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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
GOVERNOR OATES
Says Alabama Democracy Is in Favor of Sound Money-He Proved the Truth of
 This Assertion Last Year.

Washington, June 5.-(Special Dis patch to the Baltimore Sun.)-Governor Oates of Alabama, who is in the city, says that Alabama is for sound money. "The silver movement" he said, has not made much progress in the state. l have heard of the organization of two or three silver clubs. but beyond this the silver men are doing very little. MT. Johnston, who was my opponent for the gubernatorial nomination and who made his campaign as an advocate of free coin age is at the head of the silver party in the state 1 have no doubt, however, that when a year shall have elapsed and the election shall have been held, Alabama will be found maintaining her position as a sound money state. There has been a great change of sentiment in the state regarding this question. All the leading daily newspapers are for sound money, and 1 find most of the thinking men, both in the towns and the rural districts, are taking a similar view of the matteR l discussed the fal- lacy of the free coinage proposition in at least 100 speeches during the cam paign and I am still doing what I can to combat the spread of the doctrine.
 q think that If all that is said by the silver men were true they could not have selected more inopportune time for the agitation they have precipitated than the present. In the face of an overwhelming democratic defeat and with absolutely no prospect of success, these southern free silver democrats are making a fight that can only result in dividing the party. This Is to me one of the worst fea- lures of the silver movement It is con- ceded by the silver men themselves that they have no chance of accomplish ing anything, and yet men who consider themselves democrats are doing all they can to make it impossible for the party to accomplish anything. In some of the states, like Illinois, the silver men are in- tent upon holding conventions and in adopting resolutions. while the sound money men are content to let them go ahead and say nothing themselves.
 If this continues it is within the range of possibilities that the silver men may capture the national democratic conven- tion and insist upon the insertion of a free coinage plank in the national plat form. There could, in my opinion, be but one result from this action. The republi- cans would declare in favor of sound money and in the use of both gold and silver so far as it can be used upon a parity, and would sweep the country. I believe that many democrats, rather than vote for free coinage, would vote the re- publican ticket, and many of them would refuse to vote at all. This is what the.
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take the testimony in the impeachment proceedings against Judge of Probate Robinson of this county, will enter upon the examination of witnesses at once. The testimony will be taken here, and will be ready by June 20, the day set fon the trial before the supreme court. Great interest is manifested in this case, and the people of Lee are eagerly awaiting the outcome, The proceedings are great topic of conversation, as this is the county seat and the home of Judge Robinson.
 MT. Arch w. Griffin, one of our best known business men, aged 36 years, was stricken with apoplexy this morning at 7 o'clock and died at 10. The deceased weighed 260 pounds, and was a perfect picture of health. He was to have been married tomorrow evening
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 The Reform Advocate notes the storm in and around Wetumpka of last Sunday as follows: The serenity and beauty of last Sunday was disturbed by a sudden and destructive rain and wind storm. The wind came on with terrific roar as if all the imps of Hades were loose and descending on the town. A number of trees were torn up and broken off. The walls to the Crommelin warehouse were completely demolished on the west side, followed with a terrific crash. pr. Jud- kins had his buggy all smashed to pieces and his horse nearly killed by a falling tree. MT. Thomas had COW killed on his place. We hear of other very mirac- ulous stories told of the queer freaks of the wind.
 The Opelika Evening News tells of the sudden death of townsman as follows: MT A. W. Griffin, who kept the saloon on, the south corner of South Railroad and Tallapoosa streets, was attacked by stroke of apoplexy that resulted in his death at 9:50 in a little less than two hours. DTS Glass and Mccoy were sum- moned at the beginning of the pain, but every effort to relieve him proved use less. The remains were carried to La Fayette this afternoon for interment. The deceased was enkaged to be married in a short while.
 The Oakman News tells of the free use of a pistol by a negro miner at Pat ton mines. It says: Will Webb, colored, who has been at work at Patton mines for several years, went down to Blue Creek mines last night and got into a difficulty with another colored fellow, which ended in Webb shooting three men. We have not learned whether ei- ther was fatally wounded or not
 Bird stories are in order The Oakman News comes to the front with the first of the season, and 1t runs as follows: One morning last week a partridge flew into the house at the Halbrook hotel. Mrs. Halbrook took the bird captive and tied a bow of ribbon around it's ueck and Set 1t free. She wants to know If any one captures it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

China is a pure silver country, and illustrates what trouble the single sill yer standard causes. It has it's Shang- hai tael, but it can't crow over its mone- tary policy. The money unit in China is the silver tael, but there are two taels. There is the Shanghai tael and the Haik- wan tael The first is tliat used in trade, while the latter is the customs tael. onsul-General Denny says: ''The value of the tael varies in the different parts of China, and every part has two taels, one being the government or Haikwan tael, in which all duties have to be paid, and the other the market tael, the former exceeding the latter by some Il per cent" The >Shangai tael has steadily declined for three years. As compared to the American gold dollar, it was worth on the 1st of January, 1892. S102, and it declined month by month until on the 1st of April. 1885, it was worth G5 cents. The government tael also de- clined in the same ratio. We don't want any of China in ours.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining its business office, where daily papers from all east ern, southern, western and northern points will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public. Papers from the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charles ton, Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Gin cinnati Louisville, St. Louis. Nashville, Chattanooga. Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named.
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
FLORENCE.
Wholesale Departure of Teachers-Good
 Appropriation for Public Schools.

Florence, June 7.-(Special Correspond ence)-The entire faculty of the State Normal school, with the exception of President J. K. Powers, left the city this week for their annual vacation. Prof c. B. Van Wei went to Chicago, Miss Beald to Norfolk, Va, Miss De Voc to Lyons, N. Y, Mrs. Harding to Shreveport. La. Prof M. c. Wilson to Russellville, Ala, Professor Dinwiddie to Virginia and Mrs. Erskine to St. Louis. Professor Powers, with several of the teachers, will attend the National Educational association at Denver and the Alabama association at Talladega.
 The annual conference of the Woman's Missionary society for the Florence dis trict will meet in the Methodist church in Cherokee on June 28. Mrs. .Anson West of Decatur, the president of the confer enee society, will preside. Delegates will be in attendance from all of the auxiliary societies in the district.
 The city council has appropriated $250O for the public schools of the city for next year This appropriation, added to the available school fund will insure the maintaining of the schools next session at the present high standard of excel lence.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

The swallow-tail coat is now in vogue, and it is we'll to know how 1t originated. Our forefathers wore lohg-tail coats that came we'll down in front. The only means of locomotion in those days was on horseback Our forefathers were very tidy in their dress. and they noticed that when they reached the house where the party was being given that the tails of their coats had become soiled by touch ing the back of the horse. So they cut out their coats in front and sewed on two buttons behind by which the tails could be tied up. They wore these coats when going to party, and hence they were called dress coats.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
TO CALAMITY HoW1ERs. :,

In 1893 at this time the net gold ex- portation from January 1 was $62, ,000,- 900, and it was $SS, ,OOO, 900 in 1894 In 1895 thus far it is only $12, 100000.
 John Jarrett, Secretary of the Tin Plate Association. reports that "all the tin plate mills of the country are crowd ed with orders, and "are running to their full capacity"
 The semi-annual dividends paid out in Boston on the 1st of June aggregated $6.OO0,O00, or $1O00O0O more than were paid out in June last year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

The most intelligent men among the 16 to 1 advocates admit that such course would be an experiment, and might result in bringing this country to the single silver standard, but they say even five do come to the silver stand ard it will help us in our trade with for eign countries. But let us see about that. We export about $1,000,00O,000 worth of stuff every year Great Britain takes one-half, and the remainder is divided up among Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Chile, etc. Now, thesa countries mentioned have fixed currencies-that is they use gold and sil- yer just as we do. They are not like Chi ma, that has a fluctuating silver cur rency, with it's government tael and its market tael If then practically all of our trade is conducted with countries that have a fixed currency, is 1t not to our interest to maintain fixed currency also?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
INCREASING orTRRENCY.

The report of the comptroller of the currency for June shows the total amount of money in circulation on June on May 1 and 1875, ,e69, 401 on June 1, 1894. The circulation per capita has in- creased from $22.97 May 1 to $23.02 on June 1. During the month the following changes are noted: Gold coin increased S65s,905, subsidiary silver $133.477. curren- cy certificates, act of June s, 1872, $10. 950,0O0, and national bank notes S1.S19,- 265. Standard silver dollars decreased $601,19 gold certificates $211, 40. silver certificates. I,662 100, treasury notes. act of July Il, 1890, s3.ss5. .693. and United States notes $455.S73. The total amount of money in circulation on June l, com pared with the previous month, shows an increase of $6, 745. .402. The total amount of gold in the treasury. of gold certif cates outstanding and of new gold owned by the government on May and June 1 is shown as follows:
 May 1. June 1. Gold coin........ :. $S9 954 14O $94, ,26S. .611 Gold bullion.. ..., 50O44014 53.425, ,367 Total gold. -. $1S9, ,99S, ,154 $147, ,6SS, ,97S Gold certificates
 outstanding. .. 4S751 POS S,539, ,569 As compared with June l. 1894, the net gold owned by the treasury on June 1, 1885, has increased $20, 456, 142.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

All of the 5000 Confederate soldiers who lie buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Chicago, were privates. It is very ap- propriate that the figure that caps the monument should be that of private. fac simile of this figure, in plaster of Paris, was brought to Birmingham dur ing the reunion last year, and is still in the Winnie Davis wigwam. It is. of he- roic size, and the artistic touch was that of a master hand. One foot is advanced as If on the march. On the face is look of determination. yet melancholy has set it's seal as if in anticipation of the downfall of the Lost Cause.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

President Cleveland yesterday set at rest all guesses, speculation, etc, by the appointment of Attorney-General Olney to be Secretary of State, and Judge Jud- son Harmon of Ohio to be Attorney General. The first appointment was no surprise. but the latter is something new under the sun" Illinois wanted the place for Judge Moran. but Ohio seemed to be the lucky possessor of a man whom President Cleveland considered best fit- ted for the position.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

silver agitation means to the democratic party It is no time for such an agita- tion and the sooner the democrats of the south find it out the better
 Tn Alabama the democrats have al ready discovered that the silver move ment can only lead to defeat, and they will have little to do with it. In addi- ton, our business Is improving, our crops promise well, and a general prospect of prosperity is having the effect of causing men to declare in favor of the present monetary system My own position upon the question is that silver should be used as literally as possible without de- preciating the value of the currency and without driving gold out of the country.
 "One phase of the matter to which l have called the attention of many south ern people is the utter absurdity of supposing that free coinage can help the south We have no silver in the south. None of our people, unless they melt up their old spoons and silver plate, have enough silver to get a single dollar from the hints should they be thrown open to the holders of silver bullion. The only way the new silver dollar could get into circulation in the south would be in eX- chage for something we have there for sale The silver mine owners of the west and the holders of silver bullion, both in this country and abroad, would be vastly benefited, but the people without silver would find that they could not get hold of any more of the new dollars than theS can of the present"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

Gen. Wade Hampton says the privates of the Confederate army were not re- sponsible for the war. Yet they voted for delegates to the secession conven- tions that carried their States out of the Union. What he probably meant was that the leaders of the South swept away the judgment of the people and hastened the war by their fervid eloquence. It is probably fact that the Southern people look more to their leaders for advice and guidance than do the people of any other section. Has the South always had safe leaders? Have we safe leaders now?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

Rg-The present management Of the AGE-H ERALD has no claim CTS prior to February 11th, 1S06. Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been sold and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

The influence of the United States upon the Central American Republics is very apparent. As trade increases these States will be inclined to adopt our plan of govI ernment They will combine in a union of States. and form a strong and stable government. Then they will adopt our financial policy and establish sound currency. It is painful to think of what would have been the result if this coun- try had never formed union and each State had remained separate and dis tinct There would have been wars with, in and without.
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Illinois. Now you see it and now you don't. It is generally conceded by req sonable observers that Altgeld's silver convention was a failure and that some members thereof made asses of them selves. The Democracy of Illinois is for sound money. Read the testimony.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society

Industrial and Scientific society will be held in the office of the Tennessee Goal, Iron and Railway company, 1916 Morris avenue, Birmingham, Ala. at p. m.. on Saturday, June 8. 1895. Election of off, cers for 1895. EUGENE A. SMITH,
 6-6-2t thus sat Secretary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

The Chilean Minister at Washington has further explained the action of his government in establishing itself on gold basis. Chile has adopted gold as the standard of value, the same as in ths United States, but continues the use Of silver. All the outstanding bonds and loans are payable in gold. This new move will insure a stable currency. IL is not expected that gold will circulate much in ordinary commercial transac-. tions. Silver will be the medium together with bank notes issued substantially upon the United States system. To carry out the provisions of the new law, the Pres ident of Chile is authorized to sell some of the nitrate bonds to procure the com necessary to retire the paper money.l Silver will be legal tender up to $50. In sums exceeding that will be exchage- able at the hints for gold at it's market va he
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
Free Silver in Convention.
Times-Herald.

Dismal as were the prospects of MT, Hinrichsen's free silver convention at Springfield, reality proved even more dismal Instead of representative gath ering of democrats of Illinois, the body was composed exclusively of a coterie of
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county jail. There was no appeal from the decision of the judge, and the rev erend gentleman had to serve out his time, much to his surprise and mortih- cation
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Governor Oates draws the picture of Alabama's position on the currency question very correctly. The Governor will generally be found to be pretty cor rect in his estimates of men, measures and conditions
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

It is very gratifying news that comes from London to the effect that young MT. Cory, born in that city, will not be vaccinated, in spite of the order of the Lord Mayor and all his constabulary. Young Cory has been decided upon by the press of Alabama as future Pres ident of the United States, and the news papers do not want any man for Pres ident who has been inoculated with the poisonous virus of vaccine or of free sil-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08

It is asserted on good authority that the Populists of this State-all of whom are very strong for 16 to 1-are going to run Hon. James A. Maxwell of Tuslla- loosa for Governor next time under the free silver flag.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
A Little Trouble, But Don't Amount to
 Much,

Much.
 Washington, June 6-(Special to Mont gomery Advertiser )-Governor Oates is in town today, and hungry correspond ents are charging him for political talk. Asked about Alabama and political affairs generally, he said to the Adver- tiser correspondent: There is some little trouble on the surface in Alabama, chiefly about Birmingham, but 1t will not amount to much I regard Alabama today as the SureSt sound money state in the south, and concerning her credit, I met a prominent New York banker to- day who said that among bankers and capitalists in New York Alabama stood in their confidence at the head of the list of southern states in that they had no fear that she would succumb to the wild free silver heresy." Of national poli- tics Governor Oates said that should the national platform have a 18 to 1 plank there would be no solid south. The northern democracy would desert us and the democratic party would be destroyed. Speaking of the pending contests in Kentucky and other states, he deprecat- ed party division in advance of the out come of the next congress. He said such strife was merely aiding the enemy and destroying the party. Governor Oates leaves for Montgomery in the morning. his stay being brief owing to commencement and other engagements in Alabama.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
MIR. W. P. G. HARD1Ne,s VIEWS.

The New York Herald of the 9th con tains the following expression from Bir- mgham
 To the Editor of the Herald:
 Believing that the prosperity of a country depends to a great extent upon the stability of it's money, l have never been impressed by the spacious argu ments of the advocates of free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, nor have 1 been swerved from my convictions by the plausible fallacies of Coin" and others who see in free coinage remedy for all financial ills.
 Free coinage at 16 to 1, a ratio utterly at variance with actual values, would inevitably result in the disappearance of all gold and gold notes from circulation, leaving only silver and currency based upon that metal Our history from 1792 to 1873 shows conclusively that a Yaria- tion between the commercial and coin -age ratios of less than 14 of 1 per cent was sufficient to retire from circulation whichever metal that was undervalued. With how much more certainty then, would variation of 90 per cent cause the underValued gold to seek shelter i'll other countries?
 I believe that the silver sentiment in the Southern States. which threatened for time to sweep everything before it. is on the wane. The effect of the organization of the sound money ele- menus IS DeBlnnHB to De lelt, dhu tlle convincing object lessons of the Hast ninety days, such as the sharp rise in values of stocks and commodities have brought back to the sound money fold many who were beginning to become enamored of free silver ideas.
 Let these improved conditions con tinue, and the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 idea will soon sleep by the side of the greenback ragbaby of twenty years ago. Unsound theories. like noxious weeds grow rank in dark days of de- pression but perish under the sunlight of returning prosperity.
 W. P. c. HARDING.
 Cashier Berney National Bank.
 Birmingham, Ala, June l, 1S95
 Debs complained about being denied the right of trial by jury, yet he was treated as other citizens are treated. Contempt of court is regarded as very serious offense in the eyes of the law and judges are given extraordinary power in such cases. A circuit court judge illustrates the matter by relating ain incident that occurred not long since in an adjoining county. A countryman was on trial for some offense. He was a member of Rev. MT. A. s church. MT A. believed in looking after his flock in their temporal as well as spiritual affairs, so he sat down and wrote a let ter to each one of the jurors, asking accused This coming to the knowedge of the judge he at once sentenced Mr. A. to five days imprisonment in the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
OPELIKA.

Ready for Testimony in the Judge Robinson
 Impeachment Case.
 Opelika, June 7.-(Special Correspond cnce) )--Mr. Sayre of Montgomery, who has been agreed upon by both sides to
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD.
FRANK P. oBRIEN, Editor and Proprietor
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