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Kitfil>ll«li«<t 1HZG, T«Ugr*P b PublUhing Co. Publish*!*. Cornwell Tells Cliicago Bankers Wbat Course They tliould Pursue. IDB SILVER HERACY. It H>» Lost Fierce Fight of i„ ijaia'Ionlts-Mistakss of Past I,,. s l.Itttlou Accountable for . Present Condition!. • ( , lR0 , Alpttl 27.—The monthly <71 n- ,i( the Bunkers' Ciub of Chicago tu-ht itonlflht at Kinsley'a anti tho .,,1 ,>peot* of the evening was de- ,‘l „ y "sir, William G. Cornwell jin, the president of the New Vork i; inkers' .Wioiallon. In apeak- me subject “What Ought Bank Do AJbaut Legislaitlon,” Mr. well raid: iwas * Dime, molt many years whom tihe banker mvis content atiU, a»l under She ban of curses lijungahlotns to pursue his quiet He would earnestly advise ilssiion to any one of the fraternity, RmutUng uiuler njustice, e.-retyed •Pud against wrongful aooutuhinn Institute nettl'd reibnma. Tlvis slrtmoDit of guilt and the » ieuce baUker on the Important ques- ' the day, for the sobetiloiv of li the public looked Ho him, has one of be most 'patent reasoaia lu prownt uus-ntisfaetory coud r - ,f our smiMooil ttuuocrs and the tore of our currency itreubles. In 187505-7 and 8, ihe bankers nud ■ii i*l money men bad been organ- as (they are organized now, and spoken out as rheiy are gpeaking low; had (Halted out on it cam- of education as thoy one startling («v, tihe greenback wioull king ugo been wiped out, the silver lunacy, e li bad wrought tntxulcuJable ge, iwwuUl have iboen coral ns tl to sylunis where < t belionigs, and Pop- 'would In ve been promptly (swept Into tho holes of its native prairie which i t or: g: na by emeewed and <1 ivivc botiome « raro qpeetmen of dangerous inanlfeflt i tlirdi of tur- m, utbicli now iniu hs puisomiusly ist our ipossessiona ami our llber- HSLlATUaN AND BUSDNF3SS. at ought bankers to do atnat leg. on? s, H warts to me. C* the most 4m in thing f,»r us lonigbt, or for anj ot ilra.uk> rs in ibis omrotry, to dor aisl to ootrtlor .it once. Ii enii'rlir mat ir. u.ikli-, the course of legislation at is elrhor to make town ids a h did n or. which all Hutu rc ibua.aess Ik; based wiith success, or failing we ore to go on upon tlho vlbrat- tffoidtag which tus boon our only islence for many years. ien .wo come to consider it, svhat iimmlajiie oandition of s dates we in die business world of the I States. We hive a country iik vv*th millions of industrious, 'hiding 'pecple: sve hive unlimltcil urvm of earth nud air—«i rk<h soil, rable dlmiite. Immense deposit., fneml wiealih, f.nbulous mourecs . oil, coal. Iron, s.lver and gold, all '(those advantages sve have Hail lure the dertmctloo of mlltiona millions of .property by tihe blight ires of panic. not .believe that airy hur the superflelal Investigator or a prej 1 detmigogue iwlH deny Chi t tho We at the 'hise Is a trouble of cur- Cor ulidy no honiegt and Intel- it Ktudcmt of the iftulta can arrive iny other eonrtuston. imb ovnmmxiY. at Is wrong with the currency? a few iwortls the redemption of Wire volume of paper money tails ,ihe treasury—a thousand millions ■liars d*ipending for rttU-tnipWon In u,p.u on institution which has no n of goMing gold in a legitimate ■ way to mUvm with, bis of the machinery necessary for lying on ithe note issuing business, automatic way of gutting Infonna- os to how touch money is ®eed«l de, no possible way of gefftns money cult when needed and no of getting it back if by clumsy re some gets out. e the roan with too many notes us lollg i*. things are prosperous li- reii'iuv Is heavy tho notes float h.> moment there Is a turn and n pet ,if Insufficient revenue every rants ti'n note* cashed. The rev- condtaon then Is merely an In i' not the cause of trouble, must depend upon legtelarton to w out of this condition, i|H<c«use i-iLikes erf our law-timkeni through years have brought us where we Yuu arc well acquainted with the V of these mistakes. I'need oniy Igion them. there was any experiment In ’■«. no mui ter btw many time* It -xplodod In history, the United < was ready to takc.lt up Dome i'll writer, referring to this, has i hat God Is good to little children, ' "n men and she people of the 1 States, and that any other court- the world under like experiments 4 have gone to eternal du>tnucUon ago. like *1 her groat nations, when the of iwor confront.',! the United ". It had no great financial b"ru- * to luok t's it ml Tut only -kfiend- !n a banking way was upon the uids of small institution* of .the try. It birnsd then h> Its extrem- ’ Uie fatal expedient of Issuing Its "it* and the scluottve patron hs.s r been .radicated. Through misery ' I'ritracttixi -ev slowly emerged , the greeotnick era after the heresy i«1»t more wildly over the western ■ ban the silver hermy Is sweep- lay, after It hod taken portesaion M»latlon more wholly then It his ’■ The glory of resumption of spe- aiTnenh* was dhiunal by the ma- T°gi <g Bland silver legislation In and by the Woppaga of caitoella- •r the greenback, aisl the spirit of romUo and wrong, oomplrted U« •I fatal treaty la the ehernun law -ry person In Jtie Uidled Bates >' Is euffislng mas' or less from this k-rmw blight of flat money; I lt 'i" Juncture when the »!niggle of I k ivermju.-ni to nalntain Its vast MACON, O. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895. obligations In grtd, nearly failing, has through the aigaicltiy and magnifleent tumeu over to the strongest bankers In the world, Who ore demottstraing dally that tho government should re tire from banking—at this time, we arc confronroi Oincc mors In organized masses by the silver heresy. I cannot but feel that thta Is the lost desperate onslaught aisl that these wild delu-doti- •eis are making thetr last fierce fight before It Is too Tate felling that the grea, American people, quick scholars, an they have always proven, have become edu cated by the stirring ovrinia of the past three years to see things as they are. On tho silver queulton the American people are beginning to discard tin; old delusion that Uaw can regulate the value of coin or of anything else; that law, covered with some vague power, can decree that twice one are one, whether It be standard metals, base balls, or grains of wheat. WHAT IS THE STANDARD? They have asked themselves what must be the standard of value, and they have wrought out this answer. It must be the thing that the largest number of most intelligent people In tile community Interested, decide wtnat they would rather have for such part of their possessions, as they do not wish, temporarily to put Into ibe form of food, clothes, real estate and 'like own ings. It Is, In other words: What everybody would ratner have than anything else. Put tihe question to a thousand aver age people: “What material thing would you rather than have anything else?" Answer: “Money." Qupestion. "What kind of money, silver or gold?" AUswer. "Gold." "Why gold? Why nei suverr "Because silver i» m dispute. Sil ver‘is in doubt. There Is no doubt about gold—gold Is the best." Do you think you can change 'that opinion by/law? Suppose a thousand Intelligent, edu cated people In the United States decide that gold la the -best and tlias they want their money in gold. Are you go ing to change that opinion by law? Will aojict of congress do It? Will ihe combined command of all the nations of the earth do It? And yet that is what the International Bimetallists propose to do. To change Intelligent public opinion, the positive eonclulnon of a vast army of people skilled in com merce—to change by act of t«w—a verdict which has been arrived at through the operations and develop ments of commerce through tne ages— a development which tn tihe Vast thirty years has been amazingly rapid. To change all that, and waving back ihe great brainy crowd that do the business of the world, do It with marvelous skill. Intelligence and honor, say to them: "You do not know what you nre talk ing about; silver is as good os gold. We declare It to be so, and you must accept this leclarailon as final." These men. it seems to me, are as suming Hie funcllons or the Almighty. DELUSION OK INTERNATIONAL BI METALLISM. Then comes the theorist with the honey of philanthropy on tils tongue ali.l the distress, wrought by the very UIlK'mim MS delusive SrafiJ he advo cate.., hSfljr? Ill* eyEt and says: "What are you going to do about falling prices? Don’t you want pros perity evcrywihcrc? Don't you alt want to be happy 7" These nre tho Illusions of Utopia. You can’t help falling prices at times. You can’t have prosperity everywhere all the time. You cafl’t all be happy always In a material way. You ask how to avoid the Ills of shrinking prices and the hardships of fluctuating exchanges that come in trade. They cannot bo avoided altogether, any more than you can avoid, alto- together, sickness ant! death, improved int-thods of living may be adopted, mi crobe and bacllH for numberless diseases discovered and cradlcatei by antidote, but sickness and death come at last to the strongest consitutlons. It is natural law. Legislation cannot cure It. The same thing Is true In trade. There Is as much clap-trap about tho programme of the International Mmetoiiiat as there Is In that of tho circus doctor selling his universal “cure all." And this International bi metallist has wrought much harm with his specious theory, his high edu cational atmospere, his charming ora tory. He haa lead men who had no time to think to believe that the ro»e- ootored theory must be true, because honesty and Intellect and Boston In dented it. Boston has wrecked her reputation for conservative good Judg ment, and done great barm to the West by catching up this fallacy and un- thlnktngly putting good sound names on the list and letting It go out that Boston Indorsed International blmctal- Ism. It Is time to tear off disguise. Inter national bimetallism Is a traitor in the eftrnp It lx a falKe fraud It can never be accomplish«1. It to a will »’ the wisp dancing above the deadly marsh. It Is as delusive as a dream of magic; as Idle as the pursuit of per petual motion; as dangerous as the delirium of flat money. If It could ever he accomplished, which, thanks to the Inability of sev eral great nations to agree. It never can be, what would be the conse quences? A TRIAL OF UNIVERSAL BI METALLISM. The mints of the world would bo open at the ratio of sixteen to one to any one who oared to bring silver bullion, and to any extent. Any one bringing forty to fifty cents worth of silver bullion oould carry’away a dol lar. Do you know of any better busi ness than* that—sixty cents on the dol lar clear profit? Production of silver would be stimulated enormously. It has been estimated that the annual out put would rtoe from BOO.OOO to (<00.000,- 000.' The producer with his 1*00 profit on every 11.000 would carry away his bagsful, and everybody would have to receive his flat silver dollar under the glorious International law. Where would they go? Out of the packets and safes Into tho banks, and then? More and more encumbered and embaniroed by the bulky sliver they would seek to get rid of It, utterly unfitted as It Is for large payments which the banks are expected to make. Then would come the struggle for gold—and then the pr-mlan. , „ . „ But the premium Is the death knell of the system. It Is a death struggle. The Bank of England, the Bank of Prance the Bank of Germany, the banks of the United (States, all forced into a struggle to keep the gold which is the necessary Instrument of their operations, and now very much harder to obtain on account of Its increased relative scarcity In comparison with the enormous mass ot recentlymmoe silver money. lira premium on gold Is the death knell and downfall of universal him' 'I- Wan. The struggle fer self-prop a ha* begun—the treatira are suspended, five coinage slowed, amt tho double, 'if. rt an dim? denouncer?, and Uqik'v/'ou enU*i\*l unon. y . What o liquidation! PnllonvlnB on t.io eve of enormous eQver ooinage, and cDtuK?quentiy of Inflation and specula tion such an the world haa never seen! Millions and thousands of millions of dSejprectatetl coin redeemed! and if to be redeemed ih goldr-amiver«al bank ruptcy—universal ruin. nuis BANKERS’ PART. In these times when such' things are preached as good) doctrine, when sound money principles are saipped and weak en'd by stirth euggeatlouB of compro mise with the sliver lunacy as hiema* tlonal JUmeUillsm, It seems, to tne that E laln words are best. Gentlemen, I am ere tonight to talk ovur with you tho question of what rtiould be our part In ihJs fight. Because the la on; th!« U war for educaxlon and all disguise should be thrown off. The banker has a iflrge Influence if Ive would only use It. He Is the confi dential advisor of thousands and thous ands olf (business men. The business men or the United States, a great class* are ipeaceable, industrious, Intelligent citi zens. and the mainstay of this country as against fanaticism and demagoglmu. The laboring element conies closely In contajdt with these laboring men. The prosperity of the latter means the pi-os- P'VJty of the dally wmge earner. Now the banker’s part In tn make his clients thoroughly understand the issue at stake and tho effect of heresy upon trade. To do this, he must himself bo well conformed and every banker In these times should go to the botlom of thews question*. He should take a firm stand on the highest piano of sound money principles. It I» a time for agrrotfelve notion, and the Bankers could do a great work if they would organize sound money clubs In every community, Including business, professional and working men. These oould perfect and carry out programmes for talks and connerenceK. *■ rjducauon by pamphet and speech could be car ried on. A DEFENSIVE UNION. Once created the clubs could unite un der a central head similar to the one Just formed in Germany, a “Union for the Defence of the Gold Standard.” admit ting representatives from all the leading chambers of commerce. This action would soon make Itself felt In the politi cal tide. The politician would be made to feel that the sentiment of the great Intelligent majority is for sound money and that in heeding the call of the Popu list or even In endeavoring to concllate the Si’.verite he is conspiring for his own downfall. These are the things the bank er could accomplish, and no one could tnore widely disseminate sound doctrine, more earnestly make known the slmp’.o requisite of sound money, the essential requirements in currency for solid pros perity, than he. In the counting room, in consultation with his own customers at the board of trade and at the banquet he could make himself heard and felt, apd would become a tower of strength for the conservation of what Is right in money. A now sentiment would blaze from one end of the land to the other; a sentiment which, once established, would mean quick legislation In tho right direction, and a satisfactory settlement of the currency question In the Unjte-1 States for all time. And the sentiment which would thus bo crystulized by tb*» organized work of the bankers «nd th* 4 fa- i that would lie demonstrated end whl<*h U ,‘ru# today would ba this: 'Hi.- political party that pand* rs to fn-e flilver. or that with a reputation for bsin^ a sound party endeavors to take a mid dle course on the money question be tween sound and * unsound muuc/, in doomed and deserves to be. And this other: Tho politician, high or low, who today turns from the straight course of sound money and the gold standard, stabs dead once roar aU his every chance for political auccess, especially If he wants to be president. CRISP FIR FREE SHIER Tho Speaker Declares Himself Em phatically in Favor of tho While Metal. THE ONLY LIVING ISSUE. II. Soy. It* Thluk. Tll.t til. Stir.r I’no. pie Will tv lit the PIk>». o’ 1 * 1 1,0 Hope. Thot Th.ro Will Be No P.rty Dlrl.lon. AtkiitvUt, April 27.—Speaker Charles F. Crisp.,in an Inierrto'v at his homo in Amorim* doolarod himself todny to a stiff esrrfwpoiKtent of tho Constitu tion In favor o< the free oolntijto of Sil ver. Ho believes the Do morals should nomiinxte a Western min with a mili tary recorit for president, ana rays tho party should net nominate 'Mr. Olovo- timl for <i third term; that tu> nwtn should h*ve a third term. The sjtedkeT Is In fe'.riy sood health, Iwt tda phy- siefcrn te» ordered hint to spend tho gammer auietly, and be experts to l«ive rtvortly for Asheville. "me ptotfoitn.” raid Mr. CHnp, ob- servtanUy, “should declare for the free oolnHKo of silver direct, and with a set ..t rwl mMik..; responding to the do- in in.li of the common people. Wo should seltti some good man from the West; some mnn tv in a iiiiHU.ry record, identified with the dominant sentiment that nottv control* the parly, und go forth with confidence to the victory wih'ich the piwple nltvuys give those who arc bruve enough to fight for it. The only fear I have is, oat that the people are not tn favor of free silver, but thut the free silver people who are the majority, may divide Into ftic- Homs, running two or three Candida Ie*. !o which event the dootton would be thrown into the house, which would qloct a Republican. “Such u contest ns I have ounMned would citise many p. .pie to in ike now party alignments. There ore Demo crat* strongly wedded to the ff-id the ory and nuny ReprihUcut*, Just us strongly roilded to free silver. Of CoUrse the; ■ men .wmld have to rtio, s • between. «lieir aid party and their cou rted- im ...ii tii’s |.»tie. The Denxicn.it* of the East iv im u .lil. the UrpuM earn, of tho Wi*t wont * Ivor The re align- will have their battle royal, when the American’ people will award the vic tory." "IIow do you think the question will be stttled?” "The majority of the American peo ple, in both political parties, are in favor of die restoration of the freo coinage of silver. They are a conserva tive people, respecting all rlglitj and moving slowly that they may not dis turb them. They may be repri'BS'J once tn a while, but once they take up a question there will be no cessation until It Is brought to a culmination. The American people are today behind the free silver movement, and they will push It on to success and have silver re-established to Its old equality .with gold. When the people take up a ques tion that party succeeds which has tbo foresight and tho wisdom to con-.lnuo Itself the agency- through which their deaires can be accomplished. "This great financial question, which has come to us side by side with tho tariff qustlon, will be settled likewise by the Democratic party. In the next campaign tbe reltabllltatlon of silver will be tile main und controlling issue upun which Democracy will appeal to the people. Party platforms should al ways be plain and direct. I do not be lieve tn these planks which are so writ ten us to catch voters, going and com ing. Parties should be honest to tbo people. Whatever room existed for different construction of the platform of 1892, should no longer exist and for this purpose that to be adopted In 1896 should be so' plain that even ft school boy could understand lt.“ Speaking of Secretary .Morton’s let ter, Mr. Crisp snld: "Yes, I have rend the letterdn which Mr. Morton declares iilnisetf In favor of the gold standard. But hive you not noticed that President Cleveland has disclaimed responsibility for the utter ances of his secretary?" Then be edited r "If Secretary Morton had written a letter favoring free coinage of silver Str. Cleveland would probably have dis missed him from his cabinet, instead of merely disclaiming Ills act.” TO REDUCE TEACHERS* PAY. A Laic Wove on the Part of Atlanta’s Board of Education. Atlnta, April 27.—(Special.)—Atlanta Is threatened with a strike among the public school teachers. At a meeting of 1he Board of Education a few days ago the advisability o,* making a general reduction In salaries was brought up and discussed. Some of tile members of th • board took the position that the salaries ought to be reduced tstoause people In business are not now making os inuch money ns they used to by reason <X the hard times, and personal services should fed tho brunt of the utrlng-ncy aloe. A commit,tec was ap pointed to tnvptlg.no the matter and Is now r. work. Meanwhile the teach er-. :ir; contemplating the result with Iiosttle feelings. "Very few of tlie teachers," said n ■well known teacher to the Telegraph correspondent tod-ay, "in my opinion would submit tn a redu. tlon and would resign from the schools. This would bo followed by the Influx of a lot of cheap GIFFORD WAS LONG. The Successful Forger Had Several Aliases. ’ New Bedford, Mass,, April 27.—A letter from Messrs. Cohen ft Wells, brokers and commission merchants of Charleston, H. C., recatved by Pardon G. Thompson of this city, gives more proof of the identity of Charles Gifford, who has been forging so extensively along the seacoast from Boston to Florida, and who Is now tn Jail here. The Arm recognised the photograph ot Gifford as that of the same man who under the name of Capt. C. B. Long, cashed a check for f£S at their store In January. if >, 1 Chief Douglass received a letter from tho chief of police of Norwich, Conn., stating that he holds a warrant against Charles Gifford, the alleged forger, on n complaint for a similar transaction to that In which he engaged in this city, und that the amount of the forgery tn Norwich la tZW. SALOONS MUST CLOSE DOWN. Huntington, W. Vs. April 27.—The sa loons in this city will have to cloee up shopriiext Tuesday night, as the council has refused to grant license. This morning Mayor Neal traced In structions to the chief of police that al ter May 1 all business must be closed Sunday, including barber shops, hath houses, restaurants, meat and confec tionery shops and such like and all labor shall be prohibited, including (he sale or u.flvery of newspapers, Ice or milk. Drug stores can oniy nil prescriptions. MISS POLLARD GONE TO EUROPE. New York, April 27.—Mias Madeline Pol lard, the young woman who became fa mous through a sensational suit against W. C. P. Breckinridge of Kentucky for breach of promise,was a passenger on the French line steamer La Champagne this morning. Miss Pollard. It Is said, goes as companion to a wealthy Philadelphia woman who Is Interested In the young woman's future. Steamship officials de ny that Miss Pollard was accompanied by any one. NO BOND ISSUE. Griffin, April 27.—(Spcrtal.)—The vote for tho court house and Jail bonds, wtilcb -was held In the county yester day. baa terminated In the failure ot the Issuance of tbe bonds by the email majority of B7. The vote cast was ex ceedingly light and was only consoli dated today. The country, wae almost solidly against the bonds, as tbe people did not fully understand the situation. As R took two-thirds of 57* votes to win tht light, the following count will explain lteelf: For the bond*, *27. Against the bonds, 249. It Is sstd that the county commis sioners will be forced to build tbe court house and Jail anyway. FIRE AT GRIFFIN. Griffin, April 27.—(Special.)—Laet night an alarm of fire was given, and the bouse of Mr. H. C. Cummings, on Chappell street, was found to be on fire. A heavy rain was falling and the fire department responded In such a prompt manner that no outbuildings were hurt, though they were close In. Too much praise cannot be given the flre department for their efficiency, and to Chief Brewer and to Assistant .Mor ris, tbe thanks of tbe city are due. iiilaht not lie allied ufun to i qii> —■ i ■ n--tir.it i* ilio i' Wilde ortl' nn intern lOonni .omiprcrace. IV'did tie the hwst itid eisiist iii- h iil of pf-oitiDH.-ii'ins: silver oml wtth 1 of the cUcnrnt of experiment in it. If Hitch ft conference should ho called nml It took nation restoring sUrer, so thut the people wvnil l he raodUd. then tve 'would have tho tlnul issue for lsild. In the aeaotime, brnvrtrer, tho ikmjiI of the United Scutes will lie ntov.ng ahing 1o thot result In their own con stitutional wuy. The people meant the free coinage of silver, I am in favor of id free coinage, us I home atomy* been, anil the Democratic votwn will declare for It next yror.”’ "There Is wnne folk,'' It twits sug gested, “that you nvay be n OMKlklate for llto prewideney next year)” “I see.” said 'Mr. Ori*p, tgntllngly, “that t’nr 'wuot of n bower subjix-t many nmvwpiporg ere -printing edito rials on that Une. Not in tho lifetime of the generation, now passing off tho stage, will u Southern nun be elected. The qtiiwbion of residence, for a long time <o come, m* 11 lte a omitifloUInc one, and nr> man .who wia* ever In the Con federate army ean aspire to Chat of- flee. We 814>uld get .mr next eandkt.iite from the Wert. The talk of Mr. ('-levi’ ll ml for a third term, under any eon- d.-tions, has no basis. The people will itot make thut break in tbe rcoord. His veu-s o» the financial questiou* arc not stored by the people and (he con ditions win be, in many other ways, different from whril they were In 180o." PerromHy Mr. Crisp regret* the man ner 1n which the allvor Issue is being forced to the front. "You have observed, of course, tho rap idity with which the sliver movement has spread since congress adjourned?" the Constitution's correspondent remarked. •*y<w.'’ Wits his reply, and, to be /bank at the outeet, I regret «. Thto I* an off year. It to fully six month* brtbre the cunupalgn of lHflfl oan be .ntettl- gently entervrl up in, and If the illacu*- ston Is continued, as now seettw to be Inorttsble, tt subject* us to a campaign which will cover nearly two yttini of political cxuRemont. Pii-sonaUy I would have pntferred that alt discus sion should hive been pofltflmul until the coming winter, when, under the conditions tbit iwHl then ei'mt, we can enter upon the mce which will he run for the rtupreenoy’ in (bis owintry. “From the time of the tariff comnu- slon of 1880, down to a v<—.7 «go, tour- teen year*—the cry lot tariff reform had Its varying fortune*, resulting at las*. !. a revision which 1 believe Will be so acceptable to tbe people that there will be no general move nutdo upon It for Tears to oome. The disposi tion of the tariff clears tbe wav tor tho settlement of the ellver question.” "Thaf question.’’ said Mr. Crisp, em phatically, “Is now fully before us." "Will it be the one Issue before the people oext year?" "It will," said he, "and In such ft way that ft must be settled directly, not by auoterfuge or evasion, bra open ly no that tbe people may understand it. The fact that progress In silver rehabilitation ha,7 been so slow should not be discouraging. This Is a big coun try from’ the Atlantic to the Pacific, with probably 70,000,000 of tbe most civilised people In the world. Tbe basts of all law with us is tbe will of tlie people. When, after years of discus sion and often contrary action, they made up their minds for tariff reform, there was no power on earth strung enough to resist h. The silver question is going through the same course of public discussion.. It la meeting with defeats and victories Just tn the same ratio as characterised the tariff fight. Just as In that fight the sliver men It ■ lo the lllti'r- , inploye'l '" ' a-h lli'lr . llfl.fr. n. 1 , I, ,t '.... 11 "X.' Ill .1 III.' || Ml I . Ill fur a ,i - in.-ni . n-i'l' i- 111y in n 'tit n> reduce our salaries. Few people have any Idea of the work we do. It N hard work. too. Children must be studied to -be understood and the sanie treat- 'irent can never be applied to two chil dren lit a grade. Yes, we earn ev ry cent we arc paid, and, If - anything, ought to lutvo tnore." DROWNING NEAR BUTLER. Young Wlllle Colbert Sank While Bathing In a pond. Butler, April 27.—(Special.)—Wlllle, the 15-year-old ran of Judge O. M. CoMiert of till* place, was drwoneil at McCant’a mill while bathing today. (He was nn only ran and exceptionally bright and energetic. Ho will be great ly mined, ^specially by young people, among whom lie was very popular. The remains will be buried here tomor row afternoon. Clifford Montfort, a school mate, tn endeavoring to save young Colbert, canto near drowning also. JOE HOPKINS PARDONED. Atlanta, April 27.—(Special.)-Gov ernor Atkinson today granted ft pardon to oo JHopkins, convicted of murder In Rabun coutrty and sentenced lo the penitentiary for life. Hopkins and his brother were both Implicated In the murder, and tho officers of the court who tried them naked the governor to pardon Joo Hopkins, as It ha* nine* appeared that he was not guilty of the actual murder. Hopkins has serve 1 seven years. His broter to In for Ufa. ■HALfcrTOR FORRESTER. Atlanta, April 27.-(»P'clHl.)--Gr«- ham Forrester was appointed solicitor of tho oounty court of Stewart county by Governor Atkinson to.lay. The ap pointment wa* made on recommenda tion of the grand Jury and holds until the legislature meets. (SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY. Celebration of the Birthday of Gordon Institute’s Societies. Barneavllle, April 27.—(Special,)—-The twenty-fourth anniversary of tho Lye- tan and Bunolan Societies of Gordon Iusdtute was held In the school chapel Thursday evening, and w** largely at tended. A very interesting and enter taining programme was prepared, and greatly enjoyed by the large audience. Si,. Lucian Whipple of Cochran, Ga, the annlveraarian, delivered a splen did address. Tbe music furnished by the college orchestra was very tine In deed. The orchestra Is composed of thirty of tbe boys and girls of the music department. Memorial exerelsts were field In the city yesterday. Judge M. W. Beck of Jackson, Ga., delivering a very On* address. THE CANAL COMMISSION. SWEPT BY J TORRENT. French Villages Destroyed Iiy tho Iturstinjr of tho liouzv "l Reservoir. 3IANY LIVES WERE LOST: No House, Remaining In Some or the Thriving VUIngfii-Dumi Hodlu« Everywhere—I«om Estimated at $10,000,000. Paris, April 27.—The Bouzy roeervoir near Kplnnl burst to»lay ami flooded a Jar^go oraot of country. The reservoir ho*d a capacity of 7,000.000 culm- nu*i»•«•«. The horrent carried off bodily Pom«> oi the Mums in tho villntfe* of Bouzy, Darn)cullca and Dotmovres, sjhI swamp- ei! many others doniolNhinR wdiil*, brld^ea, cropa and farm build lugs. The hallway between ttpinal and Nancy l» deeply flooded an-l a breach linn been malic In tho road between KpLnul and Chcnmikiult. A*-«dsta^oo was sent frc»m Nancy, but it h;us not yet reached «ho florae. Tho disaster occurred at 5 o'clock this morning. Tim rush of water through the v(llfl<i >b wan so sudden that there wm lrtrfliy any chance «.» escape ami nrjny were drown* d In the r btdr*. The nurral>#r of deatiiH will • \- cead sixty. M. Dupuy-Dutomcl -^ nsinlater of pub lic wotkb, wno in vnriua-f fwilii- or$ r«- orfving InftxhtAtlon ot tho dlsutler ■'• r.t lelepr.LniM to the olllciala Instruct ing thru im «| dieoutoh Jn devlrt* ln^ nr, ii'-itrefl of relief for the suffrr- 's. l^ve minister him • U iW0l ■ I irl imme diately for the aceiu-. Tlie Bouzy m*'-M v<dr ft^l the southern bnuiHi of the eaBtonn canal. The wwer folluw«<l the v*iky ot thv Avtere. The sudden accretion °f t he «anal burnt lta bajiks tho water poured from it over «lx mlle« ot country until ih * chan nel was empty. Tlie toiWDt, It jnn. d In 3>y high hlll^. rushed! dewn the valley ^w* ping Che \i)llagit> mCfittoued, and after a course of ton mile*, emptying Into the Moseli • “J: Nomexy. At Le«- for<p*i wry few bouses remain- u.ieie there flre 1,400 habitant*. At Ux** vn* y tjwcntv-thnv persons won* drowned. Every building wan d> s royed 111 D.arn- i' Ilf!’ ’. A lii.’ I /1. • P i;h;i( . C 1 7111 11 , ■ r :1 600. NotwtlMtanUIng the fact l Vit Nomexy la tell mil o from the dam many <rf tbe inh.ubitantH of that pi act* ha*l not time to reach tihe upper por- 10 vu-f at their d»u« lllngs before tin* Mr- rent wi» iifxm them. Th.‘ carf^. « etern victims haw already 1»tv*u f- e tboro. M iny fanirt-rv thr-Mi-hMUl valley (II • m!n»-l and a larim n.mr *** ' nr.* without food f>r eKi u Tin $10 IN FA Volt OF Tl lltXlOY. Tin* Toning e (’.tmmrtJtee H.i.h Fin* lulled Ii.h ln*v<i-in^.ition. Narthvllle, April ‘J7,— r l.> v iinjnrfty <»f 1h«* eumniim«e t.f thev ^ntieral .•isuinHl-y MHK for Lho list ttoTe« munilia ’ h'-’ ii Inv* >i ^itluj' t'holflirulto'Pm.tor.al I If. I' m which l’-idl’d in a m iji.hiy for ;lie Itrpu)>!.• m nod; 1 iM. II. d.-ij rflttkrrw. id iy nr.ide iu report to th-? speaker -f tin* It con^u'ici In by every Dani<H*ra.t>ic tmu^r. h Khovvrt a j/! u nil tiy of -,35 s if or Peter Turtuty, D. inoontlc candidal* . r r.»\ • ■ r \ 'w<. • ii .a roin.! i lire.* hun lre«| ntwl (dchlyriulm* votm di iv.* b.-. n ca«t out. The Ib.putHktin iminhers of tho commlttUN* will iHe n minority ro;; rt Momliiy. The niMj^.ty report s len jthy, but Irt Anohsl mainly to a »t4tMoan» of tflio rules which the com- ndrteu adoptitl for its own goyeru- maot. ROdiB BANK FAILS. The flu■ pensIon <*f the rnatltutlon a Great Surprise. Rome, On., April 27.—'"This bank closed Temporarily by order of th** board of directors," was the notice !••"* ' '• ’In- • b.!M*d d.M.rs <>f the M. r- ohantn Nntlnal bank this morning. Tlie suflpeniloa of the bank was a great flurprlse. Ir is believed that all the depositor* will be phid every dullar. The director* hope to reopen tin- instil tution soon with n new president. The city** funds, amounting to several thousand dollars, were deposited In tho bank. President Jack King has tendered his resignation. No statement can bo ob tained of tbe bank's affairs beyond tho announcement that u in abort of re.idy money. aq- A Naval Surgeon Attached by Secretary Herbert. ary lie it Hurts GEORGIA B W. O. T. U. Mrs. Sibley and Mrs. Hill Were clec.ad. Savannah, April 27.—The elate forence of the Woman’s Christian ' peram-c Union held Its closing bus session tonight. The conference Journs tomorrow night. Mrs. W. C. Sibley of Augusta was 1 I "I I'f ■'!' nt ami Ml .. Waller Hill of Macon vice-prosident. CHARGED WITH ONE MURDER. Durant Wae Impudent to the Court Officials. 8n»> Francisco, April 27.~-ThrYrio.-f Durant warn formally cluirg.il w ;th th.. murder o< Blaochc Lamont this morn- *5*- .Tn® prtooner dbgtlayed oonsi,I,-ru ble IlltfllUt .»*■ n th.- chary to Titm and Indignanity ask< cere: "Hotw much more are to charge nn with?" P| tod goln tort has attached Fast Assistant Burgeon Kdwsrd R. still to the Nicaraguan canal ccmtntasion aa medical attendant to tbe I party. Col. Ludlow, the army member, and I Alfred Nob'.e the civilian engineer, went I to New York laat night to examine the I plana and contracts at the compaay's of- I flees. I Commander Kndlcott, the naval mem- I tor, will Join them on Mondty and tt Is I expected that the examination wilt be I prosecuted all next week. The board will I return to Waahlngton May fi. and, sc- I cording to the present Intention, will etn- I bsrk on the crubter Montgcmery at Me- I bile May f ,1 THE GOVERNMENT'S BAIuVNCa, Washington, April *7.—The Official treasury statontent of the receipts md expenditures of the govoptmtonl (<rr the lest ten ntonths, with two days esti mated, snko the receipts stand at J2«i.- 000,000 aud the expeiUturcs at 2306,Oto - 000, or an excess of expenditure! over n’cetptn of Sts,000,000. The lnt i.it pay ments. for the fiscal year to .late have beet; (20,00,000, or 11 per cent, of tho t*Ha\ receipts <rf the goVermthmt. TRUST LAW VIOLATED. Asheville, N. C., April 27.—Tho grand Jury of Buncombe county ’his afternoon returned a true hill against the Standard OllCmpany for violating the 'North Carolina anti-trunt law. BANK CLOSED. Washington, April 17.—Tti ■ Mer chants National Rank of Rome. Oi., rcptlal 1700,000, cloned Its door* toAsy. Cc roptroltor Eckels placed a bank ex* f miter lu charg’