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Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

paid with 14oOO. 900 bales of cotton Tn 1894 it would have taken 51.000,000 bales to pay what remained due although mea ntime we had paid the value of 94,- 100000 bales on 1t in principal and inter- est It may safely be asserted that it would require 35 per cent. more of com modities in general to pay the national debt how than when it was the highest nominal figure.
 By adhering to a single standard the government has not only failsd to do jus tice to the taxpaying and producing in- terest. but has ignored them, while ag g. andizinig the bondholding interests. Thus has the national honor been vio- lated. It is as drshonorabla to smppo. t a constantly approaching measure of commodity values at the expense of the taxpayers as it would be to maintain a constantly depreciating one at the ex- perse of the boldholders
 The bimetallic system-fTea and un- limited coinage of both the precious me- sls into legal tender money at a ratio fixed by law-furnishes the zarest at tainahle approach to stable msa7ure of values Such a mea sure pre5uces a en- tinuing equilibrium between property for labcr) af1 money. It preserves the equity Of beth the taxpaying and the oridholding intn0ests. thus discharging the reciprocal duties of government grow ing out of it's fiduciary relationship to these interests. Tn short it msintai~s the national hcr-r bv nlaiFtsinng the iGetice. The sincere frierds of the na- tional honor gre thos7' who favor the b. rstafie system cf coinage and the op- tiorsl payment cf gold or silver coin on government obTgati0rg-
 w. c. SWANSON,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
OUR LETTER BOX.
No communications will be published un- der this head unless signed by the author Editor.
"THE NATIONAL HONOR

To the State Herald.
 Much printers ink has been used by the gofdite press, and much lung power eXDen,ded by sound money" ds chalmers, in expatiating upon 'the national honor." Reduced to definite form these Veh ement utterances mean that to pay any of the bonded debt of the United States other wise than in gold would be dishonorable
 As regards payment Of the national debt, the citizens of this country com prise two classes--taXpayers and bond- holders. Considering each as class they occupy adverse relations. When a ein- gle citizen is both taxpayer and bord- holder his interest in the one capacity is, nevertheless, antagonistic to his inter- est in the other Ths government Is scv- ereign over both interests, whether held by different classss CT Individuals. By virtue. of it's sovereignty and it's duty to "estRblish justice" the government, in respect to the national debt is a trustee of two conflicting trusts.
 Such sbeing the case, where dces the true course of national or governmental honor lie? Obviously it lies in policy which, as near as may be. conserves, pro- tects and oes justice to both interests alike. In governms snt honor is justice.
 The various republican administ aticns ard their inJitators holding democratic commissions have maintaired the sin gle 9ud apprsciatipg standard of gold payments. The result of this apprec aton as it effects thu two interests have men- toned is faIiry indicated in the follow ing authentic statistics: Bstwe'-n 1870 md 1884 the United States paid off about s750. 100000 of her bcDded debt. Yet, if WE reckon in the eight commodities, beef corn. wheat. oats. pork. cottcn. cosl and bar iron. the debt was practically 30 DIT cent heavier after the s750.000 000 was paid then before Tn 1866 the national debt of the United States could have heen
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
MEN AND WOMEN.

Urgressgnan L. E. Quigg is a very sue ceS:ful young man. But he fail d once, and completely. The republicans of Mon tana imported him to take charge of their Helena organ. It failed. and Mr Quigg. fon the time being with it. The demo- crats at the same time took a Washing ton corn-sponden. of the Sun, and he is still the editor of the Helena Herald, one of the best edited and nest prosperous p2pera of the new northwest.
 The American Red Cross society. of which Clara Barton is the pr.iident, and pr. James 1T. Hubbell, the general field
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
nHE BROWN nRE.

The Mobile Register is disposed to take a conservative view both Of rhe new pro- cess of making steel discovered by MT Scranton. of Mobile, and of the discovsry of brown ore at Leeds. and perhaps just ly so. The eastern steel exper, al the steel mill of the Binmi ngham rolling mill says fl has been known for soma time thsl, s.eel could be made direct from the oie, but that it has been proven to be uu- profitable in 3 commercial sense, because 1t is nc. F liable. The furnace is neces- sary in order to give sure results The furnace manager watches his furnace as doctor does his pateut.s He takes the rsmpereLure of the furnace, he lightens the burden, adds a little and takes away a Ef.le, and by constant watching gets the bsst results. tAs to the brown ore find. if the Register .wilelook through he files of the Age-FIerald of about eight years ago it will find an account of the discovery of brown ore at Leeds very sim liar to Fhe account that has appeared in the D. D IS in the last few days.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
MORGAN AND raE PEOPLE.

Senator Morgan is making a rong ef- fort in behalf of the people as opposed to the Union Pacific railroad. The Cla0e land administration undertook foreclos ure proceedings with the union Pacific, which is largely in debt 70 the govern mant. The road owes the government about $53,O00.OOO. and under the Cl veland arrangement the government would re- ceive only $25 500, ,0O0, causing 9 lcgs of $24 000 t is rhis large sum that Sen tor Morgan proposes to save It has been found that the property is much more valuable than was supposed, and that til re has been some mistake in tine figures. Senator Morgan proposes 10 foreclose, which would compel the com pany to ray it's full indehl.ednee or re- sult in the United Stases getting control of the road. t may be urged against this course tha: it is a step towards govern m ntal control of railroads, but this is mere sentiment The government has controlled several of the large railroad systems of the country recently, that were forced into the hands of rec ivels The federal courts managed ;hese de- faulting railroads well, and can do it again.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

agent. now have permanent homes att Glen Echo, near Washington, D. C.. where large building and residence have been erected by Miss Barton, and at the Red Cross Manor, Lawrence county, Ind, where this great society of beneficence owns demelsa of over TOO acres. Ora CT New York is the home of it's first hos 7 pital and training institudo Miss Bar ron resides at Glen Eeho, District of Co., lumbia.
 Henry w. Lucy, besides having had one of the most interesting careers in journal ism, is 'the quickest writer on the Brit ish press. He dicta tes all his work Q sshrorthand clerk. ard he is declared to make the largest income earned by jour nalism.
 Maca ulay's memory was so retentive that, atier reading book once, he could give all the salient points of it, and re- cite many long passages of it verbal tim.
 Prs sident Harper. of the University of Chicago, and Profs. Rush Knees, of the Newton Theological seminary; F. K. Sam ders. of Yale; D. A. McClenahan. of the United Presbyterian seminary, of Ale gheny, Pa, and W. H. MarquesS of tho Presbyterian seminary, of Louisvllls, will give courses of lectures on the Bible ct Chautauqua this summer.
 Mrs. Lewis, who discovered the manu- script of the gospels in Syriac convert on Mount Sinai, has been exploring tha convent again in company with her sis ter, Mrs. Gibson, and has examined two Pale:tinian Syriac service books of the twelfth century, written in the dialect supposed to have been spoken by Christ. Their text will soon be published The cZar of Russia is said to be very superstitious, and has great confidence in relics.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
CAMPS WILL BE KEPT ABBAzE.


 A little straw will indicate which way Blast of yesterday we no.e the following in reply to the State Herald's wager that it might change positions;
 Certainly the State Herald does not make the above prediction because the Hat Blast has changed Is position by a change of management heretofore, for if it did it could ceartainly with more CT tainty of being right predict a charge in the policy of the State Herald. for it has occupied both sides of neaily every ina ginabla question:
 The name of Milton H Smith appears at the head of th4 Hot Blast as proprietor MT. smith is the postmaster a. Anniston and when actively engaged in editing his paper was an advocate of the gold stand ard and Cleveland worshipper. While there are no signs as yet hat any of MT. CleN=land's gold standard advocates are to be removed, where theia influence is fel. it is eviden. from the above that Ar. Smith has doubtless heard from the department and the presto chang in he policy of the Hot Blast when the present editor assumed charge, is about to be repeated when the old editor again takes his chair and the limina ton of na tianal issues from state politics is cn'y the wicker seat HOW being arrlng q.
 Democrats have heard the gold eagle scream of the Anniston Hot Blast before and wera not frightened by the noise, and in case it changes from. again there will be plenty of the true and tmed left 10 keep the camp fires ablaze.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
JOHN w. MACKAY'S FRIENDSHIP
 FOR TOM OCHILTREE.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
 John w. Mackay not only has kind heart but he is always the staunchest and truest of friends.
 For weeks poor old Tom Ochiltree has been lying i'll at Chamberlins in Wash ington, where he has made such little p:o9t ess toward recovery that his friends and physicians determined to remove. him to Nsw York.
 Mackay was on hand at once with a special car for the use of his old friend, but T m wasn't equal to such l7ng jour ney, and so he is still there and i'll enough to cause alarm.
 But when he gets well eneugh to use # he,will have at hand the special car or anything else that Mackay can provide.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
TO THE PUBLIC.

Having sold my interest in the State Herald and tendeud my resignation as director and general manager my con- nection with the paper now ceases, and Il shall devote my entire atten ion to the publication of tho Dixie Home, which I hope to make a representative indusIial and manufac uring journal of the south, and to enlist the readers net only athome, but throughouc the country in our varied and material resources, both developed and undeveloped Thanking the public for the patronage ext nded the Sta,e Herald under my management and the generous press of the state for the many courtesies extended, l am most nespeet- fully, J. ASA ROUNTRhE.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
FAVORABLE AND UNAVOIDABLE.

HAY NollAblJE AIN IL b4SF A V o1b4ADlIL-.
 MT. Munhall, in the North American Review, compares yhe south of 1850 with 1S90. The comparison is favorable in some respects in others it is no favorable. The increase of population has been 150 per cent. The south has a male surplus of per cent. The negro is losing ground. Tn improved area has more than doubled since 1850. The farming area is five and a half acres per inhabitant, against TWO and a half in the middle states, yet the south does not raise enough grain for it's requirements. Tn 1850 the south raised 2,460 pounds of grain per irlhabitant and 330 pounds of meat, while in 1890 the production had declined to 1920 of grain and 190 of meat Ken lucky and Tennessee are lhe only two southern states that raise enough grain for home consumption. There Is, mean- time, large meat surplus, at least 500,- 900 tons, part of which goes to feed the middle states the rest being exported. The production of eggs IA to each irhaD- italrt, the average consumption in the United States being 160 per head. The south raises thIee-fourths of tha tobacco in hs, United States.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

There is absolutely no xundation for the report that the administration intends sacrificing Mark Hanna. MT. Hanna has an immortal cinch on the present admin dstrttion, and the papers to prove it are still safely locked up in a safety-deposit yalI1t
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The New York Herald says that iieav en will be comfortable home in the sweet by and by. but that New York an- swers present purposes. That is w.se statement, for New York is doing a spl:n- did service in fitting out citizens for a. other place of abode.s But it is not heaven.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
When free coinage is elimInased from

When free coinage is elimina ed from state politics the campaign o.ator will fird 1t an uphill business to prove to the tax payer thai ne can be msde more prosperous by cuttir@ off his funds and raising his tax AS lc1g as he sees hope and prospe1i.y sh ad he is wiling to yield a point for progress, but when hat hope is dsrkaEed he will take his b.m.' about in- cressing his trouble.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

Tie truly good Dr. Dana finds himself in position where he must choose be- tween republicanism and Grover Cleve- land. The puzzle is to read a few files of the Sun and guess where Dana is de- terrnined to land.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

We are now assured by our republican contemporaries that John R. Mclean, of Cincinnati, is so thoroughly corrupt and dishonest that he is actually trying to buy up few of the votes that Marcus 4 Hanna overlooked,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The indications are that the republican party is trying to work a Guldensuppe dodge on the little handful of patriots who advertise their patriotism on the dead walls and meet as national demo- cratsn
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

Alabama was the first state in the union to raise the flag for the free coinage of gold and silver alt the rasio of 16 to l, and will be the last to put it down or allow it to trail.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

We trust the day will come when the red-headed sapsuclxer and the mullet- headed buzzard will lie down together.- Commercial Appeal.
 And le, one of them be insid: the other, if you please. se.-Montgomery Advertiser.
 All right; now. let's see you swallow yourself.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

'In one sense early rising is ah wrong. It is surely bad manners to get up before the sun."-Florida TimesUnlon.
 But 1t is all right to go to bed before the moon. He is moon-eyed, and can stand
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

Keep up the racket on this elimina ton of the financial question from state poll tics and the new constitution so much talked of will be as dead as heruin be- fore the campaign opens up. Mark this prediction.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

Perhaps Japan has listened to So many of our serate's tariff speeches that she alas come to believe that we fight like China-with our mouths.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The silver question is SD dead thst only q pabtry 25,O00 of 3O,000 people will gather to hear William J. Bryan talk about it.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The St. Louis man who shot himself seven times and failed to kill himself should wait a while and go on a Chris fian Endeavcr excursion.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The Rome (Ga) Tribune pays the fol- lowing compliment to Editor Burns, of the Coosa Advocate:
 .'Editor Burns. of the Coosa Adv ocafre, is making his paper power in the land. His editorials are strong and timely"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The furnaces Of the steel mill have been fired up, and everything is rtady for the mods, which are 5xpedted daily
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

The editor and colaborers of MT Boun- tree extend to him their best wishes ard hope that his new enterprise will prove supcess
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
To the Camps of the United Confed rate UctpraDc.

To the Camps of the United Confed rate Veterans:
 The Logan Mcnum nj commission of Chicago extend to you, through me as comma nder7in- chief, a most cordial in- vitation to participate in the oerenla nies incident to the unveiiirg on the 22d Inst. a nonumenlt of Gen. John, A. l. 2 n, erected in tLat city by the state o' H. lincis. Hon. William H. Harper ch air man of the committee of arIangeTs nts, in his letter to npe says:
 "We cordially invite you, and through you members of the United Confederate Veterans association, to be pres mt and participate in the unvsillng ceremonies Will you. as comnsl lnijer-in-ehief kindly issue such orders as may be- fscess ary to give this invitation to all bcdies in your organization. and nrcnise tn m on behalf Of the coarFTittea h7vipg this mat ter in charge, hosptable reception if they come to Chicago 7t that time. As comn'srder-in-chief I have assured the committee that the Confederate Veterans would appreciate most fully the urtesy and cordiality Of this invitation.
 JOHN B. GORDON
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
VETERANS INVITED
Monument at Chicag ago-Address to the Camps by Gen. Gordon.

Atlanta, July 13.-Gen. John B. Gc.don, cCmmand5r-in-chief of the United Cen federate Veterans, today issued the fol- lowing address concerning the invitation recently extended that organization by the Logan Monument association of Chi cago:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14
GOVERNORS DAY

Eufaula, Ala, July 12, 1897.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

IMaca ulay's memory was slo retentive that, after reading book once, he could give all the salient points of it. and re- cite many long passages of it verbal tim
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-14

success.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
NO HAzINa NOR RoWDY1sM.
Dr. Jordan wishes to Weed Out DissoIute or
Idle Students ut Stanford.

SAN Francisco, Aug. GA noteworthy
step has been taken by President Jordan to stop
hazing at Stanford University, TO weed out dis
solute and idle students, and to prevent poor
boys from ovcrworking themselves and ruin
ing their health In the eager desire to secure an
education. DR.. Jordan has sent tho following
notice to Senior Thoburn, who is Chairman Of
the student body that is Entrusted with the reg
ulation of undergraduate affairs:
THE number Of persons seeking the advan-
tages of the university is constantly greater than
We can care for. To do the best for those who
are earnest, the university faculty can waste no
effort on the idle, the dissipated, and undescrv-
ing. IT Is a part of the duty Of your committee
to eliminate unworthy persons from the rolls of
university classes. you have the power TO rG-
guest tho withdrawal OF any student whose
presence, for any reason, seems undesirable.
II is desired that you should exercise this au-
thority, not only on those found guilty of spe-
any whose personal influence is objectionable.
Those who are dissipated, protiigatc, tricsy, or
foul Of tongue should be removed, though no
specific act Of wrongdoing may be charged
against them.
ut Is desirable, also. that you should look
somewhat to the welfare of students who sub
JcCt themselves, to unusual priyations.. An
education gained at the cost of a shattered ncr-
COMMITTEES 10 given authority 10 check cxcGsses
cesseS."
In an interview Dir. Jordan said: THE fac.
as class PUSHES. and especially TO the barparic
custom OF hazing. Any student anxious to lead
In such affairs Will probably find that their
presence Is not desired at the university. II
graduate with the freshmen, and If freshmen
they may finish their COURSES still sooner"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
THE JERSEY PEACH CROP.
Bigger Than Ever, Fruit Small and Present
Prices Very Low.

~"
TRENTON, y. j., Aug. 28.-Tho height of tho
peach season will he reached In New Jersey
during this week. Last week many thousands
of baskets were shipped TO New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, and other places. but the bulk OF
the crop is yet to be marketed. The crop this
season will exceed that of any previous year.
Conservative estimates make the aggregate
over three and u half million baskets. The late
frosts did no damage. The immature peaches
arc mainly in tho orchards OF those growers
who refused 10 thin out their overloaded trees
early in the summer, ard the damage by hall
storms was confined to a small part Of Hunter.
don county. Tho Huntcrdon county peach
growers have organized a peach exchange,
which enables them to realize fair prices and
ship the fruit to markets that are not over
stocked.
Trenton is the chief market for many of the
smaller growers in HuntcrdOn. Mercer, Mon
past week peaches could be bought for as low as
10 and 10 cents a basket, while large. fine fruit
was In abundance at 40 to 60 cents. In ordi-
nary years 1t would have brought three times as
feriur, but the growers Who thinncd out the fruit
Oh the trees In June are marketing good peaches
now. There are trees In some orchards near
Trenton that are 80 loaded that they remind ono
no larger than almonds. and are made up of
pits, skin, and fuZz.
Ira Burtis. a Hightstown farmer, was asked
yesterday If he had any peaches:
peaches. The trees are full of something, but I
kon't know what, and | will not ind out. What.
ever they ure, they are too small to pick, and /
wont have any peaches this year. Many of my
nei9hbOrs are In the same boat
The late. fruit is said to be superior to that
now ripeninK,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
THREATS 40 LYNoH 4 NEGRO.
Cement Miners Plan TO Capture Dcpew when
He Is Taken to R0sendnIe.

KINGSTON. Aug. 29.-Although three days
have passed since Joseph Depew, a bury negro.
assaulted 6-ycar-old Mamie Doody of Hickory
Bush, the excitement i'll the community is still
intense. The settlement about the child's
home is composed wholly of cement miners.
and on Saturday evening a number of them, in
company with Michael Doody. the father of
the nesro's first victim, and Owen Murray, the
husband Of the woman whom Depew also tried
to assault when he fed from Hickory Bush to
Rock Lock, moved about among the crowd In
citing them to deeds Of violence, and at about
midnight 1t was determined by nearly q hundred
mon to march to tho county Jail at Kingston
and demand Of Sheriff Schantz that the n gro
be given up 10 them. Wiser counsels prevailed,
however. and the plan was finally abandoned.
the crowd dispensing to their homes. To-day
there was much talk of either shooting the
negro or ~lynching him, and it was proposed that
he be captured Tomorrow, when h. was to DO
taken to Rosendale for examination before Po-
lice Justice Brown.
Sheriff Schantz and District Attorney Can
tine decided tonight that, owing to the frenzy
Of the miners, II Will be dangerous to take the
negro to Rosendale. and incidentally they
have learned that Police Justice Brown will
refuse to conduct the examination. County
Judge Clearwater will doubtless hold the ex-
animation.
Mrs. Owen Murray and Nettie Collins. whom
nepew also attempted to assault, are not SO VOL
Tonight, and the negro's first victim Is stu
very Ill.