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The herald., 1898-01-01
LoWNDEs STEPS DOWN
Wont Use Patronage to Buy oHacial
Preferment

BALTIMORE. Dec. Ex-Governor
'I4owndes has Withdrawn from the Sem
atorial contest. He says: This decision
I have reached after considering the
circumstances surrounding my nomina-
ton by the Republican party for the
Office / now hold and the circumstances
under which was elected. shall not
conceal the fact that have an ambi-
tion to represent my State ia the Senate
OF the United States and have 10 pub
licly expressed myself. But I wish it
distinctly understood that Il was never
my intention, as has been tnsinuated,
10 pse my Office as Governor Of the State
n the manner which has been attributed
to me. believe that II desired to use
~ patronsse Of my ollce 10 make myself
tn aenofof from Maryland. II could be
6ouA MIX ttone Who 1noW me- tel
The herald., 1898-01-01
The Lebanon Fire

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. S1.-A fire.
originating in the bakery of Price C
Wilson In Lebanon, thirty miles from
Nashville, at midnight, destroyed eight
Of the principal business houses in the
town. The losses aggregate $4,000; fully
insured
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chronicled on pasls 8. 9, and. 10
N ~
Forecast: Fair; light northerly
winds.
The pSeuliar halluc|nation Of an In
sane woman.
Mayor snyder at york on his an
uual massage.
zlsotric roads consolidate to facil-
1tate business.
Nongolian pheasant ara liberated
near Santa Monica.
sports Of today on barious fields;
football, baseball and dursing.
EesEel held for the banta Monica
robbery; more about Policeman Webb.
Advancement Of the hilroads dur
ing the past ii xmonths1 1,astern tour
lists arrive.
Downey avenue proteA referred to
the council without roeoainendation
by the board Of public woiSs.
The herald., 1898-01-01
N " wslhiag pistsne.

x pfetty fair Groom two-stor,, ,......
M. w Ruth avenue This 81 oe co,,sS ~. !.
med by'ytwo families. The nrise n ss,ss
a3d you lcan buy Tor q ams1i SSSE = q:
msnt ar4 3l5 month. Il VIII ,r<.t ~.
{hek Or oheaper pi3se x,sxl q a =.
The herald., 1898-01-01

Coursing, Agriculture rark--1o;so
=. m.
tournament Of Roses, Iisadena---
II a. m.
Baseball, Los Angeles VS.. San
Diego, Fiesta park-2 p. m.
coursing, grounds southeSn Cali
xornia Coursing association--1 / q. IN.
The herald., 1898-01-01
Salvation Army. wins

The voting contest at the Owl drug
store, to determine which Of the charit-
able institutions Of the city should re-
csiye the 500 offered by that company.
resulted In q victory for the Salvation
army. The votes were counted by rep
resentakivcs o. Tie Herald, Express and
Times. The plNrality OF the Salvation
army w. -. After the award the army
bsnd serennded the company.
The herald., 1898-01-01
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Report OF observations
taken at Los Angeles Dec. 4. The
rlms Bar. Th'r. 4. n. WING Vel eathor
ss;;%, ss.%. ss.ls s:S 3 = Nv ! S;ss ;ss
Maximum temperature, So
Minimum temperature, 48.
Indications for Southern California Fair
Saturday: light northerly winds
The herald., 1898-01-01

1kiss tannla0 Rqwan, late Of the Fraw-
ley seppanx, a 4 - n Los Anesless
The herald., 1898-01-01
EVENTS OF ToIAx
orpheuzn -vaudevills.

orphsuu vaudeville.
Los Angeles IA alik-whitei
flag"
Burbank Shadows of Great
City"
The herald., 1898-01-01
.CTY AEWS
INDEX OF LotAL EVENTS

ohsenlslsa On ps.I 5. .. ! ana 10
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
GOLD ENOUGH.
Another siiveritc Lie Ia Nailed by the
onicial Report from the
Mint.

The refutntion of the plea Of the sill
yerites that there is not enough gold to
answer the demands of the gold stand
ard for money Is found in the reports
of the production of gold throughout
tho world.
The director OF the mint has just pub
lished his report Of the gold production
OF the United States and OF the world
for last year. 1t shows vast increase
over 1896. just as 1896 showed an In
crease over preceding years.
Taking the worlds production. Africa
leads with something over S5s,0O0,000.
The United States comes next with over
$4,000 00G and Australia next with
over $50 100000 Russia leads European
countries with S23,0O0.OC0. Altogether
the worlds output OF gold for 1897 was
nearly $23S, 100000, which is an increase
Of S35,OO0,0 900 over the output OF 1890,
and more than twice as much as was
produced In 1890.
The indications for the present year
are that these figures will be surpassed
md that not less than $270,OOO, 900 will
be the production for 1898.
The statistics for the United states
chow that Colorado has at least sur
passed California as q gold state, her
output being $i0,000,O00. MS against
Sl4O00000 for California. South Da-
kota-thc Black Hills region comes
next with 100000 and Montana with
100000 With such n production Of
gold the world Overcome that Is n
permanent addition 20 the worlds
wcnlth-how futile 10 is 10 say that
there Is not gold enough 10 answer the
demands Of a monetary system founded
upon IL?
10 may seem parndoxical 20 say so.
but the more gold we have the less we
will need IL rs money. The worlds
business is done upon paper. and all
that is needed Is n uniform standard
for the paper. That standard is gold.
and we have IL in abundance Chicago
Times Herald
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
A TARIFF FOR THE PEOPLE,
The Dingicy Law Has Pint Money I'm
the Pockets of our
Lnborcrs.

census OF leading industries in AZ
states and territories shows that under
the Dingley law there Is a great in
crease in wages paid 10 labor The
amount Of wages for 1898 is "A per cent,
or Sl,0046i5,272 greater than in 1898.
This comes home TO all who were out
of employment or were employed at
low wages in 1898 and 1896. There was
improvement as soon as II was known
that Mr.. Mckinley was elected, and
there was still greater improvement as
soon as the Dingley bill became a law.
A billion dollars more went into the
pockets OF workingmen In the last
year than in 1895. II the amount paid
TO agricultural laborers, miners and
miscellaneous workers is added. the la
borers Of the United States will be
found 10 have received $1,000, 100000
more in 1898 than in 1905.
The value OF the home market In the
United States is 90 times the aggregate
value Of all our foreign markets. The
Dingley law gave the Americans The
advantage In the home market, yet Mt
the same time IL enabled our manufnc-
turers to enter foreign markets - a
larger extent than ever before. The
exports OF merchandise from the Unit
ed States increased from $793, 302 200
under the Wilson tariff in 1896 20 ST.
2i0.201.0l3 under the Dingley tariff in
1898.
When President Harrison sent his
last message TO congress in December,
,tnkf 81 D. toll, ~
mark Of prosperity. The national debt
had been decreased, there was n surplus
IN the treasury and there was activity
in every branch OF industry. Under
Cleveland and the Wilson tariff the ma
tional debt was increased. the treasury
was depleted and industries were pros
trated. Under the Dingley tariff law
the surplus In the treasury incre ascd,
and when var came upon the country
the mouey for war expenses was ready.
= spite of war we continued 10 send
American goods abroad and 10 receive
gold In return. The Dingley law has
increased our producing capacity. has
nut more money In the pockets OF our
laborcrs and has built up great enter
prises that have given employment TO
thousands who. under the Wilson Jaw,
were idle. What more can the Amer
lean people ask Chicago Inter Ocean.
sEyMark Hanna Is about the cleverest
political general the republican party
ever had. lie Is generally admired by
republicans. lie has proved himself 10
be wise, sagaelous, honess and incor-
r,,,xff1,to rrha ,rfttfr hoe rrp fIauoe in
hls integrity Detroit Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

different senators at once waited upon
Maiah Scarbones 10 ask il he was Sc
rious in introducing the bill. lie re
piled that he was, and upon my honah,
sab, he was SO well prepared with facts
and figures that he quickly won most
OF them over TO his side. lie showed,
sah-that insidious Majah Scarbones
showed In black and white that there
were 100000 hawgs running ut large
in the state OF Arkansaw. Every one
was a razor-back hawg-jest bone and
skin and bristles, and OF no value as
porker. II these 100000 razor-baclts
were penned up the state would be the
gamer by i75, 100000 pounds OF pork and
bacon yearly. Figure that at ten cents
n pound and you can see what kind OF
an argument he had. In the co'se Of
week he had n majority of both
houses with him. Then, sab, rode up.
Then, sab, Kurnel Bunker unfurlcd his
banner and stepped forth as the sole
champion Of the wild hawg of the SOW
ereign state OF Arkansaw. There we
were. sah--the legislature vs.. the
razor-back- Kurnel Bunker vs.. the
legislature, with the kurnel standing
alone but determined 60 die in his
tracks
The kurncl turned halfway round
TO stare at his empty glass, and by this
time the hint was too broad 60 be neg
lected. lie made n long drink of it.,
and finally proceeded:
"My first step in the matter was TO
see Maiah Scarboncs. The Inajah Is a
gallant man, sab, and a gentleman
from head to heel. / invited him TO
walk in the garden OF friend. and
when the trees and bushes hid us from
observation. produced my pistol and
said:
"Maiah, how far do you reckon IL is
from here 90 that white roscbushY
"'Ninc PAGES TO an inch, says he.
"'And would that shortage of three
feet make any difference to you under
the circumstancesY
"sNot the slightest. I'm never fas-
tidious as TO whether it's nine or eleven
PAGES
"The majah drew his pistol, sab. and
walked down TO the rose bush, and /
left 10 him 10 give the word. We both
fred at three The majah's bullet tore
through my hat. while mine grazed his
shoulder and drew blood. The shock
caused him to drop his weapon, and as
he stopped to recover IL he said;
"Kurnel Bunker, would IL be an I'M
pcrtinence 10 ask what II Is az
aboutT
.Maiah scarbones' says ], as l went
nearer, you have introduced bill TO
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

less freedom. If you kill me, sab, in
this combat about TO take place. you
can push your bill as you will, but while
can raise my voice il shall be in de-
Tense OF the undefcnded hawg.'
with that, sah," said the kurnel,
1--WE proceeded to business. When we
had blindfolded ourselves we began
creeping about and presently made a
stroke which pinned the judge 10 the
wall through his shirt. There was no
precedent to go by, but after some
talk we decided that honah must be
satisfied. My stroke was meant for his
heart, and il was not my fault that IL
only caught his shirt. Then we sat
down TO argue about the bill, and in
quarter of an hour he had changed from
an enthusiast to an opponent How had
| brought IL about? Why, sab, sim
ply talked snakes 20 him. ] had IL
down in black and white that the state
OF Arkansaw was populated, so to
speak. by at least 100,000.000 snakes.
was also prepared TO prove that those
100000 wild hawgs kept that yearly
crop OF 100 ,000, 900 snakes down 10 about
90, 900 n year and that without the
hawgs no man could walk outdoahs
without being bitten. 10 was all
figures-all figures. and 10 be relied
on; and later on, when / put 'em befo'
the senate in n speech, was cheered
20 the echo and the bill killed as dead
as herring. There il was. sah-the
legislature of Arkansaw vs.. the wild
hawgs Bunker and the wild
hawgs vs.. the legislature ~ Kurnel
Bunker VS.. Maiah Scarbones and Judge
lfopewell, and the kurnel coming in
under the wire a full length ahead. And
that was IL, sab. and that was the way,
sab; and now II this occasion seems
TO you to be n propitious one for imbib-
ing another"
II was so ordered and the kurnel
didn't even leave q fragment of ice in
the glass.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
COMMENT AND OPINION.

uyEyery man advocating the free
coinage OF silver at sixteen TO one Is an
attorney for the degradation of Amer
lean wage-carners.-J. Sterling Morton.
ryLet the fear which the Bryanites
brought to the country In July, 1896. be
brought TO IL to-day and factories
would begin TO close down tomorrow.
indianapolis Journal.
rSThe American dollar Is received
with full honors In our new possess
sions. IL needs no apology, standing
good everywhere for 100 cents. ST.
Louis Globr-Dcmocrat.
r1Thc New York Sun remarks that
the Iowa democracy determined to
stand by Bryan and not by American
ism, and concludes: Christening never
teaches the Iowa democrats anything"
Iowa State Register.
uZAbnndant crops and good prices
have done ruuch TO win back the
Nebraska farmers from the support OF
popocratic heresies. No wonder Col.
Bryan wishes 10 get home and attend
TO his fences. With Nebraska republic
IN In 1893. Bryan's prestige az the M
tional convention would DO feeble ina
deed.-Troy TimeA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
Copyright. 1898.

limit and confne the wild hawg of Ar
kansaw. That bill shall never pass ex-
cept over my dend body. Ihave been the
foe of oppression all my life. sab, and
| shall die as have lived. The stars Of
heaven cannot be controlled by the
will of tyrants and neither can the
razor-back hawg. He has always been
with US. lie is "A part and parcel of us.
He is feature of our landscape and an
emblem OF our boundless freedom.
Majah. let us keep on firing
"But the majah declined, sah-the
majah declined" said the kurnel, as
he softly rubbed his hands together.
"He had taken n certain stand as
senator, and as a gentleman of honah
he was bound to maintain il up TO n GER
tain point. That point was reached
when blood had been shed. In five
minutes / showed him the fallacy of his
arguments, and he came down from
his tree and abandoned his position.
There we were. you see-Majah Scar
bones VS.. the razor-backs Kurnel
Bunker VS.. Majah Scarbones, with the
hulHti OD AOls ifAA oAAiA he'N jung
Hopewell, in the house, 10 deal with.
He had become an enthusiast on the
hawg- law, and il was a question wheth-
er could bring him 10 reason or not.
He was terribly put out that the
maiah should have deserted him, but
IL only made him the mo- determined.
After few days called on him at his
rooms at the hotel. When we had
greeted each other / said:
Judge Hopewell, we will not use
pistols on this occasion. as we might
damage the furniture. We both carry
Bowie-knives. You are a man Of honah,
and you know me 10 be the same. Let
each one blindfold himself. and az a
signal we will hunt for each other.
lis II about the hawgs? p he asked, as
he made ready.
1t is. While Kurnel Bunker lives
and breathes i'm the state of Arkansaw,
no legislature shall ever pass law to
deprive the razor back of his bound
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

than too little. Was il due to lack of
intelligence on the part of the officers?
The officers OF both the Spanish army
and navy represent the best OF the
blood Of Spain. where the ordinary vo-
cations OF trade and, In measure, the
civilian professions are deemed be-
meath the patrician families; and the
literature OF both services bears con
gincing proof OF the excellent instruc-
tion which their officers have received,
and of their devotion TO and interest
In their service. Was II due TO lack OF
courage? The Spaniard is, and always
has been. brave; and he was brave, very
brave. in Manila. on the LIST OF May
Was the bad shooting due 10 the con-
stantly changing direction of the ships,
necessitated by the maneuvers? Not
at all. for the ships remained in col
umn, and nearly motionless. for the
greater part of the time.
Bat had there been enough drill OF
the men in the handling and firing Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
PARTED FORTY YEARS AGO
An Old Love Affair II Revived by
Robbery and Damage Suit and
the Couple Welded.

Daniel Beals. OF West Lebanon.
Wayne county, o.. is on his wedding
tour just now with the woman whom
he courted 40 years ago. AT that time
Miss Elizabeth Buchwalter. of the same
place. considered one of the handsom-
est young women OF the township. be-
came the atiianced Of Daniel BeaIs. the
son of wealthy farmer. Because OF
religious differences on the part of the
parents Beals did not keep his engage
ment The records Of the court Of COM
mon pleas at Wooster show that Miss
Buchwalter was awarded judgment
for $3.50 damages against Beals for
breach of promise. After several years
Mr.. Beals married. and after the death
of his wife became quite poor. Miss
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12

Buchwalter owns one of the best farms
in the county
Three years ago. says Tie Chicago
Chronicle, Miss Buchwalter's home was
entered by three masked men. who beat
her terribly In an effort TO make her
tell where her money was secreted.
Three of the best-known citizens of
Mount Eaton-John j. Schlaffy. a JUS
tice of the peace; Simon Schlaify and
Louis Klein were indicted and after a
sensational trial were acquitted The
three men brought suit against Miss
Brchwalter for $4,000 damages for
false arrest. Mr. Beals offered his as
sistance TO hunt down The offenders.
and it wns largely through his efforts
chat Miss Buchwalter won the only
one of the three damage suits that
has been tried although the jury gave
the plaintiff verdict assessing his
damages az one dollar
Through his efforts in her behalf the
old love was rekindled, n new engage
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
MINERS ARE PROSPEROUS.
tective Tarin 20 wsrk-
ingmen.

No better illustration of the benefi-
cial effects of the Dingley tariff could
be desired than may be had 10y COM
parison of the financial and industrial
condition OF the southeast Missouri
lead district now and two years ago.
AS is generally known, lea1 is the lead
ing product of this section. and the
price OF this staple is a sort OF barome-
ter governing the price of all other
products. AS the price OF lead goes up
or down, the price of labor, farm prod
ucts, etc. advance or decline.
Under the operation of the Wilson
tariff law the price of lead was steadily
hammered down until at the time of
the presidential election OF 1896 il was
only worth about 2A cents per pound.
At this price it was only the largest
and best equipped plants that, by rea-
son of great output. were able 10 con-
tlnue operations without actual loss.
And even this was only made possible
by "a system of cconomizing that, while
cutting expenses in every other direc-
ton also, necessarily reduced the price
of labor TO the lowest living rate, while
the amount of labor that could find en-
ploymcnt even at these reduced rates
was greatly restricted.
Lead being the basis on which every
other industry rested, and from which.
directly or indirectly, all others OBJ
tanned the means of continuing theii
existence, il naturally followed that,
owing to the small amount of money
disbursed by the lead interest, the de-
mand for all other products was greatly
reduced, enterprise OF every kind was
completely paralyzed, and a condition
of business stagnation that amounted
10 absolute financial distress existed
in the lead district OF southeast Mis-
souri, less than two years ago.
To realize the change that has been
wrought under republican admins
tration in the short time it has been at
the helm, one has only to open his eyes
and look about him. An advance of
about 30 per cent. in the price OF lead
has restored wages, inspired new min
ing enterprises, giving employment to
additional labor, while the old plants
are all operating 10 their full capacities.
Luz AAN'oHibh1 hANN h1'll AttANA' HONh
TO the population and permanent
wealth of the district, while n feeling OF
security and confidence in the sound
ness and permanence OF our present
financial system pervades the whole
community.
During the past eight months there
have been more substantial improve
ments made in this place (among which
! may mention $4,000 public school
house, than during any previous five
years in It's history Republicans do
not now have TO offer arguments in
vindication of their policy. ii being
only necessary 10 refer TO their record
and point TO facts already accom-
plished.
In the meantime those who two years
ago were near going into commissions in
contemplation OF the dire calamitics
that they assured us would follow re-
publican victory are now too busy gath
cring in all they can of republican pros
perity TO say word in vindication OF
their now defunct theories.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
LIES OF sILvERITEs.
The Panic Makers Are Again at Their
Old Tricks-rhcir Flop ON
the War.

A local democratic silverite paper
prints some cartoons representing the
republican party as disclaiming tho
war nj it's approach and claiming II
after il was over. The falsity of such
assertions will be apparent to every
thinking man. When the proposition
of war with Spain first began 20 be
broached the great majority of the
peace at any price" men were sixteen
10 one bad money democrats. headed by
Bryan and flanked by mugwumps. And
now n sixteen 10 one organ has the I'M
utterable eifrontcry TO label it's own
party's unpatriotic bellowings as se-
publican.
The misunderstanding, pnnic-making
free silver democrats at the head OF the
party never wanted TO see Cuba freed.
first, last or nj any time. But the young
men among the democrats, in spite OF
their unpatriotic leaders, joined the
young republicans in insisting that
Spain should be punished for its horri-
bic perfidy in destroying the Maine.
and that the Cubans should be rescued
from it's tyrannical, robber grasp. The
whole republican party, with the presi-
dent at its head, came marching rapid
ly up to this patriotic position. not only
remaining there but progressing as
events progressed.
What have the democratic leaders
done in the meantime? At first they
pretended TO support the president in
his war measures, because they were
afraid OF the resentment of the young
democrats. But they soon saw that the
war was going TO table or Kill their
darling sixteen 10 one. panic-making
scheme. so they ceased TO support the
war. Since then they have been eight
ing ii and its supporters and bowling
ornothing but the bad money plank OF
Bryan's Chicago platform. That was
the cause OF their backward flop. That
is where they stand.
This prating about a republican
war" is all in the talk Of the partisan
sixteen TO one democrats. Why are
they all anti-expansionists Col" Bry-
an AZ their head? Why are they maxi
ing war on the president? Why are the
bad money schcmers steering az and
deriding Republican statesmanship"
and offering nothing themselves but
hostility and abuse? They hated the
war from the word go, and they hate IL
now, with all its glorious results, be-
cause these things only show up the
contemplate littleness of their pratt
cal designs upon the credits and the
prosperity of the nation. That is the
real animus Of all the democratic jeal-
ousy of the recent war.-Chicago Trib-
une
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-12
SPANISH GUNNERs.
Why Did They Make such "a Poor
showing mt the Hattie
OF .hanilnf

Lieut.. Bradley A. Fiske. U. S. N, of
the Petrol. writes an article for the
Century, on why We Won at Manila"
Lieut.. Flske says:
Considering that there were about
80 Spanish gun captains, one may
reasonably ask: Was there not even
one OF them who could shoot straight?
There is no apparent reason why a
Spaniard should not be able 10 shoot
as well as anybody else. Is bad shoot
ing an inherent trait in Spaniard?
If not. was the bad shooting due 10 a
lack of discipline? There is no reason
to believe it; and the usually accepted
idea of the Spaniard would tend TO
make one suppose that there might
have been too much discipline rather