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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
THE OPPORTINJTY OF THE PEG.
PLIES PARTY.

Condensed by DR.. II. Ii. Fay From
wharton Barker's Editorial in
''The American" for Dec. 4, 1897.
The plan outlined in the above call
will lead to success in 1900. It is an
unusual action, but the occasion is I'm
usual. At such a critical period of our
history, our enemies see, If we do not.
that the Peoples party is dead unless
TINS radical measure Is taken. This
call to action is the entering wedge
for the overthrow of the money power
whose continued growth saps the vital
ity of our industrial classes and so the
prosperity, contentment and happiness
of our people.
How the Peoples party has been
broken and reduced from two millions
OF voters to scarcely as many hundreds
OF thousands, is too well known. And
yet there has been no loss of faith il
Its principles, no rectifcation Of the
inequalities, the obstacles to prosper
ity, for the removal of which the Peo-
pies party alone stood pledged On the
contrary those evils are more pro-
nounoed than ever and consequently
the need Of the Peoples party is great
err than ever before. The evils against
which the Peoples party is the only
living protest, are those growing out Of
an approaching measure of value and
also the inequalities in transportation
rates. So. as the people see that with
such evils, equality Of opportunity is
impossible. it follows that the Peoples
party has a fruitful field, needing but
to be encouraged, in which to grow and
prosper.
The members Of the Peoples party
are now distrustful of one another.
working at cross purposes, loosing an
opportunity, by waiting. which if
seized at once, would be victory
gained. So in order to overcome these
disadvantages, 1t Is necessary at once
to organize, and with worthy
leaders, necessary to give direction and
lend enthusiasm, begin a two years
campaign for 1900. 1t is easy to see
that if the Peoples party is thus early
In the field, takes a firm leadership,
holds on high beacon light, while tho
two old parties are continually showing
that they are wandering aimlesly, in
despair Of uniting their different Sec
tions on any settled policy; it is easy,
1 say, to see that under such circum-
stances the great mass of our people,
revolving against the aggressions of the
moneyed oligarchy, will gradually flock
to the Peoples party But in order
file of the two old parties the truth
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29

Recognizing the importance Of I'M
mediate, united and aggressive work t.
secure the lining up Of all reform forces
for the approaching campaign, we, the
National Organization Committee of
the Peoples party, hereby call meet
ing Of said committee at the Lac!ede
hotel, st. Louis. Mo-, for January u,
1898. and respectfully invite the Nation
al Committee Of the Peoples party to
meet with us in conference On the
above date, appealing to their patriot
ism and sense Of duty to aid us in re-
storing our party organization to its
once splendid estate.
Feeling it due to the members of the
Peoples party to outline the objects of
this call, we submit the following rec
concentrations:
First.-The holding Of National
Nominating Convention on the first
Wednesday in April, 1898.
Second.-The holding Of state con-
ventions during the third week il
March, 1898, for the purpose Of select
ing delegates to the National conven-
ton.
Third.-That the nomination of con-
gressmen be delayed until after the
holding Of the National convention.
Fourth-That the platform on which
the contest for 1898 and 1900 be waged
should embody the following PROPOSE
lions:
l. Absolute paper money based upon
every commodity and resource of the
nation, full legal tender and receiv-
able for all dues public and private in
the United States
z. Free coinage Of gold and silver at
the present legal ratio, the coin debts
OF the United States payable in either
at the option OF the government.
), All money to be issued by the
national government only and paid out
direct to the people for services rem
dered, or to be loaned to them at a low
rate Of interest on safe security, and
without the intervention Of national or
private banks, provided that the vol
ume of the currency shall not exceed
$50 per capita.
4. Government ownership and opera
ton of railroads. telegraph and teIe-
phone lines
3. Opposition to alien ownership.
and the holding of land for specula-
tive purposes.
6. Opposition to court made law.
Z. Opposition to trusts
8. We especially recommend the In
itiative and Referendum and the I'M
perative Mandate
MILTON PARK,
Chairman
w. s. MORGAN,
Secretary.
Peoples Party National Organization
Committee
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
POPULIST CONFERENCE,
A Large Attendance Expected at the
Mass Meeting.

Mass Meeting.
The committee which has charge CT
the state Populist conference, which
takes place Jan. and 5, at Market
hall, expects that the gathering will be
very large and the meeting successful.
Already responses are pouring in from
those who express their determination
to attend. All letters, with few excep-
tiOns, are In favor Of an anti-fusion
state organization being effected Ar
engagements have been made to provide
the seating Of the country delegates
first, and after that the delegates from
the Twin Cities will be admitted
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF
the Populists Of the Twin Cities met
in Minneapolis last week and organ
lied temporary organization, which
will take charge Of the details Of the
Populist mass meeting or conference at
st. Paul JAM and S.
Mr.. H. A. Swain, of Mortified, in
communication last week under the
head Of mot Authorized" assaulted me
in a very vigorous article and left the
impression with Populists that 1 will
name to the Call"
1 think Mr.. Swain must be laboring
under misrepresentation of what he
said in his letter to me. l am very
sorry that any misunderstanding or
misconception Of what Mr.. Swain
meant has been the cause of any feel
ing on his part. l have too good an
opinion Of Mr.. Swain to try to mis-
represent him.
1t is not, therefore, my purpose to en-
ter into any controversy with Mr..
Swain, whom l regard as an earnest
and conscientious reformer, but in or
der to place myself in a proper light
before our readers / will here quote
Mr.. SWANS letter as received by me.
Among other questions 1 asked the
following:
Do you favor a Populist conven-
CAOA Va AACoo AIOCIAA6 Ou JUL anu y,
at st. Paul, Mimi, to place such organi-
zation in operation in this state?
VIII you lend your name for a call
for such mass meeting or convention?
Will you attend such meeting?
His answer to the above 4th, 5th
and 9th questions was, verbatim, as
follows:
''4th. l received a visit from Chair
man Gibbs some two weeks ago; AT
THAT TIME l URGED HIM TO CALL
A MEETING OF ALL COMMITTEE
MEN, STATE, CONGRESSIONAL AND
COUNTY; also inviting our editors and
other known Populists to meet at the
same time that the F. A. and l. U. held
their annual meeting. MR. GIBBS
SAID HE WOULD DO so, said he
would at once ascertain from President
Long the date upon which he proposed
to call the 1. U. meeting, and then is
sue call for a conference at once, 50
our people would have time to prepare
for attendance. I expected to see the
calf in last weeks papers. have
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
POSTAL BANKS IN NEW ZEALAND.
A WOrkingman Tells of the Advan.
tages Which He ENJOYS.

"A " OFAAH& "un IeBlS OF the A0vanS
tages Which He Enjoys.
Chicago Record:-Ton L. Mills, of
Wellington, New Zealand writes as
follows concerning the postal savings
banks In that country:
New Zealand has a population of
about 100000 The nunber of post
offices open for savings bank business
In 1895 was 357; It must he 400 today.
In 1895 the number Of open accounts in
the postoffice savings bank was 137, 6s3,
OF which 1O1 1897 were for amounts not
exceeding $40 (s10O), which shows it
to be essentially workers bank; co.
261 new accounts were opened last
year, and 22,001 accounts were closed.
Deposits received in 1895, s2,794.506:
withdrawn, e425.173: at the credit of
all accounts, e3,S95.543, giving an av-
erage OF about G2S to the credit OF
each account
Amounts standing to the credit of
open accounts in postal savings banks
at end of the years named.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-12-29
A CALL TO ACTION.

The National Organization Commit
tee of the Peoples Party, ASSEM-
bled in Session in the Laclede HO-
tel, st. Louis, ON the 23rd and oath
Days Of November. Issued the Fol-
lowing Alllresss
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
BANKS ALL RIGHT.

Comptroller Of tho Currency EcksIs A.
taches Little Significance to tho Recent
Failures.
WASHINGTON, Dec. so-Comptroller
of the Currency Eckels said yesterday
afternoon that he feels no apprehension
over the bank failures which have oc-
Cured Of late. When asked by rep.
resentativc OF the Associated press as
to the general banking situation, he
said: "Of course bank failures are
more or less disgusting, but those
which have occurred recently have
little or no general Significance at
tached to them. They were due largely
to local causes wholly unconnectcd
with the general condition Of the banks
through the country ut large. The
general condition Of the banks Is ex-
cellent The reports received under
the last call, that Of December II, are
uniformly favorable, and show m
average reserve held Of considerably
above the 95 per cent required by the
law. On the whole, 1T Is evident that
the national banks to-day are as stable
as they ever were, and the sporadic
failure OF a bank here and there,
through defects peculiar to the falling
bank, is of small Importance, wholly
without general Significance.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02

They were old friends and had been
sweethenr,s in their younger days.
There was silver in her hair and snow
in his and they sat and talked Of old
times when they were young. They
did not speak of dates. 1t was simply
when we were young" Their first
meeting, their first quarrel, their last
kiss, their last quarrel, were all gone
over. Perhaps they both warmed q
little over the recollections. At last
he said:
SAY, Jennie, an / haena loved ony-
body since you! ! hae never forgotten
your $500
"John," she said, with little mois-
tening OF the eye, you're jist rs big q
storyteller Us ever, an believe 20 jist
the samer'-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

FIRE swept through the dynamo
building of the Newark, N j.. Electric
Light, Heat and Power Co., on the Pas
sale river, and the city was plunged in
total darkness. The power house was
totally de stroyed, and II, as was feared,
none of the machinery can be repaired,
the loss will reach SIS, 900.
Four men tried to cross the river In
n boat ut Petersburg, Va, on their
way to n wedding and they were
drowned. The craft either filed with
water or was overturned by the waves
from a steamer.
Two hundred democrats, populists
and silver republicans met In confer
ence at Des Moines, H., recently and
issued IN address to the people OF
Iowa announcing that the union OF
all silver forces OF the state was
permanent and that they will hcreaft-
er nominate the same candidates for
all Offices The resolutions adopted
explain that the three factions will
retain their separate state organiza-
ton, but net together.
WHEN called upon to surrender the
books and funds in his possession
Henry +. Strauss, county clerk Of Lang
lade county, Wis, committed suicide
by taking poison. lie left letter ad.
hitting he was o defaulter to the
amount of s3,771 He was y years old.
SECRETARY 0LSEY Is engaged on the
perplexing problem about foreigners
who come to the United States and get
naturalized on purpose to have q shield
when they go back to their own coun'
try and get into trouble.
SECRETARY oLNEY, Secretary Carlisle,
and Attorney. General Harmon held a
conference to decide upon q plan to
prevent the departure OF filibustering
expeditions TO Cuba So vigorous have
been the protests of Spain concerning
the filibustering expeditions that the
United States will take heroic meas
ures to prevent the departure Of any
more.
THE inmates OF the state insane asy-
lum at Medical Lake, WASH, were ter
rorized by the explosion OF two boilers
In the basement, which wrecked the
boiler house and partially destroyed q
wing of the main building. Many oi
the patients were injured In trying
10 escape. A fireman was found
unconscious In the ruins and VIII
die.
An explosion OF dynamite took place
on board the British ship Delta In the
harbor at Plymouth, Mass, on the
10th. The vessel sank and two men on
board OF her were MD % have per
lehed
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
THE STRICKEN ORIENT.
Many Deaths In China and Japan from
smali-Pox, Cholera, Starvation and
Floods.

Many Deaths In China and Japan from
small-Pox, Cholera, Starvation and
Floods.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 30.-The steam
err Peru brings news that in addition to
the smallpox epidemic ut Japanese
ports cholera has revived and, although
there are not many deaths, the plague
Is increasing and serious results IRE
expected The disease had made much
Roadway in many Chinese cities and in
Formosa. The Japanese courts have
declared a quarantine against cholera
infected districts.
A severe famine Is reported from
western China, it is particularly severe
in the city of Chuan Tung, in Szechuen
province, where there has been a pro-
longed rain, causing floods which have
spread over vast areas OF country, de-
stroying almost tho entire rice and
vegetable crops The inhabitants are
dying by scores from starvation
and, to add to the horror Of
It. q large portion Of the city, situated
on bluff ut bend OF the Kinsha
river, was carried under the food and
about 1900 Of the starving Chinese
were drowned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
BiDlNG HIS TIME.
he Could Walt Until the Tracks Of the De-
ceased Had Blown Out.

He Could Walt Until the Tracks OF tno Do'
ceased Had Blown Out.
While travelling through the crack
err" district of Georgia northern man
happened to be detained for some
hours at an out-of.the-way junction.
Finding time passing heavily while
waiting for his train, he strolled along
q winding lane which led from the sta
ton. In front of log cabin he found
q tousle-headed youth seated upon
snake fence.
Desiring to test the originality OF
the young Georgian, he remarked:
"This field Of yours produces rather
small corn, does 1t not?"
"Waal," answered the boy, paw he
planted the small kind this year."
you'll only have about half crop,
won't you?" asked the man from the
north, wondering il paw" had only
planted portion OF the usual amount
A CLEAN OF intelligence shone In the
dull eyes OF the clay eatcras he drawled;
"Yaas, that's SO; but paws working
the place ON shares"
Noticing that the soft, yielding sand
which composed the soil was marked
by Q path of almost shapeless foot
prints, the traveller inquired II NAV"
was around the cabin.
The boy shifted his position on the
fence and uneasily said: "Maw's dead;
them air her feet marks there in the
sand; paw SEE he KANT think of gittin'
married acin til them air blowed outg'
lin To Date.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
GRAIN GOING SOUTH.
Gulf Ports Are Rapidly Becoming the Gre,
Exporting Points for Cereals.

Gulf Ports Are Rapidly Becoming the Great
Exporting Points for Cereals.
KANSAS CITY, No., Dec. 3o.-Rail-
roads are having more than the usual
difficulty in furnishing enough cars
for the grain that is going south at
present. There is large shortage in
the grain crops of Texas this year. and
this is one OF the causes for the In.
creased southern business in grain.
The greatest reason for the increase,
however. Is the fact that the gulf ports
are rapidly becoming the great export
ing points for grain. In the month OF
November there was more grain ex-
ported from New Orleans than from
any city In the country by 400, 900 bush.
els. Over 5000, 900 bushels of it left
the port OF New Orleans for foreign
countries. The roads running out OF
Kansas CITY to the south are taking
out about 100 cars of grain every day,
and the present indications are that
the movement will keep up for some
tima
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
Currency Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Representa'
tive Walker, of Massachusetts,, chair
man of the house committee on bank
ing and currency, will make deter
mined effort to perfect some legisla-
ton on the currency during the pres
emit session, not so much with q hope
that Il will become q law rs with the
intent OF having 1t ready for action by
the house during the extra session,
while the tariff bill Is In the senate.
January 0 Mr.. Walkers committee
will commence n series Of meetings
and begin the preparation OF bill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02

Smoke contains many valuable gases
which only pass off to poison the air
and the SCOT fakes that escape In 1t
are n source OF much discomfort IL not
Of some actual disease; but experiments
are now being made in England and
Germany that look to the utilization
of these products OF combustion and
the doing away with the high chin
neys entirely. Tho fires are made
TO burn properly by means of forced
draft. The gases and products OF COM
bustion are sucked into tight reser.
voir, where they are converted into
substances that have commercial
;alue.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
FARM FIGURES.

Tho present seasons crop Of cotton
in Egypt promises to surpass all PFC
vious years In quality.
The government statist of Victorir
estimates the wheat yield Of the colony
at 100000 bushels, q quantity which
be considers sufficient for local wants.
The nnnuai seattle crop" Of New
South Wales 4 about zoe. oon, with an
annual consumption In Sydney Of no.
600 head. The Queensland seattle
crop" Il about 1000. 900 had, with m
annual cpngpuptloa q ebcut 5000
bod,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02

The internal revenue receipts Of the
United States government for the last
fiscal year showed IN increase Of about
one per cent. in the income from the
tax on spirits, whereas the revenue
raised by the tax on malt and other
fermentcd liquors increased no less
than six per cent. These figures seem
10 prove that the consumption of spirits
Is not increasing in the United States
as fast as the population. On the other
hand, the revenue from the tax on beer
and similar liquors indicates that the
use OF such alcoholic beverages Is fast
outrunning the increase OF the popuia-
ton.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
ZIG FIGURES.

The population of the earth at the
time of Emperor Augustus Is estimated
at 54,DOo,ooo. It II estimated now TO
be 1.4Oo. 100000.
Mulhnll estimates the number Of indl-
v.duals who cmigrated from Europe IN
Is years, 1915 70 1855. at q. 200 600. OF
these is,oOo.oo0 came 10 the United
States.
II q calculated from Revelations.
ai.1a that there Il ample room IN
Heaven for sD7. Ooo. ooo. ooo. 900 people, or
e many as the world would produoe In
800. go csnturisa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
THINK FOOTBALL is BRUTAL.
Mexican Papers DO Not Take Kindly to the
American College Sport.


American College Sport.
MEXICO CRY. Mex, Dec. 3i.-The
Missouri state university tea m played
a game of football Tuesday at the In
dianilla grounds, their contestants be-
ing the Texas state university team.
Neither side scored In either the first
or second half. Tucker, of Missouri,
was seriously injured in the back OF
the neck by kick. 1t is not known
how badly he is hurt. The great ele-
walton was seriously felt by the play
ers, who early lost their wind. There
is still talk Of getting up local
team 10 contest with the Missouri team
on New Years day. The Mexican
dailies generally condemn the game us
brutal aad express their opinion that
the Latin race Is too hot-blooded tc
play the game without losing temper.
Football Is a great novelty here and
aroused public interest, but 1t Is not
likely that it can be ncclimated in
Mavioo
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
nIIsCELLANEoUs.

The Commercial national bank OF
Roanoke, Va, has suspended.
The Spanish steamer Carranza foun-
iered in the Bay Of Biscay. she
carried crew Of 90 men and 90 were
drowned.
THE steamer Peru brought the news
to San Francisco that, in addition TO
the smallpox epidemic ut japanese
ports, cholera had broken out and the
plague had made much Roadway in
Chinese cities and In Formosa.
Two radical changes in the procedure
Of the pension office have been made.
All claims for increase will be sent di-
rect to the medical division without
being passed on by the board of review
and cases before the board Of review
will not be passed on by examiners.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
EcKELs said that he felt no apprehen-
sion over the recent bank failures, as
they were due largely to local causes,
the condition OF the national banks
throughout the country being gem
orally excellent
A SEVERE famine was reported in
Szechuen province, China, owing to
prolonged rains and foods destroying
almost the entire rice and vegeta BILE
crops, and the Inhabitants were dying
by scores from starvation. In the city
Of chuau Tung, In the same province,
q food carried away portion Of q hill
and about 5000 starving Chinese were
drowned.
The big Mckinley horn, which was
being carried from Tuscola, Ill, to
Washington by four republicans for
appearance ut the inauguration, was
left on the street mt Trafalgar. Ind,
surrounded by crowd Of curious peo-
pie. aud they broke 1t to pieces while
the horn bearers were at dinner.
THE decomposed bodies Of Charles
Dectler, his wife and three children,
were found by hunters in their house
near Hewitt, MINI. Murder was sus-
pected.
THE New York World said on the
9Th that q number Of rich men, who
had been Influenced by the recent
Moody meetings, had provided funds
for great series Of revival meetings
In New York.
FIKE in San Francisco on Christmas
day destroyed the plant Of Francis
Valentine q Co., one of the largest
printing firms in that city. Loss, $50.
900; partly insured.
II is proposed that, as the central at
traction Of the seml-centsnniAl EXPOSE
ton to be held In Milwaukse. colos-
cal beer palace shall 10 constructed
entirely Of beer casks. barrels aud
ksgs, end towering sos feet IN che siE'
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
Changes In the Pension Law.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30-Two radical
changes in the procedure Of the PEN
sion Office have been made. All claims
for increase, save in extraordinary
cases, hereafter will be sent direct TO
the medical division OF the bureau
without having to be passed upon by
the board OF review, Us has been GUS
tomary for years. Another step In
the simplifcation and quicker adjudi-
cation Of claims is that hereafter there
will be no necessity for cases before
the board OF review being passed upon
by three or four examiners
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
PoaItIye Denial Made.

WASHINGTON, Dec. So.-From official
sources denial is made that Spanish
Premier Canovas sent Secretary Olney
4 communication accepting the media
ton Of the United States In the carry
ing out OF autonomy for Cuba. It Is
said no such letter has been sent, nor
has anything of such nature passed
through the Spanish officials here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
More Civil Service Extension.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The president
has extended the civil service rules SO
as to include all officers and employees
in the federal penitentiary service who
are by law subject to classification.
This principally affects the federal
penitentiary ut Fort Leavenworth,
Kan. though 1t is to apply to all such
government institutions and to all pen.
itentiaries hereafter created immedi-
ately upon their establishment.