St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 19, Number 6, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 August 1893 — Page 2

THE OLD HORSE. Ay, sell the old horse if you will, For he la broken down And weak with years —why care for that? There's plenty in the town Ho take his place, to do hia.work, To go the pace he went By dav or night, in rain or shine, Until his strength was spent. He never stopped to reason why, To ask that this be done, Or that; he knew his duty And did it on the ruu. He served his mast er as he best Knew how to serve—and now Go sell him ; be is loyal and Will ask not, why or how. A horse is not a sentiment; Ho cannot think or spe^k Or vote ; then why protect him when He’s worthless, old, and weak? For hirn no starry banner floats On every breeze that blows ; For him' no pension comfort s coma When years his labors close. Ay sell the old horse if you will; He will not nsk vou why, Nor make complaint., when he is turned Adrift to starve or die; But faithful in his labor still, As wharf they were begun, Ho will not care ; he is content With duty bravely done. •-3 ree Press. AN OFFICAL SCANDAL. A terrible discovery was a few years ‘ ago suddenly made in the Talktcn ; Aerial Cockboat Construction Office. Somebody or other had been guilty of —-treachery. Some of the most important secrets Os the art of aerial cockboat building, together with a recipe . for' manufacturing a noseless ex-i plosive, had been sold tc the ag«nt or agents of a foreign power. Every’ one was Justly indignant that i such a gruss breach of trust should ' have remained undiscovered for so long, it 1 eing evident that these un- I principled transactions had been car- : Tied on for several y ears. Peter Mac- ' braz, one of the senior officials, received a peremptory cmimand from j headquarters to institute a rigid inquiry into the matter. Accordingly, he repaired to hi> office one morning looking very big, red, and angry and ; addressed to the assembled draughts- ; men a brief harrangue, setting forth i the heinousness of the offense committed by some persons unknown. As he uttered the last two words Mr. Macbrag’s eye rested on a certain young man named Simeon Sleek, who i was somewhat unpopular among his ’ fellow workers in the aerial cockboat | construction ollice. The appearance j of Mr. Sleek was not prepossessing: j he was thin and pale, and never looked • any one straight in the face. “Bet you what you like that fellow knowssomethingabout it,” whispered Jack Silhouette to his particular ! crony. “I never liked him. Old Macbrag, too, I believe, suspects him. In fact, I’ll stake my next month’s screw that the.e will be a jolly row before we are a week older.” As the inquiry’ proceeded it became j evident that Simeon Sleek was implicated. Mr. Macbrag had a long interview with him in private; there was much sending of letters and telegrams to headquarters, and, finally, Simeon Sleek was publicly dismissed from his post. A long and loud

chorus of execration sounded through the country, MMMBfiijMßJmPFwjs th 11 :)i’ ■. <- missal were an inadequate punishment for the crime he had committed. Mr. Macbrag went about with a sad and crestfallen air. lie said he felt that Slfeek’s guilt reflected on him personally; that his department should have this reproa bjjf treachery cast on it was a ourcc of profound grief to him. lie had lost confidence ' in b's sub rdinates; he no longer felt pleasure in his work. Indeed, his bodily beaith was so affected by the vexation and chagrin he had suffered sin 'e the scandal that no one was surprised when he announced his intention of retiring from the post he had filled with such m irked capacity for so many years. Before leaving he was presented witii a handsome testimon al, in the shape of an elegant silver epergne, from the junior officials of his department. Mrs. Macbrag also received a valuable souvenir from the employes of all ranks, and the worthy pair took their departure from Talkton amid a chorus of regrets and good wishes. But a 1 though circumstances had rendered Talkton distasteful to him, Macbrag bad no intention of laying himself on the shelf. He had brought a handsome little pile of money away with him from Talkton, so his first business was to look about for an investment lor his money a. d a new opening for his talents. He found them sooner than he antici; ated. A distant relation of hi<, who had been for many years seni r partner in a la ge ship building firm at Smokeford, was retiring from active service, and the vacant post was open to any man with good business ca-

pacity with a few thousands at his ’ disposal. Within a month the necessary formalities were gone through; Mr. Mac' raids avaiLiL’.e funds were invcste I in Messrs, screw, Bolt A Sons’ business and his name added to the style of the firm, and, it being necessary that the new senior partner should be on the spot, the Macbrags removed to Smokeford, and there for several years they lived and flourished exceedingly. In time Mr. Macbrag bought out the other members of the firm, wishing, as he said, to have the whole concern under his control: and having also considerably increased his business connection this indefatigable and lucity gentleman found himself in the possession of a very handsome income, having achieved so much, Mrs. Macbrag argued that there was no reason why he should not rise yet higher. The social horizon of a second-rate country town was far too limited for Mrs. Macbrag’s views. She wanted to tret into London society—to hold her own, perhaps even to shine in it. And why,’ she contended, shouldn’t she? Any lady with money and plenty of

push and assurance can edge her way into the most exclusive circles nowadays. She was quite sure that she was tar superior to that vulgar Mrs. Ruggles, who was presented at the last drawing room; yet she, Mrs. Peter Macbrag, had never had the opportunity of making her cprtsy to her majesty. “Don’t you think, my dear, that you had better wait until you are Lady Macbrag?” her husband remarked one evening at dinner after one of these harangues. Mrs. Macbrag stared. “Are you serious, Peter?” she said solemnly; “though for that matter I don’t see why you shouldn’t get a title. Any one. who doesn’t mind the expense can be a knight, or a baronet. Os cou se you would only ac-1 cep t a baron e tcy. ’ ’ “Os course,” assented Mr.‘Macbrag. “Well, the fact is, Maria, that I think ft highly probable that my benevolen e and er—political services will be rewarded I efore the year is j out. In that case we shall leave I Smokeford and take a house in town.” I As. Mr. .Macbrag finished speaking ; a servant entered the room with a , note. I “A young man is waiting for an I answer^ sir.”

I Mr. Macbrag opened the note, and 'as he hurriedly ran his eye. over the I contents his florid complexion grew j pale and lie muttered something un- ; complimentary to the writer. I “Show him into the library,” he ; 1 said to the servant. i “No bud news, I hope, Peter, rei marked his wife anxiously. “Oh, no; only a matter of—busi- I ness. Nothing of importance.” But when Mr. Macbrag entered the library and confronted his visitor his ' anxious manner belied that state-j ment. “So you’ve come back,” lie said, abruptly, to the shabbily dressed individual who rose on his entrance. “Yes I was tiled of colonial life. The climate of New Zealand is agree- I ' able, but it didn't quite suit me. I । thought a change to England would benefit my health—and purse.” “Possibly,” said Macbrag drily, “but it does not happen to suit me. ' I can’t and won't have you living in England. It isn’t safe, ana it'scou- ' trary to our agreement.” “That’s just what I’ve come home Ito see about,” retorted the young I i man, with an unpleasant smile; “that i agreement has expired. I mean to i make another more favorable to myj self.” Mr. Macbrag’s face was a study as he turned it on bis unwelc one ' visitor. “Another agreement—more favorable terms,” he stammered. “Im- ' possible.” ; “I am sorry to hear it, because your refusal will put me to the painful necessity of—” “Silence, sir! I—l won’t be threatened in my own house," interrupted , Mr. Macbrag, with dignity. “Take, a chair and let us talk over the matter dispassionately and in a friendly

spirit.” ii ■ but UeJjHWt •*“ MP so be friendly. “If I had Known how well the world has gone with you of late years 1 sho .Id have made a shorter stay in I New Zealand,” he began defiantly. ••But a month or two ago 1 saw in an English newspaper that you had given £I,OOO to something or other—--1 forgot what so I thought i might as well look you up again.” ‘■How much do you want? If a £lO-note would be of any service to you ” “A £lO note! Rubbish! Five years ago, when 1 accepted £SOO and my fare to New Zealand from you, 1 win young and easily gulled. Now I know my power. These are my terms; you can accept or refuse them as you please, but if you refuse them you will lake the consequences. I want £I,OOO down and a sha.e in your business.” Macbrag’s self-posession again gave way at 1 his appalling proposition. He stormed and blustered and swore, but all in vain. The visitor was fl m, and in the end he left with Macbrag’s promise to think the matterover and give him an answer the next day. * * * * * * Before the end of the year I’eter Macbrag was gazetted as a baronet; the town house his wife coveted was taken, and the worthy pair began their life in London under the happiest auspices. The shipbuilding business, the sourc >of the wealth which had done so much for the Macbrags, was now superintended by Mr. Eustace Fitzsharp, the energetic manager and junior partner, who within the last few months had gained the confidence of the head of the firm. Lady Macbrag seemed to resent the ascendency

which this clever gentleman had over her husband, and when Mr. Fitzsharp dined at their house she could with difficulty hide her dislike. “He is ugly and ill-bred, and he never looks you in the face when he speaks to you,” she said. ‘-What induced you to take him into partnership, Peter?” “Ladies will judge by appearances!” replied the baronet uneasily. “Fitzsharp is a very clever fellow and has —er, increased the business considerably since—since he joined the firm.” “That maybe, but i wish you wouldn’t have him here. It didn’t matter so much at Smokeford,” resumed her ladyship crossly; “his manners are not what one could wish.” But in spite of Lady Macbrag’s remonstances, Eustace Fitzsharp con stantiy ran up from Smokeford to dine and sleep at the smart new ; house in Curzon street. Sir Peter . ' seemed to depend on his junior part . I ner more and more, and by degrees ii he became a mere cypher, Mr. Fitz sharp taking the entire management [ of the business. 1 ; But one day a rumor reached th€ ’ baronet’s ears which startled trine

’ out of his torpor. The junior part* - ner had drawn out largo sums standj ing to the account of the firm, presumably for his private use. Sir i Peters suspicions once aroused, all his energy returned. He took the first train to Smokeford and drove straight to the office. His junior partner, however, was not at bis desk. In answer to inquiries made of one of the clerks Sir Peter was informed that Mr. Fitzsharp was expected later in the day. Repressing his impatience and indignation as well as he coq|d, Sir Peter made up his mind to wait at the office and occupy his time in going over the books of the firm. They had been sadly neglected since his elevation to his new dignities, and he j pored over the neatly kept ledgers with an anxious brow and a sinking heart. He was prepare Ito find that his partner had acted the part of the dishonest stewart, but he was npt prepared for the truth. Going 1 ack over the transactions of the past six months, lie found that Fitzsharp had robbed him with both hands, and, worst of all, that a very large sum (so large that the unfortunate baro- , net’s florid complexion turned ghastly pale as he read the figures) had been drawn out of the bank on the

vious day. Following the large outlay the pA^a chase of his townhouse and Ladw Macbrag’s numerous on tertal menlm I during the eason had involved, thO ' loss ot so considerable a sum mean something very like ruin. I “The ungrateful rascal! Thl | I thieving scoundrel!” burst out Str r Peter, forgetting the dignity betitting a baronet and the head of the firm. “I’ll prosecute him, I’ll ”| He checked himself abruptly, rc-g membering that a couple of clerks were in the office, and that, however “ great the provocation to anger, there ! were reasons which made it absolutely ; imperative that he should keep his ' ' temper. | Leaving the office, he jumped into • a cab and drove to' Mr. 1 Itzsharp’s i pri- ate residen e —a neat villa on the • outskirts of the town. The servant! who opene 1 the door informed him I that Mr. Fitzsharp had gone up to i London on the previous evening, add- j ing that he had not intimated . whether his absence would be long of short. : Sir Peter turne 1 away with a heavy heart. He foresaw the wo st. Nothing, however, was to be gained by remaining at Smokeford, so the bar-, onet drove to the station and in an. hour was speeding back to London. I Everybody was astonished that Sir' Peter Macbrag did n >t prosecute his absconding junior jartner, especially I as the large defalcations compelled I the baronet to go through the bank- I ruptcy court Some were loud in their praises of sir Peter's magnanimity. Cynics on the other hand. I shook their beads an 1 said there was something queer al o t the business. Which of these view- was right may be best judged from the foilowing

letter which the baronet ha ^lo^4wailing for him after hliT'MnrißfWlT 11 j Smoke ford: When this letter reach es vo i I n'l have j left England for the continent to esabbsh : inym 1: in n po-t o’ responsibility and honor | at —. h you atleinpi to follow or interfore with mo or all in question my canduct a s Snwkeford. I shall instantly write to headquarters and tell th ■ true story of the atrial j cockboat affair Once v u made a scupo« ; goat of me. It’s my turn now. SIMSOX SI.EEi. I ■ —London Truth. Seeing Sovereigns. In IS)- Napoleon's congress ot princes was heiu, and music and t' e' drama were their evening amuse- I menis. Spohi, tin* German violinist, { was intensely curious to see this assemblage of royalties, and betook himself to Erfurt, thinking he m ght wriggle himself in l o s ane corner of the house. The entire place was ieserved, but Spohi was persistent, and be ultimately won his wav. Having a friend who was second horn player in the orchestra, lie per- J suaded him to feign illness, and to ask the bandmaster to allow himself to take hi- place. The request was granted, and the violinist set to work with the horn. It took him a day and a half to produce the simplest notes. On the evening of the performance the muscles of his face were strained and stiff, his lips swollen and black, and he could hardly get through his part. But one thought cheered Spohi as he took his scat in the orchestra; he would enjoy j a fine view of the princes, and es- । pecially of Napoleon, who was to sit in the center stall of the front row. Then to his dismay he learned that the Emperor had issued a formal order directing the musicians to play with their backs to the audience, and un-

t der no circumstances to turn then heads. He was equal to the emereency, however; pulling out. a pocket mirror he placed it before him in a proper posit on, and thus obtained an . excellent view of an unparalleled as- ■ semblage of sovereigns. We sincerely hope he enjoyed it. “Hurrah” Is an Ancient Word. ’ It is not generally known that few ■ words can boast of so remote and 3 widely extended prevalence as - “hurrah.” In India and Ceylon ’ i “ur-re-re!” which seems to be a forir i of “hurrah,” is used by the mahouts b and attendants on the baggage elephants. The Arabs and camel drivers of Egypt, Palestine, and Turkey encourage their animals to renewed - effo t by cries of ‘ ar-re, ar-rei” The - Spanish Moors use something of the o same expres don. In France the v I sportsman excites the hounds by his r shouts of “Hare, hare!” and wagoners i- turn their horses by crying “Hars bauh!” Irish and Scottish herdsmen ;- shout “Hurrish, hurrish!” to their t cattie. The exclamation is thought to be a corruption/)! the old Norsee men battlecry “Tur-aie” (Thor aid? n —Pittsburgh Dispatch.

. WILSON IS CH AIRMAN. I HE HEADS THE WAYS AND means COMMITTEE. 'Peaker Crisp Announces the Full List— Springer Will Consider Banking Affairs— Bland in His Old Place—Disposition of Holman— The Great Debate. Crisp Completes His Task. Washington correspondence: The announcement of the standing and select committees of th.- House has been made by Speaker Crisp. ™ Springer is displaced from the chairmanship of the Ways and Means i’oinmitteo by William L. Wilson, of West Virginia. Mr. Holman is succeeded by ^pyers, of Texas, ai d Bland remains at t.ye lit ad of the Coinage Committee, ^r. Sp-inger is nade Chairman of the wahking and Currency Committee. | The two committees having to deal With the currency attracted the greatest interest, and their standing was feagerly inquired for by hard money Bien and silver men alike. The retention of Mr. Bland in the chairmanship ®f the committee on coinage, weights rind measures was generally exi e -ted, k u the ' silver ues . for itself and left >», , L nothing at present. i,, T S side, blit by no I overwhelming majority as when GenLeral Tracy and Nir. Williams made I te c 3 Olw X i vW T \ \ . N... \ WII.I,IAM L WILSON. i the tight almost alone in the la>t Congress. The Banking ConiniitV'e contains a luge contingent of members who have n t served on it before, but has somewhat the appearance of being inatle up to report in favor of a iopeal of the tax on the । cireulati nos State batiks. The known opponents of such a measure are Mr. | Sperry, of Connecticut, and the six ReI publican membot s, making seven out of I seventeen. Mr. Warner of New York, Mr. Johnson of Indiana, and Mr. Cobb ’ of Missouri are count. .1 as opj onents of ; repeal, but Mr. Warner favors removal : < f the tax undei' . . rtain venditions, and , it is possible that the other two gentle- ■ men and the el airman, Mr. Springer, | may foster it. The other six meml>ers arc from the S >mh and are undoubtedly ■ in favor of tej e ding the tax. Mnkr-I p of ('unmiittm. Th<'four Hu»t imp*»rta H committoes are tho Ways and Ah an*. < ’-dnane, Tt*. .... i X t .. . ” :

,” 1 ‘lilLp .‘“‘ I Measure-. Katikiiiu* und t'urrency. Appropriation* and Foroism Affairs. They are made up as follows: Wavs and mruUH William 1 Wilson West Virginia: Benton McMillin. Tennessee: H. G. Turner. o< ■ ; A. B. Montgomerj'. Kentucky: J. 11. Whiting. MlchL-i n: W. Bourke Cockran, New York: M. Steven - Massachusetts: W. J. Brysu Nebraska; C. K Crockinrblue Arkansas; W. I> Uvaum. n linna: .1. C. Tarsney, Missouri; T. il. hoc s. Maine: J. <’ Burrows, Michigan; s . E. Pavne. New York; John I>alrell. Pennsylvai.ir; J. llopkiin, Illinois; J. 11. i>ear. low a. Coinage. w< uhts ami me ■ -ure- R. P. Bland, Missouri; < I arb I r.o v. New otk .A. I>. Kilgore. T.xn •; J 1 . I pps Virginia; A\ .J. Stone, Kentucky ; J. M. Alh n. Mississippi; J. H. Bankhend. Alabama; Istcore Raynor. Maryland; M. p. Harter. Ohio; H. A. Coffin Wyoming; W. A. McKeigban. Nebraska; C. W. Stone Pennsylvania: W N. .Ite to,.st, North bakota; Nelson Uingley. Jr. Maine; Willis Swett, Idaho; A. Hager, Iowa: J. I rank Al rich Illinois; J. L. Rawlins, Ctah. Blinking ami Cum m-v W. M. Spl it.ger Illinois; Louis Sperry Conn- 'i-ut; N. N Cox. Tennessee; W. C. l.b Mts-our;; B. B. < ulberson. Texas; W. T. Ellis. Kentucky: J. E. Cobb. Alabama: J. I>. W-rue: New York; T. L. Johnson. Ohio; J. A. C. Black. Georgia: V. T. Hall. Missouri: J. H. Wallur. Massachvsetts; M. Brasilia. Pennsylvania: T. J. Henderson. Illinois; C. A. Russell Connecticut; N. P. Haugen, Wisconsin: H. N. Johnson. Indiana. Appropriations J. I>. Sayers, Texas: W. C. P. Breckinridge, Kentucky; A. M. Dockery, Missouri; Barnes Compton. Maryland: J. H. O'Neill. Massachusetts; I, F. Livingston, Georgia; J. E. Washington. Tennessee: S. M. Robertson. Louisiana: E. V. Brookshire. Indiana; J. R. Williams, Illinois; W. J. Coombe, New Yt tk; D. B. Henderson. Iowa; W. Cogswell, Massachusetts: 11. P. Bingham. Pennsylvania; Nelson Diugley. Jr.. Maine; W.W. Groat, Vermont; .1. G. Cannon. Illinois. Following are the chairmen of other committees: Elections O'Ferrall. Virginia. Judiciary Culberson. Texas. Foreiin affairs Mct rearv. Kentucky. Interstate and foreign commerce Wise. Virginia. Rivers and harbor - Blanchard, I ouisiana. Merchant marine and Hsheries—Fithian, Illii nois. „ , l Agriculture Hatch. Missouri. i Sliiitarv affairs Outhwaite. oldo. Naval affairs Cummings. New York. Post offices and post roads—Henderson, North Carolina. Public lands—Mcßae. Arkansas. Indian affairs Holman. Indiana. Territories— IVheeler, Alai ama. •Railways and canals Catchi igs, Missls--B^ivate land claims—Pendleton, West VirIlia. In

natures—Pane, Rhode isiano. and mining—W eadoek. Michigan. public buildings and grounds-Bankhead, A fabama. roa d S —Reillv, Pennsylvania. Lews and improvements of the Mississippi ill ver— Vilen. Mississippi. Education Enloe '1 ennessee. Labor McGann. Ulinoi'. Militia Forman. Illinois. Patents —Covert, New Xork. Invalid pensions—Martin, Indiana. Pensions —Moses, Georgia. Claims —Bunn North Carolins. War claims —Ptltzhoover, Pennsylvania. District of Columbia—Heard. Missouri. Revision of the laws-Ellis. Kentucky Expenditures in state department Letter, ' Expenditures in treasury department —lßarW ^enditure“‘ in war department-Montgom-Cr Exsenffitur > es in navy department-McMiUan, 1 Expenditures in postoffice department- ° Expenditures’ in interior departmentT l™penffitu^ in department of justice^penditV^ 'irmiepartment of agricultureEdmunds, Virginia. „ . Expenditures on public buildings - Cram, i Library —Fellows, NexvAork, Printing—Richardson, Tennessee Civil service—De Forest, Connecticut. Election of President and \ lee President—- ' 1 Ventilation" 1 k and acoustics-Shell, South ^Alcoholic liquor traffic—English, New Jer^lrrisation of arrid lands—Cooper. Indiana. Immigration and naturalization Geissenhainer, New Jersey.

I HARVEST OF THE YEAR. Bu mmary , thr^T rlcan AgrlculturAnnual Review. 1^93 in the United 1 ?hat of th™ many similar to I project \hl^ ag °’ but with ® ver V I 1a t that homo consumption and |an increase O s foreign demand win also . ^vance values so as to yield as large a 1 age tO i farmerß as °n the aver- . age of iecent years. Indeed the । American Agriculturist’s annual review l in k sp ß ite d S tll th tly encou r a k'ing exhibit ! u .X. the prevalent drought ! stXnn - 18 ad “ ittod that the financial , mgency may interfere with the earlv ■ S n ?t Os 7° pa . and have a tempS 1 ranly restorative influence on prices 1 aSh™ »°‘“t to a crop of 1.750,- ■ (wSC Os c ° rn ' oontrasted with 1.650 . lln thA A year ' OVer s-0y0.w0.000 bushels 1 But ! nIA T e y *° f tWO masons previous But. unless abundant rains prevail throuahout waah™^? in AuKUBt ’ followed by milder l OM e production n >ay shrink to 1.c00.i • an <l may even drop to the size of the : crop, when we harvested less than In any ' . year for a decade, with a single exception. | While the area In corn 1< some 2,000,000 of acres | greater than last year in the seven corn sur- | plus States, over a million less acres are de voted to maize than was the case two years ago. The corn crop has been greatly injured so : far during August, the first two weeks of the nLA n . t ?J} avla i? 7 rou « h t ten times as much dam! age as the w hole month of ^uly. Kansas will ! not raise more than hdlf a crop, having but very little except the eastern quarter and Nebraska's crop has been seriously curtailed rhe wheat out-turn will not exceed 443 000 - 0W bushels, compared to «14,000.0<10 bushels as f ? r thc past ‘ wo seasons an l 40s - ,n f*' o - Ne » r 'y '-'.SW.OOO leg's i bulk or ii.® wh ^ at last x ear - aud the I which bld fair to have FIX ’* f "W'tusStates, than last year and 125,ux),006 bushelsunderthe i surplus States' product in ism. j Available supplies of old wheat are 40,000,000 bushels greater than a twelve-month ago, but even allowing that farmers also hold 17,000.000 bushels more old wheat now that, then, the total supplies for the ensuing year are onlv 500,uxt’vo bushels, or 117,IX)0,(hk> bushel less than the average of the two previous crops. Our home consumption has av raged 3(15,000,000 bushels annually, leaving an apparent expert surplus of 13.1,',(« ,n» bushels, against exports | last year of uu.000.000 and the season before of 2fl->.o o.oio bushels. I his year's acreage of oats was never exceeded except in 1880. when over h'A.o<o.<mo bushels were urown on '27.460,000 acres, compared uiih LjHo hoj bushels on a slightly ■ smaller acreage this season. This is within bushels of last year’s out-turn and I just about an average of the three previous 1 crops. Reviewing the financial situation from ! the farmers’ standpoint, the American Agriculturist c includes: The prospect for prices in the early future depends more upon the monetary situation than upon natural conditions, all of whie i point to causes that should result in higher prices. But the wheat crop is conceded to be over i.’o.>«'O,i on bushels less than last year In the leading importing countries. Stocks abroad arc not materially larger than a year ago. so that the excess of r0.00.n o bushels in the I nited States in old stocks still leaves an indica'ed shortage on the bread crop of the world of 100,1 n.i'o bushels of wheat. This allows Russia as good as last year. The European rye crop is hardly a fair average; oats are i under average, an I potatoes are injured by drought. With no extra surplus of the bread crots and an assured deficit of wheat, the I nlte l Sta < s are likely to 1 e called upon to export as much wheat as last year, if not more Indeed, expoits have been much heavier since .Inly 1 than last s»ason. The conclusion is justifiable that present prices of all grains are abnor nally low ss there is little evidence j of our ability to spare as much wheat as Europe wm: s. unless a large underconsumption prevails tn the United States. The hay crop is belteved to represent a value I to the farmers of {l.co.wi. Corn at 4’> cents per bushel comes next with a total of? 723.000- ' ■ oeo, folio ved by wheat valued at s3<«>,oon,ooo, if ' : worth f" cents a bushel, and oats wot th sls . o.H'O. if valued at 3 । cent (on the farm. Potatoes piomfse to net an average of 70 or 75 cents per bushel or a ; otal of $125,000,000. I his list is about one-half the prospective value of the cotton crop of H;u, reckoned at

per bale. APPEAL TO WESTERN FARMERS. Asked to Send !’ruvisionn to the Hungry TlKHKaneh in New York. The delegates and speakers to the Barniers' \llianc ' and I’e ipie’s Party State (' nv ntion nt Sylvan Beach, N. Y.. issued the following appeal: Farmers of the West: A cry of hunger and starvation comes up from the heart of the great met ropolis New \ ork. It comes from the throat ot tens of thousands ot Am rican citizens who are without wort an 1 without । bread. It ascends to lieaven amid the noise of the call-board on the - tock exchange and the jingling of tin- gold on the money counters of Wall street, it is intensive 1 y the tears and moans o' starvingmothers ami fa iAshing children. Men are becoming desp r ite from want, ami the gaunt specter of famine stalks abroad ; unheeded by tbos ■ who hav grown fat by - tbe I pillage of liber and the rava.ing of industry. The lobby approaching the council chamber of the r puldlc is tilled with the paid agents of the mom ye ! oligarchy ready to debauch the people's r- presentatives and weld the chains of financial slavery still more securely on the ; neck of labor. Th ■ money sharks are unrelenting. the Government indifferent, and the people desperate. By the pangs of hunger, law-abiding, hones: men are being transform'd into wn ckless wolves, and this is the . I condition descried by the enemies of the people. They starve them first in order to fur- , i nish an excuse to kill them afterward. This must not be. The starving poor of - ' New York must not become the prey of de- , ' signing enemies. Fan. ers. you must feed - ‘ them. Well. now. you are poor. We know the labor of your hands is unrequitted and , ; your toil and perseverance unrewarded. But these men and women are your brothers and , sisters. Their cat-se is your cause. Their irvatlon and your poverty are : h mint production ot’ our common enemy. Sei d speedily of your corn and wheat, your potatoes and i re idstuffs. that disorder and bloodshed may be averted. Let the president of each al- . Hance call his alliance and act without delay. Ask your railroads to furnish transportation free as you give your substance. Organize relief commit ees at once and comI municate with Mr. David Rousseau, 310 Mott avenue. New York City, who has been selected ' by us as the consignee of relief supplies and i who will arrange for their prompt and effec- . tive distribution. j J. B. Weaver, lowa. T. E. Dean. New York. Mart E. Lease. Kansas. AViEEIAM J. Kerr. Colorado. Alr.s. Marion Todd. Michigan, f.. <’. I’AIiIKH'K. C’o!ora<io. Delegates and Speakers to the Farmcs’Alliance and People's Party State Convention.

Notes ot Current Events. The Bank of Albany. Mo., lias suspended. Malignant diphtheria has broken j out in Findlay. O. The German-American bank at St. Paul will resume business. Congressman Dunn, of New Jersey, is seriously ill with heart failure. DETROIT bankers are issuing certificates of deposit in place of currency. The Sons of Veterans have adopted black belts instead of belts of gold color. S. M. Dorr & Son. in western bond ; aud mortgage business at Rutland,Vt., | failed. i The steamer Weser, from Naples. , has arrived at New York with 1,000 I passengers. The great Bruce photographic tele- ' scope, with a twenty-four-inch lens, I was successfully tested at Boston. j It has been necessary to call out | troops Ao prevent rioting at the scene i of the miners' strike in Wales. i The entire police force of Harrisi burg, Pa., is threatened xvith arrest on I a charge of embezzling city funds. The Pennsylvania Railroad shops in । Altoona, Pa., employing B,ooomen, will • be working on half time hereafter.

THEY DEMAND WORK. GREAT MASS MEETING OF UNEMPLOYED IN CHICAGO. Nearly Five Thousand Men Out of Employment Gather About an Express Wagon, Near the Statue of Columbus, and I.isten to Speeches from Their Leaders. Labor Blames Capital. There was a great mass meeting of io unemployed on the Lake Front, in I nicago, the other dav. The men de- | ded to march to the City Hall, carryI ig tne banners of their various unions, lad demand work of the city. This I as j resented in the form of a resolulun. and was adopted amid ringing imeers The unemployed assembled I ear the Columbus statue in response L> a call from the Allied Woodworkers’ trades Council. E. O. Cochran, buM--3< s.v agent of the council, using an exI ye S wag, n as a speaker’s stand, stated ne o.qect of the assembly to be to conI^l ■ . ..'u ri'.A A? ■■ “LJ 'a ! i. iA h F ! ci- /' lie - ~-s . - CROWD OS THE LAKE IRSNT. si ler xvhat thc unemployed workmen j of Chicago should do in the pre ent ; hard times. A number of speakers of ■ different nationalities were introduced, I who ip >ke in unmistakable tones. A resolution was adopted d nianding i thc removal ( f the Haymarket monuI ment, as they consider it a relic of one of the worst judicial murders that ever disgrac d the history of civilization. Res luti- ns were also adopt dden >uno ing the capit Jistie class and demanding relief from the present Congress. DROPPED TO DEATH. Terrible Aecidcnt on the Atlantic and Dan. ville Hoad Near Milton, Ya. A Danville, Va., disi a‘ch tells of an awful accident which < ceurred at the I County Line trestle just east of Milton at 2:50 o'clock in the morning, by which two passepger coaches and a sleeper were precipitated into the creek below, a distance of sixty feet, killing seven persons outright and

, ——— wound i si ziumHoi- of Tiio train hnmd for——— ville at 1:35 in tlie morning and. was the regular train. After passing through Milton and going over the trestle the engineer, Peyton Tunstal, who says he was running at the rate of ten miles an hour, felt the bridge giving way. He threAv open the throttle and the engine, tender and a box car got safely over, but the first passenger car was too late, and the span went down under its weight, the second passenger car and sleeping-car fcllow- ' ing. The cars were shivered into kindling wood and the escape of any of the passengers was a miracle. The water in the creek had risen to the depth of twelve or more feet, and it is the general belief that the rise had undermined the foundation of the under pieces, causing the tie tie to settle. I On the train at the time were about sixteen persons, including the trainhands, but only one of the latter —Conductor H. Morris, of Portsmouth—was killed, nene of the others receiving serious injuries. In the sleeper were Mrs. Harvey Giersch, two children and nurse, of Winston. N. C.: Conductor J. L. Siser, of Richmond: and J. R. Townes, colored porter. The nurse was drowned and the conductor and porter were slightly injured. Mrs. ; Gier.-ch Avas on her way to Lawrence- . ville to visit friends. ! MAY RESUME SILVER. ; Said to Be Probable that India WiU Return to Free Coinage. Private cablegrams from London received in New York contained the important information that the Indian I Council or Herschell Monetary Commission appointed by the British Gov- : ernmeut to readjust Indian finances, ; had receded from the position it took | when it closed the mints of India to i the free coinage of silver aud was sell- , ing c juncil bills below the rate fixed ■ at the time this action was taken.

Later cablegrams from London coni- firmed the report and said that the council had sold 20 lacs or 2.000.000 a rupees at 151 pence. The ratio fixed , by the council a few weeks ago was 16 to 1: that is. the commission decided • that 1 rupee was worth 16 pence, or 32 cents in our money. The sales were at -a discount of 1* cents per rupee of 32 ■ cents fixed valuation. The advices accompanying the an- , nouncement of the Council’s action j were very meager, and the exact sigj nifivance of the decline in the price of : rupee paper could not be definitely determined by any of the bankers seen in V, all street. It was thought bv some > that it might mean a return to free coinage at the Indian mints, and the . theory was advanced that the present decline in the value of the rupee, Avhich is the silver money of India, might be for the purpose of stimulating trade, ’ h as been at a standstill since the Ind.an Council attempted to fix an int flexible ratio between gold and silver. M. Jose Bobadilla, deputy of the Congress of the state of Jalisco, Mexi- ' co, was assassinated a few days ago at Saj ula. in that state. He was stabbed several times with a sort of knife or i poniard. A receiver has been appointed for the Pacific Bank of San Francisco.