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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

Frank Allen, prisoner in the county Jail,
has since his commitment about four weeks
ago shown evident signs Of mental derange-
ment and Sheriff Morgan found 1t necessary
yesterday to file an information with the
insanity commissioners, charging him with
being insane. Allen refused to take any care
of his person and his condition became such
that he had to be removed to cell separate
from the other prisoners. Yesterday morn
ing he butted his head against the bars Of
his CELL cutting deep cash IN his fore
head. He claims to be from st. Louis and
insists that he owns s3S,000,0 900 worth of
property in that city. Allen was committed
to the county Jail by Justice Terrell Of Rock
ford township to await the action OF the
grand jury on the charge Of breaking into
dwelling and schoolhouse. The commits
sioners will investigate his case this morn
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
MORE SMALLPOX IS REPORTED.
Other Cases in Buena Vista County
md One at SiOux Rnpids.


and One at Sioux Rapids.
DES MONIES, Nov. 20.-(Special Tele-
| gram.)-Defnite information was received
here today that at least fourteen cases OF
smallpox are in existence in Buena Vista
| county. DR.. r. e. Conniff of Sioux City, a
| member Of the State Board of Health, left
for the scene and is expected to establish
rigid quarantine at once. Most of the
| cases are at Storm Lake, from which place
Mayor Chaman reports ten cases.
SIOUX CITY, Nov. 20.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-A case of smallpox has appeared at
Sioux Rapids. 1t was reported by wire to
DR.. r. e. Conniff of the State Board of
Health this afternoon and he at once went
there to investigate. Mrs. Jacob Dragland
is Ill with the disease. There is great ex-
citement in the town. A strict quarantine
has been established. 1t is supposed the
malady spread from Storm Lake where it
first appeared in Iowa.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Nov. 20.-(Special TEL
egram. This city is excited over smallpox.
Some Italian laborers from Storm Lake,
where the cases have developed have come
to this place and increased the general anx-
iety. Mayor Bennett has published a notice
advising everyone to be vaccinated. An in
exhaustible quantity of vaccine has been
provided and there is great demand for
the services of surgeons for vaccination
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

over the Fort Dodge g. Omaha road yesterday
morning in a special train, having made the
trip from Tara to Council Bluffs in four and
half hours The party left here again at
o'clock in the afternoon and from Fort
Dodge will proceed direct to Chicago. Presi-
dent Fish expressed himself as more than
pleased at The manner in which the new
branch had been completed. He said 1t was
the intention Of the new company at pres
ent to commence running passenger trains
on the first of the year. Accompanying
President Fish were: j. T. Harahan, second
vice president; J. f. Wallace, assistant Sec
ond vice president: G. H. Wenman, assistant
secretary Of the company; George Victor Of
New York; T. w. Hawson, secretary to Mr..
Harahan; G. H. Allison. secretary to Mr..
Wallace; C. X. Dixon, superintendent of the
Cherokee division, and c. Z. Grafton, en-
gineer in charge of construction of the Fort
Dodge & Omaha road.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

Judge Green will convene district court
this morning and the grand jury, which
had its report ready last week, will submit
same. The injunction suit of Slack Peter
son against the Independent school district
of Council Bluffs is on the docket for trial
today. su.C.
Mrs. Kate Mahon filed petition for d.
vorce from Michael Mahon, to whom she
was married in somaha;. May 6, 1885, She
sets up that on June 20 last her husband
struck her and threatened to kill her. and
caused her such bodily fear that she was
compelled to leave him. In addition to a
severance of the matrimonial ties Mrs. Ma
hon asks the court to restore to her her
maiden name Of Kate O'Connor.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
No Consolidation with knights.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-President
John Mitchell of the United Iron Workers
of America declared that the statement sent
out from Boston that a proposition had been
made by the United Miners to turn over
to the knights of Labor $4,000 men,
provided John Flannery, editor of the Trade
Journal Of Pittsburg, was dropped, is un-
true "The knights Of Labor organization
has been Weakened he said "by its own
weight, and now has organizers trying to
get members from scab ranks in various
parts of the country. Organizers have been
at work in the southwest where we have
threatened strike, making propositions to
scab miners. l think there will be
federation of the railroad men of the country.
1t will be a good thing
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
sa.r,s Expensiye Fun.

Otto Saar, the young Silver Creek town
ship farmer who, while crazed with poor
whisky Saturday night attempted to clean
put dance at Oldberg's hall. discovered
yesterday in Justice VANS court that there
were many other forms OF amusement that
were far less costly. 1t cost him just $127 so
to square himself with the court. His
father, Julius saar. a well-to-do farmer.
paid the money and took his son home with
him. Saar was fined 500 and costs on the
charge of disturbing the peace. The other
three charges OF assault and battery. intoxi-
cation and wllfully destroying fixtures in
a public building were not pressed, Saar
agreeing to pay the costs incurred in each.
The cases against August Smith, julius
Muhs and John Eibergh, charged with re-
sisting Deputy Sheriff Leush, were continued
until Wednesday
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Church Dedicated at sibley.

SIBLEY. Ia, Nov 2o.-(special Telegram }
The new Congregational church was dedi-
Gated yesterday. The pastor is Rev, G. Fl.
Secombe.. Besides the sermon there were
music and addresses Of clergymen and cit-
zens. A. Lansing of Omaha and George
Bannister of Minneapolis, soioists, assisted
the church choir. The church cost $13.-
0OO
Today James Holland, civil war veteran,
was buried. He was 81 years old. He leaves
a widow and several children.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
IOWA APPLES ARE SWEATING
Principal Cause of Loss to Dealers
Due to Warm Autumn.


HAMBURG, Ia, Nov. 2O-(Special.)- y
One OF the principal sources OF income to
the people of southwestern Iowa is the ap-
pie crop. There are usually shipped from
this point about 10000 barrels OF apples a
year. The past season was not favorable
one and not more than half that number
of barrels will be shipped. In addition to a
crop which was somewhat below the average
the fruit is not keeping well, Part of this
loss will fall upon the growers, but by far
the greater portion will come out OF the
pockets OF dealers who have bought up a
large portion OF the surplus. One dealer
reports that he has already lost over $4,000
worth and the trouble is not yet over
The rotting is laid to principally the un-
usually warm weather of the present fall
which has caused apples to sweat. Iowa
apples are not alone in this tendency 1t
Is announced that Chicago dealers have SO
far lost 100000 in Michigan and northern
apples from this same cause.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
REWARD FoR URBANA ROBBERS
Detectives Employed and Every Eff
fort Made to LOcate Them.

DetectlVeS employed ana Every Eff
fort Made to Locate Them.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Nov 2O.-Several
clews, which 1t was thought would lead to
the arrest of the dynamters of the general
store and bank OF ]. d. Burrell and the
Monitor printing office and the murder of
Clarence Burrell at Urbana, have been run
down by officers. with the result that the
mystery is no nearer solution than it was
the first morning after the explosion, which
caused much excitement in this part OF the
state. Those who at first believed that it
was the work of some one who sought re-
venge, are changing their opinions, and 1t
is now generally believed that it was done
by robbers.
The people of Urbana and vicinity have
raised $4,000. which has been offered as a
reward for the arrest and conviction of the
guilty parties, and detective OF Chicago
agency has been employed and is now on
the ground Other detectives are also at
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
TO CLOSE Or NOT TO CLOSE.
Hamburg Divided ON nn Old Question
Caused by an EXanEelist.

Caused by an Evangelist.
HAMBURG, Ia, Nov. 20.-(Special.) y
There is controversy over Sunday closing
here. year or 30 ago the matter came up
in the city council and resulted in tie vote,
the mayor deciding the matter by voting
against the proposition. Lately an evan
gelist has been holding series of meetings
here and Saturday night preached on the
subject OF Sunday closing. Mayor Houtz
took exception to his remarks, thinking
they were directed toward him personally.
Sunday morning the two met on the street
and the argument was continued Up to the
present nothing more than wordy collision
has occurred. Some of the people are siding
with the mayor and others with the evange-
list,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
REAL Estnte Trnnsfers.

The following transfers were filed yes
terday in the abstract, title and loan office
of ]. w. Squire, 1O1 Pearl street.
James Holm and wife to John Schulz.
1854 acres in nwA 1S-76-39, W DIS 7,7O0
John c. McKinstry and wife to Ida
f. Emmert swh 25-77-3S d.. 5000
Katie r. Kuhn and husband to Hiram
b. Kennedy, seA seh and els swA
seA 2S-75-4S, W d. d.....,,................. 1000
f. J. Day and wife and j. p. Hess
and wife to Christoffer Loseth. lot
Z, block 5, and lots 10 and II, block
49, Burns add to Council Bluffs, W d 90
Adelia c. Spur TO Carrie b. Nugent,
lot s, block s, Mcmahon, Cooper q
Jeffries add to Council Bluffs, w d.. 1900
Executor of Horace Everett to Sam
uel. jr, Jacob, Casper. Frank and
Henry Blumer, nwh "a, eiR swA 81
William s. Cooper and wife to Lula
e. Doty. lot a. block l6, Grimes add
to Council Bluffs, W d................. 500
Seven transfers. total, $33 500
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Davis sells paint.
Says He is Bankrupt.

Henry Mundt, laborer living at Deni-
son, Ia, filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States district court
here yesterday. He schedules his liabilities
at $1,365, of which amount $537 Is a prom
isory note given for intoxicating liquors.
His assets consist of two horses and har-
ness and other goods, which aggregate sS3.
none of which he claims as exempt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Buck,en,, nrn,cn sn,ve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilbains
corns and all skin eruptions. and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
nnteed to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded Price % cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Scientific optician. wollman. 400 Brdway.

Reasonable amount CT meuding done free
OF charge at the Bluff City laundry. This is
the laundry that takes good care OF your
linen. "a North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday 10
the following persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
Davis V. Currie, Crescent, Ia....,,,,,,.. 2G
Susie McCann. Crescent, Ia...,........... @
Noah Ramsey, aha...................... "a
Cora CRANKY, Omaha. ha................,...... 20
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING.

Fine Missouri wood for sale by Gilbert
Brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. $50.

Mf. and Mrs. Eande Will present THE
Elfn Jubilee" under the auspices OF Unity
guild, Thanksgiving night. Don't miss 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

New Neckbands put on shirts free OF
charge for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry, 81 North Main.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

Fish Rides Over the New Road.
President Stuyyesant Fish and party of
Illinois Central railway officials came In
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21

Howell's Anti-"Kawf' cures coughs. colds
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-21
Marriage Licenses

Seven transfers. total, e.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
FALLING PRICES.
They Began Almost Imme diately
After the Demonstration of
Silver i'm 1873.

Almost Immediately after demoneti-
cation in 1878 prices began to fall both
in Europe and America, and by the be-
ginning of 1898 the average fall in the
prices of commodities had been not far
from 33 1-3 per cent.-one-third. In
other words, in 1898 the value of the
products of American industry was
| Just about two-thirds what it would
have been at the prices of 1873. If the
value of the products was only two
thirds what it should have been, there
must necessarily have been CORE
spending shrinkage in the value of all
property devoted to production-that
is its value either actually decreased or
its increase must have been much less
than it would have been if the prod
ucts had maintained their former range
of prices. For example. the value of
the farm lands of Pennsylvania shrunk
during that time more than $120 ,000, 900,
and this despite the fact that the pop
ulation was rapidly increasing. Under
normal conditions the value should
have greatly risen. If it be said (as it
is sometimes) that land in the eastern
states is falling in value because of
the greater demand for the richer lands
of the western states, it is only neces-
sary to refer to Illinois, one of the
very finest agricultural states in the
union. By doing so we find that be-
tween 1870 and 1890 the price per acre
of farm lands fell from about $50 in
currency equal to about SIT in gold)
to something like $11-35 per cent. 1t
should have risen fully as much as it
fell. Making every reasonable allow
ance for exceptional cases, and partic-
ularly losses of property, it is safe to
say that in 1890 the total wealth of
the United States was 25 per cent. less
than it should have been. Instead of
showing an aggregate of $65, 000. 900, it
should have been at least $50, 100000.
Again, it should be obvious that such
a change tends to the enrichment of
certain classes at the expense of 9th
ers. Not only this, but the classes in
jured are the most deserving and the
least able to bear it. A general and
continuous fall of prices bears with
great severity upon the producers and
debtors, while it greatly benefits non
producers and creditors. The great fall
f prices referred TO was exactly the
anne thing as an appreciation of
money. and it gave to the moneyed
classes an enormous and unconscion-
able advantage, virtually transferring
to them a vast amount of wealth that
properly belonged 10 those who pro-
duced if
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
EVILS OF CONTRACTION.
The United States Require More Per
Capita Of Legal Tender Currency
Than Any other Nation.

The circulating medium of this coun>
try has been contracted to less than
one-tenth it's former volume, all
though falsified treasury reports and
a subsidized press in the interests OF
money lenders assert the contrary. In
1865, the period of our greatest pros
perity, as shown by Gen. A. j. Warner,
we had $50 per capita, or it's equivalent,
in legal tender currency, which was
reduced to eight dollars three years ago,
and now is estimated in a recent speech
of Hon. w, C. Jones ut less than five
dollars. In 1865 labor was fully en-
ployed, in demand and insufficient for
requirements. immigration was en-
couraged, and every industry was slim
ulated to the greatest extent. The pro-
ducers of wealth had the means of pur-
chasing not only the necessaries of life,
but also comforts and luxuries. And
although production was at maxi
mum, the great prosperity of the peo-
pie, enabled them to purchase and con-
sumo all that was produced. The cry
of overproduction was unheard. Now
factories are idle because labor has be-
come pauperized and underconsump-
ton instead of overproduction ex-
presses the existing condition. The
per capita of legal tender currency re-
quired in any country depends not
simply upon the population, but also
upon commercial activity and distance
and cost Of transportation to market.
The United States requires more per
capita than any other civilized nation
in consequence of the extent of terri
tory, intelligence and activity of the
people, but it actually has less. II the
United States, as shown by Hon. w.
c. Jones, had only the average per
capita of England, France and Ger
many, there would now be $50 per
capita of available legal tender cur
rency, amounting to $4,000, 100000, in
stead of one-ffth of that amount
Illinois State Register.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
The Monetary Problem.
THE GoLDEMs.
They Are Anxiously Praying That the
Talk OF Silver or the Crime OF
'73 Be flushed.

The leaders of the goldems say in
ghostly whispers to this great united
triumphant democracy: Keep STILL
| Say nothing about silver, or the crime
of 1873, which proved such a Pandora's
the money that saved the union, or the
conspiracy to destroy the money that
saved the union, or the conspiracy to
load posterity with debt to start shin
plaster factories in every hamlet, to
propagate panics by telegraph and rob
the people under color of law, or about
government by injunction, or shooting
citizens for marching peaceably on the
public streets, or about Hanna and the
bribery intimidation and corruption
the name implies, or about the oppres-
sion of labor, or dear money and cheap
men, or about free Cuba or anything
that can disturb the business of the
Wall street correspondents of our Eng
lish masters, and we will summon our
shadowy legions from the realms of
Pluto and political oblivion ana give
you a great triumphant mugwump
goldbug Cleveland democracy" If
Homer were alive he would have to
revise his descriptions of lying visions
and deceiving dreams. / have yet to
see the first man who voted for Bryan,
or among the thousands of democrats
and republicans who were deceived into
voting for Mckinley, who does not say
no step backward and who is not ready
to join in the shout: Charge, Teller,
charge! On, Bryan, on!" But if there
is any poor timid soul who thinks that
keeping still or retreating or taking
advice of the enemy is the way to gain
a victory, let me tell him just what
would happen if any democratic lead
ers should take this ghostly advice and
attempt to order retreat. Our noble
leaders clarion voice would still be
heard urging us on, for, like Napoleon's
bugler, though a master of charges, he
has never learned a retreat. The pop
ulist party would be there, for they
have enlisted for the war. The silver
republicans would be there, for they
know the only salvation of the coun-
try is victory on our present line of
battle. The regenerated democracy
would be there, for they follow where
Bryan leads, and a hundred recruits
would spring into line for every lead
err who would desert and the victory
would be gained and the only ques-
ton would be whether these cowardly
desertcrs should be shot or given as
servants to the camp-followers, as too
craven to longer associate with brave,
true men.-H. +. Niles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
MONEY.
It Loses Its Identity and becomes q
Commodity When 1t Crosses
It's Own Frontier.

1t seems to me that in describing
money and the functions of money we
use too many terms that apply with
more force to credit tokens than they
do to money. We speak of money as
the circulating medium" and the
medium of exchange" while the fact
Is that 95 per cent. of the business is
done with credit tokens-checks,
drafts, notes of hand, ETC., which are
in no sense money, but must be can
celed with money. Neither are "cur-
rency" and money" synonymous
terms. Congress coins money under
one law and issues currency under an
other. Currency is a credit token, and
always bears promise to pay money
(dollars). Money is created by the law
Of a nation for special purpose, and
will recognize nothing else as a lawful
tender of settlement between its citi-
gems in their business transactions.
Money, therefore, has a nationality
has to do only with its own people, and
loses its identity as money and becomes
commodity when it crosses its own
frontier. There is no such thing as
international money" and never has
been, and, from the very nature of
money, never can be. The intrinsic
value of money is vested in the law
that always recognizes the power of.so
much money to cancel so much debt
and never asking if the money is made
Of gold, silver or paper. There is no
intrinsic" value in gold, as distin-
guished from it's market value. If
anyone thinks there is ask him please
10 define the difference.
Now, it seems to me that with these
facts before the people it will be easy
to understand some of the evils of the
gold standard, which limits the ma
terial of which money can be made
10 the limited and high-priced prod
net, gold, thereby depriving money, by
its scarcity, of its legitimate function
as a medium of exchange, and driving
1t to the vaults of banks to be held as
reserve, and forcing the use of credit
tokens" in all business transactions,
thus giving the people circulating
medium of ''credit tokens" and the
banks a reserve of the token of final
settlement. AS the ultimate end of all
J
cancellation by final settlement, and
the banks holding all the tokens of
final settlement, it can only be drawn
from them in exchange for interest
bearing bonds, mortgages, notes of
hand, etc, creating a stream of inter
est and discounts, that carries to the
banks hundreds of millions of dollars
and creating demand for
money outside of the channels of trade
that forces the price of money higher
and higher and the price of the prod
ucts of industry, with which money is
bought, lower and lower-money be
coming concentrated in the hands of
a few and industries languishing for
want of its general distribution.-John
Fl, Graham, in Mississippi Valley Dem
ocrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-04-27
AMERICAN INDIAN GAMES.
They Have Proven of Great Value In
the Study Of American
Folklore.

Our ideas of game are primarily as
soicated with mirth, amusement. play,
such, indeed, being the original mean
ing of our English word. y careful
examination of games, however, reveals
the fact that they originated not as
pastimes, but as serious divinatory
contests. This is especially true of
the games of those we call primitive
people or savages.
We quickly find that a distinction
may be drawn between these sacred
and divinatory games and the mimetic
plays of children. Children play at
real games as they play at every other
serious business of life. They thus
perpetGate games that have otherwise
disappeared. Hence the value of chill
dren's games in our study.
At the same time this derivation APP
plies chiefly to the higher cultures.
In savagery we deal with the games
of adults-first of men, then women
with games so complex that no child
mind could grasp their principles or
objects; with games so wrought and
interviewer with primitive concepts of
nature and the universe that no modern
mind could create or invent them
Journal of American Folk Lore.