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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
SOUND MONEY ADVOCATES.
judge ]. B. RiChmCnd'S Challenge
Accepted and Sealed.
PAY His OPPONENTS TO MEET HIM.
j. samuel Harnsberger and Others speak
at atHarrisonburg to Fine Audiences
The Good Work Goes On All
over the state,

RRIsTOL. TENN, oct. 19-Special.-
A newspaper correspondent at Nickels-
Vile va. october 9TH. gave the following
as an offer made by Judge Richmond-Vi@''
.Ir the Brvanites will put up any reputa-
bic silverite against me. ] will give MN
AN equitable division Of time and III con-
slderation Of the good he should DO 'he
sonnd-money cause, further pledge my
self to pay his expenses and give him h'e
dollars per day.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
Tho Brvan and sewan Club, Of Big
stone-Gap. took up the proposition as loi-
lows. "The Bryan ana SewaH |luD ol
Big-Stone-Gap. Virginia, accepts lio s'Do,
Iihoral offer Of Judge Richmond. ana VIII
,',,di, FURNISH speakers who Will meet
,udee Richmond every day from no" III
election day. ana therefore demands or
Judge Richmond a list Of MS appoint
mcnts. giving time and place. 49,.
II is also ordered by the said ciup thal
no.lce of said acceptance be puuli'leu lii
both Democratic papers OF bilstoi' leiih''
and that the undersigned committee also
give the Judge notice by private letter
and REQUESTS him to furnish list OF ms
appointments to said committee 9l once
(SienclD w. s. MATTHEWS,
(SignedD A. M. ROGERS,
(Signed) A. VI. HOBACh,
,yocutive Committee. Bryan ana Se"all
Club. .,,.
Big-stone-Gap Va. oct 10 1895.
@ JUDGE RICHMOND'S kEPLl' =
;. ldge Richmond has to-day issued the
. iowing reply 10 the Committees letter
% acceptance.
8. Bristol. Va, CTenn.J oct. 10. '96.
.- W Mathews. a. 81. Rogers. a. j. ilo-
TX. Executive Committee. Bis-Stone-
>. Club. Big-Stone-Gap. Va.
IS tlcmcn.-Nours Of October 10th. !
.- fouon my desk on my return from Wise
-- antckerson counties on yesterday, and
.e vrlyself OF the earliest opportunity
g 10 sthat T appreciate your acceptance
IS or nprorosition. which is correctly
.e quotn your letter. ] am sorry that
.s ll ca % late in the contest but I shall
s- pe ~ pleased 10 have your reputable
is spec " speakers meet mo az the re-
Il"lIt ilaces whore ] have appoint
u Mn'le services arc performed by
IA !oD' Ter or speakers my check for
Dc % %'lu %'' then due as per agreement
in ~" "7 |vercd 20 your committee.
n- pufs truly =
i. T. RICHMOND.
.r- n "'. or Judge Richmond included
.n appointments.
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medlateiy sought NJ syrcle at ms pace
Of business. at Ninth and BASIN BANK
and VAS told hy Mi Syrrie ih most ui'
couivocal terms th.t the engagement
was. ass J have just stated, ana that H'
votid undoubtedly le on hand az the
hour na,aod 20 uudetake the registra-
,ion referred 90. ! t,l him / was IN
formed fhe voters void be brought TO
bis house "a few at time 80 as not,
20 couse him any inccvcnience or dis
comfort but that the allCatlons would
bc continuous. so that he might get
through hts work as sooi ass possible
viii add further th1 ON the occa-
sion OF the interview hadvith Mr. Syr-
Gle by Mr. Treat and myse. 7 stated TO
the former that there seecd 10 be
purpose on the part Of som Of the cleo
tion officials I'm IIcnrico c3lty TO him
der and delay the rogistr8tk OF voters
and ! appealed TO him san honest
man to free himself from 4 suspicion
which had already attached Thin that
hc was party 90 such enc Whom
Mr. Treat offered him addiuol rcmu-
ucration. he did not at first fseut it.
/ but said he did not ask pay hr doing
what tne law reqlircd az n hands.
and for which the 81, tc paid Im lie
/ SlNrNff fNtItiNf lNN'f'Af H' fittif y WlIAi
/ excited and said that 10 man cot brihe
him. Mr.. Treat Immediately d.simed
any purpose OF brihine him. stath that
he realized it would be- a matteilr in
convenience to hin. perhaps. and e nc
simply desired % rccompcnsc hin for
| that inconvenience. and for the ann
| modation which tho proposed once-
| mont would bee to him TreaN. A,he
continued to anerilv protest 7 intcrpod
and called his attention TO the fact ~
people who intended 10 hrihe did |t
bfibe in couples. that wrdcr no circg
stances would ! be "a party 10 any off,
20 hr re- and T thoueht ne ought 70 a
cop' Mr. Treats disclaimer This
promptly dia. and fhcv shook hands II
Slrcle stating that Do had TO hard f.,
ings against Mr Treat end was sor
he had misunderstood him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20

Free Siiverites and Republic
sound-Money Democrats

FAIRFAX COURTHOUSE.
19.-special.-Politically Fai as S
very much alive to-day.
dav. and as speakers are ADJ -.
ali political parties. a large oy
sembied, coming from all pa,.ho
county.
q Brent. OF Alexandra, Sos-.i
Democrats. were early on me IeSg
endeavored TO induce the s.lv,u
cratic speakers. Hon. Il. +. Meto51
Mr.. Frank +. Anderson. 10 mee.n
ioInt discussion. Aithougn un
offered were very liberal, the Sfiv 5
Gratis refused 20 accept them. >
nnblicans offered the platform Z,
erected on the court green en- Tor Priv. wv
Democrats had no speaking.
Ex-senator Blair. Of New Hal
and Hon. u. III. McCauli spoke
Republicans. and lion. Z. Il. N
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
SOUTHAHPToELD DAY.
All Parties Have lhhmpions on the
Hust

COURTLAND. Va. Special
This has been ileld-ith all the po-
litical parties.
Immense crowds IN lance and all
the various branches Vel represent
cd. The Democrats Wprcscnted by
W. 4. Young, Niles trtin, and j.
Haskins HObson' ana 'nmcnt among
the whites was mo'nimous for
silver. and they had 1i'scst crowd
among the speakers.
DR.. Il. A. wise, Jio' e. and Jor-
dan Thompson represent Wise fac
tion OF the kepuDiil-hs' Hugh Mil
Ter and MI. scoll Sc, the claims
of Whaley ana solu' Niteaker5 re-
celyed respectful attenu'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
JUDGE RiCHhO'D' UORK.
His List Of Appointment Him to
Election Ds

BRISTOL, Tenn Special.-
Judge J. /. Rlchmonu' 4 Buck
ner elector IN the Nll'h Of Nir-
ginia, completed his first lappolnt.
ments last week ~ spvaN' IN Lick
and Straton, Dickinson and
Brick church. Scott county
Al esch oi 'nese ',,s ap'o.'''af spoke
with enthusiasm. lie will s,-mor-
row at I.aurci mn So So upon
appointments will take him ,ho
day Of election. closing on NJ
yember %, in Turkey Cove.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
To Release the Transyaal Raiders.

LYNDON. Oct. l9-The ST. James Ca
zette says that Or. l.. 5. jameson ard
Major Sir John Willoughby. the Trans
vaal raiders. who were convicted OF yio-
lating the foreign enlistment act. ard
who were sentenced TO fifteen and seven
months Imprisonment respectively. will
be pardoned and their release granted
on medical report declaring their
health will be impaired II further i'm
prlsOned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
Tour Of Democratic Candidates.

CHICAGO. Oct. i9.--General Palmer and
General Buckner arrived in this city from
New Orleans at noon to-day. They were
met az .ne Illinois Central depot BY
committee Oh Sound Money Democrats
ard csccrted 10 the Palmer House. where
they viii f.main until 10 o'clock to-mor-
row mo ming when they will leave on
tour thrcIGh Wisconsin. Minnesota. and
lows ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
Palmer and Buckner Wouldn't Speak on
SuaIay.

JACKSON. MISS. oct. 1s.-Grnerals
Palmer and Buckner passed through here
this evening. but declined to address the
crowd at the station to see them. giving
as their reason that it Was sunday.-New
York Sun. rns ~ =.
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---777-l--''
WEATHER FORECAST

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. is.-Hoee-
csst for tuesday
v.-giria -Generaily fair; warmer; south.
westerly winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20

Mr.. l. l.. Anderson. OF Alexandria. and
Hon r. w Moore for the Democrats.
The Republicans had slightly the largest
CrnNl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
aAxcr oy rHERxOMErER.

The following Was the range OF the Their
mowttkI al tho Times el,ce yesterday:
"a. n s.; i: n, s.; 3 p. ~. -; 9 p. ~.
50: . l.. NJ. 50; midniSht. y. Average
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-20
CAPTAIN GUIGoNs STATEMENT

Richmond. Va, OS'N~N' -
no the Editor Of the Dispatch'
Referring TO the accompanying coliiiu- t,I
rications Of Mr. Joseph Bryan anu MI
Morgan Treat. beg 10 confirm tho s'"'e-
Inonis contained In each OF theHl' ia 20
o. a. thev refer 20 me or 10 matters
within my knowledge. / desire TO add
the following facts:
was requested by Mr.. Bryan on Fri
day. the 18th instant. about or o'clock,
10 see Mr. Syrclc and learn from him
definitely and positively whether the en-
gssemeut which he had made by corrS-
fpondence with Mr.. Bryan was for that
1rriday) evening az O'Clock ~ his
house. and whether It was distinctly un-
dcrstood that al that time and place he
would be prepared to register and would
register. such duly qualified voters as
APPLIED u lin lor that purpose. tm'
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

lily have on hand not less than 81 ,O00, 900, 900
Zone thousand million dollars) and could loan
the whole sum at per cent, the 1 per cent
paying all the expenses of making the loans
and conducting the business. This would fix
the rate of interest so low that private savings
banks could not afford to pay 3 per cent inter
est on deposits and declare large dividends,
and hence in due time the Government would
have nearly two thousand millions il deposits
TO loan to the people at per cent. AS the
capital of private savings banks IS mere
trifie compared with the amount of the de-
posits the bankers would employ their capital
In useful industries and become producers,
while the revenue from the postal savings
banks would greatly tighten the burden of the
National expenses.
The growth OF the private savings banks
system is an evidence of its great advantages
Ing deposits at low rate of interest and loan
ing them at a high rate of interest. In 1920
there were 10 savings banks with 81, ,138 $40
in deposits; In 1860 there were 278 savings
banks, with Bias, ,277 ,5O4 in deposits: in 1890
there were 92l OF these banks, with deposits
amonnnng Tn to .S44, ,5O6; FIVE years later,
Der. and the deposits were 81 $40, ,597 ,O23.
The advantages to deposito RS of Govern
ment system OF postal savings banks are see n
at o glance. First, they never fail; second,
their doors are never closed because people in
alarm make q run on the bank; third, deposit
tors can always get their money when they
want 1t. These are considerations which ap-
peal TO the good sense of any one who has in
telligence enough to earn money and save q
portion of 1t.
But there is another side of this subject
worthy of serious consideration. 1t is the fate
OF those who borrow money from private
savings banks: They are constantly losing
their property by foreclosure of the bank mort
gage at one quarter to one half ofthe property
value; and ore bank never lends money to the
borrower from another bank: the borrower
must go under. This never happens under the
postal or Government system of savings banks
If the borrower by extension of time on his
loan can pay the interest
l close with two suggestions. No demand
has ever been made in any country that has
adopted the postal savings banks system to
have it abolished. 1t suits both the people and
the Government. And it ought not to be an
objection to the system that the Peoples party
has made it q part of their National platform
JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON.
IL Essex street, San Francieco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08

that we have never seen mentioned. It is
that the passing of heavily loaded trucks
over cobbles and blocks produces vibra-
tions throughout all the buildings which
they pass. That this constant agitation
must impair the strength of the houses it
would be difficult to find any one to deny.
Here is another matter that should be
seen to: The almost invariable rule in
the City is to lay concrete sidewalks on
steep grades. Innumerable serious in
iuries have resulted from slipping on
these. This danger is entirely abolished
where bituminous walks are laid. If a
material sufficiently soft is used, slipping
on the steepest grades, where at present
boards are used, would be out of the ques-
ton.
A part of the plan of the Merchants
Association is to secure better pavements;
yet it is discouraging to see the number OF
block and cobble pavements in the whole
sale section of town. Smooth pavements
would abolish sprinkling, mud, dust,
noise, vibration. filth and media for the
breeding of disease germs. They would
reduce the cost of hauling and the wear
and tear on horses and vehicles. They
cost less TO keep in order than any other
pavement and the material is abundant in
California
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
THE CHILDREN'S TAVERN.

There's tavern that the children love to stop at
when they rest
And they think of all the places on the road 1t is
the best
There is always light and comfort and it always
cheers and warns,
And the name of this good tavern, If you'd know,
Is Mothers Arms.
Oh, they set out in the morning and the cavalcade
is gay,
There are little men and horses, there are girls
well they say.
But the horsey-boys grow tired and the girl-men
feel alarms,
And before the day is ended, they drive back to
Mothers Arms
Oh the portals always open. of this good old
place,
1t has sheltered nearly all Of ancient Father
Adams race.
But + sometimes ponder deeply and I'd like to
know about it,
Oh, whatever did the first do in this big world
without it?
Might he not nave found stopping place at some
big friendly tree
Or have rested in some cavern, from all care and
trouble free?
But whatever were their glories and no matter
what their charms,
They could never hold candle to the Joys of
Mothers Arms. MAY G. MALLoYE.
San Francisco May 1895.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
1.-THE SUNDAY GALL"

AS an exponent of the attractions of
California The CALL aims always to make
its Sunday issue valuable as we'll as in
teresting publication. The paper to-mor-
row will have number of pleasant
features prepared especially for it. Ade-
line Knapp's contribution on "The Hills
of San Francisco" will be found to invest
these noble em;nences with new charm.
Thomas Gregory contributes another of
his stirring songs of the sea, entitled my
Ship Went Out Across the Bar
The dramatic and pitifu1 sequel to a
story which had its beginning in one of
the southern cities of California and
which attracted the attention of the whole
country will be told.
W. G. Morrow makes another contribu-
tion to the literature of lost Identities, the
case hich be now presents having an ex-
traordinary feature.
These are only a few of the special
features. The regular departments of the
Sunday issue will appear, including a
dramatic and musical review, notes on
society and the fashions. literature, science
and ait, the children's page, special tele-
graphic letters from our European CORE
spondents analyzing the various situa-
tions, etc. There is no better way of
helping California than by sending copies
of The SUNDAY CALL to Eastern friends,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
sPRINKLING THE STREETS.

1t is well enough for the Merchants AS
sociation to enter the lists for the street.
sprinkling contract till June, but the fact
should be borne in mind that this enor-
nous expense could be practically abol-
ished by paving the streets with asphalt or
bituminous rock. With such pavements
sweeping is all that is necessary. Sprink-
ling is recognition of the fact that filth is
less damaging wet. than dry. 1t doubtless
is to dry goods, but not to the health of the
people. Moisture and warmth are essen
tial to the development of disease germs.
If the streets of San Francisco were not
paved with material which makes disease
producing filth lodge. the dry summers
would render the breeding of such germs
impossible, as no sprinkling would be re-
quired if there were nothing to be Kept
still by wetting.
1t seems incredible that the people of the
downtown district should tolerate wretched
cobbles and basait blocks. There is one
important consideration in this connection
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
PERSONAL
W. Morse of idaho is at the palace.

A. w. Morse of Idaho is at the Palace.
| Ex-Congressman Caminetti is at the Lick.
Professor John TAFT of Stanford is at the
Grand.
J. H. Martin, cattle-grower of Woodland. is
at the Grand.
H. H. Patterson, mining man OF Deadwood,
is in the City.
James H. Gilchrist. a mine-owner of Sonora,
is in the City.
VS. McClatchey of the Sacramento Bee is at
the California.
Lieutenant C. NJ. Fairs of the Baltimore is at
the Occidental.
H. J. Runyon, a business man of Salt Lake is
at the California.
James MCGEE, q business man of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, is here.
Ex-Mayor Ben Steinman of Sacramento ar
rived here yesterday.
Colonel Z. Treasure of st. Paul is regis tered
at the Cosmopolitan.
A. N. Butts, the mining superintendent of
Angels, is at the Occidental.
N. H. Cleary, the mining expert and attorney
of Leadyille, is at the Palace.
Henry Marsh, wealthy lumber contractor
of Michigan, is stopping at the Cosmopolitan.
The Rev. william Bell, missionary of
Japan, was among the arrivals on the Gaelic
yesterday.
Mrs. ]. H. Kinder, wife of Captain Rinder of
the Beigic,was among the arrivals onthe Gaelic
yesterday.
| Fred F. Burton, business man of Tacoma,
accompanied by his wife, are guess at the
Cosmopolitan.
W. Engberberg of Singapore, Indil, was
among the arrivals on the Gaelic yes ;erday
and is at the Occidental.
George H. Burrows and E. ]. Best, mine-own-
ers of Ouray, Colo., are at the Occidental ac-
companied by their families.
Ex-Judge B. L. Sharpstein of Walla walla,
one of the early pioneers of that section, long
practlcing attorney there, and for while q
District Judge, is at the Grand.
Telfair Creighton, president of the Herald
Publishing Company, Los Angeles, is at the
Palace. The Herald is soon to introduce lineo-
types in its Office and Mr.. Creighton has come
up in reference to these and other improve
ments.
Sergeant-Captain Fl. w. Gill of England who
has been spending number of years with the
British troops in the Punjab, is at the Palace.
he is en- route to England on a leave of abb
sence. He says that there have been no up
risings in that part of India for long time.
1t is almost out of the world, being so remote
from the great centers The troops, he saws,
are stationed almost invariably on the plains
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKs.

SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES TO BE SECURED BY
ADOPTING THE SYSTEM.
To the Editor of the San Francisco CGtl-SIR:
1t seems somewhat remarkable that in the
general discussion OF financial measures for
the relief of the Government as well as the
prevailing stringency in the money market,
so little has been said of the postal saw
ings bank system. Perhaps 1t is from lack of
definite information on the subject by the
public. And yet such information is at hand.
the broad and far-reaching possibilities of the
system may we'll challenge attention, both as
to its benefits to the Government and to depos-
itors and borrowers.
The authority for the statistics about to be
quoted is the official report for 1895 of the
General Government through the Comptroller
OF the Currency, whose duty requires him to
make known the financial resources of the
country. Itappears that there are in the sew
eral States of the Union 1O17 savings banks.
The number of depositors in each State, the
aggregate amount OF deposits and the per
capita of the deposltcrs, with much other val
uapie information, may be found IN this re-
port. For the present purpose II Is only neces-
sary TO deal with the totals.
The total number of depositors in these 1017
private savings banks is given at 4, ,S75, ,519;
the total amount of deposits at 81 ,Sl0597,-
Tors ana 81 sa, sns Average per ol the
note In passing that there are only four States
in the Union-New York, Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania and Connecticut-that have as large
number OF depositoIs or as large sum OF de-
posits as our Slate Of California. New York
Lea Leads 6 with 1,615,178 depositors, the sum of
$643. .S73, ,574, and an average per capita of de-
positors OF 1898 63; Massachusetts comes next
with l,247, 7,090 depositors, Sale 6,776.016 in de-
posits, with 1894 20 per eapita; and Connecti,
cut has 337 ,254 depositors, with 1886, 1923 1858
IN deposits and $406 OF per capita; then fol-
lows Pennsylvania with 264 ,642 depositers,
$68, ,522. PIT in deposits and $25S 90 pereapita;
while California shows 168,63S deposftors,
$l26,S30518 in deposits and 1852 08 per
capita. New Hampshire follows California
with 1853, ,702 depositors, $66, 746, ,703 in de-
posts and $407 rs per capita. No other State
shows so large per capite-$752 08-as Cali
fornia. Rhode Island comes next with $512 40,
then New Hampshire with $407 73. Connecti-
cut with $406 Oh, Ohio with $403 % the
lowest being North Caroliua, with only $4S 81.
In its present financial embarrassment the
Government is borrowing $l00,000,000 at 4
per cent interest in gold for a term of thirty
years, during which long period the interest
VIII amount to $l2Qs000.OoO, with an annual
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08
Mr.. LANNON'S THANKS.

W. III. Harmon, forecast officer OF the
local weather office, writes to thank THE
CALL for its suggestion that it would be
eminently proper for some individual to
furnish the $4,000 required for the estab-
lishment of an observing station on the
summit of Tamalpais. OF course, Mr..
Harmon heartily approves the idea. 1t
would be fit and proper for the observatory
to bear the name of its creator, and we can
think OF no better way for giving valu-
able public service by the expenditure of
so small an amount of money.
The construction of an electric road to
the summit of the mountain has been ar
ranged for, and the work will be completed
this summer. 1t will make the observa-
tory easy of access. and as a telephone line
will follow the road, the observations made
at the observatory can be instantly trans
mitted to the City for posting. More than
that, as the summit of the mountain is
visible from the entire City, as well as from
all the bay and the ocean, such an OBJ
servatory could display signals by day and
night that would be visible from great
area. The signals posted on the Mills
building could be duplicated there.
1t is part of the plan of the electric rail-
way company to erect hotel on the sum-
nit. This would be within. convenient
reach of the observatory, which, if prop
erly equipped, would become one of the
"sights" that visitors could enjoy. The
daily sending up of balloons and giant
kites would be spectacle that it would
not require a scientist to appreciate.
The usefulness of the observatory could
be employed in another way--watching
for wrecks and incoming vessels. The i'm
mense altitude would give a far wider
sweep of ocean than that which the pres
ent station at the Golden Gate affords.
For that matter, photographic signals could
be flashed many miles to sea if that should
ever prove necessary, as well it might in
case of wrecks.
The idea seems so inviting to the public
spirit OF some patriotic citizen of means
that we cannot imagine reason for hesi-
tating to come forward