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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
Secretary Cages Currency Scheme

After several months of incubation, Sec
rotary Of the Treasury GAGE has Matched
out and submitted to the Cabinet a cur
rency scheme, the details Of which were
printed in full in THE Sun yesterday morn
Ing. In substance, the scheme is this:
Create a new division Of the Treasury, to
be called the Issue and Redemption Divi-
sion, and transfer to it $125,O0O,OO in
gold, to be used only for redemption pur-
poses; also, transfer to it, to be used in like
manner, all the silver dollars nov held in
the Treasury for the redemption OF silver
certificates and all the silver dollars and
bullion held under the Sherman act of 8 81
Refund the outstanding Interest," bearing
national debt in Dig per cent. bonds, ex-
pressly payable, principal and interest, in
gold, and permit these bonds to be used by
national banks as security for circulation
up to their par value.
Reduce the minimum capital with which
national banks may be organized to $685.
600, and reduce the tax on their circulation
to one-half of one per cent. per annum.
Fund 5000, 900, 900 of the outstanding
Rreenbacks in the new dig per cent. gold
bonds as fast as the banks will gather up
and deposit such greenbacks in the Treas
ury, and hold them for reissue against de.
posits of gold only.
Permit the banks to issue, in addition to
notes secured by bonds, other notes with
out security beyond the banks own assets,
to the extent of % per cent. of their CAPT.
tails. The Government to guarantee pay
ment of these notes, and also that Of the
notes secured by bonds, protecting itself by
levying a tax of . per cent. per mum on
the unsecured notes, and by a first lien on
the. assets of the banks issuing them. No
notes TO be of n less denomination than
$40, and all to be redeemed at such Sub
Treasures as the Comptroller of the Cur
rency may designate.
Secretary GAGE can hardly expect that
the President will undertake to press this
scheme pom Congress at the coming ses-
sion. This proposition to issue new bonds
expressly payable in gold could not get
through the Senate, as that body is now
constituted, and the House of Representa-
tives will not consent to increasing the in
terest.bearing national debt by 5000, 000,-
900 for the sake of turning over the issue
of that amount of the national currency
to the banks. Nor will any Senate
or any House ever vote to make the
nation responsible for obligations issued
by the banks upon no other security
than their WI assets. The provision fol
redeeming the notes at the Sub-Treasurie
will also be opposed by the advocates o.
local bank currency, because this provision
coupled with that for the guarantee of the
notes by the Government, would make
them virtually Government notes, and they
would accordingly gravitate to the finan
cial centres, as the present currency does.
Meanwhile, the country is going on yer,
well with the currency az it is, and the onl,
question of Importance is that Of revenue sui
fieient for the Governments expenditures
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Now let US vote for him that's true
To honor. duty. truth and right;
And let each man his portion do
To try and win the coming fight.
Now let our words resolve to deeds.
And push the traitors to the wall;
And crown the second with our needs
To put our Tracy head Of all.
Let nothing worth be left undone.
But pres, our foes ON every side.
Until the righteous cause Is won.
And lifts our Tracy on Its tide.
Then shall Manhattan stand erect.
The foremost city Of our world,
Her honest brow with laurcls ducked
And factions flags forever furled.
For Tracy and the city's need
Let every man his efIort give
To kill dishonest factions greed
That right may have . chance to live.
Z. u. WHrrAET
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To THE EDITOR or THE suS-Sfr: / am not a poll.
tic!an. and never will be one-am simply an American
citizen. ! know OF nearly l 1900 converts from Tam.
many Hall politics. disguste with the ways OF that
body. who ,st their votes for william l.. Strong.
Those same voters. all good. honest men OF labor. in.
tend 10 cast their vote for Gen. Benjamin y. Tracy,
with the exception Of about sixty who Hoped back
TO Tanmany, ~foolishly thinking that 1t VIII he the
winner. ROLAND FEyToy.
Oh CONCORD STREET. RRnnKI YN
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OF projects for settling the navy personnel
there is still no end. The latest one is that Of
appointing a board Of eight officers, to be pre-
sided over by Assistant Sec otary ROOSEVELT,
for a report ON the subject. In this board it is
proposed that the staff and line shall be repre-
sented. Some desire that the Engineer. Medi-
cal, Pay, Construction, and Civil Engineer corps
shall each have a representative on the DO ard,
which would give the staff the control by 5 to 3;
but the actual composition of the board is not
yet finally arranged, so that the line, which has
80 large q proportion OF the officers Of the navy,
may perhaps be allowed a proportional number
Of the board which is to pass upon their inter.
csts. 1t is suggested that not only the older and
the younger line officers should be rep escnted.
but also the hump" Composed OF graduates OF
the civil war time. which 1t is proposed TO reduce.
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The old Fight Over Again.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Sfr: Seth Low proves
by his latest development that his ambition out
weighs his loyalty to the cause OF public safety. Tho
man who will assume the responsibility OF dividing
the force which fought together last November, and
who can not or will not see the dan ger To himself aud
his following In so doing. Is not u safe leader now.
The Chicago platform. the new issue. born June.
1890. Is the Issue next Tuesday. Vote against IT.
NEW YORK. Oct. 81. sESEI.
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I5aO-IsO7.

From the 81, Louis Globe. Democrat.
The man who will be elected Mayor OF the enlarged
city OF New York next Tuesday will preside over
more people tn n did George Washington when he
was first elected President. 1883; he will. In his
sphere. have far greater authority than Washington
possessed. aud his domain will have several times az
much wealth as the United States had at the begin.
ming OF this century. Tho election OF an improper
man will be a calamity to New York and DO a dis.
credit to the country.
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1t is on account of the personal heroism
Of the Cuban leaders that so very largo a num-
Der of them have lost their lives in hattie. 1t
was just after tho opening of the war that tho
gallant patriot JOSH MART fell at the front.
Since that time fourteen Generals and five times
as many subordinate officers OF distinction
have fallen while leading their troops.
The assassination Of the young military
genius. ANTONIO MACEo, was brought about
through n base Spanish conspiracy; it
was in combat that his not less bravo brother
lost his life. 1t would take a long roll of paper
to bear the names OF all the fallen Cuban lead.
crs. Only now comes n report from Havana
that Gen. ADoLfo CASTILLO has been killed In a
skirmish near Manngua. He was an impetuous
revolutionist and his death is a grievous loss
for Cuba. He has left a worthy record in his
country's service.
For every leader that falls in tho Cuban war
for freedom there Is another ready to take his
place. Honor to the brave!
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100 BRoADwAY


To THE EDITOR OF The suN-Sir; Seth Low aban'
doned the Republican party because OF its belief in
the policy OF protection to American industries and
American labor against the pauperism Of Europe. He
Is with George on the tariff. Seth Low, ike MI.
George, 10 also "A believer in the millennium, aud
deems the time ripe for burying the sword and stut'
thing the battleship. lie is the chief adyocatc o. the
universal peace deluSlon and the British arbitration
Sbsurdity.
But George and Low are S~oOialStio philosophers.
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How petty and mean the ideas and pur-
poses of the Citizens Union and its candidate
seem before the M Of a serious and dis.
interested student of politics like BoURKE
CoCKRAN! Mr.. CoCKRAS's speech on Friday
was rs sound in its philosophy as it vas foren-
sically able and manly.
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Another OF I'm aIrnera.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: You may count on
another from that Low petition. l slSued 1t because
the canvasser said he got SO much for every sigma.
ture' and that It was only a kind Of straw ballot any
how. | signed It as a charity, but will vote for Tracy
as q duty. WILLIAM ]. HARTLY.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2N.
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a Campaign Document.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUS-SfT I am buying ex.
ira copies of THE sUS nowadays and give them away
to my nelghbors. l think it Ia the best campaign
document that can DO got w. A. REEs.
NEW YORK. Oct 81
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Prom tho High Shoals. Ga, Messenger.
Our mother. in.law arrived yesterday from Mobile.
where she has been having q tussle with he yellow
fever. We knew she would got the best OF It. rs abe
does everything she tackles.
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FauEh I


Fro m the N,tr York Journal.
Mr.. Low 10 the only candidate for Mayor who has
sought to turn the death OF Mr.. George 10 his political
advantage. His utterance Is the one false. insincere
motel in the general chorus OF real sympathy and ad'
miration.
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P~LRs-Kios1uo No. le, near Grand Hotel, at
Kiosaue No. 10. Boulev ard des Capucines.

" our friends rho favor Us lrith manuscripts for
publication ,cfsh TO haze rejected articles returned,
khsv must In oil cases send stamps FOR that purpose.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
People KILLED by Jealousy.

The physicians say that the enter
tainment of jealousy has a ~disorganlz-
ing effect upon the body, and certainly
it is disturbing to the mind. A jealous
woman may have been as lovely as a
May morning, but jealousy upsets her.
Jealousy guarantees b~iliousness. Bill
iousress makes bad temper, cross
words. These, too. are disturbing to
the cook, and she sends bad o o to the
table. The man can't eat It, n ms
business goes wrong all day. A jeal-
ous. bilious woman is a bad mother.
She upsets the children. and money has
to be paid out for medicine for them.
Domestic jealousy becomes in time
very dangerous. Professional OF busi-
ness jealousy kills. The woman VINO
whispers a convenient d~etriheh'a
word about an associate into the ear
of her patron or employer may benefit
for a day. In the end he concludes she
Is Enthusiastically.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
Comes Into Millions.

San Francisco, Oct. 20. - After a
search for heirs extending over a score
of years the vast estate of lmblay
Clarke. now appraised at $4,000, 900,
seems about TO come to its rightfui
possessor, the daughter of Clarke, a
mine owner who died in Australia owe
twenty years ago. She is Grace NJ. Ei.
liott, adopted daughter of William III.
Elliott, Il saloonkeeper, who took her
from the home for the friendless in
1878, when the matron assured him
her parents were dead, her father
Imblay Clarke, leaving her at the
home. and that he afterward died in
Australia. Local attorneys produce
her papers faultless.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
How He Got or,

Magistrate Ito prisoner, who is be-
fore him for begglng)-What makes
you beg?
Prisoner (whining)-Because | can't
get any work, your honor.
Magistrate-Would you work if you
could get any?
Prisoner-Gladly, your honor.
Magistrate-What work?
Prisoner-Anything, your honor.
Magistrate (rather stingy, with an
eye to business)-I have a heap Of
weeds want taken out of my ground.
would you do that?
P~risoner-Yes, your honor; only too
glad of the job.
Magistrate-You are discharged.
Prisoner-Did you say l was dis
'harged, your honor?
Magistrate-Yes; you're discharged.
Prlsoner-Then weed your blooming
garden yourself.-Spare Moments.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28

month, and can be reduced according
to the frugality and n OF the
family.
Good land situated conveniently near
to a railway station and within 100
miles of a port, may be valued at Ell ($5
gold per acre, and the farm can be
worked by the colonist, assisted by a
young son and by one hired peon all
the year round, and by two extra poems
at harvest. About It's acres al be
sown with wheat. and the remainder
Of the land used for p~asturing the ami
mails and growing a little maize tcorn).
Housework will be done by the wife,
who also looks after some cows and
poultry.
Owing to the want Of accurate infor-
nation from the multitude of small
farms, it is very difficult to say what
the average yield per acre really is in
any year, and, although 1t has been
customary to consider that the aver
age Santa Fe is not over 10 to IL bush
els per acre (similar to United States
ayerages). probably Is bushels is near
er the mark for the entire country and
Is for good farms; because, in recent
years, farmers have often threshed out
% bushels. and sometimes up to 35 and
even As bushels, while anything under
10 bushels is exceptional now that
farming has improved somewhat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
J.weIry Thicyes Nnbbed.

Scranton. Pa. Oct. 26.-Frank Blk
ter, Mike O'Neill and Harry Johnson.
jewelry thieves arrested in Chicago.
were brought here by Chief of Police
I;obling and Scranton detectives. The
$1,000 worth of jewelry taken from the
home of Supt. Bogert, of the Della
ware, Lackawanna Il Western road.
was recovered. 1t had been shipped
from here by express as medicine
The crooks were arrested when they
called for the package i'm Chicago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28


A dispatch from Charlotte. N. c.,
states that an Illinois manufacturing
company offers to furnish the regular
fiat cotton tie at 20 cents per bundle at
wholesale in carload lots. or at rs
cents at retail, and hat several car
loads have already been ordered for
that immediate section. The dispatch
goes on to say that last year the price
was $3.50 per bundle at retail and $1.35
at wholesale. Then the Wilson-GOr-
man law was in force and cotton ties
were on the free list, but the price vas
$1.35 per bundle at wholesale. This
year we have the Dingley bill and a
protective tariff on cotton ties and they
are offered at 70 cents a bundle at
wholesale. These facts do not seem
to work in with the Cleveland parrot
cry that "the tariff is a tax" These
facts, too. are of themselves a sufficient
~refutation of the other free trade false
hood scattered so broadly and so con-
stantly that a protective tariff fosters
trusts. Last. year. under free trade,
there was a cotton tie trust: this year,
under a protective tariff, the trust is
broken.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
City VIII Do It's own Lighting,

'rand Forks, n. D., Specialize
long-continued controversy ,ver tho
question of municipal ownership as
apphed TO the street lighting question
was brought 10 a focus by the city
roahcli deciding to erect a city electric
,ishtihg plant and do it's own street
ngn1lns. The plan is for seventy
-~,ooo-candle power arc lights instead
Vi gas lamps with which the streets
are now lighted. The council also sold
$4,000 worth of refunding bonds at
. per cent to +. X. Fulton 81 Co.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
Receiver for "a city Asked For.

Cincinnati. Oct. 26.-The Post Glover
Electric Light company has filed a pc
tition in the pleas court of Butler coun-
ty ut Hamilton, Ohio, praying for the
appointment of a receiver for the city
of Hamilton. The petition alleges that
the city through corrupt mismanage-
ment has been brought into insolvency
and that the funds have been so de-
pleted in the treasury that the city
cannot meet its obligations and that
the public schools will have to be
closed, etc. The petitioners are cred
itors of the city of Hamilton for
electrical machinery and supplies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
SEAMAN
1bii teen Men Perish i'm n Wreck ON
the California COnst.

Port Arena. Cal. Oct. 26.-Thirteen
seamen, comprising almost the entire
crew of the steam schooner Casper,
were drowned by the wrecking of the
vessel. Two men from the shore, who
had gone out in a small boat to rescue
any of the crew who might be still
alive, picked up Capt. Antindsen and
Seaman Christ Larsen, who had been
floating about on an impromptu raft
for over fourteen hours. To his res
cuers, Adolph Peterson and Henry
Anderson, the captain of the wrecked
steamer said that the Casper struck q
reef at 1870 in the morning and seven
minutes later capsized. When she
tilted over all the members of the
crew were washed overheard. The
schooner carried fifteen men. but from
the moment the accident occurred the
captain had seen none of the crew, ex-
cept his companion. Larsen. and has
10 doubt that the other thirteen have
been drowned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
Japan Import. Cheap Labor.

1t is interesting to note that Japan
is importing cheap laborers from Korea
to work In her coal mines. Five years
ago, the wages Of carpenters were 80
cents a day. Now they advertise that
their wages have risen to 80 cents a day
say Is. Sd. (40 cents in United States
currency. The DOGGY of Japanese
cheap labor, which many English writ
ers are so fond of calling up from the
Ito them vastly deeps of the unknown
east. is as illusory as n other phan-
tom.-London and China Telegraph"
Our opinion Is that the DOGGY" is
still a living reality, as far as the
United States is concerned. A matter
of 40 cents a day for the wages OF car
penters may be an illusory phaLtom to
tse poorly paid carpenters of England,
but while carpenters are earning two
and three dollars a day in the United
States they desire to be protected
against the products OF 40 cent
~''bogies."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
NORTHWEST NEWS
More Indict mcnts Aro,n., Hin.


snargo, ~. d., Specialize United
nons grand jury adjourned after re-
poll.ns another big bunch of indict-
nieaes, Few of which have yet been
.hue public. Among others ii is said
ona. more indictments were returned
Ssalnst PRESIDENT Booker, of the de.
nunct Grand Forks National bank.
VINO mas already been indicted and ar
laished at the Bismarck term of court
anu VIII be tried at the Grand Forks
eeim hext month. Among other
touhts at the recent addition to his
uoupies are said TO be some in which
Lnasss are maze which place the
Dank in a bad light in connection with
us financial dealings with Editor Win.
snip, Of the Grand Forks Herald II
Is alleged that the bank held two of
MS unsecured notes for a total sum of
Sl,400.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
Turco-Greek Treaty.

Constantinople. Oct. 26.-The peace
commissioners have adopted eight
articles of the permanent treaty of
peace between Greece and Turkey, but
difficulties have arisen in regard to the
article providing FOR special arrange
mcnts to guard against abuse of con
sular amenities in cases where they
would interfere with the regular
course Of justice. The Turks demand
that Greece accept the article in it's
present form, trusting to the good faith
of the Turkish government for an
equitable settlement of disputes on the
subject.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
40 ne Cheated.

was when there was only one
4. tho town of Mechanic Falls,
IN one belonged TO an old man
Fsvhat eccentric ways.
asy ! Young man wanted to hire
liz 10 take his best girl to ride.
Irnpr agreed, but nothing was
[aout the price. Toward night
! vounc man brought the chaise
n much is the damage?" he
s,s did We go?' returned the old
,oung man named the place.
n far do you call that?'
hive miles
Eev said the old man, "it's onl!
Nh you it's twelve good, lon
and I've been over ii times
to know"
4 travelled the road before you
M Of dresses. | tell you faint
h miles"
| Of them were losing their tenn
Ipidly.
Eer mind how far it is" cried the
man; you tell me how much l
Epu, and I'll pay you and get
hing his breath, the old man
ked: "YOung Teller, We don't
y a cent; but, by mighty, III be
n ef you're agOin' to cheat me on
ktanee~." Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
NANsEN is HERE.
american Geographical Society
Give Him a Reception.

Give Him n Reception.
New York, Oct. rs. - DIR. FrldtJo
hansen. the Arctic explorer, arrived
on the steamship Lucania. A recep-
ton was rendered to him by the Amer
lean Geographical society ut CHECKER
ing hall, His entrance was the signal
for h heartiest applause. the entire
audience rising 10 greet him. A gold
medal was presented to DIR. Nansen
from the society. DIR. Nansen replied.
ferred upon him. He spoke IN very
fair English. Said he: I'VE went
out on a theory and it turned out al
most exactly as it had been planned
beforeho ad. l may say that the polar
problem is to some extent at least
really solved. In my opinion there
will be no great difficulty in reaching
the north pole. There are various
ways of doing 1t. One way is 10 get
in the ice and drift as the Fran did.
| think it can easily be done. too. by
the use of sledges and dogs. That is.
l believe, the method TO be tried by the
next American explorer. l have no
doubt that he will bring honor to
America and that he will carry the
stars and stripes further north than
any other flag has yet been carried |
hope he may each the pole ITSELF
Lieut.. Peary was the next speaker.
Capt. ID. l.. Brainerd, of the United
States army. who was II of the party
which held the record for Northern
attitudes prior to the Nansen eXpedi-
ton, spoke next.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
North Dakota synod

grafton, n. d., Specialize synod
or North Dakota is in session here.
thirty ministers and elders are in at.
tendance. The retiring moderator.
Rev. j. 5. Boyd Of Alden. Mimi, de-
llvered the opening sermon. Rev. A..
Deyine of Bismarck was elected mod
orator and Rev. Edward Gallagher of
Casselton, clerk. Addresses on tempe
anc were delivered by Rev. Thomas
Dugan and Rev. A. G.. Rankin, the
''molder orator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28
HOw'a ThisI

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o..
We, the undersigned. have known +.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West e Truax, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, o.; Walding, Kinnan q Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. D.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF re system. Testimo.
malls sent free. Price 75c per bottle. SOLD
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-28

Of mechanics at an En-
salege records that he once gave
(ue upon the locomotive, and
struck by the absorp-
Oae juvenile listener. He spoke
\ student after the lecture, and
y, | suppose you understand all
The locomotive nowT'
B was the reply, ''all but one
what is thaty' said the pro-
kindly.
Fn't make out what makes the
EtlVe move without horses
b.