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Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

Bros. Company, the Barbour Flax Spin.
ming Company. the Pioneer silk Company,
the American Cotton ON Ccnpa1y and
some forty or more additional corpora
lions. With many Of these concerns hs
holds the position Of legal adviser. Mr..
Hobart 10 . resident Of Paterson, where
he has beautiful home, which 10 the,
center of the social amenities Of the city.
Mr.. Hobart will reside Temporarily In
ono Of the hotels in Washington, for, al
though wealthy man, he has mp to this
time omitted the selection Of permanent
residence for himself for the term of his
service in Washington. His family con-
sists Of q wife and one son Of twelve years
of age; their daughter, who Ii spoken Of
as an especially attractive yonng lady.
having died in Rome few years since.
Mrs. Hobart is highly spoken Of by
those who have known her in social life
In New Jersey, and win doubtless prove
helpful to Mrs. Mckinley in the official
social duties which devolve upon the head
of an administration.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12
BUSINESS IMPROVING.
A stage OF Substantial I'm provement
Entered Upon,

A Stage OF Substantial Improvement
Entered Upon.
During the past week the marked inn
provement in tone noted two weeks aso
has more than been retained. There hos
been an increase in the volume of trans.
actions, and further moderate advance
In prices. with little disposition to realize
upon the higher range Of values now e.
tablished. The buying Of bonds for In
vestment has been a conspicuous feature.
The gradual return toward ease in the Eu-
ropean money markets has induced more
active movement in securities across the
Atlantic. In London this change has de.
veloped return of speculation In Amer.
ican stocks, and during the week the pur-
chases in New York for that market have
been larger than for many months, indi.
eating some restoration Of confiflence in
our investments. Mr.. Clews thinks the
recovery in the Investment market Il at
tributable almost entirely to the con.
sciousness that at Inst we have entered
upon stage Of great and substantial in.
provement in financial conditions.-Dav.
export Republican.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12
DYING, q HUNDRED a pAY.

The Veterans OF the Late War Pass
ing Rapidly Away.
The veteran Union soldiers are dying 1t
the rate Of one hundred day. That 10
what statistics Of the Grand Army and of
the pension Office show. Away back In
the days when the battles were being
fought the news that in any days engage
ment one hundred men had given up their
lives would have pierced the hearts Of
waiting millions, would have deepened the
gloom that overhung the land. In many
battles thousands rather than hundreds
were the victims, but days and weeks.
even months, elapsed before the record
OF the dead was heightened. 1t was not
every day in the fiercest, bitterest, bloodi-
est days of the war that hundred men
fell from the ranks, with their pulses still
ed forever. Those who did die then were
moprned, not alone by their own mothers
and sisters and sweethearts sitting in
their lonely homes, but by the sympathetic
heart of the nation. They ranked as he.
roes, as martyrs, as men worthy of all
honor. They had given up homes and tho
pursuits of peace for their country's sake;
they had lost their lives, and in losing
won everlasting fame. But of the two
millions of men enlisted Q vast number
escaped the bullets of the enemy, the
bursting shells, the starvation prison
camps and the scarcely less fatal hard
ships of field life. They cane home and
took up individual life again, but not
where they had laid 1t down-oh, no; the
threads had been broken that connected
these returned soldiers with their former
existence. They labored under certain
disadvantages at FIRST on account Of this
lack, but the soldierly qualities they had
gained 40 compensation carried them
through and they have made good citi-
zens' In peace, AZ was to be expected Of
men. who were equal to their duty in great
emergency. They have served their coun-
try and their fellow-creatures well in
whatever capacity they have been tried,
but through all the years since the war
the soldier spirit in them has been dis
cernible. As they pass on. one hundred
q day, they may have assurance that those
years and their glories are to grow bright
yer and brighter in the country's record:
that they mark an epoch whose impor-
tance is not yet to be measured. II the
veteran AZ an individual Graves . little
share Of this praise and esteem it 10 q hu-
man hunger, and should be gratifed. For
the service that he and his comrades rem
dered was great. And they are dying, one
hundred day!-Indianapolis Journal
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OUR CASH PER CAPITA

It 70 Increaslnx Steadily and Exceeds
That Of Nearly Every Nation.
The monthly statement from the Treas-
ury Department shows that there was In
circulation ON the first day Of February,
81, ,665, ,977, ,6SS, being an increase of $76,-
257,O81 over the amount in circulation ON
the same date last year.
Estimating the population at 72, ,2SS 600.
this gives per capita circulation Of
I$23.05, being perhaps the largest of any Of
the leading nations of the earth, except
France.
The circulation Of gold coin on Monday
last was $845, ,588, ,492. One year ago
1t was $490, ,262, ,688, being gain Of $146,-
293, ,8O8. This great increase in our stock
Of gold is primarily due to the great trade
balance which came up in our favor last
year.
It does not require so great volume Of
money to do given amount Of business ~
it did five or ten years ago. This is one Of
the reasons why SO much cash is lying idle
in the banks now. A country merchant
cnn gil small store with 5000 worth OF
dry goods. Five or ten years ago it would
have required 5000 to do it. An indf-
vidual can buy his clothing, furniture and
supplies for much less money than for
merly. So that, it will be seen, the busi-
ness of the country can be done success
fully with relatively smaller volume Of
money than at any time, perhaps, in our
history.
This fact, taken in connection with the
other fact that we have larger per cap
ita circulation than we had few years
ago, or at any time in the history of our
country, strips naked the plea that all the
Ills of mankind are due to the scarcity Of
money in the country. There 10 plenty
of money. The people need more collat.
erals and better prices for their products.
The one is largely q matter Of individual
effort; the other, Of supply and demand.
How to regulate the latter IL not only
the problem Of the age, but it has been the
problem Of all the ages.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12
Pefcentage
Of gain or
-
ELECTION FIGURES

The Story Of the Presidentia1c Canvass
OF 1895 In nutshell.
The canvass of the electoral vote for
President and vice-President in the two
houses Of Congress presents some inter-
esting figures. The popular and electoral
vote were 40 follows:i
MCKINLEY. Bryan:
Popular vote ..... 4, ,1O5,959 6,454,943
Electoral vote $1,000. zl 1Io
States ........... o "
The number of votes cast shows that
the majority of Mckinley over Bryan, and
plurality over all, indicates decisive VIC
tory for the Republican party. Old party
lines were obliterated, and high principle
was vindicated by men who believed in
the honor of the nation above mere party
adherence. The total result Of the can
vass is exhibited in the following figures:
Total popular vote. ......... .l3,S76,653
Mckinley over Bryan. 651,O10
Mckinley over all. .......... 336,255
National Democratic vote..... 182,87O
Prohibition vote ............ 181,870
Socialist Labor vote. 1920
Free Silver people. ......... 13,878
Popular vote 1892. ,351
Increase in four years. ....... 1884 ,202
Electoral vote for Watson.... u
Bryan received the total Populist vote
of 1892, in addition to which wal, the Re-
publican silver vote, as well as the vote of
those Democrats who 'voted first and
read the platform afterwards" This ac-
counts for the large number Of votes cast
for him. From Missouri he received the
highest number of electoral votes-seven-
teen. The votes of nine States were Civ
en- him, the highest of which had only
four electors. The canvass indicates q
divergence in the votes Of States contrast
ed by the moral lines of wealth and popu-
lation. For Mckinley the votes from the
prosperous, conservative and largely
wealthy and populated States were almost
unanimous. Bryan's strength lay in those
States consisting mainly of territory and
not of people. The figures and facts show
that after all, while the plurality Of Mr..
Mckinley was great, yet the comparisons
of territories make 1t still more signifi-
cant.-St. Joseph Herald.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

"A cubic foot Of air at the pressure
used In firing the Fort Point dynamite
guns 600 pounds per square inch
weighs something over ten pounds.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

In Germany high grade butter has
been made from sterilized milk by the
addition Of pure cultures Of the proper
bacteria to produce coasnlation.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

Oregon :..... 11l,744 oe,s4e
California ...... 462,280 204,OO0
The student Of the above table should
bear in mind constantly that 1t is entirely
proper to add from ten to fifteen per cent
to the figures of the first column in order
to obtain approximately the number Of
male persons Of voting age in the States
IN question at the time of the vote about
which Mr.. Allen complains. Nov. 8, 1896.
The Vote of 1892 Was Light One.
There is another way of looking at it,
and q way which Senator Allen seems to
have entirely overlooked. He apparently
bases his assumption as to the number Of
votes to which each State is entitled upon
the number of votes cast in 1892, since he
includes in his table the figures of that
election and compares those of 1895 with
them. Had he taken the trouble to ex-
anime the figures of the presidential cleo
tions during the past twenty years he
would have found that the vote of 1892
was the lightest in proportion to the pop
ulation that has been cast in presidential
election for many years, perhaps the light
est at any time since the close of the war.
Certainly the percentage Of gain in the
total vote In 1892 over the preceding presi-
Dental election is lighter than has been
the case in any presidential election since
1877. The following table gives the num-
Der OF votes cast In each presidential cleo
tion since 1855, the increase in the num-
Der of votes and the percentage Of in
crease. .r
Table showing the total vote cast in
each presidential election since 1868, the
gain in the number Of votes in each cleo
tion and the percentage Of gain in the
number Of votes cast:
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

.ulsot excess" of votes, increased her vote
10.1 per cent In 1896 over 1o02, vt Mr..
Allen contsmplatss with entire calmness
the fact that Wyoming, State % ar
IDENTIFY for the free coinage Of silver as
was Ohio against II, increased her vote
26.S per cent In the same election. He
also complains bitterly Of Minnesota,
which he says cast 12,1OO fraudulent
excess" Of votes in the election Of 1895,
but he omits to call attention to the fact
that Minnesota's vote In 1895 was actual
" 80 per cent less than her own vote In
the presidential election Of 1892. Her
vote In 1892 was 374, ,6O7, and that Of 1895
841,6S0, falling of Of $1,000 votes, but
as 1O1, 900 Of the votes Of 1892 were cast
by the Union Labor party, which after
wards merged with the Populists Mr..
Allen makes no complaint Of the vote Of
1882, which was gain of 42.1 per cent
over that Of 1883, while the 1888 vote
was gain Of 38.4 per cent over that Of
1884 Illinois increased her vote in 1896
24.0 per cent over 1892, and Mr.. Allen
charges fraudulent excess" Of votes
amounting to 187, 900. Yet he offers no
complaint over the fact that Mississippi
increased her vote BIO, or that Florida,
tne Dlrthplace OF P0pultgm, 1ncrease0 ner
vote 3O.6 per cent in 1896, a. compared
with 1892, nor does he refer to the fact
that Illinois also gained 2b.8 per cent IN
1876. The highest percentage Of gain OF
any State in which Mr.. Allen charges q
fraudulent excess" Of votes 10 Kentucky,
where the gain was Bill per cent, as COM
pared with 1892, and the fraudulent ex-
cess" charged is 1890. Mr.. Allen does
not, however, offer any objection what
ever to the fact that Idaho, which sup
ported the free coinage of silver as enthu-
siastically as the Kentuckians opposed II,
increased her vote in 1896 52.6 per cent,
as compared with 1892, nor does he refer
to the fact that Kentucky herself gained
36.1 per cent in the year 1876 and M:7
in 1888, and also omits to mention that his
own State, Nebraska, gained 50.7 per cent
in 1883. It may be interesting to see some
OF these figures side by side, as follows.
Table showing the percentage Of gain
in 1896, compared with 1892, in votes
cast In presidential elections:
Republican States Democratic States
gain in 1895 over gain in 1896 over
1892 1000
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

The truly great are those who con-
quer themselves.
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

Dental election is lighter than has been
the case IN any presidential election since
1917. The following table gives the num-
Der OF votes cast in each presidential cleo
ton since 1858. the increase in the num-
Der OF votes and the percentage Of in
crease. .s. r
Table showing the total vote cast IN
each presidential election since 1899 the
gain in the number of votes in ench cleo
tion and the percentage of gain IN the
number Of votes cast:
n..
ssv n W.
No., s, pssans
y... -. a. a. p'ee,ueu.a1 s,usa,sN :. Seu.
TOTO az 1eosc S.iUM; rI1 sgc VI sa.a.
1s7a 0zsS LOO /. ~ o4a'4ao 4ae a1o a1s
1000 oaoo.oo oo A'1oo'ooo 1ooo ooo oO.!
1904 1ons1 1oo4 coy 'e.o e-o ~ o
1000 ~ oooo oo ooo'o11 ~
1000 1ooeooee A'oSo'oS o,o Pig 100
1Qoe 20 osS 600 oos 100 20
o. =. ...;, !. Ao,ooA,1oo 1,ooi,ooS 100
+ohia +hat az 81. 1onn VI tne above
aIiv ,ight ona he,na " M 80" was an ,! uuusu> = -
ner cent ovar thst % af -. sa.n =: pot %
nsaSa =. 80 IL =, .n.s rs IL tne loWest gam
tnrv u.h;oh az. to- 4.,,. - 'us quaf'gr e VI cen.
1so2 W.. ar;dan4 tIs .ap'e e. covels Inc vote OF
tion - th. .at;ss. .ns nkn'est - prCpos-
a;nan % ~ ,th, til so.lhs populatlon tnat mas oeen
eAItA r. ,,s,,Ia m.Ln ~ sae pelloo ~ auesuon.
% ~ u ;as... aos " sonp sepprislng, tneretore,
= 1000 .hn:''s lease y " loso. compared with
aee.,s,,o 100, snou.u T.. pe an unusually large one,
taras. Ss =. ~. ~ view OF tne 1act tnat the In
49, t - tne electlon was more intense
,aa ,nan y: was perhaps ever felt before, at
naas. ieas. ~ tne memory Of the present gen.
s.a.iol: an eAamination OF the percent
ake colnmn, however, VIII VIII show that the
ae.uas sa. .ncrsase a over M aosV was only 1915
pel ls esn., Mnlle IN 1910 tne increase over
en, Que plecealne PRESIDENTIAL election was
oo.l per cent, L ana the increase in 1883
over .nat IN issa saa was lS:s per cent. nearly
.n ~ muen as 1000, on wnicn occasion the
interest IN tne campaign was unusually
great ana tne eforts to rally every vote.
~ Gotn sides' Were exceptional. A study
OF TINS tapie VIII show to those who ex-
anime II tnat 1t cannot be successfully
enarged ee tnat the total vote of the nation
m. IN 1890 was excessive or out of proper
uon IN lts increase, especially when it is
rememDered that the vote Of 1892 was
unusuaiiy hgnt ana that the percentage Of
gam IS estimated upon that light vote.
In order to give, however, those who as
sumo an excessive vote In certain States,
the fuii advantage OF every fact, let us
examine the votes In the States Of which
MT: Allen complains and compare them
with the vote OF 1882. confessedly light
vote: pennsylvania increased her vote in
1888 lS.4 per cent, az compared with the
vote of 1892, and, Mr.. Allen complains
that there was a fraudulent excesss Of
04, 900 in Pennsylvania vote. He makcs
no complaint, however. Of the fact TINT
the State of Montana, which was a.
earnest for the free coinage of silver a.
was Pennsylvania against II. incre..a .ad
her vote 21.0 per cent. Indiana incre.s.
ed her vote 14.7 in 1896, as compare witt,
1892. yet Mr.. Allen, whose party corrisi
South Dakota, makes no complaint ~ ~, ~.
fact that South Dakota increased her vote ~
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12
'opulation Population

The above table, It will be seen, shows q
large gain In the population in each OF the.
States In question from the census Of 1870
to the last census Of 1890. It also shows,
however, that in every case except two
the vote Of 1895 was much less than that
Of 1870. The total population In these
States increased from about Eve millions
in 1870 to nearly eight and half millions
in 1890, vet the total vote fell from $780,
COO in 1875 to 791 900 in 1893.
The detail Of the vote by States with the
gain in population and loss in votes is
shown in the tables which follow.
Table showing by States the gain in
population in twenty years and gain or
loss in votes in the corresponding period:
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12
PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDE DENT.
SKETCHES OF THE LIVES OF
M'kiNLEY AND hobart.
Their Public ANA Hone Lite I.terset-
ingly Outlined.

Inc new EEe1l000t anu Vlce-EEeelQe0c
and their families are naturally subjects
Of much attention in the public mind and
the public eye at the present moment, both
in Washington and elsewhere. Both these
gentlemen have been before the public for
some time, and the story Of their lives is
pretty well known. It may not be amiss,
however, now that they are just assuming
the reins Of government, to sketch briefly
the career Of the President and Vice-Pres-
ident, and to give to those interested some
facts relative to their families and home
life.
William Mckinley celebrated his fifty
third birthday few days before his In
auguration. Born Feb. 26, 1874, In the
State Of Ohio, his career has been re-
markable one and full Of activity in public
affairs since reaching the age Of seven
teen. At that early age he entered the
Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry In
May, 1881, as a private soldier, serving
continuously until the close Of the war,
when he was mustered out September,
1885, as captain and brevet major. He
was then but n years Of age. Returning
to his home in Stark County, Ohio, he
resumed his studies, making such rapid
progress with his pursuit Of the law that
in 1853, only four years later, he was
made prosecuting attorney for his county,
which position he filed with honor to
himself and satisfaction to the people of
his county until 1871. His success In
this work was such as to clearly point to
him as valuable for service in more Inn
portant fields, and he was elected to the
Forty-ifth Congress as member of the
House Of Representatives taking his seat
in that body when it met in special session
Oct. Is, 1877. It 10 a somewhat singular
coincidence that he himself will call a
special session Of the Fifty-ff Congress,
twenty years from the time that he sat
40 member of the special session Of the
Forty-fifth Congress.
His congressional career was an inter-
'esting one, indicating from the first that
his constituents had made no mistake In
placing in his hands the responsible busi-
ness assigned to him. From the beginning
Of his work he developed special inter
est In tariff matters and maintained that
interest through term after. term until
reaching the Fifty-frst Congress, the
careful, persistent work which he had
done in his earlier years proved the turn
ing point In his career. He was the can
didate for the Speakership, but fate seem
ed to have reserved for him the higher
honor Of the presidency, for his defeat for
candidate as Speaker was followed By his
appointment as chairman of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means, and he thus be-
came leader Of the Republican majority
In the Fifty-first Congress, which enacted
Griggs courier., 1897-03-12

Oregon 111,744 08,s4e
California ...... 4622s9 294,OO0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10
UNITED BROTHERS LODGE 40. $50

What between fishing parties In summer and re-
ccptions and balls In winter and good. thorough
Masonic work all the time United Brothers Lodge
stands forth AS nrst-cass lodge. w. william
hunger the retiring Master handed tho gavel TO
w r T. Decking. young ard energetic sue
cessnr who will keep No. 3jS well IN front OF the
lodges In the Twenty-eighth District.
Last Thursday the brethren assembled In the
Ncw-York Maennerchor Hail and had an excellent
time. w Decking led the march with his charm
ing wife followed by w C. Iieishorn and wife.
Henry Wilker and wife. Herman Levy and wife.
Krull and W Mr.. and Mrs. Johansmeyer. Mr.. and
MR. Frederick Eilesi, w John Meyer the Wor-
shinful TREASURER and his wife William j. lohr
man w Fisher and wife John Refer. 6. Strah-
mann and wife. William +. Gren, Mr. and Mrs.
T. schulz r. W George r. a. Intemsn ana Mrs.
intcman. Bro &. J. Waehmann. chairman OF the
committee with his wife and Miss Weener, Charles
J Bennewitz and wife. Past Masters Bode and
hugo " Hoenack. ,,- ,.,,.,,,..,, q.
For real enjoyment "richtige Gemuctlichkeit.
genuine hosptaty let the brethren go to United
Hro,hers Lodge. Whether dt work or at play, they
are earnest In all their underak kings. Next
"Wednesday this lodge meets AZ Masonic Hall ready
~ begin lis season OF good Masonic work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10
CCREK4 LODGE NO. 2i3.

Eureka seems determined TO keep on in the good
work and IN the prosperous groove so happily and
successfully inaugurated by Past Master X. w.
Henry Won Minden and when the new Master. W.
joseph Oden opened the lodge every seat was oc-
cl.pied There was a buzz Of excitement and ex
pccia,ion noticeable among tho brethren when NJ.
" John Stewart, Grand Master. was announced.
and after being admitted and duly escorted to the
East the grand honOrs were given, after which the
Grand Master addressed the brethren. saying in
part: I'VE make history so along LIES path.
L. is important that leave proper trace behind
US no matter in what station we may be placed.
Every station in life gives us the opportunities 70
d. some good 10 some one" and calling upon Y. w.
Henry Won Minden the Grand Master continued:
The brethren OF Eureka Lodge desiring TO live in
Your memory. have asked me 10 De the inedlum 70
express their esteem Tor You ana 10 present you
this beautiful token in remembrance or your good
work and Your good Offices for the best interest OF
Eureka Lodge; Thoy appreciate nus as an gooa
fare and happiness" The token spoken of by the
Grand Master Is most eIesan oiyS,,,nns nv
for = The good services rendered by r. w. Brother
Won Mlnden TO Eureka Lodge. the date OF me sew
eral Offices held by him and expressing me hlsnest
esteem for him etc. The r. w replied In a plain
bu, very earnest address 10 the many compliments
showered upon him. saying he would ever strive 70
Eureka Lodge and las long life Is spared me !
Will remember my dear brothers Of the great Ma.
sonic fraternity especially the kind bre'hren OF
The nrst degree was given in excellent manner
b. " Joseph Ode the present Master OF tuIeka'
assisted by the new officers. VS. Baker. Washing
hion Lodge No. 3. Of Nova Scotia; AlG~ander =;
Williams OF Polar Star and Ansly r. Ludwig or
been very fortunate In the selection Of rs officers
and those at present In the chairs are no exception