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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

pic,r,ond. Cardwell & Caslde. special
commissioners to Ann O. German. DO
f.ef on cast side sixth street between
Louisiana and Denny 1861.
James NJ Leidy 20 Julia a. LeidN ms
vie. 0ne-third interest in squares NO.
iql and le2 Adams Plan; I'm 90 feet on
NenaLlo street northeast corner PINK. IN
money loaned 20 John p. Harwood by
Chancery Court OF Richmond IN suit or
Harwood VS. Loidy et ais and ln any
other property he may be entlieu TO
from estate of his mother. Mrs. Corncla
= Te1v deceased s..
Henrico: Sena Fox sometimes called
Serene. 20 Daniel Grinnan. no feet on
south side Mil street. near Richmond
Locomotive Works. g G0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
CRCSH mr. THE SNOW.
a Tobacco Warehouse Borne Down and
Wrecked.

WELDON. " c.. Dec. Especial
The Greenville tobacco warehouse az
Greenyille. this State. collapsed under the
heavy pressure of snow on the roof yes
terday and Is n perfect wreck Two
gentlemen were I'm the warehouse just
before the crash. and barely escaped with
their lives. The loss il $500.
Roliver Long. a worthy colored man;
living within few miles OF town, mao
The misfortuno TO have his dwelling and
contents burned yesterday. No INSURANCE
He is asking help to-day. as the hfe
Leaves him in needy circumstance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
Duffy'S Pure
Malt WhiSkey,

The greatest and best of medicinal
stimulants. The vita'izing prin-
ciple contained i'm the pure matt
feeds and nourishes every part OF
the body, tones mp the stomach
and sharpcus the appetite. II
soothes excited nerves, arouses the
circulation and restores lost energy
As a stimuiaut and tonic 1t has
never been equaled
No wide awake druggist or
grocer thinks of being ont OF
Duhy's pure malt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Mrs. Harriet Batch, Of New York mas
issued a circular. in which she says
Women are fully as moral as men De-
cause they wear aigrettes and feathers
of birds in their hats" il is unkind IN
Mrs. Blatch to charge the men with such
immortality but the men viii CALAMITY
plead guilty to even such wickcdncss.
just to keep the women from feeling
badly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
Confederate Memorial Literary Soclety

The annual meeting OF the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society will be held
at the Confederate Museum Monday al
y o'clock. Officers are 10 be elected at
this meeting. and other business or I'M
portance 10 be transacted. a large at
tendance OF the membership L. earnestly
requested 10 be present
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
For Thin People

Who lack strength and vigor
there is nothing better than pure
malt stimulant to build up the sys-
tenn and clothe the body with
sound. healthy flesh. Nothing so
quickly gives new life TO the de-
bilitated.
This fact has been proved by
thousands of men and women who
have gained health and strength
by using
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
ni.hnn kcnne zoe. TO New YORK

PHILADELPHIA. PA. Dec. Bishop
Keane. left for New York to-day. lie
will there visit Archbishop Corrigan and
tomorrow az noon will sail for Havre.
From Havre ne will 90 to Paris. where
he viii remain for several days and then
go direct to Rome where nc hopes arrive
18Th and Goth Of December.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 3 1896.
ro.n,y,s meetings. AND EVENTS.

Gray Eagle Tribe. l. o. II. NJ, Central
Hall.
Manatoka Tribe. /. o. r. NJ. Odd-Fel-
lows Hall.
Monroe Lodge. Golden Shore. Gate
woods Hall.
Company c. First Regiment. Armory.
Richmond Lodge, ]. \. OF M, Eagle
Hall.
Richmond Assembly. II. ). OF G. f.,
Corcoran Hall
Goodwin Council. Jr. q. u. A. NJ.
Odd Fellows He'll.
Masonic Lecture Glass, Gatewooc
Hall
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

The New York sun ventures that Mr..
James Corbott Will never venture pIcfcs-
sionally into Mr. Robert Fizsnnmons'
company. That is matter OF oimiOn,
bat we know that Mr.. FitzsiMmons viii
never be permitted TO 30 profes sionally
INFO Mr.. Corbetts company. Mr 'iiz-
simmons is a prize-nghter. but be IS not
a great actor like Mr.. Corbett. and viii
never be recognized as such IN Mr.. Cor
belts company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Congressman Howard. Of Alabama. says
that the Populists viii go it on their
own hook hereafter, ANA let the Democrats
look out for themselves. whereupon the
Alexandria Gazette remarks
so mote il be. as the TEACHINGS o. The
Tillmans. WatsOns. Towards and some
of the other Populst leaders during the
late campaign unquestionahly did much
To cool the ardOr OF many Democrats"
And so one 10y one they confess that
the alliance with Popullsts and the adop-
ton OF their platform was mistake.
But we had not expected such a con-
fcssion from the Alexandria Gazette.
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To orrcspondcnfS.

WE DESIRE TO CALL TIE. ATTE Is,
TION OF ALL PERSONS SENDlIE<,%
POLITICAL NEWS AND 9th EK SO AZ
MUNICATiONS TO TIE TIMES ~. ~
THE NECESSITY OF SIGNING, 4 - III, ~ ~ Il
THE RULE OF THIS PAPER NOT ~
PUBLISH ANY ARTICLE TIE NAME
OF WHOSE AUTHOR is UNkNONN'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Hanna stouuy refuses TO do away with
the inaugural BAH. Mark evidently be-
lieves in giving everybody a straight
run for their money.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Among the general reports from mills,
factories and furnaces. we find that the
hands of the Fitzsimmons-Sharkey mill
were out on a strike
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Weyler says he will continue the war
until there is not a brindle steer left
alive in the cnemy's country. Then he
will probably attack the Cuban men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

II Platt succeeds Hm and Charlie
Hackott gets Senator Murphy's scat the
triggers will be set for another me too
incident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

sharkey has been knocked out for
two DAYS and has not said a word about
lecturing or writing a book. This viii
do much towards softening criticism upon
the pugilists.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

A company Of Texas cowboys are going
to help Maceo Now the next time
Weyler goes TO the Rubi mountains. he
Will stay there.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

THE MAILING LIST is ONLY PRINT
ED ABOUT EVERY TEN DA1 ,:
THEREFORE, DO NOT FEEL INEAS,h ,.
II THE DATE OPPOSITE nOn X y ~ s.,,d -
ON THE LITTLE PINK Sill II ~
CHANGED AS SOON AS TIE SOD-
SCRIPTlON Is RENEWED.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

policeman in New York has been
DISCHARGED for reading a newspaper
while on duty. It must have been one
of those colored supplements.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

WASHINGTON BUREAU. ANGUS Nc
SWEEN MANAGER, WASH
I\GTON. II. {.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

II. VI. Scott, Of BickneH county.
Indiana. got on 4 jag the other day
ana his wife thrashed him for it. where
upon Scott wen- off and blew his
brains out. That's one way Of getting
rid OF a drunken husband.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05

Legislator Timberake. Of Alabama lost
his Lcf' against tights, boomers an9
shirt, aists. There was more IN the Or
position than he anticipated.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
TIMES BUILDING.
TENTH AND BANK STREhi0'

PETERSBURG BUREAU, ~ KNE An
naIIFAX STREETS. GEORGE L.
NEWSOM. NEWS AGENT.
PHONE l3S.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-15

THE VERMONT BRIGADE IN THE
WILDERNESS. By Breuet Maj. Gen.
L. Il. Grant, commander of the brigade,
and late assistant Secretary of War.
TIE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS OR
SEVEN PINES. BY MOI. Gen II. NJ
Ptdisfed. formerly Lieutenant Colonel of the
'11fh Ne, and aJferpard MeJor-General of
ToIuatcers
FIRING ON FORT SUMTER. Il thrilling
story of young Ohio mechanic who scas
an Charleston at The time, and ras compelled
10 join The rebels but seho afterwards ESCAPED
ana serrod three gears in a Union regiment
The Battle OF POISON SPRING. BIZ
Wiley Britfon, late of the War Department.
and author Of "7he Girl War on the Bo7-
der" ETC.
IN AND OUT OF CHARLESTON. By
Il. o. b., a somaq CaRRecticsf man. ,cho
ros caught IN Charleston at the opening of
hoailities
THE GREAT MORGAN Raid. A True
History Of the Capture Of Gen. John H. Nor
gan, by The Captor Himse!f-Maj. Geo. W.
Rue, 9th Ky. Cdr
COL. FORsYTH's INDIAN FIGHT ON
THE hRTCKAREE By A. Bailey. Man
kate. Kan.
"REMINISCENCES OF GETTYSBURG.
By jas. Fulton ~ d.. koac London. Pa.
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No. Is of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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crate troops, percentage of losses, deaths
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Send in your orders now. Price 5
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-15

Past Commauder VIM. Fl. Hooker Of Post -.
Milford, Mass has been sufferer for few
weeks from injuries received By being thrown
from his carriage while driving.
Lowell 81 Markham. Of Boston, Mazs.. . brave
member of the 9TH Mass. is lying in a suffering
condition as his horse in Boston. as the result
OF being assaulted and robbed in public street
in Boston Sept. 16 by four young ren. He
was Knocked down and kicked and yoaBded in
the face until he was unrecogDizable by bis
family. He was shot twice in the f1ce at the
battle of Auiieism. and has recently received
a medal of honor from Congress for bravery IN
the war 1t Is hoped be viii soon recover from
his injuries.
Very discouraging news comes from the bed
side of Senator Voorhees,. Last week an init
mats friend reported that his physical vigor
was rapidly ebbins, and his mind bad failed so
that he could NOT recognizes lifelong friends
1t IS said that be cannot live much longcs.
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A BRUTAL THREAT.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have been
receiving sample copies of your paper for
some time, and cannot understand why
am so favored. ! am one Of the class hat
you describe In your issue of the 10Th iTst
as political green-gOods men," which will
indicate to you that am not following the
bunco-steerers of Mark Hanna's syndicate
Your paper is evidently in the service of that
famous organization. You may be able to
entiee some OF the old soldiers into the
enemy's camp, but here's OF e that don't go !;
that can't be buncoed. If you ever were a
friend of the old soIdier-which / much
doubt-you are taking 4 course that if fol-
lowed by them viii surely imperil their fu-
ture interests If it should happen that
large proportion of the soldiers particularly
the pensioners vote for Maj Mckinley and
Hanna's syndicate Oh the issue now before
the country it will not be long before a
movemeas will he started among the tax
payers to deprive the pensioners of the
bounty now received from the Government.
They THE soldiers) will have placed club
IN their epemy's hands with which to beat
out their own brains. A pension is not
vested right Of property-beyond legislative
control. Congress can discontinue pension
at any time. The authority that gave can
take away. Discontinue your paper; / don't
want it.-C. W. HARTMAN, ex-Union soldier.
Mr.. Hartman writes on Ietter-heads
which show that he is Prosecuting At
torney of Mason County, Wash, and
his prominence shows that his words
have more than usual significance.
There is only one meaning to his words.
That is that the political clique of which
he is member are determined to get
rid of pensions one way or another. If
they cannot hoodwink the pensioners
into voting to have their pensions paid
in 50-cent dollars, they will revenge
themselves by taking away the pensions
altogether, regardless of right, justice,
National honor, or gratitude. This is a
shameful threat for any man to make,
particularly one who claims to have
been a Union soldier. But it thor
oughly exposes the brutal animus of the
leaders.
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81 1855, 1896, $50, or about one-third Of
their value. The rate of interest then
paid on farm mortgages averaged 7.O7
per cent, but has since been consider
ably reduced. These figures conclusively
refute the Popocratic shrek about the
"poverty-stricken condition of the mort
gage-devoured farms" It p true that
the farmers are not making anything
like the money they once did, when a
farmer frequently paid for his land by
one Of two good wheat crops. The rea-
son is that they have lost the monopoly
Of the wheat market, which they virtually
had for years. Farming has its vicissi-
tudes the same as every other business,
but, all the same millions of men con-
tinue to make money out of their farms.
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WHAT A TERRIBLE WINTER


the next will be for the poor, in the
calamity of Bryan's election.
The moment the result is known
everybody will be overwhelmed with APP
prehension. Everybody will be In a
panic as to how to save themselves from
the coming storm.
1t will be four months until he is
inaugurated-four months of agony for
everybody of slender means, for everv-
body in employment, and seeking en-
ployment. Every factory or workshop
will either shut down or run on as close
a margin az possible, doing nothing ex-
cept for actual cash in hand, and to
supply the most pressing needs.
Everybody who has anything owing
him will be relentless in exaeting pay
ment. Nobody will trust anybody over
night. Nobody will lend any money,
or part with a dollar, except under alb,
solute compulsion.
How immense numbers of people will
manage to live through the dreary Win
ter months is beyond comprehension.
There will be a thousandfoId more
misery in this country than was ever
known before.
The misery will not end with the
inauguration of Bryan. He can do
nothing Of himself, but must wait until
he can convene Congress.
When Congress meets we shall have
a repetition Of the sickening performance
of the SD Congress, which came in
after Cleveland was elected, and which
talked necessarily for months, while
bankruptcy went through the country
like an epidemic.
No one can deny that this is true
picture az to what will follow the catas-
trophe of Bryan's election.
The only way to avoid it is to roll up
sweeping mJorities everywhere for VIM.
Mckinley.
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THE DEMAND NOTES.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII you
please answer through your paper the fol-
lowing: The Silver party claims that the
first S60,00000O paper money issued during
the war never went below par, and most
OF the time they were quoted one per cent.
above gold, and the reason was that it was
1rredeemable paper money. What are the
faets?-ALvIN WHITE, Duluth, Mimi.
The first issue of greenbacks were the
"demand notes authorized by the acts
of July II and Aug. 5, 1861. The first
act prohibited any less denomination
than SO; the second allowed the Sec
rotary to issue So notes. The issue was
at first limited to $4,000, 900: subse-
quently this was extended to $60,000,-
600. The first notes were issued in
August, to pay salaries at Washington.
They differed from the subsequent issues
of greenbacks in not being legal tender,
but were receivable in payment for
all public dues" The later issue of
greenbacks were legal tender for all
debts, public and private, except duties
on imports and interest on the public
debt" They were of the same size as
the greenbacks, and inscribed as follows:
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THERE are yet some comrades who
do not exactly understand what 16
to +" and Free Coinage" really mean,
and they ask us to explain them. "16
to l means that Is ounces of silver
shall be held to equal one ounce of gold.
The coinage law of 1884 established this
basis, and made the silver dollar con-
tain 3711 grains Of pure silver, while
the gold dollar contained only about
1-16 as much, or 22.23 grains of pure
gold. This was not really the true
commercial ratio at the time, because
then one ounce of gold was only worth
Is 1-5 ounces of silver IN the markets of
the world. This was the reason that we
never had any American silver dollars
in circulation before the war. Foreign
ers could make money buying up our
silver dollars for gold, and melting them
down. To-day the real ratio is nearly
80 to 1. Exactly, 100 ounces of gold
will buy 3,160 ounces of silver, and the
silver dollar, to be an "honest dollar"
would have to be made nearly twice as
heavy as it is.
I" Free Coinage" means that any
man can take his silver bullion to
United States mint and have coined out
of it one dollar for every 3713 grains of
silver. These dollars would have the
same legal character as the present dol
lars Of gold, or the silver dollars which
are now kept ON parity with gold.
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marching to utter destruction" It wasn't

marching to utter destruction" It wasn't
and didn't sIo
In 1892 any nurRbsr of organs were
assuring the people of their firm belief
that Tariff Reformlsand Free Trade
would bring unbounded prosperity tc
everybody. Therssiisino need of saying
that it did not. . ,'spd
For thousand times in the history
of the civilized world, financial guacks
and shysters have solemnly affirmed
their firm belief that their nostrums
would bring everybody wealth and hap
piness. They have never failed to re-
suit in ruin and misery.
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PERSONAL.

Maj. VIM. Fl. Garland, who is believed to be
the Oldest member of the g. R., took q run
over to New York last week from the Soldiers
Home at Hampton. and the reporters of the
Metropolis interviewed him to considerable
extent. He was born at Charlottesville. Va.
Aug. 10, 1902, and when child was frequently
held on the lap of Thomas Jefferson, who was
friend of his father. He was a messenger and
powdsr-boy on the glorious old frigate Consti-
tuition when she captured the Guerriere, and
was Masters Mate on the frigate Brand wine
when she carried Lafayette back to France, in
1924. At tho outbreak of the rebellion, though
lie was then So he promptly enlisted in the
1st N. Y. Cav, nine months regiment, and
upon his discharge re enlisted in the seth n
Y, and was elected Chaplain. Subsequently
he served in the 10th Mass. He has received
four medals for conspicuous courageous from
Congress and one each from Gems. Grant. Sher-
man and Sheridan. He also claims to be the
only living American who ever saw and talked
with the great Napoleon. This happened in
1918, when he was still serving ON the Constf-
and the officers went to pay their respects to
the fallen couqueror. Tie Major has lost one
eye, and weakness of his legs compeIs him to
use crutches, but otherwise he is we'll physi-
cslly and worry bright mentally.
Col. Isaac Tichenos, formerly of the 105th ~
Y, now resident Of Washington, d. c., has
been doing some splendid missionary work i'm
the interest of>Sound Money in central Now
York. and in organizing Union Veterans Pa
triotic Leagues He is now going into Vir-
ginia and Maryland in the Sound Money propa-
ganda. He has fine talent for putting sound
very effectively. and he makes con-
ver,s because his Logic 10 u, nsweranss
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experience-if the judgment Of all men
Of all parties whose counsels have hith-
erto had any weight with you are to be
still relied on-this sugar-coating con-
tains as virulent poison as any. 1t can
not possibly help you in any way; it
cannot really raise the price of your pro-
duce; it cannot really give you anything
more in any way for your industry and
thrift; but it will inevitably bring meal
culable misery upon the whole country,
yourselves included.
We beg you, for the credit of the
veterans, as we'll as for the benefit of the
country, to come back into line. Don't
straggle at this late day. Rally on the
Flag, where 95 per cent. of your old
comrades are aligned, and help win the
grandest victory since the war. 1t is
going to be victory. Let us make it
a sweeping one, and in return we can
confidently promise you that the morn
ing of Nov. 4 will be the dawn of the
greatest era of prosperity this country
has ever enjoyed.
Yours hopefully,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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FAILURE OF SOME "FIRM BELIEFs."

FAlkARE Ok SoHE FINN
Mr.. Bryan says that he firmly be-
lieves that if silver is remonetized its
price viii 60 to sI.2929 an ounce, and
the intrinsic value of the dollar to par.
Our history is quite full Of instances
of men who firmly believed" things
which turned out quite disastrously for
them. For instance
In 1777 Gen. Burgoyne firmly be-
lieved that he could march his power
full army from Canada to New York, cut
the Colonies in two, and end the war.
He surrendered at Saratoga.
In 1880 Benedict Arnold firmly be-
lieved that his treachery would ruin the
patriot cause, and make him great
man. He died a despised outcast.
In 1871 CORVALLIS firmly believed
that he could overrun the whole South.
and end the war that year. He sur
rendered at Yorktown in October
In 1915 Gen. Pakenham firmly be-
lieved that he could easily scatter Gen.
Jackson's unorganized militia in front
of New Orleans. He filled one of sew
eral hundred graves in front of the
militia's breastworks.
In 1861 Jefferson Davis firmly be-
lieved that "the Southern Confederacy
would conquer its independence" 1t
didn't.
In 1860 Robert Toombs firmly be-
lieved that he would "call the roll Of
my slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill
monument" He did not.
In 1862 JEFF Davis firmly be-
lieved that Lee would "dictate peace
amid the ruins of the enemy's capital. !"
He did not.
In October, 1863, JEFF Davis, gazing
from the brow Of Lookout Mountain.
firmly believed that emo power could
avert the capture or destruction of Rose
crans's Army" A few weeks later
Braggs army was sent whirling away in
utter rout.,
In November, 1864, JEFF Davis an
nounced his firm belief that. "Sherman's
army is row cut off in Georgia, and
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THE delegation sent by the Labor
Unions of Chicago to Mexico to study
the conditions of the laboring classes
under Free Silver have returned and
made a stunning report, which was
adopted with but two dissenting votes by
the Assembly. The report goes into full
details of the wages paid, the cost of liv-
ing. and other matters of comparison,
and gives as the gist of the whole mat
ter, "The American workingman is
Prince compared to the workingman
of Mexico"