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Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
LOCAL MARKETS,

 Following is the local wholesale prices in cor load lots of the leading articles handled , stuffs,a Flour-Best patents, S525G5.65; half pat ent, $4 f6 straights, $4.G0 family. S3.95. These quotat tions are for car load lots. s Ribs-Extra long sides, SAC. Hams-9Ac.
 Lard-Basis, 5c. Meal-Pear 77c: straight. 67c.
 FEED STUFF. Hay-No. 1. $l4.25; Mo- 2, SIS. Corrl--S5c. tey 'Bran-Sl6 E g z Cotton seed meal-$1640 5 ssOats-No. 2, 27c; No. 8. 25c. PRODUCE. Cabbage, Virginia 1c Florida, 1%c. < Irish potatoes, 45c. Sweet potatoes, S1.50 per barrel. Ruta bagas, 50s per bushel. Coolers $4.50Q5.00. Hens, 20c
 Fryers-None on hand. Eggs, S19c. Onions, 4c. Bananas 65c@$1. Oranges S2.750r3 per box. Apples, .$2.25G12.75. Lemons, &. 50@275 Cocoanuts. s2 Ter hundred. LIVE STOCK. Horses, s35GS75. Mules, S400110. Cattle, 11a@5Ac. Veal calves S1Q5. Hogs, 36f4c. 3 Sheep 2le@4c. Lambs, S2.5Gq4.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Cotton Tettnr

New York, April S.-Until the last hour of the trading today the cotton market was indescribably dull. Liverpool declined 1-64c, which was regarded here as unimportant. This market opened unchanged, May sell ing on the first call at 7.03. The brokers were idle the bulk of the day and the changes in the prices trivial. In the after noon heavy short sales were reported which enlivened the market and stimulated prices little. May advanced to TOT and closed at 7.056l7o6, with the tone of the market steady. When the market has pronounce ed movement we think it will be an upward one -s -t'ti RIORDAN & co.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
New York Cotton Market.

New York, April S.-The features of the cotton market today, as for several days past, was. the strong relation of spot sup the official reported sales, 6494 bales. spot cotton, several other lots of magnitude re- ported to have changed hands exporters being the buyers. Reports of very firm outhern spot market showed firmness and made local holders of spot cotton indiffer=. steady at a net advance of 2G4 points.
 Cotton, firm; middling, 7ssc net receipts. g. gross, 7oa exports to the continent 1.359; forwarded 56; sales. 6,i94: spinners, 230; stock, 1850.
 Total today: Net receipts, 4,1O2 exports to Great Britain, 4.347' to the continent 7,412: stock, 65S,060.
 Consolidated net receipts, 37356; exports to Great Britain, 19,211; to France, 1S1; to the continent 35,99S
 o Total since Sept l: Net receipts ,ts e! 62s6,, France, 614,795; to the continent, 1,746,N0; to the channel 5,4S1.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
GRAND ANNUAL CONCERT

East Lake, Sunday, April 18, 1897, by the Birmingham Mu- sicians' Protective association. for the benefit of the delegate fund. Grand free concert commences at 2 o'clock D. m !, by all bands, orchestras and combined bands of the associ- ation. Remember the date, Sunday, April 18th, 1897. sasFf
 4-S-td., e~N
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09

Dr. Holloway guarantees to you cure, and his guar sultaion personally by letter. you told exactly what a guaranteed cure will cost, including medicines. The se written guarantee is given to patients who are treated by mail as those who reside in the city, but you wish road fare and hotel bills and make charges for medicines or services if fail to permanently cure you.
 respectfully refer, with permission, to Steiner Bros Rank of this city, and the editor of this paper (the Stats HeralO, as to my responsibility for my contracts.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
r-cF New Orleans
 New Orleans, April S.-Cotton futures steady; sales. 20 700 bales.
& CO.,,
 BROKERS.

On Lamson Eros. & Co. s leased wire. New York connection, Price, McCormick & Co.,, Mcintyre X wadwell, Purnell, Hagaman ( O., chicago, Lamson Bros. & Go, New I Orleans, Fairehild & Hobson. RS-Au busi- ness co Ifdential, and all placed. No buck Of
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
"111os1 AHc8 uAHtUI OUss HNH1Ha1slS 0U
 GOLD HV ALL pRUccisTe.

IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
 All trains via the Iron Mountain route are running through from St. Louis to Memphis, Hot Springs and all Texas points without delay ,4-8-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
A Systematic Treatment. 1.

Persons afflicted with diseases of private nature he treated successfully at home Write for my book on nrvate diseases and question blank which will be sent you free of cost in plain sealed envelope All correspondence held strictly confidential
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Tn Wall CtYzaf.

New York, April s,-There was an unmis- takable improvement in the tone in the market for stocks today over that which has prevailed of late. The market was not active, but there was good buying in many stocks and the general Ii tswas firm. The heavy liquidation in a number of stocks which has been a depressing influence having apparently come to an end. The general average prices were higher at the close than at last nights close. Appar- ently no apprehension was caused by the notifications of the roads in the Joint Traf- fic association by the interstate commerce commission calling for infirmation regard ing their contracts. agreements not re- duced to writing and rates. The aggregate of Sugar sales numbered 60,000 shares. These enormous transactions had no other visible motive than the conflicting gossip of the board room as to whether other buy CTS and sellers did or did not act for inside interests in the corporations. The bond market developed fair degree of activ- ity, but changes were unusually narrow. except in a few instances The market generally displayed firmness. but opera tionS were largely restricted to the specu- lative lines. The sales were S1.0S7, 900.
 Government bonds ruled firm, and showed an improving tendency on purchases of
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09

Phone J. E. Gussett when your pipes burst. II-3o-t ts
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Cotton Manufacturing.

D BIRMINGHAM COTTON MANUFAC- ID TURING CO, manufacturers of cotton yarns. Will purchase strict middling cot ton from an inch to an inch and a quarter staple at market price. Third avenue and Eighth Streetr ss.9
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
RrooroS and Alabama Rolled Oats.

M 'MILLAN-LEE CO.,, manufacturers of M brooms and packers of Alabama rolled oats. 2105-7 Morris avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Mothers Friend"

So prepares the system for the change taking place that the final hour is robbed of all danger and pain. It's use insures safety to the life of both Mother and child, and makes child birth easy and recovery more rapid. Sent by Mail. on reseip. of price, s1Oo PER BOTTLE Book. To Exnectant Mothers" mRiled free, coz. taining valuable information and voluntary testi. monieis.
 Tho BradfieId Regulator Co.,, Atlanta, Ga. anlD nv All 1auccfera
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Many Think!

When itwas said to the woman: Tn sorrow shalt thou bring forth chil- dren," that a perpetual curse was pronounced, but the thrill of joy felt by every Mother when she clasps to her heart her babe proves the con- trary. Trne, dangers turk in the pathway of the Expectant Mother and should be avoided.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
B|RMINGHAIN INDUSTRIES,
 59:.5 sE E. ii Patronize Home Industries and
 BuiIdsUp Birmingham.
Boiler Works,
Bridge and Boiler Works,

A LABAMA BRIDGE AND BOILER; 5AosNti n WORKS. M M Nails, j. , H. MeCune, street. Structural work, furnaces, boilers, bridges.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
Cures Are Guaranteed.

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Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-09
DR. '. E. HOLLOWAY 4-4-. sffH-i - SPECIALIST.
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Specialist is one that confines or limits his pract the treatment of particular special class of dist Those who advertise to treat many or all classes ot di are simply advertising doctors
 Dr. Holloway is Specialist of many years stand distinguished graduate in every branch of medicine surgery, also licensed pharmacist
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
THE GOLD BUGS HONEST "a CENT
DOLLAR.

The advocate of a single gold standard
believes that his strongest argument and, on
which he most relies to convince the voter that
the gold standard is right and the true finan-
cial policy for the government to pursue, is,
that he and his party desires to pay their debts
in "honest money" He holds up his hands
in holy horror, at the thought that any one
should attempt or advocate the settling of his
debts by the tender of forty or fifty cent
dollars He assumes to himself and associates
the prerogative of being the only people on
the American continent who are favorable to
the payment of debts in honest money and
openly declares all others are repudiationists.
He believes that he and his party are the
conservators of our national honor and that
all the business integrity and real patriotism of
the country belong only to his party, all
others being traitors and sCoundrels.
Aside from his presumption in taking upon
himself and associates all of the patriotism OF
the nation, we might be content with accord
ing them an honorable dosre to pay their
debts with honest money did not their acts
b}lie their lprecepts. Their declarations
against system of fpaying debts with dishon'
est fifty cent dollars or those of less value does
not conform to their practices.
In the last four years according TO the
reports of Dun and Bcadstreet's commercial
agencies, there have been $4,000 business
failures in this country, whose total Liabilities
exceed Sl,4OO, OOO,OO These failures have
brought to the creditors in payment of thes'
immense liabilities less than "a cents on thu
dollar. In other words these large failure
reported by the commercial agencies hav
paid their debts with "a cent dollars.
The failures reported by these agencies hav
been for $1,000 Tor over The number O
failures not reported which were for less sum
than 90, 900 will exceed the number reported
and will further confirm the statement tina
debts are now being paid and have been pai
in the last four years by those bankrupt firm
with "a cent dollars, The peculiar circun
stances surrounding these bankruptcies
especially those reported by the commerce,
agencies is that the failures reported wei
largely by the strenuous advocates Of a sing
gold standard, chief Of whom was HOl
Charles Foster, ex-secretary of the treasur
who will pay his debts with five cent dollar
Their practices in settling their individu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
A GOLD FIRE EATER.

Ohio is not the only state that has battle
with plutocracy this year. The Republicans
of Iowa have nominated for governor, one
Leslie NJ. Shaw, an advocate Of the single gold
standard, of the most extreme type. He would
drive from circulation all silver and govern.
ment notes and replace them with gold and
national bank paper.
So fierce is his denunciation of the silver
forces who are this year united on the main
issue as they were last, that he has openly
advised the disruption of the government
rather than the triumph of the silver forces
and all that they stand for. ltwas his blatant
demagogy on the stump last year that brought
him the nomination by his party. The Omaha
World Herald commenting on his candidacy
and what he stands for, says:
Leslie NJ. Shaw, of Denison, the candidate
of party which has always bOasted that no
thought of disunicn in any contingency should
be considered, made a speech at Sac City, Ia,
on the evening of September 2, 1896, in which
he said:
"If had to choose between the disruption
of the government and the election of w. J,
Bryan to the presidency of the United States
would choose the disruption of the govern
ment.'"
''That Leslie M. Shaw made this declaration
is beyond question. He has never denied that
he made it, though often publicly charged
with having done so, and citizens whose intieg
rity is beyond question have said that they
heard him make the declaration"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
TIE TRUE REASON.

Why has silver and wheat parted company
Will they remain apart when the famine that
causes the increase in the price of wheat
aDatesH leading author.on the subject of
silver coinage writes:
"The correspondence of the price of wheat
and silver per ounce came about through
contract of England with India in which it
was agreed with the Indian farmer that an
ounce of silver should be the price of bushel
of wheat. The ounce of silver equals two and
half rupees which are coined from the silver
or S1.3l per bushel and thus it is that the
prices have run parallel generally. The
cheaper England can buy our silver the
cheaper will be the Indian wheat for England
but the same for the Indian farmer. The
American farmer must therefore sell his wheat
for SOC per bushel in order to compete with the
Indian farmer who gets S1.3l per bushel for
his wheat when he has it to sell. The perma.
nent remedy is in the free coinage of gold and
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
"The prices of wheat and silver have parted
company for a time because India has no
wheat to sell and England needs no silver
with which to buy Indian wheat. So silver
has gone down on falling demand and wheat
up on an increased demand. Keep wheat uT
by putting silver up permanently to Sl,20 by
free coinage 16 to 1.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
THE SILVER INDUSTRY.

When silver fell in price few weeks
ago, gold organs and their masters, the
gold bugs, reioiced exceedingly. Now,
however, that silver bullion has been ad.
vaucing these same parties are quiet and
sorrowful. We may take it that they
regret the advance, not desiring such
prosperity.
The advance in the price of wheat is
the result of an increased demand and
the same is true as to silver. There is a
reason for all these results; and these
questions all round should be treated
fairly. Silver mining Is an important
industry in this country and an advance
in price promotes prosperity, as does a
rise in wheat. Why should any citizen
rejoice at calamity and lament at pros
perity? A rise in silver and wheat is a
benefit to the country.
Silver mining gives employment to
great many people and the production
has been running about seventy million
ounces year, ranging in value about
thirty.fve millions of dollars, and at the
coinage value would be about $90,000,-
600.
Is il advisable to max war upon an
industry so valuable2 Does 1t show good
sense to rejoice at its declineR Some
people declare in favor Of protecting all
our industries. Why not silver2 Would
it not be protecting to give silver free
coinage, as we do gold, and as we used
to give silver2 If not, why notP
Real money is the desirable money,
being safer than bank paper promises,
Besides, silver is by far the most useful
m ttal and is the coin in actual use
throughout the world. Notwithstanding
the war made upon silver by the leading
governments of the world, it is yet the
money of the people, And have not
the people, the toiling and business
people, been robbed, and sacrificed and
ruined by the rascality?
1t is not gold that is in circulation in
our country, but silver, in the coin ol
certificates representing the coin. 1t IL
easy to see how and why the shylock'
should want silver to decline, but why
| Americans in business should favor the
rascslity is past ordinary comprehen
sion. The only explanation is that sucf
little narrow souls are wholly wrapped
up in partisanship, too bigotted to SCI
their own interest and welfare.
These gold worshipE ers are great!
elated at the idea of getting few mil
lions of gold from Klondike, in British
Columbia. Would it not be more sensi
ble to encourage our own silver produc
ton and so add fifty or one hundred
and fifty millions to our annual wealth
Again, if not, why not?
How long will we suffer ourselves t
be controlled in such matters by Britis
Shylocks and their partners in thi
country? Let Americans be American:
in all and singular. Let us give a tai
and equal chance to all our interest:
, Equalize this protection. Do not ro
fome to enrich others. Let the people b
/ cared for, not few trusts and combine
, to the injury of the people. Better n
store our great West to its former pros
perity and let far of Alaska go, for th
present. In this way "the winter of OF
f discomfort" would disappear.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
AN ELEPHANT.

The bi.metallic commission composed
of Messrs. Wolcott, Stevenson and
Payne promises to be an exceedingly
sharp thorn in the side of the admins
traticn. The leaders of the Republican
party are single gold standard advocates
They hoped that the appointment of the
commission would lead to the abandon.
ment of all efforts to reinstate bimetal.
lism. They believed that the interna-
tional conference and possible agree
ment was not probable and they knew
that their protessed anxiety for one was
a farce intended to fool the people.
Now that it is possible that the commits
sion will accomplish something, the Re-
publican leaders must either accept or
condemn the work of the commission,
Which ever horn of the dilemma they
accept they will stultify themselves. A
cablegram from London, on September
2S, says that the Sheffield (Eng.) Tele
graph contains the following editorial;
"We believe that French, Indian and
United States mints will be reopened tC
the coinage of silver at 154 to l, and
that it will be so announced in October
when the first meeting of the British
cabinet takes place."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
GETTING IT WHERE THE CHICKEN
GOT THE AK

To use a slang phrase the gold bugs are "get.
ting it in the neck" in the most approved
style and from their own advocates in these
latter days. Secretary Cages public admission
that the free coinage Of silver would not initiate
the currency was no sooner made than Sir
Thomas Henry Farrar, of England in a
laborcd article in the London Times, declares
that the adoption of free coinage of silver by
France and the United States would at once
raise silver to par with gold and increase the
price of silver bullion to 1870 cents per ounce
The admission of Sir Farrar that free coinage
would at once place silver on par with gold
knocks the props from under the platform of
the single gold standard men and leaves them
no planks whatever to stand upon. And he
makes this statement as an argument against
bimetallism. Here is what he says:
"Supposing the proposal succeeded, (refer.
ring to the tree coinage Of silver its efforts
would be in all parts of the British empire and
all gold standard countries that the standard OF
value would be altered, enabling debtors to dis
charge gold debts with silver at the ratiotof15l
to /, because any one could take silver to the
French CT American mints and get it coined
into francs or dollars, which, on the hypothesis
that the plan succeeds and a stable exchange
is secured, would be worth in the markets OF
the world, including London, one-ffteenth
and half of their weight in gold
"Such a change would be good for neither
India nor any other country which values
common honesty. Such a change would be
most injurious to Great Britain and the British
| mpirer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07

The money of the constitution and in.
deed the money of the world, and the
only real money is gold and silver, and
we cannot have too much of these in the
world. Population is on the increase
and business is constantly expanding,
all requiring more money. AS inven-
tions and utilities multiply business ex-
tends. Vicious and corrupt legislation
nterferes, robbing the toiers and enrich
ng the few schemers and manipulators.
The rascality has been quite successful
during the last twenty years and more,
and they are still at their villainous
work of which the Dingley tariff is an
other specimen. Mark Hanna is in the
field anxious to be continued in the sem
ate in order to help continue all this
rascal scheming and plundering. With
such men it is not justice and the well
fare Of the people; but what can they do
for trusts, combines and monopolies.
The duty of every good citizen is to
vote down all such men. Let no such
man be trusted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
OHIO VOTERS HAVE REASON TO
GIVE THANKS.

i'll. M. Shaw, the Republican banker can
didate for governor of Iowa, is as demagogical
in practice as his opening speech indicates that
he is in precept, the Lord pity the citizens of
Iowa, should he be elected,
81 wish," he said, "our free silver orators
could dream some night what would have
ia ken place but for the heroic conduct of the
bankers of this country in our time of need.
They would never again inslnuate that 50
soon as man accumulates something he
ceases to love that country whose laws and
whose institutions and whose opportunities
have made such accumulations possible.
"Take your children, if You chose" he con
tinued, "to hear the political orator of the
present day pronounce his wholesale, broadcast
denunciations Of the successful men. Teach
them, ifyou will, that whoever saves is {
villain, whoever accumulates is a robber, ant
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
LIKE THE milk ST KNEsS."

The Republican press reports money as "a
drug on the market" in the western states
especially in Bryan's own state. And along
side of the report news item creeps in that
the State Bank of Davenport has closed its
doors. A few weeks ago the eastern banks
with a great flourish of trumpets announced
that the demand for money was quite active
from the west and that a large amount was
going out daily to supply the western banks.
Now it seems that the western banks are full
to overhowing which they cannot use and the
demand of the banks for eastern money with
which the crops were to be moved was far
greater than necessary. Then to fool the
people they give out that they have far more
money than there is demand for.
Bat instead of this money being the deposits
Of the western people as the banks would like
to have believed it is simply borrowed eastern
money on short time loans that the western
people with experience with eastern money
loaners do not propose to use. This prosperity
business with plenty of money with which to
do business is like the milk sickness of the
pioneer days of Ohio, it was always in the
next county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-07
GOLD. GOLD. GOLD,

A leading gold organ representing the
Republican administration throws of
the mask, and in recent issue gave
enthusiastic approval to the following
editorial utterances Of the Des Moines
Qowa) Register: "The Republican party
in Iowa this year is for gold, gold, gold
the only basis of permanent prosperity
because the only basis of stable none
tary SYSTEM"
What the Republican party is "this
year." cleverly remarks the Chicago
Dispatch in noting the Iowa papers de.
claration, and its Chicago contempo-
rary's APPROVAL, is no criterion as to what
it may be "next year." and no proof Of
what it was "last year" The fact is
that the Republican party is never true
to its promises when made to the people
but for twenty-five years it has been true
to the secret, malignant and deadly con.
spiracy against bimetalism