Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 September 1896 — Page 2

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depositors are often people of the same kind as its stockholders, but more frequently men in business who do not need money today, but will need it tomorrow, the merchant, the contractor, the manufacturer. Here, then, are the accumulated sayings of a great many people, concentrated in one place where they can be reached by men who are carrying on business and have not money enough of their own. They borrow money as they need it, pay for materials and give wages to laboring men. Suppose there were no banks and each person had his savings. Could merchants and manufacturers get at them as at the bank? Would the laborer who depends on daily work for daily bread be as steadily employed and as regularly paid If there were no banks? Business could not be conducted without the aid of accumulated earnings, circulated in banks every employer of labor will tell you so. Therefore tho laborer who denounces banks and people who hare money is like a child that strikes its mother it abuses the best friend it has in the world. "Why then, are laboring men idle? Because people who have money are afraid to spend it, and because employers are afraid to risk manufacturing, hot knowing what kind of money they will g^ for what they produce, or whether they will be able to sell it at any price what they make. Confidence is what is wanted, ability to get at the money now in existence rather than to have more money manufactured. "Advocates of free coinage declare incessantly that the fall in prices of 1land and commodities has been caused by dc monetization of silver. I have never seen a particle of truth given in support of this assertion nor do I know of an article that has fallen in price whose fail cannot be accounted for otherwise than in consequence of demonetization of silver. If demonetization of silver baa caused a fall of prices it must be on account of a diminished volume of money, or a higher rate of interest for the use of money for there is not ether natural or logical connection between the two. But we have seen that we have now in circulation more money than in 1873, both in volume and per capita, and rates of interest are lower new than at that time. In 1873 rates were from 6 per cent downward. Large loans, such as are needed to make public improvements, are negotiated according to the security ahd terms of payment, at from 5 to 4 per cent. State and national government, cities and towns, can borrow money readily at frfim 6 to 3% and even 8 per cent. If demonetization of silver has caused a decline in prices, that decline should affect all commodities within its reach and affect them all alike. It has done neither. In the staple articles prices have been up Ode year and down another and if the general tendency has been downward the cause can be directly traced to increased production, dimlshed co»t of production or transportation or diminished consumption. In 1873 we were on a paper money basis and gold was at a premium. Prices were then calculated on the basis of a depreciated currency and were high. Part of the decline is attributed to the increased value of our money and the disappearance of the premium on gold. If demonetization of silver causes a decline in prices, prices should maintain their level where there has been no demonetization of silver. England has suffered from a decline in prices, equally with America, yet their standard is gold and has been so for eighty years. Farm lands in England and France are said to be less valuable now than two hundred years ago. The causes that have produced this decline are precisely the same that have brought prices down in America new wheat fields In the Western states and territories in South America, India, Egypt and Russia gang plows, grain drills, selfbinders, steam threshers, railroads penetrating from the seaboard of every country to its innermost grain fields, grain rates reduced from 3 cents to cent per ton per mile, and on the ocean are steamships that carry at infinitesimal low rates, the products of every land to the dense markets of Europe.

Why Prices Are Low.

"Twenty-five years ago American wheat, beef and mutton had an unrivaled market at Liverpool and continental ports. Australia, Argentina, India and Russia are now competitors of the American farmer. Beef and mutton are killed and frozen in Australia and South America, and carried in refrigerator vessels to Europe. When the Suez canal was opened one-third of the mercantile marine of Europe was destroyed. Railroads supplanted river and canal transportation. Electricity is destroying the market for horses and coal. Civilized, ingenious man has progressed farther and faster in the nineteenth century than in the nineteen preceding centuries, and in this imperial procession changes In the condition of the human race are inevitable. The people in the United States are not suffering low prices because of the demonetization of silver, but because of radical changes in the industrial condition of the human race. "When the farmer comes to town to buy groceries, hardware, clothing, tools, implements, he is happy if he finds everything low but when ho conies to town to sell something, he goes from place to place and wants to find prices as nigh as possible. Men living In town generally have but one article to sell—shoes, hats, meat, coal, clothing, labor, lumber, hardware, and they have to buy everything which they need and do not produce. The farmer differs from the town man in this, that he has a greater number of articles to sellapples, potatoes, corn, oats, sheep, cattle, horses he also has a greater variety of articles to buy than the town man—plows, harness, cultlvaters, hoes, rakes, etc. And sometimes when this crop or that crop fails on his farm, and he has to buy wheat, oats or provisions, he always wants to buy those articles as cheap as he can. And In view of the greater number of articles he has to sell I cannot but think he is in the condition of all his follow citizens, namely, that he, as well as they, are interested in having prices both high and low high for what they have to sell, low for what they have to buy. "In this perpetual antagonism between buyer and seller it is clearly impossible to legislate so that one should have an advantage over the other. Kacli must take his chances as he c?n and sell ns high as he can. Suppose congress should be impressed with the idea that It should do something for the farmer and actually legislate on the subject. It is immaterial what particular step they take, pro.lived only they pass a law which shall bo in effect: "Be it enacted that the farmer shiil get $2 a bushel for wheat.' He could then be happy, provided he could get S2 a bushel for whent and keep all other articles down which he has to buy, at lh»ir former prices. But this happiness would be short lived. MaBons, carpenters, tailors, shoemakers, lawyers, bankers, doctors, merchants, manufacturers. yreiiif: r.hat good luck thT"farnier has received out of legislation, would go pell-mell to congress and ask that ®xd, high prices be fixed for them, each equivalent to $2 a bushel for wheat to the farmer. Congress could not refuse to act, because the lawmaking power must be exercised for all alike, and whenever everybody else but the farmer had got prices up to su't himself, the farmer having to buy everything he needs at the advanced price. Is no better off than he was when he and his fellow-clt-izens were dealing on a low plane of prices. "So It is apparant that unless one man «r»jny privilege or monopoly which he

has no right to enjoy, legislation alone, of any sort cannot help him. It will lift all men up alike* or it will lift none of them. "We bad a panic in 1893 I shall talk of its cause and efTect a little later ou, but suddenly depositor# drew their money out of banks to such an extent that banks had no money to lend. What was the result? Why, it was then proved what a Tile element in the country's business the banks are for the moment they had to say to employers of labor. 'Chir money Is all drawn out and we hare none to lend,' that moment the employers had to say to their laborers, 'We cannot pay yw/ and at that moment the laborer had to lay down his tools, and go into idleness. Straightway shops, mills, furnaces all over the country were ck«ed and stayed close until banks regained their money and were able to supply money for wages to the laborer. "In June, 1893, the owner of a large furnace who employed a great number of men and indirectly gave work to miners of ore and coal, came to a railroad company and said: *1 have orders for metal enough to keep my buslneas going for months, but the banks cannot discount my paper and give me money with which to pay my men. If you will take my commercial paper for freight money I aW6 you I can get a little money for my men and they will wait until I can get more.' The railroad officers had to say to him: 'The banks cannot discount that paper for us any more than for you. We have to pay our conductors, engineers, firemen, brakemen and other employes in money. We cannot keep the railroad going.' So the furnace was closed, ahd furnaoe men, cOAl and ore miners and a part of the railroad forces were suspended from work, all because the banks could no linger give money to business men. "Bear these facts In mind the next time you hear a demagogue Shouting Invectives against banks. The Populist and free silver Democrats are filled with savage fury against Wall street bankers and foreign syndicates. They call them opprobrious names, as coupon cutters, gold bugs, money sharks, bank oligarchlsts and non-produc-ing drones. The Wall street and European capitalists who are thus violently and maliciously Assailed are as Important and indispensable a factor In our national development as the banks arc in local interests. They control the savings of people at home and abroad, and it is concentrated from wider areas and in larger amount than in country banks this Is all the difference. When local business men need a few thousand dollars they can get it in country or inland city banks. When a vast building, a bridge, an electric or a steam railroad is to be built the amount of money needed Is far beyond the capacity of banks or people in the vicinity, and the promoters of these works of internal improvement go to Wall street, London, Frankfort or Amsterdam, where money is held in vast, amounts that money is forced on us. We need not take it if we do not want it, and the question is shall we do without the improvements or shall we condescend to borrow money of a foreigner. The foreigner is neither cruel nor proud alt he wants Is to be certain that he will get his money back in as good money as he lends, and then he is satisfied with a low rate of interest. His money has furnished horses, cattle, implements and fences for fartas

all

?30, act,

paper legal

out |60,

over the Western Coun

try his money has built bridges across rivers, vast buildings in cities, elecnc and steam railways all over the country. Without his money we should not have had these

improvements,

and if he receive. his

interest and principal as promisel he never complains. Why he should be a mark: of vituperation and hate can be explained no Where but in a lunatic asylum.

Why Capital TimW.

"Why is capital timid? It is afraidofbeinK lost The owner of capital loses don Kit when ho (end, it. ceives it again depends on the good jUdg ment and good faith of the man to whomhe lends it. and upon a thousand conditions which neither the owner nor the

bor™*®r

cancontrol. if it is loaned on a mortgage the security may become worthless. If to a railroad company bad management or competition may consume it. If to bu a bridge, other bridges may rob it of us value or a change in the currents of bus ness may deprive it of all income. If it loaned to merchants of manufacturers it is beset with a thousand perils. When money is thus lost, observe who loses it and who gets it. The laborers who build a house, a bridge or a railroad invariably receive their wages. The laws secure it to them in every conceivable way, and public opinion supplies any deficiency that may exist in the law. If a manufacturer borrows money to use in his business he pays his employes regularly, sometimes he buys materials for which he cannot pay. If mistaken judgment, or the negligence of other men, or development of other business, or change in politics finally embarrasses and ruins him the result is that the laborer has got his wages, the employer owes his creditors and the capitalist who loaned his money is the final loser. "Statistics were given some years ago to show that more than 95 per ceht of men who continue long enough in business fail and cannot pay their debts. Business men never stop when they lose their own money they borrow as long as they can, and they fail What or how? Why, to pay their debts. They could not fail in kny^ther way, and it is the capitalist that is the final loser. "The history of our country in the last twenty-five years proves the truth of what I have said and accounts largely for the prevailing depression. The speculative period which followed the closc of our civil war culminated in a crisis In 1872 merchants, manufacturers and speculators were ruined, individuals and banks Who loaned them money lost tnat money. During the six or seven years that followed that collapse business was stagnant, enterprise checked, laborers were idle. During the summer of 1S78 or 1879 it became apparent that two causes were at work which would restore prosperity to this country. An unprecedented crop of wheat In this country and an unprecedented failure of harvest abroad. There were hardly ships enough on the ocean to carry our supplies to Europe, and a season of prosperity followed for two or three years such as has never been surpassed. Everybody had money to spend and capital again became courageous and hopeful. The assassination of President Garfield In 1881 was followed by another depression which lasted about three years, not so bad, however, as between 1872 and 1878, and from 1880 to 1893 the country enjoyed a fair degree of prosperity. But In 1S91 and 1892 influences were at work to alarm capital which culminated In the money panic of May, 1SD3. What were those influences? Our government, under the advice of quick doctors, had been engaging in two novel and Wholly unprecedonted experiments in finance. .Under the Bland act of 1S78 the governmeut bad coined and pushed into circulation, regardless of the needs of business, in silver dollars and silver certificates, over ,O0O,OCO. In 1891, und?r the Khcramn the government began to buy seven of silver a day and pay for it with called treasury notes and made a tender, thus iajectlug into the circulating medium of the country, and withany regard to its money needs, about ,000.900 a year. To lessee as touch &s possible the otherwise certain disaster that was sure to come as a Consequence of such financiering congress pledged the government to maintain the parity of geld and silver. "The market value of silver from 1878 to

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Self-preservation

TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25,1896.

the present year, with occasional speculative, variations, has been steadily downward. At the sane time the gold income of the government derived from custom duties, and in consequence of treasury notes being receivable for those duties in-

and in May the panic was Upon us. It w&b

or wholly stopped thousands of workmen

were thrown out of employment, and the

moment they ceased to Work their con-

sumption of provisions, Clothing and the

necessities of life w6fe curtailed "There was no cause whatever for this stupndous crash, except tha the owners of money had become frightened and tried to save themselves by drawing their money from banks and hiding it in scret places they lost confidence in banks and in saving societies they did not know what was going to happen, and they thought the best thing they could do was to get their money when they could and sit doWfi on it. "The lesson taught us by that crisis should last this generation while it lives that lesson was that banks as collectors of money for the use of business men, are as vital to business as air is to life- Next, that money will get scared and run into hiding unless It has confidence in the good faith and ability of banks and business men to repay it."

After the repeal of the Sherman law, when confidence began to pick up, the Venezuelan question again scared capital, as Mr. Brooks showed. After showing the impractability of the United States maintaining a financial system at loggerheads with the system of those nations on whom she depends to buy her surplus products, the speaker continued. "When capital went into hiding at the time of the Venezuelan message Of President Cleveland it stayed there until the Chicago convention met and declares In favor of free silver. Capital Is frightened and it will stay in hiding until that question is settled." (A voice) "November will settle it." "Yes, thank God, November will settle it"

In concluding, Mr. Brooks said: "Can any of us afford to throw away our vote In this campaign?. I say not. While the Indianapolis convention declared for' my political principles, while the candidates' are peculiarly attractive to me because they seem to be a simile of "union" restored agaih, I know they cannot be elected. I know' the Prohibition candidate cannot be elected* It is either McKinley or Bryan. And I Ask Prohibitionists and Indianapolis Democrats to do as I propose to do—where the money issue is the all absorbing question—I ask them to talk as much as they please in favor of the Democratic platform of Indianapolis but, when election day comes, go into the booth and cast a vote where it will help elect McKinley. (Long applause.) "Don't do a foolish thing. Don't Waste your vote. Don't shoot where it won't hit. When we settle the money question I may be, as the irishman said: "Ferninst you" on the tariff, but I want to stay with you, and

ed, Bryan will be—and then, woe for the honor of our country. (Continued applause.)

TOOK NO COERSION.

Big Four Sound Money Republican Club lias 530 Members. Indianapolis, Sept. 24.—Without the slightest coercion, and without the use of

Kitted by

of his mind.

TO 8AV« DOCTORS* WI-M Use "Garland" Stoves and Ranges-

GREATEST ON RECORD

Ooiktinued from flnrt pa«ge.

notes being receivable for those duties In-. '18S2 arming iff this dity at 4 o'clock stead of gold, dwindled down to less than,

same

one-fourth of what it had formerly been. jjOUfg hauling twelve freight cars and The causes combined, namely, the constant-

one

afternoon, having consumed 9

passenger coach a distance of 72 miles,

one passenger coach a distance of 72 miles.

decline in Value of silver, tho loss of cold Uncle Billy was the engineer of the loco im-nn,phT t?i« government and the obllga-

uewuo uj Uncle Billy was the engineer of the locoincome by the government and the obllga-

motlve

t,uUt by the Tt«nra»d club in 1888,

government to maintain^ the which waB hauled on a large float ,by horses.

motlve Uilt

tfon of the government to maintain the which was hauled on a large float ,by horses parity of gold and silver, the volume of sit- and with which he~mft.de a tour of the Btate ver increasing at the rate of ?50,000,00fr» }je was at that time a dare-devil—a reckyear. Caused foreign capital to fear that less-youngster of 70 years but with our government would not be able to fulfill years of riper experience over his head the its pledge and maintain parity between marchers in last night's parade felt comgold and silver dollars. This fear of for- paratively Safe from becoming victims of elgn capital was manifested in 1891 and Uncle Billfr's eff6rveicent mischief. 1892 by the sale in New York of large The "watch houser" which in the amounts of American bonds and stocks middle of the procession, was a familiar which had been held abroad as an invest- object to nearly everyone, and is to be ment. The diminution of gold income be- at the crossing of railroad tracks and gan in the Harrison administration, and ery principal street. It is' an actual was the subject of anxious consideration "watch house," which has seen actual servby Secretary Foster, in the spring of 1898 ice. Last night it was situate^ in front of large exports of

185

large excess %f imports over exports the gg years. amount stated for the four months ended The caboose which brought up the end of April 30, 1898, being about 180,000,000. This the parade was an exact reproduction of was afterwards learned to be an error, but ^e Pennsylvania standard caboose, and for the time it helped to Spread the alarm,

by the HaiimaH club in 11?.

continued to be made three switches and swltchstands, in the

from this country to Europe, and the fact center oi which George Likert, the genial was widely circulated in the newspapers. Vandalla yardmaster, stood' with upraised At. the same time the value of the silver arms signalling tinBeen engines and cars dollar was declining, and certain daily news- jq his most impressive Delsarteah manner, papers declared that value each day at the The "watch h6U8S" WM occupied by Larry head of the editorial column one day it Broderick, who is at present night watchwas 71 cents another day it was 69 centB man at the Vandalla shops. He entered and another 68 Cents. A third factor which the service of the company on January 1, helped to alarm oapltal was the reports of

2f and is Still In service at the age of

waa

buHt according to specifications. It

waa run

purely a money scare, but money was thor- Railway Co. and the incandescent lighting oughly seared, it Was suddenly observed that 4 lafgg number of persons were draw ing deposits from national banks and savings banks thaft usual, and within ten days from the date the movement began bankB were drained Of their cash to such an extent that further discounts became impos* Bible, and nothlfigjsaved the country from overwhelming disaster but the action of associated banks in the principal cities in associated oanKs tue cross. JEacu sxae oi tne caooose suyporteu making use of clearing house certificates

by power furnished by the Street

was done by the same agency. This ca boose Was bbllt at tho Vandalla shops. The electrical effects were very appropriate. A keystone, the emblem of the state of Pennsylvania, and adopted by the Pennsylranla Railroad Co. as a sort of crest, was on the front Of tho engine. The rear of the engine tender was covered by the emblem of the Big Four, a Maltese cross. Each side of the caboose supported

thfl lflitlald 0 tIie

A a

in settlement of their exchanges and ex tending relief to each other by means of those certificates. 'We all remembef what a shock yas

forced them to

save every dollar they could command In

order to meet the demands of their depos itors. But the strain *as severe mtau-

facturing of every kind was diminished

q. & e. I. and the E. &

T.- tt. Railroads. The Effort of these eieo trical letters was very pretty and added much to the finish of the parade.

given to business the moment banks were "iggg/' almost is Interesting a ti.i mhnflf to bUfiifleSd disabled from lending money to business men.

That little red caboose, which was num-

c&r wag Captaln John Wi6e the

oid-

onductor in the employ of the Van-

Hfl came hefe fr61n

„an railroading as a sectloft boss,

pr0motl0n came t0

him

tep by step

advanced until today

ha is one of the

iuable men in the employ of the

mosi Vttlu

road. In the caboose with Wise fa As C. F. Forres tall, Who for twenty-five years has been employed by the Vandalla Co. For the last twenty-one years Forrestall has been employed in the shops.

The big engine was a sound money machine, for under the cab windows, in gold letters, were the words "Sound Money. The metal parts were painted a rich yellow. She was numbered 160, indicating that the men who marched behind we?S*in favor of a 100-cent dollar.

THE TRANSPARENCIES.

Story As Told By the Illuminated Mottoes Carried By the Men. Through the efforts of C. T. Forristall and the following assistants, Thomas Burk, Harry Richards, David Rigney, Ed Heidenfich ahd Lewis Tietzel, the 100 transparencies which illuminated the parade, were painted and decoratedj Some of them read as follows:

He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.—Daniel Webster. The Irishman's definition: Sixteen to one means nothing to ate."

You shall not track us with 53c dollars. Fill our cars with farm products and see the farmers' pockets bulge.

Did a cheap dollar ever buy cheap bread? "The Railroad Men's Sound Money club is on its last legs."—Terre Haute Gazette.

Is K? The silver dollar motto as per attached. On the reverse side a dollar cut in half with the words underneath: "Thou shalt not

^Railroad men always regard the danger signal. The first flash of free silver light stopped confidence.

The Chicago platform will be annulled November 3. Wm. J. Bryan has more than his rates.

Sound men for sound money from sound industries. The railroad boys will make Bryan headlight" November 3.

No, you're wrong it's not co-ercion, but co-operation. Our labor is the only commodity we have for sale. In exchange we want the best of dollars. "The dollar can be so big that you may sigh for it and pray for it and never get it."— W. J. Bryan. We work for it, Willie.

Do you Want an unlimited excursion ticket up Salt Creek? Then vote for free silver. If the laborer is worthy of his hire, should not the hire ho worthy of tho laborer?

All other issues side tracked for the through Sound Money train. When capital goes into bankruptcy the workingfti&fi goes with it.

What's the matter with unlimited coinage of cast iron? You could buy a home with your old cook stove. :u uuuiv

i. i»v. The standard of civilization or of China, the tariff, but I want to stay with you, and ^hJch?

be with you, and die with you on the ques- them? tion of sound money. Therefore, my final ap- A sound dollar is the dollar of commerce, peal to my Democratic associates who favor *^hTvTthe rlghToTwI^ciear and Bryan the principles of the Indianapolis platform, cannot block it. Cherish them in your hearts, preserve them The track is out of line now but we will for to. future, but th,» u„. gl,. ,„ur ,ot. for McKinley. For, unless McKinley is elect- Clear road to prosperity, Sound Money rails, spiked with national honor and ballasted with experience.

Labor makea capltaL Why antagon!ze

Well! Well! Well! Sixteen to one for sound money. There will be a permanent washout on the Free Silver track November 3.

Honesty IS the best policy.—Commended to tho Gazette. Good Night.

VISITING OFFICIAL

a whip or the threat of the loSs of a job, jfanyof the Western Koarif* Represented— 520 men have signed the roll of the Big Barry Robinson's TeWrnm. Four Sound Money Republican Club,which officials of nearly all the important was permanently organised Wednesday roads in the country were sent invitations night In the freight depot of the road.

This club met Wednesday night of last

t0 attend the

meeting. Among those who

were here were

W' M"

week for preliminary organization, and the superintendent Of the E. & T. H. E. Holnames on the membership roll at that time

brook'

numbered just forty. Blanks were given L., B. F. Dickson, superintendent of the to each of the forty men, and they went L. & N at Evansville E. H. Mann, assistto work Instructed to take no names except ant superintendent of the L. & N. at Evansthose of employes of the road who are Re- ville B. F. Johnson, vice-president and publicans. The result was the great show- general manager of the C., P. & M. A. E. iltig of 620 names in a week's time. A res- Stillwell, vice-president of the K. C., P. & olution indorsing John Q. Hicks for the G. R. R., at Kansas City, came over in his legislature was unanimously adopted. The private car. At a late hour R. F. Fowler, following officers were elected, there being of the C. & E. I. wired that on account of a vice president for each division: J. Q. illness he would be unable to attend. The Hicks, president David Greenwood, first following telegram of regret was received vice president, Indianapolis division N. E. from Harry P. Robinsofi, fedltdr of the Shaw, second vice president, Peoria & Railway Age: Eastern W. H. Hull, third vice president, Chicago, 111., Sept. 24, '96. St. Louis division H. D. Harris, fourth H. I. Miller, Superintendent, Terre Haute, vice president, Chicago division J. K. Lo- Ind. gan, secretary J. Q. Van Winkle, treasur- Am Just in from Minnesota and cannot er- A Shaw, marshal. possibly reach Terre Haute tonight. Please convey this message to the meeting: Two

Corbett, general

superintendent of the L„ E. & St.

Artlsfc negroes stood at a street corner when a

New York, Sept. 21.—William J. Koer- handsome saddle horse was led by. ner, a young newspaper man and artist, "See that horse," said one negro "That last night shot and instantly killed Miss horse cariie thlgllty near belonging to me Rosle A. Redgale of Brooklyn. The deed yesterday." iVas committed In Seventh avenue, in this "What you talking about, retorted the city, when the street was filled with peo- other. "That's massa Fred pet horse, pie. No motive for the deed could be &s- that am, and it never came near belonging certain ed, but Koerner is thought to be OUt to you."

That's what said," rttUfned the first man. 'at did come mighty near. I saw Massa Fred yesterday and asked him if he would give me that horse and Massa Fred

he said, 'No, yon. you black nlgfer, of course I won't.' Now tt Mart* Fred bad said 'Tea,' that horse would have been mine. It was only the differenoe between yes and no, and tell yott I oome near getting the hotae."

That's all the difference it will be with Bryan in November. Just the difference between "Yes" and "No." He won't get Utfe horse. In fact it will be a horse on him. And when the American people get ready to shont "No" on November 8rd, threequarters of a. million railway men will help to shout, Am sorry I cAfihdt be With yflu.

DIVISION COMMANDERS.,,

Orfanttttltm Hfcd a Captain and Uentetasats. Thd committee on arrangements toofi every precaution possible to have the different delegations well organised by the time they arrived in this city. There were men sent out oa each division of the railroads for the purpose of seeing that the clubs elected captains so as to avoid confusion on arriving In tills city. Most of the clubs were well organised. The Clover Leaf Sound Money club Was commanded by Captain F. J. Pease. The I» A N. delegation elected Thomas Walsh

cfcftaln(

with the following assistants: A. W. Patton, John Brown, Pat Mc$ue and John Huff* The B. & T. H. 6lubs elected Thomas Namey captain, with tbe following lieutenants: C. C. Lavory, Bd Burbank, B. McCutohon and Albert Brennan.

The Effingham division was commanded by J. B. Whllney and W. H. Linton. The L., N., A. & C. men were under Charles Hasty and the Monon shop men under J. A. Strubble.

The Decatur division from the T. H. tt P. was well organised, With J. G. Chandler captain and Joe Hendricks and Fred Barnhouse as lieutenants.

The Pan Handle men were organised with P. J. L&sd6rs in command and the following as assistants: H. B. Reynolds, general yardmaster of the Pan Handle at Indianapolis, J. Snodgrass, M. F. Gill, J. M. Burglingsly, James Ooghah, Robert Richardson and Robert Scott. The employes of the Indianapolis Stock yftrds were under F. It. Reynolds.

The St. Louis clubs were mftrsluled to their positions under the direction of Wm. Traubel, captain, and T. W. Bland, lieutenant. The delegations from Bast St. Louis were under the direction of J. G. Cfeveling and 3. A McCleliaa. Ex-Mayor M. M. Stephens of East St. Louis was with this delegation^

HOW THE WORK WAS DONE.

Kaibiil of the Men Who Planned the Mam* moth Affair of Yesterday. The big event had been in preparation for about one week and it was through the perfect arrangements and the good work of the c6fnmittees that tho demonstration passed off with such success) The arrangements were under the direct supervision of the officers of the Terre Haute Sound Money club and a number of committees which they

hp*-

pointed. The officers of the club are as follows: President—William E. Perryman.

Vice presidents—First, J. il. Bheppard, T. H. & I. shop second, Theodore Snyder, yardmaster, Big Four third, At A. Andrews, yardmaster, T. H. & I. fourth, A. Wi Tuckerf chief car inspector, C. ft E. I. railroad fifth,

D. Bledsoe, T. H. & I freight house sixth, J. R. Connelly, general agent, E. & T. H. railroad seventh, John Redmond, engineer* Peoria division

Secretary—C. E. Carter. Assistant Secretary-^F. A. Skelton. Treasurer—E. E. South, general agent, Big Four.

Executive Committee—J. M. Llndley, road foreman of engines W. B. Burnes, train dispatcher J. Vancieave,, .engineer, main line division H. S. Moore, assistant engineer.

Finance Committee—F. A Gowe, T. H. & I. shop William Idler, engineer, main line division Wiliiatn C. Lawes, station master J. W. Caskey, conductor, Michigan division.

Executive committee—J. M. Llndley, H. S. Moore, W. E. Burnes, Jack -Vancieave. Invitation Committee—E. E. South. J. R. Connelly, C. W. Woods, J. M. LlHdley.

Committee oil Transparencies—A. W. Coffin, F. A. Skelton. Printing ahd Advertising—H. S. Moore, 0. W. Woods, F. A. Skelton.

Transportation—O. E. Raidy, F. L. Campbell, W. E. Burk, E. E. South, J. R. Connelly.

Lanterns—W. C. Downing, J. C. Gainer, Garl Rottman. Equipment—C. Butler, T. A. GoWe, W. H. Burgett

The Official Figure*.

The official figures showing the number of men brought to this city last night by the different railroads as shown on the train register are given beloW. Owing to the confusion in the delegations occasioned by the darkness which prevailed about the Union Station it was impossible to keep the men from separating to a certain degree. This accounts for the discrepancy in the number of men in the parade and the number carried by the railroads. The incoming trains carried the following: C. & E. I. from Danville 470 Big Four, from Mattoon 840 Missouri Pacific employes at St. Louis.. G50 East St. Louis 635 Stations between East St. Louis and Effingham ..... 250 Effingham Sound Money club ISO Stations between Effingham and Terre

Haute 2R0 Pan Handle employes at Indianapolis .. 610 Pari Handle employes at Richmond, Ind. 250 Vandalla Sound Money club of Indianapolis 470 Brazil Sound Money club 135 Stations between Indianapolis and Terre

Haute 300 Logansport Sound Money club 450 From all stations on the T. H. & 1,290 L., N., A. & C. employes of Lafayette.. feO T., St. L. ft K. C. employes of Frankfort 160 Other stations between St. Joseph and

Terre Haute 500 Decatur Sound Money club 550 Stations between Decatur and Terre

Haute 200 P.( F., W. & C. employes from Fort Wayne 11 Terre Haute Sound Money club 900 Evansville and other stations. Including men from the L. & N. and L. E. & St. 1.020

Total 10,471

Glee Clnb and Band From Decatur. The Goodman's Band of Decatur was in evidence before and after the parade. They serenaded the Terre Haute House, the Express office and a number of other places about the city. Besides this band the Decatur Escort Glee club was hero. This club Is made up of the following members: Newton Davis, Will Muzzy, tenors W. L. Boettger, Charles Hay, second tenors Joht» Pattori, baritone, and A. L. Linderwood, second bass. Among the songs they sang were "Bryan's Lament'' and "Greetings to Terre Haute." They Composed the following song while enroute to this city: "Swing open wide them Torre Haute gates and let Decatur through. Swing open wide them Terre Haute gates, we say: For evei* we'll remember This twenty-fourth day of September. And our visit to Terre Haute that day."

Scenes of Four Tears Ago,

There was a display on Main street last flight which recalled the campaign of 1892. Four years ago the Watsons made a display. It consisted of two pictures, one of Harrison, the other of McKinley. Beneath these pictures were the words, made by the arrangement of innumerable gaS jets which Were lighted "Harrison In 1S92, McKinley Id 1896." At the time the display was exhibitefl two years ago the Gold Gazette wondered what the Watson bovs meant Last night there was one picture exhibited In front of the plumbing establishment. There was one word—"McKinley." The. picture was a fine one of the Republican candidate for president And was about the only display on the street.

Flllteck Republican Gold Clnb. The Fllbeck Republican Gold club will turn out In bright gold uniforms tonight. The club was organized through the earnest efforts of Gus Rice, who deserves a great deal of credit for the efTorts he has put in the work. The club now has a membership of twenty-seven. The officers are aS follows: W. C. Dodson, captain Gus Rice, first lieutenant, and Tom Walker, second lieutenant.

Pole Raising at the Union Station. The pole raised at the Union Station yesterday is one of the handsomest ever erected in this city. It Was covered with red, white and blue electric lights from the ground to the top and mounted with a brightly Illuminated gold dollar transparency.

The Express is the only 8unday paper In Terre Haute, 15 cents a week.

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Wonderfal Exhibition at Rlgby Park— Fastest Hill* Ever raced—The

Portland. Maine. Sept! M.—John H. Gentry today at Rigby Park paced the fastest mile ever made in the harness and placed the world record at 2:00^4.

The day was cold and a light northwesterly wind Was blowing up the stretch. The famous pacer scored once or twice with the runner who 'Was to paoe him, and then went up the stretch with an amaslng burst of speed. There was not big crowd pressent, but what there, was of them gave the pacer a great ovation as he came down toward the wire for the word "go" and hundreds^ of watches caught the pacer at his start The runner was at the pacer's throat latch as they made the first turn on the stretch. Gentry went steadily and with apparent ease, the runner having hard work to keep his position. The jtidfeS caught the quarter mile at 39H seconds, and the second quarter was made in SOfti making the half In 59%. The runner by the use of the whip was keeping up at Gentry's wheel, but was making hard work of It. The trlrd quarter was made In 30% seconds making the three quarters in 1:30^4. As they turned into the home stretch and caught the wind in the teeth, both Andrews and the driver of the runner commenced to use the whip a little. With the shoutlug of the crowd Which was cheering like mad the pacer spurted for the wire and considering that he had the wind in his teeth made the most remarkable quarter of the heat in 30 *4, making the mile in 2:00%, just one second less than the former best record first made by Robert J. at Terre Haute in 1891 and equalled this year by John ft. Gentry. \Vheh the timn was announced the crowd broke through the fence and crowded out in the track, and around tho pacer, cheering wildly. It is believed that had Gentry not had to contend with the wind he would have made the mile In two minutes easily.

HERE ARE THE FIGURES.

Paste Them in Your Hat and Watch tho Kesult in November. The figures given below show the probable majorities which McKinley and Hobart will receive November 3d. The figures are submitted by a Republican of this city. The estimates being based on the percentage of net gain in Vermont and Maine over the vote of 1S92 for president:

States. Republican, Electors. Alabama 8,196 11 California 85,045 9 Colorado 9,436 4 Connecticut 87,471 6 Delaware 9,210 3 Illinois 199,154 24 Indiana ...... ...... 93,525 15 Iowa 138,186 13 Kansas 52,051 10 Kentucky 48,699 13 Maine ....... 62,763 6 Maryland ..... ..... 34,321 8 Massachusetts 127,668 15 Michigan 117,061 14 Minhesota ....... ............. 98,208 9 Missouri 99,143 17 Montana 12,791 8 Nebraska 62,049 I New Hampshire 26,772 4 New Jersey 72,798 10 New York 302,047 36 North Dakota

9,214 3

Ohio 222,149 2S Oregon I9,&g6 4 Pennsylvania ....324,549 88 Rhode Island 16,465

South Dakota 18,350 4 Ten&essee ...... 21,007

Vermont 41,362

Virginia 25,270

22.871 4

West Virginia 40,304 6 Wisconsin 90,090

Wyoming 4,343 3

For McKinley ...,361 Whole number of electors

'445

McKinley jgj Bryan 84

BRYAN AND THE STUDENTS.

The Popocrat Has Au Experience With Yale Colleen Men. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 24.—Five hundred students, assisted by a band of the First Regiment of the National Guards of Cohnecticut, broke up the address of William J. Bryan at this place this afternoon. A platform had been erected on the historical "New Haven Green," and about that platform for more than an hour before the nominee arrived, from 10,000 to 15,000 people had crowded. To the right of the stand the students had congregated dwalting tho arrival of Mr. Bryan. At 2:15 o'clock Mr. Hryan was driven la a carriage through the crowd to the platforiii. Immediately all was confusion in frout. The students broke forth in their college cheer of the ffog chorus from Aristophranes, following with three 16ng "Yales," nine "Raha," a "Yale" atid "McKinley."

The crowd surged to and fro in front of the stand and a dozen policemen fought it from the platform. There were cheers for the nominee, but from tne right of the stfthd the students repeatedly broke forth With their yell, ahd for twenty minutes it was Impossible for Mr. Bryan to make himself heard.

James B. Sargent, the Democratic nominee for governor, who was to introduce Mr. Bryan, tried to quiet the yelling mob in front, but he could not be beard ten feet away. In vain did Mr. Bryan attempt to restore order, but It was many minutes before anything like quiet was obtained. Then the crowd began to surge again and the police to fight those in front. Women fainted and several persons were taken from the crowd overcome by the crush. The police used their clubs, and one of their number, mounted on a spirited horse, forced the animal in frout of the stand, nearly creating a panic. Then again Mr, Bryan tried to speak, but he was interrupted by the yells of the students. This lasted altogether for twenty-five minutes, and when at last the noise had subsided sufficiently for him to make himself heard by those immediately in front,

Ko Chanoa For Ilryan.

Indianapolis, Sept. 24.—Charles X. Mat^ thews, editor of the Nonconformist, has returned to the city from the St. Louis conference of Populist leaders. He said the chiof purpose of the conference was to discuss the action of the Indiana Populists In declining to fuse with the Democrats last week. This action, be says, was eminently satisfactory to the national leaders of the party, and it is likely that In some states the work of fusion, already accomplished, will be undone, particularly In Nebraska and Kansas. "The conference,' said he, "seemed to be of tbe opinion that the Democrats are determined to keep Sewall on the ticket and In that case there can be no further fusion. We arc for Bryan as strong as anybody can ire, but we do not propose to destroy our party by voting for such a Democrat as Sewall." Mr. Matthews expressed tbe opinion that with Sewall on the ticket Bryan would only carry four or five Southern states and tho silver producing states of the West and nothing more. He declares that Watson has no intention whatever of retiring from the field. ..