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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22
CASHIER DoWLlNG'S ARREST.
The Case Against tho Mint onlcial Look,
Extremely Dark.


New ORLEANS, July 22.-The arrest Of
James NJ Dowling, cashier of the United
States mint here. is the result of an in.
vestigation conducted by the treasury de.
partment following n fire in q vault of the
mint discovered on June 90 When the
tire asury department was informed that
fire in the mint had destroyed nearly all
of a package containing S25, 600 in green
backs, suspicion was ut once aroused, be-
cause the fire occurred within few days
of the time for settling up actual accounts,
and at a time when the new administra-
tion was likely to make change in the
Office Of superintendent. Accordingly
secret service agent and n expert counter
from the office of the United States treas
urer were sent to New Orleans to make an
investigation. They arrived July 4, and
soon found evidence enough to show that
the fire had been kindled to cover robbery
Reports received at the treasury depart
ment show that of the bills of all demon
nations contained in the package, only n
spoonful of ashes remained, an amount
utterly inconsistent with the amount of
money presumably burned. Out of the
remains of the package the expert coun-
ter succeeded in identifying only 81 ls3
In the vault was found much infamma-
ble material that should not have been
there-slivers of rosinous pine, burnt
matches and n candle entirely different
from any used in the mint. Everything
pointed to Cashier Bowling as the guilty
man. He was the only person who had
access to the vault, and on Saturday June
"a, he had remained st the mint an hour
after the clerks had left He closed the
vault, and it was not opened until Mon
day morning. when the fire was discov-
cred. Mr.. Bowling said the fire was caused
by the explosion of an electric light
which overturned burning lamp. His
explanation WAS not satisfactory, and a
United States warrant for his arrest was
sent from Washington to New Orleans.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

WASHINGTON, July e. Commissioner
Seymour, of the patent Office, rendered
decision in the disbarment proceedings of
Church g. Church against Foster & Free
man, attorneys for the Bell Telephone
company, and William L, Simonds, late
commissioner of patents. Mr.. Seymour
finds that Foster & Freeman are not guilty
of any wrong doing as charged and as to
ex-Commissioner Simonds he finds that
what he did was within his discretion as
commissioner. The complaint therefore,
against all the parties was dismissed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22
pISGRUNTLED RUSSIANS
They Close Their Exhibits at the
Chicago Exposition.
aMPoLITE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.

They Insist on Examining n Russian Ex-
hibitor's Stock Against His Protest.
Lady Manager Lockwood Scores Ex-
Mayor Hewitt, of New York.
WARRINGTON, July 22-The closing of
the Russian exhibit at the Worlds Co
iumbian exposition, and the statement
that an appeal would be made to the Rus
sian minister here for protection, as re-
ported from Chicago, were discussed in
official circles, rather blindly, because of
the lack of particulars 1t seems that p.
Lookootin, one of the exhibitors in the
Russian section, had been suspected of
violating an order issued several days ago,
which permitted the sale of duplicates Of
articles on exhibition under certain re-
strictions. Customs officers made n search
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

BUFFALO, July 2l.--Cattle strong. with up-
ward tendency: light steers $50 to 100 lbs,
s3.4D5e4; good feeders, S3.25. Hogs strong;
light Workers sold early at s5.g5a605; later
al e.l5lD6.25: good mediums and packers, 500
Ta5 lbs s5s51D5.aJ; choice heavy, S5.15ts5.5O.
Sheep and lambs ull; good to choice mixed
sheep ss.7sGtI,5o; extra wethers quotable at
s. IS; good to best lam bs, s50i55O; common to
fair $4lt4.75.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July ai.-Nothing do
ing In cattle. Hogs dull; medium and light,
s5.o59b6; extreme heavy, s5.5DGj.70. Sheep
slow and unchanged
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, July 22-Tho
first tidings Of another lake disaster were
brought here by the steamer City Of Wind
sor. Captain ]. S. Moore reported that
the lighthouse keeper at Big Duck Island
found part of n cabin ashore Mt Walk
house, on the south side Of Manitoulin
Island, fourteen miles northeast from
Duck Island, with one body in the top Of
cabin. Two other bodies were found on
the beach nearby, also a part of pilot
house. No names or description could be
LEARNED
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

MINNEAPoLIs, July by an explosion
of dynamite in shanty on Washington
street Gus Olsen lost sis life, and much
damage was done in the way of broken
glass and falling plaster. He had charge
of firing cartridges on the sewer work, and
just before the accident entered the
shanty. A companion stated that the
whole structure went off almost instantly
after Olsen entered. His body was blown
into frag gments.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

TIsKLwA, Ills, July 22-An extra cast
bound freight train collided with west
bound freight on siding George Hickey,
of Sheffield, fireman of the stock train,
was instantly Killed, and Engineer Henry
L. Strong, OF Blue Island, died three hours
later from his injuries. Thirty horses
and large number OF hogs were killed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

TOPEKA, Kan, July 20 -Governor Lew
cling denies the rumor that he ordered
Major General Percy Daniels, of the State
Guard, to go to Pittsburg and assume
command of troops to be sent there to pre-
vent riots and violence among the striking
coal miners. lie said he had not been Off
cially informed of any trouble in the Cher
okee district and no requests had been
paesented to him for troops.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

WASHINGTON, July o2.-Among the post
masters just appointed are these: New
York-H. c. Bates, Bates; Jacob Recder,
Canoga; John Miller, Conesvillc; L. s.
Lafferty, Cottage; J. DE Mott Laing. East
Otto: N. q. Yury, Junius; Il, b Austin,
Leeds; n G., Brandt, Lincoln; James
Goodall, Magee's Corners; John Frcoh,
Ontario Centre Delaware-J H. Fluke,
Woodside, g. NJ. Crossmorc, Wyoming.
New Jersey-HuSh Riley, Lodi
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

SAVANNAH, Ga, July ga colored wo-
man and her two children were smothered
to death in u tenement house fire early in
the morning in the colored quarter of the
city. The mother and little boy and girl
ran to the stairway and then to the win
dows, but every avenue of escape being
cut of they dropped on the floor, where
their bodies were found by the liremen,
naked and scorched by the flames.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July CA Bran
ford special to The Tines-C says the
negro convict who outraged and murdered
the 9-year-old daughter of Carr Elliott, in
Lafayette county last Wednesday, was
lynched Thursday night on the spot where
he committed the crime, by II mob num-
bering between three aud four hundred.
The negro confessed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

BmDGEToN, N. j., July 22.-The Green
Glass Pressers league of the United States
and Canada brought their annual conyen-
tion to a close yesterday. Lincoln Hart,
Of Philadelphia, was elected president for
the ensuing year. The project of ANAL
gsmating with the Green Bottle Blowers
association failed. Slight changes were
made in tho wage scale
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

BRIDGEToN. N. j., July 22.-Jennie, the
B-year-old daughter of William Danielson.
this city, while playing with matches, set
Hrs to her clothes, Her garments were
completely burned off her, and her body
and face terribly burned before assistance
sfriyed. The doctor says she cannot 1.-Two.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

PHILADELPHIA, July GA wagon, in
which were Joseph Eberle, his 6-year-old
son, Joseph, and Freddie Wurst, aged s,
was struck by locomotive at railroad
crossing in the lower section of the city
last evening and all were severely injured
Freddie Wurst will die.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

BELvIDERE, n. j., July 22.-Aurelius j.
Swayze, prominent citizen of this place,
was arrested yesterday, charged with EN-
bezzling 5000 belonging to Alphonse
Lemieux. The money had been given to
Swayze, it is alleged, to purchase iron ore,
but he appropriated it to his own use. He
was admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

SARANAC LAKE, n. Y, July 22-The
man who exposed the plot of the couvicts
at Dannemora to murder the guards and
escape, 1t is said upon good authority, II
George f. Post, Of New York, the friend
Of "Buncon King O'Brien.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

NEW YORK, July 22.-The American line
steamer Paris, which arrived in port yes
Scrday, has once more broken record and
emphasized her right to the title of Queen
OF the Seas" The time of her passage
from Southampton was days, hours
and 81 minutes. This beats the record
which has been held by the steamer Fuerst
pisn,ornl
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22
The Corbett-sIitohen Fight.

CHICAGO, July 2l.-A cablegram from
London announces that Mitchell has
signed the articles of agreement fora fight
with Corbett, the contest to take place be-
fore the Columbian Athletic club. lat Roby,
Ind
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. j., July 29-
The body that doRted ashore here was
that of Joseph L. Dill, aged ~, employed
as a salesman at l0T Chambers street. He
was member of the Chancellor Walworth
lodge, 2Ti, +. and \. NJ. aud other Masonic
orders He fell from Pennsy lvania an.
mex boat from Brooklyn last Saturday
niuht
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

HUNrINGToS, w. Va. July 22.-Prose-
cutting Attorney George j. McComas, who
has been attempting to put II stop to gam.
bling in this city, was yesterday afternoon
indicted for being party iu u poker game
short time ago.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22
Secretary oarIisl. Back to work.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Secretary Car
Isle. accompanied by his family, returned
to Washington last evening, after an alb
sence OF three weeks spent at the Worlds
fair. The secretary was much pleased with
the exposition.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22

GENEsEo, Ills, July 22-Three young
men, sons of Frank LundRren, of this
place, aged respectively is, 20 and %, were
drowned in Green river by the capsizing Of
q boat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-22
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS


New YoRK, July 2l.-In the stock market
today there was general steadiness at the
opening and close, but weakness at other times.
Closing bids:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The business men (poor misguided
mortals) continue to meet in little
squads and petition for the repeal Of the
Sherman law. Blanks and factories are
starting up again ION paper and the
failures are not so numerous" is the
news the papers give. But the gold
bug organs are magnifying things.
For last week Dun & Co., one Of the
leading commercial agencies, report
1923 failures. OF this number 262 were
for less than S., 900 and only four were
for more than 800, 600. The failures
for August were more than that each
week, but of cours the weaker con
Germs all went under in June and July.
The fact remains that the failures lave
grown from $50 in 1865 to more than
Is, 600 each year for a year or two past.
The increase has been rapid since 1878.
At present it looks as if the number
will reach 16, 900 or II, 900 for this year.
Yet Congress is doing all it can to swell
the number.
Dun & Go. inform US that there were
nearly 1900 failures during August,
and the total liabilities will amount to
$50, 600, 900. While the commercial
agencies try to give this information
impartially, it is to their interest to
make things as bright as possible,
hence the information is more likely
to be understated than magniied.
The failures for last week were about
double the number for the correspond
ing week last year and the liabilities
nearly four times as great, as it is
larger concerns that are failing, Reader
are you for reform or for destruction?
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER re prints
Vauce's speech in full. His views com.
fort the Third party more than the
Democratic party" says the Winston
Sentinel. AS Vance is a true Democrat
we judge that if his speech pleased the
Third party so much it must be the
real Democratic party. But to be still
more conservative, we will say that we
think his speech pleased every real
Democrat and every real Third party
man and every real Republican and
every other nan who has not gone
after the Wall street jack-o' lantern.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
r IMPRESSIONS.

When the writer was a mere boy we
read "a verse; in Webster's blue-back
spelling-book something like the follow
ing: "a judge must be a good man,"
From that we formed an opinion that
cannot be changed easily. Somehow
we still think judges r better than
other men, In the first place they
ought to be good lawyers and good men
before they are elected. q A position of
so much Importance, their vast power
for good or evil, and many other things
ought to naturally make ajudge of the
superior or supreme court an honest,
Just official. But some are not.
Many people feel the same way about
other high officials, political Or other
wise. They cannot understand how a
man whom the people have elected
President Of a great nation can be any
thing but a great and good man. EARLY
impressions are responsible. Some
newspaper editorial Or prominent
speaker made that impression upon
your mind, Perhaps their living de,
pended upon their saying what they
did say. Who knows?
1t is hard to believe that Senator
Jones or Congressman Smith has been
elected by our votes and have since be
come traitors. Our early impressions
were too good for that. We will not
believe that either of them voted
against a good bill for a few paltry dol
lars. Well, they didn't. But, perhaps
they did sell you out for a few thou,
sand. A great many do not sell out.
| Many-vote right. If all of our national
| representatives had been true to their
constituents the free coinage bill would
have passed. One hundred and twenty
four voted right. Yet we are not sure
that they are all saints, or that Wall
street lucre was no temptation. We
are not sure bat that if their votes had
been needed the lucre or the promise
of administration patronage would
have corrupted them. The lobbyists
in Washington are smart. If they
find that they have a decided majority
on their side, they then arrange a little
tableau. For instance Congressman
Jones, of North Carolina, represents a
district where the people r strong
for free coinage. Then, as Congress
man Jones is not needed to defeat sill
yer, he has permission to vote for free
coinage. The moral of it all is: Dc
not take it for granted that all public
men are honest. Some of our Southern
representatives would have voted fol
the goldbugs had their services bear
needed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
ALL GOOD PEOPLE ARE WEI
COINED.

Mr.. L. Reece, one of subscribers,
living at Bridgetown, Barbados, West
Indies, writes to ask our opinion as to
the best part of North Carolina for a
colony of West India planters to locate.
There is no better place in the world
for any people than any portion of our
State. We have a climate almost equal
to that of Florida or sunny Italy in the
eastern part of the State. In the billy
country a great variety Of cereals can
be raised. In the mountains the Ohio
climate is met. The West India plant
ers IAN find any kind of soil or climate
they desire. They might engage in rice
culture, truck or fruit farming, start
vineyards, raise cotton or stock. Hop
raising and sugar beet culture can be
made profitable.
We don't know whether the West
Indian people would be desirable citi
zens or not. But if they r industri-
Gus and behave themselves they can
live here in peace.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19

some fractional silver was coined, such
as dimes, quarters and halves. Prior
to 1890 the clamor for free silver OH
age became SO strong that the gOldOugs
decided to make some concesslons(O.
In February Of that year Senator Sher-
man pushed a scheme through and it
has been called the Sherman law"
since. l. provided that the govern
ment should purchase about 4, SOC, 600
ounces of silver monthly and store it
away, issuing silver certificates there
for and only SO much silver should be
coined as would be required to redeem
these certificates. But the goldbugs were
on the alert and many Of the certificates
were redeemed with gold coin. The
natural consequence is that the govern
ment has about 1896, 600, 600 worth of
uncoined silver lying in it's vaults,
which, under free coinage, would have
been coined and sent on its way paying
debts and helping everybody along.
Our correspondent next asks if In
dia's supply of silver would injure the
United States9' It would not. All the
silver in India would not be a drop
in the bucket" if brought to the United
States. The goldbugs have tried to
brighten our people with such a force
bill scare" But it is false. There is
no more sense in that than to say that
a man would starve if he got two din
ners instead OF one. We need more
silver instead of less, and if we didn't
the people Of India would be cranks to
bring it over here unless they got value
received, and if they did we would be
benefited. There is nc danger of "over.
production" Of money or anything else
that requires toll.
Our friend also wanted the meaning
of "a graduated income tax" 1t means
that a man having an income of so
much, say over 50, 900 per annum, shall
| be taxed so much. For instance your
income is S., 600 per annum You might
be taxed for ell over 50, 900 at the rate
of 10 per cent, If over S.. OOO, Is per
cent; over $40, 600, 20 per cent. The
object is to make the very rich pay
more taxes for the support of the gen
eral government and relieve the very
poor Of that much, It would keep so
many from getting vastly rich here
after, and if put in force now the mil
lionaires would have to pay enough to
run the entire government without the
tariff or internal revenue taxes. This
demand of the Alliance is growing in
favor and has many advocates in all
| parties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
HI T MUDIED.

There is great excitement in North
Carolina revenue circles. 1t is reported
that Senator Vance and all the silver
Senators will fightagainst the confirma-
ton of Messrs. Kope Elias and F. M.
Simmons, the Collectors for the East
ern and Western districts. l. is said
that Simmons is charged with being a
party to frauds in the last election.
We hear no specific charges against
Mr.. E las, and don't know what the
racket is about. But the waters are
troubled and those who have gotten
relief, and others who are expecting it
from the Collectors, don't know what
a day will bring forth.
We have no comments, no sugges
tions to offer, but the news was too x
citing to hold back and concerns all
our readers. The fun is coming on in
earnest.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
KANSAS AFFAIRS.

The Rural NeaU. Yorker has got it's
eyes open at last. Things are not going
right with its patrons and daylight is
%dawning. It says:
"a large proportion of the political
papers to the east of the Mississippi
have lately exhibited a ''ghoulish glee"
in deriding the political, economic and
financial experiments advised or put in
operation in Bleeding Kansas, and ridi,
culing the men, women and party at
present managing the politics of that
State, and spreading it's doctrines
abroad. 10 spite of everything, how
ever, the Sunflower State is prospecting
wonderfully in material ways. The reg
turns of the State Board of Equaliza-
ton, just published, show that her
prosperity has increased more than
81, 600, 900 in value since last wear.
while her taxes have been reduced from
3 95 to 3.0Sl1 mills. Then again. he
mortgage Indebtedness of the farmers
of the State is being rapidly and stead
lily decreased, and the clamor for stav
laws and other expedients for avoiding
or delaying the payment of honest
debts Is no longer heard in the land.
Ever IN this season of general depres
sion and gloom the calamity hoWler'
appears to have unusually few and in
significant causes for his huIlabaloo in
Bleeding Kansas"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
BE CONSERVATIVE.

We should be conservative at all
times, in all things. But we find it
just as hard to be conservative all the
time as it is to be good all the time.
The best people will make mistakes.
In recent years the souls of men have
been tried. Reform comes slow and
serious obstacles arise at every turn.
Traitors and towards are met within
and slanderers and ostracizers without.
Just now it makes the blood of every
true American citizen boil when he sees
the liberty that our ancestors fought
eight years to gain rapidly vanishing.
A majority of our representatives in
Congress have turned us over financial
ly to England. Our forefathers had
far less to complain of than we have
today. Yet they determined to gain
their independence and did. In order
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-09-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

A friend in Nash county asks that
we answer the following question
through the paper:
1st. What is the meaning of ''free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
legal ratio of 16 to LIZ"
Free and unlimited coinage means
that any silver owner can take or send
silver bullion to the United States mint
and get it coined into silver dollars and
put them in circulation when and
where pleases. He may not be- miner,
but can purchase silver from anyone
else and have it coined, just as you
would take wheat to a mill to be made
into flour. To make the coin sum
GENTLY hard it is necessary to put ten
per cent. alloy in each coin, the alloy
consisting of ~pulverized glass, etc. For
mintage the government charges 10
per cent, hence the alloy just makes
up for the toll and you get a dollars
worth Of silver in a dollar. The legal
ratio is fixed by law at 16 to 1, which
means that there is exactly sixteen
times as much silver in a silver dollar
as there is of gold in a gold dollar.
Gold is coined on that basis now.
Any owner of gold a carry it to the
mint and get gold for it. You need not
and do not get your own gold or silver,
but after your metal is weighed, found
pure, etc you get the full value of it
in new coin and some other man gets
your grist of metal in his coin.
Silver was demonetized in 1873. Since
that time very little silver has been
coined. In 1873 the Bland silver law
was passed. A limited amount Of sill
yer, $1,000, 600 per month, was coined
under that law. Our friend can now
understand the difference between free
and limited coinage. During the period