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The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

"Johnny?' .Yes'm." "Complete this
ndage for me: People who live in glass
houses should" '.Should pull down the
blinds
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

Hawaii is again rapping for admis-
sion. Why nor let her in?
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

"Your husband seems to have great frm-
ness of character" "Yes; when he takes
on his fiannels too soon, all the neuralgia
and rheumatism in the country couldn't
mike him put them ON ngnIn."
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

It may be true that the gods are in
favor Of the Greeks. but unfortunate
ly the odds are in favor of the Turks.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

The Ideal Brother and the Real Thing.
The rejected Cornelius. after the refusal
.sYou will be a sister to me. A ten-dollar
sleigh ride this afternoon. a box Mt the opera
tonight. supper at Dels and n cab home.
A sister tonne? Great Scott! what sort of a
fool human being do you take brother to
be!"-Hariem Life.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. loc or sBo
II q Q. C. fall TO cure. druggists refund money
The times., 1897-07-02
A Plain Statement.

Mr.. Evan E. Settle, the Representative
in Congress from the celebrated Ashland
district OF Kentucky, arose III bis place
yesterday and informed Speaker Reed IN
set terms that the HoHse of Representatives,
as at present constituted was "a revoIu-
tionary body. whose every act was in direct
defiance of the Constitution. Having made
the statement, Mfr. Settle proceeded TO
prove it, and his speech is now a part of
the record.
In tile campaign of 1898, Mr.. Settles
argument will be made a text by three
hundred and fifty-seven Democratic candi
dates for Congress. Why do not his Demo
cratic colleagues la the present House act
upon that text now?
The times., 1897-07-02

The amount OF trust which the Republican
authorities place in an antitrust amend
nent could be put in wineglass and COW
cred with gooseberry leaf. AHthe same,
the Senate Hanna-Havemeyerc connittee is
doing the Circumlocution office act. and
struggling to deliver an offspring of that
kind, warranted TO pIacate the trusto-
pbobic feeling of the country, while care
fully planned not to do the least harm tn
the trusts. The coHlnittee is Ike love;
it will find a way, and then the caucus
buck aud gag viii dc The rest After
Sherman S diatrihe against trusts, and Al
drich's sermon on the disappearance of
protection as a Republican principle, the
suffering country is rather incapable OF
surprise. 1t might indulge in "a little IL
Marcus A Hanna were to get religion or
recogaize Cuban belligereRey; otherwise
mott
The times., 1897-07-02

France. That institution holds and exer-
cises the same legal right that Is possessed
by our Treasury. Whenever spectators
show a disposition TO accumulate gold at
the expense OF the nation the Bank of
France shovels out silver 10 them. Con-
seqaently, they know better than TO try it
on. In this way France conveniently and
absolutely maintains a silver currency
volume of 500, ,000, 900 at par with gold,
and there is no trouble about it whatever
II the same policy had been maintained in
Washington, we never should have heard
OF raids or the issue of bonds in the time OF
peace.
The country, indeed, owes much to Ohio
Repubheanisrn, represented in Sherman,
Foster, Mckinley and Hanna!
The times., 1897-07-02
War Might Bring silver.

1t may be stated on absolute authority
that tie Hanna Administration will not
permit a hostile attitude toward any for
eign country. frem Great Britain down
20 Haiti. The reason is rot far TO seek
As Secretary OF the Treasury Gage puts
IL, war, or anything approaching war,
would place the United States on a bi-
metallic basis. From the point OF view
OF the people who control the Government
OF the United States this would be worse
than anything else that could happen
1t is. indeed. a horrible fact that the
honor and fame Of the American nation is
held subservient to the fear that its peo-
pie might perchance be rescued through a
situation that euId loose the hold of the
gold contraction fieRds upon it.
But there can be no doubt that, in This
respect, the policy OF the Hanna Admins
traton is settled and HnaIteTabIe. IL he
Cuban question can be snothered in the
suppressed House OF Representatives. until
NDttrlSSS NSA OC way oECiC
wiH be peace and satisfaction in Wall
street. and, incidentally, in the office of
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The American people may as vel face
the fact Their sympathy with brave,
ncighboIinG people struggling for liberty
goes for nothing Weyier's selling oi
Innocent little Cuban girls 20 life OF
shame goes for nothiDgi Spanish out
rage, torture and hatchery of helpless
men, women and c.ildTea go for nothing
An taese Things must be not onIy tolerated,
but assisted, in order that nothing shall
happen By which the United STATES might
be driven 20 d bfmetaliic basisi
Wei, GodIives, and the American people
Iivei The day NAY come, and come
speedily, when the question between the
cruel gold standard aud humanity will not
be allowed to stand above the honor oi
Our flag and the fame of our country
The times., 1897-07-02
THE ANTIscALPING BILL.
An Unsuccessful Effort Is Made to
Report 1t.

Report 1t.
Another unsuccessful effort was made
yesterday TO report the anti-scaIping bill
from the Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce. i majority or the committee
Is favorable to the bill, and a majority
OF the quorum present would have voted
to report the measure yesterday but this
action was frustrated by Messrs Chandler
and Chiffon, who oppose the measure,
walking out OF the eommittee-IoOm and
breaking quorum. There was 10 quorum
present as first. hut Mr. AIdrich was
called up from the room Of the Committee
on Finance to make the quorum. and
when this was done MessrS. Chandler and
Chiffon pia yed the hand that won and
agaiI. postponed the report The chances
are rot very good for report on the
ball at this sessioa of the Senate.
AmOlg weIl-knewn railway men pres
eRt and an nxioEsly awaiting the action OF
the CON mittee, were
Mr. George H. Daniels, general PAS
senger agent of the New York Cen
trail; Mr.. Goddard, of the Law de-
parsmeRt OF the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy lines; Mr.. Caldwell, OF Chicago,
head OF the Western Passenger AsSocia-
ton; Col Brown, OF the Southern Railway.
and Mr. Colin studds, OF the PeHnsyl
vania
Mr Mckenzie OF Chicago, and Harry
GuinShurg, OF st. Louis, were on hand in
the interest Of the tiekes hrokeIs
The ticket brokers wanted a hearing
but tie request was not granted Sir
Mckenzie complains that the railway
officials were given hearings, bat that be
and his associates have nos been granted
similar favors during this Congress.
General Passenger Agent Danieis insist
that the ticket scalping is rgfnOus and
ought to be broken up by act OF Congress.
He was much disappointed over thzs fan
ure of the committee TO report the bin
Several of the railway officials have
discovered that Senator Burrows oi
Michigan is considerably worked up oveI
both the anti-sealping and pooling bills
and they have been notified by Mr. Bur
rows that they viii oppose the measures
vigorously ft seems that the ''scalpers'
have enlisted the sympathy OF most OF the
| labor organizations. and have flooded Con
greSs with petitions against the '''anti
sealping'' bill, those coming from Michigan
| being specially strong against the proposed
| measure
The regular meeting day of the Inter
| state Commerce Commit ee is Thursday
| but Senator CullOm, the chairman, talks
| as If he will not m make any serious effort
| again this session 60 rerort the ''anJi scalp
| ing bill, believing it Will probably b,
| wiseSt 20 let the matter go over until tht
| winter session.
The times., 1897-07-02

Senator Mark Hanna has double His
name Is Can o. T Peterson, and he lives
here They are alike as two peas In
q pod Their facial resemblance Is re-
naFkabIe If Peterson. Possessing the
initiative and makeup powers OF Walter
Jof1es- had aevoteti hours 90 .making up''
a Mark Hanna he could not hare done
the jut5 an hester thar nature has done
Hs fact, Hanna and Petersen could well
ASSUME IoIs of the sfsmese twins. Their
facial Tia esa4lenss aFe almost iden ricaI. but
one Is a UBitedsstates Senator, the other
a barrier. Everybody knows the former
while ti,S latter is content to own rloclest
barber shop Rere on Fifteenth street, just
around the corner from Hanna office in
the Glover building oa F street. Repeat
ediy since inauguration has Peterson been
tccostrd on the stfect byofficesee6ers who
naust take him for Senase Hama The
climax waB reached the other night when
SECRETARY OF State Sherman came up 20
Peterson aud shook hands with him, cali
ing hira Mark, aad at once launching In to
the discussion of some question Of state
PetrTSoii was so amazed that it was some
tiIac before he stannersd ont that ne was
not Mark Hanna. 1t was then the ven
erable Sherman turn TO be nonpIused
At first he was prone TO believe that it
was enc of Haana's little Jokes, but Peter
sen firmly convinced the aged diplomat
that it was a ease Of mistaken identit y
This is just one of the many times that
Peterson has been taken for Hanna, and
in the hope of destroying the resemblance,
the modest barber this week shaved off his
side whiskeTs he is content to pursue
his vocation without being a fac-simile
of the great Mark Hama
The times., 1897-07-02
The Fight Is On.

The Ohio campaign revfyes the one
OF every other, win be before the people
until 1t finally Is settled; and it win be
fought out TO a finish This great over
shadow ing issue is bimetallisIn With
political wisdom that cannot be gain
said, the Columbus convention of the Ohio
Democracy has declared the devotion OF
the party In that great State to the
principles and preeepts OF the Chicago
platform, There can be no doubt about
this, and the issue fairly is joined
Nobody better understands the PROPOSE
ton that the gold and bond syndieates,
the trusts and monopolies, are to win the
national title in 1898, in case Ohio can
be bribed or bullied into the support OF
Hannaism, than the powers Of the Re-
publican party. Contrariwise, nothing
could be palmer than the fact that de-
feat of the gold and trust gang in
the Buckeye State next autumn viii in
soe'e ioS ocsei uSliou DO eiie poaS q yetS
later. The entire citizenship Of America
looks to the issue of this battle, as
destined to show whether the people or
the plutocrats are to hold the rens of
power In the United Slater for the future
All the present Indications point to o
victory by the people; but 1t will not be
won, save by intense patriotism, energy
and watehfuiness. 1t is a common say
ing in Washin gton that the Sugar Trust
The times., 1897-07-02
WANT DELAGOA BAY.
A Besr-GerinaD Plot To Secure Pos
session Of 1t.

A Besr-Gerinao Plot To Secure Pos
session Of 1t.
London, July "Details Of a Roer-Ger-
man plot TO secure control OF Delagoa
Bay, Portuguese possession ON the east
coast of Africa, which would furnish an
excellent outlet to the sea for the Trans
vaal, are given by the Berlin correspou tleat
of the Daily Mail He says that Dr. lie ydS.
the pleaipotehtiary OF the South African
republic to the European governments, who
is now in Paris, has promoted a syndi-
cate, IN which half the funds are con-
tributed by leading German fina ncial
houses and ma jority OF the remainder by
the Transv aaI through the henationaI bank
The syndicate Is disguised as a French
affair, under the auspices of the Bank
of Paris, the Ottoman Bank and the
Compton d Escompte, but these have
merely nominal share In the company
The syndicate, with Portugal's sanction,
has bought all the shares of the Mozam-
bique Company, to which Portugal is about
TO grant a new charter, which will include
the entire administration of DeIagoa Bay,
With CONTROL OF the port customs.
The syndicate will pay Portugal a large
sum for the charter. The shares of the
week ago, but are now valued at 40.
The correspondent adds that unless Great
Britain ipterposes Immediately her right
to the reversion of Delagoa Bay will be
absolutely yalueless
The times., 1897-07-02
ohio and NationaI Mtserr

It would he difficult to say what this
country does not owe 10 the Republican
Statesmen of Ohio. Not TO mention Nc
Kinley prosperity" which Is yet new, we
may rake over the history OF the past
generation and always find the Ohio man
behind every one of the wfal bIights that
have fallen upon the natIon since John
Sherman made his successful pilgrimage
70 Lon3on in 1867.
The debt We owe to that public leader
for the decentralization OF silver and the
gold standard. and for all the evils that
have followed in the train OF that secretly
perpetratec crime. are too well known TO
require repetition at this moment. Mir.
Sherman must be regarded, not alone as
tie pioneer of tile Ohio Republican move
Iaent againsttile prosper ity Of the country,
but as the advance agent OF line OF
Ehrewd and unscrupulous eppressors OF the
people, educated under his satanic instruc-
tion tc wresk disaster upon the nation.
Some OF them have risen far Above the
plane OF their master in the audacfty of
their defiance Of right and justice. Even
Sherman, when Secretary of the 7 Treasury,
did rot venture 20 surrender 60 the gold
spectators the Inherent, vested right of
this Government to pay its obligations in
goiG or silver at the option of the Treasury.
II remained for the Ron Charles Foster.
Of Ohio, 10 do that. Up to this time
every Secretary had exercised the right
OF optioR ard it is unnecessary TO
remark that hence gold raids upon the
Treasury reserve We're impossible. But,
during kis ncumbeuey, the empire of
Austria was in the market for a hundred
million dollars in gold coin. Through a
New York banking house it presented that
amount in legal tender at The sut.reasury
and demanded gold To say the least, 1,
fs significant and ominoGs that Secretary
Foster ordered the subtreasurer 10 comply
with the demand, and Austria is on record
a. having puhliciy ackno wledged its ia,
deItedness to the Ohio national rInanciei
for the novel service.
That was the entering wedge. Since
Fosters time the Treasury has been the
practical agency OF the gold aud bond
naeaipulators- It was totally unnecessary
abandonment Of governmental safeguard
Eohocy ever dares to raid the Bank OF
The times., 1897-07-02
THE PRESIDENTIAL PETS.
Some of the Lucky Ones Who Got
the July PluHIs.

The President sent to the Senate yes
terday denomination ofGeorge c. bidwe!i
OF New York to be collector OF the Gi:
trict OF New York Mr. Bidwell's fortune
is credited 10 the administrative pull CT
the Easy Boss of New YORK. The job is
one of the best in the gift OF the Govern
ment and fell like some other good piuuis.
when Mr.. Platt shook the tree.
An appointment which usually goes with
that of collector is that of appraiser Of
merchandise for the same district, for
which place the President has selected
Wilbur F. Wakeman, who is probably also
political friend OF Mr.. PIatt.
othernomina tons sent in yestertia Were:
Justice Emory z. Close, of New York,
to be attorney of the United States for
the Northern district of New York
Interior-C. Sanford Russell, of Missouri,
to be receiver of public moneys at Iron
ton, Mo; Lee Patrick, of Oklahoma Ter
ritory, to be agent for the Indians of the
Sue and Fox agency, Oklahoma.
rostmasteTs-Jerome Z. Poche. Wash
ington, Ga; Sebastian Anderson. Jasper,
InG.: Abel Landry. NapoieonvilIe, La;
Richard j. Bawden, Jr., Bessener. Hicn !,
Franz L. Gilman. Laconia, n H. William
Cornell, Chautauqua, n. Y; Guy o. Frank,
Min0t, n Dak.; Albert j. Clancy. Bellevue,
Pa; William e. cubbeny, Custer, =. Oak;
Fred Arnold, Bethel. VT.
State--John z. Convey, of WASHINGTON,
now CONSUL at Kanagawa a, to be consul gen
erii OF the United States at Yokohama,
Japan; George y. West, of District of Co
luInbia. now consul az Pfctou. to be consul
or tie United States at Sydney, Nova
Scotia.
To be consuls of the United States .
ossiaa BeGeIl. OF New YORK. at Fort Erie,
| Ontario; John c. Higgins, of Delaware.
| at Duhdee, Scotland
The following nominations were ron-
| firmrd yesterday John X Richards, OF
| Ohio, to be solicitor general; John r.
| Thomas, OF Illinois, United States judge
| for Indian Territory; Col. Fl c. Merriam,
! Seventh Infantry. to be brigadier general
| To be consuls general: Charles c. IOis, oi
| Pennsylvania, at Dresden, Saxony; John
| f Convey, of Washington, Yokohama,
| japan.
To be consuls: George " West, of the
| District OF Columbia. at sydney, y. :. w
Walter j. Hoffman, OF the District oi
Columbia, at Mannheim, Baden; Louis A
| Dent, OF tIi. District OF Columbia, at Kings
ton, Jamedca: Samuel S Lyon, Of View
Jersey, at osaka and Hiogo, Japan.
The times., 1897-07-02
CRUSH AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Consular Appointments Today Ex-
pected to Stem the Tide.


There was no let up yesterday in the
rush OF offieeseekers to the White House
and the crowd was SO big that the Presi-
dent was unable to see one-fourth of the
number that called.
Judge Day was one Of the earliest OF the
visitors and ne remained with the Presl-
dent nearly two hours comforting about
the consular appointments, and then Third
Assistant Secretary OF State Cridier, who
has personal charge Of the consular bureau,
was sent for and admitted to the con-
ference. When these gentlemen departed
IL was announced that iii all probability
a barge batch OF consular appointments and
several missions will be sent to the Sen
ate today. This acton, it is Lelieved
will reduce the number of callers at the
White House very much.
1t was announced in semi-official way
that the President has decided to appoint
w e Edens, OF Illinois, commissioner
general of Immigration, to succeed Herman
j. Stump, and L. v. Powaerly will prob
ably very soon be appointed superintendent
OF Immigration at New York
When Senator Piatt left the White House
there was an expression of Satisfaction
on his face. for he had been assured by ehe
President that George a. Bsdwell would
be nominated for collector of the port
of New York and Mr. Wakeman would be
nominated appraiser.
Senator Kyle succeeded In having few
minutes interview with the President
concerning the appointment of George
Crist, to be surveyor general of Arizona.
The Senator thinks that his candidate
chances for securing the place are good
OF the hundred or more who failed to
see MT Mckinley were Senator Penrose,
senator Thurston, Congressman Ritt and
CongTess,na n Steele
The President has signed the joint reso-
luton of Congress, which authorizes the
| Transrnisassippi and international Ex-
| position, to be held in Omaha, Neb., in
| 1898, to bring to the United States for
| eign laborers for the purpose of Preparing
| for and making exhibits at the exposi-
| ton.
| The President announced that he viii
| not appoint the commission to survey q
| deep-w alter course between the Great Lakes
| and the Atlantic until he returns from his
| trip to Canton. 1t was also stated thai
the Presidential party to go to Cantor
| VII. consist of but ten persons, all relatives
| or near friends of Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Brig
| ham accompanied I. +. Moore, OF Illinois,
| consular agent of the United states to
| Germany and urged that he be promoted.
One Of the beautiful team Of bay horses
| purchased for the President by Abner Nc
! KinIey diedin the stable Wednesday night
| Tue Presidents saddlehorse has been sent
| out to pasture in the country.
The times., 1897-07-02
M-n'S Department.

Suits Satteen PaIamas, medium and
large SAFE, Resluced from S5-oo To sz-oo
Per sl1L.
Cotton Night Shirts, size Ia badly
soiied Reduced fIOni coc u DOC eacHs
3 for 81. .UO.
4 Tan POngee Silk Segiigee Shirts, 20
be WON with waiIe collars. sizes 70 LIZ
aad II. Reduced IrUm $500 To $40
each.
: paIrs Bicycle rants sizes ~, 35. "a,
50, so, 81. 3S- Reduced Iron $500 To
S245 per pair.
FIRST IfDOr
The times., 1897-07-02

VIII spend millions rather than that
Marcus A Hanna should sustain disaster
In his home community. 1t may be
taken for granted that he viii not be
defeated if the satanic power of money
can save him. 1t is understood and be-
heved that he has nearly $2.O0o,00G
left over from the Presidential campaign
of 1886. 1t is not doubted that he will
spend every dollar of this sum and more,
in Ohio, rather than take the chances
of reverse which would sink the gold
cause in chasm of destruction
THIS consideration must be accepted
as imposing great work and awful respon-
sibility upon the Democratic party in
Ohio. Nothing could be more sure than
that the fused elements OF, opposition to
tyranny and oppression in the State today
control the votes necessary to bury Hanna
and all that he represents under an ava
Isnche OF public detestation. But the
question remains, how many OF these votes,
heid by half starved miners and farmers.
wht. for their bread either are sub eot to
the mine boss or the country bank, can be
bought or coerced?
This is d most important point TO con-
sider. Hanna was able last year to change
a national majority In favor of himetallism
into an apparent one sustaining the gold
contraction slavery by the expenditure of
$14, 100000 Are the voters of Ohio less
the free electors of the country at large?
The eyes, the hopes and the fears of a
nation are concentrated upon Ohio.
The times., 1897-07-02

In the Senate yesterday an important
amendment was offered TO the tariff
bin by Mr.. Spooner, which provides for
the appointment of a commission to con-
duct a general tariff investig CATION The
members OF this commission are TO be
members of the board of general ap-
praiaers at New York 1t is provided that
tney shaD thoroughly investigate the con-
dition of the Industries of any country
upon whose products we assess a duty and
report to the Secretary of the Treasury all
information which in their ludSme n
should be used in considering the subject
of tariffs. both with regard to obtaining g
revenue therefrom and with regard to
eaualiZing conditions between the conpara-
tive products of every kind of this and
other countries. and ia deterrni ming what
products should be admitted free OF duty
They are also to carefully anaIyze the
various duties imposed and report errors
in classification, INEQUALITIES of rates
and report in detail the result of their In
vestigatious The Investigations and recon-
mendations are TO be submitted to Com
gress annually The commission is TO
consist CT three members of the board OF
appraisers, not more than a ma aiority of
whom are to be of The same party
The times., 1897-07-02
.nfan S Department.

L ChiIdTen's Grass Linen Coat. pink I'm
ing, trimmed with handsome embroidery
Reduced from S11. 5O To $5.OO.
l GhiidFen's I1que ReeIer, broad sailOr
collar of handsome eTarT0idery, en1pira
style. Reduced from SS.7 to $500.
Children's White Point D. SPIRIT Eon-
nets, trimmed with chiffon and blue game
ribbon Reduced from Sl2.oO 20 $500
each
Second floor
The times., 1897-07-02
Although captain-General weyler d

Although Captain-General Weyier de-
cIares that "there has been no fighting in
Cuba for year. the returns of his medi-
cal service give him the lie. For 1896 the
rate OF wounds is reported as having been
121 6 per thousand; which indicates that
one out Of every nine Spanish soldiers in the
When we consider that this estimate is
based on Weyler's paper army, which is
fifty per cent greater than his actual force,
the data are significant.
The times., 1897-07-02

We could not call James J. Hill, the
great railway magnate of the Northwest,
and updignifi ed. But he is, all the same.
When he discovered that the Oriental
trade IN grain was likely Co be cut OFF
by the proposed imposition Of a pro-
hibitory tax on Adatic mattings, he
quietly gathered together few Repub-
scheme The thanks of the country are
due to Mr. Hill for being able to save
even this much of It's foreign trade
The times., 1897-07-02
ho1 Eep r.ment.

43 pairs Wonen's Black Yici Kid OK
forus, opera or CON toe, nearly all sizes
Reduced from 81 80 To ) 90 q pair
pairs Won.en's Fine NicI h II Boots,
patent tip, Ficeadiily toe Laird, SehOber
4 Co.'S nlaSei- Sizes s IL and Z, A-6
ana L. Reduced from SIOO 10 $500
pair.
Black Vici Kid OXfOFds- Sizes to g.
Reduced rronI S1-2o 10 soc pair
Second floor.