Show ACTIVITY IN MONEY EXPECTED AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR at this season of the year and particularly ticul arly immediately precious pre ious to the disbursement of semiannual semi annual interest and dividends there is usually a hur ry in roney caused by preparations for such payments through the ing of loans in the banks and in tha financial institutions bays the new york financier this year there will probably be no exception to the rule and therefore more or less activity may be looked for As the holidays approach retail trade will put into cir considerable amounts of money which will be withdrawn from thy banks and there will probably be more or less temporary boarding of large sums in the aggregate for holiday gifts from tills time to near the end of the year the steamers sailing tor european ports will carry import ant amounts in the form of cash or drafts aa presents for the relatives and friends ot our foreign population the withdrawals of money for holiday expenditures and or transmission abroad may be expected temporarily to reduce the cash in banks by con sums tending somewhat to beranga the weekly statements of these institutions and also the filatea of the traceable movements of money immediately after the opening of the new year however babli reserves ree erves will largely increase as tho result of the distribution of dividends and interest the cash will also ba augmented jay the return to the bank pt the ironey which was withdrawn for holiday expenditures and normal moa ceary conditions will bo restored LET A GRAND JURY BE CONVENED the statement of the complaint made in alic howell contest gives food for reflection if the charges can be proven they sound a note of warning ot the growing pernicious influences of the political grafter of course every boby lias become more or less acquainted with the existence of commercial traffic in ordinary politics and of recent years leave complacently tolerated its workings but as to the judiciary we have always prided in its absolute purity and have demanded that it like ceasaro Ce asars wife should be above suspicion it it shall now transpire that the grafter has found his way even into aliis sanctuary the tribunal byall citizens as alie fountain of justice then indeed heroic measures tor the extermination of this grafting monster should be taken by all men and women ho believe in the purity of the ballot and in the administration of justice flu by political obligations whether they bo evidenced by promise of office or payment of money in this invests party affiliation nor personal consideration should form the least barrier to a complete unveiling of tho entire truth doubtless many persons ct ively engaged in a become innocently attracted ting offer made by an aspiring candi lats or his zealous agents but when aliey become informed that such offer s contrary to law and pernicious in its result should be no hesitancy to make a full fair and truthful disclosure of the entire transaction while unintentional participation n wrongful methods having for purpose the election of a person to a high judicial office might not in its self be punishable yet a statement of the truth concerning tho matter would justify an inference of previous guilty knowledge and such conduct should call for the immediate intervention of tho office of the district ai torney and that of tho grand jury let us hope that this contest will disclose cither that tho grafter has been unsuccessful in entering the sacred precincts of our courts or else that the moral courage of our citizens is such that there will be no shielding of wrongdoings wrong doings it is pointed out that candidates of both political parties hava resorted to the use of the political grafter let both sides alien be investigated we be lieve that a grand jury SHOULD BE CALLED to investigate tho matter tor the reason that sitting behind closed doors they can probe the matter to the bottom in a faw days and it the grand jury cannot find sufficient evidence to convict a person of any crime then the matter shoula be dropped at once on the other band the hon daniel Ham erho has brought the charges if the same are untrue should be punished for trying to the character of a rising young man we believe wo voice the public sentiment when we say let a grand jury be called and let the public know the truth district attorney halvarson we understand has some other matters which he thinks ought to go before a grand jury by all mean then let us have a grand jury no honest man fears truth justice and right |