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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-22

any civilized nation. In the treaty ol
Washington we led the world 10 the meaps
o. escape from the horrors OF war, and 1t 10
to-bs hoped that the era when all inter.
national differences shall be decided by
peaceful arbitration Is not far of.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-22

our 6lSser .repuoNcS commence IN each
other and in us, closer communications
would at oncs easne, reciprocaIly ad.
yantsgeous commercial treaties might be
made, whereby much OF the commence
which now flows scross the Atlantic would
seek its legitimate channels, and inure to
the greater prosperity OF all American com
mon geal,he. The full advantsgea OF u
policy OK this nature could not be stated in
q brief discussion like the present. +
Yong,GS POLITICAL RELATIONS.
The United SAFES has grown to be a
Government: representing more than aity
million peopls, and in every sense, ex.
cepting ths. Of me,e naval power, is one Of
the frst nations Of the world. As such, its
ci,iz ,nship should be valuable, emitting
its posessor protection III every eusrser Of
the globe. I do not consider it necessary
that our GoFernmen: should construct en-.
ormous fleets Of approved iron clads and
maintain commensurate body Of seamen
in order to place ourselves on war footing
with the military and aavsl powers OF En-.
rope. Sucn course would not be compati.
Bile with the pssceiul policy OF our
country, though 1t seems absurd
that we have not the effective
means TO repel wan,en invasion Of our
cosat snd give protection to our coast
towns snd cities against any power. The
great moral force Of our country is go uni,
VERBALLY recognized as to render an appeal
to arms by us, eitEe. in protection Of on,
citisens abroad or in recognition OF any
Just international right, quite improbable
What We moat need in this direction ia 8
firm and vigorous assertion Of every rishi
sna privilege oslons.ng =. ga to our Govern
firm assertion Of the rirhta and privilege,
belonging to the general family cf Ameri
can Republics situated upon this contin
ent, when opposed, itever they should be
by the different pystems OF Government
upon another continent.
An appeal to the right by such G overn
mens as ours could not be disrees1ded b,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
NOT A SINGLE CENT.

Under the above caption the New
York World thus comments: "The
Republican senate is laboriDg hard
fot Chandler, Roach and an election.
eering fund. 1t has added six mil
lion and a half to the House Naval
Appropriation bill, nominally for
new steel cruisers, actually for old
stealing contractors.
We need an improved navy. If
we were to appropriate sixty million
Instead IF six millions We could not
get 1t from the RobesJDs, Reaches,
and Chandlers. The mon"y would
90; coniracturs and officials would be
richer, but the navy would continue
as poor as ever!
Let the Democratic House res
olutely refuse to appropriate a
single dollar or a single cent for
building or completing vessels while
Bill Chandler, the visiting, stealing
statesman, is at the head of the
Naval Department. We can bet, er
afford to wait a little while longer f or
ships than to vote away the public
money to be used in purchasing an
other Presidential term for the Re-
publicans and in setting at defiance
the will OF the people.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

AS indicating the feeling in the
House in regard to the suspension OF
silver coinage it may be stated that
during the recent consideration of the
trade dollar bill a vote was taken
which clearly indicates that the
friends of the standard silver dollar
do not propose to permit the suspen-
sion of its coinage. The fourth e
ton of the bill was strickan out. This
section simply provided that in the
recoinage of trade dollars into stand
ard dollars, the amount should be de-
Quoted from the monthly coinage of
bullion required by existing law. The
effect of this provision would have
been not to decrease the amount of
standard dollars coined, but to de-
crease the aggregate amount of silver
in circulation to the extent of the
withdrawal Of trade dollars. The
fact that a majority of the House re-
fused to consent to this shows clearly
that any attempt to suspend the coin
age of standard dollars, even for a
limited period, would be defeated.
Silver coinage will not be suspended
by the present Congress if those en-
gagged in the silver mining industry
prove true to their interests.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

Washington dispatches indicate
wide difference of opinion between
the Senate and the House Commit
tees on Postof1ces and Post roads in
regard to the building of postal tele.
graph lines by the Government, OF
the establishment of a postal tele
graph system by contract with com.
panies already established. The
Senate Committee is unanimously in
favor of the latter plan. but the Dem.
ocratic members thereof are opposed
to the building of such lines by the
Government, while the Republicans
favor the proposition.
The House Committee, largely
composed Of Democrats, opposes all
schemes OF postal t%eleeraphv by
which the Government will become
a purchaser of existing lines or the
builder of new ones. In fact the
Democrats Of both Houses of Con.
gress are opposed to the Government
owning or running a system Of tele-
graphy on its own account. In
their opposition to this proposition
they but voice the sentiment Of the
Democratic party throughout the
country.
The party is opposed to the extern
sion of federal patronage. This pat
ronage has already assumed
proportions too large and too power
full for the safety of our institutions.
Its effect is seen IN nearly every
precinct in the United Sta'es
in pe%rpetuating the power Of the
Republican party. If we cannot
have a postal telegraph shorn Of this
evil. we should do without it.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
Anthony Ccul3tork.

New YORK, April Stu he !agis
lative inquiry in,o the Manageue,,
of the police department An,hony
Comstock tnid what he knew sbgg.
the effect III police aid to policy an:
lottery dealers iii escaping vhenevs.
they were aware warrants were i.
sued. Supt. Wal.ing. he said i>suci
orders forbidding ANY nIember Of The
force FROM executing any wsrrsn.
sworn out by witness. The Supt,.
intendent went further by appearip:
before the legislative conmjtte. with
other heads OF the pel,ce drpartmel,
to secure the defeat of d oil directed
against policy dealers and ga,ub!gr
and they succeeded.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
A Yankee Soldiers Fiddle.

The need of something to cheer
| and exhilarate in the dreary days
and nights was painfully apparent,
| and gave rise to unheardcf attempts
| to supply the demand. The ingenu'
ity of the Yankee soldier was genei'
ally equal to any such emergency,
but probably never more striking'y
displayed than in the manufacture OF
a fiddle, It was at "Brandy Station
Va, in the winter of 1884 that
George NJ. Coll, Company c., Second
Vermont Volunteers, proposed to
make the cheergiving instrument;
and with q jack knife, file, and piece
of Junk bottle as his only tools ne cut
a piece of maple out of q stump that
grew on the bank of the Rappahan-
mock river and set to work. The back
and sides were made of one piece; a
regular dugout. The top is of hem
lock taken from a box which brought
some 'goodies" from their friends in
yarmouth" The bow is of maple.
The keys were made from the horns
of some Confederate cattle that fell
into our hands and were devoured by
carnivorous soldiery. SO that the poor
brutes contributed to our mental as
we'll as our physical welfare. The
hairs were pulled from the tail of the
colonel's horse, who was fond OF
music and never raised a hoof in
resistance.
1t is said he even signiied his viii.
lingness to furnish enough of his
hoofs for glue, but that was found
and the instrument vas
completed and placed in the hands of
modern Paganini who 8 for the
occasion, gave forth its soul stirring
It conjured up "stag dan
ces," serenaded head quarters, and
was admired and cherished by the
officers and men of the screen Noun
tain Boys" The rest must be left to
Imagination, as far as its army record
is concerned. Suffice it to say, that
it was "honorably discharged" and
has been the hero OF several occasions
since the war, receiving first premi~
UNI at the Vermont state fair. Rude
rs is its origin, its rendering of "Old
John Brown" and other airs that
were otfsprings of the war, seem to |
re vive in it the memory Of the ex-
citing scenes of its early existence.
Its maker and owner still lives, al
he received wounds after the
production of the instrument that
nearly disabled him for active
duty.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
Tae Coming Of the 'J1mjams.'
EChicaso Times.l


The earliest symptoms of chronic
alcoholism are muscular tremors, dis
turbed sleep, noises in the ears, dull
headache, vertigo and disorders Of
visions. There is also foul breath,
jaundiced, watery eyes, and fabby
features. There is dyspepsia, there
may be Bright's disease or tattv
heart AS the affection advances the
Insomnia and tremors increase. the
mind becomes impaired, the will is
weakened, and the gait ataxi.. De-
ilrium tremens may supervene on a
single debauch, but it much more
frequently affrcis the chronic drink
er. 1t generally comes on during a
drinking bout, but may follow this
The first stage is indicated by inabil-
lty to take food, marked anxiety and
resslessness, tremor of the voluntary
muscles furred and tremu!ous tongue
cool kin, profuse p%trspiration, a soft
weak pulse. There is sleeplessness
and terrifying dreams. The patient
lmag'nes he sees horrid insects. rep
tiles and other objects pursuing him
and eluding his attempts to a
Ii sleep does not intervene and end
the attack the patient becomes worse
and dies in a delusive calm or a par
of violence.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

1t is said that Secor Robson, the
fragrant e~x-secretary of the navy,
has written a letter to MI. Blaine
congratulating the retired literary
statesman on his prospect of securing
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. This is the severest blow that
Mr. Blaine has yet received. His
still>hunt was progressing beautiful
ly, but the declaration Of Robson
will alarm voters of the Independent
school. Intelligent people who know
something OF the disposition of birds
of similar feather to flock together
will not be slow to appreciate the
force of Mr.. Robeson's public decla-
1t means that Mr.. Blaine
will not make much Roadway in
New Jersey.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

Speaking of Arthur's desperate eff
sorts to divide the Pennsylvania del.
egation with Blaine, a Philadelphia
paper sums up the iatter's strength
In these words: James G. Blaine
seems to fare vastly better in the
Presidential race this year, when he
is not an avowed candidate, that be
did in 1879 and 1850. The Republi.
can people are no more strongly for
Blaine now than they were four and
eight years ago, but they have broken
the machine breeding that held
them back, and have had something
like a fair chance to express them
selves and to elect Blaine delegates.
Outside of the two great Republ,-
can cities of Pittsburg and Philadel-
phia there has been an almost un-
broken volume Of instructions for
Blaine by local conventions. There
vas an attempt st organized opposi-
ton to Blaine by the old machine
leaders; but they are too wise to butt
their heads of against invulnerable
walls, and when they found that they
could not lead a successful opposition,
They threw themselves to tho front to
lead for Blaine
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

The New York Morning Journal
has now reached a circulation Of IO7,-
700. When it is remembered that
the paper is a little over one year old
nd that it started with a circulation
of only 5000 its immense circulation
appears phenomenal. But the
Journal has earned its present en-
viable position by its merits alone.
Independent In everything, and
bright, newsy and able it became a
iavorite with the reading public at
once. That it is still growing in
popular favor is evidence that its
high standard of excellence is main
tanned, and that there is always
room for a good newspaper, even in
a city as overcrowded with daily and
weekly journals as New York.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

The true inwardness Of the Blair
education bill is thus exposed by Sen.
ator Coke. of Texas. Says that gen.
tlemaD: He who votes tor this bill
estops himself to deny Jurisdiction to
Congress for taxing the people to
raise revenue for common school
purposes in all the States. The fact
that Congress gives land to agricul-
tural colleges in various States has
never been held to be anything else
than grants for particular interests.
l am opposed to this bill as a matter
of expediency and policy. l believe
it Is a Pandora's box of evils for the
country. l believe that he who votes
for it will five years afterwards re-
greet it. Trouble will be 'fomented by
it. The South will be a football for
the politicians. The question of
schools will become a
natural question and untold evils
will follow. Mixed schools will be
demanded and it will not be two
years before party platforms will
have planks in them on this subject,
and the worst phase of the race uues-
ton will be upon US.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
THE BILL,

For some time past our dispatche'
teemed with reports of and debates OF
the whiskey bill in Congress. Tht
bill finally reached a vote on its pas
sage in the House a few daF1 go and
was defeated. To understand the
importance of this measure We will
state that there il 10 store and liable
to tax about 20, 600, 900 gallons of dis
>psed spirits, on which is due the
United States the sum of $3.50, DOC, 900.
The owners found themselves unable
to pay this tax and asked Congress
to extend the time Of payment. For
the accommodation they agreed to
pay the government an annual inter-
ct of four and a half per cent. On the
$66, DOC, 900 Congress refuse d this
proposition.
Let US see how this vast accumula-
ton of spirits occurred. The law re-
quires that a tax of 80 cents per gal
Ion shall he paid on all distilled
spirits. AS raw spirits are not mar
ketable or ready for consumption,
and as it grows better ard increases
in value with age. the same law pro-
vides it NAV remain in bonded ware
houses for three years and then the
tax must be paid, or paid whene yer
withdrawn for consumption. Six
years ago the manufacturers found
themselves with over $4,000. coo gal
Ions on hand and asked an extension
Of time in which to pay the tax. One
year was given. The same year 0678j
they increased the amount to 1000
In 1879 another appeal was
made to Congress and a three years
was given. In 1880 the
rose to 81, OOO, 900 gallons. the
next year to 100. OOO, 600 gallons and
The next year to III, OO1, 900. Then as
The time for paying the tax drew
near it gradually fell off until the
amount now heln bv manufacturers
reaches about 20 DOC, 900 gallons.
The effect of the refusal to extend
he time for the payment of taxes
will be seen in q diminished output
If distilled spirits till the supply and
consumption come nearer together;
he manufacturer will keep his busi-
less within proper bounds and the
will receive the $685.
OO, OOO.due it. The measure was in no
ense a political one and was defeated
imply upon its dement's. AZ the
ill was discussed the conviction
ground that whisky manu-
acturers should pay their taxes "a
ther business men paid theirs, and
hat the government could no longer
ford to become a partner in one in
ustry while it withheld its protec-
on from others. The reckless over
Of distilled spirits will
ow be stopped and the business
Dnducted, as it should have been
ON the first, with the view to meet
ne demand for the article.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

An Oregon journal, moved by the
spirit, utters the subjoined invoca-
ton: 20 Lord. deliver us from iand
thieves, remove the national banks,
and ut the earliest day possible wipe
out the national debt. Be pleased to
lend an ear to the prayers of the
poor who are growing poorer under
the devils high tariff. Hear the cry
of the widow and the fatherless who
are in the hands Of the soulless land
lords and are unable to pay rniness
interest and high rents, and who
have no food or bread. Cut of the
ways of the monopolists of the east,
even if Jay Gould and Vanderbilt
do lose a few dollars thereby. open
an eve on Washington City and
behold the doings of the rascals and
have mercy on the nation"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
SILVER LUNATCS.n

Under the above caption an ex-
change asserts that legislation re-
specting the Government bonds has
been . series Of enactments to in
crease the value of those bonds. Some
of them were sold for deprecated
currency, and many of them were to
be paid in lawful money. Silver was
lawful money and the bonds were
made payable in gold to enchance
their value. Then, to make gold
more valuable, silver was denaone-
tized. In almost every session of
Congress since the war we have had
some legislation to enchance the value
of gold and bonds. Sometimes this
legislation was had under one false
preieDse and sometimes under an
other. Under the pretense of paying
honest debts in honest money.
the bonds that were sold for lessthan
fifty cents on the dollar were made
payable in gold. Silver was
surreptitiously demonetized and
resumption of specie pay
ments was enforced on q
gold basis. The legislation added
fully twenty per cent. to the value Of
a large portion of the Government
bonds and half as much to the value
of gold. This whole series Of legis.
lation was simply q series of Legal
lied stock gambling and gold board
operations in gold and sjlver-the
same spectators acting as bulls for
one metal and bears tor the other,
always rails inggold and depressing
And vet those of us who Op-
pose this unjust legis alton add OBJ
ject to having it continued, who oh
ject to being compelled to pay more
than we contract to pay, and who
to having the profits of our
mines destroyed by further un-
friendly legislation. are, forsoo1h,
SILVER lunatics" and 'swindlers."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

Editor Halstead thus tersely tells
the story of the Cincinnati riot: The
rioting on the first night was largely
by workingmen of good character,
who resented the fact that mu1derers
who have money to set in motion the
machinery of criminal LAWYERS have
had freedom here. The second night
the spirit of the Commune appeared
and petroleum was put to use as by
the Parisians when they are pleased
to burn their public buildings. The
third night the number of determined
men had been largely reduced, and
there were swarms of boys.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

1t is not strange that there should
be antagonism between the German
government and that of this country,
There is nothing in common between
the two. There can be no Sympathy
between absolutism and liberalism
The German people, however, have
a community of interest with us, and
the more familiar they become with.
ourinstitutions the more danger there
is to the power Of the German rulers,
Bismarck may be influenced by petty
spite, to a certain extent, In his &C
ton toward this country, but there is
something more serious behind his
action in returning the Lasker reso-
luton; he does not desire the German
people to become too friendly with
this government.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
Me Stamn AL

KANSAS CITY, April 5.-A special
~ tne journal from the City Of Mex,
ico says: All the stores in the fepu1.
nc are closed to dayin profess agllD',
vac stamp act. Efforts at compr0-
mise between the merchants and re
PRESIDENT have failed. Tie later IL
sis.s on collecting the tax at all hat
arus. There is some talk Of timing
uterchants for yiolatir the spirit Oh
Inc laws. Minister Morgan i, uns'
- 10 protect the property Of Amer,
Ians against the enforcement Of Tue
ueCfee. All business i, suspended
"nu no stores will be open %to-lnorIos,
=; Iuiess the police open them. 4 rI0'
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09

Speaking of social organizations in
New York City the Herald Of that
city cheerfully observes: I'VE have a
society here that meets every Sunday
night to hear speeches in favor of uni
versal murder with dynamite. We
have a colony of the men who tried
to burn the city Of Paris. We have
Most and Schwab and an army of
their adherents. We have perhaps
q hundrad thousand men who would
contemplate the burning Of this city
as a noble sacrifice on the altar Of
their principles"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-09
GOLD AND v

Nj. J. B. Colgate in bis admirable
essay upon silver makes the following
very plain and incontrovertible state
ments: The constitution of oul
country makes gold and silver coin
only a lawful tender for the payment
of all debts. 1t may be asked. What
makes the value of a gold dollar OF
25 $40 grains and also what makes
the value of a silver dollar of 4l2}
grains? 1t is simply law. It is not
the intrinsic value of either, but
simply a legal enactment.
The people of this country seem to
be welded to a paper currency. There
are three kinds, viz: Greenbacks,
national bank notes, and silver Ger.
tiicates. The two former are founded
IN credit, and have ointrinsic value
behind them excepting faith. The
latter, silver certificates, are repre-.
sentative, and have dollar for dollar
in silver as the basis OF value. This
renders them the soundest paper cur
rtncy in the country.
The catch word which is trump
eted throughout the country and
used to prejudice silver dollars, is un-
worthy of even the first rudiments
of financial knowledge. "Give Us a
silver dollar worth a gold dollar"
When sllve. was receivable and
coined. as gold now is, at the var
ious minis in the world. it was at a
premium. From 1885 to 1874 the
premium was from l to 5 per cent.
above gold. Why did not these as
tute f%nanciers cry out, Give US a
gold dollar worth a silver dollar ?
Both silver and gold were equally
treated by the minis Of the world
the English, and the diff
Guilty was to obtain sufficient silver
coinage. Restore this same
squality at the same minis. and
silver would, as before, be at a pre-
MUM above gold. Why? Because
silver is a necessity, while gold is only |
convenience. Silver is the money
Tor the masses; gold is a currency for
bankers.
Stop 100 men as they pass by your
loor, and ask them to show their
,ocket-books, and silver in a greater
u less quantity will be found in all,
while it is doubtful whether one
would have gold. Silver coin is used
n every country in the world, and
~ all classes, whether rich or poor.
Che countries using gold comprise
'nly about one-thlrd Of the worlds
inhabitants, and in the richest coun-
ries, say France and England, prob
bly, silver performs larger functions
q buying and selling than all their
old and bank notes combined. To
ubtract the subsidiary coin from
England would produce a greater
'ersonal Inconvenience. than the loss
t Its god. The world could no With
ut gold, but silver is indispensable.