Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Testimony at the Inquest Over The
Ford TheateF Victims,
UNCLE SANS SILVER AND GOLD
The Duke or yeragua n, Liberty 10
Travel as a Private Citizen
Now.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., June l3.-At
tho inquest over the victims OF the
Ford thoater disaster las, night Ernest
Baler, record and pension division
clerk, told Of his fear that the building
would fall duriag the excavation. lie
gave the nrst testimony concerning
the existence Of an alleged petition 10
Colonel Ainsworth asking that the
clerks he iuIloughed during the pro-
gTess OF ths work in the basement. lie
sail he understood such u petition was
drafted, but the clerks refused 10 Sign
Il because they feared the consequent
cra, CLERK Edwards went Into the
cellar while the excavation was going
on ana saw no undsfpinning.
Testimony that the clerks were di.
fectod TO walk carefully ON the stair.
way was given by Henry Brandon.
Frank Randolph said the feeling to-
wards the heads Of tue bureau was not
cordial, ana especially toward Chief
Clerk Jacob French, who treated the
men as dogs and not AZ men.
In the District Supreme court peti-
ton was filed by Colonel AinswOrth
giving In detail astatement Of the con
uitlon Of the building and his particle
patton In the work. He repeats at
great length tho former statement
made by him ~ TO his knowledge OF
the condition Of the building, etc. He
repeats his experience Mt the Inquest
yesterday anu asks that the deputy
coroner 10 commanded " permit him
10 be present with counsel and adopt
la ~
tect his life, which has been threat
oncd.
Dia.riet Attorney Burnsy nled n
demurrer, claiming that AinswOtlh's
petition did not svt forth any matter
that entitled him 10 mAndamua.
"COlonel AinswOrth has not been nc
Cused," tald Burney, "save by tho
newspapers. There has been no
charge, no warrant or arrest"
The court took the matter under
advisement.
THE Silver sITUATIoN.
A representative Of tho Associated
Prrss has had chat with Secretary
Carlisle about tho silver situation.
The secretary said that from 1902 to
1873, a period OF eighty.one year., the
total gmOunt OF silver dollars coined
was sS,0i2,S3S. In 1873 the coinage
was stopped by the action OF Congress,
but resumed IN 1878 under the Bland.
Allison act, under which, up 10 July
IL, 1880, something over twelve years,
thUre was coined SSTS, 1855, 1893; also
from trade dollars s5,O7s, Az, anu from
seigniorag. OF bullion s5,64l 100, max.
Ing m aggregate Of sSs5, ss6, 374 in full
legal tender silver money Issued by
the government since 1875. or this
amount S5s,Ol0,0l9 were In actual cir
eVlation the nrst day OF the present
month, tho remainder being held In
the treasury M u part Of the assots OF
the government, represented by out
standing certificates.
Under tho act VI July IL, 1890, there
have been coined t20, avs, i0l, which
makes the total coinage Of silver
dollars since 1875 aggregate SlIO, gpJ..
6S5, or more than nifty times as much
rs during the previous eighty.ons
years.
In addition " this coinage, the sec.
relary has purchased under the act OF
July IL, 1880, and now holds In the
vaults VI the treasury uncoined, 1924.
.D2iOa2 line ounces Of silver bullion,
which cost tue people OF the United
States Sll 200, 800, and IL worth today
nj the market price OF silver SiO8, an.
$50, tLua showing loss OF SlO,SSS,.
biS. BY tho terms OF the act the sec. |
TstATy was required TO yAy for all |
silver bullion ny the Issue OF new
United States notes payable In coin, |
aud that upon the demand Of ths
holder Of such notes, they be rsdssmsd |
In gold or silver, at ths discretion VI |
the secretary, II being In the language
OF the act, the established policy OF tie |
United States to MAINTAIN the two
metals on aparity upon tho present
legal ratio, or such a. may 10 provided |
by law.
The records Of tho treasury depart.
ment show that during the thirteen
months beginning May /, 1892, and |
ending May 81, 1898, coined treasury |
notes Issued ioI the purchase Of silver
bullion under the act of July IL, 1880, |
amounted TO Si9,9Bl ,lsi, and during
lhe same period the amount Of such |
notes paid In gold was S47,745,l78, n
thus appears that ali silver bullIon
purchased duriug that time, exeent |
S2,2l6,0ll worth, was paid for I'm pol1'
while the bullion itself IL In store in |
tho vaults Of the treasury, aud can
neither be- sold nor used for the nav. |
mept OF any kind Of obligation.
ut IL evident" said the sscretary
"thAt II this policy 10 oontinusd and
we are cenpsllsd 10 issue bonds or |
otthefwlle inctsAss The intsrsst.bear-
Ing public debt, IL will DO done for tbs
purpose OF procuring geld with which
10 ray ior the silver bullion purchased
under the act referred to.0
The net gold In the treasury has In
creased from Ss9, 0O0, 900 to sol 900, 600.
vERAoUA LEFT 10 umsRLP.
Tho duke OF YsrAgua, who has been
Tue guest Of tho nation for nearly two
months, may now travel incognito.
COMMANDER Dickens, who has accom-.
panied tbe duke In his travels through
me United States, left the duke In
new York ysstSrday anu this morning
reported 10 Secretary Gresham that his
shAFSo was ~ an end and from this
time on, ~ long as he remains within
the United Statea the duke will travel
- private citizen anu not AS a nation.
oil guest.