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Show Jay Gould's Opinion. New York, 22. In an interview with Jny Gould, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, fast night, that gentleman expressed ex-pressed the opinion that the only way of relieving the excitement and pressure pres-sure upon financial circles would be to issue a portion of the $44,000,000 reserve in the Treasury. Unless something of this kind was done, there would be a general crash , wl i ich would shake the country. He had seen the crisis coming for sif months, and had made his arrangements accordingly. ac-cordingly. When the fact became generally known that the President hail decided not to lend any of the Treasury re-servo re-servo to the banks, Jay Gould proph esied there would be a general breaking break-ing of the banks, that not one would be left, and a grand crash would be precipitated upon the country. The present monetary crisis Gould considers con-siders due to many anises. In the first place men have made heavy advances ad-vances for tho construction of roads that cannot repay a cent, in return. There has also been lack of confidence on "the street." lie also considers it had its origin from the bad financial management of Government; that every move of Government has shown its utter ignorance of financial matters; mat-ters; and 'that tho Administration, a; a whole, lacks financial ability, the President entirely depending upon hit Secretary for information on the sub-i sub-i jeet. . - |