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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

This list could be extended to include
every employment. each of which would
show the same superiority of wages in
this country. when the country was
under protection, with the wages Of ma
tions on a silver basis and paid in silver.
And 1t may be added that In each of
these silver countries gold coin will now
purchase double the quantity of goods
which silver coins of the same nominal
value would pay for.
Very unfortunate is the correspond
ent's allusion to the ''serfdom" of those
engaged in agriculture, since it is the
practical condition of agricultural labor
in most OF the nations on a silver basis.
The ryot Of India lives in hut. wears a
breechcloth, and is paid from to 10
cents a day for raising wheat which he
is too poor to eat. The conditions in
China are no better. while citizen of
the United States must go to Mexico to
witness universal poverty and scantiness
of living among the people who till the
soil.
AS to "cheap money and lots Of it,"
the first can be found in the silver-basis
countries. but not the last. 1t is fact
that nearly every nation on a gold basis
has more silver In circulation than have
the silver countries which have no gold.
Here are the figures cf the per capita
circulation Of silver in gold-basis and sill
ver-basis countries:
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

room. and from the fact that one thousand
eggs alone were consumed II may be judged
that the appetites Of the members were
sharpened considerably by their stay in the
House. At 8 o'clock this morning the man
ager OF the coffee room, Mr.. Sortie. had sue
ceeded in purchasing the entire contents of
fish store located in the neighborhood of the
House. He loaded these provisions into a
cab and conveyed them to the House. He
then started on another foraging expedition,
and eventually returned with two cabs full
OF fresh bread. butter. milk. coffee. tea.
rolls, sausages, bacon, ham, etc, and the
prospects OF starvation for the members soon
vanished. With a good breakfast the COM
moners began to look at the agricultural rat
ing Dill in more favorable light and ami
cable discussion was resumed.
Repeated closures followed. and at $50 &.
m. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the LIB
eral leader. again tried 10 adjourn the House,
declaring that the governments fatal pas
sion for closure had destroyed the good feel
ing and faith of the House." adding, ''it Is
an evil day when the House can no longer
rely on the promises of the governmnt. In
my long experience / have never known q
bill conducted In such an arbitrary man
defeated.
Finally. at 80 p. m. just as the members
Were getting hungry again and longing Tor
luncheon. with the manager of the coffee
room preparing for another reconnoitering
expedition, all the clauses of the bill were
agreed TO. and. with many signs of relief, the
House adjourned until June l. and the
members hurried away TO their clubs or
homes for luncheon.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
YANKEES AT MOSCOW
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE UNITED
STATES RECEIVED BY THE CzAR.
Long Session OF the British House Of
Commons-Party Spends a Night
ON a Great Wheel.

MOSCOW, May 2.-The Duke of Con-
naught, representing Queen Victoria at the
coronation festivities. has presented to the
Czarina the grand cross of the Victorian
Order, which has been newly founded by
Queen Victoria, and also an ornamental
vase of the Armada pattern.
The Car to-day received in private audi
ence the United States minister, Mr.. Breck-
inridge, and then received the special en-
voys Of the United States sent TO represent
the government OF the United States at
the coronation together. These included
Gen. A. Med. McCook and his brother, Aid
de-camp Scriven, Commander Bronson and
Maj. j. w. Patzki, of the special embassy,
and Rear Admiral I. o. Selfridge, in COM
mand of the Mediterranean squadron, who
brought his flagship the Minneapolis, to
Cronstadt to attend the coronation as the
naval envoy of the United States. Mr.
Breckenridge, the United States minister,
Mr.. HI. H. Pierce. secretary of the United
States legation, and other civil representa-
tives wore for the first time at the Russian
court the full civil dress prescribed for
those who are not allowed to wear the Off
cial uniform. This dress consisted of an
evening coat with plain metal buttons, a
white vest. knee breeches and black silk
stockings and no ornament
The United States minister, the special en-
voys and their staff. tonight attended re-
ception given by the Russian foreign minis
ter, Prince Lobonoff- -Rostovsky. Next week
Mr.. Breckenridge Will give a dinner to dis
tlnguished American visitors to the corona
ton, and later, probably on June 3, will
give a reception. inviting the Russian
princes and foreign princes attendant upon
the coronation and the foreign ambassadors
and about a thousand others
The special embassies TO the coronation of
France, SPAIN Japan and Corea were also
received in audience by the Gar and Car
ina in the great Palace of the Kremlin to-
day. A gilded six-horse coach and seven
four-horse carriages were sent to fetch each
embassy and suite. Each embassy was es-
'corted by six mounted grooms and was re-
lin. where they were conducted with great
ceremony TO the Alexander salon and thence
to the Ekaterina Hail. where they were re-
ceived m audience.
A Berlin dispatch to the London Daily
News says: According to news from Mos
COW, after the coronation the Cars great
uncle Grand Duke Michael Nicolaievitch,
will resign the presidency of the State Coun-
ell and retire from public life. He will be
succeeded in that office by the Grand Duke
Vladimir Alexandravitch, the Cars eldest
uncle, whose post of command in the guards
gees to the Grand Duke Sergius, whose Wife,
formerly Princess Elizabeth of Hesse is the
Czarina's sister. who will thus be located at
st. Petersburg. 1t has been the Czarina's 8
desire TO have her favorite sister near her.
Count Woronzoff Daskhoff will succeed Grand
Duke Sergius as Governor General Of Mos
cow " ~ ct
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
CHEAP MONEY IGNORANCE Ex-
POSED.

Yesterday the Journal published
communication which is a fair sample
Of the loose and unreliable statements
made by the advocates of cheap money.
The following extract is a fair sample:
gold standard is handmaid of free
trade. Gold has always been the. money OF
the free-trade countries. 1t has always been
the money OF countries whose labor was de-
bauched and whose agricultural and indus
trial interests were broadly suggestive Of
serfdom.
AS matter of fact. Great Britain is
the only nation whose tariff is based
upon the theory of revenue which uses
the gold standard China, India, Japan
and nearly every country upon a silver
basis have tariffs for revenue only. On
the contrary, France and Germany, both
of which are upon the gold basis, have
protective tariffs, the latter changing
from revenue to a protective tariff
since 1t adopted the gold basis. The
further statement gold has always been
the money of countries whose labor was
debauched' is so notoriously false that
Ii is cause OF surprise that man of
any information upon the subject should
make It. The nations which pay the
highest wages in the world are those
whose money is held to the gold basis.
They are the United States, Great
Britain, France and Germany. Under
our system, which holds silver to par
ity with gold. which came into force
with the resumption Of specie payments
in 1879. wages steadily advanced until
the free-trade tariff came with Cleve-
land, for whom many so-called free-sil-
yer Republicans voted. The report of
the Senate finance committee shows that
the simple average of wages advanced
over Is per cent. between 1880 and 1891
based upon the Importance Of industries,
was more than Is per cent. Mulhall's
statistics show that wages in Great
Britain. France and Germany have adj
vanced over so per cent. since 1870 for
mechanics and other skilled labor. Mis-
cradle as they are, the wages OF farm
labor in England advanced so per cent.
from 1850 to 1850. Free trade has serious
ly affected the agriculture of England
since 1880. Both in Germany and France
farm wages advanced about so per cent.
between 1850 and 1880 Since Germany
adopted protective tariff wages in the
iron and like industries have advanced
from 10 to Is per cent.
All countries whose money is on a sill
yer basis are notoriously low-wage peo-
pies. The lowest wages in any gold
basis country are much higher than in
the silver money nations. and in some Of
the gold-basis nations wages are three,
four and even FIVE times as high as in
the silver, purchase. power considered.
as the following comparisons Of the
weekly wages of 1891. published in the
Chicago News Almanac, show:
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

Two Of US took a tour through Mexi-
CO short time SINCE" said a we'll
known resident of this city; when we
took meal at a railway restaurant a
United States standard silver dollar paid
for both Of us, but when offered a Mex
lean silver dollar 1t paid but for one
meal. so that two silver dollars bought
no more food in Mexico tharf an Ameri-
can silver dollar. This was because the
American dollar can be used in the
United States to purchase as much mer-
chandise as gold dollar. while the free
coinage of silver makes the Mexican sill
yer dollar worth no more. wen in Mex
leo. than the market price of the bullion
there is in it." If the United States
should pass to silver basis through free
coinage the present silver dollars. except
to pay debts, would purchase only the
amount of goods for which the silver
bullion could be exchanged.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
A NIGHT ON THE GREAT WHEEL.
Experience OF a Party Of Pleasure
Seekers at Earl's Court.


Seekers at Earl's Court.
LONDON. May PA party of pleasure
seekers has had an experience at Earl's
court they will not soon forget Yesterday
evening large number of men, women and
children entered the great wheel there
known as the gigantic wheel and recre-
alton towers This structure is an imita-
ton of the famous Ferris wheel Of the Chi
cago worlds fair, but it is larger. the high
est point of the London wheel being 800 feet
from the ground. while the top Of the Ferris
wheel was only 264 feet high. Then again,
the London wheel carries forty large cars,
while the Chicago wheel only had thirty
SIX All the cars of the Chicago wheel were
alike, but ten of the cars Of the London
wheel are upholstered and luxuriously fur
nished for the use of first-class passengers
Five of these are reserved for smokers and
five for nonsmokers: the remaining thirty
cars carry second-class passengers, the full
capacity of the wheel being Loo people, On
top of the towers On which the wheel re-
wolves are two promenade saloons.
Shortly before S:15 O'Clock last evening the
whe, sared with qnt9e number Gf
500, when the structure ceased revolving.
At first little or no attention was paid to
the matter. but as time passed and the
wheel would not bulge those who were able
to do so left the cars and steps were taken
to rescue those who were imprisoned higher
up: Ladders Were procured pro- ana later ate 49, n@ fire
efforts quite a number were compelled to
remain aloft. Every means was resorted to
to feed them and make them comfortable for
the night. They eventually went to sleep,
but woke this morning early and in a very
hungry condition. By means of ropes cans
of coffee and baskets of bread and other
provisions were hauled up to them and the
work of trying to revolve the wheel was
resumed. But 1t was not until noon to-day
that the prisoners were finally released amid
much cheering from the crowds which had
assembled to witness the rescue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

j. F. E., Kennard: Silver dollars were au-
thorized in the law creating the mints. Conn
paratively few. however, were coined. Be-
tween 1896 and 1896 1.540,000 of such dollars
were coined In 1896 President Jefferson is
sued order suspending the coinage OF
standard dollars. No more were coined
until 1886, when 1000 were minted, and 300
more were coined in 1Ss9.r From that time
until the suspension of such coinage In 1873
about 100000 standard dollars were made
at the mints. No more were coined until
1878 when %. 4s5 $50 We're coined. From 1873
until the present time over 42O.oOo.ooo silver
dollars have been coined.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

The enthusiasm which all classes and
many iiationalities are showing in the
coronation ceremonies at Moscow indi-
Gates that the Russian government prcb-
ably has as general and loyal support
from its subjects as most other European
governments. Nihilism in Russia is the
counterpart or socialism in Germany and
popular unrest In other countries. Ulti-
mateIy. nc doubt. popular rights and
popular government will prevail
throughout the world. but not for long
time. Meanwhile. the Russian govern
ment Is probably as well adapted to the
Russian people In their present condition
as any other would be.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

The suggestion that the colored race
should be represented in one or both of
the sculptural groups yet to be added to
the soldiers monument seems fantastic
and far-fetched. 1t certainly has no
connection with art The Journal would
be the last to underrate the loyalty or
belittle the services of the colored people
during the war, but whatever they did
was done as American citizens, and they,
in common with other American citizens
Of all nationalities. are sufficiently repre-
sented in typical figures of patriots act
peace. If typical negro should be in
troduced In the groups. why not also a
typical Irishman, typical German, a
typical Dane, typical Scotchman, each
Of which nationalities had as many men
in the Union army and some of them
far more than the colored race? The
monument is not intended to represent
nationalities or races, but an idea More
over. 1T is distinctly monument to the
soldiers and sailors of Indiana, and there
were very few colored men in the army
from this State. The danger of attempt
ing to introduce distinctive element in
the groups is that 1t would mar the har-
mony and homogeneity of work which
is intended to be essentially artistic. and
which may be weakened if not made
ridiculous by attempting to convey eth
nological lessons In stone.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
BAPTIST MISSIONARY UNION.

Eighty-SecOnd Anniversary Of the
socfety-Dr. Colby Chosen President.
ASBURY PARK, n. j., May 2.-The
eighty-second anniversary Of the American
Baptist Missionary Union was the order at
the Auditorium to-day. The celebration will
continue until tomorrow evening. The Rev.
Henry F. Colby. d. D.. Ohio, the president
of the Union. delivered the annual address.
The appointment of committees. reading OF
Athe reports of the executive committee.
treasurer and committee on arrangements
concluded the morning session. The election
Of officers resulted in the selection of Rev.
Henry F. Colby, ID. D.. Of Ohio, as presi-
chusetts, and Rev. d. ID. MacLaurin. Of
Michigan, vice presidents, with Rev. Henry
s. Burrage. ID. D., OF Maine, as recording
secretary. TIE board OF directors elected for
Ministers-W. T. Stott. ID. D., of Indiana:
H. NJ. King, ID. D.. Of Providence. r. l.:
w. T. Chase. of Pennsylvania: George c.
RoIss4s Of u oDnecaicnf G % .sSssnnei oE,
D.. of Pennsylvania: John H. Upestone. Of
New York: b. i. Wbiteman. D. a. of Dis-
trict OF Columbia; Edward Judson, D. D..
Of New York; G. II. Hobart. of California;
s. Holmes. d. D., of Indiana; Bennem ID. ID.
Laymen-Percival Pennoyor. Of Maine: w.
1. Keene. N. D., Of Pennsylvania; G.. r.
Cutting, Of New York; A. G. Davis, OF Mich-
igan; L. K suler. Of Vermont: o. NJ Vent
worth. Of Massachusetts; Samuel Colgate.
of New Jersey: b. +. Jacobs, OF Illinois
Women-Mrs. Horace A. Noble OF Buffalo.
Mrs. VIM r. Spencer. of waservIlie. Me-:
Mrs. John H. Randall. of St Paul. MINI:
Mrs. w. Z. Lincoln. OF Pittsburg
At the evening session Rev. Thos- 9. Bar
or Africa, made addresses.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
Senator Butler. of North carolina :.

Senator Butler. of North Carolina, is
Popui1st whom the Republicans helped
to elect Ever since his advent in the
Senate he has devoted himself to assail-
ing the public credit. His bill declaring
against the further sale of bonds Is said
to repeal the whole OF the resumption
act. 1t would be extremely unwise for
the Senate TO take up such a measure
at the present time. since 1t will be re-
markable IL it's agitation now does not
create disfrust which Will affect the
business OF the country. There seems to
be determination on the part Of the
Populists and the silver State Senators
to create panic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
TEACHING OF A SENATE INCIDENT.

II any Republican or protectionist has
been persuaded that there is no purpose
on the part OF the Democrats in Con-
gress and in the country generally to in
sist upon a revenue or free-trade tariff
and upon the features of the present
Democratic tariff law he should read and
consider the proceedings In the Senate
on Wednesday. Senator German offered
an amendment to the Notifications ap-
preparation bill which provided for the
issue Of $100.o0O,000 of 3-per-cent. treas
ury certificates to make good the deficit
OF the revenues. Senator Sherman op-
posed the proposition. and the amend
ment was lost In vigorous speech
Mr.. Sherman told the Senate that the
passage of the House revenue bin would
AFFORD sufficient revenue. Mr.. German
did not deny this. but. instead Of accept
ing the suggestion, made an appeal for
nonpartisan revenue legislation, which
he explained by saying that the repeal
OF the drawback OF the tax on spirits
now extended to manufactures and the
imposition Of a duty on tea and coffee
would furnish adequate revenues. That
Is. Mr.. German would incorporate more
OF the revenue system of free-traders
into the tariff law.
Here is the differences: Senator Sher-
man would pass a tariff bin which would
put back Z portion Of the old duty on
free wool and advance the duties on
WooIen gosd4 such - = provided by the
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

Session Twenty-One Hours.
LONDON. May 22.-The House of Com
mons adjourned this afternoon after being
in continuous session for twenty-one and a
half hours. The deadlock began yesterday
after the discussion of the agricultural bill,
providing for the reduction Of rates on agri-
cultural land. The House was in committee
of the whole from 4 O'Clock yesterday after
noon and at this morning the closure was
moved. But several members refused to en-
ter the division lobby, whereupon the
Speaker, Mr. Gully. was summoned. and he
named John Dillon, the anti-Parnellite
leader Dr. Tanner. Donald Sullivan, David
Lloyd-George and John Herbert Lewis, the
latter two being Welch members, for diso-
beying the Chair. The members were sus-
pended for week.
During a later division Mr.. James sO'Con-
nor. member for West Wicklow. refused to
leave his seat. and the sergeant-at-arms re-
moved him In the usual manner. Michael
Davitt and Daniel Macalese. members for
South Mayo and North Monaghan, respect
lively. persisted in remaining in the House
during the division. whereupon the sergeant
alarms was summoned by the Speaker to
remove them. This was done in the usual
formal manner, Messrs. Davitt and Macalese
repudiating any intention to show disrespect
for the Chair Sir William Vernon Har-
court, the Liberal leader. thereupon moved
TO adjourn the debate, claiming the House
was not in fit condition to continue the dis
cussion, but the Speaker declined TO accept
the motion and the discussion was continued.
Mr.. Balfour said the government proposed
to continue the sitting until the bill should
be completed.
The Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Mr.. Chamberlain; the Under Secretary for
the Foreign Office, Mr.. Curzon; the Secretary
OF State Tor India, Lord George Hamilton.
and Mr.. Balfour o< cupied the treasury bench
all night long In the evening dress they had
na5 % me re IS o n bs ss
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

The two nations which have the larg-
est volume OF money per capita are
France and the United States. They
have 1t because they carry as full legal
tender money as much silver as they
can keep on a parity with gold. France
ceased coming silver fifteen years ago
because 1t did not want to slide down to
q silver basis
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

and these will be fled for ready reference.
Thereafter when professional crook Is ar
rested, instead of te-egraphing all over the
country to learn something about him, all
that will be necessary viii, be to send his
picture and measurement TO Washington and
learn within few minutes the complete his
tory of the man. AS the measurements will
be under the Bertillon method. which is now
coming into general use. they will furnish
an infallible means of Information The idea
seems entirely feasible and If properly car
ried out ought TO nroye useful
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

Mr.. Bookwalter. an Ohio millionaire,
who wanted to be Governor of that State
In year when the Democrats did not
have enough votes to elect him. is now
for free silver He has been travelling
over the world for several years, and as
result or his observations predicts that
within five years wheat viii be shipped
into New York from foreign countries
to compete with the home product. Be
fore five years a protection Congress
will put duty on wheat which will save
the home market to the home farmer
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

In exercising its constitutional right Of
coinage the government stamps gold at
1fs true value. Why should it do other
wise with silver? Why should 1T certify
that sixteen ounces of silver are worth
one ounce OF gold when. as a matter of
fact, one ounce of gold is worth thirty
one or thirty-two ounces of silver? In
other words. why should the government
OF the United States placard itself be-
fore the world as common liar?
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

The Democratic Congress put wool on
the free list and reduced the duties on
wcolen goods, thereby losing SIS, ,0Oo. 900
OF revenue and running the wool-growing
Industry. 1t put a 40-per-cent. duty on
sugar. and by so doing is taking from
$4,000, 900 to $so. 100000 year out of the
pockets Of the consumers. When there
shall be Republican Congress in both
branches and a Republican President the
wool will bear the tax and the duty on
sugar will be reduced.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23
NO UNDERGROUND SCHEME.
New York Plan for Rapid Transts De-
feated by the Appellate Court.f

NEW YORK. May z2.-Tne Appellate divi-
sion OF the Supreme Court to-day denied .
motion 10 confirm the report OF the spe-
cial commission On rapid transit. appointed
by the Supreme Court. This defeats the un-
dergrcund railway plan adopted by the COM
mission The courts nnding is based upon
the fact that the cost Of the plan of con-
in any event II would be 80 great that it
would preclude the clty for some time to
come from building rev schoos5. buying new
ments. The court says rThe probabilities
Indicate that after striking Sl0o.op (the sum
which the Legislature enpoHersd the COM
TO complete Il. the enterprise will have to
be abandoned. rince no i<Ki9lo<lo1 could ale
ford relief, All tdat then be)1tN 4 WOULD
build and Vas NOT o6ko - onioAs
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-05-23

Bismarck, from Hamburg; Britannia, from
Liverpool: Norwegian. for Glasgow
HAMBURG, May 22.-Arrived: Norman.
MIA from New York; Rhaetia, from Balti-
more.
GLASGOW. May. 22.-Arrived: cartha-
genia. from Philadelphia.
SOUTHAMPTON. May 2c-Sailed: Co.
lumbia, for New York.
ROTTERDAM. May 22.-Arrived: werken-
dam. from New York.
QUEENSTOWN. May 22.-Arrived: Etru-
ria from New York.
LIVERPOOL, May 2-Arrived: Georgia
from New York.
LONDON, May 2.-sailed: Massachusetts
for New York
MovILLE. Nay 2s-sailed: City of Rome
for New York
NAPLES. Nay s2-A,xsved: Elinsis. iron