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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-07
THE SENATE.

Washington, March AT noon today
the United States senate closed It's maj
session of the Fifty-third congress among
crowded galleries, congratulatory reso-
buttons, parting word from President
Cleveland and q brief valedictory from
the vice president.
The wonted dignity Of the senate was
preserved to the end, except for the
rush of business incident to the last
hours of the session.
The senators were at work by 0 o'clock,
after having remained in the chamber
until a. m. They clearly showed the
fatigue of the long session lasting from
Saturday noon and their ranks were too
thin up to II o'clock for the transaction
of anything beyond formal business. By
that time there were a few derelicts on
the floor and the galleries were literally
packed, the crowds filling the senate,
pushing into the aisles and overlooking
in long lines down the corridors and
stairways. Many members of the diplo-
matte corps occupied the galleries re-
served for them.
BY 10 O'Clock the last formalities on the
| two remaining appropriation bills-naval
and deficiency-were concluded and the
measures started to the executive man
sion. There was no disposition to take
up new business and two efforts to con-
slider questions affecting the Behring sea
We're cut off by objections. A feature
of the last moments of the session was
the tumultuous laughter which greeted
the announcement of Mr.. Voorhees, of the
committee to wait on the president that
the latter rendered his congratulations to
congress- on the close of their labors.
Vice President Stevenson closed the ses-
sion with few well chosen words, and
as he ceased, the work of the Fifty-third
congress passed into history.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-07
STATES SUPREME COURT

case of Cunningham VS.. the Macon and
Birmingham railroad was decided by the
supreme court of the United States today,
Justice White delivering the decision.
He held that the first mortgage bondhold-
ers, under the act of 1886, had the first
claim upon the property and that plain
tiffs, whose claim was under an act of
1870 could have no hold on it unless they
paid off the mortgage. The action Of the
lower court in dismissing the bill was
sustained. In the case of Francis A. and
7. b. Coffin, who were indicted in Indiana
IN 1885 by 90 counts for completely, in the
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-07

Shiloh's Cure, the great Cough and
Cramp Cure is in great demand. Pocket
size contains 25 doses. Only 25c. Child
rem love it. Sold by all druggists.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
# Christ came 10 Washington

fact of the vast amount of interest
collected by insurance companies, land
loaning syndicates, dividends of rail-
road and other corporations, it is evil
dent that the nation cannot stand the
strain for another twenty years.
Interest must be abolished or we
perish as a nation.
The power that the system gives to
the bankers over the industry and COM
merce of the country is we'll illustrated
by the following clipped from the Bal
timore Sun Oem.) of Aug. 20, 1898:
when Venice was the republic that
world the Council of Ten were the
potent magnates who swayed the des-
TIMES of nations. But not even in
their most influential hour did they
possess tithe of the enormous power
that the council of six men, sitting daily
in New York, now WELD. This modern
financial junta have an authority and
direct a wide reaching influence that
is probably unprecedented in the his
! tory of all nations. No presidents
cabinet, not even the directors of the
1eedle street." herself could approach
their possibilities. Their identity is
known to comparatively few of the mill
lions their actions affect. They are
the half dozen members of the loan
committee of the New York clearing
house. F. D. Tappan, president of the
Gallatin National bank, is the chair
rSan and his associates are E. H. Per-
kins, Jr., president of the Importers
and Traders bank; J. Edward Simons,
of the Fourth National; H. w. Cannon,
of the Chase National: w. A. Nash,
of the Corn Exchange bank, and
George c. Williams, of the Chemical
bank. Each business day they meet
at the clearing house, II Pine street,
and by their decisions formulate the
policy of the New York banks, which
in turn dominates the tone of the finan-
ces of the whole country and incidental
ly affects the rest of the world. In
the present emergency they have is
sued the $4,000, 900 of loan certificates
that have stemmed the rising tide OF
commercial depression. Their word is
the law countenancing the loan that
saves banker or merchant or the re-
fusal that brings ruin. How few know
how much depends on the judgment
of those six men, and how few appre-
ciate their tremendous power. -Dako.
ia Ruralist.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
CURFEW DID NOT RING.
And the Reason Was the Boys Were
Not Anxious 1t Should Do So.

And the Reason Was the Boys Were
Not Anxious 1t Should Do So.
"Curfew shall not ring tonight" was
the unanimous decision of the Milton
urchins after they had thoroughly dis
cussed the ordinance compelling them
to retire with the chickens, which
passed the council last week, says the
Milton (Ore.) Eagle. Monday night
was the time set for the new order Of
things to begin, and just as the hour
hand of the marshaPs Waterbury
pointed to figure that worthy individ-
ual seized the bell rope and gave it a
vigorous pull. But no silvery chimes
rang out on the balmy evening air to
mingle with the mellow sound of the
soft sighings of lordly cottonwoods or
the gentle murmur of the rippling Wal
Ia Walla, and warn the ubiquitous
youngsters that it was time to go to
roost. Investigation solved the seeming
mystery. The boys had climbed to the
belfry and made away with the BELLS
big iron clapper, and curfew was not
rung that night.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
ARITHMETIC.
A PLUTOCRATIC PAPER CON-
PLAINS ABOUT 1T.
The Treasury Omcials Fix Up Their
Their Tables So That Only Bank Ex-
perts Can Comprehend Them-And
They Differ.
From the Globe-Democrat.

From the Globe-Democrat.
There is much for complaint as to
the manner in which figures are pre-
sented by the treasury department for
the information of the people with re-
gard to the financial affairs of the gov
ernment If anything in the world
should be made easy to understand,
it is matter pertaining to the transac-
tion of the public business and the GUS
tody and application of the public
funds. But, in fact, it is practically i'm
possible for the majority of intelligent
citizens to derive from the treasury
statements any definite and satisfac-
tory knowledge in this relation. 1t Is
to be presumed that the figures are ac-
curate, but they are so tabulated as to
put them beyond ordinary comprehen-
sion. There is a way Of unraveling
their mystery and getting at their real
perts, and even they do not always
agree in their interpretations. The av-
erage person who undertakes to flnd
out the true condition of things is sure
to be disappointed. There is a kind
of arithmetic employed with which he
is not familiar, and the longer he stud
les 1t the more bewildering it becomes
to him. The simplest facts are placed
before him in a complicated fashion,
and he cannot be certain that he gets a
correct view of any point in which he Is
interested.
There is surely no good reason why
these statements to which the people
look for information concerning the
management of the national finances
should be constructed in such tech
nical and perplexing manner. 1t is not
| necessary to entangle figures until they
defeat all popular inquiry; and yet that
is the effect of the present system. No
man of ordinary business experience
can tell from such data the actual con-
dition of affairs in any important re-
| spect, and he is lucky If he avoids be-
ing misled and deceived. In March,
| for instance, the revenue came within
about $246,000 of equaling the expendi-
| lures, and yet the debt statement
showed an increase of over $4,000, 900
whereas in April there was deficit OF
$S,700,000 and an increase of about
$9,0O0,0tJ in the debt. Moreover, in
spite of the deficiency in April, the fig.
ures represented an addition to tn,
amount of money in the treasury
These inconsistencies are explainable
to be sure. but a financial statement in
tended for general reading should bs
! free from inconsistencies and so plaiI
as not to require explanation. Wher
figures are thus twisted and transposeC
to suit a purpose of deliberate intricacy
they lose their value and might as wei
not be published. Indeed, it would b'
better not to publish them, for thel
serve to convey wrong impressions, anC
give cause for suspicion that they ar'
designed to prevent the people from
learning the exact and complete facts il
the case.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

result in rise of prices so it would inn
mediately result in a fall of wages.
Its first effect would be to diminish the
purchasing power of all our wages.
Free coinage of silver would make all
the articles of the laborer's consump-
ton cost him 100 per cent more. un-
less he can get a rise in his wages by
dlnt of strikes and quarrels and all the
consequent dissatisfaction arising from
friction between the employer and en-
ploye.
1t Is usually supposed that free COIN
age Of silver is in the interest of the
debtors. l think it will be found quite
the contrary: Not only will it prevent
| a person in distress from being able
to borrow money when he needs it,
but 1t will create conditions which will
make it impossible for the debtors to
meet their indebtedness. But greater
than all objections is that of public
! dishonor and repudiation. If free coin
| age of silver were to be passed it would
mean that every depositor in a savings
bank, every investor in loan associa-
tion, every holder of a life insurance,
every recipient of a pension, would
have his dues reduced one-half. Is
1t possible that there is something be-
hind this free coinage scheme not really
discovered? Is it possible that it is
aimed at the great mass of the indus
trlous and intelligent, and is it
really intended to serve the interests
OF the very rich and of great corpora
tions? The bonded debt of the rail-
ways in the United States is about &c.
600 900 900. If free coinage of silver were
introduced it would enable these rail-
ways to pay off their debts with what
is now equivalent to 100000 900.
They would thus be relieved of the
necessity OF paying to small investors
who have taken their bonds one-half
of what these corporations now owe
| them"
Prof. Laughlin concluded as fol-
lows:
Extraordinary as is the proposal for
free coinage, it is in truth only huge
disease. 1t was born in the private
offices of the silver kings, nursed at the
hands of the spectators, clothed in
economic error, fed on Doodle; and
as sure as there is honesty and truth
in the American heart, it will die
young, and he buried in the same ig-
nominous grave wherein lies the now
forgotten infant once famous as the
rag baby"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
Don't BE Ashamed.

One of the reasons that many peo-
pie are not allied with the Peoples
party is because they shrink from the
ridicule that is heaped upon its men,
bers. We think it is safe to say that
if party lines were not drawn and peo-
pie were only influenced by their sense
of justice and right, three-fourths Of
the .oting population would favor the
position taken by the Peoples party on
the questions of finance, transporta-
tion and land, with, possibly some
slight notifications. Yet so sensitive
are most people to the weapon of ridi-
cule that they suffer under evils which
they know to exist rather than face the
opposition and censure they would
provoke by declaring open war against
them. What this country needs most
just now is about eight million back
bones as stiff as a crowbar to go into
the backs of that many voters.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
HELPFUL MRS. BILLTOPS.
There Doesn't Appear to Be Anything
That She Can't Do,

There Doesn't Appear to Be Anything
That She Can't Do.
"The more see of Mrs. Billtops the
more am astonished at her." said Mr..
Billtops. 81 don't believe there's any
thing about house she can't do. She
gets the nails out of the children's
shoes and out of mine. She mends the
carpet sweeper and fixes the clothes
wringer and keeps the clocks going.
The latest and most astonishing
thing she's done is to fix my watch.
1t stopped the other day, and of course
took it to Mrs. Billtops: we all go to
Mrs. Billtops for everything. Could she
fix it? An hour later she brought
it back running. / ask her how she
did it, and then I'm sorry did: there
are some questions that it is better
not to ask. She says she fixed it with
a penknife. I shudder a little as 1
think of Mrs. Billtops prying about in
the interior of the watch with a pen
knife, but the watch is going and what
more can 1 ask? If l had a watch 10
fix tomorrow I'd take It to Mrs.
Billtops; that is, any ordinary watch.
If it was a thousand-dollar chronome-
ter l might perhaps take it to a jew
eler: but if it was just an ordinary y
than 81 or S., should take it to Mrs.
Billtops without a moments hesita-
on."-Ex.
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Another practical illustration Is TO
compare the man at work with the dol
lar at interest. At first thought 1t
would seem ridiculous to make the COM
parison with even one man, but we
shall make it with all the producers
of the nation pitted against one dol
lar.
In 1890, after almost 400 years of la
Dor of many millions of people, the total
accumulation of wealth of the nation
was about $62 800, 100000. This in
cluded a large amount of wealth
brought to this country by immigrants;
it also included the vast value of our
lands, forests, mines, ETC., which we
did not produce, but found ready for
our use.
With the great shrinkage in values
that has since occurred the total accu-
mutation would probably be less than
$50, 600, 100000.
Now suppose that Christopher Colum-
bus when he landed in America had
started bank on a capital of one dol
lar, loaning the money at the rate of
10 per cent compounding at the end of
every three months as is the usual Gus
tom with banks where they do not
charge interest in advance.
The capital would double every seven
years, and by 1890 would have ac-
cumulated s143.6O3, 1913 ,S13, ,22S ,O32.
AS a wealth accumulator the dollar
proves far superior to the most in
genious, and industrious people; oc-
cupying the most fertile country or
earth. Great are the United States ol
| America.
Great are the American people.
But 2,S72,064 times greater is tn,
Shylock dollar at 10 per cent interest
Another comparison which will com,
closer home will be to anticipate tn,
result for the future by comparing tn,
| power of the banks to accumulat,
| through interest with the ability of tn,
| people to accumulate through produc
| tion.
How long can the people keep ahea;
of the banks?
| How long until the banks own tn.
| people and the nation?
We will take as the basis of our cir
| culation the average increase of tn,
| wealth Of the nation during the periot
from 1880 to 1890 as per census reports
and will ignore the great shrinkage O
values already fact.
Assume (an assumption not war
ranted by the facts or prospects) tha
the nation will enjoy the same degre
of prosperity as in the past decade
with an annual increase of three pc
annum and no financial depressions
| panics or set-backs; the producers witt
full head of steam on and sails Sc
to favorable breeze; the drones Quietl
and placidly clipping 10 per cent inter
est coupons.
| From the report of the comptrolle
of the currency for 1892, page 45, W
find that the national banks had loane
out at interest Gncluding stocks an
bonds) $2.509. .0e0 900: page S5), stat
banks, loan and trust companies, say
ings banks, and private banks (6 pc
cent not reporting) the amount wa
s., las, 600 900, or a total for the bank
of $5,65A, ,000, 900. The result by seve
| year periods would be as follows:
1
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
Jener,on.. Idea Of Governmeut

Said Thomas Jefferson: Let US
found Ssvcrnment where there shall
be no extremely rich men and no abb
jectly poor ones. Let us found a gov
ernment upon the intelligence of the
people and the equitable distribution Of
property. Let us make laws where
there shall be no governmental part
nership with favored classes. Let us
protect all, in life, liberty and prop
erty, and then say to every American
citizen: With the gifts that God has
given you, your brain and brawny en-
ergy, work out your own fortunes under
just government and equal iurispru-
dence"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
INTEREST A THIEF.
ITS POWER TO CONCENTRATE
THE COUNTRY'S WEALTH.
The Drone With Few Dollars More
Powerful Than the Man Who Pro-
duces Wealth-Some Figures That
VIII StartIe You.

The power of interest to accumulate
is not appreciated as 1t should be.
When it is, there can be no question
but that an intelligent people will re-
fuse to continue a system fraught with
such a terrible danger to the progress
of civilization and the welfare of hu-
manity. The following table will DEM
onstrate the astonishing rapidity with
which compound interest accumulates
as the rate per cent increases:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

The Democrats say now that good
crops is all that will save them. That 10
to say having allowed every opportun-
ity to go by to relieve the people they
are now willing to permit the Lord TO
furnish the relief and they will ap-
propriate the credit. 1t is about the
only thing left they have not appro-
priated
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
Are Neither One Thing Nor the Othe

Are Neither One Thing Nor the Other.
The position which such men an
Bland and Bryan occupy in the Demo-
critic party is pitiable. They know that
a majority of their party voted against
free silver in the Fifty-third congress.
They know also, if they know anything.
that the single gold standard advocates
in their party are increasing in num-
bers. They know that at least mill
ion men have left the Democratic party
and Joined the Populists, while two or
three million more were so disguised
in 1894 that they refused to vote with
any party. Yet in spite of all these
facts they still stand up and deceive
the people by trying to make them be-
lieve that there is hope for free silver
through the Democratic party. These
men have degenerated from honest,
able statesmen into place-hunting po-
litical demagogues.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
Fungus Growth Kllls the Fish.

State Fish Commissioner S. P. Bart
lett is investigating the strange disease
that is killing thousands of the fish in
Fox river. They are strewn along the
bank by the cart load. Mr.. Bartlett
says 1t is due to a fungus which grows
on the fsh. 1t is such an unusual oc-
currence experts will be sent from
Washington to investigate it more
thoroughly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

If we had anything but chump for
president England might get herself
hurt by running up against the Mon
roe doctrine.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

Labor produces all wealth, but the
Sound currency men manage to gob-
BILE 1t up.
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HAPPENINGS IN KANSAS.
ITEMS Or INTEREST TO DWELL
LERS IN THE SUNFLOWER.

The Weeks Review of Personal aud
General News Condensed to Short
Paragraphs for the convenience OF
Hurried Readers.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
Bankers
Nations

When we take into consideration the
fact that all values have decreased
fully 25 per cent during the past thrse
years instead OF increasing at the rate
Of : per cent psr apnHm. and ths further
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

: The ratio is the biggest part e -
silver question.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12
THE GREAT DEBATE.
EDITOR HARVEY MEETS AND
VANOUISHES A GOLD BUG.

A Synopsis of the Argument on Both
sides-The Gold Standard Man Badly
Worstcd Cheers for Free Silver
Coinage.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-06-12

Eddie Rife, Wichita boy, rode and
won the 2-year-old race at Gravesend.
n. Y. Thursday, winning n purse of
$4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06

CLEARED
Steamer city OF Columbia Jenny. West Pont-old Do
Steamer Knickcrbocker Haisey. New-orleans-E
Alien. $780, - u.x..,
s,eamsr croa,an Hansen wilmington and Georgetown
steamer Nusees Risk Key and caveston-c II
stsarner Prins Maurs Dutch. DuIt Haytien and
Venezuelan por,s-Kunharit Co. r.
steamer Broadmayne ,BD. Parker. Dover East TOT
steamer jamestown, Huphers Norfolk and Newport
Steamer II plmock coleman. BosonH + Dlmock:
steamer August Ksrn Ger. Bunner fiusmns lot
steamer Kansas city Fisher. sayannah-R L Walker;
steamer old Dominion. Blakeman Newport News ana
stenmer Esgle Donovan PhIadelphiaw Clyde
steamer Manhattan Bragg Portand-tIorato Hal,
Steamer FL Norto Hawthorne. New-Oreans-J van
Sickle
SAILED.
Steamers In Bourgogne FD for liavrei 1taNe ,rep'
Bremen. Neptune. Kingston and Montego Bay Massa-
ohusett. G,1 London; 1rrawaddy Gi. Trinidad Gehaia
ports Caracas Ia Gunyra. Porto Cabelo and curacao.
Niglanca. Havana and Mexcsn ports oaiso ,,,' M
ghany (BD. Kingston savanla etc; sp"aTnaam 'pu.cn
hagen etc: Umbia tf'D. Liverpool: Kansas cry Savan
nah; Nucces. Ny West and Galyeston knicXsrooc.r;
I'm Gsr, London: jamestown. Norfolk and Newport
News Georgian Prince (}r. River Plate: FL Nore New
orleans: old Dominion. Newport News and Richmond.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
cape Ana Whistlins Buoy
Notice is given that or sbou October 20 1879 the
whstling buoy, black and white perpendicular -trpes
moored about -. miles SSE from Eastern Point Light
house will be moved point In about $50 feet u water
about ga miles EsE from Cape ann Lighthouse. $500
Bearings are magnetic and distances are given IN hau-
tlcal miles.
This, notice affects the List Of BcaGons and ruoys'
BY order OF the Lighthouse Board:
Rear-Aimiral. United states Navy. Chairman.
Washington. u. C.. oct. 4. 1880