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Iron County register., 1899-05-18
POUR EDWARD ATKINSON.
Why the Administration Has ST.
fenced the ErstwhiIe Repub-
Iican PHILOSOPHERS.

/ For many years the American public
las been familiar with the name of Ed.
| ward Atkinson. Edward has been, from
| early childhood, stanch republican
| In his early manhood he established a
| reputation as a statistician. What Null
hall has been to England Atkinson has
been to America, in a slightly different
sense. Mulhall is a statistician who
| gathers statistics and complies figures
for the entire world. He covers every
land and cline and publishes them for
what they are worth. Atkinson is sta
tistician, too, who has compiled col
umns upon columns of figures to show
that the republican party was the great
est political party that ever existed in
the tide of times. That under its be-
neficent rule men did not need money,
clothing, food nor any of the etceteras
of civilization.
The average man could not under
stand, according to Mr.. Atkinson, when
he was well off, and was an unciyilized
ass if he could not live luXuriously on
a pint of kerosene, tin stove and so
cents week. Mulhall was a vulgar
mathematical historian who compiled
figures to illustrate existent facts. Mr..
Atkinson was a mathematical philoso-
pher who would lead the world past the
antiquated systems of Aristotle and Ba-
con, to the fields of Elysian economy
that would enable the poor to become
rich and the rich to place an honest
penny in rainy day stocking.
Mr.. Atkinson was hailed as the solver
Of great national problem and the de-
liverer of nation. His praises were
sounded from east to west, from north
to south. On the highway, from Dan
to Beersheba, travellers told of his phi
losophy. The dwellers in Jerusalem
heated the city with kerosene lamps
and the makers of the old-fashioned 92-
per-cent.-of-waste cast iron ranges went
into bankruptcy, and Gehenna Atkin-
son was exalted. His name was heard
throughout the land. mfr. Chairman
said the republican orator of 1896, 1--WE
are not having hard times. The poor
are not growing poorer and the rich
richer, as l shall prove from recent sta
tistics compiled by one of the most emil
Iron County register., 1899-05-18

nent authorities in the world-Hon. Ed
ward Atkinson, of Boston. 1 pity the
man, Mr.. Chairman, who would ques-
ton the honesty, independence and
fairness of Mr.. Atkinson"
Mr.. Atkinson is no longer an idol.
He has come into disgrace, along with
Tom Reed, Eddy Hale, George Hoar
and other numerous members of the
republican pantheon. He has been
charged, as was the most sublime
philosopher of the ages, with the COM
mission of a political crime. He is COR
rupting the youth of the nation, and
must be made to drink the Socratic
hyssop.
His tracts, pamphlets and miscella-
neous pieces, heretofore held in the
highest regard and receiving the COM
mendation of the profound Mckinley,
the literary Hanna and the New Jersey
trusts, are now barred the mails, and,
like Mahomet's coffin, suspended in
transit.
ITO be honest as the world goes" said
the prince of Denmark, ''is to be one
man picked out of 10000" Edward At
kinson, even though often mistaken, is
always honest. This is the head and
front of his offending. He has commit
ted the crime of lese majestic.
You don't believe, being an Ameri-
can, that one can commit treason by be-
ing honest and telling the truth. You
are not familiar with recent develop
ments and are unacquainted with the
Dreyfus case. You are not aware that
a man may be thrust into outer dark
ness for criticising the reputed head of
the nation, as in Germany he may be
arrested and imprisoned for question
ing the divine and godlike characters
tics of the kaiser. Mr.. Atkinson may
corrupt the youth of the country and
the soldiers in the Philippines with the
facts and figures of the last congress
sional and senatorial history as culled
from the columns OF that wide-awake
and truthfully sensational sheet, the
Congressional Record, but no word
must be uttered against the immaculate
gentleman who rules the empire and
the illustrious coterie of Atkinsonian
economists who surround him if he
would save himself from everlasting in
fanny and disgrace.
Listen. This is the real reason, found
in his pamphlet, why ''the government"
hes undertaken to silence the erstwhile
republican philosopher and sage:
rs it not our misfortune to have in
the chair of the president of the United
States a man of weak and uncertain
purpose, without convictions and I'M
equal to the emergency. who, having
declared that an act of aggression
would be a national crime, has trif1ed
with the question:" He disposes of
the president and his cabinet in this
language: Il know no men whose
names will go down among the mothers
of the land, even in the near future, sub
ject to greater execration than the
names of the men who have brought
this act of criminal aggression upon the
nation."-[Kansas City Times.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
THE CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Generous Sentiments Expressed Am
the Report of the Committee
ON History.

Charleston, S. c., May 13.-with q
spirited and at times stormy session.
the ninth annual reunion of the Uni-
ted Confederate veterans was yesters
day brought to close. Gen. John b.
Gordon, commander-in-chief, and all
the old officers were reelected. Louis
of meeting, and the question of feder-
al care of confederate graves was dis.
posed of by the adoption of substi-
tute resolution which declines the
presidents suggestion except as to
those graves located in the north and
reserving to the women of the south
the duty of caring for those in the
seeding states and Maryland.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
DAvY AND GEORGE.

We was raised up BOYS together
Me an Dewey people said
Twas a hard conundrum whether
George or Davy was ahead.
An the boys all seemed to sort a,
rear us in a schoolday muss.
An the gals well, you'd jes' ort to
See 'em siding up to us,
'Smilin' like they thought that we
was twin angels, him an me!
We was reckoned as the leaders
In the frolics an the fun
Two more 'tarnal mischief breeders
Never was allowed to run.
Every blessed day cuttin'
Up some caper deviltry,
But in study hours a putin
In our time fur keeps, tell we
Got a standin' at the head
o. the school-that on the deadt
Everybody had an idee
Wed be heroes, up to date,
Fur we both had bonny fidy
Symptoms of becoming great.
Teacher used to of'n tell us,
In proud, admirin' way.
Mebbe both us smartish fellows
ID be president some day,
An we thought ourselves we might
Rise to somethin' out o. sight.
But our tastes became divided;
George he hankered fur the sea,
Whilst / sensible decided
Law was good enough fur me.
When it come the time fur partin',
George" says 1, take lofty aimi
Here is where we make a startin'
Fur the pinnycle o.. fame"
An he answered: "Davy, Wen
Git there slicker than a cell"
Bin long time realizin'
OF our dreams, but now the bowl
Seems chock full an still a risin'-
We have reached the shinin' goal!
Both the partners, George and Davy,
Got there slick as axle grease;
He's a admiral in the navy,
I'm a jestice o. the peace
An there amt no tellin' how
High we'H git, we're started now,
Denver Post
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
MAINTAINING PARITY.
Effect of the Use of Two Metals I'm the
Currency Is to Steady the
Volume of Money.

The way the bimetallic principle
brings the money metals together and
maintains their parity with each other
can easily be understood. 1t is made
plain by the following familiar illus
tration of Jeyons: when two recep-
tacles for fluids are separated from
each other, the height to which the
fluid will rise in each depends upon the
quantity poured into it. But when
there is connecting pipe between
them the fluid will rise to the same
level in both, whichever receives the
supply" And this exactly illustrates
the movement of the metals in west
ern Europe, under the bimetallic law
of France of 1903, which provided for
the unrestricted coinage of both met
ais, and gave to the coins struck from
each the office of unlimited legal ten
der. The legal tender function, allow
ing the coins struck off from one of the
metals to freely take the place of the
coins struck from the other metal, for
monetary purposes, was the connecting
pipe, and as the fluid discharged from
the common outflow was single fluid,
though in the inflow the color of one of
them may have been white and that of
the other yellow, so where the stand
ard is bimetallic money, and in its re-
lation to commodities as expressive of
value as is a single standard, though
it is called bimetalIic or double stand
ard because the two metals are select
ed for full monetary use. The effect
of the use of the two metals in the cur
rency is to steady the volume of money
and consequent price of commodities,
and prevent that great depression of
prices caused by shrinkage of the
volume of primary money and credits
resting upon it, which inevitably takes
place when only one metal is used
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
WHY DON'T THEY KEEP STILL?
GoIdites Have a Reason for COntin.
ually and Repeatedly "kiIling"
the Silver Issue.

The Chicago Tribune and other gold
ite papers keep right on killing the sill
yer issue and print editorials to the eff
feet that it is dead this time sure. "All
the northwestern states," says the Trib-
une, for instance, ''are dropping out
of the Bryan and sixteen to one pro-
cession. If the democrats stick to it
November, 1900, will see nothing of the
party left" The Tribune and it's asso-
ciate goldite sheets should be interested
in the success of the republican party
enough to keep still and allow the dem
ocrats to go on their way. The truth
of the matter is that these papers are
not only republican papers, but they
are the special instruments of the
money power as well. If the demo-
Gratis in national convention assembled
next year adopt the Chicago platform
(and that is a foregone conclusion) the
money power will be forced to put up
$50,000,00O to fight the success of the
democracy, and will surely fall besides.
1t is, therefore, incumbent upon the
Tribune and other journalistic lackeys
of Lombard street to warn the demo-
cratic party against sixteen to one.
Let the Tribune keep it up. The real
meaning of that kind of advice is so ap-
parent that it aids in the solidifcation
of the opposition to the gold standard.
Illinois State Register.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18

The sun is three years older; SO is
Jolly's farm, which has prospered in
those three years; the fields are full of
cattle, the yards are full of mighty
stacks.
The sun shines down upon the loose
brown hair of a woman, who. standing
at the paddock-gate, is watching the
winding road. Presently spot shows
itself upon the hills brow. The spot
grows long and longer. 1t is man.
The man is three years older; so is the
woman. But surely heart was ne'er so
young as the heart that beats against
the paddock-gate, as Mary Jolly leans
forward and watches John Atkins COM
ing down the road.-Tit-Bits.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
order. for the sixteenth.

Omaha, Neb., May 13.-Orders have
been received here for the Sixteenth
infantry to leave this department in
time to sail from San Francisco May
90. This will require them to start
about the 25th. One battalion is at
Fort Crook, near this. place, one az
Fort Leayenworth, and the other an
Jefferson barracks.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18

| The adoption of this resolution and
| the report which accompanied it pre-
cipitated debate which verged on the
sensational, and at times much confu.
| sion prevailed.
Report of Committee ON History.
Gen. Stephen d. Lee, presented the
report of the committee on history,
which was unanimously adopted This
was one of the most important mat
ters before the convention, and the
reading of the report was listened to
with close attention. The report al
ludes to the war with Spain as factor
in obliterating the shadows of the war
between the states, and refers to the
prompt response of the southern states
to the call for troops as showing to the
whole country the depth and fervor of
southern patriotism. Continuing, the
report says:
Spirit OF the American Soldier.
president Mckinley displayed the
spirit of the American soldier when
he chose from his former foes the gall
liant Wheeler, the steadfast Fitzhugh
Lee, the chivalrous Butler and many
others of our own brave comrades to
marshal the hosts of the Union. We
are glad that Gen. Wheeler had anoth.
er opportunity to exhibit the fighting
qualities of the confederate soldier,
and that Lieut.. Hobson, Lieut.. Victor
Blue and Lieut.. Worth Bagley in the
navy showed the country of what stuff
our young men are made.
Blood of North and south Mingled.
''Once more the blood of north and
south has been poured out together
no longer beneath contending stand
ards in the bitterness of war between
the states, but now beneath one flag
to the glory of one country. These
dead, at least, belong to us all. The
last hateful memory that could divide
our country is buried with them.
About their graves kneels new ma
ton, loving all her children every
where the same"
Abiding to the question of confed-
crate graves the report says:
The Presidents Generous Words.
"The recent generous words of Pres
ident Mckinley commencing the con-
federate dead to the nations care, are
the expressions of sentiment grow
ing everywhere, that the deeds of the
confederate soldier are the glory of the
whole country, and that his memory
is worthy to be cherished wherever
self-sacrifice commands sympathy, or
brave actions strike responsive chord
in noble hearts,"
! The Race Question.
The committee also alludes to the
race question, and expresses the opin-
ion that ''the race problem is not apt
in the future to he so binding to
true apprehension of southern his,
tory" and says:
''The recent movement to put the su-
premacy of the more educated and
capable race upon constitutional and
legal basis, thus banishing the specteI
of misrule from our borders is steadily
gaining progress"
The convention adjourned sine die
at 2:1 p. m.
W. J. Colquit, of Atlanta, was elect
ed commander-in-chief of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans. His only oppo-
nent was Robert f. Lee. of Virginia.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
All Exchange Has Been Provided

New York, May 13.-The payment OF
the last installment of S5.0O0,O 900 of the
S20,OO0,o00 to Spain will be made to
the National City bank on Monday
next. The bank announces that all the
exchange necessary for the transfer
nj this money has already been pro-
vided.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
Southern Baptist ConventIon.

Louisville, KY, May 13.-The forty
fourth Southern Baptist convention
was called to order in Warren Memo
rial church by President Jonathan
Haralson, of Alabama. Nearly a thou
sand delegates representing all south
ern states, were present, while it 10
estimated that there are 10000 visitors
in the city, attracted by the conven-
iinn
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
-The renublicans nronosa -

"1ne repuDncanS propose TO de-
end the high tax rate this year on the
ground that the republicans who went
out of Office at the end of their terms
last December were so bad. The fellow
who has served his term is to be made
the scapegoat of the fellows who are In.
Utica OBSERVE.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
BimetalIisrn for Farmers.

The only countries where farmers
have done well as class during the
long period of depression, have been
countries on silver basis, using silver,
not gold, as their standard of value
like Mexico, China, Argentina, and In
dia and Japan until the gold standard
vas introduced into the two latter,
when their agricultural and laboring
classes Immediately came under the
same evil spell that haunts all the gold
standard countries. In India, previ-
Gus to 1893, when the ron-coinage act
was enforced. the acreage of wheat hail
enormously increased; and in Argen-
tina the acreage which in 1850 was 490,-
600, had increased to 100000 in 1890,
and to 100000 in 1893. Land is there
steadily rising in value. while in Eng
land it is declining; yet there, farmers
are exposed to the attacks of locusts and
to periods of drought, and have not such
excellent systems of roads end rail-.
ways.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
Hanged md Washington.

Washington. May 13.-Edward
Smith, colored, was hanged in the cor
ridor of the district Jail at 1907 p m
He refused to the last to make any
confession of his crime.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
A Pointer.

If you expect to occupy fiat in an
apartment house marry a girl with
low, soft voice. You may not see the
point now, butit will come to you with
your first quarrel. - Chicago Daily
News.
Iron County register., 1899-05-18
The NevarIx at Montevideo.

New York, May IA dispatch to
the Herald from Montivideo announces
the arrival there of the cruiser Newark
New-York tribune., 1899-06-18

Spanish authority. II so. what verdict can pos
slbly be reached about the fitness for seh-eo',
ernment of these leaders and the men penino
them? u-
Every sane man knows that State dehV-
cred over to such men would quickly become
a spectacle OF anarchic despotism. There can
be no authority, no respect for law no modera-
t,on Of opinions to serve the general good' III
such body. Indeed It could never become
bodv or in any sense an organization, because
the various leaders have shown themselves 50
far ambitious and selfish that out or nun
dred men one could safely pick thirty each oi
whom wanted practical dictatorship Tor MN
self. If there had been differences OF method
each seeking by some sensible means the gen
erol good. the case would not be the same But
II Is nothing but wrange Of children about
their toys. The spectacle has taught Ameri-
cans something. Perhaps II has taught them
not 70 emulate Cuban virtues Perhaps 1t mas
also taught them that Cubans can actually gov
ern themselves when they have done some
growing.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-18
PERSONAL.

W s. Gilbert has a collection Of curosties at his
house at Harrow Weld. and among them Is the
model OF a man-of-war Of one hundred years ago.
fifteen feet long, from which the scene OF Pima
fore" was designed
The Rev Francis w. Smith, rector Of st. Jamess
Episcopal Church, woodstock, w. whose death IL
announced began his ministry In this city. He was
one OF the most prominent cergymen In vermont.
At the time OF his death he was one OF the TWO
clerical trustees besides the Bishop OF the Vermont ny
Episcopal Institute, and also one Of the Board OF
Land Agents and the register OF the diocese. He
married granddaughter OF Bishop H9pklns isy in,,s
Laura Fay daughter Of the Rev. Charles ray
formerly rector OF the parish at 81. Adams
The other day woman drove into Zoa's street
with n gigantic bouquet In the vehicle which she
had chartered Having asked policeman where
NJ Zola lived. she directed to the house ana
alighting before It. she took the flowers 70 the
chief door OF No q bis united them, and scattered
the blossoms before the place. Then she re-entered
her vehicle and drove away.
Dr. Norman Kerr the temperance advocate VINO
died recently at Hastings. England had made II
life study Of the subject OF inebriety. concerning
various aspects Of which he had published about
thirty volumes together with numerous articles In
medical journals. On the efficacy OF tobacco as
1t ne aso Se neo f9own9 statement on
broad, general grounds, am decidedly or OPINION
from my experience and observation, tnat 10
bacco smoking-other things being equal does give
any one exposed to infection considerable amount
of immunity"
Senator Vest Is not dead yet" says the corre-
spondent OF "The Chicago Record" "even though
he declares that the politicians OF Missouri have
been trying to administer upon his estate. Nor
has ne lost his OF humor While friend was
sitting with him in his library the other day a
servant brought UP the card OF Mr. Wescott.
Senator Vest read the name aloud. and then re-
marked 10 his friend: II do not know the gentle
man. but Judge from his that he must be a
relative Of mine"
The hosting Of the British flag at Kow-Loon City.
China done by Lady Blake. the wife OF Sir
Henry Blake, Governor OF Hong Kong 1t was In
tended to hoist the flag at Taipohu place about
twelve miles further inland. and the day was ap-
polnted a holiday but on the Saturday previous
some thousands OF Chinese In uniform had in
trenched themselves and erected battery over.
looking the site Of the Flagstaff. in consequence Of
which the Governor ordered the flag to be hoisted
there on the Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-18
Nrm9lnrk Dailu Tibn,re
SUNDAY. JUNE is, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-M Waldeck- Rousseau asked
President Loubet to be allowed to consloer tne
French Ministerial situation until to-day;
rumor that squadron OF seven brt'Sm t Ha,ano
ships had appeared at the entrance or Delagoaa a
Bay was discredited in London. - Inc yacH'
Fire Fly, belonging TO Lord Ashpurton, was
seized off the French coast with four thousanu
riAes on board thought TO be intended for the
Carlists == Seven rural guards In santiago
Province. Cuba. were killed in battle WIN 9u.
laws. who escaped. - The Spanish Budget
was laid before the Cortes. - German dele
gates returned to Berlin from The Hague TO
plead before the Kaiser in favor Of an Aroitra-
tion Board as desired by the other powers
- Serious fighting between Turks and Ser
yians is reported on the frontier. and there is
great excitement In Belgrade. - Tod Sloan
denied giving a waiter money 10 refran from
prosecuting him for an alleged assault at Ascot
DOMEsTIC.-President Mckinley and party
arrived at Holyoke Mass, and received an en-
thusastic greeting. - The Industrial Com
mission continued its investigation Of trusts
hearing testimony from an independent pro-
ducer against the Standard OIL Company -
Under a decision rendered by Secretary Long
the voluntary retirement Of naval officers viii
be almost entirely stopped. - reciprocity
commission from Bermuda is on It's way 10 the
United States -- Judge Simonton, at Harris
burg Penn. ruled that liquor could not be sold
at Army canteens without license from the
State courts. - A powder factory In Call
fornia blew up. killing five men. - In the
Kentucky feud a brother-in-law OF Tom
Baker was shot by mistake for another man
- The funeral Of Rear-Admral Pierce Cros
by took place in Washington.
CITY-stocks were dull and irregular. -
Winners at Sheepshead Bay: Stuart. Swftmas
Prince OF Melbourne. Imp. Mars Chan and Hard
Knot. - Robert p Porter returned on the
New-York and talked of his mission abroad
- The body Of Augustin DAILY arrived on the
New-York. =- The Larchmont regatta was
held in light airs. - Walter J. Travis wor
the Oakland Cup in the finals Of the Oakland
Golf Club tournament.
THE WEATHER.-Forecast for to-day: Fail
and warmer. The temperature yesterday: High
est - degrees, lowest, JS, average. 6S.