Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — Page 2

®|jc emocrotic Sciilt ncl RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. McEWEN, - • runusHEß,

POWDER MILL LETS GO

FOUR KILLED AT PITTSBURG, ILLINOIS. Bobbers Get Several Quarts of Nickels— Denver Takes Down Her Sign Inviting an Invasion of Tramps—Shocking Tragedy at St. Louis. Hlown to Eternity. Tuesday, 1,500 kegs of powder in the press mill at the Phoenix Powder Works, near Pittsburg Station, 111., exploded and the building was blown to atoms. Two workmen were killed instantly and two others were fatally injured and afterward died. The dead are: John Elliott, of Youngstown, Ohio; Luther Estes, of South Wyndham, Me.; Bishop Hickman, cf Chattanooga, Tenn.; Charles Mullach, of Pittsburg. A large steel shaft in the press mill snapped while revolving rapidly and a shower of sparks fall from the machinery into the powder. Estes, Hickman and Mullach were in the press mill when it went up. A moment after the press mill went up the corning mill was shattered, but the men in it had time to escape. The other buildings were saved, but for three hours fire raged toward the main storehouse containing twenty tons of powder. Strenuous efforts saved the storehouse, and an explosion w as averted. The plant was worth about SIOO,OOO. There are quite a number of dwelling-houses around the works, which were totally wrecked. This Is the second time this mill has blown up. CAMP RELIEF DISBANDED. Five Hundred Unemployed Men Thrown Onto Denver's Charity. Camp Relief, at Denver, which has been operated by the State for the support of the Idle and hungry men of tho city, has been disbanded, and .500 men who have been receiving food at the camp were thrown upon the city, in addition to the of others already being fed by the charitable organizations. There were imany muttered threats among the men, most of whom are workingmen, and, under ordinary circumstances, law-abiding citizens. but with starvation staring them in the face they aro sullen and show a disposition to bocorne desperate unless some means of continuing the supply of food is adopted immediately. The charity organizations of the city are already greatly overtaxed In caring for the suffering women and children of the city, and what to do with the large number of Idle and hungry men is a grave question with the authorities.

KILLED HIS LITTLE 15ABES. Insane John Finn of St. Louis Almost Exterminates His Family. John Finn, a newspaper carrier, living at 2624 Chouteau avenue, St Louis, almost c impletely wiped his family,out of existence. He had been ill, and while his wife was absent from the house became delirious. Jumping from his bed ho seized a flatiron and beat two of Ills children, hoys, fearfully about tho head, inflicting fatal injuries. Then with a butcher-knife he hacked hts two girls in a most horrible manner. Ho completed his fearful work with a slash across hts own throat All five aro fatally wounded. Tho horrible work of tho Insane man was not discovered until Mrs. Finn returned and found her little home literally reeking with blood. EXPRESS ROBBERS CAUGHT. Three of Four Men Landed, Together with #5,000 of the Booty. At Wichita, Kan., Howard H. Greer. an ex-telegraph operator from El Dorado; Arthur Uancher, an express messenger, and Jack Beck, clerk of the Occidental Hotel, were arrested for the robbery of the United States express wagon on the streots of that city on the nlglit of July 20, and $5,000 of the stolon money—s7,ooo—was recovered. Greer was the first one arrested and he broke down and confessed, as did each of the others as ho In turn found himself In the clutches of the officers. Tile actual perpetrator of the robbery, a colored man, has not yet been captured, but tho officers are close on his tracks.

HORSEWHIPPED by women. Punishment Meted Out Liberally to James Collins for an Insult. The town of Higbee, Mo., was a scene of excitement Monday evening, caused by the whipping of James Collins, a shoemaker, by five infuriated women wbo plied their whips until the clothing was literally cut from the body, leaving a number of ghastly marks on his bleeding flesh. Prisoners Break the Findlay Jail. 2 he jail of Hancock County, Ohio, Is now empty. An attempt was made Sunday to dig through the walls, and each prisoner was locked In his cell. Tuesday morning the Sheriff and a mason entered the jail to make repairs, leaving the outside doors unlocked. The cell doors had been forced •open during the night, and like a flash every prisoner made a break for liberty. They scattered In all directions, and were soon out of the city and In tbe wooda Parties started after them with guns, and tho woods are now being scoured, but not one has been captured. Fifty dollars reward is offered for each.

Arrests a Would-Be Hero. At Macon, Mo., a detective of the Wabash Railroad Company arrestee! H. Johns, the Atlanta young man who claims he overheard two desperadoes planning to wreck and rob the south-bound passenger train and then flagged the train beforo it reached an extracted rait Young Johns has given out five different statements about his experience. Whole Town Wiped Out. •Snow Hill, Md.. burned the other night, Only-tttee stores and a few dwellings were saved. The loss is about $300,000. Held Up a Motor Car. At Omaha a masked man boarded a motor train In the north part of the city and covered the motorman, conductor and two passengers with a big revolver. He secured several quarts of nickels from the conductor and escaped. Can Defare Gettysburg. Attorney General Hensei has refused the writ of quo warranto requested by certain citizens of Gettysburg to deprive tbe trolley lines of its franchises on the battlefield. and decided ail the points involved la favor of tbe trol ey company. Three Thousand Idle Men. At Johnstown, Pa., most-of the Cambria Iron Company’s mills have shut down and 8,000 men are Idle. It cannot be definitely atated when work will be resumed, but aD official says that it will be done just as soon as enough orders accumulate to justify starting the worka Suicide on the Board. Nelson Van Kirk, the well-known trader On the Chicago Board of Trade, shot and killed himself la hts office, room 411, In the Rialto Building. He found that hla trades would have to be closed out and went to hit office, shut himself In and took his own '

FINES FOR FAIR MEN.

Jndge Stein Finds World's Fair Directors Guilty of Contempt. For contempt of court in ignoring the Cllngman injunction resiralning the directors and officials of the World’s Columbian Exposition from closing the gates of the Fair on Sunday, Judge Stein of Chicago entered a rule fining six members of the directory and the Director General. Those adjudged guilty, with the fine entered against each, are as follows: Lyman J. Gage SI,OOO Charles L. Hutchinson 1,000 Charles Henrotln 1,000 William D. Kerfoot 1,000 Andrew McNally 1,000 Victor F. Lawson 100 Director General Davis 250 The court ordered that those fined SI,OOO stand committed to jail until the fino was paid. In tho case of Director Victor Lawson, the court held that the officer had voted in belief that the injunction had lapsed, and that he was not Intentionally guilty; in view of this mitigating circumstance a fine of SIOO was imposed. Director General Davis was held less directly responsible and was fined {250, with the same provision regarding payment Messrs. Massey, Forbes, 6t Clair and Iliginbotham were regarded by Judge Stein as instruments for tho execution of the Directors’ ruling, and were discharged. Director Nathan was also discharged. Attorney Eddy, representing tho Fair Company, moved an appeal from the court's ruling and the motion was granted. All tho Directors and other officers were in court

TWELVE WERE DROWNED. Sinking of the Steamer Rachel Sherman with Tourists on Lake George. The steamer Rachel Sherman struck a rock and sank at Pearl Point landing, Lake George. She had an excursion party of twenty-nine persons aboard from FourteenMile Island. Twelve of the party were drowned. They were all from Troy, Brooklyn, and Hoboken. 2he terrible accident occurred about 0 o’clock at night at the lower end of Lako George. Tho steam yacht Rachel Is owned by D. W. Sherman, proprietor- of the Pearl Point House. The little vessel was turned toward tho One Hundred Island House, and was gilding toward the landing, when tho passengers were thrown forward by a sudden shock. In the dark the vessel had run upon a sunken pier, and before assistance arrived from the shore It sank in eighteen feet of wuter. The shrieking, struggling passongers battled for life in the darkness. Deeds of heroism were performed by the men. When all In sight had reached the shore, It was learned Chat eight or nine persons, all women, except one youth of 19, had sunk to watery graves. As soon as possible an attempt to recover the bodies was made, and after strenuous efforis all the bodies were brought to tho surface. SOLDIERS’ HOME SUED. Veteran Wants Big Damages for Being Dishonorably Discharged. At Leavenworth, Kan.. Francis Xavier Cummerle, an 80-year-old veteran, has brought suit against the Soldiers’ Home for $386,226 damages. Cummerle was dishonorably discharged from the Homo last October, he alleges, without causa Cummerle Is his own attorney, and his petition covers fifty-eight closeiy written pages. For alleged imposition, fraud, extortion, lusoleuoe, arrogance, robbery, oppression, expulsion, libel and slander Cummerle wants $19,430 damagos. For “defacement of personal property” ho asks $300,000, and for attack for tho purpose of abducting !66,706.33, making a total of 5386,226.33; 'J he defacement of personal property was Injury done to the manuscript of throe books on the subject of natural philosophy, which he was writing. Cummerle wont security for costs and the clerk of the court entered tho suit. Lawyers say the paper Is drawu up In proper form.

BEATEN BY ROBBERS. Horrible Treatment of an Aged Couple by Burglars Near Somerset, Pa. Near Somerset, Pa., throe masked men eutored tho residence of Abraham Beam, a retired farmer.'97 years old, and Boding Mr. and Mrs. Ream alone demanded their money. Mra Beam handed them a pocketbook containing less than a dollar. The robbers turned ferociously upon tho old couple and beat them In a horrible manner. A piece of firewood was forced down Mr. Beam's throat in an effort to extort from him the hiding place of his supposed wealth. The old gentleman lost consciousness and tho robbers, thinking they had killed him, knocked Mra Beam sonseless with a club and fled. Mra Beam finally recovered and rang tho dinner-bell to arouse tho nelglibora No trace of the robbers has been found. Money Is Moving. An earnest effort Is being made at the treasury department to assist tho money market as fur as the resources at the command of the department will permit. Tho circulation statement Wednesday showed an increase during July of $17,372,606, of which tho largor part was In gold coin. Acting Secretary Curtis took a further step to increaso the circulation by signing an order late in tho afternoon authorizing national banks which hold public funds on deposit to receive deposits up lo tbe par value of Iholr securities. The requests for now national bank notes Wednesday to Increase the outstanding circulation v.ere $4,079,000. This is a larger amount than has been asked for in a single day for years, and almost reaches tho largest total for the entire month of July. The belief seems to be entertained at the Treasury Department that both the savings banks and the national banks can profit by the surrender of the bonds held by the savings banks for cash to swell their currency reserves and by the issue of oew circulation by tho national banks upon the bonds thus acquired. If the demand for new circulation continues for a week or two at anything like tbe rates reached Wednesday, the national bank note circulation will advance $15,000,000 or 520,000,000 during the month, and aggregate 5200,000.000 by September 1. The gold lp the Treasury passed the reserve limit and stood at 5100,791,370. The net gold certificates outstanding are $86.995,659, and the total holdings In the Treasury $187,787,025. Gold has been pouring Into the New York Custom House In payment of duties at a remarkable rate during the past two weeks and gold certificates have again found a place In the payments.

Militia Suppress a Row. A bloody fight occurred at Elberon, a suburb of Parkersburg, W. Va. Milt and Will Freeman, two toughs who have terrorized the neighborhood, were the instigators. Besides the above Nern Vaugh, John Menhall and four sons, John Strong and five others were participants. All were beaten and cut in a terrible manner. Company E, local militia, arrived on tho scene and separated tho fighters with drawn guns and bayonets Base-Ball Record. The standing of the clubs of the National League is shown by the following table: „ W. L. ?>e.| W. L. Vo. Bostons. ...69 28 , 678:C(ncinnatl8.*l 45 .477 Philadelp'la.s3 82 623 St L0ui5....40 46 .468 Pittsburgh. .51 34 .600 Baltlmores..3B 47 . 447 Clevelands. .47 33 .688 Chlcagos. .. .36 50 .412 New Yorks. .42 43 .494 Washrgt’ns.32 53 .376 Brooklyns.,4l 44 .462 Louisvilleß..27 49 .355 Morton's Barn Burned. Levi P. Morton’s Immense new barn at Ellesse, Rhinebeck, N. Y., and outbuildings, together with 100 head of Guernsey cattle and all the farm horses, were deitroyed by fire. Loss, over SIOO,OOO. Motonuan Crazed by an Accident. A little son of Mr. and Mrs Harper, nembers of tbe theatrical profession visit-

ing relatives In Lincoln, Neb,, was run: over by an electric car and sustained In-I juries .from which he died a few hours later. The metorman in charge of the car became violently Insane. The mother of tbe child is seriously 111 and news of Its death has been kept front her. Conflicting stories are told as to tbe responsibility for the sad accident. WRECK WAS A BAD ONE. Three Killed and Nine Injured on the Lake Shore Road. Three sleeping cars on the Lake Shore train No. 0, going east Saturday night, were derailed by spreading rails at Lindsay, Ohio, and crashed into a freight train on the siding. The list of tbe dead is: O. E. Lafferty, freight engineer, Elyria, Ohio; J. R Robinson, colored porter of sleeping car Erie, Chicago; Charles Spain, Toledo, Ohio. The injured: Prof. B. K. Emerson, of the chair of geology, Amherst Colle.e, East Gloucester, Mass., rib Iractured, scalp wound, shoulder cut, and internal injuries, will die; E. J. Fisher, Ravine street, Allegheny, Pa,, left foot cut; J. B. Hamilton, 523 Euclid avenue, Cleveland, hurt Internally; M. C Kittredge, catcher of Chicago ball team, left wrist sprained; Bruno Knlffier, 54 Central avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, left hand injured; M. Pellham, colored porter, Boston, Mass, internal injuries; James Ryan, member of Chicago ball team, cut about head and faco and left leg badly mashed; H. G. Stevens, colored porter. Buffalo, N. Y., head cut; A. H. West, 562 Kenwood place, Chicago, cut about head and body.

TONE MORE HEALTHY. Gold Imports Are Helping to Disperse Monetary Clouds. R. G. Dun & Co’s Weekly Review of Trade says: Demoralization In tho speculative markets has been followed by a more healthy tone, and heavy Imports of gold Inspire hope that the monetary troubles may abute. Tho week has been one of surprises. Enormous liquidation In wheat brought tho lowest prices ever known. 2ho crash of the pork ring took nearly $lO from the nominal price of that product in an hour and caused several failures for millions each. Extraordinary depression In stocks, and a slaughter which Included some of the best, were quickly followed by a bear panic and sensational advances. Meanwhile in the money markets there has come a singular sense of relief, notwithstanding an actual Increase In present embarrassments, plmpst amounting to a paralysis of exchange between the chief commercial cities, and of many Industrial works, because 2 per cent for currency falls to secure what Is needed for the payment of wages Dopes are nevertheless fixed on tho ships bringing over $11,000,000 gold across tho sea, and on the extra session of Congress. Prisoners Fail to Break Jail. A desperate attempt was made Thursday afternoon by seven prisoners to break tb.: Clark County, Ind., jail. They wero only provented from accomplishing their designs by the timely arrival of Mullle Donovan, sister of the sheriff. When the sheriff entered tho jail lie found several saws, as many bunches of keys and bars and other Instrument that they have been using for tho purpose, Sroveral of the Iron bars of the cells hsuUWoon completely severed and only tfHlt-ty mlnutot rnoro time would b0.v,0. boon required for them to gain their liberty. Whitecaps Routed, with Four Killed. Four months ago Samuel and William Conrad, young farmers of Boone Township, Harrison County, Ind., were arrested for murder, they being supposed to have killed their father to get possession of his property. On trial they were discharged. Many of their neighbors believed them guilty, however, and Sunday morning a mob of 100 or more made an attack upon the Conrads' home, intending to lynch the brothers. The latter were ready for an attack, and in a battle four of the mob were killed. The brothers escaped. Riot Caused by Invading a Jail. At Alexander, W. Va., Stephen Welch and wife were arrested for moonshining. The man escaped. Mrs. Welch was put in jail and about ten o’clock at night a crowd of her friends broke into the jail and let her out. A riot occurred when the officers attempted to prevent the mob from taking her, and about twenty shots were fired on both sides. One of the rioters, named Hickman, was shot through tbe hand and two others were were wounded, but were taken away by their friends. More troublo is feared. Boles Asks for Rest. Gov. Boles, of lowa, has made public bis desire to not run a third time for Governor, and whllo not declining to become a candidate for the Senatorship in tho regular way, be states his opposition to the plan of nominating by popular vote, and refuses to allow his name to be used in that manner. Ho favors the election of Senators by popular vote; but so long as there is no orovlsion for it, lie thinks a nomination effected by this mothod would intrude national Issues at a time when State issues were paramount Removed a Rail. An attempt was mudo to wreck the southbound passenger train on tho Wabash Railroad near Moberly, Mo, Shortly after midnight the son of tbe station agent overheard two men talking about the expected wreck. Ho summoned help, and an examination of tbe track showed that a rail had been removed near a bridge. The train was flagged and the track repaired. James H. Walker & Co Fail. James H. Walker & Co., the big Chicago dry-goods merchant, confessed judgment for $5,495.72 in favor of Ed Noa.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Primo.... $3 25 0 5 2." Hous—Shipping Giades 3 00 @ 6 60 Sheep—Fair to Choice 3 00 0 450 Wheat-No. 2 Spring 68 0 59 Corn—No. 2 38 @ 39 Oats—No. 2. 23 © 24 Rye—No. 2 43 @ 45 Butter—t hoice Creamery 19J9@ 20 bj ‘ Eggs—Fresh 13 © 14 Potatoes—New, per brl 1 50 @ 2 25 , INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 2 25 © 4 75 Hogs—Choice Light 3 60 © 5 00 Sheep—Common to Prime 8 CO @ 3 50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 64 0 05 Corn—No. 2 White 39 @ 40 Oats—No. 2 White 24 @ 25 „ ST. LOUIS. Cattle 3 Off @ 5 no Moos 3 00 & 5 25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 56 & 67 Corn—No. 2 x\... 36 0 37 Oats—No. 2 .vft.. 23 @ 24 Rye—No. 2. 48 <3 to CINCINNATL Cattle.. 300 @4 75 Hoqb. 300 @SOO Sheep 300 0 4 so Wheat—No. 2 Red 54 @ 54Si Corn—No. 2...., 42 @ 44 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 23 @ 24 Rye—No. 2.,.,.., 49 0 51 DETROIT. Cattle 300 @ 4 7.1 Hogs ;; uo 0 600 Sheep 3110 @375 Wheat—No. 2 Red ~ Go'4@ 61!£ Corn—No. 2 .-4..: 40 ® 41 ..Oats—No. 2 White; old 34 @ 35 TOLEDO. 59H@ OONj CORN—No. 2 Yellow 40h@ 41S' Oats—No. 2 White 23 @ 25 Rye—No. 2 45 @ 46 BUFFALO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... 350 @5 00 Hogs—Best Grades 4 00 @ 6 cO Wheat—No. 1 Hard 6.1 0 70 No. 2 Red 6239® GS.'g „ MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2_Spring. w ..„,... 58 @ 59 Corn—No. 3 37 @ 89 Oats—No. 2 White....... 2.) ® 30 Rye—No. 1 46 @ 47 Barley—No. 2 st 0 56 Pork—Mess 15 00 @l6 00 NEW YORK. Cattle s so @ 5 75 Hogs 3 00 @ 6 00 Sheep 8 00 0 6 00 Wheat—No. 2 Rea. 69 @ 70 Corn—No. 2 48 @ 60 Oats—Mixed Western 35 0 37 Butter—Creamery.. 18 © 20 Pb*K—New Mess l« 75 @ls 25

MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERS FINANCE ONLY. Ho Favors the Immediate and Unconditional Repeal of the Sherman Law, and Holds It Principally Responsible for the Present Alarming Business Situation. Text of the Document. President Cleveland's mes aje to the LUId Congress, assembled in extraordinary session, is comparatively brief. The message is special rather than general in its character, and is limit id to the necessities of the financial situation. Mr, Cleveland insists upon the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, and he attribute-: to it principally the ills with which the country is nowthreatened. The document in full reads as follows: To the Congress of tho United States: The existence of an alarming and extraordinary business situation, involving the welfare and prosperity of all our people, has constrained me to call together in extra session the people’s representatives in Congress, to the end that, through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty with which they solely are charged, present evils may be mitigated and dangers threatening the future may be averted. Our unfortunate financial plight is not the result of untoward events nor of conditions

felated to our natural resources: nor is it traceable to any of tho afflictions which frequently check national growth and prosperity. With plenteous crops, with abundant promise of remunerative production and manufacture, with unusual Invitation to safe investment and with satisfactory assurance to business enterprise, suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung up on every side. Numerous moneyed Institutions have suspended because abundant assets were not immediately available to meet tbe demands of frightened depositors: surviving corporations and individuals aro too content to keep in haud the money they aro usually anxious to loan, and those engaged in legitimate business are surprised to find that tho securities they offer for loans, though heretofore satisfac ory, arc no longer accepted. Values supposed to be fixed aro fast becoming conjectural, and loss and failure have invaded every branch ot business. The Silver I’urchase Law. I believe these things are principally chargeable to Congressional legislation touching tiie purchase and coinage of silver by the general government. ThiH legislation is embodied in a statute passed on the 14th day of July. 18.10, which was the culmination of much agitation on the subject involved, and which may be considered a truce, after the long struggle, between the advocates of free silver coin age and those intending to be more conservative. Undoubtedly the monthly purchases by the Government of 4.500,030 ounoes of silver, forced under that statute, were regarded by those interested ;n silver production as a certain guaranty of its increase in price. The result, however, has been entirely different, for immediately following a spasmodic and slight rise the price of silver began to fall after the passage of the act, and has since reached the lowest point ever known. This disappointing result has led to renewed and persistent effort in the direction of free coinage. Meanwhilo, not only are tho evil effects ot the operation of the present law constantly accumulating, but the result to which its execution must inevitably lead is becoming palpable to all who gins the least heed to financial subjects. This law provides that in payment for the 4,500,000 ounces ot silver bullion which the Secretary of the Treasury is commanded to purchaso monthly there shall be issued Treasury notes redeemable on demand In gold or silver coin, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, and that t aid notes may be reissued. It is, however, declared in the act to be “the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metal 3 upon a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio or such ratio as may be provided oy law." This declaration so controls the action of the Secretary of the Treasury as to prevent his exercising the discretion nominally vested in him, if by such action the parity between gold and silver may be disturbed. Manifestly a refusal by the Secretary to pay these Treasury notes in gold, if demanded, would necessarily result in their discredit and depreciation as obligations payable only in silver, and would destroy the parity between the two metals by cs; abllshiug a discrimination in favor of gold. Up to the 15th day of July, 1R93, these notes had been issued in payment ot silver bullion, purchased to the amount of moro than $147,000, 000. While all but a very small quantity of this bullion remains uncoined and without usefulness in the Treasury, many of the notes given in its purchase have been paid in gold. This is illustrated by the statement that between the first day of May, 1802, and the fifteenth day of July, 1893, the notes of this kind issued in payment for silver bullion amounted to a little more than fifty-four millions of dollars, and that during the same period about forty-nine millions of dollars were paid by tho Treasury in gold for the redemption of such notes. Drain Upon the Gold Reserve.

The policy necessarily adopted of paying these notes in gold has not spared the gold reserve of MOU.roo.ijoo long ago set aside by the Government for the redemption of othernotes, for this fund has already been subjected to the payment of new obligations amounting to about $160,000,090 on account of silver purchases, and has, as a consequence, for the first time since its creation, been encroached upon. We have thus made the depletion of our gold easy, and have tempted other and more appreciative nations to add it to their stock. That the opportunity we have offered has not been neglected is shown by the large amounts of gold which have been recently drawn from our Treasury and exported to increase the financial strength of foreign nations. The excess of exports of gold oyer Its imports for the year ending June 30. 1893, amounted to more than eighty-seven and a half millions of dollars. Between the first : day of July. 1890, and the fifteenth day of July, j 1893, the gold coin and bullion in onr Treasury ■ decreased more than one hundred andthlrty- ; two millions of dollars, while during | the same period the silver coin and ! bullion in the Treasury increased more than one hundred and forty-sevtn millions of dollars Unless Government bonds are to be constantly Issued and sold to replenish our exhausted gold, only to be again exhausted, It Is apparent that the operation of the Silver Purchase law, now In force, leads in the direction of the entire substitution of silver for the gold in the Government Treasury, and that this must be followed by the payment of all Government obligations in depreciated Bilver. At this stage gold and silver must part company, and the Government must fall in Its established policy to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other. Given over to the exclusive use of a currency greatly depreciated according to , the standard of the commercial world, we could no longer claim a place among the nations of the first class, nor could our Government claim a performance of Its obligations, so far as such an obligation has been Imposed upon It, to provide for the use of the people the best and safest money. If, as many of Its friends claim, silver ought

to occupy a larger place in our currency ana the currenoy of the world through general International co-operation and agreement, it is obvious that the United States will not be In a position to gain a hearing In favor of snch an arrangement so long as we are willing to continue onr attempt to accomplish the result single-handed. Resulted in a [.ark of Confidence. The knowledge In business circles among our own p ople that our Government can not make its iiat equivalent to Intrinsic value, nor keep inferior money on a parity with superior money by its own indefiendeut efforts, has esulted In Buch a ack ot confidence at home in the stability of currency values that capital refuses its aid to new enterprises while millions arc actually withdrawn from the channels of trade and commerce to become idle and unproductive in the hands of timid owners. Foreign investors, equally alert, not only decline to purchase American securities, but make haste to sacrifice those which they already have. It does not meet the > ituation to say that apprehension In regard to the future of our finances is groundless, and that there is no reason for lack of confidence in the purposes or power of the Government in the premises. The very existence of this apprehension and lock of confidence, however caused, is a menace whicti ought not for a moment to be disregarded. Possibly if the undertaking we have in hand were the maintenance of a specific known quantity of silver at a parity with gold, our ability to do so might be estimated and gauged, and perhaps, in view of our unparalleled growth and resources, might be favorably passed upon. Rut when our avowed endeavor is to maintain such parity in regard to ar. amount of silver Increasing at the rate of fifty millions of dollars yearly, with no fixed termination to such increase, it can hardly be said that a problem is presented whose solution is free from doubt. The people of the United States are entitled to a sound and stable currency and to money recognized as such on every exchange and in every market of the world. Their Government has no right to injure them by financial experiments opposed to the policy and practice of othe*

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.

civilized states, nor Is it justified iu permitting an exaggerated and unreasonable reliance on our national strength and ability to jeopardize the soundness of the people’s money. This matter rises above the plane of party politics. It vitally concerns every business and calling and enters every household iu the land. Harmful Effects to the Wage-Earner. There is one important aspect of the subject which especially should never be overlooked. At times like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misfortunes of others, the capitalist may protect himself by hoarding or may even find profit in the fluctuation of values; but the wage-earner—the flrstto be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to roeeive the benefits of its correction—is practically defenseless. He relics for work upon the ventures of eonildent and contented capital. This failing him, his condition is without alleviation, for he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor hoard his labor. One of the greatest statesmen our country has known, speaking more than fifty years ago, when a derangement of the currency had caused commercial distress, said: “The very man of all others who has the deepest interest in a sound currency aud who suirer by mischievous legislation in monetary matters is the man who earns his daily bread by his daily to 1.” These words are as pertinent now as on the day when taey were uttered, and ought to impressively remind us that a failure in the discharge of our duty at this time must especially Injure those of our countrymen who labor, aud who, because of their number aud condition, are entitled to the most watchful care of their Government. It is of tho utmost importance that such relief as Congress can afford in the existing situation be afforded at once. The maxim, "He gives twice who gives quickly," is directly applicable. It may be true that tho embarrassments from which the business of the country is suffering arise as much from evils apprehended as from those actually existing. We may hope, too, that calm counsels will prevail, and that neither the capitalists nor the wage-earners will give way to unreasoning panic and sacrifice their property or the.r interests under the influence of exaggerated fears. Nevertheless, every day's delay in removing one of the plain and principal causes of the present state of things enlarges the mischief already done and increases the responsibility of the Government for its existence. Congress Invoked to Act Promptly. Whatever else the people have a right to expect from Congress, they may certainly demand that legislation condemned by the ordeal of three years' disastrous experience shall be removed from the statute books as soon as their representatives can legitimately deal with it. It was my purpose to summon Congress in special session earlv in the coming September, that we might enter promptly upon the work of tariff reform, which the true interests of the country clearly demand, which so large a majority of the people, as shown by their suffrage, desire and expect, and to the accomplishment of which every effort of the present administration is p. edged. lint while tariff reform has lost nothing of its immediate and permanent importance, and must in the near future engage the attention of Congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condition of the country should at once and before all other subjects be considered by your honorable body. I earnestly recommend the prompt repeal of the provisions of the act passed duly u, IKW). authorizing the purchase of silver bullion, and that other legislative action may put beyond all doubt or mistake the intention and the ability of the Government to fulfill its pecuniary obligations in money universally recognized by all civilized countries.

A gentleman becoming annoyed by the persistent buzzing of a wasp about his head, knocked it down with his newspaper. It fell through an open window upon the sill apparently dead. Only apparently, for a few seconds later, to the observer's astonishment, a large wasp flew on to the window sill, and, after buzzing around the injured one a second or two, began to lick it all over. After this treatment (which may have been a kind of massage) the sick wasp seemed to revive, and his friend then dragged him gently to the edge, grasped him around the body and flew away with him. Evidently the stranger, finding a wounded comrade, gave some aid to restore him preliminary to removal to a place of safety for further treatment, and then carried him there. This brave little wasp acted like a good Samaritan, who found a man “halfdead,” “bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine,” and “brought him to an inn and took care of him.” A Murderer Suicides in a Coffin. Henry Merrill, aged 60, of Wardner, Idaho, who murdered a man last June, was found dead in a coffin the other day. He crawled into the casket and after lying down put a bullet through his brain. Some Grangers Know This. A wonderfully good imitation of maple sugar may be made by flavoring ordinary brown sugar with an extract of hickory bark. It is said to be almost Indistinguishable from the gemiina

A Friendly Wasp.

G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.

INDIANAPOLIS PREPARING FOR THE GREAT EVENT. Arrange merits for tho National Reunion of tho Grand Army of tho Republic— Hosts of Veterans Will Attend—Low Railroad Rates—Ample Accommodations. Boys in Blue. Indianapolis correspondence: Indianapolis is preparing for the greatest event of her life, and for one of the greatest in the social annals of municipalities in this country. The occasion on which she is to give the world an idea of her hospitality, energy and wealth is the twenty-seventh annual national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will convene Sept. 4. To the thousands at a distance-whose eyes are turned to Indianapolis for tho second week in September the question of what will be the railroad fare is of the first importance. The executive board have announced that the railroads have agreed to charge one cent per mile each way, which makes the rate less than one fare for tho round trip, a rate never before seem ed for the Grand Army encampments, and one very rarely given for any purpose. The problem of providing accommodations for the great crowds that have always marked these soldier gatherings in a city having a less number of people than the strangers within its gates, is by no means a small one. Accommodations have been provided, however, for 125,000 people, and the committee holds itself in readiness to provide accommodations for as many more as may come, if only notified in time. The efi'ort to ascertain the probable attendance is still going on. About Lodgings. Thousands, not veterans, will visit the city during that week, and must he found places of lodging and feeding. For the accommodation of these, a canvass of all the city was made to learn how many could be entertained in private homes. The results are recorded in seventeen large books, giving them the nature of the accommodations offered, the price, and conveniences as to bath, street cars, etc. The prices asked run from twenty-five cents for lodging and meals up to 82 a day at the best private boarding houses. All who desire to make arrangements in advance can do so through Executive Director Fortune, who will furnish the name and number of available places at the price desired. Visitors coming with their wives can find goed accommodations at the fiest private boarding houtes qt $2 a day. The chief problem lias, of course, been to provide lodgings for the veterans, the guests of honor. For these eighty halls and sehoolhouses have been secured, and will be fitted up with cots. The larger part of the veterans will be lodged in barracks erected specially for their use, free, a? in all cases, of all cost. They will have to j bring their own blankets, and will have to pay for their meals. But meals of gcod quality will be furnished at a moderate cost. The board has let a contract -to a responsi bio person, who will furnish meals ' at 25 cents each for breakfast and sup- j per, and ,'ls cents for dinner. The larg-' est lodging place will be situated on East Washington street, immediately south of the State Reformatory for Girls, and will be accessible by electric | cars direct from the Union Railway j Station, and also by steam ears. This barrack will hold 25,000 veterans. It: will be situated in an open grass-plotted field of eighty acres, well dr»ined and attractive.

Program for tho Week. The program provides a week of bustling activity and gorgeous entertainment. The first- encampment con templated will occur on Monday night, when the electrical and natural gas display will be made in tlie grounds of the State House and Court House. While this is going on for the pleasure of all who care to witness it, the veterans will be holding camp fires in various places in halls aud tents, and many will hear the eloquent voices of soldier-orators, including General Harrison. Tho grand parade will occupy all of Tuesday from 10 a. m. to 6p. m., though the line of march will not exceed two miles on paved streets. A feature of the parade surpassing all previous ones will be the number of horses in the lino of march. Command-er-in-chief Wer-sei't has appointed 2,000 aids-de-camp, and each of these will be provided with a horse. The veterans are organizing to be uniformed very generally, and Indiana will have at least 15,000 old soldiers in line, and in addition tho militia of the State. The night of Tuesday will be c evoted in a spectacular way to the fireworks display, at which the heavens will bo made brilliant for two hours with fire and color in elaborate design in a field 160,acres in size and accessible by street cars. Tuesday will also be the night of the reception by the Woman's Relief Corps at Tomlinson's Hall. The first regular meeting of the delegates to tho encampment will occur on Wednesday morning in Tomlinson Hall. Thursday will be tho day of reunions of regimental associations of Indiana. The night will be remarkable for the grand reception of the delegates by the citizens of Indianapolis. Friday, the last day of tho encampment, will he devoted to excursions through the gas belt and at night to the street parade of war pageantry. There seems now i nothing threatening the success of the encampment.

LOSSES WILL BE GREAT. Cudahy Will Be Out #2,000,000 mid Other Firms Suffer Proportionately^ The total liabilities of the firms which have failed on the Chicago Board of Trade will aggregate fully $5,000,000. John Cudahy's loss alone will be upward of $2,000,000. His assets are estimated at about 52,700,000. N. K. Fairbanlt will.be a loser on lard to the extent of $1,000,000. His property is worth at least $2,000,000. A. W. Wright's liabilities are expected to reach nearly $750,0(0, and his assets will not be more than. that. J. G. Steever & Co. place their failure at $250,000. It is expected that they will be able to pay dollar for dollar. A. C. Helmlioiz & Co.’s liabilities will reach SIOO,OOO. Wright & Haughey are roughly rcheduied as owing $200,000. The Forth American Packing Company ewes $250,000. Inasmuch as the assets of thefc latter firms are largely due them from Wright, it is doubtful how much they will puy. D. Eggleston & Son owe about tl.(>00,000, George G. Parker & Co., a quarter as much, and Thomas Greig's liabilities will not exceed SIO,OOO. How the World Wag:*. The revolution in Argentine is spreading. The army worm is operating neat Crookston, Minn. The First National Bank at Binning* ham, Ala., has suspended. Bridgeman's sawmill at St. Cloud, Minn., burned. Loss, $20,000.

THE EXTRA SESSION.

CRISP AGAIN CHOSEN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. The Meeting Is the Twelfth Extraordinary Session in the History of the United States—New Faces and New Committees In the Senate, Etc. A Democratic Congress.

IN raspanse to the proclamation of President Cleveland, Congress has, for the twelfth time in the history of the United States, assembled Ba in “ extraordin aHlg, ry” session. The EJgr. session marks a milestone in American history, mm as it brings to‘JpT gether for the first . time in thirty y ear3 a Congress fW'ffi that is Democratic rlf |f| in both branches, II , supported by a ‘ Democratic President. Aside from.

this political revolution, which toot definite expression on its assemblage, this Congress is brought together by circumstances of unusual moment. The whole country is looking to it for relief. Business interests are standing still, and in some cases prostrate until Congress affords relief. It is seldom, that Senators and members have come together with a feeling of graver responsibility than that which is felt and experienced on all sides at the present time The session opened with prayer by the Senate’s new chaplain, Mr. Milburn. Its two principal officers, Mr. Cox, the new Secretary, and Mr., Bright, the new Sergeant-at-arms, also represented the changed political complexion of the body. All the committee clerkships underwent political change during the extra session in March, and most of the appointees

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under the former Secretary and Ser-geant-at-ai ms have only had their official decapitation postponed, not averted. There were very few preliminaries bc-i fore the serious business of Congress began. The Senate committees had already been chosen, and the organization with new officers was complete. In the House Speaker Crisp again presides, according to the unanimous action of the Democratic caucus. The only change in the House organization was in three minor officers—doorkeeper, sergeant-at-arms, and chaplain. Ex-Con-gressman Snow of Illinois became the new sergeant-at-arms of the House, after a close contest in the Democratic caucus, in which be beat the old ser-geant-at-arms, Mr. Yoder, by only eno vote. The first business after tho Senate was called to order was to administer the oath of office to three Senators and to Mr. Cox, the new Secretary of the Senate. The Senators who took the oath are Mr. Perkins, who succeeds Senator Stanford; Mr. Pascoe, of Florida, who has been re-elected after serving ad interim under a gubernatorial appointment; and Mr. Quay, of Pennsylvania, who was not presont during the last extra session, and so has not yet qualified. As soon as notice was received from the House that it had organized, the proper committee was appointed to wait upon tho President and notify him that Congress was ready to receive any communication ho may care to make. This called forth the message explaining the President’s reasons for convening Congress in special session. Routine Proceedings. Ihe Senate session Monday lasted just thirty-two minutes. £eventy-five of the full membership of eishty-eightwere present. Mr. Beckwith, of Wyoming, resigned his seat Several Senators who were not sworn in last March subscribed to tho oath. The death of Senator Stanford was announced, and adjournment was immediately taken. The scenes in the Houso were such as are always enacted at an opening session. Three hundred and thirty-six members were present, and Speaker (rispwas re-elected presiding officer. In squads of two dozen the mem-bers-elect were sworn in; a contest was announced from tho Fifth Michigan district, Then officers were elected as follows: James Kerr, Clerk; H. W. Snow, Sergeant-at-arms; A. B. Hurt, Doork eper; Lycurgus Dalton. Postmaster, and Samuel W. Hadaway, Chaplain. The biennial drawing for seats was then proceeded with amid laughter, cheers and alternations of pleasure and disappointment. The House adjourned out of respect to the memory of the late William H. Enochs, of Ohio.

Notes of Current Events.

Boilermakers at Bay City, Mich., struck for a nine-hour work-day. W. B. Rich IE has withdrawn as Democratic candidate for Governor of of Ohio. A receiver was appointed at Denver for the Hamilton Loan and Trust Company. J. A. Ballard's express bam and twenty-one horses burned at St. PauL Loss, $20,000. The O'Brien wagon works at Lafayette, Ind., have been closed because 165 men refused to accept a 10 per cent, reduction. The failure is announced of Sulzbacher, Gitterman & Wade, New York woolen importers. The firm was rated at $1,000,000. A LONE highwayman, operating in a country road in Kansas, has held up and robbed several persons. His victims were nearly all farmers. The works of the American Rubber Company at Cambridgeport, Mass., have closed down for two weeks, throwing 1,700 operatives out of employment. A BLOCK of wooden buildings burned at Yonkers, N- Y., causing a loss of SIOO,OOO. Crocker, Fish & Co., millers at Minneapolis, have filed an assignment to the Minneapolis Trust Company. Their assets and liabilities run about $200,000. Nearly 30,000 spectators flocked to the bearch at, Asbury Park. N. J., tc see the fourth annual baby parade. About 500 babies were wheeled into line. Porter Lankier, a convict in' the Ohio penitentiary, beat John Louders, a citizen shop foreman, into insensibilitj with a pair cf tongs, inflicting dan gerous wounds.