Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Cholera Reports-Gnvernment Pur-
chasee of Silver.

WASHINGTON, July 2f.-Asists
ant Surgeon G. B. Young, of the
Marine Hospital Service, stationed
at Naples, Italy, to-day cabled
Snrgeon-Genera Wymanthat chols
era continues at that place, averag-
ing three cases daily. The Marine
Hospital Service also received a
cable message this morning through
the Department of State from
Consul Strickland, at Gareesdakar,
Africa, saying, "Cholera prevails
in Senegal" No statistics as to the
number of cases and deaths, or
other particulars are given. Sen
egal is a French colonial depend
ency in West Africa.
$4,000 ounces of silver were
offered for sale to the Treasury Des
partment to-day at prices ranging
from 1915 to 1850 per ounce, all
of which was declined, and $3.50
rendered This afternoon, fifty
thousand ounces were purchased at
their counter offer. There is no ex-
pectation of purchasing the full
quota of 4, 500 900 ounces of silver
per month. Acting director Preston
states that the Department, if it
tails to purchase a full gotta this
month, will not make up the des
fciency next month. Each months
purchase will stand for itself and
thus it may happen that at the end
of the fiscal year the aggregate
purchases, instead of buying 54,'
100000 ounces, may DO only hall
that amount. This is the construcs
ton placed upon the Sherman law
act requirements ofsilver purchases
by Secretary Carlisle. AS a con-
sequence Of the short purchases.
the amount of coin or Sherman
notes issued against silver bullion
purchased under the law will OF
course be corrspondingly less.
Secretary Carlisle intends to
weed out the inefficient clerks in
the Treasury Department. He bes
gan operations to-day by dropping
six clerks. from the rollf; others
will be dropped from time to time
as they are reported by chiefs OF
divisions. There vacancies will be
filled, of course, through the civil
service commission, and in doing
SO it is the intention of Secretary
Carlisle to give preference to Dem.
o%crats. It is stated that less than
10 per cent. of the clerks in the
Treasury are Democrats.
A number OF reductions and
promotions were also made to-day
in this department..
Secretary Gresham left Wash
ington this evening for Glen Sum,
NIT, Penn. where he will spend a
few days. Mr.. Carlisle is now OF
guard as the sole representative Of
the cabinet in Washington.
The Treasury Department il
Informed that fifteen persons. eigh,
of them exsFederal official, have
been indicted at Portland, Oregon
for smuggling Chinese and opium
Into the United States. The follow.
ling is the list: James atan, late
} collector st Portland; G. j. Mul-
I key, late special agent for that
district: inspectors Paddock
Porter, Caro-, CordReli, Triyille ano
Corney. M. Patterson, Capt
John Ross, Thomas Berg, W. Dan.
don, N. Blum. Jackling Corthern
Efforts have been made to Great,
the impression at Portland and II
the district of Puget Sound tina
= these prosecutions are due to pc
litical motives and were nse6
: simply as a means for the remove
: of collectors at Portland and Por
I Townsend brfore the expiration Q
9 their terms. The facts found b,
1.-THE grand jury are held here to b.
-snRcient answer to these. state
lments.