Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-09
"a ERN NEWS.
sfIxer NeRotlationA.

silver Segotiaftons-
xaroy. Jan. The President
snsxer 10 the resolution adopt
- the Senate on December stn sfahs-
~ 80 copies of doesments showing
sh..tiou taken bv him to ascertain tee
fneaeuts Of foreign governments IN
sD.S 10 the establish ment OF an inter
nsaI ratio between gold and silver.
saorrespondenos is accompanied by
Ins srom Secretary Bayars to the
sS.ot in which be says IN part:
nsss - hen the object Of this depart
.,d its agents, not 80 much to i'm
! ssss a,o1n opinions and wishes upon
- a. 10 obtain well considered and
rnaant views from the most info
10y responsible and competent
s's.a Ia order to lay before Congress:
SsoTt..s.-Ths actual status of the me
-. .nv,eucies IN the respective Euro
assn Countries, and
F.sscond-The intentions and policies
,hose governments IN relation 10 the
49,, With details of their action up
:. - present time.
~, i believed that the accompanying
-nniestions from tbs Ministers OF
Tr;,sd states to Great Britain,
80 and Germany respectively sum
IT, and convey the true condition
- splnion and intentions OF the
@e.,.ruments and peoples to whom they
- hesn sevsraliy accredited
Ths letter then mentions the desiSna-
80 AZ Mr.. Marble as confidential agent
= obtain information on the subject,
"a saws that no separate report by Mr..
1910 has been made, because the re
-. n his Investigations appear 10 the
i..,.,s OF Messrs. Phelps, MoLane aud
ne correspondence opens With a
,..,sr from Secretary Btyara to Mr..
usntou Marble notifying hlru Of bis
1ss;onatios to visit Europe on the mis-
- above ind GATED. Letters we're also
.SS,ssssd TO our Ministers at London,
ps,,s and Berlin, notifying them Of
y, Marbles visit and asking their co
.a.,atioa. A reply Was received from
I,ni.tar Phelps under date OF October
70 Iss5. in zhIch be gives the result OF
c,afersnce held by himself and Mr..
Marble With leading members ~ her
usjssty's Government and says, From
- A well as other sources, | am sat
,.Ssd that the British Government will
iaAeribly adhere to their past and pres
nj policy in respect TO coinage that
thss viii not depart from the gold
Standard nov and so long established
tbat thsy will not become party to any
International ARRANGEMENT for creating
bimetallic standard at common IA
flo between gold and silver for the pur-
poss Of making both an unlimited legal
lender. nor adopt such double stand
ard in Great Britain. On this point
10Th political parties quite concur, and
heliese that IL either were to attempt
% introduce such q departure from the
existing money standard, it vslld he
driven out Of power by the force OF pub
DO opinion"
fbs reply from Minister MsLsne,
dated at Paris, Oe.ober 10. 1896. ex
dressed his opinion that While France
would gladly receive intelligence that
he United States would adopt French
r.sio OF l5lk Of silver TO of gold, no
consideration Of future oonseq nences
ooaId Induce II TO ad )pt the American
ratio Of Is 10 l. still less would she
adop. any higher ratio to assimilate the
present commercial market value o:
silver With the value Of gold. nor would
she consent new to permit an unrestrict-
cd or even limited coinage of silver at
her miuts. The present purpsse of her
government aud people is to maintain,
II possible, the two metals at the pres
ent ratio. Isl TO |, IN domestic circula
ten and exonaDge."
Mr.. MoLane SAYS that the facts Oh
tsined naturally suggest that the United
States. the gre ltest gold and silver coun-
try In the world, should suspend it's sill
vsf coinage in order to utilize it, not
only for circulation, but as part of its
treasury reserve.
Minister Psndleton, 10 his reply, da-
led Berlin, October 10. 1886, gives bis
souclusious briefly as follows: The
sdhssion of Germany to an interna
aanaI bimetaliio union, suoh AS was
Eoposed by the United States and
hAacs Ia 1881. oan scarcely be expected
vihin any limit of time now to be pre-
dlcied. The o.. operation OF Germany
10 sach action may be sought with a
faif prospect Of success Whenever IL be
ZONES possible to include In sus1 union
England aud Russia, the former of
which seems to oleave tenaoiously to her
fold monometalism, while the latter
stAaeers under the evils of deprecated
and largely fascinating paper money.
The adhesion of England, at least, In
certainly now and woald probably for
40 inds finite period be regarded by
Germany as q SINE quo ron"
Consul General Walker, In a letter to
The Secretary of State under date of
Paris. August 70. 1886. reviews in detail
the changes of sentiment OF foreign
eoantries In relation to monetary mat
ers, az shown In the proceedings of the
conferenoe, and expresses the opinion
that nothing will SO much hasten the
adoption in Europe OF the monetary
policy which we desire to have adopted
sa suspension Of silver coinage In the
United States.
The correspondence also includes
coy OF the agreement entered into at
The Paris monetary convention, the
ssssntial parts OF which have been
Published.
wages Increased.
CLKvELAss, Jan. 3. The Cleveland
Rolling Mill Company notified all It's
employees today that wages would be
advanced ten per cent. dating from
January LIST. The lowest wages paid
will be el.i0. the highest IS, and the
average about $3.50 day. About 5000
men are interested. They are the same
Who engaged In the strike last SUMMER.
Hanged for Ostrage.
CAspRrDaE (Nd.). Jan. SO. viii
lame. colored, convicted Of an outrage
on MRS. Eliza ksene in this county, was
hanged here to-day. From the time Of
MS arrest and during his trial he exhib-
,ted an almost total indifference to his
iais, and 70 vas not sill last night that
ae manifested any concern. He pro-
'ested bis innocence Of the crime.
woman saGrase.
NEw YoRk, Jan. s.-rhe woman's
Suffrage CoMmittee at its meeting last
essninR passed resolutions denoancine
tnr pending bill 10 take the suffrage
TIN the women Of Usas, calling or the
Nes York Senators and Representatives
70 oppose 10, and declaring woman suf-
Ifase The trus care for polygamy. The
rqaest vas telegrsphed TO Senators
kssrts and Miller at Washington.
Rustnrss Failures.
Nsw foRk. Jan. s.-Busiuess failures
throughout the country tue last seven
Gays were $50, being tie largest agsre-
ssse Ter ssy week since January. 1885.
me Casualties are exceptionally numer-
Gus 10 the Southern States
sissdheaads are I'm Pursuit.
LITTLE Rock. Jan. s.-Sixteen peni-