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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Judgs Wales sustained the validity
of the charter and ordinances of the
town of Dover in the cases Of the
Single Takers. A fresh outburst
against the law and the courts may
now be expected from the lawless
element which by this decision lost
the point it hoped to gain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

The Beach Side Inn, Mt Green's
Farms, Conn, was robbed by five
masked burglars Monday morning
The Waterman was bound and gagged.
the safe blown open with dynamite
and robbed of 81, 500 in cash and 81, 600
in checks and the guests were kept at
bay by the revolvers Of the burglars.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Candidate Brysn's chief reputation
is as an orator. How little claim he
really has to this distinction is thue
shown by one of his home papers, the
Lincoln, Neb., Courier:
AS matter Of fact Mr.. Bryan never
made an impromptu speech in his life
at least none that attracted any at
tention. 1t is known that no spent
weeks and months on his two great
speeches in Congress, and it has been
shown that the essential features of
his Chicago speech have been used by
him in many previous speeches. When
ever he has appeared in this State he
has had ample time in which to pre-
pare himself, and he has always ac-
quilted himself we'll. But since the
Chicago convention there has been an
unusual demand upon Mr.. Bryan. In
his boyish zeal 10 take his nomination
out and show it to the rest Of the boys
he plunged into spectacular tour
commencing at Salem, III. He has
spoken almost daily since, SO CON
srantly that he has not had time for
PREPARATION, and his most ardent admir-.
ers will admit that the only thing that
characterized these addresses was their
mediocrity. They have been monoton-
Gus AM! commonplace, full of platitudes
and demonstrated iests The people
have seen that Mr.. BrSan has been
Incorporating all these years. They
have seen him for the last two weeks
with the mask removed, and found in
place of what appeared to he skilful
actor very ordinary man.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Free silver coinage object lessons,
trite and true, keep bobbing up in all
directions. Here is good one from
Canada, told by correspondent of the
Chicago Record in Montreal:
handed big American dollar to a
hackman the morning l arrived. He
shook his head and said:
Begin yer pardon, sir, we don't
take American silver any more. !"
'SinCe when?"
Ten days or fertnit"
That's good money, and we work
for it"
II dare say ye do, sir, an twas good
ere, sir, until lately; but you've card
Of 'aving too much of good thing, an
that's whnt's the Natter -
"How is that?" / asked.
IVY, you see, sir, we've card az
'ow the silver fellows in tn States is
'aying it all their own way. sir, an
when they get 'old of the gov ment
they're goin' to ave free coinage, an
coin all tn silver that's brought in
TO EN-, sir. An wore thinkin' that'll
be too much Nv good thing, sir, for
the more silver dollars you git tine less
they're worth, sir. an we Kanucks as
as to work ard for our money DON
want TO get stuck with 'em, sir.
guess that's about tn size Nv it,
And that is about the size of it.
American silver currency IS intrinsi
cally worth more than Canadian silver
currency. but it will not go in Canada
row, any more than Canadian silver
currency will go in this country, out.
side of the lake cities. The story given
above, shows how even the suggestion
Of free silver coinage is tending to
bring the American silver dollar down
to it's coin value.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Free silver coinage, reputation and
anarchy find no favor with the Staun-
ton, Va, News, staunch Democratic
paper, and it has resolved to support
a sound-money Democratic candidate
for President 1t says; "Impclled to
tako this stand from conviction, at the
same time we cannot and will not I'm.
der any circumstances give our sup
port to William Mckinley for Presi-
dent, who also represents policies that
we believe detrimental to the public
welfare. We hope TO see ticket nomi-
mated with a sound money plank in a
Democratic platform in keeping with
the traditions and principles OF the
Democratic party, which We can sup
port. In the event no such ticket 10
nominated, nothing is left US but to
advocate sound-money principles, ap-
pealing to the reason and calm iudg-
ment of our readers, and leaving to
them the matter of acting as each may
deem best.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

The following interesting and valu-
able contribution to the cause of sound
money was furnished by City Treasurer
Richard q. oellers OF Philadelphia tn
the Evening Bulletin of that city:
Since the issue has been diverted
from the tariff TO finance. every man
who is interested in the welfare Of his
country should acquaint himself with
the new order of things. and be pre-.
pared with facts and arguments to
meet our opponents. regret TO see,
and 1 regard as extremely unwise, tho
line of campaign adopted by some of
our Eastern political managers. There
is danger Of protesting too much"
for one thing, and of resorting too
much to ridicule and abuse for
another. This is not the way to make
converts Of people whose opinions may
be erroneous 1t smacks OF intolerance
which makes martyrs OF men who
otherwise would have cut no figure in
the nations history. The Delaware
authorities are now confronted with
this problem in their attempted sup
preston of the Single Takers. The
more they protest and punish, the
more determined they make the
propagandsts and the less they stamp
out the error.
In this great battle with the Sill
verites it must be remembered that a
vast proportion of our American popu.
lation is in dead earnest. They are
struggling under the belief that a
great public wrong exists, and that
IL may be eradicated by change of
the financial methods OF the country.
They will not cease complaining and
contendiDg because they are called
Anarchists and knaves. They must be
made to see the error of their policy
by the force of reason, logic and facts.
1t must be demonstrated by these forces,
as IL can well be done by those who
inteligently and In moderation, study
the subject, that the rich and the poor.
the employer and the laborer, the
farmer and the mschanic. equally and
alike will suffer. should the dangerous
experiment proposed be endorsed at
the polls.
II ever thore was a campaign in
which the calm, deliberate and dis.
passionate judgment of good citizens
was appealed to, this is one.
In no other manner can the battle fol
sound money be won. The advocates
of free silver coinage are appealing to
the passions and preiudices of the
people. To counterfeit this, appeal;
must be made to their reason and com.
mon sense.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Some newspaper wag suggests that
Mr.. Bryan title, the "Boy Orator of
the Platte" is very appropriate, from
the fact that the Platte is stream
three thousand miles long and only
about six inches deem.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

The Bryan managers have decided to
locate their pational headquarters at
Chicago. This means that Altgsld is
to be the prime mover in the manage.
alat of tho campaign. 1t is also
knoual surrender oi the entire East TO
The Republicans. What commentary
try. the work of tho Chicago conven-
Visltithis il. When before did the
o"n naau,a attic party feel that it should
Contradictory section of this country to
up her mini enemy without struggleH
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate
II invigorates the nerves. stimulates diges
ton and relieves mental depression. Espe
cially valuable to tired brain-workers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20
In New York. Thursday. the failure

In New York, Thursday. the failure
was reported Of prominent ,jewolry
firm, with liabilities of over $500, 600,
and assets that exceeded $500, 600.
The reason given was refusal by the
banks to discount the firms paper.
''The banks,'' said the head of the
firm, "have been pulling in their
horns since the free silver declaration
in Chicago. Collections have been
very SLOW No one will let go cent
that he is rot compelled to. Business
was never looking better than just bo,
fore the Chicago convention went crazy
on the silver question. To their action
the troubles of our clients can be laid. -
Here is another object lesson. If the
threat of free silver coinage produces
such condition of financial distrust,
what viii the actual institution of the
debased financial system result inf
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

Ex-senator Bradbury Of Maine, who
Is the oldest living person who has rep
resented any State in the United States
Senate, is 81 years old and has voted
the Democratic ticket for seventy
years He was one of the first to bolt
the Chicago platform and ticket. He
said in letter announcing his posi-
tioni II cannot vote to give to the rich
owners Of the silver mines an annual
bounty CT some $50, 200, GOO at the ex-
pense of the honor, the integrity, the
business and tho labor of the country. -
1t is evident that ags has not impaired
the intellect OF this Democratic pairi-
arch. or dimmed bis perception of the
true principles Of Democracy.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20
Bryan and stewart are raise Prophets.


Candidate Bryan expresses confidence
that the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l would at
once raise the commercial value Of
silver to parity with gold. Senator
Stewart is of the same opinion, and in
a speech delivered in the United States
Senate on June 18th, 1890, in support
of the Sherman Silver Purchase bill, he
said;
:" | think If we could buy and coin
81, 600. 600 worth per month, it would
place silver SO nearly upon a parity
with gold upon the ratio of l6 to that
everybody would be willing to take
the final step, that all would SEQ there
was no danger / think four and a
half million ounces month would GER
tainly put silver to par. !"
The result, however, showed Stewart
to be false prophet. Under the Sher-
man law the government became the
purchaser of 81, 600, 600 ounces of sill
yer per year, almost the entire product
of the country. Did the bullion value
OF silver advance in consequence
oh, no. On the contrary, after slight
squirt Immediately after the law went
into operation, it steadily declined.
From 81. 06 per ounce it fell until, al
the repeal of the law, it's price was but
10 cents per ounce.
In the face Of these unchallenged
facts, the predictions Of Bryan, Stew.
art and all the rest OF the free silver
theorists that the free coinage Of silver
will raise its bullion to parity with
gold count for naught They are false
prophets.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20


In the course of speech at Column
bus. Ohio, on Saturday, Senator John
Sherman said:
II tho free coinage of silver ia
authorized, then the market value of
silver bullion becomes the standard for
payments on all contracts made in the
past the present or the future; 4I216
grains OF standard silver bullion, worth
now 53 cents, can with free coinage
be coined into a dollar upon the de-
mand of any holder OF such bullion.
This dollar is delivered to the owner Of
the bullion, and is not supported by
the fiat of the government. The govern
ment does not undertake to maintain
its relative value with gold. The
government stamps it "This lis a
dollar. a." Its purchasing power is 53
cents, but its debt paying power is one
dollar. 1t is to be a legal tender for
one dollar of debt, but in the purchase
OF any article is only worth 50 cents,
for the seller of the article can fix his
purchase according to the kind of
money offered. 1t is the doctrine of
the Populist and the Anarchist, but is
in direct opposition to the traditional
policy of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew
jackson and the Democratic party.
Senator Sherman is right now, but
he was wrong few years ago, when
he forced his mischief working Silver
Purchase law upon the country. Now,
however. he is speaking plainly, on
the side of the right. Let US hope that
he may be able to induce William Nc
Kinley TO follow his good example.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
NAnBnD AoliN


rbrec uuthne sharks Again Undee Afrost
IN Chicsee
w A. Thomas Billy Mcclure and
Or Craig. all we'll known 10 Guthrie,
are ngaln in the handa o. ihe law iol
working a swiniling game and roh
bing the unwary nll over NE country
According TO dispatches from Cmcago
their stealinga during the past year
aggregated fully thresquerters OF a
million dollars. The Chicago Tribuae
says
THE gang has been operating ia thc
commission business OF stocks and
grain and booming fictitious mining
stocks. They have done hu1ineas
under the following names and firm
title; Craig & Co, Pattison s. Co,
Thomas e Co.. John Tolman e. Co
American Commission company, Price
8 Co., }. p. Morgan q CO.. Labolle
Mining and Milling company They
conducted their own printing office
aud have sent tons Of matter through
the mails during the past year
"The ringleader Of the outfit IS w
II, Mcclure who comes from a re-
spectacle family and was raised 40
Junction City, Kan lie was for many
years railroad postal clerk on q line
running out from ST. Louis.
'James +. Mcclure is his youngest
brother All three men were "soou-
ers" in Oklahoma where they formed
the acquaintance of William A..
Thomas The latter was raised in
Cedar Falls, Ia, and began his life as
bank clerk in Abingdon, III. lie be
came cashier OF bank at Edwards
vile, Kas, assisted in the organiza.
tion Of the Capital City bank at Guth-
rie, Okla. After receiving $4,000 de.
posits he and the president borrowed
the entire deposits and leit their
worthless notes rs security. The bank
failed and the depositors lost every
cent they had entrusted to the dish on.
est concern.
John l. Tolman was for fifteen
years a railway postal clerk, and is
supposed to have formed tho acqua.n-
tance OF tho others IN Oklahoma
w. II. Mcclure blossomed into prom
inence as the proprietor Of fake lot
terry scheme 10 Kansas City, Kan
The gang operated lotteries in Wich-
tia, Kansas City and New Orleans,
where they got up the celebrated for
gerry Of the tickets on the Louisiana
lottery.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
SUDDEN DEATH.
~. u. windoner, the Tailor. Dies In his
Shop.

~. -. windoner, the Tailor, Dies In his
Shop.
II. b. Windoffer, the Harrison ave-
nue. tailor, was taken suddenly in in
his shop yesterday afternoon about s
o'clock and died in few moments.
lie had been somewhat under the
weather for some days but still able
TO be around, death being caused by a
severe attack Of cholera morbus
brought on by the extreme heat His
wife was in the shop with him when
he was stricken and soon as possible
the body was removed to the home at
212 Second street, where are ieit the
widowed wife and three fatherless
children.
The deceased came TO Guthrie about
year and half ago from El Dorado,
Kansas, where he had been in business
seven years. lie was born In Germany,
was about 40 years old aud member
Of the cstholic church where the
funeral services will be held TODAY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
NEW CHARTERS

Secretary Lowe issues charters to rwo
Railway YESTERDAY.
Secretary lowe issued two charters
to railway companies yesterday The
fist was to- the ST. Louis. oklahoma
aud Gulf railway company capital
stock one million dollars, headquar-
ters at Teconsch and directors E. c.
Niekles, IS CLAY, u r Mundy n AR
rington S. T. Larsh and others The
compapr proposes to bni.d "a railway
ESQ miles in length from sapulpa, l.
H., 20 Henrietta, Texas, passing
through the Creek aa1 Seminole
nations into Pottavatomie and Cleve.
land countics oklahoma and then
through Che asphalt and coal regions
OF The Cbickasaw country.
The other was the Canadiau Coal and
Railway company capital stock five
hundred Thousand dollars headquar ers
at Perry, OHahoma John ! Brayer,
Of Tamaha J. r presidents W. c..
Garland, OF Tausaa vice president.
Joseph 3. Forest, at Tauaha treas.
ureri J. r. perryman, ofMorrison. Sec
rotary; R G. Boles, OF Perry assistant
secretary; a u Boles, OF Perry gem
eral attorney: and these with Green
McCurlain Of San Boia and Robert
Ward Of Oak lodge & -, for d.rec-
tors The comnanr Dr3Dpeo4 4tn bufld
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
A Delightful Place

Frank Kress swim ming pool a half
mile north Of the city, on Seventh
street is proving to be one OF the most
pleasant resorts in the vicinity OF the
city these hot evenings The water is
clear and warm, the sides OF the pool
are smoothly cemented and nicer
place for a swim or tumble in the
water could not be imagined. Tuesday
and Monday nights will be reserved
for ladies and families and all the
nights for men and boys when no
bathing suits will be required
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
RAILWAY ELECTION.
Muskogee. Oklahoma A Western Ready
for business

Muskogee Oklahoma A Western Read,
for business
The stockholders of the Muskogee,
Oklahoma s. Western railway com.
pany met at Cleveland last week and
elected officers as follows;
y j. Byrne, president; J. l.. Nor
phis, FIRST vice president; J. s stapler,
second vice president; G. W. sutton,
treasurer; Il. w. Morphis secretary
and attorney Hoard Of directors-J.
S. Stapler, Tahlequah; Q. w. Turner,
p. j. Byrne, r. Porter, A w. Robb,
Muskogee; G. W. sutton, W. II. Her
bert, r. w. Dunlap, }. L. Morphis,
Cleveland; c. +. Vandervoort r. NJ.
Thompson, b. W. Morpbis, Pawnee.
Executive board-P J. Byrne, c. W.
Turner =. Porter and w H. Herbert.
As soon as their right of-way bills
pass congress aud the Creek council
work Of construction will begin.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
nid Won Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles? II not, get a bottle
now and get relief This medicine
has been found TO be peculiarly adapt
ed TO the relief and cure Of all female
complaints, exerting a wonderful di-
rect influence in giving strength and
tone TO the organs. IL you have loss
of appetite, consumption and headache
fainting spells, or II you are nervous,
sleepless, eXcitable, melancholy, or
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric
Bitters is the medicine you need.
Health and strength are guaranteed
by its use. Large bottles only fifty
cents at Seatonian Drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11

The Independent Free Silver Club
had rousing meeting last night,
being addressed by Col Jones and Jno.
DeVereaux. Col McBeynolds recited
an original poem and other interesting
proceedings were had The club by
resolution decided 10 make a complete
poll Of the county at once so that the
Republican slush fund could not he
used to run ia repeaters
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
80 published in the Oklahoma Leade
June II, 1896.
Notice for Publication.

Land ONCE at Guthrie, o T, June g. 1865.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
tlon to make final proof in support of his
claim ana that said proof VIII be made be-
fore the register and receiver at Guthrie, o
n uu August A. 1890. viz
Ioseph stiles. FOR the ne qr sec "a, twp 10,
pa. p. w
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence apOn and cul;iya-
tiou of said land, viz:
Richard "A Boys David c Chamness,
George W Harris and Walter NJ johnson, all
uf Guthrie, % n,
5000 AM CROOK, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11

Frank Kress has opened swimming
pool at his place on section 8, one-hali
mile north of the city on the Cotton.
wood bottoms The pool is 45X80 feet,
cemenled, aud contains only pure well
water Bathers are charged but DO
cents aud are requested to furnish
their own bathing suits kress place
is delightful iu every particular and a
merry go is afforded bathers The
pool can be reached by going north on
Seventh street.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
COTTON MARKET.
The First Bale Marketed In Guthrie yos
terday

The First Bale Marketed In Guthrie yos
teTday
II. J. Bufington, who lives near
Langaton, brought the first bale of
cotton yesterday. i weight $50 pounds
and The ooyle Mercantile company
paid him II cents a pound for IT, He
also received a $40 premium from w.
II. smith, the Second street merchant
and purse of that much more from
other business men.
Mr.. Burlington has about l50 acres
of cotton aud will market 75 or so
bales. The hot weather Of the past
two weeks has stunted the growth a
little but done no serious damage Tn
a few days cotton win be coming in
lively and business OF am kinds win
improve,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
TERRITORIAL SKETCHES.

rvnueot Pointers eisansa from ovss
tne TERRITORY
1ethodiat camp meeting Will open 81
fa nee nest Saturday
Sife NJ s. Fowler. propfietor Of
Santa fe hotel az Oklahoma City.
shipped With The man cook
saltwater Sentinel } D. Holmes
brought on a lot Of Brvan and sewsll
aud Mckinley and Hobart caps this
week and So long as the assortment
lasted The Bryan caps outsold the Nc
Einlcvs % E. This will be about the
ratio ofithe Democratic and Repu BILL
can vote in Payne county this fall.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11

d. w. Fuller, Of Canajohaire. N y f.,
says that he Keeps DR. Kings New
Discovery in the house aud his fauil y
would not be withoutit II pr0mrable
DR. g. A. Dykemau Druggist, Catskill,
N. Y, says that Or Kings New Dis
covery Is undoubtedly the best cough
remedy; that he has used it in his fam
lily for eight years, and that IL has
never failed 10 do all that is claimed
for it, Why not try a remedy SO long
tried and tested, Trial bottles free at
Seatoniap Drug store. Regular size
SOC and 81.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
Knocking ON the Debt.

The Logan county board OF commis-
sioners called in and cancelled s., 900
la county bonds yesterday, This
makes sl4, 600 in all called in aud can
eelled by the present board who are
trying hard to reduce the debt OF the
county aud get the finances in good
shape
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
THE BLOODY SHIRT.

Capt Tousy Is Aroused and Talks OF the
New Mason and Dixon.
They have drawn the Mason and
Dixon line at the Cimarron river, two
miles north Of Guthrie" said CAPTAIN
Tousy, a Republican wheel horse, yes
terday, "and no man living north OF
that line can get on the Republican
ticket. 1t is solid Guthrie againstull
the rest Of the county. have been a
Republican forty years and never
voted against the ticket but once, but
cannot stand such bulldoziug longer
will work and vote against the Guth-
rie ticket put up last Thursday and an
my neighbors will do likewise"
The sentiments expressed by the
speaker are but the sentiments of
three-fourths Of the country Repuoli-
cans and Of many in the city, Even
Judge McCarver says it rs too much
for him to stomach aud ne must be a
dignifed mugwump.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-08-11
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Tho Probable Representation and the
work 10 be Done.
The Democratic county convention
wiil meet at McKennon's opera house
on September to nominate candi.
dates for probate judge, county at
torney, register Of deeds, county COM
missioner, Justice Of the peace, consta-
BILE
At the same time and place will
meet the Populst convention to make
nominations for the rest Of the offices
aud the two will then meet in joint
convention to ratify the whole ticket
The representation in the Demo
cratic convention will likely be the
same as at the recent county conven-
tiou to choose delegates to the terri
torial convention. which was as fol-
1.aa.r.