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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

LORD SALIsBURY's final consent to
arbitrate the Venezuelan entangle-
ment, which has been hanging fire for
so long, is big stroke for the United
States and with it passes much of the
power of old Britain. Even some of
the London papers say that it virtu-
ally makes the United States arbiter Of
the New World, a power vainly COW
eted by popes and emperOrs during the
middle ages in Europe. England put
on her most savage visage, and blust-
cred with the bravado of a buccaneer,
when the United States dared to inject
her Monroe doctrine into the Venezuela
dispute, but she soon Graded herself
into slumber out of which she
emerged docile as a shOrn lamb. If
in our monetary affairs our Uncle Sam
would show little of the indepen-
dence and decisiyeness 1t did in this
Venezuela affair, we could also be
commercial arbiter of the old world.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
IT NOW develops that the New York

IT NOW develops that the New York
banks have arranged to pay out gold
to exporters instead Of sending them
to the United States treasury for it.
This they have not done since Febu-
rary 1892. If they continue it they will
relieve the treasury of any necessity of
bond issue to maintain the god
standard. Gold has for several
months now been coming to America g.
But it is hardly to be expected it will
long continue 80. Ii it gets started
toward Europe again in large quanti-
ties as it usually does, it may be too
agduOus task for them to pay out of
their own Golfers the yellow stuff and
they will again send exporters to Uncle
Sam, When that happens,A bonds will
be necessary again. However, of one
thing we may all rest assured, that is
that If the bankers, the trusts, and the
rich men of America and Europe who
have helped elect Mckinley, can make
times any better during his admins
tration they will do it. But neverthe-
less, it will be the prosperity Of bOr-
rover. When a man mortgages his
farm and gets pocket full of money
he feels prosperous for a little while,
Money is plenty with him. But when
it IS spent md pay day comes, his pros
perity retires. So it must be If any
prosperity comes under Mckinley. 1t
will be a forced and unnatural kind;
"momentarY as a sound, swift as a
shadow, short as dream"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
PUT 1T REFORE THE LEGIsLA-
TURE.

The new legislature, as IS we'll known,
is populist in both houses. 1t will be
wholly responsible to the people for its
actions during the next two years.
We have promised a number of re-
forms and IL we do nothing or little
tangible in accomplishing them we
will be held severely to account two
years hence. Yet it behooVes us to do
nothing rash Or unnecessarily radical
Our party has been accused Of every
general and specific form of lunacy
known to insanity experts and we
must be careful to take up nothing
that will prove unsafe, and lend
strength to their charges.
Railroad legislation in the form of a
maximum freight rate bill, a text book
bilt, bill reducing fees and salaries,
etc., are bills so eminently necessary
that in passing them there will be no
great amount of bowling done.
There is in addition to these, a meas
ure not altogether new, to which we
wish 10 call attention, and which,
while it NAV be somewhat In the line
of radical legislation, we believe it TO be
so thoroughly practical and so produc-
tive of good results chat it could be
made a perfectly safe thing to handle.
If put in moderate form. At least'it is
a good thing to agitate and If it is con-
sidered too new and large a scheme for
this legislature it can be worked up till
some other will take hold of it..
We will never object to any measure
which protects property unless it pro-
tects the property of one class to the
detriment of another. If there is any
one kind of property which under ex
isting laws is not protected, it is that
which can least afford to be left UNI
protected, namely, the savings and de-
posts of the common people. The de-
Tenders of the present system of bank
currency often refer to the unsound
system of wildcat bank currency be-
fore the war, and pride themselves on
having made it secure, apparently
never thinking that the money against
which all our checks with which we do
so much business are issued as well as
the deposits representing the savings OF
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

the poor are now no safer than then.
When the national association Of
bankers met at Baltimore year ago,
part Of the monetary scheme pre-
pared by it was that the paper money
of the country was to be issued by the
banks and it was to be made safe and
secure by a reserve fund to redeem the
notes of defunct banks, which reserve
was to be maintained by small tax
on the banks issuing the notes in pro.
portion to the amount issued. Now
we do not believe in system of cur
rency controlled by the banks. 70 sup
ply the currency is the function of the
government, but in this proposition the
bankers have taught us something, viz:
That If the holders of currency of a
defunct bank may be protected by
tax on the banks enjoying the PTivi-
lege of issuing the currency, the hold
ers of certificates of deposit with
defunct bank may also be protected
by a tax on the banks enjoying the use
OF the money deposited.
We have talked with some good con-
sentative bankers who approve this
scheme. By making the deposit sys-
tenn perfectly safe. the people are not
only offered greater inducements to
save, but the bankers would mutually
enjoy the use of the increase in depos-
its. In all reason the increase in the
deposits should be sufficient to more
than pay the tax necessary for the
maintenance of the reserve for paying
depositors of bursted banks.
OF course the most stringent laws
regarding examinations would be nee
essary. 1t might also be necessary to
make furthur restrictions on those
wishing to enter the banking business,
or adventurous scamps might enter,
only to break and leave the banking
fraternity to pay their liabilities. But
then every banker would have an in
terest in seeing that every other bank
did a straight business. Perhaps it
would be as we'll IN beginning to COM
pei the banks to make certain show.
ing of condition before entering the
arrangement, and the other banks
would soon be compelled to come up to
the mark by force of competition, for
the people would naturally so where
their deposits are made secure to do
their business. Certainly with an OPP
tional system of this kind no one
could find fault.
The national banks might be ex-
pected to oppose an arrangement Of
this kind for the reason that it would
give the business of the country to the
State banks unless they secured in
some way the same privileges.
The question Of making the savings
of the people absolutely safe and thus
inducing saving IS one of the great
questions of the time, and we believe
this is a practicable and conservative
way to begin. Then too, If such a
system should become general it
would in very large degree by lessen
ing peoples fears, remove the cause of
panics, for they usually begin by a run
on the banks.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

ONE thing the matter with Kansas
was lot Of fool speakers imported
from the East,whO did not know enough
to talk to Kansas audiences, News.
Its liCtle late for this acknowledge
ment, but the GAZETTE told the people
of it at the time, while the News was
eulOgizing their logic and telling how
they were paralyzing the popOcrats,
If the News makes as rapid changes
IN its way of thinking in the next few
months on other things as it has in the
last few weeks on this, we can give
her the right hand Of fellowship.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

ELECTION is over now and Mark
Hanna doesn't have to be so guarded
in what he says and does. He can go
to New York banquets with the bank
ers and brokers and return thanks to
the gold democrats to Cleveland and
Carlisle. He says he has warm place
in his heart for them which if his heart
has any warmth in it, is undoubtedly
true for he never showed any to man
of the opposite class. He says with re-
gard to these democrats word waz
passed along the line to vote for Nc
KinleY and they did" Now you re-
publieans who have accused Grover
and John with whacking up that s12,-
OO0, 900 rake off on the Belmont bond
issue, get right down on your tender
ham bones and pray boss Mark to for
give your lack of sense, because it amt
any longer so.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

. THERE is singularlY enough a very
wide difference In the kind CT greetings
the new State administration appears
to be receiving from republican papers,
and those given the one four years ago.
From the time it was announced that
Governor Lewelling was elected, the
republican dailies began a systematic
campaign of ridicule and viliacatiOn.
While this is the case with some of them
now, it is not nearly so general as then
The Hutchinson News gave a very fair
and generous writeup of the appellate
court of the southern department, fol-
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

A GREAT many people are lament
ing because Kansas has placed herself
in the same role with Arkansas and
Missouri. They evidently are not as
sorely grieved as they make believe,
for everybody knows the constitution
forbidS an export duty on any sort Of
commodity between the States There
is nothing in "de book Of statutes" to
prevent emigration.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

WELL there is this about it, If Mark
Mckinley trots out that prosperity he
hasplomised we will all, irrespective
of race, color or previous condition OF
political servitude, get the benefit OF
it Aud if he will bring out real gen.
uine prosperity that comes alike tn all
who labor and not to those that don't,
that makes more land owners and less
land lOrds thatpays off mortgages with
out making more, then we will all vote
his ticket next time.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

ONE of the marvels of November is
the number Of people who have got
friends SO solicitous for their welfare
that they are urging them to secure an
appointment under the new admins
tratiOn. If the editor of the GAZETTE
ever takes fool notion to apply for an
Office he will have it distinctly under
stood that he is doing it because he
wants it, not because he has so many
very anxious friends.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

IT APPEARS now that W. Q. P.
Breckenridge has been so encouraged
by the goodness Of the republicans
toward him, that he is going to con-
test before the republican Congress in
hopes that they will continue their
goodness and throw out the vote of
Owen county. Willie loves the re
publican party better than he ever
loved Madeline, but the alliance be-
tween them is just as unholy.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

IT REALLY does appear a little as
though McKinley's stars might be
ausplceous. India instead CT having a
surplus of wheat to export, is having
a famine and is likely to import if she
keeps her people from starving. Ar
gentine is short. In fact for two or
three years the aggregate of the worlds
crop has been growing less, but through
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

BRADsTREET and Dun and certain
class Of newspaper liars have very much
to say about the wave Of prosperity
that is sweeping over the land, but the
evidence of it don't appear to be very
rampant and rantankerous in the
neighborhood of Hutchinson.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

WHILE 80 many politically dissap-
pointed people are ashamed Of Kansas,
they should remember that the shame
may be made mutual and Kansas be-
come ashamed of them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

A YOUNG man by the name of Serf
was killed in a foot ball game at Law
renee Saturday. Wonder if the time
won't come when the people Will look
back on foot ball games about as we
look on bull fights.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

SENATOR Marion Butler, chairman
of the peoples party national committee
has issued manifesto charging that
the democrats played false In the cam
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

GENERAL PALMER acknowledged
his mission in the campaign by ratify-
ing with the republicans Saturday at
Springfield. journal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

The finest oak stove in the world.
GEO. MCKINsTRY & Co.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19

Cash Deems for hot and cold lunch.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

a few steps, suddenly he wheeled about
and shouting, "Ho ya! Ho va! Ho ya!
to lis faithful horse, lie touched MN
with his spurs, and started at full speed
E toward tie brink OF the bluff.
The soldiers ali stopped, and, almost
breathess, gazed speilbound at the falf-
ing chief. surely he would not leap from
that height TO the river so far below. But
what was it he had in his mind TO do? Ihey
knew his courage, and were fearful Of some
new movement by this chief who was now
almost within their grasp.
But Weatherford, apparently unmind-
full of the thoughts aud presence Of his
foes WAS near the brink now, and with
out hesitating Il moment, with one loud
call, shot out over the bank toward the
river. more than twenty feet below.
Under the water sank the horse and
his rider TO his neck, but holding a1oft
his rifle, he never for 4 moment lost his
seat, and as they rose to the surface,
started for the opposite shore.
The soldiers had recovered from their
establishment now, and the bullets fell
about the half-breed like hailstones; but
some unseen shield must have been about
him, for when the brave Arrow and his
rider cliIned the further bank, single
lock cut from his horses name was all
the damage Weatherrord could find, and
with one defia Mt wave of the hand he dis
appeared in the forests.
I'm glad lie escaped" said John, draw
Ing long breath. But Gatlin only shook
his head. He could find no heroism in the
leap of Weatherford on the back OF the
gra Iorse,,A rrow, i,nd was thipkingmO
of the hundred homes they had burned, and
oftife bodies ofeis ethifty warriors who lay
dead at Econuchaca.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
BOTHERED THE CENsUs-TAKER.
Found Couple of Twin Brothers
WhoCIaimedD Different n ationaIities.
Chicaqo ChrOniclt

Chtcdg0 CIir0HtCtt.
The school census enumerators who have
been travelling about Chicago for the past
few weeks have had Some strange expert.
ences. Every one could, no doubt, tell an
interesting story. 4
II had SEVERAL said one of them to d
reporter of the Chronicle, but l think
the best was that away out on Seventy-firso
street. found two men in the same flat. 4
I've are twins said one OF them. a
" Nationality / inquired
q One OF US is Irish ami the other Is
Scotch was the reply.
p. 81 started to make the entry and then
1t dlwned upon IDe that there was some
sort OF joke in the answer, and told them
i liked a Joke. but that had no time to
be INDUCING in any persiflage. Both in
sisted that the statement as toSthe IA
tionality was true and was not meant to he
joke. When they saw l was nonplussed
one of them made Il diagram of the situation.
You sce,' he said, our mother WIS COM
ing from Scotland to Ireland. When the
ship was in what mother insisted on calling
Scotch waters / was born, and Just thea
the ship crossed into what our father called
Isisb waters and my brother here was born
justthen. Soweare wins and Uncis Scotch
aud the other is Irish.'
mo argument Could shake their state.
ment. 3 nd entered their nationality us they
gave it."
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

yearsa go, and 1T came to me at second hand
from a mem Der OF the Rogers family.
Turner Rogers had wife and eleven sons,
the eldest OF which was still under age at
the time when the thing happened. The
family lived on the edge OF great forest
in Northern Alabama, remote from any
town or settlement, and near bold spur
of the great Sand Mountain range, where
game wa plenty.
One day Turner Rogers was in the woods
with hi s gun on the lookout for deer. He had
seated himself on a big log at place where
hurricane had passed some years ago,
leaving strip OF timber torn through and
the trees piled cris-cross TO rot where they
lay.
Among these decaying logs had sprung up
clumps and thickets of bushes, making 1t an
attractive browning ground for deer. MI
Rogers sat with his long flint-lock rifle
across his knees. All was still and silent
and ne was listening to catch the slightest
noise made by any moving thing. when
there came to his ear the strangest cry
that he had ever heard. He was strong
resolute man, used to danger and ready for
adventure; but somehow that sound start
led him and sent queer feeling down his
back. He gripped his gun, took breath and
listened.
For some time the silence was not again
broken: indeed, it seemed to Rogers that
the wild place suddenly took on vague
ness and a solemn loneliness quite un-
usual. Then, from what direction he
could not tell, the cry was repeated, and
a hollow, suppressed altogether unearthly
voice 1t was, but certainly human, for 1t
spoke words of sore distress.
..Oh- h-h," it groaned, help! help"
Mr.. Rogers sprang to his feet, as
started man does, and gazed around. All
fell into silence again, and now II was
long time, or so it seemed to the hearkening
man, before he heard another sound, which
was but the shrill, peculiar whistle OF e
deer not far off in thicket. Then a
vague. Indefinite groan and half stifled
prayer for help. But where from? Again
and again he heard IL, and each time he
thought 1t came out of a different part Of
the broken wood around him. terror
gathered force in his mind, 1.-The like or
which he had never before experienced.
Like most ignorant men who dwell apart
in lonely places, Mr.. Rogers was super
stitious. What could not be readily ex-
plained was apt to excite his Imagination
and connect itself with supernatural
agencies. Still he was not of turn to be-
come panic stricken. So long as he had
his gun in hand he was determined that
he would not run away, no matter how
shaky he felt. In fact, he made great
efforts to brace his nerves, as again and
again the elusive, sepulcbral voice re-
peated its sniothered and apparently wan
dering cry.
But the more he tried to get control Of
himself the greater was his inward trepi-
dation: for the voice grew more and more
ghostly, hollow and indeterminate. Some
times he fancied that it.was overhead, OF
to this side or that, sometimes here Of
wonder, underfoot, everywhere He walk
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

lowed expectantly his heart well up ID ms
throat, his gun ready. n,
"Well, of all thet l ever seed! MIS-.
Rogers exclaimed. her hand again gong
To her lips .'Ef that ain I 1 DIN henry, 1
air not his NANNY 80.
She pointed down with work-stiti-
ened finger. ~,
that was visible of him was part OF q
pair of legs protruding from the emo pi
n hollow log Mrs. Rogers recognizes
the shoes however, the instant she saw
them. The young fellow was wedged
close and fast in the hollow INTO WHICH
he had crawled trying TO eaten q young
fox. and it was no fun getting him out.
snIinters OF tough wood had caught his
clothes. He was almost smothered in the
close, musty place. Mrs. Rogers ciutchcd
one leg Mr.. Rogers the other, and so at
last they dragged him forth.
once free,- after breathing spell, DUR
ing which he wiped the crumbled, rotten
wood out of his eyes, Tom Henry told
his story. Coming across the wood from
some snares that lie had set, he ehancea
to see young fox dart into that log. 1t
was easy enough to wfggle himself Far
I'D the hollo W but, when, ffnding that ne
could not reach the fox, he tried 10 wrig-
gle out again, he discovered that he was
stuck fast.
Long afterward, MIS-. Rogers, tepuk VI
the story, laughed and said:
when q body he'd SO many boys, Ike
1 he'd, body didn't miss Jest one.
Nuther Turner nur me never thought about
Tom Henry a bein' gone. An Their he
was a groanin' and gruntin' and a
prayin' in theJ Their log! But hit tuck
me ter find i'm. Turner wer' tibet skered
'at he'd o never found i'm in this yer
blessed world. Men hain't got but mighty
little sense nohow, Specially when they s
skeered to DEATH
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02

seen coming away from church unusually
early The sermon could not have been
more than half way through. Tad was
sluDg across his left arm Ike pair OF
saddle ba IS, and Mr.. Lincoln was strding
along with long and deliberate steps toward
home. On one of the street corners he en-
countered a group of his fellow-townsinen
who knew him well and who seemed to
show surprise at his early departure from
church, all alone except the boy. Mr..
Lincoln anticipated the question that was
about to be put by the group. and, tax
ing his figure OF speech from practice with
which they were only too familiar said:
Gentlemen, / entered this colt, but he
kicked around so had to withdraw him {"
Tad not only Kicked around in church,
but he was incorrigibie wherever put.
1t was he who one reception day at the
White House placed two chairs back to
back beside the stairs in the hall leading
to the East Room. and stretched across
them an ironing board, which he had found
in the kitchen. On this improvised table
he placed pitcher OF lemonade and plate
Of cookies which lie had begged from the
cook. Then, standing behind his stand,
he called to the passing visitors:
Lemonade here, 8 cents a glass!''
Before discovered and hustled a way Tad
had taken in several So bills from callers
who appreciated the hurnor of the situa ton.
THE WHITE HOUSE MENAGERIE.
Tad was particularly fond of animals,
and at times during the Lincoln admins
tration the White House contained whole
menagerie, which Mr.. Lincoln never al
lowed to be iDterfcred with. Moncure
Conway describes an episode in connection
with these pets which shows what pleas
ure the President got from them. Mr.. Con-
,ry,sl.
very solemnly disposed commission who
wanted Ito talk over the situation with
the Chief Executive. The President met
them laughing like boy, saying that In
the morning one of his children had come
10 inform him that the cat had kittens aud
now another announced that the dog had
puppies and that the White House was in
a decidedly sensational state. TIE COM
mission looked very much shocked at the
gaiety of the President, but in moment
his smiles had passed and they felt Q
greater shock In seeing his face take on
it's look OF awful anxiety and care.
Among the animals which the boys kept
about the White House the best known
were three or four goats. Tad's devotion
to them was unalloyed. There was neither
man nor beast about the premises which,
in his judgment, should be allowed to in.
terfere with their sweet will. Tad's per.
sistency in defending the rights Of the
goats always amused Mr.. Lincoln greatly,
and it was to this he referred when he
ended telegram to Mrs Lincoln, who
was In New York:
Tel Tad the goats and father are very
well. especially The goats"
1t was not his own children alone who
interested the President. There was never
a strange child came near Mr.. Lincoln
that he did not notice 1t and try to draw
1t out. Some pretty stories of this arr