Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-03-06

unappropriated fund to meet the
drafts made in accordance with the
appropriations of the Legislature.
These drafts upon various funds
we're in excess of the money on
hand to the credit OF these funds,
and to meet the drafts money was
drawn from the unappropriated
balance, amounting, it is believed,
to $4,000. This unappropriated
fund is now short some $4,000 to
81, OOO-the exact amount cannot
be learned until the investigation
now being made at Jefferson City
shall have been completed. But
there has been no peculation, no
misuse or diversion of funds of any
kind.
If Treasurer holland has made a
mistake it is simply one of fnan-
ciering, which ear be easily reme-
died. The bondsmen are ready and
willing to make up the apparent
deficit until such time as the State
funds now coming in shall restore
the balance at present wanting.
The reason for the gathering in
st. Louis of the Treasurer's bonds
men and some of the State officials
was ascertained yesterday. 1t was
alleged that Gov. Francis heard,
while in the East, that Mr.. holland
was in Kansas City on pleasure
bent, and rumors soon reached
his ears OF the rather indiscriminate
way in which the Treasurer was
drawing on any and all funds in his
possession to meet drafts without
particular regard for the purposes
for which such funds had been es-
pecialIv set aside.
There is good reason to believe,
moreover, that there was a shrewd-
ly devised political purpose in the
senseless way in which the in
vestigation was conducted, and
that there was a malicious intent on
the part of someone connected with
the conference to SO engineer the
enterprise as to cast odium upon
Gov. Francis. Of the Is bonds.
men a few are Republicans, and all
but four or five are avowed enemies
of the Governor. The manner
in which the bondsmen were sum.
moned to st. Louis, the laundering
pretense of secrecy maintained and
finally the manner in which the in.
formation concerning the confer
ence leaked out, all seem corrobor'
alive of the statement that there
was a method in the madness o;
the projectors of the bondsmen'i
conference. Gov. Francis, it il
claimed, was kept in ignorance o
what was going on until informed
by a telegram from the Republic OF
Sunday night.
The stories ahoat about the deeI
water in which the Treasurer wal
gradually getting himself reached
the ears of some of the politician
bondsmen and a hasty telegraphi'
summons was issued to the NOR,
prominent sureties urging them t.
come to st. Louis. Those who re
sponded met Saturday night ant
Sunday, as detailed in yesterday
: Republic.
AT the afternoon session tn
bondsmen present agreed to max
up the deficit, and for this purpos'
! apportioned the sum among them
selves in proportion to their abilit,
!, to pay. One document drawn VI
was said to be in the shape of a 80
day note for $500, in favor of J. q
. Overall, trustee for the bondsmen
holland SMILING
State Treasurer holland remain
; ed in the city to-day and spen
most of the afternoon at the Madi
son Hotel, where he was busil,
: engaged in answering dispatche
and assuring his friends of his con
: fidence in the result of the in
: vestigation. Tonight Mr.. Nolan
appeared in the lobby of the Madi
SON and bowed smilingly to hi
!, numerous friends. Upon being &C
: costed by the Repablic correspond
emit and asked tor q statement, MI
holland promptly said: Eyes,
will give you a statement which
think viii answer all the rumor
and allegations about the affairs Q
my Office. / have just this to say
There should be and really is il
the treasury tonight 81, Dol ,815. 70
and the examination Of my books
now being made by Gov. Francis
will In every respect verify thi
statement. The examination no,
q being made by the Governor is r.
quired by Law to be made
i NO SHORTAGE.
! JErFERson CRY, No., March 3
--Treasurer holland declares tina
the States fnnds are intact. III
! rumors which were current to-da,
. concerning tho Treasury Depar,