Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1898 — Page 2

——— ««,!'!, '• ■ r-: , -J J. W. MoBWEN, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - - INDIANA

SINKS IN ST. CLAIR.

COLLISION SENDS A BOAT TO THE BOTTOM. Edward Smith No. 2 Strikes the Aurania and Goes Down — Twenty-five Salmon Fishers Reported to Hare Perished on Fraser River. Disaster on Lake St. Clair. The steamer Edward Smith No. 2 was sunk in Lake St. Ciair, near the flats, north of Detroit, Mich., by the schooner Aurania in tow of the propellor Aurora. The Smith was bound up loaded and without a consort, while the Aurora and Aurania were bound down. Another large propeller was also bound down close to the tow, and it is supposed the man in charge of the Smith got the single propeller and the tow mixed in his mind, and, in dodging the propeller, crashed into the Aurania, which was making about seventeen miles an hour. The force of the blow sent the Smith over to the west side of the channel and sunk her. The Aurania was badly damaged about the bow. The crew and a pleasure party on board the Smith were rescued without accident and sent to the Old Club. The Smith was owned by John Mitchell of Cleveland and valued at $35,000. The Aurania is the property of Corrigan of Cleveland arid valued at $160,000. MANY SALMON FISHERS LOST. Twenty-five Reported to Have Perished in Fraser River Storm. The disaster to the salmon fishers at the mouth of the Fraser river, B. C., caused by the recent storms, appears to have been worse than at first reported. The whole fleet was out at the time. Many of the boats were strung together and when the storm cloud burst over them they were dashed against each other with such force as to demolish them outright or render them useless. Five men were seen to sink out of sight. It was at first thought it was the full extent of the fatality, but when the men reported twentyfive were found to be missing. These include Japanese, Chinese, Indians and white people. They may yet be heard from, but it is more than likely they have been lost. Race for the Pennant. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League; . W. L. W. L. Cincinnati . .57 28 Pittsburg ..... 43 40 Boston . . . . 53 80 Philadelphia. 37 42 Cleveland . .51 32 Brooklyn .... 33 47 Baltimore. . 48 32 Washington. 31 51 Chicago .... 47 40 Louisville ... 29 55 New York...44 88 St. Louis ..... 23 61 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: . W. L. W. L. Indianapolis. 52 29 Columbus ...42 35 St. Paul ........ 49 34 Detroit ....... 39 48 Kansas City. 50 35 St. Joseph... .27 48 Milwaukee ..49 38 Minneapolis. 25 60 Austrian Sailors Held. Nineteen Austrian sailors, who arrived at Havre by La Bretagne, were taken before a magistrate and confronted by four second-class passengers, survivors of La Bourgogne, on charges of cruelty and brutality at the time of the collision between La Bourgogne and the British ship Cromartyshire off Sable Island on July 4. Although the evidence offered against them was very slight, six of the accused were held on remand. The others were discharged. Earthquake Shocks in Chili. A violent shock of earthquake lasting a minute was felt at Concepcion, capital of the Chilian province of that name, and at Talcahuano, on the Bay of Concepcion, eight miles distant from Concepcion City. Many houses were destroyed and the telegraph and electric light wires were severed. The inhabitants were terrified and fled from their homes, spending the night in the open. Sugar Laden Ship Burned. A cablegram was received by Arthur Sewall & Cq., Bath, Me., from Valparaiso saying that the ship Kenilworth, bound from Hale Island, Hawaii, to New York, had been burned; that Captain James G. Baker, First Officer Piper and a boy named Hobson had lost their lives. The Kenilworth was laden with sugar. Texas Hotel Is Destroyed. At Galveston, Texas, the Beach Hotel, one of the leading summer and winter resorts in the South, was burned, entailing a loss estimated at from $200,000 to $250,000; insurance only partial. The building and contents are a total loss. The fire was caused by a defective electric light wire. Wants to Abdicate. A dispatch to the London Chronicle from Shanghai says that Li Houi, the King of Corea, desires to abdicate and to take refuge at the British consulate at Seoul. The British consul, however, declines to receive him. Four Children Cremated. Near Beatrice, Neb., four children of Elmer Wallman, a farmer, were burned to death duriug the absence of their parents. Their ages range from 9 years to an infant. How the fire caught is not known. New Cabinet for Porto Rico. A dispatch from San Juan de Porto Rico to Madrid says a new insular cabinet has been formed under the presidency of Senor Nulez Riveira [Munoz Rivera]. Canada's Governor-General. The Earl of Minto has been appointed governor general of Canada in succession of the Earl of Aberdeen. He is a liberal and retired from the army in 1870. Kenney Jury Discharged. At Wilmington, Del., after having been locked up for three days, the jurors in the case of United States Senator Richard R. Kenney, who is charged with aiding and abetting in the looting of the First National Bank of Dover, were unable to agree upon a verdict and were discharged. Earthquake in Tennessee. Two distinct earthquake shocks passed over East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, lasting four and seven seconds respectively. No damage resulted. Fined for Profanity. A foretaste of what will happen in the Greater New York should the anti-pro-fanity resolution meet with the approval of the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor, was given in Mount Vernon, when Michael Powers was fined $50 for saying “damn,” and furnished the option of paying the fine or remaining behind the bars for fifty days. Expect to Dig Gold at Toledo. Richard Kind, Herman and Arthur Klauser and others are interested in some gold quartz discoveries at Toledo, Ohio. They were made in a deep sewer excavation not long ago. A company is being organized and the promoters declare they have no stock to sell. Ohio Murderer to Be Electrocuted. At Bowling Green, Ohio, Charles Nelson, colored, was convicted of murdering James Zimmerman and sentenced to be electrocuted in the penitentiary the morning of Nov. 4. Nelson narrowly escaped lynching at the time of the murder. Switzerland Raises Protest. The Swiss federal council has entered a protest against the advantages given to France by the reciprocity treaty with the United States, and has demanded, under the most favored nation clause, that the same advantages be accorded to Swiss goods.

TRAIN HELD UP IN TEXAS. Lively Fight Between Bandits and Officers Near Fort Worth. A south-bound Santa Fe passenger train was held up near Saginaw, Texas, by masked men. The robbers ordered the engine to run to North Fort Worth. The sheriff’s posse, city officials and armed citizens went to the scene on a yard engine. Two men brought in the engine of the held-up train. The cab was literally perforated with bullets and covered with blood. The express car was shot full of holes. The robbers failed to get into the safe, the officers pouring such a hot fire into them. Six men did the work. Two boarded the engine at Saginaw and covered the engineer. They made him stop in a deep cut. Superintendent Pendell, who was on the train, and the crew went forward to see what was the matter. As they advanced toward the engine they were greeted with a fusillade from the west bank. The bullets went over their heads, but perforated the engine and express car. Engineer Joe Williams is probably fatally wounded. Nothing was obtained and nobody on the train was injured except those on the engine. MINERS STARVE TO DEATH. Japanese Owner of Snlphur Mines Leaves His Men to Die. A case of wholesale murder, which seems hardly possible in this enlightened age, has just come to light in Japan. The victims were twenty-six sulphur miners and their murderer is no less a person than a wealthy owner of the mine, K. Makuza, who left them on an island to starve to death. The men were supplied with a few months’ rations and no more notice was taken of them until a short time ago, when the owner of the mine received an order for a ship load of sulphur. He then sent a steamer to the island. The crew of the steamer, being unable to see any signs of life, paid a visit to the mine and in the rude cabins found the bodies of the twenty-six miners, who had starved to death. As there was no food of any kind on the island and as vessels seldom pass in sight of it the men were entirely helpless. BIG MALTING PLANT BURNS. David Stephenson Brewing Company of Oswego Lose by Lightning. The magnificent malting plant of the David Stephenson Brewing Company at Oswego, N. Y., was totally destroyed by fire. The loss will be over $300,000, which is mostly covered by insurance. Fierce lightning, which visited the city at an early hour, was the cause of the fire. A small tower was the only part of the building constructed of wood, and this was struck twice. The watchman and firemen could do nothing when the flames reached the malt, over 200,000 bushels of which was stored in the bins. The Stephenson malthouse was built in 1884, at a cost of over $100,000. and nearly this sum has since been spent in repairs and improvements. The malt stored in the house was valued at nearly $200,000. The plant will probably not be rebuilt.

SIX KILLED IN OAKLAND, CAL. Chinaman Blows Up a Powder Magazine to Prevent Arrest. At Oakland, Cal., the California fuse works was blown up by a murderous Chinaman. Six deputy sheriffs who were trying to arrest the murderer were killed. The dead are: Charles White, son of Sheriff White, George Woods, D. C. Cameron, Gus Koch, constable; Harry Cramer, J. J. Lerri. The Chinaman had fortified himself in the magazine and blew it up when an attempt to arrest him was made. Successful Submarine Test. The Holland torpedo boat cavorted around New York bay in a mystifying and wonderful manner the other afternoon. The test was arranged for Lieut. Geelmuyden of the Swedish-Norwegian navy, a brilliant young officer whom King Oscar detailed to watch the work of American ships. Chief Engineer Lowe of the United States navy had been instructed by the Secretary of the Navy to examine and report the merits of the submarine craft. The Holland ran down the bay at ten-knot speed till she came nearly opposite the Crescent Athletic Club’s boat house on the Bay Ridge shore. Then the turret cap was closed, the boat elevated her ugly nose a moment, and with an easy, gliding movement dived at an angle of fifteen degrees till the flags on her ten-foot jackstaff were dipping in the waves, and then slowly she circled, entirely submerged, about the tug which had accompanied her. The first descent lasted fifteen minutes. She came to the surface just in time to escape being run down by a big lumber schooner. The Holland discharged a dummy projectile from her forward gun. “It is a wonderful invention,” said Lieut. Geelmuyden, after the trip. “Wonderful, indeed! The problem of submarine warfare appears to be solved. The boat handles marvelously well, afloat, awash or submerged. The range of her bow gun is much greater than I had expected. This boat may rev- • olutionize naval warfare.” “I had a most enjoyable trip,” said Engineer Lowe, “and I’m the only naval officer in onr service who has ever had the experience of a submarine cruise. Further, I may not say until I have made my report to the Secretary of the Navy.” Bloodshed Is Looked For. Advices from Guatemala say that Prosper Morales, one of the leaders in the recent revolt against Barrios, who lately left San Francisco for Central America, has issued a proclamation directed against President Cabrera. This is evidently published to feel public opinion arid to stir up sentiment against Cabrera. Morales is planning a grand coup, his intentions being to carry the forthcoming elections and assume the reins of government. He has not announced himself as a candidate for the presidency, but he makes no secret of his desire to defeat Cabrera, who would like to succeed himself. Blood seems likely to flow in Guatemala, as Morales is gathering an army and collecting arms and ammunition. He is now at Margrues del Suchiate, not having dared to enter Quesaltenango. Some time ago Cabrera, who succeeded Barrios, issued a decree of amnesty to all political refugees, but Morales fears for his life should he take advantage of the decree, and he declares Cabrera is a worse tyrant than Barrios. Morales also declares his followers should not be disheartened over the failure of the recent revolt, as he is prepared to carry out the original program. His supporters are stirring up sedition in various cities. Many Government officials are discontented because of a failure to pay salaries for months. New Japanese Codes in Effect, The Japanese Government has notified the powers that the new commercial codes went into operation on July 1, and that the civil code became operative on July 10. It is reported that the United States minister to Corea, H. N. Alien, has concluded an agreement at Seoul with the Corean minister for the engagement of American experts to survey the country with a view of building roads, bridges and other public works. Four Young Women Drowned. Four young women, while swimming in Utah lake, near Payson, Utah, were drowned. While floating on a plank one of them fell off; the others went to her rescue and all sank. Three of the girls— Lucy, Emma and Susie Keel—were daughters of John Keel of Payson. The fourth was Steena Bauer, daughter of Eberhardt Bauer of Homansville. Milbnrn-Bas Wagon Factory Burned. The Milburn-Bass wagon factory at Chattanooga, Tenn., was burned, and is a total loss. The plant, stock, etc., was valued at $125,000; insurance, $65,000. Boy Killed In Philadelphia. Walter Bush, a St. Louis boy, who was visiting his grandfather in Philadelphia, was instantly killed by grasping a live wire. Tragedy in a Suicide, Cora Haven's bashfulness cost the lives of her mother and lover at Columbia, Mo. The story is an odd one. The girl is 18

years old and her father is a prosperous farmer of Boone County. She was engaged to C. H. Fait, a young farmer, and admitted that she loved him and yet she was so extremely bashful that when he was in her presence she could not speak. She seemed stricken dumb. Her lover and her parents noticed her bashfulness and her mother would often reason with her, but she declared she could not help it. As the day for the wedding, July 5, drew near her bashfulness turned to dread. She told her mother that she could not become a wife, that she could not marry Fait. In vain did her mother remonstrate with her. As the day drew nearer she grew so shy that she would run at her lover’s approach, but they believed that she would overcome this, that it was natural for a young girl to be bashful. On the day of the wedding Fait came for his bride. Some of the guests were also present, when the girl declared that she would not be married. Cajoleries and threats, prayers and entreaties were alike unavailing and Fait, seeing the uselessness of his case, quietly left and went home. He wrote a number of letters and then swallowed morphine and when found was dead. The suicide preyed upon the mind of the girl’s mother. She brooded over it day after day. The other morning she left the house and going to a shallow pond deliberately lay down and slowly drowned herself. MAY DISRUPT THE TRUST. Advance in Price May Lead to Legal Action by Btatea. It is said the fact that the Bessemer pig iron trust has ordered an advance of 50 cents per ton, effective Aug. 1, may be the cause of the disruption of that organization. The members of the trust in Cleveland, Ohio, admit that the combination may be declared illegal under the recent enactment of the Legislature. The order for the advance was made several weeks ago. Each member of the association was obliged to sign an agreement to advance prices. Recently the members of the combine received communications from its officials warning them against the danger of making public the information. An official of the firm of Pickands, Mather & Co., a leading iron firm, is quoted as saying concerning the matter: “Yes, an advance has been ordered. There is some fear of interference by the State officials. I do not know whether the pig iron combination would come under the recent law on combinations or not.” GRASSHOPPERS STOP TRAINS. Swarms of Insects in Kansas Cover the Rails. Grasshoppers are delaying trains in eastern Colorado and western Kansas. The other night two sections of the Rock Island fast train were delayed near the Kansas line by grasshoppers. For miles the steel rails were covered with the insects and the mashing of the bodies under the wheels of the train had the same effect as soap would have had. It made the rails so slippery that the driving wheels of the engines simply spun around and around without the big machines making any progress. Western railroads have had trouble of this kind to some extent every year, but this year grasshoppers have been responsible for more delays in western Kansas than ever before. Railroad men explain the presence of the “hoppers” on the rails by the statement that the steel heated during the day remains warm through the night and the insects settle on the rails in swarms for the warmth afforded them. Collapse of a Building. A part of a four-story brick block on Sullivan Square, Charlestown, Mass., collapsed and a number of persons went down in the ruins. All were taken out more or less injured, with the exception of Patrick Hennigan, whose dead body is undoubtedly in the basement, with half the building on top of it. A South Dakota Murder. The body of William Graham, a settler, who had been murdered, has been found at the bottom of a well in Gregory County, S. D. His wagon and harness were burned. Graham’s team and dog returning home alone caused search to be instituted for him, with the above result. Wayfarers Attack Trainmen, Railroad men in the West claim to be in constant peril from harvest hands bound northward. The men travel in large parties and in several cases have seized freight trains to help them on their way. Several railroad men have been badly hurt in fights with them. Killed by Masked Men. J. Cunningham was shot and killed and Daniel Mills was seriously wounded by two masked men in Cunningham’s saloon in Gold Field, Colo, The murderers fled without looking for booty. It is believed that murder, and not robbery, was their object. Ohio Soldier Shot. In the camp of battery G, Ist Ohio artillery, at Chickamauga, Arthur Millinger of Marengo accidentally shot Harry Guckert of Granville in the neck, inflicting probably a fatal injury. Guckert is paralyzed and Millinger prostrated. Engine Blows Up. At Dutch Flat, Cal., an engine blew up, killing Engineer Tom Kelly, Fireman Terry of Sacramento and an unknown coal passer. The hotel of J. B. Fuller was completely demolished. Strike in Shipbuilding Yards. A strike was declared at the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company’s yards at Lorain, Ohio. Between 200 and 300 laborers who were drawing $1.25 per day went out on strike for $1.50 per day. Disastrous Fire on the Wear. A great fire that broke out in Sunderland, at the mouth of the Wear, in England, destroyed thirty business buildings in three of the principal streets. Fanchjer'ls Nominated. Fred Fancher, who has been insurance commissioner for two years, has been nominated for Governor by the Republicans of North Dakota.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $5.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to 78c; corn, No. 2,33 cto 34c; oats, No. 2,23 c to 24c; rye, No. 2,46 cto 48c; butter, choice creamery, 16c to 17c; eggs, fresh, 11c to 12c; potatoes, choice, 40c to 50c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, common to choice, $3.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,74 cto 76c; corn, No. 2 white, 34c to 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 27c to 28c. St. Louis—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.75 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2,74 ctp 76c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 2,24 cto 26c; rye, No. 2,47 cto 49c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 74c to 76c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 26c to 28c; rye, No. 2,42 cto 44c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.25; hogs, $3.25 to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2,77 cto 78c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 29c to 31c; rye, 47c to 49c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 77c to 79c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 25c; rye, No. 2,46 c to 48c; clover seed, $3.20 to $3.30. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, 88c to 90c; corn, No. 3,33 cto 35c; oats, No. 2 white, 25c to 27c; rye, No. 2,47 cto 49c; barley, No. 2,43 cto 44c; pork, mess, $9.75 to $10.25. Buffalo —Cattle, good shipping steers, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, common to.choice, $3.50 to $4.50; sheep, fair to choice wethers, $3.50 to $5.00; iambs, common to extra, $5.00 to $6.50. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.75: hogs. $3,00 to $4.75; sheep, $3-00 to $5 00; whegt, No. 2 red. 84c to fcoe; corn, No. 1. Uio to 40o; ORta, No. 2 white, 30c to Sfieibutwr, email?, l«i to Jflei eg,j. wwwp. uttoife - •

POLITICS OF THE DAY

REMEDY FOR THE MONEY POWER There is no wrong but hath a right, no ill without its good. India is crushed under the heavy hand of power. Chin 4 is struggling in the throes of dissolution, ruined by the Power. Throughout Europe the people are cowed by armies of hired mercenaries, paid by the Power. In France there is a latent rebellion; anarchy is hiding, like rats in sewers, and breaking out in spots like the plague. Spain is crushed under a burden of debt she can never pay. She belongs to the Power. Egypt is owned by the Power. Turkey is existing, with all her unspeakable crimes and atrocities, protected by the Power. Greece, Italy and Switzerland—all dominated and absolutely ruled by the Power. Africa, excepting the Transvaal, is under the dominion of the Power. South. America and Central America are weakened and impoverished by civil wars and strife, and drained of their wealth by the Power. England is the principal seat of the Power, and all her colonies are under the same control. Her navy is engaged in collecting money due the Power. No island is too small, no country is too weak, no government is too strong, to escape the tax of the collector. The Power is gathering in its half. There is, in all the earth, one land to which struggling humanity turns its eyes as a last despairing glance of fading hope. There is one land in which the spark of freedom is not yet wholly extinguished. In the people of this land there is a great deal of fight and vitality. The Power knows this; hence its desperate efforts to retain its hold on this land. It has created a horde of millionaires that it might have strong friends and allies to aid it in keeping a grip on the throats of the common people. It has encouraged trusts, and taught them the science of legal robbery. It has made laws and elected law-makers. With every device and cunning argument that skill can fashion, or knavery invent, it is seeking to get the people fighting against each other—to set labor against capital, and capital against labor; it is trying to make labor believe that active capital, friend and partner of labor, is its real enemy; and where it cannot succeed in this it is endeavoring to drive active capital into trusts to make it a servant of its will. The Power owns more than 15 billions—more than 15 thousand millions of our debts. It has raised these, by its cunning machinations, to the equivalent of 30 thousand millions of the money in which it first bought them. Does any man among us imagine it is going to give up 15 thousand millions without a struggle? If so, let them undeceive themselves. It is a fight to death. In discussing the question of a remedy, let us first decide what remedy is best to apply, then how to apply it. We have seen that the means by which the Power accomplished this end was the demonetization of silver; that by securing the demonetization of silver by the principal commercial nations of the world, it reduced the actual money of the world one-half which gave it the most trouble, and leaving only the half it could manipulate most easily—gold. Silver, the money of the people, the friendly money—which we can all see once in a while—was slain. To blind the people and make deception easy and excuses, it caused a vast quantity of silver token coins to be struck,, and called each of these coins a dollar. The Power knew the laws it had caused to be made; It knew that these round pieces of silver were not dollars and would give it no trouble. It knew that on

every.one was not only stamped a lie, but that fittingly, as becomes a liar, it had there taken the name of the Most High God in vain. It had set up the golden calf, and now sent all the heralds to call the people to come and fall down In worship at the shrine of Mammon. We have seen by what means the Power worked out its ends. Shall we not learn wisdom by what we have seen, and retaliate in kind? Re-estab-lish our financial system upon the bimetallic basis. Wipe off our statute books that most infamous of all laws—one put there by fraud—the law of Feb. 12, 1873; and in its stead re-enact, with such changes only as the present weights and fineness of our coin demand otherwise, word for word, and letter for letter—the wise law of 1792. Readopt the money of the Constitution, making .the lying coin the Power has permitted to be struck, and falsely called a dollar, into an actual dollar; make it what it pretends to be. Take from the dollar the words, "In God we trust,” and place there the words, “We yield to no Power but God.” Take silver and its paper representation, the certificates, out of the debit side of our ledger, and put it where it belongs, on the credit side. Reduce our national debt at one stroke to the amount of silver coin, silver certificates, and notes in circulation, and make the coins and bulMon these represent true dollars. Do I hear any objections to this as a true remedy? Our gold will leave us. Let It. We do not need it, and few will miss it. Will you, my reader? How much will you lose as an Individual if our gold leave us? If you are like me, you will be no poorer. I lost all my gold a long time ago. The Power got half; my creditors the balance. And what does it matter? Under a bimetallic system of finance, it matters not whether our currency be all gold; three-fourths gold and one-fourth sllver; half gold and half silver; one-fourth gold and three-fourths silver; or all silver. The measure remains the same. The yardstick remains the same length. It is the gold and silver of the world that makes the measure; and whether the gold be here or in Tokyo matters not a whit, so long as it is in circulation as money. Our gold will not leave ns. That is a bugbear. We will be flooded with silver. How much silver do you suppose there Is in the world? The latest and best estimate places it about four thousand millions of dollars. If we get it all it will be less by eleven millions than the unjust debt we will cancel. It will all go into a building 66 feet cubic. It can be put into vaults of the United States Treasury building, and not crowd things any; but we won’t get it. No danger of that. No liar of the Power can figure how we can get over a billion of dollars of it. If we are so lucky as to get that much, we can retire thO national bank notes, issuing silver certificates Instead, and making them legal tender for all debts, public or private. If we have pnjf left, we can build the Nicaragua Canal, Labor will be very glad to the dollars, and wo coed the canal, One thing will follow: W« will fe»7« mw 99 $9 mm Wttfc 9*

debts. We can use our own weapon, and not a piece of tendril belonging to the Power. We will have money that a common laborer or a business man can see once in a while —not a fancy kind of money, kept as a curiosity In some safety deposit box. We will have more religion, more happiness, more of the milk of human kindness, more enterprise, more wages, less sin, less revelry, less gambling, less sheriff’s fees, less misery, less suicides, less organized robbery. Do I hear further objection to the remedy proposed? There is no further objection. It is decided to reenact the law of 1792, excepting only as to the weight of the coins, which shall be as now coined—37l% grains of fine silver, or 23.22 grains of fine gold to the dollar. Not a soul on earth will lose through such a law. The Power alone will lose, and It has no soul. In deciding what remedy to apply, we have determined how to apply it. Let us attend closer to the politics. Take men from the people, send these men to Congress, and to State legislatures electing United States Senators. Take honest men. We don’t need orators, or corporation lawyers, or agents, or trust magnates. If such stick up their heads, throw a brick at them by marking your ballot right. We don’t need millionaires or eons of respected fathers or honorable men. What we need, and should see'that we get on the ticket and then elect, is plain honest citizens, men of the people, men who have tasted of toil, and on whom the Power has laid its heavy hand; men who will not sell their trust, not accept bribes, and not desert the people who elected and trusted them. We want honest men to rote against the Power. Then, there are electors to vote for 1900. We should see to It that delegates to the nominating conventions are men in whom we can trust, and who will go with an honest purpose to execute our will. The author of this is a life-long Republican and voted for William McKinley in 1896. Now, for the first time, he raises voice or pen against the party he has loved, and for which he has given freely both time and talents. Left this be the emphasis to what I have written here. Let us nnite our efforts to nominate and elect a man for President who will close the door on the agent of the Power, even if he come with millions In his hands. Let us elect a Congress (we already have a Senate) with such a majority in favor of the remedy we propose that despair shall seize upon the Power and all its legions. Let us organize. Let us work. Let us vote. Shall we apply the remedy? To you, my feUow citizens, I leave the answer. SEVILLE JOHNSTON.

Watch the Treasury Department. Another peculiarity of the war revenue Is that it makes no mention for what purpose the bonds are to be issued. It is not provided that they shall be used to obtain money to prosecute the war. It authorizes the issuance of the $600,000,000 of bonds, or so much thereof that may be necessary, and the Secretary of the Treasury is made the sole judge of the necessity. Mr. Gage has often declared that it Is necessary to retire the greenbacks and treasury notes, and it would not be unreasonable to suppose that with such views Mr. Gage would Issue the bonds to provide a basis for bank circulation In order that greenbacks might be retired. Mr. Gage is a banker, and has repeatedly declared that national bank circulation is necessary to a sound financial system, and the bonds provided for in the bills would go a long way to meet that necessity.—East Oregonian. The Inevitable Outcome. We are Informed by the press that in the conference on the revenue bill the Senate won, the House yielding almost everything. It Is possible that the House did yield on the greater number of items, but the Senate yielded on the matters of greatest moment. The Senate bill provided for $300,000,000 in bonds, when in fact none (were necessary. The conference committee raised the amount to $400,000,000. The Senate provided for the coinage of $42,000,000 of silver seignorage at the rate of $4,000,000 a month. The conference committee cut it down to sl,500,000 per month. It is safe to say that the bonds will be issued just as quickly as possible, and that they/ will all be issued, no matter how soojn the war may be over. On the other {band, it is equally safe to say that the provision for the coinage of the seignorage will be repealed Just as quickly as it can be done.—Exchange.

Theft. Q. What is theft? A. Taking what does not belong to us. Q. How comes It that things do not belong to us.? A. The law Is responsible. Q. Do many people steal? 1 A. Yes. Q. Who? i ( " A. Generally the rich. Q. What Is done to them? A. Some are sent to the Senate, others endow churches, and others get their indictments quashed. Q. But do not the poor steal? A. Yes. Q. What Is done to them If they are found out? A. They go to prison.—Twentieth Century. Failure of “Judare.” The Arkell Publishing Company has failed for more than a million of dollars. This company Is the publisher of “Judge,” the great “sound money” cartoon weekly. In this connection ws break away from labored ratiocination on behalf of bimetallism long enough to say that If the Arkell Company had been well provided with “50-cent” dollars It would not have failed, and sundry creditors would not have been left to mourn.—National Bimetallist Somewhat Amusing:. It Is somewhat amusing to observe leading foreign newspapers disparaging and ridiculing the American army because of its small numbers and lack of discipline, at the same time calling upon the “great powers” to “combine against the United States and put an end to tbp war.” It is to be shrewdly suspected that these papers know more about the real strength of this country than they care to pretend to.’ —National BimetalHst. Knew “Where It Was At.” It is stated by the dally press administration papers that the Treasury Department was well prepared to issue the call (or bonds long before the bUI became a law. The department eri* tafW “WfefFf || lf|l W ;i .

FAME FOR SHAFTER.

HOW THE CONQUEROR OF SANTI* AGO HAS RISEN. Hl*Career an Example of America** Possibilities - Yearne-l for Military Life While Working Upon a FarmSapid Promotion in the Civil War. His Glory Self-Won. Major General William Rufus Shatter, conqueror of Santiago, military hero In the war with Spain, was born, and grew to manhood near Galesburg, Micb., and many are tbe stories that are being told of bis boyhood by men Who knew him when he was a lanky, barefooted lad, working on his father's farm. General Shatter’s career is an object lesson upon the glorious possibilities of this land of the free. He was like Abrabam Lincoln. He was a commoner. He grew right up out of the soil. If the civil war had not come along it is possible thajt General Shafter would still be a Michigan farmer. He never had a taste for tbe husbaudman’fl life. As a boy he groaned over his work—not that he did not like work,

GEN. WM. R. SHIAFTER.

but that he detested what work he had to do. His father was the plainest of plain farmers. Ills mother was a farmer’s wife, whose life's horizon was bounded by her kitchen, her poultryyard, her “front room” and the meet-ing-house. The elder Shatter was a Michigan pioneer who hewed wood and drew water and built the traditional log house with its one and a half stories, and brought up his two sons, John

LOG HOUSE IN WHICH GEN. SHAFTER WAS BORN.

and William, In tbe fear of God and to hard work. The military soul of William—and of John, for that matter—revolted against the field and harvest and the sowing and the reaping. William had an ambition to go to West Point, but the military academy was as far beyond his reach as was the lost Pleiad. He might as well have pined for the crown of Russia. He knew he wished to be one thing—a soldier—and he knew there was not the remotest chance to gratify his ambition. One thing, however, he could do. He could read books. Higher education does not particularly help a man to make hay and guide a plow, and young Shafter got no schooling. But he read history, chiefly about battles and armies and arms. He saw mistakes that were made by the world's generals. He read up on mathematics, and carried his intellect high among the refinements of ratios and . equations. He studied the growth of the modern regiment from the battle line of the Greeks through the Macedonian phalanx and the Roman legion down to the modern soldier with his cartridges and his gun. So was spent his youth and his manhood. Working on the farm, reading his books, longing and thirsting for opportunity with the military academy on another planet! He was born in the log house his father built and lived within Its narrow walls until he was 25 years old. The old house still stands. Hugh Shafter, the father, and Mrs. Shafter died long since, and their graves are within a five minutes’ walk of the house. Hugh Shafter was a model father, and John and William were model sons. They were obedient and filial. The life of that family was as dull and uneventful as that of any agricultural household. William’s ambition for militarism was apparentlyhopeless, and he had just begun to reconcile himself to a life of drudgery when the bugle blast from the lips of “tbe great commoner” in tbe White House roused the nation to arms and thrilled the very nerves of the whole people. Young Shafter was at last to have his way. The two brothers went to the war and the patriotic father bade them a sturdy good-by. William enlisted as a lieutenant in the Seventh Michigan infantry. His commission bore date of Aug. 22, 1861. He was exceptionally gallant. War to him was pabulum. He burned with it. He fought so well that he was a major within a month. Two years later he was made a lieutenant colonel, and toward the end of the war he was brevetted brigadier general. Career in the Civil War. William Shatter’s exploits in the war cover the siege of Yorktown, West Point, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glendale and Malvern Hill. His broth-. er John had meanwhile won the rank of captain. When peace came they returned to the farm and went to plowing, sowing and reaping once more. But both entered applications for commissions in the regular army. After two years of woodchopping the brothers were ordered to St. Louis to pass the examination. Both came out of it with flying colors, and were about to be commissioned when the father objected. One of his boys must stay at home, and John, owing to bis. inferior rank, agreed to let his brother have the prize. William Shafter was given a lieutenant colonelcy and was ordered to the Forty-first Infantry. For thirty yeears he lived beyond the mountains or in them, and the people of the East did not know his name. For nearly twenty years he was the colonel of tbe First infantry, and saw men rise from posts subordinate to his to be brigadier generals. He did what be thought wag best for his regiment, and not always what his officers would have Uked him to do. He bore up brarely node? tbe strew o t tbie oppo> tfn !f w if* w*n m\m

McKinley made him a brigadier general. When the general got his brigadier’s straps he was placed In command at San Francisco. His life In the West and on the coast bad the usual effect It made him a heavy weight. He Is a tremendously big man. Almost six feet tall—rare stature for a commander—he weighs 300 pounds, and his avoirdupois has been the occasion of many a jest which be hss taken pretty welt He has a will that Is In keeping with his physique. What he wills to do he does, He has the heroic stuff of a Grant in bis make-up.

BRAVED BULLETS.

The Adventure of a Caban Patriot Among a Band of Spaniard*. During the early part of the Cuban rebellion an officer In the patriot army wanted a few packages of cigarettes, and to obtain them went openly Into a town held by the Spanish soldiers, purchased what he desired and safely retreated, holding at bay, single-hand-ed, 200 Spanish soldiers who attempted to capture him. This officer is Maj. Henry E. Brooks, who recently came to New York from Jamaica, where he went to recover from wounds received In battle. Maj. Brooks, who was born In the province of Santiago de Cuba of English parents, was among the first to engage In the Insurrection aaginst Spain. When in command of the Cuban forces around Guantanamo he ran out of cigarettes, so he left his command In charge of the next officer In rank and started for Guantanamo to get them.He crossed the long bridge leadlhg Into the city and proceeded to a cigar store. He had with him his repeating rifle, his revolver and the always present machete. In telling of his adventure Ini Guantanamo Maj. Brooks said: “Yes, I did have a little fun there. You see I wanted some cigarettes and decided to go after them. I got Into tho town all right and entered the cigar store. I placed my rifle on the counter where it was handy and bought what I wanted. Just after I had placed the cigarettes in my pocket I happened to look toward the door, and there I saw a party of Spanish soldiers drawn up in line. They had their guns pointed at me and their officer said in Spanish the words which in English mean ‘hands up.’ Instead of doing that I grabbed my rifle and let go a shot at the crowd. One of the soldiers dropped and I rushed out of the door during the excite-

ment and got into the street. The soldiers ran after me, shooting all the time. “I ran up the long street toward the bridge that leads across the river into the country. The soldiers followed me, shooting as they ran. Their bullets flew wild and did not strike me, but one poor old woman was billed by a shot which was intended for me. The sol-! diers who had first attempted to capture me were joined by reinforcements until there were at least 200 after me., When I got to the bridge I turned and sent a couple of shots at the crowd, and then started across the bridge, which Is long and narrow. Several times I turned around and fired at the soldiers who had attempted to follow me across the bridge, and I rather think I killed a few'of them, for I saw some drop. I finally got up Into the hills, where I hid behind rocks and took a few more shots at the Spaniards. Then they gave up the chase and I went back to my men.”

Where Fingers Are Clumsy.

The countries where the long finger nail Is most affected are Slam, Annum, Cochin China and China. The approved length varies from three or four to twenty-three inches. A Siamese exquisite permits the nails on his fingers to grow to such an extent that his hands are practically useless. The aristocrats who affect these nails cannot write, dress themselves or even feed themselves. The Siamese hold the long finger nail In the same reverence we hold the family tree. Many of them never have their nails cut from the day of tbelr birth. On the first fltnger the nail is of moderate length—three or four Inches —while on the other fingers the nails grow occasionally to two feet The thumb nail, which Is also allowed to grow long, after reaching a certain length curves around like a corkscrew. In both China and Siam the owners of long nails wear metal cases over them to preserve them, made of gold or sliver, and Jeweled. While long nails are not regarded as singular In China, they are rarely met with except on fanatics and pedantic scholars. Among the fakirs in Hindoostan a peculiar custom is that of holding the hand tightly clenched and In one position so long that at last the nails gr&w through the palm, emerging at the back of the hand and growing thence almost to the wrist. When the wasted muscles refuse to support the arm any longer it Is bound in position with cords. In Nubia the long nail Is regarded as indicative of good breeding. The aristocrats comstantly subject their fingertips to cedar wood fire to insure a good growth. The inhabitants of the Marquesas islands are among the most expert tattooers on earth, r-nd not even the crown of the head, the fingers and the toes are exempt from the needle. The hands are ornamented with utmost care, all the fingers having their own pattern, so the hand would look aA though Incased in a tight-fitting glove were It not for the Anger nails of enormous length which complete the hand adornment of the wealthier natives.

Brains and Climate.

The weight of a man’s brain has nothing to do with his mental power. It is a question of climate, not of Intellect. The colder the climate the greater tbe size of the brain.

Poisons in One Cigar.

A cigar contains acetic, formic, butyric, valeric and proprionlc adds, prussic acid, creosote, carbolic acid, ammonia, sulphuretted hydrogen, vlrodine pivoline. Lots of women go with women they talk about. You teit wWsfc you g«f U« •top? elf

JOLLY JOKER.

He—l am willing to admit that I was*wrong. She—Ah! but you must admitthat I was right! j “I have been told that the best society is very stupid.” “Oh, I can’t believe It Is so good as that.”—Detroit Journal. Hostess—l hope you found the bed comfortable, jiir. Jenkins, JenkinsExcellent, ma’atß, I ’vearly fell asleep In it.—Tid-Bits, “Was he secretary or treasurer of the company?” “Well, they supposed ks was only secretary until after bo bait gone.”—Chicago Journal. i The attorney—You say you could not: believe this person on oath? The witness—No, sir; Oi never heard the lady; swear In me lolfe, sir. First Burglar—Any luck lately? Second Burglar—No. Worked all night on a safe, and when I got It blowed open it was a folding bed. The Judge—Wbat you so certain that you had the rit'bt of way? Th > driver—Sure, an’ my wawas tb.s heaviest, yer honor.—Life. Mrs. Straight—My daughter been very carefully brought up. Col. - But, notwithstanding, madam, I ’'€Ljl her a very interesting companion. - Hendry—So you take stock in that: yarn? Why, I wouldn’t believe that Story if I told it myself. Cowgage— Well, In that case, neither would I. Deacon Welflxt—l kin read your thoughts, Miss Nancy. Miss Nancy (coyly)—Then what makes you set so far away, deacon?—New York World. “There are two ways of making cl Maltese cross, you know,” salt? to a Red Cross girl. “I know only one/’ shereturned. "Well, the other is to stei»®Q his tail.”—Judge. * “When my wife gets a cold I can cure’ it in a day.” “What do you give her?” “Nothing; I simply say that if she is well by night I will take her to the the-ater.”—Tit-Bits. “Doctor, who was that man that screeched and howled so loud when you were pulllug his tooth?” “That was a Christian Science friend off mine.”—Chicago Tribune. “Ain’t I a litle bow-legged?” asked the dubious young man. “Bow-legged,'’ said his tailor. “The idea! Your lower limbs, sir, are absolutely without a parallel.”—lndianapolis Journal. •. He—lsn’t it a disagreeable feature off golf, losing the ball so often? She— Oh, no; that’s the only way George andl I could get out of hearing of tire caddie for an Instant.—Yonkers Statesman. “There’s no coal, mum,” said Bridget, “and the fires are going out.” “No coal! Why didn’t you tell me before?” I couldn’t tell you there was no coal, mum, when there was coal,” answsred Bridget.

“How Is your club for tbe interchange and development of Idea* getting along?” “Well, so far, It ba# developed the Idea in each member that he is the only man who has any idea*-" —lndianapolis Journal. i| “Dear me, that was terrible! Mam fell overboard in midocean the other day, and never was seen ngatn!” said Hicks. “Drowned?” asked Mrs. Hicks. “Oh, no, of course not. Spraiued his ankle, probably!” said Ilicks.—Harlem Life. “Every man has his vice,” said Tenspot to Tenterhook, who was fond of offering unsought counsel to his acquaintances. “What is my vice, pray?” asked Tenterhook. “Advice,” replied Tenspot, unhesitatingly.—Detroit Fre« Press. "I suppose that there are many problems which polar explorers seek to solve,” sakl the unscientific man. “Yes,” replied the intrepid traveler, “a great many.” “What is the most Important one?” “Getting back.”—Washington Star. The fiancee of a New-sorker at tho close of his nomination to an office, one evening during the election campaign season, hearing c»f the event, sent him a Smyrna date in Its native sugar, and with It her card on which she had written: “I love the candy date.” Delia—Professor Monograph is visiting you, I understand. Doesn’t he find the sights and sounds of the city odd? Amelia—Not at all. Some berry ped- • diers passed the house to-day crying their wares, and tbe dear old man asked me what college they belonged to.— Puck. “My wife,” said the tall, lantem-Jaw-ed man, “is as womanly a woman as you could find, but she can hammer nails like lightning.” “Wonderful!” sang the chorus. “Lightning,” the tall, lantern-jawed man continued, “seldom strikes twice in the same place.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. “What did you do with that letter that was on my table?” asked Gus De Smith of the colored boy who cleans up his room. “I tuck it to the postoffice, sab, and put it In de bole.” “What did you do that for? Did you not see that there was no address on the envelope?” “I saw dar was no writin’ on de ’velope, but I ’lowed yer did dat ar on purpose, so I couldn’t tell who yer was a-wrltin’ to. l’se an edlcated negro, I is.” A lank, awkward countryman presented himself at the clerk’s desk in a city hotel, and after having a room assigned to him inquired at what hours meals were served. “Breakfast from seven to eleven, luncheon from eleven to three, dinner from three to eight, supper from eight to twelve,” recited the clerk, glibly. “Jerushy!” ejaculated the countryman, with bulging eyes. “When am I a-going to git time to see tbe town?”—Youth’s Companion.

Postoffice Savings Bank Deposits.

The amount due to depositors in the British Postoffice Savings Banks has grown In a year from £97,868,975 to £108,098,641, representing 6,862,035 accounts, or over 400,000 Increase in the year. More than Wf these accounts belong to women and children; indeed, their number Is estimated as high as 60 per cent, of tne whole body of depositors. It Is curious to find that the average credit of each -depositor is £ls 14s. In England, £l2 in Scotland, and £2O 7s. 7d. in Ireland, and that while one in five of the population deposits in England, the proportion is one to fifteen In Scotland and Ireland.

The Size of Alaska.

Some idea of the size of Alaska may be formed when it is known that it contains an area of 577,300 square miles. This Is more than twice the area of Texas. Twelve States the size of Pennsylvania could be carved out of the Territory of Alaska, with enough left over to make a State like South Carolina. Germany on the Pingree IdeaThe German government propoiei to #7 to gmt potato#* to