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the trouble that most result ir? time froai its operation. A year ago the Herald sounded the alarm, pointed ont the fact that the daBger point had been reached and demanded the repeal of the ??w. While Congress was io session last winter we persistently urge* that the mischievous measure should be expung? ed and showed what the country would otherwise have to face. Had the silver maniacs listened to re*soo at that time the clearly foreseen and inevitable disasters that have since occurred would have been averted. Now that Congress has been brought together for the special purpose of dealing with the question, lt would be a positive crime for members of that body to waste time in abstruse debate* or in evolving fine spun theories of finance while every hour's delay adds to the list of business failures and bank suspensions abd swells the already frightfully large army of the unem? ployed. With the whole country in a ferment of distrust and disaster, the man who would deliberately filibuster or in any way scheme to keep back the the relief for which the peop?e are looking to Washington with such anxious eyes should be summarily dealt with. This is no time for niceties of ceremony with such gentlemen. There is a terrible fife to be extinguished, fortunes and lires to be saved, and those who are not willing ro lend a hand must be thrown outside the lines. There is no necessity for long speeches : this question has been de? bated as none ever was before from Maine to Texas, and the overwhelming mass of the people demand the imme? diate repeal of the law which has brought so many evils in its train. Nor is there any need at this time to dis? cuss what legislation, if any, should follow its repeal. When a house is burning the thing to do is to put out the fire, not to stand round and hold debates as to lae sort of structure that may be rebuilt on its site. It is the plain duty of etery man in Congress to bend all lr? energies to the immediate and unconditional repeal of the mischievous law--to take this firs) step toward removiog the distrust which is the prime eanse of all our troubles. Every bofr that this flame of panic is permitted to blaze unchecked holders of property see their losses increased and thousands- of thrify toilers see their means of support perishing in the general calamity. While fortune? sr? melting away and industries are being wiped out upon which so many men, women and child ren depend for daily bread there is, we repeat, no time for partisan scheming, no time for fine span theories as to the financial policy of the future., Let tte fire put out the fire; there will be op? portunities enough afterward to discuss plans for repairing or rebuilding the structure -Naw York Herald. Trouble Qver the Pleasant HUI Dispensary, la Lan?ai ter County. There afe st?l? some people in this State who desire to abide by the laws of the Sute. This is manifested4 bf the action of the County Board of Control of Lancaster county, two of whom are Tillmanitea. The trouble arose over the Pleasant Hill application for a Dispensary where there ate only five freeholders, three of whom have signed a petition for a Dis? pensary. As no Dispensary could be established at the county eeafc the board decided by a* tra animons vote t<y postpone action on the Pleasant H?11 petition until the Lan caster petition could be shaded up for finanal hearing at the request of the Hon. Ira B. Jones, another Tillman?**. This did not suit Governor Tilimao anti' he peremptorily ordered the board, through its chairman, Col. LeRoy F. Springs, to tafe astioo on the Pleasant Hill case within t?B days, saying tHat if it was not done he would ask" for the resignation of such members thereof as were opposed to the establishment ol' said Dispensary. A respectfdT repty from . Colonel Springs, explaining ti^reasob for delay, did not satisfy t&e Governor, and on the 5th of ?.egtfst, the 7th being set for the hearing ot irbe Lancaster peti? tion Colonel Springs vf?Sr t?oti&d' by Governor Tillman and Attorney Gen? eral Townsend that he had been remov -ed rot cause satisfactory to them. A* they were only two of the bbard; and as Mr. Springs had not been notified of any cause for fair removal, be declined to recognize such action ?? the part of the Governor and the Attorney ^en?r?l. and demanded that He be given a hear? ing that he might refut? any charges that ini'ght be brought against him. The ofter members, Tillmankesj took position witH him and* ai&'reiuset? to recognize the action of Governor Till? man and Attorney Geueral Totfti*end as lawful. n Thus the matte* s%ndfc. Wbat act? ion Governor 'Zillman will take in the case remaitfs'to be seen. It is conceded* tHat if Colonel Springs is objectionable to Governor Tillaisn as a member of the bbard that he will finally be remold by vote of the State Board of Control, as he has so far been given credit for controlling the action, of that body. Io t?fe meantime Cbldnel Springs'' ?c.'ion and- the sapnort of his fellow-members of th'? board is' Meeting with many expressions of gratification by the people who re-pect the law andu who prefer to soe it administered instead of bei?f ruthlessly disregarded without following ite requirements and showirfg proper consideration fot th? right of subordinate oScers.-Columbia Journal. iv?g? fraser's Op?fi??n. ' W?entne>?ge was aflp?feu* t? rf few days ago by Assistaut Attorney. Ge?erai Buchanan fot ?n order of 'injunction iii the Morris C&fee, be said : "Before your papers are,read/ I desire ttf ??y that I have looked cap? ful ly inio {he law, and aftf satisfied that a search made upon suspicion1 alone is an on reasonable search, and unlawful, in asm uer/ as it is unconstito tin nal. An affidavit upon mfbt.tti& tion and belief alone is an tm????t ort suspicion alone. &n affidavit, how? ever, of the witness, who* states the feet positively, or sock efrcumstaocear from which guilt ?iay be inferred, is sufficient " Snch an affidavit waff published, and that portion of the printed order authorizing the sign? ers of all other property was stricken out, because the judge regarded it unconstitutional. He said r "?her? is a difference between taking contra? band goods (evidences of crime) amf* other goads totally, ui?coun?cted with the offence chai ged. Everybody should lead . Judge7 Fraser's declaration in the Sumter case, printed to day, tfrat searches^ di premises nuder the dispensary ia# when made on "infortftiftftra and belief* are unconstitutional ftecajase made on suspicion only. The af&arff must make the charge of his own knowledge. Judge Fraser also holds that personal properly unconnected? with liquor selfing cannot be seized because liquor is illegally sold ou the premises, the law to the contrary not? withstanding. The old Radical Con-' stitution is giving soffre defense* against despotism.-The State'. Dispensary Bales? COLOMBIA, S. C , August The following additions to tfie rule governing dispensaries have been adopt-" ed by tbe State board of control They* will be posted in each d?sp????lf} aro will be obeyed accordingly r Rule 4th amended by adding r "Ap? plicants must state in request for H^uo/ for whom and for whose ose the same* is reqoired.** And whenever an apali : cation is falsely made for tfie ?fs? of sf 14 'minor,n ota "person whp used toxicatmg liquors to t?S???^i t#*rraa# j will be sworn out by the dispenser** ' against such person uri'der Section I S\ Rule 1st amended by adding f .*CO?D . ty dispensers will not be governed by a* physician's certificate in roakiog sales' at night, bot their knowledge ?f tnt applicant and Bis character for tnftfsff?* ness. Dispensaries mast not be opened after HOOTS except io cas?s of toni $$4 1 illness requiring liquor ss a medicine, and where a physician's certificate is' presented his character must Be cou sidered before filling it." After ?avi?ig ?A^oiii?? & saber SubjecJt," De Jun?em?n Furn Svm?r C&antjf Stan' Wi?tMwo 'e Foot 'Puntop '? Cohort, Mistuh Laiimer, Flatform. . Wis????Tfev, August 9-&>ecial.-? Eton. Oeorge Washington' ?r#nry/?f South Carolrnf, the Ohty Uegr?* repr?? sentative in the Bouse/ ha*ff p?edg?tf ?is ^rst vote to a Democrat, ?f? says? Mr. Blaiid ferioW8 what the country needs, and1 unless his Rupublicat*' confreres coerce ?Vim to chang? ni?* niind, li? will stand wirh' t?i?' great1 ! erl v?r leader au? cast his vote for fre? c?iir?g?.- Murray was n?f brought over to ?he white metal riien, either, but his "mind was ifc&dte'. Up'* fie said, "after a close' study of the subject." **My coustitdentsV' lie ???ncltrded/ .Mi?etf titoxt?j, ?ftd I aU?* going to give it to them if I cauV As Mr. Cleveland' said, tins matter rises above party pol "tics. Andr moreover,.! fev? good Republican with tye." Before the silver, catf cus today, Murray called on Repre-' sentative Strait and ?atlrn?^?f tM' South Carolina delegation. li? saTdf . *!lt?t he would riot be able to atttend' the caucus, but wanted them to pledge; his vote to Mr. Bland1; ( AV ??ort will be ni?d? of cours?, by the R? publicato Wiadere to get Him to change Iiis vote, ??\ tik'?&ji fe "tf?ft st??ltr fast and wait for ihe salvation of tufr* ?ord*."-The State. jj Those who bare used' Dr. Kind's New D*s '?overy know its" value, and those who. rave'not?! have now the opportunity to try it Free. Call on the advertised Druggist and get a'Tri al Bot 'rle, Free." Serf? yoqr name address to B?* ?K. ??X?t? ?fi?.CZfbijgr, all?'..?ot' .a ?imple; box ot Dr. king's New Life Pill? free, as welt as a copy of Guide to Health and Household^ Instructor, Free. AU of which' is, guaranteed to (io you good and cost you c?th'ifcgV X Fv iW. DfeLormc's I>ru?fetcfo._ _ See the wViuV Fal* ?Jr* Fifteen* Cernta*.* Upon receipt of your ?ddr?ss and fifteen' cents in po; tage stntnps, we will mail you'.firer. pi?id our Souvefiij- Portfolio of the wtiPih's* Cohi3ibi>?ri1 ??position, the regular price ia% Fifty cents, butas we' want you' tb' have' one," we ?Lake the price nominal. You will find it a' work of art and a thing to bc prized/' fi con? tain's futfpage views of the great buildihgt^' wilh d?scr?pttens of same, and is .executed in' highest style of ?rt. If riot s?'ih-fi?d with it," W?J will refund the1 stamp's and let you* keeie' the book, Ad?lrf>ss ,., H*, t?. liUC!?LEN & CO.'. Chicago', IlU' --- ? - Por OVer "fifty Years:* Mas Wiirarfcw'^SCtVrmNG S^tur hV ?Sn9 used tor childrCrT" tifeltuhg. It soothes thfi^ child, sot'teus the gura?j a?l?Wa?l pnin, cures' wind colic, and is the best reaway tor DiaiSr rbch. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Many Persons are b^g?S? ?jtr? from ov?r^'ori^arhousehold BroVftk?s Iron BTtT?rs B?bu?dsW lystemi aids"di.pr?rtion. removes excess oTbile, * and cures m&lat?a? ?et the genuine. -? I'I Smm -- Kilians Tabules cure hfcadacH?' ' RipjirisTahides cur?'j??ndice^ . ;-tthM^aa? mi i* F?gest of 'afr i? Leavening #owef.-?a^ U/SrG?v't Rq>ort. ABSOLUTELY PURE AYER'S Hair Vigor Restore? faded, thin, and gray hair to its original color, texture, and abundance ; prevents it from falling out, checks tendency to baldness, and promotes a new and vigorous growth. A clean, safe, elegant, and economical hair-dressing, Everywhere Popular "Nine months after having the ty? phot? fever, my head was perfectly bald I -was induced to try Ayer's Hair Vigor, and before I bad used half a bottle, the hair began to grow. Two more bottles brought out as good a head of hair as ever I had. On my recommendation, my brother William Craig made use ot Ayer's Hair Vigor with the same good jesuits."-Stephen Craig, 832 Charlotte St., Philadelphia, Pa. Ayer's Hair Vigor Prepared br Pr. J. C. Ayer & Co*, Lowell, Mass. 80? by Druggists Every where. Ripans Tabules are of <rrcat value. Office and Hills at Ju DC:: ion of J . IS? C ARR9 Contractor and Builder, Sumter, S. C. DEALER IN Rough and Planed Lumber, Doors, Blinds, Sash, Laths, . Cypress Shingles, Lime, Glass; 'and General Building Supplies. Mill Work Of all kinds made to order, such as MANTLES DCOR AND WINDOW FRAMES, STORE FRONTS, MOULDINGS AND- TURNED WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. W. C. &. A.. and C. S. & N. R. R's. THE SIKONDS NATIONAL BANK OP SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTEtt, S. C. .Paid up Capital.$75,06* Surplus Food. 11,500 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? teresi allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per j annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of ! January, April, July and October. R M. WALLACE, L. S. CABSOF, President.* Aug 7. Cashier. THE BM UP SUTER, SUMTER, S. C. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business Also bas A Savings Baak Department, Deposits of $1 60 and upwards received. Interest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, parable quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, W. F. RHAKK, President. Cashier-. H. A. HOYT, 31A IX STREET, SUMTER, S. C. SOLS ANO SILVER WATCHES, FINE DIAMONDS, Clo&s, Jovelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, &c. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Feb. 1 A. WHITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among1 other Companies: LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. LANCASTER LN SU RANCH CO. Capital represented $75,GOS;GOO. Feb. 12 NOTICE. r-pHE SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION _|_ wil! be in his office on Salesday of each month, for the purpose of issuing certificates of Registration to all persons who have be? come twenty-one years cf age since the lait Geoeral election. A iso transfers to those who have changed place of residence. W. S. JAMES, Supervisor of Registration. Dec. 7._ "OLD BBLIABLE" LINE* South Carolina Railway D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, RSCBIVRR. Through service from seashore to mountaine. Passenger Department-Condensed Hchedu?e. In effect July 13, 1893. Lv. Charleston Ar Coibmbift Lv Columbia Ar Charleston 7 30 a m ll 15 am 6 50 a m ll 40 a m 5 45 p m 10 20 p-m 4 20 p m 8 45 p m Pullman cars on trains to and from Ashe? ville, N. C., leaving Charleston 7 3C?a>m,.aod arriving at 3*46" p m. For folders, maps, etc., apply to E. P. WARING', Gen'l Pass. Agent. Charleston, S. C. Ripans Tabules cure hives. Binaas Tab ules : fps liyer. t^uLlgs. GINS! INSURE YOUR GINS -IN THE Plioiiix Assurance Company, OF LONDON, THE LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD That takes gre risks on Gins. For particulars, etc, apply to ALTAMONT MOSES, AGENT. P. S.-We do abo a Gene? ral Fire Insurance Business, and represent the MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE of New York, the largest in the world. Aug. 17. Liberty Street Next to P. 0. SPECIAL ATTENTION Given to Compoaodiog Prescriptions VALUABLE PREMIUMS -GIVEN AWAY. Ropp's Calculator, A valuable book for a Farmer and Business Man. j A BEAUTIFTL COLUMBIAN SOUVENIR SPOON. TM f eeily Newr ant Courier. THE GREAT SOUTHERN FAMILY -N E W S P A P S Rs Offers to every yearly subscriber EITHER of the above Premiums -ABSOLUTELY FREE? The Weekly News and Courier, 1 year (with Premium.) $1 00 The Weekly News and Courier, 6 months (without Premium.) 50 - SEND FC IT SAMPLE COPIES A M D' CIRCULARS, Address : Tit Weekly News ai Courier, CHARLESTON, S, C. OTTOF WEITEES~ WHOLESALE' GROCER, LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 183 East Bay, Charleston, ?. C. Nov. 7-o Qt. W. DICK, D. D. S, Office over Levi Bros.' Store, ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET. SUMTER, S. C. 0%e Hpuis-9 to 1 : '430. to. ^30. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAG?. For the First Time in mu. Age the D?m o?ratic Fart j Bu lea in All Bran ?hoi of the American Gorern* meat nt Washington? WASHINGTON, Aug. Immediately miter the assembling of congress a mes? sage from the pr?sidant waa announced and received by both bouses assembled in separate session. The reading of the message was list? ened to with profound attention from all parts of the house. It is as follows: To the Congress of the United States: The existence of an alarming and ex? traordinary business situation, involv? ing the welfare and prosperity of all our people, has constrained me to call together, in extra session, the people's representatives in congress, to the end that through a wise and patriotic exer? cise of tho legislative duty with which they solely are charged the present evils may be mitigated and the dangers threatening the future may bo averted. Our unfortunate financial plight is not the result of untoward events, nor Of conditions related to our natural re? sources; nor is it traceable to any of the afflictions which frequently check nat? ural growth and prosperity. With plenteous crops, with abundant prom? ise of remunerative production and manufactures, with unusual invitation to safe investment, and with satisfacto? ry assurance to business enterprise, sud? denly a financial distrust and fear have sprung up on every side. Numerous moneyed institutions have suspended because abundant assets were not im? mediately available to meet the demands of frightened depositors. Surviving corporations and individuals are con? tent to keep in hand the money they are usually anxious to loan, and those engaged in legitimate business are sur? prised to find that the securities they offer for loans, though heretofore satis? factory, are no longer accepted. Vai? nes supposed to be fixed are fast becom? ing conjectural, and loss and failure have invaded every branch of business. I believe these things are principally chargeable to congressional legislation, touching the purchase and coinage of silver by the general government. This legislation is embodied in a statute pass? ed on the 14th day of July, 1890, which was the culmination of much agitation on the subject involved, and which may be considered a truce, after a long strug? gle between the advocates of free silver coinage and those intending to be more conservative. TJundoubtedly the monthly nurchase by tho government of 4,500,000 ounces of silver, enforced under that statute, was regarded by those interested in sil? ver production as a certain guaranty of its increase in jm. Tbe result, how? ever, has been entirely different, for rramediectely following a spasmodic and slight rise, the price- of silver began to fall after the passage of the act, and has since reached the lowest point ever known. The disappointing result has led to renewed and persistent effort in the direction of free &?rer coinage. Meanwhile, not only are the evil ef? fects of the operation of the present law constantly accumulating, but tbe result to which its execution must ine? vitably lead is becoming palpable to all who give the least heed to financial ?rtrjects. This law provides that in payment for the 4,500,000 ounces of sil? ver bullion which the secretary of trea^ Tay ? commanded to purchase monthly, there shall be issued treasury notes re? deemable on demand in gold or silver coin, st the discretion of the secretary of the treasury, and that said notes may be re-issued. It is however, de? clared in the act to be "the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio or such ratio as may be- provided by law." This declaration so controls the action of the secretary of the treasury as to prevent his exercising the discretion nominally vested in him, if by such ac? tion the parity between gold and silver may be disturbed. Manifestly a re? fusal by the secretary to pav these treas? ury notes in gold, if demanded, would necessarily result in the?r discredit and depreciation as obligations payable only in silver, and would destroy the parity between the two metals by establishing' a discrimination in favor of gold. Up to1 the 15th day of My, 1893* these notes had been issued in payment of silver bullion purchases, to the amount of more than $147,000,000. While all but a very small quantity of this bullion remains uncoined and without usefulness in the treasury, many of the notes given in its purchase have been paid in gold. This is illus? trated by the statement that between May 1st, 1892, and the 15th day of July, 189%. the notes of this kind issued in payment for silver bullion amounted to a little more than $54,000,000, and that during the same period about $49, 000,000 were paid by the* treasury in gold for redemption of such notes. The policy necessarily adopted of I paying these notes in gold has not ! spared the gold reserve of $100,000.000 long ago set aside by the government for the redemption of other notes, for this fund has already been subjected to the payment of new obligations amount? ing to about $150.000,000 on account of silver purchases, and has as a conse? quence, for the first time since its crea? tion, been encroacVed upon. We have thus made the depletion cf our goid easy,, and'have tempted other ?uni more appreciative nations to-add it to their stocks That the opportunity we have offered has not been neglected is shown by the large amounts of gold which have been recently drawn from, our treasury and exported to increase the financial strength of foreign nations. The excess of exports of gold orver itt imports for. the year ending -Tune CO, 1893; amounted, to moro than $87.500, 000;. between the 1st day of July, 1800. and the 15th day of July.. 1893? the gold ooin and bullion in our treasury de? creased more than $132,000,000, while during the same period the ilver coin and bullion in the treasury increased ?ore than $147,000.000. Unies? government bonds are to 1 constantly issued and sold to replenif onr exhausted gold, only to be aga: exhausted, it is apparent that the ope ation of the silver purchase law now I force, leads in the direction of the e: tire substitution of silver for the gp in rhe government treasury, and th? this must be followed by the paymei of all government obligations in depr ci at ed silva 4 At this stage gold ai silver must part company and the go eminent must fail in its establisbc policy to maintain the two metals on parity with each other. Given over to the exclusive of a cu rency greatly depreciated according 1 the standard of tba commercial worl? we could no longer claim aplace arnot nations of the first class, nor could OT government claim a performance of i obligations so far as such an obligatio has been imposed upon it, to provide fe the use of the people the best and saf ei money. If, as marty of its frieni claim, silver ought to occupy a larg? place in our ctttreney and the currenc of the world through general intern; tional co-operation y and agreement, is desirous that the United States wi not be in a position to gain a hearin in favor of such sn arrangement e long as all are willing to continue orj attempt single banded. The know! edge in business circles among our ow people that our government carine make its fiat equivalent to intxinsi value, nor keep inferior money on parity with superior money, by its ow independent efforts, has resulted i such a lack of confidence at home, i the stabilities of currency values tha capital refuses its aid to new entex prises while millions are actually with drawn from the channels of trade am commerce to become idle and unpro ductive in the hands cf timid owners. Foreign nations, equally alert, no only decline to purchase American se curities, but make haste to sacrifie those which they already have. It do< not meet the situation to say that ap prehension in regard to the future r our finances is groundless, and tha there ls no reason for lack of confidence in the purposes' or power of the goverr ment in the premises. The very exip tence of this apprehension and the lacs of confidence, however caused, is a me nace which ought not for a moment t< be disregarded. Possibly, if the under taking we have in hand were the main tenance of a specific known quantity ol silver at a parity with gold our ability to do so might be estimated and gan gee and perhaps m view of our unparalleled growth and resources, might be favor ably passed upon. But when om avowed endeavor is to maintain suet parity in leopard to an amount ^f silvei increa??mz at the rate of $50,000,00< yearly, with no fixed termination tc such increase it can hardly be said thal a problem is presented whos? solution is free from doubt. The people of the United States ar? entitled to a sound and1 stab?ecurrency, and to money recognized as sn ch os every exchange and in every market ol the world. Their government has nc right to injure them by financial exper? iments opposed to the policy and prac? tice of other civilized states, nor is rt justified in permitting an exaggerated and unreasonable reliance on our na? tional strength and ability to jeopar? dize the people's money. This matter rises above the plane of party politics. It vitally concerns every business and calling and enters every household in the land. There is one important as? pect of the s?ft>j<efct which especially should never be overlooked. At times, like the present, when the evils of un? sound finance threaten us, the specula? tor may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misfortunes of others.- The capitalist may protect himself by hoard? ing or may even find profit in the fluc? tuation of values; but the wage-earner -the first to be injured by a depreci? ated currency and the last to receive the Denefit of its correction-ia practi? cally defenseless. He relies for work upon the ventures of confident and contented capital. This failing him, his condition is with? out alleviation r fer he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor hoard his labor. One of t^e greatest statesmen our country has known, speaking more than 60 years ago, when a derangement of the currency had caused cormiibrciar distress, saicTr "The very man of all oth? ers who has the deepest interest in a sound currency and who differs most by mischievous legislation in money mat I ters, is the main who earns his daily I bread by his dairy'toil." These words' are ar pertinent now as ou tb* day they wet?' uttered, and ought ts impressively remind us that a failure in the discharge of onr duty at this time must especially injure those of ot* countrymen who labor, and who,, beeause of their number and condition, are entitled to the most watchful care of their government. It is of the ut? most importance that such relief as con? gress can afford in the existing situa? tion be afforded at once. The ?iaxim, .'He gives twice who giyes quickly,'* ls directly applicable: It may be true that the embarrass? ments from which tue business of the country is suffering,: arise as much/rom evils apprehended, as from those acm ally existing. All may hope, ton, that calm counsels will pre mil' and" chat neither the capitalista nor the wage earners will give way to unreasoning panic and sacrifico their property or their interests under the influence of exaggerated fears. Nevertheless, every day's delay in re? moving one of tho plain and principal canses of the present state of things en? larges tho mischief already done an-1 in? creases the responsibility of the govern? ment for its existence. Whatever elso the people have aright to expect from' congress they may cor tainly demand that legislation con? demned by the ordeal shall be removal from the statute books as soon as their representatives can legitimately deal? with it. It is mv purpose to summon congress* in special? session early in September, Uh it we might enter promptly upon tue' j Work of tariff reform which the true I j in?exesta of the countryj^early demand,, j which so Targe a majority o? tue t>eople, aa shown by their suffrages, desire and expect, ana to the accomplishment of which ever}* effort of the present ad? ministration is pledged. But while tariff reform has lost noth? ing of its immediate and permanent im? portance and must in the near future engage the attention of congress, it has seemed to me that the financial condi? tion of the country should at ono and before all other subjects be considered by your honorable body. 1 earnestly recommend the prompt repeal of the provisions of the act pass? ed July 14, 1890, authorizing the purchase of silver bullion, and that other legislative action may put, beyond all don ot, or mis? take the intention and the ability of th? government to fulfill its pecunia* y ob-? g?tions in money universally recog? nized by all civilized countries. [Signed.] GROVER CLEVELAND. Executive Mansion, Aug. 7,1893. THE BONE OF CONTENTION* Fall Text of ttl? Sherman Silver Par* ch ail nz Act ot 1890, An act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes thereon, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States o? America, in congress assembled, That tue secretary of the treasury is hereby direct? ed to purchase from time to time silver bullion to the aggregate amount of 4,500, OOO ounces, or so much thereof a? may be offered each month, at the market price thereof, not exceeding $1 for three hun? dred and seventy-one and twenty-five Lundredths grains of pure silver, and to issue inpayment fox such purchase of sil? ver bullion treasury notes of the United States to be prepared by the secretary of the treasury in such form aud of such de? nominations-not lesa than $1 nor more thau $l,o00-as be may prescribe, and & sum sufficient to carry into effect the pro? visions of this act is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not oth? erwise appropriated. Sec. 2. That the treasury notes issued in accordance with the provisions of thieaoc ?hall be redeemable on demand, in coin, at the treasury of the United States, or at the office of any assistant treasurer of th? United States,and when so receemed may be reissued, but no greater or less amount of such notes shall be outstanding at any time than the cost of the silver bullion and the standard silver dollars coined therefrom, then held in the treasury pur? chased by such notes; and such treasury notes shall be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract, and shall be receivable for customs, taxes and public dues, and when so received may be reissued; and such notes, when held by any national bank? ing association, may be counted as a part of its lawful reserve. That upon demand of the holder of any of th? tri isury notes herein provided for the secretary of the treasury shall, under sue- regulations as he may prescribe, redeem such notes in gold or silver coin at his discretion, lt be? ing the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metala on a {mrity wita ?ich other upon toe present egal ratio, or such ratio as may oe pro? vided by law. Sec 3. That the secretary of thor treasu? ry shall each mouth coin ?,000,600' ounces of the silver bulliou purchased under tue provisions of this act into standard silver dollars until the 1st dav of July, 1891, and after thattk e be shall coin of tue silvei ' bullion purchased uuder the provisions of this act as much as may be necessary to provide for th? redemption of the treasury notes herein provided ior-'atxi and any *ain or seigniorage arising fro u such coinage s tu. li be accounted for atvT paid into the treasury. Sec 4. That the silver bullion pur? chased under the provisions of this aol shall be subject to th? requireme ita of existing laws and the regulations of the mint service governing the methods of determining the amount of pure-silver contained and the amount of charges of deductions, if any, to be made. Sec. 5. That so much of the act of Feb: 28,1878, entitled "Au act to authorize th? eoinage of the standard silver dollar, j?uVi to restore its legal tender character," as requires the mocsthly purchase and coin? age of the same into sliver dollars of not less than *2.oO0,00O nor more than $4;0u?V 000 worth of silver bullion is hereby re? pealed. Sec. 6. That upon the passage of this act the balance standing with the tiea* urer of the United States to the respec? tive credits of national bao tea for deposits made tCredeom the circulating notes of such banks ant? all deposits thereafter received for like purpose shall be covered into the treasury as a miscellaneous re? ceipt. and the treasurer of the UukecV States shall redeem from the general cash, in the treasury the circulating notes of said banks which may come into his pos? session subject to redemption, and upon the certificate of the comptroller of the d? rren cy that such notes have been re? ceived by him, and that they have been destroyed by him and that no new nbtres will be issued in their place, reimburse11 mese ef their am ou at snail be made to* fbi? treasurer, uuder such regulations as* the secretary of the treasury may pre? scribe, from an appropriation hereby created, to * be known as national bank cotes redemption account, but the provi? sions of this act shall not apply to the de* posits received under section 8 of the act ef June 20, 1874, requiring every national Bank to keep in lawful money with the treasurer of the UniteuV States a sum equal to 5 per centum of its circulatiocV to be held and used for the redemption of its circulating notes, and the balance re? maining of the deposits so covered shall at the close r ' each month be reported ou the monthly public debt statement a< debt of the united States bearing no in? terest. Sec. ?. That this act shall take effect 80 days froai and after its passage. Approved July 14,1890. Good Feeling! a-t Settrsbnrgi Major "William A. Wallace is full* 6f anecdotes of the celebrations and dedica? tions at Gettysburg. When the "blue ac? gray" reunion was held therey bur? tons were at a premiums. After the fix .rt day one couldn't tell which was "John? ny" and which was "Yank." They ex? changed- buttons,- badges and in some instances whole uniforms. So it was ifoat former foes were so mtftrmirigled that no one knew exactly "where hewrs at." Major Wallace started out one night iu quest of a Confederate badge; "?Ut could not find ono excepting On th?' breast of a Union veteran. He gave-dp'; the quest and made up his mind to P?t content with a button. Finally he fou nd* a "reb" and begged the gift. The sol? dier from the south smiled audibly and said: "Look at me,-Yank, I haven't got a button on my person'. Tam skewered and a walking paper of pins. If I get home with my clothes on, I shall be-; playing in luck, but you can have one of my shoe strings if ye like."-Albany Ar? gus-. - ----?-?. ? President Cleveland's Dres? sage. Repeal the Sherman law. Stop bcy ng .-ilver. Thia ie the pith of the message sent yesterday by President Cleveland to the Congress assembled in sp'eoial session to deal with the evils u?der which* tb'itf ountry is groaning. He plants himself primely upon the Utes so clearly laid down by the Herald, and traces the widespread disaster and suffering to their eouroe in the u user cle? ment of the currency produced by the Sharman law. While assertirtg flint t?riff reform must engage the attention of Congress in the near fu'ure. MT.,Cleveland re cogn:a??s that the critical ?bancial con? ditions must be considered immedta&ly and before any other i-abject. When the Sherman law was passed we poiuted-uut iib peiilouu teudeucy. and^ the trouble that most result ir? time froai its operation. A year ago the Herald sounded the alarm, pointed ont the fact that the daBger point had been reached and demanded the repeal of the ??w. While Congress was io session last winter we persistently urge* that the mischievous measure should be expung? ed and showed what the country would otherwise have to face. Had the silver maniacs listened to re*soo at that time the clearly foreseen and inevitable disasters that have since occurred would have been averted. Now that Congress has been brought together for the special purpose of dealing with the question, lt would be a positive crime for members of that body to waste time in abstruse debate* or in evolving fine spun theories of finance while every hour's delay adds to the list of business failures and bank suspensions abd swells the already frightfully large army of the unem? ployed. With the whole country in a ferment of distrust and disaster, the man who would deliberately filibuster or in any way scheme to keep back the the relief for which the peop?e are looking to Washington with such anxious eyes should be summarily dealt with. This is no time for niceties of ceremony with such gentlemen. There is a terrible fife to be extinguished, fortunes and lires to be saved, and those who are not willing ro lend a hand must be thrown outside the lines. There is no necessity for long speeches : this question has been de? bated as none ever was before from Maine to Texas, and the overwhelming mass of the people demand the imme? diate repeal of the law which has brought so many evils in its train. Nor is there any need at this time to dis? cuss what legislation, if any, should follow its repeal. When a house is burning the thing to do is to put out the fire, not to stand round and hold debates as to lae sort of structure that may be rebuilt on its site. It is the plain duty of etery man in Congress to bend all lr? energies to the immediate and unconditional repeal of the mischievous law--to take this firs) step toward removiog the distrust which is the prime eanse of all our troubles. Every bofr that this flame of panic is permitted to blaze unchecked holders of property see their losses increased and thousands- of thrify toilers see their means of support perishing in the general calamity. While fortune? sr? melting away and industries are being wiped out upon which so many men, women and child ren depend for daily bread there is, we repeat, no time for partisan scheming, no time for fine span theories as to the financial policy of the future., Let tte fire put out the fire; there will be op? portunities enough afterward to discuss plans for repairing or rebuilding the structure -Naw York Herald. Trouble Qver the Pleasant HUI Dispensary, la Lan?ai ter County. There afe st?l? some people in this State who desire to abide by the laws of the Sute. This is manifested4 bf the action of the County Board of Control of Lancaster county, two of whom are Tillmanitea. The trouble arose over the Pleasant Hill application for a Dispensary where there ate only five freeholders, three of whom have signed a petition for a Dis? pensary. As no Dispensary could be established at the county eeafc the board decided by a* tra animons vote t<y postpone action on the Pleasant H?11 petition until the Lan caster petition could be shaded up for finanal hearing at the request of the Hon. Ira B. Jones, another Tillman?**. This did not suit Governor Tilimao anti' he peremptorily ordered the board, through its chairman, Col. LeRoy F. Springs, to tafe astioo on the Pleasant Hill case within t?B days, saying tHat if it was not done he would ask" for the resignation of such members thereof as were opposed to the establishment ol' said Dispensary. A respectfdT repty from . Colonel Springs, explaining ti^reasob for delay, did not satisfy t&e Governor, and on the 5th of ?.egtfst, the 7th being set for the hearing ot irbe Lancaster peti? tion Colonel Springs vf?Sr t?oti&d' by Governor Tillman and Attorney Gen? eral Townsend that he had been remov -ed rot cause satisfactory to them. A* they were only two of the bbard; and as Mr. Springs had not been notified of any cause for fair removal, be declined to recognize such action ?? the part of the Governor and the Attorney ^en?r?l. and demanded that He be given a hear? ing that he might refut? any charges that ini'ght be brought against him. The ofter members, Tillmankesj took position witH him and* ai&'reiuset? to recognize the action of Governor Till? man and Attorney Geueral Totfti*end as lawful. n Thus the matte* s%ndfc. Wbat act? ion Governor 'Zillman will take in the case remaitfs'to be seen. It is conceded* tHat if Colonel Springs is objectionable to Governor Tillaisn as a member of the bbard that he will finally be remold by vote of the State Board of Control, as he has so far been given credit for controlling the action, of that body. Io t?fe meantime Cbldnel Springs'' ?c.'ion and- the sapnort of his fellow-members of th'? board is' Meeting with many expressions of gratification by the people who re-pect the law andu who prefer to soe it administered instead of bei?f ruthlessly disregarded without following ite requirements and showirfg proper consideration fot th? right of subordinate oScers.-Columbia Journal. the trouble that most result ir? time froai its operation. A year ago the Herald sounded the alarm, pointed ont the fact that the daBger point had been reached and demanded the repeal of the ??w. While Congress was io session last winter we persistently urge* that the mischievous measure should be expung? ed and showed what the country would otherwise have to face. Had the silver maniacs listened to re*soo at that time the clearly foreseen and inevitable disasters that have since occurred would have been averted. Now that Congress has been brought together for the special purpose of dealing with the question, lt would be a positive crime for members of that body to waste time in abstruse debate* or in evolving fine spun theories of finance while every hour's delay adds to the list of business failures and bank suspensions abd swells the already frightfully large army of the unem? ployed. With the whole country in a ferment of distrust and disaster, the man who would deliberately filibuster or in any way scheme to keep back the the relief for which the peop?e are looking to Washington with such anxious eyes should be summarily dealt with. This is no time for niceties of ceremony with such gentlemen. There is a terrible fife to be extinguished, fortunes and lires to be saved, and those who are not willing ro lend a hand must be thrown outside the lines. There is no necessity for long speeches : this question has been de? bated as none ever was before from Maine to Texas, and the overwhelming mass of the people demand the imme? diate repeal of the law which has brought so many evils in its train. Nor is there any need at this time to dis? cuss what legislation, if any, should follow its repeal. When a house is burning the thing to do is to put out the fire, not to stand round and hold debates as to lae sort of structure that may be rebuilt on its site. It is the plain duty of etery man in Congress to bend all lr? energies to the immediate and unconditional repeal of the mischievous law--to take this firs) step toward removiog the distrust which is the prime eanse of all our troubles. Every bofr that this flame of panic is permitted to blaze unchecked holders of property see their losses increased and thousands- of thrify toilers see their means of support perishing in the general calamity. While fortune? sr? melting away and industries are being wiped out upon which so many men, women and child ren depend for daily bread there is, we repeat, no time for partisan scheming, no time for fine span theories as to the financial policy of the future., Let tte fire put out the fire; there will be op? portunities enough afterward to discuss plans for repairing or rebuilding the structure -Naw York Herald. Trouble Qver the Pleasant HUI Dispensary, la Lan?ai ter County. There afe st?l? some people in this State who desire to abide by the laws of the Sute. This is manifested4 bf the action of the County Board of Control of Lancaster county, two of whom are Tillmanitea. The trouble arose over the Pleasant Hill application for a Dispensary where there ate only five freeholders, three of whom have signed a petition for a Dis? pensary. As no Dispensary could be established at the county eeafc the board decided by a* tra animons vote t<y postpone action on the Pleasant H?11 petition until the Lan caster petition could be shaded up for finanal hearing at the request of the Hon. Ira B. Jones, another Tillman?**. This did not suit Governor Tilimao anti' he peremptorily ordered the board, through its chairman, Col. LeRoy F. Springs, to tafe astioo on the Pleasant Hill case within t?B days, saying tHat if it was not done he would ask" for the resignation of such members thereof as were opposed to the establishment ol' said Dispensary. A respectfdT repty from . Colonel Springs, explaining ti^reasob for delay, did not satisfy t&e Governor, and on the 5th of ?.egtfst, the 7th being set for the hearing ot irbe Lancaster peti? tion Colonel Springs vf?Sr t?oti&d' by Governor Tillman and Attorney Gen? eral Townsend that he had been remov -ed rot cause satisfactory to them. A* they were only two of the bbard; and as Mr. Springs had not been notified of any cause for fair removal, be declined to recognize such action ?? the part of the Governor and the Attorney ^en?r?l. and demanded that He be given a hear? ing that he might refut? any charges that ini'ght be brought against him. The ofter members, Tillmankesj took position witH him and* ai&'reiuset? to recognize the action of Governor Till? man and Attorney Geueral Totfti*end as lawful. n Thus the matte* s%ndfc. Wbat act? ion Governor 'Zillman will take in the case remaitfs'to be seen. It is conceded* tHat if Colonel Springs is objectionable to Governor Tillaisn as a member of the bbard that he will finally be remold by vote of the State Board of Control, as he has so far been given credit for controlling the action, of that body. Io t?fe meantime Cbldnel Springs'' ?c.'ion and- the sapnort of his fellow-members of th'? board is' Meeting with many expressions of gratification by the people who re-pect the law andu who prefer to soe it administered instead of bei?f ruthlessly disregarded without following ite requirements and showirfg proper consideration fot th? right of subordinate oScers.-Columbia Journal. the trouble that most result ir? time froai its operation. A year ago the Herald sounded the alarm, pointed ont the fact that the daBger point had been reached and demanded the repeal of the ??w. While Congress was io session last winter we persistently urge* that the mischievous measure should be expung? ed and showed what the country would otherwise have to face. Had the silver maniacs listened to re*soo at that time the clearly foreseen and inevitable disasters that have since occurred would have been averted. Now that Congress has been brought together for the special purpose of dealing with the question, lt would be a positive crime for members of that body to waste time in abstruse debate* or in evolving fine spun theories of finance while every hour's delay adds to the list of business failures and bank suspensions abd swells the already frightfully large army of the unem? ployed. With the whole country in a ferment of distrust and disaster, the man who would deliberately filibuster or in any way scheme to keep back the the relief for which the peop?e are looking to Washington with such anxious eyes should be summarily dealt with. This is no time for niceties of ceremony with such gentlemen. There is a terrible fife to be extinguished, fortunes and lires to be saved, and those who are not willing ro lend a hand must be thrown outside the lines. There is no necessity for long speeches : this question has been de? bated as none ever was before from Maine to Texas, and the overwhelming mass of the people demand the imme? diate repeal of the law which has brought so many evils in its train. Nor is there any need at this time to dis? cuss what legislation, if any, should follow its repeal. When a house is burning the thing to do is to put out the fire, not to stand round and hold debates as to lae sort of structure that may be rebuilt on its site. It is the plain duty of etery man in Congress to bend all lr? energies to the immediate and unconditional repeal of the mischievous law--to take this firs) step toward removiog the distrust which is the prime eanse of all our troubles. Every bofr that this flame of panic is permitted to blaze unchecked holders of property see their losses increased and thousands- of thrify toilers see their means of support perishing in the general calamity. While fortune? sr? melting away and industries are being wiped out upon which so many men, women and child ren depend for daily bread there is, we repeat, no time for partisan scheming, no time for fine span theories as to the financial policy of the future., Let tte fire put out the fire; there will be op? portunities enough afterward to discuss plans for repairing or rebuilding the structure -Naw York Herald. Trouble Qver the Pleasant HUI Dispensary, la Lan?ai ter County. There afe st?l? some people in this State who desire to abide by the laws of the Sute. This is manifested4 bf the action of the County Board of Control of Lancaster county, two of whom are Tillmanitea. The trouble arose over the Pleasant Hill application for a Dispensary where there ate only five freeholders, three of whom have signed a petition for a Dis? pensary. As no Dispensary could be established at the county eeafc the board decided by a* tra animons vote t<y postpone action on the Pleasant H?11 petition until the Lan caster petition could be shaded up for finanal hearing at the request of the Hon. Ira B. Jones, another Tillman?**. This did not suit Governor Tilimao anti' he peremptorily ordered the board, through its chairman, Col. LeRoy F. Springs, to tafe astioo on the Pleasant Hill case within t?B days, saying tHat if it was not done he would ask" for the resignation of such members thereof as were opposed to the establishment ol' said Dispensary. A respectfdT repty from . Colonel Springs, explaining ti^reasob for delay, did not satisfy t&e Governor, and on the 5th of ?.egtfst, the 7th being set for the hearing ot irbe Lancaster peti? tion Colonel Springs vf?Sr t?oti&d' by Governor Tillman and Attorney Gen? eral Townsend that he had been remov -ed rot cause satisfactory to them. A* they were only two of the bbard; and as Mr. Springs had not been notified of any cause for fair removal, be declined to recognize such action ?? the part of the Governor and the Attorney ^en?r?l. and demanded that He be given a hear? ing that he might refut? any charges that ini'ght be brought against him. The ofter members, Tillmankesj took position witH him and* ai&'reiuset? to recognize the action of Governor Till? man and Attorney Geueral Totfti*end as lawful. n Thus the matte* s%ndfc. Wbat act? ion Governor 'Zillman will take in the case remaitfs'to be seen. It is conceded* tHat if Colonel Springs is objectionable to Governor Tillaisn as a member of the bbard that he will finally be remold by vote of the State Board of Control, as he has so far been given credit for controlling the action, of that body. Io t?fe meantime Cbldnel Springs'' ?c.'ion and- the sapnort of his fellow-members of th'? board is' Meeting with many expressions of gratification by the people who re-pect the law andu who prefer to soe it administered instead of bei?f ruthlessly disregarded without following ite requirements and showirfg proper consideration fot th? right of subordinate oScers.-Columbia Journal.