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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
Storm NJ lshanon

Lebanon. Pa. Aug. ia terrible rain
storm passed over the western portion Of
Lebanon county, west Of here this after
noon. Corn ne1ds were levelsd end much
damage done. There was considerable
hail. The storm came trem ~ uosthwsst.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.
An Advance ON the Entrouchmcuts Of the
HOvas Heavy Mortality.

An AoVahco ON thc EMtroNchmcnts OF The
HOvas-hcavy Mortality.
Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, Aug.
16-Advices received here from Ma
junga, Island Of Madagascar, dated
Aug: 5, says that the Hovas are en-
trenched at Kinajy on the Ambohima
mountains between Andribe and An
tananarivo.
General Duchesne Is now advancing
upon this position and another Hova
force, consisting of 1000 men, is push
Ing forward with the intention OF cut
ting off the French supplies near Maro-
way. There has been heavy mortality
among the French troops on account Of
malaria, dysentery, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
No Revolution at YemexueIa.

New York, Aug. 16.--Among thuhs who
arrived here today on the steamer phila-
delph.a, from Puerto Cabelo Cura&oa and
La Guayara was Dr. Lucio Rulido, secre-
tory Of state OF venexuela. DR.. Pulido de-
ton for the recent reports to the effect
that Venezuela IL on the brink Of revolu-
tion.
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The Treasury Reserve.

washington. Aug. 1.-THE treasury 10
advised that 800. 900 In gold was withdrawn
Thi. reduces the treasury gsA reserve to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
sasssrtown on Flre.

from 9aegertown, Crawford county, re-
ceived at midnight. says the planning mill
owned by J. Kearns Ii on fire and that the
whole town ID threatened, Meadvills has
been appealed to for help.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
pHILLIPl BLED TO DEATH.
Tried to XIII His Wife and Then Used a
Razor on His Own Meek.

Allentown, Pa, Aug. 16.-John Phil
lipi, q German, watcanman at the
American Cement mill, at Egypt, this
morning shot his wife In the neck. In.
dieting serious wounds. lie then cut
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
INTELLIGENCER SUED.
stephen Collins Wants S2S. 200 Damage
from the Establishment.

Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 16.-Stephen
Collins, of Pittsburg, past state coun-
clllor Of the Junior Order Of United
American Mechanics. today brought
suit for libel against the 1ntelligencer
Of this city for statements recently
published In connection with Collins
participation In the factional contest
now pending In the Republican party.
Damages will be laid at $4,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
Usage NATION EXCITED.
Newspaper Suppressed and the Editor
Danishcd from the Country

Guthr1e, q. T., Aug. 16.--The WASH
She-She News, published at Pawpuska,
Usage nation. has been suppressed by
Colonel H. b. Freeman. acting agent
Of the Usage nation and Its editor. J.
F.. Palmer. has been banished from the
nation. The excitement Is intense and
threats ace made that Freeman will be
tarred and feathered.
United States Commissioner Leath
protested against Freeman's actions
and Freeman has tried to have him
banished but without success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
A
STIR
i'm PRICES

SHOULD RESULT FROM THE EN-
CEEDlNGLY Low FIGURES WE
QUOTE BELOW. OF COURSE.
YOUR EYES WILL BE YOUR MER-
CHANT. AND BEYOND SAYING
THAT THE PRICES QUOTED ARE
THE LOWEST ON RECORD. WE
WILL SAY NOTHING FURTHER
TILL you SEE THEM.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
AT 355C.

<-INCH ALL WOOL JACQUARD
sUITINGS IN GREY, GARNET. EN-
ERALD. BROWN. WOOD. NAVY
AND MYRTLE. THESE ARE WITH
IN A FRACTION OF HALE PRICE.
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SARAH EDWARDS DEAD.
An Unfortunate Woman Said TO Havs nc.
IOngcd 10 Good Scranton Family,

lOngcd TO Good Scranton Family,
Philadelphia, Aug. 16-This morning
there was found In the room at 2443
Hope street, in which she had been
given a shelter through charity, the
dead body Of Miss Sarah Edwards.
The unfortunate woman had been
taken In by Miss Mary Thomas.
She was about 81 years old, and Is
said to be of a good Scranton family,
burt became estranged from her people
through q fondness for stimulants,
which finally led to her death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
Justice strong hoe { Rslapee.

Washington, Aug. 1e-word came today
from Lake Minnewaska that Justice
Strong, after being conscious for two days,
relapsed into unconsciousness and into his
former condition. so that his physician has
ary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
WEATHER REPORT.

For eastern PennsyivanlA. showers;
eooler: southsrly windA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
POKER DURING CHURCH.
Four YOung Mon Also Curse the COugr
CATION While In Prayer.

CATION While IN Prayer.
Huntington, w. Va. Aug. 16-Robert
Ross, Eli Lucas, Luclan Adkins
and John Albright were lodged
In jail here this morning. They
took possession Of q church
during services, on Madison Creek,
Sunday, and cursed the congrega-
tion while In prayer.
Pulling out pack Of cards they In
dulged In game Of poker while the
services went on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-17
AT 25C.

WE OFFER A VERY ATTRACTIVE
LINE OF ALL WOOL, SEED Eff
Feet. COVERT CLOTHS. IS INCHES
WIDE. AND VERY ATTRACTIVE
COLORlNGS. HAVE BEEN 45c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11
R3>!aa!l! q! RsxasSF RRs,;iaRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

is said to grow ten to twelve or more
feet high) the stems were as thick
as my little finger and very hard and
woody. What they would have
been had they been three or four times
as high 1 will leave to my readers to
imagine.
Now this coarse, weed-like plant
is offered to farmers as forage plant
more valuable than alfalfa. 1t is
claimed to be so hardy that it will
endure any extremes of climate, and
is said to be just the plant for the dry
regions OF the west. The claims put
forth by it's propagators are so ex-
travagant that we may hope that
their absurdity will be seen by the
people before they invest in the high
priced seeds and roots.
ain Europe certain unscrupulous
seedsmen have been swindling the peo-
pie in spite of the warnings uttered
by Prof. Cornu of the Garden of plants
in Paris and Prof. Batalin, the direc-
tor of the Imperial Botanic Gardens
of st. Petersburg. The latter in a
letter to the United States consul at
Moscow, In January, 1894, says:
"In my opinion Polygonum sacha.
linense is unfit for fodder because the
stems run rapidly into wood and the
leaf becomes leathery. Besides it re-
quires a very rich soil and plenty o.
moisture; in dry soil it does not affair
any height; for instance at Chasehof
it does not reach half it's norma
height. 1 am persuaded that the
enthusiasm for it in France. created
by the impudent pretenses of trad
(something like Baltet) must soor
pass away. The director of the Jar
din des Plantes, Maxine Cornu, ha
already protested against these pre-
lenses
"This is SO well said that | hop
the professors words will be givel
wide publicity. The Ballet spoken Q
is the scotsman at Troyes in Franc
who last year sold these seeds a
high prices and made great claims a
to the marvellous nature of the plant
Now in America Baltet's cuts an
advertisements are used, with yer
considerable additions" Let no on
be deceived by this pant. AS we
hope to get fodder from docks. smart
weed, sorrel or buckwheat rs froI
sacaline.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

little details of the race were flashed
across the various companies' cables
and finally the crowniDg bulletin,
"Oxford wins" was landed in New
York by the Western Union cables
first, Anglo second, Commercial third.
In less than a second after the result
had been received in the associated
press office of this city, it was flashed
over its wires to every portion of
New England, all points in New York
state and the larger cities OF Canada.
At the same instant it was trans
mitted over the southern and western
circuits to Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg, from which
latter point it was distributed to the
West, reaching Denver within two
seconds from the time it was cabIsd
from the finish line on the Thames,
and San Francisco two minutes later
over the Western Union wires.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

congress. eleven different times. and
twice in addition, in the reports made
by the deputy comptroller of the cur
rency. The debates upon the bill in
the senate occupy sisty-six columns
OF the Congressional Globe, and those
in the house seventy-eiRht columns.
And yet We find people who have
the hardihood to claim that the bill
was snrrertitiously passed. 1 pre-
sumo no candid mind will deny that
the great trouble with the depression
in the price OF silver is the over pro-
duction In tho past twenty years
very large mines have been discovered
and worked with improved machinery
until the output amounts to millions
OF dollars worth as compared to
thousands of dollars worth before.
TRUTH.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

xaS1e. JAMES A. SHIELDS PosT No 49, g.
!: : Z: :: :: !: ::
% A. r.. of Lewistown, meets on the last
zlu Saturday of each month, at 2 p. me- in
MIll q. A. X. hall.
@ JAMES REED.
Aa Commander
A. NJ. MAcUMBEIs, Adj.
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MOT GUILTY"
That is the Plea Entered by Eugene Stanley,
or Thos. W. Daily.
Helena Herald.1

Helena Herald.l
This was the day set in which
Eugene Stanley, charged with the
murder of Ida Reed, was ordered to
plead. Stanley. as he appeared in
the court room this morning, looked
a great deal brighter and better than
he did when first brought before pub
lie notice by his terrible crime. He
was brought over from the Jail by q
deputy sheriff and took seat on one
OF the long benches on the left OF the
judges stand. The court said this
Was the day set for Stanley to plead
to the information charging murder
in the first degree. and asked what
his plea was to be. Attorney John
j. Miller arose and said that while he
did not wish to be entered as Stan
ley's attorney, yet he desired to
appear for him at this time. He said
that he was in correspondence with
Stanley's brother, who rs an attorney,
and who, in a few days, would be
/ hSAS w eHhc uP huo Saoo anu uotos1u
his brother. The attorney said he
wished to enter the right name of the
defendant, which was Thomas w.
DAILY. His client wished him to make
an explanation to the court as to
why in answer to the question, "Is
your true name Eugene Stanleys"
the defendant had answered yes
This explanation would all be made
in good time, he said. The plea OF
mot guilty" was entered. the attor-
lney requesting the privilege of with
drawing said plea should DAILY q
brother on his arrival so desire. This
request WAS granted and entered
in the court records.
DAILY, after a short talk with Mr.
Miller, was escorted back to his cell.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

duced the bill, which again was ordered
to be printed, and again was referred
to his committee. On the 9th of Jan.
1872, the bill was again reported,
with, a recommendation that it pass.
On the 9th OF April it wac taken up
and discussed at great length. 1t was
again taken up for discussion on the
9th OF May, 1872, when an amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Hooper, II
member of the coinage COMMITTEES,
from Massachusetts,. and adopted,
that the silver dollar be retained as a
subsidiary currency, it's value being
reduced to 374 grains, the ratio OF
metal in the subsidiary coin, for the
reasons, as stated by him in the
debate, that the silver dollar of 412h
grains by reason of its bullion or in
trinsic value being greater than it's
nominal value. long since ceased to be
a coin of circulation, and is melted by
manufacturers of silverware.
''Mr. Kelley, in the same debate, said; /;
1T is impossible to retain the double
standard. The value of gold and
silver continually fiuctuates. You
cannot determine this year what will
be the relative values of gold and
silver next year. They were 15 to l
a short time ago; they are 16 to 1
now,* again call the attention
,f tho hottSa f< ho 70 or that 10
men who oppose this bill insist upon
maintaining the silver dollar, worth
three and half cents more than the
gold dollar, and worth seven cents
more than two half dollars. So long
as these provisions remain you can
not keep silver in the country The
bill, as amended, passed the house on
the 9th of May 1872. 1t was re-
turned to the senate with the amend
ments, again printed, and referred to
the committee on finance, reported
back on the 10th of December, 1872.
After debate it was again referred to
the committee, and printed with the
amendments. On the 7th of Jan.
1873, it was taken up for debate in
the senate and finally passed by that
body on the 18th of that month, the
house amendment to the bill retain
ing the silver dollar as a subsidiary
coin having been stricken out. AS the
house adhered to it's amendment, the
bill went to a committee eofconference
by which the house amendment wat
st tricken out, the bill making no pro
vision for the coinage of the silver
dollar in any form. The report o
the conference committee was accepted
by both houses, and on the 12th o.
FEBRUARY the famous bill of 1873, by
the signature of the President, becam
a law. 1t will thus be seen tha
nearly three years elapsed from tn
proposition demonitizing silver till it,
final passage. During this whole
period every possible means were re
stored to to give it publicity, and t,
invite whatever opinion or criticism
could aid in coming to a wise ant
temperate conclusion. 1t was durin
this whole time constantly and en-
phatically urged by the secretary o
the Treasury. The bill wasrepeatsdl.
considered at length by the financ
committee of the senate and tn
coinage committee OF the house, dur
ing FIVE different sessions of congress
1t was repeatedly read in full, il
both houses. Il was printed in full
with the amendments, by order o
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WANTS THE TRUTH.
A Bozeman Correspondent Takes a Hand in
the Silver Controversy.

BOHEMIAN, Mon, March 27, s95.
EDITOR ARGUS: I have been some
what interested in the letters appear
in your paper recently by different
writer's on the question of gold and
silver money. The last one signed
by "Iron Point" seemed to me so far
out OF the way that l determined to
drop you a note. Thefriends of sill
yer cannot afford to misstate facts.
But some of them seem to 60 on the
principle that "lie well stuck to is
better than the truth told wavering,"
so they charge and reiterate the
charge that silver was surreptitiously
demonetized in 1873 under the direct
influence ormanipulated by an English
agent. Senator John Sherman has
denied the truth of that charge on the
floor of the senate but it will not
down, and "Iron Point" rings the
changes upon it, now what are the
facts. Ihave before me a work written
in 1878 which gives a history ofspecie
resumption and an apparent truthful
statement of the passage OF the
famous law of 1878. From this work
1 learn that, "the silver dollar
not only formed no part of the circu-
lation from 1884, but never, at any
time, formed any considerable por-
tion of it. Up to 1884 the whole num-
ber of silver dollars coined equaled
only 81, ,439, SIT, the amount averag-
ing only $45,OOO yearly. From the
formation of the mint down to 1873
the total coinage of silver dollars
equaled only Ss,O45, ,s3S, against
$s16, ,9O5, $40, in gold and $144, ,141,-
ss5 of smaller and subsidiary silver
coins. From 1884 to 1873 the
premium on silver dollars equaled
2.25; the premium being the highest
in 1859, when it rose to 5.22, and the
lowest in 1S43, when it fell to O.34.
In 1870, when the bill demonetizine
silver was introduced, the premium
stood at 2.67, and continued at
about such rate till the bill passed.
From this we learn that silver cut nc
considerable figure in the monetary
affairs in America. Frequently the
premium was so much that the silver
dollars were purchased for bullion and
melted down for use in the fine arts
Why did it command premiumi
Because of it's scarcity. The law o
supply and demand governed it'
price the same as wheat or any othel
staple product. Now, q word abou
the famous law of 1873. at was in
troduced in 1870 and taken up fol
discussion as reported by the senat'
committee, and on the 9th OF January
1871, was passed by the senate sub
stantially as originally reported. o.
the 18th day of January, 1871, the
bill, having gone to the house. wa
ordered to be printed. On the 19tl
of Feby. following, Mr.. William ID
Kelley, chairman OF the committe'
on coinage OF the house, reported the
bill to that body, with an amendment
in the nature OF q substitute, which
agreed with the senate bill in discon
tinuing the coinage of the silver dollar
MIR. Kelley's was ordered to be printed
and recommitted. On the 9th o
March 1871 Mr.. Kelley again intro
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

Child's Iron Clad Shoes, Spring Heel, Size to s,
Sale price, $1.OO
Child's Tan Goat Shoes, Spring Heel. Size to s,
Sale price, $1.OO
Misses Fine School Shoes, Spring Heel, Size.
50 to 1Il,
Sale price, $1.25
Misses Tan Goat Shoes, Spring Heel, Size,
81 to H.
Sale price, $1.25
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11
REGARDING sAcALINE.
Some Unfavorable Opinions a. to the Merits
Of this New Forage Plant.

The following fl ON a recent issue OF
the Montana Stockmen and Farmer
may prove of interests to those in
this county who are experimenting
with "sacaline" the new forage plant:
Judging from the opinions of those
whose views are entitled to considera-
ton, the Montana farmer who is ex-
perimenting with sacaline, the new
forage plant, is wasting his time on
fraud. One advertisement OF this
plant reads this way:
"Once planted stands forever. Grows
in poorest soil. Luxuriates in wet lands.
More nutritious than clover or lucerne.
Gives three or four cuttings per year. Pro-
duces ninety to one hundred and eighty
tons OF green forage per acre. Grows four
teen feet high. Affords shade to cattle in
summer and protection against storms in
winter. Makes a good hedge and q
valuable fuel. Cattle cannot destroy it. I"
Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station, has this to say
Of it: 81 advise any one thinking oI
investing in sacaline to let the Other
fellow put in his money and if after
q few years the plant shows up vel
there will still be plenty of time tc
make a fortune from it. Meantim,
let the hard-earned dollars 60 into
clover seed. and plant Indian corr
just as in the past. The farmer who
will take half as much pains with corr
or clover as he would with sacalin'
will be surprised at the results of thss
two old friends"
Prof. Chas. E. Bessey, of the Univer
sity of Nebraska. thus describes SAGA
line: "This plant has been known tt
botanists for about twenty five year
under the name of Polygonum sacha
liDense. 1t was discovered abou
1869 in the moist localities on tn
leland of Saghalin, which lies jus
north of Japan. 1t 10 q member @
the knotweed or smartweed genus @
the buckwheat family; and is thus
relative of buckwheat, smartweed
sorrel, dock, etc. 1t is perennial
sending up each year from it's stron
J underground roots stout stems. whic
bear large, rather coarse leaves. A
grown upon the university ground
the past year it attained the heieh
of about three feet. and in the latte
part of the season came into blossom
Upon this small growth tfor the plan
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11
RED HOT WIRES.
Sharp Competition Among Cable Companies
to Make Record.

While the Oxford d-Cambridge boat
race was in progress in England last
week second race was under way
that was even more exciting. The
different cable companies entered
into a competition to see which could
bring the name OF the winner to the
associated press Office first. All the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-11

Mems Kip Shoes, Lace or Congress,
Sale price, $1.9O
Mems Heavy Tap Sole Shoes. Lace or Congress,
Sale price, $3.50
Cow Boy Kip Boots, High Medium Heel,
Sale price, $4.OO
Miners Boots, Oil Grain. Tap Sole. Hob Mailed,
Sale price, $3.50
The record-union., 1895-08-03
Malagasy Cookery.

Cooking being an art, every race has a
style OF its own. The Malagasy, like the
gentle Hindu, knows how TO prepare his
mess of rice. 1t is not boiled to mash as
IN England, or as our potatoes are somo-
times puIped, but, covered with a proper
sufficiency of water, is carefully treated
until the grains are swollen fit to burst
and yet remain full, in fact. soft and
rather mealy. The manioc root is an
easier dish to prepare. 1t is sometimes
served boiled, as yams and sweet pota-
toes, and again as q sort of cold porridge.
Native coffee they understand how to
make, and the aroma is excellent; but,
tea, alas! you have to look TO the brewing
Of that from start to finish if you desire
"a drinkable cup. Poultry and game are
eaten fresh, and the cooks have clever
and withal Clearly trick of dipping the
dead animals in boiling water, which en-
ables them to pluck them easily and
quickly. The preparation for trussing
comes later. There is no lack of variety
at a Malagasy table, but, all the same,
you miss the wheaton -four bread, sugar
and condiments when cloyed with rice,
fowls, manioc and eggs. The stapel fuel
is bunch grass, which, when dried burns
fercely, and settles into glowing embe
that gives off deal of heat. All the cook
ing is done on earthen hearths, and the
roasting. boiling and baking in big iron
pots. The grass being slightly aromatic,
the odor is as agreeable as that of hard
wood hre.-London Daily TELEGRAPH.
The record-union., 1895-08-03
OHIO POPULISTS.
The State Convention Falls Into q ID
pute at the very Opening Hour

The State Convention Falls Into a Dis
pute at the very Opening Hour.
COLUMBUS Ohio, Aug. 1.-The State
Populist Convention fell into a dispute
at the very beginning this morning.
Chairman Hugo Preyer OF Cleveland
attempted to continue the old Central
Committee of last year for another year.
This was fiercely opposed, and brought
the statement from Preyer that scheme
was on to get control Of the party and sell
1t out After long discussion the matter
was laid aside for discussion later on.
The convention then selected the usual
committees and took recess TO 2:3O p. NJ.
After recess the delegates appeared in
better humor, and the old committee was
retained, with few necessary changes.
AT midnight the Committee on Resolu-
ton agreed upon platform. 1t indorses
good roads. and has Neutrality-suspicious.
ing bonds plank, favors the adjustment
OF national banks, asks a law making all
contracts providing Tor payments in
gold illegal, favors per diem pensions.
demands the unlimited coinage of silver
at the legal ratio, regardless of the policy
OF any other nation, and the issuance at
once Of sufficient green backs to make the
volume OF currency equal to $50 per
capita.