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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
SILVER Stiffness.
Asinine Actions of tho Cheap Mone
Senators.

Senators.
If our national salvation depended
upon harmonious action on the cur
rency and tariff questions on the part
of the senate, the housp- and the presi-
dent, our case would be desperate. For
tunately the existing laws are sufficient
to preserve the public credit, notwith-
standing the efforts of the senate to
plunge the national finances into con-
fusion.
The frce-coinage substitute for the
house bond bill passed the senate Feb
ruary 1 by vote of AZ to 55. The sub
gtitute, it will be remembered, provides
for the coinage of standard silver dol
lars, as provided by the act of 1887, upon
the same terms as apply to the coinage
OF gold. 1t also requires the redemp-
tion of greenbacks and treasury notes
in silver or gold coin at the option of the
government, and the retirement of ma
tional bank notes below the denomina-
ton of ten dollars. Twenty-four demo-
Gratis, IS republicans, and six popu-
lists voted for it, while Is democrats
and 26 republicans voted against it.
The small majority by which it passed
indicated the decadence of the free-sil-
yer idea, for a straight free-coinage bill
| Lassed the senate in July, 1890, by n
ma ajority of 10.
The house in committee of the whole
refused to concur in the conspiracy to
injure the national credit by rejecting
the senate amendment to the bond bill
by vote of 100 to 80, thus demonstrate
ing to the country that the popular
barnch of the national Legislature,
which is closest to the people, is over
whelmingly in favor of honest money.
At the same time the friends of the
white metal in the senate retaliated by
| defeating by vote of 30 to 21 the mo-
tion to take up the tariff bill, which was
passed by the house last Christmas
week and which was designed to raise
needed revenues to replenish the de-
pieted national eXchequer.
In this proceeding the senate reached
the acme of silver Stiffness. The atti-
tu1e of the silver senatorial fiatists is
| Iidiculously absurd, for the reason that
| the house will never surrender on this
| question, and even if it did the presi-
dents veto stands in the way of any
conspiracy for the debasement of our
currency.
The senate was created to give to the
minority a veto power in the national
legislature, but it can go no further
The action of the senate means that the
senator's of at least 90 states, whose
terms expire next year, will have to an.
swer to the people, and some will be
dealt with roughly. The people have nc
patience with the senator's who propose
to betray the laboring classes by advo
eating schemes for lessening the pur
chasing power of our dollar.-Chicagc
Times-Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
FROM SOUND MONEY SOURCES

-. There is something of a prospect
that the silver states will flock by them
selves Mt the next general election
Detroit Free Press.
-. Reduced to figures the free sill
vcr element is ridiculously small. The
great centers of population, the large
and progressive states, the people as a
whole are overwhelmingly for sound
money.-Troy Times.
... .Silverites who attempt to com
mend their false theory to the people
under the name of bimetallism as n cure
for commercial and industrial evils are
like quack doctor who presents q
hurtful nostrum as cure-all for every
disease.-Chicago Chronicle.
THE silverites do not dare to flock
by themselves, knowing well that such
separation only would expose the small
ness of their numbers. BY wearing
the cloaks of the regular parties and by
keeping up n loud shouting they sue
ceed in making stir. By themselves
they quickly would fall into obacurity
Troy Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21

him on account of his nervousness at
first, but after standing up beside him
i'll one or two engagements they dropped
the funny business, and it wasn't long
before the entire regiment got so they
swore by 'Dutchy.'
During the seven days fight one
of our little drummer boys, who was
hit with piece of shell, was lying on
high, exposed point on the field, when
the regiment fell back a little. Pretty
soon there was a cross fire of light ar
tillery from the rebels at our right and
left and the little raised spot of ground
where Johnny was lying was right in
the center of the cross. Johnny was a
great favorite III his company, and many
sigh went up from the boys as they
looked over the field at that spot and
realized his danger. But there seemed
to be no way to help the little fellow,
and the only thing to be done was to
pray that the iron and leaden hail might
not touch him.
Then ten-pounder shell plowed
through the dirt ON the knoll, bound
ing over toward our left and burst
among the Ninety-frst Pennsylvania
volunteers. A groan went through our
ranks as the men saw the dirt flying
on the knoll, for the drummer was up
there, and just then 'Dutchy' dropped
his musket and made n break across
the open field for the little sum-
init, zigzagging right toward the rebel
lines. There was a moments lull in
the rafting musketry, an instant's
cessation of the cannonading and
'Dutchy' was seen to stagger and par.
tally fall once or twice, but he reached
the knoll and when he picked that little
youngster up in his arms it seemed as
though the whole gray-coat line jumped
up and waved their hats and cheered
him. Those fellows knew what bravery
was as well Us we did, and as Pfau
staggered back to our lines with the
little wounded drummer in his arms
there wasn't shot fired.
"'Poys, here's Shonny again. he
said, as he laid the moaning little fel.
low in the arms of big sergeant; then
he fell in faint, from loss of blood
When the doctors got him into the hos.
plLal and had taken off his clothing, il
was found that he had nine bullet
wounds, some pretty severe, but none
fatal. The poor fellow died a few
months after that of swamp fever and
was buried just out of camp with
more military honors than are usually
paid to an enlisted n."-Washingtor
Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
THE CAUSE OF 1T.
What Has Caused the Advance In the
Price of Silver.

What Has Caused the Advance In the
Price of Silver.
Notwithstanding the downfall of the
movement for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver on basis of sixteen to
one, there has recently been sharp
advance in the price of silver bullion,
which is now selling in New York at
70 cents, against SO cents a year ago.
What is the cause of this?. The COM
modify, under forced attempt to coin
it into silver dollars, declined steadily,
and now that it is left to itself it is
advancing. This is due in part to a fall
ing off in production by reason of the
disappearance of inflated values, but
it is also caused by an increased de
mand for shipment to Europe and
greater requirement for manufacturing
purposes. May it not also be attrib-
uted in part to the increased produc-
ton in gold? In proportion as the
latter increases other commodities
measured by the gold standard will
advance, and as matters are now pro-
crossing the time may come when sill
yer and gold will again meet. If, that
should happen, that which the extreme
silver men so much desire, and which
their selfishness and recklessness have
served to retard, might be reached even
through international agreement.
At any rate, the position virtually
taken by this country against the free,
unlimited and independent coinage OF
silver serves to attract more serious
attention to the subject of silver coin
age in Europe.
England hoped that the United States
would become the dumping ground for
the surplus silver product of Europe,
and that this country would cease to
use gold as a money metal. We would
therefore, have all the silver, while
England and other European countries
would have all the gold.
Now that this hope has been de-
stroyed, European countries find that
they must look out for themselves, and
it is already proposed to consider the
question seriously of reopening the
Indian mints to the coinage of silver.
Meantime, there is an increasing mar
lSet for the products of the silver mines
of the United States, and hence the
advance in price.-Cincinnat Gazette
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
SWINDLING CHARGED.
How Two Chicagoans Are Alleged.t0 Have
Mulcted Business Men,.

Chicago, March 17.-Patrick Larkins,
q saloonkeeper, and I. p. Vincent, a real
estate broker, are under arrest here
charged with swindling number of
Chicago business firms out OF an aggre-
gate amount of $4,000. 1t is alleged
that for the past three months, Larkins,
Vincent and another man not yet un-
der arrest have been going around the
city buying anything and everything
they could get on credit. In all cases
rctes were offeredin payment endorsed
by man named Rcinhardt. The notes
were accepted in numerous eases as the
endorser is rated as owning some prop
erty. 1t is alleged, however, that the
notes endorsed by Reinhardt amourt
to many times the value of the property
he owned and that now Ike has disposed
OF his holdings and left the city. Lar
kins and Vincent own practically moth
ing and are not good for the debts con-
trnCted
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
HE STOPPED A CANNON BALL.
The Wonderful Experience OF Union
Soldier.


was an eyewitness of the event
spoken of above, and can vouch for its
accuracy. 1t occurred the day Neg
lees brigade made the reconnaissance
on the south side of the Chickahominy
to Savage Station, the One Hundred
and Fourth (Pa.) leading. The troops
in front of us were Hunton's brigade
of Virginians. and their battery was
behind a wood about 600 yards from us.
The One Hundred and Fourth was in
line behind worm fence, between
which and the wood was an open field.
/ was mounted and near the left of the
regiment. The battery had been she'll
ing US for some time, a lookout in tree
top probably giving our situation so
the gunners could get our range. To
reach us the shells had either to go
over the wood or through it. noticed
a shell coming, cutting off the tip of a
tree-top here and there, and occasion
ally small limb, and was exactly in the
line of the regiment. 1t struck the
ground when it got beyond the woods
and ricocheted across the open field,
at hop-skip-and-jump gait, as it were.
1t took the top off one of the stakes
of the worm fence in front of the regi-
ment, and then plunged into the ranks.
1t missed the front-rank man, never
could tell how; struck Brown, who
stood in the rear rank Immediately be-
hind him, on the forehead, killing him
instantly, and ending it's wild career
by striking Lieut.. Croft on the breast
and falling at his feet. The lieutenant
was doubled up like rag, and sunk to
the ground, stunned, but not badly
hurt. 1t was shell, and not solid
shot; and Croft owed his life TO the
force of the shell being nearly spent
and the shell not exploding.-W. w. IL
Davies, in National Tribune.
TO dream of clear water denotes
| success in business.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
The MAN ON THE HILL.
Short Story of the Civil War Told by an
Old Soldier.


Short Story of the Civil War Told by an
Old Soldier.
This country had been reconnoitred
two or three days before, and now we
had come out with some little force,
n brigade or so, to tear up the railroad.
We struck the railroad at its intersec-
tion with a highway that ran north
and south, the railroad here running
about southeast and northwest. The
highway ut this point ran along the
foot of the eastern slope of little hill.
The railroad was laid through this
hill in u deep cut Just north of its sum
nit; it crossed the highway at grade,
and to the east of the highway it ran
along on low embanliment. The
country generally was slightly undu-
lating, with patches of woods here and
there, and there was a broken fringe of
trees along the highway, but the little
hill to the west of the road was quite
bare.
Some of the troops were strung
along the railroad and set to work tear
ing up the tracks, and others were held
in reserve; our own regiment was held
in reserve on the highway south of the
railroad. We were formed on the east
side of the road, facing west, under the
broken fringe of trees. AS we stood
resting there in place there was an odor
in the air that was unmistakable, and
the commanding officer ordered a party
detailed TO hunt up the bodies and bury
them.
The reconnoitring party had had
three or four little sBirmishes, Hnd had
lost number of men at one place and
another, and no doubt the enemy had
lost as many. One of these little sllir-
mishes had been right about where we
stood. This odol seemed to come from
the fields to the east of the road, and
the burial party went around to the
rear of the regiment and off in that
direction. They soon found two bodies
and buried them. Just as they got back
to the regiment one of the men in the
| line saw, and then half n dozen men,
and almost at the same instant half the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
THE MAN ON THE HILL.

men in the regiment, saw the figure
of man on the little hill to the west
of the road, plainly dead man, right
on the summit of the hill and clearly
outlined against the sky beyond; and
everybody wondered why he hadn't
seen it before, and the burial party
kept right on up the hill to bury it.
The regiment stretched along the road
little to the south of the southern
slope of the hill, and the burial party
approached the slope from the south.
1t lay upon its right side, facing
north. The right leg was extended
straight from the body; the left .eg was
drawn up SO that it formed an angle,
the left foot being beside the right
knee. From the hips up the body was
raised and supported upon the right
elbow; the right forearm was extend
ed to the front on the ground. The
left arm was held straight up in the air.
When we came around to the front
of this figure we found the face black
three days dead under southern
sun-but the features We're those of a
white man, and the uniform was that
of federal soldier; it was doubtless
one of our recommending party, and it
was easy to imagine therest. The con-
federates had fallen back up the slope of
this hill, dropped down the near side of
the railroad cut, across the track and
up the other side of the cut; and when
| they had come out on top again they
had fired at our men on tie other side
| of the cut. This man had evidently
been hit and dropped right where we
found him, for there We're no marks
to show that he had moved about. The
rest of the men kept on. They slid
down into the cut; a moment later they
appeared on the other side, clambering
up over the edge. Then, as they gained
the surface and started on in pursuit,
this man had risen as far as he could,
so that he supported his body on his
elbow, and had raised his arm aloft
and shouted, whether TO call for help
or to cheer the boys on, of course we
could not know; but death had caught
him and held him in that attitude.
We dug grave for him close at
hand, laid him in it as gently as we
could, and covered him over with the
cool, freshly-dug earth.-N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
THE FIRING CEASED.
And Both Sides Admired the Bravery Of
One Man.


You can't tell how far cat can jump
by the curl of its TAIL said an old regu-
lar army officer, land you can't Judge
of mans bravery by looking at his
face"
The remark was called out by story
that had just been told of sailors
actions during fight at one of our
southern seaport towns in the late
war.
1--WE had German named Pau in
my regiment along at the first of the
war;" continued the speaker, "whose
usually pale face would turn to an
nshen hue mt the firing of musket;
yet he had more cool bravery about him
than is often found even in born SOL
diers. The boys used to fire jokes at
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
Consolidated.

Columbus, o., March 1.-THE Ohio
and Pennsylvania branches OF the
new Nypano Railway company We're
consolidated into one company by arti-
cles of Incorporation filed with the Sec
retary of state Monday AFTERNOON. Tho
capital of the new company is $2O,Ooo,-
900, and the Zee of the state in the case
is Sah 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
National Revenue and cold Reserve.

National Revenue and Gold Reserve.
1t has been urged in some quarters
that the dwindling gold reserve is due
70 the deficits of our budgets; that, if
the revenue were increased sufficiently,
the gold reserve could be maintained
intact. There are only two ways by
which the treasury can obtain gold:
Q) through the payment of revenue, or
(2) just as blankets or shoes can be got,
by purchase-through the offer of
bonds or their equivalent. The first and
normal source of supply has. been en-
tirely cut off, and hence the reserve can
be replenished in only one other way,
;oloDg as the existing distrust continues
and that is by the sale of bonds. No
matter how much more revenue be
raised, no matter how much larger the
mere surplus of income over eXpendi-
ture may be, the gold reserve cannot be
maintained if that greater revenue and
that larger surplus consists of green
backs or silver money--the very objects
to be redeemed. To increase taxes, to
swell out the surplus, will not avert our
monetary danger unless thereby a
change is made in the kind of money
paid into the treasury. 1t seems like n
joke to say that increasing taxes will
Increase confidence in the standard,
when no gold can come in from an in
creased revenue, as things now stand.
The treasury has money, but not the
proper kind of money.-Prof. Laurence
Iaughlin, In The Forum.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
Brown Acquitted.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1s.-Ihe ee-
clesiastical court of inquiry which has
been engaged in Investigating changes
against Rev. Dr. G. o. Brown,. of the
First Congregational church of this
city, concluded it's labors hst night.
bringing in aa unanimous verdict ac-
quitting the pastor on every charge
AGAINST him
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
I.ahorers Meet Death.

Billings, Mont, March l7.-At tho
North Pacific stone quarries, IA miles
east of here, two men were killed Nom
day by powder explosion and three
others seriously injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
Train Robh.r Sentenced to uang.

Los ANGELES, CAL, March 1s.-Kid
Thompson, one of tho robbers of the
Southern Pacific train AT Roscoe sta
Non about two yeArs ago, was yester-
day sentenced to Ia hspged on May "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21
A Patriotic House.

Capt. Jud Haskins, who lives west of
Mount Vernon cemetery in Atchison,
Kan, is perhaps the most patriotic
man in that section. He lives in two
story frame house and has just COM
pleted the work of painting it red, white
and blue. The stripes run horizontally
around the house. The first stripe,
which is blue, comes up to the lower
windows; the second stripe, white,
reaches to the second-story windows,
and the balance of the roof is red. The
house looms up in great shape from the
road, and it is said that it looks rather
artistic. Capt. Haskins is an old sol
dier. Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21

The olfactory nerves may become
accustomed to any odor, however Of
fensiye. Men who work in establish
ments such as soap factories and the
like, where the stencil is often en-
tremely nauseous, are at first sickened,
but soon become habituated to the dis
agreeable odors, and do not notice
them.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-21

To dream of clear water denotea
success in business.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-20
KENTUCKY pops.
Their Delegates to st. Louis May Not En-
dorse the Chicago Nominee.

PADUcAH, KY, July 20.-Several
hundred delegates responded to the
roll-call, this morning, When the state
populist convention was called to or.
der by Hon. Joseph A. Parker. In his
address, he urged that the populist
fold was the place for every voter who
favored an American system Of finance,
and direct legislation, BY which the
people could vote direct upon import.
ant measures, and who was ready to
cast aside prejudice sand vote for the
common prosperity Of all.
The delegates to ~. Louis will be
suninstructed, but tits doubtful whether
they will be in favor Of endorsing the
candidacy Of w. j. Bryan. Some Of
the leaders hold that the best course
would be to nominate, Teller, and then
agree with the silver people to divide
the electoral tickets on the basis that
the strongest man should win after the
general result is known. This, they
think, would be practically the same
thing as endorsing the Nebraska can
didate.
LATER.-The populist statA conven-
lion here, to-day, by vote Of 240 to
107, adopted platform declaring
itself unalterably opposed to the en-
dorsement by the national convention
Of the peoples party al st. Louis of
the democratic platform and ticket
nominated at Chicago.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-20
A FAMILY MURDERED
A West Virginia Family Nearly
Wiped Out by Murderous
Woman on a Boat.
ANOTHER ISSUE OF BONDS
THE TRIAL OF DR.. JAMESON

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July 20.--Six
miles above here, occurred one of the
most horrible murders ever known on
upper Ohio waters. The scene was on
a shanty boat, and the killed are: A. j.
Call, Nettie Call, his daughter, and
Lottie. Another daughter is fatally
injured. Those in critical condition
are Grace Call, Otis Call and children.
Late last night, the Call family re-
tired as usual, Eta Robbins, at thos'
house, retiring with one Of the dauelS4
ters. A little boy, sleeping with II.
father, makes the following statement,
he being the only one, outside of the
Robbins woman, who is able to talk:
"At 8 o'clock, this morning, l was
awakened by Eta Robbins cutting my
father with double-bit ak. My sis
ters, Lottie and Nettie, ran into our
room, whereupon Miss Robbins turned
on them. She killed Nettie, and cut
Lottie several times, when Lottie leaped
from the boat into the river. She then
cut several of us and threw the ak at
Lottie, who was swimming to shore"
The woman acknowledges the killing
of A. j. Call, but denies the killing of
the others. Calls head was almost cut
off, and his heart was visible from the
wound in the breast. The head of the
girl killed was also almost cut off, and
her heart was cut out. The children
were cut in dozens of places. The
woman has been arrested and jailed,
and threats of lynching are openly
made,