The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-25
Philadelphia Temperance Meeting.
MIR. Wilson Una to Come.
League Island VS.. New London.
Amount of the Bailey Frauds.
The Darien Ship Canal.
The Terrible Goodwin Sands.
Etc.> ETC., Etc., ETC., Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Consultation with the President.

COnsultaIiOu with the President.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-There was large
number of Senators at the White House to-day
in consultation with the President on the San
Domingo treaty. They wished to obtain evil
dence and facts to meet statements made in
Summers speech delivered yesterday. Some
Senators freely stated to the President that un-
less the facts and figures set forth by Sumner
could be answered, many votes would be mus
tered against ratification which were before
counted in favor of it, The President, 1t is un-
derstood has promised to supply additional in
formation to the friends of the treaty.
Coin Balance.
The coin balance in the Treasury to-day is
$104, 100000, $40 100000 of which represents
gold certificates outstanding.
The next payment of coin interest falls due
on the 1st of May and amounts to twenty-five
millions of dollars. The Secretary of the Trea-
sury estimates he will have a coin balance of
one hundred and eighteen millions of dollars,
out of which to pay this. The coin certificates in
cluded in the above will not reach it is thought.
over forty millions.
Currency Balance.
The currency balance is $5, ,000, 900.
The San Domingo treaty.
The Senate Las gone into executive session
on the San Domingo treaty. An effort was
made to take up and dispose of the case of
Senator Ames but majority favored going on
with the treaty. 1t is stated that Senator Nor
ton will make speech in answer to Mr.. Sumner
to-day.
The judiciary Committee
is pursuing its investigation of newspaper men
implicated in the premature publication of evi-
dence in the gold conspiracy case. Nothing i'm
pOrtant has been elected.
Illness Of Senator Wilson.
The Committee of Friendship Division, Gen.
Louis Wagner, Col. r. Corson, and w. A. Duff,
who are here, have secured Dr. Newman to take
the place of Senator Wilson at the Philadelphia
Academy of Music tonight, Mr.. Wilson being
unable to go on account Of painful carbunce
on his neck.
League Island.
Mr.. Starkweather member of the House from
Connecticut went before the Appropriation
Committee to-day and asked appropriation
of $3.50, 900 for the Navy Yard at New London.
He disavowed any intention on his part to
antagonize any appropriation that might be
asked for League Island. 1t is well known, how
ever, that New Londoners want to keep League
Island from getting any appropriation at all.
Notabilities En- Route for Philadelphia.
Despatch to the associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Vice-Presdent Col.
fax General Howard, and the Rev. DIR. Newman
left Washington at noon for Philadelphia
where they will deliver addresses this evening
at the Academy of Music, it being the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Friendship Division o.
the Sons of Temperance.
Bailey's Defalcations.
Deputy Commissioner Douglass telegraphs tt
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that So
far Mr.. Bailey's defalcation reaches $121, ,629
and that deficit in his disbursing account O
about $4,000 to $4,000 will be added.
Naval Orsers.
Chaplain w. K. Cobb is ordered to duty Al
the Naval Academy on the LIST of July next, re-
Ieving Chaplain Donald McLaren, who is placed
| ON waiting orders.