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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
WILL VOTE FOR M'kINLEY.
Prosperity Visits Farmer Who Wants
More of 1t.

A white farmer of Georgia says: Il
have a wife and three children and lit
tie farm. | was raised not more than
eight miles from where I live Now,
my friend, have always voted for a
sentiment SO as to be in touch with
those around me, but now am going 10
vote in the interest Of my home and
that wife and children in the future, SEN
timcnt or no sentiment. This year got
more for my potatoes, and more for NV
syrup and my cotton. than | have for
ten years. and my hides that | used 10
hang on the fence to cut strings off am
now compelled to put up to save them, or
my neghbors would steal them. | get
q fair price for all make and | am
going to vote for the Republican party
because it helps me provide for my house.
My vote is for Mckinley, who brought
prosperity to my door"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Prosperity Everywhere.

The most notable feature of the great
prosperity wave is the manner in which
1t has swept over the entire country. not
single locality or Il single industry cs-
Gaping its stimulus. The best evidence
of this is in the bank clcarnyS In New
York in 1899 they increased nearly 10
per cent; in Pit,Sburs, 81 per cent. in
Cleveland. over 80 per cent Seattle
showed a gain of 81 per cent; Salt Lake
City. 43 per cent; Birmingham, Ala,
nearly ~ per cent; Boston. 80 per cent;
Minneapolis, II per cent: and throughout
the whole country the average gain was
36 per cent over 1898 and 63 per cent
over 1897
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Money in Savings Banks.

On June 80, 1899, there were over
5.2o0,W,O d"oos1ors in the savings banks
Of the United States as against i ,stn,poD
in 1894, and $500, u0O in 1899. Each If
these depostor> had more money to his
account than ever before. The average
amount on deposit rising from 1863 for
each person in 1894 to S419 in 1899 1t
will be terrific task for the Democratic
and PopuliSt orators and papers of the
same ilk. TO persuade this vast army of
depostorS that has steadily increased its
savings, that prosperity is not abroad in
the land.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Savings of wase-Earners.

SO steadily are the Democratic papers
and orators engaged in applying epthets
and abuse to any who are prosperous
and speaking in tragic tones of the Con
centration of wealth" that the actual fig
ur"s escape them. In 1899 the deposits
in all the banks of the United States,
national and savings, amounted to the
enormous sum of 81. 4,OOO, 900 OF this
great total the savings banks and the
State banks-the repositories of the So
called poor pooplr--held nearly half.
1t will be seen from the above figures
that wealth is far from being concen-
tratel and the cry about it should be
dropDad
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
When the Farmer Thinks.

The farmer is wonderful aud pow,I
full force in the United States. There al
upwards of S.oU.NN of him, as againI
o,o'm.HD manufacturing workers. AL
only 36S, 600 mining workers. The fart
er is prosperous as he never was befor
and his mighty force will be fel. ,~hs
he votes to have his present pros ~ OF
condition continued. He remembers IL
condition of prices of his products und,
Democratic rule and shudders when
thinks of it.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

South Ha, Lots of Money.

Tie South IS at last getting on a self
sustaining basis. and is able to move the
cotton crop with southern capital. Pros
p"riry and general development Of the in
dustFie> there, on account of the protect
i've tariff. have led to a great increase in
the banking facilities so that Southern
banks are now able to furnish the money
needed to handle the crop. In spite Of
this great Improvement in conditions, the
South will be expected to vote for free
trade free silver, anti-eXpansion or any
other dose which the leaders Of the Dem
ocratic party sees fit TO concoct.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURE
Products of Our Factories Are Now
Sold in All Parts of the World.

The increase in the expectation Of
American manufactures for the past year
is one of the most remarkable features of
our foreign commerce. We now COM
pete with the nations of the world in
every market. and We more than hold our
own everywhere. Our total exports of
manufactures for 1900 amounted to
S432e IN ,366. an increase of 500. 6OS,5O
over 1899, the largest ever known. for in
no preceding year has the increase ex-
cecdcd $1,000. 900.
OF the total expectations for the year
manufactured goods formed 31l2 per
cent or nearly one-third. against % per
cent in 1899, - per cent in 1897, % per
cent in 1898. 2OA per cent in 1885, Is
per cent in 1870, and 12a. per cent in
1860.
TO put the results in still more strik
ing way it may be stated that in 1860 the
total exports of manufactures We're $4O,-
343.S 1872, and in 1900 were Si3o oS4 1866,
while all exports in 1860 We're $3.50. :567,
051, and in 1900 were S1.394. 1861.
From these figures it will be seen that
the total exports of 1900 We're only four
times greater than the total exports of
1850, but the exports of manufactures
were ten times greater in 1900 than they
We're in 1860.
In other words. in 1860 manufactures
formed but 1924 per cent of the total ex-
ports and in 1900 they amounted to 81 !.
per cent.
These are the undcnlable facts and
figures, and they prove that not only
does Il protective tariff protect the home
workinsman and give him high wages,
but it enables the American manufac-
turcr to SO enlarge his business that he
can successfully and prottably enter into
the markets Of the world.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Demand for Small Coins.

Hon. George L. Roberts, director OF thl
United States mint says that never III
the history of the nation has there beer
such Il call for small denominations O,
nickrlS, dimes. quarters
half-dollars and one and two dollar bills
This is the sort of money that makes
change in the retail store and is pend on,
by the banks in small dealings wi,s farm
rrs and wage workers, and shows how
much of it they use.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Prosperity and Charity.

Prosperity benefits largely educa|
and charity That the country Is p|
perou> beyond what it has ever kn,|
is proven by last years bencfact,
The enormous sum of $7o,749.956 ,
given to charity and various institute
as compared with S33.67O. 100 in Il
S2h.9l3,:,49 in 1898. and $l9..,6 l16
1S!'4. OF the amount given in 1899 c
catlonal institutions received S.lo, S5l S
charities Sl3.2oG.tI6. churches 500
1913, art galleries $2.6S6.oou and libral
So,O1o, 4CO,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Wool in Montana,

In 1894. under the Democratic free
trade III wool, the average price accord
ing TO the official figures furnished by
the Montana State Board of Sheep Com
mlssionerS of that State, was . cents per
pound. In 1899, under MEEK nley and
prosperity. it was IL % cents per pound,
and this year contracts have been made
at 30 to % cents
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Live Stock Values.

The live stock in the hands of the
farmers is at present prices worth $780,
HD.OoO more than in the Democratic
times Of 1896 The farmer knows
this and realizes what prosperity means
to him.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Prosperity Down south.

Prosperity is abiding in the South. At
ianta. Ga, has contracts awaiting fulfill
ment for SG,OOO,UJO worth Of new build
inss. ..... b
Under present prosperity prices the
cotton crop of the South is estimated 10
he worth 5000 ONO GOO
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Dollar Bills Circula ting,

In the four years ending in 1899 the
quantity Of one dollar bills in circulation
increased from S4o,0Oo,tn0 to S137,ODn,-
600. the two,loilar bills from S2S.hOO, OoU
to S3ti.O0O.ooo, and tivc-dolar bills from
S24o. 100000 to 1921 100000. These are
the denominations that 90 into the hands
of the wage workers. and the above fig
ures are most Instructive
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
The Price of Wool.

The Yakima Wool Growers Associa-
ton of North Yakima, Wash, says that
Wool in that State, according to grade,
sold in 1884 at from "a cents to 10 cents
per pound; in 1885 from 6 c.nta ;. 10
cents per pound: in 1896 from 7la hts
TO l. cents per pound; and in 1890, under
Mckinley prosperity, it sells from 10
cents to 20 cents per pound.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Very Few Eailnre.

The official figures of the mercantile
agencies show that the failures in 1896
were the fewest in number and smalles
in average liability ever reported in twags
ty-tive years. Verify 1.-The widespr.SI
disaster" to all business that Mr.. Bryan
predicted would follow McKinlev's cleo
tion must have got sidetracked some
where.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Ncbraska's Bank Deposits.

The most emphatic proof Of
perlry and financial comfort
Nebraska is found in the
port of the State bank examin,
Jan. l. 1900. There was q depo,
the State savings banks 81 the !
most of which are outside the large
Sl.666.1lo, an increase of $4,000
one year. AS these banks are the |
in which the farmer deposits, as w
the !ahorins man. it shows that Pre-
ity has arrived in Nebraska in a
healthy state.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Wool in West Virginia.

In 1895 the wool growers Of West Vir-
gina were getting, under the Wilson bi!!@ss
to II cents for fine unwashed wool Inss
1893, under prosperity and Mckinley,
they received 90 to % cents. These are
the figures from the largest dealers in
the State. Is it any wonder that West
Virginia is for Mckinley and prosperity.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
The Farmers, Capital.

The farmer has an invested capital
nearly three times that Of the mauufac-
turer in this country and twelve times
that Of the miner. He knows that he is
prosperous and will vote for Mckinney.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
PROSPERITY EVERYWHEk

when ;Aey purchase goods. by Il
lo>tottiar order. TAe Increase
money order business OF the .ovei
for tAe year cai!u. June 80. ls9.
that Of The year 1885 was more
..~m.noo orders issued. and the in
IN a'noun. during the same time va
Un,"p. Only i wonderfully pros
people caa send that amount of
by mails.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Populist Wheels Run overtime

Tn" prosperity Of the country is not
confined To one particular location or
class. Even the wheels in the heads Of
the Popuist leaders are running on ex-
ira time on that contract of trying to
account for the failure Of their 1896 pre-
lictiOnS
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Silver and Wheat

speaking Of disappearing guns" in
quired the reminiscent man. what has
become Of the old Silver he-runniug-
mate-of wheat howitzer the Democratic
orators fred SO fast and furiousiy in
1896"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Prosperity in Pennsylvania.

The official reports of the State banks
trust companies and savings banks in the
State Of Pennsylvania, since 1892, show
that prosperity has arrived in that State
Private banks and national banks are
not included. Here are the figures:
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
wings Bank Deposits.

An evidence of prosperity that cannot
be disputed is the immense increase in
savings bank deposits. These banks are
the repositories Of the wage-earner
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Money Order Business.

The so-called common people," and
those who do business with the banks
generally. send money to relatives, or
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Twice as Many Depositors.

The depostors in the banks Of the coun-
try have doubled in ten years, in spite
of "the oppression Of the gold standard"
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Labor's Share of Prosperit,.

That labor actually receives the great
est share of our countrys prosperity is a
fact carefully concealed by the calamity
howlerS. Labor receives this by drawing
yearly the greater share of the products
of industry. The census of tho United
States, Extra Bulletin No. 81. contains
an array of figures dealing with the man
ufacturins industries of this country, and
il shows the followin. figures:
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
To Attack the American.


The following proclamation was issued
by AsuinalGo's Secretary of the Interior
on Feb. ). 1899:
First-Iou vii! so dispose that at s
O'Clock at night the individuals of the ter
rltorial militia at your order will be found
united IN all the streets of San Pedro
armed with their ''holos' and revolyers
and guns and ammunition if convenient.
Second-Philippine families only will
be respected. They should not be mo-
Tested, but all other individuals, Of what
soever race they may be. will be exter-
minated without any compassion after
the determination Of the army of occuno
ton.
Third-The defenders Of the Phi]in-
pines in Your command will attack ,h.
guard at Bilibid and liberate the prisoners
and 'presidiaros." and. having accom-.
plished this they will be armed. saving
to them. brothers. we must avenc. nnr.
selves on the Americans and cxterminate
them. that we may take our revnn-, far
the infamieS and treachcries which th.v
have committed upon us. Have no COM,
passion upon them; attack with vi-,r
All Fi!ipinos 'en masSc' will second Won.
Long live Filipino independence"
Fifth--The order which will bc follow
ed in the attack will be as follows: The
sharpshooterS Of Ton,lo and Santa Ana
will begin the attack from without, and
these shots will be the signal for the
militia Of Trozo, Binondo, Quiapo and
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16
Wyon,inp's Pro.ueritv.

AS TO how prosperity is coming along
in the State of Wyoming the following
official figures as TO the total deposits
IN the banks of the State for the past
four years are very Instructive. They
n as fnlln,yS.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

These official figures show that labor
has a yearly income nearly twice that of
capital, and this years census figures
will be even moro interesting
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-16

'Srcretary Of War"
The following is translation of a cir
cular or proclamation:
May Providence decree that in the
election for the President Of the United
States the Democratic party, which de-
tends us. shall triumph, and not the i'm
peria!i>tic party. which is headed by Mr..
Mckinley, and which attacks us.
The great Democrat, Mr.. Bryan, one
Of the most eminent men of the United
States, is assured that he will be the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
Great Electrical Combine.

New York. Sept 20-In its forth
coming issue The Electrical Review
will editoralIy say
There have been numerous reports
of late concerning the probable ANAL
gama;ion Of all the telephone and tele.
graph companies OF the Uuited States.
The Electrical Review was recently in-
formed that rapid progress was being
made 10 this direction by the financial
interests controlling the four leading
companies. These are the American
Telephone aud Telegraph company,
which now includes the American Bell
Telephone company, the Telephone,
Telegraph and Cable Company Of
America, the Western Union Telegraph
company and the Postal Telegraph and
Cable company
II is predicted by those 10 position to
know that these interests will be COO
solidated ioto one big company to be
koown as the National Telephone aod
Telegraph company. and that such
consolidation will be accomplished be-
fore the end Of The present year
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
Chinese Drowned by Rus
slams.

London. Sept 21.-"Authentic ao-
counts have been received here, says
the Moscow correspondent of The
Standard, ''of horrible massacre at
Blagovestcbensk, which was uodoubt-
edly carried oct uoder direct orders
from the Russian authorities and which
then let loose the tide of slaughter
through Amur.
The entire Chinese population OF
5000 souls was escorted out Of town to
spot 6se miles up the Anur and then.
being led in patches Of few hundreds
to the banks of the river bank. we're
ordered to cross the river to the Chi
oese side. No boats we're provided and
the river is a mile wide. The Chinese
we're auog alive iuto the stream and
we're stabbed or shot at the least resist
ance, while Russian volunteers vino
lined the bank dubbed or shot any one
who atten pted to land Not one
escaped alive. The river bank for
miles was strewn with corpses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
THINKING IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Sept l8 "A copy of
the Geraan note demanding the
punishment Of the leaders Of the
rebellion 10 Caina was presented to
Acting Secretary Adee at the state
department doriog the day from the
German embassy The Germao
charge, Baron S.erDberg, being tempo
,arily absent from the city. there could
of course. be DO attempt at discussing
tbis most important communication.
The baron is expected to returc tomor-
row when the subject may be taken up
With him. Meanwhile the note itself
will receive the earnest attention CT the
p-esidep, and such members of the
cabinet as are 10 Washington tomorrow
when be arrives
The state department has been all
s|ong directing Its efforts to the speedy
opening Of oego:iat'oos for 6nal SET
::emept win the Chinese government
aud has so far not been heard from
relative TO the matter of puuisbmeots
oeyood the Indirect references contained
10 the notes that have defined the
governments purpose The question
is COW presented plainly, whether or
not tue neg citations shall be proceeded
with decision op this point
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
APPROVED IN ENGLAND.

London, Sept 19, 4 80 a m-As
might have been expected, colncldent
with the arrival of Count Won Wal
dersee in China comes the most lm.
portant declaration of policy yet
ISSUED by any of the allies AS The
Daily News remarks, Germany's Cir
calar note has turned the tables On
Russia, whose evacuation proposal
had put Germany into an awkward
corner Now, i, Russia assents TO
the German note she will be unable
to continue. says The Daily News.
70 pose az China lenieD, aud iorglv
ing freud, while. if she dlssep's,
Russia will lay herself open to the
charge Of reducing the punitive
expedition to farce
The London morning papers have
little but praise for what is called
Gernanys Admirable Dote The
Tines goes so far as to wish that the
credit for making such proposal
belonged to Great Britain The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
Hubbard's Cotton Letter.

New York, Sept 21-A sharp
advance in Liverpool this morning
came as a surprise to the trade, who
looked for weaker markets abroad in
answer to the pressure to sell for
southern account on the basis of
present values. Southern markets
were all lower last evening, which
caused Liverpool to open at decline
which was quickly recovered on the
reports of injury to the crop in
northern Texas from heavy rains
Our market opened steadily at 10 to
II points advance and became easier
90 the movement at the interior
towns and rallied quickly by noon
on the covering of the local interest
The movement Of the crop and the
buying power in the southern markets
will be the test to the situation for
some time to come The local tenn
per is in favor Of buying cotton on
all weak moments on the belief that
if the larger markets accumulate
stock the pressure in the south to
sell will be relieved by the tendency
70 accumulate cotton to fill these
exhausted supplies The local trade
are not disposed to consider that the
movement is indicative Of anything
more than the desire of planters to
obtain present prices for their cotton
Hubbard Bros & CO
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
RUSSIANS BUTCHER
PEACEFUL CHINESE.
Cossacks Depopulate Great
Territory.

New York, Sept 81 Concerning
the massacre of 5000 Chinese at
Blagovestchensk by Russians, The
Evening Post contains an account
from G.. Frederick Wright, one of the
faculty of Oberlin, O, college. who
was enormously reported killed at
Pekin. The letter ls written from
Stretensk, Siberia, under date of
Aug 6
As soon as the Russian troops
went down the river on transports,
July ID. the fort at Aygun began
without warning to fire upon passing
steamboats,, and on the 18th fire was
opened upon Blagovestchensk and
some Russian villagers were burned
opposite the fort The actual injury
inflicted by the Chinese was slight,
but the terror caused by it was
indescribable, and it drove the Cos.
sacks into frenzy of rage. The
peaceab1e Chinese to the number of
1000 in the city were expelled in
great haste, and being forced upon
RATS entirely inadequate. were most
of them drowned in attempting to
cross the river The stream was
fairly black with their bodies Three
days after hundreds Of the corpses
were counted in the water
Mr. Wright says "In our ride
through the country to reach the city
on Thursday, the Goth, we saw as
many as 80 villages and hamlets of
the Chinese in flames Ooe of them
was city of 5000 or 10000 inhabi-
tants. We estimate that we saw the
dwellings of 10000 peacable Chinese
in flames that awful day, while
parties of Cossacks we're securing
the fields to find Chinese and shoot
ing them down at sight. What be-
came of the women and children no
one knew; there was apparently no
way for them to escape to place Of
safety. On our way up the river for
500 miles above the city every Chi.
nese hamlet was a charred mass of
ruins. The large village of Motcha
was still smoking and We were told
that 1000 Chinese had been killed.
The wholesale destruction. both of
property and of life. was thought to
be military necessity Peace be-
tween the Russians and Chinese has
come to an end. Years cannot wipe
out the enmity engendered !"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
End of Boer War.

London, Sept 20-Lord Roberts
cables from Neispruit. on the Pre-
toria Delagoa Bay railroad, not fal
from Komati Poort. the frontier
station. under date of Wednesday,
Sept l9, ss follows:
"Of the three thousand Beers who
retreated from Koma:i Poort before
the British advance seven hundred
have entered Portuguese territory,
others have deserted in various
directions, and the balance are re
ported to have crossed the Komati
river, and to be occupying spurs OF
the Lobombo mountain. south of the
railway
A general tumrls seems to have oc-
Cured when they recognized the
hopelessness of their cause. Their
Long Toms and field guns have been
destroyed and nothing is left of the
Boer army bus few marauders.