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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-25
Ke.tucky,s Big silver Mine.

What is believed to be the celebrated
Swift silver mine, in Rock Castle county,
KY, was rediscovered few days ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
WHILE
SILVER
FALLS

foreign trade estimates, from last years
crop being more than 100000,00O BUSH
els. Last year the total crop was more
than 535,000,000. This year Thoman
estimates it at 435,000,000. The main
loss has been outside this country, so
that the demand for our wheat abroad
has been exceptionally heavy. Brad
streets reports total exports of wheat
and flour for last week at 4,2l5,704 bush
els (the largest since September, 1888.
against 1890. AGO the week before and
2,6l3,SG6 in the corresponding week last
year. Here is an increase over last year
or l,6Ol ,92S bushels. In the month OF
September we exported 1,511.727 bush
els; i'll September. 1895, 10,113.S9I, an
Increase of 5,397 $50 bushels. This will
explain to everyone except chuckle-head-
ed idiots why wheat has risen.
No Manipulation.
There has been no manipulation about
ii. In fact, the spectators have been
positively dazed ut the advance. An
other thing which has indirectly made
wheat rise is the fact that the export
it has been found impossible to
send all that was required. All the
freight room on European steamers has
been engaged up to January.
The explanation of the decline in silver
is rs easily accounted for as the rise in
wheat. Soon after Bryan's nomination
the frec-silver shouters kicked up such
n rumpus that spectators both here and
abroad thought there was some chance
of his success, and silver advanced ON
speculative buying to about 20 cents an
ounce. 1t was not long, however, before
the holders became convinced that Bry-
ans chances of success were hopeless,
and they at once began to get rid OF
their loads. Consequently, as more and
more holders of silver saw that they
had paid n good price for a white ele-
plant, and sickened of their bargain,
the price of silver gradually sank until
today it is quoted at GAN cents an ounce.
This Is considerably lower than it was
early last summer, when it was thought
improbable that the Dcmocratic party
would come out 1at-footcd for the free
coinage Of silver.
The day will come when Mr.. Bryan
and his ilk will learn that natural causes
alone govern the prices of all products.-
New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
ALADDIN'S LAMP OUTDONE.
Appreciation ON other Products.

To these must be added an aggregated
appreciation of many millions on other
commodities. Pork for instance, has adj
vanced from its low point by $l.S5 Il bar
rel, and ribs have advanced nearly u
cent pound. Lard has gone up Ilore
than 81 fierce. Rye has been adj
yanced nearly 10 cents a bushel, haXsced
ID cents and barley cents Cloverseed
has scored an increase of $325 per nun
dred weight
The yearly sales Of butter and eggs ex-
coed in cash value all the other products
OF the farm. Butter has advanced %
per cent. and eggs 10 per cent. The
price of cheese has risen % to so per
cent. White beaus are 40 To 80 per
cent. higher. Most of these products are
in active demand in Europe. They are
pouring across the sea in such streams
that there is not shipping enough TO
move them promptly. Even Australia
and India are sending for the good things
of the American farm. The seas are
covered with regular liners and with
tramp steamers flOcking to American
shores for the rich freghtage.
Orchards Fail In Line.
But this list does not exhaust the
names Of the staples that have scored
sensational gains. The American or
chard is coming in for share of the
good times. TO the list may be added
California dried fruits, such as raisins,
prunes, apricOts and peaches, which have
gained from Is to 80 per cent and are
still going up. Canned goods, such as
tomatoes, corn and peas, now an impor-
tant part of the worlds food supply,
have shown material Improvement in
prices. The average man may be blind
to the import of higher prices, because
of limited information. A slight adj
vance in the value of one or two articles
in which he may have personal inter-
est may have little significance, and
when there is such general rise as is
now going on it requires compre-
hcnsiye survey of the situation to grasp
the vastncss of the addition to the value
of the products of the farmer.-Chicago
Times Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29

Oct. -. | Sept. IL.

Americans are in the midst of Il mar
velOus era. Several hundred million dol
lars have been added to the value Of
American products in the last ninety
days. The magic of Aladdin is tame by
the side of the sober truth of modern
trade. The widest dreams Of the HpOs-
ties of fiatism pale into insignihcance in
comparison with the simple fact Of to-
day. Nature is making money for
Americans faster than any printing
press could do it. The rise in the prices
of the products of American farms
means the beginning of prosperity that
needs only the success of the honest dol
lar at the November election to guaran-
tee its permanence.
Most of the chief farm products share
in the advanced prices Most of these
commodities are being exported in cn0r-
nous quantities. and in exchange Amer
lea will get European gold. No one can
say truly how much has been added to
the wealth of Americans by the rise, but
few figures will give the reader an ink
ling of the mighty force at work for
American veal Corn has risen ; cents
bushel. wheat II cents and oats 4
cents. Competent grain men estimate
that those advances have added 10 the
value of the holdings in this country on
the three cereals alone the following
enormous sums:
wheat. -. ............ ........ 5O,oVVWO
oats .......'..'''' '..'''.'..'' -o'ooooVO
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
RISES
WHEAT
WHY
Great Natural Demand for the Cereal, but the
White Metal Is Drug on the Market.

While silver for weeks has been drop
ping practically without interruption
from about 40 cents an ounce to less than
90 cents, wheat has been shooting up as
If it had wings.
1t is peculiarly interesting at this time,
when Mr.. Bryan and the other soon-to-
be-snuffed-out lights of the frec-silver
heresy have been examining a variety of
pleasing fictions down the throats of
farmers, to call attention to the practical
ly simultaneous rise in wheat and drop
in silver.
Probably the free-silver folk will say in
regard to the remarkable rise in wheat
about IL cents a bushcl in month
what did we tell you? It's as clear as
daylight; everybody knows that free sill
yer viii succeed, hence they are buying
wheat now, as it will go to a dollar at
least after Mr.. Bryan's election. That's
why Europe is buying such quantities of
wheat"
Won't Work Both Ways.
III, If this is the free-silver argument for
the advance in wheat, why is il that Eu-
rope Is NOT buying silver at Ga cents an
ounce II Mr.; Bryan's election will raise
its price to $120?
was impossible for wheat to rise as long
as the gold standard prevailed. Mr..
bryan knew as well as any of us that
he was lying when he said that. What
does he say about it now. His silence
on the subject is most expansive. Posi-
bly, he is racking his brains to account
Tor It. and 1t is probable he may get off
something equally Illuminating as his OK.
plamation of the gold import movement.
me fact is, this advance in wheat,
wholly due. as il is to natural causes,
Is a stunning blow to the free silver
taliacy. 1t is useless to tell the farmer
that he cannot get more for his wheat
while we remain on gold standard.
Wheh ne IS receiving 10 cents Il bushei
more Tor 1t than he was a month ago,
considering that this has been one of
the STOCK arguments of the free silver.
ltes: 1t Is well to point out again and
again Just why wheat has advanced
1t is all summed up in this: The crons
mere and abroad have been short. the
total decrease for the world according to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
Another Popocratic Forgery.

Another bald, unblushing forgery" as
II is called by John G. Nicolay, Lin
coins private secretary, has been put
in circulation by the Bryanites.
This forgery is a quotation from an
alleged speech by Mr.. Lincoln, in which
bn E made to say that 'as a result of
the war corporations have been en-
throned and the era of corruption in
biab places will follow, and the money
newer of the country will endeavor to
prolong it's reign by working upon the
ppreiudices of the. people. until all wealth
f. aggregated in a few hands and the
rennblic is destroyed"
The war was hardly over when Lin
colin was assassinated. The speech is a
forgery on the face of it, notwithstand-
ING the fact that Bryan has made use
Of il, But Mr.. Nicolay, who, in writing
The life of Lincoln, had access to all
his papers, and who, as private secre-
tary' personally knew of Lincoln's pub
lie addresses, is the best possible au-
thority on the subject. When he says
that Lincoln "neyer said or wrote any
thing that by the utmost license could
he distorted to resemble it," there can
be no doubt of the forgery. No can
yass in this country has ever been
marked by such unblushing forgery as
Bryan's.-Philadelph Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29

ounce. AS this silver is worth in the
market GO to O7 cents an ounce the mar
gin of profit - easily seen TO be a very
heavy one-1O to 20 per cent.
Moreover, some of the mines represent
no actual Investment whatever. Count
ing "water" and ALL the Elkhorn mine
has nominal capital of only S1,00O,00O
1t has paid dividends amounting to ST.
2i2OOO. The Granite Mountain is nomi-
nally capitalized at $1O,000,000. 1t has
already returned in dividends to it's
stockholders So, 100000. Other mines
show enormous profits on investments
that are largely fictitious.
Yet the multi-millionaires who own
these properties cOolly ask the people of
the country to pay them incalculable mil
lions of additional profit by coming each
G6 cents worth of their product into
$129 worth of legal tender money.
They ask the country thus almost ex-
actly to double to them the market price
of Il product already so profitable that il
pays them millions every year to produce
il.
So far MS they are concerned free coin
age would do precisely this 1t would
enable them TO pay Il dollar of wages
or debt with 81 cents worth of silver.
How far the process would enhance the
general value of the silver dollar no man
can know. But this much is clear:
Every penny of the advance, be il much
or little. must be paid out of the peo-
pies earnings, while every penny of the
difference between the new price of sill
yer and it's mint price will represent so
much of robbery from creditors and toll
ers.
In brief, this great silver trust is
conspiracy among hundred or so multi
millionaire mine-owners to rob the pub
| lie and to levy n tribute upon the wages
of everyone who works.
Is there any conceivable reason why
| any wOrkingman. any savings bank de-
positOr, any holder of life insurance
| policy. or any other honest man should
| vote for this rings programme?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
BRYAN's GREAT SILVER TRUST.

Conspiracy of Muiti-Miliionaire Nine
Owners to Rob the American People.
New York World Dem.): The World
sbowed yesterday that some of the mines
produced silver at cost OF only % cents
ranges upward to about 60 cents an
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29

with handsome banner and beauti-
full floral emblem for Mrs. Mckinley.
The flag was presented by a 12-year-old
lad in behalf of the children of st. Louis,
while the travelling men were introduced
as an organization largely composed Of
find Republicans. Great laughter and
applause( 1t is appropriate and in no
sense embarrassing to me to speak joint
ly to the people of Missouri and Ohio.
Applause.) There is one thing glorious
about our campaign this year-it is ma
tional in character and represents the
best hopes and aspirations of the Amerl-
can people everywhere. You are all
commercial travellers. and whether from
Missouri or from Ohio, you have had
similar experiences. You leave your
sample cases at home now. If i should
talk a little longer and more directly,
my fellow citizens of Ohio, to my friends
from Missouri, it is because | more fire.
qucntly have an opportunity to tall to
you than | have to them. Great cheer
ing on part of the OhiOans.) | love my
old state (here three cheere for Ohio
were given at the suggestion Of one of
the Missourians), the state of my birth.
l love the public spirit and splendid en-
ergy of the people of our city on the
lake; and | have always liked Missouri
and nothing has occurred this summer
in st. Louis to make me change my
mind. tremendous cheering and waving
of hats.)
81 welcome you all here to my home
and city. | welcome the commercial
travellers of st. Louis, the citizens of
Missouri. and / welcome the sound
money club of st. Louis, which is com
posed of men of all political partics, who
stand this year for the honor of the gov
eminent and the integrity of our financial
system. We are all citizens of n COM
mon country. This year, as in all the
years of the future, trust we have no
North, no South, no East, no West. but
union and union forever. Great cheer
ing)
We have but one flag, too, like the one
brought to me by my young friend from
Missouri. (Maj. Mckinley here cXhib-
tied a small flag, which was followed by
tremendous cheering.) 1t is the flag we
all love, and which we mean to transmit
to future generations, unsullied and stain
less"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
CLEVELAND AND ST. LOUIS.
Flag to the Nominee and n Floral Trib.
ute to Mrs. Mckinley.

The next crowd occupied all the avail
able space around the little reviewing
stand. 1t was composed of commercial
travelling men from Cleveland and st.
Louis. They presented Gov. Mckinley
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
Touchstone of Confidence Needed.

"MissOuri, like Ohio, needs protection,
sound money and public confidence. You
have hundred and fifteen counties in
your state, and | understand that there
is not a single county that does not pro-
duce zinc, iron, coal or lead beneath its
soil. Cries of 'That's right.") What
you want is the tOuChstOne of conf
dence, which will bring business activity
and serd every miner with his pick to
dig out from the bowels of the earth
those treasures of wealth. (Applause.)
1--WE want in this country tariff policy
which will supply the government with
sufficient revenue and protect every
workingman; Why, Missouri, away
back in the days of Thomas Benton, was
called the bullion state. Has she deterI-
grated since then? Cries of "NO, nor)
Will the great commercial city of ST.
Louis. with its intricate and delicate
threads of trade and commerce. vote for
a policy or for a party that will destroy
confidence. unsettle values, impair the
city's welfare, and produce panics of
Unprecedented severity? loud cries of
'Neverrl do not believe it will. CA
voice: 1--WE will give you 10000 major
ity in st. Louis" followed by great ap-
piausc.) \ friend from Missouri says
that Missouri will give our ticket 10000
give yOu 10000 majOrity.O What an
swer will Ohio make to that? Cries of
"15OOOO.D Ohio answers 10000. Ire
mendOus cheering.) Thirty thousand in
Missouri is a greater majority than $780,
600 in Ohio. (Cheers.)
This year patriotism is above party.
Men love their country more than they
love their old political associations. Men
this wear would rather break with their
party than break up their business. Tire
mendous cheeringD / cannot imagine
anything that could happen to strengthen
the American union more than to have
the men of the South and the men of
the North come together and jointly ad-
minister the government. (Applause.)
Let your verdict this year be for hon
est money, public security. national tran
guilty PROTECTIVE t t%r and drG EeepEo,
If ave will vote right.") And above all,
let there sound forth a verdict for this
Nation of law and order and its en-
thronement in every corner of the repub-
lie. | thank you all, and bid you good
afternoon" Great cheering and three
cheers for McKinleyD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
More of wc,Ier's nu,cbcry.

Key West. Fla. December 21--Captain
General Weylers second campaign In Pinnr
del Rio was marked by one OF the most
shocking butcheres of the war. According
10 Havana advices received In this city.
1t seems that Weyior, after making vain
etcrt to locate Macco, tiNed his headquar-
terB Mt san CriHtobal. Il considerable Town
of Pin1T del RIO, The captain general
then issued proclamation commanding all
the Cuban families iu TIE neghhurhooi ~
San Cristobai 10 leave their homes and
come into the city. In obedience to tue
proclamation nearly 200 Cubans, men, wO
men and children. left their homos and
went 10 san Crlstobal. In a short while
food became scarce. and the Cubans an
pealed 10 Neylcr TO be allowed 10 return
10 their homes, where they could get some
thing 20 eat Weyicr finally aglted, and
the Cubans left for their homes Two DAYS
AFTER tho Cubans departed Weyler sum
moned one of his officers and ordered him
to take n battalion and raid the country
about San Crisiobai, The officer was in
structcd 10 lay waste the country aud to
tfeet all persons as enemies IN arms. T.ey-
Ter stated that their presence at nome after
being ordered to San Cristnhal was evil
d'nce of their cnmity to Spain. Wcyler'g
instructions wero obeyed literally. The
country round about San Crlatobal was
laid waste. and In the raid twelve Cuban
families who had returned homo TO procure
food. by Wcyier's permission. were cxter.
minated. aany of the cubans, warned oI
the raid. fled to the woods, or many more
would have been butchered. Some OF those
murdered were Juan Garcia wife ard son
| lose Caiyo and Two brothers. Sonora
| Ybarra, son and daughter, Isidor Montsal.
yatge and his aged mother and the Sando
val family. consisting OF five persons Tn,
| families named and the others murdered
/ Inpif The fuHlt mru1lare In,
! mover borne arms against Spain and afte
| obeying Woyler's order TO gather at Sai
| Crisobal had returned to their huts by ex
press permission of the captain general.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22

Reports and Resolutions Presented on the Cuban
Question.
Report Resolutions Will BE- Taken Up Again Ate
the Holidays--Vests Resolution Touching the Executive
Prcrogative Comes Up Today ChiIton's PART


reached by which the resolution until the holidays
a Vest
bate He his establishment public
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tina
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the United States and Mr. Bacon declaring
dcedence peroSatie o
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was motif
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
,no,her MURDER Case clue.

Orange. Texas. December 22.--fesferday
evening negro fishing in the Sabine river
from the Thompson wharf, hooked anu
drew from the bottom buggy robe when
FORCES another link in the chain OF eVl-
drnce of the guilt of Il foul murderer Last
April Prean Deon, negro, murdered ma
wife. and It was brought out IN lhe 'Ita'
htocdv work was done were wrapped in a
buggy robe and thrown in the river near
Thompson wharf. Sometime ago man
lshiug there hooked and captured the plstol
and at the same spot the robe was round
On the robe is plainly shown the imprin,
Of both pistol and ak. Deon was eonvleleu
and sentenced to hang and Is no" III Iai
awaiting the result OF an appear
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
Tho House.

Washington, December 2i.--The house
today practically completed the eonsdera-
ton of the legislative. executive and ju-
dicial Appropriation BILL but final action
will not be taken until tomorrow.
Almost the whole day was devoted TO =
debate on the proyinion OF the bill relat-
ing TO the uontioi OF the new congressman
library. both The appropriation ana IL
brary committees discussed plans Tor the
future. care OF the building. Atter some
what Acrimonious contest the appropriation
committee gained the victory, defeating the
substitute oil the library committee by q
vote OF u to So. An amendment designed
to place the employees OF the library under
the civil service law was also ueieated7-'
q to rs. lndor the provision OF the bill
adopted Librarian spoiiord viii continue in
office with an Increase OF salary from $4,000
to $4,000.
The senate amendments to the immgra-
ton bill were non concurrcd In and a con
ference agreed to.
Mr. Bartholdi, chairman OF the imruigra-
ton committee. sought to haye The bill
and amendments fcooninittcd TO his com
mittec. He said the bin as 1t passed toe
house whA compromise and was unsatia-
factory TO tho extremists on both aides.
These Who believed as he did that all p,u-
Pile should be given tho right OF asylum
H.tfE nAu uNttplth INV blil VI Ii'Nfhh tAr
, ssage OF a harsher measure. lie spoke Of
@ victory of sound money won at the
ut election, and attributed 1, largely to
Nc loyalty, sound sense and patriotism
the adopted citizens. who he said had
urncd the scale in half dozen states
oward Mckinley and protection
Mir. Danforth tRop1 of Ohio contested Mr..
Bsrtholdts motion with one to non concur
lin the senate amendments and agree to a
conference,
! Mr.. W. A. Stone Rop) of Pennsylvania
gave it as his opinion that owing to tn
| shortnoss of the session to send the pil
back to the committee would sound III
death knel. lie earnestly urged the adop'
| iion Of Mir Danforth's motion.
MI Mccall tRopl Of Massachusetts md
! Mr. Wilson (Doml OF South Carolina sup
| ported the Dnnforth motion as the oni,
method Of securing legislation at this SEES.
! sion.
| Messrs Bowers (Rep) Of California
Wits CRep) OF Delaware and Foote Ncp.|
! of New York argued in favor OF MI Dan
| fortp's motion
Mr. Bartholdt's motion was defeated
| without division and Mr. Danforth's mo
| ton TO non concur aud acid the bill Il
| conference was adopted.
! The house then went into committee o
| the whole and spent the remainder of III
| day III the consideration Of tho Legislative
1 appropriation bill
During the morning hour two bridg
| bills werc passed ore TO authorize tn
Kansas city Shreveport and Gulf railwa,
To construct "A bridge across Cnddo Luke
La. and the other TO authorize the Kansa
| city. Arkansas and Gulf rond to construc
IA bridge across the Black river in Louisl
! MN
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
Local.

The poultry SHOW opens up today.
The residence of Mr. George Ellis par
TALLY destroyed by fire.
Regular meeting of the city council
Preliminary hearing of ]. w. Allen.
charged with administering poison TO Tom
Watson, continued TO December &c.
Death of Constable Mckee of precinct
No. 8.
Directors OF the Business League called
to meet at II a. m.
~ ans and Gordon on trial for capital
offense.
..o.votypers on The Post arouse the
hypnotic sleepet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
SIutc.


Ex-queen Of the Hawaiian Islands to
pass through South Texas today.
Adam d Rives of Wharton assign
Body of Charles Underhill. the drowned
ferryman, recovered below Wharton.
Claims made that coal has been discov-
cred near Calvert
Hemps,eaA water and light contract
closed
Houston market house refundirg bonds
approved by the attorney general.
Mr. Brisance win contest the election
of M, Bennett to the Legislature from
Grimes county.
W. f, Malone's gin and ten bales of co..
ton burned at Willis,
Three prisoners escape from Jail at Wax
ahaohe
Or. c. NJ. scroggin, a st. Louis drug
drummer. found dying in San Antonio. Ell
forts to save his life failed.
Southern Pacific train held up by three
bandits near Comstook. west of San An
tonic.
James Louis Sheppard. the youthful
slayer of Mary Falk, valves examination
and gives bail In Sl00O
Il, NJ. House and l., l.. Foster spoken of
as possible gubeinatorIa1 candidates two
years hence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-22
Cases Continued.

Co,mesnell, Texas, December 2l'-ihe
.asos of the state VS.. Ped Ferguson and
others charged with compiic''y IN 'he
Humble shooting at Woodvilie last June
were today continued until next term