The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-08-21


the financial striugency, and insist
ing on the faithful carrying out of
the law while it remains on the
statute books. Bankers are invited
ito attend to their legitimate bust
ness and permit the rest of the peo-
pie to have their fall-.share in the
control of the Government"
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, August 2.--For the
first time since April Goth last, when
the gold reserve fell below the $780,
100000 mark, the reserve has been
made. The coin in the treasury to-
day amounts to SlOO,79l,37O or
S79l, $40 free gold. This gold is from
Europe, Mexico and the West Indies.
much of it being the gold sent out
from the United States during the
late spring and early summer months.
Information in treasury circles indi-
Gates that Sl0,0O000O in gold is now
on the way from Europe to the
United States, and most of this, it is
expected, will find its way, as usual,
into the treasury.
While the gold reserve, however, is
intact and the free gold is climbing,
the treasury net balance is declining.
the stated amount to-day being ST.
PSI, 900. The receipts for the past
few days have been disappointing.
The business troubles throughout
the country are having an effect up
on the Government revenues.
Everything that can be done is be-
ing done to relieve the situation.
Secretary Carlisle to-day, after a
conference in New York with emf
nent financiers, directed acting Secre-
tary Curtis to send the following
telegram to $50 national bank de-
positories throughout the United
States: "Your authorized balance is
hereby fixed at par of the security.
Transfer the excess whenever prac-
ticable to the nearest sub-treasury.
This action Of the Treasury Depart
ment will release to the banks about
100000, and is intended as far as
practicable to relieve the financial
stringency prevailing in the coun-
try"
DIRECTORS OF THE FAIR FINED FOR sun
DAY CLOSING.
CHICAGO, August Judge Stein,
in the Superior Court this morning,
decided that the Worlds Fair direc-
tors and officers directly responsible
for the closing Of the gates on Sun
day, July 23d, had violated the in
junction previously issued by him,
on the ground that Jackson Park
was a public recreation ground and
the people could not be excluded
from it, and they having been cited
for contempt in closing the gates he
ordered that Directors Gage, Hut,
Crimson, Henrotin, McNally and
Kerfoot be fined $1,000 each. Direc.
tor Lawson received a fine of Sl0C
on the ground that he voted to close
in the belief the injunction had
lapsed.
Director-General Davis was fined
$3.50. President Higinbotham anG
National Commissioners Massey, St
Clair and Forbes we're discharged
on the ground that they merely car
ried out the directions of the mau
agement.
The attorney for the fair prayed
for an appeal from the decision. Al
the conclusion of the argument:
Judge Stein granted the appeal
Pending the hearing in the higher
court, however, the parties Are re
CURED to give bonds to obey the in
, junction.
GREAT VIRGINIA LAND CASE.
The bill in the celebrated suit O
Countess Caroline Won Roques o
Rouen, France, against David w
Armstrong of Louisville and others
. has been filed in the Chancery Cour
at Richmond. The case involve
the title to 100000 acres of lant
,, in Virginia, West Virginia and Ken
lucky, and the object is to hav
: annulled deed signed by the Coun
tess Won Roques and her husband il
i, Liverpool.
Armstrong was the Countess at
, torney, and she claims that he soil
> the property for some 1915, 900, Will
=, she only got about $4,000. She say
in the bill that she signed ava
what she considered to be part G
b the land for $4,000, while it wa
really the whole of it.
EDISON LOSES AN ELECTRIC LIGHT PATEN
CASE.
In the United States Court a
d New York Judge Lacombe, in re
, fusing to grant preliminary injunt
ton in favor OF the Edison Electri
t Light Company against the Unite
8 States Electric Light Company, sal
that it appeared to him that tn
j. Edison people intended to hold il
It recently patented incandescent lam
as whip over all people in the ele'
l. trio light business in the Unite
h States. In other words, they mear
that no one should go into the ele
= trio light business without usiu
o that particular lamp. He did NJ
f. think this fair and ordered perem]
tory adjournment until the follow
It ing term.
II EX. SECRETARY FOSTERS AFFAIRS.
70 A Fostoria, Ohio, despatch say
h The statement Of Mr.. Gormley, q
Il signee for Charles Foster and Fo
IN ter ~ CO., shows that Foster h