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NEW SECRETARY OF TREASURY TALKS ON MONEY MATTERS. MR. GAGE POINTS OUT DEFECTS. Urpreratfn the Idea of the Government Acting as “Warehouseman” for Kit tier Gold or .Silver. A special from Chicago says: Mr. Lyman the J. Gage, with the great next secretary candor and of treasury, quite courtesy, makes his position clear on financial affairs, as follows: “Our whole monetary system is the resultant of makeshift legislation and unscientific compromises. It is time that reform began. “In my ow n opinion the greenback should be permanently retired. The silver purchased under the Sherman act should lie gradually sold and the treasury notes redeemed and canceled. Some well guarded system of bank note circulalion, broader and more elastic than the present national bank act provides, should be inaugurated. “Such bank notes should be re deemable at a central place, and he re deemable in gold only. “Silver certificates,which form near ly one-fifth of the circulating medium of the United States, are dangerous. By their use a volume of inferior mon ey has found an abnormal use. They are the most perplexing feature in the much involved problem of our national finances. “There is no reason why the govern ment should act as warehouseman for either gold are silver. Such a func tion is outside its proper limit of ac tion. < < But we are confronted by a condi tion. Tbe enormous amount of $500, 000,000 of silver, represented by $338, 000,000 in silver certificates, added to tbe $150,000,000 purchased by the government under the Sherman act, constitutes a standing menace to every business interest. “To sum up the defects of our pres ent currency system are: “1. Confusing heterogenity, which needs simplification. “2. The greenback controversy is the principle of paper money, viz., that every note injected into commer eial system should represent an exist ing commercial value. “3. Tbe treasury note is a standing evidence of a foolish operation—the creation of a debt for the purchase on a falling market of a commodity for which the purchaser has no use; it lies open to the just charge of being idiotic und immoral. “4. The national bank note nearly conforms to tbe true principle of paper money, but the unreasonable require ments for security paralyze its ineffi ciency and operate to destroy its elas ticity. “5. The silver certificate encourages the use of silver to a larger extent than is consistent with the safe preserva tion of that metal on a parity with gold. commission help “Would a national to promote reform? “There is reason to hope that it would be of great service in that direc tion. Such a commission if rightly selected would throw a flood of light upon lliese involved questions. Infor mation it might gather would be of immense value to all our people, and would guide us to ivise legislation. “Emotion and sentiment are not safe guides in matters of science. A clear apprehension of true principles will lead to correct action.” MONEY FOR CONFEDERATES. Congressman Cox Wants Articles of Sur render Observed. A Washington dispatch says: Mr. Cox, democrat, of Tennessee, offered in the house a bill which recites the circumstances of Lee’s surrender at Appomattox and the written guarantee that, the artillery and cavalry officers of the confederacy should be permitted to retain their horses, side arms and baggage. federal sol After the surrender the diers despoiled the confederates of these effects and they were never re turned their original owners. His bill appropriates $200,000 as a compensation for these losses, upon satisfactory proof being furnished to the quartermaster general. INTEREST SWELLS DEFICIENCY’. Expenditures of Government for January Greatly Exceeded the Income. The comparative statement of the receipts and expenditures of the United States for the month of Jan uary shows that the expenditures ex ceeded the receipts by $5,952,395. The receipts were $24,316,994,994 and the expenditures $30,268,038. Large interest payments amounting to $6,704,051 swelled the for the month. The excess of expendi tures over receipts since July 1, 1896, the beginning of the fiscal year, were $43,854,792. In January, 1896, the expenditures exceeded the receipts by $3,291,670. COLD WEATHER UNEQUAtED. Bureau ul Washington Issues a Bulletin Showing Bunge of the Thermometer. The following special bulletin lias been issued by the weather bureau at Washington on the cold wave of Jan uary 23d to 30th: The conditions of extreme cold that lias prevailed over the country during the past week has been remarkable for its extent, duration and severity. The temperature over nearly the entire United States east of the ltoeky moun tains has been greatly below the normal during the whole week, the deficien cies in some sections ranging from 30 to 40 degrees for several days. Throughout the Ohio valley and the lake region on the 25th, the Carolinas, central and northern Florida, Geor gia, Alabama and eastern Tennessee on the 28th and 29th, the minimum temperatures reported were lower tha any previously recorded by the bureau during the last ten days of January. The conditions were especially severe throughout the southern states, the line of freezing temperature extending nearly to Jupiter, Fla., and the tem perature as far south as the gulf coast falling to 14 degrees below freezing and continuing 10 degrees or more for several days. 1 of minimum Following are some the temperatures occuring in the regions were the cold wave was most pro Q n the 25th, degrees below' zero— Chicago, 20; Milwaukee and Sault Ste. Marie 18; Indianapolis and Detroit, 14; Cincinnati, 10; Pittsburg, 8. On the 28tli—above zero—Tampa, 30; Jacksonville, 22, Mobile and At lanta, 6; Knoxville, 2. On the 29th—above zero—Jupiter, 34; Tampa, 28; Jacksonville, 22; Ivey West, 50. Below zero—Knoxville, 4. The perio.d of cold weather was at tended by a persistent condition of abnormally high barometric pressure, readings of 31.5 inehfes and above, the highest readings on record being re ported from the extreme northwest. A storm that developed over Florida on the 26tli and moved northeast along the Atlantic coast, w as an efficient fac tor in producing the low' temperatures in Florida on the 28th and 29th. This storm developed great energy in its passage along the middle and New England coast states, causing high and heavy snows in the middle states and New England. Boston reported about fourteen inches of snow; Northfield, 9; Portland, 9; Albany and New York city, 10; Philadelphia, 7; Washington, CABINET GROWS APACE. Only Two Portfolios Are Now Left to be Placed. A special from Canton, O., says: The announcement made by Hon. Jas. S. Wilson, of Iowa, that he had been tendered the portfolio of agriculture by Major McKinley, and had accepted, fills the cabinet with reasonable eer tainty. excepting the offices of attorney general and postmaster general. The McKinley cabinet up to the present week, therefore, may be given as fol lows: Secretary of State—John Sherman, of Ohio. Secretary of the Treasury—Lyman J. Gage, of Chicago. Secretary of War—Russell A. Alger, of Michigan. T. Secretary of the Navy—John Long, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Interior—Judge McKenna, of California. Secretary of Agriculture—Wilson, of Iowa. Governor Long and Judge McKenna have not announced the certainty of their appointments, and there is a bare possibility that the Massachusetts statesman may be displaced by Gen. Steward L. Woodford, of New York. One of tbe unfilled portfolios will,of course, be given to a New Yorker, and if the foregoing list, giving five of the eight offices in the cabinet to the west, should be the fixed slate, there is no likelihood that either the postoffice or justice departments will be directed by a western man. One eastern and one southern man are expected to be appointed to these two vacancies, prominent among the latter candidates being Hon. H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, since the de clination of Judge Goff, of West Vir ginia. " lIson , Ex-Congressman James Wilson, of Iowa, has been appointed and lias ac cepted by wire the office of secretary of agriculture in President McKinley’s cabinet. HOLDING TWO JOBS. Move to Oust Governor 1*Ingres From Detroit Mayoralty Chair. The first steps were taken the Mich igan supreme court at Lansing Mon day to oust Governor Pingree from the office of mayor of Detroit, which he has held since his inauguration as gov ernor. Young Girl Defends Her Hrotlier. Near Chipley, Fla., Monday, Susie Richardson shot and mortally wound ed Clifford Thomas, a well-known citi zen of that section. Thomas was beat ing the girl’s brother when she fired the shot... SCHLEY COUN'IY NEWS. GOES THROUGH YY1TH ONLY FOLK NEGATIVE VOTES. PRESIDENT WILL NAME DELEGATES. The Full Text of the Chandler Bill as Amended and Finully l’assed by the Senate. A Washington special says: With but four in the negative, the Chandler bill providing for American represen tatives at any international monetary conference that may be held, passed the senate Friday afternoon. The bill as originally drafted carries with it an amendment giving to the president such a conference, a provision which the republicans did not want engrafted on the bill, but which they had to accept or make open acknowledgement that they did not desire such confer ence to materialize. The four negative votes were cast by Allen, Pettigrew and Roach, extreme silver men, who declared they would not be party to any such useless scheme, and by Vilas of Wisconsin. Following is the text of the bill as amended and finally passed: A bill to provide for the representa tion of the United States by commis sioners at any international monetary conference hereafter to be called. Be it enacted by the senate and the house of reprentatives of the United States of American congress assembled that whenever after March 4, 1897, the president of the United States shall de termine that he United States should be represented at any international conference called by the United States or any other country with a view of relative value between gold and silver as money by means of a common ratio betw’een these metals, with free coin age at such ratio, he is hereby author ized to appoint five or more commis sioners to such international confer ence; and for compensation of said com missioners and for all reasonable ex pense connected therewith to be ap proved by the secretary of state, in cluding the proportion to be paid by the United states of the joint expense of any such conference, the sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated. Section 2. That the president of the United States is hereby authorized, in the name of the government of the United States, to call, in his discre tion, such international conference to assemble at such point as may be agreed upon. The second section of the bill was an amendment presented by Mr. Ba con, of Georgia, adopted and added to the bill as another section. An amend ment presented by Mr. Cannon, of Utah, mandatory upon the president to call the conference, which is the object of the bill, to meet in Washing ton on or before October next, was tabled—41 to 8. AS ECKLES’ SUCCESSOR Charles G. Darvg, of Illinois, Is Promi nently Mentioned. From information gathered from ap plicants for the position who have talked to the president-elect on the subject, the Associated Press feels warranted in stating that Charles G. Daws, of Evanston, Ill., will be ap pointed comptroller of the currency to succeed James H. Eckels, who has made a great reputation in that posi tion. The friends of Mr. Dawes believe he will fully sustain the high standard of the office and add national prestige to the position. He in at present a mem ber of the national republican execu tive committee and has achieved great success at the bar in Nebraska and in business circles in Chicago during the past three years. NO GOLD CONTRACTS. Oklahoma Legislature Pasges Prohibitory Measures. The fusion democratic-populist leg islature of Oklahoma has passed a bill prohibiting gold contracts in the ter ritory; also one abolishing the militia, declaring it to be the instrument of a corrupt central government, used to protect corporations and oppress the people. The debate w'as very sensa tional on both measures and even more radical things are expected. M’KINLLY FIFTY-FOUR. Congratulatory Tele grams anil Letters Poured in Upon Iliya. Friday Major McKinley was 54 years old. He was the recipient of many con gratulatory telegrams and letters. He passed the day quietly with friends. No special demonstration in honor of the event was made during the day. Mrs. McKinley, who is still in Chica go, congratulated her husband by tele phone early in the morning. To Investigate State Dispensary. A joint resolution has been submit ted to the South Carolina legislature to appoint a committee to investigate the state dispensary system. PALATKA ARRAIGNED. The Alleged Train Wrecker’s Case Called and Postponed. Sam f’alatka, five Pole who is charged with wrecking the Birmingham Min eral train at the Cahaba river bridge on December 27, when the train vent through the bridge and twenty-seven persons were killed, was arraigned before Judge J. J. Banks in the circuit court at Birmingham Friday morning. He was accompanied by bis attorney. When the prisoner came into court and the case was announced Solicitor Ferguson, who appeared for the state, stated that the original warrant had on which the prisoner was arrested been lost, and that there was no war- liad rant to try him on. The solicitor drawn up another warrant, but no one had volunteered to swear to it. He recalled the law that prevented a so licitor from swearing out a warrant. Deputy Sheriff Waldrop entered the room at this time and on the question stated that he had sworn out the orig inal warrant. Where it now waa he did not know. Chief Deputy Sheriff’ Warnock was called into court to explain matters. He said the warrant issued before Judge Banks had been taken to Geor gia with the requisition papers and the governor of Georgia had kept the orig inal warrant and issued one of his own instead. That second warrant w r as now in the possession of the court. Judge Banks remarked that the loss of the warrant was a very extraordina ry circumstance. Chief Deputy Warnock suggested that he could not make the governor of Georgia “disgorge” papers. Warnock was instructed to telegraph the governor at once for the original warrant issued by Judge Banks. In tbe meantime the trial was postponed. MR. GAGE TALKS. He Says the Country Shall Be Given a Business-Like Administration. Lyman J. Gage, who has accepted the offer of the secretaryship of the treasury in President-elect McKinley’s cabinet, arrived at Chicago from Can ton Friday. When asked as to what his course would be as secretary of the treasury, Mr. Gage said: “It will be my chief aim that the country shall be given a business-like administration, so far as the duties that devolve on the secretary of the treasury are concerned. My appoint ments will be made with regard for merit and not political obligation. ” Mr. Gage is now busy putting his affairs in shape for the severance of his connection with the First National bank. LIFE SENTENCE FOR ECHOLS. Convicted as the Murderer of Marshal Tid well—Merey Recommended. The jury in the case of Lester Echols at Rome, Ga., returned a verdict of guilty of murder with a recommenda tion. Echols was found guilty of shooting Marshal John R. Tidwell of Seney, and was sentenced to life im prisonment. old, be Lester Echols is 18 years longs to a prominent family and was well liked. He took the sentence coolly. Judge Candler commended the verdict as right. The defendant’s counsel gave notice that they w'ou'ul appeal for a new trial. GLICK AN IMPOSTER. ■Representing Himself as Financial Agent of Republican League. D. D. Woodmansee, president of the national republican league, while in Washington the past w r eek, was ad vised that U. S. Glick, who had for merly been connected with the na tional republican league, and with national headquarters in Chicago last summer, was now traveling about the country soliciting funds and rep resenting himself as financial agent of the league, as well as the agent and personal envoy of McKinley, Hanna, Woodmansee and others. President Woodmansee has had several inquiries about Glick, and replied that Glick had no connection with the league. FAMILY FROZEN IN ARKANSAS. Lowest Tempature Than Was F.ver Before Known In the State. A special from Little Rock, Ark., says that a family named Norton, con sisting of father, mother and three children, froze to death Thursday night in their home near Mount Ida, Montgomery county. That section of the state has suffered lotver tempera ture during the past few days than ever known before. CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK. Delivered an Address at the Medical Acad emy Celebration. The presujent, accompanied by Sec retary Lament, left Washington over the Pennsyhonia He at 11 o’clock Friday morning. delivered an address at Carnegie ball Friday night on the oc casion of tiie semi-centennial celebra tion of till i New- York Academy of Med icine, of whicli liis physician, Dr. E. B. Bryant, is president. Lanrada Slips Away. A dispatch from Fort Monroe, Va., says: Tie steamer Laurada passed out of Hampton Roads at 2 p. m. Friday, destination not known. 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