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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

any man to try to beat him. I'll
are members of his old regiment
their descendants. in all parts If n
State, and these will, to man, rail-
his support. and work, as well AS N
for him. Aside from this verv imns|
tant element of strength, hardly al
man in the state enjoys larger ponj
larity. or has more friends. DoubtIs|
clever gentlemen will compete MI
him for the Democratic nominated
and we would say nothing in dism|
agement of any of them, but, Nm
the present indications, it is not dia
cult to foresee that Col. Holder WI
be the next Auditor of the State
The Clarion Ledger cordially N
dorses the above. Col. Holder is emil
nently qualified for the responsiJl
office of Auditor. No better mai
could be found for the place.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

THIS will be the year for general
election in this state, from constable
to governor, and it behooves the
people to give full and earnest atten-
ton to the Importance of the duties
devolving upon them as actors in the
matter. If bad, incompetent men are
elected, the consequence will be bad
laws, both in county and state. 1t is
useless for men who see how wrong
things go to stay at home and growl
and say they can't help it, that is just
the reason the designing cheeky fellow
gets there. If our best and ablest
men would come out and work for re-
form and make their influence felt,
things would be different. None but
the very best, ablest, and purest men
should fill any station. Men who do
not believe it is right to make money
out of official station by sharp prac-
tees, and that will not give their
friends the 'sinside inwardness" of fat
jobs. The very best men in our
county, and the ones most interested
in taxation and all that effects our
people, are conspicuously absent from
political, agricultural, or business
meetings. They are too busy pulling
for self interest to take time to recti-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

organization of man, because it is
called government, to give value to
anything that has not pre-existing
value by the universal consensus and
habit Of man. Government may be a
great convenience and perform func-
tions for the people, but it cannot be a
creator of value"
This is true only in part. Demand
creates value. If the government
can create demand, it certainly
can create value. All know, as a mat
ter of fact, that ON mum berless occas-
sions, government measures have SO
interferred with demand as to create
or annihilate values to certain ex-
tent.
The cause of bimetalism is making
rapid strides in Europe, and even in
strong monometallic England. In 1889
that country had the matter considered
by a'monometallist royal commission,
and these finalcial wiseacres reported
as follows: .'We think that in any
conditions fairly to be contemplated in
the future, so far as we can forecast
them from the experience OF the past,
a stable ratio might be maintained if
the nations have alluded to were to
accept and strictly adhere to bimetal-
ism at the suggested ratio. think
that if in all these countries. gold and
silver could be freely coined, and thus
become exchangeable against commo-
dities at the fixed ratio, the market
value of silver measured by gold would |
conform to that ratio, as and not vary
to any material extent"
This fair statement CT sis1c ta!Iic /!
doctrine contains the solution of the |
silver question, and let it be remein-
bered that the silver question is cos
not merely American. One
of the Rothchilds in 1869, in testifying
before French monetary commission,
said: 1.-The two metals concur together
In forming the monetary circulation of
the world, and it is the general mass
Of the two metals combined which
serves to measure the value of things"
Alfred de Rothschild, at the Interna-
tiOnai Monetary Conference, after adj
hitting that the further depression of
silver would produce ''frightful conse-
Iuences," took the wind from some of
our American cynics by suggesting an
scheme for advancing the
price of silver. Yet there are many
Americans today who believe that
European nations took part in the con-
erence solely through courtesy to the
United States, and that the financial
called together, as its Bel
Ran president said, to consider one i
me of the gravest problems of modern
ociety," was merely a plausible
cheme to enrich few western silver
nine owners.
That silver and gold can be kept at
fixed ratio 10 a fact not founded on .
mere superstition, but on actual past {
experience. / remember reading some
ime ago in the leading daily paper of
Jew York City, that there was a hui !
norous suggestion about the PROPOSE G
ion that nations should use two yard .
ticks of different lengths to measure E
heir values. This imbecile express :
ion fairly indicates the average jour- /
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25
Silver as MOneu.

1t is misfortune to this country
that the ignorance of the multitude as
to the use and need of silver as cur.
rency is so abundantly shared by
statesmen and others, credited with
very much ruore than average intelli-
gence. 1t seems as if the reasonable
feeling aroused some time ago against
free coinage, as applied to this coun-
try. had unwittingly drifted into a
foundationless antipath to silver as
money, and to it's reconciliation even
by international agreement.
This antipathy seems to me to be
founded on two .untenable hypothesis:
First, the erroneous idea that gold is
fixed standard of value, and the only
standard of value which can be kept
table.
I'VE are too much accustomed to
look upon the value of gold as a fixed
datum line in commerce, but in reality
it is very variable th;ng;" and, as a
matter Of fact, the value Of gold has
advanced steadily and continuously
during the past fifteen years, which is
in itself strong argument in favor of
the reconciliation of silver. The
second false hypothesis is that the de-
cline in the price of silver is due solely
to the increase in production. The
product OF the American mines in 1892
was three hundred and thirty thous-
and ounces less than that of 1891,
while the worlds product was more
than one million ounces less. As a
matter of fact, at present prices, the
production of silver has in many in
stances become Improbable.
Yet, notwithstanding the lessening
of the production, prices continued to
decline. l hold to the view that de-
and not volume of pro-
duction is primarily responsible for the
decline in the price in silver. Refer
ence to the parallel cost of gold will !
prove the solidity of my view. The
yearly product of gold continues to in
crease. yet continues to appreciate. In
1892 more than six hundred Thousand |
ounces were produced in excess of the
production of 1891, yet the value con-
tinued to grow. Here are figures
which represent the actual CONNER
,ial values of the product of the two
metals in the years 1873 and 1891;
1873 1891
Worlds product of gold. 800. 100000 sIa6.OOoOOO
silver. s2OOO,OO0 Ia, 900
These figures show that while the r
product of gold increased thirty per
,ent in eighteen years, its value has
steadily advanced. The only conclu-
lion is that the price of silver declined
because the nations robbed it of its
Use as a money metal, while gold ap.
,reciated because it was given a mo-
lopoly in this respect and operated as
III monopolies do.
Those who hold that decentralization
lad nothing to do with lowering the
rice of silver cannot very well hold
he opinion that reconciliation would
aise it. Mr.. Fairchild, of New York,
q a recent speech on the silver ques-
ion said: "There is no power in any
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

THE people of this county should
look we'll to their financial affairs. and
II from all the surroundings they feel
convinced that they can not pay their
debts under existing circumstances
and conditions, they had better make
up their minds to sell enough of their
lands to set them free of debt, and
intensity their ems rgy and farming on
the remainder. There are being form
ed in the county and state, real estate
firms who will take list of their
lands and prices, and find purchasers,
receiving as pay certain per cent of
sales. R. w. Durfey of this county
has formed connections in this line
that will be of wide spread influence,
and will doubtless lead to many acqui-
sitions to our population, as well as
dollars to the pockets of our people.
1t will be hard for some of our people
to be convinced it is best to part with
some of their lands, but time will
prove to them, If in debt heavily, that
it is the proper course. 1t is only
under favoring circumstances, great
executive ability, and gradual and
safe expansions, that large landed es-
1ates will be made successful. The
lay of spread-eagle farming is over.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

AWAY back in the days of 'frecian
Mythology, Augeias was prince who
had an immense wealth of herds, in.
Guiding twelve bulls sacred to Helios,
and white as swans. He lived beside
the stream Menios." Hercules being
noted for his prowess, Augeias bar
gained to give him one-tenth of his
herd to clean these immense sta bles in
a single day. unaided. This Hercules
accomplished by making an opening in
the wall, and letting the stream flow
through them. Hence the saying,
the Herculean task of cleaning the
Augean stables" There are some
human official stables in this country
that need the attention of Hercules
and the river Menios in very drastic
manner. if the signs of the times can
be read rightly. The rights and ma
terial interest of the great mass OF the
people, are articles of merchandise by
organized bodies and officers. from
the lowest to the highest with rare ex-
ceptions. This has been primarily the
cause of the downfall of all nations
and dynasties. When the long-suf-
fering people would submit no longer
to pillage and servitude, they rose in
their might and by revolution, purged,
VITA blood the reeking corruption. In
the county, state, and nation, the
TIMES proposes to hang like an aveng-
ing Nemesis" upon the trail of the
evil doer.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-25

I"growl." TO produce the best results
the best men must take more inter-
est and participate more in public
affairs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
CONDITIONS ARE SERIOUS.
REPORTS UBMITTED OF D ESP ITCH. ES SENT FROM MINISTER WILLIS.


 They Show That Affairs in the Hawaiian
 Islands Are Worse Than They Were Rep
 resented In the Press Despatches-COurt
 Martials Have Been Held.
 Washington, Feb S.--The president to-day sent to congress the latest tele- gram from Minister Willis and. secre- tary Greshams instructions in reply, showing a more serious condition of af- fairs than reported in the press dis patches. The dispatches are as fol- lows:
 Minister Willis to Secretary Gresham: Honolulu, January 30, via San Francis co, February 6.-Revolt over 9th. Cas- uaIties. government 1; royalists, 42. Court martial convened 17th, has tried thirty-eight cases; 200 more to be tried, and daily arrests. Gulick, former min ister, and Seward, minister, major in federal army, both Americans, and Rickard, Engllshman, sentenced to death. All heretofore prominent in pol itics. T. B. Walker, formerly in the United States army, imprisoned for life and 8, ,O00 Other sentences not disclos- ed, but will probably be death. Re quested copies of record for our gov ernment to determine it's duty before final sentence, but no answer yet. Bit ter feeling and threats of mob violence, which arrival of Philadelphia yesterday may prevent. L.iliuokalani made pris- oner 16th; on 24th, relinqulshed all claims and swore allegiance. Republic clamoring clemency for Hawaiians. Government replies to Lilioukalani.
 This document cannot be taken to exempt you in the slightest degree from personal and individual liability for complicity in late conspiracy"
 Denies she had any rights since Jan uary IA, 1893, when she attempted new constitution" Fully appreciates her call to disaffected to recognize republic, and will give full consideration to her unselfish appeal for clemency for. par ticipants"
 Washington, Feb. S.-If American citizens were condemned to death by military tribunal, not for actual par ticipation in reported revolution but for complicity only, or if condemned to death by such tribunal for actual par tloipation, but not after open fair trial with opportunity for defense, demand delay of execution, and in either case report to your government evidence re- lied on to support death sentence
 Signed; GRESHAM
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
WILMINGTON

Yesterday was the worst day since the blizzard of 1888, and the snow which fell was badly drifted, blockading the streets. The trains on the Consolidated road were all, late and went through here with two and in the early morning with three engines The electric service between here and Meriden was practi- cally useless, although on Center street the car was running, but under difficult ties. Simpson, Hall Miller & Co., works were closed all the day and the working force at the other factories was much reduced by reason of the storm, Reports of frozen and bursted water pipes come in from all quarters. The schools were all closed and the streets nearly deserted, and taking it altogether it was the most tedious day for years. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the mer- cury was below zero and still falling, and the prospects were that before morning the thermometer would regis ter lower than at any time this win ter.
 The work on the water main over the Community bridge was in order again yesterday, as the pipe which was thaw- ed out Thursday was again frozen solid owing to a leak where the water was shut off at Washington street. After doing over the work yesterday an open ing was made and the water left run ming to prevent freezing.
 Chief Engineer Martin has, owing to the almost impossible condition of the streets, provided against any emergen- cy that may arise in case of fire, and has sleigh in each hose house loaded with hose to be used instead of the jum- per, which could not be made availa- ble through the snow drifts in the streets.
 The sleighing party that went oversto J. D. Bartholomew's house in East Wal ,ingford Thursday evening suffered in tensely from the cold when coming home about 1 o'clock
 c. J. Morse sold sixty-three horses at the sale in New Haven yesterday.
 Judge Hubbard goes to Wilbraham, Mass, to-day to remain over Sunday with his son Sam, who is i'll at the academy.
 The unfavorable weather of last even ing tended to reduce the attendance at the ball of Ivy lodge, K. of P. A large number of tickets had been sold in ad- vance.
 Out of thirty-five girls who work at H. L. Judd's factory only three showed up yesterday morning. Two of them lived close to the factory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09

The first rain to arrive In this city over the Northampton division of the Consolidated road, although due in this city at o'clock yesterday morning, did not arrive until S:30 o'clock last eve ming. The train which was drawn by two engines, was stalled in the snow between Westfeld and Northampton. The crew of the train, in speaking of their experience, said that the blizzard of 1888 was nothing compared with the storm they experienced last night, The engines and cars were covered from top to bottom with snow and icicles.
 The Colonial express, due in this city about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, ar rived here four hours late. Upon her arrival here the gasoline in the rear car exploded, causing a slight blaze. A still alarm was sent to No. Ts house, and the incipient blaze promptly extinguished.
 sToNINGToN HARBoR FROZEN OVER.
 Stonington, Feb, S.-The harbor is frozen over to the depth of six inches. Navigation is practically closed to-day. The Pawcatuck river is also closed to navigation on account of ice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
THE sErENrf-r1Rsr MEETING
Of New Haven District Methodist Min
 ista

Of New Haven District Methodist Min
 isters.
 The seventy-first meeting of the New Haven district Methodist Ministers as- sociation will be held at the First Meth odist church, Waterbury, next Tuesday and Wednesday, February 12 and 13. The program is as follows:
 TUESDAY MORNING. 9:3O-Devotional services, Rev. Gardner Eldridge.
 945--Business. 10-Essay, "The Preparation of the Ser mon," Rev w. T. Hill. 1O:45--Essay, "The Delivery of the Ser mon' Rev. H. l.. Glover 11:3O-"A Scheme of Systematic Parish Work" Rev. E. l.. Thorpe, D. D. 12:15-Adjournment for lunch.
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 1:45-Devotional services, Rev. E. c. Carpenter. 2-Essay, Biblical Inspiration" Rev. David Taylor. 2:4O--Essay, "The Pastor and Finance" :" Rev. R. T. Cooper. 3:2O-Discussion, "The Dangers of Our Young Peoples Societies." Rev. Joseph Irons. 4-Address, "The Pastors Place in the Sunday School" Rev. c. J. North. 4:30-Adjournment.
 TUESDAY EVENING. 7:3O-Service of song, Rev. M. O. Lepley 8-Sermon, Rev. F. H. Hannah.
 WEDNESDAY MORNING. 9--Devotional services, Rev. F. s. Town send. 9:15-Business. 9:SO-Essay, "Demoniacal Possession" Rev. w. B. Scofield. 30-Intermission 104O-Symposium, "The Evening Ser vice." Rev. w. A. Richard, Rev. D. N. Griffin Rev c. b. Barto. II 40-Business. 12-Adjournment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER
BR.ADSI.REETS DOES NOT CITE 4
 GOOD REPORT OF THE WEEK.

General Trade in the Eastern Centers Re-
 mains Unchanged Except for the Check
 to Orders-Sugar Alone of Staples De-
 clined in Price.
 New York, Feb. S.--Bradstreets to- morrow will say: Extremely low tenn perature, snow and high winds have visited the greater portion of the coun- try this week and exercised a marked influence by restricting orders received by jobbers in all staple lines. But they have tended to stimulate pur- chases of reasonable goods, so that some retailers who have been carry ing small stocks contemplate clearing them out almost completely.
 General trade at larger eastern cen- ters remains unchanged except for the check to orders because of delayed rail- road traffic, storms and cold. Phila- delphia reports continued free sales of dry goods to western jobbers and the volume of trade showing a favorable comparison with 1894. At Baltimore bills sent south and southwest on the first instant for dry goods millinery, notions, clothing and shoes have been paid more promptly than expected. Among southern cities Chattanooga reports that the volume of trade there for January 1 in spite of lower range of prices is equal to that for 1892. In con- trast is a decrease in all lines at Augusta, with commercial collection TIT, tiefo oto E1Iei hoc fo1I off at Atlanta. but at Savannah the situa- tion is unchanged, with jobbers eau tious as to opening accounts. A fair volume of business is doing in New Orleans, but collections are poor be- cause of on-payment of sugar boun- ties. No important change is reported from Memphis, Richmond. Charleston or Galveston.
 General trade has been disappointing at Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit be- cause of the check to February busi- ness. Cincinnati makes more favora- ble report, gains having been shown in the iron and grocery trades and ac- tivity is reported in leaf tobacco at Louisville. At St. Louis stocks of seasonable goods are being cleaned out and some merchants contemplate or derlng spring goods omaha reports re- latively less activity Aside from the influence of storms and low tempera- ture trade at St. Paul and Minneapolis has not varied materially. At Seattle trade in general lines is increasing and collections are improving, while at Portland, Ogn., business continues to degree depressed.
 Bank clearings aggregate $979, ,000006 this week, 12 per cent. more than in the first week of February, 1894 When compared with the corresponding week in 1893 the falling off is about 21 per cent.
 Prices in the main have shown a favorable tendency, sugar alone of the more prominent staples having de- clined in price within the week. Even cotton has remained firm at last weeks closing quotation and wool and coffee are unchanged. Prices are also steady for pig iron and for steel billets, though request for the same is not equal to expectations for improvement.
 There are 51 failures reported from Canada this week against 56 in the week year ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
NEW DEP4RTURE
In the Dispensary Service--Medicai Stl dents to Do the Work-Professors Owe

In the Dispensary Service-Medicai Stu
 dents to Do the Work Professors Over see It.
 For some years the New Haven dis pensary has been called upon to fur nish medical attendance among the poor of the city, and the students of the Yale Medical school have assisted in the work, but the system has never been fully organized. Now, however, a room has been furnished in the dispensary building on York street and the medical school has assumed the expense of maintaining it. The room will be occu- pied by two senior students always ready to respond to a call for assistance This service is under the general super vision of Dr. B. A. Cheney 'SS, chief of the clinic of gynecology and obstretics in the dispensary.
 The cases applying at the dispensary are under the immediate care of the as- sistant physicians, DTS, A. K Brennan and E, H. Arnold. Whenever the stu dents respond to call they notify the assistant in whose district they go and look to him for guidance and counsel. The rules and regulations governing the proceedings of the students in this work are very carefully drawn and the over sight given to the cases by the officers of the medical school will insure the charity patients careful and efficient treatment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Various Interesting Matters Discussed and
 Disposed of.

Various Interesting Matters Discussed and
 Disposed of.
 The board of education met last even- ing, Messrs Connor, Whitney and Man son being absent
 Action was taken in regard to the proposition of the Connecticut Sons of Revolution, who offered a prize of $1OO to the scholar who should write the best essay on topics relating to the war; and on the proposition of Malley. Nicely $ Co.,, who offered gold medals to the highest standing scholar in the gram mar schools at the end of the school year. The board voted not to accept these or any similar propositions.
 The Connecticut Council of Education was granted the use of the assembly hall of the Boardman Manual Training school for Saturday, March g.
 The schools were voted half holi- day, as is the custom, on the 22d of Feb- ruary.
 The resignation of Miss Carrie G. Well of room Welch scool was receiv- ed and accepted, the resignation to go into effect March 1.
 The salary of Miss Sanford was made $32 per month for two days a week for teaching of German in the Boardman school.
 Professor Jepson was given permis- sion to select a chorus of singers from the high school for the Washington's birthday celebration to be held at the Hyperion
 The board granted leave of absence to Principal V. G. Curtis to attend the convention of the National Educational association in Cleveland, O., February 19 to 24
 A long discussion was held in regard to the erection of the new Grand avenue school in the Strong district. Architect w. H. Allen presented the plans of twenty-room building, the cost to be from $SO,00O to $90,0O0. The board or dered MT Allen to prepare specifications and the board is to advertise for bids, commencing two weeks from last night.
 The finance committee was authorized to call a special meeting of the district of New Haven to authorize the board of education to borrow $60,000 on the credit of the district to defray the ex- penses of building the Strong and the George street buildings and the addi- tion to the Winchester school, and to procure Warner hall for the meeting. The board then adjourned.