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Ex.Gov Pattison. of Pennsylvania, hears
delusive whispers of Presidential boom.
The Mississippi Republicans have declared
for Mckinley.
Mayor Cyrus Walbridge, OF st. Louis. has
announced his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Governor of Missouri.
Col. A. l.. Congcr, of Ohio, who has not been
particularly friendly to Mckinley, but an active
leader of the Foraker forces, denies that Fora
kers friends have any Interior course in view
in going 10 st. Louis He says Joseph Ben
son Foraker will stay with VIM. Mckinley
until the last drop OF the hat. He is too hon
orablc man to do otherwise, no matter how
many tempting offers may be made him."
Gov Bradley has simplified the situation for
the Kentucky Republicans by announcing that
he is not a candidate for Senator, but supports
DR. w. Godfrey Hunter. The 4ith Joint ballot
in the Legislature resulted: Hunter, Sc
Black burn, 81 Carlisle, 8; Wilson. / Bate, ].
Total, 1874; leaving Hunter two votes less than
necessary 10 elect.
Gen. Powell Clayton says that he does not
want place on the Presidential ticket, but
does want to be a member of the Cabinet.
Arkansas Republicans hope that il Mckinley
is elected, Clay ton will be Secretary of the In
terror.
The election of Wellington as Senator from
Maryland looks like a black eye for Reed in
that State 1t will DO remembered that during
the hot fight last Fall, Wellington caused a
sensation by charging that Quay was helping
German and Quay has particular charge of the
Reed interests in Maryland.
There is tie in the delegates elected by the
Republicans of the District of Columbia to
ST. Louis, one being for Reed and the other for
Mckinley.
4 4 n
moth and kellogg factions of the Republican
party has resulted in Kellogg's victory, which
is victory for Roed. Warmoth favored
Mckinley.
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Our Central American Commerce..

Minister Baker reports to the State Depart
ment from Msnagua that two years drought
have cut the Nicaragua crop in half. and that
heavy imports of flour from California, Oregon
and Washington have resulted. Imports of
this class have increased 200 per cent. the past
year.
Consul Low, at Managua, says in consequence
of the reduced coffee crop, foreign exchange has
gone up. and for drafts on United States or
Europe it is necessary to pay as high as zig
silver dollars for 100 in gold. This movement
is common to all the Central American States.
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millions for the Enrlish Navv.

The London Daily Telegraph says that the
net total of the navy estimates for the year will
be at least the same as i'll 1895, namely, $685.
100000. The estimate voted for shipbuilding
will be as large Us S26 100000.
The 81. James Gazette declares that it is the
intention Of tho Government to make the mat
tiers of National defense and increase of the navy
the chief business of the coming session Of
Parliament, and to take up the question of
Irish land reform after they have been disposed
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
The National Tribune Library, No. 6.

President Monroe and His Doctrine is
the title of No. of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE LIBRARY. 1t conains:
The Biography of President Monroe, with
q portrait and other illustrations.
The text of the Monroe Doctrine as
enunciated by its author, and history OF
the circumstances surrounding its announce
ment.
The letter of Secretary Olney 70 Lord
Salisbury, in which the position Of the
United States IS fully expounded-
Lord Salsbury's rejoinder.
President Clevelands recent message to
Congress on the subject.
A map of the region in South America
under dispute.
Sent, postpaid, for ) cents, or six for "a
cents.
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New Gunboat launched.

The new gunboat Helena was launched at
Newport News last week. Miss Agnes Belle
Steele. daughter of the Mayor of Helena.
is 13-knot vessel. of about / 400 tons displsce-
ment, $50 feet long, with n draft of but nine
feet, adapting her for service in shallow rivers.
When in commission she will carry a compile
ment of 10 officers and men. main battery
of eight four-inch quick-fre rifles, eight small
rapid-fre rifles and two Gatlings is designed
more for attacks against unfortifed positions
than for combat against other naval vessels.
She cost $3.50, COO
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when il was explained that Mr.. Fisher IN. Y,
R. had answered to Mr.. Fitzgerald's name by
mistake.
Another vote and another call of the House
followed, quorum appearing and then disap.
pearing Several Democrats dissolved into the
cloak-rooms each time a vote was taken, but
MIR. Hepburn, who in the chair, finally
counted quorum and the bill was laid aside
with favorable Recommendation.
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SATURDAY, FEB. /.

In the Senate, Mr.. Morrill,, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, took the floor for his
speech. which had been announced as the last
of the long speeches of the debate. Great in
terest attached to Mr.. Morrill's remarks.
owing to his continued vigor at the advanced
age of So and his long participation in the great
financial struggles of Congress. He spoke from
manuscript with clear voice readily heard
in every part of the Chamber. He made a
strong speech against free coinage, and said,
among other things:
If our late investments of nearly $500, 000,-
600 in silver have been VIGOROUSLY IMPROVE
dent and Improbable the disastrous results
will appear drop in the bucket when COM
pared with what must flow from the cnormity
OF the present proposal which is to open all of
our minis to the free coinage not only OF all our
own silver product, but that also OF all the
world, excluding nobody from Dan to Beer
sheba, and to tempt a great increase OF the
annual product both at home and abroad by
offering United States obligations for it at
double the sum it now commands in any other
market The vast product, whether in silver
bullion or silver dollars, once in the possession
OF the Government must stay there forever, de-
funct as an Egyptian mummy, as the public
long ago refused to aid in its larger practical
circulation.
81 am not aware of a single gold standard
party in America, but there is large party
thO leCHuuilOdh IN OASSi-
lent health. which proposes to maintain both
gold and silver in circulation and to keep both
metals in good health. The recent elections
appear to show that the people have great con-
fdence in the Republican party, and the Ma
TONS financial affairs will be entrusted to that
party and to other. The election of Re
publican Governors in such States as New Jer-
sey, Maryland and Kentucky indicates that the
old Wing States of the South are wheeling into
line with their former brethren on questions
which concern their industrial prosperity. Tho
solid Republican representative delegations in
Congress cannot be much of an encouraging
sign to the new and nameless silver party.
Mr.. President, the Republican party will.
at its earliest opportunity, seek the co-opera-
tion of leading nations in the coinage of silver,
and will, meantime. aim to maintain the in
tegrity of business affairs and the honor of the
country by the maintenance of every dollar of
money in the hands of the people without de-
probation at its full face value"
After further discussion the presiding officer
ordered a vote on the main question, the silver
substitutes:
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In the House, the Diplomatic and Consular
appropriation bill was considered.
The bill carried 81, 637, 05S, being $98,60O in
excess of the appropriation for the present fiscal
year.
Mr.. Hit, Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, explained that the bill was
practically re-enactment of the present law,
with such increases as the service required.
An amendment was adopted, including in the
$4,000 appropriated for the relief and protec-
tion of American seamen in foreign countries
similar provision for American seamen on the
coast of Alaska. Without further amendment
ahe bill was passed.
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In the House, Mr.. Jenkins wis, r., from
the Committee on Elections No. 3, then called
up the report of the committee on the case
Of Rosenthal VS.. Crowley, from the Tenth
Texas District The report was unanimous in
favor of the sitting member. Yesterday the
contestant, who is a Republican. was given
permission TO address the House for an hour in
support OF his side Of the case, but to-day Mr.
jenkins explained that Mr.. Rosenthal had
decided not TO avail himself OF the courtesy.
Accordingly the report OF the Committee was
adopted without debate or division
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, and took up the consideration of the
District Of Columbia Appropriation bill.
The annual effort was made to compel the
District of Columbia to bear all the expense Of
the District Government Mr.. Diamond Mo-,
d. offered the amendment and presented his
argument against taxing the people OF the
United States 10 help bear the cost of build
ing streets, educating children, etc, and in
reply figures were adduced to prove that the
value of the Governments property in the
District exceeded that OF private individual
by over 100000. The Chair finally ruled
the amendment out on point of order. With.
out completing the consideration of the bill
the committee rose.
a bill to pension Susan b. Wright, who, prior
90 her marriage 10 Artemus Wright had been
the widow of James w. Wells, Co. j, 10th N
Y, met with opposition on both sides of the
House. Mrs. Wright drew a pension as the
widow Of Wells until 1872, when she married
Wright The latter died in 1894. and the bill
was TO restore her pension as the widow of
Wells. Gen. Curtis, of New York, was in
charge of the bill, and refused TO withdraw it.
The result WAS that il went to a vote and Mr.
Miles Nd, d. made the point of mo quorum"
liam surprised that member Of the Invalid
Pension Committee should make the point of
no quorum" said Mr.. Picker, Chairman of that
committee.
"You may be surprised very Often" replied
Mr. Miles, at what consider proper exercise
Of moral courage"
A call of the House followed, and the roll.
call showed exactly 100 members present.
quorum in the Committee on the Whole under
the present rules. Thereupon the count was
challenged by Mr.. Miles, who claimed that
some one had answered 10 the name Of Mr..
Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts,, who Is i'll in
Nashville.
You have no right to challenge the count"
cried Mr.. Hardy.
We have some rights here" retorted Mr..
Miles. The situation was becoming exciting
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
CONGRESS-
Abstract of the More Important Pro-
ceedingS of Both Houses
TUESDAY, JAN. %.

TUESDAY, JAN. %.
In the Senate, Mr.. Thurston addressed th'
House on the Monroe Doctrine. He SAID IL
part:
"Mr. President, the British position bluntly
almost insolently, stated by Lord Salisbury, has
been re-asserted from this floor, clothed IN such
splendid rhetoric and presented with sucn
fervid eloquence as even TO win American ap
plause. j unhesitatingly assert that the ap
plause was for the matches ability OF the
orator and not for the sentiment of his address
cannot believe that the views of the Senator
from Colorado will commend themselves TO the
deliberate Judgment Of the American people
They may be satisfactory to the money
changers. England can crack the whip fol
them but, thank God the money changers are
not the custodians of the National conscience.
They may be approved by Wall street, for Wall
street represents that powerful foreign syndl,
cate which seeks to dominate the financial ana
industrial policy of this country, but Wall streel
cannot dictate to the Senate of the United
States"
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Total against free coinage. IS.
Pairs-First-named against free silver: Aldrch
with Hnnsbrough, Brice with Wolcott. Cullum
with Blackburn, Quay with Morgan, Seweli with
Gordon, Smith with Dubois,
Gen. Gordon is supposed to have been
wrongly paired. lie was against the Jones
substitute, but left the city without giving
any instructions to Senator Pascoe, in charge
of pairs for the Democrats. Not knowing with
certainty as to Gen. Gordon's desire this
particular vote, Senator Pascoe permitted his
usual political pair Senator Sewell, to stand.
1t is claimed that If Gordon had been present
and voted the free silver majority would have
been two less, or five instead of seven.
The bill passed by the Senate a substitute
for the House bond bill provides that from the
date of the act the minis OF the United States
shall be opened TO the coinage of silver, and
the dollar shall be of the present weight and
fineness. Ii also provides for the issuance Of
silver certificates and for the coinage Of the
seignioragc now in the Treasury, and author
ICES immediate issues of certificates upon the
same in advance of it being coined.
One section OF the bill provides that no bank
note of less than $40 shall hereafter BIO issued,
and those outstanding of less amount shall be
taken up and cancelled rs rapidly as possible.
Section 4 provides that the greenb back and
Treasury notes shall be redeemed in standard
silver dollars or in gold coin, at the option of
the Treasury, and the greepbscks when so re-
deemed shall be Immediately reissued.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
FRIDAY, JAN. 81.

In the Senate Mr.. Villas made an address on
the silver bond bill, declaring that the bill, as
il came from the House. was mere sham and
fraud. Mr.. Villas proceeded to show that the
Senate amendment made it worse than the
original measure. alt was a bad stock" he
asserted, though 1t has been budded with a
warm scion. The best nope is that both will
shrivcl and die in the desert air of the Senate.
In the Senate, he sad Midas is the horror of
Of horrors; everything turns to silver He
said he had hitherto concluded that il was the
wisest policy TO sit quiet and allow the silver
advocates TO do the talking, as they were in
the habit OF doing at the ratio Of about lG TO /,
but be had heard it asked why the opponents
of free coinage did not justify their faith in
debate. He then proceeded. at considerable
length, to discuss the free coinage provision of
the pending bill, declaring that the financial
distress and public misery of the past three
years were the direct products of the efforts TO
force silver upon the country and" he said.
our course TO relief is return to sound
principles"
Mr. Bate Tenn, d. then addressed the Sem
ate in support Of the silver amendment Mr.
Bate was followed by Mr.. Pasco Fla, ID. J, also
in support Of the silver amendment
A night session was held, and the debate con-
tinued until a late hour.
The National tribune., 1896-02-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

In the House. the District Appropriation bill
took up the session.
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MONDAY. Fl

In the House, the District appropriation bill
was discussed.
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BY JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE.

This book was written
mid the world of fashion
at Saratoga, the proudess
pleasure resort Of AmericG,
where Princes of the old
world, with Congressman,
Millionaires, Railroad
Kings, and Princes with
their wives, their beautiful
daughters, and all the gay
est butterflies of fashion
luxuriate IN balmy breezes,
display their persona
charms, costly Jewels, ex-
quisite equipageB, and
revel IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-31

10 another organization that is equally
hereical and no less permeated with the
pernicious doctrine OF populsm.
Major Mckinley has been promising all
those who come within the reach OF his
voice that II he is elected he Will endeGvos
to restore to the laws of the land the obi
Gus tariff schedules and protective system
which, under the name Of the Mckinley
bill, was enacted In 1880. aud despoiled tho
public for the benefit Of n few favored
individuals until 1894 Tho scheme and ef-
tect OF that law was to tax the many for
the benefit OF the few. That is obviously
as unjust as the other plan OF unequal
taxation 1t is equally subycrsive OF the
principles Of the government. 1t is alto
sether as ponulstic and norncous The
democrats who left their own party OH
account oS the assertion OF that policy can
tot consistently go to anoher party which
asserts precisely the same principles in an
other. and II anything more odious form
Major Mckinley is driving the gold stand
ard democrats from his force, and with
every speech declaring for the populism OF
protection he is forging the nails for his
own political coffin
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THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM

The approach Of the election calls at
i>ntion to our really Anticipated electoral
system once more system tina, IL not to-
day understood fully throUshout the couu
try. Tens OF thousands OF ciiizous do not
know yet that in voting for electors they
are voting for perfectly free ago7ts legally.
II not morally. and are not voting az all
III constitutional theory r.. 2resileu anil
wee presi''nt
originally II was corfl uicd that IL would
be dangerous 70 vote duec;ly FOR president
ana wee president. owirs to the usual yio-
lence OF popular "!"ctioAe. In those days.
toe. there we're. TO PARTY nominations for
"'hce' II wac therefore. determined to
create an intermediary power or agency
Tor the selection OF the chief magistrates
tte states 20 select ms agency ANA the
aFeney lt turn TO select the president and
wee PRESIDENT. The electors we're free 20
vote foi NhoinaoeFer they individually re
ieffed' ana II happened sometimes. before
party nominations oecane common. that
30 ehoice was made 10y ihe electors. 80 di-
vided We're they IN their preferences. In
that event the mouse chose the president
ana inc senate the wee president Theo-
reueaily ana l"eaiiy that is the condition
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AN ORGANS REPORTS.
/ kentuckians Indignant at the Courier
Journals Methods.

hentuckians Indignant at the Courier
Journals Methods.
Bowling Green, Ky, Journal.
The citizens OF Bowling Green and
Warren county are justly indignant at tie
meeting. in which the attempt is male to
make the world believe that it was
deemed necessary TO appoint one hum
dred determined men to preserve order '
The truth of the business is that .ialor
Mallory appointed four extra policemen
and that even they were unrecessarv. be
cause at no time was there any threats
made, or even a thought on the part of
anybody to disturb Mr.. Carlisle OF n any
way interfere with his speaking NcNcr
iii the history of Warren county has IL
been necessary to club her citizens rto
treating visitors with all due respect. and
ell this hue and cry was raised by r>pub-
licans and the Courier journal Tor the
purpose II possible, Of exciting some
hoodlum to an act OF indsclctiuu that
might be turned TO advantage for Mcliu-
ley campaign. In the opera house 70
hear Mr. Carlisle were four silver ri,Y to
one gold man and at the close OF his
speech they hurried to the park To hear
the Little Giant" of Logan answer the
secretary. So far from having mon riding
IN the county to keep people from coming
in to hear Mr.. Carlisle there was also-
iutely no effort made to prevent ANYBODY
from going to hear him that cared To DO
SO and the only request made by amy
SILVER man was that absolute order should
be preserved The attempt on the part Of
the Courier-Journal Saturday moinitg. hy
lts publication in capital letters that She
silver men were cowed into submission by
fear OF the strong arm of the law. was
ior the purpose if possible, 20 excite
somebody to an overt act ana when than
failed they sent out such a report Of the
speaking as to make the Impression tha,
our people are a set OF hoodluus who were
kept in subsection only by an enormous
police force This method Of couduc,lng
a campaign for honest money merits
the scorn OF all good citizens ana evrn
those who agree with the Courier Journal
IN It's pretended monetary views viii not
indorse this method of trying to further
'helr cause by abusing our people The
conspiracy of the Courier Journal to uso
MT. carlisle rs means of turning the
rainier and Huckner vote TO Mckinley is
| 50 apparent that everybody now undor-
stands II. and many OF those who have
he'h deceived up 10 this time have had
tNoir eyes opened and will vote for pryan
MaiN people believe that the Coyin1ton
outrage was planned by the McKinlevit,s
so that 1t might be used 10 turn tho Pal
mer- Buokner vote over to Mckinney ana
mat the same thing was ATTEMPTED here
| bat failed iguomlniously.
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| man is going to be hanged on the day
after tomorrow or when he is certain o
| losing his good job next week his appetit,
drops 10 something like % degrees Fahren.
| nett. ana his consumption of food is scanty
ms voice is net raised in a gluttouous re
| guest that somebody pass the cauliflower
anu do 1t quickly nor does he call i.pur
ne COOK TO bring forward replica Of tbs
roast pork with apple sauce a rlan who Is
wise Of coming loss sits modify by ant
me sound OF the suffering Goldfish ball h
not music to him To his discouraged min,
an iood is punk and all nourishing liquid Is
tcpid and unpalatahle He cateth not.
neither does he drink, and his DAYS ere
great with sorrow.
1t is different with the president The
hrst shake out 81 the box. TO quote an
Anglicizcd Grecian idiom. he makes loud
outcTy for food and eats all In sight and
sun proclaims great hunger. He calls
Tor fried chirken and keeps the chef chef
ing all over the place getting more chicltru
With which to satisfy his voracious rapac-
NY He eats his bird with gusto and Nor-
cestershlre and yearns for some more OF
the same
His mind being easy. his esophagus calls
Tor the pleasing irritation of passing rro-
Vehder, and his heart leaps within him
with a great gastric joy. He has no fears
no breads. no forebodings of disaster Nc
has an inner hunch that the th'.ss dear
10 MS heart are going to got the hes. Of
me coming battle of poster size ballots He
is content. satisfied. assured. filled with the
sweet SAVIOR of the knowledge OF cin.n
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While Carnegie. millionaire gollhug aud
boss iron master OF the country. is bowling
for Mckinley and protection ami predict
ing ruin" from Bryau's election II Is graf
flying to see that tbs iron interests TIA She
South, from their activity ana prosperity
lately. do not reflect Nr Carnesie's alarm
nor indicate the need Of fae protection Cor
which b. is forever calling so frautlcely
a shor; while since only a week or So
ago, the Now York Times published ev-
tracts from 4 letter written by she rrcsi-
den, OF the Tennessee Coat AND Iron .om-
psny, with t.. CHIEF mills q. Bi-mirshnm
Ala, to q gentleman in Sew Work. cts.
showing remarkable activity m 'he .hp-
mon; abroad of Southern from 1aa lot
ter contained the following, among o.Acr
things:
70 Tho eNten; :hat we are able TO ulerr
IRON ~ t're.en countries orr home market
IS retrieved. Hni Should .Ne tr sicra-st.ii .-l
,nrtfa ing th' business We VIII rr4.t1p het-
ter ;Jee L. reason = ths n orr hou-
marie Thf for = uarkefr thar wa
e. 60, Le e." f' io9 ar r-aly. trria1i
those sales ms gone f~-a NayIo9 or ,-,n-
ads hu' oe hav. r.rT far q .enr o~ morn
ssH'nr mos :n'o Mexico 3aa Canada"
II was shown that the Telrrsss, com
rany had exported 12ooo 'nns PIG jror
since Iuly y las; At prices mlly NJ 70
those prevailing in this country.
when American mills can oxport pig iro,.
70 England ana Scotland ami sell it for
American prices. the country has j right to
look with great suspicion upon Mr. Car