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BLIND BILL VETOED.
the President B jet's tbe Measure and
Gin 1 is Reasons Tlierelor.
Toll Text of Hi* Menage an Sc*nt to
i in* H«»n«e.
Preuident Cleveland has vetoed tho
BUnd Seigniorage l*dl» And iu h me*
Kage to iU honiM’ he « xplminn his read¬
out! for not approving the rnciumre.
Folloviog the tm-Ksugo in full:
To the Hou»e of UeprciM-nt:itive*.
X return without my approval bou»e
bill numbered 4950, entitled “An act
directing the coinage of urtlver bullion
held In the treaty ry, and for other pur
po«e*.''
My ntrong deni re to avoid disagreement
with thone In both bonne* ot eongrean
who have nupported t hin bill would lead
me to approve it if I couid IndU-ve that
the ptiUdc good would not be thereby
endangered and that ttirh Action on my
pari would be a proper dlwhnrgc of offi¬
cial duty.
Inasmuch, however, an I am unable
to eatiufy mynelt Uiot the proponed legis¬
lation ii* either wine or opportune, my \
conception of the obligation* and re
MponnlbllltU 4 * attached to the great
office i hold, foriddn Indulgence (tl m.v j
pemonnl d<**lreiind Inexorably conffnen ,
me to that coo me which 1 m dictated b.v
my reason mid JuilRiiivut. nml polnt<«!
mit by sincere purpose to protect ami
promote till) tiem-ral Interests of our
P ^ J ‘ vlar's i-AJHt.
t
Tbe (inanclal disturbanee wliteli swept
over the country during l«Ht year w tut
unparalleled hi It* severity find d1»os
tr^oiM conw/pienecM 'riiere MK*m©d to he
it In io*t entirely n dlsplrn ement of faith In
our fhmtieittl nbljp.v end Iomm of confl
dcj*"e In our fiacal policy. Among tlione
w ho ittempt/Mj to aMiign caumcm for bur
flint 1 * 1 'mm, It w-aff very generally conceded
thrit the operation of tlio provision of
the law then In force w hich required tho
governmeni to purchoiM^ montldy a
large nmoiifit of sliver bullion end Ishuo
I t* noteM in jinyment therefor, we* either
entirely, or to a largo extent, re*ponsl
Me for our condition. Tills led to tlio
tvpenl, on tin? iirMt day of November,
INPil, of tills statutory provision. We
!md even fallen so low In the depths of
d«fire*Mlot) mid timidity end apprehen¬
sion, tool so completely gained control
In fi tin win I clr.*e»», flint our rapid recu
perntion could not tie reasonably ex¬
pected. Our recovery ims, iioverthslpM*,
steadily progressiMl, And, though less
than live month* have elapsed since the
tep. nl of the mischievous silver purchase
nKtuiivmnii, wholesome Improvement
Is unmistakably apparent.
c. in rim. v i t.Ainoa.v kk/vtorko.
< onfldenee In our absolute solvency I*
to such an extent re-Instated, and faith
tn our disposition to adhere to sound
finsm isl muihtnls !• s.» far reetored ns
to produc'd r ost encouraging results,
both at boiiu’and abroad Thewhaah*
of cbnnestic Industry have been slowly
met In motion, and the tide of foreign
ittveslmeni h«» again started In ourdl
rw-tlon.
*H»r recovery' being a%, iVt II under way,
nothing should Is* done to che« k our
convalescence, nor should we forget that
* relapse nt this time would almost sure¬
ty reduce us to a lower stage of fhiaueiul
fflnfrtsM than that from w hich we ere
Ju*t emerging.
IT WOl’tH HC T-UOM oNVAt r-SCUNCK.
I t«‘Ue\e that if the bill under consider
««tloti should become law. It would be re¬
garded as retmgmsdon from the finnn
«ImI intentions Indicated by our recent
repent of tin* provision for the coinage of
•diver bullion purchase*, that It would
x\ eaken It it did not destroy tin* return¬
ing faith and confidence in oilr sound
tliimieial tendctieles. mid that as a conse
♦ptenee our progit*** to renew e<l biwliuiw
health would Is* unfortunately checked,
aud n return to our recent distressing
plight seriously threatened
t his pr< \u»H. t! le;;islnttoti is *«» relntml
io the curmicy condition* growing out
of the law compelling the purchase of sil¬
ver by the government that n glance nt
such condition* and a partial review of
the law referred to may not be unprofit¬
able
Between the fourteenth dn\ of August,
INHO, wlifu the law tannine <»piratlve,
ami the tiivt day of Noveints'r, IHllfl,
when the clause it contained directing
the purchase of stiver wns there
were iiutviiRKci by the secretary id the
tnasury more than one hundred aud
sixty-eight millions of ounces of silver
bullion, nnd In payment tor this bullion
the government Issued it* treasury notes
of various denouiination* amounting to
Hourly one liuudrcKl and fifty six millions
of dollar* which note* w en* inutuntlately
added to the eurrenev In circulation
niliong our jH^.ple
Such notes were, tiv law. lumle legal
tender in pnytnetii* «»f nil debts public
nnd private, except when otherwise* ex¬
pressly stipubiied and were tun*)* iveelv
tthle for customs, tax<ai and ail public
due* and when*.. r*v«*lve»l might lv re¬
issued. 'They were nl*** |RVii)ittSl to be
held tty hanking Associations as part of
their lawful nwrvts. On demand uf
holders tiitss' treasury holt's were to Ik*
redeemed In gold or silver coin, to the dis¬
cretion id the secretary ot the treasury,
but it was declared a* n |»art of this ri*
deikiption proivslott that it was “the
(kUdiiiAhni iHdh v <>f the I iiiiivi Stnt«*s to
maintain the two tuetal* on a partly*
with each other upon the present legal
ratio or such ratio as may t*e provided
by law
Money coined from sm h bullion was to
1»< standard Oliver dollars, amt after
directing the Itcunedtat* coinage* of a Ifl
tb teas than t wciity-4'igtit lutlUons of
ounces, the law provided that as much
of tbe remairinr bn ilion adiould tbwv
after corned as might i*e t aotsu rv to
prov ide for the mieiuptioti of the ftvas
ury notes Issued on Its j*urr!**sc, and
that “any gain or seigniorage arising
from such coinage shall b<? •ctctifittxl for
and paid into tbe treasury.**
l ilt et IviMOSlAWl. utritu
This gain or seignk*rage cvfde-mly indi¬
cates so much bullion owned by the gov
ernment as should remain after using a
sufficient amount t o coin as ny stand*
ard silt' dollar a* should equal
©umber cd dollars rtf>ir»ratrfi by lira*
ter S9K« i& ewrxwt * *k«
quantity of bullion. TIkwi- treasury
notes now outstamling nml In rircula
tlon amount to *152,951.280, mid
although there has been thus for but a
comparatively small amount of this bul
Hon coined, yet the so-called gain or
iMilprnlorftgf’, aa uhovts defined which
would arise from the coinage of the
cntlre irntM, liam Iteen etitrily a*certalnedl
to Is- n quantity of bullion sufficient to
m«k<? whoa coined flftv-flve million*, one.
it ii ml red ruiff fifty-»tfx tboiiMand nJx bun
fired and elghty-one standard silver dol
Jnr*.
TIIK qi F.HTIO.V OF I'AKITY.
< onhid»*rlrig tbe preedit JntriiiHlc rela
tk»n itflwflpn gold and allver the main
tin a nee of the parity bet ween tlif two
metnl«. e h mentioned In thin law, can
mean nothing lew* than the maintenance
of iiueh parity In the eHtlnmtion and con¬
fidence of the people who tine our money In
their dally t numactlonn. Manifestly, main¬
tenance of thi* parity can only be accom¬
plished no far on ft 1»« affected by theae
treasury notw* and in the estimation of
the holdern of .the Hinny by giving to
•Mich holder#* on U.elr redumption, the
• i dn, whether It i« gold or silver which
they prefer.
It folio w« that while, Iu term#, the
la w Joivi’k uni e, <>t the coin to be
paid on mucIi redemption to thud (Here
tlon of the wgjj'jffAry of tho treimury,
that dite naioW )f opposed to tho de
ntfiiidti of the hwider i« entirely tncomi*
telit uitii tlio effective and bcneflcj«i
mnlntennnee yt the parity fietwf'en the
two mctulff
if both gold and sliver ur<- to nerve um
«* money, and if they tOK tlnr are to
supply ...... . JM-opIn a safe ami stable
mm-iivy. .....sesslty of presurvlDK tills
parity is obvious
qi (h uh -nn; 1'i.AfrotiM.
Hiu li y hiiH Imv*h repeated^ con
•<*d«i| iu fh*' platforiDM of both political
partie* and in our feihtrnl Mtatuto*. H in
nowhere more emphatically recognized
thfin in the reient law which r<penle<l
the provision under which the bullion
now on hnnd wn*4 purchn^'d. Thlnlfiw'
inhik'tM upon t.l» main ten Anc* of the par¬
ity jn the viiitK' of the cudnn of tho two
met nl* tind ‘ tbo * tpud power of every
dollar nl /til fiitx’M in the marketff and in
pnysneflt* of detiiff.”
# J'he Mirrotnry of thef reiuniry huu, there¬
fore, for the bent of misonn not only
proinpfl.v couipllcd with every demand
for the I’edeinptioii of Ihenu treimury
uotcM In gold, but tiie prew nt eltuatlon
nn well i»* tho letter nmJ uplrit of the law
jippk<ur '» JuMtlfy, If they do not
cniohi, upon filial tlio conilunation of
Much redemption.
j m: i o\j»n lovrf mjmMaiuzkh.
'I ho condition* I have endeavored to
present tuny he tlniM Miimmnrlzed ;
Flint, the government has purchased
and now has on hand suflieient silver
bullion to permit the coinage of all the
♦diver dollars m < < ssnry to redeem In such
dollars, the treasury notes issued for tlio
pur**base ot said silver bullion, mid
enough beside* to coin as n gain or seig¬
niorage fifty-live million one hundred and
titty six thousand six hundred and
eighty-on* additional standard silver
dollars.
........ ■ .......*~-*
In circulation tnuisury notes Issued In
§my merit of bullion purchased amount¬
ing to 115-5,95!/-’HO. J’in*se notes lire
legal tender in payment of all debts. pul»
||e aud private, except when utlierwlse
expri»*s|y stipulated. They are meiva*
Ide for ruHtomx, taxes and all public titles.
When held by banking associations, they
may be counted as a part o! their lawful
reserve* mid they* am redeemed by the
government In gold at tho op¬
tion of tho holder, These
advantageous attributes were deliher
ntVly attached to these notes nt the time
of their issue. Tln«y lire fully understood
by our people to whom such notes have
been distributed nn currency, nnd have
Inspired eonildeme In their safety and
value, and have undoubtedly thus in¬
duced their eonUnued and eontented
use as money Instead of anxiety for
their mlempticni.
Spent tl OIUSCTfOMH STATBb.
liming referred to some Incidents
w hieli I dmin leievnnt to the subject, It
remain* for ttte to sulunit a specific state
meut of my uhhctionH to the bill now
under consideration.
This bill consist* of two sections, ex¬
cluding one which merely appropriates a
sum sufficient to carry the act into effect.
The first section provides f**r tin* IuihmmII
n<e coinage* of tiie silver buUton In the
treasury, whieli rejiri’sents th© sivcallcd
gain or seigniorage or which would
arise from the coinage of all the bullion
on hand, which gain or seigniorage this
♦Me llon declares to be $55,l5t*,tiNt ■ It
directs that the money is* coined, or cer¬
tificates issued ihemm shall be mwd In
the payment of public expenditures, and
provide* that. If the needs of tiie treaa
ury demand it, the secretary of the treas
ury may. Iu hi* dim rethm. Issue silver
cert 1 flealc* In eve*** of such coinage, not
extHMxllug the amount of the sx'lgniornge,
in said S4t Mon lUtbofflivI to Ik* coined.
n © - .)H.I MTiltm film't* I tint, n»
jp ton a « VoMthV- niter tho coinage ••{ thl.
s« igtiU>rage. the n*itkiilud©r of the bullion
hehl bv tin gtis ernmciU shall Ik- coined
Into legal tender standard silver dollars,
aud that they shall 1*© held in tbe treas¬
ury for the mb mptlon of the treasury
mitt-* imilled in the purchase of said bull
i*>n It provide* that, a* fast as the
bullion shall be coined for the redemption
t*f said notes, they shall not I tvassucil,
but shall is* ranceled and destroyed In
amount* equal to coin held t nn' time
in the treasury derived from the coinage
provided for: and that the stiver eertlfi
te* shall Ik* tamed on such coin in the
manner now provided by law
It is, how ever. *j*ecia!ly tbvlarcd in
*jiid svtlon .hat the act shad not be
CiHUtrual t a* change existing aw re\a\
lug to the h ©inter character the
mil’ I ptb of t lie trvMissury
JSSII ft»r the purchase '*f silver
bullion tx» ■d
n ,%T const ki nii*\
*e aiti bill Is no**; unfortunately
nstntcud Nearly every sentence prr*
sett t • um ctalntjP and Invites rout ns
n*\ as to Its meaning and intent.
e first st pvtloti is especially faulty in
this reejvect and It is extremely doubtful
W hex her it » language will permit the
consummation of it* supposed purpose*
1 AlQ lt d i twiteve that the promoters
ot the bill Intended in this section, P
prox i (. r 1 1 ? rtuni ft* of the bull'
n» I Is
calif4 tut** «taD4#r3 «H-»t ficlin*, usd
yet there Is positively nothing In the *«c
tlon to prevent its coinage Into any dea
criptfon of sliver coins now authorized
under any existing law. I suppose this
section was also Intended in case the
needs of the treasury called for money
faster than the seigniorage bullion could
actually be coined to j« rrnit the issue of
Hitvar cert I flea tw In advance of Hucb roin
age, but Its language would seem to per
ruit the iHKUance of hiicIi cerUttcaUm to
double tbe timount of tho Hcfffnlorujre aw
stated, one half of which would not rep
retf.t nt an ounce of silver In tbe treasury.
’Hie debate upon thin section In con
gr«hh developed pani«it and positive
difference of opinion tut to itn object end
mentilrur- In any event I am clear that
the present perpIexltleH and eml» nrrtitw
mentH of the **•< retnry <>1 the treasury
ought not to be augmented by devolving
epon him the execution of o Jawgounrer
tain and confuted. I am not willing,
however, to rent in}' objection to thin auc¬
tion Holeiy on t he«e grounds.
THK t Hi; or HlhVKK.
In my judgment aound finance doe* not
commend the further infuwion of silver
Into our currency nt thin time, unnecom
riled by further adequate provi«Jon<
for the maintenance In our treaeury of a
*afe gold rex-rve.
lionbtw aleo art** (in to the meaning
und construction of the- m-eond oeetion
of the bill. If the diver dollarff therein
direc ted to be coined are, aff the oectlon
provide*, to be held in tin* treimury for
the redemption of frcoffitry note*, ft w
Hiiggeoted tliat, Htrlctly Mpeaklng, certili
•n tee < nnnot be J united on *tieh coin “In
the manlier IV)W provKJml by law” be
ause tlnw tlollars nro money lieid In the
trensmy for tbe express purpose of re
fb-etrilnK treasury notes, on detnnnd,
whleti would ordinarily mean that tliey
u ere set apart for tint purpose of substl
luting them for tlu-ee treasury lioten.
Tiiey arc not, therefore, held In hucU
way iu* to furnish a IhimIh fr>r certificate*
nccordiug to any provinlon of existing
lew If, however, silver certificate* enn
properly be Issued upon these dollars,
there is nothing In the section to indicate
the characteristics and functions of these
« rlIdeai«*s. If they were to be of the
mi me eh U meter ns silver certificates In
eIrettlittlon under existing Jaws, they
would nt best be receivable only for cus¬
toms, tuxes and all public dues; and
under the language of this section it Is to
say Ihelenst extremely doufitful whether
the rertlficflteM If contemplates would be
lawfully received even for such purposes.
Whatever else may be s/tld of the uncor
tfiliitles of expression iu this bill, they
certainly ought not to be found In legis¬
lation affecting subjects so Important
and far reaching as our linn nee* and cur¬
rency.
In staling other and more important
reasons for my /lisapproval of 1 Ills section,
I shall however assume that under Its
provisions the treasury note* issued in
payment fur silver bullion will contiuuo
to lie redeemed a* heretofore in silver or
gold at the option of the holders, and
that If, when they nro presented for re¬
demption or reach tho treasury in any
other manner, there art* In tho treasury
coined silver dollars eijtutl In nominal
value to stieh treasury not**, then, and
In that ease, the note* will be destroycsl
a a StfX33» J "**"
II.I. A1>V!*U» AMI pAM.PUOt s.
I nut convinced that this we hem© Is Ill
advised and dangerous. As the iiHlmat©
result of Its operation, treasury notes,
which are legal lender for nil debts, pub¬
lic and private, ami which arc rcdi'enm
Ide Iu gold and sliver nt the option of tho
holder, will be replaced by silver certifi¬
cates which, whatever may bo their char¬
acter and description, will linve none of
these <|unlities.
Iu anticipation of tho result,
and UM an immediate effect,
treasury notes will naturally ni>*
piYclale iu value and desirability. Tho
fact that gold can be realised upon them
nufi the further fact that their destruc¬
tion has been d««creed w hen they reach
the treasury, must tend to their
withdrawal from general circulation, to
be immediately presented for gold re¬
demption or to be hoarded for presenta¬
tion nt a more convenient season.
WoMO DirHKVSK THK UOIP HKMKUVE.
The sequel of both operations will be
n large addition to the silver currency' in
our circulation and a corresponding re¬
duction of the gold Iu the treasury.
The argument has been made that
them* things will not occur at once, bo
cause a long time must elapse before tho
coinage of anything but the seigniorage
cun Ik* entered upon. If tho physical
effects of the execution of tho second sec¬
tion of this bill (ire not to be reft I lied
until far In the future, this may famish
n strong reason why it should not be
pnssetl so much in advance, but a post
ponement of its actual ojicratlon cannot
prevent the fear and loss of confidence
and nervous precaution w htch would lm
incotuteiy tutiow its passage nml bring
about irs worst consequence*.
I ix gar»l this sot’thut of the bill as cin
iMxlylng a plan by which the govern¬
ment will 1 m» obliged to pay out Its
oruntj »toro ol »*iKI for no |mr
than to lorre au unnatural mlilltl. n
«>f silver money into the hands ofourj»co
pic
This HU exact reversal of the policy
which sale ttusuee dictates if we are to
preserve th© parity between gold and sll
ver ami maintain sensible bimetallism.
We have now* out lit a tiding more than
tht« hundred and thirty-eight millions
of dt ill lit in silver ccrtUlcat<K» issued
under existing laws. They arc serving
the put|H‘**e of luotiee* usduilv and
w ithont qtHVtion. Our gold re
at rv t% nmounting to only a little
than hundred inilUous.
ot vtwUwv* Is direk'My charged with the
’ rv mptfotiof th hum! red ami forty-six
mdl u> nl 1 ntted swttv* Iwnula.
m* x MONOVIKTAIJSU.
is prt>postd to Inflate our sil
< cttiteiD v it t tine for strirngthening
gold reserve intend of depleting it,
I ca •eive 4*1 «longer step toward
ver irnuumsetalkun than we take when
" ’ " t gold to buy silver eertlfi
lotion. esjKK'ialty in view <vf
the practical dli cutties surrounding the
replenishment t i»ur gold.
This leads me rneatly present tbe
deatrabdlty of granting to the secretary
j c ** f trea*u better power than now
exists to issue bonds to protect our gold
; . ve w ben for any reason it should be
f <»ur currency I* in such a con
*: ion and our financbil affairs
arc »i t tt* *>uroe at ary time so critical
* tt ts i te s to me such s
cou rw i» dJctKtw; »y ordinary prudence.
kavobo cotVj'- . heioniokace.
I ara not itmnifibU- to the arguments
In favor ot colr.irtKlhe bullion seignior¬
age now in tin- tr*l*<jry, and 1 believe it
could *>e done saleiy and with advantage
it the secretary oSlae treasury had the
power to Issue boB<1« at a low rate ot in¬
terest under autha^iy In substitution o.
that now existing' • ml better suited to
the protection ot the treasury.
I hope a way we present itteif In the
near future tor Um adjustment of our
monetary affairs in such a comprehensive
and cor.servativetmanner ns wlii accord
to silver its projflr„place in our currency,
but in the meantime I am extremely
solicitous that whatever action we taso
on this subject way be suvh as to prt
vent loss and dhe and? ujiragement to ourpeo
pp. at. iiome destruction of confi¬
dence In our financial management
abroad. IP*/veil Cl.KVEL.ANJ).
KxecutlTe Mansian, March 20 , 1804 .
m
SPEAKER CRISP RECLINES
To Accept tile Editorial Honor Conler
rei Um Hihl
He Says He Me- But Aside His Anihi
lion fyr Duty.
diaries F. Cri~® has declined to ac
cept the appointment to be senator
from Georgia, ^'uated by what he
believes to be his I-rise—a Huty to his party, he
refuses the great prize which
it is his ambitioB%> secure. i He clear
ly and frankly »*» forth liis reasons
for declining in hi* telegram to Gover
nor Northen. ITsBre had been rumors
that lie would decline, and his action
was not, therefore, govenji-r. a very great sur
prise to the The telegram
was quite a long one and is as follows;
“Hon, SPEAK W. EH CntS^ J. Northern, DRrf.IN XTION, Governor,
Atlanta, Ga.: I have an ambition to
represent Georgia in the senate of the
f'nited States ami appreciate most
highly the appointment you have given
me; but for the present, at least, 1
must put aside lay ambition. 1 was,
as you know, nrifttiiraonsly nominated I
speaker. In aeed^tiug this office,
have incurred obligations to our party
throughout the country. A very large
majority of the (kmocratic members
have united in W request that for
the remainder of this congress
I continue in the position to which
they have elected me. They base this
request upon grounds which I cannot
in modesty repeat, hut which 1 cannot
in duty ignore. As speaker I feel to
Home extent responsible for the action
of llio house, I feel a pride in its or¬
ganization, and have* settled purpose,
so far ss my influence extends, to have
brought before it and have voted u]
bills w hich, if enacted into laws, will re¬
deem to the fullest extent wilTservetiiein¬ our party
pledges. This, I think,
terests of tho people of Georgia. I am
gratefulLyaMi for lae honor yon have
done igrateful to the an
havo urged my acc»|4ance of this ap
pointment and beg'that you and they
will buiieve what I, in the utmost sin
eerity say—that in declining it 1 aiu
sacrificing ft cherished umbitiou to
what 1 regard ns a Sens, of duty.
“( iiahlks 1'. CiiiHE.
Fiion rnisviorij DiHFATcmss.
Charles ,,, * teflon A Crisp has . . been
.
ap]>oi.ited tinted States senator from
Deorgia to succeed the late Allred H
Colquitt. 1 las result was reached
1 intraday night by Governor Northen.
At the same time the governor author
,,,,1 the ai.iioui.eeiueut that he, him
s. lf. would not be in the race for the
semitorship. considered,
Niuue after name was
ami all were men fit to bo senators,
but the logical man ot the situation, ns
it appeared to the and governor, lnm the was
Chsrles E Crisp to gov
ernor sent the follow ing t« egrnni.
•The Hon. Charles 1 . Crisp, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Hash
mgton, I>. ( . : I have appointed yon
t. . till tin \ iieuney in the t inti ■! Matt -
senate caused by the death of Senator
Alfred H. Colquitt. I beg that you
will nt once tender me your resigna¬
tion, so that I can forward your com¬
mission in time for you to take your
place in tho senate and take part in
the discussion and settlement of the
turilV measure soon to come before the
senate.
“I am pleased to tender to you this
appointment, because your distill
gnialitai services iu the house have
commanded tho admiration and on
deannent of -our people, will and he l am
quite sure that my action most
heartily applauded W. by J. them. Nobtht.x,
Signed!
t iovernor.
Whether Speaker Crisp will accept
or not he does Dot know himself. The
following private message was received
from him:
WtsmsoTON, March 30. Am pro
f,mtidly grateful, but taken by Mir
’ idea such thing
! ,r lxe Had no a was
iu contemplation. Must eouior with
the democrats iu the house before 1
can i Wide whether 1 can accept or
not. ChvRi.es F. Crist.
TO ARREST POACHERS
I uless KugiaiHtt Comes to Time Regard
Tt.....""•rr'Ti^r rb'L.Lt.t'”''
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* l)w
, . .. A- n ,
IWifiT ,
-tatmm In tiie meantime a
new cres* Kill pving * will * .uSo^Britlrn^al 1*. unshed ' liefore cot^
naval officers to arrest American
(vi'acher* if parliament pass, 1 - a similar
bill acct otable to the l mted 8tat.
I iik American Lawyer, a legal journal
pubiitbvd in New \oris City, tetls of ■'
lawyer oi that city who at cured a fee of
$360.Ctk>; of *aother who was paid
4210,(KXI for bis service* ou a ce:ebrated
ca-e, while other fee* see mentioned
running from »2VO>> to *.90,000 won
parent that Bf're money i* made now
aiUy* by Dwters who settle cases out of
coutt than bj those who put thesr dint*
»o vh« -I iiti*»Uos
1
.SOUTH CAROLINA IN
LI i iTYTT V IL f D1 C’T lUr I) I 1" L. I"
Tillman Antonia Open Rebellion.
Military Companies Refuse to
Obey Him and Disband.
RAILROADS AND TELEGRAPH OF
THE STATE SEIZED.
Eleven Small Companies March Upon
Darlington.
A Columbia special oi Saturday
-..iyi>: The camp fires are being lighted
thronghout-Kouth Carolina. The irre¬
pressible conflict between Governor
Tillman and the dispensary, on tl e
one side and the people on the other,
has been imminent, and a grave situ¬
ation stares South Carolina in the face.
The city militia will not respond to
the governor’s call to proceed to the
scene of the dispensary troubles at
Darlington, and the governor is mak¬
ing use of all the governmental ma¬
chinery at his command.
Orders have been issued to theelerks
of courts to drum up posses from the
country and rural military companies,
composed principally ot the governor’s
supporters, arc being called on. Sev¬
eral companies have arrived at Colum¬
bia and the state penitentiary is now
i perfect arsenal full of armed men.
The counties of Darlington and
Florence have been declared under
martial law and the insurgents given
twenty-four hours to disperse.
At 5 o’clock Sunday evening eleven
small companies were formed into a
battalion under command of General
It. N. Riehbourg, of Columbia, and
drawn up in line before Governor
Tillman at the penitentiary. There
was a large crowd of citizens present
and a little hissing was indulged in.
The governor addressed the troops and
advised them to shoot when ordered.
The following were the companies
who went:
Butler Guards, 10 men; Dibble Light
Dragoons, Orangeburg, 31 men ; Mur
well Guards, of Greenwood, 30 men;
Morgan Rifles, of Clifton, 30 men;
Hamjiton Guards, of Spartanburg, 24
men; Sally Rifles, 30 men; Palmetto
Rifles, of Aiken, 16 men ; Fort Motto
Guards, 15 men; Edgefield Hussars
and tho Light Dragoons, of the same
place, combined and mustered 25 men;
Greenville Guards, 16 men; Abbevillo
Rifles, 20 man. reached Darl¬
When tho companies everything
ington they found quiet
And went into camp.
hkiuvmm. of the TROl'BI.E.
dispensary constables has resulted as
H wgg nt flrst thought it would. They
began their rai<ling and searching and
were B ji owe( j to go about their business
without molestation until they made
t p,eir remarks that they would next
search ]>rivato residences.
Upon hearing this a number of de
termined citizens armed themselves
t u coinmittt!e to the consta
b , eg , inllouncillg their intention of
* , he utmost if they made
* t(j entflr tho residences of
' { 1Vrfo( . t eoo l neS8 was dis
^r tho cHizeug ftni , tho be8t „r
.‘ prevaile,!. all the state
rJ ( , recent ont rages over
b ad wesri. d all good men who believe
8nnctit y „f fl man’s home, and
J imK , e u ^ > their miluls that any
on * co mitt(>d in Darlington
, not go mire bnked. The Till
I1)nllit( , 8 nt ])lirlinRton kept the wires
informing the governor of events,
exaggerating ^ the happenings,
(>r r e.l out the Darlington
the Sumter Light In
fantrv to help the constables keep the
peace. Both commands slept on their
arms Wednesday night, and at nil
early hour Thursday morning the
Sumter company returned home,every¬
body thinking "the storm had passed.
THE WAR PRECIPITATED.
Thursday’s developments, however, Four
proved that the end wns not yet.
men lost their lives. The whole town
is up in arms and backed by the best
people from neighboring places,
A little before 4 o'clock in the after
noon the young men of tho town had
nn altercation at the depot of the ('ho¬
raw und Darlington railroad. The
affair was about polities, The lie was
passed and the young men began a
lively mill. There were sixteen ot
seventeen constables at the depot at
the time. They were about to take
tbe south-bound train. They took
quite an interest iu tho tight, forming
n ring around tbe combatants and de
fviug any one to interfere. Constable
McLendon, who was more aggressive
than the others, egged his man on.
At this point Mr. Lucius Redmond,
„ young man from North Carolina,
spoke up. M, Frank L. Norment,
one of the la st men in town, also had
something to say. Then McLendon
wanted to knew what Norment had t
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upon men who were totally unarmcM Ml
and the most peac.wble peepde
Norment was unarmed. The shooting
l-eame g. mral ami Mr. Luciu* Red
Bond fell, his throat pierced with
rifle ball. After he was on the ground
he emptied his revolver at the const*
bles. They turned and fled down the
railroad track as hard as they couid.
Word sch*d H?nt to town, about
g mile distant, about the death of Xor
antJ Kedmond.
The citizens turned out armed and
g’-t iTlL dep^,
; ; «= ;r - —
1 onsUbo - >“ai . MeKiu . ,e Daiilard
»’ l ene other, at lb., time the shoottcy
occurred, were at the Lnaiiettcn, hum-
GEORGIA RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER.
trains rnn ‘sr
; READ UP.
Train RIGHT DAY I nt'n Train ! dat I night Train
No. 11 EXPK’s MAIL. No. 27 STATIONS. Mo. 28 MAIL. EXPB’s No. 12
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Alt aboiv trains nm’ihiiiy.'i-zvqlt li'imd l2"*r'liTc!i do"not run on sumlav. Sleeping Oa.wbe¬
tween Atlanta aucl Cliarlesion, Angnstv aixl Atlanta, Augusta aal Macon, on night exprow.
TIIOS. K. SCOTT, joj; VV. WHITE, A. (i. JACKSON,
Or-ncia’ Manager. Traveling Passeiucr Agent. Geivral Freight aad Fasti Ageur.
Auouhta. f »A.
FINE JOB PRINTING k SPECIALTY
on gome business or other and when
to leave at that time. In this way they
heard matte tlleir this ......|iW0yV4t«M'i# large body of fne o- citizens people
a
boarded the. freight train bound in tho
same direction and which left only a
short time nfterward, determined to
capture the gang and make them pay
H dear penalty. mounted of citi
A large posse men,
zeus of Darlington, rode after the con
stables, who ran down the track, and
at last accounts had them surrounded
in a small swamp not very many miles
from tow n.
A telegram from the party who fol¬
lowed Swan, Mekin, Gaillard and one
other, stated that the constables bad
left the train, some at Oswego and the
others at Lamar.
Those killedin the fight were: Frank
E. Norment and Lucins L. Redmond,
two young men of Darlington;Pepper,
a constable. Those wounded were:
McLendon, constable; A. E. Dargan,
chief of police; K. D. Lucas, a citizen;
L. M. Norment, brother of Frank Nor¬
ment.
One constable, name unknown, was
wounded, but he managed to get off
with the others.
THE ORIGIN OF THE TROl'JifiE.
A Charleston special says: The light
which took place at Darlington grew
out of tho effort of Governor Tillman
to enforce the objectionable dispensa
ry law. Tlie first gnu was fired by
Tillman some days ago when he wrote
a letter to the mayor of Darling asfol
lows:
“It has been ft]'parent to us for some
time that the city authorities and
police of Darlington were making
no effort to suppress the illicit sale
of liquor as required under the dispen¬
sary law. We have waited patientlv,
hoping for a change of policy on voiTr
part. But as there are no indications
of any purpose to do more than you
are doing and as we are informed by
tbe constables (hat the police have
been obstructing rather than assisting j
them, notice is hereby given that af-!
ter the first day of April no part of ,
the proceeds of the dispensary will be
paid to the city until tho state board
becomes satisfied that your poliee are
enforcing the law. Very respectfully,
15. 15. Tii.i.man,
“Governor and Chairman of Board,
PROFIT IN TELEPHONES
„ „ ““T" „ ,, ^
«5.W. o!«5°3.010.Mo„r
the rear bt-fore. The expenses were
31.856,591.30 and the regular extra
dividends paid to the stockholders
amounted to 8:1.339.156. The value
of the company s assets in telephones,
real estate, stocks, accounts receivable,
etc., a 845,712,349.52.
IR'Kane Sen l-entenced.
A New York dispatch says. SixW. n
Gravesend election inspectors, who
pleaded guilty to the charge of con¬
spiracy. have been sentenced to terms
of imprisonment ranging from twentj
nine days to six months, and seve: d
were fined in a.Miti8n.
People make a mistake in taking
* -timulant before breakfast. They
*hso make a mistake in taking i* be
tween ami* or at meal-
AT m CAflTAL '
« 6 mmeiit ui Sews #
4 lbe Dsnailmoit^ MwA t -
Notes of Interest Concerning the Pea
pie. and Their General Welfare.
The river and harbor bill has been
eom p] e ted and adopted by the com
m jttee. It appropriates about nine
ftnd a ] ltt ]{ million dollars,
The house committee on anti-option agriculture
has perfected the Hatch
bill and directed Mr. Hatch to report
it to the house favorably. The vote ot>
the bill was 12 to 2.
The Pollard-Breekinridge case has
developed the fact that there is no law
in the District of Colui:»bin for the
punishment of seduction. Congressman
Morse, of Massachusetts,hasintroduced
a bill which contains the text of the
stringent Massachusetts law on this
subject.
It is stated upon good authority that
tho Earl of Kimberley’s explanation of
the situation given to United States
Embassador Bayard, at an interview,
concerning the carrying out of the
findings of the Behring sea court of
arbitration, were entirely satisfactory.
A bill giving legal operations to the
provisions of tho court’s findings will
bo presented to parliament and every
effort be made to expedite its passage.
The senate committee on ioreign re¬
lations met Monday mornipg at 10
o’clock and remained in session until
noon. Secretary Gresham was before
the committee much of the time, and
the Behring sea question and the bill
to regulate catching seal- in that sea
and the Northern Pacific, were dis¬
cussed in detail. Morgan was directed
to report a bill to tbe senate with fav¬
orable recommendations and urge its
speedy passage.
The president sent to the senate.
Thur^tay, the following nominations:
J. L. Cottrell, of Florida, io i>e col¬
lector of customs for the district of
St. Marks,Fla. ; W. A. Fitch, ofTexas,
for the district of Salnria, Texas; D.
G Brent, of Florida, for the district
of Pensacola, Fla. : J. M. Harris, of
Tennessee, surveyor of customs for the
port of Memphis, Teuii. Postmasters
S. II. Rico, Florence. Ala. ; Herman
Herzberg, Gadsden. Ala.: C. H. Leg¬
gett, Fernsndinsi. Fin.
DISTURBANCE IN SAMOA
Caused by the Action of a New Sn
preme .ludire.
Advices from Auckland are to the ef¬
fect that the steamer Alameda has ar¬
rived at that port bringing news of
i listnrbauces iu Samoa which threate ns
serious consequences nnh -s checked.
The trouble grew out of the action of
the new supreme judge, Ide, iu impos¬
ing flues upon some minor chiefs for
disorderly conduct, and imprisoning
and compelling them to wuTk in de¬
fault of payment of the fines. The
followers of the chiefs arose in armed
rebellion. An attempt was made to
disarm the rebellious natives, In a
fight with government troops thirty
rt-lads were killed aud fifty wonuded.
Government troops lost a dozen or
more, killed and wounded.
The Hummel family, of Brooklyn,
arc still advertising in the New N ork
Herald for their sisters, who disap
twared twenty-two y ears ago. There
is nothing *o tire&ni#1 m asm?