Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1895-05-09
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MAsnrxoroE. May 8. 1895.

WASHINGTON, May ., 1000.
The British nag has been hauled down
and ,he troops withdrawn from Corinto,
San Salvador, the smallest Of the Central
American States, having pledged her credit
that fifteen days after the withdrawal OF
the English $4,000 shall bc paid 10 the
"Old Lady Of Thresdneedle" street, Lon
don.
The Administration has been subject 70
much abuse for not interfering In Nicara-
qua, and Senator Morgan in an interview
published in the Star and Flashed over the
county INDUCED 10 very bitter criticism
of Mr.. Bayard and over his shoulders OF
the State Department. That "age has
not cooled the Douglas blood" is evident,
tor Senator Morgan is ready TO fight be.
fore tie English flag shall wave over one
foot Of American soil, be II in North or
South America, and he says nine.tenshs OF
the people Of the country would fight with
him. That the little States of South and
Central America expect 10 be protected by
their big sister of the North is certain, and
they act like little boys who sass" tEeir
teacher and then run TO their big brother
for safety.
The President is still at Woodley and
has had his portrait painted by al artist
from Detroit for Don Dickinson, but has
taken time to write letter to Gov. Stone,
of Mississippi, that is going to give those
oflice-holders who crticise the Admins
tration some uneasiness. OF course the
financial question was discussed, and when
or where is il not? Ali over the West
and South conventions are being held and
resolutions passed urging free coinage or
bimetallism.
Cook county, Ill the stronghold Of the
Illinois Democracy, in C INVENTION passed
she following resolution by q vote of 726
H. %:
Resolved, by the Democracy OF Cook coun-
", that we demand the immediate restoration
OF the free and unlimited coinage of gold and
silver nj the present legal ratio OF Ii to ], as 1t
existed prior 10 1873, without waiting for the
aid or consent of any other nation, such gold
and silver coin 10 be fun legal tender for all
debts public and private"
For a long time this ratio of Is to ! was
as Greek 80 me, but upon inquiry found
that the original Of the silver dollar, or
"dollar Of our daddies," was the Spanish
eeEre6lRus6 r III" G6l0 hifA ff 0ff thksoafg
than one hundred years before the Decla-
ration Of Independence. When IN 17g2 q
mint and system of coinage was established
the law ordained that coins of gold. silver
and copper should be struck. Gold eagles
containing 2i7 grains of pure gold; half
eagles and quarter eagles 80, 5 and $3.50
piecesE silver dollars, each 20 be of value
of the Spanish mille6 dollar, and that the
proportionate weight of the silver coins TO
gold ones should be as Is 10 /. These sill
yer dollars as fast as coined, however,
were sent TO the West Indies by specula-
tors who bought the much worn Spanish,
took them to the mint 70. recoinsge and
made handsome profit To stop this
traffic in the national currency Jefferson
in 1905 ordered the coinage OF silver dol.
lars stopped, and the order remained in
force until 1896.
Sec'v Carlisle will soon leave for Ten
nessee and Kentucky. where LIE will de-
liver three speeches on the financial ques
ton. Sec'y Hoke Smith has just returned
from trip much better of than when he
went, for he brought back check for thir-
ty thousand dollars, his fee in a railroad
SUIT
Justice Jackson has arrived and the In
come Tax case will be argued before afull
bench
The President has not yet named the
Deputy Comptroller Of the Treasury in
place of Mansur. Among the persons
spoken Of is John NJ. Dent, of Maryland.
Civil Service.C ommissione Roosevelt has
resigned TO accept, with Col. Fred Grant,
the place of Police Commissioner of New
York Much regret is felt at Mr. Rose.
velts departure, as he is aI out and out
civil service man, and has the courage of
his convictions Mr.. Lyman. :he Repub.
lican Commissioner. has been asked to re-
sign. so the board win be reorganized.
The appointment Clerk Of the Treasury,
Major kuiz. Of Pa, has been transferred 10
the rsiat at Philadelphia, but his successor
has rot been namSd. Brig. Gent Casey,
who has charge of she Public Buildings
and grounds, having reached the age of
sixty-four. must be retired and younger
man take his place
The clear warm weather of the past few
days has given an impulse to all oat door
sports. COLTS much effected. Il new
game which, in the words of an Oxford
Professor, consist in putting little balls
into little holes with an instrument very
lily adapted tor the purpose"
The local Golf club here is male nm Of
the smart set and has pretty club house
and quite a good size link coufse NJ RIOS.
lyn in Virginia.
Society M gone mad on wheels and
ypure men and old men and women ride
bicycles Parties are made no for outings
In he country with Woodley Lans, Inn or
some OF the many handsome suburban
houses the rendezvous.
The younger women wear boomers and
people who ten years ago stopped 20 stare