People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1894 — World’s Supply of Gold. [ARTICLE]

World’s Supply of Gold.

Boise City (Idaho) Sentinel. The visible supply of gold coin in the world is £3,600,000,000 against *4,000,000,000 of silver coin. According to the very latest reports of a:i authentic character, about four-sevenths of the gold currency is held in the bank vaults of government treasuries or depositories, and the balance is in the bauds of private individuals or in actual circulation, either in the countries where minted or elsewhere. Country. Gold stored. France.. £357,000,000 United States 287,400.000 England, 268,200,000 Russia 264,800,009 Germany 211,000,000 Austro-Hungary.... 147,800,000 Italy 105.200,000 Australia 101,400,000 Spain 39,600,000 Holland 22,800,000 Belgium 15,200,000 Switzerland 15,200,000 Denmark 14,000,000 Sweden and Norway 13,000,000 Roumania 10,000,000 Portugal 3,400,000 Bulgaria 1,400,000 Servia '. 1,200,000 Greece..*’” 400,000 The two countries which have of been absorbing large amounts of gold coin for treasury purposes are Austria and Russia, and the drain has been chiefly, though indirectly, in the United States. France has for many years stood at the head of the countries having a large accumulation of gold coin.

A couple of cranks seem to have wandered into the methodist conference which adjourned last night in Lafayette. R. D. Utter pronounced voting for a democrat to be “the worst political sin,” and Allen Lewis declared that “the democratic party should be blown to hell with dynamite.” Both of these men are ministers of the gospel, professed followers of the meek and lowly Nazarene. What a travesty on the beautiful religion to have suoh mountebanks disgracing it. The bishop, it is said, endeavored to stop the discussion, but failed. He should courageously have ordered this brace of blatherskites out of the church and strike their names from the conference rolls. We trust that the people to whom they are assigned to preach next year will enter a protest and refuse to hear them. They are disgrace to their profession and should have the grand bounce. —Indianapolis Sentinel.* We think the above is a mistake as to Rev. Utter. In such meetings harsh words are sometimes -used and often credited to the wrong man. The Lafayette Journal’s story is that, R. D. Utter said “he had never committed the sin of voting the old democratic party into power and next to that sin he ranked the voting for the third party.”

The best goods for the least money. Chicago Bargain Store. Herman Flugel, Mrs. Louisa C. Stockwell, Wm. W. Burns and Lottie M. Dowell, Rufus A. Williams and Ella M. Clark, Joseph W. Coen and Cora May McColly, Levi R. Bridget and Luella R. Traver have been granted marriage licenses. Fresh bread every day at Lakey & Sayler’s. Mrs. Emma Bolles, of East Chicago, was killed Sunday night, in a wind storm. Mrs. Bolles was formerly the wife of James Ropp who our readers will remember was killed in Hammond by a falling scaffold a few years ago. Mrs. Bolles’ maiden name was Borem and she is a niece of Pierce Walker. Her remains were brought here Tuesday and funeral services were held at the M. E. church, Wednesday morning. Interment in Weston cemetery.

A good kip boot *1.50. Hau made boot *2.45. Chicago Bargain Store. The Concert given by tin eminent artist. Miss Birdie Biy under the auspicies of th Methodist, Christian and Pr?s byterian churches, last Frida? evening was attended by a larg< and very appreciative audience as was demonstrated by the louc applause and numerous encores she received. Miss Blye’s violii selections were especially pleas ing. Miss True Alter and Dr Brown ably assisted with voca solos, rendered in their owr pleasing style. / Goods bought now with th< tariff off means bargains at tin Chicago Bargain Store. Wm. W. Burns and Lotta M Dowell were married Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. B. F. Ferguson at ids residence. They tool the 3:25 train for Chicago t< spend a few days. Mr. Burns is one of Barkley township’s well to do farmers. This little matrimonial matter he has neg

lected several years, but fron the choice he has made, we think he has lost nothing, even if h< has been called a bachelor. H< has just finished a nice handy new house on his farm, in whicl to begin his new life. The Pilot’s well wishes go with Mr. Burns and lady. W. E. Overton always furnish es nobby vehicles and safe horses to his patrons when they wan 1 to drive. * ' Rev. Sol C. Dicky has Cranberry Point, at- Bass Lake Starke County, and fifty-three acres connected therewith, for i period of fifty years, for < Presbyterian Chautauqua. He is now traveling over the state canvassing among the wealthy people of the church to get then interested in the enterprise The ground was obtained at ( per cent, of the present apprais ed value. Mr. Dickey wil appoint one appraiser, the ownei of the land a second, and if th< two cannot agree a third will b< chosen by both.—Monticelk Press. B. F. Ferguson is agent foi Gaar, Scott & Co.’s steam en gines and threshers and solicit* correspondence.

There seems to be a little hitch between the trustee o Marion township and the county commissioners over the keeping of the new gravel road in repairs The trustee contends that if he has to levy the tax for this pur pose he should have the right te oversee the work. The trustee by virtue of his office has the management of the read workii his township. With this under standing trustee Greenfield em ployed a man at 82.50 per day te look after that part of the roae that has been received, and the commissioners hired one at 83.0( to do the same job. Clothing for thousands and so the least money. Chicago Bargain Store. The Long Ridge road north o town, across the Donnelly mars! is almost impassable. The grade w T ill surely have to be workee over again before it can b grave Ad. » What is the use of baking when you can buy fresh bread*a your door every day of Lakey & Saylers' bread wagen. As we go to press, everybod; have on their good clothes are are headed for the excursion t Chicago, Miss. Smith, of Lafayette who has been teaching violi music at this place for som time past, closed her course o instructions last Thursday even ing by giving a grand recital a the residence of T. J. McCoy About 25 persons attended an report a grand time. Miss Smit intends going to Boston to stud music.