Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1914-08-15

is now ready to establish the double
standard of coinage. The San Fran
cisco Chronicle becomes hysterical over
the possibly new policy of this govern
ment. 1t wants to know why the mint
should be buying silver when there is
stacked up in the vaults of the treasury
nearly one hundred millions of ounces
of the white metal. 1t says that, Of
course, some of this silver has out
standing certificates against it, but
that makes no difference, it could be
coined and put in circulation anyway.
If this is true of silver why not coin
the gold bars in storage in the treasury
vaults and issue the coin and pay no at
tention to the redemption of the yellow
backs that have been issued against it.
The Chronicle appears to think because
the treasury has seen fit to redeem
some of the silver notes in gold that
any gold in the treasury could be used
for this purpose and that the silver
should be coined to meet existing con-
ditons, but the mint officials have no
business to go into the market and buy
silver for coinage, as it might again
bring on the desire Of the western
people for double standard of coinage.
Nevertheless the double standard is
coming and all the nations of earth will
join with us in the coinage Of that
metal. The present var has shown
fully the fallacy of the single standard,
as nowhere is paper based on it taken
at its face value, the demand being for
the metallic money, and there is not
one thousandth part enough to go
around. Even today the bankers of
New York are asking congress to re-
duce the reserve requirement Of gold,
that it can more readily be maintained.
Just think of country doing business
of four hundred billions of dollars on
two billions of capital, and then setting
up howl about getting too much basic
money if silver was coined.
Last Monday evening, about 7:3O
o'clock two men made vicious attempt
to hold up Mrs. Gather and Mrs. Burr.
The ladies were going to the home of
Mrs. Gather on Pine street, and when
close to the house they were set upon
by two men, who threw them to the
ground and wrenched hand bag from
Mrs. Gather and made hurried search
of it for money. The bag was burst
open and pocket book containing
some money dropped to the ground.
The women were screaming at the top
of their voices and the holdups became
frightened and ran away. Mrs. Burr
was bruised about the arms, while Mrs.
Gather was badly shaken up and be-
came hysterical. A search was at once
made for the men, but up to this time
have not been apprehended. Had they
been caught at the time they would
have been roughly handled.
Thursday last w. H. Taylor, one of
the old scouts and Indian fighters under
Buffalo Bill, accompanied by a fancy
trick rider and roper, arrived from Los
Angeles on horseback and remained
over day to meet the manager of the
Universal Film company, under whose
employment the trip is being made.
Mr.. Taylor and companion expect to
reach New York City sometime in De-
cember, the entire journey being made
on horseback
Taylor is sc years Of age and with
long flowing white hair, long chin
whisker and moustache is most pic
turesque character He served in the
Union army prior to the outbreak of
the rebellion, but joined the Confederacy
at the outbreak of the war, afterward
becoming scout on the frontier. He
has been across the continent three
times, and expects this to be his last
journey on horseback.
Collamore & Son have a large force
of men lacking up the old courthouse
and getting it on rollers preparatory to
removing it from its present position,
to allow of the building of the new
structure. The new courthouse will
stand facing the middle of Fourth
street.
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