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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Hon. Hugh McCulloch died last Thurs
day night at his country place, Floral Hill,
in Prince Georges county, a few miles out
side of Washington. He was distinctively
a man of finance. He was a practical bank
er, having engaged in banking both here
and in England. Hecreated and organized
the Office of comptroller Of the currency,
which set in operation the national banking
system. He was twice Secretary ofthe Treas
ury, aud was all his life considered one OF
the great American authorities on economic
and financial questions.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

SrAUNToN, VA, May 27.-The city coun-
ell on recommendations OF the health board,
lastnight ordered torches 10 be applied to
the one and two story shanties in Green
street, where the smallpox epidemic origi-
mated. Sixteen of ;hem were burned last
night. All combined were worth hardly
$1,000. There are now at the smallpox
camp, east Of town, fty-seven patients,
forty-oue OF whom are conyalescents. The
remainder are sick abed. A negro child
died this morning. The disease is now ban
ished from the city. No new cases have
been reported since Friday.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Mr.. Arthur w. Hawks. of Baltimore, will
be in Shepherdstown on June lst ldecori'
ton day. with his celebrated exhibition Of
Mrs. Jarley's a works. Mr.. Hawks claims
that his is an up to date farley show, and
he onght to know. The public is cordially
invited
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29
Half Fare to Decatur, Ills.

On account Of the German Baptist An
nual Meeting, the b. g. o. R. r. Co. viii
sell excursion tickets to Decatur, Ils7 at
one fare for the round trip from all points
on its lines west Of and including Bait
more. Tickets will be sold May Oath q
June Ord, and will be valid for return jour
ney until July Bird.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Is it the ~so-called demonstration OF sil'
yer that has sent the price Of wheat up?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Mrs. Belle C.. Legg, wife of Police Com
missioner John C. Legg, of Baltimore, and
sister-in-law of Mrs. Geo. W. Taylor, of this
place, died at 6 O'Clock Monday evening of
consumption. She wss a daughter of the
late WI Cunningham, Of Berkeley county,
was five years o! age, and leaves three
sons daughters.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

A Washington telegram says "In Legal
aud political circles here there has been in
terested discussion over the recent injunction
OF United States Circuit Judge Golf against
the registration and election methods of
South Carolina. Judge Golf has long been
known a. an intense partisaR, aud this,
coupled with the fact that his friends have
been prominent 10 urging his name on the
national Republican ticket, leads to the i'm
preston that his action was more swayed
BY political than judicial reasons. Senator
Hill, in his speech before the Democratic
editors in New York the other night, strong
~ characterized the extraordinary decision
Of Judge Gof, and information comes here
that it has attracted more attention iu the
North than anything pertaining % Southern
affairs for several years This, perhaps, for
the reason that il is recognized the day may
come when it may have some bearing and
influence In Northern affairs. There Is no
precedent for Judge COTS action, and il is
a precedent which under some circumstan-
ces may prove a most dangerous one. The
questions at issue 10 the South Carolina case
have never before been claimed to be, OF
supposed to be, within the jurisdiction Of
the United States courts To all the heated
aud exhaustive reconstruction debates in
Congress the most extreme advocates of cen
tralization never asserted such powers for
the federal judiciary as isset upiu this case.
And, as intimated, no federal judge has ever
before suggested that such powers Injured 10
him. If a United states Judge can annu.
the election laws Of South Carolina, then be
can annul the election laws of any other
State" Those Democrats who are willing
for the sake Of the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver % divide the Democratic party
and put it within the power OF the Repub-
licans to get control of the government
probably with Judge Golf IN first or second
place-had better put their thinking caps
on. COT, as judge, did not hesitate TO as
sumep power TO interfere with SouthCarolina's
state election as President and Command
er-in-C Chief Of the army ho would not hesi-
tate to employ the strong arm Of the soldier
to accomplish his will.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

The circuit court confirmed the sale Of
tracts No. l and 2 Of the Wm. B. Page land
to Dir. Marshall Mccormick, to whom they
were knocked off on the day Of sale. We
understand that Mr. Mccormick has sold
the said tracts to Mr.. Chas. r. Hardesty,
who has also put a ten per cent. bid upon
tract No. 3, containing 209 acres, bought
on the day of sale by Mr.. Jacob Warden
Clarke Courier.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

The great majority Of our people render
service for wages in one form or another and
they are compelled to purchase in the mar
kets everything they eat, drink or wear, and
in most cases are compelled to pay rent for
the use of a home for themselves and their
families. Like the farmers, they have no
silver bullion to carry to the minis to be
coined at the public expense; they have
nothing to dispose Of but their labor and
their skill. ANY policy which reduces the
value of this dollar on the day it is earned
or on the day it is expended, by diminishing
its purchasing power in the markets, has
precisely the same effect upon the holder as
if the amount paid for his labor were reduc-
ed. If, therefore, the %favorite arguments OF
the advocate of free c~oinage-that the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to l would
double the prices of all prOducts-is correct
the wages Of the laboring man would pur'
chase under hat system only one-half what
they purchase now. This would undoubt.
edly be the case unless wages should be
doubled, which according to the uniform
experience of the past, is a most improbable
thing.-JohR G. Carlisle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29
Change Of schedule on b d o. II. n.

On and after May 18th, 1895, trains will
leave Charles Town as follows NOrthbound
at 6.46 a. M, 1881 p. m, and S5l p. m;
%southbound at S.24 a 155 p. m, and S.13 p.
nj. No change in mixed trains. Through
cars on al passenger trains between Balti-
more and Lexington. Close connection with
Royal Blue Liue at Washington for all
points north aad east, also close connection
at Hsrper's Ferry for all points west.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

The Supreme Court of the United States
on Monday denied the application of Eu-
gene Debs, the railway strike leader, for a
writ Of habeas corpus. The decision was
unanimous, and is an important one, as
tending 10 limit materially the power Of
Unions to order strikes over long lines Of
railroad, especially such as are in the hands
Of receivers. Debs and seven ellow-ofhcials
are under sentence to be confined in Jail six
months.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

The commencement exercises Of Stephen
son Seminary will take place June 10 and
II. The baccalsureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. Scollay Moore, in Zion
, Church, Sunday evening, June Q.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

What has caused the revival Of trade, the
hum Of industry, the advance ia the wages
Of employees in the manufacturing esiab-
Tshments and quickened the pulse Of trade?
The s~o-called degradation Of silver, or con-
fdence restored by Cleveland courage in
the administration of the affairs, financial
and others, Of this great government?
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

In Michigan a law was enacted a few
days ago prohibiting one man paying for
another mans drink. The old shepherds
town treat will prevail among the Micbi-
ganders-for taking a nip" there is not
likely to be abandoned yet awhile, though
a step is thus taken towards it.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Senator Camden was the first person in
the United States to file his application for
a refund Of the income aX.-Plrkers5urg
Sentinel.
It is not improbable that if the uniriendly
Sentinel had further Investigated IL would
have discovered that Mr.. Camden was among
the first to pay his income tax II the Sen
tinel had taken less trouble to find who was
the first to ask a refunding Of income tax
paid, and more pains to quote Mr.. Benja-
min Trapnell on the financial question fairly
it would have been more creditable to APP
proved journalism.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Mrs. JaneSwimley, widow of the late Mar
tin Swimley, died at her home near Summit
Point on Saturday 18th inst, aged 81 years.
Five sous survive her, viz DR.. Geo. w, OF
Bunker Hill Jacob L., of Rest; Harrison,
of Summit Point Saml j., Of Brucetown
aud VI NJ. Swimley, of Vaudeville.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29
To Wheelmen.

The riding Of bicycles on the payemenN =
orbidden. Wheelmen will take notice.
GUSTAV BROWN,
Nav X 1895 Mayor.
No morphine or opium in DR.. Miles PAP
PuLs. CrRE Ali Pain. "One cent q oose.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

The free and unlimited coinage of silver
would not secure for the use Of the people at
any time any addition to their stock Of
actual money, but would simply give them
less valuable money than they have now
To call a 1O-cent piece a dollar and declare
it to be the standard of value would add
nothing whatever to its purchasing power
it would still require 10 Of them to purchase
what a real dollar will purchase now, and
prices of commodities expressed in dollars
would appear to have been increased ten
fold, when, in fact, nothing would have hap
pened except the debasement Of the dollar.
-Jno. G.. Carlisle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

There is much speculation as to the out
come of the income tax decision.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Free and unlimited coinage at the ratio
of 16 to l would at once establish silver mon
ometallism, pure and simple. How long do
you suppose the 1925, 600, 900 of gold in this
country would remain here and be used as
money under such a policy The banking
and other great financial institutions, which
own and hold in their reserves much the
greater part Of this gold, would at once. sell
it at a large premium for silver-about two
dollars for one dollar-or they would ex-
change it for silver bullion in the market at
the ratio of about 80 pounds of silver for
each one pound of gold, have the SO pounds
of silver coined into dollars at the expense
Of the people, and with this cheap money
pay the demands of their depositors and
other creditors.-JO. G. Carlisle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Common prudence would dictate that,
when any considerable change is to be made
in our monetary system, some provision
should be made in advance Of the actual
change for a gradual transition from the old
to the new order Of things a transition pc
Rod should be provided for so as to avoid, as
far as possible, a sudden disturbance Of bus
iness aud contraction Of the currency but
the advocates Of free coinage have no such
purpose. They propose 20 make a sudden
aud revolutionary change in the standard
upon which all existing contracts Of the peo-
pie are based and by which all values are
measured, aud lei The consequences take
care Of hemselyes.-Jq0 @. Carlisle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29
Hre Strong Points Made by Secretary
Carlisle on the Currency Question.

BowL1NG GREEN, KY, May 26.-Secre-
tary Carlisle spoke to an audience Of two
thousand people in the opera house here
yestesday on the currency question. In the
course of his remarks the Secretary made
this pointed statement:
There are five propositions which aoso-
lutely cannot be avoided:
l. There is not a free coinage country IN
the world to-day that is not or a silver basis.
.. There is not a gcld-standard country in
the world to-day that does not use silver
money along with gold.
3. There is not a silyer-standard country
in the world o.day that uses gold as money
along with silver.
4. There is not a silver-staudard country
in the world to-day that has more than one
third of the circulation per capita that the
United States has.
5. There is not a silver-standard country
in the world to-day where the laboring man
receives fair pay for his days work.
IF the United States could coin all the sill
yer in the world available for coinage, the
S71f grains of pure silver contained in our
dollar would not be worth in this country as
much as the silver dollar, but the silver dol
lar itself would be appreciated. The Mex
lean dollar, with S77.17 grains of silver, SIX
grains more than the American dollar, i;
worth only about fifty cents of our money.
That would be exactly the effect on our sill
yer dollars if we coined for private account
free all the silver brought to the minis.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Last Thursday transactions in wheat in
New York City reached enormous proper
tioas-ihe total being about t%weOty-eight
millions Of bushels, Wheat went up to S3l
cents, but at the close Of the day had drop
ped to ST..
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

There was no particular Significance az
tacbed 10 the results of the county aud town
elections Of Thursday last in Virginia. The
Democrats held their own well wherever
contests were made on party lines. As often
occurs in these local elections in Virginia,
party lines were not closely drawn and in
many cases neither party made nominations.
The most interesting feature Of the recent
election was the operation of the Walton
law An reports seem to agree that
the new system is popular and a vast i'm
provement upon the old one. The Walton
law was first tried in the congressional cleo
tions Of 1894 Next fall. however, there
viii be an election of a Legislature-lO0
Delegates and 20 Ssnators-and politics will
then cut a pretty big figure. That will be
a prelude 20 the big battle Of '96.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-05-29

Every dep0sitor in the savings and other
banks fearing that he would ultimately be
paid i'm deprecated silver, would immediate
ly demand the return of his money and this
would compel the banks to call at once for
the payment Of all notes and other securities
they had discounted for their customers, and
the contraction of the currency would cause
AN increased demand for currency at the
very time when it could not be obtained, and
thus the difficulty of the situation would be
increased by both causes. The banks would
be compelled to either suspend payments
themselves, or drive their customers, who
are generally business meu-the men who
give employment to labor in every eommu-
nity-into bankruptcy at once. Who would
profit by this condition of affairs? Nobody
except the holders of gold and the owners of
silver mines, the holders of silver bullion and
the brokers and spectators in the stocks of
silver-miuing companies.-JaO g.. Carlisle.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
THE COM MITTEES.

Friday tho presiding officers Of both
branches of the Legislative assembly an
nounced the standing committees. In
the shuttle Lieut.-Gov. Botkin treated
State Senator Brosnan, though popu-
list, very handsomely. Mr. Brosnan WAS
made chairman Of the committee on
labor and capital and a member on
federal relations, judiciary, public build
ings, irrigation and water ways, and ap-
portionment and representation. All of
these are important committees and will
give the Cascade senator ample oppor-
tunity to give good account of himself
as legislator. That he will improve it
is fully believed by all who know the
gentleman.
In the house D. ). Tallant WAS made
chairman of the committee on towns,
Counties and highways, and will have
anything but a picnic for the half a
dozen new county bills will have to be
considered by that committee. He is
also member Of several other leading
committees and will have his hands full.
70 Reynolds was assigned the chairman
ship Of the committee on labor, one of
the most difficult positions in the entire
list. Glasscock was given hard berth
as chairman of the committee on en-
crossed bills If he attends to it's duties
properly. and he probably will, he will
have as much hard work to do us any
mber of the house. He will be held
for the correct engrossment
of all bills task that will call for intelli-
gence, patience and application on his
part. Mr.. Harris is a member of several
committees, but chairman of none.
However, in the distribution the Cas-
cade delegation Jared remarkably we'll
1t remains for them to prove that they
are worthy of the honors conferred and
THE TRIBUNE is Of opinion that they will.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
.JOKERS' CHIMES.

A. What! you call me swindler?"
B: "No; but l am prepared to give 10
marks to anyone who proves to me the
contrary.-Deutsche Wespen.
McSwatters--It's very funny. Mrs.
McS.-What is? McS.--Why, when the
doctor treats me always have to pay for
it.--Syracuse Post.
Author have come to ask you what
you think OF my melodrama. Theatrical
Manager (handing it back)-lts too
mellow, my friend. It's epoiled.-Chi-
cago Tribune,
He-Mrs Swelltop certainly is beau
tiful woman. She carries all before her
She (spitefully) Force of habit, | sup
pose. | hear she was a waitress before
she marrled.-Phlladelphia Record.
Jeweler The inscription you wish
engraved on the inside of this ring / un-
lerstand is "Marcelus to lrene." Young
Man with embarrasement) Yes. that's
right. But or don't cut the ''lrene'
deep. Baltimore Telegram.
"By Jove, Wilkes. your column Of per
sonal gossip in the last number of your
paper was the raciest thing ] know.
Where did you get all the iniormaton?'
"My wife had the Sewing Circle at our
house last Saturday, and ! concealed a
phonograph in the room y" Ilarper's Ba-
Zar,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

The gentlemen composing the Mon
tana house of representatives may not
favor woman suffrage, but in spite of
that they appear to be decidedly in favor
of the ladies. This is made especially
evident in the selection of clerks to the
various committees. After ascertaining
that the services Of twenty-five clerks
would be necessary the committees pro-
ceeded to elect them. and out of the
twenty. two selected fifteen were ladies.
This is at once compliment to the sex
and the gallantry of the members
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
A FANCY PICTURE.
Is Harry De Windt an Emmissary of the
Russian Government

Is Harry DE Windt an Emmissary of the
Russian Government.
LONDON, Jan. 16-Harry De Windt,
who intends to lecture in America to re-
fute George Kennan's stories OF Siberian
prison life, says:
"At Akatu,in the Nertchinsk mining
district, the prisoners have cells, we'll
lighted and warmed, decorated with jugs
filled with flowers picked by the prison
ers while on their way to work in the
mines, mile distant.
"The convicts march to their work
daily, smoking and singing choruses.
They have three good meals daily and
are supplied with an unlimited quantity
of beer at dinner.
"Only three prisoners wore chains,
which weighed seven pounds, and they
we're removed during work.
"The condition OF the mines is quite as
good and the labor less than in the Eng
lish mines. The men sleep on mattresses
and pillows. There is no work done on
Sundays and Saints days, and concerts
and plays are given"
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

The women rutfr .gists of Colorado are
evidently Of this opinion that the girls OF
that state are not able to take care OF
themselves One of the lady members
OF the Legislature has introduced a bill to
raise the age OF consent for girls from 10
20 Il years, and the measure will have
general support. In Colorado woman
attains her majority at Is, bat the old
danes evidently think it requires more
discretion on the part Of girl to protect
her peraon than it does to care for her
property.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

Andrew Carnegie now wants to settle
steel plates that he has placed on the
armored cruisers. This is case in
which there should be no compromise.
The Carnegie crime is henious one and
he should not only be compelled to live
up to the letter of his contract but
punished for previous violations This
armor plate business is the one great
scandal of the Cleveland administration
and it should be disposed Of in such a
manner that the president and his
cabinet officers will be held blameless.
This they cannot expect it they agree to
anything in the nature of compromise.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18
MISS DREXEL AND THE WORLD

MISS DREXEL AND THE WORLD.
The announcement ia made that Miss
Katherine Drexel has taken her final
vows as religieuse in one of the orders
of sisterhood and will hereafter be
known as Mother Katherine This young
woman, who is the daughter Of the late
great Philadelphia banker. is An heress
in her own right to an estate estimated
at the enormous sum OF SG,OOO.OOO, and
this, it Ia said, she proposes to devote to
works OF charity and benevolence under
the auspices Of the sisterhood. The dis
patch says that she has taken the "nal
vows completely severing her relations
with the world" In one sense this sen.
tence may be appropriate, for in accord
ance with the usual vow. the sister re-
nounccs all the worldly pleasures, but in
the broader and better sense Katherine,
instead Of completely scvering her "rela-
tons with the world intends to take a
very active and important part in the
affairs OF the world. She proposes to de-
vote her time, talents and fortune to
the cause Of education for the lower
classes, notably the negro and the In
dian. In doing this she shows decid
adly active interest in worldly matters
though it is characterized by the same
self sacrifice that makes part Of the life
of all the women who assume the re
llgious garb and vows Their creed, il
simple language, is to do good in tho lint
in which they are best fitted to do good
whether it be helping the needy, carinl
for the orphan, nursing the sick or edu
eating the ignorant. Wherever civliza
ton is there will they be found. The
do not sever their relations with tn
world, as thousands who have been tn
recipient OF their kindly mnistration
will readily testify.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

The republican Legislature Of Cali
fornia has decided to allow the dem
ocratic governor elect to be inaugurated
without contest This seems to be a
wise conclusion. The people elected
Mr. Budd governor and the chances are
they are not in the humor to have their
wishes set aside upon technlcalltes
Under the constitution the people, not
the legislature nor the courts, are charged
with the election Of the executive and
efforts on the part of the latter to usurp
tho functions Of the former are meeting
with disfavoI all over the land.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-18

Along with all their other troubles
the members of the legislature are prob
ably booked for a siege with the woman
sutfragists, for suffrage amendment to
the constitution has been introduced by
Representative Huseby. II there Is an
opposition to the amendment the leaders
Of the opposition had better send for
Gov. and Mrs. Waite of Colorado. They
frage by experience and could, no doubt,
be induced to throw some light on the
interesting subject