The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-26
THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
TREASURY STILL sKIRMIsHING FOR A
SUPPLY OF YELLOW METAL.
The Administration Will Not be Worked by
Wall street-Eagau Has Been Censured
by the State Department and Will
Return From Chile.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-At eau
met meeting this afternoon Secretary
Carlisle brought up the proposition
Of the New York bankers to supply
under certain conditions the treasury
department with gold. 1t was thor
oughly discussed and finally re-
jected. What the proposition was is
not known here as Carlisle declined
to make the terms public. 1t was not,
however, considered advantageous to
the government. This was the Gull
mination of several propositions sub
mitted, one of which was declined
last Saturday. A counter proposition
was then made by bankers to the Sec
rotary of the treasury which was re-
ceived Monday. This was also re.
jected and in turn the secretary
submitted a proposition to them
which they also refused to accept.
All negotiations therefore between
the treasury department aud New
York bankers is off, at least for the
present, and Secretary Carlisle will
look in other directions to continue to
replenish the treasury gold. The adj
ministration does not desire to issue
bonds and will not except as last
resort.
THE CHILEAN INCIDENT.
The Chilean incident has closed and
Minister Egan is coming home. The
state department rebuked him for his
action in sheltering the refugees
Fuentes and Holly. The Chileans
are incensed with him because of his
alleged connivance at their escape. |
when instructed to harbor them in
the legation no longer. He gave
them asylum as political refugees, but
was informed by the department that
they were not entitled to protection
on the ground. When he turned
them out in obedience to instructions
Holly escaped but Fuentes was
captured by the guard that surround
ed the legation. Judge Porter, who
succeeds Egan as minister to Chile,
will start for Santiago on May 20, but
Egan, it is said, will not await his ar
rival but start home in few days,
leaving Consul McCreary in charge of
the legation.
POLITICAL SUBSCRIPTION.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Secretary
Carlisle has, because of recent viola
tions, issued circular to the treasury
officials calling attention to the law
which provides that<'o officer, clerk
or employee in the tied States gov
eminent employ shall at any time
solicit contributions from other
officers, clerks or employees in
the United States government service
for gift or present to those in superior
official positions, nor shall any such
officials receive any such gift from
persons in government employ receiv-
ing less salary than themselves.
MONETARY CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The presi-
dent has decided not to accept the
designations of the delegates to the
International Monetary conference.
The commission will therefore remain
unchanged unless some Of the mem-
bers decline to serve. The conference
will meet May 80 and the ques-
tion of further postponement will
rest entirely with it's members.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
WARRINGTON, April 25.-President
Cleveland will be absent from Wash
inglon six days in connection with the
ceremonies attending the naval re-
view in New York and the opening of
the Worlds fair. Tomorrow after
noon the president and party will
leave Washington for New York on
special train. The trip to Chicago
will be made without return to Wash
ington, leaving Chicago at 6p. NJ.
Monday and due at Washington at
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The
cabinet will accompany the president.
Mrs. Cleveland will only go as far as
New York with the president.
REFUSED TO RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Secretary
Morton has demanded the resignation
of Israel w. Stone, assistant disburs-
ing officer of the weather bureau to
take effect May l. Stone has declined
to resign.
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments were
announced yesterday at the White
House: L. f. Mckinney, New Bamp-
9DlT6, W U6 GuNOJ oAtIdOlulHdlJ anu
minister plenipotentiary of the Unit.
ed States to Columbia, Thos. l..
Thompson, California, to be envoy
extraordinary of the United States to
"razil; E. VIM. Carvath, Arkansaw,
BIZ minister resident and consul
eneral of tho United States to Portu-
al; J. w. Wiley, New
'ork, to be consul for the United
tates at Bordeaux; Harvey Meyers,
tentucky, to be commissioner from
kentucky of the Worlds Columbian
commission; Owen L. House, Arizona,
to be associate justice supreme court
of the territory of Arizona. To be
United States attorneys: VIM. E.
Shut, for the southern district of II.
Iinois: John w. Judd, for the territory
of Utah. To be United States mar
shals: Richard G. Wark, for western
district of Texas; George M. Humph
rev. for the district of Nevads.
1DANnE