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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
THE FINANCIAL DEBATE.

Mr. Harvey Declares That Silver Coinage
, VIII Alone Restore the Balance.
r. CHICAGO. July 26.--1'he Horr-H Harvey
silver debate was continued this after
noon under about the usual conditions.
Mr. Horr opened the discussion by
saying that the 4121s grain silver dol
lars coined between the years 1855 and
1873 were all coined at the Philadel-
phia mint and from foreign silver
coins which had accumulated in the
treasury under an act Of congress
which made them receivable but did
not permit them to be paid out again.
That was why silver was coined at less
than It's bullion value. After 1853 the
government did not coin a dollar Of
silver for private ownership.
Mr.. Harvey in reply denied the state
ment and declared that Mr.. Horr
could not prove it. He presented*a
mint statement showing that over
100000 in silver dollars had been
coined at the mint at Carson City.
New, in 1870.
Mr.. Harvey then resumed the dis
cussion of the question of primary and
credit money. He said that as soon as
there was an over-issue OF credit
money, it caused distrust of the gov
ernment's ability to pay. This caused
q run on the treasury for the re-
demption of credit money and the
only remedy was to either in
crease the amount of the primary
money, or decrease the amount
of credit money. The amount of
gold in the United States was estimated
at from $4oo, ,oo0, 900 to $500, 600, 900, and
of credit money at aboat ST ZOO, ,OoO,-
900. This was too much credit money.
and accounted for the country's finan-
cial arrangement. The remedy was to
increase the primary money by re1non-
etizing silver. Every moments delay
would endanger the safety Of the re-
public
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02

policy and had to be abandoned in an
embryonic state because the officers Of
the company became, suspicious The
idea was to have the bodies of woman
and boy found in their home and after
wards Thea corpse of 1aan with
bullet in his head-to make it appear
a case of murder and suicide. I got
bodies from graveyard 20 represent
the wife and son but the alleged
husbands body had not yet been pro-
cured when the insurance agents
learned of the scheme and the bodies
had to be disposed of the best way I
could. l had them embalmed and put
in trunks which were sent to cold
storage warehouse. Before my prepar-
ations could be completed, however.
the manager of the storage house no.
tilted me to take the trunks away or
he would sell the contents. did so
and the bodies were buried in separate
places. Where they are the police
must find out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
! HARVEY AND SHERMAN
The Former Replies to the Ohio Soma
tors Interview


CHICAGO, July 26.-Speaking of Sen
ator John .Sherlnan's interview tele-
graphed from Mansfield, Ohio, in re-
gard to striking out of the act of 1878
the provision for a 3o4 grain dollar,
Mr.. w. Fl. Harvey (''Coin') said:
Il want every man and woman in
America who wishes to preserve free
government to this republic to read
the Congressional Record, giving the
words uttered in the senate on Jan
uary II, 1878. 1t shows that the silver
dollar was in the bill that came from
the house, that was to put us on the
French ratio, and that the senate agreed
to 1t. MIR. Sherman himself extolled
it and said that it was a dollar that
would float around the world. This
dollar was agreed to by both houses,
and was in the bill when it went to
the conference committee. The duty
OF the conference committee was to
settle disputed questions on which the
two houses had disagreed, and yet the
bill turns up enrolled with the silver
dollar erased from the bill by the con-
ference committee. Senator Sherman
and Mr.. Hooper of the house handled
the bill, and either these two men or a
corrupt clerk made the omission. The
significance of this can be best under
stood when say that these men rep
resented that they were re-enacting
the law of 1858, except in changing the
size OF the silver dollar, and under the
law of 1853 the silver dollar only had
free access to the mints''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
what Washington officials Say.

WASHINGTON, July 26. The govern.
,ment officials here have received no in
formation regarding the firing on the
schooner, Carrie E. Lane, by Spanish
war vessel, OF Cape Antonio. The
general opinion of naval officers, who
read the report of the affair as de
scribed by Captain Quick, is that the
Spaniard did not exceed its authority
in overhauling the schooner, if the
latter was in the territory of Cuba.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
BOLD SPANISH MARINES.
They Fire Twice on the American schoon-
err Carrie Lame.

.BREAKWATER, Del, July 20. Cap.
tain Quick, Of the American schooner
Carrie E. Lane, upon his arrival here
last night, had a tale to tell about a
thrilling encounter in Cuban waters
with a Spanish gunboat. Two shots
were fired at the Lane by the war yes
sci and one of the schooners crew
narrowly escaped being killed by one
of them. The vessel was made to
heave to and give an account of her.
self before being allowed to proceed.
The schooner was off Cape Antonio
and making good time before stiff
breeze, when on the l4th inst. she
sighted a steamer flying the Spanish
making up his mind what course to
pursue puff of smoke curled up over
the strangers port bow and a round
shot whistled uncomfortably close to
the schooner's mainmast and plunged
into the water on the lee quarter.
Captain Quick gave the order to haul
IN sail and bring the vessel to. While
this was being done one of the crew
ran out on the bowsp1it. AS
he stood there the gun on the
oPOhAoA WdAcAlD OCOllCu dkd1u
and another shot sped on it's way to-
ward the American craft, this time
coming so close to her that the sail
man on the bowsprit swears he dis.
tinctly felt the wind caused by it's
rapid flight. The Lane soon came to
dead stop, and the gunboat drew up
under her quarter. A boat was low
cred and four Spanish marines under
the command of lieutenant in the
Spanish navy came aboard They
were fully armed and their leader very
civilly lifted his hat and demanded to
know from what port the Lane had
sailed and whittier she was bound.
Captain Quick gave the required in
formation and no further search was
made and the vessel was permitted to
continue on her course without further
,nolestation. Captain Quick says he
could not get the name OF the gunboat.
He adds that.aft the first shot was
fred at the Lane he caused the stars
and stripes to be hoisted at the peak,
but the only response the Spaniard
made was a second shot. The gunboat
did not hoist her colors until after the
first shot was fired.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
Queer Letters From Holmes.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 2t.-Tears
came to Mrs. Smythe's eyes when she
read dispatch from Chicago last
night stating that a body had been
found in the Holmes building there
which was supposed to be that of her
grandchild, Pearl Conner. Then, pick
ing up the evening paper, she read
that only bones were found and asked:
"How could they tell whether they
were my grandchild's or not?"
Mrs. Snythe has succeeded in finding
the letters of H. Ii. Holmes to herself.
In the first, dated October 81, 1892,
Holmes invented a lawsuit in which
his interests are involved and claimed
that he wanted Mrs Conner as a wit
ness who would prove valuable to
him. His connection with the law
IN Chicago was mostly in re-
gard to judgments for small
amounts, and yet he writes to Mrs.
Snlythe of case in which $1,000 de-
pended on her daughters testimony.
In this he wrote: ''Wiu you kindly
communicate with Mrs. Connor and
say to her for me that it is absolutely
necessary for us to hear from her with
regard to the suit in which she is in
CSA NoCCo 1S a WACuCSSG l. his was Ll0
first inti1nation to Mrs. Smythe that
her daughter had disappeared and the
first line she ever received from
Holmes He used the letter paper of
the fictitious Campbell-Ya company
at Nos. 7Ol7O3 Sixty-third street,
Chicago, and dated his letter 81, 1892.
The verdict of the coroner's iury
was laid before the attorney general
to-day and proceedings for extradition
Of Holmes were at once entered upon.
Every effort will be made to have
Holmes tried in this city. tits thought
here that Toronto's claim will have
precedence with the Philadelphia au-
thorities over that of Chicago.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
RUMoRs OF A BATTLE
Twenty White Men Said to Have Been
Killed by Hammock indiana

oJ s'AAA'o NAen oalO 20 HaVe Heen
Killed by Bannock Indians.
BOISE CITY, Idaho, July ga mail
trlver at Market Lake reports that a
courier arrived at Rexburg, Idaho,
from Jackson's Hole with report that
fight occurred Tuesday evening and
twenty white men were killed. If true
it is strange that the courier has not
yet reached Market Lake, asti1e driver
says that he was bound for that point
to telegraph for help. There is no
way of verifying the rumor. Market
Lake is the nearest railway station to
where the Indians are located.
A courier came into Market Lake
last night and related that the Indians
had given the white people three days
to desist from their efforts to suppress
the killing of game
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
Holmes Accounts for Bones.

PH1LApELpH1A, Pa, July 26.-H. H.
Holmes was visited in his cell by his
counsel William Shoemaker, and for
two hours or more spoke freely Of the
bones and other fragments Of a hui
man body found in his Castle" in
Chicago. After the interview MI.
Shoemaker said that Holmes declared
the tuft of human hair found in the
chimney could not have belonged to
Minnie Williams, for the reason that
the chimney was 9 new one. AS to
the bones, he said they were not those
of Gertrude Connor, Minnie Williams
or any other persons whom he was
charged with having murdered.
II had been engaged in number of
insurance swindles which did not pan
out. One of these was for $40, 1000
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
A Doodle Go-Betveen rndictaa.

CHICAGO, July 26.-W. r. Miller was
indicted to-day for attempted extor-
ton. His alleged crime was his work
as "go-between" in the city council
scandal, in connection of which Alder
men Finkler and Martin were recently
indicted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
More Bones Found.

CHICAGO, July 26. Before the police
had been at work an hour this morn
Ing two more human bones were found
rnouldering in the damp earth of the
basement, and with them was a bit of
discolored cloth, apparently portion
OF woman's dress. One of the bones
found-a shoulder blade-was appar-
emily that of an adult, while the other
"a socket bone-was smaller and an
parently that of child. The police.
by the discovery, were confirmed in
their belief that the skeletons being
uncovered are those of the missing
Mrs. Connor and her daughter Pearl.
The story that Quinlan's l1-year-old
daughter had been murdered bv
Holmes was disposed of to-day when
Mrs. w. L. Doyle called at police head
quarters and declared that the girl was
now with her fathers parents nine
miles from South Haven, Mich. Mrs.
Doyle said that her mother owned the
house in Toronto in which the bodies
Of the Pietzel children were found.
- apparent familiarity with the case
Iom. innli assidered strange, but nothing
- oAua ~. Holmes record could be
.e,a,p. e a.n'p an her.
!. Ky, o 90 to reporter Mrs. Dovle
1yys py This hi Tte ;nte of the prettiest of the
l'5t1f 49,, ever came under Holmes
y ,r4tr also missing. Her name
= maCigrand and she was origin
ne ON Indiana, said Mrs. DOYLE,
"a hJne was on the point of giving
), ,4rther information when the, police
curtly ordered her to cease talking
and ended the interview. 84'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
Bank stockholders sued.

SEDALIA, Mo-, July 26.-W. A. Lat.
liner, receiver of the defunct First
National bank of this city, commenced
suit in the United States circuit court.
at jefferson City, against thirty-four
stockholders who have refused to paw
the Is per cent assessment ordered bv
comptroller Eckels, to be paid on Nav
10. The amounts for which suit il
brought aggregate $4,000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
Cotton Mllls' wages Increased.

UTICA, N. Y. July 2e. - The New
York mills cotton company.has notified
it's employees in mills Nos. 2 and that
it will grant an increase of wages
amounting te ~ per cent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-02
No Silver Convention for oregon.

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 26.-The
Democratic state central committee
will not call convention to take
action on the silver question.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07
Did 1t ALL

: A story OF Scotch honesty comes
from Dundee. A small boy had taken
the prize for an exceptionally we'll.
drawn map. After the examination
the teacher, little doubtful, asked
the lad:
who helped you with this map,
James?"
Nobody, sir"
Come, now. tell me the truth.
Didn't your brother help you?''
mo, sir; he did it al."-Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07

During the middle ages the belief
was common that insanity was form
of demoniacal possession, and many
cruelties were practiced on the de-
mented for the purpose of expelling
The supposed demons - IL.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07

AS are families. SO is society. II
we'll ordered, well instructed and we'll
governed, they are the springs from
which go forth the streams of national
greatness and pros perity--of civil or
der and public happin ess, -Thayer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07

--Canova, the sculptor, came natural.
" by his profession, being the son OF
, stone cutter, and early apprenticed
TO that trade. = .-@
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07

| rs Wncn she dShcu uduUoO1uc young
Mr.. airing across the table if he knew
when the mail wentout. He admired
her none the less for it. II ~.ta..
"She has a broader outlook than the
rest Of u.s." he thought to himself.
A trip to the Notch was planned for
the next day, to 60 in the morning and
return at night There were enough to
fill two mountain wagons No, not
quite enough. Those who counted
found there would be room for two
more. .l.-st--!.,t
Don't mention it, or Mr.. Wilbur
and his wife may offer to co. said one
lady, with touch of irritation in her
! voice. -.> .@%555E
ooh, we can't have them. said one
of the girls, who had been Miss Paul's
schoolmate, ''can we, Milicent?"
why not?" asked Miss Paul.
"ObI why, because-you know-no
oubt they are excellent people, but
how they would look along with us!'
"My dear. Hetty,'', said Miss Paul,
why be narrow? Why voluntarily
live in a groove? I have found the
most interesting people in the most
unexpected places. Don't turn your
back upon your fellow creatures
Mr.. Warning stepped into the hall
where the Wilburs stood diffidently
examining a last years register.
\ "Would you like to take the trip to
the Notch tomorrow. with the rest of
the party2" he asked, cordially.
awe would like it very. much" said
the man. #
every much indeed" echoed tho
wife. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-07

she glanced at him she saw tears on
his eye-lashes. ~
Lady Arlington grumbled next day
to her husband Of Mrs. Abinger's dull
ness and Sir Angus Ferrers' silence.
But that long dinner was, in truth,
nothing but dream to the man and
woman who had parted with such
passionate tears fifteen years ago, and
had met once again SO unexpectedly.
Yet, though both, dreamed, their
visions were so different He, rich,
titled, still in the prime of manhood,
was absorbed in the dead past. If he
had been firm, if he had married
Olivia, how much unhappiness he
might have saved her, how much
peace it would have brought to him
self.
And Olivia dreamed only of a future
with the man whose image had been
ever in her heart, of q time of love and
ioy, and freedom from sordid money
troubles, and shabby frocls and semi
genteel lodgings. And so, except
when now and then they exchanged
some conventional phrase, there was
silence between the two who had SO
much to say. ~.
After dinner it seemed perfectly nat
ural to Olivia Abinger that Sir Angus
Ferrers should seek her, and, in
deed, she had chosen quiet corner
behind one OF the tall, rose-shaded
lamps for their conversation. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-06

publicans will have two-thirds OF the legis-
lature, but he says the Republican major
tty in both branches will be SO large that
the usual interest is not taken in ascer-
tanning the exact number Of Republicans
and Democrats on joint ballot for United
States senator.
At Democratic state headquarters, q
lOp m, an announcement was made that
Ohio has gone Republican by a decisive
majority in the legislature as we'll az q
large plurality on the state ticket. As
both parties had the same financial plat.
form the silver question was not an issue
In the campaign. The tariff was the only
national issue between the parties The
Populists cast about 10000 votes, the
Prohibitionists about 10000, and the So
cialists about 900. Neither the third,
fourth nor fifth parties nor the A. P. A.
affected the result. The contest was be-
tween the Republicans and Democrats on
the tariff and state issues.
COLUMBUS, Nov. Cat Republican state
headquarters their last bulletin for the
night was issued at l 80 o'clock, claiming
1000 plurality and ia membars Of the
legislature to IS Democrats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-06
REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS.

Letter from Washington Which Lightens
Up n Dark Subject.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-At a meeting of
the Columbia Historical society in this
city the following interesting and hitherto
unpublished letter Of Washington was
read, and ELECTED much discussion. 1t is
dated Valley Forge, Feb. %, 117s," and
reads:
DEAR SIR: This instant returning
from the committee, and finding the post
here, you must put up with line or two
in Acknowledgement of your favor Of the
10th inst, from New York instead of a
long letter, which it was my intention to
have written you.
Il thank you sincerely for the part you
acted ut York respecting C. and believe
with you that matters have and will turn
out very different to what that party ex-
pected. C..has involved himself in his
letters to me in the most absurd contra
dictions; has brought himself into a scrape
that he does not know how to get out OF
with gentleman of this state, and G.,
as you know. is sent upon an expedition
which all the world knew, and the event
has proved was not practicable.
I'm word, have good deal of rca'
son TO believe that the Vaccinations OF
this junta will recoil upon their own
heads and be a means of bringing some
matters to light which by getting me out
OF the way some Of them thought to con-
ccal." Dr. Morgan explained that Wash.
ington undoubtedly referred in his letter
to the schemes of Generals Gates, Con.
way and Mifilin.a trio of revolutionary he
roes whom Washington suspected of hav-
ing formed a cabal to depose him from the
command of the army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-06
EIG CLAIMS FOR BUSHNELL
Republicans Say His Plurality win H
Larger Than Nckinlr,,s

CoLuIBus. u, Nov. 6.-The Republi
can state committee claims That the plu.
rality Of General Bushnell will ,xccci,
that of $500 for Governor Mckinley In
1884, with which years vote they are com.
PAIRING returns. Thcrc are some nj their
headquarters who say that complete ~.
turns will show Republican plurality
rspio>t clua, To tina. Of last ycar-Is1. .oso-
chs bigh-watcr mark. The Republican
state committee saw iit To make a con.
scrvativc estimate to those wanting to bet
ON over 10000. Chairman kurtz gave
sslt ths following:
Returns r,ccivcd Mt 10 o'clock indicate
that Tho Republicans have carried the
state by . plurality not less than that
given two years ago, and elcctcd decisive
majority of the members of the next gen
snsI assembly" Chairman Kurtz will not
einius over 500 Mt the most, although
others in his quarters 70 higher. Chair
man Hurts Goss not estimate that the Re.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-06
CARNEGIE'S GIFT.
Library, Music Hall and Art Gal.
Iery for Pittsburg.
EXERCISES AT THE DEDICATION.

The Great Raron of Iron Turns Hfs GIN
Over to the City and Announces Three
More Libraries That He Will Build in
"Greatcr Pittsburg." Together with an
Endowment Of Sl,0OO,Oco for the Con-
tral Institution.
PITTsBUHG, Nov. 6.-Yesterdav was
Pittsburg's great day. The city not only
received the magnificent gift Of a $1,000.
600 library, music hall and art gallery
from the donor, Andrew Carnegie, but
the pleasing announcement was made
that Carnegie would endow the art Q. e.,llery
with q, ,Oo0, 600, and also proposed erecting
for the greater Pittsburg' free libraries
at Duqucsne, Carnegie and Homestead
The dedicatory exercises took place in tbs
music hall of the new building, which
was packed to the walls by probably the
most representative gathering ever seen
in the Iron City.
Announces Some More Good Work.
The exercises opened with an organ pre-.
lude by Frederic Archer, who for the occa.
sion had Transcribed Weber's overture,
Jubilee" Right Rev. Bishop Court
AssAuo w HoehSuA tHcu OAcretl 0n lnvOC9p
ton. The Mozart Club, under the direc.
tion of J. p. McCollunl, followed the in.
vocation, rendering the choruses Roses
Strew We for His Footsteps" by Hof.
mann, and ''Songs OF the Vikings" by
Tanning On behalf of the board of trus.
tees President w. II. Frcw made the
opening address, introducing Carnegie.
who in a brief address formally turned
over his munificent gift to the people, de-
hvering the keys into the custody of the
trustees. In the course of his remarks he
stated that he would give 81 200, 900 as an
endowment fund to the art gallery, the
interest to be used in the purchase Of
works of art, and that he would also erect
libraries at Carnegie, Duquesne, and
Homestead.
Has Given O., 1OO, 900 to Pittsburc.
Addresses by Governor Daniel H. Hast.
tings, on behalf of the commonwealth,
and Mayor b. Mckenna, on behalf of the
city, followed. The closing address was
delivered by Congressman Dalzell. At
the conclusion of the exercises an inform
al reception was rendered Mr. and Mrs.
Carnegie in the main room of the art gal
lery. The building presented to Pitts.
burg was erected at a cost of $500 900, the
site having been purchased by the city
Six branch libraries are yet to be built in
various parts Of the city, for which Car.
negie has set aside $500, ,OOO This, with
the en9pwmento Of q, ,Ooo09e to the art gal.
lery, makes the munifcenfsum of s, 100.
0Ou donated to Pittsburg by Carnegie.