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A .FENIAN ARRESTED.
LYMAN. THE NOTED "NUMeER
ONE"
IIe Has Been Wanted since 1889 for Com
plicity In tho Ph1nix Park Murders at
Dublin. u.


Boulogne, France. Sept. 14.-Tynan,
the notorious "Numbcr One" has been ar
rested here on Scotland Yard warrant,
which was issued In 1881
lyman arrived In Europe by landing In
Genoa In August. He proceeded from
there to Paris, where he remained for
some days consortins with n number of
the members of the dynamite faction of
the Irish party. He had been travelling
under the name OF George Codron' and
other aliases, when he arrived In Boulogne
on Friday evening and put up at the Hotel
Folkstone. where he did not hesitate to
expound his Fenian views at the bar OF
the hotel. His movements had been
watched from the. time he had arrived
In French territory.
The local commlssary OF police, together
with an English detective. burs, into his
room at 4 O'Clock In the morning. The de-
tective held a loaded revolver TO his head
and threatened to shoot him II he resisted.
lyman was secured and admitted his
identity. discriminating papers and a large
sum Of money were found in his posses
sion. The prisoner was lodged In a Gel
In the Boulogne police jail and he will be
arraigned In the morning with view to
his extradition to England.
The warrant on which the arrest Is
made charges that the prisoner was con-
cerned in the murders Of Lord Frederick
Cavendish. ..chief secretary, and Mr..
Burke. under secretary. In Phoenix park,
adjoining the Vice REGAL lodge in Dub,
lin, on May 9. 1889, and with the manu-.
fac.ure OF dynamite bombs for use In
,EnGEind. :, .r
Detective Inspector Walsh has arrived
here from Scotland Yard to conduct the
case. He said there would be some con-
nectEon, between ,.Tyrnu's arrest and the
arrest OF man named Bell at Glasgow,
and of J. Wallace at Rotterdam.
The Standard bas IN editorial based on
dispatch from its correspondent al Boil
logne in which 1t expresses the belief
that lyman when arrested was prepar-
Ing for further dynamite operations IN
England.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
FOR THE COLLEEN HORN.
The Banc of. Ordered to Sail ~ Constal
tInpulc

Tho Bsnc of. Ordered to Sail 40 Constsn
tinopIc.
Washington. Sept. 12.-Formal sail
Ing orders to the Bancroft have been
issued by the navy department.. direct
ing Commander Charles BelkIiap. her
commanding officer. to leave New
York tomorrow. and after taking eS'
plosivcs at Tomliinsyillc. 10 procec,
to Gibraltar and there report by telc-
graph to Admiral Sclfridgc. command.
Ing the European station. for further
orders. The department has been OIL.
clally Informed that the vessel will be
ready for Il three years cruise in for.
cign waters in time to obey orders.
This is the second formal step In
carrying out of the presidents deter.
mination to have an American vessel
on guard In the Golden Horn to sup
port the American minister. and In
emergencies to serve as II refuge for
American citizens at Constantinoplc.
1t is stated that Commander Belknap
has no specific orders rs to whether he
shall stop ell route for coal at the
Azores. but at any rate the Bancroft
should reach Gibraltar In less than
three weeks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
SPEECHES HYtM'KlNLEY.
Great Number. of visitor. Golos to Can

=, toT." . 'sr-
I. Canton, o.. Sept. 13.-Tor the first
time since the ST. Louis convention,
Major Mckinley spoke to-day In Can.
ton away from his home. After the
great delegations from Chicago and
Homestead had gone. 1.SOO people from
McKecsport.- Pennsylvania, and en-
ploycs Of the Pennsylvania mines wcs.
of Pittsburg gathered. with thousands
Of other people. about the house.
Major Mckinley mounted n chair to
speak to the Pennsylvania delegation.
when the storm came in terrific fury.
The meeting adjourned to the Taber.
nacle. where he spoke. a thousand
people clustered In and about the house
and under trees and to them he spoke
on his return home. .... IL
After dinner tonight Gov. Mckinley
looked in his best health and spirits.
although he had made half d dozen
formal addresses to-day and shaken
hands with 5000 people.
Two train loads of the Commercial
Democrat-McKinlcy club of Chicago
reached Canton this morning. the last
section arriving ut 9:iO. over the Bal.
timore & Ohio. They came to call on
Major Mckinley.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
coRMAn IN CHARGE.
Will Try to Garry Maryland for Bryau
and Sewnli. =

Will Try to Garry Maryland for Bryaa
and Sewali. -
Baltimore. Sept. 14.-Unitcd States
Senator German Yesterday took charge
of the Democratic free silver cam
paign in Maryland, and was the cen
tral figure Mt the meeting of the state
central committee at the Carrollton
house. Every county and every legts-
.lative district was represented and a
considerable number of prominent free
silver Democrats who were not mens-
bers were on hand by special invita-.
tlon of the chairman. The candidates
for presidential electors were also
there. #..|l
Verbal reports were made from, nll
the counties ard the members of the
conference expressed themselves as
particularly pleased at the prospect OF
CARRYING tile state In November. Sen
ator German !sM1 he had no doubt
whatever but that Maryland would be
found din line in November for the reg:
ular Democratic nominees for prcsi-
dent and vice president. He promised
to do all in his power to aid in bring
ing about the desired result. go
Ex-Governor Enhu. l.. Jackson, a
member. of the committee from wico-
mico county, said that he did not be
lieve in free coinage of silver, and did
not believe there was any danger of
free coinage even II Bryan SHOULD be
elected. r
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m,xlNLeY NOT: TO DEBATE.
Chairman II ,nna wiz Not Allow Him $

Chairman II ,nna wiz Not Allow Him So
to DO.
Chicago. Sept. 11.-ChaIrmnn Hanna
was asked this morning what would
be done about the petition now being
circulated among organized labor re-
oucsting Mcssrs. Mckinley and Bryan
td meet In this city in Joint debate.
Mr.. Hanna said: "Mr. Mckinley Is not
goin. to take the stump. The Demo-
Gratis would undoubtedly like to sec
him chasing over the country in Il wild
scramble for votes. as Mr.. Bryan has
insisted upon doing. Mr.. Mckinley
will continue to conduct himself as Il
man who appreciates the Importance
of the position he seeks. He, VIII not
lend himself to any catchpenny
scheme for the sake of satisfying the
curious or making himself talked
about. | have heard this discussed
and Ithink l know what I am talking
about when say that Mr.. Mckinley
will continue to address the people
WHO visit him at Canton"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
nrrnn start. on. Again.

I.incoln. Neb.. Sept. 12.-William ]
Bryan left the city last evening for st
Louis. where he Is to begin his south
crn tour of speech making. The np
pointmcnts so far,made for him are Il:
follows:
September 12-St. Louis. Missouri
September IA, 2IO T.. M.-Hender
son. Kentucky.
September IA, s p. M.-I0uisvillc
Kentucky.
s. Noon of September 15-vcrsnillcs
Kentucky.
Afternoon OF September 15--Lexing
ton. Kentucky.
Night .of Scptemboc .13-MaySville
kentucky.
September 1G, % p. M.-Ashevillc
North Carolina.
Remainder of Scptcmbr 1G and IL nj
the disposal of the North Carolina
state committee.
Evening, September 1S-ltichmond,
Virginia.
Morning of September 10-Dlspcsal
Of the Virginia state committee.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
rh,rh New Or,.,n. Failure.

New orleans. Sept. 1.-THE Bank OF
Commerce. Il state institution. did not
open Its. doors this morning. The bank
las deposits of between 100000 AMI
SiOO,O30. while the assets are about
$sO0OO0. The bank had quite long
list of small depositOrs.
At ] so this afternoon there was n
lively run on the Peoples bank. De-
positors flocked to the institution and
formed into line before the paying tell
or. So many people were in line that
1t extended clear into the streets.
There is considerable excitement. but
no trouble of any kind. The officials
of the Peoples bank don't seem to
be worried over the run, and all checks
for 500 or under are being rapidly
cashed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
LEADvlLLE SITUATION.
Tho Denver Post Asserts that tho strik,
Will Soon End.

Aue DenSer lNNt Ass6FtA tunL thO Striko
Will Soon End.
Denver. Sept. 12.- A special from
Lcadvllle to the Post says:
The great strike Is broken-i;s denise
is certain with the beginning Of the new
week. To-day the sentiment of the mar,
ried men among the strikers crystalliZed
against the strike and they VIII declare
possibly before the day Is out-that tho
strike Is or" The married men feel that
the strike as It Is At the present drifting,
is urging them to destruction. and for the
sake Of their families they give In to the
mine owners and managers.
Three-fifths of the strikers are in favor
OF declaring the strike on: the single men
are opposed TO the step. and also the OF.
] iicers Of the union. These positively de.
cline to approve. but US these latter would
lose their positions their antaSonism Is
easily accounted for. Moreover. they are
black-balled In all the mines.
The married men have not been In favor
| of the recent outr.iges. and they speak In
f, the most denuncia;ory terms of these ac-
| tIons.
it Is understood that the settlement will
be along the basis OF The Cripple Creek
strike settlement. The managers prop.
! osition-S3.OO day when silver shall be at
twill be accepted.
The Summit and the Il. \. NJ. mines
have already made arrangements with the
men. They have made preparations to
start work in few days and are to.
day building wall Ike thar which sur
! rounds the Coronado The barricadc Is
4, for the protection OF the men should the
non-ylclding element attack them. These
mines want all the men they can gel and
will pay $3.50 or more a day and board
until the strike Is absolutely settled.
Many miners announce that they viii go
to work FOR the Il. a. NJ. and Summit
mines at these rates even II the union
should proclaim in still more positive
terms that they shall not.
There Is n general feeling now that the
union will. as Il consequence of the failure
OF the strike. d.s.n,c.ratc. Causes are cer-
:, ta.nly shaping themselves towards this
end.
I One consequence Is that the air is full Of
hopefulncss In Leadville this morning.
The water In the Weldon mine Is sill
beng watched. No new breaks have been
discovered. The Coronado is now work.
Ing twenty-five men. Many new hands
are a; worl; and mori viii be hired.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
HAckENEERGER WINS.
Defeats SOM. the Worlds Champion, u
:5-Alile Race Mt Denver.

Defeats Scnn. the Worlds Champion, In
:3-Miie. Race Mt Denver.
Denver, Sept. 13.-Five thousand en-
thusiasts, filling the stands at the d.
W. c. track yesterday afternoon saw
o. II. Hachenberger. Denver's Butter.
milk Boy" win his third decisive VIC
tory on that track In long-dlstance
contest. His first was year ago. when
he defeated the local favoritc, Hughes.
His second wos on June 10. when tr
won the 25-mile race from w. w.
Hamilton. the holder OF tile worlds
uhpaced and paced mile records. This
time he achieved the easiest victory OF
the, three, and that over a. +. Sem Of
llion, New York, the holder of tho
worlds unpaced records from 9 to 25
miles. making him the unpaced long
distance champion OF the world. He Is
ready to defend the title against all
corners, and has already received Il
from one of the noted road
and track riders of the East. Monte
Scott Of New York.
The % miles was covered by Hacl.-
enberger In 1907 :OG 80. which Is . min-
utes and IS seconds faster than his
time In the Hughes race, and II sec.
onis faster tlian his time In the Hamll.
ton race. He has done % miles on Iii.
road In 1:04:41. but this is the fastest
time he lins ever made on the track. Il,
is four minutes and 20 seconds slower
than Senn's worlds unpaccd record,
but there is no telling where the marx
would have been. put had Hachenber-
ger not overhaulcd his man so early In
the race.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

September 10. ) p. M.-Wushington
September 10. 8 F.. M.-Baltlmore.'
> September al Delaware.
Morning Of September 22-Dlsposalof
state committee of New Jersey.
Night of September 22-Philadelphia.
Day of September 23-Disposal of
the New Jersey state committee.
Night Of September 23-Brooklyn.
September n, % and oG-New Eng
land.
September % (Sunday)-Bath. Maine.
The candidate is to speak In Madison
Square Garden on September 2S or %.
but the date Is not yet definitely fixed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
BIG ST. LOUIS CROWDS.
Bryan Speaks to Three Immense Audience
Saturday. .

Bryap Speaks to Three lmmense-Audicnce
Saturday.
st. Louis. Sept 14.-At three great mass
meeting held here Saturday night w. j.
BRYAN the Democratic and Peoples party
nominee for president, Addressed be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 people. At each
of the three meetings hc was greeted with
; prolonged cheers and at freiiicnt inter.
walls during each of his speeches the ell
thusiastic populace gave vent to, uproari-
ous applause. The nominee was met at
the train by an immense crowd. He was
escorted to the Planters. where he had
dinner and then went to Concortlia park.
the Auditorium and sportsmcn's park.
and ut each place In turn he made a
speech. So great was the crowd that
hundreds were turned away at each place.
By Invitation Mr.. Bryan yesterday at
tended the Presbyterian church OF which
the Rev. G. +. Cannon is pastor, and as
he entered the house Of worship fully
1000 people were vainly seeking admis-
sion. But the edlface was packed to Its
fullest capacity and hundreds were turned
AWAY. Nothing remarkable occurred dtir-
Ing the service. but once the benediction
was pronounced there.was crush around
the new occupied by the candidate. Al
seemed determined to grasp him by the
hand.
n The Jam became so violent IN short
while that Mr.. Bryan was almost crusiiea
10 the floor. A sergeant of police was
called and he. aided by Colonel w. J.. Mar
Tin. whose pew he occupied, succeeded IN
conducting Mr.. Bryan safely out OF the
church. Outside he found a 'ren,ehuous
lam of humanity and he was hear'iiS
cheercd as he drove away.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
oALvEsroNs oREAr,Fo sTuNE
Two Great European st amsiip Lines to
Ply From There.

Two Great European st Hmship Lines to
.. Ply From There.
San Francisco. Sept. 1.-THE Call
states that the Southern Pacific Rail
way company and the North German
Lloyd Steamship company lnve cn;er-
cd into m agreement whereby the lat
ter will establish line Of stennrrs to
ply between Bremen and Galveston as
feeders to the Sunset r)ntc. rhc Ham
burg-Amcrican company will also tn-
ter into this competition with Ham
burg as its European entreport. The
fare from Bremen to New York is S3I
and from Hamburg to New York S3LoO.
The same rates will be charged from
these European ports to Galveston. 1t
will thus be seen that passcnsci's tiav-
cling via Galveston will he cuahlcd to
save the difference between the fare
from New York 10 San Francisco and
that from Galveston TO san francisco.
which ut present amount to Slf.I5 by
way of Norfolk. Virginia, and S2l.7T1j.
all rail. ,5.n :.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

"AnarohIsts" of ssvsntr~n s~v-nty.s,a.
IN Gigned communication recently
published NJ. J. Bishop, General Worthy
Foreman Of the knights OF Labor.
wrote as follows. comparing the Bryan
anarchists" and "hayseeds" with the
Revolutionary patriots:
1.-THE men OF Concord. Lexington.
Bunker Hill and Valley Forge would
possibly not be able to particularly
adorn fin de steele drawing room.
high tea musicale or White House re-
ception: their language, manners and
habiliments very probably would cause
the average scribe of today to sneer
at their infcriority. but those patriots
were imbued with the same desire fer
independence from British thraldom
which animates their descendants and
disciples of this century. and they will
advance to the goal with the same
spirit OF determination and self sacrl-
flee as the heroes Of the Revolution.
There were no anarchists among
these brave fellows. but there was. as
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Currency. Gold.

1t thus appears that the farmer in
1866 got more than three times as much
in gold for his wheat as he Is getting
now, and about twice as much fer ev-
cryth.ng else. But If he had mort
gage on his farm It was reckoned in
currency, and one bushel of wheat
would clear Off nearly 2.20 of 1t, insteai
of about so cents. &c it will now.
A thousand bushels of wheat at that
time would pay off the whole of a mort
gage of $1,000 and leave s1,196 for ex-
rnuges. The same crop would now al
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Moro Armcnlnn Nlns.ncre..

! London. Sept. 14.-The Plymouth
Mercury claims to have reliable lnf"r-
nation that massacre of the Armen-
Ians remaining in Constantlnople IS
fixed to occur in ten days Or two
weeks. 1t says that Armenians al.
ready deported have been murdered by
Wholesale, the ships on which they
were sent out of the country having,
chutes from which the victims We're
shot into the wGtc: ard drowned IN
patches. -4T% IA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Philadelphia, long called the slowest
sad sleepiest city in this country, has
walked up Sufficiently to be the first
city to authorize a pneumatic tube pos.
tel delivery for tie rapid handling Of
local mail matter. 1t IL, singular that
the United States, so pushing In most
improvements, should be SO far be.
hind Europe in the delivery OF mall
matter. Pneumatic. Tubes have been IN
use in Paris, Berlin and Vienna for
this purpose for nearly twenty years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Tho D,.con,.n.ed Farmer.

The agricultural department has IS
sued circular that will help to explain
why the farmers are not as happy now
as they used to be. 1t compares the
prices of leading farm products year
by year, from 1866 to 1895. The prices
are given in currency, but when re-
duced to a gold basis the results are
sufficiently striking. Inspect these fig
ures, for instance:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

DR.. p. Penta, an Italian criminoio.
gist, has studied the flngere anu toes o.
4,50O criminals and finds dehcienSs
in The number as we'll as prehehsile
toes, marked by wide space between
tho great toe and the second toe; also'
a webbed condition of the toes, an ap-
Proclamation to the toeless feet OF some
savages. He found the little Toe run,
mentary in many cases, show,hs "
tendency toward the four-footea am
nal foot. The most common OF al tne
abnormalities was the webbed conui-
ton of the toes. The criminal Is truly
a degenerate type.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Two FUSION TICKETS.
FoURPAnTlEs COULDN'T AGREE
Silver Republicans Unite with Democrats
While Popuiists and Silver Party Men
Goa: a:csc-.-Adam and bailey cand.-
dates for Governor.

Denver. Sept. 1o.-Yestcrday when
the Popu'lst convention mt Pueblo re-
fused to unite with the other parties OH
the basis suggested by the fusion conf
mlttcc. the joint fusion scheme was dc.
clnred Oft.
ThcreupJn the Democrats. Sllverltcs
and Silver Republicans got together
and worked upon n fusion ticket. but
having considerable difficulty In agree
Ing upon candidates. When n division
of the offices had been agreed upon
the silver convention voted to with
draw Its committee. and this broke M
the plan again. Then the Silver Re
publlcans and Democrats agreed upon
a fusion ticket which is as follows:
Presidential Electors-E. T. Wells
iltepublicanJ. A. Il. Gunnell Demo
craft, r. NJ. Patterson (Populist. J. W.
Thatcher DcmocmO.
Governor-Alva Adams OF Pueblo
lDemocrnN.
Lieutenant Governor-SimonrGu GugScn.
helm Of Denver ulcpnbllcan).
Secretary of Stnte-Charles II. S
Whipple of Lcadvillc DemocraD.
Trcasurer-George ii. kephart oi
Durango WepubllcanJ.
county RepublicaD.
Attorney Grneral-Byron l.. Carr Of
Boulder ncpublicanD.
State Superintendent Of Public In
struction-Miss Grace Patton OF Fort
Collins Democrat).
Regents OF the State University
VIII ]. Orange of Silver Cliff Qscpubli
cam. and DIR. o. j. Pfciffer OF Denver
DcmocraO.
During the afternoon the Populi:'
leaders had been making overturcs tt
the silver party leaders to join Will
them on n fusion ticket. The scnti
ment In the silver convention hna
changed so that these offers We're fin
ally accepted despite the protests o
some Of the prominent leaders. l. n
Stevens. Herbert Il. Belford. A. II
walkcy. w. G. Smith. Moses Vain
court, V. A. Elliott and the delegate.
from Lake and Boulder counties with
dre::;:., besides some scattering dele
gates from various counties.
The bnsIs of agreement Is shown II
the list of candidates Jointly agree
upon as below:
Presidential Electors-E. I. Wells
Q,epublican. A. 7. Gunncll Dcmocrnp
I. NJ. Patterson Popuiisu. J. W. That
cher (DeniocruO.
Governor. Morton s. Bailey Of Ere
mont county Populisp.
Lieutenant Governor = b. Clarl
Wheeler of Aspen tSilver Party.
Secretary Of State-Wiiliam Scott
Lee Of Denver tSilvcr Party.
Auditor-Gcorge Scavcr OF Pueblo
tSilver Partly. ,., o.. ,-...-fa
Treasurer Horace G. Clark of Welt
county Popuiiso.
Attorney Gemerai--N. C. Miller of l.;
l'iatl county populisD.
Superintendent of Public instructor
Il. s. Cornell OF Denver tSilver Party
Regents of the State University-Mis
Ada AIcElroy of Arapahoc count,
popullst). John NJ. Cochran of Hi'
Grande county populist.
The 'Pop,ilists in convention Mt Pu
cblo were well pleased with the ar
ransement made with the silverites
Both convention completed their worl
shortly after midnight and adjourned
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IIt,I,t,u's llJ,p.

Journal (dom.)-Thc bulk of Mr.. Ne
Kinleys vclumo 10 devoted to tho two
subjects OF money and tarif-tl,n
money question, under stringent orders
from Hanna. being treated first. fer
which wrench to his feelings Mr.. Nc
has our deepest sympathy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
II the people on the star Sirius have

II the people on the star Sirius have
telescopes powerful enough to distin-
,guish objects on this planet and are
looking at 1t now. they are witnessing
.te destruction Of Jerusalem, which
tuok place over $500 years ago. or
course, the reason of this is that the
light which the world reflects, travel
irg as 1t does at the rate of $4,000
miles a second, would take eighteen
centuries to reach the..neaIest liked
star,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Acknowledgement Moloney of Illinois
has rendered an opinion that a woman
can be legally appointed township
treasurer. He holds that the law. pro-
vides that no person shall be debarred
from any occupation. profession or en-
ployment. except military. that town
ship treasurer is appointive. and that
a woman can hold such Office.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

Miss Minnie Blough's breach OF prom
ise suit for 5000, against George M
Bennett, of Rockford, ILL.,, who sung 10
her. ..Wilt Thou be Miner? and then
did not wilt is no bluff. She says tina.
he meant it when he sang, Wou.a
That We Two Were Maying Ioseth-
er." Now there is no way about II, ne
must: or fork over the. dust. YOUNG
will be cautious about their singing IN
future or cease singing altogether. Al
any rate they will not have any ques-
tiops in their songs to fool susceptible
and eager maidens with. ,.r -s s-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

The sarcoxie. Mo-, strawberry ship
rers' association this year shipped. A.
0s4 crates 0f berries. The net returns
on the sales were $1.15 crate. or
,47.246.6O. or this amount the packers
were paid $15.790.30. =
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17

low the farmer $500 to apply to the
mortgage and nothing to live or run
the farD on. or $500 for expenses and
nothing for the mortgage. or $50 for
interest and $429 for the farm and fam
lily. leaving the debt rs large as ever.
In 1866 q man without money could
buy farm In the west on credit and
pay for It with tho proceeds Of one crop.
In 1896 the came man might receive the
same farm. without incumbrance. as a
gift, and be bankrupt in year. But
Mr.. Cochran sees nothing in the discon-
tent OF the western farmer except de-
sire to cheat his laborers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-09-17
Tn. n.n.vo,.n. Gold bug.

knights OF Labor Journal: The deep
interest which the gold bug bankers
are manifesting in the welfare of the
workingmen in these presidential elec-
tion times is something truly touching.
These benevolent fnanciers are POSI-
lively panic-stricken over the i'm
pending danger to the workingmen
from free coinage and an increased
volume OF money.