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StOCks-TO-day' stock market was dull
and professional and the movement of
prices narrow and irregular with one or
two exceptions. Lower London prices and
profit taking caused declines at the open
ing but fun reCOvcrics occurred later UNI
der the leadership of Sugar and Manhat-
tam The only influence Of "a specific char
acter was the statement. which. as had
been anticipated. was unfavOrable. Il
showed "a loss Of 4fl5.i00 in reserve,
bringing the surplus of that item above
the legal limit down 10 S9.40J.115 ana a
falling of IN deposits OF S9.ilO. 500. The
exhibit induced moderate selling. but NJ
the low points covering by shorts. slim
ulatcd by lower rates Tor money. which
was offered In large sums dt l per cent,
started anew the upward movement The
extreme fluctuations ala not exceed frac-
tilns with the exception OF Sugar and
Manhattan. which moved within range
OF IaT- per cent. respectively The close
was firm nt the rally with the net changes
trivial While the influences bearing upon
the market of the week were In only one
or two Instances new and We're of varying
import decidedly more cheerful sentiment
was operative and the speculation evil
vrltivedenced a relaxation both here and
abroad. OF the recent strain In financial
circles REGARDING the immediate outlook.
The bond ms rlIet to-day was depressed
on li-ht offerings. The weeks market
showed decided strength on a subsistence
oi liquidation and purchases by local and
foreign investors. The sales were Sf.ol2-
.N governments ruled higher. with new
me sales were $50 Silver certificates
were weak and Sag-cd to 617s on dealings
' N'A'U0 Total sales of stocks. 6S524
". U.s. quotations closed bil-
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"' PI5iittsburg mail, 1890 p. M. except Sun
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CHICAGO. August 1J.-There was a
dearth Of interest in the wheat market to-
day. The volume Of business was small
and outside influences few. September
closed steady and unchanged at 55c. Corn
was more active. closing a trifie higher
than Il did Friday. Provisions sold off
early on raiding by the Cudahy crowds.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
MIR. BRYAN's VISIT.

Maine has made it very evident that
she does not want Mr.. Bryan for Presi-
dent of the United States and that she
has no faith in his remedy for hard times
Mr.. Bryan's visit to this tate therefore
will be made under circumstances which
have not existed in any other state tn at
he has visited since he started out on his
campaign. In no other state where he
has been had the voters actually repudi-
ated him, and in all of them there has
been chance to say that the crowd that
focked to see him were sympathisers
with his doctrines. Nobody could ac-
tually disprove such an assertion. But
unless the people who greet him in Maine
are very few in number he will be aware
that he is addressing a crowd that is
largely out of sympathy with him, and
whose hostility to his doctrines is so
fixed that it will be useless to attempt to
remove 1T.
That bving the case 1t would seem wise
for Mr.. Bryan to eschew politics in adj
dressing the people of Maine, drop free
silver altogether and discuss some theme
concerning which his audiences are like
~ to be more in sympathy with him.
Our people generally sympathize with
the Armenians in their struggle with the
Turks, and stirring appeal in their b.
half.would undoubtedly receive universal
approval. The British expedition in the
Soudan about which the general public
know very little might also be illumined
by Mr.. Bryan without any dissent from
bis audience. There are many other
themes which he can discuss with full
assurance that his hearers would take
exception to what he might say. but it
will not do for him to undertake to cram
30 cent dollars down their throats. If he
tries that be 10 likely to get very dismal
reception,
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

whom he was talking at were the boiling
gold Democrats. The latter might we'll
ask who is this man who undertakes to
say who shall come in and who shall stay
out OF the Democratic party. Only Inst
April he formally declared that he was
not Democrat, and within a year he
has declared that if tho Democratic con-
vention adopted gold platform and
nominated gold candidate he would not
vote for the candidate or support the
ticket. He was ready to bolt if the plat
form did not suit him, bus the men who
bolted because the platform did not suit
them are ''traitors" who shall not
come back again" However. Mr.. Bry-
ans threat is not very impressive. The
free silve- wing of the Democratic party
is getting so small that nobody will ever
want to come back to it. After Novem-
her the people who will want to come
back ars the supporters of Bryan, and the
sound money Democrats will have con-
troll OF the opening and shutting of the
door.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

nobody ever contemplated that, not even
those owning copper mines or dealers in
copper stocks.
Now in fixing double money standard
the difficulties in the way are greatlyfen-
HANGED from inability to SO adjust the
ratio between gold and silver, that is o
many ounces of silver in dollar to one
OF gold, that, for a permanent policy, it
is impossi BILE to preserve the parity be-
tween gold and silver. If both were of
the same value, and the production
thereof equal, that difficulty would be
removed. But at no period has this been
the fact, and hence the government from
time to time has been obliged to alter
the ratio between gold and silver in coin
ing the dollar. This adjustment is q
very difficult thing to accomplish, and
requires the highest skill of experts, and
an amount of knowledge relating to
metal prices and products both at home
and abroad,s which, with all respect
due to congressman and presidents, our
rulers do not possess. Consequently, for
party to insert In its platform prob
lem of science and expert economies, and
make that the issue to be solved at the
ballot box is of itself enough for con-
'iemning it. ana any party or presidep-
tial candidate who plants itsolf squarely
upon the illimitable free coinage of zilver
at l6 to !, should be voted down.
There is another difficulty attending
this matter of a double standard. not to
be overlooked. IL involves the principle
of fat money, which should be banished
from our monetary policy. As now Sit
uated, In virtue of the guarantee ct the
governments that a silver dollar worth
fifty three cents shall be the Equivalent
of a gold dollar worth one hundred cents
the world over, involves falsehood, be-
cause it virtually declares that one hal
or nearly SO, Is equal to the whole. To
perpstuats any such idea would be tho
height of folly, and national disgrace as
we'll. II wae never intended that fat
money should be- incorporated into our
system. 1t was forced upon us In the
day Of our fathers, in the form OF oon-
tinental paper promises to pay soldiers Of
the Revolution for want of coin which
could nou.be had, and, as every school
boy knows, 1t so deprecated that their
purchasing power was next to nothing.
The same operation was repeated. on the
plea of necessity, in the trying emerRen-
cy for paying Off our soldiers Of our late
Civil war. and the greenbacks then Is
sued so Deprecated, that at one time
gold dollar commanded premium Of $40.
Flat money let it be repeated should be
eliminated from our monetary system as
soon as spossible and from American
ideas of statesmanship, for it is based on
a wrong. principle.
Nations no more than individuals can
transgress without suffering the penalty
of violated law, lesson hard to be
learned but as essential rs it is hard.
GEO. 3. EMERY.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
A Double Standard.
To the Editor Of the Press:

10 the Editor of the Press:
Why is any standard needfulf For the
same reason that money is. 1t would be
possible to dispense with both. But to
do that would be to relegate the people
to the days of barbarism when all ex
changes were made by barter, so much
wheat for SO much labor, or so much corn
for so much cloth, or sugar. Hence
public convenience requires of govern
ment the device of common standard
by which prices Of different product;
shall be measured. But this naturally
points to single standard as simplest
and best. II is possible for government
to prescribe by law dou BILE standard. az
has been demonstrated at home and
abroad. But what Is the use of it, why
have two when one answers evey pr,-
poser 1t would be possible for govern
ment to prescribe double STANDARD %
measurement of wheat or cloth. But
were that to be done it would work III.
convenience to domestic trade and II
great hindrance to commerce. So also it
would be possible 60 have triple none
standard geld, silver and capRsS But
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
QUEER DUELs.
A Fight with Umbrellas-A Bicycle Due

Dueling is indeed not without Its
comic incidents. Only few days ago a
sensible young Irishmsn, who was visit.
ing Spain, was for some imaginary in
suit ohalleng ed by noble hidalgo. The
matter was referred to seconds, that Of
the Irishman being fun-loving attaohe
of the British Embassy at Madrid. AS
the challenged party this son of Erin had
the choice of weapons, and turned up on
the ground with pair of shillelehs,
which he swore were the national wsap-
ons Of his country, the only one he
was used to. Needless to say that duel
never came off. Not 30 long ago q fatal
duel with umbrellas was recorded. A
certain NJ. Titard, Partisan journalist,
had found lady friend of his at tav-
ern In company with one of his rivals.
Warm words ensued. and the trio ad-
journed to the lady's apartments where
the two men fought with umbrellas.
From the nature of his injuries it APP
peared that, after one Of his eyes were
forced out Of the socket Titard's rival
stamped upon his face and forehead
with heavy boots. breaking the frontal
bone and destroying the sight Of the
other eye. The unfortunate journalist
ultimately died from Inflammation OF tn
BRAIN
Several curious duels have been fought
in the dark. One such took place at
Casala, the oomabtants being an actor
named Rossi. and gentleman whom
Rossi had offended during the course
of performance at the til eatre. It was
arranged that the duel should take place
at Rossi's hotel, without the usual for
mality of seconds; but the landlord
raised objections and demanded that the
stranger should leave the house. At
last 1t was agreed that the lights should
hosS' into the belief that Rossi was left
alone. ut will be easy for us to aim by
the sparks Of our cigarettes, sail the
actor. So the lights were put out, and a
few moments later two loud reports
rang through the house. The Ian dlord
rushed into the room to find his worst
fear confirmed. Rossi had escaped in
jury, but his antagonist lay with a
shattered shoulder blade.
Dueling on bicycles is reported to be a
nav diversion in Spain. Two members OF
the bicycle club Of Granada recently met
in knife duel, which is probably the
first encouner of the kind ever fought
upon wheels. Accompanied by tn eli
seconds, they wheeled out some distance
on the road to Malaga to sacl uded
spot. There, posted 700 feet apart, at a
sign theyS wheeled toward each other,
each directing his macnine with the left
hand and brandishing in the right that
terrible knife of Spain, the navajo.
At the first clash Perez pierced the left
arm Of Moreno, but at the third encount-
er Moreno thrust the knife into Perez Z
right breast. In few minutes the lat
ter died of internal hemorrhage.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
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AND
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The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
AUCTION SALES.
BY F. o. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneels.
Important Auction Sale Of Fix
lures, Tools and Material, at
Forest City Sugar Re-
fnery. Portland. Me.

On Thursday, Sept. Gath at 10 a. M. and 9
Forest City Sugar Rsnery Con Consisting in part #
OF about sixty tons Of shafting. hangers, pull
leys and gears. Thirty.fve wrought and iron
and rubber betting, 1000 feet linked betting.
one 30 horsepower engine, built by Babcock &
Wilcox. sectional boilers, about 15 tons Of iron
rails, iron columns, floor and portable scales,
pump, large lot of valves, copper floats, steam
gauges, thermometers, cast iron pipe, cast and
wrought iron fittings. dies and pipe cutters,
tackle and falls. MANILA rope, elevators,
sprocket wheels, beam scales, floor plates.
blacksmith tools, FORCES, one large folding door
to mention.
Terms Cash. Sale positive and without re-
serve.
For further particulars inquire of the auction
GERS. sept8. ltd
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

Bourks Cochran took Omaha by storm.
Some of the Rryanites had gone to the
meeting bent on creating u distur banoe
but Coohran's eloquenoe discounted
them, and before the meeting was
through many of them were converts to
sound money.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

In his speech at Richmond Mr.. Bryan
gave warming that ''the man who in the
face OF such an enemy either goes to the
rear or is found IN secret conference with
the enemy Is tsaitor upon whom the
brand sLall be placsd, and he shall not
soms back agsia.E OF course the psopls
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

The American Merchant Marine Asso-
citation of which the Hon. Arthur Sewall
is President. has sent out circular urg-
ing everybody to vote for Mckinley and
Hobart on account of the plank in the
Republican platform in favor of protect
ing American shipping. Tom Watson
will nut forget to make note of this.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

Chairman Washburn who is in charge
of the Western headquarters Of the Popu-
list party has gone to try to prevail
upon Watson to withdraw. He lis pre-
pared to make some liberal offers to the
bellicose Albanian. But nobody believes
Tom can be seduced
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
National Election, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WiIliamn Ckinley
OF OHIO.
FOR PRESIDENT,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Carrot A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.

Mr.. Bryan thinks he ID doing about ell
that is being done for free silver
coinage, and In this he Is about right.
But whether what he is doing helps. or
hurts Is question.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

John Boyd Thaoher who says he pro-
poses to vote for Mr.. Bryan, and who
also says that be. has not changed his
views on the financial question
mado this public declaration only three
months ago:
A false view of finance is worse than
false views on such question as the
tariff. 1t affects the national credit and
touches with coarse hand the national
honor. 1t Is the duty of the Democracy
In the present crisis to speak clearly on
the financial question. The party of
jefferson and jackson, of Benton and
Tilden, has always favored the best
money In use-the'money adopted as thu
standard by the most enlightened nations
of the earth. Neither confederation of
expediency nor the selfish interest Of
those who own silver bullion should lead
US to depart from the safe and secure
path.
Mr.. Thacher easily beats George Fred
Williams. for the latter does claim to
have changed his mind.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23
CURRENT COMMENT.
MAINE AS A CRITERION.
(Boston Herald,)


The Democratic Populist statistician
may as we'll let Maine alone. 1t is not
an entirely reliable barometer az re CARDS
the political trend of the country, as we
have shown but when they quote it's
figures in previous elections, and com
pare them with those now, they prove
their own defeat, If suoh figures are re-
liable. The nearly so, 900 majority in
Maine this year is Observation-Disclosures
ed. The vote of Maine in 1875, 1884, and
1892 was not conclusively indicative that
the Republicans were going to carry the
country but if there had been added to
the Republican majorities in those years
the amount which has swelled the pres
emit majority up to the proper tions it has
attained, and the other states had fol-
lowed suit only to 1.-THE extsnt they did
then in Repu blioan increase, there would
have been no possible chancS for Demo
cratic Presidents in those elections. The
safe course for the Bryan people is to
leave Maine out Of the account altogeth-
er.
wHAT-A CONNECTICUT DEMOCRAT
WANTS.
Interview with Tom Waller.)
Republican interests and objects would
be accomplished il the state went for Nc
Kinley by 1900, or even by 500. 1t would
count just as much for them no matter
how small the majority might be. We
gold Democrats want more than that,
The state went Republican at the last
election by about 1000 votes. If it should
go for Mckinley this year by not more
than IL, 900 the silverites would claim it
as moral victory. When it came to a
reorganization of our dear old party they
would say: Here, you fellows don t
amount to anything in this state The
are only about 5000 of you kickers, and it
you want to reorganize you must sur
render your arms and come back to us.
Wessare the party and you must do as we
say, tfor we aim 1st carried the state with
out you, and in short time we GOULD
get along without you at ALL" But if
Organism is buried under q majority
of 80. 200 to 40, 900 votes-it should be at
least IS, GOETHE sound money Democrats
would be in rather respectable oondi-
tion afterward. Then we could 20 to
work to reorganize, and we would do it
in way that would put the tail back
where it belongs. This craze cannot last,
It must die soon, and the sooner 1t passes
away the better it will be for the country
and for the Democratic party. They are
persistent cusses, though, and we must
be careful not to put too little covering
on their grave. We must bury them SO
deep that they can't scratch their way
out, and the best way to do 1T is to
smother them under heap of Mckinley
votes.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

Mr.. John Dewitt Warner says of John
Boyd Thatcher, the nominee Of the
Buffalo convention, that she is the ouly
man 10 the state who could accept the
nomination without some loss of person.
al dignity"
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-23

The prospect now is that John Boyd
Thacher will be pushed out of the nom,-
nation for the governorship OF New York
on account of his declaration against the
financial plank of the Chicago conven-
ton and the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor substituted. Bryan wants him
dropped and the notifying committee of
the convention which nominated him
wants him dropped too. We are bound to
say that the committee in this case takes
a much more correct view of the fitness
of thugs than MIR. Thacher. But sup
pose the same test were applied to Bryan
"a regards his nomination by the Popu-
Lists as has been applied to Thaoher
would Bryan remain the..oaudidate of the
Populists or would he have to get out2
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
WILL MEET AT TOPEKA.
Kansas Democratic Delegate Convention
Called for june =.

"''' w "uu' ''
TopEkA, Kan, March,. The con.
IGNITION Ia elect delegates 10 the Dem
ocratic national convention will he
held in Topeka June ,, and the con.
vention to nominate candidates for
state officers will be held in lIutchin.
son August !. The oasis Of represent
tation tothesc conventions will be one
deiegat.at-largc in each COUNT and
one delegate for every Scvcnty.tivc
votes and major portion thereof cast
for II. j. l~ierncy for secretary of state
in 1894. This will give each conven.
ton Az delegates,
Chairman Richardson announced
that he would shortly leave the state,
and rendered his resignation both rs
chairman and mcmbcr of the commit
tee. The committee accepted the res
ignation, and on motion of Mr.. Sheri.
tan, Frank bacon of chanu,e was
unanimously elected chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, MIR. Fitch
was chosen To succeed Mr.. Richardson
as n member from the seventh Con-
grcssionai district. Tho COMMITTEES
adjourned to meet at the Throop Mt
1870 o'clock y. NJ, June .. There WAS
nothing said in the committee about
the money question, nor was there
any gossip about candidates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-06
Dr. y. q. adams Not Murdered.

ST. JosErIi, Mo, March ..-Detcct.
ives claim To have so! we'd the mystery
OF the disappearance of DR.. J.. C. Ad-
ANS of Parncll, who was last seen in
this city on the night of Feb q. The
officers say the young physician ran
away, and was not murdered, rs they
at first supposed. lie left this city at
midnight and wen to Omaha. Where
he went from there is not known. ON
the train he told "a man he was going
to New York. The river was dragged
and the search for the body extended
as far to the south As it would have
been possible for the body To float
after rising to the surface. The city
ewers were also explored.
Or. Adams left II young wife at Far.
nell. She is una BILE to explain his dis.
appearance and is almost cra2cd by
worry.