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Morris tribune., 1896-08-19
Free Coinage Men Not Bimstailists.

49, n p !
Senator Teller calls himself "a BIZ
metallist. He defines bimetallism as
"the equal treatment Of both gold and
silver at the mints.
Senator Teller is q silver monometal.
list, and so are all advocates Of free
coinage at 16 to /. They do not ask
''equal" but unequal treatment Of gold
and silver at the mints. All that the
mint does with gold is to stamp upon it
the certificate Of its value. It stamps 25
$40 grains Of gold Of standard fneness
as a dollar. The metal is worth "a dollar
before it is stamped It is worth q dol
lar if melted in the pot It will bring a
dollars worth Of value in either shape
anywhere in the world.
What the free coinage men ask is that
the governments shall stamp 4121s
grains Of silver Of standard fineness as
q dollar under the arbitrary and obsolete
ratio Of 16 to 1. But this silver is worth
only 53scents. It will sell for only 53
cents if melted. It will rot pass for a
dollar in the markets Of the world, lex-
cept to be sent back here, where its legal
tender quality and the policy Of The
government to make It exchangeable for
gold keep it current at its face value.
In asking this unfair and dishonest
advantage for silver Mr. Teller there
fore demands unequal treatment for the
metals. And as free coinage Of either
metal at false ratio has everywhere
and always driven the more valuable
coin OUT of circulation, it would inevi-
tably precipitate this country to a silver
basis, making silver the only money of
redemption and silver or silver notes the
only money in use. ~
The free coinage men are therefore
not bimetallists, but silver monometal-
lists. They are contractionists. They
would make money scarcer instead of
more plentiful, poorer instead of better.
Morris tribune., 1896-08-19

Cheap and trashy money in which to
pay wages, high prices for every kind
Of goods which labor .buys-these are
he blessings of free silver for the
American workinpmen. r.ag -.
Morris tribune., 1896-08-19

India, with a population of nearly
800. 600, 900, tried in vain to keep the
bullion value of its silver coins at q par
with their nominal value. How can the
70, 600, 900 people Of the United States
expect to succeed where India failed?
Morris tribune., 1896-08-19

Our trade and commerce are not only
on "a gold basis, but are ON "a single
gold standard" To adopt silver mono
metallism, which independent free coin
age would surely produce here as it has
everywhere else, would be to permit
Europe to fix the price Of our surplus
products on gold basis, while it could
pay as in our own legal tender silver
dollars coined freely out Of 5S cents
worth Of bullion. Is this businessa
Morris tribune., 1896-08-19
BIMErALL1c.

Russia. single silver standard, Sc. .5s8, 2A.
To classify by standards, the total for
eign commerce of the United States
will snrnrise many.
Morris tribune., 1896-08-19

Totals .s8a1, ,s47 526 .4s1. 5l5o72 sles. .sss.sa
JInoiassifad 90 151 70E Is
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
Two OLD
Written by william Henry Harrison
md Now In This cts,

General 10 Shelby yesterday received
from Hon. w. VI. Paxton. Of Platte city.
w letters of great age and public inter
est. Both were written by William Henry
Harrison. One was dated at Detroit.
Mich. October II. 1919. ten days after tho
battle of the Thames. and was a mrloush
to his aide. John Chambers, given for the
purpose of allowing him to return TO Ken
lucky on a visit and look after some bus
iress. The other letter was written td
Isaac Shelby. of Kentucky. Both letters
are in an excellent state of preservation.
the ink hnving faded scarcely any and
the quaint pcninanship of that time show
ing plainly. They were written prior to
the invention OF envelopes and were fold
ed and sealed with waters and addressed
on the back of the sheet.
The letters were found In a trunk in 1850
left among the effects of Colonel j. sam
Forman. who was a son-lu-law of John
Chambers. Chambers was after the date
of the letters appointed as the irs, terri
torial governor Of iowa by President Harri-
son. The letters were turned over to Mr..
Paxton for safekocping, and now that he Is
getting old he proposes to turn them over
to the state of Kentucky and have them
placed In the archives of the state library.
They were sent here to be inspected by
General Shelby as IA compliment to him.
one of the parties addressed in the letter
having been a relative of his grnnifhthor.
John hamher to whom letters were adj
dressed, was the grandfather of Throck
German. the saloonkeeper at Eighth and
Walnut.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

him and AZ Others in he room TO TAXI a
snd being a stranger, GSGiin,H to lr,nh.
man, I will give YOU just i've minutes to
come up and take a drink
scme one whisrcrSl to holiins that ,ne
pitably invited him to partskg Of r.cfr.sh.
major at once chanrod his mind.
Colonel John Smith t.. however. at last
mot his match. liz had SOM difficulty
with a man named. Mcconnell, who lived
q duel. Mcconnell. who was q stout. Hth-
lctic young man. much superior to Smith
physically. although not SO good u shot, as
ing to the code. TO select the time, place
and weapon He desisnal,d The TOP Of
which was a circular platform, probably
ten feet In diameter. a. the place. and
bowie knives MS. the weapons. The loft
tied to that Of the other. ana In the right
hand Of each. was Ia. be placed n bowie
knife. both Of equal length. OF course u
duel under such circumstances meant cer-
tain death to each of the cumbatants,
smith pronounced the terms hnrbarous and
clincd TO fight. II was tn" only instance
in his long life OF bloodshod In which
he was ever known TO show the white
Colonel smith had n most nmlnhlc and
accomplished wife. who was dcvotcdly ut
llFH''i 10 nlIn tHil WIos. through bll MS
troubles. chung to him with the affection Of
u true woman. He also had one child, 4
daughter; who was not only = beautiful
woman. hut az amiable and gentle MS her
mother. To his wife and daughter. both
OF whom h, loved dcvotedly Smith was u
kind husband and father. and as gentle as
he was kind. Tho daughter grew to wom-
anhood and married James NJ white. after
whom the celebrated Mississippi steam
boat was named. which. IN 1871. made the
fastest time ever made on that river. There
are probably descendants of this couple yet
living In the south.
Towards tho close OF nm cvcntful life, In
which he had so. often lmhticd his hands
In the blood of his fellow man, John Smith
T again changed his hnbitntion, this time
returning to, Tennessee and to a plantation
near Memphis. Here he was soon after
taken sick and died n natural donth. with
no friendly hand to close his eyes in his
last sleep except those OF his servants. His
death occurred on the 18th lay OF March,
1885. and thus passed away and ended the
cventful career Of the most noted charac-
ter. the most desperate. and IN many re-
spocts the most remarkable, man known in
the annals Of the early history NJ Missouri.
PHIL Il. CHAppEL.t.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
A COLLECTION OF ARROWS.
brought From Australia by MIR. and
Mrs. AlIcutt.

In the Office of Miss Utter. clerk Of the
federal court. is Il collection of arrows
and spears brought from Australia, where
they We're at one time used as Weapons
of warfare by the natives. They are a
part of the collection brought to this coun-
Try by Mr.. and Mrs. c.. II. Allcutt. who
spent several years in that country. There
are Il dozen of the arrows In Miss Utter's
collection, and four spears. The arrows
are long, light ones, with, sharp points.
Some of them are poisoned with a COM
pound used by the natives there. The
compound is such as causes the most in
tense suffering and certain death. and is
always used by the natives in case of
war, The spears are nearly eight feet in
length and are carefully and skillfully pre-
pared. The points of some are sharpened.
while others have Jagged, rough points
that are calculated to main and rend the
flesh IL pulled out after being thrust into
the body. The arrangement of the arrows
and spears shows plainly the great feroc-
lily of the natives. and how they have
planned to prepare themselves for doing
their enemies great violence and cause
them as much bodily harm as possible in
"a contest. The weapons are well adapted
for torture.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
III. King of pm, is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PATENTS.

Messrs. Hlgdon 4 Higdon. patent law
yers. report the following list OF patents
granted the week ending July ~, 1895. Their
law and drafting offices are in the Din-
mord building, at the junction of Min and
Delaware streets. Kansas city. Mo. They
also have offices in Washington. D.. C.. and
st. Louis:
MISSOURI.
Book holler-W. u, Cave, Lamar.
Egg case-M. Il. Chamberlain. Lebanon.
Vending maChine-J. II. CravcnS and w
l.. McGoodwin. Kansas city.
Water sp%rinkler-E. Il. Gill, Indcpond-
enCe.
Folding bed-W. ]. Pyle, Carthage,
KANSAS.
Wagon tongue support j. H.. Cassidy,
Leavenworth.
Lantern-W. T.. Penchard, Lawrence.
Car coupling-P. Schneider. Alma,
Trademark for watch movements essen,
tial feature, the words, santa Fe Route
H. S. Montgomery, Topeka.
NEBRASKA.
Corn planter-li. Il, Fairchild, Dillcr,
Thrust be~aring-Jamcs Gilbert, Omaha,
Issue of July IS. 1896: Patents. 3IS. de-
signs. 10: trademarks. 81: reissues. /. to-
tai 40,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
Attempted safe Robbcry.

Sergeant Casey and onicers O'Neiil and
Anderson. Of the ST.. Louis avenue police
station, discovered the rear door OF the
ing. Eleventh and Hickory streets. stand
Ing open at $3.50 yesterday morning. A
chisel and hammer and a coat and vest
ground. Investigation proved that the
vault In the room had been tempered with
but not opened. A member Of the Arm said
cigars and some paint brushes. It is be-
lieved that the men obtained admission to
there until after closing up hours. when
they attempted to rob the safe. Several
drawers had been pried open. -
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
x, Also Wanted In beaver.

United States Marshal Israel. of Denver.
has sent 10 Deputy Marshal Sam Shelby a
warrant for the arrest of Malachi Fogg,
who is In the penitentiary serving a sem
tence OF one year for putting out counter
felt coin. and when he Is released on the
yer to answer to the same charge. Fogg
was arrested here last fall on the charge
of swindling boarding house keepers by se-
Letting a room and rendering spurious gold
for payment. getting the change and de-
parting. When arrested his room was
found filled with his effects. including a
trunk In which were hundreds of nickels.
Kilded SO as to be passed for s. gold coins.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

to greatly shorten labor and the period OF
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qualities OF Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
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and build IN the needed flesh and strength.
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system, and restores health and visor.
Expert Advice Free.
II II, happens that an exceedingly obsti-
conquered by this standard remedy. Dr.
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by letter, and he and his stan know, from
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them experts. Just what missing link to
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Dr. Pierce and his s,ar Of physicians
hold themselves at all times ready to reply
to letters from women afflicted with obstt-
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suggestions that Will lead to relief and
letter BY addressing him az above. Where
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has made them experts to cure all such
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Every woman should send for Or.
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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
HAMMETT AGAIN ARRESTED.
He Is Now CHARGED With Murder In
the First Decree,

VIII Hammett. who shot and killed Ed
Wilson in Dick stones saloon, $50 Grand
avenue, early Monday morning. because of
intimacy with his wife. and who was re-
leased by Justice Walls on $1,000 ball. WAS
Justice krueger's court, charging him
with murder In the first degree. The war;
rant was issued, on the strength of in
formation filed by Prosecuting Attorney
Jamison, which states that Hammett's
shooting was in cold blood according to
late evidence. 1t was at first reported that
Hammett fired in self-defense, but MIR.
Jamison has reason to believe such was
not the case. and has evidence to support
his belief.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

IAN lrIL NfsbS lIEiSS tflAlN.
the Congressional hotel and restaurant
now Brock's-on Capitol hill, corner of lS
street and New Jersey avenue, s. l.. He
was. when l first knew him. in charge of
the House restaurant, and was In the SEN
ate restaurant when MIR. Webster was Il
member of that body.
was made in the furnishings of the senate
chamber, and being an ardent ad'nircr Of
the great senator, MIR. Sanderson deter
mined to get possession of the chair occu-
pied by him as u member of that body.
lie marked the chair before removal, and
kept watch of IL until sold with other fix
lures. and purchased 1t at the sale. | tried
for years to buy 1t from him.. but he would
not listen TO any proposition to part with
1t. Having occasion to do for him an act
lie regarded as IL great favor, he promised
that ii he ever did part with 1t / should
nave it. In the turn of ven he quit bus
mess and removed from the city, sold his
hotel and other property. He then full
filled his promise, and | got the chair. 1t
was covered with carpet when ! first saw
1t. n piece of the carpet that covered the
senate floor Mt the time of the change in
iittin. up referred to-but 1t being dilapi-
dated from time and moths, l had it up
holstered in leather as you see it-as II
was when used by the great statesman
and looks as ! was assured exactly as 1t
did when In use
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
Lacking for james Dawson.

English Vice Consul Philip T.. Burrough,
of this city, received a communication from
Har,lepool, Durham county, England, yes
terday, asking him to locate james DuNl-
son, formerly OF that place, as his aunt
had recently died. leaving him Il small Tor
tune. Dawson came to TINS city IRON mar
tlepool about twenty years ago. but went
10 Omaha, Neb., in 1881, since which time
his relatives have heard nothing from him,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
DANIEL WEBSTER's CHAIR.
Owned by Colonel II. T.
VIM Horn,

Congressman II. II. Van Horn Is the
owner of a chair which was once used by
Daniel Webster. He said OF 1t yesterday:
'The chair is a enuine relic. and came
into my possession fifteen years ago. 1
have known 1t over thirty years. When 1
first saw the chair 1t was in the possession
of MIR. Sanderson, who for some years kept
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02
She Is ENGAGED.
THE MOST BEAuriruL WOMAN N
NEW ENGLAND.


II the half OF what has heen said and
written of woman's humanity to woman
were true, the girl whose picture is hero
given would not be living to-day. Ac-
woman's letter that saved her life. Good
Judges who have seen this young lady In
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

the flesh say that she is to-day the most
perfect specimen of female loveliness In
New England.
She is the embodiment of that type OF
beauty which springs from within. and
cannot be portrayed on the artists IMAM
Innate canvas or N n ne vspaper illustration
ward means on the face Of the living sub
feet,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

removed to corner Of Nineteenth and
Main streets. Tel. 22s5. We are prepared to
furnish the best grades of hard and soft
coal at prices to suit the hard times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22
IDEAL AMERICANS.
SENATOR FRYE FINDS THEM IN
MkINLEY AND HOBART.
He Then Proceeds to Tell What He
Alleges Bryan Knows About the
Present Business Depression.

WHEELING, W. Va, Oct. 2.-Wheel-
ing is alive with enthusiastic Repub-
licans tonight, the occasion being meet
ings addressed in different parts of the
city by Senator Frye of Maine land
Senator Elkins of this city.
Senator Frye spoke first at Arion
hall and at the same time Senator FL
kins spoke at Pythian hall. Mr.. Frye
at Arion hall first impressed upon his
hearers the Importance of the ballot,
which he said could not be over-esti-
mated. He said Mckinley and Hobart
are ideal Americans. He declared that
in addition to a sound dollar, the Re
publicans contemplate a tariff that will
be productive of a revenue sufficient to
defray the expenses of the govern
ment He said the Democrats had
named their candidates, but several
hundred thousand of the party had re-
pudiated them.
Continuing. he said:
1.-THE year 1891 was prosperous
year in this country. In 1893, one-hah
of the factories closed, one-haf OF the
men were thrown out of work, and a.
monetary panic was followed by an
almost unprecedented period of busi-
ness prostration l tell you we are
sick
who is it that knows all about this?
1t is not Cleveland. 1t is not Whitney.
1t is not any statesman. 1t is the boy
orator of the Platte. He found that
when he was 10 years of age a crime
had been committed. He forgets that
Mulhan. the great English statistician,
characterized the period of % years
ago as the most prosperous ever en-
joyed by any nation. Why, Gladstone
said 20 years ago, Our daughter over
the water will soon be far ahead of her
mother, England
HE forgets that from 1873 to 1898
we increased our railroad mileage over
100 per cent. He forgets that the Bland
bill provided for the extensive pur-
chase of silver by the government and
that the government has coined more
than $780, eco of silver from 1878
down to the present time"
Senator Frye and Senator Elkins
then alternated and received enthu-
siastic attention at both meeting places
Senator Elzins talked eloquently Of the
currency.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22
A Flop MAY Be Exnected.

LONDON. Oct. 21.-The daily Standard
viii tomorrow print dispatch from its
Madrid correspondent saying that Queen
Regent ChTistiana presided at the meeting
OF the council Of ministers held today
Canovas del Castillo the prime minister,
presented a summary of the events which
have occurred in Spain and the colonies
within the past three months, and fore
cast Tor the near future The outlook.
he said, showed that great distress ex-
listed among the people of the southern
parts of the kingdom. The withdrawal
of 1900 men from the plows and mills
within the past 20 months. he said. was
severely felt and Spain would In conse-
quence. be obliged to import large
amounts of breadstuffs. The prosecution
Of the war against the insurgents in Cuba
and the troubles in the Philippine islands
had markedly diminished the exports of
manufactured and agricultural products
10 the West Indies and the Philippine
islands, causing great distress and dis
content.
Everybody, the premier said. recognizes
the fact that the drain cannot long con-
finue at the present pace. Patriotism
and national pride alone can check the
criticisms of the governments course
The Spanish press is unanimous in ap-
proving the idea advanced by the premier
of appealing TO native capitalists and
banks for funds to enable the continual
ton of the wars TO a successful issue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22
MORRISON cAUsTlc.

An Open Letter in Regard to Cover
nor AItgeld and His silver Views.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-An open letter
has been received from Hon. William
r. Morrison, chairman of the inter-
state commerce commission, to Hon
Benjamin r. Burroughs, of Edwards
vile, ILL.,, containing some caustic
criticisms of Governor Altgeld's ad-
ministration and his attitude on the
silver question. The letter carries with
it the conclusion that Colonel Morrison
will not vote the state Democratic
ticket in full, although he does not
explicitly say so. In part, Colonel
Morrison says:
IF belief in the silver provision of
the Chicago platform is the only test
of merit, what claim has the governor
on its advocates? His leases provide
for payment of rent in gold, whether in
him personally or as president of q cor
poration, is immaterial. They show
that he believes and expects free coin
age will result in a deprecated silver
dollar and his utterances for free COIN
age can have no higher purpose than
to delude those who do honestly be-
lieve in it. The Democratic party of
the state will doubtless outlive the
domination and control of Governor
Altgeld. Hon. H. E. Taubeneck and
Hon. John Baker, but it will more
certainly survive this leadership if, as
a party, it can be relieved from the
scandal of laws disobeyed, oaths
broken and treasures plundered.''
The writer repeats the published
charges that Altgeld violated his oath
by borrowing state money allowing
the unlawful use of state money by the
deceased Treasurer Ramsay and by
unlawfully opening the treasury vault
after his death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-22
. THE CAR FAMINE.
1t Is Assuming Alarming Proportions
in the West.

OMAHA, Oct. 21.-The reports are
that the freight car famine is assum-
ing alarming proportions in the west
The Missouri Pacific is short over 500
cars north of Kansas City, and the
Union Pacific, Burlington. Omaha.
Elkhorn and Rock Island are far be-
hind in the number of required cars
in Nebraska, while the famine in Iowa
and Kansas is even worse. The roads
have need of cars for extra freight,
being rushed to market during the
present high price. Although it is be-
lieved by many that the market will
reach 81 before a slump, tine average
shipper and farmer are taking no
chances and consequently want to get
their wheat on the market at once and
take advantage of the present prices
The executive officers of the western
roads yesterday came to the relief of
the traffic managers and offered sug-
gestions for solution of the knotty
problem of the restoration of rates
under what is known as the Union
league. pool. Each road in the pool
was entitled to a certain percentage
of the aggregate traffic.
The roads which ran ahead abso-
lutely refused to turn over any of the
freight which they secured The ex-
ecutives decided that the osd pool
could not be improved upon, and in
structed the traffic managers TO settle
all rate difficulties by Nov 2. The
roads which ran behind their percent
ages are willing to return to the rules
of the old pool If their shortages are
made up. The other roads claim that
it would be fair to start all over again.