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

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 Ut is announced that the papers have just been signed for the transfer Of the siluer mines known as the Bad 1 ger, the Porcupine and the West End, located forty miles from Port Arthur, 10 Herbert NJ. Nichols of Denver, Col, who is said to be acting for syndI- cate composed Of seven Englishmen !, and five Amencsns. The single sale | it is said. aggregates an amount ap- i proximating $IoOOO.OOO. These three mines produce one half of tile silver taken from the Port Arthur district.
 The directors Of the California Athletic Club held 8 meeting last night 10 consider the awarding of the victory in the recent fight between Young MitchelW and George La Blanche, the marine" Charges have been made that the fight was sold. The directors decided that the fight was not 10 the satisfaction of tine club and declared 1t of 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 fl strike were on hand. This morning vice president Bryan was ihe ouly 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.
 Tine deficit in tbe Treasury, about which so much has been said, is very nearly st hand. Exclusive of frac- tional currency there is now in the Treasury $42,OOO,OO0. The warrants have been drawn for $30,0OO,000 of this amount, which will be paid over for pensions st once. ThIs will leave only $I2,OOOOOO and the current revenue to meet the deficiency hill just passed and the other imme- diste appropriations voted so lavishly by the dying Congress. Chairman Cannon, of appropriations commit tne, said to-day that there was practi- cally a deficit Of $30OOO,OOO.
 MARCH '.
 In New York to-day silver was quoted at 9S, lead, s4 40; and cop, per. $l435
 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 trip through southern Colorado and northwest New Mexico, and reports having encountered more snow in has 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 ss against the imposition oi the charge.
 A ruling to this effect was inst made l yesterday in a teIegraphic order for S6OC, eco in gold bars for shipment l iIDth NEW 1bFh- AbC ttshStAF NF- partment $ in receipt Of advices from New York to the effect that there will
 be 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 iure of mines and ranches over which
 was a platform equality Of rights"
 upon which stood the clothed figure of woman from whose arms broken
 chains were fallIug, representing the