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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
,upn1y every currenc:: nee lei.
,iumiiy Coin tho ssigniorsge.

do not overlo> tn. fact that Cue can
collation. Of the treasury notes issued I'M
der the sill er pu, chasing act Of l,,O would
leave the treasury IN a tnal owae in IT
sufficient silver, including seigniorage. to
coin nearly : 1900. o. in staadard dol
lars. 1t i. worthy of consideration wheth-
er this might no@tsrom time to time, be
converted into do.l.lrs or fractional coin
and slowly put into circulation. as in the
Judgment Of the sc cretary Of treasury the
necessities of the country snnuld require.
Whatever ~ attempted should be entered
upon fully apprecating the fact that by
careless. easy descent we have reach
dangerous depth and that our ascent will
not be accomplished without laboriou.
toll and struggle We shall be wise if we
realize that we are financially ill and that
our res Grafton to health may require he
roic treatment and unpleasant remedies.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
PRESIDENTS RECOMMENDATION.
Would Retire Greenbaoks and Outstand-
ing Treasury Notes.

Would Retire Greenbaoks and Outstand-
ing Treasury Notes.
Lam convinced the only thorough and
practicable remedy for our troubles Is
found in the retirement and cancellation
of our United States notes, commonly
called greenbacks, and the outstanding
treasury notes issued by the government
in payment of silver purchases under the
act of $780, l believe this could be quite
readily accomplished by the exchange of
these notes for United States bonds of
small rs we'll rs large denominations
bearing low rate of interest. They
should be long term bonds, thus increas.
ing their desirability as investments and
because the payment could be we'll post.
poned to Il period far removed from pres
emit financial burdens and perplexities,
when, with increased prosperity and re-
sources they would be more easily met.
Would Sell Bonds Abroad.
To further insure the cancellation of
these notes and also provide way by
which gold may be added to our currency
in lieu of them, q feature in the plan
should be an authority given to the secre-
tary of the treasury to dispose of the
bonds abroad for gold If necessary to
complete the contemplated redemption
and cancellation, permitting him to use
the proceeds of such bonds to take up
and cancel any of the notes that may be
in the treasury or that may be received by
the government on any account.
The increase of our bonded debt in
volved in this plan would be amply, COM
pensated by renewed activity and enter.
prise in all business circles, the restored
confidence at home, the reinstated faith
in our monetary strength abroad and the
stimulation of every interest and industry
that would follow the cancellation of the
gold demand obligations now affecting us.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06

exchange OF commodities with 1Orelgn
nations and necessity, to some extent. the
payment of our balances In gold; the un-
natural infusion of silver" into our cur
rency. and the increasing agitation for its
free and unlimited coinage, which have
treated apprehension rs to our disposition
or ability to continue uold payments; the
consequent boarding of gold at home and
the stoppage Of investments Of foreign
capital, as we'll as the return of our Sc
curities already sold abroad. and the
high rate of foreign exchange, which ill.,
sland menacing even some portions of
The coast. Besides deranging the COM
mercial exchanges of the island of which
our country takes the predominant share,
this fragrant condition of hostilities, by
arousing sentimental sympathy and in
ci ing adventurous support among our
people, has entailed earnest effort on the
part of this government to enforce obedi-
en 9 to our neutrality laws and to prevent
the territory of the United States from
being abused Us q vantage ground from
which to aid those in arms against Span
ish soveres gnty.
Whatever may be the traditional SYM.
pathy of our couni ~ men as individuals
with the people who seem to be struggling
for larger autonomy aud greater freedom,
deepened as such sympathy naturally
must be in behalf of our neixhbors, yet
the plain duty Of their government is to
observe in good faith the recognized obli-
cations of International relationship. The
performance of this duty should not be
made more difficult by disregard on the
part of our citizens of the obligations
growing out of their allegiance to their
country which should restrain them from
violating, Is individually, the neutrality
which the nation Of which they are mem.
bers il bound to observe in its relations to
friendly sovereign states.
Interference With American Ships.
One notable instance Of interference by
Spain with passing American ships has
occurred. On March last, the Alliance,
while bound from Colon to New YORK.
and following tue sustomary track for
vessels near the Cuban shore, but outside
the three mile track. was fred upon by =
Spanish gunbost. Protest was promptly
made by the United States against this
act as not being justified by state Of
war, nor permissible In respect of vessels
on the usual paths Of commerce nor toll
cradle in view Of the wanton peril occa-
stoned to innocent life and property. The
act was disavowed with full expression
of regret and assurance of non-recurrence
of such just cause of complaint while the
offending officer was relieved of his COM
mand.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
A SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY.
Increase In National Bank Circulation
SuR1osted.

Increase In National Bank Circulation
Suggosted.
The currency Withdrawn by the retire.
ment of the United States notes and treas
ury notes amounting to probably less than
34S6, Oo0, 900 might be supplied by such
gold as would be used on the retirement
or by an increase in the circulation Of our
national banks. Though the aggregate
capital Of those banks now in existence
amounts to more than S664, 600 ,0OO. the
outstanding circulation based on bond
security amounts to only about $l0O, OOO,-
QUO. They are authorized to issue notes
amounting to 81 per cent of the bonds de-.
posted to secure their circulation but in
no event beyond the amount of their cap.
ital stock, and they are obliged to pay
per cent tax on the circulation they issue.
/ think they should be allowed to issue
circulation equal to the par value of the
bonds they deposit to secure it and that
the tax on their circulation should be re-
duced one-fourth of per cent which
would
Undoubtedly Meet All tho Expense
the government incurs on their account.
In addition they should be allowed to
substitute or deposit in lieu Of the bonds
now required as security for their circu-
lation those which would be issued for the
purpose of retiring the United States
notes.
The banks already existing. II they de-
sired to avail themselves Of the provisions
of the law thus modified, could issue cir
culation in addition to that already out
standing, amounting to A7S, 100000,
which would nearly or quite equal the
currency proposed to be cancelled. At
any rate I should confidently expect to
zee tho existing national banks or others
to be organized, avail themselves Of the
proposed sncouragements to issue circu-
lstion and promptly FIJI any vacuum and
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
RELATIONS WITH FOREIGNERS.

The President Refers to Conditions Ex-
istinE Elsewhere.
By amendatory tariff legislation in Jan
uary Last tho Argentine Republic. rsoog-
nising the value Of the large market
opened to freeimportstion Of its wool un-
der our last tariff act, has admitted GER
tain products of the United States to
entry At reduced rates .
The m ssions b,undary dispute between
the Argentine Republic and Brazil re-
ferred to the president OF. the United
States as arbitrator during the term Of my
predecessor and which was submitted to
me for determination resu ted In award in
favor of Brazil upon the historical and
documentary evidence, thus enling long
protracted controversy and again demon
strating the wisdom and desirability Of
setl ling international boundary disputes
by recourse to"friendly arbitration.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
OUR RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
The Situation May Demand Restriction
Of Hel Imports. "a

The Situation May Demand Restriction
Of Her Imports. M
Our rela ions with the States of the Ger
man empire are in some respects typical
of a condition of things elsewhere found
in countries whose productions and trade
are similar to our own. The close rival
ries, Of competing industries; the infiu-
ence Of the delusive doctrine that the In
ternal development of nation is promot-.
ed and its wealth increased by policy
which in undertaking to reserve its home
markets for the exclusive use of its own
producers necessarily obstructs their sales
in foreign markets and prevents free a.
cess to the products OF the world. The
exports affected are largely American cat
tie and other food products, the reason as
signed for unfavorable discrimination
being that their consumption is deleteri-
GUS to the public health. Nor or these
difficulties confined to our food products
designed for expectation. Our great in
surance companies, for example, having
built up large business abroad and in
vested large share of their gains in
foreign countries in compliance with the
local laws and regulations, thea exist
ing, now find themselves within narrow
ing circle of onerous and unforeseen condi-
tions and ar confronted by the necessity
of retirement from field thus made UNI
profitable, if, indeed, they are not sum-
mari j., expelled, as some Of them have
la. civ been from Prussia.
Congress May Have to Take Action.
1t is not to be forgotten that interna-
tional trade .nnot be one-sided. Its cur
rents are alternating and its movements
should be honestly reciprocal. Fhess
considerations should not, however: con-
strain US to submit to unfair discrimina-
ton nor to silently acqiesce in vexatious
hindrances. to the enjoyment of our share
of the legitimate advantages of proper
trade relations. -,
If an examination of the situation sug-
gests such measures on our part as would'
involve restrictions similar to- these from
which we suffered the way to such q
course is easy. 1t should, however, by
no mean. be lightly entered upon since
thenecessity for the inauguration. for such
q policy would be- regretted by the By t
sentiment of our people, and because it
naturally and logically might lead to con-
sequences of the gravest characte1 Il
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
THE FREE COINAGE OF SILVER
The President Cannot Sec How 1t Gould
=. Cure Prevailing Ills.

The President Cannot SEQ no" IL OOulu
>. Cure Prevailing Ills.
have constantly had i'll mind the fact
that many Of my countrymen, whose sim
certify do not doubt, insist that the cure
for the ills now threatening US may be
found in the single and simple remedy of
the free coinage Of silver. They contend
that our mints shall be at once thrown
open to the free, unlimited and indepen-
dent coinage of both gold and silver dol
lars of full legal tender quality, regardless
of the action of any other government and
in full Wow of the fact that the ratio be-
tween the metals which they suggest calls
for 100 cents worth of gold In
the gold dollar at the present standard
and only 10 cents in intrinsic worth of
silver in the silver dollar.
Those who believe that our independent
free coinage of silver at an artificial ratio
with gold of 16 to l would restore the
parity between the metals. and conse-
ouently between the coins, uphold an I'M
supported and improbable theory to the
general belief and practice Of other ma
lions and to the teaching of the wisest
statesmen and economists Of the world,
both in the past and present, and what Is
far more conclusive, they run counter to
our own actual experiences. Twice in our
earlier history our lawmakers In attempt
ing to establish bimetallic currency I'M
dertook free coinage upon q ratio which
accidentally varied from the actual rela-
tive values of the two metals not more
than per cent. In both cases, notwith-
8; anding greater difficulties and cost Of
transportation than now exist, the coins
whose intrinsic worth was undervalued in
the ratio, gradually and surely disap-
peared from our circulation and went to
other countries, where their real value
was better recognized Acts of congress
were impotent to create equality where
natural causes decreed even q slight ill
equality.
In conclusion I especially entreat the
peoples representatives in this congress
who are charged with the responsibility
of inaugurating measures for the safety
and prosperity of our common country to
promptly and effectively consider the ills
of our critical financial plight, have
suggested q remedy which my Judgment
approves. desire, however. to assure the
congress that am prepared to cooperate
with them in perfecting any other meas
ure promising thorough and pr actical re-
lief and that I will gladly labor with them
in every patriotic endeavor to further the
interests and guard the welfare of our
countrymen whom, in our respective
places of duty we have undertaken to
serve.
(signed] GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Washington, D. c.,
Dec 8. 1925
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-12-06
THE RESURRECTION IN CUBA

Citizens Should Restrain From Violating
Neutrality Laws.
Cuba is again eravely disturbed An
instruction in some respects more active
than the last preceding revolt which con-
tinued from 1858 70 1873, now exists in q
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
FASHIONS IN G4KLS' NAMES

Tne most important change II
ne raining of gIrls has been tn,
growing dislnclination to give then
more than one name, the object O.
his being that when woman MAJ
les she may easily combine her fu
ma dep nam W til her new surnam
Mis-. Hamilton Mott in the Marc
Ladies' Home Journal. A three
word signature Is much prettier ant
more convenient than one compose
# four words. Then, too, lmmedl
,te recognition of her own, as vel
that OF her husbands surname
.nd the convenience in geuealogica
.esearch and legal transactions, art
wo reasons Of sufficient i'm oortanc.
. warrant the combination wei.
nele u others.
With this fashion in girls name
las come, as In boys, a dlslucIina
lOu to Use dimlnuLlves or D
'ames. Mollies, Maggies, Ka,i
MI the Various feminine "ies" an.
"ys" are as scarce as their mascu
-ioe counterparts Jimmie and w l.
lie. Mary, Margaret aud Katha
ne have taken the place of th
In mer, and James AMI William q
be latter.
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 1895.
The PUBLIC PRINTER AND
THE NEGRO.

Some time ago the BEE had occa
sion to reply to its esteemed contem
porary, The New York Age, relative
to the Public Printer and colored
printers The BEE said then, as il
d. es now, that Mr.. Renedict is moi
opposed to colored printers While
it is true that some few of them have
been dismissed, MIR Benedict's atten
tion hav ng been called to the fact
that they had been dismissed, he has
reinstated some of the most competent
namely, r. f. Chiso'm, and tdward
Nalle. and Mr. Shermont Lewis in
the bindery.
Congressman MUIR y cal ed to see
Mr.. enedict and he was told to re-
commend some competent colored
printers which he did, and MIR Bene
dict promptly reappointed Mr.. I his
ohm. The BrE is of the opinion that
Mr.. l. A. Lavelette would be reap
pointed if his ease was properly laid
before MIR ttenedict. Mr. Lavelette
is more prosecuted by the sub bosses
than he is by the Public rinter-
Mr.. Lavelette, it is true. was the on y
colored proof reader in The Office and
a very competent printer and 1t Is
hoped tha nr. Benedict will make
an investigation of his ease and reil
state him.
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
A STEAMER SUNK.
The CITY Of MisseuIi Strikes q Rock In
the Ohio.

The CITY Of MisseuIi Strikes q Rock In
the Ohio.
Louisville, Jan. 21.-The big New
Orleans packet, the City Of Missouri,
struck on the Indiana side of the Ohio
near Alton, Ind, and went down in
nfty feet of water. She gave heavy
lurch forward and sank rapidly. -Four
passengers on the City of Owensboro,
passing here last evening, were picked
UP near The Kentucky shore. They
swan for life on planks and reached
the willows. One reached the shore
and the others remained in tree many
hours until rescued.
G.. e. Hydes, local agent Of the Mem
phis. New Orleans and Cincinnati
Packet Company, reports that there
were only nine passengers aboard the
steamer when she went down, and II
u believed that none OF them was
lost. The boat had full crew Of about
fifty men. The latest information OBJ
tainable LIS to the effect that the only
persons lost were roustabouts. The
number Is not believed to be over five.
The value Of the steamer was $40, 900.
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
DISTRESS IN NEBRASKA.

No Picture Of tho Suffering Has Reeu
Overdrawn.
Greeley Centre, Neb., Jan. 21.-The
distress in this part Of the State La
appalling. No picture Of the suffering
has been oyerdrawn and great many
sad cases have been suppressed. Hun
drsds Of families have nothing to eat
and no fuel and children are 80 nearly
naked that they are kept from sohool.
At least one-ffth Of the people Of this
county have become county charges.
It is Impossible for the people to care
for the destitute and unless a large
amount of outside assistance is receiy-
ed at once many farmers and their
families will perish. The people are
most in need Of clothing. Some Of the
best farmers, whose lands are unin-
numbered, are as destitute as tenants,
because they cannot realize On any
kind OF class Of securities A great
many Of the floating population left
the State last fall, and all who are
here are actual residents, most Of them
owning their homes.
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
YOUNG MANS WILD
OATS"

So far as a young man ''sowing his
Wild oats" is concerned. writes edward
:. Box in some editorials for young
men in the March Ladies' Home Jour
Ial, it has always seemed pity to mt
that the man who framed that sentence
didn't die before he constructed it.
rrom the way some people talk one
would imagine that every man had in
amount of deviltry whi h he must get
id of before he can become man of
honor. Now. what is call, ''sowing
wild OATS is nothing more nor less than
self degradation to any young man. It
doesn't ma a man one particle more
# man because he has passed through
siege of riotous living and indiscretion
When he was nineteen or twenty; il
ulakes him just SO much less of man.
dwarfs his views of life far more than
ii broadens them. And he realizes this
afterward. And he doesn't know one
lota more Of life except a certain
phase of it., which, if has glitter for him
in youth, becomes a repellent remem-
brance to him when he is matured.
rfere is no such thing as an inveStigat-
ing period in mans life; at one period
1T is as important to him TO be honor
able and true to the teachings of his
mother as at another.
No young man need seek the darker
side of l.fe'' he Lord knows that il
forces itself upon our attention soon
enough 1t does not wait to be sought
A young man need not be afraid that
lie will fail to see it. He will zee plenty
of it. and without any seeking on his
part either. nd even if he does fail he
is the gamer. There are great m;lny
things which We can accept by Inference
aS existing in this world. 1t is not a
liberal education to see them. Too
many Young men have a burning itch to
see wickedneSS-not to indulge in it, as
They are quick to explain. but simply to
see il. But the thousands of men who
have never seen it have never felt them
selves the losers, If anything, they are
glad of it. 1t does not raise mans
ideal to come into contact with certain
tiyes of manhood or womanhood hich
are only removed from the lowest types
of The ANNUAL kingdom by virtue of the
f ct hat the Creator chose to hay.
them get through the world on two legs
instead of four. The loftiest ideal of
wumanhood that Young man can form
in his impressionable days will prove
none too high for HIM in his years of
maturity. TO De true to the best that
is within mans means, above all to bt
an earnest believer in the best qualities
of WOmanhoOd
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
WORK OF VIGILANTES.

TIL. Body OF Defaulting Treasurer soot'
Found in the River.
O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 21.-The body oi
Barrett Scott, the defaulting Treas
urer of Holt County, who while out
riding with his family New Years
Day was fred upon by a party of vigi-
lantes, and after being wounded was
dragged from his carriage, blindfold-
cd and carried of by his assailants
has been found in the Niabara River
A new hemp rope was found around
bis neck and the end, about three feet
long. was dangling in the water EVi-
asnces showed that he was hanged by
tho vigilantes before being thrown in
10 the water. The excitement Is in
tense. Those who were the loudest to
denounce Scott when his defalcation,
amounting to nearly 100000, became
known, and were ready to wreak their
vengeance ON him then, are among
those making threats against his as
Railants,
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
SIDE TALKS WITT GIRLS.

Pe'fumed note paper is not gen
orally used by ref ed women.
IF Won are invited bv the mothe !
It yHur betbro b. d, there would b.
no improperly whatever. in you
and your sister paying a visit to her.
1t is not in good taste for a yonng
man to take lady's arm except he
- married to her.
It is not in good taste for a yonne
woman to receive her men friends
when she ia wearing her tea. gown.
Tea gowns are usually dedica:e,'
to matrons.
Girls should not ntertain vnnne
men while they are sewing. Either
mt your work down, or ask to bp
excused.
tits wrong TO give your photo
.raph to a person except he is q
dear friend, a. il ia also nnwise to
wear jewelry belonging to a man
friend.
If gentleman has come from q
long distance tn see you, and yon
re sufficiently well acquainted with
him, 1t would be courteous for your
mother to ask him to remain owe,
'be night.
Never ask ii gentleman to call t,
ace you. He should ask permission
% call on YOU. Still there is only
/. few that ale aware of this fact.
1t not necessary for a girl t.
eceive an engagement ring to b.
engaged to a young man, although
engagement r'ngs are very app,o-
"late. The ring usual, given fo,
his purpose has precious ston.
-et aud is worn on the third fingel.
When a young woman allows
nan to adopt free and easy man
neF "l'n ner, ne mas little respec
for hrr, exc. PIT he is her betrothe.
nH very often under such circnm
'duces it unwise.
A sensibl. girl will not waste her
lue WI t. II I'LL o continues t.
pn>tpone their wedd day, for If
man ls aIxiou- t.. marry he Will
hste" tue wedding day
L ia not proper for young lady
i" dive at night alone with I.
,oung man, although many breal
Ills brea b of etiquette.
a sensible girl will not let a ma,
n>ume all of her time and never
peak OF marriage only in a dlstan
vAS St should b- wise and &C
PIT of the attention of Que tha
,Ues the Opposite.
The Washington bee., 1895-02-02
THE HOl Sc CHAPLAlNCY.

The first candidate brought out fol
the cha plaincy OF the next uouse OF
Representatives was Rev r. c. o. Ben
jamin. Since that time there have beei
twenty Others mentioned by twenty di .
ferent lie spapers.
1t is not the question who the most
popu'ar man is 1t is question of fit
ness and high moral standI g. Rev
Walter III. Brooks, is no doubt, one of
the most learned dIvines in this countr,
and would no doubt, make a fine chap
lam. His appointment would receive
the lndorSeme.-t of the entire country.
Dr. Benjamin is Republican, and a
man qualified fer the place Rev
Grlmkleis learned man, and would no
doubt, ma a g. od chaplain. 1t is
quite likely that the next House viii
recognize the negro i'm s,me capacity.