Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-08
THEY ADVISE DELAY.
Position of the American Delegates
to the Monetary Conference.
ALABAMlANS ON TRIAL FOR LYNCHIEG
A COURT QUICKLY EMPTrED.
THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.
Americas D-i-g.s~- Seeking an Expr-ssies
OF Opinion.

American D~ieg st~s seeking an Exprcsstca
OF Opinion.
BAussrIs. Dec. s-when the International
monetary conference adjourns al the end Of
next week IL will probably leave the respective
governments represented 10 decide whether or
not IL shall resssemble in january.
The American and other bimctallic delegates
viii try 20 obtain from the conference recon-
mendation 60 all the governments 20 allow from
a year TO eighteen months 20 elapse before
taking any active measures toward changing
the present currency policy. Tho advocates al
this Recommendation have In view a possible
Improvement in the general monetary position.
Prof. Andrews, an American delegate. who h
president Of Brown University. viii be In
yited this afternoon a democrat and personal
friend Of President-elect Cleveland. TO inform
the conference as TO the probable attitude Of the
coming Washington government toward silver.
NJ. BEnSaERr's CONFIDENCE.
NJ. Bernsert. the Belgisn minister Of finance.
says tina, he is far from despsiring of the inter
national monetary conference and looks. at any
rate, for some result of the deliberations. He be-
lieves that the conference will contlnue In session
until about Saturday, December ~. and then
adjourn until May for real and decisive bust
ness. Many OF the delegates. he adds. and es-
pecially the Germans, will an,ionsly await
President Clevelsnd's message before coming
70 hnal 1eclrlon-
SIR WILLIAM HoULDswoErH's PLAN.
1t is considered unlikely that at the meeting
Of the conference this afternoon there viii be
an immediate discussion Of the proposals
Of Sir William Houldsworth. bimetsl-
list Of British delegation, 20 the ef-
feet that blmetallic union should
be formed by nations willing 10 enter into such
arrangement and that NATIONS preferring 90
retain a single gold standard should undertake
to establish the following or a. similar ar
rangement, viz: THAT their mints should
receive silver bullion in not less
quantity than q fixed minimum against re-
ceipts, noting the quantity and value at a speci-
fied rate per ounce To be determined by inter
national agreement. the quantity 80 specified 10
be delivered by weight 90 bearer whenever de-
manded. and in no other manner or on no
other account Whatsoever, the receipts 20 circu-
late as money"
The prevalent opinion Of the conferences IL
opposed TO Sir Williams plan and IL Is expected
that it will be submitted 20 n special committee
for preliminary consideration.
PLAN TO RELIEVE INDIA
LONDON, Dec. a-At a meeting Of the Insti-
tute Of Bankers held last evening Mr.. Leslie
Probyn propounded a scheme for the introduce
ton Of the gold standard into India while re-
ducing the silver currency or adding largely to
the gold reserve already held. As this scheme
involved empowering the government 10 reduce
| the redundant silver coinage by purchase, II
necessary, it was adversely criticised.
There is feeling here against any move
being made until It Is known what America is
going to do.
An immense number Of orders to sell Ru-es
paper have been received here, mainly from
| the continent.
The feeling entertained by London bankers
toward the proposed adoption Of the sold
| standard IN India is less hostile.
Advices from Melbourne show that q sharp
decline has occurred there In the prices Of sil-
yer mine shares
The Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, who was
president Of the board of agriculture in Lord
| Salisbury's last cabinet. intends 10 make n mo-
| tion in the house Of commons declaring in favor
Of bimetalism. The bimetalic party viii be-
come at once potent factor In parliament.
The Times today saws il thinks that the
friends Of the British agriculturist will read the
proceedings of Yesterdays conference with
deep regret. Bimetalism, 1t adds, with pro-
| lection, is experiment that amount oS
fair words will induce the public 20 try.