Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-14

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Vermont dinsd In The Morton ye<ter-
day. He vss In company, sfth Otto
kirchncs and John Bisseii, two dis
tinguished Detroit lswyerS The party
had been north for = couple Il weeks
whipping the stresms fos trout The,
arrived In Grand Rapids 81 doom over
driven u The Morton. Ex- Senator
Edmunds has aged pero<ptlbly dsring
the past few years He hair and beard
are almost ~ white - the drifsed snow
banks II his native stats. Yesterday
he wore light sait VI clothes. = soft
hat and sack coat HE face was as
brown a. q berry from the continued
exposure during has search for tbs pretty
but willy trout
But even il senator Edmunds has
grown old. has heart has not grown oold-
lie IL still the same genial and warm.
hearted companion Although he had
lees than AZ hour and q half in the city.
and his dinper To be eaten during that
time. he received the newspaper men
Who called upon him - cordially and as
ahsbly 40 II he intended 10 be ia the
city month. and exp.ctea 10 require
their services IN order 70 make life en-
durable.
The senator discussed politics. finance.
trout fishing and other subjects during
the brief interval Of time that he wss
able To devote To the reporters. He adj
mitted that his financial notions might
be peculiar 10 himself. but owing 10 the
fact that the democrats have control
Of both houses he did not
expect them to have very great
weight with the administration
in shaping its policy. Ia politics lie was
still hopeful. aud believed that the sen
timent of tho people would be turned
from the principles of democracy and
that the country would again go repGb
lican in 1886. Senator Edmunds left
for Detroit on the / D ID. l. a y. train.
and will go from there 10 his home in
Vermont.
Il cant for the life Of me see wha,
makes the public 80 timid." said X X
Blacker 81 Manistee. ex-secretary Of
state. in The Morton last night Every
man that has dollar in bank seems
possessed 81 a fear that he is going To
lose il. There IL really no occasion for
any such alarm. The banks on the
whole are in excellent condition. Ever
since Zimri Dwigeins tlossomed as a
has been suspicious Of the whole fnan.
cial system. Thousands Of dollars are
being withdrawn from circulation be
cause the owners imagine that the banks
are unsafe and liable to 60 under an,
hour. Under such circumstances. |
should not be surprised II We did end IN
panic. was in Detroit during the
run on the Peoples bank there. 1t was
very lively for time and the bank had
trouble in allaying the fears O! the de.
| positors: but there is no question that IL
can pay every cent that is due. You
can't make bowling mob OF men
and women believe al. however. II they
have any money at stake. The Detroit
banks have combined for the purpose of
self-protection. and will probably have
no further trouble. IL is difficult
thing for a bank To stand an unexpecf
| ed run. When il is prepared for il. il is
| a different thing. We had little ex
citement at Manistee; but the banks were
| open as long AZ there was anybody in
line and paid the certificates The gen
eral uneasiness. however. is bad for the
country
The American people worry too
| much said DIR. John Il. Graham Of
Il "
''That's trife saying; but il il true
| I'm surprised that the average man hives
AS long AS ne does. He frets away all
his energy over the inconsequeniial
things Of life. An American is always
in a hurry; always on the run; always
looking for some disaster that never
happens. No other people in the world
dissipate their vital forces as do the
Americans. IL we would all take life a
little cooler he less hurriedly ambitious
and less nervously apprehcnsive. we
would live longer. be infinitely happier
and accomplish just as much in the
end. But there is something in the
American nature which is antagonistic
10 life OF quietude and repose. Your
Yankee cant rest. His nature abhors
il and rebels at the very thought o;
such thing.
1T is hard matter to find any en-
couragement in the present state 81 the
iron market" said II. H. Noble If Elk
Rapids in The Morton last night. Mr..
Noble Is vice president and general man
ager OF the Elk Rapids Iron company.
one OF the largest concerns Of its kind in
the north. Il think the present state os
the market is due largely TO over pro
ducfion," he continued. There is just
as much iron used as there ever was.
but there has been more produced dur.
ing the past two years. do not think
the close condition Il the money market
can be held responsible for il. The iron
market has been dull ever since last fall.
and the furnace men have waited in
vain for sign IL encouragement Many
Of the furnaces have been shut down.
and the outlook is not rcassuripg by any
means.
DIR. Heneage Gibbes Of Ann Arbor.
professor Of pathology in the university
OF Michigan. dined In Swcet's yesterday.
The doctor was ON his way home from a
trout fishing expedition. The are only
two weeks more ~ the present SCENES
ter. said he. MANY Of the classes have
already taken their examination and
completed the years work. The last
two or three weeks Of the summer
semester are usually the hardest and
aud mort trying OF the year. The uni
yersity will graduate a magnificent class
one that every member Of the faculty
is proud Of.
John Garfield. the widely known Man
istee ZIMMERMAN. dincd in The Morton
| yesterday. He WAS accompanied by
Mrs r. II. Eddy and child and Miss
Grace Murray.
{. IL. Thrall. one ~ Big Rapids lead
ing attorneys. Was a guest In The Nor
ton for breakfast yesterday morning.
MogroS-A. A. Bleazby. kalksska:
John llissell, Detroit. W. G. Howard
kslsmazoo; ~ oeer. I.apeer; John Can