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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
BEATS THE KLONDIKE.
How Easy 1t Is to Make Ninety
Million Dollars.

Reno Journal: Ninety millions of dol
lars.
That's z snug sum. 1t is nearly 81
apiece for every voter in the United
States of America. 1t is 80 times as much
money. as has been taken out of the
piacers on the klondike. yet the whole
country is in a fever of excitement about
th5 new gold fielos and there is little
mention made of the 800 600, goo which has
been voted out of the pockets of the
sugar consumers of this country, and
voted into the pockets of the stockholders
in the Sugar trust.
This is the method now in vogue of
promoting prosperity If the reader will
follow the extract which we make below
from the New York Times he will observe
how prosperity has been revived by the
present congress:
When the Dingley tariff bill came to
the senate. Sugar trust certificates sold
at is,
of the Republican senate caucus Sugar
trust certificates sold at lbs.
When the Dingiey tariff bill went into
the hands of the conference committees,
Sugar trust certificates sold al 126.
While the Dingley tariff was in the
hands of the conference committees,
Sugar trust stock sold at 13S.
When the Dingley tariff bill was re-
ported on favorabiy by the conference
committees. Sugar trust stock Jumped to
1863, at which price il is now quoted
Inls means an Increase in value of
sugar trust certificates of over $50, 1000
as the result of congressional legislation
Looking at these colossal figures the
Argonaut, which is u pretty good Re-
publican paper, says:
Inere has always been more or less
suspicion IN the minds of the people
concerning the affiliations of Republican
omInlstrations and Republican leaders
with trusts.
the present Republican congress has
MADE favorable rates on nearly every
proeuct which is controlled by trust.
And now the present Republican congress
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

copyright, 1897, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
One winter evening of 1861-62 man on
a mule drew rein in a Missouri lane
within speaking distance of "a couple of
young men husking corn in company
with several adult negroes. 1t was about
4 O'Clock of cold gray day.
Il hate to see men work so hard the
rider called with intent to be sarcastic
Hello jeff the young fellows called as
which they sat and sauntered toward the
You're a likely chap to talk about
work, ridin' around the country on a
newell, like they weren't no work TO
do
The rider grinned. ITS too late to
musk corn anyhow. You South Caro-
linians are always about two months
late" Suddenly his voice changed 20 a
tone of joyous excitement and he bent
over the pommel Of his saddle.
Say, the knights meet tonight
Shut up! You FOOL said one of the
huskers. Don't you see the niggers
listening. What's going on?'
The riders voice sank to humble. ct
don't know. jim met me and told me
tire Dutch peddler had brought some news
and said he wanted all the knights TO be
on hand"
.sWhere do we meet?"
Film Lyons barn.
s'Well, I'll tell you this-we've got to
have a lot Of pickets out, for the niggers
are excited They have an idea some
thing rs going on that would interest
Them
"Jim'lI watch out fer that Well-so
dong. Be on hand"
wen be there
AS the young men turned toward the
cOrnstocks the negroes fell to work with
sudden attack. 1t was evident they had
been listening The country about St !
than union in feeling, and, though the
farmers of the creek were pursuing their
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
PROF. E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS.

The fact that the vast output of gold
for five years past has not raised gen
eral prices in gold countries, but per-
mitted them still to fall, indicates that
the new production from Klondike will
have equally little result. The power
| lessness of all this gold to prevent
prices from going down is to many a
great puzzle, but the solution is not
Iar TO seek
The fact is that, in case of internal
tional commodities, the gold prices are
determined by the prices in silver using
lands, and the demand for silver has
been so lessened by adverse legislation
that this metal has since 1898 lost in
value, silver prices rising.
Were silver again standard money
everywhere the demand for it would
be so great that it marginal cost, and
so its value in the worlds trade, would
not fall, but probably rise, prices in
silver falling to correspond. This would
check expectation from silver countries
But if silver continues to be full money
in the silver lands only, excluding
India, the demand for it can all be met
at such a low marginal cost as will
permit the gold price of silver to fall
and prices IN silver lands to rise,
slowly, for an indefinite time. Silver
country expectation will thus continue
and hence the gold prices of commodi-
ties in Europe, so far as such conmodi-
ties can be drawn in quantity from
silver using countries, will go on de-
Ginning, however much gold may be
dug from the earth.
The persistent downward tendency in
prices keeps industry discouraged so
that the new gold is not called into
but remains piled up in the
great banks, it's redundance, however,
not having, as we should naturally ex-
pect, the effect of cheapening it..
Nothing short of the wide rehabilita-
ton Of silver as full money will end
the fall in prices (rise in value of gold)
which the gold countries are now ex-
periencing.
For all this the Klondike gold flow
ought TO be hailed with pleasure 1t
cannot by itself terminate our money
but it may help dissipate |
peoples objections to a policy touch
ing silver which would have that effect. |
So plentiful is gold now no one need |
fear that it will hide away in case the |
western nations conclude to make sill |
yer again full money along with it, /
Should bimetallism be re-esta blished |
today at Is, 16 or II to l silver would |
be quite as likely as goldsto retire from |
sight or rise to a premium.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

to food the market with the precious
metal.
The cause of bimetallism also would
be benefited. With gold in abundance,
it would have somewhat less value,
and, therefore, stated in terms of gold,
silver would be more valuable. or, in
other words, the market ratio Between
them would approach the desired coin
age ratio, and consequently it would be
easier to bridge over the distance that
still separates them and bring them to
the old world wide parity, which a
United States commission has been
sent out by the Republican admins
tration to secure with the help of our
ambassadors abroad.
1t should be every bimetallist's hope
that Alaska should develop mines of
fabulous wealth. 1t would be the irony
of fate if they should become so pro-
ductive that the extreme gold men, af-
ter so lately proclaiming gold as the
God given measure from all time of
intrinsic value, should propose, as was
done in the sos the characterization of
gold, as likely to become too cheap
and unstable
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
JOHN c. LANE.

A great discovery of gold (unless in
such quantities as to induce a depre-
citation of gold sufficient to equal and
overtake the depreciation in silver.
which is highly improbable), would
merely add a little weight to the ar
guments against the silver agitation.
In my judgment it would not affect
silver as a political question at ALL Be
fore the campaign of 1896 it already
appeared that the production of golC
was increasing at a rate of over $780,
100000 a year, and already amounted
to more than the total production of
both gold and silver 20 years previously,
but these facts had no effect upon the
advocates of silver.
Their cause not being supported by
science or facts, will hardly be de-
pressed by any scientific facts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
WAGES IN HANNA'S STATE.
Coal Miners Earn an Average Of
S4.34 Per Week.

Chicago Chronicle: It is probable
that the average rate Of wages paid
TO coal miners in Ohio fairly represents
the rate paid throughout the bitumin-
Gus coal regions. 1t is higher than the
Pittsburg rate, but not higher than
other local rates. The late official re-
port of the mine inspector of that state
is a record of facts as TO wages.
About $4,000 men were employed last
year in the Ohio coal mines. OF this
number 1920 were pick miners, $40
were employed in operating digging
machines and 1876 were machine fol-
lowers, blasting and loading machine
mined coal OF 100000 tons of coal
mined in the state about three-fourthS
was dug out with picks.
The following was the rate of wages
per day for the various classes of min
ers:
For pick miners. per day....S1 At
For machine followers, per day.. 1 so
For machine operators, per day. 3 40
But none of the miners had work
more than part of the time. These
wages were earned only when the men
were fully employed. Last year the
'.pick" miners were idle fully six
months and the machine miners were
idle seven months. So the daily rate
of wages does not indicate the actual
amount of money that was earned.
The total amounts received by the
various classes of miners for the year
were as follows:
Yearly amount paid pick miners,
each. - .s221 SO
Yearly amount paid machine fol-
lowers. each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 24O So
Yearly amount paid machine op-
orators. each. 400 40
Deducting the machine operators,
who are less than one in 30 of the
miners of all classes, the average week
" wages of Ohio miners is S4-34. This
sum expended on the system of the
..pluck me- stores constituted the
means of support for each miner and
his family
No wonder they strike,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

A long procession of diseases start
from a torpid liver and impure blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures every ore of them 1t prevents
them, too. Take il, as you ought. when
you feel the first symptoms Ganguor,
loss of appetite. dullness, depression)
and you'll save yourself Iarom some
thing serious. In building up needed
flesh and strength, and to purify and
enrich the blood, nothing can equal the
Discovery" 1t invigorates the liver
and kidneys, promotes all the bodily
functions. and brings back health and
vigor For dyspepsia liver COM
plaint,' biiiousness, and ali scrofu-
lous. skin and scalp diseases, it IS the
only remedy that will benefit or cure,
in every case
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

has By its legislation enhanced in value
the stock of the Sugar trust by $4,000
0O0."
1t doesn't require n very astute math-
ematician to figure out where the funds
come from to carry on the Mckinley cam
paign for sound money and protection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
Couldn't Be Worse.

Detroit Free Press: Whats the matter
now?'' asked the leading actor, as the
manager tore letter to shreds and
stamped his feet
Matter? That performance of yours
is so Internally bad that this person de-
nands that his name be stricken from
the free list" -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

they went across the fields. You're right.
but it's terrible temptation. Grant
seems to be going up steadily. but Pillow
viii attend TO him
on Feb. IS Ulysses Grant took Donel-
son from BuclCner and Pillow ard be-
came Unconditional Surrender Grant"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
The Gift.

Detroit Journal: "Td give leg" oh
served the horse ito be as popular with
the girls as you are
Yes. but could you deliver the goods?"
rejoined the bicycle, something taunting-
L. il would seem.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
The Halves Engraving Co., u West
Temple Street

We are now located At the above
number, with a complete plant for
making half tone engrayings, zinc etch-
ings and ali kinds of color blocks. Write
US for samples and prices before plac-
ing your orders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

Hewlett Bros. Three Crown Spices
are best because ground to order
fresh every day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

HOW WOULD A GREAT DISCOVERY OF
GOLD AFFECT THE SILVER QUESTION:
ANSWERED BY

President OF Brown nverdty
o
hmm I
r. he Known Merchant
Bemocah COMMITTEE
j. ide M Democrat Club
r. liver Advoa Boston
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
A Plot TO KIDNAp GRANT.
WAS NEARLY CAPTURED BY THE
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN
CIRCLE.

Was On a Visit to Cairo--A Peddler
Brought the News-The knights
Net in a Barn While Pickets
Watched the egroes--Excitemen
Was Intense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
ITS ONLY PURPOSE DEFEATED.

This is not all; the clerks VINO 90
mass an examination, and do demon
strate their capacity before entering
the service, must always start at the
very lowest grade, regardless OF the
rating gained at the examination
Should a s.. 500 or $500 vacancy occur
in the treasury today, the new clerk
selected to fill the vacancy begins work
at 5000. Thus it will be seen that by
the operation of this rule the govern
Inent in precluded from getting q high
grade clerk. A clerk of high ability
never will accept a place in Washington
at $500 a year.
For precisely the same reason that
the first application OF the law was
farce and had an effect exactly the re-
verse of what was aimed at, so every
SUBSEQUENT extension of the rules has
been but another degree of humbus-
cling the people under the guise of
working out a general reform II
matters not in the least whether the
rules are extended by Democratic or
a Republican president-when they are
made TO protect in Office a class which
was put in office solely through favor
itism it is a hufntug and an abuse of
the confidence of the American people.
Although the law has been in operation
nearly 10 years there have not been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15

to flood the market with the precious
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-01
SERIOUSLY INJURED
The Misfortune of Wheelman at
 Rsd Hill

Dad Goons is ] pepelar engineer on the Cotton Belt railroad. For several weeks past the gentleman has been spending his lay of at Sulphur Springs, riding his bicycle out to the Springs in the morning and back again Ut night
 Friday he was making his way home, after spending | pleas all 2 day at tte Springs. He reached Red iIll iu safety, but attempted to ride down the steep grade. His wheel became unmanageabIe and when going at great speed he was thrown to the ground. He struck against some hard obstacle with great forces Deep scalp wounds were made in his head and his shoulder bone was broken. He lay unconscious ontthe ground for some time, when he was discovered and moved to the honia of Mr. Smlthwick, about q half mlle distant. The news of the accident was telephoned to this city and a vehicle was sent for him and he was conveyed to No. 2009 East Second street, where he now lies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-01
TRID AND FOUND WANTING
Was Pine Bluffs Water System at
 Saturdays Fire.

Saturday the water system of Pine Bluff, as fire protection, was given d thorough test and it was found wanting. As aresult lovely two. story cottage on West Fifth avenue is in ruins.
 About G o'clock in the afternoon i fire alarm was sounded and the lire department hurried to the scene the home of Mrs. May Tomlinson. on West Fifth.
 The fire had caught the ceiling on the second tlool, from the kitchen flue, and as the fire burned down ward the building burned very slow ly The fire boys soon had three streams of water turned against the house, but the pressure was s } poor that the substance that came from the uozzles more mud than water would barely reach the roof, which by this time was abaze. By the aid of ladders the firemen finally succeeded in getting the water to the flames and they were extin- uuished after the roof of the house had been burned away
 The house. and household goods were partially insured Many of inc household goods were saved, but nearly all of them were more or 'esS .danlaged
 have resulted to this gsoR@rtY r tae water company had peen able to furnish the pressure called for lh lts contract with the city, for With q pressure of that force the firenen could have extinguished the flames before material damage was Ss'isss E.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-01
Sick and Destitute

At the corner of Oak street and Eleventh avenue lives q family by the name of Cotton, who is in a destitute straig.t. The father is cripple, sick and out of work. He has large family, nine in number, and one of whom, q daughter l5 years Of age, is very low with typhoid fever They have no money and no friends on whom they can call for suecor.l A noble hearted physician who is always doing good deeds, has been giving the un- fortunates medical attention, but it is too much to expect him to supply them with food. From what we can understand, the family is worthy of charity, and needs assistance badly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-01
WRITES THE GRAPHIC
 BREEZY LETTER.
WRITES
Some of the Ideas Which Entered His Braln After 8 Visit to
 Pine Bluff
EDITOR GRAPHIC:

EitfI0R 1RAPIllG.
 Your cores spondent visited the ACity of Pines yesterday and while there was not a little surprised to fnd that the political pot had al ready begun to boil, and l am pur- suaded that if it con tinues to boil at the present rate that by the time OFT Democratic primaries are held it will develop into mountain of tire uneq qualled by Popocatape,l or Stromeoll while in the glory of their days.
 heard men toned the names of several of Jetfersoncounty's disting- uished sonS-sx of whom are resi- dents of Pine Biut1-one from the country-as prospective candidates for the office of Sheriff, three for Clerksnip, two for Circuit Clerk and two for Assessor, all of whom dwell inside the cor rporate limits of the county metropolis. Truly, no longer does the office seek the man. but invariably the man seeks the of. ice.
 Something is evidently wrong Surely patriotism has not been de throned and selfishness wholly set up in the hearts of our county's leading and representative men. Has in come to pass hat our local county politics is a mere grab bag2''
 In spite of Cotfucius aid Buddha of Socrates ia prison, of Jesus of Nazareth on the cross, it seems that power is still arrogant, greed is still lmpudent and talent is still selfish.
 Perhaps it is al! right that men should thus early seek prominence in political affairs, but that proml- hence is more becoming when brought about through the satisfac- tion Of others and entertained with gentlemanly dignity By way of parenthesis, ! Eeyer did think B'ffys ans ofatorical campaign was at alt in keeping with his presidential dignity, however tbis is only a mat fer Os taste, after all
 
 $ . fysstf is.sss te s1lslAs sQat in Jefferson county We have ma " good citizens who are well qualified in every res spect to i'll with credit.oar offices of trust and honor, andit should be the patriotic duty and privilege of every one who holds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-08-01

in his hand be sacred right 0f the
 5allot. 70 east the same only for
 those who are enliaennlY qa. diff d ata especially fi9feA Q discharge fhe duties of lheatfiea te which they aspire. such l state of affairs
 would place patriotism aopve par tisansbip, aed right would triumph
 in every cause.
 This etfort.on the part of some to rush into lhe political arena for the
 purpose of d seIf.coneocted boom is enouph to disgust the Devil and
 give | billy goat dyspepsia.
 When we country crackers 20 Ito town it does u> good to have our friends, in office and out office, give as hearty hand shake and.a pleas ant smile, but if, by any hook or crook, we are induced to believe that our welcome is such simply as a vote catcher, then we decide that God Almighty neglected to glue on the ears of the candidates; that such
 demonstration are not worth two whoops in Hades, and that our i friends at the court only voice
 Vanderbilt's arrogant anathcma:
 Damn the People. 7 We also think
 we know the difference between d
 demagogue and u cold potato.
 l had occasion few days ago to find that the Third Party was still
 at work in Jefferson county to catch the weary and the sore heads, and try to pursuade the rank and file Of the Democratic party to bow the
 knee to f;aal, and to burn insence upon the altars of Populism. The
 great mogul of the party lin these parts, MT. B. E. Little, of Cleve- land county, pitched hls tent at the school house in District g in Spring
 township last Saturday. and pro ceeded to administer q few doses of his saw-dlst pie, sweetened with pole eat juice, to the good people there assembled. But one of the faithful was there with his stomach pump, and extreme Populistic nau- l sea was averted The 'moulder of
 public opinion made a trade on the Democratic party, holding 1t
 responsible for the existence of every evil, extending from the
 plaques of Egypt to the recent heat
 and drouth. Little cones as near
 being a political intellectual chaos
 as an inhabitant of Afric $ inland | jungles. ali that he has to say E q leoncatenation of slush handed out 1 by a iargon wholly foreign to the l92aeen's English.
 The Democrats need pot think the 4 Topocrats are idle, ssieir sails are
 set to 6he wind and they ale taking Iadvahtage of every breeze.
 Under the eireums taneas. lt be { hooves Democracy 10 stand flrtn aRd united, 50 fh4t Eae efforts 2 f'1ea
 from withoat aud traitors from l within, to blot 1t out of existence 1 will prove unsuccessful. look upon
 the Populist party US nothing more or less than a bastard political cult,