The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
1T GUARANTEED.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The United States Treasury statement
Saturday shows a balance of S404, 279, ST.
on hand In gold and silver bullion and na.
tional currency, with outstanding certif.
Gates amounting to S145, S04, 9S1.
The supreme court of Illinois has decided
that the military fund does not lapse into
the treasury until October l.. The governor
and adjutant general are directed to ex.
anime just claims, and with their approval
the auditor will issue his warrant.
Justice Field, of the United States SUI
preme court, has decided that Chinese born
in Hong Kong are excluded from immigra-
ton to the United States by the restriction
act, as we'll as laborers from other sections
of China.
After a satisfactory council with the
eros Ventres and Assnaboines, Senator
Vest and Delegate Maginnis crossed the
British boundary at Regina, and will be
escorted by mounted police to the Canadian
Pacific road, to return home.
General Sherman has decided to relin-
quish the command of the army to General
on the retired list February g. The an
nOuncement is made from Washington that
General Pope will probably be assigned to
the command of the military division of the
Missouri.
The United States Treasurer has ordered
that after October no more fractional sill
yer shall be shipped upon charges paid by
the government, and the banks are piling
In orders for coin before that date. This
action Is necessary on account of the eX
haustion OF the appropriation for the pay
ment OF express charges.
The president of the New Orleans Ma
tional bank, which institution was stamped
upon by Postmaster General Gresham with
both feet, interviewed Secretary Folger
Saturday. The only satisfaction he re.
ceived was a hint that the action of the
bank in becoming the agent of a lottery
company might possibly be investigated by
the treasury department. The postmaster
Of New Orleans has not retained any mail
addressed to the bank, and was enjoined
by Judge Tessat from keeping back its reg
istered letters or money-orders.
THE AMERICAN HOG.
Consul General vogeler, writing to the
state department from Frankfort-on-the-
Main concerning the prohibition of Amer
lean pork in Germany, quotes the following
extract from the Cologne Gazette to illus
trate how little the "Bundesrath' itself
believed In the correctness of the allegation
that American pork was unwholesome. The
direct reference Is to the vote Of the men,
bers from the Hanse towns-Hamburg
Bremen and Lubbock: "They have declar-
ed that they have been unable to convince
themselves Of the utility or necessity of
this measure and that they have given their
consent only because sanitary conditions
alone were urged as reason for the meas
ure, and they were unwilling to take the
responsibility Of being alone Indifferent to
the health Of the German people. But as
wise merchants they have at least averted
the. worst consequences. to their carrying
trade, inasmuch as they have obtained per-
mission to import American hog meat for
re-eXpOrtati0n and to provision their OWE
ships with American hog meat. That sea-
men may eat trichinOus meat with i'm
punity we had not hitherto heard of; or do
the Hanse town men not believe in the dan.
ger of trichin@ and the seriousness of the
argument in favor of the measure? AS to
the sanitary consideration of the prohibit
ti0n of American hog meat, it will undoubt-
eddy prove very healthy for the purses of
our estate owners, but very unhealthy for
the poorer classes Of our population"
ON THE VERGE OF WAR.
The New York SUMS cable letter from
London Sunday says: The general feeling
throughout Europe is one Of great uneasi-
great powers are daily growing more un-
certain and dangerous, and that the univer-
sal strain cannot be much longer sustained.
The foreign policy of France has no part in
producing this situation, but all diplomats
look with anxiety to the Balkan peninsula,
between Russia and Austria. In the mean
time, Prince Bismarck Is maturing and
strengthening the great alliance, which has
for its first object the relief OF Germany
from her intolerable military burdens, and
for its second the general tranquility of
Europe. 1t is not probable that either can
be attained without struggle, but swift
and decisive contest In the East, from
which France could at present be excluded.
would have no terrors for either Germany
or Austria. The negotiations with China
are going forward most unsatisfactory,
and 1t is evident that the Chinese will avail
themselves I'm the fullest degree of the en-
barrassments into which France Is plunged
by her relations TO the other powers of Eu-
rope. They understand the situation per-
fectly, and so far have not evinced any
disposition to make the slightest conces-
sion:. Jules Ferry, who has displaced
Challemel-Lacour In the negotiations with
the astute Marquis Tseng, anxiously awaits
o reply to the joint memorandum sent on
Thursday to Pekin. The general belief Is
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Granville has suggested to M. Waddington
that England Is willing to act as arbitrator,
and Is not averse to being associated In that
capacity with another power. In English
commercial circles the result Is watched
formed the impression prevails that war is
unavoidable.
CHANDELIERS AUCTION SALE.
Secretary Chandler's auction of old hulks
proved more satisfactory than many per-
sons supposed IL would. Bids were receiv-
ed, Monday, for all the vessels offered, ex-
cept the venerable Pawnee and the not less
ancient but badly rotted Florida, and there
was some competition for several of the
vessels. The aggregates OF the appraised
500 The whole cost to the government Of
buildinR. repairing. and eouiDDine these