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New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
HOTEL GUESTS ALARMED.
GREAT EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY FLAMES
IN THE GILSEY HOUSE.
30 ONE WAS HURT AND LITTLE DAMAGE WAS
ELEVATOR AND OK THE FIRE ESCAPES
THE DE REsZKl,S KEPT COOI.

ELEVATOR AND oN THE FIRE ESCAPES
THE DE REszKEs KEPT cooT.
Planes in the Gusey House. at Broadway and
Twenty-nlnth-st. caused great commo;ion in the
hotel carly Yesterday morning but fortunately there
was 20 injury To any person there and the damage
vas siah;. Linen in the Gryns-room of the laun-
ory vnder the main hallway Of the motel, caught
fire at 3 a. n. ard smoke soon filled the building
VI So of the 22 guests TED from their rooms without
waiting 20 dress themselves.
4 number OF policemen were called into the hotel
AZ soon as the fire VAS discovered. and one was
stationed on each floor 10 direct the excited guests
- the s,alrways. The women, many Of them young
ard all excited ran whichever way they heard a
commanding male voice direct them Ihe majority
o. the guests managed to eet TO the stairs and
after "A severe and trying struggle TO the main
lobby Half a dozen elderly women fell on the
stairs and were assisted down by men, by the time
they had arrived in the main hail seven women were
r Mysteries ard two tainted just after reaching the
dn.ng-ro1m where al. were quartered The men
remained In the lobby.
The elevator which continued to run all the time
carried down a number of guests These suffered
good deal from the smoke. score OF servants
fed 10 the horoscopes. There three of these
one ON the Broadway side. another on the twenty
,,.b.. .i4a ANIL the in ri on the rear OF the house.
with an exit 10 Twenty -ninth-st The BroatMaN ana
Az Az 5 ,,aI dovn tnese escanes vent those who had
fled to them. II was a cold descent as the friSnt-
cned servants had scanty clothing and the snow
Was falling.
lean ANA Elouard de ResZke. the opera singers
who occupied suites of the first oor. as
played much coo'ness when they were awakened by
the commoton and Informed of the fire they
opened the windows 10 let out the smoke ana re-
nialned in their rooms until the fire was out when
they went back bed. The nremen had no dni-
Guilty in extinguishing the flames. Lines OF hose
were run through the basement to the drying-room
and the fire quickly drowned out The damage
to property was abcu, 500 j. f. Bresin & Brother
the landlords. were fully Insured.
- Oh Ctn ftl
give assurance OF their safety and quiet the hotel
was not restored until late In the morning.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
ARRANGEMENT OF APPARATUS.

which was really powerful "stepup. transformer
ami raised the voltage TO 2.eo ana ibally was lel
10 ! biz Levden TAR CD). Tn reservoir VAS charged
AM instantly DISCHARGED isef with every alernao
Ton of the current. which at the rate Of 80
n second Tho discharge occurred through sup
Elementary circuit and in doing 50 caused a rapid
succession Of sparks to leap across an ar gap NI)
10y knobs
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
urRDERED BIZ cATTLE RrSTLERS.
TIE SPEAKER or THE NEw MEXICO HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, KILLED FOR PROSE
cr-TlNG THIEVES

FL Paso. Tex. Feb. i-Coonel Albert J. Fountain
of Las Cruces. y. VI. a prominent lawyer ana
Speaker % the Territorial II ice of Hepre'''''-
tycs. has been murdered. with his n.ne-yeaF-o'H
boy. hy cattle rustlcrs on the cesert pe'"ee" I"'
rous and Las Cruces. y. VI. The cause WAS nus
actlviiy IN prosecuting the catte iheN'3 i'9- -
are securing me country. Fountain VAS on IFS
way home from Lincoln, whore he had been Ak
tending
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05

There Is said 10 be snort interest OF s'VV'';Vo.
In the Government per cent bonds OF lsZo' tIlat
Is. that amoGnt Of bonds have been sold for iu-
ture delivery. The selling price has been rae
tion under l13 The sellers expect to get the new
bonds on BIDS or TO acquire them In the market
at q figure which will enable them to fulfil their
contracts at profit.
Sterling exchange was very weak yesterday on
large offerings OF bankers bills drawn against
bonds to be placed In Europe. Importers of gold
bought these bills literally to settle their oblga-
lions the other side. The highest quotation
tor call money was 6 per cent, and the final
transactions were at 4 per cent. showing that no
active stringency in money existed. The stock
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
7 = U :
G. neral stock
60 2os or s42 sols 35i. 3s5 sl5.972o.co7

The Treasury lost in JANUARY A4,S'''''' -
rold bullion and ss47O27 in gold coin Ihe no'eS ne
IN circulation increased in January siV'i'o''
The principal increases were: Goid com ON nv Th
"a l3e and United states notes, Sttos',gV ,,.', .,
Jacreaeas YER. silver dollars $257G 25l; SLY. !
certificates 81 i62 3o9; Treasury notes SoOo',y't
currency certificates. S2cS00oO. and Nauon1'
bank notes $3.566.93s. The population - ,,s.,
mated at 7O.756 600 and the money in circulation
per capita is S22 a. - Cos. q
The money in the country on February FOR
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
TWILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS.
THE BOND ISSUE TO BE LARGELY OVER
SUBSCRIBED.
R1ps WILL PROBABLY FAR EXCEED $500. 900 600
NENT AT NOON TO-DAY-SOME EsTI-
MATES OF THE SUBSCRIPTIONS
HERE AND ELSEWHERE
HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

The public Offering by the Government Of
ROO 900 900 Of per cent coin bonds, due in 1925.
the bids for which will be opened in the Treasury
Department at Washington at noon to-day. will
be a great success. 1t is thought that the bona
hde applications for the bonds will far exceed
5000 O00 900. While much of the gold used in pay
ment for the bonds will have come from the
United States Treasury, It is believed that the
net gain In gold by the Treasury will be not far
from s65. 600, 900. If the average price at which
the bonds are awarded is lO90S5s. which would
be on 3ia per cent basis. the Government will
derive s1O9 0S5 600 from the issue
The bulk of the ponds will be disposed of to
Tew-York bidders. President John A. Stewart.
of the United States Trust Company. has col
lected subscriptions to the amount Of $4,000 coo
or more and these were forwarded to Washing
ton last night in charge Of two custodians. The
collection of bids by Mr.. Stewart has Deen re-
ferred to by syndicate and combination,
neither Of which terms is correct. Mr.. Stewart
simply signihed his willingness to receive bids
and turn them in Conditions which he imposed
were that he should be allowed to fix the price
70 be paid for the bonds and that the applicants
for bonds should themselves furnish the gold
required for payment,
The applicants for bonds accordingly delv-
cred their proposals. to Mr. Stewart entirely filled
out, Win tne exception OF iHc SpdIc irit ioi tHc
price and he will before 12 o'clock to-day tele-
graph to his emssAries in Washington what
figure to write in. 1t was reported that the
price to be named by him would be 10S1a, which
would make the bonds yield 3 1872 per cent on
the investment.
FOREIGN APPLICATIONS.
When Mr. Stewart was asked If IT was true
that the applications which he would present
would amount to sj0,0OO.00O he said: The ap-
pications may be far more and they may be far
less than that amount" Many of the foreign
financial houses entrusted their applications to
Mr.. Stewart. II said that an application
for good-sized block Of the bonds from the
BIsichroders of Berlin. through their New y ork
correspondent. Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co.. was
placed in his hands.
Below is printed list Of applications In ag-
gregate amounts submitted through different
Institutions. There is 10 pretence that this list
Is exact, but II furnishes Idea Of the i'm
mensity OF the Subscriptions
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05

Following is another list Of estimated aggre-
gate subscriptions from the country at large
and from the principal centres. including the
miscellaneous subscriptions from New-York:
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
SOME OF THE BIDS.

The Standard Oil interests and several banks
and trust companies will apply for bonds
through President James Stillnan. Of The Ma
tional City Bank which holds some S13,o00.0o0
In gold The Mutual Life Insurance Company
will it Is stated bid for s3.j0o00) Of the bonds
through the National Union Bank. The hd oG
The Equitable Life Assurance Society Will. II Is
reuorted be for 81. 100000 bonds. Russell Sage
Will hid for 81 100000 and Henry Clcws & Co.
VIII bid for $1,000 900 The bid of J. p. Morgan
G. Co will, It is Supposed be largely for foreign
account.
The representative Of the Deutsche Bank OF
Berlio in this country IS Edward d. Adams
He Will receive final instructions by cable this
morning from Berlin. and then Will telegraph
the banks proposal for bonds to washington
1t may be- after all. that bid VIII De sent
in for tn, Rothschilds by their American corre-
spondent August Belmont.
The bonds must be paid for in goid com or
xoId certificates For these forms Of money 'he
specie-dealers pay premium or three-e's"'"'
OF per cent. and. when they sell theF eA"C' ="
premium of hve-eighths Of / per cent. '"'''"
States notes (greenbackO and Treasury "o'''
gre convertible into gold and are 'he''i'' =
worth as much as gold. The kinds OF money ."
existence February l. were as follows
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05

The money in circulation on February ioi
series Of years has been:
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05
PRICE THREE CENTS
THEY MEAN TO RULE OR RUIN
FREE SILVER MEMS POLICY.
A FREE-CoINAGE RIDER PUT ON THE
HOUSE TARIFF BILL
REPORTED FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THE TEXT OF THE JONES BILL JUST PASSED ~
THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE EMEB-
GENcY REVENUE MEAsURE-NoT ALL THE
SILVER SENATORS READY TO FOLLOW
THE LEAD OF THE EXTREMISTS
EFFORTS TO HAVE THE BILL SENT
BACK TO COMMITTEE BLOCKED
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05

According to the foregoing figures. there will
be applications for the bonds footing UP $2i9.-
OO0. 600. 1t is apparent. therefore. that the Gov
ernment will have no trouble In placing the
slCO0OOO0O Of bonds at a far price.
New-York tribune., 1896-02-05

There is great difficulty in arriving at
conclusion as TO the extent Of the foreign sub
scriptions. outside Of those to be presented by
Mr.. Stewart The following however. are
counted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
win watson BE called Downf

A Washington special to the New York
World says that It is probable that Mr.
Tom watson will be called down" by the
populist managers for some things he
said in his Dallas (Tex.) speech relative
to the probability Of Mr.. Bryan's defeat
II Mr. Sewall were not taken off the demo-
cratic ticket.
Senator Marion Butler is the chief Of the
popullst managers, and 1t would be an In
teresting spectacle to see him undertake
to "call down Mr. Tom Watson. OF the
two Mr.. Watson is much the bigger
man, intellectually, and. therefore, it IS
not probable that he would submit to a
lecture from Mr. Butler. And he has
lots of grit When he thinks he is right
It would take good many populist man.
ayers to make him take a position con-
trary to that approved by his Judgment.
What is thought of him by the middle
of-the-road populists is shown by re-
mark made by one of them when he APP
peared on the speakers stand at Dallas,
Tex Many of the people expected TO see
a large, handsome man. They were, of
course, disappointed in that respect, be-
cause Mr.. Watson Is not noted for beauty.
one lady remarked, why. he's little
slip of a man" YES" said a big brawny
man near her, hes little. but full Of
pizen."
That he is full of ''pizen" has been dis
covered not only by the populist campaign
manager Butler, but also by the demo-
cratic campaign managers, who would
like to have him muzzled.
No, there is no probability that he will he
"called down" by the populist campaign
managers. He is going to say just what
he pleases, and the probability is he will
say good many things before the cam
paign is over which win not be very pleas
ing to those who would like it much bet
ter if he would stay at home and keep
ouiet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
The Health omcer's paper.

The notable feature in City Health Of
fcer Brunner's paper. in reply to some
criticisms Of DR.. LeHardy, is the crafty
| ing Information it contains which shows
that in recent years there has been a
steady and most remarkable improvement
in the health conditions of the city, The
three diseases to which special attention
is called are malarial fever, typhoid fever
and diphtheria. In proportion to the pop
ulation the average death rate from mala-
rial fever was only half as great during
the last ten years as It was during the
ten years Immediately following 1855; only
about one-fourth as great from typhoid
fever and about one-hfth as great from
diphtheria-
These statistics show the beneficial re-
suits of good water and improved drain
age. There was a time when Sayannah's
reputation for health was not the best
Now 1t is about as good as that Of any
other city in the country
We have good water-there is none bet
ter as far as purity is concerned-but we
have still much to do in the way Of drain
dHts VIC nave dlW d - bOllAtliucu anu sum
contend, that Savannah can be made one
OF the healthiest cities in the world at COM
paratively small cost We know what
has been accomplished for her by drain
age. Then why not push the drainage
work until all the swamps and lowlands
in the vicinity Of the city are thoroughly
drained?
1t may be said that drainage work is
being done all the time Admitting such
is the case, is all being done that could
be done If the whole convict force were
kept on that kind of work? 1t seems to
US that the tendency is to give too much
attention to other improvements. Such
other improvements are needed of course,
but they are not so necessary to the citys
prosperity as the drainage work. When
we have the conditions required for health
it will be time enough to take hold of the
other needed improvements.
With the swamps and lowlands round
about the city made dry and a good sys-
tenn of house drainage Savannah would
be so healthy that she couldn't help grow
ing big and prosperous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
blamed the climate.

He threw himself on the lounge, says the
Detroit Free Press, and exclaimed mourn
fully: 81 guess we'd better sell out and
move"
II don't think so,'' was his wifes en-
phatic reply. I'VE have made our home
here, and our friends are here, and I'm
sure there isn't a prettier city any where"
81 don't like the climate"
Everybody else seems to think it's as
good climate, take 1t the year round as
is to be found in the whole country"
ut doesn't agree with me. My health's
bad"
ut wasn't bad this morning. You said
you never were better"
That's the worst part Of 1t. It's one of
these mysterious things. l can't say just
what's the matter with me, and yet
know that 1 feel terribly bad. It's the
gloomy uncertainty of 1t that makes it
dreadful" And he gave a suppressed
groan.
You don't pay enough attention to your
diet" she said, with the quiet emphasis
which betrays a thorough knowledge of
ones subject.
THAT simply shows how a woman will
jump at a conclusion. 1 didn't eat any
luncheon till o'clock, and then 1 discov-
cred that felt a little played out. 1 know
that IL didn't eat anything you'd say that
my coat right on and got bite or two,
just to keep you from complaining
What did you eat?' his wife inquired,
suspiciously
81 ate caviar sandwich and drank
glass of buttermilk."
Nothing else?''
Eyes. 1 didn't feel just right then, so
1 got a piece of lemon-custard pie That
didn't do much good, so l bought some
pears at the fruit-stand and ate them.
But they didn't help. II anything felt
worse than ever. l thought maybe 1 was
overheated, so l went back to the lunch
room and got a dish of ice cream and some
angel cake, and just before started home
/ drank a glass of root beer, but 1t was no
use. 1 don't feel right yet, and I've made
up my mind that II l want to keep my
health the only thing more for me to
do is to move out and go to some place
where the climate agrees with me-.
His wife looked at him. but did not try
to argue. She merely called the hired girl
and sent her on an errand to the drug
store.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
Personal.

M. Ribot. when interviewed at Niagara
Falls, stated that Napoleon Bonaparte
was the greatest Frenchman that ever
lived. When asked whether the Orlean-
lists would ever gain control of the
French republic, he replied: Never. Ev-
cry year of its existence makes the French
republic stronger. solder and securer.
The French love to be free. Freedom
means happiness and prosperity. Ours is
a happy, prosperous country, as you
know. fss-
When Young Chief, prominent men,
Der of the Umatilla tribe, in Oregon, goes
away for his annual vacation, he is grant
ed the freedom of the state by the follow
ing notice to whom it may concern:
Young Chief has permission to visit
Wallowa and surrounding country, with
various other Indians, to be away sixty
days. He is a good law-abiding man,
and very friendly toward whites. If any
of his crowd are boisterous or violate any
law If reported TO me, 1 will have the
matter rectified. Any favor shown him
will be appreciated He respects the
whites and asks that they respect him"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
savannah Doing Wen.
From the Atlanta journal.

An elaborate review OF the business OF
Savannah, published in the Morning News
shows that in spite of the dun times
Georgia's principal port has done well dur
ing the past year.
Figures made up on reliable information
show that Savannah's trade for the
twelve months ended Sept. / amounted
to $l2s, 400 900, an increase of SS,0O0.OW over
the preceding year
There was a decrease in cotton receipts
owing to the great reduction in the last
crop. but the better price made the cotton
received at Savannah worth S6,O0O00o
more than the larger receipts of the pre-
vious season.
Savannah Is now far in the lead OF all
cotton ports except New Orleans, and Is
the largest naval stores market in the
world. Savannah is a solid city with a
constantly increasing trade and Georgia
is Justly proud of her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
A Popular Custom.

The valued hired girl paused in the
doorway, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
las you know, ma'am, I'm going to
leave you 10 get married"
Yes sighed the young housewife, II
know
well. ma am" the girl continued. as
she shifted her valise to the other hand,
you have been good enough to say that
you regret my departure. Now. where /
used to live Il was always the custom for
a mistress whose girl was about TO ger
married TO hold the place open for her a
few weeks-in case she didn't like mar
ried life and wanted TO come back. Will
you do the same for me. ma ann"
"Of course I will, Janet" said the mis-
tress, but certainly never heard of any
such custom"
"Oh, II was common enough where /
came from, ma'am, and there were few
good girls that didn't take advantage OF
it,"
And where was that. Janet7'
I'm Chicago, ma'am."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
Rrrnn In the East.

Those who are saying Mr.. Bryan has no
strength in the east shut their eyes to
facts. He has great deal more
than he is given credit for by his polti-
cal opponents. In our dispatches yester-
day 1t was stated that the New Jersey
state democratic convention had in
dorsed Bryan and Sewan and the Chi
cago platform, with scarcely dissenting
voice, and there is no doubt that the
Pennsylvania democratic state convention
will do the same thing. There has been
some speculation as to what course the
New York state democratic convention
would take. 1t will meet at Buffalo next
Wednesday, and of the delegates thus far
elected two-thirds favor indorsing the
Chicago platform and ticket. Senator
Hnl is said to be endeavoring to bring
about compromise. If he is he has not
given any intimation of the kind of
compromise he favors. 1t is supposed he
will advise the indorsing of the Chi
cago ticket and repudiating the Chicago
platform. If he should make such
proposition it is doubtful If he could car
ry it through the convention. His chief
aim is to prevent a split in the party in
the state. If no compromise should be
agreed upon the New York state demo-
cratic convention would indorse both the
Chicago ticket and the Chicago platform
With the Endorsement of the democrats
of three such important eastern states as
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
it would be the greatest nonsense to say
that Mr., Bryan will get comparatively
few votes in the eastern states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
The Overthrow of Tillman.
From the Atlanta Journal Dem.).

In this contest Evans represented Till
man and Tillmanism. His boss exerted
himself in every way possible to secure the
nomination Of Evans. He published let
ter a few days ago in which he admitted
that the success of Earle would be the de-
feat of the Tillman faction, and he must
realize now that the end of his domination
in South Carolina has come.
A few weeks ago the nomination Of
Evans seemed certain. Nobody dared to
predict that the people of South Carolina
would refuse to obey Tillman's dictate.
Yesterdays election proves that they are
tired of his yoke and are ready to over
throw him as they have overthrown his
agent and tool John Gary Evans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings Employees Mutual Relief AS
ISOLATION; Mistletoe Camp, No. 4, Wood
men of the World.
Special Notices-Liquor Licenses; Ship
Notice, ]. F. Minis & Co.: House, Sign
and Fresco Painting, Etc, Ebell. Madison
& Carney; Discount Is What You Want,
B. H. Levy & Bro; Is 1t Not So? B. II.
Levy & Bro; Notice as to Proposals for
Winter Uniforms for Fire Department;
Notice to Contractors as to Estimate for
Constructing Additions to Engine House,
John E. Mcguire. Fire Chief; Ship Notice,
Strachan & Co.
Boys School supphes-B. H. Levy &
Bro.
A Startling Sale-Appel & Schaul
Cottolene-N. X. Fairbanks Company.
Mineral Water-Hunyadi Janos
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
Legal Notices-Citation From the Clerk
of the Court of Ordinary of Chatham
County.
Medical-Shakers Digestive Cordial;
Simmons Liver Regulator.
Cheap Column Advertisements Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted: For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
Who own the silver Mines ?


The question. who owns the silver mines
of the world? is beginning to play quite
an important part in the campaign In
the minds of most people of this country
the impression has prevailed that those
who would be benefited by the free coin
age of silver are American silver mine
owners. The Baltimore Sun says that this
impression is not correct The most of the
paying silver mines are owned by English
men.
This is a curious state of affairs. 1t
seems that whatever we do in respect to
silver we do for the benefit of the English.
Mr.. Bryan tells us that England is inter-
ested in having this country maintain the
gold standard and now the Baltimore Sun
and some eminent authorities on the own
ership of mines declare that the free coin
age Of silver would chiefly beneft Eng
lishmen, because they are by far the larg-
est owners of silver mining stocks.
AS matter of fact the English do own
the best of the silver mines-the mines
that furnish the greater part of the silver
output. The mines of this country pro-
duce about 500O0,000 ounces a year and
those outside of this county-the mines of
Mexico. South America, Australia and
other countries about 125,0OO0OO ounces.
Those outside of this country are largely
owned by British investors who are also
very large owners of the stock of the sill
yer mines in this country. If. therefore,
we believe all we hear, the British are
bound to be happy whether we open our
mints to free silver coinage or not