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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
Labor in silver Countries 10 Pronsing OIL
llur Loss.

Labor In Silver Countries 10 Pfontin8 -
Our Loss.
BY the decentralization of silver its
demand for use as money was reduced
and has now nearly ceased. This lack
of demand has cut its price as bull
lion in two. This factwould be OF less
Importance were it not that silver con-
tinues and must continue the basis for
money for most of South America, Mex
leo, India, China and many other ma
tions where labor has always been too
cheap. Many of these nations compete
in the English markets with us in pro-
duction Of wheat, cotton, meats, etc.
And some, as the Japanese, are be-
ginning to compete in manufactures,
even in our own territory.
The bullion value ofsilver, now only
half what it was previous to 1873, and
not much over half what twas in 1890,
| is the basis of comparison with English
| money or with our money. In other
words, dollar on the gold basis will
| now purchase about two dollars on the
silver basis.
This virtually doubles the chcapness
Of labor in silver standard countries
and makes it twice as hard to compete
with by our producing classes. 9etthe
silver dollar in those countries has the
same debt-paying power at home and
the same purchasing power in exchange
for home products. But foreign golo
debts or purchases take twice as mucf
silver to pay them.
How ia it with us? Wheat or cottoI
purchased in South America or Indis
in silver money at about former price
costs in our money only half forme
prices, plus cost of transportation Tha
makes our prices low on all product
with which we offer competition in til
a English markets. That cuts out a,
a profit and drives the farmer to othe
}, crops more liable to overproductio1
a and so cuts prices on all farm products
) In the meantime debts are doubled an
: farm property depreciates to half II
: former value. Nor is there any linn
y to further depreciation Of silver bullio
= and lower prices. There is no remed
~ until bullion is advanced to or near i
! former parity with gold by its free col.
age at sixteen to one.
= Everyone knows that unlimited d
- mand at fixed ratio will restore tt
n practical parity of silver and gold, ev'
~ if there continue to be local and ten
-. porary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O. Ne
comb, in N. Y. Witness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
The hiazsean Dallap,

When Mexican dollars were legal ten
der in the United States they were
worth 100 cents. When the government
demonctizcd them they ceased to beck
changcable rs money and in conse-
qucncc lost their money value.-PutfaIe
Times
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
RESTORE THE DEMAND.
The Eject Legislation Would Have on
- tho Price of Silver.

The Eject Legislation Would Have on
* the Price of Silver.
Why has silver "depreciated to SO
cents in the dollar?" and how can the
law restore it to 1Oo-cent dollar?"
A witty Jew once said in my presence
that Moses got up the first corner on
beef of which history gives an account.
"He bought up all the beef cattle and
then passed q law forbidding the people
to use swines flesh, and made millions
out of the rise of beef" Even tens
year-old boy ought to see that under
such law beef would go up and bacon
70 down. Not that the law directly
fixes the value CT either, but by Destroy
ing the demand for one and Increasing
the demand for the other. While law
| cannot fix values it can create or de-
stroy either demand or supply.
| For untold ages prior to 1878 all the
! great commercial nations used two met
| ais as redemption money Except
England for a short time). One was
! gold and one was silver. In 1873 and
1874 the great nations destroyed silver
as n redemption money. Thus was de-
stroyed the almost unlimited demand
for silver for this purpose, and in
creasing the demand for gold. OF
course and inevitably, under the law of
demand and supply, silver went down
and gold went up, and nowgold stand
ard men take advantage of this neces-
-'--nlt of their own wrong to dis
I'D during all the ages
sary It. I'D as redemp-
/ credit silver '-,es.
that both metals We're us.
ton or real money their relative va..
no matter what their relative supplies,
did not vary more than three points,
while during the 90 years since the de-
mand for silver was cut down their
ratio has changed from 1917 to to 81
to /.
All that is necessary to restore their
ancient ratio is to restore the ancient
demand for silver as redemption money.
Hon. w. NJ. Fishbach, in Chicago Rec
ord
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
A Pertinent INQUIRY,

This country now has the single
gold standard; why do not the gold dol
lars stay at home where they belong
and help the American laborer to make
business better?- Philadelphia Item.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
A Ouestion.

With 10 desire to invade the privacy
of your business: How long has it bceii
since you saw $50 gold p,ece?-N Y.
Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
Whit nryan Said i'm 1909.

You may think you have buried the
cause of bimetallism; you may con-
graduate yourselves that you have laid
the free coinage Of silver away in a
sepulcher. newiy-maae SINCE the elec-
tion, and before the door rolled the
veto stone. But, sirs, if our cause is
just, as l believe it is, your labor has
been in vain; no tomb was ever made
so strong that it could imprison a
righteous cause. Silver Will tay aside
its grave clothes and it's shroud 1t
will yet rise, and it's rising and reign
Wiil D!s5s naniSind.'
Powell Clayton moved TO tears over
corrupted ballot is en- ough to make
the angels weep.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
Goi.l. Crnze .Is Wanlng.

The gold craze is waning, and the
people are waxing. -Minneapolis Penny
Press.
What stops Neuralgia nr. Miles, Pain Pills
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
(:otd.tc Nonscnso,

The only thing, according to the gold
ties, that is not affected In value by d.s
increased demand. is gold! Nonsenses
Illinois State Register
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
He Accurately Foretells the Direrul Effects
off Contraction


The following is an extract from o
speech made in the United States sem
ate by General John A. Logan on with
drawal of the treasury notes:
Il. for one, can see no benefit only TO
the money holders and those who re-
ceive interest and have fixed incomes.
can see, as a result of this legislation.
our business operations crippled and
wages for labor reduced to a mere
pittance. / can see the beautifu,
prairies OF my own state and of the
great west, which are blooming as
gardens. with towers along the path
way of Improvement, again sinking
back to idleness. / can see mortgage
liends at their hellish work. l can see
the hopes of the industrious. farmers
blasted as they burn corn for fuel be-
cause its price will not pay the cost
of transportation and dividends on mil
lions of dollars of fictitious railway
stocks and bonds. 1 can see our peo-
pie OF the west grooming and burdened
under taxation to pay debts of states,
counties and cities incurred when mon
ey was more abundant and bright
hopes of the future We're held out to
lead them on. 1 can see the people of
our western states who are producers
reduced to the condition of serfs to
pay interest on public and private
debts to the money sharks of Wall
street, New Yori:, and of Threadneedle
street in London. England"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29

General Bragg claims that he was
treated very shabby at Indianapolis.
Bolt again, general; it's fashionable
and you're used to it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29

Arkansas has twice as many electo-
rial votes as Vermont. her majority IS
twice as large and the result is twice
as significant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29

The many pawnbrokers, called by
courtesy bankers, say that gold is the
only honest money: yet they make it
almost impossible for the farmer, the
laborer and the artisan to ever get a
gold dollar. They insist upon and de-
nand gold themselves, but say bank
notes are good enough for the people,
and give them nothing else.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29

Gold Democrats tave talked good
deal about "PreserS ing the Ark of the
covenant" Did they lea from it Mon
day?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
that both metals were us.
The Money Lender.

There are honest money-lenders, hon.
est bankers, and their occupation is inst
as legitimate and useful as any other.
but' as the freshman said Of the bedbug:
Il 90 not object to the bedbug as a bug,
but l do object to the way he gets his
!lvlns.' So we do not object to BANKERS,
brokers' and securityholders as q class.
but 1--we do object to having the dishonest
and greedy ones among them ruin the
country that they may feed and fatten
on the carcass.-Western Rural.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-29
Common Sense.
LoGAN's PROPHETIC VISION.

A growing nation needs an expanding
y. Journal. I
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
Who THREW THAT DRICK2
A Conundrum That Caused Hot
Fight Between Strikers
and Policemen.
Fifty Union Men Bad y Clubbed and
Sent to the Hospita at Cleve-
land, Ohio.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, June 30.-The big
gest row which has yet occurred at the
Brown Hosting Works took place this
afternoon, when the men quit work. The
non-strikers, who are also non-unionists.
marched out as under police protection to
the streetcars. When the cars came along
they refused to stop. although commanded
to do so by the police, the motormen being
presumably in collusion with the strikers.
Meanti me a mob o. at least 5000 men
were surging all around the band of police
who were guarding the workmen. When
it became evident that the streetcars
would not stop it was determined to march
to the Fourth Precinct for safety. A start
was made in that direction, the mob grow
ing more noisy and violent every moment.
Finally the police could stand it no
longer. Drawing their Gibbs, they charged,
scattering the strikers right and left and
knocking them down by the dozen.
Twenty men were seriously injured and
taken to the hospitals, while many others
received scalp wounds and bruises. Fully
fifty people were injured by the police.
All the ambulances and all the available
police force of the city were called to the
scene.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
JAY GOULD'S FIRST WIFE
Affidavit of an Aged Minister.
Who Performed the Mar.
riage Ceremony.
An Examination Conducted Privately,
All Present Being Pledged to
Secrecy.

TUNKHANN0CK, Pa, June 30.-In
pursuance of commission issued on June
10. by the Supreme Court of the city of
New York, Judge Mills, Beach M. Smith
and Joe Kelly, acting as official stenogra-
pliers, and F. F. Drake and H. Harding,
as Commissioners, at the home of the Rev.
Nathan Leighton, at this place, took Mr..
Leighton's testimony and that of his blind
daughter as to the alleged marriage OF
Sarah Ann Angel to Jay Gould.
George S. Coleman OF New York and
Waiter E. Ward of Albany represented
the interests of Mrs. Angel and ex-Judge
John F. Dillon of New York City repre-
sented Helen Gould and Edwin Gould.
Elihu Root OF New York was joined also
with the Gould interests.
The matter to be determined was
whether or not Mr.. Leighton, who was a
Presbyterian minister, located at the little
village of Champlain, N. Y, in April,
1858, united in marriage the plaintiff, now
Mrs. Ssrah Ann Angel, and Jay Gould,
then struggling young engineer.
Early in the year an aunt OF Buffalo
Bill came on here in the interest of Mrs.
Angel and interviewed the old minister,
now IS years old and retired, and as a re-
suit of that interview an affidavit was
drafted and he accompanied Mrs. Cody to
a local Justice of the Peace and make oath
to it. In that affidavit the man was
described as Jason Gould.
The examination was conducted
privately, all present being pledged to
secrecy
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
TEMPTING FATE.
Daring Mariner win Endeavor to Voyage
Around the World in a
CockIesheU

NEW YORK. N. Y, June 30-Captain
Adolf Frietzel. well known as one of the
most daring seamen on this side of the
Atlantic, is going to make an alI-around
the-world voyage in a cockleshell. The
captain has already made one trip across
the Atlantic in his open sailboat, the
Nina.
The new craft will be built of cypre IS,
oak and red cedar, and viii be % feet long
with 10-foot beam. Ali the material will
be of the best quality that money can buy,
and the tiny craft will also be furnished
with double set of rails, and complete
outfit of books, charts and other nautical
apparatus will be taken along. The start
will be made on July 4, and the captain in
tends going via the Illinois canal down
the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
thence across the Mexican Sea to Aspin-
wall, by rail across the Isthmus of Pan
anna, thence north along the Pacific coast
to San Francisco, thence westward to
Honolulu and the Samoan Islands to New
Zealand, to the principal ports of Austria
liza, thence to Japan, to China, to the
Philippine Islands, to Singapore and East
India ports. thence through the Indian
Ocean, the Red Sea, the Suez canal and
the Mediterranean 10 the European ports,
and thence across the Atlantic to New
York and home to Brooklyn.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Twenty thousand Veterans and Their
Families Meet at Richmond to
U1yeT the Davis Monument.

RICHMOND, VA, June 30. - Nearly
10000 veterans who followed the fortunes
of Lee, Longstreet and Jackson have gath
cred here, many of them accompanied by
their wives and families, to attend the
sixth annual reunion and the unwilling
of the Jefferson Davis monument. The
exercises will continue for three days.
There are in the organization known as
the United Confederate Veterans nearly
1000 organized camps, many of which
have come to the reunion in body, and,
in addition, more than twenty camps of
the Sons of Veterans are here, large pro-
portion of the members of the Uaited
Daughters of the Confederacy, repTesent-
ing each of the Southern States. and thou
sands of prominent citizens from all over
the South and Southwest. Almost $50 900
has been expended in the lavish prepara-
tions for entertainment. and the guests
will enjoy the fullness of Virginia hospi-
tality.
General Stephen d. Lee of Mississippi
will deliver the Grafton of the occasion.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
Davis will entertain the veterans in the
old Davis house.
One of the greatest attractions of the
gathering is tableaux Of beautiful
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

the white metal adherents would accept.
Even Governor Altgeld said to-day that
while he did not want to discuss person
alities, Hill would in a measure be accept
able
If the National Committee attempts to
force on the convention q Democrat who
is antagonistic to silver" said Governor
Altgeld in discussing the situation with
me to-day, "the delegates will simply take
the matter in their own hands. It is the
privilege of the National Committee to
recommend temporary chairman. 1t is
not its duty to force any particular man
upon us. While the silver men will have
control of the convention, we would be
willing to accept man for chairman who
has not taken an active interest in check
ing this wave of popular sentiment that is
now sweeping over the country. But we
hope that the National Committee will
appreciate the fact that silver men will
have more than a two thirds majority and
tion of a chairman.
"As regards the two-third rule" contin-
ued Governor Altgeld, i've propose to
have it expunged from the rules of the
convention. 1t worked its way into the
regulations of the party through the efforts
OF schemers and plotters, and is absolutely
foreign to Democratic discipline and doc
trine. Why, in the convention of 1860 it
was the cause of all the trouble. Douglas
had majority of the votes, but he failed
to get two.thirds of the majority and there
was split in the convention, and history
tells the story Of a party almost ruined.
Now the Illinois delegation proposes to
fight the Jwo-third rule from this hour.
That action was decided upon at a meet
ing to-day. We want the wishes of the
people free from all hamperings, SO that
when the issue goes out before the country
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
INFURfATED POLES.
Raid the Beres Stone Ouarries and Defy
the authorities.

Raid the Beres Stone 0marries and Defy
the authorities.
CLEVELAND. ONO, June 30.-The en-
ployes of the Cleveland Stone Com pany,
who have been on strike at Beres since
June II, made raid on the quarries there
this afternoon and drove out some twenty
men who were at work. The men took
refuge in blacksmith shop and were res
cued with difficulty from the mob of 300
infuriated Poles. Mayor Christian tried
to persuade the strikers to disperse, and
failing, sent to this city for Sheriff Leek,
who, with fifty deputies, hurried to the
scene.
President Worthington asserts tonight
that the men will return to work to-mor-
row despite the strikers, and the strikers
say they shall not. A meeting was held
in the Polish schoolhouse, to which none
but strikers were admitted, and so critical
has the situation become tonight, with
fficers and strikers patrolling the streets
OF Beres, that the Mayor will probably
ask for troops if there is further trouble in
the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
Sill LVER MEN
MUST RULE
Otherwise They Will Take
Affairs in Their Own
Hands.
SUCH IS THE EDICT OF
BIMETALLISTS.
If Necessary the Two.Thirds
Vote Proposition Will Be
Pushed Aside.
GOLD ADVOCATES TO TAKE THE
BACK SEATS.
Governor Altgeld the Boss at Chicago,
and he Now Favors
Bland.
GOLD ADVOCATES TO TAKE THE
BACK SEATS.
"The Calls" Headquarters,
The Auditorium,


Chicago, H., June 30.>
The q rst ripple on the political wave
was observed here to-day when the BIZ
IN etalIic League and the Illinois deIega-
ton held meetings in the sherman House
and took steps for the protection of
silver's interests In the convention.
Governor AltgeId was the principaI
figure there and his advice was that
Illinois and the siIverpeopIe should take
the reins and drive the convention their
own way.
1t was decided of TO allow the National
Comm ittee to unseat any silver men or
fill their places with friends of gold.
Bland is gaining strength in the lead,
while the Teller boom. is getting out of
wind. If it should be necessary to re-
scind the rule requiring a two-thirds
vote of the convention to nominate a
President it will be done. The friends
of free coinage have the convention in
the hollow of their hands and they
can do with it as they wish.
Governor AltgeId of Illinois is the
man of the hour He has now the mar
shaling of the bimetalIic forces and in
tends to be the floor manager of the
whole affair.
The gold men will be sat down upon
very hard. There is .paither hone nor
salvation for them.
JOHN PAUL COSGRAvE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
GERMAN ARSENAL ON FIRE
People in the Neighborhood Are
Fleeing for Their
Lives.
Troops Fighting the Flames, With
Only Seven Men Killed at Last
Accounts.

BERLIN, GERMANY, June 30.-An arse
nal near Fort Mosel, one of the forts in the
vicinity of Metz, the capital of Lorraine.
was discovered to be on fire tonight. The
discovery caused CONSERVATION among the
people in the neighborhood for the reason
that there is an immense amount of ex-
plosives in the arsenal. The garrison
troops were hurriedly turned out to fight
the flames and prevent, If possible, an ex-
piosion, which, should it occur, would be
disastrous. While the soldiers were at
work there was an explosion of a COMPARE
lively small quantity of ammunition,
which killed seven men and injured a
numoer of others. This caused much ex-
citement, but the troops bravely resumed
their work. Large quantities of gunpow-
der and shells were hastily removed to
places OF safety, but there yet remains
enough to blow the arsenal to atoms,
should the fire reach it.
Shortly before midnight the fire was
still burning, but was thought to be under
control.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Southern girls. who attend as sponsors,
one for each of the Southern States
Striking features of the reunion will be
mammoth chorus of 1000 trained voices,
and the gathering of Mosby's famous
rangers.
A meeting of the board of directors of
the Davis Monument Association and the
Davis monument committee from the
United Confederate Veterans was held
last night to award prizes for the monu-
ment design. Percy Griffin of New York
was awarded first prize, Edgerton s..
Rogers and w. c. Newlands of Richmond,
second and third.
Itis understood that at later meeting
Griffin's design will be adopted for the
monument. This design is elaborate and
expressive of the Southern people, ana it
estimated will cost $500, 200.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
ANOTHER MIsE D1sAsrsR.
Coat Di00ers Dtso6ey Orders and al
EEDJosion Results.

FAYETTE CITY, Pa, June 3O.-Last
night Michael Barbaras and Louie De-
resti, together with three or four other
coal-diggers whose names are not yet
known, contrary to orders entered the
Washington mine, belonging to Biggs &
Finn, to take out their tools. A terrific
explosion of mine gas occurred and Ba-
rabaras and Deresti were instantly killed.
The fate of their companions is not known,
but they are also believed to be dead. The
explosion caused considerable damage to
the mine. Owing to the presence of gas
the interior cannot now be explored.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
Steamer Sunl. on a Colrision.

LONDON, ENG, June 30 The British
steamer Santarense, from Penartn June 2
for Para, was sunk by a collision with the
British bark Dundonald, from San Fran
cisco March 10 for Hull. The Dundonald
proceeded in leaky and otherwise dan
gerous condition with he crew OF the
Santarense on board. The passengers of
the Santarense were landed at Para by
the Norwegian bark Hiawatha.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Tcontfn ued from First Page. /
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The immediate cause of the charge was
a brick thrown by striker. which hit
Officer Siddell on the head. The police
made second charge, chasing the strikers
across lots and hitting everybody in sight,
and the fight was over for the day, but
threats OF vengeance are made, and the
police are preparing for big fight to-
nnorrow
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
AN AsroUNDINe srArEMEsr.
Orer Fifty ThowsGnd Arnaensons SJaiss
by the Turks.

by the Turks.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 30.--The secretary
of the Armenian Relief Society in this
city has just received q letter from S. M.
Moore, chairman of the society, who is
now in Turkey. Moore makes the as
founding statement that since the troubles
began over $4,000 Armenians have been
slain by the Turks. Atrocities of the most
awful kind are described. The present
situation in the devastated region, the
area of which is about the same as that of
New England, is said by Moore to be far
from hopeful.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-06-19
NOTES OF THE INSTITUTE.

ToAchoes Hear IN Ina :uctlve Lect arc by
Alss Moore.
One of the treats of the institute
meeting was the lecture last evening
by Miss Nellie Moore On 1.-The Ma
terials With Which Teachers Work"
Although the atmosphere was ex-
tremely oppressive, hardly anyone
mis- sed the opportunity Of hearing
this lady. who has made herself q
favorite among the teachers not only
from an instructive standpoint. but
social one as. well. Miss Moore
held that the teachers materials
were. preparation observation, at
tentien, memory, remembrance.
recollection, Imagination, reason
and judgment.
The enrolment has reached 263.
DR.. Van Liew gave his lecture on
"Child Study" this morning.
Miss Moore lectured on ..Hygiens
and Physiology" this morning.
The heat OF the past two days has
been very severe, but the interest
which the teachers feel in their work
contributes much toward the allevia-
tion of that tired feeling resulting
from old Soi's oppressiveness.