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OVER THE STATE.
Johx Majors, of Bradshaw. a brother
of ex-Lieutenant Governor Majors, died
last week.
Four hukarkd acres of “gold” lands
Bear Alma hare been purchased by
speculators.
SupEBiirrKXDEXT McKei.vey of the
Genera' industrial school will take a
trip to the coast the first of the year.
Hox Terror Nyk of Fremont, about
serenty rears old, fell down a flight of
stairs the other night, receiving inju
ries that may prove fatal.
Thr Lincoln city council is consider
ing an odinnnce providing for arrest of
children found running the streets
after a reasonable hour at night.
A brickmakers’ convention is called
to meet in the city of Lincoln at the
Capital hotel on January 31, 1890, at
2:30 pi m., for the purpose of organiz
ing a state association.
Rrv. \V. H. H. Pillsbury, county
treasurer of Nance county, died at Ful
lerton of blood poisoning, after long
and painful illness. He was a man who
stood high in the community.
A farmer named Zeigenbine, living
eight miles northwest of Ashland, has
become violently insane over religious
matters. He believes be is Christ and
proposes to impress the fact by force.
The gold find has been extended to
Saunders county. O. R. Bryan, living
ten miles west on Rock creek, believes
there is paying dirt on his farm. An
other farmer severe* miles south re
ports a find.
XHK residence of Patrick Mu lead y,
sir miles north of Harvard, was burned
last week. All the contents of the
house were also burned. The family
was not at home. Loss about 9800 with
bo insurance.
At Omaha the jury in tho murder
case of Claude Hoover brought in a
verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty
j.; at death. Hoover a few weeks ago
shot and killed Councilman Du Boise,
his brother-in-law.
Am. merchants of York report a
good trade for 1805 and assert it was
' much better than that of 1804. During
the year there have been but two fail
ures in the city, and at the present
, ' time everything ia bright for a pros
perous year.
Watsok Hklvrt, son of Frank Hel
vey, one of the oldest settlers of Jeffer
111.-:' sou county, was instantly killed a
short distane north of Falrhury by the
' bursting of a buss saw. lie was saw
* lag stove wood with the machine when
it burst, one piece of the saw striking
him In the head and laying the skull
open to the'brain. The deceased was
twenty-five years old aud leaves a wife.
Thmrk is a united movement on foot
in Lincoln to secure the location in that
city of the next annual reunion of the
Urund Army of the Kepubltu. To this
end a meeting of the business men of
m Lin'coln was held at the Commercial
club, under call of President Harwood.
It was the expressed opinion that, with
proper effort, the nest reunion could
be secured, together with several
others
A Complaint has been received by the
board of secretaries of the state board
' of transportation from Linnwood, But
ler county, against the rates charged
by the Northwestern railroad company
on hay shipped from that point to
Omaha. The complaint sets up that
the rata from Linnwood is 8!» cents per
- 100 pounds, while the towns in the
neighborhood are given much better
: rates ■
A nxqtrumox from the governor of
Illinois was presented to the governor
of Nebraska und honored. The paper
calls for the transportation to the first
named atate of Hunt Nifong. who is
now living at Nelson in Nuckolls coun
ty. lie Is charged with having as
saulted with a pistol, and with intent
to murder, one Ueorge E. Talkinton at
Modests, In Macoupin county, ill, in
March, 18(13.. ,.
Chairman J. A. Edgkrtoxand Secre
tary Frank Eager of tho populist state
•" central committee met with a few party
workers at the atate house in Lincoln
' s- to organise a systematic campaign for
*> securing the populiat national conven
tion for Omaha. The three Nebraska
national committeemen will go to St.
Louis prepared to submit a winning
proposition.
The long talked of railroad np the
■: North Platte river out of North Platte
now bide fair to materialise soon
enough to move next fall's crops, and
.the citisena are therefore jubilant
‘With a great railroad building out of
.* the city, an irrigation fair in prepara
tion, and many new Irrigation enter
prises under headway, North Platte
.. bids fair to enjoy a great growth the
coming spring.
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nrrr NpraeiUtW* Nebraskans met
In Omaha to organise an association
which shall generally unite all classes
of people in a system of work that shall
develop the industries of the stain The
capital stock of the oink is to be $200,
<MM in shares of $1 each. The governor
of the state is to be the president.
There will be eight vice-presidents, the
two United States senators and the six
congressmen of the state.
SttKHirr E. A. Hall of Hemlngford
and Ed E. Clark, sheriff of Greeley,
Colo., were in Grand Island the other
day. where the former delivered to
. Sheriff Clark a cattle rustler, who has
bees s fugitive from justice for over
two years. The priaouer's name is
Charles Holliday, alias Kid Holliday/
Sheriff Hall and hie deputy made the
arrest in one of the northwestern coun
ties and were compelled to face a re
volver in the hands of the outlaw's
Wife when doing so.
Dak Cum was thrown from the
tear platform of a motor car near Lin
coln and sustained what now appears
to be fatal injuries.
Bkatbick, looking for wavs and
means to help the city exchequer, pro
pose* placing an occupation tax upon
telephone and telegraph poles.
A rA*W,^f boys were ekatl-.;r on the
river at Pfatismouth when Ed Julious
broke through. He was very near
death's door, having gripped the ice
until almost gone, when Merritt Kerr,
n companion, jumped in and succeeded
te getting the boy out Much credit
it due Kerr, ns the accident happened
dear the center of the stream.
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Paid tha Coear Bounty.
The Oxncrdaat Grand Island and tba
owners of the Norfolk beet sugar fac
tory have received warrants from the
state in payment of nearly 940,000
bounty. No appropriation was made
by the legislature, but the sugar mak
ers declared that they were authorized
to receive payment from the general
fund. Secretary of State Piper has
finally approved the claima Auditor
, Moore lias issued the warrants and
| State Treasurer Bartley has signed
them. The holders will await their
turn on the general fund, which means
that the warrants have been registered
and are drawing 5 per cent interest.
The act passed last winter provides
for the payment of a state bounty of %
of a cent a pound for all sugar manu
factured in factories existing when the
bill became a law. While no appro
priation was made, the act itself con
tains this section:
“When any claim arising under this
act is filed, verified and approved by
the secretary of state, as herein pro
vided, lie shall certify the same to the
auditor of state, who shall draw a war
rant upon the state treasurer for the
amount due thereon, payable to the
party or parties to whom said sum or
sums are due.'"
Acting under this section Auditor
Moore issued the warrants after he had
secured advice which satisfied him of
the legality of the transaction. On the
other hand the constitution provides
that no money shall be drawn from the
treasury without a specific appropria
tion, and the payment of bounty on
wild animals has always been stopped
when the appropriation became ex.
hansted.
Claims for bounty on chicory have
not yet been paid, although a represen
tative of the factory at O’Neill has been
pushing the matter.
All the Ktate Interested.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the second convention
of the Nebraska Beet Sugar associa
tion has issued a call for the conven
tion, which is to be held in I'remont
February 6 and 0, inviting the selection
of representatives as follows: The
governor of the state is requested to
appoint twenty delegates at large, the
State University, State Board of Agri
culture, State Horticultural society.
State Dairymen's association and State
Federation of Labor, ten delegates
each; mavors of cities, five delegates
each; villages, three delegates each;
presidents of boards of trade and com
mercial clubs, five delegates; State
Normal school, private and denomina
tional colleges, three delegates each;
labor organizations, farmers' institutes
and granges, three delegates each, and
irrigation societies or companies, three
delegates each. Editors of agricultural I
and irrigation publications and editors ■
of all newspapers in Nebraska will, on':
presentation of credentials, be entitled
to seats in the convention. An invita- ■
tior. is also extended to all present
members of congress, governor, state
and county officials and members of .
the legislature to attend as delegates.
A program will be presented, with '
papers on the subjects, from a scienti- ,
He, theoretical and practical stand- j
point. The railroad companies have
signified their intention of making a
rate of One fare for the round trip.
Killed by Ills Wife.
Newcastle dispatch: Lewis Bokos
kie, a well-to-do Bohemian farmer, was
shot and killed by his wife one night
last week at their home a few miles j
from town. News of the tragedy was
brought here by neighbors, to whom
the woman reported the deed.
Bokoskie, according to her story,
came home drunk and assaulted her
and the children. She tried to protect
herself and he threatened to kill her.
She managed to get the shotgun and
fired on him at. short range, inflicting !
injuries which caused his death a few i
hours afterwards. County officials were
notified and they went to the scene,
where an inquest will be held.
The woman is a. daughter of Mrs.
Bird, a wealty resident of Omaha. They
had four children.
Omaha Murderer Convicted.
Omaha dispatch: At 10:15 yesterday
morning the jury which heard the case
against Claude H. Hoover returned a
verdict of murder in the first degree,
inflicting the death penalty, for the
murder of Councilman 8am DuBois.
Seventeen days ago today, in the
evening of December 13, Claude H.
Hoover shot and killed his brother-in
law, Sam DuBois, two shots taking ef
fect in DuBois’ left side, immediately
above the heart
The shooting was the result of a
slight dispute between the two concern
ing a woman companion of Hoover's
sister, Mias Katie lirophy, who Hoover
claimed was not a fit companion for the
girl.
Western Nebraska Fair.
North Platte dispatch: The great
question agitating people in this sec
tion at the present time is that of the
proposed western Nebraska fair. At
the meeting of the Slate Irrigation as
sociation at Sidney, an organization
was formed for the purpose of holding
such a fair in this city. The state asso
ciation indorsed the idea and promised
all the aid in its power.
The president of the association is
Mr. W. L. Park, the division superin
tendent of the Union Pacific at this
point, and au enthusiastic irrigationist
The idea is to have a fair for the pro
ducts of irrigated Nebraska. The asso
ciation is now figuring with Colonel W.
F. Cody^and if the deal on foot is con
summated the fair will be a strong rival
of the state fair in Omaha in 18'JG. The
colonel thinks of bringing his congress.
of rough riders of the world to this'
city at the time the fair is held.
A model farm will be planted near
the fair grounds for . the purpose of
practically showing the benefits of irri
gation.
Monacan Again UtnM.
LtJicoi.x, Neb.. Dec. 3a—For the
fourth timo the Reverend Bishop of
| Lincoln has been “knocked out” in
| his fight in the civil courts with Father
| Murphy- At Tecuraseh Bishop Bono
I cum appeared with an amended peti
tion in his temporary injunction pro
ceedings against Father Murphy, in
which lie sought to restrain the latter
from retaining possession of St. An
drew's Church property. Judge BaV»
cock held that the new petilioa did
i not state facts sufiicient to constitute
, * cause of action, ac'd dismissed the
nroceedinars.
THE COMMISSION MEETS
FIRST STEP TOWARD Film TER
EZCELA’S BOUNDARY LIKE.
IT FORMALLY ORGANIZES.
Jnstlco Brewer of Ktmai la Chosen
President and All the Members Ei
eept Mr. White Sworn lo—The
Commission Makes a For
mal Call on President
Cleveland.
Washiuotox, Jan. 8.—The members
of the Venezuelan commission, Mr.
White alone being absent, were at the
State department to-day and had an
important conference with Secretary
Olney. Aftjr exchanging greetings
with the secretary and with one an
other, Secretary Oiney presented each
member a commission from the Pres
ident, which, after giving formal no
tice of appointment, said:
“It is expected that the commission
will avail itself of all possible Sources
of information, will apply to the mat
ter all pertinent rules of municipal
and international law and will make a
report to the President of their con
c uslons together with the evidence
and documents submitted to and con
sidered by them, with as little delay
as is compatible witli the thorough
and impartial consideration of the
subject to be dealt with. ”
The language of the commissions
issued to the members so clearly de
fines their task that it left little to be
said by Secretary Olney on this point
and the feature of his remarks was
the explanation of the desire of the
government that the commission
should regard itself as entirely
independent of control in the pur
suance of its investigation and as
master of its own procedure at all
times. At the conclusion of the con
ference with Secretary Olney the com
mission retired to the diplomatic room
to hold its first preliminary meeting.
Secretary Olney tendering the service
of his own private secretary, Mr.
Blandford, to act as recording secre
tary until otherprpvissibn is made.
The session lasted about an hour and
at its conclusion a formal statement
of the proceeding, so far as it was
deemed proper to make public, was
given out. Justice Brewer was unan
imously eldcted president of the com
mission and proceeded to administer
the oath. Walker Blanford was ap
pointed clerk. Commissioner Coudert
moved that the matter of selecting'of
quarters for the commission be left to
President Brewer and Commissioner
Alvey. The motion was agreed to.
Commissioner Oilman moved that an
inquiry be made as to the best map,
showing physical characteristics of
the country in question, which should
be reproduced in a convenient form
for the use of the commis
sion. This motion was also
agreed to. Commissioner Uil
inan was authorized to make
the inquiry. The commission then,
upon motion of Commissioner Coudert,
adjourned at half past 13 o’clock to
meet Saturday next at half past ten
o’clock, unless the President shall des
ignate another day meanwhile.
The commissioners, after adjourn
ment, proceeded in a body to the
White house and paid their respects
to the President. It appears that in
the matter of selecting assistants and !
officers the commission will proceed
with great circumspection and par
ticularly in the selection of a secre
tary! for which place names of several
prominent persons have been men
tioned.
NO LONGER A TERRITORY.
Utah Hal Hern Admitted to the Stater
hood of Statei.
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 0.— Manager
Brown of the Western Union Tele
graph company fired two guns in front
of his office at 0:13 a. m. to-day as an
agreed signal that the president had
signed the proclamation admitting
Utah as a state. At noon a salute of
twenty guns was fired by the artillery
on Capitol hill. Many flags were dis
played on the public buildings, but no
unusual demonstrations were noticed
on the streets. The enthusiasm is be- j
ing held in check uutil Monday, when
the inaugural ceremonies will take 1
place. All the public business of the
territory has been closed ready for the
new order of things to be inaugurated
Monday. Governor Wells has been
busy most of the forenoon receiving
congratulations.
Washington, Jan. 0.—The President
at 10 o’clock this morning signed the
proclamation admitting Utah to state
hood. The proclamation is ot the us
ual form. In regard to religion it
says:
“Whereas, Said convention, so or
ganized, did, by ordinance ii revocable
without the consent of the United
States and the people of said state, as
required by said act, provide that per
fect toleration of religious sentiment
shall be secured and that no inhabi
tant of said state shall ever be mo
tested in person or property on account
of his or her mode of religious wor
ship, but that polygamous or plural
marriages are forever prohibited, and
did also by said ordinance make the
other various stipulations recited in
section three of said act.”
“Father BUI” Daly Takes a Bride. ;
Habtfobd, Conn., Jan. 6.—William
C. Daly, known to turfmen as “Father
Bill,” has married Miss Ella O’Ma
honey. The bride is St years old and
the bridegroom upward of half a cen
tury. Two weeks ago Mrs. Daly, his
former wife, obtained a divorce on the
ground of intolerable cruelty, and
Daly was forced to pay fit 5,000 alimony.
140 Millions for Fenslons.
Washington, Jan. C.—The subcom
mittee of appropriating in charge of
the pension appropriation bill finished
'Consideration of the bill to-day. The
bill calls for filfO.OoO.OOO, a decrease of
t little over $2,00u.000 from the esti
nates submitted by the commissioner.
JOHN L. AND THE COAT.
Fx-Champloo Knocked Out Aftlii, This
Time by ■ Brnte He Had Tormented.
Chicago, Jan. C.— John L. Sullivan
has been knocked out for the second
time in a fair fight. It happened at
La Salle, 111., last night.
Sullivan and Paddy Ryan are travel
ing with a dramatic company, another
member of which is a large billy goat
named Dan. Sullivan had great de
•light in bantering the goat and watch
ing the frantic efforts of the latter to
resent it. John would slap Dan, pull
his whiskers, and offer other indigni
ties that fairly drove his goatship in
sane with rage. When he could think
of nothing worse, Sullivan would turn
him over on his back, where the goat
would lie helpless, his spreading horns
preventing him from turning over.
then Sullivan would spit in his face.
' Dan's feelings toward the ex-cham
pion became such that lie would snort
with rage at the very sight of him.
When the show was at La Salle, Sul
livan was seated in a dressing room,
near the stage, putting on his shoes,
when the door opened, and Dan, who
was standing near by, tied to the wall,
as usual, got a glimpse of him. The
goat made a plunge and snapped the
rope. Before Sullivan realized that
he was in anjr danger the billy goat
bad struck him with the force of a
trolley car, and the big fellow was
knocked into a heap in the corner of
the room. Sullivan tried to rise and
the goat gave him another butt Sul
livan lay on the floor and gasped.
A member of the company walked
in at that moment and Dan gave him a
butt in the stomach that laid him out
Sullivan had by this time regained his
wind and he let out a series of lusty
baw. s for help that brought enough
reinforcements to subdue Dan. Sulli
van for a time whs wild with anger,
and nothing short of the murder of
the goat would satisfy him. He final
ly changed his mind, however, and
now says that Dan can whip any goat
on earth and he is ready to back him.
A Mfe Sentence Imposed.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. (1. — George
Washington Davis, the negro con
victed of wrecking a Rock Island pas
senger train near hero August », 1894,
in which eleven persons were killed,
was sentenced by Judge Holmes to
life imprisonment, the limit of the
law. Public opinion here is over
whelmingly in favor of the negro’s in
nocence, and the belief largely ob
tains that the Rock Island sought his
conviction in order to avoid payment
of damages to relatives of the victims.
The case will be appealed at once.
Bill! Fights for Chicago,
Atlanta,Jan. 6.—Chicago is to have
some genuine bull fights. The mata
dors and other “dores” that go with
the geuuine article and who have been
with the Mexican Village here, have
gone on to Chicago with Mark It
Stone, who had the Gypsy Village
here, and it is Stone's intention to
give bull tights there and in other
Northern cities. He says there is no
law against showing the bull fights.
Internal Revenue Collections.
* Leavenwobth, Kan., Jan. 6.—The
.internal revenue collections for this
district, which comprises the state of
Kansas, Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory, for December amounted to
813,854. This is a big falling off from
December 1894. The amount derived
from oleomargarine stamps is the only
thing that held up. It averages 811,
000 a month in this district.
A Meeting of Manufacturers.
Chicago, Jan. 0.—The National As
sociation of the Manufacturers of the
United States will hold its first annual
convention in this city January 2l--)3.
Over 900 delegates ‘ will attend this
convention, representing manufactur
ing industries in this country, which
produce 600 billion dollars worth of
goods annually. The convention will
be strictly a meeting for business.
Hard tuck for a Glee Club.
Colombia, Mo., Jan. 6.—The Mis
souri University Glee Club has re
turned from its tour through Missouri
and Kansas. Two of its members
walked to Columbia from Rochenort.
From a financial standpoint the -trip
was a failure. Houses were small and
receipts meager.
Rev. Nathaniel Clark Dead.
Boston, Jan. 6—Rev. Nathaniel G.
Clark, D. D., LLD., for . nearly thirty
years prominently identified with the
management of the American Board
of Commissioners of Foreign Missions,
died at his home here to-day from
heart disease, aggravated by his ad
vanced age.
Shot HU Sinter Dead.
TorEKA, Kan., Jan. 6.—While play
ing with a loaded rifle last night, the
six-year-old daughter of George Van
Horn was shot dead by her brother,
aged nineteen. The young man didn't
know it was loaded and sent two bul
lets through'liis sister’s body.
Killed HU Rival.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 0.—Lee Shirley
shot Charles Moorehead to death on
Pacific avenue last night He was
captured and placed in jail this morn
ing. They were courting the same
young woman, una jealousy caused
the tragedy.
( Short 830,000.
' Mofnt Vernon, 111.. Jan. 6.—The
statement.of the shortage of Albert
Wade,assistant and absconding cashier
of the First National bank of this city,
places it at $30,500. It is rumored that
Wade has joined the Cuban army.
Times Too Hard for a Grand Jary.
Abilene, Kan., Jan. 0.—Judge
James Humphrey has issued an order
that no grand jury should be drawn
for this county for the coining term of
court, owing to the hard times.
Hsailing Factory Burned.
Poplar Hluff, Ma, Jan. 0.—The H.
Alfrey & Son heading factory, to
gether with machinery and stock,
burned this morning at II o'clock.
Loss, $40,000; insurance $3,000.
Gar**, the Mexican, Fighting for Cuba.
Tampa, Fla., Jan. A—Catarinp,
Garza, the famous Mexican revolution!
1st, has joined the Cuban patriots. I
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SPEECH Bt SHEHMAN.
THE OHIO SENATOR TALKS ON
THE FINANCES.
A Mixed Crttlctim Bad Approval of Preil
dent Cleveland—Trouble* or the Treax
nry Attributed to the Adoption of the
Wilton Tariff Law—Snggeitlon* for
Reforming the Cnrrenej—Other Mat
ter* In tlie Senate.
Sherman on Finance*.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Senator Sher
man to-day addressed the Senate on
the resolution introduced by him a few
days ago relative to the restoration of
the gold reserve. He began by assert
ing that, while Congress would support
the President in maintaining the honor
and integrity of our country in the
field of diplomacy, it will not approve
his recommendation on the more im
portant subject of our financial policy,
and especially of our currency. Con
tinuing, he said:
“The President has mistaken the
cause of our present financial condi
tion in attributing it to the demand
for gold instead of to the deficiency of
revenue caused by the legislation of
the last Congress. He proposes as a
remedy the conversion of the United
States notes and treasury notes into
interest bearing bonds, thus increas
ing the interest bearing debt nearly
#5u0,uo0,000. He proposes a line of
public policy that will produce a sharp
contraction of our currency, add
greatly to the burden of existing
debts and arrest the progress of almost
every American industry which now
competes with foreign production.”
Senator Sherman read from Secre
tary Carlisle’s report to show that
Srior to 1891 the demand for coin for
nited States notes during a period of
thirteen years from July l, 1879, to
July 1, 1893, was only #43,310,890,
while the receipts of gold for United
States notes during the same prior
period amounted to #160,000,000. The
withdrawals from the treasury from
July 1, 1S93, to December 1, 1895, have
amounted to #360,266,513. During the
first term of Mr. Cleveland, when he
was powerless to affect our currency
and tariff policy, the Senate being Re
publican, the gold increased from
#340,000,000 on April 1, 1885, to #320,
000,000 on April 1, 1889. This gold
came into the treasury without cost
in exchange for United States notes
or gold certificates. Mr. Carlisle at
tributes the withdrawal of gold to
silver legislation, yet, the Bland
AUison act was in force from 1878 to
1890, when the accumulation of gold
occurred, and the great body of gold
was withdrawn after the act of July
14, 1800, was repealed.
In view of these official facts can
any fair minded man have a doubt as
to the cause of our financial condition?
What other cause can be staled than
that unwise legislation reduced our
revenues below our expenditures, im
paired confidence in our ability to
maintain our currency at par and com
pelled the government to sell bonds
provided for the redemption of United
S^rtes notes in order to meet deficien
cies? What other remedy is there for
our financial difficulties except to bor
row money on the best terms possible
to pay current deficiencies and to pro
vide additional revenue for future
wants?
To tliis extent and for these pur
poses I am willing to support this ad
ministration, however much I may dis
agree with its general policy.
I do not wish to criticise the sales of
bonds authorized by the resumption
act to meet these deficiencies. Under
the circumstances the administration
was justified in doing this, even to the
impairment of the resumption fund,
but it ought frankly say that the
cause of the invasion of the resump
tion fund was the deficiency of ro venue
created by faulty tariff legislation by
the last Congress. The true remedy
is to supply by taxation in some form
additional revenue, and, until this
can be effected, to borrow from the
people of the United States enough
money to cover past and future de
ficiencies. Thisdonegold will readily
be exchanged for United States notes,
as was done from January 1, 1879 to
the election of Mr. Cleveland.
The two defects in existing law re
lating to redemption, are mentioned
by the President. First, that the
notes presented for redemption must
be reissued. It seems from the news
gapers that he has found the power to
old notes redeemed until they can be
exchanged for coin, a discovery that
he should have made sooner. Second,
that the resumption fund is a part of
the general balance in the treasury
and may be applied to current ex
pcuuiturca,
“Congress neglected to cure the de
fects pointed out by me as Secretary
of the Treasury in 183“, but I hope
will correct them now at the request
of the President. It was not then an
ticipated that a deficiency of revenue
would occur or that, if it did occur,
the government would use a fund
specifically pledged for another pur
pose to meet current liabilities.
“The President is of the opinion that
the United States notes and treasury
notes should be retired and give place
to bank notes. This is a question for
Congress to decide. It is certainly not
of that opinion now, nor was the last
Congress of that opinion.
“1 believe that, under existing law,
the aggregate sum of United States
notes and treasury notes issued under
the act of 1890, amounting to about
(460,009,000. can be easily maintained
at par with coin if the two amend
ments I have mentioned are adopted
by Congress.
“A careful study of the system of
banking currency and coinage adopted
by the principal nations of Kurope
convinces me that our system, when
cured of a few defects developed by
time, founded upon the bimetallic
coinage of gold and silver maintained
at par with each other with free na
tional banka established in every city
and town of importance in the United
States issuing their notes secured be
yond doubt bv United States bonds
or some equivalent security redeema
ble on demand in United States notes,
and the issue of any amount of United
States notes and treasury notes,
equal to the amount now outstanding
with provision for a ratable increase
with the increase of population, al
• ways redeemable in coin supported by
; nn ample reserve of coin in the treas
ury not to bo invaded by deficiencies
Of revenues and separated by the sub
treasury system from all connection
witii the receipts and expenditures of
the government—such a system would
make our money current in commer
cial circles in every land and clime,
better than the best that now exists in
.Europe, better than that of Great
' Britain, which now holds the purse
-strings,of the world.
“I may on some proper occasion
hereafter give the reason for my faith
in our present financial system. All I
ask now iB that you will not disturb it
with your deficiencies; you will not
rob it of its safeguards; you will not
return to the days of wildcat money;
you will dot lessen the savings of pru
dent labor or the accumulations of th*
rich- Time makes all things even.
Let us give to the executive authori
ties ample means to meet the appro
priations you have made, but let us
strengthen, rather than weaken, our
monetary system, which lies at the
foundation of our prosperity and
progress.”
.Mr. 311118 replied to Mr. Sherman's
tariff arguments, asserting that the
McKinley bill bred the original deficit.
Mr. Elkins next spoke. He said the
House bond bill was intended to meet
an emergency. There was no reason,
he said, why the President and .Secre
tary of the Treasury should be allowed
to sell bonds without advertising, say
ing that they should not be given a
privilege which would not be granted
to private individuals in ordinary af
fairs. He criticised the last bond
issue, claiming that the commission,
was too great. He saw no reason why
loans should not be floated at home.
Mr. Elkins thought the people were*
as likely to buy from the government
as from a syndicate, and considered
the syndicate superfluous. The Pres
ident should take the people into his
confidence. _ He asked for a vote on
his resolution, saying it wasc.urgent
because there was danger that the
bonds would soon be issued.
Mr. Hill moved to refer the resolu
tion to the finance committee. He
thought there was no question as to
the propriety of the reference as the
finance committee had the subject be
fore it in the House bill. The com
mittee had, he said, adjourned until
Tuesday, the question could be con
sidered carefully between now and
then. He asserted that there- was
more than a single question involved
in this proceeding. The question
of whether bonds should be sold at
public or private sale should go with
the bill now under consideration by
the committee. The Senate resolution
would carry no weight' It was only
an expression of the Senate alone. It
was expected to have some weight
with the executive but he did not
know that it would.
Mr. Elkins' motion for consideration
(not passage) of his resolution for pub
lic advertisements for . bonds, passed
the Senate—48 yeas to 5 nays. Nays:
Brice, Caffery, Mitchell of Wisconsin,
Murphy and Hill.
FOR COAST DEFENSE.
Crgent Appeals for Protection From
Atlantic and Pacific Coast Cities.
W ashington, Jan.4.—-Senator Squire
has called a meeting of the committee
on coast defense of the Senate for to
day for the immediate consideration
of his bill on fortifications and coast
defenses. Petitions to Congress are
pouring in from Charleston, Savannah,
Galveston, New Haven and other
cities on the Atlantic coast, and sim
ilar action is being taken in Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco and San
Diego, on the Pacific coast.
Sugar Prices Advance.
Chicago, .Jan. 4.—The effect of in
cendiarism in the sugarcane fields of
Cuba by the insurgents has reached
this market with greater force than
that noted last week, and sugar is on
the upturn. The net advance this week
has been a quarter of a cent a pound.
Conservative dealers are predicting
further advance of fully a half cent
and others look for an upturn of a
cent The latest report is that the
Cuban crop is rapidly passing away in
smoke.
A Philadelphia Failure.
Phh.adki.phia, Jan. 4.—The Solicit
ors Loan and Trust company of this
city, of which Richard VV. Clay is
president, made an assignment to-day
to Colonel T. DeWitt Cuyler, one of
the directors. The Solicitors Loan
and Trust company has ussets of
about $1,'JOOO,OGO, most of which is
tied up in Western mortgages. It was
founded in 1880 with a full>paid capi
tal of $500,000. Its stock recently
dropped about $10 a share.
Fred Close Wants the Topeka Press.
Topeka, Ivan., Jan. 4. — Colonel
Fred Close has commenced a replevin
action for possession of the Topeka
Daily Press on a claim of $1,500.
lilakesley & Ruggles will give a re
delivery bond and fight the case on tbs
ground that the claim is illegal. Col
onel Close wants to get hold of the
Press and run it as a Populist paper.
P. D. Armour Baying Up Corn.
Omaha. Neb., Jan. 4.—P. D. Armour
is said to be buying and cribbing corn
in Iowa and Nebraska. Armour's
agent in Omaha is George Lyon. Lyon
said it was true that Armour was buy
ing corn in this State and in Iowa and
storing it to await a bettor price, as a
speculation.
Pension* for All.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Congressman
Blue of Karsas wants to pension all
all old soldiers who have been honor
ably discharged and who have
reached the age of 55 years. He intro
trod uced to-day a bill to give each old
soldier, who meets the requirements
$111 a month.
XnnsBeld to Quit the Stage.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Richard Mans
field formally announced his determin
ation to retire from the stage and go
on the lecture platform at the con
clusion of his performance in the La
fayette Square theater last uight.
Banker* Arrested.
ATCnisoN, Kan., Jan. 4.—J. M. Ro’»
bins, president, and N. F. Hess, cash
ier, of the State bank of Evere-L
which failed some time ago, were
arrested yesterday on a charge of re
ceiving deposits when the bank war
known to be in a failing condition.
■William Richard of Kansas City,
Mo., was drowned in the Osage river
at Shipley's Shoals by his skiff eaosiz
ing.