Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-05-10

ment outlay, to say nothing Of the s2j.
COG. 900 or SO. 100000 additional necessity
by the increased pension outlay The
number Of approved cases on file in the
pension Office make il almost cesain that
additional money TO the extent indicated
will be absolutely necessary
r.
The Nicaragua Incident tended TO very
largely divert public attention, in this city,
from political ana financial aiI 4irs; but
with the settlement Of this little tiasco bee.
tween the British lion and the Nicaragua
mouse attention is again concentrated up
on the silver issue and is probable effect
upon existing party organizations.
The tour in Michigan IN favor of the
single gold standard, which was conducted
by Hon. Chauncey VI Dcpcw and Mr.
Eckles, comptroller Of the currency, is not
entirely satisfactory 10 certain class of
practical administration democrats, who
think that neither of these distinguished
men are exactly qualified 20 make con
verts among the Wolverines or create any
appreciahle iurOad into the silver ranks of
this state. which, IL Is alleged, are very
strongly intrenched, especially among the
agricultural classes
These gentlemen believe Il would have
been better politics % have sent ont mis-
,iOnarieS into the benighlcd silver districts
who could not be accused like Comptrol
Ter Eckles Of representing the national
banks. or Dcpew, the representative Of
railroad corporation against the nOmina
ton OF which Michigan ycomanry have al
ways revOlted. whose utlerunce, are not
alone in the interests of the railroads, but
Of foreign creditors The Rothschlds and
other European capitalists. On the whole,
however the silver men here are greatly
pleased that the campaign against them is
being conducted by these gentlemen.
Our doors are still open 10 the lame,
halt, blind and idiotc of the old world.
/ The number Of immigrants arriving in the
/ United States for the past nine months Is
| l4O $50 of whom ~ jG4 came from Ire
! land, - 100 from Germany. - 100 from
. Russia, rs, l2j from lilly, and IT,, ll6 from
! Finland. In tins period | ,42S immigrants
were debarrcd from landing, and % were
returned to the country whence they came
within one year after landing. OF those
who landed. 10, 1902 could neither read or
write. OF those debarred from landing
l,07l were paupers, or likely to become so,
-, / were shown 10 have been cOnvicts,
and 353 were contract laborers. The
amount Of money brought by those who
were allowed to land was s. 800 $40 OF
| those who brought money Germany heads
| the list. and the Irish immigrants come
next English next, Italians come the
| fourth. and Sweedes Russians and Hun.
garians following In the order named.
The statement has been widely publish.
! ed that the German Americans In Ohio
and elsewhere in the United States are
practically united in favor of the single
| gold standard and opposed TO bimetalism
! In view Of this statement, the executive
committee of the blmetalic league desires
| 10 have il made known that while hitherto
| there may have been some foundation for
( this assertion. there has been a very marked
change of sentiment, not only among the
German Americans but N0rweglans and
I Swedcs The committee has already be-
gun the publication and circulation of
white metal literature In German, Norwe
gian, and swedish and other foreign Ian
guages. which will be freely distributed
among the masses IN the west and north
west SELLOB.