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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02
IMPORTANT

The corrected list of names of the
new committee Of q who met at st.
Paul, January 28th, stands as follows:
First District-W A. Hotchkiss. P.
H. Rahilly and J. l. Vermilyea.
Second District-L G. Long, Erick
Olson and F. M. Currier.
Third District-J r. Lowe. Peter
Shipman and c. H. Hopkins.
Fourth District-M. J. Costello, A. L.
Robinson and James Doran.
Fifth District-Dr. H. B. Fay, r. B.
Farmer and H. J. o. Reed
Sixth District-Kittel Halvorson, Pc
ter Seberger and J. J. Hubbard.
Seventh Decentralization E. Boen, A.
R. Holston and Christian Johnson.
This committee met at the Clarendon
Hotel, Jan. %, and adjourned to meet
on the 10th of February at the Bruins
wick Hotel in Minneapolis at l o'clock
p. m. All members are hereby notified
to be present as very important business
will come up.
DIR. CHRISTIAN JOHNSON,
S. Chairman
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02

Dear Sirs: Will you please tell your
readers that hides, furs and pelts con-
tinue to bring high prices and are likely
to stay so until spring at least Number
one green sailed hides eight and half
to nine cents per pound. green or frozen
seven and half to eight, according 10
quality, horses hides two to three dol
lars each: sheep pelts, full wool. fifty
to eighty cents, according to size. Furs,
mink. one dollar thirty-five, skunk, one
dollar; red fox, one dollar eighty; prai-
RE wolf. seventy-f1ve cents; timber wolf,
two dollars; raccoon, one dollar fifteen;
muskrats. thirteen to fifteen cents.
These prices are for the best grades,
others would be in proportion. Now,
these are good prices and should en-
courage your readers to save all they
can. If they want to know the values of
all grades, anG all kinds of furs, they
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02
A STRONG LETTER,
The Peoples Party Is Now Engaged
in Life and Death Struggle With
the Democratic Party, It's Rival,
for Its Existence.


in "A Life and Death Struggle With
the Democratic Party, It's Rival,
for Its Existence.
Editor Representative: The commit
tee meeting at the Clarendon Hotel la It
Friday has convinced me that the Peo-
pies party of Minnesota is neither dead
nor disrupted beyond the hope Of recon-
Citation and reconstruction.
Indeed the Crucial test Of fire to
which our party has been subjected dur
ing the last two years, and from which
it is soon to emerge brighter and strong
er than ever before, is proof conclusive
that Populism is here to stay, and our
party to live in spite of all the old party
devices to destroy it.
The disguised Democrats fusionists,
Republicans and free silver Democrats
just over did the thing when they got
TOwne, Lind, Bowler, Ringdahl & Co.
to start that new paper whose slogan is
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY is GOOD
ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY"
The POpullsts, as rule, are not up to
tricks, but neither are they hall so
green as this Demo-Pop-Rep "Good-Lord
Good WIFI fusion steering committee
supposes. The Populists Of Minnesota
are just now waking up and realizing
that they have been grossly and shame
fully imposed upon and that men who
still pass as Populists have had the
brazen effrontery to tell them that an
other party a rival of their own. lis good
enough for anybody"-and Of course
would have them heed the implied sig.
gestion that now the Peoples party may
as we'll be decapitated and buried forth
with.
Two months or three months ago The
Populists of Minnesota were laying mute
and stunned on the battlefield OF 49,
and seemed to be sleeping their las
sleep as many close observers believed
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02

Owing to the crowded condition of the
Representative for space we have ne
cessarily been crowded out of this COL
umn for Alliance news.
We will therefore ask our readers and
Alliance members to be patient as We
will eventually get in all the news.
In this weeks issue we wish to call
the attention of our Alliances to Wig
crous attempt to resurrect all old AL
liances and the following letter has been
sent out to 5000 prominent and repre-
sentative farmers in this state:
ITO Members of Any Alliance or ANY
Farmer.
Dear Sir and Brothers: II you are
not an officer or member of your local
Alliance, will you assist in organizing a
new Alliance, or revive the old one? If
First-You are hereby authorized and
requested to call meeting of your To-
cal Alliance or your neighbors within
three weeks from receipt of this letter.
Second-All details of such meeting
are left to you; any number above three
can form an Alliance.
Third-Upon completing your organi-
cation Immediately notify the state sec
rotary, giving name OF Alliance, county
and members
Fourth-When this is complied with
correspond with the state secretary, who
will at once secure the services Of the
state lecturer, state president, or deputy
state organizer to initiate the Alliance
and give full instructions. Do you want
to accept a deputy national organizer OF
your county?
Fifth-If you are not willing to take
up this matter could you kindly send it
back to this office with the name of some
prominent farmer in your neighborhood.
who would push this matter?
Please send us a list of all farmers
in your district without regard to their
politics and their postoffice address. We
will send them literature and try and
get them to join our organization. The
state secretary will esteem this a great
favor. Will you help him?
In case you forward the sum of 81 at
once to the state secretary all back
dues of your Alliance will be cancelled
and give you a clean start, which will
pay your arrears up to July l. 1898.
This concession Is only given for all Al
liances (new or old) who will take ad-
vantage of this concession within Is
DAVIS from receiDt Of this letter. Socre-
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800 Reward, 300.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall 3
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly up-
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton OF the disease, and giving the LATENT
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work,
The proprietors have so much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O..
Sold by druggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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taries will therefore see the president at
once and have him call a meeting from
the old roll Of the Alliance within two
weeks; use postal cards If you have no
other means of communication
Please answer by return mail and
oblige. Fraternally yours,
JOHN c.. HANLEY,
State Secretary F. A. and |.
The Alliance is now pursuing sys-
tematic and vigorous campaign to Sc
cure for the farmers of Minnesota a
fair representation upon the state In
stitutions and boards to which he con-
tributes the bulk of support, but on
which he is denied representation. II
the farmers Of Minnesota, by active CO.
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0ROCERIES-At Wholesale.

No orders less than $500 will be accepted. Only
$100 worth of sugar will be sent with S.. 90
order. All other groceries can be ordered all
you want. All goods neatly packed and deliv-
cred at depot and forwarded from ST. Paul.
GOODS GUARANTEED; if not satisfactory in
spection, ship same back to and we will cheer
fully refund your money. No PACKAGES BROK-
EN-. Prices subject to change without notice.
100 lbs. German GRADUATED Sugar in bag =. .$4.95
Is lbs. Granu1ated Sugar, worth SIS ....... leo
3 lbs. Uncolored Japan Tea, worth $1.s0..... 100
3 lbs. Gunpowder Japan Tea, worth Sl.5O.... 100
31bs. English Breakfast Tea, worth 81. 5O.... 100
lbs. Golden Rio Coffee whole or ground)
worth S. 80 ...... LOO
81 lbs. Broken Java, worth $l.55. ........... 100
5gal. keg Fancy Table Syrup, worth $751;. LIS
20 bars good Laundry Soap, worth $1.4O 100
IS lbs hand picked Navy Beans, worth $l.4O.. 100
10 lbs. Rolled Oats, worth $l.30. ............ 100
~ Send for our Price List Free.
Industrial Union Supply Houss.
J. G. HANLEY, 401 Baltimore Block,
0t. Paul, MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02

operation with the officers Of the Alliance
will join their local Alliances and re-
vive slumbering Alliances we will BE
ABLE TO SECURE for the farmers Of
Minnesota control Of every board ana
institution Of the state now controlled
by lawyers, bankers, merchants. poll
ticians, ETC. WILL YOU HELP US?
Send in card and we will give full
instructions.
JOHN G.. HANLEY,
400 Baltimore Building. St. Paul.
The initiative and referendum will be
the national issue in 1900. Bond and
Industrial Slavery" will be the compaign
text book. Price % cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-02-02

Initiative and referendum will side
track silver in 1900. Read Bond and
Industrial Slavery"
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lists or this section OF the state feel
about this matter and judge it my duty
to give this information to the Populists
of the state.
l want harmony, harmony in our
party. l do not work for harmony be-
tween the Peoples party and the Demo-
cratic party. for there is not, and cannot
be harmony between two rivals. Those
who work the Democratic party are en-
gagged in an impossible project, as i'm
possible as the vain endeavor of s0}e
people to serve God and mammon at
the same time.
For let 1t not be forgotten that this
struggle of the Peoples party at "a.
time is not with the Republican party
nor in campaign, but directly with the
Democratic party for the position of
second political party In the state The
Democrats are our rivals and antagon-
lists in this fight A man or Populist,
that cannot or will not see this is dis
gracing the name of Populist.
There can only be one second party IN
the state In this fight either the Demo-
cratic party or the Peoples party must
succumb. Now, there is this defect
with the Democratic party of Minnesota:
1t can be second party but never get to
be first. 1t has existed since the state
was organized, but 1t has never had VI
tally enough to get into power and I
venture to say it never will-fusion or
no fusion. Look around the state and
see II you can name one single parsonage
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Nat. F. A. and |. u. DEPT

At st. Paul Mr.. ]. c. Ranley will re-
ceive subscriptions for The Representa-
tive at his Office, 400 Baltimore Building.
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fr, tcacas the farmers and appss how to catch and skin them
Of our country, protesting against the Noathws

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
TO SAVE REID'S NECK.
Counsel Will Take Out a Writ
Of Error Grounds
for Motion.

Former Judge William T. Hoffman has
decided TO take out a writ of error in the
case of William Reid, the murderer of
Andrew Henry and consequently Reid
viii not be hanged on September Is. the
day fixed for his execution. Judge Hoff-
man is taking this course from sense of
duty Reid seems to have no friends
who are willing to contribute toward the
expense Of taking the case up and con-
sequently Judge Hoffman will take it up
at his own expense.
The writ of error will act as a stay of
execution, and will be argued at the No
vember term of the Court of Errors ard
Appeals. The principal error allegedis thar
Justice Lippincott refusedto admit certain
testimony as to Reid's reputation for in
sanity. Argument will be heard as soon
as possible after the opening of the No
vember term The Court will be asked
under the provisions of the amended law.
to look over the testimony and determine
whether there is not sufficient grounds
for setting the verdict aside and granting
new trial. If a new trial Is refused
Judge Hoffman Will apply to the Court of
PardonS for a. Communication of the SEN
teRee to Imprisonment for life. and then
he thinks, and properly, that he will have
performed his whole duty in the case.
Reid was very much pleased when he was
informed of what his counsel proposed
doing in his behalf.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
BUCKSHOT FOR A MINISTER
DastardIy Outrage in Georgia.
Church Officials as
Assassins.

NEW YORK, Aug. %, 1Ss3.-The Amer
ican Missionary Association has received
dispatches stating that the Rev. J. B.
Fletcher, a Congregational minister and
one of its missionaries, has been shot
while attempting to organize a Congrega-
tional Church at Smiley, Georgia, which
is about twenty miles from his home at
Hagan, Georgia.
He went to Smiley as the result of corr
respondence5 concerning the organizing of
the church. which has been carried on
for several months. While in the pulpit
he was shot through the window, his
body being riddled with 107 buckshot and
several small shots They entered his
hips and thigh, one lodging in his left
hand and five in his right hand. He
tainted as he fell.
His wife, with the assistance Of 9TH
ers, put him in a buggy and drove him
twenty miles to his home. Ills condition
is serious, although the expectation is
that he will recover But two shots have
been removed from his body
One of his assailants has been arrested.
The others have been located and it IS
believed that they will be arrested in a
short time.
Mr.. Fletcher's wife was made temporar-
lily insane by the occurrance but has re-
gained her reason. Mr.. Fletcher an
nounces his purpose to prosecute his as
sailants a whatever cost to himself.
The would-be assassins are said to be
colored officials of the Methodist Church,
but the officials of the association are
careful to acquit Methodism of any re-
sponsibility of the crime.
A report concerning the Occurrance will
ullquestionably be made at the hfty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the association in
Concord, n H. the third week in Octo-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
DESERVING CAMP THOMAS.
Many Regiments Ordered to Chicka-
manga.

CHTCKAMAUGA-CHA MA
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Aug.
%. 1S9S.-Judging from present indications.
Camp Thomas, the largest military camp
of the Spanish-American war, will soon
be thing of the past. A number of regi-
ments have been ordered home, number
of others have been ordered to Knoxville,
Tenn and Lexington, KY, and now
comes an order to Colonel Wheeler, Act
ing Chief Quartermaster. to secure bids
from railroads to convey all regiments
remaining at the camp to their respective
state capitols. The idea seems to be to
get the regiments to places where they
can be mustered out close to home, the
necessity for keeping the army intact be-
ing no longer in evidence.
Numerous regiment are now making
preparations to leave. ana by the end of
the week the population of the camp is
expected to be reduced one-half. The
regiments ordered to Knoxville and Lex
ington viii be moved as rapidly as trans
portation can be secured, and as soon as
these are gotten out those ordered home
will be started on their way.
The First Georgia and Thirty-firss
Michigan left at midnight for Knoxville,
where they will go into camp. The
Twelfth Minnesota and the Fifth Fem
sylvana will leave at an early hour to-
morrow for Lexington and others of the
Second and Third Division of the First
Corps will follow in short order. The am
bulance company of the Third Division
goes to Knoxville tomorrow morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
LOOKS LIKE PERSECUTION
Mrs. Charlotte Wood Again
Summoned by Her
Neighbors.

The feud existing between Mrs. Char
lotte Wood of No. sos Webster avenue,
and her neighbors came near being aired
again in the Second Criminal Court this
morning. The News has already told
of the troubles existing between Mrs.
Wood and her neighbors in the block It
began in a complaint made by Mrs Wood
to the City Board of Health, against Miss
Kelly, Of No. 3o7 Webster avenue, for
Sitting ashes and shaking carpets in an
alleyway which runs between their two
houses. Both own their house. Shortly
afterward Mrs. Wood was greatly annoy
ed by the neighbors' children, resulting in
a quarrel with several of their parents
Not long ago Mrs Wood had several Of
the children arrested for throwing stones
at her house. This angered the parents
of the children. 1t was not long after
wards that Mrs. Wood was complained
of as a. common seold, and petition sign
ed by the parent of the children with
whom she had quarreled. and containing
was sent to Police Justice Nevin. vari-
Gus parties signed bonds to keep the
peaaa
Since then, it is claimed by Mrs. Wood.
and her claim is corroborated by eye
witnesses that the children have been en-
couraged to further annoy her. A war
rant was issued for her arrest Saturday,
at the instance of Iars. Ebenezer Van
Fleet, who claims that Mrs Wood made
an assault on her child, Lydia. Justice
Neyin subpoenaed Mrs. Wood to APP
pear before him this smorning. Mrs.
Van Fleet, Mr.. P Van Meet, the child
Lydia, and a number of women and chill
dren from Webster avenue came along
with her, apparently ready to volunteer
their services in behalf of Mrs. Van
Fleet and her child. Mrs. Wood waived
examination and was held for the Grand
Jury in $500 bonds. The friends of the
complainant left the court room appar-
emily disappointed
Mrs. Wood denies that she assaulted
the Van Fleet child. She says the
crowds of children gather at her gate to
annoy her and she finds it necessary at
times to push her way through them. She
says she recalls no incident where she
roughly used any of them.
While the Kellys did not figure in the
assault case in court this morning it is
said that the old feud between them and
Mrs. Wood has been made more bitter
lately by a dispute over the line dividing
their properties
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22

lieve that the introduction of small
number of small arms into the army of
different make and calibre would do
the expense would more than make up
for the temporary saving that might fol-
low the use of the captured arms.
The Navy Department is receiving many
inquiries as to whether the collecting uf
so many warships at Hampton Roads VIII
result in naval review there. In re-
ply it is said that no review is contem-
plated, as the assembling of ships at
that point is purely for administrative
reasons. In the main the vessels are the
small ones of the auxiliary feet. They
are to be inspected with view
to determining what ones can be
disposed to advantage. The big
battleships and cruisers now at
New York are not to go to Hampton
Roads, according to present plans. Com
modore Remey, who was in command u
the naval base at Key West, will now
take command of the base at HAMPTON
Roads He is en- route from Key West
on the Lancaster Rear Admiral Howell
will continue in command of this Squadron
of the North Atlantic fleet, Commodore
Rerney's command applying more particu-
larly to the naval base.
The Secretary of the Treasury has de-
cided that under existing conditions there
is no reason why Spanish vessels should
not enter, load and clear at ports in the
United States Collectors of Customs will
be instructed to this effect today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
THE BEACHS REC0NClL.ED
Husband Says a Wicked Trap
Was Laid for the Wife.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.'1
NEWARK, Aug. p, 1S9S.-Joseph ]
Beach has discontinued his suit for di-
vorce from his wife. Grace E. Beach
This morning his lawyer, Samuel j. Me
Donald, received this letter.
have come to this conclusion after
giving the matter very careful
thought and no amount of arguing
will alter my mind. Had the same
trap been laid for me as was laid for
her, she could have easily gotten q
divorce from me This Is the only way
l can free my mind and once more be
happy, and it has come to such pass
that | cannot hold out against her any
longer. l know that this will be a
great surprise to good many not
knowing the inside workings and to
some of those who do, but it is
whose pleasure is to be looked after in
this matter.
Beach named one Harry Barnee as CO.
respondent The case was heard recent
ly before Vce-Chancellor Pitney. Mrs.
Beach said that she was the victim of a
conspiracy, and that at the time of the
alleged offence she was under the hyp-
motto influence of a mysterious woman in
black known as Catherine Eubbe''
"Catharine Wheeler and Madame
Zea1a This woman had engaged a room
il the eBach house, and it was she who
summoned Beach in haste from Eliza
beth to prove that she had told nirn the
truth about his wife. Her present where
abouts is unknown. She left Newark
when the divorce trial was about to begin.
After the evidence had been heard by
Vice-Chancelor Pitney on June Is, he set
August 20 for argument to be heard at
Morristown. There will be no argument
and the case will be dropped unless pro-
ceedings are brought against persons who
are bAlieyed to have inStigated the con-
spiracy TO separate the Beaches
The Beaches are entirely reconci,ed and
as happy now as they were during their
honeymoon.
by the finding on ferryboat of a pocket
book and a note signed 'Grace Beach,, in
which the writer declared that she was
about to commit suicide. AT first 1t was
thought that the writer was Miss Beach
but she denied that she contemplated sui
cida
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-22
BURGLARS ARE ACTIVE.
As Usual Captain MoKaig'a
Precinct is Their Ta
vorite Grounds.
HOUSES COMPLETELY RAESLCKED
The Rev. John L. Scudder
One OF the Victims Of
the Late Raid.

daring robbery occurred in broad
Daylight in Clifton place. yesterday morn
ing. John Mercedes of No. 20 Cisf43n
place. saw two colored men each carrying
a bundle come out of the house of Mr..
James HotchISiss. NO. "a Clifton placs. He
followed the men, They becoming alarmed
dropped the bundles In them were four
pair of trousers a macintosh coat, tive
Prince Albert coats and a blue sweater.
They had been stolen from the Ho+chkiss
house. The best description of the men
obtainable was furnished the police, who
have as yet found no trace of the thieves.
Some time during the early hours OF
Sunday morning, the Jewish Synagogue.
at Nos 1S7 and 1s9 First street, was en-
tered by forcing rear window, and fff-
teen shawls or pray robes of silk were
stolen The collection boxes at the doors
were broken open and their. contents were
stolen
The apartments of Henry Smith, on the
first floor of No. sos Grove street. were
entered yesterday by forcing the kitchen
door. and the following articles were
stolen: Two black coats and vests, three
gold rings. one a baby's ring, another a
broken wedding ring, and the third set
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gold bracelets and a string of gold beads
The home of Frederick Pansing, No. 124
Sip avenue. was entered last night by
thieves, who forced a window in the front
sitting room These articles were stolen:
One lady's gold watch and chain. a pair
Of gold bracelets, three gold rings, two
white silk waists, one skirt and two
small pictures.
A burglary, of which Captain McKaigs
police as usual know nothing, occurred
some time last week. when the house OF
Mrs. E. w. Webbe, at No. 81 Forrest
street, was broken into and ransacked.
The robbery was discovered by friend
of the family. who looked after the house
during the absence of the Webbe family,
who are out of town. He visited the
house yesterday and discovered the rob-
berry. Entrance was gained by forcing
q door in the rear of the house. The
rooms were turned upside down. Every
bureau drawer, closet and desk In the
house were broken open and their con-
tents scattered about the floors What
was taken is not known. The loss will
| have to be figured up when the family
returns. The residence of the Rev. John
L. Scudder, at Bergen and Boyd avenues.
was also robbed last week some time, but
what loss the family sustained is, nor
known. The family is out of town.