Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-11-29
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.


important Circular 20 National Banks-
Cabinet Speculative and Other National
Capital News.
WARRINGTON Nov. 30.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury issued the following cir
cular yesterday afternoon In regard to de-
posits Of lawful money to retire circula-
ton:
In order that tie National banks desiring to
withdraw bonds on,deposit with the Treasurer
to secure circulation may be fully informed Of
the course to be pursued, notice II hereby
given:
First-TLat section 9 of July IL, 1872. limits to
o. .O00. 600 the amount OF lawful money to be re-
ceived b. the Treasurer for that purpose TO any
one calendar month.
Seeond-The limit for the months OF October
and November having been reached and It
being possible that the movement may con-
tinue 1t is hereby ordered that until further
notice. deposits Of lawful money Tor the with
drawal Of bonds be received at the ONCE Of the
Treasurer of the United States At Washington
and nowhere else.
Third-Tenders Of deposits Of lawful money
may be made TO the Treasurer OF the United
Stat on December 1, 1888 and at twelve
O'Clock noon, all tenders received up to that
hour will be crnsidered by the Treasurer. II the
amounts SO rendered shall in the aggregate
exceed the limit for the month. the deposits to
be accepted will be determ ined by OF, under
supervision of a committee, which will be ap-
pointed for that purpose. and the remainder
will be entitled to priority after January !,
1885 In the order assigned to them by the COM
mittee. If the amounts ten dered should not
exceed the limit ali will be accepted, and tend
ers subsequently made will be accepted in the
order OF their receipt by the United States
Treasurer.
Fcurth-Deposits rendered in excess Of the
limit will be returned to the banks by whom
they were rendered; but q record will be kept
Of the order In which the tenders were made.
and the banks making the same will be en-
titled to priority after January 1, 1889, in the
same order.
OF their desire to deposit lawful money will be-
come thereby entitled to priority in the Or
der OF the receipt by the Treasurer Of the
United States OF such notice.
CABINET GOSSIP.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-The Star says:
Gin Cabinet gossip Mr.. Dingley is being
spoken of with growing frequency for
Secretary of the Navy. The prophets still
hold the State Department open to Sena-
tor Sherman and it is pretty generally ac-
copied as among the most probable things
that John Wanamaker will be Postmaster
General. If Sherman goes into the Cab
met, it is said to be likely that Mr.. Nc
Kinley would take his place in the Senate.
It would lie between Mckinley and Foster
with the chances favorable to the former.
Under this arrangement it is thought that
Butterworth would be Speaker of the
House. The opinion is very often ex-
pressed that the Speakership will go to
either Butterworth or Cannon. of Illinois.
There is much doubt expressed whether
Mr.. Mckinley would want the Speakership
even if the Senate should not be opened to
him"
PEACEFUL INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Major- General
>chofield, in his annual report, says the
EAST year has been one of peace among
q Indians formerly so troublesome in the
division Of the Pacific, and that in the di-
vision of the Missouri, with the single ex-
ception of the suppression of disorder
among the Crow Indians, the use of
troops has been limited to the prevention
of possible trouble with Indian tribes.
The system of practice of the artillery
with heavy sea coast guns has b>s~
steadily developed and is now adaptAN TO.
the entire sea coast of the country. He
believes the troops will be fully prex-ared
to handle effectively the weapons OF
modern construction and of the largest
caliber as soon as such weapons can be
made ready to be placed in their hands.
THE HAYTIAN REPUBLIC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The Department
of State has received official confirmation
of the reported condemnation and seizure
by the Haytian prize court of the Amer
lean steamer Haytian Republic. The con-
demnation was pronounced Friday. No
vember g. Saturday following the United
States Minister protested against the
proceedings, alleging that the prize court
was Illegally constituted, and appealed to
q higher court. He also advised the cap
tain Of the seized vessel to refuse to sur
render the craft. The United States man
of-war Boston arrived on the scene the
same day to support the protest of the
United States Minister.
MAJOR FARNSWORTH DEAD.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2O.-Major Farms
worth, InspectoT-General,d died yesterday
at Fortress Monroe. He was appointed to
the army in July, 1854. as Captain and AS
sistant Quartermaster. He was in the
Shenandoah Valley, and engaged in SheFi-
dams campaign. He was at Cumberland
in June, 1855, and in Baltimore as Depart
ment Quartermaster until 1885. Up to the
date of his appointment as Inspector
General in 1866. he was stationed in the
department. of Texas, and since that time
be has been on duty in this city.
A hEMD GANnlnATE