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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
FAILING PRICES NO EVIL.
False and Unsouud Position Taken by the
Free silver Advocates


In all free coinage arguments ii is
taken for granted that falling prices arc
mn evil, and that it is the duty Of the gov
erumeut to take Sonc action to increase
prices, or ut least maintain them NJ their
present level 1t is on this ground that
the SilveritcS object to our present tinan-
cial system and demand the adoption of
ckc&ror standard Of value which
woUll double prices as based on dol
lar worth only 50 cents. 1t is this
promise of getting higher prices that is
the chief attraction in the free coinage
agitation for tho farmers, who, natural
~ wish to get as much as possible i'll re
turn for their products.
Though the deluSion which underlies
the complaints against lower prices has
been exposed over and over again, it
still does duty i'll all the free silver lit
erature with which the country is being
flooded Yet n little reflection should
show the folly of the idea that high
prices for commodities are beneficial.
The welfare and prosperity Of the peo-
pie depend largely on tho amount of tho
products of labor which each can secure
for his own use. Since tho dawn of civ
ilization men have been striving to pro-
duce larger quantities and better quail
ties Of food, clothing, etc. All the inn
portant inventions, the new machinery
and discoveries in agriculture, manufac-
turing and transportation, have had the
effect of making the production Of
wealth of all kinds vastly easier. In
consequence goods are now far cheaper,
measured by their labor cost, than ever
before in the history of the world Who
is there who will say that this is bad
thing, and that it would be better If
goods were still scarce and dear?
1t is noticeable that the pretense Of
higher prices is made only to the farmers,
the silverites being too shrewd to try to
fool the workingmen with scheme
which would double the price of every
thing they buy. But FREQ coinage would
not increase III the slightest degree the
real value of even the farmer S products.
1t would merely double the nominal
price, hut as it would also double the
price of all labor products which tho
farmer buys he would be no better off
than under the present system. The
evils which advocates of honest money
know would follow free coinage may
not be admitted by silyerites, but if they
are honest they must acknowledge that
an attempt to make goods more valuable
through debasing the currency would
certainly fail Of its purpose.
The confounding of two entirely diff
ferent things, prices and values, is Mt
the bottom of the idea that low prices
are injurious In so far rs the money of
a country measures prices it must effect
every kind of goods alike and so gen
eral decline in prices hurts no one, and
as lower prices due to cheapened pro.
duction simply means that goods can be
obtained by less exertion very few per-
sons will be found willing to urge that
it would be wise to go back to the old
conditions of hard labor and limited
production.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Working Farmers Versus Land Spectators

Working Farmers Versus Land Spectators.
The promise that the selling price of
land would be doubled by the adoption
Of free coinage is one Of the main argu-
ments on which the silverites rely to
capture the votes of the farmers With
out stopping to consider whether higher
prices would help them, some farmers
have allowed themselves to be drawn
into the free silver movement through
their desire to see boom" in farm
lands. But little study will show them
that the imitation of farm values by
cheapening the currency would not be
Of the slightest benefit to the working
farmer.
Suppose that the silver standard was
adopted and the price OF farm lands
doubled. This would enable n farmer
who wished to sell his property to get
more money for it, but not more value.
If he wished to buy another farm or to
engage in any kind of business, he would
find that the price of his farm would
buy no more. than it does now. The
great majority Of the American farmers
expect to retain their land and get Il
living by working on it. The fact that
farm was nominally worth more would
not make it grow more grain, cotton or
vegetables Its increased price would
lead to higher tax assessments, but az D
means Of getting livelihood its valne
would be just the same as 1t is today.
The Only men who would be benefit
ed by inflated land values due to cheap
money would be the small class Of spec
ulators who do not farm, but hold land
ont Of use for rise. The interests Of
this class are directly opposed to those
Of the real working farmers, who should
not allow themselves to be deluded into
voting for a scheme which will make
farms harder to get by the men who are
seeking homes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

Some time ago Mr.. Simon Gold
baum, of San Luis Rey, Cal, was
troubled with lame back and rheu-
matism. He used Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and prompt cure was effected
He says he has since advised many of
his friends to try it and all who have
done so have spoken highly of 1t. 1t
is for sale at the r. d. Pulford drug
store
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
famous for its cures of bad colds. 1t
opens the secretions, relieves the lungs
and aids nature in restoring the sys-
tenn to healthy condition. If freely
used as soon as the cold has been con-
tracted, and before it has become set
tied in the system, it greatly lessons
the severity of the attack and has
often cured in single day what
would have been a severe cold. For
sale at the r. d. Pulford drug store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Rchland Democrat.
Recorder Howard received for regis
ter the other day curiosity in the
shape of deed nearly forty years of
age which had never been recorded.
The announcement made last week
that the petition to grant pardon to
Rose Zoldoske would be heard by Gov.
Upham the last week in January has
caused considerable comment in this
city and county, where the atrocious
murder for which the prisoner now
serves life sentence was committed.
The law covering such petitions for
pardon provides that due notice of the
matter must be served upon the prose
cutting attorney in the case and pub.
lished in a county paper for two sue
cessive weeks. According to Attor-
ney Bancroft, however, no new appli.
cation has or will be made, Governor
Upham having decided of his own &C
cord to take up the petition made to
Gov. Peck and dispose of the matter
thereon. Attorney Bancroft received
notice accordingly but the prosecution
has as yet not received hint that
their presence is desired or expected.
1t is the prevailing opinion that par
don will be granted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

Weary Walker--They tell us prices is
goin up. That's nothin to us We got
nothin to sell. Silver must be free be-
fore we can get any. Put 1t in yer plat
form "free an unlimited" free for ev-
er body, an it ketches ever jay ON the
road. Give ever body barrel Of money
an bung starter. -Goldbug.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

An Old Soldiers Recommendation.
In the late war l was soldier in
the First Maryland Volunteers, Com,
pany G. During my term Of service |
contracted chronic diarrhpa. Since
then l have used great amount of
medicine, but when l found any that
would give me relief it would injure
my stomach, until Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy was
brought to my notice. l used it and
will say it is the only remedy that
gave me permanent relief and no bad
results follow. l take pleasure in
recommending this preparation to all
of my old comrades, who, while Civ
ing their services to their country, con-
tracted this dreadful disease as l did,
from eating unwholesome and un.
cooked food. Yours truly, A. +.
BENDING, Halsey, Oregon. For sale
at the r. d. Pulford drug store.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
!, T. Osborne

Chicago, ILL.,, General Agent for Mimi
esota and Wisconsin Agencies, Chica
go Cottage Organ Co., 2l5 Wabash
Ave, second floor. Conover. Schubert
and Kingsbury Pianos; Chicago Cot
tage Organs. 3lyl.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Instrumental Music.

l will be home Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday, each week,
and will take pupils on Piano, Organ,
Violin, Guitar and Band instruments.
Leave orders at Pulford's drug store,
or call at residence, north of Mr..
Joseph Gundry's.
J. w. NJ. Anderson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Gasoline

At the Cash Grocery House. Cans
called for and delivered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

Mr.. J. B. Raynor, postmaster at
Mazomanie, has resigned his Office in
favor of Miss Maude Dodge, daughter
of the late Bamford Dodge, who took
charge of the office Jan. /.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
SHULLSBuRG.

Pick and Cad.
Married, Dec. Goth, by Rev. J.
Challinor, at the parsonage in Hazel
Green, Mr.. John Dixon, of Cuba City.
and Miss Lille Simmons, of Buncomb.
Mr.. William Fawcett, of New
Diggings, and Miss Annie Howe, of
this city, were married at the NJ. E
parsonage, Tuesday, December 80,
1896, by Rev. Atkinson.
The Pick and Cad is the first to
introduce electric lights into this
county. We placed plant in this
office last week, and it furnishes a
very pure and brilliant light which is a
great improvement over the kerosene
oil lamps which we have heretofore
been using. We hope that the intro.
duction of this light here will be the
means of familiarizing our people
with this king of lighting that they
will be induced to make an effort to
secure electric lights for the entire
city. We invite everybody to call and
see the light in operation.
Mr.. Will McGreane and Miss Josie
Campbell Of this city, were married
Thursday evening, at five O'Clock, at
st. Matthew's church, in this city, Rev.
Father Kinsella officiating, in the
presence of relatives and invited
guests. Mr.. McGreane is a member
of the firm of McGreane Bros, of this
city, and is good business man.
The bride is the second daughter of
Mr.. James Campbell, and is one of the
most popular teachers in our city
High school.
Southwestern Local
Mrs. Mann, of this city, met with a
serious accident through a runaway
team few days ago, and serious as 1t
was, it was fortunate escape. The
team became unmanageable and when
both of the male occupants of the
carriage were on the ground trying to
control them they escaped and ran
furiously. Mrs. Mann jumped from
the carriage and falling was quite
seriously injured about the face.
At special meeting of the business
Mems club held on Tuesday, Dec. 81,
the matter of Diamond drills was tax
en- up and it was resolved that COM
pany be incorporated on the stock
plan. A committee was appointed
consisting OF Mr.. Edward Meloy, DR..
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
P P.B,CORNWALL WANTED BY THE GRAND JURY

to the District Attorney. The Grand Jury
will then find indictments if the testl-
monyadduced should justify such finding.
Speaking for n Grand Jury Frank E.
McLennan, the seer tary, said: 1--WE shall
render the Registrar every assistance IN
our power toward bringing to punishment
persons guilty of illegal registration" i.
Registrar Hinton was seen after the adj
journment of the Grand Jury. He said: !:
"One of the cases referred to the Grand
Jury was sent there by direction OF the
Election Commissioners. Two more cases
were referred. NY purpose is to get the
Grand Jury to make an example of per-
sons seeking to falsely register. One case
clearly involving perjury was laid before
the jury. We had case like this, for
example: A man registered, giving his
residence at certain number IN the JOO
block on Vallejo street.
Inquiry established the fact that he lived
there and was entitled to. vote. SuDse-
quently5 he went into another district,
rented a room in a lodging-house, regis
tered on the house book, was assigned to
q room and secured the KEY to his apart
ment. Then he came to this office with
an applica ton to be appointed to.s serve on
the precinct board of the precinct in which
that lodging-house is situated. In making
this application he swears that he is q resi-
dent of;the precinct.
81 do not feel at liberty" said Registrar
Hinton, Ito say what have communi-
Gated to the Grand Jury, but the purpose
is to punish persons guilty of perjury in
connection with registration"
The Grand Jury yesterday went into
Judge Hebbard's court and presented an
indictment against James Hughes and
Patrick Hughes for resisting an officer.
According to the papers in the case re-
sistance was offered on June Is, and the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

than private parties pay. The rate to the
City per week, on the average is So 85
The Harbor Light and Power Company,
which is really the Edison company under
a convenient alias, charges citizens $3 a
week for twelve hours lighting per night,
while the City lights burn only ten hours
q night. The City does not get the same
candle-power that is furnished to private
citizens. The City gets less than DO the
citizens.
1--WE put in no bid for lighting the
streets. 1t would have done us no good.
1t looks strange that the contract was
made for the term OF two years, when 1T is
a well-known fact that machinery Will
steadily decrease the cost of producing
electric light. as new machines are con-
tinually being invented. We have no
privileges granted to us. We have been
assessed $50, 900 for our franchise. and we
have no franchise, but are working under
the State constitution, as have already
said. Assessor Siebe has told two men
that he was urged to make the assessment
against our franchise 100000. The Super
visors, sittiag as equalizers, would give us
no relief. There is some one beh1nd the
Supervisors pushing them on. There can
be- no question concerning that.
"Mr. Cornwall will be back in seven or
eight days. have. no doubt that he will
be able to interest the grand jurors"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
DRAGGED FROM. A CAR,
w. M. Purcell, After Paying
His Fare, Is Refused a
Ride.
He Will Begin an Action for Dam.
ages Against the Railroad
.. Company.

Yesterday evening, about 6 o'clock, Will
liam M. Purcell, a boot and shoe agent.
having an Office in the Spreckels building
on Market street, was dragged off a Meal
lister-street car by several conductors and
gripmen, under peculiar circumstances.
According to Mr.. Purcell's statement he
boarded the car in front of his place of
business, and being unable to get inside or
even on the. dummy or platform because
of the great crowd of passengers, he stood
on rear step. The conductor took his
fare, and after having rung it in ordered
Purcell to get off the step. Being unable
10 get foothold on the platform, the pas
senger did not move.
At the intersection of Market and Nc
Allister streets the car was stopped and
the conductor, with the assistance of the
gripm an, forced Purcell off. When the
car started he climbed on and again it was
stopped and the passenger thrown off. By
this time several cars and large mum ber
of people had collected. Tne latter Kissed
the railroad men and called to Purcell to
resist and they would take his fight off his
hands; but he did not wish to precipitate
an assault on the conductor and gripman
by the crowd and only tried to keep his
place on the car.
IA, bAAS SoA Gil fiOyCo COuIu nOi Scb Ii0 Ol
the, passenger pluckily making his fight
alone against several burly fellows, they
concluded to run up to the City Hall and
call the police. They did so, and two
officers came out from the Central station.
Purcell was still standing on the step,
and when the policemen learned that he
had paid his fare they refused to arrest
him or interfere in any manner.
Then gripman King, No. 241, stepped off
OF car 263, and being large strong man
violently dragged Purcell off the car and
held him until it had cotton some dis
tance away. Purcell asked the police Off
GERS to arrest the gripman, but they re-
fused. Several gentlemen who were on
the car and witnessed the entire proceed.
ing offered their cards to Purcell and re-
quested him to call them as witnesses.
Among them were DR.. Frank Barrett, 1924
Golden Gate avenue; f. Mccarthy, Z Bat
terry street; G. Llnaham, 231 Lily avenue,
and e. Benedict, 205 Larkin street.
Lieutenant Birdsell of the Central police
station stated that the officers did not in
terfere because Purcell was not. raisin G
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

nese officials were informed that we would
appoint committees TO confer with them
and the Southern Pacific. That railroad
would lose the land haul if it refused to
make satisfactory transportation arrange
ments with the new line. If the Japa-
nese steamship line went north to Tacoma
or Seattle the Northern Pacific or Great
Northern railroads would get the addl-
tional business"
''Do you think San Francisco will be the
terminus?"
''Yes, thing SO. do not see why it
should not"
W. B. Curtis, manager of the Traffic
Association, who arrived. at the meeting
just as it broke up, said he did not think
the Southern Pacific would oppose the
Japanese steamship line: He said that if
the Southern Pacific were permitted to
extend its belt line from its present ter.
minus at the Pacific Mail dock to the foot
of Steuart street il. would give it addi-
tional facilities for the handling of ocean
commerce. This, he thought, would be an
inducement to the Japanese steamship
line and a greater inducement to the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

police officers then resisted were David
Koegel and ]. N. Beach. These officers,
together with Sergeant f. S. Davis and D.
]. Driscoll, were the witnesses heard by
the Grand Jury. Koegel and Beach were
arresting Mark Hefferan on the charge of
grand larceny, when Patrick and James
Hughes locked the door and made loud
talk, with threats of using a, knife. No
incisions with the knife were made. hence
no blood was shed. but the. matter was
getting very serious when assisting police-
men forced the doors and completed the
arrest of Hefferan.
The Grand Jury. sent a communication
to the Board OF Education protesting
against the closing of thesWebster Primary
School. The communication is published
elsewhere in THE CALL. The notion seems
to be entertained that some of the School
Directors want to get the principal ofthe
school, Alice Manning, out of the depart.
ment, and that the abandonment of the
schoolhouse would virtually accomplish
that purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01

any disturbance, and they did not arrest
the gripman at Purcell's request. because
the officers had received orders that in
cases of this kind the citizen must swear
out a warrant against the railroad employe
before an arrest may be made.
at was high-handed outrage" said
Mr.. Benedict last evening. 1.-THE car was
filled to ,overhowing, and there was no
place for Purcell except on the step. He
tried to get on the platform, but could not
do-so. The conductor never ordered him
off the step until the nickel was collected.
If Purcell had started fight. the crowd
would have wiped The street up with those
gripmen and conductors"
This morning Purcell will swear out a
warrant against the gripman and begin an
action for damages against the Market
street Railroad Com pany.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
CORNWALL MAY TALK.
Mr.. Summerhayes Says That the
Jury Can Learn Much About
Street Lighting.


Street Lighting. =.
William r. summerhayes, vice-presi-
dent and general manager of the Mutual
Electric Light Company, was found last
evening at his home at 709 Oak street.
81 do not know what Mr.. Cornwall may
testify to before the Grand j ury," he said.
"He has been. in position to know all
about. the ins and outs of street lighting
in San Francisco. He was president of
the California Electric Lighting Company,
then president .of the Edison Electric
Light.and Power Company, and now he is
with. the Mutual Electric Light Company.
"Sosfar as know no one has come from
thes Board of Supervisors to get money
out of our com pany. No, l understand
that the first stage is to subject the cor
poration on the outside to annoyance and
to hamper it all that is possible. We are
going through that stage now.o
"We did not put up cent for the Super
visors nor will we put up any money for
them. Neither will we be crowded out of
existence. We knew that it would not be
posi- bic for us to get franchise from the
Supervisors, and so we are working under
the State constitution. / will tell you
our experience and you can judge what
the attitude of the Supervisors is toward
a corporation which affords competition
to the Edison Company.
THE Supervisors are supposed to repre-
sent the peoples If they do so they surely
ought to stand in with any competition
which will reduce rates for lights. When
we put up poles in front of the Baldwin,
on the Pow6ll-street side, we asked for the
privilege of establishing lights there.
The Supervisors granted US that privilege,
but tWenty-four hours later the privilege
was rescinded.
I'VE. were ordered by Street Superir-
tendent Ashworth. who is stock holder
in the Edison Company, to take down our
poles. We refused TO do that, and scrim-
mage took place. Mr.. Ashworth told me
that he would arrest any one who at
tempted to put up lights on those poles,
and some arrests we made. Mr.. Ash
worth said that he would not permit the
poles to stand, and when / asked him why
he said that the. Supervisors were pushing
him and the Edison Company was push
ing the Supervisors.
Il sent our solicitor to the members of
the Street Com mittee of the Supervisors,
Messrs' Benjamin, bunker and Hughes, to
ask why we could not keep our poles
standing. They ali said that if the Bald
win Hotel people wanted the poles up
they could have them there, but that the
Mutual Electric Light Company could not
supply light to the Baldwin The reason
given for this by each of the three men
named was that the Edison Company was
pushing them so. The solicitor is named
r. Mills. He has made affidavit to this
before notary. A member of the Mer-
chants Association called upon us con-
cerning the street lighting.
1.-The San Francisco Gas Light Company
and the Edison Company have com bined.
The combination was talked up before the
contracts for street lighting were awarded.
The Edison Company is obliging the City
TO pay 55 cents night per light more