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ITHE MORNING NEWS. i
Fstablished 1850. - - Incorporated 18SS. V
J. H. KSTILL, President. \
HORR AND HARVEY IN DEBATE.
3-Vfc CHAMPIONS SOUTH MONEY AND
TIIE OTHER SILVER.
J Honiii In the House of the Illinois
I lull nt t'hlea*o the Scene of the
Discussion —It Is to Continue Kicbl
| la , S—The Room Capable of Ac
commodating; iIKI Persons, Hut Only
a Little Over Hulf That Number
present.
Copyright, 1895, by Azel F. Hatch.
Chicago, July 10.—' Two men met in a llt
tu room at the Illnots Club this afternoon
5i,,1 began a spirited contest of national
moment, one lighting for silver and the
y : r for gold with all the intellectual
powers, facts and authorities at their
onimond. One of them was Roswell G.
Horr. once a member of congress from
Michigan, now an editorial writer for the
,\w York Tribune, and the other was
\V. H. Harvey of Chicago, author of
••Coin’si Financial School.” Mr. Horr
championed the cause of gold, while Mr.
Harvey threw down the gauntlet for sil
ver.
The privilege of being present at this
momentous contest was accorded to few.
There were seats for about 200 persons In
the assembly room of the club house, but
only a little over half that number was
present.
Congressman J. C. Sibley of Pennsyl
vania, a leader of the free silver forces in
the east, occupied a prominent seat. He
will remain during the debate until other
engagements prevent.
A prominent advocate of the gold stand
ard present was A. 13. Humphrey, secre
tary of the National League of Republi
can Clubs.
Others present were \V. W. Meager of
the Bimetallic League; Lyman J. Gage,
referee for Mr. Horr; Ferd W. Peck, and
A I), Revell of Chicago; L. G. Powers
of St. Paul, lJr. S. A. Robinson of New
York, and Charles A. Serget of Chicago.
The last three acted as advisers to Mr.
Horr, and sat by his side, taking copious
notes while Mr. Harvey spoke.
Mr. Harvey consulted little with any
body. He brought with him a great pile
of authorities for the purpose of sub
stantiating statements made in his book,
to which he frequently referred.
A man with a watch sat at a table near
the epeakers, and whenever one had spo
ken eight minutes he would tap loudly
on a call bell. This gave the speaker
warning that he had two minutes more
to conclude his statement. By these sta
ges of ten minutes each the speakers will
proceed for eight days, using only the
afternoons and resting Sundays.
I'r. Homer Thomas, president of the Il
linois ewtl), CATrefTThe assemblage to order,
brietiy setting forth the objects of the
debate. He introduced H. G. Miller and
cx-Judge William A. Vincent, both of
Chicago, who, he said, would be judges,
und at the conclusion of the controversy
decide which had the best of the novel
debate.
Mr. Miller then read the rules which are
to govern. It was, he said, the Intention
cf the speakers to deliver altogether liO,-
000 words. Of these, 5,000 are lo be re
served for use at the end of the discus
sion. This will give each a chance to
recapitulate his argument In 2,500 words.
Three hundreds words additional will be
allowed each contestant as a rejoinder
to his adversary's closing argument.
Mr. Miller stated that the whole discus
sion was copyrighted and that while It
would be given the widest publicity
through the press, it was the Intention,
of the principals to preserve the debate
as private property and issue it in book
form. ,
The debate was started by Mr. Horr,
who referred to the author of “Cola’s
Financial School" with some severity.
He said he had never read a book mak
ing so many misstatements.
Mr. Harvey, in his opening statement,
contented himself with a presentation
of his plan of campaign, and told what
he would prove.
Mr. Horr wanted to know why the
bum, s of prominent cltzens had been used
in Mr. Harvey’s book, and words put
Into their mouths that they had never
Used, to which Mr. Harvey replied that
hts book was simply an allegory, and
the fact that a little boy was put In as
teacher ought to be enough to prove any
sensible person that this was so.
Then the speukers plunged at once into
the thick of the tight. The argument at
ail times was very spirited, and both
Speakers several times had hard work
to preserve their tempers.
In his opening statement Mr. Harvey
said: "I am here to defend the facts and
principles In Coin’s Financial School. I
am aware that the illustrations In that
l ook are a great aid in presenting rlearly
Its views. We And this true in our schools.
Many scientific works rely largely on Il
lustrations, and our newspapers find that
illustrations make plain many ideas that
could not otherwise be clearly expressed.
And yet, I am here to defend orally those
same principles. I expect to make good
interest in this debate.
b Silver and gold are the money of the
constitution. That this silver dollar was
the unit of value in our coinage system in
this country from 1792 to 1873, just as the
> ard stick was the measure of length.
That gold was measured in this silver unit,
and concurrent coinage given to it (gold).
That silver and gold combined constituted
the legal standard of value In this coun
try till 1873.
- That the act of 1873 was surrepti
tiously passed.
T That during the period of 1792 to
1x,3 the mints were open to the unlimited
coinage of both metals Into primary or
redemption money, and that both wore
treated as such. That during that period
people had a right to have either metal
coined into full legal tender money, and
that the option was with the debtor to
Pay in coins of either metal.
1- That this bimetallic system made
an unlimited demand for both metals to
bo coined into money. Increased the de
mand for those metals and so long as
this law authorizing any one to coin
“and' 4 grains of sliver and 23 2-10 grains of
Kohl, into a dollar, was In force, there
''as no one willing to sell either for
less than a dollar.
"5 That the option to pay In either
metal caused the cheaper of the two
metals to be used, and transferred the
dearer to the cheaper metal and restored
’is relative commercial value. We are
„ ': otll silver and gold.
are called ‘silver men’ because we
’* r '’ defending the metal that has been
demonetized.
Kt It hat 11 •* *o the Interest of the United
ites to act Independently lu the remone-
She Pofnin® Krtos.
tization of silver at the ratio to gold of 16 j
to 1, without waiting for the action of any j
other nation.
"7. That monometallism consists In the !
use of the dearer of the two metals to the j
exclusion of the other as primary or re
demption money. That monometallism is
an experiment on trial for the first time
In the history of the world, and began with
the period of 1873. That It is Impossible
and impracticable a3 a stable money meas
urement of values; Is not based on scien
tific financial principles; Is In the Interest
of the money lenders and against the in
terest of the property owners and laborers.
‘‘B. That the gold unit as the measure
of values, with no concurrent coinage of
another metal to assist it In performing
the functions of primary money, has
caused the fall In prices as compared with
1872, when the world's prices of property
were measured In the money mass of
both metals. That all prices of property
and labor have declined accordingly as
compared with 1872, except when held up
relatively by demand or short supply,
or combines and trusts, or special rea
sons affecting a particular service or
property. That the average price of all
production except gold will show this de
cline Is adjusting Itself to the gold stand
ard. And that when we Include In labor
the unemployed and the time lost by
those employed, there Is a fall in wages
of one-half as compared with 1872.
“9. That labor is adjusting Itself to the
gold standard measurement of vaules—
the decline in prices covering a period
of 22 years, has, as a rule, made all classes
of productive, mercantile and manufac
turing business unprofitable; that a fall
ing market, covering a long period, de
stroys the prospective profits based on
cost of production and a majority of our
most astute business men cannot avoid
failure or loss of capital under these
conditions
‘TO. That It has worked a hardship and
in jury to the debtors who, unconscious of
the causes that continuously reduced the
prices of their property, have contracted
debts during these twenty-two years; that
this fall In prices caused a sacrifice of
property to purchase the dollars with
which to liquidate these debts; that this
has caused renewal of debts, the contrac
tion of new debts to pay old debts and tho
enlarged volume of all debts. That this un
justly takes from a debtor his property
and emphasizes the importance of a stable
money measurement of values.
"11. That in the end no one is benefltted
by a fall In prices, but the money lender,
the owner of money and securities pay
able In money—fixed incomes,
“12. That the foregolhg facts and con
ditions produced by a change in our money
measure of values will lmi>overish tho
masses of the people and points by reason
of tho disturbance it will produce to tho
overthrow of the republic.
“To all unbiased men and those who will
lay aside their prejudice* during the pas
sage of this debate I expect to make good
all of the foregoing proposition*. Every
fact In the school that Mr. Horr does not
attack, I shall take for granted that he ad
mits Its truth. I am now ready to proceed
In the order Indicated In Coin’s Financial
School and as contemplated by the rules
of the debate.”
In opening his side 5f the question Mr.
Horr said: ‘‘lt is agreed between Mr. Har
vey and myself that previous to entering
upon the general discussion, each of us
shall make a brief statement defining in
a general way the positions he proposes
to occupy In this debate. The question
which we are about to discuss Is one that
Is not only receiving very great attention
among the people of the I'nlted States,
but it Is one that is also receiving some
attention from the nations of the old
world. The question involves the kind of
money that shall be used by the people of
the United States, and has to do with the
laws which will affect the great business
interests of this nation.
"The foundation of the discussion upon
which we are about to enter Is a small
book published by Mr. Harvey, my oppo
nent, and entitled Coin's Financial School.
The main object of that book is to convince
the people of the United States that this
government alone should at once enter
upon the free and unlimited coinage of sil
ver upon the old ratio of 16 to 1. Tho wis
dom of such a course I dispute. Mr. Har
vey will still maintain the affirmative of
that Issue. I will state in the outset that
from the beginning to the end of the book
there Is hardly a proposition made to
which I give my assent. I propose to con
trovert many things which are stated as
facts and shall attempt to prove that the
entire theory, set forth by Its author,
if adopted by the people of this country
would lead only to business disaster and
financial ruin. I do not remember ever
to have examined a book carefully in
which I acknowledge so few statements
that I consider worthy of belief, and I cer
tainly never saw so many absolute errors
crammed Into so few pages.
“I am not here as an opponent of bi
metallism. I believe in the use of gold
and silver, as money, to the fullest ex
tent that can be done on sound business
principles. My position on this question
has been too frequently stated within
the last five years to be mi.underst6od
by any one. I believe that both gold and
silver are the natural money of the world,
that in the largest transactions gold is
better adapted to the business needs of
the people than silver, that all the smaller
business transactions of the human family
for many years have been, and always
should be, conducted with silver. I also
believe that in all transactions of the
nations of the world between themselves
the two metals should be used in the
settlement of balances, but only at their
commercial value. I also believe that In
the business of our nation the people
should never attempt to use either metal
except at its actual value, only in cases
where one metal may be used as token
money and be made redeemable in metal
at its commercial value. I have always
entertained the hope that the business
men of the world would yet come to
gether In an international convention an 1
agree upon a basis whereby gold and silver
can both be used as the money of final
settlement among the people of the en
tire world. I am very clear In my Idea
that, until some such arrangement shall
be made, It would be simply suicide for
this nation to adopt a system of the free
coinage of sliver upon the old ratio, a
ratio which all the civilized nations of the
world have long since discarded. I do
not believe that any one government can
fix the ratio upon any two metals, and
name a ratio which will be accepted by the
people of the world or of the country
itself, so that the two metals will be
used side by side. Consequently, if our
national one should demand any such ac
tion it would simply place our country
upon a silver basis and the attempt would
end In silver monometallism. If we are
compelled to decide between gold mono
metallism and silver monometallism, then
I am decidedly In favor of adopting th*
standard used by the civilized nations c.f
the world. I do not believe that silver
has ever been demonetized anywhere in
the world. I believe that the law of 1873,
which Mr. Harvey’s book denounces as
(Continued on Third Rage.)
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, JI LY 17, 1593.
DWYER AGAIN IN HARD LUCK.
AN ENGLISHMAN CLAIMS BANQUET
FOR CA4IO.
The Horse llntl Just Him Second in u
Hnce \\ liieh He Oaaht to Hove
Won and the Americans Hail Hack
ed Him for £I!,IH>IS Dwyer’s Hurry
Heed Then Wins n Small Selling
Purse und the Owner llus to Hid
l.ii-O Guineas to Itetutn Him—He
Hud lluekeil the Horse for £2,000
in the Hotting.
London, July 16.—The trial plate of 200
sovereigns, for all ages, the winner to be
sold at auction for 401) sovereigns, was
rim at Newmarket to-day.
A. M. Singer's brown filly Virago, by
Tyrant, out of Eulalia. 3 years old, won,
with M. F. Dwyer’s brown gelding Ban
quet, by Rayon D'Or, out of Ella TANARUS., aged,
second and C. Archer’s chestnut horse
Golden Slipper, by Bend D’Or, out of Lady
Tramp, 5 years old, third.
The betting was 10 to 1 against Virago;
2 to 1 against Banquet, and 9 to 2 against
Golden Slipper.
l’utrickstown got away first and set
tled down In front of Banquet and Gold
en Slipper, with Queen’s Evidence und
Virago next. They ran In this order to
the three-quarter mile pole, when Pat
rlckstown gave way to Banquet. Soon
afterward Virago challenged Banquet and
won by a length. Banquet was three
lengths ahead of Goldi n Blippsr.
After the race Mr. Archer, the owner
of Golden Slipper, claimed Banquet for
£IOO and refused to accept the offer that
was made for the return of the horse.
The consequence Is that Banquet has
changed owners. Banquet was backed by
the Americans for £2,000. Ho was very bad
ly ridden by Simms, who ought to have
won the race.-
The Selling Plate of 105 sovereigns, for
all ages, the winner to be sold at auc
tion for 200 sovereigns, was won by M.
F. Dwyer’s brown gelding, Harry Reed,
by Himyar, out Violent, 3 years old,
with Capt. J. G. IL JHomfray’s chestnut
colt Acrefleld, by fipdlngfleld, out of Cru
sade, by Hermit, 3 years old, second, and
Mr. Marsh’s hay ccHt Barbarosso, by Al
thorp, out of Bearldrop, 3 years old, third.
The betting was 6 to 4 on Harry Reed, 5
to 1 against Acrefield, and 20 to 1 against
Barbarosso.
Messrs. Dwyer and Croker backed Har
ry Reed for £2,000. The betting opened
at 9 to 4 against and finished at 6 to 4
on. George Haughton, who is well known
in America, did the commission betting.
The horse got a flying start and Harry
Refed won by three lengths, Simms un
necessarily striking him with the whip
as he came in. After the race Harry
Reed was sold at auction, und bid up
to 1,620 guineas, at which figure he was
bought In by Mr. Dwyer. Lord-Mase.u*
Berresford bid the horse up to 500 guineas,
George Haughton making the opposing
bids in Mr. Dwyer's interest. When Lord
Berresford stopped his bidding, Charles
Merry took it up and kept raising Haugh
ton, until the latter made his final bid
of 1,260 guineas.
ROBBED BY FALSE WEIGHTS.
A Coal Mine Operator Accused of a
Contemptible Trick. •
Pittsburg, Pa„ July 16.—T0-day Secre
tary Warner of the miners' organization
appeared at the office of Alderman Mad
den and made an Information charging
Coal Operator T. D. Stein of the Phoe
nix mines at Idlewood with stealing coal
from his employes. The weight master,
T. R. Marshall, employed by Bteln, was
also made a party to the suit and war
rants were issued. For some time the
miners have suspected that they were the
victims of false weights and a strict
watch was set on Stein’s scales. Last
week the weights used at the mines
were confiscated and officially tested by
the Fairbanks Scale Company. The scale
manufacturers pronounced the weights
fraudulent and estimated the weight bal
anced the arm about 300 pounds on the long
side. This falsity required the miner to
dig from 2,200 and 2,300 weight for every
ton. There are 125 men employed In
Stein’s mine, and the fraud was carried
on under a 69 cents per ton basis.
The information Is made under the
check weight man law and is the first of
its kind. In every conviction on the above
suit ‘the miners will enter civil suits to
recover what they have lost through
fraudulent weights, which In the aggre
gate amounts to hundreds of tons of coal.
ALLEN COULDN’T SPEAK.
A Memphis Editor Agree* to Take
Ili* Place in Defending Silver.
Jackson, Miss., July 16.—Private John
Allen notified the bimetallic league last
night that he could not fill his promise lo
meet Hon. W. H. Sima of Washington in
joint debate to-night. Editor Carmack of
the Commercial-Appeal of Memphis tele
graphed that he would be here.
Mr. Sims is a citizen of Columbus, this
state, and Is Mr. Cleveland’s first assist
ant secretary of the interior, and is do
ing some good work in the campaign of
education being waged by the advocates
of sound money. Mr. Carmack Is an able
champion of free silver and the two will
draw a large audience.
SIX KILLED -BY NEGROES.
An Atrocious Crime With Knives
and Machetes in Calm.
Havana, July 16.—At Cayajabos, near
Artemlsa, In this province, late last night,
a family comprising a man, three women
and two girls, were attacked by five ne
groes and brutally murdered, their bodies
being frightfully gashed with knives and
machetes. Two other persons were also
seriously wounded by the negroes, who
were pursued and captured by the civil
guard.
POISONED HY TOADSTOOLS.
Three Children Hend and the Mother
und Tvo Others Apt to Die.
Anna, IU„ July 16.—The family of C. C.
Newton, en route from Marion, lad., to
Arkansas, and encamped near this place,
have been poisoned by eating toadstools,
which they supposed were mushrooms.
Two little girls, aged 13 and 17 respectively,
died last night, and a boy aged 15 died this
morning. The mother and two other chil
dren are not expected to live
STAMM. LOFF’S WIFE IRATE.
She Accuse* the Police of Complicity
In Hie Plot to Hill Her llusliiiiiil.
Sofia, July 16.—The excitement Into
which the city was thrown by the at
tempted murder of ex-lTi mier Stnmbu
loff has not tn the least degree subsided,
but, on the contrary, has been intensi
fied.
Madame Stambuloff was not nt homo
when her wounded husband was brought
to his house, but came in soon after
ward. At first she was prostrated with
sorrow, but she quickly rallied anil af
terwards went to the door and confronted
a number of policemen who were trying
to enter, forbidding them to cross the
threshold. She charged the police with
complicity In the attempt to murder her
husband, and demanded that they at
oneo arrest the guilty persons, who, she
declared, were well known to them.
Madame Stambuloff then turned to the
public prosecutor and several other offi
cials, who had arrived soon ufter her
husband was brought home, and com
pelled them to leave the house.
M. Petkoff, who was walking with M.
Stambuloff when he was attacked, de
clares that Just before the crime was
committed he raw a number of gendarmes
vanish in the distance. The attack was
made Just before durk in a street that is
much frequented In the daytime, but
is very quiet early In the evening. After
the crime was committed the gendarmes
appeared upon the scene and blew their
whistles. Several arres's have been made
In connection with the outrage.
Late in the day M. Stambuloff recov
ered consciousness and a magistrate was
at once summoned to hN bedside to take
his deposition. The ex-premler said that
he recognized among tits- assailants two
men, named Holn and Tufektchlew, the
latter of whom hnd been condemned In
Turkey to 18 years Imprisonment for mur
dering M. Volkovltch.
Several witnesses, among them M. Kra-
Jew, a member of the Sobranje, declare
that the police prevented M. Stambu
lolf’s valet from pursuing his master’s
assailants. They state that the Inspector
who arrived shortly after M. Stambuloff
fell to the ground, struck the valet upon
the neck with his sword, inflicting a pain
ful wound.
The foreign residents of Sofia have held
several meetings for the purpose of con
sidering the situation anil taking meas
ure* for their own protection, In view
of tho lack of proper protection by the
authorities.
MICHIGAN'S MINERS.
Three Thonsnnd Men Out at Islipe
ming and Ncgunnee.
Ishpeming, Mich., July 16.—Every Iron
mine In Ishpeming and Ncgaunee was Idle
this morning, about 3,000 men being out.
The Negaunee miners forced out the Ish
peming, Lake Superior, Salisbury und
Lake Angeltne miners last night.
This moffithg thetclners employed at the
section No. 21 mine Of the Lake Superior
Company, located twcymlles south of Ish
peming, walked out.
A mass meeting of Negaunee and Ish
peming miners was held to-day and by a
vote It was deckled to remain out until
the mining company advunces the pay of
the miners to $2 per day and laborers to
$1.75. After the meeting a delegation of
strikers started for the Queen mine to
stop the machinery, that property hav
ing worked last night. A large crowd Is
now on the way to Ishpeming to stop
the strain shovels loading from stock
piles at the Lake Angellne and Lake Su
perior mines. It Is rumored that the
Queen mine pumps will be stopped, but
this will hardly result.
Marquette, Mich., July 16.—The miners
of the Marquette range, who are out on
a strike, held a mass meeting at Negaunet
to-day and decided to make the strike gen
eral. Three thousands men are already
out and If It becomes general It will In
volve over 5.000 men. So far there has
been no violence, but trouble Is feared
from a body of strikers now on the way
to the Buffalo mine where the men are
still at work.
Marquette, Mich., July 16.—A meeting
of miners was held at Negaune to-day to
formulate their demands. They have de
cided to move en masse to all the offices
of the mining company's to-morrow morn
ing and demand $2 per day for under
ground, and $1.50 for surface work. Only
firemen and pumpmen have been allowed
to remain at work.
The strike of iron miners Is general, In
volving every mine on the Marquette
range, and the movement of ore from the
mines to Marquette and Kscanaba has
been stopped pending a settlement, for
which at present there is slight pros
pect, both sides appear determined to
hold out. About 4,000 men are out. No
disturbance Is yet reported.
TORONTO’S TEltltlHLE THAOEDY.
No N'exv Facts Concerning the Atvfnl
Murder Developed a* Y’et.
Toronto, Ont., July 16.—Nothing new has
developed to-day in connection with the
Pltzel children tragedy. The Inquest opens
to-night and will be pushed forward with
all possible rapidity In order that Detec
tive Geyer may be enabled to return to
Philadelphia.
The house at No. 16 St. Vincent street,
In the cellar of which the bodies were
found, has been visited by hundreds of
people all through tho day.
Public sentiment Is keenly aroused, the
murder being regarded as one of the most
atrocious deeds on record. The bodies
were removed to the morgue this after
noon, but the post-mortem examination
was not held this afternoon, as at first
intended. It will not be ordered until
after the opening of the inquest, when the
evidence of Detective Cuddy and Under
taker Humphrey lias been taken and
then an adjournment will be made until
the post-mortem has been held.
ESCAPE OF THE JAIL UIHDS.
Tire United State* Grand Jury Cen
■ urea the Jull Official*.
New York, July 26.—The United States
grand jury this afternoon handed Into
Judge Lacombe its presentment in regard
to the escape of the postofflee thieves
—Russell, Allen and Killoran— from the
Ludlow street Jail. The grand Jury se
verely criticised Sheriff Tamsen, Warden
Raabe, Keeper Bchoen and Keeper
Sehneer.
Judge Lacombe In his charge to the Jury
said practically that while the grand Jury
could censure anybody for negligence In
connection with the escape, ’yet the laws
wire so framed that unless it found that
the keepers or sheriff voluntarily allowed
the prisoners to escape It cotlld not Und an
Indictment against any persoq.
JULY'S HEAVY EXPENDITURES.
THE RIIIE TALK OF THE CALAMITY
HOWLERS IN JCSTIFI AULEh
Treasury Department Records Show
That the Kxpemlltnrea During
Tills Month Have Heen Heavy for
Yrnri-Penaluna utnl Interest Pay
ments Constitute a lllg Drain—The
Opening of the New- Fiscal Year
Also Cuts u Hig Figure.
Washington. July 16.—Secretary Carlisle
Is not disturbed by the attacks the calam
ity howlers are making upon the treasury
beoause of the large expenditures being
made from the public funds during the
present month. The records of the treas
ury department show for a number of
years back that the month of July, which
Is the first month of expenditure* for tin
entire year, hus been heavy. These fact*
are well known to every Intelligent person
who has had any dealings with public af
fairs tn Washington. Last month the
statement was officially made by tho ac
counting officers of the treasury that the
expenditures for July would be very large
und they would greatly exceed the re
ceipts, consequently no one who has fol
lowed the subject is surprised at the fig
ures set forth In the dally statement given
out at the department. Asa matter of
fact the receipts to-day are larger than
they were last month, and there Is a
gradual Increase all ulong the line. If the
ofilclul records of the department are Cor
rectly kept.
That the present Increase In the ex
penditures may be better understood by
those who are not familiar with the sub
ject the following explanation Is given by
ono of the ablest and most trustworthy
accounting officers of the government:
In the first place the semi-annual Inter
est on the 4 per rent, bonds and the Pa
cific railroad bonds Is paid in July. Up
to date 16,681,(AH) In Interest alone has been
paid out this month. The next big item
Is for pensions. The practice of the
department is to make payment to the
various division pension agencies, quar
terly, so that each division (there are
four of them) is supplied with funds al
ternately, except for the month of July,
then all of the agencies are supplied with
funds In a lump. Thus the outlay for
pensions at the beginning of the (Iscul
years Is always greater than at any other
period In the year. During the first half
of the month $10,525,000 was expended for
pensions. That accounts for about one
hulf of the expenditures of the entire
government during the period named.
Tho civil and miscellaneous expenses are
ulso exceptionally heavy at the begin
ning of each fiscal year, for the new ap
proportlons go Into effect and the treasury
Is called upon to supply almost every dlsv
bursing officer In the public service with
funds to facilitate the opening up of his
new work, which were not available under
the law until July.
On the same principle those persons who
are engaged In trying to destroy public
confidence by attacking the treasury might
with the same propriety point to the
heavy disbursements for salaries on the
first and fifteenth of every month as com
pared with the time Intervening. July ia
the national pay day for the government
and naturally the expenditures are larger
than during any other month in the year.
As long as the business of the country
continues to Improve, ns has been demon
strated recently, tho calamity howlers
will howl in vain.
STRIKE OF THE CAH PET WEAVERS
Strong Opposition to Accepting the
Term* of the Muuufucfnrer*.
Philadelphia, July 16.—The striking car
pet weavers In the Kensington mills dis
trict are still In a condition of uncertain
ty regarding the outcome of the trouble
between employer and employe.
The compromise, as suggested by the
manufacturers, offers an increase, but not
to take effect until December, tho begin
ning of the dull season, and the proposi
tion has raised considerable opposition
among the workers. When the report of
the committee was announced It was de
cided to consider it to-day In Individual
meetings of the employes of the respect
ive shops. These meetings were held,
lasting In many cases from early morning
to late Into the afternoon. In several
of the meetings the concensus of opinion
was in favor of adopting the new *cal>
of wages. In other Instances the strikers
were Just as bitterly opposed to resuming
work, deckling to keep up the fight to the
bitter end, unlers their demunds of an Im
mediate increase were acceded to. The
principal stumbling block In the way of
an airikable adjustment was the delay
proposed by the manufacturers In rais
ing wages.
A meeting of all the delegates from the
shops will probably be held to-morrow,
that the decision of the strikers may be
presented to the manufacturers at the
meeting of the latter’s representatives on
Thursday.
A HANK CASHIER YHSSING.
The naiik'* Cnti Alo Reported 1M.1,-
(XM> to *20,000 Short.
St. Louis, Mo., July 16.—A special from
Richmond, Mo., says that the Farmers'
Bank of Orrlck, ten miles southwest of
Richmond, Is In trouble. Cashier L. T.
Parish Is missing and It Is reported that
$15,000 to S2O,(XJO of the bank’s funds uro
also missing. The president and vice pres
ident of the bank In Richmond Is con
sulting attorneys as to what steps to take
In the matter. The last seen of Parish
was by a gentleman from Richmond, who
met him at the Union station In Kansas
City on July 10.
Legion of Honor Connell Resigns.
Paris, July 16.— The council of the Legion
of Honor have resigned In consequence of
the action of the Chamber of Deputies in
adopting ail interpellation calling upon
the government to introduce a bill to re
organize the council, because of their re
tention of M. Eiffel upon the membership
rolls after the disclosure* connecting him
with the Panama canal swindles.
An Editor Flee* From Berlin.
Berlin, July 16.—The Tageblatt says that
Baron von Hammersteln, formerly editor
in chief of the Kreuz /Celtung, ha* fled
from Berlin, taking bis effect* with him,
and that official seals have been placed
upon his dwelling.
ENGLAND’S ELECTION.
Air Vlnrrourl lo Stum| for n Sent.
Latest From Hie HallolliiK*
London, July 16.—Sir William Harcourt
has been nominated to stand for the wes*
dlvlson of Monmouthshire, C. M. Warm
lngton, home ruler, who represented the
division In the last parliament, having
declined to contest the seat.
In the contested elections to-day the lib
erals gained one sent each at Corborough
and Stockton on Ir-es, and the unionists
gain seats at White Haven anil Stoke upon
tho Trent. The unionist and conserva
tive gains In vote* wore heavy and the
liberal gains light.
The steady Increase In the unionists
strength has again been the feature In
to-day's polling. The returns received up
to midnight show the election of 231 con
servatives and unionists, 45 liberals, 13
McCarthyite* and 4 PurnellHes, making a
net unionist gain of 31 seats. If the coun
ties follow the lead of the boroughs, re
verting to unionism in the same propor
tion, the party wire pullers estimate that
laird Salisbury will have u majority in
tile commons of 90 over the combined lib
eral and Irish members. Such a sanquitie
view’, however, is in no wise assured of
being realised. The liberals build their
holies upon the results In the counties to
cheek tho unionist flood and largely
neutralize the early successes of that
party.
Sir Wllllum Harcourt’* reappearance In
the arena and his acceptance of the nomi
nation for the west division of Monmouth
shire, where C. M. Warmlngton, home
ruler, who represented the division In the
last parliament, declined to contest the
seat, has greatly encouraged the liberals.
At a meeting at Tredegar this evening,
over which Mr. Warmlngton presided, the
following telegram was read. “Y’our gen
erous offer Is greatefully accepted. If the
constituency nominates me, 1 will tight
the battle for the good cause In West
Monmouth. Let me know when and where
I ought to arrive. Harcourt.
The reading of the message was greeted
with round after rounds of applause. Mr.
Warmlngton. who Is a well known Q. C.,
In 1892 defeated Ills conservative opponent,
W. 11. Meredith, by such an overwhelm
ing majority that the unionists had re
solved not to contest the seat. Now, how
ever, It Is understood that upon learning
Of Sir William’s having taken the field
they have determined to light, and will
nominate a tory, W. E. Williams.
FATAL FAMILY FEUD.
Two Men Shot to Dentil and it Half
linirii I)nngeronsl y W ounded.
Jack-on. Miss, July 16—A terrible trag
edy Is reported from Learned, a station
30 miles southwest of here, this evening,
In which two men were shot to death and
a half dozen were more or less danger
ously wounded. Particulars are hard to
obtain, but from what could be learned
of passengers on the train that passed
the place Just after the shooting, It ap
peared that an old family feud existed
between the Meßees and Terrels. At
church last Sunday ono of the Terrels
was severely beaten by three Meßees.
They were arrested and a trial held In
the magistrate’s court at Learned to-duy.
The belligerents were not satisfied, and
adjourned to an open field to light It
out with their fists, but Instead pistols
were used. Forty or fifty shots were fired.
Two men, Forest and Leavcll McKee,
were killed Instantly, while three others,
two of the brothers McKee, were seri
ously wounded, and It Is thought one of
them will die by morning. The sheriff
was telgreaphed to come at once, pre
pared to enforce the peace, as further
trouble was expected.
lamrned Is a village of 200 Inhabitants
and the excitement Is so Intense that the
telegraph operator cannot bo prevailed
upon to stay In his office lung enough
to give full particulars. The country round
about Is thickly settled with old families
of prosperous farmers, most of whom are
related by blood or marriage and It Is
feared that gore will flow before the row
Is settled.
SEA HOARD NOT SCOOPED.
Officer* of Hoth Hoad* Deny the Hu
mor Allout ut Atlnntn.
New York, July 16.—President Hoffman
of the Seaboard Air Line, who Is In New
York says: "The story that our road hus
passed Into the control of the Southern
railway Is untrue.* ’
Raleigh, N. C., July 16.—Vice President
St. John of the Seaboard Air Line was here
to-duy and was shown an Atlanta tele
gram stating that the Southern railway
had acquired control of the Seabord Air
Line. He said: "There Is no truth, what
ever, In the report and you can deny It
without question."
Vice President A. 13. Andrews of the
Southern, whose home is here, was also
asked if tho news was accurate and said
it was not. The belief Is quite general
here that the Southern would be glad if
possible, to secure the Seaboard.
Asheville, N. C., July 16.—President
Spencer says there is absolutely no truth
In the reported purchase of the control
of the Seaboard Air Line by the South
ern Railway. The meeting of the South
ern Rallwuy and Steamship Association,
scheduled for to-day, has been postponed
until Wednesday morning because of the
late arrivals of some of the members
of the association.
RISE OF TIIE WAGE SCALE.
The Nnil Maker* in a Plant at Potts
town Given an Advance.
Pottstown, Pa., July 16.—The nuilers at
Ellis & Lessig's Iron and steel plant have
been notified that on and after Aug. 1 they
will receive an Increase of 20 8-10 per cent.
In wages. On the same day the men em
ployed In the plate mill will be put back
to the scale of 1893, which Is a decided ad
vance over the present rate.
Lowell, Mass., July 16.—The Collins
woolen mills corporation In Dracut has
posted notices announcing an Increase of
10 per cent In the wages of the operatives.
Fitchburg, Mass., July 16.—The opera
tives of the 8001 l and Fitchburg woolen
company mills have received the follow
ing notice: “On July 29 the schedule of
wages In this mill will be readjusted and
advances made as far as the condition of
business will admit.” This will effect 600
or more operatives who had suffered a
reduction since the hard times began.
Allentown, Pa., July 15.—The Donalson
Iron Company of Emans has voluntarily
increased the wages of Its 400 employes 10
per cent. The increase will go into effect
on Aug. *
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SAVANNAH S NEW POSTOFFICE
THE PLAN* FOR THE SUPEKSTRUC*
TIRE NEARLY READY’.
The Advertisement (or Hills to Do
the YY ork to He Given Out ns Soon
as the Plans nnil Specifications Are
Ariillulile—The Supervising Arclil
tect Shown the Editorial on tho
Subject In the Morning News.
Washington, July 16.—Supervising Ar
chitect Aiken, stated to-day that the plans
and specifications for the superstructure
of the new public building at Savannah
will be put upon the market In a tew
days. He declined to specify whether it
would be two days or a week, but simply
made the general statement. The adver
tisements will be published within a ver/
few days.
His attention was drawn to a very Just
article published In the Morning News of
yesterday and aftrr reading It carefully
he said he was anxious to expedite the
work at Savannah as much as possible.
“You must recollect," he said, “that wa
havo about IS) public buildings In tho
course of erection and every community
is urging that their particular bulling
be pushed to completion."
Ho then went on to say that while bo
was In Atlanta recently on an official
visit ho received an Invitation from a,
committee of prominent citizens of Sa
vannah to visit the latter city and dis
cuss the proposition relative to the us*
of Georgia marble in tho construction of
the superstructure. He says he had a very
agreeable consultation with the gentlemen
referred to and as a result of
that conference he has decided to adver
tise for bids to provide for two classes
of proposals, one for the use of such ma
terial as will come within the amount
of money already appropriated, and an
other for the use of marble. In that way
he ran ascertain what It will cost to
carry out the wishes of the people of
Savannah, so far as the proposed use of
marble Is concerned. If Kcpresentatlv*
Lester Is obliged to go to congress for
an additional appropriation he will then
be able to tell his colleagues Just how
much marble will cost.
Mr. Aiken sent for the official In charge
of the preparation of the plans and tho
latter explained that a little clerical work
Is all that stands between their comple
tion und the advertisement. It appears
thut the original plans were completed
somo lime ago and the specifications
were drawn to conform to the original
pluns. After Mr. Aiken visited Savan
nah he made several alterations In the
plans, which he says will undoubtedly
improve und beautify the building. Tho
alterations In the plans necessitated cer
tain changes In the specifications, and
right there ts where the delay ocrurs.
The specification clerk and the draughts
man of the office will probably take up
the Savannah matter at once and push
It to completion. Mr. Aiken’s attention
was called to the statement of Clark He
Sons that If they compete for the super
struetlre It will be on the basts of east
ern granite. He say* he has nothing to
do with that, and he does not proposo
to Interfere with the contractors, be
yond requiring the successful bidder to
live squarely up to the terms of the com
pact, when It Is once agreed upon.
EXAMINATION'S FOR PROMOTION.
A New Hale Modifying (he Civil 9er
vice Hales.
Washington, July 16.—The President ha*
promulgated anew rule modifying rule
V of the civil service rules, the effect of
which Is to greatly limit the number of
promotions In the classified customs dis
tricts, except after examination.
The necessity for the change in tha
rules arose from the fact that the exten
sion of the classification In the customs
service on Nov. 2 last, to positions paying
salaries of less than S9OO opened the door
for promotion of many persons who had
entered the service through personal or
political favoritism. The old rule would
permit these persons, after they were
brought Into the classified service, to be
advanced to many of the best paying
positions without examination. Under
the new rule promotions can be made only
to a limited extent without examination,
and no promotions can be made from ona
grade to another without examination to
test fitness for the position to which t’ta
promotion is to be made. This amend
ment does not apply to the New lorlc
customs district, for which special pro
motion regulations are provided, requir
ing examinations for all promotions.
MEETI.HO OF THE A. P, A.
A Plan of Insaranrr to Be Promul
gated Throughout the Order.
Chicago, July 16.—The supreme execu
tive board of the American Protective
Association of the United States, which
has been in session here for two days, ad
journed to-day to meet at the call of th
supreme president.
Thu most Important matter brought be
fore the board was the report of J. H. D.
Stevens of Illinois, chairman of the su
preme Judiciary board, who was appoint
ed at the last meeting of the supreme
council to present to the meeting a plan
of Insurance. The plan outlined by Mr.
Stevens, which Is original, will soon be
promulgated throughout the order.
A resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, recited that Inasmuch as many
ex-prlests. ex-Romanists and ex-nuns
were claiming to give lectures under the
auspices of the American Protective As
sociation, that the local councils of the
order be requested to refrain from al
lowing such persons to deliver lectures
under such auspices, and also that the
order Is not making war on the Roman
Catholic religion, but on Its political feat
ures.
W. J. H. Traynor of Detroit, the su
preme president, presided.
A POSTMASTER IN THE TOILS.
He Is Accused of Embezzling #7,000
of Money Order Foods.
Washington, July 16.—Chief Postofflce
Inspector Wheeler to-day received a tele
gram from Inspector Johnston at St.
bouls. Mo., announcing the arrest of Wil
liam F. Weeks, postmaster at Harts
horns, Indian Territory, for embezzling
about s7,uuo in money order funds. It Is
supposed that he failed to make returns
of money orders for a long period.