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. TffiNOBi-H -PL4TTE SMI-WEEKLY -TRIBM&: IBIDAY EVENING, MA? 24, 1895. V. Y.ON GOETZ, The North Side Grocer, GROCERIES, : FLOUR, : FEED, PKOVISIONS AND COTOTEY PRODUCE. Our Goods are Guaranteed Fresh, Our Prices are as Low as the Lowest, We Insure Prompt Delivery, We Solicit a Share of Your Trade. NORTH LOCUST STREET. G. F. IDDING-S. IRA li. BAEEEditorand .Proprietor SUBS CBIPTION BATES. i One Year, cash In advance, $1.25. Six Months, cash in advance. 75 Cents. URDU irnr closed or criooled American x A. factories, and foreign imports hav ing- increased, the importers are m- If MEN MEET Entered at the North Platte ( Nebraska) postoffice as ocond-clasa matter. LUMBER COAL, I i CR.A.i:i-. Order by telephone from Newton's Book Store. Job. Don't pay other people's debts. ! DAVTS Still Selling Is the ONLY Hardware Man in North Platte that NO ONE OWES. You will always find my price right. Yours for Business, A. Ik DAYIS. t t t Tieware Stoves (11 Ui Sporting Goods, Etc. 3 WALL-PAPER, PAINT AND OIL DEPOT, WINDOW GLSS, VARNISHES, GOLD LEAF, GOLD PAINTS, BRONZES, ARTISTS' COLORS AND BRUSHES, PIANO AND FURNITURE POLISHES, PREPARED HOUdE AND BUGGY PAINTS, KALSOMINE MATERIAL, WINDOW SHADES. - - - - 310 SPRUCE STRBET. ESTABLISHED JULY 1868. F. J- BROEKER, MERCHANT TAILOR A Fine Line of Piece Goods to select from. First-class . Fit. . Excel lent Workmanship;, ILsTIEW LrVZEIRY" PEED STABLE (Old Vaxt. TJoran. JStciTolo.) Prices Good Teams, Comfortable IRigs, Excellent Acecmmodations for tie hmm Public, -.T ELDER & LOOK. H? Northwest corner of Courthouse square. JOS. F. FILLION, 2 ""--T- an ebraska is a prize winner in almost every event in which she takes part One of the lat est nonors which, sue receives is the distinction won by her crack military companies in the Memphis drill. The Thurston Rifles and Omaha Guards succeeded in capturing1 six out of eleven prizes. The Omaha Guards get first prize, $500, in the Gatling- gun class, while the Rifles eret first prize in class A, $3,000: first in class C, $1,000; second in class B, $500; the camp discipline prize of point with $300, and last, but not least, the individual prize of $75, won by Pri vate H. R. William. articles. This is unavoidable. The irnoorts have a auasi-monopoly of A J, - " the market. The fallacy of the free-trade, parrot's gabble, "the tariff is added to the price," is proven by the fact that the reduc tion of tariff is not f aken-from the price. We are threatened with a rising- market on a falling- tariff. But the rise is not in wages, but in the price of what wacres buy. The American manufacturerknows that if he were to open upon an increased wage scale, which, of course, means an increased cost scale, the import ers would drop prices until they had lorced him out of the market, and then would advance them again. This is just what they have done. During the first few months or xne new tanir prices ten to a which the American Carlisle Addresses tht Southern Convention at Memphis. ALL PAKTTES EEPRESENTED. Secretary of the Treasury Dlscasaes the Currency Question Along: the Line raid JDowb by the Cleveland AdmialstratioB. Highest of ail in Leavening Power. Latst U. S. Got1 Report Baking Powder Absolutely pure "Bud" Reynolds and John T. McGraw, two of ex-Congressm Wilson's backers m West Virginia,. are now in possession of a very sad memorial of that last and losing bJ tIie throat free-trade campaign. To win over some of the wool growers these free traders guaranteed higher prices for wool under the Wilson bill than under the McKinley law, and they went so far as to contract for a lot of this year's clip at from 15 to 18 cents a pound. They are now re ceivmg their wool and paying- for it at these rates, while other wool buyers in West Virginia are paying only 12 J cents a pound. They are also praying for the return of Mc Kinley prices and are willing to see the McKinley tariff on wool restored without regard to its effect on the democratic party. They realize manufacturer could not compete. Now that he is crippled they begin to advance. The idiocy of ''tariff breeds trusts" is demonstrated. Tariff tinkering has bred an alien importers' trust that has the Amer ican manufacturer and wage-earner The old veterans who object to a rri,-. .f tA i. j Chicago on Memorial day are not trying to keep up the hatreds of the war. They are merely insisting that there shall be no mixing- up of the virtues of patriotism with re bellion on the day set apart for honoring those who fell in defense of their country. Memorial day was not instituted raerelv as a tribute to bravery on the battle field. That; distinction should never be ignored. Journal. General News Notes It is reported that a large per- that "politics is business and busi. centage of the corn in the vicinity ness is politics." of Bloomington, 111., will have to be so small that it is almost inappreciable, Memphis, May 23.- The sound money convention which met here this after noon was a -much bigger affair in point of attendance than the most sanguint of its projectors had anticipated. The auditorium, with its seating capacity ol 8,000, was overtaxed to accommodate the crowd seeking admission. The nam- bar of delegates was about 800, repre senting all shades of political belief. After organization and the appoint ment of a committee on resolutions, the gathering listened to'an address by Hon. John G. Carlisle, secretary of the treas ury. Secretary Carltsle'c Speech. Mr. Carlisle in. the beginning said that the proposition to revolutionize out monetary system and thus destroy credit of government and people at home and abroad, violate the obligations of all contracts, unsettle all exchangeable values, reduce wages of labor, expel cap ital from our country and seriously ob struct trade of our people among them selves and with the people of other coun tries, is one which challenges the intel ligence, patriotism and commercial honor of every man to whom it is ad dressed. No matter what may bo the real purposes and motives of those who make the proposition to logalize free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 these are the consequences involved in their scheme, and in my opinion cannoi be avoided if adopted. I do not charge that our fellow citi scus wao propose co revolutionize our monetary system realty desire to see th6 business of the country ruined or even injured, but in my judgment the results would be most disastrous. The secretary reviewed at some length the history of the use of gold and silver as moneys, and went on to say that the percentage of com actively employed in conducting business in this coon try is a T- a rooe.yn man who was "con victed" ot a burglary he did not commit, and "pardoned" after he had served nearly two years in Sing Sinsf, has sued the state of New York for $101,838.28 damages. Of this amount $25,000 is claimed for injury to reputation and mental and physical suffering while in pris on; the rest is his computation of the amount he lost in business by this false imprisonment, with his attorneys fees added. Since the state authorities admit that he was innocent of the crime for which he replanted. Henry Richards and wife of Dale. N. Y., were struck while on a cros sing by a passenger train Wednes day and both instantly killed. A certain Peruvian heiress once paid the late M. Worth $24,000 for a costume, which contained nearly $23,000 worth of lace. The executive committee of the North Carolina democratic state committee Wednesday adopted a resolution favoring the free coinage of silver. v The Missouri supreme court has was convicted, and his "pardon affirmed the validirv nf bw rrv was granted oecause ot his inno- scribing a penalty for imitating ... 1 . cence, they have a very interesting- the cisrarmakers' union label. An insurrection is threatened case on their hands to defend. They may set up the claim that he is the victim of misfortune rather than wrong, but the state is responsible for its part in the denial of liberty that caused his suffering and loss. Questions and Answers- Chicago Inter Ocean. Why is gold scarce? Why is there a scarcity of currency of the lower J J . " TTT . aenominationsr vvny is tnere in dication of advance of the price of manufactured croods in excess of "the ratio of advance in wages? fr i 1 jl ne questions are tne most im portant that can be propounded. The answers, as we think, are the most simple that can be imagined. Gold is scarce because we are pay ing out more than we are taking in. And we are paying out more than we are taking in because our im- the Creek nation over the allesred wrongful disposition of funds of the tribe. The members of the council accused of the misappropri cition are surrounded oy an armed guard. The miners in the Pittsburg- dis trict have succeeded in getting l.ouu more men to quite work. The miners on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore & Ohio are still at work. 0 nr. LH r -r 1 yjuv. iuatmews, 01 Indiana, says he will not refuse a renomination in 1896, and he thereby gains the credit, such as it is, of being the first prominent democrat to offer himself as a sacrifice for his party. At the next Michigan election a constitutional amendment submitted requiring reading will be and ports are greater than our exports, writing- qualifications for voters fTl l 1 . I " J jl uat is to say, we are are paying i ne solitary democrat in the pre more to Europe for goods that we sent legislature may prepare to are buying from her manufacturers retire to private life. than her importers are paying for Patrick Reilley, a Rondout, N. our exports. During the first four Y., blacksmith, sued two men for a months of 1895 the value of out im- bill of $60. They procured' an ad- ports exceeded that of our exports journment to raise the money, and by $68,061,551. That is to say, we on the day of reopening" the case paid more than $68,000,000 to for- paid the blacksmith 6,000 copper eign nations in excess of the value of payments made in kind, raw ma terial, food products, etc. During the ten months last past our ex ports decreased to the extent of $38,978,949, and our imports in- cents. On the Royal Exchange at Lon don the chimes have played the same four tunes for fifty years. They recently broke down, and new chimes have been put up which will creased to the extent of $45,242,529. play twenty-one tunes during the That is to say, our indebtedness, week, three times a day; English, payable in gold, to foreign nations Scotch and Irish airs on week-days, increased by more than $45,000,000, and psalm tunes on Sundays, while their purchases from us de- A barber shop in Brussels has creased by nearly $39,000,000. We made itself head of the procession Steam and Q-as Fitting. Cesspool and Sewerage a Specialty. Copper and Galvanized , . nice. Tin and Iron fioofings. Jlistimates furnished. Repairing of all kinds receiye prompt Locust Street, Between Fifth and Sixth, JNortli IPlatte, - Iron Cor attention by hanging- up a sign "Here we shave to music." When the cus tomer seats himself in a chair, the tubes of a phonograph are put : 1 - . nis ears and he can close his eyes Dr. N. McOABE, -Prop. j. E. BUSHj Manager. NORTH PLATTE PHARMACY, NOETH PLATTE, - IST.EI3BIRASK1A., WE .AIM TO HANDLE THE BEST GRADE OF GOODS. BELL THEM AT SEASONABLE PRICES, AND WARRANT EVERYTHING AS REPRESENTED.- had more than $45,000,000 extra to pay, xnd $39,000,000 less to pay it with. This is one of the pleasant effects ot democratic tariff tinker ing. Paper money is becoming scarce and imagine himself at the opera because of the increase of drainage or concert while the barber, silent of gold from the rural districts, for the lack of a .hearer, tends sTebraska. and of a corresponding demand for strictly to business. Very appro paper currency to take its place, pnately "The Barber of Seville" is silver being discredited by the very turned on at intervals. Ex. men whose mischievous'tariff policy The Supreme Court of Maine has has made gold scarce. The finan- refused a white woman a divorce cial crime of Cleveland's adminstra- from a negro on the simple ground tion is twofold. It made irold of color. This may excite some of scarce, and it discredited the value the negrophobists of the south, but of the silver, that in the ordinary Maine simply follows the nation by course of affairs would have taken refusing to recognize the color line its place at par. There is prospect of advance in the price of goddB without corres pondinf increase in the price of Orders from the country and along the line of the" Union by Peraion of the very force Pnln Tiiu o-.n.x. th& PotenT of which the protec- "J wwiwiwa, tionists ondittM TAiw far? -- W T . 4 -t V in its citizenship. Ir the white 1 .woman regarded a negro as unfit for her husband because of hi color she ought to have made her decision before marriage.- He was just as black as a lover as he was as & busband Doable Standard Impracticable. Although we have the gold standard in this country, our actual stock of cold bullion and coin amounts to only about one-third of our actual currency, a con dition of affairs which would have been inconceivable a few centuries ago. It is contended by many advocates of free coinage that the effect of their policy would be not to abolish the nresent standard of value and substitute the sil ver standard m its place, but that it would establish what they call bimetal lism and a double standard. I confess my inability to understand what is meant by double standard, because I cannot conceive how it is possible to have two different legal measures of the same thing at the same time. After quoting various authorities on the subject of bimetallism, Secretary Carlisle said it is proposed that the United States, without the co-operation of any other government, shall provide by law that all silver bullion or foreign silver coins that may be presented at the mints by individuals or corpora tions, foreign or domestic, shall be coined, at the public expense, into sil ver dollars at the ratia of 16 to 1, with gold, and that the coins so made shall be delivered to those presenting the bullion and to all the poe ple of the United States, but nobody else shall be compelled by law to receive them as dollars of full value. All who are indebted to us, therefore, have the privilege of paying in silver, while all to whom we become indebted are to have the privilege of requiring us to pay in gold. ine attempt to com the two metals vithout limit as to amount into full legal tender money and keep both in circulation at the same time has been made by nearly every civilized nation and has failed in every one of them uur cannery ib noc witnout experience upon this subject, and the results here were just the same as everywhere else. All who have been or may be induced to give their support to this revolution ary policy upon the assurance that it will give the country more money for use in the transaction of business will be greatly disappointed, for they will find, when it is too late, that instead of having more money, they will have less, and that it will be depreciated in value besides. Effect of Free Coinage. Free coinage would absolutely give ua a depreciated and fluctuating currency and the question is whether the pro ducers of exportable articles will be ben efitted by such a reslt. The character or value of the use of the currency in a country does not affect the price of an article abroad to any extent whatever. But if our monetary system were so changed that it would require two dol lars to purchase here what one dollar will purchase now, the exchange with foreign countries would be double, mak ing us pay twice as much in our money is now, while the foreigners would pay only half as much in his .money for the same number of dollars as he pays now. Furthermore, the exchange would be in a constant state of fluctuation, just as it has been between Great Britian and In dia, on account of the changes in the jrrices of silver from day to day; and the American producer would be compelled to pay for the risk taken on account of the fluctuations by receiving a less price for his product. Wages Higher Than In 1873. The secretary then at great length re viewed the researches of the senate com mittee on the ccrtrrso of prices and wages of labor for as long a period as authen tio records would embrace. The inves tigation covered a period of 52 years, and embraced all the occupations in whioh our people were engaged, and the fact unanimously found was that, al- tnough 18 years had elapsed since the socalled silver legislation, the wages of labor were higher than in 1872 or 1878. The secretary then viewed at length the arguments of his recent Covington ipeech on the question of national dis honesty in attempting to place a depre ciated currency, etc., and in conclusion said so far as the mere volume of our currency is concerned we have an ample supply for all necessary purposes, but under the existing system it is not prop erly distributed, aud is not sufficiently elastic to meet all the changing require ments of business at different periods of the year. The United States should go entirely out of the banking business by the withdrawal of its arbitrary and com pulsory issues of notes and afford the people an opportunity to supply theii own currency based upon their means and credit, thus enabling every com munity to utilize its resources when necessary, and adjust the circulation from time to time to the actual demands of legitimate commerce. Inwhat way this shall be accom plished is a question which has already seriously engaged the attention of the I people and authorities, and will, nc doubt, continue to be discussed until a plan is formulated which, if not perfeot, will at least have the merit of being a great improvement upon the existing system. In the meantime our highest duty is to preserve the present standard of value and keep all the money in cir culation among the people equal in purchasing power. Following Secretary Carlisle's address the convention adjourned until 8 r. m., when the report of the resolutions com mittee was taken up and discussed. BIG BBSHJDB I0K Wild Scramble For Kickapoo Lands, Ldd Townsites. S00NEKS WEEE IN AHEAD, Get Their Pick of the Xaads, Homeitoadera Taklagr the Beit They Could Get. No Serloas Trouble Reported Sarins? the Day. PRESBYTERIANS Union at rrrrsRURG. Front Seminary Students Barred Nctv York Presbytery. Pittsbubg, May 23. The devotional services of the Presbyterian general as sembly at the opening of the seventh day of its session was conducted by Rev. Irwin M. Muldrew, a colored min ister from Cheraw, S. C. The question of the relation of the students of the Union seminary to the presbytery of New York came up on an overture from that body. A long opinion was read and it was recommended that the pres bytery of New York be instructed and enjoined not to receive students who are pursuing, or who propose to pursue, their studies in seminaries. This motion was carried by a large vote, and in announcing the result Moderator Booth said that the New York presbytery would note the instruc tions given by its superior authority and would obey its orders. The opposi tion to this action was decided, but in sufficient to affect the vote of the as sembly. Oklahoma City, O. T., May 23. Sharp at noon at least 15,000 men, with a large number of women, made the grand rush from all sides of the Kick apoo reservation for the 450 odd claims open to white settlers. In less than an hour after there were score of contest aqts on each of these claims in additioa to the sooners, who had already taken possession of the lands long coveted by them. The scenes at the opening were pre cisely similar to those at previous open ings. There was the mad rush, the wild yelling and the mishaps more or less serious. So far as is now known no lives were lost in the race, but it is too early yet to hear from the interior of the new country. Oklahoma City, May 23. All night long last night the road to Sweeny's bridge, on the edge of the Kickapoo country, was crowded with horsemen and vehicles. The dust was stifling as the horses dragged through the deep sand and stumbled over the roots of the trees in the road. The crowd had filled up the yard at Sweeny's bridge and ex tended back along the road for a mile. At Sweeny's bridge is a roadhouae where travelers across the country stop to feed their horses. The yard is large and fenced in and forms a sort of culdesac, with a narrow outlet leading down to the bridge. The yard last night was a solid jam of vehicles and horse men. Men slept sitting in the seats of their wagons, while their horses stood up or lay on the ground on either side of the wagon poles. There were buggies and covered wagons, sulkies and every kind of vehicle, including ox carts. Not much sleep fell to the lot of the people. Young men drank from their flasks and sang boisteriously, dogs barked and horses whinnied, mule3 brayed and men called back and forth. It was a night mare of noises. Up and down the river the light of campfires shone through the tree3, reddening the foliage. The wind blew cold out of the north and it was an uncomfortable night to be out with out an overcoat or blankets, and many ' of the men sat all night in their shirt sleeves or moved among the wagons. There were fights to enliven the night. When day broke everybody got out to cook coffee, and hitched up to await the race at the hour of noon. Down th Judge "William H. Jessup then took the floor to read the report on systematic river for miles the boomers were camned 1 r 1 1 , ... I .. Deneucence, se.tmg tne worJc of the on the edge of the bluff down to the church during the year to the various benevolent purposes of its missionary and other boards. He was followed by Dr. Bufus Green of Elmira, N. Y.. sec retary of the committee. UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. Dr. Michael Elected Moderator by Accla mation. Pittsburg, May 23. The general as sembly of the United Presbyterian church began its business session at 8 a. m. in the Sixth church, East end. After devotional exercises Rev. Dr. J. B. Mc Michael of Monmouth (HI.) college, was elected moderator by acclamation. This is the first time in the history of the church that this has been done. tev. William $. Keed and Rev. A. J. Wallace were re-elected clerics. A com mittee was thou appointed to extend congratulations to the Presbyterian gen eral assembly. The rest of the session was taken up with hearing the reports of trustees of the assembly and the women's board. water of the North Canadian. Sooners In Ahead. Before the hour of noon many crossed over the river and entered the country, and their names were jotted down by tne honest homeseekors who obeyed the law and waited. These sralloDed aloni? the roads over the rise and far out on the plateau. Their rush was most dangerous. Down an 18-foot embankment, across the river. in many places to deep to ford, up the bank on tho opposite side, through a belt of timber and then across the fa mous Kickapoo flats for the claims. Whlnky Peddlers Killed. Guthrie, O.T.,May 23. Half a dozen deputy marshals raided a camp of whisky peddlers on the line of the Kick apoo reservation, four miles north of Shawnee, and in the fight that ensued two of the peddlers were killed and two wounded. 'EWS FROM: FOREIGN IiANDS, MEN WHO WORE TOE GRAY. Parade of Confederate Veterans Postponed at Houston. Earthquakes In Greece. London, May 23. The Standard has still further advices from Athens of the recent earthquakes, from which it ap pears that the most diqriRhrnna a .-- ,-,- .--.- rn-- sr no rm ., I - .. v, iyu jLLwuoiu.i, a-.., .uay to. xne weatner ieit in tne southwest portion of Epirus was clear and bracing this morning, but Intelligence has been received in Athens the streets were too sloppy for the pa- of the destruction of seven villairesin rade of United Confederate veterans, this locality and 50 deaths are alreadr which was postponed until tomorrow, reported. J From present appearences, Richmond will secure the next meeting of the Con federate association, which is in session here. A question now before the asso ciation is a plan to provide permanent headquarters m whioh to keep records and everything of historical value relat ing to the Confederacy. Miss Winnie Davis was given a recep tion at the Capitol hotel by Mrs. Will iam Rice and at night a party in her honor was given by Miss C. L. McHheny. Returned to Work. Cleveland, May 23. Nearly all of the 400 employes of the Upson Nut and Bolt works who went on strike for a 10 per cent increase in wages last week re turned to work this morning, and de cided that while there was a revival in trade to some extent it was not suffici ent to warrant the company in granting the advance demanded. WHEATLAND, WTO. There is no finer agricultural sec tion in all this broad western coun try than can be found in the vicinity of the beautiful little town of Wheatland, Wyoming-, ninety-six miles north of Cheyenne. Immense crops, never failing supply of water, rich land, and reat agricultural resources. Magnificent farms to be had for little, money. Reached via the Union Pacific System. h,.Li. LOMAX. Gen'l Pass, and Tick'et Asrent Gall Hamilton Sinking. Washington, May 23. Miss Dodge Is reported this morning as sinking rap idly and may not live much longer. Secretary Gresham continues to im prove. Representative Hitt passed a comfortable night and this morning is reported to be growing stronger. Forced to the Wall by Creditors. CleveJiAND, May 23. The Charles A. Wood company, extensive dealers in builders' supplies, have made an assign ment to P. M Kassulker. Assets, $ 110, 000; liabilities, $70,000. A move on the part of the heavy creditors to trash their claims caused the assignment. Committed Suicide la Jail. Ottumwa, May 23. Guy Archer, an insurance agent, was taken to jail last night, charged with embezzlement. He committed suicide today with morphine, others in the boat were rescuei Caban .Leaders Killed. Madrid, May 23 The Spanish news papers a tcacn greas importance to the fact that the insurgent leader, Joseph Marti, who is described as the life and soui or tne rebellion, is dead, and that several othor leaders of the Cuban in-. surgentswere also killed in the recent engagement with the Spanish forces. Wlide's Second Trial. London, May 23. The Old Bailey court was again crowded when the trial of Oscar Wilde was resumed. Wilde entered the courtroom looking haggard. vYnen ine case was reopened the evi dence furnished at the previous trial was repeated in detail, no new points of any importance being made. Russia Still Growling. St. Petersburg, May 23. It is stated here that the Russian government has declined to agree to the military occu pation of Corea by the Japanese forces . . 3 3 . T a . wiu uemanus mac tne government at Tokio recall the garrisons stationed mere. Two Years For Witness Bribing. Milan, Mo., May 23. A. N. Mauklin was sentenced to two years in the peni tentiary for offering a witness $1,000 to not testify against W. P. Taylor in a case where the latter was charged with stealing 30 head of cattle. Taylor, with his brother George, is now held for the murder of the Meeks family, and charges of jury bribing were freely made at the recent trial. Three Were Drowned. Effingham, His., Mav 23. OhnrUa I Wiley, aged 20, Katie Johnson, aged 15, and Maud Meyers were drowned in Laka Konsgga, two miles west of this city. aj me capsizing of their boat. Three i