The farmers' alliance. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1889-1892, July 12, 1890, Image 1
m aim "THERE IS NOTHING WHICH IS HU AN THAT IS ALIEN TO ME." Terence. ' " VOL. II. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1890. ' nV . - NO. 4. 11 " 1 11 '- ,ir " 11 1 . . . . . . .... . 1 i .-I TeaJty to Party Treason to Humanity. Che only motive for the existence of a political party after it has awora- jfushed its missioa is the opportunity "'that it gives to designing aspirants to divide up the loaves and fishes. When ever a party roaches this stage, which it does AvithiK eight or ten years, it 'necessarily becomes corrupt eud the general good demands its removal. In'the general progress of the people, parties stre -organized to secure certain changes ;wfcich seem desirable. The democratfe-party of early days was or ganized to concentrate the; democratic spirit of 3re' country against the aristo cratic tendencies of Federalism. In a few years it became the chosen repre sentative of a slave-holding aristocracy. In the course 61 time the republican party was organized frir'the purpose of trrystalizing the popular sentiment of the country against the rule of slaveoc racy. Within eight vears from its' first success in lyOO, it had accom plished its mission and had started "On the road of establishing a plutocracy more dangerous to the liberties Wf lhd people than chattel slavery. 1 Yet the people in their blind trust' in their party leaders did not see these 'dangerous tendencies, and the party which should have been swept aside in 18G8, assisted by its democratic coun terpart, i.s still administering the gov ernment in the interest of monopoly, 'moneyed and otherwise, and against the people. By a false system of finance it has imposed upon the people a bur den of debt from which the37 cannot es cape until its favorite financial policy is abolished. It has given away our public domain by the 100,000,000 of acres to corporations while it has per- mitted other millions of acres to pass "into the hands of Avealthy syndicates, foreign and domestic. The burdens imposed by this malad ministration of public affairs have at last aroused a large mass of the great plain people of the country, and they are looking for a remedy. They have ' in past years been urging needed re forms upon the political parties, but with no avail. At last they have dis covered the self evident truth that a party cannot reform itself. Whenever it has accomplished its mission, it be comes at once a banner to any further progress and must be swept aside be fore another step forward can be taken. As the country grows older and the eco nomic education of the people becomes more complete, long-lived political par ties will become a thing unknown, and the average citizen will realize that fidelity to party may be treason to the rights of humanity. " Until this time comes the cause of progress must de pend upon the breaking up and disinte gration of established parties. The long perpetuation of a political party must in the very nature of things be a menace to the best interests of humani ty, and people who owe their first alle giance to a governmens of the people, by the people and for the people, must continue to revolt against party rule. Industrial World. The Fourth in Nuckolls County. Nelson, July 5, 1890. Editor State Alliance: Will you allow the following in the columns of your paper? The Nuckolls county farmers picnic held on the Fourth was a grand success. The pic nic was held in one of the delightful groves of the covmty, on the bank of the Elk, consisting of alliance men and their families, and citizens of every po litical shade, with well-filled baskets, mingled together as one great happy family. Ihe day was "exceptionally fine, the grounds all that could be de sired; good tempered and good humored crowds, laughing children and smiling maids, all contributed to impress one with the great good the teachings of the Alliance exercises on all within their influence. Nothing approaching drunk enness or rowdyism by debarring all intoxicating drinks from our social gatherings. Everybody was surprised at the up rising of industrial classes, and the gen eral inquiry was "where did they come from." Never since the days on '61 has there been such a unity of action among the producing classes; never have the laboring classes manifested such zeal and earnestness as now in behalf of their own welfare. The political delu sions are passing away like a dark cloud from off the sun, and they are be ginning to realize the condition that the G. O. P. has brought to us, with Blaine's boasted protection. The simple word "success" would not describe the result. Of the Alli ance, upwards of 1,000 members of the county, with their wives and families availed themselves of the line weather to pass the day so long looked for. Precisely at 11 o'clock the great crowd gathered at the speaker's stand. "When President W. G. Bradley of Nuckolls county Alliance, called the meeting to order. The hymn "Star Spangled Banner" was then sung by a chorus, and the audience. Prayer" by llev. Cannon, Address of welcome by the tried and true John Rouse. After song, and music by the Nelson Superior Cornet band, came dinner, served in ro3al style by the ladies present. After dinner the immense crowd gathered at the stand to hear the gifted orator, the speech of Brother Voldo, which was fraught with force and truth upon the issues that confront the tax -burdened people of America to-day. There was a magic charm in the voice of the orator; the great crowd like bees in a hive stood spell-bound for nearly two hours quiet ly listening to the truth as it fell from his lips. I have heard the grand old man, Gladstone; the calm, deliberate, good John Bright; the fiery Roebuck of England; our own Chas. Summer, Trumbull, S. A. Douglas, and tlfe loved Lincoln. Never have I seen more close attention than was awarded to Venier Voldo. Step by step he traced the rise and fall of ancient empires through the ages to the present time, and by our corrupt financial system we are nearing the dreaded precipice, and the mass of voters through ignorance are . respon sible for it. To trespass upon the col umns of your good paper further for bids me dwelling upon other exercises of the day. It was the greatest and most orderly turnout Nuckolls county has ever had, there being upwards of 6,000 people present, and the grandest success for the cause of reform. John H. Hunt, One of Old England's Radical Sons. An Open Letter to His Bucolic Majesty Farmer Howe. 'Lincoln, &eb., July, 1890. Being in my taodest way a fellow farm er, Church, lxeel the iuiier ireeuom in writing in my familiar way to you at present. I write in print merely to save your precious time. I fear you could not command leisure to decipher my grotesque hyeroglyphies. The horny hand of the farmer, you know, is stiff and so alien to the pen that his chirography is often not decipherable. The patient typo with his brilliant in genuity can often supply the illegible parts and -give them a better appear ance than if he could read the manu script. -Let us then be duly thankful to our mutual friend for saving your time and covering my many defects. On ac count or brevity being the soul of wit I will eschew prolixity. Invislr merely to congratulate vou on ycu'i resignation of the high office that yo have so honorably held in the M. P-R.5li.' Co. I hope that no critic will sneer at me as being ancient in this, for it ought to be previous enough if it reaches publicity before the resignation itself happens. 1 do not wish either, of course, to insinuate that it hasn't oc curred, for if like , Edward Bellamy we stand in fancy on the threshold of a dis tant century nothing can be more pro bable than the said resignation through the assertion of your Mortality is effect ed. The resignation being established by this incontrovertible testimony I de scend to date and will endeavor to speak as one of the present age. Let the humility of my pastoral extraction apologise for my circumscribed vocabu lary and defective diction. You are, I know, unaccustomed to vulgar associa tions but know that in me too are some primordeal rudiments of the god manlike, and that I may rise as you have from the low level of a farmer to the exalted sphere of a farmer legis lator. ' Let me congratulate you not so much on account of the resignation as upon your sudden awakening to the fact that he who is servant to a grasping, gro veling, extortionate, plundering, dia bolic, spoil-sated corporation is forced to surrender his individuality. You are termed "brainy," and truly you must be. A sublimer display of high brain power is quite beyond the range of human conception than that a man should discover in only twTenty-flve years pliant servitude to a corporation faintly described above, that such obsequious service to evil powers tends to dwarf manhood to corrode individuality. Yes, Church, you would necessarily "surrender individuality" in further servile compliance to the dictates of a corporate nest of eastern Shylocks. Another sublime manifestation of brain power is in being able to determine the exact year, month and day on which to offer that saving resignation. A less brainy man might have let this "tide in the affairs of men" you know pass by, a.nd have offered his resignation an hour or a month too late, and so with out really intending it "surrender his individuality." Untether your imagi nation, dear reader, let it wander be yond the orbit of Neptune and Uranus, past the circle of Urion and Cassiopeia, Sast the mazy constellations of the far lilky Way that celestial key-board on which the lingers of God glided delight ed in creation's new morn, when nrst the stars sang together, and conceive if you may the transcendental nicety of genius requsite to determine the last point to which a soul can stray into the noxious valley of corruption and yet re sist the "surrendering of individuality." Let us rejoice that our glorious Howe has preserved his, and be exceeding glad! Or in soberness let us remember that the modern politician (Howe being a typical specimen) has no individuality, but Faustus-like has given for base con siderations a first mortgage to Mephis topheles on his soul, the records where of are duly filed and recorded in the fire-proof archives of hell. The sucker that with but one poor eye cannot see the hook baited with the thin transparent lie of R. R. Resigna tion, monornetalism or other transpar ency, but who darts forward with open mouth and shut eyes and swallows hook, sinker, bob, line, pole, lie and all because presented by a sleek and smil ing villain, deserves no pity when he lands on the hot sands of destruction, while the shrewd angler smiles on, but with a sinister emphasis which the poor sucker begins to see as he miserably yields the ghost. "Spectfully," Farmer P. The Celebration at Wabash. Wabash, Neb., July 5th, 1890. Editor Alliance: The biggest and mo'st imposing celebration ever held in Cass county was held at the boating park at Wabash on July Fourth under the auspices of the County Farmers' Alliance. There were acres of people, fully 8,000. Delegations from Eagle, Elmwood, Greenwood, Victoria, Weep ing Water, South Bend, Manley, Union, Eight Mile Grove, Ashland, and from other localities, headed by bands of mu sic began to arrive early, and were met by the Wabash Alliance and escorted to the boating park. Ihe Eagle and Elm- wood delegations made a line of teams over two nines in length, and other delegations were over a mile in length. Hosts of Hags made the air a streaming banner. Ihe assembled thousands were called together at 10-30 by C. LeMasters, president .of the County Alliance, who gave short history of the organization and principles of the Alliance. Prayer was offered by Rev. Edward Root, of Weeping Water. The declaration of Independence was read by Mrs. Willard 13. Phillips, of South Bend. Hon. W. L. Cundiff, of Lincoln, delivered the ora tion. The Citizens band, of Ashland, furnished excellent music for the occa sion. After dinner addresses were made by Rev.. N. M. Allen, of Union, Hon. L. G. Todd and D. Wr. Foster, of Nehawka. Various games and sports were then announced, and the crowd then dispersed to enjoy themselves at boating ) on the lake, witnessing the races on the park course, ball games and other sports. The exercises closed with a magnificent display of fire works and a grand ball in the nark hall. It was a great day. Any one who did not enjoy the patriotic display was hard to piease ana snort in tne love of his coun try. B. F.Allen., - ' An Interesting Letter from Brother L. V Heney. Ogden, Utah, July 4, 1890. Editor Farmers' Alliance: I will write you a few lines today that you may know the whereabouts of myself and wife, and if you see fit to publish these lines the friends' in general will also hear from us. Wre left Hansen, Neb., on June loth. The first town next morning was Julesburg. . Came in sight ol the mountains and snow. It was cool and pleasant until we ar rived at Rawlins, when it was too cold to be pleasant out of the car. When we got to Green River we found a good fire in the depot, and I had to put on my big overcoat, and then was none too warm. We changed cars at Green River for Ogden. The stove in the car was kept red hot until we reached this place. We arrived here June 26. It is warm here in the middle of the day. The thermometer goes up to 90 in the shade, but the nights are cool and fine for sleep. Mountains are in sight on all sides of the city. On the north and east they are covered with snow, which is about twelve miles distant, but' only looks to be about one-half mile. The city is laid off in blocks 40 rods square or ten acres to the block. The main streets are eight rods wide. Water runs through all the streets. The city was laid out by the Latter Day saints. The city has a good system of water works. The water is supplied from Ogden river, which Hows through Og den cannon from the northeast. The great carnival of Rex the Second is in progress and the city is in holiday at tire. The city has been at a great ex pense to prepare for the carnival. We have visited the Hot Springs sev eral times. There are three of them nine miles north of the city. The tem perature of the water is 145 degrees. A ten minute bath in the hot plunge will sweat about two quarts of water from a person. They are highly recorn mended for most all diseases that flesh is heir to. The U. P. R. R. runs two trains each day to the springs from Ogden. The fare is 50 cents for the round trip, and a bath. The springs are situated at the base of the moun tain, from which one has a eroocl view of the Great Salt Lake. We shall spend a week or two here yet, when we shall go to Waitsburg, Washington, where I will receive The Alliance and other mail. Living here is as cheap as in Lincoln. Hotel charges are from $1.00 to $2.50 per day. Restaurants 25 cents per meal, lodging from 25 to 75 cents. We rented a furnished room' at $5.00 per week. I think that 1 feel bet ter than when I left home. The only trouble seems to be to get sleep enough. I meet a good many of the G. A. R. men here, but none of the N. F. A. yet. The city made arrangements for 50, 000 visiters during carnival week, but from the best information --I can -get they have fallen short of their expecta tions. But there is a big crowd here and lots of business being done. But the saloons seem to have the best. I have seen but few drunk men yet. Have not seen ' any fights and only heard of One. There is a Targe section north of the city in agriculture; but all has to be irrigated. It looks strange to a Nebraskan to see the water running between the rows of corn and potatoes, and the pastures covered with water too. Alfalfa is the main crop for hay, which sells for $8 per ton on the street. Brothers of the N. F. A., keep in line and may success crown your efforts. L. Henry. Individuality in Politics. Brothers of Alliance 812: That is the sentiment to-day. Let us erase the word "party" from the political dic tionary and try if for once "Old Hon esty as the best policy" cannot be in stalled through the present grand movement among the laboring classes of Nebraska. What need of a party lash in any form where every man of us is head and heart in the work of re form and have at last both eyes well open to the corrupt methods of the past and with a hopeful view of the fu ture. We as farmers have been in a Fool's Paradise for a long series of years, and calculate from what we know through sad experience the time has arrived to clear the way for action. Then, Hoo ray boys! Now for the fray! What have we learnt? 1st. That to help oneself is the first step in Independence. 2d. lhat to help each other is the second step and will carry a long way. 3d. That the two combined is the only sure means of giving life, strength ana system to a growth which the farmers intend shall be a good healthy one. ' Let all classes attend to their own business, especially in politics. Three farmers (and one of them Church Howe) in a senate of thirty-three does not have an agricultural appearance, and no surprise should be felt that the state motto has become reversed to "Law before Equality" when the legal profession is so largely represented. A little good law and that made plain will suit the common people better than the present library of elaborate wording and continual provisos which as often opens a way of escape to the guilty and a snare to the honest. There is no good reason why the farmer or me chanic should not have a larger share and know better what they need in the way of legislation. Then we ask: 1st. For full representation. 2d. For an honest one. As to the first a strong pull all to gether is the key. What do vou sav brothers of the Alliance and Knights of Liaoor to pulling the same rope and the same way. Let it be a good new cabls that will hold the Ship of State from breaking on the rocks of party conten tion and class ambition. Then Hooray boys! Forward March ! Chas. Nash. Great Britain May Retaliate. London, July 4. All indications point to a determined effort led by Mr. Howard Vincent, in the British parliament to dis criminate sgainst United Slates experts in retaliation lor the McKlnley tariff bill. The government, however, has so much im portant business on its lists that it is un likely that such a measure, involving' a radical departure from the free tiad prin ciples of half a cntory would receive seri ous consideration during1 the present ses sion. Ia France, however, the adoption of retaliatory measures is certain as soon as the McKinley bill becomes a law. NEBRASKA NEWS. The Railroad Assessment. The assessment of the railroad and elegraph properties in this state, made by the state !xard of equalization May 17, were vith-held until today to await the decision of the supreme oonrt in the Mad icon county cose. Average assessed valuation per mile, $5,788.12. The total assessed valua tion of the Pullman and Wagner palace cars in the state is $88,740; of telegrsph properties, $188,90G 45. The Western union $184,426.45 ; the Postal, $4,480. In General. New hay is selling at $7 per ton at Kearney. r- , The actual resident population "of North Platte is 8,300. Unofficial returns givo Nebraska a populationof 1,210,000. : Ground has been broken once mre for the Kearney cotton mill. The Superior creamery plant will be sold Saturday at sheriffs s?.le. The new town of Allen in , Dixon county is to have a newspaper. Bayard can give work to 5 a good shoemaker and a first-class lawyer. The organizaticu of the Polk county veterans' league will be perfected at Oceola July 12. ' , Reports from a more or less official source give O'Neill the Pacific Short Line machine eliops. The assessors of iChase county have nearly all appealed from ; the cut in heir wages made by the commissioners. The post-office at Gaslin will soon be discontinued, the people in that vi cinity getting their mail at 1 'radj Island. i Jurgen Clausen, a wealthy farmer living four miles north of Milford, com mitted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. . ; The postmaster's salary at North Bend has been increased from $1,000 to $1,100 under readjustment of sal aries of third-class postmasters for the next fiscal year. ' I., The general merchandise store of Maxwell, Sharp & Boss company at Norfolk was damaged by fir to the ex tent of $1,500, which it; fully covered by insurance. -"-'-"-' -w-. - - "While playing with matches in a' barn at Gothenburg the fonr-y ear-old son of Anton Jenkins was burned to death. The child was so horribly burned that the parents were not per mitted to see it. Two Greeley men have inaugurated jk reform in bill collecting. Failing to collect a small amount from a promi nent citizen they threw him to the floor and relieved him of a fine gold wt.tch. Thev were arrested on a charge of robbery, but the case was dismissed. Grand Island special: A cow be longing to Carl Schwench gave birth to triplets which are curiosities. The first had two regularly formed heads, the second was minus the hind legs, but otherwise it was perfectly formed. Both were dead when born. The third was naturally formed, but died in a few hours. Kearney special. The articles of in corporation of the Kearney cotton mill have been filed. The capital stock is $100,000. The incorporators are the Cummock brothers and other eastern capitalists. Satisfactory arrangements have been concluded between the trustees and the incorporators. Werk has begun on the foundation of the mill. The" lady who teaches the school near Shephard's farm has great pres ence of mind, says the Scotia Herald. These hot days, in the morning, she places her scholars in a row on the west side of the schoolhouse, in the shade, and hears the lessons. In the afternoon the young idea is moved to the east side, and the exercises contin ued. Thus she avoids the heat of tho school room, and makes comfort for herself "end her charges. We don't know whether she is married or not. Mr. John H. Silvern ail, one of the teachers at the Kearney reform school. has reported to Land Commissioner Steen that the new building on the grounds of , the institution he repre sentee was completed. ; This structure is to be used as a work house and Com missioner Steen reports that as far as inspected the work on the edifice is satisfactory. The bml.Iing 13 70x70 feet and five stories high. It cost $29, 686 and all but $8,011 has alreadv been paid the contractors, Patterson '& Mc Lane. In addition to this building a lull steam neatmg plant nas been put in that in magnitude is unsurpassed in the state. On Friday last Joseph Buchman brought in a sample of water from his well, says the North Pl&tte Tribune. Mr. Buchman lives on section 32, 10-30, three and a half miles northwest of Wellfeet. About one year ago he had a well dug, striking water at about 125 feet. The water was so impreg nated with coal oil, that at first it was almost impossible to use it, but by allowing the oil to rise to the top and skimming it off, the family has man aged to get along very well, and now they hava become so used to it that they don't mind either the smell or the taste. The water shown us was quite oily and had a , strong unmistakable coal oil smell. CONGRESSIONAL, u The Senate. WASHmoTON, July 1. In the senate teday the senate bill to authorlaa the leasing of school lands in the territory of Oklahoma for the benefit of public schools was taken from the calendar and passed. Mr. Morgan introduced a bill providing that no person shall enter any public lands in Wyoming under the homestead or other laws who is a bigamist or polygamist, or who teaches, counsels, aids or encourages otLers to enter into bigamy or polygamy, cr who ia a member of any association that aches polygamy. Bef erred to the com n lttee on public lands. A conf ereuee was ordered on the agricul mral appropriation bill. The Idaho admission bill was resumed tnd Mr. Vance spoke ia opposition to It. The bill tben passed without division. Ames'&gefrom the house, announcing I bat it bad resolved to adhere to its die g reements to the legislative appropriation r ill as presented by Mr. Dawes of the onf erence committee, who stated that the touse declined to confer further. After a long diBCuseion the senate re fused to recede from its amendments by a ote of JJ4 to 19. The result of this is that unlecs either f nate or house backs down the legislative appropriation bill falls and a new bill will ) ave to be reported and go through the louse. A motion to reconsider tho vote of the tmate, however, was made by Mr. Hlecock nd entered. Wabhtnotoh, July a In the senate today Kr. Flumb, from the committee on public l&nds, reported the senate bill to provide for the delivery of land patents to their rightful owners and asked for its Immedi ate consideration. After some discussion the bill passed. It directs the secretary of the Interior to send to the recorder of deeds in each city in which lands so pat ented lie lists of land patents in that county that have been in the general land office uncalled for for twelve months. Mr. niecock called up his motion to re consider the vote by which the senfee yes terday refused to recede from Its amend ments to the legislative appropriation dul '1 he motion was agreed to and attcr debate t be senate receded, from its amendments. 1 he bill now goes to the president. The senate proceeded to consideration of the two senate bills reported from the com mittee on commerce to place the American merchant marine engaged in foreign trade upon an equality witn that of otner na tions and to provide for an ocean mail reivice Detween the United States and for eign ports and to promote commerce. Mr. Frye said the hret bill was a bounty on tonnage, and the Becond was known as a postal subeldy bill. Ho declared that un less congress did something to aid Ameri can ships, and that epeediiy, there would toon not be a single steamship line trav r sing the ocean carrying the American flag not one. He was not going to discuss the tariff in costnectiftn with the bills. There (referring to the American carrying trade) was a dead body. He wanted to a now whether it was worth while to res urrect it and bring life into it. He could not understand the innermost thoughts and feelings of the American citizen who could listen to a statement of facts about the foreign carrying trade and not feel an Jmpul&e to go back once more on the ccean. where the United States stood in such a proud, conspicuous position thirty years ago. The American carrying trado was deau for want of protection, lc was the only great American industry for wfaloh the same could be said. The people of the United States had paid $ 0,C00,00U a year to keep alive the sugar growing in dustry of the United States. Six millions a year would revive the dead body of the American merchant marine and keep it on the ocean. Mr. Vest addressed the senate in opposi tion to the subsidy bills, but without Hu shing his speech he yielded for adjourn ment. Washihoton, July 3 In the Benate this morning messages from the presideut were presented as to the Indian lands in Kansas; as to postal and cable communica tion between the United States and the Latin-American states; as to the celebra tion of the fourth centennial of the dis covery of America, and as to the agree ment between the Cheiokee commission and the Iowa Indians in the Indian terri tory. The senate agreed to adjourn from today until Monday. Senator Plumb offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling u pon the searetary of war for information as to whether articles were being manu factured at the national military homes in competition with private enterprise, and the reason and authority for it. Senator Plumb also offered a resolution calling on the secretary of. the interior to inform the senate whether he has any knowledge of a guarantee, actual or pro posed, by the Union Pacific railroad of bends or stock of any other corporation, more especially thoe of the Oregon navi gation company and Denver & South Park railroad company has paid ous of its sur plus earnings or otherwise, the indebted ness or any part thereof of those or other companies and if so whether such guaran tee or payment or both is in accordance with law and consistent with the obliga tions of the Union Pacific railroad company to the United States, and the secretary is directed to communicate all Information in the possession of his department on this matter. This led to an .animated debato between Senators Edmunds and Butler in resrard to the failure of tho sen ate to consider the report. The marine subsidy appropriation was then taken up, the discussion being eome what heated, the cause beirer th reading of a clipping from the New York Herald of a Buenos Avers correspondent, who belit tled the different institutions of the United States and said that degrees from American colleges could be obtained for $30. The bill went over. The conference repcri on the agricul tural appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. The senate at 4:59 adjourned until monaay next. Washington, Jnly 7. Dorsey of Nebraska moved to suspend the rules and pass the concurrent resolution're questing the pres ident to return to tho house the bill ex tending the time of payment to the pur chaser of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska. Breckenridge of Kentucky made a point of order that it was not In the power of the house under the constitution to recall a bill which had been passed and through the senate to tne president. The speaker declined to pass upon the constitutional question. That was for the house to de cide. Dorsey Bald the only object in ask ing the return of the bill was to correct an error.:'. .-: , " Rogers of Arkansas said he understood the fear was that the president would veto the bill unless it were changed In certain particulars. The speaker said similar action had been taken by both houses so many times it would be a singular thing for any one to deny ths right now. He overruled the point of order. Oathwaite (Ohio) demanded a second, and the democrats refusing ro vote left be house without a quorum. Dorsey tho to upon withdro the motion. . . Oa motion af Payson the house went committee of the whole for conxUera of the senate bill to forfeit certain lants heretofore granted for the purpose of aid ing the construction of railroads with house subetltue therefor. Payson ex plained the bill in general. It was pio pose to forfeit and restore to the publlo domain all public lands wherever situated which had been grantod in aid of construc tion where the railroads had not been com pleted at this time. There had been thirty seven roads aided by acts of oon grots which had not been completed 'Within the time fixed by congress. Twelve of these roads had been forfeited, comprising nearly fifty million acres. That left twenty-five roads which had not been acted en. Nine had been fully completed. That left sixteen roads now uncompleted and the house substitute recommended the forfeiture of all lands lying opposite all such portions of the road as were not now constructed. It was bis opinion no bill of a broader character than this could ever Jiass the senate and become a law. A care ul estimate was that the bill would re store 7,510,000 acres to the public domain. Pending further debate the h ue ad journed. The House. Washingtgk, July 1. The house resumed oonsideratlsn of the federal election bill, the debate continuing all day and In the nlgnt until 11:15, when the house ad journed. - ' Washington, July 8 The houso resumed consideration of the federal eleotien bill, tho pending question being on the amend ment offered by Mr. Tucker of Virginia re quiring the judge of the olrouit court, as sociated with the district judge, to pass upon the applications for supez visors ' of elections, which was rejected. After spending considerable time In de bate, Mr. Springer demanded the reading of the engrossed bill, which took up two hours' time. The bill was then voted upon, resulting In Its passage by yeas 155, nays 149. ... , Washington, July S. Mr. Dorsey of Ne braska aiked consent to offer a resolution requesting th3 president to return to the house the bill extending the imo of pay ment to purchasers of lands of the Omaha tribe of Indian in Nebraska, but objection was made. - . Mr. McComas of Maryland presented a conference report on tho Diatriotof Oalurs.- bla appropriation bill- Alter iome debate and pending a vote on the confererce re port the house at 11:45 adjourned until Monday. WAemKQTOK, July 7. In the senate to day the congressional report of tho diplo matic and consular appropriation bill was agreed to. Morrill moved to take up tho tariff bill, saying It could be then laid ' aside Infor mally until the shipping bills were dis posed of. The senate refused. Yeas 20, n&vs 24. ' " The senate bill to provide for a United States land court and to provide for' tho settlement of private land claims in New Mexico. Wyoming, Arizona. Utah and Nevada and Colorado wan discussed until 2 o'clock, when it was laid aside wl hout action ana the shipping bills resumed. Jaorgau opposed the shipping bills ana Fryo made some additional remarks in their support. Sherman presented the conference re port on the silver bill. After It wa read he gave notice he would call it up for ac tion tomorrow morning. The Crops In Iowa. Des Moines, Ia, July 6. This week's bul letin of the weather crop servlco reports an average temperature above the normal and the rainfall deficient except in a few counties. Corn is making remarkable progress, being in tassel In the southern part, and about at a seasonable height throughout the state. The harvest of win ter wheat, rye and barley is about com pleted and haying is in progress under fa- voraDie conditions. All crops are doing well except in a few southern counties where the drought ha? Inlured the oats. spring train and grass. Three fourths of the state has sufficient moisture for ' pres ent necessities. ' ' , Farmers ana Laboring Men. St. Paul, Minn., July 6. Large numbers of labor representatives and Farmer-' alli ance men are gathering here for the for mation of a state federation of labor to morrow. The meeting has great political importance, as the farmers and working men have entered into some sort of a secret compact for the election of a gov ernor. The Farmers' alliance has 45.000 members and the various labor assembilep 28,000. These are praotlcally alt. voters. What they have agreed nnon will not be divulged until after the Farmers' alliance Btate convention next Wednesday, but it Is understood they have aarreed on General James Baker of Mankato for governor, and J. r. McGauorhey of Winona, .a leading labor man, for lieutenant governor. This combination can defeat Governor Morriam, but it is Deiievea tne result would be the election of the democratic candidate. The Federal Election Bill. WASHiNanoN, July 7. A committee of Mahone republicans will meet In this city on Tuesday and Virginia democrats are trying to bring influence to induce it to take action egainst the federal election bill at.d prevent final action at the prenent seeeion of congress. It is eigaificant that the leaieis in the movement to prevent the bill becoming a law areeoatfceru demo crats, and it is remarked on every hand that there aro no republicans interested against the measure. Telegrams are pour ing into Washington from every democratic stronghold telling of opposition to the bill and detailing the action of mass-meetings in opposition, but this action appears simply to solidify the republicans in con gress and emphasize in their minds the necessity of passing the bill. It ia pointed out as singularly significant that there have been no protests of consequence against the bill from tither party in the north and republicans are quoting in public places with considerable effect the trite sentence, "a guilty conscience needs no accuser," and are declaring as an argument in favor of the bill that no sooner was Its purposes and the effect it will have known than the southern democrats as one man arose in arms against it and threatened its practi cal nullification by local feeling if it is passed. From a democratic point of view, if it is the purpose to defeat the bill by popular opposition, it is unfortunate for the negative side of the question that the first and only widespread complaint comes from the locality and people where the evil is charged and the wrongs which are to be righted have continually been point ed out by republicans. This time the dem ocrats have consulted their hearts rather than their heads and have succeeded in getting the cart before the horse. If these protests continue to come in from south ern democrats there will be no doubt about affirmative action on the part of the senate at this session. Russian Harvest Prospects. St. Petebsbuxo. Jnly ' 7. The prosnects lor harvest throughout the whole cf Russia are good. '.In the Baltic provinces the pros pects are exceptionally good. Cyclone ac Fargo. St. Paux, Minn., July 7. The Wahpeton N. D., correspondent of the Pioneer Proas telegraphs aa follows: A straight wind from the northwest struck Forgo at 2:30 a. m. Great damage was done to the city. The electric light towers were blown down and whole blocks unroofed. Magiil A Co. 'a ware house, the opera house, IU publican office, Keney block, Battlementon Ban of Kcrth Dakota, Chapln block. Exchange hotel. Continental block and the Manitoba freight house were unroofed and the Milwaukee depot was blown down. Dozens of small houses wero raised from their foundations iind almost every pane of glas on Front ptreet and Broadway were broken. The residence of tl-e late Captain McCar thy, corner of Filth and Ninth, was trnck by the etorm and demolished. Hoven chil dren were instantly killed and Urv McCar thv is not ex pec tod to live. Two unknown tramps la a box car wero khled. The Jay Cook hotel and Grand Pacific at Moorehead were unroofed. Cannibalism in tho Sonilan. London, July 8. Advices have reached Cairo that tho famine which hai for some time past prevailed in tho Soudan is In creasing rapidly. Thousands of natives are without food of any kind, and the re ported number of deaths from starvation is appalling:. . With the reports of this dreadful state of aff ilrs come horrible stories of oannlbaltsm, which is also said to be on the Increase. It was report eu not long ago that the dead were being eaten by the famishing survivor?, but the present bdvioes represent matters as f till worao. It la now asserted that large number of men, women and children are deliberately put to death that they ay serve as foo 4 for their frenrled companions. Italief has been extended to these unoaopy poople as far as possible. Vut not sufficiently to al ay th terrible suffering in the interior settle ments, whioh are' beyond roach. The Original Package Substitute mil, Wa8HISoton, July 5 The friends of the proposed substitute for the Wileon original paokage bill reported by the house judici ary commit tco expect to call up that meas ure next wook and hope to pus it Sen ator Wilson says of the substitute that ho fears it is unnecessarily wide in its scope, audit is said that Speaker Reed favors only a measure restricted to intoxicating liquors. The bill meets with considerable objection on recount of it? vtry much en larged scope, and deeplte the oontideut claims of its friends thero is more than a reasonable doubt cf Its pa&nae. a me&hure similar in it far-reaching effect was pro posed in the senato, but it was generally agreed that it would be much wiser to corn fine leglelation exclusively to tho importa tion of intoxicating liquor in orlgiual packages, so that even if the substltuta should pass tho houte it would bs amended to its original shape in the senate and a long and tedious conference wouid emue whlci might jeopardize all legislation on the subject. The Indians are Jubilant. CnAjiBEBLAiN, 8. D., July 4. The Lower Brule Indians are highly pleased over the refeult of the rebent protest aebinnt tho government surveyors who' aro now en gaged In running the boundary lines of their reservation. A short time ago the Indians made a complaint that tho new survey did not give ihem the land to which they are entitled. Tne prlncl al causa of complaint was in regard to tha southern boundary of their lauds they claiming that the line was located three miles north of the proper point. The Sioux bill, under whioh the Sioux reservation was opened to settlement, re quires that the couth lino of the Brule res ervation shall be on a direct line west from old Fort Lookout The ruins of this old fort are nearly obliterated, and this fact caused the mis take The surveyor general wa appealed to and he has jont nunceeded in finding the oorreot location of tiie fort, and it was, a claimed by the Iudlans, taree miles south of the point from which the surveyors commenced work. Another line will be established and the Indians will re qelve jOPsesslon of the strip claimed by them. The contested tbreo-foile strip cou talns extensive coat Holds which will noi belong to the Indians. The Nicaragua Canal. New Yobk, July 4. -A. O. Menocal, chief engineer of the Nicaragua Canal, arrived yesterday from Nicaragua. A -reporter aeked him absut the progress of the work on the oanal and the published reports of general sickness among the employee. lie said: Work is progressing rapid; y. Qroj town harbor is deep enough now to receive vessels of more than moderate tonnage and very soon larger ones can o in eaUy. All these reports of sickness and destitu tion in Nicaragua are untrue. We have some five hundred or fix hundred men at work on the oanal at Grey town and .there will be no cessation during the summer. The story that many people are ' starving and unable to get work is a pure fabrica tion. We are making baste slowly. We do not propose to have another Panama canal fiasco. Instead of spending millions for fine houses and conveniences for ofitccte and contractors and doing llttlo on tho canal we are beginning to devote eur ener gies to tbe main thing, via: digging tba canal. Tho oanal will be in operation in five or seven years and big ships will bo paseing through it dally." Tern flic Powder explosion. ScoTsruvEN, To., July 5. A keg contain ing fifty pounds of powdrr exploded in August Smith's grocery store a; Induetry this evening, Injuring seven children, four fatally. The explosion was caused jy sparks from a fire craoker lgnitlDg the powder. The store waa a resort for child ren and at the time of the accident a largo number were present firing crackers. Tho Sowder exploded with terrific force, lifting le building, which was a two etory struct ure, from its foundation and wrecking it completely. August Trulth, Jr. , nged f oar . teen years, was burned to a crisp. John Branner, aged ten, George Koplcr, aared eight, and Willie Kopler, eged six, were fatally injured. Three others were badly burned, but will recover. Several kega of powder were stored in the cellar and a horrible calamity -was averted by tho prompt work of the neighbors lu ex tinguishing the fire. The Alaskan Boundary. St. Paul, Minn., July 3. Word has reached Winnipeg from the Iludeon Uay fort In the Mackenzie river country oon firming the report that a remeasurement by Amerioan surveyors of the Alaskan boundary shows It to be twsnty-eigbt miles further east than heretofore sup posed. This places Forty Mile , creek and the rich gold districts of. that country in Amerioan territory. The Hudson Bay company will have to abandon Fort B im part house, whioh by the new demarcation of the boundary is within United Stateu territory. 5 i