The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-20

WARHlNdFoNt u, w ApIlI ID-TAho ln-
yastlgation into the working Of the sew
erat reciprocal trade arrangements en-
tered into by tho United States with
South and Central America and Spain
and Porto Rico under tho provisions OF
the Mckinley act, which Secretary
Gresham instituted Immediately upon
assuming the duties OF his office, 1t is
reported, has led to determination by
President Cleveland to terminate the
arrangements with Brazil and with
Spain for Cuba and Porto Rico. In
aulry at the state department. develops
the fact that the arrangements have
not yet 1een Terminated.
II cannot be ascertained that this re-
ported action is part OF policy OF tho
administration to abandon reciprocity.
On tho contrary, the result OF inquiries
tends 10 prove that il any such action
has boon or will DO taken with regard
10 Brazil and Spain it will be due to
special and local causes.
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
Tho ninth annual report OF tho civil
service commission was issued to-day.
The commissioners urge that the CLASH
fed service should bo extended MS
rapidly as practical to cover every DOS IL
tion in tho public service to which 1t
can appropriately be applied, Us, for in
stance, TO clerks and writer's in navy
Yards, to almost the entire body OF otA.
cials IN the District Of Columbia, to tho
interna! revenue service aud to custom
houses with twenty-five employees.
They earnestly desire that some such
bill US that introduced in the last Con-
gress to take the iourth-class postmas-
ters out Of politics may become law,
Tho whole number OF places subject
to competitive examination under the
rules is now 1926.
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Only "a grave emergency will change
tho present financial policy OF the gov
ernmont, and each day the officials OF
the treasury department gain moro con-
1idence in the situation. Yesterday
afternoon tho secretary received some
gold from Philadelphia, which is the
first offer that the east has made to aid
the administration, and small amount
was also obtained from Chicago. This
enlargement OF the FRI gold and the
Usual daily increase makes the condi-
tion more easy than it ia yesterday.
This, coupled with the belief that the
order for gold on Friday to be shipped
by Saturdays steamer will not be very
large, leads to the impression that the
department will be able to got the de.
mand for this week.
At the treasury it was denied that
any order had yet been issued to stop
the redemption in gold OF the treasury
notes OF 1890, and the statement was
made that nothing would he done until
the emergency arrived. II any action
had been taken 1t is probably in the
form OF letter OF warning OF personal
character to the assistant treasurer in
New York, informing him what the
policy Of the treasury will be IN case OF
tho free gold entirely disappears, but
which might DO used as Rn order If
necessary. 1t is believed that so far MS
possible the western bankers will come
10 the aid Of the secretary OF the treas.
ury, and supply him with sufficient
gold to meet the present demand. The
issuance OF bonds would probably DO
the last method that the secretary
would turn to il crisis should arrive.
Secretary Carlisle said this afternoon
that he had Sl,l76,000 free gold in tho
treasury. This was obtained yesterday
and to-day principally from the west in
exchange for small notes and relieves
the tension at least for tho present.
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS,
The President expects TO DO absent
from Washington about wecl, in at.
tendance upon the naval roviow and
tho opening OF tho Worlds Fair Ho
will go TO New York next week and re-
main until the official ceremonies con-
nectcd with tho review arc over. A
short rcat will follow his return to
Washington, and he will then leHyo for
Chicago to be absent three or fourdays,
"he details Of the programme have not
been arranged. Mr.. Cleveland will not
attend tho naval rendezvous in llamp-
ton Roads and Mrs. Cleveland will rot
accompany hor husband to Chicago, al.
though she will 40 with him to New
York. All the cabinet ladies will bc
with tho President and tho members Of
tho cabinet In Now York and IL is pro.
bable that they will also accompany
tho DrOBllGntinl marty 70 ChicnVo.