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The herald., 1893-05-03
THE CUBAN INSURRECT|OA
1t Is Officially Unknown at
Washington.
The Uprising Believed to Be of
Small Moment.
1t Is Probably a Renewal of the
Banditti System.
The Spanish Government Seems to BE
Considerably Exercised Over IL
Eoverthcless-No Battles
Fought Yet.
By the Assoolated press.l

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The state de
partment is ignorant. officially, of the
reported insurreetionary movement in
Cuba. Nothing bearing on the subject
has been received by the government
from the Spanish legation in Washing
ton for several months, and no recent
communications concerning ths matter
have come from the United States diplo-
matte officers. Assistant Secretary
Adee believes the movement is nothing
more than renewal of the banditti
system which offers many opportuni-
ties in tho wild and unsettled portions
of the island.
The herald., 1893-05-03

Nearly all women nave good hair, though
many are gray and few are bald. Halls Hair
kenewer restores the natural color and thick
ems the growth OF the hair.
The herald., 1893-05-03

Ladies, for bargains in hats and trim
mings, Thurston's new millinery store,
264 S. Main street. opposite Third.
The herald., 1893-05-03
WORLD FAIR WALTERS STRIKE.

The walters strike extended TO the
worlds fair grounds today, and though
temporarily settled, will break out again
tomorrow. All the men employed there
today demanded that they be- given SIS
per week, instead of $40 per month, at
which price they have been working.
This demand was granted, but tonight
the men. far from being appeased by
the concession, have made up their
mind to ask tomorrow for 500 per week,
and will strike if they don't get it.
In the downtown restaurants matters
we're in somewhat better shape today.
Several houses had signed scale and
opened for business, while some of the
others managed to obtain some new
men. Demands for an increase of wages
will be made at all the leading hotels
tOmOrroW
The herald., 1893-05-03
DIED OF A BRoKEN nnARr.

The Hauling Down of the flag Killed
Captain Wfltse.
WASHINGTON, May 2.--Yesterday per-
sons who passed by Lafayette square saw
q casket draped in an American flag
The herald., 1893-05-03

present. The duchess OF Veragua was
thHi afternoon rendered reception at
the Hotel Metropole by Nine Dupuy de
LONE, wife of the Spanish royal COM
missioner-general, many foreign dig
nitaries were present.
The herald., 1893-05-03

The duke OF Veragua this morning
paid an official visit to Mayor Harrison,
and last evening was the guest of Presi-
dent Palmer Of the national worlds
fair commission at dinner. a large
company of distinguished guests were
The herald., 1893-05-03
cuBANs AT KEY wRsr AsTIR.

KEY WEST, Fla, May 2.-The Cubana
of Key West are astir and bfimful ofen-
thusiasm. Five hundred men met on
the retired portion of the beach last
sr,saLars Mn c.llad fo- ro;n r+aa-.
From so to 100 men stepped cut and.
pledged themselves to fight for Cuban
freedom The custom house force still
guards the beach and a United States
cutter is ready to sail at moments no
tica
The herald., 1893-05-03

FOR THE DISTRICT oF soUTH-
ERN CALIFORNIA; PAIR Wealth
Err; cROLER; NORTH TO WEST
WINDS.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-31

such gold dollar. You also know, or
should know, that with a rapidly in
creasing population and volume of bust
ness, and decreasing output and supply
of gold, the gold dollar is constantly sp-
preciRting in exchange value, or pur-
chasing power, TO such an extent that,
compared with all other commodities,
the gold dollar of 1873 is a dollar and
fifty cents to-day. This means q loss OF
value and debt-paying power, suffered
by all such commodities, Of 80 per cant.
/ Isubscribe myself yours for an sbso-
lutte, fat, legal tender paper money, rep
resenting in it's various denominations,
the ideal, imaginary unit OF account
the figure one Q-wlth its fractions and
multiples, unembodied in any given
quantity of any commodity whatsoever.
Such is the American dollar, and such it
was before it's standard was declared by
law to be any number Of grains Of either
gold or silver. GEO. G. WARD.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-31
Atkinson Cant Fool Farmers.

EDITOR ADVooATE:-IndustFia slavery is
maintained by the propagation and pro-
mitigation of lies. Hence the Importance
Of knowing and publishing the truth, which
has power to exterminats lies in proportion
to the freedom Of access it has to the minds
Of men. Lies will continue TO be the main
stay Of the plutoOratic oppressOrs whose in
satiate greed has had such favored fields
and opportunity in which to feed and fstten.
The perpetrators Of wrongs seek the cover
of darkness; when darkness does not exist,
q sagaOiOus use of lies may produce IL.
Edward Atkinscn's recent statements
about the prosperity Of farmers in this
country are seized upon with sUdity by the
bondholders, the note-shavers, and the
money changers Of the east. If his conolu-
sions were true, money reform must needs 60
glimmering, and John Sherman, Jay Gould
and VIM. Mckinley would merit the ad-
mirAtion Of this and succeeding generations;
and many thousands Guild be freed from
the approximations d earful forebodinRs.
But Mr.. Atkinson'S ~ ggling with figures"
has ceased to command confidence. Tho
perversity Of facts has demonstrated that
figures can be made to prevaricate. These
astute statistical genitors have, in common
with the rest of US, the limitations of finite
mind. Desire is too frequently the factor
that determines the product in their calcu-
lations. Men who are too upright to will
fully misrepresent, will often be induced
by intuitiVe selfshnees, the dissertations Of
lifelong association, or existing environ
ment, to "darken counsel" by the utterance
of error. Men are intuitively drawn TO one
line of action who have a oneness Of inter-
est to subserve, after the similitude Of ma
tional capitalization. A year ago Mr..
Atkinson likened these same farmers to
"fools who when brayed in mortar re-
main true to that 'apellatiye-" But these
farmers are not suoh fools as to predicate
this faith on Mr.. Atkinson's opinion.
Wichita, Kas. GAo Stalk MILLER.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-31
AN OPEN LETTER.
Continued from page S.

ferHing the power TO coin money and regu-
late it's value. It is said there can be no
uniform standard of weights without weight,
or of measure without length or space, and
we are asked how anything can be made
a standard of value which has itself no
value. It is hardly correct to
speak Of standard of value. The consti-
tuition does not speak Of it. It cOntem-
plates standard for that which has gravity,
or extension; but value is an ideal thing.
The coinage acts fix it's unit as dollar, but
the gold or silver thing we call dollar is
in no sense standard of dollar"
Turning to the constitution OF the
United States, we read: "The congress
shall haye power to coin
money, regulate the value thereof, and
of foreign coin, and fix the standard of
weights and measures"
Turning to United States supreme
court reports, y Wallace, 687, we find
that while coin may be money, all money
is not necessarily metallic coin. The
court says: "But the act of congress de-
claring the notes legal tender only sp-
plies to debts payable in money alone,
and not to those payable in terms in
specie or COIN"
Turning to Webster's unabridged, we
find ''coin" defined not only "to stamp
and convert into money" but also "to
make, or fsbricste;" and "coinsge-the
act or process Of forming or producing
formation.
What l am contending for, and expect
to contend fur until l die, is that the
American "unit Of account" or dollar, is
simply the figure D, and that cents,
nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollsrs,
dollars, and two, five, ten, twenty and fifty
dollar coins, or bills, Of whatever ma
. terial made, are simply material embodi-
uents Of the various fractions and null
.iples of the invsrisble and uniform unit
If account or figure one O.
affirm that no value, except the legal
value, or money attributes, attaches to,
or inheres in this unit, and that, with
the possible exception Of cents and
nickels, all money should be stamped
upon paper, bearing the inscription,
"We, the people Of the United States,
severslly and collectively, promise to re-
ceive this bill, at it's face denomination,
IN payment of all debts, public and pri-
vate, and in exchange for labor and all
commodities"
The inscription, "On demand the
United States promises to pay, etc." is
but badge of servitude to the money
power and a perpetual reminder Of the
cunning deviltry with which the Shy
locks of the world have enslaved the
worlds laborer's, who produce all wealth.
| affirm that no nation has any right
to issue note, or promise to pay, and
that the blindness produced by belief
in the metallic delusion is responsible
for the terrible bonded indebtedness
under which all nations are now groan-
Ing. Absolute legal tender paper money
would have saved the world from an in
tinity Of degradation and despair. AS
Thomas Jefferson said: "a paper cur
rency, bottomed on taxes, is the best
money the world ever saw"
assert that money does not, nor can
it possibly possess any commercial value,
no matter upon what it may be stamped,
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-31

OF GneS9 m0IRle, ana bnelr EelSSAblOu 10
their proper sphere as commodities,
would not make it any easier for foreign
nations to acquire them from US than
under present conditions.
You continue as follows:
"He would remove that last resort and
compel men to settle in paper printed with
the legend, This is dollar The imme-
diste effect Of this plan would be chat all
contracts would be made in gold or silver
and hundred times as much Of the metal
would be used in current transactions, be-
cause the legal tender would have no value
and business men would not trust il in
their operations. Then the demand for the
precious metals by quantity would force W
their value and force down the exchange
value of the staple commodities which men
consume. The imaginary dollar would not
be used, and the actual metal dollar-thst
is, 80 many grains Of gOld-Would do the
money work of the country to the great dis
advantage Of the toiling masses"
l Icsnnot, and excuse me) l do not be-
lievs you do understand just what you
mean. | presume this language is sim
ply another mode Of asserting, as you
assert in the Times Of May %:
"But the precious metals remain as the
best materials for the money basis. They
may be used only as last resort, but the
parties who accept paper evidences or prom
ises must know that the metal money can
be obtained"
Do you not presume too mnch upon
the idiocy Of the American people when
you infer that any considerable number
OF them suppose that they could obtain
"metal money" if they really desired TO
do so, for permanent boarding and re-
tiremeEt from circulation? The where
abouts of about $93OOOOOOO of gold
money is known, 100000 belonging
to the people, or government, and about
$290,00O,000 Of 1t belonging to the vari-
GUS banking and loan and trust institu-
tions. BY assuming that $70,000,0O0 in
gold money is boarded by the people ct
large, we arrive at the conclusion that
there may be $4O0,OOO,OOO in gold in the
United States. believe $36O,OOO,OOO is
nearer the mark.
The $3.50, 100000 Of gold in the posses
sion Of the banking institutions is just
about one.twentieSh Of the deposit liza
bilities Of such institutions, 80 that but
one in each twenty Of these depOsitors
could by any possibility obtain gold to
hoard, at any one time. The actual
wealth OF the United States probably
aggregates $60,OOO,OOO, 900 so that only the
owners of one northumberland -fftieth
part of such wealth could at any one
time convert their wealth into gold. The
annual domestic exchange transactions
of the nation aggregate $80,0O0,O 100000,
so that the owners of two-hundredth
part Of the exchangeable wealth thus ex-
changed could absorb the entire supply
of gold, if they were 80 disposed, for the
purpose of boarding.
The specie redemption theory is q
fsllacy and proves to be such whenever
an attempt is made to reduce the theory
to practice. AS theory, it sounds well,
but as a fact, it has always proved q
wilI-o-the-wisp. 1t Is all right, 80 long
as no one wants specie to hoard; but 30
soon as demand is made for the specie,
it proves an alibi. Confidence is q glori-
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-31

cOulu get metal QollarSi WhAG WOulu
they do with themH No one can eat, or
wear metal, or make q house or a fire
out Of it.
Mcleod elements Of Bankingb chap
ter /, says:
"When persons take piece of money in
exchange for services or products, they can
neither eat it, nor drink il, nor Closhe them
selves with it. The only reason why they
take il is because they believe they can eX-
change it away whenever they please for
other things which they require"
Jsvons Money and Exchsuges), chap
ter 8, says;
''Those who use coins in ordinary business
need never inquire how much metal they
contain. Probably not one person in 1900
in this kingdom knows, or need know, that
a sovereign should contain 123.27447 grains
Of standard gold.
'Money is made to 60. People want coin,
not to keep in their own pockets, but to
pass it off into their neighbOrS' pockets"
Even Bonamy Price, who is welded to
the gold standard, in his "Principlss Of
Currency" says;
"GOld, in the form of money or coin, is
not sought for it's own sake, as an article of
consumption. Il must never be regarded
a. valuable except for she work it performs,
so long as it remains in the state Of coin. It
can be converted at pleasure into an end,
into an article of consumption, by being
sold; till then il is a mere tool"
Your inference that a citizen OF the
United States would be swindled, or i'm
posed upon, il forced to take an absolute
legal tender paper dollar, in final settle
ment, is accompanied by an inference
that the people doubt the stability Of
the United States government and
would be disposed to discrsdit and force
to depreciation their OUn sacred promise
to receive, in payment Of all debts and
dues, such promise being Of the essence
Of legal tender. II it would perform no
other function, paper dollar would, at
least, pay taxes. Every dollar in money,
Of all kinds, in the hands Of the people
outside Of the bank reserves, passes
through the tax collectors hands at least
twice each year.
But what would individuals do with
the gold if they had it, and it was de-
prived Of it's money functions and none
tary valueP They could but exchange
it either here, or in foreign countries,
for goods, wares and commodities. They
could do as much with legal tender pa
per money. Hosrded and not used as
money, or sold, as a commodity, for
money, gold in hoard would be as USE
less and ValuelesS as paper. Gold pos
sesses q certain value, much OF it artii-
cial and impaired by the fiat Of law, but
no value whatever can be realized from
it's possession, except in the act Of part
ing with it. That is the worst that can
be said Of paper money.
You insult my intelligence and your
own, when you say:
"As financial thinker Mr.. Ward presents
the unique spectacle of man who is eX-
hausting the denunciatory resources Of the
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THE COMING EvENT.
Tho Fair at InvOod 10 b. Larger This Yoar Than
Evor Before

Tho Fair at mwoOd TO DO Larger This Ycar Than
Ever Before.
Already preparations are being made
for the fair at lnwood this summer,
and from prospects every indication
points to success. The following is a
list Of special prizes offered by our
citizens, and it IS hoped that every
business man especially will contribute
in this way
Thompson& Tabler, clothiers, offer one fine
Macintosh Goat, value $40, for the best driving
Horse or Mare exhibited at fair not over years
old
Jas. W. strong offers si.95 for first premium
on Fullcaster Wheat; 81 for second premium.
Wheat to beStrong's
Kettering 4 staub offers 81 for best display
o. peaches and atty cents for second best
Robt Lamon offers 500 for best coop 81
ducks.
Frank Thompson, salesman for Thompson q
TabIer, offers PAIN Fine Embroidered SIX Sns
penders for best exhibit Of Thoroughbred Cattle.
Peter w. Foreman Offers ono dollar and nifty
cents for hest yearling colt. and one dollars for
second best, 10 be exhibited during fair.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers offers s. gold piece for
rrettiest babynot more than one ycor old
Little limo Thompson offers silver Mug for
second Pretticst Baby not over one year old
M. v. Hawk offers 81 for hest pair Of Plymouth
Rock chickens that takes first premium.
A d. H. Hollis offers $i.A for best display u veg
tables,
Row G. Hawk offers Fifty cents ror best
turkey.
Mrs Jas. r. Thompson offers si9o for best
silk Embroidered Linen
jas w. strong offers So for first premium ON
best bushcl Of Longberry Wheat; y cents for
second premium Wheat to be strong's.
Geo. l. sencindiyer offers two dollars and
fifty cents for the best trio Of game chickens.
RobertLarnon offers siso Tor best display Of
apples
Kcttering Il staub offcrs one dollars for best
hushel II potatoes, City cents for second best
Mrs. NJ. ". Hawk offers one dollars and atty
cents for best embroidered sofa pillow
Lewis II. Thompson, salesman for Thompson
d TabIer. offers dozen Fine Linen Collars for
best two yearoid Colt,
Mr.. w. III. Crawford, proprietor Of the Martins
burg weelen mills, offers pants pattern 81 his
best eassiIncrc FOR best exhibit o. handmade
harness.
n q. R.NHollIsofTers one dollar for best pair 81
geese exhibited.
W. b. clcndenlng offers si.5Ofor best trio Of
yellow Ieghorn chickens
TINS woRID offers years subscriptionto the
weekly editionSon each 81 the following exhibits
Besttwo year I'D colt; best mich COW; best
driving mare under lYc years; best exhibit Of
butter; best exhibit Of fancy work; best exhibit
81 grain 81 any kind; best exhibit ofagrienltnral
Implements; best exhibit 81 carriages, buggies,
etc; best exhibit Of preserves; best exhibit u
sheep; " prizes In all
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NEW ENGINES.
the cause.

Pive Or Six Handsome New Locomotives for the ,.
60.
Within the next thirty days fivo Or
six powerful, swift and handsome new
passenger locomotives win be added to
the equipment Of the Baltimore and
Ohio's Pittsburg division. They will
come direct from the Baldwin locomo-
tive works at Philadelphia and will be
used in hauling the through trains.
They will be duplicates Of the power
full machines used on the Baltimore
and Philadelphia division and will
weigh about LA, 900 pounds each, ex-
elusive Of the tender They win cost
not less thae SO, 900 each. With the
inauguration Of its next schedule the
Baltimore and Ohio through trains
viii run through Pittsburg, and the
new engines will head them. The
cylinders Of the new machines will be
20 by "a.
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Al K11fi = Secure ~ lrcaiit1 a. AAtin'1sfs
Committees Appdlnisa,
Tho purpose Of tho Reformed Church
IN the United States to establish : e.
male college Al some eligible point
south Of Mason and Dixon's line. the
educational, social and business advan-
tagcs It's location IN our city would
bring to our people generally has been
i matter 81 some discussion BY cores
pondents and editors Of the press Of
our city. No organized effort having
been made and only about ton days
remaining before the meeting Of the
Potomac Synod at Westminster, Nd,
called TO determine upon the matter Of
the location Of this college, some Of
the cnterprising people Of the Reform
Cd congregation ofthis city, fully ap-
pfeciating the Importance Of this new
enterprise, held a meeting on Saturday
At the parsonage and took tho follow
ing action in the matter a commit.
toe Of three was appointed on College
Site composed Of Messrs. II. J. Sci
bert, c. 2. Matthaei and John Fitz.
This committee is empowered TO der
termine upon a suitable location and
secure an option on the grounds Sc
| lected. A committee on finances was
aisoappointcd.
A meeting of the committee was
called for this evening at o'clock p.
M. IN the Directors room pf the Peo-
pies National Bank The work Of this
committee viii be TO raise the neces-
sary funds with which to pay foi
grounds and buildings. Il is to BE-
| hoped that our people will respond e
4 the efforts Of these gentlemento secure
this college for Martinsburg. 0thel
towns are working for the same object
but with proper effort we learn that
cur chances are favorable This col
lege promises TO be one 81 the leading
female educational institution in the
South. Its advantages would becw
ed and felt by our people without rel
gard to UNCONVENTIONAL differences
for its doors will be open 10 the daugh.
tiers Of every parent, no matter Of what
faith. From a business stand point
We regard IL as likely 70 bring many
thousand dollars annually to tho trade
Of our city. Now, let us all lend q
helping hand to secure this college.
If you are not able to give hundred
dollars give what You can, il only fiye
dollars. If the synod fails to give US
tic College you win have nothing 70
pay. fit locates tho college here You
will of course be bound to pay the
Eamount Of yonr subscription. So you
see that wo pay only when We gel
4 what we want Again we say, lend 9
helping hand.
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he nan d Justice osi.as Il. usssi osassssly


AT Law.
g. B, Hedges rs. David Unger and
Ann R. Unger, action in debt. Jndg
'ment in favor Of plaintiff for $50
State vs.. Geo. Phenix, felony. Trial
before the jury who found him guilty
and recommended him to the mercy Of
the Court. Motion for a new trial
State VS.. Charles Young, felony.
Nolle pros.
State vs.. Smith Vanmetre, felony.
Plea not guilty, withdrawn and plea
Of NOT entity Of felony, but guilty Of
misdemeanor entered. Defendent sem
fenced TO the State Reform School m
til be shall have attained the ago Of
21.
d. r. Ross vs.. Morgan Laign, APP
peal. Judgment against defendant
for $40. Motion for new trial.
Sarah Elizabeth Kendrick Us. John
Myers, administrator, assumpsit. Con-
tinued.
Robert L. Kendrick vs.. John Myers,
administrator, assumpsit. Continued.
E. II. Thompson VS.. Charles Vulgar,
assumpsit. Continued.
E. H. Thompson vs.. Michael Sulli-
van, assumpsit Continued.
IN cHANCERY.
Stuart w. Walker, trustee, vs.. Geo.
| S. Jennings, ct al. Decree setting
aside preference Of claims and allow
ing equal pro-rato settlements OF
claims against Geo. s. Jennings Mat
| ter placed in the hands Of commission
or Adrian G. Nadenbousch for distri-
button Of settlement.
NJ. E. Trussell, administrator, Nc,
VS.. Jessie J. Trussell, ct al. IN chan
Gerry. Decree allowing NJ. 2. Trussell
and VIM. d. Payne to file their effects
with H. II. Emmert, commissioner in
the cause.
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ALL FREE.

Those who havo used DR.. Kings
New Discovery know its value, and
those have not, have now the oppor-
tunity to try it Free. Call on the adj
vertised Druggist and get trial Bottle,
Free. Send your name and address to
Fl. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago and get
a sample box Of DIR. Kings New Life
Pills Free, as we'll as a copy Of Guide
to Health and Household Inspector,
Free. All Of which is guaranteed to
do you good and cost You nothing.
E. c. Williams Jr. q Co., Drug Store.
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TALK OF THE TOWN,
Don't say Whotola You Say You saw II p I'll >
Wnrld'i

Don. say Whotola You Say You saw Il y III ;
World.r
Garden making has commenced
along the entire line.
The white wash brush win soon be
changing the face 81 nature.
Tho carly bird is looking after the
worm, with tho usual success.
J Ittakes d two round bout - lick d
Columbian postage stamp
Tho festive circus poster win now
decorate the bulletin boards.
Recognize yon but cannot place
you,' is the Presidents soothing balm
to disappointed applicants. !.
Get tho fishing limos ready. The
grnb and the lies viii follow later Oh.
The odor Of burning garden rub
bish hangs heavy on the morning air.
The frogs now making tho evenings
vocal with their piping IN the marshes.
The spring necktie windows ought
to be arrested for disturbing the peace.
The small boy should remember
that the law in West Virginia makes
II an offense, punishable with d fine
Of not less 800, to kill robins