The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 26, 1900, Image 6
MURDERED IN
A GAMBLING HELL
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN
COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY.
HOWARD AILSN 8HOT BY ED
?ana.
Colombia. Sept 23 ?Howard Al?
loc, o well koowo young
Ban who baa for florae time
boeo engaged io "eportrg
life." woo tonight abot aod killed
by Kd Smith, o visiting and unknown
"sport " Alleo was a popular young
moo, aod lived bore all bit life He
woo about 26 years of ago, married,
and leeres a wife and tbree small
children Hie falber was a well
koowo engineer oo tbo Colombia,
Oberaw and Aoderson road. When
o lad Alleo ployed base ball for tbo
Mechanics and other tetma bete:
generally be pitobed Lster oo be
woo time keeper at tbe Southern
Railway, aod two or tbree years ago
be wool into tbe "sportiog" business,
ood was a manager or assistant io
ooe of tbe gambling place? here He
was o clever, open baoded and well*
mannered yooog man. He never
drank or abowed any bad habits,
except tbat be made bia living out of
Ibo card room, bat be had tbe repu
totioo of beiog a straight player, aod,
would allow oo ouderbaod business
about nie place, and it waa because
of bio ordering Smith to keep away
from his place tbat be was killed.
Smith bao bean io Columbia for
some little time. He ia of o rather
lorid complexion aod wears eye
glasses
The story of tbo killing is tbat
Alles met Smith st tbe door aod told
bim tbat bs was oot wanted io tbe plaoe
aad to gat sway Tbey had some
words, wbeo Smith started down tbe
steps bs etlled baok at Alleo aod
Alice said something to bin, where
opoo Smith fired at Alleo. Tbe bal?
lot strosk Alien to the stomach with
deadly effeet. Smith, io turning
srooad oo tbe steps lost bis halaooe aod
fell. Hejoaped op aod rau dooo tbe
street with ut bit bet aod, goiog down
r'iaio street tamed into Assembly sod
sooo caught a baok He made the
basksaao lake him, at ths poiot of a
pistol, aod waa goiog dowo Aecombly
street, wbeo iotereepted by Potioemau
Dowis. Tbs Poiiee Station had been
adeiaed of ihoottsg, aod telepbooe
a as sag es had baeo root oat to all the
?so to keep oo the lookoot for Smith,
aod wboo Policeman Dowis saw ibe
baok ooming at full tilt, be ordered it
stopped at tbe point of bis pistol, aod
Smith eorreodered aod was taken to
jail He made oo statemeot tooight.
Alleo lived for a while. Dr Ken
dall aod Dr Oibbes were oalled in sad
did what little ooald be done, aod Mrs
Alleo was seot for aod reaohad the
eesas just aa tbe yooog mao was dyiog
Io hie statement Alleo said that he had
bseo abot by Smith. When the doo
tore same to him he was told tbat be
eoold not live, aod wbeo told that he
could oot Itve he said it was awful
aod spoke to bis friend Mr Brooks
Harley, aad begged Sim to take eare
of his wife aod L._?ily. Alleo was
eooseioas to the eery last, aod spoke to
bio friend. Mr Harley, aod wbeo his
wtfs same, spoke to her aod told her
tbat bis eod was oear aod embraood her
Mr Harley io talkiog about tbe affair
said tbat had reosivsd a letter cete?
ra! days ego warning him agaiost
Smith, Sims aod MeKlroy. It is
stated tbat tbe tbrse meo were erooks,
aod were coming here to go into tbe
policy baaiaess and to beware of them
Tba three went to tbe plaee together,
bot Smith was ahead of the others, aod
tba eoeoooter was betweeo him aod
Alleo. 8ims aod MeKlroy beiog farther
dowo tbe stairs, aod all of them were
deoied admission to the rooms.
Tba mother of Alleo was seot. for,
bot arrived at tbe rooms after tbe death
of her too
Tbe polios taoight arrested a mao
named Laogford. who is held to await
dovelopmeofs aod will bs esk?d to quit
tbo ouy.
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New York. Sept 22 ?A Habaua
dispatob to tbe Evening Post today
ooya : "Tbs lawyera who are de
fending Estea O. Katbbone, the
former direotor general of posts now
oo bail, have aaked tbo authorities
boro for tbe indictment and extradi?
tion of Fourth Aoaistaot Poatmaster
Ooooral Joseph L Bristow. He is
charged with being technically more
culpable than Rathbone because he
permitted the payment of aalariee of
Mr Retbboue's oosobman. footmao
aod gardner out of the Cuban treas
wry ontil tbo end of May, after
aaking tbat Rathbone be prosecuted
for tbio offense This is taken here
oo o aigo tbat Rathbooe will fight
tbe administration to the bitter end ''
New Orleaos, Sept 23 ?Kd ward
Ooerly, so iasaoe negro giant was
killed this morning io Algio s after
a thrilling hour He woke op his
blaek room mate, foroid htm to strip
aod eat bis throat, sayiog he wsb goiog
to die aod waoted to take Mooigoutory
aloog. The oegro was pursued by
Corporal Comso and the polioe, but
wbeo so attempt to eep'.ars him was
made bs took the omoers' elobs ist)
from tbsra aod made a forioos oo
slaoght, nearly killing tbs oorporal.
Ths polioe used pistols bot ths bolle's
milled With tbs aid of oit isos, bow
ovsr, tbey beat bim with slobs aod
other wssoooe until bo was poondsd to
dsstb H*s osgro tiotim aod Corporal
Comae will roooftr.
At Work in G^veston.
IT WILL TAKE 30 DAYS
TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
Gslvestoo, Sept 23? Several times
since tb? storm rain has come, but
fortunately for the thousands of peo?
ple living in wholly or partly un
roofed houses the showers have been
light and of btief duration. At a
meeting of the general committee
held today a resolution was passed
that some member of the committee
should take charge of the removal of
the debris without compensation aud
Jens Molter, a prominent ship
broker, was sppointed to that duty.
A committee from the city council
appeared before the central com
mittee today to confer with refer
eooe to obtaining funds to maintain
the police, fire, water and other
necessary departments of the city
government. The ceniral committee
appointed a sub committee to request
Gov Sayers to come to Galveston to
oonfer in regard to this and other
pressing matters Gov Sayers has
telegraphed that he will leave Austin
for Galveston tomorrow night
The transportation committee has
bees advised that the railroad lines
leading out of Houston will honor no
more requests for free transportation
Distribution of pay checks com?
menced today and about ?3.600 was
paid out. This covers about 70 per
cent, of the pay rolls at $1 50 per
day tor the forces employed clearing
the streets of debris and dead bodies
In all about 40 bodies were taken
from the ruins today. Tomorrow it
is sstimsted that 2,500 men will be
at work on the streets cleariog the
wreckage Thirty days will be re
quired to do the work
The plan to erect homes for those
who lost everything by the storm, so
earnestly advocated by Miss Barton
of the Red Cross society, is meeting
with every encouragement A large
fund is to be raised for this purpose
to be disbursed by direction of Miss
Barton
Two of the city banks were opened
today cashing sorip for city laborers
employed in cleaning street wreck?
age _
ACTIVE FIGHTING IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
No Compromise For Agumal
do?He Treats American
Prisoners Very Kindly.
Manila, Sept 23 ?The insurgent
demonstrations last week prove to base
been more extended than at first report*
ed From Oagayao aod Isabela prov
iooea and the northwestern districts of
Lstoo, ooms aooouots of insurgent
opesations and American precautionary
measures. Merchants in ibe province
of Albcy are getting their bomp to
Manila as rapidly as possible, fearing
that otherwise it will he burned by the
insurgents
At Iloilo there was ooonsiderable
aoiiety lost to uprising should ooour ;
but the iosargeots there ere* ioeresstog
their activity and returning in white
olo'biog to the garrison towns of the
district. As a resumption of insurgent
operations is considered quite probable
the Aoaerioaos tbero arc taking (be
neoesftsry steps. The Amerioan casual?
ties to killed, wouoded or missing
during the last 10 days approach 100,
including those at Siotloso at the east
sod of L%gua dc Bay, where the
insurgent after the engagement, deliv?
ered 10 bodies of oar dead
Documents captured to Manila, show
that tbe insurgent aotivicy io this
vioioity were ordered by rebels here
following instructions from the Hong
Kong junta. Scoor Bueoeamioo has
reoeived frosa Agnioaldo an answer
regarding bis peaoe proposals Agni?
ntldo deolices to consider them and
declares that be is unwilling to agree to
compromise.
The amnesty expired Sept 21 and the
conditions that existed previously have
been resumed.
Frightened to Death
Colombia, Sept 23?Mrs Thomas
Seoo, who lived at Gastoo, about ten
miles from bsre, was found dead in her
oow lot There were slight bruises
on bor faoc and bead, but it is not
koowo whether she wss killed by the
young bull to tbe lot or whh bruised
after falliog dead. The obaooes arc
sbo wss hurt by tbe bull aud died of
fright. Ao ioquost will he held to.
morrow
A perpleiiug quostioo asked on the
Galvestioo Cmotj Exchange is. "Who
will ho it .? i liable for the inability of
the ojtton brokers to deliver epot cotton
cobtraotN on the contract designated
dates in Europe t*1 N) satisfactory
ans..or is forthcoming aud complications
of a grave oharao'cr arc expoc'nd C
L Bye, in charge of tho temporary
< ffioe of the Lloydn, said : "Tho best
legal advioo will have to be sought in
regard to this matter "
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CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the y^/_,
Signatars of CsCnVVTT S&tcJU*/.
Text of the Auswers
Given to the Powers.
Notes Were Brief But Clear
*\Dd to the Point.
Wasbingtoo, Sept 22 ?The state de'
partmcot tonight made public the text
of the notes addressed by it to the gov?
ernments of Germany, Russia aod
China io answer to inquiries from them
as to tbe attitude of the United States
towards various phases of tbe Cbioesc
problem Tbe forecasts of these ootes
made in the press appear to have been
aoourate, for although oowhere in tbe
text is reference made to tbo with?
drawal of tbe Uoited States troops
from Cbioa, tbe official statemoot iseod
by tbe navy department io ad?
vance of tbe publioatioo of the ootes
bears out the predtotioo tbat tbe gov
eromeot finally has decided upon euob
a material reduction of its military
foroe as will amount to a withdrawal of
the army ae ao offensive instrument
This atrUemeot from tbe navy do
partment, moreover, is full of sigoi
finance of a purpose oo tbe part of the
government to see to it tbat if there is
aoy subsequent attempt at territorial
aggression oo tbe part of any of the
powers who already have declared
themselves as willing to abide by the
expressed determination of the Uoited
States to refraio from eiezing upon
Chinese territory, then tbe Uoited
States is to lose oo right or privilege
which it now enjoys by snob aotioo.
The ootes themselves are brief, con
sidering tbe importance of the tropics
treated. The Russian aod Chinese an
steers being in tbe form of diplomatic
memoranda, are short to a degree rare
ly eeeo in diplomatic exebange. But
in both oases being eompleto re
eponses and favorable to the inquirer,
tbey will esoape orhioism oo tbat score.
Tbo answer to tbe German note is
carefully phrased as to softeo the
unqualified refusal of tbe Uoited States
government to make the punishment of
the Chioese ringleaders a conditioo
precedent to oegotiatioos. Also it is
ooted that in tbe expression of a pur
pose to insist apor tbe ultimate aod
proper punishment of tbc9e offenders,
the sta'o department goes far beyond
ths German declaration oo tbe rohjeot
The announcement that the depart?
ment intends immediately to begin,
through Mr Conger, ooofereeccs with
Cbiog and Li Hong Chang, although
distinctly making tbe fsot tbat these
sro ooly prelimioary to final oegotia
tioos, will have tho effect to foroe tbe
other powers to ao immediate determin
atioo of tbeir policies io this matter
Tho text of tbe oorreepoodeooo follows :
Chinese correspondence, Sept 18
21, 1900
Proposal of the German govern
ment in regard to tbe delivery of the
responsible authorities1 recent crimes
committed in Pekin and tho reply of
the United Stales thereto :
(i)
The imperial German charge d'af
faires to the secretary of State
(Translation )
Imperial German Embassy,
Washington, Sept 19. 1900
Mr Secretary : By direction of the
imperial chancellor I have tbe honor
to respectfully communicate to your
excellency tbe following :
Tbe government of his majesty,
the emperor, considers as a prelimi
nary condition for entering into diplo
matio negotiations with the Chinese
government a surrender of such per
sods as determined upon as being tbe
first and real perpetrators of tbe
crimes committed in Pekin against
international law. Tbe number of
perpetrators wbo served os tools is
too great; o wholesale execution
would be averse to tbe civilized con
science Furthermore, circumstances
would not allow tbat even tbe group
of leaders could be completely ascer
tained Bat tbe few among tbem
whose guilt is notorious should be
surrendered and punished The re
presentatives of the powers in Pekin
will be in a position to make this
investigation fully. Tbe Dumber
first of those punished Is of less im
portanoe than their character as
principal intigators and leaders
The government of bis majesty,
tbe emperor, believes tbat it can
depend io this matter upon the con
curreooe of all the cabinets, for in
difference towards the idea of just
expiation would be equivalent to
indifference towards a repetition of
tbe crime
Tbe government of his majesty, the
emperor, therefore proposes to tbe m
terested cabinets that tbey request
their respective representative in
Pekin to designate the principal
Chinese personages whose guilt in
the instillation or execution of the
crimes is beyond a doubt
A similar communication is for?
warded to tho other interested cabi?
nets Requesting of your excellency
a reply an soon as is practicable, \
embrace this occasion to tender the
assurance ofl my most distinguished
ooetiderotloo
Sternberg
(a)
Acting Secretary Hill to the impe
rial chaige d'affaires
State Department,
Woobiogton, Sept 21.
Sir : Iii response to your inquiry
of tho !8th inst as to the attitude of
the government of the United States
in regard to tho punishment of the
notable leaders in the crime commit
ted in Pekin against international
iaw, I have the honor to make tbe
following statement :
The government of the United
States has from the outset proclaimed
its purpose to bold to the uttermost
j accountability tbe responsible authors
I ot any wrongs done in China tu
citizens of tbe United States and
their interests as was stated in the
government's circular communica
tion to the powers of July 3 last
These wrongs have been committed
not alone in Pekin but in many parts
of the empire, and their punishment
is believed to be an essential element
of any effective settlement which
shall prevent a recurrence of such
outrages and bring about permanent
safety and peace in China It is
thought, however, tbat no punitive
measures can be so effective by way
of reparation for wrongs suffered and
as deterrent examples for the future
as the degradation and punishment of
tbe resposible authors by the supreme
imperial authority itself, and it seems
only just to China to do this and thus
rehabilitate herself before the world.
Believing thus and withaut abating
in any wise its deliberate purpose to
exact tbe fullest accountability from
the responsible authors of tbe wrongs
we have suffered in China, tbe gov?
ernment of tbe United States is uot
disposed, as a preliminary condition
to entering into diplomatic negotia
tions with tbe Chinese government,
to join in a demand tbat said gov?
ernment surrender to the powers
such persons as, according to the
determination of the powers them
selves, may be held to be the first
and real perpetrators of these wrongs.
On tbe other hand this government is
disposed to bold that the punishment
of the high responsible authors of
these wrongs, not only in Pekin but
throughout China, is essentially a
condition to be embraced and pro
vided for in the negotiations for a
final settlement It fs the purpose
of this government at the earliest
practicable moment, to name its
plenipotentiaries for negotiating a
settlement with China, and in the
meantime to authorize its minister in
Pekin to enter forthwith into confer?
ence with the duly authorized repre?
sentatives of the Chinese government
with view to bi inging about a pre?
liminary agreement whereby the full
exercise of the imperial power for
tbe preservation of order and tbe
protection of foreign life and tbe
property throughout China, pending
final negotiations with the powers,
shall be assured
Accept, sir, the renewed aesurauces
of my highest consideration
David J Hill,
Acting Secretary.
Latest Development of tbe
Chinese Entanglement.
Washington, Sept 24 ?Tho position
or the United States to Cbma, sc made
Know, io tbe notes made public yester?
day, in receiving the earnest ooosidera
tioo of tbe powers aod their
representatives. it is looked upon as a
sort of turning poiot io tho uego;iaiious
oo which tho alignment of the several
countries will be determined aod their
programmes framed. There has been
oo word, however, from aoy of the
governments ooooerniog their view of
che Amerioao position, and it is expect?
ed tbat some days will elapse befcre
aoy new move is made There is
reason to believe tbat tbo Amerioao
oote was considered at Bariio yesterday
by those obief io authority, but this
has brought oo positive developments
thus far.
In aeoordaooe with tbe statement to
Germany to the effaot tbat the Uoited
States government is about to authorise
Mr Conger to eoter forthwith into
Dooferenoe with the duly authorised
representatives of tho Chinese govern?
ment with a view to bringing about a
preliminary agreement Acting Secre?
tary of State Hill speot some time
yesterday framing tho directions of Mr
Conger.
Io Viow of the peculiarly delicate
nature of the task to be confided to Mr
Conger, this is a work requiring much
thought. Tbe laoguage of the ootc
professing to state what Mr Coogcr is
to do, is unusual aod seems to iodioate
that he is really about to undertake to
bring the powers aod Chios together ;
io actuality bo is to serve as mediator
io part at least. He presumably will
arrauge with tbe Chinese representa?
tives, Li Huog Chang and Prince
Ching, as to tbe place whero they are
willing to meot the representatives of
the powers to disouss a fiual settlement
i.ud try tn fix up certain broad
priuoiples that shall govern tbe
oonferenoo. This programme must bo
submitted to the powers to ascertain if
tbey are willing to aooept it If so.
thou it may be tbat something in the
uatuto or a joint international peace
commission will deal with tbe Chinese
representatives.
It in now understood that Gen
Chaffco'* mii.rary foroe will bo reduced
to about 15.0UU men This oontineut
bullig specitlly known as a legation
guard, will not bo subjeot to the orders \
of any uue save the Uoited Htates
minuter resident, as made koowo
through the senior military oommaoder,
cither Geo Chaffee or Gen Wilsoo,
probably the latter, aod not beiog part
of the allied military forces, will uot bo
under tbe oommand of German Field
Marshal Count von Waldersee. The
orders for the reduction are still io
process of perfectioo.
North Texas Flood.
Rivers Higher Than Ever Be?
fore. Immense Damage to
Crops and Live Stock.
Austin, Tex,, Sept 24?Gov Sayers
wired tonight to all points couth of
here warning notioes that the most ter?
rific flood in the history of tbe Colora?
do river, which flows by this city, is
now surging down through the mono
tain gorges to the northwest of her?
and is expected at this plaoe at mid?
night. Tbe warning was sent out by
Gov Sayers in response to the following
telegraphic warning:
Goidtbwaite, Sept 24.
To Gov Sayers :
Notify all towns on Colorado river
and have towns notify country pointy
that river is 10 feet higher than ever
before known and is still rapidly rising.
Very urgent.
Phil H. Clements,
State Representative.
The river has been rising very fast
at Austin since 4 o'olook this afternoon
and reports from Goidtbwaite at 8
o'oIook tonight say that water is still
rapidly rising there The rise at. that
point was reported to be 68 feet at
dark Along the Colorado water sheds
very heavy rains have fallen during
tbe past four days and tbe rise reported
ooraing down now is 20 feet higher
than the one that broke the Austin
dam and wrecked the city's light and
power plant last April. It is expected
that tbe advance of this great rise will
sweep by Austin about midnight and
all parties in the lowlands to tbo south
of the oily and all points reached by
either telegraph or telephone were
communicated with by the governor
with tbs warning to escape before tbe
flood arrives. Great alarm is felt as to
the resnlt of the rise
Gov Sayers left here tonight for Gal*
veston to inspect the work being
done there by the various relief commit?
tees
Dallas, Tex , Sept 14 ?The Trinity
river is higher today than it has been
stnoe 1890, when it broke all records
The wat?r tonight laoks ooly six fee-,
of reaching tbe 1890 mark and is still
rising. Owing to tbe heavy rains last
night and yesterday on tbe Elm Fork,
the West Fork and the Clear
Folk all of them emptying into Trinity
river above Dallas, tbe prospect is for
tbe streanj'goiog past the 1890 mark
some time tonight No lives have been
lost in the immediate vicinity of Dallas,
but ootton and live stock, notably sheep
and hogs, have suffered heavily The
oounty oommissionars of Dallas county
mot today. Tbey estimated the loss of
conoty bridgos at $25.000 independent
of the numerous small bridges and tbe
street damages in the oounty of Dallas,
vrhiob will be nearly as much. Tbe
item of damage to roads and bridges
alone in tbe dozen or more oounties af?
fected in northern Texas will be about
$250,000
A bulletin reoeived here bis after
noon from Fowler, in Boequo county,
says : "Brazos river out of its bank- ;
higher than in 12 years and going
higher. Big rise will reaoh Waco to
night "
Fowler is 50 miles north of Waco.
Houston, Tex, Sept 24 ?A special
from Goidtbwaite says there has been
no loss of life but that the riso in tbe
Colorado has swept all bridges away
and destroyed oattle and crops. Many
houses have been destroyed and a
hundred families are homeless, though
they escaped to tbe highlands.
A apeoial from Llano says tho Llano
river, a tributary of the Colorado, is 17
feet above normal and bas done muoh
damage in the valleys No loss of life
is reported. Reports from various
points in west aod north Texas are t
tbe efleet that all the small streams are
greatly swollen aod are sending a large
volume of water into tbe larger
streams
Tbe town of Brownwood has not
been seriously damaged by the over?
flow of Peoan bayou nor have any lives
been lost. Tbe water flooded the town
and some damage resulted from this
cause Trains will be running through
tomorrow over both the Santa Fe and
tbo Rio Grande Tbe riss in the
Trinity bas not yet reached the lower
tiver and the peopie in the towns have
been warned by the newspapers. There
aro few telegraph stations along tbe
course of the Trinity aod it is difficult
to get reliable information of the dam?
age done. The rise in the Brazes has
reached Hearne aud people in tbe bot?
toms have been warned that an over
bow is possible but not probable Tbe
greatest damage bas beeu to cotton
open in the fie Ms.
Correspondents at all points in north
Texas report this loss as heavy Tie
reports from west Texas are meagre us
to damage done by the Neuoes river.
The oouutrv is sparsely settled and it
will he some day3 before accurate in?
formation is obtainable
It is reported that 30 or 40 hslioni
employ; d on sheep ranches wore
drowned
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The staergeocf bags teat by m church so?
ciety to Kansas soldiers in the Philippines
OOOtaioed among the necessities a Oox of De
Witt's Witch Hssvl Sa'.ve, the well known
enre for piles, ujuriei and skin ditsstst. Tbe
lad IS! took tars to ohiain lb* original De
Witt's Witch Hasel Salve knowing that all
the counterfeit are worthless. J 8 Huyhson
I a. Co
.11 ElSt PAILS. ?'
Bert Cough Syrup. Tantea Good. Uw
In time. Hold by drurotota._
CONSUMPTION
Curiosities of Finance.
Not loDg ago we published an ex?
tract from the editorial columns of
the New York Financial Chronicle
which lamented the collapse of the
industrial boom io this country and
ascribed it to "Btjanisra 99 Tn its
correspondence fron> abroad, which
is fact and not fiction, we showed
that European countries, despite
their goid standard, were in a very
critical financial condition and yet no
one outside a lunatic asyium would
ascribe these monetary disturbances
to "Bryanism 99 The Philadelphia
Press, in its editorial trade review, of
last Monday, says :
"While there has been a pause ia.
trade here matters are worse abroad
Germany has had a devastating panic
and is going through that "dry rot'"
fall in quotations which is more try?
ing than a crash Iu Paris the exhi?
bition has failed, and the conse
quences may be serious England
laces most serious difficulties in an
increasing debt, decreasing gold
supply, failing railroad dividends
and a deficit in government postal
savings banks which reaches $2,510,
000.r
It is a common cry, in certain
quarters, that Bryan"* predictions in
1896' had been falsified One main
contention of bis was amply vindi?
cated, namely that prosperity conld
only come by an increase in tbe
quantity of money in circulation
Tbat increase, outside the govern
ment expenditures for war material,
came in the shape ot gold products,
which neither party, in 1896. could
foresee No matter how the in?
crease came, it arrived and witb it,
lor some months, the prosperity in
business such as we bad. As tbe
product diminished so did business
slump
But what we chiefly started out to
demonstrate was tbe absurdity of the
Financial Chronicle's declaration tbat
tbe receding tide of business specu?
lation and exploitation in this coun?
try came from 1 hr-anism " The
same cause relatively tbat compelled
declining prosperity in the United
States also operated disastrously in
Europe, where "Bryanism" is uot, it;
any sense, a factor
Meanwhile tbe Baltimore Manufac?
turer's Record, which has a pleasant
trend toward Mexico just now, pub?
lishes a letter from our sister repub?
lic reciting its prosperous condition
Here is a significant paragraph :
"There has not been an enterprise
started here in tbe past ten years
tbat was properly managed but what
has paid over 20 per cent on the
capital invested. It can't be other?
wise, as most of them are exempt
from federal, 6tate and municipal
taxes. As tbe duty on the class of
goods that tbey manufacture is high,
they sell their goods from one-half tc
a cent a pound le6s than tbe import?
ed goods ; bence their profits ate
enormous "
It appears that while some of oc:
gold standard American capitalists in
eastern states are denouncing "the
dishonest silver dollar" and clamor?
ing for "sound currency," they are
investing tbeir money iu Mexico
which does not pretend to be a
bimetallic but a silver country. Tired
of bunting four per cent safe invest?
ments at borne, they ate chasing after
20 per cent ones in Mexico. With
one breatl , tbey sneer at the Mexican
system of finance and, with another
breath, tbey congratulate themselves*
tbat a silver country is near at band
for 20 per cent profits If Mexico
can so gieatly prosper on a single
silver basis, why shoold not tbe
United States, in every way so supe?
rior, in population, energy, wealth
and civilization, prosper on the doc
ble standard of both gold aod silver
witb free coinsge ?
Of course, imperialism is tbe para?
mount issue in this campaign, bot it
is rather odd that Mexico should just
now be an El Dorado for American
and European investment. Ae Bryan
said about the British and German
loans taken in this county, "if we
are so mightily prosperous why don't
onr moneyed men invest at home io
stead of sending their money
abroad." And what is a British and
German loan at 4 per cent to a Mexi?
can investment of 20 per cent 7?-Au?
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