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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
UNITED STATES COINAGE LAWS.
From the chicago Record.


At the time of the adoption of the con-
stitution of the United States the money
used as circulating medium consisted of
foreign coins. of which the Spanish -milled
silver dollar was the accepted monetary
unit in commercial circles. In the keep
ing of accounts the English pound and
shilling was used along with the dollar,
but the shilling having different values
in the several states, caused considera,
bic annoyance. The principal coins used
were those issued by England, France,
Spain and Portugal, and they mad a gem
orally uniform valuation throughout the
colonies up to the time the new governs
ment decided to issue national coinage.
The law creating the United States mint
and providing for a national coinage was
passed April 2, 1892. According to its pro-
visions coins were TO be made of gold.
silver and copper. of the denominations
eagles, half-eagles and quarter-eagles, Of
gold; dollars, half-dollars, quarters, dimes
and half-dimes, of silver; cents and halt
cents, of copper. The eagles contained
2471z grains of pure gold, or 30 grains Of
standard gold The other gold coins were
of proportionate weight. The dollar, or
unit" as the statute denominated that
coin, was of the value of the Spanish
milled dollar as then current and it con-
tanned STA grains of pure silver, or 416
grains of standard silver. The big copper
cent contained 264 grains, but was reduced
in weight the following year to 20s grains.
The relative value of the two metals, gold
and silver. was fixed at the ratio of Is to
l. individuals were given the right to
have gold or silver coined at the mint
without charge, though IL the depositor
wished Immediately TO exchange his bull
ion for coin charge Of u per cent. was
deducted from the weight OF the bullion
TO indemnify the mint for the exchange
and for the time required to coin the
metal into money.
These coins, excepting the copper cent
and half-cent pieces, were made legal ten
der in any sum, and it was expressly stat
ed that the money Of account of the
United States shall be expressly in dollars
or units, dimes or tenthS, cents or hun
dredths and mills or thousandths," and
all accounts in the public offices were Or
dered kept in conformity with this reguia-
ton.
Congress soon afterward passed a law
authorizing the director of the mint to
contract for the purchase of not more
than $50 tons of copper for the purpose
Of the one-cent and half cent coinage
and upon the receipt Of copper coin in
the trea sury to the amount Of $4,000 no.
tice was to be given that no other copper
coins should be lawful, and their tender
thereafter would be misdeameanor sub
jecting the holder to tne OF SO
The big copper cents still proved TO be
entirely TOO heavy, and BY presidential
proclamation the weight was reduced IN
1886 TO l6S grains, and that OF the half-cent
proportionatey.
The law creating the mint located # at
the seat of government, which was at that
time in Philadelphia. and subsequent leg
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
HOW DID BRANTLEY ENTER?
DID HE CONE INTO THE NoMINA-
TION THROUGH THE BACK
WINDOWf

This Question AgitnteS the MAIDS OF
the Free SILVER Men of the EIev-
enth. and They Are 10 Meet in
Convention 10 Debate It-hcSuIt
of the y.eetinE Forecast.
Waycross. Ga. July 1.-THE advance
guard OF the free silver leaders OF the
Eleventh district are here tonight. pre-
paratory 20 holding a meeting tomorrow
for the purpose OF eXpressiur JissatIsfac-
tlon al the methods employed by the old
district executive committee in nominal
ing Hon. W. G. Brantley o. GIyan FOR
congress TO succeed Hon. n. O. Turner
Those who arrived tonight are j. z. Till
man Of Brooks. f. H. BWch. candidate
for congress from Dodge; Minis of APP
ping, President johnson, Secretary Brob-
ston. Lewis W. Beach OF the Glynn Sill
yer Club. Tomorrow Other Faleeates will
arrive from Brooks. Lau s. Lowndes.
Wayne. Camden. Telfair .d Pierce
The meeting, which viii be held to-
morrow. can be fOrecasted tO-nIg very
accurately by your correspondent. As TO
the result, il viii probably crys taliZt into
"a request to the state executive commit
tee to investi4ate the methods employed
in the nOmina ion OF Btauuey, ami If IL
was not regular, TO refer the matter
back 10 the voters Of the Eleventh district
back to the voters of the Eleventh dis
trict Interviews with the Delegates here
tonight develops that the sentiment to
bolt which has been rising in the silver
ranks viii be disvOuntendnced by the
leaders in to-morrow's meeting. They
assert their loyalty 10 democracy, and
their desire to stand by the nominee Of
the party. but claim that The action of the
St. Simons convention has aroused so
= fznn he of
pie all over the district, that they found
il necessary to cal the meeting and de-
wise some means to satisfy all the voters.
The opposition is not to Brantiey, but
to the manner of his nomination. lie is
recognized as being on the platform, and
If the matter is referred TO the state
executive committee, and he is declared
nominated in regular manner. it is hop
ed they Will all fall in and support him
without further question
There has been some talk of issuing a
manifesto to the voters but the course
as the result of earnest thought and dis
cussiOn.
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THEY NEVER COME sINGLY.
COIOradO's Miners Having Suffered "A
Flood Now Fenr Famine.

Denver. Col. July Gas a sequence to
the series of cloudbursts there is a new
and serious trouble confronting the peo-
pie. 1t will take a month or even more
for the railroads reaching several Of the
most important mining camps to make
sufficient repairs to enable the running Of
trains.
All Of these camps depend on Denver for
their daily supply of provisions and the
local merchants keep no reserve stocks.
General depopulation of the towns and a
suspension of mining operations until such
time as the railroads are able to care for
the requirements Of the residents Is not
improbable ON Saturday the second
cloudburst overlook several teams that had
been sent into the foothills for the pur-
pose of bringing in the bodies of the dead,
and It was only by shouldering corpses
that the searchers succeeded in regaining
the lower level.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
.,x SOUGHT FOR ny EHE
PEOPLE OF THE NATION

.tntcs want Light IN the
.,.....t of cold. and Gold states
,,,,,t5 see The Arguments az the
.,r Mrn-A south Carolina
,.,...,..r ..herr> The Heart OF Mr..
INN and Ills CO-LabOrers.
..-...--ron. july 27-The demand for
-7 literature ut democratic ana
Do congressional headquarters Is
-...seuted. Siugularly enough the
for sound money literature
f-ou the doubtful middle western
.-.- which the democrats are comment
af rryius-
l. other hand the greatest interest
+.g-u in silver literature in such OF
...--rn states as are believed to be
..-. republican. This is especially
Wv York. Pennsylvania and the
>-.o- ENGLAND states.
s.-.rar Mitchell OF Wisconsin, has been
.,. .,..i,- conspicuous caller at democratic
.-s-.lrtcrs during the past week. Al
rs.t time senator Mitchell was undecided
--.-ba~ he would support the Chicago
-t..-r or not. He is reported to have
s... that DE was elected by gold demo-
-,.,s and that he did not see how he
.o.I8 consistently favor an economic pol
-, contrary to their wishes.
s.rs-o~ Jones of Arkansas, the chair
~, If tine democratic national commit
+ will return to Washington Wlthlh a
fsy DAVIS and this is Interpreted at mead
quarters 10 mean that the Visit Wlu De
~ ia uursuance Of his purpose to es-
f3bIsh himself here during the cam
There is much qualification expressed
o. ~anuhlican headquarters at the receipt
of IL letter from AIR. Miles Hazard, an
extensive rice planter Of Georgetown,
: g i'm which he takes strong ground
against free coinage. 80.
words: ''N hLe free silver vii! increase the
wealth Of silver miners, and more money
r5t suitable to the trade viii be in cir
r,l-ati0u. IL is not going TO benent the
rice planters and sugar planters VINO Will
still have to cope with foreign compeu-
ton which means rice and sugar mace SO
cheap by cheap labor that we cannot cope
with them. For myself, l shall vote for
Mai. Mckinley, as he represents sound
money and protection. We have lived I'M
der H. prospered under it, and know that
there is no experiment Free silver and
free trade does not suit our Industry. 1t
cannot suit the south The day is not
distant when cotton planters will be
forced to ask for protection from the
increased annual shipment of cotton from
Egypt and the factories protection from
the formidable competition that will arise
from Japan and China. These branches
of our southern industries nave
va have. in coping with ia
PANS Chna's and Egypts cheap labor.
Is it prudent for them TO aid in keeping
sound money and protection apartY'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
THE SITUATION IN FLORIDA.
There VIII BE no Bolt and Every
body Is Getting Pleased.

There VIII BE no Bolt and Every
body Is Getting Pleased.
Tampa, Fla, July 27.-since the Chicago
convention politics and political questions
have become the principal topics of con-
versation. Most Of the leading politicians
Of this city were opposed to the silver
plank in the national democratic plat
form. but they have all fallen in line and
are giving the ticket their hearty support.
Some of those who were most prominent
IN their advocacy of sound money are
loudest in their assertions that they were
always friends Of the white metal There
will be no bolt, and the leaders claim the
democratic majority will be larger than
ever before.
The sentiment of the people is very
plaln.y SHOWN by their refusing to sup
port the boiling papers. Before the adop-
uon OF the silver plank at Chicago the
New York World had the largest circula-
uons here of any eastern paper, but since
tnen It's circulation has fallen off about
forty per cent, and the same is true of the
other New York boiling papers.
The division in the republican partv
mas Wldened and there is no prospect of
lhelr getting together. MacFarlain and
GLshoy' tne leaders of the Eagan and lily
Nhlte factions, respectively, are watch
ing every movement of the other The
colored members of the Gunby faction
Mithdrew Friday and formed a separate
organization. So Tampa has the distinc-
non of having an organization known as
the black lily whites
me greatest excitement just now CEN
ters in the contest for county officers he
Iofe the primaries. The hardest fight he
ing made for the offices of clerk of the
circuit court and of sheriff. Gov. Mitchell
anu Deputy Revenue Collector Worth
C1HdldateS for the former and r x
SPENCER and E. T. Kendrick for the lat
,sl. Mr. Worth claims he should have
rpe once because of certain promises
maze. mao by the other factions four years
GOV. Mitchell is expected to-day. when
= u. Is supposed he viii map out his cam
TTiish' and enter into the fight in earnest
,Li are likely TO be some great sur
p'ises Ior the people in the next few days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
ALL ARE ENJOINED.
Judge simonton Steps In ana stops
the rate Wnr.

the Rate War.
Charleston, s. c., July ia special 10
the News and Courier from Flat Rock,
N. c.. says: "A bill in equity was pre-
scented TO Judge simonton to-day asking
an Injunction against the Seaboard Air
Line, Southern railway and all other
roads, enjoining them from continuing
the rate war.
Judge Simonton granted the injunction
enjoining the Seaboard Air Line from
continuing to operate their cut rates and
Commissioner Haines and the other roads
from putting the so per cent. cut into
effect; enjoining all cuts of every descrip-
ton, and requiring all parties to show
cause before him at Greenyile on the
18th proximo why the injunction should
not be made permanent. This stops the
rate war absolutely for the present until
the motion can be heard.
THE bill was presented and motion
made before Judge Smonton by Augustin
T. Smythe of the firm Of Smythe, Lee
4 Frost, Charleston, S. c., who are com
plainants solicitors The bill was filed
in the name OF John II. Averlll, receiver
of the Port Royal and Augusta Railway
Company against the Southern railway.
seaboard Air Line and all other railroads
interested"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
Life story of the salmon.
From Chambers, journal.


In the autumn time, and onward to the
beginning of the next year, the mother
salmon ascends the rivers to deposit her
eggs and thus to secure the continuance
of her race. In connection with this pc
riodical visit or visits to the river must
be mentioned a very curious fact The
idea is entertained very strongly by some
authorities that a salmon invariably re-
turns to its native river or that in which
il was bred. 1t has even been asserted by
fishermen that, when several rivers enter
the sea in one stream Gas at Bonar Bridge
for example). the salmon bred in each
river will pass back into their own wa
ter and Will avoid the strange streams
The late Frank Buckland, a strong be-
lever in this instinct of the fish, regarded
the sense of smell as that which led it
to its native river. Perhaps the truth
Is that for the most part salmon do re-
turn to their own rivers, but that the
practice and habit are not necessarily
invariable. we know the fishes certainly
swim great distances along coastlines
where they are captured In stake and bag
nets, and II may well be the case that
now and then fish will turn into a river
that is near, in preference to seeking its
own and distant water
Arrived in her river. the mother sal
mon begins to scoop out kind of trench
in the gravel Of the stream. This she ef-
fects by blowing into the gravel with
her body. This trench is to be the nur-
sery Of her young. The eggs are laid in
the furrow, and are duly fortified by
the male salmon. Then the trench IS fill
ed in by the efforts OF both parents, the
eggs are covered with gravel, and the
mound thus formed is called. I'm fishers
language, a "redd." How many eggs a
mother salmon will deposit is, Of course,
a dificult question to determine, but a
stock calculation maintains that she pro-
duces about 800 eggs for every pound she
weighs. Each egg in its diameter meas
ures about a quarter Of an inch, and It
IS estimated that $500 eggs go to a gal
lon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
BIG FIRE IN BELFAST.
A aWeII-KnOwn and Large Ship
yard Destroyed

yard Destroyed.
Belfast, July 27.-The great ship build
ing yards of Harland & Wolff, in this
city, were the scene of an extensive con
fagration to-day. Full extent of damage
done is not known, but is believed TO be
heavy. The firm had built several of the
best known of the transatlantic steamers
The yards, with the marine engineer
ing works attached, covered an area Of
eighty acres. The firm employed upward
of 5000 hands, and Shis compulsory idle
ness of so large a number of them will
cause much Inconvenience, if not suffer-
ing, among their families. The yards
were on the admiralty list as suitable for
building vessels for the royal navy. The
fire began early this morning, in the en-
CINE fitting department, and as a high
wind was blowing the flames spread rap
idly, despite the efforts of local firemen
who were greatly assisted in their serv-
ices by workmen in the yard
The fire was communicated to the build
ings in the yard. Harland & Wolff build
tngs in both yards, which were mostly
huge wooden structures, were destroyed.
Immense quantities of valuable machine
ry, now in course q finishing, was
ruined, as were the tools and machinery
belonging to the various shops.
A conservative estimate of loss is 81, 250 =
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
MET AFTER MANY DAYS.
Curious Scene in a London Hotel BE-
tween Two Elderly Americans.


From the London Telegraph.
There was a remarkable scene at a
Northumberland avenue hotel on Thurs
day. 1t seems that party of newly ar
rived Americans. most of them strangers
to each other were sitting at luncheon
and one of them was with an English
friend who had called to see him.
The conversation between the two nat
urally drifted back to the war time. and
the American, who had been a federal, de-
scribed some of his adventures, and how
at one place the opposing soldiers used to
work so near each other in the trenches
that they were able to engage in converse
ton, and surreptitiously exchange tobac-
co and tea-the northerners having plenty
of the latter and none of the former, while
the sOutherners were in exactly in the OPP
posite condition. But, he continued the
most curious "sWoop" he ever made was
a small packet of quinne for a pound of
tobacco to which the confederate added
a curiOusly carved wooden pipe That
pipe he had kept ever since, because he re-
garded it and the tobacco as having saved
his life for some how or other his superior
officer had come to know that he Dossess-
ed a quantity of the weed" and ordered
him TO report himself concerning it. Be
fore he could regain his post a skirmish
occurred, and the man who was in his
very place was killed.
At this point tall, sunburnt American
with white hair and beard, who had been
listening to the other with considera bile
emotion, interrupted with, Excuse me
though / am a stranger to you but didn't
that southerner tell you that the quinine
was for his little daughter who was down
with the fever|'
YES" said the other, and didn't the
northerner say that his little girl was I'll
of fever, too. but he would share her med
icine with the other little one, even with
out the tobacco?'
"Why yes" cried the original nara
tor, Il believe he did, and that was me-"
And | was the southerner," cried the
ether, land here is my daughter. whose
life you helped to save, and here's one of
my grandchildren with her"
The Englishman who was present saws
that there was then such scene of hand
shaking. introductions. and congratula-
tions as must have made people at the
other tables think the company must have
been visitors from Bedlam. The northern
er had also a daughter with him, who is
d widow, and the embrace of the two wo-
men who had never seen each other be-
fore, but whose early lives had so closely
touched, was peculiarly affecting
And to think we should meet each
other so far from home, and in England
too" exclaimed one
"God bless England for it, say l." re-
piled the other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
CHRONICLE CAUGHT FOR LIBEL.
1t Took the Jury Nineteen Hours to
Arrive mt "a Verdict.

San Diego. Cal, July 27.-After deliber-
ating nineteen hours, the jury in the case
Of DR.. J. c. Hearne VS.. NJ. II. Young and
j. f. Blunt returned a verdict, at noon
yesterday, allowing the plaintiff $4,000 and
costs.
The action was brought to recover 800 800
I'm consequence of an article written by
Blunt, the San Diego correspondent of
the San Francisco Chronicle, and pub
Ilshed in that paper Aug. IS, 1894, which
Hearne alleges implicated him in the muir
der of Amos j. Stlllwell. at Hannibal, Mo-,
Dec. %. 1888.
Tho csc viii be anpealed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
WILLIAM HENRY SMITH DEAD.
A Prominent Newspaper Man, Poll
tician and Historian.

Chicago, July 27.--The death of William
Henry Smith at his home in Lake Forrest
occurred at O'Clock Sunday morning
from pneumonia.
Mr.. Smith was for many years general
manager of the Associated Press Under
President Hayes he occupied the position
of collector of customs al Chicago and
proved to be a very efficient official He
was secretary of state of Ohio, and wrote
a history of that state. He was an able
newspaper man, and possessed rare ex-
ecutive abilities He leaves two children
a son and a daughter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
DON'T STOP T0RACCO

Suddenly, TO 90 so Is injurious 10 the nerv-
Gus system Eaco-CurO is the only cure
taat cures while y0g use tobacco. IL is
sofa win Written guarantee that three
boxes WiN cure any case, no matter how
pad Baco-Cur0 is vegetable and harm
less; Il has cured thousands. IL viii cure
you AZ all --uggists 81 per box. 3 boxes
11-- Write or -estimonials and book
.et Eureka Chemical & Mfg. Co. La
E-oz-e. WIS. ana E-s.on. Mazs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
SUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS.
h''-Fwo Per Cent. of the Amount
Allowed VIII Be Paid.

S1ington, d. c., July 27.-Audftor
n. "l" today finished the compiling Of
5'5af bounty claims, They aggre-
s-1... ,a'lS'' ll5.66. There was appropriated
10 pay the bounty on this aggre-
T.. mount The money in hand will
we'd LIT oL the claims filed and
t1.. o- ..,at s,meGt made a few DAYS ago
aqa o.'iy 81 per cent. would be paid vas VS.
cent. Of 4 mis- mistake in confusing the per
claims M 552e'I.y with the aggregate of the
og-a per pound on the sugar claims
l-agd which, with the protection AZ
'ac alai !aW, makes up 90 per cent Of
O. paid Med and allowed, which viii
- commanding ahnut Az -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
CONE OVER INTO MACEDONIA.
me Apostles Cry for Help Sounds
Again to the Christian Nor1d

Try for Help Sounds
Again to the Christian World.
london July 3.-Advices have been re-
Csl'ed here to the effect that he rising in
'l'cedona against the Turkish authori-
yes Is rapidly assuming more than the
1su''ly threatening aspect, and that dis
''.eI''oh Is spreadin in Thessalonia.
a number Of Greeks have gone to the aid
y NJ (i.e rebels and have been received with
; ~ enthusiasm by the Macedonans
-.e evolutionary committee at Iarissa is
T5 I7iIost openly engaged in the work of en-
r5li,lS volunteers for service in the rebel
err ne porte charges that the Greek gov
ff -r,Iet is secretly assisting in the at
Tnr5iss, OF the insurgents to overthrow
nom Al ss rule in Macedonia and though
T o1e Of the commissioned Officers and nSi i
vho an ~ me Greek army are among those
liar are 1b alding the rebels the porte claims
uoaans in disguise 'ile Mace
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28
THIS ROUND HOwELL's.
Golfers Friends Think That the
Committee worked IA Snap.

Atlanta, Ga. July 2.-The city execu-
tive committee held a meeting tonight
and ordered a primary for the nominal
tion of mayor and councilmen to be held
on Aug. 81
This early date, which had been agreed
upon by caucus Of a majority Of the com
mittee before the meeting, is regarded as
snap move in the interest of Col
Albert Howell, candidate for mayor, as
against Hon. c. A. Collier. The election
proper does not take place until Decem-
Der. Mr.. Golfers friends, who present
him as the candidate of the business COM
munity. claimed that II was unjust to
them to hold such an early primary, as
many business men would be out of the
city taking their summer rest in August.
Col Howell had the committee with
him, however, and therefore gets first
blood in the race, which will be a hot
one, with the opposing factions bitterly
arraYed against aach miner
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An Eches FROM Gnitenu,s Grave.

Nashville, Tenn, July 27.-Dr. John H
Calender, famous expert in mind
diseases, is lying at the point Of DEATH
DR.. Calender was one OF the governments
chief witnesses ia the trial of Guitea.,
Garheld's assassin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-28

Mobile, Ala, July 27.-For the second
time this season Mobile and Columbus
have undertaken to decide a tie game
which they played on May 10. but with
the same success, the game was a tie
both times.
Mobile 30 0 l 0 OOs 21O-7 Is 4
Columbus o 0 0 0 0 OF 13 .
Batteries-Sparks and Lohbeck: Lamont
and Grim
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A CENTRA4 RAILROAD VETERAN
j. N. Vining, ex-Treasurer, Dies nj
East Point.

Atlanta, Ga, July 27.--J. N Vining for
ten years treasurer Of the Central rail-
road. died at his home in East Point last
night. and was buried at Senola. Mr.. Vim
ing was u years of age. He began his
connection with the Central railroad I'M
der Mr. Wadley as a track hand and work
ed his way up. Besides treasurer, he filed
other important positions, and for several
years had been agent of the company at
East Point, his home, when he died.