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The herald., 1897-12-23
CHICAGO MARKETS
Yesterdays Transactions on the Board
of Trade

wheat was exceptionally slow. Liverpool
opened about sd. lower, but had recovered
I'd. of that before the start here which
was rather an encouragement to buying
and was apparently the only reason for
the slight opening advance. There was
some realizing right after the opening,
which resulted in the first decline, but
after that the market seemed to be left to
drift. Bradstreet3 reported an increase of
l,053,0o bushels in the worlds visible sup
ply of wheat and flour, all of 1t east of the
Rockies, in this country, the stocks in and
afloat for Europe being unchanged. The
heavy export clearances for Atlantic ports
amounted to 6S5, ,000 bushels in wheat and
flour, and caused a diversion in favor of
the bulls, but the Paris and Antwerp mar
kets sending lower quotations at the close
turned the sentiment here to the bear
side again, causing May to drop to 92s4,
and at the close it was bringing 927sa93c,
or Ac of a decline for the day. 1t was a
holiday market and May kept within less
than a cent range. December was not
traded in to any extent, but closed at a
decline of 15sc on the selling of about
100000 bushels.
Corn was very inactive. May closed un-
changed at 293sGp291a.
Oats were steady The close was shade
higher at 225sM22&.
Provisions suffered little early in the
day from the big run of hogs. Offerings
were principally from the packers Trade
May pork was cents higher, May lard un-
changed, and May ribs 21s cents higher
The leading futures closed as follows:
The herald., 1897-12-23

Cured OF Stomach and Liver Troubles by Dr.
Wong Him. Of ss $. Hope St. Los Angeles. Cal.
10 the public.it gives Inc great pleasure to say
been most successful For years have been
troubled with the kidney and stomach troublea I
received no permanent help Dr. Wong Him's
treatment has removed all tendency of these trou-
bles and seems to be permanent In Its results
like DR.. Wong Him's Ideas Of Herb Treatment.
cleaning and renovating the system before building
it up again. am certainly pleased to say that he
has done great deal OF good to me- and that
have found him to be we'll educated man, upas.
suming and kind. commanding the respect Of all
good people. Very respectfully,
Miss STELLA HUNTER,
Los Angeles, Cal. April go 1897. $40 Bellevue Ave
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
GARNETT, KANSAS, MAY I, 1897.

,nent. Then he said 81 appointed the man
for chief of police that DR.. McAfee and other
good temperance people of Topeka wanted. l
also made Mr. Henderson, their choice, secre-
tary of the board feel that have done my
duty in the matter. The law does not contem-
plate that shall appoint men on the boards of
police commissioners and then follow them
around to see that they do their duty. | APP
pointed good men on the board in Topeka and
it is not just the thing that l should follow
them around to see that they did the right
thing"
"But they are answerable to you for their
acts %
eyes, that is true. But no complaint has
been filed with me, and until that is done,
can do nothing. 1t is not my business to in
qure around to find out whether the commits
sioners are doing their duty"
"Did you expect the board to enforce the
law when you made the appointments ?"
eyes, did"
"Would you remove the members of the
board if you are convinced that they are not
doing so?'
81 decline to say what would do. | never
make an announcement of what intend to
do"
'Have you given the police commissioners of
Topeka any instructions concerning the en-
forcement of the prohihitory lava"
"No, | have not. have not dictated the
policy of the police commissioners in any of the
cities. tried to get the best men could find,
and appointed them have said nothing to
the police boards concerning their duty; the law
prescribes that, and it is not in my province to
interfere"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
LATER.

Since the above was in type we have recelv-
ed the Topeka State Journal containing the fol:
lowing. We have not lost faith in Governor
Leedy's desire and intention TO enforce Ak
laws on the statute-hooks, and shall stand by
him, faithfully, unless we have reason to dooth-"
erwise, We have said nothing in the above,
however, which we wish to "take back"
Governor Leedy was seen at his room at the
National this afternoon where he is confined by
slight illness.
The reporter told Governor Leedy about the
opening of saloons in Topeka and he seemed
interested. His first question was, "Havee you
complained to the chief Of police2" ~
u am not complaining. am merely gath
eripg news" said the reporter. "rhe police
might go into the place themselves if they
cared to-"
elias the county attorney doue anything re-
Gently ?" was the next question. TIE gov
ernors point apparently being that Repub-
q licsn county attorney was refusing to enforce
the law.
After answering the question the reporter as
sumed the role of questioner, "What do you
propose to do p he asked.
Governor Leedy was thoughtful for mo-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
OPEN SALOONS in TOPEKA.

The partitions with peep holes 1or the IN
spection Of people desiring admission to the
Joints are being taken down, new bars are be-
ing put in, and Topeka now witnesses the spec
tacle Of open saloons.
The finest open saloon in the city unlocked
its doors to-dly. 1t is in the old Jockheck
building, at ga and SO Kansas avenue, up
stairs 1t is operated by man named Nc
Mahap, from Alma, and is run in a strictly up
to-date style, without any attempt at secrecy.
An elegant and substantial bar was put i'll the
place last Sunday, and the patrons are surprised
and startled at the array of splendor tits said
that the new fixtures cost over s. 900, which is
pretty big sum to risk.
A Journal reporter visited the saloon to-day
In ten minutes rs men entered or came out OF
the place. Nearly all were poorly dressed
Topeka State Journal.
We condemned the treason of Humphrey,
Lewelsng and Morrill, to the prohipitory law,
and we now desire to say, in language that we
hope will not be misunderstood, that if Gov
ernor Leedy intends to dig his political grave,
he can do it in no more effective way than to-
follow the policy of his three predecessors
touching the liquor traffic. We had faith in
Governor Leedy, and believed thatihe would be
not only lOyal 10 the COhStllulloH ain laws Va
Kansas, but that he was man OF courage, and
would dare to do his whole duty. But we must
admit that so far, in dealing with the liquor
question, he has not measured up to the standard
we had fixed for him. In other words, he, like
Humphrey, Lewellng and Morrill,, is dis
appointing the antl-saloon element of thu
state. We want to put ourselves OIL record
now by the declaration that, Notwithstanding
our admiration for Governor Leedy in other re-
spects, if he allows the constitution and laws,
which he has taken an oath to obey totabrs
trampled under foot, he cannot have the support
of the AGITAToR for denomination. Not only
that but we will add that we have quit publish
ing paper to help moral towards into office
We regret the necessity of saying this, but an
our judgment, the time has come for the reos
BILE to speak out, and let the world know that
Kansas is not yet ready to surrender to gang
of professional criminals, who are protected in
their infamous business by officials who are
traitors to the crystaized will of the people as
expressed in the constitution and laws Of the
state.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

even if we have to take riches along with it.
From this time on, for all we print about them,
unless we change our mind, the whole Ameri-
can people, not excepting our women's mayor,
Martin the Setter, may sink into deep, dark,
diabolica oblivion, unwept, unhonored and
unsung by the APOLoGIST
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
AN APOLOGY.

During the late illness of the senior AGI-
rAroR, the undersigned, with characteristic
generosity and amiability attempted little
editorial work. hoping thereby to help out the
boss, please all appreciative public and show
the old-fopy editors of the city how to run a
paper.
The next morning after the AG1TAToRs were
distributed, we strolled cheerfully down to the
bank corner, expecting the citizens to throng
around, with smiles and hand-sakes tor the
good words we had spoken of them, and with
congratulations on the great moral work we
were doing among the dear people Judge CT
our surprise when the editor Of the Eagle
rushed across the street and confronted us,
shouting vociferously that he was as hot as
he'll ever be- We meekly inquired what we
had done. "Done?" he howled, hourishing a
Barlow knife with broken blade. "Done
nothing! That's what's the matter You SUI
perannuated idiot, you never mentioned us Ill
your list of applicants for the postotfice''
lust as the Eagle was about to rend MS with
his talons, John HERMAN, whose countenance
is symbolical of perpetual sunshine, and who
no one supposed could get mad. eyeH,if he
wanted to-, jumped in to say that hes.too, was
mad as the very devil, but because, werdld put
him in the list. 1T
While we were trying to pacate Herriman,
Jones, rising young attorney lat least pc
arose aud ran upstairs during the confab), heo
precipitately, and, it was supposed, locked
himself in his room with suicidal intent be-
cause, in his anxiety to become city attorney,
he had forgotten to try for P. M. Others'said
he retired to his office POSSIBLY hefaost pri-
vate place in the city, to engage IN secret
praver for the AGITAToR; but we know this Is
not true, or John HERMAN would have been Gin
the meetin'," for if there's anything on earth
Tohn likes to pray for, it is tile AGITATION.
We are of the opinion that jones Went..Hf II
ask forgiveness for what he said about STEIN.
Be that as it may, at this junctufs,. Tom
Hiphley, the postmaster, came rllnlMrg. over
with blood in his eye, because we had: referred
TO him as ssthe SON in-law of Hiatt" whle
Hiatt, we understand, is OH or trail, i'll feath-
ers and war paint, because we gave away to
the public his relationship to Tom.
lust then we saw Douthett, who holds three
city offices, and expects disappointment
coming over, so we excused oursef and retreat
ed precipitately, but in good order
Now, from the gruff words and looks thai
greet lis in our wanderings about the city, we
are certa in that part of the people IN II tins
VICINITY are mad as they can Re; because theA
we've na,iped, and all the rest are iastt as mas
because they were not. 1t seems that we over
did the thing bothways; and:now we're goin}
to quit We're done We're no edltor-neve
was, and won't be. We take back everything
we said and apologize for everything we didp'
say We Sqght t09 hays been born mute, an'
never learned TO write. Then we might hav
escaped this trouble. But, you just notice
we're going to keep still while, and work a
something that pays, for we must have peace
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

CONGRESSMAN BorKIN is quietly and earnest
" going about his work as congressman with
an energy which indicates that his constituents
will be more than pleased with the record he
will make. He has been invited by Rev. 7.
Dewitt Talmage to preach from his pulpit the
first evening in May, which means that his
abilities are appreciated by Washington people.
Topeka Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

GOVERNOR HoIeoMB, of Nebraska, stopped
at Kansas City the other day, on his way home
from the South To a newspaper reporter he
said that Bryan will be the reform candidate
for president in 1900, but his name will be on
the Populist ticket, and not on Populist pen
dant floating from Democratic flag,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
AS TO THE FUTURE.

From present indications, the gold-bug Dem
ocrats will control the party organization in
1909, and they will name the next Democratic
nominee for president.
The next president will not be Republican
he will be either Democrat or Populist.
~ The gold Republicans will join with the gold
Democrats in return for the help given the Re-
publicans by the gold Democrats in 1896.
. This will cause many thousands of Republicans
;, who ale silver men at heart, but who were I'M
, able to tear themselves away from the "dear
old party''-to leave theirold party and join the
reform forces.
~ 1t will cause Democrats who are silver men
; from principle to drop the gold-bug crowd and
Join the true reform forces,
=. The failure of Mckinley to "restore conf
dence" and bring ON that "wave of prosperity"
sition to Repubicansm.
The next campaign will be another conflict
between the money power and the laboring
people of this country.
The issue will not be silver alone, but other
matters of equal Importance will be up for set
Element 1t will be the capitalist against the
laborer,
GOVERNOR LEEDY, unless the Advocate is far
at sea, will prove to be among the most success
full and popular chief magistrates in the history
of onr state. He has, thus far, in the main,
managed the affairs of his high Office with ex-
celent Judgment. In the exercise of discre-
tionary powers he has been careful and prudent,
and in his personal conduct he has been clean,
courteous and respectful. And what is quite
as much to his credit, he is carefully studying
the needs of the state, its institutions aud its
people.-The Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

WHY don't you send the AGITAToR to some
of your weakened friends.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

A FIGHT is being made in the senate to have
tariff of one and one-halt per cent. per pound
placed on hides. eff this is done,'' says the
Shoe Recorder, cit will raise the price Of all
manufactured shoes about twenty cents"
Certainly! Then who pays the tariff? This
is question we repeatedly ask. Of course
this will benefit the cattle-raisers Of the West,
but the Republicans, in the interest of the
Eastern manufacturers, are kicking mighty
hard against it. But who pays the tariff tax?
The consumer, always.-Paola Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07

REV. DR.. TALMAGE, famous preacher, is
expected in Topeka soon in the interest Of
charity to the stricken people of India. If
some good people would exert themselves as
much 70 help the needy at their own doors as
they do in trying to relieve people in other
parts of the world, we would have less suffer
ing here where we live. 1t is only little a
over year ago That congress appropriated
$40 600 to relieve the starving poor in Wash
ington city, Mr.. Talmage's own home.-The
Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-05-07
Effects OF the Investigation.

EllSSIS VI wv AuVSSL&0lAVus
The fact that Populist newspapers Of the
state are reading the riot act to the members of
the last legislature who dabbled in the Doodle
business, are said to have done so, is stirring
up new field of discussion for Republican pa
pers, and they are wondering what the effect
will be on the new party. Seeing it through
their glasses, the question would be hard one
to answer but from Populist standpoint it is
very different. Men count for but little in
political party, if the purpose of said party is
other than the advancement of lot of Office
seekers. If any Populist member of the leg
islature is convicted of boodling, he will be
promptly turned down by the newspapers of
his party The newspapers of the new party
are wearing no brass collars, and when an of
fetal within the line betrays the trust repossd
in him by the people, he will be promptly set
aside. The people of Kansas know we'll thEt
there was no more boodling in the 1897 legis-
lature than when state affairs were being man.
aged by the Republicans the only difference
is, there are honest men in the Populist party
who will not stand by and allow it. No; the
investigation will do the Populist party much
good and as result, the true principles OF re-
form will be held more sacred than ever by the
voters of the country.-Smth Center Journal.
JUDGING from the reports in the Southernpa-
pers the Kansas legislative committee appoint
ed to investigate and report to the possibility
of securing lower rates to the Gulf is not junk
citing great deal. The Galveston Tribune has
the following to say of the members "The
committees representing the Kansas and Okla
homa legisla lures, which are here looking III
to the rate situation, are not losing any time IL
their search for information on the physical
conditions of this port. They are up early and
keep pretty busy all day travelling over the
docks, terminals and the points of commercial
interest of the town. They go about this
thing without any frills The hot weather
here is not exactly conducive to the comfort of
the committeeman, and they do not hesitate to
'shuck their coats and get such comfort as they
can. These men are not dudes. They care
little for appearances and nothing for dress, but
they seem to be very much in earnest and de-
clare they ha We purpose and are formulating
a plan which will result in great good to the
sections they represent. Topeka Advocate.
Cy LELAND and Senator Baker "came To-
gether' the other day, and harmony is new
out of the question. Leland wants to be pep
sion agent at Topeka, and he wants some Ct
his friends to receive appointments; so he took
his "slaten to Senator Baker and demanded his
endorsement of the ''slate." This the Senator
refused to do, whereupon, Cy gave him to TN
derstand that things would be mighty uncon-
Portable for him hereafter. There's blood on
the moon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
A UNION MAN ON GUAR D
Supervisors Uphold the San
Francisco Bricklayers' AS
soclation.
Will Name a Member Who Will Su.
psrvise Hall of Justice
Foundations.

The San Francisco Brcklayers' Associ-
alton has carried its point regarding the
brick work of the Hall OF Justice and a
union man to be recommended by the as
sociation and appointed by the Board of
Supervisors will oversee this important
branch of the building.
Representatives of the association ap-
peared before the Public Building Com
mittee of the board to see what could be
done In the matter and stated that three
men employed on the foundations were
union men and that the others were not.
They stated that the men outside OF the
union could not be. vouched for, and said
that to insure good job q union man
should be appointed to oversee the work.
They also stated that Bateman Bros con-
tractors for the building. had promised to
use their influence with Stiles, the sub
contractor for the brickwork, TO employ
only union men.
Supervisor Britt moved that the asso-
ciation be autbo oriZed to name com Pc
tent man to supervise the work and that
the committee recommend that the board
appoint him to the position. The motion
was carried.
Architect Shea reported that up to Mon
day the work on the foundations had been
progressing rapidly and satisfactorily,
good men being employed, but on that
day several men had been laid eff for
some unknown reason. He also stated
that the other sub-con tracts had not been
reported 10 him as they should have been.
Supervisor Britt made a motion that
was carried that Bateman Bros. be called
upon to give the names OF those TO whom
the sub-contracts had been let if they had
heeD LET
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
THE RIVERA RESOLUTION.

The Senate has acted somewhat slowly
in adopting resolutions of protest against
the possible execution of Rivera, but
nevertheless it has acted in time and the
protest will undoubtedly have some effect
in preventing the Spanish Government
from treating the captured patriot as
common criminal and sentencing him TO
death.
The form of the resolution is such that
il can give no just cause of often Sc to the
Spanish authorities. 1t recites that
whereas information has come to the
Senate that General Rivera is to be tried
by court NJ rtial aud shot, therefore in the
judgment OF the Senate 1t is the duty of
the President of the United States, if such
information is found TO be true, to protest
to the Spanish Government against such
violation of the rules of civilized warfare.
1t Is strange that such resolution
should have met with any opposition at
all. The objection urged against it by
Senator Hoar, that il is founded on rumor
and hearsay. is certainly not n valid one.
The Senate must necessarily act on news
which comes to it on hearsay, inasmuch
as it is not possible fol the Senators to be
present in Cuba and learn as actual wit
hCSseS W Aat Is SOlnI Oh Ilere. Inc TACT
that the renorts of the intention OF Gen.
eral Weyler TO have Rivera shot were sent
out by reliable correspondents of the
press, taken in connection with the we'll
known severity of Weyler's administra-
tion in Cuba, is sufficient to Justify the
Senate in adopting the resolution it did.
Had the Senate waited much longer it is
! possible that Rivera might have been
executed before our Government would
have entered protest or taken any steps
! to prevent it.
The adoption OF the resolution is signifi-
cant of the interest which the Ame rican
/ people take in the affairs of Cuba. The
capture of Rivera and his fate in the
hands of his Spanish captors are but Incl
dents in the great struggle. They are i'm
portant because they have afforded the
Senate an opportunity of giving a new ex-
preston of American sympathy with the
| cause Of the Cuban patriots. They NAV
therefore have an effect beyond that OF
saving Rivera from the cruel death to
which Weyler would have sentenced him
had he not been prevented.
The resolution will carry encourage
ment to the struggling people of Cuba
and will be a warning 10 the Spanish
authorities that they must not go too far.
The Government of the United State is
watching the progress OF events in Cuba
and the interference. which is now limited
| to a protest, may eventually become a
recognition of the independence of the
island and summary warning to Spain
that the Cubans must be treated as bel
/ ligerents and granted all tho rights of
civilized war.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07

as barrier and as effectualiy guard the
customs as if the new tariff wore already
in force.
The course taken by the House in vot.
ing TO put the bill into operation at n date
PRIOR 10 lis enactment into law is unpre-
cedented in our history, but the circum-
stances of the time justify it. The Gov
ernment Is without an adequate revenue
and American industry languishes by
reason of foreign competition. The
knowledge that higher tariff is to be
adopted would lead to large imports of
foreign goods under the low tariff il time
were allowed for il. Such importat;ons
mean loss of revenue 10 the Nation and
loss of work and wages to the people
These Losses must be guarded against,
and the action of the House in fixing the
time for the new duties to go into force
on April was, therefore. in the nature of
public necessity. The instructions is
sued by the Secretary of the Treasury
prevent harm resulting from a delay il.
the passage OF the bill by the Senate and
give effect 10 the bill as the House desired.