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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

floor in advocacy Of the repeal OF the pur,
chasing clause of the sherman act. lie saia
that to day England hoped that the Ghitcu
States would adopt free-coinage piii Anu
would come to a silver basis, because tneh
,he would get our $3.50 600 600 OF gold. Inc
limited States could not Afford to adopt Tree
coinage policy now. No country alone couiu
maintain such u coinage. The only pain 10
free coinage was through international agree
mept and the only way TO reach that pain
was 10 repeal the purchasing e,aise S a., r un,
sherman act. As bl-metallist he dld MOI
wish to see this country relegated to a silver
basis. -, 49,. ~.
would vote for the unconditional FepeM OF
The purchasing clause OF the sherman act anu
lac ,,onlI Vol. against any proposition, direct
IL or INDIRECTLY. to effect the free coinage OIL
silver In this country at This time at any ratio
that could be suggested.
MIR. Livingston (Georgia) spoke Tor free
coinage He WAS followed by Mr. Richards
Of Ohio who favored unconditional repeal In
the evening Messrs. Curtis and Broderiek OF
Kansas and Clark OF Missouri spoke in favor
of free coinage.
Monday, August 2lst.
SrSATK-The finance committee bill re-
ported last Friday, disseminating the pur-
,hase OF silver bullion, was taken up so as to
give Mr.. Morrill, chance of addressing the
senate In favor Of the bill He first, however
.ence remarking he was In the Senate cham
Der to-day against the advice OF his phy-i-
clans He then proceeded TO read from slips
his speech bearing the motto, Sound Money
cheats Nobody Although Mr.. Morrill,
favored the repeal Of the Sherman law he
i aid that he was In favor OF bi-metallism. AT
! he close OF Mr. Morrills speech, which took
3, little over an hour in Its delivery, Mr.. Noor-
bees presented the letter addressed to Hun by
I the secretary OF the treasury, showing the
probable cost OF coinage of silver alta changed
-atio, and had It read by the clerk, saying he
leemcd 1t his duty to lay II before the Senate
and the country
The bill allowing dutlable goods and for
eigu workmcn to be taken 10 San Francisco
to aid the Midwinter International Exposition
20 be held there passed. Messr-. Vance and
George addressed the Senate upon the Lee
Mantle case, but the vote was deferred until
Wednesday at p. N.
HousH-Mr Powers OF Vermont took the
door In support OF the unconditional repeal OF
the Sherman law. lie was replied to by Mr..
Hooker of Mississippi.
The debate was suspended 10 allow the
speaker to announce the standing and select
committees Mr.. Bland was reappointed
chairman OF the committee on coinage Mr..
Holman was replaced on the committee on
appropriations by Sayrc- OF Teras, and
Sprlnger's position at the head OF the way.
aud means committee was given 10 Wilson OF
West Virginia.
MIR Alexander OF North Carolina, Mr.. Cox
Of Tennessee. Mr.. Mcdonald Of Illinois and
Mr. stockdale OF Mississippi spoke In favor Of
free coinage The antl-sllyer forces were
represented by Messrs, Cooper OF lsdiana,
>perry, Settle OF North Carolina and Bartlett
The debate lasted until II o'clock at night.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

The first experiment in raln-making In New
England was tried at Bloomfield, Connecticut
on the 18th, when several half-pound dynr
mite cartridges were sent up attached te
fire balloons. After several balloons had
been successfully sent up aud exploded as
preliminary tests, orders were given 10 the
experts to send up the remainder OF the hity
balloons. The first balloon was prepared and
released. 1t rose u dozen feet, when II was
caught In a current of air and sagged Inc
paper in the basket took fire and the balloon
began to descend, while the flame began to
envclop 1t from bottom to tor
The mass of lire, with the dynamite car,
fridge dangling from it, created q panic, anu
scattered the crowd in all directions. INC
long fuse kept going toward the bomb, and II
would be at least four minutes before the car
fridge would be touched oil In the regular
way, but there was danger that the rre from
the balloon would ignite the fuse close TO the
cartridge Mr.. Stephens and MT Chhppei,
the experts in charge of the experiment, kept
their wits about them, and Is soon as .he
fuse could be reached, tore the carriage
from the flames, and the balloon sank 70 tpe
ground a crumpled mass. 1t was decided
that " would be too risky to have repetitioI
Of the accident, with people standing arouna
in danger, and the experiments were eas
short.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
RIOT IN NEW YORK.
Unemployed workingmen Break into n
Hall to Hold n Meeting.

There Is great distress among the thousands
of unemployed workingmen in New York
City, and they have gradually become pre-
pared for a violent manifestation of their dcs.
peratc condition.
preliminary outbreak occurred on Thurs
day. A large crowd OF men, principally
Russians, representing the clothing trades.
cougregated on East Tenth Street at q beer
hall. The crowd suddenly determined TO 20
to Walhalla Hall and hold u meeting, and a
line a mile in length was soon on It's way
thither. A, they had no money to pay for
the hall the owners refused them admittance.
The mob promptly smashed in the Windows
and broke down the door and took possession
dozen policemen came upon the scene and
arrested the leaders, dragging them through
the crowd to the station house. They were
followed by bowling mob.
Speeches were made and resolutions passed
to the effect that the men were starving and
must have work.
In short time the reserve police force was
on the scene and swept the excited men from
Walhalla Hall. The crowd was obstinate but
a free use of billies scattered them at last.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

Gorernor Waite a, Chautauqua:-
''We of the West don't intend to wade
in blood We believe in the priceless
principles of which the constitution
was builded, but say to you that let
this impression go on, let it continue;
this attitude OF striking the West by
the East because you have the power
aud let any candidate of your old par
ties 20 before the people in 1896, on
platform of protection, when the West
has no protection, and he will not get
vote west of the Ohio or south of the
Potomac
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

Senator IYolcon:-" Prophecy is
futile, but may be permitted to record
my conviction that when prosperity
does come back to this country, it will
be after we have announced to the
world that we are n nation of bi-metal-
lists, believing in hard money, both
gold and silver; when We have an-
nounced to the nations of Europe that
we propose to have our share of the
gold Of the, world; That rich
our resources and our credit to have
it, and that at the same time we have
opened our miuts to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver and have re-
turned to the paths of the founders Of
the republic, paths which so long as
we followed them, brought US financial
prosperity and happiness, and which,
whenever we divergcd from them.
have brought US financial disaster and
panic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

New York "Rccor,1er,"-''Tha bus-
mess of this country cannot be done
upon purely gold basis. There is too
much business to be done and too little
gold to do it with to justify the exper-
iment of currency based wholly on one
metal, and that one the scarcest and
dearest Of the two. The total disfran-
chisement Of silver as money metal,
which seems to be the aim of the gold
extremists at Washington, means a
violent and ruinous contraction of
values. The mere threat of it has al
ready given the first sharp twist to the
screws of contraction. To persist in
the total elimination of silver from our
currency is madness.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
rhey Change their Position on the Pro-
hibitlon Question.

The Iowa Republican convention met at
Des Moines on the 10th. T. ID. jackson OF
Des Moines was nominated for governor
The clause OF the platform bearing on the
Prohibition question is as follows:
"That prohibition is no test OF Republican
sm The General Assembly has given to the
Itnte prohibtory law as strong as any that
las ever been enacted by any country. Tc
she people is RELOCATED the subject to take
uch action as they may deem just and best
N the matter OF maintaining the present law
IN those portions OF the state where it is now
Or can be made efficient and give TO the local
ties such methods of controlling and regu-
atng the liquor traffic as will best serve the
,ause Of temperance and morality
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

All of the details preparatory to the open
ms o. the Cherokee Strip have been decided
upon and these, II is thought, Will prevent
any number OF prospective settlers from
getting any advantage over the Others II
has been the fixed purpose of Secretary Smith
and Commissioner Lamorcaux to give each
intending settler full justice, and the utmost
care hss been exercised to prevent "soouers.'
from Imposing on the government or tlefrauJ.
ins Others having equal rights with them !,
will be opened very soon.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

Congressman Bryan Of NeJraska:-
"The question is not whether the
President is honest or not 1t is
whether he is right. The President
has won the confidence of the people;
but he has been deceived He said in
his message the people demanded the
repeal of the Sherman act He has
heard from boards of trade and from
the chambers of commerce, but he has
not heard from the farmers or the men
in the workshops; and he can no more
judge of the opinion of the people
than he can measure the ocean. Let
the friends of silver call the battle on
and never leave until the peoples
money is restored.
There is no such thing as an honest
dollar becouse an honest dollar will al
ways have the same purchasing power
and the government has never tried to
secure absolute stability in the dollar
The most dishonest dollar ever pro-
posed is that child of ignorance, the
gold dollar, for it will rise in value
and cheat the debtor. While we can
not secure an absolutely honest dollar,
we should approach as near as possible,
and the bi-metallic standard ought to
be adopted because with bi-metallism
the money unit iluctuates less than
under single standard.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Senator Test;-'If Congress had the
power now to put this country GALL
obligations being out of the way on a
single standard, the issue might be a
fair one; but with debts to the amount
of eight billions due by the United
States, the striking of about onehalf
the currency of the country would be
not only unjust and ruinous, but abso-
lutely wicked.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

SESATE.-A long communication from the
secretary OF the treasury was presented and
rcud on the subject of gold and silver pay
meat. II il therein stated that on several oc-
cnslons recently gold coin has been presented
at Tie treasury In exchange for silver dollar,
and that the exchange had not been made he
cause silver dollars were required TO he held
In the treasury to cover outstanding silver
certificates aud treasury notes, and that AZ
present the department would not and could
not exchange silver dollars for gold II re-
qurf:ed TO do SO.
MIR voorhees, reported from the committee
on france bill To discontinue the purchase
OF silver bullion and declaring 1t to be the
policy of the United States to continue the
use OF both gold and silver as stand rd money
Mr.. Vest on behalf Of the minority of the
finance committee, presented substitute for
the bill. Tho substitute fixes the number of
grains OF silver in the silver coins OF the
United States at iUl.i grains OF pure silver
per dollar, and pruportionaiciy for half dol
lars, quarters and dimes. The bill and sub
stituic were placed on the calendar, and MIR
voorhees, gave notice that he would call up
the bill and address the Senate upon II on
Tuesday next.
The bill to Increase the national bank cir
culation was then taken up. Mr.. Allen
(Ncbraska) advocated the adoption of the
amendment offered by him last Wednesday
to suspend interest on the bonds on which
the Increased circulation IA based. In his
Judgment the bill would commit the country
to n continuance Of the national banking sys-
TEN, and he thought the time had come when
safety required the overthrow of that system
and It's wlping out as speedily as possible.
Ninc-tenths OF his people were opposed to
anything looking to the perpetuatlng of the
banking system. 4 long discussion followed
In which several senators showed hostility TO
the national bank circulation. The Allen
amendment was then defeated by vote OF Ii
TO 80
The next question was on the amendment
offered by Mr. Cockrell, for the redemption
at their face value aud accepted interest, OF
such 9 per cent bonds MS may be presented
for redemption and to Issue grecnbacks &c
pay for them. Mr.. Sherman opposed the
amendment. No action was taken.
HousE.-Mr. Sibley, a rev member from
Pennsylvania, opened the debate with tell
ing speech against monometallism. His ad-
dress provoked a great deal of laughter and
hearty applause
The debate was then suspended for the
time being, in order to allow Mr.. Catchings
to report from the committee on rules reso-
luton authorizing the appointment Of the
various committees OF the House. No add
tIonal committees arc provided for. but an in
crease IS made In some of them. The resolu.
ton was adopted and the discussion of the
silver question resumed by Mr.. Haynes. fol
lowed by Mr.. Everett of Massachusetts who
favored unconditional repeal. They were re-
piled 10 by Alessrs. Simpson, Morgan and
Talbot.
Saturday, August 10Th.
HousE.-Tbe silver debate was resumed i'm.
Mr.. McCreary Democrat, Kentucky, took the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

.Judge limos .Stcck:-"Money is arti-
fetal, arbitrary, fixed. Its value does
not arise out of its commercial or com
modify value. It's the stamp that
makes the money. As money, it has
no relation to itself as commodity; as
money, it is function, use, to-wit:
to exchange all services and commodi-
ties. The possibilities of our country
are equal to the maintenance Of free
coinage, alone and against all the
world Try it. See what it will do.
If unequal it can be repealed Abso-
lutely full legal tender will keep it at
par. Free coinage will raise all silver
to Sl.29 aud keep it there. Things
which are equal cannot be at sdispari-
ty.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

In Denver the National Bank of Commerce,
in Les dville the American National bank, and
in Rico tee First National bank, re-opened
on the I7th. 1t Is believed that all the Dem
yer banks will be open again by September
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-08-26

A. j. B1lfour, McmJer of the House
of Commons have claimed for
ourselves that we lead the van of com
merce because we are the great up
holders of the single gold standard,
and yet there is not man, venture
to say, in the city of London at the
present moment who would not look
with horror and some apprehension at
every other nation following so good
an example. Was inconsistency ever
shown in more ludicrous colors? 1t is
right, apparently-it is orthodox-to
have single gold standard, but let
Germany have gold standard, let In
dia try for gold standard, let the
United States go in for gold standard
and tremor seizes every one of our
commercial magnates. They look for.
ward to catastrophe, and they know
the ultimate result must be slow ap-
probation Of that standard of value
which has probably the most deaden-
ing and benumbing influences which
can touch the springs of enterprise Of
a nation. We now find that
Il fear partly through our own fault
the world is divided into gold using
countries and silver-using countries
that the whole mechanism of exchange
between the gold and silver-usins
countries is upset, and with that mech
anism Of exchange every merchant
who deals with South America, or In
dia, or Mexico, or China, is hampered
in every transaction, and finds doubt
hanging over every element which
should determine his course Of con-
Duct"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-09
An Old woman's Cure For Dyspepsia.

"The most remarkable thing that has
ever occurred to me in my earthly ca
reer," said Eugene McKelsey, occurred
some years ago when Twas afflicted with
dyspepsia. | had bad case, assure
you. Oh, was all broke up. Food was
disgusting. had no appetite, and |
just walked around looking for some
place to lay down and die. Some time
passed, and Igrew worse. | saw myself
a physical wreck, and try as might
simply couldn't revive appetite nor am
bition. Finally ran into an old woman,
a kind of witch | guess-old women are
always witches when they dress in faded
garments and predict to you-who said
that | would get we'll if should go to d
certain farm and three times day cast
an ear of corn to white pig and then
listen to it eat do not believe in such
rites; but, dear me, was so sick that
was willing to try anything.
$50 bought white pig, secured a pen
for it within the mentioned farm limits,
and daily made three journeys with an
ear of corn that l threw in and then
watched the pig eat. Well, do you know
the sound of that pig crunching and suck
ing those corn grains made me hungry.
Oh, enjoyed the sensation so much. It
made me ravenous When | returned
from my walk l wanted to eat. So
continued visiting the white pig and eat
ing three good meals day until was
myself again and as healthy as l am
now | don't care to understand the
whyness of it now. l am only too glad
to be well. st Louis Globe Democrat.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-09
How Blue Paper Was Discovered.

It was by the purest accident that the
simple process of tinting white paper
was discovered. 1t was the result of
sheer carelessness in a woman. The wife
of an English paper maker named Will
liam East, accidentally dropped the ''blue-
bag" a small bag full of bluing with
which she was about to blue her washing,
into vat of pulp, where it lay long
enough to give the entire mass a blush
tinge before, to her CONSERVATION, she re-
covered it. So terrified was she at the
result of her gross carelessness and it's
disastrous result that she dared not men
ton the fact to her husband, whose dis
may at what he considered the discolora-
ton and destruction of the entire lot Of
paper made from the mass was his worry
for months.
He considered the paper spoiled and
an entire loss, but suffered it to remain
in an out Of the way place as unstable
stock for four years, when, in order to
get it out of the way and to make room
for better stock, he sent it to his agent
in London asking him to get rid of it at
any price. To the paper makers utter
surprise, in short time he received from
his agent an order for great quantity
of the blush paper and found upon in
quiry concerning the sanity of the agent
that the blush paper being novelty
had taken Wonderfully with the public.
But East was in a dilemma, for he had
no idea as to how to give the blue tinge
to the paper ordered by his agent and
YEARLY tried without result for many
days and nights
Mentioning his trouble to his wife one
day she admitted her carelessness and
told Of the way in which the pulp hap
pened to become spoiled by the bag of
bluing. The paper maker was overjoyed
at the revelation, found it an easy task
to give the tinge to his white paper and
until the time of his death, which oc-
CURED many years after, he was unable
to supply the great demand for blue pa
per, so acceptable and relieving to the
eye Of the writer.-Boston Herald.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-08-09

decked with stars and gorgeous IN Une
unspeakable richness of Christ.
"And you and the rector were mar
ried in the end?'' is the suggestive query
And very meekly yet contentedly l
answer, 1--WE WERE"
THE END.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-11

has been no Inauguration day like II since
March 4, 1873, when Grant was inaugu.
rated the second time which was one Of
the coldest days In the history Of Wash
ington 1t was not half so cold today, but
It was cold enough to convince everybody
who was out in Il that Inauguration day
ought to be changed TO the Goth of April.
Fortunately for Adlai Ewing Stevenson
who was not compelled by custom to
-how himself to the. throng outside the
CapitOl-he had previously been lnaugu'
rated in the comparatively comfortable
though overcrowded and overheated sem
ate chamber Later in the day Mr. and
Mrs Cleveland, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevenson and their friends, includ-
ing the new cabinet, took possession of the
White House, which Mr.. Harrison had
turned over to them before going to the
Wanamakers, where he and his cabinet
had their farewell meal before he left with
his little family for Pittsburg on his way
to his indianapolis home
Then Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stevenson, the new cabinet and their
families and friends reviewed from the
handsome stand in front OF the White
House the inaugural procession.
There were fully 1000 men passed the
reviewing stand, and many other com.
panies refused to full into line on account
of the disagreeable fall of rain and sleet
which marred the festivities.
The show of fireworks planned for th9
night had to be put off on account of the
weather until Monday night, but the in.
an gural ball was fully up to the standard
The decorations were on far more elab
crate scale than at any previous inaugura
tiou
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-03-11

Sworn Into ONCE on the Bible Presented
by His Mother.
WASHINGTON, March President Cleve-
land took the oath of office at the east por-
tico of the Capitol, Immediately after the
ceremony in connection with the swearing
in of the vice president in the senate cham.
ber This was shortly after IL o'clock.
The oath was administered TO the new
chief magistrate by Chief Justice Fuller.
The Bible used in the ceremony was
given President Cleveland by his mother
forty-one years ago. BY his special re-
quest ii was eight years ago put to the
same service for which it was used today.
This morning, shortly before IL o'clock, it
was brought TO the Capitol by Mr. Edwin
FTecent, of Michigan, and delivered TO Mr..
James McKenny, clerk of the United
States supreme court, with a message
from Don NJ. Dickinson, stating that it
was Mr. Cleveland's wish that the chief
Justice use the book in the days cere-
monies. A new Bible had been purchased
for the occasion, as had been done eight
years ago, for presentation to the presi-
dent, but of course it was not used after
Mr.. Cleveland had signifed his preference
for the use OF his mothers gift.
The book used is a gilt edged black
leather covered volume worn with hand
ling and on the front cover is stamped in
small gold letters rs. G. Cleveland. F."
Near the top of the fyleafls thisinscripton
In a small irregular feminine hand, IS. q.
| Cleveland, from his afIectionate mother,
| February, 1852"
Immediately after taking the oath Mr..
! Cleveland made his inaugural address, oc-
cupying small stand built out from the
portico, and on the stand with him We're
| eE-President Harrison, Chief Justice Fuller
and 4. X. Valentine, sergeant-at-arms of
the senate