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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
Cleveland.

The hangman is gone. He had
an exaggerated selfesteem and will
be remembered for the plumbers
and crimes he committed. He failed
to carry out his pledges to the
people, appointed men to office
solely because they used money to
elect him, instituted a government
by injunction failed to assert and
maintain the rights of citizens who
fell into the hands of murtlerous
Spaniards, formed an alliance with
organized forces of greed, increased
the bonded Indebtedness of the
nation in time of peace by $685.
315, 100, and with his secretary of
the treasury secretly negotiated a
sale of bonds to syndicate Of his
own friends. He has been on the
side of the oppressors of humanity
and his administration shall be
known as one of the most brutal
and discreditable in our national
history. But he has gone-des-
pissed by all honest men in the party
that elected him and out of it,
Coming Nation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
The Gold Trust Rots Out Civilization

An editorial in the .Sila,ey Knight, Sen
ator Stewards paper exhibits a phase of
the gold trust that has not been held up
to the public as its monentous impor-
lance deserves it should be. The follow
ing extracts from the article will serve to
point the thoughtful readers attention to
the destructive results to civilization
which are fruits Of the gold trust or greed
of the money power when it overpowers
and binds nation and people in its
chains of slavery.
Since the grasp of the usurers has re-
duced the money value of the property of
the United States one-half to double the
value of investments in bonds and other
obligations for payment in money, the
more intelligent young men and women
of this country stand in so much dread of
the responsibility and consequences of
marriage, as TO largely diminish the per-
centage Of marriages among the best cit
liens of the republic. So long as the
purchasing power of money is increasing
and the value of property declining, the
number of the low, ignorant and vicious
will multiply, while the number of the
virtuous, educated. intelligent and
thoughtful will constantly diminish. 1t
is idle for the President to talk of higher
citizenship while he advocates conditions
that make such citizenship impossible,
and pursues policy under which none
but the dependent and servile will con-
tinue to multiply
After centuries of contests between
usurers and producers history informs us
that the ancient families of Rome became
extinct and none but serfs and slaves
remained when the victory of the money
type was complete.
The growing power of gold monopoly
has done more in the last twenty five
years to extermnate the race which
planted the tree of liberty upon American
soil, than was accomplished in any one
century in destroying the race Of ancient
Romans who conquered the world and
made Roman citizenship more couspic-
uous for vitality and force than any other
example OF ancient history.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
The Effects of the Gold Standard

Is the title of neat volume of 2o4
pages by w. l. Smith, M. D., Phi. D.,
published by Charles H. Kerr & Co.,
Chicago. This work contains good deal
of valuable information on the money
question, but is married with several grave
defects.
In the chapter on ''basic money" the
writer gets into the same foggy theory
that all "basic money" discussers are sure
TO fall into. The fact about basic money
and its influence on other kinds of money
supposed not to be "basic" is fake. 1t
is money famine which causes fall in
prices and all the mischief ascribed to
basic money" The panic of 1898 was
caused by deliberate bankers conspiracy
fol which dozen conspirators ought TO
be in the penitentiary. The author takes
his estimate from the Comptrollers re-
port. for the 636 millions of gold. There
has not been Comptrollers report pub
lished for twenty five years that any re-
lance could be placed upon for the
amount of gold-or for that matter any
other kind of money-in the country.
There wasn't more than half that amount
of gold in the country at the period the
writer is treating his basic money
hypothesis, and consequently all his cal
culations resting on this base are without
foundation, just like all "basic money"
fallacies.
There is quite good deal of reliable
information in the volume but it is not
contained in the chapter on "basic
money" ''Basic money" is simple full
legal tender money and there wasn't
enough in circulation. Had there been
plenty of greenbacks and silver certificates
in circulation in 1898 there would have
been no panic.
The statement that all our other money
is redeemable in or exchangeable with
gold is entirely erroneous. Every silver
dollar is as fully legal tender for the
payment of all debts, public and private,
as gold and is not "redeemable" in any
other kind of money. The book is full of
such reckless and groundless statements.
Otherwise it contains valuable infornla-
tion on the money question.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

The throngs of Office seekers
drove President Mckinley to take
water and a three days cruise on
the Chesapeake bay was planned
for this week. The crowds threat
ened to harry the life out of him.
In place of Stacking up the throng
steadily increases. Something
ought to be done to abate this
abuse. All offices possible should
be made elective. Post offices
could all be placed on the elective
list and for a stated period-four
years would be about right and
candidates for successive terms be
made Ineligible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

1t will probably be two months
or more before the tariff bill will pass
the Senate. There will no doubt
be many changes made.
Every day there crops out fresh
evidence that the Republican poll
ticians, and many of the Democratic
politicians are alike hopeful that
the tariff question can he made an
issue sufficiently live for them to
side track the financial question,
and go into the next campaign with
another sham battle over the tariff.
A number of so.called free silver
Democratic leaders seem to be a
party to this scheme also. 1t is
evident that this is what would
happen were it not for the existence
and vigilance of the Peoples party.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
ncKinIey.

What President Mckinley would
do concerning the silver question in
a case of emergency no human being
can tell. 1t would depend entirely
upon circumstances. He was elected
upon what was substantially gold
standard platform. His past record
justifies the belief that he would
have accepted a nomination and
endorsed the platform just the same
if it had declared for free coinage
at 16 to 1. With his party in the
majority and strongly for gold it
can be safely affirmed that Nc
Kinley will be for gold. With his
party in the majority and strongly
for bimetallism there is no room for
doubt that he would be for bimet-
allism. With his party in the
minority he would in all probability
be for that policy which he thought
would convert the minority into a
majority.-The Bimetallist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

The municipal election in Chi
cago Tuesday resulted in the cleo
ton of Carter Harrison, Silver
Democrat, for Mayor. He received
more votes than Sears, Republican;
Harlan, independent, and Hesing,
Gold Democrat, combind.
OF sixty Michigan cities in which
Mayors were elected on Monday
the Silyerites carried twenty eight
and the Republicans twenty-seven.
In five party lines were not drawn.
In the municipal elections which
have been held in the West this
week the Republicans have been
stood on their heads. Cause-peo-
pie mad over Mckinney good times.
In Canton, the home of Mckinley,
the Republican ticket is knocked
endwise by the opposition.
The defeat of the Republicans in
Ohio is particularly fOreboding.
The leaders of the party in the
State, including President McKin-
lev, Senator Foraker, Senator
Hanna and Governor Bushnell,
have been defeated in their own
homes, every one of which gave
maiorities for Mckinley last Nov.
The early municipal elections are
always the forerunners of the com
ing events in the fall. The cleo
tions this week represent the big
rain drops which precede the heavy
thunder gust. The people were
grossly deceived last fall and are
everywhere complaining. Times
are steadily growing worse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
CLOTHING.
Comfort combined with EIeqQnce,

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besides we will give better materials tailoring
ter trimmings and STYLE and general
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
Interest.

Every dollar that flows through
the channels of trade in the United
States must pass through the hands
of the producers twenty-six times
each year and to do this must be
borrowed from the banks nineteen
times each year, hence the con-
sumner has been compelled to pay
compound interest on every thing
produced 10 time each year.
The producing classes pay all
this interest and charge it up to the
consumer who pays it in the end
The Archer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
vi crit
,s,::S:'; ; ;:':: 's :; aIks

Merit in medicine means the power to
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take it according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any Of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. 1t will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
the nerves and build up the whole system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

The gold standard campaign was
fought upon the theory and upon
the promise that the election OF
Mckinley would at once restore
confidence in the integrity OF our
monetary system and with such
restoration prosperity would sud
denly dawn. Five months have
gone by and not the faintest streak
of ga dawning" has appeared.
Banks and business houses have
continued to go down by hundreds
and thousands and the old familiar
cry of "hard times'' is everywhere
heard in the land.-National
Bimetallist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

1t is not the mass of the people
who are corrupt and who are cor
rupting our representative system.
1t is the upper class, the men of
wealth and influence, the class from
which our lawmakers are usually
chosen. Corruption is inherent and
inevitable in our representative
system. The Referendum is the
only hope of preserving a free
government of the people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

The Senate is still discussing the
Arbitration Treaty. 1t is very
doubtful yet what the fate of this
treaty, which is no less than an
English trap, will be. AS a rule,
the members of the Senate who
stand up for the people on economic
questions are solidly opposed to
the Treaty and hope to defeat it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
BUFFINGTON'S
Announcements

49, Have you seen the of Dress Ginghams
The price sounds ridiculous but if you deal with us you will
soon become accustomed to those extremely low prices We
40 not wonder that astonshed however thew
with others reap the benefit
The Wall Paper showing is the acme of artistic
beauty 1t not believers in continual growth we
would conclude perfection had been reached Good STYLES
not confined high priced goods but the entire
line of our 5000 pieces.
Another fierce of Queensware today It is worth
visit to the basement the Decorated Dinner and Tea
Sets and Spring Curtain display.
Furniture and Carpet Dept -
We need say but little as the loads of Furniture and
rolls OF Carpet and Straw Mating daily leaving our ware
the secret and are avalng themselves of opportunity
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09
Friday. April 8, 1897.

1t was the hope of the gold ring
that the Dingley tariff bill would
attract the attention of the country
and draw it away from considering
the money question, but it falls fiat
in that respect. No one seems to
take any stock in the tariff as a
panacea for hard times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

Statistics show that the banking
clearing houses of the U. S. settle
70 million dollars of accounts each
day with three millions of money
which is $22, S49,0O0,0OO in one
year. A few years ago they did
60 billions of business in a year.
So this extent has business con-
tracted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
10 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

Just try Ioc box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

The quarter ends with the level
of prices lower than it opened and
less encouragement in general
buSineSS.-Phila. Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-04-09

{. r. BURLINGTON.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
Say the R..r... Wa. p,.orderly.

London. April 25.-The Posts Athens
correspondent will say tomorrow:
"A terrible panic took place on Fri
day night during the retreat, which be-
came miserable rout, the Turkish
cavalry using rifles. bayonets and re-
volvers ndiscriminately.
The correspondents of the London
Times and of the Reuter- Telegram
Company, We're nearly Killed. Mr.
Williams, who represents the Daily
Chronicle. remained mt Tyrnavo. Other
correspondents lost their sketches and
baggage. The correspondent adds:
1.-The gravity OF the situation is not ap-
preciated here"
The Daily Chronicles Athens cOrre-
spondent will say tomorrow:
King George means to go TO the
front and make decided stand at
Pharsaln. which was the line OF de-
fense advised by General VOsseus and
some members of his staff from the
beginning. The Greeks have destroyed
the railway from Larissa to vOlo. 1t
is reported that the Greeks have ar
rived In the VICINITY. .of Jeuipa
respondent says that Edhem Pasba's 4
order with respect TO the invsoin s,flfty '
OF private property are strictly re-
spected by Ills troops. The Greek vii
lagos are not sacked and only few
spirit stores" have been burned.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01

The records Of the postonace department.
ais Of the transatlantic mails The steam
ships are almost as prompt and A. regular
In their service as the railways, and It 10
doubtful whether any railway company
could send its trains the same distance day
after day and month after month without
losing more time. For example, the LucanA
did not vary more than three hours In the
eleven voyages made last year. the longest
time occupied in the transportation OF the
malls between. the postOffice In London ana
the postofice in New York being l68 hours;
and the shortest 1GO hours The aversae
time was 181 hours and nifty. -four minutes.
The Fuerst bismarck OF the Hamburg line
varied only four hours and ten minutes, tne
longest voyage being ia hours and thirty
minutes, the shortest ITO hours and twenty
minutes, and the average 173 hours ana
thirty five minutes.
The Teutonic varied fve hours and thirty
being hRiftsep t5iRst the 1 lonkss!
est 173 hours and six minutes, and the aver
age 175 hours and forty -five minutes. The
New York Of the American line varied aix
hours and one minute In fifteen trips. the
long est being 1Sl hours and seven minutes:
the shortest 175 hours and six minutes, and
the average III hours and nifty minutes.
This time also included the handling OF
. 1O3. .O47 pounds Of mall dispa tched from the
United States to Great britain, and S75, al
pounds dispatched to Germany. Also sim
though the weight dispatched from the other
side is not given. Taking into consideration
the distance. which is more than 5000 miles.
and the length of the voyage. which Is about
one week. this regularity is remarkable
Chicago Record.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
Bulgaria May Fkht.

Constantinople. April 3.-M. Nelidon
the Russian ambassador. has advised
the Turkish government not to expel
the Greeks from Turkey at the expiri-
tion of the fortnight's notice given
them to leave, when diplomatic reh-
tions between Turkey and Greece wee
severed on last Saturday. May
Greeks. however. already are leaving.
There Is much concern among tle
Turkish government officials on lc-
count OF Bulgaria's persistent claims
for berats for five additional Bulgarhn
bishops in Macedonia. and for the ip-
pointment OF Bulgarian commercial
agents at Uskub and Monaster. che
Bulgarian representative here had an
audience with the sultan on the tub-
ject and Informed his majesty that un-
less the berats were conceded by Fri
day next. Bulgaria would begin to mo-
bilize her army on Saturday. The sui
tan promised to grant the berats. but
asked Bulgaria to he patient until the
war with Greece IL over. His majesty
permission 10 appoint -runMefcf&l
agents at Uskub and Monaster. g
In view Of this the Bulgarian repre-
sentative yesterday presented an uiti-
matum at the Yildiz kiosk and sut,se-
quently the embassay informed the
Bulgarian representative that the mo-
ment was inOppOrtune for insisting up
on the Sultan granting the berats. add
ing that Russia would not support the
demand II the Bulgarian army was
modified and that the responsibility
for the consequences would fall exclu-
sively upon Bulgaria.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
Offer. of Help for Greece.

London. April pa special dis
patch from Athens says that offers OF
help are reaching the Greek govern.
ment from all quarters, and the mill
tary authorities expect to have 10000
volunteers enrolled under the Greek
nag before the beginning of next week.
dispatch to the Times from Canea
says that the fighting is going on al
most dnily In the vicinity Of Gambia,
where there are 5000 insurgents, in
Guiding 500 cavalry, together with n
considerable body of Greek troops and
four heavy guns.
The Epirotes at Athens are prepar-
ing to leave the city in order to assist
the Greeks in capturing Epirus, as far
as the Berlin treaty line.
The National League. of Greece has
advanced the passage money for 1900
Garibaldians. who are expected at the
Piraeus Immediately
The Pan-Hellenic steamer Albanian
Is on her way to Rimeni to embark
1900 Italians who, the Greek minis
ter at Rome telegraphs, are ready to
fight for Greece.
me governor expresses the fear lest
The insurgents may attack the town
en- masse. The Turks there have no
field guns.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
Turkish s.or-. D..,roy.e,.

Athens, April y. o a. m.-After the
bOmbardment of Katerina. on the Gulf
of Salonica, by the Greek squadron
had put to flight two battalions of
Turks and the Inhabitants Of that
place. the Greek feet lnnded a detach-
ment and found the Turks had left be-
hind them immense stores Of proyis-
ions destined for the armies Of Edhem
Pasha. These valuable stores had been
left unprotected in the belief by the
Turks that Il blockade Of Greece by the
fleets Of the powers would prevent the
Greek feet from attacking the Turkish
towns on the Gulf OF SalOnica, which
are near the railroad to Salonica, and
which have been used as points to land
stores for the Turkish army and for
ward them to the front.
The capture Of these towns, not to
mention the loss Of the stores, places
serious difficulty In the. path Of Ed
hem Pasha, and II is stated here that
az .oon rs the Turkish commander-iu-
chief heard the news Of the capture of
Platamona and Katcrina he dispatched
10000 men towards the coast OF Mace
donia, fearing flank attack from the
Gulf Of Sal0nica.
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
TURKS ADVANCING.
GREEKS EvAcvATE LARlssA'
The Ou,look Not 30 Good for Gfeece
Thou.b Her Navy Has Done Good WORK
PhMrHAia VIII Now Be Firmly Dsieo

London, April 22.-rhe war news re-
ceiyed from the special correspondents
of the London morning papers TOT pun
lication tomorrow is meagre ana con-
fiicting. The only certainty seems 10
be that Tyrnavo has not yet iaiieu, @
but Nezeros IL In the hands OF Nne
Turks. The Chronicles Athens CORE
spondent says that the Greeks nave re-
treated from Matt.
According to the Times cOrrespon-
dent at Athens. the result OF the hsht.
ing, which was raging furiousiy az
Matt Yesterday, would decide the iate
of Larissa. and II the Turks capture
Matt, Tyrnavo must fnh ,
A telegram from Larissn. dated
O'Clock this evening, says that lo'uN
Turks are engaged. and that Crow
Prince Constantine has arrived Oh 'n'
scene OF action. The Greeks are i'"'A
tanning their positions. -,
All the dispatches from Athens au
nit that the situation is extremei!
grave. Fighting appears to be so'nl
on along the whole frontier me.
-. -Vs A1ni issa on Monday next.
The western division of the Greel
fleet has sailed from Lcucas for I'll,
coast Of Epirus, with the design o.
fomenting revolt among the Alba
nlans.
II Is said that Hefe Pasha will re
sign the command Of the Turkish fee
II 1t Is ordered to leave the Darden
elles. He is said to have declared ths
vessels quite unfit for active opera
tions."
The Meeker herald., 1897-05-01
Prince Con.t.ntln... s,r.,ery.

New York, April pa dispatch to
the Journal from Athens says:
observation-disclosures y .s>sa x,y
er plan Of work which Prince Constan.
tine is unfolding. While Edhem Pa
sha. with an army Of 10000, is sur
rounding the Greek headquarters at
Larlssa, Greek army of 10000 is
pushing rapidly TO the rear Of the
Turks. with the intention of cutting
on the enemy's line OF retreat and
base OF supplies. A portion of this ar
my, which landed some days ago, has
one objective point, the SalonIca rail-
road. which is the solitary line of sup
plies of the Turkish army. With the
support of the Greek fleet. which has
arrived at Platamona. 1t is now be-
lieved that Edhem Pasha's army will
be caught in the plains OF Thessaly
with $4,000 Greeks under Prince Con-
stantine in front OF him. and 10000
men and the Greek fleet behind in
possession of the line of retreat and
base of supplies. This dire contin-
gency was not suspected by the Turks
until yesterday