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Evening journal., 1896-04-14

Designs In Paper look well on the wall. GEN
orally speaking, walls look best when made
invisible by paper. No beauty show nor con-
Eress Of bellies could present a handsomer dis
play than this one presented by our artistic
papers. IN which every roll belongs to this
seasons productions. and Is triumph of art
and novelty. We always revel in newp ess.
nlliDg up with so many new things that there's
no room for the old. LARGEST STOCK.
BEST WORK, LOWEST PRICES
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
Massachusetts Benefit
mn> Life Association,
Foundea 1881
Exchange Building, No. 53 state Street,
BOSTON.

BOSTON.
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS FOR 1898.
Insurance IN Force Dec. 81.
Policss written during the
year 2s. .ses
Insurancs written during
the year 4ii5. .75O 90
Amount carried to Surplus
Fund during the year s2oi. .Ooa Ol
Dividends paid 10 Policy
holders during the
year 1924 269 IA
Cash Hssetts sl,165 41O 9S
Total membership 81 $40
Al cunt raid In Losses 17c8 05s "a
Total amount paid In
Losses since orgauiza-
lion sli $50 49l 25
The folloxlng Is an extract from report Of
recent examination Of tho Association:
The company and the certihsste holders
are 10 be congratulated upon the corrrctness
and Clearness with which The books and
accounts are kept and the ca eful manner In
which the business is conducted"
Signed. GEORGE 5. NJ RRILL.
Insurance Commissioner, Massachusetts.
s. W. CARR.
Insurance Commissioner, Marie.
@. w. BROWNELD.
Insurance q mmissilLer. Vermont.
ALERT @. LANDkRS,
Insurance Commissioner. Rhode Island.
VIM. Nj. HAHN,
Superintendent OF Insurance. Ohio.
GEORGE A. LITCHFIELD, President.
W. G.. COhTHELL. Treasurer.
A. JASL0WSKY,
General Manager for Delaware.
Room 300 Equitable Building.
Evening journal., 1896-04-14
The empire

We don't have to meet pricss-We
make them-It's the other fellow that
has TO do the meeting-Our prices lead
the bargain seekers to The Empires
semi weekly bargain sales-Always In
formoat rank. you naturaly look to us for
bargains and you're sure to find them too
wednesday, April 18th
Starting At a. m. Wednesday we
place on sale the real &c check main.
sook-extrs quality at 3lc. ayard--A
saving OF nesrly !.
Ladies' yptian ribbed Vests, trimmed
with lace, round collar, the real 25c. ar
tlcle for at lao
Ladies' MerrImsc Shirting, Waists de-
sirabe patterns. 19o
Bleached satin damssk Table Covers
with Turkey red boArdsr. guaranteed
fast colors, the real 75c. kind At 36c.
Heavy bleAched Toweling. 18 inches
wide, ready for use, will not lint at Sic
yard
Dress Innings for skirts. all colors, Sic.
q yard
Mems white or fancy bosom laundsred
Shirts. made in the best manner. Tasty
patterns at 46c. worth 75c.
Capes and Skirts
$9.8o-shOrt velvet cspss ribbon
ruche
SO 98-Fine Faille FrRncAlse silk oapss
Lace and ribbon ruche-trlmmed with
st and Lsce were 81 co.
"a 38-Velvet CApes-tAifete silk lined.
Beaded with jet worth $500.
9i.19-Flgured Brithanllne skirts.
81 08-Fanoy Mohalr Skirts, lined
throughout. extra width. worth $500.
Mems blue overals-all aizss-ths real
60o vslue At 29c
Boys psToals shirtWAlsts. perfect
fitting, 1Sc.
Immensely Low.
Sc.-Men's grey chsviot Pants, suit.
able for evening wear, 95o. worth 80 90
The Empire Department Store,
209 Market Street,
WILMINGTON, DEL
JOS. GREENBAUM. Proprietor.
1
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
From the Kansas City World.

the United States are engaged in agri-
culture, and inasmuch as the people in
the great agricultural sections of this
country are interested in and attend
State and county fairs, they will no
doubt appreciate the above compliment
~ by the Republican manager of Mr..
McKinley's campaign. His statement
that the average attendant at a county
or State fair is great deal more inter-
ested in the six-legged calf, the sword
eater" ETC., than in the intricacies of
the financial question or the benefit of
high tariff is an insult to the intelli-
gence of the agricultural people of this
country, but is in thorough accord with
Hanna's general estimation of the great
common people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

minis to foreign countries without
charge. as proposed by gentlemen on
the floor of the House. My purpose
was to secure immediate Legislation that
would credit and dignity our silver
coin. I believe the law which we en-
acted this session will accomplish that
result. 1t utilities every dollars worth
of the silver product of the United
States, and even more. The value of
that legislation has already been ap-
parent in the enhanced value given to
silver. You may remember, as ihdicat-
ing my position on this subject, that
voted to pass the silver bill in the Forty
fifth and Forty-sixth congress over the
veto of President Hayes. l. shall be
very glad to write you at any time upon
any subject you may wish to be in
formed upon. With me, political and
economic questions are conviction, and
while may not always be right, am
always willing to let those whose suf-
frage seek know exactly what they are.
Very truly,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY, JR."
In explanation of this letter Mr.. Per-
kins makes the following statement:
The foregoing is a true copy of a
letter now in my possession, received
about October 1, 1890. The fact that
was an outspoken silver man and chair
man of Medina County Republican
Central Committee will account for, the
letter. 1t certainly induced the most
ardent support of Major Mckinley in
his contest for congress by myself and
other silver Republicans to whom
showed the letter."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

they have fallen in gold countries during
the last twenty-three years, we must ex.
pect the unit to appreciate about ~
per cent yearly. This adds annually
more than $500, 600. 600 of burden to the
$50, 227, 600. 600 of debt now existing in
this country.
The gold standard therefore straps
upon debtors an annual tax equal to
more than four times the cost of the
German standing army.
On the farmers alone the increase in
burden is near to $50, 600, 600 a year.
Think how many clothes must be
patched, toes go cold, backs be bowed
to toll and housewives go insane in
order to meet that unjust payment.
But this is a question of prosperity
as well as question of justice. The
gold standard hurts not debtors alone,
but the entire producing body. The
slow fall of prices it entails strangles
industry, as did the rapid fall of prices
in the panic year of 1898.
The gold standard means simply
chronic commercial crisis and hard
times. The workingman need not think
he can escape the handicap producers
are under because he gets the pay for
his product advanced in the form of
wages. The idea that wage-earners
benefit by the gold standard will take
rank with the fear of the 5O-cent dollars
as one of the two chief absurdities of
the campaign.
The delusion that free coinage will
cut the purchasing power of the dollar
in two is the offspring of dense igno-
rance of monetary science. Where could
the l, 500. 600, 600 additional dollars come
from that should permit twice as many
dollars to be paid away in every transac-
ton in the country?
What we want is to stop further fall of
prices. Initiation is not contemplated,
and will not occur to any considerable
extent. l should be astonished if, after
five years of free coinage, the American
dollar should purchase fifteen per cent
less than it does now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22

revolution. 1t was an act which, in
stead of being misrepresented by those
who have found it out and nailed it to
the gibbet of public contempt, has never
been adequately denounced. 1t was an
act which has positively blackened the
honor of the American republic. 1t was
an act which, though subsequently de-
Tended, even to the present day, by all
the purchased, ability of the world, is
nevertheless condemned by the con-
science and common sense of mankind
as the most cold-blooded, unjust, un-
called-for, unmitigated and damnable
outrage ever done in this century to the
rights and interests of great people!
The conspiracy of the International
The indignation of the people against
it has been of no avail. That power
which became organic as bondholding
class in America just after the close of
the civil war, has, by its league with
the financial system of Great Britain,
succeeded in trampling down truth and
justice, in choking the protests of a
mighty people, i'm destroying their in
dustries, in reducing them from pro-
prietors to tenants, in taking away the
rewards of labor and enterprise and in
establishing condition which tends in
evitably to the early and permanent in
stitution in the United States of peas
antry subordinated to the will and
purpose of their masters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
JIM I'L1,,

minis are closed in anticipation of the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. They will surely be re-
opened in anticipation of the remoneti-
cation of silver by the United States, if
the bimetallic system is approved by
the American people in November. In
the twenty-five years prior to the clos
ing of the Indian minis, the worlds out
put of silver was 22O, 600, 900 ounces
Of it the Indian minis coined $3.50, 600, :
600 ounces. There has been no pros
perity in India since the minis were
closed to silver, and England has felt
the depression there keenly.
France, I believe, would follow the
lead of the United States, and other ma
tions would rapidly fall in line. Wages
naturally would rise with prices, just as
they did during and after the gold boom
in California in 1S49. Wages doubled
in the twenty-five years following the
discovery of gold in California, and
were higher, relatively, than products. -
Editor Lloyd of the London Statist
was disinclined to talk at any length.
He has been advising British investors
of late to avoid purchases of American
securities until after the election.
Il do not know what to say regarding
the present situation he observed.
take great interest in the coming
election, but at the same time do not
care to offer an opinion.
But this I may confidently say-that
believe far too much has been made
of the great danger of the situation, for
have not the slightest doubt that,
whatever takes place, matters will adj
just themselves in time. The Ameri-
can people are quite capable of seeing
things in their true light, and any pol
icy approved by them, if found to be
inexpedient, will be set aside and
abandoned. This is the history of
American legislation.
Mr.. Lloyd declined to enter into a
more specific discussion of the question,
saying that it would be impairment for
a stranger to force his views on the
American people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
CAN'T GO TO FAIRS.
Marc Hanna Says That Republican
Orators are Wasted There.

Chicago. Sept. 21.-Marc Hanna has
decided that political speakers shall not
be sent to county or State fairs.
why cannot speakers go to the
fairs?" was asked Mr.. Hanna.
WELL" came the answer from the
director of the campaign, the average
attendant at county or State fair is a
great deal more interested in the six
legged calf. the sword eater, the balloon
ascension, the parade of prize stock. the
trotting races and the patchwork ex-
hibit than in the intricacies of the
financial question or the benefit of high
tariff. The people listen to the speech
for about three minutes and then hurry
away to buy red lemonade. The speak
ers only serve to increase the gate re-
ceipts. and that does not gain votes.
according to the manner in which the
national committee views the situa-
tion.'
The statistics of occupations COM
piled from the official census of 1890
show that about 80 per cent of the peo-
pie engaged in gainful occupations in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
MCKINLEY ENDORSED
FREE SILVER COINAGE
NOT MANY YEARS AGO.
Laid Particular Stress Upon the Fact
In a Letter to e. s. Perkins in 1900.
WAS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.
Also Declared He Had Twice Voted
For the White Metal While in
Public Life.
AN EYE-OPENER FOR HANNA

Special to the Republic.
Canton, O., Sept 29.-The contents of
a letter written by Major Mckinley six
years ago to friend, in which the
major stated he was for free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver, has come to light.
1t was sent to E. S. Perkins, of Wey-
mouth, O., then a member of the State
Legislature. A copy of the letter fol-
lows:
Committee on Ways and Means,
House of Representatives, Washington,
D. c., September 81, 1s90.-To Hon.
E. S. Perkins, Weymouth, o.: Dear
Sir-I have been so busy for the past
three weeks that it has been impossible
for me to give any attention to matters
in the district, which fact, / believe,
my friends will appreciate. / have
been waiting for moments time that
might answer two or three letters here
tofore received from gentlemen in Me-
dina County in relation to my position
on the silver and other questions. /
have always been in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of the silver pro-
duct of the United States, and have so
voted on at least two occasions during
the time l have been in public life. /
was not willing to extend the coinage
to the silver of the world, and open our
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
COST OF THE GOLD STANDARD.

Prof Edward A. Ross, Professor of
Economic Theory and Finance in the
Stanford University, says in an article
written for the San Francisco Examiner
of September 27:
am unquali6edly in favor of imme-
date free coinage of silver by the United
States without waiting for the action of
any other nation.
The justification for this lies in the
frightful cost of the gold standard. If
prices continue to fall in the future as
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
AN ENGuSHMAN ON SILVER.
The Leading European Countries will
Follow the United States.

New York, Oct. 3.-The Campania
from Liverpool and the Paris from
Southampton came in this morning,
laden with talent. Among the notable
arrivals were Archbishop Martinelli,
successor of Cardinal Satolli: Secretary
Herbert, Colonel Tom Ochiltree and
Moreton Frewen, vice president of the
Bimetallic League of Great Britain
Thomas Lloyd, editor of the London
Statst.
Moreton Frewen is here to study the
political situation and to see for himself
how the people view the currency ques-
tion. He is a tall, straight, natty-look-
ing Briton and is perfectly at home
in New York. He is brother-in-law of
Lady Randolph Churchill, having mar
ried one of the daughters of the late
Leonard Jerome.
II have come here" Mr.. Frewen
said, to watch the election. Advocates
of bimetallism the world over are in
terested in it. I believe that if the
United States admit silver TO their
minis at the ratio of 16 to 1, the Eu-
ropean nations will follow suit. Agri-
culturalists everywhere want silver. In
Germany the Agrarian party is strongly
in favor of the double standard. M.
Meline, the new French prime minister,
is an enthusiastic bimetallist. I have
talked with leading men of many coun-
tries in Europe, and the general senti-
ment is that if the United States take
the lead in the movement, silver will be
restored to its old place in the currency
of the leading nations of the world.
every probably" Mr.. Frewen added.
in reply to a question, 1.-The election of
MIR. Bryan would result in a temporary
panic in the stock market. Timid in
vestors in England, who are ignorant of
the silver question, and who trust en-
tirely to the London bankers. might un-
load their holdings on the market. But
the trouble would speedily subside and
everything would settle down nicely
and everybody would be better off,
think that you will be able to coin
silver at the ratio of 1e to l. The silver
OF the world will not come here. Why
should it, when European silver has
been coined at 15K to II OF course,
they have stopped coming it. but even
at that, you could scrape Europe and
you would not get more than Is. 600. 600
ounces of silver bullion.
will stake my reputation as a pro-
phet on the prediction that England
will. in the event of MIR. Bryan's cleo
tion, reopen the Indian minis. These
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
THE CRIME OF '73.
What John Clark Ridpatf1, the His
torian, Says About It.

Words are inadequate to describe
the profundity and criminality of this
scheme 1.-THE demonstration of silver.
1t was carried into effect by the act of
February Is. 1873. 1t was done by a
turn of Shyiock's wrist. so adroit. and
one might say devilish, as to be indie
scribable in the phraseology of this
world. It was an act on which no king
of the seventeenth century would have
ventured without mourning the risk OF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-10-22
THE GRIP OF GOLD.

Now That Mckinley and Hobart Have
Been Nominated on a Gold Bug
Platform, the following Dispatch
Becomes Very Interesting.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
That New Pacific Gable.

NEW YORK, July 24.-In an in
terview last night Sir Mackenzie
Bowel, who has just returned from
London, said:
"The proposed Pacific cable will
run, if constructed, from British
Columbia to Australia. 1t is most
necessary. The feasibility, prsc-
ticability and desirability Of such
system has already been estab-
lished, and about the only thing
that the conference will be called
upon to determine lie the mode of
management. What we want to
find out is whether 1t will be sub
sided by the government or owned
by the government. That will be
decided at the conference to be
held in the latter part Of October"
Those who will take part In the
negotiations beside cable projec-
tors, are Lord Selburne, of the
colonial office; Mr.. Murray. acting
for the treasury; Saul Samuels,
and the Hon. Duncan Gilly, who
will represent the Australian colo
niaS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
CUBAN AFFAIRS.
WEYLER REPORTS HIS USUAL MUM
Der OF VICTORIES.
Band of Fihbusters Land, Run Into the
Spanish Column, Flee Into the
Brush and Starve.

NEW YORK, July PA special
ito the Herald, from Havana, says
Lieut.. Col. Albertgoti from Aqua
cate, officially reports having de-
feated the com bined insurgent for.
ces under Aguierre and Arapguin
near Caragua. Alberti estimates
that there were more than 1000
men on the English plantation
near there on Thursday. The
Spanisrds captured the rebels mu.
lpitions, arms and horses. In Pinar
Del Rio, the insurgents renewed
their attack upon the trocha at the
southern section, between La Cab
riel and Santa Anna, being repuls-
ed with loss.
An official dispatch from Gibra-
IRA, Eastern Cuba, reports the de-
feat Of the rebel chief Cornelio Ro-
jas at Vegas de los Msno. The en-
emy's loss is estimated as very
heavy.
KEY WEST, Fla, July 90
Twelve Of the fillibusters recently
landed in Cuba, by the steamer
Three Friends, have been killed by
Spaniards according to letters re-
.ceived here. They were landed at
q point east of Havana. A small
band of insurgents were in wait.
ing and took the arms into the
mountains. While waiting they
were discovered by Spanish col
umn, andrthe f1llibusters fled into
forest and for four days were with
out food. After that time, and
some mad died from hunger and
exhaustion, they met some insur-
gent scouts who undertook to
guard them to place OF safety.
Soon after meeting the scouts they
ran into a column of Spaniards,
and Gabriel Ofiial and Louis Pay
roll, of Key West; John Floyd, of
Columbus, Ga, and Pierce Akin
son, who is related to a Jackson
vifle family, were among the, killed.
The names of the other eight men
killed have not been heard.
The other members of the expe-
dition eluded the Spaniards and
after great suffering reached an in
surgent camp.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
Robbed Letter Boxes Right Along.

CHICAGO, July 25.-After q hot
chase through the down town
streets in which they were Joined
by more than two score citizens,
two postoffice inspectors last night
captured Harry d. Thurgate and
in the arrest put quietus to the
systematic robbing OF mail boxes
in the business district. He was
detected in the act of removing
packages from the top Of letter
box in an Office building. The
prisoner was Immediately handed
over to Inspector Stuart in the
postoffice building. In the in
spector's presence Thurgate at
once broke down and acknow-
lodged his guilt. He directed his
captors to his room where $4,000
worth of stolen property were
recovered. The goods were packed
in five mail sacks and trunk and
taken to the postoffice. For over a
month many business firms have
been reporting to the postal AUTH
critics the loss of packages sent
through the mails.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
Vanderbilt out Of Danger.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt, ST., is slowly recover
ing according to reports made by
his physicians. Drs. McLane and
Draper visited Mr.. Vanderbilt last
night and both said that the pa
tient was gaining in strength and
vigor. AS soon as he arrived in
the city, Chauncey M. Depew call
ed on Mr.. Vanderbilt. After leav-
ing the house, DR.. Depew said:
"Mr. Vanderbilt looked much bet
ter than 1 expected to find him.
1 heard alarming reports In Europe
and they gave me considerable un.
easiness. He lie now, however, out
OF all danger, and all he needs is
rest. think, however, that 1t
would be wise for him to give up
hard work for several months.
Then he would be all right"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
New Missouri Railway.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 25.-
The Omaha, Kansas City and East
ern Railroad company was incor-
porated today with capital stock
OF 81, 100000. The object is to con-
struct thirty-four miles of road be-
tween Plattonsburg, Mo-, and Tren-
ton, Mo, purchase the Quincy,
Omaha and st. Louis railway, run.
ming from Quincy west to Trenton,
also to purchase the Omaha and
st. Louis railway, running from
Plattonsburg to Omaha, and this
secures a continuous line from the
Missouri river to Quincy on the
Mississippi.
The stockholders are A, E. Still
we'll, E. l.. Martin, j. j. Martin, j.
Cairnes, g. A. Bradley and j. L.
Nuthenins. OF Kansas City; John
l.. WEIGH, Philadelphia and Theo-
dore Gilman, Jr,, OF Yonkers,
N. Y.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
BRYANs LITTLE TELEGRAM.
Says he Will Not Have Anybody But
SeWall and That Settles It.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-The follow
ing will explain itself:
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-To VIM. j.
Bryan, Lincoln, Neb. III the Pop
ulists nominate a vice-president
first, and it is not Sewall, what
shall we do / favor your decli-
nation in that case. Answer
quick. (Signed) JAS. f. JONES,
Chairman National Democratic
Committee. -. -
LINCOLN, Neb., July 25.-Sena-
tor James E. Jones, chairman Ma
tional Democratic committee, st.
Louis 81 fully agree with you.
Withdraw my name il Sewall is
not nominated.
(Signed) VIM. j. BRYAN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
Just Escaped a Collision.

NEW YORK, July 25.-The Cum
arder Lucanis, west bound for this
point, and a French line steamer
going west, came perilously near
smashing into each other while
cropping their respective way,
through thick fog which blank
cited the sea to the eastward of
the banks on last Tuesday night.
The name OF the French vessel
could not be made out, but the
Lucania's officers thought her to
be the Touraine. That vessel sail
ed from this port last Wednesday
for Havre.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
For Labor Day.

AT meeting Of the Trades coun-
Gil last night it was decided 10 cell
citrate National Labor Day, the
first Monday in September, in an
appropriate manner at some pleas
ure resort in this city.
Committees on arrangement,
grounds and printing were sp-
pointed.