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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
THAT FLOOD OF SILVER.
Irony Of, the Present Scarcity: Of
Money In the white Metal
! Meaning OF Bime tallism. '@5

Perhaps the most fortunate thing
that could; have happened just lat this
time for the ultimate interests of the,
people, is the prevailing scarcity Of sill
yer money It is Of course very incon-
venient and hurtful to the retail trade
of the country, and through that to-.
every interest that oncernsthe masses
of the people; but it is an eye-openeri
and will lead many doubling Thomases
into the path of wisdom in time for
next years election. The stock argu-
ment with republican and so-called
democratic goldbug advocates has been
that if silver were remonetiZed we
would have a food of cheap money that
would drive gold out of the country and
put us on a silver basis. Naturally
every man who knows anything at all
about the laws that govern finances,
knows that this would be an impossible
condition; but the argument has
served its purpose until the existing
famine of silver currency proved it's ut
ter fallacy.
Silver and gold serve two distinct and
essential purposes, and neither can
take THE place or do the work of the
other. And it is impossible to dispense
with either one or the other without
great public inconvenience, distress
and loss. Gold IS the money of the rich,
of the banks, the railroad companies,
the great manufacturing plants, and
all wealthy institutions and interests.
1t is essential to their prosperity, and
no one desires to deprive them Of a
single ounce of the yellow metal. On
the other hand, silver is the money of
the people. It is the money that pays
the hired workman, the factory girl,
the laborer on the streets, and does the
great volume of retail cash business in
all the avenues of trade. It is the
money of universal use, and can no
more be safely taken away than you
can deprive healthy man Of the blood
in his veins without producing weak
ness and death.
Bimetallism means the right to use
either or both silver and gold, on an
established basis of equality, in order
that all classes of the people may enjoy
prosperity; the poor as we'll as the rich
Present conditions prove the wisdom
of bimetallism.' With silver demone-
tized and gold abundant, by reason OF
new discoveries and large foreign
trade balance, we see a plethora of pros,
perity among the big institutions and
the rich, and hopeless and helpless pow.
erty among the masses of the people
These are the natural results of our un.
natural and ruinous financial system
a condition purposely created by the
imperial money lenders of En- gland an6
America, who are now engaged il
crushing and wiping out the only re-
publics in Asia and Africa, not merel,
as a qualification of their natural hatred
OF liberty, but because they fear thu
people and seek opportunity and excuse
for organizing great armies for the fu
ture control of public sentiment in al
the nations of the world. The ultimat,
object of the gold standard is the deatl
OF liberty and the supremacy of :
money-lending plutocracy.-Mississipp
Valley Democrat. >.,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

center of our prison square. The senti-
ne]s were watchful, and I gave up any
hope I may have had of an early at
tempt to get away, and, turning my
back to- the blaze, fell asleep. awole
with the consciousness that some one
was looking at me. Sitting up, I rubbed
my eyes. The fire was nearly out, the
sentries lounging on their posts, only
one of them pacing his beat. I called
to him and asked what time of night
it was.
"Wal, Yank, I reckon It's about time
TO- that relief to turn out, n that's at
ten er tharabout.
was about to lie down again, when
the same feeling came over me that
was with me when I woke. Some one
was surely looking at me. CHANGING
under one of the wagons, peering into
the darkness, saw what at first was
little more than two eyes; then I made
out the face of woman. She was
lying fiat on the ground, her head raised
so that she could look at me. At last
I recognized Margaret Beach. She sig
nailed to me, putting her fingers to her
lips, warning me not to attract the at
tention of the guard. It was plain that
she wished to assist me to escape I
shook my head, giving her at the same
time glance of contempt, but she
persevered, and I was so anxious to
regain my liberty that at last felt
willing- admit it with blushAto
accept assistance from one who, if true
to me, was certainly menace to the
union cause. I intimated by a look that
I would act with her, a-ld she at once
disappeared from under the wagon.
I wondered what she would do. I
had not long to wait, for in a few min
utes heard one of the sentries give the
customary challenge: 'Who comes
there?' Then saw by the freight
Margaret approaching the guard. What
she said could not hear, but saw that
she was talking to him earnestly. The
two other sentries left their beats and
went to hear what she was saying. I
judged that she was inventing a story
Of some threatened danger. She stood
outside the guard-line, thus continuing
to place the listening sentinels SO that
their backs were turned toward their
prisoners. The fire was fortunately
low, though one brand persisted IN
burning brightly. Selling it, / smoth-
erd it in the ashes; then, while the
sentries'' faces were turned from me, I
rolled toward the nearest wagon, main
tanning my rigidity like q mummy
blown BY the wind Half the distance
was accompl ished when one Of the men
turned to go to his beat, toreach which
he must come directly toward me. Mar
garet quick called him back. Making
d few rapid turns, u rolled under the.
wagon, then got up and ran like a5deer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
Transparent Trains.

The trains to wedding dresses are
now being made of transparent materi-
ais, such as chiffon, .tulle and muslin,
with many founces and plaitings and
much lace trimmings These trains are
very soft and less heavy and old looking
than brocade or satin, and when the
wedding day is over they can be. con-
verified into the most delightful OF. even
ing dresses. The same idea is being
carried out in evening cloaks. The new
thing this year in the way Of dress has
been very extensive and ella orate man
ties for the evening, made OF rich silks,
and brocades are much trimmed with
lace and fur. The cloaks will still re-
main as large as in the winter, butsthe
material is changed to the thinnest and
lightest gossamer and chiffon Wash
ington Star. .z5Sszs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
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pERILs or a NIGHT

Emerging from the wood through
which i had fled from the confed--ss
crate bivonac, jumped = rail fence
and stood inS q 5cornfeld could not.
he more than dozen miles from the
plant alton, and, believing the, general
had returned 70 his head uarters, Ire
solved "a ZEE there. The difficult Was to-
find the wa 'ortunat the night
was clear and q could nee The u
.kns,vs tho The soat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
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~ don't you get dinner? 3 81
asked
1You didn't marry q cook, 3 she -
piled, simpl
Time passes. tt is now the dead 81
nigh, and mufH He'd foot I'll rs are hesld
dom you 60 md driive tn.
sburgl away? q, he reclaimed
'slY ou sdidn, mari pol ii,slsai. II
NH
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
{ Her Subterfuxe.

comb. greatly troubled some one has
broken my new Dresden vase. Won
der il Dorothy Gid it p
Dorothy (confile lily to her doll
tit fortunate now, dolly that mann
ma has always insist ed upon little girls
being seen, not heard Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
1 some othe.r Plan Nece.sary i

The trusts, = exclaimed the excited in
dividual, " ho, SO to speak, was at the ora.
torical bat, Unjust be frozen out! e
81 The trust microbe in the audience slapped
the typhoid fever microbe: on the back and
laughed derisively
Id ism 4 up with the latest discoveries ID
science, lit said. He doesn' q know thatwe
lon zero e, Chicago Tribune. s..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
Home Coolkinr.,.

Mrs. Benhan hat do you thinkot
my cake
H Benham needs training down.
What do you mean q
tits over-weigh Z. World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
70. ~ M Ia glet 80
Why NOtS

I: Our silver dollar buys as much as
the gold dollar, and is our principal
currency in trade, for gold is not seen
or known in business and traffic. Why
not pay the bondholders and bankers
in silver when presenting bonds or
coupons or greenbacks !? The French
government does this, and so has 8
more regular and steady financial
state Of things, than England or this
Illinois State Register.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

i Among most toothsome and effective
matter iii the same issue. Mr.. Owen has
skinned Sound Money"to a finish. on
the purchasing power Of gold. 1t is not
stability" that gold standard advo-s
Gates really want, but .@'purch
power. Questions to- ask the farmers,
nays Mr.. Owen, are: Il 81 I. . "a.
Why this in sistence upon money with
larye pure nsing power? 4 NY by should we.
Object to q ollar that would require only
g rnshel Of wheat to bny, and why is there
e. class OF men who regret to SEE such q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

Miss Antique Is he d nice, quiet parrot &
B Dealer yes ma am; hesnever sWearss
unless he,s sworn Puck
Some off the Big guns Of the prize ring are
only air-guns.C chicago Daily News. sss;;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

And, further Of Hennepin politics, it
is stated as fact that William Hennery
Eustis, who also ran, will demand a
vindication and run again. His ex-
PLANTATION of why he was beaten before
is said to be pathetic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

Senator Knute Nelson thinks he fixed
matters up in fine shape in Hennepin.
Our advices are that Knute deceives
himself. There's boom on for Ele.
vator KING Peavy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

months after ratification of a treaty
of peace between the United States and
Confederate States" -
He declined my offer with we'll
assumed expression of injury, almost
Indignation. The guard led me into
the hall, but the major called him back.
Quick as thought I took match from
my pocket, and the letter at the same
time. Scratching the match on the
wall, I applied it to the paper. A cor
ner had ignited, when Berante came
quickly into the hall and blew out the
flame. .:<&5:@> j .Ss. s
II trouble you for that letter. : he
/ said, with marked politeness and his
peculiar smile. s. + 53 $. 4. q s4=.
II won it, j ,s.. 4 :slI5 4.
Certainly, it is your property, but
the property of prisoners Of war is
always turned over to some one dep
uted to receive and receip for It 4 's
He sat down at the table and wrote
4 me e receipt, and I, making virtue
OF necessity, handed him the letter.
4 Indeed, II had cherished little hop st
getting away with i il When he had
called the guard back it was doubtless
to instruct him to make pretexts
secure It. II was this sslr mise that led
M g attempt its destr11c on
And now comes 8 moment of my life
which Il canneyerre refer tos without feel
ing again Ill the conf ting emot lions
ssIfelt then; q pnnent n ull of surprise,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
Meanwhile how dare the bosses dis
regard the Hanna orders to get to work
for United States Attorney Evans2

j. - - :tFFsrty =
Insurance Commissioner O'Shaughn-
essey, in his handling of the Insurance
Union, has dealt an antitrust blow that
will be appreciated everywhere. This,
with the cooperation of Attorney
General Douglass, is really the first
effective blow dealt the trust in this
state. Do it some more. -. 49, -. -
The state dairy department. finds in
its experience that the greatest use of
oleomargarine and rotten SHUTTER" is in
the lumber camps of the Upper Missis.
sippi. This shows the regard the lum.
Dor barons have for our producers.
Commissioner Bowler thus stated the
matter to The Pioneer Press the other
day: II. .>.s5 # s.. !. I'll. IT,
4 Nothing else but oleomargarine. ia
served in the lumber camps The ldm-
bermen asked for duty on lumber and
got it.: They have raised the pr:ce under
the protection Of tho tariff. But when it
comes to buying butter from the farmers
they haven't my time to think Of that"
It is everywhere the same under Re
publican policy. Prot ction for all the
special interests. Ruinous competition
for the producing classes. e.. s. O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

Our best advices from Kentucky are
that Goebel will be the next governor,
and that the attempt to overawe voters
by Republican bayonets, as was done in
Louisville, will not be successful. That
the legislature will re-elect Blackburn
is without question.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

Times are so brisk that an army of
men are after the places that Census
Su perintendent Merriam will dispense
for the G. 0. P. There are 20 to 30 ap-
plicants for every place there is.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

''See the goppite papers make another
''break" in placing Mr.. Bryan in the
senate in the place of the dying Repub-
lican senator of Nebraska. The senate
is too small, at present, for WI. Bryan.
He's too busy. Just now he is resting
In the far Southwest, where he may re-
main until he comes here in January"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

McKinley's treasurer is paying 112
and III for bonds that were sold for
par, and the $25, O0O, 900 to be bought
will amount to $s8.o00.0oo. Here is
$4,000 out, and besides that nearly
81, 10000 has been paid in interest OH
the same bonds since issued.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06

Congressman are vending their way
to Washington, and before another
week rolls round Hanna's annual mes
sage will be before palpitating world.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-12-06
Q['|IlJll
FOR THE REFORM NATIONAL 20.
5 LlTichL SITUATION.

Gathered Froln the Democratic Exeou-
tive eomn'ttee Meet,nE National
I Com teeman, o''H!risn'. Conservative.
view--Matar'DxP lans-Good New. Of
Senator JONES' Hs.lth.- s1r. Bryan
Bray Rest TIN He Comes Here In Janu.
.ry-F"rm. stock and Home on Cur
rent QUESTION: = McKin,ey- Cleveland
Finanolor,ng All tho Same = state
Polit'oai Points-The Weeks Roundup
Of News and CONNIE 3|a ".t S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
BALLOTING IN THE COURT.

Paris June 3.-The Echo de Paris announces
this morning that the Court OF Cessation has
virtually finished it's labors in connection with
Dreyfus revision. 1t says that at yesterday s
sitting after three hours deliberation, only six
councillors had given their opinions, whereupon
the president OF the court. desiring to shorten
proceedings which threatened to be intermnabe.
proposed vote by yes or mo" on important
questions.
Six ballots were then taken and the result OF
the decision will be delivered about noon to-day
Saturday 1t will send Dreyfus to trial by a
new court-martlal.
La Fronde" says
M Krantz, the Minister for War. and NJ. Bal
lot Beaupre the Reporter for the Court OF Cas-
sation in the Dreyfus affair, yesterday received
from Esterhazy a communication confessing the
authorship OF the bordereau and asking a safe
conduct TO enable him TO come to Paris TO give
ordinations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
CEDED TO GERMANY.
Cpa1N DLSPOSES OF HER RE-
usJNLNG PACIFIC ISLANDS.
v.RrANNE, CAROLINE AND PALAOS
GROUPS NOW GERMAN TERRI
TORY-ANNOUNCED BY THE
QUEEN REGENT.

Madrid. June 2.-The Queen Regent to-day
,nened the Cortes with the usual ceremonial
and in the speech from the Throne announced
that the Marianne Caroline and Palaos Islands
were ceded to Germany by the late Spanish
Cabinet.
In the course Of the speech Her Majesty said
AT the opening OF the Cortes all the sorrows
which have wrenched our hearts. through the
disasters which have visited our country. are
reawakened. We must preserve sadness In
order to derive experience therefrom. but the
woes of our country of such nature that
retcence and silence avail better than COM
plants.
When peace with the United States was con-
cluded. Parliamentary troubles caused change
OF Cabinet. and the present Cabinet was formed.
Under the Constitution 1t belonged to me TO rati-
fv the treaty by laying 1t before the Chamber
There remained under our control the Caroines,
Paaos and most of the Marianne Islands. But
the former Cabinet believed It useless for Spain
10 retain such minor appanages of our ancient
empire and signed with the German Emperor
convention offering to cede those territories un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
SHERMAN STILL A CANDIDATE

Syracuse. N. Y, June 2.-"The Post-Standard"
will tomorrow print the following signed state
ment from Representative Sherman:
Utica, June 2, 1899.
To the Editor OF THE Post Standard"
Answering your request for statement In
reference to the Speakership contest, accom-
panied by your statement that Mr.. Hopkins. Of
illinois, had withdrawn in favor Of Mr.. Hen
derson, and that the Illinois delegation had de-
cided TO vote as a unit for Mr.. Henderson,
have only to say that, assuming both statements
to be correct and that the entire Illinois delega-
tion had decided to follow Mr.. Hopkins to Mr..
Henderson land both statements are only as
sumed), also that Mr.. Henderson has the en-
tire Wisconsin and Indiana delegation also GER
tain claimed support In other States, Kansas.
Dakotas and elsewhere, he is still over twenty
votes short OF a majority of the Republican
membership of the LVIth Congress
Unless a current report with reference to OHIO
is correct have not lost the support OF a single
member upon whom | counted. Mr. Henderson
is not yet selected as the Republican choice for
Speaker
So far as / am concerned | have striven TO
eliminate sectionalism from this friendly con-
test. Whoever is chosen Speaker IL will be un-
fortunate II the selection is based upon sec
tional lines. or be. even remotely the result or
any promises or deals.
am certainly still candidate.
| simply state broadly that / am in accord
with my party and with the Administration.
JAMES s. SHERMAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
ESTERHAZY CONFESSES.
FUGITIVE OFFICER ADMITS
WRITING BORDEREAU.
CALLS AT THE OFFICE OF A LONDON
NEWSPAPER AND UNBCRDENS
HIMSELF-ARMy CHIEFS
ACCUSED.

London, June 3-"The Daily Chronicle" says
that Major Comte Ferdinand walsin Esterhazy
called at its Office late last evening friday
with n confidential friend. and after declaring
that the time had arriv d when the whole truth
should be told although hitherto by reason OF
constant orders and inducements he had kept
silence on the essential point. made the follow
ing statement:
The chiefs Of the army have disgracefully
abandoned me. My cup is full and shall speak
out.
Yes 0raising his voice and glaring around). II
was who wrote the bordereau. wrote IT upon
orders received from Sandherr."
Esterhazy THE Chronicle" says. then pro-
ceeded to explain that for months before 1893
moral proofs had been obtained of leakases
which were only possible through an officer be-
longing to the Ministry OF War, and 1t was
necessary TO catch the guilty party by material
evidence. Hence the bordereau.
When asked what the chiefs Of the French
general staff would say to this confession. Es-
terhazy struggling his shoulders. dsdainfully
replied:
They will lie as they know how to lie: but
I have them tight I have proofs that they
knew the whole thing and share the RESPONSE
bility with me- and will produce the proofs
He then denounced the chiefs as set OF
scoundrels who have abandoned me basely"
and added but at one time they used TO come
to thank Nine Pays for her assistance"
Esterhazy asserted that. quite recently. the
chiefs sent NJ Laguerre. former Deputy. to
London with seductive offers to him to keep
silence
Now they using threats" he shouted;
but will not be deferred"
The Daily Chronicle" got Esterhazy to sign
the notes OF the interview
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
ING THE ISLANDS CEDED BY SPAIN TO GERMANY

of the Philadelphia, Admiral Kautz abandoned
all aggressive fighting. confning himself 10
maintaining his position. Captain stuart, OF
the Tauranga however having secured large
ouantity Of arms from Australia, was prepar-
ing to make aggressive lighting with the aid OF
the "friendlies" But the Badger arrived on
Nav ID. and the three Commissioners immedi-
atey took control of affairs. They established
headouarters at the International Hotel and
summoned before them a number of officials
and others supposed to be able TO give them
clear idea of the situation. On May 10 they
sent a letter to Mataafa informing him OF their
arrival and inviting him to come before them
on the Badger. They promised to send boat
from the vessel of each Of the three Powers, and
guaranteed him a safe return TO the place
whence he came before sundown Of the day he
came. Mataafa replied accepting the offer, and
he is expected tomorrow.
NAVAL OFFICERS EMBARRASSED.
The impression prevails here that the atti-
tude OF the Commission has put the American
and British officers in rather embarrassing
position They have proclaimed Malietoa Tanu
King, saluted him with twenty guns, received
him with honors on their vessels, made war on
Mataafa and now they have to send boats
crews to Mataafa, receive him with honors and
guarantee his return.
The Philadelphia is under orders TO sail for
San Francisco within day or two. The Ameri-
naval force which will then be left here is
. the armed transport Badger and the collier
Brutus.
DIR. Solf. the new President OF the Municipal
Council Of Apia, who arrived here about two
weeks ago has not yet assumed the duties OF
his office preferring to wait for the arrival of
the Commissioners. He has conducted himself
with great discretion, and has made good Inn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03

Pacific. Administration officials do not regard
the movement as requiring any special cog
nizance on the part of the United States, for az
one member of the Cabinet said tonight, TINS
Government has acquired all that 1t wants IN
that quarter. While Guam Is in the midst OF
the other islands of the Ladrones that
ceded. that fact is giving no con-
Germ here and this Government Is not
disposed to raise any question on even the
further extension of German sovereignty In that
section Of the globe, should Germany follow up
the present cession with other efforts.
Most of the islands in the neghborhood in the
past have been infested with pirates. the very
name Of the Ladrones indicating the former hot
bed Of piracy. and there are not few islands
yet where the black flag is common.