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The San Francisco call., 1895-11-19

other public places, believing that his fall
is imminent. The missionaries are per-
fectly satisfied with the results of Minister
Terrills action. He is ceaseless in his
efforts to protect the interests of America
and Americans. That there may be no
question about this they desire the United
Press to say that any newspaper or other
statement to the contrary is maliciously
false
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-19

and to place the State in the unfortunate
position of having no power to protect its
citizens against conduct of, foreign COM
pany which would not be permitted in the
case of domestic corporation"
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-19
Minister Terrell Obtained an
Order for. Troops to Pro.
tect Americans.
PRESSURE ON THE PATRIARCH.
Efforts of the Porte to Get Him to
Send Circular Letter to
ArmenianS.

LONDON, Eng, Nov. 1s.-The repre-
sentative in Constantinople of the United
Press telegraphs, under yesterdays date,
that dispatches from Siyas, dated Novem-
The San Francisco call., 1895-11-19
.Friahtened bu Earthquakes.

ROME, ITALY, Nov. 1S.-The populace
of Messina were badly frightened to-day
by series Of earthquakes and fled from
their homes. No damage was done.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
A Bimetallic Baby.

"Jedediah, said Mrs. Jiggs, "what
do you think the baby has done?"
81 Dunno" replied Mr.. Jiggs.
Something smart, I'll bet you"
"No, it's dreadful. Do you remem-
Der the gold dollar you laid on the
parlor tablet"
eyes"
"The baby swallowed it."
"You don't say So"
"And that isn't the worst. It found
silver three-cent piece in my work
basket and swallowed that, too"
"Aha-didn't tell you that it was
something smart? That baby's got
brains. It heard me talking on the
currency question, and he's as good a
bimetallist as you want to see.
And Mr.. Jiggs smiled as only {
proud father can. Washington Star.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

bout dem railroad men. Is dey all
gwineter git dere wages doubled up?
Is dey railroads gwineter double up
fares? How bout dem hotel niggers
down my way; dem niggers wat totes
kilograms, dem barber niggers, is dey
all gotter git de same pay an gotter
pay out two dollars fer ever one dey
pays out now ?"
"Well, really" replied the profess
sor, "you must not prolong this inter
view as I am not at all well to-day,
and have too much of a roaring in my
ears to talk intelligently. You must
come at some other time"
ooh, das all rite, boss, kin come
agin, but you better lemme rub somer
dis hier Imminent hine yo' years.
Hill sho stop dat zoonin, an wen yo'
go to bed to mite dem wheels in yo'
head gwineter run easy an you won't
see nair COLE bug ner money shark. "
Professor Coin waived the old man
and his bottle off and the butler
showed him to the door and asked his
address as he said committee of Chi
cago working men wanted to call on
him and get some of his views, which
we're so plain and simple.
They had been led to believe in the
free silver craze, because they had
never studied the question for them
selves and had been misled by Coin
and others who ere financially inter.
ested in the b xass of silver mining.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
UNCLE RASTUS TALKS.
HE OPENS THE EYES OF TIE CHI
CAG0 WORKINGMEN.

Coin Has Wheels In His Head The
Old Man Says Senator Stewart
Pulls the String-Plain Facts for
Wage Farmers Who Toll.
(By Grapevine to the Atlanta Journal)
CHICAGO, May IS, 1S95.-The ap-
pearance of Uncle Rastus in the Windy
City with his homely way of putting
questions to Professor Com has been
the subject of much comment in the
hotel lobbies.
Workingmen, those who are de-
pendent Upon their daily toll for
bread, but who had been misled by
the plausible statements made in the
school of finance, have begun to think
for themselves since they read the re-
port of the interview between the old
negro and the teacher, report pub
llshed in nearly all of the papers, ex-
cept the 1nterOcean and few others.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Forced to admit that free coin
age, at q ratio Of 16 to !, by
the United States would result in
putting this country on silver basis,
the cheap money men say: "Well,
even If it does drive out gold, we can
pay our debts in silver, and be so
much ahead of our creditors. A
much SINGER way to get out OF pay
ing debts and one which would not
do half as much harm to the business
prosperity of the country, would be
to pass q law compelling creditors to
accept fifty cents on the dollar for
their claims. This would not affect
business and commerce after out
standing debts had been liquidated,
while the silver standard would un-
settle all trade and industry SO long
as 1t lasted.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

dress. De way 1 fgger dresses now,
an de way you puts hit down in dat
air book, | can git sixteen yards er
caliker fer sixty cents, huff to mex de
ole oman an my Ill gal dress. No
body ainter gwinter double up my
wages wen dat free silver comes, but
dat caliker's gwinter git doubled an
dem same dresses gwinter coss me a
dollar an twenty cents. Wat in de
name er Gawd, boy, does l want wild
yo' free silver eff hits gwinter do me
dat way? l kin wuck lii moren half
a day now and mex huff munney to
buy dresses an go fshin' an ketch q
mess er fish fer supper, but wen dat
free silver comes, bless Gawd, de ole
nigger'll be wuckin' moren day to
git it, an he won't git no time to fish,
halter wait twill fall an hunt 'possum
at mite fer ter git sup'n to grease de
skillet"
''But, Rastus, you must not forget
that dear old gentleman, Senator
Stewart; Just thiuk Of how much he
has suffered. He owns silver mine,
and at one time he was worth five or
SIX million dollars. Since the fall of
silver he has lost so much that dare
say today he is not worth more than a
million. Think OF how happy the old
man will be when silver is again made
free, and he and his loved ones ale
lifted from the depths of poverty in
which they have been plunged"
she loss lots er mummy is hep"
"Oh, there's no telling how much
ne has lost"
"Well, I speck l kin tell whar hits
gone"
"Yes, yes, it's painfully evident. 1t
has gone into the NAV of that blood
sucking vampire, Wall street, and the
Shylocks of Europe"
'Das wat you say, but we ain got
none er dem kinder fish in de creek
down my way. You say IN dat book
dat Iii pinch er dat COLE, lii duss in
de pan er de han soon be rich enuff
to buy mans soul er a statesman's
honor. We ain got souls fer sale
down my way, Jesus dun bought de
lass one in Mount Zion Church, an as
fer de statesman's honor, well, / speck
ole man Stewart dun Hinged away
somer dat money er his'n buyin' up
dem sorter fellers. Dey do say he's
des fingin' dollars rite an left 'mongst
dem newspaper fellers an de men wat
rites books. l wish he'd come down
dis away, bless eff I didn't gin him a
hatful er honor for somer dem dol
lars"
The people who were present were
talking in an undertone and giving
significant shakes of their heads and
one Of them was heard to say, "Can it
be possible?"
"You talkin' bout street kyar fare
bein' de same" continued the old man
without noticing the remark, "but
how bout dat free silver time. Is dem
fares gwineter double up? How bout
dem fellows wat puts on de lectif
curnt' and twiss up de brakes, how
how bout dem? Dey meks lii huff
now, Gawd knows, fer de wuck
dey do, but when dat free silver
comes dey gotter pay two dollars fer
dollar hat, TO- dollars fer two dollar
pair er shoes, an two dollars fer dol
lars wuth er meat an bread. How
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

If some of the people are poor it
is because they lack food, clothes,
shelter, furniture, books and other
forms Of wealth. Doubling the guam
tity of money used in exchanging
wealth won't make any more of the
things which people need. No poor
man would be better of if there was
somewhere in tho country twice as
many counters representing wealth, or
twice as much metal in the bank
vaults.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Populists complain that the wealth
produced in the West goes to the
East without any return. To the ex-
tent that this is true it is only because
the property in the West is owned by
residents of the East, and rents and
interest are sent there. Instead OF
tampering with the standard of value
the people of the West would do bet
ter to buy out the Eastern capitalists
and keep their interest and rents at
home.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Canada is a sparsely settled coun-
try, with colder climate and natural
resources inferior to those of the
United States. Yet during the past two
years of financial panic in this coun-
try and our hundreds Of bank failures,
only one Canadian bank suspended.
In our political institutions we are
far ahead of Canada, but we can learn
something from their banking and
currency systems.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
INTEREST AND FREE COINAGE.

The chief grievance of which the
Western farmer complains is high in
terest on the money which he is COM
PEELED to borrow. At least it is the
principal grievance which he thinks
can be remedied by Government, for
in many cases drouth, grasshoppers,
frost, food or thistles are the farmers
greatest enemies.
When the agitation for more money
is traced to its root among the far
mers, who honestly believe that their
condition would be improved by an
increase in the volume Of currency, 1t
will be found that a desire for lower
rates of interest is the origin of the
various cheap money theories.
There are SO many ways in which
the farmer can increase his crops
through the aid of more capital that
his wish for lower interest is perfectly
just and natural. Capital invested in
drains, fertilizers, machinery, nipple
ments, improved stock, etc., brings SO
much larger returns to the farmers
labors that borrowing money for these
purposes nearly always pay.
But the question of low interest is
one which is not settled by the guam
tity of money in the country at large.
The idea of cheap money faddists that
if the currency was doubled interest
would fall one-halt is delusion, pure
and simple. After the war interest
was far higher than it is now, though
there was then great imitation of the
currency. The Argentine Republic
had recently more than 5000 per capt.
ia, yet interest ranged from ten to
fifteen per cent. Here in America,
with the same financial system for all
the States, rates of interest vary from
four and five per cent. in some States
to ten and twelve per cent. in others.
The explanation is that high inter-
est nearly always means high risks.
In many cases. it is true, bad banking
facilities are responsible for high in
terest. Foolish tax laws, which dis
courage the investment of capital, also
tend to make interest higher. But as
a rule the competition Of the owners
of capital for employment of their
money tends to bring down interest.
Agreeing with the farmers that they
are justified in trying to get loans at
as low interest as possible, let us see
how the free coinage of silver would
aid them. The first result Of free
coinage, as generally admitted by all
silverites, would be oput the country
on silver basis. Gold would at once
leave the country, as securities pay
able in gold would be sold by foreign
holders. All over the country loans
would be called in, and instead Of
money seeking investment on mort
gage, nobody would lend except at
interest high enough to cover the risk
of being paid in cheap silver. Bust
ness of all kinds would be unsettled.
Foreign commerce would fall of; an d
the farmers would soon find that in
trying to make interest low by debas-
ing the currency, they had struck q
blow at their own prosperity.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

They had been told by Coin that all
values would increase, would double,
but they had overlooked the fact that
he had made no assertion about wages
doubling.
Many of them wanted to see the col
ored philosopher, the fnancier in
homespun clothes and black skin, but
Uncle Rastus, being a negro who knew
his place, had sought some humble
lodgings and could not be found.
He turned up again this morning,
however, and paid second call at the
residence of Professor Coin.
SLOW do you do dis mawnin',
sonny?" said the old man, as he
walked in and seated himself upon
cane-bottom chair pulled in from the
hall.
ooh, don't feel go WE'LL" replied
Coin; "there is heaviness about my
head, sort of buzzing in my ears. I"
"Hit's dem wheels in yo' head, I
speck, said Rastus, with a sympa-
thetic look upon his face.
"What do you mean, sir? Wheels
in my head!'
'Toobe sure, honey, amt you got
yo' picter rit in dat book wild wheels
in yu' head? I speck Marse Senniter
Stewart got holt er de string lass
mite an sent dem wheels agwine to git
anur book, an deys still zoonin'.
Fun de way dat book er you'rn reads,
buddy, speck you'se got oner desc
yere brains dat you kin set off lax you
does watch, oner desc yere Water
berry fellers, an go off an leave hit
runnin'."
The old man stopped to chuckle for
a minute and then, as he looked upon
the little fellow before him, he said !:
els you ever seed desc yere Hital-
yuns agwine roun' wild monkey run
min up string?"
"Yes, I've seen them," replied the
professor, "they are wonderful little
toys"
"Dey is dat fer fax, an dey puts
me III lille er you.
Chow is that, Uncle Rastus?"
"Well, sab, dey's got sup'n behine
'em dat makes 'em cline. Ever time
de Hitalyun pulls de string de monkey
runs fer de top notch on de stick.
You looks mitey pious sittin' here
wild dat Jim swinger coat on, but
nummine, jess wait till Marse Semi
ter Stewart an Marse Jones pull de
silver strings on you an off you goes,
peart ez niger boy climin' greasy
pole"
Rastus said as he rose from the chair
and prepared to talk, "In dat book er
yourn you say hit tuck three ounces
er silver to git key er nails in 1878,
but two ounces IL git key now; is
dat SOP"
"That's what said, and the figures
are there to prove it..
"Well das all rite, but you say wen
dat free silver Krismus comes every
thing gwinter double up in value
Is dat SOP"
Most aSsuredly.
"Well, sonny, listen at me. got Q
stable to build fer dat ole mule ell
mine. I'm wuckin' niger I is.
gifts dollar day. Now sposen I goes
ter git dem nails? l wants key. Hill
cost me now cordin' to yo fggerin
two ounces er silver with $1.20. Wher
dot fraa silver Krismus comes every.
thing gwinter to jump up. Dem nails
will coss me 81. 40. But how 'bou
my wages9 Is dey gwinter jump
Who's gwinter double dat kyarpen
ter's wages wen dat free silver comes
wen he'll halter pay double fer hi
hammer, his saw, his nails, an hi
lumber; who's gwinter to do dat,
say? My ole oman wants new calike
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

The farmer thinks that it is our bad
financial system which makes interest
high on farm mortgages. Yet the
same system prevails all over the
United States, and interest on mort
cages ranges from five to fifteen per
cent. in various States. High interest
really means high risk or bad banking
facilities
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Money is a tool of trade. The peo-
pie who have good tools can always
beat those who have poor ones. The
best money is none too good for the
most intelligent, Industrious and pro-
gressivs people Of the world--the
Americans,
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
The Value Counted.

"Say, Bill, I got five white marbles,
three red ones and an alley. How
many you got"
"Ain't got no alley or reds, but l
got ten whites. Countin' whites the
same as reds, got more'n you. Will
you swap?"
'Nah. Reds is worth two cents and
whites is only cent. CALM whites
reds won't make 'em worth as much.
See?"
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Silver advocates say that we must
have free coinage in order to compete
with the silver-paid laborers of India
and South America. Is that good
reason why the gold-paid American
workingmen should vote for cheap
money?
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

Gree coinage would not benefit the
silver owner, as he would have to pay
higher wages" How truly unselish
are all the silver barons who are Civ
ing their money to the cheap money
propaganda funds
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
SMALL CHANGE,

A great many people who are clam
oring for free coinage say they don't
quite see what good it would do, but
anyhow it would bring big change.
Yes, and it would leave them without
even small change.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

'India can undersell our wheat
growers because her people are paid
in silver" Is the condition OF the
Hindoo coolies that which the silver
ties want our farmers brought to, by
flooding the country with cheap
money?
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31

mo greater act of patriotism be performed for the South by its
keeping discussion the
nonpasan domain where shall themselves
Republicans Norherners Souherner
do they make something merely put
ting stamp iL"-Chcago Times. Herald
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
RECKLESS SPANIARDS
TOO FREE WITH THEIR GUNS ON
THE WATERS ABOUT CUBA.
British Ship isthcIred, bound for ia
maicn, Reported to Have Been
Fired ON by a Gunboat.
PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR
TEN THOUSAND REBELS SAID TO BE
GATHERED AT SANTIAGO.
q
ard
True Condition of Affairs in. the In
terror Withheld from the People of
Hnvana-Plans of Insurgents.
PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR
TEN THOUSAND REBELS SAID TO BE
GATHERED AT SANTIAGO.

WASHINGTON, April Sit is stated by
officials that the reported firing by a Span
ish gunboat on the British ship Ethelred,
bound from Boston to Jamaica, if com
frmed, will give the United States and
Great Britain a common cause in demand
ing explanations and indemnity from Spain.
Official confirmation of the indignity on the
Ethelred has not yet been received here,
either at the State Department or British
embassy. 1t is said that the usual course
would be for the commander of the steamer
TO report the facts to the London Foreign
Office. As he was bound for Jamaica he
may first report to the Governor-general
of that British colony. who in turn would
present the case to the Foreign Office.
Great Britain is quick to take cognizance
of any Interference with her merchant
marine, and it is not doubted that if the
facts are as reported, the Foreign Office
Will speedily ask of Spain. first, an explana-
ton and second. compensation The cir
cumstances appear to be almost Identical
with the firing on the Allianca. 1t is not
yet clear, however whether the Ethelred
was on the high seas or was within six
miles or Cape Maysi, which Ii the jurisdic-
tional limit claimed by Spain. II within
the limit ,lle case may present an interest
Ing comparison of the British and Amer
lean policies on marine Jurisdiction. In Mr..
Greshams demand on Spain he took the adj
vanced position that American vessels on
their regular routes could not be molested,
even when within the jurisdiction of Span
ish waters. If Great Britain takes a SIM
liar position as to her marchant vessels on
their regular routes to Jamaica, it will go
far toward the termination of Spains
claims or the right Of search and seizure
within Cuban waters.
The Spanish legation does not credit the
report that the Spanish admiralty officials
have congratulated Lieutenant Ybarra on
his course In firing on the American
steamer Alliance The report is credited to
revolutionary sources. 1t is said that in
view of the Spanish disavowal to the United
States OF the act of the Spanish commander
the sending of congratulations to him
would place Spain in attitude of con-
tradiction ODD deception. The Spanish Of
fcials here have no Information as to the
reported firing OF a Spanish cruiser on a
British steamer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
An UNsAvoRY CASE.
Marquis of Queensberry and Oscar
Wilde In Court.

LONDON. April 3.-Every available inch
of the Old Bailey was occupied this morn
ing when the Marquis of Queensberry came
into court and the libel suit brought against
him by Oscar Wilde was opened before
Justice Collins. Oscar Wilde charges the
Marquis of Queensberry with libel by leav-
ing, on Feb. IS last, an uncovered card at
the Albernarle Club on which We're written
foul epithets. AS result Mr.. Wilde,
March 2 caused the arrest of the Marquis
of Oueensberry. and the latter, at the Marl-
borough-street Police Court, was placed ur-
der 81 500 bail The aisles of the old court
room were crowded with lawyers. Adrnis-
sion was obtained by ticket only, and the
sheriff in charge showed the reporter a
pile of applications a foot high, many of
them being well-known people.
Rumors were current in London yesterday
that oscar Wilde had suddenly left the
city in order to avoid being present in
court to-day and reports were also current
that a startling development would arise
to-day But both these rumors were
set at rest by the arrival in
court of the principals to the suit.
The Marquis of Queensberry. who wore
shabby overcoat, was placed in the dock
and answered to the Indictment by pleading,
first. not guilty, and secondly, that the libel
was true and that it was published for the
public good. The Marquis seemed quite I'M
concerned, and, replying to the questions
put to him, he spoke quietly and clearly.
Sir Edward H. Clarke, formerly Solicitor
general, in opening the case, said that the
card left at the Albemarle Club for Mr.
Wilde was one of the visiting cards of the
Marquis of Queensberry. and it was upon
this that the libel was written. Continuing
counsel said that the gravest issues had
been raised. as the defendant. in his plead
ings, alleged that plaintiff had for some
time solicited persons named to commit in
decent offenses Certain letters addressed
by the plaintiff to Lord Alfred Douglas. Sec
ond son of the Marquis of ueensberry,
were brought to plaintiff by man who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
AGAINST THE ELEVATOR MEN.
Decision in Favor of the Illinois
Warehouse Commissioners.

CHICAGO. April S.-Attorney- general
Moloney rendered decision in the Board
of Trade elevator dispute to-day adverse to
the elevator men. he holding that the
board of Railroad and Warehouse Commits
soners has the power to adjust disputes
and revoke elevator licenses. The fight be-
tween the Board of Trade brokers and
commission men and the ''eleN ator combine
has been waged fiercely for months. The
former claim that the elevator people have
no right to trade in the grain stored in
their own elevators and the warehouse
commission had rendered decision sus-
elevator men asked for hearing and when
they appeared before the commissioners
entered plea of lack of Jurisdiction on
the part of that body. An appeal to the
Attorney general was taken and his opinion
! was rendered to-day against the elevator
people The hearing before the commission
ers win accordingly proceed and a holly
contested fight will result.