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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
The future Of silver

We have already noted that there
Is knotty question to arise at once
in Congress, and which we fear will
be fought over with much fervor, con-
cerning the double and single stand
ard-gold and silver. 1t has already
been the subject of conference and se-
rious deliberation by the President
and cabinet. The Chicago Tribune
has recently taken very advanced
ground indicating that If fight is
persisted in, the free coinage of silver
will be the result. Upon this subject
we publish a portion of a lengthy ar
ticle from the Dubuque Times:
If the associated banks of New
York refuse to recognize silver as
money now they may also learn a
lesson from the Tribune article, that il
will not be long before they will have
no other than silver or paper based
upon silver and redeemable in silver.
Therefore as q warning. to the single
standard of gold people the silver ar
ticle Of the Tribune is of value.
The editor says he has pondered
well on the subject and now comes to
the deliberate conclusion that the
metals shall be placed on par with
each other as to coinage, &c. What
does this mean? What Is the status Of
gold under our laws?
First. Any owner of gold bullion
can carry 1t to the mint and demand
coinage without cost to him.
Second. He can carry gold bullion
to the treasury and procure a certifl-
cate for 80 many dollars as though
lth01rw4e coined at the mint.
4 silver Is treated In the same way
Eners Of silver bullion can carry S7lj
ns Q&pure silver to the mint Rpd
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Whiskv's Work.

Whisky Tailed another victim last
Saturday night and murdered man
as truly and surely a. ever did bull
let. Thomas Christopberson was a
farmer living in the southern part OF
Dakota county, Nebraska, about l3
miles from Covington. Last Satur-
day he came to Sioux City to do some
marketing and trading, and as he has
been in the habit Of doing when in
town, became intoxicated. He cross
ed the river on his way home late in
the afternoon and drove out Of Cow
ington at about 8 o'clock in the even
ing, very drunk.
In short time after his team re-
turned without wagon or driver
Parties who knew the team started
with lanterns, In search of the man,
but after . diligent search gave il up
for the night. But Sunday morning
att O'Clock full force started again
almost certain by this time, from his
condition when last seen, and his non.
appearance since the return Of the
team, that something had befalleu
him. They soon got on,his track and
found that he had taken Q by-road
and gone toward the lake west OF
town. Following the trail the search.
ers found where the team had turned
into gap in the fence and in making
the passage through had tipped the
wagon over. There Mr.. Christopher.
son lay dead with the wagon boz
across his chest. In his pockets were
two bottles and by his side jug con.
tanning the deadly stuff to which ht
fell Q victim
The man was . widower and leavei
two grown daughters and two small
children. He was man about II
years Of age, owned good place and
should have been . useful member Of
society and the protector Of his chill
dren for years to c0me.-Siour CIT,
Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

WE notice the Inter- Ocean is sug-
gesting that there is some doubt as to
whether the democratic party will
control the organization Of the House
In the 46th Congress. There is to our
mind no doubt about it. The Green
hackers elected are chiefly bound to
democracy, and the Independents Of
the South cannot for moment be
counted to aid the republicans-not a
man Of them. 1t Is the policy of the
South and hence of the democratic
party, to divide the republican party
North by the Fiat-greenback nom
sense, and wherever success has fallen
upon fiat congressman his natural
place will be in the democratic ranks
in Congress. Taking the Fiat-demo-
cratic Southern members and those
Of the same stripe from the North,
and they are the flock Of soft-money-
ties; hence they will draw to them
the scattering Nationals elected from
the Northern States. There is not
any other place for them to find con.
genial company.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
seeretary shsrman Exp,a,ns.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 12.-Secretary
Sherman, referring to rumors OF
withdra val Of one and two dollar u.
S. notes, says: Fully year ago the
story was started, and caused an un-
natural demand for email bills. The
statement was unfounded, other than
having one years supply Of ones apd
twos on hand, the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing could stop printing
till that supply could be reduced. No
order was issued to the Treasurer to
limit the Issue Of ones aud twos. The
Secretary thinks the public at large
ought to have the option to take gold,
silver or paper of any denomination
coined or printed. This 10 the best
way to secure the largest circulation.
If the chief end Of life was to secure
the circulation Of silver money, it
might be forced into circulation by
Withdrawing the ones and twos, but
the Secretary does not see why the
people should be denied the use Of
such notes if they want them, nor
why silver money should be made un-
popular by being forced into circula-
tion to the exclusion Of more con-
venient money. 3e
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

The State Register says: "Col. w.
Minor Roberto, one of first contrac-
tors of tho Keokuk, Ft. Dss Moines &
Minnesota Railroad, now the x. & d.
M. Branch, has been appointed by
the Emperor of Brazil to improve
tho water highways Of that empire
at Z salary of $4,000 per annum for
three years. If his term of service
should be less than three years, the
compensation to be $25,OOO per an
mum. Col. Roberts 10 one of the old
est and most disting guished and expe.
rienced engineers in the United
States. He has been actively engaged
in his profession for forty years, and
has two sons, each in charge Of engin.
eering work on important railroads.
He is President Of the Society OF
Civil Engineers, and also member
of the Royal Institute Of Civil Engi.
neers of Great Britain.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

THE democratic House. will proba-
bly, unseat all republican members
elect in contested cases where the re-
turns do not show that the republican
did not have majority over both the
democratic and national candidates.
They can do this by giving share
Of the spoils to the nationals. Such a
proceeding would be no more of a
mockery of justice than the conduct
of the present democratic House in
contested cases.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
,MlscEMMq.
THE FvTuRE.

We are passing, one by one. day by day.
Into realm where death holds his sway,
Where those we've loved 80 dear
We can neither see nor hear, n
And whore all around and near I'll
Viii be clay.
And above us on the ground, ON mound, 4
Our names upon stone will be found;
And the living passing by
VII! read. perhaps, and sigh.
AS they cast Q saddened eye
AL around. /.
Yet nature will 70 ON just the same.
With her woodlands and her fiowcrs.
Her sunshine and her showers.
Her bright and gloomy hours
just the same.
But. will life end 30, when to the grave we q,
or other scenes and worlds we'n never lncT
Isthe grave the end of bliss,
OF all our happiness.
ina next world and in this
Is IL so? 3
Readi ss tnon 2 with fearful eye "The scnl can new
Though Satan to snuihIlate may try;
For when death comes In sight,
The soul will take its flight
FROM the darkness of deaths night
To the sky.
Thin, IL that soul q title clear can show,
The angelo trumpets loud will blow;
And tho raneOmed one they'll bring
Before their Heavenly King,
And all will sweetly Sing
AZ they go
Then the promised rest 90 sweet, II will meet,
And friends will gather round to greet.
II shall wear robe Of white
And crown with jewels bright;
IL will never know Of night
Oh, how sweet!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

WALTER III. SHUPE, the editor Of
that despicable sheet, the Advocate,
,communistic organ of New York city,
has been interviewed. He says Ben.
Butler is to be the National candidate
for President. He says Butler spent
"a quarter of a million dollars in his
late canvass in Massachusetts,, and is
fully able to spend a million in a
Presidential race. He says Butler
made his money as follows:
"At the beginning of the war he
owned q mill In Massachusetts and
got q contract for manufacturing
blouses for the soldiers. That paid
him well. Since then he has been
up to snuff He keeps his ey es open.
He owns several mills now, ] believe,
which are in successful operation"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Kansas Legislature.

ST.. Louis, Nov. 13.-Dispatches
from Kansas say the Lower House of
the Legislature will stand Republi-
cans 81, Democrats "a, Greenbackers
10. Republican majority over all
As.
The Senate has Republican ma
jority Of 32, giving republican ma
jority on joint ballot Of 50.
1t 10 estimated by well-informed
politicians that over ninety members
favor the reelection Of Senator In
gals.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

Another Case Of Body 8natchlng.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 14-At Zanesville
Ohio, at o'clock this morning the
policeman on the bridge had his sus-
picions aroused at the movement Of q
party in wagon, and when they
reached the bridge, ordered
them to halt, but the driver
whipped the horses into .
q gallop and escaped. The police
men procured assistance and follow
ed them some Ii miles before he was
able to catch up with them, and when
attempting to arrest them the whole
party jumped from the wagon and
escaped to the woods.
The wagon was found 10 contain
the bodies of four prominent citizens
who had been buried at Woodlawn
cemetery, since Monday. Policeman
Stell received pistol wound from q
man in the wagon, during the chase.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
or to prohibit the free exercise there

Attorney General Devins, OF coun-
sci for the United States, urged in re-
ply that an Interpretation OF the Con-
stitution which would restrain Con-
gress from attaching q penalty to the
crime of polygamy on account of its
being. an article Of religious faith
would also restrain it from attaching
penalty to any other crime which
might be sanctioned BY religion
That under this rigid Interpretation
OF the Constitution, . sect of East In
dia thugs who should settle in the
territories might commit murder
with impunity on the ground that it
was sanctioned and enjoyed by their
system of religion. He closed with
an eloquent and impressive address,
referring to the well known Noun
tain Meadow massacre by the Nor.
mons-avenging angels--as an illus-
tration of the fanatical extremes to
which men unrestrained by law might
be carried under mistaken convic-
ton Of religious duty.
Argument will be continued to-
morrow.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

MADAM JENKs, she who proved
herself the master of the Potter Com
mittee and out-cheeked Ben Butler,
was honored with distinguished men,
ton by Ben Hill in hisletter demand
ing the impeachment of President
Hayes. Hill said of her in that let
ter:
"In Mr.. Hayes case, Agnes jerks,
cOnfessing her guilt in brazen gibber-
ish never before equaled, receives an
Office of good pay and little work in
the Treasury, and that, too, ut time
when many ladies of unquestioned
worth, with hungry children and
husbands slain in battle, were rudely
turned away with the gruff answer,
"NO vacancies" So crime is reward
ed"
Agnes has replied in an open letter
to Hill, through the Indianapolis
Journal, in which she says:
"There exists not the slightest
foundation for your assertion
that am employed i'm the
Treasury have not sought for and
do not occupy any position whatever;
nor am l under any obligations, di-
rectly or indirectly, to the present adj
ministration. 1t is quite possible to
be an unflinching republican and do
ones duty to the party without desir-
ing place or reward. / do not imag-
Inc a democrat Of your school will
readily understand or appreciate the
foregoing sentiment.
"Had ex-President johnson (whose
zeal you seem to commend) been q
true patriot, or cared for the future
veal of his country, he would have
punished quandom traitors such as
you, who sought to annihilate the
very life of the republic, crime far
more heinOus than even the assassin.
alton of the martyred Lincoln. !
fully concur with you that "crime il
now rewarded" the position of Unit
ed States Senator which you occupy
to-day demonstrates the fact. Think
you, under any other government In
Christendom, such men as you and
some of your compeers, with your
trait0rous records of the past, would
be allowed voice in the council halls
OF the nation you sought to destroys
Such noble clemency on the part Of q
government Is unparalleled in the an.
nails Of history. Truly we live in an
epoch of political materialism when
'crime Is rewarded" and you have
received q rich guerdon."
1t Ia evident that the Bens fare hard
under the tongue-lashing and pen
lashing of Agnes. She is entitled tt
another tally on this last Ben. Hlll's
words, 80 crime is re,carded," refer
ring to Agnes, she turns upon him
with stinging effect. The traitor and
then the defender of Andersonvillt
prison in Congress, and the advocate
of the impeachment of the President
has a hide certainly not imperviou'
to even such as Agnes jerks.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
THE SICK FOWL.

Again silver has been demonetized.
This time it is not Congress but the
people by whom the dollar of the dads
is ostracized. Some months ago the
people began to discount or refuse the
Mexican dollar and the trade dollar,
although each coin contains more sill
yer than the American standard"
dollar. This anomaly, this swindle,
as we may more properly term it, has
continued by virtue of the fact that
Congress enacted that a less value in
silver should be dollar than is re-
quired in gold. The new dollar was
made legal tender, and being made
practically redeemable in gold the
government has been able to float it
at par. But at last the government
is brought face to face with the fact
that the resumption of specie pay
ments is impossible if the coinage and
circulation of the silver dollar is to be
enforced. The people are not fools.
The business man who is forced to re-
ceive the new silver dollars in pay
ment of debt will not keep them If
he can take them to the government
and have them converted into gold.
This he can do by using them in the
payment of customs dues. The gold
he can use in purchasing goods in 9TH
er countries where the silver dollar
would pass for only its bullion value.
now about SO cents. The business of
the country is rapidly adapting itself
to the gold basis. The general gov
ernment will be compelled to do the
same thing or abandon resumption.
Already large proportion of loans
made are on that basis; the debt at
maturity to be paid in gold. Hereaf-
ter very few loans will be made upon
any other basis. This is simply a
commercial fact independent of polit-
ical or governmental action. For this
reason, and every other sound eco
nomic consideration, it is to the inter-
est Of the people to have resumption
successfully accomplished and as soon
as possible. Gold touched 1909 yes
terday. The margin is practically
wiped out. The action of the New
York clearing house has fastened this
result. But as that action is based up-
on the practical demonetizationo of the
silver dollar it is obvious that the
"dollar of the dadso is destined to
quickly pass out of circulation as a
money of account. The people have
just repudiated the fiat idea and the
commercial world now gives practical
expression to the popular verdict.
The only recourse of the government
is to pile up the new silver dollars in
the treasury vaults and await the ac-
tion of Congress in repeating the sill
yer bill. The law must at least be so
far modified as to remove the obliga-
ton of the government to coin the
silver dollar, whether people want it
or not. If it was wanted it would
stay in circulation. This 1t does not
do, but goes back to roost with all the
homing instincts of fiat fowl.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Thoroughly In Earnest. t.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 49,
Published statements affecting the
Presidents views on the Southern
question seem to have been exagger.
ated in both directions. The facts ap.
pear to be that the Administration
has decided upon no new step, but
that the President is thoroughly In
earnest in his intention to protect
United States citizens when theil
rights are violated, irrespective oi
their political faith. The instructions
recently referred to in these dispatch
es as having been issued by the At
torney-general obviously contemplat
ed this object, though there has beer
no change in their original tone anG
temper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

Now COMES from North Carolina
that under the law passed by the last
legislature, the precinct and county
boards have the right to revise and
correct the returns and they are hold
ing them for that purpose. So it is
not unlikely our three republican
members of Congress elect in that
State may be returned defeated after
awhile.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

mail service between the chief ports
of the United States and all impor.
tant commercial points on the coast
of South America"
3. Subsidy for enlarging and deep.
ening and making permanently nav.
igable the Dismal Swamp Canal, so az
to connect Chesapeake Bay, near Nor.
folk, Va, and PamlicO Sound, N. G.
4. The convention appointed a com.
mittee to visit Washington and unite
with the lobby In urging favorable ac-
ton on these measures by Congress.
1t is possible that It may be best to
foster somewhat and increase mail
facilities with South America, but
aside from this there Is not a single
recommendation made but has the
smack of a steal in 1t, and is wholly
inopportune and unnecessary. The
convention has been total failure.
Its recommendations will be pigeon
holed on reaching Congress; If not
that, they will fall still born in both
Houses of Congress. Private enter
prise is now pushing railroads rapid
~ to the Pacific coast; the day of subsi-
dies for this purpose has passed. The
vote on the propositions in conven-
ton was 8S for and So against.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Matrimonial Fashions

Instead Of bridemaids, fashion in
France now prescribes two tiny pa
ges, who are chosen from the pretti.
est Of the boy relatives of the bride
or bridegroom. These are dressed
in velvet of the brides favorite color.
At recent wedding the tiny court
dress worn was Of sapphire velvet,
with white silk stockings and velvet
shoes with diamond buckles. A bou.
quet composed Of Q rosebud, an or.
ange blossom and branch Of myr.
tie is attached to the left side. They
perform the usual role of the brides
maid, carry the brides missal, bou,
quet and gloves, and, in addition
meet her and assis. her to and from
The carriage steD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

Mr.. Grant is something of a prophet
at any rate. A year ago, when eve.
rything looked blue for the republican
cause, he said to friend, who was
predicting democratic success in 1880,
that the democrats would surely do
something foolish In the meantime
which would keep them out. He
was right. The democrats have done
something very foolish, - several
things indeed ,-and have lost every
chance of success in Globe
Democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

The Washington Post publishes a
long interview with Minister Geo. f.
Seward upon Chinese topics. 1t bears
internal evidence of having been
carefully revised by him. The fol-
lowing are his utterances in response
to the specific request for his views
concerning the Chinese in California
at is not my part to pass any opinion
upon the issues involved. All class
es in that State are discussing the
matter with the deepest interest and
concern. There is al honest fear of
an over-large introduction of the
Chinese element, although but lin
tied class, perhaps, desire to expel
those now there. There is only one
feature OF the case upon which l have
felt and do feel at liberty to speak,
and that is this: Whether the Chi
nese are desirable element or not,
they are not now, as l believe, COM
ing to California in sufficient num-
bers to justify alarm. In point of
fact, it is probable that more have
left the State in the past two years
than have come into it, Fifteen years
ago the the proportion Of Chinese to
whites may have been one in five.
The whites have increased rapidly,
and | doubt whether to-day there is
more than one Chinese to ten whites.
This falling off in the proportionate
number OF Chinese has been going on
during period of high rates of wa
ges, and of specially great demand for
labor, for railway building, swamp.
land reclamation, etc. With lover
wages and no special call for labor it
may be expected that the inward flow
will fall off still more. Meanwhile
the State, with all its magnificent re-
sources, is attracting and receiving
almost general immigration, and q
natural increase of its population is
being felt All this is tending to
make the Chinese question one of less
real concern and anxiety. Futher-
more, there is an Asiatic side to this
part Of the business. China is by no
means so populous as is generally be-
lieved, and, however great the popu-
lation, the soil will support more than
are now found upon it. The China
man, in fact, is no. given to emigrat-
ing. In support of this Mr.. Seward
referred to the abstinence of Chinese
from any considerable attempt to
leave the districts recently afflicted
with famine. He also informed our
interviewer that our export trade to
China 10 rapidly increasing, and
thought there is ground for hope that
It is on the eve of great development.
He remarked, however, that he would
not like to say that opportunities for
Americans in China are very good.
On the contrary, he said, the Chinese
are becoming able. to do their own
business, and to do It more economi.
cally than any foreigner can"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
THOMAS TALBOT, Governor-elect o

THOMAS TALBOT, Governor-elect OF
Massachusetts,, made little speech OF
thanks to his neighbors in which he
said: "The other day Gen. Butler, in
addressing some farmers in the West
ern part of the State, commiserated
them on the low price of their apples,
and said If he was elected he would
see before another year that they sold
higher. So at Northampton, shortly
after, I felt it no less proper for me to
tell the people that if l was elected /
would induce the legislature to pass a
bill that apple trees should bear every
other year." This was very pointed.
ly answering a fool according to his
folly; or rather an uncovering of Ben
Buffers knavish demagogism.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
VIM Paw the Flsherv AWARD.

NEW York, Nov. 14.-The U. 8.
Government through banking house
in this city completed the purchase Of
sterling exchang 10 the amount of
about 100000 pounds to meet the
5k millions dollars required by the
Halifax award, to be paid to the
British Government at London on
the 23d inst. and agents Of the U. s.
Treasury Department will make the
transfer ct London ON that date.