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rotes amounting to 90 per cent of the I bonds deposited to secure their clrcula- \ tion, but in no event beyond the amount j of their capital stock.: and they are obliged to pay I per cent on the cir culation they issue. I think they should j be* allowed to Issue circulation equal to the par value* of the bonds they de posit to secure It, and that the tax on 1 their circulation should be reduced to one-fourth of one. per cent, which j ■would undoubtedly meet all the ex- I Dense the government incurs on their : account. In. addition, they should" be : allowed to substitute or deposit. In lieu | of the bonds now required as security - for their ciruclation, those which would be Issued for the purpose of retiring the United States notes and treasury- j notes. The banks already existing. If j they desired to avail themselves of the , provisions of law thus modified, could i issue circulation in addition to that al- I ready outstanding amounting to $178,- j 000.000. which would nearly or quite . equal the currency proposed to be can- I celled. At any rate. 1 should confi dently expect to see the existing na tional banks, or others to be organized, avail themselves of the proposed en couragements to issue circulation and promptly fill any vacuum and supply every currency needed. It has always seemed to me that the provisions of law regarding the capital of national banks, which operate as a limitation to their location, fails to make proper compensation for the suppression of •state banks, which came near to the people in Jill sections of the country, "Mid readily furnished them with bank ing accommodations and facilities. Any Inconvenience or embarrassment aris ing from these restrictions on the lo cation of national banks might well be remedied by better adapting the pres ent system to the creation of banks In smaller communities, or by permitting banks of large crpital to establish branches In such localities as would serve the people— so regulated and re strained as to secure their safe and conservative control and management; but there might not "be the necessity for such an addition to the currency by new issues of bank circulation its at first glance is indicated. If we should be relieved from main taining a gold reserve under conditions that constituted it the barometer of our solvency. and if our treasury should no longer be the foolish purveyor of gold for nations abroad, or for specula tion and hoarding by our citizens at home. I should expect to see gold re sume its natural and normal functions in the business affairs of the country, and cease to be an Object attracting the timid watch of our people and ex citing their sensitive imaginations. I do not overlook the fact that the can cellation of the treasury notes issued under the silver purchasing act of 1890 would leave the treasury in actual ownership of sufficient silver, includ ing seigniorage, to coin nearly $178, --000.000 In standard dollars. It is worthy Of consideration whether this might not, from time to time, be converted into dollars, or fractional coin, and slowly put into circulation, as in the judgment of the secretary of the treas ury the necessities of the country Should require. Whatever is attempted should be entered uoon fully appre ciating the fact that by careless, easy dc scent we have reached a dangerous depth, and that our ascent will not be accomplished without laborious toll and struggle. We shall be wise if we realize that -we are financially ill. and that our restoration to health may re quire •- ..*..ic treatment, and unpleasant remedies. .'._.-.. REVENUE AND RESERVE. One Has Nothing: to Do "With the Other."" .' In the present stage of our difficulty it is not easy to understand how the amount of our revenue Receipts direct ly affects it. The Important question is not the. quantity of money received in revenue payments, but The kind of money we maintain and our ability to continue in sound financial conditions. We are considering the government's holdings of gold, as related to the soundness of our money and as affect- . ing our national credit and monetary strength. If " our : gold" reserve had never been impaired, or. if no bonds had ever been issued . to , replenish it; if I there had been no fear and timidity concerning our ability to continue gold payments: if any part of our revenues | were net paid in gold, and if we could j look to our gold receipts as a means of '• maintaining a safe reserve, the amount of our revenues would be an Influen tial factor in the problem. But. un fortunately, all the' circumstances that might lend weight to . this considera tion re entirely lacking. In our pres ent predicament no gold is received by the government in payment of revenue charges, nor would there be if the rev enues were Increased. The receipts of th. treasury, when not in silver certifi- ; cates, consist of United States notes, - and treasury notes' "issued for silver j purchases. These forms of money are : only useful, to the government in pay ing its current ordinary expenses, and ! its quantity in government possession '■ does not in the least contribute toward giving us that kind of safe financial Standing or condition which is built on gold alone. If- it is - said that these ' notes, if held by -the government, can be used to obtain "gold for our reserve, I the answer is easy. The people draw | gold from the treasury on demand i -upon United States notes and treasury notes, but the proposition that the treasury can, on demand, - draw gold | from the people, upon them would be •regard! 1 In these days • with wonder and amusement.; -. And even if this could be done, there is nothing to pre vent those thus parting with their gold | from regaining it the next day or the i next hour, by the presentation of the notes they received in exchange for It. '■ The secretary- of the treasury might | •us.- such not taken from a surplus j revenue to buy gold in the market. Of : course, he could not do this without paying a premium. Private holders of gold, unlike the government, having no parity to maintain, would not be re- i strained from making the best bargain possible when they furnished gold to | the treasury; but the moment the sec- ! retary of the treasury bought gold on i any terms above par he would establish | a general and universal premium upon i it, thus breaking down' the parity be tween gold and silver, which the gov ernment is pledged- to maintain, and opening the way to new and serious complications In the meantime the premium would not remain stationary and the absurd spectacle might be pre sented of a dealer selling gold to the government, and, with United States notes or treasury notes In his hand, immediately "clamoring for its return and a resale at a higher premium. It may be claimed that a large rev enue and redundant -receipts might fa vorably affect the situation under dis c issli n by affording an opportunity of retaining these notes in the treasury when received, and thus preventing their presentation for gold. Such re tention, to be useful, ought to be at least measurably permanent; and this Is precisely what is prohibited, so far as the United States notes are con cerned, by the law of 1878. forbidding their further retirement. That statute in so many words provides that these notes, when received into the treasury and belonging to the United States, shall be "paid out again and kept in circulation." It will, moreover, be readily ssen that the government could net refuse to pay out United States nc-.es and treasury notes in current transactions when demanded and In sist on lying out silver alone, and still maintain the parity between that me-al and the currency representing gold. Besides, the accumulation in the ,-..-'.• of currency of any kind ex acted from the people through taxa tion is justly regarded as an evil, and cannot proceed far without .vigorous protest against an unju'jrtfijfcbl'"' reten tion of money from thiv^&glness of the country, and a denuA<_3»non of a -scheme of taxation which proves itself to be unjust when it takes from the earnings and income of the citizens money so much in excess of the needs of the government support that large sums can be gathered and kept in the treasury. Such a condition has here tofore, in times of surplus revenue, led the government to restore currency to the people by the purchase of its un matured bonds at a large premium and by a large increase of its deposits In national banks, and we easily re member that the abuse of treasury ac cumulation has furnished a most per suasive argument in favor of legisla tion radically reducing our tariff taxa tion. Perhaps it is supposed that sufficient revenue* receipts would In & sentimental way improve the situation, by inspiring confidence in our solvency and allay ing the fear of pecuniary exhaustion. And vet, .through all our struggles to maintain our gold reserve, "there never has bern any apprehension as .to our ready ability to pay our way with such money as • ... had; and the question whether or not our current receipts met our current expenses has not en tered into the. estimate of our solvency. Of .ccj'i-se. the. genera*! state of our funds, exclusive of. gold,, was entirely lm material to the' foreign creditor and investor. His debt could only be paid in gold, and his only concern was our ability to keen on hand that kind ot money. On July 1. 1592, more than a year and a half '■■'-■ the first bonds v/cr. issued to replenish the gold re •Sfii'VP .thftvpn'-is a .net linlnnce in the THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1895.— TEN PAGES. treasury, exclusive of such reserve, of less than $13,000,000; but the gold reserve amounted to more than $114,000,000, which was the quieting. feature of the situation. • It was when the stock- or gold began rapidly to fall that fright supervened and our securities „■, held, abroad were returned for , sale, f.id debts owed abroad were pressed for payment. In the meantime, extensive shipments of gold and other unfavor able Indications caused restlessness and fright among our people at ;. home. Thereupon the general state of our funds, exclusive of gold, became -also. Immaterial to them, and they, ■ too, drew gold from the treasury for .board-* Ing against all contingencies. This is plainly shown by the large Increase in the proportion of gold withdrawn which j was retained by our own people, as time and threatening incidents . pro gressed. During the fiscal. year ending June 30, 1594. nearly $-5,000,000 In gold was withdrawn from the treasury, and about $77,000,000 was sent abroad, while during the the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, over $117,000,000 was drawn out. Of which only about $60,000,000 wap ship ped, leaving the large balance of such withdrawals to be accounted for by do mestic hoarding. Inasmuch as the. withdrawal of our gold has resulted, largely from fright, there is nothing apparent that will prevent Its contin uance or recurrence, with its natural consequences, except such a change* in our financial methods as will reassure the frightened and make the desire for gold less intense. It Is not clear .how an increase In revenue, unless It be in gold, can satisfy those whose only anx iety Is to gain gold from the goveii ment's store. It cannot, therefore, be safe to rely upon Increased revenues as a cure for our present troubles. It is possible that the suggestion of Increased revenue as a remedy for the difficulties we are considering may have originated in an intimation or dis tinct allegation that the bonds which have been issued ostensibly- to replenish our gold reserve were really Issued to supply insufficient revenue, j Nothing can be further from the truth. Bonds were issued to obtain gold for the maintenance of our national credit. As has been shown, the gold thus obtained has been drawn again from the treas ury upon United States notes and treas ury notes. This operation would have been promptly prevented If possible; but these notes having thus beta pass ed to the treasury, they became, the money of the government, like any other ordinary government funds, and there was nothing to do but to use them In paying government expenses when needed. At no time "when bonds have been issued has there been any consideration of the question of pay ing the expenses of the government with their proceeds. There was no ne cessity to consider that question. At the time of each bond issue we had a safe surplus in the treasury for ordi nary operations, exclusive of the gold in our reserve. In February, 1884, when the first issue of bonds was made, such surplus amounted to over $18,000,000 in November, when the second issue was made, it amounted to more than $42, --000,000. and in February,. 1895, when bonds for the third time were issued, such surplus amounted to more than $100,000,000. It now amounts to $98,072, --420.30. Besides all this, the secretary of the treasury had no authority what-" ever to issue bonds to increase the or dinary revenues or pay current' ex penses. I cannot but think there has been some confusion of ideas regarding the effects of the issue of bonds and the results of the withdrawal of gold. It was the latter process, and not the former, that by substituting in the | treasury United States notes and treas ury notes for gold increased ; by tnelr I amount the money which 1 was' in the. i first instance subject to ordinary gov ! ernment expenditures. ■ Although' the i law compelling an increased purchase j of silver by the government was passed j on the 14th day of July, 1890, withdraw | als of gold from the treasury upon. the ; notes given fri payment on such pur ! chases did not begin until October,. : 1891. Immediately following that date ! the withdrawals upon both these notes i and United States notes Increased very I largely and have continued to such an extent that since the passage, of that law there has been more "than thirteen times as much gold .taken out of the treasury upon United States notes and treasury notes Issued for sil ver purchases as was thus withdrawn within the eleven and a half years im mediately prior thereto and after the Ist day of January, 1879, when specie payments were resumed. .-; .„ MENACE OF FREE COINAGE. Z A Ruinous Policy That the Nation 31 list Avoid. . . It is neither unfair nor unjust to charge a large share of our present financial perplexities and dangers to the operation of the laws of 1878 and 1890 --compelling the purchase of silver by the government, which not only fur nished a new treasury obligation upon' which Its gold could be withdrawn, but so Increased the fear of an overwhelm ing flood of silver and forced descent to sliver payments that even the repeal of these laws did not entlrelv-cure the '■ evils of their existence. While I have endeavored to make a plain statement of the disordered condition of our cur rency and the present dangers menac ing our prosperity, and to suggest a way which leads to a safer financial system, I have constantly had in mind : the fact that many of mv countrymen, : whose sincerity I do not doubt, insist that the cure for the ills now threat ening us may be found in the single and simple remedy of the free coinage of silver. They contend that our mints Shall be at once thrown open- to the free, unlimited and independent coin age of both gold and silver dollars of full legal tender quality, regardless of the action of any other government, and in full view of the fact that the ratio between the metals which they suggest calls for one hundred cents worth of gold In the gold dollar at the present standard, and only 50 cents In intrinsic worth of silver In -the silver dollar. Were there infinitely stronger reasons than can be adduced for hop ing that such action would secure for ; us a bimetallic currency moving on i lines of parity, an experiment so novel j and hazardous as that proposed might ! well stagger those who believe that i stability is an imperative condition of j sound money. No government, no hu j man contrivance of legislation, has ! ever been able to hold the two metals ! together in free coinage at a ratio ap- I preciably different from that which Is : established In the markets of the world. I Those who believe that our independent 1 free exchange of sliver at an artificial . ratio with gold of 16 to 1 would re- I store the parity between the metals, - I and consequently between the coins, ! oppose an unsupported and improbable ; theory to the general belief and prac • tice of other nations, and to the teach i Ing of the wisest statesman and econ , omists of the world, both In the past ; and present, and, what is far more con | elusive, they run counter to our own' ; actual experiences. Twice in our earl : ier history our lawmakers in attempt j ing to establish a bimetallic currency : undertook free coinage upon a ratio i which accidentally varied from the 1 actual relative values of the two metals i not more than 3 per cent. In both j cases, notwithstanding greater diffi- I culties and cost of transportation than j now exist, the coins whose intrinsic • worth was undervalued In the ratio j gradually and- surely disappeared from i our circulation and went to other coun j tries where their real value was better j recognized. Acts of congress were im- I potent to create equality Where natural ! causes decreed even a slight inequality. : Twice in our recent history we have ; signally failed to raise by legislation | the value of silver. Under an act of , congress passed in 1878 the government was required for more than twelve I years to expend annually at least $24 - | 000,000 in the purchase of silver bullion • for coinage. The act of July 14, 1890, • in a still bolder effort, increasi--__ the j amount of silver the government was I compelled to purchase, and forced It to | become the buyer annually of 54,000,000 I ounces, or practically the entire prod ■ uct of our mines. Under both laws sil ver rapidly and steadily declined in ! value. The prophecy and the ex ! pressed hope and expectation of those ; in the congress who led In the passage 1 of. the last-mentioned.- feat; that it j would re-establish and maintain the former parity between the two metals, are still fresh in our memory. In the light of these experiences, which ac cord with the experiences of .other na tions, there is certainly' no secure ground for the belief that an act of congress could now bridge an inequal ity of 50 per cent between gold and silver at our present ratio, nor is there the least possibility that our country, which has less than one-seventh of the silver money in the world, could by Its j action alone- raise not only our own, but all silver: to its lost ratio with gold. j Our attempt to accomplish this by the ! free coinage of silver at a ratio differ i ing widely from actual relative values I would be the signal for the complete departure of gold from our circulation, the Immediate and large contraction of out circulating-medium, 'and a* shrink age in the real, value, and monetary- ef ficiency of all other forms of currency as they settled to the level of Sliver monometallism. Every one who re ceives a fixed salary and every worker for wages would find the dollar in his hand; ruthlessly scaled down to* the no'nt of bitter disappointment, If not to pinching, privation. - A change In MUNYON. lis. done Fit who suiiered Mony wiin RHeumoiisra for Nearly 30 Yeois, -.*• Throws Away Her Giutcnes ana Slates Me is tnureiy cored. Positively Sneceaatal Cure* for l)y.s|M*|i.siii. It lie* ii unit ton, Ca tarrh, Kidney uiiil All .Hood ', and Nerve Disease* — At All DniKKiNIN, -15 Cent.*, a tie.. Mrs. Jane Fish, 60S East Second street, Kansas City, Mo.,' says: "My rheumatic trouble began in 18G7 with such an acute attack that I was en tirely ltelp_'_s and bad to be fed. Since then I have had similar attacks each spring and fall, growing gradually worse until I was a complete cripple all ! the time, having to walk with crutches. j In' April I bought my first bottle of j Munyon's Rheumatic Cure and found It so much help that I continued until I had taken four bottles of the pills. I j am now completely cured and since j taking the second bottle last June, I j have not had a symptom of rheuma tism. I walk as well as ever and feel as spry as a. young girl. I say most j heartily. God bless Munyon and his j remedies." ; Munyon's Rheumatism Cure seldom i falls to relieve In one to three hours, ! and cures in a few days. Price, 25c. Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is guar anteed to cure all forms of indigestion I and stomach troubles. Price, 25c. Munyon's Kidney Cure speedily cures pains in the back, loins or groins and all forms of kidney disease. Price, 25c. - Munyon's Vltalizer restores lost pow- ; ers to weak m*n. Price,. $1. I A special specific for each disease. i Sold by all druggists, mostly at 25 cents j a bottle, j . Personal letters to Professor Mun- ' yon. 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., answered with free medical advice for j any disease. our standard to silver monometallism would also bring on a collapse of the entire system of credit which, when j based on a standard which is recog- j nized and adopted' by the world of busi- j ness. Is many times more 'potent and useful than the entire volume of cur- ! rency, and is safely capable of almost I indefinite expansion to meet the growth 1 of trade and enterprise. In a self-invited struggle through •darkness and uncertainty our humilia- ] tion would be increased by the con sciousness that we had parted com- ] pany with all the enlightened and pro- l gressive nations of the world and were ' desperately and hopelessly striving to j meet the stress of modern commerce j and competition with a debased and I unsuitable currency, and an associa tion with the few weak and laggard nations which have silver alone as ' their standard of value. All history ; warns us against rash experiments i which threaten violent changes in our \ monetary standard, ' and the degreda- I tion of our currency in the past is full i of lessons teaching not only the econ- : omic dangers but the national imor- I allty that follows in the train of such ; experiments. I will not believe that j the American people can be persuaded, | after sober deliberation, to jeopardize : their nations prestige and proud stand- I Ing by encouraging financial nostrums, I nor. that they will yield to the false j allurements of cheap money when they j realize that it must result in the weak- ', ening of that financial Integrity and "rectitude; which thus far in our history ■ has been so devotedly cherished as one ! of- the traits of true Americanism. ! Our country's indebtedness, whether ! owing by the government or existing ! between individuals, has been contract- . ed with reference to our present stand- | ard. To decree by act of congress that | these debts shall be payable in less • value dollars than those within the | contemplation and intention of the par- ; ties when contracted would operate to : transfer, by the fiat of law and with- j out compensation, an amount of. prop- ! erty and a volume of rights and in- ■ | terests almost Incalculable. Those who j advocate a blind and headlong plunge ' to; free coinage in the name of bimet- ; alism, and professing to belief con- I trary to all experience that we should! thus establish a double standard and a : concurrent circulation of both metals j In our coinage, are' reckoning from a i cloudy standpoint. Our present stand- j ard of value is the standard of the | civilized world and permits the only i bimetallism now possible, or at least | that is within the independent reach of any single nation, however powerful | that nation may be. While the value' I •of gold as a standard Is steadied by : almost universal commercial and busi ness use, it does not despise silver nor seek it banishment. Wherever this standard is maintained there is at its j side. in free and unquestioned circula- | tion, a volume of silver currency some times equaling and sometimes even exceeding It in amount, both main tained at a parity notwithstanding a depreciation or fluctuation in the in trinsic value of sliver. There is a vast difference between a standard of value and a currency for monetary use. The stadard must necessarily be fixed and certain. The currency may be In divers forms and of various kinds. No silver standard country has a gold currency in circula tion, but an enlightened and wise sys tem of finance secures the benefits of both gold and silver as currency and circulating medium, by keeping the standard stable and all other currency at par with it. Such a system and such a standard also gives free scope for the use and expansion of safe and conservative credit, so indispensible to broad and growing commercial trans actions and .so well substituted for the actual use of money. If a fixed and stable standard Is maintained, such as the magnitude and safety of our com mercial transactions and business re quire, the use of money itself is con veniently mlmimized. Every dollar of fixed and stable value has, through the agency of confident credit, an aston ishing capacity of multiplying itself in financial work. Every unstable and flustuating dollar fails as a basis of credit, and in its use begets gambling, speculation and undermines the foun dations of honest enterprise. I have ventured to express myself on this subject with earnestness and plainness of speech, because I cannot rid myself of the belief that there lurks in the proposition for the free coinage of silver, so strongly approved and so enthusiastically advocated by a multitude of my countrymen, a seri ous menace to our prosperity and an insidious temptation of our people to wander from the allegiance they owe to public and private Integrity. It Is because it does not distrust the good faith and sincerity of these who press this scheme that I have imperfectly, but with zeal, submitted my thoughts upon .this, momentous subject. I can not refrain from begging them to re examine their views and beliefs in the light of patriotic reason and familiar experience, and to weigh again arid again the consciences of such legisla tion as their efforts have invited. Even the continued agitation of the subject adds . greatly to the difficulties of a dangerous financial situation already forced upon us. In conclusion I especially entreat the people's representatives in this con gress, who are charged with the re sponsibility of inaugurating measures for the safety and prosperity of our common country, to promptly and effectively consider the ills of our criti cal financial plight. I have suggested a remedy /which my judgment ap proves. I desire,* however, to assure the congress that I am prepared to co operate with them in perfecting any other measure promising thorough and practical relief, and that I will gladly labor with' them In every patriotic en deavor to further the interests and guard the welfare of our countrymen whom, in our respective places of duty, we have undertaken to serve. (Signed) — Grover Cleveland, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C, Dec. 3, 1895. ____" : "' -'-■<":' Liberal Duliilli Jobbers. Special to the Globe. DULUTH, - Minn., . Dec. 3.— Duluth jobbers will subscribe $20,000 for a rail road from Duluth to North Dakota. -7,» Underneath Zero. " ' CEDAR RAPIDS, 10., Dec.' 3.— This morning was the coldest of the season, the thermometer reaching seven below zero here. North' of here the weather is not so cold. Snow is falling and in dications are for a. storm. PAIR Of ROBBERS. THE MEN WHO PLUNDERED TUB Church missionary so- . 'ZZ ] 'j-:'r T : -'-' : CIETY. -•-'■ i*».> •• •■ TREASURER TOOK $21 ,000. • ■ , . "•- .-.;• — — . . i ■ • «- .-•*•.:. THE GENERAL SECRETARY, AN ; AGED CLERGYMAN, STOLE ij . '•"• j ■*■- ;j- : -' $10,000; ' •-.-:' '.. .... -,-..' :.;J. •;*:--' • BOTH ESCAPE PROSECUTION. Each Knew' What the Other Wnn llolim, ami They- Kept the j Siiuu to Tlii-iii*si*l v«-«. • ;.7ii:». NEW YORK, Dee. 3.— The annual meeting of the American Church Mis sionary society was held today. The' first 'business was the reading of the annual report, in which the defalca tions of Secretary William A. New bold and Treasurer Henry A. Oak ley jvere commented upon. "The re port speaks of the defalcation as fol lows: ; ''' Z.ZZZ, "The, past year has involved the so ciety in severe humiliation arid loss. An overhauling of the society's finances disclosed that the treasurer and the general secretary had each of ■ them taken for his own use a large sum from the society's funds received for a sacred trust. The mis conduct of each of them extended over a period of several years, and, as is so often the case, even with in stitutions organized expressly for handling and taking care of money, was brought to light mainly by an ac cident. The amount taken by the treasurer is computed by an expert accountant at $21,823. The amount taken by the general secretary is computed by the same person at $19,034, from Sept. 1, 1887. "The society's principal fund was I put in the treasurer's Immediate I charge, while the general secretary j was put in immediate charge of the ; society's current receipts. The books I were designed to be kept so that . I each of these officers could have full l knowledge of both funds. The ap j parent result has been that each of ; them relied for immunity upon his ! knowledge that the other was in no j position to bring the situation to j light. I ;;.'■;- .-;:';'. ;;_;•; : BETRAYED THE TRUST. - "The treasurer was a person who enjoyed in the highest degree the | confidence of the community, while j the general, secretary had been for I twenty-six years the society's trust ed superintendent. . The treasurer i found means. with which to make good the sum for which he was ac countable. The general secretary i had nothing, nor had he any one who I was sufficiently interested in him to i make good the amount. The question I of proceeding against these persons ! as criminals was a serious one, and has been as seriously considered. The money paid back by the treasurer came from another source. While no promise was made, it was found the circumstances were such that, hav ing accepted it, there could rightly be no prosecution unless it were paid back, if, indeed, there could be then. The general i secretary has been de- . posed from the ministry, and was old, penniless and publicly disgraced. . To proceed against him and not against the treasurer would be justly open to the charge that the prosecution was not because he took the money, but because .he had not friends to pay it back." -: The executive committee was unan imous in deciding .that the society should not prosecute. :*.; Rev. J. C. Morris, the society's mis sionary at Porto Allegro, South Bra zil, addressed the meeting on the work that is being, done in that country. " . .-■■-■■' The officers elected are as follows: President, " ' Gen. Wagner wayne ; treasurer, Andrew Seabriskie; sec retary, J. Thomson Cole. HINSHAW MAY BE IXXOCENT. He May Have Told the Truth About .'.. the Burg-lars. DANVILLE, Ind., Dec. 3.— There were sensational . developments here last night in the case of Rev. William Hin3haw, who was recently convicted of the murder of his Wife and is now' . serving a life sentence in prison. Hin shaw stoutly protested, his innocence, and maintained that his wife was killed by robbers, who, came to their, home and left in a buggy. At the trial evidence failed to .bear Hinshaw out, and the jury found him guilty. Now comes Lewis Asher, 'a neighbor of Hinshaw, and states that on the night of the murder, 1 while out hunting his horses, he saw two men drive towards the Hinshaw home. Later he heard pistol shots and cries for help. He wa-3 frightened and returned home and : j was passed by two men. He claims to, know who killed Mrs. Hinshaw, but re i fuses to tell, as his life, he says, would be in danger. Asher has been placed in jail and will be examined by the grand jury. He is a man of good reputation. SOO LIKE TROUBLES. A Meeting to Occur Today in St. Paul. CHICAGO, Dec. 3.— A meeting of the Western roads will be held in St. Paul tomorrow to consider the trou bles with the Soo line over the east bound steamship business. This traffic has become badly demoral ized of late, and the rate from St. Paul to the Atlantic seaboard is now $1 less than the authorized rate from Chicago. The rates are so low that if the roads east of this city Insist on their full proportions the lines between Chicago and St. Paul will be compelled to pay $1 for the privi lege of carrying the business. A meeting of the Eastern roads was held today for the purpose of consid ering the matter, ! but, as several of the lines were not represented, it was decided that the matter should go over until . Thursday, when . a meeting of the general. managers of the Eastern lines will be held in* this city. It was reported today that two of the Eastern lines were willing to pro-rate with the Chicago-St. Paul lines, and if they do it is a fore gone conclusion that they will carry all of the business: Chairman Cald well will preside at the meeting to- - morraw. • -. . . . . ;,-"•'■*; m • To Set Aside Taxes. ; ' *"_■' Special to the Globe. " j. <■•'- *\ WEST SUPERIOR, ; Wis., Dec. 3.- The Land and River Improvement company' has brought suit to set aside Its 1894 taxes. .. "■.: ." • ? "'.;.; A THOUGHT THAT KILLED ilKSiiAtiAii ■ He thought that. he -'could, trifle with disease. - \He was run down in health, felt tired and worn out, complained of 'dizziness, biliousness, . back aches and headaches. His liver and kidneys were out of order. He thought to get well by dos ing himself with cheap pills. And then came ..the ending. He fell a victim to Bright's -disease! The money he ought to have invested in a safe, re liable remedy went for a tomb stone. The thought that killed ithis man . - * .-'•- . HAS KILLED OTHERS. ' -i Statistics show that 90 per cent of the deaths from pneu monia, Bright's disease and similar complaints are caused from derangements of the liver and kidneys. These great or gans keep . the blood pure and in healthful motion. When they get out of order the blood becomespoison ed, the circula tion impeded and the whole system speedily breaks down. It is '.-.""..: . ..;..-'- A DANGEROUS IDEA. to imagine that pills can strike at the root of these diseases. It has been thoroughly proved that such remedies are worse than useless. There is only one remedy which can, always be depended upon. This reme dy alone can act on the liver and kidneys when they are out of order, clear out the system and build up the health. The name of this remedy is War ner's Safe Cure. It is the only standard remedy in the world for kidney and liver complaints; It is the only ; remedy, which physicians universally ' pre scribe. It is the only remedy that is backed by the testimony of thousands whom it has re lieved and cured. • - ;. : - There is nothing- - else . that can take its place." * : . ' ; KEEP UP TARIFFS . ; io£'ffi. — ~ r ". '. J.'.*'*. IJ^Ii,XVAY REPRESENTATIVES EFFECT ORGANIZATION OF LO •Oigliei CAL ASSOCIATION s ajsr: . '.' ■; ■i sfo-i ■ - : .. .....'... -•J~*JOD AT A MEETING YESTERDAY. lar/js rjlaiol • ---— ,: '> Bcrio.l A.;.--. : .. .- . . . . ' '■ THE AGREEMENT TAKEN IP AND GONE OVER SECTION BY '-ilini -,-•- SECTION.' .'.'; ; ...' ■ ■,'Zi.T i \ ' r "-' - .TtjCtCET ;*- MEN TO - MEET. They Also Will Pledge Them selves Not to Sell Below tlie Schedule Rates. '..' Representatives of .the Omaha, Burlington, Milwaukee, Chicago Great Western, Wisconsin Central and Minneapolis & St. Louis met yes terday afternoon in the Ryan "for" the purpose of effecting the organi zation of the local passenger asso ciation under the provisions of . the agreement of the new Western asso ciation. The agreement was , : taken . tip and gone over carefully point by point, several .moot questions be > ing laid over until . today, when Chairman Caldwell will be here from Chicago. . a A committee consisting of Messrs. Cutts, Teasdale and Conley was ap pointed to take charge of the forma tion of the local associations. The agreement is very restrictive in its: general character, and its adoption by the local associations in the Twin -Cities is expected to do [ much in the way of preventing demoraliza tion, as the association, is given au thority to fine members for breaches of agreement or any manipulation of ticket values. This, in other words, means that the offending road will not only have to redeem tickets at tariff value, but that the agent per-' sonally will be mulcted In the sum of $10 for every offense. C. E. Cobb, of the Chicago Great Western, acted as temporary chairman yesterday, and when Mr. Caldwell arrives the matters in question will be settled. ' the agreement adopted and a secre tary chosen. ' : : :i . It is expected that Charles Kernan, of the "West hotel ticket office, will be the "man. When a local associa tion 'is effected by the transconti nental lines like the Great North- . em, Northern Pacific and Soo, the St. Paul & Duluth may enter the as sociation which met yesterday. - At f the conclusion of yesterday's meeting the representatives of gov-, eral of the lines appeared before the ■G. A. R. committee, and, in reply to a query as to the rate to be made for the convention in 1896, stated that a rate of one cent a mile would be made except from points where the fare to St. Paul was $2 or less, tfhen the rate of one fare would be effective. *. i*-ZZZZi $Zf.rZ'Z to There will be a meeting of the Min neapolis ticket men this afternoon at 3'"' O'clock In the office of Passenger Agent Cutts, of the Minneapolis & St. .Louis office, when a local association will be effected. The . details will be looked after as In St. Paul by the com mittee j consisting of Messrs. Cutts, Teasdale and Conley. Chairman Cald well will probably be present, and the programme will no doubt be similar to that followed^ out by the St. Paul tariff preservers yesterday. • :• •''■ : ' •-.'■• • An hour earlier than the above meet ing, in Mr. Cutts" office the passenger agents of the St. Paul and Minneapo lis-Chicago lines will .hold a confer ence regarding the east-bound steam ship business and other matters on the chairman's docket. Mr. -Caldwell" Is expected to arrive in the Flour City this .morning, and at 1 o'clock will be present at the Minneapolis Commer cial club to meet the railroad commit tee of the Knights of Pythias on the matter of rates for .the biennial .con--' clave^ to be held next year. -ZZi- ... GOULD BOTH DOIT? NOVEL QUESTION RAISED BY AT ( TORNEY THOMPSON IN THE I '■'*'' JOHNSON CASE. .* :,-.' \ ' ■ ;' ;'.;■"" ■ " '.".' ;: '.V-- CLARA BERGH'S DEATH. lowe ALREAY CONVICTED FOR responsibility in THE MATTER. ._.-■",!' no PRIVITY WAS SHOWN. Can Another Be Churg-ed With the Same O lt Court CoiiMid er« the Q,uc*N(ion. The indications last evening were that the trial of Dr. Johnson would reach the jury today. The taking of testimony was concluded early yes terday afternoon, and then Attor ney Thompson moved that the court instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, on the ground that Lowe, being already convicted of re sponsibility for the death of Clara Bergh, Johnson could riot be convict ed of killing her the same day by different means. The jury was ex cused until this morning, and the remainder of the afternoon was de voted to the argument of this ques tion by the attorneys. Mr. Thompson contended that in order to show that two persons were responsible for the death of another at the same time, it must be shown that there was privity between them. In this case no privity was shown. "That is a novel question," re marked Judge Egan. "Can two per sons, strangers to each other, no re ; lation between their acts, both be i responsible for the death of another at the same time by different ; means?" "I say it is impossible," said Mr. | Thompson. | But the court said there was no cvi- I dence before it to show that Lowe | was responsible. The court could ■ not take cognizance of hearsay. Then Mr. Thompson wanted to have : the case reopened for the purpose of I putting In testimony to prove that Lowe had been convicted of respon , sibility for the death of the girl. "We will first hear from the county I attorney," said the court. '•' - Mr. Butler went on to cite a large | number of cases in which persons had I been found guilty of homicide, where I the injured persons die from neglect j as the immediate cause, their injuries I being only the remote cause. In one I instance a case was cited where a I finger was injured. The victim re i fused to have it amputated, and final !ly died from gangrene. Testimony ! was offered to show that had the pa ■ tient permitted the finger to be am • putated, it would have saved his life. Yet the person inflicting the injury was convicted of homicide. The county attorney argued that in the case at bar Lowe was convicted of j hastening the girl's death by his ; neglect, but this did not relieve of I responsibility the person -whose acts caused her sickness. j Judge Egan finally took the matter under consideration until this morn .lng. . ;. ' : " Before the Introduction of testimony was completed yesterday, the county \ attorney protested against Mr. Thomp j son's mode of procedure as "an out rage and disgrace." "It is," returned Judge Egan. "When '[ you bring unprofessional methods into a court room, you put a stain upon every lawyer In the state." - ** : ; Mr. Thompson took exception to the remarks of the county attorney and the court. ';-"•.'-." "Put it in big letters that when you act like this the bar ought to take cognizance of it," was Judge Egan's savage retort. He then ordered*, Thompson to go on with his case. A number of doctors were called to the stand to give expert testimony for the defense. Dr. Stone, Dr. J. F. Baker' and Dr. J. L. Rothrock were called, but after each. had been taken over the whole ground on direct examination, they, admitted on cross-examination that their opinions were not materially different from those expressed by Dr. McNamara and Dr. Finnell in their testimony for the state. Lucian Goodall. a colored man, tes tified to having seen Clara B?rgh in his restaurant just a week after - June 10. She was there in the evening. This was the evening she is said to have .been seen with Dr. Johnson in Baldwin. WILL ASK .1*55,000. Park Board's Estimate for Next Year's Expenses. '.'**.'-; V The board of park commissioners met yesterday afternoon with all members present except Mr. Ickler. A com munication from J. J. Parker was read which stated that the transfer of the insurance policy on the boats at Lake Como had been made from the park commissioners to the Twin City Rapid Transit company. _ A communication from the superin tendent of parks was next read. s He made the report that since placing In the new pump house and boilers at Como, a saving of $2.32 every twenty four hours was made and that this amounted to 31- per cent on the sum expended. This is the first report Mr. Nussbaumer has made concerning the new boilers since they were placed, and was very gratifying to the members of the commission. He also reported that he had placed numerous danger signals around the lake as a. means of helping to secure the safety of skaters. Thanksgiving day there were 5,000 peo ple upon the ice which was -then only two and one-half inches thick, and it was only "by chance that an accident did not occur. The ice Is now four Inches thick and with the new signs it is not probable that there will be any calamity. He also asked that a special watchman be appointed for the winter months at Como park. This re quest was granted by the commission- ers and a watchman will be placed at the. park at once. The communication also stated that In order to" lnsure the beauty of lawns and trees for next year, it would be necessary to make arrangements "for top dressing. . On motion of . Mr. Hamm, the superintendent of parks was ordered to have this work done and to include the cost thereof in the regular expense of maintaining parks. The matter of fixing the amount of the estimate to be sent to the confer ence committee for the allowance nee-" sary for the maintenance of parks was next brought up and after a brief dis cussion the estimate was fixed ati : $55,000. -'^* ; :: ZZ^Z-l^Zi Mr! Nussbaumer had present six framed groups of views in the dif j ferent parks of the city. They are framed in oak, are very large and : the different views. are so arranged as-.to snow in an attractive manner many of the choice bits of scenery to be found in St Paul parks. These will be placed* in the lobbies of some of the hotels of i the 3 city : and the Commercial club rooms. ;A'-'s Mlnnenotu Grown Corn. ." Sate Auditor Dunn has, decorated his office j wall with a* number of sample ear J of corn grown on the farm of I. S.'Mudgett.at Princeton, that give the lie to. the statement that' corn cannot be grown in Minnesota. The corn is as , line a sample as could be found In a long j day's , travel through a more southern region, and Mr. Mudgett has a. quantity of It. SUTTOX CASK ARGUED. Matter : Now Ilextn Willi the Su •• preme Court. In the case •of the state against John B. Sutton, state boiler inspector, which was argued before the supreme court yesterday ' morning. Attorney • General*. .Child- appeared for : the state, while Mr. Sutton's representa tives were Davis, Kellogg and Sev erance. .'"'- -;:•' Oral arguments on both sides fol lowed the arguments submitted in the briefs, the state contending that the constitution prohibits any mem ber of the legislature from holding any other, state office during the term for which he was elected, which is two years, and no matter whether Mr. Sutton resigned his position be fore he was appointed as state boiler inspector or not, he is not eligible, for the reason that he was elected for two years. Cases were cited from other states, but the defense stated that the Minnesota constitu tion simply says: .' "No senator or rep resentative," and on this ground they claimed that decisions from other states would not apply, as a man ceased to be a member of the legislature when he resigned. The election, of various members of the legislature to the United States sen ate and to congress while they were still sitting as members of the legis lature was cited. They also brought up the instance t of Justice Collins, of the supreme court, who was appoint ed to the district bench within three months after the adjournment of the legislature of 1883, of which he was a member. A great deal is involved in the de cision of the. supreme court in this case. Factory Inspector Jones, of the labor bureau, was appointed to that position while still a member of the house, and J. M. Smith, of Duluth, has since been appointed chief deputy grain inspector- at that place pend ing the decision in the Sutton case, and there are besides several mem bers of the state boards that would be forced to resign if any one is dis posed to contest their positions. : IMMIGRATION^ HEADQUARTERS. State -and .Northwestern AKMoeia ■•'• ; ti'pri s* Secure Them. •'" P. p. Groat, secretary and treasurer •of the Minnesota State Immigration association, has arranged for and Is fitting up an office for headquarters of the association in the Hale block, 309 Jackson street. This will be a very -central and convenient location for -members of the county organizations to visit,., when in the city, to confer concerning the work in hand in pro moting settlement in the state. It will be the headquarters for answering letters of inquiry and distributing pub lications-describing the advantages which Minnesota 'offers for settlement. ' The j Northwestern Immigration as sociation, the general organization of .Wisconsin,.M innesota, North Dakota, 'south I Dakota, Manitoba, Montana, : Idaho, -Washington and Oregon, which was effected "at the late immigration '■.convention, 'has been tendered the use of a room in the Germania . Life, build ing for its work. * Yesterday President Schurmeier "received the following let ter from -Manager J. J. Watson: "Oh behalf of- the Germania Life In surance company, permit me to tender* for one year the use of office No. 131 in this building for the uses of the as sociation.''This' tender is made' in ap preciation lof '-he advantages to be de rived by the Northwest from the ef forts, of your association, and ,as a "contribution on the part of this com pany to the furtherance of your work." --President Schurmeier has accepted the liberal proffer of Mr. Watson and today, the work of the association for the promotion of the immigration in terests of the Northwest will be under headway. Z- ■•'■_ '; ' A steographer has been engaged, printed matter and stationery has been provided and an active correspondence with . the members of the organization representing the various states is al "ready under way.. J. B. Streeter, Hon. Martin Hector and Hon. J. B. Power, the North Dakota members, notified the association j yesterday that they had called a state convention for Dec. 16-17 to meet at Fargo. The following message was sent In reply: - "The Northwestern Immigration as sociation congratulates North Dakota on its promptness In calling a conven tion for state organization to make known! to the (world the -splendid re sources of your. great' state. Success cannot help but attend your patriotic efforts.' . '_,': .: .... .*. *.* - —"Theodore L. Schurmeier, • . "President. — "D. R.'McGinnis, .'.-'.,' "Secretary." "*...'■' MODIFIED ITS DECISION. New Order of Supreme Court in KittMon ('list', Chief Justice Start, of the supreme court, issued the following order in the two cases of the St. Paul Trust Com pany against .the" Kittson estate, late yesterday: ; ','!'" . "State of Minnesota, supreme court, October term, 1595. In re appeal of St. Paul -Trust- company, as executor of estate of Norman W. Kittson, St. Paul Trust Company, appellant, vs. Norman Kittson et al.. respondents. "In r.-6state of Norman W. Kittson et al., appellants, Vs. St. Paul Trust Company 1 as executor, "respondent. "Upon further examination of the rec ord, upon the application of the trust company for a modification of the de cision of the court, we are satisfied that the evidence does not conclusively show that only 56 per cent of the trust company's average dally cash balances equitably belong to the Kittson estate, and that a finding on this question by the trial court is necessary. •'Therefore, it is ordered that the pre vious order of this court, remanding the case, be amended so as to read as follows: Cause remanded to tlie dis- . trict court with directions to retry the question of the proportion of the dally average credit balance of the Kittson estate, to the aggregate daily average credit balances of all the trust estates and thereupon make a finding upon that issue and, having made such find ing, to j modify Its conclusions of law and settle the executor's account in ac cordance , with the rules laid down In the opinion. .By the court. :.',. _'!. Z'-'.Z, ;' —"Start, C. J." ! j NOtJ NECESSARILY ENGLISH. Stale TreusnrerJn Report May Be > Printed. in Another Language. ■l Attorney General Childs has written an opinion, for State Treasurer Kcer ner; .relative to the question of whether the treasurer's official report may ba .published In any paper other than one •printed; in "the English language. The opinion follows: . ' '. ' "('rilling .attention to the provisions of article 9, seotion 11, of the consti tution of this - state, and to Gen eral' Li ws. : 1895, chapter 121, you In- ; qidre,.wh-jther'it will be proper for you to publish your official report in any other than a paper printed -In the Eng lish language. '. ; '-.-*■ v« vt *. -' ■•* "It is my opinion that a liberal con struction of the law should obtain in the matter of the publication of such report. The purpose as evinced by the provision of the constitution above notrd, is to inform the people of the state generally as to its official affairs. While you should cause the report to be printed In at least one paper which fully complies with the requirements of the law In defining a legal news paper, it will be proper for you, if deemed advisable, to employ for such purpose the columns of any other paper, although printed in a foreign language." To California on I be '. Maple Leaf.ll Every Tuesday the Chicago Great Western Railway (Maple Leaf Route) run a Tourist Sleeper via the Santa 'Fe Routs to Los Angeles— hours shorter than by any other line! Tick ets at Maple Leaf Ticket Office, Rob ert and Fifth streets. ALUM BAKING POWDERS. '■ Brand* In the Market That MuMt lie Labeled. The following is a partial list of the alum baking powders found upon the markets of the state by the state dairy and food department in a recent in spection. Many of these powders are sold in violation of the law providing that all alum powders shall be bo marked. The dairy and food commis sioner has announced that he will pros ecute any pen-on found selling any of the following brands of baking pow der unless they are distinctly labeled In the following manner: "This Bak ing Powder Contains Alum." ..' '_'• ' In the chemist report in the. forth coming biennial report of this depart ment will appear the most complete list of baking powders ever collected and analyzed by a similar department in the United States, together with the percentage, composition, available gas and other Information regarding these and other powders. Calumet, Big Diamond, Special, Em pire, New Chicago, Standard, Gold Coin. Queen City, Electric Light, Snow Ball, Vienna pure Cream Tartar, Solar, Yale, Forest City, Unrivalled, Regan ore's Best, Rinkol's Best, Sunflower, Primrose, Imperial, Ideal, , Windsor, Cream Loaf, Safe and Reliable. Bee hive, Faultless, Milwaukee; Old Home stead, Chicago Yeast, _ Bengal, . Best Value, Mascot, Our Own, Hiawatha, Globe, Surprise, Zenith, Bon Bon, Sig net, Daisy, Zipps, Superior, Eddy's Re liable. Stevens, Sovereign, Creamery, St. Paul, National. Puhl's Sweet Bis cuit. Sun, Augite, Seiferts. Jumbo, : Eclipse, Milk Foam, Morning Lily. Snow Drift. Perfection, Vienna. Hor robin and Palmer, Active, Union, Aus tin, Our Best, Kenton, Lake Pepin, Menu. */'. : :., RHEUMATISM. Distorted Limbs, Swollen Joints, Painful Muscles and a Life that is Unbearable. ;;: ;: z : '[fz:z:: ' WHY CONTINUE TO SUFFER? RELIEf WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL. THE FAMOUS KICKAPOO-,' INDIAN.". RE.ME- A DIES ALL POWERFUL FOR THIS MOSI |l PAINFUL OF : AFFLICTIONS. " *^S" "^^ST \T - HEN one . considers •Ja ■& / the exposure and hard k_ JS _f^ '•^ e enc *ured by the wa / KS/Ajy Indians from birth WHEN old considers the exposure and hard life endured by the Indians from birth until old age, and ra/ >K_f_rTl reflects upon the fact fj? //W(\ \\ that rheumatism is "v '■>>■ "¥#©_» >*(:(* ■•- unknown to them it -.'-... V^^' .*•**__>,; cannot be doubted but that their medicines must contain all powerful properties, whicli is certainly the case.-* Tl}e ;» Indian i preserves his perfect health by *f paying the' greatest possible attention to his body. For year*, he has studied the art of healing and having become thorough con versant with "na ture's own remedies which she dis penses to him in the form of roots, barks and herbs, and which by ex perience he has earned to skillfully gather and com bine so that at last he has succeeded in obtaining remedies which are recog nized throughout the world as the most wonderful specines for this most dreaded disease. Kickapoo Indian Oil. when applied ex ternally relieves inflammation almost immediately, whereas their famous Kicka- poo Indian Sagwa, that great blood, liver, stofnach and kidney in vigorator, d i s - pels the cause of this trouble in a remarkably short space of time. . ;*' - Rheumatism, as is a well known fact, is caused by the accumulation of unhealthy acids in the blood, due to the improper action of some one or more of the great life-giving organs of the body. These when properly treated by such a remedy as Kickapoo Indian Sagwa are easily persuaded to resume their natural func tions, and soon dispel from the system these poisons, leaving the patient free from pain, and in every way enjoying health. It should be remembered thai none of the Kickapoo Indian preparations contain any poisonous ingredients, and they may be bought of any druggist. Kickapoo Indian Oil 25 cts. a bottle. Kickapoo Indian Sagwa $1 a bottle, *-• bottles for $5. . . r' • ~» NEW PUBLICATIONS. ill IB X«_i.-*% 4 ■•^ a '* ■ §IU H»y J JL'*_E. -*_P # sffiv **7_lL*_iL___H Kfc— Mtt i— B— >■— ■— ■ _tt_i m 1 1 1 18- _P— i— BM— fc— MM <j Maine and California, ' British > J America and the Gulf of Mexico, C J more than "One Million" Families £ 3 are cheered by the monthly visits F <of "Comfort." A copy of this > 4 marvel of family magazines can be v *, had of your newsdealer for FIVEt 5 CENTS— you certainly should t I "LOOK -TUP." E LOBAL AGENT ST. 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