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VOL. XX- PICKENS, S. C., THU IRSDAY, D)ECEM BR 18, I 890. NO 3
THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE ORDER
ALLOVER THE COUNTRY.
C
Partial Proceedings of the Body-Dr. Mc
Cunein Hot Water-The Force 11111 Con
demned-A Most larnonious and Plea
ant seslon.
OALA, FLA., Dea. 2.-The National
Farmers' Alliance and Industrial
Union met in the Opera Ilouse at noon
to-day. Nearly every delegate has ar
rived and the house is crowded with
Alliance men and women. Immediate
ly after the house was called to order
President Polk delivered his annual
address. The address will be found in
an6thercolumn. Of course nothing of
importance was done to-day except
securing organization.
In the way of explanation of the
rapid growth of the Alliance, which
the officials say is still extending in all
directions, an official organ of the
Order in high stand g says :
"We have now thrOb million members,
and they are men who represent almost
every variety of political opinion. It would
be worse than folly to try to enlist these
men in the support of either of the exist
ing parties or of a new party. Our methods
of developing the Order so far have been
solely educational, and to be successful
they must continue so to be. Therein lies
the secret of the growth and power of the
Alliance. It has been distinctly a business
organization so far, and it is in polities
only in so far as the business interests of
the members make it necessary.
If the Alliance leaders should be so fool
ish as to attempt to create such a party
they would fall ignominiously and the
whole Order would Auffer disintegration as
the penalty for the folly. Our whole ex
perience thus far has proved the truth of
what I say. In South Carolina and Kan
sas, for instance, the situation made a
third party necessary and it was spon
tancously forthcoming. In Georgia, where
we are equally strong, a man who advo
cated the formation of a third party would
be hooted out of the State. We must stick
to this policy of education and political
neutralIty, or we shall lose all we have
gained.'
All the memnibers do not talk in like
vein. Some are in for vigorous and
persistent political work. 'They say
that it is folly to say that they can ac
complish the ends and purposes of
their Order unless they make a strong
fight for the law-making machinery
of the country. This is the view taken
.by President Polk, who, in a recent
interview, said :
"If the Democratic party is wise it may
'reap substantial benefits from this election;
lbut if it remains content % ith present suc
-ces, without applying it for the benefit of
the people the next election will doubtless
reveal a still greater surprise than the one
just passed. Nor will it be safe to consi(er
,these Rains as a triumph for the doctrine of
Iree trade, or an attempt to involve the
'country in another tariff war, as was done
two years ago. The people will not sub
nit to it, and will certainly emphasize
their disapproval in a manner that will be
both seen and felt. This election may be
considered as a protest against New Eng.
land dictation; against the deception and
trickery of the silver bill and the sectional
hatred contained in the force bill. both of
which can be clearly tr. ced to Now Eng
land domination."
Nearly all the delegates are loud in
expressing their opinion that the result
of the recent elections was not aii en
dorsement of the Democratic platform,
but that it was a triumph for the Alli
ance. They say that this change of
front can be attributed more to Repub
lican arrogance and assumption, and
the better education of the people, than
to any other cause, and should be con
sidered more in the light of a rebuke to
that party than a viotory for 1)emo
cracy. The defeat of the oarty in power
is as crushing as it was unnexpected by
them, and should carry with it a lesson
long to be remembered. it is a revolt
of labor in production against present
conditions, and a trumpet call f or a
change in the economic policy of the
. nation,
The claim Is freely made here that
the A liance is solving the race prob
lem, a~ that, too, at a more rapidl rate
than ~ny philanthropist or negro
.phillsa ever direamed possible. TIhey
say t at the members of the Colored
.Allia -ce, which h as nearly a million
membrsi n the South, and is in close
sympathy and co-operation with them,
'votedf lmost unanImously for the Alli
ancece ndidates where there were such
-in the recent election, it is asserted
that the secret of the small number of
votes east by negroes in South Carolina
-at the recent election is that the Alli
ance gave possitive ordhers to its mem
bers to keep away from the polls.
The National Alliance opened its
first session to-night, and from now on
.all sessions will be secret, only mem
bers of the Order being allowed in tihe
ball. Report of the committee shows
eighty-eight actual delegates present
from the following States, each State
having a futll accredited delegation in
attendance :
Alabama 5, Arkansas 5. Colorado 1,
Florida 8, Georgia 7, Illimois 2, indiana
2, Indian Territory 2, Kansas 8, Keni
tucky ti, Louisiana 4, Maryland 2,
Michigan 13,.Mississippi 4, Missouri 6,
North Carolina 5, Sotuth D)akota 2,
Pennsylvania 2,Soumath Carolina 4, North
Dakota 2, Tennessee 4, Texas 4, Vi irgi
nia 4, West Virginia 2. Other States and
Terrntories having organ izationis and
entitled to delegates are California, Ne w
Mexico and Oklahoma, biut as yet no
delegates have arrived from those
States.
in addition to the delegates there are
ten or twelve persons entitled to vote,
which brings the actual numerical
strength of the body up to one hun
dred. Besides these one hundredh the
local committee on entertainments re
port one hundred andseIxty-flye visit
ing Alliance men from outsidle of the
State, and all of these can attend the
-deliberations of the council. A mong
.the delegates are five women.
At the conclusion of President Polk's
.address the Alliance resolved itself ini
.to a sort of "love feast," (during which.
-C. A. Power, an old Union soldier f rom
.Indiana, moved that all Ex-Unmion sol
'(iers in the hail who endorsed thme sen
timents expressed in the speech of
President Polk, of South Dakota, with
reference to the burial of sectional
ism, rise up and be counted. The nmo
tion prevailed, and1 between forty and
efty stood up amid the wiliest en
thnsiasm. Under the inspiration of
this good feeling an Ex-Uniona soldier,
from Wisconsin stood up in his seat
and called upon all Union soldiers
p resent to give three chfeers for the old
Confederates in the Alliance. They
were given with a will. Then it was
the Oonfederates' turn, and they cheer
ed the old soldiers of the Union witli
volume and heartiness that left
doubt as to the genuineness of th
feeling. The cheers ended with a wi
old-fashioned "IRebel yell," and as
echoes died away one aged veteran
the Confederacy shouted in a voice tL
rang out clearly through the hi
"That's the genuine article. I've het
it btfore." The Alliance then adjou
ed for the day.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
OcArLA, December 3.-Several sen
tional features are being developed
the Alliance council. The lobbies
full of rumors, but it is difficult to
delegates to talk. Livingston is af
Polk and Macune with a sharp sti
and threatens to bring charges agalh
them. Livingston talks freely antd
cuses Polk and Mactine of starting I
report that he was In the pay of .]
Glould and wanted to betray the A]
ance. The ieport was published si
eral days ago and it has been traced
Col. Polk's ollice. Col. Polk refi
to talk. The Alliance is with Po
and Livingston is trying to run Clov
of Kansas, against Polk for preside
but his efforts meet with but poor 4
couragemen t.
A resolution was introduced to-d
denouncing the force bill, and it wc
through with a rush. the members fr<
the Northwest giving it cordial st
port. The members are enthusias
save a few old line Republicans. I
anti-force bill resolutions were int
(uced by Delegate W. S. McAllister,
Mississippi, and are as follows:
Whereas, the President of the UI
States in his annual message to Congr
recomniends and urges the iunmed inte p
sage of the measure known as the Lo<
election bill; and whereas, said bill
volves a radical revolution In the elect
machinery of the Union, both State and
tional, and its passage will be fatal to
autonomy of the States and the cherisl
liberties of the citizen; and whereas, s
bill Is partisan in spirit and will be pa
san In Its application, thus revitalizing
gory ghost of sectional estrangement; 1
whereas, In the holy war which we l,
declared against sectionalism the firesi
of the farmers of the North, East, South i
West are the citadels around which
heaviest battles are being fought, and
the end that victory may crown our crust
let fraternity and unity reIgn: Theref,
be It
Resolved, by the National Farmers'
liance and Industrial Union of America,
national council assembled, That we
most solemnly protest agaltist the pass,
of the said Lodgeelection bill, and we ca
estly p(etition our Senators to employ
fair and legal means to defeat this un
triotic measure. which can result in noth
but evil to our coinon and beloved co
try.
Resolved, further, That a copy of th
preambles and resolutions be forwarded
each Senator in Congress.
Mr. IlcAllister took th- floor in 1
port of the resolutions, and at the (
of a strong speech moved their ad
tion. As lie sat down there was a st
ness and hush in the Convention wh
foreboded a storm, ind everyb<
expected it to burst from the Westi
or Northwest delegations, but nosto
came.
After a few moments of suspei
Delegate Deming, of Pennsylvar
arose and said that he regarded the
troduction of the resolutions as i
timely; that there was largely pre
lent at the North a feelitig that I
Farmers' Alliance was a Southern
ganization, its members being satu
ted with Southern sentiments, a
that the passage of these resolutit
would strength(en this opinion, a
check the growth of the A lliance Noi
and East. ills language was very te
perate and conciliatory, and a ripple
applause greeted the close of his spee
President 'McGrath, of the Kan
State Alliance and a delegate from I
nois expressed practically the sen
tments as Mr. D)eming. of Pennsylvan
The question then recurredi on Z
McAlister's motion to adopt the re;
blions and it was carriedl unanimous
amid the wi ldest enthusIasm.
The sensation of the morning sessi
wa t when President Livingston, of t
Georgia Alliance, arose to a qutesti
of privilege, and said that in con
quence of certain rumors and repo
growing out of "specIal letters publi:
ed in certain unewspapers" before t
assembling of this Cotnvention, insin
tionts had ieen made that corrupt a
Iim proper methods had been employ
in the recent Senatoriai contest in Ge,
gia. TIhtese ir sinuations had be
aimted at Macunie andi himself, and P'r
ident Polk's name had been con nect
wvith them also, le made a speech
hour long, in which lhe denounced thi
rumors and insinuiiutionts as inifamoit:
false, and he demanded the aippoi.
ment of a fair and impartial comm
tee to thoroutghly investigate the m
ter. Assertions, he said, h ad been nit
in these specials that the Natioi
Economist andI some other State A
ance organs had been or tire being c<
ducted by WVall street capital, wi
assertions Livings'.on also deniled i
emlphaitically.
President Polk then Look Lthe ih
andl, addressing himself to the sal
subject, saidt that, as far as lie was c<
cerned personally, lie cared littlej
slanders of that kind, but there w4
certain reasons why the National Al
ance should make thorough In vesti1
tion of the subject, and lhe thereft
urged the appointment of a commiti
for this purpose.
lie was followed by D)r. C. W.
cutne, of t.he Nattionatl Econiom ist, w
joined Li vinugstomne andI Polk in th,
dlemands for sifting tlh slatnder to
bottom in the interest of the futt
hatrmnony of the Alliance. I110 char,
teriz/edl the ru miors anid insinuations
false in every patrtlcular.
A dlelegate', who was suipposedl to
friendly to the three ment connecd
with the charges, then moved thai
committee of investigation, to c<
sist of seven members, lhe appoint
but a loud murmur of dissatisfacti
froni the body of delegate's shion
plaily hatthis was disapproved
ben o mall. It was Inally dckI
that a committee of investigati
shoutld be appointed, and that it shot
consist of one member from each St;
dlelegation .In the Convention, to
selected by the delegation itselr.'
All the speakers demanded thati
investigation should be thorough a
searching, anrd that It shall make
atteiipt to sutppress facts or to presi
a "whitewashed report."
Before the discussion had ended
opportLunity was had for pt'esenting
formal charge covering the in sini
tions contained in the newspaper
ticle referred to, bitt no delegate tc
advantage of it. It Is said, howev
that this action asked for by Livii
stone. Palk and Mammn will Do.
a vent the filing of charges against
no cune.
ir This investigating con mittee
Id, consist of twenty-seven or twe
its eight members, and as soon as the
of egations select their men it will he
iat meeting, probably within a very
ill: hours.
rd An effort is being made to have
rn- investigation conducted In rublic
sions of the committee.
Delegate Hind, of Florida, offer
resolution denouncing the recent r
ia- in freight rates on Fl~orida orange.
m Eastern points, both by railroad ani
re steamship ' lines. The resolution
e leges that this advance will take .'
er 000 IFrom the pockets of Florida orai
growers, and that it is a fresh evid(
c- of the greed and selishnss of cap
he ists and corporations. IL closes v
he an appeal for the reiteration of
a National Alliance denand, "I
means of communication and tr
portation shall be owned by, and o
o ated in the interest of the people,
es the United States postal system."
TillIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGs.
er, OCALA, Fla., Dec. 4.-The Nati<
1t, Alliance met at 10:30 this morn
,n- The early part of the session was
. voted chiefly to discussion of in:
t topics, and at 11:30 A. Gallagher, a
ternal delegate from the Workin4m
Reform League of New York City,
Wp- . A. A. Carsey of New York, fi
Ac the American Anti-Monopoly Leal
he were invited to address the -oi,
r tion. Each spoke for half an hou
of more, their remarks being princip
directed in favor of a closer bond
tween all national organizations of
same character, but against consol
e tions. Both advised the Natiunal
in- liance to stand by its St. Louis i
ion form and to take the lead in
ua- national political movement wl
ho might grow out of it, and said
ied other organizations would follow.
Ild J. II. Hice and John Davis of Kar
ti- in connection with one or two ot
LIe in sympathy with recent polit
nd movements in that State, among V
t delegate Vincent, are at work upi
nd call for a national convention to f,
Ahe a new party, tihe date being (ixe.
to February 12, 1891, and the place I
de cinnati.
)ro The call will invite delegates f
the National Farmers' Alliance an<
l- other national organizations in s
in pathy with it or which endorse tho
do Louis platform, as well as the edi
i of the "reform press" throughout
country, to take part in the convent
p The new party to be formed w<
n doubtless work on the same line
m. the People's Party in Kansas; thu
renounce all afliliation with other
ese litical parties and place a nati
to ticket of its own in the field.
call, when completed. will probabl
IP- presented to the National Alliance
nd its enduorsemnent, although some ol
)P- men in the movement are not
ill- vinced that this course will be wi:
ich politic. , $;J111ol
dy ^Jno. J. i'A4 M-Jack.sonville,
rn is here. When Powderly arrives
rm will make four members of the
tional Executive Board of theSupi
isa Council of the Knights of Labor ]
ii, ent in the city, being all of that 4
in- mittee except7one (Devlin of Michij
in- and this fact is thought to be frai
a- with a deep significance, apropos of
,he third party movement.
>r- There is said to be strong fet
ra- among the National Alliance men
nd in favor of a general consolidatioi
ins all similar national bodies. It if
nd leged that they have offered in e
-th of such consolidation to move all
m- tional political nominations to or
of izations outside of their own. TI
!h. is, however, a conservative elen
as which may hold the more radical il
tIi- bers in check.
ti- FOlURTH DAY S )P1OEEDNf1s.
ia. Oh'.u A, Fia., D)ec. 5.-- Clover, or
1 r. tIme Kansas delegates, introduced
so. had passed at yesterday's National -
iy, anice meeting a resolution reciting
the United States census returns
on respect to farm mortgages was gr<
lie incorrect and calling upon all tIhe c<
on ty and sub-alliances in all the Statt
se.. the Union to take immediate steps
rts wvard eImring accurate statistics f
i- the C:ounty records and make pro
lie reports thereon.
ma- TV. 11. Carksadeon of West Virg
nd offered the follawving resolution: '
edl we, the National Farmers' Allianc
>r- America, believing that obedienci
en and veiieration for the laws of God
es. comserving and( saving force of thme
ed man governmient, we (10 hereby resi
an fully re<iuest that the directors of
se~ great national fair of 1892 (10 iiot c
;hy crate the American Sabbath by keel
it. opatn the gates of the same oni tIme L<
it- (lay. Th'le resolution provoked no( ser
it- oppositioii and was p)assedl unanim
de ly.
mal National Secretary Tlu rner su bmi
Ihi- his annual repiort last night, bmt iti
>ni- complete, owing to the constan t payr
ch of sub-alliance (dues (luring this ses:
>st D)uring the past year 1,06i9 new chal
were issued to sub-alliances, as foll
>or West Virginia 252, C'olorado 1 52, 1
no amia 132, Michigan 106l, Virginia 95,
~n- nois 87%South Carolina 83, Ohio 11,1'
or sylvamia 59, Newv Jersey 20, Mlinnest
re Iowa 5, Oregon 1, OkIlhoma 1. y
li- charters have beeni issued to the fol
ra- ing States: Indiana, Illinois, C.olor
re Michigan West Virginia, Oklah
mee and North D)okota.
Th'le feeling over thme passage of
Ia anti-election bill resolution o f Wet
ho day was high and there Is a strong]
air sure being made for the introducti<
lie a resolution to expunage it from thm
te cordls of the Alliance.
re- A t the afternoon session of time
as tional Alliance Chairman McD)c
presented the report of the comm
lie appointed to investigate thme charges
ed insinuations affecting the oflicial
a (duct of Mlessrs. Polk. Livingston
mn- Macuine. Th'le commiittee findls.
ed, "First. That we have been utnab
on ascertain a single fact imflplicatini
ed any shape or form the high charm
as and stand(ing and( personal andii oil
*ed reputation of our worthy presiden
on L. Polk, but we regiret thme writtii'
11(1 the Norwood letter.
ite "Second1. As to Blrother Livingi
be president of the Georgia State Allib
we (1o not find anythmmg (derogatol
he his personal or oflicial i gh stant
nid biut your committee is not (finite pre(
no ed to end(orse his course in the Gec
ant Senatorial contest.
"Third. TIhat in thiecase of D)r. (
an Macuine nothing hmas beeni found to
r a sen our confidence in his personal bx
ia- rity and loyalty to thme Order; how
ar- we regret his oflicial connection'
ok the Georgia Senatorial contest."
er, The report Is si gned by Chairman
ig- Doweli, Thomas IIlnd, of Florida,
Ma- not give entire satisfaction, although
adopted without debate.
will FIFTHI DAYS 'ROCEM)INUS.
[ity- Tuesday morning next the Alliance
dcl- visitors will start on a tour of the Statc,
Id i under the guidenco of lion. 11. A. Mann
few of Florida.
the After a short time devoted to rou
M. time business at the evening session yes.
terday. President McGrath, of tho Kas
a sa8 Alliance, moved that the annual
aise election of oflicerv be proceeded with
to and placed the name of L. L. 'olk in
I by nomination for president.
al- The whole body of delegates sconded
50,- the nomination, and 1'olk was unani
1ge- mously re-elected by acclamation.
neo P>resident l'age, of the Virginia Alliance
,t- nominated It. F. Clover, otKansas, for'
'th vice-president and his re-election was
hat also unanimous. ,J. P. Oliver, of Ala..
mns- bama, nominated.J. II. Turner, of Geor
per- Wia, for Secretary,-and his election was
s s unainimous. For national lecturer two
nominations were made: .1. S. Willets,
of Kansas. and lenjamin Terrell. of
Inal Texas. Willets was elected by a
ing. vote of 10 against 3 1. Terrell is the
de- imcumbent. Tillman was elected on the
nide committee on legislation for a term of
r three years, and Dbelegate Cole, of Mich
3 igini, was elected a nwmber of' the judi
Mn ciary committee. The New committee
on traterial relations is composed of
Fen Talbert. of South Carolaia. Loucks of
r or South Dakota. laivin.,stoii of Georgia,
lly lRogers of Florida and Terrell of Tex
be- as.
the
ida- A DISASTROUS FIRE IN PI I TS3URG.
mlt- F'our Permotws l'rs--AInbn )'lVV0
anly tionl to It vfe.
ich uir'rsm,uim. Pa., Dec. -I.-B)etween
hat 12:30 and i o'clock this morning a fire
broke out from some unknown cause I
iers the flat owned by Dr. John Dickson on
ical the corner of Ninth street and l'ennsyl
Iem vania avenue. It was nearly three
mn a o'.lock this morning before the firemen
>rm succeeded in subduing the fire. It was
t as several hours more before they gave up
'in- the search for budies. It is pretty cer
tain that Mr. and Mrs. Irwin, the jani
rom tor and his wife. were the only viciims.
I all When the tire broke out there were lor
yn' ty sleei;mn in the flat, but they were
St. mostly men and all have been accounted
Lors t6r.
e It was a horrible iiight for a fire.
ild When the firemen arrived the smoke
s as was issuinur from all the windows, while
t is, tongies of tlames shot occasionally from
po- the crevices on the roof. IHalf dressed
mal lorms of men shouting for help were
l'his seen at all the windows. but the siuhit,
r be that tilled the spectators with horror was
for a woman and two babes at a third story
the window..
con- It was Mrs. 'Moore, the wife of the
;e or stewarI at the Hotel Anderson. In
Fl stantly latdders were run up and she w'as
thi' among the fir,t rescued. The top floor
Na was occupied by sixteen persons, Mr.
-eme and Mrs. Irwin. and Fourteen men em
Ires- plIo(Yed by the lotel Anderson. At
:om - first Irwin ran down through t,ho halls
,an,) to alarm the occupants of the rooms.
ight Ile went as far as the second floor and
the then rushed back to assist his wite.
oWhen ie returned to his room she was
line not there. Filled With anXiey flor her
fer welftre, he be,an a search of the build
al- int. Ile dashed to his room on the
fent fourh floor, and n It finding her started
na- for the third. It was there lie died.
pn- Overcome by e smoke he sank exhaus
icre ted near the rear wall of the floor, id
ient at the odher end of the hall his wif'e, For
em- whom he died, had perished. She had
started down the stairs but was silloca
tedl before reaching thie thiirdl floor. tier
e of body was found on the third handing
and dlead. 11er body was covered with plats
'l-ter and ini fthe dark ness had beeni trampl
vit led ovem' by thie fIremen lonr b)elore dis
sstl covre.he building was a four' story
s of .ihe fire is supposed to have started1
to- i nthe basemen t from thie h eat ig boilher.
rom ;rThere was no0 watchman and tIhe flames
mpt had spireadi to tihe fourth story bebore
they were discoveredl. Th'Ie loss is $4*0
inia 000, fully covered by inisuranlce. Th~Iere
'hat; were iio lire eseniles on the building.
3 of
to Time Alia nmce arteli i'imitie.
is a Oh'AhA, FL1A. D ecembier 7.-Th'le
hni- opiniioni is gainling ground hiere th a t thme
ect- national leaders of the D)en.i era tic par
the ty h ave mnany lolbbyi.sts liere in flheir ini
eCse- terest and1( that the( po:icy of thie A lIiianoce
"n, in mnany respcts will be iinflueiinced by
rid's theim , iiotably in thie case ofthe subf--t reas
tOl ury bill. Tht measure is niow under
consideration by the National Alliance
tiied ha beufrs eral dsa paR. It
a i predicted that whien it finially conies
t~ rom the comitiii tee it will have been
metiodilied andit ch anged ini manyimnportanit,
'ters lfmi tictilairs w ith a vi:ew to) muakini' it ac
1nys: cord with the. Demiocra tic dloctrinie to
ni..i such cx teiit that it, will lie ciiilorsed by
hIli- the National D)emocratiic Convenitioni ini
enn- 1892, or perhiaps lie passedl by Conigress
ft a , prior to that, evenit.
tate With sonic slighlt, changes aiid modl(ili
low- c'ationis thme A llianice Oicala platform, it
adot, is predict ed. (could( securiie aibsolutte adlot
on tioni by the National D)emoucratic Con
venitioii, and( thius, w itli the endorsemnent,
tIhe of' a modified sub-treasury bill, woul
neCS- plaice the D)emocra tic party aquarely uip
on t,he Farmners' Alliamc latform.i In
e re- . ay it would gaii the suppiloit oIf the
enieAllbance amid i)emiocratie votes
Na- t,hroughout the country.
wvell Th'le third party mioveiment, it is whlis
ittee pered ini some quartem's, is a slow trick
and of (lie NatJonasl Deimiocr'acy toI destroy
eon- the lbel,uiblican votO ini (the West, and
andl Noirthwest andit also the Rlipublican vote
mi the South, thuscnaublinug (lie Nat,ional
Ie to D)emiocratie ticket to -seciu'e suiccess in
g ini neam ly aill thlie doubtful St.ates in I1892.
icAal trom; ellort will be mad" to aillow
t, L. all representatives oIf (the press to tIe
gfpr'esenit during the debates to-morrow
on (lie report of' thie committee oni the
sub-treasury bill, as its result wvill be t)y
far (lie most important action of (lie Al
yohance on any public measure which has
ing, any bearing (in national plolitics.
par- A Itorse Tief in time I'nipiit.
rgia DA LLas, Tex., D)ec. 6.-Wim. Miller.
Wa noted hforse thief, wanted in (lie In
V.niani territ.ory, has been arrested in
teg- Lallurn county, where lie had establish -
ever edh himself' as a pre~acher' of (lie gospel.
v~i iIe had just closed a sermon when tie
oficers placed hin' uinder arrest. IIts
Me- congregation was ttounded. iIe pass
and ed through here 'i'raday on rout,e 'or
does the terrItory.
VIIA'T 1IlEY WANT.
Itt.
THE FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE OR
DER DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED.
to
tic
A boi tion of National lanki--Nu >-Tr-at
turies in the uveral Statet--AgIinst an
tic
Futures and Ali-n L-tnd Owuers--te
peul of the Tarii. 1r
toCMA. F"LA., Dec. 8.- --Eil V in the 11
forenoon session ol Lie Alliance lie lin- a
ancial policy of the order came i fllor
dicsinunder the report, br the com.l
mittee onl legislation. This report.a; to
ti(
the finaical policy contaitined the lollow- s
ing amended demands: iti
'irst. We( demand (lie abolition ofna- .'"
tionalbaiikq. We demand the -overn- i(
ment shall establish sub-treastries or, t hi
depositories in the several States, which hi
shall loan money diiect, to the )people at 1i
a low rate of interest, not, to exceed 2 til
per cent. per annum, on ion-iperishable s,t
thrim proulticts, and also uponl real estate. vi
with proper limitations upon the qualiti- w:
ty of !and and tle aiount, of lloley. vi
We demand thaRt the amnount, of the cir- it i
culatin'g miIlediil he speedily increased Ia
to not less thaln *50 per capita. go
Second. We demlanid that Colnlre.4ss d
sl11 pass such a... as sliall (.f'fectually Si
prevlient dealnw, il futures oil all anri
ctlt'urIl anid meaicc4.11 eal lpro 1dIUcts. andii
pretervin.. a strinlnt systemi o* proed- sp
fire ill irials such as shutll secure prompt
conlvictionl and thet imposition oI )Iukch
penalties as shall secure the most per- W
feet compliance with tle law.
Third. We condemn the silver bill re- wI
celntly passcl by Col'-lress. antd demand a I
in, lieu teireof tle free andi unilinite sai
coinage of' silver. e
F'ourth. We demand the passage of l
laws prohilibiltinlg alien ownership of
land, andt that Congress take prompt 11
tioin to devise some plan to ubtain all
land'k now owned by alielns and fTrei1n
S\nldicates and that ap landis now hld i
bY111 "oairas Unld )thler coprt illi ret
excess (of pucl as is actually used anild (It
needed by them he reclaimellid by tle t 1i
governmiieit. and held ,hr actual settlers tol
only. 'x
F-'ifth. Aelievin-, in the doctrine of SI
equal rights to all, spcilal privileges lI1
to ionle, we demand that our iationial h
legislation shall he )so fI'lamed in ihe! fl.
ture as not to bulid tip one industry at.
the expense of another. We fu'Rther i
demand the removal of the existinl.r
heavey tariff tax Irom tie ilecessaries of* it
life that the poor ol our lan<I must have. r(
We further demand a just and quitublte pi
system of graduated tax oil incomies. p:
We believe that the money of the coin
try should be kept as much as possible ao
in the hands of' the people andi lience we tl
demand that, all national antI State rev- 0
enues shall be limited to tle necessars '
expelses ) tle ,overnment. econii ti
cally and Ionestl( adIministered.
Sixth. We deniilnid thle im.-4 ri,id,
honest, and just State and national gov- fi
crnmenital control :and(] supervision of ti
imeans of public communiention and of
transporation, and iI this control and n.
supervision does not remove the abuses 0
ii
llowV existiiiw% we denmand the goen- I
Ilent owNierslhip of Such mileanls of coim- st
mulicationl and transportation .
A spirited debate followed tle intro- le
duction of this report. at the beinning lit
of which Presidei t, P4)lk reminded the h
menibers (if' tite restriction of live min- t1
fties placed uLon all speechmakinig by a
resoltitioli previously adopted. of
A IRenm aable case.i
LEiX INGToN, Ky., D ec. t9. Th''Iis rit
mioi'nin*' a fiw 11iitites bofore iio)i,t
whlile si tt ing ini heri rtioim talkiun4, Mris.
J1. Ilarry Jrenit of' Paris, Ky., felt the us
musncles of' tier righ t, les sthlenilyi 'oni- w.'I
tract with such ihree as to brieiak thle li
dreni were b)adly frigh teneid by the ic ise
the hone madek ini breakin11, aiii ran for a i
dloctor, whot quickly arriveid. IIetire lie
coul tdt anlyting' t)I'r the suffteriing wo
mian,~ ho wever. the musets of tier Ilil, i
leg cont(raected se i(ivrly, andt inl au f-w
miiiuttes it hiad broken'i exatty bke tiii
other. 9.t
IIecr suffe'iuris are~ in!tense, a'iiil it isi.
tearedl that she wiltl die. Mrs. lirti is
about.tIn years obil, and lhas bieeninix
cellenit hetalh unitin wvith in the pad I -w tb'
daiys, wh'len shei has compiilainedi o, a.
5iiilht stitlness ini lier joinits like rhieumiia-i
tixim. Shle is the wiitl' 4)1 .Jldge lireiint'
who was it proinenlii(t t'aidllte latst suml
mier for' Jhiilh;et of (lie Sniwirior (:oenrf of -
ti s dlistrict.. She b.elonig.s to a wea':lthy re
andi' aristocratic fainily', andi is one of
Kenitucky's miost liOPtilar 'ociety hlits. il
Leadlinig phlysicianis hiert' say tis is u
one (iofli the ost r'emiarkalte cast'' oiin i
r'cordt ; Utat while l imbhs have beeni I
briokeni before by mnuscubt'lartrhumait sism
(here hias never been a ease r'ecoi'detd in(i
whlichi a personi cimiparat,ively we'l, as
was Mi's. Brenit, was a v'ictim 4)1 (his r
mnisfortine.if
I1alu andt Spry ati 14o. Vi
WASI IN(I'roN, D ecembier. 7.I'niiile is!
Jaike DJesh art, iitw 108S years ii, a w
well-known veteran Deinocr'at, was ta
keii to Ev'anailtle a tewi days agi io 14he yc
Cathiol ic I nsti tutioii ot' the little Sisrs wI
ot the P ooir, but not Ibe in areorde Iiihtis ii:
usual friee'domi lie esca peid i'oii thle iu
stituntioni aniIuv alked b ack h onic, sixyi
live nmies. lie is tulec atntt hiart.y, and tb'
oc'casitona:lly takekts a .!hiss of1 whiiskey'. I
lIeI was horn ini Virginia in 1782, aiid in t
his young4 days was a mieiime of several N
exItoinig expetditioiis to the North lwest.
TIeritIory, now)I compr jnising 1thei Statesin h
tthe tipper Mfissipii) Vatlhey, anid is th
namie is found r'ectrd ed ini severalI his- t
toical works. Ile remiemb ers dtisticttly sh
when George Washington was iinguir- A
a tedl President the secondt terimn, antd tells ini
graphiically of' the scenes wh'len George su
WVashington tdied. iIe still works some of
anid walks two mIles tdaily to andit from wl
hisi labor. I Ie bidls fair to lIve many 'We
years.yect. ~ (1
The Election i)tdt.ii I)o It.
ME A ni)1,r,E, PA., D ec. 5.- -D Ielamiater
& Co., bankers, assignied this morning.
(. W. lelamuater the recently defeated Wi
1lepublican candidate for governor, is ~
head of the firm. TPhe assigneo's have gr
not yet completed a statement, and ex
act tigures of the liahilitioq arni not yet T'
obtainable. FIrmi was rated at hlf a he~
million.
THE LAST OF THE FORCE BILL.
i Death Knell Sounded at i Caucus
Tuesday Night.
WAsIINWrTON, Dec. 10.--In tleSenate
day Senator I'lumb offered a resolit
,It for the ineeting of the Senate daily
1W A. M., with recess from 5:30 to 8,
d asked for Its immediate conaldera
'Il.
enator Cockreli moved that it be
inted alldt lie over. So ordered.
Aln m ionou of Senator Aldrich the
uItsv bill to atithorize the payment of
irawback III rehate on tobacco(to cor
.1 the oillssion in the tariff bill) was
ll 11 .
- eiuator , Sh wriimi explained how it
s I hat Ie (ad stated whenl the lles
a nis eie b(eftore t ie p4e(l)Ie)-anI(d
it( very. positively and honestly
it, tlie oiissiol of t lie drawback pro
ion f ron tle en1rolled bill was intenl- .
iial. lie had opposed in conference i
allowancv of a drawback because
experieiice was that (Irawbacks were
vays at tended wit h fraud, and had (7
-er'red t) give dealers in tobacco un
thle I1 of .Jtily to get rid of their old
ek. A ('on1 feence' hieldl agreedl to that
w aII( it, was subsequently (whenl lie
Is not preseit) t hat. the dIrawback pro
ion had been agreed to. lie thought,
ight now, however,that tho billshould
ss. h'lie bill was passed and it now
t,s to the 'rejNijnt for his approval.
Ile Senate at. 1:15 resullied the con
crationl of the elections bill.
eiiator (v-orge, of Alississippi, took
4)floor against tile bill. Ile occupied
t foutr hours inl the delivery of his
-elh, all of' which lie read from iman
-ripl.
I' iloor was then taken by Senator
isonl, of Iowa.
4eiat m' 1 Ioar, referring to the notice
icll he gave yesterday of a motion for
ight session to continuet the debate
(1 that on conslitation wvith several
lat ors I( woldll not Inake that motion
wi.
\ ii 111her of ailuellIlinents by the
mlise t -i Senate bills for pIblic bnild
's were taken upl). Soie were agreed
aind ot hers rojected, and It these lat
-1a conferenco was asked.
MInal 4' 1)olph oftred a resolution, di
ling ie connittee oi priviliges and
etiotis to itinilire and report. whether
A right to vote for 'residential elec
s, 4epresent:at ives in Congress, and
i-etitive aid judicial oillcers of the
Ite or Imlinbers of the Legislatur'e
Lr'ot is (leniel to any of the male in
bitants inl any State (being 21 years
age a nd a citizen of the 'lite(l States)
in aly way abridged except for par
pat 1n i the rebellion or other
Ine.
n- qator Allisonl relnewved the suigges.
m 11 1ma(e by Iiiin solne (lays ago) for a
priit 4f 1-lection hill with the 11011se
,IVision aI14 the Senate 11 provisions ill
traliI colimms.
The stiggest 1i4n gave rise to discussicn
t o what the Senate bill really vas,
ere having iven two varying editions
Sit, print ed. Fiiially t he dilficultv was
vero(li1P, aLIi(I t le order was m ade, ;11d
it seni:ate at 5..1u) :(djoulrie(l.
Farmittrs Inviic a Filard IIme.
f,'R-:EN VILL..E., -S. C., DVVee 5.---WMitIhItIhe
('torics ou. of t he cot loln iarket and
te bi:tks no longer making a(dvances
I co m)t, t he faniers are indeed hav
g a:1Ad tie. All tlie banks in thuis
y, l ori miniher , have (ecided to
ike 1t4) Inlore advances o ccotton until I
V 11o11ly inarkot is relieved of its
'ingency. This will be severe o m11an111y
rtiers, as a large iminber of' them have
ii depositing their cotton in ware
uses atI recvi Ving adV:nces from the
Ilks, initendling" to hold 1until the (.ot
I inarket becomnes better.
A Nvws reporter yesterd(ay in1uired
one 1 the bank presuients wIly the
11ks hall shut dfown) 4n ad4vanci4es. le
41 1114' act ion4 was c'aus'ed by3 the scar
y ofi ii4I-y. Thel b4anks wer'ie forced I
holi I heir ensh to, pay off (checks and1 I
inee5t. of her de'ln(ld. Thle dleposit.s (
the' baniks, lie said, are smaller thani I
.1uil h1:tus1e1('I t'er is less ('ash tradihng
ii are' not mlakinig their n(elustomied.
los4it5. The14 farmers have been ho4ld
SI hiri ('ottoni andI this has caused a
('r'4ase ini thei ainountt of1 moneIiy inl
'0n11at 1ion. Tlhie l'elzer mianufne;ltiniIg
inpany11 1411s gone( out of1 the muai'rkt
tilt lhe bill pendIinug in the Legislatoure
'I rA anI1-:sTi'4N. S. C.. l)ec. 3.
(Ire's a i"owii 1 i' 4olle ('ire(lCs cause54d
ani iniieilen'lbeindiu the scenes at tihe1
u'ra haet niight. It seerns1 that two of8
.ilento4ss lor'e of I le city, the upp)jer
1st4of the upiper' s wellIdom, manluagedl
>ruls girls were 44n. Thea' stage enpeni
on ther'4 e refusisit to go kunockedl one0
Themii downii whien thle ot,ber came to the
cue atnd a fighit ensued. The police
nie upl and14 al th ough1 Nester ex plaiied
it IhI was 4h)1 in~jg orders1' in ejecting '
1(1 i" m 4nr41 thle hlose. they arres e<4i
11 and1 allowedc~ theic gobl4en1 youlths to go
e. When'1 the ('asej c'ame for a hieair
:todaay th14el cil of 1police re<iuested
ii Ne(st er he dIi.schiarged, whuih was
a'. 'Thle po)iClce who made41 the ar
it will be hauled over' the coals, and
is tnot impr4iobabLle thalt the0 goldenI
uths will lbe hianiled up befbo a miag-I
ra;te', ttotil which time thieir' namelIs
1I lhe suppressed'(.55
lt is said that. the same tw)> golen
ithis werie fired oult, ofa hotel recently
lie the Spidecr 1and4 the Fly wvere play
11111 A r'p's Pilosophay.]
r'ckon we1 wV ill all1 standl asidei and
li th ll iarers have'( their own way.
thllitig the di'ii(on't seem41 to (10 any]
1)4. I L is~ like Colonel Patterson, of
>rth A laba ma, w~ho, at his 11irst bat
wi th the yankees was ordered to
<e his regimient, and charge a battery
it was away over on a hill and was
rowling an occasIonal shell dlown in
C Valley. "lo.vs," said he, "you must
aot a chargin,' aind we'll get em."
ul they did, but when they got with
about atlquarter of a mile the batt,ery
ildenly turned loose a terrific volley
grape shot and canister upon them
dchi demtoralized the colonel and ho
Lvedl his sword and shouted: "Boys
It shootin, at 'em--quit shootln I
y, for it lust makes eiirnadder."
Love Laugh~s at Age.
LPA1RK ERt8in(, W. Va., Dcc. 6.-A
iddingi took lace at Petnnsboro,
Lchie county, recently, Ia which the e
oom was 90 years old, and the brido. E
rs. Willamn Dixon, a widhow, 81 years. t
1e brldo and groom are both Ihale, y
arty and, to all ap)pearances, good f'or c
rmarter of a contuy.
WILL RESIST IT.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN CAU
CUS ARE DETERMINED.
Piht nepublicans Will be Cheekinated at
ivery Turn -The iolilttoa oeine Hae
Soluewhat Toned Down noss need-The
Iudlnu 4jueation.
WASHiNOTON, Dec. 8.-The Deme
ratie senators held a caucus late in the
)fternoon to discuss the order of busi
less. .'he chances of the passage of
he election bill, if it should reach a fin
i vote, were canvassed, and individual
enators expressed divers opinions as to
he ability of the Itepublican party
saders to keep their forces in line. The
onclusion reached was to maintain an
nalterable opposition to the passage
f the bill.
The minority will seize every oppor.
iiitty to discuss the bill exhaustively
nd fairly and strive to amend every
bjectionable feature as reached in the
etailed consideration of the measure,
s was the case with the tariff bill.
Ihe opinion was expressed that as the
1jority had not yet signifled any inten
ion to unduly restrict reasonable do
ate, it would be premature for the
aucits to undertake the arrangement
if a programme to meet the presenta
ion of a cAsure resolution. To secure
larmony of action, the Democratic
nenibers of the committee on privileges
nd elections(which reported the bill)
vill take charge of the debate and ar
anlgo the order of speaking. As to the
iurt her order of business, it was decided
.hat as the Itepublican senators had not
,et completed the order, the caucus
,vould not now undertake to formulate
t programme.
lhe lilibustering tendencies in the
louse are strong on both sides when
'ver a bill conies up that a considerable
amber of members do not like. About
wo hours has already been wasted
>ver some trivial measures.
Boss ]teed sticks to his devilish rules
vith tenacity, but lie is not half as fero
:ious as he was before the recent great
)vmocratic cyclone. Besides, there is
iot a Ilepuiblican quorum on hand, the
>arty discipline has suffered, and many
of the defeated Republicans look upon
teed as the one man responsible more
han any other, except McKinley, for
he party's defeat.
Senator Gil Pierce, of North Dakota,
vas badly used up In an argunent by
;enator Voorhees. The Indian ques
ion was before the senate and Mr.
Plierce was endeavoring to teil why the
Indians were ready to go to war. Mr.
\oorhees read from statements in the
)apers to show that the Indians were
restless because they were starving, and
because. Senator Pierce's white consti
tuents in Dakota were hoping that
there would be war so that the Sioux
reservations could be gobbled up.
A MILLIONAIRE MISER.
One of Chicago's Celebritien sont be Jail
for Street llegging.
U1 CAGO, Dec. 5.-Peter Mueller, an
ol mian reputed to be wortli $750,000,
was yesterday sent to the Bridewell for
sixty days for beging on the streets.
For nanybears Mueller and his wife
lived in a miserable hovel on the banks
f the Ilinois and Michigan canal, in the
-ownship of Cicero. They lived in a
nost miserable manner, denying them
ielves every tliilg except what was abso
utely necessary to keep them alive.
Ilany stories were told by the neighbors
>f theil reputed wealth, and one night
lbout Four years nao four men on
cred the hovel and demanded the "pot
if gold" the couple were believed to
:eep therein. Mueller andl( his wife pro-.
ested that they hadl no money. Then
hec robbers, by the most horrible tor
tires, sought to dhraw from thoem the se
ret of the hiding p)lace of the treasure,
mut ini vain. ThIe next day the Muellers
b'ere fou,nd almost dead by the neigh
>ors. I heir feet wore terribly burnd
nd( their bothes covered with bruises and
uts ilicted by the miscreants.
Muellerfor several years past has made
practice of begging on the streets and
bout a year ago was locked up one
ihit. Next morning Lhe justice, moved
y compassion by the old man's pitiftil
de, discharged him from custody.
Vhien Mueller returnedl to his miserable
onue lie found the deadl body of his wife
angimg to a rafter. I8 wvas supposed
hie hadl worried so over her hiusbanid's
bsence-thie first (durinig their married
hr-that mi a momnenit of great despon
ency she had taken her own life. Since
lien Mueller has lhved all alone in the
himity, making iio changes in hits mode
i living.
Sunday hie, made such a nuisance of
mniself. begging in front of .St. Francis
~hurch, that an officer arreetted him,
esterday in the justice court be refused
> answer qjuestions or to pay the fine
iposed andl was sent to the RLridewell,
lucller owns 520 acres of land in sec
>ns 31 and 36, and is possessed of
tocks and bondls worth several hun
red thousands of dollars.
IndIans on tihe WVar Path ,
,CumcIc0, D)ec.6.-A special from the
'ine Rtidge Agency says:
"Vhe situation Is not materially chiang
d. T'he hostile IRosebud Indians sleep
Llpon their arms, prepared constantly
or attack. They have three lines of
inals between their agency and the
amp, and any movement of troops
viii be0 known in a few moments. They
nave taken all they wish of the Govern
nent beef herd, and have )urned the
)luildings and corrals. They are living
ugh and are happy. They have moved
o the edge of Bad Lands. Military
)reporations proceed rapidly. Unless
~ho Indiians come In within a very fewr
lays the troops wvili 1)e equipped and in
positin, whon an advance may be or
:iered."
Three Men Crushed to Death.
Pun fLPAIIrina, IDec. 4.--Ihortly be
fore noon to- day, a gang of men employ.
Lad by the Reading Railroad Company
ut their Port Rtichimond coal wharves,
went to the othice at pier No. 'I for the
purpose of being paid off. The office is
rlose to the tracks, and, as the men
toodh at the window of the paymaster's
>lce, they were within a few inohes of
he car tracks. A crowd of men Were
taning In line, waiting their turn to
each the window, when there suddenly
hot around the corner a train of coa
ars, which were being backed toward
lie wharf. The three men nearest the
ay window were ctushed between th,e
ars and building and killed. The othere
seaj,ed.