Evening journal., 1894-09-11
AUTHORITIES CLASHED.
Mississippi State Officers Charg-
ed With Counterfeiting.
WILL ARREST GOVERNOR STONE.

The Federal Government Disputes the
States Right to Issue the 100000 In
Warrants Recently Sent oat-Auditor
Stone Gave Bail.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 1i.-w Warrants
were sworn out for the arrest Of the fol-
lowing state officers Of Mississippi; J. M
Stone, governor; W. W. Stone, auditor
and J. J. Evans, state treasurer.
William ] Burns, special agent OF
the secret service bureau at Washington,
who has been here for the past two months
working ON tho special warrant case,
made afildavlts before Commissioner L.
i. Moseley charging them with violating
section $3.50 Of the revised statutes Of the
United States Ia issuing the 5000, 600 in
Mississippi special warrants, charged to
he In the slmilitude OF the United States
currency. Tho warrants wore placed In
the hands Of United States Marshal J.
MNoealy.
Auditor Stone appeared before the com
missioner and en- iered into personal recbQ-
nlzanoe Of 81, 600 for his appearance at
the November term Of tho federal court,
waving examination. The warrants have
not been served on Governor Stone, who
WAS officially engaged, nor on State Treas
uror Evans, who is out Of tho city. They
will DO surved on the governor today and
ON the treasurer when he returns.
Illegal Issue of Money
The affidavit contains three charges,
covering each Of the three denominations
Of warrants, with Photographic print Of
both front and back OF tho Same The
charges alleRe that on tho 18TH day Of
june tho aforesaid mentioned state on
cials did unlawfully and foloniously at
jackson, Miss, and not by direction of
| any proper of Ger Of tho United States
print, photograph, make and oauso to be
printed, photographed and made certain
/ Photographic print and impression Of tho
| likeness OF national bank currency of said
United States Then follows tho donomi-
nation Of tho warrants, with Photographic
print Of It's face and bnuk
The papers wero prepared by District
| Attorney Leo and Assistant District Attor-
ney Henry. The state officials have boon
expecting those proceedings for several
| days and were not therefore the least sur
prised when served They appear not at
| oil disturbed and are sanguine of the sue
4 eessful termination Of the issue.
The warrants werc issued In accordance
| with an act pnssod by tho last legislature
| making it Tho official duty Of these offl-
| curs TO execute the snme. The act pro-
vides for 5000, 600 in these warrants in
denominations Of flves, tens and twenties
These arc redeomablo on Jan. l. 1896 and
bear interest at the ratio Of per cent per
annum and are receivable at any time for
oil dues by the state prior to the date
without interest. Their issuance was rom
dered necessary BY aldefciency inths state
treasury, and tho legislature chose this
means Of providing for itl over the pro-
tests OF the state oitioars, who argued for
m issue Of bonds Ia their stehd
Henatsrs Retained ns Counsel.
The frht demand made by the United
States government was a fow days ago,
| when Special Officer Burns demanded the
cancelled plates from which the warrants
| were printed. His demand was refused
He wired the result 70 Washington and
received instructions to swear out war
rants for the arrest Of the officials.
Governor Stene was seen and said
she state officials had no purpose 30 vio-
late any United States law, and that he
did not believe that such law had beon
| violated; that tho matter was now to
come before court for which he had the
greatest respect and In which he had the
utmost confidence IIo did not, therefore,
care to publicly discuss the matter.
United States Senators G. y. George
and A. J. McLaurln and ex- Chief Justice
j. A. y, Campbell have beon retained by
| the state officials 70 defend them.