The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 2, 1896, Page 6

a igen ita JAY COOKE ON SILVER. He Tells How Its Demonetization Was Brought Abeut. “We Have Cut Off an Immense Source ot Our Wealthy as Well as Currency.” New York, March 28.—The Com- mercial Advertiser has a copyright interview at Washington with Jay Cooke on silver by “Gath.” Mr. Cook spoke of the demonetization of silver and the way it was brought about, as follows: “Dr. Lindermann, the chief of the mints at Washington, came from Pennsylvania. About the time of the demonetization he went to Lon- don. He was particularly suscepti- ble to the sort of flattery they threw around American officials. He went to many dinners and was made to feel that he ought to fall in with the English standard. “Had the American people,in their political conventions or in Congres- sional debates,come to this question openly they neyer would have con- sented to leave silver out of our coin standard. Lindermann had the re- revision of the money laws under his control. It was done without any- body's knowledge,and notwithstand- ing demonetization, even after it be- came known, silver continued to ap- preciate until the constant war against it by these railroad bankers, by the government and by the ex- cessive energy of the silver produc- ers started its decline. We have therefore cut off an immense source of our wealth as well as of our cur- rency. “Do you mean to tell me that any nation but this on the globe,possess- ed of ample silver mines, would have disparaged that species of wealth voluntarily? And I tell yeu sir, that it is going to make a great issue before the people. You can’t keep it down. Here is a letter from the State Treasurer of Missiasippi, received this morning, telling me that people there are for silver res- toration. I get such letters all the time.” “In a word, Mr. Cooke, would you restore silver at the old ratio of 16 to 1?” “Yes, unless we should wish to oblige France and take her standard of 154 to 1. The whole question stands right there. Make the resti- tution as you do in other things at law, apply to the criginal injury. I have but little doubt that silver, in the course of many years, would work its own way back to par or to a@ premium, but we can't wait for that.” “Haye you any analogy between the extension of currency in the Civil War and the disuse of silver?” “Why, do you know that silver was a coin at premium for years. You kuow that our currency at one time was only worth about forty cents on the dollar. Nevertheless, by vigorous action of the Govern- ment in putting out that money,and its plentifulness and dispersion through the army and the Govern- ment agencies, we ran up a state of business activity which continued for twenty odd years. We have dis- countenanced one half the monetary importance of silver, and to that ex- tent have weakened our business activities.” “Then you hold that at least one of the questions sure to appear in the coming campaign is silver.” “Silver and the tariff. They be- long to each other. In both cases we dropped our Americanism, and her insidieus policy, and in order to maintain the credit of railroads, more or less broken already, we are running into debt, and, with all our unfriendliness to silver, are getting every day in a worse condition. This country is just ready for business. Do you suppose that the men who framed this government wolud have tamely acquiesced in the Brit- ish gold standard of money?” “How would you act in a silver restoration eoncerning the foreign silver which would then come here i to be bought at par?” “I would put a high tariff on it against both foreign silver and ar- ticles made out of silver abroad. Our American silver would then stand upon a footing with every other protected product. They could no more smuggle in silver than diamonds or manufactures. I would also raise the entire line of our im- port duties against those nations which discriminated against our sil- ver until they couldn’t sell a dollar's worth of anything they manfactured in this market, whether it be English or German. The tariff goes with silver. Raise again our duties to the war standard if necessary and keep our silver in circulation, as the French do, notwithstanding their adherence to the normalism of gold.” “Is there any way to correct the excessive production of silver in case we restore it?” We have now no great deposits of silver like the Comstock lode to be worked. The geld premium has al- so increased the activity in the geld mining. But we could afford, bet- than any people on the globe, to re- sume our American standard of coin- age. Had we firmly maintained it, instead of repealing the Sherman law, or flying from free coinage, a very different state of things would have existed in the world to day. Our national management for years has been like people ashamed of what comes out of our soil, and of the example of our fathers.” “Then you think this country with free coinage could easily handle all the coin?” “Of course, You take a railroad asa parallel. It is not the through business of the road that makes the money—it is the way business. The Pennsylvania Railroad does 90 per cent of ite business between the local stations, and the Pacific roads have the same proportion probably. So the domestic use of silver would be about 90 per cent of its general use as compared to the international uses of the metal. We have done everything the goldbugs have de- manded, and {how much better off are we? Weare revolting down & crater toward a volcano at the bot- tom.” “What is that volcano?” “I refer to the rapid manufactur- ing activity of Japan and China in duplicating cotton, metal and about everything we manufacture. Those people are contented, never forget anything when they once learn it, and they still hold to silver coin, which costs but one half the valua- ation now in gold. Don’t you see that this difference of 50 per cent neutralizes the entire advantage of all our tariff legislation, if we should restore it? You buy $100 worth of watches in Japan for silver worth $50. You can sell them in San Francisco tor gold. Consequently 100 per cent of our tariff proteetion is wiped out right away. Can you call men statesmen who do a thing like that? Now, Iam about to utter what I dislike to say. Just as our reverses in the Civil War and its great duration, I believe to have been imposed by the Almighty to compel us to set the slaves in bond- age free, so I believe it is the Almighty’s plan through this silver issue to raise India, China and Japan to the higheat standard of mechani- cal civilization, which is all they lack to make them superior to Europe. “Great Britain has to maintain her army and office holders in India on a gold standard. The native people subsist ona silver standard and ask no change. The United States is at a point when she could be the mine forall that Eastern world, but she has listened to British advice and lost the great opportunity of the pending century. “I think you dropped the idea just now about the unconstitutional- ity of demonetizing silver, or rather of destandardizing it.” “Yes, I believe that if we had an honest Supreme Court it would de- clare that closing the mints to silver coinage was unconstitutional. There were 13 States provinces which handed over to the general Govern- ment the right to coin money, and everyone of therm meant silver to be the material for coinage. The gen- eral Government accepted that con- stitutional power and monopoly, and in the course of time closes its mints to the producers of silver.” Box of Brown Paper. Anniston, Pa, March 27.—Two prominent negroes of this county, | 4 Rev. Andrew Jackson Logan of | S22day- Jacksonville, and Jack Kirkeey, dea- con of the colored Baptist Church at Oxford, are back from New York, | where they left with green goods men $400 in good cash and received therefor a box containing a one- dollar bill and a lot of brown paper. It seems after some telegraphic cor- respondence they started for New York under assumed names to make the deal and were met at Bethlehem, Pa, by a man who gave his name a8 Dr. Williams. With him they went on to New York and bought their box of brown paper. They were cautioned to get out of New York as soon as possible and not to open the bex until Bethlehem was reached on the return trip home. These instruc: tions were carefully observed by the duped negroes. Logan was the Re- publican nominee for Congress six years ago, but was defeated. Virginia Items. (‘In writing news for the Timus this year, It will be things we see or hear, And if we get them wrong or mixed, Kind friends forgive us for this is *96.”"] Miss Lulu Schlichman, of Mulberry, commenced school in the Crook dis- trict last Monday. Geo Smith of Butler, was on our streets Wednesday. Jim Crabtree of Butler, visited John Etter and family last week. Sam Myers was in town last week. He says that McKinley will be the next president. James Drysdale and wife of Butler, visited his father, Wm Drysdale Sat- urday and Sunday. The democratic primary was not very well attended last Saturday. NM Nestlerode of Root Branch, has moved on the Mrs Jap Pierce farm two miles east of Virginia. JH Park and Virgil Jenkins made a flying trip to Blue Mound, Kansas, last week. Mrs Sam Cowan of Walker, Ver- non county, is visiting the family of W T Cowan. Dr Lamb’s mother and sisters, Misses Minnie and Blache and Miss Bettie Shobe called to see the doctor last week. CAPITAL, - . Transacts a general banking business. We solicit the accounts of far- Missouri State Bank. OF BUTLER, MO. | | | ' 1 | | { . «© «$120,000. | mers, merchants and the public generally, promising a safe depository for | all funds committed to our charge. commodation in the way of loans to our customers. We are prepared to extend liberal ac- | Funds always on hand to loan on real estate at lowest rates, allowing borrowers to pay part or all) at sny time and stop interest. DIRECTORS. Or. T. C. Boulware Booker Powell Frank M Voris | CH Dutcher H H Piggott JM Christy | John Deerwester} CR ford RG West JR Jenkins TJ Wright Wm E Walton Geo L Smith P i OTHER STOCKHOLDERS - | E Bartlett D A DeArmond Dr W D Hannah Dr W E Tucker | Margaret Bryner John Evans Robert McCracken WB Tyler Lulu Brown Dr J Everingham A MeCracken E Turner Hurley Lumber Co Edith Everinzham John Pharis Wm W Trigg | HB Chelf C &E Freemen JK Rosier Wm Walls | JM Courtney GB Hickman J W Reisner GP Wyatt Robert Clark DB Heath L B Starke Dr NL Whipple CiP &S LColeman Semuel Levy Clem Slayback Max Weiner JR Davis eee CH Morrison John H Sullens. RG West . Frank Deerwester Peter Swartzendruber J M Christy sunshine will tell on oats. Mrand Mrs Lawson called at our office Sunday evening. Call again as our latch string is always out. GROVER. ‘ Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, } County ot Bates, ‘ In the circuit court of Bates county, Missouri, in vacation, March 1gth, 1896, the state of Missouri at the relation and to the use ot SH Fisher ex-officio col- lector of the revenue of Bates county in the state et Missouri, plaintiff, vs. Mary F Wertheimer, Thos H Rich and Geo M Canterbury, detendants. Civil action for delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintitt herein by her attorney, before the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court of Bates county in the state of Missouri, in vacation and files her affidayit, stating among other things that the above 8s. Uncle John Bassett, who was con- fined to his bed last week, is able to be up again. Miss Ella Liston of Butler, is visit- ing her grand parents here. Miss Mary Rape has the measles. The serenade party last Saturday night was well attended. Mr Walker gave the boysa treat. After con- gratulating the bride and groom they all went away wishing them a happy future. Ira Gardner is building a new house. Rev Galbraith, the ‘‘new” preacher preached his first sermon of the year Sabbath. Mr and Mrs William Kennedy, Geo Kennedy and wife, Misses Mary Ken- nedy, —Iker, Messrs Harry Kennedy and Geo Kale of Passaic, were in Virginia Sunday. Miss Icy Jenkins went to Austin, Casss county, Wednesday. Flax sowing isthe order of the day. Morton Jenkins, the blacksmith has got to be acarpenter. O M Drysdale’s new store room will soon be completed. Miss May Bard, who is attending school at Butler, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Frank Porter has a very sore hand and is unable to work. Will Durrest is riding in a new buggy. Strayed, from my place a black male hog, weighs 175 pounds, slit in right ear. N M. Nestlerode. The Misses Keaton, of near Vin- ton, were in Virginia trading last week. AARON. Summit Items. Wick Ray will commence his spring yee of school at Rabbit Ridge Mon- ay. Mr Fisk was too busy to attend the convention Saturday. Politics are not at fever heat when Lewis stays away. Chas Holland waselected township committeeman at the township con- vention Saturday. He is free silver from the ground up as was every man inthe convention. Wick Ray ad- dressed the convention and advised us all to stand up for Missouri, but didn’t say what we should do on the finance question; yet we know. A solid free silver delegation was sent from here. They were: ColJ E Shu- bert, Squire Chas Lafollett and Prof BE Parker. If anyone can beat Summit for happenings out of the line of the ordinary, let us hear: Mrs Martin says they have a dog which has had a severe spellof la grippe, has the mumps at present, and looks like he was after taking the smallpox. Mr Tyler says he never offered to loan flax seed, but would sell them at $1 per bushel, and givs rebate if he failed to sell in the market, prime seed, at $l any time during the sum- mer and fall. Joe Smith, candidate for sheriff and MS Horn for prosecuting attor- ney, have been out inspecting their fences in Summit the past week. Our mail carrier from Butler to Johnstown isas regularas clock work and it makes us all, whose mail he carries, feel happy to have so reliable a inan as John to handle our mail. Some of the boys from Summit have been attending the madicine men’s play quite frequently the past week. Must have been attractive, or perhaps they needed medicine. Jake says he never named his boy Grover, only in his wrath gave it the nick-name for whieh ever afterwards he has been sorry for the child. A slim attendance reported at Sun- |day school at the Chapel Sunday. The superintendent promised to be more faithful in the future. MG Parker, Misses Lula Parker, | Grace Stearns, and Ed Childs, visited Miss Cora Gutridge at Montrose, Mr Lawson is plowing for corn be- cause he is ready, having nothing else todo. The best way to farm is to push the work so that it will not push you. named defendant, Thomas H_ Rich, is a non-resident of the state ot Misscuri. Whereupon it isorder- ed by the clerk in vacation, that said detendant be notified by publiea- tion that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court by petition and | affidavit the object aud general nature | of which is to enforce the lien of the | t ) the northeast correr ot block six, of state of Missouri tor the delinquent taxes of the years 1890, 1892 and 1893 amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $24.37 together with interest, costs, commission and tees, upon the tollow- ing described tracts of lard situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: South halt of south halt of block six and So feet off of north side of block five Christian & Condee’s addition to the city ot Butler, Me., and that unless the said defendant be and appear at the next term of this court to be begun and holden in the city of Butler, Bates coun- ty, on the first Tuesday atter the sec- ond Monday in June, before the third day thereot, if the term shall so long continue, and it not then before the end of the term, and plead to said petition according to law, the same 1896, and onor|} | lector of the revenue of Bates county in will be taken as contessed and judgment | rendered according to the prayer of said petition, and the above described real estate sold to satisfy the same. And it is further ordered by the clerk aforesaid that a cepy hereot be published inthe Butler Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Missouri, tor four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least fitteen days before the first day of the next term of said court. A true copy from the record. Witness —— _ my handas clerk aforesaid with { SEAL |. the seal ot said court hereunto —— affixed. “Done atufficein But- ler on this the 19th day of March, 1896. STEWART ATCHESON, 20-4t Circuit Clerk. Order of Publication STATE OF MISSOUR,, } Couuty of Bates. Glas In the circuit court ot Bates county, Missouri, in vacation, March 19th, 1896, the state of Missouri at the relation and to the use of S H Fisher ex-officio col- lector of the revenue of Bates county in the state of Missouri, plaintiff, 1s. John Shrives and Frank H Foste1, detendants. Civil action tor delinquent taxes. Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by her attorney pefore the un- dersigned clerk of the circuit court of Bates county in the state of Mis- souri,in vacation and files her affi- davit, stating among other things tnat the above named defendants, john Shrives and Frank H Foster are non-residents of ihe state ot Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk in yacation,that said detendants be notified by publication that plaintitt has com- menced a suit against them in this-court by petition and affidavit the object and general nature ot which is to enforce the lien of state of Missouri tor the de- linquent taxes ot the year 1893 amounting in the aggregate tothe sum of $3.57 to- gether with interest, costs, commission and tees, upon the following descrbed tracts of land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: z Lot four, block thirteen, in the city of Rich Hill, and that un. less the said defendants be and appear at the next term of this court tobe begun and holden in the city of Butler, Bates county, Missouri, on the first Tuesday after the second Munday in June, 1896, and on or before the third day thereot, it the term shali so long continue, and if not then before the end ot the term, and plead to said petition according to law, the same will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered according to the Prayer of said petition, and the above described real estate sold to satisty the same. And it ia further ordered by the clerk aforesatd that a copy hereof be publish- ed in the Butler Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Missouri, for tour weeks successively the last insertion to be at least fitteen days betore the first day ot the next term ot said court. A true copy from the record. Witness —— __ my handas clerk cforesaid with “SEAL } the seal ot said court hereunto ~~ affixed. Done at office in But- Notwithstanding the eool weather oats are beginning to come through the ground. Moisture and a little ler on this the 1gth day of March, 1896. STEWART ATCHESON, 20-4t Circuit Clerk. Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI,) .. County ot Bates, , In the circuit court of Bates county, Missouri, in vacation, March 18th, 1896, the state ot Missouri at the relation and to the use of SH Fisher ex-officio col- the state of Missouri, plaintiff, vs. CE Hull, detendant. Civil action for delinquent taxe Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by her attorney, before the un- dersigned clerk of the circuit court of Bates county in the state of Missouri, in vacation and Biles her petition and aiti- vit stating among other things that the aboye named detendant, C E Hull is a non-resident of the state of Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the said clerk in vacation that said detendant be notified by publication that plaintitt has commenced a svit against him in this court by petition and affidavit the object and general nature ot which is to en- force the lien of the state of Missouri for the delinqueut taxes of the year 1894 amounting in the aggregate to the sum of $56.98, together with interest, costs, commission and fees, upon the tollow- ing described tracts of land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: Beginning twenty five feet south ot Mortgomery’s first addition to the city of Butler, Missourt, running south sev- enty-seven feet; west seveaty-five feet; north forty-five teet; West seventy five feet; north thirty-two feet, and east one hundred and fifty feet, and that unless the said detendant be and appear at the next term of this court, to be begun and holden in the city ot Butler, Bates coun- ty, Missouri, on the oth day of June, 1896, and on or betore the third day thereot, if the term shall so long con- tinue, and if not then before the end ot the term, and plead to said petition according to law, the same will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered according to the prayer of said petition, and the above described real estate sold to satisfy the same, And it is further ordered by the clerk aforesaid that a copy hereof be publish- ed in the Butler Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in But- ler, Bates county, Missowi, for four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least fifteen days before the first day ot the next term of said court. A true copy trom the record. Witness my hand as clerk aforesaid with the seal SEAL. ot said court hereunto affixed. Done at office in Butler on this the 18th day of March, 1896. Stewart ATCHESON. 20 4t Circu t Clerk. Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, } County of Bates. | ree! In the circuit court of Bates county, Missouri, in vacation, March 18th, 1896 the state of Missouri at the relation and to the use ot SH Fisher ex-officio cul- lector of the reyenue ot Bates county in the state of Missouri, plaintitt, vs. Geo G Green, RG Hartwell, trustee, WF Duvall and H E Percival defendants. Civil action tor delinquent taxes. Nowat this day comes the plaintiff herein by her attorney, betore the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court ot Bates county in the state ot Missouri, in vacation and files her petition and affidavit, stating among other things that the above named detendant, Geo G Green is a non-resident of the state of Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the said clerk in vacation, that said de- fendant be notified by publication that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court by petition and affida- vit the object and general nature of which is to enforce the lien ot the state ot Mis:ouri tor the delinquent taxes ot the year 1894 amounting in the aggre- gate to the sum of $9.46 together with interest, costs, commission and fees, upon the following described tracts of land situated in Bates county, Missouri, to-wit: The north half ot the northeast quar- ter of section eighteen, township thirty- nine, ot range thirty one, and that un- less the said defendant be and appear at the next term ot this court; to be begun and holden in the city ot Butler, Bates county, Missouri, on the gth day of June 1896, and onor before the third’ day thereot, if the term shall so long con- tinue, and it not then before the end ot the term. and plead to said petition ac- cording to law, the same wi be taken as contessed and judgment rendered ac- cording to the prayer of said petition and the above described real estate soid to satisfy the same. And it is turther ordered bv the clerk | atoresaid that a copy hereof be publish- ed in the Butler Weekly Times, a weex- ly newspaper printed and published in| Butler, Bates county, Missouri, tor tour! weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least fifteen days before the first day ot the next term ot this court. | A true copy from the record. Witness} my hand as clerk atoresaid with the sea! | SEAL. ofsaidcourt hereunto affixed. Done at offics in Butler on this the 18th day ot March, 1896. STewart ATCHEson, iCircuit Cierk, 20-4t MARKET REPORTS” Kansas City Live Stagg, WRaANSAs City 3 tt EXICO STEERS. a NNESOTA STRERS INDIAN Cows, on te 8 ty 003 3g oe 91 85 1.010 2000) 4 a ew Loo | 2 a XOKERS AND FEEDERS, 490 3.83 | 10 3. 3 ; shipped The market was 5 to 10¢ lower, lowing are representa’ : 57 06 23. 9. Fr) 2228 cs se ~ oseeeseesresaarss Nekeseeesepesiese 36: heep—Receipts, 6,337; shipped 559. The market was 5 to 1c lower ‘The following are representative sales: 6 A better feeling prevailed this but prices were as low as ever A few; buyerscame in last night, bat they were: slow totrade. Southern buyers are a Stern buyers are still after good and saddlers. There is no more life mule market than last week. The were yesterday's auction sai Draft, 31 head, from.. Drivers, 65 head, from. Southern, 91 nead, from. Chicagu Live Stock. CHICAGO, March 31.—Cattle—! market dull, stockers and feeders, mixed cows and bulls, #1.5023.75; Texas, #f 3.75. Hogs—Receipts, 19,000; market 10. lower, except very light weights i 4.15; rough packing, &.50g3' packing, #3.69@3.75; pigs, 8 70@600 Sheep—Receipts, 16,00); market 10 native, 82.75@3.75; western, 408%; $2.75@23.00, lambs, 83.752.4.70. St. Loals L Stock. St. Louis, March 31.—Cattle—R market weak: native steers, @2.00@«! steers, 82 60@3.60. 3 Hogs—Receipts, 3,000; market 5 to 1061 heavy, 23.69@3.89; mixed, 4028.80; lig @3.90. April 1 Wh't— March. City Grain. arch 31.—There was ft samples of wheat oferel i There was no change in prices. nquiry for wheat out of store was reportal — Receipts of wheat to-day, 9 cars; = yeaeM@h Hic l car. 54 Sales were as follows ontrack: Hard, Nat ay lcar poor 6Ic; No. 8, 1 car 49¢, 1 car 406,% 45c; No. 4. nominally 40@44c; rejected, | ho grade. nominally 0@ie. ‘0. 3 red, 1 car Gey red, nominally 50@58c; rejected, 1 ear @& i , nominally 62c: No. 3,2 ejected, nominally 434 white, nominally 48@0c. Corn was nominally steady. Offel very light’ There was not a sample of corn on the floor. A good deal for livery was sold. Sales were reported of bushels May white at 25¢: 20,000 bushels! mixed at 2ic 5,000 bushels2 35,00 September 26%c. Receipts of corn to-day, 15 cars 8 yest 20 cars. & Sales on track by sample: No. 2 nominally 23:¢c; No. 3 mixed, nomi i No. 4 mixed. nominally 214% 722c; white, ¥ 1 car 244¢, 6 cars 24c, 4 cars 23%c; No 5 am nally 234¢. Oats were firmly held, but there wae a# much demand. Sales by sample on track: No 2 nominally 16Z164c; No. 3, 1 car 15%,1 No. 4, nominally 14@14%c: no erade, No. 2 white, 1 car 194c,2 curs 190% mominally 18%. Hay—Keceipts, 27 cars. There is just pnough demand to clean up the good bay day. Timothy, choice, 1 : No. 2 87.0028. No. 1, 5. 3 4.25; No. 4, $3.00, straw! St. Louls Grain. St. Lovis, March 31—Receipts, whest! 090 bu.: last year, closed: corn, 46,000 ba: @ 42,099 bu.: shipments, wheat, 12,000 bu. 989 bu: oats, 20,090 bu. Closing prices: be, March, S7%c: May Kansas City Produce. Kansas City. March extra separa’ A Family Affair. CLEVELAND, O., April 1—At bank, Wayne county, this state, day night, Irene G. and Idena We twin sisters, and Vernon R. and V4 RR Stair, twin brothers. were by Rev. Nathaniel Lewis. - PS *