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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03

adopted. Not a dissenting voice was
raised. 49,
The secretary was instructed to send
"eoPy Oi the resoiu& Mons to the president
Of the Council.
came before tho Exchange earljer in the
evening. Mr.. Charles J.. Ormsbv was
presented with an exqu;sitely engraved
gold medal in token OF the PERSONAL
esteem of tho Exchange and his cour-
tesy and hospitality to ths guest of the
Exchange during tho Real Esta .e Com
vention last January. Mr.. Ormsby wa,3
escorted to the front by Mr.. S~infuona
and Mr. Jordan. President Hockadav
made the presentation and Mr.. Ormsby~
replied ina few graceful but well chosen
remarks.
ut becomes my duty" said he, "to
respond to this mark of appreciation
and esteem. My words arc i%nadeouate
TO express my feelings. The Kindness.
ana hospitality which you say I showed
was merely o matter of reciprocal |, kind
ness and hospitality received from YOU
ana from your guests, many Of whom
we're friends of mino in the Tidewater
OF virginia. can only say that what I
did , will gladly do again"
The roll of committees was 1lled
onSSCo5s 1DNU Z vera
ready to report, and President Hocka-
DAY called the attention of the board Oft
directors to tho fact that several COM,
mlttees had never reported since tho
foundation of the exchange.
Ihc committee on advertising is pre-
pairing plans for a book to set forth tho
advantages of Roanoke, and in line
with this Mr.. Cutehin moved that two
prizes of S25 and SIS be offered for two
articles on tho advantages of Roanoke,
the articles to be between 10, 600 and
10000 words in length. On motion of
MIR. Simmons the first prize was in
creased to $50 and the resolution
adopted.
The banquet affair is in n fair way to
settlement. The committee in charge is
to select two mon, Mr.. Smith, of the
Ponce de Leon, two others, and, il
they cannot agree, q fifth ono is to bo
selected by tho four, whose decision
shall be final.
Attention was called to the fact that
many members of tho exchange had not
taken out their licenses for the wear.
ana that several mon were still delin-
quent to the exchange for dues. Those
who still remain delinquent next Mon
day night will have their names read.
On motion of Mr.. Ludwig u committee
OF three were named to draft resolutions
OF regret on tho death of tho late w.
*. Oyler, n member of the exchange.
Ludwig &Jamison, and d. C. Moomaw
" Co., were elected members OF the
exchange, and the firm of w. j.. Fergu-
son N CO.. proposed for membership.
Several letters we've presented from
various sections of tho country regard
ing the location of Industries. VIM.
Q. Cold, of Baltimore, wants 500, 900 to
locate q patent boiler plant. DR.. Thos.
-. Smith, of Cynthiana, Ky, wants to
located a linen factory here which will
employ 1000 hands. His figures look a
little roseate. The Phoenix Iron Works,
OF Cleveland, Ohio. wants five acres Of
land and $50, 900 bonus to come here and
manufacture cranes. These letters were
referred for investigation and report,
and tho exchange adjourned.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03
The Real Estate Ex-
change in Line.
IT WANTS THE ADVISORY BOARD
And Proper Guarantees with the.
Bond Ordinances.

James S. Simmons, of tho State
Exchange, Fires the First Gun Ia the
Shape of n Resolution and Fianss 1t
with n Telling Specch-The Exchange
Comes Into Line Grnndly and Without
q Break-Other Business Transacted
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03
NOTICES.

WANTED.
We had several calls yesterday for
tenement houses at prices ranging from
$40 to $40 per month. Persons having
houses for rem will please list them at
once. WILBUR S. POLE & CO.,
Rooms 3 and 4 Exchange Building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03

Three Hundred ana Forty weavers Out.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 2.-ISpe-
ciall-A strike occurred at Wanstuck
mill this morning on account of thes
new price-list posted, making a reduo-
ton in the wages of tho weavers. Three
hundred and forty wcavers are out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03
Tho Weather To-Day.

Forecast: For Virginia, snow turn
ing into rain, warmer, southeasterly
winds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-03
Pieco Work Abolished.

SEATTLE, Wash, March a.-~-[Speciall
Tho Seattle Typographical Union has
decided to abolish piece work on all daily
papers and establish and eight hour
working day with q minimum scale Of
81 per day. Hereafter work will begin
on morning papers at 7:30 p. m. Tho
action of tho union has been adopted by
proprietors.
The advocate., 1891-05-20
RENEWED EVIDENCE OF DEVOTION TO
PLUTOCRACY.

The Topeka Capital quotes from a
speech made by Daniel Webster, six
ty-seven years ago, which it approves
and from which the following extracts
are made:
Whenever debt is allowed to be paid by any
thing less valuable than the legal currency
In respect to which it has contracted, the differ
ence between the value OF the paper given In
payment and the legal currency is precisely 80
much property taken from one man and given to
another by legislative enactment.
We have no occasion for the precious metals
as money, except for the purposes Of circulation,
or, rather, Of sustaining safe paper circulation
The Capital, in playing the role Of
o somewhat evasive politician, hardly
ever fails in coming in on the home
stretch to take it's rank with such
monometalic journals as the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, Cincinnati CONNER
cial- Gazette, Philadelphia Press, New
York Tribune, Hartford Couront, ct
al, which affect to believe in a DOM
estic and foreign currency, based on
gold and perpetual Indebtedness,
with the bank Of England as the ex
alted commercial model.
When it is known that on January
/, 1862, gold was quoted at the stock
exchange the old gold exchange in
New York, at $l.02, and that on De-
cember II, 1878, it got back to par; it
may serve the purpose Of conveying
information to younger class Of
readers Of the highest prices gold
reached through q period of seven
teen years. Here is the presentation
from 1862 to 1873 inclusive.
The advocate., 1891-05-20
from 1862 to 1873 inclusive.

Now let it not be forgotten that
the four darksome years Of fratricidal
war between sections Of this great
American republic 1852, 1868, 1864
and 1865-with gold averaging at q
premium of 100 per cent, while the
Union soldier was bravely fighting
under the stars and stripes, drawing
his pay in "paper given in payment,
in the language Of Webster, which
was made the"legal tender currency"
also, in the language Of Webster, and
quoted by the Capital with which to
pay the nations defenders on land
and sea.
IL there was precisely so much
properly taken from one man and
given to another by Legislative enact
ment,"-in the language quoted by
the Capital if comparisons were to
DO rlgedly instituted, was 1t not taken
from the 'boys in blue" and given to
the bondholders at home and abroad,
and to the organized gold-mongers
at their central headquarters on
Wall street? And is not this the
doctrine which the Capital even this
late day, is at least Indirectly sdvo-
catingi
The "truly loyal" American citizen,
when the life Of the nation was seri-
ously menaced by the insurgents, took
the money Of the realm in payment
Of matured obligations, but the par
tiality Of the treasury department. in
seeming collusion with the close cor
poyations Of New York is illustrated
in the treatment of the holders of the
government loan of 1842, which be-
came due on January l, 1863. Dur
ing the last three months Of 1852, the
The advocate., 1891-05-20

THROUGH the courtesy of the author,
Mrs. Mary FL. Ford, of Kansas City,
we are in receipt of a copy of her
book, just issued from the press of
Lee & Shepard, Boston, entitled
(which Winsw "a Story of Social
Conditions" In the mass Of litera-
ture which has poured from the pub
fishing houses throughout the coun-
try in the past few years bearing up
on subjects which are just now up
permost in the minds Of the toiling
people, there has been nothing which
more vividly or truthfully portrsys
the evils of the times. It is well
written, pleasing and instructive, and
should win for the author a place
among the first story tellers Of our
country. As an elucidation of eco
nomic problems it is Of the highest
merit. 1t viii be appreciated by
every sympathizer with the oppressed
and down trodden of earth. All
should read it. Lee & Shepard, 10
Milk St., Boston. Price. 80 cents.
The advocate., 1891-05-20
zG ADVOCATE "A

that mo one would be able to get together
enough greenbackS 10 take all the gold ont Of
the treasury" The idea which he Is expected to
put into execution next month Is to transfer this
500 900 In gold to the credit side of the debt
statement, thus showing the surplus to be just
that much more than lt would be by the present
method, thereby leaving the S3OO, 100000 In
greenbackS without any further guarantee Of
payment than the ''promise to pay" Of the gov
eFnment. &
While there Ia no law that requires the present
arrangement Of the debt statement, it iS prac-
tice 20 long observed by the secretaries that it
has come to be regarded as having the force Of
a law, and any change that pnay be made In 1t
win surely create feeling Of unrest In the minds
Of conservative business men.
The melancholy condition of the treasury
Of the United States should not be attributed to
the bad management of either Secretary Win
dom or Secretary Foster. 1t is believed by many
that Secretary WINDOWS death was hastened by
the anxiety and care which his duties entailed.
His evident desire to make the best Of q bad
matter, and to avail himself Of every measure
that appeared desirable to the proper discharge
Of the duties Of his high and responsible office
should 90 far to excuse the errors that crept
into his administration. Secretary Foster has
also evinced an apparently sincere desire to do
what he could to cOunteract the effect which the
spectacle Of an almost daily decreasing surplus
must produce. In an interview held several
days ago ne said: II believe 1t is wise to talk
these things over with the public and get the
benefit Of the discussion" 1t matters not
whether this ls wise or an unwiSe course, but
1t certainly indicates that he Ia inclined to do his
best. If he will remember the panicy times of
last fall and winter, II he win consider that the
security, he win hardly venture to make such q
change as he Is now contemplating. Amy fur
ther disturbance In the financial affairs OF the
government would cause apprehension at this
time. There are other assets of the treasury
available, and 1t Is reasonable to calculate that
they will more than pay the obligations Of the
government without disturbing the trust fund,
which has been maintained sacred" While
we do not believe the government is In any i'm
mlnent danger Of bankruptcy, the fact is plain
that the treasury is approaching deficiency.
We all know that the government win pay It's
bills and yet 1t is bad case when the vast reve-
nue. cannot keep up with expenditures In spite Of
the absorption Of more than 85O,OO0,OOO In the
meantime from the bank note redemption fund.
II the affairs Of any government were ever more
extravagantly, more recklesSly, more shame
fully and more unIustiiably mismanaged than
were the affairs OF the United States under the
squandering Fifty-Arst Congress, It must have
been that Of France under Louis XIV. There is
no parallel in this century
How, with the ultra "hard money"
views of the Capital will it justify
the touching of that most sacred
fuAd in the United States treasury.
The advocate., 1891-05-20
THE MANIFESTO

In pamphlet form, neat and con-
venient, rs cents per dozen or $1.5O
per hundred. Address the Western
Advocate Mankato, Kansas.
The advocate., 1891-05-20
REPUBLICAN, CONSISTENCY.

criticise Attorney General Ives be-
cause OF his vote for railroad COM
missioner. That little criticism has
been reproduced in nearly every Re
publican paper in the state as an evi-
dence of a great turmoil in the Peo-
ple's party foreboding impending dis
ruption. Republican journalists have
become SO accustomed to supporting
their officials in everything they do,
whether it be right or wrong, that it
is absolutely incomprehensible to
them how we can pursue different
course without a disruption and a
general breaking up Of the Peoples
party. Our officials are not infalli-
BILE, and we regard it as our right and
privilege to administer criticism
whenever we think they have depart
ed from duty. In doing this we do
not anticipate either disruption of
the Peoples party, serious quarrel,
or even sacrifice of personal friend
ships.
AS an evidence Of the opposite pol
icy of the Republican party we have
only to refer to the impeachment trial
of Judge Botkin. Being Repub]i-
can sppointee, every tried and true
Republican in the state feels called
upon to defend hum in all the dis
graceful acts which have been proven
against him; and q Republican Sem
ate sitting as a high court of i'm
peachment is willing to sacrifice the
dignity which should pertain to that
body by the conversion Of his trial In
to a gigantic farce. It has been
proven that he has been frequently
drunk upon the bench. He has been
proven to be Extensively obscene and
profane in his private and official life;
and no one who has any regard for
common decency considers him q
suitable person for the exalted posi-
ton which he occupies Even the
Capital is forced to admit that the
farce enacted In the Senate chamber
is a decidedly serious one. Notwith-
standing all this the only criticism
we observe in the old straight out
Republican journals relating to this
matter is directed at the Alliance
members of the House for the part
they have taken in the effort to purify
the judicial ermine. These great and
only champions Of prohibition have
no word of censure for Judge Botkin
for his refusal to enforce the prohibi-
tory law and for his indecent and DIS
graceful conduct in official and pri-
vate life. They feel called upon to
sustain official corruption in every
form if it occurs in their own party.
In this we hope our policy will al
ways be distinguished from theirs.
AS an illustration of the sentiments
and purposes Of the Republican Sem
ate in tuis trial, when witnesses swear
that the Judge was drunk while sit
The advocate., 1891-05-20

it is given as history that Secretary
Chase received a joint letter, written
at his request, and signed by the
presidents of twenty of the New
York banks, which declared that in
the registration of future loans, either
at home or abroad, the credit Of the
government would be greatly pro-
NOTED by payment in coin, while q
failure to meet the just expectation Of
the public and of the holders Of this
loan would deteriorate the value
of all government stocks to an
extent far exceeding the whole SUM
in question. This loan amounted TO
81, 2,8S3,364 and the following is given
as an answer to the question, where
did he get the coin:
The amount Of coin required was advanced by
moneyed Institutions, most Of which ills believed
had no interest I'm the loan nor any interest In
the transaction, except what arises from the
general support Of the public credit, and the ad.
vance was made without premium and at an In
terest of per cent, and Ia not to be called for
until 1t can be reimbursed from receipts from
customs.
A method ssvoring of irregularity
like that given as above in seeking to
maintain the credit of the nation on
gold basis to the extremely favored
few, who have had the virtual con-
troll of the monetary affairs Of the
nation-the relation between Wall
street and the secretary OF the treas
ury department, no matter who he
was or from whence he came, being
so complete is but matter Of gen.
eral history of government finance
for nearly thirty years.
In the matter Of resumption Of spe-
Gle payments, point as to the coin
reserve, that while no statute speci-
fies q fixed amount for that purpose,
but by authority of the resumption
act the treasury department sold
government bonds and took coin
therefor to the amount of $95, 500, 900
and thus this amount Of gold has
been kept in the treasury as the coin
reserve held to redeem the United
States notesa In communication
to the House Of Representatives in
March, 1884, secretary of the treas
ury, Charles ]. Folger said:
This department has always looked upon the
sum of the coin thus obtained as an especial
fund to be kept and relied upon as means Of
redemption of United States legal tender notes.
And now does not Secretary Foster,
In order to avoid the expose Of q
treasury deficit propose to pay out
the one hundred million redemption
fund, and will not the Capital be alb
solutely sure to defend the financial
policy Of the national administration,
no matter what it isl
The following is quoted from the
Kansas City Times, as showing some
thing Of the drift Of public sentiment,
more Of the like Of which is coming,
and on much stronger lines, on the
money question:
Radical Republican newspapers throughout
The advocate., 1891-05-20

susOar1a for TAn ADvOOAu.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. R. D. Lille and child are visit
ing Mankato friends.
VIM. Mueller and wife of Springfield
visited with friends in our city oyer
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Gieseke OF Sleepy Eve was
entertained BY Mrs. Berry several days
of last week.
Miss Maggie Dreis of St. Paul was the
guest of the family of w. Hauenstein
during the week.
Jos. Schnoberich, Anton Sehwerzler
and John Kretsch visited the Twin
Cities last week.
Miss Beecher of Redfeld, S. D., spent
a portion of the week in our city. the
guest of her brother.
August schweppe and family of st.
James visited with the family of Louis
Buenger last Thursday
=
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18
CITY NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received un-
til 1880 D. m. Tuesday, March 3rd, 1891,
at the office of the City Clerk, City of
New Ulnl, Minnesota, for the full nishing
of 165 tons of 6 inch cast iron water
pipes, 5 tons of inch cast iron water
pipes, $4,000 lbs. IF special castings, Is
fire hydrants of ~ inch barrel and 21s
inch nozzle of the Mathews patent, one
10 inch Gate Valve, three inch Gate
Valves and eight inch Gate Valves,
all with 7 feet iron boxes and cover.
The prices for water mains to be
given per ton and that of specials per
pound and Include delivery free On
board of cars in New Ulm.
Bids will also be received for the
furnishing of the whole of said materials
and labor connected with the laying
and proper completion Of Ill extensions
of the water works as per resolution of
the city Council of February 18th, 1891
and also The materials and changes or
dered with the present system. all in
accordance with the plan and specifca-
tons now on file in the City Clerks Of
flee. All proposals must be sealed and
- marked Proposals for water plpes."
Tue City Council reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
LOUIS SCHILLING,
City Clerk.
Dated New Ulm, Mimi, Feb. 10th A.
D. 1891
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18
ANOTHER OF HOLDEN'S DODGES.
An Expert Commission to See if
Holden is Really Insane.

Ihe st. Paul Globe of Sunday con-
tanned the following interesting news in
regard to Clifton Holden, the Redwood
Falls murderer, who is now in Stillwa.
ter:
Clifton Holden, the Redwood Falls
murderer, is striving hard to cheat the
gallows. The appeal to the United
States supreme court having failed,
Holden is now endeavoring to use as a
last resort, the plea Of insanity. Yes
terday q communication was sent to
the governor to the effect that Holden
was insane. OF course if this is the
case, the death penalty would not be in.
hicted. and Holden would be sent to
one of the state insane asylums, where
he would receive all the comforts and
care bestowed upon the unfortunate
people, who, innocent of crime, are be-
rett of reason. It certainly looks very
suspicious that the plea of insanity
should be set up just as soon as the
United States supreme court decided
against Holden:s appeal.
Gov. Merriam gave the matter his
Immediate attention. and appointed DR..
W. w. Mayo, of Rochester, Drs c.. E
Riggs and J. Ohage, Of 81. Paul, as a
board of medical experts. to examine
Holden and find out whether the 1nsan-
ity is assumed or real. The medical
gentlemen will make their examination
without delay, and report the result to
the governor
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18

Senator Day writes from St. Paul to
the Fairmont Sentinel as follows: Zone
third of the session is over and not a
,bill of general nature has yet become
q law. While the Legislature is fully
up to the average in point of industry,
it does not seem to have the faculty of
dispatching business. There are too
many talkers-teo many statesmen who
are possessed with the idea that duty to
their constituency requires that they air
>. their oratory upon every subject pre-.
tented. Then there is too much politics
in the proceedings. He says further:
.Anti-railroad bills continue to pour
into both branches. Most of them are
introduced for buncombe, and will sleep
the sleep of death in the committee
! rooms. Some country member wishes
to impress his constituents with the fact
that he is s.agin'' monopolies, and there
is no cheaper or more harmless way OF
,sdoing this than by introducing some
Il that would practically conhscate or
pc out the s.soul-less corporations. =
lis may not be craftsmanship, but i
very gratifying to the rural legislator,
ID does no particular HARM z
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-18
Close of the Carnival Season.

The Carnival season in New Ulm
closed last Tuesday evening with the
usual number of dances. At Turner
Hall the dance was under the auspices
of Company A,and for festive cheer and
sport was unquestionably complete
success. Promptly at eight o'clock,
the orchestra struck forth in some may
strain, whose pleasing notes foated
through the hall and guided the merry
dancers, now throughthe easy and grace
full movement of the waltz and now
through the more rapid and sedate
step Of the quadrille or lanciers. Az,
hour later saw the hall well filled with
maskers, fitting here and there and eA-
hlbiting their costumes to the great
amusement of the lockers. on and equal.
ly as much so no doubt to Themselves.
One party, masked as Sitting Bull or
John Sitting Bull or Annie Sitting Bull,
at any rate one of the three, woke a
costume that was good in every detail;
another enclosed himself in cigar
shaped costume on which were adver
tised the brands of Theo. Mueller to
good taaFantae Is 20 s. bird party inflated
the well-known "Vetterle''; the dress
was jus6 right, the action vas complete
and the attention that he attracted could
not have been increased had the great
king of pedestrians'' been there in
person. Other comic forms, as we'll as
some beautiful ones, occupied the floor,
and it would be impossible to given a
description of each, so many were there
and so varied.
The sailor group which appeared on
the floor during the evening was in
deed pretty one. Eight young ladies
and an equal number of gentleman
composed the group, and, dressed as
they were in their attractive suits OF
white and blue, they could not help bu,
be the OBJECTS of admiration and atten.
ton. The only other group to appear
was the pinafore battery corps Tbs
took we'll and was the means of excit.
ing good deal of laughter At all OF
the other halls dances were also being
held. Each was a masquerade, and,
while the costumes were not as elegant.
fun was by no means lacking.