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SOUTHERN STANDARD-MMINNVILLK. TENNESSKK. ATURDAY, JAN. 17, 189I. V V PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY. ' 33,. 2. 2X23S, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. One Year $1 00 Six Months 50 Three Months 25 OUR AGENTS. The following agents are authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions to the Standard: P. Q. POTTER Dibrell.Tenn. GEO. W. PARKS Irving College, " J. R. RAMSEY Viola, " T. B. BILES Sparta, " JNO. ARGO ..Morrison, " W. A. MOORE Rock Island, " we do not publish annonymous commu. nications under anv circumstances. The real name of the author must accompany every communication, or else it will be con- sic ned to the waste basket. We do not pub lish the names of correspondents, but want them simply as a guarantee of goed taitn. All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib utes of resnect. etc.. are charged for as ad vertising matter. Simpleannouncements of deaths, marringes, etc., will be puoiisned without charee. and our friends all over the county will confer a favor by furnishing us with such as soon alter their occurence as possible. U. S. SuxATOtt IIkarst is danger ously ill at his home in Washington, and his physicians say that recovery is impossible. The directors of the Rutherford County Fair are taking time by the forelock, and have already begun active preparations for their next fall fair. White County will hold an elec tion on March 11th on the question of building a new courthouse. It is much needed and the proposition should carry by a large majority. A. S. Colyar, Jr., was adjudged insane by the Circuit Court of Man chester last week and ordered to the asylum. The penitentiary is a better nlace than the asylum to cure some kinds of insanity. The coal miners' strike in the Dir mingham district is at an end, and the men are going back to work at the old scale of wages. The strike was a disastrous move for the strik ers. They have lost several weeks' work and gained nothing. Newspaper men will doubtles ap oroach the new Governor with fear and trembling in future. He put a Chattanooga Time3 reporter out of his room at the Maxwell House last Saturday, lie intimated to the re porter that he had been lying on him. The three Farmer's Alliance members of the Illinois Legislature have refused to support either Gen eral Palmer or Senator Farwell for ' United States Senator. These two gentlemen are the Democratic and Republican leaders, respectively, for the position, but neither ot them can be elected without the aid of the Alliance members. A great many members of the General Assembly are suffering from severe colds, and quite a number are too sick to attend the sessions. The truth about the matter is, the capitol building is a veritable death trap, and this Assembly should make pro vision for having it properly heated, and its general sanitation looked af ter. Hon. M. R. Priest, attorney gen' eral of the Davidson county criminal court, died last week, and Gen. Laps D. McCord has been appointed by Gov. Taylor to fill out the unexpired term. Mr. McCord was for a num ber of years editor of the Pulaski Cit izen, and has been the Governor's private secretary for the last two years. 1 A citizen of Holland has entered suit against the United States Gov ernment to force the payment of $125,000 Confederate bonds which said Hollander holds. There is a good leal of the paper of the Lost Cause scattered around loose over the world which the the holders would like for Uncle Sara to redeem, but Uncle Sam is not going to do so if he can help it, and he thinks he can. Mi'EAKixti ol the prospects lor a constitutional convention, the Amer ican in its local columns says: "A great many, however, who really be lieve that such a convention is need ed, are opposed to any action being taken just at present, from the fact mat political conditions are uniavo- rabie." ur to be more specific, we presume this means that in the minds of rf great many of our solons there is much doubt as to whether the State is in the hands of the Dem ocratic party or the Alliance. The Toiler, McDowell's alleged State organ of the Alliance, is spit ting fire at everything and everybody in the Oencral Assembly this week because McDowell and the Alliance have not been permitted to dictate every officer elected by the two Houses of that body. McDowell's fussiness is very much like that of an old hen with a brood of young ducks the first time they get to water. Great is the statesmanship of our Senator, Mr. Ileam, of Cannon. He wears the weighty and distinguished honor of having introduced the first bill to change a county line In the new Senate. Mr. Ileam wants a new boundary between the good counties of Cannon and Wilson, to a partial extent. It is such moment ous matters of legislation as this which consumes about two out of the three months sessions of our Gen eral assemblies, at a cost to the State of$1.000aday. If the Legislature can consistent ly do so, it shoul J so amend the school laws as to compel the county courts to pay the county superintend ents a decent salary. Money is worse than squandered when paid out in salaries of one to two hundred dol lars a year. Men who can work for such sums are not worth anything. No man who is competent for county superintendent can afford to give his time to the work for less than $500 a year, and when a county pays leas than this sum, an injustice is done both the schools and the superintend ent. What was known as "The liar pieces last vester Trust," went to week. The trust was organized some two or three months ago among the leading manufacturers of harvesting machinery, with a capital of thirty five millions of dollars, which was to have been augmented by the float ing of fifteen million dollars more in bonds. Strange as it may seem, it is positively claimed that some mem bers of the combine wanted to lower prices, and this was so utterly foreign to the nature of trusts that it "bus ted" the thing righc on the thresh hold. Rills were introduced in both houses of the General Assembly Tuesday, providing for a constitu tional convention. The Nashville American has interviewed nearly all of the members on the question and finds that there is little hope of a con stitutional convention growing out of this session. Many of the members believe that the convertion should be held, but think political conditions are unfavorable at present. Doubt less many others who know that our old constitution is very, very faulty, will squirm around considerable without committing themselves un til they find out whether the Alli ance is "agin it" or not. A rill providing for the free coin age of silver was passed by the U. S. Senate last Wednesday. Friends of the measure are confident that they can engineer it through the House, dispite Mr. Reed's opposition. Im mediately after the disposal of the financial bill by the Senate, Mr. Hoar made a motion to call up the force bill in order to make it "unfinished business." The vote on this motion was a tie, and Vice-President Morton cast the deciding vote in the affirma tive. The Republican party clings to this measure with that desperation with which drowning men are sup posed to catch at straws. But even the force bill cannot save the Repub lican party. Its doom is sealed, and the night of eternal gloom is fast settling over it. THE INAUGURATION. Governor elect J. P. Buchanan will be inaugurated next Monday. The ceremonies will be held in the hall of the House of Representatives, in the presence of that body, the Senate and Supreme Court. Gov. Taylor will make his retiring address, Chief Jus tice Turney will administer the oath of office to tho new governor, when be will deliver his inaugural address. Nashville American: The Ameri can speaks with the voice of all the people of all parties in Tennessee in uttering the earnest wish that Col. John H. Savage may find a speedy and complete recovery from his seri ous illness. The sturdy and invinci ble honesty of the Old Man of tho Mountains, his long years of service to the oeople and to the Democratic party, and his large intelligence and experience in public affairs have giv en him a fixed and enduring place in the'popular heart and drawn around his bedside the sympathy of thou sands. Subscribe for tho STANDARD. THE LEGISLATURE. Both branches of the General As sembly completed their organization last Monday, and got down to busl ness. J. W. Trimble of Wilson County, was elected Assistant Ser geant at Arms of the House. The joint caucus selected Mrs. Lon me Williams, of Dyersburg, for State Librarion. Governor Taylor's last biennial message was received and read In both houses. It is generally com mended by the press as a strong and timely document. We expect to send it out m full to our readers next week in the form, of a supple ment, together with much other nteresting matter. Everyday since the organization has witnessed a small avalanche of new bills and resolutions. Our space will not admit of publishing even a 1st of these. We will endeavor from time to time to briefly summa rize such of them of general interest as become laws. The standing committees of both Houses were announced by the Speakers on Wednesday. Mr. Hash, the Representative from Warren County, gets a place on the Peniten tiary and Labor committees. Mr. Ileam, our Senator, is rewarded for his zeal in introducing the first bill to change a county line, by the chair manship of the committee oh Mew Counties ond County Lines. He was also placed on several other im portant Senate committees. Although much of the first week of the session was wasted over the trivial matter of electing an Assis tant Sergeant at Arras of the House, there seems now to be a disposition among the members. to push legisla tive matters with all due speed, and it is quite probable that the session will be fruitful of much good work. Legislative Notes. Nashville American. About onehalf of the members of the General Assembly are suffering from severe colds contracted at the Capitol. Superintendent Quarles, of the Capitol and Cajritol grounds, will leave his office with the good will of everybody. He has made a faith ful officer and well deserves the -res-. pect of all Tennesseans. Senator Stroud introduced two im portant resolutiens. Une ;to require a call of the roll on all bills appropri ating money for whatever purpose, and the other was to postpone the election of Treasurer and Comptroller until the books of the present officials have been reported upon. WASHINGTON. Washington, Jan. 12, 1S91. Senators Edmunds and Sherman have engineered a large number of audacious schemes to success dur ing their long legislative careers, but their latest scheme is the most auda cious of all. It is, for the United States to practically assume the en tire responsibility of building the Nicarauga canal by guaranteeing $100,000,000 of bonds to be issued by the company now at work upon the canal. This scheme has been very quietly worked, and the first thing the public knew of it was when the committee on Foreign Relations presented a report to the Senate Satur day in favor of amending the law un der which this corporation was char tered so as to guarantee these bonds in order, as the committee gravely informs the public, that they may be sold at par, instead of at a big discount as they would if issued without the Government guarantee, Thus it is proposed to make the United States furnish the credit to build the canal, while the profits should there be any, are to be enjoyed by a private corporation. The gentle men may think that a lot of fine talk about "American interests" being stake will reconcile the people such legislation as this, but will not. If the Government is at to it to furnish the money to build the cana let the corporation step aside and the Goverment take charge. Mr. Harrison attempted to take small revenge upon Senators Teller and Wolcott of Colorado for their dar ing to oppose the Force bill and to favor tree coinage, by nominating ex Senator Hill, of the same State, who is an implacable enemy of the tw Senators, to be a member of the In ternational monetary commission and this nomination has brought about a unique state of affairs in the Sanate. It has been a custom in the Senate to confirm the nominations of ex-members of that body without the formaly of referring them to com mittees but Senators Teller and Wo cott have succeeded in breaking down usage ami having this nomina tion, which they both regard as in tended as a personal affront to them, hung up and they will leave no stone unturned to have it rejected. On Wednesday of this week the a i mi . . oenaie win vote on me new silver bill, and there is . little doubt that a free coinage bill will be adopted by a very substantial majority, but that it can get through the House in the face of the opposition of Czar Reed and the administration, is not so certain, although the silver men in the Senate who claim to have made a careful canvass of the House, saythatit is bound to go through, Reed or no Reed. But something is being hatched up between the anti- silver republicans and the adminis tration that may have some effect upon the House. I can't say just what it is, but I know that confer ences are constantly being held, both at the White House and at the resi dences of Senators, and the silence of the anti-silver republicans when asked as to their intentions is of itself suspicious. Some people think that Mr. Harri son is trying to make a bargain with the republicans who voted against their party to lay aside the Force bill, by promising to sign the free coinage bill, if it passes the House, if they will promise to vote to take up the Force bill again when the financial bill is disposed of and to vote for its passage. If this be true, he must liave made a failure with the Colora do Senators, or he would not have affronted them by nominating their most bitter enemy to an important position. It is denied that there is any fric tion between Secretaries Proctor and Noble over the Indian policy that has been adopted by the administra tion of putting Army officers in charge of the agencies. All the same t is known that Mr. Noble publicly stated his opposition to the change before it was ordered by Mr. Harri son. Whenever anybody in Washington gets possession of an unprofitable piece of real estate they immediately begin to lay wires to unload it upon the Government. Here's a case in point: Several years ago capitalist built ho tel opposite the Senate wing of the Capital ; it bankrupted everybody who tried to run and u year or more it has been tenantless. On Saturday a bill was favorable reported from the Senate committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to purchase this buildings tor sio.oou be used as committee rooms and to accomodate the Senate folding room. It now looks as if the ship sub sidy bill job might be defeated in the House. Its opponents are increasing on the republican side and it is mak ing no gains among the democrats. It nows turns out that Spain isn't half as anxious to negotiate a reel procity treaty as has been stated by Mr. Blaine's friends, and that she will demand the big half of the bar gain in any treaty that is proposed by Mr. Blaine. Representative Turner, of Kansas, intimates that the letter offering a bribe to Mr. MrGrath, to which his name was forged, was instigated by friends of Ingalls. White County News. Sparta Expositor,lC th : England and Wilhite shipped 50 head of good mules south last week. The popular iKe Thurman was dealing out enin music to our mer- chants last week. Sparta is experiencing a coal fam ine, with thousands of bushels going by us every day to other cities. A new post office has been estab lished at Clarktown on the Sparta and Crossville mail route, with liar mon Little as postmaster. Mat Lioyu, tne watchman at Davidson & Pearson's mill, killed large otter in the river below the mouth of Town Creek, one day last week. It measured 40 inches in length. O'Connor post office, 0 miles from Sparta on the Cookevillo road, is de funct. The postmaster tendered his resignation some time ago, but the post office depaatment refused to ac cept it and the P. M. refuses to open the mails. Mrs. McTyeire Dead. Nashville Rainier, Htb. Mrs. Amelia Townsend McTyeire, widow of Bishop II. N. McTyeire, died early this morning at her home on Vanderbilt campus, at the age of Gl years. After February lt, (Jeorgia will pay a pension of $100 a year to each widow of a Confederate soldier. A Great Event In oil.- life is (lie discovery of ,i reui.,y f Honu l.Miij-sUindiiiR malady. The poison of Serofnlu is in your blood. You inherited it from your ancestors. Will you transmit, it. to your offspring? In the great majority of cases, IkiIIi Consumption and Catarrh orig inate in Scrofula, it Is supposed to be the. primary source of nimiy other derangement of the body. lU'Rln hi once to cleanse your blood with the standard alterative, Ayer's rsaparilSa ' For several months I was troubled with scrofuluiis eruptions over tho whole body. My appetite was bad, and my system so prostrated that 1 was unable to work. After trying several remedies In vain, I resolved to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and did so with such good effect that less than one bottle Restored My Health and strength. The rapidity of the cure as tonished me, as I expected the process to be long and tedious." Frcderlco Marli Fer nandes, Villa Nova de Gaya, Portugal. " For many years I was a sufferer from scrofula, until about three years ago, when I began the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, since which the disease has entirely disappeared. A little child of mine, who was troubled with the name complaint, lias also been cured by this medicine." H. lirandt, Avoca, Nebr. Ayor's Sarsaparilla ' paKiA red nr DR. ... AYEE & CO., Loweli, Kaos. Bold by brugijii'.s. $l,ilx$5. Worth $5oboUlo. $150 REWARD! 1 will pay a reward of $150 for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who burglarized the railroad depot in McMinn ville on the night of Sunday, Jan. 4th, 1891. D. 15. CAUSOX, Agent. Corporation Taxes, The Tax Book of the Corporation of Mc- Miiinville for the vear 18!0 has been placed n the hands of Mr. II. P. MAXWELL for collection, and all j-crsons owing corpora tion taxes will pav same to him. All taxes not paid before the 1st day of February be come delinquent on that date, and subject to additional costs. W. S. LIVELY. Recorder. 117 HEX you go to Nashville be sure to f T ( call on GRAY the HATTER and MENS' FURNISHER, and buy your Fall Hat, Neckwear and Shirts, Socks. Gloves, Suspenders, Underwear, and everything iu r ine t urmshing Goods. We also keep an elegant stock of carriage and buggy Robes, io tur and plush. The finest and largest stock of Ladies' Furs in Nashville. MR. A. M. ST. JOHN is still with us and will be glad to see you nnd give you a hearty welcome. Any orders sent him will be promptly filled. FIMMi GRAY, 226 IS'. Cherry St., Nashville, Tenn. MOUNTAIN CITY ARBLE (jRANITEWORKS JOHN T, WILSON & CO., Prop's, Tablets, Tombs, Stone 1 Cemetery Work, Yard and Offico on Spring Street, McMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE AGENCYibr A pamphlet of Information and ab- A street ol tne laws, snowing now toj VOhtain Patents. Caeiits. Trade Marks, Copyrights, tent jrtt. AdrtrM. MUNN O. C 'i;3(il Hrondway, Dissolution Notice. The firm f J. II. Curl & Co., in the Saw Mill biisincsM, been dissolved by mutual consent, Curl retiring. All persons indebt ed to the firm are hereby notified to come forward and make settlement at once. .i. ii. crr.L & co. " " -"TENMW- Mantles, fi TOMBSTONES, 'fejll Wektrp in our yard ifjL'f ' ) a large assortment 'f '( I of Finished l lJ'M :T Marble and Granite V'bPsIJmIS fu Cemetery Work.