Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 19 August 1893 — Page 4
WHEN WE GET UP
Some morning and find the sun rising in the west, that will be the day when the HUB CLOTHING STORE Will be tinders.'Id. but not til! then. This is the month of August. We justly anticipate n lively trade thb month, and right now we wdl state in the most emphatic terms that we are fully prepared for a brisk business, and expect to keep things moving along regularly all this month. Last mouth we greeted many new faces, and these together with our legion of old customers from everywhere kept us busy. The lowest prices ever before known on Clothing, u\\A for men's All Wool Suits. Competition can’t meet our prices. Visit the other houses if you will and compare prices, and we are absolutely certain of selling you.
Lowest Priced House in Putnam County.
The police have made no run on
The fact that an income tax is the! mo-t equitable ami justof all systems ,j of taxation should not be overlooked by Congress We favor inflation—that inflation j that will give the country plenty of' gold, silver and paper cur-j rency—such inflation is healthy and; much desired by the people
LN EXTKA SESSION.
The Fifty-Third Congress in Washington.
The Silver ()urat* \V * * 1 He the Principal Topic Considered—A Bill lor the Repeal of the Sherman I.aw I ntlei I>is« tiHslon.
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Washington, Aug. 11.—Immediately after the reading of-tii® journal yesterday the senate adjourned until Mon-
Pakty spirit should not interfere with the just and equitable settlement o f the financial question—every man,' ,i a y.
woman and child is interested in the I W ashington, Aug. 15.—In the senate monetary affairs of the country ; yesterday bills were introduced to al
The reports from all
cial centres are that business is look
low national banks to increase their ,
the coinmer i circulation to the extent of the face
i value of the bonds deposited by them ! 1 as security for circulation notes; to re- |
iiik£ up, money is becoming more p(. a i the federal election laws; to repeal plenty, and the financial flurry of thej the state bank tax; to provide for the past few weeks seems to be drawing issue of #;.00,000.000 of fiat money, ex-1 . i changeable for government bonds at par. and to establish additional regula- 1 One week from to day, according toj vIhJI™™' 118 immi S riition t0 the the a-reement made by members ofj Washington, Aug. ffi.-The bill inthe House of Representaves, a vote ] troduced in the senate by Senator Voorwi 11 be taken in the House on the bill! het ; s providing for the issuing of circu-
lating notes to national hanks to the par value of government bonds on de-
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DUE THOUGHT Tu OUH OFFERINGS IN
Dry Goods ’ And Carpets
introduced for the unconditional repeal of the silver purchasing clause
of the Sherman act.
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Frank A. Aknoi.d, Editor and Proprietor.
not suspended.
S Uurday, Aug. Ill, 1S*.>3.
TERMS One Dollar per Year
Entered at the I’ustoftlre. Oreeucastle, Ind. s second-class mail matter. Experts estimate the 1803 wheat crop of Indiana at -^(XM),000 bushels; this is 5,000,000 less than in 1892, and 13,000,000 less than in 1891. The indications are that Congress will not settle the financial question and adjourn in thirty days. There are too many “great statesmen” in Congress. The Board of Lady Managers of the World’s Fair continue to quarrel and tongue lash each other—it seems as diliicult to close the mouths of these ladies as to close the gates of the World’s Fair on Sunday. ■ Wheat continues very low in price, and the strange truth in connection Vwith this matter i- that the McKinley ' protection of 25 cents per bushel is still in force. According to Republican campaign arguments, if this 25 cent protection tax was wiped out wheat would only be worth about 30 cents per bushel. The Republicans haveevoluted into “calamity howlers” of mo-l magnificent proportions. Only a few short months ago they sarcastically and untruthfully referred to Democrats and all others wboopposed Republicanism as calamity howlers, and no they are themselves the most tearful nd perfect examples of this g n nus to be found on the civilized gk he. The Republicans placed a protection of 25 cents a bushel on wheat when they voted to make the McKinley bill a law They should now explain to the farmers the whereabouts of that 25 cent a bushel protection. It seems to have gone glimmering. The fact is that protection has closed the markets of the world to American wheat, and the “home market” has proven a Republican fake; it has converted wheat, the food of man, into hog teed—farmers are forced to feed it to hogs in self defense.
The people are satisfied, yea, better satisfied with silver coin than with gold coin ; silver is current and is always on the move to pay debts; its more aristocratic rival is not and has not been in general circulation—it is hoarded up in the vaults and strong boxes of capitalists and bankers, as a coin too good and too precious for every day use Silver is good enough ; silver will do
It is rather amusing to note the as sumed indignation expressed by Republicans over what they term the “do nothing policy of the Democratic party.” They pretend to anger of the most pronounced type because the Democrats have not repealed and expunged from the laws of the land the foolish and unjust enactments of Republican supremacy. They endeavor to convince the people that Democrats are unfaithful to their pledges because Congress has not already revolutionized the currency laws and reformed the tarifl’ laws. Opportunity and time will bring about the results promised and desired.
The Democrats of Ohio acted with wisdom and prudence in nominating Hon. Lawrence T Neal for Governor, He is the avowed champion of tariff' reform in the State; he is the author 0* the tariff plank in the Democratic national platform adopted at Chicago in 1892; he is a gentleman popular and able, and so is the right man to put up in opposition to McKinley, the author and champion of the policy of protection vouched for by the Republican party. Another wise and praiseworthy action of the Ohio Democratic convention was the especial approval of those portions of the Democratic national platform adopted by the Democrats at their last national convention treating of the currency and the tariff.
One of the recent specials from Washington announces that Hon. George W. Cooper, Congressman from this district, will vote for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman act, without any provison being made for the coinage of silver, or for its reten tion in the future as a legal tender coin. We can scarce credit this report; should Mr. Cooper do this thing he would misrepresent his constituents, as it is undoubtedly true that ninety-nine out of every hundred Democrats in the Fifth District are opposed to the single gold standard. The members of Congress who advocate the free coinage of silver have held a caucus and declared that they will support a bill “repealing the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, and concurrently providing for the coinage of silver, with full legal tender quality on such a ratio as will provide and maintain the parity between gold and silver.” This proposition is a fair one ; it is a concession on the part of the silver men in that they name no fixed ratio as between the two precious metals; they simply demand that gold and silver—the money of the constitution—be continued as a portion of the currency of the nation, with all legal tender properties re presented in each, and that each be given equitable opportunities for coinage, etc. On Monday last W. C. Ball, editor of the Terre Haute Gazette, sent out a series ol questions to the newspapers of Indiana, requesting an expression of opinion theron. The Star Press presents the questions propounded and its answers below: 1. Are you in favor of the unconditional repeal of the purchase clause of the Sherman Silver law? We favor the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman silver law when coupled with a provision for the coinage of silver, or a guarantee that such provision will be made by Congress before adjournment. 2. If that is repealed would you have the government ceast* coining any more silver, following the example of France which keeps shout $700,000,000 worth of silver, at the ratio of 15*.7 to 1 at par with gold coin, to which latter metal her mints are free? We favor the continued coinage of silver at such ratio as seems necessary to maintain the parity between gold and silver coin ; it would be unwise in a growing and progressive country like ours to fix an absolute limit to the output of coin—either gold or silver—from our mints. Increased population and the attendant increase of business require an adequate increase of currency for the transaction of such business. 3. Or would you have the irovernimi throw the mints open foi tbs fr. It 1 _l ited coinage of silver? and if so,at what ratio? The coinage of silver should be arranged for at the present ratio of 1C, to 1. There is no good reason for a change of ratio; the amount of silver in the “daddy dollar” is the the same now as when its coinage Was first authorized; this standard has been fully maintained in that the dollar has always been worth 100 cents On the other hand, the amount of gold in the gold dollar has been twice changed since the standard of the silverdollar was established. It would seem from this that if we have a fixed and unswerving coinage standard it is found only in the silver dollar.
On Monday Senator Voorhecs in troduced a bill permitting National banks to issue currency to the par value of their bonds deposited in the United States Treasury to secure their circulation. The indications are that the bill will become law speedily and without much opposition. If there are any of the single gold standard men about here who consider the silver dollar a debased and depreciated coin worth only t>0 cents, they can be relieved of their silver dollar burdens and make money by paying them out to business men at one hundred cents on the dollar, on any debts they owe or any purchases they desire to make. Did it ever strike you that whenever and wherever a man gets a dollar honestly he gives a dollar’s worth of labor or something else worth a dollar for it. Hence, a dollar should be a fixed measure of values. The United States and, in fact, all civilized nations, have used gold and silver as their money metals. The demonitization of silver by the Congress of the United States contracted the supply of legal tender money, hence the depreciation of values and frequent financial disturbances since 1873 Let our government give us remonetized silver equal to the demands of healthy business and financial Hurries will be less frequent. Republican newspapers—tbe “cal amity howling” class—seriously ol, ject to the idea of the Democratic party fulfilling the pledges made by it in national convention, at Chicago last year. They assert the “the country was prosperous then, to-day it is otherwise.” This is just the reason that Democrats should fulfill the pledges made, in letter and spirit; the reforms promised were for the benefit of tbe whole country, and these benefits are more to be desired now than ever before. An lionest coinage law main taining the parity between gold and silver, and the repeal of the obnoxious portions of the McKinley bill should speedily materialize. One McPhee, a California bank cashier tells of stopping a run on a bank a short time ago The bank officials were paying depositors in silver dol lars. The excitement increased and the run became a fast one. The cashier was a young Irishman, and the work put upon him was more than he liked He resolved to stop it He sent the janitor with a bushel of silver dollars into a rear room, where tin re was a stove, with instructions to “heat them silver dollars red hot ” They were heated, and in that con dition he handed them out with a ladle. The depositors first grabbed the coin, then kicked. “But you’ll have to take them that way,” said the cashier. "We are turning them out as fast as we can melt and mold them and if you don’t wait till they cool you’ll have to take them hot.” That settled it. The run was stopped.
Brunerstown.
A fine rain on Friday . .. A number from lere attended tbe liridgton Fair Levi
sick child Mrs. Sarah
Thomas has a very ,
Wood is sick Ed Thomas and Andrew Johnson made a business trip to the Wabash bottoms near Elsworth on Friday Oscar Iff::,: '"is a new IniRKy Miss Sadie Hardner visited friends near r 'arbon last week The ihr.-.jbers will finish here this week . A musical entertainment at Ezekiel Wrisht’e, last Thursday night, and an ice cream supper at Win. MaKilberries’ on Saturday night .... Charles Marsha! has returned from a summer stay near Paris, Ills ... The committee on grounds are preparing the grove just south of the Otter Creek Church for the Association, which is to be held there on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Aug. 26, 27 and 23 Mrs. Susan Richards, one of Madison township's oldest residents, died on Thursday, from paralysis and was interred at tha Diinkard Cemetery on Friday. James Downing is visiting his sou, Noah, at Charlsiun, III . Preaching commences at Long Branch Tliursday night and will continue for some time; a hasket meeting there Sunday A pleasant time is reported by those who attended the picnic at Bethel on Saturday. The managers deserve much credit for theiretfort to mate the program interesting. xx Big Four Excursions. To Indianapolis, on all trains, Aug. 29 to Sept. 6. return limit Sept. 16; fare so cts. To Warsaw, Aug. 18 to 24, return limit Sept.
23, $4.10.
To World's Fair, Midway Plaisance delivery, 15.35. F. P. Huestis, Agent.
posit to secure circulation was favorably reported in the senate yesterday and a bill was introduced to suspend | for six months the operation of the law ! taxing the notes of national state banks 10 per cent. THE HOUSE. Washington. Aug. ll.—In the house yesterday the committee on rules was [ announced and then an adjournment j for the dav was taken. At a caucus of anti-silver democrats it was agreed that a bill for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law shall be introduced in the house immediately and that debate should be limited to ten days. Washington, Aug. 12.—Pursuant to an agreement between the silver and anti-silver men Mr. Wilson (W. Va.) introduced a bill in the house yesterday providing for unconditional repeal of the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman law. Mr. Rayner (Md.) and Mr. Browne (Ind.) spoke in favor of the bill, and Mr. Bland (Mo.) and Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) denounced the measure. A joint resolution was adopted providing for the appropriate commemoration of the tooth anniversary of the laying of the corner stone of the national capitol. Washington, July 14.—But few persons attended the house session on Saturday. The silver debate was resumed. Messrs. Morse (rep. Mass.), Harter (dem. O.) and Hendrix (dem. N. Y.) spoke in favor of repeal, ami Messrs. Bowers (rep. Cal.) and Rawlins (dem. U. T.) lent their voices in favor of free
coinage.
Washington, Aug. 15.—When the house met yesterday the speaker announced the appointment of committees on enrolled bills, of accounts and of mileage, to which respectively Messrs. Pearson. Rusk and Lynch were named as chairmen, and the silver debate was resumed. Washington, Aug. 10.—In the house yesterday the silver debate was continued, Messrs Hutchinson (Tex.) and Blanchard (La.) speaking in favor of free coinage.
MORE RAIN lb NEEDED.
The Drought Effectually Broken in Only a Few Places. Washington, Aug. to.—The weekly telegraphic crop report of the weather bureau says: Drought conditions continue over portions of northern Pennsylvania, southern and western New York, West Virginia, central and southern Ohio, northern Michigan, portions of Illinois and Wisconsin. Drought has been partially relieved in Indiana, southern Michigan. Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and has been effectually broken in portions of Iowa, although much rain is still needed in many sections of that state. In Georgia. Alabama and Louisiana there has been too much rain for cotton and the crop has suffered from excessive rains in portions of South Carolina and Mississippi. 'Matilda the Fourth” Dead. Franklin, Pa.. Aug. 15.—‘ Matilda the Fourth.” one of the most famous Jersey cows in the world, owned by Congressman Joseph C. Sibley and his partner. Maj. Charles Miller, of this city, died here suddenly Sunday night of milk fever. Site had given in one year over 10,000 pounds of milk, which yielded 950 pounds of butter. Site was valued at $10,000. A Daring Theft. St. Paul., Minn., Aug. 15.—The St. Paul bankers are dazed ovei a robbery at the First national bank Monday morning in which a man alone was able to seize a $5,000 bag of gold in the presence of twenty people and disappear in a crowd. The police have been searching for him ever since, but there are small prospects that he will be caught. Minuter Hlount's Iteturn. San Francisco, Aug. 10.—Among the passengers on the steamship (iaelic, which arrived at Tuesday from Hong Kong, Yokohama and Honolulu, were James 11. Blount. American minister to Hawaii, and Mr. Yang, new Chinese minister _ to the Un’b' i States, atp*. suite. Fate of a / i. tier and : on. Pittsburgh, Pa.. Aug 14.—Frank Leach, steward of the steamer W. W. O'Neill, and his son Harry were drowned in the Ohio river at Vanport, Pa., about 85 miles below this city, Sunday. The father tried to rescue his son and both were drowned.
We do not name a low price on od Is and ends, but on every item in our well assorted stock. ■ Fw te Fit to IIM tor,
UP STAIRS AND DOWN, YOU CAN BUY Yarns, Blankets, Flannels, Jeans. Shirtings, Underwear, Corsets, Hosiery, Boots, Shoes, Ladies’ High and Low Cot Shoes. In fact everything in our stock is at your tlisposal not at regular prices but so low you can afford to buy them 8 months in advance of your wants.
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Is toe PH i Sate Waf The followittK Kooctii. that in price are much lower than any former otferinjf we have ever made, amt we doubt if the oldest settler of Futnaru county can remember the time when
similar goods were ever offered so low in Oreeucastle.
Infants' Dongola Button Shoes at 23c Nos. 5 to 3 Children's " “ “ "• toe Ladies' tipped Oxfords 85c At { tN» a genuine Dongola pat. leather tipped Oxfords, solid leather insole and
leather counter.
At ^ a ladies’genuine Dongola Oxford, plain toe, solid leather insole and
counter.
At ^ ^ C (Sb a boy’s Lace Shoe, solid leather, sizes 3 to 5.
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At Men’s Congress and Lace Shoes, solid leather counters and insoles, guaranteed the equal of any two dollar shoe in the State. If the gore in these shoes gives
way inside ol 12 months new gores will be inserted free of cost.
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At ^ •” a stylish Tan Lace Shoe for boys, the cqiral of any $2.50 in the city. At ■ • ever a stylish Tar Shoe for men, the equal of any $3.00 shoe sold in this market
heretofore by any other dealer.
At ^ 1 Men's fancy dress calf Bluchers.
lendid wear Plow Shoes. We know men who have worn these
At J ^ f H. Men's sp shoes constantly for 12 months.
Dr. Joe Robison, of Fillmore, says he purchased a pair of shoes of us for $1.50 that wore
12 months and the d shoes are good yet.
Janies Best bought a pair of 99c shoes that gave him 12 months good service. \\ e have all numbers of the above shoes now, so come early and we can fit you. FRUIT CANS. Mason qts., 65c: Mason 1 gals., 80c; Standard wax qt. cans.
50c; Standard wax ' gal. cans, 65c.
Have you ever tried our 48c Flour—there is no better. THE iAON STOKE.
—T‘J‘3a5"V\7" Staple and Fancy GROCERIES. Canned and Dried Fruits, Cranberries, Fresh Cracked Wheat, Oat Meal and
Money Loaned! In any sum, for any time. Must see the borrower in person. No delay. Money furnished at once at the very lowest terms.
6. E. BLAKE, Insurance and Loan Agent, a It F.KSCA S 77/ E, IX D.
Dried Vegetables .Moiic* «i t-'iimi Neiiieiucnt »i
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Just Received. In the matter of tbs estate of George W.
! I’riest, <iepeai»e<i
—— In tbe Putnum Circuit Court, September Our stock of Coffees was never Te J m ’. 189 .* , . . 4 , . ,
I Notice if hereby given that the urulersuned, as Administrator of the estate of George W, Priest, deceased, has presented and filed
l.ost $7,300 In a Gold Itriek Game. Canton. II!.. Aug 14 —The gold brick swindle lias been successfully worked on a farmer named Fisher. Fisher, who is wealthy, lost $7,500, and the three smooth men who worked the trick have decamped. Four Women Urownod. Chattanooga. Tenn., Aug. 13.—Mrs. Charles Rief. Mrs. George Rief, Miss Wagner and a child named Weber were drowned to-day by the capsizing of a boat on the river In this city.
larger. We are roasting the best Coffees ever brought to UreenoaHtle. There is no mistake about it. Try us
and be convinced.
l m & co, GROCER AND BAKER. James M. Hurley, REAL ESTATE,
I iiMixi’ance Loiiiin.
REAL ESTATE OK ALL KINDS FOR SALE AND RENT.
hi* account and vouchers in final scttlemeDtof said estate, and that th.i same will come up f.»; the examination and : n of d Circuit • M '>■ tb .i.iy • ' -r . ' c. ;_ ,,t I which time all persons interested in said estate ] are re.iuirod to appoa in said court, and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not bn approved. And the | heirs of said e-tate, and all others interested therein, are aiso her-.by required, at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof ot their heirship or clsim to any part ot said
estate.
I> B. PRIEST. -tl* Administrator. 3—HARVEST EXCURSIONS'” B The Vandalia Line ' Will sell round trip tickets to points in the North, West and South, at one fare plus $2.00, on August 23d, September 12th and October loth. 1893, good returning twenty days from date of sale. For rates, limits, time of trains, through connections, etc., call on or address any Vandalia Line Ticket Agent or C. M. Wheeler, Travelling Passenger Agent, Terre Haute, Ind., J. C. Millspaugh. Division Passenger Agent, Decatur, Ills.; W. F. Brunner, Distsict Passenger Agent, Indianapolis, Ind.; J. M. Chcsbrough, Assistant Uoneral Prsseuger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. tf