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11EM1NGF0KD HERALD. THOS. J. O'KKBFFE, I'alilUlur. HEMINQFORD, NEBRASKA. OVER THE STATE. Jntix Majoiu. of Hradshaw. a brother of cx-Llctitonant Governor Majors, died last week. Fouit nuMiKKO acres of "gold" lands near Alma have been purchased by speculators. Sui'KIUNTKXDKNT McKKLVHY of tllO Geneva industrial school will tako a trip to tho coast tho first of tho year. Hox. Thkiio.v NvKof Fremont, about seventy vears old, fell down a flight of stairs tho other night, receiving inju ries that may prpvo fatal. Tub Lincoln city council Is consider ing tin odlnanco providing for arrest of children found running tho streets after a reasonable hour at night. A iiiHCKitAKKJift' convention in called to meet in tho city of Lincoln at tho Capital hotel on January 21, 1800, at 2:30 p. in., for tho purposo of organiz ing a stato association. Hrv. W. II. II. FiLLsni'itv, county treasurer of Naneo county, died at Fill lorton of blood poisoning, after long und painful Illness. Ho was ti man who stood high in tho community. A faiimek named Zolgenblne, living eight miles northwest of Ashland, has become violently insano over religious matters. He believes ho is Christ and proposes to Impress tho fact by force. Tjik gold-find has been extended to Saunders county. O. It. Rryan, living ten miles west on Rock crcclt, bclioves there Is paying dirt on his farm. An other farmer several miles south re ports a find. Tun rcsldcnco of Patrick Mulcahy, six miles nortli of Harvard, was burned last week. All tho contents of tho house were also burned. Tho family was not at home. Loss about 8800 with uo insurance. At Omulm the jury In the murder case of Claudo Hoover brought in a verdict of guilty and fixed tho penalty at death. Hoover a few weeks ago shot and killed Councilman l)u Rolso, his brother-in-law. AM. merchants of York veport n good trade for 1805 und assert It was much butter than that of 1804. During tho year thero havo been but two fail ures in tho city, and at tho present time overythlng is bright for a pros perous year. Watson Hki.vi.y, son of Frank Hoi vey, ono of tho oldest settlers of Jeffer son county, was Instantly killed a short dlstano north of Falrnury by tho bursting of a buz, saw. Ho was saw ing stove wood with tho maehino when it burst, ono pleco of tho saw striking him in tho head and laying tho skull open to the brain. Tho deceased was twenty-five years old and leaves a wife. TitKiti, is a united movement on foot in Lincoln to secure tho location in that city of tho next annual reunion of tho tJrand Army of tho Republic. To this end a meetluir of the business men of Lincoln was held at tho Commercial club, under call of President Harwood. K wns tho expressed opinion that, with proper effort, tho noxt reunion could bo secured, together with several others. A Complaint has been received by the botird of secretaries of tho state board of transportation from Llnnwood, But ler county, against the rates charged by tho Northwestern railroad company on hay shipped from that point to Omaha. Thu complaint sets up that thu rate from Llnnwood IsoU cents per 100 pounds, while tho towns in tho neighborhood aro given much better rates. A hkquihition from tho governor of Illinois wns preseuted to tho governor of Nebraska and honored. Tho paper calls for tho transportation to the first named stato of Hunt Nlfong. who Is now living at Nelson in Nuckolls coun ty. Ho is charged with having ns s mil ted with a pistol, and with Intent to murder, ono George E. Tulkinton at Modesto, in Macoupin county, HL, In March, 1805. Chaiumax J. A. Kdokuton and Secre tary Frank F.oger of tho populist stato central committee met with a few party workers at tho btato house in Lincoln to organize a systematic campaign for securing tlio populist national conven tion for Omaha. Tho threo Nobraska national committeemen will go to St. Louis prepared to submit a winning proposition. Tiik long talked of railroad up tho North Platto river out of North Platto now bids fair to materialize soon enough to move next fall's crops, and tho citizens aro therefore jubilant. Willi a great railroad building out of tho city, un Irrigation fair in prepara tion, and many now irrigation enter prises under headway, North Platto bids fair to enjoy a great growth the coming spring. Fifty representative Nobraskans met in Omaha to organize an association which shall generally unite all classes of people in a system of work that shall develop tho Industries of tho state. The capital stock of tho club is to be 200, 1K)0 in shares of SI each. The governor of tho stato is to bo tho president. There will bo eight vice-presidents tho two United States senators and the six congressmen of tho state. Siikkifk E. A. Hall of Hemiugford and Ed E. Clark, sheriff of Greclov, Colo., vrcro in Grand Island tho other day, whero the former delivered to sheriff Clark a cattle rustler, who has been a fugitive from justice for over two years. Tho prisouer's name is Charles Holllday. alias Kid Holliday. Sheriff Hall and his deputy made the arrest in one of the northwestern coun ties and were compelled to faco a re volver in tho hands of tho outlaw's wife when doing so. Dak Clahk was thrown from the rear platform of a motor car near Lin coln and sustained what now appears to be fatal injuries. Iikathic.-.-, looking for ways and means to help the city exchequer, pro poses placing an occupation tax upon telephone and telegraph poles. A paiity of boys were skating on tho river at Plattsmouth when Ed Julious broke through. Ho was very near death's door, having gripped tho lee until almost goue. when Merritt Kerr, n companion, jumped In and succeeded in getting the boj out Much credit ju due Kerr, as the accident lpppened near the renter of the s'rcaiu. Twill the Su-pir nnnntjr. The Oxnardsat Grand Island and tho owners of the Norfolk beet sugar fac tory have received warrants from the state In payment of nearly 540,000 bounty. No appropriation was mado by the legislature, but tho sugar mak ers declared that they were authorized to rccelvo payment from the general fund. Secretary of State Piper has finally approved tho claims. Auditor Moore has issued the warrants and State Treasurer Hartley has signed them. The holders will await their turn on tho general fund, which means that tho warrants havo been rcglstorcd and aro drnwinir (i ncr cent interest. Tho net passed last winter provides for tho payment of a state bounty of i of a cent a pound for nil sugar manu factured in fnctorics existing whon tho bill becamo a law. While no appro priation was made, tho act Itself con tains this section: "When any claim arising under this act Is filed, verified and approved by tho secretary of state, as heroin pro vided, he shall certify tho samo to tho auditor of state, who shall draw a war rant unon tho stato treasurer for tho amount duo thereon, payable to tho party or parties to whom said sum or sums aro due.'" Acting under this section Auditor Moore Issued the warrants after he had secured advico which satisfied him of tho legality of the transaction. On tho other hand tho constitution provides that no money shall bo drawn from the treasury without a specific appropria tion, and tho payment of bounty on wild animals has always been stopped whon tho appropriation becamo ex. haustcd. Claims for bounty on chicory havo not yet been paid, although a represen tative of tho factory at O'Neill has been pushing tho matter. All Mm Hlntt Interested. The committee In charge of tho ar rangements for tho second convention of tho Nebraska Hcet Sugar associa tion has issued a call for the conven tion, which is to bo held In Fremont February 5 and 0, inviting tho selection of representatives as follows: Tho governor of tho state Is requested to appoint twenty delegates at large, the Stato University, Stato Hoard of Agri culture, Stato Horticultural society, Stato Dairymen's association and Stato Federation of Labor, ten delegates each; mavors of cities, five delegates each; vltlages, threo delegates each; presidents of boards of trade and com mercial clubs, flvo dolcgates; Stato Normal school, private and denomina tional colleges, threo delegates each; labor organizations, farmers' Institutes and granges, three delegates eacn, auu irrigation societies or companies, three delegates each. Editors of agricultural and Irrigation publications and editors of nil newspapers in Nebraska will, on presentation of credentials, be entitled to seats in the convention. An invita tion Is also extended to all present members of congress, govornor, state und county otlicials and members of tho legislature to attend as delegates. A program will bo presented, with papers on the subjects, from a sclcntl lie, theoretical and practical stand point. Tho railroad companion havo signified their intention of making a rato of one fare for the round trip. Killed by Ill WlTe. Nowcastlo dispatch: Lewis llokos kie, a well-to-do Uohcmian farmer, was shot and killed by his wife one night last week at their home a few miles from town. News of tho tragedy was brought hero by neighbors, to whom tho woman reported the deed. Hokoskle, according to her story, enmo home drunk and assaulted her and tho children. She tried to protect herself and ho threatened to kill her. Sho managed to get the hhotgun and fired on him at short range, indicting injuries which caused his death a few hours uf terwurds. County ollicials wcro notified und they went to tho scene, whero mi inquest will bo held. Tho woman is a daughter of Mrs. Hird, a wealty resident of Omaha. They had four children. Omnlm Murderer Convicted. Omaha dispatch: At 10:15 yesterday morning the jury which heard tho caso neainst Claudo II. Hoover returned n verdict of murder In tho lirst degree, inflicting the death penalty, for tho murder of Councilman Sam UuIIols. Seventeen days ago today, in tho evening of December 13, Claudo 11. Hoover shot and killed his brother-in-law, Sam Hullois, two shots taking ef fect in Dullois' left side, immediately above tho heart. Tho shooting was tho result of a slight dispute between the two concern ing a woman companion of Hoover's sister, Miss Katio lsrophy, who Hoover claimed was uot a fit companion for the girL Western "cbrski Fnlr, North Platto dispatch: Tho great question agitating people in this sec tion at tho present tlmo is that of tho proposed western Nebraska fair. At the meeting of tho Stato Irrigation as sociation at Sidney, nn organization was formed for the purpose of holding such a fair in this city. The stato asso ciation indorsed the idea and promised all tho aid in its power. The president ot the association ts Mr. W. L. Park, tho division superin tendent of the Union Pacific at this potut, and ancnthusiasticlrrigationist. Tho idea is to havo a fair for the pro ducts of Irrigated Nebraska. The asso ciation is now figuring with Colonel W. K Cody, and if tho deal on foot is con summated the fair will be a strong rival of the stato fair in Omaha in 1890. Tho colonel thinks of bringing his congress of rough riders of tho world to this city at the time the fair is held. A model farm will bo planted near tho fair grounds for tho purpose of priu'tirally bhowiug tho be nc tits of irri gation. liuimcuin Aguln Defeated. Lintolx, Neb., Dee. 3a For the fourth tlmo the Heverend Bishop of Lincoln hus been "knocked out" In his fight In the civil courts with Father Murphy. At Tecumseh Hlsliop Houa cum appeared -vith an amended peti tion in fiis temporary injunction pro ceedings ngalnst Father Murphy, in which lie sought, to restrain the luttor from retaining t.ossoj,sion of St. An drew's Church property. Judgo Hab cock held that the now petition did uot state facts utflKent to constitute cause of uetim, ur.il dismissed the crci'f d uzs. THE COMMISSION MEETS FIRST STEP TOWARD FIXING VEN EZUELA'S BOUNDARY LINE, IT FORMALLY ORGANIZES. Ju-llco llroirer of Knii-a- It Chosen. 1'restdeut nml All the Members Kt- cent Mr. White Sirom In Tlio Coinml-slon Makes a I'nr- luul Call nil President Clurctnud. Washington, Jan. 0. The members of the Venezuelan commission, Mr. White alono being absent, wore at tho Stato department to-day and had an Important conference with Secretary Olney. After exchanging greetings with the secretary and with ono an other, Secretary Olnoy presented each member a commission from tho 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 nil pertinent rules of municipal nnd international law nnd will make a report to tho President of their con o uslons together with tho cvldcnco nnd documents submitted to nnd con sidered by them, witli as littlo delay as is compatible with the thorough und impartial consideration of tlio subject to bo dealt with." The languago of tho commissions issued to tho members so clearly de fines tlielr task that it left littlo U) bo said by Secretary Olney on this point and the feature of ins remarks was the explanation of tho desire of tho government that tho commission should regard itself as entirely independent of control In tlio pur suance of its investigation and as master of Its own procedure at till times. At the conclusion or the con ference with Secretary Olney tho com mission rotlrcd to tlio diplomatic room to hold its first preliminary meeting, Secretary Olnoy tendering the service of his own private secretary, Mr. Ithiudford, to act as recording secre tary until other provisslon is mado. The session lasted about an hour and at Its conclusion a formal statement of tho proceeding, so far as it was deemed proper to iniiko public, was given out. Justice Hrewer was unan imously elected prcstdcut of tho com mission and proceeded to administer tho oath. Walker lllanford was ap pointed clerk. Commissioner Coudcrt moved that the matter of selecting of quarters for the commission be loft to President Hrewer and Commissioner Alvcy. The motion was agreed to. Commissioner Oilman moved that an inquiry bo made as to the best in:ijv showing physical characteristics of the country fu question, which should be reproduced in a convenient form for thu use of tho commis sion. This motion was also agreed to. Commissioner Oil man was authorized to maku tho inquiry. Tho commission then. upon motion of Commissioner Coudert, J adjourned tit half past 12 o'clock to meet Saturday next tit half past ten o'clock, unless tho President shall des ignate another day meanwhile. The commissioners, after adjourn ment, proceeded in a body to tlio White house nnd paid their respects to the President. It appears that in tho matter of selecting assistants and olllcers tho commission will proceed with great circumspection and par ticularly in tho selection of a secre tary! for which place names of several prominent persons havo been men tioned. NO LONGER A TERRITORY. Utah Ilm lleen Admitted to tlio Sister hood nf Stnt en. Salt Laick, Utah, Jan. 0. Manager Hrown of tho Western Union Tele graph company fired two guns in front of his office at 9:13 tt. m. to-day as an agreed signal that tlio president had signed thu proclamation admitting Utah as a state. At noon n salute of twenty guns was fired by the artillery on Capitol hill. Many Hags were dis played on the public buildings, but no unusual demonstrations were noticed on tho streets. Tho enthusiasm is be ing held in check until Monday, when tho inaugural ceremonies will take place. All tho public business of tlio torrltory has been closed ready for tho new order of things to bo Inaugurated Monday. Governor Wells has been busy most of tho forenoon receiving congratulations. Washington', Jan. C. Tho President at 10 o'clock this morning signed tho proclamation admitting Utah to state hood. Thu proclamation is ot tho us ual form. In regard to religion it says: "Whereas, Said convention, so or ganized, did, by ordinance iirovocablo without tho consent ot the United States and tho 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 ot suid state shall ever be mo lested In person or property on account of his or her mode of religious wor ship, but that polygamous or plural murrlages aro forever prohibited, and did also by said ordinance make the other various stipulations recited in section threo of said act." "Kiither Hill" Daly TuUe u llrldr. llAitTroun, Conn., Jan. 0. William C Daly, known to turfmen as "Father Kilt," 'has married Miss Ella O'Ma honey. Tho bride is 24 years old aud the bridegroom upward of half a cen tury. Twoweekbago Mrs. Daly, his former wife, obtained a divorce on tho ground of intolerable cruelty, nnd Daly was forced to pay ir,000alnnony. 14lt Million for "ViibloiK. Washington, Jan. c Tho subcoin nlttce of appropriations in charge of the pension appropriation bill finished -onUdf ration of the bill to-day. Tho bill calls for SHO.OOO.OOO. a decrease of 1 little over ,00o.(Vki from tho esti-nttte- ubmlttcd by tho commissi -iter. JOHN L. AND THE GOAT. I i:x-Climplon Knocked Out Agnln, Thin Time f a Ilrtito Ho Hud Tormented. Chicago, Jan. G. John L. Sullivan has been knocked out for the second tlmo In a fair fight. It happened at La Salle, 111., last night. Sullivan and Paddy Ityan arc travel ing with a dramatic company, another member of which is a largo billy goat named Dan. Sullivan had great de light in bantering tho goat and watch lug tho frantic cirorls of tho latter to resent lu John would slap Dan. pull ins wiusKcrs, ami oner otner indigni ties that fairly drovo his goatshlp In sane with rage When lie could think oi nothing worse, buiuvan would turn . ..... .. him ovor on his buck, where the goat ttTiilrt Iti Hn linllilnca itlo on ma. ." I 1 nt ' would Ho helpless, his spreading horns preventing aim irom turning over. Then Sullivan would spit hi his face. Dan's feelings toward the ex-champion became such Unit he would snort with rage at the very sight of him. When tho show wus ut La Salle, Sul livan was seated in a dressins room. near tho stage, putting on his shoes, ' when the door opened, and Dan, who ' .., ....... u, uy, nuii io me wan, as usual, got ti glimpse of him. Tho goat made a plungo and snapped tho I rope, liciora auuivan realized that ho was In tiny danger tho billy goat had struck him with tho force of a trolley car, and tho big fellow was knocked Into a heap in the corner of tho room. Sullivan tried to rise aud the goat gave him another butt Sul livan lay on the lloor and gasped. A member of the company walked in at that moment nnd Dan gave him a butt in the stomach that laid him out, j Sullivan had by this time regained his wind and ho let out ti series of lusty baw.s for help that brought enough reinforcements to subduo Dan. Sulli van for u time was wild with antrer, and nothing short of the murder of the goat would satisfy him. Ho llnal ly changed his mind, however, and now says that Dan can whip any goat on cartli and lie is ready to back him A I.lfo Scntonro Imposed. Lincoln', Neb., .Inn. it. George Washington Davis, tho negro con victed of wrecking a Hock Island pas senger train near hero August '.), 1891, in which eleven persons were killed, wns sentenced by Judge Holmes to life imprisonment, the limit of the law. Public opinion hero is over whelmingly in favor of the negro's in nocence, nnd tho belief largely ob tains that the Hock Island sought his conviction in order to avoid payment of damages to relatives of the victims. The case will he appealed at once. Hull Tights for Chicago. Atlanta. Jan. C Chicago is to linvn some genuine bull fights. Tlio mata- I dors and other "dorcs" that go with ll.P ,-....(,,.. nrtir.1 ...,.! ,! ,.. l..... , Ullb(Ullllkt ITIIV -!- UUt.il with thu Mexican Village here, havo gono on to Chicago with Mark L. Stone, who hud tlio Oypsy Village here, and it is Stone's intention to give bull lights there and in other Northern cities. Ho says there is no law against showing tho bull lights. Intermit Itovcnuo Collection. Lkavi:.woutii, Kan., Jan. . Tho internal revenue collections for this district, which comprises tho stato of JYUUBU3, vjiuuiiuinu auu mo inuian Territory, for December amounted to S1S,S."jI. This Is a big falling off from December 1891. "'ho amount derived from oleomargarine stamps is tho only thing that held up. It averages Sll, 000 a mouth in this district. A Meetinp; of Miintifuctiircrx. Chicago, .lau. 0. rhc National As sociation of tlio Manufacturers of tho United States will hold its first annual convention iu this city January 'Jl-'i.l. Over 000 delegates will attend this convention, representing manufactur ing industries in this country, which produce 000 billion dollars worth of goods annually. Tho convention will be strictly a meeting for busiuess. Hard l.uek for n Clce t'lnb. Cot.V'iiuA, Mo., Jan. C Tho Mis souri University Glee Club has re turned from its tour through Missouri and Kansas. Two of its members walked to Columbia from Kochcport. From a financial standpoint the trip was a failure. Houses were small and veeelpts meager. Itcv. Nathaniel Chirk Dead. Hoston, Jan. 0. Ilcv. Nathaniel G. Clark, D. 1)., LLD., for nearly thirty years prominently identified with tho manngenient of the American Hoard of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, died at his home hero to-day from heart disease, aggravated by his ad vanced age. Shot IIU 8UUx Dead. TorKKA, Kan,. Jan. 0. While play ing with a loaded rille lust night, tho six-year-old daughter of George Van Horn was shot dead by her brother, nged nineteen. The young man didn't know it was loaded and sent two bul lets through his sister's body. Killed Ills ltlval. Dallas, Tex., Jan. a Leo Shirley shot Charles Moorehead to death on Pacific avenue lust night. He was captured and placed in jail this morn ing. They were courting the samo young woman, and jealousy caused the tragedy. Short 930,000. Mount Vkunox, 111., Jan. C. The statement of the shortage of Albert Wade, assistant and absconding cashier of tho First Nationul bank of this city, plnces it at S'0,300. It Is rumored that Wade 1ms joined the Cuban army. Times Too Hard for n Grand Jury. Aiiii.KXK, Kan., Jan. C Judge James Humphrey has issued an order that no grand jury should be drawn for tliis county for tho coming term of :ourt, owing to tlio hard times. lleadliie; Factory Hurried. Poi'i.Ait Hi.ui'i', Mo., Jan. 0. Tho II. Alfrey & Son heading factory, to gether with machinery and htock. burned this morning nt U o'clock. Loss, 510,000; itisurunco 83.000. Gttrxo, tho Mexican, I'l;litliiK for Cuba. Tampa, Fla., Jon. 0. Catarino Garzn. the famous Mexican revolution ist, La joined tlio Cuban latriots. SpEE0H BY SHERMAN. THE OHIO SENATOR TALKS THE FINANCES. ON A Mixed Criticism and Approval of Presi dent Cleveland Troubles of the Trena il rj Attributed to tlio Adoption ot the Wilton Tariff Itw Sap;getlons for iteformlnc; tlio Currency Oilier Mnt tern In tlio Senate. Sherman on Finance. Washington, Jan. 4. Senator Slier- man to-day addressed tlio bennte on .. .. ... the resolution Introduced bv him a few uays ago relative to tne restoration ot the gold reserve. He began by assert ing that, whilo Congress would support the President in maintaining the honor . . ! and Integrity of our country In tho field of diplomacy, it will not npprovo his recommendation on the moro im- portant subject of our financial policy, and especially of our currency. Con- umiin0', he said: uTh' presu-cnt has mistaken tho cause of our present financial condi tion in attributing It to tho demand for gold instead of to the deficiency of revenue caused by the legislation of the last Congress. Ho proposes as a remedy the conversion of the United States notes nnd treasury notes into interest bearing bonds, thus increas ing tlio Litcrcst bearing debt nearly 35O'J,Ou0,0O0. Ho proposes a lino of public policy that will produce a sharp contraction of our currency, add greatly to the burden of exlstlnir debts and arrest tho progress of almost every American industry which now ' -..-,.. .1.1. r , , ,, uuuipvu-ci wiiii luiciga prouiiction. Senator Shermun read from Secre tary Carlisle's report to show that prior to 1801 the demand for coin for United States notes during a period of thirteen years from July 1, 1870, to July 1, 13'J'J, was only S4n,31O,890, while the receipts of gold for United States notes during the same prior period amounted to 81GO.OU0.O0O. Tho withdrawals from the treasury from July 1, 1S92, to December 1, 189", havo amounted to S3bO,200,M2. During tho first term of Mr. Cleveland, when he was powerless to affect our currency and tariff policy, the Senate being He publican, the gold increased from "'J-10,000,000 on April 1, 1883, to 530, 000.000 on April 1, 1889. This gold cumc 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 Allison act was in force from Hhind- 1878 to of gold of gold of July 1890, when the accumulation occurred, and the great body w.as. w11U,dniwn aftfr,lhc ttct " -a"U' 'IBln;ui in view of these otlicml incts can any fnlr minded mau have a doubt as to the cause of our financial condition? What otiier cause can be stated than that unwise legislation reduced our revenues below our expenditures, im paired confidence in our ability to maiutuiu our currency at par and com pelled tlio government to sell bonds provided for tho redemption of United Strte-i notes in order to meet deficien cies? What other remedy is thero for our tlnancial diflieulties except to bor row money on the best terms possible ..f ,v(iUn:.., u j .,:,.' ' -,,,,,mjonai rnvoniie for fnturo wants? To this extent and lor those pur poses I am willing to support this ad ministration, howevcrmuoh 1 may dis agree with its general policy. I do not wish to crlticiso the sales of bonds authorized by the resumption act to meet these deficiencies. Under the circumstances tho administration was Justified in doing this, even to tho impairment of the resumption fund, but. it ought frankly say that tlio cause of the invasion of the resump tion fund was the deficiency of revenue created by faulty tariff legislation by the last Congress. The true icmedy is to supply by taxation in some form additional revenue, and, until this can be effected, to borrow from the people of tlio United States enough money to cover past und future de ficiencies. Tliis done gold will readily be exchanged for United States notes, as was done from Januury 1, 1879 to the election of Mr. Cleveland. Tho two defects in existing law re lating to redemption, arc mentioned by tho President. First, that tho notes presented for redemption must be reissued. It seems from the news papers that ho has found tho power to hold notes redeemed until they can be exchanged for coin, a discovery that ho 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 penditures. "Congress neglected to cure the de fects pointed out by me as Secretary of tho Treasury in 1880, 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. "Tlio President is of tlio opinion that the United States notes and treasury notes should bo retired and give plaeo 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 bolievo that, under existing law, the aggregate sum of United States notes and treasury notes issued under tlio act of 1890, amounting to about 5400,0011,000. can be easily maintained at par with coin if the two amend ments I havo mentioned arc adopted by Congress. "A careful study of the system of banking currency and coinage adopted by the principal nations of Europe convinces me that our system, when cured of a few defects developed by time, founded upon tho bimetallic coinage of gold aud silver maintained nt par with each other with free na tional batikj established In every city and town of importance in the United States Issuing their notes secured be yond doubt by United States bonds or some equivalent security redeema ble on demand in United Stntcs notes, und the issue of any amount of United Stntcs uotos and treasury notos. equal to tiie amount now outstanding with provision for a ratable increuas witli the increase of population, al ways redeemable in coin supported by nn nmp'e reserve of coin in the treas ury iit to be h4 uded In deficiencies of revenues and traratt'il by the sub- treasury system from nil connection' with the receipts and expenditures ot tho government such a system would make our money current hi commer cial circles in every land and clime, better than tho best that now exists in Europe, better thnu that of Orcat Britain, which now holds tho 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 is that you will uot disturb it with your deficiencies; you will not rob it of lt. safeguards; you will not return to the days of wildcat money, you will not letsen the savings of pru dent labor or the accumulations o th rich. Time makes nil things even. Let us give to the executive authori ties ample means to meet tho appro priations you have mado, but let us strengthen, rather than weaken, our monetary system, which lies at tho foundation of our prosperity and progress." Mr. Mills replied to Mr. Sherman's tariff arguments, nsscrting that tlio McKinlcy bill bred the original deficit. Mr. Elkins next opokc. Ho saitl t lie House bond bill was intended to meet an emergency. There was no reason, no said, wliy tlio President and Sccrc tary of tho Treasury should be allowed to sell bonds without advertising, say ing that they should not bo givcu'ii privilege which would not be granted to private individuals In ordinary af fairs. He criticised tlio 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 tho people were as likely to buy from the government as from a syndicate, aud considered the syndicate superfluous. The Pres ident should take tlio people into his confidence. He asked for a vote on his resolution, saying it wasmrgent because there was danger that tha bonds would soon bo issued. Mr. Hill moved to refer tho rcsolu--tion to the finance committee, lie thought there was no question us to the propriety of the rcferenco as tlio finance committee had tlio subject be fore it in the Houso bill. The com mittee had, he said, adjourned until Tuesday, the question could be con sidered carefully between now and then. Ho asserted that thero was more than a single question involved in this proceeding. Tho question of whether bonds should bo sold at public at private sale should go witli. tho bill now under consideration by the committee. Tho Senate resolution, would carry no weight It was only an expression of tho L'enate alone. It was expected to havo some weight with tho executive but ho 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 -18 yeas to 5 nays. Nays: Hrice, Cuff cry, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy and Hill. FOR COAST DEFENSE. Urgent Appeals for Protection I'mm Atlantic nnd PaclUo Coast Cltlett. Washington", Jan.. Senator Squire has called a mcuting of tho comiuilteo on coast defenso of tho Seuatu for to day for tho immediate consideration of his bill ou fortifications and coast defenses. Petitions to Congress aro pouring in from Charleston, Savannah, Galveston, New Haven aud other cities on tho Atlantic const, and sim ilar action is being taken in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Sau Diego, on tho Pacific coast. Sugar 1'rlccg Advance Chicago, .Ian. 4. The effect of in cendiarism in the sugar cane Holds of Cuba by the insurgents has readied this market with greater force than that noted last week, nnd sugar is on the upturn. The net advance this week hus been a quarter of a cent u pound. Conservative dealers aro predicting further advance of fully a half cent and others look'for an upturn of a cent. The latest report is that tho Cuban crop is rapidly passing away in smoke. A riilludelplilii l'allure. rjiii.AiiEr.riUA, Jnn. J. Tho Solicit ors Loan aud Trust company of this city, of which Richard W. Clay is president, made an assignment to-day to Colonel T. DeWltt Cuyler, one of tho directors. Tho Solicitors Loan and Trust company has assets of about Sl.VOOO.OGO, most of which is tied up in Western mortgages. It was founded in 1880 with a full paid capi tal of SSOO.OOO. Its stock recently dropped about 810 a share. Fred Clone WnntH tho Topu'.tn "'reni. Toit.ka, Kan., Jan. 4. Colonel Fred Close has commenced a replevin action for possession of tlio Topeka Daily Press on a claim of 81,500. lllakcsley & Iluggles will give a re delivery "bond and lip-ht the case on tho ground" that the claim is illegal. Col ouel Cioe wants to get lio'.il uf the Press and run It as a Populist paper. V. I). Armour lluylnff Up Corn. Omaha. Neb., Jan. 4. P. I). Armour is suid 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 vus buy ing corn in this State and in Iowa am' storing it to await a better price, as a speculation. I'emlon for All. Washixotox, Jan. 4. Congressman illue of Karsas wunts to pension all all old soldiers who havo been honor ably discharged and who have readied the ago of 5 years. He intro troduced to-day a bill to give each old soldier who meets the requirements SI a raontlL Mansileld to (Jnlt the Stage Washington, Jan. 4. Uichard Mans field formally announced his determin ation to retire from the stage and go on the lecture platform ut tho con clusion of his performance in tho La fayette Square theater last night. Hankers Arrested. Atchison', Kan., Jan. 4. J. M. Ho' bins, president, and N. F. IIoss, cash ier, of tho Stato . bank of Ever-"-, which failed some time ugo, wero arrested yesterday on a charge of re ceiving deposits when tho bunk ar known to bo in a falling condition. William Richard of Kansas City. Mo., was drowned in tlio Osage river at Shipley's Shoals by hn skiff capsl;-.. ing. ( j f P 1 V I i k