Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 21 September 1894 — Page 7

WHITHER ARE WE TENDING?

(UwUinucd fruw Ninth rijc.)

hasty review of the question—is the labor element likely to receive benefit in the way of receiving greater beiieiits, pecuniarily and social 1 v• by its present orgauized methods? In the labor organizations and unions as we find them in the United States to-day, we discover one marked characteristic marking tliein all, and that is their collective force 'is at the expense of individual force. The individual right is swallowed up by the collective right. The individual laborer when he joins the fraternity ceases to be a free man, he becomes a machine moving under the guidance of a one-man power as dictatorial, oppressive and oft times as unreasonable and destructive to individual interests as .could possibly be any oppression of combined capital. In fact the labor combine is the most powerful and destructive combine under the sun, and when moved by dangerous egoistic and petulant dictators, is likely to do the laboring classes greater injury than would capital dictatorship: although the principle of capital dictatorship over labor is as flagrant a violation of rights as would be a labor dictation over capital. Where the rights of one begin the other ends, and the trouble just now is, these two powerful combines are milking efforts to invade each other's rights, as though they were distinct •interests—of no relation!

Now the facts are, labor and capital are twin brothers, and the diiliculties now existing between them is as unreasonable as was the difference between Cain and Abel, and if it should terminate as fatally to either would prove as disastrous to the surviving party. If it was not for the incentive tj possess capital there would be no labor. If it was not for labor there would be no capital, and if it were not for capital there would be no labor. Hence capital cannotinjure labor without sustaining injury, neither can labor injure capital, seriously, without sustaining like injury. There is one marked difference, however, in these two brothers, and that is they differ vastly in their tenacity of life, and hence their jealousy. Unemployed capital can survive much longer than unemployed labor. The man can subsist much longer who has $.1,000 than the man can who has but one dollar. Notwithstanding all this their lives are as intimately blended as were the lives of the Siamese twins—if one dies the other must perish. Hut 1 must ask pardon of the reader for this digression from the question 1 wish to discuss in this article. 1 wish, however, to hastily refer the reader to the dangers of corporations. They are purely the creations of law, and for the plan or propriety of regulating I would refer the reader to anformer letter.

I have stated that the individual laborer in surrendering up his individual manhood which he partially does, when he puts himself under the dictatorship of one or ten men. has surrendered up the right to exercise the faculties so essential to individual protection from poverty and starvation. He may have reserved the rights to under certain tyrannical restrictions.contract his labor, but he has surrendered wholly the right to fulfill that contract. and by so doing materially diminished the value of his labor, for no employer would pay as much for such labor, as he would for labor that was held and secured by the sacred honor of the contractor, and hence the tendency will be to contract ivith the dictator in place of the individual, who hax menjed 11is riijhts into a colicctivc head.

Again, the laborer has b\ relinquishing the use of those faculties so essential to his self preservation and individual manhood, placed himself, or rather these faculties, in a state of ennui that can have but one result— that of decay and weakness, thereby retrograding to a point that must inevitably result in abject serfdom, For by doing away with the necessity of the use of those faculties, so essential to independent manhood and self preservation, they necessarily fall into a state of decay. It would not be more fatal to the human family were they to, _by some superhuman agency, do away with the necessity of muscular action. In a few short months man would by this muscular inaction, become wholly rid of muscular power. So with the individual laborer. When he surrenders up his individual right to contract, and fulfill that contract for labor, to a federal head he has surrendered up all the individual manhood there is in him, and he begins at once to retrograde to a slave level* He becomes as much a slave to his dictator as the alien of old whose "ear was bored through with an awl," that he might serve his master "forever."

Again, by tliisodegeneracy of the individual force, we would, and will hare a corresponding weakness of the collective force, the consequence being that we would have to go outside of this labor element to obtain an intelligent dictator, at least this would be the inevitable tendency, and no division of the social or business world is safe when its educational tendency is downward.

Then let me say in conclusion to the

laborer, maintain at all hazards, your individual rights. Surrender them by oath or obligation to no dictator, and further, do not take the fatal step to destroy your employer, by assuming the right to control both labor and capital. ]f you, by intimidation, destroy the-incentive to accumulate and own capital, you destroy the only source, from which you can draw subsistence, not only this, you blot out what desire there may be in your own manhood to own a competence, for you will remember that in this country a majority of stockholders in capital enterprises have been poor men— laborers with yourselves. This is a high privilege enjoyed in this country to a much higher degree, than in any other country in the world.

It may be that capital lias, by unfair legislation^taken the advantage of labor in -this country. We should remember, however, that it is not near so much the case as it has ever been in the old world, and further, in this country 2\ve have universal suffrage. The laboring classes are in the majority. That being true, if we do not meet capital in the legislative councils it is our own fault.

The spirit the poor should fear most in this country, is not the domineering spirit 'of capital. Capital, abstractly speaking, carries on all our great enterprises, makes it possible for labor to subsist, in fact, when properly adjusted it' makes home, food, and raiment attainable for the laboring man or woman, who has not the disposition or capacity to become the custodian, or possessor of capital. It is that egotism, clothed in the livery of aristocracy, that he should fear most. It has ruled the labor and social world since the dawn of civilization. The mournful story of its lamentable career begins with the story of Cain and Abel. It has ever cursed all civilized society. Its chief demands are, that toil shall be considered menial, that the toiler shall be a a serf, or slave—a "mud-sill." This spirit flourished under our constitution for seventy-five years, under the form of African slavery. African slavery is demised in this country, but not the spirit. These aristocratic leaders have assumed a new manner of attack. Whilst they have relinquished the right to own the soul of the toiler, they yet claim the right to the body. Whilst they have relinquished the right to the blood of the toiler, they yet claim the right to the sweat. Whilst before 1SI5 they only claimed these rights over the negro, now they extend their modified claim, over both black and white.

These enemies of equal rights, resort to various plans for the accomplishment of their purpose. Their most prominent one is to manipulate legislation, so as to hold American toil down to the dependent standard of European labor, which has ever been held down to dependence by the aristocracy of the old world. The chief method of the aristocratic leaders, on this side of the waters, for thus blighting the future prospects of the laboring classes is, in the adoption of free trade. They teach the fallacy, that free trade would reduce the price of manufactured articles to the American consumer, thereby contradicting all past experience in this country. They teach that protection is unconstitutional, and then by their representatives in Congress, vote and enact odious protective measures. They teach that protection is designed only to protect capital, when they know that neither capital nor labor, especially labor, has never competed successfully with foreign manufactures only when protected. Even the threat of American free trade in Is!):.', lias brought calamity upon American industries unknown before in this country, the terrible disastrous effects being due to the unprecedented prosperity we were enjoying at the time the enemies of American industry went into power.

Another evidence of the insincerity or incompetency of this anti-American party now in power, is their opposition to the grandest concept for the elevation of the human race—reciprocity— that lias been evolved from anv human brain the last century. Now the man is stupid beyond my conception who would believe or pretend to believe that to remove protection from American industry would not reduce American labor, to the serf schedule of the old world. The above proposition being unmistakably true, if we would sustain or degrade the respectability of American labor, one of two things must be done. We must elevate European labor to the American standard and hold up American labor by a decided protective system until this human work is consummated or we must remove protection and permit American labor to retrograde to the European standard, which would set the cause of labor back at least a century.

Now a Nation is an artificial individuality, purely the creation of law, and a commercial brotherhood, between the enlightened nations of the earth,is certainly the desirable goal to which we are tending. Before this national brotherhood can be realized, howeverwe must have brotherhood existing be tween the integers, out of which the nations are formed, or in other words human brotherhood.

Now there is no question but what the two leading political parties in this country—the Republican and Democratic parties, are bending their efforts to the consummation of the same end, viz: universal brotherhood, which means free trade, but they differ in their methods, and also in the results, or at least the labor status of this final result. The Republican party desires to establish this brootherhood upon a plane founded upon the respectability of labor. Whilst the Democratic party desires to establish this brotherhood upon a plane founded upon the meniality «f labor.

Now a purely protective tariff oft times bears heavily, and some times unjustly upon some especial industries of this country, hence the necessity of reciprocity it is designed to be the governor, the regulator of a protective tariff, by which all its unequal bearings can be regulated. I?y the aid of this principle, we can increase the facilities for disposing of our products. By it we can relieve any scarcity in this country of any foreign product. With this regulator we can approach from year to year a brotherhood, or free trade standard without lowering the labor schedule either in this country or in the old.

Now in conclusion allow me to repeat the interogntive. at the head of this article Whither are we tending? I hold that in the honest effort of labor, in this country to better their condition. the tendency is. to weaken individual capacity, by merging individual rights into collective dictation. Another evidence of decline is in the anxiety of those in authority to subject the Federal ballot box to the dander of corruption, by the removal of Federal supervison. And yet another evidence of decline is the violent opposition lo American protection when even the school boy must know that under no other system has labor or capital in this country prospered.

But the most striking evidence of all is the ease with which the voting classes were in lS'.Jii hoodwinked into voting, not only against their own interests, but the interests of humanity: by sending to Congress the most stupendous fraud in the way of political demagogues. Certainly such a legislative farce, as has been going on in Congress, for the last twelve months, has never been known before in the history of civilization.

But notwithstanding all this, it is to be hoped that we will not be soon again subjected to the disgrace and contradiction of the proposition, that man is '.capable of self government. We for two years have been subjected to a severe schooling. Next November we will be blessed with the opportunity of correcting the mistakes of sending to Congress representatives pledged to work, and vote, against American honor. American interests and American labor.

Sept. 18, 1894. CITIZEN.

KOUSI) MILL.

A. W. Perkins cried two sales this week. B. L. Brown is working for William Patton.

L. XI. Tribby is buying up a bunch of spring calves. Geo. McVay is ditching for G. W. Peirce on the county ditch.

Harry Wilson left for the State Normal at Terre Haute Monday. J. D. Wilson purchased a bunch of hogs of L. M. Trioby Monday.

Geo. Patton has rented Mrs. S. A. Wilson's farm for another year. Harry and Bert Wilson took lessons in the art of bicycle riding last Sunday.

Twenty-seyen barrels of cider were made at the mill on Wednesday of last week.

J. C. Bennett purchased a pony from Ed F.shelman in Crawfordsvillc last Tuesday.

A large number from here attended the funeral of K. lM. Bible, a'. New uiehtiiond last Tuesday.

The county ditch on Mrs. S. A. Wilson's farm being dug by V. Y. Kennedy and .lap Swank. Kennedy has TOO feet and Swank :j,100. .las. I). Wilson and family were the guests of .lohu Born in, near Shawnee .Mound last Sunday.

Wheat sowing and corn cutting are the order of the day. A great deal of the corn is blown down so that it must be cut before the wheat can be sown.

John Massing has bought a farm three miles southeast of Crawforusville. It contains SO acres, consideration S:0 per acre. He will move to the same the first of next March.

The different correspondents speak of making the next reunion excel the first one. How, and by what means do they expect to do so. Would it not be a good idea to have some good entertainments during the coming winter to raise money to have a grand time without our editor having the expense to bear? We should make him our guest the next time. The correspondents in each township could give a good play or something of the kind and in this way secure enough money to have one of the grandest times that could be thought of. How about it Bro. Secretary? Cannot Coal Creek give a good entertainment at Wingate and New Richmond and raise her part of it? Speak out all of you. If any one has anything better put it before the club.

ALAMO.

W'al Lindsey is on the sick list. Tice Sayler has moved to Waynetown.

Will E. White is teaching the Texas school. Arthur Ham is confined to his room by sickness.

George Myers has sold his fine bay mare for'§300.

Ella Grimes is visiting her mother at Crawfordsvillc. Iloiner Bowers will be the principal teacher at Mellott.

Austin Stonebraker is here at his grandma's, very sick. Sam Heath went to Yeedersburg on important business Tuesday.

George Dowden has moved on the Ilallett place, west of Bluff' Mills. Miss Rilla Fishero has returned home and commenced her school Monday.

Jonathan Newkirk and family visited Brook Thomas, on Black Creek, last week. l'erry Martin, of Crawfordsvillc, has moved here and commenced school Monday.

Wm. Bayless was in town last week. We suppose he has heard of a fat hog somewhere. •J. P. Wirt and son Wiley were in Indianapolis Wednesday and Thursday of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Compton and daughter Mary are visiting Stanton liatt, near Attica. .John Gray, of CI ore's Grove, was here Saturday and reports some farmers through sowing wheat.

Uncle .John Newkirk and wife, of near Wallace, were the guests of their daughter. Anna Ward, last week.

Little Tommy Clark, the six-year-old son of Mrs. Clark, Sunday while playing with a cat got badly bitten on the cheek-.

Rev. M. V. Brown, the pastor of the M. 10. church for the coming year, preached his first sermon here Sunday evening.

Rev. C. A. Brady preached an excellent sermon Sunday to a very attentive audience, on "The Parable of the Lost Sheep."'

John P. •Brown, of Waynetown, has sold his farm, one miie and a half north of here, to .lames McCormick consideration ST.'JOO.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Titus desire to extend their thanks to Mr. Booe aud his singing class for the most excellent music rendered at their residence Monday night. Mr. Booe understands music thoroughly and is a good instructor.

The marriage of Moody Iloluian and Miss Pearl Smith was happily consummated Sunday evening at the home of the bride's parents on Washington street, only the relatives and immediate friends of the contracting parties being present. The bride was attired in a handsome cream colored gown trimmed in lace. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. A. Brady in his most happy style, and after refreshments congratulations were extended. The wedding was a most felicitious one and both the young people are to be congratulated. The groom is an excellent young gentleman and the son of Robert "Holman, a prosperous farmer and stock dealer of Fountain county, about six miles northwest of this place. Both of the contracting parties are well known throughout the county and have a host of admiring friends with whom we join in wishing them along aud prosperous journey through life, always surrounded with sunshine and pleasure. And may they ever hold in view the great duties of husband to wife aud wife to husband realizing that by trusting and confiding in one another the darkest hours may be made bright and the obstacles that beset life's pathway may be turned into stepping stones to success and happiness. May they also trust in Hiin who doeth all things well and who is able to share all their troubles and make their lives one of ioy and peace.

ROSliliOWElt SI'KING.

Tom Britton is working for Llomer Graves. I). N. Davidson has about sixty acres of wheat sown.

School has begun with Miss Etta Follick as teacher. Jackson Oliver has several hands at work, cutting corn.

WTill Mangers is the champion bicyclist in this part of the county. Miss Eva Kelsey has returned to her home in Pine Village, accompanied by her brother. Dick.

Edgar and Minnie Mangers pleasantly entertained a large number of their frienrs ast Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake were daintily served and music was an enjoyable feature of the evening.

I'AWNKi

Miss Grace Johnson is having her eyes treated. Anew well is being driven at Center School house.

Mrs. Wm. Johnson is suffering great pain from a felon on her finger. George II. Johnson spent last Sunday with friends at Brown's Valley. -Miss Mary Johnson went to Lebanon last Friday, where she will teach in the high school.

Our school opened last Monday with Miss Edith Young as teacher. This is Miss Young's third year here and she has always given satisfaction to both pupils and patrons.

There was no Sunday school or preaching here Sunday afternoon on account of the funeral of Ambrose Johnson, who committed suicide by hanging himself Saturday morning. I_I

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ENGLEWOOD.

We had some iery good rains recently and are now enjoying fine weather. J. M. Remley and family visited Geo. Coons, near New Market, last Monday.

There was a large crowd attended the funeral of David Campbell Tuesday afternoon.

Samuel T. Gott, of near Brown's Valley, as here last week to attend to some business.

J. Hall has gone to see his friends near Bloomington, Ind., and will be gone about two weeks.

There were several persons from this neighborhood attended the funeral of W. B. Hardee's wife Tuesday.

Improvements still continue to go on notwithstanding the hard times. J. M. Coons has been making some small improvements on his property in the way of putting up a new fence on the west side of his lot.

READ Uiscliof's fall announcement in this paper.

SOMEONE "PEACHED."

Bandits Balkod in an Effort to Rob a Train.

THE OFFICIALS WERE FOREWARNED.

They Send nil Armed Guard wltli the Train mid the Itobbcrs Aro ltipulsed The lCnirlnoor and

One Thief Shot.

SOME AHKKSTS .MADE.

MEMPHIS, MO.. Sept. 10.—All attempt was made to hold up train No. 5 going west oil the Santa Fe at 52:15 Tuesday morning near Gorin, Mo., in this county. One of the persons in the plot to rob the train told the officers here about three weeks ago and tliey communicated the fact to the officials of the road. The first night set for the deed was Thursday, September 0, but a heavy rain coming up the attempt was abandoned,as the robbers wished to accomplish their purpose aud quietly ro« turn home to their accustomed work as though nothing had hiippened, but they feared the tracks made in the soft ground would betray them. Tho second night set for the deed was Friday, the 14 th inst., but the weather was again unfavorable and the attempt was put off until Tuesday morning.

W. E. McDaiiiuls, who had advised the officers of the plot, went with C. E. A bra ins and Liui^Overlield and two other robbers to Gorin. Sheriff W. 11. Haling und ily Marshal L. E. Byrne went to Medill, east of Gorin, and joined Detective ,J. J. Kinney and two assistants of tiie Santa Fe, C. W. Stockton, detective of the WcllsFargo express, and two assistants, and took passage on train No. ft.

Shot the Kii£in«'or.

As they neared Gorin the engineer noticed the switch signal light had been removed, lie heard a torpedo explode and saw a signal fiag being waved. He answered tho sigual and stopped the train. Abrams, the leader of the gang, ran to the engineer and ordered him to throw up his hands. The engineer was a little slow in responding and Abrams shot him in the shoulder, inflicting a slight llesh wound Detective Kinney, who was concealed in the tender, shot Abrams in the shoulder with a double-barreled-shotgun loaded with buckshot. Abrams started for the brush and the other robbers ran for their horses. Abrams' horse was killed by one of Kinney's assistants. The robbers fled when the other officers appeared. The officers followed in pursuit, but did not find them. The officers came to Memphis about 4 o'clock a. m., got out warrants and went 3 miles northeast of this city and located Abrams and Overiield, brought tliein to town and they are now in jail. Abrams wdl die. Two others are supposed to have been implicated in the hold-up and the officers are after them, but refuse to give their names. All the men are residents of this county.

Farmer Bandits Aro Captured. Charles Abrams anil Link Overfield, the two farmer bandits arrested for their part in the attempted Santa Fe train robbery, were captured only after a stubborn fight. Both made their way directly to their homes, situated 10 miles southeast of here in a lonely part of the country. Abrams, who received a full load of buckshot in the face, was compelled to walk the entire distance, his horse having been killed by the detectives. When he arrived home Abrams was secreted behind a bureau. He had practically run the whole distance, and when Sheriff Saling and his posse with the railroad detectives came up to the house after his arrival he was faint. However, when he know that escape was out of the question he made a bold attempt to stand off his captors with a revolver, but the officers had the advantage of him and he finally gave in. After he had been handcuffed the search for the other bandits was resumed.

On the farm of Mrs. Tnil, near bv, the officers found Overiield, who had ciawled under a bed. The house was first surrounded and a deputation sent in Lo make the search. Mrs. Tail and her two daughters stoutly denied that Overfield was in t,he house. Over field showed fight when discovered, but before he could use a revolver he was grabbed by one of the othcers. A fierce struggle ensued, the bandit finally being overpowered. 'I hen both he and Abrams. with two brother,-, of the former, around whom suspicion also rests, were handcuffed and taken to Memphis. A search for the remainder of the "gang" is being made. The examination of the four men now under arrest will take place to-da3-.

Tho Conductor's Story.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., .Sept. 1.—Whea the train that was waylaid at Gorin, Mo., reached this city the Kansas City passengers were not loth to leave it after their night of suspense. Several of them, as they expressed themselves to an Associated Press reporter, passed tho worst night of their Jives and for a time thought it would be their last.

George Blue, one of the conductors of the train, in his official report, made after reaching Kansas City, says: "I was in the rear part of the train when I heard the engineer answer a flagman's signal. Tho train soon came to a standstill and In a few minutes I heard gun shots. I hurried hack and sent out my flagman to protect the rear end of the train. By the timo this was done the firing began. When I reached the ground I saw three men by tho side of the express car. One man fell to the ground and I supposed ho was shot. Whether or not he was able to get up or was carried away by his pals 1 do not know. Tho other two men went in under tho express car and escaped to tho south. They did not, get away Immediately, howover, for they were surrounded by the guards, who began shooting rapidly. "On either side of the track there is a denso timber and tho robbers had only to run a fow feet to got under cover. I found .that William Prescott was shot in the right shoulder, and I only remained a few minutes, when I pulled tho train into the station so as to have his wound looked after. "Engineer Prescott told me he was Hugged

by a red laui.eiu. alia it ciiiiiiK in au uo.w tClO station and there being a curve just ahead of liim. he supposed there was a train at tho station and the track wns not clear, and thai this was one of their flagmen. Hut when ho stopped iinii the bandits were getting up on to his engine and he realized their business, he ciillod to them to keep off. Without more ado they opened tire on him. Soon after this the guards opened llro and tho battle was on. The guards did no'.ily. They followi the robbers into tho dense timber In the darkness and crowded them so closely that they shot one of their horses."

Knew It IVm Coining.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10. Local officials of the Same Fe road and the Wells-Fargo Express unpany confirmed the story of the hul.l-up and attempted robbery of a train at Gorin, Mo. C. F. Kessequie is general superintendent of tho eastern division of the Santa Fe road this side of Kansas City, lie admitted that he knew all about the intended robbery weeks ago and was prepared for it. Said he: "It wns nearly three wo 'Us a th it. wo first got wind of this attempt, at robbery, and 1 had nearly forgotten about it. You see. it was billed to come off some little time airo. and several times we have been disappointed. Tlx? plot to hold up the train was tipped oft to u.". about Ihree weeks ago, and wo made ii-epar,.t ions to lve the bandits a warm reception The matter was all put into the hands of our special detective, Kinney, and was manai-'Cd by him. Of courso we made every effort to keep it secret for fear we would be balked. There wero ten men. all heavily armed, sent with the train every trip."

WEATHER-AN~D~CROPS.

Weekly Iteport ol the 4.overniiient Korean lit 'lilcaK. Cmc.Uio, Sept. Hi.-—Following is tho weekly report as to the condition of crops throughout the country, and the general inlluenee of weather on growt h, cult.ivai ion and harvest, ad made by the directors of the different state weather services of the United States weather bare in:

Illinois—Temperature, except in central portion, above normal, rainfall above and sunshine below frost In northerniport Ion on 11th, no damage corn maturing fast: chinch bugs damaging some sections decided Improvement in pastures ground in excellent condition for plowing and so edig.

Wisconsin—Haiti has been general in all seen Hons grass shows a remarkable growth anfl fa41 feed is abundant potatoes improving^ corn turning out better than was expected cranberries nearly all picked considerable wheat and ryo sown.

Ohio —Abundant rains Insure line fall pasturage and have grontly bcnclitsd late crops yield of corn proinisos to exeeod recent expectations oorn cutting general tobacco mostly cut with yield small, but quality fair to good soil lino condition for plowing and seeding.

Michigan—Temporaturo and rainfall above normal, sunshine below frequent rains of past week have benelltod pastures and allowed farmers to push fall plowing and whras sowing in many loculitles corn outline nearly all finished crop light.

Minnesota Temporaturo above normal nights cool with frequent frosts whioh only damaged garden truck gaf)d showers Friday, but more rain needed fall (flowing progressing rapidly potatoes being dug, yield light.

Iowa—Corn generally safe from rro.st more than tho usual amount of fall plowing has boon dorio pastures and lato potatoes show marked Improvement.

South Dakota—nigh winds have dolaved thrashing during tho week, but it is nearly tlnlshcd now frost has killed all vegetation that had not matured.

Kans is— Abundant rains in south half of tho state, and lighter rains In north half with much cloudy, cool weather have greatly improved pastures, gardens, meadows and orchards plowing for a large acreage of wheat.

Nebraska—Very little change in crop conditions: rain much needed for fall plowing and seeding frost on 16t.li did lltWe damage.

General Remarks—In the principal corn stales much of the crop has been cut and the greater portion is safe from frost. Pennsylvania, Indiana and Missouri report that lato corn has Improved, and in Wisconsin it Is turning out better than was expected. Arkansas reports a good corn crop. In Illinois late com is maturing rapidly, but in Indiana it Is maturing slowly. Except in tho Carolina* and western Toxas the week has been unfavorable for cotton, continued rains having caused rust and shedding. Much complaint of damage by boll worms is also reported. The week has boen especially favorable for pasturage and plowing for fail seeding, which has been pushed forward rapidly. The wet weather on the North Paciflo coast has been unfavorable for thrashing and hop picking.

BASEBALL.

The Kesult of i'rofcgsloiml Games Played on Tuesday. National league games on Tuesday resulted as follows: At Chicago (two games)—Now York, 4 Chicago, ii New York, i) Chicago, 0. At Pittsburgh— Baltimore, 15 Pittsburgh, 8. At St. Louis—St. Louis. 5 Hoston, 4. At Cleveland (two games)—Cleveland. '.J Brooklyn, Ii ISrooklyn, 7 Cleveland, I. At Louisville—Washington, 9: Louisville, 4. At Cincinnati—Philadelphia. Ill Cincinnati, 4.

Western league: At Detroit--De-troit. SiouxCit.v, 3. At Toledo (two games)—Toledo, (J Milwaukee. 4 Milwaukee, 10 Toledo. 5. At Indianapolis

Indianapolis, 5: Minneapolis, 4. Western association: At Jacksonville —Jacksonville, 1H Des Moines, 0. At Quiiicy, Omaha, 11 Quiiicy, "J.gg

I.etter Carriern in SCHMIOII.

CI.UVKLAND, ()., Sept. l'J.—'The fifth annual convention of the National As sociatioti of Letter Carrie,of the United SVites began at Army and Navy hall with about 275 delegates present, representing all parts of the country. Mayor I51ee delivered a speech of welcome, which was responded to by President Fraulc IS. Smith, of the association. The association numbers nearly 0,000 members in good standing.

Still Free.

MILWAUKKK, Sept. 19.—Frederick T. Day and William Piankinton, of the defunct Piankinton bank, are still free. It was generally thought that the warrants for their arrest would be issued Tuesday, but District Attorney 11ammel says action will not be taken until next Monday. The matter will then be brought before Judge Wallber, who will decide from the evidence submitted as to the advisability of making the arrests.

Disastrous Fires In Mlunefiota. ANOKA, Minn., Sept. 19.— Extensive prairie fires are raging east and northeast of Anoka, in Grow and Hamlake townships. The flames can be seen and clouds of smoke extend from due east north as far as the eye can see. A high wind prevails. The late rains seem to have done no good. Large quantities of hay are burned.

Killed by Exploding Dynamite. HIUMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 19.—While fooling with a dynamite cartridge that had failed to go off Henry Mitchell, was blown to pieces and Edward VVoraock fatally injured here.