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“The circulation of legal tender United States notes and treasury notes has a tendency to drive out of use and out of the country the very coin In which the government is compelled to redeem them; and It has expelled millions of dollars from our borders. No other government In the world Is required to discharge the privute obligations of Its citizens, and no government ought to be required to do so. The fact that the government Is required to borrow money Is an Injury to Its credit and the credit of Its people, but the injury resulting from this cause Is Insignificant In comparison with the ruin that would follow sn abandonment of the reserve while th'* notes are outstanding, for all our currency would thus be reduced to the sliver standard. "However, it is not my purpose now to discuss the question of free coinage. 1 think the abandonment or suspension of the aggressive movement against this financial heresy would be most unwise at this time, especially In view of the fact that a concerted effort Is evidently now being made In the south and west to regain the ground lost during the last six months. If the friends of a sound measure of value are vigilant this effort cannot possibly succeed. But the legal tender notes will remain to complicate the currency system unnl congress agrees to their retirement and substitution of others in their placeß. This legislation is imperatively demanded, as it concerns the welfare of all the people. “No nation can reasonably hope to control the trade of any considerable part of the world, or even to realize the full benefits of Its own trade, unless Its exchanges are based upon a standard of value recognized as sound and permanent In all the centers of commerce. The pound sterling has made London not only the principal market, but the clearing house of the whole world. No matter what character of currency other nations may use, no matter what standard of value they may adopt, all their International balances are subjected at last to test of the pound sterling with an inferior currency, we could never successfully contest her supremacy, and the belief that wo can punish her, or enrich ourselves, by destroying the value of our own money Is one of the most remarkable delusions of the ago. We are great enough and strong enough to maintain our commercial and financial independence In opposition to any country in the worlU. but. In order to do so, we must be allowed to uso tts effective instrumentalities us are employed by our rivals.” Must He No Equivocation. The speaker closed with a hope that the political platforms of both the great parties would henceforth be clear and unequivocal. "If a majority of the people of the United States are In favor of the maintenance if the present standard of value and opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of legal tender silver, they ought to have an opportunity to say so in a form which will preclude all controversy as to whether they have said so or not On the other hand, if •. majority of out* people are In favor of abandoning the present standard of value and establishing silver monometallism ty

the free and unlimited coinage of that metal Into full legal tender money, they should have an opportunity to say that. When this issue Is directly presented we need not fear the result." Other toasts responded to were: ”Our Domestic Commerce,” by Hon. Julius C. Burrows; “National Development and Opportunity,” by Hon. Charles Emory Smith; “The City of New York,” by Mayor Strong, and “Ethics in Politics,” by Rev. Dr. M. W. Stryker. REVENUE LAW CHANGES. Important Amendment* Proponed by CoiuinisHioucr Miller. Washington, Nov. 22.—Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller, in his annual report issued late Thursday afternoon, makes a number of important recommendations in the line of liew laws o changes in existing revenue laws. Among' them are the following': He recommends the amendment of section 3,255 so as to allow the use of fruits other than apples, peaches and grapes for distillation. This is desired In order to afford brandy distillers the privilege of distilling pears, prunes, apricots, oranges and other fruits flt for making brandy when they desire to do so. Great complaint reached'his office during last season ( when tho early frost destroyed the orange crop in Florida, and it was made clear that if the people had had the privilege of distilling this fruit they would have realized a considerable amount upon the crop, which was rendered useless for any other purpose. There seems to he no good reason why the law should not he modified so as to meet this most reasonable demand. The commissioner •‘reserves for tho last his most important paragraph, namely, an urgent demand-for the repeal of section *sl of the revenue act of 1854, allowing the use of alcohol free of tax by manufacturers. Gross abuses have already grown up under this act and the government is deprived of large revenues. The total receipts for the year were $143,24*1.077, a decrease of $3,522,371 from last year. The receipts were divided as follows: Spirits $75, 502,U27 dec. $5,39(V,fiM Tobacco 25.7U4.5U7. inc. 1,0.87,005 Ferment'd liquors ol,Ulu,i'l7 inc. 225,824 Income tax... 77,135 Oleomargarine ... 1,405,211 dec. 314.208 Miscellaneous ... 551,583 inc. 356,554 The total cost of collecting the revenue during the year was $1,127,601, a percentageas compared to revenue of 2.88 per cent., against 2.70 for the previous year. Commissioner Miller estimates that the revenues for tint present fiscal year will aggregate SIUS,OOU,UOU. V T he preliminary work of attempting to enforce the income tax law cost the governitfent $1)1,000, as against $77,000 income Jtax collected and now in process of being Refunded. STATE FAIRS. Aa Association Formed and a Schedule of Dates Fixed. Columbus, 0., Nov. 22.—Assistant Secretary Fleming, of the-state board of agriculture, lias returned from Chicago, where lie went to attend a meeting of representatives of the state fairs of the eastern and western circuits to arrange a schedule of the fairs. The representatives formed an association, with K. T. Furnas, of Nebraska, president, and J. T. Fleming, of Wisconsin, secretary; J. W. Fleming, of Ohio; W. C. GerraFu, oTlllinois,and J.T.Fleming, of Wisconsin, were made a committee to prepare a constitution. The following schedule was agreed upon: New York, August 10-24; Ohio, August 31 to September 5; Nebraska, same dates; lowa, September 7-12; Michigan, same dates; Minnesota, September 14-30; Indiana, same dotes; Wisconsin, September 21-20; Illinois, September 28 to October 3; St. Louis, October 5-10. Mez l'erces’ Laud* Opened. Spokane, Wash., Nov. 19. —The Nez -Perces Indian reservation, Idaho, was opened at noon Monday. There was no Tiring of guns or any other signals given. No excitement or disturbances of a serious character have been reported. Probably not over 3,000 locations will be made this fall. There was no lining up for a grand rush, but the people at noon were all over tho reser- •. ation, each on his chosen quarter section. At noon work was commenced by establishing corners and laying foundations. A large number of people were at the land office in the morning, but they were informed that they must locate before they could file claims.

Many on Strike. New York, Nov. hunched members of the Ilousesmith and Britlgemen’s union were called out on strike Monday on buildings where the work is being done by J. B. & J. M. kernel 1 and Milliken Bros., two of the mjst prominent members of the Iron league. The demands of the strikers include a wage scale running from $3.50 n day for foreman finishers to $2.50 a day for blacksmith finishers. The strikers also want a recognition of their union, .lie employment of only union men and u?w regulations about Sunday work and overtime. A Young Negro n Diabolical Act. Winston, N. C., Nov. 10. —Bob Scales, young colored man bound to a farmer named John Meaders, near Madison, on Monday shot and fatally wounded the 12-year-old daughter of Thomas Belton, a tenant on Menders’ place. The negro went to Belton’s house while the bit* ter*was away from home and tried to get her to go with him to a piece of woods. She refused and begun screaming. Scales told her he would kill ter if she declined to accompany him, and at the same time drew a pistol from his pocket and shot her above the left eye. To Tow by Electricity. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 21. —Information has been received here of a contract for the equipment of the Erie canal with electrical propulsion. It is understood that the Erie canul traction company, has entered into a contract with the “Erie Construction compuny” to install a system for canal boat propulsion from Buffalo to Albany, at an expense of $2,250,000, and that work >vill proceed as the work upon the canaf enlargement progresses. The electric power to be introduced will be generated at the falls of Niagara. Used for Feed. Omaha, Neb., Nov, 19. —Much of the surplus grain supply of Nebraska willbe used this year within the state for feeding purposes. The total acreage of torn was 6,504,112 acres; the total yield was 123,740,084 bushels. This is nn increase of 110,006,090 bushels over last year. The total wheat acreage was 1,460,510; the yield was 17,750,794'1u5hc15.

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