Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 5, 1896, Page 2

The Aevald. BY E. C, KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS, - MINNESOTA A crank nas seOut Irom Unicugo to walk around the earth. We suggest that he try a meridian instead of a parallel. | | \ 1 | ee When Lord Russell finished his ad- firess at Saratoga the applause contin- ued for fifteen minutes. It wasn’t a nominating speech, either. Iowa girls get so crazy over bicycle riding that their parents have to chain them in the house; or else Iowa par- ents are so tyrannical that a girl with a wheel improves every opportunity to get away from home. Sporting editors throughout the country are den:inding more space. Fitzsimmous has returned home, and it ts safe betting that he and Corbett will commence calling each other names at once. Mr. Laurier, the prime minister of Canada, is said to be worth $2,000. That is about the price of an opera singer for one night. But. then, Mr. Laurier caunot sng, which makes all the difference. In view of the fact that Li Hung Chang is carrying his coffin with him, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for the un- dertakers to appoint a committe of reception. At the California agricultural college they have succeeded in raising a melon, much like a watermelon, which grows on a tree ten feet high. From its leaves pepsin is extracted, and it is said a tough beefsteak, placed between the leaves or inside of one of the melons, is made tender in a few hours. A sea serpent has been caught in Florida waters after having hauled a six-knot excursion steamer at the rate of twelve knots for two hours. And yet we have been saying that the | South is not advancing. No sea ser- pent which visited the New Jersey or Massachusetts coasts ever displayed such intelligence. It is considered to be a remarkable evidence of the growth of the woman suffrage cause that the late petition to parliament carried 257,000 signatures, while in 1867 secarcely a thousand names could be obtained for a similar appeal. The size of petitions, however, does not always accurately measure the extent and intensity of public sen- timent. Gladstone and John Bright once combined to entertain a distinguished diplomat, whose acquaintance with the the language was imperfect. They turned the talk to cows, and enriched the theme with a marvelous display of book-lore, scientific knowledge and va- ried experience, till the visitor was lost in wonder that two great heads should carry all they knew. He thought they were discussing the agrarian interests. It is announced from Cairo that the British forces will soon advance on Dongola. After the successful move southward in the early summer, the time has been occupied in putting the expedition in perfect condition for a more desperate service, and the rising of the Nile has been awaited so steam- ers could be used. The dervishes are still ready to fight to the last gasp with rude weapons and are not to be de- spised. The New Jersey youth who shot himself the other day because his former sweetheart refused to renew her broken engagement, is much dis- tressed because he is going to get well. But there is some hope that this feel- ing will pass away presently. Hq will discover that there are still cakes and ale, and after he has lived down his asinine performance he may be able to induce some other young wo- man to share them with him. Mrs. Ballington Booth’s new work is to be with the convicts in the New York state prisons at Sing Sing, Au- burn and Clinton. She will do every- thing possible for their good by means of personal interviews and corre- spondence, and hopes to bring many of them to Christ. A plan very near her heart is to build a home for released prisoners and to establish an employ- ment bureau, to aid them in getting an honest living. She expects to hold public meetings for this purpose, be- ginning with one next autumn in Car- negie hall, and hopes to enlist well-to- do citizens in her enterprise. The story of the excavations recently made in the vicinity of Babylon, if they can be depended on, will do some- thing toward changing our usual dates of reckoning. It looks as if an im portant part of Babylonian history, that goes back further than any ex- isting data, had been discovered, and ‘the date assigned to it makes one al- ‘most wild to think what it means for the history of the older civilization. It is an American teacher who is in charge of this expedition, and if it turns out that what he bas found govs back to 5000 B. C., it will lead to great results in ancient history. , OH! SUCH PATRIOTISM POLITICIANS’ PLAYTHING AND DEMAGOGUES’ TOOL. _ The Treatment Accorded to the Private Soldier and the “Patriotic” Money Farnisher (?) During Our Late War Compared. “Oh, liberty, what crimes are com- mitted in thy name!” exclaimed Mad- ame Roland as she ascended the steps of the French guillotine. “Oh, patriot- ism, what a prolific-source of misery thou art!” the world’s masses may well exclaim. Webster defines “patriotism” as “love of country; the passion which aims to serve one’s country.” According to the common interpre- tation of this definition there seems to be but one way in which one’s “love of country” may display itself to gain for him the title of “patriot.” The ditch digger, the engine stoker, the farmer, mechanic or artisan of any kind is never spoken of as a “patriot” while engaged in humbly “serving his country” by his daily toil, but let dan- ger threaten the stability of his gov- ernment, its laws, its flag, and his “‘pat- riotism” will at once be judged by the zeal he displays in rushing to their defense. The watchwords of patriotism in En- gland are “God save the queen,” in Germany “Long live the emperor,” and in this land of the free where the peo- ple are supposed to rule, “Hail Colum- bia, happy land.” ‘There was a time, about a third of a century ago, when it seemed possible that this country might support two breeds of patriots, one directly opposed to the other. Had the Southern confederacy succeeded in its designs Jeff Davis and Robert E. Lee would have beeen specially hon- ored as the leading “patriots” of that section and an imaginary line like that which divides us from Mexico and Canada would have marked the bounds where treason to the south might lose itself in patriotism to the north or vice versa. It is the establishment or mainte- nance of these imaginary lines, sup- posed to divide one “country” from another, but which really separates the victims of one gang of politicians from those of another. That “patriotism” is supposed to do its perfect work. The history of the world shows that untold billions of wealth and_ millions of lives have been sacrificed upon the altar of “patriotism” and this proves that the sentiment for which it is sup- posed to stand is diametrically opposed to that which Jesus embodied in the doctrine of “the Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man.” There are patriots and patriots. It was considered very patriotic on the part of our farmers, mechanics, clerks and laboring men generally when Sum- ter was fired upon to drop everything and spring to the defense of their “country” for the poor wages of thir- teen dellars per month. It will be re- membered that the only “dollar” rec- ognized at that time by our national government was composed of gold or silver and that therefore the promise of thirteen dollars per month meant thir- teen silver or gold dollars. As the war progressed, however, silver and gold disappeared into the bank vaults and the government could not comply with its promise to the soldiers, but to meet the demands of the war it had to issue paper dollars and declare them to be a full legal tender for certain purposes, among these purposes, of course, being that of paying the soldier, who had been promised silver or gold. While the war was on there was an- other class of men in the country who, while not recognized as patriots at the time, certainly were, nevertheless, the most patriotic of patriots, or else the country is now being egregiously de- ceived. That class was the bankers, who it is now said “furnished the money” with which the government carried on its giganti¢ war operations. One peculiarity which attaches to these “patriots-after-the-war” is that the further we get away fromthe dark days of the rebellion the brighter and fairer appears the service they rendered, until now, thirty-one years after the war, the service rendered by the common sol- dier who left home and loved ones to serve in the ranks of the army, and, if need be, die in the field or moan his life away in a hospital tent, is thrown completely in the shade by the splen- dor of the act of those who “furnished the money” to carry on the war. There is nothing too good for that class now, and while the money they “furnished” was frequently depreciated to less than half value yet that same money must now be returned in gold, and if “pat- riotism” can ever find a better money than gold it will, of course, give it to the men who so generously assumed she awful responsibility of “backing our yovernment” at that time. Oh, yes; there are patriots and pat- slots. Let us briefly consider tr ‘urnishing” kind. On the 31st of December, 1861, the money furnishing patriots suspended specie payments, that is to say, as far 1s doing business with gold and silver noney was concerned the banks of the sountry just quit, and the government at that time relying wholly on its abil- ity to collect taxes for the money nec- essary to pay its current expenses and refusing to recognize anything but gold and silver coin as “money,” was stranded. Did the “money furnishing patriots” rush to its rescue and loan it the money necessary to carry on the war? Not a bit of it. Their money, gold and silver, was entirely too prec- vous to risk in any such venturesome sueiness, and besides it soon devel- ped that all they had in the world cined {ato one sum and vresznted to “money the government wouldn’t Tave been sufficient to pay one year’s war ex- penses. On the 25th of February, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the legal ten- der act, and the money created by that act paid the annual national expendi- tures as follows: 1862 . ase seeeee $570,841,700 1863 . os 00 895,796,630 1864 . sese vee 1,298,144,656 1865 . sseeee 3 «+ 1,897,674,224 Total ........ .2+++++« -$4,662,457,210 Everybody old enough to remember that period in our history can recall the flood of abuse with which the “pat- riotic capitalists” received this issue of “Lincoln’s shinplaster.” These “shin- plasters” did contain a weak spot, not one that the common patriots could take advantage of, but one which proved a wonderfully rich harvest to the “money furnishing” kind. They were made a legal tender for all debts, public and private, except interest on the public debt and duties on imports,” and when an importer brought goods to this country subject to import duties he was obliged to patronize one of the coin money brokers and buy enough coin from him to pay the government its import duties. It was not until the war had been going on more than two years, or in May, 1863, that the govern- ment offered a bond for sale, and then it wasn’t done for the purpose of pro- curing money to continue the war, but for the purpose of putting the “best banking system on earth” on its feet. At this time the “exception clause” in the greenback had got in its perfect work, and because, and only because it was prevented by law from doing all that coin money would do, it depre- ciated one-half. Please remember, though, it was a legal tender for all debts, public and private, and when one of our “patriotic money furnish- ers” wanted to nearly treble his money in one day all he had to do was to take $50,000 in coin, buy $100,000 of the greenbacks, invest them in government bonds, deposit the bonds with the sec- retary of the treasury, receive from him $90,000 in national bank money, and $4,000 in coin interest on his bonds in advance, and invest this coin in greeenbacks and here is the way his account stood: Money invested .. «ee $50,000 Bonds received .......+ 100,000 Bank notes received .. 90,000 Greenbacks received for coin interest . delbieebs'secesie | 85000 Total 2.0... ceccccccscccess $198,000 Patriotic money furnishers.. 50,000 Profit on one day’s deal .......$148,000 Is anybody so silly as to believe that the money of these national banks, secured by government bonds, was better than the greenback? “If the government had failed, its money wovhdn’t have been worth any- thing.” Exactly, and if you will quote the value of Confederate bonds at present it will be easy to tell you the value of the national bank money which the “patriotic money furnishers” provided (2) our government with had it failed. “But the national banking system had to be adopted in order to make a market for our bonds, which had to be sold to prevent the further depreciation of the greenbacks by absorbng the overplus in circulation.” In the first place, wiat caused the greenbacks to depreciate? The excep- tion clause and nothing else. That clause did mot better the greenback one mill in the estimation of the people, but it did make a market for the “patriotic money furnisher’s” coin, who put it in place? The “patriotic money furnish- er,” of course. In the next place the national bank money was not any bet- ter than the greenback, and if the banker issued the 90 per cent to which he was entitled, the circulation was re- duced only 10 per cent. But viewed even from the most charitable stand- point, the money furnisher did not ad- vance a cent until he was placed where he could almost treble the value of his money in the event of government success. So it seems that his patriot- ism was of the kind that had to have a good big premium to compensate it for the awful “risk it run!” Oh, yes, there are patriots and pa- triots. Look at another kind a few moments. We will say that company H, Forty- seventh I.l:nois Infantry, was composed of 100 men, who enlisted for “three years or during the war.” Uncle Sam promised them (as a compensation for the risk they ran (?) $13, coin-dollars, per month. Of the original 100 who en- listed, but 28 returned at the end of the three years. The others had taken the “visk” in vain, and their bones were left to bleach and whiten, and in “God’s good time” to fertilize some sunny Southern plain: Of the 28, one, more fortunate than 99 of every 100 like him, in that he left boys at home big enough to provide for the family, had his en- tire three years’ wages coming to him when mustered out. How did Uncie Sam cettle his account with this war- worn, battle-scarred “patriot?” About like this: © UNCLE SAM, in account with PRIVATE SMITH. Cr.- Dr, To three years’ service @ $13 per month......... oe $468 By depreciated greenbacks at 50 cents on the dollar.. $23. 234 Balance due ............... $234 In other words, according to the gov- ernment’s promise to Private Smith, it only paid him half of what was his due, and by every moral right it still owes him $234 with interest from, say Jan- vary 1, 1865. Compare the treatment which patriot Private Smith received ac the hands of the government with that accorded to the money furnishing ‘) hondbaldey. and it will readilv he seen that there are two radically. aff- ferent kinds of “patriots,” even in this country where all men are supposed ito be equal before the law. The commonest understanding is able to grasp the fact that there was not gold and silver enough coined in the whole world, to say nothing about the United States alone, to pay the nearly five billions war expenses, and that, therefore, the claim that the bonds represent “coin” furnished by certain patriotic money Jenders is based on sheerest impudence. It is a matter of indisputable record ‘that the war expenses were. paid by the green- backs; that the only bonds sold during the war were for the purpose of estab- lishing national banks; that every bond sold by the government was paid for with greenbacks; that at least three- fourths of the entire amount sold were disposed of after the war terminated, and that the patriotic (?) gentlemen who bought them paid for them with greenbacks worth less than 50 cents on the dollar. Can you give any good reason why Uncle Sam is obliged in honor to pay them in coin, especially ecnsidering the case of Private Smith? “Thurston on Silver.” Senator Thurston, in his speech at Madison, Wis., said: “I happened to hear W. J. Bryan four years ago in his congressional campaign in the first dis- trict of my state. I pledge you, my countrymen, and it is a solemn fact, that from the beginning of that cam- paign to the end W. J. Bryan advocated no other issue, made no other argument than that upon the tariff.” If this is a matter of sufficient importance to be worthy of mention in this campaign the truth at least should be stated. At the commencement of the campaign of 1892 Mr. Bryan delivered two speeches in Falls City, Neb., one in the afternoon on free coinage, to which I was request- ed to reply, and one in the evening on the tariff, to which Judge Lansing re- plied. Judge Lansing and I were fur- nished with complete stenographic re- ports of the speeches and we spoke fn the afternoon and evening of the same day that Bryan and Field had their first joint discussion in Lincoln. The policy to be pursued in these speeches was this: The tariff was to be the main issue and the argument in faver of free coinage was to be met with the statement that since the Sherman law was providing a sufficient increase in the volume of money and consuming the product of our silver mines it was best to let the matter rest till other na- tions were willing to make some ar- rangement to provide for the coinage of the silver product of the rest of the world. So when Mr. Bryan sought te discuss the silver question we gave but a brief reply and that to the above effect and then waded into the tariff, our “stronghold,” and, by the way, got licked on our own issue. That Mr. Bry- an’s interest {nm free coinage abated in the least during the campaign is not true; in every speech which came to my notice during the campaign J made it my particular business to keep track of his arguments on the money ques- tion, and I wrote more articles on the money question for the State Journal, the leading republican paper of the state, than any other contributor, and perhaps more than any five. As I said before, we sought to force the issue on the tarfff and he, happening to have heard somewhere that there were two sides to the question, took the side we left and proceeded to wipe the ground with us, leaving us sadder if not wiser. Now, John, my dear boy, is it not true that after carefully examining the sil- ver question you wrote some very in- teresting letters, one in particular to Mr. Burrows, written at my request and in reply to an invitation extended to you by the Nebraska Bimetallic league, who on my motion sent you the invita- tion to address them? This letter, to- gether with two others written by you, is now being printed and is attaining wide circulation. If any of your friends want to know all about the silver ques- tion let them write to W. B. Crombie, Lincoln, Neb., for “Thurston on Sil- ver.” I notice that in these letters you failed to say anything about the for- eigners owning 90 per cent of our sil- ver mines and about there being so much silver lying on the dumps in British Columbia. As you are so near Canada you might just step over the line and ask them why they persist in importing silver when they have sil- ver of their own to throw at the birds, for I see by a letter from Toronto to The Chicago Record July 30 that the Canadian jewelers are importing silver bullion for manufacturing purposes, You speak about Mr. Bryan being in the employ of the mine-owners and at the same time being in the pay of the railroad. Now, John, my boy, is not there a slight chance that you may be mistaken?. Remember how badly you were off in “Thurston on Silver.” How- ever, if you are as certain of this as the people of Nebraska are that you were drawing pay as senator and as railroad attorney at the same time you could state it as a fact. Invented facts never fit well. Lies always come home to roost. You are making lots of votes for Bryan at home where the truth is known. Let the good work go on.—H. C. Palmer in Chicago Record. Teller's Good Advice. Senator Teller says: “I believe now that all the friends of silver have to do is to get together. There are friends enough of silver to dominate and con- trol this country and adopt a monetary system that is an American sys- tem, and which is not adopted to suit Great Britain. This country is big enough to take care of itself and its affairs without the interference of any other nation. When we are united all other sections of the country will unite with us and we will have a true, honest and American system of finer- Herald St. Paul” MET THEIR CHIEF COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WALKER I8 : 'TENDERED A RECEPTION. Old Soldiers and Other Visitors and Citizens of St, Paul Given an Op. | portunity of Becoming Acquaint- ed With the Head of the G, A. R, —The Streeas of St, Paul Ilumi- nated—Visitors Still Pouring In- to the City. St. Paul, Sept. 2.—The first great feature of the G. A. R. encampment was the re- ception tendered last night to Gen. I. N. Walker and party gt the Ryan hotel, com- mencing at 8:30. Old veterans, other visitors ° and the people of St. Paul had the pleasure | of shaking hands with one of the most emi- | nent of the commanders-in-chief of the G. A. R., for.the entire public was invited and | there were no carés. In Gen. Walker’s party were Mrs. Wal- ker, Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the famous soldier and statesman, Mrs. Sharp, daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Walker, Miss | Beck, their niece, Miss Dietrich, daughter | of Col. Dietrich, Gen. Walker's chief-of- staff and Layton Walker, son of Gen. Wal- ker. ‘At 8:30 the party, headed by Gen. Walker, stood In the corner parlor on the second floor of the Ryan anu received those citi- zens who cared to avail themselves of the opportunity to meet the commander of the noble thousands still remaining in this land of the living. The reception was not a full-dress affair, but an informal one, thor- oughly unconventional, for, like all men of | his prominence, Gen. Walker is a plain and a practical man, and likes to meet the peo- ple as they are, for he is essentially a man of the peuple. Notwithstanding, the recep- tion was a brilliant affair, and lasted until late in the night. 'Thé Women’s Relief Corps, department of Minnesota, received comrades of the Grand Army and their wives and members of the Women’s Relief Corps, Sons and Daughters of Veterans and the St. Paul citizens’ com- mittee at the senate chamber of the state capitol from 8 to 12 p. m. 1 From 8 to 12 p. m. there was a general illumination of the city and band con- certs at ladies’ headquarters, the Kittson residence, the nafional headquarters, the Ryan hotel, and Rice and Summit Parks. There were also serenade concerts to varl- ous organizations and officers of the G. A R. by some of the glee clubs and bands. Throngs Arriving. Never before in the history of the city of “St. Paul has its union depot been so crowded as to-day. Train after train vom- ; ited its load of passengers into the station, and thousands of people crowded and jostled each other in their attempts to gain an en- trance to the streets. Each train of coaches that steamed in deposited its passengers and quickly steamed out again, and was succeeded by another, fully as large and bearing fully as many passengers. The scene beggars description. At the gates strong men in the depot uniform tasked their strength to keep the swarm of visitors in line, and a dozen or more of blue coated officers brandished their clubs in the faces of obstinate men who were fighting their way to the doors. On the platform, beneath the broad iron roof, was enacted a scene that will never be forgotten by the depot officials. The rails were kept hot by the friction of scores of trains. Each track leading from the sta- tion was in constant use and it seemed a mystery how an orderly system of running trains could be maintained. But never an accident occurred. As each train was re- lieved of its passengers an engine would be hitched behind and leave the tracks clear for another bearer of visitors. Everywhere could be seen the uniformed | boys of the St. Paul high school, who acted as guides and informers for those in need of help. An old veteran would be relleved of his heavy valise or a crowd of bewildered strangers guided from the depot and started towards the G. A. R. headquarters. These boys, dressed in a uniform of white cap, dark coat and white duck trousers, afforded | great assistance to the station officials in clearing the platforms and starting the current of travel from the building to the street. Wonderful Decorations. Sixth street is the wonder and ad-; miration of St. Paul's visitors. It might properly be termed Grand Armv avenue, for there is no street jn the city so typical of the occasion or so handsomely attired in the colors and the emblems of this great nation. Sixty marble white columns of fancl- fully moulded staff stand at intervals be- tween Smith Park and the cathedral. ch is surmounted with a banner that blows with the slightest breeze, and all -outain some figure or design emblematic of ‘the great war of the rebellion and the present reunion of the men who wore the blue— and wear it yet in connection with a thous- and memorics of that great conflict in the South. Every building—large and small—along this gay avenue is decorated in some fash- | lon, so between the columns of white are gorgeous arrays of flags of every size and shupe, and thousands of yards of bright bunting and the thousand and one little things that are appropriate on such ceca- sions. The sun shining on these pillars and their attendant coloring presents a brilliant picture that cannot fail to impress the be- hokler with admiration and patriotic con- tent. Along the edges vf the high build- fugs are hundreds of miniature flags and | the windows and doors and cornices are altve with banners of the corps, great | American flags, rich in color, and the faces ! of the nation’s eminent heroes, botu in war and peace. The faces of the structures seem to move in the constant swaying of the great red, white and blue draperies, and at stated in- tervals along this patriotic avenue appears @ staud of the American colors, which, in themselves alone, are the richest de¢cora- + tlons that could be conceived in this land of the free and home of the brave. Striking Illuminations, Last night the streets were thronged with a mass of moving people admiring the decorations and listening to the music that filled the alr, for dozens of bands kept ; discouring sweet melodies und patriotic airs until a late hour. Yet this was but a pre- j lude to what may be expected to-night and every night during the remainder of the week. Of course, Sixth street was the cen- ter of attraction. The street was kept entirely free from vehicles save a few bicycles that were trundled along by hand, for there was no possibility of riding them through such a crowd. The whole . street from St. Peter street to Sibley street was filled with a mass of people, whose movements were like the rolling of a mighty sea. ‘The prilliant illumination brought the whole mass {nto full view the entire distance, and it formed a picture that was truly inspiring. Every now and then the big search light on the Conover building was flashed over the crowd, with colored lights, producing a charming effect. There was no excitement or loud noise, save the strains of music floating through the alr, and the crowd kept up a quiet promenade until about 10 o'clock. At the Windsor hotel the corrider was crowded with people listening to the Alton City band of Alton Iil., play a variety of selections. At the Ryan a still larger crowd was entertained by Stein's Second Regiment band of this city. THe Economy band of Economy, Pa., which came here with G. A. R. Post 88 of Alleghery, marehed down Sixth street playing @ va- riety of selections, and after reaching the Skerman house, in which the post has its headquarters, the band continued to play for the entertainment of a large crowd that 1 h | | of her assembled subjects. had followed it. Detroit post G. A. R., paid the newspapers the compliment of a serenade by the Fort Snelling band, the post marched around to the different of- fices with the band, followed by a large crowd of spectators. The decorations are greatly admired by * the visitors, the seareh light and the col~ ored lights on many of the buildings being: objects of especial interest. The Relief Corps Entertains, § The scene in the senate chamber of t capitol last night, where the Woman's Re- lief Corps, department of Minnesota, re- ceived the members of the Grand Army, the Sons and Daughters of Veterans and’ the visiting members of their own order, was an interesting and memorable one. ‘The story of the Woman's Rellef Corps 1s: one that commands the respect and admi- ration of the public. Formed, as it is, for the purpose of assisting the veterans of the war in any way and every way, it has come to be quite identified with the Grand Army in all its work, and has been recog- nized by that organization as an efficient ally. The reception last night was an ap- propriate event for the first night of the encampment and the erowded halls and chambers of the state capitol bore witness to the fact that its importance was appre- clated by the guests. The brilliant decorations in the rotunda and corridors of the capitol made an ef- feotive introduction to the senate cham- ber, and a military band stationed in the upper hall added to the gayety of the oc- casion. Inside the senate chamber were the ever present red, white and blue, artistically arranged and supplemented by palms and by the gay banners of the dif- ferent corps. The beautiful state flag, made for the world’s fair, occupied a prominent place. The portrait.of the late Mrs. Mary Starkweather, sezond president of the de- partment of Minnesota, whe died two years ago, occupied a prominent position. Swan- son’s Mandolin orchestra was in the place usually alloted to the dignified president of the senate and contributed a delightful programme of music, including some patri- otic airs. The receiving committee, at the right of the doorway, were in recepsion costume, the guests nearly all being in street dress. Minneapolis’ Big Time. With imposing ‘and stately ceremonies the king and queen of the carnival were crowned with truly regal pomp and splendor at the exposition building im the presence of a vast multitude of their faithful sub- fects last evening. Promptly at 7 o'clock the doors of that vast auditerium were thrown wide open and those who were late failed to secure seats. Over 4,000 tickets had been disposed of before the close of the sale last even- ing, and all day the sellers were busy as bees handing out the bits of pasteboard that entitled the holders to part! ate in the gorgeous festivities. In the morning the royal jewe!s of the beautiful queen of the carnival were placed in the hands of the keeper of the jewels and were presented to her majesty, Helen Clare Pratt this evening in the presence They are a handsome solitaire diamond ring and a magnificent brooch set with pearls. The latter is particularly appropriate as being emblematical both of her regal estate and her position as queen consort. Each of the unsuccessful candidates for queen were also remembe-zed with a handsome brooch. While the doors of the exposition we: not thrown open till 7 o'clock, the par- ticipants in the pageant reported promptly at 6:30 at the entrance of the building fronting on the river and. ev2rything was ready at the appointed time. Another of the important features of the ceremonies attendant on the coronation was the conferring of titles of high degree upon about 200. ladies and genticmen of the realm who will form the royal retinue. Over 600 1 ared in the coronation specticl ‘ing in the vas by royal processiou, far the imost brill that has ever occurred in the ‘Thousands of Knights of 1’; uow at Camp Yale. Silver Convention. Chicago Sept. 2.—George P. Keeney of New York, secretary of the national silver party and president of the Association of National Silver clubs, arrived In Chicago to-day to make arrangements for a national convention of free silver clubs to be held in this city Sept. 28. He denied the state- ment that the free silver sentiment had reached its high water mark. “Jf any per- son thinks that the silver cause is waning,” said Mr. Keeney, “he ought to look over reports. Clubs are being organized at the rate of 100.a day.” Mrs. London, Sept. Maybrick Ul. 2. — Baroness de Roques, mother of Mrs. Maybrick, had an inte few with the prisoner last week. She says that she found her daughter very ill in the infirmary and thinks her sondition hopeless, The baroness udds that Mrs bri¢k is not likely to survive the Mrs. Maybrick, according to her mother, is absolutely crushed with despair and ske says it would wring # person's heart to see her. Gold Coming Our Wry. New York, Sept. 2.—Additional gold im- port orders this morning bring the aggre- gate amount ordered since the movement started up to $18,250,000. The total de- posits of gold at the subtreasury this morn- ing in exchange for legal tenders up to 11:30 a. m. amounted to $4,000,000. J. P. Morgan & Co. deposited $1,500,000, Hanover National bank $500,000, Lazard Freerds $500,000 and the Bank of Montreal 500,000. An Aged Woman Murdered. Cincinnati, Sept. 2. — Mrs. Mary Haney, aged sixty, Is dying at the hospital from injuries supposed ¢o have been received from havirg been thrown from @ *eneinent house where she lived with her husband and daughter. There is a mystery alout how it happened, but the police theory | is that some one in the tenement house, in a quarrel or disturbance of some sort, must have thrown her to the cround. Drowned in the Zumbro. Wabasha, Minn., Sept, 2.—A. P. Fetzer, a highly respected citizen of Glasgow, was found drowned in the Zumbro last evening. He left home while insane last Thursday, and nothing was heard of him till found in the river. His insanity was caused by financial troubles, and it was evident that he committed suicide. Fleeved in a Saloon. Eau Claire, Wis., Sept. 2—A man giving the name of George Williams, and claiming Buffalo, N. Y., as his home, complained to the police department to-night that he had been robbed of $500 while asleep in the back room-of a saloon this afternoon. The au- thorities have no clue, Worsted Miils Resume Work. Cleveland, Ohio, Sept, 2. — The Turner Worsted company’s mills of this city, which have been closed down for some time past. and which usually employed between 400 and 500 hands, resumed opera Uons to-day. A Candidate Stricken. Alpena, S. D., Sept. 2. -- J. W. Yarden, the Popul'st nominee for secretary of state, living pear Alpena, was stricken last uight with paralysis of bis entire -efr side. The attack may not prove fatal. Receiver Appointed. New York, Sept. 2. % The Kings County Elevated company, operating in Lrooklyn, Las been placed in the hands of a csceiver. Gen. Jourdan, president of the company, wus nemed as receiver. . on Only Her Imagiza Ottumwa, iewa, Sept. 2. - Pires toat Miss Farmer, wh created euch etemant and Bonrty caused the Irnching ree men at Lidert : faase. yeille, Thuradas, is ¥ } ] i f