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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

States recognizes gold as the best and
least huctuating measure of value and
medium of exchange which the commerce
of civilization has thus far utilized. The
time for straddlers is passed. Those who
are for sound currency on gold basis
ought to have the courage to say so and
abide by the results of their convictions.
| have no hesitation in declaring myself
opposed to all free coinage fallacies. My
judgment is that silver cannot be rcstor-
ed to it's former monetary place i'll the
commerce of the world. because the sup
ply of silver has outgrown the demand
for silver in the exchanges of civilization.
The relation of supply to demand is the
regulator of value. This axiom applies
alike to salt, silver. sugar and soap. All
the legislation of the law-making bodies
on the face of the globe can neither miti-
gate nor annul the operation of the mex
orable law. The relation Of supply and
demand is the sole regulator of value"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

The girls were nearly all on the fourth
floor. and frantic with fear. With much
trouble one of the iron lattices was knock
ed off, when one of the girls jumped and
was almost shattered to pieces when sac
struck the roof of an adjoining warehouse
In similar manner the others followed
to the number of thirty. The ambulances
were kept busy carrying the women and
girls to the hospitals, and some were
driven in cabs TO their homes.
From inquiries at the hospitals concern
ing the condition of the girls injured by
jumping from the windows of the burning
building, it was learned that but little
hope is entertained for the recovery of
at least five. The first girl TO make the
terrible leap from the fourth floor to the
warehouse roof was Marie GagnOn. who
was picked up in an insensible condition,
with her back broken.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
TOO BIG FOR JAIL.
A Kentucky Giant Who WouIdn't
StoOp to Enter a Prison Door.


James Mcdowell. q man of herculean
build and standing seven feet and one
inch in his bare feet, treated Grayson,
Ky, to n regular picnic a few days ago.
Jailer Brown had a warrant issued for
him, the charge being that Mcdowell
had struggled liquor to prisoners in jail
Mcdowell was easily found and went TO
the jail door, which was only six and one
half feet high. But he refused TO stoop
to enter the Jail. The jailer begged. the,
threatened, but the giant stood immova-
bic. Brown tried to bend McDowelrs
legs at the knee. He got up twenty feet
away. Help was called for, but Nc
Dowell stood at the door, grim, but stead
fast A crowd began to gather. Soon
all the town was attracted TO the giant
at the jail door. He was good natured,
and laughed AMI tested with the crowd.
Toward evening Mcdowell announced
that he was getting weary and would go
home, promising to appear in court the
next day, adding that if the door was en-
larged he would go into the jail, but he
would never bow to any Jail door. Brown
let him so. McDowA came back as he
had promised, pleaded guilty and paid
his fine.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Wants No StraddIinS.


Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana. in an in
terview on the silver question said
do not regret the agitation of the silver
question. Sooner or later ii had to be def
initely settled whether the labor producing
people OF this country can be pulled cut or
half of their debt-paying money or that they
will stand up like free men and protect ana
defend the money named and provided in
the Consttution-gOld and silver. or both
not one of the precious metals alone. but
both. and terms and conditions as to
coinage and use of absolute equality. That
Is the question Immediately before us. ana no
better time than now will ever be found for
its settlement. The Sherman act. which was
conceived in rancorous hostility to silver and
brought forth into n law by an ubiquitous
betrayal of silver free coinage, has been
buried in an unhonOrcd grave, over which
no lament will ever be heard. i have never
been willing to admit that our system of cur
rency should be dictated by England and
other foreign countries. and repei that IDEA
now. The real and vital issue now pre-
scented to the American people Is the pro-
posed elimination OF silver from our cur
rency. This movement means the destruc-
ton Of half of the debt-payinS money OF the
United States ard of the world. If it should
DE successful II will double the burdens on
every debtor and multiply the gains and in
come of every creditor wherever the sun
shines.
The debts of the American people at this
time. both public and private, are appalling
IN amount. They have been contracted on
n bimetallic basis and it is now proposed 10
make them payable on basis of gold alone.
The two metals also constitute the specie
basis for such paper currency as may he put
in circulation. If silver money is destroyed
paper circulation must be contracted liz that
proportion. Every form and kind of money
must become that much scarcer and harder
to get In exchange for labor and the prod
ucts OF labor. Such policy is 10 my mind
simply horrible. i have not particle of
doubt as to the result of the contest now go
Ing on. The enemies of silver will be driven
to h0 uul " r.
yive but il will be fully restored 10 its old
place a leading and controlling factor In
the development and the progress OF the
country.
Danger from the coinage and use of silver
rs money in this country never occurred tn
the sane mind until greed. avarice, unholy
aimed q vicious. deadly blow at the honOred
dollar of the fathers in 1873. Since that
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

The Walton election law OF Virginia
was declared unconstitutional 10y the
Court of Appeals.
Bills for the election of State Railroad
Commissioners and TO repeal the anti
scalpers law were killed by the Minnesota
Senate.
The Oregon Democratic Central Com
mittee has sent protest to President
Cleveland against the retention in Office
of Republicans.
The Tennessee House adopted by a
vote of 43 to 80 the Senate resolution de-
claring in favor of the free coinage of
silver at n ratio of Is 10 I.
The Michigan Attorney General has
decided village council under the new
law has the authority 10 prohibit the sale
of liquor within the village limits.
Chairman Adams of the Alabama Pop
ulist State Executive Committee. pub
fishes manifesto warning Populists
against the new silver party in Alabama.
State Treasurer Henry NJ. Phillips. of
Massachusetts. sent in his resignation 10
the Governor to take effect on the cleo
ton of his successor by the Legislature.
Gov. Morton of New York has submit
ted to the Legislature a message requests
ing it TO provide n proper exhibit for the
coming Cotton States Exhibition in
Georgia.
The Michigan House passed n stringent
liquor law providing for a uniform license
of $500. The Senate passed a bill proyid-
ing for general charter for the fifty
three cities in the State of the fourth
class.
Col. J. W. +. Hughes. the colonel OF
the militia who was removed by Gov
Lewelling of Kansas and court martialed
for not driving the Republican House
from the legislative halls two years ago,
has been appointed major general of the
| Kansas militia.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

time we have had nothing but financial vexa-
ton. distrusts. business depression. ruinOus
panics, and cOnfiscation.
III | am told OH this question that silver
bullion marketable commodity at this
time commands Il low price my answer is
that If gold had been cOnSpired against, per
sistently assailed by foul means as well as
fair. stabbed in the dark and in the daylight.
and in the back and under the fifth rib. and
wherever else dagger could be planted for
nearly quarter of II century past. ii W uld
be In q far worse crippled condition than
silver. No other form of money on the face
Of the earth could have withstoOd as silver
SADIE as the last twenty-five years have wit
messed in this country. 1t still holds its
place in the affections and confidence of the
people. Battered. bruised. and tattered as
it has been. yet it will buy today all that
gold will buy, and pay all the debts that gold
will pay. unless a special contract has been
made for gold. The American people will
never give il up. and the sooner the minions
of aggressive, indOlent. consolidated wealth
and the arrogant apostles of gold mono
metalism realize and act upon this fact the
better and safer ii will be for them In the
future of this country.
The need OF the white metal in the hands
of the people is even greater now than ever
before. There is scarcely Il speck of gold
In sight of the labOring classes. In round
numbers there are nearly four thousand
millions of gold money In the world and
about the same amount of silver. With sill
yer demonetiZed the plain people. the wage
workers. and those who raise and sell the
produce of the soil Will handle specie money
no more forever, and will catch even
glimpse of it but seldom.
| wish to inpugn the motives of no one
and to avoid hard words in discussion as
much as possible; but the time has come
when speech. though temperate, should be
very plain. Party platforms from this time
forward will not be framed to cheat on this
subject whatever may have been done here
toforc If the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver as full legal tender money and as
n standard of statutes and the unit of ac-
nd nay "a n
ternational agreement on the subject. will
put this country n silver basis, then we
were on such basis every day and hour
from the passage of the first coinage act in
April, 1892, until the decentralization act of
February, 1873, period of eighty-one years
during which we rose from weakness to the
foremost rank among the nations OF the
earth commend TO all crOakerS in regard
to silver basis a careful reading Of the act
Of April .. 1892. formulated by Hamilton
and jefferson and approved by Washington.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

lee4inS gwen by 6reaI britain ana the
United States.
The Russian Prince Cchtomoky. who
accompanied the present ear on his tour
il the East, has written long c0mmuni-
cation TO the Moscow Viedomosti ex-
planning the threatening features of the
situation in the Orient. He declares that
Russian Intervention is inevitable. 1t
would be criminal neglect, he thinks, if
Russia were to allow Japan to menace
RusSia's interests in east Asia, as is con-
templated in the ShimOneseki treaty. He
expresses the fear that bloOdshcd will be
necessary before Japan's aggressive spirit
can be checked. He regards the Japanese
as intoxicated with the completeness of
their victory and determined to force
upon the rest of the world policy which
all nations having interests in east Asia
must Illustrate, by peaceful means if pos
sible, but otherwise by the sword.
Washington Diplomats Secretivc.
A Washington dispatch says the report
by cable that England and Japan were
making strenuous efforts to secure the CO.
operation of the United States to prevent
other powers from interfering in the max
ing of the treaty of peace between Japan
and China and control certain of its
terms, was referred to the japanese Lega-
ton. Minister Eurino is sick, but uues-
tions as to the truth of the story were
answered to the effect that nothing was
known of it at the Japanese Legation. If
efforts were being made TO bring the
United States into the affair on the side
of Japan they were not being participated
in by Minister Kurino. There is high
authority for the statement that nothing
of the kind had been urged at the State
Department by either the English or Jap
anese diplomats. So far, at least, no in
vitation to the United States to interfere
in any way in the treaty making between
China and Japan had come from any
source. 1t was stated empha tically that
no attitude of interference would be as
sumed by the United States now or here
after, no matter who issued the invita-
ton or who urged it.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
comnanions What had occurred. Uer

companions what had occurred. Her
friends attempted to laugh the matter off,
but the young bride seemed convinced that
the hays prophecy would prove true. She
returned to her home told her husband
of the old woman's prediction and then
took TO her bed. She has been growing
weaker ever since, and it is believed she
will die before the date fixed. Mrs Lang
ford complains of no pain, but is simply
wasting away. She takes medicines pre-
scribed by doctors, but says it is useless,
as she is doomed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Defcs Her Big Foe.

London advices say that England will
give Japan open support IN the ratification
of the treaty of peace with China. A
friendly understanding exists between
the mikado and Lord Rosebery's govern
ment. But this is not all. This tacit al
lance is triple one and the United States
Is the third party TO it. Japanese diplo-
mats, with wonderful astuteness, have
been for weeks preparing for the situa-
ton which now confronts the nations.
They recognized that if they could secure
even the moral support of England and
America in settling the terms of peace
with their conquered foe Japan could af-
ford to ignore or defy the rest of the
world. England entered heartily into the
arrangement ard representatives of both
Japan and England are now using the
most strenuous efforts TO induce the Unit
ed States to stand by its tacit agreement
and join in protecting Japan against for
eign interference. Such an attitude, it
Is represented. would not be repugnant
to the American policy, but it is pecu-
liarly unusual and strange one for Great
Britain to assume.
Japan watches with keen interest the
course of the European powers regarding
the Shimoneseki treaty. japanese diplo-
mats are not particularly apprehensive OF
the outcome. The refusal of England to
act in concert with Russia, Germany and
France has encouraged the japanese to
believe that no strong single policy can
be agreed on by the countries that feel
their interests in the Ea st are threatened
by the terms of the peace. Germany is
thought TO he but half-hearted in her CO.
operation with France and Russia. if such
cooperation has been assured. Much con-
fdence is felt in the assurances of good
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Tennessee BimetalIic League,

The first movement of the friends Of
free silver coinage in Tennessee 10 or
ganize was made when, in response to a
call. a gathering of the supporters of the
white metal was held in Memphis. at
which the nucleus of a Timetable League
to embrace the entire State was formed.
Before organization was perfected the
meeting declared its principles i'll brief
resolution favoring the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of IL to 1,
Independent of the action of other coun-
tries
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

Declares Himself for Cold Supply and
Demand Regulates Value.
Secretary Morton, in an interview on
the silver question, said: Il do not believe
that an international conference can es-
tablish permanently n commercial ratio
between gold and silver any more than it
can establish a permanent commercial
ratio between rye and wheat. But if an
international conference can fix the price
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
peaches. pIums and strawberries are bud

peaches, plums and strawberries are bud
ding.
Missouri-The weather was favorable for
farm work. but the low temperature has re-
tarded grass and gardens. The rainfall has
been uneveny distributed. The drought CON
tinues I'm some counties. Corn planting Is
progressing well, and cotton planting begun
Wheat and oats .OOk well. The prospects
for fruit continue excellent
Nebra ska-AH vegetation has grown well
Small grain Is generally in excellent condi-
ton, but some fields are beginning 10 reel
the need Of rain somewhat Corn planting
is general in the southeastern counties. Sew
eral frosts, but no damage has beer reported.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
WILL MEET IN BOSTON
PLANS FOR THE CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR CONVENTION.
Fully Fifty Thousand Members of the
Society Will Take Part in the Meet
ing-Great Increase IN Membership
During the Past Year.
vuIv 10 TO IL.

The Christian EndeavOr convention
which meets in Boston July 10 TO ID is
already arousing n great deal of interest.
The committee of arrangements has been
granted the use of the Boston common
for a big Open-air meeting of n patriotic
nature on July Il. Governor Greenhalge,
DR.. Donald McLauren of Detroit, DIR. 5.
+. Smith, the author of America" and
several other prominent persons will be
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
TriaIs of the New Party.

Washington dispatch: When the BIZ
metallic League, which has headquarters
in Washington, organized the new silver
league on Is to 1 basis. il was with the
expectation that both Populists and free
coinage Democrats would go into it. The
Democrats refused to have anything to
do with new party movement, and now
the League people have been informed
that the Populists will decline to join
them
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
P-oposed Republican Policy.

Washington dispatch: Certain elements
in the Republican party will endeavor to
obtain a definite declaration regarding
silver at the national convention. They
think it useless to attempt TO commit the
party to free and unlimited coinage, but
they will try to secure insertion in the
platform of provision for coinage of sill
yer to a considerable amount. They are
even willing to change the ratio and
make ii 18 to 1, or thereabOuts. but they
want the Republican party to commit
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

of gold and silver il
can also nix the price
of wheat or any com
modify, and thereby
avoid all possible
shrinkagcs in value
which tend TO caus,
panics.
My own judg-
ment is that we must
sooner or later de-
clare that the United
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

the quiries of an in
terviewer he said: Il
am in favor of sound
money. Gold and
silver have been the
money of nations for
centuries, and all
that is needed is to
establish the relative
value of the two met
ais. The question
now is how can we
place silver i'm circu-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Sixteen to One Move in Texas.

At caucus in Austin. Tex, of the
members of the Legislature. at which
Hon. John III. Reagan. eX-State Comp
trollers Brown and Swain and other
prominent citizens were present. resolu-
tons were adopted locking to the organ
ization of the free silverites in Texas on
the 16 to 1 basis.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
FOR FREE COINAGE.
Ex-Speaker Crisp Says the 1896 Demo-
cratic Convention Should So Declare.

In an interview at Atlanta eX-Speaker
Crisp gives his views of the coming presi.
dential campaign and the politics which
will enter into it, He says:
From the time of the tariff commission
of 1880 down to year ago tariff reform
had its varying fortunes, resulting at last
in a revision acceptable to the people. The
silver question is going through the same
course of public discussion. Just as in
that fight the silver men will have their
battle royal. when the American people
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Carlisle to Speak at Memphis.

Secretary Carlisle has confirmed the re-
port that he is to address the sound
money convention ut Memphis. He sent
q formal acceptance and will at once be-
gin the preparation of what he is to say.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

The eyeball is white because the
blood vessels that feed it's substance
are so small that they do not admit the
reA cOrpuscles.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

itself to the coinage of S4O0. 1000, 900 In
silver. There are Republicans in the
East who call themselves friends of sill
yer, and this is the kind of policy they
are counSelnC
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
FAVORS FREE SILVER.
SENATOR VOORHEES, READY FOR
FREE COINAGE.

He Ayers the Arrogant Apostles of
Gold" Mean Ill to the People, and
Demands White Metal at 16 to l.
Says We Should Not Wait for England
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
HOW MONEY is TO BE SPENT.
Appropriations Made by the Recently
Adjourned Congress.

The volume annually prepared by the
clerks OF the Senate and House ApprO-
priations Committees. showing the exact
appropriations and the new Offices Great
ed, has been prepared for the last SEES
sion of the Fifty-third Congress By Thorn
as L. Cleayes. clerk OF the Senate Com
mittee, and J. c. Courts. clerk Of the
House Committee. The statement gives
the appropriations in detail and specifies
the new Offices created and abolished with
the salaries and also the salaries increas-
ed and reduced. together with the chrOn-
illogical history of the regular appropria-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
ALLISON FOR SOUND MONEY.

Iowa Man So Expresses Himself to a
Chicago Newspaper interviewer.
Senator William Il. Allison. of Iowa,
passed through Chicago the other day on
his way to Washington. In response to
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

Some men would rather not pray than
to have their trousers bag at the knees.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03

lation and pass it current with gold? 1t is
gratifying, is it not, to know that n few
men can save our country by lOaning us
gold to pay our current expenses"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
Made Fifty Millions.

BY the advance in petroleum the Stand
ard Oil Company has pocketed $50,OOO,-
600 within the past two weeks
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-05-03
ms were as follows :

The appropriations were as follows:
Agricultural .....S 3.303, 40
Army %, %. COS
Diplomatic and CONSULAR. 1.574.45s
District of Columbia. ..... 5.743, +i3
fortlhcauonS ............ l.5O4.o0I
lndlan o,io-,tol
judiciary ............. 21,S91,71s
Military academy ...... 464.26l
Naval ............ 2J.flo.24a
Pension Observation-Disclosures. 141.3Sl $40
Post office ... S9.545,997
Sundry civil ........... 1905. 100
Total regular appropriations. 313.Sll,3
Deficiencies .. 9,S23,374
Miscellaneous appropriations 23I ,667
Total general bills and mis-
cellaneous ....... 3S3. 934. 564
Permanent appropriations. 113.O13.95d
Grand total. appropriations. 49, ,0OS,5 $40
The number of new Offices specifically
created is Lib, at an annual cost of ST.
313,324, and the number omitted is 409
at an annual cost of S497. 94S. making q
net increase of / 1864 in number and SS15.-
376 in amount. Included in this increase
are the 1000 additional seamen authoriz-
ed to be enlisted in the navy and 315
addltOnal deputy collectors ana revenue
agents in the internal revenue service 20
carry into effect the income tax law. In
addition to the foregoing there is n net
increase in specific amounts appropriated
for new offices where the number of such
offices and the amount of salary to indi-
viduals are not specified, of SSG5,1O0.
The number of salaries specifically in
creased is 10 at an annual cost of $780,
SOC, and the number of salaries specifcal-
ly reduced is 60 at an annual cost of $751;
32S, making a net increase of 30 in num-
Der and of SCI, III in amount; making a
net total increase on account of salaries
of offices, new and old. Of 81 Ga, 253.