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The Newtown bee., 1897-03-26

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The Newtown bee., 1897-03-26

The Ladies' Aid society did not meet this week, but gathering of the society Is appointed for next Wednesday after noon.
The Newtown bee., 1897-03-26

FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE AT THE KNAPP
 AUCTION.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-02
BRYAN On PROSPERITY.
A Message to the Ameri-
can People.
PRESENT BOOM IN WHEAT,
How It Will Affect the Issue of
Bimetallism.
VIEWS OF A GREAT PARTY LEADER

VII w . VI "A GhbAI fASIY LEADER
He Writes a Breezy and Thoughtful Arti-
Gle Exclusively For the New York World
Good Luck and Famine Abroad-what
Have the Republicans Done? Why
Wheat and Silver Have Parted Com
pany.
copyright, 1897, by the Press Publishing Com
pany, New York World.
To the Editor of The World:
The rise in wheat will aid rather than
injure the cause Of bimetallism While
few people may be inclined to give an
administration credit or blame, as the
case may be, for everything that hap
pens during it's existence, every intelli-
gent person reasons from cause to effect
Wheat has risen because the foreign
crop has been exceedingly short BIZ
metallists contend that the law Of sup
ply and demand is universal. They ap-
ply it not only to money, but to bullion.
both gold and silver, to wheat and to
every other article of value They con-
tend that the exchangeable value of
both money and merchandise will be
affected by anything which affects
The American wheat grower is Just
now profting by the almost unprece-
denied disaster which has overtaken the
wheat growers of India, Europe and
South America.
Republican Rapture in Nebraska.
When wheat reached rs cents bush
Ell, Republican in western Nebraska
pointed out that the rise was just about |
equal to the tariff on wheat and attrib-
uted the rise to the Dingley law, but it
would be an insult to the intelligence
OF the average Republican to suppose
him capable of cherishing such aelu- !
Sion While wheat is higher in Liver
pool than it is in New York (and it al
ways, or nearly always, is) tariff on
wheat has no influence upon the price
In the United States.
In an interview given out Aug. %
PRESIDENT Mckinley said, 1.-THE cause
OF the present boom in the west is I'M
doubtedly due, in great measure, to
the large crops and high prices caused
by the failure of crops in other coun-
tries. /"
Point With Pride" to Famine Abroad.
Ii the Republicans desire to claim
credit for the high price of wheat, they
must assume responsibility for the fam
Inc IN India Will any Republican con-
ventlon point with pride" to the fam
Inc as an evidence that the Republican
party is redeeming it's campaign pledges?
WIZ the Republican party pledge it.
sell to use its best efforts to continue
me famine abroad, as it pledged itself
ast year to promote international BIZ
netallism?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-02

begin to rise, thus inviting investment.
lnfuslng life into the dead industries Of
the country and quickening the pulsa-
tons of trade in all its departments {"
Good Effects Of High Prices.
| The farmer and the manufactures
would each receive higher price for
his product and would be able to pay
more to those employed in its produc-
ZION The laborers, on the other hand,
would at once realize the advantage en-
joyed by the employer and their own
disadvantage and demand an increase
in wages. The labor organizations. aid
ed by the increased demand for labor,
would obtain this increase and thus Sc
cure protection from harm. The good
effect Of a general rise and subsequent
level of prices would be widespread and
permanent.
The owners of money aud the holders
of fixed investments are the only ones
to whom rising prices bring a real in
jury, and this injury is partly remedied
by the greater security given to invest
ments.
II 1T is said that rising prices do an
injustice to the owners of money and
those enjoying fixed incomes, let it be
remembered that the restoration of BIZ
metallism can only take away the adj
vantage which the gold standard gave
1t Is choice between falling prices in
definitely continued and a return to the
bimetallic level Tho gold standard
gives perpetual advantage to tho
money owning class and works a per-
petual injustice to the producers of
wealth, while bimetallism gives a tenn
porary advantage to the producers of
wealth at the expense of the money
owners and then establishes justice be- |
tween all classes by preserving stability |
In the purchasing power Of the dollar
Those who understand the cause of |
the recent rise in wheat know that the |
price will fall when foreign crops again
become normal. In fact, wheat has al
ready receded twice owing to tho fear
that the first reports Of foreign crop
failure were exaggerated The export
price of wheat for the year ending June
80, 1892, was 81. O3; for the year fol-
lowing it was 80 cents; by the LIST of
November, 1898. the price had fallen
below 20 cents.
What will be the political effect of
this temporary advance?
That it must be adverse to the Re-
publican party is certain. If any are
foolish enough to credit the rise to tire
new tariff law, to the gold standard or
to restored confidence. the spell will
be broken when wheat returns to the
level Of the last few years The disap-
pointment will then be the more in
tense because Of the temporary delusion,
md the Republican papers which are
'oday calling attention to the price Of
wheat are simply laying up for them
selves additional trouble
The advocates Of bimetallism can re-
DICE in the rise while it lasts, and
when it is over they can contrast the
advantages Of higher prices. due to an
increased volume of money. with the
hort lived benefits Of spasmodic rise,
lue to famine SO distressing as to ap.
zeal to the sympathy and charity Of the
american people.
An official in the agricultural depart
nent has recently issued n statement |
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-02

last years crop and points out the
| stimulating effect of this amount of
money on other branches Of industry
This is another confirmation of the ar.
gulnents made by the bimetallists
Money Coming From Europe-A Good
| Sign.
large part of this money comes
from abroad. Wheat is not only higher,
but more Of it is being exported. If we
had enough money in this country, an
increase in tho volume would be an in
| jury
If an increase in tho volume of
money, secured by the expectation of
higher wheat, gives cause for rejoicing
is it not evidence that we now have an
insufficient quantity?
IT the farmers are constantly remind
ed of the largo increase in the value of
this years crop, will they not be able
to calculate their loss the more easily
when wheat goes down?
Is 1t not possible that the pleasure
experienced from the rise in wheat will
lead farmers to desire IN increase in tho
price Of other farm products? When they
learn the advantages of restored prices
means Of sustaining prices than
drought or famine? The department
official has also contributed to our cause
by emphasizing the benefits received by
other industries from the farmers pros.
perity
Quotes Mckinley.
The president during the last cam.
paign gave utterance to very effective
phrase when he suggested the opening
of the mill instead of the mints, but
he was answered by the statement that
the mills would open when the people
were able to buy the products Of tho
mills. When government official points
out the advantages accruing to tho
country from the fact that the farmer,
have several hundred millions Of atidi.
tional money to spend in paying debts
and buying merchandise, he strengthens
the position taken by bimetallista
If the rise in wheat will enable the
farmers to pay their interest moru
promptly and have money left to buy
how much greater would
be the general benefit if tho rise extend
I'd to all agricultural products? @
Political Effect Of tho E!se.
In calculating the political effect Of
! rise In wheat 1T must he remembered
hat many farmers were threatened With
foreclosure during the last campaign
md that considerable part OF the
money received for wheat will DO en-
,loyed in paying off mortgages Thus
intimidation will be somewhat RESTRICT
ID, but the demand for merchandise
will be less than 1t would be under or.
linary circumstances. The reasons Civ
N above for believing that bimetallists
will find encouragement rather than
Encouragement in present conditions
re the same which have been given by
Their advocates Of bimetallism. Those
Who advocate free coinage may be
wrong, but they agree upon the princi-
les which underlle the money ques-
ion and they are not likely to be fright
ned away from their position by events
which enforce their arguments
The law of supply and demand ex.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-10-02

The most significant thing about Re
publicans rejoicing over the rise il
wheat Is that in admitting the rise tt
be beneficial they answer the argument.
made last fall by the leading advocates
OF the gold standard and plant them
selves on the ground heretofore occupied
by bimetallists.
We We're told last fall that an appre.
ciating dollar was national blessing,
and yet within a year the entire Repub.
llcan press is in ecstasy because the
purchasing power of dollar has been
to some extent decreased
The wage earners were told last fall
that rise in the price of commodities
would be detrimental to them, and vet
behold, how happy the Republican
spellblnders are because one great staple
-four-has risen
How Will Prosperity BE Divided?
The laboring men were told that their
wages would be virtually reduced when
1T required more dollars to buy given
amount Of food and clothing. Can it
be that our opponents have forgotten
the railway sound money clubs?" AS
soon as the employees ask for their share
of the promised prosperity the large
employers will be compelled to raise
wages or cease boasting that prosperity
has returned.
While the Republicans seem to have
come over to our position, there is this
essential difference between them and
the bimetallists The latter desire to
raise all prices to the bimetallic level
and then keep them there by a financia..
system which will furnish a standard
money sufficient in volume to keep pace
with the demand for money. The former
praise dear dollar, but grow happy
over the cheapening Of the dollar in its
relation to few articles.
A general rise quickens enterprise for
the time being. and the maintaining
Of the level, when reached. protects
business in general, and the producers
of wealth in particular, from the disas-
trous effects Of falling prices A rise in
a few articles may bring advantage to
those who produce such articles and yet
be detriment to those who are en-
gagged in the production of articles
which do not enjoy a corresponding |
rise.
Will Wages Rise Too?
A few instances may be given. If |
wool rises, the woolgrower will be |
benefited, but the manufacturer of |
wooden goods will suffer unless there is !
! corresponding advance in the price Of ,
wooden goods.
But an advance in the price of wool
IN goods is an injury to those who wear
voolen goods unless they enjoy CORE :,
'ponding increase in their incomes
If sugar rises, the Sugar trust reaps
he profit, but it must be at the expense
If those who consume sugar unless the
consumers of sugar can make enough
TORE to cover the increased price. So,
yhen wheat rises, the wheat grower is
enefited. but he profits at the expense
f those who use flour unless the latter
n some way secure Il corresponding in
reaSe in their incomes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
Dr.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
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Used by people Of refinement
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. cpAsg on THE THIRD-AvE. CABLE LINE.
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THE GRIpMAN OF THE CAR CHARGES pfi' Il"
WITH CAUSING 1T Deliberately
Tbere was n serious collision between Iniru-
ave cable.car and a butchers wagon near ono.
hundred a nd -sixteenth-st. and Third-aVe "oo"'
noon yesterday
Cable-car No. 343 going north IN cha'so y,
Joseph Donovan the grpman. 1t had JUST croSs''
One-hundred- a nd -sixteenth-st when, II Is a'ese'
George Schmitt n butcher. thirty-eght years o,u
OF No 11i9 FYrst-ave.. deliberately drove MS ue-
livery wagon directly in front OF the car i"o
fender OF the car forced the wagon against a"
elevated railroad pillar. crushing 1t, breaking u.
front axle and both front wheels throwing oc'''''
head first to the pavement and inficting sever
SCALP wound So great was the force OF tue eo
Iision that the grip-iron Of the car was pro.s s
ana The car Itself was thrown crosswlse Oh We
track and was struck by car No 0os pouna so ,,n
4 ne cars came together with CRASH prea ,,
several panels and windows In eacn anu ~" lie
the dozen or moro passengers a severe STUD %
fortunately not njuring any OF thetn. bo"o w.
the gripman caused the arrest OF SCIinl', " %
charge of recklessly causing the coiiison anu ",
wilfully delaying the car for the distance ~ ,v
mile from Ninety-sixth-st TO One-huhdreua
Sohmitt was arragned later In the Harlem NJ ~
IT, Gourt and discharged by MAGISTRATE olann
,vbo suggested TO the Rripman thar me chDc col
Many SHE the butcher In a civil court IL IL "ah'eu
ralr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
TENANTS DRIVEN OUT ~ THE Ni"" :
FIRE IN THE AYLEsMERE APARTMENT-hoCoE-
THE LOSS ABOUT $1,000

r1Pr IN THE AYLEsMERE APARTMENT-HoCSE-
THE LOSS ABOUT 5000.
Tho Av,osmere n seven-story fashionable apart
,nent-house on the southeast corner OF Columbus
ave and Seventy-sixth- caught fire yesterday
morning and forced the twenty families III the
building to flee for their lives no one was III
iured. The lower part of the building which was
handsomely furnished is very mueh dafnaseu' Inc
total loss will be about 5000
The fire was discovered on the inside ana OUT
side at the same time. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Williams
of RrookIyn were visiting r. f. Hamilton. VINO
lives on the sixth floor north, with his wife ana
mother-in-law Mrs. Williams was awakened py
the smell of smoke about o'clock she screamed
and awoke everybody In the Nat. Al the same IN
slant Policeman Hack. OF the West Sixty-eighth-
st station saw a bright light shining IN the en-
trance the fiat in Seventy -sixth-st' ana sent III
alarm. -,
Uack then ran into the house and shouted to the
elevator hoy William Harris and to the night en-
eineer William Springsteel. Then he darted up
stairs to alarm the inmates OF the mousse ana OH
the stairs met Mr. Williams carrying MS tnree-
monthsold boy. Roger. Mr.. Williams. followed by
his wife ran out OF the house and across the
street TO the house Of Mrs. Denman at NO d.
where they we're cared for for the night Many
others sought shelter at MIS- Depmah D. OH" We"
accommodated
Hack was a little later Joined by Policemen
Wuerz Kelly and Barnett. and all OF them tried 10
awaken the tenants as quickly as possible.
The smoke got up through the house rapidly. and
was as quick in awakening the Inmates as were the
men. Men. women and children rushed into the
halls the majority clad only In blankets, ana
great rush was made for the stairs. A.,
William Tefft r., lived on the top MOOR on me
west side OF the house. with his wife, two-year.oa
babv and a servant. Elizabeth Corterlgnt lell
was called by the GIRL and caught up his son ana
shouted 10 his wife follow him Their rooms
were filled with smoke when they departed, ana
they had to run down seven flights OF steps 10
reach the street. AS they were going down they
came upon Policeman Hack. who was carrying
down n woman who had been partly overcome oy
the smoke In the hustle Mr.. Tefft stepped on the
dress of the woman whom Hack was carrying
and. with the child In his arms fell down Whoie
aeht of steps He held to the child. and got UP
himself to hurry on. his wife Fastening after
screa ming HISTORICALLY. They got out safely, ana
naIther Mr. left nor the child was injured .
II took less than fifteen minutes TO clear the
building of its tenants. Two were partly over
Come nv the smoke-the woman Hack carried out
and another woman. who was assisted out Dy
Wuerz They were soon revived. Neighbors IN all
narts of the block cared for the different inmates
of the burning building. a.- an
The Are started In the rear OF a grocery-store on
tho CoI,imbus-ave side OF the fiat. The store Is
kent nv Charles often. The origin Of the IRE Is
unknown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
MOUSE DISTURBS SPECIAL SESSIONS.

A tiny mouse succeeded yesterday afternoon In
creating a considerable disturbance In the Special
Sessions Court While petty case was dragging
it's weary way through the mills OF justice. some
one In the audience noticed the mouse gambollng
along the cornce that extends at a height OF fully
twenty feet from the floor How 1t ever got there
IS a mystery The dscoverer nudged the person
sitting next to him and pointed out the little ami
NAL In three minutes everybody in the room was
looking at that mouse.
Finally the small rodent got just above the seat
OF Court Stenographer Veitch. and, finding some
dust on the cornice at that point, amused himself
bv kicking the dust Veitch and his books.
Then for the first time the court officials knew
why the spectators in the courtroom had been gaZ-
ing so persistenty cellingward.
There was an awkward pause, and the mouse,
expecting that something was going 10 happen.
stoned and surveyed the court. II was waiting
for hostilities TO begin. This caused litter, and
Presiding Justice HobroOk raped for order. AS.
sistant strict-Attorney Matthews gravely asked
that the mouse be arrested for contempt or court
and disturbing the peace This caused another
laugh. ,-, ....,o, 81. 900, ga,
Justice Jerome angrily said: Let this case go on
The case went on but FOR the spectators the mouse
was the greater attraction. After court adjourned
n "a, was turned loose in the room In five min
utes she came into the hall carrying the mouse In
her mouth How she caught the mouse Is as great
n mystery az how the mouse got on the cornice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
ATTACKING THE FOREST RESERVE SfSTEH
THE HOUSE REFUSES TO AGREE WITH THE SEN
ATE-A COMPROMISE LIKELY.

THE HOUSE REFUSES TO AGREE WITH THE SEN
ATE-A COMPROMISE LIKELY.
Washington. March (speclaD.-The amendment
TO the Sundry Civil bill adopted late last night by
the Senate which seeks 10 annul the recent procla-
nations of President Cleveland setting aside some
2 100000 acres of Western forest lands as public
forest reservations. formally disagreed TO this
afternoon by the House of Representatives, along
with all the other Senate amendments. and con-
ference between the two houses on all the changes
made in the Sundry Civil bill is now pending. The
amendment which offered by Mr.. Clark, OF
Wyoming was evidently drawn in haste and without
due consideration for 1t fails TO include In its pro-
visions the two new reservations established in the
State of Californiathe Stanislaus Reservation with
sol 900 acres and the San Jacinto Reservation, with
7y7 2sO acres That Mr.. Clark thought he was revok-
ing all the procamations Of Monday last when he
brought forward his amendment. is made plain from
the following colloquy which occurred last night:
tor from Wyoming If these are all the states (Wyo-
m.ng, Utah. Colorado. Montana, Washington, Idaho
and South Dakota) 10 which the order applies Are
Mr.. Clask-Myy impression is that the amendment
all the reservations in the order referred TO-
and the only order of which complaint Is made
IL seems not unlikely that the conferrees on the
part of the House OF Representatives may refuse TO
concur in the Clark amendment, and may decide
10 offer 10 the Senate conferrees a compromise by
which t.mber-cutting under Government restrictions
may be allowed for mining purposes on all the new
aons In which mines are sought TO be worked.
The friends Of the forest system have de-
sire 10 prevent mining In the lands set aside for
public parks. but they wish 10 the mining COM
panies held down strict observance OF the laws
which prohibit the cutting of trees which are over
certain limit Of size and thickness. II the nee
there be objection 10 the operation of min
ing claims on any Of the Government forest reserves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02
ONE MILLION FOR FORESTS.
GOVERNOR BLACKS PET BILL PRE-
sENTED TO THE SENATE.

TT CREATES A FOREST PRESERVE BOARD AND
GIVES THE MEMBERS POWER TO CON
DENIM LAND AND SPEND si.ooo@"
IN THE ADIIoSDAcKs,
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUNEI
Albany March las outlined in advance III me
Tribune OF to-day. Governor Black Is deter""'u
mako forest preservation n distinguishing marx OF
his administration Tonight he had Dill ln,io.
duced by Senator Ellsworth appropriaune 'i'VV''""
for the purchase Of Adirondack Forest ianos
The Governor is to appoint within twenty days
after the passage OF the act a Forest preserve
Board" to consist OF three members named iro',
the Fisheries Game and Forest Com"'ss'o" an
the Land Office Commission. The appointments are
to be made by and with the consent OF the oei'a'e
but the Governor may remove the appoin'eeeS ~
h,s r,oosuro The members Of the Board are 10
serve without COMPENSATE and may employ such
clerical and other assistants as may De oe'"'e'
necessary. &C.,
Tbe-Irorest Preserve Board is to have pracucahy
unlimited power In the condemnation ana SEIZURE Vi
lands It Is required to take such measures as may
be necessary TO acquire for the state any 'a"''
structures or waters In the territory embraced ID
the forest preserve, whenever in its judgment the
appropriation Of the same IS necessary ior me pun
poses OF the act The method OF condemnation anu
taking possession is clearly defined. Upon tne -.
ouest OF the Forest Preserve Board. map OF lands
10 be appropriated shall be made by the state EN-
Rneer and Surveyor and certified by him to be cor
rect The Board shall then indorse on such map
certificate stating the expediency OF the seih i
which shall be filed. Notice Is then 10 De setteu OH
the owner OF any real property concerned anu
such service together with entry upon the prop
erfy shall be deemed complete and legal possession
Claims for the value OF property taken ana 10y
damages may be adjusted by the Board u tne
amount can be agreed upon with the owners OF the
land appropriated. Should the owners OF properly
and the Board fail to agree the owner, Wlthih Two
years may present TO the Court OF Claims a &c
mand for damages. The court. whenever the ap,
praised value shall be less than 200. may make an
allowance of 500 for costs and disbursements ,
II Is understood authoritatiye.y that two or inc
members of the Forest Preserve Board VIII be STATE
officers. The members of the Land Board are Leu
tenant Governor Woodruff. Secretary or STATE
Pa liner Controller Roberts. Atorney-tienerai Han
cock State Treasurer Covin. State Engineer ADAMS
and James NJ. f. O'Grady, Speaker OF the Assembly
Two OF these men will have the responsibility OF
selecting forest lands 8,
The condemnation feature will excite considerable
opposition among the Adirondack lumbermen.