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Farm Machinery, Heavy and Self Hardware, Cutlery and Guns, Brown, Farmers Friend, U. 8. and Haworth Corn Planters and Check Rowers, Rock Island and Olliver Stirring Plows, CASADAY SULKY PLOWS, Twenty different kinds of Cultivators, all new. See our unequaled line of Tubular and Channel Steel Lever Harrows, Disk Harfows, Land Rollers, Steel Scrapers, Road Plows, Stalk Cutters, &c. Bain & Fish Bros. Farm Wagons, Top Buggies, Phaetons, Spring Wagons, Carts, Buckeye Force Pumps. Preeman’s Diamond Steel Barb Wire, and the largest and best selected stock of Builders Hardware, Carpenters Tools, Cutlery, Iron, Steel aud Wagon FIFTY-SECOND CONGRE the people of the United States to buy the entire product of a most) prosperous and flourishing interest | small in the number of its me:nbers, but very rich in dollars and cents, at a price which gives them on the list | of production (if stated in the lan-! yuage of ordinary protection) 2 pro tective tariff or bounty of over 143 per cent. [Applause. | A MAD PROPOSITION. Not content with burden which the bill places over this enormous 63,000,000 of our people in no way interested us owners of silver mines, the purchaser of all the silver produced it proposes to make us Virtual in the world, and at $1.29 per ounce, 37 cents per ounce, and a great deal of while much of it costs not over it, after deducting the profits ou the lead products not over 5 to 20 cents in ounce. I submit that an equally mad prop osition never secured the assent of any legislative body in the world, | said Mr. Harter, “and if it passes this house, now that its provisions are laid bare, it will be a record | which will come back to plague aud | shame its members down to the) hour when in their coffins. If we are to bavé coinage and free coinage we | must follow law and precedent. We | must aim to do as this country has always done before, and, as every | other nation has done, and that it is | to make the coinage ratios in aceord with the market ratios. ,Ap- plause.}] We would, but for this Bland discussion, be getting in from Europe fifteen or twenty millions of gold a month; instead of this, alarm- edand excited Furupe is seuding back our stocks and securities by close | SS. | gle. E' ery dollar of profit, instead going to the through the government to the peo- ple as it did now, would be dropped down into the pockets of the Neva Ap- government and da and Colorado muilhionaires plause. } ABNER TAYLOR OF ILLINOIS. Mr. Taylor of Illinvis, tueu tock the floor, but yialdel itt Mr. Tracy who announced the election of Rog er Q. Mills to the senate Tix silver men were particularly ant hear ty in their applause, as they regarded Mr. Mills as opposed to the Blan 1| bill. Mr. Taylor then offered an amend ment that all pensions should be paid in gold. In addressing him self to the bill, he said that he rep resented tae only party this measure—the re He cvatic party for the that was opposed to publican admired the demo felicity with ch it could get on both sides of a question. He denied the right of the ventlemaun from Massachusetts (Me. publican party Williaius) to speak for the re- or the iinority of the committ 2 on coinage, weights When the bill reach- ed the other end of the capitol and was up for a vote the gentleman who and measures. |}would probably be nominated in Chicago (Hill) would’ conveniently be in the cloak room or out ou an ex- eursion. [Laughter.] Then | posed to seale down the payments ; to peusiouers $28,000,000, and he the | democratic party would straddle the | question. The gentleman from Mis- souri would tell his people he was} for free coinage and his mugwump friend from Massachusetts (Mr. Wil- liams) would tell his people that he was against free coinage. Such was the facility with which the democrat- questioa. BANDINAGE. the rea. Her purchases of a quar- | Mr. Lind of Minnesota, rising to ter of a century past are coming} back by every steamer, and instead of gold reaching our shores it pours | leagdeas A ‘Gnugwurp.) He cug- out and away through every chan | gested that this was out of order, nel. Continue this wild craze for | free silver and fair crops in Eurepe | pittee on printing submitted yester- next year will bankrupt the United | day. [Laughter.] States. Neglect our present great ; opportunity and who can teli when it will come again. Let us counsel and take prudent action to day that those who come after us will praise our wisdom and bless our memories. a point of order, said the gentleman | not have heard the remark. | The speaker pro tem (Mr. Rich- ‘ardson) sustained the point of order and Mr. Taylor acquiesced in the de- cision. Continuing, Mr. Taylor said that the bill was designed to make 70 \ cents worth of silver equal to $1. | This would enable the wealthy cl |to pay its laborers 70 cents worth | of silyer for $1 worth of toil. If this measure was ever enacted into law it would have a greater ef | fect upon the finances of the coun- | try than any bill that had ever been in the fearful consequences to my Z a es = H country which must follow this class | previously passed (Py caugress. te congratulated the house and the of legislation that I may have for- , votten men while denouncing the | country that at last the intention of ae asure.” [Applause. ] if ‘the framers of this bill had been dis- In the course of Mr Batters covered. The majority report show } i | ~ sively a 4} our 2, speech a rather laughable incident ! ed ements that their pur pose occurred. He was speaking of the, was to place this country on a silver silver interest taking the public ‘ : =. the nape of the neck, and as he com- | “ — ner — China ! pleted the sentence he brought his = On ae ° inois, said if hand down Mr. McKaie of the demonetization act bad been a AMADA © a . a ag ) ae ae a : : : ba Maryland, who visibly retreated mistake He “ng no “aay why this congress should day remone > from such a_ practical illustration. oe = ay remonetize Mr. Harter apologized for his unin silver. The conditions ef this coun eae : i | i juste a vol sts tentional violence, but thought bet- | try were adjusted to a gold stand- ter to move a foot forward so as to j ard, and he knew of no greater ca- 1 @ second asgault’ upon the | miey which could befall the country avolc Marviandex ‘than that this bill in its present Marylander. Mr. Raynor, of Maryland, also a form should be enacted into law. democrat, said that if the mine own- ! ers were given $10.000.000 more a | year profit than they are now mak- ng they could well afford to imun- congress with whole libraries host of SOMETHING LIKE A THREAT. Neglect such opportunity and the names of those whose votes fasten ruin on our land will rot. I beg to be forgiven if Ihave said « word that hurts the feelings of any member of this house. It has not been my in- tention or wish to utter a syllable which could fall harshly onany man, but 1 have been so wholly absorbed upon SILVER QUESTION HAD CHANGED. The silver question was entirely a different question now from what it was in 1873 The remonetization of late silver would benefit only two classes, (erature and employ viz.. the rich silver mine-owners and th: rh . rat byists to advance aud promote the -cheme. Whe wouid get this movey when the mints were opened end 70 ‘ents could be coined into a govern- ment dollar; would the people receive | any of it?) Notaclipping ofan ea-; ta mine-owners which ab r a literary bureau in Washington and sought to create a sentiment in fay- 'the American coinage proposition. jie party got on both sides of the | ‘from Illinois had referred to a col. | according to the report of the com-| | Which the worst was the demouetiza- | Mr. Boutelle of Maine, sareastical- } ly intimated that the chair might | ,in the name of his constituents and | ceed Senator Horace Chilton ap- by | basis and let it stand side by side} | moral culpability. Wood Work, Nails, Pumps and Gas Pipe, Garden Seeds, &c.. im the county. R.R. DEACON, SONS & CO. Butler, Mo. "BATES COUNTY National Bank. or of the white metal. SENATOR ROGER Q. MILLS HAS BLAINE RESIGNED? stock Oxe of ther that money was needed for business, : arguments was more ad owing to poor crops this argument Unanimously Chosen by the Legisla- The Statement Made on Good ture of Texas. ity. found ready attention in the west. aeere™ ) H_had tuken to analy this ae , enezie mh BUT g 7 = ashington, Mareh 22 —In the : arguinent. In 1560 we had $15 per mide oF a oie = nated j Your correspondent is informed LER, MO. Capita of money. ode vervore would aaa ig ot ne canals bs 1° to-night on what would ordinarily dmii tl th: « prospercus | bouse to-day Mr. Tracey of New|, : ) 4 & adm t prosper Salk. cal oa Tee by an Le Considered most excellent busine ros Le SS aranenine ss ee at Mr. Blaine’s res been a nerense sn thi pounels oe) we reuse tbouna y of state is in the hands of PHL LARQGESTgANDETHE ferrari aioe re Nous election of Roger Q Mills as tl 2 Mr Bl whee g medium, uutil we ) uaa: he president. Mr. Blaine has been ry WAT i ANT money per capita than England, rich ** ae ae ae tana | very il fo e last two weeks, and ON LY NAY ONAL BANK asit was. Frafice was pointed to = ial ‘a : = ae : "". {for three days has been hysterical IN BATES COUNTY. is a country with more money per” ons een val T He has cried for 8 hours at a time. capita, but France bad no such “UC aE pee Coes He consider fe i ; CAPITAL, - = $125,000 00 eaten eens ed felt hat He corsk ers his life a failure,because ’ banking facilities as ours, and checks ie os reer et he las not reached the presidency SURPLUS, - = $25,000 00 ane ; a hace sie of Southerners be : were almost unknown We should ia ane eetecar ar and every expression of friendship a . 7 , e a , 7 c es i veda is yea s rest igo iB ° take heed of the experience of the eee oa ans a t and good will that reaches him | p, 1 EYGARD, =< = - President Argentine Republic, which had a set aaa cj from his political friends now causes | HON, J. BL NEWBERRY Vice-Pres. of statesmen of about the same cal- tase a = oo hysteria. According to the informa | |. C. CLARK - - Cashie: ibre as the democratic free cc Sins clots {tion received by our correspondent | renial manner and makes men. ‘They believed peeple could & Blaine sent his resenation to the | CORRLOET be made rich through the issue of ©’: , 1 last S “a T Q le ISS P resident last Saturda he pres- : ri Pacific T v sey by the. por i artes Pennie Mr. Mills is a Kentuckian aud t die Ube (pres Mersouri Pacific Time Tabte, money by the government inally : ident is considering it and trying to ‘| , they involve th untry in ruin, Was born in the old t of Salem, 5 US | Arrival and departure of passenger 1ey Involve e coun 2 ruiD, serew 5 cie 7 ve aece trains a atler Stati 3 : 2 HALDANE ORE GD sufficient courage to accept sus at Guties Station. brought down the Baring Bros aud a lig. jNorrn Bounpj . tn Te ¢ ane That a > precipitated a crisis that involved tine, Tex, in 1849 and began the | | noe DECT. 4:51 a.m, He protested against the bill as a him in Corsicana, Texas, practicing | cont. Sea bd) wince ec >" | Local cvight < eo hardship to the laboring men and law. He was elected to the Texas | x Sovutn Bounp Passenger, - - 7:04 a. m. Vassenger, - - 2:28 pm. Passenger, - - 1:46 p..mf Local Freight 91:37 pom. DR. F. M. FULKERSON, He Preferrea the Fine. Chicago Inter-Ocean. 1859, aud upon the breaking out of the war joined the Confederate army as colonel of the tenth Texas infantry. He served with credit and at the close of the war returned to Corsicana and re also to the soldiers and sailors ou the legislature in pension list By this legislation the cores : 1 ne elle : John O'Brien was before Justice democratic party in the house pro- 7 < ~ . J Wallace in the Thirty-fifth street police court yesterday morning on a charge of drunkenness. was not surprised to see the pen- WOneER OTetentine Nene _./ sumed his practice. In 1872 he was| “Have you told your wife about ‘ Z sioners protesting agaiust this prc- : iat” ingeeed Gs ad | SUTLER MISSOURI : mizate - congress by acels J B p judge. . ’ = i . posed legislation. nominated for congress by acclama | 1 SS ee “No, sir,” answered O’Brien. “Well, T will fine you $25,” said hishonor “aud I will suspend the fine provided you tell your wife all about it. Will you do it?” O’Brien cast a sorrowful the judge, shrugged tion and elected by a handsome ma jority. A RESTRICTIVE AMENDMENT. Mr. Compton of Maryland, offered as amendment to the bill to restrict free coinage of silver to that produe- ed by mines of the United States— Office, Southwest Corner Square, Dr. : Tucker’ 1 a 2 Mis clection every two years mabe ecoldisiand since las been but a mere formality. Lawyers, It was not until the gmt financial agitation from 1877 to 1879 that Mr. He delved into the money question and later into the tariff’ The study of T. W. Sievers. J. A. Sinveus SILVERS & SILVERS, Attorney-at-Law. Will practice in and adjoining look at his head, and with a mournful shake of his head Mills came into prominerce. Mr. Epes of Virginia, a member the courts of Baes of the committee, supported the bill. countiet, the Court of The majority had great respect for the latter made him an advanced | Said: fannie governments, but were not| {2ziff reformer He has seryed on| “Well, I guess, judge, you had § . the since the better let the fine stand know my wife.” The fine was suspend ways and means committtce You don’t forty eigth congress ex cept in the present congress. Speak- | er Crisp appointed him on the ways | and means committee of the fifty | second congress, but did not make | him chairman, and Mr. Mills declin- ed to serve in willing to regulate the rights of the people of this country by a rule to be laid down by foreigners. He as serted that there had been a long series of oppressive fiuancial acts of tion, constipation, dizziness, loss ot petite or yellow skin? Shiloh’s Vital er isa positive cure. Sold by H.L: | Tucker. a secondary capacity | tion of silver at the instance of the | foreign money-lenders and American | millionaires. These rich men were, erushing the life out of the rauk ard file of the country. Mr. Crawford of North Carolina, spoke in support of the bill, as did also Mr. Stevens of Massachusetts, aud resigned : a cratic supremacy the State debt Mr Mills chairmanship of the! es has been almost eliminated, and that Ways and means committee was sig- nalized by the passage br the house | ig i of the Mills tariff bill, upon which | aw reducing the maximum rate of . _ 1 i 2 2 @' . 5 a s the campaign of 1888 was fought. taxation from 0 cents to 15 cents on the $100 valuation for state purpos- ademocrat. Mr. Stevens said that) 4t the opening CIES SON Care ps, are arguments in favor of conti the bill under consideration had al | 8TeSS Mills and Crisp were rival can- le ae i % eee ~ . a oe ready been so ably and thoroughly | didates for the speakership of the) are oa ce We | discussed: not only here, but else- | 20US€- The vigorous contest is but a aia being es i where throughout the country, that ie teemen tis pases) tue mas ong _ ee paminiatered te he would not be justified in consum-| the most notable in the history of) 5 : ; Democratic party is entitled to ; : : | the house and resulted in the selec- 7 ing the time allotted to him, except tion of Crisp on the third ballot. "full credit.—Clinton Democrat. Mr. Mills has been elected to suc- and the the for the purpose of recording against | For dyspepsia and liver complaint you have a printed guarantee on every bot- tle ot Shiloh’s Vitalizer. It never tails to cure. Sold by H. L. Tuc his party the most emphatic protest. | pointed as a democrat to fill the va- TLts excited in the minds of the psce| cancy caused by the resignation of z |Senator John H. Reagan. Chilton, pis oo rite as he |took his seat December 7 last, and knew, in the minds of all the people | pis term will expire March 3 next. of his state and of the section from Found After Nine Years. Nevada, Mo., 22.—E Iwin Smith, son of W. March which he came, the most profound Modern Miracles. 4 canine R. Smith, left for | z z : : Kansas City nine years ago to be apprehension. It was unsound, A singer for breath was distressed, 1 vy finance, would bring commercial dis-, And the doctors all said she must rest gone a few days: Months passed aster, industrial prostration and But she took G. M. D. jandnothing was heard from! him- | For her weak lungs, you see, —_ The father made dilligent search and , And now she can sing with the best. advertised in hope of finding his whereabouts. At last he gave up all hope of finding bis son, as he be- lieved that he had been foully dealt with. day from his son stating that he was living at Pueblo. It was a democratic speaking from a democratic standpoint that he felt obliged to raise his voice against this measure, which propos- ed one of the most stupendous prop- ositions ever presented to the Amer- ican congress. The public credit was to be used to render a ring of speculators able to unload their pro | ducts upon the American people. [Applauee. } An athlete gave out, ona run, He feared his career was quite done; , G. M. D.. pray observe, Gave back his lost nerve, And now he ean lift half a ton. A writer who wrote for a prize, Had headache and pain in the eyes: G: M. D. was the spell That made him qvite well. And glory before him now lies. These are only examples of the; daily triumpbs of Dr. Pierce's Gold Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired trom prac- tice, having had placedir his hands py an East India missionary the formula ot simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Consumption, A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man aoe : en Medical Discovery, in restoring Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Are vou Billious, Constipated or trou- + th and reviving wasted vitality, | throat and Lung Affectio Headache, Bad ealth and reviving astec ltality. || Sandiradi ti in mouth, Foul Breath, Coated ue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot dry Pain in Back and between Sold by all druggists. The C ee trial botile Fes Drug Store. 44°09. | Sold by H. L. Tu i cker, Are you made miserable by indiges | | The fact that under the Demo- | the present legislature will pass a| A letter was received yester- | Appeals, Supreme Court at Jefferson City and in the Federal Courts. BEBLOMce over Farmers Bgpk; third door from head of stairway, | D® ARMOND soa TH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in Bates and adjoining counties. WF Ollice over Bates Co. Nat’] Bank. ARKINSON & GRAVES ATTORNaYS AT LAW. Office West Side Square, over down’s Drug Store. DR. J. M, CHRISTY, HOMOEUPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Lane- Office, tront room over P. O. All cal's answered at office day or night. Specialattention given to temale dit- | eases. | T ‘C. BOULWARE, Physician ard i « Surgeon. Office north side squari | Butler, Mo. Diseasesof women and chil- }en aspecialtv. J.T. WALLS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office, Southwest Corner Square, over Aaron Hart's Store. Residence on Ha- vannah street norrh of Pine. Potter Bros.. BRICK LIVERY STABLE. An ample supply of Busggies, Carriage, Phaetons, Drummer Wagons, &c. This is one of the best equipped Sta bles in this section of the state. First Ries Crass FURNITHED. n08t Cony town. POTTER EROS.