Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1896 — Page 2

Democratic Press. DECATUR, IMIX nxxnmUr Ft— Da.. • n»t>ll»har< ——■*——— I— I "— 1 ™ 111 ~ ~M" 1890. JUNE. ~ ISM Ju Mo Til We Th Fr Sa •123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 o ® ® • • I • | • I • • I • • fi I- M. lb F. Q- t* > F. M. VL 3rd <=? 11th. V I‘th. CIRCLING THE GLOBE. CONCISE HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS' DOINGS. Intelligence by F.lwtrlc Wire from Every Quarter of theClvlllnod World. Embracing Foreign Affair* and Home Happening* of an Important Nature. COUNTERFEIT DIES UNEARTHED. Accldcntnl Discovery nt n Coiner’s Plant Near .Mcßride, Mich. A counterfeiter's den was secidriitnlly discovered on the outskirts of the village ol Mcßride, in Calhoun County, Midi. Louis Let! purchased an old house and while tearing it down found the entire outlit for a gang of counterfeiters, including base metal and dies, which appear to liave been used considerably. The dies are those of half dollars and bear the date of 1891. For the past two years counterfeit iialf dollars have been plentiful in that county, and the mystery where they came from is now explained. Ihe tind has been turned over to the I nited Males authorities and a thorough investigation is to be made. The Crop Conditions. Indiana—Warm weather, several rains. Growing crop in best condition. Corn growing fast, oats heading; pasturage good; wheat and rye harvest and haying continued; barley being thrashed. Ohio—Warm sunny days, cool nights, local showers. Wheat and rye cutting is nearing completion in southern counties and begun in middle section. Clover hay making continued. Vats, garden, grass, potatoes and corn made good progress, but cool nights early in the week retarded corn. Corn is mostly of a good color and some is laid by. Tobacco all set out, doing well and some is a foot high and is free from worms thus far. itaspberries are ripe. Michigan—Generally favorable weather for all crops. Wheat continues to improve and is beginning to turn. Corn has grown slowly, but looks good and healthy. Oats and rye continue finely and rye is nearly ready to cut. Pastures are good. Weather has allowed much cultivation and given haying a good start. Cuban Affairs. The Washington Post says: A very interesting letter was received by a relative of Gen. Lee, Minister to Cuba. It was written on the 12th and deals pretty fully with ( üban affairs, file .Spanish authorities, the General says, have treated him with great courtesy and Weyler has granted every request thus tar preferred. As to the insurgents, they practically have control of the island. Their emissaries come in and go out of tow ns and cities as they will, ami he believes the entire native population in sympathy with them. As to die inhumanity of the Spanish commanders Gen. Lee says: “They do not regard tire laws of modern warfare and the usages customary among civilized nations at all.’’ Gen. Lee doubts if jieaoe could Im* made now short of a ; lias is of absolute independence and freedom from Spanish control. Two Girl* and a .Man Drowned. CA triple drowning occurred two miles south of Zanesville, Ohio, the victims being Grant Haney, aged 30; Lulu Evans, aged 14. and Emma Collins, aged 18. The parties were walking along the riverbank and found an old boat, winch they thought sufficiently secure to cross the river in but w hen near the middle of the stream the bottom of the boat gave way, precipitating the parlies into the w ater. A young man named Evans, a brother of one of the girls drowned, was on the river bank when the accident occurred, and he hastily threw off his clothes, and swam to their rescue, but arrived just in time to tee his sister go down for the last time. The accident has cast a gloom over the whole city, as the parties were prominent young people. Murderer Climbed Over Hia Scaffold ami Makes His Escape. Noble Shepard, who was waiting execution m jail ai St. Louis for the murder of Thomas Morton and Lizzie Lealiey, escaped from his cell and craw led some twenty feet through a sewer, climbed to the roof of the gallows on which he was to tang, thence to tin* high brick wall surrounding the jail yard, and then to the street. There is no doubt but that he was aided by friends on the outside and the jail authorities and the police are trying to unravel the mystery of the escape. A Journalist Dead. Joseph K. C. iorest, a veteran Journalist and early settier of Chicago, died in that city after a brief illness, aged “6 y ears, lie was one of the founders of the Chicago Tribune and gave that paper its name. Os late years Mr. Forest has been known chiefly for his work on the Daily News, his articles being signed "Old Timer’’ ami “Now or Never.” He had a wide reputation as a writer on commercial and financial topics. Shot Twice. During a quarrel over a partnership crop at Maysville, Ky.. Duke Bulger shot and wounded Ben Ramey twice, once in the nose and once in the abdomen. A Geologist Dead. A dispatch from London says: Sir Joseph I’restwlch, professor of geology at Oxford, and formerly President of the Geological Society, Vice I’resident ot the Jtoyal Society and the author of many valuable geological works, is dead. He was born in 1812. Disastrous Hattie. A dispktuh from Beyrout, Syria, gays during the recent fighting between tlie Turks and the insurgent Druses in the JiuuniQ ujstricts, the loriuer lost 6W melt JBJlcd.

I THE NOMINEE* AT *T. LOVIN. faille Nhow Inu Details of First and Only Presidential Ballot. McKlm Mor- AlliVotes ley, Reed, ton. Quay. sou. tlnhama .. 22 lt> 2 1 lrkun»»* .. Id I<l ■< ■■ ■■ .. I 'alifortda .IM 18 .. ~ ~ ~ julurado ~ 8 ~ .. .. ~ .. Sou ct but .13 7 ft aelswars .0 <1 »» .. .. •• rlorhfa ... 8 <1 .. 3 ieorgla ... git S 3 3 .. 3 111 nbo ..... <1 llllnol 48 40 3 .. .. ~ Indiana. .. an 30 ~ lowa 30 M Ksiims .... 30 30 .. .. •• Kentucky .30 3d .. ~ .. .. Raise 13 .. 13 itnrylaml .Id 13 1 kfa»a .10 I St Michigan .. 28 38 • • Minnesota .18 •• iMlssippl .18 17 Missouri .. M hi EMontana .0 ~ ~ ~ • • 1 Nebraska ..in Id .. iNevada .. 0 <1 . • •• N. Hamp.. 8 .. 8 New Jersey 30 li> 1 ■ * •• •• New York. 73 17 .. M •• •• N. Carolina. 23 lt»’A 3Vi .. N. Dakota. . « n ?blo 4<l 4d pregon .... 8 8 .. .. •• Venns’nla .<H tl .. .. •• Allude Isl'd. a .. 8 I. Carolina. 18 18 J. Dakota.. 8 8 fennesaee .34 34 • (Texas ....30 31 5 .. •• ; '.'ml « 3 3 i'erniont ..8 8 .. •• •• Virginia ..34 23 1 IVash'gt'n .8 8 .. . • •• •• <V. Virginia 12 12 •• IVlseonsln . 24 24 Wyoming .0 0 Arisons ..d H •• •• •• •; New Met., tl 3 • tilila Ter., tl 4 1 .. .. > fist, of Col. 2 .. 1 .. •• 1 Alaska ... 4 4 .. ■ • •• • • Totals .. .923 MIMr S M4 38 3®M| none absent In .Mississippi- . I,Montana -One for Cameron; four Kians. cN'evada Three absent. d Texas One absent. LEO GRANTS INDULGENCES, Invites His Followers to Celebrate Ilia Anniversary. Sunday was the seventy-fifth anniver»ary of the first communion taken by the pope, and in n cablegram to Cardinal S:itolli from Cardinal Kampolli the ho.y father granted indulgence to all those aho partook of the sacrament on that day. The cablegram is a* follows: "I hasten to Inform your eminence in order that you tuny in the most fitting manner give notice that on the occasian of the seventyfifth anniversary of his first communion tlie holy father designs to grant a plenary Indulgence to all children who on the anniversary shall make their first communion, and an indulgence of seven years and seven quarantines (280 daysl to all the faithful who on that same day shall partake of the sacrament.” Recently Cardinal Satolli addressed a circular letter to Roman Catholics inviting all children to celebrate the occasion of the anniversary by receiving their first communion. Think He Coaid Be Elected. Representative Charles S. Hartman, of Montana, was asked what effect he thought the action of the bimetallist delegation in repudiating the gold-standard plank of the Republican platform would have upon the coming campaign. "If all the bimetallist forces of the country can be centered upon a candidate.” he replied, "there will lie no difficulty, in my judgment, in having a bimetallist President and a bimetallist Congress elected this fall. The end and aims of all the supporters of bimetallism should lie to promote the nomination of the strongest candidate that can be obtained. As the result of a very careful and extensive examination of the question through personal interviews nnd by correspondence, I am convinced that Mr. Teller, above all others, is infinitely the strongest man we can nominate. The action of the retiring delegates from the Republican convention was the proper course to pursue, and. should Mr Teller tie made the standard-bearer of rhe bimetallist forces, his election would follow by an overwhelming majority.” The silver men who walked out of the national Republican convention issued nn address to the country the following day. announcing the launching of a new party and putting forward Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado as a candidate for President. Variety for the Soldiers. Secretary Lamont approved the recommendations of Gen. Miles for a general movement of the troops in the West. The general order provides for the transfer of the Fifteenth Infantry from Fort Sheridan, 111., to Fort Grant and Fort Mnachuca, Arizona. The Fifteenth in this event will relieve the Twenty-fourth Infantry, which will go to Fort Douglass, I'tah, to relieve the Sixteenth. It is likely that the Fourth Infantry, now stationed in Idaho, with headquarters at Fort Sherman, will go to Fort Sheridan to take the place of the Fifteenth. In that case the Second Infantry, now stationed at Fort Omaha, would take the place of the Fourth in Idaho. The Sixteenth Infantry, now stationed in Utah, will probably take the place of the Twenty-second in Montana, ami the Twenty-second will lie transferred to Omaha. These movements of troops were taken from an unofficial scheilule in the War Department Printers’ Strike Is Ended. The printers’ strike in Minneapolis nnd St. I’aul was settled by an agreement lietween the typographical union and the publishers' association to arbitrate all differences as to wages and hours. Meanwhile the oflii'es have been declared •*oj»en” nnd the old men will bo taken back ns rapidly as places can be made for them. Prentice Fails to Leave Hia Address. Charles Harold Prentice, whose record of fourteen loss claims for fourteen separate alleged tires led to his indictment by the New York grand jury, failed to leave his address, when hi* last moved, for the detectives. It is not thought likely that he will soon be caught. Hanna at the Head. The Republican national committee elected Marcus A. Hanna chairman of the committee, filled the vacancies on the committee caused by the silver bolt and then adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. Armenians Murdering Turks. Constantinople dispatch: Armenian aggression in Vnn continues. Armenians, aided by a number of fellow Christians from surrounding villages, have massacred a large number of Mohammedans. Walling to Be Hanged. The trial of Alonzo M. Walling, jointly indicted with Scott Jackson for the murder of Pearl Bryan Jan. Hl, ended at Newport, Ky.. with couvicuoD and pen*ly fixed nt death.

REVIVAL HAS BEGUN. TONE IN BUSINESS CIRCLES IMPROVES. tltncka Higher, nnd (liutn and Cotton in Demand Whitney Won't Rnn River Boat llnlldera Have n Chance to Try Their HkilL Trade Orta New Life. R. <l. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "There arc continued sign* that n gain In business has begun. Stock* have gone higher then they were before the artitielnl break ten day* ago; wheat and cotton are in better demand; there Is more confidence In monetary circle*, and the tendency toward shrinkage In great imlustrle* norm* In some measure, at least, to be cheekisl. B bib* the outcome of the Democratic convention I* uncertain, nnd the great crop* are not yet wholly Is-youd danger, a sure and strong improvement court hardly Is* expected, but the tone in business circle* ha* grown distinctly more h*i|>eful." CHANCE FOR WEBTERN t-KILL. Bids for Torpedo Pont* Asked by the Government. Ship bullilern on the Ml**i*«lp:d and Missouri rivers will have nn opportunity to bid for the construction of two of the thirteen t<»r|a*do Itoafa nlsnit to Is* ordered for the United State* navy. The Inw by which the building of these boats is ...•dies th.it three may lw built on the Pacific coast, one on the Mississippi river, one on the Missouri river, and one on the Gulf of Mexico. The Secretary of the Navy has notified all of the sldp builders in the territory specified of the Government’s desire to receive bid*. Congress set aside $1.:«»U»"> for the construction of these boat*. They arc to be throughout of domestic manufacture, nnd no premium is offered for excess of spec*!. The contracts must be made before Oct. 8. The bidder i« unhampered in every particular, and to his judgment ams designing skill is left the planning of these boat*. LOSS OF LIFE WAS ENORMOUS Tidnl Wave on the Island of Ye**o Drowned 10»000 Person*. It now mtimated that 10,000 people were drowned by the tidal wave on the island of Yesso, tne northern part of Japan, which accompanied a succession of frightful earthquakes, lasting about twenty hour*. In addition to the town of Kumaishi, which wa* totally destroyed, many other coast town* have been washed away entirely* or In part TRAMPS OUTWITTED BY A GIRL. Lock* Herself in n Telegraph Tower and Wires for Help. Two trnrnps attempted to break into the Western Pennsylvania Railroad ticket office at Hurmarville. Pa. Alice Mohn ffy. the operator, slammed the tower window shut in the tramps' faces and telegraphed for help. The tramps fled. Killed Hi* Wife by Mistake. When the news that McKinley was nominated became known at Harmville, Pa., many of the male residents began to celebrate it by shooting off guns and revolvers. Joseph Toepfer borrowed a revolver to scare his wife. He snapped the trigger several times to shoot off any remaining cartridges. Then, going home, he rushed into his wife's pre*em*e, and, with a "Hurrah for McKinley,” flourished the revolver. The trigger fell, there was n puff of smoke and Mrs. Toepfer fell dead with a bullet in her brain. Toepfer was exonerated from blame. Hi* Heart in the Wrong Place. At the prison at Columbus, Ohio, Benjamin Minger, a Federal prisoner from southern Ohio, fell from hi* chair at the dinner table Friday and expired instantly. Minger was sent to the hospital a few days ago ami while there the physicians made the discovery that the man's heart was on the right side of his body. Minger knew that he was the victim of a freak of nature, but rarely discussed the matter. Previous to his last illness he said he had always enjoyed good health. An autopsy for tlie benefit of science will lie held. Prominent Virginian Kill* Himaelf. Reverdy .1. Dangerfield, one of the l>e*t known residents of Alexandria, Va., and a member of a family which has been prominent in social and business affairs in that section of Virginia for many years, committed suicide Wednesday. Melancholia. induced by worry over financial affairs nnd family troubles, caused the deed. The suicide's brother Henry killed himself in the same house about two years ago. Whitney Not in the Race. William ('. Whitney, of New York, made a public statement in which he defines the political situation, makes his position clear as regards his decision to re-' main in this country instead of going to Europe, ami concludes by saying that he is not a presidential possibility; that he “would not run if nominated am! would not serve if elected.” Bursting Flywheel. A forty-ton fly-wheel, twenty-four feet in diameter, at the American wire works in Cleveland, Ohio, flew into a thousand pieces from centrifugal force. Part of the wheel was thrown into a wall sixteen inches thick, and went clear through It. There were numerous narrow escapes. Baby Murdered by n Playmate. Ora, the 2-yenr-old child of Frank Ganshaw, Delphoa, Ohio, was instantly killed by William Bryan, aged 13 years. While playing among the children Bryan found n shotgun, and pointing It at the baby, drew the trigger, blowing off the side of its head. Reed to Remain in Congress, Reed will be tendered tl renomination to Congress by the First district of Maine; he bus consented to stand in preference to resuming his law practice. The convention was delayed to await the outcome of the Republican presidential contest Walling Must Hang. The trial of Alonzo M. Walling, jointly indicted with Scott Jackson for the murder of Penrl Bryan Jan. 31, ended Thursday at Newport. Ky., with conviction and penalty fixed at death. Bradford, Pa., Visited by Fire. At Bradford, Pa., fire destroyed half the block of frame buildings from 62 to 76 Main street, entailing a loss of $75,000; insurance, $20,700. (

TBOUBLKH IN CRETE INCKEAfiR. Situation Touching the Island Grows Harious. Athena advice* »ny: "Matter* In Crete have a»»iimo<l a very criiical poaltico. Conditions seem tu lot getting worse and worse and the situation i» becoming more complicated every moment. The news of the tenor of the sultan's tirade ha* been received with a unatiimon* cry of protest and imlign.'itlon. Owing to the turu of affairs the Greek Government takes a pessimistic view, and cannot advise the Cretans to accept the sultan'a proposition that Christian* should lay down their arm*. M. Rimlere, head of the Cretan commlaslon, say* th<* trade menu* that the revolt must Is* continued. It might last three years. Money is beginning to come In, even from the I’uite.l State*, he said. Several caiques full of cartridges, each caique manned by twelve men and carrying .'<••.<**• rounds of cartridges, have already gone to Crete. Greek cartridge factories have orders from the commission for cartridges, t« I*’ delivered with the utmost haste. The commission Is also looking out to pnrchaoe a steamer in England or elsewhere.” FINAL PAYMENT ON BONDS Makes the Total Deposit In the Treasury of gl I 1.:133.«HX The flmil payment on account of the I per rent loan of February lari has just boon made at the Treasury Department, ft amounted to principal and s•»*' premium, nnd made a total deposit of $111.3.>.VH2. of which sli*m*«M«*i was principal, $11,166,246 was premium and g1W.366 was Interest. The late heavy withdrawal* of gold for export have reduced the gold balance to about filOtkOM.(«w\ only a little over the legal tender reserve. There i* nt present no serious talk of another government lonn, but even the most conservative official* in the Treasury Department gravely concede that such a course will la* n.<i*’**ary if the foreign drain on the Government gold balance keeps up much longer at the rate that has marked the past few weeks. Another Candidate in Kansas. Ex-Congressman Samuel R. Peters announced that lie would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Kansas. He is a strong man. but his candidacy will greatly complicate matters. Peters i» the third candidate t*> come out against Governor MorrilL Fifty delegates have been elected, and Morrill has half of them. Distribution Ordered. The Massachusetts Supreme Court, In the suit of the American Loan nnd Trust Company against the Northwestern Guarantee Company of Minneapolis, ordered a pro rata distribution of a trust fund of $75,000. held by the American Company. The claims out of this fund are hehl mostly by national or savings banks in different parts of the country. Two Bank* Clone Their Doorn. At Cheney, Wash., the First National Bank nnd the Bank of Cheney have suspended payment. Slow collections and inability to place securities are the principal reasons. First National deposits will probably be paid in full. The affair* of the Bank of Cheney are a matter of speculation. Baroness Strangled in Paris. The Baroness de \ alley. 82 years old, was found strangled at Pari*. She had been gagged and robbery is believed to have been the motive. The Baroness de Valley was formerly Mlle, de Mombel. whose father was first secretary of an embassy. She was a miser, mom— lender and usurer. Demand a Reduction of Wages. The steel sheet manufacturers and workers' committee held a conference at Pittsburg on the wage scale. The manufacturer* demanded an reduction of 12 per cent on wages of shearmen, rollers and heaters. The workmen offered to compromise. Trouble at the Ffaheriea. The Governor has ordered the First Regiment, Oregon National Guards, to proceed to Astoria, to quell the striking fishermen. The local authorities are no longer able to protect the lives of the non-union fishermen and property of the cannery men. Train Collides with a Stone. Two men were probably fatally injured and several others hurt by a train colliding with a heavy stone at Hog's Bridge, Roxbury district, Boston, Friday afternoon. Linseed Oil Men Meet. Representatives of the National Linseed Oil Company and large trade interestt met in New York to consider an advance in prices. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2 red. 57c to 59c; corn. No. 2. 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2. 17c to 18c; rye. No. 2,32 cto 34c; butter, choice creamery, 14c to 15c; eggs, fresh, 9c to lie; new iiotatoes, per bushel, 25c to 45c; broom corn, common to choice, $25 to SSO per ton. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping. $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75: wheat, No. 2,59 cto 60c; corn, No. 1 white, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 20c to 21c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs. $3.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 61c to 63c; corn. No. 2 yellow. 25c to 26c; oats No. 2 white, 17e to 18c; rye, No. 2,31 c to 33c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs $3.00 to $3.50; sheep, $2.50 to $3.5u: wheat. No. 2,63 cto 84c; corn. No. x mixed, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 19c to 21c; rye, No. 2,37 cto 38c. Detroit Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs. $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.00 *o $3.75: wheat, No. 2 rod. 64c to 65c; corn. No. *J yellow, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 22c; rye, 33c to 35c. Toledo- Wheat, No. 2 red, 65c to 66c corn, No. 2 yellow, 27c to 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2,33 cto 35c clover seed. $4.45 to $4.55. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 spring, 58c to 59c; corn, No. 3,26 cto 28c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 20c; barley. No. 2,30 ctc 32c; rye, No. 1, 32e to 34c; pork, mesa. $7.00 to $7.50. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $3.25 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2 red. 67c to 69c; corn, No 2 yellow. 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2 white. 22c to 23c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $2.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 63c to 65c; corn, No. 2 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 21c to 23c; butter, creamery, lie to 16c; egga, Wut* ern, 11c to 13c.

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HEAPING UP EXPENDITURES. .Mr. (Million, clinlminu of tho Ho*>B* kpproprinHon comniltt'i'. n,, • , Mr * s,,y ’ »r». the leading Democratic member of the committee, have affi'b' their atateDietit* regarding expenditure* during the aeoalon ju*t ended. Tlie total uuottnt approprlnted. Including pemiaDent aiiuuni appropriation*, wa* $51.»,759,830. Thl* total, which dm* not Include authorlxed contract*, exceeds that of any prevloua *e**l<>u, although the ireeeat Congreaa baa uot had to protide for heavy lucronae of exjiendlture* >n account of peti*l<>n*. a* the tlfty-firat Oongrea* had. In n desperate effort to nmke n reipectalile showing for hl* party Mr. Cannon any* that $262,315,400 ha* been idded to the interest-bearing debt during the present administration, entailing an additional interest and sinking fund charge, whereas "during the administration of Mr. Harrison the principal ot the liiterest-la-aring debt wa* reduced $258.11»2.9’*> and the annual Interest cluirge $10,327,716." Hut Mr. Cannon I* very careful not to state that during Mr. Cleveland'* first administration the principal of the Interest-bearing debt wa* reduced $.”<J6.296,900, or SIOB,I<MJIOO, or over 40 per cent., more than during the Harrison administration, while the interest charge wa* reduced $13,201,779, or $2,934,008, or nearly 30 i>er cent., more than during the Harrison aduiinistradon. He I* als> careful not to state that during the List year of Harrison's ftdmlnistration both the principal of the interest-bearing debt and the Interest charge were Increased. Had Mr. Cannon stated these thing* he would have attracted attention to the fact that Republicans are trying to keep concealed from the public that Republican legislation made it neces»ary for the present administration to Increase the Interest-bearing debt. A Republican Congress reduced the revenues and increased the expenditures until the latter exceeded the former during the last six mouths of Harrison's administration and created a rapidly Increasing deficit That was one thing. For another and even worse thing that tame Republican Congress passed and Harrison signed a silver bill which redu«*ed the gold reserve more than $87,000,000 during the last three years of Harrison's administration, bringing it down dose to the SIOO,300,000 hue. and produced the panic of 1893. These wore the Republican nets which converted a large surplus Into nn increasing deficit, which brought alrnut a persistent run on the treasury gold, '.vhich undennlntsi confidence nt home and abroad and brought on the imuic, which nslucvil the revenue* to n panic basis and which made it necessary to sell bonds not only to sustain the pul>tic credit, but also to meet current expenditures. The fact that Republlcnns In responsible posts—such men as Cannon—are it *o much pains to suppress and dodge the facts above stated proves beyond question that they know their own party is wholly to blame for the disappearance of the gold reserve, for the panic, for the great deficit and conlequently for the increase in the Inter-est-bearing debt—Chicago Chronicle. Where I* the Flood? In rebuttal of the oft-repented statement that this country under the operation of the present tariff is being “flooded with foreign goods,” It may be noted that the Treasury statistics show that the value of the Importations during 1895. both of free and dutiable goods, was less than the average annual value during the four years 1891-'94, Inclusive. That the alleged “flood” will be found very much lower when the statistics for the fiscal year which ends on this coming June 30 nre made up is certified by the figures already made public. Th most noteworthy feature about the decline Is as It affects dry goods, nnd In this respect In the figures for recent months the falling off is still further emphasized. Our usual weekly figures printed last Saturday show that during the current calendar year the dry goods entered nt this port amounted In value to $511,179,794, against $60,482.240 during the corresponding period of 1895, a decrease of nearly $13,000.000, or something like 20 per cent. On no class of goods Is the decline so marked as in Importations of woolens, which have shown constant falling off during the present calendar year. This falling off In lnii>orts is causing serious anxiety to the Treasury officials, since to it is due In a large degree the unexpected Increase In tlie nation’s deficit. Had tlie Importations kept up to the level of last year the duties collected would have gone a long way toward balancing the Treasury's Income and outgo, but dull trade and conservatism on the part of buyers have prevented this happy consummation. It may be noted here that, although our importations of woolen goods show so heavy a decline, our takings of foreign wools show a large and steadily growing increase, Indicating certainly that domestic manufacturers are very far from wholly idle, and probably that they are taking advantage of the demand for fabrics composed in a greater or less proportion of the luster Wools now so favored by fashion.—Dry Goods Economist. Fnkc Bycycle Stories Reported, Person* Intending to take up bicycling will do well not to wait for those twelve-dollar wheels which were protu-

!m '"' 'I fr..: , ha* alrendi r.*;i. !„.| J’”' v 'iM c.>rr.»|..*:.,|. u. .t •elves, when lh \ *e»M th..**** ..!• \ lion I 1111.-. I .** ,1*..., M . . */<-lM from Japan a v ;1 ..... Japanese l.lej. I.* at >|_* ; . , , /.* Japs make II S.*rt ~f » u., | make a great many tl, j,,.. finest skill it! Japan | s utt..!.!, to n l.leyele as u,. |, ;H .. . VWM tleally till tin* wlm, |s . on Klng.h.m ar.* mad.. V ,'*W States ..r I ii.ht-* have mulling b. <ear *■ York Advertiser i Rep i. H Courage! There nn* some u. ak kt] t,. ■! erats who regard ■ dentlal with mi-.-i-. ■ ' ■ js.lnt to the rever**<*s <.f r, and to the disseli-l.m ~n ||,„ ~w ' ■ question ns indications that th e '[ lr Z cmtle party Is doomed to .|. f,.:, f . S We do not underrate th,, gravitv rs ■ these matters, but «.* ,|., n „ t ,| H them decisive. In I*7g th,. |,. lrl y M SO hopeless of srn-eev* that I* » the liberal Republit an . .; U-..|,, ■ own. Four years later, tuuler tl» g leadership of Tilden, th.* I>,ig rallied with renewed eoutti.’ at fls I Jh.lls ami defeated the Itepubllcu W party, then In the plenitude of jtower Living enjoy..I th.. ofllee for over thirty year..*. g In 1880 the party should have > K nominated T;lde:i despite I.L . wn ol> I jections. Ii would have marring « ■ victory with no other w:i’ *hvv..rd tlaj E a public demand that th- tr**.,*..u ■ fraud which deprived Tilden of th« E Presidency In 1872 should 1... openjj I nnd emphatically rebuked. Many j !e . I publicans who felt a set,,*.- of shame at I the great larceny would have joinedtl I the overvv helming condemnation which I the crime would have received »t the hands of the American people. Although routed and disapiHilnted, the Irrepressible Democracy re-furmei its ranks, and won in 1884 the mentorsble victory which made Clevelanl President and prepared the way for the second decisive triumph in Ixlil These disasters and successes t.svcb the eloquent lesson that the Demoeratk party Is unconquerable. It is as Immortal as the republic itself. It 3 based upon principles which theAmert* ' can people will never surrender. It it associated with glorious eras in out I liiwtory. It has given the country ] statesmen of masterly ability and ar- ! dent patriotism. It is permeated with j wise conservatism, ami at the same . time Is In the full vigor of immortal youth. It represents—more than aujt other party—the plain people, the hard- ' working wage-earner*, the milling farmers, the enterprising employers : who have no hand in unlawful trusts or combinations. This noble Democratic party needs only to unfurl the banner of popular rights nnd honest government in order to win another great victory. It can, by firm resolution, stem the sensebs*. shallow cry for a change In administration and retain, with the public approval, the guidance of the ship of state.—New York News. How Wilt McKinleyiam Hein Yon? If McKinley Is elected I’resident tariff taxes will be increased. How will that help you? Higher taxes on imports will make dearer goods of all kinds. How will that help you? With more protection against foreign competition trusts nnd monopolies will be able to charge higher prices for their products and make greater fortunes. How will that help you? The manufacturers who have put up large bribery funds to elect McKinley will get their money back through legislative favors. How will that help you? When the McKinley tariff Is restored raw materials now on the free list will be taxed. This will Injure important American industries. How will it help you ? McKlnloyistu wns thortmghly tested from September, 1890, to August, 1894. During half of that period the country suffered front the worst panic in it* history; trade and Industry were at a standstill, factories and mills were closed, ami millions of workers mm farmers brought almost to ruin. B fair to assume that the effect of pro* tectlon in the future will be the smite as in the past. If so, how will It help you? Protection Is a scheme devised to make a few persons rich at the expense of the masses. If you are one of the common people, think those things over and ask yourself: "How will higher taxes and restricted trade help me?” Why Do They Give Their Money? Hundreds of thousands of dollars were contributed by Mark Hanna mm other millionaires to tin* fund which Senator William E. Chandler and other eminent Republlcnns asserted was to be used to buy McKinley's nomination. Millions of dollars will now be jyied out of the manufacturers nnd monopol* Ists in order to corrupt the voters and elect the agent of the trusts President of the United States. Will the Republican farmer or workingman, "lie thinks of voting for McKinley because he is the party candidate, explain what the men who give their money to buy votes expect to get In return? If It l« legislation to benefit manufacturers by making higher prices, how will that al* feet the people who buy things?