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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
FATERNALISM In BERLIN
How the Municipality Cares for
the Working Classes.
Savings Bank Maintained by the City,
with Scores of Branches Located
IN the Quarters Inhabited by
the Poorer Glasses.
Especial Berlin Germany Letter.


The great majority of Berlin's popu-
lation is formed, of course, as in other
large cities of the world, by the labor.
ing classes. Now, it is true that nine
tenths of these people are socialists,
either outspokenly or by force of as
sociations, and at the reichstag cleo.
tons this fact becomes palmer year
after year, for the successful candi-
dates are invariably socialists. 1t is all
the more to the credit of the municipal
government here that nothing is left
undone which by any sensible person
is deemed the duty of the common
wealth towards what is, perhaps, some
what indefinitely and enormously,
styled "the Masses" do not mean to
say that in this respect Berlin stands
alone among German cities; quite the
reverse.
Among the institutions tending to
keep the toiler with small earnings
from slipping and going further down
the social ladder the municipal savings
banks deserve a prominent place. In
Berlin there are about 46S,000 deposit
ors in these banks, with deposits rang
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03

etc, but on the other hand money 10
loaned quite readily ON almost every
article Of household goods-provided il
be not too perishable or too bulky
from tinpan or sodiron to stove, and
every article, II it comes to q sale, finds
its purchaser again. so that no losses
are ever met with through reckless or
foolish management, ard both re-
demption or sale of the articles come
easy. The public pawnshop of Berlin
was established 60 years ago, and branch
Offices were added as the need for them
arose with the growth of the city. But
some of the public loan offices In other
German cities are much older, such as
the one in Nuremberg, dating from
1918; Augsburg, 1901; Hamburg, 1850;
and those at Dresden, Munich, Bres-
Ian, Frankfort-on-Main, and other
cities are all more than 100 years old,
while those of Leipsic, Cologne, Strass-
burg and dozen other cities date from
the beginning OF this century. General
ly speaking, these municipal pawn
shops are conducted in such way as to
satisfy the needs of the poorer classes,
and complaints as to their management
or their cost have not reached the press
for many years. .
AS to the Berlin system of poor re-
lief, which may, indeed, be termed =
model one, data were furnished in q
previous article. but, properly speak
ing, that chapter does not belong in
this place. ... r.. ..a..s
On the other hand, though, the sys-
tenn now evolving and perfecting all
over Germany and, particularly in Ber-
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Look at the Original.

When l turn to Jesus and think of
Him as the manifestation of His own
Christianity-and if mcn would only
look At the life of Jesus TO see what
Christianity is, and not at the life of the
peer representatives OF Jesus whom
they see around them, there would be
so much more clearnes, they would be
rid OF SO many difficulties and doubts
when | look at the life of Jesus l sec
that the purpose of conservation, of
emancipation, IS service of his fellow
men.-PhilIips Brooks.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
Wants n Chnnge.

Mrs. Cassidy-Will yez go to the
mountains or to the say shoore this
summer, Mrs. Flaherty?
Mrs. Flaherty - To the ochir; me
mons tired of the mountain scenery.
"Phawt makes him toired?"
Hes forman of the docmp.'-St.
Paul GLOBE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03

A life Of labor can be made easy by
facing IL and looking for the good that
is in IL. The man who can sing at his
work has learned almost all there is in
philosophy and earns all the JOY that
can be had in life.--Rev. Z. NJ. Wood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
yardine OF Trouble.

Mothe,-Come, Bobby, why art you
so naughty to-day, just when auntie ia
paying us a visit?
Bobby-'Cause auntie told me if waA
q good boy she would sing for us thta
evening Elraira Telegram.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03

SCENE IN A PUBLIC SOUPHOUSE.
that OF every man, woman and child in
the whole city. 1t needs no pointing
out that the very general use the work
ing classes make of these savings insti-
tutons under municipal control tends
very largely to make times of financial
stress and of paDicky depressions in
the financial and Industrial world very
much less serious to those most
grievously affected by them than would
otherwise be the case if the economical.
thrifty habits of the population were
not so widespread. ....
An adjunct, one might say, to the city
savings banks are the municipal pawn
shops. They, too, accomplish much
good, or, more properly speaking, mini
mize an evil. Such pawnshops i'm Ger
man cities are conservatively and eau
tiously conducted. and only that pro-
portion of the intrinsic value of an OBJ
ject is advanced on IT which il would
fetch AT forced sale, after deducting
the percentage for management, rent,
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MADRID. Nov. GO.-The count OF
Case Miranda, the husband OF Christine
Nilsson, the singer. who Is said TO be
the Confidential man" of the Spanish
premier. Scnor Canovas del Castillo.
latly denies the statements made by
Scnor Armas-Cardenas. in pamphlet
published on November &c. the sub
stance of which, as cabled to Europe.
Is that C1rdenag met Miranda IN Paris
and Madrid last summer and by Miriam
da's fundamentally submitted to Cas-
tlllo scheme 70 purchase the island
OF Cuba for SlOO,OOO,OOO In an Interview
between Castillo and Cardcnas. the
former is said to have rejected the pro-
position with EcGrn and 10 have dis
dalnfully remarked, referring to the
United states:
"A nation Of shoD-kccprs guarantee
the word OF Spaln?'
Case Miranda rays he has not had
any relations with Arnns Cardenns,
author Of the pamphlet. FOR several
years past.
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STORM sUBsIDING


Ou inc Nfcnt -NOrtucFn kkOuu-lhc NOau
Has n Hard Fight.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 30.-The Great
Northern road has opened up It's line to
the coast, and while trains are not by
any means running as usual, they are
getting through. The Northern Pacific
expected 10 have It's road opened to-day
and train from the coast will arrive in
ST. Paul tomorrow.
a train from Devils Lake arrived on
the Great Northern road at o'clock
this norningand one from Seattle on the
same line reached here at o'clock this
morning. Other trains are on the way
and will arrive several hours late.
Northern Pacific officials say that the
road Is having n hard fight with the ele-
mcnts. For several days 1t was imprac-
tlcable to do anything toward clearing
the track. because OF the continued fall
Of snow and the strong wind that kept
up the drifting. The wind has not en-
tlrely nbatcd. but the rotarles have
been steadily at work for three days
1t has been necessary to use axes and
picks to remove the ice und sand accu-
mulated In the cuts. This made the
work progress slowly. The track Is now
clear of the worst distractions, and the
snow plows can be used with good ef-
feet. Ii Is claimed that tomorrow will
see trains running through tot he coast,
although they may not follow schedule
for day or two. All trans Continental
lines are now accepting passengers and
freight for through business.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. GENERALIZATION
against European countries that seek to
destroy American trade Is suggested by
United States Consul General Max Judd,
at Vienna. He says that the Austrian
giucosc producers finding rhctr trust
powerlces TO meet the rates asked by
Americans, appealed to their govern
ment and the latter have increased the
duty on imported glucose from TX TO IS
ilorlns per 100 kilos. to take effect De-
ccmbcr /. This Is aimed directly ut
America. as the United States Is the
only country competing for this trade
and win Shut us out from further sale
OF syrup. Mr.. Judd Gays:
1T has been this way with other artl-
clcs for which Amer!cans found Il foreign
market. II 1t was not tariff measure
some other obstacles have crippled their
efforts to maintain the trade. Would
not Il threatened rctalintory measure.
cay against porcelain md glassware
have the desired effect OF possibly pre-
venting the Intended change from going
into effcct?"
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PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 3O.-The ex-
istencc OF the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad ended at Il o'clock tonight and
In Its place was born the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway Company, which Is
now to be operated under the charter OF
the National. or rs 1t shortly will be
called the Reading Company. At the
hour named the recelverS-oIoseph S.
Harris, John Lowber Welsh and Edward
II. Paxson-w!thout fornality. turned
over all the rllroads and franchises In
their possession and ceased to operate
the properties. The event. although
marking an important epoch In the his.
tory Of the road, passed without cere-
mony and with the same routine that
characteristics the movements from day
TO day. Instructions have been sent out
stating that all employees holding posi-
tons prior to November so. will be re-
tained In their respective positions.
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IS DYING HARD.
Mr.. Bryan Thinks Free Silver will Yet
Win, bns Misnnmc II Blmetnlli.m,

Win, bnt Misnnmcs It Blmetnllism.
NEW YORK, Nov. Coin the De-
cember number OF the North American
Review, published to-day, Mr.. Bryan
has an articlci1 which he discusses the
result of the election as affecting the
status of the silver question. The issue
on which the election turned he de-
scribes as 't'he greatest issue ever SUBJ
mltted to the American people in time
OF peace" The declaration of the Chi
cago convention IN favor of the free
coinage of silver forced upon the peo-
pie of this country study of the mo-
ney question in general; and within the
last four months more people have been
simultaneously engaged In its consid-
GRAFTON than ever before in the history
OF the world. The result Of this study,
Mr. Bryan declares, to be Temporary
defeat, but permanent gain for the
cause of bimetallism."
Mr.. Bryan regards 1t as sign!f-
cant fact that the silver sentiment was
strongest where the question had been
longest considered: that Is to say,in the
west and south. In Mr.. Bryan's opln-
ion, the cause of bimetallism made
more rapid progress than any cause
ever made in such n short time. He
expresses his assurances that the cleo
ton can be by no means regarded as
conclusive settlement of the question at
Issue. The advocates OF free coinage
are convinced. he says, that they are
laborinS in behalf Of large majority
of the people. not only hare. but
throughout the world, and according to
the writer, they propose to continue
their contest, confident that four more
years of experience will convince many
who have thus far resisted arguments.
This confidence, Mr.. Bryan says, is con-
tirmed by the history Of recent cleo
tions. Mr.. Greeley was defeated in 1872
and yet Mr.. Tilden was elected In 1876.
Mr.. Blaine was defeated in 1854, but
Mr.. Harrison was elected in 1855.
The Republican victory of 1888 was
followed by the Democratic victory OF
1890 and the election of President
Cleveland two years later.
Mr.. Bryan counscls the successful
party to remember that thousands OF
Republicans have been held to their
party this year by the pledge that It
will try to secure International blmet-
nllism. In reference to the gold stand
ard Democrats, Mr. Bryan feels aesur-
ed that they cannot do as much in 1900
as they have done this year. They have
declared their affection for Democratic
principles, while they spared no effort
to secure the success OF the opposing
ticket. ''They cannot" he says, dis
guisc themselves again."
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M'KINLEY's VISITORS.


CANTON, Ohio, Nov. SO.-AIajor Nc
kinley has many visitors to-day. In the
list OF callers the names of many promi-
rent men are found. IN fact there have
only on rare occasions been in Cantm
as many distinguished party leaders
us are here to-day.
a number of them are members OF
Congress about to start for Washing
ton. Some have merely stopped over
between trains en- route, and others
nave come direct 20 Canton to confer
with the Presldent-elect. Among the
carly arrivals was Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge. OF Massachusetts, who came
over the Fort Wayne road at 1926 and
went direct to the Mckinley house, re-
naming there TIL 2:05, when he left for
the east. He was guest OF Major Nc
kinley at lunch and had long confer
enee with him.
Congressman Charles n. Fowler call
ed for q short visit during the forenoon
and had n conference with the PresI-
dent-elect.
Hon. VI. II. Dc Young, OF the Chronic
le, San Francisco, accompanied by Mrs.
De Young. arrived during the early
morning and were at tho Mckinley
house for some time. Mrs. De Young
opSAuHb uedily lle WIOle morning with
Mrs. Mckinley. while the gentlemen
talked. =
Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, who was promi-
nent In the campaign work. accompan-
led by her son. W. II. Foster. en- route
east, stopped over for social call
Congressman II. c. Van Voorhees,. of
the GAINESVILLE, Ohio, district, called
early this morning and ex-Congress-
man John r. Thomas. of Metropolis,
llls..who reached the city Sunday even
Ing. called at the house during the
morning.
Albert L. Ordean. former Cantonian
but now a leading business man Of Du-
luth. Mimi. called to pay his respects.
General Horace Porter, of New York,
who Is expected to be chief marshal of
the inaugural parade,and who has been
In Cleveland with Mr.. Hanna for sew
eral days came to Canton shortly after
l o'clock this afternoon and went direct
to the Mckinley home.
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WORSE THAN REPORTED.
North Dakota Storms-Proplo Sufre ring
For Wnnt or Fuel.

FARGO, n. D., Nov. 20.-Fuler re-
ports of the late storms show It TO have
been far more serious than was al first
reported. Two wrccking engines have
been working out Of Fargo on the
Northern Pacific since Saturday morn
ing, Valley Forge was just reached Mt
1880 this morning. Valley Forge
was cleared yesterday. Drifts In the
cuts are six to fourteen feet. deep and
frozen like Ice. mixed with sand Dyn-
amtte IS used to loosen It up. The
southwestern branch to Lisbon and
Edgely Is still frozen up and people In
towns along the line are ont OF wood
and coal and there seems no prospects
of opening up the road for three or four
days. Small towns along the main line
are also out of. fuel.
a serious accident Is reported beyond
Oriska to-day. Two snow plow crews
got their orders mixed and there was n
terrible collision in which one man. a
snow shoveler named Hans Hanson, OF
MapletOn. was Instantly killed. 4 fire.
man and two section men were serious
ly, if not fatally injured 'ENM
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NEW YORK. Nov. 2o.--A legislative
inquiry Into the workings OF the Raines
excise law was begun to-day. The COM
m!iiee Of investigation consists Of five
members of the state senate, with which
Mr. Ralnes. the father" of the law,
chairman. / Is expected that the hear
ing will continue throughout the week
and that one NJ the star witnesses will
h4 police commissioner Theodore Roose-
Ntlt. who. last week, gave out n news
pager interview which, In effect. pro-
n9unccd the judgment upon the law that
i could nor have been more lneifacious
hnl those who framed II had the purpose
OF making It a statute that could not be
enforced
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AMERICAN LEGION oF EoNoR
In Session in New forl<-Importnnt
Amendmcnts TO By.Lnws.

In sessioh III new hoFk-lnp0rtnnt
Amendments TO bylaws.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3O.-The su-
preme council Of the American Legion of
Honor, Supreme Commander John N.
Groin presiding, met In special session
to-day at Lafayette hotel. Fifteen
states were represented and thirty-eight
members were present.
The business Of the special session
consisted in the discussion Of an amend
ment to the laws governing the REIN
statement of suspended members, and
the following bylaws were adopted:
A member who has been suspended. to
be reinstated. shall make written appli-
cation for reinstatement and be re-ex-
amined and furnish favorable certif-
cate from the medical examiner on a
form prescribed by the executive COM
mlttee Of the supreme council. Such ex-
animation, together with the full amount
of all assessments called on or before
the date of suspension and all assess:
rents called on for the month in which
the member Is reinstated, shall be mall
ed to the supreme secretary. II ap-
proved by the medical exam.ner-in-
chief, the supreme secretary shall im-
mediately forward receipt for the assess
ments received. and the council OF the
members reinstatement. No appllca-
tion for reinstatement shall be deemed
as relnstated in the order written upon
the order until the examination shall
have received the approval OF the medi-,
cal examiner-in-chief II the examina-
tlon Is rejected the money shall be re-
turned. No member suspended for
sixty days who Is fifty years Of age or
upwards. shall be reinstated and re-
admitted.
Provided, however. that no reinstate-
ment of member under suspension shall
occur In any case In which the payment
OF the arrears for dues. fines and AS
sessments necessary to reinstate Is made
on the day Of. or at any time after, the
deathof any such member
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NEW YORK, Nov. 30,-Damaging
evidence against Stephen A. Dutton,
supposed to be the chief OF the Valen-
une-McLaughlin gang Of swindlcrs, has
been obtained In the false bottom of a
box seized in Hoboken when McLaugh-
lin was arrested. Among the papers
found In the box was the prospectus Of
thc River Coal OIL Company. OF West
Virginia, with an alleged paid-up capt.
tal stock OF s3,750,oOO. With this corpor-
alton and the bogus Standard Coal and
OIL Company 1t was proposed to beat"
Wall street by floating the stock. The
otllcers were A. \. Dutton, president;
+. 5. Seclig. secretary, and n. Wick
Ter, treasurer. The general Offices were
at HamlIn, W. Va.
Mclaughlin proposed to use one
hundred thousand acre tract OF waste
land in Kentucky, which he claims to
own, for city. to be called Hampton
Park City.
handsome maps showing choice lots
and public buildings to be erected in
this city in the wilderness were found.
Many OF the securities found were
genuine and many were of unknown
origin and of questionable value
Among the securities found in the
false bottom of the box were
bonds and stocks Of the Mecklen-
burg Copper and Gold Company, OF
Baltimore: of the Chesapeake Fire In
surance Company; of the Louisiana
Pierre Phosphate Mining Company; of
the Platte Canon Mining Company; OF
the Washington City and Mining Com
pany: of the Malachlte Silver Mining
Company; OF the Wayne County Coal
and Iron Company, OF West Virginia;
Of the Garfield Gold and Silver Mining
Company; of the Bertha and Edith
Gold Mining Company; Of the Manley
Consolidated Mining and Milling Com
pany; OF the Standard Union Manufac-
turing Company; Of the United States
Trust and Title Guarantee Company;
OF the Foster Electric Company, and OF
the Hydro-Pneumatlc OIL Company, OF
New York.
4 security OF undoubted value was
found in a seven per cent mortgage
bond on the Selma Rome & Dalton
Railroad Company. No. 3i2f. dated March
Il, 1882, to run TO 1900. From this the
=
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G. a. B. ENCAMPMENr
VIII Meet in Buffalo In August-A Mes
sngo From Mckinley.

BUFFALO. N. Y, Nov. ;3o.-Thls af-
ternooa the national council Of admins
tration of the G. A. r.. met with Com
manderin-chlef T. S. Garrison in the
chair.
1t was decided by the committee 10
have the encampment in Buffalo the last
week Of August, beginning August %.
During the meeting telegram was re-
ceS:ei by chief OF staff Wlnans, from
President-elect Mckinley. The tele-
gram WIS as follows:
81 will be pleased to see General Clark
gon and staff in Canton on Wednesday"
Secret matters relating 70 the encamp-
mant were discussed at the meeting of
the executive committee. A reception
and banquet was rendered to General
Clarkson and members Of the national
CGIrcll by the local committee. ut the
Elliott Square Club this evening.
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EAU CLAIRE IN DANGER.
Chippewa Valley Under Water, md Great
Damage Is Looked For.

damage Is Looked For. III K
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. Nov. s0.-on ac-
count OF the flood there have been no
trains for three days on tho Valley dlvls-
lon OF the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul. A messenger from Durand to-
night reports eight miles OF track below.
Durand as being under three feet Of
water Thirty-seven men. women and
children, refugees from lowlahds, ore
Quartered In the Durand court house.
Tonight farms and farm buildings
along six miles of the Chippewa Valley
are under water. The flood Ia being add
cd to hourly at the rate OF six inches and
before morning. unless the gorge breaks.
this city Will be partly under water. At
. O'Clock tonight Easements or all build
ings on Spring street are flooded and In
some Instances the lower floors are un-
der water. People living In or occupy
Ing business houses in the lower part OF
the city are hastily removing their per-
sonal effects to higher ground. g
In 1884 similar flood occurred. caus-
Ing loss OF many thousands OF dollars.
A great deal of railroad property is
threatened and many highway and rail-
way bridges VIII probably be swept
away. Below the immense gorge the
river Is practically dry and when the
jam breaks the body OF water in the
reservoir must carry destruction to the
valley below. Eau Claire has every
reason to feel apprehensive as Its danger
begins when that OF Chippewa Falls
has passed. Between the hours of and
10 n. m. to-day tie water rose six feet,
when there was n temporary abatement.
At 6 o'clock tonight there had been an
average rise during the day OF six inches
an hour. The gorge is five miles long.
LATER.-The flood IN the Chippewa
Bottoms is increasing In fury. The
Chicago. Milwaukee & Chippewa VAL
ley road Is badly washed out and Is
covered with trees. logs and ice gorges
for miles. There will be no traffic for q
week or ten days
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cannon which the Insurgents had with
good effect. He drove the Spanish
troops from their position and occupied
the town which was later destroyed by
the torch.
In the battle one hundred and eighty
Spanlards were taken prisoners. The
arms and ammunition captured were
$4,000 cartridges. two hundred Mauser
rifles, one hundred and sixty Reming-
ton rifles and two field pieces.
General Garc!a's men have not suf-
fered from the yellow fever and are In
first class condition and have q good
supply OF ammunition. He will not, rs
the reports have said, march westward
TO Join General Maceo, but Will remain
In Puerto Principe. r},.
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Sold ClteuIt,

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, Nov. 3o.-A cpe-
'iia' 70 the Herald from Lima says that
~" Lima & Honcoye Falls rai!roHd has
been sold at auction. =. C.. Gilbert,
president OF the Bank OF Lima. bid IT in
i''' The local bondholders at $1,000. The
'allroaG when built. a little over three
ears aE0. cost $4,000. A c5asth,rnblc
portion Oft he money was loaned by
Michigan capitalists. 50 little interest
iiad the Michigan men in the sale that
,hry did not send a Representatives. to at
tend the sIIa -' 'tEEE t,Cll'5