Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 September 1896 — Page 3

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Millions of dollars are sent eveYy year to the old country by foreign-born citizens of Chicago, and these people, wno have ascertained that a dollar of American money under the present standard is practically worth its face value in any part of the world, are among the strongest opponents of a change in the financial system that would debase American money, says tho Chicago Chronicle.

The magnitude of these personal transactions for Chicago alone is shown in a table representing the money orders, drafts, etc., for foreign countries issued in 1896 from the postoffice, banks, express companies and steamship agents. The table, which also shows the population of Chicago of foreign birth in 1896, was compiled by H. S. Vail, actuary. It does not include large commercial drafts or letters of credit upon London and other European cities. The table follows* "Personal drafts, Popula'n money orders, etc., of ChiMoney

orders from sent in one year cago of Chicago to foreign Dec.

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foreign birth. 193,487 141,213 88,387

countries— No. Amount. Germany «. 46,354 Great Britain .... 30,624 Scandinavia .... 27,725 Bohemia and Hungary .... 16,422 Italy 9,658 •Canada 6,664 Franc# 4,524 Switzerland 1,609 Holland .. .... 1,322 Belgium 730 Other gold countries 1,305 Russia and Poland 5,898 China, Japan, Mexico and other silver countries .. 1,204

$1,742,344 908,272 1,191,900

605,485 811.363 89,351 178,818 72,201 87,425 #,632

41,445 12,308 16,432 8,943 3,720 9,265 1,805

55.781 120,632

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58,826

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1,389

$5,463,451

580,521

Totals ..... ....514.039 •Indicates postoffice orders only. Mr. Vail reasons that everyone sending money to a foreign country under free silver conditions would have to pay nearly double the present amount to give an equal benefit to the recipient of his money order or draft. His arguments based upon the data given in his table are given below.

The total number of these money orders, etc., amounts to 154,039, for $5,463,651, an average of about $35.47 each.

Should Bryan be elected and a silver Standard adopted, parties wishing their relatives in foreign countries to receive an equal amount of money, might have to pay to the postoffice, banks, etc., $10,308,400, or an average of $66.92 on each money order. In other words, it might cost each person sending money to the old country about $19 for each $10 sent. This would be the cost at the present market value of silver, and If the increased demand for silver should cause an overproduction, it would cost proportionately more.

This would' prove to them a positive loss, without receiving one particle of benefit, altogether too large an amount to risk upon a question of theory, and one that has never been proved to be a succes.

These money orders, etc., were largely purchased by wage earners sending money to their relatives In the old country. Their wages here are higher than in the old country, and they realize that it is much easier for the grocer and merchant to mark up his goods than for them to get their wages advanced. These amounts have been saved from hard earned money by thrift and economy, and they are not likely to fritter It away.

This class Is conservative and slow to approve anything that has not been clearly proved to be for its interest, and it naturally favors a sound financial system. Thousands are annually visiting the old country, and others hope to do so before tliey die. As adopting the silver standard might postpone these trips indefinitely or give them only a meager amount to expend while there, they naturally oppose it.

The magnitude of our financial relations with foreign countries- proves the absurdity of Bryan's statement that "we can frame our own financial system without regard to any other nation on earth."

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POPOCRATS WARRING ON THE JEWS. One of the contemptible features of this campaign has been the attacks of the Popoeratic orators and newspapers upon the Jews, says the Louisville Courier-Jour-nal. Mr. Bryan has confined himself to glittering generalities concerning the Rothschilds, but his followers have not been so temperate. Senator Blackburn has made himself particularly witty over the names of Messrs. Hiedelbach and Ickleheimer and "Judge" Tarvin and Elector Smith while in this city were exceedingly free in their denunciation of "hook noses." During the Chicago convention swarms of Populists circulated throughout the hotels Bhouting: "Down with gold! Dowq with the hooknosed Shylocks of Wall street! Down with the Christ-killing gold bugs!"

Tht Jew has been selected as the type of the capitalist classes, and he is being pilloried to the greater glory and satisfaction of the Populists. Nothing else was to be expected of a campaign which depends for success upon demagogic appeals to the passions of the multitude. It is perfectly In line with the other tactics of Mr. Bryan, and it should occasion no surprise to learn that the movement is a general one. This ts shown by the action of "Rector" Ahlwardt, the notorious German "Jew-baiter," who has forced himself upon Amercia and is now publishing Der Anti-Semit. "The Gentile News," an anti-Jewish organ in New York. Dr. Aiilwardt has gone into the campaign with his characteristic moderation. In tho German edition he said recently: "The non-worker, the spoil seeking Oriental race, has deposed silvei\and has put the calf of gold upon the throne in order to get the entire Aryan world under its yoke. This crusade of robbery was successful because the mouitors of the Aryan nation were either asleep, confused or bribed. The gold of the earth has in the main gone out into the possession of the Jews. Rothschild, Bleichrodor, Erlanger, Rockefeller and Bclrecnt, and innumerable others were enriched, not through the timely changing of their wealth into gold, but by the demonetization of silver. There can be no question as to the position of the anti-Semite party in the coming presidentian campaign. It must battle for the remonetiaation of silver, free and independent of any other nation on earth."

In the English edition he is more guard»d, but in it he says in an editorial: "OUR CHOICE! "There can be no doubt about what our friends will have to do and who they jhould vote for in the ensuing campaign. "The anti-Semitic party has come into existence and has grown to be the choice Df millions of people all over the world on account of tfeat one principle, which governs the party's platform from beginning to end: 'Protection of the toiling, laboring and producing classes against the non-produc-tng money Jugglers.* "The undisputed fact that the juggling

with the currency of the nations in all parts of the world is being manipulated by Jewish bankers must be sufficient to explain why the anti-Semitic party should fight in line with those who are trying to smash to pieces that wall of gold which those banking concerns have built up from the labor and the sweat of the producing classes. "It is our opinion that by restoring silver as legal tender this nation will put a stop to the present system of robbery by the Shylocks, which own the siwply and control the output of gold and, of course, make the best of It. Like one man, the Jews are out for gold. Cause enough for us to stand up for silver The Jews have made Mc Kinley their tool. We shall, with the rest of the true Democrats, make Mr. William J. Bryan pur leader in a fight for justice, equity and for the true appreciation of true labor and real intelligence against usury and Hebraic principles generally."

Mr. Bryan has received the nominations of the Populist, Popocrat and silver par ties. It is quite evident also that he has been selected for president by the Jewbaiting party, the pernicious product of Russian tyranny. and French and German fanaticism. We want nothing like this on American soil.

COLLEGE FOR COOKS.

New York Institution Where Famous Chefs Teach Cooking.

New York has a full fledged epicurean college, with a staff of lecturers and demonstrators famous as bon vivants. The organization includes among its members the most famous chefs in America- The, formal title by which it is known i's the.-Rational Epicurean College of the United States and the local branch as the French section, College No. 2.

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At their quarters at Sixth avenue, these expert chefs concoct such toothsome morsels as would have made Brillat SSavarin green with envy. One of its most active members is Professor Charles Rauhofer, who has held absolute sway in Delmonico's kitchen for thirty years. He is an author as well as an artist, and his book, "The Epicurean," has an international reputation.

The New York Journal says the college was founded in 1890 and has over a score of branches, located in the principal cities. The object of the organization is the perfection of the culinary art. The chefs are brought together to exchange Jheir knowledge and to discuss and teach all the fundamental principles of high class cooking.

Nowadays it is a fad to know how to prepare dainty dishes. This accounts for the large number of rich young men who are taking private lessons at the college. According to their tutors, some of these amateurs who have taken the full course from soup to pastry could, in case of necessity, earn handsome salaries as professional cooks.

A man who has the knack makes abetter cook than a woman with the same training, says a famous master of the griddle and saucepan, and he supports his statement by the fact that the kitchens of the great in all countries are presided over by men.

The course of study at the college is divided into four grades. The fourht or lowest grade treats of the essentials of a kitchen and two years of study and observation are required to learn them. A gradual advancement is made when the student reaches the third grade, which has to do with the accessories of a perfect kitchen.

The studies of the next grade have to do with cooking in all its branches and when one has taken the last course he is a thorough master of the culinary art. None but chefs can attain the first grade.

At each meeting of the college lectures are given by prominent chefs on special topics, such as "Culinary Laws and Principles," "Hygiene in the Kitchen" and "The Theory of Frying."

The secretary of the local college, M. Guidice, declares that in a short time the college will select a corps of culinary professors who will extend their knowledge of the art to the public through well organized cooking schools, similar to those now in existence in London.

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LINCOLN COULD GET ANGRY.

As, For Example, When His Telegrams

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"I have read several of the Lincoln anniversary speeches which have appeared in the papers in the last few days," said Charles Frederick to the Washington Star, "and have been struck with the statement contained in some of them to the effect that Mr. Lincoln seldom got mad, and that when he did get mad he did not allow himself to get very mad. If these speakers spoke from their personal experience, it is all right, but my personal experience with him one night satisfied me he could get up a terribly good sized case of mad at times. "I was a boy at the time and was a messenger for the old American Telegraph Co., which in after years was absorbed by the present Western Union Telegraph. For several days there had been a number of telegrams for the president from, army officers and "among them I remember two or three from General McClellan. I don't remember now why they did not come over the military telegraph lines. Well, one night I started over to the White House with a telegram that I knew came from General McClellan. It was for the president. "In those days there was always a guard of soldiers stationed at the two avenue gates, as also at the outer gates, but messenger boys were generally well known and they were admitted, day or night, without any question, at least to the front door, where another soldier guard was also stationed. ^here was always an officer about the door, who receipted for telegrams. This night, however, I saw Mr. Lincoln coming toward the outer gate, and I thought I would personally hand him the telegram, which I did. He smiled pleasantly enough as he opened it, but a change suddenly came over him. 'Have you the other telegrams?' he demanded of me. I replied that I had but the one, though I informed him that I knew that there had been one or two others tl&t day from General McClellan. 'That is what he says," added the president,' and what annoys me is that I have not received them.' "Then, turning to the sentry, he said: 'Send up to the door for the officer in charge and tell him that when telegrams come here addressed to me they should and must be delivered to me. Tell him also,' and by this time the president was very mad, 'that if he sends any more of my telegrams over to Mr. Stanton's house I '11 drive him away, from here. Mr. Stanton has enough telegrams of his own and should not have mine.' "Though I was but a boy," said Mr. Frederick. "1 could see that Mr. Lincoln was mad all the way through, and that, for the moment at least, he was displeased with his war minister, Secretary Stanton, and that he intended exactly what he said. The president then, directing himself to me, continued: 'Boy, tell your folks that I must have my telegrams, and that if these soldiers about the door interfere any more I'll drive every one of them away. I don't want them, and never did want them, about the place."

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SHOT AND DYNAMITE.

MIXING PROPERTY AT LEADVIILK ATTACKED BY BIOTKBS* -j

Three Hen Dead and Two Other* Dying— .TIbe Coronado Burned Ont—Firemen ... and.Police Held at Bay. ,v-j-

Leadvllle, Colo., Sept. 21.—The Woody phase of the great miners' strike has come. Three men are known to be dead and two others dying, the Coronado shaft house and machinery are in ashes and four innocent householders are homeless as the result of an attack by persons as yet unknown upon the Coronado and Emmett mines in the dark tours of the early morning.

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Beyond assaults upon workingmen seen coming from the mine at divers times, no overt acts of violence had been attempted against this mine until 1 o'clock next morning, when a few bullets struck the barricade, and the men on guard prepared for action. It was a night attack upon the property. Judging from the sounds of the fighting, it came from the east. There was no confusion, no crowds on the street. The first intimation which those down town received of the trouble was a number of shots. The shots came scattered at first, then faster and faster. All the street^ near the Coronado were deserted and there were but three of four persons immediately attracted by the shooting.

Used Dynamite.

Suddenly, after twenty-five minutes of firing, a sheet of flame burst out, followed by a terrible detonation, which indicated that the attacking party were using dynamite. The firing then seemed to slack up slightly. Occasionally a bullent went through the air and then a sheet of flame from Eighth or Ninth streets. It was evident that an attempt was being made to fire the property. East of the engine house are several tanks of fuel oil, and the attack was concentrated on this point. There was a sheet of flame and a sputtering as though of blazing powder. The engine room was in flames.

A few moments later and the clang of the fire engines was heard coming up the street. But it was not for them to save the Coronado. It was marked for destruction, and armed men held the firemen at bay. When the hose cart reached the corner, the hose was being unreeled, and the marshal and his men were getting ready for action, when three men appeared from around the corner and compelled the fire men, with levelled rifles, to stop work.

Meanwhile the flames grew fiercer and fiercer. The men in the shaft house were finally driven from their fort, but fought to the last. As they ran over the high trestle work, a dozen shots were fired, but the men reached the dump in safety and escaped. By this time a large crowd had gathered, ready to assist, but they were also held at. bay by the rioters and firebugs, who were concealed near the building Presently, as the sheets of flame rolled over the buildings, it was apparent that unless there was timely action the buildings in the vicinity were doomed. The firemen rallied, for by this time hundred^ of citizens armed with rifles, appeared and guarded the fire department and volunteers. All attention was devoted to saving the houses in the vicinity, but, in spite of every effort, four dwellings on East Eighth street were destroyed.

The I.oss of Life.

But more terrible ever thaii ffie destruction of property was the loss of life Jerry O'Keefe, foreman of hose No. 2, was turning on the water when a bullet entered his side. He is mortally wounded and dying in a hospital.

An unknown man was taken to 612 East Eighth street dead, blown to pieces by dynamite. Another unknown man was mortally wounded' by dynamite. John Mahoney, a miner at the Big Four, who was near the Emmett, was shot in the stomach. He died in the arms of his companions. One of the men who brought the report had his clothes nearly all torn off, but was not seriously hurt.

At 3:30 a. m. an attack was made on the Emmett. There were over a hundred shots fired, but a telephone message from the mine states that the attack was repulsed, and that no lives are known to have been lost, and no damage to property had resulted.

The strike began on the 10th of June. It has paralyzed business, caused hunger and suffering in hundreds of families, and has cut down the mineral output of the camp more than one-half. Last night's bloody battle is believed to be the last desperate one of the radical element of the strikers to ofrce the stoppage of all mines that are not paying the increased scale of wages demanded by the union. Many of the strikers have vowed all along that they would "clean out" state and even government troops if brought there, rather than see outside labor committed to the camp. The mine mnaagers who at first refused to recognize the union, finally offered a compromise, but this was rejected and all efforts by citizens and others to terminate the strike since then have failed.

It now appears that the men killed at the Coronado mine were leaders of the attacking party, who were shot by the Coronado guard. They were found in a cabin near the mine, where it was at first supposed they had been taken by the Coronado miners. Mahoney has died and O'Keefe is dying.

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WHEN GOLD CAME BACK.

Benton's View9—Andrew Jackson and the War Between Gold and Paper.

To the Editor of the Courier Journal: Vanceburg, Ky., Sept. 12.—I have been recently reading Benton's "Thirty Years' View," vol. 1, chapters 105 and 118, in which he discusses the revival of the gold currency on the passage of the act of June 28, 1834, Advocating the change of the ratio from 15.to 1 to 16 to 1, in which he gives the best reasons in the world for the change. He shows the act of 1792 fixing the ratio at 15 to 1 had undervalued gold, and had banished that metal from the country. He says that the act was the death warrant to the gold currency that the diminished circulation of that coin sqcm began to be observable, and in a few years entirely disappeared. Mr. Benton laid down these propositions: "1. It (gold) had an intrinsic value, which gave it currency all over the world, to the full amount of that value, without regard to laws or circumstances. "2. It had an uniformity of value, which made it ,th% safest standard of the value of property which the wisdom of man had ever yet discovered. "3. Its portability, which made It easy

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onado, which is in the city, being only half a dozen blocks from the postoffice and surrounded by residences. The shaft house was built on a large embankment, enclosed by logs, and the machinery is fifty feet above the street level." A heavy plank barricade' was erected around the machinery and shaft house, when the mine resumed operations last month, and the house was well stocked with provisions, with Winchesters and ammunition.

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down the rate of exchange to the lowest and most uniform point. *%. Its power over the paper money, gold being the natural enemy of that system, and, with fair play, able to hold It In check. "9. It Is a constitutional currency ind the people have a right to demand it for their currency as long as the present constitution is permitted to exist.." fcr. Benton then made his acknowledgments to the great apostle of American liberty (Mr. Jefferson) "for the wise, practical idea, that the value of gold was a commercial question to be settled by its value in other countries. He had seen that remark in the works of that great man, and treasured it up as teaching the plain and ready way to accomplish an apparently difficult object and fully concurred with him, that gold, in the United States ought to be the preferred metal not. thas for the traveler to carry it about with him. "4. Its indestructabllity, which made it the safest money that people could keep in their houses. "5. Its inherent purity, which made it the hardest money to be counterfeited, and the easiest to be detected, and therefore the safest money for the people to handle. "6. Its superiority over all other money, which gave to its possessor the choice and command of all other money. "7. Its power over exchanges gold being the currency which contributes most to the equalization of exchange, and keeping silver should be expelled, but both retained, the mistake, if any, should be made in favor of gold instead of bein against it."

Further along in speaking of the effects of the passage of the act of 1834 Mr. Benton says that the good effects of the bill were immediately seen. That "gold began to flow into- the country through all the channels of commerce old chests gave up their hoards the mint was busy, and in a few months, and as by magic, a currency banished from the country for thirty years, overspread the land and gave joy and confidence to all pursuits of industry." And further along he says: "The coin itself was burlesqued, in mock imitations of brass or copper, with grotesque figures and ludicrous inscriptions, the 'whole hog,' and the 'better currency' being the favorite de Vices. Many newspapers expended their ijlaily wit In its stale depreciation. The most exalted of the paper money party would recoil a step when it was offered to them and beg for paper. The name of 'Gold Humbug' was fastened upon the per son (Jackson) supposed to have been chiefly Instrumental in bringing the derided col!k into existence, and he, not to be abashed, made its eulogy a standing theme—vaunt ing its excellence, boasting its coming abundance to spread over the land, flow up the Mississippi, shine through the interstices of the long silken purse and to be locked up safely in the farmer's trusty oaken chest. For a year there was a real war of the piaper against gold. But there was something that was an overmatch for the arts, or power, of the paper system in this particular, and which needed no persuasion ot guide it when it had its choice it was the instinctive feeling of the masses which told them that money which would jingle in the pockets was the right money for them—that hard money was the right money for hard hands, that gold was the true currency for every man that had any thing to give for it, either in labor or property and upon these instinctive feelings gold became the avidious demand of the vast operative and producing classes."

So whoever reads the history of those times will come to the conclusion that gold and silver are the people's money—gold as the standard and silver its helpmate gold for large transactions and silver for change —the one kept on a parity with the other by the strong arm and power of the gov ernment that the free and unlimited coin age of silver at a ratio which underrates gold will always drive out gold wherever and whenever tried, as it has always done in the past. The Gresham law can not be changed any more than the law of gravitation. Let people ponder and vote" as wise men and all will come around aright. Confidence is all that is now needed to make times good again. The free-silver craze has brought on this crisis and these hard-times.

GEO. T. HALBERT.

Benton's arguments for gold were in support- of a bill to practically and purposely estabWsh a gold standard.—(Ed.)

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MARK TWAIN AS A MUSICIAN.

He Never Asked to Play and Singr After His First Exhibition.

The immortal humorist never lets an opportunity slip to use his peculiar logiclogic that was even convincing, and logic for wtyich he is famous the world over. An instance occurred many years ago in Carson City, the capital of Nevada, where Twain spent several weeks as an official in the legislature. That was long before he wrote his celebrated jumping frog story, or even dreamed of "Tom Sawyer" and

Huckleberry Finn," says the Illustrated American.' He was attending a swell gathering*one evening at the residence of Governor Bradley, and toward midnight, as the amusements began to lag, some merry idiot spread the information around that Sam Clemens was a great vocalist and could accompany himself on the piano. The very suggestion was sufllcient to induce Mrs. Bradley to call on Twain in her most gracious manner. "I tell you, my dear madam," said the humorist, after considerable coaxing had been spent, "the kind of music I play is entirely too classical to offer at this hour. The guests wouldn't understand it. I would have been glad to entertain you at the early stage of the festivities, but it is bad policy to play classical music near midnight. If you really insist, I will do as you wish, but let me warn you, before I touch the keys, that my music will bring forth severe criticism from most everybody in the room. I reiterate that it is over their heads."

Without further argument the classical musician seated himself at the piano, and, with a display Of gravity that only Twain could command, began to thump the natural O with the index finger of his right hand. He thumped it for nearly five minutes and presently remarked that the piano seemed to be in good form and ready to stand in on a song. He then went up an octave and, throwing his head back, his finger all the time sticking to the natural C, he sang these four words: "Go tell Aunt Abbey—go tell Aunt Abbey—go tell Aunt Abbey—go tell Aunt Abbey." He not only stuck to his natural, but intermittently tossed in a few minor notes with his voice. Without changing a muscle of his face he plunged right ahead. Things were becoming monotonous. Several gentlemen held a whispered conversation and at a given signal Charley de Long, ex-minister to Japan, and ex-Governor Nye, walked over to the piano and, gathering Twain up, lugged him out into the hall, where he was dropped in a heap.

His ejectment brought forth a howl of approval, but he was equal to the occasion and taking his hat fronr the rack made a low bow to Mrs. Bradley and said coldly: 4 "Madam, I told you they wouldn't understand it, and that my playing was over their heeds. Good evening."

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THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT

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Chicago, Sept 19.—Six weeks from tonight the presidential campaign will practically have closed. Both parties usually wind up with a demonstration on the Saturday before the election, and devote Monday to looking after conveyances for voters on election day, arranging for securing the returns and appointing challengers, etc. There may be a scattering rally here or there, but they very much resemble the remote skirmishes that occur after a treaty ot peace has actually been signed.

The Republicans are confident ot victory. Their campaign is well organized, while the fre^ silver national Democratic organization 1b not yet in harmonious working order. The Republican party never had such a superb party organization as that at work this year. In Indiana, for example, W. T. Durbln says the. Republicans had the state organlze#*by school districts, and had made a poll of the state three weeks ago. So- far as Indiana is concerned the Democratic national committee has thus far done nothing. In a general way it is claiming the state, but has no specific information on which to base its claim,

The new Democratic chairman, Parks Martin, told Senator Jones yesterday that it didn't matter much whether they had speakers or not, as silver Democrats would carry the state by 30,000 without a" stroke. Chairman Martin has been In office about a week, yet his statement is made the basis for Democratic claims. Tlia Republicans are not boasting, for they fear ovef confidence more than anything else, but their figures in Indiana is 50,000 and they have polled the state.

In Other States.

The states that enter Into the calculation are Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota. The silver Democrats are hoping to carry one or all of these states. Casually they talk of carrying Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio. Their information from Michigan is encouraging, and three weeks ago the Republican committee was disturbed about tho state. But the best information that -can be had from Wisconsin indicates an overwhelming Republican plurality. The News correspondent met a Democratic ex-congressman from that state In Chicago a few days ago. He was here on legal business. "I am'making speeches for the local Democratic ticket, and aiding old friends, but have no heart in the national or state campaign in WIsconsip," said he. "The state will give from 50,000 to 75,000 Republican plurality."

Minnesota presents a less encouraging situation for the Republicans, but one which is improving daily. For a time it looked as if the Scandinavian vote' in that stats might be swayed from its ancient Republican moorings by John Lind, who was at one time a power in Republican Swedish-American politics of that state, and is the fusion candidate of Democrats and silverites tnis year. But Senator Knute Nelson, who has been the more recent idol of the Scandinavian vote, is exerting a powerful influence on the stump causwith his particular element. The Republicans have little or no fears of losing Minnesota now. It is significant that Congressman Towne, a bolter from the St. Louis convention, who was mentioned by Democrats this year, abandoned his proposed speechmaking tour in Illinois and returned to his own district, where matters political were getting decidedly warm.

The Contest in Illinois.

Illinois is the most interesting state of the central group now classed as doubtful. In the. southern counties the Democrats are In a. healthy state of activity and confident of increasing their majorities through the aid of Populists. In northern and central Illinois they are weak, while in Chicago, If indications go for anything, McKinley will carry the city by 60,000. The Democratic national committee admits that the' situation in this city is discouraging. Chairman Jones charges the responsibility on the newspapers, which are practically a unit for sound money. Whatever the agency at work, it is astounding the preponderance of McKinley sentiment wherever a fair expression of political sentiment may be had. On the street, at the theaters, straw votes among employes all show an insignificant percentage of Bryan voters.

Governor Altgeld will run ahead of his ticket in this city, from indications. He is popular with laboring men, while his opponent, Tanner, is weak. with that element, with business men and with an element of his own party represented by the TimesHerald and Evening Post. These newspapers would have supported General Black had he remained in the figlit.

The county ticket nominated by the freesilver Democracy of Cook a few days ago Is admittedly weak. A local paper, edited by Henry F. fconovan, who was a delegate to the Chicago convention, charges that seventeen of the delegates to the county convention had been tried for murder, several have done time" for manslaughter and not a few were convicted of minor offenses. It certainly was a low order of political talent. More than half of the delegates were saloon keepers of the worst type Chicago affords. The ticket fails to awaken any enthusiasm. Fruitless efforts have been made to fuse with Populists.

From tho outlook nothing short of an overwhelming and unparalleled Democratic majority outside of Cook county can swing the state against McKinley.

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JEWS AGAINST SHIVELY.

Opinion of Rabbi Kypins and Hon. P. W.

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Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 20.—The remark attributed to B. F. Shively, Democratic free-silver candidate for governor of Indiana, at Peru, T, herein he is quoted as saying that "every hook-nosed Shylock from Jerusalem to Omaha is hoarding up his gold," has created consternation among the free-silver managers here, because it- has resulted in wide denunciation among Democratic Hebrews who say they will resent the slur at the polls. Hon. P. W. Frey, attorney and leading Democrat here, was very Indignant when his attention was called to the matter. In an interview he said: "The mental process by which the remark In question was evolved was too plain, and I shall ,4$«gard my allegiance to the Democratic party still undiminished when I vote against Sir. Shively's persbnal candidacy, unless, of course, he should deny the remark attributed to him—and that denial is not overcome. The Jew in American politics has always, so far as my knowledge goes, been an active, though tolerant partisan, apjd my observation has failed to note a singly utterance, public or private, on the part Qf a Jew, that carried with it the slightest suggestion of religious intolerance. He has voted and worked for candidates professing every creed, and without questioning the relation of the candidate's religious opinions to his own. And, so far as I am concerned, and, of course, I speak only for mvself^ it, will be without hesitation or attempted concealment that my vote will go to Mr! Shively's opponent. And upon 'various grounds."

Rabbi Rypins, of the Sixth street Temple

said: "This statement Is unwarrantable and certainly unbecoming to a man who aa* plres to the gubernatorial chair of thr state. It bespeaks not only narrowness of heart, but shallowness of brain. The first requisite of a public speaker Is a thorougVC knowledge of fact and the history under*' lying the same, before he can venture tt* give public utterance. Prejudices of thestripe displayed by the speaker are in anyevent not of interest, much less of profit to one who aspires to so high and so dignl*' fled a post of honor. Mr. Shively had best acquaint himself with the facts regarding the life and the conduct of the Jewish cltl* zens of the country before he attempts tr drag Into the mire the fair reputation ot^ a most loyal and law abiding people. Whatever the gentleman may now attempt to offer to the American public 16 extenuation of his most narrow, unbecoming and unstatesmanllke statement regarding the Jews of this land, he may know that his insult, even if retracted, shall not go unpunished. The Jew, as an Intelligent citizen of this land of his adoption, cannot and will not give his vote and voice for a man who, though aspiring for public office, is unworthy of public support."

There are about 600 Jewish citizens of Evansville, and a large majority of them have always affiliated with the Democratlo party. The publication of Shively's speech in the Journal, has been eagerly read by many of them, and the consensus of opinion of those who are known as Democrats is expressed in the interviews of Messrs. rey and liypins.

FREE SILVER ADVANCE AGENT.

Says He and Billy Bryan Will Make the Du&t Fly Soon. Some of the boarding house keepers on tho West Side say that they received theii first clear impression of free silver and its advocates early last Sunday morning, and didn't have to read printed catechisms ot listen to abstruse political discussions for the purpose, either, says the New York Sun. During the hot summer months many of the furnished room and eating houses in the city go a-begging, and the people who run them pray earnestly for patronage and cold weather. Therefore, when the door bell rings nowadays it is answered with unusual promptness and expectancy, and, as a rule, persons in search of board and lodging are received with open arms.

On Sunday morning, when New Yorkers. were reading in the newspapers of William J. Bryan's brain-racking preparations or rhetorically converting the East to free silver, a man alleging himself to be on the same mission as Mr. Bryan was scouring West Thirty-fourth street in quest of an "easy terms" lodging house. He was a little man about 30, and his custom of avoiding barbers must have been apparent for at least a fortnight. His eyes were of the burnt-hole variety, and seemed to via with a careless and disgusted expression. His coat, waistcoat and trousers seemed to vie with each other in adding to his anarchistic appearance, and his hat looked ashamed of having to conceal what little title Its owner possessed to rank with thoughtful people. In short, his entire make-up as to dress was of the sort which, by removing a ten-penny nail, one expects to cause to fall to pieces. He was accompanied by a woman, whose appearance at once suggested that she was his wife and was thoroughly in sympathy with the cause her husband was championing. "Have you a room, madam?" he inquired at one house, where the sign "Table Board" hangs outside. "Yes, sir," replied the landlady, observing the eyes and tramp like cast of her caller.1' "That's what I want. How much is'it?" "Twelve dollars, with board, for one." "Twelve dollars a week for one!" cried the man excitedly. "What do you mean, woman? Twelve dollars a week! My God, 'tis about time we had free silver. I'm on here from Nebraska to stump the East fot Bryan, and I'll make you people come down on your prices. It's an outrage to humanity to ask such prices. Billy Bryan's the boy to show up you New Yorkers and make you toe the line. I'm going to stay here a month, and you'll see we'll make the dust fly. Bryan is coming him&elf next week, and we won't lose any time gettln' down to business. My baggage ain't inM yet, but when it comes I shall start right in stumping this state. There's Ao sense in the condition of things, there ain't, andr when Bryan is elected next fall they will' be changed changed, I tell you, and fellers like me will get a show at things. We'll have money to burn then, and we don't mind the smell of smoke, either. Folks like you will find out that we run part of this show and don't mean to be set on. Come on, Liz, turning to the woman, we hain't got no time to monkey away here. When I get on the stump they'll all hear from me. Billy Bryan's the man. There ain't no insects baskin' on him."

Sngnr Refinery Ilnrned.

St. Johns, N. B., Sept. 20.—A special to the Sun from Monicton says: Fire broke out in the char house of the Monicton sugar refinery at 7 o'clock this evening. Within an hour the flames had eaten into the sugar house, eight stories high, and within an hour it was ablaze. The fall of the heavy machinery sent sparks and sheets of flame a hundred feet above the highest walls.

Within two hours only the bare walls were left. The boiler house, office and warehouse wer saved. The refinery was owned by the Acadia Sugar Refining Co., with headquarters in Halifax. It Is said to be insured for $300,000, hut the loss will exceed that figure. About 150 men were employed. The cause of the fire is unknown.

American ladles everywhere vote for Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder.

Compliment to tho Milliliter.

One Sunday, as a certain Scottish minister was returning homeward, he was accosted by an old woman, who said: "Oh, sir, well do I like the day when you preach."

The minister was aware that he was not very popular, atyl answered: "My good woman, I am glad to hear it. There are too few like you. And why do you like it when I preach?" "Oh, sir," she replied, "when you preach I always get a good seat!"—Tit-Bits.

Mnrderoos Plot Diacovered.

Madrid, Sept. 20.—Advices from Manilla in the Philippine islands report the discovery of afresh plot to seize the garrison there and to murder Captain General Blanco. A hundred persons have been arrested for complicity in the plot. Ten encounters have occurred between the Spaniards nnd the rebels, in which the latter sustained heavy losses. In the Islands of Lumlon the natives have murdered all of the Spanish monks.

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