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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-21
GoLDBucs' RALLY
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the name of the silver leader again.
He admitted that silver was demon
etized in 1873, and stated that the
gold development of Colorado was
due to this act. He forgot to say,
however, that the loss to the state
of Colorado, through the same act
was double the benefits derived
through it's gold development. He
was for bimetalism, but all the way
through his talk attempted to prove
that silver was unfit for use as a
money metal. Mr.. Williams said to
s'let the United States await the
good time when international BIZ
metalism should come, but failed
to state how long the waiting pro-
cess was to continue and what the
American people were to live on in
the meantime. All must be trusted
to the "grand old par-tee'
and we would as a nation come
out Of this crisis with "head
up and tail over the dash
board" to use the expression Of
some unknown bard.
The monotony was broken some
what by a recitation by Tom Lee, in
his usual pleasing manner. He re-
sponded gracefully to a hearty en-
core. The Graves Glee Club also
provided the audience with a selec-
ton.
Coe I. Crawford, republican can
didate for congress was next INTRO
duced. He was warmly received
and went at once to a discussion of
the money question. Strange as it
may SEEM, he did not believe
that the mass of American people
were regulators nor anarchists.
They were honest, he said and this
declaration from a republican
speaker was indeed refreshing. He,
too, "pointed with pride" to the
financial legislation gained through
the republican party and stated
that it was in no sense, class legis
lation. Mr.. Crawford failed to
make a statement as to what kind
Of legislation the national banking
act was, and also forgot to touch in
the income tax and how that mea-
sure of equality was prevented from
being a law. Probably he will
touch on these matters on his return
trip. He took up the question OF
falling prices and labored for an
hour in a vain attempt to show that
they we're wholly due to the i'm
proved methods of production
through labor saving machinery.
That the enactment of 1873 had
nothing whatever to do with falling
prices and stated that that act did
not in any way affect prices. 1t was
all due to improved methods of pro
duction and business competition
AS an example he took the type
setting machine and stated that one
mar could now do the work formerly
done by twenty five This is an er.
ror. One operator "a now do the
work of from four to six men. Mr..
Crawford had estimated from nine.
teen Or twenty too high. In direct
contradiction to the statement
made by Mr.. Williams regarding de.
monetization in 1873. Mr.. Craw.
ford stated thai silver was not de.
monetized at that time. OF course
such men as Fuller, Pettigrew, Bry'
an. Stewart and other public mer
are all mistaken about this question
of silver characterization in 1873 anC
Mr.. Crawford is the walking ency
clopedia of knowledge and truth ir
this matter. Among other things
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-21
MRS. STEVENS STORY.
The wife's Side of the Unfortu-
nate Affair
MISLED INTO THE MARRIAGE
Claims the Marriage Ceremony
Was Performed Without
Her Knowing It
(From The Rapid City Evening Heraldl

\ - S'Ah NAoi
The account of the woes of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. p. Stevens as pub
lished exclusively in last evenings
HERALD was the subject of general
conversation among the people Of
the city, and wishing to get at all
the facts in connection with the un-
fortunate affair, a representative of
the HERALD interviewed Mrs. Stew
ems and her father at their place of
abode on Kansas City street this
morning, and asked for a statement
regarding their side of the matter.
Mentioning the statement pub
lished in the HERALD of yesterday
evening, the reporter asked that
Mrs. Stevens proceed with her
story, which she did as follows,
her remarks being closely followed
by the reporters pencil:
"Our marriage" begun Mrs.
Stevens to the reporter earnestly,
was not just right. Charley
(meaning Stevens) once asked me to
to marry him and I told him I was
too young, that I did not care to
marry just yet. The matter was
little discussed and I knew nothing
of his intentions until the same
morning we yer married. It was
Sunday morning. He had procured
a license, swearing that I was eigh-
teen years of age. Now I'll not be
eighteen until September 4. He
asked me to go with him to the ho-
tel to meet some friends Of his.
Thinking everything was all right,
I went with him and was introduced
to two gentlemen, n Of them be-
ing a reporter on The Detroit Trib-
une. Then I was introduced to a
man who turned out to be a Justice
of the peace"
Here the HERALD representative
paused to get a new point to his
pencil. When this was done he
signifed his readiness to proceed and
Mrs. Stevens continued:
"In a moment the Judge asked US
all to stand up and as did SO Char
ley took me by the hand. Well we
were married before I knew what
had happened. The whole affair
was a put-up job and a deception
perpetrated by Mr.. Stevens-that's
all there is to it,"
"What about Mr.. Stevens state
ment in last evenings HERALD:
queried the reporter.
well as far as his saying that
he never mistreated me in any way.
/ want to say that that is false.
He has mistreated me time anC
again"
Had you had any trouble prior tc
your arrival in Rapid City?' per
sisted the pencil pusher.
mo, for [ withstood everything
while we ere on the road She
went on, ''for | knew that when
got to my father here I would bt
all right and he would protect me
And | wish to say that this trouble
has not been brought about by thu
interference of my father. | an
acting from motives wholly my own
My father has in no way interfeered
but he has tried to fix things up ant
have US live together as married
people should. He told me tt
simply do as I wished and that he
would see that I Was protected il
whatever l might do. My guardian
at Ann Arbor knew nothing of oul
proposed marriage and as I have
told my father. I was determined
to come and see him at at ANY event
[ had not seen him since I was fvt
wears O]1-12 wears auO
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-21

Gold, silver or paper money taken
in exchange for first class goods at
bed rock prices. Consolidated Mer-
camille Co., corner St. Joe and Sixth
street, Flormann block.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-21

Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!
Va hox We a fresh stock of garden and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Preparing for the Fray.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-"We have
touched bottom and are now on rising
ground" is the cheerful sentiment ex'
pressed by the national Democratic
congressional committee, which is
now completing its organization for
the campaign. Representative Nc
Rae of Arkansas presided over the
caucus. A number of vacancies were
filled and a special committee of FIVE,
of which Mr.. Hutcheson of Texas is
chairman, was appointed to fill the
remaining vacancies in State and Ter
ritories which have no representative
in the house. The other members
of this committee are Senators Mitch.
ell of Wisconsin and Representatives
Wheeler of Alabama, Maddox Of Cor
gia and Dockery of Missouri. The fol-
lowing is the personnel of the com
mittee by State as far as it has been
completed: Jos. Wheeler, Alabama
Thos. McRae, Arkansas; Jas. G.. Nc
Guire, California; Jas. F. Pigot, Con-
necticut, S. M. Sparksman, Florida;
John w. Madden. Georgia; Fins E.
Downing, Illinois; Albert s. Berry,
Kentucky; Adolph Meyers, Louisiana
H. w. Rusk, Maryland; John F.
Fitzjerald, Massachusetts; 0. M. Hall
Minnesota John G. Kyle, Mississippi
A. M. Dockery, Missouri; Amos J.
Cummings, New York; +. f. Wood
ward, North Carolina; w. N. Roach,
North Dakota; Fred @. Layton, Ohio;
G. J. Erdman, Pennsylvania; w. j.
Talbert, South Carolina; Benton Nc.
Millen, Tennessee, G. K. Bell, Texas
VIM. A. Jones, Virginia.
The special committee will select the
remaining members through CORES:
pondence with the State and national
committeeman and Democratic ex-
members in the several States that
now have solid Republican delega.
ton in congress. The committee will
report upon the better method of col
lecting funds for the autumn cam
paign, and they are empowered also
to select a treasurer, who, it is under
stood, will be DR.. James Norris of the
District of Columbia, who formerly
held that office. The committee elect
ed Senator Faulkner of West Virginia
permanent chairman and Lawrence
Garniner of this city permanent Sec
retary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Read This, Boys.

The following extract from tract ad-s
addressed to young men and all is
worthy the attention of all young.
men, particularly to the very young
who are so anxious to appear like men.
1.-THE boy who spends his money for
beer, wine, whiskey, or tobacco, sad
dies upon himself an appetite which
can never be fully gratifed without
most seriously endangering his life,
and is quite sure, if he lives until he is.
fifty or sixty years of age, to spend
the sum of which would give him q
comfortable home. Many a house,.
holder and farmer has slowly but srlre-
ly spent his money on the above poi-s
sons until his property has had to be
sold to pay his debts-a sad day for him
and his family. Boys and young
men, do you want to follow in the
footsteps of such9 Ifyou do not, keep
away from saloons and let intodcat-
ing drinks and tobacco alone. 81
Touch not taste not, handle not.
The boy or young man who commen-
ces spending his money for tobacco or
intoxicating drinks as rule, handi-l
caps himself for life. and poverty and
sorrow very frequently result. It is
very easy to get into the habit OF u.s.
ing such poisons, but it is very diff.
cult to get out. for they enslave mind
and body, and not few have been
driven to despair by the last of suffer-
ing which follows an attempt to re
gain freedom. Boys and young men,
strive towards noble manhood; do
not become slaves; let intoxicating
drinks and tobacco alone. Such poi.
sons are not necessary, they will do
you no good. You will enjoy much
better health, and, as rule, will live
much longer without than with them,
as has been abundantly demonstrated
by statistics"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Fire Kills Two Little Girls

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Feb. 21-A
special to the Advertiser from Gads-
den, Ala, says: Little Katie Green,
whose parents live in st. Clair County,
was playing with her doll before the
CRATE, when her clothing caught on
fire. Her mother and aunt extinguish-
ed the flames and the child's wounds
were pronounced very slight. She
played around the rest of the day, but
about midnight she was seized with
spasms and in an hour was a corpse.
In Etowah County little Amy Darn
nell was so badly burned as to leave
no hopes of her recovery. Her clothes
were burned from her body and the
flesh peeled off in slices.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Fatal Practical Joke,

MARION, O., Feb. 24.-As Orlan de
Weese was escorting a young woman
home from church last night. Virgil
Eberly and two friends stepped from
behind a tree. Drawing a revolver,
Eberly cried: Hold up your hands.
De Weese then shot Eberly through
the lungs, and he will die. Eberly
and his friends were simply trying to
frighten De Weese.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
Children Fatally Burned.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.-Two children
were fatally and two others seriously
burned in a fire in Canton, a suburb
of Baltimore, tonight. The explosion
ola coal oil lamp which one of the
children was trying to light caused
the fire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
life for a Collar Button.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. A.-At
Chilesburg, this county, Sunday, Hen
ry Benton was shot and killed by
Robert Toomey, both colored. The
row grew out of the loss of collar
button two years ago. Toomey sur
rendered himself to the authorities
here today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04

Several Very Important Matters Cons'o-
cred and Settled. adjournment In Sight
The Governor yetoes a Tax Bill Other
Proceedings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04
IN THE HOUSE.

in regard to adjourning on Saturday
week, the 9TH.
The following bills passed third
reading and were ordered sent into
the senate: :,
The bill to regulate and control
county sinking funds created for the
purpose of placing the finances of the
counties of this State upon cash ba-
sis.
The bill to raise supplies and make
appropriations.
The joint resolution to authorize the
superintendent of the penitentiary to
borrow money upon the Reed planta-
ton and to mortgage the same.
The Saluda county bill, the very last
on the calendar, was taken up owing
to the necessity for its passage, and
ordered to third reading without any
debate.
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICIALS.
The house then took up Mr.. Shu-
mans bill ito fix the compensation to
be received for their services by the
sheriffs, clerks of courts of common
pleas and general sessions, registers OF
mesne conveyances. county supervis-
ors, school commissioners, coroners,
auditors and treasurers of the several
counties in the State, and to make the
same uniform in proportion to popu-
lation of the several counties and nee
essary services received"
The bill was then turned over to a
committee consisting of one from each
county.
It was then decided that each dele
CATION select its members of the COM
mittee.
THE VOTING PRECINCTS.
The senate bill to amend the law in
relation to the location and names of
voting precincts in this State was then
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04

Section Is. At the expiration OF the
terms of Office of the school commits
sioners of the several counties of the
State, there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the county super
intendent of education for each county
who shall hold his Office for the term
of two years and until his successor is
elected and qualified. He shall, before
being commissioned and entering upon
the duties of his Office. give bond to
the State for the use of the county in
which he is elected, for educational
purposes. in the penal sum of $1,000
with good and sufficient sureties to be
approved by the county board of COM
missioners, conditioned for the faith
full and impartial discharge of the du:
ties of his Office, and shall take and
subscribe the oath of office prescribed
in section 26, article 8, of the Constltu-
ton of this State, which he shall tile
in the office of the secretary of state.
When commissioned, he shall immedl-
ately enter upon the discharge of his
duties. His failure to qualify within
30 days after notice of his election
shall create vacancy.
Sec. IA. The State board OF educa-
ton shall fill all vacancies in the CT
fee of the county superintendent of
education for the unexpired term.
Sec Is. The salary of the county SUI
perintendent of education of each
county shall be the same 3 that now
fixed or hereafter to be fixed by law
for the school commissioner thereof,
payable monthly by the county board
of commissioners out of the ordinary
county funds; and he shall be allowed
$1OO per annum for travelling expens-
es, if so much be necessary. payable
in the same manner, upon an itemized
statement ofsuch expenses being filed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04

troll county sinking funds created for
the purpose of placing the finances OF
the counties of this State upon cash
basis, was called up, Mr.. L. j. Will
liams moved to strike out the enacting
words of the bill.
Mr.. Connor then spoke in favor of
the bill. He was satisfied that this
was the most economical way his
county could get on a cash basis.
Every safeguard was thrown around
the matter by the bill: no power was
given to the county commissioners 10
make the levy.
Mr.. Williams finally withdrew his
motion.
The bill was then slightly amended
and ordered to third reading in this
shape:
Section /. Whenever provision is
made by law for the levy and collec.
ton of an annual tax to create sink
ing fund for the purpose of placing
the finances of any county of this State
upon a cash basis the sum or sums so
raised shall be kept by the county
treasurer upon special account, sep
arate and distinct from other county
funds, and shall be protected by the
official bond of the county treasu ser
as other county funds, and shall be
known or designated as the county
sinking fund"
"Sec. 2. After the creation of said
fund it may be lawful for the county
board of commissioners in any year to
borrow in advance of the collection of
taxes for that year from said fund and
to apply to ordinary county expenses
an amount which shall not exceed
such a sum as can be repaid to said
sinking fund on or before the LIST day
of the following January out OF the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04

that the poor should be made to pay,
in order to get what the rich owed
and would not pay. He found on the
list the banker-this Bean Lockwood
whose taxes amounted to over $100,
who was the Bank of Beaufort-direc-
tor, stockholder and everything
this man, who had come to Columbia
and made these representations to the
governor. This man not only never
lost 25 cents by the storm, but made
money out of it, because he handled
all the money that came to Miss Clara
Barton, and got the exchange for it..
The storm was perfect financial god
send to him. But, he asked, was it
proper to make the widows and Or
phans pay their taxes to make that
man pay. Must these people suffer
from this mans actions9 There was
something said of rich corporations.
He could find only one corporation
on this list, and that was the Postal
Telegraph company, which was down
for the pitiful sum of $S.
This would be a monstrous burden
for these people to carry. Much of
the property on which these taxes
were levied was wasted away by the
storm-gone, destroyed, lost forever.
Talk about rich men," he said, II
don't believe there is a single rich
man in the town of Beaufort" He
himself-he had a right to speak for
himself-was as poor as any man in
South Carolina.
Mr.. st-"You don't look like it. "
Mr.. Verdier-"Now, you are right!
I don't look it and I don't intend to
look it as long as can help it. "
Naughter)
He asked if his people were to be
burdened with this tax because some
of the refuse of the war-some of the
relics of the freemen's bureau left high
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-04


By Mr.. Archer-To validate and
confirm certain acts of the Spartan
burg and Rutherford Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Barton-To authorize the
board of trustees of Clatlin university
to sell or lease the pro operty of that
university to the Colored Normal and
Industrial college of South Carolina.
THE FIRST VETO.
The first veto of the session came up
last night, when the following message
was received from the governor:
To the Honorable, the Senate:
I herewith return without my ap-
proval, "a joint resolution (Senate) to
remit the unpaid State and county
taxes for the fiscal year commencing
November 1, 1892, in Beaufort county
and part of Colleton county" I re-,
gret that l am compelled to do this, as
am satisfied, so far as Colleton coun-
ty is concerned, the resolution is a
proper one; but Beaufort county
stands in an entirely different posi-
ton. The resolution on its face pur.
ports to relieve the sufferers from the
storm in the year 1892, and if this
could be effected, I should not hesitate
to approve it. Upon inquiry, I find
that in the county of Beaufort over
$36, 1000 of this tax has been paid and
there remains in round numbers $8,
900; of this sum, over $4,000 is due by
large taxpayers, merchants and corpo-
rations in the city of Beaufort, who
are amply able to pay their taxes and
should be made to do so. It will thus
be seen that the real sufferers, the
poor people OF the county, have paid
their taxes and it would be clearly
unjust 10 remit those of the wealthier
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Decorah-posten., 1896-07-24

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fription:
Decorah-posten., 1896-07-24
YreHon, Ranfpu Co., u. >.

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