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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
LIKES ENGLISH SYMPATHY.
Anbassador Bayard Makes Another Speech
in London.

In London.
Ambassador Bayard attended chart.
ty dinner given at London the other
night. He made speech in which he
expressed his pleasure at being admit.
ted to the personal sympathy of the
English people. He added that whe.:
he recognized the community of senti.
ment existing between this country and
theirs he felt that crossing tho Atlantic
was merely change of faces, not a
change of hearts. (Cheers.) Their lam
guage and feeling did not need to be
translated. They meant one and the
same thing. What ought to be easier
than to maintain such a transparent
truth? Yet some persons might possi-
bly, contend that the aspirations of hon
est men here and there are different.
lie did not believe it. (Cheers.) If
there wasal difference it was artificial.
No formal words or exchange of senti.
ments were necessary. Only let human
heart speak to human heart and it
would be found that all differences
could be arranged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
COAL CON- 3lns.
An Effort is Made to Keep up Prices In lie

Northwest.
Pittsbnrg. March ll.-A combination
OF coal operators who supply the mar
kets reached by the great lakes was
formed i'll this city last evening to Sc
cure some profit out of the millions of
tons of coal which would be sent to the
Northwest during the navigation season
which opens next month. The pool in
cludes every lake shipper in the Pitts
burg district and an effort will be made
to combine with the Ohio lake shippers
and divide the total tonnage on the
basis of last years tonnage from the
two states.
A committee was appointed to NEE.
the Ohio shippers at Cleveland within
few days, at which the Pittsburg ope.
rators will make the proposition to di.
vide the lake business on the basis OF
last seasons tonnage. The combina.
ton means considerable t., Pittsburg if
it is put through, as the operators will
realize several million dollars more
than they did last year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

Cleveland Plain Dealer: The last
mint report places the amount of gold
coin in the United States at 1866, 900,
900, and silver s625, 100000. Now by
the demonstration of silver the
whole monetary system of the United
States has to stand on $685., 900, 600 OF
gold and this is virtually the amount
that makes prices. We are fast drift
ing down to English money and Eng
fish prices. 1t has cost untold mil
lions, but we are supposed to get it
all back in glory. Business men, how
do you like? Is it not paying pretty
dear for an English whistle?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

we suppose our republica friends
will in future cheerfully divide with
Mr.. Cleveland the odium OF issuing
United States bonds in time Of peace,
as we'll as the odium of running the
industrial interests of the country by
the enforcement Of the gold standard.
The republican House early in the
present session passed an act author.
izlng the sale and issue of bonds The
Senate, in which the populists hold
the balance of power, amended the
act SO that it should provide for the
coinage of silver, and sent it back to
the House. This amendment the re.
publican House Overwhelmingly de.
feated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Saw tho Point.

1t is related that Baron de Roths-
child, of Paris, once called Guzman
Rlanco the richest man in the world.
When the Venezuelan dictator protest.
cd against the compliment, Roths-
child retorted: You are surely the
richest man in the world, for who else
has estates comprising 100000 square
miles of territory? Who else has IN
income of $37.Oo0,0oo? Who else has
100000 slaves?" Guzman was not
slow in seeing the point.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

1t will specially interest veterans
and the families of veterans. to learn
that the national house of representa-
tives has passed bill to abolish the
cash payment of pensions and substi-
tute the sending of checks to
pensioners homes. Under the present
system many veterans squander or
are swindled out of their pensions on
quarterly pay-days. The object of
the proposed change is the protection
of this class.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Farm for Sale.

Two miles southeast of Lime Sprins,
240 acres al under cultivation. Good
seven room house, new barn 40 by 4S,
granary, corn cribs, hog house, well
aud wind mill, with stock and
machinery.
Will sell on easy terms and take
town residence property as part
payment. w. A. Smith,
SO Gm. Lime Springs, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
A FOND FAREWELL,
Touching Message of MIR. and Mrs. Booth
to Their "Beloved Comrades"


to Their "3eloved Comrades"
Commander and Mrs. Ballington
Booth, who are preparing to take their
leave of the Salvation Army in the
United States, in obedience to the order
of Gen. Booth, have issued in the War
Cry formal letter of farewell, adj
dressed to their "brave and beloved
comrades The leaders express re-
gret that the news of the commander in
chiefs oroer to them to relinquish the
command of the army here should have
reached the officers and soldiers first
in the form of rumor and then
Through the newspaper press, when it
would have been fitting that great
council should have been called and the
information made known there or
through the War Cry.
The commander and his wife state
that the order was n surprise to them,
but they say that since receiving it
they have learned that their orders "to
farewell" are only q part of general
change Of territorial commanders
throughout the world.
Ihey urge obedience to the COM
mander in chiefs orders by all of the
army in America, and that the work
here SO successfully begun be pushed
on. The Salyationists are hidden to
hold up the flag and to retain the con-
fidence of the people.
Eight on, dear comrades" the let
ter concludes; "sing on, dear soldiers;
march on, dear warriors, and may the
cross of your victorious emblem and
the love of God be the inspiration of
your hearts. Think of us ever as your
loving and devoted old leaders for God
and His warfare.n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
WORK OF AN ,NcENDIARY.
Extensive Paint Works Burned at Indian.
apolis. Ind.

Extensive Paint Works Burned at Indian.
apolis. Ind.
indianapolis, Ind, March 10. = At
three o'clock Tuesday morning fire
broke out in the paint room of the
Atkins saw works at Illinois and South
streets. The flames spread to the
south and west, destroying several
buildings owned by the Atkins COM
pany. The night Waterman discov-
cred the blaze and, while attempting to
put it out, saw strange man in the
act of applying the torch to another
portion of the works. The miscreant
escaped and there is no clew to his
identity. Neither can any motive be
assigned for the act. The loss on the
building and machinery is fully $780,
600, covered by insurance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

The spectacle of a lobby at Des
Moines, paid by brewers and distillers
of other states to oppose the passage
of manufacturers law in Iowa,
should awaken the people of this
state to the Importance of protecting
their own interests. The profit made
out of Iowa amounts to millions of
dollars, and it is not to be wondered
at that outsiders would gladly
strangle all hope of reviving the
manufacture of spirits in this
state.-McGrego Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Detroit Free Press: When Spain

Detroit Free Press: When Spain
was in the zenith of her power and
was rich in vast American possessions
she could not retain them. Now that
she is decrepid, bankrupt and de-
generate nation it is like inviting
inal destruction for her to talk OF
whipping this country because it will
not permit on the Western continent
The unspeaka5le atrocities upon
which Europe calmly looks in
Armania
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
MCKINLEY ON SILVER. Growers
Great Crime.

From his speech in the Chicago convention,
1851
During all of his years at the head
OF the government he was dishonor-
ing one of our precious metals, one of
our own great products, discrediting
silver and enhancing the price of
gold. He endeavored, even before
his inauguration to stop the coinage
of silver dollars. and afterwards, and
to the end of his administration. per.
sistently used his power to that end.
He was determined to contract the
circulating medium and demonetize
one of the coins of commerce, limit
the volume of money among the peo-
pie, make money scarce, and there
fore dear. He would have increased
the value of money and diminished
the value of everything else-money
the master, everything else the ser
want" Mckinley now endorses what
he condemned in 1888, and like Gro
yer favors gold alone as money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Gold at the soutb.

Gold mining in the south is having
quite boom just now, according to
reports in the newspapers. The gold
mines in north Georgia are said to be
doing profitable business; a. company
with $2,5O0,ooo capital is about to dc.
velope gold mines in West Virginia,
and finds of considerable value and
Importance are reported in North Caro-
lima. 1T is said that hundreds of min.
ers have recently arrived in the gold
fields in Montgomery and Stanley
counties. N. G..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

In his circular of a week ago Henry
Clews declared that manufacturers
are getting their affairs into q more
wholesome condition by "curtail-
ments of production" and that symp-
toms indicated that they would soon
make further progress in that
direction through reduction of
wages" Yet in o week or two, for
getting these statements, Clews will
perhaps repeat the stale Wall street
falsehood that "gold has not appreci-
ated relative to wages" Under the
Rothschild standard, wages have
gone down as we'll as commodities.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

The net contraction of the circula-
ton during the year ending the let.
inst, YVES $54 G!9,443 The loss was
s53 969, O95 of gold and $6,l14,s3O of
gold certificates, and the gain 5,4G4.-
4S2 of new national bank notes. Is it
any wonder, with the volume of
money thus diminishing while the
population is steadily increasing
that prices and profits continue to
fall and that producers are alarmed?
The suggestion Of redeen,ing one
dollar with another is IL siure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Turkish Decoratlons for Ru.s,ans

Constantinople, March 1o.-It is an.
nounced that the sultan intends to be.
stow upon Prince Lobanoff, Russian
minister of foreign affairs, the Order
of Initial, and upon NJ. Nelidoff, Russian
ambassador of Turkey, the Order of
.Medjidich. The decorations in both
cases will be set in brilliants.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
There are 500. 000. 600 one

There are 100000 one cent pieces
IN the United States. This is equiya-
lent to $S,0OO,000 dollars, and the met
al is worth perhaps ten thousand dol
lars. Is this Sound" money? Why
don't the bankers object to it? Oh, it
don't interfere with the bankers!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

Record Of the present Naticpa
House of Representatives, which i.
largely Republican, on the question,
of free coinage of the product OF
American silver mines: For silver
III; against silver, 1iS,
For free and unlimited coinage Of
silver at the present ratio: Fvl
silver, 90; against silver ol5
Vote on bond bill, giving the Dem
ocratic administration more authorit,
to issue bonds: For bonds, ITO
agaidst bonds, 1876.
Now let the grand old party" con-
ventions meet and "point with pride"
TO the record of the national
organization.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

The bank wreckers who stole se6
ooo'OOo OF the peoples money last
year are all in favor of ''sound money,
and the present banking system.
Anybody but a fool Populist can see
that they are right.-Civic Review.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
scHLATTER IN CHAIN GANG.
Alleged Healer Doing Migrants Penancs
at San Bernardino

at San Bernardino.
a man who has every appearance of
being Schlatter, the divine healer. who
created such a sensation in Colorado,
is working in the chain gang of San
l'ernardino, Cal. He was sent from
Redlands as q ,agrant and placed in
prison. He has German expression,
wears long hair and beard, and is the
exact image of the pictures of Schlat-
ter. He will talk tono one except when
urged, and says he is doing penance for
his sins. He lost his white mule on the
desert near Yuma. When asked whittier
he would go from here he said toward
the west or toward the south, which,
ever way he was called.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
w. II. Tillson
Attorne and CounseIor-at-Law
cresco, Iowa.
Office over Johnson Brothers Store.
"The Rocky Mountain News"


Is the Oldest and most wildly known
newspaper printed in Colorado. 1t
adopts, regardless of cost, every facil-
lty offered to keep abreast of the
times. pays special attention to
the unparalleled resources of its own
and adjoining states and territories.
Its mining stock reports are full and
accurate. Whoever reads The News
will be kept in touch with all national,
state and home reforms. and fully
posted on the development Of the rich
gold and silver mines of Imperial
Colorado.
Subscribe-or send cents for q
sample copy Daily with Sunday,
~. so per year, three months $1.00,
per month CSC. Weekly $1.GO per year.
Address NEWS PRINTING Co.,
Denver. Colorado.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Boy Kills Himself.

Union Hill, N. j., March 10. George
Boetz, 16 years of age, killed himself in
Floral park with pistol. lie had been
accused by his stepfather of stealing
two rings, and threats Of arrest SO
preyed OH him that he decided to kill
himself.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Death In the Harmony Society.

Pittsburgh, Pa. March 10. = Marie
Diem, the Oldest member of the Har-
mony society, died at her home in
Economy, aged 81 years. Death was
caused by an attack of pneumonia and
resulted after a lingering illness. Her
death leaves a membership of only Is
in the Harmony society.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Negroes Going to Liber,a,

"A large colony of negroes>is booked
70 sail for Liberia from Savannah on
the steamer Lourado on February ~.
At about the same time party Of, 800
white colonists from Indiana will ioiu
the new colony at Fitzgerald, Ga.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

Full legal tender paper dollars are
necessary to secure sufficient circ,
lating mediulu--all issued by the
government.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

The so-caled Silver party" is oni.
provisional. Ii represents, however,
well-deiined principle of cons.itu-
tional law and American policy. Ii j.
expressly stated that no nomination
for President will be made unless til.
two PARTIES fail to give this principle
and policy honest recognition. Ii,
1892, Chauncy Depew and Harrison's
'nderstrappers bought Harrison
nomination on an Elusive bi-metallir
basis. in Old Market Hall, Minneapo
lis, while coal oil Whitney bought the
aerd at Chicago for Cleveland on u
similar fake. The friends of silver
merely give due warning that the
saue kind of politics dou't bud it,
1896 They have had enough of it,
Northwest News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

The present silver dollar is worth
100 cents because it has 100 cents
worth of law behind it. 1t is not re-
dcemable in any other dollar.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Our reelection. PonuIet ,or

our Religious Population.
The population of the United States
and territories is about 100000. OF
these, nearly 100000 are Catholics,
and 14,ooo,o 900 arc Protestant commune
cants.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
A few months since Mckinley, tn,

a lew mOntnS since Mckinley, TIT
Ohio Republican candidate for presi-
dent, was bankrupt. Now Thousands
Of dollars are being used to promote
his candidacy, and money is flowing
like water at the hands of his mana
gers. The large music hall at st
LOUIS was hired, Saturday, by his
agents for three days or during the
convention and $4,000 paid for the
use of it. Who is paying the freight:
Where does this Doodle fund come
from? How can bankrupt raise
such enormous sums? Who expects
to be benefited in case he should b.
dominated and elected? Is it til,
great plain people or the trusts, bond
syndcates, railroads and single gold
standard advt cltes? These are
thoughts for the great body Of voters.
Missouri World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17
Little Rock.

The valuation of the city Of Little
Rock is $11,oo0,ooo, and the debt Of the
city is $224.1a6.
DE-. Niles Fufs. HlkS ure guarauteed to scoa,
aeH0Uche In 20 minutes. "One cent dose"
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-24
DOLLS AND CHILDREN.

AN IDEAL mamma. one who is ever
"A thinking up original ideas for her
children's amusement, lately gave a
charming and unique party for the little
folks. which was also a must successful
affair. The invitations were sent by
little Chinese and japanese dolls, Of the
kind sold in the stores for a few cents, and
were already dressed in gay Oriental gar
ments of paper. In the sash a tiny envelope
was thrust, addressed to the person to whom
the doll was sent, and containing an in
vitation to doll party, the receiver being
requested to come in a costume personat-
doll of some sort.
One Of the most amusing features of
the evening was row of paper dolls,
dressed in white and leaning against the
wah. with hands joined. To do this well
one must contrive to drive every bit Of
expression from the face, and by the aid
Of powder to assume a CHASTITY complexion
An ingenious costume or gray Jaeger
underwear, drawn over the shoes and stock
ings and sleeves, with short skirt and waist
OF gray silesia, made a very good rubber
doll, but the belle OF the evening was a
turbaned black Dinah. OF course in most
cases masks are worn. but these can be
dispensed with early in the evening A
prize is given to the one who can guess the
identity OF the greatest number.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-24
OYER 1000 TICKETS HELD
Christian Endeavor Return Coupons
In Hands of Agents.
They Are Good Until July 81, and
Owned by People Who Are Visit
ing Here and In the Vicinity.

Over 4 1000 Christian Endeavor railroad
excursion tickets still remain in tie hands
of the JOINT ticket agents at the headqua IT.
eTs in the Washington Light Infantry ar
mory
Ono of the agents, when questioned by
a Times reporter in reference to the large
number OF tickets still in tLeir hands, said
that the tickets were good until July 81,
but that the orier OF the railroad COM
panies, to the effect that all must be
deposited with tie agents for valuation
before July 10, made it an accom- insda tinn
for the excursionists, who could with
draw their tickets at any time after they
had been properly signed and stamped.
The owners Of the 1000 tickets still
remaining in tie hands OF the agents may
yet be IN Washington, but 1t is. doubtful
The agent said that after the tickets had
feen deposited the owners gave notice
about when they would want them, and
departed to visit places in the near vicinity
or perhaps in other States The tickets are
being called for daily, and they go as fast
as a dozen or twenty at tine.
A very large majority OF the tickets
held belong TO people who are not members
of the Christian Endeavor societies but
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-24
THAT NARROW BEET.

w said critical young man as his
sister slipped into place about her
waist an inch-wide band OF leather. If
you girls could see the figure you cut 60
ing along the street and hitching your
skirt up every few moments into position
under your belt you'd either invent some
way OF anchoring il for good a nd all or you
would throw such belts into the ash barrel
andlook up something sensiblein that line"
We'll, you needn't grumble," retorted
the girl. I'VE are the ones who have to
suffer. Why, 1 never dare turn my back
ON people for fear this tricksy thing has
slipped its nooriBgs. Ny arms are actually
lame from Continual skirt hoist. I've
tried every belt grip in the market. I've
Made my fingers as sore as boiis prodding
pins into skirt aud belt; I've stood twenty
minutes at time Before my glass, trying
to reconcile d saeging skirt ia nd with this
belt, and without a particle OF effect. ]
wish with all my heart and soul we could
go back TO the fashion of wearing sashes
with big, sprawling bows behind
why don't you?" was the pointed query ]
20! women were made to suffer- with
a final vicious twitch at skirt and girdle,
''even in such matters as telts." -Phila-
delphia Inquirer
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-24
DIAMOND LEGENDS.

IA ANY very curious beliefs have been
IVA held in all ages about diamonds.
Many believed that tie stones pre-
served their owners from plague and was
considered fully proved by the fact that
the plague at first attacked only the
poorer classes, aud that the rich, who
wore diamonds in ptofusion, usually es-
capped. Though the diamond was not sup
posed to he fusible by fire. the splencor
of its iustre and its properties were thought
to be affected by the heat, for which reason
Wolfgangus Gabelschoverus advises all
who wear these gems to take them off at
night and place them in cold water or on
marble slab.
Among the ancients the diamond was
symbol of severe aud inexorabie justice,
and the impassibilty OF fate. Hence the
judges of hades were described as having
hearts of adamant. A Jewish legend re-
lates of the gem supposed TO have been a
diamond worn on the cphod Of Aaron. that
when man really guilty discharged with
crime the jewel became dark aud dim.
If the accused were innocent 1t sparkled
with Increased lustre. But all these won
derful virtues are eclipsed and thrown
In the shade by one most marvellous and
unique-for 1t was attributed to no other
geni-the faculty of multiplying its spe--
cies. Boetius de Boot, quoting from another
learned man, relates that q lady of good
family had two hereditary diamonds, which
produced several others aud thus left a
posterity. The comments of the narrator
are no less curious than the statementitseif,
bot he does uotinfoRn, Us whether these de-