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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Want silver Monometallism

Some of the silvcritos are profuse in
then protests that they only want bi.
metalhsm and do not wish to cease
using gold rs a standard of values or to
drive il ont of circulation But it is
only necessary ~ read the papers and
speeches III which the free coinage doc
trlue is preached 70 see that while pre-
tcudlug te favor using gold they really
want silve. alone The wholesale de
nurciatior of GOLD rs money of the
rich. As "a STANDARD which robs
debtors for the benefit of creditors, >
etc, show, thai il is not merely love
Of silver hut hatred Of gold which
inspires these attacks WHY not he hon
est, Me>srs Silvelitcs and admit that
in advocating a policy which on the
confession Of thar eminent timetallist
President T. b Andrews ''wculi drive
al, on, gold ont Of tie county, you
me working for the silver standard
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

ton of the reclaimahe and irreclaim-
able lands may be had by running a
single furrow through a twenty acre
field and let the furrow represent the
valleys that may, at greater or less
expense, be watered by canals. The
rest of the field will then show the
relative area of the intervening table
lands that must forever remain in
their present condition.
The grass plains are the homes OF
iiocks and herds, but support few
towns and no cities; the mountains
produce more wealth than all the
farms between the hundredth merid-
ian and the Pacific coast, but the pop
ulation is shifting in character and
will never develop the highest civil
cation, and the third division is just as
absolutely desert as Sahara. Only a
thread of valley here and there can
possibly be reclaimed. Desert tracts
extend from Mexico nearly up to the
British boundary and embrace nearly
all of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
and Nevada, much of Wyoming, Col
orado, Texas, California and Oregon,
and the basin of the Columbia in the
interior Of Washington.
During the past few years the recla-
nation of the arid lands has been a
subject Of national interest, but all
that legislation has done thus far is to
prove that corporate enterprise must
be depended upon for the future Of
irrigation, rather than appropriations
from congress or schemes ilnanciered
on the credit Of the states. There can
be no large additional settlements In
the arid states without the building Of
costly canals, and eastern or foreign
capitalists must supply the money ior
such undertakings. Irrigation in the
fruit districts of California and in the
interior Of Washington has built up
flourishing communities. Similar con-
dltions will gradually prevail, as other
valleys in the now arid states and ter
ritories are reclaimed in the same way
A dense population will be attracted
by The great productivity Of such
lands and the certainty of regular and
large crops. Continuous villages will
spring up from end to end of the
canals, electric railways will carry the
farmers produce to the nearest rail
road station for shipment, and u
high grade of rural civilization will
develop. Between these cultivated re-
gions there will always remain wild
phase of western life on the broad
stretches Of irreclaimable lands The
realm of romance, courage and rude
physical life will not disappear, but
the sedentary dweller in the rich and
populous valleys will be brought into
close contact with the cowboy, the
hunter and the miner.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

and
hill silver
because of the
slain Some also had been manned there and could
their men
Then
;turnas
a thing
trlian--What things deserving of the
ems1ere silver mine and digging for
Will with little provide richly yourselves
hath many in
Dcmas-Not those that careless.
But he blushcd as he spoke
thrstianWnt
Demas-Ye name is Demas l am the of Abraham
(lstian know
father have
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN.

For the Week Ending July Is, 1898
The first part Of the week was very
cool with light frosts in low places in
the western portion on the 9Th and
9th. The last half of the week was
hot and dry up to Sunday, when good
showers occurred in many sections,
which were very beneficial to pastures
and growing crops The heaviest
rainfalls occurred over the northern
and southern counties, while those
which PASSED over the central portion
were generally light. The soil is still
extremely dry and much rain will be
required to revive the willing vegeta-
ton. Frost did no serious damage.
except to slightly retard the growth of
corn and potatoes in the deep valleys.
Some damage from hail is reported in
Jefferson county.
Corn begins to show effects from a
long drouth, the leaves are rolling and
the growth is slow. Some fields are
beginning to tassel. The general con-
dition of the corn, while not as
promising rs it was last week, Is still
good, and the recent rains will probab.
ly bring 1t out all right. Potatoes are
doing well considering the dry
weather. Some are being dug for
home use, and it is found there is a
large number in the hills, though
small in size. All that is needed to
bring out an unusually heavy crop of
potatoes is a good soaking rain.
Haying Is about over except in the
marshes. The crop has been gathered
in excellent condition, and though the
amount secured is generally light, its
quality Is unusually good. In some
sections the hay crop turned out
better than was expected, this is
especially the case in the northwest
portion and along the Mississippi,
where fair yield is reported.
Rye is mostly harvested and some
in stack. The barley harvest is we'll
along towards completion and that
crop is in every way satisfactory, both
in yield and quality. Oats are ripen-
ing very rapidly and in the southern
counties few fields have been cut.
The oat crop is, with very few sxcep-
tions, the heaviest in several years,
and some correspondents say it was
never better. In those localities where
the drouth began early, the yield of
small grains will be light; but over a
greater portion of the state they are
fully up to an average season. The
reports regarding pastures are discour-
aging, and where not entirely dead are
1ast becoming so, many FARMERS are
feeding their stock, while large num-
Der are selling off, with the expecta-
ton of reducing the number of cattle
from to the usual number. The
milk supply is falling off except in the
northern and eastern portion where it
is still fair. Blackberries and rasp.
berries are drying on the bushes. To-
bacco Is in fair condition, but is max
ing slow progress at present.
Cranberry vines are doing well, but
the berries are going to be scarce.
Several reports are received of hay
marshes being on fire, and consider
BILE grass has been destroyed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

A spiral bicycle track is in course of
construction in an old panorama
building in Paris. This track is to be
three stories high, and the grade will
be three.quarters of an inch to the
yard, and the length 1925 feet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

An internal revenue inspector found
leo boxes of cigars without stamps in
the store Of 5. w. Bunday, at Hudson,
and confscated them. MIR. Bunday
claims that he had just brought the ci-
gars in from the shop and was intend
ing to put the stamps on them with,
out delay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

Truly we live In II bicycle age.
Gen. Miles advocates the use of the
wheel in the army; and the signal
corps is making good deal of the
specially of wheeling and 1t is said
that Its use in this branch of the ser
vice is to be further developed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Mail Robbery a, Marion. Ind.

MARION, Ind, July l2-Much excite.
ment was caused here when it was dis.
covered that number of mailbo
throughout the city had been pried open
and rifled The loss will not be known
but one firm, Osborn Paper com pany, re-
ports loss of $3.50 in money and drafts.
The boxes were all on business corners,
and the loss IL Is thought will be heavy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Rain Falls In the Fire District.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July l5.-Specials
to The Democrat from points in northern
Michigan show that light rain fell along
the Muskegon river and extended north
to Cadillac. The rain nearly covered the
pine section, and further damage from
forest fres is ct anticipated there
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Fiatsm will not conrol the Demo
cratic national convention in 1896

All honor to the political leaders
who have spoken promptly and fear
lessly for II sound and stable currency
The silver men are put to rout already.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18

Free coinage will
double the prices of
all products by meas
uring them in the
cheaper and more
plentiful metal and
will enable debtors to
pay their debts with
one half of the goods
they would have to
klve now.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
WHICH is RIGHT?
Two Assertions of the Silverites That Are
Sadly Conflicting.


Sadly Conflicting.
The two legs on which the free silver
argument lamcly limps are two asser,
tiOns which fatty contradict each other.
The first is the statement that with free
coinage at IL to l the commercial value
of silver will advance until Is ounces Of
silver will equal i'll value one ounce Of
gold. This claim is backed up by the oft
repeated charge that it was the alleged
decentralization of silver in 1878 which
caused the value of that metal to fall,
and it is urged that free coinage would
ut once restore its old value
The second assertion Of the silverites
is their claim that free coinage would
stop the fall i'll prices which they all in.
sist is due to our financial policy. They
have won the support Of the farmers
solely because they denounced our pres
ent currency system as ono which makes
money scarce and dear and have prom,
ised that FREQ coinage will make money
cheap and plentiful In fact, thoir very
strongest plea for unlimited silver is
their claim that it would double the
prices of farm products by measuring
them in cheaper money. And if it would
not do so it certainly could not help the
farmer
Hero then are the plain statements Of
tha 81 1ynritoS,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-18
Death Roll Decreased by Two.

The two Polish laborers reported killed
are alive in the hospital. They are An
drew Sautle, and Anton Hoffman. both
are badly injured. Edgar Chinook, the
doctors think, will die. His skull is frac-
tured. During the early part of Saturday
night the owners of the wrecked dwell
ngs sat about them guarding their ruins,
but later patrol was formed which
guarded the streets.
The morning call., 1895-01-24

because San Francisco feels that she is a
very wicked old girl. What's the matter
with San Francisco's Grand Jury?, That
is the proper body to deal with the wicked
ness of San Francisco, and not the State at
large"
Lewis said he was opposed to it and Din
kelspiel said: 81 have no objection to a
committee going out and investigating the
whole State. Let them 60"
Bulla of Los Angeles said the proposition
was humiliating to San Francisco. If she
asked for it herself and if she did not he
would be the last man to offer such an in
dignity as to thrust it on her 1t was out
of the question either way. He was OPP
posed to it.
Frank II. Powers, the chairman of the
San Francisco delegation, thinks that city
capable of attending to her own affairs. 81
meant exactly what said on the floor of
the House to-day" he said. "We have
many brilliant and broad-minded men who
are capable of managing any movement
that should be necessary for our city's
welfare. We have already had our
Vigilance Committee and our Committee
of Safety, but they were not headed by
lawyers anxious to win reputation, min
listers anxious for notoriety, nor politicians
without following. When the men who
are most interested in the welfare of San
Francisco admit that they are incapable of
attending to her necessities viii agree to
appeal for outside assistance. 1 have
great faith in Chief Crowley, and am
satisfied that he is doing his best to
keen the nolice force in shane Tt would
be folly to claim that there is a greater per-
centage of wrong done by the San Fran
cisco police than in other cities. lam sure
no one will dispute me when 1 say that in
proportion to size there is no more corrup-
The morning call., 1895-01-24
srArEsmANLrKE RETRENCHmENr.
The Whole Committee on Public Buildings
to Go on Tour.

The Whole Committee on Public Buildings
to Go on O Tour.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.-"R etrenchment"
was the watchword in the various COM
mittee-rooms to-pay It was begun by the
Committee on Education, which passed
favorably on a bill presented by Cargill to
limit the expense accounts of county sup
erintendents Of schools. AS amended sup
erintendents are to receive their actual
travelling expenses when visiting schools
if they present itemized bills. They are
also to be allowed actual and necessary
postage and expressage if it does not exceed
81 for each district A second clause pro-
hibiting superintendent receiving $1,000
year for teaching was eliminated.
The Committee on Prisons and Reform
atory Institutions was not ready to second
the demands on the Legislature for money.
1t recommended for passage Hatfeld's bill
appropriating $4,000 for Folsom, but re-
served action on all others till it could
investigate the needs of the various instl-
tutions through committee of three,
which they will ask leave of the Assembly
to appoint tomorrow morning. 1t was
decided to hold joint session with the
similar committee of the Senate tomorrow
evening, when the plans for the trip of the
committees will be perfected.
Quite heated discussion was raised in
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds by a motion that the entire COM
mittee, consisting of eleven members,
should visit the various institutions de-
handing improvements and learn of their
real needs by personal investigation. A
cry of retrenchment'' and economy" was
raised, but it was decided that it would be
unwise to leave the decision as to the adj
visibility of spending $4,000 to small
subcommittee, and the whole committee
will tn erefore make the trip.
The morning call., 1895-01-24

vet learned Ia. appreciate him" said Mr..
Stone. ssHe knew last Saturday that he
was beaten and so informed me, but never
theless he went along as though nothing
had happened, and never gave up the hgns
until all was lost.
.'The Southern Pacific was at the bottom
of this defeat 1t caused the circulation OF
an innuendo that seriously affected Mr.. de
Young's chances. 1t was In everybodyS
mouth that Mr.. de Young was railroad
man and that the Southern Pacific would
support him. Now, if you will look at the
list of men who voted for Mr.. de Young
you will not find railroad man among
them. On the contrary, you will find them
supporting Mr.. Perkins. Those who were
not for him openly fell into line as soon as
the railroad gave the signal. They talked,
protested and argued, but as soon as the
gun was fired they fell into the very niche
that the Southern Pacific had prepared for
them.
'By the way, did you notice the number
of members who came down from Sacra-
mento last Saturday? Passes were freely
distributed and it was wonderful to see
how many people suddenly developed
desire to visit San Francisco.
'In regard to Colonel D. M. Burns, he is
a loyal gentleman whose word is as good
as his bond. He promised to assist Mr.. de
Young, and he did everything i'm his
power to have him elected to the senator
ship. Had the decision rested with Colonel
Burns, Mr.. de Young would now be
United States Senator. can bear wit
ness to Mr.. Burns loyalty all the more be-
cause he and I were politically at outs up
to a few days ago. We crossed swords at
the beginning of the campaign and did not
sheathe them again until lately.
"Mr. de Young has a perfectly kindly
feeling toward the Legislature as body,
He knew that number of his personal
friends could not vote for him under exist
ing circumstances, so he does not bear an
atom of malice He is a broad-minded
man, consistent friend of the people, and
few years will show that no corporation
can control him and that no railroad can
defeat him by circulating a rumor that he
is its friend and has its support"
The morning call., 1895-01-24
HE HAS SHOWN HIS HAND.
Huntington Fighting for the Reilly
Funding Bill.
On the Whole It Still Locks as Though
the Measure Would Pass
the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-If Huntington
has been ''laying low thus far and has
allowed the Union Pacific to make the
fight for the funding bill it is certain that
he has now decided to show his hand, for
mis- man John Boyd was hard at work
at the Capitol to-day buttonholing the
members, and was assisted by regular
corps of lobbyists who infest the corridors
at every session of Congress, chief among
whom are ex-Congressman Phil Thompson
of Kentucky and ex-Doorkeeper of the
House Sam Donelson.
The Californians say the situation looks
somewhat better, as number of Southern
ers, who were hitherto an unknown guam
tity or else outspoken in favor of some
funding bill, are now going to fight ReiIly's
measure. The opposition of the New York
World and Herald to the funding bill is
expected to influence some New England
members who have been wavering, still the
chances are altogether that Reillys bill will
pass. Mayor Adolph Sutro is still bonn
harding the Capitol at long range with his
unique warnings and protests.
Senator Palmer introduced bill to-day
directing the senior mortgage bonds of the
Union Pacific Railroad to be paid in silver
dollars. The bill provides further that il
there are not enough silver dollars coined
and in the treasury the Secretary may coin
from the bullion in the treasury enough to
meet the deficit.
81 do not expect to see the bill passed
this session." said Palmer, ''but it viii
serve to counteract the proceedings COM
menced in the Federal courts at St. Louis
to foreclose these senior mortgages" The
Illinois Senator thinks the proceeding in
court is in the nature of a menace to force
Congress to pass bill extending the time
of payment of its debt to the Government.
The morning call., 1895-01-24
SAVE THE TWO RIVERS.
They Contain in Themselves the States
Commercial Future.

Commercial Future.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.-The principal sub
iect before the Senate this afternoon was
the joint resolution by Senator Gleaves,
which came up in committee of the whole.
The resolution is as follows;
WHEREAS, The Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers, with their tributaries, constitute over a
thousand miles of navigable channels and
traverse rich agricultural portions of Cali
fornia; and whereas, these rivers have not re-
ceived at the hands of Congress that attention
that their importance as commercial highways
ceived any attention at all; and whereas, by
the expenditure of comparatively small sum
of money, the Sacramento River can be made
nayigable to q point above Redding, Shasta
County, in which county there are i'm
mense deposits of coal and iron ore that
must forever remain undevel oped unless af-
forded access to market by cheap water trans
portation; and whereas, these rivers not only
afford cheap transportation to the products of
the country tributary to them, but also regu-
late the charge by railroad transportation, the
railroads running parallel with the rivers, and
being compelled to adjust their rates to water
competition; and whereas, this decrease in cost
of transportation is so much added to the wealth
of the farmer and producer; and whereas the
welfare of California and the development OF
its agricultural, mineral and manufacturing
resources imperahvely require that these river
systems should be improved so as to restore
them to their original condition, and also ex-
tended so as to afford facilities for governing
the products ola rich country now inaccessible
to river navigation.
Resolved, By the Senate, the Assem- bly, con-
curing, that our Representatives. in Congress
be urgently requested and our Senators in
structed to use al honorable means to secure
the passage of q law by Congress putting the
improvement of the Sacramento and San Joa-
quin rivers and their tributaries under q con-
tract system, and appropriating the sum of
$1,000 900 for each system for the purpose of
completing such work.
Resolued, That the Governor be requested to
transmit by telegram to each of our Senators
and Representatives in Congress copy of
these resolutions, and to forward attested
copies to the Secretary of War, the chief engi-
neer of the army, the chairman of the Commit
tee of the House on Rivers and Harbors and
the chairman of the Committee on Commerce
of the Senate.
"a navigable stream paralleling rail-
road is the best railroad commissioner in
the world" said Senator Gleaves, in sup
port of his resolution. 1--WE have Just
elected Senator who has promised to see
the matter through. If the Legislature
will fortify our next delegation which goes
to Congress we will get the appropriation.
AS Californians we have never asked for
The morning call., 1895-01-24

ton to the resolution. In order to shut
off the debate Senator Seymour withdrew
his resolution.
Among the new bills introduced is one
by Senator Franck appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of an additional building for
the Women's Relief Corps Home at Ever
green, Santa Clara County. A bill by
Senator Langford is to appropriate $16, 900
for the building of an communicating
plant at the Folsom penitentiary. Senator
McAllister, who has been pronounced in
his opposition to the appointment of need
less attaches, introduced bill fixing the
number of officers and employees of the
Senate, prescribing their salaries and de-
fining their duties. A bill by Under is to
reduce the number of Superior Judges Of
Tulare County from two to one.
The Senatorial election being over no
further objection was made to the pro-
posed arrangements for holding the inaug-
ural ball in the State Capitol next Monday
night. A resolution was adopted to allow
the committee on arrangements to take
possession of the building after adjourn
ment of the Legislature on Saturday and
to retain possession of the legislative
chambers and corridors until Tuesday
morning. 1t was first intended to have the
Legislature adjourn on Friday, but this
was not agreed to. Other resolutions wers
adopted providing for the illumination OF
the Capitol building ON Monday night and
appropriating $50 to hire a band of music
for the ball. Previous to the adjournment
the Committee on Harbors, Rivers and
Coast Defense was authorized to send a
subcommittee of three to San Francisco to
confer with the State Board of Harbor
Commissioners as to needed legislation.
The morning call., 1895-01-24
HINTON THE LUCKY MxN.
He Hill Be. Registrar With Peter Nc
Glade for O. Deputu.

Glade for q Deputy.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.--The programme
arranged tonight is that William Hinton
shall be appointed Registrar for San Pran-
cisco tomorrow, with the understanding
that Peter McGlade shall be his chief dep
uty. Like all other programmes it is SUBJ
ject to change, but those in the Governor s
confidence say he has practically decided
to make the appointment. Ex-County
Clerk Haley was an applicant for the place
to-day.
Governor Budd will probably go to San
Francisco on Saturday and will meet the
Harbor Commissioners. incidentally he
may decide upon an appointment or two,
and he may investigate the proposed
change in the line of East street, the build
ing of a bridge over the street and the con-
domination of land for one terminus of the
bridge.
If Editor Greenblatt of the German Dem
okrat desires the next vacancy on the
Board of Harbor Commissioners the APP
pointment may be his, though not imme-
diately. He held conference with the
Governor to-day. The Governor author
ICES the denial that Mr.. Greenblatt came to
Sacramento in response to telegram, and
says he has made no appointment as yet.