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The Tyrone Daily Herald. ELEVENTH YEAR TYRONE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1897. TWO CENTS To Secretary Gage's Criticism of the Federation of Labor, EVILS OF THE GOLD STANDARD, SELFRIDGE'S RETIREMENT. Commodore Ho well Succeeds to the CommniKl of tlio Enropeim Station. Washington, Dec.

necessary orders were given at the navy department yesterday for the changes In command caused the approaching retirement of Admiral Self ridge, at present commanding the European station. The admiral Is detached from his com- All fancy goods go at half price and less. Not much but much for money STUDY'S Cor. 10th St. and Penn'a Tyrone, Pa.

IMPORTS Ready for Inspection Hxcluaive Styles. W. H. SCULLIN, The Labor Declares That the Passage of the Ongo Mill Would Give the Hanks the Absolute Control of All Measures of Value. Washington, Dec, Opmp- crs, president of the American Federation of Labor, has replied.In an open letter to Secretary Gage's recent letter, taking exceptions to the resolutions passed by the Federation with reference to the Gage financial bill.

Mr. Gompers says In part: "You take exception both to position which our organization has taken upon your bill, as well as the language employed. Even If you are Justified In the one, you certainly misapprehend the other. I submit that you will seek In vain for a single denunciatory word either In regard to your motives, your plan or your bill. We rea'Ize that denunciation is not argument, taut to declare our position and the statement of a fact in regard to a most important and far reaching measure, affecting and changing the financial system of the country, can by no means be construed as denunciation.

"Those resolutions declare against your plan for more thoroughly committing our country to the gold standard, a plan for destroying our greenback currency and substituting bank notes. a plan In fact for weakening the control of the national government over that most important of all measures, the measure of Values. "That you should take offense at these resolutions I regret, for the right to express disapproval of the acts of their servants is one of the rights held sacred by the American people, and one you will freely accord. The resolutions are declaratory of the views of the American Federation of Labor, and are entirely impersonal. We have the greatest respect for your probity and Integrity.

"You deny that the perpetuation of the gold standard, at which you aim, would have any disastrous effects, and you ask what evils have resulted from our adherence to the gold standard. I answer that the evils are those that have grown and ever must grow from a dishonest measure of values, a measure of values that interferes with the Just distribution of wealth, that deprives some men of a part of their earnings, that Is rightly theirs, and confers it upon others who have earned it not. "The products of labor are divided Into three general shares. One share goes as interest and rents to the money lender and landlord, to capitalists who do not productively use their own capital, who seek to avoid the risks of production. A second share goes as prof- Its to employers, a third share goes as wages to wage earners.

The Interest charges and rents are to a great de- Another European Flag Hoisted Over the Mongolian's Domain, ATTITUDE OF OUR GOVERNMENT. May Uo Compelled to Act to Prevent tho Destruction of Our Commercial Interests In tho Event of tho iiictiibormelit of tho Kmplro. London, Dec. dispatch from Shanghai announces, and subsequent dispatches confirm the statement, that the admiral of. the French fleet has hoisted tho French flat? on Hal-Nan Tho Chinese offered no oppo- ADMIRAL SELFR1DGE.

mand at Genoa Feb. 2 and ordered home. Commodore Howell is detached from the command of the League. Tsl- and navy yard Jan. 13 and ordered to sail on the Worm from New York for Genoa, where he will relieve Admiral Selfrldge of the command of the Ku- ropean station on Feb.

2 and hoist his flag. Captain Silas Casey has been ordered to take command of the League Island navy yard Jan. 13. WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED THE Largest and Nbbiest Up-to-Date Stock of A SWINDLING BROKER. New Sny He HUH "Acquired" (KiOO.OOOofOtliers' Money.

New York, Dec. warrant is out for the arrest of Hcnrv Oliver Coldsmith, one of the best known men of Wall street. The specific charge against him is grand larceny In the first degree for appropriating a check for $3,000, the property of Oscar E. A. Wiessner, of Brooklyn.

The officials of the district attorney's office say that Goldsmith has managed to get away with something like half a million dollars by operations similar to those which brought the E. S. Dean company before the public. So 'far Goldsmith has eluded the detectives. Goldsmith and a man named Webster operated under the firm name of Hoyt Co.

George and William A. Mitchell, who were their brokers, were arrested some weeks ago for their part in the operations, but the charges against them have not been tried. They were dropped from membership in the Stock Exchange. It is said that it was upon their evidence that the grand jury found the Indictment against Goldsmith, whoso victims arc said to he numbered by thousands. Island, sition.

Hal-Nan is olT the south coast of China, and separates tho Gulf of Tonquin from the China sea. It has an estimated area of 12,000 square miles and a population of 1,000,000 Chinese, exclusive of wild tribes In the Interior. Some of the mountains In the center rise above the snow line. It has several large rivers. The coasts arc generally rocky, but the west coast Is low and the south coast has somo good harbors.

Timber Is a principal product. This is sent to Annam, Slam and Singapore. Other exports are rice, sugar, wax. pearls, coral, salt and a little gold and silver. Its capital is Klong-Choo, a populous city on its north coast.

The Berlin Tagllche Hundschau, on what Is alleged to be "the best authority in London," declares that Russia and China have been negotiating for many months; that China consented last October to a temporary Russian occupation Port Arthur, and Hint England, hearing of this, demanded a cession of tho islands at Hong Kong, a strip of coast opposite Kow-Loon and the mouth of the Iliver Canton, but, knowing that France also wanted compensation, England suggested that she should take Hal-Nan Island. MYSTERY A CRIME. Supposed Accidental Death May Have llccn a Mill-del'. London, Dec. Corvy, ol the Scotland Yard detective department, Is making; Inquiries at Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland, in connection with the death oC Peter Doggctt, who was cut to pieces In a dough mixing machine In New York city last August.

An Important arrest Is exported In a few days. Peter Doggett mot his death on the morning Aug. 28 last. At the time It was believed that It was the result of an accident, and the coroner's jury rendered a verdict to that effect. Doggett was In the service of the New York Biscuit company, and had a sister In that city.

Soijie time after the Inquest Miss DoE'Eclt, It is understood, received a letter from her mother, who lives in Oldcaslle, Ireland, In which the writer said that queer stories were afloat in Oldcastle about her boy's death. She named a man who had recently returned from New York city to Oldcastle, evidently well supplied with money, and suggested that there might be a close connection between the source of his hinds and (lie death of her son. The district, attorney's olllce lias communicated the substance of Mrs. Doggett's letter, with other circumstantial evidence bearing upon the man under suspicion, to Scotland Yard. R1TI-IUNNA HOT, Preparing at Columbus For the Great Senatorial Contest, BOTH SIDES EXPRESS CONFIDENCE EVER BROUGHT TO TYRONE CHEAPER THAN EVER BEFORE ttlw our samples of to up.

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J. 8. Smith's Two Leading Drug Stores. West Tenth Street (Berlin's Old Store) Cor. Logun Avenue and Fourteenth Street We commence our annual reduction sale of broken lots and odd sizes January 1, 1898.

Watch this space for prices. J. A. ATLBB Pennsylvania Avenue. gree fixed, and profits and wages are subject to great fluctuations.

This being so, it Is clear that anything that reduces the total money value of the products of labor must increase the share of money lender and creditor, though nominally fixed, and decrease the share to be divided among employers and wage earners. It is equally clear that to increase the value of money must decrease the value of the products of labor, and therefore enrich the creditor at the expense of the debtor. "Now, If our adherence to the gold standard has caused money to grow dearer, you must admit that the gold standard has done Injury to our people, brought distress to wage earners and employers, and discouraged enterprises. Our adherence to the gold standard has caused money to grow In value and, of course, forced the things measured In money to fall In price. "However, It Is not alone to a cheapening of the labor cost of production, but also to an actual appreciation of gold that the fall In prices since 1S72 has been in great part due.

This appreciation has grown out of the de- monetization of silver, which has Increased the demands for gold. The tall in prices since 1893, common to all gold using countries, a fall In prices of 20 per cent, has not grown out of improvement in machinery exclusively, but was due primarily to an appreciation of gold. "Changes in the value of money have largely Influenced the movements of prices during the last half century, and were great factors in the price movements during one long period. During the quarter of a century following the gold discoveries in California there was much progress In the line of Invention, much introduction of labor saving machinery, much cheapening In the labor cost of production, This, on your theory, should have caused steadily falling prices. But what happened? The outporlng of gold cheapened gold to a greater degree than commodities were cheapened, and the result was that prices were in general 30 per cent higher at the end of this period than at the beginning.

Then what happened? We, along with many other nations, closed our mints to silver. We increased the demand for gold, with the result that gold went up In value prices of commodities down. "And now just one word as to the tecond of the resolutions, to which you take exception. This resolution declares, and you admit It, that the purpose of your currency bill is to cause the retirement of our national greenback currency and all government paper money and the substitution of bank notes. This you hold to be desirable.

Why? Would it not give the banks the power to regulate our foreign exchanges, the power to check gold exports by contraction and by down accommodation to merchants BO as to force them to throw their products on the market at prices at which our foreign creditors would rather take such products than our gold? It would make the banks guardian over our volume of money, and to of our measure of values. "We oppose your currency bill because, as has been well said, It Is 'a bill to provide for the abdication of the sovereign powers of the government to the banks, for strengthening the hands of the speculative cliques, enriching the few and impoverishing the Mrs. Honth'M ConilllIon. New York, Dec. following statement was eiven out by Doctors McCosh and Thompson, who are In attendance on Mrs.

Balllngton Booth, at the Presbyterian hospital, the statement being Issued, it was announced, because of insinuations recently made that Mrs. Booth's condition had never been as serious as had been reported: "Mrs. Booth Is suffering from an aneurism of the aorta, and we consider that her condition has been and is serious, She is confined to bed, not allowed to see visitors except her husband and her secretary, and is absolutely forbidden to do any work. Mrs. Otin INTERESTS IN Ml IX A.

Government May Ho Compelled Art to Protect Them. Washington, Dec. more the Chinese situation Is examined Into by men in congress capable of grasping the subject, the more convinced they become that this government has Interests involved which cannot safely Vie ignored. Tho contention between the foreign powers for a territorial foothold has for Its object the control of tho Oriental commerce. This country has treaty rights which will undoubtedly be respected long as the treaties exist, but If China dismembered and divided among tho powers those treaty rights will no longer exist, unless we have taken steps in advance of the catastrophe to China to secure their continuance by the powers in control, or unless we light to regain them after they have been lost.

If China Is not dismembered, but Is placed under the domination oC one or more of the foreign powers, treaties may be abrogated by the direction of the controlling powers. It is believed that the safety of our Interests can be insured only by an early demand that nothing be done by the powers with respect to China which does not Include perpetual security to our treaty rights and commercial interests. FREE IN SCHOOLS. Proslrtent Andrews, of Urowu University. Makes a HadlcMil Suggestion.

Springfield, Dec. At the meeting of the Illinois State Teachers' association yesterday the principal address was that delivered by President E. T'onjamln Andrews, of Brown university. at Providence, It. I.

He strongly urged the free text book system and favored free lunches In the schools. Tie said everything that would assist in making schools pleasant for tin; pupils would Uo much to elevate the social and moral character of the people. President Andrews believed that the authorities could arrange In tho cities for tho furnishing of lunches to the scholars if not free, at very low prices. These, he said, should be palatable, well cooked and served in the schoolroom or In a building under the supervision of the teachers or principal. One purpose, he said, In having these lunches served under the supervision of the teacher was to give to HIP children of the poor such experience in the way of table life and etiquette as would be beneficial.

Besides this he hold that the palatable food served in these lunches would bo Just what so many poor children need. The Idea was very favorably reei'i present. by tho teachers The VeiicKiiohm Arbitral Ion. Washington, Dee: briefs In tho British-Venezuelan arbitration case are expected to be ready the middle of February, and the preliminary work of the arbitration court will then begin. The Venezuelan government has Booth's condition continues im- "Take This Corpse to tlio Morgue." New York, Dec.

Bergmann hailed a policeman on Third avenue with "Here, copper, take this corpse to the morgue," and then sent a bullet through his own brain, falling dead at the officer's feet. Bergmann Is said to have been formerly a wealthy resident of Chicago. He lost his money In sneculation on the board of trade of Chicago, after which he came east. He took to drink, and in spite of aid which relatives extended to him, he reached the depths of poverty. He left a letter saving: "Give my body to some college or hospital, so it will be of some use.

It wasn't while 1 was alive." Approving tho Liquidation Plan. Philadelphia, Dec. plan prepared by Messrs. Carlo and Cook, assignees of the Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund company, on behalf of the creditors and depositors of that Institution, and the Chestnut Street National bank, continues to he signed with the approval of the depositors and shareholders. Yesterday quite a number of the latter called at the bank and expressed satisfaction With the plan arranged.

A committee of bank presidents has been selected to consider any amendments which may be proposed by depositors in the plan of liquidation. Restored the Power nrSpoceli. Chicago, Dec. patient teaching the use of tho lliis for utterances, Dr. Willis D.

Storer, a staff physician at Augustana hospital, has restored the power of speech to Maggie E. Lauf. Three years ago Miss Lauf's nervous system was shattered by a stroke of lightning. Since that time and up to about six weeks ago the young lady had been unable to utter a sound. Dr.

storer trained Miss LuuC to use her lips as he would a child, and after about two weeks of lessons the young lady suddenly partially regained her voice, and with constant practice has now entirely recovered the use of it. Ton Yeni'H For Assail II. Camden, N. Doc. George Mordorf, alias Cowan, was yesterday convicted of shooting John A.

Mather on Oct. 21 In Mather's cigar store, In this city, and afterward robbing the cash drawer. Mordorf was sentenced to ten years by Judge Armstrong. Some time ago Mordorf was convicted of crime in New York and was sent to stale prison, lie subsequently was transferred to the Mattcawan Asylum for the Criminal Insane. He escaped from there just before coming to Camden.

named Dr. Kojas, a prominent lawyer and diplomat lately resilient in Paris, as its agent before tho court. With him will be associated eminent counsel, whoso names have not yet been announced. Tho members of the Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer for Venezuela, and Lord ller- schel and Sir lllchard Heim Collins for Great Britain, with Dr. Martens, of St.

Petersburg, as not assemble until the latter part of next summer. The session will be hold In London or St. Petersburg. Democrats Wlio Have Keen Counted Upon to Unite With Anll-llanna Men Are Kxnresslnut Disapproval or tin- Proposed Fusion With Republicans. Columbus, Dec.

was an Influx of legislators last night and scenes about the hotel lobbies Indicated that the senatorial election is the absorbing question, although the scramble for place In tho organization of tho house and senate Is livelier than for several sessions. That the antl- Hanna Republicans, led by Charles Kurt 1 will tost the strength of their forces In the organization of the legislature was Indicated by the unofficial announcement that Representative Mason, of Cleveland, would oppose Representative lioxwoll, of Warren county. for speaker. Mr. Mason, accompanied by Representative Hramlcy, of Cleveland, both of whom are known to lie unfriendly to Senator Hanna, opened headquarters at tho Great Southern hotel yesterday, and It was generally understood that the anll-Ilnnna men would conduct their campaign from that place.

It is significant that (lie Democratic state headquarter? arc located In tho same hotel. Allen O. Myers Is the apparent leader of the Democrats In the proposed fusion with the antl-llanna Republicans. Mr. Myers has given out that the Democratic mom tiers of the house will support Representative Mason for speaker and II.

Gcrrlsh, of Columbus, one of Mr. Kurtz's lieutenants, for clerk of tho house In opposition to John R. Mallcy. Tho antl-llanna Republicans, It Is generally understood, are to turn all tho other officers of the house over to the Democrats In consideration of the election of tho men chosen by Mr. Kurlis for speaker and clerk.

A conference of Democratic member." of the legislature and party loaders Is to be hold here Friday to discuss the proposed fusion with tho nntl-llanna Republicans. Within the last few day." strong opposition has arisen from certain Democrats to tho proposed fusion, and It Is now certain that all the Democratic members cannot bo whipped Into line. Several Democratic, members who arrived In tho city last night stated emphatically they would not vote for any one except a Democrat for United States senator. These members will serve their first term, and say that If they voted for any Republican to do- feat Senator Hanna they would not lie returned. There was a conference of Kepublican leaders at Major Dick's rooms yesterday afternoon and last night, but it was stated they wore merely talking over the situation.

Major Dick stated that Senator Haiina'H re-election WUH assured. was that Representative Snyder, of Green county, who was formerly counted as nn antl- Ilanna man, was conspicuous at Major Dick's headquarters and working In Senator Manna's Interests. Several Republican members upon their arrival were claimed by Mr. Kurtz's lieutenants as opposed to Senator lliuinu, but To Inspect Mcarniiim iiinil lioiilo. New York, Doe.

the Panama steamship Finance sails down the bay tomorrow she will have on board 14 of the most prominent contractors in the United States, who will go to Nicaragua to inspect the survey of Hit- proposed canal. If the work is deemed practical those men will form a company and bid for tho job. The party Is under the direction of 10. F. Cragy and E.

L. Cooley, chief engineer of the Chicago Drainage canal. Engineer Cooley estimates the maximum cost of the Nlcaruguan canal at The army engineers say tills is ridiculously small, and invdict an excess of $80,000,000. Others have variously estimated the cost of the project from $60,000,000 to on being pressed admitted they intended to vote for him. While Mr.

Kurtz denies himself to till public Interviews, ho still asserts to his rontldcnthil friends that Senator Hanna will be defeated. Many Public) Philadelphia, Dec. 30. The will of Suspension of a Georgia Itnnk. Brunswick, Dec.

Merchants' and Traders' bank, of this city, failed to open Its doors yesterday. The capital stock of the bank is noo.OOO. Borne months ago there was a plan to put the bank in the hands of a receiver, and ever since the depositors have been withdrawing and the bank has been losing outside business to such an extent that It was finally determined to close. Application has been made by the directors to raise sufficient cash to pay all depositors on the liquidation. Killed In a Falling liulliUnu-.

Washington, Dec. collapse of an old warehouse building being remodeled for a residence, at 303 street, southeast, caused the death of C. C. Hessler, bricklayer, 46 years old, who bad his neck dislocated. Several others received severe injuries.

Joists were being taken out preparatory to raising the doors, and the crash came without the slightest warning, burying all the men under the debris. Mrs. Henrietta H. Fales Baker, which was admitted to probate yesterday. leaves an estate estimated as "over 12,000,000." The sum of $2,000,000 Is bequeathed to tho Pennsylvania hospital, contingent upon the death of the son and daughter of the testatrix without issue.

Bequests are also made to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, Zoological Gardens, University of Pennsylvania and other institutions. Van Wyek ObJoetM lo Demons! rat lous New York, Dec. committee on county affairs of the board of aldermen received a letter from Mayor-elect Van Wyck yesterday objecting to the aldermen's plans for decorating the city hall and having i- New Year's dav In celebration on honor of the Peiiuaylvunlu Marble Selected. Harrlsburg, Dec. was decided at a late hour last night by the cap- Itol building commission to build the new capltol building of Pennsylvania white marble.

Several white marble quarries are located in different parts of the state. It was also decided that the other materials needed would be mid IteyuoUlH to SUale. New York, Dec. T. Walter, manager of Arthur Chase, the English champion middle distance cyclist, and Earle Reynolds yesterday signed articles of atrreemcnt for a series of Ice skating races between Chase and Reynolds.

The series, it is announced, will be for a purse of $000 and a side stake of $500. The first race will in all probability be held at Silver Lake, S. 1. Reynolds was tho winner of the national championship of America last year. Suit Against the Itiuullng lioiul.

Plttsburg, Dec. suit of the Union Switch and Signal company against the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, for the infringement of patents owned by the plaintiff for the safe operation of railroads, was begun in the United States circuit court yesterday before Judge Achesan. It is asserted that the railroad Is equipped with switches, signals and safety appliances which are covered by the plaintiff's patents. birth of greater New York. The mayor- elect intimated strongly that lie wanted to go into ollk-e without any demonstrations.

Tho aldermen's original program will probably be carried out. Killed by Holler r.xploMuii. Greenfield, Dec. 100 horse power boiler In No. 2 mill of the Grls- woldville Manufacturing company, at Grlfiwoldville, town of Culraln, exploded last night.

The night watchman and fireman, Frank Scheitller, 45 years of age, is missing, and Is supposed to be buried beneath the debris. The explosion practically demolished the one- half story brick building used us a boiler room, common shed, blacksmith shop and machine room. Minors' Strike Chattanooga, Dei 1 miners' strike in the coal fit-Ids along tho lino of the Cincinnati Southern railway In Kentucky and Tennessee, which began last May over a reduction of wages of 10 per cent Inaugurated by the operators of the various mines in the territory, was yesterday declared off by the men. The strikers have been suffering greatly, and several times committees from the strikers have solicited aid for their starving families. Yesterday a proposition was submitted by the operators and accepted by the men to muke the reduction of wages 5 per cent Instead of 10 as originally proposed.

From 2.500 to 3,000 men are involved. Attempted Murder, Then Camden, N. Dec. Johnson, aged 22 years, last night attempted to murder Ernest Fellows and Mrs. Fellows and their 13-year-old son, Frank, by shooting them at their home, 226 Eric street.

He dangerously Injured Fellows and Indicted a slight In- Jury in the boy's thigh and a slight flesh wound on Mrs. Fellows. Johnson then blow out Ills brains, dying instantly. Johnson boarded with the Fellows family, to whom he was related, but on Tuesday night was given notice to leave. Last night ho appeared and demanded his trunk, which was held for board.

The shooting followed a refusal to deliver it. Kllleu by Ottuniwa, Dec. fatlioi of Abe Balm and his two brothers, well to do farmers near West Point, died a few days ago in abject poverty, and the brothers refused to bury him. Whltecaps surrounded the house of on Tuesday night, and a battle ensued in which Abe wus killed. The brothers havu sworn out warrants against several neighbors.

Victory For llrlllMli IJold. New York, Dec. English syndicate has secured control of the Trinidad Asphalt company, and after the. first of the year the headquarters of tho concern are lo be located In London, Instead of In this city, as heretofore. Tho capital of the company, under the reorganization, is to be increased from $3,500,000 to $5,000,000.

Recently American paving companies have been doing business In the United Kingdom, In competition with the paving companies there. I'rliioo Berlin, Dec. It Is asserted that, owing to his insomnia, the medical attendants of Prince Bismarck hove advised him to abstain from all work and excitement for some weeks to come. at another meeting to be held schweinger believes In the puns! In the near future. bllity of a cure, but not a rapid one.

NEWS. The president has approved the bill to prevent the killing of fur goals In the North Pacific. Major Moses P. Handy, special commissioner to the Paris exposition, Is seriously ill at Augusta, Gu, An effort will lie made to have created the office of secretary of mines and mining In the president's cabinet, The asphalt bods on the border of the Unconipahgru Indian reservation will be worked, and are expected to yield about Four olllci'i-s (if the Slock Exchange bank, of El (ieno, O. have been arrested, charged with receiving deposits, knowing the bank io bo Insolvent.

Otl'erecl in Wales. Wilmington, Deo. Willlam Frederick Lewis, M. pastor of Rodney Street Presbyterian church, yesterday received word from Wales that he had been nominated by the of the Presbyterian church of Wales to the chair of Hebrew and tho Old Testament at the Presbyterian Theological college, at Bala, North Wales. He has until February to decide, but will probably accept.

('upturn London, Dec. dispatch to The Times from Kusaala After six days' of siege and heroic defense, the dervish pool at Osohrl has fallen. Many of the dervishes wore killed, and tlu- remainder of the garrison tied, leaving all their property behind. Oaobri ia the last Important place, between here unU Khartoum..