Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-05-09
WAsHrsoros. Mav5-Senstor Carlisle

WAsHrSGToE, May 5.-Senator Carlisle
said today Soaking Of the condition of
the finance of the government that he
had seen the several official statements
ON the financial condition of the
treasury, but hs has been too busy to
make that examination of the state
MEETS, which the Importance Of the sub
ject demanded.
IL am not prepared now" said he, ito
make full statement. / haze not look
ed into the matter carefully enough, but
it is apparent that a ls.ge deficiency ex.
lists. IL there is plenty of money in the
the treasury, why should the secretary
call in the per cent bonds and reissue
them at per cent? It seems that Mr..
Lsech has included in his statement of
the cash in the treasury the subsidiary
coin. The subsidiary coin is only legal
tender for g. So deducting the sub
sldary coin 10 the treasury there is
deficiency of SlS,OOO,OO0. 1t seems that
Mr.. Leech has made an error about sill
yer. Under the act Of 1890 the treasury
must purchase 81 10000 worth If sill
Yer each month, for which treasury
notes were issued. Now, according to
| one OF the statements made by MIR.
| Leech be holds the treasury can iss ue
silver certificates against the silver bull
lion, for which treasury notes have been
issued. / see that Mr.. Leech saws that
by returning to the old form Of monthly
statements, the surplus would appear
larger than under the present. Yet,
when the late Secretary Manning dis
carded the method, the republicans
charged HIM with preparing a state
| uent that showed larger surplus than
| was ia the treasury in order TO help out
the tariff reform policy of the Cleveland
administration.
Congress" concluded Senator Car
Isle, "will be confronted with this ques-
ton when it meets in December, and it
would not do to dismiss the subject by
saying there WAS nothing in it,"
CHICAGO, MAY 5,-Chicago, Sc; ST.
Louis, 46; Cincinnati, 40; New York, 50;
New Orleans, 63.
indianapolis, May ga heavy frost
occurred throughout the state last night
and Ice is plentiful
SAN DIEGO, May 6. United States Mar
shsl Gard, who returned from trip in a
tug beyond the heads this morning, dis
covered that mysterious schooner which
had been lying off the harbor was the
Robert and Minnie" of San Francisco
which was supposed to have on board
arms and ammunition for the Gillian
insurgents. Gard went to the telegraph
Office on his return and sent a dispatch
detailing the result Of his Investigations.
1t is supposed that he received further
instructions in reply, as this afternoon
he chartered the tug again, and this time
he took on board with him a company
of United States soldiers from the bar
racks here, in addition to his deputies,
and started for the open sea, with the
svowed intention of capturing the
schooner and her cargo of rifles and car
tridges and bringing her into port, no
matter whether she be overhauled with
in the limit Of three miles or not. 1t is
generally considered here that Marshal
Gard is acting under instructions from
Washington. The tug will probably not
return with the schooner until late this
evening or early IN the morning.
WASHINGTON, May Last Saturday
as result Of inquiry by telegraph Of the
collector Of customs at Wilmington,
California, that official was instructed
by the treasury department that there
appeared no reason for his interference
in the prospective transfer OF a lot Of
arms and ammunition from the Ameri-
can schooner Robert and Minnie" then
at Catalina Island, to a transport for
shipment to South America.
Pending this removal it appears the
Gillian minister here received some adj
vices from California regarding these
munitions Of war with which he called
on Secretary Foster Sunday.
On the strength OF the minister's repre-
sentatlon the secretary sent another tele-
gram to the collector, the substance of
which it is said at the department was
to detain the Robert and Minnie"
Secretary Foster today refused to give
out for publication any kilograms that
passed between the department and col
lector, with reference to the matter. or
to cay anything on the subject further
than that it had been referred to the
attorney general far his opinion.
COL. NORTH TALKS.
LONDON, May TN an interview to-
day with Col. North, the Nitrate King"
| he said it was absolutely untrue that he
supported either side in the Gillian
conflict. Referring to advices in re-
ceiyed in San Francisco from San Diego
| he said:
IF the Bank of Tarcaoa has been
drawn up in the payment Of drafts
issued in payment Of supplies purchased
for the Italia or for any other vessel, the
drafts issued are merely in the ordinary
course Of business.
WASHINGTON, May The treasury
department officials are kept fully in
formed Of the movements OF the CHILEAN
vessel Italia, which escaped from San
Diego, yesterday, after being seized by
the marshal. After fruitless chase for
the schooner Robert and Minnie"
they refuse, however, to say anything in
regard to the matter, or to make pubic
any dispatches about the sffair.
VANcoUvER, b. c., May g. United
States Consul Jay Ewing, nephew of
Saorotorv Iaunas a. Rlaina AZ fha hoard
of trade banquet on Thursday night re-
fused to join in drinking a toast to her
majesty, the queen. When an explana-
ton was demanded he said that he was
an official representative OF the United
States. He acknowledged no right OF
the British sovereign to this courtesy.
Hostile feeling against him is SO
strong that petition is in circulation
asking the authorities at Ottawa to
make an inquiry into the matter and to
ranraeant the cirou matancaS II theAmer.