Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-13
RELIEF OF MONEY MARKET.
What Assistant Secretary Nettleto
Says OF the Treasury Policy.

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Gen. Nettleton, assistant secretary Of the
Treasury. made the following statement last
night: .''. ''--t
The Treasury Department. today, in addi-
ton to Its regular disbursements, which are
unusually heavy, paid out %, S4s, 1884 on account
Of bond purchases and advance interest as fol-
lows: Interest prepaid, s1,063, 034; redemp-
ton OF AS, S6S6, 1850; purchase Of per cents
s75O,00o.
THE PCRCAAsK OF -FOUR PER CENTS,
The per cents purchased today were &C.
cepted at 1875 This il the first considerable
purchase Of 4 pei. cents for some time. and the
price paid 10 per cent above that heretofore
paid under the circular of July 19. 1t Is
thought that there may be an impression
among holders Of per cent bonds that the
governments has Withdrawn from the market
for 4 per cents. This 10 not the fact, 40 the
Treasury 10 ready to take . considerable
amount Of a il they are to be had.
o CAUSE FOB ANXIETY ABOUT GOODS IN BOND
The inquiry instituted yesterday by the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury develops the fact that
the total balance OF duties due ON all imported
merchandise in bond at the port of New York
September l was only Ell, SOC, 900. Only q
moderate portion OF these goods will be subject
to increased duty under the schedule in the
new tariff bill. These facts would seem to in
dicase that auxiety based on this feature of the
situation has been largely without foundation.
Al TO FURTHER MEASURES OF RELIEF,
in so far as the existing stringency can reasona-
bly, be said to be due to the inevitable opera
tons Of existing laws governing the collection
and disbursement Of the COVER nment revenues
the Treasury Department win not hesitate to
apply such effective rene dies the law per-
mits and the situation requires. The Secre-
tsry OF the Treasury, on his return TO Washing
ton from New England. will be In New York
tomorrow and will adopt such course as shall
seem to him timely and calculated to meet the
difficulty as IL exists.
1t is anticipated that one of the minor meas
ures Of relief for the market that may be
adopted by the Treasury will be the payment
in advance Of years interest ON the $65 600 900
OF government bonds known as currency IS.
Plead Guilty to . Charge Of Forgery
Il am only going to say one word" said
Theodore Birch, driver Of one Of Leishears
express wagons when arrested yesterday by
Detective Horne and Detective John Lloyd of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. That word
was guilty" The prisoner had been raising
express charges on goods he delivered to a num-
Der Of merchants and kept the money in excess
Of the genuine charges. 1t 10 also charged
that he forged the name OF Mr.. E. J. Shumate,
tho B. and O.express agent, to checks and also
mistake Of overcharging. The prisoner. when
he appeared In the Police Court this morning,
plead guilty to o charge OF forgery He was
committed to Jail in default Of $500 bail to
await the action Of the grand jury.
Prof. Fava Has the Grip.
Tho many friends Of Prof. Fava, who were
startled yesterday by the news in The STAR
that he had lost his grip, will be relieved today
by the information that he has il again. The
colored boy who had carried IL of, upon fnd-
ing only papers In it Of no value to any one
but the owner, returned II to the Baltimore
aud Ohio baggage room with 1.-The inform alton
that the professor had gone of and left it
which was true.
Alonzo Kelly II Gainesville, Tex, yesterday
shot his brother for swearing in the presence
OF his sister-in-law. The wounded man died
within . few hours sitter being shot
A telegram from Ban Francisco was received
yesterday to the effect that the Alaska Com
merciai Company IL secretly shipping it, en-
tire catch of 81 900 Siberian sealskins to Lon don
to be sold in October, The usual time for SELL
ing ID February.
A special train. which left the Grand Central
depot, NY, at 7A0 o'clock this morning ran
into freight train at Meiross station. One
brakeman was injured.