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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03
POPULISM STILL LIVES.

If the oft-reated settlement that "tQe Popu-
list party is dead" be true, the fact remains
that Populsm is very much alive. And the
fanny part ct it is that the fellows who made
the most sport of "Populst vagaries" are the
ones who are falling over each othe. to adopt
them. Read the following from the Lawrence
World, radical Republican paper, which has
always poked fun at the Popuists:
eff Populist Rip Nan Wrinkle should awak-
en- and look about him, he would feel perfectly
at home. There are so many Populst vagaries
flying around that he would not notice the
change"
The Kansas Day Club, Republican organ
ton held its annual meeting in Topeka, Mon
day evening, and some of speeches delivered
on that occasion were decidedly Populistic in
their nature For instance, d. A. Valentine,
president of the club, whose Republicanism is
unouestioned, made speech which brsted
with "Populistic vagaries." He said, i'll part:
Concentration in business is one OF the
tendencies of the age i'll which we live 1t
cannot be held in check by legislation and the
courts. Sometimes benefcent, oltimes the re-
verse; sometimes helpful, ofttimes hormful, it
should be accepted as condition to which the
laws of the land must be adjusted Our duty
is not to overcome the tendency, but to regu-
late its exercise so that its advantages may re-
main and its evils be counteracted.
Competition in its last analysis may mean
anarchy, or at least the survival OF the httest,
which is civilized barbaity. Control by law
in it's last analysis may mean socialism, which
is repuguant to individual progress Some
where between the two is commercial right.
.sThe second great question now up for dis
cussion, and due to early settlement, is the
control of the railroads, Present laws may be,
nearly sufficient to grapple with the evil which
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03
Lone Elm Items
Mrs. Margaret Miller spent Sunday
with her daughter in kincaid


with her daughter in kincaid.
Miss Holloway. of the north part OF
the township. visited Lone Elm friends
Saturday.
Mrs, Kate Mcbride came. Monday,
to visit her sister, Mes. G. NJ. Quist.
Miss Alta Wood, of Chanute. is visiting
relatives here this week
Miss Margaret Kelsey went to Car
nett to take the teachers examination,
Saturday.
Charles Kelsey has been visiting rela
tives about Garrett the past week Or
two.
Mrs w. II. Lockwood visited home
folks in kincaid from Friday until Sat
urday
AL Hughes, of Bayard, was in town
one dav last week. Also, Mr. Mitchell
of La Harpe.
Miss Mile Carrier was able to az
company HSf HuOtuct nolnt lIpHl pdI
nett, Thursday of last week.
Geo. Kvner came up from Newton,
Sunday. and on Monday, went out to
AR. Briggs farm, which he has rented
for the present year.
6. Williams, of lola, cousin OF Wait
Williams, visited him during last week.
r A. Church was in Kansas City last
week, with a car OF cattle, and brought
hack car OF young cattle.
Mrs. W. " Ferguson and C " Gin
hey are OH the sick list.
Ms. Rudisill and family went to La
Harpe, Saturday. returning on Sunday.
Rev. w. w. Carnne expects to com
mence series of meetings next
Sunday evening Rev Crawford " i'll
assist him.
The Sociul Circle of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will meet, February Sth, at the
home of Mrs. ". l. butcher Tea will
be served and free-wil Offering taken,
l.. n. Roe goes to Kansas City, today
(Tuesday), with car of hogs.
Equity grange installed the following
officers at the regular meeting, last sat
urday, tor the present year " NJ, l.
| H. Smith; Over, J. Kulp; Stew b.
| Lowman; Asst. Stew, B. F. Florv; l.,
A. Stew, Iva Lewis; Chap, Matte
| Florv Sect, Chas. Church., Flora. Iva1
| Boatright; Pomona, Lizzie Howarter
Ceres. Josie Sanders; Treas, W. L.
Hastings; Sec, Myrtia Hendershot; G
n, b F. Riber; Ot., Eva Lewis; Choir
w. Mcdonald. The society numbers
| 1O5 members, % of which became mem.
bers during the past year The Patrons
of Hushandry are making t'eir influence
| felt in our land.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03

A DISPATCH from Washington SAYS: cit
can be said by authority that unless the corpo-
ratons constituting the alleged beet trust shall
heed the Injunction made permanent by the de-
c'son OF the supreme court of the United
States, the government will institute proceed
'ng' against the individual members OF the
corporations to enforce the decision of the court
IA2 proceedings will be undet the criminal
law, II such can be Instituted. The minds of
the president aud members of his cabinet are
made up fully on the question. They have de-
cIded that the beef trust shall obey the law,
and now that the highest court in the land has
upheld their hands, they will permit no further
dillydallylng' with the subject" Let US hope
that the above is not all hot air.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03

has its birth and being in cupidity predicated
On financial pretense. capitalization, TOO
many bonds and interest bearing obligations OF
one form or another, too many nagnihed liked
charges are at the bottom of the existing false
condition. If we are to believe the witnesses
recently examined by the interstate commerce
commission in Washington, discrimination in
rates and demoralizing system OF rebates dre
given to favorite shippers. AS remedy,
greater governmental supervision is audacious-
ly advocated by the young governors OF three
big states, and the people are viewing it with
possibly with approval. The
President, in his last message, made charac-
teristically sweeping recommendation that con-
gress restore to the interstate commerce COM
mission the power to regulate rates. Several
eminent railroad managers, noting the drift of
public and official sentiment, now seem willing
to meet the situation with fairness. This much
rings true as caught from the agitation OF the
past few months: chat because of, and in spite
of, the wonderful concentration of railroad own.
ership, the people are more determined than
ever that the roads shall not pass from under
public control. ~
Thus it will be seen that, while Mr.. Valen-
tine lacks quite bit of being Populist, he
has imbibed some of the ideas and is edging
over that way True, he thks the needed re-
torms will come through the Republican party.
And it makes little difference through what
party they come, just SO they come. One
thing is certain, however, and that is that the
Populist party, tnrouh agitation, has pushed
these questions to the front and forced the peo-
pie to recognize them.
Another indication of the good work accom-
plished by the "now defunct" Populist parry Is
the agitation OF the establishment OF state
oil refinery. Leading men of the state, regard
less of party, having seen the methods OF the
Standard Oil Company, have been forced to adj
nit that government control is the only way
out. Numerous Republican papers have taken
ND the question, and favoring the plan.
For instance, the Mail and Breeze last week
contained all editorial in support of state re-
6uery. 1t was conservative article, yet, 1t
contained unanswerabe argument in favor of
the plan.
A reject issue of the Independence Daily Re-
porter contains an ably-written and well-pre-
pared article, full OF facts and figures, showing
the profits of the oil business, and proving be-
vond doubt that state refinery would be a
great source of profit to the state
The idea of government ownership is gaming
ground very rapidy-and it will continue to
orou, unit; the masses embrace in demand its
enforcement. Reformers-Popuists, Socialists
and others-started this agitation. Now. 9TH
ers are taking it up and discussing it, The
time is not far distant when it will be realized
Whether reform parties live or die, they
generally accomplish great results.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03
Santa Fe Excursions to Topeka

Dates of sale Feb. 18th to 9th; rate
So. 10 for the round trip.
Dates of sale Feb 14th and 18th linn.
tied to 18th for return rate S310 for
round trip.
Dates of sale Feb. 1, 2, 4, I, and 10
limited to Feb. 18th; rate $2.S5.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03

SMALLPOX broke out il the state house at
Topeka, Monday. A. @ Hughes, senate
einyloye, in the senate chamber and ex.
posed the members. He was taken 10 The pest
house. DIR. Powell, OF Topeka, says that only
the iuterpostion of Providence will prevent an
epidemic of smallpox.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03

SOME OF President Roosevelt's enemies char.e
that ne appropriated certain Indian moneys to
the Catholic church in exchange for votes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-02-03

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT recommends that
congress enact uniform divorce law
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-04-04

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Jletder fid aber nibt beritebeu poute.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
CHINA WILL ASSERT CLAIMS
In the Peace Negotiations Between
Japan and Russia.

The Lokal Anzeiger at Berlin prints
an interview with a prominent Chi
nese diplomatist, evidently the Chi
nese minister at Berlin, who says that
the dowager empress and the en-
perOr have sent circular letter to
viceroys and governors and to Chi
nese ministers abroad, asking them
to state fully their views as to what
attitude China should take in the set
Element of the Manchurian question.
The diplomatist further states that
China, in determining what indemnity
to demand from Russia, will include
not only the reduction in public reve-
nues during the war, but sum suf-
ficient to cover damages suffered
through years of illegal occupation of
that country. He assumes that Japan
will keep her word and hand over
Manchuria to China, but thinks it will
be impossible for China to install the
old form of government there since
the improvements the Russians and
Japanese have introduced make a
modern system of administration nee
essary. The diplomatist concludes:
China will no longer play the role
of a mere spectator, but will assert it's
claims with energy in the Portsmouth
negotiations, and interesting develop
ments will certainly follow
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
RESERVOIR BURSTED
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, IS
VISITED VIOLENT RAINS.
Floods Caused the Loss of a Number
Of Lives-Damage to Property I'm
mense-Unprecedented Fall of Rain
Over the State-ToWn of TrumbuII
Swept by Flood.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 31-Loss OF
life and immense damage to property
followed the bursting of reservoirs
north OF this city as result of un.
precedented fall of rain. The precipi.
tation in the series of showers which
struck across Connecticut reached a
total Of seven inches. The dam at
WARDS mill at Easton went out at 2
O'Clock Sunday morning, sending a
great body OF water down through the
town Of Trumbuli- There was no warn.
ing to the people who lived on the
banks OF what is usually a small wa.
ter course. The house occupied by
John Lesco,. his wife and several chill
dren was pickeu up by the flood and
carried mile below. The Lesco
family We're asleep at the time and all
were rescued after a perilous Journey
A house occupied by Michael Nor.
an was hurled against the Berkshire
bridge and smashed to kindling wood,
and it is believed that Moran was
drowned. Police and fremen went to
the rescue and saved several lives.
In North Bridgeport the water swept
against the Barnum avenue bridge
and wrecked it Just when an ice wa
gOn was crossing it., In the wagon
were William Kowzeski and John Star.
kin. The wagon anu horses We're swept
aWaV and KOwzaSki wac drowned
Starkin was able to swim ashore.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
MINING NOTES..

The Sullivan plant at St. Marys, B.
c.. is proving most successful, 500 to
600 tons of bullion being produced dur
ing the first months operations. The
new process is efficient.
Lewiston, Mont-The Kendall Gold
Mining company has purchased the
control of the Queen company, owning
the Billiard ground, by purchasing
$4,000 shares of the stock, the re-
naming 249,O0O shares being owned
by President Wiedenborner and Foley
Brothers of St. Paul and John ]. Bull
lard of Kendall The deal has been
pending for some time. The company
purchased from R. X. Neill of Spo-
kane the Wedge and Midget claims at
Kendall, both being of considerable
value.
Rossland, B. C.-There is a move
ment on foot to consolidate the White
Bear and the California Mining COM
panies.
Dublin.-A great deal of interest has
been aroused recently by the rumors
and reports of the discovery of gold
mine in Ireland which, its owners say,
is every bit as rich as any in South
Africa.
Nelson, B. Give carloads of ore,
running $4,000 in silver to the ton,
have been shipped from the Molly Glib
son mine to the Hall Mines smelter.
The ore is from the new strike which
was recently reported.
Nelson, B. Ginning men from
Minnesota and Missouri have formed
the Consolidated Mining & Smelling
company, which has taken hold OF
various groups of claims between the
Lardeau and Duncan rivers, and are
now visiting the grounds with a view
to deciding upon operations.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
SPORTING NEWS.

Tommy Ryan still thinks that he has
a chance to capture the heavyweight
title, and he is out with another de-
fiance, hoping to force Marvin Hart to
meet him. Ryan says he is willing, to
fight Hart to finish, and offers to ar
range the mill at once. Hart says
Ryan is a four-fusher..
New YOrk.-After having been de-
prived of five Of the best years Of his
riding career Tod Sloan believes that
it will not be long before he is re-
stored to good standing on the metro
politan turf.
James J. Jeffries, retired champion
of the world, will be spectator at the
fight in COlma, Cal, between Gus Rub
lin and Jim Mccormick on August IL.
His friends say that Jeffries is anxious
to see the Akron giant win from Nc
Cormick and fight Hart for the heavy
weight title.
Frank Gotch, for more than a year
undisputed holder Of the heavyweight
wrestling championship Of the United
States until he lost it back to Tom
Jenkins last spring., will, appear at
Spokane August 10 in contest with
Duncan Mcmillan which. will take in
five different styles Of wrestling.
De Haven, Minn.-In one Of the
prettiest tennis matches of. the season
Kreigh Collins of Chicago defeated
Reuben G. Hunt Of California for the
northwestern championship. By his
victory he now holds the two cham.
western and northwest
ern.
Aristocratic dogs, with pedigrees,
points, records and classical names,
are coming gradually to be the, intense
concern and study of many Spokane
men.
New York-Leading from start to
finish, James R. Keene's Sysonby, at
to in the betting, Saturday won
the $4,000 Brighton Beach derby at
Brighton Beach, defeating Agile by
four lengths.
Chandler Egap is champion again,
as he won the western golf honors for
the third year.
The date Of the fight between Tom
my Wallace of Philadelphia and Jerry
Mccarthy of Butte has been definitely
settled upon as August g.. The fight
ers are to go 20 rounds at Havre.
Spaldings official football guide for
1905, edited by Walter Camp, is out.
Besides the newly revised official play
ing rules, it also includes Mr.. Camps
All America team and review of sea-
son of 1904; All America teams from
1889 to 1904, All America selections
from leading newspapers and the
schedules of college games for 1905
arranged in chronological order.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
SPOKANE
Wholesale Produce Prices.

Potatoes, $1.0O@1-10; new potatoes,
$3.50 cwt; onions, Australian, $6.25
cwt; new onions, $1.75 cwt; green on
ions, 10c doz; cabbage, $3.50 cwt; as
paragus, 6@7c ID; rhubarb, 2H@3e lb;
oranges, $3@3.50 case; lemons, $3.50
400 case; home grown strawberries,
$3.50 crate; red raspberries, $1.75 per
crate; black raspberries, 81 crate; pie
cherries, 3@4c lb; May Dukes, SIPS
crate; currants, 81 crate; peaches, 4Oc
box; apricots, 75c@$1 box; eating ap-
pies, 81 box; plums, 81 box; gooseber-
ries, 81 crate; oranges, $4,000 box;
cantaloupes, $4.50@5 crate; radfshes,
25c doz punches; green peas, &c Id;
cucumbers, $100@1.75 box; houthouse
cucumhers, $1.00 doz; new beets. soc
doz punches; turnips, Csc DE- punches;
string beans, &c ID; green corn, 15c
doz ears; squash, 75c doz.
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran. SIS ton; bran and shorts, $19;
straight shorts, $40; white shorts, $21;
corn, $1.45@1.50 cwt; cracked corn,
$1.55 cwt; timothy hay, $14 ton; al
falfa hay, 81 ton; Oil meal, 81 cwt;
grain hay, $12@13 ton; rolled barley,
$1.45 cwt; whole oats, $1.55@1.6O cwt;
chopped oats, sl.70 cwt.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Live Stock-Steers, $3.35@3.5O cwt;
sheep, $2@2.50 cwt; hogs, $3.50 cwt;
veal, Sc cwt.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, hens
13c Id live weight; ROSTERS, 6@7c Id
live weight; eggs, s5.50@5.75 case.
Creamery Products, f. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat, 2Oh
cents ID.
Vegetables and Fruits-Ben Davis
apples, 40c box.
| Hay and Grain-Timothy, $11@12 4
ton: alfalfa, $3.50 ton; oats, $1.40 cwt
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
HEAVY CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Two Million Increase Over July Of
1904.


The monthly statement of the ma
tional government receipts and expen-
ditures which will be issued by the
treasury department on August l, will
show the receipts for July, 1905, to
have been approximately $40, 1SO, 900,
and the expenditures about $62, $780,
900, leaving a deficit for the month of
S13,6SO,OOO. The deficit last July was
$17,300O00.
There were no extraordinary re-
ceipts or expenditures in July, 1904,
and none will appear in the figures for
the present month. This decrease of
about $3.50O,000 in the deficit for this
month as compared with that for
July. 1904, is accounted for by the ma
terial increase in the receipts, partic-
ularly from customs, and a slight de-
crease in expenditures. The receipts
from customs alone will exceed those
for July last year by about $4,000, OO0-
Those from internal revenue sources
will probably exceed those of a year
ago by about 100000
The receipts this month will in
clude a payment of about 100000
from the Southern Pacific Railway
company on account of it's 18th semi
annual note due the government on
August 1. There was a similar pay
ment from this company last July
The treasury officials regard the show
ing this month with satisfaction and
point to the $2,O00,000 increase in
customs receipts as an indication Of
large increase in business during
the remainder Of the year.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
British Watching the Kaiser.

1t is understood that the British
government is closely watching the
scheme of the kaiser to make the
Baltic a closed sea. The forthcoming
visit of the Brush fleet to the Baltic
is averred in London to mean that
Great Britain desires to convey a gen.
tie hint to the kaiser that the British
foreign office is fully cognizant of
what is going on, and that it intends
to check at the very outset anything
that might prove detrimental to Brit
aims power.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
COST OF CHICAGO STRIKE.
Lasted 1o5 Days and Cost an Enor.
nous Sum-


nous Sum.
The Chicago strike lasted los days,
and 1920 men were out of employ
ment, says the Minneapolis Times.
The long fight and the large number
of men engaged in it dwarfed the orig
inal cause of the trouble. The team
sters selected as an excuse for strik-
ing the troubles of II garment work
ers, who had been out many weeks,
and who have long since abandoned
their strike.
Now that the strike is ended, the
bill receipted and paid, it may be ex-
amined with reference to obtaining an
idea of the cost of the three months
of business paralysis, smuggling and
bossism. 1t is not officially exact as
to some of the items, which must of
course be estimated, but in dollars and
cents the, effort to secure the rein
statement of II garment workers cost
about $9,OOO,0O0. The city and coun-
ty are out S406,5OO for extra police
protection and some damage suits
for loss of property and life are sure
to follow The unions paid out $780,
900 in strike benefits and the strikers
lost 100000 in wages. The employees
in conducting the fight paid out ST.
100000, and experts estimate the
shrinkage in trade, freight business,
in and out, at $6,0O0,000.
But this is only part of the cost.
In this statement there is nothing that
shows the amount of human suffer
ing, of starvation and of the efforts
of honest workingmen to find positions
away from Chicago. Nothing of saw
ings used during the period of enforc-
ed idleness. Nothing of the sufferings
of strong men, loyal to their unions,
forced to see dear ones want for even
necesSarieS.
But there is another story. Twenty
one men were killed and Ais were in
jured, many of them being MANNED
FOR life. This is the worst feature of
the strike.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
Commercial Congress.

The most important 10 days of the
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi-
ton will be August 1924 inclusive.
The Transmississippi Commercial con-
gress is booked for August 1919 in
elusive and the National Irrigation
congress follows with only Sunday in
terYeninS.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-08-04
Mckinley Memorial Church..

A church on the site formerly Occu-
pied by the Methodist Episcopal
church, in memory of William Mckin-
ley, was recently dedicated in Poland,
Ohio. He joined the Methodist church
when he was IA years of age. There
are a number of memorial windows in
the church, one of them being for Will
liam Mckinley. The pipe organ was
given by Andrew Carnegie, who vol
unteered the gift.