"A YANKEE
IN GRAY"
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EIGHT lAGES- 71
"A YANKEE
IN GRAY"
SCKWTOX. PA.. I'KIDAY MORNING, MAI. II 30, 1894.
TWO CENTS A COPY.
IE SURE Tl HEAD
CLEVELAND
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VETOES THE
BLAND BILL
Explanatory Message Giiiojj the
President's Reasons for
the Act
SILVER'S PLACE IS DEFINED
CnpnfeHSiTI Mjtant of Moary UMn
It B Mil'.
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10 REVIVING TRADE
Safecuards Needed by the Treasury
If Seigniorage Is to Be Coined. ;
Dar;-..''- (o the Gold Reserves.
Lev Rate Bonds Proposed A
St.-.S'e Currency an Absolute Ne
cessity Seigniorage Might Be
Coined Undtra Low Rate Inttrest
Bearing Bonds--The Measure's
Amoijajus vVordmg The Objec
tions to the Mischieyous Measure
ire Timety' Given He Hopes For
Sane Suggestions for the Final
Adjustmsnt of the Monetary Affairs
That Will Pitase Everybody.
Washingtox, D C. JUreh 99
THE preekleut today sent to the
hocs oi represents! re a mes
taife ret. ins th Sl.iaJ tilysr
eigniorag bii'.. It was present
ed to tb- bcuse at 12 80 o'clock and
read foII
Tottehesss of rer.retntari-.: I re
tTn witlioa: my approval bouse bill No.
muttta, "An act direct; s ztb- com
it of ta ilv-r belllon neld In I .- -reus-
cry and fcr other purrjese-s " 11 v strong j
desire to avoid disagreement w.:h thoe ia i
bo:h honfi of eoagrm who hare sap- j
ported thi- NIL wonld lead rae to approve .
it if I could be n-7-- mat the public ood
wouid pot be ti.e-eby endati.-er-'d. and
tii.i: sacu hCtiol on mv pur; ,.,u.d be
proper Ofcehafgl oi official duty, inas
much, howerer. u iim anabl" to satisfv
e;?if that the propced legislation ia
either "r opportune, my conception
cf the obima1 ms r.d responsibilities et
taotl ta the uv-at office I hold forbids the
ind-ijiinc "t tr-7 P"''-- i !ee.r and iox
orably confine me to that course which i
it dictated by my reaeon and judgment,
ad pointed oat bv a sincere purpose to
protect and promote the general interest 1
of onr people
The financial distnrnante which swop
over the coant.-7 daring the las: year wa.s
nnparalleiel in its seventy and disastrous i
conaeqoenoes. There seemed to be almost
an entire displacement of faith in onr fin
anctai al.:y ar.da Ion of confidence n
onr fiscal pc-.cv. Arnica- tiioe who ar.
tempted to tad ;r. -ansea for onr lietratJ It
wea very generally conceded that the
operati'.n of a pr'.v.sion of law then In
MM whioh r'iiird tne jf'jvrnmer.t to ;
purchase monthly a large amo'int of silver
billion ar. I ; ita notes in pa 7 men".
tbrvf waa either entirely or to a large
extent, responsible for onr condition. Tai
led to rhe repeal, on Sforembef I, 1998 of
tbia ttatn-ory provision. Vfn had.nowever :
fallen to low in the dev.n of depression. !
and rimulity and apprehension bad
(OCOItpietely gained control in financial,
ctre'ee. rha- onr rapid reenpratlot c-,nid
not be reasonably xp-'C?. 'ir rr. ,7ry 1
bas nevertheless, steadily progresser), nd I
thongh leas than five months have tlapted
tince the repeal of 'h BbiehieVOQI silver
pnrrha-e repirement. a wholesome im
rjovement ia unmistakably appsren'. Con
fidenre in o'ir abw.ior,e solvency is to snr.h 1
an extent rir'' ited an'l faith hioordil
potition to adhere to tonod Rntncial
methods issofar retor'l aa to proJiir
the moatenconraging reanlta both at home I
and abroad. The whels of domestic in-'
lntry have hier. llowly Ml in motion and
the tide of forei?n investment has again
atartj in onr direction.
Onr recovery beixig v, well nnder way
no.tlung sho'iiri fn done to che'le onr con
vnlearenoe, nor ibonld we fr.rget MM a re
iapw at thu time wonld alntoat enrtlr rn
dnce ds to a lower stage of financial dis
tress thsn tnst from which we aro Jhst
err-rgir,
I believe rhatlfthi bill nnder consider
ation should become a law it wonld tie re
garded M a refrorsion from the finan
cial intentions indlca'ed by our recer.t r
pei of the prorl lion forcing aliver ballion
purchaaes. that it would wttkin If H did
not destroy ratoralM fanh and oonDdenre
In our sound financ.al tendencies, and that
a" a conieqiie .. onr progress to renewed
bnsineaa beaith would be unrortiinatelv
checked and a return to our recent dis
tressing plluht teriOOafjr threatened.
his ptop'sed legislation Is so relnteil to
the currency conditions growing out of the
law compelling the purchase of silver by
the government that a glaOOt at. tOCfa ron
ditlons and a partial review of the law re
ferred to may not be 11 n profitable.
lletween August I I. Wn, when the law
became operative, and November I, IflW,
when the rlnnaa 11 contained dlrtOtlOl ibo
purchime el silver was repealed, there
w r purchnaeil by the tecretnry of the
Treasury more than loH,'H)0,(X) ounces of
niver bnlUoo. In payment for tins bul
lion tlie government issued ita treHtiiry
notes of various denominations, amounting
to nearly lMW0,Q(Ktj winch notes were
I n mediately added to the curreucy In clr
dilution ninong our people. Hucli BOtOT
were by the law made legnl tender In pay
ment of all deli's, public ami private, except
when otbcrwue expressly stipulated, and
when receivable for customs, taxes, and
all public duet, and when ho received
might bo reissued. They were ulso per
mitted to bo held by banking associatlona
as a part of their lawful reserves. On thu
demand of the liolileia these treasury notes
were to lie leut omed in gold or sliver
coin in the iliHcreli'Mi of the secretery of
lit" DBIDrT. Il l 11, 11 H 1 1 "I I ft I 1 'I I UN 11 .nil
ill. .... iiinuMi rem,. 1 nin
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aftor directing the immodlate coinege
a little less iiian hn.uuihiiki uuiices toe
n iii-Lviileil tlllit im tinieli if the rn-
niaiuing bunion anoulil bu thnruartei
coined aa might he necessary to
provide for the redumption of the
treasury notes issued on it purchase,
and that "any gain or seigniuruge urisiug
rrorn inch coinage thall bo accounted foi
and paid Into the treaturv." This gain or
telgnioragt evidently ludlcatet so tnnoh of
the bullion owned by the government at
ibonld remain after using a mffloient
amount t coin many standard silver
dollars aa should eiiual In nunbar the dol
iis represented b tho treasury notes Its
tned in paymenl oi tho entire quantity of
bnlliou, These treasury notes now out
standing aud In ouroulNtlon amount ll&S,.
US1, '.'mi, and although there has l u thus
fi but a oomparattvsty tmall amouul of
thit bullion coined, et tlto to-called gain
or telgnlorags, as above dellnedf which
would arise from the coinage ol the entire
in ms, bae been eaail) ascertained to be a
quantity of bullion solHcienl toinahewhan
coined W,lotttl8D ttaudard silver dollars.
Considering the nretent intrlaslc rela
tiou between gold and silver tin malnteu
snce ot ttm parltj between the two metals,
us mentioned lu thi (aw, can mean noth
log less than tho maiuteuanue of tuck
parity iu tin lesttmatioa tud oooAdence of
the people who use our Btonty 111 thou
daily transacttona Manifestly tho mam
tenance ol this parity can only he scoom
pludted, so tares it is effected b) these
tn'.sury notes, and lu the estimation ol
tie boluert ol the tame, by giving to tuch
holders, en then- redemption, the ooin,
whether It It is gold 01 silver, which they
prefer, it follow, that while in terms the
leaves the choice ol com to be paid on
nuoh redemption to the discretion ol the
tecretnry ol tho treasury, the exercise ol
tins discretion, Ifopj d to the demands
of the holder, is entirely mcousnteut w ith
the effective u'. beaefleial maintenance 'f
the parity between the two metals.
If both gold aud silver are to serve us as
money, and if they together are to supply
to our people a afe and stable currency,
the QOCCStlty ol preserving ihis part) is
obvious. Such Becesetyv has been repeat
ed v conceded In the platforms ol both
political parties and iu our federal statutes.
It la nowhere more emphatically recogn
ised thau m the recent law which re
pealed the provision under w hich the bol
Hon now on hand was purchased. This
law insists upon the "maintenance of the
parity in value of the Coins of the two
; etall and ;ii K)0 il power of even dollar
a: all times In the markets aad ia the pay
men: ol det'ts."
It t lecretary ol 'he treasury, Uusttero
f. 10 f. r thbest of reasons, uot only com
plied, with every demand for the redemp
tion of tbese treasury uotei In go d. but
the present situation, as well as the letter
and spirit of the iaw, appear plainly to
justify. If they do not enjoin upon huu, a
continuation of snob redemption.
THE PRESIDENT'S RIAaOMS.
The reasons 1 have endeavored to pre
sent may b- 'lius summarized.
F:r: The cverutu--n has purchased
and now hasou hand sufficient silver bul
lion to permit the coinage of ullthe silv-r
dollars necessary to redeem, in snchd'd
lars. the treasury n ites isi led for the pur
chase ol Mid silver bal'un aud enough.
Les;;es, to coin ai gun or seigniorage 35,
'. ' -1 additional standard silver dollars.
s- nd There ate outstanding and now
in circulation treasury notes nued in pay
ment of th bullion parchased amounting
to i;.".. .-ii. ISO Ih-se notes are leal ten
der in payment of ail debta, public and
pr.vate, except wb-n otherwise expressly
stipulated; they are receivable for customs",
taxes and all public dues; when ne'd by
cir,:..- is j. ' 1 :. may b- e, ucted
aa par! of their lawful rr-rves, and they
are redeemed by the government la gold
at the option of the holders. These ad
v 1 . tageoos attributes were d-lilverately at
tached 10 th-se notes at the tim-' ',f their
:ss ;e, :ney are fill y understood by our
pe. pio. to whom such note- have been dis
t titrated as currency and nave inspired
confidence in their safety and value and
tav- undoubtedly th is induced their con
tinued and consented r.se a. money, instead
of anxiety for their redemption.
Having referied to some incidents which
I deem relevant to the subject it remains
for m- to submit a specific statement of
my objections to the bid now under con
sideration. This bill consists of two sections exclud
ing one which merely appropriates a sum
safhc.eot to Carry the act into effect. The
first section provides for the immediate
co, sax- i.oion in to.; treiL-
nry which represents the so-called gain of
seigniorage which would ansa from the
coinage of ail tne bullion on hand, which
gain or tetgnlor ge this section declares to
beS5,iM redirects that the money
so coined, or 'he certificates issued there,
on. shall be used in tho payment f such
public expenditures, and provides that if
the needs of the 'restjry demand it the
secretary of the treasury me". 111 nis dis.
Cretion. issue silver certificates' in excess
of such roi igfl n tejfeefiing the amount
of seigniorage in laid section authorized
to be coined.
The sec . nd section directs that as soon
as posihle nf r-r th- coinage of this sejgn
longs the romaiadorof thebniiion heiu ty
tiie government sl.sll fie cn'ned into legal
tender standard silver dollars, and that
they -hail be heid in the treasury for the
redemp'ion of the trntiry notes ls-ued in
the pur' base of aid hollton. ft provides
(bat as last as the bullion shall bo coined
for the redemption of said no'eu thoy
shall not. tie r- MKUld, 'bnt snail he canceled
aud destroyed la amounts qna! to the
csin I. eld sr. any ti ne in th- treasury de
rived fr irn the cm tags provided for, and
that a-,lvr Mrtlficatet tnnll be iss ued on
such coin In the msmaer now provided y
Isw. it is, however, MPOCtBliy ileclared
in .aid section that the act shall not Ire
Construed to 1 hinge existing laws relating
to the leg.d tender character or mode of
redemption of tho treasury notes issued
for the purchase of the silver bullion to lie
coined.
'I he entire 1 id is most unfortunately
constructed. Nearly svery sentence pre
MOtl nncertalnty and invites controversy
as to its mMOlOg and Intent. The Brit
section ISMpOCtaTly faulty In this rwpl '.
arid it is extretnely iloiilitful whether ita
lai.ijilsge. -,vnl permit the ronsutiiMnili'iii of
its roppoeed pnrpotdei
I am ie 1 to believe that the promoters of
the lull intended In this seen m to provide
for the coinage oi the bullion constituting
the gain, or iigmorage, as it i, r ailed, into
ststolard lllvef dollars, anil yt He re I,
positively nothing In tim section to pre
vent III coinage into any description nf
stiver coins now authorised nndcf
my existing law, I suppose this
section was nlso intended, In case
the needs of tne Trnnsuiv called for
money fester than the seigniorage bullion
eon d actually be coined, to permit the is
ue of surer MrtlUcMtoi in advaoot of tuch
COiOagei but its language would Mem to
permit I lie Issuance of inch oettlfioatM tO
doable the amount ol toigntoragi as
stated, one. half of which would not rep
resent one ounce nf nlver In the treasury.
The debate upon this MOtlottln OOttgreM
developed an earnest and putitivo differ
IttCe nf opinion as to Its object arid menu
ing. In soy event I am clear Hint tun
present perplexities and einbtirra-siiien ts
oT t he secretary of I lie trenmiry ought, net In
be augmi-nted by devolving upon linn the
necntlnn of a law so uncertain and
confused.
I inn not willing, however, to rust my
objection to this section solely on these
grounds. In my judgment, si. Hud finance
Ones not commend a further infusion of
silver into our cm retiry at this time untie
COmpanled by further adeiiuale pro
Vislnn lor the Inaiiiteiiiiuci! liioui tiens
ury of 11 safe gold reserve.
bniibts also arise as to the meaning and
Construction of the mCOnd section of the
liill. If the silver dollars therein directed
to he coined are, as tbeteotlon provides, to
be held In the treasury for the redemption
of treasury notes, it is t. d that,
strictly speaking, Mrtlfloalet cannot bu is
sued on m h coin "in then 1 now pro-
', vided bylaw," because these dollars are
motley held in tho treasury for tho
txpMM purpose oi redeeming trees
nry times mi demand. which
would ordinaril) mean that thoy
Wcio set apart fm the put pose ol iiiibsti
luting thrill for these treasury UOtll,
They aie uot, therefore, held In such a way
as to furnish a basit lor certileatM ao
cordlugtoan) provision id existing law
If, however, silver certificates can prop
erly be issued npon these dollars ih-is- It
nothing in the seen, in in indicate the
cbaraoterlatlot ami Inuctlous of thuM oei
tmeetes li ihej weretobeof the Mme
ohnracter a- the mWui 01 ruinate, m elrcu
latiuu uuder existing Inws 1 hey would at
lust he receivable only (or customs, taxes
sud all public dues, and under the Ian
(.'.nice of ihis section u is, in say the least,
extremely doubtful w hether the certlfl
c ites it contemplates w ould be lawfull)
received even fur such purposes,
IMBIOI li NOT Till oM.V i.u l.r.
w batever else may be said of the uncer
taiuitlM of exprettton In ihis lull, they
certainly ought not to be found In legitla
tieu nffecttug subjects so Impnrtanl ami
f it reacbiug as our ttnauoes and ourrenuy,
In stating other and more Important rea
sons formy disapproval ol thisseotlon 1
shall, however, as. nine thai under Us pro
vision, ibetreasurj noteslMuedln pay
itirut tor silver bullion will continue to be
redeemed, at heretofore, in silver or gold
at the option of t ho holders ami thai if
when they are presented for redemption,
or reach toe treasury In any other manner,
there are in the treasun coined m'ver dol
lars tpii in uomlual value to mob treat
urv notes, then and 111 thai 0BM Ihe Uotes
n ill be destroyed ami silver certificates to
an equal amount substituted.
I inn convince I that this scheme Is ill-
tdvlted ami dungeroua ss an ultimate
result of us oiieration treatory notM
which are legal tender lor all debts, pub
he ami private, and which mo redeemable
iu g, id ami tilver ai the option ol the
holder, will be replaced by sliver certifi
cate which, whatever may be ilini char
acter SUU description, Will have none of
these qualities. In anticipation of this re
sult, and us au immediate effect, the
treasury uotes will naturally appreciate 111
valtt? and desirability. The laol that gold
can be realized upon them, and tin
further fact that their dettrurtloU has
been decreed when they reach tin- treat
ury, matt tend to their withdrawal Irom
general circulation to be Immediately
presented for gold redemption or to be
boarded lor presentation at a more con
ran lent sestou.
Tho lequelof both operations wilt be a
l ire addition to the silver coinage cur
rency 1:1 our circulation aud a correspond
ing reduction of g old iu our treasury. Tho
sreon eat has been made that these things
will not occur at mice beoaUM a long time
u.us: elapse before thecoiuugaut anything
but the seigniorage can be entered npon,
lithe phy-ical effects ot the second sec
tion of ihe bill are not to be realized until
far in the future, this may f Ornish a Strong
lesson why it should not be passed SO much
In advance, but the postponement ol its
act ,ai operations cannot prevent the fear
and loss of confidence aud nerv als pros
tration which would immediately follow
i;s pasMge and bring about its worst con
segleuces. 1 regard this acliou ot the bill as em
body tog a plan by wuich the government
will beobligwl to pay out its s anty store
of gi id for no other purpose than to force
an Unnatural addition of silver money into
the hands ot our people. This is an oxart
reversal of the policy whicn tale finance
dictates il we are to preserve pnntv be
tween gold and Silver and mniutaiu sensi
ble Dim .-tallism.
OVBRTAXIKQ TIIE UuI.D KESEKlE.
We have now outstanding more than
838, i.sei In stiver certificates issued
under existing laws. Tin-y are serving the
purpose o! m iney usefully and without
question iiurgoid reserve, amounting to
only a little more than IUO,00 1,00ft is di
rectly charged with the redemption of
346,000,000 uf United States notes. When
it is prop sed to Inflate onr silver currency
it is a time! r strengthening our gold re
serve Instead of depleting it.
I cannot conceive of a longer step to
ward siiv.r monometallism than we take
when we spend our gold to buy suver cer
tificate! for circulation, especially lu view
of the practical difflculti s sui rounding the
replenishment of our gold.
This lends m toenrnestiy present the de
sirability of granting tithe secretary of
:1.- treasury a better power than exists
tO issue bondt to protect our gold reserve
when for any reason in should be neces
apy. Onr currency Is In such a confuted
condition and our financial affairs are apt
to assume at, nuv time so critical a osi.
tlon that it. Mems to me such a course h
dictated by ordinary prudence.
an lss(,K 09 Ii' in lis uaaCBTKD,
I am not inmn-iible fc, the arguments in
favor of coining the bullion Mlgniurago
now in the treasury, mid I believe it could
be donenfely and with advantage if th
secretary ot the treasury had the power
to issue bonds at a low rate of interest
under authority in substitution of thai,
now existing and bettor suited lo tho iro
terfion of ihe treasury.
I hope a way will present itself in Ihe
near future for the adjustment, of our
monetary affairs In inch a comprehensive
and COUMrVatlVe manner nt will effort! to
stiver its proper place in onr currency, but,
ir, t ,1 meantime l am extremely tollcltlout
that whatever action we Inks 1 D thll sub
Ject fflay ho such n-i to prevent, loss and
altoonragemenl to our people al bon mi
the destruction of Confidence in our lin
anr ml rnanngemout abroad.
Oaovin Cl.Bl ELANO,
OUaROING CHI iangi hoot.
Bsi.t Oltlssni ',f Darll naton ciijsct t
Ka vlinr Thair Hi usss Bsan bed
ATLARTA, 'lu,, March !l A apennl
Irom Uirlingtoo, 8. 0., layt liiepmt
am y tplM threatened in raid private
bouses at that plaoe ftstenlay in a
MafCh for contraband liquor, The
iltlteni Formed an armed mob ami
warned thu IplM not lo attempt the
search Tits HlierilT appealed to OOf
ernor Tillroan and the latter ordered
out the local iiiilitla to IQppoll the
IplM,
While tim mllltli eipttln gad the
her 10 ivurn in ooaferei oe, the olllxiui
Invaded the armory and look away the
militia's guns. Qovsrnor Tillman then
procured aipeiinl train and otdeteil
the Boratei Light infantry to the Meat,
but before they Htm ud iiiiot was re
itored, The mob was eomposed nf iim inai
oltlisns and Mrlotu trouble win enini
If the spies insist on searching private
houses.
s
RESPItt. MAY BC BRIEF.
.'itsp, by I'n sscut Ing Attorney Looking
to I'rendsrgssl'a 1' xai IUI Ion April 0
CBI0A00, March '.'11 PrtDdergBSl'l
rrieUdt say that platis hate been laid
which have fur their obj iQl the hang
ing of the sssassin on An il 0, the day
to which .Iiidge Obetlaiu III Ills famous
midnight deciaioii grauled a stay.
The lobemt InolDdM taking a change
nf venue from Judge Obetlaifl to Judge
Brtntano, the trial jiidgn iii I l.o case,
on Ajiril Ti. State Atloitiey Kern woiilil
not talk about tho matter DON than to
say Unit a movement was on font to
titlin tho case from Jndge CTietlaiii.
PAPES I
BRECKINRIDG
E
ON THE STANO
The Snowy Crowned Defendanl Ml! Hh
Stuiy In Court
UNBLUSIIINGLY ADMITS CKIiVIE
Kentucky's Star Statesman Gives His
I sn i iciic n Willi Miss Pollaul I In
Fair Plalntlfl i-. With Difficulty Re
strained from Interrunjtlng the Wii
ncss During Some Portions ol Ihe
Story Oolonel Does Not Attampl
In l: sense Hitnscll His Voice
Musn al.
W IHHINUTOIt llsrcti '.".I
JOLONEL lilfl K1NRIDQE faced
U Madeline Pollard iu the circuit
f court "f the District today and
s-V 1,1 I t ,.f Mm aklnn ,.f II, ir
ll.
Intercourse,
The morning session of the court
passed in the reading of deposit inns by
the defense and 111 hearing the tSStl
iiioiiy of two witnesses who warn intro
duced by thu plaintitr In Impeach the
evidence ot Hrsnt mi l Kaufman, the
two frequenters of houses of ill fume
in Lexington, who said thy had known
Mim l'ollard as au Inmate of one of
them,
Colonel Breckinridge, when called to
tits stand, xpnl.e easily, softly, earn --stlv,
with just a touch of that uiiisi
c.il ring in bis voice which has helped
give lulu the reputation of a hh-!!-bind-er,
lie told liis slury witliout attempt
at a dramatic finish. When he en
tered the box bo was cool and calm,
but this demeanor changed to nervous-
neM When he way naked to tell of the
beginning uf the illicit relations be
tween the plaintiff and himself.
He had only finished liis story of the
carriage ride on the nijrnt of the day
he first called on .Miss Pollard at the
Sayre institute, in Cinolnniiti, when
tliv court was adjourned fur thw day.
NO RXCUBM FOR HIS CONUI 0T UADX,
ilnlonel BreckloridgS made no ex
eniei fur himself in telling the story of
how lie nnd Madeline Pollard began
their guilty relations "1 was a man
with passion, she a woman with pas
lion," was all he said that could be con
strued as extenuating.
liiiring the recital, Miss Pollard
moved uneasily in her chair with plain
manifestations of an intention to break
in upon the story. Mr. Carlisle, her
attorney, who sat beside her, managed
with difficult to keep tilt enraged WO
man qniet
The evidence for the dav closed at a
jioint where the defendant testified
that at the end of tho ride he enclosed
a ten dollar bill in an envelope an I
banded it to the plaintiff, who at lirst
refused ir, but eventually accepted it.
POSITION OF HERBERT.
An Authorix- d Statement Replies to
tho Criticisms Mule on t ho
Armor Plate Question,
Washington, MarohSO, in rejdv to
the criticisms that have bi'"ti made
upon the f.ulnro of Secretary Berber!
and ti e ordntncs officials nf the navy
to recommend th- cancelling f the
Carnegie contracts when th- iiimor
plate frands were discovered, the state
ment is authorised that such a propo
rtion was vetv carefully considered
before the decision was reached that
hi h a course wonld have been disas
iron, toth" speedy completion -if war
ships ir. bo construction, which was
manifestly so desirabl".
T'n cancel the Carnegie contract
would have Involved the government
in law suits of doubtful outcome and
had the contractors finally been il"-
fenteil after tedious legislation, the re
inaluiiig armor timet have been maim
faftnrarl by tho 1 1st hlel inn concern.
which could mil have undertaken it
within two years, or elan some new
01 mpnny would have In lie found will
ing In invest ,i"ver tl millions in a plain
of infflcient capacity to do the work
Experience convinced the ordnance
officials' that tins would consume a yeat
or I WO of valuable tun-
'ni ths other band, :;cioi,aiy Her
bert Waa confident that the Carnegiet
would be made to reimburse the gov
eminent fur the defective armor and
wns eiuailv iMored ol the ability ol
the government, by Increasing its In
IpSOtion force, to guard against any
futth'r frauds
STRIKE OF COKi WOKHF.RS.
Tn Thousand employee at Obuncll, villi
to Unit Work
Uniontown, Pa,, March vii -Agon
ral atrlke ol the 10,000 coke workeri
and in i ii" is of the Cniii-IUvllle region
was ordered today liv the txiOUtlVC
committee of the united Mine Work
era
The sirike will gn Into iffeol n"ii
Monday
.
WaSHINGTON n w notis.
Tim new Chinese treaty win favorably
reported in the senate yesterday.
Secretary Herbert thinks thu next
battlMblp author laid by congress should
be nattsd "KMrsarge"
Homer L Kill. Wood, of Pittsburg, Pa,,
Ii an applicant for ths position of assist
ant Inspector of holie s at Hull place,
senator Dot pe wants the famous Clay
tun I lu I iv or tieaty abrogated, because it
lias long ceased to have any force.
Assistant Hecretery Hamlin hns decided
that Sola's DOOk, "I, a Tern-,'' which wa,
denied idralMion as Indecent, due, not
c ine within the prohibited class.
Attorney General Olney advises against
an Investigation by congress ol the history
uf the application lor the MerliBcr tele
phone patents, becauM the Heii suit at
Boston win develop the facts.
The postmaster general has promised
Congressman I linos to take up the long
pending I In .let on post otllce contest mi
Monday next aud go through the impel ,
of the various candidates with Dim,
There are now eight candidates in the
field,
BRIDI AN O UK ID I 1,1(0 OKI Kit I I D
A Vol nsr Hiiflliund ot ths Woman Shoota
Them Alt,rth tsTtddiBV,
PlNBAOOIsA, March 30, A terrible
tragedy was enacted in Ihis city Tues
day night. III which Q S Hull and his
in ob- whu had beeu married but three
boors previous, lost, then lives Mm.
Ilitlf was tim wile of a man named
jtlulluglmr, who died a few years ago
HOmel line ullsr she lu ill led Thomas
Trillion, a steamboat captain l-inst
tall I,,, obtained u divorce from
Trainor, ami Tneidsy married Hull
Alter tin- divorc -. T minor continued
In visit the horn i of bin former wile
and kept his clothes there Trainor
claims that he Went to Hull' house lo
obtain bis ebdliMS, and was ordnred out
by 1 1 ti if, who refuted to let him have
them llu refused to go without the
clothes Hull advanced toward him
with a knife in bil band 'I minor
diuw bla pistol and ehot him dead Ho
also Claim! thai .Mis Hnlf was shot
stuidently by going between him and
lllilf llolh died instantly, Trainor is
iii jail.
THE MAYOR ON HIS MUSCLE.
Lebanon's Wise Ruler Administers
a Right Hander on Ihe daw oi
a Funny Man.
Lebanon, Pa., March 88 Mayor Al
bert Qarrett waa nrretted today
charged by Rugene W. l otzer with as
sault and battery, Tho trouble arose
from i'elzer's uttmnil to be hitrneroui
at tho mayor's expense. Mayor (iarrett
had I won a candidate for alderman and
wa, defeated,
The defeat rankled iiirn and when
Feller twitted him about it today
Mayor Qarrett lost IiIh temper and
floored Falser with a right bander
When the mavor was arraigned on the
charg- ni aasatilt and battery he en
tered ij'liiu bail for court.
ROKlRlbON blVIITII DYING,
An Kditor if the Kncyckpedia lirltan
nioa and Cambi idg, Profeeeor,
CAMBRIOaB, Eng., March '."J Pro
fessor Robertson Smith is dying. Pro
fessor Smith was horn iu Aberdesn
sl. ire in 1840, In l-l he was removed
hh jirofeseor of Hebrew iu the Free
Church college, Aberdeen, on account
of the views tie expressed as to tlieUld
Testament. Alter that Professor
Smith was associated with the late
Profe-sur Havocs in editing the ninth
edition of t lie Encyclopedia Britannica.
In January, ls,;l. the professor ac
cepted the Lord Almoner's jirofessor -shii
of Arabic in the University ot
Cambridge. He was liurariau to the
University of Cambridge,
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ORE MINERS ON a STRIKE.
Thy Desire an Inoreail From Sixty
Cants a Day.
READING, Pa,, March 89. About
sixty ore miners employed at the Ritten
honM Qap Ore mines in Long Swamp
township have struck tor an increase of
wages.
They were getting s;ty cuts a day.
The mines are owned by l)r. Hartzel.
of Allentown. ihe mine waa being
worked da and night
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RAT POISON FOR OLMSTEAO.
The Would h Assasln Att mpta Sir.
i ids Lnst Bvenlnc
CHI! AOO, March '.".I -Guy T, lilm
steal, the discharged letter carrier wiio
ihot and nearly killed William L Clif
ford, his former room mste, yesterday,
attempted suicide iu his cell tonight by
taking rat iioisnn
lie whs taken to the hospital, where
the doctors said lie would live
GRIM RtAPEH'S SHEAVES
Qeorge Tichnor Curtis, hiitorian, ai New
ork, aged 81 years.
At Loa Angeles, Cel., Colonel II c. Lett,
memperol tin- Utah commission.
Major Nevans, a noted band leader Slid
war veteran, at Chicago, III . aged 111.
Professor J, M. F'liis, ofOberlin college,
died suddenly at t lie Santa I'e Kailroad
station in Chicago roiierda while walk
Ing tor a train lb ail dllOaM Wit the
cause,
HEARD OVFH THI CftBlE.
Prasidenl Bermudes, ol Peru, is danger
ously iii
The governoi of Bengal. India, wants to
have famine lumi suspended
The most Rev Cuarlre Parsons Reichel,
D li blahopol Meatb, Ireland, diet m.
terday,
Charged with holding nihilistic ,to,
tunes, eighteen nudenti f the Medical
acadcinv, SI I'etei eliui g, are under arrest
Bavaria will aend a ipeclal ageni to tin
l uiteii r taie in promote the sale of the
product s (,f BaVaitatl ait and in, lust rj
The l ouden Tiinei cms a syndicate of
Loudon bouse has bought nit ihe Baring!
Uruguayan bonds, held by the Bank of
England,
The Central newt It nnthortty for the
itatemenl that i new difference hat irtMU
in the Behrlng sen negotiating between
Mr Knv aid and Lord Kimbei Iv, which, if
uots dily Mttled, msi pomlbly lead to
diplomatic trouble
n
HASH! I) I HUM I HI WIN It,
Uovernor Morthen bits appointed Bpnakir
Crisp to incceed the Into senator Colquitt,
The A P. A. took part in Ihe St JcMDh
(Mo i City election, leaving all l at Indies i II
the ticket
Another metiers' wsr Is feared In Colo
rado, ai the cattle men are organlalng to
Unlit t ii" iheep men,
Oklahoma lawyers Who advertise tho
territory as a quick divorce mill will he
ferreted out ami disbarred,
Playing with matches i bay mow, two
young children ol John VV, Rorton, of
Uootgomiry, Ala., set n afire and were
oremated,
Trying with a gun to foroi his wife to
return noma, John Collier, ol Bhewano,
Wis., was shot dead by his DrothM in UtW,
John llabli.
For stealing 13,800 by fall itiin and
forgery, ex Caihier P, c. Bucking, form
erly with Ibow tiuig. King A Co., of New
Y o k. is in the Tombs
Sculptor Alexander Doyle, of New York,
is to make the fAOOO statue of the lata
.senator John 1-1 Kenan, ol Wesl Virginia,
fur tne Washington Capitol.
Frederick c. Bdgar, formerly discount
clerk of the Tradesmen h National bank,
New York, Was arretted Inst night. He is
charged with being short lu his nccoiltits
somothiug ovui' IIT.OUU.
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frTi
TEN THOUSAND
FOR EXCLUSION
Finuoui HcCarrthto Ued Claim Bill Occu
pies Doniidertbli Tlnw,
FILIBUSTERING IN THE HOUSE
A Resolution Approiiriating. I en
I lious.ind Dollar s to '...r i f Out Ihe
Provisions ol the Chinese Exclu
sion Act Pa-.ses Senate The He
publicani in tho House Still Trying,
to Avoid tin; O'Neill-Joy Contest.
WASBINOTON, March
V. sen.'ilM loll rji.rn.,1, IK.
mom Meliarrtbsn claim to the
Paniobe grand trsct of laud
in California to the count of
private land claims, occupied the
attention of the senate today
for ovr three bouri, and was trier,
passed without a division.
The hoiiae joint resolution appropri
Uing 110,000 to Carry OUt the previs ions
ot Die cbiries-exalnsion act waa
passed, and at j 80 the senate adjourn
ed until Monday.
FIUBDSTSMNa in the BOl'SX.
Mr. Hockey 'Usui , Mo., introluotd
a bill "to improve tie methods of ac
counting iu the department of tb
treasury." The objct of the bill is to
do away with UUneoeMary duplication
and place the res ponsibility upon the
auditor It abolishes the officii of
second aud first comptroller, and makes
the first comptroller of the treakury,
with one asaiatant
Kilibuttenug wat reiumsd on the
O'Neill-Joy election cue. The fint
roll call had just itarted whin Mr. Pru
den. executive secretary of the pren
dent, aj, peered at the dour with a ruet
ssge vetning the Blind tsigniorae pii
The call wat suspended mug enough to
formally recuve the document and
have it laid on the tpeaker'l table. 'J he
vote resulted Yeat, 154; nayi, U not
a quorum.
EIGHT CHILDREN PERISH.
In Company with a Servant Girl They
Are Burned to Death
in a Conflagration.
Charleston, W, Va., March 89.
lohn Wilt's risidtace at McKeodree,
was burned this morning His eight
children and Miss Millie Hemrick.
servant, were burned to death Tw
of the children were twins, six w-eks
old ami Mrs Will mta. w ti 1st
save them, but she hid to leave them
to perish with the balance of the
family
The fire occurred at tix o'clock nnd
the roof was falling in when discover
ed. Mr. Wilt is employed ai awatrr.-
11IH11 bv tlisC!ii.niis.L- and iVtin Pnl
road company, n-d left home a! fice i
o ciock mis morning
MARCH OF CRANK'S BRIGADE
C. m i Army Accsmphshea Seven Miles
Over Muddy Reads
Latonia, Ohio, March 89. Coxey't
t ill v acconiplisiied the seven miles
march from Salem to this point in two
hours. The roads wire uinddy atd
covered with snow, beanies being verv
hilly. A cool wind was blowing and
some snow fell. It was learned this
morning that a number of men in the
army were suffering loom dysentery
There are no sstr.tarv regulation in
the oampe and tneie is dinger of an
epidemic Here a committee of local
oilir.i-ns met the troops and conducted
tin in to a comfortable hall, where a
hot lunch was served
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HANS VON BUlOW CREMATED.
Bodv of the Ureal rianlst Burisd Wllh
tmprietlvi reremenlea
BaMBURO, Mtrch 89 The body of
Hans on BuloW, the rompossr. was
Incinerated lodsv at the Central reroi
terv in tbii oitj
Im rrsuve letvicea preceded the crs-
mation,
IN OUR OWN COMMONWIAITH.
Falling Irom a cat at BlrdtbOTO, Hiiver
I'ck. lost one leg, while the other was
broken
P L, Beardtley bat been appointed poet
niastei at Jackson Valley, Busttuehanna
county.
Financial distress oaused V Inoenao Ro-
CeretO, a PtttabUrg fruit dealer, to kill
himself with poison
The president sent to the senate the
nomination otEL Bmith to ba postnuti
tor at l ow iimta. P c
On ond thought the farmen of in
terim Penniylvania sa the cold snap has
not hint the trim
Judge Craig has act used only one hijnor
license liked for iii Monroe cviiaty aud
granted several new ones.
The contract toereel a 9180,000 tstorvolt
hi Kittening Poiui was yMterday author
i.e.i t the altooaa oounclla
One track ol the Lehigh Valley railroad
over the big cave-in at Bbeuaudoah was
reopened lor tiavei last mgiu.
charged with robbing the Cedar Lane
PMtolhca, Cyrus Bandoe, John Patten ami
Kuan Lockhuff, are m LaBuaetet jail.
K misstep Oil entering an elevator at a
V ork hotel threw Mn Amelia Mooagan,
adomeatto, dow n thesbafi, Inflicting mor
tai injury,
Conductor Samuel K sterling, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, yMterday till uu
der hit own engine at Port Carbon aud
was killed
Congressman K. li. Iieltitlinover, of the
Nineteenth district, is lying III ai ins resi
deuoe lo Carliili from oongMtlou ol the
luhga, threatening pneumonia,
A train ttruek a wagon m which J, W.
I.iickenbill iiiui Morris Unyer were riding
at BvaUsVllle, Hoiks cOUUty, hurling tliom
lo the giiiund, bin neither was set lonely
hurt.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
FINLEYS
SPECIAL OFFERINGS IN
Housekeeping Goods
For lUis Week Only.
'J' wo casr;, n4 Marestllei
Coint:rjanes, all perfect)
goods (not second i), at
$1.10 EACH
'Ihe market value is $1.45.
One lot II-4 Croehet (Jutlt
at 95 cents.
A very special bargaia
One case fam.y Dimity Quilt
positively last colors.
10 pieces Cream 'J able Darn.
ask 42 , Cants.
Regular price, 5010 55c
Fifty do.. 3 4 Damask Nap
kins, $1.63.
Hfty do.. 5.4 Damask Nap
kins, $1.95.
These goods are all linenjast
edges, and usually soW at
$2 arc $2.50 per dozen.
Twenty-rive dozen Turkish
Bath Towels, 10c each.
510 and 512 Lackai una Aw,
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