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New-York tribune., 1896-10-26

Ben.onhurs'. He had taken active part In ihe
Democratic politics OF New-ttrecht in the iast
thirty years. and out-and-oiit hghtrr az the
polls He WAS charged with abou: every political
offence possible at election times but always man
aged 10 steer clear OF the law. In private Ike ne
was much esteemed because OF his nberahv, even
bv his political opponents. He was a charitable
omen handed man. and b~frended numbers OF p'o-
pie unknown 10 the rest OF the world
Cornelius Furgueson held MANY public offices; he
served one term Excise Commissioner OF the VII
lage he was d Charity COmmiss ioner for the county
for 4 couple OF terms. and was Supervisor OF the
town OF New-Cirecht for many years. For several
having the steamer Governor IIill at his command
Charges were made against his administration OF
the Office. and II finally abolished by R"pub-
lican Legislature . ,
MIR Furgueson was one OF The incOrpOra'ors OF
the Inebriates Home and was also trustee OF tina,
institution For the Shore 1nspectorship ne are"
q salary OF 5000 year, and II is said that ne ola
moi accumulate much wealth. lie owned consid-
cradle real estate in BensOnhurst. facing Graves
end Bay and this is believed by his friends TO CON
stitute the bulk of his property.
4 few months ago Mrs. Furgueson died. ana ~ Is
said that her husband was never the same man
afterward. Some four weeks ago he was stricken
with typhoid fever and made a strong battle Tor
life On Saturday his medical attendants saw
that unless there change for the better within
a few hours the struggle would end. He leaves
three sons and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
BarranQuilla. Colombia. Aug. 80. 1s'
THE EXPERIENCE OF SOUTH AMERICA
THEIR SILVER MONEY AT A GREAT DISCOUNT

THEIR SILVER MONEY AT A GREAT DISCOUNT
NONE HAVE ANY CREDIT ABROAD.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir; In the South American and West indian ke-
publics the Spanish language is spoken; there are
seventeen different governments and population or
about 4c.oOO.ooo. This does not include the island
of Cuba nor the Dutch, French. British ana Dan
sh West Indies These seventeen nations. from
the Argentine Confederation TO Venezuela. have
silver standard their currency being Mexican silver
and am correct when say that not one or these
governments has any credit In America or Europe.
have invested some so 900 in San Domingo withn
eight years and it s just like throwing 1t into the
river Last month my man wanted TO remit me
some money from San Domingo and he got 40
Mexican dollars for $3.50 gold-he exchange was go
per cent within l,4OO miles from New-York. In
some of these countries the exchange runs as hgn
as 300 and 400 per cent-that Is. their currency in
exchange for gold-and II we have silver standard
in this country will be just as bad on as they
are. We cannot live aone-we cannot live without
other nstons and other nations cannot exist with
out
| also nclose you list OF some OF tho commo-
dities on which the people live in San Domingo.
All their provisions are bought In the United states.
barrel of -four costing 81 80 TO 81 In New-lork Is
sold In San Domingo for SIS 50. pound of pork Is
- cents and pound OF ham cheese is 30 cents.
and so on. A man would have to work half a day
to buy a pound of ham or cheese and IT would take
him eighteen and half days to earn enough money
to buy barrel OF -four for his family.
Under a silver standard our goods would rise in
Just the same ratio they did during the war.
Gold never rises any higher but the currency
which tries 10 take It's place IL deprecated pity
the who votes for silver standard. He VIII
repent IL when he goes draw his weeks wages.
remember well that during the mans
wages did not rise In the same ratio AS the COM
mOdties he consumed.
In those seventeen South American countries
there are 40.GOoc0 people who disfranchsed so
far the credit OF their government Is concerned.
and of these countries run as high as A.
Or,.00 OF people. have been among many OF thsse
people and my Investment IN San Domingo is OF
value to me whatever: I would really sell 1t for
$1,000 II could get anybody to offer II.
NATHANIEL MKAY
N-nshinutnr D4to !;
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
DANGER In DISGUISE
THE SERIOUS TROUBLES THAT MAY cov.
PEOPLE AT THIS TIME OF yr.o

InE SEhiOtS IhOt BIstS THAT MAY CCvv
PEOPLE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR
"Oh. it's only cold"
Such a remark as this Is often heard
time Of the year. when the weather 4. .,s.
The people who make such remark v'
forget that a cold is really dangerou, 49,.
tion OF the system. a weak spot, a d,.s...
cold may lead to a cough. and then to pns,..~
it may the seeds Of corsumn,on
this reason it is dangerous to reglect a co.
is better to stamp it out at orce Fortu,..-'
there is one means Of doing this that ia 49,"
safe and reliable What it is and what /, 80.
do can he seen from the following:
Mr.. NJ. o. Connor, 211 Scott ST. BROOKLYN
Some time ago | was stricken down viii ~:
gestion of the lungs. and though having m. son.
medical attendance. did not improve Ih.sW
cough that seemed to contract my chest "a ~ =
its natural size. ! was H. constant, pan ~!
had no rest day or night. At last ! was sdv.ae e
to try Duffy's pure malt whiskey. and il efsc,se.
a speedy cure. The lung trouble and couyh 20 sa
tirely disappeared my appetite was rerai,as u'
and breathing became as natural AS ever Tnu,
feel like new man all over" "
No ordinary whiskey could have produced H..
unusual results As means Of building IN ~
system and restoring the health Duffy's nu.
malt has always been unequalled n II -
kept in every household. and used in all case. -
emergency. vast amount Of sickness and surs.
ing could be entirely prevented.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
THE ORANGE HORSE SNOW.
LIVELY DEMAND FOR SEATS At THE ADVANCE
sALE--A LARGE ENTRY LIST.

LIVELY DEMAND FOR SEATS At THE ADVANCE
sALE-A LARGE ENTRY LIST.
Orange oct. q 'SpociaD.-The auction sale OF
boxes for the Horse Show Of the Orange Riding
and Driving club. which will take place In the
clubhouse In Eas. Orange was held last evening.
large number OF members OF the club and others
were present
Charles A. Sterling president OF tho National
Storage Company made a capital auctioneer. keep
ing the crowd I'm constant laugh by his witty
remarks. The boxes offered at upset
price Of s3G each for the season the premium bid
to be added to this The first choice was knocked
down TO Charles Hathaway. the president OF the
club. for %5 premium. Thereafter the competition
close and sharp. and all the boxes were sold
at premiums ranging from go down to So. The
total premiums amounted to 81 .tGI. which. added
TO the price Of the boxes-Sl. .2-brought the total
OF the sale up 10 S.72i Immediately afterward
tho sale OF single seats for the season began. and
these went well.
There IL a much larger entry list this year than
AT the last show. although the entry list does
close until Tuesday night, there being already
more entries than the total OF last year. and
exceptionally fine horses entered for the various
priZ
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
INSURANCE AND FREE SILVER

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir Mr.. Bryan at Madison Square Garden made
att"mp, to ailay the fears of holders Of fire and
life insurance policies that their insurance would
shrink under a free coinage law at the ratio pro-
posed. but his answer to the arguments advanced
tho other side IL very unsatisfactory. He says
These policy holders know that since the total
premiums received must exceed the total losses
paid the rising standard must bc OF benefit
to tho companies thar TO the policy holders"
Now. while his premises are lndsputable. his de-
duction appears to b. Illogical: for II the gold
standard IL OF more benefit to the insurance COM
panies 1t must be more conducive to the solvenry
Of such companies; and how greater solvency un-
der the present standard can be more detrimental
to the policy holders than the shrnkage OF insur-
anco which would result under the proposed free
coinage law is not only difficult to understand but
is absurdty.
Again. if his deduction is correct then the con-
verse must also be true that Is, that the proposed
silver standard will bc bad for the insui ance COM
panies. And then. in the case OF the enactment Of
the proposed free-conagc law. the policy holders
In addition to the shrinkage of insurance must face
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
Blalrstown. y. j.. oct. ls. 1876.


To the Editor OF The Tribune
Str: notice that all of the Democratic papers
OF Georgia giving Governor Atkinson's ma iority
~ from n ono Uao and that very few OF the q
have been changed since the first report issued
~ D. the day Of the election. when they had
heard from single voting precinct I'm the State To
make up this ma iori,y Barton County put down
NJ 30 ajority for Atkinson. when the official
gave him es Polk the adjoining county was also
given to him by 80 when Wright carried the county
by several votes. They conceded Floyd County
Wright by leo when he actually carried II by 100
These the only counties tha; I have been able
get any returns from that know correct. but
Judge that II must be the same way throughout the
State. This il done 10 encourage tho Democrats in
the Northwest. and ought to he exposed. do not
believe that Atkinson carried the State by aO0oo
cording to their returns. w AEERMAN
Chairman Republican Executive Committee
CartcrsVie. Ga. October 10 1896
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
AN EXPERIMENT IN PER CAPITA"

THE MASSES" IN MEXico DID NOT SEEN TO LIZ,
CHEAP MONEY IN NICKEL.
TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Some years since before President M,
entered upon his long service Chief ExccutIy.
OF Mexico-there was such dearth Of small co,,.
In that country that all sorts OF eXpcdlents va.
resorted 10 to make change Reals and other coin,
were cut in halves and quarters and were nassau
at their fractional value Tr was seen howev.,
that great deal Of clipping sweating VA,
going on. and that the cut pieces were GROWN,
smaller by degrees and beautifully loss.
1t then decided tha, the Government shoula
issue nickel money in one TWO and five cent pIec.,
contract made in BelgAm for a supply a,
the coins. and agent appointed whose du,v
II WAS. I'm consideration OF liberal commission 4.
alter these coins rapidly possible 20 al =,
relieve the necessities Of the masses" II was s.u
that the agents commission WAS large bee e.
there were others and smaller commis.as.
would not go around.
The nickel coins were pushed out In great ouant
ties. Government employees and soldiers were paM
OF In them. ard in every way effort was made "A
Increase the per capita OF circulation" The CIV
OF Mexico was flooded with them and they becam.
II drug.
One day the President was driving along one o,
the principal streets in the city when he Vas
greeted with shower OF nickels thrown BY hun.
dreds of hands. They ratified on the carriage win.
dows. scratched the varnish. and were actively de.
Hverng a petition in nickel when the President
with one arm, but with the nerve OF twenty men
alighted from his carriage.
The mob stopped the demonstration. and with
few remarks on the ingratitude of the popuarS
and the rise and fall OF money the President N.
sumed his drive.
But he had learned lesson and had discovered
that the supply was greater than the demand ana
that even The masses" would no; swallow chesp
money ad btum
A few days after this the same agent was en-.
ployed on a commission 10 buy up large portion
OF the nickels recently issued: and they did saw h
the city Of Mexico that the commission was nece1
sarily large because there were the same "A
Others. and "A less amount would not 90 around
Ana so the per capita OF circulation was n
duced again. and IL could not be found that eithr
the masses or the Glasses had had much benz
fit from the imitation. and only the ''others" M
proned because they had caught EN- a-comS
and a-rwinc. as Torn Watson says. c. c. u.
New York. Oct. Is. 1886.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
THE CURRENT STRONG FOR MKfNLEY

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: During business trip through the central
part OF the State last week. and meeting business
men and firms and many manufacturers failed
to nnd hear OF single Bryan man among
them More than 7 took occasion TO talk
with men IN salaricd positions-aboring men In
the sense In which that term-and In only
one instance did find who was not intending
to vote for Mckinley.
In a discussion OF some business negotia lions
there brought before me a letter which
manufacturer received this month from his agent
In Mexico in which the Mexican wrote follows
- has quoted to this party OUTFIT OF ma
chincry for his mill and they name as their price
$4,000 in gold $9.O0 in Mexican dollars" Here
Is an instance OF the present month in the
perence OF one OF our aggressive manufa acturcrs
and cannot bring myself to believe that the
American people want to have their contracts
quoted to them In many dollars In gold so
much I'm silver dollars. My Impressions gathered
from mingling with men. that the declara tion
OF the will OF the people on November will be O
emphatic for stable currency and for the prin-
ciples which the Republican party proclams that
We shall have an era OF peace and prosperity.
] was very much impressed with sentence
OF this mornings Trbune-a part OF the Rev. DR.
Meyerss address last night at the Baptist Temple
In Brooklyn. In which he said. referring To the
Chicago PLATFORM: 1T Is not platform-it Is a
scaYold." RALPH H. WAGCONER
New-York. Sept 2s 1896
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
COMMISSIONER WELLES ATTACKED.

The third ani-Ralnes law Indignation meeting Of
the Prohibition League was held at o'clock yes
terday afternoon in jackson Hall. at No. 5l6 Fulton
S. number OF city missionaries gave reports
telling 0. the alleged demorallzing effects OF the
Raines Law. and figures were presented to show by
the police records OF New-York and Brooklyn that
the law is hurtful Inspectors OF the League gave
reports OF alleged violations o. the law. and COM
muncations 10 Commsosner Welles and 7. De
Quincy Tuly. OF the Law Enforcement Society. were
considered W. W. Smith the Prohibition candidate
for Governor made address. A resolution
cerning Police Commissioner Welles declared that
he was grossly incompetent and crminay negli-
gen; in not enforcing the Ranes law About
twenty persons attended the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
THE MEXICAN PEoNs DESPERATE STATE

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Several weeks ago. through the co'u"'
The Tribune, I suggested that the great 'S
unions of this country send a representative ="
mittee OF their to examine the condiuon ~,
labor In Mexico. This. note has been done al" ~.
report made to tho assembly In Chicago on o"'' -.
II. II the contents OF this report are new !" -
working people of the North. II Is not so 10 ~
who have lived In Mexico. who live on Inc -" w.
lean border The report IL correct from pes"u
to end. IL does not contain all that can oe :. a
however. II does not state that when hao'e
sold those poems who are in debt 10 1t at" I'd
ferred with their accounts. TO the ne" OWN" -, ,hs
have to stay on the hacienda and labor ""' ~.
debt Is pad--a result that is never reach"' W IN
sands OF them-and their children foho" ~.
same dreary hopeless path. Talk about =. he law
ing "A republic where all are equal beIo's sountry
do not claim that Its being free-silve' u, want
the Of the poverty OF the masses vnow v that
the working people OF this country 70 nnsssnsrous;
the working people of Mexico are nol p,r oor thst
that inetenths Of them are distressnsiS Sren vii
thousands are in peonagc. and their enn ene vofulr
be after them. Our free-silver friends sm,are tho
mistaken when they seek favorably 70 co" n,rs our
farmland, with his good bed and or oo.. his condt
freedom go where ne wishes to pe'ss " ,sborers
,ion. Is prince beside the same class - % ihe Unee
Mexico have been farmland ~ hope ever!
States. and have lived In Mexico any : trade ene
workman will read the report 0. WDppoijBENL
Labor Assembly committee. Z. > DIV
Del Rio. Tex. Oct. II. lSsA
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
FIGURES or THE CHICAGO PARADES.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In your issue of the 10th inst. Saturday. re-
ferring 10 the Sound None parade In Chicago the
day before YOU state that there were 900" men In
line The fact is that there were nearly 1900 men
in the greatest turnout Chicago ever had
In the same paper state that the silver parade
In the evening OF Chicago Day. October ?. turned
out 30 Ooo men The facts are that there were not
half that number.
M only object in writing to YOU il To correct any
wrong impression that may be formed by your
readers There are three or four Mckinley men to
one BRYAN man In Chicago. as tho result OF the cleo
ton will prove EDWARD NJ. TEAII.
President Insurance Sound Money Club.
Chicago. October u. ls9.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
Mr.. HOB4RT ~ CANDIDA.
A GRAND RECEPTION PREPARED FOR riit rE
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
wife ana lour 'h'iu''"' INV '""'''' % 80
tiiie condition.

PUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Camden oct. 81 tSpeciap ciiy's reception %
Care, A. Hobart promises to be one hat Will MAKE
him Zee; proud Of his native State. The town vii be
alive with people, for they are coming from ih" al
iaceni counties of Gloucester. BGrling on, 'unh"'-
land Sal.m cape May. and even Allan ic. ios
mis- visit her. Will IT, his only mp - south Jersey
phIladclphia TOO where the sturdy ReIub.Ican- and
Sound Money men are legion. VII dountl'ss be repre-
sen cd by large NUMBER eager to see the raniida'r
and shake mis- hand Dwelling houses. stores and
shops are be gayy decorated bands are 10 play and
bells 10 ring in mingled chorus At night there is 10
be an Illumination and a. many points iir'works ar"
hc 90; or
Mr. n ,bart and Governor Griccs will be met a tho
Rroad-si. station. Philadelphia. by State Committee
man William Bette and other prominent RepUblicsns
on the arrival OF tho T. ocock train from Jersey ciy
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. They Will y" imme-
daiely driven across 10 Camden. and a. o'clock Will
hold A public reception lasting til 5.} O'Clock A. the
house Of the Camden Republican CUb. They Will
dine al the home OF United States Senator William
Sewal and ut s o'clock will speak ~ meeting "a
Temple Theatre. After tho meeting they will mold
another reception AZ the Republican club 50 that
those who unable 70 meet the candidate and the
Governor in the afternoon may have an opportunity
in he evening
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
THE FEAR AND THE REALITY.

70 the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. The fac, that the depression of business In
wholly Of the fear that the silver
purchas. act would moi hc repealed has been ap-
parentlv forgotten entirely by those people who are
row saving GIVE us n change; things cannot he
worse than they are.
II tho fear Of free silver can do this much. what
would the realization bring upon us' This H. mat
ter which think the press and speakers should
bring more prominently before the voters. Several
workmen with whom ! have spoken stated that
they had forgotten this fact entirely.
FRANK LIZ g. GII.TIS.
New-York October lJ 1896
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
DYNAMITE TNDER 4 SCHOOLHOI SE

Hackensack oct 2j.-T'h" School Board OF Coytes.
vile Is greatly worked over the discovery Of two
dynamite cartridges under the old school building
There has been considerable agitation the school
district recently because "A portion of the citizens
favored the tearing down Of the old building ard
the erection OF new one There was a smal-sizcd
bur active opposition 10 the improvement Ycster-
day while wOrkmen were at work the building
they found two cartridges. One OF them tfd at
tached a twenty-inch slow burning fuse 'rb, re
explosives enough in the two cartridge. 10
have wrecked the building.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
TO TRAIN YOUNG CRIMINALS
SUPERINTENDENT DOWNING'S PLANS
FOR THE NEW DISCIPLINARY SCHOOL.

TURNING; FROM BIOLOGY TO sOCIOIOGY-NIslT-
ING OTHER INsTlTt WHAT HE
HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH.
Elliot r. Downing. who was recently appoint
Cd superintendent OF the new Brooklyn DIS
ciplinary Training School for Boys, has taken
up his residence in Brooklyn, although II Is not
expected that the institution Of which he is to
have charge will be opened before the beginning
of next year. In tn intervening time the work
of fitting up the building for It's new uses VIII
he carried in part dnder his diret ton. and
he will spend some time in visiting institutions
Of a similar character, where he hopes 10 gain
ideas that will be useful in the work he is about
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
FUNERAL or ALFRED BACMAN.

The funeral OF Alfred Bauman. the fireman OF
Engine Company No 49, who was burned to death
on Thursday evening in the fire at Scventh-st and
Tnlrd-ave was held yesterday afternoon at his
home at No APP Seventeenth-st The service. which
was unusually impressive. was attended by Fire Com
missioner William &. Bryant. Chief Engineer Dale
the district engineers Of the entire Department. the
crew of Engine 80 and delegations from other COM
panies The burial was In the Firemens Plot. In
E.--
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
REYNOLDS is RECOVERING.

Daniel p. Reynolds printer who az the
result Of q political argument Saturday night sho;
Two men and then put bule; in his own head was
reported to BE- doing well al the Brooklyn Hospital
yesterday. Reynolds resented some remarks that
were made about Bryan in the Hote. Brooklyn. in
W ashing gton-s. by John Wilson. OF No "a ST. Marks
ave In q quarrel on the street Wilson struck Rey-
noids and the latter shot at Wilson but hit Charles
Meyer in the hand. Returning to the hotel he shot
Then in his drunken frenzy he tried TO take his own
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26

.cr,ber "a N. Weekly or Sem. Weekly for twenty
eva vears and am too old now stop It, and espe-
cialIv when such campaign Is on as that now
pending Therefore please renew the semi, We eexy 81,
honesty and Mckinley; and II you let the silver
rascals win this fall an earthquake ought TO wipe
' ~ r. g. PELLET.
Rarranoua Colombia Aug. 30. 1896
New-York tribune., 1896-10-26
4 BOYS LIFE CRUSHED orr

James Baker. fifteen wears Old. OF No lI9 Grand
ST.. Hoboken. was instantly killed last evening near
the West Shore station In Hoboken while playing
on a train OF drawn 10y engine No. $50 in
charge of Engineer Andrew Dillon and Conduct or
Milton Hammers.
The boy lost his footing. fell between he bump
ers. and his life was insiantaneously led CIT
his body being almost cut In twain Young Baker
was formerly employed messenger boy hy the
American District Telegraph Company in Hoboken