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■ the MORN IN O NEWS. I
i itiißUmh 1860. IxeoftroKATED 1888. >
] i. H.KSTlLL,President. |
([OULD MAKE GOLD BOOM
HOB3 ARGUVENTS A9AIN3T THE
FREE COINAGE BIIL.
Every Other Country would Sell Us
Its Silver If the BUI Passed-The
Evils of th Days When Gold Was at
a Premium Would Return - Action of
t jj, Republican Caucus.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The House coin
age committee to-day gave a hearing on the
silver question to the delegation sent here
by the New York Board of Trade and
Transportation. G. Waldo Smith, their
first spokesman, said there was not a single
banker in the board, every member being
either a merchant or manufacturer. Mr.
Snitb sold be was aito president of the New
York Wholesale Grccars’ Association, anl
that both bodies were utterly opposed to
any silver legislation at present, believing it
would be dangerous, unfortunate and un
wise. He then presented the memorial
ad pted by the board at its last meeting.
This memorial declaree that iree coinage
would demonetize gold, and expressed a
belief in an international monetary agree
ment being secured soon if there were no
further legislation.
SO MORE GOLD WOULD COME IN.
Ellery Anderson presented the protest of
tbe Cooper Union meeting in New York
against the pending bill. He argued against
the debasement of coin, and argued that if
the bill passed! and silver did ri6t greatly
and permanently rise in the world’s market
not another dollar’s worth of gold won and
come to tne treasury. Under the present
bill silver would never rise to par with gold
until there was an entire chango in the con
ditions of the world and an agreement
among nations was reached. The legal ten
der feature would be lost as soon as the
present debts were paid, because new debts
would be payable in gold.
WOULD LOAD US WITH SILVER.
W. L. Trenholm, formerly controller of
the currency and now president of the
American Security Company of New York,
said that his company couid not be injured
by this legislation, and he spoke simply as a
student of finance. The pound sterling or
sovereign, he said was a fixed point. Those
who thought free coinago was going to
make money easy he believed would find
themselves mistaken. Suppose the effect of
free coinage of silver is to make 412% grains
cf Bilver worth 25 8-1 U grains of gold in this
country; that is, par. There was no silver
in Europe or Asia exchangeable for gold at
anything like this rate. There would,
therefore, be nothing to prevent the imme
diate shipment here of 'all the surplus for
eign silver because it would be worth more
here than elsewhere.
WHEN LIVERPOOL BENT U 8 COTTON.
He remembered when there was a cotton
corner in New York and cotton was shipped
here from Liverpool. The same thing
would happen with silver if gold should
rise to a premium. He believed that gold
and silver must inevitably part company.
He thought that the moment free coinage
came this country would begin to lose gold.
It was estimated that between $700,000,000
and $800,000,000 of gold was In circulation
iu the United States. At least $500,000,000
of that gold would ceaso to be money and
would become property; and it would t>9
the very easiest property on which to bor
row money.
A BAD EFFECT.
The effect would be that gold would go
up and bring about all the disturbed condi
tions of trade that had always followed gold
fluctuations. The United States would
reinstate all the speculation and business
uncertainty, all the failures and all the
disasters of the times when gold was a mat
ter of speculation.
A number of other arguments were made
and letters and resolutions read in line with
those here presented.
DISSCUSSED IN CAUCUS.
The caucus of the renublican members of
the House to-night was somewhat better
attended than had bean anticipated, per
haps seventy-five members being present.
There were not enougn members present,
howeser, to make any decisive action prob
able, and it was seen soon after the proceed
ings opened that the drift of opinion was
aguinst any action on the silver question at
this time. Neither Speaker Reed nor Repre
sentative McKinley were present,
the silver bill was the princ
pal measure under discussion, and jvarioi s
members presented their individual views
as tj the course to be pursued. Mr. Ferkins
ot Kansas was the first speaker in behalf of
men, and he urged the enactment
ot the free coiuhge bill into a law while the
Republican party yet had full control of
the government. Mr. Walker of Massachu
setts made a vigorous speech on the other
6ide of the question. He urged that the
agitation of the subject was unsettling busi
ness confidence ami disturbing commercial
values, and should be absolutely put to rest.
UNWISE AND INEXPEDIENT.
Messrs. Henderson of Illinois, Kerr of
lowa and Andersou of Kansas represented
those who, although favorable to ward a
more liberal policy, believe additional
silver legislation at this time to be unwise
and inexpedient, for political as well as
)u * ll ] e9S reasons. They urged that the Re
publican party bad already at this session,
A®' 1 passage of a law more liberal than
had heretofore been enacted, demonstrated
us friendly feeling to the cause of bi
metalism and he insisted that the present
"’ell tried, and the settlement
i the question left as a legacy to the
emocratic House of Representatives.
r - Cannon also spoke against further
•hver legislation.
i-if T ANARUS: Bartiue of Nevada asked a fair bear-
Ho s r - l '*' V6r on the floor of the House,
the the Senate bill reported from
the u ornm * ttee Qnc l n opportunity given in
free °! lse or discussion of the question of
.ii., c ‘'‘ na e 6 - He would not, he said, insist
r . , l “ e bill be favorably indorsed by the
cus ; but be urged that a chance be
a for free and full discussion.
■ peeches were also made by Messrs. Ken
\r J an d Boothman of Ohio, Carier of
““ na . and others, the discussion being
ned on under the five-minute rule.
v SEEMS TO SEAL ITS FATE.
i.o conclusion whatever was reached on
t . e . w * T er question except as to the failure
bond 8 a ', ' f action, and evidently the pre
jh B Qera, * :i ß*sentim e nt in the caucus azainst
j e i, con ‘derati o n of further silver
b. 3latl ou during this congress may
Af, ,ai( * to be a quasi-conclusion.
80 t a time the discussion broadened
“it and took in the policy to be pur-
C'lae frtlleiall y during the remainder of the
oth f* v !s. Messrs. Camion, Henderson and
an ri ur tred the necessity of a full attend
llr,n republican members from now
e ' r March 4, in order that before congress
latic • tlle P“ r ty may enact legis
he tt° s P ecia l importance and may not
arted by the democratic minority,
for t i H the shipping bill and the bill
ailudnH °f the supreme court were
to ns measures which the party
tndo before adjournment. The only
■ guile result of the caucus was the adop
r ■of the following resolution:
tha*th !e<i u That It Is the sense of this caucus
to J. , chairman and secretary tie instructed
tiaue.i .be immediate presence and con
rejeni..! n “ anoa of the absent republican rep
jrreggl4ll7oß during the remainder of this con-
flje IHofniitfl JfetM.
HONORS TO SHERMAN.
The House Adopts Resolutions on His
Death.
Washington, Feb. 16.—1n the House to
day Mr. Cutcheon, chairman of the com -
mittee on military affairs, reported the fol
lowing series cf resolntions:
Resolved, That tbe House of Representatives
hss heard with profound sorrow of th - death at
b s home in New York city, on Feb. 14, of
William Too imseh Sherman, the last of the
geneiais of the armies of tne Ualied States.
Ren,feed, Tnat we mourn him as tho greatest
soldier remaining to the republic, and the last
of that illustrious trio of generals who aom
m tnded the armies of the United States—Grant,
■ i nr.an and Sheridan—who shed iraperisnablo
glory upon American arms and were idolized
leaders of the union army
He olyed, That we herebv.reoord the highest
appreciation in which the American people
held the character and services of Gen. Sher
man as one of the greatest soldiers of his gen
eration, as one of the grandest patriots that
our country has produced, and as a noble man
in the broadest and fullest meaning of the
word. We mingle our grief with that of the
nation mourning the departure of her great
son, and of the survivors of toe battle-scarred
veterans whom he led to victory and peace, and
we especially tender our sympathy and con
dolence to those who were bound to him by ties
of blood.
Resolved, That the speaker appoint a com
mittee of nine members of the House to attend
the funeral of the .ate general as representa
tives of this body.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
forwarded by the clerk of the House to the
family of Gen. Sherman.
SPEECHES OF THE MEMBERS.
Tributes of regret and respect to Gen.
Sherman’s memory wero paid by Messrs.
Cutoheon, Grosvenor, Outhwaite, Hender
son of Illinois, Cogswell, Vandever aad
Williams.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama voiced the senti
ment of the confederate soldiers in express
ing his sorrow at the demise of Gen. Sher
man and in testifying to his great military
skill and ability, and then the resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
In accordance therewith the speaker ap
pointed the following committee: Messrs.
Cutcheon, Cogswell, Cummings, Grosvenor i
Kmsoy, Tarsuey, Henderson of Illinois and
Outhwaite.
The House then adjourned.
DEPARTMENTS TO BE CLOSED.
As the ceremonies incident to the funeral
of Gen. N her man will occupy Thursday and
Saturday of this week, the President has
directed that the publio buildings in New
York be closed Thursday and tbe public
buildings in Washington and St. Louis be
closed Saturday, the latter being the day of
burial.
The President and his cabinet were to-day
formally invited by Gens. Howard and
Sloourn to participate in tho ceremonies in
New York Thursday incident to the transfer
of tbe remains of Gen. Sherman to St.
Louis, and the question will be considered
at to-morrow’s cabinet meeting. The invi
tation will undoubtedly be accepted, unless
tbe state of the public business renders it
impossible for the President and the mem
bers of his cabinet to leave the capital on
that day.
WINDOM’3 SUCCESSOR.
The President Apt to Annonnoe the
New Secretary To-day.
Washington, Feb, 16.—Ths President ie
quoted as saying to-day that he would send
in the nomination of the Secretary of the
Treasury this week, so that the nominee
couid be oonflrined and arrange his affairs
in time to take tbe office whin the thirty
day limit expires. This started the gos
sipers to talking again very vigorously.
Tue fact that Gen. Clarkson, who was to
have sailed for Europe before this, but who
is still lingering here after having sent his
family abroad, called on the President to
day, revived the report -that the Presi
dent would ask Secretary Proctor to tako
Secretary Windom’s place and would make
Gen. Clarkson Secretary of War.
A NEW NAME SPRUNG.
Thomas Lowrey of St. Paul ulso enjoyed
some prominence in to-day’s gossip, bis
friend, Senator Pierce of North Dakota,
bar ing discharged some political obliga
tions by suggesting his name to the Presi
dent and then communicating that fact to
the newspapers. Representative Cannon of
Illinois was as good as appointed, according
to the capitol gossip, but Representative
Cannon, while he seemed willing, had to
admit that he had not yet been asked by
the President. This brought the gossip
back to ex-Gov. Foster of Ohio. It is
thought not unlikely that the President will
make up bis mind to-night and announce
his decision at tbe cabinet meeting to-mor
row.
NEW JUDICIAL. CIRCUITS.
The Bills of Grimes and Carlton Favor
ably Reported.
Washington, Feb. 16. Representatives
Grimes and Carlton were made happy to-day
by favorable reports from the Senate judi
ciary committee on tbeir court bills. Mr.
Grimes’ bill, as reported, is ame ded only
in the title. It Western div son
of the Northern judioial district of Georgia,
to be composed of the following counties:
Muscogee, Heard, Troup, Meriwether,
Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Marion,
Chattahoochee, Stewart, Schley, Webster,
Quitman. Clay, Randolph, Early, Miller
and Terrell. “Court is to be held at Colum
bus.
Mr. Carlton’s bill creates the Eastern
division of the Northern district, to be com
posed of the following counties: Banks,
Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Haber
sham, Hart, Jacks >n, Morgan, Madison,
Oglethorpe, Oconee and Walton. Court to
be held at Athens. It was 1 sported without
amendment.
TAYLOR APOLOGIZES.
Ee Expresses Regret for Calling
Fltnian a Fool.
Washington, Feb. 16.—1n the House to
day, E. B. Taylor of Ohio, rising to a per
sonal explanation, said that Saturday in
tbe heat of debate he bad used language
toward the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Fithian) which he was immediately sorry
for. He had said that the gentleman from
Uliuois had a right to make a fool of him
self, but not with his (Mr. Taylor’s) consent.
The words were unreasonable, unparlia
mentary and unjust, and he apologized to
the House and to the gentleman, and re
gretted exceedingly that he was under tbe
excitement of the moment induced to make
use of them. [Applause.] Mr. Fithian said
that after hearing the manly statement of
the gentleman from Ohio he accepted the
apology in the same spirit in which it had
been made.
BLAIR NOT TO BB JUDGB.
Edgar Aldrich Carries Off the New
Hampshire Appointment.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The President
to-day nominated Edgar Aldrich to be
United States distriot judge fur New Hamp
shire.
The President’s present attitude toward
the Senate is woli shown by rue fact that
he to-day ignored the almost univaral wish
of the Senate to have Senator Blair ap
pointed district judge of New Hampsfiire,
and nominated Edgar Aldrioh, who was
indorsed simply by the New Hampshire bar
and Senator Chandler.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1891.
QUAY PUTS IN A DENIAL.
EVERY CHARGE AGAINST HIM DE
CLARBD FALSE.
He Begins by Refuting the Statement
that He Used State Funds In Fersonal
Speculation—The Insinuation that Ha
Robbed a Widow Indignantly Re
pelled-Bribery also Denied
Washington, Feb. 16— Senator Quay
answered the charges of fifteen years in
fifteen minutes late this afternoon. The
scene was the Senate chamber, the subject
uuder consideration the diplomatic appro
priation bill, the audience mast of the re
publican senators, half of the democratic
senators, twenty-five people in the public
galleries and a dozen newspaper men in tbe
press gallery. James Donald Cameron bad
gone up town early in the af tern ion and
was conspicuous b 7 his absence. Senator
Quay was at the capitol early in the day,
with the typewritten copy of his speech,
from whioh he afterward read. Ho told
his friends on the floor that be would speak
this afternoon.
“When?” asked a democratic senator.
“O, between 3 and 4 o’clock,’’ said Sen
ator Quay.
“How long?” asked the democratic se it -
tor.
“O, for 10 on 15 minutes,” said Senator
Quay.
“Do you think yon can answer for all
your deviltry in that short tiineF’ asked the
democrat, jokingly. “That’s more than
most of us can do.”
Senator Quay thought it was ample time
for bis purpose, for bis remarks, originally
much longer, had been boiled down by re
peated revisions, so that they had become
very mueh condensed.
WANT REPUBLICANS OBJECTED.
Brief as they are tbev were all too long
for some of the republican senators, who
protested to tbe last that they were entirely
unnecessary and were better unsaid. But
Senator Quay was not to be deterred. It
may have been p >rt of their soheuie to pre
vent his getting them in to-day that took
the Senate iuto executive session early in
the day, kept it in executive session until
nearly 5 o’clock, talking about the proposi
tion to incorporate aua su bisize a Pacific
ocean cable at $250,000 a year for fifteen
years. Senator Quay was not tired out, as
the schemers had hoped, but gat through it
all quietly awaiting his chance, while the
newspaper correspondent! who wanted to
see him in his "m’ost dramatic moment
waited wearily in the ofUca of ths Secre
tary of Senate, being shut out of
their own gallery upstairs by the new ex
ecutive session orders of the Senate. At
last tbe electric bells all over the Senate
wing announced that the exeoutivo session
was over, and the nowspaper inon sped up
stairs to their gallery. The foremost man
found Senator Quay on his feet already
reading through his spectacles his manu
script, which he held with both hands. The
general galleries were empty, and only a
few people came into the room while ho
was speaking, but almost all the republican
senators wore listening intently tn the gray,
cold silence which Senator Quay’s voice
loudly seemed to break.
SOME OF THE LISTENERS.
Senator Quay was flanked as ho stood by
Senators Evarts and Davis of Minnesota.
Senator Hoar, who had been out, oame in
while he was speaking, and got a good scat
where he could hear. Senator Gorman sit
In the very foremost seat on the democratic
side. Senator Reagan, who usually occu
pies that seat, had gotten a chair and taken
it over on the republican side of the Vico
President’s chair, where ho sat facing Sen
ator Qua , J with the Vice President So king
over his head. Senator Gray of Dola ware
had acme over on the republican side to
hear. Senator Carlisle sat in Senator G ay’s
seat. Senator Faulkner, Senator Quay’s
chief friend on the dean, cratic side, strained
every nerve to hear from his own seat. No
member of the Pennsylvania delegation was
present, Mr. Hitt of Illinois being the
only pron'iinent member of the House in tlie
chamber,
HOW HE READ IT.
Senator Quay’s voice was clear and his
tones firm, but his voice is not strong
enough to fill the Senate chamber, espe
cially when it is comparatively empty, and
the democrats had difficulty in hearing all
that he said. The stenographic reporters
would have been obliged to sit near him if
they had not waited for his manuscript.
The general effort to hear him made the
feeling more terrible aud the scene more
impressive. Tho oarly twilight made the
ftr.iighted chamber dim and chill, aid per
haps made it hard for Senator Quay to
read, but if so he did not show it. He read
with confidence and without nervousness,
and the elocutio -,ory effect was muoh bettor
Shan in his eulogyfupon Representative
Randall, his only other set speech in the
senate. He attempted no gestures, but kept
bis hands on his manuscript, laying down
one sheet after another on his desk as he
read. He read rapidly, but gave due em
phasis to the words “ffo” or “falsehood”
wherever they occurred.
RECEIVED IN SILENCE.
There was no applause when he finished
and sat down. There had been no interrup
tion while he was sp taking. Neither Sena
tor Evarts nor Senator Davis said anything
to him, nor did any one else for a minute or
two. Then Senator Morrill of Vermont, the
father of the Senate, came up and gave him
a paternal pat. Afterward Senator Chand
ler congratulated him, and later Senator
Hiscock sat down beside him for a moment,
hut lie was one of those who protested
against the speech, and did not seom to be
offering congratulations. Senator Quay
having freed his mind after so many
months’ consideration, will now fed free to
go to Florida, probably Wednesday, to re
store his health, whioh hie face showed to
day was in bad oondition. The statement
that ho is to resign the chairmanship of the
republican national committee, now that he
is no longer under fire, is once more made,
HIS SPECULATIONS.
Senator Quay said in part:
The first assertion concerning my official acts
is that at some time or continuously between
the yeari or 1379 and 188 J, I alone, or acting
with another, or others, used moneys of the
state of Pennsylvania for speculative or private
purposes. I denounce tbit statement as abso
lutely false. In 1877 the Democratic party of
Pennsylvania elected the state treasurer and
auditor general, the financial officers of t e
commonwealth. A year or two later, pending
tbeir terms of office, I became engage 1 in stock
operations. In some transactioa I
was associated and jointly interested
with a gentleman who waa at that time
cannier of tne state treasury. The
transactions proved seriously disastrous, snd
I waa compelled to pay a portion of ids losses as
well as my own. In doing this It became neces
essarv to supply an alleged deficiency he had
caused in the t easury. Asa portion of the
fund for this purpose I borrowed SIOO,OOO from
the gentleman who is at preeent my colleague
in the Seriate. 1 gave him my judgment note
therefor, the amount of which note I paid to
hin dollar for dollar years ago. Not until the
beginning of the settlement of our losses was I
aware that a deficiency existed, and I had every
assurance that my associate was able to carry
bis share of the lows My connection there
after was simply with the aid of friends to raise
the necessary fun is to supply the deficit.
A BOND PURCHASE.
It is charged that again I used moneys
belonging to the commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia to purchase bonds or stocks, or both, of a
Chicago street railway. I was Invited by friends
in Puiladalpnia to jots la tbe purchase of s
street railway property la Chicago und did so.
borrowing money upon my owi collateral from
the People's Bank in Pbilaclrlphia I stood
upon tbe same footing with thfothergeutleinen
concerned, and it was a perfectly straightfor
ward business transaction, andfad no con nee
ton in any way with any puotis fund or public
interest. The charge that seoaritias belonging
to the state of Pennsylvania w(Re used in this
transaction Is false and Impossible of truth.
The only negotiable securities held by the state
of Pennsylvania ara registered bonds of tho
United States, Iran lforabla only on the books ol
the national treasury byt the auditor
general, secretary < t tbe com ruonwealth and
state treasurer, acting conjointly after haring
filed a certificate with tho Bj'-rnor in their
oificioi character. Collateral th this Inst accu
sation is a charge that I defrauded, or at
tempted to defraud, tbe widow of a deceased
friend. This also is absolutely
false. There breathes not upon earth
a man or woman who [can truthfully
say that 1 ever defrauded or Attempted to de
fraud honor her of a dollar. .Up .n tbia point
charity to the dead and to the living forth ie my
making any personal explanation. Samuel
Gustine Thompson, a member of the Philadrl
phia bar aud president of the Young Men's
Democratic Association of that city, is one of
several thoroughly conversant with tho facts
who can give them to tne public if they see
proper.
THE PARDON CHARGES.
I come now to what might be called the
fourth ground of criticism of my public con
duct. This was my action os a member of the
board of pardons of Pennsylvanl i in voting for
tbe pardon of certain members of tbe Pennsyl
vania legislature, and others, upon whom
sentence bad been passed for bribery.
He at>r Quay’s explanation was, in brief,
that he acted according to tho writtou
opinion of the Attorney General, which
was filed along w ith the decision of the
pardoo board, and he would do the same
thing again. Incidentally to this subject
Senator Quay denounced as lies, without a
shadow of foundation, tits charges ih it ho
had by threats proonred tue pardon of a
man named Lynch, and tho “wondrous
lyric" of his escape from the Pittsburg
notors in 1877, under the tutelage of Mr.
Dalzeli.
THE CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
Senator Quay then proceedvd:
It is m-eessary to pass to history somewhat an
clent in order to dispose of the nebulous charge
of bribery and corruption, os a member of the
Pennsylvania legislature nearly twenty-five years
ago. in connection with an action for libel agul nst
the then editor of the P.ttsburg Commercial.
With cuaraoteristio malignity, my assailants
have been careful to emphasize the fact that
the case was never pushed for trial. They fail
to state that the libel was retracted and that the
defendants pleaded nolo contentere, paying the
costs of the case and tbe feesof counsel I may
ineation. In passing, that in tbe preliminary
hearing au effort was made to show that 1 was
a rich man, tbe innuendo being that my
wealth had been unlawfully acquired. I had
been prothonotary of Beaver county from iS8(l
to 1861, when I resigned to go into the union
army, had served as private secretary to Gov
Curtin, as military agent of the slate in this
city, as chief of the state department of trans
portation and telegraph, and for three terms
had been a inembor of the Pennsylvania legis
lature. My recollection is that the examiua
tion dlsolosed the fact that after uearly twelve
years of industry and opportunity my fortune
was about *3,000.
ANOTHER BRIBERY CHARGE.
The charge that he had onci attempted
to bribe an internal revenue supervisor
Senator Quay denounced as a malicious
falsehood, anil in the same sweeping man
ner oheracterizrij the as lenioue-that he had
disbursed a corruption fund raised to defeat
high license and had brought abrut the de
seat of a prohibition amendment to the
constitution of Pennsylvania.
Senator Quay concluded:
I have endeavored to make this utterance
complete, even at the cost of the time of tie
Senate and the weariness of the senators. I
have endeavored to answer every specific charge
of misfeasance or malfeasance test could be
extracted from a careful perusal of the mass of
direct falsehood, confused statement, innuendo.
Insinuation and cunning implication that, with
au industry worthy of a better cause, have bi n
gathered together for my destruction. Id ny
them teriatim and in toto ; they are false and
foul to the core.
OLEVBLAND'3 LETTER.
McKinley Does Not Ihlnlc. it Hurts
His Chances for the Nomination.
Washington, Feb. 16.—1n an interview
to-day Representative McK.ir.ioy is quoted
assaying: “Ido not think that Mr. (JJuve
laud’s letter changes his relations with his
party as far as the nomination is con
cerned. He has not bis position at
alt. His views on the money question were
well k own before, yet his party nomi
nated him and voted for him. lie could
not make his position plainer than he had
before by his utterance* and by his policy
during bis administration. I believe that
nine out of ten democrats believe in free
coinage of nil. er, and that they will have a
free coinage plank in their platform, but I
do not think they will find any difficulty in
nominating a good man as a candidate.
don’t hurt his chanoeb,
“I don’t think Mr. Cleveland’s chances of
receiving the nomination are lessoned by
his position on that subject. Withtn the
democratic family I think tbe question is
going to give them some trouble, but the
supremo discipline of the party, which has
so often been manifested, will not hesitate
at an inconsistency like this. The demo
crats have not a broad field from which to
i.eiect their candidate, as the whole south is
excluded from the field of selection by con
sent of the party, and I do not think they
will reject Mr. Cleveland on account of his
recent letter.
“As to tbe attitude of the republicans?
Well, our position is well known. We be
lieve in using both silver and gold as a cur
rency, each at a parity with the other and
each equal in value with the other. YVe
favor h mest money and always have. The
position taken In the la->t convention is our
position still. Our legislation, which pro
vides for the consumption of the products of
the American mines, shows this.”
DFAOON WHITE A WITNES3.
Be Denies All Knowledge of the Al
leged Silver Pool.
Washington, Feb. 16.— At the meeting
of the silver pool investigating committee
to-day ex-CongressmanS. V. White of New
York, now a broker, confirmed the testi
mony of Representative Abner Taylor that
he](Mr. Taylor) had bought silver on mar
gin three days after the passage by the Sen
ate in July last of the free silver act. Mr.
White knew nothing of tbe alleged silver pool
except what he had seen in tbe newspapers.
Mr. White testified in response to further
questions that Hedenberg, the pre
vious witness, must have misunderstood
what his (Mr, White’s) partner, Mr. Hop
kins, said to him (Hedenberg., or he would
not have testified that the witness’ firm had
an agent in Washington, for tho reaoon that
the firm had not and never did have any
agency in Washington, directly or indi
rectly. Mr. White further stated that he
had examined the accounts of every mem
ber of congress. senator and government
employe, that hod any dealings with the
firm, before he oame to Washington, and
he said it showed that there was not a dol
lar on the account of any person connected
with tbe government, except Mr. Taylor,
for the purchase or sale of silver.
Purchases of B!lver. %
Washington, Feb. 16—The amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury depart
ment to-day was 568,000 ounces. Tho
amount purchased was 362,000 ounces, at
rates from 09% cents to sl.
A SUBSIDY FOR A CABLE.
THE SENATE WILLING TO HELP A
LINE TO HAW AIL
A Proposal to Guarantee the Com
pany Operating It $3,000,000 in
Twenty Y ars-The Subject Brought
Up in the Shape of an Amendment
to the Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill.
Washington, Fab. 16—Amongthe peti
tions and memorials presonted In the Senate
this morning were the resolutions of the
farmers and laborers’ union of the First
congressional district of Missouri, favoriug
the purchase or establishment by the gov
ernment of six trans-continental lines of
railroad, to be paid for by anew issue of
legal tender notes and to bo operated by the
government, also for the issue of
* 15,000,0J0 in legal tender notes, aud for the
loaning of money by the government at
2 per cent. ]ier annum on real estate secur
ity, not t ) exctel $2,500 to any ono person;
and declaring that the union would not sup
port any man for a legislative office “who
does not stand o i the Ocala demands from
bottom to top.”
The conference report on the fortifica
tion bill was presented and agreed to.
Mr. Plumb offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of War
for information as to the need of greater
accommodation for ex-soldiers at the Ni
tional Soldiers’ Home at Hampton, Va.;
whether men have beou during the winter
sheltered in tents, and whether part of the
buildings, that could have been used for
their accumulation, was used for other than
abso’utely necessary purposes.
On motion of Mr. Hiscock tbe House joint
resolution to cor-ecb the error of punctua
tion in the tariff act of 1890 (relating to
twine) was taken from the caleudar and
passed.
The Senate then proceeded to considera
tion of tho diplomatic and consular ap
propriation bill.
due following amendments,report'd from
the committee on appropriations, were
agr ed to: Making the mission to Mexico a
fi s -cla's mission, ranking with France,
Germany, Great Britain and Russia, with a
salary of $17,500; striking out tbe item of
SIO,OOO for a minister to the Central Amer
.can s'ates and In-'erting two Items of
SIO,OOO each for a minis'er to Guatemala
and Honduras, and for a minister to
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador.
The Senate then wont Into executive
session.
A CABLE TO HAWAII.
At the conclusion of Mr. Quay’s remarks,
tbe Senate resumed consideration of the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
to whioh the following amendment
had been agreed to in executive
session: To onable the President to
make an engagement with any such citizen
or corporation of the United States as shall
op: ear to poses* the means and facilities
necessary to that en 1 for telegraphic com
munication between the United States and
the kingdom of Hawaii, which engagement
shall contain provisions sufficient, In ths
judgment of tho President, to secure to the
government and citizens of the United
Rta’es early c imrnunioalion by telegraph
with said kingdomo'i reasonable terms for a
period not less than fourteen years. A sum
not exceeding $250,000 is appropriated for
each year during which tiie engagement
shall be in operation and during winch sue i
engagement shall be so iu cour-e of execution
not exceeding twenty years, and the sum
total paid under this authority shall not
exceed $:>,000,(M)0. The lull and amendments
having been reported from oom mittee of
the whole to the Senate, the
committee amendments were agreed to in
bulk, except that in regard to a Hawaiian
telegraph cable, on whioh a separate vote
was taken and which was agreed to, yeas
35, nays 22. The democrat* who voted in
tho affirmative were Messrs, Hampton, Mc-
Pherson and Morgan. Tho renubllcans who
voted in the negative were Messrs. Plumb,
Quay and Wolcott. Pending discussion
Mr. Hale moved that the Senate adjourn,
so a* to avoid tue order for a reoess irom C
to 8 o’clock.
HISTORY OF TIIF MOVEMENT.
The executive session iastod four hour*.
The subject curie first before the Sonata
through the introduction by Mr. Mitchell
of Oregon of on amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill authorizing the
President to engaye with any citizens or
corporation of the United State* p issessing
means and facilities for telegraphic com
munication between tho United States an 1
Kingdom of Hawaii upon reasonable
terms for a period not less than fourteen
year*, for a sum not exceeding S3,OdO,<KX),
rut no more than ( 250,000 are t > be ex
pended in any one year. This amendment was
reported back from the committee on
foreign relations in such shape that it could
lie attached to either the sundry civil or
diplomatic appropriation bill, and as the
latter was tne first to come before the
Senate, the Senate went Into executive
session to determine whether or not the
amendment should bo attaohed to it. It
was felt that the matter should be so con
s dered, inasmuch as there were involvod
diplomatic relations b:tween the United
States and Hawaii, which could not be
prudently discussed in public. Xu the de
bate during the executive session Messrs.
Edmunds, Mitchell, Dolph and Morgan ad
vocated the amendment, and Messrs. Vest,
George, Cockrell and Carlisle opposed it,
but it was finally decided. upon a yea anil
nay vote, that tho amendment should he
attached to the diplomatic appropriation
bill, and this decision was afterward rati
fied in open Senate.
Before the vote, was stated the Vice Presi
dent announced bis appointment of the fol
lowing senators to attend Gen. Sherman’s
funeral, the number having been increased
from five to six: Messrs. Evarrs, Hawley,
Manderson, Pierce, Cockrell and Walthall.
The Senate then adjourned.
Routine of the House'
Washington, Feb. 16. —In the House to
day Mr. Cutcheon presented and the House
adopted the conference report on the army
appropriation bill.
Mr. Owen of Indiana, from tho com
mittee on immigration, reported a bill
amending various acts relative to the immi
gration and importation of aliens under
contract.
Some objection was made that a measure
of such importance should be given more
consideration than could be given
reading; and Mr. Owen withdrew it for the
present.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill,
but without disposing of the bill the com
mittee rose.
McKinley Expects to be Governor.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Representative
McKinley has returned from Ohio, satisfied
that he will be nominate! for governor, ana
confident tbat ho will lie elected. He thinks
that the farmers’ alliauoe will injure the re
publican ticket more than the democrats,
and that the latter will be also affected by
the democratic dissensions.
Harrison's Tour.
Washington, Feb. 16. —The President is
going to swing around the grand circle of
the United States in bis coming tour. He
U goii g to the Pocifio coast by the southern
route and return from the state of
Washington by the northern route.
STRIKE OF THB DOCKMBN.
The Outlook Berloua at London and
Men Afraid to Work.
London, Feb. Id— The outlook of the
dockers’ strike here is moet serious. The
lightermen here started to unload 30,000
frozen sheep to-day, but soon afterward
withdrew, alleging that their lives were in
danger from violence threatened upon the
part of the men oat ou strike. New Zea
land mutton has advanoed one penny per
pound, and there is a prospect of a further
advance.
TO BE AIDED IN AUSTRALIA.
Communications have been reoeived
from Australia announcing that the Aus
tralian unionists have agreed to block all
federation ships a living in Australian
nortstbat have been loaded or are manned by
non-union men. The railway men, carmen,
and others connected with dock labor are
arranging to refuse to accept goods from or
deliver goods to the boyootted vessels sfter
Muiidav, when the war will become gen
eral. To-day the unionist workmsn refused
to trans-ship cargoes in the Victoria docks
from federation vessels.
Cardiff's strike.
Cardiff, Feb. Ift.—Thomas Mann, a
labor agitator, has failed in hia eiforts to
bring about a settlement of the dock labor
ers’ strike at this place. The dock com
panies'refuse to dlscharge'the now men, and
U is considered that the dock laborers who
are ou atnke have suffered defeat.
JACK’S BLOODY KNIFB.
The Police Oonfident That Their Pris
oner la the Whitechapel Murderer.
liONDON, Feb. 10.—The latest discovsry
made by tire Metrolitan police In connection
with the Whitechapel murder on Friday
morning last, by which n woman known as
‘•Carrotty Nell” lost her life, bids fair to
connect the man named Adler, now in cus
tody, with this “Jack the Ripper” orirne.
The metropolitan police now have in their
possesion a sharp, dangerous-looking knife,
stalnod with blood, and showing traces of
having recently been washed. The blood
stains were examined microioopically
by TJr. Phillips, the police surgeon
attache I to the lonian street police station.
Ur. Phillips has no doubt that the stains
ars those of human blood. The formidable
knife has been traced to the possession of
Sadler, who, at already stated, was a fire
man on board a steamer which recently ar
rived from Turkey. The police have no
doubt that Adlar was the murderer of
“Carrotty Nell.”
ENGLAND'S BACOA RAT SCANDAL.
None of the Army Officer* to be Re
tired at This Juncture.
London, Fob, 16.—1n the House of Com
mons to-day Edward Stanhope, secretary
of state for war ..replying to a question as
to what course the government proposed to
take with reference to the military officers
who wore conceri o 1 in the recent baccarat
scandal, said that pending the result of the
legal proceedings taken by Sir William
Gordo.i Gumming against the persons who
had accused hi n of unfair play, the war de
partment did not propose to retire any of
the officers concerned in the affair. Hir
Hianbope further said that the oolonels of
various regiments wore making successful
endeavors to prevent gambling among the
officers of their command.
A BIG HAUL, FROM A BANK.
Two Bliclt Sneak Thieves b natch
£11,500 in London.
London, Feh. 10.— Two expert bank
sneaks to-day robbed a clerk of the London
Branch of the Bank of Scotland of a
leather sacheloontaiulng £11,5110 in bank of
Englaud notes. The clerk was waiting at
the teller’s window of the National Provin
cial bank with his sachel beside him. One
of tho suoaks attracted the clerk’s attention
und earned him to turn and the other sneak
took the sachel and slipped away with it.
In the confusion the men esoaped and there
seems no hope for their capture. The thieve*
are desorihod as rather dud Is ti young men,
and the police venture the opionioti that
they are Americans. Tbo clerk who was
robbed is only 17 years old. The money can
be easily disposed of by tho thieves.
Last of the Gold Bent Back.
London, Feb. 10.—Tho third £1,000,000
in gold of the £3,000,000 borrowed in bullion
from the Bank of France, during the recent
Baring-Argeutine financial crisis, bos been
returned to bbe lat er institution. As in
tho case of the first £3,000,0.')0, the gold was
returned as received, there having boon no
necessity to open the boxes.
Spain’s New Benatora.
Madrid, Feb. 16.—Nineteen conservative
life senators were eleoted yesterday. Honor
Bllvela, during the course of a speech made
last night, said that the conservatives
would inaugurate democratic reform, re
duce the army and protect farmer* and
manufacturers.
Cotton from Bokhara.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.— Three hun
dred balc-s of Bokhara cotton have been
oousigned to a spinning firm in the south of
France, besides 4,500 poods of wool. These
are the first consignments of this kind ever
sent from Bokhara to Europe.
Salisbury’e Reply to Blaine.
London, Feb. 16.—Lord Salisbury’s re
ply to Secretary Blaine’s dispatch of last
December on the Bering sea question has
been forwarded to Washington, and will
be forthwith prevented to Secretary Blaine
by Sir Julian Pauucefote.
The Czar Bead It.
Bt. Petersburg, Feb. 16.—The literary
censor has suppressed the second volume of
Balbasofi’s Life of Catherine 11. The exar
having read the volume, declared it unfit
for publication.
A TRUST COMPANY SHORT.
It H*>'* *vek Five Days’ Notice When
a Big Check Came In.
New York, Feb. 16.—The cash resources
of the American Loan and Trust Company
were almost exhausted at one time to-day,
and a check for a largo amount presented
for payment was returned with a statement
that five days’ notice would be required on
it. This was the privilege of the trust com
pany under its agreement with its deposi
tors. Later in the day money came in from
called loans and the check was sent for aud
cashed. Bank Examiner Cahill completed
his examination to-day and has forwarded
his report to Albany. He refuses to make
any statement to the press.
Charleston’s Soldier Quests.
Charleston, 8. C., Feb. 16. —The Vet
eran Zouaves of Elizabeth, N. J.; the Ger
man Fusiliers of Charleston, and the mem
bers of the city council dined together
to-day on the ramparts of Fort Sun ter.
Patriotic speeches wore made and patriotic
airs sung. The zouaves left bore for home
to-night via Richmond.
I DAILY. $lO A TEAR, l
•{ 5 OKIW3AOOFY.
\ WEEKLY, sl.Bl A YEA*
GIBSON AGAIN INDICTED.
IF HE HAB NOT FLED HE WILL
HAVE TO GIVE MORE BAIL.
Dewar Guarded by Government Offi
cers When Going to Give His Testi
mony in the State Court-The Direct
ors of, the Whisky Trust Make a
Statement.
Cricaoo, Feb, 16.—Secretary George J.
Gibson of ths whisky trust has been indicted
by the graud jury, and to-morrow morn
ing, tarring flight, will probably be again
arretted and compelled to give bail in the
state courts in addition to the $20,000 fed
eral bonds. The law undsr which ths ia*
dictment is framed is a section of the crim
inal code relating to the possession,
manufacture and guilty knowledge of explo
sives intended to be used for the Injury of
any building or person. Ths most import
ant witno-H was T. 8. Dewar, United State*
gauger, who, it is alleged, was approached
by Uibson with a scheme to blow up and
burn the Scbufoldt establishment. Dewar
was accompanied to the grand jury room
by a guard of five speoial government
agents. States Attnrnoy Longenecker con
ducted the inquiry.
statement of the directors.
The board of directors of the distilling
and cattle feeding company makes the fol
lowing statement: “We are holding our
r gular monthly meeting in Chicago instead
of Peoria for the pat pose of ascertaining as
far as possible the truth iu respect to the
charges made against the secretary of the
company. Much widespread publicity has
been given to the charges, and
so manv folso rumors are being
spread, that we doom it our duty to make
a brief statement. 81 nee our election aa
directors ws have devoted our time and
host endeavors by honorable methods to the
establishment of the business of the com
pauy upon a paying basis. We have made
such progress in this direction that for
many months the oompauy has been
earning and paying monthly divi
dends of one-hair of 1 per cent., equal to
6 per cent, per annum on its stock, aud has.
In addition, put aside a surplus eaoh month.
Uur business is showing continuously a large
increase in output every month over the
output for the corresponding month m the
preceding years. Outside competition has
never been felt as little as during ths past
tlx months. la the midst of
such unexampled prosperity, that
nny one Interested in the company
should imperil the immense interests of its
stockholders by such a scheme as is charged,
we think no saue man will believe. Li re
gard to Mr. Ulbeon, we have to say that
he is a gentleman of character
and high standing, that he has
boon a faithful aud efficient secretary
to this company, and that we do not credit
in the least, that ho is guilty of the crime
charged against him. The Interest of the
company will, in our Judgment, bo in no
wise affected by this charge. Mr. Gibson’s
resignation having beau tendered and ac
cepted, Is furnished herewith;
"To the Direct ore of the Distilling and Cattle
Weeders Company:
“Genti.kmen —A grave charge affecting my In
tegrity has been preferred against me. Ido not
need to assure you that until I shall be vindi
cated, as I surely will be when the facts are es
tablished and the consjwacy of which I am the
victim has been exposed. I desire to relieve you
of any possible disadvantage resulting from my
connection with you. i therefore hereby tender
rny resignation as secretary of the company. [
wish to assure you in the most emphatic terras
In which the fact could be stated that I am ab
solutely innocent of the charge made against
me, and that I will, if Justice prevails, succeed
lu fully establishing that fact not only to
your satisfaction, but to that of the world. Re
spectfully yours, (Jxoroe Gibson.
"Peoria, 111.. Feb. 14, 18111.”
BRICE AT CHATTANOOGA.
He Says He Is Looking After the Trad*
of Our Southern Neighbor.
Chattanooga, Feb. 16.— Thoro was •
distinguished party of railroad men in this
city yesterday. Chief among them waa
Calvin 8. Brice. Mr. Brice Mid the object
of their visit was to look after the Central
and South American trade with Mexico.
"We want to see what is necessary to
carry out the lutentiousof the international
congress and establish trade be
tween those countries and a re
ciprocity scheme, and we are
comploti'ig our arrangements os fast as we
can. We have two southern porta—Bruns
wick and Mobile—and expect to establish
thirteen lines of steamers from them. It is
to supply the demand of coal in connection
with these lines that we are looking over the
south, but it Is not time to reveal all our
plans."
BRUNSWICK ELATED.
Brunswice, Ga., Feb. 16.— The News
correspondent learns to-night that there is
a strong probability of Brunswick being
made the terminal point of Calvin 8.
Brim’s big railroad system from Chicago to
the South Atlantic coast for trade with
South America. The news has created
quite a sensation here, and it is thought to
be authentic.
MANY STORES BURNED OUT.
New Westminster Swept by a Fir*
and Explosion.
Seattle,Wash., Feb. 16.—A special from
Now Wostminster, B. C., to the Post-Intelli
gencer, says: "This city was yesterdny
visited by a conflagration which destroyed
in the neighborhood of $500,000 worth of
property and caused the death of John Mo-
Connor, a member of the volunteer fire
brigade. The fire started in the premises
occupied by T. 8. Tierskv, a watchmaker
and jeweler, on Columbia street, and a
whole block of buildings was ablaze before
the department had succeeded in getting to
work. For two hours the firemen
fought the flames, anu were at
last getting them under control,
when an explosion in the rear of
one of the stores occurred. It broke almost
every pane of glass within a radios of half
a mile and burst ail the hose pumping on
the fire. The Masonio Temple, next adja
cent, had up to this moment been consid
ered absolutely safe, but the breakage of
the windows caused a draft which sucked
the flames inward and in a minute the
whole interior of the building was afire.
It was a four story building, valued at
SBO,OOO. It was occupied by stores, offices)
a lodge room and provincial registry offices.
Nothing was saved out of the building but
the paper* from the registry office.
Puddlers Resuming Work.
Reading, Pa, Feb. 16.— This morning
Ellis & Lasig, an iron and steel company
at Pottstown, jrent into partial operation
with forty men in the puddling department,
where the strike was inaugurated which
throw 700 men oat of employment.
Darright’s puddling furnaces were started,
with fourteen puddlers and a sufficient num
ber of helpers. The nail factory also re
sumed. The men at work have accepted
the reduction against which the strike wes
inaugurated.
