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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
CARLI,LE's VIEW OF FREE SILVER.
Nocks at the ssOOubls Standard as Al
surd and Impossible.

Mocks at the .Doubls Standard as Alb
surd and Impossible.
When Carlisle rose to speak he faced
nearly 10000 persons-substantial bust
ness men, for the most part. He was
loudly cheercd as he stepped forward, and
rs soon rs silence was secured began his
address with the statement that the free
silver at l6to-1 proposition was an at.
tempt to revolutionixe our money system.
destroy our national credit, violate all
contract obligations, unsettle all values,
reduce laborers' wages-a proposition in
fact that challenges the intelligence, pa
triotism, and commercial honor of every
man in the country
OF course the silver men did not really
desire to see these things come to pass
and for this reason he appealed TO them
to review their position and correct a pos
siblc mistake on a subject SO important
to everybody in this country. He showed
next how small a percentage of coin was
used in the business of any civilized
country and how improvements in meth
DDS of exchange, clearing houses, bank
paper and other facilities for business
had really increased many fold the actual
duty of every dollar in coin in the civil
lizcd world. He said that with gold
standard in this country we only had
<6c0. 900, 900 in gold coin.
The actual stock of gold bullion and coin
amounts to only one third Of our cur
rency. He said: "Our gold, full legal
tender silver, old United States notes,
bank notes and subsidiary silver coin ag-
Rregate 81, sOi, 7U7 163. exclusive of the mi
nor coins, and every dollar of this vast
| is l-ovN y..l IN 60 ND>4
standard established by law. This is the
financial condition which the advocates
of free coinage at 16to1 now propose to
revolutionize by a change IN the stand.
ard of value, so the whole mass of circula-
ton for the use of the people would be re-
duced to about one-half the purchasing
power il has now
Coming to the double standard" ad-
vocated by so many-both free silver men
and so-called gold men-the secretary
said he could not understand it. These
people who wanted to abolish the single
gold standard We had been doing bust.
ness on ever since 1853 and establish what
they called bi-metallism were evidently
too deep" for the secretary and he ad-
mitted it. liz could not conceive, he said,
how it is possible to have two different
legal measures of the same thing at the
same time. How could we have two
pound weights. one containing is ounces
and the other ounces?
The secretary evidently had not heard
of the option" which it Is claimed was
intended to be given to de that to pay
his debts in ''cheap" money If he could
obtain it, for he did not mention that i'm.
portant point in the course Of his remarks,
except to say that the result of the pro-
posed free coinage would better all who
are indebted to us would have the priv.
lege Of paying in silver, while all to
| whom we become indebted are to have
the privilege Of requiring US to pay in
| gold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
Marsrs Death Omcially Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Official con.
firmation has been received here of tho
death of General Marti, the Cuban lead
er, in q battle with the government
troops. Martfs death is regarded as the
most important event since General Cam.
pos tegan his campaign. The other Gu.
ban leaders-Gomez, Maceo and Borreru
were known only by name in this coun
try, but Marti is personally known
throughout the United States, as ne had
long served as president Of the Cuban
party in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24

ued 1t disappeared. A man who had 1000
silver dollars that were worth, bullion
value, say $50 gold dollars. would sell
the bullion for gold dollars before he went
to market or paid his debts.
Then he took up the strong point OF the
silver men-that there has been . fall in
the price of products since 1873 coincident
with the fall in the psice Of silver. which
fall is chargeable to an increase In tbs
value of gold. On this he eaid: The
assertion that the fall in prices since 1873
due to the appreciation of gold alone !s
based upon the assumption that the re-
lations between supply and dem md have
not changed; that there has been no dim.
mutton of the cost Of production and
distribution; that the facilities for effect
ing financial exchanges have not been
improved; in short. that the world has
made no progress in the conduct Of its in
dustrial and commercial operations for
more than twenty years The assump.
ton is SO inconsistent with well-known
economical and historical facts that IL
seems scarcely worth while to give 1t Sc
rious consideration"
During the debate on the tariff in 1891.
2 ), in the senate a senate committee was
at work on q matter that covered this
subject perfectly although it was not In
tended to do SO. The committee. strange
to say. reported unanimously rs to the
facts, but drew different conclusions
therefrom as to the tariff. The investiea.
ton covered a period Of ffty-two years
and embraced all the occupations in
which our people were engaged and the
fact unanimously found was that the
wages of labor were higher in 1891 than
in - or 20 Wages were nearly "a per
cent higher than in 1860. which was
thirteen years before the silver legislation
and moro than 8 per cent higher than
1873 when that legislation was adopted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
.ANTI-SILVER SOUTH
Big Meeting of "Sound Money"
Men at Memphis.
CARLISLE THE ORATOR OF TIE DAY.

synopsis Of the Arguments He Briggs For.
ward Against the Free Coinage of the
White Metal at the Old l:atio-Rcpre-
sentative Catchings Pres;des and Makes
. Brief Address of the same Tenor
Large Audience and Much Enthusiasm.
MEMPHIS, May 2i-The sound money"
convention was a success, considered IN
both its aspects-numbers or enthusiasm.
There were 8. 600 people in the hall when
1t was called to order, and 1t was full be.
fore the organization had been effected.
Representative Catchings was permanent
chairman and all the speeches werc anti.
silver mono-metallism.- and generally
characterized the silver movement as o
''craze" that like a prairie fire would
soon burn itself out. The leaders were
men who had taken up in succession all
the political and economic heresies that
had been before the people in the past de.
cade. When speaker eulogized Cleve-
land and Carlisle. The convention broke
out in hearty and protracted applause.
Remarks Of the Chairman.
The above remarks were mlde in pro-
posing Representative Catchings rs the
presiding officer. a proposition that was
unanimously approved, and CatchinSs
In returning thanks for the honor said:
Believing that the free and independent
coinage of silver at the 16 toll ratio would
be disastrous to all private ana public in.
interests we have laid aside our private
affairs for the time to counsel together
how best to prevent it. We have been
charged with entertaining views which
we scorn and disdain. 1t is said for in
stance, that we are monometallists. Let
us here and now place the lie upon that
charge. Applause 1t has been said
again that We seek to SO contract the cur
rency that prices will fall. Let us stamp
that also as lie Let US pass a series of
resolutions that will be our declaration of
faith, and then challenge any man to put
other words on Our lips.
Claims All the ..Great People,"
Gentlemen of the convention, we
should take heart ut the fact that our
views are sanctioned by all the great peo-
pie Of this country outside Of political
life. Suppose we adopted the free COIN
age of silver ut n ratio of I6 to l. 1t will
bring about silver recommendation pure
and simple. When the simple issue is
put before the people l do not believe
that they will be willing to put this
country on n silver basis" q. c. Mat
thews, associate editor of The CONNER
cial-Apeal, was made secretary, n COM
mittee on resolutions was appointed and
then Chairman Catchings introduced
Hon. John G.. Carlisle, secretary of the
United States treasury, in a few we'll
chosen words.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
SCHEME THAT HAS BEEN TRIED.

Free Coinage = System That All Nations
Have ExPerimcnted with.
Proceeding to tell what other nations
had done Carlisle said free coinage was q
system that nearly every civilized nation
had experimental with. and every one had
Jailed to make it work. The results in
this country were only repetitions of those
in other countries. One effect Of the ''os-
cillation" of silver and gold under free
coinage was TO drive out half the '.re-
demption" money each oscillation-ti,at
Is, when gold was undervalued it left the
country and when silver was underval-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24

CLEVELAND. May 2A-The Charles A.
Wood company, extensive dealers in
builders supplies. have made an assign
ment to p. G. kassulker. Assets &llO.-
700; liabilities, $50 zoo. A move on tho
part Of heavy creditors to push their
claims caused the assignment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
DIR. MILLER

Cures permanently the cases he undertakes. and
tends the iIcurable home without taking q fee
from them. This Is why he continues his visits
year after year, while other specialists have inside
q few viete ard cease to return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
hen Little Ones

refuse to eat and begin to look
thin and pale, the wise mother
resorts ct once to SCOTS EInul-
sion of Cod-liver Oil and Hypo-
phosphites. She knows they
will take it willingly, for there
is no bad taste of the oil about
it, and it will not make them
sick. Soon their appearance
tells the cheering story of re-
turning health. They grow
bright, active, plump and hun
CRY; they eat anything now.
With babes in arms it is Just
the same. Nourishment! That's
the secret of SCOTS Emulsion.
Don't Be persuaded TO Ooeept su,sti.ute!
Scott & Bovine, NY. All Druggists. SOC. and 81,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
Ex-SEcRETARY M'cULlOcH DEAD.
Passes Away ut the Ripe Ago of Owe,
Eighty Years.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Hon. Hugh Nc.
Cuiloch, formerly secretary of the treas
ury, died shortly before 8 o'clock this
morning. With him when the end came
were his two sons, a married daughter,
and grandson. Death was calm and
peaceful, the patient being for some time
previous in comatose condition. Mr..
McCulloch was over 80 years Of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
Gresham and aiss Doing N,e.,v.

WASHINGTON. May "a Secretary Gresh. |
am and Representative Hit both are re.
ported by their physicians to be doing
nicely. The condition of Miss Mary A
Dodge (Gail Hamilton) is the same,
though death is expected hourly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-24
SPEcUl ATl0N,

We oGsr special facilities 10 oper.fors large
% SMALL. for trading on margins in stoeks.
grains or provisions. Market letter issusd reg
uiariy. giving latest confdenfial advicss. Or
ders recsived on per cent margins. Our
book. Speculation. or How &C Trade" mailed
ON receipt Of two-csnt ssamp. VAN wINKLE
co. seh door Gag Building. Ia sale street.
|ChiconA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02
SHOT DEAD BY HIS SOLDIERS.
GONZALES EXECUTED FOR sURREN-
DERING TO THE CUBANs.

The InsurGent Force Led by MaceO
Reported Defeated with Thirty
Men Killed and Many Wounded
The Punishment of the Lieutenant
Who Commanded the WarShip
That Fired on the AIIianca-Con-
sui General williams Arrives
Home.
From the STAFF Correspondent OF the
United Press.
Havana. May Lit. Valentine Gallego
Gonzales Of the government army was
shot to death to-day in accordance with
the finding Of a court martial, because Of
his having capitulated to the insurgents
at Ramon dc la Yaguas in the Guanta-
namo district. 1t Gonzales was In com
mand Of the fort al Ramon de Las Yaguas
and surrendered It to the enemy after
charge by the latter.
Washington, May Tbs Spanish
referring 70 the statement that Lieut..
ftdtfas VINO commanded the Condo de
Nenedito, which fired upon the Tinted
states merchantmen Alliance some weeks
ago. mad been sent to Havana and placed
on duty in the office OF the marine com
mandant, and that this designation was
INTENDED TO be promotion, said: PRO
motions IN our navy 20 by strict seniority
- IStdii an OIlef from sea to land duty
means TO lose an important part of his
pay. | may say in passing, that, so far as
TINS telegram is concerned, he has received
rom Madrid a rebuke and not a promo
non. The VeneditO. continued the minis
ter rs not gunboat as she has been us
ually characterized. She is a second class
cruiser, a sister ship of the Infanta Isabel
Enich was here at the naval review two
years ago. Owing to the temporary abb
sence Of her command, Capt. Van Defra-
gaia, Lieut.. Harra was in command"
Key West, Fla. May 1.-The Spanish
cruiser Infenta Isabel, which figured in
the Columbian celebration in New York
arrived here this morning and put out to
sea again at D. m. 1t was said she was
LOOKING after the sailing of a filibustering
expedition expected to leave from this
vicinity tonight.
Key West, Fla. May 1T is reported
here that a battle was fought yesterday
between insurgents under Gomez and
the Spaniards under Salcedo. The fight
occurred near Guantanamo. Gomez had
1000 men and SalcedO 1000, but the lat
ter was defeated with heavy loss
1t Is reported here that five Spanish Of
hcers who We're with It. Galleso when he
was surprised by the insurgents, were
shot at Cabanas this morning
Havana, May 1.-When the steamer
Numuri arrived from New York to-day she
was boarded by officials from the American
consulate, who presented themselves to
and Harmon TraVers. The young men
are said to be Alexander Harmon and Jor>
dan Thomas, of Alexandria, Va, who
came here to do some fighting in the field
They vii be sent home by the steamer
Seneca, which will sail tomorrow.
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Telephone az.

menced to make inquiries, and claims to
have learned that Florence had at least
one living wife, and perhaps two, in New
York state. After a little further cores
pondence with the officials at her son-in-
laws old home, she became satisfied of his
guilt. and went before Judge Fits and
swore out the warrant for his arrest.
Col. c. D. Shepherd Of Orlando, inventor
of the Shepherd patent horse shoe. seems
TO be on the eve OF realization of his
fond hopes for the success of his inven-
ton. The shoe has been tested by the
government, and proven so far superior to
the old style of shoe that the colonel Sc,
cured a government order for 10000 sets Of
shoes He also secured from large con-
Germ in the north another order for 5000
sets: These orders he has not been able
to fill, for the reason that costly machinery
seemed to be required to turn out the
shoes. Now he has received a proposition
from gentleman who has invented a
process for converting Birmingham pig
iron into steel to manufacture the shoes
of cast steel at a figure far below anything
that could be reached by the use Of ma
chinery.
The commissioner of the general land
office at Gainesville has rendered a de-
cision in the case of Charles W. Parkman
VS.. Julius Caesar in favor of the defen-
dant. The case has attracted widespread
attention throughout the state, as it in
VolVed in this particular case about TWEEN
ty acres of land in the heart of Tampa,
upon what is known as the Fort Brooks
reservation. Besides this particular case
there are four other cases which are al
most Identical, so much so that a decision
on the Julius Caesar case is practically a
test. Unless the plaintiff takes the cas-
before the Secretary of the Interior. this
gives to the honlesteaders l4S acres of land
valued at nearly 5000 an acre. They are
parties who have been heretofore in mod
crate circumstances. These cases have
been pending for years. The real plaintiff
IN the case was the city OF Tampa, which
CITY wanted the tract for city park
The Morning News correspondent at
Ssatioler writes as follows: The prospects
Tor excellent crops throughout this sec
tlon or the state were never better fine
rains have fallen during the past week and
crops OF all kinds are looking fine, pota.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02
The Second Life.
PURGAT0RY AND PARADISE COM
PARED BY A MAN WHO
HAS SEEN BOTH.
A Miracle Worked I'm the Rural Recesses
OF BOrOdinO Creates "A Sensation.

A Miracle Worked An the Rural Recessss
Of BOrOdinO Creates a Sensation.
(From the EUenin0 Nsses Syracuse, " "
Albert Applebee was a very sick man.
He had been ailing for months and had been
compelled to remain home, unable to attend
to his business. His friends stood or sat
about the few small stores in the village of
Borodino and discussed his sad condition.
Applebee was carpenter and a good one
too, but since his strange mslady overlook
him he had not shown any disposition to do
any work. Life had lost its charms for
him, he became a misanthrope and lost in
everything. His friends advised him and
the local doctors tried their skill on him
but it was of no avail. Although they no
doubt diagnosed his case correctly. He
grew worse despite their efforts
But he recovered and 1t has made such a
stir in the small town that Ne,ns reporter
was sent out to Borodino to investigate. He
drove over and found Mr.. Applebee hard at
work on the roof of house he was build
ing.
well, it was Just this way, began the
carpenter, who is a good-iooking man of
about fifty summers. " In the fall of 1890
had siege of grip. It was pretty rough
time forlile as was, very sick and never
expected to go out again except feet first in
CONN. But | recovered after a long sick
ness but was left with an ailment which was
quite as dangerous and infinitely more pain
full. | had scrofula in my head for Two
years and half or over and there was a
sicSening discharge from my right ear. l
took about every medicine known TO the
medical fraternity but could get no benefit.
was also troubled with a severe pain in
the stomach and indigestion which made
me feel that life was not worth living. Last
fall began taking a medicine known as
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
which were recommended by friend whose
wife had read of them in some of the country
papers. But gave it trial and was sur
prised to find that it benefited me. tried
more and persevered and at last thank God,
was cured. NY ear has discontinued dis
charging and for the past three months
have been perfectly we'll make these
statements merely because I think the
world should be acquainted with this re-
markahle remedy'f Il 81
Several of Mr.. Applebee's neighbors were
seen by the reporter and they IN turn ex-
pressed their confidence in DIR. Williams
Pink Pills after seeing the wonderful change
they had wrought on him. One said the
cure was simply wonderful as the man was
q total wreck.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves 9 They are for sale by all druggists,
or may be had by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. W
TOR SOC. per box, or six boxes for $3.50,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02

suit was brought against the defendants
as former guardians to recover an in
debtedness to Miss Julia Gum and to
Mrs. n. A. Gum in her suit against L.
NJ. Gum to the payment of the debt
Judge Nottingham found that L. NJ.
Gum had mingled the funds of his wife
and his ward with his own and invested
them In the real estate which his wife
recovered from him. That the property
so recovered by his wife-being some
eight or ten pieces of valuable real es-
tate in and around Macon--was subject
to the $500 claimed. The home Of Mrs
Gum is not involved, as all claim upon
II was abandoned by plaintiff, although
the other property. had been bought with
the mingled funds. The evidence also
showed the property in Mrs. Gums pos
session to be worth anywhere from so,
600 TO 500 600
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02

and distribution Of press reports.
Lynchburg. Va, May I.-Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee. who has been appointed as collector
OF internal revenue of the Western dis
trict TO MI the vacancy caused BY the
death Of Capt. Shepperd. arrived In the
city to-day and was duly installed in
ONCE. No change is anticipated IN the
employees Of the Office
New York. May On the steamer Wig
ilancia. which arrived this morning from
Havana was Ramon o. Williams consul
general Of the United States at Havana.
When questioned at quarantine this MORN
ing Mr. Williams declined 20 say any
thing about Cuban affairs. He viii stay
two days at his home Brooklyn, and then
go to Washington
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02

Browns Iron Bitters will cure Rad
Blood. Kidney and Liver Troubles.
Wonderful for Dyspepsia, Constipa-
ton, Female Weakness and Malaria.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02

toes, beans, cucumbers and squash are
now moving freely and bringing goo1
prices. The water melon crop promises
to be of excellent quality and by the first
of June they will be ready to market and
while the melon crop is very large they
will be pretty well out of the way before
the Georgia crop comes in. A new depar-
ture in orange culture is being tried here,
and the. results are looked for anxiously;
Some growers have sent to California ana
secured grating wood and are now haV-
ing their trees grated down in the roots.
If IL proves successful ii will be a great adj
vantage over budding as the tree grated
in the roots would stand "a great deal more
cold than the ordinary budded tree, and
those CRAFTS will be a year ahead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02
AS A
GENERAL
FAMILY MEDICINE.

Browns Iron Bitters is safe
and reliable for old and young.
It's wonderfully Strengthening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A savannah Pastor Highly Success
full at "a Revival at ThOmasviIIe.
Mrs. Lowe of Americus Dies From
the Effects of n Dose of Corrosive
subIimate-RepOrt of the Master
I'm Chancery in the Gum Case at
Macon.