The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 16, 1890, Page 2

: AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. Senator Vest Discusses the Tariff, In- sufficient Money and “Options.”’ To the Editor of Bradstreet : ———— : imports are diminished the tendency | \to decreased imports is inevitable. | No part of our people are so much interested in exports as farmers, for | they furnish three-fourths of the ex-| | port products; yet they are told that a) | system which discourages commer- Sir—Large crops of all kinds cial intereourse with foreign coun- were produced in Missouri the past year, but the prices paid the farmer abnormally low. Upon the lines of excluding the imports which pay for the farmer’s surplus production, is railroad corn sells at 16 to 20 cents |) 5. pest friend. a bushel. As the distance to ship- ping points is increased the prices are more depressed. In this state- ment the general average only is at- tempted, as fluctuations in the grain market especially at Chicago, pro- duce corresponding changes at in- terior points. Large amounts of money have been loaned by Eastern capitalists upon farming lands, the rate of interest being from 6 to8 per cent, the agent’s commission be- ing paid in advance by the borrow- er. It is impossible to state with any accuracy the sum total of these mortgage loans, but the dividends among the stockholders of loan and investment companies, Besides this the direct effect of the tariff is to lessen the results of the farmer’s labor to him and his family. We have it from very high authority that “the American people want markets, not maxims.” That |tries, and is based upon the idea of | i | prisonment for life. Atchison, Kas., April 9.—On the night of July 7, 1885, Mary Baldwin | 'was chloroformed to death in her bed in this city. Suspicion center- ed on her brother William, and the coroner's jury charged him with the crime. He was arrested, and in the following November was found guilty in the district court. David Martin sentenced him to im- HE MAY BE INNOCENT. An Alleged Confession in the Myster-| ious Baldwin Murder. } Judge! In January he | is unquestionably true at this time as to the farmer. Let us accompany an agricultural gentleman,Mr. Jones 5 Z : for as with 5,000 bushels of but the jury regarded it as sufficient wheat to the Liverpool markets. He | *© convict. reaches there safely and is told that : he can have English cloth for his became celebrated and was discuss- | wheat, but that reciprocity is the ed in all the law publications and | pee life Saas, and the Englishman|™4ny prominent law publications of ; 2:133 has cloth but no money. Mr. Jones | the country. was taken to the penitentiary, where he now is. The evidence against Baldwin was not of the most positive character, Public sentiment ran high against Baldwin. The case The verdict was cou- operating he reaches New York on his return with eastern money, and which are|). is taxed on each yard of cloth the found in all towns and cities of the state, show a large business. The depreciation in the prices of farm products has, of course, been accompanied by corresponding de- pression in the selling price of farm lands, and in many parts of the state no sales are possible. Many causes are assigned for this condition, the personal and politcal relations of individuals largely in- fluencing conclusions. Over-pro- duction, scarcity of the circulating medium, combinations between speculators, grain options and tariff taxation have been suggested. It cannot be doubted that all these have been active and potent. instru- mentalities in effecting the resu't, and it will require legislation by both the federal and state govern- ments to give any degree of relief from their malign influence. Overproduction cannot be direct- ly reached by any other than indi- vidual action, although it has been suggested that the sales of public lands should be discontinued in or- der to limit the area of agricultural production. This is political empiricism of the most dangerous sort. Unless we prohibit immigration without aegard tothe character of the immigrants, which no one seriously proposes or anticipates, the 50,000 annual addi- tion to our population from abroad with the natural increase of the 65,- 000,000 people already here, would, if shut out from the public lands, swell our urban population, now fearfully increasing, to unnatural and dangerous proportions. The danger now lies in the direction of oyergrown cities, with no relatiye increase in the rural population. In stead of fewer tillers of the soil we need more. Agriculture is by far the most im portant factor in the creation of nat- ural wealth, and to decrease its area in order to bring about an equili- brium in the body politic is like am- putating an arm or leg to diminish the productive power of the human. One cause, beyond question, of the present conditions is the fact that we have abnormally and unnat- urally stimulated manufactures at the expense of agriculture and commerce. The high tariff made to exclude all foreign articles which compete with domestic products, has depressed agriculture, injured commerce and virtually destroyed the principal agency of commerce, our foreign carrying trade. It has effected commerce injurious- ly by preventing an exchange of commodities with foreign countries. It has destroyed the foreign carry- ing trade in American ships by pro hibiting our merchants from buying ships where they could be bought the cheapest and sailing them under our flag, while at the same time taxing the imported materials used in ship. building. The principle of our nav- igation laws is identical with that of the high tariff. Both are based up- on the narrow and absurd idea of isolation and exclusion. Agriculture suffers from the tar- iff by reson of the fact that three- fourths of our exports consist of ag- Yicultural products, and any system which diminishes imports necessari- ally has the same effect on exports. Every country must pay for its im-| ports with its exports, and as the equivalent to one bushel of wheat in order to enter his own country. is compelled to take cloth, and when demned by all these as not sustain- ed by the evidence. taken to the supreme court of Kan- sas, and finally to the supreme court of the United States, but the judg- The case was the purchaser? it back to this couatry. United States. as promised should be decreased. the money power has controlled the finances with the dominant idea al ways active of making the circulat- ing medium smaller in order to in- crease its purchasing power and thereby adding to incomes. Sil-er, which ‘has been degraded by the eae eS Oe same influences, should be fully re- monetized and placed upon the same Another cause of the unfortunate | cy, Ill., asking her to seud him a va- aspect of the agricultural question |lise. is the insufficient quantity of moncy | Peter Stakes. now in circulation. For many years | lieved that Stakesberry chloroform Does this illustration lese any of its | eat of the district court was con- force because Mr. Jones does not| firmed. The mother and wife of the take his wheat to the English mar- condemned man sought every aid to ket himself, but sells it in Missouri | Secure another trial and are said to to be carried to the same market by | have interested their kinsman, ex- Does not his wheat | Postmaster General James of New at last purchase in the foreign war- York, in Baldwin’s behalf. The mat- ket so much of the products of that | ter is now before the state board of market, and whether carried there | pardons. by the farmer or some one else, is not its value discounted by reason |» #lleged confession by one Mor- of the import ax imposed upon the | gau Arter, a criminal in jail at Quin- proceeds of his production when| cy, Ll. brought into the United States? Suppose, however, that Mr. Jones | Wi»: is innocent; that a dead pal of sells his wheat for cash and brings|Arter’s committed the murder for When he |the »urpose of robbery. It is believ- purchases here from the American|ed hore that the Quincy case is the he couldjold Stakcsberry story, which was have bought in England, he finds| told svon after Baldwin was convict- the price enhanced by the tariff duty | ed. so that he is forced to pay the|his wife told that he had confessed amount just below the foreign cost | to i.er that he was the murderer of with the import tax added. Itis said that farm products are|rob the house of $7,000 and some also depressed in Great Britain, and | dia:ionds, which he believed it con- that the tariff cannot therefore be] tained. the cause of this depression in the}ment of Stakesberry’s confession, The friends of the | but nothing ever came of it. Noef- high tariff hold the affirmative and] fort was made to arrest Stakesberry, they have persitently declared that though he was in St. Louis and his tarifflaws gave the farmer a home whereabouts were known. increased the return of |lieved that the dead pal of Arter The present condition|was Stakesberry, or possibly Arter contradicts this assertion and justi-|is Stakesberry himself. fies the farmer in demanding that|ary 28, 1886, the taxation which does not operate Interest in the case is revived by This confession has been received here, which says that Bald- Stakesberry was a burglar, and Miss Baldwin, his object being to She gave a detailed state- It is be- On Febru- Peter Stakesberry wrote to his wife, who had mean- while procured a divoree, from Quin- He had changed his name to The parties who be- ed Mary Baldwin now say that the Quiney dispatch probably refers to takesberry, and that investigation will reveal that he has confessed to the burglary of the Baldwin house on that night. GOOD POR THE DEMOCRATS. R. S.A. and Steve B, These two very fine. highbred| stallions will make the season of} 1890, at my stables, seven miles, northwest of Rich Hill, and 1} miles | east of New Home, Mo. They will) be allowed to serve only a limited} number of mares at $25 to insure a} colt to stand and suck, money due} when colt stands and sucks, mare | parted with or removed from the neighborhood. Colt to stand good for service money. Care taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION. R. S. A. and Steve B. are by the same sire, foaled in 1887; bred by R.S. Allen, Franklin county, Ken- tucky. BY PRETENDER, 1453, trial 2:24 (owned by Stephen Black & Son, of Frankfort, Ky.,) Steve B.’s dam was by Veto, a thoroughbred by Lexington. R.S. A.’s dam was by Bay Chief, he by Mambrino Chief. Pretender is by Dictator, sire of Jay-Eye See, 2:10; Phallas and Director 2:17. Ist dam Winona by Almont, sire of Westmont, (pacer) 2:133, Fanny Witherspoon 2:17, Piedmont 2:174, Aldine 2:19}, Early Rose 2:20}. 2nd dam Dolly, dam of Director, 2:17; Thorndale 2:22}, Onward 2:25}, by Mambrino Chief. 3rd dam Fanny by Ben Franklin. 4th dam by Saxe Weimer, son of Sir Archy. Dictator (own brother to Dexter 2:17}), by Rysdyk’s Hamble- tonian. Ist dam Clara, dam of Al- ma, 2:283, by Seely’s American Star. 2nd dam, McKinstry mare, dam of Shark, saddle record 2:273. Rys- dyk’s Hambletonian by Abdallah. 1st dam Chas Kent mare by Import- ed Bellfounder; 2nd dam One Eye by Bishop’s Hambletonian; 3rd dam Silvertail by Imported Messenger. Abdallah by Mambrino. Dam Ama zoniaby son of Imp. Messenger. Mambrino by Imported Messenger. 1st dam by Imported Sourcrout. 2nd dam by Imp. Whirligig. Bishop Hambletonian by Imp. Messenger. 1st dam Pheasant by Imp. Shark. 2nd dam by Imp. Medley. Almont by Alexander’s Abdallah. 1st dam Sally Anderson by Mambrino Chief. 2nd dam Kate by Alexander Pilot Jr. 3rd dam the W. H. Pope mare, said to be thoroughbred. Alexander's Abdallah by Rysdyk’s Hambletoni- an. Ist dam Katy Darling by Bay Roman. 2nd dam by Mambrino, son of Mambrino, by Imported Messen- ger. Mambrino Chief by Mambrino Paymaster; dam the dam of Goliah. Mambrino Paymaster by Mambrino. dam by imported Paymaster Mambrino by Imported Messenger. dam by Imp. Sourcrout. Alexander's Pilot Jr.. by Old Pilot, Canadian pacer. R.S. A. is a dark sorrel, three years old, 154 hands high, three white stockings, white stripe in face, weight about 1,000 pounds, fine style and action. Steve B. is a beautiful dark chest- nut, 15} hands high, will weigh be- tween 1,000 and 1,100 pounds, hind feet white, star in forebead and white stripe on nose. Both are in dividual beauties and are destined to make great performers. R. N. ALLEN, JR. New Home, Mo. d SALEM is a French Dratt horse, five years old this spring, and has the general make up ot agood draft horse; has a splendid bone, fine torm and good action. Salem was sired by Labrador, (2472) dam Da- port (12613), his dam is of the best tam- basis of gold as a money metal. If|Still More Successes in Various Mun:- this is done it will go far towards relieving the farmer from his pres- ent difficulties. With other misfortunes, agricul- ture has been the victim of that most unworthy mass of speculators —the gamblers in grain options— whose business directly preys on the farmer. An example of their disas- trous work was seen in 1884, when the entire wheat crop of the United States amounted to 350,000,000 supply induced many persons to enter the market with the expectation that the price of wheat would cer- bushels, and the limited tainly goup. In order to secure the margins a combination was made at Chicago, which decreased the price from 96 cents to 65 cents per bushel in a few days, and thé re- sult was a loss of many millions not only to speculators, for whom there can be but little commisseration, but to the farmers who raised the wheat. Congress is now endeavoring to reach this evil so far as its constitu- tional powers will permit, and if the States will co-operate in the enday- | or some relief may be obtained. | One thing can be done by the | farmers without any legislation, fed- jeral or state. They can diversify their crops and thus make their call- ing more profitable. G. G. Vesr. cipal Contests. Albany, N. Y., April 8.—James Manning, democrat, was elected mayor to-day by 7,245 majority over HN. Fuller, republican. The dem- ocrats have a large majority in the board of aldermen and supervision. Jersey City, N. J., April 8—The Jersey City election to-day, like the campaign that preceded it, was marked by great excitement. Up to alate hour to-night the result was doubtful, but according to the best estimates Mayor Orestes Cleveland, democrat, has been re-elected by from 1,200 to 1,800 majority over George F. Perkins, republican. The republicans gain three aldermen with a chance of two more. Eyansville Solidly Democratic. Evansville, Ind. April 8.—The city township election here yester- day resulted in favor of the demo- erats in every office except township trustee and two justices, one of the latter being Capt. Martin Klausse, a well known artillery officer during the rebellion. Indianapolis, Ind., April 8.—The township election here yesterday re-! sulted in the election of the entire! democratic ticket by majorities rang- | |ing from 2,000 to 3,000. ilies in France, and weighed when in good flesh 2070 pounds; his sire, Labra- dor, is a fine specimen ot the French horses Salem 1s a thoroughbred French ho.se and has a most excellent descrip- tion, weighs 1560 pounds. PERCHERON, is a Thoroughbred French Horse of the Percheron stock, six years old this spring, is a dapple gray and weighs 1,550 pounds, and is a pertect picture of a Percheron horse. POMP, isa Rising Star, an all purpose horse, five years old this spring, color, deep chestnut sorrel, weight 1,300. These horses will stand the ensuing season at M. M. Tucker’s barn at Alto- na. on the following terms to insure a living colt: SALEM, $12.50; PERCH- ERON, g10; POMP, $8. Money due when colt stands and sucks or mare traded oft or moved from the neighbor- hood. The coltstands good tor service money. Care will be taken to preyent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur, J. G CANTRELL. J. E. OWEN. - BARNEY Will stand the season of 1890, at my stable eight miles due east of Butler, and 3-4ofa le south of the Butler and Montrose - ition and Pedigree: Barney is a coal black, mealy nose, 1¢ 1-2 hands high and was sired by Mc! nald’s fine mamoth ; ack, dam was one of Leonard’s fine jennets, he is a sure an is b ler. TERMS: $10 toinsure colt tostand and suck Colt will stand good for season. After service has been rendered, any one selling, trading or bargratan ¢ mare forfeits insurance and money must be paid. Care will be taken te prevent accidents but will not be responsible should any occur. 20-1m* 7 This thorocghbred stallion Prince. will make the season of 1390 at the same stable as above, at $8. Corditions same as those of jack. Prince is an all purpose horse, dark bay: coming 6 years old and about 153-4 hands high, weighs 1,290 pounas. 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RS LN Staple:Fancy Groceries Feed and Provisions of all Kinds. QUEENSWARE AND GLASSWARE (CICARS ANC TOBACCO, CAlways pay the highest market price for Count East Side Square. Butler, MO! C. B. LEWIS, Prop’. THe BRICK LIVERY STABLE: AMPLE SUPPLY OF Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Drummer Wagons, &c. Produces This is one of the best equipped Stables in this section of the state. FIRST-CLASS RIGS FURNISHED At any hour, day or night on the most reasonable terms. Farmers desiring to put up their horses when in the city will find this barn the most convenient in town. s@ NOTE.—The Constables office can also be found at the office of the barn. Call and see me. C. B. LEWIS.