The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-02
A REDUCTION IN The DEBT
Shown by The Monthly Public Statement
Of The Treasury Department.
COLONEL POLK ANTICIPATES NO DUEL.
lie sass the Aliinces OF the Country are la a
Prosperous Condition Bonds he-
funded-Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sept. Tho monthly
pubIc statement issued from the treasury
DelhItment to-day shows O reduction III the
delt during the past month amounting to
1881. 500. There was reduction OF si,JjI'-
2l, In non-interest bearing dobt end an IN
cease in the surplus cash IN the Treasury OF
q 400 e7e durine August The aggregate
II interest and non-interest bearing debt To-
bav less 500 0OO. 600 gold and S60 23i, 934 net
rash balance OF surplus is s0i23 ,3i7, and Of
tbis amount SOLO. .526.420 Is interest bearing
id.bt made up of $500, $50, 220 four per cent.
bonds az. .953. 400 four and half per cents,
and S22, ,9l5. 800 four per cents continued at
two per cent.
Government receipts from all sources dur
inc Aupust were S28, ,s-4 SOL. against TJflOf-
449in August. 1890. Customs receipts Were
&l5.I64 674 against S203l5 $40 IN August
year ago internal revenue receipts were -l2,-
5Oi .s29. against Sl2 557. $50 in August, $780,
aud receipts from miscellaneous sources were
81 l07, Az. against 1888. l77 IN August year
ago
BONDS REFUNDED.
Bond extension operations at the Treasury
Department up 20 the close or business TO-
day have resulted in the retunding and e1-
tension of about twenty-five millions OF the
outstanding four aud hai per cents az TWO
Der cent This leaves in round numbers about
TWENTY-FIVE millions the last OF the four and
"a half per cent bonds, presentaOle Tor re-
demption tomorrow or later. Secretary
Foster. however, will tomorrow put out
a circular continuing the time for
extending these bonds indefinitely or subject
10 further notice. but this privilege will not
last more than thirty days Treasury officials
think that from five 60 ten millions more may
be extended AZ per cent. under tins cOntinu-
ance circular before the month IS ont. In any
event Secretary Foster anticipates no great
pressure upon tho Treasury and not the least
embarrassment 20 meet the demands during
the month for the redemption OF these unex-
tended and matured bonds.
THK BIOLOGISTS.
Nearly all the members Of the international
Congress Of biologists which has been hold
inc its session in this city Will leave Wash
int0n tomorrow VIA the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on an excursion 10 Chicago. 81.
Paul. Minneapolis Yellowstone Park, Idaho,
Salt Lake City. through Colorado. thence
eastward 70 Niagara and New York. The
tour Will occupy about twenty-five days OF
the seyenty-two foreign delegates attending
the congress, sixty-four, including the entire
German delegation, will be with the party.
INVITED TO ST. PETERSBURG.
At the meeting to-day Of the International
Congress of GeolOgsts a formal invitation
was read from the Russian Geological Society
requesting that the triennial meeting Of the
congress in 1897 he held in 81. Petersburg.
Accompanying the invitation was request
from the Car seconding IT, The invitation
saws the railroad through Central Asia will he
completed by that time, and the delegates viii
be taken on an excursion over It's line If the
invitation is accepted The congress adopted
q resolution OF thanks for both Invitations
but according 30 the constitution Of the or
gRnizatOn acceptance or dechnatiOn must be
placed iu the hands Of the geological society
of the country where the meeting Immediately
previous % the one for which invitations
issued IS held. The Swiss society VIII settle
where the meeting following shall he held.
roLE LAUGHS All IHF IDEA OF A DUF1.
President Polk. Of the Farmers Alliance.
returned % Washington TODAY without hav-
ing passed through the dangers of duel with
the lrate North Carolina editor. Mr.. Polk was
smiling over the top Of q breastwoTk of CORE
spOndence when q reporter called on him
this morning. At mention of the duel he
laughed outright why, be said 81 do not |
think any one is thinking of fighting a duel |
That whole story is the invention of a very /
sensational reporter. ] have received dis /
patches and Letters from all over the country 4
begging me % show my moral courage by re- |
fus.ng 10 fight q duel. Some of the letters !
Lave come from Vermont III any one wants 1
70 fight dnel with me ! have not been in
formed Of it, The thing is d lot Of non
sense
Speaking of the Alliance Mr.. Polk said that |
u Was growing stronger all the while. and the /
man who lost sight Of it for throe DAYS was
left away in the rear The Alliance is getting
no setback II any Of the Ole parties CONES |
ont and takes IA stand sQuarely on the Alliance
platform. he says. that party will get the sup
port of the Alliance. but every member of the
Alliance will fight any and all parties who op-
pose them or DO not accept their platform
without reservation.
Representative Catchings. Of Mississippi is
ID the city. He says the Alliance has made
b hard fight IN his State. but has not been
nccessful Senator George. whom Mr..
harstdale. backed by tho Alliance has been
irving 10 defeat has majority Of the Legisla-
lure pledged TO him. and General Catchings
'a' that he will be returned % the Senate by
.n Overwhelming majority.
THE RfCIpHOCl1Y TREATIES.
Reciprocity went into effect to-day between
lls couufrV and San Doutiuo, on1 tho Sfar