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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
HORSES IN GREAT DEMAND.


Uncls Sam Oners Fancy P,icss ant
Can't Get the Animals.
The big prices the United States gov
eminent finds itself prepared to pay
for mounts for its cavalry make horse
breeders and dealers look blue over
their lack of foresight. A few years
ago when the bicycle fever caught the
people, the horse breeders threw up
their hands In despair, and fell In line
with the other wiseacre prophets who
chimed about the passing Of the
horse" and like rot, until your ear
ached. They stopped breeding, sold of
their stock, grimly sat down to await
the inevitable crash, and to witness
with fearful eyes the aforesaid pass
ing"
But the horse refused to be passed,
and baked. There were two or three
years OF stagnation. Then the clouds
Of war between this country and Spain
gathered, and with them came an in
creased demand for horses and mules.
This demand steadily increased, and
former breeders and farmers found
themselves unprepared to meet 1t. The
dream Of the passing Of the horse
proved iridescent. Following the Span
ish war came the war in the Transvaal,
and the demand, already stimulated,
increased to unprecedented proper
tons. Mule breeders and horse rails
ers found themselves objects Of tender
solicitude on the part of the agents of
the British empire. And now to cap
the climax comes the army reorganiza-
ton bill. with its provision for the
new regiments of cavalry. and no
abundant supply of horses for the cav
alrymen. These regiments must be
placed, in commission at once, and
horses are an imperative prerequisite.
Following in the wake Of the agents Of
Great Britain are the agents Of the
War Department, who are literally
begging suitable mounts at the for
merly un-heard-of price of $125 and
$3.50 each, as against $40 and $50 a
few years ago. II the present demand
for horses keeps up good cavalry
mounts will go up to 5000 each.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
HAMMER AND ANVIL.

Next to third term, 1t would suit
the present administration to be sue
ceeded by Hanna, then after eight
years of Hanna-well what matters?
If a Democratic administration had
been in power when the Wall street
panic occurred, what lesson the Re-
publican newspapers would have
drawn from it,
The extravaganza of Republican con-
crosses are proverbial, the amount ap-
propriated for the fiscal year begin
ming July list has just been compounded
and the total sum is $3.50, 33S,575. No
wonder the war taxes could only be
in a small measure repealed.
Senator Frey has announced that he
will reintroduce the ship subsidy bill
directly the 57th Congress meets. A
day or two after this announcement
Senator Hanna was in Philadelphia
holding a conference with the Penn
sylvania railroad officials and other
ship owners, probably arranging how
much bonus they will contribute to the
Republican campaign fund if the bill
is passed.
Mr.. Schwab the president Of the
steel trust, has been making speech
to graduating class in New York, in
it he said: Boys should start In
business early and should place no de-
pendence upon influence" Now this
would have been good advice before
this age of vast combinations and
trusts, but Mr.. Schwab should know
that boy or man at this time has but
small chance of employment at any
work that is considered desirable I'M
less he has some influence back Of him.
Mr.. Schwab and his partner, Mr.. Car
negie. made their start in life In more
propitious times and even they may
have had some influences that advanc-
ed their own strenuous efforts and they
by luck or sharp wits fell into a bust
ness that was protected by tariff that
gave vast advantage to few sharp
men.
1t is rather late in the day, but bet
ter late than never for the president
to talk about saving the constitution
as he did at San Jose. In his speech
there he said: ITO us, my fellow citi-
zens, young and old, the preservation
of that constitution is committed. 1t
is a sacred instrument, and is sacred
trust given to us to see to 1t that 1t is
preserved in all it's virtue and vigor,
to be passed along to the generations
vet to come. Glorious constitution,
glorious union, glorious flag. Seventy
five millions of people stand together
as they never before stood to defend
them ALL" These be fine words, my
masters, glorious words, but as
Judge of the supreme court said of
President Mckinley when he had ut
tered his benevolent assimilation
speech, 1t is not by what the presiden.
says that we must judge him, but BY
his acts
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
LETTHE PEOPLE RULE
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
is LOOMING UP.
VIII Ds One of the Leading Issues In
the National Campaign Three Yrsrs
Hsnoe-seversi states Attest Justice
Of system-Dangerous to Oppose It

Jefferson said: II am not amongst
those who fear the peole," but how
different is the case with the modern
republican party. The effort to give
the people direct vote on important
laws that are to govern them has been
endorsed by the Fusionists in some
states and will be forced as an issue
in others and possibly be adopted as
national remedy as a check on much
evil legislation that we are now suffer-
ing from.
First attempts at radical changes In
the machinery Of government always
meet with obstacles, especially when
favored corporations with vast means
of corruption. such as railroads, are
likely to have some Of their special
privileges curtailed or abolished. 1t Is
no wonder, therefore, that in one OF
the first states to adopt the re-
form it should meet with rebuff at
the hands of a republican court and
legislature.
South Dakota's initiative and refer
endum, which was embodied in the
state constitution two or three years
ago, says the Springfield Republican.
is thought to have been wrecked by
recent decision of the state supreme
court. The referendum amendment
limited the absolute power of the leg
islature to such special cases of legis-
lation as were mentioned in the con-
stitution itself. Now the constitution
also provides, somewhat loosely, that
whenever the legislature declares GER
tain bills to be emergency measures,
these emergency measures may be-
come laws without being brought
within the scope of the referendum
clauses of the constitution. A test case
was made up by the foes Of the refer-
endum in passing an act legislating
some fusionists out of office, the act
being pronounced an emergency meas
ure by the legislature. The South Da-
kota court decides that it is impos-
sible to consider the motives Of the
legislature in making any bill an
emergency measure, and that any law
WHICH eIududltS lTOul IHdI uooy thuo
labeled cannot be referred to the peo-
pie. It also decided that no act which
the legislature chooses to pronounce
necessary for the protection of the
public peace, health, safety or sup
port of the state government and its
existing institutions, can be referred
to the people. The right of initiation
by the people in legislation was not
passed upon by the court, but that re-
mains of little service if the referen-
dunn has been emasculated 1t is evil
dent that any legislation under that
decision can choke off final reference
of its work to the popular vote by a
simple majority declaration. The
friends of the referendum declare that
while the first attempt to substitute
direct legislation for the representa-
tive system has apparently failed, the
question will be a live issue, If not the
controlling one, in the next state cleo
ton,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.

The need of tariff reform is so
pressing in view of the domination OF
the trusts that 1t may be well, instead
of waiting for the control of the gov
eminent to pass into the hands of the
Democrats to adopt the advice of the
Washington Post, which says:
The Republicans took hand in the
Democratic tariff revision of 1894, a
useful, helping hand, going so far as
to dictate entire schedules. Let the
Democrats reciprocrate that favor In
the next session of Congress. The
Democrats were divided on tariff re-
vision in 1894. To-day there is a d.
vision on that question in the Repub-
lican party. The movement for anti
trust legislation will divide the Re-
publican party into two factions, as
hostile as were the Cleveland and an
ti-Cleveland factions seven years ago.
Why should not Democrats who want
sensible reform Of the tariff" follow
the example of those Republicans who
aided German in his anti-Cleveland
fight? This suggestion seems to us to
open up great possibilities Of early and
wholesome reform. Its adoption by
the Democrats would be far more like
ly to expedite than retard their ac-
QUESTION of full control of the govern
ment.
The Post is an advocate Of protect
ton and yet sees that the tariff must
be revised so what it means by sen
sible reform" is rather an uncertain
quantity, but If faction Of the Re-
publicans are really in earnest In
pushing antitrust legislation, though
it is very doubtful if enough of them
are, the Democrats will be found will
ing to aid them in passing such legis-
lation If it includes sensible re-
form" Of the tariff.
But will the Republican brethren be
able to stand out against the decision
of a party caucus and the wrath OF
Hanna and the lack of patronage that
Mckinley will withdraw from recalci-
trant members. That will be the cru
cial test.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Cahaba, the former capital Of Ala
bama, is not even town now, being
returned by the census as precinct
sixteen in Dallas county. Several
years ago the town site was sold for
taxes and was bought by a negro for
few hundred dollars. At one time
Cahaba was one of the most important
places in Alabama. being the state
capital. Its population was made up OF
rich planters and Shareholders. Its
situation. is at the confluence of the
Cahaba and Alabama rivers, and 1t
was not only wealthy place but also
ore of the most beautiful in the state.
The owners of plantations and the rich
traders lived in baronial style, their
houses being of the architecture OF the
south at that day with large halls and
rooms, and verandas occupying almost
as much space as the rooms them
selves. Extensive grounds surrounded
each and flowers bloomed IN profusion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

A good story of Paddy Gleason, the
former chief of Long Island City, has
recently been unearthed. The incident
of which it is the chronicle happened
in 1896 when he was out in Indianapo-
lis as delegate to the national con-
vention which nominated Palmer and
Buckner. The hotel accommodations
in the Indiana city were not the larg-
est or the best, and by the time the
advance guard had got rooms the
town was flied to overlooking. When
the mayor arrived everybody asked
him what he was going to do to get a
place to sleep.
IDOL he said. What am l going
to do? Just watch me- And they
watched him with the result that he
had the laugh on the whole crowd OF
'em. He simply went to hospital,
hired private, room at $40 a week
and slept there in the greatest COM
fort for two nights, while the other
delegates tried to be comfortable in
bandboxes for which they had paid al
the rate of from $40 to 500 day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
lSpecial letter.


According to current reports the
British and German empires will In
the course OF time be more closely
united than ever in the marriage Of
the German Grown Prince Frederick
William and Princess Margaret Vic
toria OF Connaught The young couple
are cousins, the crown prince being
great-grandson Of the late Queen
Victoria and the princess a grand
daughter, the child of Victoria's fourth
son. Prince Arthur of Connaught.
The rumored engagement is the cul-
mination of one of the late Queens
cherished hopes. She was always very
fond of her dainty little grandchild,
Princess Margaret. and admired the
sterling qualities Of her great-grand
son, the German crown prince. In
their eventual union she saw happi-
ness for both and stronger ties Of
friendship between the two empires.
1t is stated that before her final i'll
ness she introduced the subject to the
princess, but that little lady fatty re-
luSeu U tHlelldiu any SuCu lucas, ue-
claring that she would marry for love
only and not for state reasons. The
gentle Queen did not press the matter,
but in her diplomatic way dropped the
subject and kept watchful eye on
the princess.
Now a pathetic and slightly roman
tic feature entered into this royal en-
gagement Queen Victoria was strlck-
en- with fatal illness and Kaiser
William, her grandson. FASTENED to
her side. A few days later his son
came. In the chamber of death the
crown prince and Princess Margaret
met for the first time. Their mutual
grief over the loss Of loved grand
parent established certain bond of
sympathy between the two. The prin-
cess soon learned that she could COM
ply with the wishes Of her late royal
grandmother and at the same time
marry the man she loved. Thus In
her death Victoria brought about the
engagement which she hoped to eff
feet during her life.
Although the marriage will be the
result of mutual love. 1t will also be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
LESSONS OF THE PANIC.

There are few things that have been
exemplified by the late Wall street
panic that is of enormous Importance
to the whole people and the most i'm
portant object lesson is the vast
power of money. When the panic
was at it's height and money was loan
ing for 60 per cent, few bankers
met and agreed to loan $16,000,0O0 at
6 per cent, and thus aid the recovery
of the market The banks composing
trust having command of hundreds OF
the clearing house are kind of money
millions of dollars, and If it suited the
purpose of the managers they can
make or mar the market for stocks
and bring on or retard panic at any
time, as nearly all the transactions on
Wall street are conducted on borrowed
capital and mostly on call loans which
can be called or foreclosed at any time
by simply giving few hours notice.
This power has been used both ways
and will again when it suits the money
trust to do SO.
1t will be remembered that the great
panic at the beginning of the second
Cleveland administration was precipi-
tated by the banks to force Congress
to pass the repeal of the silver coinage
act. 1t is probable that the money
trust did not intend that panic to
be SO disastrous, as 1t imperiled their
own stability and led to the downfall
80 hat lot
There is, however. prospect that
these princes Of finance may disagree
over the division Of the spoils, won
from the people by the trust combina-
lions, and although this would prob
ably precipitate panic which would
involve the whole country, 1t may be
made to bring good out of evil by
opening the eyes of the people to the
causes that allow such an abnormal
condition of affairs. 1t may thus lead
to national and state legislation that
will curb the trusts and by the repeal
of the protective tariff and other laws
that now allow monopoly and with
honest servants to execute the laws,
and not as is now done, leaving to
the banks the enormous sums without
Interest, at present amounting to over
ninety millions of dollars, a reform
may be inaugurated that will allow
every citizen an equal show in his er-
forts for success in life.
AS an instance that all is not love-
iy among the powers that rule in the
financial world the financial cores
pondent of the Chicago Chronicle
says: Morgan's ambition was held re-
sponsible for the panic. 1t was charg-
ed that he had tried to hog the rail-
road situation in the north and middle
west, and ride rough-shod over such
long established kings In the railroad
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK
yxrIT TIkNf

the train. The shin" did not weigh
more than two ounces, yet it caused
a great loss of life and property. One
Of the fast freight trains that went
over the old Bee Line ran into a drove
of horses at Chesterfield and killed and
wounded twelve Of them, besides
wrecking the train and piling the cars
up in the air. The accident happened
in the afternoon, and on track that
was almost straight for a half mile.
A little coltra on the track. Its moth
er followed and the whole drove OF
horses that had broken out Of field
came after. The strangest part of 1t
all was that the colt escaped injury -
Indianapolis News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

A recent visitor at the White House
found the wife of the President busy
as usual knitting the wooden tops to
slipper soles. A pleasant protest
that the first lady of the land should
so steadily employ herself was well
answered. Why shouldn't she knit
the slippers? 1t was about all she
could do in her state of health. Per-
haps the good accomplished was more
than the caller appreciated. And then
the gentle lady told with undisguised
satisfaction of the sale of pair OF
her slippers at New England fair for
good purpose. The slippers had
brought $3.50, which had gone for the
benefit of the cause.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Farmers of Wabash county, Indiana,
are building good roads by co-opera-
ton and at much reduced cost. They
have an agreement among themselves
on bodybuilding, each owner of land
AUDITING on a highway to be improved
pledging in work or cash $3.50 per acre
within half mile of the road. Pay
ment may be made within three years,
and the burden thus distributed is
hardly felt. The work is done in dull
seasons, and gravel roads have re-
placed the old mud highways over
many miles of turnpike. On the COM
pletion of a road the task of main
taing it is assumed by the county au-
thoritieS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Ex-Empress Eugene has given to
the municipality Of Paris the cradle OF
Prince Louis Napoleon, the only son OF
Napoleon III. and the Empress. Prince
Louis was killed in the Zulu war in
South Africa in 1879. The body of the
cradle is made of rosewood and is dec
GRATED with enamels in antique silver
and ohiseled bronze. The frames are
of silver. A statue holds the imperial
crown, in gilt and bronze. over the
pillow, which is Of white satin en-
broidered in gold with the letter IN"
The cradle was originally gift from
the municipality of Paris to Empress
Eugene.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
BIG SUMS FOR WRITING.
Oner of 100000 to Lord Roberts for
History of the Boer War.

Oner of 100000 to Lord Roberts for
History of the Boer War.
Sometimes there is money in writing
books and sometimes there isn't, as
this extract from the Book World will
show:
IAN offer of 100000 has been made
by London publisher to Lord Rob-
erts for history of the TransvaaI
war, an offer which will probably be
declined, as the sword, rather than the
pen, is Lord Roberts weapon.
1.-THE most liberal offer ever made
by publisher was that Of an Ameri-
can firm to Gladstone. 1t was pro.
posal for a short series of articles, 2i
of $500 words each, for which $4,000
was offered. To Jay Gould was offered
$50, 1000 and royalty Of 40 per cent for
a volume Of "reminiscences written by
himself, with stenographers help In
the bargain; an offer which he did not
accept. His one book, History Of Del
aware County, N. Y, never had large
sale, but at auction, a few years ago,
copy brought $40. In striking contrast
to these large sums, which, however
existed only on paper, is the check for
48 cents made by London publisher
payable to Julian Hawthorne, and rep
resenting the authors sum total prof
its for one year on a short volume OF
stories. Mr.. Hawthorne had received
a fair price down for the book, with
the agreement for one-fourth after de-
Quoting expenses Of publishing. For
the year 1889 his profit was the mag
niflcent sum of 48 cents"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

The general design for the naval
arch, which is to be erected at the
Battery, New York, has been approved
by the trustees Of the Naval Arch AS
ISOLATION and the organization Of the
finance committee for the collection OF
the funds, with which to construct 1t
will be effected at once. The design
was prepared by Ernest Flagg. 1t is
estimated that the arch, including the
statuary, will cost $S50,OOO, while the
sea-wall, beacons and monuments will
cost 100000 more. In organizing the
committee for the collection OF the
fund, every care is to be taken to
make 1t as representative as possible,
in order to give perfect confidence in
the project.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07
ENGAGEMENT
German Prince to
Wed Vietoria's
Granada uahter.

while magnolias, oaks and cedars were
found in abundance. Blooded horses
neighed and pranced in and about the
stables and cocks strutted in the barn
yards.
The capital had been moved before
the confederacy was born, and when
the war was over, the few men who
had any money left tried to start up
business and put new life into the old
place, but could not. A few years
later even the county seat was trans
ferred to Selma and Cahaba was dead.
Some wealthy men tore down their
houses and had them rebuilt at Selma,
and soon the few remaining houses
were left tenantless."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

The latest Paris idea is to pave the
streets with glass, and experiments are
now being tried to that end. Accord
ing to the Telegraph's correspondent,
pure glass is used without admixture
of cement, but subjected to a special
treatment, called devitrifaction. The
result is a hard, smooth substance,
opaque, absolutely non-porus. absorb
ing no foreign matter, and thus re-
tanning no dampness or unpleasant
odors.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Recent experiments by railway Off
Gals in Berne with an automatic ticket
machine, invented by Swiss, have
given entire satisfaction, says Berne
correspondent. The machine is SINH
lar to the ordinary automatic ma
chimes. but the glass cases contain the
tickets on which are printed the names
of, the stations and the price of the
ticket. By dropping in the right
amount and pulling handle the ticket
is set free. The machinery is so well
constructed that an insufficient sum or
any base coins will not work the
spring.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

The French military authorities,
after protracted experiments, are said
to be so far satisfied with the value
of the motor car in war time. that
they are making arrangements
to acquire, if necessary, the whole of
the auto-cars for military service in
the event of the army entering the
field. Notices are said to have been
sent to owners Of auto-cars. asking
them If they are disposed to sell their
vehicles to the government whenever
the country should find itself threat
ened with war, and also requiring
them to fix prices of the cars. The ac-
tual purchasing price will be decided
upon by the military authorities when
the vehicles are handed over after
taking into account the depreciation
they may have undergone in the mean
time.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

The varied character of the Manila
population is shown by such items as
these. taken at random from one issue
of a local daily: "Sim Waco, Fill
pino, ran amuck on Gale Anda on
Thursday night and attacked Lu Tang
with a heavy scantling. Mandarin
Chang Quing, son Of Carlos Palanca,
the Chinese millionaire Of Manila, has
been appointed ambassador to Mexico,
and is expected by his father to visit
Manila about April l."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Detroit will soon celebrate the two
hundredth anniversary Of its founding
by Cadillac. Eastern people are apt
to forget that there is so old city in
the west. In the story Of the settle
ment and progress of Detroit much is
revealed of the history of 1.-The north
west under three flags"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-06-07

Green and yellow chartreuse may no
longer be manufactured in France II
the bill against religious associations
goes through, as the head of the or
ganization of Carthusians, the monks
OF the Grande Chartreuse, is situated
outside of France.