The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-08-27
THE "DOCTERED' REPORT
The Latest Official Statement From the
Treasury Department.

1I60NulJ UGpdl lIlGul.
fAMMANY Is LARGELY FOR CRISp.
Hal. w. Aver Denies the Cowartlice
OfLteutenant POlk-SecretaryN Noble
Will Not Resign-Other News From
Washington City.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.- Henry +.
Griffin, of N. c., has declined ST.
600 position in the Record and Pen
sion Division of the War Department
to which he was appointed under the
Civil Service rules.
Mr.. Hal w. Aver denies the charg-
es of cowardice made in recent
issue of the Evening Star by it's Raj
eigh correspondent against Lieut.. L..
L. Polk. Tom Devereux and the ex-
Lieutenant will have to fight it out.
Perhaps there were other members
of General Bryan Grimes's command
who have some recollections of the
chill in the corner of the stone fence.
This is the latest "doctored" Off
cial statement from the Treasury
Department. / would like to know
enough of finance to show the skill
with which these figures are manipu-
lated for there is in reality deficien-
cy in the Treasury as opposed to the
surplus which grew to such dimen-
sions during CleveIand's administra-
ton. However, Foster says: The
amount of * per cent bonds con-
tinued at 2 per cent. to date is 500
III $50. There are about So, OOO,-
900 Ak per cents still held by nation
al banks that will undoubtedly be
presented for continuance.
The Treasury cash balance yester-
day was stated at $155, 641 ,53S. of
which $16, 700, OOOis on deposit with
national banks and $19,OOO,OOO is
in subsidiary coin.
Exclusive of these two items and of
500, 100000 gold reserve there is,
therefore, now in the Treasury nearly
$40, 100000, showing a very large
increase OF $5,OOO,0OO in national
bank circulation, and tits understood
that a number of the banks are pre-
pairing to take out additional circu-
1ation.
Foster also says that the depart
ment proposes Ito redeem on presen-
tation after September 2, all ont
standing * per cent bonds not con-
tinued at 2 per cent, and, conse-
quently that there is no ground
whatever for the impression prevail
ing in some quarters that interest
will continue to be paid after Sep
TENDER 2 on the non-extended bonds"
Members of the various Scientific
Associations have filled the city dur
ing the past week.
John Henry Boner, Esq, formerly
of Salem, but more recently of the
Century Publishing Company's staff
is now on the literary staff of the
New York World where he is doing
excellent work as book reviewer.
The board of general appra ;sers,
having sustained a protest against a
Treasury decision in regard to the
transportation of tobacco, the de-
partment has decided to submit the
question for judicial determination.
According to q decision of the de-
partment tobacco withdrawn at New
York for transportation to San Fran
cisco is dutiable on the basis of the
weight ascertained at the time of
withdrawal at New York, and not on
the weight ascertained at the time of
withdrawal, at San Francisco.
A member of Tammany who is in
terested in the speakership was in
Washington Saturday and said that
the New York delegation will be
as follows: One for Mills, six for Nc
MILAN and the rest of the twenty
three for Crisp.
The unite rule will be followed, he
says, and therefore Crisp will get the
votes of the entire delegation except
the one for Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Tracy, who
will vote for the Texan regardless of
what the rest do.
Secretary Noble says that he has
not resigned and has no intention of
resigning. He is looking in the best
of health, and is well sunburnt. He
returned to the city Friday.