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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

SPEAKER Henderson believes that
the debating society should be an i'm
portsnt factor in the training of a
young man. He esys thai one of the
most desirable things about regular
debating is that the speakers are forced
to read extensively and study deep
ly. Henderson owes q great deal OF
his own success to the debating society,
ard even in his youthful days he was a
leader among youthful debaters, who
assembled to discuss the questions of
the day
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
THE CURRENCY BILL.

Beginning today the house of repre-
sentatives will for one week engage il
debate on the republican caucus cur
rency bill.Next Monday voting will be
gin.
The republicans in the house have
working majority, and the bill will
pass substantially as reported. Their,
will, however, be some lively encoun
ters before the matter is disposed of
For the benefit of the general reader
the bill is printed in full on this page
The bill is very brief, and Is clearly
and concisely worded. No attempt Il
made therein to arrange q complete
scheme of finance, but only those sub
jects of most pressing demand are
touched upon. The bill is in line with
the policy of the administration and
with the pledges of the republican
party.
The republicans recognize that the
most urgent matter demanding attsn'
tion is the question of more firmly es-
tablishing the gold standard
and giving it the strong
est safeguards of law in addition
to the force of custom. They recognize
that now is the time to remove all
doubt concerning the policy, prac tice,
and obligation of the government rela-
tive to the unit of value, and to provide
an absolute guaranty of the quality
aud parity of all our money.
Next in Importance to gold standard
legislation is provision for more
elastic currency, for an increase in the
amount of currency of small denomtna-
tions, paper and metallic, and for its
better distribution. The first is met
by facilitating bank issues: the second
by supplying more subsidiary coin and
small notes; the third by permitting
the establishment of national banks in
small towns on small capital.
The provisions of most general in
terest are those regarding the gold
standard, removing the restrictions on
bank note issues, and providing for
small banks. 1t is highly unlikely
that any future possible democratic
congress would dare to disestablish
the gold standard once it was given
the unequivocal sanction OF public
statute. 1t is hence the duty of the
majority party in congress to stand
united in favor Of this bill.
The old "bimetsllic sta ndard" fallacy
is completely discredited. We shall
always continue to have bimetallic
currency, but it would be as foolish to
declare in the law that gold is worth
sixteen times as much as silver, as to
define a yard as one half the height of
q man. The seller would think of "a
short man while the buyer would think
of long man; similarly the lender of
money would expect it's value to re-
main stable or to increase, while the
borrower would pray for depreciation.
There can snot be two standards of q
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

given measurement at one time. In
the case of the two money metals, DO
power can compel them to have q mar
ket value always in the same ratio. If
there were limited supply of either
metal the case would be differ
emit; but the production of both
varies with the demand. If it should
be decreed by law that copper should
be legal tender at twice its present
market value, every owner and pro-
Queer OF copper would hasten
to pay bis debts and in
crease his output. The result would
be that the market value of copper
would go still lower and the wrong
done to creditors would be still greater.
So with gold and silver. II by law it
should be permitted to pay all debts
with silver at a valuation one sixteenth
thai OF gold. and If the government
should offer to coin all the silver
brought to it, at that ratio, while the
market value of silver lie less than half
that so assigned, the production of
silver would at once be vastly increa.-
vested interests of the country, with
every wage Garner, would lose while
only the silver mine owners and en-
ployes and the dishonest debtors of the
country would gain.
Free silver coin a ge at sixteen to one
means dishonesty and population, and
its advocacy is morally as well as
financially wrong. The Bryan agita-
ton Is a thoroughly vicious one and
those who favor it are imperiling the
national honor, and with it their own.
Experience has shown that the
couu try needs a much greater supply
of small change than it now has. The
legal limit is $50, 600, 600, but necessity
has already compelled the Disregard
ing of the limit, and $40. 100000 of sub
sidiary coin is now in use. The new
bill provides for coming some of the
surplus silver bullion in the treasury
into coins of small denominations. The
people will not use the silver dollars,
while they want smaller coins. The
proposition is good one. The provis-
ion for more small notes il similar in
it's intent.
The last section, authorizing the
establish ment of small banks, is OF
particular interest in the south. The
cry for "more money" has really no
foundation. The real need is for
"more banks" and the south will find
that it is a better distribution of the
medium that ia wanted and
more facilities for the extension of
credit and tie furnishing Of short time
loans. AS providing for the establish
ment of more distributing centers for
the loaDable capital of the country the
last section is of vital Importance.
Every provision of the bill has been
worked on for more than two years,
and the result of all the hard labor is
q highly conservative but vitality neces-
ssry measure for the revision of the
currency laws. It is to be hoped that
the two houses will act and act
nj
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
BIZ CARRIER.

Ihe Daily HERALD is delivered oy carrier
In Ell Paso, Texas Juarez. Mexico. and at the
El Paso smelling works. at fifteen cents u6c)
per week, or sixty cents (60c) per month.
Subscribers falling to get the HERALD re-
gularly or promptly should call at the office
or telephone No. lis. All complaints will re-
ceive prompt attention.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates of advertising In the Daily or Weekly
HERALD will be made known upon appltca-
ton at the business Office. Those who pre-
fer can have a representative OF the business
department. call upon them,..who will quote
prices and make contracts for space. Call
telephone No. 115-
Classified Advertisements or locals. ten
10, cents per line for first insertion and five
o. cents for each additional insertion.
Special rates upon five hundred 900 or one
thousand QeOO) lines Fof local, to be used In
one month, will be furnished upon app'tca-
tton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

GAN unconstitutional concession tt
sentimental clamor" is what the Hous-
ton Post pronouaces the first step In
the Roberts case.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

tances over mountain ranges on the
backs of mules. For such conditions
cottons must not be packed in heavy
iron-bound boxes. 1t is the attention
to such little details, together with the
supply OF good and moderate priced
materials, which enables business to
be built up In q new market. The
advice given to American export man
ufacturers is: ''Send the best goods
you have, and sea, with your own eyes.
If necessary, that they are carefully
packed aud properly Shipped
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

PLENTY of. water in.the river now,
but none when it was needed in the
summer, is the report shat comes from
the special correspondent of the HER
AID at Las Pslomas. The need of
dams and reservoirs is vital and the
demand for them should be continuous
util they are secured.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
Hotel pdldCiO

sumed full charge of the above
hotel at chihuahua, Mex, and will con-
duct the same on the American pla,.
Mr.. McDermott is we'll known to
the :, travelling public as having for
many years conducted the Robinson
house. Everything has been refitted to
the comfort of the guests and good
treatment is guaranteed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

THE postm aster at Crow Flat, New
Mexico, died recently, as reported by
the special correspondent of the HER
AID, and the citizens fear that the
Office must be closed, for no one in the
neighborhood ia willing to conduct it.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW'S salary as d
senator for six years will be $50, 900,
and he has leased house at Washing
ton for six years for $50 900, which does
not seem very thrifty of the senator.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
God Letters

We print your Dame or anybody's
Use name, on, pocket books, Bibles or
other books in gold. Bring US your
Christmas presents in this line to be
lettered. HERALD Office
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
A Nicely Bound Volume.

A neatly bound volume of magazines
makes q Moe Christmas present. We
do this work better than anybody in
the city at the HERALD Office. We
also make spe cialty oflettering pock
etbooks in gold.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

Take advantage of the discount
given by the Creamery restaurant and
save 10 per cent of your living ex-
penses. Jack Grant, manager. ITO
San .FranciscO ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

THE Denver Post is confident that
with Hogg ON the ticket, the demo
Gratis would carry Chicago and Kansas
City with a whoop!
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

SIXTEEN to one that everybody viii
welcome the new financial bill.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

SNowBIRDS h ave appeared in the San
Andress aud Caballos mountains and
the miners are looking forward to a
cold and dreary winter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
We Bind Magazines.

Bring your magazin es to the HERALD
to be bound. We make specially of
this work aud our prices are the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11

GEN. WHITE Is still sitting in the
lap of Lad Ysmith.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure proper changes in adver-
Using, copy for same should be at the busi-
ness Office not later than 10 m.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
Cheap Shoe Sale

For one week only:come and see uf
and be convinced.
A. a. MEYER,
POI, FL Paso St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
SSSS

at his discretion, exchange gold coin
for any other money issued or coined
by the United States. The notes and
certificates SO redeemed or exchanged
shall be held In and constitute a part of
said fund, and shall not be withdrawn
therefrom nor disbursed, except in ex-
change for an equivalent amount of the
coin In which said notes or certificates
we're redeemed or exchanged, except
as hereinbefore in this section provid-
ed. Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued as repeating that provision of
the act approved July fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and ninety, which
provides that ''no greater or less
amount of such notes shall be out
standing at any time than the cost of
the silver bullion and the standard
silver dollars coined therefrom then
held In the treasury purchased by such
notes.
Sec. 5. That the secretary of the
treasury Is hereby authorized to use,
at his discretion, any silver bullion in
the treasury of the United States
purchased under the act of July
eighteen hundred and nine
ty, for coinage into such denomin ma
tions of Subsidiary silver coin as may
be necessary to meet the public require
mepts for such coin, and any gain or
arising from this coinage
shall be accounted for and paid into
the treasury. Whenever any silver
bullion purchased under the act of
July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
ninety, shall be used in the coinage of
silver coin, an amount of
treasury notes issued under said act
equal to the cost of the bullion con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

but will return some time this summer
to make her home in San MarciaL
Miss Fannie Toates and Mr. Frank
Benton were quietly married Thursday
evening at the home of the brides par
ents in Oakland. The attendants were
the brides sister, Miss Lille Toates, and
Mr.. Phillip.
Mr. Warren NJ Crosby left this after
noon for Chicago on a few days bust
ness trip.
Miss Agnes Walsh will go to St. Joe
Saturday to spend Sunday with rela-
Mrs. r. NJ. Spivey is seriously i'll at
her home on Topeka avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Snyder are spend
ing the day in Kansas City
Mrs. Eliza E. Akin of Danville, KY,
is visiting Mrs. w. H. Reed, at her
home, 924 Quincy street. After a visit
with relatives and friends in Topeka,
through Oklahoma before returning
to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Scott will go to
Valley Falls the first of the week to
make their home. Mr.. Scott has pur-
chased The Era, weekly paper of that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Gay attended the
Craig Innes wedding in Lawrence
Thursday evening.
Miss Jean Frost has returned from a
weeks visit with friends in Lawrence
Mr. Harry Cook, who has been en-
ployed for the past five years in the
of the Santa Fe, has accepted a position
in the freight office of the Southern Pa
clfc at Deming, N. M, and left for that
place today.
Mrs. s. H. Griffin of Chicago, who has
been visiting friends in Topeka, will
leave for her home Saturday. She will
be accompanied by Miss Eta Covill,
who will spend a couple of weeks with
her; Miss Covi11 will visit in Iowa on
her way home
The Research club will meet Monday
afternoon with Miss Hamb1eton. This
will be the last meeting held this sea-
son and the annual election of officers
will take place.
Mrs w s. Farnsworth of the City of
Mexico is in the city visiting her father
Maj H. w. Farnsworth
Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Phillips returned
Thursday from Council Grove, where
they were called by the illness of Mrs.
Phillips father
Miss Lille Walker will entertain a
few friends informally this evening at
her home on Polk street.
Miss Pearlade Prescott's star pupil
Miss Marion Darloit, will give a con-
cert at the Unity church May 9. Little
Miss Marion will be assisted by some of
the best local talent. She is a very tai
eT1ted little yiofiniSt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
A PRIVATE FUNERAL.
Mrs. John Cochrane Will Be Buried
Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Mrs. John
Cochrane who died Wednesday after
noon at the Stormont hospital will be
held at the residence of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Phillips, 1929 Jack
son street, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock The services, in accordance
with Mrs. Cochrane's wish, will be
private. Dean Sykes of the Episcopal
church will have charge.
The members of the family desire the
statement that the surgeons who per-
formed the operation did everything
within their power to overcome the
effects of the disease from which she
had long been a sufferer, but 1t had
reached such an advanced stage that
there was from the first no hope for
Mrs. Cochrane's recovery. Had. not the
operation been performed she would
have lived but a short time. The re-
suit was evidently anticipated by Mrs.
Cochrane who, before going to the hos
pital, turned her business affairs over
to her father and made such other ar
engagements as might be suggested by
the belief that her life would be pro-
longed but few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

| o. clock in her private car attached to
| train No. on the Santa F'e.
The cinders which once constituted the
| will be removed this summer-perhaps.
DR.. and Mrs. E. A. Wharton of Yates
ton was state oil Inspector under Leedy.
w. E. Dauchy. superintendent of main
tenance and construction on the Rock ISL
! and, is in Texas on tour of inspection.
Clyde Reed, chief clerk of the Kansas
mail service in the southern district, was
in Topeka yesterday on official business.
One Topeka man who always hunts for
the cheerful side of everything says he IS
thankful that the season for carrying coal
is past.
There will be a good many native Kan
sans in the next generation whose initials
will be IF. F." They will stand for Fred
erick Funston
Walter Schuyler. formerly of Topeka, is
d. c.. to Cripple Creek, where he will
start a law office.
peka politicians over the appointment for
the So position Of deputy grain inspector
The public is waiting in ''breathless anx-
iety'' for the ball game between the state
and will probably survive the ordeal.
The police on Thursday visited the diff
eHnd uf non w @ss fner Wery
seen leaving town with a weeks provts-
ions under their arms.
broke jail Nobody knows how, unless
the gate vas left open She he BELONGED i, p
ed at the station yesterday to inquire
about her.
o. C. Knowles wife and baby, arrived
from Topeka last night to make their
home here. Mr.. Knowles will become
identified with the Luenfng Mercantile
company. They will be welcomed back
to Wellington by host of friends.-Wel-
Iington Mail.
J. L. Wolcott, who was arrested some
time ago for making false entries in the
books of the First National bank of Rus
sell. has been rearrested a new indict
ment covering the same charge. The first
indictment was hastily passed by the fed
eral grand jury at Wichita in order to
hold him.
A street car off the track on West
Fourth between Harrison street and To-
peka avenue attracted considerable atten-
ton for time Thursday afternoon. 1t
was coming down the grade at a rapid
rate when it jumped the track. and be-
fore 1t could be stopped it ran into the
curbing. smashed an iron railing and
shook things up generally. 1t was finally
got back on the track with the aid of
team horses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
HAVE THE FEVER SURE.
State House People Organize to Play
Baseball

The state house base ball fans held a
meeting last night and took the prelimin-
airy steps toward getting up a base ball
team by forming organization of which
j. S. Dawson of the treasury department
Is president and d. w. Little, assistant
state superintendent, is secretary
j. c. Mohler, A. J. Whitmore and F. E,
Grimes were appointed a special COM
mittee to ranSack the state house and
bring out the ball players. They are at
work today and will soon begin active
Practice.
The organization has already made itself
liable to legislative investigation by the
appointment of purchasing agent Mr.
Mohler has been asked to do this work A
regent of the agricultural college is being
investigated for acting as purchasing
agent while employed by the state, and
Mr. Mohler is dubious about his new job
However he will invest in the accoutre-
ments for the game and a challenge to the
newspaper men is momentar1ly expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
INSPECT INDEPENDENCE.
Santa Fe Officials Pleased With Cot
ton Mill and Brick Plant.

Independence. April PA special
train consisting of the private car of
Division Superintendent Barnes and the
presidents car of the Santa Fe system
arrived here yesterday for an hours
stop. The party aboard consisted of
the following persons: Paul Morton,
second vice president of the Santa F'e,
accompanied by his wife and her sister;
J. A. Davis, Industrial commissioner;
VIM. E. Curtis, correspondent of the
Chicago Record. accompanied by Mrs.
Curtis and daughter; j. L. Barnes, di-
vision superintendent; Wesley Merrett,
division freight agent.
The train was met at the depot by a
committee of citizens. The men were
shown over the city in carriages. The
vitrif1ed brick plant and the cotton mill
were pleasant surprises. Mr.. Morton
was quite amazed when told that the
brick company had orders ahead for six
million brick
Mr.. Curtis was especially interested
in the cotton mill which is the first in
Kansas and nearing completion. The
train went west to Oklahoma shortly
after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
OTHER SHIPS
Besides American Can Engage In
Porto Rican Trade.

Washington, April 21.-As a result of
the cabinet meeting today, Secretary
Alger will issue an order to permit the
shipment of cargoes from Porto Rico to
the United States in other than Ameri-
can bottoms. The general subject Of
the conditions in Porto Rico was dis
cussed from the standpoint of the mem
orial recently presented to the president
by DR.. Henna and a delegation from the
Porto Rican people. and it was decided
that this was the only relief that could
be afforded at this time by an executive
order. The question of free trade with
Porto Rico or modification of the tariff
duties, which the natives ask, is one for
congress to determine, but it was
thought that some relief could be afford
to the United States in other than
American ships.
The members of the cabinet were
gratified with the report of Gen. Otis
saying that the proposed increase in
the number of regular troops under his
command to sc, 900 would be ample, and
unless there is some unexpected change
in the situation for the worse, no fur
Their consideration will be given to the
question of calling for additional vol
unteers under the army reorganization
bill. The president and the cabinet
were extremely gratifiedswith Gen. Otis
statement that but Z per cent of his
command were incapacitated for active
service by reason of wounds, sickness
and all other causes.
Considering the number of wounded,
this is considered a remarkably low per-
centaP0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Cy Leland is in Kansas City.

CIV Leland is in Kansas City.
H. u Nudge has returned from Chicago.
Frank Brown, clerk of the federal court,
is in Hutchinson
The grass on the state house lawn Is al
most tall enough to be cut.
Nearly every residence street is utilized
just now a base ball diamond
Secretary Coburn of the state depart
ment of agriculture is in Kansas City
Topeka people who allowed their base
burners to get cold were sorry last night
Dr. E. l. Thorpes position will be in
First Place Methodist church in Brook
lyn-
Ex-City Clerk McFadden is one of the
appraisers for the Huntoon street pave
ment.
Mrs. Thorpe has secured work for 20
young girls, of the Industrial league, In
private families
E. a. Wagner, who has been prae c.5I
law in Denver for several years, Will re-
turn to Topeka to live.
Dr. E. P. McIntyer of Chicago, but for
merly of Topeka, is spending few Gays
here, the first in six years
w Y. Morgan, the state prnte1TT-e4te eGas
is in town business. He VIII take
charge of his office in July.
A man who ought to know says the best
Depew, sold by Sim Drug Co.
Topeka kindergartens today celebrated
the anniversary of the birth of Froebel,
the founder of the kindergarten
A Topeka greenhouse which is famous
for its roses and carnations IS the mecca
of many Topeka women just now.
The sound of the hammer is heard in
all parts of the city. Building operations
are carried on in nearly every block.
'sWin we have to go out to Auburndale
and arrest chickens that trespaSS?' Is the
question that worries the policeman
Mrs. B. P. Cheney, widow of the promi-
nent Boston railroad magnate, passed
through Topeka yesterday afternoon at