The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-18

I days. 1t will be Ave or six months b.
fore either will be ready for use. The
$50, $50. 500. $500 and $1,000 plates
will be taken up In turn. and VIII re-
qifre several years to complete. Inc
new plates are being prepared by me
regular engravers Of the bureau with
out assistance. and they can devote to
them only such time as can be spared
| from their regular duties. Before
work on the new plates was commenc-
| ed a design was adopted which will be
| followed In the entire government Issue
of money. The plates now In hand are
| intended for the silver notes. and dr-
plicafe~ with the necessary changing IN
wording to suit the character OF the
government obligation Will be prepared
| for the treasury and United STATES
notes A distinguishing mark VIII be
| the color OF the treasury seal; that on
the silver certificates being blue. while
brown and red Will probably be used
for the treasury and United States
notes respectively.
The loving cup OF silver made OF the
| melted dimes collected from over 10
600 American citizens, the majority OF
whom were children, was presented TO
Admiral Dewey Tuesday. The cul
stands nearly six feet In height, and l.
appropriately inscribed. At one sid,
wns large silver-bound volume, con
| taining the names of the contributors
OF the dimes who had subscribed Il
the token through the lnstrumentallfy
Of the New York journal. Senator De
pew headed the presentation commit
| tee and made the speech OF the Occn-
sion, In accepting the tribute. Admiral
Dewey thanked Senator Depew for his
gracious words, and said that he was
overpowered by this new proof OF the
gratitude Of his countrymen. To him
the most pleasant thing about IT. and
one that would make him cherish II all
the more, was the fact that the chill
dren OF the country were so largely
represented in the giving. The graft
tude of the little ones, he said, pleased
him immensely, and he spoke feeling
ly OF the way they surround him on the
street and lisp out their pretty little
compliments.
"rhat man Little knows the common
people OF the republic. Little under
stands the instincts of our race, who
thinks we will not hold 1t tthe Philip
pine archipelago fast. and hold 1t for
ever, administering just government by
simplest methods" This sentence was
the keynote Of the speech delivered in
the Senate Tuesday by Mr.. Beveridge,
the junior senator from Indiana. 1t
wns the maiden speech In the SENATE of
about the youngest member of the
body. The announcement that he
would deliver an address embodying
his observations In the Philippines at
tracted an unusually large number Of
auditors to the galleries. On the floor
OF the Senate every member In the city
/ Npn q ~ hfs nf n
tatlves came over from the House. The
occasion was inspiring. and Mr.. Bever-
ldge rose to 1t brilliantly. His oratlon
for properly II was an oration-was
| deeply Interesting. II was replete with
striking sentences and well arranged
Information. Spoken with all the ear
nestness, vigor and eloquence of a fine
orator. enthusiastic In his subject, who
rose Mt times to his subject with the
power of passionate dramatic utter
nnce, the speech created Il profound I'M
preston upon all who heard II. Sena-
tor Hoaf briefly replied to Mr.. Bever-
ldec.
A correspondent writes to his paper
as follows: seldom has a young senator,
or nm old senator for that matter, re
ceIved SO handsome Il compliment AS
that rendered to Senator Beveridge Of
Indiana by the brilliant audience that
gathered to listen TO his maiden speech.
The galleries were filed with the best
people of Washington. there WIS an
unusually large attendance of members
of the House of Representatives and
other officials. and every senator in
town was present Mr.. Beveridge held
his audience to the end of his speech
There were no Interruptions and no
senator left the chamber. Mr.. Bever-
idge has u pleasant manner, a graceful
delivery and n light. sweet-toned tenor
voice. He spoke for two hours with
great enrnestness, and at times was i'm
pressive, and 1t wns a marvellous exh;-
bltion of memory. His remarks, which
would fiji seven or eight columns Of an
ordinary newspaper, were prepared
with great care. and proofs hnd been
furnished In advance to the press as
sociations. Several people In the re-
porters' gallery had the proofs before
them and followed him through his en-
tire grafton, which was recited from
memory almost without the change of
n single word. Mr.. Conkling used to
be able to do such things. but nobody
In the Senate since his time has had
the memory to retain so long speech.
Mr. Beveridge did not even have note
to guide him, but each paragraph fol-
lowed in Its proper sequence.