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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
THE INEVITABLE RESJJI.T
Aoucks, of South Dakota, Returns tn
the Republican Pnrtx.

Loucks, of South Dakota, Returns tn
the Republican Party.
Every Populist in Minnesota knows
or has heard of, Hon. H. L. Loucks. Of
South Dakota. He was the father ~
the Peoples party in that state, and for
many years, through poverty and abuse
and universal denunciation, he stood nv
the principles Of the Omaha platform
me Democrats were untitled to appre-
clate SO great and noble a nature. and
SO they used their surplus energies in
crushing him. They have driven hin,
back into his old party. He recently
addressed letter to Republican ccun-
ty convention, in his home county. frnm
which we quote as follows:
AFTER discussing the peculiar and -,
usual political situation confronting ~
voters and rehearsing the formation and
siowtn OF the Populist party, Mr.. Loucks
bitterly denounced the Democratic 49,,
and the system of fusion. Tho pop"i;c.
party has become. he said tho v;otir, -
pace seeking by hungry Democratic wolves
democrats had enacted higher tariei
than the Mckinley law. and had given the
country the existing gold policy. It was in
capable OF progress. In the South ~ no 4
debauched the ballot box and in the North
II seduced the reform voters The fusion
party in South Dakota had passed unde,
the control of the most perfect machine n
the Northwest All other machines were
as nothing. Inc true mfdroaders could not
be traded off for office OF state issues NJ
Loucks said: LAS for free coinage of sill.
yer. it will be very embarrassing to discuss
it, and the fusionist speaker who attemnts
1t at this time has my sympathy. Railway
control offers no issue, for the Republican
party has repeatedly declared for It, and
every Republican member of the legisla tire
voted for the railway bill. As to the prose.
cution Of corrupt officials, the fusionists viii
not be prudent to raise that ISSUE In con.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
HOW COMPETITION WORKS..

Old Susan Kellum owned COW. and
lived in Germantown;
In selling milk she found she must COM
pete with neighbor Brown:
Twas almost like starvation for herself
and little Dick
Ohe DAY her boy came running in and
said: Browns COW is sick
Then quickly came twinkle In old
Susan Kellum's eye;
1t seemed she wouldn. worry. though
her neighbours cow should die.
Browns customers began to come to
buy her milk and cream;
She sold pint to DR.. Smith, a quart to
Lawyer Bean;
And Brown himself came over then 10
buy quart or SO.
I"as then that Susan tried her best
strong sympathy to show,
But she couldn't hide the twinkle in the
corner of her eye;
Twas plain she wouldn't dress in black
though Browns old COW should die
She sold new milk, skinned milk. and
cream, sold all the cow would give.
And little Dick and Susan Kellum then
knew just how to live.
A box must hold two sacks of flour. the
shed ton of coal;
Some apples in a coffee-sack: POTATOES
in hole;
And Susan had twinkle in the corner
of her eye:
1t palmer grew when Brown had hung
his ccwhide out to dry.
So when our farmers have a, crop. while
Russia suffers drought,
Or when teacher gets a school Inv
showing someone out
Or when workman gets a job with a
dozen standing by
Oh, this world is full Of wrinkles; have
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
SORRY.

1t Is said that the muddle in the Fortv-
second senatorial district between the va
rlous nominees Of the allied parties is to
be increased by the withdrawal Of p. n
Harris, the Silver Republican nominee for
the lower house Harris, it is said. resigns
the nomination because he has reached The
conclusion that there is no hope for fusion
between the warning clements, and he does
not care to waste his time in a homeless
cause.-Mnneapolis Tribune
Sorry for that. Brother Harris is
one of the best men in the city.
His condition shows the terrible do
moralization which has followed in the
track of fusion '+'-. IN
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
A NEW VIEW.

Without reflection one would nerbanc
think that the building Of railroads in China
will give employment to people now there.
This is an error. All the Transportation
both of freight and Passengers, is done by
human carriers One can readily see that
the coming OF the locomotive will dispIace
a million of'men who depend upon CARRYING
things and people-for a train run by five
men can handle burden of thousands of
coolies at one time and move il at 40 or IA
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
THE COLLAPSE AT HAND.

FALL RIVER. Mass, Aug. 22.-The Chace.
Stafford and Wampoag cotton mills, rep
resenting 100000 spindles, are shut down this
week, and the weave room of the Wenta-
NOES mills Is Idle. Other mills will shut
down next week.
Closing mills and breaking banks,
The single gold standard is getting in
its body blows. I'D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
Peoples Party County Convention.

A Peoples party county convention will
be held at Music hall. Pennington, Dakota
county, Minnesota, on the 18th day of Sep-
TENDER, 1898, at II o'clock In the forenoon,
to place in nomination candidates for the
following county offices: Auditor treasurer,
register Of deeds, sheriff, county attorney,
judge of probate surveyor, coroner, clerk
OF court, court commissioner. superintendent
Of schools, and county commissioners for
Second and Fourth Commissioner districts.
and one state senator and two representa-
tives.
The several election districts are entitled
to representation as follows.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31

NJ. 2. Moran, whom the Popuists talk
Of nominating for the legislature. was in
town awhile Wednesday, smiling upon his
many acquaintance. Or. Christian Johnson,
of Willmar. was here the same evening and
1t Is said the mid-roaders had quite an en-
thuSiastic turn-out.-Benson Times.
Mr.. NJ. P. Moran is an able, honest
and honorable gentleman ard one Of the
most earnest Populists in Minnesota.
l. D,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31

ST. PAUL, Aug. PA voluntary petition
in bankruptcy filed yesterday by Aaron
Poupeny. The applicant was formerly in
the liquor business, and the liabilities are
largely to Wholesale liquor houses. They
approximate $500 There are no assets.
These are hard times, when even the
saloonkeepers are forced into bank
ruptcy.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31
TOO MUCH DIRT,
Load Of Real Estate Breaks Down n
Coal Firm.

RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. 25-Mather Bros,
coal dealers. surrendered their property to
creditors, after notifying them Of their en-
barraSsed condition, due to unprofitable in
vestment IN real estate. Liabilities. $40. 600;
assets about the same. The brick manu-
featuring firm of Kelsey & Mather is also
affected.
Real estate!" It was called such
because it was at one time considered
the only thing of real value in the
world. Now bank stocks and farm
mortgages are the real estate. 1IeD
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31

II am in favor of combination Of forces, "
Kissed Democratic anaconda he seized
a Populist goose and began to swallow it..
me, too" chartered the happy goose as
he blithely slid down the serpent's outlet.
Equity.
II any man says the gooses name
him down.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31

The primary elections Tor caucuses) for
the election of delegates to said county con-
vention will be held at the last polling
place in the several election precincts on
the 18th day Of September $685. at half past
seven o'clock, p. m, at which hour the polls
shall be opened and shall remain open at
least one hour.
A. F. JOHNSON, W. H. SMITH,
Secretary. Ch'r'm Co. Com
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-08-31

A good education is better than money.
Get it while you are young. We have a
six months scholarship to the St. Paul
Business College which will be sold very
cheap for cash.
The Representative.
Minneapolis.
The evening times., 1898-06-04

to Lieutenant General Sheridan. he
thereby became invested with the stat
rank of lieutenant colonel Did he cniy
draw the salary of a second lieutenant
while thus employed? Not that We are
aware of. During the civil war. many
regular officers of lower rank we're al
lowed to accept command of volunteer
regiments. and We challenge Paymaster
Stanton to show an instance where they
were not paid on the basis Of their
highest commission. from the date OF
muster.
The whole thing smacks to US of bu-
reaucratic oppression and outrage. J
adds another rage to the chapter OF
official snubbing to military merit.
which has been among the most VIC
lent features of our land operations
since the outbreak of the war. Every
consideration, of right. justice. equity
and the good of our military service
demands that this decision OF Paymas-
ter Stanton sheuld have the imme iiate
attention of the President, the Sscre-
tary of War and the appropriate COM
mittees of Congress. 1t is too shameful
for any federation whatever.
The evening times., 1898-06-04
TURNING POINT NEAR.
Madrid Expects Decisive Action In
Cubn Soon

Madrid Expects Decisive Action In
Cuba Soon.
New York, June 4.-The World prints
the following copyrighted cablegram.
privately forwarded from Madrid
across the Spanish frontier:
Madrid, June 3.-Great pressure is
being put upon the government by the
press to send to Manila either Admiral
Cervera's squadron OF the reserve fleet
at Cadiz.
Eight thousand men and six batteries
could be embarked within twenty-four
hours at ports in the south of SPAIN
But the government hesitates to send
an expedition so late, when American
re-enforcements from California are
likely to forestall any Spanish relief
The government expects that events
in and about Cuba will soon give de-
cisive turn to the course of the war. It
looks for either a landing and defeat of
the Americans-this Is confidently
counted upOn-or signal reverse to
the Spanish troops or Admiral Ger
vera's squadron. which will make it
easier for America to adopt tactics
most disastrous for Spain-a blockade
of Cuba and Porto Rico-while waiting
for the end of the rainy season. By
that time both islands would be sh
of provisions.
The only drawback to this plan of
campaign for the Americans would be
the fact that this waiting game would
increase the great suffering of the re-
concentrates and insurgents. Spain
hopes that knowledge of this distress
will drive the United States to prema-
ture action with insufficiently organiz-
ed forces.
The evening times., 1898-06-04
Thc sIneMr of WAR.

Before adjournment this evening II
is expected that the war revenue bill
will pass the Senate and be ready for
conference. In it's present condition
the measure is a compromise between
extreme views. 1t provides for the
coinage of the silver seign.orage now in
of four million dollars a month. until
the entire sum of forty-two millions
has thus been disposed of, and for the
issue of silver certificates to the same
amount. On the other hand, the green
back proposition has been eliminated,
and three hundred million dollars in
three per cent bonds provided for.
The Senate has made many amend
ments to the bill as it came over from
the House, and some Of them are very
likely to occasion a sharp fight in con-
ference. as there are strong lobby in
fiuences at work in certain great cor
porate interests. The Senate has
stricken out the tonnage tax. inserted
a graduated tax on legacies, and tax
of one-quarter Of one per cent on the
gross income of all sugar refining. Pc
troleum refining and pipe line compan-
les in excess of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
In conference an effort will be made
to restore the amount of bonds to be
issued to five hundred millions, as it
appeared in the bill as passed by the
House, and, of course, there will be
a violent effort to kill the seigniorage
amendment. There are cerrain features
of the stamp tax which have excited
great opposition among manufacturers
of and dealers in proprietary medicines
and some other things. Whether or not
the sugar and oil monopolies will make
a fight against the gross income tax
proposed for them we do not know.
If they should not it will be an exhi-
bition of patriotism without any prec-
edent whatever. as far as they are
concerned.
Legislative experts-everything goes
by experts these days-estimate that a
conference report may be expected
within five days, and so. some time next
week. the Commander-in-chief will
have wealth at his call with which to
finish the little matter with Spain.
May he be given grace to use it to
the glory of his Uncle Sam,
The evening times., 1898-06-04
POLITICS IN THE ARMY.
Experfencea Oneers IN the National
Guard Are Ignored.

Experiences Omeers In the National
Gaardi Are Ignored.
New York, June 4-Much interest was
manifestsd by NATIONAL Guardsmen In the
announced determination Of Grix. Gen.
McClosky Butt to obtain from President
Mckinley an appointment as br:gadter
general In the American Volunteer Army.
1t was told that Gen. Butt went to WASH
ington on that mission last Tuesday at
midnight. and. returning to this city late
on Wednesday hurried to Albany.
1t is known that politics has entered
largely into the appointment Of brigadier
generals thus far made by the President.
and only one or raswo persons whose names
have been susgS ted frop this State have
been recognizeG 1t was said that Col
Frederick Dent: Grant owed his appoint
ment as brigadler general to the friend
nected by marriage with the Havemeyers.
of sugar fdme. Rnd 1t was con3ectured
that perhap1 their influence would be OBJ
tanned.
Gen. Roy Stonei who was yesterday APP
pointed hfigadier general. at one time
was an entinesr In the Department of
Public Works OF the former city of New
1Ork, anu loS4 pSeseuteu tWO peuiohS
to Mayor Gfaat4or appointment to a va
cant aqued1ct &mmissionership.
1t is a mEttenlof comment among Ma
tional Guar1xmneh that suggestions by
Governor B1aSktAs tp,the appointment of
briSadier Hene&es have Deem ignored.
The goveraDr Recommended Major Gen.
Charles F. Roe and Brigadier Generals
George Moore Smith. McCosky Butt ana
Peter c. Doyle for appointment. but thei-
military sphere is still restricted to the
National Guard.
s. An officer of the National Guard said
yesterday:
Every member of the National Guard
is wondering why Generals Roe. Smith.
Butt and Doyle have been overlooked
when the President has made prominent
officers of civilians. These men have
worked hard in the National Guard and
have vast experience. but there Is some
influence that has been exerted against
them. Gen. Smith. although stanch
Republican. has been regarded as an
anti-Platt man. That may account for
his being overlooked
The evening times., 1898-06-04
SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1898.
A Gaze of Coal ScuttIe.

The report from Spanish sources in
Santiago that the collier Merrimac was
blown up by torpedo sent from
shore battery facing the narrow chan
mel between the sea and harbor may be
accepted with considerable reserve. 1t
may be true, but We doubt it. There
is much more probability in the theory
that the fated vessel was sent in to
sink and obstruct the passage so that
Cervera should not be able to slip out
some dark night and join Admiral Ca
mara at Hong Kong, as more than once
he has threatened to do. On that hy-
pothesis We can easily account for the
capture of an officer and half dozen
men, since. having scuttled their ship,
the crew would hardly be able to escape
back to sea in a small boat. and it is
certain that not a superfiuous man
would be sent on such a service.
AS we are not a War Board nor a five
o'clock tea, We will not venture to es-
innate the strategical value of this
Spanish victory If the sinking of the
Merrimac in the channel bottles the
Spanish squadron in, is it wrong for
laymen to deduoe that it just as ef-
fectually corks us out? We never per
NIT ourselves to criticise our betters.
Sometimes things are dark and mys-
terious to US, which. to the trained eye
of science, are as clear as mud.
Presumably the affair of Santiago is
now at an end. Cervera might, to be
sure, dynamite that scuttled collier.
and so clear his way out. but perhaps
it would not occur to him. In any
event, the achievement will give gen.
eral satisfaction. 1t is an indication
that Sampson is about to leave and
come home. 1t is also an exemplifica-
ton of that rule Of civilized warfare,
which admonishes US against anything
savorfng of rudeness or violence.
The evening times., 1898-06-04
He Gnve Him.eIf I'm.

Boonsboro. Md. June "A man, who
gave his name as John Camden, about
thirty years and fairly well dressed. came
into Boonsboro yesterday afternoon. and
surrendered Justice w. L. Irwin The
man stated TO Justice Irwin that he was
accused of having committed a murder in
Wilmington, Del. on September is. 1896.
and had been followed by several men
for the last few days. He asked Justice
Irwin for protection. Justice Irwin i'm
mediately telephoned to Sheriff Seibert.
at Hagerstown, who communicated with
the Wilmington authorities. and was re-
quested to hold the man until an investi-
CATION could be made. The man will con-
sequently be held until another answer
is received from the Wilmington officials.
The evening times., 1898-06-04
Claim ASnip.t the Co,um,,.

As n result of a claim for more than
900 damages, filed against the Gov
ernment by the owners of the Foscolia.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen ap-
pointed yesterday 4 court of inquiry to
definitely place the blame for the collis-
ion between that vessel and the cruiser
Columbia. The court will consist of Com
modore W. P. McCann. retired Capt. G.
W. Sumner. CAPTAIN of the Brooklyn ma
Wy yard. and Commander C. g. Speery.
equipment officer at that yard.
The court will assemble Immediately at
the Brooklyn navy yard and take testi-
mony of the officers and men of both
ships. 1t Is the claim of the owners of
the Foscolia that the Columbia was dere-
lict In that she failed to have lights show
ing on the night OF the accident. but the
department officials state that In time of
war 1t is absolutely necessary that the
lights should be extinguished and that
Capt. Sands. commanding the Columbia
was not to blame.
Although the injuries received by the
Columbia were quite serious. it is conf
IDENTIFY asserted at the Navy Department
that she will be ready for sea In a very
short time. and that the cost of making
the repairs will not exceed S22 900. Chief
naval constructor ttfchDorn, at the in
stance of Acting Secretary Allen, tele-
graphed to Naval Constructor Bowles.
directing him to exercise the utmost dis
patch in making the Columbia ready for
service. and night and day work will be
performed in obeying this instruction.
The damage sustained by the Columbia
has been summarized in this way:
Transverse bulkhead S6. between pro-
tective and main decks. badly buckled
and twisted for about six feet. The deck
beam and one plate on the gun deck bad
ly twisted. SO as to require renewal. The
torpedo gun, with live torpedo; torpedo
port room and shutter were wrenched
free from the outside plating The 4
inch gun and mount starboard after spon-
son were displaced and damaged. The
sponsor was uninjured. but the port
shutters were badly damaged, and re-
quire to be Strengthened.
The damage was confined to the outside
plating above the protective deck, there 4
being a regular hole through the plating
to the engineers storeroom. Frames "a,
S5 81 and SS. above protective decks bad
ly twisted. and require to be replaced
The torpedo port and shutter require re-
fitting and a new torpedo tube and track
to be supplied. A finch gun will also
have to be mounted. In preparing the
ship for docking 1t was necessary to re-
move the S-inch gun, which will have to
be put in place.
The evening times., 1898-06-04
Elephant Kill. HI. Keeper.

Racine, Wis, June 4.-Joseph Anderson
who was known as one OF the best animal
trainers in the world. was killed in a hor-
phant of Wallace Brothers circus. The
circus was unloading from the railroad
cars. and as soon as the elephants were
taken from their car Anderson drove them
to water trough. where they were drink
ing. A bicyclist rode up and leaned in
front of the trough. holding his position
and watching the elephants fill their
trunks with water. Suddenly Nero took
hold of the rear wheel of the bicycle and
throwing the rider of. tossed the wheel
twenty-five feet into the air. Anderson.
who was standing near, jabbed the beast
with spear behing the ear This infuri-
ated the animal, and, with a roar, he
rushed for Anderson. grabbing him with
his trunk. and lifting him as though he
were a peanut, he dashed him three of
four times against the ground hammered
him against the water trough stood over
him.. buried his tusks in him and disem-
boweled him. He pulled his tusks out
and trampled the body into Jelly. After
this the elephant picked up the remains
of the keeper and threw them against a
fence on the roadside Two other ele-
phants who were at the trough seeing
what their companion was doing. trump
eted loudly. and the three ran through
the street. capsizing carriages and clear
ing the streets of pedestrians The DO
lice patrol wagon. with load of police
men, was sent to the scene but the ele-
phants chased the patrol. following it for
several blocks. Harry Reed. another
Keeper. mounted horse. and drove the
elephants into a field. where they were
secured. They broke loose a second time
but were recaptured. Mrs. Anderson. wife
OF the unfortunate trainer. was a rider in
the show, and when informed of the fare
of her husband tainted,