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The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
OTHERWISE UNNOTICEn,

a scheme Tor seorsrni.lne the sen
ATE pas bean agreed upon. p
an Englishman declares the Olvm.
pan games project farce,
Five men wersIiiied hy nm exslosion
mar oil mill at GreenviIle, MIS-
\ CndksIrabls imaiEratida in.
( creased - per cent since ltsst ysar
The heath authorities Of cineipna,,
ordered sHeaiers SShrader q ,esve tbs
city. ''''
1t Is reported that France and En-.
gland have agreed on the lEsspsian
The Italians are trying to hold Kas-
sala until relief arrives. Fighting has
taken place.
President Diaz of Mexico lrdotses
President Cleveland's message on the
Monroe doctrine.
Inc entries for the Henley regatta
are closed. Yale is entered for the
grand challenge cup.
The house lsdiaR committee have
completed the bill for the reorganiza-
tion OF Indian territory.
The senate committee ON forelrn re,
lations decided against granting a sub.
sidy for Hawaiian cable.
Robert Tory, of Valparaiso, Inl
was instantly killed in livery barn by
a bale of hay falling from loft a1oa
his head
Frederick A. Humphrey, said to be
the oldest freemason in the United
States, died at his home in tanssyllle,
Wis, aged oS
Capt Andrew J. Briscoe died at JEFF.
fersonville, Ind, of paralysis. aged 81
years. For 60 years he was a licensed
pilot on steamboats,,
Several members OF the Missouri del.
eget'on In the lower house of congress
are away from Washington looking
after their political fences.
There is some talk of Withdrawals q
army officers from certain colleges
whose faculties do not seem to appre-
ciate military instruction.
W. 5. Stratton, the Cripple Creel,
(Col. bonanza king, has shut down al
of his mines because of the heavy trib-
ute taken by the smelters.
The British fortress at the mouth oI
the Demerara river, in British Guiana
designed to protect the city of George
town, has been completed.
A report comes from Puerto Cortez
Honduras, that the steamer Bermuds
has been seized there and is being helt
for the Spanish authorities.
Congressman Cobb. of Missouri, ha,
secured the passage OF bill appro
priating $4,000 for purchasing ria,
range for jefferson barracks.
! John Irwin, New York policeman
hung his trousers on a gas fixture In
his room. The weight turned on the
gas and Irwin was asphyxiated
During the month of March Gov.
Altgeld OF Illinois granted nine par
dons and restored to Al discharged
convlcts the rights of citizenship,
The president has signed the act re
pealing the statute prohibiting the ap
pointment to the army and navy o.
persons who held confederate commits
sions.
Edward Cuskey, of Marietta, o., wa'
killed, and Joseph Weigand fatally in
jurcd at Victor, Col, by an explosion
of giant powder, which they wer'
thawing.
Judge Parker, at Fort Smith, Ark.
sentenced James Mill to be hanged
! Mill is the one hundred and fifty-sev
enth person sent to the gallows by
Judge Parker.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
"a
VICTIM NUMBER TWO,
And There Are othecs-An Illinois Farm
er's Method of Paying OF His Hand.

H"e shcAe Aro Otnef5-An ittinuts thrm-
er's Method of Paying on III. Hand.
Rock IsaASpi Ill.,, April 2.-Sheriff
Heininway OF Rock Island county went
to Black Hawk township Wednesday
to search the farm of Henry Bastian,
who committed suicide while under
suspicion of having murdered his hired
hand on February 20
The coroner's jury at that time re-
turned verdict to the effect that
Kuschmann had met his death by be-
ing dragged by liis horse, but circum-
stances later aroused the suspicion
that the youth had been murdered,
and officers Investigations disclosed
evidence that made suspicion a certain
ty. Bastian killed himself when he
learned that the officers were drawing
net about him After his death II
was learned that only the day before
he had been discovered guilty of for
geries aggregating $4,000 After his
death people remembered that three
other men employed by Bastian had
disappeared without leaving trace OF
their whereabouts.
The case of John Laudebach, who
disappeared year ago, was particu-
larly fresh in his relatives minds, and
Sheriff 1Ieminway's search revealed
bauderbach's skeleton hidden under a
pile Of fence rails and covered by only q
few inches of dirt The skeleton was
identified by the hair, which still re
NAMED, the clothing and contents oi
the pockets. The sheriff will continue
the search in the hope of finding thu
remains of the two other men, Lawi
and Kriensen, who disappeared in for
mer years.
Bastian hired his men by the year
and the object of murder In each case
from what is now known, was to gel
out Of paying the men'sowages wher
their wears service was mt end
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
Ire LINCOLN Died,
az III
piston for the Purohsss and
Repair of the House
LIHG9La GaEATHEp Gls LAST,
,e Intention to Put It Under the
Of the Memorial Soci.ty Or
niz=d by an Act of Congress
for that Purpose.

aISGroN, April Am amend
} the sundry civil bill providing
purchase and repair OF the
which Abraham Lincoln died
city was adopted by the house
esentatiees Wednesday.
proposition was submitted by
6sman Sayers, Of Texas, for
|hairman OF the appropriation
|tee. and was acquiesced in by
hnon, of Illinois, the present
IN of the appropriations COM.
house is directly opposite the
in which the president of the
States was assasslnated more
hirty years ago, and has been
recently as u Lincoln museum
ticles comprised in the Oldroyd
bn, which were offered to the
Illinois in connection with the
monument at Springfield.
lection is entirely separate and
from the house which the gov
proposes to purchase, and It
u separate proposition will be
Jed looking to the acquisition oi
lection by Uncle Sam.
fling TO the proposition which
opted yesterday the Lincoln
hs 1t is called here, Is to b.
nder the care Of the Memorial
organized by an act OF con
b that purpose.
since the 0ldroyd collection
ught here and put in the TN
ous brick building In which
died April 1J, 1865, II has beer
} for tourists and curiosity
who never seem tired oi
ing upon the completeness o
bit made,
Is have been added since tn,
N was taken away from Spring
itch have greatly enhanced IL
pd it is doubtful IL 1t could b.
ed for less than sum equal I,
ed for the house, which Is $50,
present the property belong
schade, the proprietor of tn,
|ton Sentinel, who lived ther,
years after Mr.. Lincoln died
the president was assassi
pwever, the owners and occu
the house were named Peter
of the oldest families at tn
capital.
osition looking to It's purchas,
government has been unde
ation ever since the tragedy o
this is the first time an al
ion has been made for IL.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
KING ENELEk
Easter In Maksile-Attempt to
'assinate Ras Makonnen.

Easter In Makaile-Attempt to
'assinste Ras Makonuen.
pril 2.-Gen. Baldissera, com
-chief of the Italian forces
MIA, telegraphs to the war
King Menelek will pass the
n Easter season in Makalle.
vernment is also informed
Tempt has been made to as
Ras Ma konnen, the COM
the Abyssinian army, which
Plakalle at the time that the
ronghold was held by Col.
dalliano. The attempt on
I this chief is attributed to
rowing out of the rivalry
las Makonnen and Ras Man
military preferencp.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
Is Daniel Baugh. Of Jsfrersonville, Ine..
and Still Hale and Hearty. 4iU

dFFFERsoNvILLE Ind, April Diam
iel Baugh celebrated the one hundred
and seventh anniversary Of his birth
Wednesday, and at the dinner table
were present the representatives of six
generations. Mr. Baugh was born in
Virginia in l7se, and moved to Ken
tnckx; and thence TO Indiana. His
father and mother both lived TO be
over 100 years old. He is still hale aud
hearty. ..s ID
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Hearing Continued bs tho iicuse Commit
tee on Commerce.

WASHINGTON, April THE hearings
on the Nicaragua canal were continued
by the house committee on commerce,
Mr. Linden W. Bates, of Chicago, be-
ing the speaker He was familiar
with the reports of the canal company
for the past seven or eight
years, and had had frequent
conferences with the officers of
the company and those who did the
surveying. lie was now connected
with the Chicago drainage canal. lie
compared the dredges used on the
drainage canal with those used on the
Panama canal The former could do
the work of 10000 men with shovels
and wheelbarrows, and had pewer
greater than all the machinery and
men used on the Panama canal.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 2.-B. b.
Stilson, auditor of the Arkansas South
ern railroad, with headquarters at
Junction City, was placed in the peni-
tertiary to-day to serve term OF three
years for forging the company's checks.
He was convicted in the Union circuit
court at Eldorado.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
DYGERT NOT IN DANGER.
The Latest Report IL That He win BE
Freed Forthwith.

New YORK, April "A morning pa
per has the following cablegram from
Havana, Cuba:
Walter Dygert will be liberated
forthwith. 1t has been proven con-
clusively to Gen. Weyler that Dygert
is not the rebel leader "En Inglesito, -
as had been supposed at the palace,
and the fact that he laid himself liable
to the penalty for violating the order
not to go beyond the military lines
will be waived as an act of riendliness
to the United States.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
RRENCY STATEMENT
the Present Circulation OF Ma.
Bank and United states Notes.

|the Present Circulation OF Ma.
'ank pd United states Notes.
HGroN, April 2.-The monthly
! OF the comptroller of the
shows that circulation of ma.
pix notes was Sa2l, ,297, sos, an
for the year of sl3,777 ,66l, and
plonth of S4,134,34 The cir
based on United States bonds
to slo9, ,723,OO5 an increase
ch 81, 1895, of $40, ,s75,6?2, and
oruary 30 last of S4,674,o 4,o51.
ulation secured by lawful
mounts to s9l, l,504, 500, u de-
the year of s6,oo7, ,g61, and
|onth of $3.50, III. The amount
Pred bonds ON deposit to Sc.
ulating notes amounts to
20, and to secure public
kl7,66s, 900.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
m,ch,rap christian Endeavor Union.

IONA. Mich, April 2.-The annual
convention OF the Michigan Christian
Endeavor union is being held here.
The report Of the secretary showed a
gain since last year of 5Sb societies and
more than 10000 members, the society
now having $4,000 members in the
state.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.


New YORK, April 2.-E. Manuel Min.
ger was arrested Wednesday night and
confined in Ludlow Street Jail in de-
fault Of $4,000 bail. The secret sefv-
ice agents Of the federal government
believe that they have solved the secret
of this mysterious man'slife and at the
same time have a counterfeiter who
has baffied all their efforts for II years.
He is believed to be the pen artist who
has made so many successful imits-
tions of United States notes.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

MOUNT PULASKI, H., April 2.-Jabez
rapps, the centenarian and pioneer
settler; who was born In Londons Eu-
gland, September o, i70c, died hsre
Wednesday. lie came to this country
in 1917, and taught the first school
opened I'd Sangamon county.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
INDICTED AND ARRESTED
For Giving False Information for Stock
Jobbing Purposes.

New YORK, April flames Middle.
dith and John T. Kirby, Wall street
operators, who were indicted by the
grand jury, have been arrested and
bailed each in the sum of So, 500 for the
alleged giving of misinformation re-
garding the National Cigarette Co.,
which it is claimed was for the pur-
pose of affecting the market for Amer
lean Tobacco stock. The information
was published by Wall street news
agency which was compelled to deny
the report by the copnsel of the Ma
tional company. 1t is rumored that
other parties connected with the circu-
lation Of the false report are up before
the grand jury.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

EyrrNeuAM, ILL.,, April "A young
man named Jacob Sauers, from Chica-
90. was cut to piece, by a west-bound
passenger p train on the Terre Haute 4
indianapolis railroad, about one and
one.half niles east Of this city, Wednes-
day afternoon.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
REVISED RETURNS
Giving tho Actual Piuralities In the Rhode
Island Election.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 2.-The
revised returns of the state election
show that Lippitt rep was elected
governor by 1l,97s plurality. That is
the largest plurality given to guber-
material candidate in this state since
1862. at which time Sprague was elect
ed without opposition.
Bennett (rep.) was elected secretary
of state by 12,974 plurality. Dubois,
for attorney general, ran slightly be-
hind his ticket.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
Escaped Convict surrendsrs.

KANSAS CRY, Kas., April 2.-Dr. w.
D. Boyd, who escaped from the Arkan-
sas penitentiary while employed in the
prison hospital as trusty, surrendered
to the sheriff here Wednesday, stating
that he was tired of dodging officers.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
MATURE CYCLONE
|derable Damage In and About
Gadsden, Ala.

y Ala.' April "A miniature
'ssed over this city Wedncs-
ng, doing considerable dam
grand stand of the fair as
vas blown down, and Rev. j.
\ was probably fatally hurt.
ken refuge from the rain in
|ng' The cyclone proceeded
EFek' carrying destruction in
a hail-storm in the morning
Pll young vegetables.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
NAVAL. CADETSHlPS
Made by Congressional appointment An
nounced.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Congressional
appointments of cadetships to the
United States military academy have
been given the following men;
william c. Gilmore, Lorraine, o., with
Earl II. Noel, Ashland, as alternate;
Herman w. Albery, Columbus, o. Will
liam ?. Stoley, Canton, o.; James r.
McVicker, Sigourney, Ia; George Au-
tenreith, Jr., Clayton, Mo-, with Charles
q. Harvey, st. Louis, alternate; Frank
Richardson, Augusta, Kas. with Frank
lin G.. Brown, Fall River, as alternate;
Harry \. Gilmore, Plattville, Wis.,, and
Clinton p. Arnold, Prescott, Ark.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

LONDON, April "A dispatch to the
Central News from Cairo says that the
Dervishes, under Osman Azrak, are adj
vancing upon Suarda, and another
force oi Deftishes IL advancing upon
Abu Fatmeh. Osman Digna Is eheamped
30 miles from Suakim.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

cR,cAeo, April 2.-Fred Payne and
James McKinsley were instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon by a train on
the Chicago A Northwestern road.
They were riding In d covered milk
wagon and co uld not see the train ap-
proaching.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
MAJ. MoRELAND's SHORTAGE
Found to be sse,sT5.o4 on Account Of
Street Openings, Etc, at Pittsburgh.

fOunu 70 Do DNoto fO'S7 VI 4>NNo""e ",
Street Openings, Etc, at Pittsburgh
PIrrsBuRaH, Pa, April 2.-The spe-
cial auditors engaged in examination
of the accounts of ex-City Attorney
Moreland, presented report to City
Controller Gourley, giving list
ofsstreets, on which collections have
been made for street opening,
damages and vacations aggregating
siet, 293. SO. Disbursements as shown
by the ex-city attorneys records
amount to siel,els.39. This leaves a
shortage to be charged against Maj.
Moreland of 500, ,375.O4. The auditors
report will be presented to a special
meeting of the councils.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

LAKE CHARLES, La, April a.
The First regiment of the national
guard of Louisiana has just been
formed. This is the drst regiment that
has existed In the state since the war,
and 50 far consists Of seven sompanieA
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
Reported Accident to Queen Victeriss
Carriage.

LONDON, April at is reported that
an accident happened to the queen $
carriage while her majesty was driv-
ing at Nice. Nothing Of the matter is
known by the household or govern
men officials here.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

RICHMOND, Va, April 2.-Mr w. g..
Fox, formerly OF MorYistown, Ind,
and one OF the proprietors of the Min
eral hotel at Crewe, was drowned
while fishing in mill pond in Motto
way county, Wednesday.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

New YORK, April 9.-By the fall Of a
steel truss al pavilion under course
of erection at the Schutzen park, Union
Hill, ~ j., Wednesday night, one man
was killed, one probably fatally and
two seriously wounded.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

ST. T.ouIs-Cattle Fancy export sio01I5o;
fair to choice $500 $3.50; butchers. 81 boSi3. Is
Hoss-Pscklng. s35d ,3e5. butchers hoss,
s3oo037O; lights, tS50 i3ss Sheep-Pricss
range at s2.75g3s5. spring lambs, s4Ooa7.2a
HORaEa
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
AUGUSTUS HopPIN,
One of the Most Noted Caricsturists and
Illustrators in the Country, Dead.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 2.-Augustus
Hoppin, of this city, died at the resi-
dence of a niece at Flushing, L. L.,
Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was
one of the most famous caricaturists
and illustrators of the country up to
within ten years ago, when he retired,
having been engaged on young Amer
lea. /" yankee Notions, 1.-THE Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table" "Potiphar
papers.a and other works.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
ANT RAILWAY. DOCKS
'ouses at brunswick, Ca, Burn
Ing.

fn' Ca, April "A special
swick, Ca, says the Plant
|stem docks and warehouses
III. The fire started at II a.
burning fiercely in a high
d' Citizens are aiding the
.heir efforts to save vessels
ing docks, but have not yet
IN getting the fire under
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
FIsrY.FoyRTA CONGRESS

SENATE,

NAf~f. At1
WASHINGTON, April 2-Resding 81
Wednesdays Journal was dispensed
with, and the senate, on motion of Mr..
Hoar rep, Mass), ordered that the
adjournment to-day be until Monday
next.
House bill, granting to the Atehiscn
4 Nebraska and 70 the Chicago. Bur.
,ington & Quincy railroad companies
the right Of way over part of the Sac
and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations
In kansas and Nebraska, was reported
AMI passed.
The Delaware senatorshlp ease was
taken up, and Mr.. George tien., Miss !
began the third dav's irstalln,ent ~
his speech sgaihst tEo fight OF Mr.
Dupont to the seat.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr. Hit (rep.. I'LL re-.
ported favorablr from Tie COMMITTEES
er foseign affairs the resolution ask,
lag the president to transmit to con.
gress all the correspondence in the de-
partment OF state relating to media
ton or iptervcrticb by The United
States III the affairs of Venezuela sine,
December l, 1895, to date, and the res
olution was agreed to.
The house having resumed consider
alton q the sundry tiyii appropriation
bal, MIR. liainer (rep., Neb.) oppose,
the appropriation of So, 500 for the sup
port of Howard universitt
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

CHtoAGo-The Drovers Journals ofielal
quotations are as follows: Cattle-Receipts,
5000 head market l0c higher. Fair to best
beeves, g. i0@ts5 stockers and feeders, ~ so
0S75; mixed cows aud bulls, si40aa85;
Texas, s2s5d3D. Hogs Receipts, 1900 headi
estimated for tearnorrow, i5,OOe head; mars
hst sdteo Higher Light, sss0d4 Is; rough
packing. s3c0dS.71; mixed and butchers.
s3sod41O; heavy packing and shipping. ss7o
GSso; pigs, ss.00aAo5. heep-Receipts,
5000 head, market strong Natives. g. $50
aso; western, s340G3s5; Texas, tg.7Oa 90;
lambs, s3.55a470.
KANSAS Crrr-IioEs lights, a. e0a3 7sii
medium, tB50a36) heaty, sa4Jastb. Cats
tle-Native steers. best. 50 B5d4lj fair I'd
good, s3.0o9ss,; cows and heifers, best, s2f0 a
sS5; fair to good, sls1 2eo stockers and
feeders. s300b btT0 Texas and western. ~ Goa
3eo; bulls, ssl91s 90; calves, si0014es
CIroTNNATt-Hoss-Lowe choice packing
And light, s32513gl
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
IN THE KENTUCKY.
: Bull, INSTRUCTORS of Military
Tactics.

Tactics.
|, IT, hy;' April Capt. ]. J.
Jackson, was drowned
night in the Kentucky
was thrown from a raft Of
water, and his body has
covered. ,o',.i He was instructor
sac'lcs 1t jackson. His tive
swan ashore.
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04

NEW YoRg. April . Money on call sH9l
per cent Prime mercantile paper, bf 0 0 per
cent Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business In bankers bills at 4s74 ASS for 80
days, and 1885, al6p for demand Posted rates,
4ses4eo Commercial bills. 4se&Nis7H Ex-
changes, siie,07e,bIsi balances, sse07.oss The
Mercantile Safe Deposit CO reports silver
bullion on hand, 42,0s4 ounces: certificates
outstanding, ~. Bar silver, %. Mexican
dollars, 54h. Government bonds steady. State
bonds dull Railroad bonds firm.
Tho excitement In Tobacco subsidized COM
pletely aftsr II o'clock aud the stock rulei AZ
@zaeJh. The other prominent issues we're
aull and outside Of General Electric, which
an Of FROM s1h 10 ss5i the changes we're con-
ined to Tue fractions. Speculation at mid
iay vas dull and isalureless,
The Greenville times., 1896-04-04
Cotton.


Q19tatlo1s for mIdding range as follows. 81
Louis, no; New York. 51c; New Orleans,
nc; Memphis, e-l6c: Charleston, Ts.c
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-01

icy. which the democratic convention
had repudiate6. and expressed especial
pleasure at tie democratic declara-
ton against further tariff agitation.
He referred brie fiy to the other issues
in the democratic platform as nom
| essen tials. He tizsen denied that it was
intended to paw debts with 5O-cent dol
lars or TO debase the currency, but de-
clared that it was the purpose to raise
silver's value and diminish the strain
on gold and restore the old 5imetallic
unit of value. He defended the pro-
posed ratio of sixteen to one. and
spoke in favor of biDe tallisrR and at
tackled EngIand's gold policy.
The following telegram from Sena-
tor Teller was then read:
DENVER. Col. July 22-L N. Stevens.
question oversfadows all others. On its
rightful determination depends tEe pros
perity of the people and the perpetuity of
republican institutions All other questions
must be subordinated to it vote for Bryan
and Sewall is voee for Industrial and hnan-
cia1 independence of the American people
from foreign domination and control they
should have the support of all opponents of
the gold standard h NJ Teller
At the caucus of the silver orgauiza-
ton delegates yesterday the following
committee was appointed to confer
with the populists~ with a view to
ilu1IV1n0 the 1O1ceS- u. w. BAKER, OF
California: Judge Scott, of Nebraska;
W. 7. Foster, OF Missouri. William p.
ST. John, of New York, and B. f.
Keith, of North Carolina
The committee on credentials re-
ported that there were no contests.
The committee on permanent organi-
zation recommended that W. 3: ST.
John. of New York, be selected for
permanent chairman. Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, be chosen for
vice chairman. and r E. Dufendorfer.
of Pennsylvania, for secretary The
report was received, with cheers and
adopted.
MIR. St. Johns speech in, accepting
the gavel was loudly applauded- A
motion was made that a special COM
mittee consisting OF one delegate from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-08-01
BRYAN INDORSED.
National Silver Conference Favors
the Democratic Nominee.
The Decision Reached without Any Dfvf-
sion-SeyeraI Speeches Made-DecIa<z-
tion of Principies-Other Interest
ing Proceedings in Detail.

ST LOUIS. Jnly 23--The delegates of
The national silver organization were
slow in assemb bling in the music hall
of the Exposition building, and there
were not nearly enough visitors to fill
the galleries when ]. J. Mott, chair
man of the national committee, called
the convention to order at 1890 o'clock
yesterday. Prayer was offered. after
which Miss Lille B. Pierce, of this
city, read the declaration of independ-
ence. This caused an outburst of APP
plause.
When the call had been read, Con-
gresham F. G. Newlands, of Nevada,
was introduced by DIR. Mott as tempo
rary chairman and proceeded to make
his address In opening he referred to
the repu blican declaration for virtual
gold monometallism and to the demo-
cratic expression in favor of free silver
coinage Then he lauded Mr.. Bryan
in strong words, after which he dwelt
on President Cleveland's financial pol