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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
The Pioneer Express.
ACCEPT THE GOLD STANDARD

For better or for worse, the great COM
mercial nations of the world have con-
cluded TO transact their business and
measure their exchanges in terms of the
single gold standard. The people of the
United States in 1896 decided that, quite
apart from the theory Of the question, it
was expedient for this country to stand
with the rest of the world in this par
ticular matter of the measure of value.
For all practical purposes the existing
monetary standard as might be accept
ed as if it were fundamental, physical
factor in the position of the country, like
the mississippi River or the Rocky
Mountains. Tunneling, irrigation, and
other works of man may gradually alter
the economic significance of tine Rocky
Mountains; while the Improvement of
navigation and the regulation of overflow
may also affect the relations of the Mis-
sissippi River to the welfare of the great
valley that it drains. In like manner
there may gradually come about import
AIT changes in so fundamental a thing as
the standard by which men measure
values. But great nations are likely to
make such changes gradually and con-
servatively, and laws may be expected to
follow timidly and tardily where practical
business facts have led the way. Taking
all things into account, il is hardly rash
or exaggerated thing to say that for the
present in this country the gold standard
is about as firmly established a fact as
republican form ofgovernment. We are
not discussing what ought to be or what
ought not to be. But we are asking men
to admit the hard facts. In England.
certainly, the gold standard is much
frmer fact than the established church.
the privileges of landed property, the
hereditary House of Lords, or even the
institution of royalty. India's silver cir
culation is soon inevitably to be made
subsidiary to gold as the standard o
reckoning. Russia has now completed
all her arrangements for the practical
adoption of the gold standard. Japan
has, entered the list of of the gold-stand-
ard nations and nothing but the lack Of
really authoritative central government in
China can long prevent some important
steps in that country in the same direc-
ton. Theory in these matters is one
thing and practice is another. TIE
theory of international bimetalism NAV
continue to be cherished man who
allows himself to perceive that for the
present and near future no international
coinage agreement in favor of silver can
possibly be secured.-From The Prog
ress of the World" in American Monthly
Review Of Reviews for March.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

The Wyoming republicans have de.
cided to abandon the free-coinage- -of-sil.
yer proposition which they inserted in
their state platforms in the last two cam
paiEns and plant themselves squarely
upon the St Louis platform. The ad-
vance in Wyoming woods and in farm
prices generally has been too much for
tie silver cause, even in that section OF
the country.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04

The result of the election in Ontario
on Tuesday for the local parliament was
AZ liberals, A conservatives and patron.
In 1894 the liberals had 90 and the con-
servatives ~ and the balance independ-
ent or patrons.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-04
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
THE LOYAL SOUTH.

1857 AF
WASHINGTON. March 10. 1ssS.-In the
House Of Representatives, today Mr..
Henry Dem., Miss) claimed the floor as
a question of personal privilege and sent
to the Clerks desk, for the purpose OF
having it read to the House, a quotation
from an interview with the Spanish Am
bassador at Vienna, contained in an As
ISOLATED Press despatch. in which the Am
bassador said that if the United States,
in the event of war should incite the
Philippines to revolt, Spain could re-
venge herself by raising revolts in the
American Southern States.
Before the reading of the interview was
concluded Mr.. Dingley made the point
that it did not constitute a question of
privilege.
Il contains a reflection against a portion
of the people of the United States which
1 desire to repel," said Mr.. Henry.
The patriotic Speaker held that he had
not presented a question Of privilege and
he was taken off the floor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
MORE POOL In THE CHURCH.
Mr.. Scudder Says He Doesn't Mind
What People Say.

With all the talk of opposition to the
pool table which is used by the young
men of the First Congregational Church,
Bergen and Boyd avenues, Mr.. Scudder
had another table put up yesterday. This
one was the gift of a wealthy New York
friend of Mr.. Scudder's, who, seeing the
good tina was being done, as Mr.. Scud-
der explained it, sent the second table to
him. This was placed alongside of the
other in the northern corner of the base
ment. which is closed in by heavy red
curtains. Both tables were in full blast
last evening and as soon as one young
man dropped out of a game another was
always ready to take his place. Mr..
Scudder is very enthusiastic over his pool
table scheme and spoke in glowing terms
of the good that was being DONE.
There is no opposition whatever" he
said, .for we all agree perfectly on every
thing We are as a unit"
Many people outside of Mr.. Scudder's
church are inclined to think that he is
doing wrong in placing pool tables in
the church as an inducement to the young
men. Many say that if a young man
doesn't want religion all the pool tables
in creation couldn't induce him to join a
church. Murmurs are also heard about
Mr.. Scudder Decorating the church by
having pool tables there, but this talk
does not bother the pastor. On the con-
trary, he says it amuses him and he likes
free advertising.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
GAGE 4 CRAWFISH.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10, 1855
Secretary Gage frankly declares that he
does not believe present complications
with Spain will Lead to war. He says
THE people of the country are getting
used to his war talk and they under
stand that it means little or nothing.
There is, of course. a possibility Of war,
and If it comes the financial of
the government are equal to any emer-
gency which may confront u.s.
President Mckinley would doubtless
ask and get any appropriation he want
ed. Our credit abroad is Of the best, as
evidenced by the standing of our bonds.
The price quotations ON government Sc
curities Is the best sign of the excellent
condition of the government The bust
ness interests have not as yet been SER
iously affected by h possibilities Of
r-arp
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19

Organ music reached its climax with
Bach; it may. perhaps, be said that all
music did. Al any rate, one thing is
certain, viz, if there has been any prog
ress in music since the day of Bach, 1t
has been due to MIN. Baeh's music is
~polyphonic; and polyphony is true music
To it's foundation upon thisfsehooi is due
the fact that there has been no deca-
dence in music in Germany.
There has been no advance in polyphony
since the days of Bach Such advance
as has been made has been in originality
and boldness of meditation.
For pure organ music, Bach still is. and
probably will always remain, the great
est of all composers. Even with all the
modern mechanical appliances that have
been attached to the organ, his works are
still very NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the most diff
ficuIt of organ compositions He must
have been as great an organist as he
was a composer. That he hould have
been able to play, upon the organ OF MS
day. works so exacting in technique as
his own, is simply marvellous.
1t is one of h phenomena OF muslcal
history that. while orchestral, operalic
and other branches of music were III their
infancy in Bach's day, n have develop
ed since then, Bach brought organ music
to its climax. He was not the small
source whence flowed a rivulet which, in
time. was to expand into a broad stream;
he was the broad stream itself The
word Bach, in German, means a brook,
which led a famous German composer to
say punningly that this great master was
not a Bach, but an =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
OFFICIALS EXPECTANT.

WASHINGTON, March 10, 1ssS.-The
keenest expectancy was apparent in all
official quarters today in anticipation of
the early receipt of the report of the Court
of Inquiry on the Maine disaster. War
like preparations continued with unabat-
ed vigor at the Wa and Navy depart
ments, but the main interest of officials
centred in the forthcoming report.
The interest was so intense that many
reports gained circulation to the effect
that the official document would be in
the hands of the President within the
next few hours, but these conjectures on
inquiry in authoritative sources were
found to be Persons in po-
sition to know had little to add to the
fact already made public that the report
is expected within the next few days.
A Cabinet officer stated that it would be
here early next week. Beyond this he
could not go. 1t was stated definitely
that no advance -intimation as to the char
acter of the report had been received here.
Done rumor had it that Lieutenant Blow
had brought to Washington an abstract
of the conclusions, but this was dis
missed after Lieutenant Blow had been
in conference with Secretary Long.
The chief development of the morning
was the arrival of four of the survivors
Of the Maine disaster. who held a long
conference with Secretary Long, and
later were taken by the Secretary to the
White House for a talk with the Presi-
dent.
These survivors are Lieptenant G. F. w.
Holman, navigator of the Maine: Lieu
tenant George P. Blow, Lieutenant A. b.
! Catlin, IN command of the marines on
the Maine, and Boatswafn Larkin.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
SEVENTEENTH STREET INTERESTS
Property Owners Oppose the West
share Grade Crossing.

Andrew J. Corcoran. NJ. T. Connolly,
Patrick Connolly, Charles Hill, Michael
Byrnes and half a dozen others. repre-
senting the Seventeenth Street Improve
ment Association, called on Mayor Hoos,
this morning, and urged him not to APP
prove the Street and Water Board ordi-
nance, allowing the West Shore Railroad
to lay a track across Seventeenth street
at grade into the works of the Proctor
Company. When it was first proposed to
open Seventeenth street to the Hill, the
West Shore Company tied the matter up
in court. and in many ways placed STUN
bling blocks in the way of the improve
ment. The street is now open and clear
to the foot of the Hill. and the property
owners. while not opposed to allowing
the Proctor Company to have every pos
sible shipping convenience, object TO the
railroad company laying a track across
the street at grade and thus forever
blocking the possibility of getting the
street open to the Hill.
The Mayor promised to consider the
objections of the property owners.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
SENTENCES IN TIE SESSIONS.
Mothers Tears FaTs so Save a Hard
eued Young use


Judge Hudspeth pronounced soNae sem
fences in the General Sessions Court yes
terday afternoon. John Price, who as
saulted Mrs. Margaret Lange, of No. IA
Madison street, Hoboken, with a sand
bag, received the heaviest dose, three
years and q half in State Prison. Prices
defence was hat he vas trying to col
1ect a policy bet from Mrs. Lange.
1.-The Court said Judge Hudspeth, sis
convinced that you had Interior motives
in committing the assault upon this wo-
man. I am convinced that you were at
ter money. I regret that the man who
was indicted with you escaped convic-
ton. l believe that the other man was
acting with you but the woman exoner-
ated him. If o had struck that. woman
On the head with the and bag you
would undoubtedly have killed her. Your
aged mother has been here and begged
for clemency in your behalf. Her only
fear is that she will not live to see you
come from State Prison, You blind step
father has also been here interceding for
you. / cannot see how a man in your
circumstances having such a home as
your parents provide, can lead such a
life as you do"
Price displayed no emotion whatever
either at the sentence or the Judges re-
marks.
Eli Buret, who was convicted of assault
and battery IN Margaret Friedlander, of
No. 222 Summit avenue, West Hoboken,
and who tried to exonerate himself by
bIackening the woman's character, was
sent to the penitentiary for six months.
sYou seem to think you are a modern
Lothario," said Judge Hudspeth. You
boast of your ~conquests with women. II
/ disposed of you according to you rec
ord 1 might perhaps be unjust" Buret
was tried some years ago for attempting
to kill his wife, but escaped on a teehni-
cality.
Cornelius Hoagland got six months in
the penitentiary for committing al as
sault and battery IN John Price. the man
who assaulted Mrs. Friedlander. They
had a fight in a saloon.
Owing to the earnect appeals of his
mother. Clement Munzenski. who stole
some none from his employer, was let
off with a fine of $50 and costs and a rep
rinnand.
Thomas Gisham was sent to State
Prison for two years and a half for bur
glarizing a saloon. George Norman, who
assisted him in the burglary, was let off
with a year and a half because it was
his first offence.
Thomas Murtha and Joseph Swith were
sentenced to eighteen months in the peni-
Tertiary for stealing liquor and cigars
from a saloon.
William Ogden, who stole clothing from
a Pennsylvania Railroad switchman's
shanty, was sent to the penitentiary for
six months.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
BEss0N A CANDIDATE.

Ex-Mayor E. v. S. Besson, of Hoboken,
announced, yesterday, that he was in the
field as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Water Registrar He
says he has the support of a majority
of the Republican Committeeman, and
thinks that he will LAND the prize. In
such event, he will make a lively cam
vass for election. The Democrats think
hat Mr. Besson is not as popular as he
was when he was elected Mayor IN 1881.
He has run for political office several
times since, but always met with defeat.
He ran against Mayor Pagan four years
ago, and was defeated by ar overwhelm-
ing majority. Since then Mr.. Besson has
been regarded as a has BEEN in poll
tics.
Water Registrar Henry Lohmann, Jr.,
and Postmaster James Curran are hus-
Ting for the Democratic nomination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
SHOT HIS NEIGHBoR'S DOGS.


kH0mE From u oMtnKaS7 mfetIuSs
Mr. William Dunn, of No. is Old Bergen
Road. Greenville. had an exciting ex-
perience with a couple of ferocious dogs
last Wednesday evening. Mr.. Dunn is
the owner OF a fine lot Of chickens which
are kept in a large coop in the rear oil
his house. He is also a member OF the
Minkakwa Republican Club of Green
Vile.
1t was while coming home from a spec
iai meeting Of thai organization about
eleven o'clock on the night in question
that Mr.. Dunn saw a large black dog in
his front yard. He attempted 10 put the
dog out. but it refused to go. ard instead
snapped at MIN several times. Mr.. Dunn
then whipped out a revolver and shot the
animal. While going up the front stoop
he heard a racket in the chicken coop.
and Investigating found that four OF his
chickens were dead having been killed by
another dog which he found lying in the
coop. Once again the revolver was
brought into play, this time a little yell
low dog suffering the consequences,
Mr.. Dunn at the time did not know who
owned the dogs, but found out the next
day that they belonged to his next door
neirhbor. MIR. Dunn says he is sorry
that he killed the dogs, but that they
had no business in his yard. He admits
that it was his fault that his chickens
were killed because he left his gate open,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
TROLLEY TRACK IMPROVEMENT
New Cross Sections so Abolish Jolt
In. 10 H Laid Down.

The Consolidated Traction Company is
making many important improvements in
its lines in this city. When the large iron
tracks were first laid about three years
ago, that is when the trolley cars We're
first operated, the cross angle sections
which were laid at the intersection of two
streets. where two lines cross, were of an
inferior grade. These sections were ship
ped in several parts INK were put to-
gether when they reached their destina-
ton. These cross sections were subject
to rough usage, and the hard pounding
of the heavy cars on crossing them soon
wore them out or broke them. The places
that broke We're usually where they were
bolted together. Cars going over these
old cross angle sections Jared terribly
much to the annoyance of the passengers.
The rail also sinks at least an inch.
During the past year the company has
abolished nearly all of the old cross Sec
tons, thereby doing away with much of
the jolting. There are a few remaining,
however, and two of these are located at
the intersection of York and Washington
streets. These will be taken away. with
this evening, when a large force of men
will rip up the'rails and lay new and i'm
proved ones in their places. The new
cross angle sections were manufactured
by the Warrior Steel Works of Pennsyl-
vania. The two that are to be laid at
York and Washington streets have ar
rived and weigh about two tons each
They are constructed as one solid piece
and will stand the hard traffic for years.
This point is used perhaps more than
any other in the city. nearly every line of
ears crossing it. In the old sections the
point where the two tracks cross each
other were not built very strongly. In the
new cross sections the sam point is
doubly reinforced with cast iron, which
holds the section together, and about 100
pounds of molten steel, which was poured
into the hollow.
This morning a large gang of workmen
were busy preparing for the work. A
block d tackle was rugged on a tree,
n in this way the ponderous iron mass
es were hoisted up and turned. Many
such improvements are to be made in
other sections of the city, thus doing
away with the jolting of the cars.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
DINGLEY'S CONFESSION.

WASHINGTON. March 10, 1ss8.-At the
opening of the session of the House to-
day Mr.. Dineley, the floor leader of the
majority, offered the bill reported from
the Ways and Means Committee, provid-
ing for the free entry into this country
of guns, ammunition and other naval sup
plies and war material purchased abroad
until January /. 1895. He explained h a
the committee had unanimously reported
the bill. 1t was asked for by the Seeretar-
les of War and Navy.
Some of the Democrats undertook to
poke fun at Mr.. Dingley by asking him
why these supplies Mould be admitted
free of duty if the foreigner paid the
tax"
Mr.. Dingiey replied rather sharply that
it was perfectly understood that where
articles were purchased abroad and i'm
ported. the purchased paid The duty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
WEST BERGEN DEMOCRATS.

The West Bergen Democratic Club held
a meeting at the rooms. No. AZ West
Side avenue. last evening. After trans
acting routine business the committee on
candidates reported that Mr.. 4. j. Mad
den had been endorsed for Alderman Of
the Eighth ward by the Bergen Club.
After some debate it was decided to stand
by their own candidate, Mr.. Augustus
Lott.
Mr.. j. T. Madden, being present, made
a very able speech and offered to with
draw from the field in favor of his friend
Mr.. Lott. The club decided to support
the following:-For Constable. AIR. Gaff-
ney; for Justice of the Peace. Mr.. Bowiy.
Refreshments were served before the
club adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
H0B0KEN ELECTION SCRAP.
Mayor Pagan II LIS Said Will Fight
tbe County Board.

James Dunn, an election officer in the
Third district of the, Third ward, Hobo
ken, was notified by the County Board
of Elections, yesterday, that. owing to
he fact that he had changed his resi-
dence he could no longer serve as election
officer in the district to which he was
appointed. Dunn is a Faganite. He
claims that, although he changed his res-
idence last October, he still lives in the
Third ward n declares that he will not
resign.
Under the law. Dunn says he cannot
be removed from office within one year
after his appointment, except on charges.
He believes that the anti-Faganites are
trying to remove him because he is OPP
posed to the reelection of Anthony Car
pelli, the a~nti-Fagan candidate for Coun-
Gilman in the Third yard.
If the County Board removes him. It
is said, Mayor Pagan will order his police
to ai@ Dunn in holding on to his place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
YOUNG LEAD PIPE THIEVES.
Four Marion Boys Rob a HaeIken-
sack House.

Four Marion lads are locked up at the
Oakland avenue station house, charged
with stealing cad pipe. They are:-Chas-
and Clarence Southland. of No. G7 Dale
avenue; James McManus, of No. 91s
Wales avenue, and Henry Zoble, of No.
16 Wallis avenue. The pipe was stolen
from a house belonging to Judge Banta
of Hackensack. The boys sold the pipe
for six cents to Antonio Castarri, an
Italian junkInan, of No % Wallis avenue.
Castarri was arrested and charged with
receiving stolen goods and violating a
city ordinance, compelling junkmen to
keep a record of junk purchased. For the
latter offense he was fined s25 by Police
Justice Potts in the Second Criminal
Court this morning. and held for the
first offense for hearing next Monday, in
connection with the charges preferred
against the fou boys.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19

1t makes the weak strong.
We sell and recommend it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
JUMPED FROM A FERRYB0AT.
An Unrecognized Mans Futile At
teIapt To Com init Suicide.

While the Hoboken ferryboat Orange
was in the middle of the Hudson River,
this morning, on her $50 trip from Ho-
boken to Barclay street, New York, a
middle aged man, Of dark complexion,
wearing a black suit of clothes, rushed
out of the mems cabin and before the
passengers could intercept him, jumped
overheard.
The ferryboat was stopped, but while
the d~eckhands were being summoned the
tugboat Lenox picked the mar up and
took him to New York, where he was
removed to. the Hudson Street Hospital.
The man refused to give his name. He
will probably recover.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
MR. HEWITT AS A PBAOEMAKER

Partially through the efforts of Poor
master Hewitt a reconciliation has been
effected between Carl Baehnisch, of No.
% Grace street, and his wife Amelia
h charge of abaJldonment preferred
against Baehnisch by his wife was dis
missed by Police Justice Potts in the First
Criminal Court this morning and the re-
united couple left the cour room arm
in arm.
Mrs. Baehnisch was formerly a reporter
on a New York morning paper. Some
weeks ago her husband abandoned her.
Since then she has been living with her
mother in Englewood.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-19
GwLADSfONB'S END NEAR
rBy Cable to The Associated Press,

[By Cable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON, March 10. 1ssS.-The pal
Mall Gazette" this afternoon. says Mr.
Gladstone's general condition is appre-
Gladly worse. 1t adds
TT was his wish to be moved to Ha-
warden with as little delay as possible.
Whatever the precise nature of the facial
pains, neuralgia or the presence Of some
unhealthy growth. there can be no doubi
that though intermittent, they have .oc.
casioned severe suffering, and it neces-
sarily follows that his physical powers
enfeebled."
The health of the Marquis of Salisbury
has much improved.