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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, Publisher.
OFFICIAL OIRECTORY.
JONES COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Judge ge Suneriar sitpenor Court—T court-J. (' C. w.-t Hart.
Solicitor Geneial H. G. Lewis.
Senator—Hon. W. H. Harrison.
Representative—Hon. .1. F. Anderson.
Ordinary—R. T. Rose.
Clerk Superior Court—W. W. Barron.
-Sheriff—R. N. Bthidge.
County Treasurer—F. M. Stewart.
Tax Receiver—J. A. Chiles.
County Surveyor— R. H. Bonner.
Coroner—R. B. Trapp.
Judge County Court—J. C. Barron.
JFttY COMS.-W. A. Card, J. M. Mid-
diebrooks, J. F. Barron, John Gresh¬
am, E. I’. Morton.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION—
J. D. Anchors, .roe W. Barron. J. R.
Van Buran, S. A. Hodge. ,T. TV.
Anderson.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST.
'CLINTON CIRCUIT—TT A. Seal*,
pastor; Clinton—First Sunday at 11 a.
m„ and at night: Sunday school at 3
p. m., W. II. Holsenhoek. Supt.
ST. LUKE—-First Sunday, at 3 p. m.
ROUND OAK—Second Sunday and
Saturday Ivefore, at 11 a. m.. Sundav
sohcol at 10 a. m.; R. J. Smith, Supt.
-TAMES STATION—Third Sunday, at
11 a m., Sunday school at 3 p. in.; R.
H. Kingman, Supt.
HADDOCK STATION—Saturday be-
''ore fourth Sunday, and fourth Sunday
night., Sunday school at 3 p.nn.: W. M
Farrer, Supt.
FORTVILLE—Fourth Sunday, at 11
a. m., Sunday school at 10 a. m; R. H.
Bonner, Supt.
BAPTIST.
UNION HILL-Forth Sunday am! Sat
urday before II a. m.. T. H. Greer,
pastor: Sunday school at 10 a. in., II.
E. Hutchins, Supt.
NEW SALEM - First Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m., E. W.
Sammons, pastor: Sunday school at 10
51 . m., J. II. C. Rthriilge, Supt.
BLOUNTSVILLE—Third Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m., E. W.
Sammons, pastor: Sunday school at 3
p. m.; II. T. Smith, Supt.
ELEIM—Fourth Sunday and Saturday
before at 11 a. m„ E. IV. Sammons,
pastor.
OFFICIAL NEWS
FROM HAWAII.
PRESIDENT SUBMITS THE UOKRES-
PONDENCE TO CONGRESS.
TWO AHMERICA.NS SENTENC ED TO
DEATH.
The Government Demands Evidence
To Support the Verdict.
By Southern Associated Preiss.
Washington, Feb. 8.—The President
today sent to Congress the latest tele¬
gram from Minister Willis, and Secre¬
tary Gresham's instructions in reply,
showing a more serious condition of af¬
fairs than reported in press dispatches.
The dispatches are as follows:
Mr. Willis to Mr. Gresham, (Telegram)
Honolulu, Jan. 30, 1895.
San Francisco, Feb. (5, 185)5.—Revolt
over, 9th. Oasulties, Government one;
Royalists two. Court martial convened
17th; has tried 38 cases; 200 more to be
tried, and daily arrests. Gulick, form¬
er minister, aind Seward, Minister Major
in Federal army, both Americans, and
Rickard, English, sentenced' to death,
all heretofore prominent. Walker, form¬
erly ill the United States Army, im-
prisonmomt for life and $5,000 fine.
Other sentences not disclosed, but will
ppitiably 'lie death. Requested copies
of record for our Government to deter¬
mine its duty before final sentence, but
no answer yet. violence liiitter feeling and
threats of mob -which arrival
of the Philadelphia yesterday may pre¬
vent. Liliuokalani made prisoner 16th:
on 20th. relinquished all claims and
swore allegiance H:\iwaiians. to Republic, imploring
clemency for Government
replies to Liliuokalani. This document
cannot lie taken to exempt you in the
slightest degree from personal and in¬
dividual liability for complicity in late
conspiracy: denies that she had any
rights since January 14th, 1893, xvhen
she attempted new constitution. Fully
appreciate her call to the disaffected to
recognize the Republic, and will give
full consideration to her unselfish appeal
for clemency for participants.
(Signed:) ALBERTS. WILLIS.
Washington, Feb. 7, 1895.
(Telegram sent.) Department of State,
Washington. Feb. 7, 185)5:—Cooper,
United States dispatch agent, San
Francisco, Oailifiornia.
Forward following by first steamer to
A. S. Willis, United States Minister,
Honolulu:
"if American citizens were condemned
to death by a military tribunal not for
actual participation in reported revoltion,
but for complicity or if condemned to
death by such a tribunal for actual
participation, but not after open fair
trial with opportunity for defence, de¬
mand delay of execution, and in either
case report to your government evidence
relied on to support death serutence.
(Signed:) GRESHAM.
Improvement In Northwest.
Chicago. Feb. 8.—There was a gen- j
cral improvement in the -weather con |
ditions throughout the Northwestern
States today, Chicago this morning be- I
ing colder than the other suffering cities
nearer the North pole.
GRAY, JONES COUNTY, GA •» FEBRUARY 14, 1895
INVESTIGATIONS CONCLUDED.
The Leion Investigation In Atlanta
Closed Yesterday.
Atlanta, Feb. 8.—(Special.)—'The concluded de-
tecrivc investigation was is (so
fal . n[S th( , ,. lk ing of testimony con-
corned, this afternoon. Tonight Mayor
King vi.is called away from the city on
bud non and the arguments go over un¬
til Monday afternoon. Detectives
Chief Detivtivc Wright and
Cason and Loony all made statements
today, ('hainuan English, of the board
of police commissioners which is con¬
ducting the invotlgati' n, by consent
was also sworn as a witness for the de¬
fence. His evidence, which was largely
in explanation of the workings of the
police department showing the necessity do
for doing things that outsiders not
fully understand, v.tll have considerable
weight in the finding of the board.
While on the stand today Chief Wr'ght
said in a conference last spring about the
breaking up of gambling in the city.
Chairman English had told him to keen
a watch on Detective Loony, to see if
the reports of his eorrnpt. dealings with
tile gamblers which had come to the car
of Chairman English were true. Chief
Wright did have Loony watched, but
never discovered anything compromising
in his conduct. In fact he considered
booth Loony and Cason holiest and cap¬
able.
The evidence given by t o my and
Cason covered a great lot of detail. They
both went, over pretty much the same
round rus in the Baker trial!, pi lUsihly ex¬
plaining many of the apparently damag¬
ing things brought out against them on
the trial.
Opinion is divided on the result-of the
nvestigatioii. but those vllio have paid
closest attention to the evidence believe
thal the detectives will mine out skirt
clear, unless it be that Detective Loony
s found culpable. So far as Chief
Wright and Cason are concerned the
best opinion is that when the evidence is
sifted neither of them will be hurt. The
nn-sedition lias relied almost entirely
lpon the gamblers and ex-hoboes to con¬
vict the detectives. II is natural that
th : s element, after having been vigorouts-
y prosecuted, as the records have shown,
would want revenge and they took ad¬
vantage of the quarrel between rival
political factions to side with one and
make their assault on the police depart¬
ment.
MOONSHINER CAUGHT.
The Oldest Fox In the Mountain
Range Finally Canaht.
Gainesville, Ga., Feb. 8.—(Special.)—
At. Head’s Ferry, in Habersham eoitn-
ty, lives a citizen of the name of Wil¬
liam Thompson who for the past ten
years has given the revenue officers
more trouble than any man In Georgia.
As many as ten warrants are in the
hands of the officers for his arrest for
illicit distilling.
Many times his establishment has been
raided and destroyed, and equally as
often has Thompson eluded capture by
beating the officers in a fair foot race.
Thompson boasted of has powers of rapid
and effective perambulation, and often
sent the revenues word to come and run
with him.
On Tuesday Deputy Marshal Burrell
went to work on this case on scientific
principles. He knew Thompson would
run one of two direction when his still
was approached. So on each of these
routes be placed relays of three men
about 200 yards apart, so that by the
time one got winded another would take
nn the race.
Everything being in readiness, the still
was raided and the proprietor fairly
flew. He had it all his own way with
the first and second relays, but when he
saw the third one light in he quit «ind
gave up.
He was tried before the Commissioner
and bond fixed at $300. Failing to gave
this, he was this morning taken to Ful¬
ton county jail.
The Coming Cotton Crop.
New Orleans, La., Jan. 22, 1895.
To the Editor of The Times-Democrat:
The Raymond (Miss.) Gazette, which Is
in hea’ t; sympathy with the farmers and
every move looking to their betterment,
in a leading editorial discussing the re-
ce'it cotton growers’ convention at Jack-
son, concludes as folliows:
"It is in the pcvei of farmers to raise
the price to 7 or S cents per pound, or l< *
it remain at fiom < to 5 cents.
"In order lo im.rf.ase the price they
must co-op’.- tic with each other, pledge
reduced lc’^ige ir.d carry out their
pledge. Not to do this means disaster and
ruin to every cotton grower and in all
the cotton growing States.
“So we say, sign the agreement when
it is presented to you, and faithfully
carry out your part of Hie contract. If
a requisite number of growers do this,
next fall the spinners will be hunting
you and your cotton, instead of your
hunting and begging them as Is now the
case."
The foregoing all sounds very well. The
Gazette is correct in its conclusions that
it is (n the power of the farmers to raise
the price of cotton to 7 or 8 cents per
pound, but it is way off the track in its
other conclusion that cotton will remain
at 4 or 5 cens should the farmers produce
another 9,500,000 bale crop..
The cotton grower may as well make
up his mind now as at any other time
that If the South undertakes the pleasant
occupation of raising next season anoth¬
er 9,500,000 crop, that Liverpool and the
continent will engage to do their share
in seeing that cotton on farms and in¬
terior towns is “let to remain” or sell at
not over 2 1-2 to 3 cents.
The Gazette talks about cotton remain¬
ing at 4 to 5 cents. Why, that price would
be ridtculousty high with another 9.500,000
crop following the present one.
Contested Eleetlon Case*.
Atlanta. Ftb. 8.— (Speeial.)--The <v>m-
mittee on privileges and eleetions of the
House of Representatives, of which Mr.
Harrison, of Quitman, is chairman, will
meet on next Moivlav. the 11»H. at the
Capitol to continue the trial "f contested
election i uses left undisposed of by the
Legislature when it adjourned. Two
days each will he allowed the several
eases.
Treasnry llalanees.
By Southern Associated Press,
.New York. Feb. 5.—Coin, $6!t,()8i).0lj0;
currency, $79,189,000.
REVIEW
FOR THE WEEK.
THE BAD WEATHER HAS ADVERSE
INFLUENCES.
mu,* SENT son’ll \nE PROMPTLY
PAID.
Dun Saj» Domestic Money Market ts
Encouraging.
By Southern An-ociated Frees.
New York.'-Feh. S.—Bradstreet's to¬
morrow will gay: Extremely low tem¬
perature. snow and high v limit? have vis¬
ited the greater portion of tue country
this week and exercised n marked iiitiu-
ein-e by restrict.'ng orders received by
jobbers in a.I staple lines. But they
have tended to stimulate purchases of
seasonable goods. General trade at larg¬
er Eastern cent ms it-uuuiin unchanged.
Philadelphia rtiort.s continued free sales
of dry goods. At Baltimore hills sent
South and Southwest have been paid
more prompt.}’ than expected. Among
Southern cities Chattanooga reports that
Hie volume of trade there for January
■ it i-pite of a low range of prices is equal
to that for 185)4. In contrast is a de¬
crease in all lines at Augusta with com¬
mercial collections imoatii? factory. Bus-
i.'oiss has fallen off at Atlanta, hut at
Savannah the situation is unchanged,
with jobbers cautious as to opening is ac¬
counts. A talr volume of business do¬
ing at Nee Orleans, but collections are
poor because of non payment of sugar
bounties. No in portant change is report¬
ed from Memphis, Rich,on nd, Charleston
or Galveston.
The damage by the Florida freeze was
exaggerated. A large portion of the
orange crop had already been marketed.
The late erop and that held for higher
prices was caught and destroyed. Some
young trees were hurt, but old groves
were practically uninjured. Heavy losses
fell on large growers. A goo 1 hut small
crop is expected this year. Results of
FI irida naval stores and phosphate in¬
dustries, truck and berry farming are
said to have been fairly satisfactory.
Dan’s Review.
New York. Feb. 8.—R. G. Dim & Co.'s
weekly review I of trade tomorrow will
?a;.: Apart from the gold and bond issue
questions the domestic money market is
leeidediy encouraging, with a fairly
hopeful increase in transactions of com-
o< reial paper, though the receipts of
mmey from the interior continue sur¬
prisingly large. In cotton goods there
nas been a reduction in some brown
sheetings while otln l qualities are mov¬
ing l.-iirij, with good pri in. The gen¬
eral tone of the market, however, is not.
particularly sale encouraging. A large auction
of silks resulted in depressing prices
about lit per cent below the recent mar¬
ket of September prices. In v nolens the
openings of the finer grades f ir the
heavy weight season have brought some
increase in business, but not as satisfac¬
tory prices, while the duplicate orders
in the light weight are unusually large.
The market for cotton goods dot's not
dots appear to have improved abroad, us it
not. here.
No advance in the prices of manufac¬
tured products indicates a. better de-
maud. On the contrary, iron and steel
products have slightly declined for the
wee'k and for the month, ami in e nnparsi
on with prices of October. lx<!<), are but
45.1 per cent, against 548 per cent.
January Id During the week the de¬
mand has bet'll cheeked by lit' higher
prletB at I’ittsbiirg, so tb"t I'eis-tiief
iron receded it little, while structural
products, in spite of some large con
tracts, are a shade lower. Some reduc¬
tions of wages are reported in bar iron
and tue demand for rails does not in¬
crease. There is a little better t me at
Philadelphia and sales of hig ate quite
heavy there, while at Chicago things
arp brighter. Fig iron is in letter de-
dand amt fair orders are coming for
bar. lmt structural orders are d-l ived by
severe weather.
The failures reported for the mouth
of January show an aggregate of $15,-
103,2512 liabilities against $251,843, 848
for the lost year and fu mnnuf "’hiring
only $3,728,587 against $IL58!>.7!5 last
year, while in trading the liabilities were
$11,455,105 against $17,234,’87 last year.
The remarkably large decrease in manu¬
facturing failures deserves the more at¬
tention because prices of manufactured
products have so greatly declined during
the year and the output has been greatly
reduced.
Failures for the past week have been
281 in the 1 uited States against 3X5 last
year, and 58 in Panada against 00 last
year.
THE MEXICAN RIFFLE.
The Guatemalan Students Arrested
for Riot Were Released.
By Southern Assciated Press.
8t. Liu is, Feb. 8.—A special to The
Glohe-Deimocrat from the City of Mex¬
ico says that by order oif the governor of
the Federal district the students ar¬
rested for the riot of Sunday night have
been given their liberty- They were
given a hearing at the municipal palace
before the governor, and having explained
that their transgressions were lmt the
result of patriotism, and being admon¬
ished by the governor to 'be more careful
in their further demonstrations were »l
lowed to go.
The Mexican war ship Saragossa is
lying in the harbor of Aculpo on the
Pacific coast awaiting orders from the
general government. Congress convened
yesterday in special session, Senor Jose
Gamboa, presiding. Nothing was done
during the day but to approve the min
utes of the last Congress.
Nominations Confirmed.
Washington, Feb. 5.—The Senate to¬
day confirmed the following nom nations:
Frederick Munchmeyer, of West Vir¬
ginia. United States consul at San Ha’.-
vador. Postmasters: Texas J . A
Simons, Taylor; B. F. Delft.nater,
Caldwell; Laura J. Washburn, Eagle
Pass.
IN GEORGIA.
Mr. A. 8. Camp has taken charge of
the Saudersville Hotel.
There has not been a sack of guano
shipped to Rutledge this season.
Mr. N. G. Long has purchased Star. the
entire interest in the Elberton
A colored university desires to locate
in Amerieus, if sufficiently encouraged.
W. L. Nunn sold out his property at
Rutledge to Paul M. Atkinson of Madi¬
son, for four thousand dollara.
Bishop Nelson will be in Thomas-
ville Sunday and he will confirm a cJasa
in St. Thomas Church on that day.
The store of Mr. Asa Newbourn in
Elbert county was broken into last
Tuesday and 150 pounds of flour taken.
Miss Emmie Norris of Cartersviile has
accepted a position as teacher in the
Girls’ Industrial school at MiKedgeville.
Mr. John Aligood, an electric lineman
in Athens fell It) feet off a pole Thurs¬
day afternoon and was seriously injured.
Mr. II. Goldberg has closed his store
in Saudersville and will travel for a dTy
goods house. His family will reside In
Augusta.
The firm of Lipstine & Human, -which
some .time since made a voluntary as¬
signment , has adjusted its accounts with
its creditors.
Three firemen were dismissed from the
Savannah force Thursday by Mayor
Myers for taking an active part In the
recent campaign.
A committee of prominent Savannah-
ians arrived in Washington Thursday
to argue Savannah’s claims before the
river and harbor committee.
The Lawrencevfflle -branch railroad has
been leased to Messrs. ,T. R. McKelvey
and 8. P. McDaniel, and the road re¬
sumed operation lact Friday.
Chief Clerk .1. B. Henry, of the
Southern road’s car works at Macon will
bo removed to Atlanta In a short while
in order to consolidate the accounts.
Mr. Fortson Adams, of Centerville,
had three of his children badly burned
with gun powder. One of them it is
thought will lose its eyesight entirely.
Mr. S. M. llui-me, of Bowman, has
made an assignment, making Mr. L.
L. ,Taylor one of his preferred creditors
and he now has charge of the business.
Capt. Win. Hitt, of Amerieus, pur¬
chased a day or two ago a lot of 1.000
bales of cotton from ''bany firm. The
total sum paid for the lot exceeded $15,-
000 .
Richard Demjxsay is suing the City of
Rome for $2,000 damages. He fell on
the sidewalk and injured himself and is
trying to hold -the city responsible for
the accident.
During the coming season -the Atlanta
baseball team will be managed by Jim¬
mie Knowles, who for several seasons
has been one of t.he managers in, the
Eastern League.
The Hall county grand jury failed
to find a true bill aaiinst Joe! Coffee for
complicity in burning the hotel at Lula,
and he was dismissed by the court last
Saturday evening.
A little negro girl about six years
old caught on fire last Friday and was
very seriously burned. She lives neat
Hairdrier and Arnold’s mill in the lower
part of Elberton.
Walpert, wiho was charged with rob¬
bing Capt. W. T. Smith, of Buford, of
$90 on a Southern railroad train, has
been discharged, the evidence being in¬
sufficient to convict.
Mrs. G. Campbell, a member of the
Stuart Robson Company, is in Thomas-
vile. She has been indisposed and came
there to recuperate, and will join the
company there next week.
The old time hum of the -wheel and
loom can be beard in some places of
Washington county. Mrs. I.. A. Glad-
in has some cloth made with her own
hands that defies competition.
f vf. J. F. Cooley, conductor and
agent of the Saudersville railroad re*urn
ed last week from his sad visit to North
Carolina and is again at his port. Much
sympathy is felt far Capt. Cooley at
the sad loss of his wife.
Matt Tattle, wiho was arrested in
Gainesville four weeks ago for counter¬
feiting, pleaded guilty in the United
States Court last Friday and was sen¬
tenced to nine months in jail.
Judge Siw-er will probably hold eonrt
In Savannah a month or six weeks.
There are a number of very important
eases to be tried. One of the most in¬
teresting will be that of the e-orernment
against ex-Postmaster Ah Holt.
The fee for feeding prisoners by the
jailer, in Pike county, has been reduced
from forty cents to thirty cents a day.
This was done by the County Commis¬
sioners upon the recommendation of the
grand jury.
A eall has been issued for the meeting
of the cotton growers of Pike county
at Zebulon, on the first Monday in
Mardh. The object of the meeting is to
pledge the farmers to reduce the acreage
25 per cent.
Thursday in Atlanta on application of
Mr. Thomas B. Felder as attorney for
the State Savings Bank, a mortgage for
$500, on the stock of liquors in the store
of Rose & Son, now in the hands of the
sheriff, was foreclosed.
Mr. Lucian Whipple was elected and An-
niversarlan by the Lysian Kuno-
m-an Literary Societies of Gordon In¬
stitute last Friday afternoon by a ma¬
turity of thirty votes over his opponent,
Mr. Fred Dismnke. Jr.
Mr. M. King, general merchant of
Douglass, went to the wall Thursday
under a mortgage foreclosed bv Dr. M.
M. Hall. His many friends think he is
only temporary embarrassed and will
be O. K. within a day or two.
Messrs. R. L. Jones and .T. D. Pope
were elected aldermen at a city election
in AHnanv on Wednesday to ti l vacancies
created bv the death of Mr. A. P
Greer and ith** resignation of Mr. T.
M. Carter. The vote was light.
Deputy Marsha! Lander captured
two stills from George Savage Monday
at his home on the line of Hal! and
White. 17 mih-s from Gainesville. He
also enotured Savaee. One of the sill's
was taking a rest, but the other was in
full blast.
Hon. C. A- Ward Ir., has tendered
his resignation as judge of the conntv
court of Coffee county to take effect
March 25 next. There are two aspir¬
ants in the field for the place, Cols
George R. Briggs, and F. Willis Dart,
t-oth able attorneys.
BANKERS AM) BAN KINO.
Congressman Walker of Mnssneliu-
setts Una Strong Views on (he
Subject.
Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts, who
hernia the Republican minority of the
committee. appeared before the Ways
and Means Committee and explained
and advocated his bill to authorize the
issue of short-term bonds at a rate of
interest not exceeding 3 per cent, per
atmuui to make good the deficit ill the
revenues and provide means to pay the
current expenses of the Government.
Chairman Wilson afterwa.pi remarked
that Mr. Walker’s statement was “an
exceedingly clear and strong one."
Mr. Walker litis addressed to Thomas
X. Hart, of Boston, a ict'er which eon
tains a good many things that will he
found inlemsLng and suggestive, even
by men who do not wholly agree Massachu¬ with
the views expressed by the
setts representative, tie writes:
l fully agree with you that the first
thing to do Is to make the income ex¬
ceed the expenditures of the Govern¬
ment, but when you go on and say "our
currency is no worse now than it was
when wo had no troubles" you state
that which is technically true, lmt ha>
practically not the slightest foundation
in fact. No mail knows better than
yourself that when knowledge of the
financial condition of a man with an im¬
mense business comes to the public be
may be, and mine times in ten is, "no
worse now than he was when he bad
no trouble." You know, furthermore,
that whom a man's credit is impaired
from any <*auee, justified or unjustified,
he lies got to take steps on n solid found¬
ation or brass out his condition, admit
ting nothing and doing nothing, neither
of which has the Secretary of tlie Treas¬
ury done. Again, you know that the
people have Icwt. faith in the ability of
the Treasury to pay gold, selling as many
bonds as it may You know there has
not been a dollar of gold paid into again, it
for months, and never will lie
even if tile rci eiipts exceed by $4,000,000 ‘‘Rev-
i month or mere the expenditures. rd”
dirt ions never go back via of any
kind, and especially tinanleial revolutions.
-Make no mistake, my dear sir, and do
not deceive yourself, even though you
were almost the only level-headed man
that was at the Boston bankers' meet¬
ing on January 14.
And now let me give you a little re¬
view of the economic history of the
bankers, and their ability to see and do
wlhat is for their own interest: The
national bank act was passed July 25.
1803. Five-twenty 0 per cent, bonds to
take out cinouuilien could then be bought
it seventy cents on the dollar. If they
were to be pa id i:n ten years, the profits
in circulation taken out v Hi Id have been
11 2-3 per cent., and yet only 134 na-
’ion-al banks were organized, with a cap¬
ital of $10,000,000. Ill 1804 Wilds could
he bought in gold for fifty cents on the
dollar; profits on circulation 21 3-1 per
cen't., and yet only 450 banks were or-
gatiized, with a capital of $70,000,000.
In 1805 bonds could be bought at sixty-
four cents on the dollar; profit's on State cir¬
culation 14 per cent... and yet the
banks would not go into the national
schemes at the enormous profits, ex¬
cepting practically at the point of the
thiiTiiioiiai! bayonet. passed
On March 3, 18(55, Congress an
act, imposing a duty of 10 per cent, <>n
the circulation of State banks, to lake
effect July 1, 18(55. and, preslo! change!
1,000 State banks immediately capital went
’nto the national system, with a
>f $242,000,000, ai 14 per cent, profit.
Who I a hardship! Aind It is practically
the same today, my dear sir. The gain
today to national banks going on) of
the present system into a system piovid
ed for in a bill presented by me (II. R„
171). anil taking out $100,000 of e'ronli-
tion $50,000 by exchanging the exist¬
ing legal-tender notes now currently re¬
deemed by the Treasurer id the United
Status, imperilling our whole financial
system, and finally redeemed by the
United States Government and an ad
diitifina! $50,000 against the general as¬
sets of the bank, vM'rii wuild he an
advantage to the bank of 2.30 per cent.,
or an annual profit of -X cu $100,
000 circulation taken out under existing
law, provided tihe circulation is taken
out today, one-third <>n twos, one third
on fours, and one third on sixes. These
figures an- all made by the actuary of
the United States Treasury, and not by
ine. The only gain on < Ircnlation that
can lie made by a bank today Is s'iglit’y
more than 1-2 of 1 per cent., while (lie
gain under the hill named, if enacted
into law, would be 2 7 8 per cent.
The figures by the Treasury actuary
are on a (5 per cent, basin, the average
discount throughout tihe ronnitry. Al the
bankers' meeting at Philadelphia, at the
bankers’ meeting Bouton, and at
every nlher bank tin' meeting that I
have seen or heard of. the bankers are
persistently attempting to force ille
Government to allow the banks them¬
selves h> make more money, manifestly
not tiie slightest, interest In or miggewt-
!ng any patriotic method to relieve the
Treasury of the United States, which
my hill, allow me to any, thoroughly d <t*.
and largely increases the profits of
bank*. Rest assured 1 shall do every¬
thing that lies in my power 1o do the
things Hint need to be done in their logi¬
cal order.
1. To secure the paHsagc of a hill giv¬
ing the Treasurer the power to issue
three or four different kinds of short-
time bonds to maintain gold payment*
an<t to supply any deficiencies in reve¬
u lie.
2. To nvakn the revenue eomevCiat ex¬
ceed the expenditures. decent national bank¬
3. To give us a
ing system modelled on the English.
French, German. Scotch mad 5’tin#(Man
sys'ems as the various good features of
their syKt el ns are ailopied lo our ano¬
malous conditions. !i sump)}’ hinders the
doing of the things the bankers deni re to
have done for tli-m lo meet and demand
that they shall lie a’lo.vcd to k-wue cur¬
rency rip to the face value of their
lsmds, which couldn't get one vote in
five in ('ongr. r-s. Secondly, that $500,-
(8)0,000 bonds lie Issued to take up the
greenback* and Treasury nobs, which
couldn't get ball" an many votes as the
other. Thirdly, that couldn't the 1 i>er cent, tax
be reduced, which get as many
votis as cither of the other two, while
the people are urder the impression that
the banks i re getting interest, on the
bonds and a second interest on the notes
they get by exchanging the bonds for
currency,
Allow me to say, in conclusion, that
VOL. 1, NO. 6.
with the present finiuvciul feeling In the
country, nothing will afford permanent
relief but to have the (btimkH compelled half
to keep their oa»h reserve in coin,
at leant in gold coin, mud to have the
hanks issue all tine currency furnished by
the Govermr tut gimnaiiteed t>y the Gov¬
ernment, and the banks currently redeem
it «U.—Sew V'ork Tribune.
WITH GEORGIA EDITORS.
Fort Valley Leader: Industrial devdl-
opment should take the place of political
agitation this year.
Sparta Ishmaellte: Wherever It ts
possible everything consumed In the
South ought to be produced In the South.
Waycross Evening Herald: The hypnot¬
ic humbug lshavlng his day In the land.
It Is a first class fraud, nothing more,
nothing less.
Spring Place Jimplecute: .Vhatever
Congress may do, the people of the
Seventh district of Georgia know that
John W. Maddox Is standing squarely
by his pledge and doing his best to carry
out the wishes of his country.
Columbia Sentinel: Governor Atkinson
Is right In being disposed to put the, elec-
tlon of Congressman In this district off
as long as possible. People have Interests
of more Importance than being thrown
into a hot political contest Just at the
time they begin thetr crops.
Ringgold New South: Georgia’s new
school commissioner will revolutionize the
public school system. He Is the man that
the public has need-d In that position
for years. Commissioner Glenn's capa¬
ble administration will place Georgia at
tiie head of the educational column In
the South.
Cleveland Progress: Ex-Governor W, J.
Northen has assumed the management
of The Southern Cultivator, published grand at
Atlanta. Mr. Northen Is doing a
work for the State, and hts plans for our
Industrial development will undoubtedly
meet with the success that always at¬
tends hts earnest effort.
Waynesboro Citizen: The resignation
of Miss Milllo Rutherford, the long-time
principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute, will
be g -nerally regretted throughout Geor¬
gia, and, we may say, the South. Her ad¬
ministrative ability, the love she Inspired
In the students and hnr great efficiency
as an Instructor of young ladles have ren¬
dered her famous everywhere, and her
loss to the Institution will create a void
hard to fill.
Amertcus Tlmes-Recordor: Mr. Clleve-
land does not touch upon any new ques¬
tion, mtther does he elaborate upon any
remedy for the impending peril of the
Treasury reserve. He says that it Is the
plain duty of Congress to pass such a fi¬
nancial bill as he and Mr. Carlisle will
favor, and unless this Is done It will fall
to the lot of the Republicans, aided by
the Democratic chief executive to save
tho country.
Columbus Enquirer: If there Is the
slightest evidence Justly placing any of
th« responsibility on President Cleveland
we are In Ignorance of It. Mr. Cleveland
is not responsible for the financial sys¬
tem under which the bank conspirators
have carried out their plana. It has not
been In the power of the executive to
change tho system- If the power exists.
It r"Sts In Congress, but that body has
so far failed to exercise It, though it
realizes the full extent of the danger.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Owing to the
meagre official Information from the Cen¬
tral American republics, It Is impossible
to say what Influence United States Min¬
ister Young has exerted In pouring oh
upon the troubled waters In Guatemala.
The rather sudden tendency of the Gua¬
temalans towards amiability and peace
shows the presence of wise counsellers
who know something of the disadvantages
under which the weaker nation labors
In war. General Young has had the ex¬
perience and perhaps has told the late
belligerent Guatemalan citizens something
about II.
ON GEORGIA FARMS.
The fani ers of Laurens county are
called to meet in Dublin next Thursday
lo discuss and adopt some plan In refer¬
ence to the pm hi »e of guano.
Mr. Hunt, of Mat on ton, sold recently
to the Georgia experiment station a year¬
ling rod from one of his mares for $200;
also two or thice Jersey cows.
Mr. William Gilbert, of Harvard’s dis-
trier, near Duhlin, killed eleven porkers
that netted him 2.1)80 pounds, The
smallest one weighed 2)H) and the larg¬
est: 520 p mi.de.
Game nt Tampa.
The sojourners at. the Tampa Bay hotel
are enabled every evening to bear testl-
mony to the record of the day’s shooting
The game record Is accurately kept, and
from its pages the sportsmen can learn
the result of Innumerable hunts fdt the
past, five years. Some of thorn would
c ture even exjc'Ns to wonder at the
heavy bag or each day. Each evening the
game klllei during the day is dlzolayed
on large silver salvers near the office
counter. As many as three and ofttlmes
more such platters are tilled. The record
has been shattered by G. W. Hergner, of
Philadelphia, who Is spending his honey¬
moon at this resort. Almost every day
for a week past he and hts wife, accom¬
panied by the hotel guide, have been
all eld, and his record for eight days up
to Friday, Is 792 birds.—Atlanta Constitu¬
tion, January 12, 1895.
During the period July-Deeember,
1894, 105,118 Immigrant arrived at ports
of the United States. Of these 14,218
were Illiterates, the greater part con¬
tributed by Austria, Hungary, Hursia,
Poland and Italy. Of the illiteracy by
countries Italy has 36 per cent., Poland
28, Russia 26 and Auatrla-Hungary 25.
Of the Swedes arriving only 1 per cent.
were Illiterate. This was the best edu-
rational record; but Scotland, Germany,
France and Norway did almost as well,
wbh only 2 per cent, illiterates. The
most intelligent and therefore most val¬
uable class of immigrants come from
the northern and central countries of
Europe.
Delaware Senate Deadlock.
By Southern Associated Press.
Dover, I)e!., Feb. 8.—There was no
change in the balloting for United. States
senator today.