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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
3
Interview with Roger Mills in Washington on December 6 attributes to him the claim that directing treasury to pay out when reserves fall below a threshold would merely fix premiums. He argues the policy manipulates neither prices nor currency value and cautions against exporting gold or using bonds and notes to control the market.
The president calls for reform in national finance citing greenbacks and Sherman act notes. He urges retirement of such notes to restore gold reserves and warns continued current policy could require more bond issues. The piece notes the document’s readability and outlines partisan context and upcoming policy debates.
The speaker says the argument has attracted no other supporters and clarifies the purpose is discussion and investigation not endorsement or forming alliances with Macune. They note no aim to thwart any candidate or ambitions to go to Congress.
The December issue features Stevenson’s final tale Ouida Sarah Grand Zan will and Jam Lane Allen’s Kentucky realism Butterflies amid a star lineup of illustrators. It boasts record advertising earning 4900 to 8000 in net copy value per issue and a ten cent price as an educational movement alongside a grand publication. Senator Mills proposes a silver coinage plan to cover deficits with treasury notes and silver or gold redemption based on reserves. Rufus W. Peckham nominated to Supreme Court to fill Howell Jackson’s seat, with New York senators set to confirm. Peckham, Albany judge, resides in Albany.
Manuel Jones Dick Stallcup and John Stallcup were arrested near Taylor on counterfeiting charges. Authorities found molds for silver quarter dollars and metal stock. Suspects jailed awaiting further proceedings.
Masked men forced an agent to open the safe at Thorndale last week at 11 PM, obtaining $100 before fleeing. Counterfeit five dollar silver certificates appeared in Waco recently, detected by money handlers. Indictments were returned against Sam F. Sewell J. C. McKel vane and Frank Henry by the federal grand jury for Mc Gregor bank robbery, with cases already pending in state courts.
James J Corbett rejects reports of retirement planning a comeback. Promoter announces a bout between Fitzsimmons and another opponent to be staged near El Paso after the holidays.
Reports from Washington indicate little action expected, with observers noting limited progress on the policy issue and no clear timetable for significant measures. Officials caution that negotiations remain uncertain and lawmakers await further briefings.
Reed works on major committees amid difficult labor. Allison of Iowa announces candidacy for president with formal backing from the state's Republican executive committee. The current congress must settle thirty two contested election cases. Austin's municipal election names Louis Hankock mayor. State warrants totaling sixty thousand dollars were called in last week.
The Belton Journal notes the Kyle Star-Vindicator debate on free coinage of gold and silver and legal tender. It cites constitutional limits, while Brenham Banner laments local self-government eroding under federal relief. Further items comment Cleveland's possible third term and local political forces in Robertson county amid railroad anxieties.
The era’s debates touch free silver politicians while Turkey’s Armenians and Turks massacre each other. European powers are urged to intervene or withdraw. Texas ships corn to Chicago for the first time, signaling corn may supplant cotton as king. A SC clause grants voting rights for life to certain noncitizens in a disputed property context.
A section of the constitution is discussed regarding voting and registration rules for males after 1898. The piece extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with testimonials from A V Traddell J Orchard and J M Matcher praising its relief and family use. It lists J F Vis on Cameron and O F McCt Maysfield as sellers.
The advertisement touts four medicines with strong claims. Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds Electric Bitters Bucklen s Arnica Salve and Dr King s New Life Pills are said to perform as promised with guarantees.
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