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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-08-01
The Dump-of- Silver Doggy.

Times Democrat
An assertion that is frequently
flung at bimetallists. which the
goldbug fingers hope to pose them
with, is that the silver of the world
would be dumped on the Ameri-
can market to obtain the higher
price which it would command
after it's reconciliation by the
United States government; and
that ruin would result as the Sc
quel to our inability to make use
of that mass of silver which our
law would compel us to buy at the
increased figure.
This "dump-of silver" DOGGY has
no more cause of terror in it for
the free silverite than have any of
the other bogeys which the fertile
imaginations of the ratified gold
bugs have conjured up to scare
the country withal from the adop-
ton of the bimetallic system, as
can be seen at once by those who
will only put themselves to the
trouble of thinking. The countries
of Europe haven't any spare silver
to dump upon us, even if they
were dumpingly disposed. They
don't produce silver, save to a
very limited extent; and all the
silver that they have they need
for their own necessities and pur-
poses. When the United States
shall have returned to the double
standard, the silver dollar will be
worth 100 cents for all payments.
no matter for what or to whom OF
to what extent; or in other words
the price of silver will rise to
81, 20 per ounce.
But the nations of Europe-at
least the nations with which we dc
almost all of our trading will moi
then dump upon us whatever sill.
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no fear of third ticket and claim
that by the time the sound money
convention meets Bryan will have
gained such strong lead in the
campaign that the convention will
have very little backing through
out the country, but it is by no
means improbable that their cal
culations may be upset and the
sound money Democrats develop
greater strength than was expect
ed.-States.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-08-01

The northern portion of our
State has not been favored as
Southwestern Louisiana, the corn
crop in that portion has been cut
short rs per cent by the drouth,
and cotton reduced to so per cent,
and all other crops suffering in
like proportion. In this section
of the State all crops are the fin
est seen in many years.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-08-01
The Scientific American.

Our Acknowledgements and greeting
are due to the Scientific Americdn. the
receipt of whose handsome Anniversary
Number reminds us that our esteemed
contemporary has completed the first
half century of its existence. 1t was
fitting that paper whose range of sub
jects Is so extensive should devote its
semi-ceDtennial number to a review Of
scientific and industrial developments
during the past fifty years; and Messrs.
Mum & CO., are to be congratulated on
the discriminating judgment with
which this ambitious work has been car
Tied out. In review of this kind the
difficulty is SO select, condense. and ex-
press the essential facts of the subject
that the result shall be a reference book
and readable story i'm one. In the
number before us the writer's have
achieved this result TO marked degree;
the historical interest and The literary
styles Of the articles being equally good.
The illustrations appear to have been
chosen with strict regard for their his
tOric interest, and readers will linger
long over such views as those Of the
American-built steamer Arctic, the fast
est vessel on the Atlantic in 1858, MOrse's
pendulum instrument of 1887 and his
telegraph receiver Of 1874, EdisOn's first
photograph, the Patent Office models of
HOwe's and Wilson's sewing machines,
the first safety" bicycle, the first Nc
COrmick reaper. the original Franklin
hand press, cuts of the early forms OF
the telephone and electric motor. and
many other engraving of historic inter
est The subjects which have necessa-
rily been crowded out of the illustrated
columns are more briefly noted i'm a
very readable article at the commence
ment of the paper; and not the least in
teresting feature is the admirable essay
on the progress of invention during the
past fifty years which won the $3.50
prize. offered by the editors, for the best
essay on this subject. The paper is
handsomely inclosed i'm a cover which
is appropriate to the nature and scope
of its contents. The price Of the special
issue is 10 cents, and is well worth ter
times this sum.
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The committee of sound money
Democrats appointed to arrange
for a national convention to nOmi-
nate a third ticket made a report
to the general committee yester-
day. Each of the Safes have been
requested to appoint a member OF
the National Committee which is
to meet at Indianapolis on August
9TH and issue call for and name
the meeting place of the conven-
ton to be held not later than Sep
tember End. Delegates are to be
elected by mass meetings in each
of the States, because there will
not be time to hold primaries and
State conventions in the regular
way. If the proposed convention
materializes, about which some
doubt is expressed, it is quite pro-
bable that Senator Palmer will be
nominated for President, as he Is
believed to be strong enough to
prevent the State of Illinois going
for Bryan. The free silver Dem,
ocrats, however, profess to have
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Unfair Warfare.

States.
A good story is told of the cool
ness and bravery of Gen. John
Irving Gregg who commanded a
cavalry brigade in the Army OF
the Potomac during the war.
1t was at the second battle of
Malvern Hill, Aug. 5, 1862. He
was a cavalry Captain then, and
his regiment was ordered to sup
port old Bull Sumner in his move
ments against Lee. He was on
the right, and was in a field in a
column of companies. The john
MES were advancing, and present
ly got within range, pelting the
Federals with a battery and line
of sharpshooters. 1t was very
hot, and all the more uncomforta-
BILE because the fire could not be
returned. Seconds seemed hours
and minutes were days, as the Fed.
eral troops sat under that death.
dealing fire. Directly behind the
head of the column was Gen. then
Captain) Gregg's company. But
the General never WINGED. HI
sat bolt upright in his saddle. He
motioned to the Captain command
| ing the head of the column, who
rode back to where he sat. TAX
ing a small flask from his poke
he said to his comrade:
"Don't you think we had bette
take drink, Captain"
with all my heart" replied
the latter.
Gregg deliberately unsrewe'
the top from the flask. and. hold
ing it out, said:
"Well, old man, go ahead!
just then there was zip,
crash of glass, and the liquo
streamed down over Gregg's hand
Gregg raised his eyes, and, ixin
them on the Johnnies, where tn
ball came from, over on the hill
shook his fist at them and OK
). claimed:
.. swell, I'll be-if you fellow
ain,t getting too mean to live"
1t was cool act and proves tn
r wonderful GOODNESS of the man i
# the presence of great danger.
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heightened price, for the easily
Ineligible reason that they will
need all the silver they have, and
a great deal more. The silver
which they now have and which
they chiefly if not altogether use
for home purposes, will not then
suffice them. The United States
having become a silver-using coun-
try, European countries will have
to provide themselves with an
enormous quantity of silver with
which to pay for American exports,
for they cannot give up buying
our exported agricultural and 9th
er products even if they would.
1t is plain that there will be no
dump of silver in this country as
a result of free coinage, for the
European nations with which we
have our chief commercial deal
ings will have to buy up all the
silver mined in silverproducing
countries outside the United Stat
es, with which to pay for the goods
they buy of us, or at any rate for
the excess value of what they
buy from us over what they sell
to us.
And thus, if our readers will on
ly think over the question, they
will see that these very foreign
nations which disapprove, for self
ish ends of their own, our COM
templated return to the double
standard, will be compelled willy
nilly to buy great deal more OF
it than they now buy; and every
body knows what an enormously
increased demand for al article
means-a great-ly-increased price
of that article. Thus the very ma
tons which are already prospect.
ively mad with us for remonetiz
ing, and SO raising the price OF
silver, will be driven to help us
by their enlarged use of it in keep
ing up it's price. Therein lie'
"the sport" They yearn for thu
still further degradation of thu
white metal, and 10! they will b'
driven to help in it's rehabilitation
i 1t does not require much OF thu
spirit of prophecy to affirm in ad
vance of the event that it will no
be many years after the remoneti
cation of silver by the Unite'
States until the governments o
Europe will have found it expe
dent to follow the United States
example. The United States is
y self-contained country, producing
, in abundance all that she require
, for her support-which the lead
I ing countries of Europe are not
When she cuts herself free from
r the financial bondage to Grea
I Britain in which the capitalist
a and usurers of the Northeast hav
, held her manacled for years ant
J.. to which they would like to con
q sign her for ever, being the mos
r powerful and the most self-con
q tanned nation on the planet sh
will adopt and use what monetar
g system suits herself best withou
r regard to any debating or DOM
f neering from the other side.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-02
TO EXTEND JAPAN TRADE.
A Japanese Capitalist From Kobe
to Visit This Section to work

San Francisco. Oct. Among the
guests at the Palace hotel Is X. Moro. Il
Japanese capitalist. who comes from
Kobe. Jaraa, in fGrtherance Of Il scheme
for the improvement OF the commercial
relations between Japan and this coun-
try as well as between Japan and Eng
land. He is vice president ana managing
director or the Naigwai Russian Trading
Company, OF Kobe. which has large capl-
tai. ana VIII engage in a general trading
business.
When seen today he said that his COM
pany was preparing 10 deal extensively
in silks, mattings. embroideries, art goods
and other products OF Japan. These are
are 10 be placed on the market here and
elsewhere or exchanged for -four, canned
goods machinery and such other articles
AS can be probably sold in the Japanese
markets. After remaining here a fort
night ii Is Mr.. Noro's intention TO 30 10
Portland and other cities in the Northwest
20 see If he can do any business with the
big flour mills in that section OF the coun-
try. He VIII then so to New York and
London. establishing agencies for his COM
pauy in both places.
Mr. Nero was the representative OF all
the Osaka exhibitors and had charge OF
all the Osaka exhibits at the Worlds Co
tumblau exposition al Chicago. tie iS 0c-
companied on his present trip by Y. kasa-
buro Shgnda, a stakeholder OF the trading
company. Travelling with the two oiiie-
ials of the trading company. though not
associated with them. is N. Enya, chief
engineer of the Kobe Electric Light Com
parry. He has come here TO study the Diff
ferent electric lighting systems in vogue
in this country and TO purchase electrical
apparatus, with the object OF extending
the company's electric light system in
Il ODE
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THE BLYTHE MILLIONS.
Mrs. Hinckley IL sued for Money
Loaned to Conduct the Suit.

San Francisco. Oct. I.-FNore1ce Blythe
asnckiey Is n trouble again Today Maj.
Moon. as attorney for John .. Eaton. the
Van Ness avenue cansta,ist. fled twenty
i've Wits q garrishmoat On the tenants
or the Blythe book and one real estate
attachment The cause Of these disagree
abe Legal writs. which evidence NrA
Ainck.ey's inability or dissemination 20
pay her 1eSts. IS a sum OF money loaned
10 her October :. 1881. by Mr.. Eaton.
In those days the neiTess was "a strug-
Cling litigant. and Mr.. Eaton was an ell
derry benevolent being, who visited court
daily and became interested IN the claim
ant 10 the Blythe millions.
Mrs Iiinekley was hard up and her at
torneys. knowing that Eaton had money
and Was interested in her. approached him
for loan All was uncertainty then.
Nobody knew whether or not the claimant
would win Mr.. Eaton believed that she
would, and so he ventured some money
on her chances
he made a contract with Mrs. Kate
Perry. at that time Fiorence's guardian,
that he was TO receive SIS. 0oa on the distri-
button of the estate. II not distributed
within two years he was TO receive inter-
est on the sum due at 10 per cent. per an
num- The estate was not distributed be-
fore October :, 1888. when interest began
to run. Tie amount now due is Therefore
So. sc, less seine $3.50, which Einckiey has
paid 10 Mr.. Eaton IN dribiets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-02

EASILY ard Thoroughly.
Best after dinner Pills. HKS
- cents. All druggists.
Prepared by c. l. Hood & Co. Lowen. Mass
The only Pill to take with Hood's SArxayarsl.a-

ard nominated ore o. the strongest tick
cts which has ever been placed In the field
IN this county. The auditor, prosecuting
attorney and assessor we're Fenon1iuats3,
while the others are few men There vas
q no, contest over the authorship, sheriy
and clerk, many OF the other nominations
being made by reclamation Although the
apparent majority IS against the party,
there is feeling that with the ticket
nominated. against the one put into the
field by the fuSionists. there is a certain
ty Of electing nearly all OF IL
The following is the ticket: Repressn-
tatiyes. George l. Davis and H. d. wey-
eY. auditor. <. L. Sackett. clerk r. c.
Crane. assessor. Seth Warren; prosecut-
ing attorney, J. r. Bridges: treasurer,
Jacob Weaiherwax. sheriff. r r. McDon-
ard. coroner. e. A BeardSley: surveyor
T. L Wade school superintendent. r Z.
Campbell. commissioner. First district, G.
y. NILS: commissioner, Third district J.
h. ktrkald!es wreckmaster. f. ". Hun
ter. The senator and commissioner from
the Second district hold over
Hon. K. III. Graham spoke here 10 a good
audience last night. He is a good speaker
There Is no attempt al oratory In his talk
but is a PLAIN, cofarnon-@ense statement
OF the questions at issue. and he shows
have had the pleasure Of listening to. The
audience showed their interest by the close
attention they gave tSthe entire address
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BRYAN CONTRA DICIs BRYAN.
How the Boy Orator Constantly Re-
futes, Ills own Arguments.

Philadelphia Times
Bryan IS at 10 again and he seems to
have a fearfully vindictive spite against
Bryan. II Is only few days since he add
dressed a farmers picnic In Western New
York and spoke for more than half an
hour in favor OF the cheap dollar, 10 en-
able the farmers 20 pay their mortgages
with cheap money that would accord with
the present prices OF farm products. There
was not weird uttered in that address In
favor OF honest mobey and he seemed TO
assume that he had not an honest man
within his hearing. His whole argument
was directed TO Justify reputation and
studied dishonesty.
On Monday last he go; into the northern
part Of Ohio ard spoke at Ashtabula aud
Cleveland. AT Ashtabula ne directly aa
sailed the Mr.. Bryan who had spoken at
the farmers picnic in Western New York,
and he did Il with a reckiessness that was
fully equal TO his reckless advocacy Of re-
pudiation. IL was not only reckless I'm the
DRY. but equally reckless In the pretended
statement of facts.
In this address Mr.. Bryan declared with
emphasis. and repeated Il In varied forms.
that The free coinage Of silver would not
produce q sA-cent dollar. but that Il would
command 81 - par ounce iu gold which
would make the present gold and silver
dollar OF equal intrinsic value. In one
breath Nj. Bryan denonnCes the gold
standard as The parent OF all our woes.
aud in the next breath he declares that
silver shall be brought up 20 the gold
standard and silver money made quite as
costly gold rs today Surely MIR. Bryan
saousd hold silver conference wlth him
seaf and en3eav0r 10 halt his uffengiye
contradictions of his own utteTaucea. II
ne ean pect himself in thus dfsDut!nw
with himself he certainly cannot command
the respee. or the country.
In this address NJ Bryan also states
distinctly that ne proposes 10 legiRiate s!f-
var. single product ~ our vast ard VAR
led lndgnfrtea. up 70 Goubie It's present
market value. ana be- appeals % the ether
Industrial producers VINO are ninety-utne
hundred as % the whole peopie as COM
aaF@a AilA the silver producers, 10 vote
FOR free silver coinage, 10 make the silver
dollar as costly as the gold dollar bv ar
hitfary legislation. II ne product OF the
slveT Industry can thus be doubled In
value hy legislation. wBY does de aos pro-
pose 70 tHe farmers 20 coslble the price OF
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New York. oct. Nicola Tesla has ex-
planned the principles OF the electrical os-
csilator for which he has Just obtained
patent He has been working on the idea
for ten years. "The object Of fay oscil-
lator" said Sir. Tesla, rs TO provide "A
simple. compact and effective apparatus
for producing greater effects with exist
ing circuits carrying direct currents.
Practical electricity is TOO expensive. II
must be ehcapened. so The multitude may
have advantage OF Il. That IS all / ara
aiming at.
My new invention Is simply this: In
any given circuit I iCterpose a device m
the nature Of choking coil ira order 10
give ihe circuit high self-iaducficn l
also pro7 Be s. circuit controller. that may
10 operated 20 make ami break the cir
cult Around the point of interruption I
place a condenser 10 store the energy Of
the discharge cuaeut. arf in series with
such condenser / place transformer.
which NecoTnes the source Of currents 81
hiEn frequency. InasFnuch as the self
Induction ~ the circuit through which
the condenser dis hsrges. as we'll the
caracitw Of the condenser igseIg. raay lie
ciyon uras tlcHltv any desired value. ihe
Frequency 81 ghe charge current may te
adjusted az tgi '
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DEBATING AT THE FAIR.
A. r. BnrIeigb Discusses Political Is
sues with John r. Fay.

North Yakima. Oct i.-Special-The
feature OF the day al the fair was the
icint discussion between a +. Burleigh
and John +. Fay on the political issues.
Long before the hour of opening the grand
stand was crowded with voters, many la
dies also attending. Each speaker occu-
r.eff about one hour. and for this reason
r. W. Cushnan and Judge Winsor's ad-
dresses we're postponed until tonight,
when they will debate the issues at the
Masonic opera house. which is at this mo-
ment crowded to the doors. The sent
meDt at the grounds as 10 the winner in
the debate was about equally divided the
Republicans claiming that Burle!gh was
victorious, while the Populists were just
positive that Fay presented unanswer-
able statistics. OF course the prominence
of Mr.. BuTleigh weighed greatly with the
audience. and he was never I'm better
form. Applause for each was frequent
and enthusiastic
Gov Mc(iraw expected 20 speak at the
opera house tonight, but he is the cues.
OF h0aor az n dinner party given by Land
Commissioner Hewlett this evening. ard
could not participate in the discussion.
although he came in late ana took a seat
o. the stage and was greeted with cheers.
The races today We're fully as exciting
as those OF the day previous. The mile
and cne-fourth dash was won by Begouia,
HATTIE u. second. Ovid third. Time 2:2o.
Free-tor-aN race. Pathmount took second.
third and fourth heats. Touchet second.
Davis Roy third. bat owing TO a protest
that The race was not being fairly con-
tested. The heat was called of ard will he
paced tomorrow. There was much excite
ment over this race. as Pati1mont In the
second heat lowered the record for the
state by coming under the wire IN 2.lSzs.
The time by heats was 2.lsi.. 2:l5fa. e.2oz.
and s.22N.
The weather sill continues beautiful.
AMI the crowds Increase. To-Day the COM
misSioners announced that the receipts
- far VII prevent any possibility Of a
deficit. more than enough money having
been taken in 10 meet ali expenses. Fer
the last two DAYS the attendance has ex-
-
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ter stated that he hse heard 8 great deal
about British Colum6sa's mineral wealth.
bu: was. he had seen and Beer .ol6 clf--
ing his hurried vssI. fully convinced him
that the stories OF the ri>acess OF our
mines were net IN any way exaggerated
This IS the Srst time President Wlnter
had travelei over the Canadian Pacsao
and he had = good word 20 say conserving
the roads construction ana The scenery
along the route.
Both President Winter and General Tras-
&c Manager Hannafcrd stated that the
party had experienced ne Inconvenience
or delay from the operators strike. and
expressed surprise THAI the company had
az such sho-, notice succeeded in Keeping
trains running as usual In fact, had
they not been informed Of the strike. they
would probably not have discovered lis
existence. a. IL had no apparent effect on
the trafric- The party leaves tomorrow
for Tacoma
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A Wall of Water Twelve Miles Long
Was Poured Into the san
Pedro River.

Tucson. Ar3z Oct. IA special % the
Star from Benson says: Part OF the town
was washed away and six persons drown
e In a food from a cioudburst in ne
MILESTONE mountains. twelve miles south
west - town. The dead whose bodies
have heen recovered. are, William Zeex.
4. karber. his wife and two children:
Oscar Aslrhgrn. a cattleman Four more
persons are missing X Is expected that
great loss OF life and destruction cf prop
efty WIZ be reported all along he san
Pedro river ANTI Il empties into the CHA.
The details o. the DISASTER ~ ensou and
= accurate description - the cloa35arst
h7Ve n7t heen received. Bus the pre-. rsta-
'.on must have occurred along me whole
length % the Milestone mountains. as
tire food from she western END o. he
same range t7~e orr three mics ~ South
ern Pacific track. Twelve mites west 81
Ectson- \ wal OF wafer al isast Twelve
miles long was poured into -he san PEDRO
river. hence thsre is apprehension felt Tor
tae safety o. persons IN tie valley
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az =. ffAMTTTo<,
president Young Mems Mckinley Club
~. q. LOWELL.
president Union Veterans League.
GEN. MILES ~ DANGER.
Carriage Pole Breaks In Goinx Down
stcrp Grade

San Francisco. o.; t-ssen Nelson 4
Miles. Tire commando % the army - shs
United States, has uaTvo~ escape from
death yesterday aftcrwoon wasts ltfsf lue
On The hAt isA Ing fem ~ err hesssa
70 the a7ean beach he eues ISIS fge To-
the GOODNESS ant agility sisp}ayeA by 60
Amos : hfnaait. ehiet quarE eTrsastsr 81
the department. 81 California. ans W ~
AekrstteF. e Rat ieralri3. q saa-sa-isr o.
Soi WfiaaEa Shaf.or
After tuSae ssHg ths wsterNarkz Plants
a. TIE Frssiasa. Gen Miles AIS a party 81
arien9s started Tor toSn jr eEtrr 90 eAf~h
the train far he Seutn Nhs5~ sofs,x Nsss~,
. steep grade tA- pois % th@ earrfaNs -
which the eareTnan a{uk general VA rts .ns-
snapped aaor; or nsAr ne ave srA yr.eat-
ensd TIE team TIE vehicle a. asas...
sssinss re esa1 ans tAe dsfvsF threern
IRON ass SEAT between TIE e3un<tmr ard
kisAsnE animals. sat coi klaa nsa Aas sf~
&chTittsF f0n1ps5 eat sna rwssr4 % .be
her~rs' heats just "a ttnn~ b prevent tsetr
eelurs Sews the hfa - ssaaest ses-at,
GsstTacssSn-