000; pounds of lead, 4,313,00 For
the months of August, September and
October, 1895, there were no importa-
lions. For the months following they
ran from February. Pounds of lead
were in proportion, showing the in
crease above alluded to.
Value Of lead bullion imported enter
ing for warehouse and immediate
transportation through this port Of en-
try for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1896, was as follows: Total value
1927, 1886. Total ounces Of silver 100000;
total pounds of lead, ALSO 900. For the
months of July and August in 1895,
there were no importations. For Sep
TENDER it was about one-fourth of
what it has been for each additional
month, barring three, showing an in
crease Of over so per cent in the last
few months Of the fiscal year ending
June 80 1895. The grand total of ore
and bullion from British Columbia to
the States, passing through the one
port of entry reached the sum Of ST.,
651 1898 for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1896 The figures for the last five
months would undoubtedly be still
more astounding.
Every person employed in a mine
or taking up claim in mining prop
erty is under the laws of British Col
unlbia, bound to take up miners Ii
cense. Under this law there were is
sued from the Rossland recorders Of
fee from March 1 to Dec. 81, 1,728 IL
censes, and from Jan. l to Oct. 81, 1896,
1854 licenses
During the past year, fifty mines in
ROssland have been furnished with
steam plants which shows the wonder
full growth Of the industry in that one
camp alone.
The Spokesman-Review of Spokane
published recently the following items
OF news:
The sale is reported of LIE Roi stock
at $3.50 per share. Frank Graves was
ers name is withheld. Within the past
few days Col w. NJ Ridpath, one OF
the largest stockholders Of the LIE Roi
company, refused $4,000 cash for 1000
shares. 1t was wanted for London.
Mr.. Ridpath has every share Of his
original holdings. A year ago last
spring a block of a few thousand
shares of LIE Roi stock was offered on
the streets for forty-six cents per share.
1t has been picked up at Danville, Him
OILS, at forty cents, the owners there
having bought at twenty-five cents,
and thinking fifteen cents a fair and
sufficient profit. A number Of citizens
now recall with many regrets that they
were offered an opportunity to come in
on this forty-six cents pool, and de-
clined the offer.
I was urged to take 1900 shares at
that price, said one man yesterday. I
had the money in the bank to do II,
too. I count that one Of the lost OPP
portunities of my life. If ] had taken
the stock and held it 1 would easily
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
WAS ANNOYING PETER.
Complaint Made to Police About
John Lewis

Peter Poppler, who lives with his
rather, Frank j. Poppler, at 275 Cliff
street. near the Smith avenue bridge.
appealed to the police yesterday after
noon for protection against another
youth named John Lewis whose resi-
dence Is said to be at 430 Goodhue
street. Young Poppler declares that
While he was going from his home to
the upper flats yesterday morning on
business for his father he was followed
by Lewis, who threw stones and other
missiles at him, and at noon when he
had occasion to go out again, Lewis
shot at him four times with a revolver.
None of the bullets reached Poppler,
but he was struck on the hand with one
OF the stones and slightly cut He SAYS
ne has never had any quarrel with
Lewis, and has only a slight acquain-
lance with him. The police have not
teen able to find Lewis, and he is said
to be in hiding. He is nineteen years
or age, of small stature and has red
hair. Poppler is about eighteen years Of
age and is employed in his fathers
cooper shop adjoining their home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
LASGTON CHANGES GROUND.
The Popular Hotel Man Goes With
the Imperial.

the Imperial.
John Langton. Of the Northwest and
New York, largely Of New York of
late, has a host of friends in the Twin
Cities and in Duluth who have been
interested in his welfare since he left
Minnesota and who will be pleased to
hear that he has just received a we'll
merited advance. Tomorrow he Will
enter upon new duties as clerk at the
Imperial hotel, one of the finest and
most complete in Gotham.
Langton is one of the best known
hotel men who ever worked in the
Northwest. For a number of years he
was in st. Paul, but went to Duluth
in 1885, when the new Spaulding hotel
was opened, and was the chief clerk
there until the property passed out
of the hands of Mr.. Emerson, the orig
inal proprietor. At that time he was
offered position with the Hotel Metro
pole and for the last three years has
been with that hotel in New York
city, where his personal popularity has
made the hotel with which he was con-
nected, to large extent, a headquar-
tiers for people from the Northwest
who happened to be in the city He
goes now to the Imperial and the same
thing will probably be the case in his
new location.