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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
OUR FINANCIAL POLICY.
SILVER DEMONETIZEDT ROUGH
ENGLISH INFLUENCE.
The Result Is That the Country Is
at the Mercy of Wall Street
and Europe.

Our countrymen have permitted a
financial policy to go into force which
in effect amounts to self destruction.
says an exchange. At time when our
silver mines were being developed
when they were yielding large guam
titles of the precious metals, our So
called statesmen, John Sherman in the
lead, allowed old England to dictate
our financial policy, and in 1878 silver
was demonetized through British in
fiuence. John Bull never acts without
a purpose. He knew that the United
States was his great rival IN wealth
and power. He knew that the silver
mines outside of the United States
were limited in number and limited in
resources. He knew that the greatest
sources of wealth were found in our
gold and silver mines. He knew that
our people, our cities, our railroad
companies, and our government were
indebted to him in sums reaching the
hundreds of millions He knew that
the value of her bonds against us
would double in value if one-half the
money of final redemption were de-
stroyed. He knew that if silver We're
reduced to mere token money, then
the United States, SO rich in silver,
would be reduced to poverty and want,
and would be at the mercy Of the
British fleets. He could foresee the
necessity of our government selling
bonds to get gold to pay interest in
British loans. All these things the
astute and selfish Englishmen could
see, but our people, blinded by the dust
storm of prosperity that Immediately
followed the war-nothing until they
fell into the British trap, and to this
day they have not been able to extri-
cate themselves. The result is that we
are at the mercy of the money changers
of Wall street and Europe and we are
compelled sto buy gold whenever they
demand it. Our silver is destroyed,
our business paralyzed. our means of
making money lessened and our debts
and taxes increased. We have now
dear money and low prices. They
always go together. For twenty years
we have been.doing business on falling
market. The merchant and business
men know what that means. They are
generally a little poorer at the end of
each year. If we had saved our silver
our condition would have been very
different, but if this policy continues
we shall strike the level of pauper
Europe in ten years. We are almost
there now. Even half civilized Mexico
is prospering under free coinage of
silver. Japan and India are fast be-
coming competitors in the manufactur-
ing world because of their silver
money Our gold standard policy is
simply one of suicide, and if not
changed this generation will never see
general prosperity again.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
WHY THEY OBJECT TO IT.
Money Dealers Don't Like Continued
Silver Agitation.
T IS KEEPING THEM GUESSING
What J. Pierpont Morgan Has to Say
Regarding Silver and the Present
Political Situation.

The money dealers continue to offer
their objections to the continued agita-
tion of silver, that it keeps our dear
friends in England from enlarging
their mortgage on the United States,
as though the matter of s., 600, ,000 600
or so they have managed to heap upon
rs were not enough to carry without
any additions
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan says
"Unless European capitalists know
in what money we will pay our debts,
they will not invest in our securities. !"
He pleaded for declaration of the gold
standard at st. Louis OH the ground
that this twill be satisfactory to the
capitalists of Europe. - His London
friends support his statement. A
governor of the Bank of England says
eff the republican platform declares
for gold, I look to see a rush Of British
investors for Americans, and a cor
responding decline in the value of
'gilt-edged' home securities, which are
now absurdly high A "well-known
London fnancier" says: can explicit
declaration from the convention for the
gold standard would send all kinds OF
American securities up with a rush. y
And SO on.
If Mr.. Mckinley should fail of an
election we hope these gentlemen will
not turn on us and charge the country
with breach Of faith with them.
This they are especially likely to do if
we get a secretary of the treasury who
will pay our debts in legal terms, that
is in lawful money OF the United
States. - In the meantime the country
has reason to rejoice in any agitation
which tends to make English investors
| turn up their noses at " Americans, -
and thus check the process of handing
over our resources and our industries
to foreign investors. We seem in dan
ger of getting into the miserable con-
dition of Ireland in this respect, with
our vast body of 'absentees' in pos
session of the country, and Of nearly
everything it's people live by. The
English economists did their utmost to
prove that Ireland was none the worse
for that, and that somehow the country
got back an equivalent in other forms,
for the money and food it exported to
pay the rents due to absenteeS The
common sense of mankind revoted
against their sophistries, and the final
outcome was series of laws which en-
croach on the rights of property in
order to save the country from social
destruction. The accumulation of
debts to foreigners in this or any coun-
try must end in much the same way in
the long run, when the situation thus
produced becomes intolerable. In the
interest of property itself, we should be
wise in time. American.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
NEW CHICAGO NOTES.

(Received too late for publication
last week.
VIM. Dingwall is building an ad-
dition to his house this week.
r. H. Kleinschmid, of Helena, has
been in the city few days on business
combined with pleasure.
II. d. Wilkerson returned home from
Butte, Monday where he has been as u
delegate to the democratic convention.
j. A. Featherman says that the pic
mic at his place was not in honor of
McKinley's nomination, for he is not
a Mckinley man.
The people of New Chicago ire
spective of party, commend the action
of Chas. $. Hartman at the late repub-
lican convention.
Allen McPhail, son of Archie Nc
Phail returned home from Salt Lake,
where he has been attending school the
past winter and spring.
Professors Mckee aud Guild, of the
college OF Montana, at Deer Lodge
We're honored guests at the picnic on
Saturday last at J. A. Featherman's. S.
II. A. Featherman came over from
Drummoud on Friday last and re-
manned until Tuesday of this week as
salesman in the j. A. and j. B.
Feathernlan store in this place.
The Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, who is
to take charge of the Episcopal churches
Of Philipsburg and Granite, will arrive
some time the latter part of this week.
There will be service in st. Andrews
church, Philipsblrg, on the morning of
Sunday, July 9TH at the usual hour.
Service in st. Peters church, Granite,
will be held in the evening at the usual
hour for evening service.
Rev. G.. G. Stull held quarterly
meeting in New Chicago Sunday after
noon June 2l, and at the close elected
Mrs. Albert Tinklepaugh superinten-
dent Of the Sunday school in this place.
Now we ought to have u good school
superintendent. At a meeting held for
the purpose of electing officers the fol-
lowing were elected. superintendent,
Mrs E. NJ Engle; secretary, Miss
Edith H. Carnegie; treasurer Mrs. H.
M. Thomas ; librarian, Miss Jessie Car
negie. Now both of the above superin-
tendents are well qualified to fill the
office, and your correspondent would
suggest that they act on each alternate
Sunday.
The picnic given by John A. Feather
man on last Saturday (June 2Oth) was
" ou'oooo III cNCty p"i llCuldl. LHc udy
was all that could be desired and this
was augmented by IA nice crowd Of in
telligent people. After singing
America, the address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. W. d. Trout in
an earnest and impressive manner.
Singing and speaking We're interspersed
before noon. The crowd then repaired
to the great spread and partook of an
excellent dinner and enjoyed pleas
ing social repast. In the evening some
musicians of Deer Lodge rendered some
excellent music. Among those present
from abroad were Elder Stull, of Butte,
who made short talk ; Professors
Mckee and Guild, Of Deer Lodge; Mr..
and Mrs Frank Durand, of Philips
burg; Messrs. Klenischmidt, and Nc
Carthy, of Helena. Eveyone enjoyed
himself hugely and felt that Mr..
Featherman had spared no pains to
make the affair a success. The desire
Of all was that the esteemed host of
that occasion may live long enough to
give many other similar treats.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
TROUBLE WITH SILVER
The Difficulty Is With the Bullion and
Not the Coin
COLDS PURCHASING POWE1
Gold Has Risen Rapidly in Value
Through the Closing of European
and American Mints.

The real trouble with silver is in the
bullion and not the coin. By closing
the mints of Europe and America to
that metal, while they remain open to
gold. the gold has risen greatly in
value, says the National Bi-Metallist.
In fact it has about doubled in pur-
chasing power, while silver bullion re-
mains nearly the same as before. For
this reason silver coin is not available
for shipment abroad. Measued by
gold, when melted down. it loses nearly
one-half its value. 1t is, therefore no
longer an international money metal,
as it was prior to 1878. Then, every
where, silver and gold were practically
linked together at the French coming
rate (15la to one), and the whole world
was, in effect bi metallic a debt in
gold standard England could be paid
with bar of silver bullion at about the
French mint price. a debt III silver
standard Germany could be paid with
bar OF gold at exactly the same rate.
The aggregate mass of gold and sill
yer, welded together, as it We're, by the
action of the bimetallic countries CON
stltuted the worlds standard of value
But when the mints closed to silver the
two metals drifted apart the par of
exchange was broken, some of the
nations adopting the single gold stand
ard while others adhered to silver, two
distinct and varying standards
We're established. 1t has been demon
strated, over and over again, that this
gives the silver using countries the ad-
vantage in international trade. Their
standad remaining unchanged, they
can afford to sell their products in gold
standard countries for the same amount
in silver. which means half-price in
gold. We have to do the same thing,
because we can get no more than our
competitors This has operated to de-
press the prices Of our farm products
even below those of manufactured
goods, and placing the American agri-
culturist at great disadvantage.
The silver men believe and think
they prove that the United States, by
throwing open its mints. can restore
silver to "a parity with gold at our ratio
of 16 to one. That the moment we do
this every other nation must pay our
mint rate for silver or not get it and,
as a result. silver will be substantially
at par with gold the world over I'm
der such circumstances it would make
no difference to us which metal went
abroad. for one would be as gool as the
other. Now, however, small ship
ment of gold almost frightens the
financiers of the country out of their
seven senses, and the blighting effect
is felt in every quarter of the country
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
GRANITE COUNTY GOLD.
Output From the Placer Mines in the
Rock Creek District.

The placer mining season on the
ground about Quartz gulch, tributary
of Rock Creek, is about over. Quite IA
quantity of gold has been brought in,
and considering the very short season,
which in all amounted to about six
weeks, the returns are highly salts
factory
The Eureka company produced over
100 ounces of gold, which was brought
in by Con Wipf during the week. This
output is quite good considering the
fact that this is new property and can
hardly be considered thoroughly opened
up at the present time. Next year the
output on this property will undoubt-
ediv be much greater
The great drawback to the successful
working of the placer mines in that
section is the lack Of water 1t is only
during the early part of the season
that there is sufficient water to do any
work at all, and six weeks fully covers
the period. The stockholders in the
Eureka company have had in contem-
plation the bringing in of water from
Stony lake for some time and in fact
a small portion of the ditch has already
been eXcavated, but this work will re-
quire an expenditure of about IS, 900.
Probably four or five miles of the line
will necessarily have to be fumed, as
considerable slide rock will prevent the
use of a ditch. The line has already
been surveyed. and it is expected that
several of the others in the gulch will
join issues with the Eureka company
and bring in the water If this is done
it will be possible to work the claims
for seven or eight months each year i'll
stead Of five or six weeks as is the case
at the present. When water is brought
III to work for that length of time the
gold output from that gulch will be
greatly augmented; in fact the present
production will not be marker
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
A FREE SILVER BODY.
No Protective Tariff Without Free
Silver Rider.

A dispatch to the ST. Louis Republic,
from Boston, Mass, says: United
States Senator Gallinger, in an inter-
view at Concord today, comedies a
silver senate
81 fear for the control of the SEN
ate," he said. GA full senate now
numbers 80 members. and we shall
need 46 for a majority, though, mas
much as the existing vacancy in Ken
lucky will continue until 1899, we can
get along during the next congress with
45.
"We now have A senators who are
nominally republicans, but of these five
senators-Teller, Dubois, Carter, Man
tie and Cannon-refused to act with us
in the passage of the Dingley emer-
gency tariff last winter, and suppose
we must now add to them Senator
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, because
he left the st. Louis convention with
other seceders. This reduces us to 3S
straight out republicans who are for
protection as against protection yOked
with free silver and we shall need seven
more to enable us to pass the revenue
bill, which the country demands.
'Some Of our gains are already
made, as in Maryland and Ohio, and
we shall elect in New York. Illinois
and Wisconsin. This will give us 43
or two short Of majority. Among
our danger spots we must include
North Carolina. Senator Pritchard' s
seat is likely to be lost, because he was
first chosen by a fusion movement,
which probably will be hard to effect
again.
"In Utah also there is danger of los
ing Senator Brown, who refused to act
with the silver men in deadlocking the
Dingley bill, and who has now been
confronted with an issue in his fight
for reelection, which will either defeat
or cause him to coalesce with Senator
Cannon in policy Of opposition.
"In Colorado Senator WOlcott is in
similar danger, as he has been subject
to venomous criticism because he would
not go so far as Senator Teller in
his devotion to the white metal. Add
to this the not altogether remote chance
of losing a republican senator in North
Dakota and California and the claims
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02
BI-METALLIC CONCENTRATOR
Commenced Hauling Lumber for It's
Construction This Week.

A couple of carloads of lumber have
arrived at the depot and the same is
now being hauled to Granite, where it
will be used in constructing the 60
ton concentrating plant for the BIZ
Metallic company. 1t is expected that
the plant Will be completed and ready
for work within 30 days. The two
Kinkead mills which are at present at
the Bi-Metallic mill will be erected
near the cOncentratOr. and their value
for the purpose will be thoroughly
demonstrated. 1t is expected, however
that they will prove a success, as they
have been in use on the Comstock at
Virginia City, New, for some time
past and have proven highly successful
in that case. Under the circumstance 5
there is little question but what they
will do as we'll here, as there is not
such a very great difference in the ores.
During the palmy days of the Granite
and the Bi-Metallic, like the Comstock
mines, and in fact all the silver proper
ties in the country, they threw out con
siderable ore Of low grade on the dump
and this, with the improved facilities
at hand for its reduction and the fact
that it does not have to be mined,
makes it possible to gain a handsome
tribute for the labor required in the ex-
traction of the precious metal. A great
many mines in the country are pursu
ing the same plan as the local com
panies here in working over their low
grade ores and are said to be making
quite a success OF it.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02

p. H. Walsh is busily engaged this
week on Brigade hall, getting it ready
for the 4th Of July bail The new floor
has been laid and the carpenters are
now fixing up stand for the musi-
clans. When everything is completed
the firemen will have excellent quar-
ters. The hall will be used for storing
the cart hook and ladder, ETC., while
one OF the ante-rOOms will furnish a
meeting place Besides this there are
two rooms which will be used as dress
ing rooms for ladies and gentlemen at
dancing parties
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02

Mrs. S. B. Titus and children and
Misses Avy and Madge Short left on
yesterdays train for Corvallis, in the
beautiful Bitter Root valley, where
they will spend some time in the way
Of recreation. The Bitter Root valley
is one of the prettiest spots on earth
dnrlng the summer season, and
a more pleasant place to spend sum-
mer vacation it would be hard to find.
The ladies will probably be gone a
month or more.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02

of the democrats that we cannot elect
in either Kansas or Illinois, and the
outlook is not rosy. Imust admit that
l cannot satisfactorily outline the
method by which we shall be able to
hold the senate from protective tariff
without free silver rider
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-07-02

The meeting of the county COM
missioners on June Goth and 9th was
principally held to consider road prop
ositions. By reference to the official
proceedings published in another col
umn it will be seen that the commits
sioners are active in looking after our
roads, and desire that new and better
roads shall be built wherever any reas-
enable proposition presents itself.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24
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aopear in an ag4:on brought srainss you bv the
ah"ye nsucd nlsin,if IN TIE stros Court of
he Fh'rd Jud.sa !'istric, Of ths Territory of
lzons, IN and tor Mnrtc rA County. upd
nswar the com ,jlnin. thgrein hle With the
Clerk y this id CUT, at Fhoeni1. in said
C'0nty, within ten ,ays alfsr The seys vice uppD
you Of this summons, il served in this said
County, or If scr sed oxt o. this sad H,ue,y
epd with.n this said Judicial District, then
within twenty days thereafter, or in all other
cases wtain thirty days, thereafter, the times
above msn,itn.sh icing sxelu'i,s oi the dayc
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Court Of the rh!rd jadioial District Of the
carytory Of Arzons, in and for Maricopa
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IN wALKFg,
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Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

There at least two things thai
are impossible. T. is impossib |
for brass band to march down
street ia one direction and have a
crowd of small boys 90 in the op
posite direction 1t is also impos-
sible for a man to have bis shoes
pndsr tw9 or three cots at the same
tims,
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24


The proverbial energy Of the A
o. q. W. is7beips displayed in the
matter of disposing Of stock in tn
proposed lodge building There
are 240 members Of the order in
the Tucson lodges and Of these onl,
~ have beep approached. No
outsiders haye been solici Ell OF
have subscribed and ct the rate tn.
stock is going among the member
it looks as il they would not b..
given a4 opportunity to subscr ibe
Star.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

It you cannot be happy in one
way, be in another. This facility
pf disposition wants but little aid
from philosophy, for health and
good humor are almost the whole
affair. Many run about after felic-
ity. like an absent minded man
hunting for his bat while it is in
hand or on his head.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

A eow county exchange recently
shered pewasd for the b.-st an
swrr tG the query, What is love. "
The following took the prize: "Love
is an itching Of the heart that we
cannot get at to scratch" I"
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

From Yavapai county arc re-
ported two gold claims. recent dis
eoveries. located northwest of Ia
ple mountain, and half way betwee,.
Williamson and Chino valleys rae
rock is reported to be full Of free
gold. fne claims are located about
one-half mile apart.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

American investments are pour-
ing into Mexice During che last
thpse years it il estimated that
Americans have invpstsd $50, ,265,
900 and Englishmen s27 ,05O, 900
in Mexican mines. ).
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

General Ca,npos has retired from
the eopmand Of the Spanish army
in Cuba, He should hays qui t
seeneF.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

The word rival first meant a
brook, then was applied to the per.
sons wiz lived on opposite sides
and quarreled about the water, and
still lair 10 vas understood as ap-
plyi ig 70 con estants, for auy de-
stsed oijeat. e
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

The Tenesuelans are preparing
for war. Our Uncle aanuel will
see that none Of their track patches
are stolen.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

A msn is often Honised mkere q
Eomap vosld find herself Kicked
out. The above thosght il taken
from real life. -s's s'2'ss
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24
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Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

If Americans whs g. to. foreign
countries would attend strieely u
their business there would be little
danger Of them getting inte trou-
BILE.
Mesa free press., 1896-01-24

A Tucson man objects, becaus.
when he~we'rv ''ack toia try geod
store to 'omp 'aip'tna be had beer
pverchsr ied. = shop g'rl kicked hi,
hat Oft, .piipt Is get the wortl
pf bis money theni Does he think
he has aaotAer kick coming Star