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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
FOSTER ON ras GOLD PANIC.
The Secretary Says he Will Make 8
Stubh0-n Fight

u SA'C- Il 4 = LIZ
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Ths treasury
department was kept fully and promptly
advised of the progress Of the stock market
at New York to-day end Secretary Foster
~as in conferences with his assistants several
times upon the situation. After the de-
partrnsnt closed fhe assistant secretaries,
Messrs. Gear, Spaulding and Lamberton,
gathered in the -secretafy's room and dis
porter of the Associated Press found them
with no indication of excitement apparent.
The secretary said in answer to q
question: based on a report printed
in New York stating that he was much
exercised over the matter and intended to
come Overt 10 New = ork TO consult New
York bankers; IT am not going to New
York to confer.w with bankers or any one
else about the financial situation. There is
nothing in It to warrant such action. The
idea has not previously even occurred
to me-
ENGAGEMENT FOR TODAY.
you have noticed the engagements for
gold shipments Tomorrow, and the panicky
feeling the report has caused on the stock
exchangep
30, yes But there was a more comfort
able copdition of things at the close, you
know
AS TO the gold IN the treasury" contin-
ued the secretary, '.ws are all right Last
month the exports from this country
amounted to- 81 900, 900, but the treasury
lost $500, 900 only. Thsreserve limits is fixed
at SlOo, 0oO, 900 and have S24, 0O0. 900 more
than that The resources of the country
are greater and more varied than most peo-
pie know and the money that is paid to the
treasury for gold can be used for replacing
the amount sold. TIE money IL needed
west and south to buy grain, provisions and
cotton, and II can save man $500 or $500
on u 100000 he does not stop at giving me
gold in New York for our currency laid
down for him whenever he wants it, II
they get US down In this matter 1t will be
only after long fight and hard ona.n
s4,10o,00 GOING TO-DAY.
NEW YoRK, Dec. l9-The following en-.
gagements for shipments of gold to Europe
by to-morrows steamers have been re-
ported: Heidefbaoh, Iclcelheimer & Co.,
$1,000, 600; Lakard. Freish & Co., 81 ,000,-
600; John Loeb & Co, 500, 600, Lader-
burg Thalman. 100000 and Barring
Magoun, $500 900; total, "a, 100, 900. -
report was circulated in Wall street 20
day to the effect that when congress con
venes after the holiday recess, bill will
be introduced authorizing an issue of
S1OO.OO0,0O6 bonds for the purpose of in
creasing the gold reserve of the treasury
The Post says IN connection with the report
that the Secretary. of the Treasury IS to
come on here to confer with New York
bankers. This was accepted by the street"
as confirming the bond issue rumors.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
CULBERsoN's POPULARITY.
His Advocacy Enough to Pass Almost
Any Law Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. t9. The small at
tendance in the House to-day was an indi-
pcation that no bills Of popular interest
would be called up or passed during sus-
pension day.
On the bill increasing the pensions Of vet
Grams of the Mexican war, who are now re-
cetving IS per month, to the sum of S12
month, the yeas and nays were ordered and
an exact quorum, 1877, voted.
Then, without objection, bill limiting
the jurisdiction Of the courts OF the United
States was passed. It's advocate, Mr.. Gull
berson democrat of Texas is general ia
vorite on both sides of the House. When he
says that legal bin is proper one, his
tpSe di'ctt carries great strength. There is
little reason TO doubt that the President
Will soon issue an order extending the civil
service law and rules SO as to include all let
ter carriers and-cier kzin freq delivery post
offices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

We are a nation Of smokers and tobacco
users. According to the annual report of
the commissioner of internal revenue there
were manufactured in this country last year
4,4es o5s. 253 cigars, 32lO. 4O2, 1857 cigarettes,
2s5, .o2l pounds of tobacco aud II, 164, 351
pounds Of snuff. Applying the Porter CEN
aus figures to these amounts they mean that
If every man, woman and child had received
bis or her quota of the domestic supply it
would have amounted to 10 cigars, so
cigarettes, pounds of tobacco aud ounces
of snuff
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
NO RELIEF FOR w1NANs.

The Inventor of the Spindle Shaped
Ship Turned Down by Congress.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-This was sus-
pension day in the House, and the first
motion was to suspend the rules and pass
the bill for the relief OF William L.
Winans Of Baltimore, the inventor of the
spindle-shaped ship. Much opposition was
manifested. The fight was between the
friends OF Winans and the inventors of the
whale back" vessels. The latter were sue
cessful. The bill required a two-thirds vote
to secure passage, and the motion to pass
the bill was lost
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

The Philadelphia Inquirer comes to the
defense of John Wanamaker's attempt 10
cripple the southern fast mail service. 1t
says: Mr.. Wanamakers objection TO the
appropriation is that as there is no such
thing as fast mail in these southern states
the payment for maintaining fast mail
should be discontinued" II there is no
such thing as southern fast mail IL is
Wsnsnnaker's fault. An appropriation was
placed in his hands TO secure fast mail WHY
didn't be do it, However. the thing we call
tne fast mail" places New York mail in this
city 10 little over twenty-four hours,
which Is very much better than to have it
forty-eight hours on the road. az would be
the result If Wanamaker's ideas should pre-
Sail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA meeting OF
the subcommittee of the committee on
ways and means charged with an inquiry
into the financial condition of the treasury
was held to-day for the purpose of organi-
cation. 1t was decided to call upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury for information
upon which to base the investigation and
Chairman Springer was instructed to draft
letter to the secretary telling him Just
what information is desired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
REPUBLICAN, SENATORS.

The Steering Committee Ready to Help
the Western Men.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA meeting Of the
republican senatorial steering committee
was held TOT day for the purpose of hearing
statements from western senators whose
seats may be contested. regarding affairs in
their respective states Senators FELTON, of
California, Casey of North Dakota, and
Warren of Wyoming, gave details of the
situation, 1t is said they think the steering
committee, for the present at least, can be
Of no particular assistance to them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

It appears that the only thing the Ameri-
can delegates to the Brussels conference
will bring home with them is a statement
Of expenses showing where the appropria-
ton went. This being so the question is,
Will congress grant a second appropriation
for the session next June? Having invited
the conference this government will, it
seems, be under obligations to "see it
through" though it looks now as if, after
all, the United States would have to settle
its own monetary difficulties.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
RIGHTS OF WITNESSES.

a New Bill Defining the Powers OF
the Interstate Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-In order to over
come the recent decision of Judge Gresham,
declaring unconstitutional that part OF the
interstate commerce law which gives the
commission authority to compel witnesses
TO answer questions, Mr.. Wise of Virginia,
chairman of the commission of interstate
and foreign commerce. to-day introduced a
bill defining the authority of the commits
sion in the matter. The bill is generally
similar TO that introduced last week by Sem
ator Cullom
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
QUA NEW YORK OFFICE,

Ma. ]. J. FLYNN, General Advertising Agent
81 the MORNING Exvs office % Park Row,
New York Ausdvertising business OUTSIDE e'
tie states OF Georgia, Florida and South caro-
t,ns will be managed by him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Mccomas, Nomination.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Senate
judiciary committee considered this morn
ing the nomination of LOUIS McComas of
Maryland to be associate Justice of the dis
trict supreme court. without action. 1t is
understood that some of the democratic
members Of the committee are opposing
confirmation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

The New York Herald appears extremely
anxious to get Editor Dana. of the San. out
Of active journalism. 1t is now booming
ing him for minister to England, its sena-
torship Room for him having collapsed
When this boom is punctured the Herald
will probably suggest Mr.. Dana for pension
commissioner, in which office he would
do more good than in either of the other
positfons
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
No Fraud in WEIGHING sugar.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The commits
sioner Of the internal revenue bureau said
to-day that so far as he had been informed
there had been no fraudulent transactions in
connection with the weighing OF sugar at
New Orleans The rumor to that effect, he
said, probably arose from the fact that two
weighers at that port recently made q mis-
take in weighing lot Of sugar involving a
loss to the government of about $3.50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

Two Of the fastest ships that cross the
ocean, the City of Paris and the Etruria,
are racing from New York to Liverpool
laden with European passengers anxious to
eat Christmas dinner at home. The steam
ship people, having calculated the time
closely, estimate that the passengers for
Paris will arrive at that capital at 1916
o'clock .. IN. Christmas day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

A Washington newspaper man has dis
covered marker by which he says he can
distinguish northern from a southern
senator at glance. although both be
strangers to him. He looks at the collar the
stranger wears. II the collar stands up the
wearer is from the north; il it turns down
be is from the south. Why this should be
30 is not quite clear. There is no known
sectional or political reason for it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

Ingalls,, of Kansas, has named the official
title Mrs. Lease would wear If she should
be elected to the Senate. He says she would
be Senatrix Lease. Does the constitution
say anything about O senatrix2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
AN ADDRESS TO PYrHrANs.
The Members OF the Order Urged to Gt
TO Washing ton in 1894

10 " b5HIIh NJI III oSt1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-An address to
the order universal of the Knights of Pyth-
las. numbering over 4OO,0 900. has been is
sued by Richard Goodheart. chairman of
the executive committee Of the grand lodge
of the Knights of Pythias of the District of
Columbia urging them to visit the capital
on tine occasion of the meeting Of the su-
preme lodge here in August, 1894
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Justice Lamar's Start South.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.--Justice Lamar
viii leave for the south tomorrow evening.
He viii 60 from here TO Macon and after re
manning there few weeks will visit Missis-
sippi and Louisiana. He will NOT return
here until spring
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

CHICAGO, Dee. l9.-The five stout beech
wood kegs containing tho worlds fair
souvenir coins were delivered to-day by the
United States Express Company at the
sut-sreasury building, where they were
duly receipted for by the federal officials
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Ohlcers' Quarters as Port RovnL

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-The Secretary
OF War to-day submitted to congress an
estimate of the amount necessary to con
struct officers quarters at the Port Royal
Is. CD naval station. The secretary thinks
81 800 will be sufficient to carry on this
work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Columbian Half Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-President Rarri-
son received this morning the first Colum-
bian half dollar made public in Washing
ton. 1t was sent by Elliott F. Shepard.
The Secretary of the Treasury also received
a coin from Col. Shepard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Pensions Increased.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-The House to.
day passed the bill increasing the pensions
of pensioners of the Mexican war
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
Made q Chief Clerk.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-J. J. Noah has
been appointed chief clerk of the Indian
division Of the interior department..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

The people OF Pittsburg have discovered
that man named Hawthorne wrote a book
some time ago and called it The Scarlet
Letter." But it took almost revolu-
tion to bring them that knowledge. For
month Pittsburg has been agitated by
movement on the part OF the authorities to
clear the city of certain class Of undeslra-
BILE denizens. People took sides on the ques-
ton of the crusade and public excitement
ran high. Then somebody discovered that
certain moral teachings In Hawthorne's
book fitted the case exactly In consequence
there sprang up a sudden demand that
amounted to craze for It, Wideawake
shopkeepers saw in the craze a chance for
advertising and soon the book was on every
counter. Then began a cutting of prices.
From 81 copy the price dropped rapidly to
, cents. When the latter figure was touched
the store Of the man who made the cut was
besieged by prospective purchasers, and
riot was narrowly averted by the prompt
action Of the police. Pittsburg is probably
the only city In the country. except Chicago,
in which literary fever would 80 soon up
set the mental balance of the natives.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

In view OF the anxiety about the main
tsnance of the parity between gold and sill
YER, noted In the MORNING NEWS dispatches
yesterday, it is interesting to note the
sources from which the worlds supply of
gold is chiefly drawn. The total annual out
put of the precious metal is estimated at
500. 100000. of which the mines Of the
United States contribute about $54. 900. 900.
Up to this time the South African mines
have yielded annually about s25. zoo, 900,
though recent Developments, it is thought,
will increase the amount to some extent.
These are the chief producers, the remainder
being drawn from Australasia, and
from British Guiana, Dutch Guiana
and other South and Central Amer
lean states and Mexico. One Of the
newest producers TO any considerable e1-
tent is British Guiana, the governor of which
is elated at the outlook. He reports that
since 1885, when the state fret began pro-
ducing gold, the annual output has grown
70 nearly 81 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20

The confession of Davidson, one Of the
Homestead ''poisoners, contains some start
ling disclosures of the important, if true"
kind. According to his story it is the GUS
tom Of the Knights of Labor to use drugs
in dealing with non-union workingmen
during strikes. He described the drugs as
something that would make the fellows
sick and keep them from work" A powder
was used in the Chicago strike-mixed in
the coffee that the non-union men drank
and "broke the strike in four days" Mas
ter Workman Dempsey furnished the pow
der Co do the business In Chicago, and
again furnished more Of the same kind at
Homestead. The confessing poisoner was
to receive $50 and gold watch for his share
in the work. Unless the organized labor
people take prompt steps 60 dlsprove this
mans story, IL it isn't true, the effect on the
public mind will be disastrous to the
order involved at Homestead. AT first the
story Of a poisoning plot was doubted, but
it can be so no longer. Who is resporsiblea
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08
Punishment of Crlne In England.

The English laws, or rather magis'
trates, punish offcnses against property
more severely than offcnses against the
person, The stealing Of any article,
however small, IN punished often with
several months imprisonment at hard
labor, while the costcrmongcr, for
jumping on his mother" gets but a
few days incarceration, minus the hard
labor Wife-beating favorite prac-
ticc among what are termed the lower
classes, il scarcely punished at all, un-
less the wife dies Even then, unless
death occurs Immediately, the brute re-
ceives but a comparatively light sem
tence. On the other hand, IA deliberate
murder perpetrated with a deadly
weapon, or by poison, is followed by
the hanging of the murderer within a
few weeks. Recently IA murderer was
hanged within fortnight Of the death
aud burial of his victim. Chicago
Times
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08
lie was Not sure.

Women don't marry men," said the
stlckler for correct English. In "A dog.
matte tone. 1T is men who marry
women"
81 don't know about that" comment
ed n man with n cowed air; II don'i
know about that"-Life.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08
An Idsal shattered.

Muynd- Did you read that poem I
marked for you?
Miss Smatter--YeA
Mr.. Muynd-what did you think Of
itf
Miss smattsr--oh. wasn't u isaoi-
Puck.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08

tod Is q shower 70 the heart burned
up with grief; God Is sun TO the face
deluged with ra-'JosePh Roux.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-08

Command yoarsslL " you would
command otherA Pa
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-10
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
Nc. Copeland and Joseph Swisshelm, at
Sinking Spring, o., under the firm name
OF Copeland y Swisshelm, has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent, All
persons indebted to said firm are hereby
notified that their accounts are now due.
and are requested to make settlement at
once, as it is desired to close the books
as soon as possible We wish to urge
upon you the imperative necessity of
giving this matter your immediate at
tention. Payments may be made to
either member of aforesaid firm. who will
receipt for same, as the right to use firm
name by either has been retained for the
purpose OF closing up the business but
for no other purpose.
While the dissolution has been made
as aforesaid, the business will be contin-
ued at the old stand with increased IA
cilities, and the purchasing member, Nc.
Copeland will spare no pains to make
you welcome to his store and see that.
you are fairly treated and get value re-
celved Tor your money every time.
In his thanks for past patronage, he is
joined by Joseph Swisshelm, the retiring
member, and with hopes Of your con.
tinuance of the same with the new old
merchant, they are,
Yours very truly, Nc. COPELAND.
March Z, 1892. JOS SwIssHELM.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-10
The G., P. & v. R. 4.

Our usually placid and urbane neigh.
Dor Of the Gazette seems to have had it's
temper ruffled in some way by the au-
thorities of the Coats, Pants & Vest Rail.
road, to judge by an editorial of last
week. Whether the editor had been re.
fused a pass or not we do not venture to
opine but evidently there has been
ruction of violent nature within his
tender bosom.
The "littic road" has been vast ben.
eft to our community in freeing us from
the extortions of the Bumptious and
Obnoxious South. Western Railroad
and its forbears, which held a monopoly
on the traffic of Hillsboro prior to the
construction of the present G., P. & v.
Ten years ago the local agent OF the B.
& o. said that if their road could exact
the same freight rates as before the
building of the Narrow Guage he would
take in twenty-five thousand dollars a
year more than his receipts then amount.
ed to. OF course the amount would be
much greater now than when he made
this statement. The "little road' has
saved to this community by the reduc
ton of freight rates three times the
amount of its first cost and its last cost
too-of sad memory-already and will
continue to do us like good so long as it
continues to be operated. 1t pays for
losses on its line whether it is solvent or
not, whilst the B. & o. has to be sued
for losses, as witnessed in the present
court docket and other cases where the
loss was too small to employ an attorney ;
it brings freight as promptly from Gin.
cinnati as does the big road it charges
no higher rates and shippers can as
safely trust their goods to it's care as to
that of corporation which, having a
regular attorney in every county seat,
can appeal cases to the higher courts
and beat claimants who do not choose to
throw good money after bad by fighting
small claims through "to the end OF the
law"
1t is true that the present manager of
the c., P. & V. would be we'll adapted to
position on the Bumptious Road but
we can't always have things run here as
We hope to have them in that bright
land, where our style of locomotion will
be more independent, but if the editor
OF the Gazette ever wishes to avail him
self of wings he will have to learn to
control that fiery, untamed temper of
his and take the News. HERALD as a
bright example of patience under afflic.
ton, contumely and unjust persecution.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-10

There is supposed to be an ordinance
in effect here prohibiting the opening of
saloons on Sunday, but there seems to
be several cracks still open through
which the initiated can crawl when they
want to partake of some slight beverage.
On last Sunday John Madden, driver
for Mr.. I. H. Quinn, presumably found
one of these cracks, for during the after
noon he became hilariously drunk with
disorderly symptoms. He happened to
come in contact with young colored
boy, named Arthur -Kittrell, during his
period of exhilaration and used him
pretty roughly. Kittrell retaliated by
throwing brick at Madden with such
good aim that it caught him just oyer
the ear and brought him to the ground.
An ugly cash was made in his head but
nothing serious will result. A warrant
is out for Kittrell, but he has not yet
been apprehended.