Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-08
NEWS BY WIRE.

eaio tO tue treasury uepdTttneuI yeS- terday was I.1S9,0OO ounces. The amount purchased was 745,OO0 oun- ces.
 It is announced that the papers have just been signed for the transfer of the siluer mines known as the. Bad- ger, the Porcupine and the West End, located forty miles from Port Arthur, to Herbert NJ. Nichols of Denver, Col, who is said to be acting for a syndi- cate composed of seven Englishmen and five Americans. The single sale it is said, aggregates an amount ap- proximating $l0,G00,0O0. These three mines produce one half of tile silver taken from the Port Arthur district.
 --The directors of the California Athletic Club held a meeting last night to consider the awarding of the victory in the recent fight between "Young Mitchell" and George La Blanche, 'the marine" Charges have been made that the fight was sold The directors decided that the fight was not to the satisfaction of the club and declared it off and barred La Blanche and his seconds from further appearance in the ring. The compen- sation to Mitchell will be considered at another meeting.
 The grip has tied up the worlds fair exposition as completely as if strike were on hand. This morning vice president Bryan was ihe only official able to be at his office and he was suffering from so severe a cold that his doctor had advised him to re- main a, home. President Palmer telc. graphed from Detroit this morning that he was slightly improving, but was still unable to leave his bed. Col, Shepard is no better and Miss Cusins is still on the sick list.
 The deficit in the Treasury, about which so much has been said, is very nearly at hand. Exclusive of frac- tional currency there is now in the Treasury $42OOO,OOO. The warrants have been drawn for $30,00OOO0 of this amount, which will be paid over for pensions at once. Thls will leave only $12,O00.OO0 and the current revenue to meet the deficiency bill just passed and the other imme- diate appropriations voted so lavishly by the dying Congress. Chairman Cannon, of appropriations commit tee, said today that there was practi- cally deficit of $30,OOO,OOO.
 MARCH '.
 In New York to-day silver was quoted at 9S, lead, $40; and cop. per, $14.35
 A special from Albuquerque, New Mexico, says: The Rio Grande is be- ginning to swell and there are fears of an overflow. Theriff Perea has just returned from a trip through southern Colorado and northwest New Mexico, and reports having encountered more snow in h.s travels than ever known in these sections in twenty years. In central and southern Colorado the rain and snowfall has been wonderful.
 The treasury department has al ready been called upon to act under the Sherman amendment to the legis- lative, executive and judicial appropri- ation bill, authorizing the secretary of the treasury to exercise his discretion in the exchange of gold bars for gold coin also to impose charge for such exchange. Heretofore the statute regulating this matter has been con strued by the treasury department as against the imposition of the charge. A ruling to this effect was just male yesterday in a telegraphic order for $60G,000 in gold bars for shipment from New York. Tbe treasury de- partment is in receipt of advices from New York to the effect that there will be a heavy demand for gold bars for shipment by the steamers sailing for Europe Saturday.
 An amusing predicament has re- suited in the state over the legislation of the first Wyoming Legislature in regard to the state seal. The design adopted by the lower house was pie ture of mines and ranches over which was a platform "equality' of rights" upon which stood the clothed figure of woman from whose arms broken ,.b,ipo wora fall,pu reprosaptin0 tho