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Currency Reform.
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would be an instrument or ruin.
It is also apparent that the city banks
will hold the bulk of the gold fund,
while the small banks will inane most
of the “currency notes. ” These will
then 1h) dependent upon the great banks
for their very solvency at all times.
As “currency” notes are legal tender
between banks, the city banks could
compel the country banks to receive
bank notes in payment of their debts
and in returning their reserves, and the
country banks would have no power to
command gold for redemption purposes.
With all these levers under the small
banks their dependence is assured und
a banking monopoly is certain to re
sult Such a monopoly will be more
stupendous in its power than any which
the world has seen or the mind of man
conceived. The comptroller of the cur
rency has shown that the banking pow
er of the United States is nearly one
third of the world’s banking power.
The political influence of such a money
trust would be so vast, its control of
business and merchants would be so
complete, that patriots may well trem
ble at the prospect of such a consum
mation. • • *
But the main point, after all, is the
abandonment to the banks of the peo
ple’s sovereign power to control its own
currency. If such power is to be given
to the banks, they may as well have all
they demand, for the country is in their
power Kings and emperors have guard
ed the sovereign power of issuing money
above all others. In all the compromises
made by monarchs with their jieoples
this privilege has never been yielded
It remains to be seen whether our gov
ernment will give up this power. It is
certain that it will never be done
through a popular vote. It can only be
consummated if the Republican party
has so far come nnder capitalistic dom
ination as to yield this great power to
the bankers, not only without popular
consent, but contrary to the known
Will of a vast majority of our people.—
lieorgo Fred Williams in Arena.
GOOD MONEY FOR BAD NEWS
Paid to I.earn Thnt Sllit Would
Leave lllm In Six Months.
Somehow it made me feel bad, this
happening that I am about to relate. I
was in the office of an oculist, one of
the leading men in his profession in
Pittsburg. A big, strong and healthy
looking man entered. His appearance
indicated that he had many years of life
before him. He was well dressed, keen
ly intelligent and of pleasant counte
nance.
“Doctor,” he said, “my eyes have
been troubling me, and I would like
yon to make an examination of them
and treat them. *’
After a few preliminary questions the
doctor told him to strip himself to the
waist. He took off his clothes and stood
there, a magnificent specimen of man
hood. The doctor examined him, pay
ing particular attention to his back, for
a reason of which I know nothing.
Having finished, he said:
“Put cu your clothes. I can do noth
ing for you. Your sight may last six
mouths, but nt> longer. Treatment will
do no good. Blindness is sure to come. ”
“What’s the matter, doctor?” he
asked quietly, with a faint tremor in
his voice.
The doctor told him in technical lan
guage aud then explained that the trou
ble came from the wasting of a nerve
leading from the spine.
“What’s your bill, doctor?” asked
the man when he got his clothes on.
“Five dollars,” replied the doctor.
He paid it and left the office without
another word. In the fullness of life he
walked out into the blessed light of day,
doomed within six months to darkness
until death. It was an incident to the
doctor; to me it was a tragedy.—Pitts
burg News.
Sew Jemey and the Trusts.
Under the elastic corporation law’s of
New Jersey a charter may be obtained
authorizing anybody to do anything ot
everything. In consequence that state
has become the hotbed of trusts aud
monopolies. Great aggregations of cap
ital find little or no difficnlty in obtain
lng in New Jersey and West Virginia
authorization to conduct operations
which cannot bo initiated in the other
states. Then by the comity by which
one state gives credence and recognition
to the sovereign powers of another jtate
the trusts essay to do business through
out the country. It is said that a single
small room in Camden or Trenton may
be the “headquarters” of as many as a
dozen corporations, with capital mount
ing into the millions, although the of
fice furniture would not bring $lO at a
public sale. These corporations may
have but nominal location in New Jer
sey, but they derive their authority
from the extraordinary laxity of the
New Jersey laws. —Philadelphia Ledg
er.
He Failed to Hit.
Mrs. Olive —It is rumored among the
neighbors that your husband beat you
last night. Is it true?
Mrs. Poplar—There isn’t a word of
truth in the report He struck at me
several times, but failed to hit me. 'You
know, he played with the St. Louie
nine last season. —Chicago News.
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QUARANTINE BEGINS EARLY.
Sanitary Itoard of Suvannah Fixes the
Date at April 10.
Savannah, March 22.—The sanitary
board of Savannah held a meeting and
changed the time for the starting of the
close quarantine season from May 1 to
April 10.
This means that all vessels and pas
sengers after April 10 will have to un
dergo a detention of live days or longer
after the process of disinfecting has
been completed.
On this account the government au
thorities will make every effort to get
all troops here possible before the dose
quarantitfe period begins.
Most of the members of the oity coun
cil are in favor of the proposition to
turn the Savannah quarantine station
over to the national government and the
chances are that steps will be taken very
shortly looking to this end.
Three lilver Steamers Burn.
Columbus, Ga., March 22. Three
fine river steamers—the Owens, Flint
and Bay City—were totally destroyed
by fire at an early hour today, together
with two valuable barges. The loss
will reach $40,000, partially covered by
insurance. This was the worst marine
conflagration that has occurred in Co
lumbus since the burning of the confed* ■
erate gunboats during the civil war.
More Troops For (Jen. Otis.
Washington, March 22 General
Otis has cabled the war department an
nouncing the arrival of the transport
Sherman at Manila. The Sherman
sailed from New York with the Third
infantry and four companies of the
Seventeenth infantry under command
of Colonel J. H. Page. The troops are
reported as arriving all well and in
good condition.
Havana Trouble Not Serious.
Washington, March 22.— The war de
partment has no information concern
ing the disturbances in Havana. It is
said that General Brooke has not
thought them of sufficient importance
to report to the department. For this
reason the troubles are not regarded as
serious, and are not taken to mean any
revolt against the American goverment
in the island, but simply disorders that
might occur anywhere. nMmr
Itryikii Speaks at Nashville.
Nashville, March 23.—Hon. William
Jennings Bryan delivered an address
before the general assembly in the hall
of the house of representatives at the
state capirol today. The floor and the
galleries were crowded and the hall was
decorated with the national colors. Mr.
Bryan spoke for an hour, discussing
questions of national interest. He was
introduced to the audience by Governor
McMillfn.
Stump oil Marriage Licenses.
Huntsville, Ala., March 22—Pro
bate Judge Stewart has received notice
from the government, that all marriage
licenses issued from his office must 'be
stamped with a 60-cent revenue stamp.
This will increase the cost of a marriage
license to $1.50.
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ARMY CAMP FOR ATLANTA.
Secretary Alger Will Send Troops to
Georgia For Muster Out.
Washington, March 21.—Secretary
Alger has come to the determination to
maintain summer camps for the United
States troops in the southern states aud
the delegation of Georgians who called
upon him yesterday to secure that ob
ject will be so informed. It is also the
intention to maintain one of the camps
in the neighborhood of Atlanta. The
only condition is that the present Geor
gia quarantine regulations which ope
rate so as to prevent the movement of
troops absolutely demanded by the mili
tary needs of the case shall be adapted
to the requirements.
The number of troops to be located at
any one camp will not be large, for it is
said at the department that only about
16,000 soldiers will be] located, but
there is likely to be much changing
arouud among the man. Troops return
ing from Cuba are to be detained in the
Georgia camps about 20 days at least
before being sent to their homes or to
the northern posts.
Steamer Kttlcl Goes Down.
Savannah, March 21.—The steamer
Ethel, plying between this city and Au
gusta, struck a snag in Herschmau lake,
150 miles up the river, and quickly
sank. She had 12 passengers aboard.
They were rescued by the steamer
Cook of the same line. The Ethel car
ried a heavy and valuable cargo, most
of which will be lost. It is thought the
steamer can be raised.
CRAZY MAN KILLS A BOY.
Maniac Says God Told Him to Commit
Murder and He Did.
Goodwater, Ala , March 18.—Guy
Gunn, a boy about 16 years old, called
to see his friend, Willie Harris. Harris
was in feeble health and had been for
! some time. After the usual greetings,
which were pleasant, Willie and Guy
took seats close together by the fireside.
After a few moments and without
warning, Harris thrust a knife into
young Gunn’s chest even with the heart
but near the center of the chest. The
young man struggled and fell to the
floor and died in about 80 minutes. Har
ris’ brother told him he had killed Gay.
He said yes,, but that God had told him
to kidl Guy and that he had done it.
Harris says that the Lord had pointed
out two boys in his settlement and di
rected him to kill one of them, and that
Guy came in aud told Harris to kill him
and save the other boy. Harris has been
sick for several years, and is demented.
He was arrested and sent to jail, from
where he will finally be sent to the asy
lum. He is about 40 years old.
STATE COURTS HELPLESS.
Federal Officials May Refuse to Pro
duce Certain Records.
Birmingham, Ala., March 22. —Judge
S. E. Greene of the Jefferson county
criminal court has rendered a decision
that will be quoted all over the United
States and will become a part of the
record of the United States revenue de
partment. The question involved was
whether or not a state court could com
pel an officer of the government to pro
duce records of the internal revenue de
partment in the face of the fact that
they had explicit instructions not to
produce such records.
Collector Julian Bingham was sum
moned to appear in the criminal court
with the records of his office for use in
the case of M. T. Davis, charged with
retail liquor dealing. He was prohib
ited by the rules of the department from
producing the records and explicitly in
structed to so state to any court demand
ing the records. Under the circum
stances he appeared in court without
the records. Judge Greene, after hear
ing the case presented by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Davidson, discharged Col
lector Bingham, holding that he could
not be compelled to produce the records
ander the rule.
The importance of this decision can
only be understood when it is stated that
the possession of a government retail
liquor stamp by one accused in the state
courts of violating the revenue law, is
prima facie evidence of guilt, and if the
records of the government could be in
spected to show that such a stamp had
been issued to the accused party the
conviction would be an easy thing.
THREE LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
White Men Killed While at Work In
a Mine Near Cartersvllle.
Cartersville, Ga., March 22.—-The
bodies of three white miners now lie 126
feet under ground beneath a great vol
ume of water and tons of dirt and debris
in a manganese mine 9 miles from this
city, where they met death by being
mashed and smothered by the great
mass above where they were working
caving m on them.
The dead meu are Frank MeErer, a
son of one of the lessees, aud the Messrs.
Chastain. MeErer leaves a wife and
two children. He was 26 years of age
The mine is on the Canton road and
is known as the Clumber Hill mine. It
has recently been leased by Messrs.
White & McEver and worked with a
force of from three to five hands.
It may take several days to recover
the bodies of the men, as the water in
the shaft is 80 feet deep and will have
to be pumped out before other work to
ward rescumn thaw, can uroceed.
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JOHNSON LOSES HIS SUIT.
Supreme Court Renders a Decision 1“
the Taliaferro Case.
Atlanta, March 18.—The suprel
court has affirmed the decision of tbi ■
lower court in the case of Johnson ver ■
bus Taliaferro, which means that I lor* ■
ence Johnson, the alleged child of Mr* ■
Taliaferro of Savannah, loses hi ,B '. E
for one-fourth interest iu the estate 0 ■
his mother, which she received iu tro ■
for her children. I
The issue in the supreme court **■ ■
whether or not the word children i®‘ ■
eluded Florence Johnson. This the s*‘ ■
preme court decides not to be the I
Florence Johnson, whose home 1* ■
Marietta, is now in North Carolina. ■ ■
is said. I
Military Prisoners Leave. fl
Augusta, Ga., March 21—Si* ® e ' I
of the Fifteenth Minnesota regh eß
have gone from here to St. Francis W ■
racks, Fla. It is understood that ■
sentences were one year, except m ,j ■
oase of Williams, the ringleader, ■
got six years. This is not official* ■
ever, as General Young, the revie ■
authority, has published no order* ■
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