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THE OMAHA DAILY. BEE , MONDAY , MAY 5 , 1890. \ IN THE ALLIANCES. t The Work of Organization Throughout the State Bapidly Increasing. A STATE ORGANIZER'S ' DECLARATION Ho Says an Overproduction of Millionaires Burdens the Country , SHARP REPLY TO SENATOR PADDOOK The Alliances Are Preparing for the Dom ing Campaign. THEY VftLL DICTATE NOMINATIONS i j if They Cnnnot ftaonro Their Do- < iiinnilN I'roin the Old 1'artlcs They Will Take Independent - . pendent Action. ' Cii.uvfoitn , Neb. , May 2. To the Editor of Tin ; HUB : In the DAH.V Bur. of n recent Is- BUO Senator Paddock evidently thinks ho has j settled the social question as regards No- ' bruskn farmers. But thinking that perhaps the farmers nro ns'well qualified to speak for themselves ns any other class of citizens , wo nsk the courtesy of your columns. The honor- j ublo gentleman smooths things over very jf udroltly , IIow plausible to tell that the | farmers have mortgaged to build improvo- W incuts , but If thcso improvements could not have been built from the sale of farm pro ducts how is the farmer to meet the extra expense - penso of interest and -lay by a sinking fund from the sale of these same productions ? Plainly It can not bo done. This part of the gentleman's letter Is too weak to deserve no- tire if it were not for his ofllcial position. Yes , there have been abundant craps in Ne braska , but stilt the farmers nro poor. They hiivo great wealth in cattle , hogs , horses and grain , but cannot maintain u farm without money , because stock and grain nro not legal tender. It takes money to pay debts , inter est and tuxes. The farmers are poor for money. Their stock and gt-.iin when mar keted leaves no profit and often does not pay the expense of production. The senator seems to forget that no matter what a debt was inadtf for , nor how great or small it may bo , if there is no margin of profit to production it not only cannot bo paid but tlio interest will consume the mar- Kin of .security. Ono would infer from the iidroitness of his letter that it costs nothing to miso crops , and all the farmer gets is proiit. IIow much , honored sir , do you think there is , net , from 15-cont corn , 45-ccnt wheat or hogs and cattle atJ cental These prices will not pay the cost of production , and the tanners are now borrowing money on their chattels to meet the excels of expenses. In 1888 we noticed an article in the Bankers' Monthly which stated that the cast held in terest coui/ims / enough to move the western rrops. Tliiin what has the farmer left ! Just the worthless coupons , and this is what ho is expected to subsist on , pay his tuxes and nec essary expenses and bo quiet , while congress labors unceasingly to increase the purchasing jKiwcr of the rich man's dollar ; while It ne- thoriros the stealing of 25 per cent on the bonds from tlio public moneys to bo given to the bondholder ; while It gives to the most villainous corporations ever created enough to build such a road ; in fact to bo very quiet Jjvhilo every scheme of rapine and plunder which u congress composed of 417 members. HOI ) of which arc lawyers , can concoct and carry out. It may not bo an bad in Ne braska now as in some other places , but it is becau.su our mortngcs nro not yet ripe , nnd we have not yet sunk all our other prop- Crty iu borrowing to meet interest and ex- jienscs. When that is done wo ard at the end ' 'of our rope , wound out by tho.cursed English ' ' llniincinl system'which is in'operation hero , and which produces the English land system us sure as day follows night. It means the i-onllscation of our property ; it is legalized iiiniey. and menus thu establishment of u 'landed aristocracy in America and the Amer ican farmer to become u peon. Buncombe may sound well over a senator's name , but no amount of palaver can change the condition. The facts remain and do not change except from bad to worse. This same senator not long since declared that the mighty burden of debt which is consuming the American homo was not an evidence of decay , but "evidences of prosperity. " Then the four billion of farm mortgages in the Mississippi Valley have been created simply through the furiosity of the farmers to know how much their'property is valued at , and not. through necessity. For colossal check the senator is rm-tninly entitled to the whole bake shop. The gentleman should remember that state | ? lines do not limit the effects of u national financial policy , and that nil arc traveling the iij hinno road , and that the different con- 11 illtlons to bo found in the different Mates are 'but the milo stones which indicate our coin-so. As bad as it is In some states it can still get worse , and the rest nro following down rapidly , and 2 to 5 per cent interest per month is the motive power. But nqw General Thurston bobs up and informs the people it is overproduction which Is hurt ing them. Formers of Nebraska , hear him ! You have produced too much wheat , corn and .stock , all of which is wealth and necessaries of life , and that is the cause of your poverty. For years the laborjng people have listened to.such sophistry and equivocation , thinking It was wisdom , but It can no longer cover up the cause , which is to bo found in political legerdemain and faithlessness. The wealth produced by the fanners of Nebraska and taxed for freight alone , produces about one , millionaire per month , and this is the over production which is hurting us. IIow slick to tell us wo have produced so much wo nro poor , when it is out of thcso sama productions that the railroads , the banks , the hundreds of trusts and combines , the loan sharks and ottlclul p.ipo suckers are all lining their coffers. .The wealth is in our productions , mid they have got the legal machinery in operation which gives it all to them and loaves us poverty , misery and debt. In view of these facts such talk as Paddock's and ' Thuwton's is hibult added to injury. Yours 'for Justice. H. Q. SFEWAUT , Farmers' Alliance Organizer. A Convention at Huntings. HASTIXIIS , Nob. , May i.1. [ Special to 'I'm ; Bui : . ] The publicity given to the Hnnn. clal : condition of Nebraska farmers through tlio agitation brought about by the alliance lias had the effect of checking immigration mid of scaring eastern money lenders , Here to fora Nebraska has been known as ono of the liest agricultural states lu the union and her f units ns good us gold for purposes of security lor loans , but now that It has been proclaimed to the world that our farmers nro haul up , their lands covered with mortgages based ilpon notes drawing usurious rates of Interest , nud their Immense crops selling iu the mar- hols for barely enough to pay the cost of pro- iHictlnn and In tunny cases less than enough , i-ttstcrn capital is being diverted to other Mates where no such lack of confidence ex ists , The situation presents an anomalous condition which would bo positively amusing V.oro it not so serious. On the ono hand tha larmci-s and the political demagogue who us- litres to bo their leader nro picturing the ab ject condition of the Nebraska farmer in darkest colors , thp more readily to win sym pathy for their cause or by wny of excuse for vumnlahit.'i , while on the other hand the same t-ieu resent with Indignity the Imputation that the state Is not prosperous and her people Jiuppy , That the agricultural classes have lust causa for compliant no one can deny , but the fact of the matter Is there is uodistress iu Is'obrusKn , neither can there bo so long us her productive soil continues to bo warmed by the biin and watered by the dews of heaven , i'olltlclaus , or rather political poltroons may bu treed for u time , as they are now doing , lit tutting all the money profits of the farmer's } ibor into the coffers of railroads uti'l money sharks , but they never can Ac/- | : rude tha agricultural classes of Nebraska n ir eauso them to want for something to cut. Thdr present agitation limy cause temporary amluuTussiuont through false reports , Initlu li'O meantime the plows are running , the jCraM | arc growing and the voters are thliildug poiuu of thcso days legislation will be framed In the Interests of agriculture , the farmers will pay off their mortgages and they will have the satlsfactlonof knowing they brought nlxiut the reform through their own efforts. So disastrous are the effects of the reports which have been sent east , representing Ne braska farmers ns coin | > ellcd to pay exorbi tant freight rates , high Interest and getting little or nothing for their produce , that boards of trade of some of the western mid central cities have taken up the "matter with n view to placing the true condition of affairs before the public. The board of trade of Hastings has called a convention to bo held May ! . " > , to which nil representative mnn of the state are Invited , for the purpose of considering this matter. The inlsrntcf Is principally done by deslgnlngbflleo sCekepr , vho nro trying to put themselves In a position to capture the alliance voto. Those fellows should leant to know that the grangers of Nebraska nro ac quainted with their methods and that is not necessary for them to perpetrate a libel on the falrnnmo.of the state In order to stand in with the farmers. Hnrlnti County. AutA , Neb. , Muy'J. [ Special to TUB Bnn.J Harlan county has nineteen alliances and 1,500 members. Mr. S. E. Stevenson , the organizer , is ono of the most intelligent farmers , possessed of n high degree of execu tive ability nnd withal u modest , conserva tive gentleman. The ofllcors of the county nlllancoann W. F. Hickox , president ; S. E. Stevenson , secretary ; J. L. Everson , treas urer. Executive board , Koss Walker of Wll- cox , Charles Whiting of Long Island , G. K. Parish nnd S. E , Stevenson of Heil Cloud , Sam Johnson of Oxford , Gcorgo Horn of Huntley , nnd A. C. Uobblns of Orleans. The chief aim of the alliance in this county seems to bo to prevent the politicians and old party leaders from capturing the organization through anti-monopoly or other false pro- tenses. They look upon the so-called null- monops as the same old gang in disguise , bas ing their position on the fact that u majority of the latter , who nro so earnestly wooing the alliance nro shyster lawyers , ward poli ticians and bankers. The alliance proposes to steer clear of that crowd nnd whllo It is not ready at this time to declare its Intentions , it will speak out luud about election time , A largo majority of the members iu this part of the state are In favor of allowing the old parties to make their nominations , then if they choose the rlirlit , Idtnl nf mnri tlm illlfnmnv \ \ \ l > m1ni-.sn them , and if not then look out for breakers. Hon. G. W. Burton's chances for governor nro exceedingly slender , unless ho stands higher In thcconfldencq of the farmers abroad than tit homo. Ho is not considered "in it" hero. The proposed extension of the Union Pa cific road from Alma to Colby , Kan. , has added fuel to the fires of rivalry between Alma ami Orleans. The extension is the Eriiicipal topic among the business men of oth cities. While Alma Is the county scat and has a decided advantage in the way of prestige over Its neighbor only six miles west , Orleans is ambitious nnd is making n strong effort to induce the Union Pacific folks to build their extension via of Orleans. It Is not likely , however , that it will bo done , as it would Involve a greater distance nnd a much less favorable route , besides paralleling the B. & M. The company no dohbt will prefer 'to go straight to Colb3- , thus occupying new territory and securing u "divide" route in stead of a valley route. Webster County Solid for Ijeese. Run Ci.oun , Neb. , May 2. [ Special to Tnc Bni : . ] There has been butllttlo active work douo among the alliances of Webster countj' , although there are nineteen lodges scattered over the county , with an aggregate membership of about seven hundred. The county alliance has been organized for some time , but as yet no meetings have been held. Ora Pltnoy of Iiinvalo is president of the county organization , and Harry Hopkins of Cowles secretary. The executive board con sists of Henry Gilhitm , Red Cloud ; Mr. Gar- lock , Red Cloud ; Thomas Laccy , Cowles. Red Cloud alliance , No. 12'44 , is the most active of the subor-dinato organizations. The officers nro as follows : E. B. Smith , presi dent ; Henry Gilham , secretary ; Gus Roats. treasurer. It has thirty-live members , and meets every Saturday. The members are conservative Jund inclined to bo moderate in their demands , aiming to gain a point or two this year nnd strengthen their position next. While their first aim is tochooso honest men to represent them in the public ofllcos , they also devote a portion tion of their meetings to discussions as to the best modes of farming nnd the im provement of stock , especially horses. They are not advocating the establishment of stores nnd elevators , but have secured sound con cessions from local dealers In grain and mer chandise. Said Secretary Gllham , "Somo times when wo ask favors wo are told to go to , but In other cases wo carry away what wo go after. The members here are for Leeso for anything ho wants nnd are divided on Vnu wyck for any position. Gnrilcld township has ono of the strongest organizations in the county , with twenty-two members , J. M. Pope is president ; George Coon , vich president ; John Earner , secretary. John 13. Fox , treasurer. Sam Martin , Gcorgo Coon and Gcorgo Pope nro the executive board.They meet every other Tuesday. Getting ; Kendy for the Campaign. NOHTII PI.ATTE , Nob. , May 3. [ Special to Tin : HUE. ] The farmers of this section of the state are pretty thoroughly organized and are preparing for active work in the coming campaign. While the nlllauco knows no party , It proposes to take a controlling part in the coming election , either by dictating nominations lu the conventions or by indo- pcndejitaction if necessary. In other words , the farmers of Nebraska have the power and will exercise it In the naming of men for pub lic ofllco. As yet no definite plan of action for attaining our objects has been decided upon. A great deal will depend upon the ac tion of the old parties. The coming meeting at "Lincoln , called , for May 0. is looked for ward , to with great interest by" all who nro honestly in favor of political reform , whether farmers or not. The most level-headed , con servative members of the alliance believe that the proper wny to achieve reform is within party lines , and through party organ izations , but defc.it is written on thcramparts of any party which Ignores the present pop ular demands of the agricultural classes. General Van AVyck's manifesto is by no means unanimously endorsed by tlio ulliauco throughout the state , especially the republican elements of that organization , The alliance knows what it wants , and when the proper time comes will roach out for it and get It without the aid of political lenders. The western warfe ot the state Ls unanimous in its demand for at least ono place on the state ticket , and It is understood to be conCeded - Ceded to us. But to bo misrepresented is worse than no representation , and our first card will bo to see that none but men of known integrity shall bo elected. The recent supreme court decision adverse to the enforcement Of prohibition has caused n great ninny farmer prohibitionists to con clude that under the circumstances H would bo useless to yoto for prohibition. Probably n majority of members of the' alliance are in favor of prohibition , but n noticeable change of sentiment Is taking place. Dnwsou County .in Ijlno.- I.taiNciTOx , Nob. , Muy a , [ Special to Tun BIK : , ] The first alliance 'for Dawson county was organized February 1. The organization is young yet , but the Infant promises a rapid nnd healthy i growth , 'Already there nro twenty-two dodges and COO members. Tlio county nil I an co was organized March I and the following officers elected : P. MoLaugh- Hit , president : John D , Anderson , vice presi dent ; J. II. Edmlstcn. secretary ; W. A. Love , treasurerexecutive board , P , McLaughlln K. M. bcott. J. H. Kdmlsten. Some of the momlieivt are for Independent political action , whllo others think the best plans is to work within party lines unless driven to uu Independent course. What they want Is men who will represent their inter ests iu the legislative Mais , If they can put n few good men in the legislature they will think they have gained uu important uuvan- tago , Activity In Uuft'alo County. KKAIISEV , Neb. , May S. [ Special to TUB Due. ] Buffalo county Is One p { the strongest and boat organized alliance-counties in the state , having flfty-ttvo working lodges with u membership of over 2,000. The meetings are well attended and discussions marked by moderation and a conservativeoarnostncs'i which Indicates more tlmu a passing wave qf sentiment. The oftlcers of the county or- gnntzntlon nro ; T , Sw.tcfgnrt , president ; C. A Borders , vice pro.ildant ; .T. Bllllngsloy , soctvt ry and troiwuror. Executive Ixmrd Will Knowl , Henry Siiydcr , K. P. Snodnkcr , Fred Lowcnstpln and L. S. Deols , Of course ne.irly all subjects of Interest to the farmer nro discussed more or less In the meetings , but. thoie of n public nature receive most nttvntlou , The alliances demand n greater volume of money , freight rates equally low with Iowa nnd a .penalty on the practice of usury. So far its the tlrado against middle men Is concerned It is noticed that tnosj. of its advo cates tire men who nro not In good standing with thPlr neighbors' or with the alliance. The principal aim ot the organization is to elect good men to represent Its views and advocate its cause In the legis lature , and It proposes to support ; no others. A committee of llvo has been chosen from the county iilllnnco to meet 'at Kearney May 10 , at which meeting each alliance In thu county will bo represented by ono delegate. Thu object Is to talk over alliance matters nud map out the best practical plan for reaching desired results. Kupldly. OCKOIV , Neb. , May 2. [ Special to TUB BIK. : ] There are thirty-two alliances In this county and the fanners don't propose to let up until there Is one in every school district. The m utlngrf arc spcrot aud they say they don't ' propose to allow -outsiders to know what they nro going to do until fliey got ready to strike. Iu thcso alliances no ono but an actual farmer need apply. The county alliance meets once in two weeks. At the last meeting tlicy discussed tlio best kind of corn to plant. Mr. N. Mackeu is the presi dent and C. D. Stoner secretary. In some parts of the county there nro People's unions , Knights of Labor nnd the alliances and they are all united to help the laboring mail aud farmer. _ A Word to Sir. Adums. Summon , Neb. , April 20. [ To the Editor of Tun Buc.J In your paper of the 14th of April appears a communication from Mr. Adams , by occupation n banker , In which ho tries to air his views lit relation to the nlll- liiince. Now ono word right here. Wo have the merchants , wholesale and retail , the doc tors , the lawyers , the editors and oven the ministers all organized separately and nothing said. But behold , when the agriculturists attempt to organize there is a wail sent up that almost reaches the abode of the Diety. Now whence docs this omonato ? From Just such men us Mr. Adams. Wo discoverlie is at the old trick , slobbering all over the farm ers and denouncing their educators. This , my friend , is played out. The writer of this has had some bitter experience. In all our lectures , no.member of the grand old party of which Mr. Adams is a member , has over chal lenged ono statement made on any question , but like a pack of hell hounds camped ou our trail and orgnul/cd a bitter warfare on our private character that for smallness nnd meanness has no parallel since the day Jacob stole his brother's blessing from his blind father. Mr. Adams says if sixteen liours a day iu harness makes a man cither a capitalist or n monopolist , ho will plead guilty. Well , some men become nil that by serving six hours per day , and others , under the pres ent order of things , might bo in harness every twenty-four hours , all the tlnuynnd yet have nothing but a living. It depends entirely on the business. In the banking business six hours per day is nil the time consumed. Right hero 'wo presume Mr. Adams claims gi-eut mental powers. Well , it docs require great minds to sit six hours per day iii a bank nnd loan money nt 2 per cent per month on mortgages written by some peppermint law yer. As to his sixteen hours per day hard labor , all wo have to say is this-If the James boys had found him wlaying that piece and examined his hands they would shoot him on the spot. Now , if wo were out killing work ing men wo would never hurt a banker. No , Mr. Adams , this is too thlnj si > t hours per day yields you in your busmesslnipro than fifteen hours per day on a farm ; 'this you well know. Now. where and how.do you dis tinguish n capitalist from , all others- . You say you despise the name. You' arain a busi ness in which you create no wdaltji , but arousing using wealth created by othersYoupixiduco ; nothing but ruined homes and 'broken .for tunes. I don'.t doubt you do hntp , tlio rijimo. So docs -thb brigand chief. Ninvvttvhtlb you nro advancing your interest 'im'd : Improving your condition , ns you claim , by. fifteen hours in an oflice with brussels carpet , behind a 10- ccnt cigar , with n $75 suit of clothes , sitting in n cushioned chair , liguringiliow.i to 'get a mortgage on some farmer's cattle 'or ' farm , with your family is nt homo rolling in luxury and planning nf 100 socialovcnt and preach ing economy to the working classes , lob us take a peep at the wealthy producer. For Instance , the agriculturist , wo find himv Ids' , .sous" , his daughters , his teams , all workmgfromtwelve to fifteen hours. Uow , get your slate nud pencil , Mr. Adams , arid let us 'go 'ino ' ( mathe matics , this is in your line. Tht farmcr , you sa } ' , owns the land on which there Is-ii mort gage. Now this is not true , and wo aro'satls- ficd that 75 per cent of them nro mortgaged for their value now , but not their value when the claim was given. Now , lot us look nt the farmer's homo. Wo find him wfth n'shoddy suit of clothes pf the cheapest "ma terial , with an overcoat 01 tlio llrst fashion after Christ , with n pair of boots you call cowhide , but really made of thp skin of somohorso that died under mortgage or worked to death , his wife looking like u ghost from overwork , while the banker's wife keeps a girl.Vo find that the farmer's wife , who creates the wealth , with a hut on tnado after the fashion of Queen Mary , a shawl she wore when sweet sixteen , or purchased when hogs were 810 per hundred , with a dress altered nnd colored so often she cannot change its complexion , with n pahof shoes purchased of some bankrupt stock-riding in a wagon plas tered with a mortgage , with the same on the horses and harness , coming to town to mort gage her dog. I hope this will not prove of fensive , for wowant , to remind vou wo nro not attacking you or do wo blame you. It is not you wo are fighting , but your business. Wo admit wo would like to stop in your shoes , for they are better than any man con wear who labors , but it is the infernal legis lation that enables you to live in luxury while the creator of wealth goes in poverty. Burk , the great Irish writer ou finance , lays down this proposition , that any gov ernment that dou't control the money the money will control the government. This Is true. How many voters in this state vote ns directed because of mortgages or obligations. Wo hold money to bo u creature of law and only so , and wo nro prepared to prove it. It is also 11 measure of value. Now , to illustrate , wo will suppose three men In each town hold the measure of value of all farm products. Does this not enable those three men to fix the price of all commodities nnd control commerce ? Again there Is tlo law compelling n banker to loan money at any rates. Should wo come to 'you with n 110(0 ( signed by Vunderbilt and Tom Scott you can use your pleasure about the .loan and thus prevent mo from obtaining any money. Now wo hold that every man , woman and child has an inherent interest , undivided , ' In every dollar Issued by the government , fpr the reason that this is a government of the people , for the people and -by the pijp'plo. This your party has put in its platform re peatedly , therefore our representatives , hrtd no more right to delegate that power to c r- porations to Impoverish the pooplo'without restraint than they have to transfer your horse to ono of your neighbors. Wo hold that all the disparity of wealth , the 'dif ference between the millionaire and the mendicant , the itrlnco nud'tho pauper , the man In the palace mid thq ona In the hovel , is attributable to two things the cupidity of ono class and the Ignorance of the qthcf. You state you know of no platform adopted by the alllaiico. I presume not , but'allow mo to wuUpcrlnyourcar : The national ulllance , the national board of the KuigliU.of Lubor and the Industrial union signed and approved at St. Louis a platform since approved by every state nud county ulltancq iu < America. That declares a total distinction , of banks.tu war on trusts and a ivstovfitluii of ult' thu natural laws of commerce and owtiors hJoT all railroads by the governmon't , nllliwl repeal of our robber tariff , except for rovenuo. Is this not enough I Wo propose to | iavo that government perpetuated that''guarahtces ' to the i > coplo the right to control c.onuuQri-e , issue the money directly to the people. Now as to your love for the farmer. It is of the same order that the fox or wolf entertains for the fat poultry. You say the butdncas farmer repudiate ? * the alliance. Now "I presume you huvo roforenea to the feathcr-bcd farmer who sleeps fifteen hours whllo others do" his work , for all others are Joining or have joined. As to repudiation , you nuve mude u man out of straw and then committed an assault and battery on him. Wo have apokuu to 110 alllatit'os and never heard the proposition mentioned , You suvtho farmer lu posooiraion of 100 acres of luud Is u Una I 'uo tluiider ho Is , when Unftv I * n mortgage on It that will tuni him out when duo. if he owned 1 that would bo.trno. You say when the > have time to fjivtstlgato they will cut loose from the nllliinLSs.01 Now they hnvo been nnd are now InvestiftfiUug ; that Is the secret of their organizing/ ! just as the bankers nro organized. AMO-MIO farmer putting lu time on land that hfeW.lim his own no does not re gard it so long 113 his nubilities are unsettled You say his Icnimvfia -mere pittance ; that the western fuumqrs has easier terms that the eastern. Tlil ! ? you know is not true That the fnrmcM'Vroa beset by political dead beats ; that thy ttdl the people the fanners nro In favorof rvpntllatlotti Now wo challenge youto funilnh ! quo instance where an > speaker or papijr has stated anything that could bo tortured Into this. You say wo want to dlstyoy railroads. Now , this is on n par with ybttF other statements. Not ono of us ever thought of such a thing. Wo want the government to control them. Now why monivho have ability to study n quos lion and go among the farmers nnd try to educate thorn , whllo the farmers are willing t < support them , should bo denounced as deat beats Is beyond our comprehension. This Ls nit old game to give taffy to the farmers. But break down their leaders. I presume you tnlnk a man must bo wealthy before ho can have n right to know anything. You maj learn that you attacked an organization pow erful In numbers and respectable In Intelli gence , thatlu both respects will compare favor ably with like number of wealthy men. and who are all provided with that potent level of political power known as the ballot. Now , ns to seeking ofilco , it seems to mo this is i tender point. Of course , nobody ever heard of a banker seeking hflico. Oh , no , they nro too innocent for that. They should immigrate to the moon. They nro too pure , or some ol them , to reside on this planet. You speak of our instructors wearing cow-hide boots. Con tinue your business n little longer and wo will bo wearing wooden shoes , wiillo you \vlll bo living lu luxury in n palace. Come again , Mr. Adams , wo have got our war paint on nnd our sowing with us. ALLIANCE. Alliance Notes. The members of the Greeley county farm ers' alliance will picnlo nt Greeloy Center June ! ) . Meridian alliance , Jefferson nounty , has or ganized with fifty members aud moro appli cations are coming in. Three now alliances were organized in Franklin county last week nnd applications huvo been made to onranizo several others. There was n largely attended special moot ing of the Furuas county alliance at the court house in Beaver City Saturday. The next meeting of the Chase county alll- anco will bo held Juno 14. If the alliances pf the west want to do n solid , legitimate business , says the FairfielO Herald , why on earth don't they send n com missioner of their own. and exclusively for them , to Chicago to sell their grain and , if needs be , have tliclr own elevator. That roost of robbers should bo the point of attack. The Frontier county alliance has adopted resolutions setting forth that "tho Nebraska . association of Lumber Dealers is formed for the purpose of directing the entire volume of that line of business into the hands of moneyed corporations nnd financial aristo crats who are invariably non-producers , and almost invariably non-residents , nnd for the business dlsenfraiichispincnt of individual persons , farmers , carpenters and consumers and that said association is thereby a design ing and dangerous trust , and that whllo the Farmers' alliance entertains a repugnance for all boycotts , wo sanction the quiet and or derly means of expressing our disapproval of the lumbermen's combination by peaceably leaving each member of the organization alone with his lumber nnd his trust. " A conference qfj delegates from the alliance organization in the Third congressional dis trict was held at Ravenna Wednesday last , to take action in regfird to the position of that organization in the"-coining " campaign. Five counties were represented , and about fifty delegates were present. A Mr.Smith of Valley countj' was chairinan of the meeting , and C. W. Bcal of Broken Bow secretary. They de cided to nominate a congressional and state ticket , the convention for the former to beheld held July 2 , and Uio hitter on July 4. Resolu tions wore adopfqd Setting forth the objects of the meeting , flcnulndiiig n reduction of the tariff , increased circulation . .of currency , and free coinage of SUvur. Tlfo representatives from Hall county\wUlnl.row from the confer ence , as'.thoyxojtfiotibo bound , i > y the in dependent partyactibu.i > * ' ? Thoformei3-thn't ; is"tho members of the alliance afo different Tfom'what they used to be , says the Frontier County Farmer. They don't talk.- Try to pump them- about their political plans , and you will lludyourself doing , nil the talking. There's a now spirit abroad among tlicm. Whip them back into the traces before election ? Not this year. They may bo enticed back , but they are in no mood for the party lash. There seem to bo two elements in the alliance ono' fpr making it a political machine , and thoother for await ing developments.- Howard county the political faction started , a paper and tried to hnvo it endorsed as. J.UO mouthpiece of the county organization. The conservative cle ment squelched thp scheme. That's a straw. A Farmers' alliance has been organized at Naponce , Franklin county , with eighteen charter members. Five now recruits have since been taken in and there are twelve ap plications for membership to bo noted on. There orb ten subordinate alliances In Chase county with a total membership of about five hundred. It is hoped to increase the number to 1,000 by the Juno meeting of the county alliance. A traveling fraud , representing himself as the agent of an alliance grocery store in Chicago cage , victimized , quite a number of farmers ot Saline county , Kansas , by pretending to sell thorn goods at wholesale prices , with 8 per cent added for freight. On some articles eight per cent makes u handsome profit , but many of the goods were sold for u higher price in Chicago than the retail price in Sa line. line.Now Now members nro'belng received at each meeting of the alliance at Richlund , Co If ax county. Says n traveling correspondent of the Ne braska Signal ; Your correspondent has met and talked witlnnany farmers on the great question now uppermost in the minds of all thinking people that of the organization of all laboring classes , , but moro particularly tlio farmers , into what is known as the alliance. The question is asked , what are its objects ? and especially , is'it n political organization ? Wo nro told that it is not. It has certain well defined policies that it wants carried out for the bcnellt of the laboring classes , and if the old parties do not come to the rescue and grant the relief sought , then does the alliance propose to go into politics so say the oftlcers nnd leaders of the movement. The alliance , they tell us , is simply the old farmers' grange under n now name with , n few modifications. The objects of the organization on the part of the farmer nro legitlmato. Primarily the grange was notn party movement ; neither Is the alliance a party1 movement , but is coin- posed of men who fprmcrly belonged to cither party , and as near as your correspondent can conceive it is the senthiicnt of the members of the orgaitizaUoi&gottQ vote for any man for any political ofgco | vho is not sympathy with farming ineit3 , So long as old party ties ui-o forgbttpn nnd the thought of ameliorating . . .Jho condition of the farmer is tha oMMtlio organization will grow , but Just as sh sa any attempt is made to sell out the organization to cither of the old.parUcs , just so tttan 'will it fall in its ob- JeCts. The nllianco iHra grand institution for the farmer and can bo , niado ono of the most powerful nnd inlluniuyil organizations In this country , and In a legitlmato way exert a powerful iiillucncv > , ft proper legislation if broken down politicians and demagogues are kept out. Already jti Is apparent that this class is endeavoring to obtain n foothola and It boboove.i.tho incoibtiu. and leaders of the alliance to bo trua to themselves and their Interests , nnd It niuA Hollow ns the night the day that they will .accomplish their object the bettering of thilir addition. The following , taken from the Nebraska alliance constitution , is the declaration of the purposes of the organization : Profoundly impressed that we. ' , , , thu Farmers' ullluncu , unltod by the strong and faithful .ties of financial nud homo interests , should set forth our declaration of Intentions , wo therefore resolve : To strive to eocuro the establish ment of right and justice to ourselves and our posterity ; to labor for \h'o education of the Agricultural classes in tin ? sclcnco of economi cal government in 'a strictly non-partisan spirit ; to .endorse the motto , "In all things essential , unity : in all things charity ; " to se cure purity of thoclcctlvo franchise , nnd to Inducotill Voters to 'intollgontly exercise It for the enactment and execution of laws which will express the most advanced public senti ment upon nil querulous involving the in- X-ivsts of laborers aud farmers ; to develop a txittor state , mentally , morally , socially and tlnatu'lully ; to roiutanllv strive to secure entire - tire harmony and good will among all man kind , mid brotherly IOVK among ourselves ; to 8tippitK > ! < pur&ou.il , loral , sectional and national prejudices ; nil uuhcalthful rivalry nnd all sclllsli ambition ; to assuage the nuf 1 crlngftof a brother nnd sister , bury the dead , care for llto widows and educate the or- plmn * : to exercise ehnrlty toward offenders to coiwrtto words.nnd purposes In their tnos favorable light , granting honesty of purpose and good Intentions to others , and to protcc the principles of the nllluuco unto dentil. Says the Nebraska City News : As n pointer for politicians wo would stata that i Farmers' ulliauco with lift members has been organized at Bciinot. This Is a majority o the voters of that precinct. An alliance tuiiu writes the following to the editor 6f the Superior Journal : I noticed ni article in your dally paper of April 12 , origin ating from 0110 of the ablest citizens of Su periorthnt surprised me. Ignorance Is liable to cau.so , jealousy nnd opposition , but no looked for from nn intelligent source. Ho says the'organization ( the Farmers' alliance has no- defined platform or principles ; ho might make the same assertion of any othci organization , and some would believe It. Wo would like to know who these curbstone fanners nro. The facts are that nil of the business farmers are joining the nllluuco as fast o.s they have an opportunity and there has been no backsliding so far. So far as Its affecting business , there is not n retail dealer in Superior but knows the doprosston com menccd .beforo there was an alliance organ ized in the precinct * So fur as their tin-eat cniig | to boycott or asking retail dealers to sell at 'I or 4 per cent , I think ho Is mistaken If ho will look around carefully ho will IIm that nearly all that nro staying out of the alii anco nro men that patronized the grocery fakir one year ago and worked hardest In op position to the last railroad bonds. Don't go scared , friends , before you tire hurt ; wo don't question tlio right of the railroads , the bankers , the merchants , the lawyers nnd the doctors to organize , and you ought not to go ealous of us. Slid Complain * of IJolnp Made tlio Scapegoat , of VarloiiH Adventures. NEW YOUK , May 3. J. Blodulph Martin and wife ( formerly Victoria Woodhull ) had n long Interview with Inspector Byrnes yester day. . In an interview she said she cojjcc to BCO about n sensational article which had appeared in a Brooklyn paper lostNovomber over Inspector Byrnes' sign a- turo containing alleged facts and rem iniscences about certmn notorious adven turesses , with ono of whom was couplet' the names of Victoria Woodhull anc Tenny Clailin. "This article , " said Mrs. Martin , "was scut broadcast thoughout England , mailed to almost ever ; friend of my husband , and was used in such a wny as to Indicate the basest attempts on the part of some ono who will yet bo ex posed. " Mrs. Martin said Inspector Byrnes said ho did not write the article , did not authorize its publication and know nothing about it until it appeared in print. Ho admitted It was written at his house , but claimed u newspaper man came to him for facts and ho invited a friend conversant with the facts-to furnish them. Mr. Martin's version of the story made it appear that Byrnes had not alto gether repudiated the story , but hud declared on the contrary that he had some evidence ns to the past career of Victoria and her sister , but ho had no evidence to show she was the Victoria Woodhull people used to talk about. "Yes , " interrupted Mrs. Mar tin , "and that is where much trouble has como from. There were any number qf people ple who traveled under the names of Victoria Woodhull and Tenny Clmllin and wo were made the scapegoats for all their misdeeds. " Tlio Advantages of Arcadia. AncADU , Neb. , April 27. To the Editor of THE Bun : Arcadia is in the southwest cor ner of Valley county , in the fine valley of the Loup. Hero is where you will find a gpod country for almost anything that any country is adapted for. Hero is where all kinds of grain is raised in largo quantities and an immense quantity of stock. There seems to bo no end of it , as every day there are largo shipments to South Omaha and other markets. There has been rainfall enough to put the ground in fine shape for seeding , as the new grain will show for itself. There nro two largo elevators ihero aud both report doing a good business. Both have many largo corn cribs filled with com , Arcadia has two churches , the Methodist and the Congregational. The latter denomi nation has a now building , which will bo ready for use this week , built on the Gothic plan with a spiro. There nro two secret or ders here , the Oddfellows and the Grand Army of the Republic. The Independent Order of Oddfellows had a banquet lost even ing iu remembrance of the seventy-first year ' of'its organization. It was a very pleasant affiiir and every ono had all they could cat and drink , and had a chance to meet all their friends in and around Arcadia. There are all kinds of business hero. All report business good. There is a largo fiouring mill here , second to none lu the state , which is run with either steam or water. The B. & M. railroad has its terminus here , although it has a road bed-graded - out of hero for sixty or seventy miles west. It is said that they will build out of hero the coming summer before the new crop is ready for market. School oppor tunities hero are good. Arcadia has a good school house and three good teachers. A Bright Outlook for Weeping "Water. Wranxo WATCH , Nob. , May 4. [ Special to Tnu BEU. ] There uro many new houses being built hero this year. There is no boom , but the town is growing on its merits and present and future resources. What , with its manufacturing interests and its magnifi cent surrounding country , there can bo no doubt as to the future. Few towns Iu the state of the size of this hnvo so many ad vantages. The Noble sewing machine com- * pony Is running its factory night und day now to fill orders sent iu from nil parts of the state , oven before the machinery was placed. The factory contains ninety stands of machinery , requisite for all kinds of light manufacturing. There nro twenty-five men employed nnd a demand for moro good work men. Three other busy places are three ( louring mills. They have largo demands for their ( lour , but experience some difficulty In supplying the demand owing to the tempo rary scarcity of grain , bccauso of the rush of work among the farmers. Ono of the promi nent business men contemplates In the near future-putting in n furniture factory. The building for this is nearly done. Vcrdigro 011 the Itooni , Vniiuioiii : , Neb , , May 4. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Verdigro's improvement has been wonderful In the last thirty days. The Kuox County Recorder , started hero April 1 , of which mention was made in Tun BEE , is meeting with great success. Two business liouses have just been completed nnd material is on the ground for another , Charles Kam- nnskl , attorney , will commence n handsome residence in u few days. T. B , Horton has just completed n fine residence , and D. E , Johnson , president of the Bank of Vordlgre , is building the finest residence In Knox county. With all Its natural advantages of water power , stone quarries und brick yards , and connected by direct line with Omaha , Verdlgro bids fair to become the leading town of northern Nebraska. A Colored Fiend. WATKIIIIUJIV , Conn. , May a. Arthur Jack son ( colored ) of Bristol , whllo drunk last night , nuulo his wife hold a light whllo ho killed the dog with nn ax. Ho then took a razor and fatally cut the woman's thcoat. Ho also cut off several of her fingers and hut for ; ho arrival of neighbors , who found the brute sicking the dying woman , would probably have cut hUr to pieces Jackson hud satur ated the room wttfi kerosene und evidently In- ; endcd burning the house. Jealousy H said to bo the cuuso. PK'IISOXS who lead a life of exposure nro subject torheumatlsm.u'ouralglaund lumbago and will find a valuable remedy in Dr. J. H. HgLonn's Volcunio Oil Liniment ; It will b.inUli pain and subdue inlluinmutlon. Kino In lluliboiCioodH. . NEW Yuitic , May a , The manufacturers of rubber thread goods , suspsndurs and ribbons , live docldod to raise the prleo 35. per cent on iccount of the rlso In the' crude rubber imrkct. There are many uccl'luntit ' and disease which artect stock and eauso serious liven vcnleuco und loss to the fununr in hit ) work vhlcu muv bo quickly rcmodled by the us of Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcaulo Oil Liniment , That Tired Feeling That oxtrcmo tired feeling which Is so dis Kvcrybody needs nnd should tnko a i tressing and often so unaccountable In the spring medicine , for two reasons t spring mouths , Is entirely overcome by lit oil's 1st , The body is now moro susceptible to Snrs.ip.irtll.1 , which tones the whole body , bcncflt from medicine thanntnnyothcrse.isoti. j imrincs the blood , cures scrofula nnd all 2d , The Impurities which have accumulated humors , cures dyspepsia , creates nn appetite , In the blood should bo expelled , and the sys rouses the torpid liver , braces up the nerves , tem given tone nud strength , before the pros nud clears the mind. Wo solicit a comparison trating effects of warm weather nro felt. of Hood's Sarsnp.irllla with any other blood Hood's Sarsapatilla Is the best spring medi purldcr In the m.-iikct for purity , economy , cine. A single trial will convince you of Us Etrcngth , and medicinal merit. superiority. Tnko U before It Is too late. Tfml all fhc Time The JJcat Sjprliio JfoiHcfnc " 1 had no nppctlto or strength , and felt "I take Hood's Sarsaparllla for a spring tired nil the time. I attributed my condition medicine , and I find It Just the thing. It tones to scrofulous humor. I hnd tried several up my system and makes me feel llkO n differ kinds of medicine without bcncflt. Hut ns ent limn. My wife takes It for dyspepsia , and soon ns I hnd taken halt n bottle of Hood's she derives gre.it bcncflt from It. She says It S.us.iparllla , my appetite wns restored , nud is the best incillcliio she ever took. " 1' . 0. my sibmnch felt tetter I have now tnkcn TtWNEii , Hook & Ladder Xo. 1 , llostou , Mass. nearly three bqttKs , aiur I never wns so well , " "Last spring I wns troubled with bolls , Mils. Jissrn : K. Doi.iinAiii' , r.tscong , It. I. caused by tuy blood being out of order. Two Mrs. C. W. Marriott , Lowell , Mass. , was bottles of Hood's Sarsapatllla cured mo , I completely cured of sick headache , which slio can recommend It to all troubled with nfleo- .had to years , by Hood's Sarsapnrlllo. tlons of the blood. " J. Scuocti , 1'corla , 11U Sold by alt druggist ] , gl ; six for PS. Prepared Sold b7 Ml dniKglitn. git six for f > : Prepare ! lj G. t. HOOD & CO. , Aiiotliecatloa , I.owollM i. by 0.1. HOOD ft CO. , Apothecaries , Lowell , Musi. IOO Doses Ono Dollar IOO Doses Ono Dollar A NEW IMMIGRATION Bill' It is Soon to Bo Introduced in Both Houses of Congress. THB KEOENT INVESTIGATION. of tlio Contract Tjnbor System and the DHUeulty of Checking it Blcthods of the Italian I'adrouc. May ! ? . [ Staff Correspond ence of Tins Bur ; . ] " \Vithin \ u few days it is expected that a new Immigration bill will bo introduced in duplicate iu both liouses of con gress. The measure will bo the outgrowth of the extensive investigation which was re cently conducted by the Joint committee on immigration Which visited our eastern sca- bords nnd which was conducted in the main by Hon. William D. Owen of Indiana , chair man ; Senators Halo of Maine , Evarta of IsTcw York , McPlicrson of New Jersey nnd Stump of Maryland. This investigation was the most thorough nnd its results will bo the most important of any which has over been held ou this subject , as it was intended to thoroughly probe the op erations of our immigration laws , ascertain the effect of our alien labor law , show what is necessary to to bring about a better en forcement of the Immigration and alien labor laws , and reach a conclusion as to whnt is needed in the way of further laws upon this subject. Your correspondent today had a talk with Mr. Kieketts , the clerk of the hou- eonunit- tnittee of immigration who acted as clerk for the joint investigating committee , mid ho probably gathered moro general information upon the subjects under investigation than most of the members of the committee. Mr. Kieketts is an able newspaper writer and thoroughly comprehends the work of the committee. Iu the course of his talk ho re viewed the work and forecasted the result as follows : "To the port of New York , where four- lltths of our immigrants arc lauded the work of tlio committee was-chiefly coulined , but r- * * " " * ' Miiiitteo also extended its inquiries to "Many important witnesses were examined , and the facts developed will probably result In great and lasting benefits to the country at large. One of the chief points of inquiry was with reference to the operations of tlio contract labor law of 1SS5. I believe it has been pretty clearly demonstrated that the law as it stands is clearly iiicjllcient and its operations a farce. With employers interested in securing cheap laborers from Europe , and with steamship agents In those countries in terested in tiMiisportingthem , it Is not difficult to train them to answer a few questions that will enable them to latld. Jt is the opinion of those most directly associated with immigra tion affairs that n largo proportion of the immigrants landed within the last two years have como under some form of contract , ex press or implied , and the law cannot reach them. "The chief object of the committee's visit to Boston was to inquire into the advertisement In European papers by New England's ilrins for stone-cutters to take the place of those 'locked out' uy the Freestone Contractors as sociation. This association consists of twen ty-seven linns , whose names are all appended to the advertisement. They even go so for as to state the wages that will bo paid , nnd yet they uro told by eminent counsel that they nro not violating the law. If a man comes in response to this ad vertisement ho need not confess it. If ho should is there a contract i If not , the only remaining questions are whether he is a con vict or a pauper , or likely to become n public charge. Inasmuch as the rule advertised is 22 cents an hour , while the ruto in England nnd Scotland is IS cents an hour there will probably bo nn liitlux of stone-cutters. The grossest violation of this law nro probably found .In New Kngluud , among the lumber and fishing in dustries. Instead of being a nursery for American seamen the Jishiug licet of New England is largely manned by aliens from the British provinces. The reports from the different collectors show that thcso llshorloi uivo ceased to bo distinctively American , md that excepting tlio owners those who irotlt most by them are aliens. And then If , 'ou pass into t'.ie inturioryou lind the "woods tro full of them. " In the Now England lum- jcr forests thousands of Canadians Had em ployment , and a special ugeni of the treas ury department , who has Investigated the matter oflk-IaUy , asserts that ( K.OUO workmen from the provinces alone found employment n the lumber forests , the silk find cotton nills and other manufactories In New Eng- and last year , at wages from 20 to IV ) per cent bettor than they could earn at the same employment. In Canada. This has displaced 03,1)00 ) American workmen , and the moimy earned Is taken back to Canada at the end of ho season. It has como to bo necessary to employ thcso men nx they arrive , for it has continued so long that native workmen nro oo scarce to incut the demand. They have gene west or elsuwhcro to oscnpusuch competition. Vll along the coasts of Maine , within easy excess of Canada. " said the ollleinl , 'nearly all labor Is performed by this inigru- ory Immigration , the.-.o 'birds of p.issugo' only about 10 pur cent of whom over become Itizens. Two thirds of the employes on the < niud Trunk railroad , from the line down to 'ortland are fluid to be Canadlann , and oven bchool committees go across the border and mploy teachers. This Inllux is so great nt his season ol the year , that tlio Malno Ccn- rul railroad has put on extra ears to accoui- nodato the trafilc. Even European iminl- rniiitH , fearing detention by the authorities it'Iloston , land nt Halifax and reach the Now Cnghmd states by way of the provinces,1 "The district attorney of Now Huinp.shlru efuses to take cognlimiro of tlieuu cases un it thu law shall , bo iiinplilled. "Probably the worst evil connected with ur modern immigration is the Italian pa- Irene system. Twenty-sovcn thousand Hal- mi immigrants were landed at Now York astyour , and probably two-third- them ro subject to a bondngo nlino.it ns pcrnicIoiiH t the African aluvoisystem thu ) , nrovullod In ho southern status thirty years ago. They ire brought hero by tlio Ituflun banker , who s also u speculator on the labor inarkot. They ro Induced to como by it promise of higher vugos than they can cam lu Italy. A hi- loror uccunUtincd to ao cents u day Is easily lersuudcd by uu offer of u dollar , and so tlio Ickot Is sent. Ho reaction America , pro- tared to answer nil questions put to him by he authorities. Ho goes dim-t to Elizabeth treet , Ifuot met sooner bv the padrono or it * ugent , Ho I put to work on siruuts , on a railroad or olsi-whuro , with an urmy of his fi-llowcountrytnou. Thupadi'oito furnishes to the contractor , wo will s > ay , 100 men ut fl..1 pcr day , und the contractor pay * the men $1.00 per day , nnd the padrono gets ! ' ! > cents. In addition ho retains the store or "shanty" privileges nnd has n monopoly of their trade and his bills are paid before the wages nro paid. Thcso privileges ho usually sub-lots. Then ho gets their savings nnd pays no interest. Thus his profits nro manifold : two or three dollar : ] on the steamship ticket sold to the Italian peasant ; the rent of the apartment he occupies ; sales of nil ho consumes ; f > per cent of his wages , nnd lluully , if ho is tmlurallzed , the price of his vote. And all this time the padrono. never betrays his slaves , keeps In good faith every promlso ho makes nnd warns them against the wiles of the American. Naturally suspicious , they are trained to bo doubly so , and as they seldom learn English , they never open communu.i : - tlon with nil American , except through an' in- - < tcrprctcr , and then it is never sought. "Thero arc 100,000 Italians in tha city of Now York ; 70,000 are herded In ono little dis trict comprising only a few squares in the vicinity of Molt and Elizabeth streets. Jay Gould might go there tomorrow and bo tinablo directly to employ a hundred , but ho could go to u padrono and employ as many hundreds as no could use. An inspector of public works in New York tc.stilled before the commission last week that there were S.OOO Italians engaged ou public works in that city , nil under the padrono system ; and this comprised 0(1 ( per cent of nil the workmen HO employed nt that time. Ten years ago ! li ) per cent of the cigars manufactured In New York were mudo by American workmen , but today 00 per cent are made t > y foreigners. chlellV Italians , nnd the wages have fallen Irom $ W _ per week to & . But u smrll pi-opor- M tlon of thcso immigrants over become - como naturalized , while a very laryo proportion , after a few years return' m to Italy with n few hundred dollars , nnd live in "luxury" the rest of their days. Some wise and thoughtful Italians hero , like Senor CeLso Moreno of Washington , have seen the tendency of this system , and have mudo : i vigorous war on thu padrones , but so far with little result. They claim that the Italian gov ernment and its representatives hero wink at this system , aud silently give it encourage- , ineiu. "These are some of the facts brought out or made prominent by the committee. Mr. Pow- deny , the great labor leader , when before the committee , said there wns u great in crease iu the number of titdcslr.iblo ) immigrants. Formerly the Immigrant was a man seeking a better form of government to secure a home for his family , but a largo share of those coming now are assisted , solicited , or como under con tract. Under his own observation , where ten years ago the workmen in and about Ucrauton were American eiti/ens , they have bepu driven out by the inllux'of alo'ss desi'nililo i class from Europe , und been forced to btunp. west for employment , their olf\- places being filled by this new clement , who nro ignorant , vicious , have no conception of our institutions and no intention of becoming American citi zens. K "But while the evils of our modern immi gration hnvo been made apparent , the euro is moro ditlk-ult to point out , and the views and suggestions presented by eminent men are widely different as the roads leading from Homo. It remains for the committee to formulate H law that will sift the wheat and leave us the grain. Piniiiv S. HKATII. tn City NewsjiniieiChange. . NHIWVKA. CITV , Neb. , May -I. [ Special Telegram to Tim Bii.J : ; The Press this morning announces a change in the propri etorship of that paper , II. Ij. Wood , tlio oner- gctlo editor , having disposed of his interest H in it to his partner , E. A. Brown , who as sumes the solo proprietorship. Mr. Wood contemplates seeking a much-needed change of climate , IS'cuCofite.s HmiHCN ICiin. City. Absolutely fireproof. Finest and , hirgus < > < hotel in Kansas City. Unexcelled in its ap pointments. Troubles , Cr.uvcLixn , May 8. The clothing manu factory of Lc-lunan .t HIcliniau closed yester day on a chattel mortgage , Liabilities about $1,000,000 , and assets the samo. . " ' i ' - - Dr. nii-noy.jii-nctico limited .to catnrrh- ul discuses of nose and throat. Uco bid' ' , Kan Into n Kiii-mei-'s Wagon. NnniSKA CITV , Xcb , , May -I. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bm.J : A Missouri Paeille passenger train yesterduy ran Into n farmer's team south'of the city , throwing the horses and mnn , whoso naiiiu was not learned , lii'ty feet over an embankment , but they escnptd without Injury. The wagon was smashed into kindling wood. Ilcndnehc , neuralgia , dizziness , nervous ness , spasms , sleeplessness , cured bv IJi Miles' Nervine. Sumplo. free at ICulin & Co.'s , 10th and Douglas. ICv-1'reslileiit HaycH Iteturnn. Niw : YOUK , May -J. . [ Special Telegram to Tun Bun. ] Among the passengers by tlio Orlnaco , which arrived hei-o from Bermuda today , were ex-PreSidctil liuyun and daugh ter. Wui-i'houso Jtiinuxl. CuiCAfio , May 8. The Mattoou furniture company's ' warehouse ut Union nnd lOriu ( streets was burned lust , night ; Joss $73,000. linker's 1'uro Cod Ijlvoi'OII. ( Known over 40 yours. ) 'Also Baker's Emulsion for throat and lung troubles. All druggists , Bleyer-ltoweii l-'ight PoMponed. New Om.iiAXS , La. , May a. The light between - tween Billy Meyer and Andy llowen was postponed two weeks , Absolutely Pure. A ( rrnii ) of turtar InkliiK powder , High * of leuvoninif HtrBiigtulj. . b , Uuvuruuient Ito- doit , AUK , r , , lisi.
