The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 10, 1893, Page 4

perme iy. ALLEN Eprrtor. ROY oasih LY TIMES BUT: J. D. Atcen & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: | Charles H. Crisp Takes His Seat as | The Weexry Times, published every| — Speaker—Officers Elected as Per ‘Thursday, will be sent to any address | Caucus meh itterede gue year, postage paid, for $1.00, | Manirested: —— ————— Texas fever has broken out among | sree: Satie! fist | the cattle of Chase county, Kansas | democratic cong: a demo- | ————— cratic administration since ante bellum Silver is to be congratulated.| days met in extra session at the na- Strictly speaking it is not a party | tional capitol at high noon. The veca- 5 sion was an impressive one, recalling question. as it did a political situation that has ————— Nicaragua's exiled president, Gen- | eval Sacasa, is in New York en route for Europe. Near Corydon, Ind., four would- be lynchers were shot dead by their intended victims. ——_—__—_——_. A radical retrenchment is on foot in the Mexican army, the number being reduced and the pay cut down. Four persons were killed at Port- tand, Me., by the rush of water from a reservoir, the wall of which gaye way. The full-blood Indians of the Choctaw Nations are taking much interest in the movement for state hood. Representative Milton of Kansas protests against extending aid to the farmers in the western part of the state. Prof. Seymour, the mind reader, tas completed his preparations for burtal alive while a crop of barley is grown on his grave. Col. Jones, late editor of St. Lou- is Republic, has taken full editorial control of the New York World, the greatest of American papers. The newspapers of Missouri and Towa stand shoulder to shoulder on the money question. The county newspapers stand by the people. —_— Senator Hill, 07 New York, now has the opportunity of his life. By standing on the platform he may yet reach the goal of his ambition. Tho night operator of the Mis- souri Pacific railroad at Independ- ence was held up by robbers and compelled to empty his cash drawer Congress should not adjourn with out repealing the McKinley tariff. This is of as much importance to the country as the money question. The congress which met Monday was the largest that ever assembled at Washington, being composed, all told, of 88 senators and 356 repre- sentatives. P Mystery surrounds the death of Miss Eva Shaw, the daughter of a California millionaire, which occur- red at Rutland, Vt., and two arrests have been made. Colorado is now reaping the whirl- wind by reason of her subordination of every other interest to the pro- duction of silver and “blood to the bridles” sentiment. Fred Douglass addressed a large crowd of colored people at Spring- field Friday, the occasion being the emancipation of the slaves of the West India Islands. Colonel Hughes is receiving a large number of letters and telegrams from all parts of the country urging him, if defeated in the court marshal trial, to appeal to President Cleve- land. Judge Long of the supreme court of Michigan, draws a salary of $7,- 000 per annum. He also drew a pen- sion of $72 per month for total disa- bility. The facts don't show it, and the pension has been stopped. Walters, the walking delegate who talks through his hat for reve- nue only, is doing the coal miners of this state whom he influences to quit work as great damage as the grass hoppers did the farmers a few years ago. In both cases it’s a clean sweep of bread. ——————) The St. Louis Republic says gressman DeArmond as a probable candidate for the office. The Judge Judge F. M. Black will not be a candidate for renomination to the supreme bench and mentions Con- is well deserving of the compliment but this district and the democratic party could ill afford to lose his ser- vices to congress. | | | Assembling of the Congress. | THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. ; not existed for a third of a cen- | tury. Deep solemnity wasadded to the scene by appreciation that the problem to be met and solved is a graver one than has agitated the public mind since the political struggle over the slavery question in the fifties. THE HOUSE. The clerk first read the clamation of the president of the United States calling congress together in special ses- over the Fifth district. had Ned, Chief Clerk Kerr stated that since the certificate of Mr. Richardson had been received and duly entered on the roll another certificate had been received certifying to the election of Charles E. Belknap as the representative. Three hundred and thirty-six mem- bers responded to the roll call and a quorum was declared to be present. “The clerk is now prepared to re- ceive motions looking to the election of speaker, as no other business is in order until a speaker is elected,” said the clerk. There was a slight applause as Mr. been cz Holman, of Indiana, arose and, after having moved that the election of speaker be proceeded with, said: “I have the honor to place in nomination for election as speaker of the house of the Fifty-third congress the name of Hon. Charles F. Crisp, of the state of Georgia.” pplause. } e of M publican s Mr. Kem, of Nebraska, a people's party man, nes “I have the honor,” said he, “to place in nomina- tion for the same position, the name of Hon. Jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas. {Laughter on the democratic and re- publican sides. ] Messrs. Caruth, of Kentucky: O'Neill, of Massachusetts; Bingham, of Penn- sylvania, and Hopkins, of Iinois, were appointed tell The roll call was a very perfunctory affair, but the occupants of the gallery took as lively an interest init as though the result were enshrouded in clouds of doubt. Nearly forty minutes was con- sumed in this formal roll call with the result as follows: Charles F. Crisp, 214 votes; Thor teed, votes, and Jeremiah Simps votes. “Charles F. Crisp, a representative from the state of Georgia,” said the elerk, “thas received a majori of all the votes given and he is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives of the Fifty-third congress. [Great ap- plause.} The clerk appoints Mr. Hol- man, of Indiana, Mr. Reed, of Maine, and Mr. Simpson, of Kansas, to escort the speaker-elect to the chair.” There was a burst of applause as Speaker Crisp appeared a few minutes later under the escort of the committee. | As he took the chair, he said: **Repre- sentatives: Profoundly grateful for this mark of your contidence, | shall strive to prove in every way worthy of it by an honest discharge of the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter, with fidelity, with courtesy and the strictest impartiality. { Applause. ] I am now ready to take the oath of office.” Representative O’Neill, of Pennsyl- | vania, the ‘father of the honse,” ad- ministered the oath of oftice in impress- ive tones. Before administering the oath of office to members, prayer was offered by the blind ¢! lain of the last house, Rev. Mr. Milburn, now chaplain of the senate. At the conelusion of the prayer the oath of office was administered by the speaker to the members, the roll of states being called for this purpose. When the state of Michigan w reached Mr. Burrows, of the republican side, arose and objected to the oath be- ing administered to Mr. Richardson, whose name appears The member named was ordered to stand aside. After the administration of the oath tothe members had been completed, ! Mr. O'Ferrall. of Virginia. offered a resolution that George F. Richardson be sworn in, and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, offered a substitute declar- ing that Charles E. Belknap was enti- tled to be sworn in on his prima facie ine.” [Applause on the re- le. ease. After some wrangling. the two resolutions were postponed until to morrow. Mr. Holman presented a resolution providing for the election of officers of the house nominated by the democratic caucus Saturday. A substitute proposed by Mr. Henderson submitting the re- publican caucus nominees was rejected and the democratic resolution adopted. The oath of office was then adminis- tered by the speaker to the following: Clerk, James Kerr, of Pennsylvania; sergeant-at-arms. Herman Snow, of II- linois; doorkeeper, A. B. Hurt, of Ten- nessee; postmaster, Lycurgus Dalton, of Indiana: chaplain, S. W. Haddaway, of Maryland The selection of seats followed until adjournment. President Debs, of the new American Railroad union, has begun the actual work of organization, and will canvass the entire country. | SPECIAL SESSION, | THE PRESIDENT, | cial Session. | FINANCIAL CHANGE ASKED. | | | itional Rep. of the Shern Law Urged Upon Congress— Tariff and Other Mat. an ters to Come on Later. Wasuineton, Aug. 8.—The message of President Cleveland to the extra ses- houses shortly before 1 o'clock. as follow To the Congress of the United S The existence of an alarming nary, business situation, involving the welfare and prosperity of all our people, has con- Strained me to call together in extra session the people's representatives in congress to the end that through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty with which they are solely charged, present evils may be mitigated and dangers threatening the future may be averted Our unfortunate financial plight is not the result of untoward events or of conditions re- lated to our national resources; nor is it tra able to any of the afflictions which frequen It is h extraordi- sion and the roll of representatives- | check national growth and prosperity. With elect was ordered to be called. When | plenteous crops, with abundant promise of re- the state of Michigan was reached and | munerative production and manufacture, with the name of George F. Richardson, of | 8%5¥4l invitation to sate investment and with satisfactory assurance to business enterprise, suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung up onevery side. Numerous moneyed institutions have suspended because abundant assets were not immediately available to meet the demands of frightened depositors, surviving corporations and individuals are content to keep in hand the money they are usually anx- ious to loan, and those engaged in legitimate business are surprised to find that the securi- ties they offer for loans, though heretofore sat- factory, are no longer accepted. Values sup- posed to be tixed are fast becoming conjectural and loss and failure have invaded every branch of busine I believe these things are principally charge- able to congressional legislation touching the purchase and coinage of silver by the general government. This legislation is embodied in a Statute passed on the Mth day of July, 1890, which was the culmination of much agitation of the subject involved and which may be con- sidered a truce after the long struggle between the advocates of free silver coinage and those intending to be more conservative. Undoubtedly the monthly purchases by the government of 4,500,000 ounces of silver, forced under that statute. were regarded by those in- terest: d in silver production as a certain guar- anty of its increase in price. The result, how- Ma Henderson cot ETlinoisemest hos been entirely different, for immedi- Spee peel , | ately fo lowing a spasmodic ani slight rise the claimed recognition. “I have the | price of silv.r began to fall after the passage honor,” said he, ‘‘to place innomination | of the act and has si ched the lowest for the same office Hon. Thomas B. | point ever known. ppointing result Reed, representative-elect from the | has led to renewed and persistent effort in the direction of free silver coinaze. Meanwhile, not only are the evil effects of the operation of the present law constantly ac- cumulating, but the result to which its execu- tion must inevitably lead, is becoming palpable to all who give the least heed to financial sub- jects. This law provides that in payment for the 4,500, 0 ounces of silver bullion which the sec- retary of the treasury is commanded to pur- monthly there shail be issued treasury redeemable on demand in gold or silver coin, at the discretion of the secretary of the treasury, and that the said notes may be re! ed. It is, however, declared in the act to be “the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals upona parity with each other upon the present legal-ratio or such ratio as may be provided by law.” This declaration so controls the actions of the secretary of the treasury as to prevent his exercising the discretion nominally vested in him if by such action the parity be- tween gold and silver may be disturbed. Mani- festly, a refusal by the secretary to pay these treasury in gold if demanded would u t in their discredit and ¢e- P stions payable only in sik- ver, and would destroy the parity between the two metals by establishing a discrimination ia favor of gold. Up to the 15th day of July, 1893, these notes had been issued in payment of silver bullion purchased to the amount of more than $147,00),- 00, While all but a very small quantity of this bullion remains uncoined without use- fulness in the treasury, many of the notes given inits purchase have been paid in gold. This is illustrated by the statement that be- tween the Ist of May, 1892 and the 15th day ef July, 1893, the notes of this kind issued in pay- ment for silver bullion amounted to a little more than $54,000,000, and that during the same period about #9,000,00) were paid by the treas- ury in gold for the redemption of such notes. The policy necessarily adopted of paying these notes in gold has not spared the gold re- serve of 10,000,000, long ago set aside by the government for the redemption of other nctes, for this fund has already been subjected to the payment of new obligations amounting to about 310,000,090 on account of silver purchases, and as consequence, for the first time since its creation, been encroached upon. We have thus made the depletion of our gold easy and have tempted other and more appre- ciative nations to add itto their steck. That the opportunity we have offered has not been neglected is shown by the large amounts of gold which have been recently drawn from our treasury and exported to increase the financial strength of foreign nations The ex- cess of exports of gold over its imports for the year ended June 32, 1893, amounted to more than 387,500,00). Between the first day of January, 189), and the 15th day of July, 1893, the gold coin and bullion in our treasury de- creased more than $132,000,000, while during the same period the silver coin and bullion in the treasury increased more than $147,000,000, Unless government bonds are to be constant- ly issued and sold to replenish our exhausted gold, only to be again exhausted, it is apparent that the operation of the silver purchase law now in force leads in the direction of the entire substitution of silver for the gold in the gov- ernment treasury and that this must be fol- lowed by the payment of all government obli- gations in depreciated silver. At this stage gold and silver mus® part com- pany and the governmes must fail im its estab- lished policy to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other. Given over to the exclusive use of a cur- rency greatly depreciated, according to the standard of the commercial world, we could no longer claim a place among the nations of the first class, nor could our government claim a performance of its obligation, so far as such an obligation has been imposed upon it, to provide for the use of the people the best and safest money. if, as many of its friends claim, silver ought to occupy a higher place in our currency and the currency of the world through general international co-operation and agree mect, itis obvious that the United States will not be ina position to gaina bearing in favor of such an arrangement so long as we are will- ing to continue our attempt to accomplish the result single handed. The knowledge in business circles among our own people that our government cannot make its flat equivalent to intrinsic values nor keep inferier money on 3 parity with superior money by its own independent efforts, has resulted in such a lack of confidence at home, in the stability of currency values that capital refuses its aid to new enterprises while millions are actually withdrawn from the channels of trade and commerce to become idle and unpro- ductive in the hands of timid owners. Foreign to sacrifice those which they already have. It does not meet the situation to say that ap- prehension in regard to the future of our finances is groundless and that there is no reason for lack of confidence in the purposes or power of the government in the premiees. The very existence of this apprehension saa | AN ese Fifty-third | Mr- Cleveland’s Message to the Spe- | jno fixed termin No Other Subject But That Treated—Un- | | bas no right to injure them b sion of congress was delivered to both | which espe: | Attimes like the present, when the evils of {nvestors, equally alert, not only decline to} purchase American securities, but make haste | lack of confidence, however which cught foramoment be disrecarded Possibly if the undertaking we hav hand maintenance of a spec sed, is a menace such parity in regard to an am creasing at the rate of silver in {$50,000,000 yea: m to ssuch i be said that a problem is prese solution is free such on every narket of the world. The ts opposed to the ner civilized states. tting an exaggerate nee on our national sire ardize the soundness of Pr or and 's money 3 above { party It vitally ess and z and enters every household in the ‘There is one important aspect of the ally should never be overlooked. the oucerns every bu: nnsound finance threa may angicipate a harvest gathered from the misfortunes of others: the capitalist may pro- tect bimself by hoarding or may even find profit in the fluctuation of values; but the wage earner, the first to be injured by a de preciated currency and the last to receive the benefit of its correction, is practically defense- less. He relies for work upon the ventures of confident and contented capital This fai him, his condition is without alleviation. f can neither prey upon the misfortunes of oth- ers nor hoard his labor. One of the greatest statesmen our countay has known, speaking more than fifty years ago when a derangement of the currency had caused commercial distress, said. “ihe very man of all others who has the deepest interest ound currency who suffers by mis- chievous legislation in monetary matters is the man who earns his daily bread by his ‘These words are as pertinent now tay they were uttered and ought to impressively remind us thata failure in the dis- ge of our duty at this time must especially injure those of our countrymen who labor and who because of their number and condition are entitled to the most watchful care of their gov ernment. It is of the utmost importance that such re- lef as congress can afford in the existing situa- tion be afforded at once. The maxim, “He gives twice who gives quickly,” is directly ap- plicable. It may be true that the embarrs ments from which the country is suffering ari: as much from evils apprehended as from those actually existing. We may hope, too, that calm counsels will prevail and that neither the capitalists mor the wage earners will give way to unreasoning panic and sac- ritice their property or their interests under the influence of exaggerated fears. Neverthe- less, every day's delay in removing one of the plain and principal causes of the present state of things enlarges the mischief already done and increased the responsibility of the govern- ment for its existence. Whatever else the people have a right to expect from congress, they may certainly demand that legislation condemned by the ordeal of three years’ dis- astrous experience shall be removed from the statute books as soon as their representatives can legitimately deal with it It was my purpose to summon congress in special session early in the coming September that we might enter promptly upon the work of tariff reform, which the true interests of the count rly demand, which so large a majority of the people, as shown by their suffrages, desire and expect, and to the accom- plishment of which every effort of the present administration is pledged. But while tariff re form has lost nothing of its immediate and per- manent importance, and must in the near fu- ture engage the attention of congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condition of the country should at once and before all other subjects be considered by your honorable body. Tearnesuly recommend the prompt repeal of the provisions of the act passed July 1, 189), us, the speculator authorizing the purchase of silver bullion, and that other legislative action may put beyond all ke the intention and the ability tions in money universally civilized countrie GR Executive } August Proposed International Plan for Keeping the Ocean’s Pathways Clear. Wasuinetox, Aug. &.—An interna- tional system of removing floating wrecks from the path of sailing vessels and transatlantic steamers is under consideration at the state department. For a long time those who have “fol- lowed the sea” have sought some aid from the authorities at Washington to rid the surface of the ocean of derelicts. At different periods at the convenien and whim of the navy department, one ship, formerly the Dispatch and latter- ly the Dolphin, has been sent along the coast and removed these obstructions. There has never been, however, a sys- tematic effort to keep the track of the coasters clear of the abandoned hulks. Secretary Gresham how has before him a proposition which will probably be adopted if the British government, which is also involved in the plan, agrees to a co-operation with the United States authorities. It is pro- prosed that England and the United States each assign two warships of the cruiser type, which is suited to this character of work, to the duty of keep- ing the tracks of ships and steamers in the North Atlantie clear of dere- licts’ The English ships will look after the wrecks on the adopted trans- atlantic steamship routes north. while the American ships will destroy | the wrecks of the oceam routes further south and along the coast between New York and Hatteras. One of the British cruisers will be stationed on the southeast coast of Ireland and move westward. The other British ship will be stationed at Halifax and operate on the steamer paths eastward. | One of the American ships will be sta- | tioned off the eastern end of Long Island, convenient to the wrecks on the southern transatlantic and sailing | routes. The other eruiser will have its station probably at New York, and will be used to destroy the wrecks along the coast, where there are always many abandoned vessels. Will Be Returned to England. Cuicaco, Aug. %.—The ease of the London military organization known as the military tournament, which! gives performances in the stock pavil- ion at the world’s fair, wasagain called before Commissioner Hoyne. The man-} agers had been charged with an in-/ fringement of the contract labor law. District Attorney Mitchelson moved a/ dismissal on receiving a promise of the | managers to send back to England | such members of the company as had | been discharged. Resumed Operations. i Puitiipssture, N. J.. Aug. &—The } American sheet mill, one of the largest | iron industries here. after being closed down nearly two months, has resumed operations with enough orders to keep the mill going steadily with its day force. —— DEAL Hardware, Groceries, Studebaker, Moline Farm proved ERS IN — Stoves § Queensware, Schuttler and Wagons, Im- Indiana Grain drills, Sulky and Gang plows, Top Buggies, Spring wagon Pumps and all Fittings, Gras Wire and Salt. Road Carts and s, Wind Mills, kinds of Pipe s Seeds, Barb We always pay HIGHEST MARKET PRICE in CASH or TRADE for al Bennett-Wheeler Merc. 1 kinds of Country Produce. 0. BUTLER, MO. When congress meets today the democratic party for the first time in over a third of acentury willenter into undisputed power in the nation- al government. Not since James L, Orr of South Carolina, laid down the gavel on March 4, 1859, has a con- gress democratic in both brauches greeted a democratic President. That date was the middle of Buch anan’s term in the presidency. In the latter part of his term the repul- licans controlled the House, Wilham Pennington, of New Jersey, being speaker. During the war and re construction periods the republicans bore sway in both branches of Con- grese. From March 4, 1875, to the same day of the same month in 1881 the democrats controlled the House and in the last two years of this period controlled the senate also, but Grant was iu the Presideney in the earlier two years of this time and Hayesin the latter four years. Since 1879 81 the democrats never had a majority in the Senate until now, althcugh in 1881 83 that body was a tie, an Independent and a Read- juster holding the balance. Virtual ly, though the republicans swayed that body. During Cleveland’s first term and fortwo years preceeding while Arthur was in the Presidency or from 1883 to 1889 the democrats were in preponderance in the House but the Senate was held by the republicans, and in 1891 3 the demo- crat House was confronted by a republican President as wellas by a republican Senate. This is the first time for in thirty four years that the destinies of the government are un restrictedly in the keeping of the Democratic party.—-Globe Demo erat. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to rsonal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the Tet of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax- ative; effectually cleansing the system, sep iee colds, headaches and fevers an It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid- neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. permanently curing constipation. | The La-t Name Cuilec Washington, D. C., Au j last mau of the 356 members of the (house to have his name called to se- \lect his seat to day was Representa- | tive Cobb, of St. Louis, who in the {a seat in the rear of the center section of seats, facing the speaker. last session The only vacant seat left when the clerk called bis name | to day was on the extreme left of the speaker on the republican side, near representatives Bland, Fyav, Burns and DeArmond, of Missouri, who were also among the last to be eall- ed. Silver Bathon im the Treas Washington, Aug. 5.—The gov- ernment now has on baud 130 mil- lion ounces of fine silver which cost 118 million doilars. The coinage | value of the bullion on hand is about | 176 million dollars. If this was , coined the government would realize la profit of about 48 millions, against which silver certifieates could be issued. It would take, howeyer, it is stated, with the present coinage capacities of the United States, about five years to convert this bullion Mrs. Heury Jaberg, of Rabway, N. J., is recovering from the effect of au amputation at the hip jomt, | making the thirteenth recovery from | this operation in the annals of sur- | gery. There is one way for the demo cratic party to retain the confidence of the people, and that is to faith. |fully redeem its pledges. Demo- | cratic congressmen should bear tkis in mind. Trustec’s Sale. | Whereas, E P Nickell and Carrie E Nickell his wife by their deed of trust dated October 13, 1892, and re- | corded in the reeorder’s office within and for Bates county, Missouri, in book 105 at page 226, conveyed to the undersigned trustee the follow- ing described real estate lying and | being situate in the county of Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit: The north half of the northwest quarter and the west three-fourths of the south half of the northwest quar- ter and thirty (30) acres off of the west side of the north half of the northeast quarter of section twenty- four (24) township forty (40) range thirty-three (32) and containing 170 acres more or less, which conveyance was made in trust to secure the pay- ment of one certain principal note | and ten interest notes fully described n said deed of trust, and whereas de- | fault has been made in the payment | of one of said interest notes, and said interest note is now past due and un- paid. Now therefore at the request | of the legal holder of said note and pursuant to the conditions of said deed of trust, I will proceed to sell the above described premises at pub- | lie vendue to the highest bidder for cash at the east front door of the eourt house, in the city of Butler, | county of Bates and state of Missouri. (on ile nieinsinanesrneracessa st DAH SIES 3 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all dra; gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man-|_ Monday, September 4th, 1893, ufactured by the California Fig Syrup ; between the hours of nine o’eloek in Co. only, whose name is printed on every | the forenoon and five o'clock in the e, also the name, Syrup of Figs, | afternoon of that day, for the pur- and being well informed, you will not | Pos¢ of satisfying said debt, interest accept any substitute if | and costs. R. G. HARWELL, : Trustee, t j .