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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-11
Canal National Banez.

IL of the Canal National Bank of Portland
for the election of seven Directors. and for
the transaction OF any other business that
may legally come before them. will be held al
their banking house on Tuesday the fourteenth
day of January, 1896, at Ii O'Clock a. N.
GEORGE G. PETERS, Cashiers.
December 14uh 1896 dtd
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Boston & Maine r. r.
In Effect October go, 1895.
WESTERN DIVISION.

N'GSA IsN O1NISlNN.
Trains leave Portland Union Station, for
scsrSoro Crossing. 10.0oa. M. s. 1875 20, p.
M; scarboro Beach. Pine Point, 100, 1000
s. no. n ssp eS "a o1s oo orshaTa
1910, $50, 5.i5, $50. p. M; Kenne.
BUNK. 200, $40. a. M, 12.4o $50, $50,
$40 pm; Wells Beach. 90, s. 40 am. $50.
a. M lao, $50, 5.i5p m; RennebunS.
port, Sonnersw orth. Dover, TOO, $40 a. M,
IL. 40. 3.3G, 8. Id pm. !; Rochester. Farming
tor Alton Bay. $40 a. M. 40. $50 D. M;
somersworth and Rochester,) 200 a. m.i
Manchester, Concord, TOO a. M. $50 p. m.
Rockingham junction, Haverhill. Law
m. E1etcr, Boston, +3.45, 100 10. 4oa NJ,
Sl2.4o. $50 D. N. Arrive in Boston, II. 25f
10.15 a. m. 1855, APO. 7.15 p. m. LeavS
Boston for Portland. 7.3o, $50 a. M. 100.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Boston, express. 3.45 a. m For Boston
and way stations. LOO. Alb p. m. Arrive id
Boston, 7.25 a, M, EFT, 8.44 p. m.
Boston for Portland, 3.45 81. M.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station for Cape Elizabeth,
tts-45 q. M: saco. Conway junction,
mouth, Amesbury, Newburyport Salem,
Lynn. Boston, 1900. 1900 a. m. !; s12.55.
1900 2. m. Arrive in Boston. h.5s a. m. 40.
40, go p. m. Leave Boston for Portland.
7.30. 800 a. H. 1880. TOO. 7.A5 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury
port. Salem. Lynn, Boston. q 90 a. NJ, 14-bd
p. M Arrive in Boston, 6. So a. M. 4.15 p.
m. Leave Boston for Portland, 49, 90 a. m,
7.00pm
+Does not run Mondays.
tConnGsts wish Rail Lines for New YORK.
South and West.
sConnects with Sound Lines for New 1ork.
sWestern Division from North Berwick Sun.
ttConnects at Scarboro Crossing With
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points in Florida,
the South and West tor sale as Ticket Office
Union Station.
D. j. FLANDERS. G. p. and 7. A., Boston.
ie21 dtf
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
CUMBERLAND NATIONAL BANK.

rElHE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
N the Cumberland National Bank of Port
land will be held at their banking rooms on
tuesday, the fourteenth day of January, 1896,
at 10 O'Clock A. M. for the choice OF Direc-
tors Tor the ensuing year and the transaction
OF any other business that may legally come
before them. w, FL. SOULE, Cashier.
Portland Dec J3 1895 l41m
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MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

THyHE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
IL the Merchants National Bauk OF Port
land. Maine for the election of seven directors
for the ensuing year and the transaction of any
other business that may legally be presented,
day. the 18th day of January. 1896. at 10
O'Clock a. m. G. O. BANCROFT. Cashier.
lam
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Bucklen's Arnica sasve.

THE BEST sALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Ch,apped Hands
Chilblains Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price S5 cents per box For sale by Geo.
NJ Young, 4S9 Congress ST., H. g. Starr,
Westbrook
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BOARD OF TRADE.
ANIMAL MEETING.

fElhe annual meeting OF the Board OF Trade
IL for choice of officers and the transacLlon OF
the meeting, will be held on Monday afternoon
January 18th. at o'clock. Fl. N, RICH, Sec
retarv jan9Id
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Portland 8 Ogdensburg railway.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Portland q Ogdensburg Railway will be
held at the office of the Mayor Of the City
of Portland, on Tuesday, the 21st day OF Jan
uary. 1896, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to
choose Directors for the ensuing year, and
to transact any other business that may le-
gally come before the meeting
JOHN W. DANA, Clerk.
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International Steamship Go.

EastDon, Luhsc. Calais. StJoh1 H.8.. HaEf1N.S.
and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova Sco-
tia, Prince Edward Island, ane Cnpe Bret
on. The fayorite route to Campobeuo and
st. Andrews. n. Il.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Nov. 18th, and until further
notice. ti1c steamers of this line leave Rail-
road Wharf. Portland. Monday and
Thursday at p. H.. fer Eastport, Lubeo
and st. John. with the above Connections
Returning-Leave st John, Lnbea and East
port same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination ay-Freight up to 400
p. M
:, For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square
or for other Information at Company's Once.
Railroad Wharf, loot OF State street.
ap29dsf j. B.COYLE, Gen. Man.
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NOTICE.
The Chapman National Bank.

the Chapman National tank Of Portland, Me-,
will be held at its Banking Rooms on Tuesday
the 18th day of January. 1896, at 10 O'Clock
a. M, for the election of Directors for the en-
suing year. and the transaction OF any other
business that may legally come before inc
meeting. CHESTER FL. PEASE, Casnler.
Portland Dec IA 1895 decl3Id
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-11

DR., Bulbs Cough Syrup takes the lead
of all cough preparations on our shelves.
Carpenter & Palmeter, Jamestown, n.
Y.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

REV. VIM. N. SEARLEs,
) JIG E. 17sth Street, writes:
) "TREMoNT, N. Y. CRY,
{ May 18th, 1895.
I 81 am glad to see you are pushing
) SALvA-cEA. 1t is worthy of it.
I After having given it a thorough
trial for over a year, am persuaded
{ that it comes nearest to being a
PANAcEA, a delightful cure-all, of
{ anything of its kind that l have ever
known. / have come to believe that
you are e0en modest in your claims of
! its excellence. Verify, it is the oil
of gladness.
VIM. N. SEARLES."
SALvA-cEA is universally
! praised-people are finding out
! that it does its work promptly
that it is perfectly safe and that
it does as it is advertised to do.
: You may depend upon it to give
immediate relief in every case of
piles, and cure in ninety cases
out of every hundred. It is a
positive cure for all skin irrita-
ton and chafng-colds
nasal catarrh. especially the dry
catarrh SO prevalent in this
country.
Two sizes. as and 50 cents per box.
At druggists, or by mail.
For deet-seated Pain and yAennsafism eff
the Joints Use Saiys-cea, Extra Styong.''
Sold in fins at rs cents each.
THE BKANpRErH Co., 274 Canal ST.. NY.
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THE KAFFIR MINES.
Story of Their Discovery and Develop
ment.

The Mysterious Ophir Was in NLashona-
land-First Mining Company Formed
in 1s6s-Romantic Chapter in the Els
tory of South Africa.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-11

Will leave East B5othbay Monday at 7,l5
a; m. for Portland touching at So. Bristol,
Heron Island, Boothbay Harbor and Squirrel
Island
Tuesday. leave Portland at Sac "a. m. for
PemaQuid. Touching at Squirrel Island,
Boothbay Harbor, Heron Island, So. Bristol
and East Roothbay.
Wednesday, leave Pemaouid at a. m. for
PortlSsd and above landings,
Thursday, leave Portland at 6.45 a. m. for
Boothbay Harber. Touching at Squirrel
ISlahd
Friday, leave Boothbay Harbor at a. m.
for Portland Touching at Squirrel Island.
Saturday leave Portland at 6.45 a. m. for
East Boothbay. Touching at Squirrel Island,
Boothbay Heron Island and So. Bristol
ALFRED RACE manager
aug31dtf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
TOBACCO rNCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. oct go. 1896.
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day.
Cutters. = h0gshedds. smokers. Il. Tugs
dark, t.. Total. 80 hogsncads.
The tobacco Inspector reports light
sampnns to-day.
Farmers. Allegheny Old Dominion.
StoncW4I ShOckOe. Crcnshaws. DaVen-
port S. and Seabrook 8 tobacco ware
houses report today. Receipts, liO pack
ages. deliveries, 4j packages.
United states internal revenue collec-
tions on tobaccos for the cil5 of Iicn-
S29G.03. plug tobaccos. S2Ul9.CO. Total.
S25l5.h5.
There was O very good sale of bright
loose tObaccOs at Davenport s. warehouse
to-day Prices were very satisfactory.
The average floor sale was ten cents.
Iuere Is 81 manifest better ieenns all
around.
There was nice bright loose sale at
the StOneVau warehouse to-day. To-
LarcU. 5000 u.-h. puauty considered.
Another break ut this warehouse for to-
morrow.
There was q large and satisfactory sale
OF bright loose tOuaccOs at the Planters
warehouse to-day Prices still stiff With
an upward tendency. New hllers brought
as nigh as Sill a big break for to-m0r-
row. First sale at the Planters ware
The United States Department Of Ag-
riculture. Division Of Statistics. IN IT'S
crop report Tor OCTOBER lNNus GIVES the
following as The tobacco crop condition:
The general condition OF this crop shows
quite decided falling of during Sep
tember the percentage october LIST, tD1
being 4.6 points below that OF a month
previous. The salient feature of the
decline was the loss of 10 points IN Ken
lucky. due in the main 10 rayages Of the
worm. So great has been the damage
iu some counties. that considerable areas
have been abandoned. Some important
counties, on tho other hand, report fine
crops The conditions prevailing IN
Kentucky are also noted for tennessee.
Complaints are frequent OF injury from
drought. and locally from excess Of mcis-
ture in Maryland. Virginia, and North
Carolina. The quality OF the crop Is
also reported 10 be below the "verlge
in those States.
The crop was practically all housed
at the time OF this report and generally
escaped frOiting except IN the State OF
Wisconsin. where slight damage from
that cause Is reported.
As compared with October conditions
Of 1894 and 1898. the present Is lower
by 81 and 40 points. respectively.
III. following Is the average yield per
acre and average condition OF the to-
bacco crop in the States named. as OF
October /. 1896:
New York 1Ol: Pennsylvania. "a; Mary
land. so: Virginia. So. North Carolina
~. Alabama s., Arkansas. 81: Tennessee,
"a: West Virginia. 90 Kentucky - Ohio
90: Indiana. %. Illinois. 90: Wisconsin.
1872: Missouri IS. and the total given Is
100
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21

CHICAGO. ILL. oct. 20-Whcat closed
to-day az the highest point thus far Tor
the year Early indications gave no IN
timauon whatever OF the boom Wnich
was seen IN the closing half hour. Some H.
difference abroad was disclosed by the
cables, and especially those from Liver
pool. America looks TO Europe Tor tl-
rccuon n the present instance ana Wnen
decline 40 tfD place mentioned was lc-
ported thc enthusiasm here undciW M
modification. Bradstrcets was expected
90 announce bis increase I'm the world b
l.th. and on thc prospect lAci-oL Il
few of those people who nave not yet
been convinced of the legitimacy Of lhe
advance were tempted TO sen Aile
wheat short. When il was learned tlat
the report would not be made pubic
to-day there was change ln 'front.' no
one caring to remain snort over hl1ut.
Then when sales 81 ''vLy"i nusii'.r "l
New York for export TO Lisbon We're re-
ported. together with heavy gold im-
pOrtauOn. the sentiment rapidly ASSUMED
builisn appearance. and from tnat time
until The close IL was only question Cf
how prices would 80. Dccemnci wheat
opened from iFsnlii.c. sold between
49, iUiJs.c., closing at fSkc.-lc. higher
d. Yesterday. Cash wheat was ir-
regular. closing firm at lc. advance.
Corn-Ihat the sentiment which OBJ
tanned in wheat during tne last week OF
ten days had no permanent influence I'm
corn was evidenced by the direction taken
by the latter from tie immediate start
TO advance with. but show readiness to
participate in the weakness OF the lead
ing market. A slight rally took place
towards the close. May corn opened
at Gale, declined to 2SkQ2Ss.c.. closing
at -. c.-i4c under yesterday. Cash
corn was weak and re. lower, closing a
little steadicr.
Oats-The action OF oats was not mat
ter Of individual merit or inclination. but
rather depended on whether the other
grains We're weak or strong. As the
former tone predOminatcd elsewhere, 50
did 10 also ID oats. 4 fair recovery was
noted near the close May oats closed
unchanged from yesterday. Cash oats
were easy and Lc. lower.
Provisions were quiet generally spe <
ing. and in response 10 a lower hog mar
kct exhibited tendency TO sag. RE
late-in-the-session bulge I'm wheat helped
prices OF provisions trifie. January
pork closed nc lower, January lard and
ribs each PIC. lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
TIlE COTTON MARKETS..

NEW ) DIsk. oct .N."0UttOu Cliet
niddunc el.I. = 5-lO, ml4GDug. lo-io.
net receipts. 800 baics. gluss receipts
5000 bales. exports 90 Great BiItain.
= bales. fOrN aTued. 3 $50 u.les. .aIts.
il. bales. spnners. IL bales. stock.
Isl.1lz bales.
Total to-day-Nct receipts $500 1oles
exports to Great Britain. 81 35l bales
continent. 52.lsz bales; stock. l.Jlv5fS
bales.
Total SO FAR this weok-Net receipts.
lS4019 bales. exports % Great DiliIlL.
10 GA bales. France, o.COl bales, Conu-
uent. o. 40 bales.
Total since september 1st-Net reccipgs.
80 l'f Tales. exports 10 Great l'i. tlN
~" IjC bales. France 9slS1 bales cor-
t4..t.. t..fI Aalls.
Cotton futures closed very .iea .y .
sales. IN 100 bales, October. t.o9. Noyem-
Der. 1.b3. December IS. January, : "a;
February, 1so. March. o.Oi. Aprn. sos,
MaF 500. June. h.lI. JUlN. So
NEW YORK. oct 29.-lhe suns cot
ton review says.
Spot cotton nere was unchanged Liver
POOL declined 1920. on the spot with sales
or 1000 Na.ea. Futures there opened
= points lower hut rallied. closing un-
changed to ] point lower. Tho roc cipts
o. The ports were a. 900 bales. Tho eN-
ports apIroNimatcd $4,000 i0les. Future
prices here advanced 10 points. but
reacted slightly. closing very steady at
= net advance Of = 10 points. With sales
% l2l.lJJ bales The speculation today
was a smau local arair. with slight
fluctuations In prices. AZ the opening
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
THE POPULISTIC CRISIS.
AyOPEN RUPTURE BETWEEN VAT
son AND BUTLER IMMINENT.
The North Carolina Senator's Future
Prospects are Probably Invoived-The
Letter May Never lie Published.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., oct. 20.-The
oiisis in the affairs OF the populist party
Ia at hand ana those faminar with the
many nights between Senator Butler and
Tom Watson IOok for an open rupture
before the week Is out. Senator Butler
IS a: present confined to his house suf-
fering from sel ere injuries received in a
hicvcye accident ana the Watson letter
Is still withheld from publication.
There is 10 doubt out that the letter
has Teen received but It's comforts are OF
q character TO make 1t inadvisabl for
Senator Butler TO make it public At
this time. Hon. Jeifery Watson in his
letter of acceptance has seized the OPP
portuultv to settle many oil scores and
his communication 10 Butler bristle with
cpigrammagic lists at what he calls the
u,achery o. the national organization.
FULLER FLiNCHES.
1t T. vcnomOus in It's bitterness and
Senator Butlcr fiinchcs at the idea Of
publishing il as 10 treats him with scan.
courtesy and alludes to him in terms i'm
possible for him 20 answer without sacri-
ncng some OF that dignity il is now es-
genital he should maintain. lie further
realizes that the split between the
fusine Populists and the Midde-of-thc-
Road Pops will be widencd by the action
OF Watson
\ committee consisting Of Washburu
and Reed Is nov az work with Watson
and &c is expected that they will finally
succeed in inducing him TO recall the
letter now IN Buffers possession and sub
stitute for So one of different tone and
character and one less calculated to
anger and cmbitter the two factions OF
thc p0pulist party.
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE.
As IL is the detection Of the Middle of
the-Road Men and the failure Of fusion In
certain States viii mean the defeat OF
Bryan and Butler. realizing this. Is trying
10 raise what be can from the wreck
He knows thct in case ofthe defeat OF
Bryan. Watson will be the largest man
10 the Populist party. ana he doesn't care
90 burn his bridges and prevent any
future reconciliation with Watson by
printing tho atter's war-like letter. A
consequence the Orieinal letter will not
10 published unless made public by Wat
SON
Butler hopes Off an adjustment OF pres
ont difficulties that will straighten out
the atncle and provide for keepins Wat
son in his corral.
4 BLOW TO SILVERTTES.
The silver leaders were both startled.
and disappointed last week. when five
hundred working men from Baltimore
called upon Secretary Carlisle and asked
him 10 address the w4ge-earncrs Of the
Monumental City. II mas been claimed
an along by the Bryan management that
ORGANIZED labor is for BRYAN. but the
demonstration Of the Baltimore men re-
flutes this statement so far as that city
IS concerned j. IS also considered prob
able that the snverites will nnd that they
are mistaken with REGARD 10 the wage
earners Of other cities.
u IS considered certain that Maryland
wiz be carried FOR Mckinley. and those
best informed predict q majority of from
1900 to 10000 in the city OF Baltimore
alone.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
rug CLOSING oUOTA TIONS or
MONEY.
,r.ri,c. and sales at the Richmond To-
bacco Exchange revenue
Foreign Advice

NEW YORK. oct 2O.-rhe stock mar
kct to-day was stonk almost iiom ,ac
ouculu. 20 tuc close "i thc session. tne
oraIuks OF stocks assi'fdtcd ohiy -'5,-
and vltn "a very few exceptions higher
piltcs were recorded al along the mac.
The main causes lor tAc l4nIi ON tinciis
were inc cuAagemcnts OF over SouOu. OuO
gold iu IOuuOu To-Day Tor shipment TO
fhis side. ANA che TACT tnat exchange
rules barely STEADY, thus indicating lc-
ncwcd imports OF the NehoW metal, Ia
the UtIr IuluTH. ouIto as Important a~
NauCe Mae tuc CuuDautu lo4t4sn &C
maud tor our utcaostuus ana cotton, ana
The news from the West that the rail-
roads out " est aic taxed 10 the utmost
Co carry the grain now oi.criug. In
fact aaNiCcs were 10 the effect that car
famine la lu prospect. Du an this the
u..s AlttG prices with "a good deal OF
confidence. ana succeeded iu forcing the
latest short interest into covering. Al
though chicago Gas came second 300 point
of activity, % scored the greatest adj
vantage. namely. "a points 10 o5%- The
rise Was que 90 purchases rN those WHO
claim Co have political news from Illinois
more favorable 10 TIE future interests
OF the company. Ia the remainder oi
the list the advance was equal 90 i.t-~
ptr cent, thn Changers ana some OF tNt
low priced shares leading. sugar M"'
traded iu 60 the extent OF "Ilu1 shares,
and was most conspicuous. So TAR as
volume Of business ls concerned me
stock did not share Boo the general buoy
lncy. 10 ranged from 100. to iln'2 "h1
closed at llus, net gain OF ohl
ucr cent. Heavy sales uy insiders. one
rrm alone having disposed OF ABOUT -V'.t"
shares. are a~Crincd as the reason LOT the
comparative weakness OF the stOgh. NAN.
haitian dropped from 9lf 20 'rs ana
rallied 90 glN Speculation closed strong
in tone Nff changes show calns OF
is TO 4 per cent. I,c railway eilN mis-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21

WASHINGTON. u. c.. oct .O.-The
treasury gold AT the close Of business
to-day stood at $l-l,JJU.U'5 The Jay $
Withdrawals sI New AoiA were $50 'vJ
There was deposited Sj1,OUU in gold IN
cNcIdule fur currency.
For the three months of this fiscal year
the receipts Nuin utrilA i-tt.. N"F e.
been S37'794 81. against S31.14i.41J for
tho corresponding three months OF 1870.
Inc principal items OF revenue are.
Spirits, SlJy4IOfJ. AN Increase OK ST.
OJ1.u tobacco. Sl3iv.4u decrease
of StOJ. tS7. fermcnted liquors. Slu, l3',J'l,
a decrease of S25j.j1y. Oic0mafeailne,
S-6J.Wl. a decrease OF SoH.-i- nisceilane-
Gus. ST1.I7O. decrease of Sl-,-.A fihed
cheese. al q tax or ! cent al pound APP
pears for the Irst time among items OF
revenue. the tax collected from September
.lth. when thc law went into cnect, De
ing 81 10. For september, 1896. the col
lectious from Internal revenue were >l-'-
O0o. l3O against Sl2,O0l. g5J in September,
1871
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
TRUE DEMOcKATIC DOCTRINE


jefferson. IN 1893, wrote. Just primer
pies will lead Us 10 disregard legal pro-
portion altogether. 10 inquire INTO the
marKet price OF gold in thg several coun-
tries with which we shall principally be
connected In commerce, and 10 take an
average from them. ! very mucn dOuDt
d right now TO change the value, and
especially 10 lessen IT,
The House Committee. in ls2l, reported.
1T Is sumcient 10 know BY unhappy eA-
perience, that its ratio of Il 10 - tenden-
cy is 10 RID Us OF Il gold currency ana
leave us nothing but silver
The House Committee, In 1881, reported;
The des!deratum IN tho monetary SyS-
tenn is q standard or uniform value. We
cannot ascertain that both metals have
ever circulated Simultaneous >, concur
rently ana lndiscrimlnin teely II any coun-
try where there are banks or 'oney deal
ers, ard We entertain the cony 'ction mat
tho nearest approach TO an invariaDle
standard Is its establishment ~ one met
al which metal shall compose exclusively
the currency Tor large PAYMENT
Andrew Jackson in le56, wrote There
l. no fraud In gold. IL is unct angeaDle.
and viii DO its ONCE everywher,, ana AT
all times. Labor imparts an hVdriaple
value TO it,
Benton. In 1884. said in debate: ut tgold)
has an intrinsic value. which gives II cur
rency all over the world To tie iuii
amount or tiat Ndlues Without itSdiH ~
law or circumstances. II has a uniformi-
y Of value which makes II the sIest
standard OF value OF property which The
wisdom OF man has yet discovered. It's
super lorify over all other money gives 10
It's possessor the choice ana command OF
al other money"
Following this debate the act called the
Administrator Gold BILL intended TO
put the country on a single gold stand
ard, was passed las 10 50. in the House.
and 50 70 T. N the Senate, and signed by
Andrew Jackson. President.
The House Committee, IN 1888, reported:
Cod H. the only standard Of value by
which al. property g now measured. IL
Is virtually the only currency OF the coun-
try. We desire 10 have the standard cur
rency 70 consist OF gold only. and that
these silver coins shall be entirely subser-
Went 10 il, and that they shall be useC
rather as tokens than as standard coins.
FIVE UNDlSPCTED PROPOSITIONS.
First-1here is not free-colnage coun-
try in the world to-day that Is not on 4
silver basis.
Second--Therc Is not a goli-standard
country IN the world to-day that does
not use silver As money along with gold.
Third-There is net silver-standard
country in the woyd to-day that uses any
gold as money along with silver.
Fourth-There Is not silver standard
country tn the world to-day that has more