Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-14


the federal election laws. The minority
views.
SILVER MEETING.
Prominent silver leaders from sll parts
of the country will meet here tomorrow
and hold a two days conference. It is
proposed to raise large fund and devise
plan for electing silver majority in
the 54th congress.
DODGED THE FACTS.
Ex-Commissioner Charles j. Carter,
who visited the United States shortly
after the Hawaiian revolution in the in
terest of the provisional government,
has written an open letter to Secretary
Gresham. He states that Com. Blount
lodged the facts and bitterly arraigns the
queen and her hackers. Every statement
of the secretary is taken up, the mistakes
corrected, showing that mass of false
hood has been afeat
STILL HUNG UP.
The senate committee on judiciary dis
cussed Judge Hornblower's nomination,
with others, until noon, but no action was
taken. The committee has adjourned till
Monday next.
TARIFF CAUCUS.
A caucus to consider tine tariff bill will
probably be held ON Tuesday next. If
Wilson's report is furnished then the bill
will be reported ito the house on that
date.
MORE JUGdLERY.
It is understood that the presidents
message to Hawaii will be held back from
congress till after the cabinet meeting to-
morrow and the sailing of the Alameda
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
VOORHEES, HEDGING.
Voorhees, introduced a silver bill to-day
which provides for the coinage of $4,000
600 of silver each month out of the
seignorage.
SILVER CERTIFICATES POPULAR.
The "ten days" statement issued by the
treasury department shows that the gold
balance is $83,571, 900. The currency
balance is $11,GO0,00O, making the net
balance q little over $95,OOOOOO.
The $1,845,O84 of custom duties col
lected in New York the first ten days of
this month were paid in money az fol-
lows: Gold coin, 31.4 per cent; silver
coin, OIL per cent; gold certificates, 2.7
per cent; silver certificates, SIT per cent;
United States notes, 6.7 per cent, and
United States treasury notes, rs per
cent.
HAwA1I's ARMED FORCES.
The navy department has received the
following dispatch from Admiral Irwin
dated at Honolulu, Dec. 4:
"The provisional government has 1000
men under arms and the government
palace is prepared for defense.'
Officials of the navy department hardly
attempt to conceal their dissatisfaction at
the turn in Hawaiian affairs. The navy
has not been in sympathy with the ad-
policy and the last news has
that feeling.
NATIONAL NOTES.
Congressman Simpson, of Kansas, de-
,lares that he will oppose free salt and
Free wool in the new tariff bill.
The postoffice department has ordered
postmasters not to deliver registered
etters or money orders to bond invest
nent companies.
In the senate the Knights of Pythias
we're granted the use of the monument
grounds for their next encampment.
Vice President Stevenson, Secretaries
smith and Herbert and Congressman
springer, of Illinois, and Speery, of Ia,
lave gone to the Augusta, Ga e1posi-
ion.
1t is expected that several months will
lapse before the pension case of Judge
long, of Michigan, against Commissioner
# Pensions Lochren will be on trial. It
nay, however, be made special and be
'rought before the court at any time.
A bill has passed the house instructing
he secretary of the interior to reserve
rom sale in the abandoned Fort Cum
nings military reservation in New Mex
co enough land to insure perpetual
pring of water for the use of the public
nd tho Rio Grande, Mexico & Pacific
abroad.