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enhance tne commodity Value OF Sll"
YER and enrich the silver kings.
AS to gold, it being still money
metal amongst leading nations, I
would let the owners of it take it to
the mints, and have it coined, if they
wish, Just as the farmer takes his
wheat to mill, and has it made into
flour. for toll. He should bring it
and take it away at his own expense.
But as he would need a freight car
to handle much of the stuff, would
accommodate him by giving him tho
legal tender currency forit, and stack
it up in the treasury. So before
long, all tho gold in the country
would be stored in the treasury at
Washington. What would be the
use of that? Two fold. 1st. 1t
would increase the currency at times
when business demanded it. Cd. 1t
would enable the country to say to
any idiot, sh ould there be such
one in the world, awe will give
you gold if you want it in exchange
for our convertible bond," but I don't
believe anyone would over want it.
The foregoing thoughts which /
have briefly outlined were first sug-
gested TO my mind in 1873, when /
behold the widespread ruin that be-
fell our people, when tho country
"returned" to specie basis. The
peoples circulating medium, their
money-otherwise their "measitre of
value" and "mediun of exchange"
was contracted, and every man who
had assumed liability, found it i'm
possible to meet it, because of the
contraction of tho currency. Per-
aonally I saw property worth $780,
900 then, and worth over q million
now, foreclosed for $4,000, deferred
payment, and sold for $4,000 and all
my prospects blighted. Consequently
l feel deeply on this subject. For a
time, all kinds of property, except
money, became yaluolcss. Had we
gone forward to specie basis by maxi
ing the greenback an absolute legal
tender, and convertible into 2 por
cent bonds at will, wo would have
been spared years of suffering and
distress, and our glorious union
would to-day be tho richest and
strongest nation in tho world.
We arc goat producing people.
Probably fifty-five million to sixty
million of our seventy million popu-
lation are those who produce, from
the bosom of mother earth and by
manufacture, articles which bring
new wealth, "new blood in the arto-
ries of trade"
Whom this vast class of people get
good prices for their products they
arc prosperous and the Who'll" coun-
try shares in thoir prosperity, and ii
is equally true that when their inte-
rests are depressed tho whole mass
of, our people, in cities as we'll as in
tho country, suffer with them all
but those who trade in money and
grow enormously rich on tho misery
and misfortune of the people who
produce the wealth of our country.
They produce nothing but misery
for tho masses and if not checked,
will, before many years, reduce us to
an absolute condition of serfdom,
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Nos. 52 and IS Solid Trains between
Charleston and Columbia. s. G. =,
II. M. EMERSON,
Gen'lPassenger Agent.
j. r. KENLY, ... g..
General Manager.
Il. M. EMERSON, ...
Traffic Manager.
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Will also stop at the following stations
to take on or let off passengers: Phin-
ney's, James and Sandy Springs. -
No. IL connects with Southern Railway
No. 6 at Anderson. ...... -.
No. II connects with Southern Railway
No. IL at seneca. ,. .... ~ =.
J. r.. ANDERSON,
Superintendent.
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% - D. The E0AODQH

is PURELY VEGETABLE, and is the only
blood remedy guaranteed to contain no
valuable books mailed free by swift
Specific Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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not propose it, as it would ruin me
with my party" l urged him to
rise above party, and become a pa
triot, and make for himself a ma
tional reputation as the peoples
friend and advocate. He was not
strong enough to do 80, and stuck to
his party. His party retired him
after his first term, and if still living
he is the editor and proprietor of an
inconsequent journal in one of the
interior, towns in Michigan.
Being a modest man and not a
seeker of office, l have long refused
to make my views public; but at
last am persuaded that, as n true
man and good citizen, it is my
duty to submit this matter to the
American people.
If you find anything in the FORE
going which strikes you as practical
common sense, and good to bring
at this time before the solid, thinking,
suffering, producing people of the
land, will you not "help aid and as
sist in the noble and glorious work"
by kindly sending the names and
addresses of few such, together
! with so cents for postage and OK
penses. J. II. NORTON.
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 26, 1899.
DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
quickons tho appetite, aids digestion,
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The rise in cotton makes tho far
mcr feel better. 1t is time things
came his Way.
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DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
quickons tho appetite, aids digestion,
gives tono and vigor to all tho functions,
and fortifies tho system against OPT
demic influences. Sold by DR.. j. w. Bell,
Walhalla.
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Field artillery-Twenty were wounded.
The sergeant major was taken prisoner.
Mounted infantry--KiIled. Maj. Milton
and Maj. Ray.
Hitter Feeling In London.
While the outwardly calm attitude Of the
press and the people here during the pres
ent crisis commands admiration. there Is
an undercurrent of intense indignation
against the war office and the govern
ment which threatens to have serious
addition In the hlunders OF the generals
and further evidences Of breaking down
OF the transport and Intelligence depart
ments which are daily coming to light It
was freely predicted this morning, even
n nigh military circles. that the South
African campaign will last until June. Il
is also expected that Methuen will have to
retire south of the Orange river, as It is
claimed he could not hold out long at Mod
der r,ve-. where his ammunition and food
supplies were not expected to last over
week. In fact, 1t was said his line Of COM
munication was probably already cut, and
it was claimed Gatacrc was similarly
weakened by his reverse and the revolt OF
the coIonsts and 1t was added he might
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Continued On Rags TN
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Continued on PAss Two.
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BIG LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Methuen Lost Eight Hundred and
Thirty-Two, including Many
Dfstinguished 0fAceRs.

Distinguished Ofacers.
LONDON. Dec H.--An official report
gives the number OF killed, wounded and
missing OF all arms in the engagement
Of Sunday and Monday north Of Modder
river as $50 There were fifteen officers
killed and four wounded, and In addition
five are missing ana one Is known to have
been taken prisoner. The war office has
received q message stating there were
$50 casualties among the noncommiss!on-
ed officers and men Of the Highland bri-
gade at Magersfontein. The brigade lost
ten officers killed and thirty-eight wound
ed and four missing
The following list Of officers killed or
wounded has been received: Highland
brigade. killed-Gen. wauchope. Lieut..
Col Goode. Capt. Stone, Lieut.. Edmonds.
Capt. J. r. Clark. Lieut.. Cox. Capt. Cow
an, Capt Lamberton, Lieut.. Col. Goff.
Maj Robinson. Capt. Wingate. Lieut..
Cowie. wounded--Coi Kcllham. Capt.
Berkeley. Mat. Dun, Capt. reatherston-
faugh, Capt. Noyes. Capt. Wolfe Murray,
Capt. Richardson. Capt. Campbell. Capt.
Gordon. Capt, McNAb. Lieut.. Theron w.
c. Baillie. Lieut.. Scott and Lieut.. Water
house (many Of the aforementioned off,
GERS are dangerously wounded; Lieut..
Wauchope. Maj. Cuthbertson. Capt. CAM
eron. Lieut.. st. J. Harvey. Lieut.. Berth
on and Lieut.. TAFT, formerly amateur golf
champion. Missing-Capt. the Hon. Cum
ming Bruce, Capt. McFarlane and Lieut..
Ramsay.
The Marquis Of Manchester. Of the Cold
stream guards, was killed. Capt. Sterling.
Lieut.. Codrington and Mai. the Hon w.
b. Lambertson, OF the same brigade. were
wounded. and of the rank and file six were
killed and forty-six wounded.
Twelfth Lancashires One killed. IS
wounded
Ninth lancers-One killed, nine wounded.
Second seaforths-- Missing. Mai Macken
xie and Capt Bredie.
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FIGHTING WAS DESPERATE.
Impossible for the British TO stand
the Destructive Boer Fire.

Impossible for the British TO Stand
the Destructive Boer Fire.
MODDER RIVER. Cape Colony. Dec. II.
"Details gathered here by representative
OF the Associated Fress among the wound.
ed British and Boer gave some idea Of tho
desperate nature Of the fight at Magers-
fontein. The Highianders did all that the
most gallant troops in the world could do.
but 1t was impossible to face the terrible
FIRE of the Beers. The British artillery
again saved the situation and divided the
honors Of the day with the Scots The bat
teries worked for hours under CALLING
rife fire.
BOer Losses Fearful.
According to the Boer stories It was i'm
possible Tor the buTHhsrs TO have escaped
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PETTIGREw is sQUELCHED.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE senate to-
day by decisive vote and practically
without discussion laid on the table the
Pettigrew resolution of inquiry as TO
whether or not the United States forces
had recognized tho Ttlip!na insurssnts'
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gfes OF washington ueHvereu one hunoreQ
years ago by Rev. Walter King, at Nor
wich. Conn, by Rev. Nathan Strong at
Hartford. Conn. and by John Adams In an
address to the senate and said in con-
clusion:
'.The nation needs at this moment the
help of his wise example. In dealing
with our vast responsibility we turn to
him. We invoke the council OF his life
his precepts that we may keep his pledges
to man, in justice and law, In education
and morality and civil and religious lib-
erty in every part Of the country; the
new as we'll as the old"
The president was interrupted frequent
ly by applause, and at the close of his
grafton he was cheered heartily.
The exercises at the mansion were con-
cluded with a benediction pronounced
by Brother Ed. N. Calisch. rabbi Of Beth
Ahaba synagogue. of Richmond. Va.
Ceremonies by the Redmen.
proved Order of Redmen. in charge OF the
great incohonee, Hon. George E. Green.
of Binghamton. N. r.. and Hon. Charles
H. Lithman, of Marblehead, Mass, ar
rived at Mount Vernon to pay the tribute
Of 900 Redmen to the memory Of WASH
ington. He was one Of the founders Of
the Sons of Liberty. to which the Red
men trace back their origin through
varying names. The chiefs to officiate
at the tomb were selected by Great In
cohonee Green, who appointed as master
of ceremonies Hon. Urban H. Hester, of
Ohio, past grand sachem.
After Chief Hester had read the call
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Modder river as the result Of renewed ar
tillery firing that day.
The Correspondent saws:

Tuesday forenoon the Beers brought
heavy guns into action. The British artii-
lery replied, but failed to silence them.
Lord Methuen thereupon drew his forces
out of range and concentrated at Modder
river"
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BDL|[R EXPECTED
70 STRIKE 4 BLOW.
Forces in Front Of Ladysmith
Have Been Weakened.
THE TIME oPPoRTuNE..
Long List Of .Msthuen's Casualties
Causes Dismay.
THE TIME oPPoRTuNE.

Il II Relieved, However, That the
Bosr Losses Were Fully ~ Great,
the Prisoners Reporting That
Lyddite Shells wrought Terrible
Destruction ana the Naval Gums
Neafiy ~ Grest--The HIN Lined
with Bodies Of Dead Boers, Seen
By . Party which Went ont
Under . Flag Of Truce to Dury.
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Resolutions Which viii Cost
Many American Lives.
lNDoRsE HIS DEMANDS.
Party Leaders Introduce Them IN
House Of Representatives.

They Declare for the IndepenAenee
Of the Phiiippines, the Imnedi-
ate wstharawal Of An the Amer-
lean Land and Naval Forces Frsm
the Islands ana Pledge TAis
Country to Protect the Tasslos
From Any Interferencs Frsn
Any Foreign Nation ResuIt
Of Democratic Conference.
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Washington NSD[AIH !.
i G|)hh[h)RA1[D.
Fitting Ceremonies on It's.
Centennial Anniversary.
IN HANDS or MAsoNs.
Mount Vernon Visited BY Thou
sands to Witness Exercises.
IN HANDS or MAsoNs.

Lodges Of the Thirteen
Original states Present, A Wen
- Many 0tAers-President MO-
KinIey Delivers : Commemora-
tion Address, ana, IN Company
with the Menbers Of His Cabinet,
Reviews the Procession The
order Of Keamea Also Pays Its
Tribute TAfousA Delegations.
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FREDERICK. NELSON & MUNRO
Furniture. Carpets. Stoves, Ranges
and Household Goods.
RlALT0 BUILDING. SECOND AVENUE.

to take emergency cases at the rate OF $3.50
per day This. the proposal stated includ-
ed medical attendance, board, lodging and
nursing.
The report Of the committee caused con-
siderable discussion of the old question Of
the relative duty OF the city and county In
caring for sick and destitute people. Final
~ It was decided to refer the matter to
the claims committee with instructions to
take the matter up at the meeting this
morning with the board of county &C
missiioners. which was first called for the
sole purpose Of taking action TOR provid-
ing for the stranded Filipinos.
An. ordinance appropriating $4,000 from
the Cedar river water fund to pay to the
Pacific Bridge Company on It's contract for
the construction of part Of the system was
passed.
Theodore Ludgate petitioned the council
to extend the present water main on Re-
publican street over the blum into Elliott
avenue for the purpose of furnishing water
to the eight boiler sawmll plant which he
proposes to erect on the double block bound
ed by Mercer and Harrison streets and Ell
lott and Railroad avenues Mr.. Ludgate
offers to advance half the expense Of the
extcneion. The petition was referred to the
FIRE and water committee.
The council adjourned until next Tuesday
night.
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Observation-Disclosures
church. New whatcom. wash. Nov. "a,

church. New Whatcom, Wash.s NOV. "a,
The above came to me for investlgations
in union revival services In this city. l
sent for him ga to meet me at hs
him at the preachers meeting and. in
the presence Of the Rev Oscar A. Smith,
pastor pastor, Of Trinity methodist Episcopal pal
complaints. He declined to answer I'M
til the names Of those making. the accus-
ations were given. indicating his intention
them. Pressing es q tRe 0e matter bought
from him an admission that he had. heA,
divorced from his wife in England and
with. He promised to meet me at the
parsonage and give documentary evidence
to prove. the statement. This he did.
in England BY decree Of &c court rita at Wahpe-
reasons. but for refusal to live with him.
stc Tns decree e a nS ssr was ~ srsned
sander. Judge; e, A; Mexican. clerk IN
ten days after the divorce was granted.
Dsns &c M.. y ns MI MayGr I
Court street. Los Angeles. Cal, by Rev.
tist church. t. NJ. and Angelica Honser.
Mr.. Naylor strongly affirmed that he
had been divorced for 'scriDtural reasons
and defined that term as being adultery.
nc IcQuCbtcu me nOt W Tedu tue couipidtIlt
in the decree of enforcement. because 1t
contained some very indecent language.
/ insisted on going through the
p Meos feaas eYsn ten seemed be to
just call to memory that the. divorce had
been granted on other grounds, than that
of adultery, but claimed that cause (adul-
tery) was In the original complaint on file
or record in the Dakota court. and that
the courts Of Great Britain had certified
to that fact to the Dakota court. He
further claimed that his present wife, and
her parents and relatives, had and have
full information concerning his divorce
ment, and that prominent brethren in the
ministry in the East had, advised, him to
get the divorce. These names he refused
conducting meanings In Astoria, Or. HI,
"Whatevsr use public Or private, for
sarySto make Of these facts. and my rela-
ton to the same, may be made Copies
of this letter go to James NJ Buckley, D.
D.. Jesse Bowman Young. D. p. Albert n.
Fisher, d. D. editor Pacific Christian Ad-
yocate, Portland, ORD. and to A. s. Gregg.
Seattle, correspondent. for our Eastern
church papers. Sincerely yours,
SPENCER 8. SUI1LIGER."
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BALLARD CHARACTER DEAD
Tyler G. McCees Had been in Asylum
Since 1S07-Ima9tned People
Were After His PrOperty.

News was received in this city yesterday
of the death at Steilacoom asylum of Tyler
c. McCees, who was formerly one of Bal
lard's most peculiar characters.
McCees was n native of New Jersey, but
went to San Francisco while, young man
appeared in Ballard. His hermit like life
and queer ideas made him subject Of dis
cussion. His mind was far from strong
aI m,r,ne the latter mart " fSa7 some ., his
friends tried to help him, but he conceived
the idea that they were trying to rob him
of his property, and would not listen to
completed and the idea was to rent this
Something like $50 q month could have been
obtained and 1t was figured that he could
live comfortably on the income.
He chose to live in filth, however, and at
last the neighborhood was aroused and a
petition was sent to the superior court,
calling for an investigation OF McCees
mental faculties. He was committed to the
asylum and remained there until his death.
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RUSH AT THE PoSToFFIOE.
Money Order. stamp and Registry
Windows damned with
Christmas Givers.

The approach Of the Christmas holidays
has caused a. rush of business at the post
office that Is almost beyond the ability
Of the employees to handle. From the
time the windows at the stamp. money
order and registry departments are opened
in the morning. until they are closed at
night. string of people is waiting for
an opportunity to make purchases. At
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, there were
from ten to eighteen waiting at each win
dow, and others We're standing outside
The line from the stamp window reached
to the front door.
1t Is the claim OF the post office officials
that much Of this rush is because the
people do not generally know there are
Sub stations, where they could transact
their business just as we'll. and, because
Of the crowd at the general office. with
greater facility. The three sub-offices
at Stewart & Holmes, Lees and Barring
toms drug stores, are, supplied with all
the stamps. money order books and regis
try envelopes needed. and the public will
the Arlington block. These offices are
fitted to handle oil the varieties Of busi-
ness Of the main office. with the single
exception Of delivering mail.
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W. h. STARKS is INSANE.
Prominent Kirkland Man Committed
to Asylum - Death of His
Daughter the Cause.

w. II. Starks aged IS years, one of the
best known residents OF Kirkland, was
committed to the insane asylum yesterday
afternoon by Judge Williamson. Mr.. Starks
thinks that mesmerism and prayer are the
moving powers of the universe.
The death of his daughter Mrs. d. T.
carr. OF hirk'a ar Was me immediate cause
gave her up Mr.. Starks, who is an excellent
nurse, exerted himself to save her. He
concentrated all his mental powers In an
effort to mesmerize her, and kept up this
strain until the reaction came. Mrs. Carr
died two OF three days ago and Just prior
to her death Mr.. Starks commenced to
show signs. Of insanity. He became very
courthouse threatened to kill his son-in-
law.
Three deputy sheriffs were. unable to take
him 10 the court rooms without the use OF
force. Mr. Starks shrieked and yelled with
such lusty voice that II was finally
thought better to hold court in the jaiI.
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"ALLETT KILBoURNE, alias Kelly.
III said by the police to be shoplffter.
burglar and general thief. was ar
rested last night by Detective Phillips on
suspicion Of completely with the burglary
OF j. 8. Graham's store Sunday night.
Kelly is said to han from San Francisco
and to have a criminal record. he Is
known to have served a term in the county
jail in Portland. Or, for shopliftinE. and
some time ago he was arrested by Detec-
tive Cudihee on suspicion Of being impli-
Gated in the theft OF tray of diamonds
from l.. Klodt's store. Evidence was not
forthcoming against him, however, and ne
was released.
He has been arrested here several times
on suspicion Of petty larceny. but has al
ways succeeded in lodging conviction.
Kelly is said to come from good family
in Ohio.
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A pretty and interesting marriage cere-
mony took place yesterday afternoon In
the parlors Of the Rainier-Grand hotel
Frank Winning Fyfe Bpdwell, of Vancou-
yer. b. c., and Miss Emilia Ferguson. of
Seattle, being the contracting parties. Mr..
Bodwei is well-known real estate and
insurance man of the British Columbia
city, and Miss Ferguson is the daughter
of Col David Ferguson, who resides at a
pretty country home on Lake Washington.
about a mile north of Madison park. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ]. Cheal,
of Tacoma, in the presence of only a few
friends of Mr.. Bodwell and Miss Ferguson.
The hotel was deliberately decorated for
the affair The parlor where the wedding
took place was decorated with flowers and
vines in abundance. At the front of the
hotel, stretching from the curbstone to the
leading halfway through the hail. Mr..
and Mrs Bodwell left on the afternoon
train for San Francisco, where they will
spend their honeymoon.
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AGAINST THE N. p RY. co.
Citisens Petition Council to Refuse
to vacate Certain Water
Front Streets.

A petition signed by about $50 residents.
property owners and business men was
filed yesterday with the city clerk asking
the council to refuse to vacate the streets
asked for by the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Company, as provided by certain ordi-
nances lately introduced In the council.
The petition states that. In the opinion
Of those whose names are signed, the va
/, cation Of the streets asked for by the Nor
thern Pacific would place an embargo on
the local commerce of the city and would
interfere with traffic. 1t Is claimed by
the petitioners, according to the document
filed with the clerk, that the company pro-
poses, In addition to erecting a passenger
station and freight shed, to build coal
sheds and bunkers. These, 1t Is claimed.
ought not to be allowed. eSs@ 49,
The petitioners further ask the council
to refrain from definitely deciding the
matter until a special meeting of the coun-
ell can be had and free opportunity grant
ed to those opposing the vacation of the
streets to declare their sentiments.
The protest was read last night in the
city council and referred to the corpora-
tons committee. Chairman James, of that
committee. said he and his associates
would be willing to receive a delegation
from the remonstrants at any session of
the COMMITTEES