Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 6, 1899, Page 1

Sere , Vou VII.—No 4p am # ie ie ie * Childyens’ Low Tan Shogs, now selling ab. Ladigs' GJazed Dongola Shoes, a bargain at. Mens? Satin Calf, tn Congress and Lacé,... Mens’ Wark Shoes. iat se ‘Se ae ate Re es ae ea te ee Ae eae a ae eG ae Ra FURNITURE: RE as a large per cent of 1t comes in “knock down form.” IRON BEDS, | BOOK CASES, H ee tk ASA AA a at ae ASST a ae a ae ag SE Ae aE aE eae ea aE ee ae ae a ae a ae ate eae a ae ae ae ee eae a aa OPD DRESSERS, COMMODES, + SIDE LOARDS, | * * 2 % Ps & ea red hes & & & & & & & ey & & & te & & EX & & & & fea & he & & iad a 3 3 % = 2 * = & 2 see 4 @ * : 3 = hea & = = * * ome = Re We Competitors’ pri¢eé, We are amply LED ROOM SUITS, | CENTER TABLES, : } EXTENSION TABLES, KITCHEN TABL , GrRanp Rapips, Irasca County, Mrnn., Saturvay, May.o, 1899. — Remember “Thursday” of Every Week Is Our Bargain Day. Our vastly increased furniture trade only shows that we are competing with City Prices”—we aun to give you good, honest goods, at. a slight ‘advance over our ‘hae thereby save the trouble of putting are the furniture, supplicd with FINE ASS’T OF COUCHES, cots, Gents’ U MATCRESSES, springs. An Elégant Line ot Ladies’ Shir Waists in all Colors. ‘i | Cc HAI RS, LOUNGES, Quali (Canyas and Wire.) nderwear, If you contemplate purchasing anything in the Fyrniture Line, Come in and let us show you our Goods and figuze with you. rand Rapids, Minnesota. Two DOLLAaRs A YEAR i calaek: deal tadhadhadiile® he tased td dead seneaeeengeenennnssnedsbbbosabhosesscosceessooss seonensencroasenencase Steasenaee GH, hescsonsconsenssanscaneansonssonsenesnesones ‘+ ITASCA MERCANTILE CO, & . -98| fens’ Crudsing Shoes, from $2.25 Up. $1.50} Boys’. Work Shoes, extra quality. 1.75| Ladies’ Oxfords,in Tan and Biack 1.50 and. r 1.75 Boys’ Tan Shoes, extra quality,.... Prices Guaranteed Considering ty of Goods __ a_i. We have a large assortment of GEN7S’ SOFT SHIRTS, which we are selling at $7. $1.50—a good garment fot the money. Others at .50, .75, $7.00 and up to, $2.00. OUR /EA DER—A Fancy GOLD DERBY RIBBED GARMENT for 50 cenls—a genuine bargain—only Two (2) suits_to each person. Fangy Cashmere wear at 75 cents. + Maney ow ui Antnste ee to Le inte. good fences on a farm. When . fat steer will do enough damage ina abit of fencing, aud it requires but a k ‘the price of all the fencing you are like- "ANIZED BARB WIRE: We always have on hand tle:best stocs of the best. wire. in Northern Minre- sota. We never much abyut Jow . prices. because that “chestnut” simply ytier oyt goods on their merit—no matter w! i weting ay to the'quality of the gods we sell we ar body shatl sell equally..as good goods for less money. OUF nd the sume toall. & 4. 2. POWERS dl. "PLAIN AND GA GISWESISLSS SVOMSLOSOFIHISLWSVES MARKET AT DEER RIVER. J. F. Metzger, Proprietor, tit rt Grand Rapids, Minn. SE ae a ae ae ae ae a Wholesele and Retail Dealer in Camp Beef, Pork agg All Kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Etc. | | DEFECTIVE PAGE THE BANKS HARD iit Se SS By the Everlasting Grind of the British Gold Standard. TALK WITH BANKER LEE. , A Rade Phough Tardy Awakening— Low Interest the Cause of Poor Banking Business—Tribute to Governor Lind sein A Reform Press Bureau. The most important event of the past week, of political and-econonm- | d cal bearing, has been the closing 9f | $I another bank, that of RepubTicin Leader C. J. Staples, on the West side, St. Paul. The continued efforts of the public examiner’s department to protect depositors in weak banks are in strange contrast to the treat- ment given the department by the yepublican legislature in reducing the allowance with which to condwet thaf and.ether business of the depart- ment. That General Pope, undis- mayed .by this discrimination, goes on unflinching, dischargiug his sworn duties, is but an indication of the purpose animating all departments of the reform administration, The ex- poscly crippled by the republican legislature is well understood, and it is perfectly safe to leave results with the people. * 5 3 . That the legigatyre specially Shad. it in” for the public exdminer’s de- partment is shown pot only in the reducing of the allowance for such examinations as have nipped the sev- eral banks recently closed, but in the slaughter of aluut all the legislation asked for not involyjug appropria- tions. A summary of such is as ful- lows: Senate. bill 404, relating to building and loan agsociations, now Gass with state ipstitutions. Faife the house. i. Senate Dill 480, to” restore dhapts 250. general laws of 1897, regul: i building and loan association 3 ‘and greatly needed, iu the house. Senate bill 362, providing fees from savings banks, now paying none, for state examination, and needed be- cause the expense of examining banks is $13.000, while the fees amount to but $1,000, the bill also increasing fees of banks. Failed to pass the senate. Senate bill 637 transferred to the examinera certain unused fund of many years standing. Failed to pass the senate. Senate. bills 230 and 288, for improve- ment in the lzws governing savings banks, in protection of depositors. Failed from opposition of interested cprporations,. tentto which they have been pure) -| causes, such as iron and cotton, and qjits way out, and the country in time nally, by senate bill 374, the de- \ partment, proposed a consolidation of existing straggling laws governing the department. It passed the senate, but was allowed to die in house com- mittee. * * * It has long been known that the banks have been as hard hit by the} everlasting downward trend under the gold standard, as other lines of: in- dustry, some of them wuch harder. But the facts have not been s@ easily obtainable, Not long since fT hada | talk with Bunker W. E. Lee of Todd, | ex-speaker ef the house of representa- tives, and whg iu fact directed the last Repubfican campaign in this State, as to ‘this feature of general business. Mr. Lee admitted that the oa conditions were greatly to be plored, and the banks feeling the! sbress of small earnings as much as apy lines. . Busines, he said, was be- ig conducted almost without profit, ahd there was no use fpr money which kept on piling up inthe home banks | the same as in the great centers. He admitted that farm loans were not to be had, though desired at from a third to a half of what was once to be ob- tajned for such loans. Farmers are not borrowing money but are lending to each other. Business men anid Manufacturers are using as little as} Possible because keeping close eshore. Margins are so small as not to war- rant.the expense of interest to extend lines. | Mr. Lee admitted that this was no special cause, but that the con- dition Was quite general all over the country, except where lines were ris- ingand trade moving from special the results of combinations. Of course Mr. Lee begged the whole question when it came to discussing causes, denying that legi-lation had anything to do with, or could relieve the situation, though forced to ads mip that legislation benefitted some of the trusts and combines. The rise of these, be also admitted, was a menace tbe resylt of which no map could forsee. His remedy was simply to wait and the matter would work come (0 a general prosperity. Would Hiis come Within, another year? He vely. hoped so, and yet he. was loth udmit that if such proved not the} ase ib would have much effect gn the presidential campaign. Mr. Lee said that all the country could do was to wait events, of course trusting ia the } Republican party. * * * Almost any day in St, Paul you can seg prominent Republicans lined up in the Merchants, looking each other over and wondering on whom the gubernatorial ligl tuning is going to strike next year, for the empty honor of following in the pathsteps of Eus- tis. Among those so far sizing them- selves up before the political looking glass are Judge Collins, Handsome Heatwole, Unhandsome Eddy, Moses E. Clapp, Tricky Tawney, and genial | Bob Evans. Tams Bixby looks him ; system. self over at home, or looks in his watch case when out on the reserva- tion. a * x * And now they do say that Senator Knute Nelson is to have trouble in Hennepin county, in spite, of the Grimshaw compact; that Charley Pillsbury will be in the race toa fin- ish. If he goes to London Charley will make the fur fly. Ina recent Bureau letter the list of the ‘majority of the senate com- mittee on judiciary which supperted the gross earnings bill was made to include Senator C. L. Benedict of Mankato. This, we ave assured by the senator’s friends, was an error, he having been a friend of the bill; that it was he who nyade- place the hill an gene withstauding the adverse report, and that he voted againgt susta.ning the report and for the bill on every op- portunity; all of which is published | With great pleasure. * * The attitude of the German-Ameri- 'cans“and their press is very signifi- cant. In Minnesota there is marked change in sentiment from fofmer strong leanings to Republicanism, under develupments everywhere em- phasizing the vicious Republican | the leadership of such journals as the ‘Deutscha Umschau,” ef Greentield, The Chicago German-Americans have arganized against the proposed Eng- ligh-American allianee such. as is ad- vocated by Seuator C. K. Davis, while the German Press of Missouri actitg asa body have condemned the Re- publican policies of alliance, imperi- alism, and the fostering of the trusts and combines. In fact the outlvok is that the German-Americans will next year be found in line with the poli- cies for whieh W. J. Bryan will stand on the “‘Jiberty” platform for 1900— freedom from the oppressions of the money powcr, with jts trusts and combinations, and from entangling alliances of every sort. Gut heil the coming day and its certain victories. * The Republican Press Bureau siys that Governor Lind while expressing himself in fayor of auti-fee legisla- tiou, was “understood” as not par- ticularly “indorsing. it.” Uuderstood by whom? By. the Republicans? aul orders, not- | D. It is the samein Ohio under j° tered about a picture of the “Flag of Freedom and Self-Government” were questions from all the great patriots, past and present who have written in inspiration of American liberty. An editorial feature was on the barbari- Lies of the war, giving some shocking stories of American violations of the rules of civilized. warfare. As the Republican well says; ‘For our si for the blunder in policy and adminis- tration, we must pay the penaj[ty and expiate in blogd and treasure.” Tite people will latef place tac. responsi- bility where it belongs. « * The forecast of the sentiments of General C. McC. Reeve touching the Philippine war, made.in the:last let- ws beeh confirmed to the fullest e general's return and statement |in an interview. He has contributad a most important proof of the crimi nal blunder in the Philippines, and no publication yet made in that direc- tion will carry stronger. conviction to the country. His statement should have the widest circulation. It was, however, only meagerly carried out by the Associated Press. * * The United States Treasurer, at New York, discussing the scarcity of small bills, complained of especially in the Nurthwest; says that it is due from the fact that the people out here are so prosperous under the Mc- Kinley administration that their holdings of money have gone into large bills, and which they kept at home! Great guns! Send that fool killer to Washington right § avay quick. #% High-toned boardinghouse madams in St. Paul are excited, because mini- onsof the dairy department dined with them and carried off chunks of butter which on being analyzed were found to be butterine. It is positive- ly shocking haw Majer Bowler’s de- partment is behaving. It won't let bogus vinegar be sold, nor other spurious food if it knows it, and it generally does. The continued rise of silver is well calculated to disturb the trust de- fenders. It is at the highest point for years: and ‘within 5 or 6 cents of wheat. Continued rise will help the | free coimage cause. Par silver and Goveruor Lind did not express bim- dollar or dollar and a half wheat is self as favoring the reduction of the} What we are after. Oil Iuspector’s fees} but as iv favor of abolishing all fees in question, Oil Inspector, the Surveyors, and the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Reese held up the legislature fur bini- self and the other offices could not in consistency be attacked, hence the failure of this much needed reform, and concerning which he is a brazen one indeed who will questiou Gover- nor Lind’s sincerity. * seg * Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts was observed by the Springtleld Republi- can with a broadside on the Spirit of Liberty, the keynote of which 1s the outrage on the Filipino. war. Clus- ‘Dar. commissioner: Says H. J. O. tee the Minneapolis publicist whocare near being labor. “Governor Lind tis the best governor this state has had since I have been in the state, sixteen years, und I doubt if many have more closely observed than I have.” + * Asa result of Governor Lind’s visit fo. Washington, if his expectations are realized, the thousands who haye dear ones in the Thitteenth regiment will not have to wait until Angust} to see them home. Tne governor is satisfied that the regime..t ‘will or should sail from Manila in May. ai ai