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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
"Free" Is the Catchword,

The Savannah News says: ''The word
free in the silver question is the
drop of molasses that has attracted q
great many flies. Wipe that word
out, and the storm about the fy.trap
would diminish rapidly and percep-
tibly. The word free has mighty
power to charm. 1t is the embodi-
ment of the idea of getting something
for nothing. That idea has always
been fatal one to people who have
followed it up. The hope and desire
to get valuable articles free are the
life OF lotteries and gambling tables.
Green goods men play upon those
weaknesses and fnd the business very
profitable"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
SMALL CHANGE.

'5top thief" has always been the
cry of the pickpocket who feared cap
ture. So we now find the silverites
who want to enable debtors to repudi-
ate one-half of what they owe, shout
ing loudly against our dishonest
money system" This MY deceive a
few people, but not for long. The
people know that if not quite perfect,
our present system is better than we
ever had before, and far better
than one based on fifty cent dollars.
The silverites all claim to be BIZ
metallists, and deny that they want sill
yer monometallism. At the same time
they are loud in their assertions that
previous to 1873 silver was the unit Of
value, and the country had silver
standard. This is especially insisted
on in the new silver Bible, "Coin's
Financial School" As the free coin
age advocates protest that all they de-
mand is the restoration Of silver to the
position it held before 1873 it is clear
that they really want to establish the
silver standard For if under free
coinage we were on a silver basis, it
must be evident that restoring free
coinage will put us back again on the
same standard.
The 16 to snouter, protest over
much that they are working solely in
the interest of the people, because of
their unselfish desire to promote the
public welfare. How truly good OF
them! But suppose that there were
no Offices in view, and no spoils for
the free silver politicians. Would
these same sleaders" work so hard for
cheap money? And if there were no
silver mine owners to put up funds for
the free coinage agitation, would the
country be flooded with silver itera-
ture? Not much. The free sill
yer movement is born of the selfish
motives of silver producers working
through schemers who want the spoils
of politics.
Free silver coinage means granting
the privilege to every holder of silver
bullion, resident and nonresident, to
take his bullion to the United States
Mint and have it coined into standard
dollars free of cost. as the holder Of
gold bullion does. Any one can buy
silver bullion at less than seventy
cents IN ounce. That ounce converted
into coin would have a face value of
S1.29. But the holder of gold bullion
when he takes 100 cents worth Of his
bullion to the mint to coin, can only
get 100 cents worth of coin. The gold
bullion man makes nothing by the
transaction, but the silver bullion man
would make fifty-nine cents on every
ounce of lver.-Laporte Qnd.) Re-
publican.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
sProsperity With a Vengeance"

eff the country cannot prosper"
says the Lawrenceville News, with
both gold and silver in use as money,
how will the people get along with
nothing but silver? Wages will not
be raised, nor the volume of money
increased. but the price of everything
will be doubled. 1t will require two
dollars of such money to buy what .
gold or silver one would purchase I'M
der the double standard, and with only
half the number of dollars in circula.
ton at that. This would be prosperity
with vengeance.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
Where Is the 1 to 1 Man?

When one comes to think about it,
the moderation OF the silver men is
remarkable. If it is possible to main
tain an arbitrary ratio between silver
and gold of, say, 1G to 1, why not go
further and make the two metals of
exactly equal value? Some of the
English bimetallists talk Of 10! to l,
others of 23I to ] and another of %
to l, while still another says the ratio
must depend Oh circumstances, but
none have yet proposed to make them
equal. Let us hear from the l to l
man.-Dry Goods Economist New
York}.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
Don't Want Cheap Money.

The Milledgeville (Ga.) Union-Re-
corder says: "Many of US are. poor
and in debt aud willing to pay our
debts dollar for dollar. and we do not
wish cheap money to pay with. We
fear that what we have to sell we will
have to take cheap money for. We
may get good price, nominally. Il
will not be because the commodity
will be worth the price, but because
the money is worth SO little"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
Mexico's 5O-Cent Dollars.

A silver dollar in this country passes
at its face value of one hundred cents,
and is exchangeable for gold dollar.
The Mexican dollar passes at its face
value in that country, but it is not ex-
changeable for gold. The result is
that a fifty-cent piece of American
money has the same purchasing power
in Mexico as the Mexican dollar. And
vet the 16 to fatists declare that the
gold behind the American dollar IS
not essential to its current value. -
Arapahoe fNeb.) Public Mirror.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
Honest Dollars for Honest Men.

The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph Dem.)
says: "Speculators and schemers can
live, no matter what kind of money il
in circulation, but the honest man
wants an honest dollar. He should be
certain that he is going to get it be-
fore he gives the order for the sup
ply."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
A MT for Sil1erJtes to Crack.

Under the free coinage of silver,
who issues the coin? Does the Gov
eminent? Not much. All it does is
to take the bullion from the man that
brings it. test it, and stamp it, and
give it back to him to issue. The
Government does not issue cent of it
directly. The silver miner issues it
and does SO on his cwn terms, Just as
much so as the National banker, who
takes his securities to the Treasury
and gets bank notes in exchange and
issues them on hiy own terms. New
York Voice.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
SOME NORTHERN OPINIONS.
Sound Money Defined.

In response to the Chicago Times.
Herald's request for definition of
"sound money" the Sioux City Fri
bune submits the following: "a
money that will not fall down when
the Government lets so OF 1t. '-Des
MONIES (Iowa) Leader.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-07-19
SOUTHERN SILVER SENTIMENT.
a Poser for tho Populists.

eff the free coinage of silver is such
q good thing" asks the Memphis
5cimitar, ''why is it that the greatest
and most enlightened Nations have
abandoned it?'
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
HIGGINS SIX; ADDICKS SIX

No Material Change In the Ballot To-
day-Beoauae of Their Unpreoed dsnted
stubbornness the Legislators Cannot
Accept Superintendent Holidays In
vItation to Chinooteaguo.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
Dover. MaIca II superintendent
R L. Holiday has invited the members
of the Legislature to 60 to Chincoteague
The solons are anxious enough TO accept
the.inyitation but cannot do so because
OF the daily noontIde ballot.
Mr. Records fscetiously moved that
the members accept the invitation aud
take the ballot on the train To do so was
declared out OF order.
There was no material change Ia the
vote to day. It stood thus: Higgins,
8; AddIeks, 8 Massey, 4 Wolcott, 81
Tunnell 3
representative Walker Is still III
Messrs Reybold and Alrichs were absent,
and Sypherd and DAILY were paired
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
ANSWERED LAST BOLL-CALL.
Patrick Dooley, Veteran and Musician,
Mustered cut for the Fifth and Final
Time, Honorably Discharged.

Patrick Dooley, Veteran and Musician,
Mustered cut for the Fifth and Final
Time, Honorably Discharged.
After long and eventful life, Patrick
DOoley, veteran, was mustered out OF
life's army, honorably discharged for the
ftth and last time He was a well known
character about town and for many
years Was familiar figure on the st reefs
He was born soldier, and when but a
lad tried to enter military life, by enlist
ing for the Mexican war. his age was
against him, however, and he wss're-
fused He got in early on the civil war,
and four times enlisted, each time re-
ceivlDg an honorable discharge.
When the war was over he settled In
Wilmington aud worked at iron ship
building and later in the junk business.
He was a musician Of no mean ability,
and was q member Of the City Cornet
and First Regiment bands, playing the
ffe and acting as drum msjor for both
BE was a member Of Smyth Post, G A,
r., the members Of which will attend his
funeral on Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock,
from his late home, No 1920 Lancaster
avenue.
Interment win be made in the New
Cathedral Cemetery
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
A BLOW AT OUR SHIPPING.
STEAMERS OF THE AMERICAN LINE
TOO LARGE FOR OUR RIVER.

They WIN BE Removed and Placed on the
New York-Antwerp Line Unless the
Bars In the DsIaw arc Are Removed We
VIII BE the Losers.
Business men In Philadelphia are con
slderably exercised over the.announcement
that the steamers Southwark and
Kensington, OF the American Line, are to
be taken of the run between the Quaker
City and Liver pool and placed on the Red
Star line between New York and Ant.
werp In their place the Red Star
steamships Waesland, Rhlneland and
Belgenland will be put on the American
Line. This change will SO into effect
about July and means q reduction Of the
ocean freight service at Philadelphia aud
corresponding crippling Of the business
interests which depend upon trans
Atlantic shipping facilities.
The change was decided upon when
the new American line steamers 1T Louis
aud st Paul were put In service between
/ New York aud Scutham pton. Both
| the Southwark and Kensington have q
| napacity or Q, 900 tons OF freight each,
while their successors can carry not more
than Ia. 900 tons with all three ot them,
| The reason for the change Is that both
the steamships can navigate the Delaware
with difficulty owing to shoal water and
tortuous channel They have never beer
able to carry a full cargo, in fact with
but half their capacity 1t took fourteen
hours to make the run TO the cRpes, a:
they had to wait for two tides to float them
over the shoals When loaded they
draw twenty Eve feet.
In addition to these changes the Ohio
will be withdrawn from service and usec
as spare boat, and the Lord Gougi
will b. dropped and the Pennland TAXI
her place
When the Southwark aud Kensingtor
were put on the line 1t was the intention
OF the company TO add other vessels o
like sizs, but this can never be don'
until the FIVE or six bars IN the river hav'
been dredged out Miillln bar is onl.
100 feet wide and "a feet water at los
tide, while the steamers are 81 feet sid
and draw 20 feet.
This move on the part Of the compan,
should lead Philadelphia and Whining
ton merchants to renewed efforts to hav
our beautiful river dredged and opened
II not, then farewell TO our shipping.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
DIANA DIPS IN DARKNESS.
EARTHis coNsoRT PERFORMS HER
LENTEN DUTY PERFuNcToRlLY.

A Struggle Against the Observation Of
Her Fair Face and the Tantalizing IT,
terference of Itinersnt Clouds-The PEN
itentiaI Term Lasted Less Than an
Hour.
Star gazsrs were plenty 10 Whining
ton last night They were looking for
the temporary blotting out of old Esrth's
fair consort, Luna, and they were ac-
commodated so often by means Of the
incidental assistance Of the clouds, that
they were at times unable to tell whether
the shadow Of the globe or the caprice of
an atmospheric feather was in evidence
Shortly after o'clock the moon had a
clear sky, and a hszs, as of approaching
disaster, might be discerned by the close
and experienced observers, spreading
over her fair counteBancs Subsequent
to this condition a halo surrounded the
satellite which varied In briliiancy until
Just before the time for the beginning Of
the eclipse. when il disappeared
at 81 o'clock the overlapping OF
the deep shadow was apparent
on the lower left hand corner
Of the moon. 1t had the effect of the
sliding OF dark screen on the front
glass Of magic lantern. Before it had
proceeded far drifting clouds began to
pass in procession before the face of the
observed Of Gil heavenly bodies, aud
astronomers, professional and amateurs,
started TO lay up store Of mental pro.
family, which before the time Of the proc
ess OF eclipsing had elapsed assumed
sulphuric aspect and enormous propoI-
tions.
Despite the efforts of the rascally
clouds, however, the moon by dlnt of q
brave struggle pushed her way through
at such intervals as to allow of number
Of good opportunities TO note the
progress of her submission to the snuff
ing propensities Of her great spouse
1t was particularly interesting TO
observe shortly before 81, the apparent
struggle OF the slim crescent of light
which still strove from the side of the
dense shadow to peek through the
occasional riffs, and reward those who
had risked aud gotten stiff necks and
colds In the head in Difference to tbs
unique performance promised by the
astronomers on the part of the lovers
tortug er.
Even after the time Of to 81 &c ips,
had begun. and for fully ten minutes
after it had obtained, light refractet
| from the upper side OF the dense cloud
to the south of the moon might be seen
and by many was thought to be a sigI
that the figures In hssvsnly time table
had forever gone adrift. But like goo'
many other things in the skies and unde
the skies 1t was an optical illusion.
The total eclipse lasted until II q
when the clouds were comparabivel.
scarce, and the moon could be seen peer
ing over the opposite side Of the grea
darkness which had enveloped her.
took her fifty eight minutes to clear her
self of the incubus and 1t was not unit
81 this morning that the lesser shad
Of the psrnumbra had been entIrel
cleared
On Tuesday March 26, there viii be
solar eclipse-not visible here.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Reliance boys were called out Satur-
day afternoon TO extingulsh a blazing
chimney on the house Of Frank MCkegney,
No. rs East Fifth street. No damage.
The Wsshy boys wi ! meet 70 onight to
consider changes in the constitution Of the
co pany.
The local fire department is In love with
the chemical engines. Tne Phmnix ants TO
buy a new engine and the Liberty proposes to
buy a combination hose wagon and chemi-
cal.
"A thief endeavored to enter the house OF
William +. Love /, o. 80 West Sixth street,
Friday night, but was scared away.
Building Inspector Dohl has granted q
permit TO b II. D ,wnward for one two-story
btick house. with third tory mansard. on the
north side Of Market nesr Thirtieth street.
One of the watches belo nging to Jewelel
Sherwin, which was taken on last Friday BY
a clever swindler has oeen found / n a Phile.
delphia pawn shop. but the -indler is still
unknown.
The Woman's Indian Association vii
meet at the home OF Miss Il. 3. Zane. No
West Eisventh street, this atr-rno5u,
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
DEATH OF DAvIo wooLMAN.
After Nearly a Half Century of Wagon
Building Here He Dies of Paralysis.

After Nearly a Half Century of Wagon
Building Here He Dies Of Paralysis.
Last evening the death Of David Wool
man, for the past half century well and
favorably known in this city, occurred at
the residence Of Jesse X Baylis, No. 229
West street. OF paralysis. a stroke Of
which be received Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Woolman was born In Philadelphia
seventy nine years ago. and was black
smith BY trade. He came TO this city
when young man and went to work in
the railroad shops as spring maker
Later he engaged in wagon building, his
works being on Orange belov Second
street.
During the war be did large business
making wagons for the Army OF the
Potomac. At one time he was well-of,
but lately he had experienced great losses.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
THE MOONS ECLIPSE.
A Cloudy Sky Interfercs with the Host OF
Scientific Star Gazers.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 1.-THE as
tronomers at the Harvard observatory
were disappointed in their observations Of
the eclipse last evening, The heavens were
cloudy, and little or no satisfactory results
were obtained. Three Bruce photograph
ing instruments were exposed all the even
lug, but there Is little hope Of any result
and the astronomers were given little
chance to study the now satellite which
has been reported to exist somewhere near
the disk Of the moon.
The chief interest in the eclipse at the
Harvard observatory was the study of tho
oooultations OF the stars, thereby hoping
to determine more definitely the moons
orbit and possibly It's diameter, but the
cloudy weather made this study OF little
value.
HALIFAX, March ti.-Thc sky was per-
feotly clear last night, aiiording an unin-
terrupted view Of the eclipse Of the moon.
which began at 10 o'clock and ended about
midnight. Astronomers at different points
made observations which they declared to
be highly satisfactory
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
WITH THE N. IN. G, a.

Professor +. j Houston, Of Phiiadel phia,
Addresses the SUNDAY Afternoon Meet
ing on Character Building.
There was a large attendance at the
regular Sunday afternoon meeting held
under the auspieces OF the Y. M Q. A
yesterday. Professor Issac T. Johnson
conducted the introductory exercises,
assisted by A. W. Tyler and W. X.
Crosby. The speaker was Professor y
J. Houston, Of Philadelphia, and his
subject was Character Building,
based on the parable OF the house built
on the sand. The address was an .elo
quent and instructiveO 9.
The music was hna. The congrega
tional singing WAS under direction o.
Edward Gibson and special selections
were rendered by Leonard K Wales, Jr
j. F. Ayers. Miss Blanche Weldin anc
Miss Yirgie Jones.
At the meeting next Sunday afternoon
Hon. Jonathan S Willis, Dslswsre'i
representative in Congress, will be tn
speaker.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
The FESTIVAL or PURIM.

the Delivery Of the
Israelitss BY Esther From Threatened
Massacre.
Yesterday was Purim Sunday, the
annual festival observed by the Hebrews
in commemoration of the delivery Of
their forefsthers by Esther, from the
massacre with which they we're threat
eued In the synagogues, on Saturday
evening, the Book of Esther was read,
and yesterday afternoon children's day
exercises were held.
The name Purim means lots and was
given By the Jews in division. Hsmen
spent a whole year casting lots 70
determine when would be the most
auspicious day for a wholesale destruc-
tion Of the race, and this delay gave the
Jews ample opportunity to develop plans
to thwArt him.
In the homes of the orthodox an extr'
dinner was served. presents were
exchanged between friends and donation
were received for the poor The cominl
week will be one OF festivity and masked
balls and parties will be features.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
FLEEING JAIL BIRDS.
T rec Prisoners In New Castle
Break Bars and Escape.
THEY SCALE THE WALLS AND DROP

BuntIe Harris, william Dutton and
Thomas Newlin. BurRlars-Ihs Last
Had Two Months TO Serve and Is
wanted In PhiIadeIphia-Ths Manner
OF Escape.
When the wRtchman at the New Castle
jail made his rounds shortly after 2
o'clock this morning. he discovered that
three OF his prisoners, William g. Harris.
William Dutton and Thomas New
lin, had flew de ce~p" and we're
safely out OF danger. Il gave an alarm
at once, but no trace OF the birds could
be found. 1t is thought that the de-
livery was made about 30 o'clock.
The manner Of the escape leaves ground
for a mystery. The pris ners. in order to
get out OF the cell in which they were
confined. were compelled to saw through
al iron bar In the window This they did
with The end Of saw which had been
smuggled into the jail In some incompre-
hensible way.
After getting out Of the window into
the all yard II became necessary to
scale high stone wall. For this pur-
pose the prisoners had secured ropes by
| tying up their bed blankets. Out Of the
handle Of water bucket they made
hook which, tying TO the end Of the
rope they threw over the top Of the wall.
/ The hook obtained a Judgement In the
masonry on the other side aud one Of
the men climbing TO the top. made Il so
secure that tho other two could follow
him with ease
1t is thought that they had accom-.
/ plices on the outside who had skiff In
waiting on the Delaware by whIsh they
could get to the Jersey shore. Some Of
these aecomplices are supposed to have
been among visitors who had called on
the prisoners who escaped, during their
confinement The identity OF these
visitors Is not known.
| William s better known IS ''Buntie
Harris and William button. were ar
rested February II by Officers Maloney
and Christopher Shields, for the burglary
Of the house OF George Hillsley, manager
of the Arlington Mills, No. 3 West
Eleventh street. They got some $20C
worth OF siverware and were OF
their way to the p, W. & b.
depot when caught. They were
awaiting trial at the upper court. having
been unable to give 81 600 bail They
are both natives OF Wilmington and th'
police say IL is merely q matter Of time
when they return and are captured.
Thomas Newlin, the third prisoner VIII
escaped, was arrested for breaking int
the shoe store OF George Nj Dougherty
! at No. 624 West Front street. IN compan.
, with George Collins, and stealing guam
tity OF shoes In the Court OF Geners
q Sessions they both pleaded guilty and o
e November 20. 1894. vera sentenced Z
e stand ia the pillory one hour, recaiv
1 twenty lashes and be imprisoned 81
9 months.
Newlin's time would have expired Ma
90 He Is a stranger here, aud YER
! probably will remain 80. One exper
ment at kissing Black Susie wi
, undoubtedly bs enough for Thomas, an
! the police have little hopes {
ever seeing him again. The tax payer
l are we'll rid Of him and willingly denot
him his two months debt. The only one
a who will regret his departure are th
/ PhiladelphiA authorities who want hil
. there for like offense.
Evening journal., 1895-03-11
MAYOR SHORTLIDGE'S PLAN.

He Proposes to Organize the American
MAJ ors Into an Association for Mutual
Benefit In Municipal Government.
Mayor Shortlidge Is busy just now in
q movement for the organic alton Of ''The
National Association of American
Mayors, "the object being the inter
change Of ideas as to municipal govern
ment The irst meeting is proposed to
bs held in Cleveland next May So far
the following mayors have expressed
their endorsement Of the scheme: Oren
r wilson. Albany; General Jewett,
Buffalo; Mayor Walbrldge, St. Louis
Mayor Porter. Atlanta. Ga Mayor
Strong, New York; Mayor
Latrobe, Baltimore; Mayor Weir, Lincoln,
Nebraska; Mayor Lewis, Rochester
Mayor Smith, 81. Paul; Mayor Brainard,
Hartford, Connecticut; Mayor Amos.
Syracuse Mayor Connell Scranton Mayor
Sutro. San Francisco; Mayor RAIDER, los
Angeles; Mayor Major, Toledo Mayor
McMellen, Dayton, Onio. and Hon John
w. Ross, president of Board of Com
missioners, Washington. D. O.