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The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
COINAGE OF SILVER.
Facts Furnished the Senate by Secretary
Foster-Net Seigniorage.

Facts Furnished the Senate by Secretary
Foster-Net SeigniOrage.
WASHINGTON, March 23-In answer to a
resolution calling upon him to inform the
Senate of the amount of the treasury notes
issued under the provisions of the act of
July A. 1890. the amount of silver dollars
coined and the amount of silver bullion in
the treasury purchased under the pro-
visions of that act, and also, whether the
silver dollars coined were available for the
expenses of the government. Secretary
Foster to-day sent q letter to the Senate in
reply. giving the information asked for.
In this reply Secretary Foster says there
were purchased and received at the mints
under the act of July IA. 1890, from the date
when it took effect, Aug. Is, 1890. to and in
Guiding Feb. 20. 1892, 81. SOC. 1868 fno ounces
of silver bullion, at a cost of SS5, ,467. .S92. in
payment of which there were issued with
in that period treasury notes authorized
by the act to the amount of $50. 1856 212,
leaving balance of S23l, $50, which repre-
sents the amount of the purchases of bull
ion made at the mints of San Francisco,
New Orleans and Carson City late In Feb
ruary, the reports of which reached the
department after the close of that month.
There were coined. says the letter. under
the act within the period mentioned 49,
S.475 standard dollars. with wastage of
S2S. .955 not yet adjusted. and there were
held in the treasury at the close of busi-
ness on Feb. 2S, 62,0S9. .503 fine ounces
of silver, which cost Sol, 4S7, $50.
OF ; the silver dollars coined un-
der sthe provisions of that act
S24. ,627 are held in the treasury for the
redemption Of the treasury notes; 4.3SO.O 600
have been covered into tho treasury on
account of seigniorage. andiso have become
available for the ordinary expenses of the
government and the remainder, S557. .S4S.
are held in the treasury uncovered, await
Ing adjustment of the seigniorago account.
When this last mentioned amount, or so
much of 1t as may be acertaIned to be the
net seignIorage. Is covered into the treas
ury the amount SO covered will also be
available. says the letter. for ordinary ex-
penses OF the government.
Respecting rcdemptIons exchanges of
silver dollars, Secretary Foster SAYS that
the department has not redeemed silver
dollars or silver certificates gold
gold certificates. nor has IL exchanged
silver dollars or certificates for gold or
gold certificates. Concluding Secretary
Foster says that silver dollars aud silver
certificates that are received for public
dues are used freely in the discharge of all
government obligations
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
Business EnipaErRssine

CINCINNATI. March 23.-The Circuit
Court. with three judges on the bench. de-
cided a case. yesterday. the gist of which is
that the wages of all necessary employees of
an Insolvenu firm arc preferred creditors.
The case was that of William Lewis versus
the assignee of the Cincinnati Char Con-
pany. which had been taken up success
lively by Lewis In April from the Probate
Court aud the Common Pleas. Lewis was
a travelling salesman for the firm. and he
got both salary and n commission. The
decision revived the finding of the lower
courts
PAINEsvILLF. o.. March 2G.-The Paige
bank failure is a bad one. Many of the depos-
itors were laboreTs and women who were
attracted by the high rate of interest paid.
The assignee estimates the banks assets at
$50. 900 and Mr.. Paige's assets At s25.Ooo. The
liabilities are FROM S3O0.000 To sS0o,G00.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, March 23.-E. &. Buch-
anan Il Co. grain dealers of this city, to-
day filed deed of trust to John h. Speed
and Louis Erb. Their liabilities are SlOG-
S63: the assets. consisting mainly of wheat {,
corn. oats and hay. amount TO s5C,2s0.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
1t Keeps Them Busy.


The Democratic bosses in this city were
never so busy in their lives as they are
right now explaining TO the justly indig-
nant farmers why Democratic Legislature
found il necessary to increase their taxes.
These slick politicians do not use the same
argument In all cases. but vary it TO suit
the eubjecr. If the man they are trying to
fix" is ordinarily intelligent they say the
State is in debt. necessarily so for the rea-
son that heretofore the levy was entirely
too low to meet the constantly increasing
demands for benevolent purposes and they
dwell on the word benevolent" IL the
taxpayer is one of these hard orking.
honest farmers who these smooth indiyid-
uals call lay" they at once pour out their
sympathy and denounce in the strongest
language the Republic Board of COmmls-
sloners and City Council. who. they de-
clare. are entirely responsible for the bur-
den imposed. No day passes when the gang
cannot be seen busily engaged In the ex-
pla lining business. The dissatisfied tax
payer is either taken to q private room in
the rear of the treasurer's office or 10 some
other secluded place where the fixing"
process is applied. 1t frequently happens
that the individual is not "fxed." but. on
the contrary. after rebuking the Tingsters
for their attempt 10 deceive. goes forth and
to his ncighbors and friends exposes the
scheme and THIS is why the gang is the
laughing stock of the county.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24

himself. but by an unquesnonably large
number of his people.
To assume. therefore. that William is set
ting himself up against oil of Germany. or
even against all of Prussia. is manifestly
absurd. He is simply setting himself
against a modern tendency which has al
ready affected most of the governments OF
Europe. and which he regards as danger
ous TO the best interests of his people. All
these various political and religions free
thinkers and radicals disturb the peace and
welfare of his children" aud he Is deter
mined to put them down. And there can
not be any doubt that a great many or
these children" would be glad 10 have
him succeed.
That he can succeed appears improbable
from our point of view. but the point or
view of the Russians IS very different.
They are accustomed TO paternalism as we
are not. Generations of them have gone
on quietly aud contcntedly. in the
assurance that the government would
protect them as long as they
regulated their conduct and opIn-
would much rather receive these dIrec-
tions from the Emperor than from any par
liamentary committee. or municipal coun-
Gil. or sOeialIstic coterIe. lf there are
enough people of this way of thinking the
Emperor IN all right. He may turn out
very big man. rs ono must need be 10 turh
back the current of history. If not he VIII
be swept along with II or go down under IL
Meanwhile he is the most interesting lndl-
vidual figure now before tie world.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
DEM0CRACY'S GREEN GOODS"
Over 100 of Those Confidential Circulars Sc
cured by One POstcffice Inspector.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. March 23-POstOffice Inspector
Stuart to-day sent to the Department ut
Washington a bundle containing over one
hundred letters which were sent out by
green goods" agents at New York to people
in Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin. Thou
sands of green goods" letters have been
received in the West and sent In 20 Inspec-
tor Stuart for investigation, but the
last ones received are unique in
that politics is mixed up with the green
goods" game. In all of these circulars for
warded to Washington is contained
some Democratic tarIff-reform liter
ature. With each circular is sent
a clipping from an alleged newspaper. On
one side the old green goods" story
is recited and on the other is
tariff reform editorial headed mo
Load in the Barrel" and pointing out
the alleged hardships imposed upon the
farmer by the war; tariff. Underneath
this editorial is an attack on Senators ALI.
son and Sherman, headed The Two Cap
ital DromIos."
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
CAN JOHN L. WHIP CORBETT?
The Latter's Backer Says It VIII Have to
fse Done the First Blow or Never.

Tho Latter's Backer Says It VIII Have to
fse Done the First Blow Never.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 23.-William A.
Brady. of New York. who will back Jim
Corbett III the coming fight with Sullivan,
is in the city. He Indignantly denies that
Corbett Is not in to stay, and Is confident
that his man cannot be knocked out. In
speaking of the tight and Corbett's chances,
Brady said: "C0rbett reasons in CON-
nonsense way. and has some good argu-
ments You 60 to q horse-rGce and bet on
form. 1t is the same way here. Corbett is
the most scientific man that ever stepped
into q ring. John l.. did not knock out
Kilrain. He was in the ring. but threw up
draw with Mitchell whether he had the
advantage. He did not knock out Ryan.
Jack Burke and McCaffrey are both scien-
tlfic men. ana no did not defeat them.
Both of these men Corbett whipped. Nc
Caffrcy he knocked out In one round.
There are no IFS about the coming match.
It's all form. If sullivan be defeated, of
course there will he plenty of explanation
about John l.. having passed his best days.
"Corbett stands 6 feet liz inch high.
Sullvan'3 height Is 5 feet 11le inches. He
has the best of John l.. in reach. and all in
all 10 q more scientific man than John l..
Peter jackson. who had arms that reached
to his knees, hit Corbett Init once in their
great battle of sixty-One rounds, which
lasted three hours and half. Sullivan
has not knocked out a man in five years.
and If his first blow does not finish Corbett
he Will lose the fight. This talk about
Sullivan's muscle in his arm is all wind.
He has wOrsted his men by his look and
the grasp of the hand when they entered
the ring. lie will not do that with Cor
bett. Corbett will go into training June ],
between Asbury Park and Long Branch,
and will thus have three months and four
teen days. Billy Delaney and Peter Daily
poundsu
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
HARTER WON'T VOTE FOR HILL.
The Ohioan Led to Commit himself by a
Taunt from a Georgian.

Taunt from q Georgian.
Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March GA corporaps
guard OF members of the House assembled
tonight to listen TO the silver debate. The
galleries were well filled.
Alr. Coombs of New York opened the de-
bate. and spoke in opposition to the bill.
He opposed any measure which would
control our own commerce without respect
to the commerce of any other country. The
bill proposed to cut the United States
loose on the unit of value and to start out
upon an independent course. We would
not coerce the world to adopt our standard.
Mr.. Bacon of New York opposed the
measure. He especially opposed the sec
tiou which authorized the President of the
United States TO change by proclamation
the ratio so that the standard silver dollar.
instead of consisting of 4l2ls grains, should
contain four hundred grains. In comment
ing on this he reverted to the reciprocity
feature of the Mckinley bill. which was a
sham and fraud. and had been denounced
by Democrats in their conventions and In
their campaigns. He argued that the same
section OF the Constitution which provided
that Congress should have power TO levy
gress should have the power TO coin money
and regulate the value thereof. In his
opinion this section OF the bill was subject
10 the same denunciatioD that tie so-called
reciprocity amendment was.
Mr.. Page. a Maryland Democrat opposed
the bill. and said that as American citizens
directing the grand march OF triumphant
Democracy, We should not be fetteroi with
ideas unit for u powerful people. There
had been a steady decline silver from
lo13 down 10 the present time. Under tho
law of July II. 1897. the Secretary of the
Treasury had purchased nearly the entire
silver product OF the country. IL silver,
therefore. Is not 10 come IN from abroad.
the proposed act would furnish no relief
whatever. either by increasing tho circula-
tion OF enhancing the demand for silver.
Unless America became the dumping
ground We should use no more silver.
Mr.. Chapln OF New ork in opposing the
bill, said It was either intended to benefit
tho silver-producing industry OF to expand
the currency. II for the former II might be
entitled to consideration. II for the latter,
il should not. unless II could be shown that
the currency Ia be expanded was the best
obtainable. This IL did not do. and he as
opposed 10 II. The bill was delusion.
LIVINGSTONE STARTS A RUMPUs.
Mr.. Livingstone. a Georgia Farmers Al
lance man. said that everything TINS far
spoken on this bill was prophecy. Branch
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
PvSTMAsTERs' CONFERENCE.
Mr. Thompson Tells o; Its Work-Eighteen
Bills for Congress Drafted.

Postmaster Thompson returned from
Washington Monday night. after two
weeks busy time at the conference OF first
and second class postmasters called to-
gether by postmast general Wanamaker.
The conference met on Wednesday. the 9th.
at Q o'clock in the morning. in one of the
large rooms of the PostOffice Department.
There were forty-five first and second class
post0f1ces represented. including the prin-
cipals ones of each throughout the country.
Mr.. Wanamaker presided over the meet
ings, which lasted for three days and
until nearly midnight for three nights.
Many questions affecting the efli-
cheney of the service were
brought up. discussed and settled. Mr..
Thompson read the only paper OF the occa-
sion. and il expressed his idea of the
changes that should be made in the postal
service as it affects postotfices. The con-
ference adjourned Friday. the llth. and
Mr.. Wanamaker appointed a committee OF
eight gentlemen to formulate the actions
and recommendations of the conference
into bills and resolutions for submission to
the congressional committee on DOst0tflccs
and post-roads. This committee organized
on Monday, the 14th, and proceeded with
Its work. 1t remained in session that en-
tire week. and the sessions lf<ted from In
the morning until 10 every night, SO 1t can
be seen that no time Was wasted. The
committee was made up as follows:
James NJ. Brown, of Toledo. chairman; Ed
ward Z. Thompson. of indianapolis; j. 5:
Clarkson. of Omaha; John B, Harlow. of
ST. Louis; w. A. NOVEL;. of Milwaukee,; j..
X. Lewis. of Atlanta: w. I: burbank. OF
Lowell. and N. ID. sperry. of New Haven.
The result of the committees labors was
the drafting of eighteen bills and recon-
A 1afr IONS fn( N n az
are original bills. They include postal
savings repositories. postal telegraphs.
utilizing telephones for postal purposes. land
bills regarding the introduction of pneu-
tage on fourth-class matter. rural
postal service, etc. The COMMITTEES
visited the above named committee of both
houses, consuming two hoursln the House
| and an hour In the Senate. They
were very courteonsly received In
were greatly encouraged by the general
interest exhibited by the members. as
shown In the questions they asked and tie
comparisons required. Much good Is be-
lievcd TO have been done the postal service
by the holding OF this conference, as the
views of men In practical daily relation
with the business were obtained that could
not be gotten In any other way.
Postmaster-gencralW Wanamaker gave q
breakfast at his home on Thursday. the
| 10th. at noon, which Mr.. Thompson decribes
| as an elegant affair. 1t was attended by
| President Harrison and Secretaries
Rusk. Tracy. Elkins ana Attorney,
general Miller, and the Senate and
House committees on postoffices and
post.rOads. Secretary Blame was i'll and
could not be present. and Secretary Noble
was in Florida and Foster in Europe. The
selection or Mr.. Thompson as one OF this
committee of eight was great compliment,
and no higher could be paid his admins
tration OF the Indianapolis post0tfice.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
TELEGRAPnIC BREyITIES.

Edward NJ. Field. the crazy New York
broker. will be confined in the Buffalo State
Hospital.
Daniel Stephenson and Louis Nelson.
Swedes. working near Briar Hill. Mich.
were burned to death Tuesday in their
cabin.
A meeting was held Tuesday at Memphis
by about two thousand negroes, who passed
resolutions cOndeInning the lyDching of
Moses. Stewart and Mcdowell on the 9th
inst. as n forl ana unjust murder and out
rage. Negroes are leaving Memphis in
large Numbers for Oklahoma and other
points. and a general exodus Is appre-
hended.
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ing from the question. he said that class
legislation had brought all the trouble on
the country. We should return 10 constr
tutional and Jefiersonian democracy for
relief. The country would then be more
prosperous and peaceful. Silver had not
deprecated. but gold had appreciated. The
country was controlled now by the gold
buas of this country and Europe. Hill and
Cleveland simply meant silver and anti
silver.
Mr. Harter then inmped TO his feet and
said: do you mean TO say that Hill Is In
favor of free slyerp
Nr. Livingstone-I will ask you this
question: Will you vote for Hill if he isl
Mr.. Harter temphsticallyl-No. sir. Loud
Mr.. Livingstone-All the Democracy
there 10 in that crowd means Cleveland
against the world, a Republican or mug
wump. on can take them in your hand
and squeeze them. but you can't squeeze
one Ounce of Democracy out of the whole
crowd. Loud applause and laughter.
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts opposed
the measure. and said 1t was an abrurdity
itself for Congress TO enact such q bill into
law.
Mr.. Abbott of Texas favored the bill. and
said that the law of 1873 was an outrage
upon tho people of the country.
Mr.. Townsend of Colorado said every
dollar should be as good as any other dol
lar. He favored bimetallic currency and
the payment of foreign balances and ex-
change with silver bullion as well rs gold
bullion. There was SSS0.000.o00 OF gold
locked up in the banks and treasury. OF
this the amount subject To check was over
SiOOOOOO. The rest was oil crcdi: and fic-
titious money.
Mr.. Hayes of Iowa opposed the bill. and
SAID that the purpose of the party in fore
ing the measure at this time was suicidal
In the extreme. aud the most obnoxious in
cldent IL connection with this question
was the attempt of tue Republicans to put
the Democrats in q dilemma.
Mr.. GeIsenhainer. New Jersey Demo.
crat. opposed the bill. aud said that q de-
probation of 90 cents on the dollar by an
act Of Congress was unworthy of the
American people.
Mr.. Layton of Ohio spoke in favor of
the measure and then the House adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
Gov. Gray's Presidential Boom.

Priv ate advices received IT this city indi-
cate that Governor Gray's efforts to secure
a solid delegation in favor Of bis 'nOmina-
tion 10 the presidency are likely to result
in q revolt, which VIII manifest itself at
the convention on the 21st of next April.
Governor Gray is said to be desirous of con-
trolling the delegation. and has selected his
delegates from ali the districts of tho State.
AS in doing this. however. he had taken
mon. the Democrats in the State friendly TO
Cleveland are showing feeling of resent
ment. 1t IS said that the C!eveland-Gray
fight is growing quite hitter. and is sure to
crop out IN the convention if it Is not pre-
cipitated before that time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
FIGHTS WITH GARZA'S BAND.


CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. March 23.-Capt.
McNeiPs company of rangers had fight
yesterday with Garza's band of revolution
lists near Benefits ranch. and Rob-
ert Doughty. ono of the rangers.
is killed. The sherlfi's posse also had
an engagement with the outlaws near
where Glover was killed, and killed one of
the number and wounded another. This
information was sent out from San Diego.
and is reliable The United States troops
were only Withdrawn from that section q
few days ago. when the revOlutIonists re-
sumed their depredatiOns.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24

Cable Notes.
The Reichstag esterday referred to COM
mittse the bill providing for a supplement-
AIRY credit of $500. 900 marks. to be devoted
to the German exhibit at the Chicago
fair.
The London Chronicle says that Sir
Edward Watk!n is about to marry the
widow of Mr. Ingram. the founder of the
Illustrated London News. Mrs. Ingram is
eighty-three years old.
The Pope will recognize DR.. Vaughan as
Archbishop of Westminster at the consist
ory TO be held after Easter. At the same
time DR.. Casage. will be recognized as
bishop of the new diocese of Falfeld. IN
Canada.
BY fire at Amsterdam. Tuesday. five per-
sons were killed and twenty injured. Seven
OF those who were injured are in n critical
condition but faint hopes are entertained for
their recovery. The fire was caused by the
explosion of barrel of benzne.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
THE EMPEROR AND HIS CHILDREN.

It IL Not Right to Assume that He Is Mt
Variance with Majority of Germans.
Philadelphia Times.
The ideas and policy of the young Eni-
peror are so entirely at variance with all
our political conceptions that it is some
times diff cult for Americans TO remember
the wide differences in the point OF view
from which questions of government are
regarded In Germany and In the
United States Long before the inde-
pendence of this country the idea
of the supreme and absolute authority
of the crown had practically disappeared
among English-speakng ing people. and the at
tempt of the German sovcrei gns In England
10 revive II was so unsuccessful as rather
to accentuate ite overthrow. But the theory
has been still maintained in Germany. with
whatever notifications In practice. aud It
il now held not only by the young Emperor
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24

New York HeraId-
The Standard OIL Trust. the most power
full manufacturing monopoly IN TINS coun-
try and the originator of the trust idea.
has nominally passed out OF existence.
The half dozen mulri-millionaires who
have so ably buiIt mp tins great eomhi-
nation OF corporations have at last had 10
bow to the laws which declare trusts to be
opposed TO public policy. liz is true that
the dissolution of the trust 10 not much
more than a matter of name and that the
men who formed il will contInue 10 man.
age rs one the great corporations which
composed the trust. And vet it is n great
point in favor of Justice and fair play that
the great Standard trust, which so long
defied public opinion. has had 10 ooncede
sonnet thing at last.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
Two Bruisors Less in the Land.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Ch arles Mitchell
and Frank p. Slavin sailed for England
this afternoon on the Inman line steamer
City of New York They entered the In
NAN companv's office this morning appar-
emily the best of friends. and bought an
outside cabin. They boarded the big
steamer. where n number of admirers wished
them bon voyage Slavln. on reaching
England, will almost Immediately 60 INTO
training for his tight with Peter Jackson.
which occurs in London, May Ii. Mitchell
will train him.
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24

Do without fences wherever it ia pos
sible. 4 fence is costly luxury. as IL is
useless unless kept in repair. but when il is
n harhoring place for insects and vermin
of all kinds. which find refuge III the col
lections OF refuse IN the corners. 70 causes
tho II armcr more labor to repair the dam
age To the farm than the advantages gained
from fhe fence
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24
Yes. OF Satan Either.

-Mtlnlhls 4 pptaI AVnIancEe
A Northern paper expresses it's horror
that Mr.. Cleveland. q Democratic presi-
Dental candidate. should quote Abraham
Lincoln. What of iti ULYSSES :. Grant
was n slave holder and Democrat before
the war. Wendell Phillips was an avOwed
disunionist General Mcclellan was a
Democrat. Is there any reason then why
Dir. Cleveland should not quote Lincoln if
he wishes tot
The Indianapolis journal., 1892-03-24

The garden should be so managed as to
allow of o rotation of crops as we'll as in
the field. Avoid growing the same kinds of
vegetables npon the plots upon which they
were grown last year. Change them aronnd
and they will thrive better. If compelled
to grow the same crop on pot that was
grown upon it last year give the plot On
extra application OF manure.