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DUFFY'S PURE FOR MEDI(^LtjSE NO FUSEL OIL Emphatically a whiskey for the home. Its prompt use will break up a cold, check malaria and prevent serious diseases. Insist upon your druggist or grocer giving" you the genuine. Send for pamphlet. DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO. Rochester, N. Y. MINNEAPOLIS. OFFICE _U SOI TH FOURTH STREET. MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES. Mary Kauth has petitioned the probate court for proof of the will of Christian Kauth. who leaves $5,300 wor.h of property to five heirs. Judge Smith has made an order for Judg ment for the plaintiff in the sum of $2,400 ln the case of the Scandia bank against Timothy and Etta M. Fitzgerald. Patrolman William Malone, of the East side station, has been suspended by Mayor Pratt pending an Investigation into charges preferred against him by a woman residing in Southeast Minneapolis. Judge Belden returned from Wright county yesterday morning, having disposed of the calendar at that place, and took up the court calendar again, leaving Judge Elliott free to assist in disposing of the jury calendar. While driving along Third street near Sixth avenue south Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Fannie Meyers, residing at 1116 Wash ington avenuo south, was thrown from a buggy and her leg was broken at the ankle. She was taken to St. Barnabas hospital. The story of Maggie Brlerly and her many mishaps ls proving a strong drawing card at the Bijou this week. "In Old Kentucky" always popular will long continue to be so, combining as lt does all of the attractive play elements. The only remaining matinee of the engagement will be given tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. J. EL De Yore, a worker ln the mission field of Alaska, who has been addressing the women of St. Paul and Minneapolis during the last two weeks, spoke yesterday afternoon In the Y. M. C. A. building, before a small gathering of women from the Presbyterian churches. She Is shortly to return to her field of labor. Judge Russell has made an order in the estate of the trust estate of William P. Ankney, upon the petition of A. T. Ankney and The Minneapolis Loan & Trust Co.. making the expenses of the foreclosure and insurance on a mortgage payable out of the principal sum in place of out of the Income from the property. YOUNGSTERS APOLOGIZE. Bryan Sons of Veterans Change Their Nome. Th Bryan Sons of Veterans' club has changed Its name and adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, The officers of this club have been served with copies of resolutions adopt ed by John Rawlins Camp No. 9, George N. Morgan Camp No. 4, and Abraham Lincoln Camp No. 10. of the Order of the Sons of Veterans against using their name as a draw ing card for any political organization, said order b'.'lng strictly non-partisan, now, there fore, be lt Resolved, That, whereas, .aid order of the Sons of Veterans ls composed of members of all political parties, and are \he sons of veterans whose fathers fought to perpetuate a union of these United States and a gov ernment of, by and for the people and to maintain that independence gained by our ancestors ln the war of the revolution ; there fore, be it Resolved. That this club do hereby apolo gize to said order for the unintentional use of their name, which was adopted without thought in the heat of political excitement, and that the name of this organization be hereafter known as "Veterans' Sons;" and be It further Resolved, That we invite all "Sons of Vet erans" to join with us "Veterans' Sons" in this great contest to re-establish the Inde pendence gaintd by our ancestors, and for which they suffered at Valley Forge, and our fathers fought through four long years to maintain, and that we all unite as brothers against the domination of a foreign money power. Be lt further resolved, That copies of these resolutions be given to the dally papers and to the camps of the Sons of Veterans above named. BALLOTS PARCELED OUT. First Step in Preparing for Election Day In Hennepin. ;eL. Mcfdh; _.%%& .OOOhi taoln taointaoinol The first scent of the political battle from afar, was manifest in the office of County Auditor Cooley yesterady, when the clerks of the country districts filed Into that of fice for the purpose of securing the ballots and tally sheets from the auditor. The sheets wjre nearly all given out, but come few of the clerks took the ballots and receipted for them, leaving them in the of fice until this morning on account cf the bad weather. Auditor Cooley Instructed the gentlemen very closely In regard to their duties as clerks and Judge 3, and If care will do anything the returns from the country will come in in clean shape this year. It ls quite a particular piece of work giving out these tools of the elective franchise, and gr.eat care is taken that every package ls plainly labeled so that it cannot go astray. It is expected this year that the returns will all be lv from these country districts by Wednesday afternoon next, and that the count can be made by that time very closely. The ballots are of course sealed and the seals must not be broken until the canvassing board goes over ihem. However, arrange ments nave been made for unofficial dupli cates, so that the returns will be practically correct before the board passes upon the returns. Wheelmen Are Drafted. This morning every member of every Re publican wheelmen's organization in this city will receive through the mails an invitation to work. The executive committee of the Mc- Kinley Wheelmen's clubs has issued the in vitations, and therein they recuest the serv ices of every wheelman so addressed from noon to 7 o'clock on election day. They want them, wheel and all, and guarantee that they will keep them busy during the six hours' time. They are wanted to assist in getting out voters, and those accepting such duties will have the privilege of chooeing the pre cinct and ward ln which they desire to work, on the understanding, however, that if any particular precinct they ask for Is supplied before they reply, they will report for duty at any polling place to which they may be assigned. Old Glory's Day Saturday. From present indications tomorrow, Flag day. designated by Chairman Hanna, of the Republican national committee, will be gen erally observed in Mlnneapol's. The party committees have received an abundant supply of the flags to be used on the occasion. They are of paper, and have Chairman Hanna's call printed upon them, as well as the pictures of the Republican candidates, with the words, "Sound Money, Protection, Prosperity," print ed underneath the pictures. A supply of these flags has been sent to each headquarters ln the city, and all who apply will receive a flag. The city will, without doubt, present a magnificent appearance tomorrow, as Chair man Hanna's suggestion seems to be meet ing with universal favor. Trio of Young Runaways. A young man named McGuire, residing with hls parents in South Minneapolis, asked the assistance of the police last evening In his .fforts to locate his sister, Hattie, and two of her former friends, Grade Bernham and Pearl Goodman, all of whom suddenly left their homes yesterday, and their absence had | aroused uneasiness. They were between ' tlic Rgcs of fourteen and sixten years, and tt was feared that they had run away. FATAL OIL BLAZE ANOTHER WOMAN AI>I>ED TO THE LIST OF VICTIMS OF KERO SENE, WAITRESSES YET ON STRIKE. POLICE HAVE A PUGILISTIC TIME ARRESTING AS ALLEGED BI CYCLE THIEF. BOY TRAMPS FROM CHICAGO Rounded Up In the Mill City—Gen eral Nenn of Minne apolis. Mary Norbold, living with her hus band and five children at 2818 Gerard avenue, was frightfully burned about the body and limbs in attempting to suppress a blaze from an overturned petroleum lamp last evening. One of her children accidentally dropped the lamp in carrying it to an adjoining room, and the mother fearful of an ex plosion, seized the lamp bowl to throw it out of doors. The swish of her skirts from her hurried approach caught the flame and immediately she was envel oped in fire. Before assistance reached her she was horribly burned about the body. She was removed to the city hospital. She never regained conscious ness, dying at about midnight. GILLIES WAS PIGILISTIC. Makes Trouble fop Officers Wlio Would Arrest Him. Inspector John Morrissey had an interesting scrimmage with an alleged bicycle *hiof while taking him to the central police station la.t evening. The fellow, who at.r gave the name of Andrew Gillies, was taken in cus tody in a Hennepin avenue sai ion cj, com plaint of Charles Bernath, a .Jle.wojd county farmer, who accused him of the laroeny of his bicycle. The latter was _npi:>yed l>. the farmer for a short time, but left 'I hur_(*ay last without saying good-bye. After h s de parture the bicycle could not be found. Ber nath came to the city, saw Gillies and se cured a warrant, charging grand larceny. On being taken in charge in tho saloon Gillies turned on the officer, but was out matched. He was taken to police hoadMUi-r --ters for a brief "sweating," and there again essayed the role of Sailor Sharkey, but with out success. While being taken to tha Bhtticn he treacherously attempted to strike li.o de tective, and a fierce fight ensued, but Morris sey landed his man. M'GIIRE'S NAME STAYS. Ciuestion Decided by the State Su preme Court. The supreme court, sitting as a full bench, Wednesday, cited that J. J. McGuire shall have his name remain on the ticket as candidate for alderman of the Ninth ward upon Democratic nomination. The matter came before the court upon an application by William Koeh ler, for a writ to compel City Clerk Haney to place his name on the ticket as Populist and Democratic nominee. He had been nominated by both par ties, he claimed. In rendering the de cision, Judge Canty gave no reasons therefor, but it is supposed that the de cision intended to hold that the ward had exclusive control of Its nomina tions for aldermen, and the city con vention had no authority whatever. Boy Trumps From Chicago. Bob Sexton and Bob Gardiner, aged four teen and sixteen years, spent last night In the central police station, and will today probably be returned to Chicago, where their parents reside, and which city they slyly stole away from, reaching Minneapolis yes terday morning over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, having stolen a ride. "Well, I don't know as we stole a ride exactly," said one. "We came through on a vestlbuled car riage." In other words, as he later explained, they rode on the steps ln front of the bag gage car. They say they merely wanted to look at this city, and were Intending to re turn. They were seen by the special officer of the road as the express drew into the union depot and taken to the station. Excelsior Row Decided. Judge Pond has very decisively settled the little "wet" and "dry" fight at Excelsior. O. A. Adams and Ernest Thornquist claimed that Andrew Tharalson, J. L. Miller and John H. Johnson, who were election judges at Excelsior, wrongfully refused to accept the vote 3 they wished to put in, and so they brought suit for damages. After the evidence for the plaintiffs was in, the attorney for the defendants moved that a verdict be directed, as there had been no evidence produced show ing conclusively that the plaintiffs were quali fied electors, or that the defendants had wil fully refused to accept the ballots, but that on the other hand lt should be assumed, lack ing proof, that they acted in good faith. Judge Pond therefore directed a verdict. "Waitresses Still on Strike. Sixteen restaurant proprietors waited on the chief of police yesterday to request that he keep the sidewalk clear In front of the New England cafe, and prevent the striking wait resses from trying to keep customers out. These proprietors are said to have agreed not to sign the union schedule nor to recognize the union, and more trouble is expected, as the waiters' and waitresses' unions are keep ing a solid front. Two more union waitresses have left the New England, leaving but two union girls who have refused to strike. Mrs. Anna Smith Not Insane. "Anna Smith," the alleged shoplifter, was turned over to the municipal authorities yes terday, all through the Intervention of Court Commissioner Trafford N. Jayne. The young woman had been committed tb the asylum by the order of two physicians, but Mr. Jayne would not sign, and on a rehearing the physi cians released her. Two Talks From Lind. An audience which comfortably filled Har monia hall turned out la r t evening to hear an adddress by John Lind. the free silver candi date for governor. Mr. Lind also made a speech at Eighth Ward Relief hall at an earlier hour to a good-sized audience. ..^»> POLICY PROTECTS THEM. Otherwise Bismarck and His Organ Might Suffer. LONDON, Oct. 29.— A special dis patch from Berlin says that it is under stood there that the proposed prose cution of Prince Bismarck's organ, the Hamburger Nachrichten.f or publishing state secrets, has been abandoned, out of fear of the harm such a step might do to Germany's foreign policy. It Is added that, however, should Prince Bismarck publish the circumstances under which he resigned office, the government will be forced to act, and, lt is said.it would probably treat Prince Bismarck in the same manner that the latter treated Count yon Arnim. Count yon Arnim was arrested ln October, 1874, and confined In Berlin for refusing to give up documents sent to him as ambassador. On ac count of illness he was released on bail some three weeks later, but was again arrested in about two weeks' time. He was tried ln December, 1874. I was convicted of making away with j eccleslo-political documents, was ac- j quitted of other charges and. was sen- j tenced to three months' Imprisonment. He appealed, was tried again in June. 187 .. and a verdice was rendered con firming the sentence. In November of the same year it was announced that Count yon Armln was to be prosecuted for uttering treason in a pamphlet entitled, "Pro Nlhllo," pub lished at Zurich. In January 1879. the count published "Quid Faciamus Nos'' and in May, 1881, he died at Nice, as a result, it was said by Prince Bis marck's enemies, of the persecution to which he been subjected by the chan cellor. Animals Like Perfume. Most wild animals are fond of perfumes. Lions and tigers tn captivity Uke a special delight ln colors, such *_*- thos* of roses and I violets. THE SAINT PAUT, GLOBE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1890. THAT GRIP Of 73 Continued From First Pane. dollar, so any bullion owner could carry It to the mint and have it coined, paying only the cost of coinage. In 1875 we provided ln the Resumption Act for a coinage of fifty millions of fractional silver, and in 1878, under the BLAND-ALLISON ACT— and I have some hesitation about mentioning my own name in connection with it— l ulso flnd, however, when anybody wants to criti cize the act they call it the Bland-Allison act, but when they want to extoll it, they call it the Bland act, and I don't know that I am very sorry about that. (Applause.) Un der that act up to 1890 we had coined four hundred and twenty-one millions In round fc'umbers, of dollars, as 1 remember. I will not be so clear as to the exact amount, so that ihe reporters will have it as the exact amount. It may have been 377,000,000, tut whatever it was, we put these silver coins of 412V_ grains into circulation, every dollar of which has been from that time or from the time of Its coinage to now. a legal tender in the payment of all debts, public and private, and it ls therefore in our country as much redemption money as gold is "redemption money. (Applause.) In 1890, by the Sherman law — so-called — we changed our policy by pur chasing an increased quantity of silver, and by storing it. and issuing treasury notes for_ the value of it, or the cost of it, the treasury"" notes being a full legal tender In he cay ment of all debts, public and private, so that by these acts which I have named the United State*, alone has absorbed in the world $642, --000,000 of silver, or more than one-fifth of all the silver that has been taken out of the mines of the world since 1873. (Applause.) So that when we are charged with having in any sense been responsible for the diminution of the value of silver as respects gold, or for the variation or divergence in the market value of silver as compared with gold, it is stated without a single fact upon which the statements should be based. But now, what has happened to gold since 1873? What has become of the gold of the world? We have now, since 1873, taken from the mines of gold over twenty-eight hundred millions, of gold, in addition to the silver that has "been produced, that gold has gone into circulation except the amount used in the arts, estimated to be less than one-half of the total produc tion, so that we have added at a fair estimate fifteen hundred millions of gold coins to the money of the world and two thousand mill lons of silver to the coins of the world, or more than three-fifths of all the metallic money of the world, between 1873 and 1895. So that these lndutiable facts must show you that it cannot be truthfully stated that there has not been added to the circulating metal lic money more of gold and silver than was added to it during the present century of our existence, and more than was added to lt during any period of our history or ln the history of the world during a like period. Now, it seems to me, in brief, that this cught to dispose of the whole question as regards the appreciation of gold. But they tay gold has appreciated BECAUSE PRICES HAVE FALLEN. Prices have fallen — that ls, some prices have fallen; prices of manufactured articles especially have fallen, but you may take the great products of lowa, and the products of Minnesota, the agricultural products, and they didn't fall materially until after 1892, until after the Republican party lost power in this country; you may take the history of prices in our country, of agricultural prices, as shown in many ways, and you will see that the reports all disclose the fact that, as respects agricultural prices, there was no great decline except ln wheat and cotton un til 1892. The prices of 1892 and for three years prior to that time were higher for all the great agricultural products in that state of mine, except wheat, than they were the period following 1893. I don't ask you to take my testimony for that; I ask you to take the testimony of your own commissioner of labor, who is an able and Intelligent in vestigator of these subjects, L. G. Powers (applause), who has for two years examined this great question of agricultural prices in these, our Western, states, and who shows conclusively that up to 1893 the prices of ag ricultural products in these ten Northwestern states were greater in 1891, 1892 and 1893 than they were for the periods of seven years after 1873, or for four years prior to 18.3. But it certainly is not a calamity or misfortune; It seems to me that prices should be lowered or reduced if they are reduced in the ordinary progress of civilization. What is it that con trols prices chiefly? It is the cost of pro duction and the cost of transportation from the place of production to the place of con sumption. It is also the supply and demand for particular articles that regulates the price. Now, If you can reduce the cost of production of a particular article or series of articles, then, as a matter of fact, the re duction of the price ought to follow for the benefit of the consumer. Look at the price . of manufactured products, and you will see that they have generally receded or dimin ished since 1867 and 1869. Could it be said that they have diminished because of the di minishing quantity of metallic money? That cannot be so, because labor which enters into the cost of the production of all useful ar ticles is the chief element of cost; labor itself has constantly and materially increased in value not only since 1873, but since 1860. year by year, so that a given amount of la bor would buy more of gold, as well as more of the conveniences of life, in 1892 than it would in 1873. (Applause.) And WHAT TEST IS THERE. what better test ls there as respects the appreciation or depreciation of metallic money, assuming all the t'me that the aggre gate of metallic money controls pr'.ces. what better test is there of the depreciation of money or its appreciation than the question of whether labor has declined or advanced during the period? As Is shown by a senate committee, by a report in which Democrats or Renublicans and free silver men alike united." it has been shown that, compared with 1873. one dollar would buy as many grains of gold or one hundred dollars would buy as many grains of gold as one hundred and forty eight dollars would have bought in 1873, or as one hundred and sixty dollars would have bought ln 1860, so that the great element In the cost of production of the articles which have been cheapened shows that there has been some other influence at play or at work ln cheapening these articles of production, rather than the money standard, or rather than the standard of labor. Adam Smith, a writer upon the subjects of political economy, and who especially wrote on the depreciation of gold compared with the commodities, stated ln his chapter upon that subject that labor was the best test of all, as to whether metallic money had appreciated or depreciated, but because he could not find statistics of labor covering a long period of time suf ficiently accurate to make an estimate, he made his est'mate upon the basis of coin be cause there was accurate data of the prices of coin for long centuries of time, prior to the date at which he was writing. So, now, I do not believe there is a better test as respects the question of the reduc tion of prices connected with the appreciation of gold than the fact that every laborer in the United States ln 1892 was receiving higher wages by from 40 to 50 per cent than he was receiving ir. 1873. I want to say *one thing, and that 13 that the way to restore prosperity Is to secure or to give opportunity for employment to the people of the United States in order that they may earn wages or produce products. It is only the product of labor or the product of machinery, of hand or brain, that will produce or create wealth. Money is the mere instrument between producers and con sumers. 1 am content that the people of Minnesota shall give their answer to tha~e fallacies on the 3d day of November next. (Long and con tinued applause.) OUR OWN SENATOR DAVIS. At the conclusion of Senator Allison's address the Masonic quartette sang sev eral campaign selections, and Senator Washburn introduced "Our Own Sen ator Davis." The latter, before taking up the main thread of his discussion, paid a high compliment to Congress man Fletcher, whose re-election he urged. He spoke as follows: Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Fel low Citizens: We are at the close of a mo mentous political campaign. In my judg ment, it has not been exceeded ln importance by any political controversy in our history. It has been conducted with great pers anal feeling, with great ability, and by all of the instrumentalities of political education. And, as in other military campaigns, as the time for the decisive engagement draws near, when the lines are drawn, when the raa'rch ing and skirmishing and foraging have ceased, It becomes every community and every voter to clear their minds of old, un founded prepossessions, discipline their un derstanding, and to master their courage with a view to the exertions in the combat. I do not know any community ln the Hia Ited States which I should select as having a greater interest in the contest now upon us. than the city of Minneapolis. It is a peculiar city, because it represents the varied rela tions and employments of life. A city which is peculiarly dependent upon the stability of credit and the mutation of financial affairs. Now, I am going on tonight to discuss seme of the questions which are before us for con sideration, and the plan of my argument will not admit of any extended references to the personnel of this campaign. Everything I shall say I hope will be argument for Mc- Kinley and Hobart, and for the entire state ticket (applause) ; but in regard to one" ele ment of this contest I cannot forbear speak ing a personal and individual word, because I deem the election of members of congress throughout this country to be the l?ast im portant. Hon. Loren Fletcher, who. -luring a period of thirty years, spent in this city which were exerted in building up and help ing along its vast enterprises; not an act he ever did or a thought he had baa not been committed to its prosper!'?, and 1 ..speak for him your cordial support. (Loud ap plause.) They claim that, owing to the demonetiza tion of silver since 1873, by the leading com mercial nations of the civilized world, there has been a world-wide affliction of misery and distress upon the common people. Let mo call your attention to'one.fact which, ln my Judgment, nullifies aiid contradicts entirely that assertion, and that fact is that the United States of America, with* its seventy mil lions of people, containing more in tellectual, physical and potential power than and two nations in the civilized world, that this great aggregate .of humanity is the only civil'zed commercial nation upon the planet today ln any distress whatever. Last year ENGLAND HAD A SURPLUS of twenty millions from Jier revenue. You hear no complaints from France; you hear no complaint from Germany. I say that we must look for a spectyl cause for our present troubles and discontent. For lt cannot be, If the other gold nations are prospering. It cannot be that the demonetization of silver affects us alone, and not be acting ln a reverse proportion to our own. prosperity. There are, ln my opln on, two causes for this. One of which I will discuss somewhat at length, and the other merely refer to. In my opinion, al though the issue has. strangely disappeared from the popular mind, the present distress of the country was the repeal of the McKinley act of 1890; the Wilson-Gorman bill, the strik ing out the provisions of our reciprocity, whereby the foreign trade was being vastly enlarged; the lowering of protective duties. The next cause in my opinion for the pres ent discontent and distrust is the proposition for the free and unlimited coinage of silver which has paralyzed our business at home al most destroyed our credit abroad. Before d's eus'ing that it is very Important to arrive (particularly at what is the controversy. What is the demand on the one side and de nied or refused on the other? The proposition of our opponents is this: That the United States, singly and alone, without waiting for or receiving the co-operation of any foreign nation whatever, shall undertako the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ra tio of 16 to 1. Shall undertake, not only the coinage of the American product but shall undertake the coinage of all the silver of the world, which may be ofTered at its mints which may exist or be produced hereafter. They confidently assert that the United States of America i_ great enough and power ful enough to thus coin all of the silver of the worlu that may be offered on private account and raise it from 65 cents an ounce to $1.29 an ounce. No fiat whatever, of money, whether by statute, treaty or agreement, can add one single particle, capacity, length, b.eadth or value to that which pre-existed. You cannot legislate that a yard can be 34 inches, instead of 30 inches without destroying conditions, lhey say that this government is great and powerful enough lo do that. It is a great and powerful country, but there are some things we cannot do, and we cannot make value where value cannot exist. In the law of past history et us see fo- a few moments what the effect his been cf this effort of national power in regard to ihe fm and unlimited coinage of silver. Go to .'he boundary line of Mexico, and you look south over more than one-half of th-- Wescern hemisphere. During the colonial time, and throughout the entire perl6d of their political independence, there has been the free and unlimited coinage of silver by an aggregate of nations comprising nearly sixty millions of people. Go to India, a Dopulatlon of two hundred and fifty millions of p=.ople, which has enjoyed the free and unlimi.ed coinage of silver up to 1893. India has never had a circulation of gold. Go to Chlna.a .liver using state, which has used the Mexican doiiar in preference to the silver coin of any ether nation. Then let us cross the ocean to the other hemisphere. Take the La*in union It was formed by France In 1865, in .mticipation of keeping the metals at a parity. It was composed of Belgium, France, Germany. Italy and Switzerland. Germany deii.onci_3d her silver between 1873 and 1876 and France .r.d the entire Latin union ceased the coinage of silver. Have we any reason io expect, Lave we any reason to hope that whsre that mr-oB failed, that WE ALONE COULD SUCCEED? Let us come right down*' to our own times, the history of our own country, the history of the generation in which we are living. They say silver was demonetized ln 1873. Call it what you will, but ln 1878 the Bland-Al lison act was passed ln response to an act for the use of silver. It provided for the purchase of bullion from two million to four millions a month, but no more than two millions a month were ever coined. Three hundred and fifty millions were come., and, notwithstanding that, the price of silver bul lion steadily went down in the market. In 1890 they asked us to coin the American product, and you will see the parity restored. Congress legislated that there should be but fifty-four millions of ounces Issued. Silver then went to a short premium. It rose in a few weeks tc $1.19, but it fell in three and a fractional years to a price of silver at 73 cents an ounce. In other words, this -gov ernment, in a vain attempt to coin the American product, lost : thirty-four millions of silver. In the light of silver, ln the light of what other nations have attempted to do, and failed, in the light of the failure of France and the Latin Union, ln the state ment that we can carry off the silver of the world and make it worth $1.29 an ounce, there is another queer thing about this whole business. It is a remarkable fact that the silver nations — ln other words, the nations which have the free and unlimited coinage of stiver— it is a remarkable fact that none of these nations have no gold currency what ever. I make that statement without qualifi cation, that none of them have any gold cur rency whatever. It does not exist in Mexico, South America, and it never existed in In dia. The so-called gold nations are the only nations upon the face of the planet that em ploy both gold and silver concurrently. They employ them in nearly equal amounts, so that these nations which are declaimed acainst are the only bimetallic nations what ever. That ls practically bimetallism. The only bimetallism enjoyed by the people of the earth is by the people of the so-oalled gold nations. Let me call your attention to an other thing: The condition of the laboring man lv the free coinage of .silver action is ex ceedingly -dlstresslve. I say, without fear of contradiction, that in the free coinage of silver nations on the fa.cc of the earth that wages are pressed dowri *to the very ex istence. Let me call ybur attention to another fact. That ln those same! nations, namely, those where the free and unlimited coinage of silver ls held, the agricultural Interests are in the very poorest condition. And why? Be cause the laboring man or c these countries is no customer to the agricultural producer of this country. I maintain "'(hat the best cus tomer for the farmers ,is tiie American wage earner in Minneapolis p.nd' ~t. Paul and other places. , ' Let us see how It is going to operate ln this country. Have we any reason to suppose that the process of history wifl not be repeated in our case? We are not a particularly pro tective nation, except by.j our own ability. Whatever has happened lri 3 other nations will happen to us. It ls ap invariable law. You have heard It so often, that it is not neces sary for me to discuss it that where there are too many elements side by side, the one, less esteemed will invariably drive out the better money. Have I not shown to you that that has been the effect ln all the free coinage states of the world? Don't you old soldiers recollect it during the war? I claim with my limited knowledge of history that history and causes are going to act with us as they have acted with other nations. I say now that the free and unlimited coinage of silver will produce in the United States the MOST DISASTROUS COINAGE the world has ever seen. We have six hun dred and twenty millions of gold ln the United States: we hold more gold than any other nation in the world except France and Germany. If causes act with us as with other nations, gold will disappear Immedi ately. How is it going to be filled? The free and unlimited coinage of silver can't do lt. ut there must be relief and the next thing that will be called upon to be performed would be to carry out the pro visions of the Omaha platform, and the Pop ulist platform at St. Louis to fill that gap with fiat money. Another great shrinkage, another issue of fiat until we would be in the same position we occupied at the close of the war, a nation without bimetallic money." There is another thing about this matter, which it behooves the laboring man to look I Into closely. They claim . they want more money. They claim they want prices to rise and wages to rise. If the result of their theories would put into practice, there is to be such a contraction as ! I have described, or anything like it, on their own theory the purchasing power of money will be in creased. They declaim about the fall in prices and they date it frop. 1873. I always supposed that in certain . respects and in certain lines that _ ' fall' in commodities market- the progress of civilization, what are the facts about the decline'*' of prices? Prices did not begin to decline in "1873 on account of the cause of the alleged demonetization of silver. It ls all a pretext to serve the oc casion and an unfounded argument. The de cline of prices throughout? the world com menced at the close of the Napoleonic war. Then the genius and ente^rise of man was liberated from homicide and found its free vent from scope and invention. There are some other things in this con troversy which fill the .-mm.[ of the thoughtful man with foreboding. The American people are told that there does not exist competency In the president of the United States to see that the laws of this republic are executed within its lines, and President Cleveland Is censured because acting upon a precedent laid down by George Washington (applause), he raised the strong arm of the law and made the American flag respected at Chicago. What is thp ultimate .unction In this government which finally decides all things when legisla tures and congress are unable to agree. It ls the supreme court of the United States. I believe that, as firmly as I believe anything, that this nation is under the guiding and pro tecting hand of Him who holds the nat'on on the palm of HU hand, and records the sparrow's tall. JOINT TOUR E|IDED LAST OF THE PALMER AND BUCK NER MEETINGS HELD AT BUR LINGTON. OVATION FOR "VETERANS." THOUSANDS TURNED OUT IN THB RAIN TO GIVE THEM GREET ING. NOT ASHAMED OP HIS PRINCIPLES. Gen. Palmer Declared He Was Proud to Bear the Standard ot National Democracy. BURLINGTON, 10., Oct. 29.— Tonight the joint speaking tour of Gens. Palmer and Buckner closed with a rally at the Grand opera house, Burlington. A heavy rain storm prevailed during the evening, but did not prevent a great crowd assembling at the opera hc.se, which seats 3,000 people. Gen. Trim ble presided and a large number of geld Democrats acted as vice presi dents. When Gen. Palmer arose to speak he was greeted with g'.*ea. en thusiasm. He said he was delighted to hear such kind words spoken .rout him, as the chairman had uttered. He had been pleased to be -hosen at Indianapolis to stand for the true De mocracy and to have such a noble com rade as the fearless warrior, Buckner. "A number of years ago we faced each other In one of the gravest strug gles in the history of our country," said Mr. Palmer, "and the Indianapolis convention has chosen to show the world that the blue and gray no lon ger exist as contending factions in the United States. I did not seek my own nomination, but worked for that cf Gen. Bragg. But the Indianapolis conven tion chose me to bear this burden and lam pleased to do so. In no campaign bave there been such interests at stake." At this point somo one shouted the name of Bryan. There was a chorous of "Put him out." "No," interposed Mr. PaHmer. "I don't want any one put out. There is a man who doesn't know anything but the name of his candi date." This sally was received with a great uproar of applause which drowned the speaker's further words for several minutes. When quiet was restored he proceed ed and was not again interrupted. He paid his respects to the Chicago plat form, dwelling on the federal interfer ence plank. He said Bryan was the candidate of three parties. Prom all he had heard of Bryan's declarations he might have been nominated by any one of the parties and carried out ail the planks of its platform, without trouble, but now he had three differ ent platforms, full of planks, to carry out. He had not publicly criticised any of those planks, so the speaker concluded that, if elected, he would carry out all planks. In 1892 the Peo ple's party adopted a platform, de manding the free and unlimited coin age of silver at the present ratio of 16 to 1. In 1896 the Chicago convention adopt ed a- plank making the identical de mand. That demand was Populistic In 1592, and not Democratic and was not Democratic In 1893, 1894, 1895 or 1896, till the so called Democratic party in Chi cago, in June, adopted it. Then it be came. Democratic— they said. Gen. Palmer then discussed the financial c-uestion ably and was given hearty cheers when he closed. Gen. Buckner was given an ovation when he rose. He talked for thirty-five minutes on the money problem. The meeting closed amid great enthusiasm. VETERANS STILL IB IOWA. National Democratic Enthnslasm Proof Against Rain. FAIRFIELD, 10., Oct. 29.— A special train bearing Generals Palmer and Buckner, and party, arrived here at 2 o'clock amid a steady downpour of rain. Several hundred people welcomed the generals at the station and nearly a hundred old soldiers acted as their escort to the opera house. This build ing was jammed with people, very many of them gold standard Demo crats. Gen. Palmer denounced the Democratic convention at Chicago for Its espousal cf Populistic doctrines and censured Mr. Bryan, who, while asking Democratic votes, had failed to repu diate a single one of the un-Democratlc declarations of that party. Gen. Buck ner devoted about twenty minutes' time to the discussion of the financial ques tion and was frequently interrupted with applause. He asserted that the free silver campaign of this year wa_ one of falsehood and misrepresentation deliberately planned by dishonest lead ers. CALL MONEY FLURRY. Rates Put Up by Short Time Lea den*. NEW YORK, Oct. 29.— The financial feat ure of today was a flurry in call money, marked by an unusual stringency, which sent call loans up to an extreme of one quar ter of one per cent per day, with 6 per cent added, approximating ICO per cent per annum. Even at the highest point there was no lib erality in the offerings, and the clo3e was at 80 per cent, as contrasted- with 10 per fent, at which the call money market opened for the day. The stringency was due to the effjrts of the bankers to strengthen them^elv^s as much as possible, in preparation for a pos sible heavy demand for accommodations in the $ext few days. The November interest and dividend disbursements are fairly large and Nov. 1 falls on Sunday. The banks can not call loans made Saturday, and loi-ns made tomorrow go over to Monday. Then, again, loans made on Monday ,nust carry over until Wednesday. The flurry occasioned revived rumors of the probable issue of clearing house certificates, but it Is well known that such a step wlli not be taken except as a last resource, and the present stringency is not expected to last more than a few days. The stringency ls confined to Wall street and it is understood that the needs of the dry goods and other merchants are being supplied at 6 per cent by their commission bank?. Money is being drawn out of the banks to the extent that legal tenders can be se cured. A feature of the day was the calling and shifting of loans and some of the money disturbed was reloaned in the street at the high rate. Some apprehension is expressed that further stringency ln money rates may occur tomorrow. There Is practically no short-time money obtainable. In one Instance 60 per cent was paid for a five dav3' loan expiring Nov. 3, on a loan of 1100.000. The stringency waa not especially due to shipments of funds to the interior, as the volume of this business has not exceeded the average of last week. Bankers report sharp Inquiries for funds by their regular clients, and sympathetic hardening influences upon the money market were exerted by a re port of an Increase in the demands for cash gold. Bullion brokers advanced the com mission premium of gold 3-16 per cent to V4@ % per cent. Gold calls are unchanged at 1 per cent for thirty days ar.d 1 1 /. per cent for the balance of the year. Predictions are current in the street of materially higher figures in money tomorrow, but some leading bankers express the opinion that the worst of the flurry has been seen. . m HALL'S LOGIC. The Hon. O. M. Hall Is not following off any free silver band wagon on account of the noise they make, If he has been a life-long Democrat, but is in for prlnciDles rather than party affiliation. He Is on the stump for sound money. — Hutchinson Independent. * « » Those who heard Hon. O. M. Hall's able speech last night have no reason to doubt his Democracy. He Is of the deep-dyed variety— and it requires a mighty reason" to keep h<m from voting for tho Democratic nominees — especially as he is a warm per sonal friend of Mr. Bryan. The Chicago plaform furnishes that reason, and hls rea sons for not supporting that platfoim are clear and ;_rdble.— St. Cloud Journal-Pre... ]llj_E A DEATH TRAP SIX LIVES LOST BY A GAS EXPLO SION AT SOUTH WILKES. BARRE, FATAL WORK OF RESCUE. TWO HEROES PERISHED XS AS EF FORT TO SAVE THEIR COM RADES, TWELVE MEN ARE STILL MISSING. Small Chance That Any Imprisoned ln the Shaft Will Be Brought Out Alive. WII.KESBA_._-E, Pa, Oct. 29.— A terrible explosion of g-as occurred in No. 3 shaft of the Lehigh & Wilkes barre Coal company in South Wilkes barre between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon and six men are known to be dead and two injured, lt is not yet known how many men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, but twelve are reported missing and it is believed all of these have perished. The dead who have been brought to the surface are: WILLIAM R. JONES,' Are boss, mar ried with a family. JOHN JOSEPH, mine foreman with wife and five children. Others known to be dead, but who cannot be reached because of the mine damp are: THOMAS OWENS, miner, married and fam ily. WILLIAM LACEY, rock miner, married and family. JAMES HERRON, laborer, married and family. JOSEPH WORTH, fire boss, married and family. The injured, so far as known, are: David Williams, overcome by black damp and in jured on back. John Davis, overcome by black damp. The cause of the explosion will pos sibly never be known. The mine was idle for today. Usually there are from 400 to 500 men employed in the mine. Had they all been at work when the explosion occurred, the loss of life would have been fearful. The only men in the mine this afternoon were the company hands and fire bosses, who were at work in the reck tunnel, chang ing the air course. The place was very gaseous and the men worked with safety lamps. It is believed the gas was ignited by a blast. David Williams, the driver boss, was at the head of the slope, 500 feet away, when the explosion occurred and was hurled some distance and injured. He was the only one in that vicinity who escaped alive. The explosion was so severe that it was plainly felt at the mouth of the shaft. The roof of the fan house was blown off and all air ways were wrecked and blown away. The alarm was promptly given and hundreds of men, women and children rushed to the head of the shaft. The grief of the women who had husbands, sens or brothers in the mine was heart rending. The work of organizing rescue gangs was begun at once. It was a perilous undertaking as the sequel proved, but no man faltered. Fire Bos 3 WHliam R. Jones and Assistant Mine. Foreman John Joseph, selected the men for the first party and themselves led the way. AIJ were overcome by the dread after damp, but not until they had found the driver boss, David Williams. All ex cept Joseph succeeded in reaching the foot of the shaft and were removed to the surface, but the old fire boss; Will lam Jones, succumbed to the fire damp and died Ih half an hour. John Jo seph, the other hero, became sepa rated from the first party and the sec ond rescuing party found his body and removed it to the surface at 2:30 o'clock. A number of company men who worked in a different part of the mine reached the surface by the No. 5 shaft and also by another opening. It is not thought possible to reach the four men in the rock tunnel until the air currents are opened. Supt. Lawall and other officials of the ccal company were on the scene early and did all in human power to aid the men below. Large streams of water were sent down the shaft to establisn a temporary air current while the work of rescue was in progress. Lawall be lieves there may yet be six men in side, but an old miner insists there are twelve. It is the general supposition that all are dead. A rescue party of twelve men in charge of Mine Foreman John F. Jones, is slowly making way to the rock tun nel and building an air passage the entire distance to insure safety. The mine damp is very bad and the work of rescue is progressing at great risk. On March 2, 1890, ln this same col liery, eight men were imprisoned and died before they could be reached by the rescuing party. ■ — DID NOT ANSWER THEM. Question. Which Were Pnt to Hon. C. D. O'Brien. The following letter was sent to Hon. C. D. O'Brien, who declined to answer the ques tions: To the Hon. C. D. O'Brien: Noticing the advertisement of the fact that you will ad dress the people of Graceville on Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, on the political issues of the day, from a free silver standpoint, I hope It will not be treated as presumption for one who is interested in the paramount issue cf this campaign to approach you as one of the leaders of your party in this state for in formation. With this purpose in view, I re spectfully request your answer to the follow ing questions: First— Will the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 increase the rate of wages new paid to the workingmen in the United States? If you say it will, please name some free coinage country in which the working men are paid wages as high as they now re ceive ln the United States. Second— ls there a free coinage country in the world where workingmen can buy as much for a dollar as- he can now ln the United State.? Third— W. J. Bryan and other advocates of free coinage claim that it will increase the prico of all commodities. It it should increase the price of things which the workingman has tc buy and does not correspondingly in crease his wages, will he not be most seri ously affected by the change? Fourth— ls it true that between 1860 and 1865, when the currency was inflated with pa per, that the price of all commodities rose 116 per cent, while wages rose only 43 per cent? Fifth— lf wages increased only about one third as much as the price of things for which wages had to be exchanged between 1860 and 1865, when hundreds of thousands of laborers were in the fleld as soldiers, do you believe wages would increase so much under conditions that would follow Mr. Bry an's election? Sixth— ls it true that on the Santa Fe rail road, operated partly in the United States and partly ln Mexico, that the laborers on the American side receive an American silver dollar, while just across the line on the Mex ican side the paymaster with the American silver dollar buys two Mexican silver dollars with which he pays for two days' work? Seventh— Why ls it that 371i4grains of silver with the stamp of the gold standard Amer ica on it will buy 754 grains of silver with the stamp of silver standard Mexico on it? Eighth— lf you say lt is because the silver dollar of America is maintained at par with gold by the government, when the credit of the government is removed by free coinage and Eilver stands on Its own merits, will not the American silver dollar sink to the value of the Mexican dollar, and will not the American workman who receives it be put upon the low level of the Mexican laborer? Ninth — Mr. Bryan says that gold has ap preciated. That under the gold standard the gold dollar has grown ln value from 100 to 200 per cent. Wages in this country are paid in gold or its equivalent. The rate of wages has rieen sinco 1872. If the American work ingman receives as many dollars for a fay's work now as he did prior to 1873, and those dollars have grown in value from 100 to 200 per cent, do you net think it would be un wise to swap lt for a dollar that Mr. Bryan frankly tells him would be worth only half as much ? Tenth— lf there ls anything in figures, the more the coinage of sliver has Increased the faster the price of farm products has de creased. The silver coinage of the count is 350 time, as great today as it was in 187; when the so-called demonetization of sllv* occurred. How ls lt that then wheat ws over a dollar a bushel, and only a few week ago lt was only 50 cents? Very respectfull* • —Richard Bllsborrow." Graceville, Oct. 20. FRIENDS oThEATOOLE. The St. Paul Globe is amusing Itse! with scare heads about the Third distr> and telling how Congressman Heatwole h. been making enemies and has a limited _< quaintance throughout the district. Sa Mr. Globe, are you aware that Mr. Heatwo can sit down and call by name more personal friends than you ever dreamed there wei voters in the district. When he makes ;» friend of a man he is a friend for life. Litchfield News-Ledger. • • • The claim of the St. Paul Globe th _ Hon. J. P. Heatwole will run behind h ticket ls all bosh. The fact Is, tha. he w run ahead of his ticket. He wiil get bun dreds of votes ln this vicinity more than h~ got two years ago. People did not expec much of a country editor In congress. b*.i were agreeably surprised. Both Democra' - and Republicans admit that he is as go . a congressman as we have ever had from th - district. They see no reason for a c.ange a- I will vote for Hon. Joel P. Heatwole and n_ for a railroad attorney. — JCenyon Leader. 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