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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02
The Sherman Law.

From April, 1878, to July, 1890,
under the Bland silver law the people
of the United States prospered. Occa-
sionally some eminent citizen, like
Abram S. Hewitt, made an ass of him
self by predicting premium on gold,
within six months time, as the result
of the laws operation, and occasionally
a Wall street Spectator offered slight
premium for "call =" on a certain
amount of the yellow metal. But the
premium on gold and the general
smashup, which were looked for, never
came; and, in the mean time, the Bland
law supplied the country with circu-
lating medium, which, although it was
light weight coin, Offset the steady
shrinkage in the volume of national
bank currency and saved the business
interests of the country from contrac-
ton and disaster. The Sherman law
of 1890 was decided improvement on
the Bland law of 1873, inasmuch as it
substituted full-weight for a light
weight dollar. From July, 1890, to
November, 1892, the American people
lived and thrived under the operation
of this law, at times enjoying general
prosperity unprecedented in the history
of the country. With the advent of the
democratic power at Washington, that
prosperity has suddenly come to an
abrupt end. But the change cannot be
traced to the Sherman law. 1t must be
laid at some other door. The recent
gold scare was a mere furry. The
treasury gold reserve dropped from
$100,000,000 to nearly $4,000, 900. 1t
is now back again near the 100000, 900
mark. The past few weeks have wit
messed the import of gold from Europe,
several millions having been shipped
to New York. Since 1878, under the
Bland and Sherman silver laws, the
United States has imported many mil
lions more gold than it has exported.
The Sherman silver law has no more to
do with the present uncertainty and
depression in business affairs than has
the man in the moon. 1t has served as
bugaboo for the democratic party to
hold up before the people, to divert
attention from the tariff policy of the
democratic party to which the existing
distrust, disaster and depression are
principally due. In the mean time the
Sherman law is constantly tending to
relieve the stringency of the money
market by putting limited number of
new and honest dollars in circulation,
every month"; lbany Evening Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02
Impending Revolution in Peru.

JAMES HICKS, late American minister to
Peru, arrived at San Francisco from Pan
anna last week. He says that Peru is in a
bad condition, that trade is paralyzed and
every one fears a bloody revolution that
will surely follow the attempt of ex-Dic-
tator Pierola to regain power. " President
Bermudas has governed the country
wisely" said Mr.. Hicks, but no admin
istrative ability can make head against the
hard times due to the fall of silver. The
gold mines of Peru, like those of California
are pretty well played out, and the main
revenue is derived from the silver mines,
which have cost large fortunes to develop,
even with cheap labor. These cannot pay
with the present price of silver, so trade has
become fiat. To add to the country's
troubles Pierola is known to be somewhere
near the borders planning to obtain the
presidency, while this position is desired by
ex-President Caceres and Bermudas, now
in office. Each has a large following, and
as the election does not occur until next
April, it is probable one of the aspirants
will attempt to get the place by force of
arms"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

Company at Waltham, Mass, ordered
a large reduction of its working force.
In all there will be 500 persons thrown
out of employment indefinitely, and
the wages of those retained will be
reduced. AT Elgin, ILL.,, also, l 600
watchmakers were to be discharged
August 1, and the weekly pay roll OF
$4,000 cut down one-half. These
concerns are sound, financially, and
mean to keep so. The latter is reported
to have surplus of 100000. AS
soon as the business situation brightens,
the discharged employees will be taken
on again. Hinsdale Brothers, wooden
manufacturers at Hinsdale, Mass, shut
down two of their mills Saturday
night, throwing $50 men out of employ
ment. The third mill will run five
days each week for the present. This
firm recently Cancelled the largest
order it ever received. The out
look in this department of industry,
these manufacturers say, is too dis.
couraging to continue business at pres
ent They cannot market their goods
and are compelled to shut down. d.
NJ. Colans & Co., who operate large
knitting mills at Hinsdale, will be COM
PEELED to shut down. The Vassalboro
Wooden Mills of Vassalboro, Me-, have
shut down, depriving 300 persons OF
employment. The Riverside Steel and
Iron Works, of West Virginia, the
largest plant in that part of the Ohio
Valley, employing 1000 men, shut
down on Saturday by reason of the
state of trade. The Barber Asphalt
Company of Buffalo discharged 1000
men on Saturday on account of the dull
times.
Such, in part, is the merry tale of a
days doings in the financial and in
dustrial world. Just as the nation was
emerging from the. terrible conse
quences of democratic rebellion, it is
caught in swirl of disasters following
directly upon the election, for the first
time since the war, of a government
democratic in every department. The
blinded and befooled voters of 1892 who
helped to put the democracy in power
are rapidly recovering their sight. The
medicine is expensive and the DOCTORS
bill something tremendous, but the
patient will pull through and its ex-
perience will stand it in good stead
1t is a dear experience, but some pupils
will learn in no other
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02
A Democratic Millennium.

The millennium that was TO follow
the election of democratic president
comes on apace. The wires were hot
on Saturday of last week with reports
of banks suspending and manufactures
shutting down. In Portland, Oregon,
two national and one savings banks
closed their doors. From towns in Ken
lucky, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio
came reports of bank doors slammed in
the face of anxious depositors. These
banks are all reported solvent, but long
continued drain of deposits and the
impossibility of converting securities
into cash have forced them to suspend.
The news from business centers was
unusually discouraging. The down
ward movement in stocks in New York
city continued. The American Watch
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02
Alteration over Home Rule.

NEARLY every member of the British
house of commons was present, last week
closure of the debate in the committee on
the home rule bill. A speech for the oppo-
sition, delivered by Joseph Chamberlain,
precipitated most disgraceful affair that
the sergeant-at-arms was powerless to con-
troll. Blows were struck right and left.
Members fell and were picked up by their
friends to fight again. The whole space be-
tween the front benches was filled with a
struggling, cursing mass of members, strik-
ing, clawing and upsetting each other.
Both sergeants-at-arms forced their way
through the thick of the fight, but as fast as
one group was pacifed another came to
blows. When quiet was finally restored,
Mr.. Chamberlain humbly apologized for the
language he had used. Mr.. Gladstone was
present during the fracas
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02
Idle LabOrers.

A THOUSAND unemployed men reached
Chicago last Monday on freight trains from
the west. The number of men now out of
work in Chicago is larger, probably, than
ever before. The work with building trades
in the Worlds Fair, as well as in the city
auxiliary to the Worlds Fair, has come to
an end. Laborers are being thrown out of
work daily. Factories are reducing their
working force. The General Electric Com
pany furnishes one instance in the dis
charge last Saturday of fifteen travelling
statesmen. 1t will also at once reduce the Of
flee and shop forces. Many other large en-
ployers of labor in the city are adopting the
same course No provision has yet been
made by Chicago authorities for caring for
the unemployed toilers from other cities.
If they continue to pour into the city, as
western dispatches indicate, in armies OF
from 5000 to 5000, it may become matter
that will demand either their transportation
or other action on the part of the commits
sary department.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

"THE benefcent results that will fol-
low the action of the people in intrust-
ing power to the democratic party" as
set forth in the Chicago platform, are
appearing in Chicago, where many
large employers of labor are discharg-
ing their travelling statesmen and reduc-
ing their working forces. Armies of
the unemployed are focking TO that
city from all parts of the West, and the
matter is demanding the serious con-
sideration of the authorities.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

1T is said that the doughty Duke of We
raqua forgot to pay several private bills be-
fore he left Chicago, and his creditors are
now looking to the government entertain
ment fund for their pay. Many of the bills,
it is said, the auditor has disallowed.
Livery men, dealers in mems furnishings.
and others, are the victims, The bill for the
great farewell dinner given by the duke be-
fore leaving Chicago is still unpaid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

THE Spanish steamer 81 San Juan, I"
loaded with kerosene has been burned at
sea- Only twenty of two hundred fifty
souls on board were saved.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-02

FORTY persons have been attacked with
cholera in the FL Pindo district in Spain
during the past week, and twelve have died
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
WORLDS FAIR PEaEAANT6BEa0-
PESTS.

Eicssrs. Roddie Bros, wealthy Chlcago gen
tienIen, having the interest OF their city at
heart, and desiring to dlsproNe the ialsity OF
the statement that only i'll boarding houses can
be found moderate priced accommodations dur
ing the Worlds Fair, remodeled and furnished
at great expense one of their famous absolutely
hrc-proof business structures, located corner OF
Franklin aud Jackson streets, within short
walking distance Of the Union Depots Tn. a.
tres, Post Office, Board OF Trade, Stean,tEle-
waited, Cable Roads and Steamboats, to the
Worlds Fair, furnished newly throughout 500
rooms. superb parlors, elevators, electric lights,
exhaust fans to keep cool entire building, nam
ed this property The Great Western Hotel and
invite the public to take their choice Of rooms
for $l00 per day, children to - fifty cents.
Elegant restaurant aud dining rooms where
fine meals are served at so cents, or Id carte
at very moderate prices
There would be less heard or known OF eXtOr-
ton and imposition connected with the Worlds
Fair were there more public Spirited fair mind
Ell Eien in Chicago are the owners and pro-
ptictors of The Great Western Hotel. Our
readers should write early as possible to Sc
cure rooms, for they are being taken uprapidly.
st. Paul Daily News
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
AN OPEN LETTER.

BELL WE, July "th 1898.
TO His EScclicuGy II, J. Foster, Governor state
OF Louisiana:
At the regular Parish Meeting held at Belle
vac Hall July 9th. 1898, we, the members Of the
Parish Farmers Union of ct. Landry, claiming
to he honorable ctizehs and uphOldcrs of good
government, feel that VIC have the right when
:g; ricyed to petition.
" nereas, Your EXccllcncy has seen iii to re
mex C two of our Alliance members from the
Police Jury of our parish without stated cause,
and there being 40 known charges and spcciii-
cations against said members; we therefore
deem it IL duty that we owe to ourselves as an
organization and to these members of our Order
us individuals Nhey having been subjected to
harsh criticism), to most respectfully ask you
to do us the honor and justice to state cause for
said removal.
We make this request in behalf OF the honor
and Integrity of our Order, feeling that are
doing ourselves an injustice to retain within our
organization men who are not fit to hold posi-
tions by appointment under Your EXcclcncy.
tSigucd) NJ r. WILSON,
President Parish Farmers Union.
Attest: L. Il. ORTEGO,
Scc'y Parish Farmers Union, st. Landry PHI.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
LIE DEMOCRATIC DE st. LANDRY.

LIE nombre DIES visiteurs Il lExposI-
ton lie 4 Juliet est estimc Il 2JO,O 900.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould, la file aimee de
Jay Gould ct Fhcrltlcle dc plnsleurs
millions, est iancco Il un EalcDn ties
pauvre mails honn"te uu'ello 81 propose
d'Cpouser prucIlainemcnt.
Parmi les tlt3 ucmbfcuX PARTICLES
auquels lo commencement rateIucl dco
Etats- Unis accollc M" pension pour
les iniirmltC3 don't L.. sent attilgc5, on
en- dccouvCrt TN ga 49,. ut 80 par molS
pace quill est deVenu chauVe.
Depuis lie Ter Juliet, l'Ctat dc la Caro-
line du Sud Il pr!s Il son proprG cOmptc,
dams SEES limitcS, la vente de tOutcs sor-
ties do luueurs C'est lttat settlement
qui aura lie dloit dc venGrc du whi>key,
du gin, etc
La belle Eulalie, que les icmmcs de
Chicago uualiiicnt aujourd'hul d'ivro-
gnesse ct dettrOntce, s'est embaluuce 4
bord de LIZ 1Our0inc pour rctoHrutr
dams son pays.
La Eul'cn du Ttche, Journal francois
ct angla!s public Point BrtnuX, par
| NM. Charles Delhommrr ct lee Beg
Maud, Went de doubIrv la grandeur de
! de pruslclitc ct notle cunflcre lc me-
! rite blen
LIE prIx &c l'irgent toinbH 81 rapLt-
| meat que blentOt, 81 celia continue, lie vii
| metal lie vaudra plus rirn. De &l23
| l'once quill vaialt IN temps, il no vaut
! plus que 81 cents, ce Gul icduit la vA!cur
| intrinseque de notre pInstrc argent a
So cents. Cette dc grineoIade n'rnrccIic
toujuuls sa meme vateur mercantile,
Qui est prote2te par Ia reserve dor de-
| posce dams lie tlesor national.
| LIE president a convuQut lc cnnglts
! Ell session extraordinaire pour 10 7 aOllt.
! Cest blcn plus tot gu Oh le SuppOsait,
car le mniS de scptembre ctait mention
ne CONNIE la date la plus avanCt:H pour
cette session, devenue Indispensable.
! Mails la condition tinauclcye dams laQuel-
| lie Sc trouve lie pays he pcrmet pas dat
tendre 81 longteDlps.
! Tn hOmm2 peut SC Seryir dune ycr-
rue quill a en- arricre de son C0u pour
| bout0n de col s'asSeoir en- arricrr dun
| train de chemin de fer pour GcOnoniser
! sur lintt.ct De son argent jusqu,a ce
| que lie conductor arrive jnsQua Iui !;
| arrcter sa mOntre la NUT pour Qu'elle ne
| s'use pas tr0p vlte ne pas METRE de
point sur SEES hi de bare Il ses t pour
| ecOnomiser rencre transformer ln fosse
de sa mere en- piltulase pour cOnsrrvcr
| son mails; mails un hnmlne dc celtc cs-
| pcce est encore un gentlIhomme auple5
de celul qul recolt uu journal deuX on
trois ans ct qui, lorsqu'on lui en- de-
mande lie paiement. le renyoe aprts la
| vOir malque "refusc.'
Nine. jefferson Davis ct Mae. /. S.
| Grant, vcuves de deuX chefs distingues
! qni ont fait leur ctudes sur les mcmts
| bancs, ont combattu dams les mGmes
rangs an MeXique, ont occuEc Fun ct
| l'autre les foncuons dc secIctairc dc la
guerre, ont etc plus tard presidents de
confCderatlons opposes ct chefs d'at-
| mGes hostiles, sc sOnt rcnC0ntl eos di
manche Il Highland Falls, n. y. ct sont
| aussit0t devenues tic granhes amles.
| Nine. Grant s'est chargce d'ttre lie ci
cerone de Nine. Davis ct de lui iaiic
connxItre tous les licuX intCrcsSants OH
leurs cpoux ont passc lcuE jeunesse, aux
alentours de West Point.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
Bayou Chicot.

Hot as bla2e5
E,rI- as it ever gets to be.
f'..,ps are suffering for rain
Ne nave two or three dudes il town.
lion. C. NJ. Thompson speut four or tive DAYS
at n0ssnan springs. Didn't we have hIcc
time mt the ball Saturday night
Miss Rosa Tatnan, charming young Iau9
of Cocodria, is spending few days IL Town.
fns, Is. Clements and family Of Opeiou3as
passed up Monday en- rHHt" 10 inc FAMOUS dull
EI. Wolf Austin Wolff. y. Is. Davis, Albert
Singleton Tom Richards and Misses halc err
fifth, lydia Thompson, Pauline DcVllle, Maddlo
Richards and Others attended Prof. OrtcSos
closing exercise at Vile Plate on July 4th'
j. r Armentrout fB. A. Of [ University OF Va,
who will be the principal OF the OpclouSttS Re
male Institute next session, was pleasant call
er at our office on Tuesday last;
Several persons from Grand Coteau are at
Belle Cheney Springs and report the water Ill
fine condition.
The c. NJ r HustIcrs OF Chivot woud Ike to
tackle the Crescents of Chatalgnier. what say
you Dom PcdrO!" STif Your boys up an'' ict5
a croGuct party was given at the lawn at
Mrs. Anselm's Sunday evening, when All tne
Young dudes OF Chicut with the lar sex h;ttt d
nice and jolly time.
Mr. James Tubra and wife, Mrs. Ed. Bass and
Miss EVE Griffith were baptized Ill COcodfla
Sunday evening; your correspondent WAS pres
ent and witnessed the solemn ceremony. Jhe
Rev E. G. Conant Of Bayou dcs Glaze oi1lcl-
ted.
The sociable at Dossman's Springs Saturday
night, Stil July, was one of the social events OF
the season. Ihe young Misses and gentlemen
just stepping upon the thrcshhod OF society 5
domain were out in large numbers, and Miss
hunie Siifert of COcOdriA was the acknowledged
belle of the occasion. To Capt Charles boss
man proprietor of the springs we extend thanks
for his kind hospitality shown It's on the occa-
sion.
Tic charming Miss Ida Griffith is spending
a few days i'll town the guest or Mrs. Ii. h. III
Itch.
Nathan Erich OF Vile Plate. clerk of a. Cur
rie & Co., Limited, is OF OH a weeks vacation.
(uINOT
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
SUGAR..

Louisiana Planter, July S.
Thelocal sugar market is quiet with no ica
lures worthy Of special notice. The demand is
very moderate "
Mr.. Editor: Owing to the fact that for
wears there was 10 Bank in this parish,
administrators, executors, curators and
syndics have been permitted to retain in
their hands all moneys belonging to sue
ccssions under their administration. Act
No. 90 of 1856 requires the deposit of all
moneys collected by these officers for
estates in chartered Bank if there be
one in the parish. They must keep II
bank book in their official name, and
they are not permitted to withdraw any
funds except on the order OF IA compe
tent court. Their failure to comply with
this law may subject them and their Sc
curities to pay to the use of the estate
twenty per cent interest per annnm on
tile amount not deposited or Withdrawn
without authority, besides all damage
suffered, aud they may be dismissed
from Office.
Zone object of the law" says the Su-
preme Court, was to prevent the eager
! ness and the ltigiouSness with which
these trusts were sought another, to
insure prompt settlements with heirs
and creditors, which were protracted by
Iiterminablo litigation while the lid u
cary had the temptation Of using the
money as his OWL"
nate this law and observe ii faithfully.
LII enforcement will certainly rebound
n lie interest ot heirs and creditors
and bring about speedy settlements OF
Suggestions. LEA
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15

lis " ''''0A 'H"" w =.
ChaCa1SlleI-
JdIT u, 1873.
Mr. ArtImUn FOntcnOt, after spending ScVerai
weeks in welsh, returned to that1lSnicr on
Thursday last.
N.Y. i:ruli Dossnian of Vile Plate was VISITOR
III 9 ;,f;uynier Oil Sunday last and witnessed il
rnu, Of base ball played by The Chalalgnler
Crt. ,.rnt club VS.. others. 49,,
Ir Fabus Vidrine and family are spchaihS
III eek at Castor Springs.
,;.,.. ,dose Rozas, Arthur Aucoln, Eugene foh
ten =, and family, and Others rrtirhc" from
s;;., :. Springs on Monday last ,.:,,o
NJ, Hoe Hardey visited Washington ana 'hlt
Fl last week RI
'..."nSe Outlet ana AhIlrnl,, iat" , T tI,o
M".tiay for Lake Charles, having l''NeH '"o
tram at ObGrlin ~ Alta
Mr. DoIvillc Laticur visited tNa!"ilaHS inns
wrek.--Dr. J. A. Haas, OF vine fIa't' was Ill
ChaIiGmier last week. ,:
sIi~5 Lillian Hardey at tended ne cKhipltloI
of the EVangeline Academy III Nlilc Ildlt anu
rr,u1ined for the 4th of July bal.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15
Our Chicago Letter.

". ID. BolcE's CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU, AID
MINEsrRATIoN BUILDING, WORLDS FAIR
GROUNDS, July 10, 1895
The father Of our country--he of cher
ry tree renown-is not Gin it, this year,
for all the glory seems to belong to our
grandfather, Columbus. The caravels
which were built in foreign lands, to
represent the fleet which Columbus
commanded have arrived, and from Ca
diz, Spain to the Atlantic coast, they
sailed over the same course followed
400 years ago. Thence they came via
the st. Lawrence and great lakes, and
such review and fuss over these odd
looking boats you never saw. The mil
itaiy, marines and sailors of this aud
other nations now stationed at the fair,
all did their part to make the occasion
one long to be remembered. Secretary
Of Navy, Herbert, was Oh hand to rep
resent his department, and Hon. John
Sherman, who has taken such lively
interest IN their construction and COM
ing, was the orator of the day. Never
was royalty entertained more regalIy
than were those who commanded these
vessels.
1t the raj lroads would only do their
part and reduce the rates this fine sight
seeing weather which ii passing away
would be taken advantage of by the
people. While the attendance is ON the
increase, still it is not what it would be
il it did not cost so much to come.
Perhaps the 4th Of July will, after the
smoke of the battle has cleared away,
be rcckoned as one of the great days of
this fair, if not its red letter day. With
$4,000 people within the gates of the
White City, music, both vocal and in
strnmental on every hand, pyrotechnics
which would be hard to match, and cleo
trio lights and fountains each playing
their part, will go far towards marking
this as al epoch in this wonderful ex-
position. 1t is easy to write about what
a crowd $4,000 people make, but one
has no conception of what that means
till he is one of them.
.. Guatemala has been formally baptiz-
ed i'll the opening of her building which
took place last week. Many of us think
they can't produce or manufacture any
thing down in that country. Run in on
them and see how little you know
about it.
Both Venezuela and Costa RIGA made
everybody welcome at the receptions
given at the opening of their buildings
and exhibits last week. OF course that
sweet, low limpid music came in for a
large share of favorable comment, and
this mingled with the soft voices of
those from the southern cliules, made
the occasion all the more memorable.
Russia's showing ut the fair is mag
niticent in each and every department.
and it goes to show what ID friendly feel
ing she euterlains for the United States.
Get our prices for job work.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15

Don't bny a gig, buggy OF phHton I'M
til You have examined and priced those
that j. B. Sandoz has for sale.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-07-15

Representatives of all the Govern
ment departments have decided to ac-
cept the bid Of the Paramount Ice Com
paDy OF Philadelphia to furnish ice at
twenty cents n bundled pounds This
will very likely haye the effect Of break
ing up the Washington ice combine.