The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-27
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| WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE DoANo
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| Christopher Columbus 10 in Wash
Iineton. Not the discoverer Of Amer
lea. bu. his descendant, the Duke OF
Verapns, who is in America IS the
especially invited aod honored gaes'
Of the United States, for the purpose
Of attending TIE opening Of the 20
lambian Exposition held in honor OF
his illu.trioas ancestor. The Duke
and his party, in charge Of Comman
/ der Dickens. U. S. n, who is de.
tailed fer the purpose Of looking Of
ter the comfort of the paftv, arrived
hero late Saturday evening, and
went at once to tina hotel at which a
magnificent suite of thirteen rooms
bad been engaged for them, and over
which the Sparis flag will ny during
their stay in This city. Yesterday
they attended divine service at ST.
Matthews church. and this afternoon
special reception wss held in their
honor b. President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, aud tonight nusical enter
taiameDt At the residcnce OF Senator
Brioe. Tsmol row will be devoted to
sight. It the National Capital, IL.
oluding historic Mount Vernon, an6
Wednesday the Duc.l party will
90 to New York with President
Cleveland, Mrs. Cleveland and the
cabinet, where they will see the great
naval review from the deck Of the o..
s. S. Dolphin. The Duke and his
wife and daughter express them.
selves ~ being delighted with Amer
lea and with the more than cordial
reception which has been given them
IN New York and Washington, the
only two cities they have yet visited.
Prompt and decisive action on the
part Ut President Cleveland and his
cabinet carried the country safelv
through what ct one period of last
week looked very much like finan-
cial crisis. The free gold was ex.
tausted and the confused demand
for gold for export brought the sd.
ministration face to face with the
question of whether bonds should be
sold or = portion Of $4,000 900
gold reserve fund should be used to
redeem notes presented to the Treas.
arv. Under the law gold might
have been refused for Treasury notes
they being pay able in coin, but az 1t
had been the practice Of the depart
ment to redeem these notes with
gold 1t Was thought that it might
hpvs = bad effect to discontinue the
practice just now, so it WAS decided
to use . portion OF the reserve fund
aud $4,000, 900 of it was used; but it
vas onlv for single day. Now,
the treasury has replaced what 1t
used from the Ia nd and has besides
enough gold to meet Ill demands,
for the present at least. Public
opinion, rs represented in Washing
ION, 10 With President Cleveland in
The behalf that 30 long as there Is
<nown to be more than go. OOO, 600
IN gold jn the United States. there is
40 necessity for the government to
sell bonds to procure gold, and az
for using = part Of the gold that is !
what it was accumulated for. and
many prominent democrats do DOT
hesitate to say that it shoald be used
II necessary, until it becomes appa-
rent that it will be exhausted, before |
bonds should be issued. The pres.
ent Indications are that the Treasury
will soon have plenty of gold, 40
bankers, pai tloularly in the West
md South, are placing toeir gold at
Is dispossl, and visitors to the
" orld's Fair will soon turn stream
If European gold cur way.
Ex-Congrsssman Vance, Of Con.
leotica', while on = flying visit to
v ashinston. dropped some pleasant
democratic news concerning his
tate, which. although regularly cast-
ng its electoral vote for q denocratI
o the u. S. Senate. Mr.. Vance saws
be Legislative to be elected this
ear will be democratic ana that /,
'latt will be succeeded BY a demo-
rat, and his friends add, chs name
j Bob Vance," l..
The weather has been unusuallvI
Dol this spring. bat there 10 no COM p
srieon between the weather aud the d