THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE, JN CONDITIONAL BEPEAXi Of tht Silver Fiirchaaa Cltuit Asked for and Tariff Hevleloa Afterward. President Cleveland's message w l'r tented 10 both branches of Congress on Tuesday. Tt ( as follow! : To the t'miprn of tht Vnited Slntct : The existence of an a arming and extra ordinary business situation, involving the welfare and prosperity of all our people, ku constrained me lo e ill together in extra session the neoplt's representatives in Con gress, to the end that through a wise and patriotic exercise of the legislative duty with which tbey eolely are charged, present evils may be mitigated and danger threat ening the future may be averted. Our unfortunate financial plight it not the result of untoward eventa nor of condi tions related to our naiural resources, nor la it traceable to any of the atUictioiie which frequently check national growth and prosperity. Willi plenteous crops, With abundant promise ot remunerative produc tion and manufacture, with unusual invita tion to sate invest mm I ami with satisfactory assurance lo business enterprise, suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung up on every aide. Numerous moneyed institu tions have suspended because abundant assets were not Immediately available to meet the demands ot frightened depositors. Surviving corporations an I individuals art content to keep in hand the money they are usually anxious to Knn, and those engaged in legitimate business aresiirprtsed to nnd that tbe securities they otter lirr loans, though liereiofore satisfactory, are no longer accepted. Value supposed to be fixed art fast becoming conjectural and losses and failures have invaded every branch of business. 1 believe these things are princi pally chargeable to congressional legislation touching the purchase and coinage of silver by the general government. The legislation is embodied iu a statute passed on the Htli day o. July, 1KU, which was the culmination of much ugitation on the subject involved, and w hich may be considers! a mice after a long strugg.e between the advocates of free silver coinage nd those intending to be more conservative. Undoubtedly monthly purchases by the Government of 4, 300, WS) ounces of silver en forced under I hat statute were Tenanted -by those interested in silver p.oduciton a a certain guaranty of its increase in price. Tbe result, however, has keen entirely dif ferent, for Immediately following a SDiismo die and slight rise the "price ol snver began to fall after tbe pussaite of the act and has since reached the lowest point ever known. This disappointing result has led to renewed and persistent effort in the direction of free liver coinage. Meanwhile not only are the evil effects of tbe operation of the present law constantly accumulating, but tue result to which iu execution must inevitably lead is becoming palpable to all who give ieust heed to buan cial subjects. This law provides that in payment for the 4,500,000 ounces of silver bullion which the Secretary of the Treasury is command ed to purchase monthly, there shall be is sued Treasury notes reueeuiable on demand in gold or silver coin, at the discretion of the Hecretary of the Treasury, and thai said notes may hot be reissued. It is, however, dtclared in the act to be "the estanlished policy of tbe Vnited States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio or such ratio us may be provided by law." This declaration so controls the action of the Secretary ol the Treasury as to prevent bif exercising the discretion nominally . vested in him, if by such action the parity between gold and silver may be disturbed. Manifestly a refusal by the Secretary to nay these treasury notes in gold, if demanded, would necessarily result in their discredit and depreciation as obligations puvablt only In silver, and would destroy the parity between the two nielals by establishing discrimination in favor of gold. I'p to tbe 15th day of July, 1893, thest notes hud been issued on puymeut of silvet bullion purchases lo the amount of 147, 000,000 While all but a very small quantity of this bullion remains uncoined and with out usefulness in the Treasury, niuny of the notes given to Its purchase have been paid in gold. This is illustrated by the statement that between May 1, 18J2, and July 15, 1.1 , the silver bullion amounted lo a little in re than 54,000 000 and that during the same period 140,000,000 were paid to the Treasury in gold for the redemption of such notes. The policy necessarily adopted of paving the notes in gold has not spared the goi'd re serve or (100,000,0110 long ago set aside by the Government lor tbe renemption of othei notes, for this fund lias already been sub jected to the payment of new obligations amounting to about 150,000,000 on account of silver purchases and has as a consequence for tbe first lime since it creation been en croached upon. We have thus rade the depletion of our gold easy and have tempted other and more appreciative nations to add it to their stock. That the opportunity we have offered has not Leen neglected is bown by the large a i ounte of goU which bave been recently drawnlrom our treasury nd exported to increase financial strength of foreign nations. Tbe excess ot exportsot Sold over its imports lor lbs year ending nne SO, 1803, amounted to more than H7 -600,000. Between tbe tint day of July, 1890, nd the 16th day of July, 1803 tbe gold coin and bullion in our Treasury decreased more than 1132,000,000, wbila during the asms fsriod tbe silver coin and bullion in the reesury increased more than 147,000,000. Unless Government bonds are to be con stantly issued and sold to replenish our ex hausted gold, only to be again exhausted, it is apparent that the operation of tbe silver purchase law now in force leads in the di rection of the entire substitution of silver for the gold in the Government Treasury, and that this must be followed by payment of all Government obligations iu depieciated ilver. At this stage gold and silver must part eomny, an l the Government must fail in its established policy to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other. Given over to the exclusive use of a currency greatly depreciated, according to siandard of the commercial world, we could no long er claim a place along the nations of the first class, nor could our Government claim a performance of its obligations, so far as ucb an obligation has been imposed upon it. to provide for the use of the people tbe best and safest money. It, as many of iu friends olaim.silver ought to occupy a larger place in our currency and the currency of the world through general international co operation and agreement, and it is obvious tbat the United Htates will not be in a posi tion lo gain a bearing in favoi of such an arrangement so long as we are willing to rontiuueour attempt to accomplish the result ingle handed. The knowledge in business circles among our own people that our Gov ernment cunnot make iu liat equivalent to Inirine.o value, nor keen inferior n onav nn aparity with superior money by its own inde pendent efforts, baa rtaulted in such a lack of confidence at home in the alability of currency value that capital refuses iu aid to new enterprises while millions are actually withdrawn from the channels of trade a d commerce to become idle and unproductive in the hands of timid owners. Foreign In ustors equally alert, not only decline te Euiohase American securities, but roakt aste to sacrifice those which thev alteude have, It dues not meet the situation to say that apprehension in regard to tbe future of our linarces groundless and that there it do reason lor lack o f continence in the pur pose or power of the Government in tht premises. -J5hi Vi?rjr. M,'n o hai apprehension no lack of confidence, however caused, is menace wblut i ought not for a moment to be iuwttprdel. f oeelbly if the undertaking we have In hand were the maintenance of specific known quantity of silver at a parity with gold, onr ability to do so might be estimated and ganged, and perhaps in view of onr unparalleled growflijnnd resoo'ces, might be favorably passed npon. But when our avowed endeavor is to maintain such parity In regard to an amount ot silver in crees'nrfatthetateof f 0.000,000 yearly. with no fixed termination to such Increase, it can bardly be said that a problem is presented whose solution is free from doubt. Tne peopleoftbe United States are entitl ed to a eonnd'and stable currency and to money recognlied as such nn every exchange and in every market of the world. Then Government has no right to Injure them by financial experiments opposed to the policy and practice of other rivilited States, n.ir Is it Justified in permitting an exaggerated and unreasonable reliance on our national strength and ahllitv to Jeopardize the soundness of tin people's money. This matter rises above the plane of party politics. It vitally concerns every business end rslling and enters every household of the land. There is one important aspect of thesunject which especially should never be overlooked. At times like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misrortnn of others, the capitalist may protect himself by hoarding or may even find profit i n the fluctuation of values; but the waireeivrner the first to beinjured bv a depreciated currency and the last to receive the bsilit of its correction is practically dcfeiseless. lie relies for wort npon the ventures of confident and contented capital. This fail ing him his condition is without alleviation' for he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor hianl his labor. One of the greatest statesmen onr country has known, speaking more than 51 years aio when a derangement of the currency had caused commercial distress, said: "The very man of all others who has the deepest interest in a sound currency and who suffers most by mischievous legislation in nvny matters is the man who earns hi daily bread by his daily toil." The words are as pertinent now as on the day thev were tittered, and ought to im pressively remind lis that a failure in dis charye 'of our duty at this time trust especially injure our countrymen who labol and who, because of thtir number and condition, areentitled tothe most watchfo.1 care of t heir Govern ment. It is of utmost importance that such relief as Congress can afford in the existing eitne rmn be afforded at once. The maxim. "Re gives twice who gives qnickly," is directly applicable. It may he true that the embarrassment from which business of the country is suffering arises as much from evils apnrehended as from those actually ex isting. We mav hope.too, that calm counsel will will prevail and that neither the capi talist nor the wage earners wil' give way to unreasoning panic and sacrifice their prop erty or their interests und-r the influence of exaggerated fears. Nevertheless every day's delay in removing one of the plain and principal causes of the present state of things enlarge the mischief already done and increases the responsibility of the gov ern nent for its existence. Whatever else the peon! have a right to expect from Congress, thev may certainly demand that legislation condemned by the ordeal of three years' disastrous experience shall be removed from the statute hooka as soon as their representatives can legitimate ly deal with it. It was my pnrpo-e to sum mon t'oncress In special session early in the coming Hepte ber. that we might enter promptly upon the work of tariff reform, which the true interests of the ennntry clearly demand, which so large a msiority of the people as shown by their suffrages desire and expect, and lo'the accomplish ment of which every effort of the pre sent Administration is pledged. But while tariff reform has lost nothing of its Immediate and permanent importance and must in the near future engage tbe attention of Congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condition of the country should at once and before, all other subjects, be considered bv your honorable body. 1 earnestly recommend the prompt re peal of the provisions of the act t assed July 14. 1KO0. authorizing the purchase of silver bullion and that other legislative action may put beyond all doubt or mistake the intention and the ability ol the Govern ment to fulfill its pecuniary obligations in money universally recognized by all civilii ed countries. Gnovra Clivilaxu OFFICIAL CROP REPORT. Condition of All fereala. Potatoes, Tobacco anil Fruit. The August report ot the Statistician ot the Department of Agriculture shows that tbe condition of corn has declined a little over six points during the past month, the average for the entire breadth being 87 ns against 93.2 for the month of July. This de cline ia due In tbe main to the drought, which has proved both extensive and per sistent. While In some parts of the country tbe continued dry weather has injured the ettp beyond recovery, It is nevertheless true, as to tbe larger portion of the area devoted thereto, that improvement la not only pos sible.but with a sufficient ratnfalithrongh the month of August, will be assured. The av eragea in the principal Htatea are i Ohio, 83 ; Indiana. 79 , Illinois. 81 1 Iowa. 102 1 Mis souri. 95 ; Kansas, 82 ; Nebraska, 84. There has been a considerable hilling off in tbeoonditlon of spring wheat einoe last month, amounting to something over 10 polnU. tbe average condition the present month being 87, as against 77.4 for the month of July. Tbeoonditlon by Mates Is as fol lows . Wisconsin, 70 1 Minnesota, 87 j Iowa. 87 ; Nebraska. 78 i South Dakota. 63 ; North Dakota, 66. This decline of 10 points lathe result of the too high temperature and defi cient rainfall in the spring wheat Ktutee. Tbe condition of spring rye in August is 78.6 as against 89 In tbe month of July The condition of oaU has fallen 10 points sWw tbe July report, being 78.8 as compared wdh oc.. iasi nionin, wuue in August. lMW, it stood at 86.2. It la the lowest condition re ported in August for many years, and la due to a cold, wet spring, succeeded by contlnu l ous dry, hot weather, during tbe latter pan of June and the whole of July. The August returns for barley abow a alight decline in oonditlon from thut of lost month, being 84.6 against 85.8 in July, and yreoiseiy the same as it waa in the mouth of une, I The acreage of buckwheat Is reported at 96.8 as compared with IBM, and oonditlon at 88.8. 1 Tbe condition of potatoes hue declined ' nearly nine points in the last mouth, and now . stands at 86. Condition in August haa only ibeen lower twice in the last decade. The general drought bus been the cause of this falling off, and ruin ia needed badly to pre vent further disastrous losses. Tbe condition of the. timothy crop Is 89.6, as oom pared with 93.2 in 1892. The hay I crop on the whole is large, and bus generally been secured in good ooudition, although In some important regions unfavorable condi tion aauuod a reduction of the crop. I Tbe general average of tobauco fell from 93 on July I to 82.2 on August 1. I A still further decline in the oonditlon of apples is made evident by the returns of August. The Indication that the commercial crop would be very light is con firmed at this date. In many of the Btute a complete failure is reportud. i Tbe drought has done some damage to peaches in the Atlantic peauh belt. Coni pluinte are frequent of premature ripening. The aonditloua still point to a large orop in this section, however, and local showers have benefited some localities. A further deallne is noted in Michigan, where fruit has I dropped severely. California boa a good . crop of exoelleut quality. An abundant orop I of grapes ia promised at this dote. The percentages of July have been gener ally well maintained. Dry weather haa ' tended to Theok the apread of rot and mil- EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS OrtXISO orTHt SttKATIt. The Fifty-third Congress of the United States was opened at noon Tuesday. In ex traordinary session. The President's mes sage was not presented but will be read at to-morrow's session. Just before the stroke of noon Mr. Col quitt was wheeled Into the chamber, but before he could be gotten to the chair the Vice P'ceideni's gavel fell, a hush came suddenly on the talk and confusion, nnd the chaplain of the Senate, liev. Mr. Hutler. opened the session with Prayer. The Vice President then directed the secretary to read the proclamation of the President convening i tongress in extraor dinary session, and the document was read by Mr. Mct'ook. the outgoing secretary. On the suggestion of Mr. Gorman the oath of office was administered to the new Secre tary of the Senate. Mr. Cox. who waa escort ed to the desk by the r. tiring secretary, Mr. McCook. Resolutions were then offered and agreed to, to inform the House of Kepresentatives that a quorum of the Senate had assembled and waa ready to proceed to business; to no tify the House and the President of the elec tion of Mr. Cox as secretary of the 8nate; fixing the dally hour of meeting at noon, and for the appointment of a committee of two Senators to loin a lle committee on the part of the I louse, to wait upon the President an ! Inform him that both houses are in session and ready to receive any communication he mny be pleased to mane. Senators Harris and Sherman were ap jiointed as such committee on the part of the Semite. Mr. White, of California, then rose and said it was his painful duly toanuounce the death of his late colleague, Mr. Stan ford. He said, at n dale to oe fixed hereaf ter, he won d request the Senate to set apsrt a day for such remarks in regard to Mr. Stanford's memory as might be deemed proper, and would content for tht present with moving, as a mark of respect, tlist the Senate adjourn. The motion was agreed to and the Senate, at 12:30 adjourned. orr.siNo or tux norsc. The oiHning of theextraordinarv session of the I'itty third Congress, ns far' as the House was concerned, was unmarked by anything of a sensational character and was merely formal. S ker Crisp was re elect ed quietly and without more than the usual political opposition. A committee was appointed to wait upon the President to inform him that Congress was organized anil ready to rec ive any communication he might see fit to transmit. 1 he b'ennial drawing tor seals was then proceeded with, after which the House adjourned out of respect to the r emory of the late Representative, William H.Knochs, of Ohio. SKCON0 PAY. SrxATit. The proceeding in the Senate to day were of great public interest After the President's essate was read it was re ferred to the Committee on rinance and its Immediate printing ordered. Then th floodgates ot legislation were thrown wide open and a current of bills on financial and other subjects was admitted. Mr. Hill, of New York, was the first Senator to get in a bill for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman set. Mr. Siewan.nf Nevada, followed with two other bills and a speech. The bills are for the free coinage ot silver. In the speech he declared himself against the repeal of the Sherman act. as such re ii al would, he said, destroy silver coinage iorever. A resolution wss offered by Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts, directing the Committee on Finance to report, a bill for the repeal of the purchase clause of the Sherman act and providing for a vote on the passage ot such bill by August 22. if not sooner reach ed. The resolution went without action and will be laid before the Senate to-morrow, One of Mr. Stewart'e bills directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue silver cer tificates equal to the amount of silver bul lion in the I ressurv purchased under the act of July 14, lHltd, in excess of the amount necessary at its coining value, to redeem the treasury notes issued under that act, and to use the same to provide for any deficien cy in the revenues of the Government, the surplus of such certificates to be used in the purchase of 4 er oent bonds at their mar ket price, not exceeding 12 per cent, premium. In the discussion that folioaed Mr. Hale, of Maine, said tho President had made a reference to the turiff. hut there was not a Senator present who did not know that the Democratic party would no more dare at tack the tariff question than a sane man would dare to grasp a wpe charged with electricity. Congress was in session for the sole purpose of considering the financial question. Ml. Sherman, of Ohio, said:"I believe thai the time will come, after wehavecousidered the situation with moderation and patience, when we will come to some common agree ment Hint will relieve the public mind, which will free tbe manufacturing estate lishmeuU from the fear which they now bavecfa change in the turiff laws, and which will free the people of the country who have their hnmbie hoardings in sav ings banks Irom the apprehensions which now cause them to withdraw their money and hoard it. I will vote for no measure of extreme urgency to press a decision." Alter a set si eech on the financial ques tion by Mr Ilolph i ho senate adjourned. Horss When the re ding of the Presi dent's message was conclude I in the House, the election case from the Fifth district of Michigan was taken up and aftertwo hears' debate ilicbardson. the liemocrat was seat ed on his prima farie title. At 4:35 the House adjourned until Thursday. THIRD DAT. PlKATr The Senate was in session just long enough to adjourn. transacting no bus iness of importance. HorsK There was no session of the House to-day. Inn instead a ailver caucus wua held, at which Mr. bland presented the terms of the prMMitioii made to him by Mr. Burke Cochran, on behalf of the anti silverites.f.ir an imm.-diate discussion of the whole silver question. This proposition. It ia understood. Included u limitation of the time within which a vole should be ta'ten. the number of amendments to be offered to tbe measure introduced for discussion, and the man uer of disposing of them, etc. The proposition of tbe anti-silver men was not acceptable to the advocates of free coinage and lor the present there will be no "general consent" arraneements lor decid ing the discussion of tbe bill to reiieal tbe Sherman law. Theonlv Republican p res sent St the caucus was Representative Row ers, of California Tbe Populists were represented by "Jerry" Simpson and Mr. Kent, of Nebraska. The attendance npon the caucus c in hardly be mrarded as a test ol the silver lorces in the House, for the reason given y Mr. Knloe, of Tennessee, that the Democratic party waa charged by the eotde with the duty of legislat on so sj. to remedy the present depre-siou in all brunches of business. A Democratic caucus and not a mixed conference, sbou d have been called to tul t over the situatim and f. rnnilate a plan of relief. On mot Ion ol Mr. Riund a "steering committee" was appointed, which, be said, would probably meet the committee of snti-silver men to morrow and discuss tho details of tne discussion to be had apon the bill outlined in tbe resolution adopted. Boms of the free silver men are satisfied that the present ratio of It) to 1 should be changed. "We shall probably vote," said Mr.Hland. "upon tbe present ratio of 16 to 1, and if that is defeated, then 17 to 1, and ao on up to 20 to 1 if necessary." rol'RTH DAT. Sibatx Tbe work of the senate to-day consisted of a motion to adjourn until Mon day which waa carried. Tne whole session occupied less than 20 minutes. Housi The House waa in session only long enough to carry motion to adjourn for tbe day, rirra pat. StsUTi.Kot in session to-day. Horst. Jn tbe silver battle in the House to-dsv the first gun was fired by Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia. The missile wss in the shsne of s bill for the repeal of the pur chasing clause of the Sherman act. Then came forward Mr. Illand of Missouri, with a flat of truce, under which, after a little objection from the Itepuhlicans.aii arrange ment was effect d whereby a debate for 14 days, with night sessions If desired, was provided for. votes to be taken on ratios varying from 16 to 1 JO lo 1 and on an amendment revising the Bland act of 1878 Thedally sessions of the House, to eiieno from 11 a. m. until A p. m. The silver men opened their batteries In the shape of a hill, offered as a snhstltnt for the free coinage of silver at the present ratio. This starts I the battle. Mr, Haynor, Democrat, of Maryland, was the first champion sent out by thesntl silver cohorts and he fought vigorously and well. He wsi reinforced by Mr, Brown, femocmt, oi Indiana, who In a brief speech advicatec the real of the Sherman act, eonditionalh or unconditionally. Mr. Bland, Democrat, of Missouri, wa put forward to return the fu-ilade of argu ment and eloquence, and he performed hit part without detracting from his reputatlor as the leader of the silver forces on tht floor. He was followed bv the Popullsi member from Colorado, Mr. Pence, wh constituted himself as a bulwark for tin protection of silver: and by Mr. Wheeler, ol Alabama, who demanded a greater volume of currency. The fight was still on when at 5 o'clock the House adjourned until 11 o'clock to morrow. SIXTH DAT. Pimatx Not in session to day. Horsy. The debate on the silver questioi was continued in the House which after s short session adjourned for the day. NEW FACTOR IN TRADE. j Che Largest Addition to Money Supply Ever Made In a Single Month Tend ing to Restore Confidence. H. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review ot Trade says: The long desired meeting ol ingress, a President's message which fully inswered expectations, and the arrival of j 113 '.'80.000 gold from Kuro, e. with 10,000,- sv more on ine way, nave not Drought tut mprovement many anticipated. Stocks ars itronger, but failures continue and the clos ng of Industrial establishments, and tht llsorganizalion of domestic exchanges art iven greater th an a week ago. There lias been no s'artling crash, but tht formal failures of hanks, including one in his city and several in Nashville, numbei 14, while refusals to pay. except through bearing house or with limitations, are be :oming more common. Whatever reliel Congress has power to give mav be lest fruitful for good if long deferred. Tht machinery of exchanges has almost stopped. When 'to. per 1,000 Is paid for New York exchange at Chicago and 81.5orf20 at othet Western cities, settlements between tht Kast and tht West become extremely difficult. T he root of the 'rouble is that, according to reports of July 12 lo theComptroller.over 9131.000,000 of deposits had been withdrawn in two months f otn national banks, and probably fl77.OOu.tsiO from all, besides un known sums frnin savings. Slate and pri vate banks; and during tht month since July 12 the withdrawal and hoarding must have been relatively even greater. Kven more than lack of orders, want of confi dence in the integrity of orders troubles tbe textile mills, for cancellations multiply. If only confidence In thefuturt could be restor ed the monetary troubles might soon be relieved. But at present wiiu of cash. It is said, accounts for the retar led movement ot wheat from farms to Western markets and exports have not met expectations of late so that prices of grain have somewhat declined. Railroad earnings show a decrease of about 8 per rent, compared with those of last year, but the clearing house returns at the principal cities show a decrease in settlements of '-'A per cent. Appeals to tht Treasury lor some relief are frequent, but its cash balance haa been reduced so low that the gold reserve may have to be used In part for current expenses. About tl.H.ooo.OOO bank notes will quickly be added to the circulation through United States bonds purchased from savings bankt ami this, wi'h :M,0K),000 in gold brought from Kuroie. in spite of the advance In the Bank of Ktiglaud rate of 4 per cent, will make the largest addition to the monetary supply ever experienced 111 a single month. II i Ins mllices to cause the release of hoard ed money. some currency ay come without waiting for slow-footed lawmakers at W ald ington. Failures during the week numbered 391 In the United States asainst 100 last year, and i'i in Canada aKiiinat 10 for tho same neck last year. The number for the past week shows a decrease from the previous week of 40. The West still contributes tht largest number, 101, for the past week against 237 for the previous week. In tht Kast there were 14!), and in tht South 54. TIIC Bl'SIMIsa RAROMITXR. Bank clearings total for the week ending Ann. 10, us telegraphed to Hratlttrtu, art as follows : New York f 4li8.OtlH.510 D 14 f Boston OO.m.1.354 D 21. f Chicago 07.721,123 D 28.7 Philadelphia 40.628.205 D 14 St. Louis 10.075.276 I) 84 I Baltimore 12.072.310 I 14 f San Francisco 10,!io,378 D ). PitUburg 10.ti.750 I) 22. ( Cincinnati 7,011,700 D 41.C Cleveland 4,101,101 D 22.1 Totals. C. f I7IS,0IX224 D 20.! Exclusive or New York 331,835.714 D 26.( 1 indicates increase, D decrease. TWO MORE CHOLERA CASES. There Have Been in All Twenty Patienti Sent to tht Hoapital, But the Diaease ia Mild in Form AtQnar mine, 8. I., Dr. Jenkins Sunday evening issued the following bulletin: "Two suspects were isolated at Hoffman Island early this morning. They are Maris Reno, aged 4 years, and Pasquela Depadro, aged 16 yea; a. "The nacterinlogical examination shows that Uuisippe A larao. who waa removed yesterday is suffering from cholera, and tbat Francisco Caiol A sola and Mariana (ieorquis have not developed the disease. The census of the hospital tonight shows: Cholera patients, 14; patients not having cholera. 3; convalescent, ); tuspecU ou Hoffman Island, 2; total, 20. "All of the patients are, improving. The death is mild in character. Two mere nurses were sent to Hwiiirbiirne island to-day," At midnight Saturday there were two mora deaths from cholera at the hospital. The victims were Francisco Mola, aged 27, and Moriuuo ltoberata. aged 23. Their re mains were incinerated. r7er::Tilieil the) Charges, Kpcaklnit of railway rates, some one tells this story: In an advertisement by a railway Company of some u it ullod-for ttoods, the loiter L was drojijeil from tbe word "lawful." The notice read, ".People to whom theso packages are directed, are re quested to come forward nnd pay the awful charges on the same." The comedy of life begins In the ci able, the drama at the altar, and tbe tragedy ends at the grave. If the prodigal is a hoy, he Is re vived with Joy when he returns borne, but if s girl, she U disowned. THE SHERMAN AOT, A History of tht Clrenmstancst Atttnd Ing ttt Paatagt and Born Aooouni of Jtt Provisions and ttt Workings. When the act of 187ft wat passed tht) silver dollar was worth more as bullion than as money. It had therefore disap peared from circulation and no oblrctlon was made at the time to the provision of the act stopping its coinage. The sliver mine owners found it In fact more profit able to sell their product In the market for bullion than to the Oovernment. The world's average annual production o' ailver from ISOfl to 1870 waa ino.eBO, 000, and of gold t HtB.HfiO.OOO. During 1871-1S75 the annual figures were re apectively 88 flKB.OOO and 1 1 1. or.0,000, while during the period 1H78 18HO they were 1 1 a. 500.000 and 11 l.l7B.OOd. Naturallv after the passage of the act of 1878. owing to the great increase In sliver production and the standstill In that of gold, sliver fell rapidly in value and the ailver mine owners found that conditions were reversed and that it would be more profitable to sell their product to the tlovernment for coinage purposes than as bullion on the open market as before, a fact which bad large large Influence in securing the passage of the act of 187H. In 1S7H the gold value of the bullion in a coined sllrer dollar was 1 4. in lS-Hltwas only .MM. The act of 1H78. as has has been men tioned, contained a provision for the issuing ot paper certificates of not less than 1 10 in exchange for ailver coin de. posited and redeemable In the same. The act of August 0, INMt. provided for the Issue of ailver certificates of one, two and Ave dollar denominations in lien ot cer tificates of larger denominations. On April 8, IHMt. the House rejected by a vote of lfla to I Vila bill for the free coin age of silver. In his message to Con- Sress on December H, ISHft. I'resi ent Cleveland said that since Feb ruary. 1878, the (iovernment had under the compulsory provisions of the Bland 'aw purchased silver bullion and coined tbe same at the rate of more than 000.000 every month. Uv this nroceas up to the date of the message S15,7M, 4H1 silver dollars had been coined. The necessity for such an addition to the ail ver currency, the President aald. aa was compelled bv the act, was nee. Hived by the tact that only about no.000.000 of tbe silver dollars so coined had actually found their way into circulation, leaving more than 1C6.000.000 of them in the possession of tbe (iovernment, the cus tody of which had entailed a considerable expense for the construction of vaulta of deposit. Against this latter amount there were out standing silver certificates amounting to about IHH.OOO.OOO. Mr. Cleveland predicted very evil effects from the con tinuance of tbe coinage under the act and said tbat gold wonld eventually be d-lven ont of the country or be hoarded. He therefore recommended the suspen sion of the compulsory coinage of silver dollars. Owing to the refunding of the Govern ment's bonds at much lower rates of in terest, the National banks greatly cur tailed the circulation of their notca based on such bonds. In his message to Con gress of December B, 18h9, President Harrison aald that the total amount of money of all kinds In circulation on March 1. 1H7H. waa K06,7H1I,H()7, while on October 1,1 NHU, the total was 11,405, 018.000. There was an Increase of ttfOU,417.6Mi in sold coin, of 57.6r4, 100 in standard silver or Bland dollars, of 7U, 811.140 in gold cert 1 Urates, of 87tt,61,715 in silver certificates based on Bland dollars deposited In the Treas ury, and of 114,078,787 In United States notes, making a total of 7i:i,U78,4oa. There was during the aame period a de crease of 11 14,)0U.7iltl in bank cir culation, and of 049,481 in sub sidiary silver. Tbe net Increase was t5UH.lili4.10a. Tbe circulation per capita had increased about f.Y The price ol sllvtr when the Bland law was passed was tl.UO 4-10 per ounce, making the bullion value ol the dollar Vll cents. Since that time the price had fallen as low as VII. Vi cents, making the bullion value of the dollar 70.6 cents. - Within the past few months tbe price had some what advanced, and the value of the dol lar as bullion at the date of the measuge was 7U cents. The President said that some favorable conditions had contrib uted to maintain the practical equality in their commercial use between tbe gold and ailver dollars, but some of these were trade con ditions tbat statutory enactments did not control and of the continuance of which we could not be certain. If we should make the coinage of silver at the existing ratea free we muat expect that tbe difference in tbe bullion value of the gold and sliver dollars would be taken account of in commercial transactions, and it was to be feared that the same re sult would follow any considerable in crease of the present rate of coinage per month. Such a result would be discred itable to our financial management and disastrous to all business inter ests. Nothing more harmful could happen to the ailver Intereata. Any safe legislation upon tbe subject must secure the equality of th two coina in their commercial uses. Tbe President further said tbat be had al ways been an advocate of tbe use of silver in our currency; we were large Sroducersof tbat metal and ahould not iscredit it. He then referred to the plan to be presented by the Secretary ot tbe Treaaury for the Issuance of note's or certificates upon the deposit of silver bullion at its market value, saying it had been formulated so late that he bad not bad time to carefully conaider Its details. Tbe bill prepared by Kecretary Wlndoro on tbe above lines was introduced in the House by Mr. Conger, of Iowa, on Jan uary 0, 1H00, and referred to the Com mittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, which reported it back March HO. On June 7 a aubstitute, which had been agreed upon by a Repub lican caucus, was passed by the House, the title being, "an act to direct the pur chase ot silver bullion and the issue of ailver notea thereon and for other pur poses." On June 1H tbe (senate passed a substitute by way ot amendment provid ing among other things tor the free coinage of silver and the title of the measure waa changed to read, "a bill to provide for the free coinage of silver bullion and other purposes." The House refused to concur m the Senate amend ments and a conference committee was appointed which agreed upon a bill wbich waa passed by both benate and House and received the President's ap proval on July 14, 1800, and wnlch has been generally known as the Sherman act. This act "directed tbe Sesretary of tbe Treaaury to purchase 4,600,000 ouncea ot ailver bullion each month at the market price, not exceeding $1 for B71U6 grains of pure sliver, and to issue in payment therefor treasury notea In denominations of not' less than II nor more than 11,000, Such notea were made redeemable in coin, either gold or silver, at tbe discretion of the Secretary of tbe Treasury, and might be re-issued, but no greater or lest amount of them should be outstanding at any time than the cost of tbe silver bullion and the standard silver dollars coined therefrom then held in tht Treaaury purcbaaed by auch notea. which were to be a legal tender for all debts except where otherwise provided. Until July 1. 18B1, 8,000,000 ouuees per month of the bullion purchased wat to M oolued into standard doners, and after that date ao mnrh was to be coined as might be necessary to provide for the redemption of the Treasury notea Issued for tbe bullion and any selgnorage waa to go to the Treasury. It was declared to be the established policy of the Nation to main tain ailver and gold at a parity. Tbe provision of the Bland act requiring the coinage of not leae than M.000,000 and not more than 14,000,000 worth of euver dollar per month waa repealed. Under the Sherman act the coinage ot the Bland dollar practically ceased In 1801 From January 1 to June 80, 1808, only (8,446,091 silver dollars were coined, and since the latter date tbe coinage of them haa been very email, t-lnce the passage of the Bland act of 1018, about 418,000.000 silver dollars, have been coined, of which (0,000.00t remain in circulation, tbe balance being1 covered by eilver certificates or are lying Idle In the Treasury. During that period tbe price of silver bullion has so decreased that tbe value of tbe ailver in the dollar has fallen from 81.8 centa to as low at about 48 cents, and is now about 66 tents. Under the Sherman act up to tbe first of this month, 1 fin, 000.000 ounces of sliver had been purchased, of which 000,000 bad been coined, the balance re malnlng In the Treasure. The certificates Issued for this bullion have been re deemed in gold. The bullion In Treasury Is now worth about (!I6.000,000 less tl.a.i was paid for It. OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION tawrenoe T. Neal Nominated for Governor- The Platform in Full. The Ohio Democrats met In State conven tion at Cincinnati on Thursday and after short session put in nomination the follow ing ticket: Governor t.AWRE-cce T. Nial, of Chilli eothe. Lieut. GotCol. W. A. Taylor, of Co lnmbut. Treasurer D. C. Black aritit, of Coshoc ton. Atty. Gen. Jons 1. Baust, of Putnam connty. Member Hoard of Public Works Lont D. WiinRLM, of Akron. Food and Dairy Commissi oner P. II. M' Kiowst, of Cincinnati. The platform adopted it at follows: Tne PLATFORM. We hereby approve the platform of the Democratic party adopted by the national convention at Chicago, and especinlly tins portions of it referring to the tariff and to currency legislation. We convratiilate the conntrv npon the early prospect of meas ure of relief as outlined by the President s late ruesssge to Congress and we have confi dence that the Hem neretic Congress will devise laws to furnish such relief. Hecontl The financial situation la tht unfortunate legacy of Keptiblican adminis tration. It Is the natural result of the Mckinley tariff, tht Sherman silver law, the extrnvneance of tbe party lately in power anil the creations and fostering of trusts and combinations by tbat party, all combining to shake credit, to create distrust In tbe money of the country and paralyse its business. Third We recommend that national banks may be permitted to issue their cur rency to an amount equnl to the par value of the United Htates bonds they may deposit witli the treasurer of the United Htates, to the end that the volume of currency tuty be immediately Increased. Fourth Thelnterestsof every true soldier and pensioner demand that the pension roll should be msde and preserved as a roll of honor. We believe in iust and liberal recog nition of the claims of ve'ersns. and favor granting them all that patriotism could ask, all that gratitude could demand. But tbe f ranting of pensions on fraudulent claim! or partisan pur oses. or on department de risions In contravention of law, as practiced under the last administration, needs to be investigated and corrected so that the unsel fish valor of the American soldier may re main untarnished. The Democratic party f ledges itself that the rightful claim of no 'nion soldier to a pension shall be denied, and the tillowiince of any worty pensioner aball not be disturbed. Fifth We condemn the unbusinesslike administration of rjtate affairs under Gov ernor McKinley. deplore the official scandals and defalcations under it and denounce tbe condoning of official crimes wbich hevt brought humiliation upon our people. Wt denounce the reckless extravagance of the large majority in the Seventieth General Assembly, which appropriate 1 for current expenses about 10 10.000 in excess of the cur rent revenues and added almost 30.0o0,0o0 to the local bonded indebtedness of tht Htste by law in the main unconstitutional. Wa demand I hat an end be put to auch rob bery of the taxpayers. Sixth The Democratic party expresses ill confidence in the ability ot Hon. Calvin H. Krice, of the United States Senate, to mate rially assist the Democratic majority in tbe Coturress of the United Htates to extricate the great commercial interests of tht coun try from their depressed condition. After indorsing the national administra tion the platform closet without referring to silver. Tht report was unanimously reported. A 81,000.000 FIBS. Two Inoendisry F res Leave Paths of Blackened Ruins in Minneapolis. Two Urea, presumably incendiary, des troyed 0'-er 1.00 ),030 worthy or property at Minneapolis. Mum., ou Sunday. One fire broke out in a stable in the rear of tht Cedar Lake Ice Company's house, and soon spread lo the Ice ho'ise proper. From there, fan ned by a quick breeze, the flames spnsd to Clark's box factory; and then de-troyed tht boiler Works of Untie. Connell Co., in cluding a :7.(ki0 riveting machine the only one West of Chicago. Unliart's Union Wagon Works were to ally consumed, also a quantity of lumber belonging to various firms. The Cedar Lake Ice Company lost 3,000; ClaM't Box Company. SO.Ooti; I.int Jtes, Council 4 Co., 100,000; Union Wagon Works, 11.1,000. On thit there it a total in surance of about ba'f. While the lire was at lit height an alarm was turned ir. from the lumber district at the other end o the island. Doom Island, as the place is called, was a ma of wood and lumber pi'es belonging to Nelson, Tenny l Co. and Hack us rfc Co.. ami I mined by a brisk wind the ll.itnes soon sianued the narrow stretch of water and beun eating their way uiHimg the bi saw mills and residences in the vicmitv of the river bank. One alter another the planing mills ot the Wilcox Company, the Clutterton HilL Backus mill, the Hove mill, Huiitli and Corrigan, and Nelson, Tennv Co., tell the blast ol the fire and were either totully de stroyed or badly damaged. The Haines left a path of blackness through Marshall street, but was principally stopped by tbe big brick structures of tbt Minneapolis Brewing Company, although their loss it putatllio.ouo. In all 111 house's were destroyed. The Northern f'acitiu bridge and the Ply mouth avenue bridge werereudered uoeleaa by tht firs. jl Sharp Advance in Silver. The offers of silver to tht Treasury De partment on Wednesday aggregated 357,000 ounces, and tbe amount purchaaed wat 117,000 ounces at 10.7513 an ounce, Tht tame price wat ttndtred for tbe remainder. The price paid it an advante of 4 1-4 cents over tbt price on tbe first purchase day ot the month.
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