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Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Civilizations PanaCea.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May Ex-senator
Jones, of Nevada, concluded his speech on
the silver bill as follows:
81 predict, Mr.. President, that the restora-
ton of silver to its birthright will mark an
epoch in the history of the republic. 1t will
place in circulation an amount of money
commensurate with our increasing popula-
ton. 1t will give assurance to our languish-
ing industries that the volume of our circu-
lating medium is not to continue shrinking,
and that the tendency of prices shall no
longer be downward. II will increase the
wages of labor and the prices of the products
of labor. 1t will reduce the price of bonds
and other forms of money futures; it will
tighten, but not inequitably, the burden of
mortgages: it will increase largely, though
not unjustly, the debt paying and tax paying
power of the people. 1t will loosen the grasp
of the creditor from the neck of the debtor.
The lifting up of silver to its nghtful plane
by the side of gold will set in motion all the
latent energies of the people. 1t will Danish
involuntary idleness by putting every willing
man to work. 1t will revive business and re
animate the heart and hope of the people.
Capital no longer fearing fall in prices will
turn into productive avenues the boards of
money lying idle in the bank vaults, and it
will come out to bless and enrich alike their
owners and the community at large, while
millions of dollars now invested in glltedged
securities will seek more profitable invest
ment in the busy field of industry, where
they will be utilized in the payment of wages
and consequent dissemination of comfort
and happiness among the people, and this it
will accomplish, not for the United States
alone, but for civilization, for it is not too
much to say, Mr.. President, that upon the
decision of this question depend consequences
more momentous than that upon any other
question of public policy within the memory
of this generation. In a broader sense than
any other question attracting the general at
tention of mankind, it is a question of civil
ization. 1t embodies the hopes and aspira-
tions of our race. The act of congress which
shall happily solve it will constitute decree
of emancipation as veritable As any that ever
freed serf from thraldom. but more univer-
sal in its application. 1t will proclaim the
freedom of the white race the world over. 1t
will lift the bowed head of labor. 1t will
inaugurate the true renaissance-a renais-
sance of prosperity without which industry,
learning. science. literature, art, are but
apples of Sodom."
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Sherman on National Banks.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 17.-Senator
Sherman submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the pending silver
bill. It provides that the balance standing
to the credit of the national banks and safe
deposits to redeem the circulating notes shall
be covered into the treasury as miscella-
neous receipt, and the treasury shall redeem
the circulating notes of the banks which may
come into its possessioni subject to redenp-
ton. The amendment also provides that
upon the certificates of the comptroller of
the currency that such notes have been re-
ceived by him and destroyed, and that no
new notes will be issued in their place, re-
endorsement of the amount shall be made
to the treasury from an appropriation created
by this amendment, to be known as ma
tional bank notes redemption account
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The Farmers Win.

LINCOLN, NEB., May 16.-The supreme
court has decided the celebrated Elmwood
elevator case. Something like a year ago
the Farmers alliance at Elmwood appealed
to the Missouri Pacific for the right to erect
an elevator on the right-of-way at that place
and was refused. Ii then carried the case to
the state board of transportation, and secured
an order on the company 10 comply with the
request. The company refused to obey. and
Attorney General Luse, on behalf of the
board and the alliance. appealed to the su-
preme court for writ of mandamus TO COM
pei the railroad company to respect the or
ders of the board. The court granted the
writ, thus sustaining the action of the board.
This decision is regarded as an important
one. as it settles the question of the power
and jurisdiction of the board of Transports
ton over this class of cases. 1t also settles
the right of the people to erect elevators at
company's stations and be afforded equal
shipping facilities with all others. This was
q test case on which the fate of fully dozen
other cases in various parts of the state de-
pended.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Presbyterian General Assembly

SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, May 17.-There
was notable gathering of representatives of
the Presbyterian faith in the First Presbyte-
rian church, when the 102nd general assem-
bly, of the Presbyterian church in the United
States was called to order. About !, 500 per-
sons were present. The Rev. Dr. Herrick
Johnson, of Chicago, offered prayer The
session was one of praise and worship, the
business session beginning at 3 o'clock. The
sermon was preached by the retiring moder-
ator, Rev. Charles William Roberts, L. L. D..
The present gathering is one of the most i'm
portant in the history of the denomination,
from the fact that the question of revision of
the confession of faith is to be acted upon.
The matter will first come up in the form of
report from the committee appointed two
years ago to report on constitutional meth
ods of revision.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The Emergency Bill

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-The bill re-
ported by the senate Judiciary committee to
meet the emergency arising from the original
reads:
Be it enacted, etc, Tha. no state shall be
held to be limited or restrained in its power
to prohibit, regulate or control or tax the
sale, keeping for sale, or the transportation
as an article of commerce. or otherwise, to
be delivered within its own limits, of any
fermented, distilled or other Intoxicating
liquids or liquors, by reason of the fact that
the same have been imported into such state
from beyond its limits, whether there shall or
shall not have been paid thereon any tax,
duty, import or excise to the United States.
In connection with the bill, Mr.. Wilson, of
Iowa, who reported it from the judiciary
committee, said that he would ask the senate
to take it up for consideration at an early
day.
Mr.. Hoar, member of the judiciary COM
mittee, explained that the bill had been rem
dered necessary by the late decision of the
supreme court of the United States. holding
that intoxicating liquors manufactured in
one state and conveyed into another and re-
sold by the manufacturer or his agent, can
not be interfered with by the states. The
court had intimated that the states could not
pass such prOhlbltory or regulating statutes
without the permission of congress. He
fully concurred in the purport of the bill,
but he supposed that the principle of the
courts opinion extended to other things than
distilled spirits Ito opium for instance), and
he should have preferred that the bill should
have applied to all articles which the state
might prohibit the sale of. However, not to
delay action in the matter, he had assented
to the report of the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds, also member of the judi
ciary committee, expressed the same idea.
He was of the opinion that, philoscp phically,
the bill ought to be a comprehensive one,
and to cover all the things that the states
should have right to forbid, as relating to
health and safety: but for the reasons stated
by Mr.. Hoar. he had assented to the report
of the bill limited to intoxicating liquors.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

MARsHALLTowN, A.-There are two place!
in this city where original packages of liquor
are sold openly. Four others will be opened
the first of the week. The liquor men ex
press themselves as believing that the bust.
ness will be CCerdone in short time.
| Iowa City, A.-The effect of the original
package decision is to make saloon men here
more bold. Heretofore the places that have
been selling liquor have been side door sa-
looms, but now most of the saloonkeepers
will become agents for foreign dealers and
will sell more openly. Representatives OF
| breweries from other states are coming here
| to make arrangements to open agencies.
DEs MONIES, A.-Des Moines LIQUOR deal
ers have been rather slow about going into
business under the recent supreme court de-
cision relative to the interstate shipments of
liquor, permitting their sale at the destina-
tion in original packages, because of the
trouble anticipated from fee hunting search
ers. They at once began arrangements, but
held off to see just what Interpretation would
be given the decision. Two package houses,
as they are called, are now in operation.
The proprietors are agents for leading brew
ers. The beer is sold by the case, fourth and
full kegs. These can be obtained at the
package house, or are delivered to any part
of the city without attempt at secrecy. Sup
plies for three other houses are now in the
city, and they will be in full operation within
a day or two, and still others will follow.
Sioux CITY. h.-There are eight or ten
saloons already opened up under guise of
selling original packages, and the number
Is being increased almost daily. At least a
dozen rooms have been leased for original
package saloons, but not yet opened for busi-
ness. Beer is kept on tap and whisky sold
by the drink over the bar precisely the Same
as in license saloons. The only places in
which the form of selling original packages
Is complied with is in some of the drug stores
and wholesale liquor houses. The two lead
ing hotels here are preparing to fit up bars
in offices from which liquor in original pack
ages will be sold to guests and all corners.
CREsToN, lathe recent original package
decision has caused but little comment here.
Two or more wholesale houses Will be opened
for the distribution of liquor, one the branch
of st. Louis and the other Chicago firm.
As matter of fact the decision will make
little difference with liquor men, as the pro-
hlbitlon law Is and has been totally disre-
garded for the last three years. and was not
Under the license law Creston had eight sa-
looms paying $4,000 license per year. She
now has forty saloons and drinking places
running unrestricted.
OTTUMwA, A.-Saloonists have not been
encouraged to any great extent by the deci-
sion. The rigid enforcement of the law here
has made saloon men more cautious than in
any other city of its size in Iowa.
CEDAR RAPIDS, lathe supreme court de-
cIsion in regard to the Iowa prohibitory law
has tended to unmask many of the saloons,
and they are doing business now with more
freedom than formerly. Various parties are
arranging to represent outside liquor insti-
tutiOnS,
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The M. COhn Case.

TOPEKA, KAN.-The action of Governor
Humphrey, in issuing pardon to NJ. Cohn,
proprietor of the Eldridge house at Law
renee. on the same day that he was sentenced
to thirty days in Jail for selling liquor, was
talked over at the Kansas State Temperance
union meeting. A committee was appointed
to visit the governor. The committee did
this duty, and reported that there was no
occasion for action by the union, as the gov
ernor's action was justifable.
The discussion of the matter, however, led
to the adoption of the following, the first
offered by Mrs. Rastall and the other by Rev.
r. Wake:
We urge the people not to hastily sign peti-
tions and ask the governor not to grant petit
tions without giving time for the fling of
protests.
That in the opinion of this convention the
law permitting the exercise of executive
clemency shall provide that this prerogative
shall not be exercised until after public ad-
vertisement of the pendency of such action.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
TEMPORAL Power.

LONDON, May 1.-The threatened promul-
CATION by the pope of the dogma that the
temporal power of the pontitf, OF which the
church was deprived by the advent of Victor
Emanuel into Rome in 1870. is essential to
the complete majesty of the vice regent of
Christ on earth, is the theme of general dis
cussion in Catholic circles on the continent.
The decision of sixty-siy of the hundred
bishops, whose views of the matter was So
licited by the pope, that the present time is
opportune for the declaration of this princi-
pie, evinces a. positive swerving of popular
opinion for it. 1t is not to be presumed that
the preates have all, or even considerable
minority of them, gone contrary to the
known Tendencies of their fiockS
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 4.-Senator
Jones, of Nevada. spoke three hours. and
Gid not finish, on the bill authorizing the is
sue of treasury notes on deposits of silver
bullion.
He spoke of the general unrest prevailing
throughout the country. The prices of all
commodities, he said, had fallen and con-
tinued to fall. When a fall in prices was
found operating on the product of all indus
tries; when it was found not to be confined
to any cline, country or lace, but to be diff
fused over the civilized world: found not to
be characteristic of any one year, it became
manifest that it could not arise from local,
temporary, or subordinate causes, but that it
must have its development in some principle
of universal application. What was it, he
asked, that produced general decline of
prices in any country? It was a shrinkage
in the volume of money relatively to the
population, and to business. The world had
never had a proper system of money. 1t had
always been the object of the creditor class
to enhance the value of money by reducing
its volume so that when the gold mines of
California and Australia were producing the
largest yield, II was proposed to demonetlZe
gold. The motive of demonetiZation IN the
case of silver, as well as of gold, was, Mr.
Jones said, to aggrandize the creditor class
OF the world, and to confscate, so far Is
practicable, the rewards of the hard toilers.
He spoke of the demonstration of silver by
Germany after her war with France as hav-
ing inflicted greater evils on her people than
her armies had inflicted on France. If sur
prise was felt at the selfishness of her privi-
ledged classes in Europe in demonetizing
silver, what, ne asked, was to be said in the
defense of the United States in demonetizing
silver? No such s:upendous act of folly and
injustice, he said, had ever been perpetrated
by She representatives of a free people. The
United States was not creditor nation. In
stead of cemonetizing helping to rob the
creditor foreigner, it helped them to despoil
the debtors in America. In view of all the
circumstances: in view of the herculeaE diff
ficulties with which the nation was surrounded
in 1873, the decentralization of silver by the
United States had to be regarded as one of
the historical blunders that was worse than
crime. 1t was the child of ignorance and
avarice, and it had proved the prolific parent
of idleness, poverty and misery. No better
remedy could be applied than the absolute
reversal of that legislation, and the putting
back the monetary system of the country to
what it was before 1873.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Dun'S Weekly Review OF Trade.

Dun's Weekly Review OF Trade.
New York, May 19.-R. G. Dun d Coz
weekly review of trade says:
The stock market has rushed ahead until it
has absorbed all the money within reach,
and now some signs of reaction appear, with
a little selling by foreign holders. Substan-
TALLY the same phenomena have been OBJ
served in wheat and corn and in the market
for pork products. Each has at command a
limited amount of money. When that supply
is absorbed, whether by accumulation of
stocks carried or by advancing prices, a re-
action is natural. The tendency of prices
during the past week has been downward.
Wheat declined = cents on sales here of
only "a 100000 bushels; corn 1 cent on sales
of Il, SOC, 600 bushels. while oats are steady.
The trade begins to comprehend that in
side of thirty days a new crop of wheat will
begin to come into the market, and while
winter wheat is certain to be short, the re-
ports from spring wheat states indicate great
increase in acreage and good condition.
At Chicago dry goods sales exceed last
years, and payments ale fair, but the cloth
ing trade is dull and the fact that bank clear
ings are larger than ever before finds ex-
PLANTATION in speculative activity in the grain
and pork markets.
st. Louis reports good trade and supplies
of money equal to the demand.
At Kansas City trade is rather quiet, and at
Omaha good, with easy money.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days number
212, as compared with 209 last week. For
the corresponding week of last year the figures
were 242.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
TWO STATE CAPITALS.

The Storm in Missouri and Illinois.
| JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.-A tornado struck
the capital and for half an hour the wind
blew hurricane, driving before it storm
of rain which so enveloped the town that
nothing could be seen but the vivid flashes
of lightning. The storm came from the
southwest, crossing the river at this point
and doing great damage to forest trees. The
wind rose almost to the force of a cyclone.
and as it came roaring across hills 1t struck
the state capitol with terrific force, carrying
with it the roof OF the northern end of the
building: beams, tin, huge ventilators and
iron work were rolled together like a scroll
and carried over the bluff.
At the same moment half dozen trees in
Capitol park were snapped in twain, and the
glass in the windows of the dome came
tumbling with the crash into the rotunda.
The building itself stood as solid as rock.
Tonight worknen are busy covering the
top of the auditors and treasurer Office with
tarpaulin. but it is thought the ceilings are
badly damaged by the rain falling through.
The Catholic church was damaged to the
extent of 81 500 by the falling of large iron
cross. which crashed through the roof and
into the basement, completely dismantling
the altar.
The wind also carried away the roof of the
hospital at the state penitentiary. Telephone
and electric light wires. fences and trees were
scattered in many directions.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-A violent wind storm
struck Springfield and lasted for perhaps
thirty minutes. Fences were destroyed and
the steeple of the ST. Agnes church was blown
down. The damage to property, however,
is not great. Reports from surrounding
places indicate that the storm was very severe
all over this part of the state. AT Quincy,
H., great damage was done to skylights,
windows and shrubbery by furious hail
also.
At Burlington, Ia, during the heavy thun-
der and rain the lightning struck several
buildings and a number of people received
severe shocks. No serious damage was done.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The Legal Route.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 1s.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Robinson, who has been employed by
a syndicate of Holyoke unlicensed liquor
dealers to look up the constitutionality of
the Original package" law, has handed his
opinion to his Holyoke clients. He holds
that the selling of liquor in original packages
is legal. He says that the local authorities
may seize ''their stuff" and the lower court
convict, and appeal be made to superior
court, which will probably sustain the lower
court, but when taken to the supreme court
there is no questioning that such decision
will be overruled. Acting upon this advice
some ten Holyoke dealers will make test
case.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The Kentucky Senator.

FRANKFORT, KY.-The first ballot in joint
session of the legislature Carlisle had A, the
rest scattered among men who are not can
didates.
A democratic caucus was held in the even
ing, at which four votes were taken. In the
fourth ballot Carlisle had 80, Lindsay %,
Knott is, McCreary u. Moore II, Settle 4.
Fifty-nine votes are necessary to nomina-
ton.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
State Temperance Rally.

TOPEKA, KAN, May 1.-The annual meet
ing of the Kansas State Temperance union.
held in Representative hall, was one of the
most important ever held by that organiza-
ton. Delegates were present from every
section of the state.
The recent decision by the supreme court
has awakened the prohibitionists and is to a
considerable extent responsible for the un-
usually large attendance. The convention
demanded of congress in a very emphatic
manner that law be at once enacted giving
to the states the power to regulate the sale
of liquor.
The meeting was presided over by the pres
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
An Important Freight Ruling,

TOPEKA, KAN, May 1.-THE Kansas rail
road commissioners have decided that the
rule for some time in force, by which all
packages of freight weighing less than 100
pounds have been charged as weighing 100
pounds, is untenable. An order has been
made, and which is now in effect, so chang
ing this rule as that such packages must be
charged for on the basis of their actual
weight; with provision that the minimum
charge on package may be made 25 cents
within the state. The interstate commission
has made similar ruling regarding freights
which pass state lines, with minimum of
so cents
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
To Restrict Immigration,

WASHINGTON, u. e., May 1I.-At joint
meeting of the senate and house committee
on immigratian and naturalization, H. J.
Daily, secretary of the American Defense as
sociation, made an argument in support of
the bill reported by the committee to restrict
immigration. Mr.. Daily said the associa-
ton which he represented possessed men,
bership of over 100000. The committees
bill, with few amendments, would have the
approval of the ASSOCIATION. One of these
amendments, he said. relates to nihilists. pro-
posing to exclude them from this country.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Revision Wanted.

New YORK, May 1.-THE Independent
publishes returns from all but five of the
presbyteries of the Presbyterian church,
showing that 153 have voted for revision. 50
against, and six have declined to vote. Most
of the presbyteries not heard from are for
eign. the Independent also publishes the
vote in detail for each presbytery. Accord
ing to its showing, 1882 ministers and elders
have voted against revision. and 3. .a334 minis
tiers and elders have voted for revision.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Nineteen Dead.

WnKEsBAARE, Pa, May 19.-Explorina
parties have penetrated the mine at Ashley.
They found nineteen dead, and six men are
still missing, and it Is more than probable
that they too are dead.
The scene at the mine where the dead and
charred bodies were being brought out was
terrible. Men, women and children shrek
ing and eroaning fell on their knees and
lifted their hands to their eyes, or towards
heaven, and prayed for the dead.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
A Warm Reception,

RocKpoRr, ND, May 16.-Masked men
went to the house of James Atwood, in Luce
township, to ''white cap" him. Atwood
heard of their coming, and when they tried
to force an entrance to his home he opened
fire with shotgun, most of the load taking
effect in the body of William Miller, neigh
boring farmer. Two of the others also re-
ceived a few shot, but they escaped.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Four Thousand More.

PnsBuRe, PA, May 14.-Four thousand
employees of the National Tube works, at
McKeesport, have struck for shorter hours
and 10 per cent advance in wages. General
Manager Converse has issued q statement in
which he says that they are now paying
higher wages than any other tube works IN
th0 country.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
The Southern Branch,

AsHvILLs, n. c., May 17.-Commissioners
TO the general assembly of the Southern Pres
byterian church, ara arriving on every train.
moderator, H. G. Hill. d. D., of the Fayette-
vile presbytery of North Carolina The
body embraces 2 ,321 churches and ]. .145 min
iSfprS.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-22
Rioting In Hamburg.

HANBuRe, May 16.-Great excitement pre-
walls on account of the strike of the gas
workers. Crowds of strikers and other per-
sons, bent on creating disorder, paraded the
streets and acted in notous manner. They
threw stones at the tram cars and several
passengers were injured by the flying mis-
siles- The police finally charged and dis
persed the mob.