The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 126, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1893 Page: 2 of 8
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toialy stand bj thoee men who
etnnd on the democratic platform
end demand both cold and silver
without discrimination or oharge
for mintage.
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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Harrah for the glortoae Fourth
Let the oannon roar, the fire-
areekera buret and the people re-
joioe! No other lend bee the Foorth
of July. No other land could
have it Look et ua today! See
how harmooioua, how patriotic,
how giorioua we are! Look at
oar big fair. Look at our big
president. See how rich we are
See how grand! See wbat a pen
aion roll. See our splendid new
ships, our new riflee, our magni
floent; soldiers, our faat horaea,
our beeetiful women, our manly
men. Look at us. See our con
federate reunion today. Thia
makea us prouder than ever.
A government that those old
Jackson,
'aad others,
couldn't i-^n is « good one. No
one elae ne^ try a. pnt these old
confSda wi^ men they could
down anc* n would make a tesm
that woq<j 5^ the world. No
<wondebre want plenty of elbow
,ID* J/Ve need Alaska for a
iff piece, aud we will soon
to take in Cuba for a winter
All the world except
la afraid of na, and well
may be. Jnst look at onr
ilora! Listen at oar orators!
other laud is the proprietor
declaration of independence!
other land can boast of a
Ingersoll, a Sam Jones, or a
Briggst Where else can we
Fa Ueary law or a McKlnley
I What country or what age
produce a rival for our Sher-
lew? Where can we find an-
Baby Kuthf
We have more republicans,
democrats, more populists,
lie anerchists and negroes
land beneath the sun.
|«r country can boast of
congress together
Ling so mnch money!
country can swallow
every ftem, every
it preserve oar calm
exterior!
uze no superior in
im a Fourth of July
to a Sunday school
a rough and tamble
most martial deeds
[led the world. We
some
good
_ can
lick anybody that haa one word
to say against the Fourth of Jnly.
We ean't begin to tell what we
have and what we oan do. We
jiat have to swell up and shout,
Hultah for the glorious Fourth!
WHAT WIUTBE DONE.
When congresa meets the sen-
ate will be reedy to go to work.
The hause, however, will have to
elect its officers. There will be
no opposition to Oharles Freder-
ick Crisp for speaker except a
si vote of the republicana for
Reed, and the few" populists
ne of their men. Mr. Crisp
of the moet popular men in
house, and though he Is op-
to Mr. Cleveland's financial
it the president's parti
t £y to displace him
3Pbat Mr. Wilson
.inia will be made
f the ways and means
and that Benton Mo-
will be the democratic
on the floor.
all branchea of the gov-
democratic the responsi-
of the party will be clearly
ed and it will be held ac
table for reaulta. Mr. Harri-
administration had the re-
bility for two years and it
the most disastrously de-
ad minis t rat ion at two dif-
t elections that ever figured
political history. Will the
rata profit by hia example
eon attempted and carried
hoy except th force
u
Cleveland will not
hta convictions, but
known whether con
by him or not.
pnmp-
hamor
ear
ell
• THE VETERANS.
As the oonfederate veterans
bed through our streets yes-
terday they reoalled thoughts that
were both grand and sad. As
they died past our office we
noticed there was not a boy
among them. All were middle
aged or old. Many of them were
limping from wounds received
thirty years ago. They wore no
gaudy military trappings. They
marched no longer with qnick
step and flashing eyeo. Time aud
the every day battle f»r t«r«-:*«i had
worn many of them to < xh nation
but they still show coiirnjfp. Vet
in that strnggling, halting line
were men who have helped to
make history. They were it part
of that grand army that made a
continent tremble and drew the
admiration of the world. Iu that
line were men who received their
baptism of tire at Manassas
Some of them fought at Oak Hill,
others of them waded through the
carnage at Shiloh; there
were men who charged up
to Hancock's blazing guus
at Gettysburg, surged over
the Union breast works at Chicka-
mauga, and double (jnicked with
Longstreet back to Virginia in
time to stem for a while the tide
of battle at the Wilderness.
There were men who helped
make Stonewall Jackson's fame
in the valley, who followed Forest
and Morgan to fame.
There were men who stubborn-
ly recoiled from Missionary
Ridge, who fiercely pursued
Banks from Manatield, who
charged into the waves and re-
took Galveston.
There were soldiers wl o bled
at Antietam, charged and re
charged at Mnrfreesboro. Some
of them surrendered with Le<?
end Johnston, others broke
through the lines and came
home without surrendering.
They made history glorions.
No wonder we honor them.
They stand beside the grandest
heroes of any ago. Their deeds
have never been surpassed. But
the grandest pii<;e in their history
has been written since they laid
aside the confederate gray. They
have fought the battles of their
country still. They began anew
the struggle of life. With for-
tunes wasted, many of them with
health shattered and hope almost
Ifone, they went to work in their
aeveraLapherea and have done in
peane what they failed to do in
war—conquered a glorious inde
pendence. They have set an ex-
ample of citizenship that makes
them the wouder of the world.
With no claim for pensions or pre-
ferment ^they have labored to
build up the waste places of their
and. They have brought order
out of chaos, prosperity out of
ruin, and have made their section
the fairest part of the land.
We justly extol the magnanim-
ity of the victors that received
them back into the right of citi-
zenahip, bat we too often under-
rate the patriotism of the van-
quished in laying aside their
hatred and working for their com-
mon country.
But today their hopes are real-
ized. We have a government
that knows no difference in its
citizenship.
Today a man 'vbo wore the gray
is at the head of the naval depart-
ment. The son of one of them
presides over the interior depart-
ment. Another one wielda the
gavel in the hoaae of representa-
tives. Another represents onr
government at the conrt of France.
Another looks after American in-
terests at the court of Constanti-
nople. They till positions of
honor and trust everywhere.
The ex confederate soldier is a
part, and an honored part, of the
beat and greateet government on
earth.
We can well afford to honor
pert of onr Httle ary
thousand to idle aad
We have about 66,000,000 of
people, yet onr whole amy to not
ee large' aa that required to keep
order in the oapitnto of some of
the cities of th« old world.
Onr citiienehlp is the greatest
on aerth. Every position In the
government, in society, in busi
nees is open to the oitisen who
bee ability and enterpriae.
Yea, we have a right to rejoiee
We have the grandest country,
the grandest government, the
grandest people on earth.
DON'T BE'AFRAID.
The Houston Post writes a
long editorial to prove that Gov
ernor Hogg and the commiaaion
do pot intend to squeeze the
wind and water ont of the roads
already built, bat will confine
their operations nnder the new
law to roads that may bo built in
future. Wo see no canae for
alarm even among thoae who be-
lieve that squeezing wind and wa-
ter out of bonds would be a hurt-
ful operation. The commission
does not seem to be in a condi-
tion to squeeze anything now, and
as for fnture roads there is little
probability that there will be
much done in that line during the
life of the present commiaaion.
So we need not concern ourselves
much about the law. no matter
what it allows.
cohfldemce.
uConfldenoe Restored" ia
way half the ,n ,h®
heal their
tofiha pi
Uaaeasi^n.
the
llftti
ivsry
rill
1 ill
whl
ns when diacuss-
,t's call for an ex
fldence In what'
times easier we
about what kind
to. Anything that
country from this
on that weighs
ua nightmare
by the people,
government to
the people moet
porous. If we
that any policy
reenlt we shall
M poliey, be it a
silver or a
why we rejoice.
Well may we inqnire why all
this hurrah yesterday by the peo-
ple ot the United 8tatea. Have
we sufficient groands for all this
japtarous demonstration! Or is
It only our national disposition to
boast!
Let us see. In population we
are exceeded only by. Russia and
China, unleas we oount in the
vast borders of Indie as a part of
Great Britain. In are* we are
anrpassed only by China and
ussia.
Ia wealth we stand nominally
third, butin reality first. *It is
true that we cannot boast of the
Splendid capitals and gorgeous
property of some of the old
world governments. But our
oepital eity to by no meens one
to be eehemed of. It is true
We have not the formidable navy
•r the vaat standing armies thet
of the old world govern-
itsboeetof. Bat we hare
what to better, we hare a people
thet «e| enforce the respect of
the world without a,
eiti«ensMp
not reqrire ft fcafft ^tending ftraj
the sherman la w.
It has been the object of the
Hhspkrian to give as much in-
formation as possible ou the
financial questions that are now
interesting to the country, for
these things cannot be r.ghtly
understood if the facts are kept
in the background.
We publish the much discussed
Shermau law so those of oar
readers who have not heretofore
seen it may read it for themselves.
Now we have all the while main-
tained that this law if carried out
as the people thought it should be
wonld not be so bad a thing af-
ter all. But this is not done. It
lias been administered by its ene-
mies ever siuce it went into ( fleet
If fai'.hfully carried out it would
increase the money of the coun-
try abont $4,000,000 per month.
The notes givm iu the purchase
ofbnllion circulate as freely as
any other money, but the trouble
is the treasury is in the hands of
the enemies of silver aud they
have persistently refused to coin
silver to redeem the uotes and
have been redeeming them with
gold coin which is raised from
the people by taxation. This is
neither fair to silver nor to the
couutry. If the notes were to be
redeemed in silver then the silver
purchased would go into circula-
tion as it did ander the Bland
law. But the law is used to pre-
vent silver from circulating. It
is but fair to the other side to
state that they claim they must
redeem in gold because this is the
only way to preserve the valae of
silver. Bnt the fact remains that
thia ia done by the best of men
who believe we already have too
much money. These men wonld.
if they dared, destroy even a part
of oar gold, too, in order to make
money worth more and enhance
the value of their incomes.
We believe that an honest and
faithful attempt on the part of the
government to carry out this law
as the people wanted it done,
would relieve the financial situ.*
tion and keep silver up to a pari-
ty with gold.
the extra session.
Mr. Cleveland has listened to
the universal demand and called
congress to meet Aug. 7. He
aaya a majority of oongrees is
elected by people from the rural
diatricta and they have only be-
gun to diacuaa the financial qaes
tion. Thia ia why he has not
called the session sooner.
What congress will do we can
not foretell, but it will relieve the
coontry of the uncertainty that
now hanga over it. Whatever the
policy of the government ia to be
the conntry wants to know it,and
things will not settle down until
it ia known. Mr. Cleveland no
doubt baa the good of the conn
try at heart, ana 'if bs does not
trnat too much to those from nis
own sectiou we can rely on him
to do what is wiaesi and best
We shall continue to have faith
in his patriotism, and in his wis
dorn, too, until vre see some act
that convinces as otherwise
Meanwhile we think we may safe
ly predict better time| >oon
*c7used
■
Ave montha ending May 81
$96,196,491 and the exoeca of gold
exports ever imports for the
same period waa .$60,252,693.
What haa caueed this tremendous
change! Eastern democratic pa-
pere tell na that it ia the Sherman
ailver law, nothing but the Sher-
man silver law; repeel thet end
the business of the oonntry will
revive aa if by magie. But we
had the Sherman ailver law a
year ago; it had then been in op-
eration two years; yet the busi-
ness of the country was nuexcep-
tionally prosperous. Most we
not look for some new' factor to
account, in part at least, for the
change that has come about In a
year!
This factor Is to be found in
the prevailing uncertainty as to
the policy of the present adminis-
tration. For the first time since
the administration of James
Buchanan, the democrats have
fall control of both branches of
congress and the presidency
What use will they make of their
power! It is known that a con
siderable majority of the demo-
crats in congress are in favor of
the free coinage of silver. The
platform of the democratic party
pledges it to take down the bar-
riers which pr vent the issue of
wildcat state bank notes. The
same platlo.'in pledges the party
to a radical revision of the tariff,
and to the principle that any form
or degree of protection is iniqui-
toas and unconstitutional.
Now, these are, in one sense,
political questions; bat in a high-
er sense they are business ques-
tions. It would be impossible
that the business u.' the country
should flow undisturbed in its
old channels, new enterprises be
established and old ones enlarg
ed and confidence and credit be
unshakeu iu the face of snch
menaces as these. We are far
from wishing to exaggerate these
adverse conditions, bat it does
not seem to ns to be either the
part of business or political pru-
dence to ignore them. Is the
democratic party in jeamestf Has
it the courage of its convictions!
Will it carry oat in congress the
policy to which it is pledged!
hese are the questions which
mast be answered before there
can be a re-establishment of busi-
ness confidence and security.
The repeal of the compulsory pur-
chase piovisions of the silver law,
f it could be accomplished with-
out the substitution of a worse
enactment in its place, would be
boon: but that alone will not be
enough. We must know what is
to be done with the currency and
the tariff before there can be a se-
cure basis for business to baild
apon Boston Journal.
®5bjeWI5
Chant! Chant! * Chant!
Out from the solid wall—a wall in
which th© sharp eyes-of the gold hunt-
ers had failed to detect a crevice large
enough to conceal a squirrel—poured the
strange, queer specters, and down into
the darkness marched the procession.
March! March! March!
Their feet kept time to the wild, weird
chant, but not ihe sound of a footfall
came to the ears of the living. Each
ghostly figure stood out separate and
distinct, but not a face could be seen.
"We are doomed men!" groaned Har-
king, as he covered his face with his
hands to shut out the sight.
"Aye! We shall never leave this spot
alive!" added Joe.
"Hush, men!" whispered the captain
ss he raised his hand. "They are dead,
true enough, but they are the dead of a
thousand years ago—of the cave dwell-
ers and the Aztecs. I have seen them
twice before, and they brought no bad
evAmerican pressTCsm.
rrom tne wagon, and she "wonld grow
wilder. Before morning came she was
a maniac, but 1 doubt if she lived to see
another day."
"Indians?" gasped Bess.
"No—wolves. At that distance from
the mountains a man loaded down with
firearms could hardly have kept them
off all night Encourage the girl all
yon can, but don't hope in yonr own
heart that there is one chance in a mil-
lion that she will ever see her mother
again."
As the pair stood together apart Har-
kins observed them with a start and
whispered to himself:
"Well, well, but 1 do really believe
that my Bess has taken a liking to that
chap! How queer!"
He might more truthfully have said,
"How natural," and he might have used
the word "love" for "liking." And when
the man looked upon the sweet face of
the orphan :.e had so gallantly rescued
"7 \ at the peril of his life. and felt his heart
luck. Here they com* on the other side!' 1 , ,. » , . . . „ V.
wlia t
the
The three were seated on a rock in the
center of the rift. The head of the
sjiectral procession had gone down the
canyon several hundred feet and then
turned to come back on their left, pass-
ing them again within a few feet.
March! March! March!
Chant! Chant! Chant!
Soft and low and sweet came the
notes—like the murmur of the August
breeze in a forest pine. The feeling of
awe was crowded out of the hearts of
the living, and a feeling of sadness and
reverence crept iu.
It was the dead burying its dead!
•March! March! March! Never the
echo of a footfall,^never the touch of
skeleton foot to the flinty rock. The
ear caught no sound but that of the
ghostly voices chanting in unison.
And of a sudden he who headed the
gpectral procession swerved to the left
and disappeared into the solid wall and
was followed by the long lines until the
last had been swallowed up and lost
sight of. And then, as silence and dark
upas reigned a^ain, the captain said:
"Men, we have a treasure here. Ex
amine that wall and you will find an
opening to a cave behind it."
CHAPTER XX.
Suppose oar raugers make a
raid into Mexico today and
avenge Captain Jones' death. It
oald be poetic justice as well
as a wholesome lesson to those
d'rty grease tb.
Thirty years ago was not
quite so happy a Fourth as to-
day, though the American psople
were amnsing themselves in a
rather lively style.
Fort Worth, not contented
with Judge Nngent, Dick Wynn
and Peter Smith, is reaching out
for Governor Hogg and Web
Flanagan as soon as they retire
from office.
THE VKTEKANS.
[Lovingly dedicated to the confederate vete
runs by one of the "Sons and Daughters of
the Confederacy "]
Once more we meet dear brothers,
Rennitrd once again;
L«*t fall a tear for those absent other-*,
For those abfoot gallant men.
Absent.* Yes, in conntlfss number?,
Absent from our veteran band.
And tho' now in duat they slumber,
Yet cherished still their memories stand.
The;r act« of bravery in the fight,
Now registered on historj'e page,
i*h.>w to all the love of right,
Which n -thing can assuage.
They left kindred, friends and home
To battle for the cso^e that m no more;
Gave ' heir lives without a moan,
Sailing midst the cannon's roar.
Oblivion can never cUim
While lives a 8<>uthern man or woman.
Any of thcae sacred names
Tnro righteous strug.!* given.
Their memories will e'er be rherUhed
By Con'wler ite Sons and Daughtei s,
K'#u wlj£n the mortal man has perished—
Has crossed ihe chi2}y waters.
M E D.
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
The Convention at Birming-
ham Postponed for
Several Reasons.
Thc stone fell to the earth.
"Were we awake or asleep?" asked
Joe, as he rubbed his eyes.
"Very wide awake," answered thfl
captain.
"And was it a procession, and did wc
hear music?" asked Harkins.
"Yes. I saw and heard the same
thing once in the Rocky mountains, and
once again in an old ruin in Arizona. 1
have met several men who have also
seen and heard."
"There is no opening in the cliff," said
Joe as he held the torch aloft; "not a
crevice where they came out—not a hole
where they went in. We have been
fooled by the darkness."
"You and Harkins return to the wagon
for crowbars, and while you are gone 1
will collect wi xl and build a tire to
work bv," answe -ed the captain.
His seeming confidence inspired them,
and without waiting for a closer inspec-
tion of the cliff they headed down the
canyon for the tools. Upon reaching
the wagons all was quiet, and the que-
ries of the men regarding the use the
crowbars were to be put to were made
light of. as it was deemed best not ttf
raise hopes which might be disap-
pointed.
The captain had a bright fire blazing |
against the cliff as the men returned, |
and iu response to their looks of inquiry
he put hia hands on the rocks and said:
"See this line running here, and up |
this way, and to the right, and down j
and back? A great stone has been set in j
here and cemented in its place. The ;
work was done so long ago that the ce- j
ment is as hard as the rock and almost
the color of it. One of you begin at that
aide, while I take a hand here."
Ten minutes' work proved what he!
had asserted—that a large stone had |
been fitted to an opening—but the work
of drilling out the cement was like
drilling into the stone itself. When
noon came they had made a consider-
ble impression, but fully realized thaf
they had undertaken a laborious task.
The forenoon had passed with those at
camp without alarm. The sentinels
thought they heard the reports of rifled
down the valley, but were not certain.
Not an Indian had 6hown himself, and
it was hoped that they had been thrown
off the scent and would leave the val
ley.
From the first the two girls had been
drawn to each other, and Lizzie found a |
deep sympathizer in Bess. When brought!
Into camp by Harkins the poor girl was |
in a truly forlorn condition, as may be j
Imagined. While she still labored with j
the grief which choked her everv time
she thought of the sad fate ot tier par-
Chts, she had been made very presenta-
ble in appearance, and more than one of
the wagonmen felt his heart beat faster
at sight of her sweet, sad face.
As tho trio returned to camp from
their labors np the canyon, Bess beck-
cued her father aside and said:
beating f.ister, h< n .ght have discovered
another queer t' .11^:—that somebody else
had "taken a li .nig."
The captain had given the men to un-
derstand that he waa prospecting np the
canyon for gold, but had said nothing of
the discoveries made. When dinner v, .is
finished and the trio were ready to re-
turn he renewed his caution about kec p-
ing a steady lookout for danger, and
ordered that no one waa to leave camp
on any pretext till his return. Then the
three set out for the scene of their labors
and began work immediately upon their
arrival. They had no fear of their fire
being seen or their blows overheard, aud
men who work to solve a mystery do not
tire.
After three hours of hard work the
crowbars secured such a grip on the
stone that it moved. One united effort
would heave it out of the opening. It
was then that the captain stepped back
and sat down nud said:
"Let us take a breathing spell now,
and let us prepare ourselves to be disap-
pointed."
"What do you think is behind the
stouo?" asked Joe.
"A cave of some sort."
"And what shall we find in the cave?"
asked Harkins.
"Tho shriveled bodies of dead Aztecs.
That lost race always buried their dead
in caves, and when the place would hold
no more it was walled up. I have helped
to open three or four."
"But why go to all this trouble to
open a cave of bone and dust?" petulant-
ly queried Harkins.
'As the Indian of today places the
property of the dead warrior beside him
that he may have an outfit in the happy
land beyond, so the Aztecs placed the
wealth of their dead beside them in
these caves. 1 have seen many orna-
ments of gold and silver which came
from such caves."
"Then let us to work!" exclaimed Joe
an he seized a bar.
"We shall find a cave of dead if not a
cave of gold," added Harkins.
The bars were inserted on the left
hand side of the stone, each man drew a
loag breath and at the word each threw
hia weight on his lever. The stone trem-
bled, moved forward, hung a moment
and then fell to the earth with a heavy
thud, and an opening appeared into
which a horse could almost have walked.
HAS
CHANGE?
One year ago business through
091 the country was prosperous.
Week by weei. through the first
half of 1892, the repe/t* pf mer-
cantile failures showed a faiUng
off aa compared with the correa-
ponding weeks of 1891. The vol
ama of our foreign oommerce for
tho twelve atooths ending Jnne
30, 1892. was the largest ia our
history. The aggregate value of
ezporta and imports of merohan-
diae for that year was $1,857,726,-
919, a gain of mora than #128,000,-
900 over the preceding year. The
balance of trade in oar flavor waa
How Is it now?
feiiaree are raBoing
m high as at tms time
/
The following has been issued:
Headquarters United Oonfederate
Veterans, New Orleans, July 1,
1893,
General order No. 90.
The general commanding an-
nounces that, in response to an al-
most universal request on account
of the great heat, financial situ-
ation, and it being harvest time
in some sections, onr host at Bir-
mingham and Major Gen. John O.
Understood, in charge of the ex-
cursion aud itnFeiliug ceremonies,
concurring, the reunion which
was to have been held at Birming
ham, Ala., on July 19 and 20, and
General Underwood's excursion
to northern prisons, the unveiling
and the world'a Mr at Chicago
have all been postponed until Fri-
day and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16,
1893.
Thia poatponement makea bo
phange in arrangements or dispo-
sitions already made, and all dele
gate#- appointed and everything
done will remain in foroa for
Sept 10 and 16, ua date flxed.
By order of J. B. Gordon,
CHAPTER XXI.
And how fared the renegades?
The girl Lizzie had been cut loose
from the tree to which she was bound
within thirty feet of them so carefully
'.hat Harkius had her a quarter of a mile
away before she was missed, A rush
and a search was made, and no one
questioned that she had got off alone.
They consoled themselves with the
thought that the wild beasts would have
her life before morning, and when Bob
strolled down the valley it was with the
expectation of finding some evidence of
her death.
Well it was for the girl and the wagon-
men that Taylor had been kept in igno-
ronce of her rescue and arrival. Had
the renegades known she was in camp
they would have shed blood to "recapture
her. Having no suspicion that she had
been seen oi heard of, they had no par-
ticular animosity against the gold hunt-
ers. When Taylor, burning for revenge,
wanted to head a raid to steal the horses
or attack the camp, Bob met him with
the reply:
"They drove you out, and 1 reckon
they did right, bnt we don't propose to
'ourn our finders to help you git back at
'eui. We cum yere fur that gold, and
the fust hard work we do will be to look
for it If we don't trouble that gang
they won't trouble us."
Taylor had to be satisfied with that.
Hia standing among them was not pleas-
ant. His excuses and explanations did
not go down. He was looked upon as a
traitor who had received his just deserts,
and he very soon realized that he was
being endured for the sake of what he
might know about the cave of gold.
This knowledge imbittered him, and
the hour he rode by the camp hidden in
the wagon he gritted his teeth and whis-
pered to himself:
"These outlaws want me to help tind
the gold, but what will happen then?
They won't stickle to shoot me down
like a dog. They have no notion of di-
viding with me. They own the team
and will have all to say.''
And then he took an oath that if he
law the first sign of treachery in his
new found friends every man of then)
should die by his hand. It was no idle
oath He had a terrible weapon in store
for an emergency.
The outlaw party reached the canyon
below the peak without incident and the
wagon was pulled well out of sight of
any one passing up and down the valley,
and the camp was pitched with a view
to defense. They were men who knew
"Our friend is worrying and wants to perils of the Indian country and were
Wk with you." both brave and cautious. On the inorn-
"Yes, 1 want to fisk you about my J inS after their arrival Bob and Taylor
mother," added Lizzie. »e* off up the canyon on an exploring
"I am sure 1 saw father lying on the expedition, and within an hour they had
jas cava, n
l*rged and improved it.
For a moment th* men looked aboat
them In wonder, and fearful that a griz-
zly or puma might be there to receive
them. The place waa untenanted, and
Taylor moved to the right, thrust his
torch into tha darkness and hoarsely ex-
claimed:
"We've hit it—we've hit itl Here is
the gold!"
Yes, the gold was there, and silver as
welL It was in crude lumps and pigs,
each a heavy weight for a man. And
there were crosses and spearheads and
anklets and bracelet*, ''1 rudely fash-
ioned from the precious metals. Bob
did not trust himself to say a word until
he had lifted half a dosen of the pigs
and cut away at some of the smaller ar-
ticles with his knife. Then he said:
"Thar's no room fur doubtl It's
treasure!"
"And it is share and share alike, re-
member I" cautioned Taylor.
"Of—of course," stammered Bob.
Avarice, doubt, selfishness, thoughts
of murder were creeping in before the
discovery was ten minutes old.
"The fool—to expect us to divide with
him!" growled Bob to himself.
"Let em lookout! 1 may take allP
hissed Taylor as he held up a lump of
gold.
Who had placed that treasure there?
Men of the race who peopled the west
before Columbus landed! The ores had
been reduced and metal turned out in
crude form, but the wealth was there.
When .-.sshvihI at the Denver mint later
on its purity was a source or wonder.
Why should the treasure have been left?
may be asked. Who can tell when and
why the Atzecs went? The ruins of
their cities are found all over the west,
but the race disappeared off the face of
the earth before the Pilgrim fathers
touched these shores.
"Bring along a chunk to show to the
boys," said Bob, and each selected a
specimen and made haste down the
canyon.
The discovery was hailed with delight
by the three outlaws left on guard, and
plans were immediately made and dis-
cussed for loading up the stuff and get-
ting out of the valley. In the making
of these plans Taylor seemed to be en-
tirely ignored, and when he put in his
boast of finding the cave Bob took occa-
sion to remark:
"We didn't need yer help in the least,
cause we had the bearings all O. K.,
but it was white in you to offer yer
services, an we hain't the men to for-
get it"
"But I'm to have my fifth of course!"
hotly exclaimed Taylor.
The men looked at each other without
replying, but presently he was ordered
to stand guard at the wagon while they
went up together to bring down the first
load of treasure.
"They think they have caught a fool!"
hissed Taylor as he looked after them,
"but they are mistaken. They are play-
ing with a tiger!"
CHAPTER XXII.
"Phew! But we have struck a cave of
the dead!" exclaimed Joe, wrho waa
nearest the opening as the stone fell out.
A rank, musty odor issued from the
cave and drove the three men down the
caayon s distance of a hundred feet and
kept them sneezing and coughing for a
quarter of an hour. During this time
the captain prepared a couple of torches,
and by and by they advanced to find the
odor no longer perceptible. The cap-
tain pushed his torch into the dark
opening for a look at the interior of the
cave, and after a moment he drew back
and said:
"We have got a find here, but there
will be some disagreeable work about it.
The cave is heaped with bodies of the
dead."
The others looked in to find that his
words were true. It was a chamber
sixteen or eighteen feet square and ten
or twelve feet high, and it was solidly
packed with a grayish mass. That mass
was the shriveled and mummified bodies
of the lost race—dead men, women and
children who had been laid away for
perhaps two or three centuries.
"Well, we have had our labor for our
pains," said Harkins as he stepped back.
"And we don't want to discover any
more caves," added Joe with a tinge of
bitterness.
"If they followed the rule in burying
these dead we shall find a fortune in
here," said the captain as he braced his
torch against a rock. "Let's 6ee what 1
ean discover."
He entered the opening, thrust his
hand into the mass of dust, worked it
about for a moment, and then backed
out holding in his fingers an anklet
weighing at least four ounces. He
rubbed the metal briskly on his sleeve,
and lo! the shine of gold caught every
eye!
"Worth at least seventy-five dollars,"
6aid the captain as he held it u^ "and
there ought to be bushels of them in
there. Take it with you to camp and
give 'em the news, and send up two of
the men with shovels. Everything in
there has got to be thrown out."
So will it be a century hence. The
dust of those who live today will be
treated as earthly clay in the search for
wealth.
At the end of the third day there was
a council of tho wagonmen. The cave
had yielded an amount beyond the wild-
est guess. It had been cleared of the
last shovel of dust, and every ornament
and relic had been carried to the camp.
Each member of the party would have
thousands of dollars, and the council
was called to determine what next step
should be taken. The unanimous de-
cision was that the party should make
its way back to civilization as soon as
possible.
Since the Indians passed down the
valley not a redskin had been seen, aud
it was hoped the way out was safe and
clear. It was a long and dangerous
journey across the plains, but if at-
tacked the little band must make the
best defense possible. It was a peril
that must be encountered in any event,
and there was just a chance that the
train might be left unmolested. The
men were feeling exultant over their
good luck and the hope of a safe jour-
IS HOT POVERTY
Bat Distrust That Afflicts the
Country.
So Writes An Ex-Senator
Secretary Carlisle--^ Fi-
nancial Suggestion.
to
FIRST-
Is a void pf our own coining—one whicl
may justly be applied to
ground, and have no doubt the rene-
gades killed him as the first part of
their plan. Mother and I both cot away,
and she was not overtaken. What
would be her fate?"
"It ia hard to say," replied Harkins
after reflecting on the matter. "If she
got through the night all right she may
have found the trail of the wagons in
the morning and overtaken the party
We must hope that she did. It may
also be that your father was only stun-
ned by the blow, and is ere this all right
again and with his friends."
"Do you think there is even the
faintest hope?" she tearfully asked.
"1 do."
"Thank God for thatl I shall almost
eease worrying i&der that hope. And
now what of myself?"
"Yon are to remain with ns. of
coarse."
"But for how long?"
"We cannot even guest. We may
head back for civilization in a week—
pefhsps not for three months. It de-
pends on our look m gold hunters. It
ia mora than likely taat some of tha
party to which yon belonged will b« s«-
oountered soon, and who knows what
good aews we may receive.. Yv> are
thrice welcome to aQ it may bs la oar
todo for
-Meanwhile
quired of Joe
IE
discovered the cave. Indeed, Taylor
scarcely hesitated in walking directly to
the ledge and pulling himself up.
The opening to the cave was large
enough to admit the body of an ox. To
the left of it rested a large stone which
had been cut to fit the opening, but
which had never been placed in position.
Saunders had said to the right of
Custer's peak. He had been mistaken.
Here was the cave to the left
The men hesitated to enter the open-
ing, although provided with torches to
dispel something of the inky darkness.
In spite of their wicked hearts, a feeling
of awe and reverence held them spell-
bound for a time. By and by Bob shook
it off sufficiently to say:
"This is the place. Thar can't be no
donbt of it, for it's the location we both
got from different men. Tm now a-won-
dering what's inside."
Taylor thought this a fitting oppor-
tunity to decide a matter which had
worried him not a little, and he said:
"In case the gold ia here do we five
share and share alike?"
"Sartinly," was Bob's prompt reply.
"ychj go first and let's see if we hev
earn on a wild goose chase."
Taylor knocked his torch against tha
rocks to make it barn up more brightly,
sad holding it ahead of him passed twto
slowly followed by Bob.
Washington, Jaly 2—Ex-Sena'
tor John B. Henderson of Mis
soari has sent Secretary Carlisle
a very lengthy letter bearing on
the monetary condition of the
conntry. He expresses the be-
lief that the present stringency is
produced, not by any lack or in-
sufficiency or currency, but by a
loss of confidence produced
among business men because of
the bad quality, or inferior char-
acter of a large part of that cur-
rency. He quotes figures to show
that since 1890. the circulation
per capita has increased from
$20.61 to $23.65, and shows by
comparison that it is greater than
that of any other country. France,
possibly excepted. The "bad
policy" of "unbridled state
bank issues of paper money"
is set forth, showing the
balance of trade will be
against us every year. The his
tory of the coinage of silver
money from 1882 to the present
time, is carefully and exhaustively
reviewed. In the latter part ol
this history he says: "Finally af-
ter the passage of the Sherman
law of $1890, which more than
doubled the silver purchases, the
remarkable fact is disclosed that
no amount of exportation of me*-
cbandise could stay the shipment
of gold from the United States, al-
though the excess of our exports
of products in 1892 amounted to
nearly $203,000,000, yet the most
startling fact appears that during
that year we exported over $13,-
000,000 of gold, and now that the
balance of trade has naturally
turned against us, the country is
being drained of its remaining
gold with alarming rapidity."
"If any gold is left in the conn
try it is hoarded by the timid, it
is aB completely absent from cir-
culation, as if It had no existence.
From January, 1889, to June,
1892, nearly $160,000,000 of gold
and gold certificates were witb
drawn from the national treasury.
The rapid disappearance of gold
is further determined by the fact
that in January of 1891, 88.6 per
cent, of the customs taxes in New
York were paid in gold and gold
certificates, while in May, 1893,
only one-tenth of one per cent,
were similarly paid. "The Sher-
man and the Bland laws of 1890
and 1878, are reviewed and com
pared. He states in the course of
his letter that beyond all cavil the
act of 1873 demonetizing the sil-
ver dollar as a tender for debt
was advisedly and considerately
passed. The letter concludes in
substance thus: Wbat is now the
remedy!
The customs duties should
hereafter be paid In gold, the sil
ver bullion in the government
vaults should be sold for cash in
gold, the proceeds converted into
the treasury and 3 per cent bonds
to the amoant of three hundred
millions should be sold and the
proceeds transferred to the treas
ury. A day should be fixed, not
later than Jan. 1, 1898, for the re
demption and payment in gold of
all circulating notes of every kind
heretofore issued by the govern
ment. At least half of the silver
dollars issued under the acts of
1878 and 1890 should be sold as
bullion, and the remainder mint-
ed idto subsidiary silver coin
and made legal tender only in
payment of debts of $10 and less.
Provisions should be made for
he issue of three hundred mil-
lions of gold bonds as a basis for
banking, making the conditions
very liberal. The basis of nation-
al banking should be so enlarged
to permit the issno circulating
notes ou the deposits of oiher
than United States Uomls, the
solvency of such baiiks to be
passed upon by responsible ofticial
All bank issues should be re
leemed in gold coin on demand
previous to Jau. I, 1898. The
surplus funds of the treasury
should either be loaned, orshould
be placed with the banks. It is
not poverty, but distrust, that
afflicts the country. Our policy
of finance must be torn down and
built anew. It was conceived in
error and every step increased the
departure from the right. Give
us a gold standard of value.
Now is the most aceptable
time. We have tried a double
standard and it is a most fright-
ful fai'ure. European nations are
enjoying prosperity because they
enjoy a uniform currency and the
confidence it inspires. Let the
American people be freed from
the curse of bad legislation ant,
they will attend to the rest.
THE Rushford Wagon
COOD TIMBER and BOH! DRY.
It leads in Strength, durability, beauty and
lightness of motion. We make almost ever}
kind of vehicle there is. Wagons, Tnicks,
Carriages, lingpcs, Road Carts, ctc.^ The}
are the best. If there's no Agent is youi
vicinity, write for circular to
WINONA WAGON CO.
Winona, • mini*
cial and spent the day in the city.
This was Mr. Baker's first trip
over the road since his appoint-
ment as general passenger and
ticket agent and his tour is for
the purpose of getting acquainted
with the passenger and ticket
men along the line of the road
and of informing himself as to the
travel.
the gonebnor on HIS muscle.
Nevada, Mo , July 1.—A diffi-
culty occurred last night at the
hotel Mitchel between Governor
Stone and ex-Recorder King,
which for a little while offered a
possibility of a aerious termina-
tion. The difficulty was the cul-
mination of bad blood that has
existed between the parties for
some time, and was precipitated
jy a remark made in Governor
Stone's hearing by Mr. King, and
which the governor immediately
resenti d. Mr. King, who had
been standing near the office desk
n the west end of the rotunda,
walked back near the south-east
corner to join a party of gentle-
men, among them being Con-
gressmen Charley Morgan, J. B.
Cole, the Lamar attorney, Post-
mastery C. B. Ingels and one or
two others. As he came up Mr.
Morgan jocularly remarked:
"Well, you and Stone have
each had your swear, how
do matters stand now!" Mr.
King responded: *'Yes, we have
have had onr swear, but there was
this difference, I was telling the
truth and Stone was telling what
he knew was false;" or as some
report it. "Stone was telling a
lie." QuicK as a flash Gov-
ernor Stone, who was sitting a
few feet away writing at the desk,
sprang to his feet and seizing
Frank P. Anderson's crutch,
which that gentleman had laid
down, he sprang toward Mr. King
and struck at him furiously.
King warded off the blow with
his umbrella, which was shivered
by contaot with the cruth. Both
parties closed with each other and
serious results most likely would
have followed but for the timely
interference ot friends who parted
the combatants and kept them
apart until cooler reason prevail-
ed. The trouble grew ont of the
suit by Vernon county against
Mr. King for the recovery of
$100 excess of fees retained by
him as a clerk here *hile county
recorder, which has been on trial
here for ten days past before a
referee.
"Worth at least teventy-ftvt dollart."
ney when the lookout at the mouth of
the canyon, whose services had never
for a moment been dispensed with, sent
an alarm into camp that something was
wrong.
In five minutes every man was at the
barricade or wall. Opposite the month
of the canyon, across the narrow valley,
was a fine spring. A single Indian had
come galloping np to dismount, bnt five
minutes later a band of at least forty
arrived and prepared to camp. The
ponies were unsaddled, two or three
fires kindled, and it waa evident the red-
skins had gone into camp for the night
The paptain, Joe and two or three other
plainsmen drew aside for consultation,
bat it waa a brief one. ; 1 :
"It's jnst one ohanoe in a hundred that
they may overlook us," said the captain.
"The horses most be led aafarnp the
canyon aa we oaa get hmu, the fire pot
out aad aa> aaaa na>t close hi
tonicht"
[ooifum]
lodge*
have al
Masonic
kind»of blanks printed
•tniiouM* pt»M
POSTER RESIGNS.
Washington, Jaly 2.—Hon
Robert P. Porter, superintendent
of the census has resigned to take
effect immediately. The bureau
hereafter will be in charge of
Clerk Wardle, who has had the
experience ofdirecting the work
temporarily daring the last two
oensases.
AT ROUND ROCK.
Roand Rock, Tex., Jaly 2.—
Fire destroyed Dock Davis' barn
with contents, four miles aonth of
town, this morning at 4 o'clock.
Loss estimated at $3000. Cause
of fire anknown.
CAPTAIN JONES' BODY.
El Paso, Tex., July 1.—The dis-
turbances in the lower part of
this couuty that brought about
the death of brave Captain Frank
Jones of the Texas Rangers is for
the present at an end. What the
result will be is problematical.
After the arrival at the islaud last
night of Sheriff Simmons and his
posse, it became evident that
they were powerless. The Olge-
tins and their friends were in
their own houses just over the
border tn Mexico, where they
held the body of Captain Jones.
The band of robbers was
several times larger than tbe
posse and well armed, and after
it was evident that they would
not give up the body of tbe dead
officer Sheriff Simmons returned
to this c'ty and went over to see
Colonel Mortinez, the mayor of
J »urez.
That gentleman immediately
got out of bed and with Sheriff
Simmons accompanied with a
body of his own police, they ar-
rived at the scene of the trouble
at 7 o'clock this morning. He
at once surrendered tbe body of
Captain Jones to Sheriff Simmons
and placed under arrest the lead-
ers of the murderous gang. They
will be tried for murder,and there
is no doubt of their being shot, as
they are charged with several
brutal crimes in that country.
When arrested these fellows were
on their way to the rendezvous in
the Bosque above El Paso.
THE ARMY BILL
Berlin, July 1—Although no
estimates as to the ultimate com-
position of the reichBtag may
agree, all reliable reckonings
show a divergence of only five
members in the estimates of those
who will snppcrt the army bill,
the calculators placing the num-
ber favoring the bill at between
205 and 210. As there are 397
members of the reichstag these
calculations show a sufficiently
strong majority to pass the bill.
Whatever uncertainty exists as
to the strength of the party arises
from the motley character of the
planks incorporated in the plat-
form on which aome of the can-
didates stood.
A NEW YORK FIRE.
New York, July 2.—A fire this
morning at Park Place and Chareh
street caashd a loss in damage to
buildings of $30,000. F. A. Ring-
ler A Co., $15,000; Smith's hat and
umbrella store, $50,000; Maddox
& Co., $50,000; Imperial cafe,
$1000.
KATY OFFICIALS.
Houston, Tex^ Jnly 2.—A party
of Missouri, Kansas and Texas
officials, consisting of James Bar-
per, general passenger and • ticket
agent; . Carey A. Wilson, chief en-
gineer, and F. 9. Finney, taperiA-
■
iir
s
The next governor is not yet
selected bat some of the papers
are telling what he must be.
They are all agreed that he mast
be a man—a democrat, and that
he mast live in the state. Far-
ther than that they cannot agree.
The argument that it was too
hot for congrees to meet in Jnly
is unworthy of a civilized man.
Two thirds of the constituents of
these congressmen perform man*
usl labor in tbe fields and in • the
shops all the year rouqd. ▲ con-
gressman that wonld make each
an objection ought never to bp
m'wm
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