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The herald., 1896-08-11
DOLLARS AND DOLL AIRS

On Sunday last The Herald referred
to the recent feeling of uneasiness and
apprehension, and the utter absence of
any real foundation for it. 1t was pri-
marily casioned as we pointed out, by
the attempts of the Mckinley press to
scare bank depositors into voting the
Republican ticket, by predicting ineVit-
able loss TO them in the event of free
and unlimited coinage of silver. The cir
cular of the San Francisco Savings union
and the views of a number of our local
bankers published in our columns the
following morning, fully justify our con-
tention that such arguments can have
no force in California. even if it be con-
oeded that they are entitled to consid-
Grafton anywhere else. The fact is that,
with certain defeat staring them in the
face, the Mckinley advocates have lost
their heads, and daily make use of the
most inconsistent statements and apol-
ogies for arguments. A day or two ago
we noticed in Republican paper the
assertion that, in the event of free COIN
age of silver, 1.-The silver mine owners
will keep on mining cheap silver, dump
ing it into the mints at the ratio of SO
cents of silver for every dollar received
back, and then dump the dollar back
onto the public for 100 cents" So far as
this implies that the dollar coined by
the government and issued for silver
bullion deposited would be worth 100
cents, we fully concur, and can see no
distinction between the miner who pro-
duces silver at a. cost of one-half its
value, and the one who is SO fortunately
situated as to be able to produce gold
at cost of one-half it's value. But on
the same page Of the newspaper referred
to government pensioners are gravely
warned that to them free coinage means
the loss of one-half of their just dues,
as they will perforce be paid in depre
ciated currency
Now, If the dollar issued by the gov
ernment mints will be worth 100 cents
to the miner, how will it be worth less
to the pensioner? Or, if that dollar will
possess only its bullion value when paid
to the pensioner, by what process of
reasoning can 1t be shown that the sill
yer miner will receive more than the
value of his bullion?
Inc tNO ulllelltS tSO CdlltuJs al z
absolutely irreconcilable. and we quote
them only to show the eXtremities to
which the gold standard advocates are
pushed in their efforts to excite the
prejudices and fears of the people. That
the people refuse to be misled is appar-
ent from the condition of business tran
quillity and confidence prevailing
throughout the country. 1t is pre- emil
rently time for cool, deliberate consid
Grafton of the questions of the highest i'm
portance. A campaign of education"
has commenced. No permanent good can
be obtained by arousing baseless fears
and thereby destroying that confidence
which is the basis of business prosperity.
Such a course The Herald will leave to
its antagonists, while secure in a pro-
found conviction of the correctness of its
position, it continues to appeal to the
reason of its readers, instead of their
fears.
The herald., 1896-08-11
Here and There


The Bon Ami club will take an outing
to Santa Monica next Thursday.
w. H. Day. son of Rev. Day. of this
city, will leave today for San Francisco,
and will go later to Chicago.
Mrs w. Gardner Coggswell and
daughter are enjoying themselves at
Catalina for the month of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Christopher and
their niece Miss Roos. have gone to Ell
sinore Springs for few weeks enjoy
ment.
Miss Bertha Lucille Roth has been re-
engaged to sing in the choir at the
Cathedral on South Main street this
winter.
Miss La Franchi. who has been visit
ing the Misses Roth at their home on
South Olive street. has returned to her
home in San Francisco.
Mrs Haugh, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Conklin on South Hill street. left
for her home at Santa Paula yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Baumgardt entertained
a few friends informally last night at
their home on West Twenty-second
street.
Mr.. A. G. Wells, general superintendent
of the A. and p. railroad, and Mrs. Wells,
with a party of friends. were in the city
for q short time yesterday in their pri-
vate car, on their way to Santa Barbara.
where they will spend a number Of
weeks. Those in the party. beS|s Mr..
and Mrs. Wells. We're Mrs. Neill B.
Field. Felix Lester and w. B. Childress
and family.
Among the passengers on the steam
ship Corona, which arrived at Port Los
Angeles on Friday, was Miss Lydia
Gross. a most charming young lady, who
resides in this city. Miss Gross has been
in San Francisco for the last four months
training her voice. She intends to rema in
at home this winter, and next winter go
to school in New York. Miss Gross has
during her stay in San Francisco i'm
proved her voice wonderfully.
The herald., 1896-08-11
Not Delaware But Hyattsviile

Editor Herald: I see that in brief
report of the single tax mass meeting
held in this city last Monday night The
Herald fell into the same error that the
Examiner made concerning single tax
experiment to which l called the atten-
tion of the audience on that occasion.
The mistake is of such character that
you will surely pardon me for asking
you to make room for a correction, as
did the Examiner
The Call and Chronicle reported me
correctly on that point, but the Exam
iner and Herald represented me as hav-
ing said that the single tax had been
tried lin Delaware" where it worked
well for year, when the supreme court
The herald., 1896-08-11
IN THE POLITE WORLD

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Laventhal gave one
of the most elaborate affairs of the sum-
mer when they entertained Sunday
from to .. in honor Of the engagement of
their daughter Miss Florence Laven-
thai, to Mr.. Leo Himmelstein. The
young counple We're the recipients of
ma any handsome presents, besides guam
titles of floral pieces and baskets, which
made a charming adjunct to the beauti-
full decorations of the room. Those who
assisted the young couple in receiving
the 200 or more guests that filled the
rooms all thS afternoon and evening
were Mr.. and Mrs. Noorsanger. nee Lave
snthal. Miss Hannah Laventeal. Mrs.
Kaufman, Messrs. f. ]. and }. Laven-
thai j. Himmelstein, l.. Uhlflder and
Milton Kaufman.
The herald., 1896-08-11

and unlimited coinage Of gold and silver
at 151s to /, which ratio necessarily
made silver worth in all markets s1.S2
per ounce. 1t was the law of France,
and nothing else, which made silver
worth s1S2 an ounce instead of s1.29 per
ounce and raised the value of the bull
ion in an American silver dollar cents
above mar
The herald., 1896-08-11
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(The Herald under this heading prints
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Owing to the very large number of COM
munications received lately by The Herald
tions. correspondents will understand that
there may be some delay in the publication
of their letters. Correspondents are re-
quested to cultivate brevity as far as is
consistent with the proper expression OF
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The herald., 1896-08-11
Tried to Escape

An obstreperous drunk, giving the
name of T. Meyers. was arrested last
evening by officer Blackburn and sent
to the police station in the patrol wagon.
Just as the vehicle drew up in front of
the Jail Meyers made an attempt to es-
cape by jumping over the side of the
wagon and starting on a run up the
street. He was quickly recaptured, how
ever. and hustled into a cell to think the
matter over.
The herald., 1896-08-11

Will Europe stand calmly by and
watch the unspeakable atrocities of the
Turk in Armenia duplicated in Crete?
The powers must surely have learned by
this time that protests are impotent.
Will they still remain inactive?
The herald., 1896-08-11

BY special request The Herald today
republishes the interview with cashiers
OF Los Angeles and San Francisco saw
ings banks. The definite and deliberate
assurances given that in the event of the
enactment of free coinage of silver the
banks would continue to pay gold for
gold, will do much to annihilate the mis-
begotten fear propagated by the panic
promoters.
The herald., 1896-08-11

Ex-Mayor Workman refuses to be
discountenanced by the rebuffs OF the
council His energy, like the Emporium
ity of the widow, will be eventually re-
Iol
The herald., 1896-08-11

The Philadelphia Press, dignified
"campaign of education" organ, has
concluded that the Democracy consists
of "Pops" and plug uglies." 1t would
would seem that it is the west that has
tO do the educating
The herald., 1896-08-11

! Bryans nomination is said TO nave
cost him S42. 1t will be some time before
the Hanna syndicate can devote sufh-
cient time to figure out how much 1t cost
TO nominate Mckinley.
The herald., 1896-08-11

A CHASTITY carnival of sensational
crime has been San Francisco's fate
during the last few days. In single
day the coroners record showed ten In
quests with six verdicts of suicide.
The herald., 1896-08-11

From the passage of the Mckinley act
in 1890 up to November, 1892, there were
over 1900 strikes, shut downs and lock-
outs in those industries which McKin-
leyism boasts it will protect" The
Homestead strike, it will be remem-
bered, was the eliminating atrocity of
NICK nleyism.''
The herald., 1896-08-11

The Omaha World Herald pertinentiy
points out for the benefit of those who are
prating about the effect of free coinage
on the market value of silver, that
within four days after free coinage on
private account was stopped by India in
June, 1893, the market value of silver
bullion fell from 50 cents an ounce to 65
cents an ounce all over the world. Silver
was worth S132 throughout the world
in 1873, because, and only because
France had her mints open to the free
The herald., 1896-08-11

The man who has neglected to register
will now begin to realize what an in
comparable idiot he has been.
The herald., 1896-08-11

Mr.. Bryan's triumphal yet modest pro-
gress to New York continues, the mag
netic sympathy of the man, the spon-
taneity and versatility of his addresses.
the earnestness and enthusiasm with
which he champions the peoples cause.
and the direct and simple logic by which
he enforces his views, are some of the
attributes by which he has won and is
keeping the attentive ear of millions.
The herald., 1896-08-11

pie are quite able to tackle the dincul-
ties in a practical and satisfactory man.
ner. as they so creditably tackled other
and greater difficulties.
NJ. Henri Cernuschi-the father or b.
metallism-also said in April last, not
long before the death of that great man:
1.-The present monetary policy of the
United States is consequently very ad-
vantageous to the interests of England,
a gold monometallic country, but it is
utterly ruihous as regards the foreign
financial relations offth United States.
and especially for its native producers.
This is why, inasmuch as England's S
attitude prevents the realization OF in
ternational bimetallism. and condemns
onehalf of the world to gold monomet-
allism, and the other half to silver mono
metallism, / would not hesitate, were
i a citizen of the United States, to be-
come-I. Cernuschi, the father of inter-
national bimetallism as I am every
where called-a silver monometallst." :"
Free coinage by the United States
alone would give bimetallism.'
The herald., 1896-08-11

William of the-Tariff finds it once
more necessary to postpone the publ
cation of his formal letter of acceptance,
and it's appearance is not now anticipa-
ted before the 1st of September. BY that
date possibly Mckinley may have
evolved some opinions of his own on the
financial question, but it is very doubt
full if Hanna will allow him to express
them.
The herald., 1896-08-11

The terribly intense heat that is wag-
ing its deadly blows upon humanity in
the east will excite the utmost compass
sion in this favored land. No less than
one hundred and thirty-eight deaths
have already been reported to have TAX
en- place on Sunday in the principal cit
les from Chicago eastward, and these
were directly due to pr 7tration from
the dreadfully excessive heat.
The herald., 1896-08-11

The result of The Herald's presiden-
tial poll may be regarded as fair indi-
cation of the transcendent power of the
name of Bryan commands with the peo
pie of Southern California today. The
poll was not as big as was anticipated.
due enough to the fact that several
other papers in the state had just pre-
yiously taken similar vote.
The herald., 1896-08-11
Scene-Waldorf.

Scene-Waldorf.
Reporter-Do YOU expect to elect McKin-
ley. Mr.. Hanna?
Hanna Mckinley will be the next pres
ident. If We can't win one way we will
another.
Hanna's corruption is evidently only
equaled by his effrontery. The above
words are taken from an interview
which reliable representative of the
New York Journal had last week with
Mckinley's manager. BY fair means or
foul, by hook or by crook. by an alliance
with the devil and all his angels If nee
essary. Mr.. Hanna declares with con-
summate shamelessness his intention to
win somehow. Unless the nation is pre-
pared to be branded with the sores of cor
ruption and the disgrace of devilry, the
twenty millions of dollars that have
been raised for the Canton clam's cam
paign fund will be wasted. American
citizens will revolt at the suggestion
that their individuality and privileges
can be purchased by the bribes of the
syndicate back of Mckinley which rep
resents half billion dollars.
The herald., 1896-08-11

Mr.. Kohlsaat of Chicago, whose
methods of warfare against the
free coinage of silver are being
generously copied by the western
Republican press, endeavors to show
that free coinage would increase the lv-
ing expenses of the laboring man by in
creasing the cost of farm products. The
New York Journal points out that in
addition to making a newspaper, Mr..
Kohlsaat produces an excellent quality
of bread. but he doesn't sell it any
cheaper than he did when wheat was
much higher, and suggests that he
should explain why this is the case be-
fore expecting the laboring man to
StamDede
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
FOUR BOYS DROWNED.
They Sought Shelter From Storm in a
CuIvert, and Were Washed Away.

They Sought Shelter From Storm in a
Culvert, and Were Washed Away.
LEAYENwoRTH, Kas., June s.-Mike
and Dennis Desmond and Eugene and
Denny Cummings were drowned here
yesterday. About two o'clock in the
afternoon a cloud-burst came upon the
city, and no such flood of water has
been witnessed here for many years.
Upon the approach of the storm six
small boys, the four named and two
others, Mike Cummings and George
Newsome, rushed to culvert for shell
ter.
The flood came before they could
realize what'was happening and four
of them were carried off by the rush
of water. Three of them were car
ried down TO the river, which is not far
from the culvert. The body of Mike
Desmond was recovered under the
trestle work of the Northwestern rail-
way which was caught by the obstruc-
ton. The two other boys escaped
The alarm was promptly given and
the creek dragged, but nothing could
be found of the three boys. The New
some boy states that he wanted to car
ry the little fellows on his back, but
they were so badly scared that he
could do nothing with them.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
ont In the MOONLIGHT.

There was then at that time q little
short-coupled, long-legged horse on the
place which called mine. Accordin to
the family 1nderstandin he was mine
to feed and curry and ride and claim as
my own, but still he didn't come in for
no exemptions under the general law
agin horse racin. told Jerry that he
would have to ride the preachers horse
whilst I would back the little bay as
usual. Up to that time I never had
Iun up agin but one horse that could
pass by the little bay, and that was Il
roam mare which belonged to Hamp
Weaver, @ younger brother to Ben Chris.
It is about the same way, reckon, with
most all country boys, but in them days
I would ruther take lickin any time
than to ride horse that couldn't lead
the pack. It is human nature with
every body-but boys in particlar-to
try and keep ahead and work in the
lead. You can take notice of the same
thing in old men. They most in gener-.
ally pull for the amen corner, or take
the first seat in the front row Of the
dress circle.
So in pursuit of adjournment, me and
Jerry reassembled ourselves together
down there in the horse lot at mid
night, and now presently we had took
the horses out and off down the old
stage road lool1in for level stretch to
run the race. The moon hit was shinin
bright as day, and when we got out in
a clear openin we dismounted and got
down so could take a good look at
Timber Jim.
And as am farmer from Farmers
vile, and a natural-born southern gen.
tleman, that horse was the most ugliest
and unpromisin plug had ever saw in
all of my born days. He was sway
backed, and bench-legged, and box
ankled and yew-necked, and slab-sided
and ragged and raw-bony. Blamed if
I couldn't hang my hat on his hip bone
and count his ribs by the pale light of
the moon. He was sluggish and sleepy
and looked like he would break up and
fall to pieces at every step he took.
Finally at last come right out and
told Jerry if he wanted to run a race on
that old horse he could do it, but as to
me wouldn't ride him in race for love
nor money, cause was plum satisfied
he would let loose and fall down and
break his neck or mine-and maybe
both. And Jerry he was ruther slkittish
about it, but by this time Timber Jim
had his ears Topped and his head hung
down like he was Akin of to sleep, and
Jerry lowed he'll be smeared If he want
goin to wake up the old crowbait if it
brung on funeral in the family-which
at that time likely young bucks such as
him was worth q thousand dollars a
head.
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Timber Jim shows Up.

At that time was nothin but a year.
lin boy-the onlyest one in the family
and my mainest runnin mate was
a nigger youngster which belonged to
my father. The other boy was name
Jerry, and as we was one years chill
dren, both born on the full of the moon,
the general understandin was that he
would fall to me when I got old enough
to branch off and set up business on my
own hook.
One pleasant summer day, late along
IL the shank of the evenin, preacher
travellin through the settlement
stopped over and put up for the night
at our house. In the main time me and
Jerry we made it our personal and par
ticlar business to try every strange
horse that come along. We had to tend
to the stock and see to it that there
was plenty of corn in the troft and fod
der in the rack, and so we reasoned to-
gether with ourselves that no strange
horse could get his board and lodgins
in our lot free gratis for ncthin. The
general fact that the horse in this case
belonged to preacher didn't jar our
hands q blame bit. he had to show
down in regards to his wind and his
speed if he had any in him. The preach.
er which we had with us that night
called his horse Timber Jim, and as we
led him down to the lot me and Jerry
made it up between us that he would
have to unite them legs and unlimber
himself generally somewheres before
daylipht the newt mOrnin
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
LATEST FROM CUBA.

Maceo Strongly Fortified in the Mountains
with an Army OF Twenty Thousand, Part
or Whom are AmszOns, Who Prefer the
Dangers OF the Field to spanish BrutalI-
ty mt Their HOmes-Lee mt Work.
KEY WEST, Fla, June SIT has
been learned here on undisputable au-
thority that Maceo has an army of 90
600 men. and they are strongly forti-
fed in the mountains of Pinar del Rio,
the Spaniards having utterly failed to
drive them from their strongholds
Maceo has eight cannon, two of which
were captured from the ''trocha" in
his recent attack when it was reported
that he was repulsed.
The report that Maceo has four COM
panies of women soldiers has been
confirmed. The Cuban women have
such a dread of Spanish brutality that
many of them prefer fighting on the
battlefield beside their husbands and
brothers to being thrown into forts at
the Spaniards' mercy.
In Maceo's recent attack on the
trocha these Amazons took part and
fought fiercely. using machetes on
the Spaniards. The attack was made
north of San Marcos, and Gen, Ber-
mudez crossed into Havana province
with 800 men.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12

TOOK THE OATH,
Seven Hundred Foreign Born Children
Swear Allegiance to America.

Seven Hundred Foreign Born Children
Swear Allegiance to America.
NEW YORK, June 5-Seven hundred
children, ranging in age from six to
twelve, assembled yesterday in the
great auditorium of the Educational
Alliance building in East Broadway,
to honor the memory of the late Baron
Hirsch. The little ones were drawn
from the Russian, Roumanian and Pol
ish colonies, and they were marshaled
in the school established by Baron
Hirsch to take the oath of allegiance
to the United States After the sing
ing of patriotic songs the children
stood up, with tiny American flags
waving in their hands. and declared in
chorus: 81 pledge allegiance to my
flag and the republic for which it
stands; one nation indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all We give
our heads and our hearts to our coun-
try. One God, one country, one Lam
guage, one flag"
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SUBSCRIPTION: Sl.OO Per Year.

non. The way most in generally win
the race was by gettin two or tbrce
quick, long leaps ahead before the other
horse knowed what was comm.
worked the same game on Timber Jim,
and the little bay went off two full
lengths ahead. The run we picked out
was a mile dash, and before we had
covered the first quarter my little bay
had left Timber Jim by fifty yards.
was just thinl6in about pullin up so as
to run a waitin race when by gracious
heard Jerry sing out to me;
"Do your best, Marse Rufe, for we are
a cominl''
The next mint he shot by me like a
puff of wind, and through the cloud of
dust could see Jerry and Timber Jim
I'll tangled up there together and goin
at the rates of about 40 feet to the jump
and ten jumps to the secont. run the
little bay on out to the end of the
stretch KNOWN that he was way yonder
the worst beat horse had ever fupg a
leg over. But when we got to the stop
pin place / couldn't see neither hair
nor hide of Jerry and Timber Jim. I
reckon the old horse must have thought
we was in for ten mile race in three
straight heats. ne run on down the
road about three miles before Jerry
could pull him in, and i had mighty
nigh give them both up for lost before
they got back. Timber Jim come up in
that loose edouble-shuff1e fox walk of his,
and whilst me and Jerry was talkin over
the race hang my cats if he didn't go to
sleep right there in the big road.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-12
IN MINNESOTA.
Further Particulars of the Storm in the
Vicinity of st. Paul.

Further Particulars of the Storm in the
Vicinity of st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June s.-Reports re-
ceived in st. Paul up to II o'clock last
night indicate that the damage done
by the great storm will reach fully
S30O,0 900. The loss of human life is not
yet known, but three people are
known to have perished. These are
G. w. Castleton, of Ash Lake, E. W..
Hunter, of Adrain, and Moses Chad
wick, of Mobiles county. There were
at least one thousand cattle, sheep,
hogs and horses drowned in south
western Minnesota.
The greatest casualties were at
Luverne and on the Rock river. Two
clOud-bursts struck the latter in three
hours and the river Overfowed d the
country for miles. Many people were
forced to take to trees or the roofs of
their houses and rescuing party was
sent out for them from Luverne. The
current was so swift that the rescuers
were overturned and themselves
rescued with great difficulty. A Sec
ond party saved twenty or thirty peo-
pie who were in grave peril.
Many business houses were flooded
in Luvrne. Across the border in South
Dakota, at least ten thousand acres of
grain was ruined by flooding. Sew
eral houses and elevators were blown
down at the town Chapel, s. d,