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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-12-01

The number of suicides. all the country, is
something fearful-but not unaccountabe. There were
eight in New York City in day. to avoid starvation
A prominent and welknown editor in St. Paul. the
other day eaped in front of train of to his death
poverty. Every paper is filed with cases.
Meantime the failures continue. The largest grocery
in the world fell last week, in New York. Business
prostrate Prominent suicide yesterday at Redwood
Falls due to financial trouble.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-12-01
Hard Fibre and Irvine.

There is good chance to get Irvine cheap next year.
Hard Fibres manila and SisaD are way down the
thrOat
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-12-01

To New Subscribers 1.-The Power Behind the Thre
postpaid and the Great West Year. IS cents.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
BIMErALLIC LEAGUE.
Statement OF the Action Agreed Upol
by the Silver Advocates.

Statement of the Action Agreed Upon
by the Silver Advocates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia. j. Warner.
President of the conference of the BIZ
metallic League, to-day gave out the fol-
lowing explanatory statement ofthe action
of the conference:
Agreed, first, that the money question
is and viii continue to be the paramount
issue till settled rightly, and it can be
displaced by no other; second, the first
battle is for the next Congress; third, to
achieve results, the silver men must not
only stay silver men after they reach
Congress, but must put silver above
party and work necessarily to accomplish
the object for which it is selected.
4 number of delegates favored organiz-
ing new party, with the money ques-
ton as the sole issue, leaving the way
open for aiEiiiation not only OF the Peo-
pies party. but six millions who refused
To vote at the late elections, but ma
jority believed that the course finally
agreed upon would be the better policy
in the coming Congressional elections.
The conference recommended that the
BimetailIc League urgently suggest to the
friends of silver everywhere that they
support for the Fifty-fourth Congress
only candidates who will pledge them
selves to following this action in case of
election; that they enter no caucus re-
straining them from voting III accordance
with their pledges, but unite with others
favoring free coinage at a ratio of is to l,
and the issue of paper by the Govern
ment exclusively; 10 oppose the issue Of
bonds to buy gold.
The conference recommend that silver
leagues be everywhere organized, and a
thorough organization effected every
| where, with a view to controlling the
The record-union., 1893-12-18
BEFORE CONGRESS.
Prominent Questions Which May
Come Up for Discussion.

Prominent Questions Which May
Come Up for Discussion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Presi-
dents Hawaiian message is likely to pro-
woke debate. 1t is stated on the highest
authority that the message will show
that the Administration has done all in its
power to right the wrong done the Haw-
allan monarchy, and the situation must
now be dealt with by Congress. 1t will
show that the President and Gresham
have been in complete accord from the
first.
The programme in the Senate to-mor-
row includes the reception of the Haw-
allan message, and the debate is likely to
occupy the balance of the week.
Should Hornblower's nomination for
Justice of the Supreme Court be reported
by the Judiciary Committee tom orrow,
considerable time may be spent in exec
utive session, as some opposition is cer-
tain.
The Federal elections bill, by stipula-
ton, goes over till after the holiday re-
cess.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
CLEARINGHOUSE STATISTICS.
Business Transacted in the Principal
Cities the Past Week.

Cities the Past Week.
New YORK. Dec. 1.-THE following,
compiled by the Bradstreets, are the
banks clearings for the week ending
December 14th, with the percentage of in
crease and decrease, compared with the
corresponding week last year: New
y ork, S496, ,8Sl, 900, decrease of 1858; Chi
cago, S67, ,976. 900. decrease of 38.5; Bos-
ton, $50, SO, coo, a decrease of 1910; Phila-
delphia, S5S, ,05I 900, a decrease of 1871; St.
Louis, 81, ,60Z, 900, a decrease of 1874; San
Francisco, Sl3.6l7 600, a decrease of 1873;
Baltimore, So, ,932, 900, a decrease of 29.5;
Pittsburg, $l0,9lS,000, decrease of 29.5;
Cincinnati, SD, ,4S6, 900, decrease of l6.5;
Kansas City, 50. 740. 900, a decrease of 10. l.;
New Orleans, $l3, ,33S, 900, decrease OF
1873; Minneapolis, Sc, 4S5, 695, decrease OF
34.7; Omaha. s.. 236, ,872, q decrease of 200;
st. Paul, 50, ,607 900, a decrease of 46.7; Den
yer, 81, ,707, 900, decrease of 400; Port
land, Or, 81. .135, 900, decrease of 5l.0;
Seattle. S470,014, a decrease of 6l.5; Los
Angeles, Sl,008,744, an increase of 10;
Tacoma, S62S,72S, a decrease of 24.7;
Spokane, $50, ,26S, decrease of 70.1; Gal
weston, 81, ,I43, 500, a decrease of 1910. Total
clearings for the leading cities of the
United States, S915, ,SS2, ,55S. decrease of
323 over the corresponding period last
wear.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Suggestions as to the Proper Course t.
Pursue.

Suggestions as to the Proper Course to
Pursue.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE House
Committee on Banking and Currency has
received large number of replies to the
invitation of suggestions from business
men as to the wlsest monetary legislation
to meet the present demands. EX-Sen-
ator Charles b. Farwell of Chicago writes:
1.-THE Government ought long ago to have
gone ous of the currency business. 1t
should Fay the floating debt at once by
the issue of long low-rate bonds, to be
used by national banks at their face value
as basis of circulating notes."
The Clearinghouse Association of Sc
attle thI )ugh II. w. Wheeler, President
of the Commercial Bank, and J. l.. Eli
oft, President of the First National Bank
of Los Angeles, offer suggestions as TO
the amendment of the national bank
ing laws. the Chamber of Commerce of
San Francisco allirms the advantages Of
bimetallism on proper ditferential basis
in values of silver and gold. and adopts
the following resolutions, which are
transmitted to the committee
ReSotCed, That this chamber respect
fully urges upon Congress the enactment
OF a law calling in all paper circulation
below the denomination OF $40, and that
the coinage of gold be restricted to coins
not less than $40, as the most effective and
prompt methods of promoting the circu
Iation of silver among our people; we
also recommend the changing of the Ma
tionai Bank Act so it will permit note
circulation equal to the par value of
Government bonds hypothecated to Sc
cure such circulation.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
NEW STATEHOOD BILLS.
They VIII Not be Taken Up by the
Senate Until After the Holidays.

They VIII Not be Taken Up by the
Senate Until After the Holidays.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. = The Senate
Committee on Territories will probably
not take up the statehood bills from the
House before the holiday recess, at least
not for final action. The committee gen.
orally is favorable to the bills, but there
is almost sure to be disagreements on
minor points. There will be compar-
atively little opposition among Repub-
lican members of the committee, while
the Democrats are solid in favor of the
admission Of all Territories. 1t is prob
able bill for the admission Of Oklahoma
will be attached to the other bills. The
Republicans may demand this, believing
better chances of Republican success in
Oklahoma than in other of the States.
There will be some opposition in the
committee to New Mexico on the ground
of the character of majority of the popu-
lation. 1t is quite certain that an effort
will be revived to join Nevada with
Utah, and it may prove a knOtty ques-
ton in connection with Utah's admission.
II is understood the President has been
considering the prospect that the ad-
mission OF four new States would seat
eight silver Senators, and fears are al
ready expressed that he may veto one or
more hills
The record-union., 1893-12-18
The LouisvilIe BrIdge Accldent.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 17.-Work was con-
tinued at the scene of Fridays bridge dis
aster this morning, and large force of
men has been at work all day clearing
away the wreckage in their search for the
bodies Of the missing men. Better sue
cess attended their labors to-day than
yesterday. At Ais P. NJ. the body of c.
f. Holderer was taken out. The body was
badly mashed and frozen stiff. No other
bodies were recovered to-day. The in
jured who are at the hospital, ex-
cepting Edward Hoben and Edward Hill
be out again.
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ance.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 17.-Section of No.
II freight train on the Chesapeake, Ohio
and Southwestern nortbbound was
wrecked at 10 o'clock this morning and
fourteen cars. ten stock cars and four
loaded coal flats, with the engine, were
precipitated down a steep embankment
between West Point and Muldraugh.
KY, twenty-four miles south of Louis
vile. Three lives were lost, one man
probably fatally injured, three others
slightly hurt, and about one hundred
cattle and as many hogs slaughtered.
The dead are: Thomas Keegan, en-
gineer, Louisville; Jack Downs. fireman,
Louisville; Stephen Joyce Taylor, New
ark, Ohio.
Injured: Albert Church (colored); rear
brakeman, skull fractured, will probably
die; Jack Rodges (colored), head brake
man, head injured; William Kelly, Bos-
ton, and Chris jacobson, Joliet. ILL.,, both
tailOrs, injured about the head, bruised
badly.
None of the three last were seriously
hurt.
The cause of the accident was the jump
ing off of the track of the trucks of a
stock car in the middle of the train. They
jumped along the ties 200 yards, until a
narrow part of the roadbed was reached
with precipitious slopes on both sides.
The derailed car at this point struck some
rotten ties on the west side. The ties
gave way, and the whole weight of the
car being thus placed on the edge of the
slope the roadbed gave way and slipped
down the hill. The cars and track went
together, and the couplings holding the
engine were bodily dragged after them.
The engine went high in the air. and
turned completely over, entirely wreck
ing it. The cars in the middle of the
train went TO the bottom of the hill, and
were smashed into kindling wood. In
one hog car every animal was killed but
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Small Herd of Buffalo.

DENVER. Dec. IA State Deputy
Game Warden has found another small
herd of buffalo, larger than the one found
in Lost Park last summer, in North Park,
ROutt County, region more isolated than
any other part Of Colorado. The herd is
said TO consist of two dozen rare ami
mails, very tame and fed regularly by
some few farmers, who inhabit the lonely
park. These people have constituted
themselves special protectors Of the herd.
Their existence was kept quiet through
fear of agents of taxidermisLs and hunt
The record-union., 1893-12-18
a wealthy californian Missing.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE police to-
day were asked to make search for
Henry j. Jones, wealthy California
miner. whose residence is now at Delta,
Pa. He was stopping temporarily at the
metropolis while en- route TO Wales.
Jones arrived here ON Wednesday. On
Saturday he went out for walk with
Robert j. Roberts, a friend, employed at
the Post Graduate Hospital. They sep
arated at Third avenue and Twentieth
street and Jones has not since been seen.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
WANTED A LIAR.
Capital Necessary to Start a Boom
Town.


I was sitting on salt barrel on the
shady side of the depot while waiting for
the train on the other road, when tar
mer drove up in his wagon. He went
around and talked with the station agent
for few minutes, and then returned to
ask
stranger, do you want to make twenty
thousand dollars as easy as rolling oil
leg?" :,
''Air you religious MANI"
Not exactly"
Amy scruples ag'in' lyin'?"
"Thats according to circumstances.
State your case"
''The case is just this. L own hun
dred acres of land right around here. AS
it stands it's worth about eight dollars an
acre. Split her up into city lots and each
lot will bring fifty dollars. You can fig
IRE on one thousand dollars an acre."
But this is no site for city," l pro-
tested.
should calkerlate on your maxim the
site.''
ure."
you've got to have natural advantages
to make city.
more lynn"
you've simply got railroad june
ton, one house and one hundred acres of
mighty poor land to start on,'' 1 said, as
/ looked around on the lonesome pros
pect.
'sThar's whar the lynn will come in"
he answered. ''pye known twenty towns
out here to start on heap less. Is it
bargain or no? You do the lyin' and the
advertisin', and do the sellin', and in a
year We'll clear up a carload of money.
Best chance in the world for a risin'
young man. Knocks a silver mine all
/ boller.o
"I-Pm afraid I couldn't accept your
| liberal proposition"
''All right. No harm done. Pm look
in fur a liar. He's got to be a good one.
AS you seemed TO be out of job and
dead broke / thought I'd tickle you. All
the same, however, rll hit the right man
inside of week and he'll make his for
tune here. Best of schools, plenty of
churches, six railroads, rich country, fu-
| ture Chicago, ten factories, cultivated So
ciety, purest of water, public parks, come
with rush, sold again! If you happen
/ TO meet liar send him wn."-Spring"
field Union.
The record-union., 1893-12-18

election Of members to Congress and
state Legislatures; also. that during the
winter two silver conventions be held,
one in the South and the other in Des
MOines, Iowa.
General King of Louisiana, Z. d. Stark
of Ohio, L. Sheldon of Connecticut and
Chairman Warner were appointed COM
mittee on the union of American Repub-
lies and other silver standard nations OF
the world.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
THE POPE CELEBRATES MASS.
Fifteen Thousand People Attend the
RelioiOuS Services.

Religious Services.
ROME, Dec 1.-THE Pope celebrated
mass at St. Peters to-day, $4,000 people
being present. After the second mass by
the papal chaplain, the Pope, seated on
the throne, listened to an address read by
a son of Prince Massimo. In reply the
Pope said: "Those seeking to revive the
the glories of paganism and to deprive
Rome of the diadem with which God has
crowned her by the hand of st. Peter,
will be lighting vainly against the DEGREES
of the Almighty"
The Pope was in excellent health and
spirits, and showed no signs of fatigue.
He was warmly greeted by the multi
tudes of people upon entering and leav-
ing the basilica. The Pope returned to
the private entrance OF the Vatican at
1890, blessing the people as he passed.
Fourteen Cardinals and Ministers of
Spain, Hungary and Portugal and the
Russian Envoy were present at st.
Peters during the celebration of the two
masses
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Whittier,s Rirthdav.

WHITTIER, Dec. 1.-THE town and
school of Whittier to-day celebrated the
poets birthday. Jeannie C. Carr ade
dressed the girls department and DR.. J.
c. Fletcher the boys department of the
Whittier State School on the poets lifd
and works. Letters were read from Rev,
Edward Everett Hale and others.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Army of valley Forge.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE 10th
anniversary of the commencement en-
campment of the American Army of
Valley Forge was celebrated tonight at
the fifth annual service of the Pennsyl-
vania Sons of the Revolution in Christ
Church. The old church, in whose pews
sat Washington, FRANKLIN, Jefferson and
contemporaries, was crowded TO its
doors.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Sentenced TO sam Quentin.

EUREKA Call, Dec. 17.-Richard An
on Saturday to six and one-half years at
San Quentin for killing Michael Donahue
in White Thorn Valley in September last.
The Jury brought in verdict against
him OF manslaughter, recommending
the mercy of the court. Anderson says
the term is the same to him as imprison-
mani for Ii fa
The record-union., 1893-12-18
spain,s Treaty With Germany.

MADRID, Dec. II. - A committee of
Spanish manufacturers arrived here to
protest against the commercial treaty
with Germany. The committee intends
to represent to the Queen that the con-
cessions made by Germany will ruin
many trades and injure Spanish inter-
ests generally. The committee will point
out the vast increase of German imports
during recent years.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Measures Before the House.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1.-THE present in
tention o. me leaders is to adjourn Con-
gress next Thursday for the holiday re-
cess to January 4th. The tariff will be
reported Wednesday or Thursday, but
debate will not begin till after the recess.
Tomorrow the debate over the appropri-
alton Of 100000 for special pension ex
aminers will be resumed, limited by an
agreement to an hour and a half on each
side. The bill will then pass.
The record-union., 1893-12-18

steps will be taken to discipline num-
Der of students, all belonging to promi-
nent families, who posted flaming pict-
ures of ballet girls on the walls of the
recitation halls few days ago. \ local
theatrical manager from whom the show
pictures was obtained has agreed to give
the names of the students. 1t is expected
that all the guilty ones will be expelled,
and probably prosecuted.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
A Coal Mine in Flames.

OMAHA, Dec. II. "A special to the
Omaha Bee from Evanston, Wyo., says:
About IL o'clock last evening the No.
coal mine, owned by the Union Pacific
Railway. situated seven miles north of
this place, was discovered on fire. Up to
this evening efforts to quench the flames
have been unsuccessful. No one seems
to know how the fire started.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Fifteen Died From Cholera.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 1.-THE annual
banquet took place on Monday last of
soldiers decorated with the cross OF st.
Andrew and st. George. Forty guests
are said to have partaken of meat-pie in
a putrid state The result is that fifteen
have since died OF cholera, and others
have been very sick for several days.
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serious Conflicts.

LEIGE, Dec. 17.-Serious conflicts took
place yesterday and to-day between Lib
eral and Catholic students. The riots
arose from celebration of the foundation
of a Catholic school.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
uoma Rula BilI SheIved.

DUBLIN. Dec. II. = John Redmond,
speaking at mass meeting at Tuani, re-
iterated the statement that the question
of home rule has been shelved by the
Government He declared that jury
packing, which Gladstone and Morley
denounced in 1890. was practiced last
week at Cork, when forty-nine Catholics
were rejected for jury duty and Protestant
Jurors almost exclusively impaneled.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
PLACER HORTICULTURIsTs.
"A Meeting of the Fruit Men Held al
12RnIsVn.

"A Meeting of the Fruit Men Held at
Penryn.
PENRYN, Dec 1.-THE Placer County
Horticultural Society had its regular meet
ing at Penryn on Saturday last, at which
there was a good attendance. The report
Of the special committee appointed pre-
viously to consider the advisability of
forming Placer County Fruit-Growers'
Association, to handle, manage and take
charge of the fruit products Of Placer
County, by which more satisfactory re-
suit might occur than had previously
obtained, was presented to the meeting,
recommending the formation Of such an
organization. The subject received gem
eral and marked interest, occasioning an
animated and prOtracted debate about the
business from the following members of
the society: Parker, Madden, Barton,
Croly, Fountains, Coppin, Heustis, Fill
cher. Whitney, Butler, Gester, Madeley,
Bickford and others, during which de-
bate many references, inquiries and eX
plantations occurred, with outlines of
plans for organization, ETC., were pre-
sented.
1t was finally voted to form such an
organization as an Independent forma-
ton from the Horticultural Society, but
approved of by the society in its legiti-
mate consideration OF interests affecting
the fruiI-growers of the county. The
subject will receive a more extended at
tention at the following meeting Of the
society, which will be held at the usual
hour of O'Clock at Penryn next Satur-
day.
1t is desired that full attendance of all
interested in the county will attend the
next meeting, as it is desired in the for
nation of the proposed organization that
the subject shall receive most particular
consideration.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Seven pennIe DROWNED.

SYDNEY, Dec. 16.-A pleasure yacht
with fifteen persons aboard capsized in
this harbor during squall. Seven were
drowned.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Dynamite Plot in France.

PARIS, Dec. 17.-Siecie says a plot has
been discovered to blow up the Prefecture
of Police.
JoNr hopes the French authorities will
deal with German spies in equal Sc
verify meted out to the Frenchmen SEN
tenced at Leipsig. 1t adds that every Ger
man in France be regarded as a scout for
future Germanic invasion, and should be
treated accordingly.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
AFFAIRS IN HAWAII.
The Provisional Government Hold
ing the Key to the Situation.
NO RADICAL CHANGES SINCE LAST
REPORTS

Bold Stand Taken by Honolulu Au-
thorities-Talk of Removing All
RoyaIists From Ohice-Mfnister
Willis Declines to Discuss the Let
ter From Secretary of State
Gresham.
The record-union., 1893-12-18
A College Sensation.

EXETER IN. H., Dec. 1.-THE Exeter
Academy is on the brink Of profound
sensation. The trustees hold meeting
tomorrow, at which it is expected severe
The record-union., 1893-12-18
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

special 10 the RECORD-UN1ON.
LONDON, Dec ia Times dispatch
from Rio de Janeiro of December 9Th via
Montevideo, December 15th) says: A
messenger Just returned from San Paulo
and Santos states that the monarchist ele-
ment predominates everywhere. The
people are prepared to follow the lead of
Da CANA. Fernando Iobo, Minister of
Justice and Interior, has resigned in
consequence of the divergence of opinion
with PeiXoto. The Government has sus-
pended the Rio NelUs, an English news
paper whose editor Is an American.
The artillery fire of the forts upon Fort
Villegagnon continues daily, without ap-
parent alteration in the situation. We'd
nesday night I visited Fort Villegagnon
IN an insurgent launch. When we passed
/ between Cobras Island and Fort Vile
gagnon the troops lining the shore opened
a heavy rifle ire, and Fort Nillegagnon
! replied briskly, killing and WOunding a
/ hundred soldiers. 1t was found that the
/ fortress was much damaged. The garri-
son consists of two hundred.
/ Saturday night $50 Government troops
! lining the shore near the war and marine
arsenaiS opened a heavy fire from the ma
chine guns and rifles upon Cobras
! Island, tor the purpose of covering the
advance of the storming parties. CObras
replied strongly, causing the troops to
abandon their attempt, after two hours
! heavy firing, the Government losing
over hundred men and the insurgents
/ only two men, wounded.
! Mello wired Saturday asking Da Cana
! to send him another transport to carry
! troops. Many important business
houses propose closing their doors to-
morrow until the end of the revolution.
The British Minister has notified the
community that much danger exists,
and advising residents TO leave the city.
PEIXOTO TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS.
LISBON, Dec. ia gentleman who
arrived by the last steamer from Brazil
states that a well-known Brazilian
banker who arrived in Europe few
weeks ago from Rio was empowered to
treat with foreign capitalists for the sale
Of the Brazilian Central Railway and the
Rio Water Works. The price asked is
823, 100000.
PEOPLE JOINING INSURGENTS.
LONDON, Dec. ia correspondent of
the Times at Montevideo says the
people i'll Bahia are quite prepared
! to declare in favor of the insurgents.
In a body of 200 men sent south to OPP
pose GomercindO Saraiva, over 100 de-
/ an rOuta OUor 5ftD 1,nrconS cua-
The record-union., 1893-12-18
New Mexico statehood BilI.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE New Mex
leo Statehood bill comes up and it is ex-
pected to pass tomorrow or Tuesday, il
the Democrats can maintain quorum.