Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-10
THE PRESIDENT W|NCES Under fer Charges Made by the .-i5s Us New York World.
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Washington, Jan. s9.-Senator Caffery of Louisiana tonight made public let ter of the president to him which, had opportunity presented since Monday, he would have incorporated in remarks which he intended to make in the senate on the bond bill It reads:
 Executive Mansion, Washington, Jan. 5, 1S95.--My Dear Senator: I have read today in the Congressional Record the debate in the senate on Friday concern ing the financial situation and bond is- sue. - s+ -ta,sss
 T am amazed; at the intolerance that leads even excited partisanship to adopt, as basis of attack, the unfounded accu- sations and assertions of a maliciously mendacious and sensational newspaper.
 No banker or financier, nor any other human being, has been invited to visit Washington for the purpose of arranging in any way or manner for the disposi- tion of bonds to meet the present or fu- ture needs of the gold reserve.
 No arrangement of any kind has been made for the disposition of such bonds to any syndicate or through the agency of any syndicate.
 No assurance of such a disposal of bonds has been directly or indirectly given to any person. In point of fact, a decided leaning towards a popular loan and advertising for bids has been plainly exhibited on the part of the administra- ton at all times when the subject was under discussion. Those charged with the responsibility of maintaining our gold reserve, so far as legislation rem ders it possible, have anxiously con- ferred with each other, and, as occasion permitted, with those having knowledge of financial affairs and monetary condl- tions, as to the best and most favorable means of selling bonds for gold.
 "The unusual importance of success ful result, if the attempt Is again made, ought to be apparent to every American citizen who bestows upon the subject moments patriotic thought.
 "The secretary of the treasury from the first moment that the necessity of an- other sale of bonds seemed to be ap- preaching desired to offer them, if issued to the people, by public advertisement if they could thus be successfully disposed of. After full consideration he came to the conclusion, to which I fully agree, that the amount of gold in the reserve, being now SEQ 000o 900 more than it was in February last, when a sale of bonds was made to the syndicate. and other condi- tions differing from those then existing, justify us in offering the bonds now about to be issued for sale by popular subscription.
 This is the entire matter, and all these particulars could have been easily obtain ed by any member of the senate by sim pie inquiry.
 "If MT. Morgan or any one else reason- ing from his own standpoint brought himself to the belief that the government would at length be constrained to again sell bonds to syndicate I suppose he would have a perfect right, if he chose to take such steps as seemed to him pru- dent, to put himself in condition to ne- gotiate.
 q expect an issue of bonds will be ad- yertised for sale tomorrow, and that bids will be invited not only for those now al- lowed by law, but for such other and different bonds as congress may author ize during the pendency of the advertise ment
 Not having had an opportunity to confer with you in person since the pres ent session of congress began, and mo- ticing your participation in the debate of last Friday, I have thought 1t not amiss to put you in possession of the facts and information herein contained. Yours
 GROVER CLEVELAND.
 Hon. Donaldson Caffery, 1884 Nine teenth street, Northwest"
 
 She Talked Too Much.
 Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 9.-In the superior court here today Mrs. Pattie D. B. Ar rington, who, was yesterday convicted of libeling Ex-Judge Whitaker, was tried for writing and publishing In her weekly paper, the Criminal Docket. an article defaming the memory of the late Chief Justice W. N. Smith, by saying he had by fraud secured house and lot fat lIxrf foi1 1a1 fa sustain her charges and 1t was shown that the sale was made under court decree and was confirmed by the court Smith paying cash for the property. Judge McIver told the jury if it believed the testimony it was bound to find her guilty. She asked leave to make a state- ment, and, turning her back on the judge addressed the crowded court room say ing: 'I want to say~to the judge and this crowd and the bar that I will never take back one word said in the Whitta- ker case but as to the Smith case I will say that since I have heard and seen the evidence I know Smith was innocent, but W. w. Vass is guilty. as he misled me. am sorry said anything against Smith,"
 Solicitor Pou prayed for judgment on Mrs. Arlington. She will be sentenced on Saturday. ~
 Barnes Bros, who published her paper, were found guilty in special verdict and will also be sentenced Saturday.
 THE BRIDGE REPAIRED. Five Hundred Men Repaired the Break Very
 Quickly;
 Mobile, Jan. 9.--(Special)-The regular northbound passenger train No. 2, on the Louisville and Nashville road, passed over the .Rigolets bridge at Il o'clock tonight. This Is the first train over since the wreck of last Tuesday at that place. All trains, freight and passenger, will go through tomorrow close on to schedule time General Manager Metcalf and Superintendents Marshall and Mckinney have been on the scene of the wreck for two days with 300 worknen, and this ac- counts for the speedy resumption of traffic.