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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31
In Old Kentucky.

AS advertised, "In Old Kentucky"
was played at the Grand last Wednes-
day evening, and to a crowded house
too. In the first act the scene was in
the Kentucky mountains, and the
stage setting was the finest we ever
saw in this house. The play was fine
and was presented in excellant shape
by very strong cast. The horse race
was the most realistic ever seen on any
stage, and the play and frolic of the
little darkies after the days work was
done was very characteristic of Ken
lucky life, on the plantations. There
was also a display of some of the finest
soft shoe dancing we ever saw. The
pickaninny band, called the Wood
lawn Wangdoodles, was another novel
feature of the entertainment; the band
being composed entirely of little dark
les, who rendered some very fine
music.
On the whole, this was one of the
best shows ever produced in this city,
and we have had some good ones,
thanks to the efficient management.
And before we close we want to say
a word in praise of the Grand Opera
House orchestra. It's playing last
Wednesday evening was fine. The
orchestra shows marked improve
ment every time they appear in public,
and we know that their director and
instructor, Prot. j. j. Kovarik, has the
thanks and appreciation of all lovers of
music.
Should the SIN Old Kentucky" COM
pany feel disposed to play return
date here, we can assure them they
will have a packed house.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

IF the X-rays come into general use
frame houses will lose cast. Edison
finds no difficulty in photographing
through planks
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE Gould boys may not be as
smart as their father was, in all re-
spects, but they inherited the old
mans taX-escaping faculty.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

The Madrid newspaper which said
Spain would prefer war with the
United States to recognizing any right
of this government to investigate the
situation in Cuba, must have overlook
ed the apologies Spain has made to
this government for the special pur-
pose of showing that she did not want
war.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE New York World is trying to
put a hoodoo on Gov. Mckinley by
predicting his nomination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

Mr.. CLEVELAND may be willing to
try to keep the democrats in the Fed
eral offices by extending the civil serv-
ice rules, but it's big red apples to peb-
bles that he wouldn't try to keep more
than three or four of the democratic
members of the Senate in office, if he
had the power to do so.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

EVEN as sturdy fighter as DR..
Talmage had to acknowledge complete
defeat when he ran up against the grip.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

JOHN BULL will once more attempt
to act the part of the Wizard of the
Nile" He'll get no applause from
France no matter how well he does it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE Easter bonnet has the call now;
the bill collector will call later on.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

AMERICAN yachtsmen should accept
nothing else from Dunraven; not even
an apology.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
West Broadway.

Is now without a Rector, but occa sional SER
vices will be held, OF which due notice will be
given, Services at 1890 a. IN. and p. IN. A
surpliced choir are usually present. st.
Agathas Guild meets every Wednesday. The
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

IT will be safe enough for society to
indulge in Byron revival, provided it
does not include Byronic habits.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE fool friend of the candidate is
again talking wherever he can get re-
porter's ear. He is, by no means,
monopolized by any one candidate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

BISMARCK was born on April lst.,
which shows how ridiculous it is to
call it "All FOOLS Day."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

MR.. CLEVELAND seems little shy
about announcing his opposition to
Cuban belligerency.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

AMBASSADOR Bayard's resignation
didn't follow that Congressional CEN
sure, as some of his admirers said it
would.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31
CITY OFFICERS.

CITY OFFICERS.
F. w. DAUBNEY, Mayor.
ALDERMEN.
First Ward ..............A. BERNATZ
+. ID. BEAN
Second Ward.........O. p. THOMPSON
G. F. FRANCIS
Third Ward. d..............N. II. ADAMS
F. w. CONOVER
Fourth Ward d.........G. f. BAKER
W. f. TESKEY
f. MATHER, City Clerk.
C. f. STILES, City Marshal.
FRANK DINGER, Night Watch.
THOS. WELDON, Street Commissioner.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

IT was in keeping with the policy of
the Cleveland administration that we
should learn through the London news
that England had submitted proposals
to arbitrate the Venezuelan matter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

AMBASSADOR Bayard won't resign,
but he will probably be more careful of
his choice of language when he makes
another speech. He will confine him
self to alteration of the English, and
not abuse Americans any more.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE country regained a portion of its
lost prosperity as soon as republican
Congress was elected. The rest will
return when republican President is
elected.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

IT is difficult to see how respectable
people can oppose a measure that will
close more than 5000 of the worst
saloons of New York, as it is admitted
that the Raines bill will do.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE latest democratic excuse for the
unsatisfactory business condition of the
country is to charge it to jingoism.
The voters know what is responsible,
and they will make sure that punish
ment is meted out next November.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE only fun the democrats can get
out of the differentiation campaign
is by discussing the probable republic
an nominee; it doesn't matter about
their own, and most of them know it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

Passenger depot corner Water and Day
streets Telephone STA.
Depart. Arrive.
ST. Paul, Mplis, Sioux
City, Kansas City Stl0:15 a. m. +4:25 p. m.
and st. Louis)
Omaha, Sioux City,
Cedar Rapids, Chi 1925 p. m. t12:45 p. m.
cago & Milwaukee.
Dubuque, Chicago & 4a.oo so.ooo -,
st. Louis (Limited) '''oo r. ih ''No "' A'
*Daily. + Daily Except Sunday.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern.
Train No. 50 passenger leaves Decorah at
3:35 p. NJ. and No. 81 (Freight) at $50 A. NJ
No. 81 (Passenger) arrives at 2:l0 p. NJ, and
No So (Freight at 500 p. NJ.
The 3:35 passenger makes close connection at
Cedar Rapids with through trains to Chicago,
st. Louis. Kansas City, Omaha, st. Paul and
points beyond. All trains daily except Sun
day. C. S. RICE, Agent.
j. MORTON. Gen. Ticket & Pass Ag't.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THAT licking the natives gave the
Italians has brought about tempor-
airy peace in Abyssinia. Good thrash
ings have had similar effect before,
both on nations and on individuals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

AS hard up as the democratic party
is for candidate it refuses to take
Carlisle. But Syndicate Morgan will
see that Carlisle is taken care of after
the 4th. of next March.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE demand for the renewal of the
reciprocity treaties, made by the late
James G. Blaine and wiped out by
democratic legislation, is growing stron-
ger all the time. They not only bene-
fitted us materially, but they added to
our national prestige.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THE United States has named its
very best and newest war vessel
"Iowa," but the distinction comes
high for this state. 1t is in accord
with custom for Iowa now to provide
the vessel with at least $1,000 silver
service, ana the christening ceremonies
to be presided over by Gov. Drake, and
the breaking of a bottle of champagne
over the Prov by Miss Mary Lord
Drake, will cost another $4,000.
These honors are expensive, but we
must have them.-Monona Leader.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31

THERE are republican editors who
seem to forget the interest of the party
in the interest of their candidate.
Gentlemen, this is poor policy. The
republican party, great as it is, can
only win by being united. Stand by
your man, fight for him in legitimate
way, but don't abuse the other fellows
man. He may be nominated, and
then the democrats will rake up all the
abuse you print, to use to prevent his
election.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-31
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul Railway
DecOrah Branch.

Passenger depot corner Water and Day
streets. Telephone STA.
The advocate., 1896-04-29
He Must be ChOked on.

Nathaniel Barnes is Mayor Of Kansas
City, Kas., and one of the six delegates
at large to the Republican national
convention. He is a representative
Republican. Here is the Kansas City
G02ette'S (Rep) estimate of him:
"Tt is something wonderful how peo-
pie suffer from violations of natures
laws, Three years ago the people of
Kansas City, Kas., picked up man
practically unknown and elected him
Mayor. Since then he has been can
didste for Governor, and by his persist
ence and the indifference of the people
he has reached the unparalleled alti-
tude of a delegate-st-lsrge to the
national convention. His illiteracy,
Ignorance, lack of sense, and natural
inclination, fit him for capper to crap
shooter. In one place and at one time
he profsssed friendship for Buchan,
and again he was positive and deter
mined that no Wyandotte county man
should be elected to Congress. Two
years ago he was the dirty tool Of out
side boodlers to throw the county, and
he had to be battered over the snout
until he quit.
"Now, to-day, he is engaged in the
same business Of throwing the county.
He is at his dirty boodling work againO
for others behind him, as two years ago.
He will control the patronage Of the
Second district, no matter who is elected
to Congress. He will be in McKinley's
Cabinet. He wants an Endorsement for
Vice President 80 as to give him a cinch
on the patronage of the State. He sold
his offices while Mayor. The fool must
be stopped. The joke has gone far
enough"
The advocate., 1896-04-29

the best business locations in the city,
and certainly no such expense would
have been incurred by the saloon men
had they not had some good assurance
of the permanency Of their business.
This is quite change from q month
ago, when all the whisky business was
done in back doors, dark alley-ways
and Out-of-the-way places. This change
is with the consent and approval of
Governor Morrill,, who removed the
members Of the commission who were
in favor Of the enforcement of the law
and putin men who were notoriously
in favor of whisky and saloons. Gov
ernor Morrill, was in the deal. He knew
the kind Of men he was appointing here
He has gone back on those who believe
in law and gone over to the violators of
the law. If the people of the State
want to renominste such a man they
have a chance. We don't believe they
will, though"
The advocate., 1896-04-29

of every industrial question the mind
can conceive.
"From this it also logically follows
that the demand for monetary reform
equals the demand for all other re.
forms combined, and that when we re-
form our financial system we also sd-
just at least one-hslf of every other
question.
81 fully realize that a solution of the
money problem is not a psnsces for
all our industrial ills, but this question
is paramount to all others, and must
be adjusted first"
The advocate., 1896-04-29
A Spring Trip South.
enough.

On May tickets will be sold from prin-
cipSl cities, towns and villages of the North
to all points on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad in Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Florida and a portion of Ken
lucky at one single fare for the round
trip. Tickets will be good to return within
twenty-one days, on payment of 50 to agent
at destination, and will allow stop-oVer at
any point on the south-bound trip. Ask
your ticket agent about it, and II he cannot
sell you excursion tickets write to g. P.
Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louis
vile, Ky, or George B. Horner, D. P. A,
St. Louis, Mo.
The advocate., 1896-04-29
The Situation at wichita.

The following from the Wichita Star
(Rep.) indicates how the law is being en-
forced in that city by Morrill's Police
Commissioners:
There are fifteen or twenty saloons
on the main business streets Of this
city, fitted up with permanent fixtures,
costly furniture, gsudy decorations,
fine plate mirrors, magnificent pic
lures, and all the splendor Of the finest
saloon fittings. These places are in
The advocate., 1896-04-29
The Same Results that War Brings.

4ub DuUl6 Ibb1uAt9 UuhG WHf
In past years the American looked
cheerfully and regularly for the monthly
debt statement to see how fast the
nation was lifting the burden laid upon
it's energies by the Civil war. He loved
to contemplate the figures which showed
how much had been paid off during the
current month, how much since the
commencement Of the fiscal year, and
how much since the process Of payment
began. He knew he was envied by
Europeans, whose burdens of debt, if
not growing, were at least showing only
an infinitesimal decrease, if any. And
the Europeans frankly admitted the
envy. Bismarck pointed to what we
we're doing as proof of the financial
wisdom as we'll as the wealth of our
country. Budget-makers frankly ad-
mitted that they wished they had our
surplus to handle. And every one ex-
pected to have this process go on until
the debt was finally wiped out, as fast
as the terms on which it was contracted,
permitted its payment Nothing less
than the convulsions of a great war
could have been thought likely to
interrupt it.
The war has not come, and is not COM
ing. No country in the world is so safe
from war as our is. Yet we have on our
hands the very results war alone was
thought likely to bring. We have the
nation driven into the money market as
a borrower, asking terms from the
usurers of London and Frankfort, re-
ceiving insolent lectures from their
organs as to the management of it's affairs,
and obliged 20 confess its inability to
make both ends meet out Of it's revenue.
1t has assumed no new obligations which
constrain it to own itself unequal to it's
burdens. 1t has lost no source of rev.
enue on which it depended. 1t has
discovered no fatal flaw in the prosperity
OF past years, where disclosure has
changed the situation. It has simply
allowed it's collective and private pros
perlty to be undermined by following
theories ruinous to Its well-being. By
a mischievous tariff law it threw it's
Industries open to every hazard Of foreign
competition. By a monetary policy
still more mischievous it has made the
country the dependent upon the gold
monopollsts Of Europe. So the treasury
reports that during the past month there
has been an increase of bonded debt
instead Of a decrease; and while this
amounts to but sl5,000,0O0 in itself, it
means that we have entered upon
course whose end is a general mort
gage upon our national wealth to the
bourses OF the old world.-The Ameri-
can.
WTTn.
The advocate., 1896-04-29
UneQualed Service

Denver to Chicago, via Kansas City, Is
given via the Union Pacific and Chicago &
Alton Railways.
Through Pullman Sleepers, Pullman Din
ing Cars and Free Reclining Chair Cars
leave Denver daily. The Union Pacific is
the great through car line Of the West.
Ask your nearest ticket agent for tickets
via this line. E. L. LoMAx,
Gen. Pass. and Tkk Agt.,
Omaha, Neb
The advocate., 1896-04-29
THE REMEDY.
The Power to Contract the Currency Must
be Taken From the Money Trust

ican Farmer" by Hon. II. E. Tau
beneCk, Chairman of the Peoples
party National committee:
"The American farmer cannot con.
tinue much longer to sell his products
below the cost of production, or to live
on an income below that provided for
pRupers, or on earnings less than the
wages paid for convicts in our State
prisons. To seek remedy for the
conditions which are destroying the
yeomsnry Of our republic Is the i'm
perative duty of the hour. The
remedy must not be a temporary ex-
pedient that will strike at the effect
only, but radical one that will re-
move the cause. Ninety per cent. Of
the depreciation in the price Of farm
products is due to the increased pur-
chasing power of the dollar. To rem
edy this we must have free coinage of
silver at the ratio of Is to /. This will
place the American farmer on equal
terms In the markets of the world with
the farmers of free coinage nations,
and will increase the price of farm
products to the extent of the differ
ence between the gold price and the
mint price of silver. But, much as
free coinage would help, that alone
will not give permanent relief
"First-Because there is not a sutfi!'
cient amount of gold and silver on
hand for monetary use, nor can the
mines supply it.
"Second-BeCsuse 1t would still leave
the power Of money In the hands of
individuals and corporations, those
who control the products of the mines
and issue the paper currency; and our
volume of money, at the mercy Of the
ebb and flow of coin, would produce
an imitation every time 1t comes to our
shores, and leave a panic whenever 1t
departs.
"At present our money is prscti.
cally controlled by gold trust. II we
add free coinage of silver and let the
banks issue the necessary paper
money, our money volume will still be
at the mercy of a few individuals and
corporations. The money power will
control our volume Of money as effect
lively as 1t now does, with only this
difference that the two metals will
be more difficult to control than the
one. Much as free coinage of silver
will do towards restoring prices Of
products and property, this alone will
not destroy all the evil that surrounds
our present financial system.
''If free coinage Of silver will not
destroy the money trust, what, then,
can we do that willP Suppose you
undertake to destroy the coal trust,
whisky trust or any other trust, what
would be the first thing you would
have have to dor Think for moment.
"The first thing you would do would
be to take from the trust the power to
control the supply, the power to limit
or restrict production. Unless you
could do this 1t would be impossible to
destroy the trust. The one essential
thing absolutely necessary to the exist
ence Of trust is its ability to control
the supply and limit the production of
the article in which it deals.
$50 it is with the money trust. The
The advocate., 1896-04-29

sufficient volume to restore and main
tain the general range of prices as they
were previous to the dem0netizstion
of silver in 1873.
"This paper money must be q full
legal tender, and not redeemsble in
coin. Otherwise 1t would be exposed
to the sVRrice Of the same trust that
dominates our present financial system
If the government should issue paper
money redeemsble in coin, syndicate
of foreign bankers could get possession
of one hundred million dollars of paper
currency, present it for redemption,
and thereby contract the money vol
ume four or five hundred million dol
lars, which would be followed by a
panic, q fall in prices and general
business stsgnstion.
"As it is impossible to corner an
article when It's supply is unlimited
and within the reach of all, so 1t is
equally impossible for a trust to con-
troll the volume of money when the
right to issue 1t Is In the hands of the
people and exercised by the govern
ment, and when the material out of
which 1t Is to be made exists in unlim-
tied quantities.
"Suppose we leave the money power
in possession Of all it now owns, but
take from 1t the privilege of issuing
the paper money, and delegate this
power to some one else, sag one single
indiUiduGI. Then the money power
would be at the mercy of this one per-
son as effectually as the people now
are at the mercy of the gold trust.
Why? Because this one person could
initiate or contract the money volume,
increase or decrease the purchasing
power of money at will, and thereby
impair the value Of all contracts and
obligations for the future delivery of
money.
"Who shall issue the necessary
paper money and control It's Volumep ?
This is the pivot upon which the money
question reVolVes. 1t Is the pith, the
marrow, the alpha and omega of this
great subject. Shall the necessary
paper money be issued by the banks
and for the banks, or by the people
and for the people who are to use it,
with free coinage Of silVerP This is
paramount to all other questions. No
industrial reform on other lines is pos.
sible until this one is properly ad-
justed.
''It Is q well established economic
fact that the demand for money
equals the demand for all other
things Every time we have a de.
msnd for q certain article, we also
have q demand for a sufficient amount
of money to pay for it; that is, our de-
mand for money during the year is as
great as our demand for all other
articles combined.
Suppose every mortgage, bond,
note and other contract for the future
delivery of money, the price of sll
products and property, as well as the
adjustment of the wage, tariff, land
and transportation questions demand
attention; that is, suppose all
these various questions should be
srrsyed on one side and pressing
The advocate., 1896-04-29

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-25
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York, June Speculative in
terest to-day centered in sugar, that
stock figuring for over 10000 shares
out of a general total of 268,000. The
movement in stocks was decidedly err
ratio rejecting alternate liquidations
and raiding and covering of shorts.
Strength was displayed at the outset
on covering, but as soon as this de-
mand was satisfied, weakness develop
ed which was accumulated by the activ-
ity of the traders and no large offerings,
and the price dropped 3A per cent to
1874. AT the extreme low point sup
sorting orders were distributed and.on
buying for both accounts an improve
ment arose to 1874. The stock was
feyerish thereafter, reaeting to 1875
rallying to 116 and closing " per cent
lower than yesterday. The general
market closed strong in tone at gener-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-25
HAVAL sTOgEa.

NEW YJRE June ~ --rostu quiet
etrains&i. : o1nmon to good s1.7O,
Iurpen6ina Quiet at 25MQ251.
CHARLESTON, Juue ~ --Rosiu firm at
81 49,
Turpsntine--Firm at 20.
WILMIgdgcE. June "a Resin firm;
strained sl321<; good strained sl.371@
Spirits firm at 23%Q23R. Tar firm at 81. If.
TurpenCine Quiet, hard $3.50; so1U
&. 20; virgin Els
SAVANNA, j use ~ - .-tsls tGepe1 time
frfa at y M; sales ,150
Rosin hrn; water p1ntro s205; win dow
glass 81. 95; N, 81 SO; ID. 81. rs; x, 81. 70; :,
I.8716: Il, S1.65, Il, s1.E5. f. sl50: f.
81. 421S; u, s1.4O; @. e1.40; B, 81. 40; A, 81.
Sales 1906.