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GOD AND OUR NATIVE LAND. CAMDEN, S. (? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1893 .?1 ? - 7 f " - , I; ? I, ;W IJJo. 21. If? mky. ft ??1* 14? Gm tworf P?fine.i ;D tie j? ?0?n thu iaetitati *" a Omikm gM&ioerf*^ & tooir 0 theoj R^oor amjw.1 thai >ry sked IU96 the int ala the ivents msa >wder might but ite the ^of the .lamp? lat the panic, panic 5tat.es, it ir that it of its on any begna was no rept over d coun firman law. fgoM only, ir interest, ? securities nprotected y the3ilver a premium loan, an<l,. r annum; itish money ed crumble i ad swept on ?pie are the per capita, ianlaw. The re had offered ie much- to- be d. The panic y and India, over Europe, jnce of the t continued, who him!" as to people were His friends ablican party) bate the nacic ' * 1 order to escape b the tariff. The jhi the sheltering Iaw.> The alighted to hi their own hands, iterested in seeing repealed,* 90 that issued 011 which ncy. a speech of his in ago, predicting^ je effects of the Sher t was thai pending, cow characterized as 3 measure of a time Senator from Ohio had the Senate a few weeks the devii his dues. He glad to do it, as well as it >ne Si this World of abre ties and small opportuni Imitted that the Sherman :erre<f a substantial good try in staying the panic of evil effects silver had not by any necessary of the law, but by that f interpretation whicb had ed out of it. often asked by friends in and in the Senate chamber opposed the repeal of the law now, after having op passage in 1*1*0. His an i this: Was there a man ving a patched coat, would away in the dead .winter be had got a new owe? Was man riding a spaviued horse Id cut his horse's throat be had not an Arabian steed to Was there a peasant living in hed cottage, throiy^h which the blew and the rains descended, frould burn it down in the midst winter storms because there gleam of brightness in the sky? was not in favor of the repeal [neither was he in favor of going coatiess, barefooted and naked fnto the winter storm. Did the >rters of the repeal bill, he asked, to restore the conditions ex \g at the time of its passage? Oh, The Bland Allison act, a Demo tic measure, had been repealed by Sherman law, but the repeal of the irman law would nor~7Tstore the tnd- Allison law. He was told that Democratic platform said: "Re 1 the Sherman act." So it did. t it also said: "Repeal the 3fc inley law." Would Senators re jal the tariff law and leave the reasury without revenue? Would ley repeal the Sherman law and leave the country without silver ir.onej? He did not doubt that the repeal of fth& Sherman law would have aome [beneficial effect in many directions, fit wpuld give some immediate ease to business transactions, particularly through the hurrah that * would " be made. Commerce would revive, but much in the same manner that a line of weary and hungry soldiers would revive on a long march when they heard the discoursing of a patriotic air. (While the band wa3 playing their -eyes would brighten; but when the music ceased they would realize that they were still further off from rest and food. Senators shoqld recollect that un conditional repeal of the Sherman law was the abrupt and total discontinu ance of silver coinage, and that the repeal bill was fashioned after the Re publican legislation of 1873, which was called demonetization, because it quietly dropped silver from the coins. That legislation had gone through the House with a soft and cat-like tread; this legislation would go through the Senate (if*it went at all) with a lion's roar. In the further course of hie speech, Mr Daniel said that if the declaration, in the Voorhees substitute were changed into a legislative provision (as suggested by Mr Walthall last week), he would vote for it; and the Sherman law could be repealed with out another word of debate. He went on to show the interest which England had in destroying sil ver as money. He complimented these Democrats who, in the hour of their country's need did not permit a president of their own to shake their faith in a free America and a free Constitution. [Applause.] As to the President, Mr Daniel said that he had supported him loy ally in the campaigns, and expected in many a day of battle yet to bear his colors and defend his cause. He should not pay him the tribute of a courlier and flatterer, who would say: "Behold a brave and honest man who has convictions;" but he would' show him that an American Senator also had bis convictions and was brave and honest enough to be true to them. [Applause.] Not for class, but for ail the people; not for a section, but for the Union; not for a special inter est, but for the whole, did he feel. [More applause.] ? In behalf of the impoverished farm ers, in behalf of the great masses of labor, in behalf of the retail mer chants, in behah of the wholesale merchants and manufacturers, in be half of the banks and their depositors, in behalf of the railroads, in behalf of the industries, rich and poor, in be half of the police (so that there shall be no bread riots), in behalf of both political parties, in behalf of America, the day star of the world's hope, he prayed American Senators, here and now,* in this accepted time, to deal with this great and worldwide ques- ; tioir in a great way, and to fulfill the great hopes with which the American people returned the Democratic party to power. [Lc?d and continued ap plause.] / A ver^v close and respectful atten tion was paid to Mr Daniel's speech, as well on the part of Senators as on the part of a large audience in the gallery. It was spoken for the most part from type writtetf pages, but that jact did not prevent the Senator from displaying much passion and force in its delivery. Almost all the Demo cratic Senators. and many of the Re publicans were in their seated facing towards the pfftbr from start to finish, and evincing a very deep interest in ! the arguments. It occupied ?four hours and five minutes. ' ? When the speecir was ended, and! ? while the hall was in confusion, with Senators gathered append Mr Daniel and presenting their compliments, Mr Teller, who bad the floor, suggested that the Senate would not now care t (f listen to anotKer speech after the very remarkable ooe just made; and Mr Voorhees, to whom the suggestion was made, coincided in it, and moved that the Senate jjjeeed to executive business. ^Vfter"S' short executive session the Senate at 5:05 adjourned until to-mor r?*w^' * THE HOUSE KILLING TIME. Mr. Tulbert Tries to Pnab the Mcf-Atmo Currency BiH Washingtov, Sept 13. ? Though there was far from a quorum present when the House was called to order this morni Dg, the attendance was larger than it had been for the past two days. The committees were call ed tor reports but without result. Mr. Talbert^of South Carolina asked unanimous consenl for the im mediate consideration of a resolrn >n, reciting that the House was adjoti; i ing froai day to day without accom plishing any business, and the people are daily expecting something to be done for Sheir relief; and instructing the committee on banking and cur rency to report, at the earliest possible day, the McLaurin bill, requiring the issue of $125,000,000 of Treasury notes, to be distributed for the relief of the people. Mr. Brosiik (Rep.) of Pennsyl vania objected. ^ Mr. Richardson of Tennessee, from the committee on printing, reported the bill relative to public printing and binding and the distribution of public documents, and asked for its immedi ate consideration. To this Talbert and Kilgore ob jected. Then Richardson made the point that the report was a privileged one and entitled to consideration, but the Speaker ruled against him, and the bill was placed on the calendar, of the committee of the whole. ' The perfunctory duty of calling the committees in the second morning heur^was performed, and Mr. Rich ardson moved that the HocjBe go into committee of the whole on the print* ing bill. But Kilgore was present and made his presence felt by raising a point of no quorum, thus necessitat ing the call of the yeas and nays. The motion was agreed to? yeaa 153, nays 26 ? and the House went into com mittee. The first and formal reading of the bill occupied almost an hour and? a half, and as the reading clerks relieved each other,, the attendance of the members became gradually less and less, until, when the reading was con cluded, there was not mere than twen ty-five members in the hall and not one of the twenty-five was paying the slightest attention. Those who re mained read papers or chatted to gether, and the chamber wore a bored and deserted appearance. * Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, in charge of it*e bill, explained its pro visions. Pending action upon the bill in detail, the committee rose, and at 4:35 p. m, the House adjourned un til to-morrow. ANOTHER arrest made. One of Barrett,'* Accomplices Puil?*l by the Marshal. Spartanburg, Sept 13. ? James R, Burdine, ex-poetmaster at Cowpens, was arrested yesterday afternoon by United States Deputy Marshal Miller on a warrant sworn out by Postoffice Inspector Peer, charging Burdine with violating Section 211 of the United States laws. Burdine was one of C. P. Barret's postmasters, and held the office at cOwpens for some time. Of late he has been a resident of Atlanta, Ga., and was visiting! friends in this section when Peer pounced him. Burdine got the news that the officers were after him, and attempted to escape, but was caught at Fair Forest as he was boarding the train for Atlanta. He was today bailed by Commissioner. Calvert in the sum of $500 for his appearance at a preliminary examination on October 4. " | Ben Terrell Coming. Some time ago the county lecturer of Barnwell county invited Ben Ter rell the well known Texas agitator, to come to that county and and take a hand in meetings to be hejki in that county. The following is- his reply showing that he is nofconly coming to Barnwell but is going to make a tour over the entire State: Dear Sir and Bro: Yours of, August 26th just to hand and contents noted. I will say in reply that I am just Starting for Texas, and could not possibly come to South Carolina be- j fore October. I am now arranging through Mr. McL&urin, of your State, to 4risit the State and give you a month. I will be pleased to come to your county and make one or more speeches as you may arrange. Write Brother Stokes and make application tor time. . The good cause is growing rapidly, .and I am greatly encouraged, j With Best -stishea lor fuccess, regards to all , . ' J I remain; jours fraternally, -*? Ben Tbbrsjll. j * ' -r : ? - J ? - ^ - ? . . -*?'> ? i ; : Smallpox to Kew York. !New York# Sept 15.? Four cases of* smallpox have been discovered by health officers in Madison street this mnrsiag. FEARFUL ON! THE ISLANDS. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT CONDITION. . From a Most Trust worthy Source- First Keport In a Week- A Pestilence Imminent. m 'Up to date the only accurate report that the outside(world has obtained of the real condition of affairs on the sea islands of South Carolina was from Dr. Babcock upon his return from the islands. It has been some time since1 thatteport came. Since then there has been nothing further to indicate the horrible condition of the people and the country, but The State is en abled today to give a most graghic | and complete report of this character, which comes from perhaps as reliable I and well posted a man as there is in the State, a man thoroughly intimate with the territory, which he describes. This report is in the shape of a J personal letter received yesterday by Col. Josepfi Danief Pope from a re lative, Dr. Daniel TJPope. "It gives I a .better account thaii anything I have J seen from Eiisjo, an<l it will be read with interest by many friends through out the State." Here is the letter: - THE STORY. Ei>isto Islako, Sept. 9 1893. I got back home a few days ago. I started from Saluda just as soon as com munication was open to the island. I wanted very much to stop one night I with you in Columbia, but as I could J not hear from home I was anxious to get throye^. When I reached home I found "tfie account of the disaster on jour coast was not at all exaggerated. 1 'Wherever the eye turned there was nothing but ruin and devastation, the j crops hopelessly destroyed My house 1 was unroofed, the tin stripped off the whole of the backsan^ several large trees in the yard blown down. My I lawn looks as if a fire had passed over I the trees, not a green leaf on many. CROP8 A TOTAL LOSS. My crop, ^ fear, will be a total loss. 1 The cotton has been stripped of nearly all the fruit except the very' oldest on the ftalk, and my corn blown down I fiai to tjbe gound, and much of it in I water. It has been raining incessantly J ever since the storm, so I am tolffyiyidj since my return it has rainea every | day, and sometimes all day ? what the I up countiy farmers call "root soakers." J It came down in torcents, so that I fear whafc little oi the crops remaining ] in - the field will be lost or badly 1 damage^. The outlook is worse than when wis came hack after the war, for I at that tinfe the people were encourag ed by the high price of CQtton and everybody could get what credit he j needed in the way of supplies; but now I see nothing ahead staring us in the face, for the colored population, but | STARVATION. < O I fear many of the whites are in the same fix; some have saved nothing bat the clothes on their backs. It is going I to be a serions thing to know how we are going to feed these people without bringing additional trouble here, Eiince, if the negroes are fed they will not work any more; so that if there not be a very judicious distribu tion ot the charity, more harm niay be done than good. Many are now look ing to the government to come to their rescue. They have been the "govern ment's wards" so long that they look upon it as a certainty, and are not disprsed to go after work to better their condition. The whites will not be able to give much, if any help, in the way of work for they are not able to do so. Then, their situation cannot be bettered until another crop is made and it will be at least nine months be fore any material help from their own efforts can be realized in the way of a crop. Just ate soon as the^gleanings which they are getting fromHhe fields are exhausted they must be incipient* of charity. * FEARFUL DEVASTATION. I have never seen such devastation. ' The storm of 1854 although it lasted two or three days can't be compared to it My losses I can't begin to esti mate. IIow much I will realize I fear to say, but when I look around and see others so much worse than I am, I can only say thank God that I have something left. I even lost my last year's corn. The storm drove the rain so violently under the shingles that the corn was thoronghly wet and it heated and rotted. After I got - home, I had it immediately hauled away and dumpAl into the lot I have for hogs. So tnat has to fee replaced for my stock. this is fearful! The whole country smells so bad ! that I hate to ride the roads. My family - will not come from Saluda until the first of October anj way, There is so much decayed vegetable matter lying all around, especially where the salt water has covered the land, that all vegetation has been kill- ! ed and the stench, arising from it is 30 4 horrible in some places that I have to ho}d my^naae until I pass; and all of this, when there is scarcely a day when the^sun shines. The weather, too, is excessively hot, but no hot sunshine. If the rains should hold up and the hot September suns bake the land, if the effluvia arising from so much de cayed vegetable matter don't produce a great deal of sickness I can't see what will present it PESTILENCE SEEMS IMMINENT. .1 have written to Washington to see if same disinfectants can't be sent here, for if we h*vp an epidemic of di&rrixEa, dysentery and fever, which diseases may prevail to an alarming extent, I only mentioned to show you that with the delaging rains, we areftaving, all the effete matter, vegetable and other, pouring into the wells, thousands who drink it must imbibe so mach miasma into their systems. Yon must excuse my writing soSnuch of our distress but I know you feel an interest in all here and also in the welfare of the co^jt, which will not recover from this in ten years, if then. The Rockville people,, i_ know, need aid sadly. I am glad/to see ^id sent to any in distress, ana we have many. Yours affectionately, Daniel T. Pope. jS i i ' I FORMALLY REQUESTED TO ACT. The Establishment of the Se? Inland Reliel ' i ' I Committee. In reply to a letter received last night Governor Tillman wrote the following, which will place the Sea Island relief work thoroughly under way at once: ?. \ j . A i "Columbia, Sept 12, 1893. \ "Joseph *W. Barnwell, Esq., Charles ton S. C, J "Sir: I have just received a letter from H(% John F. Ficken, statiujg results of the conference with yourself and the relief committee of which you are chairman. I hereby make the formal request that s&id committee, as at present organized shall act as the I Central Relief Committee, to take I charge of and disburse all contribu- ] turn's in money they now have or may receive, cfr that may be sent through my office, and that they will direct and advise the sub committees at Beaufort and on the islands along the coast. "Charleston will be the central dis? tributing depot, and reports will be made to and requisitions made oa your committee. Notice has been given foa- all money to be sent to me and contributions of any other kind to your committee at Charleston. As soon as possible you should arrive at a correct understanding of the situa tion of Beaufort and the amount of] stores, Ac., on hand theca~in charge of the committee under Major George Holmes, in order that you may be able to apportion and distribute the things most needed to those most des titute. "If this is not done there will be jDOnJuaion and a surplus at one .place and dearth at another. "We should husband our resources from the Mart so as to be able, as far as possible to prevent suffering later on. I have now on hand deposited in bank something over six thousand dollars which is being added to every day. "As bills are made for supplies of ] food, clothing Ac., they will be paid out of thb fund "upon approval by yourself as chairman of the relief | committee. Y ours respectfiillyV" B. R. Tillman, Governor." PHILADELPHIA'S HANDSOME DONA ' ^ TION. The Governor also forwarded the following letter last night: "Columbia, 8. C.J Sept. 4 2th, 2893, j "Plon, Edward S. Stuart, Mayor, of Philadelphia, Penn. ;<Dear Sir. Your letter of Sep tember 9th, enclosing check a for $5, 000 for 'relief of sufferers from the recent tornado on our Southern coast,' received. In behalf of the suffering people for whom it is intended, I here by tender my warmest thanks, and it shall be sacredly devoted to the relief of the most needy. In response to your request for information as to the 'actual condition of affairs along the coast,' I enclose a newspaper clipping which gives in full the report of Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of our State Lunatic Asylum, who visited and pewonally inspected some of the islands around Beattifort, as my offi cial representative. I can vouch that there is not the slightest exaggeration in what he says or the figures which he presents, and without making any calculation for the restoration olr homes it will take a million or two hundred thousand dollars to keep some of these people from starving, but if others will help'as munificently as you have done there will be no suffering. You re respectfully, "B. R. Tillman, Governor." Another Train field Up. j ? | Calumet, Mich., Sept. 15. ? At 9:30 o'clock this morning the passen ger train on the Mineral Range rail road coming to Calumet was held up by four highwaymen, about half way between Galumet and Hancock. The engineer and fireman were covered by revolvers by two of the robbers, while the other two ordered the ex press messenger to put the contents of his safe in a bag which one of the rob bers carried.* The messenger immedi- j ately complied, and handed out some $75,000, consigned to the Calument and Hecla mine and which was part kof the money to be used by the mine i in its pay roll. After securing the booty, the robbers fired a shot and or dered the engineer to go- ahead, "damned quick," which he did. The whole affair was such a sur prise that the passengers knew noth ing of the trouble until the train had started again. The train was crowd- , ed. Light guards and sheriffs are out scouring the country. It is thought that the robbers had horses conven iently near and a boat ready at the Jake^ from which: place they would make for Northern Canada. 1 L ! ? & -?>' f.\ . i - ' itt BACK-SET FOR BRUNSWICK I , ~ THE YELLOW FEVER BREAKS OUT I % AFRESH. > Two Death* from tbe Disease vKeporteu * lesterday? Another One of tbe Cox A Children Sick. Quarantine Re . eataM Bavahnah., Sept ? A special tonight to the Mornjpg*. News from Brunswick, Ga* says: W. Kil\en, a German shoemaker in this city, was taken sick last Friday at his shop*| where he had a sleeping room. He had been complaining for several days previous. As he was living alone he received no .treatment until Sunday, when the Odd Fellows learned of his illness and gave him immedii tion. A physicianwas called > treated him for gastric few death this morning caused some and Mayor Lamb called in Guiteras to hold an autoppj was done, five of the local assisting. The result was noucing that Killen died from yell feveii ThSs afternoon another suspicions death was reported at the city hospital, the person being a Norwegian ^Wno was being treated for consumption. He has been sick for some time, how ever. Dr. Guiteras, after an autopsy, decided that the death was caused by yellow fever. This evening a report wa^ heard that one ot the Cox children was sick. This is the same family that caused so much excitement in the previous panic by picking up a sick child and running away to escape the govern ment doctors. The boy who is now sick is said to have been wading in a pood of stagnant water all day Sun day. Dr, Guiteras was seen tonigh^ by the Morning News correspondent but positively refused to make any statement whatever for publication. It is supposed that he frill have assist ante here at once. ~ r Brunswick was regaining her old jirogressive condition rapidly, and the rumors today did not visibly affect her commerce, though the inevitable quarantine will put a Btop to business, as before. Some nervousness is shown, and a number of people left on the night train, but there^wgs nothing like a panic. There are a great num ber of people who have returned, and many , thai did not leave before, who have no means to go now; but all seem to take the matter calmly, though everything is as gloomy as can be. The board of health has not met yet, and therefore no idea cai^be-given as to the conditions for an epidemic. A larger number of the old refugees expressed a determination to nsmain here. The schedules on the'East Ten nessee, Virginia and Georgia and Brunswick and Western roads will be mader in accordance with the quaran tine regulations. QUARANTINE RE ESTABLISHED. Savannah, Sept 13. ? Savannah ; re established quarantine against Brunswick tonight Nobody from that city is to be allowed to come here even if they* have been absent from that city for ten days. ' . ALLEGED DEFALCATION. The Cashier of the Knight* and I^Ues of Honor DlH&pi>e?rs. . Indianapolis, Ind., Sept 13.? It. developed at today's meeting of the supreme officers of the Knights and Ladies of Honor that Frank McDan iel, a former supreme officer and pres ent cashier to the treasurer, E. J. Mc Bride, has disappeared. His wherea bouts are unknown. A committee is examining his books. McDaniel has been reported by members of the order for drinking. The Knights and In dies of Honor have an insurance feature, and the revenues handled amount to millions of dollars, All of this money has for eight years passed through Mc- J Daniel's hand 85^ The treasui$r^J. McBride, said that the reports were exaggerated. "The books have been investigated as far back as two years ago," he said, "and have been found straight Any defi ciency must exist further back than that date. There may be no shortage at all. It is simply a case of neglected book keeping." The treasurer is under a boud . of $100,000 to make good any losses to the order. McBride has notified the order that he stfinds ready at any moment to make good any deficiency. McDaniel lives in this city. A TRAIN RUNS AWAY. 4 Carload ol Mhilc* KUled and Tr*in Partly \ i Wrecfced. \ ; Spartanburj;, S. C., Sept. 14. ? The engineer on the morning freight train from. Ashville while descending the mountain lost control of his engine and away at flew with eight cars until seven left Ihe track. The conductor cut loose his cab and applied the breaks, stopping it, and thereby saved his life One carload of mules were killed or crippled. No lives /Were1 reported lost The engine remained on the track. The engineer and fireman jumped off and have not been seen since. The train, from Columbia for Asheville remained here till 4 o'clock this after noon and then went on to the scene of the accident Tha train from Ashville for Colum bia has not passed here yet but expects to paw at 10 o'clock to-night 2 : , >. ?? ' V* ? , . > - . THE SITUATION LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THE MINING COMPANIES. One of tbe l'hospliate CotniniMkmers Make* a * Tour of the Mines ? Facts and Figures? The Royalty Question Charleston, Sept. 15. ? The News and Courier's special correspondent at Beaufort sends today tbe following interesting details in regard to the losses of phosphate rock mining companies in the late storm: One ofehe State phosphate commis sioners made a tour oi the wrecked phosphate mines today in the steamer Catherine. The Catherine firyt went to William's Island, where the Pacific T ? ? I Company had been carrying on opera tions. Then she steamed across to i Buzzards Island, yhere what is left of the quarantine station Is to be seen. Just imagine! Out of nine buildiogs, only one is left . Thus you have some idea of the destruction wrought. From Buzzard'^ Island the commis sioners went arouiKi to the works of the Farmers' Mining Company. Be sides having lost considerable in its floating stock, the Farmers' met with much damage at the works. The ex pensive loading and unloading ap paratus has been completely destroyed, and there was other more or less serious loss. The next objective point was Coo saw. > Along the line wrecked vessels and others high and dry were seen. At the Coosaw works the commis sioners had a convincing spectacle. At present Mr. Lopez is having the place made habitable and clearing up the debris. After steaming around Coosaw river, the Sea Island Chemical Works were inspected, but were found to have come off lighUj. What effect the trip will have npon the votes of the two commissioners is not known. It was a kind of school in phosphateology, which was very inter esting. There is a strong probability that, whether any assistance is given or not, several of the larger, if not all, of the miners will quitthe business. That is the way ttey talked today, and they are emphatic, and, I believe, sincere when they say that they are not bluffing, as many suppose. ? Col. Felder, president of the Far- ^ mere', Mining Company, had just, re ceived a return frwm his last shipment of rock. Otheif have recently had v the same experience. A cargo was sold by D. F. Boyd, Glasgow, Scot land. Rock at 6^d. (12J cents) per unit; rock analysis 57, freight 15s. 6d.? S3 87i per ton; cost of mining $2 15 per ton; royalty $1 ? which makes a loss of 13 cents per ton, or $323.96 on a cargo of 2,492 tons. There is no fiction about this. The companies estimate their" losses as follows: Coosaw Mining Company, $150,000; Carolina Mining Company, $150,000; Farmers' Mining Company, $30,000; Beaufort Mining Company, * $30,000; total $360,000. Now what can the board do? It knows that $75,000 is pledged to the sinking fund of the new issue of bonds. Can the royalty be reduced to 5<T" cents and net $75,000? During the present year $190,000 has been collected in royalties. -Will the companies be in condition to mine as much rock next year, and will all of the present companies continue business? f Then there is the uncertainty ot office. The present commission can not take final action. The miners say that they are in better shape than ever to get out of the business, and that they will not go down into their pockets for money unless there is some certainty about matters and they have some guarantee. They are not dis posed to spend money repairing, and when it is done have a legislature say: "Well, you've spent your money, we've got you," and royalty is raised at its pleasure. One plan ofVelief proposed is to al low the companies from now until January to repair them, and then give the companies a year in which to mine, and let the 875,000 be raised, the companies being allowed free of royalty all after the 875,000. This will, it is held, reimburse the com panies for their storm loss. The rock on hand is to be included in that to be paid for next year. The miners do not seem to like this project. In the first place, they say that they cannot l>e ready for work by that time; that it will cause a glut in the market; and, chiefly, that it affords no permanent relief. Short.'icc In the Mint. Wasiiixton, Sept 15. ? Acting Mint Director Preston this morning confirmed the statement, made in the Philadelphia I>edger, that the exami nation of the vaults in the Philadel phia mint diclosed a shortage of more than 500,000 ounces of gold bullion, , valued at 61 *>4,000. The vault in which the gold is short had, when it was sealed in 18*7, about $16,000,000 in gold bullion. I). M. Fox was su j>erintendent of the mint at this time, and O. C. Bosbyshell succeeded him in November, 1889, receipting for the sealed wilt without weighing. The shortage was discovered only Tuesday, when the vault was opened for the purpose of coining bullion. The su perintendent of the mint at Philadel phia is under a .bond of $100,000, and some of the wealthiest men of the city, including George W. Childs, are on it A thorough investigation is being made to fix the guilt