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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14

that yoo left me swol<e to sense Of
my own worthlessness and degradation
perhaps l have even 20 thank you for
this awakening-and realize the bit
ter truth. But that night l found my
true vocation, my purpose, my man.
hood"
A bitter laugh came from the pillow
on which she had langnidly thrown her
self. II believe 1 left you with Mrs.
HoolSer-spaIc me the details"
The blood rushed 10 Brant's face, and
then receded as suddenly.
"You left me with Capt Pinkney, who
Ind tempted you, and whom killed."
he said, furiously
They were 10th staring at each other.
Suddenly he said: "Hush!" and sprang
towards the door, as the sound of hur-
ried footsteps echoed along the pas
sage. But he was too late; il was
thrown open TO the officer of the guard
who appeared standing on the thresh-
hold.
Two confederate officers arrested
lowering around our piclSets. They de-
mand to see YOU"
Before Brant could interpose two
men. in riding cloalls OF confederate
gray, stepped into the room with a
jaunty and sclf-confident air.
"Not demand, general" said the fore
most, tall, MISUNDERSTANDING man,
lifting his hand with graceful dcpre-
eating air. I'm fact, too sorry to bother
you with an affair of no Importance cx-
cept 20 ourselves. A bit Of after-dinner
bravado brought us in contact with
your pickets, and OF course we had 20
take the consequences. Served us right,
and we were lucky not TO have got bull
let through us. Gadl rmafroid my men
would have been less discreet lam Col.
Lagrange, OF the Fifth Tennessee: my
young friend here is Capt. Faulkner. of
the First Kentucky. Some excuse for a
youngster like him-none for met l."
He stopped, for his eyes suddenly fell
upon the bed and its occupant. Both he
and his companion started. But to the
natural unaffected dismay OF gentle
men who had unwittingly intruded up
on lady's bcdchambcr. Brnnt's quick
eye saw n more disastrous concern
superadded. Col. Lagrange was quick
to recover himself. as they both re-
moved their caps.
"a thousand pardons," he said. hur-
riedly, stepping backwards TO the door
But hardly need say 10 n fellow-offi-
Ger, general. that we had no idea of
making so gross an intrusion! We
heard some cock-and-bull story OF your
being occupied with an escaped or escnp-
ing nigger-or we should never have
forced ourselves upon YOU"
Brant glanced quickly at his wife.
Her face had apparently become rigid
on the entrance OF the two men; her
eyes were coldly fixed upon the ceiling.
Tie bowed formally, and with a wave Of
his hand toward the door, said
II will hear your story below, gentle
men"
He followed them from the room,
stopped 10 quietly turn the key in the
lock, and then motioned them To pre-
cede him down the staircase.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14

One OF the conspicuous lessons of the
election is the rcnsscrtion OF Mr.. Lin
coins immortal apothegm about fool
ing the people. The Colorado gang
tried their utmost TO fool the people on
the silver question, and undoubtedly
fool some of them ell the time. But
they did not fool all the people any OF
the time. and they find that the number
whom they did fool was ridiculously
small. Even those dupes they cannot
fool again. Free silver coinags as an
issue In American politics is as dead as
negro slavery, notification, secession
aud confederate currency.-N. \. Ad-
vertiscr.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14
nnrrIcr. to I.ducntlon.

You know Margaret wanted 10 get
a man TO instruct her In politics?"
Yes; how did she come out2"
We'll. she got one and after she
had listened 20 him five hours seven
other men came along and told her that
abe was on the wrong side OF the qucs-
ton. Chicago Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-11-14
LINCOLN,S HEIGHT.

fro DE Continued
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Wanted His Moneys Worth.

The robust looking farmer had fo1
the first time travelled on a train with q
dining car. He had read about the high
prices for train meals, so when he sat
down at the table he ordered some bread
and butter and cup Of coffee. The
waiter looked at him and whistled
softly. After the robust farmer had con-
cluded his slim repast a ticket for 81
was handed him.
"Great Scott! Do you charge 81 for
what little I ate?' he asked.
eyes, sab, 81 is the price Of de meal,
no matter what you ordah."
"What did you charge that man
there?" demanded the farmer, pointing
to a man who was eating heartily.
Zone dollah, sab. "
"Well, bring me everything ON the
bill of fare" said the farmer as he sat
down, tucked his napkin under his chin
and loosened the top button of his
trousers. Tory Budget.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Duluth News Tribune:

Duluth News Tribune: Can,
under the present circumstances,
this country alone establish the
ratio between the money metals
at Is to 1? It is as easy to assert
that, as it is to assert that we can
establish the ratio of 8 to ! or any
other arbitrary ratio. Of course,
to undertake at this time to change
the standard of our measure of
value, disrupt business generally
and ultimately land on silver
basis, might give US an opportuni-
ty to show our courage and a COM
mendable Christian resignation to
suffering, but under these condi-
tions to attempt to establish by law
an arbitrary ratio of values-to
attempt to do what none short of
omnipotence can accomplish, is
not courage, but stupidity, and
parenth etically it may be permissi.
Bile to remark, that the present at
tempt to establish the proposed
ratio is not as much battle
against England as against the
laws of nature.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

A dollar will always b. 100
cents, as long as the law provides
for cents, dimes and dollars in
their present proportion. The
green back dollars were always 100
cent dollars; even VIII en- they were
worth about Accents in:go]d, they
were 100 cent dollars in green
backs. The confederate paper
dollars were 100 cent dollars. The
old wild cat state bank dollars
were 100 cent dollars. The men
who say that with free silver
coinage the dollar will still be 100
cents are right. But when lOO
cents represents :;$19 grains OF
silver it will only be about half as
valuable as when it represents
1922 grains of gold.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

To hear the Popocrats howl
about the wrong of paying the
United States bonds in gold, one
would imagine that every dollar
50 paid the holders Of the bonds
was downright robbery. AS a
matter of fact over one.fourth OF
the national bonded debt was
created during Cleyeland's present
administration, and the nation
received gold for all these bonds
issued. What sense or honesty
is there in sav1ug that the govern.
ment should pay the .bondholders
back in silver, when silver isn't
worth much more than half what
gold is at the coinage ratioe 1t
may be "abuse" to say so, but no
honest man can favor it,. Some
people enjoy repudiating public
debts and contracts, but it is not
honest.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
NOTE OF THE POWERS.

1t Demands Restoration of Order and .
Strict Inquiry Into Massacres.
CoNsANT1NoPLE, Sept. 7.-Great anx-
iety still prevails here but there have
been no further disturbances. The
ambassadors have sent collective note
to the Turkish government, dwelling
upon the organized character Of the
massacres and citing several cases bear
ing this out. They quote the declara-
ton of two Mussulmans, who assert
that they were requisitioned by the
police, who provided them with
weapons and sent them to kill Ar
menians. Other and similar evidence
is also presented, and the ambassadors
finally demand strict inquiry into the
causes of the outbreak and the steps
taken to suppress it, and they insist
upon the severe punishment Of the cul-
prits. p"
-Four insurgents have been condemned
20 be shot at Manila, and 200 insur-
gents have been transported to the
Mariana and Caroline islands.
The Baltimore Sun points out that
''our good times have in the past al
ways been times when foreigners were
investing money freely among u.s. It
was not altogether or chiefly our own
savings that made business brisk. It
was the continued influx Of foreign
gold. Now we are unfortunately isolat-
ed by the threat of the silver basis and
shall be bottled up industrially if we
shall ever actually reach it. Our theo-
rists kill the goose that laid the golden
egg" 49,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

CRETE :%
ish misgovernment, to excessive taxation
without representation and to insulting
and oppressive treatment of Christian cit
liens by tho Moslems, who are in mi
nority Of the population.
The sublime porte has In previous 70
bellions pacifled the people with certain
concessions and promises, which were very
soon forgotten and disregarded after the
revolt was over. Again Turkey Is MAX
ing concessions, and at the instigation Of
the united powers the Moslem governor
general of Crete, Abdullah Pasha, has
been deposed and GeorH Berovitch Pasha.
q Christian, installed in his stead.
The new governor general is an Albani-
an, Of the Greek church, and was formerly
muhavir, or vice governor, Of Crete, in
which position he became we'll known in
Canea. Previous to his recent appoint
ment as vail, or governor, of Crete he was
in charge of the administration of Samos
and as such received the title Of Prince Of
Samos, which officially belongs to the
governor of that island. He earned in
Samos the reputation of being an honest
administrator. 1t may be added that as
vail of Crete he has no control over the
Turkish troops, which still remain under
the military command Of Abdullah Pasha.
Therefore, while he may do much to miti-
gate the governmental evils under which
the Cretans are suffering, he cannot
wholly suppress the military outrages.
While the Cretans are pleased with the
new governor general they are not alto
gcther satisfied. They are brave, war
like and independent people, but withal
rude and uncivilized. They have an in
tense longing for freedom or union with
Greece, and it is not likely that they will
rest content until one Of these goals is
achieved. A large majority of the popu-
lation are Christians, of the Greek faith,
and Turkish rule is very odious to them.
Since 1889 every description of misgov-
eminent has been In vogue. None of tho
money raised by taxation in Crete has
been spent ON the island; not even the
officials have been paid out of it, fofthe
whole sum has been immediately shipped
to Constantinople. ~ "
At the present time 80 great has been
tho mismanagemento or dishonesty that in
the matter of the salaries of Cretan officials
alone the government is 10000 Turkish
pounds In arrears. Two years bssck pay
is due the police department. in Crete Self
preservation being the first law Of nature,
it has become the fashion for Cretan Off
cials, who are nearly. all Turks, to help
themselves For some years past there
have been no greater robbers on the island
than the police.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
HOW TO SETTLE IT.
Only One Way Ont Of the Silver Question
Says Congressman Warner.

Only One Way Ont Of the Silver Question,
Says Congressman Warner.
Ex.Congressman John De Witt hkr-
ner opposes ex-Congress,nun Richard P.
Bland in q discussion of the money
question in the New York Journal Of
July l. Unlike many eastern men, Mr..
Warner has high opinion Of the abil-
ity, character and motives Of the silver
people. He thinks that both the leaders
and those in the ranks of the 10 to
army are earnest, industrious, sober and
God fearing American citizens, who are
smarting under actual grievances as tc
the real cause of which they are greatly
mistaken. We quote the following as Q
part Of Mr.. Warmers views:
This proposed law to make people &C.
cept silver is not asked for by anybody
who wants silver. It is just because
people do not want silver and will not
take it unless compelled to do so that
our free silver friends want law to
make them take it. The only people
who want the law are, therefore, not
those who want silver, but those who
want to get rid Of silver, or who, owing
gold and thinking they can buy silver
more cheaply, want to make their cred.
itors take it instead. It may be said
that, as to future matters, we could
make special contracts calling for gold.
That is just what they can do now in
regard to silver. As matter Of fact, q
large and increasing proportion Of con-
tracts do provide specially for payment
in gold. It is significant that no one
hears Of silver contracts. The reason is
no one prefers silver except for the pur-
pose of forcing it upon some one else.
The most serious feature of the pres
ent situation is not SO much the predica-
ment in which we find ourselves as the
apparent disposition in both parties not
to take the only way out, which, if !
may suggest it, is to accept the situa-
ton that the commerce of the world has
created for itself, to recognize its gen
eral acceptance Of the gold standard,
and, leaving to commerce the things
that belong to commerce, to resist any
attempt at interference either by our
own government independently or by
any combination between it and those
Of other nations
Personally believe gold to be far
superior to any other standard that is
even remotely practicable, but if our
commerce preferred silver should con-
slider it measureless impertinence on the
part of congress to interfere with that
preference And SO, certain as I am that
our commerce finds it more profitable
and natural to use gold as standard,
am all tho more opposed to any attempt
by congress to interfere with the natural
course of business. 4 Bad as would be
the effect Of free silver, more and more
of us are concluding that few years Of
apprehension and financial paralysis,
such as we have had, would be more
damaging than the actual experience Of
free coinage Of silver, trial Of which
would at least establish certain facts
and destroy sundry decisions.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Regular Meeting Held Satur-
day Morning-Report OF
:. the Business.
A. r. Blanchard Appointed as
Examiner-S School Hours
Fixed.

Regular meeting of the board m
educa ton held ut the First National
hank. Sept. 5, 1896.
Present, McNair. president: Rich
ard, Davidson, Schleusener and Lyon
of the hoard. and J. l.. Thatcher
The minutes of meeting Of August
/. 1896, were read and approved. On
otion, duly made and carried, the
bond Of A. r. Davidson in the sum
of $4,000, with NJ. Nj. Williams and
VIM. Davidson as sureties. was ap-
proved.
The following bills were allowed
and secretary and president author
lied to draw orders for their pay
PJ Gross, part bal. former
DiII............... ................. ~
John Denis & Co,................... 80
Pine Tree Lumber Co., wood. 50
The Transcript Pub CO........ Is
H F Schleusener, supplies
for hOOlS....................... ~ Is
E j Ring, repairs on Central
and Columbia. .............. 81 40
Some changes were made In the
High school course.
On motion, duly made and carried,
the purchasing committee was au-
thorized to have printed $50 copies
OF the High school course Of study.
On motion. duly made and carried.
the purchasing committee was in
structed to purchase carpet for plat
form in nigh school room.
In view OF the fact thatJ. G. Flynn
had removed from the city the place
held by Mr.. Flynn ON the board Of
examiners was declared vacant. On
motion, duly made and carried, A.
p. Blanchard was then duly elected
to ill the unexpired term of Mr..
Flynn.
On motion duly made and carried
the school hours for the first, second
and third grades were fixed at from
8 to 1870 u. N. and from to $3.50 p.
III.
Board adjourned.
F. W. LYON, Secretary.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Have Maceo Dead Again,

HAVANA, Sept. 1.-The military gov.
ernor of Candelaria, province of Pinar
del Rio, has notified Captain General
Weyler that he has been assured by
several countrymen that Antonio Maceo
the insurgent leader, died recently as
the result Of wounds which he received
in the attack made upon the military
train in the vicinity OF Taco Taco. Eff
forts are being made to ascertain if this
information is correct.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Gold Democrats to Visit Mckinley.

CANTON, o., Sept. 1.-Two of the
most notable events at the Mckinley
home for the coming week will be the
visit Of 1000 members Of the Demo-
cratic Sound Money club of Chicago
and the call Of the workingmen of the
Carnegie Homestead iron and steel
mills on Sept, -, ',.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Must Know About Fish.

WASHINGTON, Sept. THE United
States civil service commission will hold
an examination on Sept to fill va
cancy in the position of superintendent
Of construction for fish hatcheries in
the fish commission at q salary of 81 800
per annum. Applicants must have a
thorough knowledge Of fish culture, be-
sides general subjects.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

y The Duluth News Tribune had
a special telegram from 1ndianapo'
lis, announcing that C. "A. Towne
did not attend the convention of
the national Democrats. 1t was
the only national convention OF
the year that he did not attend.
He is making speeches in Illinois
for Altgeld. =
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
BRYAN Sundayed at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Sept, 7.-N|illiam Jen-
nings Bryan spent quiet Sunday in
this city. With Mr.. and Mrs. E: G.
Wall he attended Emmanuel Presby-
terian church. There were no demon.
strations of any kind further than a
few introductions to some friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Looking Ahead.

"Never mind brushing me of, por-
ter" said the careful passenger on the
sleeper. "You couldn't find speck of
dust on my clothes. ;"
dat am so, boss, but if you amt no
objection I'll jest 60 through the mo-
tions with my brush, kase must feel
dat earned dat quarter youse goin to
give me. detroit Free Press
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Letter Carrier. at Grand Rapids,

GRAND Raids, Mich, Sept.N7.-
About 200 delegates to the annual con-
vention of the Letter Carriers National
association are in the city. The COM
mittee on credentials is in session and
will have their report ready for adop-
ton when called for in the morning.
There seems to be more interest in the
selection of place for the next meet
ing than in any other matter before the
convention.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Erastus Wiman's New Scheme.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7.--Erastus Wi
man is in conference here with the
millers over plan to reduce freight
rates on flour from Minneapolis to New
York 10 cents. The route to be used
includes the Erie canal and the plan is
to take shape in the formation Of the
Consolidated Lake and Canal company.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Skeleton Under the House.

ST.. JOE, NO., Sept. 7.-While exca.
waiting in the rear of the old Jesse
James house, in which the outlaw was
killed in 1882, workmen came upon the
skeleton Of middle aged man who had
been buried without coffin or covering.
The common theory is that the skeleton
is that Of some victim of the notorious
Outlaw
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
Stone.

II ask you for bread" he Missed,
"and you give me stone
Darling, she protested
She tried to shift the blame to the
newspaper recipe she had followed. but
he would not be plaoated Detroit
Tribune. ..,..... j.. -.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

-Congressman Hartman, OF Mon
tana, is expected i'm the Sixth district
soon to help the free silver cause.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

Palmer is 70 Years old and
BucEner Is. They are not boys
from anywhere.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11
THE REVOLUTION IN CRETE.

A Long Struggle Against Moslsm Tyranny
r.. ana Corruption.
( The revolution in Crete, which occupies
prominent place In the cl1rren, cable dis
patches and which the average reader un-
derstands very little about, ia the tenth
uprising Of the kind since 1891. This re-
volt, like its predecessors. is due to Turk
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

While the free sllverite people
and papers do not do much public
talking or printing about the gov
eminent paying off its national
debt in silver dollars, that propo.
sition is frequently made in private
conversation. It is maintained
that as long as the bonds and in.
terest: was payable in ''coin" the
government should pay in silver.
The policy Of the government to
pay in gold was doubtless owing
to the fact that gold was practical
ly the money standard of the coun.
try for many years, and practically
no silver dollars were in circula.
ton for nearly thirty years. Be.
fore the greenbacks deprecated
gold was the metal money in cir
culation, and the plans of the
buyers and sellers of bonds was
logically on a gold basis. For
many years after the bonds were
issued the silver in silver dollar
was worth more than the gold in a
gold dollar, yet ''coin'' was so
plainly understood to mean gold
that the gold was paid for bond
interest on the national debt. The
demand for the repudlationists to
pay the bonds and; interest in sill.
yer came only when silver had
fallen greatly in value. The gov
eminent could pay 53.cent dollars
to it's creditors, or it could pay 3.
cent dollars. As Bryan says. no
outside nation can dictate our
financial policy; but it is hoped
that the people are honest enough
to dictate an honest policy. And
there doesn't seem to be much
doubt oft.
The Herald believes that the
proposition for the United States
to have free coinage of silver at Is
to is bad, and it objected to
having the Democratic party take
a position on that side. of the
money Question. But the Till
man.Altgeld crowd controlled the
convention, and the Herald follows
the Democratic party in the
wrong. Naturally the Herald is
somewhat embarrassed in its sup
port of free silver, and tries to
show Inconsistencies IN those who
honestly oppose free silver as now
proposed. It assumes what the
Transcript may believe regarding
free silver, and then finds fault
with the transcripts assumed
position. The Herald has no
grounds for assuming that. an in.
ternational agreement would bel
based on a ratio of Is to l, for
silver and gold. It might as we'll
assume a ratio of 4 to l or 40 to l,
and then show the dishonesty Of
those who endorse international
bimetallism. 1t may amuse the
Herald to discuss the silver ques-
ton i'll that way, but it is very
nonsensical.