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The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-27
INGALLS, ON MONEY.
The Ex-senator Talks to Bx-GOldisrs
About National Finance.

ABOUT Nau0nRl FINANCE
In an address ct the soldiers reunion
at Horton, Kas., September %, sE-SsnS-
tor ingalls, talked q great deal on the
questions Of the hour, and as one might
reasonably suppose, his remarks were
very forcible il not altogether consistent.
He joked about his own war record Q
while and then desCanted> with more or
less precision upon the general Oondi-
tion Of the people. This was done In q
style Of entertainment peculiar to In
gals, but he did not engage the full at
tention Of his audience until he got down
to the subjects OF silver and pensions.
Then he had no trouble In making them
understand that he had arrived Rt posi-
tive conclusions upon which he was will
ling to stand, even il only portion OF
his party stood wirh him. Mr.. ingalls,
always assures himself OF one thing bo-
fore making important expressions, and
that is that q majority Of his audience
stands with him. The following extract
is from the Topeka Capitals report Of
the speech:
" sVoW myself here not only q repub-
lican but free coinage silver republi-
can and Rs have declared In q different
form from this, to my political asaOCl-
Rtes and adverssries, 80 I declare now
that those who are proving false to their
pledge will not escape the wrath OF q
righteous, enraged and indignant peo-
pie, no matter whether he Ia o republi-
can, democrat or Populist. We are pass
ing through a wonderful crisis. While
this portion Of the country 10 devoid Of
ViCissitudes and conflicts, other portions
Of the land are lying prostrSte. We
are passing through the greatest finan-
oial crisis in American history. Great
enterprises have suspended. Industries
have fallen OF az il by magic. There
are in this country more than 100000
unemployed men. It is our duty this
afternoon to inquire into the causes and
the way to remedy this condition. /
have heard it said that one Of the reasons
Of the difficulties that surrounded this
country is ovsrproduction. The reason
why 90 many men are hungry is because
there is too much bread and meat In
the worldI The reason why 30 many
90 poorly clad is because there Is too
much clothing and fuel and food in this
WorldI OverproductiOnl l think that
overproduction does not explain It. /
have heard it said 1t was because the
country was overcrowded. God Al
mighty has allowed q great many peo-
pie to come into this world. He said:
multiply and replenish.' We have
multiplied and replenished too muchl
We speak about the earth being over
crowded. II you Will take your slate
and pencil, when home, you viii find
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-27
SOLD FOB CASH.
A Democratic Papers Severe Criticism Of

a Uem0CfaGlC F&p6ES SeV5E6 O[4tlUIbW VI
the President and His Latest AppOintse,
During the past week the president
has filed two important positions by
appointment, and for both nominations
he has been severely criticised even by
his own party. They are: VIM. Horn
blower for justice Of the supreme court
and j. ]. Van Allen for ambassador to
Italy. Of the latter the New York
World says:
"Mr. j. j. Van Allen Of England and
Newport is chosen by Mr.. Cleveland to
be first American ambassador to Italy.
Mr.. Van Allen believes, to use his own
words, that: America is no fit place for
ladies and gentlemen to live in"
'"The appointment Of Mr.. Van Allen has
been discussed for months. 1t was
known that some one had promised him
the place 20 positively that he discussed
his existence in Rome Rs matter OF
course. II was known to rybody who
knew Van Allen that his appointment
could not be justified by any worthy
argument.
1.-The statement that he had paid for
his ambassadorshlp and expected it to
be delivered was accepted by those who
knew the man as necessarily true. No
secret Of the situation was made by Van
Aliens friends. At Newport dinner in
August Van Aliens ardent supporter
spoke up thus: If Van Allen doesn't get
that appointment the democratic party
need expect no aid from gentlemen in
the future. A politician whom you all
know gave his word as gentleman that
Van Allen would get the ambassadorship.
Van Allen gave $4,000 to help Cleve-
lands election when the democrats
needed the money badly. He paid for
the Office like gentleman and il doesn't
get it the democrats may have to get
along without that gentleman's help in
the future
"The above is the substance OF the re-
marks made on that occasion by Van
Aliens friend. Van Allen, the gentleman
who paid his $4,000 to represent the
American nation, has got his post, and il
there was any bargain it has been kept.
Now let us consider this gentleman who
for cash in hand is allowed to represent
this country. That he paid cash there
is no doubt. No other reason exists tor
his appointment. He has done nothing
in politics, nothing in any direction that
would make him otherwise than con-
temptible in the eyes Of self-respecting
working Americans.
"He comes to Newport for short
time IN the summer. The rest OF the
time he lives in England. Last year,
with an eye to making his bought sp-
pOintment plausible, he had himself
elected president, il you please, OF the
Newport democratic club. MIR. Harry
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-27

that the state Of Texas can give FIVE
acre farm to every inhsbltant on the.
earth and then have plenty OF town lots
left besides. Yet this earth is over
crowded. The reason that men suffer is
because there are too many on this earthl
Why, this country alone would sustain
1000, 100000 OF people. / hsvs heard
another reason was the want Of conf
denCe. Want Of confidence Of what9
In the humanity Of man and GodP Why
some OF these political economists tells
us that it Ia want Of currency, that we
have depreCiating currency, and there
fore industries are disturbed.
"They say put q dollars worth Of sill
YER in silver dollar. Why do you not
put a dollars worth OF paper In q paper
dollsr2 What you want is a dollar that
will buy dollars worth Of stuff at any
time. I want q dollar that will buy
dollars worth Of stuff. / do not care
&bout q silver dollar that has 100 cents
worth Of gold in it. We have heard q
great deal about the fat dollar. It is
true that the standard or unit is the
gold dollar. Did any Of you ever sec q
gold dollar? Is there man or woman
here who does not know that it iS pure
fiction, pure creature Of lswP You see
no gold dollars in trade This gold dol
lar, that 10 the phantom. This gold dol
lar, this cresture Of the law. You see no
gold dollars in the daily transactions Of
life in this country and yet our fnan-
cisl doctors talk about that gold dollar,
the measure OF values. It measures
nothing. It was creature Of statute.
1t was suspended by legislation in $780,
What all Of US want is paper dollar,
not gilver dollar that viii buy a gold
dollar because there are none to buy, but
q dollar that will pay q dollars worth
OK debts and buy dollars worth Of
merchandise. You may call it what you
please, fat dollar il Q 54.cent silver
dollar, but I want q dollar that will pay
100 cents worth Of debts. ] do not want
to zee q law established that win multi
ply our debts by two. Want Of conf
denCep No remedy has been prescribed
by those who have been endorsed by the
people. They claim that the currency is
ample, that the people have been extrava-
CANT We have spent too much money.
We have paid too liberal salaries, we
have been anticipating foreign revenues
for the government. Everybody has
been trying TO live like his neighbor who
is worth three or four times as much as
he 10, and when pay day comes around
he cannot meet his obligations. There
fore, our friends who are now in charge
ot this great question, the sdminBtra-
tion, say that we must come down to
economy. / sm In favor Of it.
~ believe that the American people
have been too extraYsgant 9nt too
much. / believe we have larger
salaries for public servicetl t5'hould
(CORtInGSd on page, pt
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-09-27

AsGOE casey VINO QrlVSS cOAcneS1 was
director. If that is not humorous, what
is itI The president of the Newport
democratic club made ambassador Ia
ItslyP Il is funnier than anything in
opera boufs"
"It will interest Americans to learn
what sort of q bargain they got when
they traded the post Of American smbas-
sador to Italy for ]. j. Van Allen and
$4,000. Van Allen is short and rather
fat. He prides himself on his resem-
blsnCe to the Prince Of Wales. There ID
Q resemblance. It would not please the
prince to say so. America, with the aid
Of anglOmsnis, has produced in Van Allen
o man who looks lees like prince than
the prince Of Wales. A string long
enough to reach around Van Aliens body
at the equator would reach from his
head to his heels. He wears single
sye-glsss with q heavy string attached,
BY special advice he kept this out Of
sight when he went to interview the
president on hb appointment. He speaks
with what he iS pleased to consider ar
English accent. It is a weird bastard
cookney which fills Nngllshmen with
wonder. It is the sort Of English accent
that man with no talent for imitation
might get from hanson cab drivers and
Strand barmsids.
"He is about 45 years old. He wears
white spsts and has legs that make him
look like Diodsti Thompson. A prize
fighting gentleman Of the Bowery was
brought to Newport to train fat OF Van
Allen. The work was begun in the cellar.
The fighting gentleman, called "One-
Eyed Connolly" said to other Newport
men whom he trained that he had never
in all his hard life seen a man who
seemed less fit to be on the earth than
Van Allen. "One-Eyed Connolly" is a
good Judge Of men. 1t has been said
that William q. Whitney helped Van
Allen as q reward for services Of s.soCial
sort rendered when Whitney first went
to Newport. That is nonsence. Only a
few years ago Van Allen was received by
nobody, and it has never been in his
power to be Of much use to any one in
social way especially to such man as
Whitney.
Evan Allen, who had lived all his life
in England, married Emily Astor, much
against the wish of her family. His
father-in-law, old William Astor, who
was at heart a good American, would
not speak to him. He started in patiently
to worm his way into society. He built
his big place at Newport, putting around
it high wall to keep out, a. he said, the
eyes Of the common people. His pro-
Rress has been slow in spite Of his
wealth. This smbasssdorship for ESQ.,
600 Is the greatest bargain OF his life. 1t
will give him sstanding that the spend
ing Of hundreds of thousands has not
given him either here or abroad"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
The Worlds Fair Strike Spreads.

CHICAGO, April 10.-Before one
o'clock this afternoon fully 1000
men were out. To make matters
worse at this juncture one third OF
the employees of the installation de-
dartment, 200, quit work. The men
who are engaged as transfers have
been receiving $1.6O per day, apd
this morning demand for 50 day
was refused, thereupon strike was
ordered, the men stopped as quick
as the drop of hat. There was
nothing looking to a settlement ac-
complished in the conference, Presi
dent Higinbotham taking the ground
that there was nothing to arbitrate.
CHICAGO, April 11.-All the men
who were out on a strike yesterday
reported for work this morning, but
heavy rain rendered outdoor work
impossible. A large force was put
to work in the interior of the big
buildings, however, and the work of
clearing up the debris around the
grounds went on. If the rain should
cease by tomorrow larger force
than ever will be put on, and the
buildings will be rushed to compile
ton.
Director General Davis has ex-
tended the time for receiving exhib-
its at the Worlds Fair from April
10, the day originally set as the last
one on which they would be receiv-
ed, until April 80. This was render
ed necessary by the fact that only
about one third of the exhibits are
now in the grounds.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
Narrowly Escaped a Lynchina.

SALINA, KAN, April 11.-John
Hudson, the negro arrested for the
assault upon. Mrs. ]. M. Frost, was
taken from the Jail by a mob last
night, rope was placed around his
neck and he was fastened to the
National Hotel, where Mrs. Frost
was living. She positively identified
him as her assailant, and the mob
took him to the street. He was Civ
en- chance to speak and protested
his innocense. He was told to pre-
pare for death. Atthis point num-
Der OF citizens began to protest, and
the sentiment grew so strong in IA
yor of Hudson that the proceeding
preparatory to the hanging were
stopped. Mayor Cravens and t.
F. Carver addressed the men, advls-
ing them not to act hastily. A more
lawful sentiment prevailed, and the
negro was finally returned to the
Jail. In the fight between the mob
and the deputies at the jail Police
man Myers was knocked down with
a club and one or two men were
slightly wounded by accidental pis-
toll shots.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
A Novel Liquor Law.

A strictly original way of dealing
with the liquor question, is that
adopted by the Palmetto State.
On the first of July next the SOW
ereigr State of South Carolina will
go into the liquor business on her
ewn account. In accordance with a
law passed last winter, the State
will on the day named assume abso-
Lutte control of the purchase and sale
of all liquors within its limits. A
commission, at the head of which is
the Governor, will appoint the sa-
loon keepers in all the cities and
towns, majority of the voters of
which may apply for their appoint
ment. Every barkeeper in the State
will be State salaried officer, and
will turn all his receipts into the
State Treasury.
The legislative curiosity is the re-
suit of bitter conflict between the
liberal and the prohibitionist ele-
ments in the State. When the pro-
hibitionists found that they could
not succeed in the effort o totally
suppress the manufacture and sale
OF liquors they consented to the
adoption of measure that would in
dictate the prospect of breaking up
the saloon traffic. 1t is easy to i'm
agine progressive steps in the policy
of the dominant elements which
might have considerable effect out
side the immediate purpose of regu-
lating the traffic.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
A Family in Prison.

PTTTsBURa, Pa, April ll.-Thom-
as Morgan and his three sisters, Jen.
ME, Rebecca snd Caroline, entered
the Western penitentiary this morn
ing. They are to serve long sen
tence for the murder of their father
John Morgan, near Waynesburg,
Green county, last August.
John Morgan was a prosperous
farmer worth about $4,000. The
four children, ranging from fifteen
to twenty eight years, lived with
their father, and were popular in the
neighborhood. john Morgan install /.
led strange woman as housekeeper,
who was Objectionable to the chill
dren. The old gentleman was deaf
to their entreaties, and frequent quar-
rels occurred, finally resulting in a
terrible tragedy. The father was
driven from his house to an out
building and shot by his son Thorn
as. During the fight Thomas unin-
tentionally shot his sister Caroline
in the breast, from the effects OF
which she has now barely recovered.
The sentences imposed by the court
are: Thomas, twelve years; Rebec-
ce, ten years; Caroline, ten years
and Jennie three years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
Elliot r. Shepard's Will.

New YORK, April 1.-THE will OF
Elliot r. Shepard was filed for pro-
bate this afternoon. 1t was executed
July Is, 1891, and disposes of an es-
tate estimated at s850,000 in realty
and 100000 in personal property.
He gives the trustees of the Pres
bytery of New York 800, 900 for the
general religious and evangelical
work of the city. He also gives the
same trustees $50,99O to be used by
them for the benefit OF the Seventh
Presbyterian church of Jesus Christ,
of this city. He gives to st. Paul's
Church of Tarsus, Asia Minor, $500,
900. He devises all his real estate
to his widow, Margaret Louise Van
derbilt Shepard, and makes special
bequest of $4,000 to Augustus Den
mis- Shepard.
The widow only gets the real es-
tate for lie, and all his furniture and
horses and carriages. The requests
to her are in lieu of dover. The re-
siduary estate goes to his children
for life and then to their issue. The
estate is to be divided into as many
parts as he has children.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
ohenowith on Trial.

WHEELING, w. VA, April l2.-
The sensational trial of Rev. j. T.
Chenowith, formerly pastor ofNorth
Street M. e. Church, of this city.
and Presiding Elder of Morgantown
District of the State Conference. be.
gan this morning. Chenowith is
charged on his own confession with
sustaining Illicit relations with a
Miss Lloyd, young and beautiful
member of his flock. He is defend
ed on the trial by Revs. Drs. Fuller.
ton and Grimes, of this city, and
prosecuted by Rev. Engle and Rev.
b. 5. Jones, of Parkersburg.
The sworn evidence of the woman
admitting her guilt, and letters in
which Chenowith confessed his rela.
tions with her, were submitted to-
day. Chenowith's counsel will claim
that he was out Of his mind when he
made the confession. Chenowith
has been a minister 80 years.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
West Virginia Central Railway.

PIEDMONT, w. VA, April IA
special meeting of the stockholders
of the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railway Company was
held here to-day. Hon. r. c. Ker-
ems presided. The resignation of
Col. Thomas B. Davis as director
was offered and accepted. Appro-
pirate resolutions on the death OF
Hon. James G. Blaine, who was a
large stakeholder and a director
were adopted.
President Davis was authorized to
make traffic contracts with the Cum
berland Railroad, Baltimore & Cum
berland Railroad. Cumberland Val
ley Railway and the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Several gentlemen from
Buckhannon, Upshur county, were
in consultation with President Davis
and the directors here to-day IN the
interest of the Buckhannon and Be
llngton Railroad, a branch to con-
meet the Camden and Davis systems.
The conference was mutually salts
factory.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
West Virginia Edito rial Ass citation

To the Editors and Publishers of " IA.
The next regular annual meeting
of the West Virginia Editorial AS
ISOLATION will be held in this city on
May 10th.
The local newspaper men of Mar
tinsburg have made arrangements
for the entertainment of visiting
newspaper men and their ladies, in
anattractive manner, including avis
it to the famous Antietam battle
field.
At the close of the Martinsburg
meeting those who have secured
transportation will, through the
courtesy of Mr.. Charles O. Scull, go
on an excursion to the Worlds Fair
at Chicago via the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad.
The meeting this year will be an
unusually interesting one. Papers
will be read as follows:
History CT West Va. Journal
lsm," Hon. P. W. Morris.
Railroads and Newspapers" by
j. E. Curtis, Wellsburg News.
1.-THE Circulation Question" by
Stuart F. Reed, of the Clarksburg
telegram.
1.-THE Politicians and the Publish
ers," by Capt. R. McEldowney, of
the Wetzel Democrat
"The Country Weekly, what it is
and what it ought to be,p by W. L..
Mansfield of the Wayne News.
The reading ofeach ofthese papers
will be followed by discussion.
Editors and Publishers desiling to
attend this meeting must each for
himself secure his transportation over
the roads necessary for him to travel
to and from Martins burg, which will
be issued upon proper application to
the General Passenger Agents of
the respective lines.
Those who desire to go on the ex.
cursion to Chicago must each for
himself address, Mr.. Chas. o. Scull.
G.. P. As, B. & 0. R. r.. Baltimore,
Nd. r. E. Ho,aNoR Pres
W. Fl. MORGAN, Tres.
April 10, 1893.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
Assault In Cumberland.

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April ia
good deal of excitement was caused
in Cumberland this evening by an
experience of Mr.. John w. Avirett,
editor of the Evening Times, with
DR.. W. j. Craigen. Mr.. Avirett
was walking shortly after 6 o'clock
across the Baltimore street bridge,
conversing with an elderly man, his
companion. He was assaulted with
a heavy cane, and, though surprised,
defended himself by striking back
and kicking. Tive or three persons
interfered and parted the combatants.
Mr.. Avirett's head was badly cut by
the blows from the cane and the
wounds bled considerably. He walk
ed to the Office of DR.. Wiley, where
his injuries were attended to, then
went to his home. His injuries are
not serious. DR.. Craigen was not
hurt There had been no recent
trouble between DR. Craigen and Mr.
Avirett. The present difficulty is
supposed to have grown out of a
newspaper publication ID November,
1891.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
A Fatal Jump from a Train.

CHARLEsTowN, W. VA, April 70.
Mr.. Jabez Bailey, brother-in law
of ]. B. Meredith, president of the
Vulcan Road Machine Works, died
here this morning from injuries re-
ceived last Sunday night by jumping
from a Norfolk and Western express
train at the crossing of this road
with the Baltimore and Ohio near
Charlestown. He fell into a culvert.
breaking his collar bone and six ribs,
three of which penetrated his lungs.
Soon after the accident he was found
and removed to his boarding house,
where, before his injuries were fully
known, he sat up in great agony and
wrote his will and long letter to
his wife, telling of the accident and
its probable fatal result. Mr.. Bailey
was employed as bookkeeper in the
above factory and his home was in
Chester, Pa, where his wife resides.
He was about sixty.seven years of
age.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
A Bullet in Her Heart.

BLuEFIELD, W. Va, April IL
Intense excitement reigns in this
section to day over the sensational
murder at Pocahontas yesterday OF
young woman, and the probable
suicide of a prominent man.
For several months P. A. M. Buff
falow, "a years old has been living
with his paramour, Fannie Taylor.
Buffalow, for the past week, had
been on a debauch and he made the
woman's house his headquarters.
Yesterday he went to her room in a
drunken stupor and charged her
with infidelity. She denied the ac-
cusatlon and pleaded with him.
Without the slightest provocation
he drew a revolver and fired two
shots at the woman. The last bullet
took effect and she sank to the floor,
shot through the heart. In less
than an hour she died.
Thinking ne had murdered the
girl, he turned the revolver upon
himself and fired. The bullet lodg-
ed in his groins, but he still lives.
His wound is serious, and if the man
does not die he may be lynched, as
the murder is denounced as brutal
and cowardly.
Bufalow is a brother of the no
torious Charles Buffalow, who is now
serving term of Is years in the
penisentiary The BuffaloT boys
have been looked upon as dangerous
people in this section for long
time, and the only thing that pre-
vented the residents from dealing
with them severely was the respecta-
bility Of their parents.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
NOT FOR THE iSENA TOR.

1t is now generally understood
that the President will not appoint
Senator Faulkner to the Chief JUS
tieeship of the new Court of APP
peals for the District of Columbia,
and that, in fact, q leading local law
yer of Washington, Mr.. Martin F.
Norris will be appointed. We new
er believed that the Senator had any
possible chance of appointment, from
the fact of his recent election to q
full tenn in the Senate, and the great
danger of squsbbling for his place,
if he accepted the Judgeship. He
would have made them an excellent
judge, but then, you know, these
questions Of politics and diplomacy
oftentimes have more influence than
genuine good qualifications. We
predict that Mr.. Wilson will get q
judgeship before the end of Cleve.
lands term.