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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

The yard-stick assures the man who
sells that he has not sold too much
1t assures the man who buys that he
has received enough and in that way
1t facilitates exchanges. The coming
Of money facilitates exchange, for the
reason that were II not coined, each
man who did business would have to
carry pair Of scales and be Q chem.
ist. II gold and silver are not the
measure Of value, what's? Ianswer
Intelligent labor. Gold gets its value
from labor, OF course, I cannot &C.
count for the fact that mankind have
. certain fancy for gold or for dia.
m0nds, neither can account for the
fact that we like some things better
than others to eat. These are simply
facts In nature, and they are facts
whether they can be explained OF
not, which cannot be disreRarded
The dollar in gold represents on the
average the labor that Il took to die
and mint it, together with all the
time Of the men who looked for il
without finding IL. That dollar in
gold, ON the average, will buy the
RsVNuNs Va bAO o0AO 0LlOuUt Vi l0UUl
in any other direction. Nothing eve,
has been money, from the most bar.
bar0us to the most civilized, unless /,
was the product Of nature, and some
thing to which the people among
whom II passed 40 money attached 1
certain value, value not dependent
upon law, not dependent upon legis
lation In any degree. Nothing hal
ever been considered money that mar
could produce. A bank bin is mo-
money, neither is check nor q draft
These are all devices simply to facili
tate business, but in or Of themselves
they have mo- value.
We are told, however, that thu
government can create money. Thii
l deny. The government produces
nothing. II raises NO wheat, mo corn, i
digs NO gold, mo- silver. It is. not .
producer, II is o. consumer. The gov
ernment 10 perpetual pauper tina
has to be supported by the people
i 10 constantly passing the contribu
on-plate,-the man who passes It
admit has musket with him, but q
the same time the government 10 sup
ported by these contributions. Yo,
cannot live upon the promise Of you
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

and 30 other large buildings, such q
depots ferry-houses, mills and rail
road Offices, were greatly damaged
Fatal accidents were 6, seriously in
Jured IL. In the southern part Of tn,
city known as the neck, the Delawar,
overfiowed Its banks for the distanc,
Of one mile from the usual course anl
the Inhabitants were taken from tn,
second stories of houses in boats sen
out from the navy yard. Only on.
man was drowned in this section, bu'
loss Of live stock was very great and
10 wooden bridges were swept away
The well known land mark, the shir
house at League Island navy yard
was leveled to the ground. It Is i'm.
possible at present to estimate the
loss In money, as 1t is distributed IL
varions amounts between hundreds
Of owners, but it il generally estima.
ted at 100000.
On the Delaware river, below the
island and abreaSt the range, the tug
w. g. Fowler was wrecked and her
Captain and boy drowned, From
the Delaware breakwater many ves-
sells are reported ashore. The Cap
tain of the oyster sloop Mary Ann,
which arrived this morning, reports
that Of the oyster feet of one hum
dred vessels bound to this city on the
morning of the storm . number were
sunk and many damaged and two
lives were lost. The Captain, first
mate and seaman Of the sloop j. De-
yer we're drowned.
AT Ph9nixville yesterday morning
the storm unroofed houses, uprooted
trees, demolished barns and other
wise did great damage to property,
ana reports from various points in
the Schuylkill valley all speak Of
great loss of property. Out Of all col
iiers in the Mshoney district only
three are able to work owing to the
storm. Reports from eastern Lam
caster, Winchester and Reading all
tell the same story, and it seems the
country surrounding Philadelphia
suffered almost as heavily as the city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

Democracy is the party of the fu-
ture. We supported Weaver, but we
have no fears but that he will be q
democrat to all intents and purposes
when he gets into Congress. Now
there is nothing left for the greenback
organization to do but abandon that
name and unite with US. We made
the fight this year simply for repub-
lican defeat. Next time democracy
will claim its name as we'll as the cam
didates, and republican greenbackers
will be ashamed to go back to their
old party, and our party will be their
only house of refuge. Such was the
language of prominent democrat on
the streets of Sigourney a few days
since. How is this, brother green
backer?-Sigonmey Ne,cs.
Beyond doubt the democrat to
whom the Ne,cs refers spoke truly
as to the policy of the democratic par
ty in becoming the bride of the Ma
tionals in the late canvass.
We have no doubt, too, that the
leaders of the Nationals, the fellows
figuring for Office in that party, will
drop into the democratic party, for
1t is true they have no other place to
60, but the rank and file of the Ma
tionals who went out Of the republic
an party and into the National party
and then were married to the
democrats by few leaders of
these two parties, will soon see
the folly of their course and cam
not be thus transferred to swell tile
democratic party-they are not for
sale that way, and they will never
join the democratic party for which
they have no love and in which they
have no confidence,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

THE State Register of to-day gives
the history as given by both parties
to the controversy now pending look
ing to the disbaring of the Hon. G. G.
Cole, of Des Moines, Iowa.
The move for disbaring the Judge
originated, or at least first took form,
through the State Bar Association.
The gravamen of the complaint is
that Judge Cole has been writing let
ters to Mr.. Cate, of Baltimore, Md,
which have induced that gentleman
to attack U. S. Judge Dillon as he has
for years past; that these letters of
Cole contained statements unprofes-
sional and have really been the incit-
ing cause of much of the attack of
Cate upon the honor and integrity of
Judge Dillon. The history seems
also to connect Mr.. Boardman, of
Marshalltown, with Judge Cole. In
May last, when Mr.. Gates last circu-
lar appeared, meeting of the State
Bar Association was in progress at
.Des Moines, and committee was
then appointed to investigate the
matter. The gentlemen comprising
the committee were the Hon. M. T..
Cults, of Oskaloosa; Hon. L. ii. Stiles,
of Ottumwa, and Hon. j. ID. Camp
bell, of Davenport. This committee
have reported and seem to have found
sufficient to warrant the movement
for disbaring Judge Cole.
The friends of Judge Cole make a
statement in his vindication. The Beg
lister publishes both sides of the story
and asks that the public may await
investigation before forming an opin-
ion. 1t makes quitea breeze, however
it NAV terminate
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
KILLING REPUsLlcAM VOTERS.
How the "Concllllated" Louisiana
Democrats Do Their Cam
palgnIng.
Special to the New York Tims.

WAsHINGroN, Oct. 1S.-The Parish
OF Tensas, which the Louisiana DEM
ocrats have selected to capture by the
shot gun policy, is one Of the most
prosperous and peaceable in the en-
tire state. The bulk of its population
is composed Of colored people, most
OF whom are landowners and plant
ers, and their annual cotton crop 10 10
excess Of that OF any parish in Louis
lana. The last census places the pop
ulation of Tensas at l1,OOO colored
and l, ,4OO whites. At the election in
1872 it gave 1900 republican against
lS2 democratic votes, and in 1876 it
gave 1920 republican against 500
democratic votes. It is in the 5th
Congressional district, which return
ed the late Judge Leonard to the 45th
Congress. Morehouse and Wachita
parishes, which have obtained an un-
enviable notoriety during previous
political campaigns, are in the same
district. The democrats have evil
IDENTIFY determined to destroy the re-
publican majority in this district, and
are practicing their shotgun tactics
in Tensas with this object in view
The republican candidate for Judge
Leonard's unexpired term, 10 . color
ed man, while the republican candi-
date for the 18th Congress is ex-Chief
Justice Ludeling. With anything
like fair election, the republican
majority in this district would be at
least 5000. 1t is to intimidste and
overcome this majority that Gov.
Nichols militia, under the plea of
quelling an uprising Of the negroes
are now parading through the par
ish Of Tensas.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
a plvorce pernan ded.

1t is the old story about marrying
in haste" and for mercenary purpos-
es-the union of the democrats and
greenbackers, we mean-and some
who submitted to it, under duress,
are now calling loudly for divorce.
Thus the Clinton Age says:
"The democrat and greenback par
ties should be dissolved. Upon the
simple facts presented, there is not q
court of equity In christendom but
will enter a decree of divorce. The
alliance was only for a temporary pur-
pose, and while we approve Of It for
pOlicy's sake, we now desire q return
morality and virtue. We admit our
party has run after strange gods, that
for the moment 1T has gone into the
bushes for unholy purposes, but,
thank Heaven, it has not committed
the objectionable sin. Thenceforth
let the greenback party 60 its way by
itself, and let the democratic party &c
back into its old path of glory and
honor"
To which the Davenport Democra,
responds:
'Said and wellsaid. Letdemocrats
and democratic papers endorse 1t and
abide by it. Let those who believe
in the strange doctrines Of fat money
absolute and irredeemable money
| go by themselves hencefOrth and for.
ever, and let democrats be democrats
still upon the question Of sound and
honest money. 1t was a plank in the
democratic platform Us long and long.
er ago than we can remember; it wal
q good one, live one, a solid one
and is just as good to-day as II
was in times past, and will be good a
long as commerce exists In healthy
form.
"Let us have no hard words; M
quarrel over 1t or about It; let demo
Gratis be democrats still upon thil
sound money question, and let al
who think differently simply go theil
ways"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
NNore Ahout fha afovn,

4
New YORK, Oct. N.-Dispatchel
from all points show that the storm
yesterday was one Of the most violent
experienced for years. The storm
came from the Tropics and from mid.
night to noon rapidly increasing IN
energy, was central near Baltimore
1t was attended with An unusually
heavy rain fall.
Al Washington the fall was 3.5A
inches.
At Baltimore 2.74; Norfolk 2.S6
Lynchburg 2.0l, and Smithville, N.
c., 4.32.
At Cape May the wind travelled "a
miles an hour and drove the tide upon
tho meadows between the city and
mainland, covering the railroad track
3 feet and preventing trains from
leaving.
The hotel and cottages were badly
damaged, also the beach drive and
yachts, sloops and schooners were
blown ashore at Baltimore. Proper
ty along wharves suffered much and
disasters on the Bay are feared.
Along the line Of the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore r. r. the
loss is serious. Tho storm was severe
on the Sound and along the New Eng
land Coast. Lighter crafts were
heavily hammered.
At Mt. Washington at 5 p. IN. the
wind was blowing l20 miles an hour
with heavy rain.
The ship A. s. Davis from Callao
went ashore south of Cape Henry and
is total wreck, only one person saw
ed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
IOWA ITEMS.

William Mack, . well-to- do farmer
OF Pottawottamie county, accidentally
shot and killed himself last week.
II takes from Is 10 30 days for Gov.
Cue, Pension Agent to pay al pen-
siOns. The clerical assistance is so
small that it 10 impossible to meet the
demands with promptness.
Henry Schmahl, the man who was
lost In coal mine ct Des Noinss, was
robbed either before or after his
death, as the condition Of his body
goes to show.
w. w. Moore resigned the Grand
Treasurership Of Iowa Odd Fellows
after having been unanimously elect
cd. He could not dAvote the time to
the Office that It requires.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

The Hon. Clarkson N. Potter, he
of the Potter Investigating Commit
tee notoriety, and one of the ablest
democratic members of the Lower
House of Congress, has declined re-
nomination by his party. In his let
ter of declination among other things
he says:
s'To-day our industries are paralyz-
ed because the men who have wealth
are afraid to lend it, not for want of
good security, not because they can
not get satisfactory interest, but solely
because they are uncertain as to the
dollar in which they are to be repaid.
They will lend on security for sixty
or thirty days, at very low interest,
because If Congress should attempt to
change the measures of values they
can get their money back before the
change could be accomplished; and
men will borrow in the same way for
the same reason. But such brief
loans are of but little help to the COM
munity. To be of general advantage,
capital must be permanently invested
ssAAsA w Icy eAAC SApAttAAASt ues9Itttlco W
invest his money In enterprises which
he knows will furnish him both good
security and proper profit because he
cannot tell what, three or five years
from now, is to be the size of the dol
lar in which he is to be paid. A cur
rency which is neither redeemable
nor fixed In amount, but is liable to
be changed in value by legislation, is,
of all the currencies the one most de.
structiye to business. For myself ]
believe that If Congress could be abol.
ished for two years the industries ol
the country would be reviying with.
in month; but just SO long as the ag.
itatiOn for changing the measure o1
values goes on just SO long will those
industries be kept down."
Mr.. Potter states plain facts in the
above. No sane, honest and intelIi
gent man can entertain any Other
conscientious opinion. Coming from
Mr.. Potter 1t is good reading for dem
ocrats hereabouts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.

The republican party has magnif-
icent record. Its wisdom, loyalty,
courage, fidelity to public trusts, and
noble devotion to the rights of man
challenge the worlds admiration.
The democratic party has record
over which every American citizen
should blush. Its treachery, dishon-
esty, disloyalty; its base use of power;
its devotion to slavery when that in-
stitution controlled the nation, and its
slavish submission to those leaders
who have outlived the wrong they
could not save, stamp it as party un-
worthy of confidence, entitled only to
infamy and scorn.
To exchange the party of freedom
for this sin-begotten shadow of slave
ry would be Q crime against humans
ty and a disgrace to civilization.
And yet in aid of this old democrat
ic party the Nationals cast their votes
in the Sixth and Seventh congression-
al districts of Iowa. Both Gillette
and Weaver will be found in the
democratic ranks; to that party they
will inevitably gravitate. Two years
hence they will be seeking democrat
ic nominations for Congress, and they
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
Another English journal saws:

In a recent speech at South Bend,
Ind, ex-Vice-President Colfax sum.
med up the needs of the country in
six points as follows:
1. Statute oflimitations against any
more war claims on the Treasury. AS
has been said by another: "Millions
for Southern charity; but not dollar
for rebel claims."
2. Protection by the general Gov
ernment against the wild cat banks
that, by breaking, used to rob labor
ing men annually of more millions
than all the interest paid on bonds
held by the Government for security
of national bank note-holders.
3. Maintenance ofthe national faith
as the right arm of the national pow
er, because through it the national
armies and navies are equipped in the
hour of national peril.
A. No legislation that will demone-
tiZe or drive out of circulation gold or
silver-noW again, after so many
years, in circulation among us as cur
rency.
5. The largest possible paper circu-
lation that can be maintained at equal
purchasing power with coin, and con-
vertible into coin at the will of the
holder.
6. Adequate protection for all citi-
zens who owe allegiance to the ma
ton, to the uttermost limits of the
national constitution and its amend
ments.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
Dement'S Doom-The Last Of q
Noted Outlaw.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Oct. 23.-Dan
Dement,, . member Of the gang of
train robbers who planned the attack
ON the Kansas Pacific train last week,
was shot and killed last night. After
Roark's capture Dement, took to the
brush, and Brooks and Tilman took
to the timber. Dement, had NO horse,
and was easily tracked by . posse Of
men under E Light, detective Of the
kansas Pacific Road. They came in
eight of Dement, about five O'Clock
last night, as he was making his way
up Thompson's creek, fifteen miles
south Of Ellsworth. He took refuge
in dug-out, and Light being in ad-
vance, came suddenly upon him. The
robber had revolver. in each hand
and when Light came in sight they
were both leveled at his head. The
detective also drew his revolver, ex.
claiming, Surrender, Cd d--n you ;
I've been on your trail six months,
and you've got to go now" In reply
Dement, pulled the trigger Of re-
volver, bnt it missed fire, and Light
shot him in the side. The wounded
man staggered back and shot again
and again, but the balls few wide of
their mark, until ct last Light sent q
ball into his brain, and he dropped
dead. The body was taken to Brook.
vile, where an inquest was held to-
day. Roark Is in irons At Junction
City, and will be brought to Topeka
as soon as the officers identify him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
Victims Of Mlsplaced oonfldenoe.

New YORK, Oct. 22.-The suspen-
sion Of Dodd, Brown & Co, OF St.
Louis, has caused much excitement in
the dry goods trade in this city. The
greater portion of the liabilities are
In New York. The following is q
partial list of the creditors in this city
and the amount due them by the sus-
pended firm: FL. B. Claflin q Co..
$lOO, 600; Whitney & Collins, $500 !;
w. L. Strong b Co., 5000; jay
Langdon 3 Co., $4,000; George q.
Richards, $500; Denny, Poor 6 Co..
$4,000; Coffin, Altemus Il Co., $685.
COO; Lewis Brothers & Co., $50, 600 !;
Hunt, Catlin & Co., $4,000; Lawrence
& Co, $4,000; Deering & Milliken.
5000; Woodward & Co., $500
Cartholow & CO., $4,000; Richard.
Iselyn b Co., $15, 600; f. Butterfleld &
Co, 5000; E. r. Madge b Co., ST.
600; Knower, Haines & Thomas, S32.-
coo; Wright, Bliss & Fabian, $1,000;
Van Valkenburgh, Leavitt & Co.,
$4,000; Parker, Wilder d Co., $22,.
600; H. J. Libby 4 Co., $9, 900 Whit
man & Phelps, $500; Whittemore,
Peet & Post, $15, 500 ; Bro wn, Jones &
Co., $4,000; Woodward d Baldwin,
$l6, 600. Many Of the above amounts
are said 10 be below the actnal fig
ures.
The Bulletin says the liabilities, II
is thought, will reach nearly one
and . half million dollars, but NO ex-
act information can yet be obtained.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
loswa EloofIon.

BURLrNeroN, Ia., Oct. 25.-Oficial
figures from a. counties on the vote
Of Secretary Of State at the late Iowa
election, are as follows:
ia. T. Hull, rep, l3O. .lS3; E. N.
Farnsworth, fusion, 122,OOl scatter-
ing, l,l93. Hull's majority, 6,989.
The remaining counties will in
crease this majority to 1892. !Ahs
The msjorities Of the other state Of
ficers will be still less.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
The prairie fires,

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Iowa, Nebraska
and Kansas advises indicate that the
prairie fires are still raging in each OF
these states, destroying grain, bridg-
es, barns, fences, and other property.
The flames were most destructive &c
miles southeast of Sioux City in
Iowa, along the North Platte, Mo.
brara, and South Platte rivers, in
Western Nebraska, and in Rush, Ness,
Ellis, Trego, Gore, Wallace, Decatur,
Graham, and Rocks counties in Kan
sas. Many persons perished in the
flames and an unconfrmed report
prevailed in Lincoln, Neb., yesterday,
that Albion, Boone county, . town OF
$50 inhabitants, had been utterly de.
stroyed. The fires in some cases are
supposed to have been lighted by
Cheyennes.
The Paris &c Danville road was
sold, yesterday, at Paris, ILL.,. by q
master in chancery, to Charles Ridge
ly for 1901. 600. Il 10 supposed it was
bought in the interest of the Cairo 4
Vincennes roads.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

HENRY HAvEMEYER was the GEN
tleman to whom many ofthose cipher
dispatches were addressed. This is
what he says about it:
During short period immediate
ly after the late presidential election
q large number of kilograms were
sent to my address for other persons,
and called for by messengers. The
practice was commenced without NV
consent, and, after a few days, discOn-
tinued by my requirement, because
their frequency rendered them a great
annoyance. / never knew the con-
tents Of those kilograms, and / do moi
therefore know whether any such dis
patches as have been published in the
Tribune were among those so received
or nOt,n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30
1s This Prediction To Be now
verifled7

That eminent English statesman
and historian, Lord Macauley, fore
seeing just such a condition of indus
trial activities and of disturbing ele-
ments in this country as now exists,
said: "Then your institutions will
be brought to a test. Hard times
make the laborer discontented and
turbulent, and incline him to listen
with eagerness to agitators, who tell
him that it is a monstrous iniquity
for one to have million while anoth-
er cannot get a full meal. When a
legislature is to be chosen, on one side
will be a statesman preaching pa
thence, respect for vested rights, strict
observance of public faith. On the
other demagogue, ranting about the
tyranny of capitalists and usurers,
asking why anybody should be per-
mitted to live in luxury while thou
sands of people are in want of neces-
saries. Who will be preferred by this
discontented element, and what sort
OF a legislature will youEbe likely to
expect? I fear in some such season
of adversely spoliation will increase
Distress"
American citizens, honest men, So
ber men, thoughtful men, working
and saving men, patriotic men, shall
this prediction be now verified?
SHALL THE FEARS OF THIS GREAT
AND GOOD ENGLIsHMAN NOW BE
REALIZED IN OUR EXPERIENCE?
"Spoliation" does not alone consist
in tearing up railroads and burning
the rolling stock, in tearing down
houses and factories and burning cit
les, in destroying monuments and
works Of art which have been the ac-
cumulation of ages. There can be no
more effective spoliation than to vi
tiate and destroy the money currency
of a country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

CONGRESSMAN FRYE tells good
story in regard to the effect of the
greenback agitation on some minds
He was making a call at the office o.
a manufacturer in Manchester, N. H.,
when rough-looking countryman
came in to transact some business.
After the matter had been concluded,
the manufacturer inquired: "Well,
John, have you thought over this
greenback question:" eyes, a little, /"
was the reply. "And have you
reached any conclusion?" "Well, it
seems to me it's like a rum drinkers
bottle; it's full Of temporary consola-
tiOn and eternal damnation."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-30

THE WORST Is OVER.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 23.-From 8 O'Clock
last night until noon to-day the un-
dertakers report orders for IL inter-
ments. The streets are thronged with
returning refugees and business is be-
ing gradually resumed. The How
ard Association continue their work
Of sending to their homes oil nurses
from abroad. Another heavy frost
fell last night.