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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
LEGISLATIVE SUICIDE.
That Il What tho Denial Of the Legal
Tender Privilege to silver Means.

That Il What tho Denial Of the Legal
Tender Privilege to Silver Means.
European nations refuse to silver tho
coinage privileges that are given to gold
and refuse to make it full legal tender
money, BY this means they depress the
prico of silvet bullion, which those
countries produce i'll small Quantities
and must have in large Quantities 1t IS
an immense speculation they thus make
out Of silver producing countries. my
use American silver at depressed prices,
and we are foolish enough to let them
fix their own price upon it. II those
countries would coin silver ON equal
terms with gold and would give to those
coins full legal tender power, no one
will be found to deny that this would
raise the bullion value Of silver, at tie
ratio of lG to l or at any other radio,
to equality with gold. Even without
this our own experience demonstrated
that for 81 years we kept silver hnllion
above the par Of gold at Is to 1, al
though Great Britain during 81 years Of
that period, beginning in 1918, had re-
fused free coinage and full legal tender
value to silver. She could nayer depress
the commercial value Of oar silver un-
til, in 1878, she got our consent to deny
to it coinage ut our minis as full legal
tender money. When we did that, its
commercial value sank 10 the level Of
the demand for silver fcG use in the arts
and for limited coinage to supply Eu-
rope with subsidiary coins. So our
financial foxes cut off their tails to keep
up with the British fashions.
By this process of legislative suicide
we degraded silver from its natural
function as 4 money metal aud did all
we could to make it "oheap," 'un-
sound" and dishonest" money. Did it
have the effect Of putting the Gresham
law into operation and of causing this
cheap and degraded money to drive out
gold from circulation? 1t did net. On
the contrary, the standard silver dollars
that were in circulation when they
were demonetized continued to oircu-
late at par with gold upon the mere
superstition of the people that their
legal tender power remained, notwith-
standing the effort Of congress to de-
stroy it. But the trade dollar substitute
for the standard silver dollar was coined
as "cheap dollar" because it was not
made legal tender beyond the sum Of
50 in one payment, and that coin did
not drive out gold because it would not
circulate The people would not have it
because it was not full legal tender
money, although it had ~ grains
more of silver in it than is contained in
the silver standard dollar of 41216
grains weight. We see by our own ex-
perienCe that the Gresham law was a
failure. 1t did not operate in favor Of
the circulation Of the cheap" trade
dollar. 1t never does operate when
legal tender money is in circulating in a
volume adequate to the necessities Of
the people When that is the case,
"cheap money" will not circulate. The
people will not have it. Money that is
full legal tender is as good as money
can be, provided it is made of the pre-
cious metals. ]. 7. Morgan
in Arena. b,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
rhc Tonrkn AhYocnte.

This years campaign will be the most
important one since the war. 1t will be
particularly interesting to populists.
Every intelligent citizen should keep
posted on the situation. The Topeka
Advocate prints more general news than
any populist paper in Kansas. II CON
tains something for every member Of
the family. 1t is clean, truthful and re.
liable. Its fight tor the people this year
will be particu arly strong. It's edito-
rial and general political matter will be
prepared under the direction Of Senator
w. A. PETER. II will have series Of
cartoons from the pen Of Myron A.
Waterman, tile we'll known artist 1t
should be in the hands Of every populisl
1t should be in every home. 1t costs
81 90 per year. The Advocate and the
HUTCHINSON GAZETTE for 81 40 per year
The Advocate for the campaign for l5c.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
Gold WAS Demopet,zcd,

A great many people talk Of gold as
something that has supernatural quail
tiles, characteristics over which man
has no control, but which exercise an
absolute, unfailing and unvarying in-
fluence over the commercial affairs of
the human race. They scout the idea
that the price Of gold can be influenced
by legislation, They assert that all the
nations combined could not demonetize
gold They believe or pretend to believe
that gold has some quality superior to
anything else used by man--superior to
man himself.
And yet gold has within the past 40
years been demonetized. 1t was actual
ly denied legal tender quality, and not
by barbarous nations, but by European
governments representing in 1857
about 10000, coo of people.
Prussia, the south German states,
Austria, Holland, Belgium, Portugal
and Russia closed their mints to gold,
except that Austria continued to coin
ducats, but without legal tender quail
ity. This action was taken because the
gold discoveries in California and Aus
tralia alarmed the capitalists of Europe,
and they were afraid that the people
would pay in eold-in dishonest mon
ey." Portugal recognized English SOW
ereigns as the only gold coin allowed to
circulate, while England remained the
only gold standard nation of Europe
the only Cheap money" government
and suffered from some of her own and
many foreign writers such abuse as is
now heaped upon Mexico, for instance.
This may excite surprise and provoke
denial. The facts remain. An investi
CATION will prove them true. AS they
are doing with regard to silver, the Eu
ropeans demonetizad gold to injure tht
business of American production, ani
England refused to join them then be
cause she had great goldfelds of hel
wn.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
%. DENSTEN M. D
sptci.I Attention 10 Passengers.

Special Attention 40 Passenger.
Mr. Chas. Ii. Dunham has been APP
pointed as special passenger agent
AtchisOn, Topeka 81 Santa Fe railway,
at Dearborn Street station, Chicago,
ILL.,, and will be on duty at arrival and
departure Of all Santa Fe trains. His
duties are to attended exclusively to
Santa Fe passengers and see that they
are properly cared for and transferred
to and from their proper trains. All
agents have been instructed to adj
wise Mr.. Durham, the name OF passen-
gers and when they will arrive for
whom special attention is desired, that
special attention be given them. This
is done to insure the proper care Of
women and children travelling alone,
as well as aged people. tt
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

Onr Cabling OGer.
Combination No. I, $2.oo.
The Cincinnati Enquire,
The Topeka Advocate,
The GAZETTE and
Coins Financial School.
Combination No. 2, $2.oo
The Toledo Blade, purely re-
publican,
The Kansas Farmer, nen-parti-
san.
The GAZETTE and
Coins Financial School.
Combination No. 8, $2.oo.
Warren Fosters Advocate,
The Cincinnati Enquirer and
The GAZETTE.
Combination No. q, $500.
st. Louis Sunday Post-DIspatch,
80 to 40 pages and
The GAZETTE.
Combination No. S, $2.oo.
Thrice a. Week World. (dem.),
The Tole1o Blade (rep.) and
The GAZETTE.
This gives you 25O papers or less than
one cent each.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
Nid settlers Meeting.

The Reno County Old Settlers Asso
citation will hold its annual session in
Che Auditorium in this city, on We'd
nesday, November IL. A splendid pro-
gram has been made up, and it is ex-
pscted that this will be OF: of the best
ulcnics ever held by the association
The following program has been pro-
vided, and given to the public by Hon.
II. D. Freeman, chairman Of the COM
mittee;
The annual meeting will be called
to order promptly at 10 O'Clock a. NJ
Music.
vocation, Rev. John Payne.
Music.
Address of welcome, Hon. VIM. M.
Whitelaw.
Music.
Annual address, by the president Of
the association.
Report of the secretary.
Report of the treasurer.
Report of the committee on necrol-
ogy.
Reports of other committees.
Music.
Dinner, u o'clock a. In. to 2 O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music.
Annual address, Rev. Richard Cord
ley, D. D., Lawrence, Kansas. Rev.
Cordley is one of the old settlers Of the
state, and was a residence of Law
renee, Kansas, when the city was
burned by Quantrell and his gang of
desperadoes, and when many Of the
citizens of that i'll fated city were
killed in cold blood. Do not fail to
hear this address; it will be both inter
esting and instructive.
Music.
Election of Officers for the ensuing
year.
General business for the coed of the
association.
Music.
Adjournment.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
EXCURSIONS TO TeNaa aud The South

Are you contemplating trip south
southeast or sOuthW esty Do you know
that the Mo. Pac., in connection with
G. r. 1. I. Ry. at Wichita and dirverg-
ing lines at Fit. Worth is the best,
shortest and most pleasant route to
above mentioned territory? Close
connections at all points, the splendid
equipment and good service afforded
by their route make it to your interest
to investigate facilities offered by our
lines before starting on your journey.
Call on or address. P,J.LlEMBACH,
Agt Mo. Pae. Ry.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
THE DocTRINAIREs.
They Arc Announcing Themselves ~
Friends of Silver-Real BimetalliSni.

They Are Announcing Themselves ~
Friends of Silver-Real Bimetallism.
One of the evidences of the rapid
growth of the free coinage sentiment is
that even the dootrinaires are coming
into the fold.
For o long time the gold bureau has
been treating the voters to doses ct
financial economy furnished by college
professors and others whose supposed
knowledge of money and its functions
made them eminent judges of the ques-
tion in hand. 1t was the proud boast OF
the monopolists and the gold appreciat-
ing conspiracy to arrogate to themselves
the wisdom and the learning Of the
country and to regard the advocates Of
silver as wild eyed and long haired ig
nOramuses running loose over the hills
of the west or madly disporting them
selves in the plains Of Texas and the
far south. 1t was with quite flourish
chat they would quote this Or that emf
nent professor who went on to prove
that the concentration Of all values was
in the grain Of gold and that the sum
of all lunacy was in the silver dollar.
But there is a wonderful light in the
Weakened conscience of a determined
people, and as soon as it was determin-
ed that this people was no longer to be
misled or controlled those who hitherto
regarded them with an air of patronage
began to think that perhaps there are
more people in the world after all who
know something about finance than the
studious doctrinaires who reside within
the precincts of New York or Boston.
Now they have come to the conclusion
that we have a wise and great people
and that all wisdom is not confined in
their own narrow sphere.
The fact that Professor Benjamin An
drews Of Brown university has come out
in a letter stating that he has no rea-
son to doubt that the free coinage of sill
yer at q ratio of 10 to is desirable is
important The professor acknowledges
the stab which the administration has
given to the white metal, but assuming
an air Of prophecy he looks beyond the
present period of doubt and uncertainty
and intimates that it is matter Of
time when silver will be the main metal
and gold will be fighting for place il
the coinage Of the country.
"The vast output Of gold" he says
sin recent years, as compared with thai
of silver, impresses me that free coinag,
by us alone would not lead to displace
ment of our gold; that therefore FIRE,
coinage would be safe.
For the benefit Of those traders il
public confidence who would destro,
silver when it suits their purpose, ant
who would as readily destroy gold whei
that would suit them, it may be state,
that the bimetallists who have Tough
the battle of the free coinage of silve
are still in harness, ready to fight tn
battle Of free gold coinage whenever tn
sharks who play in the waters of tn
single standard develop that kind of a
appetite. The financial system of I'll
United States is based upon the FIRE
and unlimited coinage Of both gold an
silver, the one equal with the other, o
terms Of perfect mutually, and the pee
pie are going to see that this conditio
of things is preserved. Atlanta Const
tuition.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
A Look Through
SOUTH MISSOURI
For d Cents,

The Kansas [ >, Fort Scott & Mem
phis r. r. Co. has just issued magni-
ticent book of sixty or more photo-en-
graved views of varied scenery in
South Missouri. From these views az
accurate knowledge can be obtained as
to the productions and general tOpo-
graphy of that highly-fayored section
that is now attracting the attention OF
home-seekers and investors the c0un'
try over.
The title of the book is "Snsp Shots
in South Missouri" 1t will be mailed
upon receipt of postage, four cents.
Address j. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
Great ROCK I.Inna Route.
PLANO CARDS.

Send 10 cents is stamps to John Sc
bastian, Gen'l Pass Agent c. r. l. q P.
R'y, Chicago, for the slickest pack of
playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt of such remittance for one or
more packs they will be sent you post
paid.
Orders containing 60 cents in stamps
or postal note for same amount will Sc
cure packs by express, charges paid.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
DIR JC DE N STEM,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Home and permanent Office: ZIM-
MERLY Building, WICHITA, KAS.
By request Of many sick and ailing of
Hutchinson and vicinity, this noted
Physician and his staff Of physicians will
visit Hutchinson one day IN each week
TO receive patients and will always be
found ut the New Brunswick Hotel,
Hutchinson, Kansas, every Tuesday
from s a. m. to $3.50 p. IN.
They treat all acute and chronic dis
eases of men, women and children; surg.
cry in all its branches; cripples OF every
descridtion; chronic, nervous and brain
diseases. Consultation and examination
free TO all.
Diseases of The heart. kidneys, stom-
scb, liver, bladder, rectum, womb, ear,
eye, nose, throat aud lungs, paralysis,
catarrb, asthma, bronchitis, eczema,
rheumatism, neuralgia, epilepsy fits, all
female diseases, irregularities and weak
nesses, all diseases of men, nightly
losses, lost vitality, lost manhood, variO-
oOcele. gonOrrheOa, blood poison, old
sores, stricturers, ETC.. cancer, tumOr,
rupture and piles positively cured with
out knife, palnor causllcs
Anyone suffering with catarrh, brOn-
chitis, head, throat or lung troubles, may
receive thee months treatment for
only So. Trial treatment free in office.
II never fails to cure. Use it at bone.
If you have been given up by other ply
sicians, call upon the Doctor and be ex-
amined.
-" Don't forget:-ETERY TUES
DAY, New Brunswick Hotel, Hutch
inson, Kansas, all welcome.
T. @ BERNSTEIN M d.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

NEW PoGITICA1 GAME.-"The Cam
paign of '9G' is one of the most instruc.
i've ami interesting games ever issued.
Only 10cts. Novelty catalogue free.
The Crescent Novelty Co., Arkansas City,
Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

Are you married?
Do you buy groceries?
DoyOu buy nice dishes?
Do you visit Brehm's grocery and
crockery house? You will find they
are keeping a nice variety OF every
thing in their line.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
BLAcKsMITHING.

T1RANK SNYDER. Blacksmith and Horse
4 shoer. Makes o speciality OF heavy back
smithlng aud general job work. No. % Wes
Sherman, Hutchinson. Kansas.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

For Cripple Creek via Colorado
springs.
The Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific
railroad makes better time than any
other line. For full particulars ad-
dress JONI SEBAsTION,
G.. Z. A., Chicago.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
CONF EcTIoNERY.

THE ARK. Combs s. Cc'abs proprietors. All
4 kinds OF fruits aud cool drinks. Makes a
specially Of ice cream. Special rates given
for parties and picnics, Fist door south o.
Martin's.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
MACHINE SHOP.

HUTCHrNsON MACHINE SHOP I2i, 1913 ard
h1 12S west sherman. Boiler Engine and Ma
chloe rogairink Gusoline Stoves cleaned and
repaired
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
Rspubneanism Eight and -Four Years Ago

Repubncanism Eight and Four Years Ago.
"The American people, from tradition
and interest, are in favor Of bimctallism
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money" said the Re-
publican platform of eight years ago.
1--WE condemn the Democratic party in
its efforts to deEoretize silver" it said
four years ago
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
IEWELRY.
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT

NTEw CLARENDON HOTEL, E. L. Masters,
IN proprietor, No. II South Main street.
Meals Is cents. Day board by the week $500.
Newly furnished rooms Every thing neat and
clean. Bakery and confectionery.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22
visit Brehnl's

Cash Deems No. 1873. NJ, for oysters
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-22

All the Year SnntA Fe TOurisI RAIeA
The Santa Fe have on sale daily-all
year round trip tourist tickets to fol-
lowing points mt rALpA nAmRd:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Wasting Public Money!,

AOth 49, SAShtN'
The enormous expenditure sane
toned by the house of representatives
and reviewed in the Washington dis
patches are particularly disturbing
this year in view of the embarrass-
ment of the government. In spite of
all precautions the sum is greater than
that appropriated by the first session
of the "billion-dollar congress-" or
it's still more profigate democratic
successor. And the senate is not through
with the appropriation bill. What that
body, which far exceeds the lower
chamber in recklessness of public in
terests, will do can only be conjectur-
ed. The press pointed out the other
day a wholly needless appropriation
of over three million dollars passed in
behalf of the Southern Pacific Railway
Company by the senate committee,
and we have no doubt that other
schemes for extorting money from
the treasury are lurking in convenient
pockets at this moment.
1t is to be hoped that when the APP
preparation bill goes to the conference
committee the house conferees will
insist upon the rejection of senate
amendments increasing the burdens
of the government. Then it will re-
main with MIR. Cleveland to strike out
Objectionable features in the appro-
priations when they are presented to
him. We are all administration men
in desiring to keep down the expenses
of government, especially at this time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
Kansas Csterpillar Pest.

LAWRENCE, KAN, May 3.-In the
last week numbers Of inquiries have
come to Chancellor F. FL. Snow, of
Kansas University, from Elk, Chau-
tauqua and other counties in that part
of the State, as well as some local re-
quests, for Information regarding a
caterpillar that is doing damage to
fruit and forest trees this year. The
fruit and leaves are being stripped
from the orchards and in the forest
the worm is 80 bad that the leaves are
falling and the trees present every
appearance of fall. The worm is not
reported SO bad anywhere as in Elk
county, but has commenced its raw
ages in other places. On investiga-
ton Chancellor snow found that these
insects are the forest tent cat arpillar.
1t feeds upon both orchards and forest
trees, especial favorites being the
plum, apple and oak. 1t is more COM
mon in the southern and western
States than it is in the eastern. The
caterpillars disappear as soon as they
are grown and it is very rare that
these insects are destructive more
than two seasons in succession. Chan
cellor Snow recommends as the best
artificial remedy spraying with the
london purple or paris green.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
CUBANs WERE MURDERED.
Missionary Diaz Tells About Spanish
Butcheries on the Island.

TAMPA, FLA, May Rev. Alberto
Dlaz, the missionary of the Southern
Baptist church in Cuba, who was re-
Gently arrested and expelled from the
island on the order of Captain General
Weyler, gives and appalling account
of the atrocities committed by the
Spanish soldiery:
"In the three weeks prior to my de-
portation from the island" says Mr..
Diaz, "more than 100 innocent Cubans
were butchered in Havana province
alone. Appalling as this statement
may seem, it is strictly true, for my
self saw the mutilated corpses of many
of the victims.
"The butcheries were perpetrated in
the rural districts of MIGUEL del Pad
ron and Minas, not far from Havana.
The officer In command of those dis
tricts is Colonel Fondeville, a bosom
friend of Captain General Weyler.
"In every case the Spanish official
reports say that these people were
killed in battle. That these reports
are false, however, is proved by the
fact that many women and children
were among the slain.
''The most horrible affair occurred
In the Minas district shortly before
left the island. Colonel Fondeviiie';
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
HOGS WERE DEVOURING HIM.
Awful Fate OF an Indlanan Who Had
Committed Suicide.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 4.-John
Hahn, one of the w%ealthiest farmers
in this neighborhood, residing near
Otterbein, Respondent because OF con-
tinued i'll health, committed suicide
last night by cutting his throat with
a razor. The act was committed in an
implement shed. Later in the even
ing he was missed by the family and
a search was made. When the body
was found in the shed a horrible sight
was presented to the view of the
startled discoveries. The hogs were
drinking the lIfe's blood and tearing
the flesh in their efforts to satisfy
themselves. 1t was with difficulty
that they were driven away. Mr..
Hahn vas so years old and was a SOL
der in Co. I, Ninety fifth Ohio Regu-
lars. He leaves four children, three
sons and a daughter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-05-07
JOE MANLEY is HOPEFUL.
Mr.. Reeds Manager Says the Contest
Is Not Yet Settled.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Mr. Joseph
H. Manley, the superintendent of the
Reed boom, continues to hope against
hope. In a statement issued by him
tonight he says:
"Since my statement of a week ago
there have been elected AS delegates.
The elections have occurred in Mich
igan, Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, In
dian Territory, Vermont, Alabama
and Georgia. They can be assigned
as follows: In Alabama and Arizona
two sets of delegates have been elect
ed, and they are therefore placed, as
they ought to be, in the contested
column; Indian Territory, Michigan,
Missouri aud Illinois r placed in the
column for Governor Mckinley.
"The convention in Vermont was a
surprise to the friends OF Mr.. Reed.
They had a right to expect that YER
mont would join with the rest of New
England, and send delegation pledg-
ed to the support of the New Eng
land candidate. The delegates elect
ed unquestionabIy prefer the nomina-
ton of Nh. Reed. How far they feel
bound by the declaration of prefer
ence for Governor Mckinley by their
convention time alone will determine.
1t must be remembered that the con-
vention did not instruct the delegates
and left them free to exercise their
own judgment.
preferences and even instructions
in the past have not uniformly gov
erned the delegates, because the con-
ditions under which they were passed
did not exist at the time the delegates
were called upon to discharge the
duties Entrusted to them. The situa-
ton to-day is as follows: For Mr.
Reed, 1862; for Governor Mckinley
275; for all others, 217; contested and
doubtful, a5; Vermont, s.
"This makes 757 delegates elected
and leaves 161 yet to be chosen. The
contest is not yet settled and can alone
be determined by the delegates when
they meet in convention at st. Louis