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Is Pension Money Wasted +.

The outcry against the increase of the
pension list since the Mckinley admins
tration came in still continues. and we
have little doubt that it will go on as lono
as new names are added to the roll II is
not popular clamor, for a great ma iority
of the American people, irrespective of
party, are in favor of the pension laws a 6
they stand and desire their impar rita, on.
forcement. One Of our contempora r;os
thinks it unfortunate that some plan can.
not be devised to stop the growth of the
list. Death is doing great deal in that
direction. 1t clipped off $4,000 names 10 ct
year, and it will continue to clip at an
increasing ratio as the years wear on. for
even the Youngest of the surviving vet
Grams are getting to be old men.
We have, in a recent issue of the Post
explained the increase of the list since
the 4th of March by showing that it was
due to the Cleveland hold-up. Nearly all
the applications granted under the present
administration came over from the Cleve-
land regime. 1t was the settled policy of
Mr.. Cleveland to hold up claims and na S.
them along to his successor. There was
no saving to the treasury in this in the
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Brief Comment

The increase in the production of gold
in all parts of the world is proving '.er1.
discouraging to the free silver theorists
The value of the silver dollar has fallen
10 cents and the price of wheat has rison
20 cents per bushel since the free oo;nooa
orators were insisting last wear that
wheat and silver went hand in hand ,s -
prices. 90 W
The 1900 election is likely to find tho
world with billion dollars more of oo,d
than it had in 1896. The wonders,,i1 1;-o ~
crease in the production of gold in n all
parts OF the world is proving very discour-
aging to the free silver theorists.
The friends of the free coinage PROPOSE
fion sonni VINO nave been insisting that their pet
increase our sales abroad are not discuss''
ing very loudly the fact that in the yerv
year in which the country refused TO adont
iree coinage its exports were the largest
800. ~ ]i'ooT'ool'
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Business Still improves.

Business conditions continue to improve
and the reports which come from the high
est authorities on this subject are all sat
isfacto-y. The latest issue of Duns Re
view, commenting on business conditions
the country over, says: Every city re-
porting this week notes increase in trade
and nearly all bright prospects. The
great change in business is emphasized by
the presence of a multitude of buyers
from all parts Of the country, by their
statements of the situation at their homes,
and, more forcibly yet, by the heavy pur-
chases they are making. But the custom
airy signs of prosperity are not lacking
The strong rise in stocks, the growth Of
bank clearings and railroad earnings, the
heavy speculation in many products. but
most of all in wheat. have made the week
one Of surprising interest even to those
who best remember the upward rush in
1879
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/ Government, beginning with Jefferson
| and ending under Buchanan and Cleye-

Government, beginning with Jefferson
and ending under Buchanan and Cleye-
land.
Congress alone has the power to coin and
issue money, and President Jackson declared
that this power could not be delegateu 70
corporations or individuals; we therefore ue
nounce the issuance of notes intended 10 cii
culate as money by national banks as II,
derogation of the Constitution. and demaha aal
that all paper which is made legal tenuer
Tor public and private debts, or whicn Is
receivable for duties to the United states,
shall be issued by the Government OF tne ne
United States and shall be redeemaoie IN
coin.
This means that all the paper money OIL
the country shall be issued by the Govern
ment, and would thus be either nat
money or must be sustained by keeping
IN the treasury an enormous metaillc re-
serve, much larger than the one when
now exists and which causes so much DIS
satisfaction to the Democracy and Its nat
associates of Populistic and socialistlc
tendencies.
In support of these principles we invite
me cooperation of all men who love liberty
anu nate corruption. oppression ana tyranny
n combination of high sounding words,
intended only to mslead and inf1ame un-
thinking people. and coming with extreme
lE poor taste from a party whose entire
iSSoiN Wy 10 lue lilne OF ltS TeuoNui 1ioiii
power in 1861. was directed against the
love of liberty and in favor of "oppres-
sion and tyranny"
We hereby declare all trusts and monop-
o!ies hostile and dangerous to the people S
interests and demand vigorous
enforcement of all antitrust laws. etc.
All of which sounds well. But the peo-
pie are naturally suspicious of such de-
claratlons coming from party which neg
lected during its four years of power to
enforce the existing antitrust laws, and
which framed its tariff law in the inter-
ests of the sugar trust, the greatest trust
Of the land with the single exception of
the one which it is now attempting to
place in control of the nation, the silver
trust.
We demand the immediate recognition of
me belliserent rights of the Republic of
Cuba. etc.
Which it is generally conceded would
be of little practical value to the Cubans,
and would probably destroy the opportu-
nifty of bringing about. through the peace
fus and proper methods of diplomacy, the
results for which the people of that island
are now struggling.
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The interest coupons attached to the
bond read as follows:
$500
Columbia Athletic Club of the Dlstrict
of Columbia will pay to the bearer Twen,
ty-tlve Dollars in gold coin of the unlteai
States at the Citizens National Bank OF
Washington D. c.. being six months IN
terest on its first mortgage bonds. Glass "A.
Mexico.s Predicament.

The recent enormous fall in the price OF
silver is driving Mexico to consider the
advisability of going to the gold standard
The example of Japan, Russia. Peru anu
in fact, all the intelligent nations OF tne
world, is having its effect upon the sta'es.
men Of that country, and. followed. as !.
is, by the business troubles growing ou'
of the great fall in the value Of sil'ei' ,
warns them that they must fall III liit
wiSh other civilized nations if they eSpee,, e,
to maintain their business and hnahc'"'
standing
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M'LEAN'S GOLD ROM ROM
TEXT OF THE DoCumEmr
SKETCH OF ITS HlsTopvA AND
Man Who Would Pay workirn,
in Accent Silver Dollars n. ea
Gold, and Gold Only. Co. anas
self. h'
Official Records sho,

The demand for information .hn,.
K. McLean's gold bonds co,,finno' 'oaa
strong that we reproduce thin vol. 80
bond in full with a brief statehentN a 'le
history. 1t is its own comment nnoo u It's
candidacy of n man who odvopo.e on 'He
cause of paying working1nen in 49, In.a..l
sllvef doiiars and demands good gold dbl
lars, and gold dollars only, for hilnself S'''
Inc transaction in question is that os
contract made by him with the Colnmb;"
Athletic Club of this city in 1854 j."
which he requires that organization ~ ~
make sundry obligations. amounting ~
$4,000. payable to him individuaIlv " "
gold coin. both principal and Interest IL
Inc transaction related to the constrno.
ton of club house for this orpani1e
ton, the Columbia Athletic Club Of tho
District of Columbia. In that wear h
made an agreement with the cnh h..
which he sold to it certain lots in +bo
fashionable northwest part of Wash;na.
ton, near the War, State and NAVY IA
partments, and erected thereupon COM
modious and costly club house, tho nrico
OF the land and the club house being S70.
OOO. This money the club agreed to nav
on or before the 1st Of March, 1909, and
issued bonds payable to John II. Mclean
bearing his name upon theic face. These
bonds he required the club to agree 10
pay in gold coin Of the United States Of
the present standard of weight and fine.
ness, also requiring it to pay the Inter.
est thereon in like gold coin.''
There can be no doubt about the aeon,
racy Of this statement. The bonds were
prepared and signed by the officers of the
club and turned over to him, and some of
them have since passed into the hands Of
other parties who now hold them. Not
only are these bonds still extant and
readily obtai) able by those who desire
to verify this statement, but still more
permanent and unimpea chable record Of
this transa ction is found upon the official
records of the District of Columbia The
details of the entire transaction between
Mr.. Mclean and the Columbia Athletic
Club are set forth in a copy Of deed Of
trust given in connection with this trans
action. Among the details of this trans
action, which are found on the official rec
ords. are copies of the two series of bonds
which the club was required to give as its
form of agreement to pay Mr.. Mclean
the gold which he required from it. There
were TO be two classes of bonds. one class
amounting to $4,000, each bond to be
for the sum of 1000, the second class Of
bonds being for $50, 1000, also payable in
gold. and bearing higher rate of interest
than those of the first class, a copy Of
which is herewith appended:
COPY OF THE ROND
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long run. for pension dates back to the
time of the application. Most of the held
up claims were those of widows, clearly
proven and sure to be allowed. The
Cleveland administration deliberately
halted the work of the pension bureau
and kept thousands of poor widows out on
the money that belonged to them. Ii any
one doubts this the records of the bureau
will prove it. And it is in perfect mar
mony with the whole course of Mr.. Cleve-
land on the pension question. His views
are just about those which his ardent ad-
mirer. the Baltimore Sun, expresses IN
this paragraph, clipped from recent edi-
torial:
1T will not be long at the present rate
before we shall have duplicated the cost
of the war in pensions. This would be
readily acquiesced in. however onerous,
If the money all went to the deserving,
but the fact that most of it is wasted Is
legitimate cause for criticism
Waste is unnecessary or useless eX-
penditure. The Cleveland theory, as for
mulated by the Sun. is that most of the
money paid to the veterans. their widows
and their orphans. has been unnecessarily
or uselessly expended. Mr.. Cleveland be-
lieved that the pension roll was honey
combed with frauds. In order to test that
belief he was supplied with ample facili-
ties to hunt down and punish frauds. He
spent deal of money in that quest, and
the result was a complete vindication of
the substantial honesty of the pensioners.
In his last annual message he presented
facts and figures by which he involun-
tarliy proved that the pension roll was Il
roll OF honor. But although his hunt for
frauds was something very much like
failure, he met with success in holding UP
Widows pensions.-Washingto Post
Dem.).
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Mexican W orkingmen in Hard Luck.

A special commission sent to Mexico by
the Trade and Labor Assembly at Chi
cago last fall reported that teamsters got
81 per day in Mexican money in the City
of Mexico. while those in the city of Chi
cago get $1.75 per day in American dol
lars, which, as indicated. are worth near
~ 212 times as much as the Mexican dol
lar Street car drivers get 75 cents per
day in the City of Mexico in deprecated
money, and in the city of Chicago 1925
per day in good money. Printers in Mex
leo, S1.25 per day; in Chicago. S3 Press
men in Mexico, $1.2O per day; in Chicago,
$500. Shoemakers in Mexico. S1.25; in
Chicago. $3.50. Carpenters n Mexico,
sl.25 per day; in Chicago. $3.50. Brick
layers in Mexico, $1.25; in Chicago. 81
per day. Laborers in Mexico. 371a cents
per day; in Chicago, $1.25. When it is re-
memhered that these wages quoted in
Mexico are now being paid in alleged dol
lars which are worth but about 43 cents
as compared with our dollars. which are
worth 100 cents, the contrast in earning
capacity is something appalling.
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1t Was Not True, of Course.
NO man in public Office owes the public

''No man in public Office owes the public
anything"
The calamity organs are publishing the
above and crediting the statement to Sen
ator Hanna. The Senator is said to have
written the startling sentiment in letter
to Attorney General Watson. 1t must be
classed, says the Times-Star among the
things that are important if true But it
will hardly prove useful TO the silver Dem
ocrats as campaign issue. Its virtue in
this respect is badly damaged by the dis
covery that it is a pure invention. Mr..
Watson declares that no letter ever re-
ceived by him from Senator Hanna con-
tanned such statement. This early eN-
posure of the fraudulency of the cam
paign efforts of the McLean-Chapman
crowd is stunning blow to the rampant
apostles of free silver,
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What Would Hammer

IF the Democrats should gain contro,
of Ohio they would send to the Senate n
man who would support the vicious prin-
ciples of the Chicago platform. The STATE
would be gerrymandered. and fifteen or
sixteen men, instead of five, as at present
would be sent to Congress to suDnort
these same vicious principles. es.'-Cho;r-
man Geo. X. Nash.
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Business must indeed be bright Wliei
the New York Journal, which year 49, 49,
was insisting that nothing but me Nv
coinage of silver could bring prosperl'! ~ ~
the United States, has published l",i h;.
page article showing a prosperous COM
ton in New York and the country ofei'
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COPY OF THE BOND.
THE COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FIRST MORTGAGE FIVE PER CENT. GOLD BOND

For value received, the Columbia Ath-
letic Club of the District of Columbia
hereby acknowledges itself indebted, and
or fb to pay to onn M
day of March. 1909, One Thousand Dol
lars, In gold coin of the United States. Of
the present standard weight aud fine.
ness. at the Citizens National Bank Of
Washington, al the City of Washington,
and interest thereon in like gold coin 1T
the rate of five per cent. per annum, On
the first days Of September and March of
each and every year, on the production
and surrender of the proper coupon here
to annexed.
This is one of series of forty-ive
bonds each Of like tenor and effect.
numbered cOnSecutively from l to 45 in
deed of trust bearing even date herewith.
executed and delivered by said oblisor
to said George w. SwartZel and A. I.
Britton as trustees. for the holders of
said bonds. conveying the said estate
therein described and the buildings bet
terments and Improvements which may
be erected or placed thereon and duly re-
corded in the Office of the Recorder OF
Deeds Of the District Of Columbia
If default of payment of interest on
these bonds is made and continued for 60
days after due demand, the principal
thereof, at the option of said trustees.
subject to the control of the majority IN
interest of said bonds. shall become due
obligor hereby expressly valves all. any,
and every benefit or privilege of any ex-
tension, stay or appraisement law now
existing or which may hereafter be en-
acted and of all right or equity of re-
demption in case of sale or foreclosure
under the terms and provisions of said
deed of trust.
This bond is subject to redemption on
the first day of March, 1894, or on the
first day of September or March of any
year thereafter at the option Of said
obligor provided proper notice of the in
tention to redeem and pay for same be
given in writing to the holder hereof per
sonally or by publication in a newspaper
of general circulation in said city. OF
Washington. and in either case not less
than 60 days previous to the date named
for said redemption.
In witness whereof. the said Columbia
Athletic Club of the District of Columbia
has issued this bond to be signed in It's
name by the President. sealed with the
corporate seal, attested by its Secretary,
this first day Of March, A. d. 1889.
(Signed)
COLUMBIA ATHLETIC CLUB
of the District OF Columbia.
CHARLES A. BRADBURY,
President.
HOWARD PERRY. Secretary.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-09
COL. ISAAC w.. AvEaY,,


Well Known Georgian- IalL, From His
Porch aud Ecccives Fai.,i Injuries.
ATLANTA. Ga, sept. y -.Gel. Is, ac w.
Avery, at one time editeS Df the Allan
Ia Constitution and for.ben commits
sioncr to Mexico and the South Amer
lean republics for the Cotton States
and international exposition of 1895,
fell from the perch of his residence in
Kirkwcod. suburb of this aity, Tues
day night and is now dying from the
effects of the fall.
Col. Avery was one of the best known
Georgians of his day., lie WIS dash
ing cavalry colonel in the confederate
army and commanded brigade the
last year of the war. He was editor of
the Atlanta Constitution fors several
years and started Henry w. Grady in
his career on that paper. He wrote a
History of Georgia. which holds high
rank. and was prolific contributor to
periodicals and newspapers. Ills last
work was. the originating of move
ment for direct trade between soathern
and European ports, which has since
grown to considerable proportions.
Col. Avery died at noon Wednesday,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-09

Linen Table Goods, Turkey Red at
10, u to zoe yard. Pure Table Linens
at Is. 25 to 35c Bleached Goods 2oc
vd. Towels and towelings at very low
prices These goods are much higher
than formerly, our prices at the low
est.
Pictures and Picture Frames at very
low prices. Frames made to ORDER
bring on your pictures and have them
framed during this sale. One lot OF
solid oak and mahogany. Center Ia
bles and Stands at 80 81 %, and Sl.I5,
worth 81 %, Sl15 and SO 90.
Table Oil Cloth at la}5 and 15c yd'
900 shirt waists to close, well made
roods at 10. 10 and 25c, worth 50 to Toe
SEWING MACHlNES.--T stocl
will be closed out at sacrifice. May
wood Machines at Sl4 IS, worth s2o.OU
! New Home Drop Cabinet at S5i W
regular price SO 90. Wheeler N WIZ
son No. 9. > drawers at S24.9S, draw
ers S2T.9S, regular prices S3o'oO AM
@55 90, only present stock at thes'
prices. Sewing Machine attachment
at lowest prices.
Accordeons, Guitars, Mandollns
Harps, Violins and musical supplies Il
away down prices.
NOTION OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
large stock of innumefable usetui al
ticles, Handlserchiefs, Pocket books
Purses, Buttons, Dress Shields, Thread
Combs, Belts, Tapes, Braids, Brushes
&C. at bout half the usual price.
UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS HOS
ERY, &c. Fall and winter wear nov
opening, will go at closing prices
Flanuels, plain and barred at ID, IS
25c. Wool Hosiery, Fast Blac tx at .,
loc a pair Regular made importe
goods at 1919, Is to 25c, worth yer
much more.
10000 Bolts Wall Paper at s1rprisin
low prices. Fine papers at price
never made before. Come now and ge
bargain.
Silver Tableware, Sugar Bowl
r Crea mers, Spooners, Trays, Syrup
; Buffers, Cracker Jars and Castors,
close at S1.4S, each triple plate an
warranted. One lot ditto at ST.
Each Quadruple plate. Silver Cat
) Baskets, Berry Bowls, Trays, Tea Po
&C., Knives, Forks and spoons
away down prices.
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26 Departments. Each One a
Store in Quantity.

DRUG DEPARTMENT.-All kinds
OF Medicines at special prices Beef
Wine and Iron SOC bottle worth 15c.
Nearly all dollar goods at TSc. Per-
fumes, Soaps, &c, at cut prices.
QUEENSWARE.- Here is the place
to get the Big Bargains 56'piece lea
Sets, Decorated, at IS As and S39S,
worth So 90. 6p!ates, q cups, saucers
and fruits fine decorations for 81 20,
worth 500. Wash Bowls and Pitchers
for 63c, worth sl.OO. Every piece of
ware at special prices. This is good
chance to furnish your china closet for
a small amount
3 cakes OF Fine Toilet Soap in box
for &c box, worth l5c.
We have the Greatest Bargains in
Tiuware, Glassware, Hardware and
Graniteware Coffee Pots 3jc and 4Oc:
pint cups sc: pudding pans lOc; stew
| kettles Toe, granite buckets 3Sc; nickle
tea kettles 15c Handsaw files SC, &C,
and sc; Quaker bread pans, the best
bread pan in the world for 25c; the
regular l0c shoe polish for &c; the best
/ horse brush ever made, made from steel
wire, does for brush and curry comb
only DUO, worth Sl.OUi MIS- IOLts nlchel
plate smooth irons irons, handle and
stand, all for T9c, worth Sl25.
Candies, Chocolates, Spices, Teas,
Coffees, and a full line of groceries at
prices no other houses will make.
We are members of the Ralstor
Health Club of America and are auth T.
lied to act as agents for their books
.+aud literature. The Ralston Health
S Club Cook Books; The General Mem
! bership Book; Thoughts Trans ference
by Edward salisbury, and other val
liable books on hand for sale now
= The Ralston Health Club Breakias
: Food and Flour always in stock. On
:. sack of this -four is worth in healtI
value many times the best OF fin
fours. Try it.
e We cannot on this limited space eve
a mention a few of the articles containe
D, in each department. You can judge {
t. the vast amount of goods we have I
% offer You and the great number {
IF Bargains that must be seen, to get a
It iden of what you can purchase at gres
n savings. Come and see and you ca
r. judge of this opportunity for none
saving we offer at this sale.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-09-09
THE MARKETS.
CINCINNATI, Sept.

CINCINNATI sept o.
FLoUR-Spring fancy. S4.s505lO; spring
family. 2i.2004iO; sprtng patent, so'6OgooO;
winter patent, S5.0,@5.3O; fancy, sh7OG4S5;
family 49, 75G4OO; extra, e. 25, Gg35O; low grade,
2GUa 80; rye, northwestern, s3 lUG3.2o; DO
city. %. lOGL3.25.
WHEAT-No. ? nominal at 96c,
CoRN-Sales: No. :, mixed, track, 32c; mixed
ear, 20 arrive, sec
OATs-Sales: No. mixed, track, 2Oc; NO.
mixed, track l9a4c.
HoGs-Select butchers. siS5Gti4O; fair to
good packers, 4.256L i3O; fair to good light,
Si35l |. As; common and roughs s3. .5O04l5.
CATILE-Fair to good shippers, A0oGi75;
extra S455ll5. 10; good to cAolce butchers siVu
| 0t45O fair to medium butchers sS.s5d39O;
| common. s2.O0d3.O0.
SuEEP-Extras, S3,6Oa3,75; good to choice.
s3OOG35O; common TO fair, q, 2oI2.s5.
LAMBs-Good to choice, s5.Ood54Oi common
| to fair s375@i.75.
VEAL CALvEs-Strong and shade higher
Fair to good light 10. 256l7.25 extras $780,
common and large, s35OG5,75.
WooL-Unwashed tine merino, li0l2c per Di
quarter blood clothing, l51l6c; medium de-
laine and clothing, i51l6c; braid, 1904 me-
dium comoing, l6gl7c; washed hn'
merno X to XXX, l4c medium clothing
lG6tl7c; delaine fleece, l6C1l7c; long combing
s5ll9c; quarter-blood and low, l50l6c; com
mon coarse, lac l5ci tub-washed, choice ZIG
2sc.
CHICAGO, Sept 8
WHEAT-September, 96Aci December, $3.50
old 9ic May $3.50.
CoRN-September, Bic; October, sixci Do
cember 33c; May, 36h636l4c
OATs-September, l9hc; October, 2Oci Dc
cember, 20Sc; May, 233sc,
PITTsBuRGH Sept T.
CATTLE-Steady. unchanged
HoGs-Prime pigs s4501455; best ligh
Workers and mediums, sI450d5O; grasser
and stubblers, sLs5G4S5; heavy, sz-soGAas
roughs, Sa.75lb375.
SHEEP-Firm, unchanged
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sBB. f. Hart NJ D., Physician and Surgeon.
ONCE and Residence No. 3i0 Front street. ge-
lephone- 10. SO. tLJnnl.'9
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Trains run daily except Sunday. Close oupl
heGtions Tor al points north aad west.
FOR farther Information calg on or ad,iress
rhYNE. Tcke Agent, Ulsion Depot, "a az
IT n Fl. c. VINCENT, G.PST
L. ID. DALE. Receiver
WIN. MORSE super.nseps