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Tor business and many retail stores are

;or business aud many retail stores Are
open.
Bishop Gallagher Of the Catholic do
cese, states that not n member Of the
clergy or one Of the sisters In the city Of
Galveston was lost. The only loss Of
sisters were the 10 at the orphanage.
down the island which has heretofore
been reportod. He states further that all
church buildings were wrecked e1cep,
the cathedral
Daily papers and illustrated papers
have been wild for photographs of tho
Galveston disaster. The town is under
military law aud the people are not in
any condition Of mind 20 brook photog-
raphers focusing on their ruins. Three
photographers who ventured out had
their instruments smashed and them
selves pressed into service burying dead
bodies.
The British steamer India, in coming
up 20 quarantine found an obstruction
IN the jetty channel aud sustained slight
injuries. Il is supposed 10 be a mine
casing. carried into the channel when
tho torpedo station was destroyed.
50 much progress has been made here
toward the rehabilitation Of Galveston
aud so hnrmoniously are the variou.
forces working that General Mchibben
and smn. who were ordered here o
assist the authorities a. soon ns th,
storm dinsior boicll Galveston. has de-
cided THAT his presence Is no Longer
necessary and he has made arrange
meuts o. leave for Houston
The withdrawal % General McKih.
ben j. taken % mean that little i 20 b.
done here hut 10 care for the distressed
until normal business conditions have
been resumed. In this connection the In
/ formation was made public through the
/ local Representatives Of the local author,
titles that the war department will un
dertuke as soon as possible the rcstora
tion OF rs property at this point.
The railroads are bending every cnerg-
towards building a Temporary structur
acrus. ihe bay for the running Of train
into Galveston The wharves proba
bly, Will BE- ready Tor loading vessels be-
fore the first train arrives. Tn
wharyes with,tood the buffeting Of tn
storm 90 remarkable degree and sSor
as piles Of debris are removed ships vii
De- shle o. load and unload. but wit
little Inconvenience
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SENDING OUT SUPPLIES.
0ovcfhor ssyrrs = Doing ni, Utmost TO
Relieve Al Ia Distress.

Austin, Sept li-From early yester.
day morning until far into the afternoon
Governor Sayers entertained relief COM
mittecs fiom various points along the
coast which was swept by the storm
Of Saturday and sunday. Among the
first committees to arrive was the one
from Galveston comprising J. ID. Skin
ncr. president of the committee on *.
change; Major C1rec and Mr Spsn.
cer of that city These gentlemen
consulted no length with Governor
Savers. g1ing into an the details of the
relief work being done at Galveston.
the prospects Tor the future and what
the immediate present demanded.
A. result OF this conference II was
decided that State Adiutant General
Scurry should be left In command Of tho
city. which is still 10 be- considered un.
der military rule and that he was 20 have
the exclusive control not only Of the pa.
trolling Of the city. but Of the sanitary
forces engaged in cleaning the city.
II was decided also that instead Of
looking 20 the laboring people Of Gal.
weston Tor work in this emergency that
an importation Of outside laborers 20 the
number Of 1000 should b. made 20 con.
duct the sanitary work while the people
Of Galveston were given an opportunity
Of looking after their own losses and re.
buildiug their own property without
giving any thought 10 the city at large
II is estimated that with the work OF
these 1000 imported laborers IL viii re.
quire some four weeks 10 clean the city
Of debris and in the meantime the citi.
Esns can be working on their own prop.
erty and repairing damages there.
The second relief committee enter.
tanned by the governor was one from
velA-co headed by Lewis Bryan. They
reported that 20oO people are in desti
tute circumstances without food, cloth
! ing or homes. Crops have been totally
destroyed, all farming implements
washed away by the tidal wave and
with nothing at hand 20 work the field
II they got an opportunity. Their condi
tion Is indeed deplorable.
The relief committee from the %
lumbia precinct reported $500 destitute
there and conditions most deplorable
Other sections sent in their relief com
mitteos during the day and as result o
all Governor Sayers ordered the follow
ing post haste shipments TO be f6llowe'
by moro.
To Galveston, 900, 600 pounds Of hou
and iOO,Oo0 ponnds Of bacon.
Richmond, for sufferers in Fort Benz
county, 10000 pounds OF -four and 70,
0O0 pounds Of bacon.
Angleton, 100. 900 pounds Of bacon an'
900. 900 pounds Of -four.
! velasco. 5000 pounds Of bacon AM
100. 600 pounds Of -four.
Alvin, $1,000 pounds Of -four and 70,
900 pounds Of bacon.
Governor Savers hss ordered train
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|. & G. N. EXCURSIONS

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Oct. lst 10 sth,
st. Louis Fair.
RICH MoND, Virginia, September
18th 70 2Znd-National Baptist Con-
vention (con
MENICO, September 10Th and 18th
City Of Mexico, Saltillo, aud other
points account Mexican Independ-
ence Day Celebration.
Low excursion rates viii be made
for all the above occasions. Ask tick
et agents FOR particulars regarding
rates, dates of sale. limits, etc, or
write 10 ID. J. PRICE, q. P.&T.A
Palestine. Texs
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load Of provisions 20 b. sent nom Dauas
20 Galveston under guard to prevent In.
terruption by marauders and also order.
ed provisions and clothing sent from
San Antonio. Ihrgc quantities Of both
left here for Galveston.
From now on considerable attention
viii b. paid 20 outlying towns which
have been somewhat overlooked a. a re.
suit of the efforts 20 right Galveston.
There are number % them In sad plighis.
Women and children only half clad
have been crying and begging for feed
for three days and there has been little
10 give them.
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Dallas, Sept. i5.-W. X. HomAn, a
lawyer. was nominated for governor by
the Prohibition party. John q. Wool
ley, the presidential candidate, spoke q
quite an audience here Friday night.
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Glasgow, Sept. i5.-Another plague
eAse is reported here, making a total Of
II. In addition there Is one suspect and
il5 persons under observation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-16
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS

-Annexing peoples TO the United
States who cannot have the rights
and privileges of American citizens Is
immortal. un-American and, from the
republican point of view, absurd.-St'
Louis Post-Dispatch.
when the administration soph-
lists and grabbers shall have shown
that the constitution does not affect
any new territory acquired by the
United States. they will have less
difficulty in showing that it does not
apply to any American territory
whatever.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
-Anti-trust leagues hold confer
ences, listen to able speeches and adopt
resolutions declaring trusts, combines
and monopolies must CO." But the
republican congress continues 10 bind
tighter around the people the chains
Of high protection, which fosters and
supports many trusts - Nashville
American.
On the whole Secretary Hay
should resign. He is an unit person
to be trusted with an American port
folio. The home of such sentiments
rs he possesses is on the other side
OF the Atlantic. This viii be the opin-
ion OF all Americans independent OF
partisan feeling.-Memphis CONNER
cial-Appcal.
Time was when the president OF
the United States was the head of the
government. Now the president
dances attendance to tie British am
bassado-, ell on account OF an over
production Of Hay in his cabinet
And Mckinley was TO have been our
great American observation-disclosures
(O.) Prcss-Post.
The first problem of empire
which Mr.. Mckinley had to solve was
how to deal with the Filipinos. RESULT
An unnecessary war thai is still wag
ing. The first problem of empire
presented to congress was the Porte
Rican tariff question. Result: a pol
lev OF commercial slavery for the Por
to Ricans that makes them long TO
the "happy days" OF Spanish rule. 3
much so far for these servants wh'
are posing as masters in the household
of the rennhlic.--N. y. World.
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The Cause of Free Silver.

kind OF wood. would be the same stand
ard of measurement as yardstick
three feet long. IL money can be an
honest staU1ard measure of value. and
the same money can measure five times
as much property in the aggregate az
one time as al another, why may not q
gallon which includes five times As
much cubic space az one time as il does
at another be an accurate measure of
quantity?
The contention of the advocates of
the gold standard rests upon the as
sumption that the quality Of gold Is
the only question considered in COM
mercial exchanges. They deny that
either the supply or the demand for
gold has any effect in estimating the
quantity OF any particular commodity
which given amount of gold viii buy
Their contention also assumes that II
all the mountains were gold ar ounce
of gold would buy the same amount OF
wheat. cotton. or other products that
il will now buy. This Is the intrinsic
value theory of men who look as wise as
Harrison. Cleveland or ByEum when
they announce 10 the world the necessi-
~ OF money possessing intrinsic value
The secretary Of the treasury is not
so absolutely ignorant OF monetary Sci
ence as his contention that the value
of gold never changes would seem to
| indicate. In his reply TO the resolution
OF the two houses of congress respect
ing his transactions with certain New
! L Fnr de-
posting the money of the government
| in national banks that i; is necessary
TO do so 10 avoid contracting the circu-
lation. and that 10 keep il in the treas
urv would disturb the business of the
country.
| Ii seems n little strange that the Sec
rotary can understand that locking up
money in the treasury vaults disturbs
business and At the same time thinks
it is necessary 10 use only the COM
modify gold upon which 10 stamp
money. although every foreign fnan-
cial trouble takes gold out of the coun-
try and deposits il in foreign vaults
He contends that money 10 be good
money must be made Of the same ma
terial that all other rations use for
that purpose, and he can see 10 in
convenience in it's withdrawal from
circulation in this country by foreign
crs. while he understands that hoard
ing money in the treasury is injurious
TO business.
In his lectures on gold he confines his
arguments in favor of the exclusive use
Of that metal to its peculiar qualities,
claiming that ii possesses intrinsic
value. while in administering the treas
ury he regards the volume OF money
in circulation as of paramount impor-
tance. and deposits the surplus of the
treasury in banks 10 keep il in use and
prevent contraction Still. he contends
: that no matter how much gold or how
: little gold is produced. its volume when
used as money does not affect its pur-
, chasing power.
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a THANKSGIVING.

,hank Thee for the strength Win
%" ,steh 1 make my fight:
- naen conquered. aye and crusheo' OUT
FOR Thy might.
am not wnoly o'e'So'''0'
lS' and waited for the strength. and
To- u came.
hank Thee that while tests OF truth
found me untrue.
heen faithful TO my duty in few.
: -, though my failures sicken me- re-
alize my blame
49,. rave enough sincerity TO suffer shame.
GA I thank Thee for my failures terrible
~ Taught me se,f-control. although
they took my youth.
Aark Thee that still can struggle. still
believe and try, s.s
not de.
cd I thank Thee that the conflict couio
not make me cold;
rn., nv pulses leap as quickly as OF oio
80, nv sympathies srh lead me, and
though worldly wise.
~, s,ili can look about me with Kind
eyes.
"a thank Thee. through my tears
s.u can see the stars
r,srs 4 OF music in my soul few sweet
w,,b gratitude which has survived the
sorlli grind and strife
a, GOD. / thank Thee for the love which
clorlfies my life'
Minnie McArihur LANG in n. T. Tribune.
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THE GOLD STANDARD.
Senator stewart Points Out the
weakness the Cause - Con-
tracing the Circulation

What is meant by the hackreyec
phrase. -ihe gold standard" has not
been fully explained. says Senator
Stewart. OF Nevada. When we speak
Of standard weights ard measures our
meaning is plain. because yard y
fixed length and quart or bushel
contains an ascer;ained quantity OF
space. Money. TO be standard in the
sense Of accurate measurement OF
value. must be Of such volume as will
always bear uniform relation 70 the
aggregate Of property for sale. Ioeon-
tend tia; money which is Of greater
purchasing power NJ one time than il
Is nj another is a jus; standard Of 'siue
n like contending that yards'ick 20
het long. II made Of some particular
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-16
NTHE MYSTIC HOUR by THE RIVER

IN THE MYSTIC HOUR by THE RlN Err.
Of her life. But with grief she discov-
cred that the song OF nature had a
higher note than the love lyric of her
heart.
Perhaps il was because the hour had
eeen too long expected. George Cax-
ION and barbara Merriden had gone
% school together. They knew every
event Of each others lives. They had
always been attached to each other.
Neorge had never thought Of any other
glrl with emotion. and Barbara had
iong iclt that she was destined to he
ms wife. She had said yes TO his
earnest question with gratitude and
happiness. yet now. in the mystic hour
oy the river. with the sun shedding It's
iasi exquisite glow upon an unreal
world, She felt WEAKNESS of spirit
= ne moderation of her JOY.
She was turning from the beautiful
INer, Inundated at the inadcquacy OF
Aer own emotions. whcr she saw walk
Ng among the pines. with eyes fixed
upon the distant glory OF the sky. a
young man whom she had never seen
riore. He did not see her till she was
elose by him. and then he looked with
aslart at the face Of the girl. spiritual
ana exquisite with its deep emotional
experience. He stopped and looked AT
TIT rapt, as II she had been some re.
Gently embodied soul. created for this
"onorous hour. and she stopped. too
.nchanied by the eloquence of his face
when he spoke il was to say something
remarkable:
y Is always mysterious and fearful
asked
y always beautiful here" sh,
slio' speaking ms II in dream. "Anc
sometimes il seems unreal. and like
"Ae phantom, world-as IL does TO
nigh"
Never before in her life had sh,
spoken N the w1y that she desired. II
as her habit 70 frame her speech il
commonplace Words.
should LIKE to walk out on tina
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The Test of Love

nF ALL the noble rivers that go
| bounding TO the sea, none is more
Nolendid than the Columbia. Its pine
rIaJ banks give a majestic setting for
~ silver stream. But why should ii
he called silver? At times IL is the
deepest green-deeper and more lu-
minous than the heart of "A jewel. There
are hours when its cascades have a
thousand eOlors. like mother-of-pearl.
There are dawns, after the mist has
lifted. when the broad surface OF the
river above the cascades is actually SAT
from or Furnished gold.
Barbara Merriden knew it in every
mood. and loved il whether il was SOM
Der with storm. or sullen in the harsh
autumn days. or scintillating under the
July sunshine. She was as much at
home upon the river as on the land,
and the firm earth. with all its comfort
and beauty. could never give her the
ioy that She felt when the current
took her boat in its strong embrace.
She went 10 the river in her sorrow
ful moments as well as in her happy
ones. She fed TO il as a friend. When
George Caxton told her that he loved
her. she ran to the river TO tell il Of the
blessing that had come into her life.
But. some way. she did not feel the &c
sasy that she had expected to. The
rleasure in her heart did not rise to
meet the splendor of water and sky
and shore She had often looked for
ward TO this hour as the browning JOY
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MONETARY REFORM"
The Surrender to the National bnnHs
OF Purely Cove Enme entail
Functions.

What does the monetary reform
embodied in the republican gold bill
really contemplate?
Aside from making gold the sole
measure of value this bill has other OBJ
jects. somewhat covered up. il is true,
but evident TO the careful observer.
Those who have examined this bill
carefully and who have analysed its
meaning from an entirely nonpartisan
point of view can see plainly thai ITS
purpose is to accomplish the follow
ing:
First-Surrender to the national
banks the governmental functions or
issuing currency.
Sccond-Bestow an immense bonus
on the bondholders.
Third-Give q bounty Of many hun
dreds of millions of dollars TO the ma
tioual banks. convert standard silver
dollars into mere credit money. and
throw all forms of currency upon the
treasury for redemption in gold
Fourth-Make all debts now existing
or hereafter contracted payable in
gold.
Fifth-Place in the hands of the
banks the power to contract and ex-
pand the currency AZ will.
Sixth-In short. establish central
lied money oligarchy. powerful bank
ing trust which will have the power
practically 10 errslave the people, and
in the end destroy the republic.
Do the American people wish TO have
this programme carried out 10 its
final demands? Are they ready 10 sur
rcnderwithout a struggle TO the money
power and to place themselves entirely
AT the mercy of a financial system
managed by trust ana independent OF
governmental control2
Ii does not seem reasonable 10 be-
lieve that such is the wish 81 the peo-
ple. but as congress is entirely IN the
hands Of the republicans. and the re-
publicans are entirely in the hands OF
the money power. the proposed none
tary reform will be embodied in tn.
law. and nothing viii he able 10 change
n except a democratic victory at the
polls next autumn.
This Is one OF the greatest questions
which are to be submitted 10 the peo-
ple during the presidential campaign
II is important and viii receive full
attention. and with il viii come fun
consideration OF the trusts and the
b..rdcns implied in republican imperiai-
ism.-Chicago Democrat.
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THE ONLY SURE WAY.
of = High Protective Tsfin
Would he q Disw TO the
Trusts.

In considering tie action taken by
the antitrust conference at its meet
ing in Chicago il may be said. without
discussing the wisdom or timeliness
OF other features OF the platform
adopted, that the plank which declares
for the withdrawal OF protectiye tariffs
from all articles controlled by trust
strikes an effective blow at the root
of the trust evil.
1t has become plain to the people OF
this country that the high protective
tariff which. at the expense of the con-
Stunning public. has made possible the
building up of certain mammoth cor
porations, has also brought into being
the trust as palpable menace TO the
general good. The operation Of the
tariff gave TO these favored industries
a control of the markets. Established
control naturally led TO the trust or
combine idea. The advantages born
of the destruction of foreign COMPETE
ton inevitably suggested the advan-
tages sure TO follow the elimination OF
the element of domestic competition
by means of the combine" for the
regulation of output and prices.
The trust system would be broken at
its strongest point the moment pro-
tective tariffs were removed from all
articles controlled by the trusts. The
intrenched Notifications behind which
the trust forces have been organized
would be swept away. and this ire
mendous influence forced into the
open. Competition with the whole
world would mean, first and foremost,
healthy competition at home. The
centralizing tendency of commercial
and industrial enterprises would thus
be effectually checked. The American
people. the consumers, would be the
immediate and direct beneficiaries OF
this wholesome reform.
Nor may it now be charged that in
Justice would be done TO American
merchants or manufacturers by this
abolition of a high protective tariff
The very concerns that are now pro
tected" from European competition in
their American. or home. markets are
to-day actually underselling those
| European competitors III Lui OpcaA
markets. They are doing this, OF
course. because they can manufacture
the same or better goods than their
European rivals at less cost. What
justification. then. is there for pro
tective tariff which causes the Amer
lean consumer to pay higher price
for the same American product thar
does the consumer in a distant Euro
pean market?
The unfairness and iniquity of th'
high protective tariff of to-day is thu
apparent in the worlds daily narke
transactions. The trust. the creates
existing menace in American life at tn
present time. is the creature of tn
high protective tariff. Abolish TIL
tariff as no longer necessary 10 I'll
. protection of American industrie
now able 70 undersell Europe in he
own markets. The moment that
J done the worst trusts will die for lac
of sustenance unjustly draws from III
: general stock for the bloat-fattenin
! of favored class.-St- Louis Republic
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Rank Hypocrisy.

The noble quality of hypocrisy IS
one that never deserts the republican
organization in periods closely pre-
ccding elections. The senate finance
committee reported a new section OF
the currency bill which recites That
the provisions of this act arc not in
tended TO place any obstacle in the
way of the accomplishment OF inter
national bimefallism." and so on
DO these political jugglcrs fancy that
their legcrdemain dcludcs anybody p
Washington Times.
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OUR SHIFTY PRESIDENT.
Double Dealing of the Chief Execu-
tive In His Treatment of Ques-
tions Of State.

When n man plants himself square
ly on both sides of any question the
impression left on the popular mind
is that he has CELEBRATED himself as
a factor in the discussion. and this has
clearly happened in the case of the
president and the Porto Rico tariff
question.
Mir. Mckinley began by saying in
congress in December that il was "a
plain duty TO remove all tariff re-
strictions on trade between Porto
Rico and the rest Of the United States.
He gives TO some of those who talk
with him the impression that he IS
still of the same opinion But it is
known that privately he is telling the
republican congressman that they had
better pass the ways and means COM
mittee's bill providing for tariff on
imports from Porto Rico. We do not
of course. suppose that Mr.. Mehin-
ley expected when he put in the rec
onmendation for free trade in his
message in December that he would
be urging congressman TO maintain a
tariff against Porto Rico in February
The final result OF such shiftiness IN
the white house is that on this qucs-
tion the presidents power over legis-
lation established BIZ the constitution
becomes a nullity. The president con-
forms TO the constitution in telling
the congress what he thinks ought 70
be done. but at the same time tells
congressman privately that he will be
Just as well suited il they do the
opposite thing and that whatever they
may do will meet his approval--Hart-
| ford tConn) Times.
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-Grosvenor is McKinley's closest
friend among the congressman. just
as Hanna is among the senator's
judging Mckinley by the company he
keeps. all wonder is removed that he
has shamelessly and deliberately vio-
lated his solemn pledges TO uphold
and extend shc ci-:, service reform
rules. His act in surrendcring 70 the
spoilsmen will make him a weak
candidate among the friends OF hon.
est rovernment.--Troy Press
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II know why wasps never sit down,
mamma" said little George.
"why is it. dcar?' asked his mother.
Because" was the reply. they
have pins in their coat tails and ara
afraid to."-Cincinnati Enquirer.