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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
GAMBLING IN MEXICO CITY

Mexico City, August % 1t IL m
nounced that the new governor OF lie
federal district will undertake to SUI
press gambling here. With every now
administration of affairs in this cit,
the same reform is mooted but norh
ing Is ever accomplished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27

The overall length Of the Canada Is
"a feet her beam is = feet and her
draught S feet The main boom meas.
ures 40 feet and the gan "a feet She
il much smaller boat than the Venae-
dor, which has these dimensions; Lo1d
water-line length. As feet; overall
length, G5 feet; beam. IL feet inch,
with a draught Of about 10 feet
The Chicago challenger Is designed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27

l.. Z Morris, who Is now visiting
IN GAINESVILLE and who was former
teacher in the Valentine School Of
Telegraphy there will leave this week
for Huntington. West Virginia. He
will take charge Of the telegraph
school department which has just been
aGded to the state normal school.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
Villas TO PRESIDE.

Milwaukee, Aug. %. Chairman
Usher announces that John II Bren-
nan of Stevens Point will be temporary
chairman of the gold standard demo
cratic convention in Milwaukee next
Wednesday and Senator William F.
Villas will he permanent chairman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
CHIC AGO PRICES


Chicago, Aug % Wheat: Angus,
21lsc; September 579sc Corn. August,
&c; September, 23c Oats August. -
'2c; September 167.c. Rye Bic Bar
ley Nothing doing Flax GG2mG1c.
Timothy: 2 rs Glover 725. PORK.
August 597H October. 500. Larl
August 342I2; October. 3.42A Rf5s.
August 327ha October, 3.35. Hog
Receipts 5000; market steady f1r
light: others weak TO Sc lower: Iigat.
33on3.65 mixed, 2.q5d3.56: heavy. j
76a3 30. Cattle Receipts. 900: mar
ket unchanged: beeyes. 300G410.
cows. l20d39o Texans. 2.40d3 ~.
westerns. ? son3 So stockers aud
feeders. 2 5od3G5. sheep Receipts.
: 600: market steady
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27

On his journey around the world III
Hung Chang. the Chinese statesman,
Will carry a coffin among his baggage
for contingencies, which puts the joke
on civilization. BY painting the cofIln
the right color III can assure inter-
viewers that 1t is his celebrated yellow
Jacket.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27

A museum In Berlin has secured pos
session OF Luther's bible which he
used in his study. Its margins are COW
cred with notes In the reformers hand
writing. II was printed In Basic In
1909, and is In excellent state OF pres
eryation
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
KALk FOR FRlCKE'S PLACE.

Rice Lake, Wis. Aug. % The PEG
pie Of this part Of the state are anxious
TO have Charles II Kali Of Cumhor
and put on the democratic state ticket
rs candidate for Insurance comm
soner
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
ON THE OTHER SIDE
SPANS TROUBLES WATCHED
WITH MUCH INTEREST,"
A CONSPIRACY ID MADRID

Talk Concerning the Transformation 0.
Irish Political Prisoners to AmeriIa
Gossip From the German Court
Circles Prince Wsmarck's Health
Slowly Failing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
BARNEY RENOMlNATED
Fifth District Republicans Name Their
Congressman Again

Milwaukee. Aug 90 Congressman
$. s Barney Of West Bend was re.
nominated by acclamation by the re-
publlcans Of the fifth congressional
district
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
KNIGHTS CONCLAVE
PYTHIANS PLAN A BIG BLOWOUT
AT CLEVELAND
MAJOR M'KlNlEY TOATTEND

Reception in Honor of the Nominee Is
Arranged-Grand Parade a Proml-
nent Feature of the Program-Th The
Lamented Garfield's Tomb to De
Visited.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-08-27
A LAKE YACHT RACE
GREAT INTEREST," ENClTEn !,
THE TOLEnO CONTEST.
CHICAGO VERSUS CANADA

International Feeling Aroused over
the Outcome The Losing Narat
Must Pay for Perpetual $500 Chnl-
lengc Cup Points about the Rival
Boats Both Are Sloop Rtggcd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

Hogs. dressed, city. 511ac y ID. country, 41ac.
Turkeys, Northern, choice. &C.
Turkeys, Western 130l3M.
Chickens, Northern. I5a17c
Fowls, Northern, 13c
Fowls, Western, 1O011c.
Chickens. Western 12@l3,
PRODUCE
Butter cream, choice, % G24c.
Butter fair to good 2l@22c.
Butter. North. choice lH92O,
Butter init, crm. TIC.
Ladle packed 1915.
Cheese. Northern new do 1oa1o1s; wst. ch,ce
9Gl0c.
Eggs. henneryIchoice. 22923: East 10.
Eggs. Mich. choice. i741Sc.
Western fresh 170l8c.
Beans. pea. l aoa1 AS mediums, so91 So.
Beans. vel. eyes, 45ai 55 :red kid. 3U6a1 35,
Beans foreign, 2561 30.
Potatoes. N III HebroDs $685.
do Rose.
Potatoes, White ar, 2803oc.
Apples, choice " Dbl, So o003 SO.
Apples. Baldwins at 81 50G3 90.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
RAILROADS.
Portland & worcester Line
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, R. Z.
STATION FOOT OF PREELE STREET

On and after Sunday, December 6, 1895
Passehger trains wiz Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver junction
Nashua, Windham and EPPing at 100 q
m. and IL 80 p. II.
For Manchester, Concord, and points Norts
at 100 a. N. and 1913 y. m.
For Rochester, Sprinsvale. Alfred, water
5orO and SRcO River at 7.S0 a. 10. II 80 ahd
4,25 D. m.
For esorhazn at 7.3o ana 9.46 a. m. 1880
300, 4.25, 5.2o and 6.25 p. n.
L or Westbro0k, Cumberland Mills, IVES
brook JunctiOn and yTOcdford'e aS I}sL
s.46 q; M 1890. SOC. 4.25 5.20
The 1890 .. m. train from Portland CONNECTS
at Aver sEGRat1S2 with ''aeo2&s Tonnei
Route" for the West and at Uni0R Station.
w orcestSf, for Providence and New York,
via Providence Lima" for Norwlgi2 and
N9w York, via ''Nor5Fiea Lins" WITH lSogtos
& AlkSny 4. r. for The West, and with the
Rev York All Rail viz "SDtingfield-"
Trains arrive at Portland nom Worcester
al 80 p. m. from Rochester ut $50 O.. a.,
at $40. $50 AID 1880 a. NJ. L88
Al5, 5-4o ane 6.15 p. m.
FOR through Tickets TO all points West ana
South, apply to +. H. COLLINS. 1lekes
Agent, Portland, Me-
1s2a = aff
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Boston & Maine R. r..
IN Nffsst October 20. 1895.
tvEsTERN nrVIsrnN.

Trains leave Portland. Union S5aslau. Tor
scarb0ro Crossing. l0U0a. ul.. $40, 20, ..
m; scsrboro Beach. Pise PoiRt, 90, 1000
saco. BiddefOra. 100, sac. 10 90 a. ~.
y 40 $50. 5.i5. $50, p. ia; Esnne-
s 40 pm. wells Eseaoh, .oo s 20 am. 80
5.15 p. M; North Berwick, 49, As, 100. 8. 40.
a. M, 12.4O, $50, .. 10 p. M; Tlennebunt.
12.40, $50. 5.15 pm; Rochester. Far1.aiac-
ton, Alton Bay, .. 40 a. M. 12.4o. $50 D, M.
Woi9boro. So p M; Worcester ,via
Manchester Concord, 200 a M $50 Il. IN,
Rockingham junction, HaverbiI Lavs-
renee Bowsil. eco, $40 a. nj. / 9. 40, 3 so o.
&l2;4o. $50 p m. Arrive in Boston, II. 20.
1915 a. m 1856, 40 7.15 D. M Leave
Boston for Portland, 7.3o, $50 a. m. i co.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Boston, express. g. a. m. For Boston
and way stations, LOO. 4.l5 Q. m. Arrive in
Bosom z a, M, E.27, S.44 D. N
Boston for Portland, $40 a. M
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station Tor Cape elizabeth,
T $50 a. NJ; saco. Conway junction,
Woifboro, 600 a. M. Biddeford, Ports
mouth, Amesbury, Newbnryport salem.
Lynn Boston. 1900, 1900 a. M Sl25S
Ply q d M Arp,Ve ~ Boston h5Sa M 248
7.3o, 500 a. M, 1880, 700. 7.45 p. M
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddeford. Portsmouth. Neyyhprv
port. Salem. Lynn. BOSTON 2. 90 a. M, "A. So
p m; Arrive in Boston. s. 5S a. m. AIS p
M Leave Boston Tor Portland, *g co q, M
7.o0p.m
tDoeS not run MONDAYS
tConneets with Rail Lines fer 1tsu Yes.
South and West
sConnects with Sound Lines for New YorE
sWestern Division from Norm Berwick sa5
days only.
t4Conneets at Scarboro Crossing WIEN
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
Through tickets to all points in Florid5,
the south ana West Tor salS aI Ticket Office.
D; :; FLANDERS. G. P. and 7. A., Bost0a-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
pest; i6 enecbs permanent cure and the
most dreaded habitual sick headaches
yield to it's influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure bottle, and give
this remedy fair trial In cases of ha-
bi ual constipation Electric Buffers cures
by giving the needed tone to the bowels
and few cases long resist the use of this
medicine Try it once Large bottles
only Fifty cents at Geo. M. Young's
Drug Store, 4S9 Congress ST., H. G.
Starr Westbrook.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

BY Telegraph.)

by Telegraph.l
JANUARY 2s. 1896.
NEW YORK y he Cotton market to tv wa
dull. IL lower; SAFES ~ bales, middliny up-
lands at "A mad u ulf Shc
NtM 81 LEANS-The Cotton market ro.day
was Quiet. middling &C.
tHAKT ESTON-i Cotton market to-dov
was steady: middling ia
~A,A NNH-The otron narket to-d.v
was quiet M dlt 7Mc.
MoBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
MEMPHlS-The Cotton market to-day was
easy ling 1915 "'''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of staple Products in the
Leading Markets
New York Stock aud Money Market

by Telegraph.l
NEW YORK. Jan 81.
Money easy at 303pa per cent; last loan 8
per Mt, closing at per cent. Prime iner-
an'ile paper was quoted at per cent.
5 erli q Exchange easier. with actual
business In bankers bills STA 4 S7A or
60-day bills and 1884 "a SO for demand;
p,s,.u rates at ae14 oS1a Commercial bills
81 DAYS st1s ga STA. Government Bonds
irregular. Il active.
Bar silver 758
Mexican dolla. 81
ST. Vel al IA, i O I'd was quiet.
A, London to-day bar silver was quoted
80 11-16d y OF and quiet
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
Chicago Live stock Market.

(By Teegrapn
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 1ss6.-The Cattle mark
et-receipts 10000; strong, loA15c higher;
common to extra steers at 30G4 80: stock
ers and feeders 2 70a3 81; cows and bulls at
5o(g3 so; calves at 8 oO96 2e.Texans soy
40.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000: strong and 1Oal6c
higher; heavy packing and shipping lots 20
choice assorted at 35944O; light II "a 40;
pigs 40&4 80.
Sheep-recelnts Q, 900 ;strong and Q higher.
infelor to choice Q 2oa3 10: lambs B 6o44 70.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
MAINE CENTRAL r.. r
In Effect December 81, 1898.

In Effect December 22, 1895.
Trains leave Portland. Union Station, Railway
Square, for stations named below ana inter
mediate points as follows
200 a. m. For Brunswick, Bath, Rockland.
Augusta, Wateryille, Skowhegan PIItsdela,
Bangor, Bucksport, Llsbon Falls, Lewiston via
Brunswick.
$50 a. m, For Danville JIG. POLAND Springs
Mechanic Fails, Rumford Falls. Lewiston
Llvermore Falls. Farmirgtoh Phillips, Rangs-
ley, Oakland and WaterviIle
S.45 a. M For Bridgton, F2byans, Burling
ton, Lancaster, st. Johnsbury, Sherbro0ke,
Montreal, Chicago, ST. Paul and Minneapolis
1880 a.. m. For Brunswick, Bath. Lisbon
gnsta and Wateryille.
LOO p. IN. Express for Brunswick. Lisbon
Falls. Augusta, Watsrville: Bangor. Bar Harbor
LIS p. M, For Danyille Jc., Poland Springs
station. Mechanics Falls, Rumford Falls,
dsws60n F Farm9ngto9 k1geld rhp
1.So p, m. FOR Freeport. Brunswick, Au-
gusta, Bath. Rockland and all stations on
Knox & Lincoln division Waterville Skow
hogan. Belfast. Dover and Fcxcroft, Green
vile, Bangor, Bucksport. Oldtown. Vanceboro.
St John, Halifax, Honton and Woodstock.
burg. North Conway, Fabyans, Lancaster,
st: Johnsbury, Mcntreai.and Chicago.
;, 800 p N. For Brunswick. BaGo, Lisbon
Falls Augusta and Wateryille.
$40 p. m, For New Gloucester. DanviIle
Junction, Poland Springs station, Mechanic
Fails Auburn and Lewiston.
loo p. m. Night Express, sleeping cars, for
Bath, Lewiston Augusta, Watervill9,
Bangor, Bar Harbor. Bucksport. Vanceboro, st.
Stephens st John and all AFoosto0k County,
Halifax and the Provinces. net does R0t run TO
Belfast. Dexter, Dover and Foxcroft or beyond
Bangor, Saturday nights.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.e0 q. M, paper train for Bru nswlck An,
gusta Watsrville and Bangor.
LOO p. m. For Brunswick Lisbon Falls
lewiston Bath, Augusta. Waterville. and
HOO p. M, Night Express with sleeping
cars Tor all points.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
Fcom Montreal, Quebec. FasYHns. Bridgton
$50 a. m, Lewiston snc Mechanics Falls
$50 a. m Waterville. Augusta and Bath,
S.Sbam. ;Mattawamkeag, bangor and Rockland
1925; Kingheld. Phillips Farmi4sss9n, Rum
ford Falls, SkowhezaI, oakasnd re Esiwiston
1890 D. m; No. Conway and Fry-eserg A.40
p. M; Skowhegan, Watervill.. Rock
land o26 p. M. ST. John. st. Stephen.
ArooStook County, Bar Harhor and Bangor
5.35 p. M: Ranseley Pennington. Runford
Falls, Skowh gan lewiston 8 AS D. m; Chicago
and Montreal and all White Mountain
points. s 10 pm. all points on B. & l. r. H.,
Bangor Bar Harbor, 1.40 q. Ia.
express Halifax, St. John, Bangor WatervIns
and Augusta. $50 a. m.
PAYSON TUCKER, V. ?. & G.. NJ.
F. E. BOOTHBY. G. P. & T. A.
Portland, Dec II. 1896.
oct4 dt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
Portland 1vholesaie Market.

PORTLAND. Jan. 27, 10 8
Flour continues firm at the advance. while
Wheat, Corn and Oats were lower to-day at the
close. Sugars steady and changed. Baldwin
Apples in fair dema d and higher fancy bring
Jig 3 80. Eggs easy with liberal receipts Cab
bages S. higher, now $i5 ton. Butter steady
and unchanged. Potatoes quiet and easy.
The following are to-day's wholesale prices of
TT VISIONS Groceries, etc.:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
Buckien's Arnica Sa,ve.

THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box For sale by Geo.
NJ Young, 4SS Congress ST., Fl. g. Starr,
Westbrook.r
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
European Markets.

(by ItIegTaph.J
LONDON Jan. 81 ,sse.-tonso,s 1o7 11-1ed
for..money and !07A for the account.
LIEERPOOL. Jan. II. II 96.-Cotton market
STEADY: American middling 1920: esrlnat-
port 500 bale,
Quotations Winter Wheat at 5s ed06s7 Nd ::
Sprlng Wheat 5s 6Nda5s "a.
Corn IS 4d.
Pork unchanged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
Spoken.

Dec 8. lat IS II s. Ion 20 OIL. ship St David.
from New York for Amboy. SO days out.
Jan 81, lat %. Ion II 10, sch John Smith,
of Belfast steering SW.
Jan 20. twenty miles Sc of Cape Henlopen,
sch Sycamore. Crowley. from Boston for Balti-
mere.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

PORTLAND. Jan. 81.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-For Port
land. 40 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 1853 cars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
RARPS WELL STEAMBOAT co.

beginning Noven Der 9th, steamer Merry
coneag will leave Portland Pier. Portland
daily, sundays excepted;
Harpswell, Bsilag's and Orr RS Stands 81 ,Sn sot
p. M. For Cliff Island, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday 200. p. m.
Return for FoI tIand. Leave Orr's Island
6.45 Il. N. calling at HafpswelI and inter
mediate landings. Arrive at Portland 9.15
Il IN. ISAIAH DANIELS,
ocf5dtf Gent Manager
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

Portland market-cut loaf co fectioners at
7 pulverised-c powered graduated
51a coffee crushed yellow 41a
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

The verdict of the people is that DR..
Bull'sCough Syrup is the best remedy
for CO CHS, colds, sore throat, asthma,
etc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

Dr. 3. g. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
authorized agents only. to cure Weak Memory;
Loss of Brain and Nerve Power: Lost MAJ hood;
Quickness; Night Losses; Evil Dreams; Lack of
Confidence; Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains
Loss OF Power of the Generative Organs in either
sex. caused by over-ezertion Youthful Errors, or
Excessive Use Of Tobacco, Opium or Liquor,
and DEATH By mail, 81 b <; six 10 for IS; WITH
written guarantee to sure OF refund money.
sample package, containing five days treatment
with fuii instructions, Is cents. One sample
only sold to each person by mMl
Sold by j. H. Hammond. corner Free ann
Center Sts.; L. G. Fowler, CO ner CO. eress and
Lafayette Sts., and Fl. P. S. Good. 58ICon-
gress St., Portland. Me,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28
F6re,.n Ports


Sid I'm Hong Kong Esd inst ship Emily T
Whitney. Pendltton, New York.
Ar at ewcaste. NSW, goth inst, ship w Fl
Starbuck, Reynolds Buenos Ayres.
AT Rosario Dec q, barqne, Carrie WiDslow
Montgomery, for Boston; Celina. Hutton. fol
United States; sch Georgia Gilkey, Gilkey, fol
New York or Boston,
At San Nicholas Dec 81, barque Payson Tuck.
er, Cakes, ldg.
Ar at Rio JaneirO 25th inst, barque Taria
Topaz Coombs Brunswick.
Ar at Colon 9Th inst sch Palos, Newman. fin
Shieldsboro; 18th, Susie NJ Plummer, Creigh-
ton, Baltimore.
= Sid 10th, sch Sadie c Sumner. Sumner, for
Pensacola.
AL Macoris Jan 16, sch Jas H Dudley, Hagan
from Porto Plata. ar 18th, to sail Feb for New
York.
Al Mayaguez about Jan ! s. sch Ira B Eleus.
Marston, from Philadelphia for Macorris and
New York.
Ar at St Thomas 22d inst, sch Eta A Stump
son. Coombs. Rockport
At Turks Island 18th inst. Schs Rebecca NJ
Walls, Smith. ON st Pierre fo Philadelphia.
repairing leak; Rhode Island, Soule, from st
Thomas. to sail 22d for Northern port.
AT Bermuda Jan %. brig Ida Maud. Beyer,
from ST Thomas for Boothbay, (wtg orders)
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

Boston Produce Market
BOSTON, Jan. 2T, l896.-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions, etc..
FLOUR.
Sspring patents. Mi in.. 3 S5(lS4 TO-
Spring pat. Wis. 1898 90
Spring, clear an straight, 3 1908 60.
Winter patents, 9Od4 10.
Winter. clear and straight, 2 5o@3 80.
ADD Zoe to the above for the jobbing rates.
MEATS.
Pork long and short cut, p BARREL ID 90.
Pork, light and hwy oacKs $12 O0@13 90
Pork lean lends 10 co.
Tongues pork, SIS 81: do beef $19 y Dbl
Beer, corned, So 60al1 so.
shoulders, corned ard fresh &c.
Shoulders. SMOKED. TIE.
hams. large and small, 9Aa G1o1ac.
Bacon. SC.
Pork. salt 7c.
Briskets, salt Z.
Sausages, 71ac.
Sausage meat. 6Iac.
Lard. ties at 61ac; pals at 7071ac: L. in nails
8N asa.
Beef steers 6a71a
Beef, fresh. Kinds s@1Oc; fores, 4a5c.
Lambs. 6@71ac y lib,
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Blasting ..3 50@4 90
Sporting. A sO06 90
Drop shor.25 lbs. L 80
Beck. b. BB.
T. TT. F.......1 90
II Sy.
Pressed. .$14Glb
Loose Hay S144S15
straw, car lots .S99l0
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-28

For Boston. express. g. 45 a. m. For Boston
and way stations, LOO. 4.l5 D. m. Arrive In
BOs, on. z a. M, E.27, S.44 D. M
Boston for Portland, 345 a. M
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-06-20

natural or man made, winch
they cannot themselves con-
troll, are placed at the mercy of
their stronger and more ra-
pacious fellows, it becomes the
sacred duty of government to
interfere, to stay the hand of
the oppressor, to assist those
who have fallen into the pit, to
deal out even-handed justice,
and to all alike guarantee
equality of opportunity.
And that to this end, with
the law of the past written or
unwritten, governments should
not stop, but as scientific stu
dents followed steam, electric
ity, etc., into new realms until
mans power over natural forces
has been many times multi
piled, so, into new fields and to
the new conditions that there
confront humanity, govern
ments should never hesitate to
follow, and with merciful and
impartial hand apply estab-
lished and accepted principles
of justice.
But our opponents reason
that is, they would if they had
the courage to follow their ar
guments to any logical con-
clusion-that government rep
resents society only as far as
the latter hitherto has come to
practically unanimous agree
ment, that any additions to the
social comfort, or new Prin-
ciples applying thereto, are not
entitled to recognition, and,
therefore, all who advocate
them are fanatical and revolu-
tionary. In other words: That
what has been must continue
to be.
And applying this PROPOSE
ton to the financial question,
they declare that because in the
past, legal tender fiat has been
mainly limited to those things
in which intrinsic value was
assumed, it should not, there
fore, ever be extended to any
substance lacking such value.
Rather than resort to such fiat
they would prefer that modern
civilization, as did those of old,
for want of the first essential to
the creation and distribution
of prosperity, should return
through famine, pestilence and
human slaughter to conditions
of primeva1 barbarism.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1896-06-20
agree that money is a medium
of exchange, a standard of de-
ferrcd DaYneut. a measure of

of exchange, a standard OF de-
ferred payment, a measure of
value, etc.
The gold school teaches that
the essence of money is intrin-
sic value; that money made of
material lacking this Irrational
bank notes, of course, excepted)
is dishonest and fictitious, and
that the only thing sufficiently
equipped with intrinsic value
to perform the money function
is gold.
The other asserts that intrin-
sic value is not essential to
money; that the legal tender
decree Of government LaW-
as the Legitimate development
of the agreements among prin-
tive men to confer upon some
thing the power to do the
money work, is the essence of
money, and the source from
which it's power and adaptable
ity to perform that work is de-
rived. And that money having
become the prime necessity of
civilized society, it's creation
becomes a duty of government
too vast in Importance to be LETT
to the accidents of an unCer-
tainty like the mining indus
try, and no more than the inn
position and collection of taxes,
or the protection of life and
property, ought to be subjected
to the whims and seltishness of
league of corporations acting
in concert from common motives
of plumber.
A division of the intrinsic
school are your so-called silver
men, as distinct from the adj
vocates of government legal
tenders. These gentlemen diff
fer with gold worshippers only
as to the exclusion of the white
metal from the sacred precincts
of Mammon's temple. In the
intrinsic" theory they are as
devout believers as the veriest
gold bug in Lombard street,
though, not for their lives,
without coming bodily into the
camp of the despised "fatists,'
can they account for the 90
cents worth of intrinsic" that
the melting pot or a hammer
blow "swipes" from the silver
The contention between the
"intrinsic" school and we who
believe that the essence of