Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 38, Number 14, Jasper, Dubois County, 13 December 1895 — Page 6
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ADMIRAL BELKNAP, In n Letter Cottnin-iiilliiK hii Art Irl FroM the I'on ,f ItUliMril l .lur. of llrtn.it, Slick., Hired Attritlnln In Pome I'.).
pim iMru in lUUtltm to Uli yi,,lrt .Rcrrltii Cuiitlnimtly Muiilfrtt tli I'urt of ir.nt llrltulii.
Dktiuiit, Mich., Dec a Admiral Oeorge B. lltlknap has written a letter to Richard I. Joy, of thUcity. com. mending nn article written bV the latter and published in tlie Marine Review, of Cleveland, advocating the abrogation of the treaty with Great Ilritaln prohibiting the building of warship ou the g.-eatlnlses. Mr. Helknup say, in part: "If the ship builders at ports on the grent lakes cannot bo allowed to compete with ship builders in other parts of our country in the building of vessels for our navy by reason of the
treaty with Great llritnin, it is high time that such treaty wore amended so that our shin building plants whereever located may have nn equal chance in the matter of government work. "independently of what Canada may be doing in the construction of steam vessels for her lake marine readily convertible into effective gunboat.
Great llritain relies upon the avail
ability of the Wetland
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE COMMENTS CN T.HE MESSAGE.
CoiiHitentlr KspecttMl ljr (oiurrttiutH la Januar;, to iw KulltiueU Vi Uf Mut Other Jlefor the i:ilrlltiu tr Sir. UevvUml'a lerui or UMrr-n KlnucUI Urform l'okdble Lu.lrr KxUilug t'linilltloii. Chicago. Dec Ö.-A pecial dispatch to an afternoon, paper irom Waam ton, i.ays: Members of congress tire looking forward to another bund Uiie in Jatiuaiy. They expect, also, that the pres
ident will lind it necessary to make a
number of inmd &ales before the expiration of his term. The unfavorable comment on the tinauctal suggestion-, in his message makes it certain that no remedial legislation w ill pas, thi congress. Congressman Valkc-. who is to lie chairman of the committee on banking and currency, admitted yesterday that congress would pass no legislation for the relief of the treasury. The reason appears to be that Mr. Cleveland declines in advance t- aj-
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I iiuu uuj- uui increasing out. in
i ime 01 tlie protective tanlf pnuv.fne, which i the only remedy the rcpub i licans prouo&c Thev will not con-
.sitter favorably auy of .Mr. Cleveland's
NONE TRUSTWORTHY.
conn forward and say that he would have vetoed a free-coinage bill in ISW. if coa-rex had ssed one. lie would jjso be heard with some i a Irrest if he rliould ay he would have signed fueh a bill. There is a third tonic on which
ready assembling-of her gunboats and ferriug to withhold general legislasmaller crutvcrs in the great lake-, in the ; tion ou the subject until the reuub-
. vw, Ur , 11 , ? L , 4,1 eCS- i Ucans cumu imo PWÖP iu a11 aohes resent "With a fixed and digested policy. ! of the government. nWnt r,
i 'l fml T7, IOr' L'ntilMieh conditions arc done away I s ght, ever lookuig towards future eon- u-ilhno !e,Ulatiris reIief J.i t gencies andthe expansion of the . peeUjJ unlu,s a IKnv ropuWican proi.
71 .;: 3 " ' r , : ? Ion congress. If
U(lnlon o( lirinucrl tin thr lNirHlaat HiK UMia at. The nMMw Jiak.- for l!ietf. I think the latter Jwtf of It -ry rcchI ik-a Gny,
It 1 n kkkhI. stunly xmtB. n anr.tnnfiu wH rvei-.t-t and a cutniilt-te ?sat-
mem or tue luctft ml JiKWru rttovrutc it In-sWenf liiloti and his n'meoa fer ib Ionian Ii.- tuis. taki-a, Sra. Vila. v. it S a roilrntlwi of th i-idfnt' Wflld !ined mnl m 0i enrncy un. naü. taken in eonnetion lUth 'attt.N pw!ew. rvir-ni! tit k MatMlanl
theory In Its enttmty. Iai.1s I:. ijUN-. VhtJ Uio TojHlikn of tb ir-klent ('ÄütvllaUon or bcal tender noteto may vith medf ration le Ihus nuhatlral! Indorf vd, iloe. not Insist on It drt&iK htj Urse only Its principle, which 1 ira.rt -nable .V Y- T1tk-. FoHticlan will quibble and chfap money freaks will howl over the ;resid-nfs stem devotion to an lioncst rum-ncy for the maintenance of public asd private credit. Iut hont-.t uml patriotic jtople of cvco political fajth mti.t heartily cvmtnendlilm. Philadelphia Tira.
The president seems to lave anticipated nil the critici?ms and cinjplent wltick th Jinsoii5 of either party arr llkelj- to cinke In regard to the foreign policy of the adxninmra!on. nrad diyiosel ef thfin in advance by a laiile, rh-a.r and cnndM stalemrnt of thf-f.u i.- lUUintore Sua. Th iorty to which the cauntrr will turn
;:..: rrx .rr' : .t tt.: for the nomination.
,tA,iT-3- anu CU.ITIH7 i.x
oore the niKe bav.s aoth'.tf to le
fired. A iv-At- ; r.rrlly iuitli-!sud. the
ta:m-i-uy retni-iil tl tuer-
retireiiie.-tt of Hie Krt-eabaek tii l.
ir.:udelli!a rd. This (i!r. Ck-veland'a currency plaa) Lnet widely diCf r-itt from tht-Omllale phut rutmiut to the la te democratic .rr-tfj ünd rtjkctfd. 1: is m-t likely to 11 mi Kivater faer v.iih Uje eiitiiiK r.-it.Mk-e. een-
Krt s. inlisK"l us that Kdy naturally 1
Ideot s sucr-!! iuiortaRt WpsZa-
Kprsblleau lrrMrHtUI .pliwnta Alt lnSenator Sherman in the role of the "enfant terrible, firing away family ecrets. I, rather iuteietitig. " The awtertion. already referred to. lhat the xcpnbhi-aus were afraid to trust !dr. Harrison to ieto a free-coin-Bge bill iu IslN) i.i one w hieh raav be left
PROTECTION AND THE FARMER.' I
KelBtlna tVhlrh liiriiUh m 1'ruhUiw fr llljh 1-arißltta. Abraham Lincoln's jiithy declaratiia that "oii cannot fool all the people all the time' is commended to the protective tariff league with the substitution of the farmers for the people. It la possible thnt the league has already made the discovery. Its oiliccrs are
to Mr. Iiarri it himself to determine J wrestling just at present with n n't of whether thi d:;rust was well founded, j resolutions which are well calculated Mr. Harrison ou!d hate a large and to comry to the dullest minds the idea
appreciative cudietice if he would now hinted at.
The resolutions rcferrfd t were adopted by the state grarge of California, at Us last annual meeting, held at Merced, during the tirst days of October. The grange, ns our readers do not need to 1 told, Is compoJfd ut
he ct-uld get a fair hearing. Why did ; farmers and apparently they belong to
lie Mgn the Sherman bill"; V.as he the level-headed class of tillcm of the afraid that he would otherwise sign a ' Foil. Their action certainly shows free-coinage bill, or that he would eto thnt they do not intend to take for one? With unlimited facilities for Bet- graiited."as pome of their brother farmtling all thee emotion, the silence of crs nt the east do. that the protectiontbe ex-president is painful to content- ; ists arc their friends imply lecans. I3te- j they claim to le. The preambles and Hut there is on thi point no ground resolutions, however, will best explain
or otvjceucn to Mr. llamson that does the attitude of th
not equally apply to his competitors
There is Mr. Mc-
-otei! and spoke for the Sherman law.
the California farmer.
Here they are: Wn-ren.s. report hon"- of rcnrsrntatlv. $Zti cor er'5!. third esniop. par V. rrrtains the felowlns;:
i.sd has deno-nced the democrats for , rasue roque.rd Brother David Lubln. of the re:eal of the latter law. Mr. Mc- I Sa-mronto. Cal.. to contribute to the fund
Kn!ey is tainted with all the financial heresi- of hi party, and at this time
In aid of the work of !ald league.
"Second. A contribution of Jl0 was
handnl to thi president of the lianlt of D
it lulls other powers, and especially
tlie too-trustful United Mates, into a blind and sometimes fatal sense of security. The siren song of llritannia is continually sounded iu our ears in notes exalting the ties of kindred blood and tongue, hut when we look alHMit us and note the fact that three-
I summer in extraordinary session, no i uy hair of lr.i3K!nt OevctawT nw-
matter how serious the treasurr idtii- i ?s,? ,tf ,,'rr wh a discussion of the
n4n i,.... . i . ., financial riiuauosi asc oi tue remtciai
be a mere waste of time.
DXor is it likely that the situation will be changed when the proeut congress reassembles in December of next
j year. The congress elected next year will tint nn..t i,i ...t.i..
quarters of our diplomatic conten- " tintic f . ..n.. .... . .. ...7.1. . l '
"""ii v tiiuiiiviii iru um Viread ; !.. i . it!...; ,,n,.,. , , , j t inancial conditions
Dominion of Canada, we may well look askance at their professions of fair dealing and sincerity. "Insatiate 1'rita.tn. indeed, never relaxes her vigilance in anv direction.
and whenever she detects a crack of
may be such.
however, as to warrant President Cleveland's successor in calling congress together in s.pecial session as soon as he i., inaugurated. It U suspected in certain quarters that this is the point the rcputdscans are leading
. u i tu. cuuiiiät Ii i. i v iVTiiMinfr t iit t
opporitmiiy in any quarter, she in- ' ' . , .ni St. . iT Swte ikis ami the outstaadin
sertsonthe instant a wedge of claim I 7 , . " 'ci'"""--. not isud ly the povcrament in the
ami lUmnml. nn.l nf 1... mtiiM.. ä ?HU l"ul wl" lloa o congress will mem of Miv,r i urehas ea.hr act of
. i i , ... ' ... , be of the same Political com ulcxion. i ay 1 suaimJ up la a wonl. If
ujuuiuiii iur iicrseu uriver. it noine mihiMf.nicin- ..r.,
with dogged purpose and resistless
blows, regardless of the sensibilities, or the rights of other powers, save perhaps, Ihiisja, France and Gorman;,-. At this time, iu fact, every mail from Alaska brings tiding of her alleged effort to appropriate valuable points and islands along the const line of that territory jnst as she laid claim to the island of San Juan in Puget .Sound after the conclusion of the treaty of 18-iG, defining our northwest boundary. The llritish maw, indeed, never gets its fill. "Commerce is the handmaid of civilization, and every nation has the in
dubitable right to protect its ships wherever they may be. Therefore, our great tonnage on the lakes should have the protection that forts and ships of war alone can give. "What right has Kurland to insist that the United States shall not Keeo a naval force of whatever strength they choose on the great lakes? Let the people of the great northwest demand protection ashore and afloat, and where Englaud or her meddlesome province, Canada, mans forts or fleets with guns, let us incit them with two."
A PATRIOTIC PURPOSE. rim litaeaud the Gray to Parade Tocthcr in tlicStrerts of ir York st 1 ourtli. Nuw YoiiK, Dec C In answer to a
' call issued December 2. Mfmx! In-
Mayor Strong, Ciiauncey M. Depew, Judge Martin T. MacMahon. Audrew G. Dickinson, Charles A. Dana and John J. Garnett, about fifty well
rna.ure whk h in th?presSdnt"s view may 1h" adoiittd with benefit. He nja:,-s an admirable summary of the cut-s leading to tlu present conditions and give fxorlthant protectionism an effective sapas tht- ioll y of "en?rvat,i5jf patentalls-ni." lioldim; it tc jsponaiMt- for iurtai:it:p healthful trade relations. The abolition of t-xtrvm- tariffs and of the free-tuinaKe lau- h? rfKirds a the mtaurc.- paving th way toward prosperity, but holds that the reform of the currency system is now thr question of most Imminent concern. Chicago Kecord (Ind.). The president's discussion of the national finances, and of buslnt-ss interests connected th-r-wUh. is comprehensive and cogent to the lam decree. The reasons ftw the retiremit and cancellation of Ceiled
'S treasury
py-
th-!i&
ay
the whole problem of red'-emlnjr them would vani'h and the bu!iu of the ;-
pie woulc right Useu by a perfectly natural
is trusted by no party fo far as the sil- o. Mills & Co., with instructions to pav
verque-ttion is concerned. Aoiiartycan ray with any derreeof certainty whether he would sign or eto a free-coinare bill. So one can pay whether he would
sign or veto a bill dmiktr to the Sher-
sa. :e to Pmrne provlöca a committee or live. Impartially selected, would decide fa) that the present system of protection by tsnff on Imports is Just and equitable to th producer? of agricultural stapltJ .n lorxr as there 1 a surplus of these to ox-
:saa silver-purchase act. if presents' to ! L11 ,r , a ,X n ':xk,ort0, 1 . . i agricultural staples would be unjust or in-
him on its own merits. If presented to
him as a condition precedent to the reenactment of the tariff act that bears his name, he would, of course, sign it, its he otcd for it in 1SS0 in pursuance of the terms of the bargain. A to Mr. Reed.' then is nothing linown of his attitude which ought to w in he confidence of sound-money republicans. He voted for the Sherman law. ard doubtless was coneerad in the
trade by which it was j.ised to get votes for the McKinley bill. A Kian ' who will thus give his asent to panic-
breeding measures is not worthy of confidence. Rut Mr. Reed has gone farther. He ha? approved a proposition to impose discriminating duties oa imports from such countries as will not go into an agreement to rehabilitate silver. As the- Courier-Journal has repeatedly rhown. this would entirely destroy our
process Conäd&nce v.ouk! he Ijmso laeio foreign market for aiicultural prod
restored, wfcrreas Jt is now subjref te dally asfsults thronen fear that the pid fund may be insufficient and that it may not be replenished m time to avert disaster. X. Y. l"o?t.
the fiutloas dtlt with the M.ape tu ae f
or the stronsest state tai:r lhat Mr.
I Cleveland ha . ver wntten. V.'h.le It Is
Known -New x ork men met in the gov- j diffuse ami misht tecnden!dwith-orr-eruor'. room at the city hall yeste-- s11 Intprov einem t us literary styl, day and organized for a reunion and il-ll01.::
CANADA GETTING GAY.
parade of the veteran- of the civil war, both the blue and trrav. in the stre.t.
, of New York, on July 4, lijä. It will j bring t agether at the celebration tho.,e
who are left of the men and tlie leaders who took part in the "bitter struggle," and unite for the first time fa the north the blue and the gray. Charles A. Daua was elected temporary chairman, after which letters
j from a large number of persons were
read by toi.John J. liarnett- Onlyoue refused to act ou the committee to further the idea. That was Mr. E. T. Gerry, and he gave no reason. It was presumably on account of a recent death in his family. Many of the letters spoke enthusiastically of the project and patriotic seutimeiit was contained iu every ooe of them.
;ajers.
Even its dinusciies Ic imnlonattte when we consider the president's cryUwss end his desire to make his mamn; plain to the avenge intelligence. This Is particularly The cts-e ir. his di' usjivn of the finaitch.1 and revtitue auestivas. wh ho reUratv toth his facts and hi3 argunitntc ChKafio Ti:nv-Heratd (lttd.).
nets without accomplishing anything
for bimetallism. A man who is willing to conciliate the silver miners by a policy that would put Iowa the price of wheat to 20 cents a bushel, of corn to ten cent?, and of cotton to two cents a pound surely cannot be trusted by any convention that has any regard either for sound currency or the intensts of the most numerous class of our population. Mr. Allison is handicapped at the beginning of the race by the connection of
Lis nam
with, the IIIand-AIIisoa bill.
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suitable as long as there is a proiectlvo
i-riff fn import. And. "Whereas, th said league refused to submit to the above offer; and. whereas, on September 4.of this year, 7,030 farmcn gathered at the Interstate harvest home meeting, at Marysvllle. Mo., did submit the Issue of principle In the above proposition to Hon. William MeKlnley, of Ohio, to which no reply was made: and, 4..hereas.the American Protective Tariff
league t assumed to be the representative
expenent of protection, therefore be it
"Itesolved. by the state grange of Cali
fornia at Its annual session held at Merced, that we respectfully request said tariff Iea;ru to forward to the secretary of this
state grange, replies to the following ques tlous:
"First. Is the present system of protec
tion by tariff on import, just and equitable to the producers of agricultural staples at Ior.tr as there is a surplus of these to export? "Second. Will a bounty on the exports of agricultural staples be unjust or Injuitable as long as there Is a protective tariff on Imports? Resolvd, that a copy of this preamni end resolutions be at once mailed to the president and secretary of the American Protective Tariff league at No. 135 WestSd street. New York city." The answer of the Protective Tariff league will be awaited with lively interest, not only by the state grange of California and the 7.000 fanners of M:ssouri who asked the same question of McKinley, from whom they have not yet heard but by all thoughtful citizens of th republic who are interested
in the subject as good citizens must Ik
REPUBLICAN EOSSES.
I'rocceilln Unlimrdof in International .trr.tiri.
Tacoma, "Nash., Dec 0. The Cana-
If the league can answer in good faith
that the tariff benefits the farmer and
The republicans have said so often that . can j-how wherein, it can render not this act was worse than the Sherman only the farmer, but the entire cornlaw that it would be hani for them to f munity. a great service. If it cannot take it back now. The truth is, Mx. j j.0 answer, it ough to have franknesi tlland is misrennrsected when this bill i anti hnnestv enouirh to sar so. Detroit
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rfaey rioarih itetter Th-tn im Tlite la has his nameattacheU toit. ilr.iwantlsi pree press.
the OeiuoiT-tcy. I oill was for free coinage pure and simA1I the rebuking of bossi-sm that has pl- anJ iIr- Allison's bil was substibeen or is bein:? done is the work ef ued for that Jt ought to have democrats. The political iw.ss ia pivd- la called the Allison law. Now. even let of the times, but it is not to be de- j Emitting that it was a worse law than
lhat which hears the name o: Sherman.
I
nied that he nourishes ietter iu republican than in democratic polttics. . Present conditions afford striking proof of his assertion. 1-Jit year the
democrats of Xew York ein and state
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w,. warnen, w cu put m nomination ' dethroned Hill and Crocker, two men for permanent chairman, the origiua- ' Ktail(Hf as wuvieuws tvK-s of that, tor and champion of the idea Charles forni nf ,., w,iiti.i
it . , w"
... uunuiuiuuMj eiccieu v.hieh has come to iknown-idism.
Dana.
Mr. Allison is responsible for it. The c antra ry. of course, is true; the Sherman law was immensely worse. This does not relieve Mr. Allison in the least: he loted to repeal his own bill by substituting a worse one for it. It Is clear that he will not answer the demands of
tound-money republicans.
DEMOCRACY'S
A Bulwark
PROSPECTS.
of Strength Whi riaeni la
the Opposition. Those democrats who for some weeks have been hearing the triumphant as
surances of the republicans that the
"I neo you are buildlntr a neu- ,,
.u r. iiung."
"Yes, youure right." "Made the money out of whlskT i suppose?" '.Vo."Why. you nre a liquor dealer, nre vo not'.'" ' "Oh. yes! Jim the money I'd, puttlt,-. Into thin house was made out of tha water I put into the whihkv, lZvrr farthing was made out or theuat.-r bir."l.oiulon Tit-Rltn. An Iiidmiutlon. An excited individual niKhed into a Texas schoolhouse and asked for tho teacher. "What Is the cau.se of your excitement, my dear iiirV" queried the teacher. "I was just passing the schoolhouse, when I was set upon ami insulted hv a gang of young blackguards, and have come to .see you about It, ns I understand you uru the principal." Texas Siftitigs. Mit Ouullflcil. Friend I suppose those eongre sional funemhj nre pretty lively affairs? Kx-CongressTiian I Eiippo.Ke.so; but I never happo. .rd to be selectcil to at-
icnti one, myself. Friend That'll singular! Yon wt.re 12 years in eongresir, were you nut? Kx-Cotigrcssman Yes, but I don't drink. I'uek. IIo W Tlitnltlri'T of Tlicm. J. Caesar Moratidant (tleelKlieleW T
have the profession to-morrow, to accept a position in a hardware store. J Hnttus .Mn-ruire What! leauMhe. tage! Xeveri My dear fellow, think of the many ties J. Caesar Moraudnnt (grimly) I am thinking of them. I have just walked here from Syracuse. Judge. Atiiblrnmi. "now arc you feeling?" asked the physician. The patient turned up his eyes nnd remarked in a hollow voice: " "I am feeling rather worse, thank you, doetor," nnd the doctor was not just sure where the thanks were intended to come in. Indianapolis Journal. II Jlade a lilt. "Yes." raid Willie Wibbles. "I went to the weccption with a boll on my neck." "And what did your friends think of you?" "All jealous, tleah boy. It was th wellest thing there." Washington, Star.
At thn PI. no. A .ymphony In black and whtt The keyboard Ilea bfore her; Of symphony nor melody Is stie a sweet outpourer. The Scriptural injunction uhm Is earnestly pursuing Ehe never letrf htr right hand know What her left hand is doing. Judge. sucn is FAmr.
Ethel (aged six, as the Princctoa football team comes on the field)
Mercy, mamma! I should fink zosa
campaign of 1S9G is virtually no longer j ladies would be perfee'ly 'shamed to in doubt should not lie too easily down- come out wiv Uieir hair all down an'
man government nas let a contract lor i and thanked the meeting for the Tili v.ir tl.n r.iin i It Is plain that if sound-money men the carrying of mails from Juneau, in honor. He said: , X. l?rl.,T!T ' dictate the next republican nomination Alaska, to Forty Mile Creek, which is "I thank you mo,t heartily for the ! 2o Df Ä also in the territorr always claimed by honor you confer upon me. 1 am onlv J J'r Z Sd.i" i . ? I te J- The is conthe United States, but to which Canada too glad to serve and do what I can iZJTtZ ileble republican authority for the is now asserting claim. It h asserted for the delightful and admirable un- 2,." t J !' S Sa?,?i ? ' I statement that republicans of this class that for a foreign country to let aeon- dertaking. 1 would ask. however, Anri " , r .V r V- ' are looking to Grover Cleveland. The tract for the transmission of mails that you appoint an associate chair- nator Qua- '''a' ' fiinWt Mme month, a ,K
I ' - ' KTV1 lvhlt 51 t.,lft.t, ,la,r , ii.j.ri- , , A w rtiiini. r - -r,
a ui , - ,.. ' monstratcti tnar lie is lar more trust-
into the territory of another govern
ment is something practically unheard of in international affairs. It would seem that it would only mean that the Dominions of Canada, Great Hritain's dependency, is bound to uphold at all hazards her claim to that strip of territory extending from Juneau to the rich pold fields of thi Yukon river.
HAVAII MENACED
lly Anothrr Hie I llibiMtrrlns Krpedltlnn. Skattle, Wash.. Dec. 1-The Hawaiian government has information dihclosing beyond a doubt a scheme to inaugurate another big filibustering expedition on the Pacific eoasL Chas. T. Wilder, Hawaiian consul-general of the states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington, lias leen on I'uget Sound for a week making investigations. lie left Seattle Wednesday, having been summoned by wire to return to San Francisco at once. While here he visited Tacoma, Port Townsend, Vancouver, Victoria and other cities on the sound in search of Inf formation. Wilder, who is accompanied by Lieut. Fisher, of the Hawaiian army, denied himself to newspaper men and upon leaving pare the local Hawaiian consul explicit Instructions to disclose nothing concerning his mission. SHOULD BE STOPPED. The Munchtrr of (l,tir In thn N'.itlon! Iirk. Helena, Mont., Dec. 0 If tlie present rate at which the wild animals in the National park nre being killed is continued it will not be many m.ith ere that beautiful park will 'have lost all Its larger game. Not many years or months go the park her I of bttflalo numbered about .100, and to-day it is impossible to find fifty head. One gentlemen who came, from tho pnrklast week said that he viiited every nook of the olacc and ar lesi than twenty.
man who can act for me when I
called to ot.ier duties." Col. Uaruett was elected permanent fceeretary. It was then moved by t5en. Carroll that an executive committee be appointed. The motion was adopted, and another for the appointment of a subcommittee was aitu carried. They xvill be selected in a day or so, and will consist, in part, of those whu were present at to-day's meeting and those who expressed a desire to serve on the committee by letter. The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of the chairman. m
worthy on the ilvcr issue than any promincnt republican candidate. William E. Chandler. who is coquetting with the silverites, says he would get a re- 1
he would lose. Republican news pa
pers all over the country have been predicting that he will be a -rain a candidate end this in the face of the fact that the democratic party is pledged against a third term. It would appear that these men were pacing tlie way to
TURKISH TROOPS ALONE llripuiiülb! for the Kilting, PHImkIiic and turning t Mitratli. London, Dec. C The correspondent of the United Press at Constantinople, telegraphing under Wednesday's date, says that in the massacre which occurred tit Marash on November 16, the killing, pillaging and burning was done by the Turkish troops aloue. There w as absolutely no uprising of the inhabitants and no violence whatever, except on the part fcf the military. The people massacred were powerless to defend themselves and fell liko sheep before the swords aud guns of the soldiers.
cijml debauchery over the protest of the
letter clement and this year the victory has Leen eon firmed in his absolute tontnd of the Pennsylvania republican . onvention and his continuing domiua- ( tion of tlie republican party organiza- j lion In lhat state. j Jn Maryland the democratic party I has repudiated (Jonnatf Authority by j defeating the ticket he heied to make, j In Ohic, where the work of the repul- ) lican state cum en tion was cut out and , . put through by "JJoss" Cox. of Cincinnati, it was indorsed Ly an oierwhelm- J i ing majority of the Ohio ivmihiicans. I
Ibis man Cox. proprietor of a saloon at "ieail Man's Corner," is.next to Croker. !
. ., ... . , . ,i trats would induce him or his partv iu evidence. It is certainly loqucnt of ..... .. ,: .
his iKiuer in Ohio po itirs that his fail- ... , ,. . . ' . . , ,.. . J Lnlcss the republicans abandon the ure to attend a conference of Ohio re- I , ... i 1 1 . ., . ! Mund-iuoncy idea and thus insure the publuans held the other 'av to pro- ' , .- .- . .t. . ,,-., i , I election ofa democratic president, their
.....v... ........ .j-L- 4C- nf M.15.1nt ill I ,t...l.l
with tnanr -li(TtuIti- IjniUTUIt
jK-cts. I here are already gnosis at , ... , a.
cast. The late election unquestionably makes the republican prospect rosy. A Miap judgment of the situation at the present time would be that the next national administration will be under the control of the republicans. Dut if there is one thing certain In American politics it is the clement of uncertainty. The quickness with which the people withdraw their support from one party in favor of another has been shown In recent years with startling clearness. They are remarkably suddea in administering rebuke. The republican jiarty has ut present to confront the prospect of u congressional session in which it is practically jiower-
less to do anv signal bench t totheeoun
dirty bloomers on. Judge. n Filled thn Want. "I think," said the editor, "that my paper fill:; a long-felt want." "It does,"replied the old subscriber. My vife has stopped up every broken pane In the house with it. Saves glass, I tcllyou!" Atlanta Constitute n
publican vote for every democratic vote try, while it may undertake measures
which will make it un;opuIar. A single blunder the bungling of the tariff bill sufilccd to give the democracy a crushing defeat a little more than a year ago. The republicans are not likely to make any such error this time. Should they enact vicious legislation they would hut
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CAME HOME TO DIE After Long ami TirU-n Libur la tli 1'lrld uf MI,loii,. UucvitfS. 0.. Dec ti.- The family of lleiijumiu Sears received a telegram lastevcuing announcing the dexth of Anna Sears, at Cleveland, where she had goue to have an operation performed for a tumor. Miss Scars had, up to the past few months, Wen engaged In missionary work in China utitler the direction of the Methodist board of missions. She had hecu a tirebivs and successful worker In hi choua Held, and for uutuy year.
Always Taking cold, Ii a common complaint. It It due to impure aud deficient biood and it often leads to serious troubles. Tho remedy is found iu inro, rich blood, and tho one true blood purifier is
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"Iead Man's Corner." Is the jioIirJcal wrath of William McKinley to he added to the number? St. Louis llcpublic.
John Sherman toll the republic ans 10 go to sheol with their durne-J old nomination. When lie wanted it lv ctiuldn't get il. and now he won't hvj It- Atlanta Constitution.
IT IS WELL TO KNOW.
That the only woman steamboat engineer is Mrs. Madge Trucworthy, of Scituatc. Mass. That a fabric made of pine and spruce wood pulp is made into oiercoats in Leeds, Kng. It looks like frieze. That flour milling is an important industry in Jerusalem. The wheat is obtained from the valley of the Jordan and Samaria. That the telephone charges in France ore to be reduced to five cents for a three-minute conversation within sn dlus of 15 miles.
teclcringanominationtoMr.CIeveland. : share the responsibility with the demo-
hut they ought to know that he would i Cratic president unless they chose to emphatically refuse to lie their candi- j take the extreme measure of passing it date. Sot even their acreement to in- over his veto. Uut the chances for tacdorre him if nominated by the demo- tical errors are numerous and evt-r t.ms.
ent. Hither the Cuban question or
finances, or even the tariff itself, might , easily be made the occasion for as unhappy an exhibition as Hint attending I
the consideration of the llson bill. Poor though the democracy's present pros'iects may look, the party will still hate in its favor the advantage which may come from the blunders of opjHinents. And the democratic party, weak as it often is when in power, is a bulwark of strength when placed in tho opiKjsition. Chicago Ilecoid (Ind.). "The democratic tariff law hai come tri.ort of supplying suflicicnt rev. enue by an average of over $1,500,000 per month," says a republican organ. It has supplied more revenue than wat rrJsed during a large portion of the Me-
In the six Elates of Xew York, j
7ew Jersey. Maryland. Ohio. Pennsylvania and Kentucky -JGCXH) democrat, compared with the last presidcati.il election, did not vote at the late elections. The republican pluralities in these states aggregated 323,000. rf. that the democratic stay-at-homes exceeded the republican pluralities pj 133,'ÄO. The republican vote fell otT 73,000 in Xew York and Pennsvhania
It inched .000 in the other four roüb,e has Ik4 spates. a. l.worw. wnh th, CXIenses rml they were in-
If the republican iiarty expects
to remain in power for ny greatlength of time it would do well to liegin warning Piatt. Quay and their aula taut 30Ees to keep their hands of! the eonftss. Chicago Kreon! (Ind.). The liärtforrl Courant (rep.) pack -the whole strength Red philosophy" of Pcnjainin Harrison's candidacy in to these ten wonla: "It is better ta be afc than to be sorrr."
cttrrcd largely through republican leg
islation. Hut there will lie no deficit to report at the close of the present fiscal year, nor nt the close of the next one, unless ccngress starts another panic St. Louis llepublic. Sherman has taken every pain to show that he has belonged to a corrupt and venal party ever since the presidential bee found a buzzing plc la hi Mnnct. Detroit Free Vm.
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