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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
A WHITE METAL CURRENCY.
The Eject of Free silver Coinage Upon
WorIkingmen's Wages.

workingmen's Wages
One of the most important questions,
in connection with the present none
tary discussion going on all over the
country is the effect that free silver
coinage, if adopted, will have upon the
worltmen.
Col Josiah Patterson, the southern
congressman and orator who has been
Investigating the silver question with
reference to wages, writes that he is
prepared to assert, from a careful study
of the consular reports of the govern
ment, that there is not silver country
on the globe where laboring man is
paid u good wage for days work.
This is the test of human progress"
continues Col Patterson. Labor is
the rock on which civilization is build
ed. 1t. is the very groundwork of So
ciety. A days work is the true unit of
value. When you test the advance
ment of people, their prosperity and
happiness, inquire how much will a
days work buy; how much gold, how
much silver, how much clothing, how
much food, how much Of the necessi-
ties and luXuries of lifeP When you
find that government where days
work possesses the greatest purchas-
ing power, there you will find the gov
ernment of greatest advancement.
Why, some of our popuiist friends
point to Mexico as prosperous coun-
try. The truth is that Minister Ro-
nero of that country in his letter to
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, says that
no greater wage is paid now than was
paid when silver had twice the pur-
chasing power. Whenever you see a
prosperous business in Mexico it is
based on the robbery of labor.
1.-The tables in my possession, made
up from consular reports in the state
department show that laboring man
in the United States gets for days
work twice as much in gold as a labor
ing man in Mexico gets in silver, and
the American laborer's dollar has near
ly twice the purchasing power of the
| MeXican's. 1t will not do to attribute
this altogether to the fact that we
are highly civilized and commercial
country, because when you compare
| Mexico, silver country, with Cuba, a
gold country, both being Spanish, you
will find that alaborer in Cuba gets more
| Tor day work IN gold imam the same
laborer gets in Mexico in silver. Com
pare England with Russia and reduce
| the Russian currency to n gold basis
YOU will find that a laboring man in
England gets nearly three times as
much for days work as he gets in
Russia. Go beyond the limits of Chris
tian civilization and compare Turkey,
| a heather gold country, with China, a
heather silver country; reduce the sill
yer money in China to gold and you
will find that laborer in Turkey gets
about three times as much for days
work as he does in China
The above dataare supported and sup.
plemented by the consular report of
the state department for September,
which shows that men toll longest in
countries where silver is the currency
basis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
WILL COME TO THE RESCUE.
The Bond Syndicate to Deposit More Gold
to Protect the Reserve.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness Monday stood at s97, 100000 This
decline was caused by Sl,2O0,oOO in
gold being withdrawn in New York
for export. In ordinary business
the treasury gained 100000 in the
exchange of notes for gold at the va
rious subtreasuries, of which $25O,000
was gained at Chicago At the
treasury it is understood that
the syndicate will make a deposit
to-day, which will again make the
gold reserve intact Since July l3, the
beginning of the gold export move
ment, about sci, 900 gold has been
sent from this country to Europe. 1t
is stated that within that time the
Belmont-Morgan syndicate have paid
into the treasury in excess of the bond
requirement about $1,000, 900 in gold.
New YORK, Sept. l0,-It is reported
that the Chase national bank furnished
the syndicate with $500, 900 last Friday
in exchange for greenbacks, and that
other banks will do the same thing in
like proportion to their holdings. This
course, if adopted, would fortify the
syndicate with sufficient gold to main
tain. the reserve against almost any
possible Withdrawals for u month to
come
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14

New York, Sept. 1.-THE inquest
into the death of Mrs Evelina NJ. Bliss
took place Tuesday before Coroner
O'Meagher. Mrs. Bliss died on August
30 from, it is alleged, poison sent to her
in chowder by her daughter, Mary
Fleming, at present a prisoner in the
Tombs. The principal evidence given
was the dying declaration of Mrs. Bliss
that she had been poisoned by rela-
tive. The jury returned verdict
that Mrs. Bliss came to her death
from acute gastritis, the result OF
causes unknown, but Coroner O'Meagh-
er decided to hold the prisoner without
bail for the grand jury
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
WARMLY RECEIVED.
Grand Army Veterans Taste
Southern Hospitality.
Louisville Opens Her Arms to Them and
Former Enemies Join in Their
Welcome-The Encamp-
mcnt Begins.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 1o.-With a
reception to the national commandery
in chief that would have done honor to
returning victors from a battle field
the first encampment of the grand
army to be held on southern soil
and the preliminaries of what prom
ises to be memorable reunion of the
blue and the gray was ushered in Mon
day morning.
When Commander in Chief Lawler
and the members of his staff with Ma
tional President Margaret Wallace
and her associates of the Women's Re-
lief corps reached the Union depot from
Chicago at s o'clock, they were met by a
great crowd of men and women, and
for few moments there was great
demonstration of cheering and waving
Vt flags and handkerchiefs. The COM
littee on invitation and reception,
eaded by Gen. j. B. Castleman, and in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
BLOODY AFFRAY IN NEVADA.
Miners XIII Two Desperadoes and Wound
Another-Tried to Jump n Claim.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 1O-Infor-
nation has just been received here of a
terrible fight in Nye county, New, be-
tween miners and desperadoes, which
resulted in the instant killing OF
two of the latter and the proba bly,
fatal shooting OF third. The names
are: Phil Foote, gambler; Check
Longstreet, half-breed, both killed;
and another half-breed whose name is
unknown, badly wounded. George
and Bob Montgomery and their friends
did the shooting. The tragedy is
the result of an attempt to
jump a claim belonging to the Mont
gomerys John Macarthur, who also
claimed the mine, employed Phil
Foote, Billy Meyer, Check Longstreet
and six others, well armed, to guard
his interests. While seated at break
fast a crowd of men headed by the
Montgomery boys surprised them and
poured a volley into the crowd before
they could reach their weapons or es-
cane,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Sound Money in Kentucky.

Congressman Washington, of Ten
nessee, says that while the people of
his state at one time seemed to be for
free silver they have been thinking on
the question lately, and if it were put
to vote now Tennessee could take
her stand in the sound-money column.
Perhaps But there is still a formida-
BILE free silver sentiment in the state
which ought to be combated. There
has been no such sound money cam
paign of education as there has been
in Kentucky, and yet Tennessee can
not be counted on, as Kentucky can,
to send an anti-free silver delegation
to the national democratic convention
next year. Mr.. Washington and the
other honest money democrats in Ten
nessee should go to work, as Congress-
man Patterson has done.-Louisville
Courier-J ournal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14

cluding such representative Ken
tuckians as EX-Gov. Simon Bolivar
Buckner, w. n. Haldeman, Ex-Con-
gresham Caruth, Gen. Bassil w.
Duke, John NJ Atherton and
Gen. Andrew Cowan, were out in force
and after welcomes, introductions
and handshaking, the visitors under
escort of the committee and two COM
panies of the Louisville legion with its
band and drum corps were taken to the
Gault house. Here national headquart-
ers were tablished in the big club
room on the east wall of which the
fingers of fair Louisville women had
fashioned in letters of evergreens two
feet square the inscription Hail to
the Chief" The arrival at noon of
Rear Admiral Allen of the naval veter-
ans with his staff and number of
delegates from the middle states was
signalized by a reception of the same
nature and equally enthusiastic.
Although the tide of incoming de-
partment delegations and posts has yet
to commence to flow, rough estimates
from the various depots show
that fully $4,000 strangers have
arrived in the twenty-four hours
ending at noon. A large proportion of
these were veterans whose age or in
firmities necessitated their travelling
by easy stages, advance committees
assigned to open and prepare
headquarters and pleasure-seekers of
both sexes anxious to secure accommo-
dations in advance of the rush.
Ten experienced detectives from New
York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,
Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus and Nash
vile came to town quietly Monday
morning and reported to Chief of Po-
lice Taylor by whom they were as
signed to the principal streets and
thoroughfares.
Guard was mounted Monday morn
ing at Camp Caldwell, where strict
army discipline will be enforced. The
camp has been set out like min
iature city, and affords quarters for
200 posts from Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Vermont and other
states. Five Pittsburgh posts to-
gether with the first section of the
Potomac department escorted by the
famous old guard arrived toward noon
and were received with great enthusi-
asm by the crowds on the streets.
Wednesday will be the great day of
the week so far as outside and popular
demonstrations are concerned. Com
mander in Chief Thomas Lawler will
be in command assisted by staff of
600 mounted aids. Pennsylvania
will parade 1000 comrades. The de-
partment of Ohio may parade
5000 comrades. New York, New
Jersey and the eastern states will
furnish about 1000 more. Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa and Michigan will fur
nish 10000. The southern states will
possibly parade 5000, making a total
of $1,000 men, The more distant
and northwestern states may
furnish in addition anywhere
from 1000 to 5000, say 5000,
and that will make a total of 10000
men in the great parade. Among the
parading veterans will be delegations
from the posts ia the Sandwich is
lands, Mexico and Canada. A feature
of the parade will be Ned the sole
surviving horse of the war
Men who fought to establish the
southern confederacy will parade on
Saturday morning of encampment
| week
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
THE BEST MONEY.
That Which VIII BE Best for the Work
ingman.

That Which VIII BE Best for the Work
inGman.
The abundance of silver makes it
cheap in comparison with gold, and
sixteen to one dollar of standard
weight and fineness is worth only
half as much as the gold dollar of
specified weight. Gold is the founda-
tion of any currency. 1t is not neces-
sary to have enough togo around" 1t
is necessary that the government shall
be able to make every dollar, silver or
paper, las good as gold" and that
would be impossible with free sill
yer coinage, for we should then have
two kinds of metal dollars, and by an
infallible law, the cheaper would
drive out the dearer. Then our cur
rency would be degraded to the fifty
cent-dollar level, and who would be
the gamer? Certainly not any indus
trious person working hard for what
he could get and then being compelled
to take pay in a currency which had
lost half its purchasing power.
We want the best money that can be
issued. We want it for the poor man
as well as for the rich. In fact, the
poor man is more vitally affected than
the rich one. 1t is of supreme impor-
tance to the poor man that the dollars
which he earns shall be of the sound
est character, and therefore of the best
purchasing power. The rich man has
larger means, and can better afford
any risk of depreciation. The distress
to which our correspondent refers may
be due to the absence of money, but it
is not because of the deterioration in
the character of money, and it is more
than useless to argue that more
money" however inferior, like the
fifty-cent silver dollar, would mend
matters. In order to get money men
must have something to give in eX-
change for it-labor or produce-and
when they make the exchange it is to
their interest to have the money the
soundest and best that can be secured
and the best money is and will con-
i, tinue indefinitely to be that which is
based on the worlds standard of value,
gold. Troy Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Woman Bridge Jumper Fined.

New YORK, Sept 10.-Mrs Clara Nc
Arthur, the first woman to jump from
the Brooklyn bridge, was fined live
dollars by Magistrate Crane in the
Tombs police court Monday morning.
She paid the fine and left the court
with her husband The woman seems
to have fully recovered from her inn
mersion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Preferred penth to sehool.

CREsroN, Ia, Sept. 10-Queenie Car
roll, l6-year-old girl of Alton, shot
herself through the heart Friday after
noon and died instantly She left a
note saying her father insisted that
she should attend school, but that she
wished to learn the millinery trade
and would rather die than attend
ahool
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Diving of Starvation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 1o-A
cablegram to the Times-Union from
Key West, Fla, says: Private advices
received in this city from Cuba state
that the situation in the province OF
Santa Clara is something terrible
Provisions are scarce, and the women
and children are dying of starvation
Most of the men have joined the in
surgents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
THE DEPRECATED MONEY.
Free Silver Would BE as Disastrous as a

Free Silver Would BE as Disastrous as a
Fire.
If the government should cease to re-
deem its silver money in gold, about a
thousand million dollars of the circu-
lating medium of the nation would
drop to the silver basis; but in order to
ascertain the full percentage of indi-
vidual loss on the deprecated money,
we must take the total sum on deposit
in the United States, and add to it the
money in current use as follows:
In commercial banks. ............S 81 967, ,24s 500
In savings banks. Observation-Disclosures. l7l2,769O26
In current use (estimated) ........ 900
Total 40 lsU VIZ, 800
Here we have sum exceeding five
thousand million dollars, upon which
there would be a direct loss of forty
two per cent, or say two thousand
million dollars.
While the change of monetary stan
dard would not lessen the volume of
actual capital in the country, the loss
to individuals would be as absolute as
if their property had been annihilated
by fire; and nothing can be palmer
than that the great burden of this vast
loss would have to be sustained by the
working people who had laid upa little
money in bank for safe-keeping, and
for the interest it would bring them
William Brough, in THE Natural
Law of Money"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Tbis country ia sendinp abroa

.... This country is sending abroad
about fifty million dollars worth of
silver year as "a commodity, and the
demand for it is growing. The idea
of taking it all back and passing it on
our own citizens at double value is not
asluxuriant as it was st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
The collapse of the free silve

1.-THE collapse of the free silver
bubble in Ohio is about as sudden and
complete as was the collapse of the
greenbacl bubble in the same state
twenty years ago, and that marked the
beginning of the complete subsistence
of the greenback fiat money agitation.
History often repeats itself. Mime
apolis Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
Miser's Rlehes 60 Up On Flame.

HAMILTON, Ala, Sept. lo-Ben Still
man, an old miner living in Marion
county, 10 miles from here, lost 1000
in money, the savings of lifetime, by
a fire in his home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
census Figures for wisconsin.

MADISON Wis, Sept. 10. The new
census of Wisconsin is completed and
according to the returns of county
clerks the total population is 1881, 90s
O gain of 205, 095 in five years.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
An advance of ten cents an ounc

-. IAN advance OF ten centS an ounce
has been made in the price of sterling
silver ware by twelve of the largest
manufacturers This is not because of
any advance in the price of silver bull
lion, but merely combination to in-
crease profits. Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14

~. They say a fellow il Henry coun-
ty, Missouri, is so cranky on the silver
IA, question that he digs up all the golden
n rods and marigolds, raises white corn
and won't speak to his wife because
(. she has golden hair, is forever denounc-
!, ing the gold cure, won't keep the gold
EN- rule and doesn't want to enter the
golden gates.-Evanston (Wyo.) News
Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14

...With a corn crop worth billion
dollars in sound money, the farmers
are not likely to do much hurrahing in
favor of the idea of taking fifty-cent
dollars for it.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
.erat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-09-14
RAILWAY Disast er In France.

PARIS, Sept 1O.-Two railway trains
were in collision Monday night in q
tunnel near the st, Lazare station.
Twenty persons were injured.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
A PERTINENT QUERY.

A Matter For Police Investigation.
NORFOLK, Va, January 10, 1854.
Editor Norfolk yirgiuian:
Will you kindly inform m @ why no
steps have been taken to b,rsk mn
the illegal selling OF liquor IN i'm,
proper houses? Everybody knows
that the Keepers Of SAID houses sail
hqnor-sell a great deal of il, sell It
at price tremendously high, sell If
all night long and all day long. ana
yet pay not one cent license. In the
name OF consistency, common sense
and common justice, why is this?
SUBSCRIBER,
Possibly Police Commissioners
Bolton and Verdler may be able "a
answer. These unlicensed, illega!,
Improper establishments, suoh as il
ie't Washington street and other
thoronghfares In full view of PolIce
Headquarters, should receive Ponce
investigation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
TOBACCO hXsiIBIT AT Az.
EANEA.

The Cotton States and Interna.
tional Exposition, which will be held
IN Atlanta in the Autumn of this
year, is making provisions to erect
special building for the accommo.
dat!on Of the tobacco industry. The
manufacturers of tobacco have re.
sponded very literally for the pat
ronage OF this product in a manu-.
featured form. To make the show
complete, it will be very necessary
to have AL exhibit from each State
OF leaf tobacco. As this advantage
is much larger and of much more
commercial Importance than is gen.
orally estimated, it ia hoped Vir-
ginia wall contribute q leaf display
III the Tobacco Building. Commits.
sioner of Agriculture Whitehead
has the matter OF Virginia's tobacco
exhibit IN charge. and it is hope /
he will be able to make a most cred
liable one. All growers should
communicate with him,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
AN I2ONESr PRUPOsaL DE
CLENED.

The Times, Union, of Jackson
vile. Fla. in referring to the ro-
lusal OF West Virginia to assums
part of the debt that existed befo1 @
the old State was divided, says that
IN declining to pay her proportion
OF the debt, West Virginia simply
declines to be honest, and that ia all
that's in it. Either measured nv
area. population or wealth, as our
contemporary says, West Virginia
would constitute about one.third of
the old State, and measured by any
rule OF equity or honesty, she should
assume one-third OF the old debt
leaving Virginia to pay the remain
ing two'thirds. This, however, she
declined to do.
BY what rule OF equity West Yir.
gina persuades herself TINT such q
course is honest, cannot be under.
stood, and to her shame be it said
she is no more or less than a do.
faulter. The debt which West VIRGINIA
is asked to pay is honest end shoul1
be honestly adjusted without hes.
tntion.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
Il. II. EDMoNDs,
Editor and General Manager.
JUDGE CASSEL'S VIEWS.
The Mountain Country Feels Proud
of Norfolk.
CLERKS OFFICE, HUsTINGs CoURr,
RADfonD, VA, January 8; 80.
Editor Norfolk I'nUin,0u:

CLERKS OFFICE. HUsTINGs CoURr.
RADfonD, Va, january 8; 80.
Editor Norfolk Thyumn:
DEAR SRI consider your edi.
lion OF January LIST the most com
prehenslve and exhaustive commend
ever published III Virginia, II 10
complete III every particular. and
SHOWS q Development aud progress
nnrlvalled by any city on the Allan
TIC senboard. Tho Increase III wealth
anu business is phenomenal. and
shows determination on the uRrt
OF her people 10 place Norfolk at the
mead OF FirgInln cities. With abun.
oant resources, healthful climate.
hnrDor unsurpassed. n location
unique and spirit that acknowl.
edges no defeat, ! predict and he.
iieve that Norfolk will contInne nor
march of progress until she attains
Tue position she is destined 10 occu
South. VIZ
We OF tie mountains feel proud of
our CITY by the Sea, and we hone
,hst soon our products and our cat.
tie VIII be marketed and Skinned
rom ner ports to the world, as is
NOW the case with our coal.
win united efforts and such on.
erprise rs was manifested by snch
papers - the New Years issue nj
NE VlkGiNlAN. tho "Greater Nor.
ioiK ls thing Of the near future,
A. mere arc mnny reasons why MI
.nc sutlouL ning corporations should
~. coWusolloaied INTO one municipal
ny; Your people will soon see il
ana act upon 1t, and when accom-.
pushed II you Will celebrate the
eVeht. We of the mountains will
com; gown and JON in the jolliica.
ton OF the occasion.
q. e. CAssE1.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20

TIE CIRCULATION OF THE yIRGINs
IAN Is LARGELY IN EXCESS OF any
other paper published in Eastern YIr-
GINA.
its circulation In Norfolk aud Ports
mouth lie greater than that Of any paper
published or circulated ia the Two cities.
i Is delivered in the cities of Norfolk
and Portsmouth and suburbs for l0oents
aweek. Neutrality-suspicious., pootage paid.
Five pollsrs per year; Three Dollars for
Biz NJ onths: One Dollar and Fifty Cents
for thres months: and Fifty Cents for one
month.
Adyertieen ents inserted at the rate OF
rs CsSTs A sQrAHE FIRsT INSERTION; each
subsequent ipeersion 97t CENTS. or 80
CENTS wBEH INsErTED EvEnr OTHER DAY.
Contractors nre not allowed TO exceed
their space OF advertise other than their
legitimate business. except by paying
srecislly for the same.
.THRWEyRLY VlRaINILs AND CARoLINiAS,
eight pages, is delivered, postage paid,
three months, 2Ec.; s!r months, 6Cc.;
twelve months. 81.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
i'T rs ENCOURAGING.

The Chattanooga Tradesman in
reviewing the industrial progress o.
the South during past week or 80,
reports that three new cotton mills,
each with 800, 900 capital have been
organized during the week jus.
closed at Birmingham, Aln.. and
Wilmington. N. O., and ono OF $50
900 capital ut Irene. S. c. Others
are expected at Ozark, Ala, Flora,
Miss, Charlotte and Selhy, N. c.,
and $50, 900 cotton mill enlarge
ment at Raleigh. N. G. Besides
THE, the Bolts mills, OF Lowell, hsv q
applied for charter amendments to
to permit them to build in tho
South.