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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05

Senator German was in complete con
troll OF the Maryland Democratic State
convention, la Baltimore yesterday week
and az was expected, hs caused his CON
vention to straddlo the financial ques-
ton instead of meetingit fuirly. Hero
Is the full text of the plank in tho
platform devoted TO the money issue.
The Democracy OF Maryland, in com
mon with the Democracy OF the Union,
believe now, as they always have be-
liayed, in honest money, the gold and
silver money OF the Constitution, and
the coinage OF both metals, without
discrimination against either into
standard dollars OF final payment and
redemption.
We note with satisfaction that the do.
mand OF more than six and one.half
millions of Democratic voters expressed
at tho polls last November has com.
PEELED President Mckinley and Re-
publican Congress- to urge upop the
European Powers, through the medium
OF duly appointed commission. the
necessity for an international conference
to arrange the terma of bimetallic
system, under tho operation Of which
hoth gold and Hilver shall be used and
recognized IA money of final ro-
demption.
The suiferings OF the masses, the
honest toilerH, the hone and ainew, the
brain and courage and manhood of the
land, have met with thu sympathy OF
tho Democracy, and the protest of our
great party, 80 eloquently voiced in
last years elections, has forced the Re-
publican party, despite its arrogance
and recklesBne5s, TO recognize the nee1s
of an aroused and patriotic people,
And, while many Democrats have not
approved all the expressions Of their
party in national convention, bimeta-
lism will surely come.
Only last year the Democrats OF
Maryland, like those OF Delaware, re.
solved in State convention assembled in
favor of the gold standard aud against
the free and unlimited coinage OF oliver
at any ratio. This year the Maryland
Democrats, at the command of German,
are led to make the above unneaning
declaration.
For, even with the most liberal con
struction, the financial declaration oil
the Maryland Democrats practically
means nothing. 1t evades the money
issue. 1t is neither fish, flesh, NOT
good rcd herring" 1t is designed as a
sop to the Sound Money Democrats aud
as sop 10 tue Free Silver Democrats,
but will deceive neither and is cal
culated to disgust both.
IL would have been better and much
moro polite had Germans convention
ignored the financial issue altogether.
1t simply made itself ridiculous by thu
gorgeous straddu il executed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-08-05

According to the Registration law
enacted by tie last session of the
Louisiana Legislature, all vuIers in the
State will be required to register before
thcy can vote at the next election.
The new law requires that the appli-
cant for registration, with his own hand,
and without the dictation or suggestion
of any one, in the presence of the super
visor of registration or his clel ks or
assistants, shall write and fill up the
blanks in printed form which shall
set forth the State and date OF his
birth, his age, the dates during which
he has lived in the State and parish in
which be desires to register, and whether
or not be has ever been convicted of
treason, embezzlemBnt of public funds
malfeasance IN office, larceny, bribery,
illegal voting, or other crime punishable
by hard labor or imprisonment in the
penitontiary, or whether he is an idiot
or ia insane, such persons being denied
the right to vote. The applicant is re
quired to mako oath to his statement,
and, il it be found satisfactory, he 10
then admitted to registration. II, from
any cause. the applicant be unable TO
write, the supervisor of registration
shall read to him the printed questions,
and he may get some other person to
write out the answers Of the applicant
for the filling out Of the blank ANY
person who, for the purpose of obtain.
ing certificate of registration, shall
swear falsely, shall, on conviction, he
subject to fine of $1,000 and impris-
onmBnt for not less than one year or
more than five.
1t will, OF course, be claimed that
thess strict regulations arc specifically
directed against the negro vote of the
State, but they are in the interest OF an
honest and intelligent suffrage. The
new Constitution of Delaware takes Q
step in this direction by providing that
NO person who may become Of voting
age or acquire citizenship by naturaliza
ti0n after January lsr, 1900, 'Rhal
have the right TO vote unless he shal
be able to read this Constitution in the
English language and write his name.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23

with the x ray, the tube having been
held too long and too near the patients
head. 1t is contended that the X ray
is exceedingly dangerous when manipu-
lated by those unfamiliar with it's use
and its effects upon nerves and tissues.
Now, IL Punzo died through the ignor-
ance of the X rayists, the X rayists are
guilty of manslaughter, and Orme, the
defendant in the trial, isn't The most
he can be convicted of would seem to
be assault with intent TO kill. But the
X rayists deny the charge of ignorance
and insist that it was either Orme. or
the y ray itself, or both combined, that
killed Punzo. The controversy opens up
vast opportunities for medical and cleo
trieal experts to get In their deadly
work, too.
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ever comes under the Dingley plan it is
at best long way off.
Under these conditions, what are the
goldbugs going to do? It's well enough
for men like Senator Allison to preach
about raising every possible protec-
ton" against what appears bound to
come, but why do these gentlemen all
fail to tell how the thing is to be done?
Last week the National Board of
Trade, in session at Washington, re
solved that unless by some very I'M
expected contingency we shall have an
unprecedented degree of prosperity at
the time of the next presidential cleo
ton, we may expect to see fiat money
the issue of the campaign" Like ALI
son and the others, this National Board
of Trade laid down no rules whereby
the country can ward off the issue 1t
names. Manifestly. in the opinion of
the goldbugs, free coinage isn't dead.
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Their Own Prophets.

* ENATOR ALLISON is one of the
IN republicans who have felt in duty
- bound to sound the note of warn
ing. In an interview he has said that
what our countrymen need to do now
is not so much to legislate as to this or
that feature of our financial system,
but ito raise every possible protection
for the country against the election of
Bryan or some other candidate of sim
alar views TO the presidency in 1900"
Senator Allison does not say how his
countrymen shall set themselves at
work TO raise every possible protection
against Organism and kindred evils
Indeed. under the policy or the admin
sstration, il is not apparent that very
much can be done to ward off what he
deems 70 be ills. The Mckinley admin
4stration has certain radical goldbug
measures on the stocks. but they are
not likely 10 come to anything the
iortnight's session of the house with it's
immense administration majority. leaves
The country 10 anticipate hopeless re-
publican divisions on all matters of
currency legislation.
No side issues can be successfully
raised unless, indeed, the country
plunges into some war or other. The
only hope of the men who share Sena-
tor Allison's anxiety is In a sharp cur
tailment Of expenses. In the expectation
that a policy of pronounced economy
may commend the party to the country.
That policy seems quite out of the
question. The appropriations have been
fixed for the year that ends in June.
1888. They are large: as certain as
anything can be Is the deficit that will
be shown, under the failure of the
Dingley bill TO earn sufficient revenue
The present session will make the
appropriations for the year ending
June so. 1899. Mr.. Cannon and some of
his republican associates are pleading
for economy. but the estimates submit
ted by the several departments call for
more than $500. 000, 900. an increase by
tens Of millions. while the proposed ex-
penses are to be about SIS 600 600 greater
than Mr. Gage. under his most sanguine
promises, expects to collect. The presi-
dents own boosted plan for breaking
the endless chain involves the keeping
of the greenbacks in the treasury. ex-
cept when they go out in exchange for
gold. but the president himself says
that his scheme cannot be PUT in prac-
tiee until the governments Income
squads its expenses-and il that Gay
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
The Proof Is On Him.
- HE letter addressed by

~ HE letter addressed by Sec
rotary Gage to Mr.. Com
pers is disappointing. 1t sets
out with high-sounding generalities,
but it hobs off short just at the point
where the reader naturally expects Mr..
Gage to begin to say something to the
point.
The secretary magnifies the fact that
a bad financial policy is bad alike for
all classes. That is true-there is moth
ing that suggests any other view in
the resolutions he critlcises; on the
contrary. these resolutions say dis
tinctly that >the Gage financial plan
affects unfavorably the people of the
country" and that his greenback
scheme fastens bad system upon
the American people" So that there
is no pertinent point in the first half
of Mr.. Secretary's letter.
For the rest. Mr. Gage disposes of
the resolutions adopted by the FEEDER
alton of Labor with n rather surly
challenge to the Gompers people to
show that he is wrong. They can do
it.: we ardently hope they will en-
brace the opportunity--let them pre-
sent the argument which found favor
with very nearly fifty per cent of the
voters in this country thirteen months
ago. an argument that would have pro-
vailed but for the persuasive millions
of money and the unkept promises of
prosperity furnished by the men who
put Mr.. Gage in power.
Since Mr.. Gage affects, however. t.
be severely logical in the meaningless
portion of his letter, it is proper to say
that it is not justly upon the men he
challenges to show that he is wrong.
The burden of proof is upon him TO
show that he liz right. And this hap
pens because he is the champion of a
radical innovation. He wants to
change all the currency laws of this
nation so as to make them read lin
gold" instead of lin COIN" as they
have always read. If there is to be so
great a change, the man who proposes
1t must be prepared to give reason
for it, On him rests the burden of
proof
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
AS To Tramps.
proof.

IN sentencing a tramp who had been
convicted of stealing chickens, a
Pennsylvania judge offered this So
hutton of the tramp problem: 1T Is
time that the farmers of this county
should rid their homes and fields of
such as you by protecting their prop
erty with a shotgun. Such action
would rid the county of great annual
expense. 1t is our advice to the farmers
of Lancaster county that they pro-
vide and use shotguns and protect
themselves from such as you" The
learned Judge. il will be observed
doesn't sanction the use OF rifles or re-
volvers-only shotguns. Nor does he
advise the indiscriminate shooting Of
tramps who may come along the road.
the farmers are to use their shotguns
only to protect their property. The
trouble is tramps do not steal property
when the owners are right there to FRO
tect 1t, certainly not when the owners
are right there armed with shotguns.
Tramps do not bill themselves on ahead.
Most of their dates are open. they play
an engagement whenever and wherever
the signs seem 10 be propitious. II a
farmer catches a tramp in the act Of
stealing he does not need a decision
from the bench authorizing him TO use
his shotgun, If he has one. The judges
advice is rather superfiuous so far as
the farmer is concerned. but its moral
effect upon the great body OF Pennsyl-
vania tramps may be good. The ques-
tion. what shall we do with our tramps.
continues TO outweigh in Importance
even the problem what shall we do with
our ex-presidents?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
Senator Warren Also.

Il MOTHER man who ought to have
known long ago what Is Just
l dawning upon him is Senator
Warren, of Wyoming. This morning, in
one Of its special dispatches, the Stand
ard quotes what the Wyoming senator
said yesterday-his talk gives color to
the opinion that there is a good deal
more than idle rumor in the reports
that deal with Senator Wolcotts in
tentions.
These men discover that those who
manipulated the st. Louis convention
have triied with them. Senator Warren
declares that the administration gold
bug methods simply won't do. All right;
the sooner these men line up, the better
especially for themselves. With VOL
colt and Warren in line, it will be all up
with the goldbug scheme.
As for Mr.. Carter, it will make no
difference where he lands: his own state
has given up all thought of counting on
him, and since the report has gone over
the whole country that one of Mon
tana's senators is able to defy the sent-
ment in his state. Montana is willing to
let the matter rest right there for the
present
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23

ring holding skull in one hand and
wildly gesticuIating with the other, at
the same time uttering curses upon all
the white men and their descendants If
any harm befell the townspeopie by
reason of their visit.
After this friendly act the head
friendly chief with the expedition in his
turn walked round the circle, calling
down maledictions upon the natives il
any harm befell the white men during
their visit. This headman, who knew
well the efficacy of a new juju, or fet-
lch, hit upon plan which at the time
had an extraordinary effect on the SUI
perstitious people. In his promenade
round the circle he carried in his hand
an ordinary bottle of soda water and at
the critical moment, when he had ex-
hausted his list of curses, he leaped into
the ring and opened the bottle, the cork
going off with a loud report.
ridiculous as it may seem, the effect
was instantaneous. The natives with one
accord-chiefs women and children
straightway fed The people were pro-
foundly impressed with what they call
ed the white mans god in the bottle"
During the whole journey the letting off
of soda water corks always had the de-
sired effect of impreSsing upon the peo-
pie the power of the white mans juju.
On reaching Bendi the market was at
once closed and the intruders were
warned to leave Immediately. They
departed on the following day without
being attacked, the chief fear of the
people evidently being that they should
penetrate the mysteries of the tuju.
Nothing was actually seen of any of
the juju rites, as it was discovered that
these were performed little way out
of the town. 1t is probable that the
people will still remember the soda wa
ter juju and that it may be an import
ant FACTOR in coming to an understand
ing with these mysterious natives.
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A Complicated Case.

~HE y ray is on trial at Elmira,
N Y, for murder. and 1t is not
too much 10 say that ii looks
dark for the Y ray. George Orme was
indicted for murder in the first degree.
He shot James PunZo. who died several
weeks after being wounded. The de-
Tense alleges that his death was not due
to the bullet wound, but was caused by
the Y ray employed 10 locate the bullet
in Funzos head. IL seems that after
being shot Punzo was removed TO the
hospital. and at the expiration OF three
weeks had 50 far recovered from the
effects OF his injuries that he was able
to be up and around, and seemed to be
on the high road to complete recovery
When it was supposed that he was out
Of danger an examination Of his head
by means OF the \ ray was made. I'M
medlately after the application OF
Crooke's tube he began to fail, and died
within a week.
A medical expert from Buffalo has
testified that Punzo was fatally injured
by the ignorance Of those experimenting
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
SODA WATER BOTTLE AS A GOD.
How Two English Officers Awed The SUI
perstitious Natives of Africa.

FROM the London MALL
The crueltes of Benin City having
become matter of history. attention in
the Niger is being directed to an equal
ly dark spot in the protectorate,
namely, Bendi, an important town sit
uated about 100 miles inland from Opo-
DO. 1t is the largest trade center in
the protectorate, and is the headquar-
ters of the long juju." Human sacri-
fees are carried on probably to as great
an extent as al Benin, and fetch rites
are conducted with equal cruelty.
At Bendi. toe is held sort of fetch
court Of appeal. to which natives of the
coast towns and of the interior repair
for settlements of their differences. \
correspondent at Bonny writes that
only two Europeans have succeeded in
penetrating to the town. In December
last Major Leonard and T. James, two
Of the protectorate officers. went to
Benin. The journey occupied six days.
on reaching any village a palaXer Was
held. The friendly chiefs squatted in
Scmlcirele opposite the chiefs Of the
town. who also sat in a semiCircle.
The proceedings opened by the head
man Of tho town walking round the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
GREEK IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Innovation introduced in New York
Baptist Church.


over a dozen members of the Fifth
Avenue Baptist church. New York,
meet every Sunday morning and study
Greek under supervision of the pastor,
Rev. W. II. p. Faunce. The innovation
has been SO successful that Mr.. Faunce
who originated the idea, is much graft
fed. In discussing the adoption of this
new class in connection with the church
Rev. Mr.. Faunce expressed 1t as his
opinion that any church might follow
out the same idea with profit. He said
there was absolutely no discrimination
among persons wishing to join the class
of his church, men and women from
any part of the city being as welcome
as the members of the congregation.
The Greek class meets every Sunday
morning at about 9:45 o'clock at the
church, which is located on Forty-siXth
street near Fifth avenue, and the stud
les continue until the commencement of
the regular services, an hour and a
quarter later. c. S. Johnston. formerly
professor of Greek in the Cook academy
at Havana. n. V. and who is now en-
gagged in taking postgraduate course
in Greek at Columbia, presides at these
Sunday morning meetings. TO join the
class a candidate must have some
knowledge of Greek, although, as the
new testament is comaratiyely easy
reading, he need not have advanced
very far in the study of the language.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
CLEVER SiAMESE GIRLS.
Those Trained in Dancing Can Pick Up
S;raws With Their Eyeiids

From London Modern Society.
The dancing girls of Siam are re-
markable for the agility and grace of
their movements. The cup dance is the
prettiest and most poetic of all. A row
of young girls. with a tier of cups on
their heads, take their places in the
middle of the great hall. A burst of
joyous music follows. On hearing this
they simultaneously, with military pre-
cision, kneel down, fold their hands
and bow their heads until their fore
heads almost touch the polished marble
floor, keeping the cups steadily on their
heads by some marvellous jerk of the
neck. Then, suddenly springng to
their feet. they describe a succession of
rapid and intricate circles. keeping time
to the music with their arms. head and
feet Next the music swels into a rap
turous tumult. The dancers raise their
delicate feet, curve their arms and fin
gers in almost impossible flexures
sway to and fro like withes of willow
agitate all the muscles of the body like
the tiutter of leaves in the soft evening
breeze, but still keep the cups on their
heads.
The dancing girls of Bangkok are al
ways exercising in the royal gymna-
stun. Their ages vary from 5 to 20
years The curious and subtle feat of
picking up bit of straw with the eye
lids can be learned only by the young
est of them, who are made to practice
II in order to render them flexible in
every part of the body. There are two
long rows of benches. one a little higher
than the other. On the lower is a row
of little girls and on the upper bench
are laid the polished bits OF straw. At
the sound of the drum the little girls
all together bend back the head and
neck until they touch the bits of straw
which. with wonderful deXterity. they
secure between the corners OF their
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-23
QUEER SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
City of Atlanta, Ca, to he Prosecuted b,
Tilted Lover.

City OF Atlanta, Ga, to BE Prosecuted by
n Tilted Lover.
Because a doctor in the employ of the
city told her to be vaccinated instead
of married. a fair young maiden of At
ianta, Ga, Tilted her fiance on the eve
of their marriage and received the virus
in her arm instead. AS a consequence,
the Tilted lover is going to sue the city
for damages for the loss of his bride.
For several days past a force of ply
sicianS and policemen has been visiting
every home, office, shop and store in the
city, vaccinating by force, when neces-
sary, and one of the unwilling girl vic
Tins was girl of 16, who was soon to
have become the bride of Col. E. L.
Cavaleri, IA years old, and a veteran
of the Union army. Cavaleri states he
was engaged to the maiden, and loves
young dream was not marred until the
doctor came upon the scene. In his
vaccinating rounds he met the young
woman, who demurred to being vacci-
mated because she said she was going
to get married The old gentleman
says the doctor dissuaded her from get
ting married, saying that 1t would be
better for her TO get vaccinated than
married. The girl finally consented to
be vaccinated. and when the aged lover
returned to his promised bride he found
a cool reception. She fatty refused to
marry him, giving as a reason that the
doctor had advised her that vaccination
was better than marriage. All he could
say awaited nothing. She was obdurate
and declined to marry.
Il am the sufferer: the city is respon-
sible, and it must pay me damages, and
a good sum, too" Cavaleri said.
Col. Emilio Cavaleri in his youthful
and hot-headed days, belonged to the
famous secret society of the Carbonar,
in Italy. He was suspected by the au-
thorities of being engaged in con-
spiracy to assassinate the pope, and
after many daring adventures, succeed
ed in escaping to this country. He is
a man of education and comes of a
good Italian family. He is a venerable
looking man, with long, white hair and
beard, and refined. but careworn face.
The girl who was to have been his bride
comes Of an old and wealthy Georgia
family.
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TEN PAGES.
THURSDAY. DECEMBER %, 1897.
He's From New England.
oNGMEADow, in Massachus

III massachusetts,,
is the birthplace OF Senator VOL
colt, of Colorado. When IL comes
to tracing through a New England an
cestry. the senator can go back as far
as most of them. He is a New Eng
lander by education as well as by birth;
he took partial course at Yale and
studied law at Harvard--he was a man
grown when he came West There was
propriety, therefore, in the senator's
presence at last nights banquet of the
New England society in New York city,
and his apt after-dinnar talk suited the
occasion admirably.
The senator accurately described
western sentiment when he asserted
that it is broadly national. 1t is the
truth--recent political and financial
agitation has brought 1t into promi-
nence-that in the East the tendency is
to assume that the possession of great
wealth means necessarily the possession
of great wisdom and Mr.. Wolcott put
before his goldbug fellow banqueters a
fact when he reminded them that you
cannot dispose of conviction held by
millions of intelligent people by calling
it a craze
Senator Wolcott had full right to
speak as he did to these New England
scions; he has gone more than half way
in his effort to come to an agreement
with them. It's the Standards opinion
that his words would have even greater
weight We're he to stand pat by what
he declares TO be his conviction about
silver. as does Teller his confrere, who
is New Yorker born and bred