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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

the Treasury Department, he win at once
discover that the present advantage
which is accruing to him comes absolute
" directly from the tariff law now on the
stscutc books Of the United States. And.
Gen, if he desires old times, with old
prices and old short days of employment,
lie had better vote for William Jennings
Bryan.
But if the laboring man wants a ron
%tinuation Of the present prosperity of the
United States. he certainly cannot, with
out Inconsistency, vote for Bryan. An
other view of it. Let the laboring man
take the present price of his labor and
take the present prices of all the things
he buys upon which his family is sub.
sisted and supported and educated, and
then take the price OF his labor of 1896
and the prices existing then, he will dis
cover, without any hesitation of intellect,
that present conditions are far better
than old conditions, that, waving the lit
tie increase of cost of living, the balance
sheet shows favorably to him. No man
can deny that and there is no man in the
United States who has done more ia
break down the interests of labor by pro
noting and cultivating unfair and unjust
competition than has William j.. Bryan,
of Nebraska. C. II. GROSVENOR.
Athens, Ohio. Sept. IL, 1900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
HARD TINES ITEMS
NEEDED BY BRYAN.
Adversely of Others Will Be Welcome
News to Democrats.

"Wantcd-Hard times items is ~
"IIelp Wanted" nd Bryan ought to put
in the newspapers to aid him in his la
borious search for instances of indus
trial and commercial distress. Probably
nothing would more please him just now
than to hear of w%orkingmen in the coun-
try whose dinner pals are not full.
In his Speech in Milwaukee he gloatcd
over the fact that Il dock man i'll New
Haven had discharged some employees,
that pig iron production is less now than
at the high point of last year, and that
Massachusetts cotton mill men are said
he thinking. of reducing wages.
After exploiting un these items. he said
exultingly: Even the prosperity that
the Republican party has boosted of has
not reached all the people, and even that
which We have is on the decline"
The reason Bryan is so anxious to
know of misfortunes hcfalling working
men is because he fears that they will
pcrvcrscly consider the maintenance of
their present prosperity to be the para
mount issue with them instead of '.im-
pcrialism." If some great calamity could
only happen to the workingmcn between
now and election time it would perhaps
make it really sound plausible to say
that there is no prosperity now: there
fore maintenance of prosperity is not the
issue. so YOU can vote for me and Agui-
naldO."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
BRYAN'S MANY SIDED
HOPES and FEARS.
His Expectations Based on Hopes that
Others Will Forget.

Bryan argues that the Constitution en-
tends in full by its own force to every
foot of land under the American flag.
He hopes that the American people won't
find out before November that the United
States courts, from the lowest to the
highest, have decided by overwhelming
and irresistible decisions that he is
wrong.
He is running on a platform declaring
for the fraud of free silver. He hopes
that the gold Democrats who have re-
turned to the Democratic party ON the
issue of Imperialism will not cease to
believe in his readiness to bctray it.
He is running on a platform on which
imperialism is said to be the paramount
issue. He hopes that the silver men
won't take this portion of the platform
seriously.
He is running as Il Democrat. He
hopes the Populists won't lay it up
against him.
He is running as a Populist. He hopes
the Democrats will forget it.
He is running as Il silver Republican.
He hopes that the silver Republicans,
mainly men of the West. won't give him
up because of their belief in expansion.
He is running as the avowed friend of
Aguinaldo. He hopes that this won't
drive the American votes against him.
So every Democratic hope of 1900 has
error or humbug back of it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
CHAPTER Nv.
cynthia Grows skeptical.


Two or three days had passed by. and
the report had been confirmed that Will
lam Mckinley, of Ohio. was to he the
next President of the United States.
Political Simon was able to be .up
and around" ms Cynthia expressed 1t,
though his face was slightly disfigured.
He had stayed away from Brownsville
quite a while. it seemed to the people
of the town.
Pa" said Jimmie. 'if you stay at
home much longer people will think
you're ashamed of your face"
We'll. I'm not, my son. Many a mar
tyr before he has worn a disfgured
countenance."
.Then you'd better get a move on
| YOU and go down town and pay up
what you bet on Bryan"
"Simon." said Cynthia, did YOU bet
on Bryan?'
Not much, Cynthia. but still we shall
feel the loss of it now"
Well, l I'M surprised" said Cynthia,
in establishment. How much did Won
bet?"
Twenty dollars, the money 1 got for
the old, speckled COW, but you see 1 ex-
pected to get forty dollars back, or two
cows for one"
IL hope, Simon, that you have learned
a lesson. Went and took the last dol
lar we had and fooled 1t away. What
would you think If l had done such a
thing as that!"
ut wouldn't have been very proper
in n woman. but men, who are sup
posed to know about such things, often
make piles Of money this way"
"Yes, you tell how much you have
| made" Cynthia said sarcastically.
Cynthia! Don't be unreasonable:
half of the bets made have been won.
1 just happened to be unlucky. but not
much more unlucky. after all. than any
,one else. Mckinley's election will be 9
sdetriment to all laboring classes, and
Ia regard to his victory, we may as well
all be considered unincky."
'Simon. they say down i'll B%oonsville
hogs have gone up Is cents a hundred
since last Tuesday election day.. and
corn 2 cents a busllel. and they say
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
THIRTY TONS OF PENNIES
SAVED BY CHILDREN.

Chicago's Penny Savings Society has
| only been established for n few years,
but it's deposits have increased as fol
lows:
Year ending June 30, 1898. .$19,14O
Year ending June 30, 1S99...... 33.9GO
Year ending June 30, 100000. II, 1913
William G. HOLSTER, who is acting
president of the Chicago Penny Savings
Society, says that it is operated entirely
on n philanthropic basis and supported
by voluntary contributions. There are
only two salaried officers, young ladies,
at the Office in the Schiller building.
This system is in operation only in half
the schools in Chicago, yet the amount
Of money deposited by the children last
year averaged 80 cents for every child
in the Chicago school district. and GO
cents per capita for all the children in
the schools in which the Penny Savings
Society is operated.
The weight of last years savings was
thirty tons Of American pennies. an enor-
NOUS mass of money for the little ones to
put by in the banks within one year.
1t will be noticed that the increase he
| tween the amount deposited in 1898 and
1899 was 40 per cent. But between 1890
and the year just ended the increase in
the amount Of pennies deposited was con-
siderably more than 100 per cent.
The children would certainly not he
able to n v their pennies if their par-
ents did not have the money to give
them. and the exhibit made by the Chi
cago Penny Savings Society is ccrtain-
~ a straw showing that the people of
Chicago have experienced more and more
good times and prosperity during the Re
publican administration of President Me
Kinley.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

CHAPTER M1.-(Continucd)

Elk
Winnie walked in by her fathers bed.
side.
winnie" he said. II don't want you
to ever speak to a Harrington again
as long as you live. You will probably
meet him at school this morning, but
don't want you TO eve speak to him
want him to know that you uphold
me in the fight with his father. do you
hear what l say!' But before she an
swered the patter of horses feet and
the shouting Of mems voices were
heard.
"Hurrah for Mckinley. the next Pres
idcnt Of the United States..' rang on,
upon the morning air.
whats that they're shouting? l dc
wonder if Mckinley is elected" said
Simon.
ut may he So" said Cynthia. ''bul
don't worry about it, Simon. ] guess
If we work hard we can keep our souls
and bodies together. if lie is elected"
Just then their neighbor. Mr.. Blank
appeared at the door to find out how
'aAip NNs NNlllIS. UIlu ~ uIluS tlS
glad news that Winnie was elected.
who's to be ~Prcsident:" quickly in
quired Simon.
Mckinley" lie said.
II don't see how it could be possible
said Simon. 'Providence has always
been on the side of right in the affairs
of this nation"
5 1T has. Simon. and it has not YET
forsakcn u.s."
You'll repent a thousand times of the
way You asst your ballot before anoth-
err four years of hard times rolls
around" said Simon, who knew Rlanl;
was a Republican.
Just then Johnny came in crying.
"What'S the matter?' said Jimmie.
THAT Reynolds hoy was just goin'
by. and lie said Mckinley was elected
and that it served my pa right to gel
licked. / wish I'D have licked him
aoo-hos..'
We'll, why didn't you:"
He's bigger than l am" Johnny
whined.
Ohio" said Jimmie. laughing. Tina,
don't make any diff. Old man Harr:ng
ton amt near Sc big as pa, but lie licked
him Just the same"
Jimmie" said his father. "marcl
IL of here, just MS quick as ever yor
can; do you hear:"
Cant we have any more pie and
cake to eat, ma, If McKinley's elected"
he added, MS he proceeded to obey his
father.
mo. darling. We shall have to live
very economical"
Winnie now started to school. and
Jimmie watched her as she walked
away.
"'Pon my word. pa. if Glen Har
rington hain't come to meet her. Here
he is nov and he's congratulating he,
for defeatin' him. Listen." he said tc
Johnnie. winnie is telling him thai
she is sorry she had to defeat him In
order to be Superintendent. BY golly
If they hain't locked arms. and walk
ing to school together. when pa :old
her not to even speak to him."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
p v.

The Road to the Poorhouse Missed.
Inauguration day had passed and
VIM. Mckinley of Ohio was President
of the United States.
Winnie Grey had acted In the capacity
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction since the LIST of January
and she was delighted with her new
work and Marble County was proud Of
Political Simon's daughter.
On this particular morning, Winnie
vas alone in her Office looking over her
mornings mail. There were business
letters for her to answer; nh, yes, and,
there was another letter. 1t was from
her Boonsville lover. How 1t filed her
heart with joy! 1t seemed to her the
happiest morning of her life. She felt
that she had a thousand. things to be
thankful for. Glen Harrington re-
turned her love; her folks at home
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
Mistaken.


He said: You shall not toss
Mankind upon n cross
OF shining gold"
Nor press his brow with thorns.
Nor tread upon his corns
When he is old"
He said: mo fires will burn,
No wheels, no spindles turn,
Without my hand
Is at the nations helm;
Dictator of the realm
Chief Of the band"
He said 1.-THE metal white
Is strictly in the fight
II lugged it I'M.
We're on free silver bent,
Without the worlds consent
And it will VIM"
The voters heard him shout, i
Then straightway went about
To give him fits;
They said 1--WE want no stuff
Half money and half blur,
A dollar worth four bits"
1t took his breath away
When the people had their say
In NOV.
But he's got his second wind.
Thinks he'll not again be skinned:
Wait and see.
G. L. FRAZER,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05
Cotton Consumption DoubIes.

Cotton Consumption DOubles.
The cotton consumption in the UniteA
States in 1894 was 1891 pounds for ey.
cry man, woman and child. Good times
brought by the Mckinley administration
have raised the per capita consumption
to 27.14 pounds. The people dress bet.
ter. and buy more articles made from COT
ton than ever before in the history a
the country.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
NATIONAL BANK FAILURE.
Receiver for American Of Baltimore Appointed
by Comptroller Of Currency.

Baltimore, Md. Especially The first
national bank failure in the history Of
Baltimore was announced when a tenn
porary receiver was appointed for the
American National Bank, which is To-
Gated at the corner of Gay and High
streets. It has been known for some
months that the condition Of the insti-
tuition was not a strong one, but the
directors and the financiers interested
In the bank hoped that the difficulties
could be tided over and the institution
placed on a sound basis. The support
Of the Clearinghouse was given to 1t
as long as possible, not only from the
desire to protect depostors and stock
holders from loss, but also from a
sense Of pride in upholding the reputa-
ton Of Baltimore as a city in which a
national bank had never gone under
Finally, however, the strain became
too great, and it was realized that 1t
was Of no use to put off the inevitable
and further credits were refused by the
Clearinghouse. AS result, Comp
trOller Of the Currency Dawes was re-
luctantly compelled to close the bank
It is hoped that the depositors can be
protected from loss, although 1t is
feared that the stockholders will not be
50 fortunate.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29

Cape Town (By Cable).-A squadron
Of Yeomanry, which had been follow
ing the Beers from Britstown, is re-
ported to have been entrapped. There
were several casualties, it is said, and
the remainder of the force was cap
tured.
1t is reported that the British are
now pressing De Wet in the Lady
brand District The Beers have blown
up a culvert south of De Aar.
The Ladybrand district borders on
the northwestern part of Cape Colony
and commands the boundary line. of
the Cape for some distance. The Gale
don River divides the two districts,
and II De Wet were allowed a free run
he could easily cross the CaledOn and
threaten Cape territory.
General Kitchener has left Naauw-
pOort and gone northward. The rapid
concentration of troops in the disturb
ed districts through the personal en-
ergy Of General Kitchener has allayed
the local uneasiness.
London (By Cablel The Govern
ment still does not issue anything in
dicating a belief in the gravity of the
situation in South Africa, and ma
JOlAAg vi blC correspondents AZ OdpN
Town do not treat the invasion Of Cape
Colony by the Beers as a serious mat
ter. They say there is too great readi-
ness to take an alarmist view Of the
situation. Practically no colOnists have
joined the invaders. The government
has taken care to keep their stocks of
1gnmuuition low, and it. is believed that
only few effective arms are in the
possession of anti-British cOlonists.
The correspondents add that the
damage done to the railways and teie-
graphs Of the Colony was slight and
has been repaired.
The Government is represented as
taking the most elaborate precautions
to prevent the situation from develop
ing seriously, and the incursiOn has eX-
pedited the recruiting for the various
irregular corps to a marvellous extent,
while many villages and towns are
forming volunteer guards and con-
(structing intrenchments.
J On the other hand, the Cape Town
correspondent of the Morning Post, in
a dispatch dated December "a, confirms
the alarming reports. He says that
the position of the colony is hanging
in the balance, and that everything de-
pends on the quantity o. ammunition
which the disloyal Dutch have at theil
disposal. 1t is estimated, he declares
that 1900 Dutch inhabitants of tht
Philipstown district have Joined the
invaders.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
WASHINGTON, D. c. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1900
TREATY ADOPTED BY SENATE.
New Convention Supersedes the Clayton
BnIWer Pact.

Washington (Special) After spend
ing the greater part Of the past fort
night in considering the Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty for the modification of the
Clayton -Bulwer convention of 1850 the
Senate Thursday consumed one hour
and ten minutes in amending 1t, and
ratified 1t as amended. During this
time there were six roll-calls and sew
eral viva voce votes. The first five or
the roll-calls were on amendments Of
fered by individual senators, and the
last one on the resolution to ratify
the treaty as amended All the amend
ments, except those offered by Senator
Foraker and reported by the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, were voted
down by majOrities averaging about
nineteen. The ratification resolution
was adopted by vote of 55 to IS.
The Senate was in executive session
for about an hour before the time for
voting arrived, listening to speeches by
Senators Thurston, Gallinger, Wolcott
and Bard, explanatory Of their atti-
tude.
The Foreign Relations Committee
amendments were read first.
The first Of these amendments adds
the words which is hereby suppressed
ed" after the words Clayton -Bulwer
convention" In the preamble to Article
2, making 1t read as follows: The
high contracting parties, desiring to
preserve and maintain the general
principle of neutralizing established
in Article of the Clayton-Bulwer
convention, which is hereby suppressed
ed adopt as the basis Of such neutrali-
cation the following rules, substantial
ly as embodied in the convention be-
tween Great Britain and certain other
powers, signed at Constantinople 0c-
tober 30, 1888, for the free navigation
If the Suez Maritime Canal"
The second amendment reported by
the committee strikes out Article 3 OF
the treaty, which is as follows:
"The high contracting parties will
Immediately upon the exchange OF The
ratifcatiOns of this convention, bring
1t to the notice of the other powers
and invite them to adhere to 1t.
Senator Lodge himself suggested a
verbal amendment to the first Of these,
to make the amendment read which
convention is hereby superseded" He
explained that suggestion had been
made that without the addition of that
word the amendment might be con-
oLl ueu dS dpplyluS Ouly W AlblSAN ' -
(S) of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
whereas, he said, it was intended to
apply to the entire treaty.
The amendment was accepted, and
the two committee amendments then
were both accepted Without division.
All the amendments suggested hav-
ing been acted upon and those of the
committee adopted, Senator Allen
asked for tho raadinp of tha treaty as
amended. This request was complied
with and the vote was taken upon the
treaty itself, resulting as above.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
Got the Right Man.

Tullahoma, Tenn. (SpeciaD Five
men dynamited the vault of the Coffee
County Bank, at Manchester, Ky. They
secured $4,000 in currency stole a
handcar and escaped in the direction Of
Tullahoma. Shortly after their de-
parture the lone night patrol of Man
chester found the banks doors open.
He Immediately telephoned theauthori-
ties. A policeman and deputy sheriff,
heavily armed, secreted themselves
along the railway a mile out In a
short time the handcar was ambushed.
Four Of the thieves succeeded In get
ting away in the darkness, but the fifth
man proved to be the one who carried
the treasure, and all the loot was re-
covered
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
Note to China Signed.

Pekin (By Cable) The last obstacle
having been removed, the joint note Of
the powers to the Chinese Imperial
Government was signed by all the for
eign ministers, including the envoy
from the Netherlands, who arrived
only recently The note will be de-
livered to III Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, the Chinese plenipOtentiary, as
soon as the former shall have suffi-
ciently recovered from his indisposi-
tion. The Chinese close to Ii Hung
Chang still prefer to believe, despite
the signing Of the note, which they did
not believe would take place, that the
principal negotiations must be carried
on in Europe or America.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
BANK ROBBERY AT HAMPSTEAD.
'front.' of Office Blown Out and thorough,
Shattered


Westminster, Md. (Special) "A bolC
bank robbery was perpetrated al
hampstead, at two o'clock In the
morning. The Hampstead Bank is 8
roung institution, which began opera
ions about the 1st of last October.
building for its accommodation has
Oeen in process of erection, but is moi
Yet quite ready for occupancy. In thu
meantime the bank office has been To-
lated and its business conducted in {
;oom in Charles V. TiptOns furniture
ltore, a frame building near the rail
road depot. A safe, loaned by the
York, Pa, Lock and Safe Company
which is constructing the vault for The
lew building, has been used for the
'afekeeping Of the books, papers anC
/ small sum Of money, the principa
portion Of the banks funds being re.
moved to more secure quarters Al
hight.
A few minutes before two O'CLOCK
persons living in the immediate vi
.inity heard a slight explosion, follow,
I'd quickly by another Of terrific force
which was heard generally over tht
.own. The portion Of the office II
'ront or the safe was blown out ant
thoroughly shattered, pieces OF broker
window frames and weatherboardinf
having been hurled to a distance o.
lfty feet or more.
The doors OF the safe were blown
)pen and its inside shattered. Tn,
,ooks and papers it contained were II
, badly mutllated condition, the book,
being rendered entirely unservicable
The little money left In the safe
mounting to $50 or $40, was taken by
.he robbers beore their hasty de-
larture.
The suburban citizen., 1900-12-29
MESSRS. COBEY & HITZ, GRocERs
325 18th Street N. T..

Extend to all our readers the COM
pliments Of the season and wish them
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Commence the New Year with ne
newed determination to make life a
success
Economy is wealth and the surest
way to econOmize Is by purchasing the
necessaries OF life at store where
LOW PRICES prevail.
In doing so remember that we are
the ORIGINATORS OF Low Prices in
Northeast Washington.
Yours for success,
COBEY G. HITZ.