Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-30
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nounced IL beyond description IN mere
words. Gmdually the excitement
abalo'l, and death certificate was
issued signed by D)ctora whitney and
ltOhlnson, giving the cause Of death ~,
mt, corebrnl hcuiorrhagc aud, second,
coma. Undertaken Huylcr, Of Gmcc
Church, was summoned aud put In
charge Of the remains. Tine body was
taken TO room 4iy.fvo Of the rfth
Avenue Hotel W ere Secretary Tracy
aud Auorney.Jcaeral Miller received
Il.
l4ater-'Prcsidcnt Snow has { lc.
graphcd 70 President HAIRS n that
the body viii he sent to Washington
on especial train In the morning Ia
charge Of especial committee.
WINDOWS srErci.
Secretary Window confnol bis 70.
marks IN Transportation aud money.
Under the iirHt head he spoke strongly
Of the docadcncc Of our foreign carry.
Ing trade aud said, " We would regain
our lost prestige, We must make the
conquest with the same weapons
which have provo 40 successful In the
hands uf our rivals.
TN the topic u money the Secretary
said the Ideal financial system would
Ice one that should furnish lust enough
Ofabsolutcly sound currency 10 meet
the legitimate wants Of trade, aud hnvo
enough electricity VI volume TO adjust
Itself 10 the varying necessities Of the
people. should such u medium
be secured tho grave CONNER
cinl disaster which threatened
our future might be nvcrtcd.
These disasters always come when
unusual activity IN business causes an
abnormal demand for money, M In the
autumn, for the movement In our
Immense crops. There will always he
great danger at those times under
any cast.irOn system Of curroncy,such
NJ we now have. Had " not been Tor
the peculiar condition which enabled
the United States Treasurer la dis.
burso over SO ,OD1,u Ia two AMI on,
half months last fall the stfingency
would have resulted In Widespread
financial ruin.
Ia the opinion ~ the Secretary our
bonded debt should he In part cN-
changed for iutef-,onvertihlc bonus,
bearing low rate Of Interest, and
always Interchangeable for money ut
~ issiiaSihs az. tiIsrcn not enough
OF either gold or silver In the world
90 meet ths necessities 81 business, the
Secretary said he was an earnest 81.
mctsllst, aud conceded b no one q
stronger desire for tie free and un.
limited coinage Of silver, as toon ~
the conditions can 10 reached through
an international agreement or
otherwise, by which SUCH collage will
be safe, hut II was the firm conviction
that for this country 10 enter upon that
experiment now would result, not In
bimctalllsm, bat In silver nonOmetal.
lism. IL would produce rwift aud sure
contraction aud eventually reduce the
market value Of silver.
In conclusion tho Secretary said:
"Glvo up direct and ample tra'isplr.a.
ton facilities under tho American Gag,
and controlled by American cities,
currency sound In quality anu adequate
In quantity, an international hank TO
facilitate exchanges aud q system Of
reciprocity carefully adjusted within
the lines OF protection, aud not only
viii our foreign commerce again In.
wade every pca, but every American
industry will be 'quickened and our
whole people feel an Impulse ~ new
and enduring prosperity"
MECHANICAL DATA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .g.- William
Window was born In Belmont COun.
~, Ohio, May 10th, 1897. He re-
celyed an acadcmlc education,
studied law nj Mount Vernon,
Ohio, aud was admitted TO the Tar
In 1850. In 1862 he became Prosocu.
ting Attorney Of Knox County. In
1855 hn removed 10 Minnesota, and
was aftcrwnrd chosen 10 Congfess as
republican, serving from 1850 10 1869.
In 1870 he was appointed ~ the
United States Senate 10 III the
uncxpircd term Of Daniel 3. Norton,
deceased, and subsequently chosen for
the term that ended In 1875, ro-elec.
ton for one that closed In 1853, aud
resigned In 1851 10 enter tho Cabinet
OF President Garfield ~ Secretary OF
the Treasury, hut retired on the Access
sion Of President Arthur In the famu
year, mud was elected by the Minnesota
Legislature IN serve the remainder ~
his term In the Senate. He was APP
pointed Secretary Of the Treasury 10y
President Harrison and has since
served In that capacity.
HELD IN man EsTEEM.
Secretary Blaine, In speaking Of Mr..
Window, said he was n very valuable
member OF the Cabinet aud had worked
with intense z1al since entering upon
the duties OF oillce. His death was
great loss 10 the Administration
He was exceedingly popular with
the nlemb.rs of thu Cabinet, Mr.