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The evening times., 1896-09-05
QUESTION OF THE HOUR
The Evening Times Opens Its Columns fOr Short
Articles on the Money Problem.

cent dollar" and the goldites are power
less to make 1t anything else. Therein may
be found the real animus OF their opposi-
ton. -, ~
but, they say, "the metal in the silver
dollar is only worth so cents" That may
be true at present, but the metal uncoined
is not the dollar. Free coinage OF either
gold or silver is neither more nor less
than exchange of money metal on equal
terms by weight for money itself; and any
thing is always worth just what IL VIII ex-
change for. That Ia the way and the only
Way by which we can determine the worth
Of anything. Under free coinage at 16 to
/ an ounce OF silver would be worth 81. 20
per ounce, because 1t would exchange for
that amount.
But the climax Is reached in the assertion
that, with free coinage OF silver, no one
would take gold to the mint for coinage
when he could take 1t abroad and buy silver
for it at the rate OF S2-to 81 and bring
the silver here for coinage. observe that
..when." for much isinvolved In it.
when people abroad lose their senses
they may be willing to sell for half price
what they could get full price for by bring
IL to the mint themselves, but people abroad
have thus far displayed too much sagadty
for anything of the kind.
Be assured, If our gold men could do as he
says they would he foremost in the race
for free coinage ofsilyer.
Why, IN urope today they have about
81 400 900 900 of silver coin. all OF 1t
coined at lower ratio than 16 to 1; and
in Asiatic countries they have $4,000 .O0O,-
900 nearly all coined at a lower ratio.
And yet We are to suppose them capable
of such folly as to sell it at half price for
our gold!
Wei, hardly It is only our own country
that is In the business of selling silver for
half price. X. CAKE EWSON.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
FROM A SILVER STANDPOINT.

FROM A SILVER STANDPOINT.
Editor Times: Presuming that your col
umns are open equally TO both sides Of the
money question, beg leave to reply to our
farmer friend from Maryland. Being un-
able to see that it makes any great differ
eDce whether an article be written by a
farmer" or by some one else. refrain
from making bid FOR special considera ton
by announcing my occupation.
He says that holders OF mortga ges will be
the more apt to f0reclose in view OF the
possibility OF being paid in "60-cent dol
lars"
Whatever they may be disposed to do or
not do. 1tcertainly seems as If people would
get tired or talking about what has no ex-
istence. and neither would nor could havs
under free coinage; namely, the "5O-cent
dollar"
/ believe we have fe hundred million
silver dollars In the country at this time,
and no one seems anxious TO exchange /. en-
at the rate OF 90 cents each for con-
modities. If our farmer" friend knows Of
any such parties he will confer favor by
furnishing me-care of The Times-with
their addresses.
The fact is, every dollar OF silver is the
equal In purchasing pOwer-which consti-
tutes the value OF moDey-of any other dol
lar in the country. That pleasant little
fiction that silver dollars maintain their
parity, because they are 'redeemable In
gold" has at last received an official
knockout In Treasury circular No 1873
Suppose holders OF mortgages should fore
close at once, they would no more get gold
now by the operation than they would under
free coinage. Even il the mortgage is TO
secure a gold note" the mortgagee would
have to take any ia wful money" on a
foreclosure sale.
The silver dollar is In every sense 100
The evening times., 1896-09-05
AN EYESORE.

People living or doing business on New
York avenue, between Convention Hall and
Seventhstreet as well sail who pass along
that thoroughfare, are puzzled to under
stand why the lexington & Soldiers Home
Railway Company has not long since been
compelled to take up its unused tracks, and
to replace the unsigiitly cobble-stone pave
ment with asphalt, or. failing TO do so, why
the Commissioners have not had it done and
assessed the cost upon the company's prop
erty- The street in it's present condition has
long been an eyesore, and it is high time
that a transformation scene should be en-
acted. There is certainly no good reason
why one of the principal streets OF the city
should remain disfigured just to please a
corporation which in every Instance has
shown the most contemptuous disregard OF
public rights and convenience as well as
of official requirements.
An impression exists that soon after
the ecompany withdrew its cars from thetwo
squares on New York avenue above referred
TO, the lexington Company was notified
to remove its tracks and the cobblestones
and put down a pavement like that on the
adjacent parts of the street, as required
by law. II such an order ere issued IL is
evident that the company paid no attention
whatever to it; If not then the Commission
erS were derelict and should hasten to
atone for their negligence by Immediately
requiring the company to do what under the
circumstances is right and proper
The evening times., 1896-09-05
GRAY FOR THE GOLD TICKET.
Delaware Senator Gives 1t and tn,
Platform Unqualified Approval.

Delaware Senator Gives 1t and the
Platform Unqualified Approval.
New York, Sept. "a wilmington, Lei,
SPECIAL says: In an interview at his home
yesterday afternoon, United States Senator
George Gray finally declared hiInself for
the gold democratic ticket
u think tie ticket named at Indianapolis
yesterday is an Ideal and excellent one ~ ne
SAID. The platform of the convention clear
ly expresses my ideas of true, sound, honest
democracy. l am glad TO see that there
are so many Democrats who are willing to
set aside their partisanship for the up
holding of their country's honor and it.,
cherished institutions. The ticket named
yesterday has my hearty approval"
This declaration of Senator Gray will
ultimately resultin u large number of votes
FOR Mckinley and sound money. Senator
Gray has host OF adherents in delaware
who have only been waiting for him to an
nounce his opposition to the Bryan and
Sewall movement to make a definite stand
for sound money -l, ...,.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
-EuRopR.s BrAcK SPOT.

The dispatch OF a. formidable British
fleet to the Levant; the determined tone
quite recently assumed by England toward
the porte, and the fact that the British am
bassador at CoDstantinople has been In
vested with full authority to call upon this
fleet, if necessary. to enforce his demands
upon the Turkish government. give grounds
for the hope that the beginning of the end
of the sultan's rule in Europe may be near
at hand. 1t is a fearful shock to the civiii-
zatioD of the end of the nineteenth century
to have such scenes OF horror as those re-
Gently reported from Constantinople enacted
under the very eyes of the most advanced
nations, and TO see thousands of men and
women indiscriminately slaughtered, by
authority ard with the connivance of those
who should seek TO prevent such inhumani-
ties. 1t is all the more repulsive to every
humane instinct when it is considered that
these massacres are in a great measure
due to religious fanaticism.
II the plea be entered on behalf Of the
Turkish government that it does not counte-
nance these dreadful excesses, hut is power
less to check them, because OF the fear that
the populace win turn in revolt against
the throne. it discloses such complete help
lessDess, such absolute lack of all govern
mental capacity and condition of things
bordering closely upon anarchy, that inter
ference is fully warranted. Besides, it
has been long since admitted that Turkish
rule in Europe is out of all harmony with
the accepted ideas and aims of European
civilization. 1t is an anachronism in every
respect The Turkish government. from
the highest official to the lowest is honey
combed with corruption, venality, oppres-
sion. bribery, dishonesty, and everything
else that is vile and disgraceful. Nor is it
at all surprising that these characteristics
should have been ingrained to a wide extent
in the social structure of the empire, and
resulted in a general decentralization. from
which no regenerative influences can ever
be looked for.
Turkey is rotten from top to bottom. 1t
represents nothing but fanaticsm, greed
and duplicity. 1t has not contributed one
iota to the advancement Of civilization.
Neither science nor literature, nor good
morals has been benefited by its existence.
Isis the aDtithesis of all this. and the sooner
it disappears from the map of Europe the
better.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
TAX SALES.

If Assessor Trimble shall succeed in
convincing Congress that a change ought
10 be made in the law relating to tax sales,
he will have Conferred a considerable bene-
fit upon the District treasury. There has
been always more or less confusion, annoy
ances and drawbacks i'll connection with
tax sales, and the law as it now stands, is
a glaring injustice to the man who pays his
taxes regularly, and 4 decided disadvantage
to the city treasury. which is a loser to the
extent of many thousands OF dollars every
year. 1t is a notorious fact that num-
ber of large real estate owners default in
their taxes year after year. Heretofore
they relied upon the general disinciination
OF people to buy property at tax sales, be-
cause of the uncertainty as TO obtaining
a clear title, and more lately the decision of
the Supreme Court that piece OF property
can be sold only for the arrears of the last
year has deferred many. for redemption is
thus made more easy.
The issuance of a deed under such circurn-
stances amounts to an act of injustice to
the conscientious taxpayer, for Just to the
eAtcul tiltit tiiu>t utlduil III TIC pdylHtUU
of.taxes go, the burden OF the support of
the city government is made heavier for
the man who feels it his duty to pay .lis
taxes promptly. 1t is only equitable. there
fore, that if the taxes on a given piece of
real estate haye not been paid for term
OF years, the District should retain its lien
upon it by not issuing a deed of sale until
all arrearages have been settled, and the
legal claims of the District thus satisfied.
If Congress Were to pass law with this
object in view, there is little doubt but that
the District treasury would be the gamer
TO the amount OF many thousands OF dollars
every year.
Unsatisfactory and inadequate tax sale
laws are in the nature of contFivances that
impose unequal burdens upon the whole
body OF taxpayers. They relieve some of
obligations which are laid upon others, and
there is, therefore, no excuse for their ex-
istence. Remedial legislation cannot be
enacted too soon, aud 10 is TO lie expected
that Assessor Trimble's suggestions and rec
omnendations will have the Endorsement
and support of the Commissioners in their
annual report to the President.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
DIR. GALLAGHER's CASE.

Every sense OF humanity must he shocked
by the pitiful spectacle of DR.. Gallagher,
the Iish-American, just arrived in the
United States after his release from an
English prison, where he had been con-
tined for years because convicted of hav-
ing been engaged in dynamite plot. Glenn
ency was extended to him by the English
government when both body and mind lad
been hopelessiy wrecked, and he returns
to the land Of his adoption deprived Of
reason and health, the only hope of lis rela-
tives and friends being that death may
soon relieve him OF his sufferiDgs. In some
quarters grave doubts have been entertain
ed as to the reliability of the most aggra-
waiting testimony adduced upon GaIlagher's
trial, but even had his offense been all
that was claimed, he should not, after his
conviction and Incarceration, have been SO
tortured as to make his life hell on earth.
Treatment like this goes far to make people
credit the stories OF English prison cruelties
and cause them to wonder whether In a
country whose people boast OF being in tin.
van OF civilization mercy never tempers jus-
tice- Mrs. Naybrick's is another case OF
this sort.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
MORE TROUBLE FOR SPAIN.


Carffst Members of Parliament With
daw and Threaten Government,
Madrid, Sept. 5.-The Carlist members
Of the Senate and Chamber OF Deputies haze
withdra wn from Parliament as a mark
of their disapproval OF the passage of the
unpopular railway subvention bill This
action OF the senators and deputies has
caused great anxiety among the ministers
and members of the royal family
The masses OF the Cariisss threaten to
withdraw to the hills. Senor SAM, men,
ber of the chamber OF deputies said yester-
day that the direction of the Cafiist party
would soon pass into the hands Of military
leaders, who have effected perfect or
gaEization and are ready to take advan-
tage of the first favorable occasion. that
presents ITSELF
The evening times., 1896-09-05
rREpAR1Ne ros rHr INCREASE.

Dukane tas he observes Darewen under
going an unusual arm-puIling process)-
What on earth are You doing?
Overwhelming my arms stretched
Dukane-what's that for?
DarewelI-HaYep't You heard that fash
ion has decreed an increase of three or
four inchestn the female waist
The evening times., 1896-09-05
1NpuLeue gIs pEEcHAKr.

LiHung Chang How much is your salary?
An Official-With or without?
LiHung Chang ngttointerpreter) What does
he mean?
Interpreter wishes to know If you
refer TO the money he receives with the
knowledge Of the public, or that he gets
without the public's knowledge,
Lii Hung Chang
The evening times., 1896-09-05
teO oMPETITIoN in ,hieving, as well


~ as in other lines, las advanced
pretty far, DO doubt, but q case
of enterprise on the part OF a thief. which
came TO my notice lately, would be hard
to equal" said John T Casw ell, criminal
lawyer. of st. Louis, who is guest at the
Metropolitan. 1T was an instance where
/ had been appointed by the court to de-
fend the accused.
The facts as developed at the trial were
as follows: One of our wealthiest men died
and particular pains were taken to get him
as fine a coffin as money would buy The
handles were OF solid silver; there was
heavy liver plate On top OF the Coffin.
and all the screws and smaller trimmings
were also of the same metal. As the funeral
started off, the hearse, which was one CT
those large, boxed-up affairs, was entered
by well-dressed, business-like young man,
carrying a small sack of tools Everybody
saw him 70 in. but it was supposed he was
the undertakers assistant, and no further
attention was paid him.
Nothing further was seen of the man
till the cemetery was reached, when he
emerged from the hearse and went ahead,
disappearing, at the gate, When the time
came to remove the coffin il was found
that all the silver traPpiDgs had been re-
moved Search was Instituted for the
young man, who, Of course, could not be
found
For about two months his identity re-
manned mystery, and it is probable he
would never have been caught If he h ad not
had fight with pal. who gave him way.
He had melted the silver and .oId 1t Ia
bulk-''
The evening times., 1896-09-05
Held Up by Road Agents.

Park Rapids, MIMI, Sept. 1.-The Ber-
midin stage was held up yesterday by two
masked road agents. One stopped the team
The driver pulled revolver and the second
robber put bullet through his hat. This
subdnedhim, and robber No. went through
his pockets, taking $50 In cash and small
express order, and disappearedin the brush
The mail was not disturbed. There is no
,iew to the robbess-, = hix posse y in puF-
sutk
The evening times., 1896-09-05
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rs The Times never repeats you'll
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The evening times., 1896-09-05
w RNLNG.

Il is learned by The Times that w.
u. Hobbs has been Soliciting subscrip-
lions and advertisements for this pa
per. The pubIicis warned against the
fellow, as tie has no authority to
solicit or make collections for The
Times.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
A sUsPENsI0N OF HosrIIIrr.s.

"Gen. weyier hasn't won many signal
victories lately"
mo; on account or political news, he has
been limited in space
The evening times., 1896-09-05
EMUIATING NATURE,

Imnlutable are natures laws
She soon o'er all win crimson shed;
A child Of nature because
Each year 1 paint the city red
The evening times., 1896-09-05
Philippine Islands Rebels Defeated

philippine Islands Rebels Defeated.
Madrid. Sept. 5.-officiaI advices FROM
Manila say that Spanish gunboats made
an attack upon the insurgents, who We're
intrenched upon the Isthmus OF Cavite
and the peninsula. while column OF troops
pursued them upon land The rebels were
routed and many Of them were taken
prisoners by the Spanish. -Four prison.
ers were shot and 200 transported to
The Marianne Islands
The evening times., 1896-09-05
One of Jesse Jame.' victims.

81. Joseph, Mo-, Sept. 6.-While excavat
iDgin the rear OF the old Jesse James home,
In this city, where the outlaw was killed
10 1889. workmen came upon the skeleton
OF mfddle-aged man. rho had been buried
without coffin. A theory has gained
crcslescc that the body y . victim Of Jesss
Inrnaa
The evening times., 1896-09-05
Seriously Thought
To Be Humorous.
RECIPROCITY,

The sun, autumnal, mildly burns,
The seaside girl now hoIneward turns;
Thec1eEk-who bought her cream while there,
Now gets in town an icy stare.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
THE EXPLANATION.

-, He-,oh Frost left cool million
She (bent on fuss)-Now, why do you
say cool million! It's meaningless
idiocy.
He-Not in this case. he was an ice man.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
CASE OF DEcAFffATleH.

Florencc-Dr. sixthIy, DO you think danc-
ing Is harmful
Ii. De-. .sixthlp-Ratherits harmful without
the initial letter.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
WHAT HE MEANT

He-To whatlanguage did you refer when
you said Ii Hung Chang spoke it with ease?
She Chin-ease.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

HIS MIND BADLY AFFECTED
DR.. Gallagher Arrives in New York Men
tally Shattered
The evening times., 1896-09-05

ornithologist Is the feathered tribe
pretty well represented in Maine?
Mr.. Boozely tarf anti -prohibitionistl Well,
1 saw a good many Reed birds, but only
got few swallows.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
NOTICE.!

Arthur Fassett IL no longer in any
way connected with any department.
of The Times.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

May TAKE THE HOUSE MR.. HoKI
SMITH LEFT
/. Secretary and Mrs. Francis View til,
~ Residence
The evening times., 1896-09-05

TO SUCCEED AUSTIN CORRIN-
Mr.. Baldwin OF the Southern Is Railwa,
President.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

HEADQUARTERS IN THE WEST
Chairman Bynum says II Win lie in Chi
Cago-
The evening times., 1896-09-05

ALL GOING TO CANADA
Visitors Lead i'll the First Day of the
4 Cricket Match.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

sHO OTING AT SEA GIRT-
individual Matches were the Order o
the Dav.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

WORK OF REASSESSMENT-
Important Topic to Be Discussed by As
i SCISSOR Trimble.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

6. A. r. ENCAMPMENT OVER
Officers Elected and Installed and To
Boys Leave
The evening times., 1896-09-05

FEAR WAR WITT >SNCLE SAM
Gen. Weyler Is .sore IL VIII Come After
March.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

home TEAM TOOK BOTH GAMES
First Was Easy, but twas Different Il
the Second.
The evening times., 1896-09-05
q ARNEY CROSS. of indianapolis, I.d..


speaking of his famous fellow -citi-
Zen, exPresident Harrison, Mr.. Cross re-
lated the following incident of the gen.
eral and Private 5. b. Robertson. who died
recently In Sbelbyviile, Ind:
Ar. Robertson had enlisted in the Sew
entieth Indiana, which was commanded by
Harrison during the civil war One day.
when the army was on a forced march from
Dalton to Resoca. Private Robertsonn fell
by the wayside, overcome by wounds and
Illness. The march was a hard one, and
nobody coIld be spared TO stop and care for
the fallen comrade.
After the man ha been lying hopeless for
some time, an officer came gallopin CUP. and
seeing a private on the ground, with 'knap-
sack and gun by his side, stopped and dis
mounted to see what lie could TO for the
suffreer The poor fellow had very little
life remaining. but the Good Samaritan
gave him a drink, washed his wounds andas-
sisting him ON the horse, walked beside
carrying the gun and knapsack
The officer was Gen. Harrison. and Mr..
Robertson never missed an opportunity to
show his gratitude. When Mr.. Harrison
visited Shelbyville In 1876, Mr.. Robert
son erected triumphal arch across the
street. in front of his home. in the center
NJ which sat his little ciau gh ter who sfowere,i
flowers on the passing general In both the
Preside ntial campaigns in which Gen
Harrison was candidate. Mr.. Roberto
worked actively for his preserver- and it is
owing in no small part to bis efforts that
his district was carried by the Republican
party.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

DOORS" said j. T. Eell, banker OF Los
Angeles at the Ebbitt. THE people of San
Francisco are slowly awakening to this
fact 1t is by far the easiest road to
prosperity, for the markets OF japan,
Australia and Ce ntral and South America
are wide open nd ready to welcome trade
with any part Of the United states. Now
California has just the products that the
japanese, the Australians and our neigh
bors to the South want, Ind all we have to
dois to put ourselves in communicationwith
them So that the details of trade can be ar
ranged Tie English, French and German
did this in some cases many years ago and
are continuing to supply these markets,
though at disadvantages under which Cali
fornia would not have to labor.
There Is no reason at all, except for
lack of energy or enterprise, in neither OF
which they have heretofore showed them
selves wanting. why Californians should
not have large slice OF the Pacific trade
which is now going to Europe Besides this
with their varied products, they should
create a large volume of new trade when
they enter this field.
"a bureau OF commerce has recently
been formed in San Francisco, which has
devoted attention to the development of
the Pacific trade. 1t points out that 1t
Is only q matter OF a few agents and
comparatively little money when Caiifor-
mia will hold trout rank in the Pacific
trading A call has been issued for 81 900.
which is being rapidly subscribed, aud
wben this amount is raised Just watch the
export list of California grow"
The evening times., 1896-09-05

Mckinley RECEIVES CALLERS-BRY-
AN CONFERS WITH LEADERS
Democratic committeeman DISCUSS the
Situation WITH 1heIr Free Silver Cluer
In ChIcago.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

EARL Ii SEES THE SIGHTS AND Is
GIVEN A BANQUET
Eastern warrior anu Statesman Dimes
with His Peers OF The western World.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

IN THE CAMPAIGN PILOT HOUSES
Latest News and Gossip OF Those Whe
! Sail Political Seas
The evening times., 1896-09-05

NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA,
Attempted HoId-Up ut a Carrier b,
Tramps.
The evening times., 1896-09-05

n~ HE principal source OF the mica
used by the entire world" said
Thomas Padgett, of -Bakersville.
y. c., who is stopping at the st. James.
lis in North Carolina, in the vicinity of
my home.
Mica is found there in all sorts of blocks,
Of various thicknesses and shapes, which
cav be split and resplit almost without
limit until 1t becomes the transparent pane
of Commerce.
THE material is inibedded or scattered
through the feldspar with which the sur
rounding mountains are mostly covered.
The veins are found between walls Of slate.
1t is blasted from the surrounding rock by
means of dynamite, and is freed frorn all
impure matter by miners with chisel and
pick. From the mines IL is taken di-
ercuy to the shops, where it is spit into
thin sheets and trimmed into regular forms
which are then ready for the market. the
price varying according to the size of the
sheets.
'.The average size will fit an ordinary
parlor heater. In rare instances, sheets as
large as twenty -four by eighteen inches are
found, but there is seldom or never a de-
mapd for mica of this size, so the sheets
have to be cut down Most OF the mines. as
have said. are exceedingly profitable,
but sometimes one is found where tie mica
is 50 scattered. it would Dot be profitable
to work it, No money is wasted on such a
mine. however. for an experienced mica
miner can tell at glance whether mine
will pan out all right or not"